i live in islamabad and the mother was calling me from suwa which is four hours' drive from islamabad and i said it's really dangerous right now because at that time the military operation had just rose over and i said definitely, i'll be there with you and i'll be having my breakfast with you around 8:30 in the morning. and she had to keep her son until 8:30. this is really -- so when i reached there i entered her house and i sat with the four sisters, the boy and the mother on the floor of the kitchen. it was like a muddy house, and i sat with them on the floor. a cup of tea along with the bed that was in front of us, and i was just talking to this boy. the boy was, like, shocked the mother did not enter that there was this modern lady from islamabad and whenever we go to the villages and whenever i'm meeting these boys for the first time we hide our face like this and this is the way that we feel we are secure. so i was, like, you know, in this situation and i sat with him on the floor and started talking and he was very shy. one thing that i could notice in his eyes that was very

i live in islamabad, and the mother was calling me from a four hours' drive from islamabad, and i said, it's really dangerous right now, because at that time the operation was like it was just over. i said definitely i will be there with you and i will be having my breakfast with you around 8:30 in the morning. and she had to keep her son until 8:30, this is very difficult, so when i reached there, i entered her house. i sat with the four sisters, the boy, and the mother, on the floor of the kitchen. it was like a muddy house, and i sat with them on the floor. a cup of tea along with the bread was in front of us, and i was just talking to this boy. the boy was like, was shocked, because the mother did not tell her that there would be this modern lady coming from islamab islamabad, but whenever we go to theville annuals and especially when i am facing, i'm meeting these boys for the first time, we hide our face like this and this is actually we feel that we are secure. so i just sat with him on the floor and was talking with him. he was very high and one thing i noticed in his eyes was

i live here and the mother was calling us which is four hours drive from islamabad. i said it's dangerous because at that time the operation was like it was just over. i said definitely we will be having my breakfast with you around 8:30 in the morning. she has to keep her son until 8:30. the boy and the mother on the floor of the kitchen. a cup of tea along with the bread in front of her first. the boy was sharp because the mother did not tell her there would be this modern lady coming from islamabad. whenever we go to the villages and especially when i am facing and meeting these boys for the first time, we hide our face like this. we feel like we are secure. i checked with him on the floor and started talking and he was very shy. one thing that i could notice in his eyes was very strange. it was so much sadness. the eyes were really blank. you could see through them there was something in him. i started discussing, why did you join these people? he was just looking at me like this. then he said we do have this question. where were you when we were going to help? w

week to pakistan real out passage although disagreements over deadly american drone strikes and islamabad alleged taliban support still have their relationship. the pentagon will reportedly invest forty million dollars into an underwater cable from the military base in guantanamo bay to an undisclosed link in south florida during his campaign president barack obama promised to close the controversy a facility used to hold terrorist suspects over the last decade many of them without trial over critics of get moes existence say the construction and execution of the project is expected to take several years. japan's released its final report into the fukushima nuclear plant tragedy calling it a profoundly manmade disaster it highlights serious deficiencies both by the government of the company in charge of the facility tepco but the operators as there was nothing you could have done to counter the earthquake or tsunami meltdowns and radiation leaks in march two thousand and eleven. airport security can be a little overzealous at times but in israel it's taking off to a whole new level beyond

islamabad will be compensated in other ways. >> the way that they are conducting themselves, they have presented as enemies rather than allies. this is a broad agenda in which pakistan has decided to reopen supply lines. it is a different situation. >> for nato, reopening the routes is crucial. not just for the supplies coming into afghanistan, but getting the troops and equipment out by 2014. pakistan provided the cheapest and shortest exit route. >> the government can look forward to the release of 1 billion different military aides. as soon as they are on the move, the taliban says they will start targeting drivers once again. bbc news, is, bad and -- .slamabad >> the former pakistani high commissioner to the united more like sulking lovers the nation's states. kingdom is with us. thank you for coming in. if all it took was an apology, why has this taken so many months to resolve? >> a great question. sometimes i think that nations who are close to each other are this should have been done months earlier. it has come late, but we need to gradually them actually going ahead and makin

