burma has appalling provisions. one of the clearest signs that the president has his head screwed on was he announced the suspension of that dam project in the middle of last year. i think that is a very significant factor in what is happening. >> in the blue. >> i am wondering what you think in the near future what the country will be as far as foreign journalists. in the last few months for reporters from western news organizations have not only pretended to be tourists but go in with a journalist visa for a few weeks. passion for another era and get out. as far as president journalists who sins from cells into the country will the government allow that. >> it is happening already. democratic voice of burma based in oslo and stayed there is setting up an office. certainly burmese nationals are able to practice or believe they will be able to practice free journalism inside the country. for foreigners the picture remains very hazy and hard to pin down. a friend of mine apply for a journalist these up months ago and

i've been thinking about burma, visiting burma for more than 20 years. and have been writing this book four, i was in the process of researching and writing it for five or six years before it was actually finished. but certainly burma has never been so interesting and important as it is at this particular moment, so i feel very fortunate to have found an american publisher with energy and gumption to get it out exactly the right moment. and to the asia society for having a kindness and to welcome me to talk about it. i thought i would read a few pages from a book about the election of 1990 come because we are on the cusp, as you know, of a by election on sunday the first of april. it is only the third such election since 1990 older party election. 1990 election in 2010 and benefits by election was we followed was we fall but in a general election in 2015. so i think of be worthwhile looking back 22 years to aung san suu kyi's first appearance, not on the ballot papers because she was barred from standing in but the first appearance of her party and what

i have been thinking about burma and visiting burma for more than 20 years. i have been writing this book -- i was in the process of research and writing it for five or six years before it was actually finished. certainly burma has never been as important as it is in this particular moment. i feel very fortunate to have found an american publisher with the energy and gumption to get it out at exactly the right moment. and to the asia society for having the kindness to welcome me to talk about it. i thought i would read a few pages from my book about the election of 1990. we are on the cusp of a by election on sunday the first of april. it is only the third such election since 1990, a multiparty election. 1990 election, then the 2010, and then this election, which was followed by another general election in 2015. i thought it would be worthwhile looking back 22 years. two in aung san suu kyi had a first appearance, but that first appearance of her party and what transpired. on sunday, may 27, 1990, aung san suu kyi, still under detention in her home, cast your

thailand is a much more prosperous nation that burma. many people have come here to work and send the money back home. >> thank you so much for the update. >> mohammed mursi has been trying to allay fears about the growing party -- growing power of islamists. he said he would include a wide range of peaceful forces and his government. he was speaking -- the reports from cairo. >> outside the campaign headquarters, the debris is still strewn on the street. the remnants of an attack on a building late monday night. nobody knows who the attackers were, but mcanally benefit him. he is a former prime minister and retired general. he is winning support on his promise to restore law and order. today, it was the turn of his rival, mohammed mursi. he is trying to convince the middle ground that he is the candidate to protect the revolution. he insisted he would run an inclusive government in which ideology would take second place to competence. >> our respect all the presidential candidate and i have been in touch with some of them. i will be hap

mosef of iran, dwan of vietnam chiri of burma. thank you. [applause] our hope is a freedom will remind dissidents that you are part of the large network of freedom loving people with deep historical roots. you are not alone. we also want to inspire americans and others in freedom to support today's dissidence. to help build a network and reach the audience is digitally and social media will play an essential role. today we are pleased to recognize facebook as a social media partner on the freedom collection. through facebook we are extending the reach of the collection and the bush center efforts to promote liberty by documenting and sharing but global struggle for freedom. having a strong presence on facebook -- [inaudible] conversations and foster, a great debate and understanding. we are pleased the president of u.s. policy for facebook is in the audience with us. speaking of technology, happy to see that the great free - a cat aung san suu kyi will be joining us over teleconference leader in the program. rainy season in burma permitting.

