>> this is "bbc world news." funding for this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu. newman's own foundation. shell. 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." >> stock markets rise as greece takes step to tackle the debt crisis in the euro zone. the death toll from the crackdown on protesters escalates. standoffs in turkey suspected kurdish militants hijack a ferry with 24 people on board. welcome to bbc news, broadcast to our viewers on pbs in america and also around the globe. coming up a little later in this program, mexico's interior minister has been killed in a helicopter crash three years after his predecessor died in similar circumstances. and remembering the war dead, armistice day is marked by silence in ceremonies around the world. >> hello, and welcome once again. stom reacted positively

>> this is "bbc world news." funding for this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu. newman's own foundation. and union bank. >> union bank has put its global expertise to work for a wide range of companies. what can we do for you? >> and now, "bbc world news." >> i am in singapore. >> and i am in london. here are the headlines. a deceptive use of force. after nine months of protests and bloodshed, the president of yemen has bowed to public pressure and has agreed to step down. >> a blitz that terrorized a community. members of an amish sects phase hate crime charges in the u.s.. and a man appears in court to face eight counts of murder. it is 12:00 noon here in singapore. >> when a broadcasting to viewers on pbs in america and elsewhere around the world. -- we are broadcasting to viewers on pbs in america. hello, and welcome. thousands of protesters are still in tahrir square. these are the images as the protesters away the break of dawn. they are await

>> and now, "bbc world news." this is "bbc world news america ." . reporting from washington, i am jane bryant. global markets tumble after the rescue effort is in jeopardy. >> i think it will probably be followed by similar action in portugal, spain, italy, even possibly france. >> scandal in one of the world's most popular sports. two cricketers are convicted in a betting scandal. and the real-life story of a slum dog millionaire. living larger after game show's success. -- living large after a game show's success. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. athens, we have a problem. today financial markets and from europe to the u.s. foundered on uncertainty that a deal to deal with the greek that prices will go ahead. the decision has sparked a political and financial firestorm. our business editor starts our coverage. >> the -- euro zone, perhaps determining whether the bets made by their leaders will lead to crisis a recovery. it is here in debt-ridden greece, with the unexpected announcement by the premier george papandreou

bbc news. >> love his work or hate it. during his career, he became known as a man with a controversial movies, including several oscar nominations. today, we got the news that russell died on sunday. we have a look back on his life and the film he helped create. >> portraying it 8 composer. a documentary made for the bbc. they were beautiful to look at, seductive to look at, and totally self indulgent. they martin not as a filmmaker with talent, some as a genius. >> cameras be. >> market. at the bbc, he learned his craft as a director and developed his trademark style, flamboyant and visually extravagant. he moved into a cinema, where his second major feature, "women in love," was acclaimed as a masterpiece. >> where they are. exposing political chicanery. i would plead guilty. >> but as time went on, his films became more extreme. there was a fascination with sex and religion, and it was widely panned. >> around 1971, 1972. it also disturbed me. whether you liked it or disliked it, and i had a strong reaction to the work,

>> and now, "bbc world news america." >> this is "bbc world news america." reporting from washington, i am katty kay. the president of syria called on to go. >> if it was me, i would step down and make sure whoever that comes behind me has the ability to change the status quo. >> out with the old and in with the new. as greece and italy changes course, germany in its darkest hours since world war ii. >> three, two, one. >> and blasting back to space. a u.s. astronaut with his russian counterpart. next stop? the international space station. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and elsewhere around the globe. is the net finally tightening around president assad of syria. another has called for him to step down. gangs comments follow the unusual decision of the arab league to suspends syria because of the violent government crackdown. we have coverage. [bombs and shooting] >> these images appeared to show more brutal attacks on opposition protesters in one city. more evidence that syrian tanks have not been pulled back from the streets, as the government pr

>> this is "bbc world news." funding for this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu. newman's own foundation. shell. and union bank. >> union bank has put its financial strength to work for a wide range of companies, from small businesses to major corporations. can we do for you? >> and now, "bbc world news." >> an attack on a french magazine that printed a cartoon of the prophet mohammad on the cover. another fine mess -- leaders to hold talks with the greek prime minister over his support for a euro bailout neck -- referendum. wikileaks founded julian assange can be extradited to sweden to face sexual assault allegations. welcome to bbc world news. i'm david eads. also coming up -- the weather forecast of beijing, smog and more smog, why the air quality has reached hazardous levels. and sentencing do for pakistan's disgraced cricketers. they await their fate. hello, thanks for being with us here on bbc world news. a fire has ripped through the offices

