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bbc news, seoul. >> good to have you with us and "bbc world news." stay with us if you can. still to come -- is the world winning the battle against illegal logging? and you report suggests it is. first though, south asia's nuclear powers of india and pakistan have agreed to tentative measures to improve relations. this after a meeting between the two nations' foreign ministers. we have this report. >> the relationship between these nuclear powers is full of suspicion that often boils over into out and out loathing. they are trying not to show that today. the high level meetings were very cordial, and they went on much longer than planned. in the end, there were no headline-grabbing proposals. just talk of modest progress. >> these prolonged discussions were useful in creating and understanding how to move forward. >> there was mention of the need for confidence-building measures, but no details of what they might be. wrist metric from the chief guest. >> the measures that lay ahead and the promise that a good neighborly relationship between our two countries holds for our p

bbc news. >> you are watching "bbc world news." the headlines so far -- an international court says that kosovo illegally declared its independence from serbia. and is willing president hugo job as a result diplomatic relations -- you go to chavez break off diplomatic relations with colo,bia. regulators are expected to announce how much capital they are supposed to raise as protection against losses. >> in the midday in madrid, this is what you need. for months, banks have been gasping for liquidity, because their creditors fear many of them face painful losses. how week are spanish banks? we will learn tomorrow when european regulators unveiled the results of tests of europe's 91 biggest banks. but creditors say banks have been so concerned they have been demanding their money back. >> spanish banks have suffered from the squeezing of the funding market. the main problem, the main problem with the spanish banking system -- it is the liquidity problems. >> some savings banks to face huge losses on loans they make to finance vast ne

bbc news, westminster. >> you are watching "bbc world news." our main news so far this hour -- europe fell major banks have survived a stress test designed to see if they could cope with another financial crisis. just seven out of 91 failed. our business correspondent was at the news conference with the banking regulators, with the findings were explained. >> they said the -- this and the vast majority of the news conference defending their on decisions and telling as the test were credible. and the criteria used for weather in the banks could survive a major -- for whether the banks could survive a major shock. the test involved a two-point downgrade -- a four-point downgrade from standard and poor's, as well as an major drop in gdp, and another sovereign debt crisis, like the one we saw an inmate. with all these things -- which result in may. they were all presented to the banks. the result was seven failed. out of 91, they say that shows the european banking system is resilience. it could be a few days before people fully digested the reams

bbc news, washington. >> you were watching "bbc world news." still to come -- morning for moco. new zealand says farewell to his celebrity dolphin. now, if he was a revolutionary artists whose life was as rich and colorful as his paintings. on the anniversary of caravaggio's death, rome remembers the genius and scandal. >> a painter of perpetual night. one description of his work. his talent only matched by his inner conflict and demons. using paid almost as a spotlight, his pictures are full of shadow. pioneer of the baroque, his world of religion and life was not sweetness and i -- and idealized, but harsh, brittle, and disturbing. >> his style was revolutionary. not only his contrast between darkness and light, but for him the light was life, and the dart was death. >> he painted more than 80 works and a brief life cut short at 39, possibly by syphilis. the hard-drinking man was even skewed -- accused of murder. one research team recently claimed to have found his remains, a few bones. it is his work that sustains interest. rome was his son, the place where he created masterp

bbc news, shanghai. >> in the u.s. tate of arizona, key parts of the new immigration law have been blocked. there will be a relief for many, not least in mexico. many families and towns rely on money sent back from relatives in the u.s. our correspondent has been doing area and central mexico where tensions have been running high. >> it seems bound to become a ghost town. an estimated 60% of the town's original population have migrated from this rural community to the united states, mainly to arizona. most are there illegally. for a few, the ones who have papers, and can visit their relatives and revisit the u.s. he drives to visit what he called their peaceful hometown in mesa, arizona. >> we are lucky because there are those who cannot come back. people who are scared about what is happening and are fearful. >> despite the slow pace, any news from arizona is welcome. the new immigration law is creating anxiety. has just ended, where many were dedicated to those who live in this town and were born in arizona. there is