john fisher is at the talks in eastern burma and joins me. what was the turning point that convinced the rebels to come to the negotiating table? are they expected to gain concessions? >> the invitation for the rebels to come to the table, the invitation to many of the different armed ethnic groups across burma came from the president last year in august. he urged them all to come to the negotiating table. he said he would be taking it seriously. and one has to put it into the context of what is helping -- happening elsewhere in burma. but they have seen political reform taking place. the pro-democracy campaigner has come into the political process, now a parliamentarian taking part in the political processes of burma. they see that and they see a window of opportunity to engage with the government. at the moment, the talks have just started. a delegation of largely military representatives from the government are sitting down with representatives from the army. really, a trust building measure taking place, trying to establish the trust afte

i have been thinking about burma and visiting burma for more than 20 years. i have been writing this book -- i was in the process of research and writing it for five or six years before it was actually finished. certainly burma has never been as important as it is in this particular moment. i feel very fortunate to have found an american publisher with the energy and gumption to get it out at exactly the right moment. and to the asia society for having the kindness to welcome me to talk about it. i thought i would read a few pages from my book about the election of 1990. we are on the cusp of a by election on sunday the first of april. it is only the third such election since 1990, a multiparty election. 1990 election, then the 2010, and then this election, which was followed by another general election in 2015. i thought it would be worthwhile looking back 22 years. two in aung san suu kyi had a first appearance, but that first appearance of her party and what transpired. on sunday, may 27, 1990, aung san suu kyi, still under detention in her home, cast your

this is due to the rainy season in burma. [laughter] ♪ in our time income of freedom has great historical momentum, but it is not and in personal force. it always advances to the choices and courage of individuals. the freedom revolution begins in a few minds and a few hearts among the men and women who risked everything for the sake of a universal ideal. they reject the council of senior, apathy and despair. they save sacrifices for the future they may not live to see and they are capable of unsuspected greatness. during meetings in the oval office i was eager to hear their stories, and now the bush institute is collecting the stories and interviews conducted around the world. we've asked men and women who've inspired others for them what ignited the fuse of their outrage and resistance, why did they accept a difficult calling for a dissident's wife? it explains the decades of activism. >> it was already in my blood. whenever i see something happening in front of me whether it happened to me or someone else i cannot take it.

how can the promise of freedom be realized for all of burma's ethnic groups? >> first of all i would say the government will have to recognize the aspirations of ethnic nationalities and i think there has to be a commitment to a political settlement a cease-fire is not enough. a cease-fire is just a beginning. there is no substitute for political, political settlement. it is not enough to bring economic development to the ethnic nationality regions. there has to be a political settlement. i think all the ethnic nationalities are agreed on this. [inaudible] political settlement that promises made to the ethnic nationalities when burma was independent in 1947. >> here's a question that i can't resist as a newspaper columnist. reports are swirling that the government will make significant changes in some leadership positions and some of those rumors mention you. would you consider a government position? >> [inaudible]. this is one of the problems living in an opaque society. we hear all kind of rumors. we don't know how many of them are true. we have heard that o

she has often made comments expressing her disappointment on india's approach to burma. india continues to push for political reforms in the country. she is likely to extend an indication to visit india at the earliest. >> the purpose of the visit has been so far on trade and investment. being the largest democracy in the world, what can india at tell the burmese about democracy? >> those are the two real issues that have been coming up, the fact that india is a democracy, the largest democracy and seen as something of a model. the prime minister will be addressing the chamber of commerce here. there is a large business delegation that has accompanied the prime minister here. some of the biggest names in indian industry will be in the conference, to, meeting with fermis counterparts and looking for opportunities in various sectors from energy, infrastructure development. they filled have come late to the burmese party once the country opened up, but they do not want to be left behind. even though there is a political dimension to the visit, the main focus remains trade.

up until now, we have seen a different course for burma. then we go on and make a point that because of this, she is not only important to burma, but important to the world. this value or this -- this point of view or philosophy she has found of nonviolence approach to democracy. talk a little bit about that. >> i think that she -- well, she lived in india for three or four years in her adolescence when her mother was the burmese ambassador in delhi. she absorbed a lot from the indian environment. particularly the writings of d&d and to board. this actually only surfaced in her scholarly world many years later. she was very much into nonviolence, which was a gambian point of view. it was very important because the students who were the cutting edge of the uprising, were by no means n