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>> this is "bbc world news." funding for this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu. newman's own foundation. shell. 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." >> scraping through, the greek prime minister narrowly survived a no-confidence vote. >> i said before and i said now, i don't care if i am not elected prime minister again. >> still looking for a solution, the g 20 summit fails to deliver new money to help the debt crisis. welcome to "bbc news" broadcast to our viewers on america -- in america on pbs. one of britain's's main motorways, there was a pile up. new attacks are reported in homs despite government pledges to talk peace. the greek prime minister george papandreou has survived the confidence vote. he can begin talks on forming a new coalition government. he ruled out the possibility of

>> this is "bbc world news america." funding for this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu. newman's own foundation. and union bank. >> union bank has put its global expertise to work for a wide range of companies. what can we do for you? >> and now, "bbc world news america." excess of force, and its handling of the protesters there. and beautiful images captured dark times. the depression coming into focus once again through the work of one photographer. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and also around the globe. we begin this broadcast from cairo, where massive protests have become tense and violent. police fired tear gas on demonstrators who responded by throwing stones. it is not entirely clear how much domestic support the protesters have. international criticism of the egyptian military rulers is growing. the bbc middle east editor start our coverage. >> this street, running down from tahrir, the frontline since saturday. organized football fans w

>> this is "bbc world news america." funding for this presentation is made possible by the freeman fountion of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu. newman's own foundation. and union bank. >> union bank has put its global expertise to work for a wide range of companies. what can we do for you? >> and now, "bbc world news america." excess of force, and its handling of the protesters there. and beautiful images captured dark times. the depression coming into focus once again through the work of one photographer. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and also around the globe. we begin this broadcast from cairo, where massive protests have become tense and violent. police fired tear gas on demonstrators who responded by throwing stones. it is not entirely clear how much domestic support the protesters have. international criticism of the egyptian military rulers is growing. the bbc middle east editor start our coverage. >> this street, running down from tahrir, the frontline since saturday. organized football fans wit

>> and now, "bbc world news america." >> this is "bbc world news america. "reporting live, at i am katty kay. thousands turned out to vote for the first election in egypt in decades. >> me, my wife, we are feeling it is a good day. >> of that relationship getting worse. and site-u.s. -- an anti-u.s. demonstration. and one u.s. choreographer is breaking new ground with the help of a famous architect. >> welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and also around the globe. last week, they protested. today, they voted. against a background of uncertainty, millions of egyptians queued for hours. after days of violent clashes between activists and the police, the voting was by and large peaceful. from cairo, our middle east editor jeremy bowen reports. >> egyptians turned out in big numbers to vote. in cairo, they had to wait longer than expected. the balance and official paperwork arrived late. but they were patient. the right to to vote at last for people who have spent their lives under a dictator. >> me and my wife and my son. we are feeling this is a good day

>> and now, "bbc world news america." >> this is "bbc world news america." reporting from washington, i am kathy -- yes katty kay. 72 hours, that is how long the arab league has given president assad stop the violence. starting the withdrawal from iraq. we take a closer look at the country troops are leaving behind. and in dire times, pennsylvania is putting some of the wild west history on the block, including most unusual items. >> the vampire killer kit. >> who would want to be without such a thing in the wild west? >> i do not know. >> welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and also around the globe. syria has three days to stop the bloody repression of its people or face sanctions. that is the message from the newly-symbol -- newly-emboldened arab league. the organization delivered be unusual ultimatum after a group of syrian protesters reportedly attacked a military intelligence complex in the suburbs of damascus. for more on what the arab league has decided to do and the situation in syria, are middle east editor starts our coverage. i should warn y

>> this is "bbc world news." funding for this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu. newman's own foundation. shell and union bank. >> union bank has put its financial strength to work for awide range of companies. from small businesses to major corporations,what can we do for you? >> and now, "bbc world news." >> the greek prime minister takes a stand that calls for a referendum on the u.n. zone bailout plan. china launches itself into the space race with a mission to build a permanent station orbiting the earth. it's a time of peace in a country bristling with weapons. how can libya deal with a stock pile of arms? >> welcome to "bbc news." i'm david eades. >> coming up, the victims of drone strikes take their campaign for justice to the courts. >> and how one m.p. sought to seek safety in its nuclear plant. >> hello. if you thought for a moment the euro crisis was running into any calmer waters, think again. prime minister has sprung a surprise by call