the attack happened nearing the industrial city, 100 miles south east of the capital of islamabad. the troops were reportedly camp by river when they came under attack. thousands of people face losing internet access today as the fbi shuts off certain service. the shutdown could affect more than 300,000 people. raids to break up criminals who used viruses to attack more than four million individuals. the russian all their faces eight rival billionaire and london's high court today in one of the u.k.'s last commercial dispute over a $1 billion stake in the world's biggest aluminum producer. the case was brought against him by michael journey, who alleges they were business partners. >> russia is holding a day of national mourning for at least 170 people killed in devastating flash floods in the south of the country. a criminal investigation has been launched into whether potential negligence contributed to the deaths. the worst affected region is krasnodar, where it is feared many people drowned in their beds. >> the waters are slowly receding, but the havoc they wreekd will take lo

nhk world, islamabad. >>> a former leader of the 1989 student protest in tiananmen square has criticized the chinese government for failing. he fled to the united states in 1998 after spending six years in prison. wang told a group in tokyo the political situation in china is getting worse. he said authorities are suppressing freedom of speech. >> wang urged the japanese public to pay more attention to what's happening in china and to pressure the country's government to improve its human rights record. wang also noted more democracy in china would lead to better relations with japan and contribute to peace in east asia. >>> china has been dubbed the world's factory for its cheap and plentiful labor. but wages are rising fast hurting businesses and some manufacturers are facing bankruptcy. now even china's businesses are looking abroad. >> reporter: a new helping hand has arrived in beijing. noodles are being made by this robot. it slices the dough as skillfully as a chef. the robot costs about 1,200 u.s. dollars. that's equivalent to five month's pay for a chef. >> translator: good. all

the seven-month closure of the routes symbolized souring relations between washington and islamabad, and now that the routes are reopened, the pakistani government is eyeing improved ties with the u.s. and is hoping to receive financial aid that the u.s. has thheld. >> a substantial amount. we are hoping will be released soon. >> the reopening of the supply routes is sending out a positive signal of stability for afghanistan ahead of a meeting of donor countries supporting the war-torn nation scheduled for this sunday in tokyo. but uncertainties remain as islamic extremists are already threatening to attack trucks bound for afghanistan. >>> nations are preparing to meet at the asean regional fornum cambodia next week, but the meeting will be held against the backdrop of international territorial disputes centering on the south china sea. and now the file pephilippine government is trying to stress its sofrernty over the region. charmaine deogracias reports from manila. >> reporter: the chinese government integrated its administrative districts in the paracels and spratlys and maccles

"bbc news," islamabad. >> and still to come on gmt -- we'll be discussing the ruling by the courts in germany outlawing the practice of circumcising young boys. >> a british businessman has been charged with multiple counts of charge as he sold bomb detectors to countries including iraq. >> this is how the so-called bomb detector was sold with extraordinary claims about how it can detect explosives powered only with static electricity. the device didn't come cheap. iraq, one of his biggest customers spent $85 million on them at a cost of around $40,000 each and are still being used at check points today. a security company run based in the west of england. filmed by the bbc in 2009, he claimed these are the key to how the device works and that they can detect anything from explosives to dollar bills and ivory. >> ideal conditions you can be up to a kilometer away. >> a kilometer? >> a kilometer. >> after a string of deadly bombs in baghdad, we began investigating the device which he said he sold to some 20 countries around the world. early 2010, we managed to obtain a set of his speci

about 200 protesters held a rally in islamabad after friday prayers. nor also protests in karachi where an estimated 500 people took to the streets. election officials in mexico have confirmed the winner of sunday's election. the victory with 38% of the vote will restore the country's traditional party of power after a gap of 12 years. in china today, police are reporting they have eliminated two major child trafficking rings and freed almost 200 children. raids were carried out across 15 chinese provinces and more than 800 suspects have been arrested. >> this was a massive operation. more than 10,000 police carried out simultaneous raids in 15 provinces across the country. it broke into buildings where children were being hidden. many of the traffickers were filmed by the chinese media who accompanied the police. clearly distressed, for this baby, the ordeal is over. almost 200 others are now said to be in safe hands. according to state media, more than 8000 children were rescued last year. on the black market, a baby girl can fetch nearly $8,000. but

