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abdo jalil speaking to the bbc. more on the devastating effects on the pakistan floods. >> more than to wonder people have died and over 1 million homes destroyed -- more than 200 people have died and over 1 million homes destroyed in the latest flooding. aid workers say it is now more serious than those floods that devastated the country last year. the biggest city and province have been hit by the flooding that began early last month. our correspondent sent us this report. >> a full 20 feet below these waters were shops and homes. villages as far as the eye can see and across southern pakistan have completely disappeared. authorities say these floods are even worse than last year's massive disaster. we find this family stranded on a bit of high ground. their home is gone, most of their livestock drowned, but they did manage to save a couple of chickens. >> everyone was in the village, but suddenly, the rains came. they all fled in the night and left us. but they have now been saved by the army. it has rescued 13,00

it was done in partnership with the bbc's "newsnight." pse. >> there was, of course, a lot i could not include in the report. i wanted to throw a light on how the north korean is worth living, and this is exactly what my mind was, but the ministry of information did not want that to be seen. the one day my cameraman and i snuck out and walked back like not to children escaping from boarding school back into the hotel, i begged to go to the market with a state secret. that was forbidden. everything had to be stage managed, so we would show immaculate workers' houses, tables groaning with food, although we know half of the country is starving. knights of the opera and ballet, never allowed to get into a real village, a real house. you were not allowed anywhere near this story. will they allow me back? maybe there will be another change, and i can try and ask again, but i bet you one thing. i bet you nothing will have changed. >> congratulations to her for her and the wind. and also, to our website team, who over the weekend picked up an on-l

i think we are not far away from it. >> israel's president speaking to the bbc. e will talk to a former state department advisory on mideast affairs. he has a foundation close to the u.s. administration on issues of national security. why is president obama so eager to move any discussion about a palestinian state away from the un? >> having a vote at the un would put the u.s. in a difficult diplomatic position. essentially, if there is a vote, the wells -- the u.s. will veto it and isolate itself from international communities. but the administration is trying to do is delay a vote. if the palestinians go forward in offering their petition for statehood for an observer's seat, that would be good. >> why is america adamant it would veto about? why is it so against doing this to the united nations? with the theory is that the two parties should be able to negotiate a peace agreement between themselves. they have not shown the capacity to do so. president obama has heavily engaged in diplomacy to try to get the parties together. that said, there is a dismay from mos

over the last several months the bbc and other news organizations have made repeated attempts to gain access to syria and now finally my has been granted a visa and is in damascus. >> yes, and welcome to the syrian capital. there's been an extraordinary six months here across syria with the unprecedented street protests, and many cities across this country. also increasingly brutal crackdown by syria's security forces. yet it's been so difficult for the world to really foe what's happening here because of the reporting restrictions, and yes, the government still accused the foreign media of not selling every side of the story. but what's the story here in damascus? >> unlike other countries that have been engulfed in what's now called the arab spring, the center of damascus is not the focal point of protest. but that doesn't mean the capital escaped from the pressures and street politics of this moment. we've been trying for months to take the road for damascus. >> we just spent hours at the border getting in. they looked through every page of our passports, every bit of equipment. bu

the tsunami cost his predecessor, to naoto kan, his job. bbc news. >> it has been 40 years since the apollo mission took the u.s. astronauts and to the man. now what you of those landing sites has just come to light. the images were taken from an orbiting spacecraft, and this show everything from scientific equipment to footprints left four decades ago. >> this was the best you you have the lunar landing site until now. this image was taken in low orbit. look closely, and you can see the footprints of the astronauts. and year, the trail left by their moon buggy. the hardware has remained completely in condition in the vacuum of space. >> what is wonderful -- we can now see the individual experiments left on the man, the footprints from apollo 17, the last astronauts to set foot on the moon. >> that is one small step for man. >> it was more than 40 years ago that neil armstrong set foot on the man. it was the first of just six lunar landings. having achieved its goal of beating the russians to the men, nasa -- to the moon, nasa canceled the apol

