once a ainin tragedy strikes can yeah after a pipeline exploded, killing at least 120 people in a nairobi slum. and six months after this and on a crashed into their homes, some of japan's hardest hit communities are racing to rebuild. >> they fear that if nothing is done, more people will leave this town and it will slowly wither and die. >> welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. >> it started in greece, but spread as far as japan. the fear dominated the world financial markets today and as investors eyed a very real prospect of a greek default, despite the late dave riley here in the u.s. -- the late dave rallied here in the u.s., from europe to china, shares tumbled. >> if greece is the epicenter of this financial crisis, it is sending shock waves to every corner of europe. but no work were the repercussions felt more acutely than here in france. today, shares of banks were sent tumbling as exposure to government debt increased, spain, and italy is under threat of a downgrade by moody's. the market is pricing in the need for government intervention. whether that

at least 120 people have died after a petrol pipeline and fire in kenya's capital, nairobi. the blast took place in the city's lunga lunga industrial area. firefighters battled fierce flames in the surrounding slum. our correspondent has the story. >> the residents of the industrial district of nairobi count their losses. the monday morning fire claimed the young, old, friends and neighbors. the fire was so spontaneous. it come from different places and it was too big whereby, we couldn't control it at the beginning. we had to wait for some time. >> rescue efforts have been carefully coordinated by the red cross. they're providing tents and counseling to the residents, many of whom have been left by nothing. red cross officials come to offer support. a lot of onlookers around me and we're standing on what used to be people's homes. there are pots and panz. we had to walk over beds, mattresses and clothes. that shows the extent of the damage that this morning's inferno caused. quick to console the victims was the country's prime minister, odinga. he went on to promise that th

a gas pipeline burst into flames in nairobi. get your health in order, or the help stops. that is the new message sent to greece today. the eu chancellor was meeting chancellor merkle in berlin. some members of the goat -- of the governing coalition believe a bankruptcy is inevitable. berlin is drawing up contingency plans. >> another bid to contain the eurozone debt crisis. the head of the european union executive held talks with the chancellor. the pair likely discussed remarks by the economics minister of germany, who said europe could no longer rule out an orderly greek default. >> there should be no taboo when we are talking about stabilizing our common currency. included here is an orderly default. >> germany's finance minister was irritated by the remarks from his colleague, the junior coalition partner. >> it is sensible to concentrate on making an effort to stick by what we have agreed upon. we already have a very nervous situation on the markets, and they will not get more stable with this talk. >> in brussels, a spokesman for the economic and monetary affairs co

she passed away in nairobi after a long battle with cancer. she founded a kenyan movement to stop deforestation. she also fought for women's rights and more democracy in africa. >> kenyans call her the mother of the trees. for more than three decades, she worked to protect the environment. her green belt movement planted 40 million trees. early encouragement came from germany. >> [unintelligible] i got very inspired by the way they were working to protect the environment. i eventually connected the environmental rights with human rights. >> in the 1980's and 90's, she was beaten by police and imprisoned for leading protests that condemned political corruption, and advocated democracy and women's rights. she was awarded the 2004 peace prize, for the first time acknowledging the relationship between environmental protection and peace. one of her past public appearances was during angela marco's visit to kenya in july. she will be remembered as an environmental crusader and visionary. >> in debt is up next. stick around. >> welcome back. these ar

tragedy strikes kenya after a pipeline exploded, killing at least 120 people in the a nairobi's slumsand six months after a tsunami crashed onto their homes, some of japan's hardest-hit towns are racing to rebuild before it is too late. >> they fear if nothing is done, more people will leave this town and it will slowly wither and die. >> welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. it started in greece, but spread as far as japan, fear dominated the markets today at the very real prospect of a creek the fall. despite the rally here in the u.s., from asia to europe, shares tumbled with french banks particularly hardest hit because they hold so much greed debt. >> if greece is the epicenter of this financial crisis, it is sending aftershocks to every corner. but nowhere was it felt more acutely than here. today, french bank's shares were sent tumbling. the threat of a downgrade by the credit rating agency moody's as well as default is fueling it. the some say it is government intervention. whether it is capitalization or injection speculation. -- or injection, it is s