border into afghanistan it's the first convoy to do so since the route was reopened earlier this week islamabad shut down the roadway last november following a u.s. airstrike that killed twenty four pakistani troops thousands protested the routes revival after u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton apologized for the incident a few days ago deadly american drone strikes and pakistan's alleged taliban support continue to strain relations between the two sides. is the idea of a multicultural society coming back to bite its advocates later this hour watch sharing the motherland on our team. was the idea of multicultural. sharing the motherland. and we should once seen as the picture of poverty is now a hotspot for small business but the growing middle class people are coming from all over the world to find the brazilian dream artes you go to this going all the explains. violence and poverty just some of the images that come to mind when thinking about brazil but in reality these stereotypes are much more dated than you might expect and friendship in lives in rio only five years ago he and his par

power crisis has sparked a violent protest in various cities across pakistan including the capital islamabad crowds attacked government buildings and started followers in demonstrations against one company which supplies three million customers pakistan's government has come under serious criticism over claims it didn't do enough to prevent the shortage on monday three hundred million people in india were also left without power for several hours following a blackout. police in sydney have seized over five hundred million us dollars worth of drugs smuggled into the country and a shipment of terra cotta pots the hoarding included heroin and the largest haul of crystal meth ever discovered in australia seven people have been arrested and face life in prison if convicted u.s. drug enforcement officers alerted authorities to the plot almost a year ago. daniels at the business desk for us while sky high food prices are just worrying shoppers is not right central bugs will have to hike interest rates to stop royce inflation is russia's no way expected to lift rates by the end of this year old grow

so since transit routes were reopened the killing of pakistani border troops last november led to islamabad shutting them off only when the u.s. finally apologized this week to pakistan passage of the disagreements over deadly american drone strikes and islam about alleged taliban support still hamper relations. the pentagon will reportedly invest forty million dollars in underwater cable from the military base in guantanamo bay to an undisclosed link in south florida in two thousand and nine president barack obama promised to close the controversial facility used to hold terror suspects over the last decade many of them without trial critics of get most exists to save the construction and execution of the execution of the project is expected to take several years. to brown's released its final report into the fukushima nuclear plant tragedy calling it a profoundly manmade disaster it hardly it's serious deficiencies by both the government and the company in charge of the facility tepco the operator says there was nothing you could have done to counter the earthquake or tsunami which led to

afghanistan demonstrations began on monday with hundreds of pakistanis rallying in the city of peshawar islamabad close the supply routes for seven months after twenty four pakistani soldiers were killed by american helicopter gunships. the forty two story skyscraper pullout tower was set ablaze in central istanbul these right here are pictures of the building made up of residential apartments and offices completely engulfed in black smoke people were evacuated from the tower as well as from their buildings now casualties have been reported right now the fire is believed to be contained of course you can get more of this dramatic video at our let's try and cross over now to our business desk and you guys are obviously actively discussing the latest accusations of h.s.b.c. natasha tell us a little more absolutely the london traded bank is basically accused of helping criminals terrorists and even mexican drug dealers to launder their money the u.s. financial watchdogs. three hundred plus page report on monday detailing the lack of control in europe's largest bank the bulk of the allegations are re

