thank you very much, indeed -- that is our service in alexandria. you are watching bbc news. >> demonstrators are gathering for another rally. the situation here is still incredibly precarious, still very dangerous, and the popular uprising is still very much alive. >> could this win a best for an oscar? -- best for an oscar -- foreign oscar? find out more on a report here on "bbc world news." >> and many of the most controversial documents leaked by wikileaks, we ask of the world is better off with them. the doha debate, you're on "bbc world news." -- here on "bbc world news." >> now, on bbc world news, the technology of business. >> the the traditional market is all about the sensory experience, sights and sounds, but markets like to try new things. in this store in germany, for example, the fish department uses sight and sound to bring customers in. this is where germany's biggest retailer tries out new things. >> we tested with our customers. new things, new concepts, new service concept. the shopping experience. if technologies are good enough,

after the bombing in alexandria, egyptian christians took to the streets in protest. there were violent clashes. egyptian president mubarak has called for unity without addressing the allegations of discrimination expressed by many christians. formerly, christians in egypt enjoy freedom of religion, but many say they face obstacles in exercising their rights and feel like second-class citizens. >> of violence against christians is not confined to egypt. people love and threatened -- people have been threaned. and in predominately muslim countries, such as saudi arabia, pakistan, in sudan, the ecosystems may even enshrined in tolerance -- the law can even enshrine it intolerance. >> this person is a christian and has now been in jail for 1.5 years. she was sentenced to death for blasphemy, a charge see has consistently denied. which she has consistently denied. she did it again during a press conference. >> we are very poor people. we do not want to convert to islam, that is true, but the charges against me are not true. >> she was born in a village, where she lived un

alexandria is a city at the north of egypt which has seen sectarian violence. this church had seen violence when they were attacked. there was counter demonstrations against the muslims and many more casualties. >> tell us a little bit more briefly about the tensions between the christians and moslems at present. >> it has been increasing in recent months and the wife of a priest was reported to have converted to islam and then taken back to the church which led to demonstrations by muslims and increasing tensions. this was followed by a claim from al qaeda in iraq saying that they will target copts in egypt. the woman has not been released, of course. what happened today might be connected but no official declaration has come from any group claiming responsibility. officials here in egypt are saying that it might be linked to al qaeda in iraq. >> a bomb has exploded in a market close to the military barracks. the 11 people have been killed. local journalist report people being carried away from the scene. it is not clear what caused the blast in nigeria. >> ch

after the bombing in alexandria, egyptian christians took to the streets in protest. there were violent clashes. egyptian president mubarak has called for unity without addressing the allegations of discrimination expressed by many christians. formerly, christians in egypt enjoy freedom of religion, but many say they face obstacles in exercising their rights and feel like second-class citizens. >> of violence against christians is not confined to egypt. people love and threatened -- people have been threatened. and in predominately muslim countries, such as saudi arabia, pakistan, in sudan, the ecosystems may even enshrined in tolerance -- the law can even enshrine it intolerance. >> this person is a christian and has now been in jail for 1.5 years. she was sentenced to death for blasphemy, a charge see has consistently denied. which she has consistently denied. she did it again during a press conference. >> we are very poor people. we do not want to convert to islam, that is true, but the charges against me are not true. >> she was born in a village, where she lived

mary's catholic church in alexandria, virginia, where my mother happened to be the secretary. and i had heard through my mom that elizabeth ray was calling. none of that got out to the press, because she wanted to have some privacy in the wake of what had transpired. it was a huge scandal in washington. and to make a long story short, i came home for a friend's funeral in alexandria, who had passed away at very young age. who in the midst of my mourning, saw her, but elizabeth ray. i knew it was her because she had just beared her soul in play boy magazine. i was in college at the time. we had seen the magazine there, passed it around the dormitory. so literally, the day before my journalism professor at old dominion university in norfolk had given us assignment of interviewing pillar of the community, alderman, police chief or judge, looking at that blonde come out of the church, i could see no better pillar and approached her and asked if i could interview her. again, this was in the height of the controversy. and five minutes later, we were seated at my kitchen table. my mo