this is a park in the center of nairobi.out 20 years ago, the ruling party tried to build a 60-story skyscraper here. but mathai protested. it was clearly a piece of land grabbing by the political elite. she was beaten up and imprisoned for her protests, but still it remains a green area and it's known as freedom corner. the nobel peace prize propelled her onto the globalçó stage whe he's become a sort of inspiration. mathai died at the age of 71 from cancer. she will be remembered as a truly great of an who stood up against a raft of injustices and against the odds, she won. as she put it, no matter how dark the cloud, there's always a thin, silver lining. will ross, bbc news, nairobi. >> the legacy of juangari mathai. for now what could be the largest shipwrecked treasure ever discovered. a british cargo ship that was sunk during the second world war while carrying a fortune in silver has been located 300 miles off the coast of ireland. an american salvage company, which is working with the british government, is now plann

a fire in the kenyan capital of nairobi has killed at least 75 people and left more than one hundred badly burned. an oil pipeline exploded and sent flames sweeping through a nearby slum. yang ji-woo has more. the fuel pipeline burst into flames in a densely populated nairobi slum village near the kenya pipeline company depot monday morning.... killing scores of villagers and destroying lines of tin- shack shelters. swahili "there was a lot of smoke and there were people around that area who were fetching petroleum remains... then they inhaled the smoke and they collapsed when those around there inhaled it, then smoke turned into fire and all around there including houses were burnt." survivors say people gathered with cans when oil from a nearby depot spilled into a sewage ditch. they say the fire began without warning when a man tossed away a cigarette butt... with the ensuing blaze engulfing dozens of people who had been filling containers with oil. meanwhile, rescuers at the scene... say the death toll, which stands at around 75, could rise even further due to the severity of som

. >> this is the center of nairobi, about 20 years ago, the ruling party tried to fill a 60-story skyscraper. but she protested. it was clearly land-grubbing by the political elite. she was beaten up for her protests and imprisoned, but today it is still a great area. >> she became a source of inspiration. she died at the age of 71 from cancer. she will be remembered as a truly great african that stood up against the wrath of the injustices. no matter how dark the cloud, there is always a fan, silver lining -- thin, silver lining. >> that brings to de's show to a close. you can get constant updates on the web site. facegbo -- check out facebook.com/bb cworldnews. thank you for watching. >> make sense of international news at bbc.com/news. >> funding was made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu. newman's own foundation. and union bank. >> union bank offers unique insight and expertise in a range of industries. what can we do for you? >> "bbc world news" was presented by kcet, los angeles.

. >>> at least 75 people died monday in kenya after a leaking gasoline pipeline exploded in an a nairobi slum. before the blast, some had been scooping up fuel. the cause is not yet known. >> and the family of a 9/11 victim tells wnbc that their loved one's name was miss spelled on the memorial. officials are working to fix the spelling of the name. now here is an early look at how wall street will open the day. >>> the dow opens at 11061 after gaining 68 points yesterday. s&p inched up 8 points. the nasdaq rose 27. taking a look at overseas trading, in tokyo the nikkei was up 80 point. in hong kong the hang seng was closed for a holiday. >>> a glimmer of hope for one of europe's ailing economies. the dow was down by 167 point but stocks staged a major comeback thanks in part to a report china is considering a significant purchase of italian government bonds. meanwhile, the possibility of a greek default dragged france's biggest banks down as much as 12%. treasury secretary timothy geithner is making a last-minute trip to europe this week for an unprecedented appearance at a euro finance

. >>> in other news, kenyan nobel peace prize winner and environmental activist died in nairobi sunday after a long struggle with cancer. she was 71 years old. maathai founded the green belt movement in 1977 it taught impoverished women skills and tree planting projects as a way of generating income and combatting deforest agency. she became the first african woman to be awarded the peace prize in 2004 for her contributions to advancement of women and environmental protection. she's well regarded by many people in japan for her promotion of the japanese expression, which roughly translates as wasteful, and is used to suggest that resources should not be squandered. she attached that word to her campaign to protect the environment and encourage recycling. >>> welcome back to your weather update now for east asia, or rather southeast asia. we're watching several tropical storm systems. this is a strong typhoon, preparing to make landfall in the northern philippines. in the next couple hours likely. it is already bringing strong winds to much of the northern half of the philippines today.

