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hello. welcome to "bbc world news." also to come -- china detains political activists as pro-democracy campaigners mark 23 years since the tiananmen square massacre. >> chain is like an apple that is rotten inside. on surface you see little. people think the apple is still edible. but it is not. >> from pageantry to pomp, as buckingham palace gives gears up for the diamond jubilee concert. >> leading figures if the european union are meeting vladimir putin for the first time as he was elected as president and pressing him to take a stronger line on the syrian crisis. mr. putin is holding two days of talk. the summit will also explore

closer ties on trade, investment, and energy. our moscow correspondent, steve rosenberg, says mr. putin will be keen to talk about issues other than syria. >> there are lots of issues that the e.u. and russia need to discuss at this summit, and it's only a very short meeting. there are international issues like syria and like iran, but bilateral issues, too, like visas and energy corporation. i think it is one issue that the russians will be keen to bring up today. it will be the question of visa-free travel in europe. this is something which concerns mr. putin a lot. it's in the papers today in russia. and moscow feels that brussels has been dragging its heels over introducing visa-free travel in europe, getting rid of visa restrictions for russians traveling to europe. and mr. putin already today has said that without the removal of visa barriers there cannot be genuine partnership between

russia and the european union. >> and steve, immediately after his swearing-in for this third term in office as president of russia, he chose not to go to the g-8 summit in person. what does that tell us about where his head is facing? where is he looking more closely? >> yes, do you get the feeling that certainly mr. putin's priority is what they call here the near abroad, former soviet republic. he visited belarus last week, and certainly he seems to be keen on integration with former soviet states. he's creating, in a way, his own verse of the european union with former soviet countries. so, that seems to be his priority. and you do get the feeling that the european union has been dropping down russia's table of priorities to quite a large extent. i'm sure today russia and the european union will be stressing the importance of

cooperation. they are neighbors. they do a lot of trade together. but relations have not been good over the last few years, and there's a lot of frustration on both sides that this relationship hasn't really been going anywhere. >> steve rosenberg. the mass killer, anders breivik, today explains to a court in norway how he became politically radicalized. defense witnesses and breivik himself are due to testify at the trial on his adoption of an extreme right-wing ideology. only two. original six witnesses are to appear. 77 people died in the bombing of central oslo and the subsequent shooting rampage on utoya island. three days of mourning are taking place in nigeria after at least 153 people were killed when their plane crashed in lagos. the dana air flight from the capital of abuja hit several buildings as it was coming in for land. a search for casualties is underway. an unnamed military official said the pilot radioed the

lagos tower to report trouble, but the cause is still unknown. the bbc's will ross is in lagos. >> don't have a confirmed figure on how many people were killed on the ground, and i think one of the big challenges is also going to be to work out, you know, when passengers would have been perhaps thrown free of the wreckage when it crashed and burned into flames. it will be hard to know amongst the dead bodies who had been passengers on the plane and who were people killed on the ground. so, a very difficult task, which is continuing this morning to try and work out exactly how many people have died. but when dana air plane came down fairly close, probably just seconds of flight time away from lagos airport, when it came down, it crashed into, first of all, a carpentry and printing building, and then into residential buildings, and the remains of the plane scattered over a wide area, fires going off all over the place, so a very difficult task

for the emergency services to get in there, even just to recover what, sadly, simply the charred remains of the bodies. >> will, this crash, as tragic as it is, has exposed pretty serious failures in nigeria. we're hearing there wasn't even enough water available for them to put out the flames. >> yeah, i mean, to be honest, not a great surprise there. it's difficult in the best of times for the emergency services to operate in this vast, sometimes day on the being and often very clogged city. we can see from the pictures that, you know, people were helping, trying to get the hose, pipes across from the fire engines to the fires. people were running around with water they brought from their own homes. very, very difficult conditions, but i think more than criticizing and perhaps asking for questions about the emergency services, people today will be asking questions about the general safety of the

entire aviation industry, although in recent years, things had proved, and there haven't been a serious crash for some years. when you look back over the last decade, this was the fourth crash in which more than 100 people have been killed. and this is a very competitive, domestic airline market. when you go and catch a plane in nigeria, sometimes it feels almost like a bus station in the domestic terminal, there are so many people coming and going for all the different flights. so, it is a competitive, bustling industry, but the newcomers that come to this industry and set up, people are starting to ask, you know, what kind of checks are done on these planes to ensure that they are safe and to ensure that some of these newer companies are not buying planes which, frankly, are not fit to fly. >> that was will ross in lagos. a new row has broken out. this time the north korean army is threatening to attack south