the reconstruction process ore from the international community. >> you are watching news day on the bbcstill to come on the program, preparing for the worst. tokyo undertakes one of the biggest earthquake drills ever seen. and how communist north korea is trying to kickstart a tourist industry. the british government has defended cuts being made to the armed forces on the day it has announced that more than 1400 people would lose their jobs. ministers argued is a way of default -- bouncing a defense budget and -- balancing a defense budget and keeping things going in the long term. >> last night, jets were again in action over libya, targeting a military barracks over tripoli. britain is stretched by wars on two fronts. with british troops still fighting and dying in afghanistan. but the government also has to get a grip on an energy budget that is spiraling out of control, and that means cuts in the equipment and personnel. the strength of the british armed forces currently stands at nearly 177,000. over the next few years, the three services will lose 17,000 personnel through retireme

the bbc went to visit it. >> welcome to the second city in the ancient world behind rome. my name is halisa, a citizen. i am a tour guide and language teacher. you can see the gerareat fountain, public fountain, with a very big tower. this is the seat, and those stones are put there. when i was a boy, the place was wonderful. i'd dream of the kids looking after sheep, chasing birds. this is trafalgar square. it's called the agora. it's surrounded with shops and the pictures of medusa decorating the arches. they used to come here very often, the the pharaoh or one of the students coming. lately, when he became a prison, er, it's another thing. we are not allowed to get near. now we are standing in front of the best monument, the arch. we come to the hot rooms. this is not only as entertainment, but also as remedial work. we are expecting a good future. it will be like athens or rome or something like. thousands of people come and go and see the heritage. >> it was a cold war conflicts that lasted two decades. the vietnam war left millions of dead and ultimately ended in fai

this is "newsday" on the bbc. >> the headlines this hour. nearly 50 people are reported to have been killed in anti- government protests in syria and the last two days alone. >> the u.s. has announced new financial sanctions against terrorist groups after a spate of attacks against pakistan and afghanistan. nigeria and its west african neighbors have begun joint naval patrols and an attempt to curb the rising threat of pirates. there has been a marked increase of attacks. here is our nigeria correspondent. >> searching for pirates off the coast of west africa, the vehicle and its crew are out on patrol. they are part of a new joint naval operation with their neighbors aimed at stemming a concerning rise of piracy. the targets have been huge oil tankers and cargo ships, the lifeblood of the region's economy. the commander is making bold promises about tackling the pirates had on -- head-on. >> what we see are the ships that had been attacked by pirates. we are patrolling with the navy, we also have special forces. when we receive information

you have been watching "newsday" from the bbc. >> a quick reminder of our main stories. the second day of the manslaughter trial of michael jackson's personal doctor. the personal assistant at describes the frantic efforts to save michael jackson's life. we also heard about how his children were devastated and very upset when they saw their father being resuscitated. that is all from us from london and singapore. of course, there is much more on our website. >> make sense of international news at bbc.com/news. >> funding was made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu. newman's own foundation. and union bank. >> union bank offers unique insight and expertise in a wide range of industries. what can we do for you? >> "bbc world news" was presented by kcet los angeles. 

you are watching "newsday," on the bbc. the race for the white house, the republican presidential candidates take their contest to california. >> the father of a kidnapped israeli soldier takes his campaign to the united nations. the 50 pence at tax rate to the highest earners should be scrapped, that is if you of leading economist who wrote a letter to the government. they say there is lasting damage to the economy in discouraging wealth creation. >> the 50 pence a top tax rate, how long should the chancellor keep it? that is a big question and is generating strong opinions on both sides of the argument. how does the top tax rate work? when one learns about 44,000 pounds, you pay 40 pence on the pound however high your honest. that still applied to up to 150,000 but every above that threshold, you paid 50 pounds -- you paid 50 pence in tax. it is estimated 320,000 people are affected, that is the richest 1% of all adults. one side of the government, the liberal democrats, like to hold on to the rates. they say that this wou

he made the comments during an interview with the bbc. we began by asking him if he knew where colonel gaddafi is. >> we cannot say exactly where he is, but we know for a fact that he is in the south of libya. it is very dangerous to have gaddafi on the run, and that much money and gold with him. it is not only dangerous for libya. it is dangerous for all arabs. he is planning revenge attacks that will harm a lot of people in the area. >> have you made any progress in catching him? >> the troops loyal to gaddafi have moved south. the rebels have not yet been able to cross. there will be first -- there will be fierce fighting. we will need equipment we do not have. we have asked for support for the move south. we want to capture kernel gaddafi and his family. >> to say he is planning to carry out attacks. what kind of tax he is talking -- are you talking about, and where? "is the imposition of a lot of money and gold. -- >> he is in possession of a lot of money and gold. he could attack power plants around libya. >> you have gaddafi's sons

