. >> there's a courtroom confession of the mumbai attacks.he sole suspect changes his plea to guilty. >>> enough about the moon, it is time to reach for mars. that is according to the astronauts that took part in the first lunar landing 40 years ago. as we recall that there feat, we also remember the man from russia. >>> welcome to "bbc world news." >> coming up later -- >> you did not want to brag about it. you were not proud of it. >>> his memoirs got him fans around the world and some fury in ireland. we will look at his legacy. >>> the royal prerogative is centuries old. what is fascinating queen elizabeth? ♪ >>> there is no doubt that afghanistan and pakistan are at the top of the foreign policy priorities of president obama. there is also no question that india has felt overlooked by white house strategy towards south asia. that is until now. secretary of state hillary clinton has concluded her five- day visit to india. they have signed deals on trade, defense, and nuclear cooperation. there were disagreements on climate change. they be

who trained him and sent him to mumbai to carry out the attack? this is the biggest question mark. he is cannoned forker. >> -- he is cannon fodder. >> he is believed to have links to pakistani intelligence, but experts doubt pakistan sanctioned the mumbai raid. they would have had liaison officers with agents in the camp, but was isi directly involved in the manning of this particular operation? i think that is a harder question to answer. >> after his confession, it is doubted in pakistan but others say his testimony provided an intimate account of one of india's worst ever atrocities. >> the former president of peru was sentenced to 7 1/2 years in prison after being convicted of paying a $15 million bribe to his former security chief. he was already serving a 25-year term for human rights abuses. he told the court he paid the money to his aide because he feared he of planning to overthrow the government. at least 36 people died during the week after moon shoon rains in india. thousands of rice fields were damaged, and more rain is forthcoming. a group of clerics in iran includin

world affairs correspondent. >> the tanks brought terror to mumbai -- attacks brought terror to mumbai. the perpetrators were 10 well- armed gunmen in a well-planned assault. this was seen at the taj mahal hotel last november as security forces tried to flush the last gunman out. here is the sole survivor, called on -- called on cctv camera. the 21 year old from pakistan is charged with 86 separate offensives, including murder, possessing explosives and waging war against india. he repeatedly denied it, until now. in a special present court he surprised his lawyer and everyone else by confessing what the words, sir, i plead guilty to my crime. he went on to detail how the gunmen arrived by boat from pakistan and attacked the busiest railway station. the attacks increased tensions between india and pakistan, two nuclear armed rivals. india said the infamous group was behind all this. it is not clear why kasab confessed now, but it is likely to add to india pressure on pakistan to act against those responsible for planning this. bbc news. >> britain has downgraded its terror alert to its

>>t was the iconic image of mumbai. sole survivinggunman was caug on cera ase fired, reloaded, anfired again. in theourthouse day, even shocked his own lawy. he told the judge that he pleade guilty to h crimes. he had earlier dend his guilt. >> i surprised that mohammad qab has decided to confess hi guilt. i was shocd. the police offers were very shked. >> the carnage unleashed on mumbai for three days claim over 160 les. in his confession, mohammad qab describ in detail how he a the other gmen rived fromakistan and carried out the raid. they started firing at the public with their rifles the otheran was throwing grenades and hwas firing. he faces 86 charges and th death palty if concted. >> the key and ansr that remains answered is who recruited, trainim, and sen him to carry out the attks. that is the biggest queion. that is e key. mohammad qasab is cann fodder. >> spicion is falling on this milint group. the are knn to have lks to kistan intelligence. experts doubt that pakistan sanctioned the mumbai raid >> we close

her first stop, mumbai, the scene of a devastating terrorist attack last year. clinton calls for greater cooperation between nations in fighting terror. >> secretary of state hillary clinton is the first senior obama administration official to visit india, which has emerged over the last decade as a major player in the world economy and a key u.s. ally on a broad range of issues. the secretary began her visit here in mumbai on a somber note, sign ago book of condolences in a hotel, the very same hotel where terrorist attacked last year and as a symbolic gesture, she's spending two nights. she adds, both our people have experienced the senseless and searing effects of violent extremism and we can be proud of the brave heroism of those who saved lives. indian reporters peppered her with questions about whether the united states played some hidden role in recent talks dominated by terrorism issues between india and pakistan. the secretary denied that, maintaining the two sovereign nations are settling their disputes on their own. instead, clinton sought to emphasiz