this is a scene in alexandria at another major hot spot. it people chanting down with him, dirty government hundreds of thousands of people were recruited to join and and that was uneasy. despite the fact internet and self all connections have been restricted. organizers were seeing going door to door trying to get people to join these demonstrations. one of the most arresting scenes of the day, protesters forming a bridge in cairo off thousands of them, it is a face-off with the police and it was the police who were retreating. in other areas protesters actually managed to snatch thomas and batons from officers. the military was ordered into the streets to reinforce the police. still most people ignored a curfew. the white house issued this photo of president barack obama being briefed, it's a very delicate situation for the u.s. which is publicly supported the president for decades but privately pushed him to make reforms. secretary of state hillary clinton and read it carefully worded statement. >> were deeply concerned about the use of

the curfew was imposed hours ago in the capital and major cities of alexandria. cities have also seen angry protests. in cairo, tvuj are sounding the egyptian museum to protect the antiquities there. our cairo correspondent witnessed the violent protests. >> a prayer for egypt perhaps. this country surely need it today. amongst these worshipers, nobel peace prize winner -- the lines are drawn. as friday prayers and, erupt. -- itç erupts. president mubarak is the first target. then they confront the riot police. çthey try water cannons, but these crowds have lost their fear. then out comes the tear-gas. that's right behind me is teargas. they have been firing at all dead. the water cannon -- they have been firing that all day. the people are pushed back and they are not giving up. government and president mubarak. >> the!dear-gas canister just misses us. look at who they are, young people have been driven crazy by the way their country is being run. egyptians talk to each other on facebook, educated english people come and not the older poorer people. >> people

was declared in egypt and cities of car alexandria and some of the fronts in the country thousands of clashing with police in the capital at least seven people have been killed the rest was inspired by the month long uprising in tunisia what sorts of problems. i'll be back with another update from fifteen minutes from now in the meantime martin andrews looks for a taste of russia in the very heart of the u.k. . hello and welcome. is a quintessential british. green. groups here from the three hundred it's a fine day for mr densher business. in the early twentieth century it was. originally known as the crown and public house. drank here. democrats at least to the spot not far from here. in. the good old english everyone loves an include thing possible. visited london six times in the year. eleven allegedly lenin and stalin for the first time inside this these two it must library just down the road these three can have a lot of strength elsewhere. and i think you believe you see them ensconced so this is a very leftist sort of area and we have we have a lot of tourists coming in just be

in alexandria, the police were out in force to protect the church that was the subject of last weekend's attacks. muslims cannot express their solidarity with the christian community. >> first of all, i commiserate. secondly, we are one country as muslims and christians. what has happened is not muslim against christian, but terrorism against egypt. >> memories are still vivid here of the bomb that tore through the church, throwing the new year in -- during the new year's celebrations last weekend. >> the whole church shock. glass was falling from windows. there were lots of people injured. i went outside and saw lots of bodies. it was then that i found my wife and my daughter lying dead in the industry -- district. >> christians have protested about the lack of protection they believe they have been given. there are growing tensions between muslim and christian communities in egypt, fueled by poor economic conditions and lack of faith in the political system. tonight, the egyptian government made bigger steps to prevent violence and christians expressed their gratitude. there are still

our correspondent reports from alexandria. >> for the 7-year-old, even the slightest movement is agony. the little girl is burned over much of her body. it is not an easy sight to watch. her mother is suffering her own agony. she listens to her daughter's cried. >> whoever did this, they are not human beings. they are not people. they are animals. >> the doctor shows me the gift of track metal he has removed from the victims' bodies. this was the moment a little after midnight on friday when the bombers struck. inside the church, the explosion nearly closed the doors in. outside in the street, there is carnage. at least 21 allied dead. more than 90 others are injured. today, the church is sealed off behind a wall. too little, too late, according to local christians. there has been sporadic violence between egypt's muslims and christians for years, but never before has there been an attack of the scale that took place saturday morning. whoever planted the bomb appears to have deliberately wanted to inflame tensions and hatred between egypt's 8 million christians and more than 70 million

bbc news, in alexandria. >> china has taken a big step forward with its nuclear program. they have developed technology to reprocess spent nuclear fuel. it is now embarking on a program to build several new nuclear power stations. we have this report from beijing. >> chinese scientists have been working on this technology for 24 years. state television says they have no perfected being able to use spent nuclear fuel. the recycled material can be used again. china is not the first country to develop this. france, britain, and india already have their own operations, but this breakthrough will have major implications in china. the country is building a number of nuclear power plants in an effort to find energy sources. in the moment, it mostly relies on coal. state television says they have enough uranium for at least 70 years. it could mean it that the supply could now less for 1000. bbc news, beijing. >> the turkish fence along the border. greek opposition parties have condemned the plan as in human and ineffective, and the european commission says that the bars were only

