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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, bbc world news. >> the duke and duchess of cambridge are considering taking legal action after topless photographs of kate are published in france. as the royal couple continues their tour of asia with a trip to malaysia, they say they are saddened and disappointed over the invasion of their privacy. >> hello, welcome to "g.m.t."

also coming up -- in egypt, protests continue outside the u.s. embassy in cairo over the controversial film insulting the prophet muhammad. and the pope arrived in lebanon for the first visit there in 15 years, and he brings a message of peace. it's 7:00 in the morning in washington, 1:00 in the afternoon in paris, and midday here in london, where st. james palace is taking legal advice after a french magazine published topless photos of the duchess of cambridge. in a statement, the palace said that william and kate have been hugely saddened to learn the french publication and a photographer have insided their privacy in such a grotesque and totally unjustifiable manner. the couple is seeking advice from lawyers in france. >> the duke and duchess of cambridge toured a mosque for the first time during their tour of malaysia this morning. this is a largely muslim country with laws on defense a. so the timing of the

publication of the topless photos is awkward. >> the magazine, which has published the photo, called "closer," is now on sale on newsstands across france. >> i think it's not normal to photograph this type of thing, this news agent says. she's entitled to a private life. why do journalists take this type of photo? it's not normal. the pictures were taken at this private chateau, reportedly set in hundreds of acres of land. it belongs to the queen's nephew and william's cousin. in a statement, st. james palace say the incident is reminiscent of the worst excesses of the press and paparazzi during the life that diana, princess of wales, lived, and all the more upsetting to the duke and

duchess for being so. their royal highnesses had every expectation of privacy in the remote house. it is unthinkable that anyone should take such photographs, let alone publish them. it's not the first invasion of the couple's privacy. just after their marriage last year, the cambridges' honeymanned, and an australian magazine published several unauthorized photos of the couple on the beach there. kate is a huge draw for photographers and was so even before marrying into the royal family. this is her at a charity roller disco during a brief splitup from william when their relationship was on hold. in 1999, a topless photo of the then royal-bride-to-be was published, prompting an official complaint by the palace to the press. the palace hasn't done that in regard to "the sun's" publication just a few weeks ago of a naked prince harry in

las vegas. the paper made the decision to publish after the photos went viral on the internet. >> there's a quality of difference between a snapshot of a young couple at a hotel, a private hotel in france and a young lad with a relatively group of people in vegas. >> the couple initially said to be saddened and disappointed, are now said to be furious and are consulting their lawyers. >> well, let's get more on this. our royal correspondent, nicholas wichell, is in kuala lumpur. as was said in that report, timing is terrible when these pictures are released, when kate and william are in a conservative country like malaysia. >> yes, i don't think it's made terribly much impact, it has to be said. but you know, i don't think i've heard quite such a level of publicly expressed anger from a royal palace as we've heard today for a number of years, and i don't think there

is any doubt that this anger reflects william in particular's feelings. he is recalling what happened to his late mother, diana, princess of wales, and he is absolutely determined to do everything he can to protect his own privacy, and also that of his wife. and this anger has mounted as the day has progressed. initially at breakfast time this morning, when they were told about these photographs, but before they had seen them, they were said to be saddened, and they began their day's engagement. they went to the mosques here. kate demurely dressed, as was appropriate. but then later, when they had actually seen the photographs themselves, there was this much greater intensity of reaction propelled, i'm quite sure, by william himself. there was this talk of being furious of the invasion of privacy, being grotesque, and this statement issued by st. james palace, saying that the incident is reminiscent of the worst excesses of the press and paparazzi during diana, princess of wales'ife, and it

is all the more upsetting to the duke and duchess for being so. they are very, very angry, and as you say, consulting with lawyers. >> and nick, there were two ways, i suppose, that the palace could play this. they could pursue it by taking legal action, which would continue to keep the story in the spotlight, or they could just do what prince harry did, which is take no legal action and hope it would just die down. >> yes, that's absolutely right. if they instruct french lawyers, and one must assume under french privacy laws, would be an option to sue either the photographer or, of course, to sue the magazine, which pass published these pictures, it's clearly a breach of privacy. under any international interpretation of privacy must mean, the photographer didn't have permission, the couple were on private grounds at the time the pictures were taken. but as you say, if they do that, it will prolong and, in a sense, intensify the story, if