bbc news, kabul. >> b.p. han given 4 hours to check the cap over their well after seepage was detected close to ocean floor. the cap was lowered four days ago and appeared to stop the flow. the u.s. coast guard is monitoring the situation and has asked b.p. to submit its plans for opening of the cap. james reynolds reports from washington. >> under the sea, the cap is still in place. engineers are checking carefully for leaks and in particular seepage along the seabed. for the fourth day the cap appears to be holding. >> we've had no indication of oil being released at the site, and at the same time there are measurements being taken, it's constantly monitored for boc's, volatile organic compounds and there is no independent education there is any release we're seeing expressed at the surface. >> so what exactly is happening on the seabed? the flow of oil was shut off last thursday when valves on the new cap were closed. watching for signs of leaks, were robots keeping an eye on the pressure inside the system

bbc news, westminster. >> you were watching "bbc world news." . i am peter dobbie. bp says the cap of the ruptured oil well in the gulf will be in place even if there is a tropical storm. and president hugo chavez of venezuela is breaking off diplomatic relations with colombia after being accused of harboring rebels. banks across europe have been ordered to undertake stress tests suit assess how they could cope -- to assess how they could cope with a new recession. regulators will determine how much capital european banks will need. >> in the midday summer madrid, this is what unit. for months, spain at's banks have been gasping for liquidity. it seems many of them face painful losses. how week are spanish banks? we will then tomorrow, when european regulators unveiled the results of tests on the 91 biggest banks in europe. but the creditors of banks in spain have been so concerned, they are demanding their money back. >> spanish banks, they have suffered terribly from the squeezing of the funding market. the main problem in the banking system in spain is not insolv

>> and now "bbc world news." >> presidential race. barack obama says the oil leak test are encouraging. sorry. the apple blossom has apologized to -- the apple boss apologize to users. and regulations against illegal gambling. welcome to bbc world news. coming up later for you -- why was george clooney in court today? it had nothing to do with a movie. and remembering the dolphin. he was loved by many, and an audience to some. -- an annoyance to some. hello and welcome. the u.s. president barack obama has welcomes bp's success in stopping the oil leak in the gulf of mexico. he told reporters it was undoubtedly progress. new research is being done to determine whether the leak can be shut down without new leaks of peering. >> is this the moment the stain of the oil spill starts to vanish from the borders of the gulf of mexico? 1 mile down, this is how it looked last night. the leak gradually being turned off, until the flow was cut to just a wisp of oil. news, but president obama warned americans to be cautious. >> one of the problems i

bbc news. >> you are watching "bbc world news." very good to have you with us. stay with us, if you can periods we are taking you deep under see in it and many-submarine. at scientists are assessing the damage from the gulf oil spill. first though, at the french president nicolas sarkozy has described as barbaric be a murder of of french nationalist -- the french national captured by the al-qaeda. >> he was a retired engineer who buy bonds in north africa to help children. he was abducted while working on a school project in april. last week, forces supported by the french army raided a terrorist camp. the victim was not found. one french official, who asked not to be named, told the press of the weekend that he could have been dead for several weeks. today mr. sarkozy spoke only of cold, murder. >> the assassination of our compactor its by a group -- of our camp hatchery at by a group related suit -- compatriot by a group related to al-qaeda. >> the president has since held meetings with top security officials and he has urged his countrymen not to travel in th

bbc news. >> the latest headlines for you on "bbc world news." the u.s. government has ordered bp to press on with keep pressure tests on its blown out well in the gulf of mexico. spain's prime minister has warned of tough times in his state of the nation address. the novelty of the world cup win is wearing off. a severe water shortage is causing droughts in pakistan. parts of the southern and job have been turned into -- parts of the southern punjab have been turned into desert. some accused india of blocking the water from their side of the border. >> these were the rich, fertile plains of the self punjab. they have just lost the battle against the desert that encroaches further and further. it is hard to believe now, but there were crowds here two years ago. in fact, this whole area was lush and green. the people in this area were making a decent living. since then, the water channels have run dry, the crops have failed, and these same farmers are living in extreme poverty. they are doing what they can, but the deterioration in their lives has come so

