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>> just 24 hours before the deadline for syrian troops to observe a cease-fire and withdrawal from towns and cities, the violence escalates. government troops opened fire on refugees just inside the turkish border at a refugee camp. three people are wounded. >> hello and welcome to gmt. i am zeinab badawi. also on in this program -- tensions continue to rise on the korean peninsula. we get rid access inside north korea. >> right year, the rocket launch site. we are right up close now to the rocket itself as its been prepared for its launch, which is due to happen in a few days'

time. >> and the bbc is told the british government approved the rendition of a terrorist suspect, handing him over to the gaddafi regime in libya, where he says he was tortured. it is midday in london, 7:00 2:00 inwashington, anew york, d the afternoon in syria, where clashes continue ahead of the ceasefire that is planned. it had already been thrown into doubt after the government in damascus demanded written guarantees from the opposition to end their attack and a promise from foreign governments not to fund or arm the rebels. early on monday, the violence spilled over the border. syrian forces fired at a refugee camp inside turkey, losing three people. our correspondent, jim muir, is

joining us from beirut. this is quite serious. this is the first incident of them firing at civilians inside the turkish border. >> yes, it's a rather obscure incident. there are reports there was some sort of ambush by syrian rebel fighters on army troops just on the border leading to a clash and exchange of fire and shooting by the syrians into turkey. no doubt the turkish officials will get to the bottom of it. the result is a number of people wounded. video footage on youtube of a beingone body an paraded around in there. a serious incident and one that we will further exacerbate tensions that are already high politically between turkey and syria, given turkish concern, especially the prime minister's

concerns, over the conduct of the counterinsurgency, if you want to call it that. his strong insistence that there must be serious changes and his great disappointment with his former ally, president assad of syria. some sort of action involving a buffer zone or corridors -- that is all spent good to live at the moment, but it's the kind of thinking that could emerge the more we have this kind of incident and the more the peace process in syria stumbles into the sand. >> there are reports, of course, that there has been an explanation -- the last four and explanation. we've had comments from beijing and china. also, the syrian foreign minister enroute to russia. give us an idea of where we stand 24 hours before the cease- fire. >> is really a question of

whether the peace plan can be rescued. it is salvage mission at the moment for the russians. they had given a lot of backing to kofi annan's plan. they have publicly fully enforced it. saying they should pull away tanks and troops from cities by tuesday morning. that would be logistically impossible at this time. the syrian government has said it before it does that, they want to have written guarantees that the other side will not just agree to the cease-fire, but will disarm, and must basically assigned documents that it will no longer back the opposition. obviously, they are rejected by the other side. the peace plan is in very deep trouble. >> jim muir, thank you very

much. >> let's go to the u.k.-based syrian member of the opposition. first of all, you just heard him say he thinks the kofi annan plan is in grave danger. however, it does call for the free syrian army and other opposition forces fighting inside the country to also observe a cease-fire. are they going to do that to at least show good faith in the peace plan? >> yes, the free syrian army has a clear objective to protect civilians. it does not pose any real threat against the military machine of assad. if they were to withdraw, the free syrian army would have no jobs to undertake. it is unable to cause any threats to military capability. it can at best hold back a few ground troops. if the free syrian army -- they would by nature observe the cease-fire. >> they say they're waiting for

you to do that and give a written guarantee. is that something that you think would be considered at all? >> it is extremely unrealistic. we have a military capability four international warfare. it is asking the free syrian army, who are widely armed, to give up everything. what is assad going to do to guarantee he will not continue the onslaught? he continues his onslaught on villages, towns, and cities. >> do you now envision a new stage taking place in this conflict? it would seem the cease-fire will not really be observed by the tuesday deadline. >> the best special of the opposition was skeptical at best. everyone knew that president assad was not a person who would abide by his words. let's not forget this peace plan is political suicide for

assad. we now expected increase in the demands by the international community. what we must really see is an "or else" scenario. why would assad abide right now when there's no threat being made? there simply urging him to abide. now we see the international community having to come forward with some kind of a threat to oppose his actions. >> kofi annan, the peace envoy, is due to go to iran on tuesday to see if they can exert any influence on all of this. do you think the opposition in syria have any faith in the kofi annan plan? >> it's the lack of faith by the syrian regime to actually abide by it. he made this same promise to the

arab league and he failed. now he has made the promise to kofi annan and yet again, he has failed. >> thank you very much for joining us. a member of the opposition there. now to some of the other stories making headlines around the world. a team of american experts is helping pakistan as it continues to search for survivors of an avalanche in the himalayas. more than 120 soldiers and 11 civilians were buried on saturday when the avalanche struck a remote village. the has also offered to help in the rescue efforts. officials in peru say the operation to free nine miners more than two hundred meters underground could take up to three more days. fresh collapses have been planned for the delays. they have been trapped since thursday. they're being given oxygen and drinks through a tube. a former kgb officer has won the election in south ossetia.