>> this is "bbc world news." funding for this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu. newman's own foundation. shell. 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." >> burma's democracy leader tells the b.b.c. she's considered standing for election. and the syrian government has told end the blood shed by saturday or face sanctions. welcome to "bbc world news." i'm peter. also in this program, her no-frills travel came at a price for these passengers. and what -- in the world's fastest moving cities? >> the bureau he's, pro democracy leader is expected to say her party will stand with her as a candidate. she was asked whether the time was right for the n.l.b. to reregister as a political party, so ending their boycott to parliament. >> on the whole i think the great majority of our people are going for a r

>> this is "bbc world news." funding for this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu. newman's own foundation. shell. 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." >> hello and welcome to bbc news. >> i'm chris rogers in london. here are the headlines. no letup in the violence in in searia. king abdullah of jordan tells the bbc the president should resign. >> if i was in his position, if it was me, i would step down and make sure whoever comes behind me has the ability to change the status quo. >> police shut down an anti-capitalist camp in california. protests vow to regroup and return. >> angela merkel warns europe faces its biggest challenge since the second world war. the nor region gunman who killed 77 people in a shooting rampage in july appeared in open court for the first time. it's 10:00 in the m

>> this is "bbc world news." funding for this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu. newman's own foundation. shell. 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." >> a suspected firebombing for the french magazine which printed a cartoon of the prophet muhammad on its front cover. another fine mess. leaders to hold talks with the greek prime minister over his calls for a euro bailout referendum. and the weather forecast for beijing, smoke, for smoke, further smoke to come, why the air quality in the capital has reached hazardous level. welcome to "bbc world news." i'm david eades. also coming up -- wiki leaks founder julian assange will learn if he's to be extradited to sweden over allegations of sexual assault and rape. also -- a new start for the survivors of east africa's famine, but what challenges f

>> this is "bbc world news." funding for this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu. newman's own foundation. and union bank. >> union bank has put its global expertise to work for a wide range of companies. what can we do for you? >> and now, "bbc world news." >> brit an's public sector workers say no to pension changes, as two million go on strike. britain pulls staff from its embassy in tehran after two compounds were attacked by protesters. turkey says syria has squandered its last chance and announces sanctions. welcome to "bbc world news." i'm david eades. also coming up in the program -- what next for the former ivorian president as he faces charges in the hague? also, how to survive on $230 a month. we see how russia's pensioners manage. >> hello. up to two million people across britain will not be working today. they're striking instead. they're all public sector workers. they're fighting against the government's plans to reduce their pensions.

>> and now, "bbc world news america." >> this is a special edition of "bbc world news america ." reporting live from outside the white house, i am katty kay. italian prime minister may resign soon after suffering a humiliating defeat in parliament. a pennsylvania town built to house america's growing middle- class no records its demise. en we introduce you to the brooklyn pen pal whose mail is making is 3. >> a cia agent said "it is a hell of a heart be -- hobby." >> welcome to "bbc world news america," broadcast to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. we are coming to you live from the white house. it will be one year until voters cast their presidential ballots. just as the economy is the biggest threat here, in italy it has cost one leader his job. prime minister silvio berlusconi has announced he will resign after new budget law is approved. the decision comes after losing the majority in parliament today. gavin hewitt starts our coverage. >> silvio berlusconi went to see the italian president. they have a long discussion. then it was the president to declared

>> this is "bbc world news." funding for this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu. newman's own foundation. >> union bank has put its global expertise to work for a wide range of companies. what can we do for you? >> and now, "bbc world news." >> bahrain braces itself for an official report on the protests there. it is expected to be highly critical of the government. further clashes erupt around tahrir square in the egyptian capital of cairo. the police fire volleys of tear gas while protesters throw stones and make-shift fire bombs. the international criminal court prosecutor says the son of colonel gaddafi can be tried in libya as long as the country's judicial system is up to scratch. welcome to "bbc world news" with me, peter dobbie. also, more on the appeal launched by two former pakistani cricketers jailed for fixing in the test match against england. and the dream machine hopes it will help nasa in its mission to mars. >> to bahrain, where an o

