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financial strength to work for a wide range of companies, from small businesses to major corporations. what can we do for you? >> and now, "bbc world news." >> thousands of egyptians lose patience with the military rulers. protesters are in and cairo's central square. there's a growing challenge to the generals who replaced president mubarak. >> there are battles between protesters and security forces in tahrir square in a day that activists say will be a million man protest. >> hello and welcome. also in the program, new pictures emerged of seif al-

islam gaddafi at the international criminal court. he could be tried inside libya. outcry in south africa as solid votes on a new information law that critics claim will suppress freedom of expression. 7:00 a.m. in new york, 2:00 p.m. in cairo, midday in london. in cairo, the tension has escalated. protests growing in cairo and spreading to other cities in egypt. the showdown between the generals and pro-democracy protesters has turned violent and there are fears of leading to classes with police. now to my correspondence. >> this is tahrir square, a gathering place, a place of protests, the focal point of

demonstrators. many egyptians are calling this a second revolution. we see the confrontations between protesters and security forces unfolding. behind me to the right you may see the teargas. canisters are fired as protesters moved down towards the ministry of interior, the headquarters of the police. on the other side you can see the crowds growing steadily larger. tents dealing with the injured. on one side they are selling popcorn and cotton candy for people with their families. on the other side and they are dealing with injuries in the it's running battles. now this report. >> in the morning, more and more filling the square. the crowds barnes to allow interest to get to a makeshift hospital..

-- crowd parts. high-risk tactics of pride and seek. -- hide-and-seek. police through a tear-gas canister into the protesters. once picked it up and ran toward them and threw it back at them. it is small strike against the security forces that they demand accountable to civilian rule. the numbers of injured and killed are mounting. >> they fired a shotgun cartridge and if the person with me directly in the face. >> a few months ago the army was hailed as egypt's savior and its head was courted and home and

abroad, but no more. >> egypt is exactly the same as it was when people went on the streets months ago. this is not what they fought for. 12,000 civilians have been tried in military courts. people who used their freedom of expression are being detained. >> our demands are to reform the constitution and the cabinet stepping down and having civil democratic government. >> insists that the armed forces gives us a date of which they will hand over power to an elected official. >> the army has asked former to the dialogue with all parties. the muslim brotherhood has agreed to the talks. there is unity on what needs to go, but no details on exactly what will replace it and how and

the dangers of getting it wrong. bbc news reporting. >> in egypt is in a deep crisis, a crisis that is political, constitutional, and security. next week egyptians will be heading to the polls in what were supposed to be the first free and fair elections in libya in memory. there's an offer frfor the current government to step down. they are trying to decide how to resolve this crisis. >> bring in a prominent egyptian journalist who has been watching these events unfold. how do you see this political crisis developing? will there be elections next week? >> i think elections will take place despite all that is happening. we are in deep crisis.

egyptians are terrified, becoming increasingly concerned that the revolution is being stolen from them. the charter was the last straw because it said that the army wants to increase its grip on power, that it wants to continue -- that parliament, even an elected parliament will be stripped of its authority and the military would continue to have veto power. that is not acceptable in the new egypt. we had our revolution for democracy, for freedom. we don't want to lose -- we want to keep the momentum. we want to continue what we started. >> you know that a major general

came to the square yesterday's setting you have the right to protest what we have the right to maintain security, including in the square. they have used excessive force. i was in the square yesterday and the day before. i saw a very disturbing scenes. young people being beaten with batons and sprayed with tear gas and live ammunition being used. people are very angry. we saw some of the dead bodies being thrown into rubble heaps. this was the army that stood by the people during the revolution and people were chanting "the people and the army are one." we are becoming increasingly skeptical. what we are seeing is rather a monstrous.

>> thank you very much for joining us with your analysis of this situation as the talks continue between senior political plans military figures and as the running battles continue in tahrir square. you can see the crowds are still moving. most of them focusing on the point of confrontation down this road, police and protesters. and the army manning the barricades, trying to keep this area safe. protesters have called on people to gather in large numbers here. they are calling this the million person protest today. about 1 million people here now, but the crowds grow larger every hour. if it's in alexandria and suez and other major centers across egypt as well. even in some of the towns, people are gathering in protest. we will continue to watch. for now, back to you in london.

