this india-based firm has 400 employees in sri lanka. many of them are certified accountants. >> the main plant is based in the uk. currently working on the accounting side so we're mainly the operational aspects of it. >> reporter: the boom is encouraging many younger sur erer sri lanka lankans to look at careers in accounting. they offer courses to nurture their skills. sarah enrolled two years ago. in this class groups of students discuss management strategies for opening a business school in asia. watching at the back are human resources officers from foreign companies. they are hoping to find competent, new employees. >> people we can use right now or tag people to use in the future. >> reporter: sarah was more active in the discussions. she won high marks from the observers. >> this is one of the best places to be. it's a beautiful place. there's a lot of opportunities. i would like to get the experience at some place like big companies where they handle like international traders as well. >> reporter: sri lanka is producing a new

this india based firm has 400 employees in sri lanka. many of them are certified accountants. >> mainly our main plant is based in the uk. current currently insurance accounting so we are mainly operations aspects of it. >> reporter: the boom is encouraging many sri lankans to get careers in accounting. this location school offers courses to nurture their skills. sarah enrolled two years ago. in this class, groups of students discuss management strategies for opening a business school in asia. watching at the back are human resources officers from foreign companies. they are hoping to find competent new employees. >> people we can use right now or tag people we can use in the future. >> reporter: she won high marks from the observers. >> it is a beautiful place and there is a lot of opportunities. i would like to get experience at some place, in big companies that handle international tra r traders. >> reporter: sri lanka is producing a new generation of skillful accountants. they carry the hopes of the nation on their shoulders as sri l

we have a report from colombo. >> three years on, this state in sri lanka's still celebrates its warvictory with a huge pageantry of military muscle and firepower. gori is heaped upon the president, who reigns supreme. three of his brothers in top posts. one man has missed these parades for the past three years. he was then a general, army chief for the final phase of the war. after the war, if all unraveled. he accused the powerful president of not giving him to credit for the victory. he stood against him in the election, lost, and was locked up for two years. only now, with a presidential pardon, has he been freed. the former general was greeted with supporters, who see him as a true world -- war hero, but with britain and other countries saying there may have been war crimes in sri lanka, it is possible that he will be under just as much scrutiny as the civilian leaders to send him to jail. >> these people are guilty. they say they are ready to answer for allegations. >> the government of sri lanka's still uses its war victory to court popularity. it says the country is now liber

sri lanka must cooperate with an international investigation into alleged war crimes. that is what the former army chief sarath fonseka has told the bbc a day after his release from jail. the former general, led the army to victory over the tamil tigers in 2009, denied thousands of civilians had been killed. he spoke to the bbc's charles haviland. >> people ask me the same question, if i could do behind bars what i could do without, what do you feel about it? >> what about the terms of your released? are you forbid infrom re- entering politics? >> i have completed my prison sentence. i can do politics. [unintelligible] exactly b ow [unintelligible] >> would you like to challenge mahinda rajapaksa for the presidency again? >> it's not like i want to become the president of the country or something. my agenda is not to do that. i have an agenda to change the corrupt political culture in this country. >> the u.s.-sponsored resolution in march at the u.n. human rights council critical on sri lanka human-rights, saying it should do more on reconciliation and accountability

. >>> and in sri lanka, three years have passed since the end of the bloody civil war but the legacy of conflict remains. areas of the country are still littered with land mines and now some of the many women who lost loved ones during that war are joining the effort to make their country safe again. nhk world reports. >> reporter: northern sri lanka, where the scene of fierce fighting during the 20-year civil war. early one morning, a group of women gathered here in protective suits. they are members of a local ngo called assistance for social harmony, the organization worked to remove land mines. more than 1 million land mines are believed to remain in sri lanka. >> translator: these are the land mines that we found in the past month. >> reporter: of the 200 mine clearers, 40 are women. most of them lost husbands or fathers during the war. the ngo started hiring women two years ago. it's a way to help them gain financial independence. >> translator: i look for other jobs, but couldn't find any, so i came here. >> translator: i'm glad i can contribute to rebuilding the country. >> r

