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the anti-austerity parties? tens of thousands of acres in colorado are experiencing wild flowers. she has fought for 32 years to prove that her baby daughter was taken and killed by a dingo. now a corner and australia has ruled that it was in 1980. the baby's mother was found guilty of murder and that conviction was overturned. our correspondent, duncan kennedy, reports. >> it has taken her 32 years to make this journey. to a coroner's court to hear that she was not to blame for her daughter's disappearance.

she was joined by her ex-husband to hear the corner make an extraordinary ruling in history. >> what appears in 1980 was that hortly after the tent, a bing dingo or dingos took her and dragged her from the area. >> the motion of the moment overtook the the court. >> we are glad to come to the end of this saga. we live in a beautiful country, but it is a dangerous. >> this battle to get to the legal truth about what caused the baby's death has taken too long. in fact, the case stretches back to august, 1980. she claimed that her baby was

taken by a dingo dog. few believed her and she was convicted of murder. the jacket was found at a dingo's den. was cleared, but suspicions and rumors remained. she sought to have dingos blamed. it was sometimes a lonely fight for her and her husband battling to clear their names. they have ruled once and for all that it was not them that did this. it was a dingo or dingos for the disappearance all of those years ago. mrs. chambers and held up the death certificate to prove her fight is at an end and that her name has been officially cleared. the case that brought tragedy, shame, and ultimately justice. duncan kennedy, bbc news.

>> they're going ahead with a big rally in moscow despite being summoned for questioning just before the demonstration. she is at the protest in moscow. how many people are out there? what is the mood of this protest? >> there are around 20,000 people so far. the march itself started about three minutes ago. there was a long, white ribbon that was taken away the to the main square where there will be speeches on a podium. from where i am standing, i can see flags of all sorts. there are communists, rights entalists, it ga gay activists. there are all kinds of chance of putin is aank, "putiying, "

theif." a lot of people say there are no common policies, no, and views. the only thing that unites this opposition is not good enough reason to take to the streets. >> we have seen the questioning of the lead protesters. are the opposition leaders expected to come out onto the streets today? >> they're certainly trying to. right now, they're being questioned by police. there is a tactic to stop them turning up at this process right now. it has to also be said that the fact that they have been treated, as some would say, so harshly, has really galvanized the opposition here.

this is really going to help our cause because we object to that harsh treatment of individuals by the state. a lot of people here say it will strengthen the opposition, rather than weaken it. they wanted to diminish today's protests. >> the united nations and some children in syria are claiming the government is using them as human shields, forcing them to discourage opposition attacks. the u.s. representative says the suffering is unusual, even for combat situations. >> we are really quite as shocked at the killing and maiming of children. it's comes across in many conflicts.

but this torture of children as young as 10 is something quite extraordinary. we do not really see it in other places. also, recently, in the two massacres, 49 children under the age of 10 being executed is what we are hearing in the first massacre. those kinds of things we do not see as well. >> she is that the un in new york. >> this is the u.n.'s annual report. the personal responsible for a, it is not unusual for children to be killed or maimed in crossfire. it is unusual for them to be tortured and slaughtered in the massacres, which they have been by government militia. some children have spoken of being used as human shields by the army placed on things so the

rebels would not fire at them. the rebels were not entirely the fault list, that have accrued children under the age of 16. she has added that syrian government forces are on a list or a tax schools and hospitals. some of the others concluded there from afghanistan or iraq. the line between combatants and civilians is being lost. the content is taking on the character of collective punishment in which children are not scared. they have been sometimes tortured when the entire families are detained. looking at india this morning.

the economy is still growing, but it has slowed. >> 5.3% in terms of the emerging market, which is expanding. india is expanding. not good news. we would love to have 5.3%. it is not a good figure. industrial growth is hardly expanding at all. this is very worrying. we've heard the standard and poor's agency downgrading in india, which would take it below investment grade. once you get to investment grade, then a whole lot of foreign investors comes into the country. this is what happened in 2007. they made its investment grade. everybody piled in. if you did it below investment grade, everyone will pile out.