a christian church in alexandria. 21 people were killed after a new year's mass.christians to attack a nearby mosque. >>> in australia, more people are being evacuated because of rising flood waters. 22 towns of western australia have been isolated by floods. residents of two whole towns had to be removed. the flood zone covering an area larger than the entire state of texas. >>> millions of americans stayed out late to celebrate the end of 2010 and the beginning of 2011. more from mike marusarz. >> reporter: 32,000 lights twinkled as hundreds of thousands of thrill seekers watched the ball drop in times square. boston's skyline lit with midnight fireworks. a dazzling display above one of america's oldest sea ports in baltimore. and in philadelphia, sugarland casino doubled down. they presented an eye-popping party. >> three, two, one! >> reporter: lady luck shined on the las vegas strip. as a new year brought smiles to crowds who saw fireworks and fun. as a nation said good-bye to 2010 and hello to a new year. mike marusarz, abc news, new york. >> festive night a

. >>> activists in egypt are calling for a million man marchs in cairo and alexandria tomorrow. it is not business as usual in cairo. banks, schools, and the stock market were shut for a second working day today. it's the fourth day of a complete internet shutdown. people are also teaing with a food shortage and long lines are forming outside of bakeries. nicole collins has information on u.s. evacuations. >> reporter: a bid afternoon curfew thousands of egypts took to streets in the seventh day of protest demanding that hosni mubarak to step down. while mubarak made changes to his government over the weekend and swore in a new cabinet today, the protests rage on. >> people of america, you have the right to choose your president. we need to have it once in our life. once in our life. i want top choose my president. >> reporter: the egyptian people pitted against mubarak a u.s. alley creates a delicate problem for the u.s.. >> the united states does not want to be seen as pushing mubarak out of office. a long-time ally. the united states doesn't want to have its fingerprints all

. >> the aftermath of the new year's day bombing in alexandria. 21 people died in latest on attacks inristian churches in the middle east. no one has yet claimed responsibility. the last month the website linked published a a list of churches including the one that was bombed. >> nicholas sarkozy condemned the attacks and in the strongest possible terms. >> we cannot accept and then facilitate what looks more and more and i'm using a strong word a particularly perverse plan of religious cleansing in the middle east. in iraq, as well as in egypt, the middle eastern christians are in their homeland and for the most part it has been their homeland for 2,000 years. >> with the archbishop and the interior ministers looking on, mr. sarkozy said he is government will be working to apply more pressure. his speech will go some way to make sure the continuic community which totals a quarter of a million. for the most part relations between cops and muslims have been amicable. the fear on both sides is that the extremists and the outspoken comments will create deeper divisions than currently exis

>> i am a resident of alexandria virginia. >> how long have you lived in the state's? >> more than 20 years except i'm only 23. [laughter] >> do you miss? >> yes i do, a lot in my role as the

it happened in alexandria at a christian church during year's mass. the shows the moments after the blast. the whole 30 say it's a suicide bombing they believe it may be the work of stock tied up. it's a deadly attack against egypt's christian minority in 10 years. and much of three people were killed and more than 40 injured the play was getting ready for take off on one engine caught on fire. the flames spread to the cabin investigators are sure how it started. >> a shot of san francisco on the saturday evening the first day of 2010. this view from treasure island and a photographer frank had a visit from some of the residence of a treasure island. of raccoon this evening but no one was hurt. here storm tracker 4 right now looking at a couple showers out there. we'll showers to the north of the golden gate bridge and are having in some spots. here to the napa valley, heavier rain pushing to the north, northeast this batch of rain that's currently falling into vallejo and moving to fairfield in the next 20 to 30 minutes. it also still falling in this

. >> reporter: a police van pushed protestors back in alexandria, egypt, but nothing has contained the anger spilling out all over the city. they lit vehicles on fire. attacked police stations. and rioted in the streets. an army commander warned a crowd of thousands in cairo to stay inside once night fell. but many ignored the 4:00 p.m. curfew. president hosni mubarak swore in a vice president for the first time in 30 years suggesting that the violent protests may have forced the leader to device succession plans. the u.s. had urged him to take concrete action before the new vice president was announced. hundreds of protestors gathered at the united nations saturday afternoon. one of more than a dozen demonstrations across the u.s. >> enough is enough. people are killing each other and you're using the army against the people now. >> reporter: the protestors say they came here to express solidarity with the people protesting on the streets in egypt and to call on the obama administration to take a tougher stand. more protestors gathered in paris. london. and beirut. at the white house

