. >> i came so that president muhammad morsi will leave. for me, he does not exist. >> hundreds have joined protests around the country. opposition leaders have appealed for an end to violence after meeting with the muslim brotherhood, but friday evening ended in clashes nonetheless. 60 people have been killed in the unrest. president mohamed morsi said they would respond with utmost decisiveness. tax in pakistan, a militant attack on an army check post has killed at least 13 soldiers and tens of millions in the northwest of the country, and the taliban has claimed responsibility, saying it was in retaliation for a recent drone strike. reports in pakistan say more than 35,000 people have been killed as a result of terrorism since the september 11 attacks on the united states. in libya -- in india, five men have been indicted in that gang rape case that led to the death of a 23-year-old student. the men he not guilty to 13 charges of murder if convicted, they could face life sentences. the attack happened in december and sparked national out

the egyptian president, muhammad morsi, has called elections beginning in the last week of april. a presidential decree said voting would begin on april 27 and end in june. as in previous polls, the vote will be held in several stages across different regions due to a shortage of election supervisors. analysts say mr. morsi and his muslim brotherhood movement will put an end to this. >> i'm stephen sackur. top stories this hour -- not long now until the family of oscar pistorius will find out if he'll get bail while they await trial on charges of murdering his girlfriend. the decision expected in about 15 minutes' time. palestinian protesters are gathering in the west bank for a second day. it calls for the release of four prisoners who are on hunger strike. now, final political rallies are taking place in italy as it's the last day of campaigning before the election there. according to polls, a third of italians say they still don't know who to vote for, but most voters list the ailing economy as the top issue, and nowhere more so than in the economic heart of italy, milan, the c

the fires from the cocktails thrown, a message to muhammad morsi. the people feel betrayed. the revolution was supposed to turn egypt into a country where everyone prospered. and where there was justice. for these people who gathered earlier in their new regular friday rituals, reform is coming far too slowly. >> we're back to another demonstration in tahrir square. of course piece people feel passionately about wanting to change things. there are many, many egyptians who feel demonstrations like this are counterproductive and need to stop. ahmed is one of those who feel that after so many decades of dictatorship, the new president needs more time to fix things. >> right nouts not the right time to do this anymore. i mean, egypt really does need all the people to take charge right now. it's in the healing period. >> but the opposition demonstrators insist this is just the continuation of the revolution. until they get the egypt they want. what do you say to those people who are saying, look, we need stability more than anything? we don't need more disruption. >> well, i thin

the fires from the cocktails thrown, a message to muhammad morsi. the people feel betrayed.upposed to turn egypt into a country where everyone prospered. and where there was justice. for these people who gathered earlier in their new regular friday rituals, reform is coming far too slowly. >> we're back to another demonstration in tahrir square. of course piece people feel passionately about wanting to change things. there are many, many egyptians who feel demonstrations like this are counterproductive and need to stop. ahmed is one of those who feel that after so many decades of dictatorship, the new president needs more time to fix things. >> right nouts not the right time to do this anymore. i mean, egypt really does need all the people to take charge right now. it's in the healing period. >> but the opposition demonstrators insist this is just the continuation of the revolution. until they get the egypt they want. what do you say to those people who are saying, look, we need stability more than anything? we don't need more disruption. >> well, i think this sort of demand

president muhammad morsi, backed by the muslim brotherhood has made it clear that his goal amounts to power and the virtual installment of militant isram's -- islam's sharia law. president obama is sending tanks and the first installment of 20 f-16 fighters to egypt, even as members of congress are under pressure to consider conduct off foreign aid. their 1.5 billion annually, most of it to the egyptian armed force with few strings ark tached. morsi's relationship to the powerful army is murky and u.s. military contractors provide badly needed jobs at home. furthermore, morsi's anti-semetic statements hover over the crisis. tapes recorded two years ago and recently made public, show the president of egypt calling jews descendants of apes and pig, blood suckers. his hackneyed defense -- my words were taken out of context. no apology forth coming. he told a u.s. delegation that the remarks were made public jays because the american media is controlled by, quote, certain forces. and a senior aide promons nounced the holocaust a hoax on january 27, holocaust commemoration day. they weren'