the bbc obtained an email that supports allegations made against the fifa vice president. >> this is one of the men at the center of fifa's latest corruption storm. vice president jack warner has been accused of bribery. now new evidence to support claims he asked for favors in supporting england's doomed world cup bid. it is a number of claims made. >> he said the thing in his view would lift the spirits of the people was if they could see the world cup. >> according to david, warner wanted them to buy the rights to show 2010 world cup matches on giant screens as a jesture of support for the country after it was devastated by an earthquake. in the emails dated february 6th last year warner writes before the earthquake the owner of the rights charged them $1.6 million. i can get this figure reduced substantialally. he goes on to say if you believe you can assist them in any way by contributing in part or in whole to the purchase of these rights i am sure all of haiti will be eternally grateful. but fifa are the ultimate owners of outdoor viewing rights. and in a statement to the bbc

gavin hewitt, bbc news, belgrade. >> ratko mladic's lawyer has told the bbc his client is in no fit state to stand trial. he said mladic is having psychological and physical problems. our correspondent duncan kennedy asked milius how europe's most wanted marni is reacting to his arrest. translator: he has been badly affected by his arrest but at least he's now able to see his family and friends. so he has mixed feelings. >> you've told the court he's not healthy enough to stand trial. what do you mean? what is his health? translator: he's in very bad physical and psychological health. he can barely move. he has had three strokes. he has trouble talking and can hardly communicate. >> is ratko mladic saying he's not a war criminal, this he's innocent? translator: he says he's innocent and did everything to protect serbian people and other people not involved in the war. >> does ratko mladic think he will get a fair trial if he's extradited to the hague? translator: no, he's convinced in the hague, he cannot get a fair trial. he says previous trials for serbs haven't gone well there. they fa

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bbc news, dublin. >> for more on the queen's reception, i spoke to the bbc outside dublin commons. >> we know about the historic significance of this visit, but was it matched by the warmth of the reception, especially from the people of ireland? >> well, the people of ireland didn't get that much of a glimpse of the queen because of security concerns, but in terms of the atmospherics, it was interesting, because i tell you what happens, you look at what the list of what the queen's engagements were for the day and it is like any other state visit, laying a wreath as a memorial and carrying on. each one, though, was significant in its own way because of the intertwined and tortuous history between the people of ireland and the people of britain, the airfield named after one of the freedom fighters who laid down his life. the president's palace was the home of the viceroys of ireland when there was british rule and the garden of remembrance where she went to, well, that is celebrating those irishmen who lost their lives to get rid of the crown from the ireland island. ireland and the u

the bbc sports editor, david bond, has the latest developments. >> he's been clear of wrongdoing but sepp blatter is still facing serious questions over what's been going on inside fifa. arriving for a press conference today, the fifa president was desperate to try and move on from the crisis. >> crisis? what is the crisis? we are not in a crisis. we are only in some difficulties, and these difficulties will be solved inside our family. >> but he still found himself dealing with explosive allegations, this time about the bid for the 2022 world cup. the astonishing twist came a day after mo ham he had bin hammam had been suspended over claims that he dribed delegates as part of his bid to oust blatter. amongst the evidence before fifa is a picture allegedly showing money handed out at a meeting in trinidad. he denies any wrongdoing and the matter is being investigated by fifa. but it is this email written by the fifa secretary which is the focus. in it he writes, from mo march madness bin hammam i never understood where he was running if he thought he had a chance or to express how mu

back in australia last year the bbc website went live saying the 3-q may be possible from the top. we proved that was correct. we got a really week 3-g signal from a samsung phone. can you believe that? that is why i went this te poss and we proved it is correct. it is literally amazing. the world is just getting smaller and smaller. we got a 3-g signal on the summit of everest. how incredible is that? >> we want to keep talking to you, but i am a bit worried you may be running out of oxygen because you are so excited. tell us about the assent. is it the most difficult part every time, or does it differ? >> we leave about 10:00 at night, and we climb throughout the night. our bodies face this climb up in a small beam of light from our head torches, and nothing else is around us. that is really, really hard. we just have to keep going to this spot called the balcony, and hopefully when the sun starts to rice. the view is amazing. it is six hours until the sun breaks. when the sun breaks, without. i am literally just down from the summit, and i keep on about this view, but it is incr

