. >> dozens are killed in days of violent clashes in the pakistani city of karachi. >> and special atlantis prepares for its last journey to the stars. >> it is 9:00 a.m. in singapore. >> and it is to a.m. here in london. this is newsday. >> hello and welcome paired it is the phone hacking scandal that has stunned britain and today came the biggest bombshell of all. britain's best-selling sunday newspaper "the news of the world" is being shut down by murdoch's news international. the closure comes after a public outcry. but it has not lifted the spot line of the murdoch empire which controls 40% of newspaper circulations in the u.k. and has worldwide reach. the bbc business editor robert preston starts our coverage. >> rupert murdoch, 1969, shortly after he bought a newspaper which was to become his very profitable pride and joy. >> 4 give the individual, by all means. but you cannot forget. >> he may have well have made the remarks about the newspaper that has shocked us here in the paper that has been printed for 168 years became indelibly linked with the worst practices in british journa

karachi is the city claimed by armed gangs. the city authorities are trying to grapple back some control of the affected areas. for residents, it will be at a very high price. >> the president of yemen, ali abdullah saleh, has appeared on state television just a month over the attack on his compound that nearly killed him. he said he had undergone eight successful operations to treat his burns. he also stressed the need for dialogue to resolve yemens problems. you are watching you stay on the bbc live from singapore and london -- newsday on the bbc, live from singapore and london. holmes the atlantis is ready to take -- the shuttle atlantis is ready to take off, and what will bad weather delayed the flight? a scientist has created a synthetic organ. we report. >> this is how the world's first synthetic organ was made, fitting a glass mold into a liquid polymer, which set to create an exact copy of the patient's windpipe. it was created in these labs in the royal free hospital in london and then flown to sweden. once in stockhol

bbc news, karachi. >> you are watching bbc news.adlines this hour, south sudan has become the world's newest nation. the people of the south voted overwhelmingly for independence in the north and a referendum in january. and the british prime minister's former communications director, also the former editor of britain's biggest selling newspaper has been unveiled by police. the former u.s. first lady, betty ford, died at the age of 93. she was the wife of president gerald ford and served as first lady from 1974 to 1977. betty ford was best known for founding a leading california clinic for treating drug and i call addiction. president barack obama said she left a legacy of courage for others. >> ladies and gentlemen, president and mrs. gerald ford. >> gerald ford once said that he was indebted to no man and to only one woman, his wife betty ford. as first lady, she combined grace with candor, a candor that was tested just months after she moved into the white house when doctors discovered she had breast cancer and if -- and performe

heavy gunfire could be heard in many parts of karachi. angry mobs went on a rampage, setting fire to shops and vehicles. more than one dozen people were killed. several of them are to be taken to the hospital. supporters say they will not rest and to the minister in question is removed from office. many fear that the political and ethnic tensions rising, this city of 18 million people might be in for some more volatile days ahead. >> a group of about 50 women and some men have taken to the streets of the capitol to protest about the public harassment of women. this is thought to be the first demonstration of its kind. many women say they frequently face in seoul with physical abuse including slapping and groping when they walk in the streets, even if they are fully covered. the organizers say the harassment declared some women from leaving their homes. the mexican authorities have discovered the biggest marijuana plantation ever found in the country. it is on a huge field covering almost 300 acres which was surrounded by cactus and includ

these are the images behind the latest attack of nerves, a naval base in karachi. they destroyed two u.s.-made spy planes in a well-executed operation which is believed to have received support from elements within the armed forces. >> the raid on that particular naval facility was unique in this sense that it was the first time that an organized group was able to get inside to a heavily armed military facility and move around inside and conduct devastating attacks against elements of this facility. in this case, they went after it u.s. supplied maritime surveillance aircraft. assetsstan's nuclear have spread across the country, partly for defensive reasons. there has been research reports and information which leads to this distribution map. the nuclear reactors are -- in rhenium enrichment occurs at three sites. plutonium reprocessing is at two sites. there are what position programs that were close to where osama bin laden was based. there are believed to be 90 to 110 warheads in pakistan. extremists have attacked three nuclear sites in the past five years. >> i

