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hello. have courage, says president obama. "resisted those who want to drag your country back into the past." there was an appeal to the people of kenya to cooperate with the international criminal court in investigating the violence that followed the elections in the country three years ago. at least 1200 people died, and the prosecutor has now named six men believed responsible, and they include the deputy prime minister. we have this report. >> with these names, -- >> here in this slum, where some of the worst violence happens,

people gathered around the tv set to watch the long awaited announcement. >> killing. >> the disputed 2007 elections tore the country apart along tribal lines. people were killed, and politicians were accused of instigating the attacks as they fought for power. the six suspects were named by the prosecutor. they include the deputy prime minister, uhuru kenyatta. accused of mobilizing a vigilante group, he says he is innocent. >> the law is clear that i have committed no crime. i expect the international criminal court process will be free and fair, and i also want the chance to present my case. into and the unnecessary speculation over the years.

>> mr. ocampo also named another minister as a principal organizer of the violence. many of those killed were shot by police. the icc prosecutor, wants to put the former police chief away. all attempts to seek justice in kenya has been blocked by the all-powerful politicians. some see the icc of the only option to end this. >> it is good for them. >> now it depends on the government of kenya. >> just after mr. ocampo gave his list of six names, it was

said that the government was fully committed to setting up a tribunal, and that leads some to believe whether the government is behind this icy process. there could be many hurdles to overcome before they make it to the hague. >> the u.s. government has announced it is suing b.p. and several other companies over the huge oil spill in the gulf of mexico earlier this year. a spokesman for the justice department said it would hold the firm accountable for the billions of dollars spent on the cleanup. attorney general eric holder of side with a news conference. >> the united states has filed a civil lawsuit in the district court in new orleans against nine defendants. the defendants named in the lawsuit included bp exploration inc., adarco petroleum corp., molex, trident leasing,

transocean holdings, lls, transocean deepwater inc., and qbe, and others. >> attorney general eric holder there. our correspondent. paul, this is the star in what is sure to be a very lengthy process. >> we will be hearing about this for months if not years to come, and, indeed, eric holder in his statement indicated as much, indicating that this was the start of the process. when you think of the scale of this event, which is still frankly unknown, and that was something that eric holder said in his statement, that the full ramifications of this bill are unknown, but it is so considerable, and there are so many parties involved, you heard him rattling off the names, so

many issues of who was doing what and when, where responsibilities lay. >> i presume one of these will be kind of people trying to shift the blame. >> we have heard some of that. there was a statement from transocean, one of those companies then you heard in that list from eric holder, saying there is a responsibility behind this. it is said that there has been no drilling contractor, according to a statement, ever held liable, so this is an indication of the flavor of the sort of legal wrangling that lies ahead of us. >> paul adams in washington there for us. let's round up some of the other main news for you. the prime minister of bulgaria has called for the sacking of some top diplomats. they were secret agents under

communist rule. the parliamentary commission has been looking into the archives. a gunman has killed four people, including his former boss, in a shooting in spain. it was in a café note -- a cafe. the man surrendered shortly afterwards. now, at least 27 refugees headed for australia have died as a people smuggling boat smashed against the rocks and sank in heavy seas off of christmas island. it has the largest detention center. most illegal migrants had there, especially from indonesia. our bbc correspondent has the dramatic video of the boat disintegrating. >> christmas island awoke to the

sound of children screaming. the boat went down in the most angry seas that locals had seen in months. within zero months. moments, people were doing everything they could to float. the people involved are thought to be from iraq and iran and were headed towards australian shores in search of abundance and say from lives. >> it was terrifying to watch, and there was nothing, nothing we could do. they were very, very sick. some were not even moving. i saw children on that boat. i heard children screaming. >> they threw lifejackets from the cliffs in the hopes of rescuing survivors and clambered over the razor sharp rocks to drive them from the waters. australian navy boats were also quickly on the scene. the rescuers were confronted by

a scene from hell. >> there were a woman and child among the seven, but, unfortunately, a wave knocked her off. to see what was going on, it would defy belief. >> medical supplies have been rushed in from the australian mainland. >> some with head injuries and abdominal injuries. if other patients, before we get there, we are taking two critical care teams. >> people smugglers operating out of indonesia. it was packed with some 70 people seeking asylum from persecution. dozens are feared dead, after a journey born of desperation ended in disaster.

bbc news, sydney. >> nearly 40 people of been killed in what is thought to have been a suicide bombing at a shiite mosque in iran in the southeast of the country which was attacked. our tehran correspondent has this report. >> the attack targeted worshipers in the southeastern city near the iranian border of pakistan. korea shippers' had gathered outside of a moscow outside of a ceremony. it commemorates the death of the grandson of the prophet mohammad. officials say one suicide bomber detonated explosives. they say the police identified and shot a second bomber. reports say note that a group of claimed responsibility for the attack. this is the man who used to lead it.

he was detained in february this year and then hanged in june. his execution has not stopped the attacks. in july, two bombers from one area carried out a mosque. when the 25 people were killed when bombs were detonated during a religious ceremony. and this morning's attack, some saying there was a foreign involvement in the attacks. >> the former prime minister of ukraine, yulia tymoshenko, has

been accused. she denies the charges. she has been told not to leave. and a state visit aimed at strengthening aid and reducing tension between india and china. kit there is the presence of the dalai lama in india and the chinese close relations with pakistan. ghana has become an oil- producing nation. they open the valves on a floating platform. the field is estimated to contain more than 1 billion barrels of crude. "fintime" magazine has named mak jacques rogge." mark zuckerberg as the time man of the year. stay with us on bbc news.

