>> this is "bbc world news america." >> funding for this presentation is made possible by -- the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu, newman's own foundation, shell, and union bank. >> at union bank, our relationship managers work hard to know your business, offering specialized solutions and capital to help you meet your growth objectives. we offer expertise and tailored solutions for small businesses and major corporations. what can we do for you? >> and now b.c. b.c. world

news." >> mass killer delivers his justification for the death of 77 people. breivik says his shooting was the most spectacular act since the second world war and he would do it again. >> welcome to g.m.t. also coming up in the program, australia opts for the early getout saying its troops will start leaving afghanistan this year. and as the former circuit the regime, the reforms and the race all come under mounting pressure. >> it's midday here in london. 7:00 a.m. in washington and 1:00 p.m. in oslo where anders behring breivik has taken the stand in court to defend himself and his killing of 77 people last summer.

his testimony is not being broadcast live but that's -- here's the message. i would do it again. it was a matter of goodness, not evil. he said the governments of norway and across europe were guilty of embracing immigration and multi-culturalism. i acted in self-defense on behalf of my people, my city, my country, he said. let's go over to oslo where we're joined by john. >> hello and welcome to oslo. no one really expected there to be much in the way of humanity from breivik. were people expecting the bragging that came in his opening remarks have tired out the most spectacular and sophisticated attack in europe since the second world war. psychiatrists tapping away on their computers as he gave this evidence because it will be their judgment of whether he's sane or insane and it will

affect how he's treated at the end of the trial process. but he concluded the evidence saying the attack was to protect norwegian people. i ask that i will acquitted. the hearing has resumed in the last half hour, bearing breivik being crossed questions by the prosecution council. let's get this report from our correspondent. >> this is how a mass murder is taken to court under heavily armed guard. anders behring breivik arrived calm and composed, even smiling a little. as with his first appearance, he greeted the court with a fashes salute. he has acknowledged killing 77 people last july and today, he spent several moments looking at some of the survivors and their families in the public gallery. but if he was moved by their

presence, he didn't show it. later, off camera, he read a prepared statement claiming to have carried out the most sophisticated and spectacular political attack in europe since world war ii. he said he acted out of goodness, not evil, to prevent a wider civil war and multi-cull trillism and he insisted he would have done it again. >> it's obvious that he's leering at another world and we are -- it's also obvious that he knew what he was doing and what consequences that led to it. >> this case has caused horror and outrage in norway even for one of the judges. a lay judge admitting writing before he had been appointed to the case that breivik deserved the death penalty. he was replaced before breivik took the stand. >> he did not state such impressions will weaken the faith in his impartiality. conclusion, he shall be

dismissed as a lay judge. >> breivik denies murder and claims he act in the self-defense. the courts refuse to provide a televised platform for his extremist views. richard lister, "bbc news." >> of course as well as the psychiatrists in there and the judges listening to him, there are also the survivors, the people who managed to escape from the incident and the relatives of those who didn't. i'm joined by eric whose daughter has escaped the attack. you've been following the case very closely. your daughter is in the crouse -- courthouse at the moment. what was your reaction? >> when you saw him stand up and start to give evidence. >> i think it was quite difficult, but still it was -- i

want him to -- i expected him to defend himself but it's quite hard for many parents and some of the survivors to listen to after what he had said today. >> i mean, you have anticipated this moment. i would imagine you were almost nervous yourself, going into court hearing. >> this has been almost like we expect him. you're not sure of your own feelings and your theme face-to-face listening to this detail of how people was killed. friends of my daughter and i know some of the fathers and mothers who don't have their children today. it's a tough day. >> and what did you feel when you saw him? did you feel anger? hatred? >> i have never felt hate toward mr. breivik. i asked myself it's because my

