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>> hello. it is midday in london, 7:00 a.m. in washington, and 2:00 p.m. in greece, where austerity is about to intensify. the country's parliament has passed a plan calling for tens of thousands of job cuts, new employment laws, and smaller wages to appease international creditors and secure a new financial lifeline. the plan was adopted with a large majority. not surprisingly, it has not gone down well with an already financially squeezed public. overnight and in athens, some of the worst violence in months, leaving many questioning the ability of any government to actually implement the austerity measures. our first report is from europe. we will spoke to our correspondent, mark lowen who is in athens now. it has been a very tricky few months and a very tricky 24 hours. >> it has, naga and it looks set to continue. greece may be one step

closer to unlocking its bailout money, which it needs to stave off bankruptcy, but many feel that this country took another big leap towards breaking points last night. ordinary greeks feel deeply horrified ofeply angr the cuts. i have not seen such violence in athens. buildings set ablaze. troops sending teargas into the air. molotov cocktails. for a couple of hours, the whole of the central square was cloaked in teargas. the government says that this is the lesser of two evils, that the idea of greece leaving the euro and declaring bankruptcy would put misery on this country, and worse than the pain

this country is having to suffer in order to meet those austerity measures. >> mark, how likely is it that greece will be able to implement these new measures? >> i think there will be a lot of resistance and the pressure will continue from the european union. we have already have voices from brussels and berlin saying greece has gone over the parliamentary hurdle and now it has to implement these measures. for ordinary greeks, it's a difficult argument to sell. the notion of a nation going bankrupt, a nation defaulting on its debt, these are pretty abstract notions for the ordinary greek. they care about whether they will have a job tomorrow and whether their salaries will be cut. that's why there is so much anger and opposition here. this was a very proudly pro- european country and largely still is. 25 years in the european union. it set up with the euro in 2001. that was seen as validating greece with european

credentials. in the last few months, there's been an increasing wave of anti- german sentiment. germany has been its paymaster general. that is a troubling change here in greece. this country is changing fast. the grease that many people here once cherished is changing -- the greece that many people here once cherished is changing fast. the political party has lost that trust from a large majority of greeks. >> simply understandable. thank you very much. mark lowen in athens. we can get a sense of how people are coping with the measures in greece. we can now speak to an athens resident. thank you very much for speaking to me. explain to me how your life has changed in the last few months. >> it is pretty hard to explain. there are two things that bother me.

i guess every person in my generation and the ones to come -- basically, they have taken all hope for the future from hesperia these numbers -- from us. secondly, our country is on a dead end and no one seems to be taking responsibility for it. no one ever walks out of the parliament with shame on his face. >> what do you think should be done? i understand many people in greece are very upset with what is seen as harsh austerity measures. the country does need to take some action. what do you think needs to be done? what would discourage you? >> i would not know what a solution would be. i know this is not a solution.

it takes it to a problem that will keep going for years and years. i know that bankruptcy is not a solution either, but i think there must be a way that there is a solution somewhere in the middle. i do not know. >> our correspondent, mark lowen, was saying that many greek people were once pro- european, but now feel very anti-european and even anti- german. is that your experience? >> you can hear that from the streets. now we do not know who the enemy, if you would like, is. it is the europeans. it is the banks. nobody knows.

everybody blames someone randomly. the thank you very much for giving us an idea of how you are coping with austerity measures in greece. breaking news now. two cars belonging to israeli diplomats have been targeted in an apparent bomb attack in india and georgia. one incident was in new delhi, where a car was blasted. a woman was reportedly badly hurt. our correspondent is at the scene. we will be speaking to him shortly. now to some of the other stories making headlines around the world. in indonesia, a terror suspect has gone on trial over his role in the 2002 bali bomb attacks. umar patek is thought to be a key figure in the network. he's accused of making the bombs that killed more than two hundred people. the report does contain some flash photography. >> inside this armored car is

one of indonesia's most unwanted men. umar patek is accused of assembling the deadly bombs that were used in the 2002 bali blast. he is facing six charges for the alleged crime. in court this monday, umar patek seemed relaxed as the charges were read out. >> [speaking foreign language] >> several of them carry the death penalty. prosecutors are asking for the maximum punishment. mr. patek is also facing charges for the jakarta the church bombing. it was the bali blast that propelled him to infamy. he is thought to have assembled the devices for the attack. he is thought to be one of the last high-profile members of the group behind the blast. >> bringing umar patek to trial

