i have a tough time with it, and so does catherine. that is why we have tended to live in places slightly away. catherine is now doing a broadway show, server schedule is really regimented. they know exactly when she is coming out the door. she has been doing it for seven months. you would think every day they would get tired of taking pictures. tavis: she is kind of kid, though. >> she is a real kick. -- she is real cute. she has to walk from the apartment door to the car and get photographed. she gets dolled up every day because you never know when they will get a bad picture. tavis: back to "solitary man" and "wall street." how do you get people to focus? >> it is a very independent little picture, beautifully written, with a great cast. originally, we were going to have "wall street'" come out in april and we were going to piggyback "solitary man." we are getting a really good reaction. whatever other personal adversities i have had to share, and i am talking about my son, i really rewarded that these 2 pictures are coming out. so

i'm catherine kobayashi. a shinkansen bullet train line in western japan suspended operations on thursday morning after two maintenance trains collided in a tunnel. west japan railways says the accident occurred in a tunnel in kobe. the train repairing the tunnel wall collided with another one that was inspecting the track, and the first train derailed. there were five workers on the two trains, but no one was injured. shinkansen trains have stopped operating between shin-osaka and himaje stations. police are conducting an on the spot investigation. the railway company plans to put the derailed train back on the tracks after the investigation is completed. the company says it does not know when services can be resumed. it says 60 trains have been cancelled so far. police say a worker on the first train told investigators that the brakes were applied too late due to poor visibility caused by dust. >>> the parents of megumi yokota, who was abducted by north korea more than 30 years ago, held a news conference a

>> thank you very much, catherine. >>> the u.s. central bank says the american economy has continued to grow overall but the pace of growth has slowed in some districts. that's a slight downgrade from the bank's previous assessment. the federal reserve released its latest beige book survey of business sentiment on wednesday. it shows economic activity slowing in june and july in 2 of the 12 federal reserve districts in the country. they are the midwestern region of chicago and the southern region of atlanta. by industry the report says activity in residential real estate was sluggish in most districts due to the expiration of a tax credit for home buyers. it says manufacturing activity slowed or leveled off in some districts. in the retail sector the report cites a fall in auto sales in recent weeks. fed chairman ben bernanke said in his congressional testimony last week the outlook for the u.s. economy is unusually uncertain. >>> tokyo stocks fell on thursday morning as investors locked in gains following wednesday's surge of more

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ines. >> thank you very much, catherine. the massive oil spill in the gulf of mexico is affecting other firms apart from bp. a japanese oil explorer has a minority investment in the offshore oil field, and bp is asking it to bear some of the compensation costs. the president of moex, a u.s. subsidiary of mitsui oil exploration testified before congress on wednesday. moex has a 10% stake in the project. >> moex had no role in the selection or operation of the deepwater horizon rig. we are minority, non-operating investor. >> ishi says bp is entirely responsible for the operation of the oil field. but he added moex will give up its profits from the oil field for the time being. the money will be used to help compensate local residents and businesses and restore the environment. bp has a 65% stake in the oil field. it has agreed to set aside $20 billion for a compensation fund. it is asking moex and a u.s. energy developer that holds the remaining stake to cover part of the settlement costs. >>> in a related story in the gulf o

>> thank you very much, catherine. hello. >>> japan's industrial output for june fell for the first time in four months. the ministry of economy announced that the indicator of corporate production activities fell 1.5% last month compared to may. the drop goes against an advance that many economists had forecast. major decliners by product include passenger cars, mobile phones, and solar cell modules. the ministry says industrial production has been moderating temporarily but continues to show an upward trend. looking ahead, manufacturers expect output to decline by 0.2% in july, and by contrast increase 2% in august. meanwhile, japan's consumer prices are going down for a 16th consecutive month. the internal affairs ministry says the consumer price index excluding volatile fresh food prices fell 1% in june from a year earlier. the drop in prices reflects a large decline in high school tuition fees. this is after the government made tuition free for public high schools and began subsidizing private high school fees fro