korean news organization. this is in response apparently to critical coverage of a children's festival that took place in pyongyang. let's find out more about this now by talking to our correspondent who's in the south korean capital, seoul, lucy williamson. lucy, what's happened now? >> well, the south korean government has responded to those threats, saying that they see them as a hostile, serious act and urging north korea not to go ahead with them. they're saying that those threats against what they call a free and democratic system they say very seriously indeed. we haven't heard from the media organizations themselves, but as you say, several of them have been named in that north korean statement. and quite unusually, north korea gave the specific military coordinates as it sees them of several of those organizations. >> would we say that this is a departure, if you like, from the usual rhetoric coming out of pyongyang, and is this something that really should

alarm people in seoul? >> it seems to be a bit of a departure, this sort of rhetoric we get of north korea tends to be more general than this, although it has seems to get a little bit more specific over the last year or so. and indeed, it's gun targeting the media organizations, as well as the conservative authorities here recently as well. so it's not the first time it's attack the media in south korea, but it is the first time we've had something as specific as military coordinates, really a way of trying to ratchet up the pressure from what it calls an ultimatum for south korea. north korea would like the south to apologize or it says face strikes. as to whether people really should be concerned, an artillery strike or whatever kind of strike north korea plans to carry out on targets in seoul would be a really serious departure in terms of career relations, in terms of wider international reaction to north korea. it would be a very serious move indeed, and most analysts here believe that north korea knows that. so it's certainly not something

that north korea would probably undertake lightly or without an awful lot of thought. >> lucy, thanks for that. lucy williamson live in seoul. aaron's here. he is beside me. you have a prophet of doom, aren't you? >> i have a prophet of doom. don't shoot the messenger. we're talking about the asian markets. they opened lower for the beginning of the week. we can bring the board up while i rattle off what everybody's worried about in terms of the markets. they're trying to digest and get their head around the fact that, once again, we're seeing the global economy seeing down. we're seeing more and more evidence -- perhaps even more worrying. we're seeing the big guns, powerful, developing economies -- i should say, the ones we relied on continuing the financial crisis, they are starting to take big hits. last week, india's economic growth slowed. we saw it slow to a nine-year low. chinese manufacturing, forward-looking numbers, also indicated they're slowing. today we get chinese sector

forward-looking numbers, also slowing. add to that friday's u.s. jobs numbers, all-important jobs numbers for the month of may. we were expecting something like 150,000 new jobs to have been added. all we got was 69,000. that's a huge worry. and then on top of that, the eurozone crisis seems to have escalated in recent months. in fact, one chief investment officer telling us here at the bbc, it is a totally different animal we have never seen before. we have literally thrown everything, including the kitchen sink, at the crisis in europe and nothing seems to be working. huge worries. this is what the markets are digesting. with all this wonderful news, i'll be back in about 20 minutes. >> we so look forward to it. back to you, aaron. thank you so much. now, china has detained several political dissidents and placed others under increased surveillance to prevent the anniversary of the tiananmen square massacre. it's been 23 years since hundreds of pro-democracy protesters were killed.

the u.s. is urging beijing to free those still in prison for their involvement in those demonstrations. the bbc's damien gramatica is in beijing. >> long live democracy, shouts this man, down with dictatorship. this protest a week ago was a rare public denunciation of communist rule in china. he staged it here in the southwestern city to mark this anniversary of the tiananmen massacre. such protests hardly ever happen in china. we went to visit it. the police had got to him first. his son, who's disabled, showed us how officers ransacked the flat, taken computers, and detained his parents. his father, a fruit seller, witnessed events at tiananmen 23 years ago. he had seen the army gun down hundreds of unarmed students, but now, after keeping silent

for years, he'd begun to speak out. >> china is like an apple that is rotten inside. on the surface, you see little. people think the apple is still edible. but it is not. our whole system needs changing or we'll never have human rights. >> this woman's husband was detabed last week too. the police demanded she hand over her film of the protest, but she hid it. >> we want change. we think with freedom and democracy people can lead better life. without them, week just be controlled. >> today, china is preparing for its once in a decade shackle of its top leaders. among those retiring, the last ones there when tiananmen happened. the levels of corruption in the communist party are still there, where china's people should have a greater say in

