but it's not hollywood, it's india. we look at the latest outsourcing trend that's turning into a blockbuster hit for bollywood. >> paul: i'm paul kangas >> susie: and i'm susie gharib. this is nightly business report for friday, august 28. "nightly business report" is made possible by: this program was made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. t 7//& >> susie: good evening everyone. people didn't earn more money in july, but they spent a bit more and economists welcomed the news. the small pop in spending, just 0.2% is thanks to the "cash for clunkers" program. personal income was unchanged last month according to a report today from the commerce department. the big question now is whether frugal consumers will keep spending, even when the government's stimulus programs end. scott gurvey reports. >> reporter: it was quiet today at the hyundai dealership in jersey city. when you dig beneath the headline that said consumer spending was up in july, you quickly discover that witho

alan ginsberg happened to be in india in 1961 and 1962. he had gone over to find out what it was that spiritual leaders in india knew that leaders in the west didn't. and he went about india during an 11-month stay in the country, trying to meet with every holy man he could, including the dalai lama. at the time ginsberg was experimenting with lsd and other substances like that, to see whether one could achieve consciousness through mind expanding drugs. and so he asked the dalai lama, he said what do you think about using lsd as a way of achieving parallel states of awareness in tibetan buddhism and he had a conversation about that. the dalai lama sort of teased him and said tell me about the extra sensory powers you get with lsd, can you see for example what's inside my brief days over there and the dalai lama said no no, it's knots like that. he offered to share some lsd to try it if he wanted to see how it worked. in this period in 1962, i don't think it was even illegal yet. i think it was 1965 before it was actually outlawed, but gin

the number of reported cases in india stands at around 1,200.t least 2,100 people are reported to have died. however, with a population of over 1 billion people, the percentage of cases in india is low in compare to countries // $ elsewhere. some have blamed aggressive coverage of the outbreak by the media for creating an atmosphere of alarm. >>> to try to make sense of the global swine flu pandemic, just how dangerous it really is, we've invited back dr. martin blaser to join us tonight. he is the past president of the infectious disease society of america and is the chair of the department of medicine at new york university school of medicine. as we just heard, the swine flu is spreading quite rapidly around the world. but the global death count, which right now i believe is at 1,500, remains relatively low. so just how dangerous is disease? >> i think as you point, it's spreading all over the world. it's been present in more than 150 countries. i would guess there already have been tens of millions of cases of infection. and terelatively smal

>> you talk about china and india, chose to focus on india. i wonder your thoughts on china, china is obviously running attention between control and a free market. how does it stack up on your check list, how does it make you think about the future of their growth. >> if i may quote myself, my former book was a book on china. the title of the book, the empire of lies to summarize my argument, very shortly, the factors in china, chosen to be a stng country. in is not the same. in a nondemocratic country, you decide to concentrate on the investment, the narrow part of the country, narrow part of the population, and make a distinction, what the chinese leader's call useful china and useless china. useful china is basically the eastern part of china, the part of china which is profitable because it is in permanent relationship with the rest of the world, globalized china. this globalized china is using the work force of the peasants, not using the work fce of the peasants at all, which means approximately 60% of the chinese people are completely

ivanuand ras writes fom india -- as my good friend p , 200 peoe get swine flu a the ole of india waswear surge rical masks. 20 million people hve aids ad nobody wants twear a condom. >>> as weontinue on this thursd evenin our other big theme hereonight is the glob economy. o of europe biggest economies, germany and france, report signs of recory. each saw grth. yes, we said growth of % in this year's second quarter. but those are just two untries, and despite turnaround for the much of europe is still mid in recession, as we hear this report frodeutsche welle. reporter: one reason for th positi trend in germany isan improvement the construction industry. but consumers have already done theibit, continui to spend money roughout the crisis. and they'veeenhelped by berlin economic stimulus packages. >> the slowdown in production is w over. we're entering ahase of stabilization or of slight growth. this respect, the worst is now overbut not for the labor rket. unfounately, we have to expect more job losses. >> reporter: gmany is not the only economy to emergefrom the cession. france ao s