daughter is alive? i cannot answer that question for sure. but i'm sure inside him, he's a human being. it's terribly wrong for him but we have to listen to him and try to find out the reason what went wrong. i don't feel hate. i feel kind of bitterness. >> bitterness? >> because it's a pity, yes. >> and do you think -- >> of course i feel anger too. but i feel pitness, mostly. -- pityness. >> do you think the trial process will help the survivors to kind of try to move on? >> my daughter said so. it's a necessary process for her to see him, to hear him, to feel him, to understand what -- why this did happen. it's a way for her to move on. and the reason why society is necessary to hear him, to listen and to understand what -- in

norway, we have the me troll, they are growing bigger in the darkness in the mountains. this is some things in life that you fear most. but then they are getting them into the daylight. it's possible to fight them and destroy them. i think it's a kind of the same way i feel in this case. >> because in a sense, your daughter was powerless last summer. she sits in that courtroom. he is surrounded by police. it is the survivors who got the power now as he is put on trial. >> yeah, i know that was a good thing for my daughter to see him yesterday. last time she saw him and felt him. he was in control. he had the power. he had the power of life and death on them. yesterday it was the society who has the power and he was the man

who should answer his terrible acting last year. >> and i know your daughter is at university in england. >> that's right. >> but she felt she had to come back to norway for this moment? >> she felt she had to come back. she had to come back for herself and for her friends. but also for -- to tell herself that the justice system are functioning. i think she is very -- she want to see that the system of democracy and the justice system are strong and stronger than him and at a time like this to see how strong the system are. >> and i said in my introduction that you wrote a book. >> that's right. >> why did you write it? was that your way of kind of dealing with some of the emotions and what was churned up by this terrible incident? >> it was the way. and i'm a journalist, to tell

and explain something strong happens but then also saw a necessary way for us to move on. but more important than that, i think this happened last summer in norway, it was the most terrible thing that happened in this nation since the last war. and i think it's necessary -- it's necessary to tell all the stories because if we take ownership of this day, we can make this day give us meaning for tomorrow. this is just a tragedy. so i think i feel it was necessary to tell the story with our voice to be one of many, to remind us of all the people who died, all the strength of our democracy and how important our principles are for the future. >> thank you very much indeed

for talking to us here on "bbc news." thanks so much. well, there we have the view of a father. his daughter is back in court this afternoon, listening to the evidence, listening to the cross-examination, trying to make sense of why anders behring breivik did what he did on the island of norway last july. and of course for the psychiatrists as well, the judge, the 69 people he killed, the eight he killed, were the actions of someone who was spain and in control of his emotions or were they think action of the madman? because that is what this case hinges on. from outside of the courtroom in oslo, it's back to you in the studio. time to look at some of -- >> time to take a look at some of the other stories making headlines. days after taliban attacks were appeled in taliban, australia will withdraw its troops a year

earlier than planned. over 1,500 australians are serving in afghanistan, including teams of special forces, and 30 australian soldiers have died with hundreds more wounded. franklin kennedy has this report from sidney. >> central is the biggest -- sydney >> australia is the biggest. 32 soldiers have did doo in the conflict. now, julia gillard says security has could leave by the end of next year. >> one started, this should take 12-18 months. and when this is complete, australia's commitment to afghanistan will look very different to that which we have today. australia has an enduring national interest in ensuring that afghanistan does not again become a safe haven for terrors.

>> the prime minister said everything depended on conditions on the ground, but it still means australian forces could be out up to a year, ahead of most british or american forces. but some comment taters says the attack in cabo which left 50 people did -- cab beautiful which left 50 people did -- >> i would caution we don't pull our troops out. we thought the iraqi local forces were capable. we transitioned and we pulled a long way back. and they filed. >> whatever those risks, australia has become one of the first big players in afghanistan to announce a full clear plan for withdraw. france has hinted 2013. as for britain and the united states, they say they're still committed to bringing home the vast majority of their troops well into 2014.