>> and now, "bbc world news america." >> mm-hmm this is bbc world news america. the greek drama. the prime minister is now ready to put away his controversial referendum, but the turmoil could not come at a worse time. >> unemployment is soaring, and the economy is expected to go up for the fourth year running. instability. they are now set to endure. >> this miles hide the reality. greek politics dominating global economics at the g-20 meeting in cannes, and there are few good solutions. and it only james bond could ride in and save the day. daniel craig has a new venture that finally gets a name. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and elsewhere around the globe. what on earth is going on in greece tonight? we wish we knew, and so did the leaders of every euro zone country, because there is high drama in athens. a referendum on the greek bailout fund, the prime minister is ready to shelve the plan, and he may be offering to resign. we start our coverage from athens with a report. >> he has been at the helm of the greek government during the worst crisis the country has fac

>> this is "bbc world news." funding for this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu. newman's own foundation. shell 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." >> the greek prime minister is braced for a confidence vote after a week of political pressure. >> the president of the european commission admits he could leave the euro. what can they do? >> italy agrees to be p monitored by the i.m.f. on delivering austerity measures. >> also in this program, in syria reports of more deaths in homs. protesters say they will take to the streets again. >> and a journey to nowhere. in the next hour, six astronauts on their simulated mission to the red planet after a year and a half inside a mock spaceship near moscow. >> there is still political turmoil in athens today as greek prime minister george papandreou f

>> this is "bbc world news." funding for this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu. newman's own foundation. shell. 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." >> the greek prime minister fighting for his political survival ahead of a confidence vote. how the crisis is affecting ordinary people. >> we're going to have to live on 500 euros. >> the presence of the european commission admits greece could -- president of the european commission admits greece could leave the euro. welcome to "bbc world news." also in this program -- after spending 17 months on a simulated mission to the bread plant, back from mars -- from the red planet, back from mars. >> it is still political turmoil in athens today as prime minister george papandreou faces a vote of confidence. the opposition is calling for papandreou t

>> this is "bbc world news america." funding for this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu. newman's own foundation. shell. 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 dfor you? >> and now, "bbc world news america." >> reporting from washington, i am jane o'brien. taking on steel tahrir square once again. a shocking sacrifice in tibet. monks are committing suicide by fire as a sign of the growing frustration with the struggle. >> with china, talks are with a much quieter voice. >> and bat and down at the hatches. world whether could be getting worse -- world weather could be getting worse. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. tahrir square is synonymous with the arab spring, and today thousands of egyptians returned there to air their grievances. months after president mubarak was ousted, new pressure on the military to spee

bbc news, croyden. >> this is "gmt" from bbc world news. silvio berlusconi faces a krenz a vote in parliament as fears mounted a leak could be the next victim of the crisis. facing allegations of harassment, scandal threatening to engulf the campaign of u.s. presidential hopeful herman cain. for all the business news, tanya beckett. bennett has taken almost a month but camera maker olympus has shed light on mysterious payments made in 2008. the payments were questioned last month by the then chief executive who was fired. olympus has now given us an explanation of what has been going on. >> the scale of the deception is so great that it puts into doubt whether it can survive. for decades, the camera maker his huge losses. it could be one of the biggest corporate frauds in japanese history. olympus has been in crisis since mid october, when the british born president and chief executive was ousted after barely six months in the job. he had questioned a series of large and unusual transactions. there was a $687 million paid to two advisory fi

>> this is "bbc world news." funding for this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu. newman's own foundation. shell. 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." >> safe and sound, the kidnapped obispo clara -- a baseball player. cackling the debt crisis in the year rose zone. and the government goes a crackdown on protesters escalates. welcome to bbc news, broadcast our viewers on pbs and america and around the globe. coming up later, he expects -- kurdish militants have hijacked a ferry with people on board. the minister has been killed in a helicopter crash three years after his predecessor dies under similar circumstances. welcome once again. the venezuelan government says that the baseball player that was kidnapped by armed men has been found alive. he is said to be safe and sound. the country's in

bbc news, colombia. >> u.s. authorities say they have arrested the man described as a lone wolf and al-qaeda sympathizer who they believe is plotting to bomb targets in new york. jose pimentel, 27, originally from the dominican republic has been charged with planning terrorism and soliciting support for a terrorist attack. he has been denied bail and is in custody. >> new york mayor michael bloomberg gave details of the alleged plot. he described the al-qaeda sympathizer. >> he was a lone wolf motivated by the presence of u.s. troops in afghanistan. he was not part of a larger conspiracy emanating from abroad. >> pimentel was arrested before he could detonate his devices. police created a duplicate to show what damage he could have caused. this is the 14th known terrorism plot against new york since 911. one of the most serious was last year when a car bomb was planted in times square. it was noticed by police when smoke was coming from the vehicle. police have been monitoring this suspect since 2009 and arrested