we just helped with this kind of analysis in burma. we worked on a seven person team with three members from aid and four from the state department including one from cso under the auspices of derek mitchell the special envoy. we were just trying to make sure that those local voices are heard and that they drive the thinking that takes shape. as you know cso has its own analysis tool and i know that many of you have yours as well. and sometimes they produce different conclusions. we want to learn from you and refine it in large part to make it more strategic and influential. the analysis that we all do should lead to the next step, a single integrated strategy with two to three priority that provide direction for all. many of these places need everything so you can never be wrong from infrastructure to schools to justice systems. but the u.s. can't be in a nation building mode. jump starting is still plenty ambitious. and we can't afford to work on priority numbers seven or eight. we need to be on one, two and three. we have to be cata

the german foreign minister, who was also in burma, met with the president on monday. after their talks, he said he had the impression the president is serious about implementing reform, but he said the process must continue and demanded the release of all political prisoners. >> more bad news about the spanish economy. spain it back in recession after another quarter of negative growth. the economy shrank by 0.3% in the first three months of the year. >> the human price of that is a huge. spain it has the highest unemployment rate with almost one in four workers out of a job. >> the international labor organization says austerity is killing jobs, not just in spain, but in other countries. is speaking of a global jobs crisis. "you do not speak for us," they shout. and they need the government. -- and the mean that the government. a whopping 45% of all people under the age of 45 in spain are unemployed. used unemployment across the eu is also paint -- youth unemployment across the eu is also painfully high. there are worries this could dangerously undermine the social f

secretary visit burma. >> and a stop to drug tourism. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> it is the international date of the worker, and millions around the world have taken the opportunity to make their voices heard. >> made a marches in europe -- may marches have taken place in europe. >> millions are not reaping all the benefits. >> tens of thousands did to the streets for rallies. in jakarta, in manila. workers across asia are demanding better pay and better conditions. many are worried they will lose out in the process of globalization. >> for the first time in 20 years, labor groups have banded together to support the passage of the security of tenure bill and to support for an across- the-board wage increase, to push for lower oil and electricity prices, and more important to push for more rights to labor unions. >> here in europe, a spanish unions led demonstrations across the country. workers' protest against austerity measures. spaniards are angry. >> i am mad because of what i see now, and tha

coup ri sa how of burma. thank you.[applause] our hope is that the freedom collection will remind dissidents of this: you are part of a large network of freedom-loving people with deep historic roots. you are not alone. we also want the site to inspire americans and others living in freedom to support today's dissidents. to help build our network and reach these audiences, digital and social media will play an essential role. today we're pleased to recognize facebook as a social media partner on the freedom collection. through facebook we are extending the reach of the freedom collection and the bush center's efforts to promote liberty by documenting and sharing the global struggle for human freedom. having a strong presence on facebook -- [inaudible] and foster greater debate and understanding. we're pleased that joe kaplan, vice president of u.s. policy for facebook, is in the audience with us. and speaking of technology, i'm happy to say that the great freedom advocate awning san sue chi will be joining us via teleco

why do you think she chose thailand as our first foreign visit outside of burma? >> a thing logistically speaking, it is the best place for her to start over. but more than that, i think she chose thailand because it is a little bit neutral compared with the competition between india and china. in the past, and thailand has been known for supporting the dissidents of burma who reside there. thailand some out is the gateway to get into other countries in southeast asia. so it makes sense politically and economically. >> from the center for southeast asian studies, thank you so much for joining us with your insight. >> the former british prime minister tony blair has defended his relationship with the media tycoon rupert murdoch and denies doing any deals in return for the support of his newspapers. blair told an inquiry and essex that an unhealthy relationship has involved between the press and politicians in britain. at the same time, he said a close relationship was inevitable. >> he returned later to power after 18 years in opposition. critics say tony blair did

this is the first morning aung san suu kyi spent outside burma in 24 years. typical of the woman that she decided to spend it here, among burmese migrant workers. inside a community center, she spoke with a few of the several million burmese workers who live in thailand. often used as cheap labor and exploited, she told them -- they needed to be aware of their legal rights and hope they would return soon. >> all of them say one thing, they want to go back to burma as soon as possible. that is part of our responsibility. i said everybody have a voice -- has a responsibility, they have a responsibility, we have a responsibility to create the kind of country to which all our people can return whenever they wish. >> the fish factory workers, drivers, and cleaners -- for them to go back, barbara's year of political reform must turn to jobs and economic growth. most decided to wait to see if opportunities to arise. >> whenever i go home, a return to thailand because i get more money here. >> if aung san suu kyi becomes the leader of burma, there will be lots of job

