remember what she left behind. kiln was her home and effectively her prison. she and her entire family toiled here. they were bonded laborers, enslaved by debt. story,er we featured her that debt was suddenly forgiven. .> tough conditions it >> we were taken to see the small room she shared with 14 family members. this campaigner from the child rights group says she would have been liable for her parents' deb t. >> many of them would have to work for their entire life to pay off the loan. she would not be able to pay off the loan in her whole life. >> the owner of the kiln claims he treats his workers well, though bonded labor is illegal.

he says her father told him almost $8,000, which he wrote off out of compassion. the bbc report, campaigners came to me and i said i have forgiven the debt. now they are free. i have children, too. i took pity on theirs. >> for the girl and her family, this newfound freedom means at the chance of a better life. still poor, but no longer trapped. said with what they earn picking cotton, he hopes to send her and her brothers to school. -- is hoping for that, tooo, too,, and tells me she liked working the land. >> there, we spent all day in the mud taking bricks. now we work for only four hours a day.

we are better off here. and this is another advantage of their new location. life certainly looks a lot different. here at least for a time she can set work aside and simply be a child. but the biggt change is she can look forward to taking her place in the classroom, having a chance to learn. that is something that seemed impossible before. of children in pakistan never get to school. ie and her siblings, in the future might be written. bbc news, seven pakistan. -- southern pakistan. australia, relations between the ruling labour party and part of the press have hit a new low. one of rupert murdoch's newspapers and likening prime

minister kevin rudd to a hapless sitcom character from the second world war. the front page shows him as german klink, a bumbling officer from the 1960s series "hogan's heroes." inhas called for an election september and he is just ahead of opposition leader tony abbott in opinion polls. our sydney correspondent joins us now from there. a new networker which potentially seems to threaten rupert murdoch's business empire. >> it is. let's begin by having a look at the paper itself. telegraph."daily you can see kevin rudd to rest up here as colonel klink and on the other side, sergeant sch

ultz, that is the deputy prime minister. this german theme was picked up on by this newspaper because he was seen having a drink in a bavarian style tavern in australia with another member of the labour party who has been investigated on various corruption allegations. but you are right, i think the row, or at least what mr. rudd is saying is mr. murdoch intervened so decisively really because he is concerned about plans for a national broadband network -- in other words, improving internet access -- and that is something that could have implications for mr. foxtel cablen network. the second time in a week we have had headlines like this. i want to show you another one for monday. the first day of the campaign. kevin rudd thomas kicked thismob out -- kevin rudd, kick

out.mob >> thank you very much. let's remind ourselves who the main protagonists are. current prime minister kevin rudd who toppled julia gillard in june has called an election for september 7. set on replacing him is tony abbott, the leader of the liberal national party opposition. getting involved, rupert murdoch's news corporation am of the dominant player in the newspaper market and whose australian "daily telegraph" opposes kevin rudd. guest.peak to our are australian making -- australians making of this? that is not his official nationality now. >> he has not had a residency in australia for quite some time now. he has been focusing on his

american and british enterprises. rupert murdoch is always going to be a looming figure. one of the most well-known australians in the world right now, probably ever. what rupert murdoch says does have a lot of weight. when it comes to the general public, though, i don't think they really put a lot of standing in what he would say. that being said, australia is not used to these kinds of interventions from a media magnet, so to speak. at remind a lot -- of the lot of 1997 when the rupert murdoch came out against tony blair in the uk in the australian market, newspaper outlets do not typically come out in favor of a political candidate. >> it seems very british, even using the second world war analogy and comparing politicians to hapless characters. that is something british tabloids have been doing a long time. >> that is why it brings back the memories of 1997 and tony blair in that relationship. australian newspapers generally

speaking are a lot more objective than what you might find in the british tabloid press. they do not really stand for a lot of endorsing candidates or smear campaigns. but in an instant, it seems like we have seen a bit of a turnaround. and murdoch is pushing that. >> how much of a threat does this broadband network really pose to foxtel? >> i think it poses a significant threat. you can see a crossbow world these days people using broadband a more and more -- netflix, hulu, and even news sources. -- is a dyings industry across the world due to the power of the internet. it does pose a significant threat to rupert murdoch. there has been a suggestion that is why murdoch has come out so hard in favor of the coalition plan. >> his argument is it is prohibitively expensive. what do you think tony abbott's position is? will the rain in a little bit on getting the network out?

>> his position on the national broadband network is to provide a network that he says works almost as well, or just as well, for a cheaper price and quicker than kevin rudd's plan would do. byt network has been proven experts in the industry to be significantly slower. rather thanodes directly to the home. it would probably be rupert murdoch's best interest for a slower national broadband network. >> looking at the reaction in australia today to the headline, are people generally shocked or is it just aussie knockabout humor? >> a bit of both. i don't think people are offended. i would not say people are offended by the front page, but i would say they are a bit shocked that the paper would come out so squarely in favor of one party over another. we are not used to this type of media eating involved in endorsing candidates. it is something strange for us in our system.