the way their country is run. so, will the new generation of leaders, who think differently? this man was 19 when he has killed at tiananmen. >> changing our leaders is unlikely to make any difference. our hope is for change, just a beautiful desire. >> rather than address tiananmen, china's leaders continue to suppress even the memory of it. harmony is their watch word. preserving a surface sense of calm is what matters most. damien gramatica, bbc news. >> we've got a lot more to come here at "bbc world news," including how silicon valley is supercharging a new generation of electric cars. the neighborhood watch volunteer accused of killing an unarmed black teenager in

florida is back in jail after having his bail rejoked. george zimmerman was ordered to hand himself in after a judge found he lied to the court about his finances. mr. zimmerman has pleaded not guilty to the murder of 17-year-old trayvon martin, arguing that he acted in self-defense. a 6.6 magnitude earthquake has struck in the pacific ocean south of panama. the quake was centered 370 kilometers south of the panamanian city of david. there were no immediate reports of casualties, nor damage, and there's been no tsunami alert. pope benedict has reaffirmed the church's commitment to traditional marriage at the open-air mass. at the service in milan, he spoke about the importance of marriage between a man and a woman. the 85-year-old pontiff told the pilgrims that traditional family values were key to escaping the ills of modern society. gunmen in mexico have killed 11

people in an attack on a drug rehabilitation center in the northern city. police said the attackers escaped in two pickup trucks. centers for drug addicts have been attacked in the past, which is suffering a wave of drug-related violence much the campaign group human rights watch says it has new evidence that the rwandan military is aiding rebels in the democratic republic of congo. the congolese army is fighting. human rights watch says former rebels have told them how rwanda provided between 200 and 300 recruits, along with weapons and ammunition. the rwandan government has categorically denied any involvement. pakistani officials say a u.s. drone strike has killed 15 people near the afghan border. they said missiles hit a suspected compound in the north waziristan tribal region. this is the third in as many days.

these are the top stories here at "bbc world news" this morning. leading figures in the european union are meeting vladimir putin, pressing him to take a stronger line on syria. the search for bodies from the nigerian aircraft continues. all 153 people on board died as the plane tried to land in lagos. no word yet on the cause. >> coming up in sport today -- crouching tiger rises from the greens to win his 73rd pga title with a victory at the memorial tournament in ohio. spain's silver lining as the european champions beat china in their final warm-up before euro 2012 gets underway. and rafa nadal and andy murray are both in the fourth-round french open action later after

novak djokovic booked his place on sunday. that's coming up in 30 minutes. >> now, everyone knows that electric cars are the future, but for some reason, they're not selling in large numbers, and that seems to be because battery technology hasn't advanced far enough yet. the batteries need to be lighter and last longer, and they need to be affordable. but minerals from a rather unlikely source and brains from silicon valley could be about to change all that, as we now get this report. >> what is this? it has to do with this. the answer is science. batteries and the cars of the future. it starts here. in a valley on the san and russ fault. where geothermal energy is getting a new lease on life. it's green power and cheap power, and the hot earth's

crust, which runs electricity turbine has become a new source of mineral to make better batteries. >> there's an electric vehicle revolution that's underway. there's going to be a huge demand for battery materials in the future. we take bryan, which comes from deep underground, process by a geothermal plant, we run it through the extraction process, and we end up with something that's the key ingredient in the battery materials. >> and here is where that lithium and other minerals are being put to good use. this silicon valley startup has just set a new record for a battery's power and price. >> what we have made has captured a lot more energy. those batteries will go in cars, make the cars cheaper, make them safer, and they'll increase the range of these cars. our dependency on gas and foreign oil will go down dramatically. >> the race is on to develop the materials and the technology to develop a battery

that's lighter, cheaper, and longer lasting to fuel the car of the future. there are some electric cars out there sexy enough and practical enough to sell. justin bieber, leonardo did i dicaprio and ashton kutcher all have one of these, though you need a superstar salary to afford one. this might make electric cars affordable for all of us. >> within the last hour or so, a court in denmark has found four men guilty of plotting to attack a newspaper that published cartoons of the prophet muhammad. investigators say the men, three swedish citizens and tunisian, were planning a shooting spree at the offices of the newspaper in copenhagen. the four were arrested in december 2010, shortly before the planned gun attack.

