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welcome, also coming up in the program, in south africa, the police have been explain the sequence of events that led to the shooting of 34 miners. it is midday here in london, 7:00 a.m. in washington, and 3:00 p.m. in moscow where security is tight where three members of the polka band pussy riot is awaiting the verdict that could send them to jail. the three women have been in jail since march after the band

put on a brief anti-putin performance. images are there for you. steve rosenberg is there. steve, how close are we to labor -- to a verdict? >> the judges are due to start delivering a verdict about now. she has not started yet. as for what is happening outside the courthouse, we have seen supporters and opponents just over there. there is a string quartet playing classical music. they are among the opponents. they say that if pussy riot will go into a cathedral to perform, where will they go next? an elementary school? groups have been going around dressing statues appeared >>

this verdict will be delivered in full on this day or is this a process that will continue further on? >> we expect the verdict to be delivered today. but it could take some time for the judge to get through the reading before she arrives at a sentence if it does a guilty verdict. they are pessimistic about a possible outcome. it is unlikely that the stock -- that they will leave the courtroom. >> what kind of reaction will we respond -- will we expect from russian opposition and from supporters? >> i think they will be very angry. certainly, it is divided in the russian capital. there are some people believe that what they did, singing this anti-pretend song in moscow's

but the vote was bass -- was blasphemous. there are others who think it was wrong, but they should not be sent to prison for it. i think the picture changes. i went to a small town just 70 kilometers from moscow and it was a different picture. people there are more conservative and believe that pussy riot should go to jail for some time. >> would it be the case that perhaps this would not have become such a huge issue if their protest had occurred on the street rather than in the church? it does seem to be that the performance in the church is what has offended some money? >> also, the fax that three young women have been arrested and charged with hooliganism

motivated by religious hatred for singing and anti desperate in song. did itey did in i-- they in a moscow cathedral. but now they're facing a prison sentence. that is what has sparked so much anger. certainly nationally, when you think of the mix of the western pop stars who have spoken out in support of pussy riot, such as sir paul mccartney and madonna. there has been a very strong international reaction. across europe and america today, there are a number of events in support of pussy riot. the transcripts are being read out. >> it will be a busy day outside the courthouse.

we want to leave you with these images from inside the courthouse. we will bring you the verdict when it arrives on the bbc. let's take a look at the other stories. a court and moscow has banned gay pride parade in the russian capital for the next 100 years. the first one took place in 2006. the demonstrations have been plagued by homophobic attacks and local government bans. this latest ruling appears uphold the ban that was upheld in june. an exodus began on wednesday when panic stricken people left the southern city of babylon -- of bangalov.

people from the northeast have spread by text messages and social media pit a fire at a nightclub and thailand have killed four people and injured 11 others. the blaze broke out at the tiger disco. the cause of the blaze is not yet know, but authorities believe it could have been caused by lightning striking a transformer. >japan has begun deporting activists in hong kong who have landed without authorization in the east china sea. the violence are controlled by japan, but both china and taiwan have sovereignty over the on lands which offer a rich fishing grounds. >> these remote and uninhabited islands have been because of a

bitter dispute between japan and china for many decades. it flared up again on wednesday when activists from hong kong became the first foreign nationals to have landed on the island since 2004. their arrival coincided with the 67th anniversary since the end of the second world war which also meant the end of japan's colonial rule to many asian nations. they were arrested almost immediately. since then, there have been demonstrations. >> we are worried that the -- we're worried, but we're also happy that we chinese have landed on the island. the imperative is that japan must release our people immediately. >> their wish was met on friday when japan reported the activists -- when japan deported the activists. but some criticize the move, saying that they should have faced criminal charges.

