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cinema and taking on a new dimension in baghdad. all of that and more in this edition of "talking movies." two years ago, moviegoers were beginning to embrace "slumdog millionaire." that film was brought to the big screen by british director danny boyle. now he has a completely different kind of story set in the american state of utah starring james franco. >> i am something of a hero. >> everything will be ok. >> are you ok? >> "127 hours," is a true story and the subject is a rock climber. he enjoys thrilling adventure. all goes wrong when a bolder moves entraps his right hand. he ends up having to amputate his arm to free himself after being stuck for five days. for much of the film, we are down there can find with him experience and his agony. a couple of years ago, you were running around and you are promoting "slumdog millionaire ." why did you want to do this kind of movie? >> this was a wonderful opportunity. when we were doing the last movie, i saw "the wrestler," with the incredible focus on it york and i remember thinking
cinema and taking on a new dimension in baghdad. all of that and more in this edition of "talking movies." two years ago, moviegoers were beginning to embrace "slumdog millionaire." that film was brought to the big screen by british director danny boyle. now he has a completely different kind of story set in the american state of utah starring james franco. >> i am something of a hero. >> everything will be ok. >> are you ok? >> "127 hours,"...
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>> guest: well, he had an uncle that he was sent to live with in baghdad. he didn't even start his education till he was 16 years old. and i do think you have to hand it to him that he did realize, you know, how important education was. and he -- and i don't think we can question the fact that he is an intelligent man. whether he's, you know, well educated is another issue, but he is an intelligent man. and so he went to baghdad to live with this uncle, who was very much involved in arab nationalism, in this political movement that said that the problems of the arab world have come from two things. one is we're weighted down by the traditions of islam. and secondly, the arabs have been splintered between all these states that were created after the first world war. and so what we must do is bring the arabs together, have one government, have a secular government, and then the arabs can progress economically, politically. and so saddam hussein was very much caught up in that, and it was an ideology that was promoted by a party called the ba'ath party and --
>> guest: well, he had an uncle that he was sent to live with in baghdad. he didn't even start his education till he was 16 years old. and i do think you have to hand it to him that he did realize, you know, how important education was. and he -- and i don't think we can question the fact that he is an intelligent man. whether he's, you know, well educated is another issue, but he is an intelligent man. and so he went to baghdad to live with this uncle, who was very much involved in arab...
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in russia's forests a deadly siege in baghdad by a group of militants on sunday ended with fifty eight dead and scores more wounded men in suicide vests and armed with grenades stick an entire congregation hostage in one of the city's largest christian churches the standoff ended when iraq your troops stormed the building and the far fight that ensued left the gunmen some security forces and many of the hostages dead now this latest incident highlights the deadly situations face by iraq's security forces following the withdrawal of u.s. combat troops joining us the space by iraqi security forces is after gilligan a journalist from the sunday telegraph was stationed in baghdad now andrew had the american troop withdrawal be considered the right move given the attack on the baghdad church and continuing sectarian violence in the country. it does look like the security situation having improved over the last couple of years is again deteriorating and there was an enormous suicide attack in baghdad the other week the latest of several and now we have this this shocking sectarian killing of
in russia's forests a deadly siege in baghdad by a group of militants on sunday ended with fifty eight dead and scores more wounded men in suicide vests and armed with grenades stick an entire congregation hostage in one of the city's largest christian churches the standoff ended when iraq your troops stormed the building and the far fight that ensued left the gunmen some security forces and many of the hostages dead now this latest incident highlights the deadly situations face by iraq's...
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there have been 12 explosions across baghdad, most of them in mainly shi'ite districts of the city. the number of casualties are still unclear -- most of them in mainly shia districts in the city. it is thought that the number of dead could be much higher. >> it was clearly a coordinated campaign, the russian bombs going off all over town in a short space of time. many of them were car bombs, with no particular target other than to cause as many casualties as possible. it came just hours after many of the victims from sunday's outrage at the catholic church were buried. it left this woman a widow. she is not alone. there are dozens here who have been suddenly widowed or have lost a son, a daughter, a best friend. they did not discriminate. it took the two priests. they were leading prayers. they were among the first to die when the gunmen burst into the church and took the worshipers hostage. a fresh wave of grief as more coffins came in, one after another. everybody here seems to have lost someone important to them. church officials say out of 80 hostages, just one dozen escaped un
there have been 12 explosions across baghdad, most of them in mainly shi'ite districts of the city. the number of casualties are still unclear -- most of them in mainly shia districts in the city. it is thought that the number of dead could be much higher. >> it was clearly a coordinated campaign, the russian bombs going off all over town in a short space of time. many of them were car bombs, with no particular target other than to cause as many casualties as possible. it came just hours...