on average, i use the internet for about 6 hours a day. >> in a unique experiment, the bbc has removed internet access from 2 families for a week, in this the most wired nation on earth. >> in other parts of the world, the digital superhighway still hasn't reached its destination. how many people here actually know what the internet is? [indistinct chattering] >> internet? anybody? now, though, we're going to be providing internet access to this village in northern nigeria. so, what happens when we turn the internet on here? >> and off here? [indistinct chattering] >> it's not exactly the information superhighway. [bleating] welcome to the village of gitata, 2 1/2 hours north of the nigerian capital abuja. what strikes you as you arrive in gitata is the fact that it seems so disconnected from even the rest of the country. it's not part of the national electricity grid, so most of the people here get their information through battery-powered radios. only a few of them even have mobile phones. i'm gonna give 2 high-speed internet-enabled mobile phones to 2 individuals in this community a

they told the bbc that the men were employed by a construction company. they were working on a highway in a remote mountainous area of afghanistan. the attack was the deadliest carried out by the taliban in several months. in iraq, at least 25 people have been killed in a series of bomb attacks in kirkuk. they appear to target the police. the incident raises questions about the country's ability to secure itself. >> in the heart of this divided city, three partial explosions in less than an hour. targeting the police. the most serious attack here since february. >> the best one was by a sticky bomb in a car in a garage at the headquarters of police. >> as the emergency services rushed to the scene, a second bomb was detonated. many of those killed and injured were policemen who rushed out from their quarters to help those killed in the first blast. this must deadly attack as an emergency services were traumatized by what they had seen. in the chaotic aftermath, there was anger among members of the public. this man said that the bomb spared nothing, people

bbc news, dublin. >> still ahead, inside the mind of bill gates, the microsoft boss tells the bbc the company is still a major player after the skype deal. here in the u.k., the energy secretary has announced plans to cut carbon emissions in half by 2027 and change the way britain produces energy. it will promote a greater burden. -- greener and britain. >> coming to a hillside near you, a lot more of these. the government believes it is time to revolutionize british energy. you will see more of these as well, solar panels. ministers want to generate more power with fewer greenhouse gases. electric cars are getting a big push, too, all of this designed to reduce affect on the climate and to speed up energy conservation. and a tough new target was announced. >> the fourth part and budget places the you get the leading edge of the global low carbon industrial revolution. and >> this plan for cuts in carbon emissions is pretty dramatic. the starting point is 1919 -- is 2019. emissions are down to just over 600 million pounds a year, a cut of 23%. but today's target for 2027 is even tough

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>> and now "bbc world news." >> bound for the hague. ratko mladic is ruled medically fit to stand trial for genocide. russia joins the stand against colonel qaddafi. president medvedev said it's time for the libyan leader to go. fifa's president sepp blatter is to face his organization's own ethics committee after allegations of wrongdoing. welcome to "bbc world news" broadcast on pbs around america and also around the globe. coming up later, the polish end to president obama's european tour. there are dumplings and missiles on the menu. manchester united preparing to take on barcelona in the final this wednesday at wemiblely. some 300 million are expected to watch. welcome once again. serbia's president has told the bbc he believes ratko mladic will be extradited to the hague to face charges of war crimes. a court in belgrade has ruled mr. mladic is fit to be tried in the netherlands. however, mr. mladic's son said his father's first needs hospital treatment. from belgrade, here's our europe editor, gavin hewitt. >> this is the first i

bbc news. >> this is bbc news. the headlines. former bosnian serb military commander ratko mladic appeared at a special hearing in belgrade following his arrest on charges of genocide. south sudan's leader has said he will not lead his people back into conflict with the north over the disputed region of abiya. a memorial is being held in sri lanka for fallen soldiers. this is the anniversary of the defeat of the tamil tigers. there are recent acquisitions of possible war crimes contained in a u.n. commission report which was published last month. let us speak to a reporter in colombo. two years since the defeat of the tamil parkers. how can a huge event like this help heal some of the divisions of the past? >> that is not how it is portrayed here. it is portrayed as the commemoration of this massive victory. the government portrayed it that sri lanka was the only country to defeat terrorism. the military aspect of the victory is still integral to sri lankan politics. the leader uses that as his chief selling point. it overrides c

