david cameron said that sanctions should not be lifted but suspended. >> we must respond with caution, with care. we must always be skeptical and question because we want to know that those changes are irreversible. as we have discussed, i think it is right to suspend the sanctions that there are against burma. to suspend them, not to lift them, and not to include the arms embargo. >> this would have taken place because of the steps taken by the president and other reformers and it will make it quite clear that those are against reform. should they try to obstruct the way of the reformers, sanctions can come back. >> david cameron had never met and sung soo chee before but the smiles and the body language show that he was inspired by what she said. -- david cameron has never met aung san suu kyi before. >> this is a jumble, anyway. >> only three years ago, you were threatened with prison. >> this is his willingness to play a bold stroke on the international stage. the real impact will only be known if reform continues and sanctions are lifted. that depends on how the government respon

the british prime minister david cameron will make an historic trip to burma today. the first ever visit to the country by a british prime minister. he is expected to lead the pro- democracy campaigner on santucci as well as the president. -- aung san suu kyi as well as the president. the b.c.'s rachel karroubi joins me now from rangoon. -- racial harvey joined now from rangoon. what is expected from this trip today? >> he said in malaysia before coming here that he wants to assess things for himself, see things firsthand. the british foreign secretary, william haggis, was here in january. david cameron feel that a stop here is worthwhile, as british -- britain considers its position toward sanctions. and the european union is also discussing sanctions policy. there's a lot -- an awful lot going on in diplomacy this month. given the colonial history between britain and burma, it made sense for him to come here and get an assessment with his own eyes. >> rachel, the prime minister is travelling with a business delegation, some of whom include defense firms. is it too

leaving thurmont today, david cameron believes that change is deep-seated, and he is inviting her to london this summer. she has never felt comfortable enough to leave her country before, but today she said she just might. >>> this is "bbc world news." still ahead, the grand prix gets the green light despite ongoing concerns over human rights and safety. the net trade union has said it will put a deal to its members that could avert a strike by fuel tanker drivers. the union has been holding talks with fuel distributors to resolve a route over issues including pay and safety concerns. the threat of a strike caused panic buying at petrol stations last month. >>> one of the world's largest cigarette manufacturers, imperial tobacco, has criticized health secretary forcing the industry should have no business in the u.k. the firm said the remark was very unhelpful and dismissed it as a preposterous plan to remove brannon from cigarette packets. the government will began a consultation on the idea next week. >>> a man has admitted planting a woman, his ex-girlfriend, and an attack lasting

david cameron. [applause] >> thank you. >> so we can see that david cameron, the british prime minister, has entered this conference hall. he is due to speak shortly. we were led to believe he will speak immediately but that looks like there will be a few words before hand. he is due to praised indonesia for its ability to bring together democracy and religion. our correspondent in jakarta, you were saying there will be a mixed reaction to how this speech will be received. >> well, i think that if he does not touch on this vital aspects, i think there may be some criticism in indonesia. another printout i think is important to bring up, although this has been touted as a trade mission to the world's most populous muslim nation, the prime minister mentioned in an interview with the bbc that he was keen to reestablished defense cooperation with indonesia. that could be seen and has been seen as rather controversial here. remember, the united kingdom stop selling arms to indonesia in 1999 after it was

alongside david cameron. that trip was scheduled for autumn, but it's now acting at this precise moment in time and talks are set to take part with mr. cameron's counterpart to seal a number of trade agreements, particularly defense agreements and trade agreements with companies such as b.a. systems and roles recognize. that is a -- rolles royce. we'll be keeping an eye on that for you. the leader of the recent coup, the captain, has held talks with the speaker of parliament who is supposed to take over as interim head of state. however, it's unclear what the captain, what role would play in the future and what transfer of power would take place. >> life in this part may appear relaxed. it's an unsettling time for many here. trying to sure up security, they are taking on new members. these are new recruits. they have been in charge since the coup three weeks ago. this man, a hotel owner, says he has confidence in this army. he is reassured because he says the army is setting up a base in the north, but the po

s highly profitable arms industry this isn't the first time david cameron's been criticized for turning an overseas trip into a traveling sales pitch cameron was left red faced last year when on the same trip he went from praising democratic uprisings in cairo to flogging weapons in kuwait prime minister david cameron has been forced to defend his party weapons manufacturers think it's perfectly responsible and respectable but this is a region that's highly sensitive to any kind of military maneuver and tensions that the most. it's a particularly high he certainly do not want to confront china at mach one and they do not have to resort to work below their respective military strains to counter balance hang up so the best. chance at the moment of course is to count on the united states more strategically and do you want more foreign power was into the region so i still have a better chalons are exerting the pressure of the international community on china until now britain and america have had to make do with exerting their influence on the region from afar but with the talk of a physica

