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bbc ns. >> oucorrespondent was the hoitalnd fired th report. >> wt weave en since retuing to misrata is a city th it's still very much und siege and under fire. if athing, the situation seems to be worse thanurinour previous viss laeek. the is a near a qut in the streets and pele a very luctt to g outside. even inside thr ow homes, they are not safe. there was a ukraini docrate ho inse hispartnt, paing s bags to lve the city, when we belve there w a mort attack outside. at a main hostal here, iis continuingeinglooded by casualti. they have more tha100. docts sess the majoritare civilian manyre cing in with horrifi injuries fro shrnel and from snipers. a group of jrnalts came undefire tod onhe mn fron li. a brish photographer s killed. he was an awa winning otographer anoscar-nominated docenta mar. on his twitter ft la nig, he had said "in the sge. misrata. indiscriminate sheing. no sign of nato. s famy issued a statement saying he will be forever missed. were close to therontines emsees today. they' trying to sh forward. ey cim to have cleared a muchs 50%f tripoli street. that claim

bbc ns. >> the bbc has learned tha the kandahar jl may have been largely under taliban contr. nior staff of the arrested incling eead of security. the detain' escaped down a 500-mer tnel dugrom a arbyouse. >> they h to dig their way nside. is w a prin th was alady der taliban control. seni insgents were given keys to the cells. prison staffold ings to the men tre were guarding. it made escape althe sier. government officials s the was a tal breakdown in security both sidendutsi the pron. th whole from the tunnelas do was srcheeforthe escape. noing was found. ofcials arexpressing amazement at the level ofetai and sophistication in t taban'sesca plan. insurgents may en have us onle selli maps to pinpoint where to dig. th head to the exact spot iide one of the taliban cells. ts was aninside job. >> it pear there was some colloration. tre wereeop insidehe prisons wh word. it is not possible. it inotimaginable tthink at 488 people within four hour c eape. > theardewho once r thi prison and h senr sff have be suspended. they are now being held by government invesgato. the search goe

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>> and now, "bbc world ns amera." >> thiss "bbc world news america." . reporting fro wasngton, i am katty kay. ouble in ipol s nat airstrikeas conel ddafi towds the strts in a display o defnce. >> withome to thi place to film. why do you want to take the pictures away? >> have not forgotten. protesters traveled thoands of miles to show bp allsot rgiv. anjustwo weeks until the real wpon, week unthe royal wedding, we travel to tijikistan, whereveryarriage is celebration. weome our viewers on s in amera and also around e globe. to acrafttacked the libyan capitol tripolitoday, t it is not easy to confirm who or what was being targed. colol gaddafi apear ubowed the strike. libyan televisioshow pictures ofim driving throu the streets, pmpin his fist and laughing,ot perhaps without cause. today the u.s. rected an peal fro britainnd france top itsommitment to the stggle against colol ddaf >> fst t sound o military jets. earlier th week, tripoli did not feel le a city at war. from the roof, i was clear that s chging. there were bstsf an- aircft fire,nd the around

andrarding, bbc ns,vory coast. >> the arrestf laent gbagbo and a four-month standoff, but it may not be annncedtill in a civil r. tonight, assan ouattara addressed his natio but he takes over a deey- divided nation and forgg unity will be no easy sk. lan little has thatart e story. >> it is an oldnd unhpy rica story a lder can only be removed by forc but what of assa ouattara and the ivory coast h has the lead after theiser the problems he inherits are immense. here arhundreds of thousands of people to bring home. a securi nigmare, with forces loyal to laurt gbbo stilarme the economic task of rebuilding ivoryoast's once plantxpor trade, and the thornqueson of justice. should ggbo face prosecution and if so, where and by him? mo pple needo be --ore han million people are displac in ed to getome. buthe cil war is notet over. its otsremain unresolved. the slimorth and the chriian south ar locked in tualnimosity. gbbo m have lost e election, but6% ofhe people vote for him ouatra must withei trust. >> he needs to try to bri the north and sout of e country together, and thothe polica cstit

welce to bbc ns. roadsted to our viewers in bbc america androunthe wod. lky escape for ts commuter jet that is cooked by a super jumb this is ed f.k. airport. and 50 years late russia cebrates t achvement of its space program. french and british minters ha called for more suppt from theirato allies in precti libyan civiliansrom attacks fromolon gadda's forc. the ench minister, ausedhe alli about pying their foth role in full. former foreign minister is travellingn advan of a major international meeting. from trili, jeremy byrne reports. >> t fare -- t french air force is getting readyor more operations over lia. britn anfrance are faced with an openndedilitary commment to and a lim as to w much they can influence events on the ground. they are getting irritated with e nato allies ey s are n pulling their weight. thisas aritish attack on libyan tank near the reb town lizraga. ey want help to do mor >> we need help intensifng effort. if that is why nat has supied addition airaft capablef string ground targets. will be welcom i other countries also to the sa

