bbc news, tbilisi. >> for more on that story and all the international news at any time at bbc.com. thank you for being with us on "bbc world news." >> funding was made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu. the newman's own foundation. the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation. and union bank. >> union bank has put its financial strength to work for a wide range of companies from small businesses to major corporations. what can we do for you? >> i'm julia stiles. >> i'm kevin bacon. >> i'm kim cattrall. >> hi, i'm ken burns. >> i'm lili taylor. >> i'm henry louis gates, jr., and public broadcasting is my source for news about the world. >> for intelligent conversation. >> for election coverage you can count on. >> for conversations beyond the sound bites. > for deciding who to vote for. >> i'm kerry washington, and public broadcasting is my source for intelligent connections to my community. >> "bbc world news" was presented by kcet, los angeles. thgovernment was urged to hurry up and get on with the executions by sound. iranians in the

abc news, a deli. >> stay with us if you can on "bbc world news." still to come -- her life was behind the lens. now she is behind bars. white and internationally acclaimed photography has been ever -- white an internationally acclaimed photographer has been arrested in iran. >> here is what is catching your attention on the bbc news website. there is an celebrations on the streets of naples. the european union has agreed to give official recognition to one of the city's famous creations -- the neapolitan pizza. it marks the end of a battle that began a quarter of a century ago to protect nepalese pizzas from imitations. a woman died of pneumonia at her home in december, aged in just 32. the coroner said her death was accidental. in austria, caught on camera -- and then will keep his job after all. he became an internet sensation. now his bosses say that he can stay at his job. you can see all of those at bbc.com. so do take a look. >> the latest headlines for you in "bbc world news." cctv has recorded the moment a bomb exploded in pakistan just as

bbc news, at this. >> a witness, if you cannot "bbc world news." still to come, gay and in the military. russia is severe. israel is liberal. we may global comparisons. >> here is what is catching your attention on the bbc news website. taking a daily dose of fish oil could stave off mental illness according to researchers. it cuts psychotic illness as by a quarter. simon cowell's fund-raising symbol for the victims of the earthquake in haiti has been played on the radio for the first time. a teenager from new zealand news saved herself from the jaws of a shark used a body board to defend yourself. the sharks struck and rick into her wet suit, but she escaped serious injury. more details at our website -- bbc.com. do check it out. >> the latest headlines for you this hour on "bbc world news." america's most senior uniformed officer saying he supports the plans which would lead to the lifting of the ban on openly-gay people serving in the military. a meeting between the dalai lama and president obama will go ahead according to the white house. this

houg♪ >> "bbc world news" is presented by kcet, los angeles.unding for this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu. the newman's own foundaon. the john d. and catherine t.and union bank. >> union bank has put its global financial strength to work for a wide range of companies. what can we do for you? >> and now "bbc world news." >>he health-care reform is in intensive care. can a summit improve its chances of survival? the american president hopes to recess its -- resuscitate his plan for universal coverage. republicans hope to cancel its light source. >> i hope he will scrap it and start over with a clean sheet of paper. this is not the republican position but a position of the american people. >> india and pakistan are talking again. it is the first official meeting since the mumbai terror attack. the opposition boycott the ceremony. we will go live to havana for an in-depth look into the daily life and grind of ordinary cubans. ♪ hello and welcome to bbc. president obama's desperate

bbc news, deli. >> stay with us, if he can, under "bbc world news." . still to come -- lick and learn that the world's first ice-cream university. -- at the world's first ice cream university. >> discovered what the world is talking about bbc.com/news. >> akio toyoda has become the infamous face up to iota in recent weeks. the company was up by his grandfather years ago, but why did to yield up to come toyoda. we investigate. the president of the new e.u. council is in salted by a member of the independence party. he was likened to "a bank clerk" with the charisma of "the damp rag." the area known as the left hand car door is regarded as one of the safest areas. >> discover what the world is talking about at bbc.com/news. >> the latest headlines for you at this hour on a "bbc world news." president obama's televised health care summit has ended. it did not break the deadlock between democrats and republicans. the three men senior military officers detained in turkey over an alleged plot to overthrow the government have been released after four days in c

>> "bbc world news" is presented by kcet, los angeles. funding for this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu. the newman's own foundation. the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation. and union bank. >> union bank has put its global financial strength to work for a wide range of companies. what can we do for you? >> and now "bbc world news." >> four hours of battle and the afghan capital. taliban attack -- taliban -- taliban attack still 16 foreigners. >> you can see all the windows are completely blown now. >> confiscated -- thailand's supreme court sees as more than $1 billion from former prime minister thaksin shinawatra. clashes in the west brand -- west bank over protests concerning religious sites. welcome to "bbc world news," broadcast to our viewers on pbs in america, also around the globe. coming up later for you -- the british security forces are accused of misleading parliament about the torture of guantanamo bay suspects. and friends at the reunited in cuba. bu

