>> "bbc world news" is presented by kcet, los angeles. funding for this presentation is made possible by -- >> this is "world news today." i'm george alagiah. north vs. south on climate change at the g-8 summit. india and china accusing rich nations of setting ambitious targets but ducking the question of how to meet them. >> climate change cannot be addressed by perpetuating poverty of developing countries. >> more than 40 killed in a series of bombs across iraq. did american troops pull out of the cities too soon?

i'll leave calm but tensions remain -- thousands of chinese troops keep the lid on ethnic tensions. what humanitarian crisis? sri lanka tells a international aid workers, we don't need you anymore. and the celebrities, the newspaper, and the phone hacking scandal. >> it is 7:00 a.m. in washington, midday in london and 1:00 in the afternoon in the italian town of l'aquila, where leaders of the world's richest countries are meeting some of the fast-growing developing countries. in effect, north reading this out. it represents a great fault line to get an agreement on climate change. the g-eight countries agreed on groundbreaking -- to reduce greenhouse gas emissions but predictably quiet on exactly how they will reach them.

that, said the fast emerging countries, is not good enough. >> it has been boosted to 16, at the invitation of the american president, to include the major um -- developing countries, too. together they account for 80% of the emissions for gas is going for global warming. the g8 agrees the global temperature should be kept from rising more than 2 degrees celsius. anymore the climate will become dangerously unstable. >> i think it is very significant that even during the difficult time of recession, people want to look forward -- we did a great deal more certainty about what we intend to do. >> the developing nations are thought to be ready to accept the to the great game, but further targets are controversial. the g8 countries say they should cut emissions by 80% by 2015 and the rest of the world should

reduce them by 50% by 2015. but developing nations want stronger actions by richard country's first by 2020 and promises of aid. they worry, also, that such reductions could damage their own economies. >> members of the international community, -- to preserve and protect our environment. but climate change cannot be addressed by perpetuating poverty of developing countries. >> president obama, being shown around earthquake zone, departed significantly from his predecessor george bush's opposition to climate goals. but the chinese leader, hu jintao, left to manage a domestic crisis and progress will be hampered by his absence. this summit may prove, if not

decisive, at least a means to prepare the ground for the u.n. climate conference in copenhagen december. bbc news. >> we can speak to our correspondent, bunton kennedy, who is in l'aquila. jane was setting this summit may not prove decisive. what is the latest? >> various developments going on this morning, george. the actual north vs. south meeting will take place in about an hour or so when president obama and the others will try to bridge the deck. kendeigh and persuade the emerging nations to sign up and go along with that -- can they persuade the emerging nations? they probably don't want to go along with it, particularly among the carbon emissions targets. they are saying -- the indians and chinese are saying it is not good enough. the rich nations are not doing enough and it will be too costly to change our countries and criticism in the last few

minutes from the u.n. secretary general, who said the policies the g8 has stated are so far not enough. he said it is not sufficient enough to meet the target as scientists suggested and he went on to say this -- which is quite powerful -- this is politically and morally and imperative and a historic responsibility for these leaders for the future of humanity and even for the future of planet earth. what he is saying, george, is these rich nations should go along with what these emerging nations are calling for and set an interim target. without that, he is saying a target 20, 30, 40 years in the future is simply meaningless. at the moment there is no sign the two sides can come to the other. >> thank you there are much for the update. in a few minutes i will talk to the director general of the european commission environment department on how realistic the climate targets are.

a double suicide bomb attack in northern iraq killed at least 34 people. the two blasts were minutes apart, with the second attack coming while people gathered at the scene of the first attack. there has also been a twin bombing in the iraqi capital of baghdad. at the least -- at least six people were killed in a market. joining me now from baghdad is gabriel gatehouse. >> us the tale. several bombs miles and miles apart. just give us some detail. >> let us start with the double suicide bombing in the north near the city of mosul, it appeared the first blast happened as the suicide bomber approached the door of an officer of the local security services, detonated an explosive. as local bystanders went in to try to help the wounded and other explosion went off, causing what we believe to be at least 34 dead.