. >> of least 120 people have died after a petrol pipeline explosion and fire in kenya's capital nairobi. the blast took place in the industrial area. police cordoned off the area as firefighters battled flames in a surrounding slum. seven reports to your guns -- kevin reports. >> staring into the face of death, they count their losses. the monday morning fire killed their young, old, friends, family, and neighbors. >> it was too big. we could not control it in the beginning. we have to wait for some time. >> rescue has been coordinated by the red cross. they are providing a 10 cent counseling to the residents, many of whom have been -- providing tents and counseling to the residents, many of whom have been left with nothing. we are standing on what used to be people's homes. we have to walk over beds. we have to walk over mattresses and homes to assess the extent of the damage is caused. quick to consult is the prime minister. -- to console is the prime minister. he promised the victims impulsiveness the victims accommodation. good -- he promised the victims accommodation. >> it is terr

. >>> this came in a short while ago, a field pipeline has exploded in kenya's capital, nairobi, more than 100 people are feared dead after the massive blast on monday in the east african nation. the pipeline runs through a densely-populated slum between the city center and an airport. the cause of the blast has not been confirmed but political police told reuters a fire started after a fuel tank rupture at the pipeline company spilled fuel into an open sewer flowing through the slum. >>> japan's new prime minister has been on the job for nearly two weeks now. long enough for people in this country to form some strong opinions about him. our exclusive nhk poll will show you what they think of yoshihiko noda. so far, he has the support of a majority of voters but not their confidence. 60% of the nearly 1,100 people that responded say they approve of prime minister noda. 18% don't. here's how noda stacks up against his predecessors. now, keep in mind, he is the third prime minister to lead japan since the democratic party took power two years ago. his approval rating is lower than that

. >>> kenyan nobel peace prize winner maathai died in nairobi after a long battle with cancer. she was 71 years old. she founded kenya's green belt movement in 1977. the program taught impoverished women handicrafts and organized tree planting projects as a way of generating income and combatting deforestization. she became the first african-american woman awarded the nobel peace prize. she is well regarded by many people in japan for her promotion of the japanese expression which roughly translates as wasteful and is used to suggest that resources should not be squandered. she attacked the keyword to her campaign to protect the environment and encourage recycling. >>> asia's growing obesity problem is no laughing matter. or maybe it is. in vietnam, at least, having a laugh is the trendiest way to stay fit. as the sunrises over the capital hanoi, hundreds of fitness fanatics line up for a funny sort of morning exercise. together they laugh and chuckle for 45 minutes. even pulling faces to keep each other in the mood. >> translator: laughter makes us become younger, relaxed, and

a leaking gasoline pipeline exploded in nairobi, kenya, today, touching off a firestorm that killed at least 75 people. the fire ripped through a slum, turning scores of shacks into smoldering ruins, and the burning fuel even sent flames leaping from a nearby river. more than a hundred people were treated at a local hospital, many of them severely burned. >> i just heard a big blast. that's when i started seeing people on fire. all around me there was fire and people on fire. many people were siphoning of fuel from the leaking pipeline when it exploded. >> sreenivasan: police said many of the victims leapt into the river, trying to put out the flames. the kenyan prime minister promised an investigation. the u.n. human rights council has opened an investigation of the killings in syria. that word came today as a u.n. count found at least 2,600 syrians have been killed since protests against the government began in march. an advisor to president bashar assad insisted the real number is 1,400, evenly split between police and the opposition. pilgrims were shot dead in the remote western de

officials say more than 100 people suffered severe burns in today's blast in a poor area of nairobi. investigators say a fuel line exploded after a gas tank spilled fuel into an open sewer flowing through the slum. one witness claims she saw people trying to siphon fuel from the leaking line before the explosion. >>> it's causing major problems, monsoonal rains flooding many parts of southeast asia. the water so deep in eastern india people are live ago rooftops. food has to be dropped in from planes. 16 people died in the past four days alone. more than 100,000 are homeless. in cambodia, heavy flooding has closed roads in four districts along the thai border. more than 80 have died in thailand as a result of the rains which started at the end of july. >>> let's check our local forecast now. rob mayeda is in for jeff. >> nice day around the bay area today. boy, on friday we saw some of that tropical moisture make for lightning across the skies. now we have big thunderstorms off to the east around the sierra. we'll show you that coming up in just a moment. right now in san jose, prett

i took it right down to nairobi, showed it to richard, and brought it back to the united states and foundhe guy picks it up, does knee replacements and says this is a human knee. this what is we used to replace someone who needed a new knee. >> an orts pedic surgeon looking at this knee, when he or she found out it was from 3.2 years ago, might have been a stunning thing to them. >> he was amazed because he said every little nuance we put into a artificial knee, is right here. >> fascinating. we continue to evolve? >> as evolution ended, it may have enlarged organisms like us but not in micro organisms but we are putting pressure on pathogens and bacteria all the time. you as a doctor know this, resistant strains of pneumonia, resistance strains of various diseases, it's because those little beasts have evolved under pressure from us. environmental pressure we have created in hospital wards. we are producing new things, new forms of life, that could ultimately be our undoing. if hiv/aids spread not through body secretions, but through cough covering, it would have killed a lot more people