they are showing films from places like iran, india and japan. of a nine-screen multipletch, there is this one plush and rather cozy space. it is a deliberately low tech affair, singing and dancing getting the people in the mood. people appreciate the effort that has gone into bringing movies to their door. >> it has been months, but it is a small cinema in a bus. it should be a bit different. >> to have a mobile cinema that comes and opens up like a box is wonderful. >> even when the film is over, there is is no rushing home. these thuse asses want everyone to feel included on their journey through the hills and glens. news on the banks of loch, ness. >> to photography. a thousand people across britain are find out how it feels to be captured on camera by one of the world's best-known fashion photographers. let's meet him. ♪ >> a portrait of britain. >> hold that. >> shot by rankin, one of the country's most celebrated photographers. >> i wanted to have a recording of what it was like. it was amazing to be photographed by him. >> certainly a nic

of india have been modernizing past. the police force is still antiquated, ill-equipped and underresourced and under real pressure to fight crime. that's why some offices are cutting corners. >> and it's the people's photo shoot. why one of britain's top celebrity snappers is turning his camera on a thousand members of the public. >> hello to you. right now north korea's state news agency is reporting the country's leader kim jung il has issued a special pardon to two jailed american journalists, sentenced to 12 years hard labor for crossing the border from china illegally. now, this in the midst of a surprise trip to north korea by former u.s. president bill clinton and an historic meeting with the country's reclusive and its believed ailing leader. mr. clinton also met with two american journalists, laura ling and euna lee in what's being described as a very emotional meeting. these two women have been held in pyongyang since march. they had already begun serving a 12-year sentence with hard labor. let's get the latest

wake up, india. wake up. it's time for tight security. i would appreciate it if india takes similar actions against each and every person who enters and exits india. >>> and another sign tonight that the global recession seems to be ending. at least the worst of it. japan, the world's second largest economy, announced today that its economy grew at an annual rate of 3.7% in the second quarter. helped along by an increase in exports to china. you'll recall that the economies of germany and france also rebounded during the last quarter. despite all of this though, stock markets fell sharply around the world today. >>> and now to the middle east ident hosni mubarak is in washington for high-level talks with obama administration officials. and america has a lot riding on mubarak. the united states gives some $2 billion a year to egypt, which remains one of our most reliable arab allies. but egypt's future is murky. mubarak is now 81 years old and, by some accounts, is in failing health. and no successor has been named. what does it all mean,

india and china? but europe has already condemned the sentencing, but as far as we know we have heard nothing from india or china, or even thailand, where you are. >> it is very important that india and china are on board. releasing political prisoners has already been agreed on by china. other countries can play an important role. burma cannot afford to be kicked out because of what they are doing. they must play a strong and important role. with a new charter being established not long ago, they must make the military believe that they cannot be out of this. it is for the people, not for the military. >> we will have to leave it there. thank you very much. in its first leadership contest in two decades, the palestinian faction of fatah has carried out a sweeping overhaul of its top officials. 15 new officials were voted on to the 18 member committee. joining me from bethlehem is the bbc's arabic television correspondent. how significant have these elections mean? >> a new generation is in a sensitiv

tonight we take a look at india. and residents of a new jersey town are outraged over a possible visit by bolivia's leader, gadhafi. this is a honda pilot. and this is the all- new chevy traverse. it has more cargo space than pilot, including the most space behind the third row. and traverse beats honda on highway gas mileage too. more fuel efficient and 25% more room. maybe traverse can carry that stuff too. the all new chevy traverse. america's best crossover. >>> the area home to many relatives of the victims of the pan am flight of the 103 bombing. last week, the only man convicted in that attack which killed over 200 people was set free. he received a heroes welcome. >> three weeks ago, he came home to find his fence gone, a dozen of histories chopped down, and fast at work at store. maybe 40 vehicles inside that property. >> reporter: when the libby yan leader attends the assembly next month, in the community of even gel wood, new jersey, the libby yan community refuses to comment. and the terrorists to be in o

one of the documentary's we did was in india. it was a very interesting story that we are going to go with that had to do with a group of women in a little village who had organized themselves and built a road to their village. these were women who had taught themselves how to do this work, and then confronted the man and ended up getting the men to pay for them -- getting the men to pay them. we decided that as a story we cannot do on radio, because no one spoke english. we did all the interviews the translation and reviewed all the tapes and said we just cannot put this on air, because people will be listening to half an hour of language they do not understand. >> how the founder time being spent, now the to do this plusher column? -- how have you found your time be spent? >> audio and radio work is very time consuming. there are lots of things to pull together. probably the last year i have spent more time to an audio work than anything else. this year i suspect it will flip a little bit and devote more time to print. i am abo

