much depends on this alassane ouattara man -- on this man, alassane ouattara. his forces have been accused of committing atrocities. now they must try to bring stability and allow the recovery of the economy. it has been a grim few months. another tough test for african democracy. >> the ambassador was appointed to that position by the alassane ouattara. thanks for joining me. we understand within the last few hours, talks have been taking place between laurent gbagbo and alassane ouattara. can you tell us what is being said? >> i do not have the content of the talk but laurent gbagbo and alassane ouattara [inaudible] to talk and people are the witness of the debate, we showed a landmark in democracy as the debate between the two. it was polite. i do not have the content of the top. >> many have said with laurent gbagbo's detention, the violence will stop. do you think that will be the case? do you think forces loyal to laurent gbagbo will give up their fight? >> of course. they will give up the fight because they do not have any weapon, and the ammunition. the

alassane ouattara is no angel. at the international community thinks they can put all the hopes for ivory coast and one man, i think they are sadly mistaken. >> it is potentially the start of the new faith for the underlying tensions in ivory coast. governments in the region know that their urgent appeals for laurent gbagbo to step down and for civilians to be protected may not be enough. bbc news. >> confusing time there in ivory coast. in libya, rebel forces on the ground say they will accept a cease-fire is colonel gaddafi withdraws. it began up the government has declined, but it has sent an envoy to london to talk with british officials. they did make it clear that gaddafi must go. yet our diplomatic correspondent has all the details. >> colonel gaddafi and his regime have been under bombardment for two weeks now. the libyan leader has been weakened, but not defeated. some news of his aides talking to the british government raises more questions than answers. the foreign office will not say what was discussed,

these are supporters of alassane ouattara, who won november's election, and swept through most of the country with dizzying speed. >> speaking on his own television channel, alassane ouattara says he has called for months for a peaceful transition of power. his rival has only responded with pilots. >> so, now it comes to this. an urban showdown. the violent best case for african democracy. andrew harding, bbc news, ivory coast. >> in libya, the man who is said to be an in charge of rebel forces that has made a brief visit to those on the frontline. this comes during a week when rebels have been pushed back by pro-government forces. one nato air strike killed a group of civilians and children. we had this report. >> are rebel fighter washed away. apparently he shot himself. a casualty of libyas chaotic freedom struggle. we joined rebels on the road to both brega, a town they are trying to take back. [horn honks] a hero's welcome for a rare visitor -- the general who is supposed to be in charge. the former interior minister and head of special forces who switched sides. leadership has b

these are supporters of alassane ouattara, who won november's election, and swept through most of the country with dizzying speed. >> speaking on his own television channel, alassane ouattara says he has called for months for a peaceful transition of power. his rival has only responded with pilots. >> so, now it comes to this. an urban showdown. the violent best case for african democracy. andrew harding, bbc news, ivory coast. >> in libya, the man who is said to be an in charge of rebel forces that has made a brief visit to those on the frontline. this comes during a week when rebels have been pushed back by pro-government forces. one nato air strike killed a group of civilians and children. we had this report. >> are rebel fighter washed away. apparently he shot himself. a casualty of libyas chaotic freedom struggle. we joined rebels on the road to both brega, a town they are trying to take back. [horn honks] a hero's welcome for a rare visitor -- the general who is supposed to be in charge. the former interior minister and head of special forces who switched sides. leadership has b

laurent gbagbo refuses to yield power to alassane ouattara.e will stay with news of the portugal bailout. we can speak to a visiting professor of economics at the massachusetts institute of technology. he joins fruss boston. professor, tell us first what this means for portugal. will one of the importantest countries in the euro zone become even poorer now? >> the problem of portugal is that growth has been absent for 10 years. and for 10 years, it has spent 10% more than it has produced. it has accumulated a very large foreign debt, similar to what happened in greece. now markets are unwilling to extend credit to portugal, and there foreit is turning to the european union and the i.m.f. for help. >> how many more bailouts can the euro zone sustain before -- well, is there a chance of collapse of the euro zone? ar all three countries in trouble, ireland, greece and portugal, are relatively small. they are very minor compared to the rest of the euro zone. the willingness of the political leadership in france and germany to let them survive, tha