. >>> at least 75 people died monday in kenya after a leaking gasoline pipeline exploded in an nairobi slum. before the blast, some had been scooping up fuel escaping from the pipe. the cause is not yet known. >>> the united nations says at least 2,600 people have died in the six months of unrest in syria. reuters reports syrian forces killed at least 22 yesterday. meanwhile, russia is rejecting calls from the west for wider sanctions on syria over its crackdown. >>> along a river in china, surfers took advantage of a rare phenomenon, riding what's known as tidal bore. the walls of water appear every time this year, allowing surfers to cruise waves that can reach 29 feet. here's your first look at how wall street will kick off the day. the dow opens at 11,061 after gaining 68 points yesterday. s&p inched up 8 points. the nasdaq rose 27. taking a look at overseas trading n tokyo the nikkei was up 80 points. the hang seng was closed for a holiday. >>> a limber of hope for one of europe's ailing economies sparked a glimmer of hospitalmism on monday. the dow had been down by as many as 167

kenyan red cross assisted in search and rescue operations and schools of severely victims hospitals in nairobi the explosion was most likely caused by attempts to siphon fuel from the pipeline. directional rains a widespread flooding in southern pakistan have claimed the deaths of over two hundred people and displaced hundreds of thousands from their homes pakistan's financial sense corruptions among the cities paralyzed the streets of london and schools and businesses closed nearly one million homes have been destroyed or damaged since the monsoon season started in early august. it's deja vu time for the greek economy with more speculation is close to the fold the greek finance minister is set for talks with his german counterpart after some officials and berlin suggested athens could be forced out of the single currency unless edward house and says any default carries the real risk of contagion. i think what's going to happen is the eurozone is going to say look this isn't working we realize that there's no way they're going to be able to repay and do the austerity we have to take some hairc

. >>> kenyan nobel peace prize winner and environmental activity wangari maathai died in nairobi on sunday, after a long struggle with cancer. she was 71 years old. maathai founded kenya's greenbelt movement in 1977. the program taught impoverished women traditional handicrafts and organized tree-planting projects as with a i of generating income and combatting deforestation. she became the first african woman to be awarded the nobel peace prize in 2004, for her contributions to the advancement of women in environmental protection. maathai is well regarded by many people in japan, for her promotion of the japanese expression, moti-ni, which roughly translates as wasteful and is used to suggest that resources should not be squandered. she attached a key word to her campaign to protect the environment and encourage recycling. >>> japan's government has held its second seminar on the fukushima nuclear plant accident to ease chinese people's concerns about radioactive contamination. more than six months after the accident, china maintains a partial import ban on japanese food products, and man

nairobi is set to get a massive boost in russia not just because of the country's debut appearance that world cup sevens has now become an olympic sport and so is set to be played in schools right across the nation richard poor three caught up with one player who's overcome the odds to be a success in both codes. he may be enjoying five star hotels and first class training facilities at this world cup however this hasn't always been the case for russia speedy winger idema us troops come on and present our he was a talented wrestler in his youth but eventually decided to switch to rugby in his early teens on the advice of his brother though he didn't have it easy in his formative years. when i started playing rugby the facilities were non-existent we would train at a local school in the basement however it was full of rubbish and we would have to spend hours trying to clean it up and then the coaches arrived and we were allowed to use the beach to train on the log it was only after that that the started to improve them. but he even has a ready made impression here in new zealand showing

about one hundred people have reportedly been killed by a fire at a pipeline in kenya's capital of nairobi more than eighty were injured and rushed to nearby hospitals when is said the pipeline that passes through a local slum burst on monday morning officials suspect some of the victims may have been draining fuel from the toilets and the faster. president ali abdullah saleh has authorized his deputy to discuss the transfer with the opposition it follows months of political turmoil triggered by massive protests against the country's long time ruler while the thousand people are believed to be killed during the clashes between anti-government activists and security forces. there's been an explosion at a nuclear facility in mccool in southern france and one person has been confirmed killed and several others injured the last fall into foreign a processing error in the science and officials early one of a possible radiation leak but say no emissions have been detected the facility handles nuclear waste with low levels of radioactivity and paris based journalist most eager told me that nuclea

