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. >> this is bbc world news america, reporting from washington, i'm jane o'brien. a u.s. navy fighter plane crashes into an apartment complex in virginia beach, but miraculously no one is reported to be critically injured. all eyes on unemployment. the u.s. adds 120,000 jobs in march. but is it enough to keep the recovery on track? and could it be time to kick off the new phase in relations between india and pakistan? for some industries a that you can't come soon enough. >> welcome. it was a frightening scene in virginia beach, virginia, today when a u.s. navy jet crashed and set fire to an apartment complex. the two-member crew ejected safely and there are no reports of critical injuries. but the plane left a path of destruction in its wake and officials say they still haven't accounted for all of the residents who live in the complex. the bbc's paul adams has the details. >> a scene of suburban devastation. but could it have been a great deal worse? the smoldering wreckage of apartment buildings and, still engulfed in flames, the twin tail fins of the navy jet. >> oh,

jane o'brien, bbc news, washington. >> this is "bbc world news." i'm geeta guru-murthy. the headlines for you -- a tsunami warning has been issued for the indian ocean after an 8.5 earthquake off the indonesian island of sumatra has struck. kofi annan said he's received assurances from syria that he will respect a cease-fire deadline set for thursday morning. >> coming up in sport today in half an hour -- andy carroll scores the winner in a five-goal thriller as liverpool beats blackburn in the english premier league. the dream is over for the third divisioner as they score four to reach the french cup final. and a winner for the new york yankees as they overcome baltimore in the 12th inning, it's their worst start to the season in 14 years. we'll have all that and much more in around half an hour. >> let's catch up with the latest now on the tsunami warning issued for throughout the indian ocean after that 8.5 earthquake off the indonesian island of sumatra. india has also issued its own detroit. let's go to delhi. has the quake been felt there? >> it has, geeta. it's b

that is expected to be licensed in the coming months, as jane o'brien reports. >> these are the images that one decade ago shocked the world. the bucolic farmland of britain, scarred by pioneers of burning animals. mad cow disease. now, in an aborted raid, they have come up with a vaccine -- in a laboratory, they have come up with a vaccine for foot and mouth. >> the government's only secure research facility for livestock. this is where scientists work with the viruses. even though it cannot affect humans, the economic consequences of an outbreak in the u.s. are so severe, the government treats the disease as a terrorist threat. >> we have 100 million head of cattle in this country. this is a $1 trillion industry for the united states. it is over $100 billion in exports. to impact this with a disease like this that is a rapidly transmissible could have an impact in the millions. >> tests on livestock cannot tell the difference between an animal that has been vaccinated and one that has had the disease. that can stop trade, because disease free countries will not bite infected meat. th

jane o'brien, "bbc news," washington. >> this is gmt from "bbc world news." i'm david eades. the headlines. a tsunami warning was issued across the indian ocean following an 8.7 earthquake off the island of sumatra. and kofi annan said he received assurances by syria that it will abide by a cease-fire deadline. news of very unhappy markets. >> yes. there's a big riff 2012 could be a carbon copy of 2011. that's where the markets started with a spring in their step and a few months on the investors go, hmm. they are referring to the u.s., the recent jobs numbers out. very disappointed and looking at china and saying is china's growth slowing? there's evidence that's happenal. inflation is higher and the euro zone worries are back on the table and back with a bit of a vengeance, because the yield is up across the board in spain, portugal, even france. but spain hammering 6%. that's what it's paying. that's an unsustainable level and the level the others were forced to go down. before the bailout. >> clearly they are just as current as they were last year. we don't know how spain