you sue a magazine, which will clearly attempt to defend itself. but i think that they certainly want to mark their utter anger and indignation and dismay, not least as a warning to the british press and to any other newspaper or magazine around the world, which may be thinking of publishing these pictures, to just indicate just how very upset they are. >> all right. nick in malaysia, thanks very much indeed. we will keep you updated on that story about the topless photographs of the duchess of cambridge as we get developments here on "g.m.t." and "bbc world news," and later on i'll be joined by the former director of the press complaints commission here in the u.k. to see what heakes of all of this. now, there have been more protests over a film produced in america, which is widely seen as offensive to muslims. there are concerns that many more people could take to the streets following friday prayers in muslim countries. in libya, authorities are investigating the attacks that killed the american ambassador and three other americans and

several libyans or so whorpe trying to protect the diplomats, and they have made several arrests in libya, as nick childs now reports. >> the standoff and simmering tensions still on the streets of cairo. here and elsewhere around the muslim world, the authorities have been bracing for more public anger to flare up after friday prayers over the controversial video. the muslim brotherhood has called for egyptians to protest outside local mosques, an effort perhaps at least to disperse the anger. this comes at a critical time, as the two sides have been trying to rebuild their ties following the upheaval that toppled long-time u.s. ally, mubarak, and brought the muslim brotherhood to power. with the new egyptian authorities, the last few days have presented an unwelcome challenge. so, after u.s. complaints the egyptian authorities were slow to denounce attacks on its embassy, this letter from the muslim leader to the "new york

times," we do not hold the american government or its citizens responsible for acts of the few that abused laws protecting freedom of expression. they're still trying to figure out how the consulate was gutted and the ambassador and three other americans killed. the libyan authorities say they detained a number of people in connection with the attack, but still the questions over the extent to which this was a preplanned assault under the cover of protests. president obama and his administration have gone out of their way to distance themselves from and to denounce the video. but in the election season, he's also under pressure to take a firm stand on the attacks. >> no acts of terror will go unpunished. it will not dim the lights of the values we proudly present to the rest of the world. no act of violence shakes the resolve of the united states of america. >> and the americans are taking

no chances as they further fortify their embassy in cairo and the u.s. and other western mission around the world step up their security. nick childs, bbc news. >> and we hope to bring you more on that story when we get developments. now let's take a look at some of the other stories in brief making headlines around the world today. striking miners in south africa have rejected a offer, a 20% pay rise. it was made by the company in an effort to end the five-week strike. the strike say the offer is well below the amount they're demanding. the shooting dead of 34 miners by police last month at the mines sparked a wave of industrial unrest. the japanese coast guard says all chinese ships have moved out of waters around the islands in the east china seas. surveillance video shows six chinese vessels near the disputed archipelago, a diplomatic row flared when japan called for the ships to leave the waters. beijing says the vessels were

there for law enforcement reasons. it's often said that hard work never kills anyone, but an international study actually disagrees. researchers say a stressful job with little control over decision making could be a deadly combination. they analyzed 13 existing european studies covering nearly 200,000 people and found job strain was linked to a 23% increased risk of heart attack and death from coronary heart disease. the study was published in the u.k. medical journal, "the lancet." the authorities in moscow have expeled a senior russian member of parliament after his involvement in street protests against president vladimir putin. it's the latest example of the russian opposition being harassed by the police and threatened with prison. even ordinary protesters have been caught up in the clampdown by the authorities, their biggest since the early 1980's. our moscow correspondent has more.

>> passionate about dancing, moscow's students step in with his girlfriend. he was among the tens of thousands who took to the streets in may to protest vladimir putin's return to the presidency. accused of injuring a police officer on the filmiest of evidence, he's been in prison for three months with no sign of bail, as have 10 ears. and alexandra is getting desperate. >> absolutely everyone can see they are not criminals. these are people like you and me. people like salesmen and managers. it's as if the police deliberately arrested someone from each social group. >> the arrests appear to be part of a broad and deliberate crackdown, which started as soon as vladimir putin returned

