a lot of it stems from the way karachi has grown. modern-day karachi has been defined by migration. in 1947 at independence, when the british partitioned india, millions of indian muslims flocked to the city. so did people from other provinces of the new pakistan, like punjab and the northwest along the afghan border, and migration from that troubled region skyrocketed after the soviet invasion of afghanistan and after 9/11. today karachi's neighborhoods, its politics, and much of its strife happen along ethnic lines. >> almost all of karachi's issues are related to the conflict in afghanistan. even the "ethnicization" of the city is related to afghanistan. >> arif hasan, a prominent architect and historian, says the divisiveness first came under pakistan's military ruler in the late seventies and eighties. zia ul-haq also introduced a strict religious conservatism, which intensified as pakistan, with u.s. support closely allied with the afghan mujahadine fighting the soviet occupation. >> and it was from this city that that war was fought, supplies, training, ideological training,

began the uprising could be set to leave prison current violence continues in pakistan's largest city karachi. >> clashes in spain as thousands protest against the cost of the pope's next visit. and moslem nations pledged to fight famine in somalia. thousands of children could starve to death. >> it is 11:00 a.m. here in singapore. and it is 4:00 a.m. here in london. inre broadcasting on pbs america and around the world. >> a close aide of the indian and thai-corruption campaigner said he has agreed to -- indian anti-corruption campaigner said he has agreed to a plan. the news has been greeted with cheers where he has been held since tuesday. police previously insisted he could fast for only three days. >> outside the prison where anna hazare has been held, a compromise has been reached. across india, there has been passionate support for the country's top anti-corruption campaigner. these demonstrations have rattled the government. his anti-corruption campaign has clearly made its mark. >> but if you want to do anything, if you want to get anything done in india, you have to fight. >> he is

twenty six people were killed and dozens more wounded in pakistan city of karachi in the past twenty four hours during ongoing political and ethnic clashes identified men were reported setting fire to houses and vehicles police say about two hundred people were killed in karachi in july loan the city which has a long history of ethnic and religious violence has deployed additional police and paramilitary troops to tackle the unrest. japan's energy operator tepco has detected the highest level of radiation at the fukushima nuclear facility since the manch quake and tsunami hit the plant but reading between the first and second reactor buildings registered at levels considered fatal to human health the government and the company that say that they remain on target to bring the reactors to a safer state of shutdown by january tens of thousands of people meantime remain in temporary shelters after a no go zone around the complex was in force. a legendary russian military

been killed and dozens injured in two days of clashes and the ongoing violence in pakistan city of karachi reports say bodies were found scattered across different parts of the country's largest city some are riddled with bullets showing signs of torture police believe about two hundred people were killed in karachi in july alone the city has a long history of ethnic religious and sectarian violence among the city's main political parties. pro get off the forces of launched a counter attack against rebels near the libyan western city of the tunick killing at least seven people taking control of the town is a key step for rebels who plan to advance from vera to the capital tripoli gadhafi son saif al islam says a fighting in libya will continue until the country is quote liberated the ongoing civil war started over four months ago and has claimed the lives of an estimated two thousand people. colombian authorities have captured two suspected leaders of a cocaine operation involving the transfer of twenty tons of drugs per year to the

violent clashes have continued in the pakistani city of karachi since monday in which twenty six have been reported dead with dozens more wounded much of the fighting has been carried out by armed gangs each supported by one of the country's main political parties. officials have said up to three hundred people were killed in karachi in july alone in one of the deadliest months in the country in decades so a city which has a long history of ethnic and religious violence has deployed additional police and military troops to tackle the latest in the rest. israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu has agreed to discuss a possible return to pre-one nine hundred sixty seven borders with palestinians the country has been occupying land in the west bank where palestinians hope to build their own state since the six day war announcement for those been minutes and yeah it was consistent rejection of the same proposal put forward by the uk obama may in return the palestinians would be expected to drop their bid for statehood at the un and formally recognize israel as a church state. police in

police in karachi have made nearly 60 of arrests to crack down on ethnic violence there.early 300 have died in the pakastani city. the population is 8 million, of which one-third are pashtun. >> these people are trying to come to terms with the violence that suddenly changed their lives. in recent weeks, people from the area have been killed just because of their ethnicity. he tells us how his 16-year-old brother was abducted while selling sunglasses. his body was found hours later. it had been tortured and shot. his brother has also been killed. he takes us as close as he dares to what has become a new battle zone. this is a community of ethnic pashtun, originally from northwest pakistan. road is ae main lo community that says they have often been fired on by gunmen on the roof there. over the last two months, lines like that have opened up across this vast city. the two ethnic groups driven by the political parties that claim to represent them in now engaged in a fierce fight over control of karachi. it is of fight that has often pitted neighbor against neighbor. for th