leonid tibilov won 54% of the vote. the south ossetia is backed financially and militarily by russia and is only recognized by a handful of other countries. polls have closed in aceh, indonesia's most devout muslim promise in an election seen as a key test of whether peace will be maintained. five candidates. among some, two former members of the rebels that wastes a 30- year war against indonesia. our correspondent from aceh sent this report. >> for many acehnese, this is a vote for stability. they've lived through decades of war and is a nominee. slowly but steadily, the trickle in to cast their votes for the next governor. >> these elections are seen as a critical test for this province.

it's also indonesia's most about muslim province. a number of candidates have made sharia law part of their campaign messages. people we've been speaking to today have said more important than the islamic law and security. >> that's because the two main players in this election have both accused each other of intimidating voters. irwandi yusuf, the incumbent, warned he would only accept results if he deemed it free and fair. >> [speaking foreign language] >> i will accept the the results if everything proceeds normally and legally. i will not tolerate any violations. last night, my supporters were beaten by the other side. >> accusations have come in from the other side, too, despite pledges from all flighfive candidates. this is zaini abdullah.

tensions between the two main players has meant violence, which is not what voters want. >> i think there are three main issues from everyone we've talked to. one is preserving the peace in aceh and avoiding any return to conflict. the second is personal security, feeling safe about where you live, where you work, or your travel. the third is about the economy, having a sense that you are moving forward, that your life is improving, that you have a job. >> aceh has only seen peace for seven short years. many of the young children here do not know any other life. their parents still remember when it was not safe to leave their homes at night. aceh's future stability hinges on how these elections and the results are handled. no one wants a return to the violence of the past. bbc news, aceh. >> south korean officials say new satellite images suggest that north korea is preparing to

carry out a third nuclear test. the images show signs of a new underground tunnel being built at the site where previous testing was conducted. the news comes as north korea enters the final stages of preparation for an orbiting satellite. our correspondent, damien grammaticas, was the only reporter in the northwest of the country. >> right here to the rocket launch sites -- we are right up close to the rocket itself as it be prepared for the launch which is due to happen in a few days' time, on april 12, and the centerpiece of celebrations of 100 years since the birth of kim il-sung. the north korean government says on will carry a satellite an top of that will broadcast songs

praising him and will take pictures of the earth. north korea and 30authorities ss is the triumph of north korea and technology and this will be an event that north koreans should all be proud of. what is concerning many, including the united states, japan, south korea, is not what's on top of that rocket, but what's underneath it. they say this will be a test for intercontinental ballistic missile. north korea is barred from doing that by the un security gulf war resolutions. this would be a breach of international law and could lead to serious consequences. north korea has threatened that any attempt to interfere with the launch, because japan and south korea have said that it would shoulshoot down bits of te rocket if they fell on their territory, would be construed as a hostile act of aggression, an act of war. there was a deal a month ago or

so with america saying it would refrain from testing any missiles. north korea insists this is not a missile test, but purely peaceful, purely satellite technology, which it should be able to test, and that is part of its continuing celebrations and will go ahead despite the pressure. >> that was damian grammaticas inside north korea. still to come on gmt -- 100 years on, the memorial crews, retracing the titanic's ill- fated voyage. >> one of the world's biggest heartening events has just opened in the netherlands. it is expected to attract millions of visitors. it is held just once a decade. this year's focus is on how new technologies can help create a more sustainable world. >> this year's event uses flowers to explore the future. in many parts of europe, we're

facing water shortages. inside thtent, films show better farming methods and techniques to maximize the potential of natural resources. at the interactive pavilion, visitors are transformed into insects, using new technology to help us get a better understanding of how nature works. >> they're very important for the fertilizing of the flowers. they are not the only insects, but they are the most important. >> if technology is not your thing, there are plenty of other ways to explore. >> you can even take a rather bumpy cable card ride and see the flowers on show ghere.