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in baghdad in 2007 general david petraeus is sent over to baghdad, iraq's security situation is feeling a rapidly. petraeus says i can fix it for you, mr. president. he goes over to baghdad and the first thing he is confronted with is we knew very little about the organization of the iraqi insurgents and al qaeda in iraq. it turns out that nsa had come up with a couple lovely devices which basically could vacuum clean all of the e-mail, digital pages and cellphone traffic for the greater baghdad area which is roughly a couple million people crammed into a very small place, and then there was a corollary computer system that basically could run through all the call data and figure out who is an insurgent and who was just mom-and-pop calling for the local store. and what we have to wait for nsa to classify material on the subject, but i talked now with a couple dozen people who basically said through this vacuum cleaner intercept system they parked on a man-made mountain out near the baghdad international airport it looked basically like the compressor -- demers all powered compressor as
in baghdad in 2007 general david petraeus is sent over to baghdad, iraq's security situation is feeling a rapidly. petraeus says i can fix it for you, mr. president. he goes over to baghdad and the first thing he is confronted with is we knew very little about the organization of the iraqi insurgents and al qaeda in iraq. it turns out that nsa had come up with a couple lovely devices which basically could vacuum clean all of the e-mail, digital pages and cellphone traffic for the greater...
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bloodbath at a baghdad church. 52 died. security forces called the operation a success. how bad could things get for the president in the midterm vote? welcome to "bbc world news," broadcast to our viewers on pbs in america, also around the globe. my name is mike embley. coming up later for you -- china began as the mammoth task of counting every one of its citizens for the first time in a decade. ♪ and the new generation of french rock bands at breaking a cultural taboo by singing in english. hello to you. britain is the latest country to impose tighter security restrictions on flights from yemen. any air cargo from yemen or somalia will be banned. germany has suspended all flights to or from yemen. it it has now been determined the packages were a viable bombs. we have this report. >> the rep precautions have reported a possible bomb plot. germany has suspended passenger and cargo flights from yemen. germany was one of the areas -- >> there is at a suspension. the german aviation industry has been instructed to refuse all direct and indirect flights from yemen. >> in b
bloodbath at a baghdad church. 52 died. security forces called the operation a success. how bad could things get for the president in the midterm vote? welcome to "bbc world news," broadcast to our viewers on pbs in america, also around the globe. my name is mike embley. coming up later for you -- china began as the mammoth task of counting every one of its citizens for the first time in a decade. ♪ and the new generation of french rock bands at breaking a cultural taboo by singing...
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there have been 12 explosions across baghdad. most of them in she ia districts. 40 people are believed to have been killed. 320 have been wounded. the number of local dead could be much higher. i spoke to our correspondent and he said the last two days have been dark ones for iraq. >> we had that horrendous situation close to hear where the conversation is taken hostage and these security forces liberated it from the gunmen. there were killed. it is -- has been extraordinary. we have this rash of explosions across baghdad. a dozen bombs going off, mainly car bombs in a shiite areas. killing and harming as many as as many people was possible. a pretty grim night here. >> it would seem that by targeting shiite neighborhoods, this is an attempt to ignite another sectarian civil war in iraq. are they likely to succeed in doing this? >> i think that the moment. that is one of the goals. also to undermine security and make the government be shaky and make security look not very credible. with two such powerful high- profile incidents i
there have been 12 explosions across baghdad. most of them in she ia districts. 40 people are believed to have been killed. 320 have been wounded. the number of local dead could be much higher. i spoke to our correspondent and he said the last two days have been dark ones for iraq. >> we had that horrendous situation close to hear where the conversation is taken hostage and these security forces liberated it from the gunmen. there were killed. it is -- has been extraordinary. we have this...
