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officials want to prevent sectarian violence that has killed at thousands in the past. >> anxiety under the surface, so the government is taking their chances. you can see the number of policemen heavily armed who will be deployed. >> welcome to gmt. with a world of news and opinion. also in the program, many are called, only one is chosen -- north korea's leader in waiting unveiled at the ruling party conference. >> you think that delhi is ready? >> only days ago the gold medalist takes a tax up to see if delhi is prepared for the commonwealth games to prepared -- takes a tuck to see if the

commonwealth games are prepared to begin. >> it is for 30 p.m. in delhi where the government is taking the extraordinary security measures on the landmark court ruling on the religious site. it carries such button to four division and violence. three judges must decide whether it belongs to hindus or to muslims. thousands died in 1992 when a mosque was torn down by a hindu extremist. caroline reports on the case that will test the capacity of india to separate politics from religion. >> this is a big day for india, and authorities are taking a chances. they are terrified that the verdict could spark a new round of violence. nearly 200,000 police have been deployed. text messaging has been blocked to prevent inside of two

everyone from politicians to celebrities have appealed for calm. the dispute over the holy city has divided his and muslims for decades, and caused serious violence. hindus believe that the mosque was built on top of the temple which was the birthplace of one of their gods, ram. the court was asked to rule on which committee owns the small patch of land that had such an impact on the politics of india. in 1992 the mosque was demolished by hindu people. around 2000 people were killed -- some of the worst violence since the country was partitioned. this rally in 1991 was led by lk who is the leader of the hindu nationalist party. he was later accused of inciting his followers to attack the mosque. the party of today is different. it is less emotional, but still

extremely sensitive. the court verdict comes at a difficult time for the indian authorities in. the security has are been tightened for the commonwealth games. the country is on alert. the response to the court verdict on the town is a key test of how far india has moved on from some of the religious extremism of its past. bbc news. >> joining me from delhi is our correspondent. raul, tells briefly what the verdict is? >> the reports that we're getting at the moment -- chaotic scenes are taking place, but our understanding at this time is that we believe the disputed site has gone to hindus by majority voting. there are three judges hearing the case. it has taken them 60 years to

come up with the verdict. we believe the disputed area has come to hindu groups. >> this has happened literally and the past few minutes. you said that it is complex. do you think that we understand law whole of it to? >> yes, this will be along judgment posted on the website. each of the judges' verdict will be posted. many people will have to read each to understand what is going on. what is at stake is the thing destroyed by hindu groups and in 1992. the groups of boys maintain that the mosque was built on the site of a previous hindu temple. and this is the birthplace of one of their important figures. this has changed the political landscape and cause violence. this is the beginning of the end

of the process. it will be a long time before the issue is closed. >> you said that it was a majority verdict. we know which judges voted which way the? >> we do not. this is literally coming in on the air and more details will come through in the next half hour. there will be a meeting of the indian security cabinet to discuss implications. we will hear from the political parties. not only in india, but across the world people will look at india to see how the reaction goes with the general public. >> thank you for bringing us up today with the verdict. joining me in the studios is a businessman and philanthropist of south asian concern with peace initiatives in india. you just heard that with me. the judges appeared to have given the site to hindus.

>> which oversight got it, my appeal would be that the issue is de-politicized. there is a risk of that political parties who have thrived on this division, they may seek to be opportunistic. the first is to appeal to all parties concerned. to seek a national unity on the issue. to allow the rule of law to prevail. we cannot afford what happened before and what continues to happen when a verdict against i. >> what do you sense of the sentiment on the ground? >> there is a state of anxiety. people are willing to have the local populace be calm, whatever the verdict. this is a test for the indian government and all political parties, and for the people --

will civic society prevail? will trust in the judicial process that has taken two decades prevail? >> as we understand from our correspondent a could go on again with a possible appeal. it is not a final verdict today? >> anyone who has dealt with indian law courts -- and never is final. it is a signal that has come through. one must be mindful that this can in itself evokes sentiments we must pre will not turn to mischief-making, or violence on the streets. >> i what your view on this. there were three judges, two hindu, when muslim -- will it matter which way they went? >> i will help the people will trust the judicial process, and the people appointed on the court will put their religious prejudices aside and really look