to demonstrate, he stood on a busy karachi street for about 15 minutes. dozens of passers by thrust money in his hands. the donations help fund food relief in neighborhoods that have been under siege for days during the fighting. rumana husein has written a new book about her native city, where she says edhi holds a special place. in what sense do you mean that? >> in every sense, he seems to be everywhere, even if an animal gets hurt, a donkey falls down, a crow falls from a tree, it seems it is edhi volunteers who pick it up. >> it is awe and respect, not just him but also for his wife, bilquis edhi because they work hand in hand. >> reporter: bilquis edhi oversees facilities that house about 9,000: women in shelters, children orphanages, schools and this nursery for abandoned infants, most of them severely handicapped bilquis edhi began working as a nurse for the fledgling edhi organization more than four decades ago. she accepted edhis marriage proposal even though he was more than 20 years her senior. she says she admired his dedication to service. h

a soldier to death for killing a young unarmed man ensuring the incident in the city of karachi was taped by a local journalist and broadcaster national television sparking public fury on the color t.v. six other man who worked present during the killing were also accused of taking part in the teenager's death and hundreds and. journalists in hungary are outraged by a new media control law that many fear will undermine press freedom in the country the change in legislation was followed by a mass layoffs that campaign it's called scandalous as well as controversial appointments including a sex pornographer taking on as head of the national media also routine as artie's south earth reports many are now concerned. the future of uncaring. evil see no evil speak no evil at least not if it's about the hunger area and government opinions of hungry is new media low claim that journalists are being

hundreds of troops have been deployed in the city of karachi in attempts to end ongoing violence that has killed almost sixty people in five days reports said bodies were found scattered across different parts of pakistan's largest city some riddled with bullets and showing signs of torture and it's been around two hundred people were killed in the city last month alone much of the fighting has been blamed on supporters of the country's main political parties. and finally in our world update this hour over a ton of cane hidden in the secret compartment in a luxury yacht has been seized by officials in the u.k. britain's largest ever. all is valued at almost five hundred million dollars the drugs were reportedly loaded on to the boat in venezuela and were on route to the netherlands police have already arrested six men suspected of being members of an organized crime gang. well up next we'll be speaking to russia's recently appointed envoy for human rights to find out his views on the the tourists. prison camp and also his presence in libya that special interview coming

in june an incident that occurred in the city of karachi was caught on videotape and broadcast on national television and died later as were six other members also accused in the teenager's death and were handed life in prison. for public anger and increased complaints of the brutality of pakistan's security forces. the. student protests that exploded into violence in the chilean capital santiago just a model government funded education seem to do police cars with sticks and throwing rocks at us this is a master instruction started two months ago when president pinera announced plans to cut spending on education he rebuffed demands by students telling them nothing is free in this life someone has to pay. the government didn't hungary has adopted a controversial new media control law critics say it represents a full scale assault on the freedom of press will result in hundreds of journalists being laid off resulting sara first reports despite fierce opposition many have

hundreds of troops are being deployed in the city of karachi in attempts to went on going violence that has killed almost sixty people in five days of course a quarter pound scattered in pakistan's largest city some riddled with bullets and showing signs of torture these p. believe around two hundred people were killed in the city last month alone and much of the fighting has been blamed on supporters of the country's main political parties. and in australia a police have freed a young woman trapped in a own home with a bomb reportedly attached to her neck he called the police from a house on the wealthy neighborhood in sydney a bomb squad worked for nearly ten hours to remove the device is gone is told to remain calm to avoid an explosion and some reports suggest that it may have been an attempt to hold the teenage girl to ransom. back with a recap of today's main stories we are short in about seven it's now in the meantime the latest from the world of business with marina.

paramilitary soldier to death over the killing of a young man in june incident that occurred in the city of karachi was caught on videotape and broadcast on national television six other men were also accused in the teenager's death and were handed life in prison a killing public and increased complaints over the brutality of pakistan's security fals. student protests have exploded into violence in the chilean capital something i go to just as demanding government. funding education was seen as in police cars with sticks and throwing rocks at officers and thus demonstrations started two months ago when president pinera announced plans to cut spending on education he rebuffed the minds of our students telling them nothing is free in this life someone has to pay. government of hunger is a top to the controversial new media control law critics say it represents a full scale assault on the freedom of press and what will result in hundreds of journalists being laid off and starting sort of first reports despite fierce opposition many have been forced into silence over fears of job security.