is seen as significant history for anti-terror. analysts say it is unlikely this will mean a lot in the fight against terror. they say there's a new string of militancy in the country. the targets are no longer necessarily foreign. bbc news, jakarta. the >> prime minister yousuf raza gilani of pakistan has been charged with contempt. if convicted, the prime minister could be jailed for up to six months and lose his office. our correspondent has the story. the report does contain some flash photography. >> as expected, prime minister yousuf raza gilani arrived at the supreme court to appear before the judges, where he is

indicted and charged with contempt. as expected, the prime minister entered a plea of not guilty. this centers on a judgment that the court made a couple of years back. then, it was reported the prime minister wrote letters to the swiss authorities to reopen corruption cases against the president theasid ali zardari. teamrime minister's legal will argue that the legal advice that the prime minister had was that the president enjoyed immunity, so there's no senspoin sending the letter. it does seem that both the government and the judges are very entrenched now. neither side wants to back down. it's very difficult to see how either side does back down without losing face. we could still see a day when the prime minister is convicted.

we could see that day when he loses his job and potentially could get a jail term as well. as the legal wrangling goes on, there are real concerns about what is going on now in terms of the business of actually running this country. >> afghan national forces have begun their own operations against the taliban in helmand province. contemplates an early exit. british troops were only supposed to be advising. the heavyd most of lifting for the afghan forces. >> hundreds of soldiers are on the move just before daybreak. this is an afghan army operation. british soldiers will not be doing any of the fighting. on the ground, these british

advisers are trying to get the afghan army to go it alone as they search for the tell them. the afghan general in charge is brimming with confidence. >> [speaking foreign language] >> he tells me, "our foreign friends are in the back giving us support. we know the language and only we can search the houses, not foreigners." it does not go too badly for the general. there helped by the fact that there are not many television around. they have disappeared for the winter. this is supposed to be an afghan operation. the so-called british advisers do a lot more than just advising. they are still performing the most essential tasks. here, they go to recover a vehicle hit by a television bomb. their stuff in their tracks by another suspect device -- they are stopped in their tracks by another suspect device.

after a tense hour and a half, the bomb is revealed as a decoy. compare these flimsy afghan army pickups to this british vehicle. it is far deadlier and more difficult to destroy. >> they're very good. when it comes to a fight, they are absolutely up for it. it's the bigger picture now. it is insuring they have the vehicles and getting the logistics' up and running to keep what is actually a huge army on the road and in the fight. >> much is asked of afghan security forces. britain wants to speed up the handover, allowing its troops to draw back sooner. if the transfer comes to early, it runs the risk of afghan forces being overwhelmed. bbc news, southern afghanistan.

>> sadness on the music industry's night of nights. stars paid tribute to the late whitney houston. some of take a look at the front pages of papers around the world. in france, "a historic vote in athens after a night ofkes a lot austerity deal -- at the austerity deal mp's finally agreed on. the arab league is calling for the u.n. to join a peacekeeping force. putin's dominant political party could be dismantled. reports of it possibly happening sent it into turmoil overnight.

"the financial times" previews rupert murdoch's trip to london this week. he is flying in for a meeting at "the sun" newspaper after a widening press corruption. you are watching gmt from "bbc world news." i am naga munchetty. freeze prices for new austerity measures, including cuts in pay, pension -- greece braces for austerity measures. the man accused of making the bali bomb goes on trial in indonesia. time to take a look at what is going on in the world of business. hello. we never really expected japan's economy to bounce back after the earthquake and tsunami. it is still struggling. cuestas, we have the latest

growth figures. we expected a contraction expected1.4 -- a contraction of 1.4%. what we got was a contraction of 2.3%. with demand weakening in the eurozone, that has been hit. the stronger yen is hitting things in that regard, as well. yes, it has taken time to recover from what happened -- a very difficult 2011. there is optimism from the japanese government. it is talking today about the construction sector and how it believes that will push the recovery in 2012. a little earlier, i spoke to a guest. he told me what he thinks about the situation. >> we will see resilience in that area. we know construction is resilient on the fiscal side. along with that, there's resilience in the automobile industry.