she could reflect that that history -- had been added to this week for the better. ♪ >> bbc news, the headlines. the former head of the imf is awaiting trial on charges of sexual assault and has posted bail from a new york prison. the israeli prime minister has rejected obama's calls for a peace deal with the palestinians. it is based on the 1967 borders plus land swaps. an institute for policy studies and the co-founder for a u.s. campaign to end israeli occupation has been looking at this. i asked her if the palestine papers serving the idea of land swaps could help negotiations and make a peace agreement. >> there are two versions of it. the version that was talked about in the palestine papers is the idea that some of the palestinians towns and villages inside israel would be annexed to a new palestinian state. the problem is that it did not take into account the opinions of the people who live there. palestinian citizens that want to remain where they are, fight against discrimination inside israel, and have no interest in being assigned to a different country. it raises the ques

the bbc's duncan kennedy is in rome following the meeting. duncan, i think from the point of view at least of the transitional council, it's all about funding. >> they do. they say they've only got enough money to last them three or four more weeks. they're the government east of the country, and they need funds to carry on. they say they need money for medicine, for food, and even to pay salaries. of course, there's no functioning government there since the uprising 1 weeks ago now. -- 11 weeks ago now. it's gone cup in hand to this meeting here in rome today for upwards of $3 billion, and it sounds like a lot of money. it is a lot of money. i suspect that it will get a very sympathetic hearing, not only from hillary clinton there, but also the british foreign secretary, william haig. he's saying it will be almost madness not to thumb these nascent democratic movements for want of money, so that's needed to keep them going and to starve them at this stage would be the wrong policy, very short-sighted policy. so i think they will get the fund

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welcome to bbc news broadcast on pbs in america and around the globe. coming up a little later for you, there are fresh corruption claims against senior fifa officials including the man who wants to be its leader. >> this is what i was called to do. >> and after more than 25 years on air, the queen of daytime television has said farewell. welcome once again to bbc news. president obama addressing both houses of the british parliament has said europe and the united states remain the greatest catalysts for global action. mr. obama said britain and america were the most willing to stand up for tolerance and self-determination, but he added that the west needed to overcome charges of hypocrisy in the middle east. he hosted a bang yet for queen elizabeth. this is nick robertson and does contain some flagstaff photography. >> yes, that really is the prime minister cooking a burger and the president serving one up. this was the day when barack went out of his way to prove that he gets on with david and his country has not forgotten how much it needs ours, and

bbc news, france. >> birthplace of the titanic. it is a title which belfast as shy away from us for decades. but today, one had years of the ill-fitted ship launched of the city has fully embraced its place in history. a series of events were held to commemorate the anniversary and a to remember those who died. our ireland correspondent has that. >> belfast used to have one of the biggest shipyards in the world. they did not just build them here. they built them big. and 100 years ago, the titanic was the biggest of them all. she was launched in belfast the year before her ill-fitted maiden voyage to new york. they made sure she could float before they added the four finals and all the fancy furnishings. this is where the launch took place, and it is still there. a titanic visitor attraction is being built. today, at 12:13 p.m., the exacta time she was launched, a religious service was held to mark the 100th anniversary. >> the reason that we have gathered here is to celebrate the titanic. we know that what happened to it was a tra

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way along the flow of the river. >> steve kingston, you're watching bbc news. still ahead, a call for the art world to close its doors for a day to protest against the detention of the chinese artist ai weiwei. here in the u.k., levi bellfield, a convicted double killer has gone on trial accused of murdering the school girl millie dowler and disappeared nine years ago when she walked home from school. her body was found in woods in hampshire six months later. bellfield pleaded not guilty to murder and kidnap. >> an ordinary 13-year-old who would have been a fine young woman, the words of the prosecution as they outlined the case against the man who they say abducted and murdered her. the jury heard levi bellfield was a predator and violent offender convicted of murdering two women in west london and attempting to murder a third. amanda dowler known by everyone as millie caught a train home from school in 2002. her normal routine was to catch a train nearest to her home but on this occasion she got off here to share a plate of chips with friends and they were am