staying put or heading stateside russian media reports that andre cura lanka is to join the e.u. being relocated brooklyn nets played by the hundreds billionaire mikael booker. and reinforcements up the ready and h.l. stars you're going to malkin on kaval duck supervised to bolster the russian by talkies bald head of the imminent world championships. the first football on sascoc moscow have moved second in the russian premier league following a three no when at lokomotiv the arm side themselves were still in the hunt for champions league football at the start of the gang were down to ten men early on which means that defender manuel de costa said read the foul and say don't be up the ivory and dust him self down or converted the penalty himself to go on the twenty eighth of the season then in the second half sure until such as me to work on composed finished but the visitors two goals to the good the serbian men sealed all three points ten minutes later with a super line free kick the three no victory means the only man a turn for and play off to momma in the race to qualify for

>> i spent a lot of time in sri lanka in 2010 after getting expelled from burma. the situation in sri lanka's makes a fascinating contrast because as you are aware they have a similar variation of buddhism and they're quite devout countries but the burmese saying --sanga. large portion had a great sins and great rhythm to avoid being politicized. that might sound strange because you have the revolution with hundreds of thousands of monks marching through the streets of the city's. but a lot of buddhism called ingrid george abbott-this is a spiritual manifestation manifesting their disapproval of the refusal to apologize for beating months of. it did not have an overtly political dimension and is interesting to see in the recent election campaign that the sega has been nowhere to be seen. in sri lanka you have a desperate situation for where there is an extreme chauvinist buddhist party. burma is free of such an abomination. >> any other questions from the audience? you have a second question? >> curious for the common citizen if you live in rangoon, what are the l

the former army chief tells the country sri lanka is going to cooperate in a war crimes investigation. and the first commercial flight taking cargo to the international space station. welcome to "bbc world news." would you volunteer to be a human guinea anything? we talk to people who have agreed to take part in drugs trials. >> fresh warning that the crisis in the euro zone is the biggest threat to the recovery of the world economy. opportunities must now be taken to tackle the problem. it comes to us after youth unemployment, particularly in europe remains at crisisal levels with no sign of improvement for at least another four years. the split between europe's leaders on whether to cut or widen debt. >> alexis, the greek ultra left leader is riding a wave of popularity at home. but here in paris, he's been welcomed this time only by like minded politicians. the french president is now a socialist, the man next to him on stage is another socialist. and then there's the crowd. >> your presence gives us strength for the fight we fight, because we are fighting for everyone in europe. w

sri lanka's former chief of staff was released from jail on monday. it follows pressure from the united states which considered him a political prisoner. nhk world reports. >> reporter: he was released and was met with cheers from a crowd of supporters. >> translator: we are committed to establish a nation where people are happy, by removing the suffering they face, and saving them from economic difficulties and corruption. >> reporter: he led sri lanka's victory over the insurgents in 2009. that ended more than two decades of civil war. the following year, he ran for president in a direct challenge to his former boss, incumbent president packsa. after losing the election, he was charged with corruption. the sentence drew criticism from the united states, which called the trial politically motivated. the issue was raised again on friday when u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton held talks with the sri lankan counterpart in washington. as they recover from their long civil war, some see the attempt to attract foreign investment. nhk world. >>> next

to join up with the league's only russian owner according to the country's sports media undertaker lanka as a verb agree with me prokhorov brooklyn nets either to scare moscow forward he's currently preparing for the euro league final for has a long standing relationship with the nets and is said to be signing on with the new really katie club at the end of the european season is believe he'll sign a three year deal kirilenko return to the army man as a free agent and be a lot like deciding to play at the season in russia despite the office from the us i finally the n.f.l. has been rocked by the news that one of the best plays from the ninety's has passed away former chargers dolphins and pantries linebacker junior say-i dying in his california home aged forty three from what i paid to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the chest say i started his career and nine hundred ninety playing for san diego until two thousand and two he led the charges to the things i only see bowl appearance nine hundred ninety four and lost to the san francisco forty nine is sad tragically becoming a member