representatives from more the 35 countries have come to show off their gardening prowess. this is indonesia. they're hoping to encourage others. >> my mother always comes with home medicines and shoes as plants and makes tea from herbs. >> it cost 80 million euros to put together, giving the dutch a chance to showcase one of their most lucrative exports. >> you are watching gmt from "bbc world news." i am zeinab badawi. these are the top headlines. several people wounded when syrian troops opened fire on refugees across the border in turkey. defying international calls, north korea prepares to launch a long-range rocket, which it

says will carry a satellite into orbit. now let's catch up on the latest business news. has join me in the studio to keep me company. thank you very much. -- aaron heslehurst has joined me in the studio. >> consumer prices in china are possibly a worry again. china's economy has been booming and so have the consumer prices. last year, it topped 6%. since then, beijing has acted quite tough. they have tightened monetary policy. they raised interest rates. they also restricted the amount of money banks can lend to consumers and businesses. the less money in the system typically brings inflation down. the problem is, it's back up. inflation for march, 3.6%, certainly higher than the 3.2%

in february. food and fuelf's, prices. that really puts beijing in a bind. this is a government that has been trying very hard to spread the country's wealth. >> the real concern is if inflation is driven by food and fuel, even though inflation represents a continued transfer of wealth from the poor and middle class to the rich, and that makes the whole rebalancing process in china difficult. >> moving to europe. we've seen this quite interesting phenomenon now because of high unemployment, especially among young people. they are leaving and going to former colonies. >> absolutely. you are right. it's a very interesting story. also quite a sad tale.

we are focused on the continued rise in youth unemployment and it's causing a flood of immigration. you only have to look at the table of youth unemployment. if you just look at portugal, it was the portuguese, the first among the europeans to set sail to the new world to find a new life. perhaps history is repeating itself. the other important thing, if you highlight portugal, 47% of graduates are basically fleeing the worst recession in memory. they've had enough. it's so bad in places like portugal that many of these graduates are even having to hide their own qualifications. >> even when you want to -- a little way just to pay your

bills or just have some extra cash -- when you put on -- you have a master's or a ph.d. or you've done a lot of stuff, you are immediately rejected. they say you are overqualified. >> that's really sad and that highlights the dilemma of a lot of very skilled, very graduates. they cannot even put it down on paper to get a job. that is id with the business. >> thank you very much, aaron heslehurst. >> bbc has been told that the british government was involved in the rendition of a terrorist suspect of the gaddafi regime in libya been evidence emerged through lester's libyan conflict that it was party to the rendition. he is now suing the british government and an mi-6 officer. >> british governments have always said they were not completed in the torture of

suspects. a letter under in the spy headquarters suggest that this may not have always been the case. it was written in march 2004 by the senior officer. the letter was addressed to the head of libyan intelligence. sir mark congratulated him on the civil rival of the air cargo. the air cargo was abdel hakim belhaj, the leader of the libyan islamic fighting group. mi5 believed the group was close to al-qaeda and recruiting. when mi6 learned that abdel hakim belhaj was in malaysia and learning to fly to london, it tipped off partners. the cia rendered him to libya. >> [speaking foreign language] >> of course, the mi6 service is

considered a major player in my arrest. this has caused me major harm. >> it's not as simple as that. mi6 does not act unilaterally. >> we operate within the law. there is a process, within mi6, and also ministerial approval. >> the than the former secretary denied on bbc radio that his government had any involvement. >> we hawere opposed to unlawful rendition or torture or similar methods. not only do we not agree with it, we were not conclusive in it nor did we turn a blind eye to it. no foreign secretary can give all the details of what was going on at any one time. >> i am > >mi6's action was

authorized by the labor government, will level, we do not know. ironically, abdel hakim belhaj is now a senior military commander in the new libya that britain helped create. he is suing sir mark allen and the british government. the metropolitan police is investigating abdel hakim belhaj's allegations. the controversy is far from over. peter taylor, bbc news. >> a century after the titanic set off on her maiden voyage, a memorial cruise is retracing the route. it's due to arrive in ireland later today. the titanic's last landfall before -- our correspondent -- >> following titanics wrote,

heading for the -- following the titanic's route, heading for the wreck site. one british woman made a quiet and dignified entrance. the 76-year-old, who has a remarkable link to the whole titanic story. a century ago, her relatives were on board for the first stage of the journey. the section between southampton and queenstown in ireland. because they got off there, they're photographs survived. >> in her top deck cabin, sally showed me the pictures. the little boy is jack, a cousin, 11 years old when he was taken on titanic. >> the camera case on his shoulder. >> very proud. >> today, it will stop just as the titanic did, at cove, as it

is now known. as they got off, they took this photograph looking up at the ship. >> i think this is my favorite of all of them. it just gives a great idea the size of that ship. >> it looks enormous. >> as the ship sailed away from ireland, sally's ancestors took one last picture. titanic is never photographed again. >> they did not know, did they? nobody on land do. >> the family then drove off on holiday. they would hear about the titanic's fate a few days later. >> the tragic anniversary of the titanic. that's all for the moment. stay with us on "bbc world news." i am naga munchetty.

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