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still ahead on the program, the pope condemns the siege on the roman catholic church in baghdad which ended in over 50 deaths. the first female president of brazil has promised to fight for gender equality. she dedicated her election victory on sunday to the women of brazil and said she wanted the parents to be able to say, "yes, a woman can." we have this report from sao paulo. >> they have their first woman president. the workers' party candidate gained 56% of the vote, well ahead of a competitor, in sunday's runoff election. three years ago, no one could have even imagine to this, not even if she herself. born in 1947, she is the daughter of a wealthy immigrant and a brazilian teacher. she was a school girl when brazil fell under dictatorship in 1964 and later became part of a group resisting the deep tender ship -- resisting the dictatorship, for which she was arrested and tortured. a career civil servant, she became energy minister when lula da silva came to power. they brought down a key government figures, and he made her his chief of staff. march 2010, she launched her campaig
still ahead on the program, the pope condemns the siege on the roman catholic church in baghdad which ended in over 50 deaths. the first female president of brazil has promised to fight for gender equality. she dedicated her election victory on sunday to the women of brazil and said she wanted the parents to be able to say, "yes, a woman can." we have this report from sao paulo. >> they have their first woman president. the workers' party candidate gained 56% of the vote, well...
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however, i was also in baghdad. about two days after baghdad fell. i arrived in baghdad, and, you know, we violated the power rule. we broke it. but we failed to buy it. there was no water. the water system was not operating, there was no electricity. but, i mean, no water, i mean, that says it all. this is a desert country. there was no water in the baghdad. millions of people, and no water. the sewage system was going to pieces, there was no food, there was no provision for medical care. we had just, we had taken large chunks out of this city, done a lot of damage in taking over this city, and we were providing no aid whatsoever to the people of the city. they were not initially that unhappy to see us. i walked around without a guard, without a weapon. i walked around baghdad by myself. you know, i got a few ugly looks, i got some waves and smiles, i got some, you know, like, you know, i'm not sure looks. but i never felt myself to be in danger. and it wasn't until the people of iraq fully realized that these, these weird alien creatures who had ar
however, i was also in baghdad. about two days after baghdad fell. i arrived in baghdad, and, you know, we violated the power rule. we broke it. but we failed to buy it. there was no water. the water system was not operating, there was no electricity. but, i mean, no water, i mean, that says it all. this is a desert country. there was no water in the baghdad. millions of people, and no water. the sewage system was going to pieces, there was no food, there was no provision for medical care. we...
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. >> iraq in morning after more than 50 died in an attack on a catholic church in baghdad. it is the faugh tea party on the brink of changing politics in america? and high hopes for the film industry with the tribeca film festival. hello and welcome british security officials say the crucial tip off came from a suspected al-qaeda member. jabr al-faifi handed himself in to saudi authorities two weeks ago. he is a former detainee from guantanamo bay. our world affairs correspondent has the details. >> the widening repercussions of the bomb plot. germany, which had already banned cargo flights, has now suspended passenger flights coming from yemen as well. >> there was of flight ban on all yemeni air companies flying to germany and the german aviation agency has been instructed to refuse all direct and indirect flights from yemen. note flights to or over german airspace will be allowed. >> in britain, the government's emergency committee met again to discuss security measures in the u.k., later announced and parliament by the home secretary. >> from midnight tonight, we will e
. >> iraq in morning after more than 50 died in an attack on a catholic church in baghdad. it is the faugh tea party on the brink of changing politics in america? and high hopes for the film industry with the tribeca film festival. hello and welcome british security officials say the crucial tip off came from a suspected al-qaeda member. jabr al-faifi handed himself in to saudi authorities two weeks ago. he is a former detainee from guantanamo bay. our world affairs correspondent has the...
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but lots of people have left. >> by baghdad standards, these were not massive bombs. it was more a demonstration that the militants can carry out coordinated attacks all over town, whenever the government says or done. -- whenever the government says or does. christians are caught in the middle as others have been before. when tensions are rising, iraqis are asking -- what next? >> a russian newspaper editor nearly beaten to death two years ago has been convicted of slander. a court near moscow said he knowingly spread false information about a local mayor while he was reporting plans to build the road through a protective force. boeing has halted test flights of its long-delayed 787 dreamliner after a fire forced an emergency landing in texas on tuesday. the plane is already nearly three years behind schedule. you are watching "bbc world news." still to come -- the crucial ingredients in high-tech goods. what japan wants to be less dependent on china. -- why japan wants to be less dependent on china. the orthodox church in georgia is growing at an amazing rate. so mu
but lots of people have left. >> by baghdad standards, these were not massive bombs. it was more a demonstration that the militants can carry out coordinated attacks all over town, whenever the government says or done. -- whenever the government says or does. christians are caught in the middle as others have been before. when tensions are rising, iraqis are asking -- what next? >> a russian newspaper editor nearly beaten to death two years ago has been convicted of slander. a court...