the chief prosecutor at the international criminal court told the bbc arrest warrants have been requested for three people in connection with the war in libya although he declined to name the suspects. >> the crimes we are alleging committed are against humanity, murder and persecution, shooting in public laces and arresting illegal legally, torturing people in areas outside of the zone. >> but that won't change the immediate future of those left behind in misrata. the only safe way out of the city is by sea and there just wasn't enough room on the ship for everyone. >> syrian security forces have arrested thousands of people across the country as they intensify their crackdown on anti-government protests. the u.s. state department has described it as a barbaric use of collective punishment. our correspondent reports from amman in neighboring jordan. >> it's as those campaigning for reform in syria have lost all sense of fear. hundreds of unarmed protesters have been killed in recent days, but still they come out on to the streets demanding change. these latest pictures which we can't ver

them more. >> this is bbc news, the headlines. libyan rebels said they have taken control of the airport in the city of misrata after days of heavy fighting. the crackdown and syria has spread to the city of homs. there are reports of tank and machine-gun fire. nato says that they have made 6000 raids on the country since the bombing campaign began. without troops on the ground, how is nato able to choose their targets? our defense correspondent is the first broadcaster that was allowed to film on side -- inside of a spy plane as it flew air reconnaissance mission over libya. >> the ground crew makes their checks. there is sensitive radar equipment that can scan thousands of square kilometers in minutes. the mission is to fly the skies over libya. their job is to stand and build a picture of what is happening on the ground. they will pass the intelligence to nato commanders and force in the no-fly zone. this is the first time that the crew has been allowed to film it during an operational mission over libya. we cannot show you exa

bbc news, pakistan. >> there is more by visiting the bbc news site. there has been mixed reaction to the death of osama bin laden in egypt. we have this report from cairo. >> well, of course, it was hinted in tahrir square. a very small minority approved of him. kind of europe. i went to university for reaction. >> i am a muslim. islam called me to tolerance. i am against killing of innocent people. >> in my opinion, i do not agree. i am very sad. >> one thing that nobody thank osama bin laden for was the terrorism. this is what makes the revolution which took place in this square so important, because finally, there was something that egyptians and arabs achieve double world admired. they will be hoping that the death of osama bin laden does mark a turning point where they can escape from the war on terrorism, the way it tainted them, and the way it altered the needs of u.s. foreign policy. >> you are watching "bbc world news." a critical development in the fight against terrorism. osama were shot dead just a few hours away from the capital of islama

could and we have discussions to reverse the reed sections of the bbc arabic-language? also an idea to talk about bringing the bbc issues to pakistan. >> my foreign secretary said to me clearly many of the budget reductions being made are regrettable but they have to be a part to make sure the government is affordable and we have dealt with the deficit we have inherited but i am quite certain the bbc is fair and have to make sure that it goes further to provide exelon services that they do. >> in the context of libya libya, was support is a nato led coalition receiving from other members of the arab league? >> we get a good support from those members the uae provides planes there is other logistics support for other members of the arab league the key is the contact group that my friend help to set up has had a number of things and further meetings forthcoming and the support of the arab league is extremely strong. it is not declining because arab league countries know themselves what they're dealing with when they're watching he is doing now minding the port and shellin

nobody knows how much. >> you are watching bbc news, the headlines. fifa president denies the football governing body is in crisis despite corruption at the highest level. south africa oppose the president says the colonel gadaffi is ready for a truce. let's get more on the top story. the state senator told me that he would be to recover the money. >> the sports ministers and $46 million on the bid. at that stage, we were aware of allegations made in the house of commons. it has come to light with the secretary general and has expressed concerns about the bid as well. they should ask for their money back as well as other countries and that in 2020 to bid thought to be reopened given the very serious allegations made. >> forgive me, i wonder how you will go about getting ahold of that money given that an investigation is pending. >> the first step is for the investigation to be done properly and thoroughly. i am completely underwhelmed by what he said. he reminds me of the monty python character the black night who is bleeding profusely and says it is

