i'm david eades. these are the headlines. the greek prime minister calls for a referendum on the euro zone bailout deal thrashed out in brussels last week. china launches itself into the space race with a mission to build a permanent station over india. survivors of u.s. drone strikes in pakistan and families enter reeved by those strikes are planning legal action in the country's supreme court. the c.i.a. is said to have carried out over 300 drone strikes with more than the,000 people losing their lives, the majority are thought to be suspected militants but campaigners say hundreds of innocent civilians are also among the dead. >> a rare glimpse of a remote controlled killer. a pilotless u.s. drone. in the skies over pakistan's tribal belt. the targets are suspected militants. and many senior table and al qaeda commanders have been killed. washington refuses to admit it's using the missiles here. opponents say it's murder. these men have lost eight relatives between them. the dead were guilty of nothing they say, expect liv

i'm david eades. also coming up in this program -- easy, tiger. could this be the return of golf's great golfer? woods leads in the australian open. and it was one of the biggest scandals in u.s. history, now there's new evidence of what really went on in watergate. >> hello. thanks for joining us. italian politicians have just started a debate. it's on an austerity package aimed at rebuilding confidence within the markets and, indeed, around the eurozone. the italian senate, we can actually show you some pictures of them in discussion now, they're due to vote on the measures in the course of the day. the lower house of parliament will do so over the course of the weekend. and once the whole package has been approved, then it's expected that the prime minister, silvio berlusconi, will leave office. our correspondent, alan johnston, is in rome following proceedings. an austerity package can mean a lot of things, alan. what can we expect to see in this package? >> the measures include kind of things you

i'm david eades. also coming up in the program -- how battlefield lessons on blood transfusions could be saving more civilian patients. and find out what this little yorkie made of life in the fast lane. >> hello. thanks for being with us. the burmese pro-democracy leader, aung san suu kyi, has said she will stand for election toss parliament following a series of political reforms. her party, the national league for democracy, has agreed to register for upcoming elections. and the meeting of asian nations in bali, president obama said he had spoken to mr. chi and will be sending his secretary of state to burma next month, the first such trip there for 50 years. we'll be gauging response to that view from burma a little bit later in the bulletin. also, though, within the past hour, in fact, the fifa president, sepp blatter, has told the bbc he's sorry for causing offense following his controversial statements on racism in football. he also says he won't resign. in an exclusive interview with the bbc s

i'm david eades. also coming up in the program -- the bacteria bites back, fears grow that antibiotics are no longer up to the job. also, we have a problem. russia's probe to mars is off course. >> hello. thanks for joining us. financial markets are certainly testing italy, this despite the fact that its prime minister said he would be standing down. italy's borrowing costs have risen to unsustainable levels, probably breaching that key 7% area on 10-year bonds. when the borrowing costs of portugal and greece hit this level, they all had to accept a bailout. well, jamie robertson is with me now, just to look at how significant it is from italy's point of view. they've also breached that hurdle. >> the magic 7% number. we're getting to the point now where it just becomes increasingly expensive for them to borrow. they are borrowing money in order to be able to pay off debt and borrow more money, so you get a vicious circle. to give you an example of what's happening, the amount of money which they have

i'm david eades. also coming up in the program -- obama, gillard, and the elephant in the room, as china lurks behind the warm words of cooperation. also, it's been a tight squeeze at times, but finally britain's longest underground network of caves is linked up. >> hello. it's being reported in syria that defectors from the country's armed forces have now attacked the headquarters of an air force intelligence base near the capital, damascus. the syrian national council says the free syrian army carried out the attack on the base with rocket-propelled grenades. arab league foreign ministers are gathering shortly, and they're expected to confirm syria's suspension over the crackdown on protesters. large crowds have turned out in various cities to oppose the arab league's decision. we can go over to the bbc's jonathan head, who joins us live from istanbul. jonathan, you have some perspective on the free syrian army and the latest moves within the country. >> we've been speaking to the syrian national co