india celebrated independence day. the country's prime minister vowing to return the country to 9% growth. can they catch up with china? stay tuned. more efficiently, so we've brought in a team of experts to help. one suggestion is to make your shipping more efficient with priority mail flat rate boxes from the postal service. call or go online for a free supply and up to $160 in offers from authorized postage vendors. shipping's a hassle! weighing every box... actually, with flat rate boxes you don't need to weigh anything under 70 pounds. if it fits, it ships for a low flat rate. ok, but i ship all over the country. you can ship anywhere in the country for a low flat rate. ship international, too. yes, but i ship hundreds of things, in all sizes. great, because flat rate boxes come in four sizes. call now and we'll send a free supply, plus up to $160 in offers. when you're ready to ship, we'll even pick them up for free, no matter how many you have. priority mail flat rate boxes only from the postal service. a simple

it was the gateway of india. more than 50 people were killed and nearly 180 wounded.t week, a special anti-terror court convicted this man, his wife, and usherethis person of planting the bombs. they stood in court as the judge handed them the death penalty. all three have pleaded not guilty and are expected to appeal against the sentence. their trial took place in high security and under a powerful anti-terrorism law that no longer exists. prosecutors argued that the bombings were carefully planned and were an act of extreme brutality. all three deserved the harsh sentence, they said. the bombings were said to be in retaliation for an dead-muslim riots in a certain state in 2002. all three are also said to be members of a certain band pakistani military group, also accused of carrying out last years mumbai attacks which led to increased tension between india and pakistan. >> let me give you a quick round up of other stores. pakistan has asked interpol to issue of alert for 13 suspects wanted in connection with last year's mumbai attacks. miller asks member countries

are not laid out effectively in the bill, or nobody has effectively exploited, or i am a driveling indiaich could be dr.$(lc@&+ they have not explained it. -- or i m&a driveling idiot, which could be true. -- or i am a driveling india. >> this president is the most gifted communicator in my lifetime -- idiot. çhe has the ability to explain do. greta: you are right. he is acting like a know what all and that we should just accept it, and that is the problem. -- he is acting like a know it all. >> i think he has overreached.

you've been in india. >> i was in india.in indian accent ] "ah, yes, thank you." >> jimmy: half my audience -- they're -- all my fans are from there. >> are they? do you get -- straight from -- that's a big flight. like, half the audience is from mumbai? >> jimmy: yeah. >> "sorry, we're a little jetlagged." >> jimmy: yeah. we hand out red bulls before the show. >> oh, really? >> jimmy: yeah. it's fun. now, have you been back -- you haven't been back to "snl" since -- >> i haven't been -- since what? since mumbai? >> jimmy: since we used to do it. >> since you and i have been there? >> jimmy: yeah. that's five years. >> no, 18 years ago. >> jimmy: it was 26 years ago. >> [ as chipmunk ] "hey, wait a second. what'dou say? what'd you say? yeah, you heard me." >> jimmy: that's the worst dialogue in any cartoon. >> i think it's great. >> jimmy: i know, but it's terrible. >> i like to entertain myself. >> jimmy: you -- what were your favorite skits? did we -- >> we did some -- well, we did blue oter cult. that was -- [ cheers and

this is the growth expected from china; while in neighbouring india, the economic fundamentals are also strong. but brazil has stumbled with no clear growth expected until 2010; and as for russia - over reliant on high commodity prices it now risks the spectre of high inflation and high unemployment. and the bric fault lines don't only concern numbers. for its members are fierce competitors and serious mistrust abounds - which is a barrier to enhancing trade and economic cooperation. >>zweig: well the chinese don't trust the indians at all. the indians don't trust the chinese. the 1962 border war seared, forever seared, the brains of indian policy makers. brazilian businessmen complain, over the last couple of years that china came - hu jintao the leader of china visited - promised all kinds of money, left - and then everybody said, where's the money? >>reporter: it's one of those strange historical quirks that now, with their economies so interdependent, china can cooperate easier with america than with its neighbours. as for russia, it does little to garner confidence. the government

