spain has particularly been under scrutiny. they have more than 1 million new properties lying empty. the trouble with the banks and the housing market are affecting the whole country. >> the land is harsh and dry. it has been a hundred years since christians reconquered this terrain, but in all the time, no one managed to conquer the thistles. the it was one of spain's least populated places. so, when the property boom reached here, it should have been a signal things had gone too far. but the signals were ignored. this is a giant speculative building project now turns, three years after completion, substantially empty. can we go in? the developer here ran into problems with water, political influence, and ultimately with credit. all of them that. -- bad. it is not until you realize what 3000 brand new, unsold apartments look like it you realize what a mess spain is in. this is the product of the housing boom and the credit crunch. it brought spain to the brink of a sovereign debt crisis and it could still sink this country's

helping out with spain. they are saying so many catalonians feel the same -- the gentleman like ruiz. >> a catch word wherever we he want. spain has been a patient place. for example, the sacred family isn't due for completion till 2026. but with us asker thety cut bac, empty real estate on which banks hold shaky loans, what's next? >> lehrer: finally tonight, how and why english went global. and to ray suarez. >> the british empire's high water mark came in the late 19th century but england's most durable contribution to the world may be the english language itself. so argues robert mccrum in his new book. he's the associate editor at the london observer. was this an accident, or after the british empire gave way after the first world war to american dominance, was it almost an inevitability? >> i think what's accidental is that one empire using one sort of language and values and cultural reference points gave away to another empire, using essentially the same. this is the first time in human history this

and what might happen to spain if it does? we'll look at that in the last in our series on the european crisis. >> brown: again, the major developments of the day: the stock market surged as corporate earnings came out stronger than expected. the dow jones industrial average gained 200 points. a house investigative panel announced democratic congressman charles rangel of new york will face multiple ethics charges. and b.p. and federal officials decided the cap on that ruptured gulf oil well will stay closed and un-monitored, if a tropical storm forces ships to evacuate. the "newshour" is always online. hari sreenivasan, in our newsroom, previews what's there. hari? >> sreenivasan: there's more from spanish journalist jose soler featured in paul's report. on "the rundown," spencer michels continues his reporting on b.p.'s oil dispersants. he also posted video of an impromptu debate at a new orleans farmers market over off- shore drilling. you can watch a conversation with reporters from pbs stations in idaho, oklahoma and calif

today the bank of spain revealed all the uncertainty about spain's finances has dried up credit for its banks. they are borrowing from the european central bank in record amounts. the opposition party is urging the prime minister to call for early elections. few believe that is likely, but the prime minister has made it clear there is more hardship and controversy to come. he insists there are no alternatives to spending cuts. bbc news, britt -- bbc news, madrid. >> demand arrested for the times square bomb plot -- the man arrested for the times where bomb plot in new york has emerged on the videotape. in the video, the pakistan mean -- i -- -- pakistani born american spoke of a plot. 12 were crushed to death in a typhoon in the philippines. one was electrocuted. singapore's economy has grown by a staggering 18% this year, almost double the chinese rate. the figures have been driven by the recovery in financial services in the opening of two super casinos for tourists. now, was the abducted by the cia or did he defect? for awhile at least? there is plenty of mystery surrounding the iran

the seven small regional banks in spain, germany, and greece failed. critics argue the test were not tough enough. >> europe's banks have been widely viewed as a link. the 91 biggest have been giving a health take. would they be lowered to half mast in respect for legions of banks on their deathbed? in practice, only seven have failed the test. the edit 85 are in the pink. as for the seven who flunked it, they could be a small regional outlets. >> the top of the system had the capital ratios above 60%. it is smaller institutions. they are very small. they have been less capitalized. >> house of bear were the tests imposed on banks? thanks estimated the losses they generated, it to be trivial recession compared to what happened a year ago. this the jury losses of around 2.6 billion pounds a year. it is a great deal compared to what i saw happen in the median time. those that fear that they are too mild also point to the losses that things have to endure on their loans to european governments. a tiny 33 billion pounds out of total european government deb