i'm david eades. also coming up -- wiki leaks founder julian assange will learn if he's to be extradited to sweden over allegations of sexual assault and rape. also -- a new start for the survivors of east africa's famine, but what challenges face the aid agencies now? >> hello. thanks very much for joining us. the offices of a french satirical magazine in paris have been seriously damaged by fire. the publication, charlie hebdo, has printed a cartoon of the prophet muhammad on the front cover and also named muhammad as its guest editor. they say the aim was to celebrate the success of islamists and denied it was trying to be provocative. our correspondent in paris says some people say they saw the attack taking place. >> witnesses are saying the petro bomb was hurled through the window, and it seems to have set some of the equipment in the satirical magazine's office on fire and the editor has been appearing on french news channels saying that he very much doubts whether they'll be able to publish ne

i am david eades. plenty more to come in the program.ould scott lin become the first country in europe to introduce a minimum price for alcohol? until last year, anna chapman kept a low profile in new york. now she and others are accused of being russian sleeper agents. the fbi has released a video. >> what you're seeing now is a rare glimpse into the world of counterintelligence. the woman shown here is anna chapman, the new york estate agent and a russian spy. she is under fbi surveillance. the other members of the spy ring also figure. we are told christopher conducts a brush past, is still the exchange of a package. here, michael recover something from a dead drop in some bushes. all these videos were released by the fbi. >> there were more than 10 people in the spy ring, all working with russian intelligence. they lived here in the states for years. they build lives for themselves. they raise kids. they supported american sports teams. supposedly, moscow had ordered them to cultivate contacts in america's power elite to seek out sou

i'm david eads. also coming up -- the weather forecast of beijing, smog and more smog, why the air quality has reached hazardous levels. and sentencing do for pakistan's disgraced cricketers. they await their fate. hello, thanks for being with us here on bbc world news. a fire has ripped through the offices of a french satirical magazine in paris after an arson attack on the building. the publication, called charlie hebdo, printed a cartoon of the prophet mohammad on the front cover and also named him as the guest editor. the paper says the aim was to celebrate what it called the success of islamists in tunisia and libya and denied it was trying to be provocative but it has been condemned by the french prime minister. >> witnesses are saying a petrol bomb was hurled through the window and it seems to have said some of the equipment in the satirical magazine's office on fire. an editor, who has been appearing on the french news channel, says he pretty much doubt they will be able to publish next week.

i'm david eades. also coming up in the program -- what next for the former ivorian president as he faces charges in the hague? also, how to survive on $230 a month. we see how russia's pensioners manage. >> hello. up to two million people across britain will not be working today. they're striking instead. they're all public sector workers. they're fighting against the government's plans to reduce their pensions. the strike is extending from airports to classrooms, from hospitals to courtrooms. it may well affect visitors to britain as well, as border agency staff are among those who walked out. ros atkins is at heathrow airport, where there have been certainly warnings of long delays to be expected. >> yes, dade. as you can see behind me, the planes are coming and going. it's not as normal, well, very close to the normal situation for a wednesday morning in november. the authorities here at heathrow are very happy with how they reduced the impact of this strike. that's partly to do with managing fligh

i am david eads. another is earthquake in turkey has killed at least seven people. an american surfer has tackled a wall of water. thank very much for joining us. the forecast for growth across the euro zone countries has been revised dramatically downward by the european commission. previous projections of average to it -- of average growth for next year was 1.8%. now they're looking at 0.5%. the uncertainty in italy, the rise of bond yields to 7% has intensified fears that the country may soon day unable to meet its debt repayment. that is something cuts could further triggered the crisis of confidence. the expressions of concern have been made by the european commissioner. we will have more from him in a moment. also, christine lagarde, a managing director of the imf. she is in beijing at the moment. she has been living out her concerns for the euro zone. >> political calamity. it is much needed in greece and italy. very clearly some expectations and trepidation. no one really understands exactly who is going to come out as the leader and when. that confusion is