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and union bank. ♪ >> union bank has put its global expertise to work for a wide range of companies.hat can we do for you? >> and now "bbc world news." >> inside that chefs, two dozen feet long, somewhere inside of the shaft -- >> hello and welcome. -- shaft, inside that, 2,000 feet long, summer inside of that shaft -- somewhere inside of that shaft, the first rescuers is in the capsule. many are watching this, glued to their television screens. people are fascinated by this ordeal, which is seemingly coming to an end. the wheels are turning relentlessly to bring the first minor back to the surface, back to freedom with all the burdens that entails as well. it is a complicated story both underground in technical terms. a technical story as these miners return to normality. remember, while they have been underground, they have been working together as a unit. the last man to appear, he has been the boss, the man in charge. they decided that they would send the strongest man up first, in case something goes wrong, they would have to open the lid and sent themselves back down again into

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and union bank. >> union bank has put its global expertise to work for a wide range of companies. what can we do for you? >> and now "bbc world news." >> health united states turned a blind -- how the united states turned a blind eye to torture in iraq. and the biggest leaking of secret military records. one says lives would be put at risk. >> the most clear terms with the disclosure of any classified information by any individual or organization that puts the lives of the united states and partner service members and civilians at risk. >> and people are struggling to contain the first caller -- cholera outbreak in haiti in several years. in a battle of wills as the french senate approves a plan to raise the retirement age to 62. america's a desperate democrats. we take look down a lane in each of the women who may have a threat at the midterm elections. it is the biggest leak of military records in years. 400,000 top-secret files have been made public. the files reveal that u.s. military commanders ignored alleged torture carried out by forces. hillary clinton condemned the discl

and union bank. >> union bank has put its global expertise to work for a wide range of companies. what can we do for you? >> and now "bbc world news." >> hungary looks a cost of toxic sludge cure it cleanup operations could take more than a year and cost tens of millions of dollars. is germany aware of militant activity in europe? the men who plotted to explode a bomb in times square is jailed for life. coming up later for you, after an attack on a west bank mosque, they take rabbis from two of jewish settlements. in australia they are talking about police used a stun guns. -- use of stun guns. hungary's says it will take more than a year and costing millions of dollar -- tens of millions of dollars to clean up the damage of toxic sludge and that burst from the reservoir. three people were killed. nearly 500 police officers and soldiers including six emergency detection teams have been deployed. he sent us this report, where the torrent stood two meters deep. >> the toxic sludge past about a kilometre wide. the damaged buildings and painted everything dark red. there was little or

and union bank. >> union bank has put its global expertise to work for a wide range of companies. what can we do for you? >> and now "bbc world news." clerics another tend rescued miners are due home in the next few hours. breakthrough after 14 years of drilling under the alps. the world's largest tunnel is complete. workers tried to block fuel supplies. welcome to "bbc world news." coming up, helping pakistan help itself. the democratic friend tries to push it towards political reform. liverpool swaps american owners but will it satisfy the fans? the international news is still dominated by the good news stories of the week as 33 rescued miners leave hospitals for home. another group is expected out anytime soon. doctors say the rest still suffering some medical problems will stay in the hospital longer. some are in a fragile state psychologically. >> home at last come up but into a different world. the fourth minor to be rescued a bolivian citizen and now a hero. >> i am grateful for the president to having helped the people. long live chile. >> he had to push his way to privacy

and union bank. >> union bank has put its global expertise to work for a wide range of companies. what can we do for you? >> and now "bbc world news." >> security officials say that recent drones are an attempt to disrupt a terror plot in europe. the sentence the men who tried to blow up times square. hungary says it will take more than a year to clean up the damage from toxic sludge from a burst reservoir. welcome to "bbc world news" broadcasting to america and the -- around the world. the man who almost bankrupted one of france's biggest banks is jailed and ordered to repay almost 5 million euros. charged with genocide, members from cambodian party are tried and a tribunal. western security officials have confirmed that the campaign of u.s. missile strikes by unmanned drones in pakistan was an attempt to disrupt a plot in europe. five german nationals were killed by one of the drones. our security correspondent reports. >> at al qaeda video from earlier this summer schilling german-speaking militants training for -- the german- speaking militants training for jihad. they claim t