it is on hold right now, admittedly, because of the mumbai situation. there's an enormous need for dialogue. the working on that. as far as other things are concerned, i think, if regionally this starts getting negotiated and pakistan would have no objection, very strongly conforming. i don't know about the two reactors. maybe they're connected to the [unintelligible] [laughter] >> fenty for your time. and with the department of defense. but my comments are my own. you spoke about the future of the fata and the conversation that needs to be had regarding that. but i want to get to the southern and jab and karachi. would you be willing to terrorizgive you a theory on whe areas would look like, southern and j --southern punjab and karachi? >> i have not seen the thing. but it's been on the table and people have talked about increasing the number of provinces for a long time. it has not gone anywhere as far as political institutions are concerned. but i was hopeful, optimistic on the political thing because we have an elected government now. we have a gove

abc news, mumbai. >> this is bbc -- bbc news, mumbai. >> mutual concern that the defense secretary's visit to israel and is up discussing iranian nuclear ambitions. let's get more on the story mentioned earlier. china and the u.s. are meeting in washington to discuss major economic and political differences. >> track and america stood together to there, trying to speak the same language. >> yes, we can. >> not much was announced, but there were words. >> u.s.-china relations will shape the 21st century, making it as important as any bilateral relationship in the world. that must underpin our partnership. that is the responsibility that together we bear. hip-hop -- >> much of the relationship is based on money. the current crisis makes it clear that the choices reverberate all crossed the global economy, not just in new york and seattle, but in shanghai as well. that is why we must remain committed to strong bilateral and multilateral coordination. >> both countries are hit hard, but china has an interest in american financing recovery. washington is investigating to the tune of about

it is a lack of evidence, particularly the evidence between india and pakistan on the mumbai event. the initial hard position has moved to a cooperative position with india. and a lot of the exchange of information. this will go forward as more evidence comes in and they can proceed. evidence comes in. everybody is learning a big lesson. we have had laws in the past which turned out to be draconian and so on. india has of lot of very harsh laws. we haven't gone into those. if this weakness persists, you might have to have special offenses. >> i'm going to move around the audience. if i don't take you in the order in which you raised your hand, i hope you will excuse me. this will allow us to spread it a little bit. >> thank you very much. i am alex glicksman with asia consulting. the united states had a problem in how it was prosecuting the war in afghanistan, switch from one general officer to another. fortunately for the united states we also have not only a change in generals but an alternative capability in which we fought. we have special operations capability which is fairly e

secretary of state hillary clinton goes on the record in mumbai, india. white india directly affects us and our wallets. -- why india directly affects us. and on another note, whether chelsea clinton is getting married. and remember the social security administration's ç$700,000 taxpayer dancing extravaganza? we have more. in some of the money we are spending from that stimulus money being flat out wasted? is taxpayer money lining the pockets of those who should not have it? an investigative reporter is here. you may blow a gasket when you hear it. andç according to a new "the washington post"/abc poll, people approving of the barack obama is health-care plan, down that the number that was a proving less than one month ago. is this a bad omen? joining us is senator rick santorum. nice to see you, senator. 49%, down from 53%. it is still a good number. >> it is not a great number. it is less than 50%. there is now a distinct separation between the present popularity of obama and what he is doing on the issues, whether it is health care -- between the pre

our james rosen has the story from mumbai. schenectady me. secretary of state clinton is the first senior obama administration official to visit india which has emerged over the last decade as a major player in the global economy and is a key u.s. ally on a broad range of issues. the secretary began her visit in mumbai on a somber note signing a book of condolences in a posh hotel house, the very same hotel where terrorist attack last november 26, whereas a symbolic gesture she herself is spending two nights. americans share a solidarity with the city and nation she wrote in the book having both our people have expressed the sense of censoring effects of violent extremism and both, clinton said, can be grateful and proud of the heroism of brave men and women whose courage saved lives and prevented greater harm on 2611 as that attack is known and 9/11. indian reporters peppered mrs. clinton with questions about whether the united states has led some hidden role in the talks donated by the terrorist issues between pakistan and india. the presid