bbc news, kabul. >> the u.s. defense secretary described the leak as potentially dangerous to american troops, their allies, and partners in afghanistan. >> the battlefield consequences of the release of these documents are potentially severe and dangerous for our troops, our allies, and afghan partners. they may well damage our relationships and reputation in that part of the world. intelligence sources and methods as well as military tactics, techniques, and procedures will become known to our adversaries. >> robert gates spoke earlier. i spoke to our correspondent in washington about his response. >> he is angry. the response from washington to this whole story has been to shoot the message of wikileaks. we saw even more enter today. it emerged in the past 24 hours that many of those documents released by wikileaks on its web site contained the names of people who were presumably afghan informants working for the united states army in afghanistan. there are fears here that people's safety will be compromised b

bbc news, jerusalem. >> bp says it has stopped the flow of oil that has been leaking into the gulf of mexico for the first time since the explosion that started it. and they are testing a new cap on this well. these are live pictures of the operation. >> hello and welcome. >> see the news unfold. get the top stories from around the globe and click to play video reports. go to bbc.com/news to experience the in-depth, expert reporting of "bbc world news" online. >> funding was 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. >> union bank has put its global financial strength to work for a wide range of companies. what can we do for you? >> there is one stage that is the met and carnegie hall. >> o, that this too, too solid flesh -- >> it is the kennedy center. >> check, one, two. >> and a club in austin. [woman vocalizing] >> it is closer than any seat in the house, no matter where you call home. >> ♪ the top of the world, and i'm there, i'm home ♪ >> pbs -- the

>>you are watching "bbc news". new hopes for the inhabitants of the largest waste site in central america. goldman sachs has reported a sharp fall in second quarter profits. it is reporting a 82% drop in net income to $613 million. their profits were hit by a record fine in the u.s. over fraud charges and the u.k. tax on bank bonuses. our correspondent reports from new york. >> around the world, investors were spooked by the debt crisis. revenue at goldman fell further than at some of its rivals. another reason the magic faded for these, the bank had to pay over $1 billion in special charges. the british government's decision to tax banker bonuses cost goldman $600 million. it had to pay $550 million to settle fraud charges with america's main financial regulator. the cost of putting its troubles behind it is no small sum of money. it takes the bank to make -- two weeks to make that amount of money. the damages to interpretation. >> very little was admitted in the settlement. they admitted to a disclosure labs. it w

>> and now "bbc world news." >> u.s. court ruling, a judge struck down parts of arizona as tough new emigration law just hours before it was due to come into court. britain's prime minister, david cameron, has a warning for neighboring pakistan. >> we cannot tolerate, in any sense, the idea that this country is allowed to look both ways and is able, in any way, to promote the export of terror. >> please find the bodies of eight newborn babies in the northern part of france. the parents are arrested. rescue workers tried to free 30,000 people trapped in northeast china. we will get the latest from our correspondent in beijing. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to our viewers in the u.k. and around the world. it is a controversial law that has aroused passion and anger on both sides of the debate. now a federal judge in the united states has blocked parts of the tough new emigration bill passed by the state of arizona and due to come into force on thursday. legislators in arizona approve the measure in able in an attempt t

