china, burma's main ally called for international sanctions against burma to be lifted. in the center of thailand our correspondent said china's call for those sanctions to go will be seen as premature by the americans. >> all sides are kind of feeling their way and trying to work out where this whole process may lead. burma finds itself in the middle now of a situation where everybody wants to try to engage with the country and try to pull it or push anytime certain directions. china has long been engaged with burma politically and economically and stolen a much from the west. china didn't have any such problems and has made huge investments in burm abu now the u.s. looks saying what happened to our backyard because china shares a border with burma and burma is in the middle of the u.s. and china game and trying to play one up against the other. it's wanting friends both in the west and the east. >> given what you just said to what extent do you think talks in burma are actually driven by the political concerns of the americans and chinese rather than the country itself

american records burma for progress, -- america records burma for progress. why there are fewer "made in china" labels around. manufacturing output down for the first time in nearly three years. it is midday in london, 7:00 a.m. in washington, and 1:00 in brussels, where william hague is pushing for more sanctions against iran at a meeting of fellow foreign ministers. the talks come two days after iranian protesters stormed the british mission in iraq. mr. hague suggested that iran's money spending oil industry could be targeted. he acknowledged there could be a variety of views on that. joining me from brussels is james reynolds. >> george, 48 hours since the diplomatic compounds were rated in tehran. britain has responded by ordering the closure of iran's embassy in london. this morning in brussels, the first time to see if europe will act together. >> this morning in brussels, britain's foreign secretary, william hague, our right to test europe's desire for for the steps against iran. >> europe has taken many measures already. i hope we will agree to addit

relations with burma. su, kyi the pro-democracy advocate who spent 20 years being 51st cuted by the repressive burmese government now believes her government is moving towards democracy. so clinton spent her day with top government officials testing the suu kyi theory, and on every point when the secretary asked for democratic change, the promises came-- free and open elections, yes. ending management ties to north korea, yes. ending the regime's civil wars against minorities. that's already in progress. and then the big one-- the release of up to 1,000 political prisoners. two weeks ago, burma's president denied they even existed. today, he was discussing how to release them. >> the immediate and unconditional release of all political prisoners is a key test of the government's commitment to human rights and democracy. >> reporter: clinton said she was encouraged by the promises but said the u.s. would wait for action. >> it has to be not theoretical or rhetorical. it has to be very real, on the ground. >

and burma. this depends on whether the burmese leadership is able to demonstrate they are serious about reform. washington and the burmese opposition will be watching aung san suu kyi -- will be watching thein sein's every move. >> the u.s. senate has imposed harsh sanctions on iran. this would impose sanctions on those that do business with the bank. this follows the storming of the british embassy in tehran. they are looking to isolate iran economically. >> the european union foreign ministers had this meeting long before the compounds in tehran were attacked. the incursions gave this summit much greater urgency. >> they have agreed on 180 companies, individuals associated with the nuclear program, with the shipping lines, or with the revolutionary guard. that is a major extension of the european union. >> the embassy attacks are still vivid. it is believed that the protesters had links with the conservative establishment. the west is looking for ways to tackle the hard liners. >> we are looki

this gives the burma something of great significance. she announced small announcements today and initiatives and some activity with the u.n. and the imf. this opens the door and it reduces somewhat of the isolation that burma has felt for quite some time. going forward, things like improvements in relations. we could update to a full- fledged diplomatic relationship. the sanctions are something that obviously burma once. the longer this goes on, the more things opened up. on a timetable going forward. what she wanted to do is to say, is this for real? looking at someone straight in the eye and saying, can they do it? >> what has motivated the changes we have seen so far. it is incredibly exciting to see hillary clinton meeting with aung san suu kyi. >> there was a meeting a few years ago to try to engage with countries like burma. finally, you have a leader who was willing to change the status quo. as the ask any report said, the real question is, while he seems committed to reform, how deep is it? aung san suu kyi seems to trust this r

secretary of state hillary clinton has begun talks with top officials in burma. she has expressed cautious hope for reform and the diplomatically isolated southeast asian country, but she is likely to push for more diplomatic reform in burma during her visit. she will next had to bring good to meet the pro-democracy leader. our correspondent says the u.s. secretary of state -- >> we are told the meeting is underway. it is scheduled to be two hours long. they have plenty of ground to cover. hillary clinton says she will ignite a movement for change, following president obama who said he saw flickers of protest. the united states is acknowledging the changes that have taken place in burma, making clear they want to see much more. we're just outside of the u.s. consulate, and there is a small rally taking place, a group of burmese protestors and some exiles who are wanting to hand over a petition to the consulate to ask hillary clinton to ensure that she brings up issues of ethnic minority rights and political prisoners. those are on hillary clinton agenda. she will