then south in baghdad, in the mainly shi'ite part of the city known as sadr city, some of the bombs, not suicide but roadside bombs went off in the marketplace, again, in quick succession, leading to, we believe, 70 being killed. >> people are going to say that given these attacks, that the u.s. probably pulled out of the cities too soon beard they pulled out last week. >> that's right. they completed their withdrawal, the prominent positions on the streets last tuesday. i think there was some fear that this would lead to an upsurge of violence. immediately after there was something of a lull and it now appears that the insurgents and those who want to derail the process of handing over to the iraqis are testing their resolve, testing the iraqi army's strength to see how far they can push it appeared

yesterday evening in the city of mosul we saw twin bombings outside of shiite mosque some -- mocks -- mosques. nouri al-maliki celebrated with a drawl, it was a big gregory. american troops are in a position to help out if the iraqi army were to do so. but this would be a very politically sensitive thing for the promised to do. i think at the moment we will not see the iraqi asking the americans coming in just yet to help them out. >> thank you very much. i'm just on to take you to the italian town of l'aquila with a meeting of the g8 is taking place. this is the latest pictures we are seeing. customary kind of family photos, it is bold. g8 leaders along with the fast emerging economies. president obama was late,

clapped in by the other leaders. his first real opportunity to show what he means by being a champion of green technology, something he made a big plate of during his campaign and the early part of his presidency. some would say this is the test to see if he could turn all of the words and rhetoric into action. the summit, we heard big challenges today. a split is essentially between the richest countries and those emerging from poverty. let's move on now. sri lanka has ordered a raid operations to be scaled down in the country's north. that is the claim of the international committee of the red cross. sri lanka's government -- five doctors accused of exaggerating its humanitarian problems following the defeat of the tamil tiger rebels. >> vehrs was almost the only

voices from the battle zone. while fighting to save lives, these doctors told reporters of hundreds of casualties, many, they said, coming from government shelling. now in government detention, they were brought before the media to recant. they said the tamil tigers would force them to overstate casualty figures. >> doctors to give -- numbers. >> they said, also, most deaths of -- and injuries came from crossfire and rebels shooting at civilians trying to escape, and they denied speaking now under government pressure. >> during that time, ltte again

civilians, and a lot of civilians got injured and a lot of people got killed. during those four months we received around 300 or 350 dead and about 600 casualties. >> those figures are much lower than what they themselves decided. the government describes of the accounts at the time as false beard also denounced images from the war zones such as these, calling them staged. broadcasters, barred from the zone, had to rely on such pictures, supplied by a tunnel pressure group feared for an alternative video supplied by the armed forces. just as the government originally accused doctors speaking of the tamil tiger pressure, the human rights group amnesty international said they are worried they may not be speaking voluntarily now that they are in government custody. the united nations says it stands by its estimate of thousands killed and wounded in the final stages of the war.

this public recantation has been a dramatic events and a sign the propaganda war continues in peacetime in sri lanka. charles haviland, bbc news. >> the capital of china's xinjiang province remains tense. forces of once again patrolling the streets in huge numbers to prevent further violence between the muslim uigur and of han chinese communities. quentin somerville is there, one of the few international journalists at the heart of the trouble. >> here on the han chinese side, people have welcomed the troops. they are what -- watching -- marching through with a there are thinking of forces. bringing supplies of fresh water. the troops are lining up along the street here. you can see them on all sides. even when you turn around you can see them at the end of the street.

