in a face-to-face meeting, a senior white house envoy urged ali abdullah saleh to sign a deal that would have him transfer power to his vice president and step down. >>> a weekend of vicious fighting between notorious drug cartels in mexico has left some 40 people dead. in one attack gunmen opened fire in a crowded bar killing 21. meanwhile mexican soldiers freed 20 hostages held ransom in a makeshift hut. >>> prince william and his new wife catherine have wrapped up a three-day trip to los angeles. stops included a tour of inner city areas and a charity polo match. >>> geologists analyzing sonic data say they've discovered an ancient atlantis-like landscape beneath the atlantic. samples taken from the rock beneath the ocean floor reveal evidence of land dwelling life. pretty cool there. here's an early look at how wall street will kick off the day. the dow opens at 12,657 after losing 62 points on friday. the s&p dipped 9 points, nasdaq down 12. taking a look at overseas trading. the nikkei fell 68 while in hong kong the hang seng dropped 379. after friday's stunning and disappointing j

. >> in other news of the world, yemeni president ali abdullah saleh has appeared on state television just months after the rocket attack on his compound that nearly killed him. he has undergone eight successful operations to treat his burns. the european central bank has raised its main interest rate by one-quarter of a percent to try to keep the lid on inflation. the rate is now 1.5%. correspondents say the decision is controversial because the country is already struggling with the government debt crisis. greece, ireland and portugal will now face higher borrowing costs. when it comes to financial woes, the united states has a fair share of its sound. today, president obama met again with congressional leaders to try to hammer out a deal to prevent america from defaulting on its own debt. he described the discussions as frank and constructive but the admitted that democrats and republicans are still very far apart. they will meet again on sunday. for more on this stuf, i am trad by a correspondent from time magazine. you have described this as a game show. >> you have president oba

humberto leal garcia -- president ali abdullah saleh has appeared on state television after his injuries. he stressed the need for dialogue to resolve yemen's problems. european central bank has raised its main interest rate by a quarter of a percent to try to keep a lid on inflation. the decision by the bank is controversial and the country is already struggling with government debt crisis. greece and portugal face higher borrowing costs. almost 60 years ago, doctors performed the world's first working transplant. scientists and london and sweden have gone a step further. they have managed to perform transplants surgery without using a donor. they were placed a windpipe with the world's first synthetic organ. >> this is how the world's first synthetic organ was made, dipping a glass mold into a liquid polymer which made an exact copy of the patient's windpipe. it was traded at these laboratories and london and then flown to sweden. >> the synthetic windpipe was eighth in a solution of themselves -- bathed in a solution of stem cells. a synthetic body part has become the patient's own. i

. >> in other news of the world, yemeni president ali abdullah saleh has appeared on state television just months after the rocket attack on his compound that nearly killed him. he has undergone eight successful operations to treat his burns. the european central bank has raised its main interest rate by one-quarter of a percent to try to keep the lid on inflation. the rate is now 1.5%. correspondents say the decision is controversial because the country is already struggling with the government debt crisis. greece, ireland and portugal will now face higher borrowing costs. when it comes to financial woes, the united states has a fair share of its sound. today, president obama met again with congressional leaders to try to hammer out a deal to prevent america from defaulting on its own debt. he described the discussions as frank and constructive but the admitted that democrats and republicans are still very far apart. they will meet again on sunday. for more on this stuf, i am trad by a correspondent from time magazine. you have described this as a game show. >> you have president oba

. >> the president of yemen, ali abdullah saleh, has appeared on state television just a month over the attack on his compound that nearly killed him. he said he had undergone eight successful operations to treat his burns. he also stressed the need for dialogue to resolve yemens problems. you are watching you stay on the bbc live from singapore and london -- newsday on the bbc, live from singapore and london. holmes the atlantis is ready to take -- the shuttle atlantis is ready to take off, and what will bad weather delayed the flight? a scientist has created a synthetic organ. we report. >> this is how the world's first synthetic organ was made, fitting a glass mold into a liquid polymer, which set to create an exact copy of the patient's windpipe. it was created in these labs in the royal free hospital in london and then flown to sweden. once in stockholm, the synthetic windpipe was based in a solution of stem cells taken from the patient's bone marrow. after just two days, the millions of tiny holes in its surface were seated by cells. a synthetic body part had become the patient's

appearance since being severely injured in the home attack on his price last month ali abdullah saleh who suffered burns to his face and some of the underground eight successful operations is recovering a saudi arabia in his address and on state t.v. son a call for dialogue to resolve the months of unrest hundreds dead protests and demand steps down. russia has been renowned for its world leading scientists and inventors over the years well today we explore one doctor's medical marvel. we take you to the kooragang region in southern siberia in the nineteen fifties it became the center of soviet orthopedics when a surgeon there invented a revolution that restructuring. his breakthrough. was unavoidable. the soviet union and russia gave the world many great inventions and what special about them is that the technology behind the snow house is often very simple very basic yet they remain in service for many many decades take this they use the rocket for example it was designed back in the sixty's the design hasn't changed that much do these day it's remains the most reliable and actually