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but lots of people have left. >> by baghdad standards, these were not massive bombs. it was more a demonstration that the militants can carry out coordinated attacks all over town, whenever the government says or does. the christians are caught in the middle as others have been before. with political tensions rising, the rockies are asking what is next. -- iraqis are asking what is next. >> still to come, rare earths, the crucial ingredient in high- tech goods. what japan wants to be less dependent on china. the scottish parliament has rejected a proposal by the scottish nationalist party government to set a minimum price per unit for alcohol. the idea has the support of many doctors and health professionals, but the measure failed to pass after members of the scottish parliament rejected it. here is our scotland political editor, brian taylor, with the very latest. >> what is in scotland shopping trolly alongside the booze we buy? hospital admissions are up 20%. three-quarters of young offenders are drunk at the time. mps accept the diagnosis but do not agree on the
but lots of people have left. >> by baghdad standards, these were not massive bombs. it was more a demonstration that the militants can carry out coordinated attacks all over town, whenever the government says or does. the christians are caught in the middle as others have been before. with political tensions rising, the rockies are asking what is next. -- iraqis are asking what is next. >> still to come, rare earths, the crucial ingredient in high- tech goods. what japan wants to...
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baghdad across the whole of iraq. and what we don't want is competition between agencies of the government support. we want it to be integrated and we also want the government to have a voice in what programs and projects are in fact done by the u.n. is using donor money. there are several very important finances of this mechanism. one is the european commission that put in half a billion dollars, very important ones include japan and spain and a number of others, and a smaller sum of money came from the u.s. because the u.s. has been mainly used not for the development agenda but for the humanitarian agenda and specifically for the idp refugee returns. so the trust has now come to a close. we've actually allocated all of that money. we go into a new cycle of programming now under a very traditional u.n. development assistance framework and we are now discussing with the government setting up a new trust fund for that. much smaller because the reconstruction costs a large amount of money to do what reconstruction we w
baghdad across the whole of iraq. and what we don't want is competition between agencies of the government support. we want it to be integrated and we also want the government to have a voice in what programs and projects are in fact done by the u.n. is using donor money. there are several very important finances of this mechanism. one is the european commission that put in half a billion dollars, very important ones include japan and spain and a number of others, and a smaller sum of money...
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a group linked to al-qaeda sized a baghdad church. militants warned all iraqi chritians to leave country or face deh. 37 survivorsare in france d they are offering them asylum. >>> a court in pakistan has sentenced a christian woman to death for blasphe against the islamic faith. she told them jesus died on the cross for man kind and asked the muslims what mohammad did for them. local leaders said she is to be charged for blasphemy. bb could still serve a life sentence. >>> this sunday christians around the world will remember their brothers and sisters in christ who suffer for their faith. international day of prayer mobilizes churches on behalf of the millions of persecuted christians worldwide. this sunday they are joining together in prayer and learning about practical ways they can help the suffering church. >>> christian pastors are often imprisoned. what happens to the pastor's families while they are in jail. left without a provid, they often struggle to survive. this comes from us from our friends ofhe voice of the martyrs. >
a group linked to al-qaeda sized a baghdad church. militants warned all iraqi chritians to leave country or face deh. 37 survivorsare in france d they are offering them asylum. >>> a court in pakistan has sentenced a christian woman to death for blasphe against the islamic faith. she told them jesus died on the cross for man kind and asked the muslims what mohammad did for them. local leaders said she is to be charged for blasphemy. bb could still serve a life sentence. >>>...
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jim muir is in baghdad, and he told me my deal will clearly be severely tested in the coming weeks and months. >> well, certainly on paper, it seems to, but it really depends, in fact, how it works out and whether they really do feel that they've got an effective slice of power. the focus is very much on this new body. i think all the national council for strategic policy, which is being offered to iyad allawi, the challenger who kind of lost out to mr. maliki, who has gradually gained ground over the last few months, whether he will personally accept it or not is not clear at the moment, but his coalition should be allocated it under this division of power. the question is, will that body turn out to ben effective power-sharing instrument whereby they can influence policy, especially in the realm of security, which is mr. allawi's main concern and that of some other people, who believe mr. allawi went out on his own on a lot of security decisions over the past four years. so that is the nub of it. but meanwhile, there is a deal with the kurds in the shape of mr. talabani. he wouldn't
jim muir is in baghdad, and he told me my deal will clearly be severely tested in the coming weeks and months. >> well, certainly on paper, it seems to, but it really depends, in fact, how it works out and whether they really do feel that they've got an effective slice of power. the focus is very much on this new body. i think all the national council for strategic policy, which is being offered to iyad allawi, the challenger who kind of lost out to mr. maliki, who has gradually gained...