investment sanctions in burma. then remarkable progress in burma and the leaders will want to engage on this i think on friday evening. burma is at the start of a long but promising path towards democracy. as you know, the president's made this a top priority. again, we can talk about this in any detail that want. and i think also a discussion on syria at the meeting on friday evening and, again, leaders can bring up whatever other issues they want. that's the focus. the focus will be security issues friday evening. the next morning, the focus will turn to the economy. and, of course, the global economy especially the economic situation in the eurozone are going to be the top of of the agenda. this is the first opportunity for the leaders of the major developed economies to meet face to face since president elan's election in france and the political events in greece. this, of course, also will be the first g-8 meeting for the prime minister of italy and prime minister noda of japan. and obviously, this comes at a

indians are hoping to use ports in northwest burma as a gateway to its own northeast. also on the list of security and especially along the deeply troubled border. >> i want to take you to nairobi. we have been reporting of an explosion that has hit downtown nairobi. there was a building on fire after the explosion and several people have been injured in that explosion. joining me from nairobi is who has been to the scene of the blast. >> a lot of people were curious about what happened and managed to get close up to where it took place. part of the roof of the shop had been blown off. the explosion blew off the back end of the building. there were lots of clothing and shoes strewn in front of the store. an explosion did take place. not able to establish. the fire services managed to put out the fire and police are beginning to cordon off the area. >> this is bound to bring back memories of past explosions. any w discussion hmight-- is there any discussion about who might be to blame? >> its early to tell, but it puts nigeria on jitters as well. there have been a serie

you are watching "newsday" and still to come on the program, a historic trip to burma, the first suchtrip in nearly 30 years. >> and in canada, experiencing an oil bonanza. and now for a quick look at some front-page news for you. every major newspaper looking at the possibility of great exiting -- of greek exiting the europe. the international herald tribune writes that the greek crisis will be on the menu at the dinner between german chancellor angela merkel and the new french president, franÇois hollande, who goes straight to berlin. still coming in is the message of tens of thousands of civil servants in central london. there is a report that they can work from home. and "the financial times" has details at the shape up -- shake-up at jpmorgan chase. president obama has weighed in, saying that there is a need to reform wall street. the world's most expensive sunglasses of gone on option. and the highest bid so far is $408,000. >> this is "news the" on the bbc. >> i am in london. the headlines this hour, financial markets have reacted to the alarm about greece and the future of the

i raised burma and the need to support the nations of a lasting and irreversible democracy. i want to make this a feature of the g8 next year. i'm sure the whole house will look forward to her addressing the house next month. mr. speaker, let me turn to the nato summit. some people write off nato as a relic of the past. i believe it is vital to our future security. the threat nato countries face largely come from beyond our borders. failed states, terrorism, nuclear proliferation. because of this it makes sense for nato to be prepared, to link up with partners around the world, to act out of area and to spendless on past conflicts like battle tanks and more on the technology needed for tomorrow's conflicts. all of these things were agreed at the summit. that's not to say nato shouldn't take steps to defend nato and europe. it should. we declared the missile defense capability to protect europe is now operational. it was particularly good to have a special session with the partners who work with nato around the world, and in particular, the 50 country that make up the nato-le

diplomacy is burma. i have travelled to burma twice over the last year and they have a long way to go, especially stopping the violence and pursuing genuine reconciliation with the country's ethnic minorities. but his allies in the government, i believe, are sincere about reform. they are making real progress. the past year, i have said that concrete actions toward democratic and economic reform should be met with the reciprocal actions by the united states that can strengthen these reforms, benefit ordinary burmese, and improve our relationship. following the election that brought the national league for democracy into the parliament, i think now is the time to suspend u.s. sanctions, except for the arms embargo and targeted measures we maintain against individuals in burma that undermine democracy violate human rights, and combinations resources. plunder theand nation's resources. it will depend on continued progress and reform in burma. we also must established a principle of responsibility for u.s. a