since being seriously injured in a bar bomb attack at his compound last month in his speech ali abdullah saleh criticized protesters and accuse them of misunderstanding democracy he also gave no hint that he planned to step down from office but said he's ready for a dialogue with the opposition to end the crisis yemen's been iraq by months of anti-government demonstrations calling for an end to president assad regime. japan's prime minister has admitted to a series of mistakes after ordering stress tests to be carried out on nuclear plants weeks after declaring them safe to restart the stress tests had been designed to dispel people's safety fears but two thirds of the country's reactors have been shut down since the devastating earthquake and tsunami in march the destruction of the fukushima plant caused radiate. leaks that have led to a worldwide review of nuclear power. prosecutors inquiry into a woman's claim that she was a rape. paris when he was conducting when she was conducting an interview with him in two thousand and three it's the second claim made against he was arrested in new yor

appearance since being severely injured in a bomb attack on his palace last month ali abdullah saleh suffered burns to his face and hands said he'd undergone more than eight successful operations he's recovering in saudi arabia and his address aired on state television for dialogue to resolve the months of unrest that's left hundreds dead during protests demanding that he step down. russia has been renowned for its world leading scientists and inventors over the years and today we explore one doctors medical marvel. taking you now to the caribbean region in southern siberia and the one hundred fifty s. became the center of soviet orthopedics when a surgeon there invented a revolutionary method of bone restructuring sixty years later it is a break from breakthrough is still being used to help people overcome disabilities archy's oksana boyko reports. soviet union and russia gave the world many great inventions and what special about them is that the technology behind the snow house is often very simple very basic yet they remain in service for many many decades taken so use a rocket f

appearance since being seriously injured in a bomb attack at his compound last month in a speech ali abdullah saleh criticized the protesters and accused them of misunderstanding democracy he also gave no hint that he planned to step down from office but did say that influence of the opposition to end the crisis has been rocked by months of anti-government demonstrations currently in the presence of. pan's prime ministers admitted to a series of mistakes after all. stress tests to be carried out on nuclear plants weeks after declaring them safe to restart now the stress tests have been designed to dispel people's safety fears two thirds of the country's reactors have been shut down since the devastating earthquake and tsunami in march the destruction of the fukushima plant caused radiation leaks which would lead to a worldwide review of nuclear power. when it comes to cutting edge scientific research russia is still a major player next tonight in our close of series we explore one doctor's mazing medical legacy. sort of exactly where we're heading to the region in southern siberia that's where in t

appearance since being seriously injured in a bomb attack at his compound last month in a speech ali abdullah saleh criticised the protestors and accuse them of misunderstanding democracy he also gave no hint that he planned to step down from office but said that he is ready for dialogue with the position to end the crisis has been rocked by months of anti-government demonstrations calling for the end of president saleh regime. a lot more ahead for you on our team top stories cross-talk guests of course people of well but all that after artie's business bulletin wraps up the highlights of today's financial headlines from moscow. hello and a very warm welcome to our business bulletin russia has increased its annual crude oil production forecast to five hundred and nine million tons however the quality of russian oil products is still very low the country needs to modernize its refinery capacity and prime minister putin is going to make sure it will happen as outies template reports. prime minister was obviously unsatisfied that rush of the world's biggest oil producer has such a weak refighting indu

appearance since being seriously injured in a bomb attack at his compound last month in his speech ali abdullah saleh criticized the protesters and accused them of misunderstanding the ocracy he also gave no hint that he planned to step down from office but said he's ready for dialogue with the opposition to end the crisis yemen has been iraq by months of anti-government demonstrations calling for an end to president saleh regime. french prosecutors have launched an inquiry into a woman's claim that she was a raped by dominic strauss kahn tristan banon says former i.m.f. chief assaulted her in paris when she was conducting an interview with him in two thousand and three if the second claim made against he was arrested in new york in may over allegations. hotel maid but since had his bail conditions relaxed after the credibility of his accuser was questioned. when it comes to cutting edge scientific research it seems russia is still a major player this time in our close up series we take a look at a doctor's amazing medical legacy. today or in the corridor a region in southern siberia the middle of th

united states continues its regular engagement with the government, including with president ali abdullah saleh who is currently as you know recovering in saudi arabia from his injuries following a june 3 attack on his compound, the acting president, vice president hadi, the opposition civil side i activists and others interested in yemen's future. we strongly support the gulf cooperation initiatives which we believe would lead to a peaceful and orderly political transiti transition. the gcc initiative signed by both the ruling general people's congress party and the opposition coalition joint meeting parties. only presents ali is blocking the movement going forward and we continue to call on him to sign the initiative. the situation on the ground remains extremely fluid. but the solution will come and must come from the yemeni people. with the assistance and support of their international partners, namely the gcc and saudi arabia. conditions continue to deter it under the pressure of growing protests and increasing divisions throughout the country. widespread inflation including rising commodi