. >>> and india's biggest movie star questioned at a u.s.over an hour which is now becoming an international incident. every day special.ke fancy feast introduces an entirely new way to celebrate any moment. fancy feast appetizers. simple high quality ingredients like wild alaskan salmon, white meat chicken, or seabass and shrimp in a delicate broth, prepared without by-products or fillers. new fancy feast appetizers. celebrate the moment. new fancy feast appetizers. >>> welcome back. these are the latest headlines from abc news. the florida panhandle is being pounded by heavy rain as claudette came ashore overnight near ft. walton beach. it'll move inland toward alabama later today. >>> forecasters are keeping an eye on ana and bill which are gaining strength in the atlantic. neither of these storms is expected to make landfall. >>> and president obama may drop his demand for a government-run health insurance option, a move that could alienate some liberal democrats but gain republican support. >>> well, chicago rest depths who need a marri

. >>> and india's biggest movie star questioned at a u.s. airport for over an hour which is now becoming an international incident. >>> welcome back. these are the latest headlines from abc news. the florida panhandle is being pounded by heavy rain as claudette came ashore overnight near ft. walton beach. it'll move inland toward alabama later today. >>> forecasters are keeping an eye on ana and bill which are gaining strength in the atlantic. neither of these storms is expected to make landfall. >>> and president obama may drop his demand for a government-run health insurance option, a move that could alienate some liberal democrats but gain republican support. >>> wellchicago rest depths who need a marriage license today or a building permit today are out of luck. the city is closed for business. >> it is a major effort to close a massive budget gap. but chicago is not alone. here's diana alvear. >> reporter: city workers take monday off. the first of three forced furlough days thanks to a budget in the red. sanitation trucks will be idle.

en la india. al regresar.igue hace cientos de aÑos. no se reportaron niÑos heridos pero defensores de los derechos de los menores estudian condenando la ceremonia. una nueva cafeterÍa ha abierto en california, y con ellas llegÓ la polÉmica la ciudad,si usted quie un preso solo servirÁ una muchacha en bikini , muchos dicen que hace un cafÉ muy sabroso,y dicen que las cobras en bikini atraen mucho mÁs a la normal casa de,pero muchos dicen que es tambiÉn para la playa pero no para estos sitios. hasta aquÍ llegamos, gracias por su compaÑÍa, lo invito a que se conecte a univisiÓn. com,para mÁs noticia@

what do you make of india's stopping that ship? all we know right now is that they found, like, 60,000 pounds of sugar. they are still looking at it, but what do you make of india stopping that north korean ship? >> india is imposing the security council resolution, and i think it is a very positive sign. india has been very cooperative with us, and they had very many parallel interests with respect -- they have a very many parallel interests with respect to terrorism and with respect to the nuclear danger -- they have very many parallel interests. greta: am i wrong to be suspicious that north korea might have been being a little coy? because sending that ship off in the direction that they did, knowing that someone was likely to stop it, and having 16,000 tons of sugar sort of makes the stopping country look, well, wrong, for one. >> nobody knows what the north koreans have on the ships. if north korea, a country that has no significant economy, that has no close relations with any other country in the economic field, if they can

this car you can buy in india for $2500. that's right a full four-door car seats four people you like a fifth you don't, is now available and selling like crazy. you may wonder, why am i telling you about a car that's only available in india? big news, this car just passed the european union safety and crash test, a car somewhat similar to ours and europeans are already buzzing they're going to be able to buy a car, even with the modifications for european will end up being somewhere around $3500. what about us? i want you to know, for us, this is a clear trend that we are going to see, in the next few years, cars cheaper than you ever imagined, about the price of a motorcycle. i'm clark howard. for more ways to save, go to cnn do cn cnn.come/clarkhoward. >> clark will tell you how to save more and spend less and avoid getting ripped off. how? he'll tell you at noon on the weekends. >>> the president tells you he needs help to get health care reform passed. he picked up the phone and called 140,000 people. new for you in abo

hundreds of people drop their babies from a roof of a shrine in india. they are dingled and dropped about 50 feet on to a bedsheet. they believe it ensures good health. the childs right activists are outraged, but no babies were hurt. we have a check on the weather. >> i'm dying here.