diplomacy is burma. i have traveled to burma twice over the past year and to be sure they still have a long way to go especially in stopping the violence and pursuing genuine reconciliation with the country's ethnic minorities but the burmese president and allies in the government i believe are sincere about reform and they are making real progress. for the past year i have said that concrete actions by burma's government toward democratic and economic reform should be met with reciprocal actions by the united states that can strengthen these reforms, benefit ordinary burmese and improve our relationship. following the recent election that brought chi and the national league for democracy into the parliament i think now is the time to suspend u.s. sanctions, especially, except, except for the arms embargo and targeted measures we maintain defense individuals and individuals in burma undermined democracy, violate human rights and plunder the nation's resources. this would not be a lifting of sanctions, ju

now she was being welcomed into burma's grandiose parliament. partyan suu kyi's initially refused to safeguard a constitution that cements the military role, but they were persuaded to back down. aung san suu kyi to occur place in a parliament still dominated by the men in uniform and their party. the reform-minded president -- the relationship between these two leaders is pivotal for firm of's future. aung san suu kyi has taken huge political risks to reach this point. there will need to be many more compromises in the months and years ahead, and yet more courage from all sides if burma's reform is to stay on track. will be the first of your work with parliament now? >> to carry out our duties in parliament as we have been carrying out our duties outside parliament. >> this has been quite the journey for you, as it not? >> it will go on. and we hope it will go on. >> aung san suu kyi -- democracy icon, a political prisoner, nobel laureate. now member of parliament. bbc news. >> the inquiry into the death of a british intelligence officer locked

diplomacy is burma. i have travelled to burma twice over the past year, and to be sure, they still have a long way to go, especially in stopping the violence and pursuing genuine reconciliation with the country's ethnic minorities. but the burmese president and his allies in the government, i believe, are sincere about reform. they are making real progress. for the past year, i have said that concrete actions by burma's government toward a democratic and economic reform should be met with a reciprocal action by the united states that can strengthen these reforms, benefit ordinary burmese, and improve our relationship. following the recent election that brought aung san suu kyi and democracy in the parliament, i think now is the time to suspend u.s. sanctions, except for the arms embargo, and targeted measures remain 10 against individuals and enemies in burma that undermine democracy, violate human rights, and plunder the nation's resources. this would not be a lifting of sanctions, just a suspension. th

. >> this is no doubt a moment in history for burma and represents moving for. >> and the last laugh. two britains who stole penguins pay a heavy price for their drunken prank. >> the blind chinese dissident, chen guangcheng, has left the embassy. chinese media is reporting chen left the ambassador of his own have a license hours after u.s. secretary of state, hillary clinton left, and now china is demanding an apology from the u.s. for helping the activist. can you unravel what's happened here? >> well, this unfolded over the last hour or so. what's happened is the blind activist chen guangcheng, about 10 days ago he fled home detention and made his way here to beijing. at some point last week, last thursday, he entered the u.s. ambassador. but for several days afterwards neither the united states nor china commented on the case, so we didn't know for sure. then about an hour or so ago the militants and chinese confirmed chen had left the u.s. ambassador, as you indicated there. the chst say he left of his own have a license. and his wife and children have arrived in beijing and are

she refused to leave burma until now because of fears the government would not let her return. authorities in ukraine have described allegations of racism highlighted in a bbc program as "invented." there was secret filming of fans giving nazi salutes and taunting black players with monkey chance. for -- with monkey chants. many are missing trapped under some rubble. we have this report from the region. >> that moment of realization as yet another earthquake strikes. the last earthquake just nine days ago has brought them from their homes. across this region, buildings already battered were struck again. damage heaped on damage. there were fears that when the warehouse came crashing down, people were trapped in the rubble. others had narrow escapes. >> i was inside, he says. thankfully, the roof stayed up, but it was terrible. people are just beginning their routine of their day -- were just beginning their routine of the day when the earthquake struck. >> there was a huge bang. i was shaving, but they ran out quickly -- i ran out quickly. i was not completely dressed. i wanted