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and catherine t. macarthur foundation, and union bank. insight and expertise in a range of industries. what can we do for you? >> and now "bbc world news." -- >> british witnesses refuse to attend the hearing of why the lockerbie bomb was freed. more changes at the top as bp sense aside $30 billion to cover the oil spill. -- sets aside $30 billion. locking horns, the protest on whether to ban bullfighting in spain. >> welcome to "bbc world news," broadcast to viewers around the world. american politicians investigating whether the man convicted of the lockerbie bombing was released in exchange for oil a deals -- oil deals. former u.k. justice secretary and the chairman of bp all said no. he said -- senator called it disappointing. a postponement of the hearing was announced by an angry senator robert menendez. it was home to 38 of those who died in the bombing. he accused the reluctant witnesses of lacking courage and said all had washed their hands of the suspicions following the controversial releas

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and catherine t. macarthur foundation, and union bank. >> union bank offers unique insight and expertise in a range of industries. what can we do for you? >> and now "bbc world ws." >> foreign ministers gather for talks on corruption, security, development, and governance. the british prime minister arrives in washington ahead of his meeting with president obama. a breakthrough in the fight against hiv. a gel is shown to reduce the risk of infection. welcome to "bbc news". foreign ministers are gathering for a major conference on afghanistan which is due to start in kabul. they are discussing governance, security, and corruption. hamid karzai will be asking for greater control of his budget in return for taking on more responsibility. hillary clinton has been talking to you the bbc. -- talking to the bbc. >> kabul prepares with a historic conference. never has a city hosted so many foreign leaders. its development match the promises. , this country would be paradise. the situation is barely improving.

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and catherine t. macarthur foundation, and union bank. >> union bank offers unique insight and expertise in a range of industries. what can we do for you? >> and now "bbc world news." >> agreement on almost everything and pledged to look again at how the lockerbie bomber was released. a rare show of solidarity. hillary clinton visiting south korea. a test for the dam as it is flooding areas of the country. hello and welcome to "bbc news". president obama and the british prime minister david cameron have had talks at the white house saying they see eye to eye on every major challenge before them. accusations of the british oil company bp lobbying for the release of the lockerbie airliner bomber. both mr. obama and mr. cameron said the decision to release him was wrong. i asked our correspondent if the meeting was deemed a success. >> i think everyone would say it was a success. there is a warm relationship between the men. they spent three hours at the white house discussing a range of issues including

and catherine t. macarthur foundation, and union bank. >> union bank offers expertise in a range of industries. what can we do for you? >> so far, so good, the cat in the zero oil well in the gulf of mexico works. the u.s. and britain criticized the release of the libyan bomber. targeting the faithful, suicide bombers attacked a shia mosque. just three weeks after taking office, roger is new prime minister calls -- australia's new prime minister calls for an election in august. welcome to bbc news. i am juliet dunlop. engineers are now studying the results of pressure test to see along the cat can contain the leak. our correspondent reports. >> is this the moment that the state of bp's oil spill stretched to vanish from the waters of the gulf of mexico? a mile down, this is how it looked last night. the leak was gradually being turned off until the flow was cut to just a wisp of oil and then shut it totally. it is good news, although president obama warned americans to be cautious. >> one of the probl

and catherine t. macarthur 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? >> we are a nation of explorers. we seek new ways of living, of thinking, and of expressing ourselves. we take risks. we learn from experience. and we keep moving forward. that is why we encourage and celebrate the explorer in all of us. >> and now "bbc newsnight." >> as coalition troops are killed by a renegade afghan soldier, is the exit strategy dangerously flawed? this week, the taliban claims it is shielding the afghan soldier who murdered three british soldiers he was working alongside. should there be a rethink as to how the afghan national army is deployed? >> if you do not win wars when you tell the enemy when you are leaving. >> injured while fighting the taliban. and as state budget -- the state budget champ. can he fill the gap? >> i do not have any training periods it takes a little bit of the glamour from it for me. -- i do not have any training. it t

