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>> the founders of megaupload website it are in trouble. and the news on the italian cruise ship disaster. four french shoulders -- soldiers have been shot by an afghan in afghanistan. welcome to bbc world news. we have met the most powerful religious leader in northern nigeria and are asking him what it takes to stop the bloodshed between christians and muslims. and the the campaign to stop children working in the dangerous at cotton industry in india.

some news coming into us at this hour. the french president nicolas sarkozy and has said that after the death of four french soldiers in afghanistan, french france is suspending its training and operations for afghan troops. four nato soldiers have been killed in eastern afghanistan by an afghan soldier. the french president says it is unacceptable that afghan troops fired at french soldiers. he says that the french foreign minister is now headed to afghanistan. this has been among its the most deadly for french forces in the 10 years they have been serving in afghanistan. the french president says they are suspending their training programs for afghan troops. more on that as it comes in. we are moving on now to our next main story. america owes the attempt to clamp down on internet piracy

has resulted in one of the most popular content-sharing web sites being closed and the people behind it being arrested. four people from the group in new zealand are accused of copyright infringement, but they insist they have done nothing wrong. >> this is the house in auckland where the police carry out a raid. three arrests were made here and another nearby. if a total of 18 luxury vehicles were taken away by the police including this 1959 cadillac. >> in new zealand we have seized $6 million worth of luxury motor vehicles and $10 million in cash from the finance companies. >> the company had 150 million users and 50 million daily visitors. it allowed them to access films, tv shows, games, and music,

which had been uploaded to the website servers by people from around the world. the u.s. justice department has sent where the 20 search warrants to be executed in nine countries related to money- laundering and racketeering. >> copyright infringement in new zealand, attempted to extradite across the united states. >> four men brought to court in new zealand. on the right is one of the founders. he calls himself kim.com. the accused said the allegations are grotesquely over bublown. >> i gather you are in court and at the police press conference. what happened? >> that's right. these four men vigorously

dreject the charges. they spelled out in court to the judge that he did not object to anyone taking photographs or videos of him because he says he and the others accused have done nothing wrong. these guys will not be charged in new zealand. the next thing for the ortiz is getting them back to the united states. the four men. extradition is unusual in this country. first time it has happened especially for this kind of thing. if we are looking at a bit of a waiting game while we wait for u.s. authorities to file papers. the lawyer for one of the accused told me in court today that the u.s. authorities had up to 45 days to make the orders.

>> , controversy has this case caused in new zealand? >> it has created a real storm in new zealand banned all over the world. many people are using the internet to download songs and music. so there's a lot of interest. the public gallery was there. people on the streets a off the record what are they want to do without this music. many people may be affected who use this illegal system. and it is interesting because of the huge amount of wealth that we are seeing. the huge mansion in a large city in new zealand. a number of luxury cars came out that mansion.

in the media conference today they said it was not an easy task to get inside. there were a number of security measures put in place to stop the police going in. and the police said it was not just a matter of knocking on the door to get the guys. an interesting case in that regard. in court today, kemiyah noticed in the photographs that three of them were very well dressed in suits and looked very smart and that sort of thing. -- you might have noticed. mount a strongl try to defense as they can. >> thank you. rescue teams searching the crucial concordia have suspended their operations after the ship moved once again on the ocean floor. fears are growing it could fall into deeper waters, making it

harder to prevent pollution leaking into the scene. new video has emerged apparently from just after the moment it went aground, showing crewmembers telling passengers that nothing is wrong and that they should return to their cabins. >> the italian authorities say that the ship has shifted position again, forcing rescue work to be temporarily suspended. more bad news for relatives who take little comfort from an amateur video that has been released to the media, which was shot shortly after the ship ran aground and shows a crew member reassuring passengers that there's nothing to worry about. >> we kindly ask you to return to your tappan's or go for a walk in the hallway if you like. we will resolve the electrical problem that we have with the generator. everything will be fine. i am kindly asking you to go back to your rooms where you will be seated and tranquil. everything is under control.

