the number identified voting for armenia are now being questioned by authorities. they are being accused of being unpatriotic and a potential security a threat. officials from azerbaijan say that people have only been asked to explain why they voted for armenia. gay men are being tortured in the rock with the complicity of military forces. that is according to human rights watch in new york. names have been changed in the to report to protect the identity of those interviewed. >> three of these young iraqi men are now dead. earlier this year, an iraqi police station broadcast this video of a gay party, saying behavior was shameful. soon after, these posters appeared in the streets. they call on people to watch out for gay men, for allegedly homosexuals. the witch hunts have already resulted in the deaths of some 90 days men since january. >> we are being beaten. we are being tortured. we are being killed. every time i go out, i expect to be killed. >> this man showed me a photograph of his partner of eight years. he was killed eight months ago by a militia -- shot

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a road map to normalizing relations between armenia and turkey is on the table. a u.n. warning. a wildfire in the mountains around los angeles is reported to have doubled in size overnight and now is threatening at least 12,000 homes. officials in california say at least more than two dozen firefighters are battling the blaze. it could be several days before it is brought under control. two firefighters have been killed since the blaze began on wednesday. he reports from los angeles. >> a rapidly moving in for no as dawn breaks over los angeles, the full extent of the wildfire is revealed. it doubled in size overnight. huge plumes of smoke hung over the area, making it more treacherous to fight the flames from the air and the ground. over the weekend, two firefighters died when their vehicle rolled off of the mountainside. >> we ask you for your understanding, for your patience as we move through this difficult time. please, prayer is for the family of error two brothers that we love. >> at least 6000 homes are under a mandatory evacuation order. emergency shelters have been set

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here's armenia from this year. ♪ now you see why i'm into this.ntry. ♪ i believe i'm addicted to you ♪ ♪ in your eyes i see dreams coming true ♪ ♪ finally i have found you and i will never let you go ♪ ♪ no ♪ you are always on my mind ♪ always in my heart >> so good! sorry. which of those would you vote for? hard to choose. but the bbc reports today that now three months after "eurovision" because remember it happens in may, police in azerbaijan have called if for questioning people who live in azerbaijan but who voted for armenia, the country's arch rival. apparently, they know for sure somehow that 43 people in azerbaijan voted for the dreaded armenians. you vote for text message and the azerbaijan national ministry has been calling people who voted for armenia in for questioning. the national security ministry has confirmed that they've done this to reuters. they have confirmed that they are questioning azerbaijanis for the crime of voting for the wrong song. which is, of course, another reason why "azerbaijan idol" is going to stink. dn't do f

. >> turkey and armenia have agreed to begin six wes of conversations aimed at re- estaishing diplomatic ties after hundre of years of hostility. a joint statement, they said they're parliamen would be asked to ratify protols. --heir parliamts would be asd to ratifrotocols. you're asking -- you are watcng "bbc worlnews." the secretary-general goes to the arctic. awildfire in the untains around l angeles has repoedly doubled in size overnight and has claimed 12,000 homes. officials in california say more than 2000 firefighters are battling the ble, but it will beeveral days before it brought unr control. two firefightersave been killed. >> a rapidly moving inferno as dawn breaks over los angeles, the full extentf the wildfire revealed. it dbled in size overnight. he plumes of smoke hung over th area, making it even mor treachers to fight the flames fr the aiand the ground. over the weekend, two firefighters die when their hicle wrote off the mountainside. >> we k you, please, foyour understandi, for your patience, as we move through this difficultime, andlease -- ayers for the family. the

in 2007, the fda issued a press release against drinking mineral water imported from armenia because the arsenic level was 50 times greater than the federal standard. last month in southern california, we had girls sit at a high school for buying bottled water out of a vending machine. these are problems that the fda has uncovered. i think just because it comes in a bottle, we assume it is healthier for us. that is what most americans assume. we find that is not the case. we have a lot going on here. >> just two points. water is an ingredient in many other drinks. i guess the question i would have, just because it is clear in those bottles, how is that treated or monitored versus if it is colored and sugared and perhaps carbonated? the somebody check the water that goes into that as well? the second point i would make -- my understanding is that the fbi may be involved in that high school case investigation. >> they are involved but no one has reached a conclusion whether the water was tampered with. >that is a good segue into our first panel. the director of national resources and e

what they're worried about is what happens if something goes crazy in armenia and the united states sends troops in and they want them faster. if you look at georgia, i spent a lot of time on the georgia campaign, that is one of the classic cases of total ineptness. they fired whoever was in charge. it was a joke in the way they did things. the only reason they got through the rocky tunnel was because the troops occupied it, they never would have gotten there if georgia had not had explosives to use. >> we are not trying to marginalize russia. you have to understand the russians government, they bought the military because it serve their political purposes which is also a justification for their power and policy. they are certainly not planning an offensive war against anybody at the moment except maybe georgia. this idea that we are trying to marginalize russia is essentially a russian believe projected on to the united states. the longer we read russian newspapers, the more you come to the conclusion, i think, that in point of fact, whenever our crimes or follies are, they don't underst

there are -- we went through that in the '50s and '60s, but they're worried about what happens in armenia and the united states sends troops in, but they want to send them faster. i have spent a lot of time on the georgian campaign, that has to be one of the classic cases of ineptness, and they fired the general who was in charge. you know, it was just a joke in the way they did things. the only reason they got to the rocky substantial is because the troops occupied it or they would have never gotten it. >> so we're not trying to marginal i'd russia, but you have to understand that for the russians' government, they bought the military threat because it served their purposes which is also justification for their power and their policy. but they are certainly not planning on offensive war against anybody at the moment except maybe georgia, and i don't even think there. this idea that we are trying to marginalize russia is essentially a russian beef that has been -- belief that has been projected on to the united states. the longer you read russian niewpt, the me you come to the conclusion,