the document seen by the bbc is a memo from mi-6 dated march 14, 2004. eaded to the head of libya's police state. in it, mi-6 is eager to claim a key role. it said it is the least we could do for you and libya to demonstrate the remarkable relationship we have built over recent years. the document is inside "m." m was mark allen, head of counterterrorism with mi-6. now he is with the company in won a huge contract with libya in 2007. >> he was very important. >> so he was really involved in all sides of this? >> yes. yes. >> what's he like? i don't know him. >> what you would expect a spy to be, you know? >> tripoli has a new start without colonel gaddafi. there could be a last revenge on countries that became his last enemies. >> on the ground, the libyan forces are sounding increasingly confident about taking control of the town of bani walid, one of the final strongholds of gaddafi supporters. >> so now at least these rebels are not fighting but singing their songs of victory and liberation. even so, they know they cannot yet claim that all of libya is

visit the "bbc news" website and click on the link for full analysis and background. >> this is news day on bbc. i am in singapore. >> and in lyndon. fears are dwroge for the future of the eurozone. italy's credit rating has been downgraded by one agency. >> president obama has outlined plans for cutting america's huge budget deficit, saying america rich much pay their share. >> the national transitional council of libya say their forces have captured the airport in a city of saba. they have captured his home town. well armed forces loyal to the former libyan leader have been fighting back. richard reports from the western side of the city. >> the new libyan air force coming in to land not far from the front lines, flying low to avoid being targeted by gaddafi's men. the mission here, not combat, but taking the wounded from the battlefield to hospitals. the pretty is sam, who was once part of colonel gaddafi's armed forces. today he told me of his determination to help those fighting the gaddafi loyalists. it is an increasingly bloody battle. besides the many wounded, dozens of fighte

for more, i'm joined by the bbc state correspondent. hey said this is part of an ongoing orchestrated campaign to intimidate diplomats. why did she say that? >> it's not the first time that the ambassador or the embassy come under attack. in july, the embassy compoundç in damascus came under attack by a group of pro assad protesters. they said they had been bussed in specifically to stage that protest. the ambassador has also been harassed several times repeatedly over the last few times as he continues to go out and either try to visit towns where protests are taking place or meet with opposition activists. it's important to note that the french embassy and the french ambassador have also come under attack several times, but ambassador ford has also been welcomed quite nicely by protesters. for example, when he went to a city over the summer, he was welcomed there by the protesters with roses and so on. he has also gone to give his condolences to the family of a young pro democracy activist who was killed. >> if the protests against h

, not wishing to raise hopes without proof that the science actually works. >> this is newsday on the bbc>> our headlines this hour -- share prices around the world have plummeted as markets react to a series of grim warnings about the state of the global economy. >> the most senior u.s. military officer accused pakistan intelligence service of supporting an attack on the u.s. embassy in kabul. more on those comments by admiral mike maulings on the haqqani network. joining me now by webcam from new york is david road. he is an author and expert on haqqani network who was kidnapped by the taliban while working as a journalist in afghanistan three years ago. he managed to escape after more than seven months in captivity. you were allegedly kidnapped by the taliban. they were supposedly members of the haqqani network. what can you tell us about this network and who makes the upper structure? >> it was definitely the haqqani network. my primary kidnapper was a family member in haqqani. they invited me to an interview just outside of ckabul. they quickly move me out of afghanistan and into pak

scandal over what happened to him has not yet been laid to rest. >> you're watching "newsday" on the bbc from singapore and london. still to come on the program, messages from 9/11. recordings of the moments before the twin towers were struck. the organization for economic cooperation and development has warned of a gloomy outlook for the world's leading economies and a possible return to recession. our correspondent stephanie looks into the story for us. >> the closer you examine the world economy, the worse it's starting to look. today, the oecd added to the gloom with a report that talked of the recovery coming to a halt of world trade and a risk that enemployment will become entrenched. time for a plan b? you might think so. the oecd said countries with credible budget policies can and should respond to the slowdown, but apparently that doesn't mean the u.k. the chancellor today met with vice premier wang. he says it's not due to budget cuts. >> countries that pursue completely different policies to ours over the last year, the united states had a huge fiscal stimulus. they have not