you're watching bbc news. the cap on the oil well in the gulf of mexico is holding firm. barack obama em has welcomed the news, but urges caution until there is a permanent solution. u.s. and prison -- u.s. and britain have criticized the release of the lockerbie bomber. que.ere killed in dacia mosco the prime minister of australia has called for an election. she was elected by a third-party three weeks ago after ousting her predecessor. >> this morning, i asked her excellency, the governor general to dissolve the house of representatives so that elections could occur for the house and half of the senate on saturday august 21. this selection presents australians with a very clear choice. this election is about the choice as to whether we moved australia for work or go back. >> she is taking a big gamble calling an election so soon. >> she is australia's first female prime minister. she has only been in the job for just over three weeks. it is a political gamble. she now faces the biggest fight of her political life. this campaign will be fought over the economy, domestic i

leaving nothing behind and all, eventually. >> you are watching "bbc world news." a bbc investigation finds that sales of asbestos in russia are at $1 billion each year. sanctions are imposed on north korea as the u.s. secretary of state looks to impose the demilitarized zone on a visit to south korea. the leader of the kurdish pp cakk rebel group has told the bc that it is willing to disarm at the turkish government meets certain demands. they're listed as a terrorist organization by most governments. our correspondent traveled to kurdistan to meet the leader. >> somewhere in the mountains,pkjk fighters are training. turkey says that these men are terrorists. the u.s. and european union agreed. here is why. a splinter group has admitted to carrying out the attack. this has been going on for 26 years. >> we were invited to visit one of their camps a secret location in the mountains of northern iraq. around one-third of the fighters are women. for more than one decade they have used these mountains as the base for executing attacks inside turkey, challenging their le

>> and now "bbc world news." >> at the u.s. steps up efforts to find those behind a leak of military secrets. presidents karzai say it puts afghan formants in danger. >> we consider that concern -- we consider that extremely irresponsible. >> the british prime minister and his trip to india defending his comments about pakistan's record on tackling terrorism. we report from the heart of the terrorist threat -- a town plagued by suicide bombings. >> people tell us is important that we should not say -- should not stay in any one place for about 20 minutes for our own safety. it has become one of the most dangerous places in pakistan. >> welcome to "bbc world news" broadcast on pbs in america and also around the globe. coming up later for you -- a french woman admits killing eight of her newborn babies, trying to hide the births from her husband. and the new starlet of indian cinema with a famous father talks about turning jane austen and to a bollywood blockbuster. >> in the first afghan government reaction to the wikileaks inve

welcome to "bbc news". foreign ministers are gathering for a major conference on afghanistan which is due to start in kabul. they are discussing governance, security, and corruption. hamid karzai will be asking for greater control of his budget in return for taking on more responsibility. hillary clinton has been talking to you the bbc. -- talking to the bbc. >> kabul prepares with a historic conference. never has a city hosted so many foreign leaders. its development match the promises. , this country would be paradise. the situation is barely improving. the report says the counterinsurgency strategy is in trouble. attacks are up 51% in june compared to last year. attacks against international organizations are increasing. the number of civilians killed is rising. this sunday, there was another attack against a market. the conference will call for continued aid for afghanistan to support its government as it takes charge. this should pave the way for foreign troops to withdraw. the u.k. has pledged more a

they approved a new move to $61 million with help to haiti's reconstructi reconstruction. more "bbc world news," lord black has been freed pending fraud convictions. president obama has signed in a new law. and david cameron spoke about withdrawing troops from afghan. i spoke to barbara in new york, and mr. cameron is packing a lot in his visit to the united states. he held a private dinner with mr. bloomberg and had a meeting with top leaders from businesses and banks, and met with ban ki-moon, attending the national conference, and able to update prime minister cameron about the plan put in place. or agreed to increasingly hand over control to the afghan national army. >> you mentioned afghanistan, and that's the big issues between president obama and david cameron earlier. and there seemed to be a new sense of urigences about the timetable in afghanistan. >> i think what is happened you had this conference in kabul that they agreed upon a plan that has a timetable, that by 2014 the afghan army should be able to take over, and they have a plan that could begin as next year. there