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>> and now, "bbc world news america." >> president obama hails the team that killed osama bin laden. al-qaeda finally acknowledges the death of its leader. >> days of defiance. thousands demonstrate despite heavy security. 2,100 people are killed. >> britain celebrates as they reject proposals for change. welcome to "bbc news" broadcasting in america and around the world. >> coming up later for you, just how did pablo picasso end up in the base of virginia? >> hello. president obama has met the military team that killed osama bin laden and praised their mission as one of the greatest military operations in our nation's history. meanwhile al-qaeda has apparently given its first response to monday ice killing of bin laden. a statement acknowledged he was indeed dead. it went on to threaten the united states with retaliation. steve reports from washington. >> the white house has tried to limit the fanfare surrounding the killing of osama bin laden. that's before an audience of pumped up soldiers, this was a testosterone rone moment. >> thanks to the skill and courage of countless indivi

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the head of the pakistani foreign ministry, he is telling the bbc he felt the american commons were disquieting, but says this is not a time to indulge in recriminations. live in islamabad. >> a day ago we saw a united front being present at between pakistan and the united states. today, a crack in this relationship becoming more apparent. pakistan is released done by the suggestions of the cia that it could not let its allies in pakistan intelligence know anything in advance about the planned raid on an osama bin laden. it is clear that the reformation would leak out and reach the intended target. in the words of the foreign secretary in share, pakistan is played a pivotal role in the global effort against extremism and its cooperation with united states over the years has been extensive. this report from my colleague in islamabad. >> pakistan security personnel stand guard around the compound were osama bin laden lives. washington says it did not give islam a bad any advance warning that the operation was about to again -- about to begin, for. that deadline would be averted. the dismissed the

the head of the pakistan foreign ministry told the bbc he felt the american comments were disquieting, but said there was no time to enter into recriminations. first, owen reports from is, bad in the pakistani capital. >> pakistani security personnel guarding the compound where bin laden lived. when he was behind these walls, the pakistan army says it did not know what was happening. pakistan and the u.s. both say that washington did not give islamabad any advance warning. the pakistanis have recovered documents from inside the compound missed by the americans who were on the ground 40 minutes. some images from inside have been getting to the press, revealing a little about how he lived. and the u.s. has not decided whether to release the picture showing his dead body. for the americans is a case of celebrating a victory, telling stories about how it was done. the latest news from washington is that bin laden was not armed when he was killed and that his wife tried to protect him. >> she rushed to the u.s. assaulter and was shot in the leg. she was not killed. >> the wife and some oth

>> and now "bbc world news." >>> an obsession with the united states. details emerge from osama bin laden's diaries as the u.s. defends their operation to kill. >> if we could at taken him alive, that is something we would have done. >> controversy over free gifts to voters. guilty of it aiding mass murder, released from custody. welcome to "bbc world news," broadcast around the globe and in america. coming up, political strife. the president is inaugurated. the police clashed with opposition supporters. arctic meltdown and new conflicts about to emerge from the top of the world. >>> welcome. over a week after osama bin laden's death, information seized from the compound providing larger information. a large collection of computer files suggests he was still a driving force in the organization. the was eternity -- the u.s. attorney general has strongly defended the attack that led to his death. >> bin laden loomed large in america's nightmares and he was apparently upset with the united states, keen on trying to repeat his worst attack of terror the wor

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a government official told the bbc the men were employed by a construction company working on the highway in a remote mountainous part of the country. the attack was the deadliest carried out by the taliban for several months. in iraq, 25 people have been killed and more than 60 wounded in a series of bomb attacks in kirkuk. the explosions appeared to have been targeted at the police and occurred within one hour of each other. the incident once again raises questions about the country's ability to secure itself. >> in the heart of this divided city couple 3 powerful explosions in less than an hour targeting the police. the most serious attack since february. >> these three explosions, the first one was by a bomb in a car close by the headquarters. >> as the emergency services rushed to the scene, a second bomb was detonated. many of those killed and injured here were policeman who rushed out from the headquarters to help those caught in the first blast. this deadly attack, even left emergency service members traumatized by what they had seen. in the chaotic aftermath, there was anger amon