they handed over the keys at a ceremony in of mumbai. the vehicle which cost just $2,000 is aimed at bringing car ownership to the masses and 100,000 are expected to be sold by the end of next year. >>> german prosecutors have begun an inquiry into whether a garden gnome to pectic giving and not the salute is against the law -- depicted giving a nazi salute is against the law. they have been illegal in germany since world war ii. >> it may have only been 40 centimeters tall, but this midget has sparked a giant scandal. this is the nazi gnome of nuremberg, its arms raised in a hitler salute. the german police have launched an investigation. the gallery owner does not understand what the fuss is all about. >> nobody was bothered about this before. now somebody has seen it, and complained and suddenly everyone is excited. >> and the plot thickens. german television has track down hundreds more. in germany, the public display of nazi are prohibited. these were displayed by an artist. >> when i looked to the reaction, i can tell i have done t

b news, mumbai. >> this is "bbc worl news," and ese are the hadlines so far. in south afric services are crippled as a local government workers strike for higher y. the u.s. defense sretary goes to iael to revive the pee process. there are talksbout the nuclear ambitions of ira a change in the approh to afghanistan. secretary gates sayit is time to negotiate with modere members of the taliban. our bbc correspondent has more now fromrussels. >> oprationpanther's clawto clear the areaor next month's lection. stage one is over. stag two will be to hold the ground. >> what we havactually done is ke the landecure for about 0,000 people. what we have done is push ba the taliban, andhat we have done also is srt to break that chain of terr that les in the mountain of one area it britain - that leads from the mountains to eewhere. >> unesse, a bigger cost. the most deadliest mohs so far -- it has come at big co. dafvividiligbanband had a message tt militaryight will not be enoug >> not the force ofrms and overwhelming might. normally convert tm to our point of view thr

bbc news, mumbai. >> this is "bbc world news," and these are the headlines so far. in south africa, services are crippled as a local government workers strike for higher pay. the u.s. defense secretary goes to israel to revive the peace process. there are talks about the nuclear ambitions of iran. a change in the approach to afghanistan. secretary gates says it is time to negotiate with moderate members of the taliban. our bbc correspondent has more now from brussels. >> operation panther's claw, to clear the area for next month's election. stage one is over. stage two will be to hold the ground. >> what we have actually done is make the land secure for about 100,000 people. what we have done is push back the taliban, and what we have done also is start to break that chain of terror that leads in the mountains of one area it to britain -- that leads from the mountains to elsewhere. >> jeunesse, at a bigger cost. the most deadliest months so far -- it has come at a big cost. dafvivid miligbanband had a message that military might will not be enough. >> not the force

it is in that context that we should see the nonstate actors' role, especially in incidents like mumbai, which can take things back and create a situation which they can then exploit. so, this linkage then is a dangerous situation, for pakistan, and in recent months it has played out, with attacks in urban areas, on the sri lankan team, on the police academy, on an intelligence headquarters in lahore and so on and i will not go into the details, but we have seen the retaliation taking place, and it is an ongoing thing. now, as far as our response to the insurgency is concerned, this came about after a lot of back-tracking and forward movement and so on. and, i think the swath of operations which went in, was the 15th military operation that pakistan undertook. and, the earlier 14 had all ended in some kind of peace agreement or agreement to end hostilities and every time there was a peace agreement, all 14 of them, on the government side it was pushed as a -- on the pakistan side it was pushed as a great event, an end to the problem, and, beginning of a new era, in the area in the south

today pakistan promed to do "everything its power" to bri the mumbai attackers to justice. e surviving gunman, a pakistani, faces tri in india. paistan has refused to hand over five otheruspects accused of plannin the attacks. >>> and from iran tonigh the government says the head ofhat country' nuclear agency has regned, saying he bmitted his regnation 20 days ago, which was shortly aft iran's disputedresidential election. no reason wasiven, but the official halong been close to the position leader and presidential candidate,ir hossein mouvi. >>> this was t day after an acclaimed russian human ghts activist w kidnapped and rdered. it happed in the capital of chechnya, e republic long ravaged by civil w and insurgency tay, mourners gathered to rememb natalya estemirova, who had worked in chechnyaor a ecade, focusing on killings d dnappings she believed were carried o under the authority of chechnya's president,ho is backed by e kremlin. we have re on her life -- and death -- from jonathan miller n in this report that was filed late yesterd. >>eporter: natalya estemirov bette