the league's only russian owner according to the country's sports minister sports media under akira lanka has a verbal agreement with mikhail prokhorov brooklyn nets that says car must go forward he is currently preparing for the euro league final for has a long standing relationship with the net and is said to be signing on with the nearly relocating club at the end of the european season it's really to sign a three year deal to relink a return to the army man as a free agent during the n.b.a. lockout deciding to play out the season in russia despite lucrative offers from the us. baseball and things are looking up for the los angeles dodgers fans after a new consortium including local basketball legend magic johnson officially took control of the team the move ends a tumultuous era after bankruptcy last june and johnson has big plans. and what we want to do is bring their pride back to this city this organization we want to win . on the field we want the best they're the best fan experience they've ever had. we want to make sure it's friendly as well as the bears are be safe now the n.f.

it was much of the same in sri lanka and in france, russia, and indonesia. in taiwan, several anti- government protesters marched downtown taipei demanding better conditions for workers. taiwanese doctors and health care workers dressed up in uniforms to protest against their long hours and low pay. >> our patients cannot be protected very welcome many administrations for going on the attack. this was in thailand. occupy d.c. protesters will be joined later today. >> it will be a big crowd. we're coming together and marching downtown to the white house. it will be quite a crowd them this is one of the local organizers. the group will leave malcolm x park on 16th street at 6:00 and walking to the white house. the same will happen in new york and california. >> this is to oppose power and concentration of wealth and inequality. >> thanks so much. president obama's campaign is releasing new advertisements. >> it's just what you'd expect when mitt romney had a swiss bank account. >> it talks about shipping jobs to china and mexico. the advertisement will run in

she was a gift from sri lanka. i'd like to go check her out. >> must be very soothing. good for her. >> we like her. >> yes, stay with us. "news 4" continues right now at 5:00 a.m. >>> a live look outside at 5:00 a.m. 57 degrees outside our studios, and we're in for a pretty significant swing in temperatures, meaning if you driving from point a to point b you're going to find a big swing in temperatures. good morning. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> and i'm eun yang for this mur thursday, may 3rd, 2012. oh, this hurts. >> scores. it's gaborik. >> one of the longest games in caps' hiftd ended on a sour note after the rangers slipped one by brayden holtby. we have reaction from players and fans throughout the morning. >> right now we turn to meteorologist tom kierein for a quick update on our forecast. >> yeah, we do have a front as you mentioned. one side's going to be warm, another cool. wide variety in temperatures. got to almost 90 yesterday in fredericksburg while we were in the 70s. and on the northeastern side of that front we do have some showers and thunder and lightning

the failure to intervene in sri lanka has left the u.s. security council looking redundant as a guardian of world peace. >> these are among the latest pictures from syria. amateur video apparently showing the shelling of buildings. the team of u.n. observers are from damascus. the violence and bloodshed continues despite their presence. the un has issued new warnings about the risk of all-out civil war. amnesty international claims the continuing crisis in syria is the most telling example why the u.n. security council is looking tired, out of step, and on for a purpose. redundant as the guardian of global peace. >> thousands of people died in syria. we have made a case out of many of these. what has happened there constituted crimes against humanity. there was no action from the council. what we're asking for now is when there is grave human rights abuses as we have seen in syria, [unintelligible] cannot be allowed without a clear explanation as to why it is happening. >> they are accusing the government of failing to show leadership to m

we're developing a technology here that we can export to other countries -- bhutan, sri lanka and afghanistan in many of their mountainous regions they have no electricity but plenty of water. >> bal krishna und milan shrestha will sleep in the village tonight, and dhan bahadur will remain in his mill. he wants to spend the night there to make sure the power stays on. true commitment there, and here at global 3000 we are firmly committed to food, especially the no-fuss snacks people enjoy around the globe. forget global burger chains, we like to jump off into the deep end with our taste buds. and today we head to chile for some empanadas. >> coquimbo is a port city on the pacific coast. it has one of the most popular fish markets in chile. people come here not only to shop, but more than anything to enjoy the fresh and delicious fast food. fish and seafood are turned into tasty snacks right on the premises. there are small restaurants and snack bars in every corner of the market, like this one run by alejandro fernÁndez. his speciality is a chilean classic -- "empanadas de marisco." >> aqui v