you are watching the bbc live from singapore and london. gandhi is returning to india after surgery in the united states. deniesrt murdoch's son the latest allegations made against him. the government has killed two military personnel and one civilian at a restaurant in the u.s. state of nevada. the shooting happened and the state capital, carson city. talf least six other people were injured and are being treated at a hospital. >> ihop is just a few miles from the national guard headquarters. witnesses say the gunman pulled out at around 9:00, shot and wounded one man that was on a motorbike outside the restaurant, and then opened fire inside. five members of the national guard and several civilians were having breakfast at the time. the two people died at the scene were military personnel. >> at the deceased persons, at least two of the three, appear to be military folks. we're working very closely with the attorney general's office, the department of public safety, the fbi, and the national guard to work out those details. >> at least six

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the bbc spoken exclusively to the team. >> from this distance know. >> ever since charles levitt, she had been living -- losing her sight leaving her with only a peripheral vision. there is hope of an effective treatment for the disorder. 12 patients with the condition will have and britain all cells from stem cells injected into the back of the eye. here is the procedure being and carried out in california by the biotech reform act who has now linked up. >> there is an excitement and distance off therapies may be a banats to these people who have no hope of improving the gentry press the trials will check the safety, but patients help -- hope that larger doses could reverse a slight loss. scientists have made them in the supply of these dellums -- stem cell. they have treated paralyzed patients but in small doses. those found in bone marrow have been transplanted four decades. adult patients on stem cells that have been used to grow a new windpipe. there has been a lot of hype, doctors are urging caution, not wishing to raise hopes without proof that the science actually hopes. >> ou

the bbc and other news organizations have made repeated attempts to gain official access to syria. finally, they have been granted a visa. this is her exclusive report. >> we have been trying to take the road to damascus. i have been coming to syria for years. what has changed after six months of protest and a brutal crackdown? you don't feel it here in the heart of the old city. damascus hasn't lost its charm, but there are no tourists to enjoy it. business is suffering. i did not expect people to openly criticize the government. one man happily told us on camera that there were no problems later whispered that he could not tell the truth. you start to see similar faces. there is clearly some genuine support for the president. hong >> everybody here, the population [unintelligible] >> this is new footage of protests obtained by the bbc panorama program. this kind of video made by activists, the government calls lies. they say they are terrorists. >> the government calls everybody a protester. >> activists who did believe in dialogue and no longer do. he tells me the government trie

he is challenging official accounts and spoke to the bbc security correspondent. >> stepping out of the shadows, appearing for the first time on camera, a former fbi agent with an eye witness accounts some people do not want him to tell. >> they are trying to stop me and others from telling the world what really happened over there. >> he believes huge mistakes were made with devastating consequences. born in lebanon, he immigrated to america as a teenager. he was one of the only arabic speakers in the fbi and was picked up by his boss to be deployed across the world in pursuit of out--- al qaeda. >> this is the facility where bin laden got his official breeze. >> he was in yemen, where he had been investigating the bombing the previous year of the u.s. warship. he had been trying to unravel the spider's web of the outside the -- of the al qaeda network. he found details of two of the 9-11 hijackers, which the cia failed to pass on. >> what makes you so sure it would have made a difference? >> we were looking for them overseas. they were here. people in our government knew they were yea

of spending a lot of time trying to win over not just news international, but the "independent," the bbc, these are -- you do want to get your message across. >> he said the relationship between the news and politicians needed resetting. >> wildfires in texas have destroyed 1,000 homes. rick perry, who interrupted his campaigning said the largest fire was a monste rand sair ande situation was critical. >> i am in singapore >> a reminder of the main news. a large, armed convoy of vehicles believed to have cash and gold have crossed the border into niger. ghadaffi was last tracked in southern libya, heading to the border with niger and chad. that is it for now. stay with us. >> make sense of international news at bbc.com/news. >> funding was made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu. newman's own foundation. and union bank. >> union bank offers unique insight and expertise in a range of industries. what can we do for you? >> "bbc world news america" was presented by kcet, los angeles.