that industry had been tattered. it's coming back. those are the positive things we will likely seek for the january through march period. >> it will be quite interesting to see what it has to do. >> there's a bitter row going on between europe, the u.s., and china. this proposed carbon tax. >> it is a tax the european union is letting on airlines that fly in the european airline air space. it has had so much opposition. china has been digging its heels about. america and now even india and russia. the boss of airbus has said something has to be done about this or it will be detrimental to airlines. there was a call for the united nations to get involved. countries like china and america

are very upset they are having to pay this levy. they say it could end up sparking some sort of trade war. china says it is costing its airlines $124 million per year in extra costs. a lot of opposition and a lot of pressure on the european union. >> thank you very much. the israeli foreign ministry says embassies in georgia in india have been targeted by bombs. the details are still going on. we can go to delhi for the very latest. i understand you have been close to the scene, sanjoy? >> that is right. i've been about 100 miles away from the israeli diplomat's vehicle that was hit by explosion. it took place not far from the israeli embassy, quite close to the official residence of the israeli prime minister.

the fire has been put out. police are on hand, as well as forensic experts, as well as diplomats from the israeli embassy. they are trying to get a sense -- trying to collect any evidence they can get their hands on. >> i know you will be following these events very closely and keeping us updated throughout the day. thank you very much for the update now. >> let's move on. you're thinking of mexico. it's hard to forget the image of a country blighted by a bloody war on drugs. more than 60,000 people have been killed since president calderon lost his offensive against the cartels five years ago. still, there's a positive tale to tell. there's more to the country than meets the eye. >> in this movement, the school band spends saturday rehearsing military tunes. there famously proud of their

country. in this region, the drug wars and violence are a world away. the only insecurity is economics. nearly half the population lives in poverty. today, much of mexico looks like this -- stuck in agriculture from a different age. this is not what the country once from the next generation. the challenge for mexico now is, can it pull itself up from this and leave behind the relative poverty of a developing country? it's on the verge. there is a surprising story of economic success here. mexico is not quite what you might think. this is an economy on the move. last year, nexmexico grew faster than brazil. by 2015, it's expected to oust france as the fifth largest economy in the world. >> we produce all that stuff here in mexico.

>> he manufactures jet engines for the french aerospace giant. it is as high-tech as industry anywhere in the developed world. the company thelured here -- the company was lured here buy cheap, educated labor and proximity to america. >> we have a very little turnaround of people. it is far better than what we expected. >> mexico's economic promises hampered most obviously by the government's war against the drug cartel. >> industry has been discouraged by the war. tourism has been discouraged by the war. my family is either going to be slaughtered or held up. >> for the pupils of the primary

school, a brighter future also demands a better education. less than half of mexican children finish secondary school. things are slowly improving and the children here have big ambitions. what do they want to be when they grow up? >> [speaking foreign language] >> and if they reach those dreams, mexico will be better for it. bbc news, mexico. >> the los angeles coroner has said that foul play is not suspected in the death of whitney houston. she was found dead on saturday. the grammys turned into an impromptu memorial for the singer with stars at the music ceremony paying their tributes. this report from los angeles. >> an annual celebration of the biggest names in music. this year, the grammys started on a somber note.

the host, l.l. cool j, began with a tribute to whitney houston. >> there's no way around this. we've had a death in our family. the only thing that feels right is we begin with a prayer. heavenly father, we thank you for sharing our sister with us. our thoughts are with her mother, her daughter, and all her love once. >> one of the most famous grammy performances was played. the corner -- the coroner said it would be weeks before we know how whitney houston died. the show has to go on. british sensation adele swept the boards. ♪ ♪ >> she took six awards, including best album, best

record, and song, equaling the most equalingwins in one night -- including the most -- son, equaling the most in one night from a female artist. >> there was a special award for sir paul mccartney, who played alongside bruce springsteen and the foo fighters. and a tribute to amy winehouse. >> this year's grammys was always going to be about adele. whitney houston the death whitney -- the death of whitney houston just 24 hours earlier. and a special performance from jennifer hudson and a tribute to

whitney houston. >> before we go, let's remind you of the breaking news we've had this hour. at least one woman has been wounded in a blast targeting an israeli embassy car in delhi. there were targeting offices in indiana and georgia. the second device was defused. the blast in daly took place in a high-security zone close to the prime minister's residence. the police are still living because of the explosion. police on the scene are investigating. -- the police are still investigating the explosion. that is all for us. stay with us on "bbc world news." i am naga munchetty. there is plenty more to come.

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