>> i'm with the water out of alexandria, virginia, i want to address legislative things but public engage meant. i think the most important things we can do in terms of communication with the hengs, is water is one voice. it's very important. when i say water, i mean water and waist water. it's very important that the message dare that i completely agree it has to be clear and distinct but right now we have echos and when we speak to washington there's an echo effect and we need to be one voice and i think that needs to be clear. >> thank you. yes? >> hi, i'm with the california public utilities commission. i watched the news last night and another senator was really claiming on the debate on global warming, gee, i think you're saying it's profitable

alexandria, police trucks were set on fire. some of the worst violence was in suez, where we have this report. >> from a rooftop in central suez, we watched as hundreds of men left friday prayers in the white mosque opposite. defying the government they went straight to the street, surging forward and surrounding the riot police. down with mubarak, they shouted. down with the regime. at first the police did nothing to stop them, but as the crowd swelled, the mood changed. it's not clear what set this off, but the crowd's response was immediate and violent. the mob tries to overturn one of the police riot advance. minutes later, it's aflame. >> the egyptian government has done everything it can to try and stop these prozests -- protests. the internet has been cut off across the country and in the state-run mosques, the i ma'ams have been telling their members not to go to the streets. now it's a full blown confrontation. >> the center of the town is now in utter chaos. the mob fleece gunfire but are not deterred for long. two me

clashes with protesters have spilled blood from alexandria to cairo. dozens have been killed, including this man, carried out of an area where protesters had tried to storm egypt's interior ministry and police opened fire. this is a street level organizer who says egyptians have had it. >> they're doing this because they feel this is their country. this is what they have to do. >> reporter: to soften their anger mubarak's second big change today was political, two major appointments. egypt's intelligence chief was sworn in as vice president. and ahmed schaafive, former aviation chief became prime minister. but not enough to many protesters as mohammed elbarady, nobel peace prize winner and growing voice in the revolt told al jazeera. >> president mubarak has to go and we have to have a new start. >> reporter: into the night, protesters demanded that new start, and with each day of these protests, mubarak's grip on power looks less sure. without police on the streets, it's a scary night across much of cairo. armed residents guard their own neighborhoods

. >> the aftermath of the new year's day bombing in alexandria. 21 people died, the latest in a string of deadly attacks on christian churches in the middle east. no one has yet claimed responsibility. last month a website published a list of chumps that were to be targeted, including the one that was bombed. today in a speech to french religious leaders, sarkozy condemned the attacks in the strongest possible terms. >> we cannot accept and then facilitate what looks more and more like -- and i am using a strong word -- a particularly perverse plan of religious cleansing in the middle east. in iraq, as well as in egypt, the middle eastern christians are in their own home land, and for the most part, it has been their home land for 2,000 years. with the arch bishop and the foreign minister, he will be applying more pressure on the governments of egypt and iraq. the speech reassures the coptic community here, totaling around four million. for the most part, relations between them in egypt have been amicable, but the is that the extremists and outspoken comments will create deeper conditi

latest on the uprising from independent television news correspondents on the scene in cairo and alexandria. >> brown: then kwame holman reports on washington's response to the crisis. >> it is not up to us to determine when the grievances of the egyptian people have been met by the egyptian government. >> warner: we assess the prospects for a peaceful transition to democracy. >> brown: and ray suarez examines how protesters and governments have used communications technology, in egypt and beyond. >> warner: plus, our economics correspondent gets a firsthand look at whether electric cars can go far enough on new and better batteries. >> brown: and we talk with author and essayist roger rosenblatt about the art of writing. that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> oil companies have changed my country. >> oil companies can make a difference. >> we have the chance to build the economy. >> create jobs, keep people healthy, and improve schools. >> and our communities. >> in angola chevron helps train engineers, teachers and farmers, laun