and catherine t. macarthur foundation. and union bank. >> union bank offers unique insight on a range of industries. what can we do for you? >> and now "bbc world news." >> the chairman of bp insists that the company will recover. meet the man tasked with making it happen, the new american ceo will have to rebuild bp. the iraq war -- >> we did not assign any weapons of mass destruction. they should have realized in london and in washington that their sources were poor. >> a very warm welcome to bbc world news. coming up later, for white south africans plead guilty to humiliating black workers. are you not a bit early? olympic stars gather the side of the new stadium in london, celebrating the two years to the start of the 2012 games. >> hello to the cost of dealing with the disastrous oil spill in the gulf of mexico. it has pushed the bp into the red for the first time in thre18 years. it is the biggest quarterly loss in u.k. corporate history. it cost chief executive tony hayward his job and he will

and catherine t. macarthur foundation, and union bank. >> union bank offers unique insight and expertise in a range of industries. what can we do for you? >> and now "bbc world news." >> north. threatens to use the nuclear deterrent as the u.s. and south korea got ahead with military exercises. 84 european banks and passed the stress test oft. s center has urged the scottish government to reconsider the release of the lockerbie bombing. the british royal family hit the high seas for the holiday special. >> hello and welcome. north korea says it will use the nuclear deterrent in response to a joint u.s./south korea military exercises this weekend. according to officials, it is ready to launch in retaliation war. washington says the word games are a deterrent of north korean aggression. this weekend joint exercise is a response to the sinking of a south korea warship in march. >> this was a statement from the country's powerful national defence commission, reported by north korea's of fish a news agency

and catherine t. macarthur 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? >> we are a nation of explorers. we seek new ways of living, of thinking, and of expressing ourselves. we take risks. we learn from experience. and we keep moving forward. that is why we encourage and celebrate the explorer in all of us. >> and now "bbc newsnight." >> the pain in spain. it the economic crisis at the heart of spanish society. this week, as the eu as the means the extent of the banking crisis, we go to spain where there are 20% unemployment and 1 million new houses. >> this is the product of the housing boom and the credit crunch. it it could still sink this country's economy. >> we have a report from paris on the race to find the so- called god particle, the elusive higgs boson. and how one man bought up a big chunk of the world cocoa supply. >> he is alleged to have cornered the world market in cocoa. will we end up paying more for our food? >> hel

i'm catherine kobayashi. former north korean spy kim hunion hee has arrived in. her case is expected to shed light on people abducteded by north korea 30 years ago. the former agent was sentenced to death in south korea for her role in the 1987 bombing of a south korean airliner which killed 115 people. she was later pardoned. kim's visit is her first trip abroad since her arrest. the japanese ministry used her discretion to allowed kim to enter japan. she will spend four days in the country. shortly after 7:00 a.m. tuesday, kim arrived at a villa belonging to former prime minister hatoyama where she will be staying. later in the day she will meet with family members offan abductor who taught her the japanese language. kim meant the brother and son in south korea last year. kim will meet the parents of another abductee on wednesday. the former agent said she wants to tell the parents what she bpz their daughter. kim is known to have lived with japanese abductee taguchi in north korea from 1981 to '83. she learned japanese and customs from taguchi. in march last y

and catherine t. macarthur foundation. and union bank. >> union bank of first unique insight and expertise in a wide range of industries. what can we do for you? >> and now "bbc world news." >> 70 countries take part in a conference mapping out afghanistan's future. the british call it the special relationship but as the new prime minister visits the u.s., how close are these the two leaders devastating floods in china and they are putting pressure on the recently completed three gorges dam. coming up later, as the north korean spy, she blew up an aircraft. now she is a best-selling author. why she is visiting japan. the warning that this activity could live up to its grim name, it is called >> hello and welcome. -an army recruit has turned up n foreigners, this time in two american civilians were shot dead at a training base in afghanistan. on an afghan soldier and a suspected gunmen were also killed. this is the second incident in as many weeks and it comes as representatives of from 70 countries descended on the capital

