and fears of the black -- of a bloodbath in northern syria. europe proposes a compensation package. welcome to bbc news. coming up for you. the cloud of ash spread across south america forcing dozens of flights to be grounded. three men, one mission. the five month stint aboard the international space station. the libyan capital is again facing a ninth time nato bombardment. a powerful explosions have shaken the area along the compound. he vowed to remain in tripoli that our lives. his message was broadcast. from the capital, here is our correspondents. >> a continued for several hours. more than 50 explosions rocked the heart of tripoli. buildings shut as and jets screamed overhead. the libyan government acknowledged there were government -- they were military installations. the attacks from of a familiar scenes. vocal in their support for their leader, these crowds were smaller than usual. perhaps feeling the effect of nine weeks of bombing. the colonel and his supporters remain defiant. detecting a weakness, they're determined to step up the tempo. nato has flown 4000 bombing mis

. >> fears of a bloodbath in northern syria. >> europe prepares a compensation package to those affected by the deadly ecoli crisis. welcome to "bbc news." >> police have begun searching an area in texas after a tip-off from a psychic that it might contain a mass grave. >> the libyan capital is facing a bombardment. colonel gaddafi vowed to remain, dead or alive. from the capital, here is our correspondent. >> it began early in the morning and continued for several hours. more than 50 explosions blocked. the libyan government acknowledged military installations. the attacks provoked family scenes over tripoli. stheeze crowds were smaller than usual. -- these crowds were smaller than usual. colonel gaddafi and his followers remained defined. a weakness in gaddafi's position, and it certainly did step up the tempo. nato has now flown 4,000 bombing missions since operations began at the end of march. this command center stth and the nearby barracks were hit repeatedly today. how does this equate to protecting civilian populations. >> how is this anyway out of the libyan crisis? by sending r

groups and northern syria are also joining the protest. monica is here to talk about the green light for greece. >> auditors from the imf, at the e.u., and european central bank agreed athens should a group receive -- should receive the next installment of their bailout, but they also want more caps on public spending from the debt stricken country. >> the chairman of the euro group and the greek prime minister or relieved to hear that athens had qualified for a second bailout. >> it is obvious that there will be no exit from greece from the area. greece will be able to fully honor its obligations. >> auditors from the imf, the eu and the ecb give a positive assessment of their efforts to rein in public spending. that paves the way for athens to receive the next installment of 12 billion euros in bailout funds. the money will come from the 110 billion euro fund that was set up for that purpose a year ago. there are also increasing signs greece can expect additional financial support of up to 65 billion euros. but the cash injection comes w

math yu price, bbc news, northern syria. >> we are speaking to a representative of the syrian revolution coordinators union and joins us online from damascus. you were at a protest in diplomatic cuss. just describe what you saw today. >> good evening, ma'am. yes, indeed. i was in a province north of damascus today. we were 1,500 people approximately. and almost 200 security forces members and a number of militia personnel confronted us right after we arrived to the main square of the area. we were -- we received many gas bombs, tear gas bombs. and later, rubber bullets just to make a note, it's the first time during the last three months that we enjoy the privilege of rubber bullets. because usually we're shut out with live ammunition. later, some arrests were made. two people were arrested. one of them was brutally hit. in my area. and we believe that later, during this week, there will be more arrests based on this detention because we know that every time there was somebody arrested here, we will be asked to identify other peaceful protesters. i would like just to mark up that we are

this mass defection in northern syria this week reveals the key weakness in the assad regime.ter weeks of being ordered to fire into crowds, more and more soldiers don't want to shoot any more. many are defecting and fleeing into turkey, including this syrian soldier we met today near a refugee camp. he did not want to be identified. he was ordered, he says, to confront a group of armed protesters outside the strategic town of dara but found, instead, an unarmed crowd full of women and children. what did you do? >> ( translated ): "i didn't want to fire," he says "so i aimed my gun in the air. some of the others behind me, they did fire." >> reporter: the syrian soldier told us most of the men in his unit felt betrayed and used by the regime. "i felt so bad," he said "that these were women and children. i thought i'd shoot myself before i shot them." meanwhile, the assad regime is trying to claim that all is well. it staged a rally in support of assad in damascus, and sent an envoy to turk tow insist all those frightened refugees will soon be welcomed home. those frightened re

government troops in syria massed in a northern province, apparently aiming to strike a town where other troops have joined the opposition. any consensus on increasing oil productions, sending oil prices back above $100 a barrel. and the u.s. senate voted to let the federal reserve sharply cut the fees that banks charge stores for debit card use. and to back to hari sreenivasan for what's on the newshour online. hari? >> reporter: watch more of our interview with vint cerf on the transition to a new kind of i.p. address on the web. also there, find our conversation with molly wood of c-net, a technology-focused web site, on the basics of today's trial run. and we've gathered five must-see dispatches and videos that illustrate the situation on the ground in afghanistan. that's on our world page. plus, during this graduation season, judy has penned a blog post on how young people are bracing themselves for a tumultuous job market. all that and more is on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. >> woodruff: and again, to our honor roll of american service personnel killed in the iraq and afghanista