and union bank. >> union bank has put its global expertise to work for a wide range of companies. what can we do for you? >> and now "bbc world news." >> half of a million public sector jobs are to go in the biggest cut to the state in peacetime britain. a hard road to a better future. >> today as the day that britain stepped back from the brink. when we confront the bills from a decade of debt. >> in france, pension reforms with more clashes on the streets. accusations of fraud. one out of four votes for afghanistan's parliament from the elections declared invalid. welcome to our pbs viewers in america and around the globe. the one found guilty of murdering her rival by sabotaging a skydiving parachute. the business of pregnancy is growing and growing. hello, the world's six largest economy has announced the biggest spending cuts since the second world war. the british finance minister says that they are essential to drag britain back from the economic brink. cut striven by ideology and a reckless gamble with people's livelihoods. the country currently has an 11% budget deficit.

and union bank. >> union bank has put its global expertise to work for a wide range of companies. what can we do for you? >> and now "bbc world news." >> most of the rescued miners have left the hospital. they are back with their families. after 14 years of drilling under the alps the world's longest tunnel is complete. tension runs high as workers tried to block fuel supply. welcome to "bbc world news, broadcast" on pbs and around the globe. coming up, an afghan battalion where have they soldiers have deserted to fight the taliban. liverpool swaps american owners, but will it satisfy the fans? >> the international news is still dominated by the good news story of the week as 33 rescued miners leave the hospital for home. we heard from the hospital that teo left today. the first three came home to a crowd of journalists outside their homes. when the others were discharged the others -- the media was not informed. >> in the next few hours they will be admitted [unintelligible] their diagnoses are vertigo. they don't need the kind of [unintelligible] >> that is the latest from the m

and union bank. >> union bank has put its global expertise to work for a wide range of companies. what can we do for you? >> and now "bbc world news." >> to keep hope alive. we are joined now by viewers from around the globe here on the bbc, and here at the bbc news channel in the uk. i am in the san jose goldmine in chile, where we are looking at pictures now of the imminent arrival of the 22nd miner to reach the surface. i think this lady is his girlfriend of 21 years, the mother of his three children, who are 18, 9, and to. -- and two. a woman who has struggled to keep the family gone -- going with a man who has had problems in his life, a man who has struggled with alcohol. the man who has had drug problems as well. it was ruth who persuaded her brother in law to try to get samuel a job in the san jose mind. he had only worked there for five months. a man with the gift of gab, a born salesman, said his family, but a man who admits his own failings, his own peccadilloes. a man who has told ruth since being trapped underneath the ground that he is now paying the price, he feels,

and union bank. ♪ >> union bank has put its global expertise to work for a wide range of companies.hat can we do for you? >> and now "bbc world news." >> the u.s. and u.k. promised a full investigation on the british aid worker killed. high hopes in chile as a trial run goes through without a hitch. and plans for a third and final strike [unintelligible] welcome to bbc news. coming up later on, palestinian officials refuse to recognize israel as a jewish state. the world's first human embryonic stem cell research trial begins. ♪ president obama and the british prime minister will cooperate closely to establish how a kidnapped british aid worker died during a false rescued by american special forces. u.s. officials were briefing over the weekend saying she was killed by her own afghan captives. a fragmentation grenade may have been the cause of death. here is this report. >> initial claims that she was killed by her afghan captives may not be wrong. today david cameron took an awkward phone call from a neighbor in afghanistan and broke the news to the public. >> a review has revealed