and catherine t. macarthur 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." >> 17 billion in the red. bp pushes through one the biggest losses in history. the chairman insists that the company will recover. the new american ceo has to build the company back. the winds former chief weapons inspector questions the judgment of george bush and tony blair. -- the u.n. former chief weapons inspector questions the judgment of george bush. time to speed up the talks over turkey joining the european union. strong words from david cameron. olympic stars gather at the site of a new stadium in london. the cost of dealing with the disaster of the oil spill in the gulf of mexico has pushed british petroleum into the red for the first time in 18 years. the company lost $17 billion between april and june. it has cost the chief executive his job. he will be leaving in the fall. british petroleum is setting aside more than $32 b

and catherine t. macarthur foundation. and union bank. >> union bank offers unique insight and expertise in a range of industries. what can we do for you? >> afghanistan's president expresses outrage at the massive leak of classified or documents. the u.s. defense secretary calls in the fbi. >> the battlefield consequences of the release of these documents are potentially severe and dangerous for our troops, our allies, and afghan partners. >> the worst infanticide in french history. a woman admits secretly killing eight of her babies. tombs of the unknown soldiers. puree in the u.s. over thousands of mislabeled graves at arlington national cemetery. >> welcome to bbc, forecasting to our viewers in the u.k. and around the world. the u.s. defense secretary robert gates has called in the fbi to look into the leaking of more than 90,000 classified military documents. the documents published on the wikileaks web site on sunday gave confidential information about the afghanistan war. >> u.s. forces depend daily on information f

and catherine t. macarthur foundation, and union bank. >> union bank offers unique insight and expertise in a range of industries. what can we do for you? >> and now "bbc world news." >> and international court's rules of kosovo's declaration of independence was lawful. serviette refuses to appreciate biggio -- serbia uses to recognize this. >> we will not under any circumstances. >> hugo chavez says he will sever ties with colombia. mayra can authorities opened up three -- one-third of the fishing grounds closed after the bp oil spill. very warm welcome to "bbc world news." coming up later for you -- the race is on to find the so called god particle. the americans are coming up on the outside. also -- irrepressible, iconic -- now desmond tutu says it is almost time to start slowing down. the international court of justice in the hague has ruled that cause of a's declaration of ndependence -- kosovo's declaration of independence in 2008 did not violate into international law. it is non-binding, but it

and catherine t. macarthur foundation, and union bank. >> union bank offers unique insight and expertise in a range of industries. what can we do for you? >> and now "bbc world news." g$xg9iwl >> i national day of mourning in pakistan. a passenger plane crashes, killing 152 on board. campaigners in catalonia how one at their fight to kill of the controversial spanish bull fighting. making friends while angering those in another country. >> we cannot tolerate in any sense that this country is allowed to look both ways and is able in any way to promote the export of terror. >> welcome -- welcome to "bbc world news," broadcast to our viewers on pbs in america, also around the globe. my name is mike embley. coming up later for you -- you have heard a lot of talk about sanctions against iran. taking a closer look at whether they work and whether it -- what their longtime ally, china, really thinks. winston churchill -- >> dentures are credited with -- winston churchill -- >> dentures are credited with winn

and catherine t. macarthur foundation, and union bank. >> union bank offers unique insight and expertise in a range of industries. what can we do for you? >> and now "bbc world news." >> presidential race. barack obama says the oil leak test are encouraging. sorry. the apple blossom has apologized to -- the apple boss apologize to users. and regulations against illegal gambling. welcome to bbc world news. coming up later for you -- why was george clooney in court today? it had nothing to do with a movie. and remembering the dolphin. he was loved by many, and an audience to some. -- an annoyance to some. hello and welcome. the u.s. president barack obama has welcomes bp's success in stopping the oil leak in the gulf of mexico. he told reporters it was undoubtedly progress. new research is being done to determine whether the leak can be shut down without new leaks of peering. >> is this the moment the stain of the oil spill starts to vanish from the borders of the gulf of mexico? 1 mile down, this is ho

