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world news america." >> this is "bbc world news america." the red cross enters the bee sieged city of homs to prevent casualties. >> growing cancer in afghanistan at the burning of korans at a u.s. army base. ♪ >> and playing his saxophone for a second chance at high school. why one south african is reliving his youth. >> welcome to our viewers around the globe. despite the condemnation and diplomatic maneuvering, the fighting continued today. world leaders gathered in tunisia, making news toward recognizing syria's opposition. the bbc's correspondent bridget kendell begins our coverage tonight. >> tonight the glimmer of a break through. some severely wounded casualties, including women and children, were evacuated to a local hospital. not the injured foreign journalists, though. they apparently refused to go. red cross negotiations on their fate are continuing. meanwhile, today's fighting sent a strong message, endorsing the main opposition grouping, the syrian opposition council. >> i have offered them whatever additional practical help we

>> and now "bbc world news america." >> this is "bbc world news america " rescuers pay a heavy price at the hands of government forces. and a rare glimpse in the side -- inside the fukushima nuclear plant. a year after the accident, the challenges are not over. >> it could take up to 40 years. >> and pumping up the volume on russian politics. critics of vladimir putin are voicing opposition in unusual ways. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the death toll in syria has risen to well over 7.5 -- 7500 people. end the conflict increasingly looks like a civil war. that was the assessment by a top u.n. official today and the sentiments were echoed by hillary clinton who said the actions of president bashar al- assad were like those of a war criminal. from beirut, we have this. >> the shelling of homs, relenting today as it has been for three weeks. in the middle of this, activists try it again and again to bring out injured journalists. 3 volunteers died in the attempt, they say. another 10 will be killed -- were killed bringing in medical supplies for those wh

gabriel gatehouse, bbc news, misrata. >> you are watching "bbc world news america."a renowned chef has passed to create a burger from meat growth in a test tube. in mexico, at least 44 people have been killed in a prison riot, and an investigation is underway. our bbc reporter has detail. >> once again, the latin american jails are in the spotlight for all the wrong reasons. rival gangs inside this prison in northern mexico started a fight in which dozens were killed. there is speculation that there may have been involvement by some of the guards, as the should have been normally kept in separate wings. again, overcrowding is a serious in it, a facility built from the 1500's, 3000 inmates. they waited -- again, overcrowding is a serious issue in a facility built for 1500 with 3000 inmates. >> there are many more inside that are injured. we need ambulances. we want the government to listen to us. they are not listening. >> the authorities eventually took back control of the building by force. as the hours passed, the number of dead continued to rise. this is the secon

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>> and now "bbc world news america." this is "bbc world news america." and injured british photographer is smuggled out of homs. pier rare glimpse inside japan's took a shima plant one year after the disaster struck -- but she must plant. >> made more difficult by the fact that it is highly radioactive year. >> pumping up the volume on russian politics. critics of vladimir putin are voicing opposition in an unusual way. >> welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the world. the death toll in syria has risen and the conflict increasingly looks like a civil war. that was the assessment from a top u.n. official today and the comments were echoed by secretary of state hillary the ton who said president's actions were that of a war criminal. and injured british photographer has been smuggled into lebanon. we begin our coverage from their rout. -- from beirut. >> homs, as unrelenting today as it has been for three weeks. the regime is killing 100 syrians per day, according to the un. many here. heavy artillery is being used indiscriminately. this li

welcome to "bbc world news." i'm geeta guru-murthy. also in this program -- it can't cause the disastrous floods, now the bbc discovers illegal logging continues in the philippines. and the royal seal of approval is giving british designers a boost at london fashion week. >> as eurozone ministers gather in brussels to decide go to give the go-ahead for a new bailout of the greek economy, the french finance minister has said all elements are in place for an accord. he's said that greece has done enough to secure this second bailout package. the greek prime minister has fled to brussels for this crucial meeting. his country remains perilously close to bankruptcy and desperately needs the loan of 130 billion euros. in the last few minutes, it's been reported the greek finance minister has said although some technicals still need to be sorted out, he believes a long period of uncertainty for his country is coming to an end. even if this round of funding does go through, however, there are still fears greece will eventually have to default.