. >>> violence in northern syria is driving exodus of refugees. government troops are going town to town burning crops and killing livestock. cnn cannot verify their accounts. >>> chinese city not far from hong kong remains tense after violent protests over the weekend. witnesses and government officials say my grant workers and security forces clashed after a pregnant street vendor was apparently mistreated. >>> sudan's north and south may be closer the a deal over a disputed border region. there are reports the northern president conditionally agreed to reduce forces. high-level talks under way in ethiopia aimed at diffusing the crisis before south sudan becomes an independent country next month. world business today starts now. >>> good morning from cnn london. this is world business today. the top stories on tuesday, the 14th of june. asian stocks rise on the news of china. consumer is king as we examine indonesia's burgeoning economic aspirations. and meet the director vying to turn the web slinger into a musical money spinner. join us on a d

government says it will deal with those it holds responsible for attacks against security forces in northern syriaents are being sent in after battles erupted over the weekend between anti-regime activists and syrian troops. state television reporting 120 members of security forces were killed in several attacks including an ambush by armed gangs and dozens of civilians were wounded there are conflicting reports on who was involved. some websites say the soldiers were killed as they tried to defect. >>> most of the international news media are not allowed inside syria making accounts of events there difficult to verify. cnn's arwa damon takes a look at how one video leaked onto the internet appears to support activists claims of a government-led campaign of misinformation. >> reporter: five bodies lie in pools of blood. the images so graphic we had to blur them. most appear to have been shot in the head. standing over them, syrian soldiers talking to the camera. one of the man jokes about the eyeliner on the face of one of the dead. cnn can't verify the authenticity of the video but a human rights

. >>> residents and activists in northern syria say muletant is onlys joined protesters and killed dozen of officers and security guards. syrian citizens are said to flee the area. syria's government is blaming what it calls armed gangs for killing 120 security forces. >>> this is a fox news alert. bringing you an update on the story we brought you at the top of the hour, authorities in texas say as many as 30 bodies may have been found at the intersection of two south roads in southeastern part of the state. houston tv station reporting the bodies are of children. this is from khou in texas. liberty county sheriff department deputies are on the scene of a home in harden, where a tipster told them 25 to 30 bodies are buried. the house is located we're told at county roads 2048 and 2049. the tipster told the sheriff deputies dozens of dismembered bodies are buried there. the sheriff deputies said they found blood on the scene. they're trying to get a warrant to search further. 15 sheriff deputy vehicles, cadaver dog on the scene. beaumont f.b.i. we're told has been asked to investigate th

the stets jisr alhughr northern syria are deserted. its remainingesidts are braced for anmminent assault byhe sian milita. presdent bashar al-ssad's government alleges20 of its security forces were killed this week in the rebelous town, and aired amateur video on sta tevisiopurporng tshow s deatrp w, ite units believed to be command by sad's oter appear psed to exact venance. th amate vid, sueptitiously ot from a eeinmotorist, apared show convoys of military vehicles ssed outside the town yesterd. the bbc owen beet jes i onthturkisse of e borr with syria, and says the areeports that thousands of young men remain in the town. >> reporer: i think the women and chdr have basically ther gone to oer locations, either in sya or come here. and t people who remain are probablyhe ones who want fight-- you know, that are epared to fight it out. >> woodruff: only one routo is op, antownsfolk are taking it, fleeing in droves. at ast 400 syrians, and more by the hur, have crossed into southern turkey, passing through lush groves and into temporary

. >>> more blood shed in northern syria in the government's continued crackdown this. 35 were reportedlyts groups say more than 1200 have been killed. and bismarck's mayor is prepared for a flood with the missouri river. some neighborhoods are under mandatory evacuation orders. >>> now back to "chasing the devil." >>> we now return to "chasing the devil." >> i was more interested in killing than in sex. i wanted to torture them but not kill them before i got a chance to torture her. you can't torture a woman when she's dead. >> what turns a man into a serial killer? why would gary ridgway be driven to kill and kill again? no one knew. but everyone in law enforcement wanted to find out. how important do you think it is that we try, at least, to get some sense of why? of where does something this dark come from? >> one of the mothers said to me the other day, he didn't come from outer space. he's a member of our community. like it or not. >> so once ridgway signed the plea bargain, agreeing to tell all, psychologists who work with law enforcement and profilers from the fbi spent weeks ques

