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on pbs in america, also around the globe. my name is mike embley. coming up later for you -- israel's ambassador is summoned to explain why three suspects of the dubai hams killing were carrying australian passports. and training doctors is pain great dividends for cuba. -- paying a great dividends for cuba. hello to you. president obama has been hosting at a televised gathering of 41 politicians from opposing parties, hoping to break the deadlock over his health care reform, now stalled in the u.s. congress. there were protesters outside and strong feelings inside. republicans think the president should abandon th current plan and start again. the changes were animated at times. >> we want and uniform treatment

of all americans. i hope that will be an argument for us to go through this 2400- page document, remove the special deals, and treat all americans the same under provisions of the losses they will note that geography does not dictate what kind of health care they will receive. thank you, mr. president. >> let me just make this point, john, because we are not campaigning. the election is over. [laughter] >> i am reminded of that every day. >> so we can spend the remainder of the time with our respective talking points going back and forth. we were supposed to be talking about insurance. >> you get the idea. in washington, we uncovering this. more heat than light? >> i think that is probably true. i do not think anyone expected

anything else. it was always going to be, despite the president's aim at the beginning of the day he did not what is to be a day of political theater, of course it was. the cameras were there. it was a big opportunity for everyone to make their points, have a few egos at each other. that exchange with john mccain was one example of many. i have to say it was conducted in a reasonably cordial fashion. but if anyone expected the democrats and republicans to drop their differences and fall in each other's arms in degree, they were seriously under estimating the nature of this event -- underestimating the nature of this event. >> the republicans do cents political blood in the water. there's not much incentive for this legislation at the moment, is there? >> they are opposed for two reasons. one, it makes life extremely difficult for the president and the democratic party. everyone has an in the midterm

elections. but it is because they fundamentally disagree with that. they do not think the federal government should be quite so involved with the lives of ordinary americans. they do not think america can afford to reach out and in short 31 million and in short -- uninsured americans. for all sorts of reasons, they are firmly opposed to this bill and is left to the democrats -- and we think this will probably happen -- to find a parliamentary procedure by which they will ram it through, much to the disgust of the republicans. >> there does seem to be told about. thank you very much. now to new york. let's go to new york. two men had been found not guilty in an york courts. this is just coming in. this was an alleged plot to sell homemade bombs on the new york subway system. they were classmates of zazi who

was on trout three days ago. u.s. officials are calling this plots one of the mysterious cents 9/11 -- cents 9/11 -- since 9/11. military officers are being arrested for allegedly plotting to topple the government seven years ago. the turkish government has been trying to diffuse the tension with talks between the prime minister and army chief. we have this from istanbul. >> another day of high drama at the state security court in istanbul. with 20 military officers already charge, all eyes were on the three most senior commanders as they arrive to hear their fate. is that the past three days being questioned -- they spent the last three days being

questioned in the role of an alleged plot to overthrow th government. it would have caused so much chaos and in turkey, it would have forced the military to take over. a lot was riding on the meeting between the armed forces commander in the two men who would of been the main victims of the plot. presidents abdullah gul may seem suspect and in the eyes of soldiers. while supporting the investigation, he and another man are saying that the armed forces' reputation it must be protected. it is of far cry from years gone by, when the military routinely over through governments. the last successful intervention forced the resignation of the country's first overtly-muslim prime minister. the turkish society has changed. military intervention is no longer acceptable in the european union candidate

country. and the pious muslim politicians of the governing party have broadened their appeal wi pragmatic policies. these are difficult days for the men in green, which includes colleagues being dragged through civilian courts. it is an uncoortable experience. military options are more limited than they used to be. jonathan had, bbc news, is a gamble. >> the french president acknowledged that the world powers including the united states made mistakes in rwanda. sarkozy said that france and other countries had to reflect on the errors that meant they failed to prevent the mass killings. italy's top appeals court has turned out a case against of british lawyer convicted of taking a bribe to live for the prime minister, silvio berlusconi. his guilt or innocence was not ruled against, but the case was said to have simply expired.

the president of brazil has arrived in haiti with an offer of aid to help with recovery from last month's earthquake. brazil lost 18 peacekeepers in the disaster. the president blamed rich nations for hai's property -- poverty. victor yanukovich has been sworn in as the president of ukraine. his rival did not attend. many lawmakers also stood away. he admitted this country faces grave problems, including large debt, poverty, and corruption. libya is turning up the heat in a long-running diplomatic dispute. colonel gaddafi has called for an jihad, and armed struggle, against switzerland. he calls it an infidel state that is destroying the swiss

mosques. they have banned the building of minarets. the largest party in parliament called this a sign of islam ization. we investigated the anti- minaret's campaign. >> first of all, i do not think switzerland is onion danger. i think mr. duffy is a personality far away from any reasonable -- mr. duffy is a personality far away from any reasonable behavior -- mr. colonel gaddafi is a person not be far away from any reasonable behavior. it need be that on that field, there is real risk. >> a representative from being svp there. the chief of the nigerian police force has been shot dead.