>> and now "bbc world news." >> this is gmt on "bbc world news." they reopen possibility of genode charges against sudanese president omar al- bashir. his already wanted for crimes against humanity. with a genocide charge make it grow more likely? three u.s. military personnel are among 10 people killed in an attack in northwest pakistan near a girls' school. another step in iran's space program adding to the worries of the country's nuclear intentions. cooperation from the alleged christmas day bomber -- was the obama administration right? michael jackson's doctor could be charged. it could reveal much more about what we know about the singer's life style. >> hello and welcome. the old judges at the international criminal court have opened up the possibility that the sudanese president omar al-bashir could face genocide charges. the reason is technical, but the result is political. he is the first sitting head of state to be charged on crimes against humanity and war crimes. a new decision will be welcomed in some quarters and rejected by others.

john kelly, bbc news. -- june kelly, bbc news. >> this is gmc from bbc robbins. -- from bbc world newstaliban thmilitant attack the capital of afghanistan, kabul, killing at least 16. and judges are deciding whether to confiscate more than 10 -- $2 billion from former prime minister of thailand and thaksin shinawatra. a dispute is growing because british drilling for oil in the south american islands. many people are starting to wonder what impact any oil finds will have on their lives. >> there is heavy lifting going on in port stanley. 0lin the dark, tons of equipmet is loaded on supply ships and headed for drilling offshore. this hardware firm has more than 1 billion pounds writing on the project. -- 1 million pounds writing on the projec-- riding on the pro. >> one never knows wh is around the corner. we're looking at a bright future. >> this small community is gearing up for change. many of the locals have sensed it. this man certainly has, he is a member of the island government. he says the recession hit here, too. and what they need is financial stability. >> it is very import

welcome to "bbc world news," broadcast on pbs in america. coming up later, the bbc's correspondent cents a day with the air force. and copper sale had of it -- and controversial head of the protestant church is caught drunk driving and resigns. >>> hello. 24 hours ago, congress heard tearful testimony from the head of toyota in the u.s. today, we heard from the man whose name is on every vehicle produced by the carmaker. it he made a lengthy public apology for the mechanical faults affecting millions of vehicles worldwide. he pledged his full cooperation with the u.s. government's investigation, but insisted no electronic faults have been discovered. >> on japanese television, they broke into programming in the middle of the night. toyota's chief executive came to the u.s. congress to rescue his company's reputation. >> do you solemnly swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth? >> it is not true that heat -- is not clear that he succeeded. >> i am deeply sorry for any accident that toyota drivers have experienced. >>

welcome to "bbc world news." broadcast to our viewers around the globe, coming up later with a new offensive eminent, how ready of afghan troops to serve? our correspondent is in canada are -- kandahar. >> the quicker than afghan soldiers can be brought up and trained, the quicker that western forces to leave afghanistan. >> nassau promises a close-up of the sun as you have never seen it before. greece was at a standstill today with their planes grounded, schoolsclosed, and hospital's emergency only. the general strike of the government in cuts in pensions to help the country pay its mounting debts, european leaders are headed to brussels, where they will discuss the possible bailout. with the euro under attack, uncertainty is spreading to spain and portugal. >> greek public sector workers striking today to resist cuts. the greek government has to slash public spending to reduce its massive deficit. the fear that greece might go bankrupt has led to the biggest crisis for the euro since the currency was launched.

>> and now "bbc world news." xxxxxxx >> president obama says a significant and hms sanctions is being prepared against iran if it continues its nuclear program -- significant regime of sanctions is being prepared against iran. toyota bows to pressure and recalls the hybrid petraeus to fix braking problems. very warm welcome." coming up later, fresh food, not junk food. the latest campaign to change american eating habits. and france for excess. the venice conable having to tighten purse strings after 900 years. -- same for access. -- fame for excess. the u.s. and allies are preparing what president obama cause a significant recensions to indicate how isolated it is. this is in response to iranian reports that the country have started in enriching uranium to higher grade. it has no civil nuclear power program that could use this type of material. mr. obama says the country has made its choice, although the door, as he put it, is still open. >> one of the deal the -- one of the difficulties of dealing with iran ove

stay with us here on bbc world news. that is all. >> funding made possible by the freeman fodation of new york, stowe vermont, honolulu. john t. and katherine tmplet mac arthur foundation and union bank. union bank has put its strength to work for a wide range of companies. what can it do for you? >> i'm julia styles, lilly taylor. public broadcasting is my source for news about the world. >> for intelligent conference. >> election coverage you can found on. commitment to journalism and deciding who to vote for. >> public broadcast sg my source for intelligent connections to my community. >> bbc world news presented by

