in a rare interview, a spokesperson for one of the insurgent leaders has told the bbc that the group could offer a ceasefire if foreign forces withdrew to their base if it is a credible offer. it was made from pakistan, where the group fighters retreated after the coalition meeting. support for islamic militancy across the board in pakistan will be a crucial part of the solution to the crisis. >> we followed a route into the street. this is the gateway to afghanistan invading armies have come this way for centuries. today there is chaos and conflict on both sides of the border. the people here blame one thing. there will be no peace there or here. the fates of these nations are intertwined. for many pakistani is, they believe it would have a calming effect, reducing the blood shed on this side of the border. it would probably have to run through here. afghan insurgents come through the border area and the tribal belt. allegedly they still do. here in pakistan that we manage to contact one of the three main insurgent groups fighting across the border. we met a son, his father has been

that is why the ongoing talks are so crucial. mark simpson, "bbcews," dublin. >> one of the giants of american industry, general motors, has successfully resumed trading its shares on the new york stock exchange. it was saved from bankruptcy by a $50 billion bailout from the u.s. government. here is our report from new york. >> it's a new day. >> that is an understatement for a company that only a year ago was in bankruptcy, brought down by a high-priced labor force, health care cost and poor sales. america's biggest car maker returned to wall street with the largest sale in u.s. history. the director, who used to run coca-cola, is also excited. >> this is a whole new general motors. this is a 102-year-old company that sadly went through a bankruptcy process and is being reborn, and reborn based on what is important, and that is the designing, the building and the selling of the world's best cars. >> but bankruptcy has left scars. now free of debt, the financial officer says the company is more focused. >> the whole idea is to have a business model

the latest headlines 41 "bbc world news" this hour. in cambodia, at least 300 people dead after a stampede in the capital of phnom penh. the irish prime minister has refused to step down, but he says he will call a general election in january. now, the afghan capital was less dangerous than london or new york, a startling claim from an envoy in afghanistan. it was told to the bbc that in afghanistan, the children go about their lives safely. another described it as the worst place in the world to be a child. >> images of the conflict between insurgent forces, nato, and afghan allies can inevitably leave the impression that afghanistan is caught up in a momentous of violence, and the number of civilians rose, with child casualties up 55%. against that background, the comments from the top nato representative have caused surprise, and to some, concern. >> there are actually few of those bombs. the children are probably safer here than in london or new york. most children go about their lives in safety. it is a very family-oriented society

>> and now "bbc world news." >>> one of the three main insurgent groups in afghanistan tells the bbc a ceasefire is possible, spelling out a term -- spelling out terms for a truce. the european union says it is ready to bailout the irish, but they say no rescue package is needed. german terror alert, the government talking of clear indications that attacks are in the net. -- that attacks are a minute. welcome to "bbc world news," broadcast in america and around the globe. the u.n. closes operations in northern haiti in the face of violent protests. demonstrators claimed that peacekeepers brought cholera into the country. and what will the royal wedding look like in the future? >>> hello. one of the three main insurgent groups in afghanistan has told the bbc that cease-fire is possible. they spelled out their terms for a truce in rare interview across the border in pakistan, where it is alleged the key afghan insurgent groups have sanctuaries. from the border, we have this report. >> under pakistani military escort, which followed a route etch into history. this is the gateway to afgha

moving 500,000 people a day through the city that never sleeps. "bbcs," new york. >> now just before we go, a reminder of our main news headline this hour. washington has begun a diplomatic initiative to prepare foreign governments for the release of politically sensitive information by the whistle-blowing website, wikileaks. for more on that story and all the other stories we have covered this half hour on the website. check it out. from all of us here, bye-bye. >> hello, and welcome. >> see the news unfold. get the top stories from around the globe, and click-to-play video reports. go to bbc.com/news to experience the in-depth expert reporting of "bbc world news" online. >> funding was made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu, newman's own foundation, the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation, union bank. ♪ >> union bank has put its global expertise to work for a wide range of companies. what can we do for you? ♪ >> there is one stage that is the met and carnegie hall. it is the kennedy center and a cl