bbc news tokyo. >> 34 people have been killed and more than 78 were injured when police fired on striking miners. the ryland has caused widespread concern and the president says he is alarmed and deeply saddened by the loss of life. milton sent this update. >> this is the scene of yesterday's shooting. the police forensic experts have already begun the investigation. the cones that you see, the colorful cones on the ground, represent spent cartridges from the rounds fired yesterday. the national police commissioner is expected to give a detailed press conference later on today. he will explain who fired the first shot and also codifying how many people died here.

the national minister police says that the death toll could be as high as 30. president -- of mazuma has condemned the violence as senseless and says -- president jacob zuma has condemned the violence as senseless. this morning, south africans are waking up totally bewildered, shocked at what could happen 18 years after the end of apartheid. >> still to come, we will be reporting live from inside the refugee camp in south sudan. it is being called a humanitarian crisis. a series of child murders that horrified britain 50 years ago, the suspect has finally

released details on where one is buried. ben has more. whoseo sadistic murders grou crimes continue to shocked and appalled. they tortured and murdered five children in the 1960's who were between the ages of 10 and 15 years old. one was keith bennett. he was a abducted in 1964. his body has never been found. this is where brady has spent the last 25 years, locked up at the-worth psychiatric hospital. police say that he has given his legal advocates information on where keith bennett body is located. she was arrested yesterday for failing to pass those details on to the authorities. in the past, but brady and the

other accompanied police to search of victims. but officers abandoned the hunt in 2009, saying they needed fresh evidence. keats' family say that this latest news could be a very important development. keith bennett's mother has repeatedly appealed to brady for information. she is suffering from cancer and says she wants to bury her son before she dies. >> the duke of edinburgh spent a second night in a hospital in scotland where he is being treated for a bladder infection. buckingham palace says that prince philip is responding well to treatment. his family is said to be in touch by phone.

our main story -- a verdict is expected shortly in the trial of the russian punk band facing jail for performing in a cathedral. i want to give you some live pictures from moscow where the band is expected to emerge. it has been a very controversial case in russia. it was an anti-bhutan demonstration in a moscow cathedral. they are facing up to seven years. we will bring you that verdict once it begins. these are live images from moscow. it is now time for some business news. take us through the top stories in the world business report. we are focusing on the situation in south africa where it they have the mining deaths. you have a fascinating perspective in this, finding answers in the european story.

>> it is interesting. in the future, we will see in the coming months and years of their extraordinary results of what happens when you get this kind of a global slowdown. the slowdown in the demand of cars in europe specifically and other states and nations, a slowing economy, slowing demand for platinum, slowing platinum prices, sharply to where companies that specialize in putnam, shares of one company was down 77% this year. so there is a real crisis in this industry. you also see increased the demand for wages. 19 c falling wages, over the last 10 years, eight has actually gone up and the workers want a share of that.

when you think about the conditions they work in, i spoke with a mining analyst. here's what he described. >> 2.5 kilometers down, they are well below sea level. they are trying to take one page out of it. it is so deep and not only does the ruud tried to come man, but they for comes up and the sides come in. the rock will fry because of the heat. they are at 60 degrees centigrade this rock. there is seen everywhere. it is like a scene out of dante's inferno. >> it is fascinating just how connected everything is. obviously, it is a story that will go on for quite a bit. let's move on to your other story. >> mining again. >> of this is in india with allegations of corruption. >> very similar to one that

happened not long ago where they licenses for a second generation mobile phones. the allegations of corruption is on the mining signed -- mining side. it said that it has led to the loss of the government at $33 billion. we talked about this links in or correlates with how they problems are in the whole power industry in india. >> the government has been trying all this while to have more power generation. there is a shortage of coal in the country due to various issues. there is a correlation and the defense has said that all this

while. we have to expedite the process in the country and that is why we need more power companies to have access to these mines. >> the biggest power blackout in history, all of it is connected together. >> see you later on. thank you very much. there is growing evidence of what state agencies are calling an environmental catastrophe in south sudan. more than 100,000 sudanese refugees have fled north of the border and blue nile states and walked for weeks to camps in south sudan. james, you have direct access to the situation on the ground. tell us what you have seen. >> it is clearly an extremely