>> and now "bbc world news." >> this is "bbc world news." four weeks out from the he the earthquake, the death toll is edging towards one quarter of a million. one the biggest humanitarian challenges in a generation, thousands still wait for shelter. the rest of the war hero turned opposition leader in sri lanka brought conflict to the streets. the bbc crime -- the 1,000 kilometer journey just to get on the internet. china's security clampdown is driving business to the wall. hello, welcome to "gmt." the official death toll in haiti has reached 230,000. if private burials are included, they are fast approaching the number of deaths in the 2004 asian tsunami. the arrival of hollywood superstar angelina jolie you may keep the disaster in the headline, but the effect it will have on the aid efforts is a moot point. tens of thousands are waiting for shelters. >> one month on in the full scale of the haitian catastrophe is still not known. the official death toll has climbed once again and the needs of one of the world's poorest countries are col

>> bbc world news is presented by kcet, los angeles. funding for this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu. the newman's own foundation. the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation. and union bank. >> union bank has put its financial strength to work for a wide range of companies, from small businesses to major corporations. what can we do for you? >> and now bbc world news. >> and deadly bombing in karachi. i explosion targets and hospital just as it was treating victims of another suicide blast. a public apology from the president of of toyota. more people charged in the parliamentary expenses. the archaeological site of the city of david becomes a front line in the middle east conflict. south africa's president is under scrutiny. he has a 20th child, this one out of wedlock. >> this will be a moral example. >> the first bomb in the pakistani city of karachi was enough to kill 12th. -- people. the second -- killed at least 22 people. this report includes the exclusive

>> "bbc news night" is presented by kcet, los angeles. funding is made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, honolulu, newman's own foundation, the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation and union bank. >> union bank has put its global financial strength to work for a wide range of companies, from what can we do for you? >> we are a nation of explorers. we seek new ways of living, of thinking, and of expressing ourselves. we take risks. we learn from experience, and we keep moving forward. that's why we encourage and celebrate the explorer in all of us. >> and now, "bbc news night." >> doing god's work, if you might. this week as the u.k. holds an inquiry into the global banking sector the chairman of goldman sachs admits his bank should have been more transparent in dealing with the enormous crash of the euro. selling out the law on assisted suicide. if you act with compassion to help someone die, you'll be likely to face the court. these investigations into a british bomb defector since banned in iraq, n

bbc world news is presented by kcet, los angeles. funding for this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu; newman's own foundation; the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation and union bank. y- >> union bank has put its financial strength to work for a wide range of companies. what condition we do for you? >> we are a nation of explorers. we seek new ways of living, of thinking and of expressing ourselves. we take risks. we learn from experience. and we keep moving forward. that's why we encourage and celebrate the explorers in all of us. >> and now bbc world news. >> at what cost to u.s.-chinese relations? >> this week it's president obama risking the wrath of china. the dau lee llama visits the white house. what next for the bumpy relation between china and the white house. >> while some young creeks have protested others are heading for the life raft. >> i think most people our age are very much considering -- >> and mick lange low on show in london -- meek lange lo

david shuck man, bbc news. >>> when we return it's time for your "morning papers." >>> "world news nowlivers your "morning papers." >> all right, it's "morning paper" time. i have figured out my place in the world. we've been standing out here freezing getting snowed on all morning. just in time for the "good morning america" live shot in central park, a debt has shown up to cover up the precious head of whatever reporters may be standing out here talking about that. i do have some hand warmers so i guess i scored that. >> maybe you should put those over your head since you chose not to bring a hat like a normal human. >> this is my protest for not having a tent letter first are first one out of washington, d.c. storms like this always bring out the entrepreneur in people. some people are really making some money off of this snow storm. some people getting their harnesses and plows and ready, all that stuff ready to go, shoveling off sidewalks and roofs, that sort of thing. some people charging $250 to $700 for those services. some price gouging going on no doubt. but hey, if you're wi

orla guerin, bbc news, pakistan. >> it is a chilling account to hear a young girl say suicide bombingamount of poverty in a place like pakistan, a collapsed education system. a lot of these kids aren't taught much better. >> that's right. a lot of them go to madrassas where there's recruitment going on. last summer there were reports, a taliban leader was actually training then selling these kids as young as 7, it was reported, for thousands of dollars to others to be used for suicide bombings. >> i couldn't believe that, $6,000 to $12,000, that's the price for a life for a child to commit something like this. >> incredible. >>> when wreturn, they are partying in nashville. it is a tea party and it is getting organized. >> we'll tell you who's there >>> sarah palin will deliver the keynote address at a political convention under way in nashville right now. it is a gathering of tea party activists. >> the folks who made so much noise at last summer's town hall meetings, now they're getting organized. sort of. john berman is there. >> reporter: the first-ever national tea party conventi