auditors are in athens today to asells the greek deficit reduction plan. welcome to "bbc world news." i'm peter dobbie. also in the next 30 minutes -- the world's largest annual pilgrimage is underway in saudi arabia. millions of muslims ascend the mount. and the retirement about to come to an end after just one week. >> burma's leader aung san suu kyi has told the bbc she wants to see a peaceful revolution in her country. she believes democracy will come to burma. she's already announced she had willing to meet the army, that prisoned her the last 20 years. the senior u.s. diplomat in burma told this channel his country wants to see a process of reconciliation. the bbc's alistair reports from bangkok. >> a week ago, they were afraid to speak her name. now they're shouting it in the streets. few would have imagined these scenes would have been possible, even a few days ago. she spoke of unity, of bringing the opposition together to work hand in hand with all democrat i can forces. it may look like change is coming, but power is not in the hands of the people. it is still

it will be sometime before the scope of the disaster is known. bbc news. >> we will be keeping an eye on that, of course. 3 million muslims are taking part in the annual pilgrimage in saudi arabia. some of found costs rising so high, they cannot visit the holiest sites. we have this report. >> mecca this morning. 2 million muslims, and the largest pilgrimage in the world. killing on this pilgrimage -- going on this pilgrimage ones in your life is regarded as one of the five sacred pillars. >> so, if you find it, you have to account to the almighty allah. >> even in britain, met the booms large. -- mecca looms large. but the cost of getting there has more than doubled in the last few years. many muslims have realized they probably will never go. >> is my belief will never be complete -- it is sad, you know? >> some say that muslims are obliged to make the pilgrimage to mecca only if they can afford to do so. but it is one of the five tenets of islam. no wonder so many are becoming desperate to pay for it. many blame companies for the price rise. some

it is too soon to know whether they will return to the taliban. bbc news, kabul. >> there have been violent protests and haiti's second city against u.n. peacekeepers. some blame them for the local cholera epidemic that has killed at least 900, even now tests have cleared the troops are being carriers. we have this from new york. >> with the cholera epidemic sweeping the country, anger and fear turn to violence. it is directed at this northern city and another based elsewhere. it is believed that u.n. peacekeepers are carriers of the disease. the u.n. says there is no evidence that that, but it admitted the situation is deteriorating. >> the government accepts, and we accept it is the health or sanitation matter. it is an issue of environmental concern. it is an issue of national security, where we have demonstrations. >> this is the first cholera outbreak in haiti, and it has caused great anxiety and confusion. people are afraid that fish is unsafe to eat because the disease is caused by dirty water. and is spreading. exacerbated by poor sanitation a

the blast. nobody expected it to be so high. bbc news, in dublin. >> in the u.k., tens of thousands of students have again been demonstrating against government plans to increase university tuition fees significantly. in london, there have been scuffles, and in whitehall, the heart of government. we were there. >> this was the moment the protests threaten to turn ugly. the police van is stranded in the middle of whitehall. demonstrators clamor on to the roof, and as the youths gather, impromptu fires in the middle of the road, but this time, the police came prepared, lines of officers which helmets and shields at the ready keeping the crowds back. here, they tried to stop a surge of protestors from breaking away. the police have stopped the demonstrators following the original route of the march, and now they are trying to hold them here on whitehall. at one stage, reinforcements were brought in as scuffles broke out and fireworks were thrown. these were not official protests planned by the national union of students but organized b

but for the regime, it is still business as usual for now. bbc news. >> there are fresh concerns over the debt crises in the euro zone. the 2009 deficit in greece is much higher than previous estimates. and the irish government has also been in touch with brussels over concerns that it may need a bailout. we have the latest from our correspondent in athens and our european business reporter, nigel cassidy. >> very little has changed in ireland. ireland's leaders spent much of the day trying to reassure the financial world they had the cash for the next year. in ireland with its bond out banks, they look to be the one in the same. 80 billion euros was on the table. politicians said there was pressure from outside to take it. >> there is a lot of pressure on the government is shifting between sovereign debt and bank debt. the speculation is stacking on the banking situation, removing the sovereign situation. >> today, the irish government maintain that no aid had been asked for. >> we have really dealer contacts -- regular contact. it is very norma