the bbc's business editor has more. >> a respite today from recent markets. european governments are inching toward a rescue plan. at the center of the plan, would be a 50% reduction in the greek debt. that would reduce the debt to 170 billion erdogans, buuros, bs losses would be negotiated. european officials say there is wide acceptance of that strike -hit recessionary greece cannot recover unless their debt is reduced in this way. the second element of the rescue package would be an injection of tens of billions of euros into europe's banks. most powerful investors worried that italian and french banks need to be strengthened. these banks have found it harder to borrow, which is a serious problem because banks that cannot borrow are more vulnerable to collapse. but forcing the banks to raise capital, which is expensive, will not be easy. and the final element of the rescue package would be to increase the fire power of the euro-zone's bailout fund. so that it could provide finance years in countries like italy that are struggling to borrow from commercial i

from kabul, the bbc reports. running for cover from a taliban assault in the heart of kabul's embassy district. the police open fire on the attackers high above them. the taliban brought with them an arsenal of weapons. here, on one of the city's busiest streets, a rocket lands. you can see the smoke from the explosion rising behind me. there is gunfire all over the area. this is the u.s. embassy just over here and the international mission's headquarters. it seems like a significant attack. >> gunfire broke out across the neighborhood. we headed for cover. the target was the u.s. embassy and inside the staff scrambled for cover. nato soldiers joined the afghan police. this residential area became a war zone. afghan and international soldiers side by side taking aim at the taliban hiding deep inside the building. the gunfire was heavy and sustained. attack helicopters were called in to fire on the insurgents. this taliban attack started with a suicide bomber at the outdoor round-about and militants then fired on t

you are watching "newsday" on the bbc live from singapore and london. still to come the ugly side of a beautiful game. a clash over plans for the 2014 world cup. >> time to cover up. how farmer from northern ireland for a new music video. a miner has died after being trapped in northern england. one other miner was brought safely to the surface. >> first came the police in silence, slowly followed by the ambulance -- no sirens, just flashing lights. a game some clues about the announcement that would follow, could bene miner saved. >> we regret to inform you that the second colleague was confirmed dead by a medical team, despite the best efforts of the colleagues. >> this is your ch -- yorkshire's largest deep mine. the miners became trapped under debris. ambulances dispatched emergency response teams within minutes of 999 call. they managed to locate both minors and freed them from the debris. but the miner who is alive and the minor that has died have not been named. me fors a tough ti friends and family. how difficult is it to watch those cars go back

you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come, rescuers continue their search for victims in western japan. >> and cubans pay tribute to the late defense minister. now, an independent inquiry which will examine allegations the british security services were complicit in the illegal transfer of terror suspects to libya whilst colonel qaddafi was in power, will be carried out by a judge who is already involved in another case involving libya. >> david cameron said the accusations against them were significant and should be investigated but also reminded m.p.'s that in 2003, just two years after 9/11, there were terror groups in libya allied to al qaeda. our securityes services and intelligence services are trying to work for the good of the country to keep us safe. britain should never be complicit in torture or extraordinary rendition. >> secretary at the time, said the allegations were serious. >> given the serious nature of these allegations, it is entirely right they should be examined in every detail. >> the task

the taliban. you are watching "bbc world news america." on tonight's program, keeping new york safe. 10 years after 9/11, we get access to see how the city is being protected from almost every angle. russian president dmitry medvedev says there must be an approval for aviation safety. this comes a day after people were killed when the plane failed to take off and crashed into the banks of the river. the president said the number of russian air carriers must be reduced radically and urged it must be done in the shortest time possible. we report now from the scene of the crash. >> in the river, the search continued into the morning, not for survivors, but for wreckage of the plane and the bodies. dmitry medvedev had been at a political conference. he began his day here. at the site of the aircraft, he laid rose's and bowed his head in honor of the dead. later, the president criticized the safety record of russian airlines. he warned that if his country could not produce reliable aircraft, it would have to buy foreign-made planes. the jet had