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doz evens kill indeed a baghdad church and al-quaeda issues a warning to iraqi crist yaps leave over suffer the conseqnces. >> the u.s. election put the brakeos obama how christians wielded influence at the ballot box. >> meet the missionary who gives food to th hungry and clothes to the poor his goal is to create more smiles. >> welcome to christian world news i'm wenldy grif ith i'm george thomas. christians in iraq should be prepared to die after a terro group killed scores of people. christians are asking their government for more protection. >> group with qid way kecks is warning christian for more attacks. the killing sword will not be lifted from their necks. and that all christian are targets much >> we don't pay attention to threats we will remain steadfast. >> the radical group took responsibity for the attack calling the church dirty ideas they took over the baghdad area taking the congregation hostage. >> sued bombers stormed the church a car bomb exploded here they thought the innocent people in the church. >> stand off lasted a few hours befo iraq special forces stormed
doz evens kill indeed a baghdad church and al-quaeda issues a warning to iraqi crist yaps leave over suffer the conseqnces. >> the u.s. election put the brakeos obama how christians wielded influence at the ballot box. >> meet the missionary who gives food to th hungry and clothes to the poor his goal is to create more smiles. >> welcome to christian world news i'm wenldy grif ith i'm george thomas. christians in iraq should be prepared to die after a terro group killed scores...
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gabriel gatehouse reports from baghdad. >> this man is 68 years old -- this woman is 68 years old. her husband is disabled, and she looks after him alone. there are no others to help with housekeeping. she has received nothing at all. every time she goes to the benefit office, they turn her away. >> certainly, what have the politicians been doing all of these times? they should do something for us every once in a while rather than trying to deprive us of this small amount of money. >> so what have the politicians been doing? the election in march, the political factions squabbled, and the building languished, gathering dust. until this month, mp's have met only once, and that was to authorize the payment of their own salaries. together with expenses, iraqi parliamentarians can claim over $20,000 a month. but they should not get too comfortable. there are those who feel that mp's should pay back the money they earned during all of those months when parliament was not sitting. now, the activists are taking their case to the iraqi courts. >> they have not really done anything to deser
gabriel gatehouse reports from baghdad. >> this man is 68 years old -- this woman is 68 years old. her husband is disabled, and she looks after him alone. there are no others to help with housekeeping. she has received nothing at all. every time she goes to the benefit office, they turn her away. >> certainly, what have the politicians been doing all of these times? they should do something for us every once in a while rather than trying to deprive us of this small amount of money....
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this local is the historic center of baghdad book selling. a winding street filled with book stores and out door book stalls. named after the famous 10th century arab poet, this is an old and established street for book selling and has been for hundreds of years. book selling on this street is no different from book selling here. we traffic in memory, ideas and dreams. in that sense we feel the street starts at the front door of all of our book shops. monthknabe street starts here. >> just before the street was eviscerated by a searing length of deaths and despair, delusion and destruction that destroyed more than the 30 lives. twisted more than the 100 souls who were bent and crippled amidst it's rage. just before the moment you were the proclamation, the prayer as they summoned and swore laugh, controlled, denied and affirmed. did you hear the words as they fell. for 2,000 years we have. what do you think. this says, map, border, resistance. truth. spirit, faith. doctrine, domaine. love, free, open, winds, cut. did you here the euphony of t
this local is the historic center of baghdad book selling. a winding street filled with book stores and out door book stalls. named after the famous 10th century arab poet, this is an old and established street for book selling and has been for hundreds of years. book selling on this street is no different from book selling here. we traffic in memory, ideas and dreams. in that sense we feel the street starts at the front door of all of our book shops. monthknabe street starts here. >>...
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trip to baghdad that well. we work with our international partners. christine talk a lot about refugees and displaced people. with our a lot of time and ou partners. we have had some success. it is a very difficult challenge. we are having some success in getting people back to the areas where they came from and supporting them until they can do that. that is really crucial. the u.s. military has done a great deal from the beginning. we do a lot of support for reconstruction goals, things they do on their own and to support us. they work a lot with the u.n. as well. we also work a lot in the rule of law sector. we spent a lot of time working with the government of iraq to build capacity and reduce construction. it is a wonderful program called the commercial law development program. it trains lawyers and judges on the commercial and economic aspects of the law to build an environment where business can thrive. the iraqi government has put forward its own anti-corruption strategy. it has signed the u.n. conventi
trip to baghdad that well. we work with our international partners. christine talk a lot about refugees and displaced people. with our a lot of time and ou partners. we have had some success. it is a very difficult challenge. we are having some success in getting people back to the areas where they came from and supporting them until they can do that. that is really crucial. the u.s. military has done a great deal from the beginning. we do a lot of support for reconstruction goals, things they...