there have been four months of political stalemate since most of the world recognized alassane ouattara as the winner of the election and urged his rival to acknowledge defeat and step down. during that time mr. ouattara has been protected by the u.n., but also blockaded by mr. gbagbo's forces. the situation changed when forces loyal to alassane ouattara in the north of ivory coast launched a swift offensive southwards to put military pressure on mr. gbagbo, where political pressure and mediation had failed to bring results. mike wooldridge, bbc news. >> and mike wooldridge, our world affairs correspondent, is with me now. why is it, given this has been going on since november, why is it that ouattara supporters now feel reinvigorated over the past 10 days or two weeks? >> i think for two reasons probably, but clearly a strategic decision has been taken by mr. ouattara and those around him that they should turn it into -- if you like a more conventional military campaign, bringing these, as we've just seen, quite well trained soldiers down from the north to try to take territory that ha

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the situation changed when forces loyal to alassane ouattara in the north of ivory coast launched a swift offensive to put military pressure on mr. gbagbo, where political pressure and mediation had failed to bring results. a. on this tv station that supports them, mr. ouattara says despite the many calls for a peaceful transfer of power, the only response has been violent. as a fighting continued today, the african union, which played a key role in the efforts to negotiate with mr. gbagbo, called on him to leave immediately to spare civilians from further bloodshed. >> now to get the very latest from abidjan, we can speak on the telephone with an english teacher in the city. what have you seen and heard in the last few minutes and hours? can you hear me? >> i do. i can hear you. >> i would like to know what you have seen and heard in the last few minutes and hours? >> people are shooting on the highway. people in pickups wearing civilian clothing. they are shooting. people are now going outside. listening to what has happened around the presidential palace -- >> we have read reports that

both troops loyal to the captured leader laurent gbagbo and those that follow alassane ouattara have been implicated in the killings. laurent gbagbo may face criminal charges. human-rights groups accuse both sides of serious violations. some 1500 civilians were killed in the power struggle. more cuts are on the way in the u.s.. >> what a headache for barack obama. >> one weekafter confirming that he will run for a second term in next year's election, u.s. president barack obama has outlined his plan for the u.s. economy. speaking earlier in the nation's capital at george washington university, he proposed cutting the ballooning deficit by four trillion dollars over the next 12 years through a mix o of tax hikes and spending cuts. the president called for democrats and their political rivals in the republican party to hold bipartisan talks to address the country's financial challenges. the republicans have already rejected obama's plan and say they will fight any tax increases. global soap giants procter and gamble and -- will have to clean up their act. they are facing fines of 315 m

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ivory coast, there iso end to the fighting between forces loyal to laurent gbagbond thossuppting alassane ouattara, he intnatially- recognized winner of november's election. tonight, mr. gbagbo remains in his presidential cpoun from there, our crrespondent s sent this report. >> t fir ptures of the ege. these a the fces trying i and soar faing, to drive laurent gbagbo out of h presidentialompod. but were here to destroy his palace->> ware here t destrohis lace. but w have seriously fail. the fit coinues. >> mr. gbao's neighrs he had ough stight, the japanese ambassador wasescu fro the ont lines. the britis areust next door. and toy, french troops have been taking otheroreiers to saty. s fothe local residts, a handful a also mang a run for it. aurent gbagbo. >> there is noater, she says. "we do n dri." for the firstime,eee rels eapinhe cy. w've seenbout0 groupso far is morning. th are stoppg an questiing of young men, makin sure there are now mitan on bod. anyone spect ofeing pro- ggbo fighter isetaid, stripp, anquestioned. we found these in a car wash. and ere was onit scared won. >>what she told