still to come -- >> off of the coast, looking at haute trying to manage the tides of the refugees from somalia. note >> first though, police in greece have clashed with protesters during a general strike in athens against government austerity measures. the foreign minister was chased and beaten by a crowd. the report is disturbing. >> these were some of the most vicious clashes seen increase in the year of austerity and financial crisis. -- seen in greece in this year of austerity in financial crisis. the minister was chased down the street by more than 100 protesters and be an of. one person said they thought the crowd was going to kill him, and managed to take refuge in a building.

simultaneously, fighting broke out. there were bombs and firecrackers. the police responded with tear gas, and some picked up the missiles and threw them back. the demonstrators were furious that they pass emergency labour legislation that caps the pay. the reforms were carried under instructions from the imf and european union, which underlined the fact that greece has lost its financial independence. as far as unions are concerned, all of these reforms are things that are going to set labour relations back to the middle ages. the prime minister said that it was essential to give firms the flexibility of the wages so that they can stay afloat another would not be more unemployment.

this is some of the worst social unrest the country has seen this year, but still, the government refuses to be railed -- to be derailed. bbc news, athens. >> let's give you the latest headlines this hour on "bbc world news." six leading figures have been named publicly by the international criminal court. and the u.s. justice department is suing b.p. and several other companies for the gulf oil spill. after last weekend's fatal shooting at a match followed by an outbreak of ethnic violence, no charges. hundreds of people were rounded up in a massive security sweep.

>> on the streets, hundreds of arrests. there have been reports that people from the caucasus region would clash year with russian nationalists. the clampdown follows riots over the weekend. the russian president said this kind of interesting violence threatens the stability of the state. there were fascist salutes. thousands of far-right protestors.

the crowd shouted and went on the attack. today, fearing a repeat of the violence in a different part of the city, police were on patrol early in one of moscows busiest train stations. they would detain anyone suspected of having trouble and confiscated weapons. there were nine is an air pistols. -- knives and air pistols. it is unlikely to of reduced the racial tension in the capital. bbc news, moscow. >> an exit visa has been refused for a cuban dissidents. for the second time in a week, there will be an empty chair at

a civil rights ceremony. we have this report from our correspondent in havana. >> there was a strike this year, and he was near to death. president raul castro made an unprecedented breakthrough, brokered by the roman catholic church. the 48-year-old political activist had hoped to attend wednesday's awards ceremony in strasbourg. >> one of the main messages i said to the european union, to the european parliament, as well as the democratic countries of the world is to be aware of the cuban situation. the cuban people are.desperate and frustrating due to the economic measures that have been taken and will be taken.

>> speaking from his home in his central city, he called the cuban authorities arrogant for not granting him permission to travel. he mentioned individual liberty. there is the top annual human- rights award, and it is about a $70,000 reward. earlier this week, the president of the parliament made a last- minute plea on his behalf, but to no avail. instead, the cuban dissident will be represented by an empty chair. bbc news, havana. >> the colombian battle with drug barons has long been a worry for the rest of the world, but now, an active role. agents are running their own informants to try to stem south american cocaine flooding into

britain. our correspondent troubles to the remote area vot./ >> an alleged narco gangster. the colombian authorities are now seizing the production, but it is relentless. i came across the country with the police. set up by a group from britain, they are assaulting well-known drug laboratories. they are training in close quarters combat. it is actually police, in it is

a sign of just how demilitarize the fight against drugs is here in columbia. -- colombia. >> they have been vetted some of them -- have imbedded several of them. they work very hard to share intelligence. i troubled south with my wheelchair to the country's highest concentration of cocoa plantations. they were disguised in a banana grove, hard to detect from the air.

>> this is where they concentrate. and now, they are going up the coast. >> this is a typical jungle bordering here in columbia -- colombia. one less libor tory, one less shipment to new haute -- one less libor torrent -- laboratory, one less shipment to the u.s. or britain. >> yesterday, we reported on the conflict in somalia. there are links to al qaeda. there is the human cost of this fighting. one of the worst refugee problems. access to refugees in neighboring djibouti, but

thousands demonstrated for more than 20 years. >> somalis fleeing the violence further south. they are arriving with little else but hope. the tiny state of djibouti has become a major springboard for somali refugees. at the border, a group of new arrivals from mogadishu. every day, dozens of somali refugees made their way here. many are destined to remain here in camps in djibouti, many for years. others make the short crossing picket against the gulf. -- make the short crossing note on the gulf. he says a shell landed on his home, killing all of his family. others took pity on him and paid for his bus ticket to djibouti.

the young man is likely to end up here. refugees live at this camp in djibouti. most of them from somalia. the government of djibouti has been talking to the united nations. what about the policy as far as some of the refugees are concerned? >> they are recruited to be workers and modern slaves. this is corrupt and also our people. >> djibouti is a bridge between africa and the arab world, and the un backs its attempts to prevent somalis being smuggled to yemen. they go through these waters 24 hours a day, but they're up against smugglers who carry

around 500 refugees every week. the human traffickers are charged $100 per person, and it can take up to 6 hours. as pictures show, some never make it. so which are their lives after years that somalis still flee in their hundreds every week, leaving a precarious passed to venture into an uncertain future. bbc news, on the gulf of aden. >> just a reminder for you of the top news this hour. the international criminal court has charged six from kenya to be behind it deaths involved in the elections of 2007. president obama has urged those in kenya to resist those who would draw the country back to the past.

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