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meanwhile, a series of attacks on christian neighborhoods in baghdad have killed at least five peoplend a militant group has warned that it considers all christians and the country to be legitimate targets. five secretaries with large christian populations were hit 10 days ago. more than 50 people died after they were taken hostage at the catholic cathedral. >> just one of a dozen places in different parts of baghdad where bombs went off early in the morning, all of them targeting christian neighborhoods or houses. one man was killed here and four others wounded. the target was this house, where there was a christian family who has not fled. their muslim neighbors are as angry as the christians are frightened. >> i blame the government and its failed security plans. there was's time, security. that is what we want. >> these bombings carried a clear message -- that the militants can carry out these string of attacks in different parts of town against targets of their own choosing. it is a blow not just to the christian but also to the iraqi government and to the man who is trying to ke
meanwhile, a series of attacks on christian neighborhoods in baghdad have killed at least five peoplend a militant group has warned that it considers all christians and the country to be legitimate targets. five secretaries with large christian populations were hit 10 days ago. more than 50 people died after they were taken hostage at the catholic cathedral. >> just one of a dozen places in different parts of baghdad where bombs went off early in the morning, all of them targeting...
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at least 76 iraqis were killed in a bomb aimed at shiites in baghdad.ew >> ifill: again, the non- election developments of this day. at least 76 iraqis were killed in a bombing blitz aimed at shiites in baghdad. new violence in afghanistan took the lives of three more nato troops. there was no word on their nationalities. mail bombs exploded outside two embassies in athens, greece, but no one was hurt. and in germany, police disarmed a bomb sent from greece to chancellor angela merkel's office. and to hari sreenivasan in our newsroom for what you can see on air and online later this evening. hari? >> sreenivasan: the entire pbs newshour team will be back for an election special at 11:00 p.m. eastern time as well as a webcast on u.s.tream at 10:00 p.m. we'll have the latest projections plus more analysis from mark shields and david brooks and david chalian and stu roetenberg. we'll bring you live updates from republican headquarters here in washington d.c. from senate majority reed's headquarters in las vegas nevada and from our republican media colleagu
at least 76 iraqis were killed in a bomb aimed at shiites in baghdad.ew >> ifill: again, the non- election developments of this day. at least 76 iraqis were killed in a bombing blitz aimed at shiites in baghdad. new violence in afghanistan took the lives of three more nato troops. there was no word on their nationalities. mail bombs exploded outside two embassies in athens, greece, but no one was hurt. and in germany, police disarmed a bomb sent from greece to chancellor angela merkel's...
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>>> there are new questions, this morning, about the ability of iraqi security forces to protect baghdadcomes after a series of coordinated attacks across the capital killed at least 76 people and injured 200 more. the blast, at least 13 separate attacks, came just 2 days after gunmen in baghdad held a christian congregation hostage in a siege that ended with 58 people dead. >>> asian stocks are moving higher this morning. markets are closed in japan for a holiday. but hong kong's hang seng is surging. in london, the ftse climbed 1% today. on wall street, the dow gained 64 points yesterday. the nasdaq jumped 28 points, closing at its highest level in more than 2 years. >>> investors will be waiting on word from the federal reserve this afternoon. the central bank will announce its latest plan to still jolt the struggling economy. policymakers are expected to buy more government bonds in hopes of lowering interest rates to spur on spending. >>> an autopsy will be performed today on former three-time world surfing champion, andy irons. the 32-year-old was found dead in a hotel room in dall
>>> there are new questions, this morning, about the ability of iraqi security forces to protect baghdadcomes after a series of coordinated attacks across the capital killed at least 76 people and injured 200 more. the blast, at least 13 separate attacks, came just 2 days after gunmen in baghdad held a christian congregation hostage in a siege that ended with 58 people dead. >>> asian stocks are moving higher this morning. markets are closed in japan for a holiday. but hong...