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. >> headlines at this hour -- in ivory coast, laurent gbagbo is in the hands of his rival, alassane ouattara. an explosion in belarus killed at least 11 people. libyan unions reject an african-union backed cease-fire and say muammar gaddafi must go. >>y and the forces of ivory coast's leader, backed by french and u.n. troops have captured laurent gbagbo. he was seized in his bunker in abidjan at the climax of a power struggle that left hundreds of civilians dead. he held power for 11 years and refuse to admit defeat in the elections. >> i've korean television carried the first images of laurent gbagbo after a rest. he's now being held in a hotel. he appealed for an end to the fighting in a brief statement. >> i hope we can stop the fighting and get to the civilian part of the crisis and and it quickly so the country can get back to normal. >> now all eyes are on ouattara after months of of violence. the ambassador to the un said gbagbo would be prosecuted. >> he is alive, most importantly, and he will be brought to justice for the crimes he has committed. >> but there are also claims that ou

. >> we begin in ivory coast where those relative to alassane ouattara they have captured the palace. laurent gbagbo have apparently locked themselves in the bunker, there are rerts gbagbo is negotiating his a surrender. he lost the election last november but still refuses to step down. the international community has recognized ouattara as the president. >> laurent gbagbo has come under increasing pressure after united nations and french troops started targeting his forces. he is said to be hiding in a bunker in his home. after the heavy fighting shook abidjan on friday, the situation was reportedly more, and tuesday. -- more called on tuesday. france has been cost trying to persuade gbagbo to give up the fight. >> what we what now is for gbagbo not to resist any further, and if there's a possibility he leaves power today, we are ready for that. >> evidence of the fighting can be seen in many parts of the capital, a dijon. now, the forces for ouattara seemed to have the city under control. they say they have taken the presidential residence and surrounded gbagbo's private home. >> li

senior military figures appeared on national television, pledging allegiance to alassane ouattara, oneealing for an end to what he called "the pointless massacre." there is a u.n. peace keeping force here. so, too, a 1,000-strong garrison of french troops-- france is still ivory coast's main trading partner. they were offering shelter to 500 foreign residents, they said. tonight, the country's borders are closed. the african union has called upon laurent gbagbo to hand over power immediately. a gbagbo spokesman has said, reportedly, that surrender is out of the question. >> sreenivasan: in washington, a state department spokesman also urged gbagbo to give up his bid to stay in power and "read the writing on the wall". president obama signaled today a congressional compromise over the budget may be near. democrats and republicans have been discussing cuts in the range of $33 billion. but the president said the possibility of a government shutdown still loomed if congress cannot reach agreement. >> they're going have to figure this out. bo sides are close, though. and we know a compromis

surrendering, but in an interview on french television, he insisted he won last year's election and not alassane ouattarandreds of civilians have died in the past few days after being caught up in the fighting between rival forces. the french government says a cease-fire is now in force in abidjan and the situation appears to be quiet. andrew harding is there for us and sent this report. >> battle weary. we found these troops resting at a petrol station in abidjan this morning. no one in the shattered city has had much sleep these past five days. this is the invading army fighting to instore ivory coast elected president. abruptly a radio announcer declares the battle is over. laurent gbagbo refusing to give up power here is preparing to surrender. the news digested cautiously at first. if you say it's too late, well, it's too late. it will be too late. not only for me, but for the ivory coast. i'm not a calm causesy -- i'm not a kamakazi. i love life. i love life. my voice is the voice of the martyr. no, no, no, i do not seek death. it's not my goal here to die. this was the final straw for mr. gbagbo.