they all denied the charges. a conflict the world has pretty much forgotten is back is now back on the agenda. during the 199 's, armenia and azerbaijan fought a bloody war. hillary clinton begins a tour of the caucuses, their cease-fire is increasingly fragile. we're in neighboring georgia. he told us about the purpose of mrs. clinton's visit. >> one of the main problems facing armenia is this conflict with azerbaijan, which, as you mentioned, comes from the war, and that war killed 30,000 people and left a million displaced. so there are real hopes that hillary clinton will talk to the leaders of armenia and azerbaijan and try to get them back to the negotiating table, because peace talks have failed. there are constant cease-fire violations between the two countries, and there are real worries that if fighting breaks

out, it could be worse than ever, because there's a very expensive arms process going on between the two. so far, neither side has been willing to compromise, so there's hope that if hillary clinton can get them both to talk about peace talks, or, very very least, tone down the rhetoric, which is really making the situation even worse. >> if he ends up in the georgian capital, what's the point of that particular stopover? >> well, georgia is probably the most fervent u.s. ally in the region, and this is a region which is actually quite important to the u.s., because you have russia on one side, iran on the other, it can be rather unfriendly, so it's very useful for washington to have friends and allies here. georgia is also a key nato ally. georgia is about to become the biggest non-nato contributor to the mission in afghanistan when it comes to number of troops. that just shows how fervently georgia is standing behind

washington. also, in georgia, we have elections coming up in october. there's a very fierce debate going on right now about just how fair the opposition is being treated and whether the opposition stands a chance against their very powerful ruling party. hillary clinton is expected to talk about democratic development, because all three countries, independent since the clash, so that union and democratic development is still an ongoing process here. >> that was damien mcginnis in tbilisi. there's going to be a huge concert at buckingham palace tonight. obviously continuing with the celebrations for the diamond jubilee. and after that, beacons are going to be lit across the entire country, as well as in a number of commonwealth countries. the first was in notre dame. others are to be in australia, kenya, and some some of the caribbean. about 4,000 beacons in all will be lit as celebrations continue.

well, the concert is being staged outside of bucking hal palace tonight, as i mentioned. stars like paul mccartney and elton john are going to appear. our correspondent is outside buckingham palace. >> it's incredible. this view will probably be pretty familiar to everybody. bumly has palace, the queen victoria memorial in the middle, that's normally a round about, of course, and lone lone famous for its black cabs, normally whizing around here. this is normally an open road, but all closed off, especially built concert arena. the stage looks very, very impressive indeed. all of the different colored lights. they were just firing off some fireworks and pyrotechnics a few minutes ago. in fact, some of them are actually still floating down into our position here. of course, tight security, too, lots of police officers, sniffer dogs inspecting the area, making sure that everything's safe for tonight's concert-goers, giant screens as well. you will have performances from all sorts of different acts, a

real who's who, the royalty of british pop music and pop music from around the world really. we've got acts such as sir tom jones, sir cliff richards, sir elton john, sir paul mccartney, dame shirley battie, more contemporary acts, if you like, j.l.s., also stevie wonder, jessie j performing various different songs. a real highlight, i think, tonight will be madness will be performing their hit from the 198 owe's, "our house," and that will actually be up on the roof of buckingham palace. there will be 10,000 people crammed in here tonight, the same people who've been enjoying -- who will have been enjoying a picnic in the garden of buckingham palace. they were closen in a ballot, 1.3 million people, something like that, applied for the ticket. those 10,000 lucky few, if you like, will get a wonderful view, not only of buckingham palace, but also the concert. if they look over their shoulders, they'll see the

royal box with the royal family no doubt enjoying the music too. >> very quickly before we go, can you tell us a little bit about the queen and lighting the beacon after the concert tonight? >> yeah, beacons have been lit around the world, around the commonwealth, already so far. across the u.k., after 10:00 tonight, beacons will be lit, and the queen will light one here at 10:30, and that will bring today's proceedings to a close before a return to more formal sort of character proceed sessions, things like that tomorrow. >> funding was made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu. newman's own foundation. union bank. and shell. >> at shell, we believe the world needs a broader mix of energies. that's why we're supplying cleaner burning natural gas to generate electricity.

and it's also why, with our partner in brazil, shell is producing ethanol, a biofuel made from renewable sugar cane. >> a minute, mom! >> let's broaden the world's energy mix. let's go. >> bbc world news was presented by kcet los angeles.