there's a big nato conference in chicago next month to discuss the future of all troops in afghanistan. it's likely to make a firm commitment of helping the afghan government but also signaled that militarily, the end is now in sight for international forces. duncan kennedy, "bbc news," in sydney. >> as formula one teams prepare for their next race this coming weekend in the gulf state there, is more pressure on the kingdom's authority over the human rights record. amnesty international is receiving report offense torture and other abuses in a new report, it accuses bahrain of failing to live up its commitment to respect human rights. >> two men got on the roof of the bahrain embassy on monday by climbing up scaffolding. and the decision by formula one to go ahead with the grand prix. on the right hand said of their banner, a picture of bahrain's

jailed opposition leader who they want freed. the man waving the flag claims to be his son. bahrain's foreign ministry says they're both terrorists. harder for the government to dismiss will be the criticism from amnesty international. it called human rights carried out by the gulf state window-dressing. >> large numbers of people in deintelligence. it has imposed very harsh sentences on people without fair trials. there are 14 opposition leaders that remain in custody. there has been no high level accountability for those abuses. >> this is now an all too familiar scene on the streets of bahrain's capital. clashes between police and protestors who want the grand pree canceled. the gravity on the wall reads don't race over blood. >> and still to come here on g.m.t., controlling cancer.

the prostate treatment doctors hope to be a major breakthrough. >> the cruise ship which has been crossing the atlantic marked the 100 anniversary of the sinking of the titan tick has now arrived in canada. relevants will be able to visit some of the graves who died on the voyage. our correspondent john kay has been traveling on the ship. he said this report. -- he had this report. >> after a week at sea, passengers on board the m.s. reached dry land. arriving in halifax, nova scotia last night, another place forever linked with the titanic tragedy in the days after the disaster, boats from the canadian port headed into the atlantic to recover bodies. this ship alone found more than 300. they were brought back to halifax, a city stunned by the

scale of the loss. public buildings became temporary morgues. funeral directors overwhelmed. now the grave yards will be visited by relevant who is have crossed the atlantic to mark this event. relatives like michael, whose great great grandfather went down with the ship. his body was buried in halifax and now his deden dents can pay their respects. >> we are direct descendents. it is a direct line. it's nice to carry on the sentiment and we do not forget the loss that was on the titanic. >> for some of these passengers, another poignant stop on a very emotional journey. and after this, new york city. the destination titanic, of course, never reached. john kay, "bbc news," arriving in halifax, nova scotia. >> folks completing an online

survey in six years. it includes questions about how long residents have lived on the island and if they have a history of military service. this is g.m.t. from "bbc world news." the headlines. anders behring breivik admits killing 77 people in norway last july has made an opening statement at his trial. he said he carried out the most spectacular political attack in europe since world war ii. central announcing its troops in afghanistan will be withdrawn a year earlier than planned. >> we're going to catch up on the business news now. jamie is here. interesting case of how one company in the midst of a real tensions between two major world banks. >> it is. it's an extraordinary situation. over the last week or so, it's ratcheted it up to a real crisis

between spain and argentina. argentina says it is going to nationalize half of repsol's oil. which is the subsidiary that they have in argentina. they have 57% of this company. and it looks like it will probably lose about half of it. we've got this crisis for the spanish asking the ambassador to come and explain himself. and the problem is it's the relations team on the country on a wider base which are really at stake. >> argentina's crucial for spain, spain is crucial for argentina. if this dispute continues in the vain -- vein that it is, the rhetoric is getting worse and worse and it leads to some sort of diplomatic relations and both countries have a lot to lose.