let's say a president alassane ouattara is the president contrary to my brother from washington i don't have any any clue against him suppose he's the president i don't have any clue the president ouattara suppose he's the president what would he be integrated under what's what constitutional test you see when you were president you had people who just people come out of the from the top by millions and they prove you bill is this the constitution that said you are you are elected not this military intervention has created something unprecedented in cote d'ivoire you have a president we don't really know exactly who has elected him because this could have been solved it would have been again possible to see what is the voice of the people of color d'ivoire and gentlemen and i'm sure i've been here every time we could have gone along a lot longer i'm sure many thanks to my guest today in paris london and in washington and thanks to our viewers for watching us here on arche see you next time remember cross talk means. you can. in time on multis availability in the landis typee hometown mi

his residence he's been refusing to cede control to the internationally recognized president alassane ouattara. italy's prime minister silvio berlusconi he says attending i hearing of his trial in iran would be a waste of time energy resources made a rare appearance in court monday to battle tax fraud charges the latest in a series of trials facing a politician relates to accusations that berlusconi's media set broadcasting company read schemes aimed at avoiding taxes a host of charges were brought against the prime minister including bribery and sex with a minor role as tony accuses magistrates of abusing the justice system to go after him for political reasons. and the yemeni president is welcoming a proposal by gulf arab nations for him to step down at the end of the countries to end the country's political crisis but the a dualist indicated he would only do so when his term ends in twenty four teen a condition already rejected by protesters calling for his immediate exit the proposal also included protection for him and his family from prosecution for any crimes committed under his leaders

the country's presidential palace as forces loyal to the internationally recognized president alassane ouattara tried to bring into power mr ouattara supporters have so far failed to oust entrenched leader laurent gbagbo. seven un staff members have been killed after a crowd of protesters stormed their compound in northern afghanistan the demonstrators were enraged over the burning of a koran by a u.s. pastor last month eleven afghan civilians were also killed in the violence the u.n. security council has strongly condemned the attack protests in afghanistan have been ongoing for over a week now but have been largely peaceful. and three palestinian men have been killed in one thousand during an air strike by an unmanned is. drone in the southern gaza strip officials say the men were traveling in a car at the time is relative france officials claim it was a creative attack on a hamas group of militants were allegedly planning to kidnap as i have. well stay with us here in our state for the main headlines coming up in just a. little.

the slaughter comes amid the current standoff between the internationally recognized president alassane ouattara and incumbent leader laurent gbagbo he was besieged now still is there inside his bunker for at least the past couple of days . hamas says that two of its members have been killed by the latest israeli air strike on gaza it comes out of the hamas government declared a cease fire in an attempt to prevent any further escalation of violence heavy fighting that took place across the border on thursday when israel was spotted to the shelling of a bus with their strikes and tank fire. and the dramatic footage shows children fleeing from a killer who shot twelve kids dead and wounded at least twelve others in brazil a twenty four year old former student at the public school where the tragedy took place and entered the building and opened fire in two parts and then shot himself in the woods the country's president meantime has declared seven days of mourning the massacre its first of its kind in brazil mirroring school shootings in the united states. by critics in ohio. when we come to the bu

country's presidential palace as forces that alter the internationally recognized president alassane ouattara try to bring into power his two entire supporters have so far failed to oust entrenched leader in all. three palestinian men have been killed and one injured in an airstrike unmanned israeli drone in the southern gaza strip on saturday officials say the men were traveling in a car at the time israeli defense officials claim it was a preemptive attack on the last group of militants who were eventually telling to kidnap israelis. at least twenty people died and forty seven were wounded after a bus plunged down a ravine in southeastern korea on friday the bus was traveling to cusco city when it left the road. two hundred meters they say the cause of the accident is still. the area has no mobile phone coverage which reportedly didn't date the rival of emergency services. seven un staff members have been killed after crowd of protesters stormed the compound in northern afghanistan. the demonstrators were in a rage to the burning of a caruthers by u.s. pastor last month even security counci

