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what can we do for you? >> and now, "bbc world news america." >> sporadic compensation. political tension on european leaders over the e. coli outbreak. japan changes estimates for how much radiation escaped from the nuclear plant. residents warn of more bloodshed. welcome to bbc world news. also coming up in the program. former head of the governing body said ba rain is not a suitable venue for a grand prix. >> it is used as a tool of the government to suppress the majority. you can't allow yourself to be used as a political tool.

>> british troops record the heat and terror of combat in afghanistan. hello. the european commission has warned against spreading what it calls unjustified fears as the source of germany's e. coli outbreak remains unknown. despite 22 dead and thousands falling ill, nobody is able to figure out where the outbreak came from. russia has been criticized for placing a blanket ban on european vegetables. the commissioner said the issue of compensation is being looked

at and efforts to get to the bottom of the outbreak is going on. >> it follows it closely and will decide on the appropriate course of action the moment tests confirm any findings. we don't have the results yet. here i would like to stress that it is crucial that national authorities do not rush to give information on source of infection, which is not proven by analysis. as this spreads unjustified fears in the population all over europe and creates problems for our food producers selling products in the e.u. and outside of the e.u. >> european commissioner. one spanish m.v.p. demanded compensation for spain's

cucumber farmers. they were originally accused of being responsible tr the e. coli outbreak. >> it is quite clear that the german authorities this this case have rushed in and without due caution. if we also look at what europe has done, we will see that it really has not done enough. it has been very vague. it has not been clear enough. there has been no coordination or leadership. thirdly, those being affected by this have the right to rapid economic conference saying. >> the message there, there is no coordination or leadership. so far no compensation. will that change today, do you think? >> it does look as if the commissioners are going to

agree in principle to the setting up of a compensation fund and my understanding is that that is going to be something in the area of about 100 million euros available for producers, growers of cucumbers, tomatoes and will you tell us the. it will guarantee, the theory is, that they would get at least 30% of the normal market price for that produce which clearly is going to help. i was being told by one producer here in belgium yesterday the normal price for a kilo of cucumbers is around 70 euros. now it is 1/10 of that. clearly they need all the financial help they can get. also there is going to be discussion about relaxing the rules on direct state aid for farmers in this a particular country. at the moment the rules exist

to stop eapt government practices. they are going to be relaxing the rules to allow governments to help their farmers. >> the european commissioner said members should not rush to judgment over the e. coli outbreak or its cause. it sounds like the finger being pointed at berlin. >> yeah, i listened to that clip and thought they were talking about berlin. they thought they found e. coli in the spanish market, it was on spanish cucumbers, therefore blame the supplier. they did find it but it wasn't the strain that has caused all the damage. that seems to be the problem. you have two bits of investigative work. one asking people who got the thing where they ate and then following that and if it all points to one farm, going to that farm and saying it points

to you. we need to swab your air-conditioning system, your work surfaces, whatever. then the criticism comes to the authorities. why make that initial suspicion so public? i told you of the bean sprout case. why make that suspicion so public only to have to undo it 24 hours later? there is a sense in germany actually that this thing is being handled poorly. if you look at the main mass market this morning, chaos up there on the left of your screen, i think. chaos about killer germs. so there is a perception now in germany itself that things are going badly wrong. that this thing has not been handled properly. >> very briefly. is that rebounding on the chancellor merkel? >> it is not at the moment.

chancellor merkel is in washington in discussions with president obama. she seems well above this kind of thing but there is a general sense of the authorities getting it wrong. of the authorities so in confusion, if you like. whether that sort of feeds through and ends up being a government not in control is another matter. at the moment, it is too vague for that. just a sense of that, chaos. >> thanks very much. matthew price in brussels. thanks. japan's official nuclear safety agency has more than doubled its estimate of how much radiation escaped from the nuclear plant in the week after it was crippled by the earthquake and snoip in march.