all of rowntree, a sprawling manifestation of spain -- all around me, a sprawling manifestation of spain's unsustainable building boom. now, this building boom was financed by loans from banks to property developers, construction companies equivalent to a value in 45% of everything this country produces, 45% of gdp. this is the terrifying statistic. 46% of those loans are going bad. is the spanish government pruning the banks sufficiently? >> now the stress tests are going to show who is weak, and we will allow them to get private money. but i think it is the government that will have to pay to merge them, shut them down. >> this will lead to job losses and the woes of the savings banks are an extreme example of a phenomenon -- many banks have too little capital to absorber potential losses. how much capital will banks across europe be forced to raise? it will not be a big sum of money, but that is not necessarily good news, but does creditors and investors may fear that governments are -- because creditors and investors may fear that governments are in denial about liquidity. if banks are

the news follows the release of dissidents in spain. if they left for exile in spain, they would not be automatically lead into the u.s.. >> when the release appeared to be pressing smoothly, their families have been warned that freedom mean not mean automatic entry to the united states. relatives of the 52 prisoners who have yet to leave for spain or invited to attend sessions. my son is in the united states. i want to see what my options are to stay with him, this woman said hopefully. her husband serving a 13-year prison sentence for treason. once they're in spain, they are no longer eligible for asylum in the u.s. it would have to apply for regular immigrant status, a process that can take years. at the moment i do not think it is to anybody's advantage. i would be separated from my 18- year-old daughter. we would have to apply separately. the sister of another jailed dissidents said. 11 of the political prisoners who arrived in spain with their families under a deal brokered between the cuban government, the roman catholic church,

five regional banks in spain failed as well. deutsche bank topped the results before the german banks tested. commerzbank also did well. >> the results are surprising because they are along the same lines we have seen for a long time now. there is a rise in the average capital ratio in the german sector from 9% in 2008 to more than 10% in 2010. >> spanish banks would need around 1.8 billion euros to survive another credit crunch. the head of the central bank in spain emphasized that the stress tests were only an exercise and not a forecast. he said that regional banks sarday been restruured the results have been met with widespread relief. they show european institutions are in good shape but it is to be seen how the news will affect the markets. >> we are putting a lot of stress on the stress tests. earlier, i spoke with the banking and credit institute head here in germany and i asked how the german banks had feared. >> some of them have failed but this w not a surprise. there is also the reconstruction bank anyway. there's no

they will face far tougher opposition in southern spain and madrid. police in france have detained a couple in their 40's after the bodies of eight newborn babies were found in a house in the north of the country. christian frazier gave us more. >> what we are hearing from police is that they were tipped off about two of the bodies found in the garden by the new owners of the property. the skeletal remains of newborn babies, leading them to have property about a kilometer away for. -- away. they were all wrapped in bags. did did may have been going on since 1988. the couple arrested was in their '40's. there were unconfirmed reports, and i imagine that some of these details might change over the course of the next 24 hours, but we believe that they're being held at the moment for concealment -- concealment of a corpse and the non-reporting of a crime. they will be investigating how these bodies died. >> a brazilian television host who was accused of killing to boost his crime shows has died while awaiting trial. while in hospital because of his death

finally spain may be the world cup champions for the first time but octopus paul knew that all along the marine wonder now declared an honorary friend of the spanish talent box in the glory of his spot on world cup predictions plenty of visitors and even more memorabilia for the famed posts including a bronze likeness of himself german resident paul making waves after correctly predicting the winner of all six of germany's games while also picking spain to win the title against the netherlands you know becomes the only octopus in the world to have his own jersey to become an official on the reef friends of the twelve and a half thousand people living in the tone of your call. to him and i was always. hungry for the full story we've got. the biggest issues get a human voice face to face with the news makers. in indonesia g.'s available in the ground sure it's a media hotel the ritz carlton hotel a little hotel motel movie millennium hotel in china you can see censored. rocks hotel macaron. hotel macau the venetian marco resort hotel we saw to some. when results might come closer to ho