>> orlin afterwards the ship capsized. other personnel also appeared to play down the seriousness of the situation. in a phone conversation with a port official crewmember said they had a blackout. eight weeks ago on the costa concordia captain francesco schettino was being applauded by disasters, now under also best comedy continues to plead his innocence. he did admit to making a navigational error. italian investigators are looking into claims made by a woman who is a former crew member and was with the captain around the time of the accident. she says that he tried to save passengers. >> i have heard in the russian media that the captain left the ship for a score was among the first, but this is not true. >> the events leading up to the tragedy and its aftermath of bin investigated. questions are now being asked about whether the apparent delay

to evacuate the ship cost lives. >> government forces in somalia is together with african union soldiers have launched an operation against islamist movement al-shabab. they sent tanks and hundreds of men. al-shabab admitted to losing territory but said that it would strike back. and joining me from nairobi is our east africa correspondent. things getting increasingly tense on this front. >> this appears to being a major offensive by the somali transitional government forces backed up by the african union peacekeepers, an effort to really to push al-shabab as far away from the capital as possible. the african union peacekeeping spokesman said this is the first time amazon troops have actually fought outside the capital.

it's not a great distance, maybe four kilometers. but they have managed to take some bases from al-shabab from which al-shabab had been launching attacks on the city. >> does that mean mogadishu is safe? >> far too early to say anything like that. the situation has changed dramatically over the last few months, though. there's no longer front line in this war. al-shabab intended to carry out suicidebid t of attacks and roadside bombs. as we saw just about 24 hours ago, six people were killed in a suicide bomb attack in mogadishu at a police roadblock. several displaced people were killed in that incident. i think the african union

peacekeepers and the government seems to be saying they have done well in pushing al-shabab backed out of database satheir . but the hard work will be protecting people in the cities from these suicide attacks. >> thanks very much. in the last half-hour, breaking news, france has announced it is suspending all training and joint military operations in afghanistan after four french troops were killed and 16 wounded in a shooting incident involving an afghan soldier. let's get more from our correspondent normally based in paris. how big a move is this for nicolas sarkozy? >> there will be concern because this is the second time it has happened in this many months. it's not the first time we presume taliban fighters infiltrating the afghan army and are willing afghan uniforms. i know today there is a review of security.

french soldiers have secured their own base in the province in northeastern afghanistan until they have this review of security. yet they will be concerned. four dead and 16 injured. it is not in a particularly good year for the french forces in afghanistan. they have 3600 troops there. if 26 have been killed this year. that is the bloodiest year for them since they arrived in 2001. >> seems like quite a dramatic move by the french president. >> you must remember if we are less than 100 days until an election. everything like this that happens in that context will be analyzed. i presume the president is taking the view that until they know the situation on the ground, it is probably best to secure the base for security. his main opponent, the socialist candidate, has already said that he would like to drawdown all troops from afghanistan before the nato deadline of 2014. nicosia scenario where french troops would return by the end

of 2013. incidents like this will make the public much more interested. >> nicolas sarkozy -- excuse maker. [laughter] i wanted to ask you another question, but i was cut off in my ear. you are watching "bbc world news. the sad plight of indian children working in cotton mills. more coming up. now a little personal insult carolina. the debate ahead of the latest republican primary. jonathan blake has the latest on the battle for the white house. >> and then there were four. a debate in the campaign to find itself under to barack obama was billed as a knockout round, two days before the south carolina primary, or to kimberly. newt gingrich came out fighting over claims from his ex-wife

that he wanted an open marriage. >> this story is false. every personal bfriend has said this was false. >> front-runner mitt romney faced your questions on his record as a venture capitalist. but he was booed when he dodged a question of releasing multiple years' worth of tax returns. >> maybe. i don't know how many years i will release. i will take a look at what our documents are. [boos] i will release multiple years, i don't know how many, but i will be happy to do that. >> rick santorum in last place according to recent polls in south carolina went after his opponents aggressively. if the attacked mitt romney for his record as governor of massachusetts on health care where he signed into law partly public funded health care system. >> it was a government-run health care system that was the

basis of obamacare. it has been an abject failure and he has stood by it. >> ron paul did not get to say much and only getting to answer after heckling from his supporters. now the talk in south carolina is almost over and there have been many twists in the campaign so far. it is up to the voters of that state whether another is thrown out. bbc news reporting. >> this is bbc world news. one of the internet's largest file sharing web sites has been shut down by officials in the u.s. the founders have been charged as violating piracy laws. france is expanding military training operations in afghanistan after four french soldiers were shot dead and others wounded by an afghan soldier. aaron is here.

italy, and more coming out there. >> if it's not one thing it's another. this is interesting. mario monti unveiling controversial measures. these measures aimed at opening up certain sectors in italy, making them more competitive. they're starting with smaller sectors, things like the taxicabs sector, pharmacies, local public transport. many people are angry. many people say why is the government picking on the small guys and not other sectors like companies that run the motor ways and much larger companies like electricity companies and the gas sector. the whole idea is we'd have talked about a lack of growth. august 30 measures to try to bring their budget deficit in line. these austerity measures hamper growth. italy has had very little growth for the last couple decades.