clinton to burma? >> in some ways it's quite mixed.re are some people who have been in exile here for more than two decades. some among them, particularly those from ethnic minorities who fled conflict are very, very wary there can't ever be any genuine peace in burma. they've had so many disappointments before, they find it hard to believe there could be a more positive future. others, particularly the more politically minded are very cautious but are beginning to see now some signs of hope. though the people i've spoken to here said look, we're not about to go home immediately. there needs to be greater security and greater assurances and particularly movement on the issues of political prisoners still detained and on trying to resolve some of the outstanding ethnic issues. it's very cautious people are watching very carefully this side of the border, too, what comes out of this trip by hillary clinton. >> rachel harvey in thailand. thank you so much for the update. and you're watching "newsday" on the bbc live from singapore and lon

making history in burma, hillary clinton dines with aung san suu kyi. getting tough on tehran, the european union and poses new sanctions as the fallout spreads from the storming of the british embassy. >> the right hon. gentleman knows very well that he has no choice. >> meryl streep takes on margaret thatcher on the big screen. she talks exclusively to the bbc about her role as the iron lady. >> i wanted to in some way capture what everett was that drew people to her. >> welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the u.s. secretary of state made history when she dined with nobel laureate aung san suu kyi. hillary clinton is the most senior official to visit the country in more than half a century. she met with the most famous political prisoner. is there a lasting guarantee that this new openness will last? >> an american secretary of state shaking hands with burma's president, thein sein, a former junta leader. then, face-to-face with aung san suu kyi. this was all unthinkable even a few months ago. this is a sign that things migh

secretary clinton was in burma, a country in the grip of a brutal military regime, standing alongside opposition leader aung san suu kyi. she spent 15 years in detention and won the nobel peace prize in 1991. burma's military rulers released her from detention a year ago and is that one of the reforms that prompted secretary clinton's visit. wyatt andrews is there. >> reporter: in anle gris that first seem his i tant but then grew emotional, secretary clinton and she sealed the bond they just made over burma. their strategy is to praise the burmese government for out promises of political freedom and then work aggressively to hold the government to its word. >> we do see opening today that give us some ground for en currentment. >> this will be the beginning of a new future for all of us, provided we can maintain it, and we hope to be able to do so. >> reporter: suu kyi was seeking from the verdict an do of her home where she spent most of the last 20 years under house arrest. >> there will be no turning back on the road to democracy. we are not on that road yet, but we hope to get th

are senior military figures that remain in burma. and we should not forget that 25 seats in parliament are reserved for the military officers. but this is a new military government and critics say it's new only in name and some don't trust this. but these moves are the latest sign. >> a technical step indeed, and thank you rachel for clarifying for us. from bangkok. the british prime minister gave his account of what happened in brussels. vetoing a new treaty setting tougher rules on taxing. because it wasn't in the national interest. and this statement made to a packed out of commons, although the deputy minister chose not to attend. >> france and germany said in their letter last week thatut -- that the euro zone should provide safeguards, and i make no apology for them. and i have to tell the house the choice was a treaty without safeguards or no treaty, and the right answer was no treaty. >> how can the prime minister persuade anyone else when he can't persuade his deputies? >> he has chosen the party interest, we will rule the d

he paid a recent visit to burma.you're listening to michelle talking about suu kyi, what are your impressions? >> well, these are inspiring leaders, and through their sacrifices. and difficult choices that they have made for their own countries. it is so important. politics is all about service. we see the people, a country, and when it is difficult choices, not everyone can make it. >> richard, i think you have a bernie's -- a burmese connection. >> my father was actually born in burma. i met michael harris in oxford. i can confirm what michelle said, that he was starkly resigned of his decision, which the two of them have taken. he was bearing it with great fortitude. probably not as great as she herself, because she was actually in prison. nevertheless, it was a hard decision. i admire it. >> when you listen to them talking about these strong asian leaders who are women, what does that make you think about the fact that there are these strong role models in emerging nations? >> i think it is wonderful that there a