>> this is "bbc world news." funding for this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu. newman's own foundation. and union bank. >> union bank has put its glob ehexpert 's to work for a wide range of companies. what can we do for you? >> and now "bbc world news. >> tension in tahrir. another mass protest. the military insists next week's election will go ahead. demonstrators are calling on the generals to quit. >> welcome to "g.m. t. " also, syria in a standoff. are sanctions on the way? >> fears grow london's heathrow airport could grind to a halt next week. it is midday here in london, 7:00 a.m. in washington, d.c., and 2:00 in the afternoon in cairo where at least 100,000 protesters are again gathered in tahrir square demanding the departure of the military power. kamal gonzuri's forming a new government reports of this have not stopped the fury. we go live to our correspondent who is in tahrir square. what are you hearing from the square right now? prot

bbc news, rome. >> skepticism and uncertainty. that's also reflected in some of the newspapers when they heard the news that he would step down after passing this bill. this is just a taste of some of the headlines. silvio berlusconi on the front of the newspaper "falling apart slowly" as this paper sees it. what does it mean that he will resign after this bill is passed? it reflects a lesser faith in what exactly might happen and whether he will indeed do as he says he will and what the future holds for italy after he goes. george? >> thank you very much. now to some of the other stories making headlines around the world. the president of iran has declared that the country will not budge an iota from its nuclear path, which he says is entirely peaceful. he was responding to a report by the iaea, which accuses iran of trying to build a nuclear weapon. it has prompted calls for unprecedented sanctions against iran. ehranis our to ir correspondent, james reynolds. >> he has called the iaea an american puppet. he insisted his country'

>> and now, "bbc world news america." >> this is "bbc world news america," reporting from washington. i am katty kay. police an processd first face- off in new yorker -- police and protesters faced off in new york. speaking out -- we hear that the party will fully enter the political process in burma. will the reform last? >> people have been able to come out to see me and to greet me. this is a change. >> in these tough times, we could probably all use a hug. we will introduce you to the woman who has crowns worldwide lining up for an embrace -- crowds of wide lining up for an embrace -- crowds worldwide lining up for an embrace. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and also around the globe. it is the global movement which now stretches from manhattan to mumbai. today, occupy wall street demonstrators clashed with police in new york's financial district, two months after they brought their protest to national attention. they tried to prevent traders are reaching the stock exchange. dozens were arrested. what is happening there now? >> they are preparing for a mass rally. they wa

>> this is "bbc world news." funding for this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu. newman's own foundation. and union bank. >> union bank has put its global expertise to work for a wide range of companies. what can we do for you? >> and now, "bbc world news." and >> an exclusive reveals more syrian soldiers are defecting to the opposition. thousands continue protesting and tahrir square calling on the military rulers to go. shopping turns nasty in the u.s. as millions look for bargains. welcome to "bbc news" broadcasting to our viewers on pbs and america and around the globe. the search for life on the red planet, nasa launches its most ambitious mission to mars. teams do battle for a place at the world cup. we have firsthand evidence that the struggle for democracy in syria is becoming an armed insurgency against the forces of president assad. among them are their former colleagues which have defected to the free syrian army. we went to spend time wit

>> and now, "bbc world news america." >> and this is "bbc world news america." are arabs turning on assad? the king of jordan calls on the president of syria to go. >> if it was me, i would step down and make sure whoever comes to power has the ability to change the status quo. greece and italy change course. germany warns of the darkest hours since world war ii. >> blasting back into space. a u.s. astronaut catches a ride with his russian counterparts. the next stop is the international space station. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. is that finally tightening against president al-assad of syria? the king of jordan's comments follow the unusual decision of the arab league to suspend syria because of the violent government crackdown. the middle east editor of the bbc starts our coverage. >> it is another bloody day in what has become the center of the uprising in syria. most foreign journalists are banned from the country. we are relying again on pictures taken by opponents of the regime sent out on the internet. the assad regime sa

bbc news, malign -- malin. >> as the new prime minister tries to bring his country together, there is deep concern about the stockpile of weapons once held by colonel gaddafi. the u.s. is morning they could fall into the wall mahan's. for more on the hunt to find those weapons, i am joined by our correspondent. katia, what is being done to track these weapons down? >> well, the national transitional council have been very open about this. they have asked for help. the surge's mission in libya ended officially yesterday. they are standing by, ready to come into libya and help with the decommissioning of weapons. they are already on the grounds. the united states says it is going to bolster around 50 to 100 people, tracking down and destroying weapons in libya. there is that sense of shutting the door after the horse has bolted. yes, we're hearing about weapons depots and stashes around the country. there is concern about those weapons falling into the wrong hands. when you speak to experts, al- qaeda would have passed around a shopping list to people on the ground, so the thought is or

