but the party would be called their name and these steps have to be gone through before the nld is an official party. >> is so steps to take but no blocking by the military rulers in place? >> technically there aren't military rulers in place in burma, this is a military-backed country, there are senior military figures that remain in burma. and we should not forget that 25 seats in parliament are reserved for the military officers. but this is a new military government and critics say it's new only in name and some don't trust this. but these moves are the latest sign. >> a technical step indeed, and thank you rachel for clarifying for us. from bangkok. the british prime minister gave his account of what happened in brussels. vetoing a new treaty setting tougher rules on taxing. because it wasn't in the national interest. and this statement made to a packed out of commons, although the deputy minister chose not to attend. >> france and germany said in their letter last week thatut -- that the euro zone should provide safeguards, and i make no apology for them. and i have to tell the

nld imagine this big beer run would add up to quite the tab. >> yes. >> it does. the tab on this giant beer run. [ laughter ] >> oh my -- it's a big bag of money. >> what? i'm not feeling so confident about these guys right now that they've got a giant backpack full of cash? it looks like they just picked it up on some kind of secretive mission. >> i think the stacks of cash to us look like holy cow, look the all of this money. but i think these stacks of cash are probably worth next to nothing. it would be like us going up to the cashier and dumping out a jar of pennies and saying i want to pay this beer tab with pennies. >> where is this? >> belarus. they've gone through two devaluations of their currency. >> you look at the face on the cashier. she is like, are you kidding me? >> you want me to count this? >> she looks terrified. and hopefully this didn't happen like 30 seconds before the end of her shift. >> look at the line of people behind these guys while she's going to have to sit there and count all this cash. >> we need customer assistance, aisle 4, plea

the nld is expected to be approved as a legal political party in the near future. it disbanded in may 2010 because the then-military government disqualified it after the party boycotted last year's general election. aung san suu kyi is expected to officially announce her candidacy soon for a parliamentary by-election. the poll is scheduled for next year. >>> two earthquakes have injured people near the city of christchurch. it is only ten months since an earthquake there killed nearly 200 people. the u.s. geological survey says two magnitude 5.8 quakes struck near the city in the same hour. police say the tremors damaged some buildings and triggered liquefaction which caused damage over a wide area. power cuts have been reported in christchurch. >> a regional airport was temporarily closed for safety checks. a magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck christchurch in february, killing 181 people. >>> japan's emperor akihito turned 78 on friday. thousands of people visited the imperial palace in tokyo to wish him a happy birthday. the emperor and his family greeted the well-w

the nld is expected to be approved as a legal political party in the near future. it disbanded in may 2010 because the former military government disqualified it after it boycotted last year's general election. aung san suu kyi is expected to officially announce her candidacy soon for a parliamentary by-election. the poll is scheduled for next year. >>> the north korean government says it will allow any south korean groups to visit pyongyang to express condolence for the death of kim jong il. the committee for the peaceful reunification of the fatherland released a statement friday on its website. the south korean government decided earlier this week, to permit some civilians to visit the north, instead of sending an official delegation. north korean officials urged their neighbor and their statement to review this policy. they say authorities in the south should consider the impact this condolence visit could have on future bilateral ties. south korean unification minister responded by saying the government has no intention of changing its stance. public opinion i