one indian man implored hi countrymen wake up, india. wake u it time for tight security. i would appreciate iif india takes milar actions against each and every person whenters and exits dia. >>> and another si tonight that t global recession seems to be ending. at leasthe worst of it. japan, the world's second largeseconomy, announced today that its economyrew at an annual rate of 3.7% in t cond quarter. helped along by an increase exportto china. you'll recall that the econoes ofermany and france also rebounded ring the last quarter. spite all of this though, stock markets fell srply around theorld today. >>> and now to the middle ea ident hosni mubak is in washinon for high-level talks with obama admintration officials. and amera has a lot riding on mubarak. the united stas gives some $2 billion a year to egypt,hich remains one of o most reliable arab alls. t egypt's future is murky. mubarak is now 81 yearold and, by some accounts, is in failg health. d no successor has been named. what does itll mean, especially at a timehen there some level of discontent thin egypt?

india is growing. india is a very interesting case as well.in india became independent in 49-- no, 48, in 48 and yet chosin an economic model which was extremely popular at that time, no closed border, stay controlling the industry, what was called the license king demeny couldn't starting a business, even a small business and this was supposed to bring india out of poverty. the growth rate of india between 1991 was 1% for have a tent and this growth rate was so predictable, so constant so regular that economists in india call that-- rate of growth as of 1% was rooted in the ndn pour hindu culture. in 91, the finance minister decided to open the border to welcome foreign investment to a certain extent, to counsel the licence system and india is growing between five, six, 7% according to the years. i mentioned india because it is less known then what happened in china in which i would not elaborate. one of the applications of sound principle in good economic policy showed that religion, civilization is not a key factor. the key factor is the ec

s growing relationship with india? we saw the secretary and the foreign minister sign a series of accords just a couple of months ago promoting better economic and other ties between the two countries. how do you address that anxiety that pakistanis have about india? >> well, the first thing i would say to pakistanis is that this isn't a zero-sum game. we have a very strong and growing partnership with india. we have a partnership with pakistan that we're trying-time prove on and we need to get away from these views of -- you know, if we're a supporter or we have a good relationship with india, that impacts the relationship with pakistan. i understand that that's how people in the region see it, but i think we really need to move away from this type of view in the 21st century. countries of that region have some very difficult challenges to face. as i've said, we are doing what we can to try to support them as they confront these challenges, not only from terrorism, but from poverty, literacy, drought, disease. we'll c

a new human rights report says too many of india place are abusive and filing at thei job.lywood actss takes send moo on e rd. >> cinema is for everybody and everhere. we are knowing how few opportunits there are for people realize how incredibly wise cinema is. >> hello. a secretive come nist ate with nucar ambitis which has be playing fast and lse th the rest of the wld. today they have been pying ho to bilclinton, the most senior visitor in a dade. he metnorth korean leader, kim jong-il and secured a rdon for the journalist aested. we have this report from waington. >> bill inton arrived in north korea in an unmard jet. he carried with him the hopes of ameriniplomacy in a very dangerous rner of the world. . clinton m kim jong-il, north korea's mysterio leer. it is an extordinary noment. there hasn'tbeen a visit to pyongyang by such a hh profile american in years. >> this obviouslys a vy seitive topic. we wilhope to provide some moreetail at a later point. >> aer the meeting, a sudden annocement. kijong-il ha issued a special pardon to the two imprisoned american journali

y una tradiciÓn milenaria en la india tiene a mÁs de uno criticando y con los pelos de punta. >> estasiÓn ultima hora. >> es noche del viernes. a esta hora queremos darle la mÁs cordial bienvenida a una nueva ediciÓn de noticiero univisiÓn Última hora. la recesiÓn que sufre el paÍs estarÍa mejorando o al menos estabilizÁndose esas son buenas noticias, sobre todo para el presidente obama quien hablÓ de ello toda la semana, pero el mandatario tambiÉn dijo que tal optimismo deberÍa ser tomado con cautela. las explicamos por quÉ. >> la caÍda de la economía parece estar terminando segÚn nuestros no os Índices pero la recuperaciÓn serÁ lenta y gradual, bÁsicamente por la incertidumbre y debilidad del mercado,como el inmobiliario y el laboral. >> una recesiÓn que estÁ saliendo. que se estÁ haciendo mucho menos acelerada. y los negocios que habÍan estado atrayendo el gasto casi 40%, por lo menos se mostrÓ ligeramente mÁs animados. >> al reaccionar sobre el tema del presidente obama dijo ser cautelosamente optista. >> el producto bruto en de hoy, el que mire el valor de todos los bienes y serv