and catherine t. macarthur foundation. and union bank. >> a national day of mourning in pakistan. a passenger planned -- passenger plane crashes on the outskirts of the capital, killing 152. a judge blocks keep parts of the arizona immigration law just hours before it is to come into effect. these campaigners in catalonia have won their fight to kill off the controversial spanish spectacular. welcome to bbc world news. forecast to our viewers on pbs in america. there has been much talk about sanctions in iran. we are taking a closer look at whether or not the work -- they work. why could these teeth be about to fetch tens of thousands of dollars in auction? did they really win the second world war? hello. a pakistani airliner has crashed near islamabad, killing all 152 on board. operated by air blue, trying to land in bad weather. it was on a domestic flight. rescuers have recovered bodies from the charred wreckage north of islamabad. we have the report. >> rescuers worked frantically on the mountainside for hours. the air

catherine mann, private sector hiring up but not very much, what does that tell you? >> well, you know, this is really a picture of a struggling economy. when su have job gains of maybe 10,000 in one sector or 10,000 in another sector, it's really not enough to put a dent in the amount of number of people of unemployed. s stated in the opening segment, you know, the only reason why the unemployment rate fell was because 650,000 people left the labor force. they're not even looking any more. so this really is not a good picture for the economy. you know, at this rate of job creation over the last six months, it would take us a decade to add back the jobs that were lost so far in this recession. >> you mentioned the various sectors, are there any bright spots? >> you have to look very hard. leisure and hospitality at 27,000 people employed. but you know, that's offset by 22,000 in construction having lost their jobs. a couple of sectors, businesses services and so forth, you know, in double digits. 17,000 and so forth. but again these are very small numbers for an econo

and catherine t. macarthur foundation, and union bank. >> union bank offers unique insight and expertise in a range of industries. what can we do for you? >> and now "bbc world news." >> europe's big banks are given a clean bill of health, but seven are identified as remain vulnerable. the power of the drums. the taliban admits the drones are disrupting activities. multi-national company, trafigura, found guilty of illegally exporting toxic waste to the ivory coast. welcome to "bbc world news," broadcast to our viewers on pbs in america, also around the globe. coming up later for you -- fears for the future of an unfinished church in it be a center of barcelona. and its ability to a plane -- pull in crowds despite the way it smells. europe's biggest banks have been subjected to a battery of stress tests. seven have failed to make the grade. that is a small fraction of the 91 banks that were scrutinized, however. of the seven have failed, five are in spain, one is in germany, and one is in greece. acco

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

and catherine t. macarthur foundation, and union bank. >> union bank offers unique insight and expertise in a range of industries. what can we do for you? >> and now "bbc world news." >> presidential praise. barack obama says the oil leak tests are encouraging. sorry. the apple boss apologizes to customers. and more than 5000 people have been arrested as part of an operation against illegal gambling. welcome to "bbc world news," broadcast to our viewers on pbs in america, also around the globe. coming up later for you -- why was it george clooney in court today? nothing to do with movies. and remembering that moco the dolphin. loved by many, and in millions to some. -- and and millions to some. -- an annoyance to some. hello. president obama has welcomed the bp's success in stopping the flow of gold from its -- flow of oil from its leaking well in the gulf of mexico. he says it is undoubtedly progress. experts are testing the pressure to see if it can be shut down completely. >> is this the moment tha

and catherine t. macarthur foundation, and union bank. >> union bank offers unique insight and expertise in a range of industries. what can we do for you? >> and now "bbc world news." >>> 8 diplomatics bite. president job as cuts tie with the bogota -- a diplomatic fight . fightchavez cuts ties with bogota. it will cap holds in the gulf of mexico. bp is accused of trying to buy scientist to fight compensation claims. and barred from buckingham palace, condemning the decision to stop him from attending a garden party. >>> hello, and welcome to "bbc world news," broadcast in the united kingdom and around the world. the venezuelan government has given the colombian embassy 72 hours to pack up and leave. following accusations by the colombian government that venezuela tolerates left-wing guerrilla groups operating on its soil. the move comes after colombia showed videos and photographs to supporters at a special session of the organization of american states. in washington, our correspondent reports. >> t