but it's not just as britain itself, but what david cameron represents. and yes, that was a very strong message that certainly britain would be backing, and i think there is a strong impetus to do what he said as far as the e.u. is concerned, and he is a major leader in the e.u. to suspend sanctions, and he made the point suspend, not completely withdraw sanctions, because while he made a lot about the -- about what these elections represent and the progress that has been made as far as the outside world is concerned in burma, there's also a long way to go and this is not irreversible as far as the west is concerned. but i think also because britain is, you know, very close to the united states, and while the similar wlism of his presence is significant in terms of the substance of relationships and the substance of recent visits, perhaps the arrival of the u.s. secretary of state, hillary clinton, last december was in many ways a greater substantial importance. but clearly mr. cameron will be reporting back to president obama as well on what he's found i

selling weapons is quickly becoming what britain does best prime minister david cameron's in japan to unashamedly tout the u.k.'s military hardware only he calls it flying the flag for britain it's seeking to become only the second country other than america to trade arms with japan not only big business but the chance for a crucial foothold in what's clearly a place to be because musk you know perfectly predictable result of the shifting of focus of american attention in the attention of much of the world to be asia pacific region as china obviously continues to be an economic powerhouse and and even in the and in other countries in the region for him to actually become more economically dominant i think with that comes the attended attention from being militaries of the u.s. and the u.k. and other countries america's recently announced plans to station two thousand the remains in australia hoping to exert influence in a region china says isn't theirs to meddle in and britain could soon join them part of his defense deal with japan could see a british hunter submarine deployed in chi

permanent british naval presence in asia those are the first firth's of british prime minister david cameron's latest and strongest push to hawk his country's weapons to the orient a company by revenue of arms dealers representing the u.k.'s oldest and biggest weapons makers cameron is currently on a five day tour across the continent the british leader also called for indonesia to be allowed to buy weapons in bulk that just a decade after the country was embargoed by london itself for using british jets to bomb civilians before the u.k.'s reports side from standing to make an explosive profit there's also the benefit of irritating china. selling weapons is quickly becoming what britain does best prime minister david cameron's in japan unashamedly tout the u.k.'s military hardware only he calls it flying the flag for britain it's seeking to become only the second country other than america to trade arms with japan not only big business but the chance for a crucial foothold in what's clearly a place to be business perfectly predictable result of the shifting focus of american attention and any

david cameron becomes the first british prime minister to visit burma since independence, as he assesses their moves toward democracy. >> there is a government now that says it's committed to reform, that started to take steps, and i think it's right to come here and encourage those steps. >> welcome to "bbc world news." i'm david eades. also coming up in the program -- international pressure on sudan and south sudan is mounting after days of clashes there. we'll be live in car tomb. formula one says the bahrain grand prix is going ahead despite concerns about civil unrest in the gulf state, but should it? >> hello, long awaited and very short lived, that best sums up north korea's controversial rocket launch as the rocket itself failed to enter orbit. now, the north's official news agency has acknowledged that failure. south korea and japan say it crashed into the sea, the yellow sea, shortly after takeoff. just getting reports coming in from seoul that the defense ministry of south korea believes that the rocket actually exploded in midair just more than two minutes after blastoff, and

s highly profitable arms industry this isn't the first time david cameron has been criticized for turningan overseas trip into a travelling sales pitch cameron was left red faced last year when on the same trip he went from praising the democratic uprisings in cairo to flogging weapons in q eight prime minister david cameron's been forced to defend his party weapons manufacturers saying it's perfectly responsible and respectable but this is a region that's highly sensitive to any kind of military maneuver and tensions at the most. it's not particularly high to certainly not want to confront the moment and not have the resources to fuel their respective military strains to come up. with the best. alternative movement of calls to count on the united states more strategically and more foreign power was the region source whatever but it's alan's exerting be pressure off international community on trying until now britain and america have had to make do with the existing name influence in the region from a thought that with the talk of a physical presence there the theories could upset the bal