three days of violence have been the worst karachi has seen this year. target killings and drive-by shootings are blamed on the gangs thanks to rival political parties. >> we're worried that the killings and violence have increased so much, no one is safe. this is the heart of the main shopping district. the streets here are normally bustling with shoppers. today, there are deserters. most people did not go to work. they are afraid of more violence. >> many of those shot dead in the recent killings were ordinary people going about their daily lives. some of them were killed. the most powerful political party represents iraqi's majority. the national party is supported by the working class. both are part of the coalition government. after nine years in power, they decided to quit the government giving rise to fears that increased violence and instability could bring the city to a standstill. the government says that those behind the violence will be dealt with forcefully. extra troops have been deployed. many in the people -- many remain unconvinced. >> y

in other news, business in karachi has come to a near standstill following overnight violence in which 14 people died. many shops and businesses were closed and streets deserted. the city has a long history of communal hatred which has been reignited by a fresh political row. the camp built one year ago in his country will open for refugees fleeing the drought and conflict in somalia. they ut in houses rather than tents and its permanency caused officials to fear that this would be permanent. you are watching "bbc news america". italy becomes the latest country to rollout austerity measures designed to keep the debt crisis at bay. now, to afghanistan where five people were killed today in a blast inside a mosque. the attack was carried out by a man who hit explosives in his turban. it happened in kandahar during a memorial service to president karzai's brother was assassinated this week. for more of the president brothers and the governor were in kandahar. >> another deadly attack in the heart of kandahar. top afghan officials were attending a prayer service for the president's half br

the recently had an outbreak of sectarian violence in karachi.e know how involved they are with what is going on in those things taking place in afghanistan. they also have the pakistani taliban attacking them. we're also the point of a new low in u.s.-pakistani relations. so the idea that pakistan would instigate a crisis with india at this point is inconceivable to me. >> what about indian intelligence-gathering and a security? there have been a number of threats, particularly since 2008. is this any reflection on the indian authorities competence in this area? >> there will be questioned about another attack in mumbai. again, four attacks in the last 10 years. after 2008, there were major reviews within india about internal security, and in this case, there will be a very close examination of how quickly india responded. they have their national security guard deployed there. they have friends a unit on the scene. they need to hopefully -- they have forensic units on the scene. they need to hopefully see having that experience corrected in tha

and injured dozens overnight and in the early hours of the morning in pakistan's largest city of karachi vehicles and car tires were on fire all throughout the city the violence which has been raging for five days has already claimed at least ninety three lives it was sparked by the decision of the city's most powerful political party to leave the federal ruling coalition and join the opposition. a blast has ripped through a mosque in the afghan city of kandahar during a service for the president's half brother he was assassinated earlier this week at least four people were killed among them a top cleric of the provincial council reports claim it was a suicide bomber the information has not been officially confirmed. israeli warplanes have bombed three smuggling tunnels along with another reportedly used by terrorists in northern and southern gaza the attack came in response to rocket fired from gaza into southern israel which caused minor damage to a house palestinian medical officials claim five civilians suffered a slight injuries while two were missing israeli military officials say

security forces in the pakistani city of karachi have been ordered to shoot on sight after three days of violence in which eighteen people have been killed government linked to rival political parties went on shooting sprees in several neighborhoods the city's virtually been shut down shops schools and roads deserted most people are staying indoors fearing more violence the government says an extra thousand troops have been deployed to deal with the situation. yemen's president made his first t.v. appearance since being seriously injured in a bomb attack in his compound last month in his speech. criticised the protesters and accused him of misunderstanding democracy he also gave no hint that he planned to step down from office but said that he is ready for dialogue with the opposition to end the crisis we haven't been rocked by months of anti-government demonstrations now calling for the end of president's. use of japan the prime minister there has admitted to a series of mistakes after ordering stress tests to be carried out on those nuclear plants weeks after declaring them safe to

their top leaders are at large there not enough to go at their own riyadh but another what is in karachi in the safe house of pakistani establishment it is difficult for them to carry order their own so it is the entity back operation will cooperate and will are called straighted by the ira the reason being it's the use of ammonium nitrate because that is the one of the. tactics used by the i am a year on also another is the date choosing that is thirteenth of the month i and i started most of the attacks on thirteenth or on the twenty six there is only one doubt that it is not and you have the i am is because they're not send an e-mail which they have been using in the past but still. most probably this is the out this is the act of data done by none other than a lead you back i am operating eps. missing after the two thousand and eight a task india and pakistan broke off peace talks and only recently resumed them and the investigation is still going on as we know but if pakistani militants are proven to be involved again what reaction would you predict this time. in fact whenever there