the measure announced by clinton will allow new companies to invest in burma. restrictions have been relaxed. the first u.s. ambassador in 22 years has been announced. an arms embargo will remain in place. >> this is gmt from "bbc world news." i am stephen sackur. as greece dissolves its parliament, stock markets all across asia and europe over uncertainty about the future of the eurozone. the olympic flame has now been handed to britain in a ceremony in greece and tonight the torture itself will write in england. it will land in a special plane in cornwall. from there, it will spend 70 days winding its way around the uk, probably braving plenty of wind and rain. a colleague grew up in cornwall. it seemed appropriate that we send him home. >> at the moment, we have an absolutely glorious summer day. looking out to the atlantic and talking to people in cornwall, many are thrilled for the beginning of the olympic torch relay. that will be tomorrow morning bright and early at 7:00. they also see it as a chance to tell the world about their beautiful landscape and

. >> still to come on the program, burma's some -- symbol of hope. suu kyi prepares to take place in parliament. >> a quick look at what is making the front pages around the world. from hong kong to new york, the finding by a group of british mps that rupert murdoch is not a fit person to run international company does dominate most of the world's front pages. the financial times features president obama's speech to americans during his surprise visit to afghanistan. just days away from the french presidential election, nicolas sarkozy's mayday rally speech. in the land of the world's tallest building, 500 skyscrapers across the united arab emirates do not meet fire safety standards. >> president obama has made a surprise trip to afghanistan signing a deal to cement u.s.- afghan relations for a decade. >> british lawmakers have accused rupert murdoch of willful blindness over phone hacking, branding him unfit to run a major global company. the burmese opposition leader is taking her seat in parliament on wednesday, just over a month after her party w

the pursuit ended at maritime street and burma road. at 1:00 this morning when officers pursued two men in a white van. the chase crossed over into oakland and that's when highway patrol went after them. one suspect was hiding in suburbs -- hiding in the bushes and he suffered an apparent seizure and was taken to the hospital. >>> president barack obama has one more before leaving the bay area. alex savage is live outside the president's hotel with the key group of voters. >> reporter: is he courting asian americans and a key demographic expected to vote this november and to that end he is holding a business forum with asian american supporters. wealthy donors will be paying $35,000 each. silicone power players will be given a chance to talk about things like immigration and education of he attended a private fundraiser and then he addressed alarmer crowd of supporters in the city where he attacked mitt romney for what he called failed economic policies. president barack obama needs four more years to finish the working he started. >> w

who's slowly to finance inspired so many. >> this is the first warning that she has spent outside burma in 24 years. it is a typical but she is decided to spend it here among migrant workers. she spoke with the view of the several million workers who live in thailand. they are often used as cheap labor and exploited. she told them the need to be aware of their legal rights and hoped it would return home soon. >> all of them say we want to go back as soon as possible. that is part of our responsibility. everyone has a responsibility. we have the responsibility to create the kind of country to which all the people could return to if they wish to. >> the dramatic year of political reform will lead to turn into jobs and economic growth. most have decided to wait to see if the new opportunities to a rise. >> life is better and thailand. whenever i go home, i returned to thailand, because i get more money here. >> there will be lots of jobs, and we will not need to go abroad like we do now. >> it will take time, but this trip is further proof that progress can be made. >> you are watching "ab

to work with them where she can for the good of burma. >> what happens next? are we expecting anything more than just a few formal procedures? >> everyone is unclear about that because this session of parliament to be wrapping up. they have extended things to try to get this done. whether there will be any parliamentary business is very much open to question. they have been debating bills here, particularly an investment law. there is a lot of work to be done. whether they will -- nobody quite knows, but the big moment is yet to come. in about 10 minutes, they will swear to safeguard the constitution, even though they might be doing it with their fingers crossed behind their backs. >> suu kyi takes her seat and of, thank you very much. >> a quick look at what is making front pages around the world. the downing findings by a group of british mps that rupert murdoch is not a fit person to own an international company dominates most of the front pages. the financial times features president barack obama speech to americans during his surprise visit to afghanistan