from afghanistan in twenty fourteen meantime drone attacks continue despite persistent calls from islamabad for a halt. syria's opposition groups are to hold talks in moscow later this month with un envoy kofi anon also set to visit russia for separate discussions that comes as president assad said he's prepared to leave his post if that's the will of his people and if it bring stability to the country the opposition meanwhile says all syrians must retain the right to defend themselves before any. deals with leadership can go ahead clashes between government troops and rebels continue to rage all nationwide. three people have been killed and over a dozen injured in peru in clashes between police and demonstrators hundred stormed a government building in the north of the country opposing a multimillion dollar mining project protesters have continued for months over the so-called calling the scheme financed by us a base company opponents claim it will harm the area's eco system and destroy water supplies. the european center for nuclear research says it's ready to announce the most and to sup

power crisis has sparked violent protests in various cities across pakistan including the capital islamabad crowds atack to government buildings and started fires in demonstrations against one company which supplies three million customers pakistan's government has come under fire over claims it didn't do enough to prevent the shortage on monday three hundred million people in india were also left without power for several hours following a blackout. united nations team will visit north korea on tuesday to assess damage caused by recent flooding turn chill rains for almost two weeks have left eighty eight people dead tens of thousands homeless while farm lands have also been devastated his team is the first delegation allowed into the secretive state sends its new leader took power seven months ago. while record food prices are worrying the central bank daniels out our business does daniel what's the story like having us inflation rising food costs will make russia lift its key interest rate just b.c. bank it'll happen by the end of this year or going drought in major food exporters like th

afghanistan demonstrations began on monday hundreds of pakistanis rallying in the city of peshawar islamabad close the supply routes for seven months after twenty four pakistani soldiers were killed by american helicopter gunships. in turkey a huge fire engulfed the forty two story skyscraper pull out tower that's made up of presidential apartments and offices hundreds of people were evacuated no one was hurt another blaze is believed to have been contained the cause of the fire is yet to be determined but a technical fault is suspected. a russian soyuz spacecraft has successfully docked with the international space station just two days after blasting off from the baikonur cosmodrome russian. nasa's astronauts sunita williams and japan's shiva i will enter the i assess once the more jewel is safe to see or they'll be spending about four months in orbit. as promised the loving it good to see you again though a fresh blow to investors confidence in europe or what's what's the score on that wall that this time it's italy a country that we suspected was of trouble but it might now join the rank

drone attacks however continue despite persistent calls from islamabad for a halt. three people have been killed or don't for a dozen injured in peru in clashes between police and demonstrators hundred stormed a government building in the north of the country in opposition to a multibillion dollar mining project protesters have continued for months over the so-called conga scheme financed by u.s. phase company opponents claim it will harm the area's ecosystem and destroy water supplies. a militant group has said it was behind the attack on a pro-government syrian t.v. channel last week which saw seven people killed the statement from the all nusra front was posted on an islamised internet forum it comes as president assad says he's prepared to leave his post if it brings stability to his country as u.n. peace efforts continue meanwhile government troops and rebels is intensifying nationwide. the european center for nuclear research or cern says it's ready to announce the most anticipated scientific discovery in over a decade rumor has it they found the tracks of the

follows the one thousand strong rally held on sunday and the southern pakistani city of karachi islamabad close the supply routes for seven months after twenty four pakistani soldiers were killed by u.s. drone attacks. let's cross over to the business desk natasha we have a new wave of downgrades this morning don't we absolutely and this time it's italy a country that we suspected was in trouble but we haven't really seen any reports pointing to that until now well moody's has slashed the credit rating of zero thirteen x. kalyan banks just days after it cut the italian government bond rating the ratings agency says the financial problems in greece and spain have boosted the default risk for italy moody's has dropped seven banks by one notch and another six banks by two notches and in other news banks and other traders could have manipulated oil prices in the same way they raised interest rates or reportedly rate i should say at least that's the view of the report from the g twenty which claims that traders have an incentive to report false prices the u.k. officials want the cabinet to exp