look at some other stories from around the world and it's very close to work forces loyal to alassane ouattara the country's internationally recognized leader claimed to have taken the presidential palace this comes after the u.n. launched a series of airstrikes against incumbent president laurent gbagbo was refusing to cede power following last november's disputed elections the helicopters fired four missiles at a military camp in the main city of abidjan the u.n. says the attacks were carried out to defend civilians millions have been trapped in the city following five days of your spying. congo now only one survivor has been confirmed among the thirty three people aboard a u.n. plane that crashed in the country on monday the jet broke into and caught fire while trying to land at an airport in the capital kinshasa un workers were listed as being on the plane which had a georgian crew and both congolese and foreign nationals aboard officials suggest strong winds and heavy rain may have caused the accident. he alleged mastermind of the nine eleven attacks on the u.s. have been denied the right

from around the world in ivory coast forces of the oil to get a nationally recognized president alassane ouattara a failed to drive incumbent leader along bought a boat from the presidential palace were and he's holed up u.n. and french troops continue to conduct air strikes on military targets throughout john attention comes amid failed attempts to negotiate the departure of bobbo from the country while he claims he has no intention of stepping down. kurds are underway at japan's fukushima power plants to prevent explosions there workers are injecting nitrogen into one reactor to stop a build up of hydrogen which could lead to a blast explosions of this type how already happened in three reactors and earlier workers plug the leak of highly radioactive water into the pacific ocean. crowds in mexico have taken to the streets to protest against violence linked to the country's in real drug trade the marches were organized following the murder of a well known author son along with six other people last month meanwhile police have uncovered of mass grave with over fifty bodies of people killed in dru

the country's presidential palace us forces loyal to the internationally recognized president alassane ouattara pricer brigades are proud to mentor supporters of so far failed to oust entrenched leader on. the palestinian and have been killed and one injured airstrike that unmanned israeli drilled in the southern gaza strip a sarcastic official say the men were traveling in a car at the time israeli defense officials claim it was a preemptive attack on a mass group of militants who were allegedly plotting to kidnap israelis. at least twenty people have died and forty seven wounded after a bus plunged down a ravine in southeastern prune friday the bus was traveling to cusco city that's the route forty two hundred leads and police say the cause of the accident is still unknown area has no move all phone coverage which reportedly to date the arrival of the religious services. around seven u.n. staff members have been killed after a crowd of protesters stormed the compound in northern afghanistan the demonstrators were enraged that during the. last of us the un security council strongly condemned t

from germany are now let's turn our attention to out of the ivory coast where forces loyal to alassane ouattara other countries internationally recognized leader claim to have taken the presidential palace as comes after un and french forces launched a series of air strikes against incumbent president or the u.n. says that the attacks were carried out to protect civilians goes whereabouts currently on clear he's been refusing to cede power ever since losing the last november's election and hundreds have been killed in clashes between. supporters of the russian of thor and a minister i mean time says the un and france had no right taking sides in the conflict. with. the un peacekeepers and supporting french forces in ivory could have started military action taking its side. we're now looking into the legality of the situation because the peacekeepers were authorized to remain neutral nothing new and emergency briefing in the un security council has been here all the planning a request we have not received any concrete we will keep looking into the matter of what was. now a palestinian engineer h

violence broke out after baba refused to cede power to internationally recognized president alassane ouattara following last year's election. people were killed more than thirty wounded in two separate car bomb attacks in the iraqi city for allusion the bombs went off near a school and a crowded market the first attack came from a parked car full of explosives minutes later a second bomb targeted people gathering at the scene of the initial blast fallujah is a former stronghold of the iraqi insurgency. italy's prime minister silvio berlusconi says attending a hearing of his trial in milan would be a waste of time and resources he made a rare appearance in court monday to fight tax fraud charges the latest in a series of trials facing the politician it relates to accusations berlusconi's media said broadcasting group created schemes to avoid taxes a host of charges have been brought against the prime minister including bribery and paying for sex with a minor berlusconi accuses the magistrates of abusing the justice system to go after him for political reasons. and yemen's president is welcomin