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would not be a solitary visit but the beginning of a long partnership between the united states and burma. that all depends on whether the burmese leadership is able to demonstrate in the coming months that it is serious about reform. washington and the burmese opposition will be watching the president's every move. >>> riggle heartbeat is in the north of thailand, a city that has become rigid racial harvey is in the north of thailand, a city that is at the center of this. it what do they hope for from this visit from mrs. clinton? >> i think that they hope that this real engagement by the data stage -- by the united states may produce rewards, the incentives may prove enough to continue this reform process, but there are real doubts, in particular they were about the fact that more political prisoners have not yet been released. we've been talking with people who say there are those in jail whose terms have been extended recently. it is still a case of two steps forward, one step back. there is also the issue of economic minorities. clinton will be meeting with ethnic minority leaders to

government to visit burma for than half a century. arriving in the capital, the secretary state said she's quite hopeful that the reforms signaled by the government could lead to a broader movement for change. >> hillary clinton's historic visit to burma starts here in the country's new capital. she will be with the country's civilian president, a former intel leader. she will hold talks with him for more than two hours. -- a former junta leader. just to gauge how serious the country's leadership is about reform and how much further they are willing to go. if she likes what she years, she may announce that washington is willing to take steps in return as a way of rewarding burma for good behavior. but these are baby steps. there is no talk of lifting sanctions. whatever the united states does, it will do so in consultation with the opposition, namely aung san suu kyi. on thursday and friday, the american sector of state will meet with the nobel peace laureate. they will be discussing how to take the reform movement further. mrs. clint

she talked about the careful ties with burma after decades of dictatorship. later, clinton talked of -- talked with representatives of burma's ethnic minorities. >> we will match action for action. if there is enough progress, you know, obviously we will be considering lifting sanctions. but as i said before, and we are still at the very early stages of this dialogue. >> the u.s. maintains sanctions on senior leaders in burma, which was ruled by a military junta. >> the afghan president mohamed karzai -- comment karzai -- hamid karzai welcomed by the foreign minister. germany has pledged long time -- long-term assistance to afghanistan after the nato pullout in 2014. earlier i spoke to our correspondent in bonn, and i asked about the hopes and expectations for this conference. >> they have spoken of a common vision for afghanistan after troops withdraw in 2014. there are three parts to that vision. first, the transfer of responsibility for security to the afghan government. then the question of how to get commitments from the international community to assist

clinton advice on what is expected to be her bid on the burma parliament. night before, secretary clinton toured the temple and the aid privately outlined the policy changes intended to encourage further democratic reforms in the country. the u.s. will stop blocking international loans to burma and support the united nations help to the hundreds of thousand of refugees and provide $1 million worth of exchange programs to help the ethnic minorities especially victims of the long running civil conflict. fox news channel, secretary clinton admitted the offers are modest. >> there is a modesty to them, because we are at the beginning of a process. as i said before i came, we are here to cast and assess. >> still, the offers are too much for some experts who feel burma's government hasn't earned a softer policy. >> the human right situation there is still deplorable. there is still political prisons being held. so until that situation changes in a dramatic way, we should be cautious. >> the obama administration is trying to offer just enough incentives to get th

burma, to its credit, has released some 200 prisoners. it's allowing limited press freedoms and has cleared opposition leader aung san suu kyi to run for office. she told an internet conference yesterday she sees the reforms as genuine but fears they could be undermined by hard liners. >> we hope that they are meaningful. i personally trust the president who -- but i cannot say that everybody in the government feels as he does. >> reporter: secretary clinton plans two crucial meetings with her tonight. without her decision to rejoin the political process, america's outreach would not be happening. >>> a student pilot and his instructor crashed in seattle trying to take off. the plane veered off the runway and hit a vacant plane parked on the >>> still ahead this morning, the latest developments in the penn state child abuse investigation and an alleged victim files the first lawsuit in the case. we will also hear from a victim at a different school now speaking out after 43 years of silence. >>> plus the coo of facebook tells us how she i

you will find a report by our correspondent who is traveling with the secretary in burma. you are watching "bbc world news america," still to come -- live in large in russia. we have a special report on the rampant corruption taking a toll on the country. during the fight against colonel gaddafi's forces, many were seriously injured in libya. this man was among them that he was one of the lucky few who was brought to britain for treatment. his legs had to be amputated. now, with about 50 others, his progress is being closely watched. >> he did not come to britain expecting to lose a foot but he is coming to terms with his new prosthesis. he was shot three times the day tripoli fell two anti gaddafi forces. he fought alongside friends and strangers armed with a hunting rifle. the bullet exploded in his lower right leg shattering his bones. his surgery said that agitation was the best option. >> because of the blast injury, he had lost a lot of soft tissues all the way down and including his ankle joint. it was also clear that he had deep infection. you could see the status

in connection with burma.seems to me that this is from pyongyang's viewpoint the changes in burma are not a good development. particularly with scott and victor and jack as well. you sense that the changes in burma are potentially better relationship with the united states. is that likely to become a drag of any significance to north korea? i gather that it has been burma north korea have been useful in terms of money transactions and other things. is there some opening potentially to maybe see some better prospects? >> i will just try to answer that really quickly. i think opening up to burma is bad news for north korea but primarily because secretary clinton explicitly targeted the dprk burma military relationship, which i think is one of -- burma has been one of north korea's better customers in recent years, and so there's a direct financial loss that north korea may face as a result of the shift. and so that, i think, is the immediate cost associated with that relationship. whether or not it has broader i