>> paul, thanks so much for coming in to talk to us. news, the syrian government has flatly denied reports that precedent bashar alassane's motorcade was attacked on its way to a mosque earlier today. atv broadcast -- the state tv broadcast these pictures. assad taking part in prayers at the end of ramadan. the mosque is in a district close to the presidential palace. russia says it is disappointment -- disappointed president obama canceled a one-on-one meeting with vladimir putin last month, it is seen as direct retaliation to russia's decision to grant asylum to edward snowden. the meeting -- the leaders had been due to hold separate meetings on the sidelines of the summit in st. petersburg. forget tea or coffee. if you want to keep mentally sharp you may want to drink two cups of cocoa a day. they say regularly drinking

cocoa can help improving the memory of old people by boosting blood flow to the brain. britain's alzheimer's society described the study of 60 people as small but interesting. and football, english premier kling -- premier league clubs will be using goal line technology for the first time when the new season kicks off. cameras placed at each goal and high in the stands to give an instant and definitive answer. the hawkeye system is similar to the one already used in tennis. egypt, it is the start of the muslim festival of eid that marks the end of ramadan but the paller of the atmosphere is anxious. a tense standoff between the interim government and supporters of deposed president morsi. they are organizing citizens in tyrol that the interim government says it is determined to break up. >> families and young and old say they will not be moved.

even after five weeks, a makeshift camp is still home to for thes asking reinstatement of mohamed morsi. the brotherhood called for his release from jail without success. talks broke down. interim government backed by the military says the camps will have to be disbursed. although it is not clear when or how. the last confrontation with the security forces proved bloody. hundreds have died over the past week, including 80 protesters killed in one incident. the camps,l in protesters prepare to break their ramadan fast, still refusing to go home. >> he has to come back, our president. this is where we have to start from. that he comes back. and then we can sit at the table. >> families are living here, eating and sleeping, women and

children. they said they are not worried about what security forces will do because they are ready to die fotheir cause. >> the nation is becoming more polarized, increasingly against the brotherhood whose time in power bought them few friends. they have been accused of using children as potential martyrs like this 14-year-old. i don't mind, even if i die, it is for a good cause. >> these tensions matter in a nation of over 80 million. 10% coptic and other christian. there are fears of may further destabilize an unarmed -- an already unstable region. >> i am deeply, deeply concerned about the period ahead in egypt because i think the forcible dispersal of the demonstration will result in an extremely high death toll that will create a political crisis that will really be impossible to overcome. >> some see this as a country on

the edge of an abyss. even as the interim government promised to take steps to avoid bloodshed. they called on the nation to unite to celebrate eid. bbc news, cairo. >> stay with us here on bbc world news. still to come -- tell appointed battles what could be the worst blaze in its history. -- california battles what could be the worst blaze in its history. in hungary, the government has ordered the restoration of water supplies to roadside wells in a northern town after a public outcry that water restrictions were harming the local roma or gypsy community. roma live in10,000 this former steel town. they are poor, they have many children and since last friday in this core chain heat of this hungarian summer, they have been thirsty. -- in the scorching heat of this

hungarian summer. >> they shut down the water. they are right, the kids used to splash and spray water but now we have to go further to other wells. i am unable.ut i can't go and get water so far away. week, the water authority implemented a decision by the town council to shut down 27 wells and drastically reduce water supply to 61. the mayor says the move was designed to prevent waste and not to hurt the roma. demo we can only provide the drinking -- line >> we can only provide the drinking -- [no audio] , activists is waste say the council should track

down the culprits and not punish the whole community. queues at days of water pumps and growing pressure, the government intervened and told local representatives to restore full supply while the heat wave last. but the crisis has underlined a bigger problem -- how literal -- how little trust exists between the roma minority and the wider society. >> much more on that and all of the other stories on our /news.e, bbc.com international flights have resumed at the main airport in kenya's m robie halloween wednesdays fire. an airplane from london was the first to land. others have come from thailand and tanzania. investigators are still searching the wreckage to try to find the cause of the blaze. let's go straight to nairobi and speak to emanuel who joins us

from outside the terminal. a lot of questions and criticism at the response. but there does seem to be better news in terms of the reason show no flights. resumption of flights. >> there has been criticism of how the fire, and how emergency services responded. a few minutes ago, the transport cabinet except -- secretary had a briefing with the members of the press and he was categorical that, yes, it took sometime to contain the fire. he said it was not because of lack of the lod by the services here at the airport, but rather it is because of the design of this old building that was built in the 1970s. he is also very confident that things will resume soon, and they will build a new temporary one point 5 million passengers every day. >> some reports i read that -- suggested the sprinkler system

was not effective and there was not even enough water for the fire service to use. has any of that been corroborated yet or are they still waiting for the initial investigation to report back? passengers who we spoke to yesterday and also today claimed that when the fire started, the firefighters came in a bit late. and also when they came in, some of them did not have enough water and they had to go back. but the transport secretary has been very categorical that the fire and emergency services were in full capacity and also received help on the military and also from a neighboring council here in the city. also, the minister has been categorical that there is no blame whatsoever for the kenya airport security -- authority staff. >> explain how these flights can