>> it is just a warning. >> yes, at the moment. is it to get down below investment grade, then it would be serious. as i say, it has not happened yet. then there is a real danger. it will be the first of the big emerging countries to go below investment grade. >> numbers in germany. >> yes. a slowdown in a survey. it looks about what people are expecting to do in terms of hiring people. what has changed to, i think, overall, is just when they feel optimistic, we're not going to have people anymore. that is the premise on which of this survey is made. at germany is looking particular week. -- weak.

getting weaker and weaker. peru and turkey are doing very well. the emerging markets are looking quite promising from an employment perspective. >> thank you some much. more later in the day. there are conflicting reports about the former egyptian president. mr. mubarak is in a prison hospital. one source says he is in critical condition, but still conscious. they are braced for what the authorities have dubbed their greatest ever security challenge. the russian defense will march through the game to mark their nations' independence day. the former ukrainian prime minister where the ukrainian and

a swedish football teams played last night. corruption charges on the eu and the u.s.. toy're using the tournament try to highlight the case. you are watching bbc world a news. you'll meet the woman who wakes up, runs, and then hits the gym -- she is 75 years old. now, a wildfire has stretched tens of thousands of acres. >> eating its way through colorado's try landscapes, the fire is moving to landscapes. it has doubled in size. consuming almost 40,000 acres. it is no wonder the authorities

are extremely worried. boosting their resources to keep pace. >> obviously, this is a very high priority. this is one that will be brought to bear. >> some living nearby asked about the job at hand. >> they are doing the best they can. bigger fires and a lot of places. we have been at it for 32 years. it is crazy. >> others are more critical about the way this crisis has been handled. >> i think, on saturday, had we gotten some helicopters, if they had got it content, we would not have 38,000 acres burning at this time. >> with the smoke spreading as far as nebraska, texas, and kansas, and hundreds are evacuated from their homes, they hope that not too much more of

this landscape will be engulfed by the inferno. bbc news. >> talks are in the supply routes to afghanistan have broken now. u.s. forces mistakenly killed 24. with a three central asian nations instead. this is a bbc world news. at the headlines. after 30 years, a new legal ruling in australia says that mrs. chamberlain's baby was killed by a dingo. a new president. >> coming up in sports today in half an hour, the ukraine goes crazy. they fire the coach-host of

their opening match in 2012. a 45-year wait is over for the loss angeles kings as they are crowned nhl champions. >> more now on our top story. the extraordinary case of the chamberlain, was taken by a dingo. there were initially convicted over the baby's disappearance. she has been looking at public reaction to the story. >> i think most people had accepted that lindy chamberlain was not guilty of this. there are some rumors in some quarters, particularly in the northern territories, that somehow she was implicated. the vast majority of australians will be relieved this is over. lindy chamberlain always fought

for these past few years because of those rumors, because of that innuendo that people did not believe her. the courts cleared her of doing it. with a handgun was point the finger at who had done it. that is what lindy was searching for. the search of justice to point the finger once and for all. that is exactly what the coroner did today. she said she was relieved it was over. her husband michael said it has been a terrible fight for the family. they're up against the huge legal establishment of the northern territories, but they have come out on top. almost 32 years to the day since azaria died. two people have fought this battle. >> at least 80 people are feared dead after two earthquakes in at

number afghanistan triggered a landslide. officials say 22 homes are buried. bbc's correspondent is in kabul. >> i was speaking to the provincial governor who paints a grim picture. it is also backed by local villagers who say that 10 to 20 meters of earth, debris, have covered the entire village. this is a very extreme as the end of the valley. but officials are very critical that the essential government, they say, there are chances of people. the team did not bring heavy machinery, which was needed.