>> that was a live report from cairo. all the dramatic developments in cairo and elsewhere in egypt. you can keep up-to-date on the situation in egypt on our website, bbc.com. we have a report on why the protesters no longer trust the ruling generals and there's analysis on how the slow pace of reform is fueling anger. other stories making headlines around the world. the pictures have emerged of seif al-islam gaddafi in the first hours after his capture on saturday. at the same time today the chief prosecutor of the international criminal court has arrived in libya to discuss his future with the interim authorities. he says his primary goal is to ensure that he gets a fair trial. the interim government has promised it will do this. seif al-islam gaddafi if it is wanted for crimes against humanity politically committed

during this year's uprising. seif al-islam gaddafi is being held in the western town and our correspondents has the latest from there. gaddafi is-islam of gadda wanted for his role in crushing the uprising that began in february this year in benghazi. an arrest warrant was issued in june. libyan authorities have him in captivity in this town. his exact whereabouts are closely guarded secret. he is being held somewhere here. people i have been speaking with intown say that he will remain here. they say that they think it is the safest place rather than having him transferred to tripoli. what's happening at the moment is the chief prosecutor of the international criminal court is

meeting with the justice minister. we were told he would be able to meet seif al-islam if you wanted to. but no one in town knows of any plan for the prosecutor of the international criminal court to come here, but he may be flown here by helicopter at a fairly short notice. seif al-islam being held here and is being well-treated. that is something human rights organizations are keen to ensure. although the international criminal courts wanted him on trial in the hague, the libyan authorities do not want that. >> thank you for that report from the western area of libya. now to syria. the syrian envoy to the u.s. was labeled it -- has labeled a u.s. draft resolution as a declaration of war. the reports that condemns the syrian government owes the

conduct against protesters was sponsored by britain, germany, and france and will go to a committee on tuesday later. two football fans have been killed during a stampede in a match between india and malaysia. they're playing in the finals in the indonesian capital of jakarta. made angrywere because they cannot get a ticket in the stadium. ever since chris-craft has touched down safely in kazakhstan after a mission to the international space station. did brought back an american, a russian, and the japanese aftermarket who spent more than five months in orbit. the south african parliament will voted on a confrontational information bill. protesters gathered in front of the headquarters of the ruling african national congress before the vote to show their opposition to the new legislation.

our special desmond tutu described it as fraud and insulting to south africans -- described it as flawed. what is the politics behind the information bill? >> the ruling party says it is much needed legislation to protect security. they say that the apartheid era laws had not been changed since the 1980's and this is designed to protect security. but critics say what it does is muzzle the press. there's not a strong public interest. if a journalist were to divulged classified information, even if they say there was a strong public interest, they could face up to 25 years in jail. it's a highly political vote. people gathered outside parliament in cape town. are being told all to

show up to vote, totaling more than 200 of them. >> thank you for that reports from johannesburg. that vote is expected in the south african parliament, the information bill. a special report on the trial seen as vital for healing the ruins in cambodia. a special report on the defens survivors and descendants of the bloody massacre. the authorities in iran have dismissed new sanctions announced by western countries over its nuclear program, saying they will have no impact. the u.s., britain, and canada announced on monday a series of restrictions on iran posing petrochemical industry and financial sector, but russia has condemned this as unacceptable and illegal. peers are pteron correspondent. >> airtran's pursuit of nuclear

power and perhaps all that goes with it worries the rest of the world. the country's government insists that its ambitions are purely peaceful, a claim doubted by the west. so the united states along with the u.k. and canada have now taken steps to cut off the supply of money to iran pose a nuclear program. >> the treasury department is formally identify iran as a jurisdiction to of primary money-laundering concern. this is the strongest official warning we can give of that any transaction with iran poses serious risks of deception or diversion. >> the measures, the week after the international atomic energy and agencies submitted its latest report in vienna. the agency warned that it was increasingly concerned about the possible military dimensions of iran posing nuclear program. now the west has responded. but this is what keeps iran

connected to the rest of the world. iran needs to import refined fuel and it also exports crude oil to many countries including china. the west may have imposed financial restrictions, but iran's business partners will not want to cut off all ties with the islamic republic. james reynolds, abc news. >> chevron has been fined $28 million for causing a loss built off rio day janeiro. chevron expects -- accepts full responsibility for the oil leak. you're watching "bbc world news and these are the top headlines. egyptians say that the military council is holding crisis talks with other groups in an effort to stop the recent unrest. seif al-islam gaddafi could be tried for war crimes inside libya.