the revised amount of radiation is still just 15% of that released at chernobyl in 1986. >> as more information is coming out, as they are examining the data that they are able to get, we're understanding more about what happened at fukushima in the immediate aftermath of the earthquake. this has come out from a nuclear safety agency. they are saying 770,000 -- of radiation were released. more than double the previous estimate. at chernobyl, 5.2 million were released. that is a comparison with fukushima. the authorities have been saying because of the way the wind was blowing, most of the radiation from fukushima would have gone out over the pacific but it does suggest

contamination in the area around the plant could be more severe than first thought. >> >> talking about the future of nuclear. we know about germany having decided by 2022 they are going to get rid of all nuclear power stations which is the most extreme side of it. there are certain economic sort of practicalities which are emerging as a result of fukushima. like the cost of the land where you're going to build nuclear power stations. it is much more restricted. people are taking into account the gee logical nation. they are going to become much more restrictive of where they are going to build these things. there are a number of costs which are going to go up and at

a certain point, nuclear -- well, some people feel that point has already been passed but at some point people may feel that nuclear power stations are not economical any longer. >> let's just talk about nintendo. they are proposing something new and exciting. >> yes. we don't know. we have very little information on what it is. it is apple-like secrecy. what is interesting is the wii and the way it was developed. it caught on and as a result shares soared up. they are now 79% down from the peak. they have had a bad time. not because of popularity, it is still there. it is who they are popular with. the casual gamers. they don't buy a wide range of software.

as a result, that's why they haven't been able to really grow on the back of the wii. hard core gamers buy wide range of software and that's of course where the money is. >> get with the geeks. i'm very casual. david, thank you very much indeed for that. let's get to other stories around the world. starting with the united states calling for an immediate transfer of power in yemen following saleh's departure to saudi. he is being treated in a saudi hospital. his supporters say he is still in power and will be back in yemen within days. ar announcing her decision to run for the top job of the international monetary fund, christine lagarde is meeting with the indian finance minister. india has not get yet given its

support to any i.m.f. candidates. activists have clashed with several governing parties after the eviction of the indian yoga guru. the indian prime minister said action against guru was unfortunate but unavoidable. we're in the midst of the tennis summer. we have some good news for women's tennis. >> yes, it was in july last year after she won wimbledon. serena williams went to germany. she was in a restaurant there and stepped on some glass and cut her foot very badly. she had two operations on that and had to be in a cast for two month after the second surgery. she had the pulmonary embolism. she has been practicing. it was thought that she would

return to world team tennis. she is desperate to get the trophy again. she has had it five times. she is a 13 grand slam tennis champion. women's tennis needs williams sisters because they are a huge draw. there are greatest tennis player of the moment. >> i'll accept that at the moment. >> people of a certain age. he is definitely the source rer of the moment. there he is. rafael nadal. he adds that six times to his name. before rafa came to london, he will be trying to do what the great borg did five times in succession. go from the clay courts of

paris to the grass courts of london. thanks very much indeed. you're watching bbc world news. still to come. fearful of bloodshed, residents of a syrian town call on the government not to send in the troops. a review by the british government of its strategy for combating extremism is expected to announce that funding will be cut to a number of muslim groups. to identify parts of the country most at risk for extremists. >> the 77 bombings of 2005. they killed 52 people and promed the government to launch

prevents to tackle the causes of extremism. in february this year, the prime minister called for a tougher attitude. state funding for muslim groups. >> we should properly judge these organizations. do they believe in universal human rights including for women and people of other faiths? do they believe in equality for all before the law? do they believe in democracy and the right of people to elect their own government? do they encourage integration or separation. they will confirm the government is cutting funding for some muslim groups. outlining the key british values to which groups subscribe. >> i think when a time when the government is looking at the funding of every department, every aspect of its work including counterterrorism, i think it is right that the government has a long, hard

look at muslim organizations and see which ones are actually contributing to what the government wants to do and which ones are not really helping. i think if it is right that they are not contributing to what the government wants to do, they should not be receiving money. >> they are considering barring those most at rism risk. >> you're watching bbc world news. these are the headlines this hour. european union is working on an aid package worth up to 150 million to compensate farmers who lost earnings because of the e. coli crisis. japan has more than doubled its estimate of how much radiation escaped in the first week from the fukushima nuclear plant. the syrian town of jisl al-shughour is bracing an attempt by the army for control

after state media reported over 100 people have been killed there. the french foreign minister said he was confident of strong western support, though not from russia whom he said would probably veto any initiative. >> the process of reforms, debt, and we think that ba shar has lost his legacy to rule the run. we are proposing to the british and the americans. this is a point of discussion with hillary clinton. we think that now we must go