the evidence which is going around in indiana and pakistan on the mumbai event. in pakistan, from the initial position, has moved to a very corporate position that has brought off the exchange of information. i think these cases will go forward as more evidence comes in. everybody is learning a big lesson. we have had laws in the past which turned out to be draconian and so on. india has of lot of very harsh laws. we haven't gone into those. if this weakness persists, you might have to have special offenses. >> i'm going to move around the audience. if i don't take you in the order in which you raised your hand, i hope you will excuse me. this will allow us to spread it a little bit. >> thank you very much. i am alex glicksman with asia consulting. the united states had a problem in how it was prosecuting the war in afghanistan, switch from one general officer to another. fortunately for the united states we also have not only a change in generals but an alternative capability in which we fought. we have special operations capability which is fairly extensive. my

officials say he confessed today in a mumbai court.vember, at least ten heavily armed men killed more than 160 people during a series of attacks in mumbai, india's financial capital. all the other known suspects were killed during the attack. indian officials say the man's confession came as quite a surprise. they say right now they are trying to verify if he is, indeed, telling the truth. >>> americans being recruited for al qaeda right here on american soil. the feds say they've been on the case since 9/11. cnn tonight at 6:00, we get to the root of this secret terror recruiting in "the situation room." make sure you stick around for that. >>> meanwhile, this. the space shuttle drawing closer to a forced retirement. so where does the u.s. space program go from here? the classic flavors of tuscany inspiration for... dinner bell sfx: ping ping ping fancy feast elegant medleys tuscany entrÉes restaurant inspired dishes with long grain rice and garden greens is it love? or is it fancy feast? i had a great time. me too. you know, i just g

in mumbai, indian, james rosen, fox news. bret: angry iranians packed the islamic prayer service today calling for freedom and the resignation of recently re-elected president ahmadinejad. kitty logan shows us what happened. >> it may be the biggest opposition turnout in recent weeks, a further act of defiance in the face of a brutal government cacdown. since the protests began june 12, hundreds have been beaten and an awn known number again. today they again took to the streets and targeted anti-government slogans and called out for freedom. iranian police an militia responded with tear gas and charged the crowd on motorbikes. it is believes that there were several arrests. these images appear to show intense clashes and continuing determination of the opposition movement. their confidence was reignited by the appearance of al san scwvment ani, who demanded the release of dissidents who had been detained in the quack crackdown. >> we need to keep some of these people in jail. they need to rejoin their families. sanjani did n

in mumbai, india, james rosen, fox news. >>> secretary of state hillary clinton who is in mumbai, india, released a statement. she says, quote, "we have no higher priorities than confronting this threat." >>> southbound 301 in charles county was a big mess this morning. a ups tractor-trailer crashed into a car flipping over. the truck was leaking diesel fuel forcing the sheriff's office evacuate nearby businesses and shut down the road. fortunately no one was seriously hurt. >>> you might want to pack your patience if you're riding the metro rails this weekend. it could get ugly. the washington area transit system is even issuing an alert itself tonight. bob barnard joins us now to explain why. >> reporter: you can blame the anticipated mess on metro this weekend on long scheduled track work and the continuing investigation into last month's deadly train crash. it's been tough going the past few weeks, especially for red line riders. pam wood tells a familiar tale. >> when you get on the subway in the afternoon, the trains are packed. so we have to automatically wait for another train i

. >> eric: and the mumbai attacks, remember those in november this, fbi went into help and is that the case here? >> reporter: a good appointment and local authorities much like in the mumbai attacks don't want to have to ask for outside help, they want to prove they can do it and deal with terrorism in their own country and the spokesperson for the police tell us for now, they are not asking fbi agents from washington to come in, but you never know, it could all change. >> eric: certainly hope they can certificate and stop the attacks, live in jakarta, thanks, jamie. >> jamie: an islamic supremacist group reportedly linked to al qaeda is holding a conference, and it is going on right here in the u.s., taking place today at the hilton hotel in oak lawn, illinois. the first time the group is openly meeting in the u.s. and the title of the conference "the fall of capitalism and the rise of islam" and the group denying it has any ties to terrorism. here's their promotional video. which shows some provocative images, often used as rallying cries, in the islamic world, coming up in the next