to the kremlin in may. it seems to be an attempt to undermine the morale of the opposition. >> it doesn't respect the results -- >> everyone is at risk. this man is an opposition member of parliament who was prominent in the unprecedented anti-putin street protest. this week he found himself fighting for his political career as his colleagues in the duma plotted to strip him of his seat. under investigation by the police, he, too, could end up in prison. >> they are clearing now, and i think the order comes from the kremlin. in fact, i know it does. now the question is whether a country continues on this path of lawlessness or whether we can stop it slipping back to the 1930's. but despite the mounting evidence, president putin insists that the opposition is not being specifically targeted

by police. >> what some people are calling a crackdown, as we see it, it's only a simple rule that everyone, including the opposition, must comply with russian law, and this will be consistently enforced. >> among all the arrests, even gary kasparov found himself in court, though he escaped prison for now. >> in putin's russia, the state involves almost every aspect of public life, and with every new step, they're trying to outlaw the opposition, to just to push us to the ropes and eventually, you know, to have many there. >> the arrests, including garry kasparov, are part of what has become the biggest political clampdown in russia for 30 years. daniel sanford, bbc news, moscow. >> still to come here on "g.m.

temperature" -- pope benedict has just starved in lebanon, and there are live pictures, as you can see, from beirut. the former international envoy to syria, unanimous unanimous, is one of the world's most skilled diplomats, but his language is now less than diplomatic. he is described as shameful, the international community's failure to help those caught up in the syrian conflict. his comments come as his successor makes his first visit to syria in his new role. mr. brahimi is due to met president al-assad. unanimous unanimous has been talking to hi colleague. >> to get them to pay even any attention, you have to give them an outline of what the political settlement could be. for them to see it as an alternative to try to achieve the objectives through the battlefield, because they do

not do that today, they're going to have to do it tomorrow , whether tomorrow is six months from now or a year, but in the meantime, thousands of syrians would have been killed. thousands have been displaced, if not million, and the international community cannot get its act together to help them, and i think this is one of the most shameless moments in the system. >> as compared to other expenses that you've seen? did this rank as one of the worst? >> i think this ranks up as potentially the worst because we are only at the beginning. it's a conflict that can lead to sectarian divisions, not only within the country, but in the region, and syria is in the most volatile part of the world, and it's not something some country that is tucked

away neatly somewhere, and you can expect the crisis to be contained within this. this can affect all the neighbors and have impact with global ramifications that we need to be conscious of. >> this is "g.m.t.." these are our top headlines. the duke and duchess of cambridge are considering legal action after topless photos of kate are published in a french magazine n. egypt, protests continue outside the u.s. embassy in cairo over the controversial film insulting the prophet muhammad. let's catch up with the latest business and financial news, and jamie is joining me here. jamie, first of all, united states, federal reserve, yet again pumping billions of dollars for quantitative easing. >> and the reaction is

generally favorable from the markets. we've seen all the markets around the world reacting very well. we've seen commodity prices moving up very fast, gold, platinum, silver, all of them doing very well. i think there is a question mark about how effective this is going to be. the money has been pumped into the banking sector, and the question is, what are they going to do with it? this seems to be a further large consensus on the market, and a lot of this money is going to find its way into the stock markets, into the commodity markets in particular. is it going to find itself out into the wider economy, into homeowners' pockets? well, it's difficult to say. one hopes, because they're throwing so much money, $40 billion a month, for almost an indefinite period, one hopes it might do. we talked to an economist at west pac, and which is what he said the pros and cons have been weighed up by bernanke.

>> his argument is the benefits outweigh the costs, and the inflation in the u.s. is large at the moment. deflation was actually cited as a risk when qe2 was announced. this time it's more of a focus on the other markets, i think partly because ben bernanke really does believe that it is a serious issue, but also because it's easier to sell it when you're talking about people's jobs rather than just talking about some esoteric notion like deflation. >> ben bernanke, head. federal reserve, who really was behind this qe3, as it's called, quantitative easing, the pumping of money into t. >> hard to say, isn't it? >> it's difficult to remember. auch shifting to india, where there's been a price rise in diesel. >> it's a removal of some of the subsidy, not all of it, 12% increase, which is going to be very risky.