with both civilians and the police pinging deal to the price. bbc news, karachi. >> the u.n.resentative to pakistan has appealed for donations to the millions of flood victims in the southern province of sindh. monsoon rains have some merge many villages with hundreds of people drowned in millions without shelter, food, and water. ♪ >> this week, palestinians are expected to go to the united nations in new york to ask to be recognized as a state, which would include the west bank, gaza, and east jerusalem, all lands that israel captured in 1967. the israeli leadership is fiercely opposed to the move, but a short time ago, prime minister netanyahu's office issued a statement saying he was interested in meeting palestinian president abbas on the sidelines of the general assembly this week. norwest bank correspondent reports. >> palace -- our west bank correspondent reports. >> ramallah central bus station. it is purely symbolic and to get these americans in trouble at israel's airports. but the local artist behind it is trying to make a point. >> these are our feelings. this is

you are watching news day on the bbc, live from singapore and london. ill to come, a glimpse into north korea. the communist state is trying to kickstart its tourist industry. and a protest at the prom. protests of the israeli philharmonic orchestra led to it being closed. >> a fascinating distant past, the country is scattered with ancient ruins. >> six months of brutal conflict, everybody is now understandably concerned about libya's future. this is also a country with an absolutely glorious past. this is so rotten -- this is sabrata and this is it's wonderful amphitheater. this city was first developed by the phoenicians. its glory day is to the romans. in the vacuum after conflicts, this place will be plundered by art thieves and by looters, just as happened in iraq and afghanistan. even though this is a unesco world heritage site, a few dedicated italian archaeologists have been here to help preserve the site. but redeveloping these wonderful places to tourism will be very much a part of building a new libya. thankfully, security guards are already

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we report from the front lines. welcome to "bbc news," broadcasting to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. i'm rachel hodges. still to come, as america prepares to remember 9/11, security is stepped up to counter a possible new terror threat. and the u.n.'s world food program delivers a new warning about food shortages in north korea. a state of alert has been declared in egypt after hundreds of protesters broke into the israeli embassy building in cairo using hammers and iron bars to demolish a barrier wall outside. you can see these latest shots live from there now. a group of activists has broken away from a larger demonstration in nearby tahrir square earlier. israel's ambassador to egypt is reported to be at cairo airport waiting to leave the country. a bbc journalist joins me on the line now from cairo. how close are you to these scenes that we're seeing here? >> instead of the -- i am right now in front of hundreds of egyptian protesters. they are protesting and they are trying to invade. i have seen tear gas

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with the plane crash wiping out almost the entire ice hockey team. steve rosenberg, bbc news. >>> this sunday, the world will stop to mark the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. today, chilling messages from that they were released. the recordings, many of which had not been heard before, paid a dramatic picture of the confusion and horror. >> september 11. at 8:13 in the morning, air- traffic controllers lose contact with american airlines flight 11 not far from the york. then a telephone call from the airplane itself. it is the flight attendant. the cockpit is not answering, somebody is stabbed in the business class, and some people cannot read. >> shortly afterwards, this. >> everything is ok. just a quiet. >> the voice is one of the terrorists at the airplane controls. stunned air traffic troubles try to understand what has happened. >> we have a hijacked aircraft headed towards new york. somebody needs to scramble f- 16's or something to help us out. >> real world or exercise? >> it is not an exercise. >> i found myself standing in the battle of that floor mostly

but right now, it is being lost here in the classroom. bbc albuquerque. >> from books to baby gifts, at amazon is known worldwide as the market leader for online shopping. but today the company through its hat into the tabloid wars, hoping to take a bite out of apple's ipad sales. will it work? here is our technology correspondent. >> we call it the ipad. [applause] >> january 2010, steve jobs launches the ipad with the promise of a new way of computing. soon, apple's lead was being followed by rival tablets like the galaxy, this new one from missoni, the zune. but could it be amazon's kindle fire, unveil today, which makes the first challenge to the ipad? amazon already dominates the world of electronic books with the kindle e-reader. now the color touch screen kindle fire hits new markets. it seems to do all the things the ipad does that for around half the price. >> at a lower price, it is hard to do the work to make it possible. we have been working hard on the content, hardware, and software and making it possible to sell at $199. >> the