as they are walking past, the troops are thinking them and giving them rounds of applause. just over there, that is the weaker neighborhood. it is an entirely different matter. people still don't feel safe, they are wary about the security forces and were read about the threat from the vigilante groups of han chinese. >> one of the few international journalists able to monitor the situation. we will have a full business report in about 25 minutes. >> hello, george. we are talking about an extraordinary scandal involving real tinsel, a mining giant. what has happened -- rio tinto. since sunday, employees have been detained by the chinese. china says it has sufficient evidence of that they stole state secrets and caused serious harm to the chinese economy and that carries a maximum term of

life imprisonment. i think the real concern is that it is casting a shadow over australian relations with one of its largest trading partners. in fact, last month, rio tinto rejected a takeover bid by a chinese state-controlled group. it rejected that bid and went ahead with a joint venture of a rival, bhp billiton. there is speculation in the australian press that these events may be connected. but the australian foreign ministers said, no, he does not believe that, although he is surprised by the arrest. we will look more into that coming up shortly in the world business report. >> this is "world news today." coming up -- halt -- are western leaders committed to the emission targets they said or is it all just hot air? a british tabloid faces allegations of hacking into the messages of thousands of the rich, the famous, and the powerful.

major security lapses have been uncovered in a number of u.s. government buildings. investigators working undercover manage to sneak in bomb making material on 10 separate occasions over the past year. they also succeeded in carrying explosives through security checks and x-ray machines undetected. lawmakers demanded urgent action as jonathan biel reports now from washington. >> video shows the u.s. agent going into a government building, and in this that there is material for a bomb. once inside, he was able to construct a bomb capable of doing this kind of damage. it happened not once, but on 10 occasions. and every time, the security guards were not aware of the threats. one guard was even photographed asleep at his post. other lapses include a guard putting a baby through an x-ray

machine without even noticing. and another guard using government computers to run and adult website. but in a city like washington where there are scores of government buildings, it is the fear of terrorism that sounded the alarm. and the breaches occurred at the very heart of government. a senator's office, the department of state, and the department of justice. >> it is stunning, it's shocking. it just says that basically some people have forgotten the lessons of 9/11. >> the federal protection service, which employs over 13,000 guards at hundreds of government buildings has now been called to congress to explain. the federal protection service said it suffered cuts in funding, but also seems that lessons have not been learned. it is just 14 years ago that a bomb destroyed the oklahoma city federal building, killing 168 people. this report shows that government offices are still vulnerable to attack.

jonathan biel, bbc news, washington. >> this is "world news today" from "bbc world news." un george alagiah. the main headline -- g8 leaders meeting in italy are aiming to persuade developing countries to support their commitments on cutting greenhouse gases. more than 40 people have been killed and dozens injured in bomb attacks in northern iraq and in the capital, baghdad. more now on our top story, that g8 meeting in italy on climate change. what exactly have leaders of the nations agreed to do on climate change? in short, trying to limit global temperatures from rising by more than two degrees centigrade by the year 2015. to do this, the summit -- 2015. there are set to cut carbon emissions 80% by 20 -- 2050.

no interim targets have been set, which is one reason emerging economies said it will not agree. despite this, the target is seen as a stepping stone toward a global climate agreement at the u.n. copenhagen conference later this year. let's talk now to the eu development commissioner. i think probably promoted you. you are not the commissioner. but thank you very much for being with us. i think people listening to this, watching the some of yours, will be saying, this is the same old story, big targets, no action. >> well, i think that's a bit unfair. i think we do see progress. we do consider that recognizing the signs telling us that if we go beyond two degrees we will really face damaging

consequences on this planet -- is a step forward. and taking the conclusion from there, as signs indicate, by 2050 we have to reduce very substantially our emissions, is really a step forward. you have pointed to the fact that you haven't made the same progress on midterm, but there is language on a commitment for mid term goals between now and copenhagen, and let's not forget the real confrontation are in the un context and will be concluded in copenhagen. >> usec recognizing the size of the step forward, but the size of been around for a long time. just everyone -- about everyone recognized the signs. not such a big achievement for these leaders to do it now. >> which is why i said it is not only the signs, but the

