>> "bbc world news" is presented by kcet, los angeles. funding for this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu. newman's own foundation. the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation. and union bank.

>> union bank has put its expertise to work for a wide range of companies. what can we do for you? >> and now "bbc world news." >> this is "gmt on "bbc world news." iran's nuclear ambition, curving it, china is on board? using sanctions. the body of poland's first lady is returned to warsaw to mark

the air crash tragedy. over, and get new, a message to the head of kurdistan. india's new rules on permits will make many of them criminals. we will hear from both sides. big societies and governments, british conservatives launched their manifesto. hello, welcome to "gmt." every other day there is an attempt to steal or smuggled nuclear material somewhere in the world. that stark warning comes straight from the nuclear watchdog, underlying the importance of the nuclear security summit being held in

washington. ukraine has already pledged, but what about iran? our america and china singing the same tune? >> the host with of the most, welcoming a parade of dignitaries. the prospect of a group like al qaeda obtaining a nuclear weapon. >> we cannot wait any longer before we walked down these stockpiles. the results of materials falling into the hands of terrorist groups would be devastating. >> worldwide some 40 countries possess materials, the ukraine has pledged to get rid of its nuclear stockpiles. in the corridor is all the talk is of the iranian nuclear

ambition. >> so far we have been absolutely unanimous on the goal. saying that we have got to follow through on the engagement that president obama had been trying, as well as the pressure. >> and this is what international pressure looks like. at this crucial meeting they say he secured a commitment from the chinese president. beijing had been seen on the final -- as the final holdout on the security council. mr. obama wants the matter settled within weeks. iran says that america's nuclear arsenal is the global threat. a war ofon move to the u.n. security council. >> joining me from the venue in washington is our correspondent. of course this is about security, but what about the

question of iran? a slightly different interpretation. >> indeed. there are differences of opinion about what yesterday's meeting between president obama and the chinese president meant to. what both sides actually agree on. i think that what everyone can agree on is that there is movement, where in the last few months they stayed away from discussions about iran. we sell one of their officials participate in talks at the u.s. last week. there is a sign that there was some movement. china says that sanctions are not the answer, meaning that they will not back strong sanctions? something from washington that they can live with, because what they really want is unity at the

security council. >> what about the wider purpose of the security summit? any sense of what will be achieved? >> we have had a few small successes already. yesterday we heard from ukraine that they would give up their highly enriched uranium. we expect the russians to sign an agreement to do away with fittonia reserves. these of the small steps that the obama administration is looking for as a result of this summit hearing. what can each country due to secure or get rid of highly enriched uranium or plutonium? iran will of course remain the subtext of the summit. of course, there will be the final communique, in which the obama administration will want to be as positive as possible.

>> you can get more details on that summit, issues behind it, and participating countries on our website, bbc.com/news. with news of an ultimatum for the ousted president of kurdistan and the rest of today's headlines. >> they say that if he does not voluntarily surrender, he will be arrested. in the south of the country thousands of supporters had gathered to suppress -- expres'' their loyalty. >> one week ago he ran this country. now the ousted president is facing increasing pressure to resign. today thousands of supporters came out to see him in the south of the country. despite the ultimatum to

surrender, a defiant message from the man that ruled for five years, toppled in a single day. >> this is not legitimate. i was elected by the people and only the people have the right to rid me of office unless i resigned myself. >> last wednesday many of his people came out to protest his rule. despite their use of live fire. the interim authorities that took power in the wake of the upheaval are preparing to move against the president that they overthrew. >> we have opened a criminal case against a formal present -- former president. there will be an operation to detain him.