at this. the verdict will have to be read carefully. it is too early to judge which way it will land. it is important to be reflected on and steady. let the appeal process used to be used if it must be. >> thank you. you can find out more about the controversial story by going to our website, bbc.com. you'll find all the background including an article in cleaninexplaining how this camet in detail. ok, let's look at some other stories making headlines. north korea has released the first official images of the third son and likely successor. the young man with no political

experience was promoted to high office this week during a rare workers party conference. here is our correspondent from the south korean capital. >> one day after its workers party conference drew to a close, north korea released the first television pictures of the rare event -- a stage-managed showcasing the best of totalitarian tradition. the leader is there, seemingly in better health, telling officials that have done enough applauding for now. but in the front row, clearly a little better fed than the vast majority of his fellow countrymen, and seated between two military officers is his third son. it is the first official glimpse of the likely future face of north korea. his rise has been rapid and remarkable. during the party conference promoted from and the body to high military and political

office. previously, he has never even been named, let alone shown by the north korean media, and only a few grainy childhood images have been seen here in the outside world. all information is tightly controlled in one of this most authoritarian of states. this time the message is clear. in this photograph showing some 200 officials at the conference, the front row says it all -- the leader is there, but on the other side, a stern-faced military officer. the proximity and family resemblance will leave little doubt that here is the chosen successor. meanwhile, the north and south korean militaries have held their first direct talks in years. they ended without agreement. perhaps the return to dialogue

is showing that the north korea seeks stability. >> the winner of the most prestigious race of cycling, toward the french, failed a drug test. contador says that he must have been a victim of food contamination. hasain's conservative party alleged that electoral fraud robbed her party of a victory. she claims its predominately occurred within the asian community. officials in the pakistan have stopped all nato supply trucks crossing into afghanistan. they said it was in response to a helicopter attack on the checkpoint close to the border, resulted in the death of three pakistani soldiers. we can go live to our correspondent in islamabad.

this is a retaliation and just how angry the authorities are there? >> we have had angry statements from ministers as well who say that they will take it up with the american embassy. it surrounds an incident from the early hours this morning when a coalition helicopter came close to the in order. they were chasing insurgents. they said your choosing them on the afghan side of the border. that is not what the officials here said. they say that the missiles struck a border post and 3 pakistanis were killed. we have heard there is still activity around the border in the past hour, and still helicopter strikes happening. it has caused some tension in the relationship, this crucial relationship in this part of the world between pakistanis and coalition forces, resulting in a

stopping of the crucial supply line for nato forces. about 100 trucks are now waiting to cross the border into afghanistan. the pakistani officials are not allowing it at the moment. >> still to come on gmt. come to the cost of the banking bailout for ireland and is more than the country collects in taxes. -- counting the cost. the spanish government is prepared to unveil an austerity budget today. it is one day after angry workers there, and across much of europe took to the streets to protest the painful measures adopted by their governments. sarah reports now from madrid. daylong strike ended with this -- of mass march in the heart of madrid. it was a show of force.

the unions reject how the government is handling the crisis. the signs shunteouted no. the scenes were mirrored across europe. the backlash of austerity measures begins to bite. crowd gathered outside the spanish embassy in peru. in europe crowds of protesters converged on brussels where clashes with police. the spanish government insists that it is committed to spending cuts, and calls for reducing its budget deficit a priority. on thursday the parliament will get its first glimpse of the budget for 2011. it will be the most austere in the decades. the strikers said that their protests will go on.

>> this is just the beginning. we will have to continue working if the government does not go back. >> the markets are watching what happens closely. so far, and despite all this, the government's shonas sign of changing course. -- show no signs of changing course. >> if you have your own views of the shows or on any others, we would love to hear from you. this is gmt. i am george. the headlines -- a landmark ruling on the decades-old dispute in india. the majority of the religious site will go to hindus, and not muslims. the heir apparent in north korea. the first pictures of the son of the current leader are released.