the bbc reports. >> it was back in february that bahrain's majority shi'ite- muslim population took to the streets of the capital, demanding more rights and freedom from the s kingdom fromunni war -- from the kingdom's sunni warlords. within weeks came this brutal response from the authorities. at least 30 people were reported hundreds injured.ed they were treated in the main hospital. the $20 -- 20 doctors here have been given long prison sentences, charges including occupying their own hospital. >> they, like i said, were involved with the hardline protesters who asked for regime change. they attempted a coup d'etat. no one is above the law -- by their doctor, nurse, -- neither doctor, nurse, or royal family member. >> human rights campaigners have condemned the court verdict, describing it as ludicrous, saying the doctors were simply carrying out their medical duties. >> during the protest, casualties injured people. doctors were trying to do their job. >> the authorities were quick to dismantle the monument in the central square, which had been the focus of the protests until the c

picking through the rubble, they find what they can to help them start again. bbc news, nairobi, kenya. >> once again, the markets are jittery over greece. >> absolutely. fear has dominated the world's financial markets as investor eyed very real prospect of a greek default, despite a late-day rally in the u.s., from asia to europe, shares are volatile, which french banks particularly hard-hit because they hold so much greek debt. from paris, christian frasier reports. >> if greece is the epicenter of this financial crisis, it is sending shockwaves to every corner of europe but nowhere would the repercussions be felt more acutely than here in paris. today, shares of french banks were sent tumbling as concerns grow over their exposure to the greek debt. some say it suddenly smells of 2008, the markets pricing in the need for government intervention. whether that's nationalization or a capital injection, it is premature speculation, said finance minister. >> there is no emergency for banks. they have plenty of means of response and the central banks have said during

welcome to the bbc news broadcasting to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. taking charge. pakistan's prime minister says he will be the relief effort to millions of flood victims. charged with fraud and remanded in custody. the trader accused of losing a billion pounds. it plain has plunged into a spectator stands during a race in nevada in what what was called a mass casualty situation. it happened at the national championship air racing in reno. the pilot and two spectators were killed. more than 50 other people were injured. will grant has the details. >> at the airport at the nevada desert, aviation fanatics had gathered for the championship air race. what should have been the highlight of the calendar turned to tragedy as a vintage world into aplane plunged seating area at the front of the grandstand. the pilot identified as jimmy leeward was killed. dozens were injured. >> the plane was flying. there was speculation he had gone on a different areas as to what took place. different people see different things. there appeared to be some air flight proble

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the bbc, which has been one of the arch advocates for global warming, you know, it is not a neutral partythis debate, the bbc teamed up with the new president of the royal society who is a nobel prize-winning geneticist, to construct essentially what was a hit job on me. it was a neutral science documentary exploring the pros and cons of global warming. so get this. what actually emerge in this, and this is not, you know, this is not sour grapes. i'm annoyed by this. it's not needing defensive, i'm just telling you what happened. the thrust of this documentary was, one, in what he doesn't believe in man-made global warming is essentially anti-science and ignorant and irresponsible. number two, that if you don't believe in man-made global warming, you fit into the same category as people who think that a, it is not caused by the hiv virus, and the same category as people who destroy fields of crops. it was a complete smear job and it was constructed in that way, and i was very naÏve to take part in it. by and i kind of naÏve and trusting god when i was approached by the bbc, i thought hang

that day, one fbi agent who worked at the heart of the american campaign against al qaeda has told the bbc he has been prevented from telling the truth on 9/11 -- of what happened on 9/11 and what has happened since. he was there when a suspect was caught and tortured. he walked out during the interrogation. now he speaks with our correspondent. >> stepping out of the shadows, appearing for the first time on camera, ali sufjan, a former fbi agent with an eyewitness account some people do not want him to tell. >> they are trying to stop me and others from telling the world what really happened over there. >> he believes huge mistakes were made, with devastating consequences. born in lebanon, sufjan emigrated to america as a teenager. he was one of the only arab speakers in the fbi and was picked out by his boss to be across the world in pursuit of al qaeda. >> this is a bread crumb, the facility where bin laden got his official brief from muhammed shaikh on 9/11 he had been investigating the previous year's bombing -- on 9/11. >> he had been invested in the previous year's bombing on the us