stories from around the world in ivory coast forces loyal to internationally recognized president alassane ouattara have failed to drive incumbent leader along from the presidential palace where he's holed up you want him french troops continue to strike some military targets john the tension comes amid failed attempts to negotiate a departure of from the country while he claims he has no intention of stepping down. efforts are underway japan's fukushima power plants to prevent explosions there workers are jacked into one reactor to start a build up of hydrogen which could lead to a blast explosions of this type have already happened in three reactors earlier workers are highly radioactive water into the pacific ocean. crowds in mexico have taken to the streets to protest against violence linked to the country's eagle drug trade and marches were organized following the murder of a well known author a son along with six other people last month meanwhile police have uncovered a mass grave with over fifty bodies of people killed in drug related violence that violence has been sleeping the country sinc

the slaughter comes amid the current standoff between the internationally recognized president alassane ouattara and incumbent leader who is still received inside his bunker. says two of its members have been killed by the latest israeli air strike on the gaza it comes after the hamas government declared a cease fire in an attempt to prevent a further escalation of violence heavy fighting took place across the border on thursday when israel was. shelling of a bus with airstrikes and tank fire. and the so dramatic for the chair shows children fleeing from a killer shot twelve dead and wounded at least twelve others and brazil a twenty four year old former student of the public school where the tragedy took place and the building and opened fire in two classrooms. afterwards the country's president has declared seven days of mourning the massacre the first of its kind in brazil mirroring school shootings in the united states. prince harry has been left stranded in the arctic along with four war veterans and he'll be came to make sure he isn't back in from the cold for the wedding of his brother wi

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supporters of the internationally-recognized president alassane ouattara, seized control of key cities. margaret warner has our report. >> warner: fighters trying to install the democratically- elected ouattara began besieging the main city of abidjan today, the last major stronghold of his rival. in a televised speech today from his hideout, alessane outtara said his forces were fighting to restore democracy and ensure the people's vote is respected. the struggle between ouattara and incumbent president laurent gbagbo has been raging for four months, ever since voters in the former french colony known as cote d'ivoire decisively voted for outtara in the november 28 election. his election was recognized by the u.n., the united states and the european and african unions, but gbagbo refused to leave. outtara's been staying in a u.n. protected hotel in abidjan, while incumbent gbagbo held his own inauguration ceremony in december and remains in the presidential palace. as negotiations flagged, the struggle turned violent with pro-gbagbo forces attacking pro- outtara civilian neighborhoods

top generals in ivory coast swore allegiance today to president alassane ouattara. he was finally able to assume power on monday, when his rival, laurent gbagbo was arrested. gbagbo had refused to leave office, despite losing last year's election. sporadic gunfire continued in ivory coast today, even as ouattara urged all fighters to disarm. japan has raised the severity level of its nuclear crisis to the highest rating possible. the announcement today did not signal any worsening in the situation. instead, japan's government acknowledged what international nuclear officials had already concluded. we have a report narrated by tom clarke of independent television news. >> reporter: radioactive steam and the cooling water still leaked in fukushima. radiation levels have fallen but they still needed a remote control helicopter to record this video. it's been a month since the tsunami. filmed here as it struck the plant. but the water went weeks ago the nuclear emergency remains. so japan has upgraded the disaster to the highest level joining a club only chernobyl belon

. -- alassane at ouattara. >> they have regained forces there. while we speak, they may be very close to the hotel. ofy're using the lull tuesday as a trick to reinforce their position. they said they were agreeing to talks, but instead they were consolidating to positions. >> earlier, there was some easing of conditions for civilians. andrew harding is there. >> slowly, wherley, the city is opening up. the civilians are emerging from their homes for the first time any week. that has been quite an ordeal. they burned innocent people in the streets, she says. now there is a rush to find supplies and money. we have security, he says, but we don't have water or anything to eat. that is our problem now. these soldiers may not have sieged laurent gbagbo, but they are consolidating their hold. the security situation in this neighborhood has changed dramatically in the past 24 hours. it feels like parts of the city are slowly coming back to light, yet just a few blocks away, the local police chief says it is still too dangerous for his soldiers to leave