if you can do these attacks that we saw in mumbai, they had coverage for about four full days. so those attacks are often attractive. in this case, we're just seeing two bombs. the life, the kind of media life of this attack is going to be smaller than the one in mumbai. >> manchester united was supposed to be playing in jakarta this weekend and it was being hailed as a victory for indonesia, that a team like manchester united would come and show the best of jakarta. clearly, whether this was timed in some way, but clearly if terrorism is theater, this is trying to send a different message about what's happening in indonesia. we'll continue to follow it. we'll be live through to the midnight hour. still ahead, just days before madonna's concert in france, tragedy strikes. a stage collapsing. details coming up. we'll have the latest from jakarta as we said, the associated press reporting at least six dead. we'll have another update shortly. we'll be right back. >>> just ahead, breaking news. the ap reporting at least six deaths. we'll have an update in a moment. first, randi kay

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mumbai is her first stop. clinton will spend two days in mumbai and one in new delhi. she will head to thailand before returning to the u.s. next thursday. >>> this is hln for saturday, july 18th. it's great to have you with us. more on our top story. the death of walter cronkite. he lived in turbulent times and reported on everything from the assassination of president johnf kennedy to the iran hostage crisis. as anderson cooper reports, his reporting earned him the respect that is hard to match. >> reporter: for so long, more so many of us, he was the most trusted man in america. >> that's the way it is. >> reporter: walter cronkite covered the world. in an age of fewer channels and fewer newscasts, he changed the world as well. >> looking back on it, i think i was so lucky. i happened to fall into the right things at the right time and it worked beautifully. >> he was born walterleyland cronkite in 1916. when the first troops stormed normandy, walter cronkite was there. >> as dwight eisenhower told me sitting on this very wall over here, on the 20th anniversary of d

key diplomatic test after mumbai terror attacks in the region again. >>> more on the developing story. u.s. military says video showing a frightened soldier captured by the taliban is in viles of international law. here it is. it's our first glimpse at private first class bowe bergdahl since he disappeared in eastern afghanistan nearly three weeks ago. the military is calling the 28 minute tape propaganda. >> i'm scared. i'm scared i won't be able to go home. very unnerving to be a prisoner. >> barbara starr has more on the fallout from this video and whether it's yielding any clues on the continuing search for him. good morning, barbara. >> reporter: good morning. this soldier a prisoner of the taliban for the last three weeks of the hunt goes on for him throughout the eastern afghanistan pakistan border area. u.s. forces say they are doing everything they can to find 23-year-old private first class bowe bergdahl who disappeared from his base back on june 30th. private bergdahl, private first class bergdahl for the tiefirst time talking about how he feels. >> i have a girlfriend, who

clinton spoke about the explosions during a visit to mumbai today. it is the first stop in her week-long visit to india and thailand. she's scheduled to speak with indian government officials tomorrow and on monday about a wide range of issues. >> a usf-15 jet has crashed in afghanistan killing two crew members. the u.s. military says the crash happened in eastern afghanistan early this morning. so far the military hasn't said what led to the crash but they say it was not caused by hostile fire because a second fighter plane traveling with the f-15 didn't see any evidence of enemy fire. >>> somali pirates released a cargo ship they've been holding captive for several months. the german ship "victoria" and the 11 crew members are said to be safe. it's not clear whether a ransom was paid. the pirates hijacked the ship in the waters off somalia may 5th. the area has been a hot bed of pirate activity despite increased military presence. >>> check out this bus exploding into flames. the nine passengers and driver did get out safely but the force of the bl

there could be no formal peace talks until the pakistani government takes responsibility for the mumbai attacks. technicians were setting up a stage when a crane collapsed and the concert has been cancelled. the colombian government has said that it is close to an agreement with the west that would make columbia a hub for american military operations in the region. the deal would give u.s. forces access to at least three colombian air bases. this is likely to be opposed by those who argue that several things have been compromised. >> the increased american presence is controversial. the basis are to be used against narcotics trafficking and terrorism. ecuador is refusing to renew an agreement. columbia is treading very carefully. this agreement does not create the new bases but it gives the u.s. government access to more bases. >> for a long time, colombia and the u.s. had been military allies in attempts to end the cocaine trade. this is not an isolated issue. particularly if it comes entangled with a left-wing guerrilla movements. conjuring up alliances from the cold war, that was whe