you're representing gitata for the bbc. so, tell me, how does it feel? >> very exciting. >> you're very excited. that's for you, nicholas. moses, that's for you. >> thank you. >> it will a journey of discovery for them and for the village of gitata... [flutes and drums playing] excuse enough for a bit of a party, with everyone dancing. but if internet access is a novelty here, there are many places in the world where it's a matter of simply pressing a button. what would happen in one of those communities if some people were suddenly disconnected? >> well, here in seoul, south korea, we're about to find out. this country boasts the fastest broadband speeds in the world, and more than 95% of homes here have a broadband connection. so, no wonder, then, it's sometimes described as the most wired place on the planet. this sprawling high-speed broadband megacity is populated not so much by citizens but by netizens... [mouse clicks] plugged into a streaming torrent of information which is changing society at amazing speed. so, we've set ourselves a pretty tough

but the police are regaining control of the area. bbc news, west minster. >> while those angry students were protesting in london, the british prime minister was addressing university students in china. david carroll and set up the case for economic and political freedom, telling students in beijing that free media and rule of law where the best guarantors of prosperity. >> the rise of the economic freedom in china in recent years has been hugely beneficial to turn into the world. i hope that in time this will lead to a political level. i am convinced that the best guarantor of prosperity is for economic and political progress to go in stuck together. in some respects, it already has. ordinary chinese people today have more freedom over where they live, what job they do, where the trouble, than ever before. people blog and text more to. it is right to recognize this progress, but it is also right that britain should be open with china on issues where no doubt because of our different history and culture we continue to take a different vi

indoor by many ordinary people in the north, welcome to bbc world news. coming up later, a shock for the art world as there are revealed over 250 previously unknown works by picasso. an olympic hopefuls are hurtling down the slopes of a volcano. the white house has ordered a radical shake-up in the way it has handled sensitive information. there was the lead of a quarter of a million classified correspondence. among the cables released by the web site, several unflattering sentiments of world leaders and confirmation that saudi arabia has been pressuring washington to attack iran. >> among the latest revelations, and american view of a british royal abroad. at a business lunch, according to the local u.s. ambassador, prince andrew also apparently lashed out at what he called the .diocy of the fraud office's also newly released this evening, more aggressive behavior seen most recently last week. senior chinese officials told the u.s. the north korea was behaving like a spoiled child when launching attacks to get attention. a classified report also speculate

the problem is taking a tough line with the rogue regime. bbc news, on the korean border. >> do stay with us if you can on "bbc world news." still to come, they want their money back. politicians pay back their generous salaries. first though, brazilian police have shot dead at least 13 more people, trying to stop a wave of violence by suspected drug traffickers. thousands of officers have been sent to the poorest neighborhoods of rio. they have been robbing motorists and burning cars. they have been forced out of their strongholds. >> this call are one of the latest targets in volatile rio. people have been pulled from their vehicles and then saw them go up in flames. this man had his van torched by gunmen. >> they started shooting. they saw there was no one there and torched it. >> the violence started on sunday night. shots were fired. military police were deployed. 1200 officers were reportedly called off the desk duty to patrol the streets. there have been raids and arrests. security officials suspected gang members are behind the violence.

welcome to the bbc world news. as nato prepares to start fighting in afghanistan, suggestions the taliban will fill the gap. susan boyle hits new heights. her latest album makes music history. hello, it is a sad turnaround for a country that was one of europe's fastest growing economies, but ireland looks about to say yes. he says he expects the irish government to accept a loan for tens of billions of dollars. the eu is pressing ireland to accept help. mark simpson reports. they have said they do not need emergency aid, but there was a sign that they would upset the help. >> it is to show ireland has sufficient firepower to deal with any concerns of the market. >> talks took place all day involving officials from the european central bank, the european commission, and the international monetary fund. >> we are looking for ireland and the area in general, and we want to be constructive with that engagement. the government at the end of the day will make decisions based on the outcome of discussions. >> ireland's clo