. >> you can get moren th story and man others by going to the bbc ns weite. just log on taka lookat all of our main stors. bbc newseadles. t unid nations says there is edible evidence thawar cres we committed by the vernnt and tam tigers during the s lanka's civil war. tas on the streets osyria -- aappant escatio of a crackdown onnti-governme protesters. the rmer u.s. presidenjimm carteras arrived in p'yongyang, a visit aimed easing tensions on t korean ninsula. we crossed to the southkore capita seo. give uan ideof whajimmy rters hoping to achieve in north rea. >> there a three things he is ick to want to talk about if he does meet with kijong il. the first ito try to break th impasse in t tal over north orea's nuclear pgram the second is to addss reports of serious fd shortages. thereslso an american citizen who has beenetained sinceast novemr, apparently working as a missionary. its possible heill try to sere hiselea. >> toeconfirmation whether not he will meet the leader hielf, or in fact his n? >> as of the te when jimmy carter a his colleagues ft beijing

ricrd galpin, bbc ns. >> for a brief te, i spoke to andrew harding neathe in citand i aed wha cards laurent has lost pretty muc the war. his generals have p the arms down and tolthei solers do theame riod in his bunker, he istill sround. the one car does have to ay is the threat ofhao -- the eard does ha to play is the treat of chaos. his ty is looking increasing likmogadishu. e daer is if laent agbo do noto quicklyny mitias eakavoc, u couldee a lo, drn-out and game, which frkly, no one wants thear anwoul be misery 44 million-odd resentsf the city you that endure morhan a week o this and arunning t of fd an water. butheres a much focus on the drama ofhe president -- >> ere so much foc on the drama of theresident. what does this bode r th future oivorcoast? >>the key thing to remember is at lrent gbagbo is not some minoplayer here. sresident for my yes. the last eection in nember, heon 46% of t vot he hadig support base here. well lotf people want to t him on tri or in exile, there are a loof peopleho sll like him, and minoty of ose ooulde prepareto fig on. for alice found t tara -- fo alass

bbc ns, a buckingham pace. in e las royal note, i cannot speak to t frenzy of speculion about the wding gown,ut it s annnced that vid camon will whe a ll formal st ne week. he h long bee sensitive the perception that his elitis. apparently, royalrotocol trump's polics on is occasion. for much me coverage on e buildup tohe ral wedding, go to our website. you will find look on the coat of arms and headfhe ceremonyas wls an interacte tour of westminster abbey. is all that's bbc.com /royalwedding. and whileou're on line, you will see wt w're working onour facebook page. and cour, you cafoll me on twier. i amatt frei. fr all of us here, thank y for wahing s you back here tomorro >> hello and welcome >> s the news unfold, get t top stories from aroun the globe and click--pla vid reports. go to bbc.m/ne to experience the in-depth, exrt repting of "bbc world news" line >> nding was made possible b e frman foundation of new york, stowe, vmont and honolulu. wma's own foundation. the john d. and caerin t. macarthur founda

bbc ns, othe jdanian- syrian border. >> in libya, t united nions is ivestigating allegation of hun rights abuses. the amas arrived itripi. lonel gaddafi's regime says will coopera, but it is sistg all parties a the colict including na, mu be investigate anwhe, in yemen, prosters eppeup thr caaign agnst president saleh. lea five protesters wer killed in thcapil. rom e epemicf domtic trife to a possible rriage of convenience in the region. after yes of fiting, two palestinian groups he aged to put their differees ade. they haveachn inial agreemen thapaves the way for national unity governmt. itlsoets a date for genel eltion. but isel wasuick to reject any government th incdes hamas. i joid by our correspondent inhe wt bank. greato have you on the prram. whnow? >> i think tre has been a growingwellf public onion th has been calling for political unity. whave seetens o thousands of young palestiansn the streets in gaza, in t west banknd in recent mths inired by ents eewhe in the region calli f polical uny. i think tight w have also agaiseen celebration fro pple, but i think they a going to be

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