allies have said they don't like this. there's going to be a great deal of a grass roots opposition to it. however, the government has got into a position where it is spending billions, a billion dollars a year on keeping these subsidies going. and from the government's point of view, this is its austerity. it cannot afford to go on doing this, so it is cutting back. however, the implications that have are going to be inflationary, because prices are going to go up. diesel is used largely for transport, cooking for a whole range of things in india, but also there's a problem about slowing growth in india. we've seen growth coming down to about 5% over the last year, and there's a possibility, but if you hit the consumer with these kinds of extra costs, you can slow growth even further. i talked to our business correspondent in india, and this is what she had to say. >> deese sell one of the main transports, so this could in turn increase prices for everyday items, food as well, so what will that do to consumption?

fuel subsidies were a big part of spending, so this is an attempt from the government to get it in order. it has been welcomed by business analysts and industries as well. >> so business likes it, but on the other hand, there is going to be a lot of grass roots reaction and opposition to that kind of price rise. >> thanks very much indeed. new york city has formally banned the sale of large size containers of sugary drinks in its latest effort to tackle obesity. the city's mayor, michael bloomberg, said it would save lives, but critics say it's an infringement of personal freedom. >> obesity is a problem in the u.s. around tirdsterds of the adult population and nearly 1/3 of children are estimated to be either overweight or obese. for march next year, any business that has a food service license, from fast food restaurants to theaters, even yankee stadium, will be limited

to selling 16 ounce or half-liter cups of nondiet soda, sweetened tea, and other calorie-rich drinks. if they're not, they will be fined $2 hundred. new york mayor michael bloomberg is behind the ban. critics say he's behaving like an overbearing nanny, but he's proud to make a stand against obesity. >> this is the single biggest step anyone has ever taken to curb obesity, certainly not the last step lots of cities are going to take, and we believe it will save lives. >> they didn't ban unsweetened juice. restaurants that allow customers to refill their cups are not affected, and it definitely doesn't affect supermarkets or convenience stores smsm say that defeats the whole point of the ban. >> banned in certain beverages, certain establishments in the city, when you can still get your big gull be in 7-eleven, still buy them in other places, they know they will not impact the health.

>> mayor bloomberg has already introduced calories on restaurant menus, barred artificial trans fats in restaurants, and cracked down on smoking in new york city. critics say he's gone too far this time, and they're determined to overturn the ban. >> now, within the last half-hour, as we've been reporting, pope been he dibblingt has arrived in beirut on the first papal visit to lebanon in 15 years. pope benedict is expected to call for peaceful coexistence and understanding between communities and for an international solution to the conflict in neighboring syria. the pope, of course, had also raised concerns about the dwindling christian presence in the middle east. now these are live pictures you are looking at, and we know that the highlight of pope been he dibblingt ace visit will be a big open-air mass on the beirut sea front on sunday. of course, lebanon has one of the largest christian communities in the middle east and made up of orthodox and

many catholics as well, so obviously he is going to receive a warm welcome for his followers there, followers of the roman catholic faith, and these are the scenes live in beirut and, in fact, large crowds have gathered to welcome pope benedict there. and he has already said that the arab spring is a positive cry for freedom, but he's also said that there must be tolerance as well, because there is concern, of course, about rising tensions between religious communities in the middle east, partly stoked by the conflict in syria, which has added to fears about sectarianism in neighboring lebanon. so there are the live pictures there of pope been he dibblingt in lebanon, first papal visit to the country in 15 years. moving on now, thousands of got malians have been force from the their homes because of an he -- because of an eruption of

a volcano. burning rocks have been thrown high into the air above the crater. >> this is a volcano of fire in guatemala. columns of smoke and ash are spewing out of its core, and the pictures are mesmerizing. but the reality is that this eruption is putting thousands of people, their homes, and crops at risk. more than 30,000 people have already been told to get out of the area, and hundreds of others are on alert. >> because of the increase in volcanic activity that has been seen, it's been necessary to evacuate the communities located in the southwest of the volcano. >> as lava creeps down the slopes and edges ever closer to the communities below, hundreds of cars, buses and trus packed full of people are ferrying back and forth, taking them to shelters, which have been set up by the emergency services.

this is the worst eruption for decades, and gray ash is landing as much as 8 owe kilometers away. it's not over yet, and those who live close to the volcano won't be allowed to return home until the authorities are absolutely sure it's safe. >> stay with us. goodbye for now. >> make sense of international news at bbc.com/news. >> funding for this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu. newmans own foundation. and union bank.

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