s highly profitable arms industry this isn't the first time david cameron's been criticized for turning an overseas trip into a travelling sales pitch cameron was left red faced last year when on the same trip he went from praising democratic uprisings in cairo to flooding weapons in q eight prime minister david cameron has been forced to defend his party weapons manufacturers saying it's perfectly responsible and respectable but this is a region that's highly sensitive to any kind of military maneuver and tensions at the most. mint particularly high north korea's planned rocket launch later this week is stoking a traditional regional panic japan and south korea are threatening to shoot it down fearing it's in the skies long range missile tests similar suspicions are being cast on china to its japan and south korea seek allies further afield he certainly would not want to confront china moment and they do not have the resources to work if you are here restricted military strains to counterbalance tango so that. the best approach i don't know and of course is to count on the united state

brown denies this conversation, but how did rupert murdoch get to know david cameron? >> he was being flown by my son in loss plane on his way to holiday in turkey, and my daughter says that i met him on her boat. >> and the political relationship extends beyond westminster. >> how would you describe your relationship? is it warm, or is it something different. >> today? >> yes. >> i would describe it as warm. >> they've heard how politicians and leading political figures over the years have courted rupert murdoch, and his editors are said to have very similar political views. now, the big question for the inquiry is whether the enormous power of rupert murdoch is good or bad for britain. in half a century as a powerful media proprietor, rupert murdoch has rarely if ever had to explain himself, and he wants to do it all over again tomorrow. bbc news. >> well, despite today, the fallout from yesterday's proceedings continues to spread. one secretary has been defending his actions, and our political editor no reports that it is proving to be another setback for prime mini

tough times for the government. >> very tough times for david cameron. next week he will face a local election. it will be interesting to see how all this plays out. he will be particularly nervous about rupert murdoch's evidence when it gets on to recent history. so far rupert murdoch has just been asked about his relations with characters like margaret thatcher and tony blair. but when it gets on to the subject of david cameron, it will get to the matter of the b sky b bid. then to jeremy hunt. >> right to the top. thank you. let's look at some other stories making headlines around the world. anders breivik has told them the psychiatric reports that declared him insane was full of lies. peace and its purpose was to portray him as a rational and unintelligent person. he killed 77 people in a bombing and shooting attack last july, which the admits. the second report concluded that he was actually accountable for his actions. our correspondent richard galpin gave us the latest from the trial. >> we know this is a very important stage of the trial. essenti

back to catherine. >> thanks very much, ai. >>> british prime minister david cameron is expected to visit myanmar this week. let's go to patchari raksawong in bangkok with that story and more about the changes taking place in mayyanmarmyanmar. >> reporter: the british prime minister's visit is the latest sign that myanmar's fortunes may be about to change. aung san suu kyi won an historic victory in by-elections in myanmar. attention is now shifting to the possible easing of western sanctions. nhk world june kobayashi has more. >> reporter: british prime minister david cameron is expected to arrive in myanmar on april 13th. it will be the first time a western leader has visited myanmar since the -- government took place in 2011. aung san suu kyi and her party, the national league for democracy, won 43 of 45 seats in a parliamentary by-election. the nld's landslide victory prompted western powers to -- the sanctions imposed on the military regime. the nld says cameron will hold talks with aung san suu kyi during his visit. they expect to discredit -- discuss the claim that the elections we

japanese prime minister yoshihiko noda and british prime minister david cameron met in tokyo. noda urged north korea to exercise self-constraint. he said the launch would be a clear breach of u.n. security council resolutions. cameron said britain shares japan's stance on the matter and as a permanent member of the security council, his country will give a strong response if north korea launches the rocket. >>> the european union has repeated its call for north korea to cancel the launch. >> this launch would be contrary to north korea's international obligations. in particular under u.n. security council resolution 1874. it would also undermine ongoing diplomatic efforts to creat an envinmen conducive f the resution of six-party talks on the nuclear issue. >> the eu foreign policy spokesperson also referred to a south korean intelligence report that the north is preparing for its third nuclear test. he said if the analysis is true the test too, would be a breach of international obligations. the eu previously issued a joint statement with south korea in march. they urged the

s prime minister, david cameron, have sent their king to find a better measure of how the doing was doing than on purely economic terms. some countries have already joined them in co-spooning with others watching closely. >> before we go, the man who created one of the world's most famous albums has given his artwork of a bit of a makeover to celebrate his 80th birthday. this is peter blake's outdated version of the sergeant pepper photograph. he's done it because he's become sick for only being known for his one original image, when he's made so many other things. he's replaced the original with some people who appear in today's list of celebrities. see if you can't stop any. more at the website, bbc.com/news. >> make sense of international news at bbc.com/news. >> funding was made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu. newman's own foundation. and union bank. and shell. >> this is kim. about to feel one of his favorite sensations. at shell, we're developing more efficient fuels in countries like malaysia that can help us get the most from our energ