a peaceful protest in northern syria, photograph bade dissident who managed to escape to turkey. thousands of unarmed men, and then gunfire, chaos, and carnage. the massacre neither the first nor the last. they appear to be escalating. in fact, today helicopter gunships firing on protesters. we can't independently confirm this, but you can clearly hear machine gun fire coming from the helicopter and reaction from someone on the ground. and not far from there, the syrian military has launched an operation on the border city of jesser al shagor. refugees refute that. in any case, syrian forces have been marching toward the town. reported burning fields and firing on anything and anyone in their path. we have no video of it yet, because the syrian government is keeping the media out. but we do have new video tonight of the swelling refugee camps over the turkish border. that's what you're looking at right now. and these unfortunate syrians may in fact be the lucky ones. a western correspondent near the camp says refugees are telling her that the syrian regime tried to stop them from

. >>> more blood shed today in northern syria. the government's continued crackdown, 35 protesters were reportedly gunned down. human rights groups say more than 1200 protestors have been killed in recent months. bismarck's mayor says his city is prepared for a marathon fight with a flooded missouri river. some neighborhoods are under mandatory evacuation orders and levees in iowa and missouri have been compromised. now back to chasing the devil. >>> we return to "chasing the devil" with stone phillips. >> flash forward to 2001. after ten years of no new leads and no progress and no murders that looked like the work of the green river killer, this cold case was about to come out of the freezer. two things were about to make a difference in the search for a suspect. first, dave reichert was now the sheriff. now he could set priorities. even though you'd think it's the last thing a new guy would do, remind people of a failure, the murders still haunted him. >> what would you have me do if it were your daughter on the list? you would

but the posting says, it was shot in the a town in northern syria that has seen intense violence in recent days. syrian state television on monday reported that 120 members of the of security forces had been killed there, describing it as a massacre at the hands of armed gangs. this video appeared on youtube and was then broadcast by state tv which claimed that syrian security forces had entered the area to save residents who are being used as human shields. we hear a voice taking credit for the killing. one activist we spoke to said that residents had armed themselves and were fighting the security forces. while another said, members of the armed forces tried to defect and clashed with loyalists. this video is said to be of residents who fled to the syrian turkish border. one woman shouts security forces killed their children and another yells, there were helicopters flying over our heads, thanks were striking us. >> what actually transpired remains impossible to tell. cnn, like most foreign media, has been prevented from entering the country. but one constant that is emerging is that man

they are in this town there in northern syria.l us about how safe it is for them there, if it is at all. >> monita, we're rolling up to the turkish/syrian border. it's a hilly area and this is where hundreds of syrian refugees have flocked to in recent days from the syrian border town which has been the scene of some bloody fighting over the course of the past four to five days. the syrian government claiming that armed bands killed at least 80 syrian security forces in that town. some of the syrian refugees we've talked to have disputed that claim, saying that in fact fighting broke out between rival security forces, with some soldiers objecting after they had been ordered to open fire there. refugees say this border town is a ghost town. everybody has fled. we've seen images and talked to some of the hundreds who have been camping outside in the countryside in the hills along the turkish border. turkish state media reporting that more than 120 refugees, about 20 families, were allowed to cross the border overnight. our sources t

crowds are amassing in northern syria along the border with turkey to escape the regime. ivan watson joined us from there a short time ago. so tell us what is going on on the border there between turkey and syria? apparently refugees are streaming across by the thousands. what has triggered this and what is the turkish response? >> reporter: these are desperate people, eliot. they are for the most part women and children. so far according to turkish official figures, a bit more than 2,400. most of those have come in the last 36 hours streaming across the border. they have abandoned their homes. some of them have been living for days and nights out in the countryside along the turkish border and the ones that we've been able to talk to all tell similar stories. they are frightened that the syrian government will target them. many of them from a border town, seeing bloody fighting that the syrian government claims resulted in the deaths of 120 syrian security forces. the refugees were telling us there was actually fighting between soldiers and police. some of those soldiers

the streets of jisr al-shughour in northern syria are deserted. its remaining residents are braced for an imminent assault by the syrian military. president bashar al-assad's government alleges 120 of its security forces were killed this week in the rebellious town, and aired amateur video on state television purporting to show its dead troops. now, elite units believed to be commanded by assad's brother appear poised to exact vengeance. this amateur video, surreptitiously shot from a fleeing motorist, appeared to show convoys of military vehicles massed outside the town yesterday. the bbc's owen bennet jones is on the turkish side of the border with syria, and says there are reports that thousands of young men remain in the town. >> reporter: i think the women and children have basically either gone to other locations, either in syria or come here. and the people who remain are probably the ones who want to fight-- you know, that are prepared to fight it out. >> woodruff: only one route out is open, and townsfolk are taking it, fleeing in droves.

