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catherine t. macarthur foundation. and union bank. >> union bank has put its financial strength to work for a wide range of companies, from small businesses to major corporations. what can we do for you? >> and now, "bbc world news." >> fifa faces calls to postpone its presidential elections as unease grows over the scandal and sepp blatter's candidacy. the palmer bosnian-serb general -- the former bosnian serb general ratko mladic arrives before a tribunal. new charges against khalid sheikh mohammed, mastermind of the september 11 attacks. welcome to bbc news. i am debra mackenzie. coming up -- too little, too lace. syria rejects an offer after weeks of unrest. and change in the way we look at the world. the technology that is promising to redefine reality. >> the president of the english football association, prince william, has backed calls for fifa's presidential election to be postponed until an independent inquiry into corruption allegations. sepp blatter stance unopposed after two senior officials were suspended

catherine t. macarthur foundation. and union bank. >> union bank has put its financial strength to work for a wide range of companies, from small businesses to majorwhatdor whatat can we do for y? >> and now, "bbc world news." >> authorities battle a deadly e. coli outbreak. the european commission plans to announce a compensation package for farmers. german officials later confirmed that this farm in germany was the source of the bacteria that killed at least 22 people. >> welcome to gmt. i am naga munchetty. also in the program -- life- saving vaccines a fraction of their usual price. several drug companies announced substantial discounts for developing nations. a little girl -- did the libyan government tell the whole truth about her injuries? midday in london, 7:00 a.m. in washington, and 1:00 p.m. in brussels. european union agriculture officials are dealing with the e. coli outbreak. they will meet tomorrow. by then, they will hopefully know the exact source of the bacteria. an announcement is due later today. te

catherine t. macarthur foundation. and union bank. >> union bank has put its financial strength to work for a wide range of companies, from small businesses to major corporations. what can we do for you? >> and now, "bbc world news." >> president saleh broadcasts an audio message to the nation hours after surviving a mortar attack. human rights activists say at least 34 people have been killed by security forces in syria. and worrying news for the u.s. economy. unemployment rises to more than 9%. welcome to bbc news to our viewers in america and around the globe. 30 years since aids was first identified, new research gives hope of possibly eradicating the epidemic. elections will go ahead in bahrain despite the unrest. is money driving the decision? -- the grand prix will go ahead in bahrain despite the unrest. is money driving the decision? welcome once again. state television in yemen has broadcast a brief audio message by the president less than six hours after a rocket assault on his palace. he called the attackers

catherine t. macarthur foundation, and union bank.çó union bank has put its global expertise to work for a wide rangef companies. what can we do for you? >> and now, "bbc world news." >> colonel gaddafi has been accused by the chief prosecutor at the international criminal court of using rape as a weapon of war. stepping up the pressure on syria as hundreds flee the country. britain and france push for a new u.n. security council resolution condemning the suppression of protest. and u.s. lawmakers fear an economy will collapse when forces leave in 2014. welcome to our viewers on pbs and around the globe. coming up, a potent symbol of power, china's first aircraft carrier takes to the seas. four more could be on the way. hello and welcome. the chief anchor at the international criminal court has said he's becoming more convinced that colonel gaddafi is using rape as a weapon against rebels. luis moreno-0 campo said he has received evidence that shows colonel gaddafi even gives his soldiers viagra the trook moved forward to the south, east, and west and sustained heavy casualties as gaddafi's forces fo

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catherine t. macarthur foundation. and union bank. >> union bank has put its financial strength to work for a wide range of companies, from small businesses to major corporations. what can we do for you? >> and now, "bbc world news." >> nato steps up its operations against colonel gaddafi's forces in libya using apache helicopters for the very first time. the president of yemen broadcast an audio message to the nation hours after surviving more attack. protesters killed by security forces in syria. welcome to our viewers in america on pbs and around the globe. worrying news for the u.s. economy. more than 9%. on employment. the grand prix in bahrain will go ahead despite the unrest. is money driving the decision? welcome, once again. nato has set up an action against colonel gaddafi's forces in libya, using attack helicopters for the first time. nato has said that they are using forces in the field. our correspondent is on board the worship where the helicopters have taken off. he has given us more details. >> a royal

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