a sad part of confirmation coming from that country. everyone is assuming the worst. an entire village, with the exception of one home, taking the lives of more than 80 people. >> greece goes to the polls next sunday with much the focus. traveling around the country this week before the polls opened. we have been saying that the spots you are in look absolutely studying -- absolutely stunning. >> right. as so many places in greece, it is suffering from the worst financial crisis in its modern history. it is a town with the anti

bailout parties and cancel all those painful spending cuts. it was a symbol of the parties nationally strong showing, but it is the kind of place at the pro-bailouts one to try to win back if it is to stem cities and former government after the close election. knights moved slowly. the customers are falling and the business is struggling. greece is in trouble. politicians must try to catch, but they're not having much success. >> we should bring them all together and throw them into the sea. they all stole money and now everyone is a starving. we have not got enough to eat.

>> for those who will vote, the slow decline is the shaping their views. industry has all-but died. after long of voting for the big parties, at the town changed in the last election. they want to revoke greece's bailout and spending cuts. the eu says the country cannot have both. >> a bailout has brought misery to greece. it -- to make demands a we're not able to honor. we are the party that gives greeks hope. >> it is an attractive message in a country that calls the cuts a hardship. >> like most agreed towns, it is bustling -- buckling under austerity. people are fed up with chronic

mismanagement. the question is whether creeks will feel they send their message of protest and come back to the political mainstream for fear of leaving the euro. >> small businesses may be in tough times, but greeks want to keep a single currency. could that swing the vote of back in favor of the pro- bailout center right? >> i was so angry at the two big parties. i was pleased with myself. and now i don't think i will vote for them again. i was able to find out about them and what they represent. >> but the recall remains strong for a nation craving a new start. there are the ones to watch this new election, the rising greek left challenging europe.

european union leaders have warned that a government that tries to turn its back on greece's bailout would mean that the country's international loan money from the eu in to the imf gets turned off. that would probably mean that greece would enter into a messy default on its debt and be forced to leave the euro. greece can cancel, renegotiate, and it changes the bailout, and yet stay in the euro. the problem is that the strong voices in all of this come from berlin and other eu capital. if they turn off greece's international lifelike, than their days could be numbered. this has become the referendum on greece, the continuing membership in the euro. it is an election that will be watched so closely beyond

greece's borders. what happens could have implications, really, throughout the global economy. >> many thanks. we will be talking to you throughout the day. now, someone who says age is just a number. she is the oldest female bodybuilder. she is 75 years old with no signs of slowing down. she's in the u.s. city of baltimore, maryland. >> if ever there were an anti aging pill, i would call it exercise. >> let me know when you get tired. look at my man. >> i enjoyed working with the people who come to the church. sometimes they say, oh, this hurts. i tell people -- age is nothing but a number. age is nothing but a number.

ok. i am 75 years of age. at age 71, that is when i decided that i was going to start body building. i.m. -- i am considered the oldest female competitive body builder in the world. when i was younger, i was never athletic in any way. at age 56, my sister and i were invited to a picnic. we were told we can wear a bathing suits. we did not like how we looked. we decided we would start exercising. my sister died from a brain aneurysm. i just felt awful.

i had panic attacks. she came to me in a dream and said that i was not doing what we said we were going to do. the first show that we did was in washington, d.c. boy, were they skimpiest suits. i had never had anything on like that in my life. but i put them on and we did the show. what i want to do is to inspire others to exercise and to each correctly. and what i do is i practice what i preach. >> 3, yes. 2, push it. >> just before we go, the economic crisis has even hit the nobel peace prize. prize winners are to receive a smaller cash prize.

the economic crisis was to blame for the news. you'll see a 20% fall in price money, although there will still be given $1.1 million. not bad, really. much more, of course, on our web sites, including the latest from syria. they're just announcing an alarming escalation of of violence in syria. bbc.com/news. \ we are back in a couple of minutes. >> funding was made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu. >> at shell, we believe the world needs a broader mix of energies.

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