about a hundred people have reportedly been killed by florida pipeline kenya's capital of nairobi more than eighty were injured and rushed to nearby hospitals tipline passes through a local slum first on monday morning with the suspect some of the victims may be draining fuel from that height when the fire started. and there's been an explosion at a nuclear facility southern france one person has been confirmed killed and several others injured officials earlier warned of a possible radiation leak but say no missions have been detected in a facility handles nuclear waste with low levels of radioactivity. probably back out with a recap of our main news for you very shortly in the meantime marina's here with the latest business update as promised stay with us live here in moscow. hello and welcome to business here on r.t.l. deals worth more than three hundred million dollars have been signed during the visit of the u.k. prime minister david cameron to russia delegation includes blue chip companies like world dutch shell b.p. and british airways british know why retailer king fisher has u

richard besser recently traveled to nairobi, kenya, to show us what that can mean. >> come to work, theyet jobs within the city. >> reporter: my old cdc friend walks thealleys here, convincing moms to bring their babies to a cdc clinic in the slums for a new pneumonia vaccine. the kenyans pay 20 cents for it. he's racing to save the more than 30,000 children in kenya who die from pneumonia each year. danny says everywhere he goes, kenyans greet him with the only english phrase they know. how are you? >> how are you? >> we used to call that the "how are you" song. >> reporter: and how do you respond? >> fine, fine. >> reporter: as we head to the clinic, another mother joins us. you're coming to get the shots, too? and then, a few more. leading us through the tangle of shanties. this clinic is where they first tested the new vaccine. but just after baby benjamin gets his shot, the camera shuts off for a moment. and then -- we all evacuate. but the camera keeping rolling. what about the mothers? the fire is just about 50 yards from the clinic. where's danny? head up the hill. people here ha

this happened in one of nairobi's packed slums. the blast burned and flattened many makeshift homes there. >>> and iran holds a ceremony to inaugurate its first civilian nuclear power plant. the facility now up and running and connected to the national electronic grid. the plant is expected to produce 2.5% of the country's electricity when fully operational. the u.n.'s nuclear watchs dog is concerned that iran may be trying to develop nuclear weapons, which iran denies. >>> diane sawyer getting the first exclusive interview with arizona congresswoman gabrielle giffords. abc will air the prime-time special november 14th, the night before a book written by the congresswoman and her husband mark kelly, shuttle commander, hits store shelves. the book is "gabby a story of courage and hope." giffords was shot in the head back in january while meeting with people in her district in tucson six were killed, 13 wounded. >>> and we are getting set for tonight's big debate in tampa, florida, the cnn tea party republican debate. our whole team

across the globe at least sixty one people have died eighty injured after a gas pipeline exploded in nairobi kenya hospital staff say many of the victims suffered severe burns the pipeline ruptured in a heavily populated islam and now largely reduced to debris firefighters are still trying to battle the blaze while rescue workers are recovering bodies from a nearby river. counting is underway in guatemala as presidential race with former military general otto perez molina thought to be leading leftist groups have warned against a return to the nation's dictatorship past about a high crime rate and poverty in the country have left many voters seeking tough solutions at all the same a leader whose nickname the iron fist is seen as the most likely candidate to restore order and stability. japan has a new trade minister a day after the old one was sacked for calling the area around the tsunami damage fukushima nuclear plant a town of death. row who lost his job after just a week had also joked about having radioactive clothes after visiting the area former government spokesman yukio edano takes

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assisted in search and rescue operations as scores of severely burned victims flooded hospitals in nairobi the explosion was most likely caused by attempts to siphon fuel from the pipeline. in iraq army patrol has found twenty two murdered shia filled rooms in the country's western province the victims were headed to a shrine in syria when their bus was stopped by armed gunmen they were taken to a remote desert area and executed attacks and shia pilgrims have claimed hundreds of lives in recent months. france's national electricity provider e.d.f. says an explosion or cool nuclear side of poses no risk of a radioactive leak the blast described as an industrial accident not a nuclear one killed one person and injured four others it's thought to have been caused by a fire in the science radioactive waste storage facility. while brings us up to date here at r t let's see what's happening in business you lease here with us. hello and a very warm welcome to the business desk good to have your company russia's largest lenders burbank is seeking to diversify its business and buy into a life insur

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