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spain and portugal dealing with extreme heat.fact, let's take a look at some footage coming out of spain. this is taken from the north of the country and galicia you can see many people made it out to the beach enjoying the sun and swim. and this is in the south of the country in seville now. the temperature made it to 45 degrees celsius yesterday. people sought for different ways to cool down. hats and fans were out, and ice cream was selling fast as well. well, it looks like the heat is going to continue today, on wednesday.ave heat advisories ie for many of you in spain and portugal. you can see reaching 40 degrees in seville and 41 in beja as well. so heat-related illnesses are going to be a major concern. here's your extended forecast now. ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> and athat wraps up this edition of "newsline." i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. thanks very much for joining us. we'll be back with more of your updates. do stay with us. j

locking horns, the protest on whether to ban bullfighting in spain. >> welcome to "bbc world news," broadcast to viewers around the world. american politicians investigating whether the man convicted of the lockerbie bombing was released in exchange for oil a deals -- oil deals. former u.k. justice secretary and the chairman of bp all said no. he said -- senator called it disappointing. a postponement of the hearing was announced by an angry senator robert menendez. it was home to 38 of those who died in the bombing. he accused the reluctant witnesses of lacking courage and said all had washed their hands of the suspicions following the controversial release of the bomber last august. >> it is disappointing and pretty outrageous that none of these key witnesses will cooperate with our request to answer questions. they have stonewalled us. each side has claimed innocence. each side has blamed the other. >> those comments were directed at the former british justice minister who has written to the committee explaining the scottish government alone decided to release them and to scotland's justic

they said it was a barbaric a blood sport that has no place in 21st century spain. >> bullfighting is not set in stone in any policy, let alone in the catalonia. it will make it a more ethical place to be. it will become a better place. >> many believe this was about more than protecting animals up. it is an attempt by nationalist- minded catalans to reject one of spain's best known traditions. >> here in catalonia, bullfighting has been losing support for many years. now, bullfighting has been banned altogether and the matadors know they only have one sees and left in which to fight. have vowed to extend their a -- these activists have vowed to extend their fight across the country now. of brazilian tv host accused of ordering killings to boost his crime show ratings died while awaiting trial. he was being treated in hospital. because of its debt has not been confirmed. he often featured exclusive footage of crime scenes. he is accused of ordering qt::[okillings and alerting hisw said they could be first to be seen at the crime. health officials in moscow are urging people to stay in

. >> a good day for animal rights activists in spain. >> the bulls are jumping for joy.the region of catalonia has agreed to ban bullfighting in 2012. activists said bullfighting amountedo torture. but many conservative politicians see it as a rejection of spain and its culture. >> some see it as a test of masculinity, others as an art form. either way, catalonia has decided to consign this tradition to history. after a heated debate, the regional parliament agreed to ban bullfighting from 2012. animal rights activists collected a petition with 180,000 signatures, arguing the practice is barbaric. >> we are thrilled reason and compassion have worn out. we have been fighting for this for years. this is a triumph for the people of catalonon. >> wednesday's vote has angered many supporters of bullfighting. they say the campaign was hijacked for political purposes, too _ catalonia's independence from madrid. -- to underscore catalonia's independence from madrid. >> they want to remain a leftist republican minority. >> bullfighting here no longer polls the crowds it used to.

making waves up to correctly predicting the when of all six of germany's games while also picking spain to win the title against the netherlands he now becomes the all help us in the world to have his own food it all had jersey and to become an official owner a friend of the twelve and a half thousand people living in the town of or carbine are. now that's it for now log on to our website which is our teed up call for more stories and don't forget to check the world weather coming up right after this. the u.s. government's programs to help those facing foreclosure come under attack as a community organizer nation steps in to help desperate homeowners. britain's defense secretary admits you came back and troops used the t.v. radio during the iraq war in two thousand and three which may effect a high radiation levels across the country. plus freezing your future russian clinic you want to europe when you put your radio on it's.