forces drone strikes have caused serious tension between washington and islamabad often killing pakistani civilians and this man. the man accused of a massacre at a screening of the new bassman film in the u.s. has made his first court appearance james holmes was charged with the catering of twelve people and injuring fifty eight more in the shooting in aurora colorado the twenty four year old didn't speak at any point points during the hearing the prosecutor said holmes could face the death sentence if found guilty. over one hundred people have been injured by the most powerful typhoon in over a decade straight hong kong many flights were canceled at the main airport while main transport services were suspended all run at reduced capacity the hong kong stock exchange was also postponed during this storm. and that's now get over to casey on the business desk so there's another major player in russia's high oil stakes katie absolutely you know where it's going on and on the drummer really is now russia's all major ross expressed is interested in buying b.p. stake in t. and k. b.p. now the

attempt to intensify the country's role in the afghan peace process relations between kabul and islamabad have suffered from distrust and mutual blame over taliban and violence. will see katy soon for the business for now though the green revolution in india opened a new market for international agricultural giants however government efforts to increase crop yields by adopting modern chemicals have forced dozens of farmers to return to their roots as artie's to reports. i mean she's sharma is part of a movement of tens of thousands of farmers in india's bread basket turning back to their traditions in organic farming. by adopting organic farming we are not dependent on anyone we don't have to buy anything from the market as we so sufficient. but it wasn't always that way millions of farmers in india got hooked on chemicals and pesticides during the so-called green revolution a time in the one nine hundred sixty s. when the indian government began importing hybrid seeds to increase crop yields after a major famine this opened the door for several foreign agricultural corporations to sell i

drone attacks however continue despite persistent calls from islamabad for a halt the taliban probably a valve to attack nato convoys along with the reopened routes which will play a significant role for the alliance before the planned twenty fourteen pullout of all combat troops from afghanistan. three people happen killed and over a dozen injured in peru in clashes between police and strangers hundred stormed a government building in the north of the country and the opposition to a multibillion dollar mining project protesters have continued for months over the so-called congress scheme financed by a us based company opponents claim it will harm the area's ecosystem. and destroyed water supplies. a militant group has said it was behind me attack on a pro-government syrian t.v. channel last week which saul seven people killed statement comes from the all nor so out front which was posted on an islamist internet forum and it comes as president assad says he's prepared to leave his post if it brings stability to his country as a way of. fighting between government troops and rebels is i

attempt to intensify the country's role in the afghan peace process relations between kabul and islamabad have suffered from distrust mutual blame for taliban violence. has promised to be. good to see you again wall street bankers that are trading any reaction so far yeah well right now it's pretty. gains to look out we got stocks rising is the technology that's really leading the gains this strong results on the life of international business machines which you may know. that's one of the biggest gains in the first in the us for the dow jones around the course up and then we lost a territory and then with us corn and. the rest. and that's because of the worst u.s. jobs and a son trait a local officials have substantially lower yield prospects across most of the major growing regions the prizes over two staple crops have surface the peaks of the two thousand and seven two thousand eight hundred quizes although all the staples such as wheat rice remain. so let's go to the european markets them and see what the sentiment is just that i'm going to as well they're around to use has to stand u

drone attacks however continue despite persistent calls from islamabad for a halt the taliban probably about it to attack nato convoys along with the reopening routes which will play a significant role for the alliance before the planned twenty fourteen pullout of all combat troops from afghanistan. meanwhile in the east of the country a man in afghan police uniform has wounded five american troops so-called green on blue killings have been increasing recently with the number of foreign personnel killed in rogue shootings this year coming to over twenty three british soldiers were shot dead earlier this week by an afghan policeman the man was wounded before being detained. a militant group has said it was behind the attack on a pro-government syrian t.v. channel last week which stall seven people killed the statement from the all nusra front was posted on an islamised internet forum and comes as president assad says he's prepared to leave his post if it brings stability to his country as u.n. peace efforts continue meanwhile. troops and rebels is intensifying nationwide. european cente