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a series of bombings and mortar attacks in baghdad appear to be the latest to target christians. at least four people were killed in the violence. more than a dozen explosions were heard all in the city's main christian neighborhood. last week, a bombing at a kath lidge church killed 58 people. >>> the president was on the move overnight. his latest stop in asia, an important summit of the 20 largest economic powers. air force one left jakarta, indonesia, for seoul, capital of south korea. that's where world leaders are arriving this morning. the focus will be economic recovery. but the president will meet with u.s. troops. he had symbolic stops in jakarta. karen travers is there. >> reporter: president obama toured the largest mosque in southeast asia. he later said the mosque symbolizes the diversity and tolerance of the world's most populist muslim nation. >> this house of worship for muslims was designed by christian architects. development is strengthened by an emerging democracy. ancient traditions endure, even as arriving power is on the move. >> reporter: at times, the pr
a series of bombings and mortar attacks in baghdad appear to be the latest to target christians. at least four people were killed in the violence. more than a dozen explosions were heard all in the city's main christian neighborhood. last week, a bombing at a kath lidge church killed 58 people. >>> the president was on the move overnight. his latest stop in asia, an important summit of the 20 largest economic powers. air force one left jakarta, indonesia, for seoul, capital of south...
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today's violence came two days after gunmen attacked a church in baghdad leaving another 58 dead. >>> that terrorist plot involving cargo bombs from yemen just keeps getting more and more troubling. the fbi is now investigating what may have been a so-called "dry run." and whether al qaeda terrorists in yemen sent packages to the u.s. to see how long that process would take. our justice correspondent, pete williams, is covering this story from the night and has more from our washington newsroom. pete, good evening. >>> brian, intelligence officials say this could have been an attempt to explore the logistic of international shipping. a month and a half ago in mid september, suspected al qaeda members in yemen sent three packages to chicago. nothing hazardous was found when the boxes were checked en route and allowed to continue, containing mostly books and papers, nothing like the computer printers that hid explosives. >>> in europe, the police are chasing a separate spade of package bombs in greece. two bombs went after outside the russian and swiss embassies. and in germany, police
today's violence came two days after gunmen attacked a church in baghdad leaving another 58 dead. >>> that terrorist plot involving cargo bombs from yemen just keeps getting more and more troubling. the fbi is now investigating what may have been a so-called "dry run." and whether al qaeda terrorists in yemen sent packages to the u.s. to see how long that process would take. our justice correspondent, pete williams, is covering this story from the night and has more from our...
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it's largely been spared of violence le the big cities like mosul and baghdad.ince 2005, christians have fled here. the compound houses hundreds of refugees. like the bashir whose say they're just scraping by. >> translator: the government has never given us anything, but there are a few humanitarian organizations which sometimes give us food, clothes and the money. >> reporter: but the vast majority of christian refugees have fled iraq altogether, and are living in neighboring countries, like jordan and syria. hristian leaders here are now debating how to keep the remaining members of their community from leaving. some hope a new election law giving christian as minimum of five seats in iraq's parliament will increase their influence. other leaders have been talking about establishing a so-called safe zone for christians in the plains, but luis, a local council member says it's a bad idea. >> translator: a zone would be a risky solution for christians because many other group oes pose it. and if the christians bing this issue up against, there will be more thre
it's largely been spared of violence le the big cities like mosul and baghdad.ince 2005, christians have fled here. the compound houses hundreds of refugees. like the bashir whose say they're just scraping by. >> translator: the government has never given us anything, but there are a few humanitarian organizations which sometimes give us food, clothes and the money. >> reporter: but the vast majority of christian refugees have fled iraq altogether, and are living in neighboring...
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baghdad. well to find out how the iraqi military will cope with the challenges ahead our team meets general mohammad sari a spokesman from iraq's ministry of defense. but now i have general mohamed i'll ask again and adviser and spokesperson with the iraqi ministry of defense so thank you very much for joining us here on not what's come back to the american soldiers have left by and large the majority do you feel confident that the actual soldiers and the iraqi security force is able to accept the situation here and how do you. it is a good question it's worth talking about the readiness of the iraqi security forces because the number of american troops left in this country is less than fifty thousand it's important the americans go on what's also important is the timing the timing of implementing this phase of the agreement was put forward by the minister of defense why did he choose this time each timing has a meaning there are steps that need to be taken so that the iraqi forces will be rea
baghdad. well to find out how the iraqi military will cope with the challenges ahead our team meets general mohammad sari a spokesman from iraq's ministry of defense. but now i have general mohamed i'll ask again and adviser and spokesperson with the iraqi ministry of defense so thank you very much for joining us here on not what's come back to the american soldiers have left by and large the majority do you feel confident that the actual soldiers and the iraqi security force is able to accept...