. >> sri lanka's controversial defense minister has told bbc it is no longer corporate s -- no longer appropriate to see the north of the country as a tamil area and has replaced those officials from the majority ethnic group. the un says tens of thousands of tamil civilians were killed towards the end of the war. . there's been strong criticism of remarks made by the head of international monetary fund christine lagarde in which she called on all greeks to pay their taxes. many of posted angry messages on her facebook page. a socialist party leader in athens said that christine lagarde had consulted the greek people. the captain of one of the leading football clubs in italy has been arrested by police investigating match fixing. seen here arriving for questioning, stefano mauri is one of many players that the administrators -- one of many players and administrators from top-level clubs that have been detained. foreign investors are lining up to do business in burma as the country opens its doors to the outside world after its recent elections. the indian prime minister has become the

message without us facing the mavericks ninety five seventy nine meanwhile russia's star on the ticker lanka could be making a move back to the n.b.a. to join up with the league's only russian i know this believe that to just go for it has a verbal agreement with me cal protocol brooklyn that i moved sign a great deal at the end of the season. they say you can't beat local knowledge and that definitely seems to be the case at the moment i go to wells fargo championship in north carolina webb simpson saying he lives just a stone's throw from the holocaust and knows the lie of the land this breaking right at the last minute for a birdie he carty to sixty five to share the first round lead with fellow american driver moore and sink five shots back is rory mcilroy he recently lost the number one ranking to luke donald while phil mickelson and tiger woods hit a seventy one this tiger's first tournament since finishing fortieth at the masters . than is an american feel to the top of the leaderboard at the spanish open sure maciel leading the way after the first day with a brilliant five under par

russian stock on a carrier lanka could be making their way back to the n.b.a. to join up with been a russian it's believed the t. a skull forward has a green looking cow profitable for that and more sign bringing it to you at the end of the same. finally finally they say you can't be local knowledge and that definitely seems to be the case at the moment i go wells fargo championship in north carolina webb simpson lives just a stone's throw from the quiet hollow course a name change the lie of the land this part breaking right just at the last minute . carded a sixty five to share the friendly with fellow americans ryan moore and sink five shots back is roy mcelroy who recently lost the number one ranking to the donald while phil mickelson and tiger woods had a seventy one i've just tiger's first tournament since finishing fortieth at the masters. and the american failed to the top of the late aboard the spanish openshaw mikael leading the way there after the first day with a brilliant five hundred passed sixty seven the former u.s. p.g.a. championship went on a

. >> the former sri lanka arm leader has been been released.ur correspondent has more. >> waiting -- they're about to go beserk. sometimes in a very dangerous manner as he is released from the hospital interior. he was then whisked away. back to the central jail, where he's been lang wishing for a couple of years. he'll have to wait there while certain -- again his conviction on a number of counts. one aide said he may actually not walk free from the prison until sometime early on tuesday. we just don't know. of course the big question is whether he will then try to plunge back into politics. many see him as the most plausible challenger to the president in this murky political theme. and of course there are human rights issues, issues of alleged war crimes that have been leveled against the government. there's no reason why those should not be leveled against him. he was of course the man that led the army when it won against the tiger rebels exactly three years ago. thousands of civilians are alleged to have died. the government denies commit