and catherine t. macarthur foundation, and union bank. >> union bank offers unique insight and expertise in a range of industries. what can we do for you? >> and now "bbc world news." >> locked at last, the oil leaking into the gulf appears to have stopped since bp began testing a cap on the oil well. sweeping financial reforms in the u.s. congress passes the president's plan for regulation of the banking industry. the vatican titans regulations dealing with the abuse of children by -- titans regulations dealing with the abuse of children by priests -- tightens regulations dealing with the abuse of children by priests. welcome to "bbc world news," broadcast to our viewers on pbs in america, also around the globe. my name is mike embley. coming up later for you -- a special report from jerusalem. how is really activists are offering large sums of money -- israeli activists are offering large sums of money to -- take that is reforming and this time robbie williams is with them. hello to you. bp has decl

and catherine t. macarthur foundation. and union bank. >> union bank offers unique insights and expertise in a range of industries. what can we do for you? >> some 70 countries are set to return to historic conference in cobble and some of the deadliest violence in the war. -- in kabul and some of the deadly of violence in the war. a new gel that could cut a woman's chances of being affected by hiv. fifi has agreed to keep the cab on the well for the next -- bp has agreed to keep the cap on the well for the next 24 hours, even though there could be problems. coming up later, clarifying the law for a man locked into his own body and wants health to take his own life, and new apartments making it easier for indians to climb the poverty line. for family it might be quite small, but the place's designed to make as efficient use of space as possible. there is room in the kitchen for sleeping. >> the afghan president karzai it is used to hosting major international summon designed to help his country -- summits designed to help

and catherine t. macarthur foundation, and union bank. >> union bank offers unique insight and expertise in a range of industries. what can we do for you? >> and now "bbc world news." >> confidence in the cap. the oil wells -- the oil well will still -- a steal. -- state sealed. and hugo chavez breaks of relations with colombia. ed and an international court rules that kosovo's declaration of independence was lawful. >> serbia will never recognize this as a legal, the so-called republic of kosovo. this position will not change. welcome to "bbc world news," broadcast to our viewers on pbs in america, also around the globe. coming up later for you -- the race is on to find the so- called god particle. researchers at the had run collider present their latest findings. -- researchers at the hadron collider present their latest findings. desmond tutu says it is almost time to start slowing down. the authorities and in united states are to reopen one-third of the fishing grounds in the gulf of mexico which

and catherine t. macarthur foundation, and union bank. >> union bank offers unique insight and expertise in a range of industries. what can we do for you? >> and now "bbc world news." >> at the u.s. steps up efforts to find those behind a leak of military secrets. presidents karzai say it puts afghan formants in danger. >> we consider that concern -- we consider that extremely irresponsible. >> the british prime minister and his trip to india defending his comments about pakistan's record on tackling terrorism. we report from the heart of the terrorist threat -- a town plagued by suicide bombings. >> people tell us is important that we should not say -- should not stay in any one place for about 20 minutes for our own safety. it has become one of the most dangerous places in pakistan. >> welcome to "bbc world news" broadcast on pbs in america and also around the globe. coming up later for you -- a french woman admits killing eight of her newborn babies, trying to hide the births from her husband. and

. >> he catherine those race runners. people will eat the food they will also take those metals right here in the past some people have left with no food or no medals to greet the left home which could be upsetting. now organizers have said it is hard to say how many people will participate. about 24,000 registered runners will run the full marathon. organizers say the popularity of the event this year have them like especially worried about the race span. >> our first half marathon which is first on the goes across the marathon bridge is very popular on were very afraid that people set to i could jump into that one. >> it can be very big distraction if you don't know that they're part of this race. >> volunteers will be keeping a close eye on this. people who are now or in a bid will be asked to leave. >> folks that run in and will get to the finish line later can still get their medals but for now they're hoping that a lot of cs metals will show up. >> a dog i have a quick question how in the past could they just walk a