a chance for david cameron, britain expects a complete and convincing explanation. what really happened in this hotel last november? it is here that the body of the british businessman was found. first of the chinese had said he had died of excessive alcohol. he was very close to this man, a rising political star brought down by accusations that his wife was involved. the secretary was accused of reacting far too slowly to the changing stories from china. they insist that is not the case. >> of the chinese authorities have agreed to commence an investigation. >> of the message is unusually blunt. by insisting that the chinese investigation into his death must be free from political interference and must expose the truth seems to be suggesting that it had real fears the precise opposite could be the outcome. >> and the truth might be the casualty because it is the power struggle within the communist party that dictates this story. it was brought crashing down very deliberately by opponents of the populism. >> opponents tend to favor a greater role for the private sec

meanwhile, the british prime minister, david cameron, had praised indonesia' in having proven that islam is compatible with democracy. he warned against islamist extremism. >> the total rejection of debate in democratic consent means they believe that democracy and islam are incompatible. they are wrong. from afghanistan to iraq and from bali to london, we have seen all too often that this extremism feats dreadful acts of terror and violence. these extremists tried to turn his gun into a closed ideology that is opposed to democracy. but what indonesia shows is that the world's largest moslem majority country is that it is possible to project this extremist threat and prove that democracy and islam can flourish alongside each other. >> david cameron. a terrible return to two thousand four tsunami, a powerful earthquake and several big aftershocks struck off the coast of indonesia. the initial quake sent people running from buildings and fleeing to reach higher ground. the to nummular position, but it has now expired. -- the tsunami warning was issued, but has now expired. >> and the memor

as for david cameron, he was flown out to meet rupert murdoch on a yacht in the mediterranean. why did politicians go to such trouble to see him? he was asked. >> politicians go out of their way to impress people in the press. >> one other politician who has crossed his path? the first minister of scotland. >> i do not know him well. he is an amusing man. i enjoy his company. >> he seemed to most stressed that he never traded endorsements from his newspapers, particularly "the sun," for some commercial favor. but one thing that he did except was that he had made news in his own newspapers. -- accept was that he had made news in his own newspapers. >> i am not good at holding my tongue. >> bbc news, at the levenson inquiry. >> the fallout from yesterday's proceeding continues to spread. the consequence of the defendants' actions have proven to be another setback for the government of the prime minister, david cameron. >> is he the culture secretary, or the minister for murdoch? protecting the public interest or protecting their interests? >> i am trying to show that we have tota

. >> david cameron calls for a full and fair investigation into the murder of a businessman in china. >> it is 11:00 in the morning in singapore. >> it is 4:00 in the morning in london. broadcasting to viewers on pbs in america and around the world. >> the man who would mass killing 77 people in norway last summer has been telling the child why he carried out the attacks. anders breivik said it'd been making a pre-emptive strike against a multi-cultural someone he said that a bomb that killed eight people and shot dead 69. >> norway's most notorious killer was driven to court on schedule. as one of this defense team also arrived. >> he gets to explain why he did what he did. >> this was to be his day. his voice, his words, his own twisted justification. slowly, deliberately, he peered around the court, resting his eyes for a moment on the public gallery. looking to see who was to be his audience. the cameras were asked to leave. anders breivik walked slowly to the stand, clutching 13 pages of the printed out statement he had written. i have carried out the most spectacular and sophist

david cameron is the first european head of state to travel to burma since the south asian country formallyed decades of military rule last year. in the capital naypyitaw, cameron met with reform-thein sein minded to support the country's process of democratization. the government has eased restrictions on ethnic minorities and freed hundreds of political prisoners. cameron also met opposition leader aung san suu kyi. the burmese president had paved the way for her return to politics. with a suu kyi at his side, the british prime minister said the government deserves careful assistance for its policies, including the suspension of sanctions. >> of course we must respond with caution, with care. we must always be skeptical and questioning, because we want to know those changes are irreversible. >> suu kyi also advised caution. >> this suspension would have taken place because of the steps taken by the president and other reformers, and it would also may the criteria against reform that should they try to obstruct the way of the reformers, then sanctions could come back. >> the eu will decide

david cameron was in malaysia on this tour of the asia region. john told me what the prime minister has been saying also during the last few days. >> maybe the strongest words from david cameron that we've heard since that, an awful lot of skepticism, as you know, about the goodwill of president assad of syria and heeding the cease-fire. he was talking about the need to get china and russia to tighten the noose, those were his words, around the neck of assad. he was talking about diplomatic pressure, but more easily said than done because there's been resistance from those countries towards stronger action and sanctions where syria is concerned. we may not move to the point where cameron seems to be convinced, but stronger diplomatic action is on the table. >> the nato secretary general is in kabul, where he's been meeting afghan special forces at a training catch, speaking at a press conference. he said he was confident that afghan security forces would still take over from nato troops as planned at the end of 2014. i'm here at a time where we c