>> this is "bbc world news." funding for this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu. newman's own foundation. shell. 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." >> syria's foreign minister says the government in damascus will stand firm despite its suspension from the arab league. >> i'm not hiding the fact that there is a crisis in syria, but there is conspiracies targeting syria. syria is paying the price for its strong position. >> as expected, the markets like a techno contract running the italian government. now mario monti asemples his new administration. and a russian spacecraft carrying three astronauts is successfully launched from kazakhstan. welcome to "bbc world news." i'm peter dobbie. also in this program -- unlocking the causes of parkinson's. researchers say they fond a link between the

bbc news, washington. >> you are watching "bbc world news."hares fall sharply in early trading on the stock market as the prime minister of greece calls for national referendum on the euro bailout plan. we are going to focus on that for a moment. the announcement appears -- no other european leaders seem to expect this. greece now says there will be a referendum on the bailout deal agreed on last week by the leaders in brussels. the greek economist and former economic advisor to the british government joins us now. this comes out of the blue a little bit. can you see any scenario in which the greeks are going to go with the plan? >> if you mean whether they're going to vote for the referendum, say yes to this, then the likelihood is that they will not. they will say no to it. much depends on -- it is george papandreou,in rura if he manages to get this behind him, he can then talk to the troika and other leaders and see how he can sweeten the package somewhat. we do not know when. assuming it is held, he can offer them some help in the future.

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welcome to bbc news. ming up a little later, in libya, hundreds of protesters are being released by the new government. what everyone in britain will make some noise when the games began. -- begin. the greek prime minister papandreou has survived a confidence vote. he asked parliament to back him so we could begin plans on forming a new coalition government. he ruled out the possibility of early elections. he said there would be catastrophic and would jeopardize the country's bailout deal. >> [applause] >> it was close, but he did it. 153 voted in his favor. 145 voted against. 2 did not vote at all. papandreou's political career was firmly on the line, and he knew it. his proposed referendum had done little to bolster support -- bolster support. on friday, the euro zone offer might be the only way that greece and its economy could survive, he told them. >> perhaps it is the last opportunity to build our country on a more solid basis. this agreement must not be lost. otherwise, it would be historically resp

thanks for speaking to bbc news. back to singapore for more news. an exclusive report from burma. >> that is right. for the first time in a generation, britain's international development secretary andrew mitchell is in burma for a visit. he has told the bbc he is cautiously optimistic about government reform. but he urged burmese authorities to do more. here's this exclusive report from inside burma. >> burma opposing military dictators built themselves a 20- lane-burma's military dictators but themselves a 20-lane highway at the heart of the capital. no one uses that much, no one but the civil servants forced to move up over night when the government moved. it is a shame for grandeur -- a shameful grandeur for the people. >> we have a democracy now. we have the parliament. and things can be discussed for the political, the economic all the matters for the good for the country. >> it all began with a new president sworn in march, has surprised his country with change. >> no one would get call this a democracy, but there are signs that that was just

>> this is "bbc world news." funding for this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu. newman's own foundation. shell. 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." >> the day many people thought they would never see. burma's opposition leader is to stand for election. the president of football tells the bbc he's sorry and he's hurting over his controversial comments on racism in the sport. britain and germany square up on how to solve the eurozone crisis. welcome to "bbc world news." i'm david eades. also coming up in the program -- how battlefield lessons on blood transfusions could be saving more civilian patients. and find out what this little yorkie made of life in the fast lane. >> hello. thanks for being with us. the burmese pro-democracy leader, aung san suu kyi, has said she will stand for electio

>> this is "bbc world news." funding for this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu. newman's own foundation. shell. 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." >> thousands of egyptians lose patience with the military rulers. protesters are in and cairo's central square. there's a growing challenge to the generals who replaced president mubarak. >> there are battles between protesters and security forces in tahrir square in a day that activists say will be a million man protest. >> hello and welcome. also in the program, new pictures emerged of seif al- islam gaddafi at the international criminal court. he could be tried inside libya. outcry in south africa as solid votes on a new information law that critics claim will suppress freedom of expression. 7:00 a.m. in new york, 2:00 p.m. in cairo, midday