look at some other stories from around the world gunfire as again in iraq pakistan's largest city of karachi as the authorities there strive to contain an al break of violence that's claimed at least ninety three lives in just five days unrest is not uncommon in the port city with a population of eighteen million and as often provoked by ethnic religious or political tension the latest outburst was sparked by the decision of the city's most powerful political party to leave the federal ruling coalition and join the opposition. twenty seven day prison uprising in venezuela has ended after the national guard negotiated control of the facility back from inmates the standoff at the jail began after thousands of troops stormed the prison and unit and a weapons search days after a bloody right the action sparked gunfight between troops and inmates leaving one prisoner and two soldiers dead as well as twenty wounded a twitter message president is congratulated authorities for bringing an end to the standoff. at least seventeen people were killed and over a hundred injured after three coordinated bo

gunfire has again brought pakistan's largest city of karachi has used the words there strive to contain an outbreak of violence that's quiet at least ninety three lives in just five days unrest is not uncommon in the port city where the population of eighteen million and is often provoked by nasa make religious or political tension the latest outburst was sparked by the decision of the city's most powerful political party to leave the federal ruling coalition and join the opposition. well brings us up to date here in r.t.e. and time for the business news with miter stay with us. thanks bank says it's ready to declare war on russia's cash driven society once companies and people to switch to electronic payment methods wranglings the high portion of cash in the colonies holding growth causing the country to lose up to one point one percent of its g.d.p. the bank suggests paying all salaries and pensions into bank accounts instead of handing over a ruble also wants the government to offer tax incentives when on cash payments. ratings agencies like because that and poor's and moody's are be

recent years with its jets plagued by maintenance problems security forces in the past the city of karachi have been ordered to shoot on sight after three days of violence in which eighteen people have been killed the gunman linked to rival political parties went on shooting spree in several neighborhoods cities virtually locked down was shot schools and roads deserted most people staying indoors fearing more violence the government says an extra thousand troops have been deployed trying to deal with the situation . yemen's president has made his first t.v. appearance since being seriously injured in a bomb attack at his compound last month in a speech ali abdullah saleh criticised the protesters and accuse them of misunderstanding democracy he also gave no hint that he planned to step down from office but said that he is ready for dialogue with position to end the crisis has been rocked by months of anti-government demonstrations calling for the end of president samaras regime. a lot more ahead here on r t top stories cross-talk guests of course people of well but all that after artie's b

wrote to her parents on board the ship, a deep crater that was taking her from brooklyn, new york to karachi, pakistan and then she would move to the horror -- lahore, this is the first of the letters i found at the new york public library, which was my introduction to margaret marcus. may 1962, the hellenic torch. this is posted from alexandria egypt. after all of our goodbyes, after you mother betty and walter walked down the plank and drove off, i was overcome by profound sense of dread. i stood to attack rail for a long time completely stricken. the excitement of the weeks leading up to my departure gone. when the ship pulled away from the brooklyn pier condo late to the city city began to dance in the engine seemed to echo the pounding of my heart, a black and fathomless ocean slowly swallowing everything i own. it takes some time and many prayers before my fear began to subside. so she goes on to tell her parents about the various odd years on board. there is a captain and his great crew who are very suspicious of this journey that she was making to pakistan. mother come you imagine i

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the other mostly people moving to karachi in search of jobs. >>> one man's will to live carried him through a 22-hour ordeal. last thursday, justin hipel wrecked his brother's motorcycle. he landed in some woods at the intersection of dumfries and bristow roads. his back was broken along with most of his ribs and nobody could see him because he landed in a ditch. he was unable to reach his cell phone to call for help. after 22 hours of trying to reach the phone, he finally gets ahold of 911 and calls. he eventually airlifted to a fairfax hospital where he'll be there for more than ten days. >> police spent part of the night investigating a deadly crash on the parkway. four people were in the car that crashed on the roadway in the northbound lanes near route 197 and some had to be airlifted to the hospital. one of those people ended up dying. officers are shut down. both sides of the road overnight. accident reconstruction, reopen the parkway. just before the morning rush hour this morning. >> a virginia state police trooper who was killed last month in a traffic crash had three other auto a

i often tell my own personal story i was a young boy in pakistan growing up in the city of karachi.used to go -- i was born in a family that couldn't afford air-conditioning. it was expensive in those days. i was a good student at school, scholarship kids, and i used to go to the american library because it was air-conditioned and have lots of books. and it was a great refuge. i read a lot of stuff and still have not met an american 17-year-old who has read the federalist papers. i have as a pakistani. and as a journalist the american after dinner the investor the time invited everybody to play a game that had just been introduced called a trivial pursuit, and guess who beat the american embassy diplomats at the game of trivial pursuit of american history? [laughter] after which the american best ever asked me how long i had spent in the united states and i said i never visited the u.s.. my knowledge is essentially book knowledge. and of course, she decided to rectify that by giving me an invitation to come here as an under the u.s. state department officer program which i think was