england's dave is now worried about the impact of an investigation by the bbc. englund says it is unpatriotic, but the bbc says investigating is in the public interest. england hoped the feel-good factor are around the team will get them over the line. englund can win this battle. that is for sure, but even in extending the two members today, there was criticism of the english media and "the sunday times" in particular. england has always believed they have the best bid, but this is always about politics and steelmaking, and having the best bid may not be enough. >> rolls royce engines on airbus super jumbos will need to be replaced according to the boss of qantas. a rolls royce engine exploded in mid-air and force them to make an emergency landing. qantas grounded six planes since. greece has unveiled new spending cuts after slashing its budget deficit. 40% of savings will come from spending on health and defense. the sales tax will rise. swedish prosecutors have issued an arrest warrant for the finder of wikileaks. julian is wanted in connection with rape. the

italy declares it has captured 28 of the country's most wanted mobsters. welcome to "bbc world news" -- broadcast to our viewers on pbs in america, also run the globe. the islamic insurgency. we have a special report on north caucasus where russian reporters are fighting fears daily battles. -- fierce daily battles. hello to you. it is a sad turnabout for a country which was one of europe's fastest-growing economies, but after days of saying no, ireland looks about to say yes. the governor of the central bank said he expects the government to accept a very substantial loan worth tens of billions of dollars to support its banks. the>> see the news unfold, get the top stories from around the are pressing dublin -- the eu an dimf are pressing arlen to accept help. >> demonstrators gathered outside the dublin department of finance as ireland's grip on its own financial affairs started to slip. before today, ireland had been saying it did not need emergency european aid, but this morning came the first sign that the irish government would accept help. >> it would be a large lo

this shows just how far apart the party czar. bbc news, washington. >> the polls are predicting a bad day for the dem>> republica, most polls suggesting they will pick up between 50 and 60 seats. that will put the victory as a similar scale of 1994, when bill clinton was president. over on the senate side, republicans need it 10 seats to take a majority in the senate. most pollsters predict they will get somewhere between six and eight, so falling short in the senate, getting the majority in the house. that would leave congress, of course, divided. >> steve, what would that result due to president obama's next few years in office? >> first of all, if you have congress still divided, with the senate still in democratic hands and the house in republican hands, president obama needs to seek out some kind of common ground. the risk would be, particularly in light of the party's squabbling we have seen, certainly over the past year, the risk would be making america a grind to a halt. that is what happened to a time in 1994. it is interest

the fridge supeoup. not too bad, but you know what it really needs? nostalgia. steven evans, bbc news, the old east germany. >> i remember the food at the time certainly did not taste that good. a reminder of our top story -- president obama is visiting his childhood home in indonesia. he says he believes the united states is on the right path with better relationships in the muslim world. let's take a look at what is coming up later on bbc news america with matt frye. the world's economic leaders, including president obama, will gather in south korea to keep the global recovery on track. 7:00 p.m. eastern time at midnight gmt. i am on twitter.com. i would love to hear from you on all these issues. stay with us here on bbc world news. there is plenty more to come. >> hello and welcome. >> see the news unfold, get the top stories from around the globe and click to play video reports. go to bbc.com/news to experience the in-depth, expert reporting of "bbc world news" online. >> funding was made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu. newman's o

how bad could things get for the president in the midterm vote? welcome to "bbc world news," broadcast to our viewers on pbs in america, also around the globe. my name is mike embley. coming up later for you -- china began as the mammoth task of counting every one of its citizens for the first time in a decade. ♪ and the new generation of french rock bands at breaking a cultural taboo by singing in english. hello to you. britain is the latest country to impose tighter security restrictions on flights from yemen. any air cargo from yemen or somalia will be banned. germany has suspended all flights to or from yemen. it it has now been determined the packages were a viable bombs. we have this report. >> the rep precautions have reported a possible bomb plot. germany has suspended passenger and cargo flights from yemen. germany was one of the areas -- >> there is at a suspension. the german aviation industry has been instructed to refuse all direct and indirect flights from yemen. >> in britain, where one of the two devices were discovered, cobra and met to discuss t

joining us from bangkok is the bbc's report. welcome. ve us the background to what has taken place here. >> alan shadrake wrote a book called "once a jolly hangman." a detailed cases that says it justice has been denied. he is very critical of the singapore government for using the death penalty, and he goes into the innermost details of several cases there. he says -- that judiciary has come back and said this is an insult and that he has been acting in contempt of court. >> he has this jail sentence and he has been fined, so singapore is taking this seriously. could it go further than this? >> the singapore government has a habit of taking this kind of criticism very seriously. it has previously prosecuted journalists and news organizations. it has imposed heavy fines. it says it needs to take this kind of approach to ensure that it can rule effectively. but, of course come out human- rights groups would say that the singapore government uses criminal definition clause as a way to silence dissent heard >> is there any truth in what this