then on the said to be signing on with the need for the club at the end of the european season for lanka returning to the army men as a free agent during the n.b.a. lockout the signing player at the season in russia despite you could have offers from the us when they leave you turned the thirty one year old was shot a superb sixty percent average from the field this year should i say that the american football world has been rocked with the news that one of the n.f.l.'s best players of the one nine hundred ninety s. has passed away former chargers dolphins patriots linebacker junior see how dying is californian home aged forty three from what appears to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the chest see how started his career nine hundred ninety thing for san diego until two thousand and two he led the chargers to the team's only super bowl appearance in one thousand nine hundred eighty four a loss to the son francisco forty nine ers say outrun szekely becoming the if member all that he risk want to die prematurely had made the n.f.l. all decade team of the ninety's before retiring for g

that emotion love and of each top scoring this fifty star thank you lanka was also instrumental in tesco seventy four sixty two win and is already looking forward to their much against holders person i cross continually to top four in a week's time. covering every night has produced i'm satisfied with the job we do the norwegian for you hoard all season everyone who thinks that it's just a big year all the worries in the world we have a hard rules right now for tonight would you celebrate letters. across in the n.b.a. miami now needs just want victory to win their playoff series after beating the new york knicks eighty seven seventy to take a three nil lead le bron james top scored thirty two points from last year's weekend finalists however defending champions the dallas mavericks are on the brink of going out off to oklahoma ninety five seventeen nineteen also take it seriously and the mavericks admit they were soundly beaten. tonight just picked a bad time to really put a stinker out there i mean nobody really had a good game for us. no talking to us on the other. just we picked a tou

their lead that they are schlepping of it stop scoring with fifteen points stuffing without breaking a lanka was also instrumental in test as a seventy four sixty two win and is already looking ahead to their much against holders palace and i guess in the year nick's top four in a week's time. i am very very that has to get i'm satisfied with the job we gave the norwegian for you hard all season. x. that is just the beginning of the reason why we have a higher goals right now for tonight we can celebrate this. have every man be a miami. just won the victory to win their playoff series after beating the new york knicks eighty seven seventy to take a three nellie bron james top scored with thirty two points for last year's big finalists however defending champions the dallas mavericks are on the brink of going out. ninety five seventy nine to also take a three day all series lead and the mavericks admitted they were soundly beaten. and i just picked a bad time to really put a stinker out there i mean nobody really had a good game for us. you know talk to us on the other everybody made shots. w

staying put or heading stateside russian media reports that one hundred current lanka will join the new brooklyn nets. for the euro league. reinforcement the ready n.h.l. . arrived to bolster the russian ice hockey squad ahead of the world championships start. the race for champions league qualification next season is now the center of attention in russian football followings and meets retention of their title at the weekend plenty of midweek action to keep track of with seven games in all taking place on wednesday including a couple of darby's one of them europe just the back to see this is. the home side they didn't get off to the best of starts manuel de costa receiving a red card for that and then there is a goal by the leading scorer in russia with twenty eight goals this season number two for the army men would come in the second half to one toss age. making it to nil he would score his third from a set piece maybe the flexion but the old cunt don't pay three nil cesc a second to give me. another darby in the capital so far talk to call on. kevin karami hoping. just three minutes

and called her you clear scar start on the way carol lanka is named you are the m.v.p. ahead of the side show place final against england p.r. . well first the football and has all gone down to the wire in the russian premier league with fourteen vying to take second the second and last champions league spot on the final day of this long transitional season how to score moscow are the best place idea for a point clear of the rest of the pack a must prevail at recent russian cup winners through being to ensure their european fate is in their own hands spot on moscow a third and will be without van top scorer emmanuel and the need to carry in their match at city rivals lokomotiv the nama point behind can travel to command well and you also have an outside chance of climbing the second spot to see things man welcome champions in egypt and this in petersburg side will be without some of their key men including top scorer alexander because you called goalkeeper my left ear so with one game to play here is the top of the tables any unassailable at the summit but it's a really