. >> the united states wants to be a partner with burma. we want to work with you. as you further democratization, as you release all political prisoners. >> if we go forward together, i am confident that there will be no turning back from the road to democracy. we are not on that road yet, but we hope to get there as soon as possible with the help and understanding of our friends. >> reporter: clinton told thein sein on thursday the u.s. would consider lifting sanctions if myanmar continued to move towards democracy. the government released some political prisoners in october, and has opened the door for aung san suu kyi and her party to enter progress. but more than 80% of the members of myanmar's parliament have ties to the former military government. so the united states remains cautious that the country could easily slip back to its autocratic ways. lifting sanctions would also be a complicated political process. the u.s. congress would need to approve it, and many politicians in washington are not convinced myanmar has done enough. clinton has spent a lot of t

. >> the united states wants to be a partner with burma. we want to work with you. as you further democratization, as you release all political prisoners. >> if we go forward together, i am confident that there will be no turning back from the road to democracy. we are not on that road yet, but we hope to get there as soon as possible with the help and understanding of our friends. >> reporter: clinton told thein sein on thursday the u.s. would consider lifting sanctions if myanmar continued to move towards democracy. the government released some political prisoners in october, and has opened the door for aung san suu kyi and her party to enter progress. but more than 80% of the members of myanmar's parliament have ties to the former military government. so the united states remains cautious that the country could easily slip back to its autocratic ways. lifting sanctions wod also be a complicated political process. the u.s. congress would need to approve it, and many politicians in washington are not convinced myanmar has done enough. clinton has spent a lot of tim

the first visit by an american secretary of state to burma for more than half a century. [applause] the government took her to rangun. hundreds of activists are still in prison. the military is still firmly in control. america hopes this will change. >> the government of thailand says it is planning to issue a passport to the exiled former prime minister. he lives in dubai after being convicted of corruption and stripped of his passport. the current government, led by his sister, says the passport will be issued as a new year's gift. the u.s. military has handed over control of its former headquarters in iraq to the baghdad authorities. camp victory was set up on the outskirts of the iraqi capital on a former country club built by some as sayihussein. transparency international has cut its ties with fifa. the group had been advising fifa on its response to a series of bribery and corruption scandals, but expressed dismay that two of the key recommendations had been ignored. fifa has declined to comment. more than 50 children were killed by state forces in syria last month

and the military regime in burma have been in a deep freeze for a couple of decades.tary clinton being received? >> she's been received well. she is the first u.s. official ever to set foot in the presidential palace, this ornate, somewhat gaudy mansion that looks like it's built for giants. and so that in itself is a big, big step. >> warner: well, tell us about that meeting with the president saying in the new capitol. what message was she conveying and what came out of it? >> it was a very interesting interaction. it took part basically on the part of the president t was a 45 minute very detailed presentation going point by point, his plan for reforming everything that has-- people have criticized this country for. and it shows kind of the eagerness as well as somewhat the desperation of the country for lifting of sanctions, for engagement with the outside world. he's really putting a lot of eggs in this basket, it seems, in the meeting with the secretary. and then on clinton's side, she was also a very formal presentation, five points going one after the other, ov

he is the first japanese foreign minister to visit burma since 2002. he held talks with members of the burmese government earlier in the day. he says he's invited him to come and visit japan soon. the opposition leader was freed in november 2010 after seven years of house arrest. >> she said she expected japan to be at the forefront of friendly nations that would help burma march. time now for business with monica and a major cyber crime affecting a big u.s. company. >> and a security company of all kinds of industry there. u.s. security firm strat ever -- they claimed they belonged to a hacker group anonymous say they carried out the cyber attack. they advise major corporation and u.s. government agencies. global intelligence company stratfor's website was immediately shut down. hackers say they easily installed data from the site. the activists claim to be part of anonymous poke fun at stratfor. they say they saw the credit card details of thousands of the company's clients, using them to make charity donations. >> they can clean out your bank accoun