and union bank. >> union bank has put its financial strength to work for a wide range of companies, from small businesses to major corporations. what can we do for you? >> containing the cholera outbreak. medical teams in haiti say the epidemic may be stabilizing. afghanistan's president karzai confirmed his office did receive the bundles of money from iraq. and parties as the rescued chilean miners are welcomed by the president. welcome to bbc world. coming up later, we will meet the palestinian laborers building jewish settlements, and the real-life battle for middle earth. new zealanders fight for the right to keep production of "a hogget" at home. -- the hobbit at home. officials are saying the cholera epidemic in haiti may be stabilizing. they are still on high alert. hundreds of thousands are living in makeshift tents. they said haiti should be prepared for the crisis to spread across the country, although the number of new cases is falling. >> the likely source of the cholera outbreak. once the river became contaminated, the daily ritual censured the disease spread rapidly. now --

and union bank. >> union bank has put its global expertise to work for a wide range of companies. what can we do for you? >> and now "brvesbrvescrrves world news." >> some of hungary's red toxic waste threatens the drvesarvesnrvesurvesbrveserves. >> a curn se war would pose a serious threat to global recovery. >> welcome to "bbc news" broadcasting to measure and around the world. >> we have a special report on how the recession is hitting the country's largest immigrant community. and getting the miners in chile. rescuers hoping to get miners by the weekend. >> fears are growing that hungary's way of tox ibslunl could cause a wider environmental catastrophe. the slunl could afebt hundreds of countries. nick has the latest. >> after the del yuge, the clean-up. the fire brigade and police from many counties. coordinating that effort is not easy. the government has ordered a criminal investigation. the prime minister says, everything possible will be done to them victims and find those responsible. >> the pollution is the more serious thing because we don't know exactly what the size

and union bank. >> union bank has put its global expertise to work for a wide range of companies. what can we do for you? >> and now "bbc world news." >> welcome back to camp hope, at the mine in the desert where the sun is slowly descending behind mt. stuffed full of copper and gold and silver. that is the reason why these miners came here. the demand for these metals, especially copper, and a booming international economy in china and india -- this mine was reopened, which it should not have been because of its safety record. these miners went down in order to harvest copper, take the money, and get on with it. the rest, as you know, is history. i can tell you that the rescue operation is the best good news story in the world in some time. miner 27, a man caled fran klin lobos, is about to get into that capsule. we have got steps of a biography about all these men. they are in their own ways characters, all completely different, all with totally different lives, brought up in different places. some are local, from copiapo. others came from far away to do work. franklin was a for

and union bank. >> union bank has put its global expertise to work for a wide range of companies. what can we do for you? >> and now "bbc world news." >> up in smoke. another attack on military supplies heading for afghanistan. saddling -- tackling hungary's floods with toxic sludge. it will take millions of dollars. in investigations into the cia's attention torture terror suspects. welcomes you "bbc world news." coming up later for you -- women on the frontline in afghanistan. in a dramatic change, the police force and welcomes them. and the drums of protest. anchor -- anger over environmental damage caused by digging up oil platforms. the united states has apologized for the nato helicopter attack that killed at least two pakastani soldiers and left the government in islamabad furious. beat soldiers were mistaken for insurgents. police have attacked fuel tankers destined that you supply foreign forces in afghanistan. orla guerin has the latest from islamabad. >> dense, black smoke filled the sky after another attack on nato fuel tankers. the target this time, a depot set ablaze

and union bank. >> union bank has put its global financial strength to work for a wide range of companies, from small businesses to majorwhat can we do for you? >> and now, "bbc world news." >> at least three german citizens were killed in northwest pakistan. it is that the campaign trail as brazil's leading presidential hopefuls to prepare for around two of the elections. welcome to bbc world news. coming up later, a movie lovers dream in baghdad, how i knew some amount as a painter -- night iraq's passion for the big screen. your every drains -- -- how a new cinema is about to revamp iraq's pasterpassion for the big train. officials in pakistan say at least eight militants have been killed in a missile strike in the northwest of the country. reports say at least three of them were a german nationals of middle eastern origin. the men were suspected of being members of al qaeda. it is the latest in a series of attacks in the area in recent weeks. our berlin correspondent has been exploring the link with germany. >> we are piecing together the best. a dozen people vanished from around a mo