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agency's review the working in baghdad. what we don't want is competition between agencies we want to be integrated and want the government to have a voice with which programs are in fact, using donor money and several important financiers putting at half a billion dollars other important ones include japan and spain and a number of others and a smaller sum came from the u.s. because the u.s. money was not for the development of the committee's hearing agenda but the refugee returns. the multi donor trust fund has come to a close and we have allocated all the money and go into a new cycle of programming and endured a traditional u.n. assistance and now setting up a new trust fund that would be smaller because the reconstruction cost a lot of money to do. the government now takes over the physical reconstruction and now with the state building and capacity building is working with as many people involved with the face to face development in the country we do hope we have another trust fund up and running so we invite with go
agency's review the working in baghdad. what we don't want is competition between agencies we want to be integrated and want the government to have a voice with which programs are in fact, using donor money and several important financiers putting at half a billion dollars other important ones include japan and spain and a number of others and a smaller sum came from the u.s. because the u.s. money was not for the development of the committee's hearing agenda but the refugee returns. the multi...
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taken hostage at a catholic cathedral. >> the whole rash of bombs, in fact, six different parts of baghdad by them, areas which are absolutely known to be areas of christian concentration. obviously no area is completely homage us in in terms of its population, so among the three people killed, 24 or so we believe to have been wounded, we're not clear at this moment exactly how many of them may be christians. but what is very clear is that this was a coordinated attack aimed at areas known to have a christian label on them, as it were, and coming, as you say, about a week after that warning from the islamist state in iraq, which is a kind of group for al qaeda and related groups. that all christians are now fair game. it also comes just a few hours after mr. maliki, the incumbent prime minister, visited the cathedral where the bloodbath took place two sundays ago and said christians, he urges christian toss stay. well, it's clear that communities cannot be completely protected, as this morning's attack shows. >> well, that's the problem, isn't it? what is the response from christians at th
taken hostage at a catholic cathedral. >> the whole rash of bombs, in fact, six different parts of baghdad by them, areas which are absolutely known to be areas of christian concentration. obviously no area is completely homage us in in terms of its population, so among the three people killed, 24 or so we believe to have been wounded, we're not clear at this moment exactly how many of them may be christians. but what is very clear is that this was a coordinated attack aimed at areas...
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baghdad. brazil. new presidents do has promised to follow the path of popular predecessor by making the fight against poverty her number one priority despite the huge strides made in recent times many remain trapped by their circumstances people struggling to find work in cities and coming up with their own ways to survive and feed their families in this to reports just a simple life tending your own garden. growing your own food it's a simple life worth fighting for even if you've built it illegally six times they've tried to kick us off and together with the church and with some politicians we've been able to appeal standing your ground because another life one you've worked to escape is always in sight not far from where you toil these are the favelas they are the slums in brazil it's the way the majority of the poor live in this country and where here are just a stone's throw away on a settlement this is where a group of people now live off the land in a commune as an answer to the poverty and job
baghdad. brazil. new presidents do has promised to follow the path of popular predecessor by making the fight against poverty her number one priority despite the huge strides made in recent times many remain trapped by their circumstances people struggling to find work in cities and coming up with their own ways to survive and feed their families in this to reports just a simple life tending your own garden. growing your own food it's a simple life worth fighting for even if you've built it...
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baghdad's christian community takes to the streets over iraqi security forces handling of the deadly church attack that left fifty eight dead. lean mean and green scientists struggled to get an alternative power source recognize. broadcasting live from our studios in central moscow this is our t. certainly glad to have you with us moscow has dubbed as an acceptable japan's diplomatic protest over dmitri medvedev his visit to russia's southern corridor tokyo which claims the four islands as its own said the president's trip was regrettable and summoned russia's ambassador to japan the islands lie in the pacific and are part of a larger russian held archipelago to the north of japan became under moscow's control at the end of world war two the region has richer fishing grounds and mineral deposits and is believed to have vast oil and gas reserves president medvedev became the first russian leader to visit the area. it's a leftover from the second world war old soviet tanks rusting on the shore but their barrels pointed towards your pan island together with three other pacific islands w
baghdad's christian community takes to the streets over iraqi security forces handling of the deadly church attack that left fifty eight dead. lean mean and green scientists struggled to get an alternative power source recognize. broadcasting live from our studios in central moscow this is our t. certainly glad to have you with us moscow has dubbed as an acceptable japan's diplomatic protest over dmitri medvedev his visit to russia's southern corridor tokyo which claims the four islands as its...