is suspending most economic sanctions against burma in response to a series of democratic reforms. measure announced by hillary clinton will allow american companies to invest in burma, but an arms embargo will stay in place. this weekend, world leaders will gather in chicago for a nato summit which comes among signs -- amid signs that the pakistani government could be lifting their blockade on the goods that would flow from pakistan into afghanistan. there is still angry opposition among many pakistanis. >> there are hundreds of oil tankers that fuel the nato forces in afghanistan sitting idle here. the drivers are desperate to get back to work in spite of the risk. just days before pakistan and post its blockade, this man said that his nephew was on his way to deliver his cargo. he was shot dead by militants. he is a driver. he would like the nato supply route reopened. for good politics, he says. we are thinking of how to feed ourselves. -- for get politics, he says. it is poverty that causes us to do this job. if i die like my nephew, because is poverty. there are those who fee

burma exports a large portion of its energy to china, leaving nearly 3/4 of its population without a stable electricity supply. and to sports now. two weeks to kick off at the euro 2012 football championship. time to continue our series on the teams taking part. group b has been dubbed the group of death. long the alliance -- alongside germany, the netherlands, and denmark, portugal. >> portugal had come within reach of international glory in the past, but they are still looking for that elusive first trophy. >> the closest portugal had ever come to a major title was at euro 2004. playing at home, they lost in the final to greece. it was a huge disappointment, but will they get another shot at glory this time? they have world class players in the squat like rinaldo, but they lack consistency and tend to rely too heavily on their star players, and they will have to battle through a tough group with a shaky defense. then the defense of mistakes can always happen, and sometimes, we do not sort of front -- >> defensive mistakes can always happen, and sometimes we do not soar upfront. >>

united states is suspending most sanctions against burma in response to reforms. u.s.ecretary of ste hillary clinton will allow american companies to invest in burma, but an arms embargo will remain. and a chinese activist has given details of his torture and retribution they said they suffered at the hands of chinese authorities. the bbc has obtained the first interviews with his family members since he escaped from house arrest last month and fled to the american embassy in beijing, causing a diplomatic crisis. we have more from damascus. >> the human rights activist whose daring escape into the arms of american diplomats put china and america at loggerheads. for 15 days, he had been under guard at a beijing hospital. just how he managed to flee his illegal house arrest, and then adding dozens of guards watching him is becoming more clear. first, he had to scale the walls of his house. as he did, he fell and broke his foot. he head -- hid in a neighbor's pig sty and then late that night went to the river. he could not swim across, but the guards on the bridge were as

. >> this is the first morning that aung san suu kyi has spent outside burma in 24 years.t is typical of the woman that she decided to spend it here, among burmese migrant workers. >> inside, she spoke with a few of the several million berbice migrant workers who live in thailand. their use as cheap -- burmese migrant workers who live in thailand. they are often used as cheap labor. >> they all said they want to go back as soon as possible. everybody has the responsibility. they, too, have the responsibility. we, too, have the responsibility to create the kind of country that all our people can travel to whenever they wish to. >> for these factory workers to go back, burma's political reform will need to turn into jobs and economic growth. most here have decided to wait to see if the new opportunities due to arrive. -- and do all right. -- do arrive. >> whenever i go home i return to thailand because i get more money here. >> aung san suu kyi says there will be lots of jobs and we will need to go abroad like we do now. it will take time, but this trip is proof that progres

i welcome what he says on syria and burma. on president hollande, i mean, he said something that i think he should adapt slightly and repeat. the national debt is the enemy of the left and the enemy of france. we've never heard him say anything clear like that. if you look at what president hollande is doing. he was asked how he would stimulate growth. he said, the means cannot be extra public spending, since we want to reign it in. he asks about our approach on growth. we agree with the italian prime minister. we need structural reform in europe. we agree with the german chancellor, the deficit reduction is vital in getting interest rates down. the problem is, europe hasn't had all three. we support all three those things. i say to him that nobody i can find -- not even the left wing party in greece backs his idea of an extra 200 billion pounds of borrowing into the british economy. that is the labor policy, it would wreck our economy, our prospects, which is exactly what they did in office. >> is there anyone at the g8 summi

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