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joined by maggie shiels of the bbc, richard waters of the "financial times." so that's my fear, that every time i go on the news and talk about the deficit or talk about -- people say, oh, home price, did you see, they're up 2%. down 30% from the highs. where are we in your estimation in the economy? >> yeah, the real challenge that people have is as emotional beings we're sort of binary. either we're trapped in airration 58 exuberance or trapped in an irrational despondency. and your role in the media is just to reflect that. so how are things going? they're getting better. there are some bumpy roads in the near term. medium term things are looking well. longer term there may be some pipers to pay. >> people actually have to start feeling better. i mean, that's the -- >> put it to work. >> put it to work. >> you're exactly right. and all this talk about housing, obviously, and that's been traumatic. it's been the worst economic development we've seen in our lifetime. but really the key is jobs because when that turns around that's what's going to bring back t

to do so could ignite a wider conflict, and mean the loss of many, many more korean lives. bbc news, yeonpyeong island. >> chris hogg is in seoul. he told me about the new defense minister -- new defense minister. >> it was a former four-star general brought into the administration in may, after the sinking of the south korean warship. there was perception from the president here which is certainly reflected in the newspapers that that incident has revealed a weakness in the south korean military. for the last few months, he has been working very closely to really sure the president's views on what needs to be done to change the military here. he believes in and more -- he is reported to believe in a smart military that is able to react much more quickly to any threats or provocation from north korea. he is stepping into the defense minister's job. he will have more of a chance to overhaul the country's national security apparatus. >> there is a sense that the tension between the country is still high, and there is little sense of it easing. >> still very high, and a lot of cri

a fragile country which is battling against the power of nature. >> this is "world news" from the bbc. a series of bomb explosions have killed and injured. the treaties will strengthen defense and corporation. more parcel bombs have been discovered after a number of devices were intercepted. small bombs were discovered outside the swiss sent russian embassies. here is our athens correspondent with details. >> the second circuit -- consecutive day, officers were chasing all over athens after booby trapped parcels. the first one went off to the swiss embassy. their security staff was -- discovered metal and there was an explosive flash as the parcel was being examined. no one was hurt. the second explosion happened at the russian embassy. the bomb squad were on their way to new -- neutralize the device when it blew up. a bomb was destroyed in a controlled and are -- explosion. similar devices were sent to the german and bulgarian embassies. the police intercepted a parcel addressed to the french president, nicolas sarkozy. the bombers claimed the bombs were --[unintelligible] they were

the ship will not arrive at least until wednesday. you're watching "bbc world news," from london. how on nostalgia for the old east germany is turning into a money maker. the russian president medvedev has pledged that those responsible for the beating of a newspaper journalist will be brought to justice. the reporter is in intensive care following the attack outside of his home last weekend. it was the latest in a series of attacks on journalists in recent years which has left dozens dead and many more injured. our report from moscow. >> inside of this hospital in the capital lies yet another journalist in critical condition. on his legs, hands, and job smashed. -- jaw smashed. his father says that it is too early to speak of any improvement in his condition. it was outside of his apartment in central moscow that he was attacked by two men using a blunt weapon. most believe he had become a target because of his bold reporting and hard-hitting blog on the internet challenging those in power. now, even the president has been forced to speak out about this latest brazen attack on a j

these definitely look more attractive on the wall. bbc news. >> the latest headlines for you this hour, the iraqi shia politician nouri al maliki has been reappointed prime minister after eight months of deadlock. the summit on the global economy in soul enters its second day. currency policies are still dominating the agenda. among the austerity measures announced by britain's coalition government, higher fees for many students have caused huge uproars. another big changes welfare reform. britain has one of the highest rates of welfare dependency in europe. anyone who refuses to apply for a job could lose their benefits. james reports. >> the welfare state, so complicated that even officials cannot agree how many benefits there are. success of the -- governments have tried to reform the system, -- successive governments have tried to reform the system, but they have failed. these people are training in london to get off benefits and into a job. >> you will be better off in work than you will be on benefits. that has got to be an absolute