the lessons of britt itch prime minister david cameron's worst week in office, yet. and, john edwards may be considered a liar and a louse, but then is he criminally guilty? critics from the left and the right say the charges are amerimurky and he's getting a raw deal. they warn if legal moves like this succeed, what's to stop the prosecutions in the future. it's thursday, april 26, 2012. this is "the daily rundown." i'm chuck todd. we have been telling you the general election is on. now, the obama campaign is making it official. just yesterday, the deputy campaign manager was equivocating on the idea. when are we going to see him have his first campaign rally? >> i'm not going to wager a date on your show. i think sometime soon. >> well, soon is literally hours later. cutter's boss, campaign manager jim messina made the announcement. >> good evening, everyone. welcome to the general election. we are announcing the president and first lady will hold their first two campaign rallies saturday may 5th. >> they will take place at ohio state university in columbus and vi

. >> next, david cameron takes questions at the british house of commons. after that, a senate hearing on lessons learned from the mf global bankruptcy. gen napolitano talks about the secret service cost conduct in colombia. tomorrow, robert draper talks about his behind-the-scenes books. douglas elliott evaluating u.s. federal credit programs, it examines the ways the federal government provides loan guarantees to private industry. "washington journal" is live at 7:00 a.m. on c-span. david cameron tip several questions this week concerning his colter secretary. james murdoch testified before a british phone hacking scandal on his relationship with the culture secretary. the opposition claims their relationship was improper and bias towards news corp. this is just over 30 minutes. this is 30 minutes. >> i'm sure we want to pay tribute to the explosive ordinance specialist who tied from wounds sustained in afghanistan. he was the scribed as a superb soldier and we send our condolences to his family and his loved ones. this momping i tissue this morning i had

negotiate a possible arms deal after a ban on japanese weapons exports was lifted late last year david cameron will meet his counterparts not up for talks which could include plans to deploy a royal navy submarine to the region now and he's honorable and joins us live from london and for more on this i have or what are we expecting to be included in this weapons deal. well for britney hosts the game two things really from these talks firstly big piece these because when it comes to the fence japan is a completely untapped market because of those the recent self-imposed really i'm taking part in the on the straights it's a second world war so britain will obviously be very keen to explore that but secondly this is a chance for britain it hopes to exert its influence on the region and what is already a highly competitive area and one of those that is traditionally and certainly geographically china is the main really because one thing that britain hopes that will come out of these talks in this agreement is for the more regular deployment of british submarines in the area and these are hunter ki

>> david cameron is elected in may 2010 and introduces through his treasure sect a series of draconiant from public housing. 25% frrs all nonhousing. and guess what, the british gorveths the british nation has just collapsed back into recession. the second quarter and there's a prediction there's going to be a third quarter of contraction, as well. a double dip recession. if you look at what osbourne and david cameron have proposed and expedited it's virtually word for word what paul ryan has said in his budget talking about $120 billion of cuts in two years and man daptory praxes of about $284 billion. similar cuts, what you will end up doing is what you have in great britain which isable economy which can't grow. we have unemployment that is now higher than it has been in 52 years. it's almost 9% in the uk. inflation is also going up, and manufacturing it is going down. there are few jobs. and there you have it. well done, paul ryan. >> it's 0 not just england either. >> spain's horrendous. >> gdp in greece, portugal, italy and the netherlands where the pm just resigned amid proposed

. >> next david cameron at the house of commons. after that, campaign speeches by ann romney and first lady michelle obama. at 11:00 p.m., another chance to see "q&a" with author blaine harden. tomorrow on "washington journal", author robert draper talks about his behind-the- scenes look. "so not ask what good we do inside the house of representatives." and douglas elliot, authro, evaluating u.s. federal credit programs examines the ways the government provides loan guarantees to private industry. "washington journal" live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. a british prime minister david cameron netflix several questions this week -- took several questions this week. jeremy hunt testified on his relationship with the culture secretary and the special advisor adam smith. the opposition claims the relationship was improper and biased towards news corp. this is just over 30 minutes. >> thank you, mr. speaker. >> i am sure the whole house will wish to join me in paying tribute to sapper connor ray, of 33 engineer regiment (explosive ordnan