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>> and now "bbc world news america." >> this is "bbc world news america." as government attacks on the serious city of homs stretch into a fourth week, can tougher sanctions do anything to stop the bloodshed? trouble at sea just a month following the disaster another italian cruise ship is a draft after a fire on board. >> the oscar goes to -- >> going home with the gold. for a silent movie, it was a noisy nicght. "the artist" sweeps the awards at the oscars. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. in syria the shelling but has spread. the number of debt has risen as president asidsad's forces have continued their assault. the red cross did manage to get in and evaluate -- evacuate three injured syrians. the response to the continuing violence -- in response to the continuing violence, the u.n. has agreed to impose new sanctions. will it make a difference? >> nighttime protests in a suburb of damascus. dictions apparently taken yesterday evening -- pictures apparently taken yesterday evening, although that is impossible to verify. the

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bbc news, misrata. >> in other news, reports from serious suggest government troops are preparing for further assaults on homs. there have already been rocket attacks. china has warned that any western support for the opposition could lead to civil war. chaos to the river danube in belgrade, where ice damage on boats and pontoons has occurred. on sunday, temperatures rose. now, to iran, where a senior u.n. inspectors have arrived for a two-day visit in an attempt to get information about the contentious nuclear program. this comes as tehran announced a new round of military exercises to boost the defense of its nuclear sites. the price of crude was sent soaring. i spoke with the foreign columnist for "the washington post." this is billed as a visit, a meeting, not as an inspection. do you think that the un officials are going to get anywhere, or will it just result in another round of talks? >> there is a continuing process of u.n.-iaea oversight of the iranian nuclear program. this is a part of it. in that sense, continuing discussion and sometimes inspections are part of the process

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more at www.bbc.com/news. >> this is "bbc world news." the headlines today, the british photographer paul conroy has been smuggled to safety after being wounded in an attack in the syrian city of homs. more on that. let's get to beirut. the bbc's jim muir is with us. what do we know? >> well paul conroy were -- was smuggled out late on monday during the day. and then during the night, he was smuggled back across the lebanese border, probably the same route they took to get in there, traveling with opposition people. now ambassador officials here who have been working hard to bring a resolution to this issue have now confirmed he is now safe and well in lebanon. we do not know exactly where he is and when he will head home, but we assume he will fairly quickly make his way back to his home and family. >> and the newspaper -- another newspaper has had a worker injured? >> well, we can't confirm she, too, has come back across the border, but she was a trickier case, because of the nature of her injury, which is a very complicated fracture of

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bbc news. >> looking lovely there in every picture. violence has erupted during football games in egypt. authorities say 74 have been killed and about 200 injured in the city of portside. is being described as the biggest disaster in egypt's football history. extraordinary pictures there from egypt. for all of us, thank you for watching. >> make sense of international news at bbc.com/news. >> funding was made possible by -- the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu newman's own foundation and union bank. >> at union bank, our relationship managers work hard to understand the industry you operate in, working to nurture new ventures and provide capital for key strategic decisions. we offer expertise and tailored solutions in a wide range of industries. what can we do for you? >> "bbc world news" was presented by kcet los angeles. tavis:d

>> 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. at union bank our relationship managers work hard to understand the industry you operate in. working to nurture new ventures and help provide capital for key strategic decisions. we offer expertise and tailored solutions in a wide range of industries. what can we do for you? >> and now, "bbc world news. >> 11 people have been killed in explosions in the city of ahe willo. greece protests and union call a two-day strike and europe's finance minister says they need deep cuts. >> and a drop of $10 million. welcome to "bbc world news." also in this program on the freezing streets of ukraine we see what those do to make it through the winter, and the africa cup of nations. >> two explosions have shake at any streets of syria. the first since the protests against president assad's regime began. the state television has blamed the attack

>> this is "bbc wrote news america." . i am katty kay. more than 70 killed in violent crash but -- clashes. pakistan's intelligent service is directly aiding the taliban. that is a charge in a secret nato report. and how much is a friend really worth? facebook is about to find out if its success with users can be repeated in the market. welcome to our viewers on pbs in the u.s. and also around the globe. over the past year, egypt has been no stranger to violence. today erupted on a massive and deadly scale at a football match. fans of rival teams rushed onto the field, hurling objects. been number known to have died stands at 70, but many are also injured. >> egypt's worst football disaster, at a time when the country is already in political turmoil. the deadly clashes between football rivals have shaken the country to the core. it all started at the final whistle. fans of the team in portside streamed onto the pitch to celebrate the victory. but it quickly turned violent. first, they ran for their lives. and then the home fans charged in

thanks for watching "bbc world news." i'm david eades. these are the headlines. >> the bbc has seen a secret nato report which stays afghan taliban remains strong. and gets support from pakistan's intelligence service. mitt romney has won a clear victory in florida. and here's a story. scientists in the united states say they have taken first steps towards decoding brain waves and translating them into words. using a computer program to decode complex electrical signals, the research could just allow cross the hear the imagined speech of patients unable to speak due to stroke or paralysis. >> seems like an extraordinary development. explain all this? sounds impossible. >> well, it does. but we're kind of getting further along with being able to detect brain signals. what's been done is something fairly invasive. there were 15 patients undergoing surgery for other diseases and played a number of sentences and words and signals and read the whole anyone reverse, simply asked those patients to think of the words and turned that back into soup