preparations have begun for the first of many, many funerals. bbc news. >> we have reports coming in that ireland's bailout will total 85 billion euros. it will partly be used to recapitalize the country's banks. prime -- the prime minister says he will not go into an emergency budget is passed. >> another day of bitter political backing nations, as the government puts out its latest austerity measures. they are looking for a savings of 15 billion euros, or $20 billion over the next four years. now they are looking at more losses in the public sector. there's also talk of maybe reducing cuts of 12%. on top of that, there is property tax and rises on income tax. this is all a very difficult picture for this island. >> in greece, there are protests. the government has taken extra efforts to reduce its deficit for next year. they say they are impressed with the work so far. the burmese pro-democracy leader aung san suu kyi has reunited with her youngest son after 10 years. he arrived in rank and 10 days after his mother was freed from house arrest. rac

the u.s. amid terms on bbc news. -- on the u.s. midterms. now, the prime minister of lebanon has warned the mideast is headed for disaster, his words. no comprehensive peace between arabs and israel. he said that absence of peace, it is helping al qaeda and others. we have this report. >> there was the visit of the iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad. this was a rally close to the israeli border. the other half was deeply suspicious of a man who won critics said was inspecting his troops in his standoff with israel. one man was in the suspicious part. he said that they had changed for the worst, in he said the absence of peace was during iran and anti-western forces. -- fuelling iran and anti- western forces. >> the three of those were not there in the 1990's. if we had achieved peace in 1991, we would not be here today. >> do you consider koran to the danger in the middle east, like many of your allies do -- do you consider iran to be a danger? >> the danger is in not really achieving a comprehensive peace. there is an initiative on the t

the bbc has a reporter. cholera in haiti threatens to run out of control. display of unity for photographers but off camera, deep divisions mean the g-0 leaders fail to agree on very much at all. welcome to bbc "world news" broadcast to our viewers on pbs and around the globe. coming up later. it is harvest time at this olive grove but how much fruit can be picked this year. how clearing out a london home produced this $70 million chinese vase. ♪ hello to you thousands of supporters of burma's main opposition leader. ching has been gathering outside her home. she's been under house arrest for almost 20 years. what brought people there now is the possibility that the burma rulers may release her. so for security reasons we're not naming our correspondent there. >> rumor fed on rumor all day and ching's followers gran to gather outside the opposition headquarters. they expected the leader to be released over the weekend but heard from somewhere she might be freed tonight. they made her -- their way to her home where she been under house arrest for much of the

a short while ago, the bbc's mark doyle got more. >> the cholera epidemic is effectively out of control. we had a humanitarian official essentials saying that she does not think that this cholera epidemic has peaked and will not until late december. she says that they expect on current projections that there will be some 400,000 cases of cholera in the next six months, which is twice as many as they were predicting before. now, of course, not all of those people will die from cholera, but based on the statistics, which we have seen so far, it is almost certain as several thousand more people will die from this epidemic. >> and what is the state of the camps that we are seeing at the moment? >> well, interestingly, the caller has not spread as fast in the camps for the people who were made homeless -- the cholera has not spread as fast in the camps. the epidemic has mainly been hitting been very poor areas of port-au-prince, which had been in and unsanitary condition even before the earthquake. lots of toilets and water supplies have been distributed, and that probably stopped it from sp

three main insurgent groups told the bbc a ceasefire is possible. a rare interview across the border in afghanistan. billy at the cal. the average insist no rescue is needed. security measures step up again. the government is talking of clear indications attacks are imminent. welcome to "bbc news". later, how the kidneys could hold the key from saving people from high blood pressure and strokes. one of the three main insurgent groups in afghanistan said the cease-fire is possible. they spelled out their terms for a truce in a rare interview. where is allege the key groups have centuries. -- it is alleged that the key groups have sanctuaries. >> under pakistani military escort, we followed. this is the cover past -- khyber pass, the way to afghanistan. there is chaos and conflict on both sides of this border. people here blame one thing. >> there are foreign troops in afghanistan. there will be no peace there or here. >> the fate of these nations are intertwined. a pullout of foreign forces from afghanistan cannot come soon enough. they believe it wou