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>> you are watching bbc news. the pentagon says the damage caused by the leaking of more than 90,000 classified military documents of the war and afghanistan could take weeks to assess the african union pledged another 2000 troops to combat the growing military threat in somalia. freezing temperatures in the highlands of peru have killed people. near the head -- nearly half the country is in a state of emergency. meeting in brussels, the foreign ministers agreed on measures, including a halt to new investments in the country's oil and gas sectors. the sanctions are designed to push iran to halt its iranian in richmond -- uranium enrichment. >> as much as iran claims uranium enrichment is for purely civil purposes, the leadership cannot shake the believe they have hopes of building an atomic bomb. iran has been refusing to talk to the west about its nuclear program and ignored calls about stopping its enrichment of uranium. that is why they have had to act above and beyond steps normally taken by the united nations

>> and now "bbc world news." >> the chairman of bp insists that the company will recover. meet the man tasked with making it happen, the new american ceo will have to rebuild bp. the iraq war -- >> we did not assign any weapons of mass destruction. they should have realized in london and in washington that their sources were poor. >> a very warm welcome to bbc world news. coming up later, for white south africans plead guilty to humiliating black workers. are you not a bit early? olympic stars gather the side of the new stadium in london, celebrating the two years to the start of the 2012 games. >> hello to the cost of dealing with the disastrous oil spill in the gulf of mexico. it has pushed the bp into the red for the first time in thre18 years. it is the biggest quarterly loss in u.k. corporate history. it cost chief executive tony hayward his job and he will be leaving in the autumn. bp has also announced it is setting aside more than $32 billion to pay for the cleanup. >> and the flower of british industry, bpa. it is generating a $17 billion a three-month loss. here

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mark worthington, bbc news, norfolk. >> wow.oved his nomdim nighmuch he actually that's how close the two were. important chompers. >> i've never heard of this before but he apparently hpipipo >>> fatal rampage. at least one bear attacks campers inside their tents. why montana investigators are puzzled. >>> then, fierce flames. windswept fires force hundreds from their california homes. the threat, and today's outlook. >>> and, delayed degree. a college honor decades late. >> i was sad, i was hurt. >> one school's decision and its lifelong impact. it's thursday, july 29th. >> from abc news, this is "world news now." >> salutatorian of her high school and denied acceptance into university because of her skin color. >> amazing. and they made it up to her 60 years -- better late than never, i guess, the lesson of that story. >> it's a great story in terms of how her family's impacted by what she was unable to accomplish. stick around for that one. good morning and thanks for being with us on this thursday. i'm vinita nair. >> and i

>> "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. >> union bank offers unique insights and expertise in a range of industries. what can we do for you? >> some 70 countries are set to return to historic conference in cobble and some of the deadliest violence in the war. -- in kabul and some of the deadly of violence in the war. a new gel that could cut a woman's chances of being affected by hiv. fifi has agreed to keep the cab on the well for the next -- bp has agreed to keep the cap on the well for the next 24 hours, even though there could be problems. coming up later, clarifying the law for a man locked into his own body and wants health to take his own life, and new apartments making it easier for indians to climb the poverty line. for family it might be quite small, but the place's designed to make as efficient use of space a

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bbc world news bbc world news bbc world news and met her backstage.t delightful, and a couple of beautiful daughters, and i am always partial two daughters. despite the entertainment, despite seeing all these old friends, the main reason i am here is because there is a guy from searchlight nevada -- [applause] >> who has been fighting on behalf of nevada for most of his life and is now fighting for working families all acrs america, and that is your senate majority leader, harry reid peering ahead -- harry reid. [applause] i have known harry since i arrived in the senate five years ago, and we have become dear friends. he is a man of principle. he is a straight shooter. he is a man of his word. he comes across as soft-spoken. even when he is in front of a crowd, he is like, well -- we are trying here. we are trying hard. that is just how harry is, but anybody who knows harry knows he is made of tough stuff. harry is tough. a lot of people in washington forget where they came from. harry remembers every single day. a lot of people instead of showing le