but the big test really starts wednesday increased the reforms, for example, try to open up italy's banks. that will be a problem and a huge test. i will have a lot more on business in about 10 minutes. we will also talk about vodafone. a big tax bill in india. >> thanks very much. major clothing stores are being urged to do more to stop children being used in their supply chains. we have seen evidence that children in india as john haston are working in dangerous conditions for little pay. one of the main cotton producing regions, our correspondent reports from there. >> on a transport system from another age, the cotton harvest is taken to market. here in rural india is the bottom end of a global supply chain.

this auction is an early stage in an industry that generates billions. but local activists showed us how little of that wealth comes back here, beginning with child workers in the cotton fields. this child is not in school. she thinks that she is 10 years old, but she is not sure. she picks content for long hours with her older sister. their arms covered in scratches from the bushes. >> we came four months 05 months ago from august and. the work is hard. now we live here. -- from rajastan. >> the next step is processing the cotton. here we found children breathing air thick with cotton dust that can cause chronic lung disease at an early age. no sign of protective clothing or masks.

local activists call it the warburg of a white cloud -- call it the horror of the white clouds. the kids in their little more than 10 or 11. many come from far away sent in bulk by labor agents, trade unionists say they have been campaigning to change this for years. >> the companies are getting richer and richer and the life of the workers is as bad as it has always been and is getting even worse. >> we visited three factories all pretty much. the much despite are openly filming children at work, the managers said everything was in order. further on in the supply chain, working conditions improved dramatically. here big british retailers by

textiles directly from this company near mumbai and. the workers are well-looked after and masks are a routine. most of those stores say they cannot trace their cotton to its source. noncontact it would be interviewed. they say they don't tolerate bad labor practices. but does that promise extend to this ginning factory where we found two children far away from home? a worker feels that they were actually sent here from a distant village by the parents and they never get paid. the two are just 11 years old, workers in a wealthy industry that does not know exactly how or where much of its cotton is made. bbc news, india.

>> now sport. incredible story at least to my mind. laws in brazil to ensure that people can drink beer for the world cup. >> making it talos so people can drink beer at the world cup. this is about the availability of beer in the stadium there. a few years ago brazil passed a law banning alcohol at stadiums because they wanted to stop the violence. now fifa says they need a new law passed solely for the world cup that allows beer to be sold at stadiums throughout the month of football. you could possibly say a row between the brazilian government and fifa, the governing secretary of the world body says there's not a problem. >> we are working together as one team for one event which is the world cup. that is to be clear, there is no fa andn between fi

the government there are just discussions. we always have discussions. >> an incredible invasion of personal privacy. >> it is in some ways. but this is not about beer or violence. this is about control and sovereignty. fifa makes all sorts of demands of countries hosting the world cup. one thing is every profit has to be tax-free. they also demand infrastructure be put in and they protect their commercial partners. one of those commercial sponsors is budweiser. you can imagine how much money would be lost for budweiser if they were not allowed to serve beer at the world cup. people will demand this and -- fifa will make the demand and will get their way. >> there have been several spectacular attacks by radical islamic sect in nigeria if known as boko haram.

the name translates into western education is forbidden. among the deadly activities climbed by the group is the bombing of a u.s. building in abuja and an attack hannukon christmas day on a christian church. we went there to find out what is causing the religious tension. >> the most powerful religious leader in northern nigeria. in southern nigeria, traditional christian kings play a similar role. here in the north for hundreds of years traditional islamic rulers have maintained a huge influence. christians living in the north, a muslim cleric has come to their church. he explains that jesus and mary are in the crime as well -- are in the koran as well.

>> he is known as jesus. >> thanks to initiatives like this, the capital of the north is largely peaceful. there is a big issue between christians and muslims here in nigeria, which has led to the historic split within the country between the north and south. but these days there's a potentially even more dangerous separation between the conservative islamic authorities in northern nigeria and the more radical groups. the islamist boko haram group claimed this recent bombing of a church. 38 people were killed here and there have been many other attacks. the emir has no shortage of visitors, but he granted the bbc a rare interview. how are you, sir? i asked him whether the

existence of a violent group meant his traditional power was being eroded? >> the tenants of islam does not allow doing anything bad to anybody. we should be living peacefully with one another. >> the vast majority of christians and muslims say that they want peace as well, but if religion and politics often get in their way. bbc news, northern nigeria. >> more on the web site, bbc.com/news. the latest on what is happening with france and afghanistan. the french president says they will suspend their training program after the shooting deaths of four french soldiers

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