he was killed by a colleague and friend of several witnesses during a regular morning meeting at police headquarters. the killer was seized with an attack of madness and who shot his victim before killing it is billed as the first step to rebuilding trust. india and pakistan's foreign secretary's meet in delhi. the topics row -- range across india, kazmir, in many topics. they have agreed to stay in touch, a phrase he will hear a lot of. >> talks about talks about terrorism and trust. india and pakistan meeting here in delhi. these nuclear-are rivals have a long history of conflict, so great that -- 33 was likely, and onion in, they could only agree

to a vague -- taken only agree to a vague promise to keep in touch. the range of topics included water sharing and kazmir. but india only had one thing on its mind. the threat of militants based in pakistan. >> by acknowledging the steps taken so far by pakistan to bring the mumbai perpetrators to book, i pointed out that these did not go far enough to on a gravel -- to unravel the real responsibility behind the mumbai attacks and to reward exemplary punishment to the culprits. i stressed the importance of the expedition of this according to these issues by following up on leads, following the arrests and the united states of david goldman. >> the head of the indian

delegation said she handed over in new information for pakistan to investigate. pakistan's foreign secretary responded by saying india was wrong to allow the terrorists to determine the agenda of their talks and said the two countries should work closely together to solve what he described as "a common problem progress -- "a common problem." >> it is unfair and unrealistic and unproductive to make this issue out of one incident, to keep the focus on that and to stall the progress of the relationship between the two countries. >> the most important thing about these talks is simply the fact that they have happened in

the first place. that's, and the public acknowledgment by both governments for the need for further dialogue. but any substantive agreement for peace deal is still a very, very long way away, and there remain at many people and groups on both sides of the border to look deeply oppose any kind of engagement -- who is deeply oppose any kind of engagement. >> mumbai continues to cast a shadow, and many indians think that's what should not go ahead until pakistan blamed those responsible for the attacks. at for pakistan, the key issue is kashmir, a disputed region which has seen it new violence this week. there is a lot more talking to be done. bbc news, deli. >> stay with us, if he can, under "bbc world news." . still to come -- lick and learn

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the area known as the left hand car door is regarded as one of the safest areas. >> discover what the world is talking about at bbc.com/news. >> the latest headlines for you at this hour on a "bbc world news." president obama's televised health care summit has ended. it did not break the deadlock between democrats and republicans. the three men senior military officers detained in turkey over an alleged plot to overthrow the government have been released after four days in custody. all this week, we have been looking at life inside cuba. this is unprecedented. western media generally do not get the chance to fill in the country. access is tightly controlled, and as the recent death of a dissident on hunger strike makes clear -- there is a dark side to cuba. one major achievement of the communist government is health care, an achievement that is exported to other countries.

we have this. >> "fidel, fidel," they cry, a familiar cry on this revolutionary islands. but these doctors are not stupid. they come from latin america and -- but these doctors are butcuban. thy come from latin america and the caribbean. now they are the emergency assistance brigade. they attend this latin-american medical school on the outskirts of havana. the foreign students are on full scholarships paid for by the cuban government. >> i would not be able to the, a doctor without my scholarship because -- i would not be able to become a doctor about my scholarship. it is very hard to get that type of money. >> most are from poor, developing countries, though some come from underprivileged

communities and in the united states. what the cubans ask in return is that once they graduate, they take their medical skills at home. >> a teaches everything to become a general doctor -- they teach us everything to become a general doctor. a general practitioner. the only thing they ask is it will you please go back to your community that needs you and practice? >> paying for forgn medical students to come here is just one part of what is turning into a policy of health diplomacy. people also sent tens of thousands of doctors to needy parts of the world while bringing hundreds of thousands of forgn patients here for eye surgery. the cubans: "operation merkel -- miracle." these international medical

programs are not cheap, but they are paying political dividends. every country in the region, apart from the united states, has established diplomatic ties. it is a new generation of doctors singing their praises back home. health care has become a key factor in cuba's battle for hearts and minds. bbc news, havana. >> now the diplomatic repercussions of the killing of a top hamas commander reached australia on thursday. israeli ambassador has been summoned to explain why the three suspects used australian passports. dubai thinks israeli agents were involved, but israel says there is no proof. >> the dubai authorities have not released a list of 26 suspects, and three of them apparently traveled on what appeared to be fraudulent australian passports.

yes trillion's have been named asoshua daniel bruce, nicole mackay, and adam corman. but they were found to be the victims of identity fraud. the working assumption is israel was involved. the israeli ambassador was summoned to parliament had for a meeting with the ambassador, stephen smith, where he was warned that the relationship could be damaged. the meeting followed the stern rebuke from the australian prime minister, kevin rudd. >> as a longstanding friend of israel, i repeat what i said before. any state, in the states which uses or forges australian passports, let alone uses or foes australian passports for the purposes of assassination, is of the deepest concern to

australia, the deepest concern to australia. and we will not let the matter rest. >> given the close relationship between australia and israel, the diplomatic language was uncharacteristic the robust. >> i made it crystal clear to the ambassador that if the results of that investigation causes to come to the conclusion that the abuse -- cause us to come to the conclusion that the abuse of austlian passports was in any way sponsored or condoned by israeli officials, in australia would not regard that as the act