and union bank. >> union bank has put its global expertise to work for a wide range of companies. what can we do for you? >> and now "bbc world news." >> anchor in guatemala as the u.s. confesses to secretly and deliberately affecting hundreds of people with sexually transmitted diseases. -- anger in guatemala. panic in the capital of nigeria, at least 8 people are killed as a key bomb blasts sabotages celebrations to mark independence. ecuador's president promises to punish those in a police rebellion against him well -- against him. welcome to "bbc world news," broadcasting to our viewers in america and around the world. rescuers expect to begin lifting the miners to safety in chile sooner than expected. some people love it, some people hate it, how "les miserables," has affected people over the years. the president of guatemala says that the united states committed a crime against humanity almost six years ago when they deliberately infected hundreds of guatemalans with gonorrhea and syphilis. president alvaro colom said that he was very angry when he learned that american doct

and union bank. >> union bank has put its global expertise to work for a wide range of companies. what can we do for you? >> and now "bbc world news." >> over two months under brown, 33 chilean miners are about to -- the over two months underground, 33 chilean miners are about to get lifted to the surface. the operation is due to start in one hour's time. another day of protests across france where the government digs in its heels, vowing not to bought -- bowed down on pension reform. welcome to "bbc world news." coming up later for you, billionaires' boost the number of chinese super-rich, jumping more than 30% in one year. we take a hazardous walk around at the athletes' village. venomous snakes have become unwelcome guests. hello. after 68 days belowground, the first of the 33 trapped chilean miners should soon be out. they have already survived twice as long belowground as anyone else. >> the men are preparing for the ascent. the chilean president arrived here about one hour ago. all of the trials and testing has taken place. at least one of these 33 men, we are told, will be

and union bank. >> union bank offers unique insight and expertise in a range of industries. what can we do for you? >> we are a nation of explorers. we seek new ways of living, of thinking, and of expressing ourselves. we take risks. we learn from experience. and we keep moving forward. that is why we encourage and celebrate the explorer in all of us. >> and now "bbc newsnight." >> this week, we learn two al qaeda leaders were killed in droned attacks in europe. the clash of emerging economic titans, that democracy versus dictatorship. and we talk to comedian russell brand about celebrity culture. >> people enjoy narratives. i suppose that's why politics have become inundated with narratives. people no longer want to grapple with the depths of the grand ideas. >> a british man killed in pakistan was being groomed to be an al qaeda terrace. that is the claim of the security source who has spoken to us. this comes as threat levels were raised across europe, leading to the evacuation of the eiffel tower. several militants have been killed in recent days, including a man who has

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and union bank. >> union bank has put its global expertise to work for a wide range of companies. from small businesses to major corporations. what can we do for you? >> and now "bbc world news." >> iran begins filling up its first nuclear power plant. will the west be convinced its intentions are peaceful? 100 people are dead and many more missing since an earthquake and volcano eruption hit indonesia. saddam hussein's former prime minister is sentenced to death. he appeals for clemency. welcome to "bbc world news," broadcast on pbs in america and around the globe. coming up, the secrets of thailand's success despite political troubles. economy is still attracting new investors. beating the italians at their own games. chinese fashion designers moving in on a lucrative market. >> iran has reached a milestone in its nuclear program despite the international sanctions against it. engineers have started to load nuclear fuel into the core of the reactor. electricity could be generated there next year. what does this advance leave american efforts to prevent iran acquiring nuclear wea

and union bank. >> union bank has put its global expertise to work for a wide range of companies. what can we do for you? >> and now "bbc world news." >> over two months underground. 33 miners are about to start their ascent to the surface. this is the scene. these are the three men who will be lifted from the mind first. the operation is due to start in an hour's time. another day of protests across france. heelsvernment dealdigs in its and vows not to back down. welcome to "bbc news". later, the number of chinese super rich jumps in a year. we take a hazardous walk around the commonwealth games' village. snakes have become unwelcome guests. after 68 days below ground, the first of the 33 trapped chilean miners should soon be out. they have survived below ground twice as long as anyone else. >> the men are preparing for the ascent. the president arrived an hour and a half ago. all the trials and testing have taken place. one of these 33 men will be on the surface this evening. extraordinary news for the relatives who camped out here for the past couple of months. they were told t