. >> turn the clock back six months, and in alexandria, people took to the streets to protest against an alleged case of police brutality. there are many pressure points in this country of around 80 million people. more than half the population are below 30 years old, and more significantly, around 90% of the unemployed are under the same age. along said the demand for jobs, there is widespread poverty, and egypt is among the nations that have been hit by rising food prices, and this year, we will see presidential elections. the 82-year-old president took office in 1981, and it is not clear whether he took -- with plans to take office again, but his son is widely believed to be his choice of successor. protests are continuing into a second evening, the challenge against the president and government strengthening, a challenge against the government playing out. >> that story obviously developing. we will keep you posted. two days after the moscow airport bombing that left 35 dead, the russian president has called for global action to combat terrorism. medvedev told the world economic f

there were clashes between demonstrators and police in many cities, including suez and alexandria. >>one is happy with the situation anymore. there is no work here, nothing. everything is broken down. >> since before the protests began to spread, he dips police were under orders to prevent demonstrations by any means possible, including shooting at demonstrators. several hundred casualties have been reported, including some deaths. as the situion continued to escalate, the authorities called in the military to help deal with the protesters. but the protests appear to be gathering momentum, as more and more egyptians and demand change in the country. >> a short while ago, we got an update on the situation from our correspondent in cairo. >> what i can see right now in front of me is not very tense. there are hundreds of thousands of people in front of the streets of the state television to the police completely withdrawn. there's only military out there. three armored vehicles in front of the television building. and the young demonstrators are sitting on the tanks together with e sold

sectarian tensions in egypt have deepened as a result of the suicide bombing at a train alexandria overthe new year. >> this family does not feel like celebrating. they are mourning the loss of a father and has been. he was killed in last week's attack. it died because of his christian faith. >> i will not go to church tonight. it is not allowed. people are coming to offer their condolences. it does not mean i will stop going to church, but it will make me pray more and stay closer to my church with my children. >> their place of worship looks more like a fortress, heavily protected by police. the coptic archbishop in the middle east as a security detail. he is taking part in the service of the church of the nativity in bethlehem. and in a sign of solidarity, some muslims say they will be attending a christmas services. meanwhile at the vatican, the head of the roman catholic church parade for peaceful orthodox coptic christmas. >> the goodness of god that appeared in jesus christ will strengthen the faith, the hope, and charity every ever won, and will give comfort to communities that

basketball player becomes a local legend when he makes this shot at twin valley high school in west alexandria, ohio. you can see the crowd erupting after austin makes a backward shot at half court to beat the buzzer and end the first quarter. he and his team lost the game, despite that three-pointer. but he sure did make many fans in that crowd that night. and they'll never forget that shot. that's for sure. >> 20 years from now, they'll still be talking about that shot. >> there's a guy that stood right there where you are and made an incredible shot. >> "nightly news" is up next. >> we'll see you again at 6:00.

suez, alexandria and of course in cairo. that's where our chief foreign correspondent, richard engle, is standing by tonight. richard, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. the egyptian army has deployed in much of downtown cairo and president mubarak has broken his silence and promised some reform, but will that be enough to stop these demonstrations. egypt is now in a state of revolt. waves of thousands of protesters rushed riot police, who drove them back with water cannons and, more often, tear gas.%e5 although the protesters have no single leader, the demonstrations were coordinated to begin at mosques. the clashes started almost immediately after friday prayers. the protesters now calling themselves revolutionaries, launched bottles, stones and molotov cocktails. they tore up the streets to throw blocks of pavement at riot police. several hours into these protests, there is now nothing less than chaos in the center of cairo. this city has not seen anything like this in decades, if ever. downtown cairo, smolde

and it was declared in the egyptian cities of karo alexandria and suez on the third day of violence in the country thousands of clashing with police in the capital and seventy people are being killed. by the month long uprising which saw its leader depose. from me in fifteen minutes from now in the meantime. taste of russia in the very heart of the u.k. . is a quintessential british. green. here from his three hundred it's a fine it's a residential business. in the early twentieth century it was. originally known as the crown and public house and drink here. to the spot not far from here. in london. the good old english pub everyone loves i think losing possibly. visited london six times between the year. and that's usually lenin stalin for the first time inside this pub the swiss moss library just down the road these three can have a lot of strength elsewhere. and i think you believe you sometimes cross so this is a very leftist sort of area and we have we have a lot of tourists coming in just because of that sign. however there's a new story than first meets talent the bullshit congr