by the way, the last time an american secretary of state visited myanmar it was called burma. and that man was john foster dulles representing president eisenhower back in 1955. >>> up next here as "nightly news" continues on a friday night, more to report tonight about what may be inside your smartphone and what it's telling other people about you. and later, making a difference for kids who write letters to santa. we find some of santa's busiest elves in some of the strangest places this time of year. >>> we are back now with more on the story we reported last night about the software in millions of smartphones that some experts say is spying on us users, tracking virtually everything we do with our phones from key strokes to phone calls. our justice correspondent pete williams has more on what's really going on inside these devices. pete's with us from our washington bureau. hey, pete. good evening. >> reporter: well, brian, that concern has now turned up in court with three class action lawsuits filed on behalf of cell phone users in california, illinois and delaware. they

in burma, two of the world's most influential women promised to work together to promote democracy..s. secretary of state hillary clinton and nobel laureate aung san suukyi embraced on the final day of mrs. clinton's historic meeting. and the two faced the cap rass and promised -- the cameras and promised a unified front for changes in the long isolated and authoritarian nation. the state department correspondent is traveling with the secretary and during anent view, she asked what it was like to finally meet aung san suukyi face-to-face. >> very familiar and perhaps because i certainly have followed her over the years. and have communicated with her directly and indirectly. so it was like seeing a friend. you hadn't seen for a very long time. even though it was our first meeting. and it was also incredibly emotional and gratifying to see her free from the many years of house arrest and to see her once again leading her party and standing for elections in this new democratic process that they are trying to put into place. so it was -- for me a great honor and a delight to spend time

wants to be a partner with burma.k with you as you further your democracy. >> reporter: clinton is the first u.s. secretary of state to visit burma in more than half a century. >>> wild santa ana winds in california whipped across six states yesterday gusting to triple digit speeds and knocked out power to hundreds of thousands of customers. blustery weather system is moving east toward oklahoma, missouri, and indiana. >>> in kansas, a bizarre accident was recorded on dash cam video. take a look. wild stuff here. a tree branch fell right into a passing police car. police released the video from the friday crash that shattered the windshield. luckily the officer at the wheel was not hurt. >>> what do the bears do in the woods? not exactly what you think. if it snows on the first of december at a wildlife park in northern arizona, he makes like a kid like a kid out of school on a snow day. i want one! >> it's a cute, big >>> four years ago this month, a 38-year-old woman named jocelyn earnest was found shot to death. >>

look at what happened in burma. when burma liberalized, that sent a shock wave to the chinese leadership. you look across to the northeast. if this regime also begins liberalize in an incremental way, that is a political challenge to the chinese regime. that is why within the chinese scholarly community people are seeing this as a domestic reaction, not foreign policy. >> north korea is a secretive country. very few details about the country. but we do understand that talks were going to be held, were scheduled before kim jong il's death, as soon as this week, to try to renegotiate with north korea. many analysts are saying the death of kim jong il could be an opportunity, even though those talks could now be stalled. would you agree with that? >> i think there is a fair chance for the new leader, kim jong un, to restart six party talks. many analysts view this as a critical moment in launching the sixth party talks. there are strong incentives for the north to go back to the six party talks. if the leader refuses t

. >>> secretary of state hillary clinton concluded her historic visit to burma today. she met with the country's human rights leader and even got in a little sightseeing. clinton rang a giant bell for luck during a tour of the golden temple of one of burma's most popular tourists sites and later met with aung san suu kyi. clinton called her an inspiration. >>> vice president joe biden is in turkey this morning, holding talks with turkish leaders on the conflict in syria and iran's nuclear ambitions. biden flew to turkey from iraq and thanks troops for their sacrifice and their work as they prepare to withdrawal. here is jim axelrod reporting from baghdad. >> reporter: at camp victory, the u.s. military headquarters in iraq for nearly nine years, vice president biden paid tribute to the nearly 45,000 troops who lost their lives here and the more than 40,000 wounded. >> because of you and the work of those of you in uniform have done, we are now able to end this war. >> reporter: neither side would call it a handover ceremony, but that's exactly what it was. 13,000 u.s.

. >>> checking our top stories, this morning, hillary clinton continuing her historic visit to burma. she is the first united states secretary of state to visit the country in 50 years. president obama has said there are flickers of progress in the isolated nation also nope as myanmar. she met the president of the country telling him she is encouraged by the steps he has taken to provide for his people. >>> a group of students is suing howard university. they claim the study supervisor used his authority and engaged in inappropriate section conduct. he has been charged and sentenced to 06 days and probation. the university maintains they reported the incident to police when they became aware of the allegations. bruce boudreau has a new job. the anaheim ducks hired him as their coach late last night. he was fired by the capitals on monday. the caps and ducks do not meet this season unless they both reach the nhl finals. >>> we continue to monitor metro for you here on fox 5. a major milestone for the transit agency to talk about. escalators at union station and foggy bottom are back in