china, india, brazil. i think they are already showing it.ey are already goinging that far. 9 united states knew far better than i how things are going. but you still see both in the united states and in europe news of job layoffs and although the financial sector seems to be in less bad shape, let's put it that way, the real economy, one hopes against hope that things are going to look better. but you still keep reading about job layoffs. and until that really turns, and i don't know if that is going to happen before the end of this year, it's very difficult to tell how, when we're going to come out of it. i don't think it a question of if, of course we will come out of it. >> so when we come out of this, when the global economy is back, what will be different? >> i think there will be a lot more caution. people are going to be a lot more cautious about what they're investing in. i think governments are going to have to be more cautious. i think the companies going out and doing multimillion dollar acquisitions are going to be a lot more cau

>> in india it's a big hon tore break so -- honor to break some of these records. times an hour we're bringing you the big picture of the big stories of the day. >>> now our big picture has a theme song to go with it thanks to jonathan mann. he's writing a song a day and we were lucky enough that he agreed to write one for us. listen. ♪ you'll say no way from 3:00 to 5:00 it's a no brainer ♪ ♪ the big picture, the big picture ♪ >> pretty good. it's not the theme to "dallas" or "falcon crest" but he wrote that in all of one day, and of his songs, he basically does them in a day. you can see whatever song you want at rockcookiebottom.com. one of these days we'll have jonathan on to focus on why he focused onorly, but i think i know why. >> i love his intensity. i love the disco effect. very appropriate for us because we're -- >> you are a disco lady, aren't you? >> we're disco king and queen. john travolta and olivia newton. >>> just ahead sarah palin and those strange comments about death panels. it's part of today's face-off. >> also, we're expecting that live news

one of the world's biggest movie stars, the tom cruise of india, held for questioning at an american airport. he says it's because he's a muslim. it's become an international muslim. it's become an international incident. captions paid for by abc, inc. >>> good evening. for people in florida, and all along the atlantic and gulf coasts, this has been a quiet hurricane season. since june, nothing. but now, all of a sudden, there are three storms out there, and they are all gaining strength. tropical storms ana and bill have formed in the atlantic, and tropical storm claudette is poised to hit the panhandle of florida tonight. abc's jeffrey kofman is there. >> reporter: what a different a day or two can make. on friday, this hurricane season with a nonstarter. suddenly, this weekend, three tropical storms formed, one of them popped up overnight in the gulf of mexico and now making landfall here on the florida panhandle. >> i think in the end, this is a warning shot. the gulf is more prime than usual for intensification this year. >> reporter: the sleepy hurricane season is over. the scr

. >> my other yeah -- question was on the geography between pakistan and india. is it critical that the united states try to play a role? that's on really problematic with respect to the indians in terms of defusing tensions between india and pakistan. is that outside 9 postal -- the portfolio of this group? >> it is outside the portfolio of my job. on the other hand, i am in constant touch with the indians. i met with the indians continually. the new ambassador in washington and i have had dinner recently and she and i are in close touch. i go to indio whenever the schedule permits. i stress we're completely transparent. the secretary of state and my close colleague assistant secretary for south asia, central asian affairs bob blake and i were in india recently and the indians are a major factor in the region. they're the dominant power. improveb -- improving u.s.-indian relations ha been a continual goal of the last three u.s.strations, all which i think have been successful in that regard, starting with president clinton's trip in 2000. i will keep the indians

he's an icon in india.khan, known for his energetic dance moves, have starred in several bollywood movies. but his star status at newark friday, immigration officials questioned him for nearly an hour. >> they kept telling me it's because your name is common. and i was too polite to ask common to what? you know? so, it's a bit of an issue. >> reporter: as kahn posed for pictures with fans sunday in houston, fans in india were outraged at u.s. officials after kahn said he was detained. protesters took to the streets. some even burnt an american flag. when government officials suggested subjecting americans to the same kind of treatment when they visit india. a columnist with the mumbai mirror says the anger isn't so much about racial profiling. >> it is more about how dare you, america, stop a very well-known -- our most famous actor and insult him? >> reporter: the u.s. ambassador to india even weighed in over the weekend, noting kahn is a global icon and a very welcome guest in the united states. u.s. cust