forces drone strikes of course serious tension between washington and islamabad often killing pakistan pakistani civilians and servicemen. the man accused of the massacre at a screening of the new batman film in the u.s. has made his first court appearance james holmes was charged with the killing of twelve people and injuring fifty eight more in the shooting in a rural colorado twenty four year old didn't speak at any point during the hearing the prosecutor said holmes could face the death sentence if found guilty. over one hundred people have been injured by the most powerful typhoon in over a decade to head on tom many flights were cancelled an airport while transport services were suspended or run at reduced capacity hong kong stock exchange was also postponed during the storm. we're going to see what's happening in the world of finance katie joins us and another major player joins russia as high oil stakes absolutely and they said we've been following this story all day russia's all major roles have the have expressed interest in buying peace hall in a pay and we've had some news

attempt to intensify the country's role in the afghan peace process relations between kabul and islamabad have suffered from distrust than usual blame over taliban violence. now in the u.k. eight people have been found not guilty over the murder of three men in birmingham during that last summer's riots with investigations into the violence still ongoing at the b.b.c. is planning to fight back against a court order that bans it from airing a documentary about the events a judge forced the broadcaster to show of the film until further notice but the case shrouded in mystery it's a sparking concerns of overzealous censorship as artie's laura smith reports. the bonds program is the two parts to huge draw involving actors reading excerpts from interviews with two hundred seventy people involved in last august's riots in titled the riot in the woods the interviews were originally done for a project aimed at understanding the causes of the disturbances as to why it's being fans this is an extremely opaque unusual case legally we are not allowed to name the judge who hunted down the order the co

drone attacks however continue despite persistent calls from islamabad for a halt the taliban promptly vowed to attack nato convoys along the reopened routes which will play a significant role for the alliance before the plant twenty fourteen pull out of an all combat troops from afghanistan. meanwhile in the east of the country a man an afghan in an afghan police uniform has wounded five american troops so-called green on blue killings have been increasing recently with the number of foreign personnel killed in rogue shootings this year coming to over twenty three british soldiers were shot dead earlier this week by an afghan policeman the man was wounded before being detained. the european center for nuclear research or cern has revealed its strongest evidence yet to support the existence of the so-called god particle this could provide key information about how the universe works let's get more on this from artie's peter our of our peter so break it down for us what do we know exactly about this particle well scientists working at the large hadron collider have said that they've dis

outpouring of frustration against nato today in pakistan, 20,000 people took part in a protest march to islamabad over the reopening of a supply route for troops in afghanistan. nato accidentally killed. >>> it is one of the world's most deadly killers infecting as many as 100 million people yearly. but signists in brazil believe they have an alternative tool in the fight against the dengae virus in their genetically modified mosquitos. a pilot programs reveals it is working. going beyond the headlines, this sounds like -- it sounds like a science fiction movie, that i would go to the movies to see. >> it does. like jurasic park with these gentlemen metically modified mosquitos pitted against these milder mosquitos. but brazil had this in 2011 and they saw over six-month period, don, that there was 90% decrease in mosquito population which in turns means decrease in dengae fever. they started off in their pilot program with 500,000 mosquitos and now say, let's try this in a different city with 4 million genetically modified mosquitos to see what happens. >> how will they do that. >> bear with me.

over the weekend, thousands of people began a march from lahore to islamabad calling for the supply routes to again be shut down. >> the government has insulted parliament and the entire nation by reopening the nato supply. the of surrender the country to the americans once again. >> the supply routes resumed after the u.s. apologized for the november airstrike that killed 21 -- 24 pakistani troops. a recent poll shows anti-u.s. sentiment has grown in pakistan. according to the pulitzer center, 74% of pakistan is considered the u.s. to be an enemy, up 5% from year ago. violence continues to rage in afghanistan where at least 35 people were reported dead in nationwide attacks on sunday. at least 29 afghans, mostly civilians, died in roadside bombings and militant attacks across afghanistan. seven nato troops for killed in separate attacks including six u.s. soldiers who died in a roadside bombing in eastern afghanistan. a nato spokesperson announced the deaths. >> i can confirm this today, seven american soldiers have been killed in southern afghanistan. i cannot give you any further detail