and catherine t. macarthur foundation, and union bank. >> union bank offers unique insight and expertise in a range of industries. what can we do for you? >> and now "bbc world news." >> some 70 cupts are set to attend an historic conference in the afghan capital kabul amid some of the deadliest violence of the world. b.p. is allowed to keep a cap on its damaged well for another 24 hours epa though it could be causing oil to leak from the sea floor. and a man locked into his open body and was helped to take his own life. welcome to "bbc world news," on pbs in america and also around the globe. coming up later for you, stepping up from the slums. the new apartments making it easier for indians to climb the property ladder. >> now for family it must be quite small but the whole place has been designed to make efficient use of space as possible. the result there is plenty of extra room in the kitchen for sleeping. >> we report from the world world's biggest air show which opened with good news for both b

and catherine t. macarthur foundation, and union bank. >> union bank offers unique insight and expertise in a range of industries. what can we do for you? >> and now "bbc world news." >> 70 countries take part in a conference, mapping out afghanistan pose a future. the first held in the country itself. the british called it the special relationship, but as the new prime minister visits the u.s., how close are the two leaders? devastating floods in china putting record pressure on the recently completed three gorges dam. welcome to "bbc world news mccloy's " broadcasting to our viewers on pbs in america, and also around the globe. coming up later, as a north korean spy, she blew up an airliner. now, she is a best-selling author. why she is now visiting japan. and the warnings here in britain that this fast-growing activity could live up to its grim name. an afghan army recruit has again turned on foreigners. this time, two american civilians were shot dead at a training base in northern afghanistan. an

his unofficial adoptive mother is catherine. she is with us too. catherine met alex while writing a book about this case. we invited derek king to join us. he chose not to appear. first, let's go back in time. nine years ago to the night that changed everything. watch. in november of 2001, 40-year-old terry king was murdered. his head smashed with a baseball bat. and his house set on fire. his two sons, 12-year-old alex and 13-year-old derek, eventually confessed to the brutal crime. >> i hit him once and then i heard him moan and then i was afraid that he might wake up and see us so i just kept on hitting him. >> okay. >> hit him somewhere around ten times. >> but i was the one that gave him the idea. >> larry: but later they changed their story and blamed this man, rick chavez, their father's friend, with the killing. the boys also said that chavez, a convicted child molester, had been sexually abusing alex. >> did you at some point believe that you were in love with ricky chavis? >> yes, sir. >> did you write some notes and letters about how you

it wasn't located less and to let the region's economy prosper catherine ashton also called in the meantime for a further easing away zero three year old blockade to improve the life of ordinary gardeners israel recently relax its blockade to allowing more consumer goods about badly needed construction materials are still behind ashton also direct talks between israeli and palestinian leaders. much of europe is sweltering in a record breaking heat away welting crops and causing severe forest fire as greek emergency services are battling several dangerous blazes the first of the yad while the two large forest fires have raged near the capital asked for funds by strong winds forcing some people to flee their homes and there's also he's a lawyer for national reports russian helicopters are among the most effective weapons and called biting someone five. every year hundreds of thousands of have to reserve spanish forest disappear the reason. the combination of the hot dry climate and human negligence often creates an unstoppable force resolve to an international catastrophe. but now we may have

outside to see people in the outside world the awful thing that happened when they arrived at you catherine but they're immediately greeted by a place surrounded by an enormous stockade a wooden stockade was but built right around the house the windows were painted white so the family once they're inside that house could not see the outside world they were denied newspapers they were denied letters and parcels no visitors so they were effectively cut off and what kind of family were they at that stage well they were incredibly close knit family very devoted to each other and i think the thing that one of the fundamental things that held them so closely together was they had this very deep very profound orthodox faith also the girls in many ways were very immature for their age very on worldly they had lived such a cuckoo life that the alexander palace in outside some petersburg and so it's made it more about yet of little ski he is often portrayed sort of maniac all murderer but in fact you sort of bring out a slightly more complex side to his personality well he was an absolutely ruthless