he sent people immediately after mumbai to look into mumbai in order to provide some kind of information that the city of new york could benefit from. >> that's right. >> rose: and you coordinate... it's your responsibility to coordinate new york city with federal agencies and the like. >> that's right. and that's right. and new york city occupies a unique role. it occupies a unique role as a potential target, as a target that already has been attacked. but also a unique role because of the fact that it has built its own intelligence gathering apparatus and it has organized a huge counterterrorism effort in new york city and in the new york city region. we don't have those things all over the country. but we do have cases all over the country. you may have seen, for example, that there were arrests a couple of weeks ago in minnesota. there were arrests rely this week in north carolina. so we have.... >> rose: tell us about those because that's interesting stories. the arrest in north carolina in terms of local... how would you characterize it? >> participation? knowledge? lack of knowled

www.ncicap.org-- greta:ç now, for part two with our interview with secretary hillary clinton from mumbaidangerous nuclear program in india. do you have a timetable? çthe north koreans apparently o not have a delivery system for a nuclear weapon at all. how much time do we have with the sanctions? with the increased pressure by the world community? before they will have a delivery system? any idea? >> well, i think we have time. i do not want to put numbers of years on it, but we have time. their program is not that advance, not that sophisticated, in our assessment, and it is not only what they might do, but it is what others might do in reaction to what they might do, and i think neither china nor we want to see japan feel the necessity to move in that direction or south korea, but neither do the north koreans, so there comes a point when your pursuit of nuclear weapons renders you less secure, not more secure, and i really believe that there are a lot of moving parts to this, and i am not in any way saying this is going to be easy, but you can begin to see the pieces on the chessboard

she stood by honoring the victims of the terror attacks in mumbai and meeting with survivors. >>> the members of jerusalems orthodox community protested the opening of the municipal parking lot in the city on the sabbath. recently, residents have clashed with the police. there were no violence demonstratio -- there was no violence today. they did not want to open the parking lot on the sabbath because driving is forbidden then. >>> still to come, astronauts face communications problems. the weekend weather gets off to a great start, but how long will are locd h--ow l wgouonl ilr ill our l >>> nasa astronauts are on their first space walk on their trip. they will help install the final piece of the laboratory for the space station. static in their microphones made them almost impossible to understand as they tried to communicate with mission control. th are working to fix that problem. >>> the philadelphia police department faces a lawsuit from some of its own officers. the group of african-american officers filed the lawsuit. they say fellow officers have posted hundreds of racist com

she eulogized the 166 people killed in last fall's coordinated attacks across mumbay, she says america shares a solidarity with the city and nation as both battle extremists. >>> president obama pushed for health care reform during his weekly address this morning. he is running out of time to get a bill on his desk before congress's august recess. some democrats complain the president is pushing too hard. live at the white house with the president's latest message. >> reporter: president obama is trying to keep the pressure on congress trying to rally lawmakers to try to get this health care bill done. it is not going to be easy. we saw this with the president yesterday. came out. made last minute remarks on health care reform here at the white house. we are going to see this once again next week, wednesday, the president is set to hold a primetime news conference at 9:00 p.m. eastern time. again though, white house knows the battle lines here are drawn. there is a a congressional budget office report saying that the democrats' legislation so far would not keep the cost of health care

. >> courtroom confession for the mumbai attacks. the suspect changes his plea to guilty. welcome to "bbc world news" -- broadcast on pbs and in america and around the globe. coming up -- >> you did not want to grow up about bragging in a slum. you were not proud of it. >> in winning fans -- fans around the world and some fury and ireland. and the world prerogative -- centuries-old but fascinating -- queen elizabeth. hello. never mind the teselle should -- where is the ambition -- that was the gist of the remarks by those who landed 40 years ago. at a reunion, buzz aldrin and michael collins called for fresh efforts for a manned mission to mars. they were honored by president obama at the white house who described them as iconic figures who lifted the side of the entire world. adam reports. this was their moment. in the mind of the public, it would never have passed. >> one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind. >> neil armstrong and buzz aldrin -- they walk on them in 40 years ago. their footprints are probably still there. nasa has released a recording of them t