yesterday we abolished his presidential immunity. >> the deposed president will not go quietly. he warned of further bloodshed if an attempt is made to arrest him. a prolonged crisis in a country that is of strategic importance to u.s. and russia. >> a spokesperson from the democratic republic of congo says that seven spokes -- seven people were captured their by an armed group, though they did not say which group was responsible. the killing of a 73-year-old american environmentalists was ordered in the men who ordered

it was sentenced to 30 years in jail. islamic insurgents have banned radio stations from playing certain music that has been declared non-islamic. greece has put $1.5 billion on the money market in an auction of treasury bills. seen as a step to reassure the markets that they would not default on their debt. >> we understand that the sale began about one hour ago. from what we are hearing, the description of 1 billion in bonds have been ascribed. we also hear that the interest being demanded is partially higher. what the analysts were hoping was that the interest rate would

approach this sort of benchmark level of around five sense that the year rose on countries tried to lay down. that is the interest rate the they have ordered agrees to pay if the rescue package is activated. the fact that there is interest in the treasury bills is interesting in that rates are being demanded. this is a critical test for the government, effectively forcing them to russell parachutes. >> the bodies of all 20 west virginia coal miners that died in a coal mine collapse last week have been recovered. recovery teams entered after the tunnels were ventilated from volatile gases.

>> thousands of poles have been lining the streets of warsaw as the country's first lady was brought back home. her coffin was carried to the presidential palace, where she will live in south -- where she will lie in state next to her husband. our correspondent, duncan kennedy, joins us from warsaw. >> thank you, george. an extraordinarily moving moment this morning. pretty much the entire route was lined with mourners. she was beloved here, the first lady of poland. many people came out to pay their respects and are expected to do so this afternoon when both her body and that of the president go to live at the

presidential palace behind me. i am joined by one of the key commentators here in poland. we can see over your shoulder the presidential palace where the body has just been brought brought back. how do the people of poland regard the first lady? >> she was very much liked by all of the people. of course, she was not a politician, but i would dare to say that she was perhaps more like that her husband. she was in his shadow because she was not a politician, she had no political ambitions whatsoever. but she was firmly stuck behind him. >> obviously she lost members of

her family during the second world war. >> the entire event is enshrined in this historical dimension of polish suffering over the ages. one of the main events of significance for everyone here. >> other events taking place as well today, a special session of parliament. how symbolically important is that? people would -- >> people call it a historic event, but politically it is not that significant. the politics will have to come later. this week is a week for morning in remembrances. this week is a week of paying tribute. not a week of politics.

>> we know that the german chancellor will be coming to the state funeral, as well as other heads of state. >> the polish people feel they have been recognized. the main capt., who had been virtually unknown, is now known. >> thank you for your time. the mess today conducted in warsaw cathedral -- mass today conducted in warsaw cathedral. >> thank you, duncan. this is "gmt." cutting the deficit and reducing the role of the state, the conservative opposition launched their manifesto to the u.k. election.

in every sense it is a chance to get a head start in business. cuba is turning over hundreds of state run shops to employees. as our correspondent reports, this could be the beginning of a long expected privatization of firms. >> it is a light trim rather than a short backside, a small tentative step to reform. the cuban retail sector has often been announced for its core service. nell the proprietors' will be able to rent the space where they work. >> it is experimental, i could not say if it was a good thing or not. i have never worked like this. we are just getting started.

>> fidel castro nationalized all businesses back in 1968. -- 1958. now his successor is trying to modernize the system without jumping to full-scale capitalism. he started by giving unproductive land to private farmers. now he is turning to the retail sector. >> i think that they will explain how it will work to the workers. many people think it is a good idea. they are all for it. >> cuba and north korea are the only remaining soviet-style command economies. many others have long since to push through market reforms while maintaining political control. this could be the first small step towards returning to self

employment and small-scale business cooperatives. bbc news, havana. >> this is "gmt." our main headlines -- the chinese president and barack obama agreed to work together to curb iranian nuclear ambitions. it is not clear to what extent china backs up the sanctions. the body of the polish first lady is being brought home, lying in state alongside the president in central warsaw. israel has introduced a new military order that human rights groups say could lead to thousands of palestinians being deported from the occupied west bank. people living in and trying to enter the west bank without the proper israeli permits, the officials have described these efforts as tantamount to ethnic

cleansing. >> let's be clear, these procedures strengthen the protections and safeguards that exist. this is a system where there is an independent oversight mechanism. people that are facing procedures of deportation have a framework they can turn to where there can be independent legal discussion, making the system less arbitrary. and of course, everything is open to judicial review. >> a member of the executive committee and close aide to mahmoud abbas, joining us now. there declaring plenty of protection, whereas last year there was no course.