go forward on break or lanka has been named euro league and think pe ahead of sunday's final with an imperial cos he was honored at an awards ceremony in istanbul and was also named best defender and a member of the all your leagues along with. christie a tommy piece for the army men who are preparing to face a limp e r casimiro league final in the turkish capital on sunday with a build up from turkey from across arrests. russia says scar and the greeks olympiacos are more familiar with each other that you might think greek fans know and still adore the serbian point gordon miller still dosage to help the red whites reach the euro league final in swansea ten where he eventually became the tournaments most valuable player one of europe's best coaches your nice guys louse gus who is now plying his trade in moscow was also part of the course at few years back however despite their friendly relationship they had coach will put all the motions as side on sunday don't think that's a little bit more you a little bit because going to a team this is a live image and believable job. much compa

not to ask people and says go forward on the regular lanka has been named euro league m.v.p. ahead of this sunday's final against olympiakos mistime bowl the russian was all about an awards ceremony and was also named best defender and a member of the all euro league first team along with their skulls not it's a tiny burst for the army men who are preparing to face olympiakos in a final this sunday evening and with all the build up from turkey is wrong. russia says scar and the greeks olympiacos are more familiar with the child or that you might think greek fans know and still adore this serbian point guard still dosage who helped the red whites reach the euro league final in sweyn's its end where he eventually became the tournaments most valuable player one of europe's best coaches you don't ask us who is now plying his trade in moscow was also part of a cost a few years back however despite their friendly relationship they had coach will put all the motions as side on sunday i don't think the three of them or use a really bad was going to a team this is a live image and bel

so if you want to make an impression on tech ron or sri lanka, you could do so often much more effectively through the u.n. or through any bilateral channel. >> i know you wanted to comment more on that. >> i think the trend you identify in the human rights ngos is the same for all ngos, that everybody -- you know, just like the international financial institutions have to have more representative governments, so, too, the international ngos feel the need to be more representative. in my previous life i ran the international development in the uk and used to often joke with the international ngos who we worked closely with. they looked like multinational corporations, ironic give wherein the community often started. but they had corporate sentences. they had global networks. they had representative offices and subsidiaries around the world. and they were no longer local organizations. they were really operating -- and they saw that as part of their legitimacy si. that was one point. the changing landscape, it's not surprising with europe in crisis and europe delivers 60% of global aid, bud

give the greek side a stunning sixty two points to sixty one victory tesco stuff for them but i can lanka said this team had only themselves to blame parties among cos were told to the tournament most valuable player. disappointed was. it played a great game in the first the fourth one of jordan overs when there was that very lax you know where we start saving ourselves a fourth quarter but there's no fourth quarter you know what we do remember one way and that's why we lose the game. if you were to find the one i don't think we have a problem with us today we'll probably would often say you know we're. in the first half everything was falling in our hands you know very great difference going back to the no offense. very second have which is what it's going to boils. down to formula one and pastore mall the motto clinched his maiden victory at the spanish grand prix although the win for his williams team was mauled by a fire in their carriage after the race nine people were hurt in the accident near the track one meeting hospital treatment for bones well the race itself saw maldonado star

i wrote a book about political buddhism in sri lanka and i am going back after -- >> really? >> i'm curious when i go back well i find the group more politicized than they were 20 years ago or more less so? >> i spent quite a lot of time in sri lanka in 2010 after getting expelled from burma and i think the situation makes it fascinating contrast to very similar variations of buddhism and and the they're both quite different countries with certain exceptions. the great wisdom to avoid. that might sound strange because of course we have the revolution the hundreds of thousands of monks marching through the streets and the cities. but as buddhism here in the state's who's written a fascinating book about meditation in burma and as she pointed out this isn't a political demonstration. this is purely a spirit manifestation manifesting that disapproval of the refusal to apologize for beating them up and it did not have an overtly political dimension and it's interesting to see in the recent election campaign there is no way to be seen with. you have a desperate situation there is