ahead and circulate this draft resolution. we are saying that it will be possible to get -- in favor of the resolution and we see what the russians will do. if they veto, they will take the responsibility. maybe they see that there is -- voters in favor of the resolution, they will change their mind. it is a risk to take and we're willing to take it. >> more now on the situation from my correspondent jim muir. jim is monitoring the event from beirut. it is an extraordinary story, isn't it in jisl al-shughour? how close u to understanding what is happening? >> not very, i have to admit. the government has consistently reported military and security deaths since the uprising began in march and it has documented

them with funerals and names and pictures. to admit that 120 of its own security men have been killed is a major admission. it may be preparing a way for a huge crackdown in the area as activists fear. there do seem to have been a huge number of security people killed. does this mean they are facing an armed -- by armed gangs? huge numbers of armed people that have taken over the city or is there trouble with the armed forces as people have suggested? has there been some kind overp mutiny. it is a challenge to the authorities that are preparing to send the army in. people in jisl al-shughour are bracing for that attack. they are trying stop security

forces from getting into the area. there are some trying to go across the border into neighboring turkey. >> must be a terrifying time. the former head of the f.i.a. has added his voice to those opposed of formula 1 racing in bahrain. the grand brix was postponed after a braddy crackdown on protester -- bloody crackdown on protesters. he told why he was still opposed to the race taking place in bahrain. >> i think they obviously want the grand prix and will do what they can. i don't think he is the proper picture of what is going on. >> you think therefore the decision clearly discredited. nonetheless, the fact is we will all be looking at every

dot and comma, every movement right up to that grand prix. that in itself has a role to play. >> i think that aspect of it is true. the problem is formula 1 at that point is being used as one of the tools of the government to public press the majority and that is a point to pull out because you can't allow yourself to be used as a political tool. >> they could say in three weeks time, look, sorry, things got worse. we obviously will change that decision. in a way, it is a counterbalance. >> it can be. a lot of chances of that. problem in bahrain. there has been a brutal suppression. a lot of people have been arrested from the circuit itself. a lot of the doctors and nurses who treated the injured have

been locked up and badly treated according to credible reports. that goes way beyond what should be allowed. if you are part of the machine, which is pretending that is not happening, that is unacceptable. >> there are no question marks about the teams themselves, whether they are willing to go out. do you think ultimately they won't? >> i think it goes further than that. i think under the rules of the f.i.a., you cannot change the calendar. like for example move the indian race without a written agreement from all the teams. you can cancel a race. >> they can fight it on changing calendar. the current president of the f.i.a., you wanted him imposed. do you regret that now? >> i absolutely do. i consider this the first mistake he made in two years. i did back him.

i think he has been misled here. >> max mosley. the stark realities of life as a model soldier have been revealed by the british december. two new soldiers in afghanistan, both of them their first experience in the battleground was filmed throughout their tour on a helmet camera. he captured the moment one of his men, 19-year-old chris gray was killed in a taliban ambush. >> the men, some little more than boys led by bjorn rose. by toverpbed their six-month -- end of their six-month tour, one of them would be dead after a summer which changed their lives. he was filming the whole six-month tour on what was for many the first taste of battle. >> the town was completely

dead. there was no one there. we knew something was about to happen but we didn't know when. >> the base had already seen fighting between the taliban and the british troops. the soldiers knew friday 13 of april would be a tough day. the start to their first major operation against insurgents. >> the taliban. >> where? >> that's the taliban. >> i remember walking down an alley way thinking this is brilliant. this is my first contact. i remember looking at chris gray. what is the first contact going to be like? >> he turned. he looked at me and said i'm hit. then he dropped to my feet. next thing, man down, man down

man down. the whole world came down on us. >> two at the front. two at the back. >> come on, men. it is life-or-death. do not walk. let's go. >> he said gentlemen, i'm sorry. chris gray is dead. >> i didn't realize that i had chris gray's blood on my shirt. when i carried his body armor, that's when it really hit me. i just broke down and started crying. >> at the end of the tour, they renamed their base after their fallen comrade. today, footage of that tour remains a remarkable first-hand account of the impact on the men who fight.

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