people that felt that they have been deported can now go to the courts. >> the military order actually takes this matter totally out of the civilian court system in israel, making it just part of the military apparatus. field commanders could take the order and view it from superior military officers, but not the court. yard going back to a situation where the west bank is under military -- we are going back to a situation where the west bank is under military control. this new order gives israelis the right to deport from the west bank any palestinian born in gaza for the west bank and whose parents as an identity

card issued in gaza. or any other identification card not issued by the military offices of the west bank. >> why good people not simply apply for the new permit? >> israelis will not give any palestinian with a gaza identification any permit in the west bank. they have refused from the beginning of the oslo agreements to change the residents of any palestinian that moves from gaza to the west bank. any of those that attend university, of these were cleansed three to four years ago. now they are seeking every one. >> if this is as pernicious as

you say it is, what do you think that israel is trying to do? is there some other motive apart from the one given in public? >> the word infiltrator is absolutely abused and misused. >> what do you think there are ulterior motive is, then? >> the ulterior motive is the long term motives of the populating the west bank and jerusalem. this is now legal. when the palestinian authority took over, deportation stopped completely. the last one was made in lebanon in 1993. since then israel has stopped doing that. now they are reinstating their right to -- to deport civilians

to the west bank. this is also a way to pursue activists who have joined the palestinians in nonviolent protest. therefore every international activist, every israeli activist it comes to the west bank to join in the political activity is now deported. >> we will have to leave it there. thank you for your time. in the past half hour of the british conservative party has launched its manifesto for may 6. they have outlined a series of policies that they say will move powers from the state to the people. pledging to take action on the economy to reduce the budget deficit and blocked the introduction of a planned test rise. voters will be allowed to sack members of parliament, of the

the tax parliament, and set up their own school. there will also be an annual limit to the number of non- european migrants allowed to live and work in the u.k.. let's hear a little of what david cameron had to say. >> we say that little government can solve all the problems on their own, but no individual can? we say that we are all in this together. come with us and we will build a better country together. we want everyone to get involved. we need everyone to get involved. that is why we call this manifesto an invitation to join the government of britain. >> so, we have heard from the major parties. are we clear about the dividing line between them? >> there is a dividing line

emerging. the governing labor party believes that the deafening rules are interrupting the lives of the people. conservatives are more worried about the role from that was taken, for example, if they wanted to set up a school in their local neighborhoods, they will be able to do that under the conservative plan. >> what do you think the public will make of this? do we know what the polls are saying? >> they are showing an interesting story, but even if the british public is getting wary of the political rhetoric, you can see that the poles are actually fluctuating quite a bit. many people thought that at this stage in the game the

conservatives would have much better numbers. many people are asking questions about why that is. because people were worried about the inexperience? what was that? what is the significance? if you translated that into seats at the election, it would mean that the conservatives would fall short. the magic number that they need for a working majority, you can see that they are short, meaning that a whole balance of power resting with smaller parties. >> there is a third line for liberal democrats. it could well be that party. we have not heard much from them. >> we will in the next 24 hours. the british media and voters are having to pay much more

attention to the liberal democrats than in past elections because they may ultimately decide who becomes the prime minister. >> i am sure we will be talking to you again very shortly. that is about it for this edition of "gmt." we were told by the palestinian authority that the latest israeli ban on west bank -- west bank permits was tantamount to banning the area. >> funding was made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu. newman's own foundation. the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation. and union bank.

>> union bank has put its expertise to work for a wide range of companies. what can we do for you? >> i'm julia stiles. >> i'm kevin bacon. >> i'm kim cattrall. >> hi, i'm ken burns. >> i'm lili taylor. >> i'm henry louis gates, jr., and public broadcasting is my source for news about the world. >> for intelligent conversation. >> for election coverage you can count on. >> for conversations beyond the sound bites. >> a commitment to journalism. >> for deciding who to vote for. >> i'm kerry washington, and public broadcasting is my source for intelligent connections to my community. >> bbc world news was presented by kcet, los angeles.