dramatic situation. people have right here in great numbers. they have been walking for many days without having much food along the way. many of them are extremely malnourished, often suffering from diseases, diarrhea proving a particularly difficult problem. maybe 90% of those who are dying are from diarrhea. just to put it into some context, those figures did that on an average day in a camper here, 324 children, under the age of five, are dying on an average day. -- three to four children under the age of five are dying on an average day. >> what is driving some many people to that area? it is the fighting in the

blue nile which is a part of sudan. no. rebels are fighting against the government. the people who have made their way here say they have been bumped from the air and attack on the ground. every refugee i talked to said he left or she left because of violence from the sudanese armed forces and they walked a long time to get to this extremely difficult place to be. >> many thanks. i want to return to moscow where the trial is underway for the pump and pussy riot. the jd punk band -- the punk band pussy riot. >> where they were able to gain access to the church, wearing

initially the kind of close of that were a corporate for a church -- five mingling together with the normal churchgoers, they entered the church. this shows they carefully planned their crime. and, in each stage of their crime, they used what ever was necessary to commit to that part of the action and move on to the next one, leading to the final stage of their activity. they, together with others unidentified. at approximately a 11:20 a.m., they went into the church of christ the savior and started to connect the action for the purpose of which they had come here. their idea was to undermine social order and the candle seller attempted to approached them and explain to them that what they were doing was not appropriate. they, however, move to the part of the church in front of the

altar, dressed and appropriately, which was deeply in a prepared to the orthodox christians present in the church, and in the altar part of the church, which is part of the tort normally reserved for the clergy -- part of the church normally reserved for the clergy, the part of that is normally reserved for reading this scripture or for giving sermons, and they, together with their accomplices, removed the other -- the upper part of their clothing, revealing the and appropriate clothing underneath it and, right in front of the altered doors, they revealed the clothing underneath that was brightly colored and showed the marks and appropriately. the masks were also considered inappropriate for a church. looking like this, standing in the holiest -- in a holy

building, they carried out their criminal acts together with their accomplices who had an electrical guitar and they tried to play electric guitar, ring bells, and, at the same time, the front part of the altar, switched on a recording of a song, while holding a microphone, playing such music in a church is considered an act that is in amicable to everything the church stands for. and they had invited the media and representatives of the written press to photograph, to record, and to perpetuate in this way the crimes they were committing together with other

plotters. they ignored any attempt to prevent them and other people also move on to that part of the church which is only normal for the clergy while filming. they also ignored any attempts by the parishioners to prevent them. they and others whose names are not given, it did in be undermined social order by their behavior in the church, standing in front of the altar, moving over the parts where parishioners are not allowed because they are reserved for the court jury for purposes of whipping up -- for the clergy for purposes of whipping up controversy. and showing bare legs.

the crudely undermined social order and created a stir in the church, which is the cathedral of christ the savior. and this was very much to the distaste of the normal visitors of the church who were forced to witness all of these illegal activities. the people who saw it found themselves wounded as orthodox children -- orthodox christians. overall, the action by the three showed a complete lack of respect, not only for religion but for morals, too, and unambiguously showed that they were indeed motivated by religious hatred or hostility. for the vast majority of people, this church is a sacred place. together with others, they

undermined social order in a very serious way. and showed themselves to be an amicable, not only to the orthodox church but to orthodox normality. day out raids to the religious feelings of not just those in the church but all those religious in the country. part to,ticle 2013 car did not accept their guilt, did not say that they they violated the article. it was stated that she was not pleased that the fact that, on the fourth of march, there was to be an election and that putin would be elected prime minister -- britain would be elected

president and give prime minister. they claim that it was because the patriarch had repeated what was said by others that putin's range was from god that putin's regime was from god. there was much that was positive that she could offer russia in the world of arts or in the world of research. she claims that she