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of the seven have failed, five are in spain, one is in germany, and one is in greece. according to regulators, the stress tests are very stringent. we should be reassured. the were the tests stressful enough to restore the credibility of european banking? we have this report. >> it felt like exam results time for europe's thanks, and these were the teachers marking the books. -- europe's banks, and these were the teachers marking the books. >> we have seven banks that would now, if the stress materialized, would be under the 6% threshold that we used as a benchmark. the capital shortfall to reach the sec's% set -- 6% would be 3.5 billion. >> across europe, regulators tested be held of 91 banks and in total. questions included how they would cope with their work and unexpected fall in economic growth and what would be the impact of the worsening in the government money market? the seven banks that failed were in germany, spain, and greece. most of them were small. they need to raise $4.5 billion between them. in banking terms, that is peanuts. the big question now -- is

their message, it is a barbaric blood sport that has no place in 21st century spain. >> bullfighting is not set in stone in any culture in the world, let alone in catalonia. any society should aspire to become a better society. >> many believe this is about more than protecting animals, though. and tim by nationalist b.g.e. an attempt by nationalist to abort their difference from other rest of spain are rejecting one of its best known traditions. bullfighting has been losing support for many years. this of reed is the only one still open in this region. matadors know the only have one season left to fight. >> buoyed by their success here, these activists have vowed to expand their campaign, but they know there will fast -- they know they will face tough opposition. >> brazilian tv host who was accused of ordering killings to boost his ratings has died while awaiting trial. he was being treated hospital. the cause of his death has not been confirmed. his tv program often featured exclusive footage of crime scenes. police accused him of ordering killings and then alerting his tv crew s

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. >> brown: paul solman wraps up his series on europe's economic woes with a look at spain's unemployment problem. >> lehrer: and ray suarez interviews robert mccrum about how english has become the first worldwide language. >> if you said in say 800 or 900 b.c. in 2010 people would be discussing a global language, they would have looked at you in disbelief. >> lehrer: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newsur has been provided by:

ten russian kafeel cities are already a feature in the skies over spain to me to join the ranks of the country's army and as the spanish samarra intensifies their presence could be of critical importance. alekhine to severe pain. we start this whole treaty between washington and moscow faces a tough road to get through the u.s. congress senior republican party figures opposing ratification but even on all rich vice president of the strategic security program at the federation of american scientists says some opponents are driven by a political agenda. we have to lead the world toward reducing nuclear weapons and the start of the first stage of that the opposition to the treaty that it's. somehow is going to make us less safe you know there's no reason that the united states and russia need these huge nuclear arsenals we have thousands of nuclear weapons because the russians do and the russians have thousands of nuclear weapons because we do and all we need to do is to work our walk our selves back from this legacy of the cold war and the only reason we have these is that there are left

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now at least some investors are treating it as the crisis that wasn't they highlight just two facts spain held an auction of fifteen year bonds last week that went off without a hitch moody's investor service downgraded portugal's debt and yet investors didn't seem concerned no i'll direct their attention to have and i saw just a few days ago when all put up on screen there greece and spain had the fortitude to kick out goldman sachs in fact access the next headline europe freezes out goldman sachs so according to data from deal logic greece spain france and italy have all denied the bank a leading role in their sovereign bond sales so greece which used goldman in a bond sale this year is practically at war with the bank the press is acting as if it's a mystery like why suddenly is europe having no problem selling their debt but before you had goldman sachs was the primary dealer and yet they were betting against their own client just like in america the deal seems to be better against your children but against the future still from the future steal from your population and apparently whe

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ten russian kafeel cities are already a feature in the skies over spain which to me do join the ranks of the country's army and as the spanish star mine testifies their presence could be of critical importance ration ocean otty alekhine to severe pain. now on this very day in one hundred forty five the leaders of the soviet union the united kingdom and the united states gathered in the german city of potsdam danger up a new map of europe from the end of nazi occupation during world war two leaders from the three allied nations having secured the unconditional surrender of nazi germany sat down together in an attempt to establish a post-war order as a result germany was divided into four zones and controlled by the forces the conference which discussed the possibility of soviet forces joining the allied fight in the far east started just weeks before the us dropped the atomic bomb on japan. that is on the director of the world history institute says the conference marked the last time the allies work together before the cold war they also showed how partners can put aside their differe