. >> karachi's latest victims are rushed to hospitals. many broke their fast at local cafes. a senior leader of the ruling p.p.c. and former member of parliament. >> we were sitting at the hotel breaking our fast. two masked men came on a motorcycle and opened fire. four people died on on the spot. i received a bullet in my leg. >> witnesses say they reloaded their weapons and targeted another cafe down the road, inflicting more injuries and death. there were no police to confront them, despite the local police station being close by. >> the shots were mostly close but some that were open were shutting down. shop keepers weren't letting them take refuge. i pleaded for help. i asked people to call the ambulance. >> this is just the latest round of violence the hospital has to deal with. pakistan's commercial hub has seen more and more deadly attacks in recent months. often they lead to costly business shutdowns in a city that contributes to 70% of the tax revenues. the bloodshed is politically motivated between the communities. the growing population has led to increased popul

a group of gunmen has ambushed a bus in karachi carrying plainclothes police officers killing at least six and injuring fifty three officers were on their way to carry out of rage when armed then surrounded them and opened fire it came as corrupt as police chief announced fifty two people have been killed in the city within the past three days since largest city has a long history of political and ethical violence over three hundred people were killed in karachi in july although. abbas has lost control and overturned on a mountain highway in southern afghanistan leaving thirty five people dead and injuring dozens some of them critically it happened just outside the city of kandahar on the main road from the capital officials say reckless driving is the most likely cause of the crash such accidents are common occurrences in the country where rows and vehicles are often poorly maintained. over ten thousand people gathered in india's capital in support of a prominent activist who is on his fifth day of a hunger strike. says he is physically weak but will not renounce his fight demanding t

with bullets and showing signs of torture police believe about two hundred people were killed in karachi in july of lone well the city has a long history of ethnic religious as secretary and violence among the city's main political parties. iraq's political leaders have given the government the go ahead to start talks with the u.s. that would keep their troops in the country on a training mission beyond this year's withdrawal of the issue is politically charged with the senior minister stressing that american forces might still go by the end of this year under eight two thousand and eight agreement the move comes a days after the u.s. special inspector for iraq reconstruction have warned that the region was less safe than a year ago and that security was deteriorating last month attacks left over two hundred fifty people dead. colombian authorities have captured two suspected leaders of a cocaine operation involving the transfer of twenty tons of drugs per year to the us via submarines police say the arrest was the conclusion of a six year investigation into the drugs ring the men were a

with bullets and showing signs of torture police believe about two hundred people were killed in karachi in july of lone a city has a long history of ethnic religious and sectarian violence among the city's main political parties. program off the forces of launched a counter attack against rebels near the western a libyan city of zlatan and killing at least seven people taking control of the town is a key step for rebels who plan to advance from there to the capital tripoli gadhafi son saif al islam says fighting in libya will continue until the country is called liberated the ongoing civil war started over four months ago and as claimed the lives of an estimated two thousand people. colombian authorities have captured two suspected leaders of a cocaine operation involving the transfer of twenty tons of drugs per year to the u.s. via submarines police say the arrest was the conclusion of a six year investigation into the drug ring the men who were apprehended after the u.s. coast guard announced the capture of a submarine off the hundred coast carrying seven and a half tons of cocaine th

with bullets and showing signs of torture police believe about two hundred people were killed in karachi in july alone all the city has a long history of ethnic religious and sectarian violence among the city's main political parties. pro get off the forces have launched a counter attack again. struggles near the libyan a western city of killing at least seven people taking control of the dawn is a key step for rebels who plan to advance from there to the capital tripoli gadhafi son saif al islam says fighting in libya will continue until the country is quote liberated will be ongoing civil war started over four months ago and has claimed the lives of an estimated two thousand people. iraq's political leaders are given the government the go ahead to start talks with the u.s. that would keep their troops in the country on a training mission and that's beyond this year's withdrawal the issue is politically charged with a senior minister stressing that american forces might still go by the end of this year under a two thousand eight agreement the move comes days after the u.s. special inspe