world news america." >> this is bbc world news america, reporting from washington. mayhem on the pitch. egyptian football fans turned deadly. more than 70 people are killed in violent clashes. pakistan's intelligence service is directly aiding the taliban. that is the charge in a secret nato report that is sparking diplomatic 3. -- diplomatic fury. how much is a friend worth? facebook is trying to find out whether its success with users can be repeated in the market. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america, and around the globe. over the past year, egypt has been no stranger to violence. today, it erupted on a massive and deadly scale at a football match. following a game, fans of rival teams rushed the field, hurling objects. the number known to have died stands at more than 70. many more have been injured. we have the details. >> this is the aftermath of what was a football match. it should have been a celebration after the home team reported a rare victory over another club. but the joy of the three-one win appears to have disappeared. fans in vivid depiction, a

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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. and union bank. >> at union bank, our relationship managers work hard to understand the industry you operate in, working to nurture new ventures, and help provide capital for key strategic decisions. we offer expertise and tailored solutions in a wide range of industries. what can we do for you? >> and now, bbc world news. >> syria's president says a referendum will be held on a new draft constitution as government forces continue to bombard the city of homs. after germany's economy reports a slight contraction, new figures due for the eurozone will show whether it has slipped spew recession. greek ministers prepare to send a letter of assurance to brussels after agreement on a new e.u. bailout for athens was postponed. welcome to "bbc world news." i'm david eades. also coming up in the program -- times, they are a-changing, says one leading russ

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world news america." >> this is bbc world news america, reporting from washington. mayhem on the pitch. egyptian football fans turned deadly. more than 70 people are killed in violent clashes. pakistan's intelligence service is directly aiding the taliban. that is the charge in a secret nato report that is sparking diplomatic 3. -- diplomatic fury. how much is a friend worth? facebook is trying to find out whether its success with users can be repeated in the market. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america, and around the globe. over the past year, egypt has been no stranger to violence. today, it erupted on a massive and deadly scale at a football match. following a game, fans of rival teams rushed the field, hurling objects. the number known to have died stands at more than 70. many more have been injured. we have the details. >> this is the aftermath of what was a football match. it should have been a celebration after the home team reported a rare victory over another club. but the joy of the three-one win appears to have disappeared. fans in vivid depiction, a

>> this is "bbc world news." funding for this presentation is made possible by the foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu. newman's own foundation. and union bank. >> at union bank, our relationship managers work hard to understand the industry you operate in, working to nurture new ventures and help provide capital for key, strategic decisions. we offer expertise and tailored solutions in a wide range of industries. what can we do for you? >> and now, "bbc world news." >> car bombs rocked syria's second city. the government blames terrorists. the opposition says the government was behind the attack. anger over the greek austerity measures bills into the streets. the prime minister says that the faulting would cause chaos. the u.n. secretary general tries to calm tensions over the falkland islands after argentina and britain stepped up their war of boards. -- war of words. coming up later, a victory for britain's secular society. prayers are taken off of the secular agenda. preparation for the queen

welcome to "bbc news." gold and silver recovered from a spanish galleon is worth half a billion dollars. who does it belong to? practicing on his saxophone for a second chance at high school. we will tell you why this musician is looking for a second chance at youth. welcome once again to "bbc news." the violence in syria has continued. there are reports of 100 killed in homs. hillary clinton it describes as russia and china's opposition as despicable. there has been one tiny glimmer of hope in the city of homs. the red cross has evacuated about 20 healthy women and children that did not want to be there. our diplomatic correspondence began our syria coverage. >> no end to the shelling today according to this unverified video. tonight, a glimmer of a breakthrough. some severely wounded casualties including women and children in the district were evacuated to a local hospital. not of the injured foreign journalist, they refused to go. negotiations on their fate are continuing. meanwhile, today's conference i

>> 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. >> at union bank, our relationship managers work hard to understand the industry you operate in, working to nurture new ventures, and help provide capital for key strategic decisions. we offer expertise and tailored solutions in a wide range of industries. what can we do for you? >> and now, bbc world news. >> at least eight palestinian schoolchildren killed as their bus is hit by an israeli truck on the west bank. amnesty swernt says armed militia groups are threatening the stability and security of libya. the man they call the golden whistle, china's top football referee, is jailed for taking bribes to fix matches. welcome to "bbc world news." i'm david eades. also coming up in the program -- uganda considers harsh new laws against homosexuality, prompting a gay exodus. and kim jong il is dead, but north korea celebrates his 70t