. >> reporter: in northern syria today protestors posted this film on the internet of a crowd throwing its shoes at president assad. in the suburb of the capitol damascus they shouted "we don't love you, mr. president. leave us alone." >> and along the iraqi border today, a new chant. the people want the speech to be be explained. that despite at plaus here at damascus university the president's speech, his first in two months has not quelled nationwide unrest. mr. assad admitted that what he called a crisis had shaken syria and he blamed it on saboteurs and con spir tures who had spread like germs. >> germs are everywhere, scientists don't try to destroy germs but to immunize against them. we want the people to back reforms. but we must isolate true reformists from saboteurs. >> reporter: the response was swift. mr. president, you are the germ, this crowd in damascus chanted in. in the northwest hundreds gathered outside the town hall. words won't help you, they cried. what do we want? freedom. that is the hope among more than 10,000 refugees now camping across the border in turkey. a

syria forcing the u.s. to mount pressure on damascus to halt its crackdown on protests where the white house strongly condemning president assad's actions government troops are reportedly pushing rebel forces farther from the northern town of syria should do after taking full control of the area the advance has sent another wave of civilians fleeing towards the turkish border according to human rights groups at least fourteen hundred people have been killed since the beginning of the crackdown in mid march some ten thousand detained in britain and france are pushing for a draft u.n. resolution but russia and china oppose any attempts to intervene in the syrian conflict has said they want back their lives and investigative journalist simon assaf says the u.s. is using the opportunity to weaken the regime. well it appears that both russia and china are going to sure that there will be no un security council resolution but even i think even if even if one would have been passed i don't think would have much credibility but the problem is that those who support the syrian regime and the syrian government can point to. a very simple fact that is there be many un resolutions for the middle east and they've always been ig

. >>> in northern syria, hundreds of people are massing along the border with turkey waiting for the army occupation after being seized over the weekend. but despite this latest crackdown, anti-government protesters throughout the country show no sign of backing down. we want to warn you, some of the images that you are about to see are graphic. >> reporter: syrian state media say this is a mass grave uncovered in the northern town of jisr al shughur. the government claim the dead were members of security forces killed by armed gangs. their bodies mutilated. some opposition activists say they were killed during clashes between army units. the syrian authorities say they're now back in control of the town. this video purportedly shot at the weekend shows military helicopters patrolling the area. on the border with turkey, dozens of people who fled jisr al shughur chant against the government. they and hundreds more are said to be stranded close to the border waiting to get into turkey and safety. for more than two months, the syrian regime has tried to stamp out protests. but still th

teachers are also picking the time in syria government troops there stormed the rebel northern border town of syria girl with tanks and military helicopters the army sent to the city in order to quote cleanse it of armed rebel groups which killed at least one hundred twenty police officers last week this is britain and france is still pushing for a un resolution condemning the brutal crackdown against anti-government activists in syria russia for its part which opposes any attempts to intervene of the syrian conflict and said it won't back the move and our world observers believe some western nations have been repeating the u.n. in an attempt to benefit from the country's civil conflict. nations. is merely an international organization working to promote the interests of its most powerful members notably united states britain and i thought was the worst of all this concern also from so in other countries in the european union because just as they are considering cracking down on the syrian government they have not considered cracking down on the governments of bahrain or other or each

. >> is there a pending humanitarian crisis in northern syria? >> i did not know.aybe in the state department, you might ask them, but i do not want to speculate about that. >> secretary gates in afghanistan has called for a troop composition that would rely on shooters. is that if we are going to withdraw personnel, he called for keeping a maximum combat capability in afghanistan, called that a no-brainer. does the president agree with that? >> the president speaks with the defense secretary all the time. i'm sure that the president shares that opinion that the reductions we need to make -- that he will make, the drawdown that will begin will ensure that we can get the maximum success out of the mission here part of the mission and part of the strategy is to begin this drawdown as we transfer responsibility over to the afghan national security forces. but in terms of the composition of the block of troops that will begin the drawdown, i do not have an opinion to convey to you because, as you know, the president is reviewing or will review his options and make a de