joining me now is amna nawaz, direct from islamabad. great to see you back in washington. we have seen some backup along the border and there was a drone strike as well today. bring us up to date, we know we have been watching how this got resolved seven months, it took. how is it playing out on the ground? >> so far after these seven months we know the u.s. spent $100 million a month using alternative routes. it was an expensive route toward this agreement. the routes have been opened, the first few trucks made their way across yesterday. we know that 4,000 trucks are stuck down in karachi, where the containers come in, and are awaiting clearance to make their overland route to the border crossings. we also know that already, there has been a bit of backlash. the truckers association members told us they were worried about security along the route. there have been attacks on those truckers in the past, and already, there was a protest today in quetta, people saying they should not have reopened those supply lines and they will continue to attack the truckers that take tho

i will certainly -- i have travelled to islamabad last fall to me with pakistan officials to urge further implementation. there have been a variety of technical factors that have yet ut. i would doo pursue that if confirmed with great vigor. with regard to the regional trade, one of the promising things that we have seen is the liberalization of trade with india. the indian economy is a period of rapid expansion. pakistan has granted most favored nation status to india and has move to liberalize its trade from a so-called positive list to a negative list that limits only strategic goods. we want to encourage further progress in the economic dialogue and commercial relationship between india and pakistan. >> thank you very much. >> i want to commend ambassador cunningham and ambassador olson. these are tough posts. also to your family. i am resisting the temptation to say how great it is that you were born in allentown, pennsylvania. new jersey is pretty good, too. i wanted to start with pakistan. provide a little bit of a backdrop for a predicate to my question. it is the question about i

but little did the people at this conference in islamabad no that the first drone strike that would be documented was two days later, and it was an drone strike that killed this year man now, the lawyers that were at that conference were outraged. they went to the u.s. embassy. they went to the u.s. government. it went to the pakistani government. they said, why did you kill this and man? the u.s. government said, he was a militant. and the lawyers said, well, we would like to see the proof that he was a militant. in any case, if you had any proof why didn't you just come into the hotel where he was staying or the meeting where he was for four days and arrest him and give him a chance for a trout jack there was no answer to that question. what have the people of pakistan that? well, we know from the wikileaks documents that originally the government of pakistan, the prime minister said, okay, you do the drone strikes, and we will say -- we will express our outrage to the public about them. that went on for a while until the government realize that so many innocent people were being kil

islamabad blocked the supply route after a nato airstrike killed 24 pakistani soldiers. good morning once again. i'm martha maccallum. we're here in "america's newsroom". gregg: happy independence day. i'm gregg jarrett in for bill. an apology critics are calling too easy but the agreement could save the united states $100 million every month. secretary of state hillary clinton having a telephone conversation with pakistan's prime minister discussing the death that led both countries into that bitter debate. clinton saying quote, we are sorry for the losses suffered by the pakistani military. we are committed to working closely with pakistan and afghanistan to prevent this from ever happening again. martha: there was so many discussion whether or not this apology should happen and now it has and the agreement is drawing an angry response from the pakistani taliban. they are now threatening to attack nato supply trucks now that that route has reopened. they say they will kill the drivers if indeed those convoys try to get through. molly henneberg is live on the story for

20,000 demonstrators could be seen traveling in more than 300 vehicles from lahore to the capital islamabadprotest. the nato supply lines reopened last week after secretary of state hillary clinton apologized for the killing of 24 pakistani soldiers in a november air strike by u.s. fighter jets. >>> several stories caught our attention today. photos as well. take a look at this. performers covered in body paint barely anything else were at the world body painting festival healed in austria over the weekend. some 200 artists from more than 40 countries showed off their designs to win prizes. pretty cool. >>> now to italy these are soccer players from the parma football club exercising on the beach in their speedos gearing up for the 2012-2013 season. >>> earlier today taiwan tested 26 missiles in a live fire military drill. only two of them missed their target, an improvement from earlier tests. it's significant because mainland china about a hundred miles away considers taiwan a renegade state. >>> here's a new way to keep people healthy. new york building playgrounds for adults. got to lov