extremist web sites have been threatening a repeat of the new year's bombing of the coptic church in alexandria that left 21 dead. it was the worst sectarian violence in egypt for a decade and sparked days of demonstrations and riots. these pictures are from cairo. the patriarch of the gypsy minority is celebrating midnight mass. ♪ >> there is a ceremony that we are witnessing. much of the music over 19 centuries has never been written down. much of it is passed down by word of mouth. some of the languages derived from a language spoken in the agency did of the pharaohs. let's get more from cairo. >> well, it has been very tough security. i have been around various churches. the roads outside were all blocked off, with police checking you. there are metal detectors installed in almost all the churches. some people have been going there a lot to get through the churches. so far, it seems to have gone ok. we have only had one more device found in a church in southern egypt. apart from that, no reports of violence despite the many fears and threats of voice before tonight's services. >> looking at

because he's declared in the egyptian cities of cairo alexandria and suez on the third day of violence in the country thousands have clashed with police in the capital at least eighteen people reported killed then brest was inspired by the months long uprising in tunisia which saw its leader to parents to. russian lawmakers are considering ways to increase security and devise a new town to town or looming system in the wake of the deadly suicide bombing at moscow's demanded of an airport several airport officials have already been fired over security failures that. the key nuclear arms reduction treaty between moscow and washington the house passed its final hurdle president medvedev has signed the ratification document after it was approved by both houses of the russian parliament greenland couldn't have come into force next month. because the headlines up next all she's technology update welcome to the world of high tech discoveries and scientific breakthroughs stay with us. strange. hello invoking the technology of today we're often on a bit of a different beat than our colleagues h

. >> reporter: a police van pushed protestors back in alexandria, egypt, but nothing has contained the anger spilling out all over the city. they lit vehicles on fire. attacked police stations. and rioted in the streets. an army commander warned a crowd of thousands in cairo to stay inside once night fell. but many ignored the 4:00 p.m. curfew. president hosni mubarak sworn in a vice president for the first time in 30 years, suggesting that the violent protests may have forced the leader to devise a succession plan. they urged him to take concrete action before the new vice president was announced. hundreds of protestors gathered at the united nations saturday afternoon. one of more than a dozen demonstrations across the u.s. >> enough is enough. people are killing each other and you're using the army against the people now. >> reporter: the protestors say they came here to express solidarity with the people protesting on the streets in egypt and to call on the obama administration to take a tougher stand. more protestors gathered in paris, london and beirut. at the white house preside

night curfews declared in the egyptian cities of cairo alexandria on the third day of violence in the country thousands are clashing with police in the capital of these seven people have been killed almost was inspired by the month long uprising in tunisia which saw its leader to post. a summary of our main news stories with more news stories and other developments when less than half an hour from now in the meantime technology update that's next welcome you to the world of high tech discoveries and scientific breakthroughs stay with us here on r.t. . hello and welcome to technology update we're often on a bit of a different beat than our colleagues here in our newsroom and while they work together to bring out today's breaking news we're going into complete isolation to prep for the future of long term space exploration. if it takes two years roundtrip to get to mars and back could you stand the test if and where could you train for a dad kind of mission and the end of an ominous corridor in the basement of a siberian institute. they lock you in and throw away the key. feature of cra

was alexandra each morning i was taken to the kindergarten that was in the same block of flats alexandria the boy's mother survived the christian camp and returned she found her son using the description contained in his letter although his name had been changed. reality and fiction all of that is intertwined in the house on the embankment even in conspicuous engineering concepts or mistakes in construction are often held up as examples of malicious tricks of special operations services. but the. ceiling in this corridor it is much lower than inside the roots of the earth means that any one would have had no difficulty at all so in getting into the air ducts used to be right here above me. there he could have seen and heard everything that was going on inside this room. was about this. there was to win in those days it was not necessary to collect incriminating evidence to arrest someone the procedure was much simpler and much more menacing that if they wanted to take someone away they just came and whisk them away then they said they were spying for china or something. curator of the mus

continuing in the aftermath of the suicide bomb attack that killed 21 christians at a coptic church in alexandria on new year's day. the attack has sparked a series of protests against the egyptian government, which the demonstrators say has failed to ensure securities for christians in the muslim-majority country. in the capital cairo protesters threw rocks, smashed the windows of shops and cars, and clashed with security forces late on monday night. no one has claimed responsibility for the attack. but a radical islamic group had earlier issued an online threat against christians in egypt. the egyptian government has stepped up security around churches where local christians will be celebrating the coptic christmas from thursday night. >>> we bring you two stories about astronomy. people in the middle east and europe have enjoyed watching the first solar eclipse of the year. the eclipse was at its maximum in sweden. the moon blocked out about 90% of the sun. people wore sunglasses to watch the phenomenon while braving subzero temperatures. in prague many people gathered at an astronomical obser