consequences of signs which point to a substantial decrease that we need to achieve -- the signs and the consequences. >> you talked about the signs and consequences, indeed, you talked about the language and all sorts of things, but when it came to the crunch saying what you will do by 2020, which come after all, is not very far away from now when it comes to climate change -- nothing, absolutely nothing. >> i disagree. there is language in there that talks of a commitment for robust midterm targets that we need to define between now -- >> tommy what those robust targets are than -- , go on, tell me. >> the robust targets for european union continued to be 30% reduction in co2 emissions -- >> if the rest of the world. >> exactly. we would like to see the rest of the world joining us. we have for the moment

australia, norway, switzerland. we are working with others. we think it is certainly progress that the united states for the first time are they're what they're on target. we think it needs to be -- we think there needs to be more ambitious to bring in a line with science. but we are certainly moving forward compared to where we worked a year ago. >> all right, we have to leave it there. thank you very much for your time. thank you. it is a scandal with a juicy cocktail of celebrities, politicians from an immediate. british tabloid newspaper "news of the world" is facing allegations that it was involved in illegally hacking into the mobile phones of thousands of public figures, including a super model, actress, and former deputy prime minister. it has already paid out more than $1.5 million in out-of- court settlements. what makes the story even more sensational is the editor of the

newspaper of the time is now a top aide to the british conservative leader. he denies knowing about the phone hacking. >> they are high-profile figures in the public eye -- model elle mcpherson, former deputy prime minister john press got and a publicist. it just a few of the thousands of personalities alleged by "the guardian" to have been spied on illegally by private investigators working for "the news of the world." two years ago, the royal editor, it minutes hacking into hundreds of mobile phone voice messages up will staff. he was jailed for four months. a private and mr. diller also went to prison for hacking further funds. the paper said clive goodman was the only reporter involved in hacking and acted without their knowledge. now "the guardian closed would claims the news group, part of

news corp., secretly paid out more than a million pounds to settle the cases that could reveal other newsgroup journalists were involved in mobile phone hacking to get stories. >> if these allegations prove to be true, then it is something an awful lot of people who will be unhappy about and justifiably so, just as i was. also, why has it just come out? because according to "the guardian," it comes from police sources, so please have the information, why didn't act? >> another alleged victim wants an inquiry into the affair. among these allegations are serious from a serious paper. i am writing to the chief of the police to ask him, did you know that many of our phones were being tapped? did you tell the public prosecutor? did the prosecutors say no further action? i can't believe that such legal authorities on such serious charges, if these are right, did nothing. >> the editor of "the news of

the world" at the time of client goodman's drive, now head of communications for the conservatives. he resigned as editor but denied being aware of what was going on and says now he knew nothing about any of the settlements. "of the guardian" claims it as evidence of repeated involvement by the group's journalists in illegal activity, which could open the way for police enquiries and legal actions by the victims. bbc news. >> here is mike with a catch up on the sports news. >> good news for the u.s. football team, two-time defending champions -- it just made a draw -- they just need a draw. the u.s. had to wait for the final 15 minutes to secure the goal for their win. a fine flowing move. a second goal followed later.

brian ching leaping high. usa meets grenada and the final meetsb game in foxboro saturday. sonntag world records the did the canadian javelin ships and montreal, 15-year-old -iensen said the record and that u.s. brushstroke. alan piersol mclean his record -- his record in the backstroke. after moving into the lead -- knocked more than four tenths of a second. becoming the first man to swim under 52 seconds. 51.94 seconds. michael phelps, winner of a record eight gold medals at the beijing olympics, he booked his trip to the world championships in rome in the two events. freestyle and butterfly. did michael phelps, who served a ban after being caught with

marijuana pipe, will also try to qualify on the freestyle and one of demeter and part of the relay team. >> thank you very much. a reminder of our main is, the eight countries agreed to groundbreaking target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions but have been predictably quiet on how exactly did they will reach them. a fault line between north and south and a -- on how to implement the plans. plenty more on our website, bbc.com/news. >> "bbc world news" was presented by kcet, los angeles. funding for this presentation was made possible by --