it started at dawn in india, north of mumbai.n the banks of the river, this was the time to wash away stands. seventeen moments later, further east, the weather was not idea, brought -- blocking the view for many, but it was hard to resist the draw of watching this century's longest solar eclipse. on to china. to the ancient chinese, this was the moment that the sun was eaten by a dragon. the modern scientists, a chance to observe the corona. in hong kong, crowds gathered around the space museum. finally, through more murky weather, fans enjoyed the end of this in japan. the sun is 400 times bigger than the moon, 400 times bigger than the earth. known as totality, the sun is completely blocked out. just as quickly, the sky is flooded with light. it will be another 116 years before the eclipse will it clear -- will appear again. >> we will see more of that footage, finding out when and where the next will be, later in the program. you can see other people's pictures, or send us any that you have, on bbc.com. a clash of egos in the

during her first stop in mumbai, mrs. clinton spoke to -- about the people killed in last year's terror attacks. schmidt -- said that the u.s. woul be oking to ina to play a key role in preventing terrorism. the foer prime minister omar sharif was it not able to land in 1989. a british ma ws sentencedor 10 years f plotting a bombing in englishopping center. there are plans to use a home pint suicide explosive device. -- homade sicide explosive device. the head ofhe british army h cald for bette equipment. he said he would mpile a shopping list of what is required. prime minier gordon brownas repeedly insisted the army s enough equipment. d despite the toll on british forces, in partsf afghanistan, real progressis being made. some townsnd villages are not -- are now prospering in freef militantontrol. our correspondent went to central afghanistanto see the prosring of local people. >> how would you feel if you came home to fin a house full of soldiers? zahra's home is in the ddle of a wa zone. when new patriots conducted m

pakistani man accused of being the only surviving gunmen from the mumbai attacks last september said that he is prepared to be put to death. he said that the court should hang him. monday he surprised his own lawyers by pleading guilty. pervez musharraf, president -- former president of pakistan, has been called to court over his actions two years ago when he suspended the constitution and dismiss the judges. the former army general is reported to be here in london. u.s. federal agents have raided the offices of the doctor who was with michael jackson when he died last month. officials from the u.s. drug enforcement administration have been searching his clinic in houston, texas. violent protests are spreading across south africa's township as pressure mounts on the president to deliver on basic services and the promise of them. more than 100 people have been arrested in the last week. police fired rubber bullets at protesters in johannesburg. this is less than 100 days after their overwhelming victory. >> it is not an easy time for the people live in south africa and its many townsh

the 20 million residents of mumbai, reduced by 30%, caps may run dry if a full monsoon does not arrivetime to bury the antagonism of the cold war, that was the message from president obama to moscow today. he offered a mixed assessment of vladimir putin. he called him tough, shrewd, and pragmatic. he made it clear that on some issues he does not expect a meeting of minds anytime soon. >> president obama began his second day here with a drive outside of moscow. there was a crucial meeting with the former president, now prime minister, vladimir putin. president obama, a few days ago, accused vladimir putin of having a cold war past policy. today he turned on the charm. >> i am aware of the extraordinary work that you have done, and i know that his previous role as president. >> president obama is looking to reset the relationship between moscow and washington. the american president's terms at the center of moscow were to deliver his big speech here. it included important statements on the controversial issue of the georgia and ukraine joining of nato, which moscow bitterly opposes. >> a

she started her visit by honoring the victims of last november's terror attack in mumbai and by meeting with survivors. >>> dozens were injured when two light rail trains collided in san francisco. one train reran did the other as they were exiting a tunnel -- rear-ended each other as they were exiting a tunnel. the trains were full. >>> two baltimore police officers were shot while trying to arrest a man spected of assaulting two women. one officer was confronting the suspect when that man opened fire, wounding the officer. he then shot and wounded another officer that came to help. that officer managed tohoot a suspect. both officers are in a stable condition. the suspect is in critical condition. >>> crewmembers of the space shuttl endeavoruur completed thr first space walk this evening. they managed to get the job on japan's spacelab done. this was the first of five space walks planned during the visit to the space station. >>> a pastor in the kentucky is causing controversy by encouraging his congregation to bring guns to work -- to church. he wants his members to celebrate got and