aaron is here now. ireland confirms -- >> it is a staggering figure, and more than what the country collects in taxes. 50 billion 50 billion euros is what is required. here are the details. >> the irish banking system has long been a mirror shell with the foundations, mostly because of the loans that it made into the construction sector. what happened was very simple -- billions were lent, and then came a catastrophic collapse of the property prices, and many of those loans became worthless. and is this bank -- anglo-iris

which was the main culprit. it became enormous in the boom years, it became around half the size of the entire command. in early 2009 it had to be taken over. but the full cost of the nationalization is now being made clear. it is expected that anglo-irish will cost up to $46 billion to the government. combined with other banks that needed rescuing, the total bailout bill will be a run 30% of the country's total annual output. >> in the case of this bank and building society, the state has to downsize institutions like this for a time to prevent them from becoming a systemic threat. that is how serious the position was, that they developed, and particularly that anglo developed. its annual turnover was half the national debt. it became a systemic threat to

the financial viability of this state. that is a nightmare that the government has had to do with and the irish people have had to do with since september 2008. >> for the irish taxpayer that cluster cannot come soon enough. the public sector wages have already been slashed up to 15% with more austerity measures under way. ireland was more responsible than grease was. its statistics were sold. it simply take a mouse is a bet on property prices and lost. ben for bbc news. >> some major stories -- markets are nervous ahead of the testimony by ben bernanke will speak to the senate banking committee later amid speculation that the center bank is prepared to buy more debt to support the ailing economy. talking of that, the u.s.-china trade relations could take a

serious turn for the worst. china has reacted angrily to the bill passed by the house seeking trade sanctions against it and other nations for manipulating their currency to gain trade advantage. their foreign minister says that such trade protectionism could only harm economic relations. here's a quick look at markets. no surprise -- down for the fourth straight session. concern about the fiscal cuts in ireland. moody's done bidding on the main interest rigging of space. -- moody's is down on that. -- on the interests rating of spain. the u.s. weekly jobless numbers, and the gdp numbers -- and ben bernanke. aig has come not to say that it is repaying the billions to the u.s. government -- has just come out to say that. >> tony curtis has died at his

home in las vegas. he was 85. he was the son of jewish immigrants. he never won an oscar but was a hollywood icon. he was married five times. nick looks back at his life. >> it was one of the funniest films ever made. jack lemmon and tony curtis, giving his comic skill by in drag. and out of it, as it. his acting hero -- carry grant. -- cary grant. he was the son of poor hon. emigrants who grew up as a new york street kid who did not speak english until he was four. >> from the first day i wanted to show off, one of the adulation and fringe of people.

maybe i did not get enough of it -- and friendship of people. >> his craving for attention took him to hollywood. he married gently, and they appear the perfect hollywood couple. -- janet leigh. the star together and in houdini into the marriage collapsed. by then, tony curtis had started as aneal his depths actor. his darkest role of all came as a real life mass murderer in a good the boston strangler." when he did not get the oscar nomination that he thought he deserved, he decamped to london to work with roger more in the television series. when he returned to hollywood, he fell victim to drink and drugs --but he recovered, became

an artist, and married for the fifth time, a woman of 27, more than 40 years his junior. tony curtis often felt undervalued as an actor, but in a career lasted more than half a century, he proved he was capable of of performances, dark, subtle, and above all, enjoyable. >> tony curtis who has died. with only three days to go until the opening ceremonies of the commonwealth games, frantic last-minute preparations are underway in delhi. the four-times olympic gold medalist has been on the streets to see how things are

going. >> delhi during the rush hour. a city in a hurry to get things ready. back at home opinions range from pessimistic to downright disasters. the best way to get groups on the story is in one of these. how do you think it is going? >> very well. >> my colleague is hopeful. it is crucial to athletes that the organizers get things right. so where are we now?

there is still work to do around the venues. everyone thinks it will be finished by the time of the opening ceremony. it seems that half of india are here, it in one final push. clearly these cuts will be part of the opening ceremony, and they are excited -- these guys. >> we are ready. >> but what really matters is that the sporting venues are ready and up to scratch. compared to the chaos and questions, the venues themselves are relatively tranquil. it could only be the commonwealth games -- watched the bowling team had. --watch the bowling team.

♪ >> t managers to me that the venues and practice facilities are world class -- the team managers say. it seems a shame that the world has only seen the downside to the situation. >> last year look nearly hopeless, but today it looks like it is the nearly there. everyone says that india works best at the last minute. they might actually pull this off. >> that is all for the moment. stay with us here on bbc world news. there is plenty more to come. >> hello and welcome. >> see the news unfold, get the top stories from around the globe and click to play video reports. go to bbc.com/news to experience the in-depth, expert reporting of "bbc world news" online. >> funding was made possible by

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