and union bank. >> union bank has put its global expertise to work for a wide range of companies. what can we do for you? >> and now "bbc world news." >> britain makes big cuts in its armed forces. >> britain has traditionally punched above its weight in the world and we should have no less ambition in the decades to come. >> millions protest for a sixth day in france against pension reform. insurgency return to chechnya, six died as gunman infiltrates mccotter -- the capitol building. coming up later -- a saudi prince found guilty of murder for killing his servant in a london hotel. afghan vashon finds an international audience. hello. british prime ministers have unveiled big cuts in the armed forces, saying that the country will be able to better confront on conventional threats. the army will lose 7000 troops. david cameron insists that britain will remain a front ranked power. >> the flagship of the royal navy is headed to the scrap heap in a major upheaval of armed services. other significant capabilities will go like the nimrod airplane. despite the cuts, government says th

and union bank. >> union bank has put its global expertise to work for a wide range of companies. what can we do for you? >> and now "bbc world news." >> picking off like sitting ducks, another attack on and made no convoy in pakistan. the sixth attack since they closed a border crossing into afghanistan. a bbc reporter has a lucky escape as the firestorm spreads. welcome to "gmt." also in the program, a senior british diplomat attacks in the yemeni capital. new questions are raised in the campaign against al qaeda militants. clearing up the toxic sludge in hungary. it will take at least one year and tens of millions of dollars. it is midday in london, 7:00 a.m. in washington, 4:00 in the afternoon in pakistan. the scene of a attack on a nato convoy. the sixth attack in as many days. those attacks have occurred inside of their border crossings in afghanistan. hundreds of trucks with crucial supplies have been left stranded. >> dense black smoke fills the sky after another attack on nato fuel tankers. the target this time is a depot on the outskirts, said the blaze by one dozen gun

and union bank. >> union bank has put its global expertise to work for a wide range of companies. what can we do for you? >> and now "bbc world news." >> iran begins feeling that their first billion dollar nuclear power plant. -- fueling up their first billion dollar nuclear power plant. hundreds of people are missing and many dead in the wake of an indonesian tsunami. welcome to bbc world news. will a new vaccine help eradicate polio? been the italians at their own game, meet the chinese fashion designers moving in on a in the lucrative market. iran has reached a milestone in its nuclear program despite the many sanctions against them. engineers have started to load nuclear fuel into the core of their reactor there for the first time. this means that electricity could be generated out there next year. america at and europe are working to prevent iran from having nuclear weapons. >> the nuclear reactor, technological triumph or great white elephant? after 35 years under construction, many were beginning to have their doubts. today, the clearest sign yet that it is finally approach

and union bank. >> union bank has put its global expertise to work for a wide range of companies. what can we do for you? >> and now "bbc world news." >> hungary it counts the cost after talks this sludge pours out of the reservoir. the mosque said to be at the center of militant activity in germany. the man who plotted to explode a car bomb in times square is jailed for life. welcome to "bbc world news." coming up, after an arson attack on the west bank mosque, to rabbis from the jewish settlement. the graphic footage that sparked off a fierce debate in australia about the police use of stun guns. calgary says it will take more than a year and cost tens of millions of dollars to clean up the damage caused by toxic sludge. four people were killed by the debris. it engulfed nearby villages. nearly 500 police officers and soldiers have now been deployed. >> the toxic sludge past like a tidal wave of about a kilometre wide for these committees, sweeping away cars and damaging buildings and painting everything in its path dark red. there is little or no warning. the rescue and repair