>> and names have huge investments. >> and just talk about big. some of the countries, we talk about growth and inflation. >> trying to balance two things together. it's a very difficult thing to do. >> at the moment, they have cut interest rates by half a percentage point which is a lot more than people thought. it's been a real problem, particularly for people on low incomes of which they have a vast number of people mainly in the countryside who have incomes just about poverty level. particularly on food prices. however, if cut interest rates which seems to mean that they are not a bad thing but they're concentrating on growth. this is what one said on how to balance the two things. >> inflation is on the 6% to 7%

range. and the potential growth has come back from the heavy days of 9% of -- by august. at least get the to the 7.5% range. the combination growth and 6% inflation all with a one year can be attained, then policymakers would have done a good job. >> they're talking about how to get that inflation at that gross point. >> jamie, thank you very much. opposition activists in syria say heavy shelling by government forces is continuing in the city of homs. they claim that tanks have shelled -- killing two people. the facts are pretty much impossible to verify. but these reports found as kofi annan plans to do his peace plans. >> they are on the ground and hoping to make a difference, but they haven't yet.

just a handful of u.n. observers so far, more to come soon but for the moment, it's preparation rather than action. >> we are a -- we just came yesterday. we have been doing our normal plan and normal coordination in order to assume our task as soon as possible. >> that cannot come soon enough. government forces there have continued to pound rebel headquarters with heavy weapons. some activists are saying there may not be left to see if the observers don't come soon. the military tanks and heavy weapons were supposed to have been withdrawn a week ago under the annan peace plan. the russians who were instrumental in persuading syria to accept the plan and the cease-fire seem to be backing the syrian government lining and blaming the rebels. >> there are outside forces that

are not interested in the success of the current u.n. security council effort. they're doing their best to influence the syrian opposition, not to cooperate with the government in maintaining the cease-fire and setting up a future dialogue. >> the outside forces backing the rebels are led by the rich oil state of qatar. its ruler have guven the annan plan a 3% chance of success. he openly advocates arming the opposition. >> earlier, we called for iran military intervention to find a way out of the syrian crisis and spare the syrian people's further bloodshed. the appeals for help from the people oppressed and killed every day are met only with violence. >> it's in qatar that the lead is holding a meeting which annan himself is supposed to attend. back in syria, the government was holding ceremonies to mark the anniversary of the evacuation of friendship

occupation forces. but up in hitler province, protestors say they will only be able to celebrate when they have defeated the president and his regime. >> the trial started in egypt as 73 people started in riot after a football match in february. it has left more than 70 people dead. the proceedings have adjourned briefly when many civilian defenders interested in white shouted the pleasant have been challenged. -- police have been charged. they blamed them for the violence. >> it's being claimed that a new prostate cancer treatment could control the disease with few fewer side effects than standard techniques. this is the second most common type of cancer in men. about a million contracted every year. and that is predicted to double

within 20 years. doctors say their findings published in the journalist "lancet oncology" could transform treatment of the disease. here's our health correspondent. >> treatment for prostate cancer can often cause side effects. surgery and radio therapy may damage surrounding nerves and muscles leading to urinary problems or impotence. a small study in london suggests that high frequency sound waves fired with precision at the tumor can reduce side effects. >> the advantage of this type of treatment is that it's highly targeted, killing the cancer cells on the prostate but with minimal damage to the surrounding tissue. >> 41 patients took part in the trial. 12 months later, none had incontinence. just one in 10 was impotent. the office found cancer control was encouraging but further larger studies are needed.

>> this could offer a transformation of the way we treat prostate cancer. it could offer a cost-effective treatment and of the men with early prostate cancer, an opportunity to treat their disease with very few side effects. >> the medical research council says the results so far are promising. further trials involving several patients are underway. >> just before we go, let me remind you of our main story. at his trial in norway, anders behring breivik has demanded to be acquitted claiming his motivation of killing 77 people last summer was good, not evil. i would do it again, he also said. it was an act of goodness, not evil as he wants to avoid a wider civil war. that's it for the moment. stay with us.

>> make sense at international news at bbc.com/news. >> funding was made possible by -- the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu, newman's own foundation, union bank, and shell. >> this is kim, about to feel one of his favorite sensations. at shell, we're developing more efficient fuels in countries like malaysia that can help us get the most from our energy resources. let's use energy more efficiently. let's go. >> "bbc world news america" was presented by kcet los presented by kcet los angeles.