only is mississippi the worst in the country, if mississippi were a country, it would rank below sri lanka and below botswana. it would be 83rd in the world in terms of infant mortality. and if you look internally at what's going on in mississippi, what explains that problem, you end up very quickly realizing that the issue is in racial disparity. these are mississippi's own numbers. these are infant mortality for white mothers in mississippi. that's if infant mortality rate in mississippi over time. and this is the infant mortality rate, that red line there, for african-american mothers in mississippi. so white mothers in mississippi, they have roughly the same rate as the rest of the country. but the reason mississippi is the worst in the country, the reason mississippi has worst than botswana's infant mortality rate, is because african-american women have more than doubled the infant mortality rate of white women there. and it makes the state the worst in the country. this is a real problem. this is a life-and-death problem and it has been bad in mississippi for a long time. now, to mis

the 36-year-old elephant was a gift from sri lanka. "nobody knows the troubles i've seen" playing the blues in there sometimes. >> doug has one of those hooked up in the storm center. >> yeah. i had to take it down recently. i got a few complaints. it wasn't working out. >> i think more than a few. >> more than a few for sure. >>> out there right now not complaining about the rain that we need across the area but a lot of people actually seeing a lot of thunder from these storms in through western portions of maryland down toward the panhandle of west virginia and portions of northern virginia. let's zoom on in. these are the two strongest storms. right now around cable town, west virginia right on down through blue mont and then down to the south just to the north and west of middleburg this storm has been riding along route 7 here and we'll zoom in even more. you can see around hourdsville and rock hill over toward unison and willsville we'll continue to watch as this moves toward the east. a lot of lightning associated with this get

i wrote a book about political buddhism in sri lanka and i am going back after -- >> really? >> i'm curious when i go back well i find the group more politicized than they were 20 years ago or more less so? >> i spent quite a lot of time in sri lanka in 2010 after getting expelled from burma and i think the situation makes it fascinating contrast to very similar variations of buddhism and and the they're both quite different countries with certain exceptions. the great wisdom to avoid. that might sound strange because of course we have the revolution the hundreds of thousands of monks marching through the streets and the cities. but as buddhism here in the state's who's written a fascinating book about meditation in burma and as she pointed out this isn't a political demonstration. this is purely a spirit manifestation manifesting that disapproval of the refusal to apologize for beating them up and it did not have an overtly political dimension and it's interesting to see in the recent election campaign there is no way to be seen with. you have a desperate situation there is

it's the world's second worst performing index two behind sri lanka's concerns.lk out of china there is no repeat of the 2008 fiscal stimulus, so commodities are weak across the board. basic resources down along with banks. fresh record lohse for bund yields. 1.3%. spain yields going high. 6 president 2%. the spread between the two widening out to nearly 530 basis points. a fresh recordwide between spain and german bunds. italy back over 6%ful we're going to get the results from it will i in the next 10, 15 minutes or so. 5 and 10-year key auctions looking to raise. how high the yields will be, we'll find out. we're fresh on 10-year gilts. as far as currency marks are considered, the dollar index is up fresh 20-year hero highs -- 20-month highs. aussie dollar get back toward six-month lows. expect retail sales down. euro dollar, fresh two-year lows right now. below 124. 124.34 below the 125 mark and we talked about no stimulus out of china. that's also hurting commodities, besides the dollar getting weaker as well. nymex below 90. brent brks e low 105, 105.46 and

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sri lanka force peaceful human rights activity. started his legal studies in prison, became an attorney and devoted his entire practice to defending political prisoners which is what he does now with amnesty. we will then hear from a human rights advocates in purchasing agent from a furniture business from shandong province who recently fled to the u.s. to escape constant monitoring following her advocacy on behalf of chen guangcheng. along with others including, wang attempted to visit chen guangcheng on several occasions during his 19 month home confinement and participate in numerous advocacy activities. beatings, constant monitoring and detention. authorities detained her and her husband for two weeks in december 2011 as they were preparing to travel to participate in a free chen guangcheng activity. will then hear from yaxue cao who is an independent writer, translator and blogger about china. she grew up in china, at peking university and studied literature in the uzbek her writings and translations export aspects in china's