and union bank. >> union bank has put its global expertise to work for a wide range of companies. what can we do for you? >> and now "bbc world news." >> hundreds dead or missing after a tsunami in indonesia. indonesia's's most active volcano erupts forcing the evacuation of tens of thousands. another protest on the war on drugs in mexico. police and fire on supporters. welcome to "bbc world news," broadcasting to our viewers on pbs. republicans and democrats the battle ahead of the midterm elections. it is too close to call in many areas. thailand's economy increases banks to investment and a booming car industry. -- thanks to investment and a booming car industry. more than 100 people have been killed in a tsunami in indonesia and hundreds more are missing. the giant wave was triggered by an earthquake which struck off the coast of sumatra. at least 25 people died in central java when the most volatile volcano erupted. >> in a village choked with a volcanic ash, a desperate search for survivors. amid what looks like a moonscape all too often they found bodies. it is thought that

and union bank. >> union bank has put its global expertise to work for a wide range of companies. what can we do for you? >> and now "bbc world news." >> protests and heated by and france with refineries and petrol stations are built running out. the new national security strategy. m identified asan a danger. welcome. later, the iraqi prime minister sig support in his bid to hold on to power. as the earth loses entire species of plants and animals, warning. it may also harm economic development. the french government is preparing what it calls emergency measures to deal with fuel shortages as a way of of strikes gathers momentum. petrol stations have begun running out of fuel in some areas. one in three flights is expected to be canceled. >> early morning in the paris suburb. students try and barricade their school. the riot police arrived. these protests are against president sarkozy's plan to raise the retirement age. the trouble has spread to the suburbs that have been >> younger abreu strong in german by chance to attack authority. long lines of begun forming outside petrol st

and union bank. >> union bank has put its global expertise to work for a wide range of companies. what can we do for you? >> and now "bbc world news." >> the rogue trader of france, guilty of multimillion-dollar fraud. the man that claims to was a scapegoat for the banking crisis is in jail. covering up a debt of $70 million, his lawyer says there will be an appeal. >> this judgment is totally unreasonable, saying that the bank is not responsible for anything. not responsible for the creature that the bank itself as designed. >> welcome to "gmt." also in the program -- >> boom, boom. >> we are with the troops in saudia. the graphic footage has sparked a fierce debate in australia about police used a stun guns. midday in london, 7:00 a.m. in washington, 1:00 in the afternoon in paris, where the french road trader has been sentenced to three years in jail for banking fraud. between 2007 and 2008 he covered up that's -- betws worth over $7 million. he opens a window into the pressure cooker world of high finance. >> guilty of all charges by a one of history's biggest frauds. his lawy

and union bank. >> union bank has put its global expertise to work for a wide range of companies. what can we do for you? >> mission accomplished as she lay celebrates a flawless rescue. good they say the survival has -- as she lay -- as chile celebrates a flawless rescue. >> it has been an inspiring example for the whole world. >> president ahmadinejad gets a hero's welcome from supporters just north of the border with israel. a very warm welcome from bbc news. coming up later, gauging the election mood ahead of america's midterms, in nevada, unemployment hits record highs. after the controversy, the curtain falls on kelly's commonwealth games in spectacular style. -- fall from the commonwealth games in spectacular style. chile's president is promising new laws to prevent similar occurrences to the miners trapped underground. they were brought half a mile to the surface on wednesday with a dramatic and unprecedented rescue. >> welcome. this is where the 33 miners are still being looked after tonight, their first day of freedom, and they are going to begin living the rest of their

and union bank. >> union bank has put its global expertise to work for a wide range of companies. what can we do for you? >> and now "bbc world news." >> had a million public sector jobs are going. the biggest cuts in peacetime britain. the chancellor says it is a hard road to the future. >> today is the day when britain stepped back from the brink. [jeering] >> in france, pension reform sparks more riots are in the streets, prompting the police to reopen blockaded fuel depots. afghans parliamentary elections is declared invalid. 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 -- the woman found guilty of murdering her rival by the -- by a sabotaging her parachute. and the problems of pregnancy are growing and growing. hello to you. the world's sixth largest economy has announced the deepest cuts in government spending since the second world war. george osborn says they are essential to bring britain back from the economic brink. from the opposition labor party, it was cold a reckless g