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presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu, the newman's own foundation, and the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation.] >> this is world news today. i'm jonathan charles. the headlines -- we will catch the people who did this, says the former indonesian president, following the bombings of two hotels. killed at least nine people and injured 50. the trust of the people has been broken since former president of sun jian-li in iran. -- president crops on johnny in iran. afghanistan, one area of the country is doing well, even as fierce battles continue elsewhere. it is 7:00 a.m. in washington, midday in london and 6:00 p.m. in jakarta were the indonesian president is insisting what he called the perpetrators of this act of terrorism will be captured and punished. a powerful explosion tore through two of the capitol's luxury hotel, the ritz-carlton(. it has been almost four years and to let -- since the last major attack in the world goes the biggest moslem country. >> the blast took place at breakfast time, when most of the hotel gues

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presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu, the newman's own foundation, and the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation. >> what is it like in the midst of the surge in afghanistan? our team is with british troops. rebuilding the global economy, leaders of the world's richest nations look for inspiration in an italian city destroyed by an earthquake. the city chiefs of urumqi promises to death for anyone convicted of murder. coming up later for you, from stem cells to life, british researchers make human sperm in a laboratory. water everywhere but not enough to drink in palestinian villages in the west bank. hello to you. british and american forces are enduring one of the bloodiest weeks since they deployed. the country must prepare for many more casualties. the seventh british soldier has died in seven days. a major assault against the taliban as underway. our correspondent and cameraman have been on the front line with british troops. >> this is a brutal struggle where the line between life and death has become a dangerous affair.

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presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu, the newman's own foundation, and the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation. >> a lot of excited people in ghana has barack obama has his first presidential visit to sub-saharan africa. tensions still high in the far west of china. large amounts of uighurs gathering to find the order to stay home. another british soldier is dead in afghanistan. coming up later for you, happy birthday, big ben. a landmark brings up 150 years. take it to the bridge, the biggest names in american soul gathered for a legendary rumble in the jumblngle. hello to you. barack obama is on his way to ghana for his first visit to sub-saharan africa. he brings with him and pledged to -- he brings with him a pledge of $20 billion for food and investment in agriculture. it is not clear how much of the money is used. up to 23 billion is still outstanding from the pledges made four years ago. >> though he is not the real thing but as ghana and gets ready for barack obama, even a plastic model gets the royal treatment. toda

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this was judge jon newman. he is a very respected judge on your circuit.id something very interesting when discussing asylum cases. specifically, he said the following, and this is judge newman, " we know no way of applying this to all cases so that any particular finding would be viewed by any three of the 23 judges of this court as eager sustainable or not sustainable. panels will have to do what judges always do in similar circumstances, applied their best judgment, he guided by the statute. standard and the holding of our precedents -- judgment, guided by the statutory standards and the holding of our presice dents." exists in the asylum cases, it is clear if you wanted to be, quote, an activist judge, you could find a way to work for these even when the rule of law might have been murky and may not have dictated an exact result. yet, in the nearly 850 cases, that iraq decided in the second circuit, you have ruled in favor of the government, and that is againstmy the petitioner's seekg asylum, and immigrants seeking asylum, 83 percent of the time -- ag

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presentation was made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu, the newman's own foundation, and the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation.] >> this is world news today. china's president abandons the g8 summit to deal with the ethnic crisis at home. the show force, china floods the troubled province with troops as tension remains high. >> hundreds of troops have been marching all morning, a massive display of force. >> human sperm made in a laboratory, controversy after british scientists claim a world first. g8 peters, can they find the answers to the aftershock of a global crisis? the recession is set to win him a second term. michael jackson's daughter and her moving tribute at his memorial concert. it is 7:00 a.m. in washington, midday in london, seven in the evening in the troubled province in china. abandoning the crucial summit in italy, he is returning home to deal with the crisis. cycles of counter attack and attack between the muslim minorities and the chinese, threatening to struck -- spiral of a control, beijing is showing a massive amount

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presentation is made possible by the freen foundation of w york, stowe, veont, and honolulu, the newman's own foundaon, and the john. and catherine t. macarthur foundation.] >> to china's economy powers ahead. 8% growth leaveshe rest of the wod gaspi. the deadliest months yet f troops in afghistan. but america's top soldier is defined. if we t it right for the peop, the people will get the taliban ou >> colums has said wille the base of u.s. troops in south amera. --olumbia has said it ll be the base of s. troops in south america. comingp later for you,0 years on, apol'sission to the moon. and he is 17 years od and it's just sailed ound the world. -- and has just sailed aund the wod. hello to you. the world'third largest economy i booming again, and at is news because th chinese economy is growing at astonishing pace. apparently, shrugging off global recession. are ere leons there for t rest of the wod? china haschieved an annual grow rate of nely 8% between aril and june even though its exportmarkets can europe and elsewhere collapse. it has ordered banks to lend, land, land. >> china is