his ruthless campaign of brew tality has shifted to northern syria where syrian security forces led by president assad's brother have instilled fear in the residentsment many of those innocently protesting for reform and freedom have been gunned down and many more have fled their homes, leaving all belongings and possessions behind. mr. peters: with a complete ban on the entry of foreign journalists into the country, it is nearly impossible to determine just how dire the circumstances are. however with the thousands of syrians fleeing the violence into nearby turkey, it is clear that conditions both in syria and on the turkish-syrian border are deteriorating. i therefore urge president assad to allow humanitarian aid groups access into syria. by refusing entry, assad has forced his own people to not only live undeplorable conditions but he has forced them to live in a constant state of fear. aid groups must be allowed in to provide the vital care. if the syrian regime has any compassion, it will do so. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. for what pu

clearly israel is interested in stability and a peaceful northern border but beyond that israel wouldn't be instructing or advising anybody in syria about how they should run their own country israel's israel's main interest is ensuring a stable northern border but i think while we're on the topic of syria i think syria is very different from libya and it's very different from yemen because it's a country which really i think most resembles iraq you're looking at a group of. several types several groups that are there you have the minority alawite who have been in power for decades since the sixty's at least and you have the majority sunni as who deeply resent being ruled by a minority and therefore most analysts here believe that if the us had regime falls and that's looking to be the case more and more as time goes by it looks more likely that he will fall that would likely be followed by a. bloodbath in syria as all of these groups the kurds. in. all of these groups in syria make me battle it out and look after their own interests and that of course quite a tragic outcome should actually come to pass and just because peter pan

. >> arwa, more deaths at the hands of government forces were reported today in the northern part of syria the latest you're hearing? >> reporter: yeah, anderson, that's part of that ongoing military sweep throughout the northwestern part of the country. the same sweep that sent those thousands of refugees across the border to turkey. now according to the syrian observer for human rights another six people have been killed in two different villages, both of them along the turk irk border. >> it was also reported arwa that military had largely withdrawn from hamah and other towns throughout the country. activists were saying that move was a sign the crackdown was draining the regime's resources and finances. do you think that's the case? >> reporter: it's definitely challenging to try to pierce through what the psyche and logic of this regime is. some people are saying that look this is a regime that feels that it is increasingly being backed into a corner, it does on the one hand feel as if it does have to at least make a superficial effort to try to change its tactics. because there is th

a syria man said he shot this video on his cell phone last friday when government troops opened fire. it hand near a northern turn, syria's military, plans to retake today. residents are fleeing now to turkey, afade that they will be slaughtered by the troops. the government said the protesters were armed gangs. >> german officials now determined the deadly e. coli outbreak was caused the bean sprouts. 70 people became ill after eats sprouts at the same restaurant. 3,000 people have been affected. >> mixed messages on climate change. now we could get answers. a short time ago nasa launched a new satellite from bandenburg air force. the amount of salt plays a role in climate patterns around the world. >> i want to take a closer look at the release of "today's" e-mails. the release of sarah palin's e-mails. the alaska governor office making the documents public after they requested them to be made public under the freedom of information act. joining us from fair banks, alaska, derek cole, what do we expect? what are you expecting to see in the 24,000 pages of e-mails. what do you think you actually reveal? >>

. >>> syria's military are moving in as part of a government crackdown on the northern town of jisr alay the operation is to restore security and arrest militants. many people have fled from the town before the army could enter. more than 2,500 people have crossed the border into turkey. >>> nato denies it has tried to kill colonel gadhafi as its military operations to protect libyan civilians continue. in a statement to cnn, the alliance insists it is targeting command and control centers but not individuals. earlier a nato official had told cnn killing moammar gadhafi would be justified under u.n. resolution 1973. just a short time ago, scientists confirmed that bean sprouts from germany were the cause of the deadly e. coli outbreak that has killed at least 27 people. the german office for risk assessment told a news conference that the number of infections was now falling. >>> a shocking video of pakistani troops killing a young, unarmed man has outraged people in karachi after it was aired repeatedly on television. five paramilitary troopers have been arrested. the president has or

seven people including a fourteen year old girl have died in six tearing clashes in northern lebanon to the unrest in syria lebanese sunni muslims who strongly oppose syrian president assad clashed with members of the on a wide minority who support him i see it as they have really turned the violence followed the latest demonstrations against the damascus regime across the border lebanese troops have been deployed in the city of tripoli to prevent more clashes. nine people have been killed in a so it's out of time on a police station in central kabul three insurgents dressed in military uniform stormed the building near the presidential palace with one blowing himself while the others opened fire on offices they taliban says it was responsible that top follows the disclosure by afghan president hamid karzai that the u.s. was in secret talks with the militant group hoping to end a decade of conflict following the american led invasion. at least eight more people have been killed by lightning strikes and floods heavy rays continued to batter the south of china over one hundred seventy are already dead or mis