let's find out the latest business news and challenges for the new spanish prime minister. he's ready to start working straightaway. >> the honeymoon is over. very short-lived honeymoon. investors have given him a taste of things to come. there was an auction of 3 billion euros of short-term debt. the interest rate that investors forced spain to pay double to 5.1%. the credit ratings agency fitch left the aa rating of spain unchanged, but called for additional measures by the incoming government to cut the budget. now an explanation of what the new spanish leader must do to satisfy. the satisfy >> three big challenges that spain needs to address. first, the fact that regional spending is a large proportion.

he has made noises in this area, which would be positive. second, finding out what the size of a hole in the financial sector is. the fun to sector is very exposed to real estate. suffered a massive abubble with then collapsed. then struck for forms need to be put in place, especially in the labor market. and employment is over 21%. that will give him a lot of things to deal with. the other challenge is what is going on in the markets right now is also a reflection of concerns about the euro zone more generally, and that is something outside his control. >> shares in europe poses second-biggest two are up. thomas cook, down sharply, more than 60% in late morning trade. the firm is in talks with its bank to borrow more money. the company, which is delaying

the results of its zero-year results, is getting hit hard by the political unrest in egypt and tunisia and a recent flood in thailand. one travel writer is confident thomas cook will continue trading. >> because thomas cook is the strongest brand in vacations -- it invented the inclusive vacation in 1841 when it first to people on a little tour in england -- it has had many problems. it is recognized as the people who deliver good value. "don't just book it, thomas cook it" used to be their slogan. he took people to adventuress parts of the world on trips they

cannot simply organized for themselves. >> in the u.k. the rich are getting richer. that's a finding a in a yearlong inquiry by a commission. executive pay has soared in the past 30 years, undermining productivity and damaging trust in british businesses. >> many workers are facing a squeeze. wages. wagn there's a growing division between those at the very top and everyone else. last year the average salary was under 26,000 pounds. the average total earnings of the ftse 100 chief executive was 3.74 million. they're making 140 times more than the average worker. the commission says the pay gap is no longer sustainable. >> if we don't check this huge

difference in pay, within five or 10 years we will be back at victorian levels. if that is what we want as a society, then fair enough. i would suggest most people don't want to end up there. >> they had an explanation as to why pay packets need to be generous. >> you have to be competitive with the rest of the world. while we are trying to constrain pay in one part of it, if you want great people to come and work in the u.k., we have to be prepared to pay the amount of money that those executives can get elsewhere in the whirlpool. >> but today's report says that radical reform is needed in britain oppose the top board rooms, including supplying how -- simplifying how executives are paid as well as putting employees on enumeration committees. it is company shareholders who

have to take action if these high rewards are not deemed to be fair. ,> this is what they should've still reeling from the fact of the super committee in the u.s. that was supposed to cut $1.20 trillion euros did not come to agreement. that's it for business. >> thank you so much. are you getting high rewards? >> are you kidding? >> the former boss of the ims dominique strauss-kahn and his wife are talking to several media outlets. there's a report linking him to prostitution probe. he and his wife claimed their right to privacy has been breached by the media and an aide to president sarkozy. a top khmer rouge leader on trial at cambodia poses or

crimes court has been confronted with dramatic footage in which he defended the regime's bloody purging of victims. responsible for the deaths of 1.7 million people in the 1970's. the case is seen as vital for healing wounds in the still traumatized nation. there's this special report from cambodia. >> from across cambodia, memories converge on the capital. a mother lost four children and her husband. >> i feel pain and anger. now it's up to the court to decide what happens. >> survivors travel together on this public bus. here's a victim. all of them hoping their journey to the court might help with reconciliation. including this man, who order

the death of a couple who fell in love without permission from the party. and sitting around them are those who know nothing of the past and those who can never forget it. you are accused of ordering the killing of two people because they fell in love without the party's permission. why did you do that? >> it was the bronx thing to do, but the decision was made by those above me. if i disobeyed, i would of been killed. >> these are images of some of the lives destroyed. even children could be declared enemies of the people. this was the number two in the khmer rouge hierarchy. today it is a frail man listening to prosecutor's denunciations. the fact that there are only three defendants in this case has infuriated some survivors. this person posted parents were killed. >> three people is not enough.

three men destroying the lives of millions of cambodians including my parents is not enough. there's no magical number, but i know that three is not enough. >> no war crimes trial has ever achieved absolute ducks justice. the scale of the crime is too great. there will not be any grand accounting in cambodia. perhaps the best that can be achieved is to give the facts of what happened so that they might act as a warning from history. bbc news, cambodia. >> that special report from cambodia. thousands of egyptians have gathered in tahrir square in cairo to put pressure on the military leadership to hand over civilian rule. several political parties are due to discuss the crisis with the military council.

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