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presentation is made possible by -- the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu, the newman's own foundation, and the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation. >>> renewed protests in the streets of tehran as the moderate former president warns the country is in crisis. >> we have all lost. why did this happen? >> nine dead as islamic militants struck indonesia's. the other face of afghanistan. peace and stability. welcome to "bbc world news," broadcast on pbs in america and around the globe. coming up later, the shuttle docks at the international space station. acceptable or not? causing trouble in germany. >>> hello. the man who many feel could sway the outcome of iran's elections standoff has publicly wade into the controversy. the moderate former president attacks the government for its handling of the crisis and demands that protesters be released. he spoke as thousands of protesters rallied on the streets of tehran and the first large opposition demonstration in more than a week. our reporter has this. >> they are not allowed to protest, and foreign media are not al

presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu, the newman's own foundation, and the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation. >> this is "world news" today. our correspondent gives an eyewitness account to the ethnic clashes in china's far west. han chinese take to the streets after uighur protests led to 150 deaths. >> president obama tells russian students they are the last generation to be born in a divided world. >> in 2009, a great power does not show strength by dominating or demonizing other countries. >> tokyo replaces moscow as the costliest place to live. we will have the full crankiness. -- full rankings. >> jackson fans gathered in los angeles for a tribute to their hero. >> it is 7:00 a.m. in washington, midday in london. in china, a scene of escalating ethnic tensions by the han chinese people and the uighur population. protesters from both communities have been on the streets. many are carrying weapons. after the death of more than 150 people in clashes on sunday. the remote region in the far west of china has seen growing

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presentation is made possible by -- the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu, the newman's own foundation, the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation, and union bank. >> this is "world news" today. slow progress, but good progress. the u.s. envoy to the middle east gives his view of talks with israelis. police are told to clamp down on islamic militants after a 100 people are killed in nigeria. u.s. defence secretary robert gates arrives in iraq. was the british government complicity in torture? a spectacular sight and a climate disaster as greenland plays host to the fastest collapsing. also, age before beauty with the dance troupe taking america by storm. >> it is 7:00 a.m. in washington, midday in london. obama's middle east envoy has uttered words of encouragement. george mitchell was speaking after meeting with israeli prime minister netanyahu. the message was one of progress. no message of the thorny issue of settlement. that is a key demand the u.s. is making of its ally. it wants israel to stop making them. the palestinians say they will not sit down at the n

presentation was made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu, the newman's own foundation, and the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation.] >> this is world news today. headlines, a trickle but not get a flood. 2 million refuge -- refugees forced to leave the valley in pakistan after fierce fighting. japan's prime minister is going throughout the country, even though defeat is looming. the british operation in afghanistan, casualties are rising. in this hour, preparing for climate change. we are going to a village in bangladesh. it takes two. an environmentally friendly bicycle that is powering ahead of the four weald competition. -- for fur wheeled competition. it is midday in london, 7:00 a.m. in washington. in the swat valley, 2 million people have begun to return home. this is the first day they have been allowed to go back. the pakistani army has a clear the area clear of militants, although some refugees are refusing to leave. they are demanding aid from the government. we seem to be having trouble bringing new the report, we will try again righ

presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu, the newman's own foundation, and the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation. >> if it fell added the sky, 168 killed. hillary clinton reaches out. the door still open she says for nuclear talks. ed >> we remain engaged with -- we remain ready to engage with iran, but the time is now. the opportunity will not remain open indefinitely. >> the price of the free speech in russia's republics. ed will come. -- welcome. coming up, will it be six times lucky? space shuttle endeavour scheduled to lift off. and the all -- and the world's oldest mom dies. >> hello to you. witnesses talk about it simply falling out of the sky. the russian-built 7908 caspian took off. 168 people on board. it crashed minutes later just north of the iranian capital. it seems no one survived. this report from our correspondent. >> in armenia, relatives took in the news that the russian-made caspian airlines plane crashed with no survivors. it went down shortly after takeoff. eyewitnesses said the plane suddenly plummeted f

presentation was made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu, the newman's own foundation, and the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation.] >> a final farewell, friends, fans, and family pay a final tribute to the king of pop. >> he was the best father you could imagine. i just wanted to say that i love him. >> ethnic tensions boil over in china. >> homemade weapons, wooden poles, steel poles and other implements. >> burying the cold war past, barack obama tells russians they should work for common goals. it warm welcome to the "bbc world news" broadcast. the cost of living in the city, where r is the price wrong? a satirical feeding frenzy, puppeteers poking fun at politicians. we have all of the main news from around the globe. no doubt what has caught the attention of millions in the past few hours. was a sitting tribute to a pop icon, a huge public memorial in los angeles celebrating the life of michael jackson, who died those two weeks ago. words came from far and wide, including nelson mandela. words and music from stevie wonder, mariah carey, a

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presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu, the newman's own foundation, and the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation. >> what is it like in the midst of a surge in afghanistan? our news team is embedded with british troops and their bloody war with the taliban. rebuilding the global economy. leaders of the world's richest nations look for inspiration in the italian city destroyed by an earthquake. calm down or face the consequences. anyone found guilty of murder will be executed. a very warm welcome to "bbc world news," broadcast to our viewers, on pbs in america and elsewhere around the world. from stem cell to life, british researchers claim a world first, human sperm made in a laboratory, and google goes for microsoft. could the face-off between the two giants spark a computer price war? hello to british and american forces in afghanistan, in during one of the bloodiest weeks since they were deployed eight years ago, and the british defense secretary warned the country must prepare for many more casualties. he was responding to

presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu, the newman's own foundation, and the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation.] >> to china's economy powers ahead. 8% growth leaves the rest of the world gasping. the deadliest months yet for troops in afghanistan. but america's top soldier is defined. >> if we get it right for the people, the people will get the taliban out. >> columbus has said it will be the base of u.s. troops in south america. >> -- columbia has said it will be the base of u.s. troops in south america. coming up later for you, 40 years on, apollo's mission to the moon. and he is 17 years old and it's just sailed around the world. -- and has just sailed around the world. hello to you. the world's third largest economy is booming again, and that is news because the chinese economy is growing at an astonishing pace. apparently, shrugging off a global recession. are there lessons there for the rest of the world? china has achieved an annual growth rate of nearly 8% between april and june even though its export markets can e

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