in alexandria today, huge crowds gather to bury some of the more than 100 killed so far. medical officials tell nbc news, 4,000 have been injured and 500 people are missing, many of them women. for protection, egyptians are now relying on themselves. across cairo, a kind of mob justice is being established. gangs of vigilantes are stopping cars, setting up checkpoints. they say they are looking for looters and thieves. the neighborhood guards are armed with sticks, metal bars, golf clubs, knives, anything they can find. >> it's very terrifying. everybody has gone into their house, their wives, their sisters, their brothers, everything. we don't sleep. >> reporter: the vigilantes have made hundreds of citizen arrests and witnesses say they have killed and beaten an unknown number of suspected looters. the arrival of vigilantes stopping cars at will has terrified foreigners in egypt. this revolt still has no single leader, but the former u.n. weapons inspector, mohamed elbaradei, clearly wants the role. tonight, defying a curfew, he spoke to protestors in cairo and called f

twenty four hours a day top stories this hour curfew was declared in the egyptian cities of karo alexandria and. in the country thousands of clashed with police in the capital at least ten people have been killed. deposed. russian lawmakers are considering ways to increase security and devise a new terror warning system in the wake of the deadly suicide bombing at moscow's. airport officials have already been fired over security failures there. and the key nuclear arms reduction treaty between moscow and washington has passed its final president signed the ratification document after it was approved by both houses of the russian parliament the agreement could now come into force next month. i'll be back with more for you in less than thirty minutes from now meantime technology update welcomes you to the world of high tech discoveries and scientific breakthroughs stay with us for that. hello invoking the technology of today we're often on a bit of a different beat than our colleagues here in our newsroom and while they work together to bring out today's breaking news we're going into complet

egypt says al qaeda was behind the new year's day suicide bombing that killed christians in alexandria. the government announced they have conclusive evidence that the gaza-based army of islam planned and carried out the attack. five egyptians have been detained with the bombings. tens of thousands of belgians marched calling for the government to form government. politicians have been negotiating a new constitution, trying to iron out autonomy for the dush-speeching and french-speaking communities. >>> still to come at 5:00, the calming power of pets. we'll show you how dogs truly are doctors best friends when it comes to treating patients. it's really delicious, mom. it's not too well done? nope. but it is a job well done. what are you reading, sweetie? her diary. when you're done, i'd love some feedback. sure. your mom and i read that thing cover-to-cover. loved it. thanks. would you mind if i cut the lawn this weekend? only if you let me talk to your mother on the phone for hours on end. done. [ male announcer ] u-verse brings peace to the family. at&t u-verse lets you record four

. >> reporter: a police van pushed protestors back in alexandria, egypt, but nothing has contained the anger spilling out all over the city. they lit vehicles on fire. attacked police stations. and rioted in the streets. >> they are doing this because they feel that this is their country. this is what they have to do. >> reporter: an army commander warned a crowd of thousands in cairo to stay inside once night fell. but many ignored the 4:00 p.m. curfew. >> reporter: the president swore in a vice president for the first time in 30 years. suggesting that the violent protesting may have made him revise success plans. he was urged to take steps before the new vice president was announced. hundreds of protestors gathered at the united nations saturday afternoon. one of more than a dozen demonstrations across the u.s. >> the protestors say they came here to express solidarity with the people protesting on the streets in egypt and to call on the obama administration to take a tougher stand. >> should tell him to step down. obama, he should tell hosni mubarak to step down. >> reporter: more p

the moments just before and after saturday's blast at a coptic church in alexandria. investigators say 21 people were killed in the car bombing. tonight egyptian police are looking at whether islamic extremists inspired by al qaeda may be responsible. they're also examining a list of air passengers who arrived recently from iraq. the bombing is the worst attack against egyptian christians in a decade. >>> the united states navy is taking heavy fire in the media over lewd video of one of its top commanders. captain owen honors appears in videos made in 2006 and 2007 in which the former top gun pilot uses gay slurs, mimics masturbation and opens a shower curtain on women pretending to bathe together. the captain is command over the same vessel the uss enterprise. tonight critics are reacting to the newly released video by the virginiian pilot newspaper. honors was promoted in may while his supervisors knew about the video years ago. >> when you encourage people who have done stupid things by promoting them, i think you do a disservice to the service and you weaken the c