resume when such a large area, presumably for the safe running of the airport, is closed? >> yes, indeed. the arrival area is completely damaged. the minister said the whole building will need to be repaired. on ahey are concentrating new temporary terminal for passengers. also, the domestic arrival area, they set up temporary tents that will be serving the passengers. they are operating below the capacity of the airport. >> thank you very much, indeed. officials in california say they have safely evacuated 1500 people from the path of a raging wildfire near los angeles. firefighters and tankers and airplanes have been drafted to

help the firefighters battled the plate -- the flames. experts believe this fire season could go down as the worst in u.s. history. burning in southern california, and the wildfire is raging out of control. it started in the afternoon on wednesday and has now spread to 6000 acres, forcing the evacuation of several rural communities. a dozen buildings have been destroyed or damaged in the blaze. three people have been injured. two of them firefighters. the biggest problem for the emergency services as the wind across the mountain, which makes the situation unpredictable. >> depending on what the wind does, it could actually change direction at the cooling and starts moving the opposite direction. as we move to that, we definitely would have a different firefight on our hands.

>> more than 500 firefighters helped by helicopters and airplanes are working to protect homes and get ahead of the flames. but as with many previous wildfire is in this area, it is the speed at which the flames spread which is no alarming. over the next fortnight it is estimated 90% of people in the united kingdom will see a classic british painting, whether they want to or not. works by the lights of hogarth and hearst will appear alongside roads, bus shelters, and pubs. art of the "art everywhere" campaign, asking billboards to donate prime space for free. on thee is going to be phone boxes, cabs -- for the next two weeks all around the uk, more than 20,000 advertising

positions will be used to display some of the nations most popular artwork. >> we call it art everywhere, and it is absolutely the mission to have for two weeks art everywhere. we made it practical going to the uk post industry and we said we want to flood the streets of the country with the great artists this country has ever created. woul you be prepared to put up the posters for few? -- for free? they said it was brilliant. >> camellia parker's cold dark matter, and exploded view. >> it is very exciting. i always wanted to do posters, and now my dream is coming true. i love the fact it is going to be seen by people who have never seen the work in a museum. >> of course, the idea of bringing art to the streets is far from new. this piece was commissioned by a bar, but street artists are happy to be competing for wall street with turner and gainsborough. toi think any opportunities

show people art work is always going to be a positive thing. even if they don't like it, they are going to have to think about it. it might even have them think that it might be better than having other -- in there. >> voted for by the public, according to result, the nation's favorite is this, "the lady of shalott" by john william waterhouse. >> i think it is popular part because of familiarity. you see it on biscuit tins, you see it on tea towels. on the one hand, familiarity. secondly, i think the subject matter is open to fabulous interpretation. >> it is going to be appearing on advertising all across the country. we decided to find out what people really make of it. and it is lovely. i had a poster of that on my bathroom wall for about five years.

>> fascinating. natural beauty. >> for the next two weeks, expect to see -- hear those tapes of conversations rather more than usual. colin patterson, bbc news, manchester. >> look out for them. a bottlenose dolphin has been captured on camera giving birth at the chicago zoo. the handlers say the 26-year-old was in labor for several hours prior to her cubs arrival. the footage shows only the tail of the baby shooting from the mother before being pushed out into the water. hernew addition took to surroundings with ease and nursed successfully. nice way to end the program. coming up next -- 25 years since gave rise tothat the pro-democracy movement in myanmar.

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foreign mediators have vowed to continue searching for a breakthrough in egypt's political turmoil but the country's interim government says they have failed. and a japanese chef demonstrates the fine art of -- pizza as he competes to be the best spinner in the world. the japanese government estimates several hundred tons of contaminated groundwater is seeping every day from the damaged fukushima nuclear power plant into the pacific ocean. the operator of the plant is about to make another attempt to

get the leaking ground water at the plant under control. this time the government is offering to help. as much as a thousand tons of water may be flowing down the hillside below the plant every day. of that 300 tons is accumulating in an area contaminated with radioactive substances. another 300 tons bypasses the contaminated area. the remaining 400 tons of area is flooding into the basements of the buildings housing the facilities four reactors. that water is also contaminated. tepco workers are pumping it out and storing it. workers have been reinforcing an embankment to prevent ground water from leaking from the plant into the ocean. there are concerns tainted groundwater has already overflowed the barrier. tepco officials say they'll bore a small well nearby and pump out contaminated water. they say workers will also sink

about 30 five-meter long pipes into the ground along the embankment. they will use the pipes to pump out the ground water starting next week. they hope to drain a hundred to of water per day. tepco officials say they don't know how much water has been going into the ocean. in another attempt to control leaking they are considering freezing the soil beneath the buildings. coolants kept at minus 40 degrees celsius would be circulated inside buried pipes. the frozen soil would act as a dam to prevent water from reaching the contaminated area. it could take one to two years to complete the work, maintaining the cooling operations would also be extremely costly. prime minister shinzo abe has instructed government officials to support the utility and indicated he may provide tepco with funding to tackle the problem. egypt's interim government