been killed and dozens injured in two days of clashes in the ongoing violence in a pakistan city of karachi reports say bodies were found scattered across different parts of the country's largest city some are riddled with bullets that is showing signs of torture police believe about two hundred people were killed in karachi. in july alone the city has a long history of ethnic religious sense a tarion violence among the city's main political parties. twin explosions have struck western baghdad killing four people and wounding thirteen others officials say the first blast occurred near a local convenience store with a second bomb going off a few minutes later when police and witnesses gathered at the scene this comes after iraq's political leaders gave the government the green light to negotiate with the u.s. for a possible deal to keep their troops in the contrary on a training mission. colombian authorities have captured two suspected leaders of a cocaine operation involving the transfer of twenty tons of drugs per year to the u.s. violent submarines police say the arrest was the conclusio

with bullets and showing signs of torture police believe about two hundred people were killed in karachi in july. i alone the city has a long history of ethnic religious and the sectarian violence among the city's main political parties. twin explosions have struck western baghdad killing four and wounding thirteen officials said the first blast occurred near a local convenience store with the second bomb going off a few minutes later when police and witnesses have gathered at the scene but it comes after iraq's political leaders gave the government the green light to negotiate with the u.s. for a possible deal to keep troops in the country on a training mission. colombian authorities of captured two suspected leaders of a cocaine operation involving the transfer of twenty tons of drugs per year to the united states the submarines police say the arrest was the conclusion of a six year investigation into the drugs ring the men were apprehended after the u.s. coast guard announced the capture of a submarine off the honduran coast carrying seven and a half tons of cocaine the whole had an e

a group of government ambushed a bus in karachi carrying plainclothes police officers it's killed at least six and injured fifty the officers are on their way to carrying out a raid when armed men surrounded them opened fire came as crutches police chief announced fifty two people being killed in the city within the past three days pakistan's largest city has a long history of political and ethnic violence over three hundred people have been killed in karachi in july alone. a passenger bus overturned that a mountain highway in southern afghanistan leaving thirty five dead and injuring dozens some of them critically the bus rolled over several times after the driver lost control during the journey from the city of kandahar. officials say reckless driving was the most likely cause of the crash. of the ten thousand people gathered in new delhi in support of a prominent activist who is on his fifth day of a hunger strike now and those are he says he is physically weak but will not renounce his fight for tougher anti corruption wars in india a campaign a started his fast in jail after bei

much of the violence in karachi has been blamed on gangs tied to political factions.ome of the day's major stories. now, back to ray. >> suarez: and now to the outcome of the high profile criminal case that attracted international attention. the case itself may be coming to an end, but questions about how it was handled continue. three months after he was arrested on charges of sexual assault, dominique strauss kahn was greeted with boos when he arrived at a new york city courthouse this morning. but inside, the former head of the international monetary fund got some good news-- the sexual assault charges against him had been dropped. prosecutors asked state supreme judge michael obus to drop the charges because, they said, the defendant's version of what happened was not credible. >> whatever the truth may be about the encounter between the complainant and the defendant, our inability to believe the complainant beyond a reasonable doubt means that we cannot, in good faith, ask the jury to do that. and so, we arrive at the recommendation that we made here today. >> su

karachi has been plagued recently by such violence, linked to competing political factions. the government of chile today added another 9,800 names to the list of victims of the pinochet era. that brings the total to more than 40,000 chileans who were tortured, imprisoned, killed or seized and never seen again. it took place under the military regime of general augusto pinochet, who seized power in 1973 and ruled for nearly 20 years. pinochet died in 2006. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to jeff. >> brown: and we turn to the situation in syria. today, the world laid down a new challenge to a government that rights groups say has now killed some 2,000 of its own people. after five months of the syrian uprising and the regime's recent escalation of its crackdown on protesters, the u.s. and the u.n. sharply raised the stakes. until now, president obama had criticized syrian leader bashar assad, but stopped short of insisting he step down. that ended today, when the president issued a statement that said of assad: "his calls for dialogue and reform have rung

in pakistan, paramilitary troops fanned out across karachi after a two-day killing spree left at least 34 people dead. police have found bodies scattered throughout the port city of 18 million people. some were riddled with bullets, others showed signs of torture. karachi has a history of political, ethnic, and sectarian violence, much of it blamed on gangs tied to political factions. more than 300 people were killed in july alone. major flooding hit the capital of the philippines today after a night of monsoon rains. at least one person was drowned. waist-deep water swamped the streets of manila, and forced nearly 800 people to evacuate their homes as the marikina river rose. the flood tide caused traffic jams across the city and shut down schools and businesses. storms have battered the northern philippines for the past two weeks, killing more than 60 people. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to judy. >> woodruff: now to a different stalemate in congress: a big fight over the federal aviation administration, one that's already having an effect. >> woodruff: the bla