different question on a different subject, hi watch bbc news regularly. do you think is real and the way it is portrayed in the british media gets singular focus on what is perceived as feelings because of domestic considerations such as indigenous muslim population and political consideration of oil because of historical legacy that britain was involved in the creation of israel in the first place and i will take my call. >> guest: that is a very long question. could you make a short one and i will try to answer? >> host: the caller is gone but why not portion--and to the portion that you would like to? >> guest: is britain a christian country? is that what it was? >> host: let's take it this way. in your latest book churchill, you talk about the creation of the middle east and you talk about winston churchill's role and the british empire's role and it is a rather brief section where you talk about that and a lot of criticism about how brief that section is but on the whole, britain's role in creating the middle east. >> churchill was unique in that he

on a different subject, i watch bbc news primarily. do you think that israel in the way it is portrayed in the british media, gets singular focus on what is perceived at failings because of domestic issues, for political considerations having to do with oil, because of the historical legacy, some combination of these things. and will talk my call off the air. >> caller: that's a very long question. could you make it a short one and then i will trial -- tritones it. >> the caller is gone, but why don't you answer the portion you would like to. >> guest: well, it was so long. are you talking about, is british a questioned country? >> host: well, what if we take it this way, and this might not be what michael was looking for, but in your most latest book, "churchill," you talk about the creation of the middle east, and you talk about winston churchill's role and the british empire's role, and it's a rather brief section where you talk about that. and there's a lot of -- there's some criticism out there about how brief that section is. but

as a britton, and i watch the bbc news regularly, do you think that israel in the way it's portrayed in the british media gets singular focus on which order perceives as feelings because of domestic considerations such as the large muslim population of britain now, for consideration of having to do with oil, because of an historical legacy that britain was involved with the creation of israel in the first place, or a combination of these things? thank you very much. >> guest: well, i wonder, that's a very long question. could you make it a short one and then i'll try and answer it? >> host: mr. johnson, the caller is gone, but why don't you like to answer the portion you would like to. >> guest: well, it was so long. i mean, you're talking about is britain a christian country? is that what it was? >> host: well, tell you what. what if we take it this way, and this might not be what michael was looking for, but in your most latest book, "churchill," you talk about the creation of the middle east, and you talk about winston churchill's role and the british empire's role. and it's a rat

as a britton, and i watch the bbc news regularly, do you think that israel in the way it's portrayedn the british media gets singular focus on which order perceives as feelings because of domestic considerations such as the large muslim population of britain now, for consideration of having to do with oil, because of an historical legacy that britain was involved with the creation of israel in the first place, or a combination of these things? thank you very much. >> guest: well, i wonder, that's a very long question. could you make it a short one and then i'll try and answer it? >> host: mr. johnson, the caller is gone, but why don't you like to answer the portion you would like to. >> guest: well, it was so long. i mean, you're talking about is britain a christian country? is that what it was? >> host: well, tell you what. what if we take it this way, and this might not be what michael was looking for, but in your most latest book, "churchill," you talk about the creation of the middle east, and you talk about winston churchill's role and the british empire's role. and it's a rathe

understand bbc world service radio is heard by about a 10% of the pakistani population which is quite a high figure but clearly the urban population, much more that doesn't rely on radio as new satellite cable television channels i just wonder if another television channel would be something to think about. >> one of the things i always have to say to the colleagues is the government doesn't control the -- bbc world service so it's important i don't look like and deciding what the challenges are. but i think all of us know the vibrancy of the urge to written media, remarkable the vibrancy and if it's interesting. let me find out what the b.c. independently might decide on this. >> one of the problems in getting pakistan to deal with the threat and also more help with afghanistan has been historic threat from india. do you see any change in that situation? >> i think there has been a significant change in the last couple of years in the appreciation in pakistan of its domestic terrorist threat. so now it is possible but also members of the public about the fact whenever they think of the as you say perceived indian threat there is a domestic -- i think a lot of pakistanis sti

>> "bbc world news" is presented by kcet, los angeles. funding for this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu. the newman's own foundation. the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation. and union bank. >> union bank has put its financial strength to work for a wide range of companies, from small businesses to major corporations. what can we do for you? >> and now "bbc world news." >> deadly bombings in karachi. an explosion targets the hospital just as it was treating victims of an earlier suicide last. a publ apology from toyota's under. three. mp's and a lord face charges of parliamentary expensive. very warm 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 -- the archaeological site of the ancient city of david becomes of frontline in the middle east conflict. and south africa's president under street. he is already a polygamist. now jacob zuma has a 20 a child, this one out of