the second of the mainland parks, the gateway of india. more than 50 people were killed, and nearly 118 wounded. last week, courts convicted the three suspects of planting bombs. outside court, the main prosecution lawyer had this to say. >> this decision is very important and it will give us justice for everybody, and pause for everyone who would like to imagine such illegal activity and taking the lives of innocents. >> today, the judge handed down the death penalty. all three had pleaded not guilty, and they are expected to appeal against the sentence. their trial to place in high security, under a powerful anti- terrorism law that no longer exists. prosecutors argued extreme brutality, and they say that all three deserved the punishment. the group has all -- also been accused of last year's mumbai attacks, leading to increased tension. >> hillary clinton accused eritrea of funding somalia's terror group, saying that the u.s. intends to take action if they do not stop. she met with the head of the somali transitional government in kenya

the second, at the city's main ndmark, the gateway of india. more than 50 people we killed and nearly 0 were wounded. last week, a special court nvicted two men and a woman of pnting the bombs. outside, the main prosecution lawyer had this to say >> this decision is very important anit will send a strong signalo anye wo wants to engage in this kind of illelactivity costing the lives of the innoct population. > a judge handed them the death penalty. all three have plead not guilty andre expected to appeal againsthe sentence. their trial took place in high serity and under a poweul anti-terrorism law that no nger exists. prosecuts argued that the bombings were carefully planned arab -- and orn act of extreme brutality. all three deserve e harsh sentence, ty said. the bombings were saido be in retaliati of anti-muslim riots in 2002. all threare said to be members of a pakiani militants group accused of carrying out last year's mumbai aacks, whichas increased iction between india and pakistan. >> jt a footnote ther kistanssued a global alert or 13

the second, at the city's main landmark, the gateway of india. more than 50 people were killed and nearly 180 were wounded. last week, a special court convicted two men and a woman of planting the bombs. outside, the main prosecution lawyer had this to say. >> this decision is very important and it will send a strong signal to anyone who wants to engage in this kind of illegal activity costing the lives of the innocent population. >> a judge handed them the death penalty. all three have pleaded not guilty and are expected to appeal against the sentence. their trial took place in high security and under a powerful anti-terrorism law that no longer exists. prosecutors argued that the bombings were carefully planned arab -- and or an act of extreme brutality. all three deserve the harsh sentence, they said. the bombings were said to be in retaliation of anti-muslim riots in 2002. all three are said to be members of a pakistani militants group accused of carrying out last year's mumbai attacks, which has increased friction between india and pakistan.

but equally we've got talent around the world in india, in china, latin america.e think the best way for to us help our clients be stronger businesses is by givinging you access to that global talent pool. >> state of economy, where are we when you look around the world in terms of whether or not we're going to finally recover here? >> i don't have a crystal ball on the economy. our planning assumption is that the economy continues to remain weak. >> weak. >> through the rest of the year. >> define weak. >> we didn't expect it to get materially worse where it is this quarter but don't expect it to get better. >> any part of the world you think turns better than the rest of the world. >> we're seeing good demand in asia and a little bit in north america but really we're seeing good demand in asia. europe we think will be lumpy for the rest of the year. >> india was facing issues with rising employee costs because you didn't have enough supply of educated labor. has that improve the with the recession or still a problem? >> know, the best talent in the world is alwa

the latest idea on how to tackle india's population issues came from india's health and welfare minister babies. what do you think of that idea? >> that's a stupid thing. >> reporter: the only way to change people's mind is through education, she says. before you write the idea off, hear this. >> is it a laughable idea? or is it an idea that really can work? >> it's an idea that can really work. >> reporter: he helped draft some of year end's population stabilization policies and now runs the population foundation of india. the idea goes, with little or no electricity in the villages, people don't have anything to do at night except procreate. but with electricity providing other forms of entertainment, maybe not. >> the message is loud and clear that we need to do something for the people, which is people friendly. and which in a way will keep their minds off from taking irrational decisions about producing more babies. >> reporter: still, it's clear television cannot replace education and access to health care. as for the man who says he's fathered 24 children, the idea may backfire. a