. >>> and on this new year's, there was a horrific bombing outside a christian church in alexandria, egypt. 20 were killed, 80 injured, christians and muslims hurled stones at one another after the bombing. officials believe kide koal qaed be responsible. >>> and in the war on terror, we learned of a race to save an american soldier. it happened in an area of afghanistan where a crucial offensive against the taliban is now under way. our reporter was with the medevac team with the 101st airborne when that call came in. >> the year would not end in peace. not for the soldiers on the ground in kandahar province. not for the crew of the 1 01st du dust-off crew. yellow smoke marked the spot. the 105th casualty tied on new year's eve, killed by a hidden bomb. the medices aboard were determined that a second badly wounded soldier would not be the 106th and last casualty of 2010, even if this was a dangerous landing zone. >> i'm not worried about shooting at us. i'm worried about the patient in the back. >> an acute sense of urgency ruled the back of the helicopter where the medics worked t

after a new year's day car bomb killed twenty one and injured one hundred at a midnight mass in alexandria although it's time to sponsibility police are investigating a local al qaeda inspired hardline islamist group fearing sick tarion conflict the government and religious leaders of urged people to ignite in the face of terror. to start a political party forming part of the ruling coalition has announced it will join the opposition united national movement cited the government's failure to control inflation tackle corruption and tax the ultra rich as reasons for its defection prime minister yousaf raza gilani has launched a desperate effort to try to find support for his crumbling government but analysts say his chances are slim. australia's defense forces started flights to deliver food and vital supplies to the north east an area that submerged by massive floods more than twenty towns in queensland have been cut off or deluged by heavy rains with around two hundred thousand people my affected airports and roads have been closed and power supply cut off in many areas ten people have die

. >> reporter: a police van pushed protestors back in alexandria, egypt, but nothing has contained the anger spilling out all over the city. they lit vehicles on fire. attacked police stations. and rioted in the streets. >> they are doing this because they feel that this is their country. this is what they have to do. >> reporter: an army commander warned a crowd of thousands in cairo to stay inside once night fell. but many ignored the 4:00 p.m. curfew president hosni mubarak swore in a vice president for the first time in 30 years. suggesting that the violent protests may have forced the leader to create a succession plan. hundreds of protestors gathered at the united nations saturday afternoon. one of more than a dozen demonstrations across the u.s. >> reporter: the protestors say they came here to express solidarity with the people protesting on the streets of egypt and to call on the obama administration to take a tougher stand. >> you should tell him to step down. obama should tell hosni mubarak to step down. >> reporter: more protestors gathered in boston. chicago. and washingto

protests broke out in egypt this week after the suicide bombing of a coptic christian church in alexandria on new years day. more than 21 people were killed. security officials blamed islamic extremists inspired by al qaeda. muslim, jewish and christian groups in the u.s. condemned the violence, as did president barack obama and pope benedict xvi. meanwhile, the leader of egypt's copts said his country must do more to address the concerns of its christian minority. he met with several muslim leaders, who all appealed for calm following the attack. egypt and several european countries increased security at coptic churches as they prepared to celebrate the coptic christmas on friday. the u.s. state department expressed concern over what it says is an increase in violence against christians. the department cited recent attacks on christians in iraq and nigeria as well as in egypt. >>> in pakistan, funeral services were held for the governor of the punjab province who was murdered by one of his own security guards. the guard saide killed salman taseer because of the governor's open opposition

but first the night curfew has been declared in the egyptian cities of karo alexandria and. tens of thousands of writers who continue to clash with police and military. it comes as internet access all across egypt is completely shut down and mobile phone service is reportedly off in some regions at least seven people have been killed during the turmoil it was inspired by the month long. rise you saw it's looted opposed eighty dead and a cabinet reshuffle. reports the images of angry protests in north africa there are some striking parallels with elsewhere. georgio two thousand and three. ukraine two thousand and four. two thousand and five. and egypt twenty el of and think these are all completely different revolts well think again and not only because they're raised fist was one of their symbols if you look more closely you look at the people who are leading those are being coached in the they're being coached by u.s. intelligence services the same way the orange revolution was in the roles revolution was saakashvili and in georgia a string of revolutions some bloodless som