i was a young boy in pakistan growing up in the city of karachi. i used to go -- i was born in a family that couldn't afford air-conditioning. it was rather expensive in those days. i was eventually good student at school. scholarship came. and i used to go to the american library because it was air-conditioned and it had lots of books. and in some it was a great for me. i still have not met an american 17 year old who has read the federalist papers. i had a pakistani 17 year. and many years later when i became a journalist, i was at the american embassy for thanksgiving dinner, and after dinner the ambassador at the time invited everybody to play again that had just been introduced called trivial pursuit. and guess who beat the american embassy diplomats at the game of trivial pursuit on american history? after which the mr. ambassador asked me how long it's been in the united states? and i said i have never visited the u.s. to all my knowledge is essentially acknowledge. and, of course, he decided to rectify that by getting an invitation to come

these five were found within the past few days, all of them double play pd around karachi.that wrapped inside these sheets are newborns that never had a chance. and this is an awful detail but sometimes these corpses are mutilated by animals before they're ever found. many of the victims are declared by families as illegitimate in a culture that condemns children born outside of marriage. nine out of ten are baby girls considered too costly to keep in a country where women are often not allowed to work. >> why killing these innocent babies? >> reporter: activists blame pakistan's crippling poverty and a government that for decades has failed to educate the masses and generate jobs. what's the solution? >> the solution is to increase and also to eliminate poverty. >> reporter: the government claims it's improving education but 55 million pakistanis remain illiterate and the government is billions of dollars in debt while entanglning nld a costly fight against militant groups. the killing of newborn children gets little attention. >> we see all this sorrow, what's happening i

a growing up in the city of karachi -- i was a young boy in pakistan. i grew up in the city of karachi. i was a relatively good student. i got a scholarship. they used to go to the american library because it was air- conditioned and it had a lot of books. i read a lot of stuff. i have still not met an american 17-year-old who has read the federalist papers. many years later, when i became a journalist, i was at the american embassy for banks giving dinner -- thanksgiving dinner. i was invited to participate in trivial pursuit. guess who won? of my knowledge is essentially book knowledge. of course, he decided to rectify that by giving me an invitation to come here under the u.s. state department's international visitor program, which i think was the best use of american tax payer money ever. you ended up having somebody know your history, appreciate your nation's ideas without being going and in your country -- born in your country. somebody who is from another country, loves his own country, but looks at your country with admiration. you could have mi

this is the scene in karachi, pakistan, today.e] jon: unidentified gunmen started firing leaving seven people dead, more than two dozen injured. groups of youths took to the street and started firing indiscriminately. more than a dozen vehicles and hundreds of tires were torched in various parts of the city. all this violence broke out after a senior provincial minister criticized a political rival on television news. >>> also in afghanistan a homicide bomber blew himself up inside a mosque during a memorial service for president hamid karzai's half brother. the blast killed five people, including the head of a council of clerics and a young child. the explosion wounded 15 others. the taliban claims responsibility but remains quiet on this mosque attack. karzai was a high-ranking official in kandahar's government, also considered one of the most powerful men in southern afghanistan. health let's well, a 6-year-old girl from illinois tees her way right into the record book by sinking a hole in one. reagan kennedy becoming the young

on may 22 15 to 20 militant it's stormed hang ars in karachi. it took the pakistan military over 15 hours to end that siege. two u.s. p-3-c's were destroyed. it is an antisubmarine and marine surveillance aircraft. some reports now indicate it was an inside job as the terrorists had military uniforms and knew exactly where the planes were located. then on june 14 reports confirmed that pakistan now has arrested c.i.a. informants that helped us locate osama bin laden where he had been living under the eyes of the pakistan military for years. as reported in "the new york times" on june 14, i.s.i. arrested 30 pakistani informants who helped the united states capture bin laden. one was a pakistani army major who officials said copied the license plates of cars visiting bin laden's compound. and then further in june when c.i.a. director panetta went to pakistan to inform them that there was a factory that were making bombs or i.e.d.'s that could be used against americans, by the time the pakistani troops showed up, the militants had disappeared. not