for more on the action taken by the central banks, i am joined by a reporter from the bbc. thank you very much. the bank of england, the central bank -- what have they agreed to do and why is it significant? >> have agreed to make dollars available to commercial firms -- they have agreed to make a dollars available to commercial firms to have been impacted by this debt crisis. they have not been investing. these firms in europe need dollars. they have been freezing up because they do not have enough dollars that usually come from the commercial firms. therefore, all of these central banks are stepping in where the private investors will not and making these dollars available, these much-needed dollars that have not been available because everyone is so nervous about what the wide-ranging impact of this debt crisis will be. >> it is a short-term fix. what about the long-term fix? >> it is very short term. investors are relieved to see action being taken. we have seen a lot of stocks rising today, particularly bank stocks. even though this is only three months into the future,

it's been humiliated by the alleged attempt to forge a solo career by one of its bankers. bbc news. >> a fresh warning for u.s. citizens from washington. >> absolutely right. the u.s. government has urged americans to leave syria immediately saying the situation there is too volatile. it is six months since the protests for democracy began and the u.n. secretary general has made a public fee for the afghan government to stop the violence against its people. a new national council has been set up to push for change. >> this time they say they have the backing of all of those trying to bring down president assad. >> activists, technocrats agreed to form the syrian national council. our doors are open to all. we aim to bring down regime by legitimate means. >> unlike previous efforts they say this council will be led by those inside syria. these are pictures of what is reported to be the most recent protests in hama. the autothen tissity of these pictures cannot bb verified. the u.n. secretary general has pleaded with president assad for restraint. >> for six months we have seen

going for statehood, the palestinian president says he will ask for recognition next week. welcome to "bbc world news," broadcasting on pbs in america and around the globe. coming up, taking charge. pakistan's prime minister said he will lead to the relief effort for millions of flood victims. a former ira candidate turned presidential candidate, he says he is running for ireland's the top job. >>> we start with breaking news. it is described as a mass casualty situation after an airplane crashed into the grandstands at the national championship air races in reno, nevada. it is not immediately known if anyone was killed, but scores of people were injured, some critically. video shows the horrible scene, bodies and wreckage. joining me from los angeles is our correspondent. peter, what can you tell me about the crash? >> this was a p-51 mustang, from the second world war. this is an annual racing event of military airplanes, and it seemed to nose dive into the arena, just in front of the main it stands. it sent people running in all directions, and from the amateur footage we have seen so f

they got one. -- they wanted an experience they would never forget. >> that brings us to the end of "bbc world news america." thank you for watching. >> make sense of international news at bbc.com/news. >> funding was made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu. newman's own foundation. and union bank. >> union bank offers unique insight and expertise in a range of industries. what can we do for you? >> "bbc world news america" was presented by kcet, los angeles. captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> ifill: president obama rejected palestinian plans to seek statehood through the united nations and he called for a return to direct peace talks

the month. being watched by other airlines. they are never more competitive than now. donjon kennedy, bbc news, sydney. >> failure of greece would be failure for all europe. that is the message from french president sarkozy today. the prime minister tries to drum up support. and as they try to put the financial house in order. it reminds them of the economic crisis of 2008. the economy has been the administration's overriding concern. it is the subject of confidence. they join me just a short time ago. confidence man is the name of the buck. -- "confidence men" is the name of the book. based on the interviews you carried out, how justified is the public opinion? >> i think it is justified, sadly. the evolution of barack obama, it seems linked to the financial and political capitals. it is interesting, in the first few months of the administration, he had his chance. a 75% approval rating. he had the capital. he wanted to restructure the big banks in america. the evidence is clear, they were much more cautious and attuned to wall street's position. the president wanted to do more and he wa

the middle east. world're watching bbc news. l ahead, the woman that would achene into advocating to go behind the camera. - wooed a king into going behind the camera. and the documents of wikileaks said these documents may have been formatted. >> some are in her rich -- some are angry at the decision to publish some documents. they are accessible through an internet link -- a link without a password. before then, it was tightly controlled. the move to make public all of the confidential documents has been condemned by the partners wikileaks.the his which has now been realized. after a year punctuated by his arrest, quarrels with former associates, and accidents within his categorization. assage is wanted for questioning for a separate matter over in sweden. it is regarding sexual assault. this is the bunker in stockholm, where the cables were held last year and the tight security that they were stored year on computer servers. it does not seem as though it had intended to release the entire collection of u.s. cables. that is wha