there were the mumbai bombings last year. both ministers say the meeting has been cordial. they both say terrorism is the main focus. they need to bring the perpetrators of those attacks to justice, they agree. india is holding pakistan militants responsible. the pakistani prime minister says pakistan is doing everything in its power in this regard. we were told adel cear was handed over by pakistan to india -- we were told that daya documt was handed over toby pakistan to india on that. >> any practical steps coming out of this? >> we have yet to get a full briefing from the prime ministers. they held long talks that went on longer than expected over a 2.5 hours. journalists waited for briefings afterwards. those have not been given yet. we were told to come back for the closing statements and that we would hear more later in terms of what concrete steps were being announced. the fact that the talks went on for so long seems to be a positive sign. it was more than most of the journalists were expecting. >> from the view of people in the subcontinent, these are two nuclear

india has said there will be no formal peace talks until pakistan brings of those responsible for the mumbaittacks to justice. technicians were setting up a stage of the velodrome stadium when a crane collapsed. the concert has been cancelled. the colombian government is saying it is close to an agreement with the u.s. that would make it a hell of american military operations in the region. -- a hub of american military operations in the region. it is a move likely to be opposed by those who argue that columbia and the continent's sovereignty is being compromised. >> colombia reserves -- received some $6 million a year for its military. it has wide the knowledge that american aid has been key to the president's successful offensive against marxist guerrillas. the details have yet to be finalized, but what is certain is that three air bases in colombia will host u.s. aircraft, capable of natalie's buying out the terrain below, but intercepting communications across the region. columbia posey acting defense minister was in sight -- colombia's acting defense minister was insistent that this was

the pakistan man cused of being th only surviving gunman om the mumbai attacks sayshe is prepared tobe p to death. he told the crt they should go ahead and hg him. he surprised even hi own lawyers by itching his plea to guilty. the rst human trials in the search for i swine flu vaccine has begun in austlia. two drug companies have srted injectg more tha500 adult volunteers. thesaid they will not know fo up to ght weeks whether a vaccine has been effecte. american officia have called for several dozen volteers to sign up for similar trials in the united states. u.s. fderal agenthave raided the officeof thdoctor who was with pop star michael jackson when he died last month. dr. conramurray was his personal physician. officials from the u.s. drug an oarsman in the session he been searching his clinic in houston, texas. a lawye sa officials are lookingor edence of manslauger. violent protests are spreang acros south africa's townships as pressure mounts on the president to deliver on government promises of better basic rvices. withi100 people have been arrested in the last week. police f

. >> reporter: during three days in mumbai, secretary clinton also met with a broad array of women's,business and civic groups. and in a sign of solidarity with india, her choice of hotel was the taj mahal in mumbai-- target of last november's bloody terrorist attack. >> warner: for more, we get two views. michael green was senior director for asian affairs on the national security council staff during the bush administration. he's now with the center for strategic and international studies, a washington think tank, and an associate professor at georgetown university. and trudy rubin is a foreign affairs columnist at the philadelphia inquirer. welcome to you both, michael green, beginning with you, this is her second trip to the region. why this focus on this part of the world? >> well, the sort of inside-the-beltway logic is she's going there because it's not cluttered with special envoys like the middle east and iraq and afghanistan, but i think it's a fundamental judgment on her part that the dynamism in international relations is shifting with the rise of india and china, she also

. >>> eight months after the terrorttacks that killed 170 people in mumbai, india, pakistani inveors say they have connected t pakistan-bad mlitant group lash car etababeyondhen reasonab double the "the wall street journal say handedatest authorities the latesteport this month. it says mateal recovered from lash car camps were gven the aining, weapons and directed by t militant outfit. the evence included hawritten diars, traini man ll, indian maps and operational instructions. pakistan has charged five people with planning the attack. the onlurviving gunman ostrial inndia and he says he was recruited by the lash car group. >>> fense secretary robert gates was in iraq today getng firsthand look at future military missi in country. gates arrived at acommand post in e southern iraq area, where u.s. troops are servi mainly as advisers toiraqi rces. the unit a prototype for americans ashey move from front-line combat to suort roles. fr there, gates went onto baghdad where he metwith prime minister nuri al maliki who suggested last week whoight ask for an tension. yond the year ater next