. >> you can find out more details and the difficulties facing haitians by visiting the bbc news side. >> the white house says osama bin laden was unarmed when he was shot by u.s. forces but he resisted efforts to capture him alive. the head of the cia said that america did not tell pakistan about the operation because they feared that information would lead to him. -- leak to him. afghans have reacted positively to the death of osama bin laden but many question whether it will bring peace to the country. >> business is good. hundreds of thousands of fresh troops have been thrown at the fight against the taliban. osama bin laden is the cause of the current troubles, they say. they are glad he has been killed. osama was the reasons for thousands of afghan deaths, he says. people are still being killed because of him. i hate him. he was a killer, says this man. every day, we walk in fear because of him. he was not a good man. most afghans seem to approve the killing of osama bin laden. the media coverage has been pretty positive. one group of afghans whose opinion really matters are tho

>> and now, "bbc world news america." >> the questions for the pakistani government get even tougher. what happens now, barack obama praises friends out for the rock of -- for the bin laden operation. the fight against bin laden's followers as far from over. >> bin laden was a person and al qaeda is much bigger than a person. two days after u.s. forces killed osama bin laden, new details of the operation are still emerging including the fact that he was unarmed. pressure is mounting on authorities in pakistan to explain how they did not know that he was hiding right under their noses in the shadow of a military facility. we have complete coverage from pakistan. >> hiding in plain sight in the house towering above all the rest, this was osama bin laden's window on the world and in side of the window -- inside of the compound, signs of the struggle. the u.s. claimed that he might have lived there for as much as five years. the powerful spy agency of pakistan said that they had raided the place in 2003 but then it dropped off the radar. they told us today it was embarrassed by their fail

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june kelly, bbc news at the royal courts of justice. >> this is bbc news. the headlines in a major middle east policy speech president obama said the borders before the arab israeli war of 1967 shall be the basis for a future palestinian state. the grand jury in new york indicted the former i.m.f. head dominique strauss-khan on seven accounts related to alleged sexual assault. he's been granted bail. the oil spill in the gulf of mexico last year created shockwaves in the oil industry. the u.k. has carried out a huge exercise off the coast of scotland to try to find out how it would cope with such a spill. our environment correspondent reports. >> on the northernmost fringe of the united kingdom, the shetland islands couldn't be more remote but look what's offshore, a tanker. this is the gateway to british oil. shetland has earned millions from this industry, here a new running track and one of many centers. this is where the oil is brought ashore. so far from the shallow north sea but soon it may come from the much deeper atlantic, a far tougher job. today

the way -- to find the apostrophe we have lost somewhere along the way. >> welcome to "bbc world news," broadcast to our viewers on pbs in america, also around the globe. it felt like the building was breathing. that is how one survivor described the moment when a massive tornado ripped through missouri last night. at it damaged more a quarter of the town and killed at least 89. that death toll may rise. we began heard -- coverage tonight with seeking stand. >> adana like none other -- a dawn like none other in joplin, missouri. it took hospitals and homes. rescuers look for signs of live in hope, more than expectation. such as the scale of what happened here. and this is what destroyed joplin. the fast-moving funnel of their half a mile wide. with little warning, several families took cover in a corner shelter. [screaming] at this point, everything goes dark. but we can hear their fear. >> i love you. >> their prayers were answered. all survived. >> the next minute, boy, the world just turned upside down. >> it felt like an earthquake shaking the whole place up. >> when it finally st

changing climate, new york's mayor tells the bbc, cities must step in where governments fear to tread. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. a court in belgrade ruled that captured bosnian serb commander ratko mladic is fit to stand trial. the decision clears the way for mladic to be extradited to the hague to face charges of genocide at the international criminal court. his lawyers will appeal and his says he's too frail for the process. >> this is first image of 69-year-old ratko mladic in custody. for 16 years, he was the most wanted man in europe, accused of masterminding genocide in the balkans. he was visited in a belgrade court today by his wife and son, darko. he said that his father was neither fit enough to travel or to stand trial. >> we are focused at this time on his health, his condition, and we are calling for independent experts to verify this condition. >> although he has suffered a stroke, the judge ruled today that ratko mladic can be transferred to the international war crimes tribunal in the hague. prosecutors insist he understands the cha

what can we do for you. >> and now, "bbc world news." >> the head of the i.m.f. is remanded to custody on sex assault charges. actions, not words. senatorkerry defends the u.s. operation to capture osama bin laden and calls on pakistan to take on militants. civilians celebrate gains on the battlefield on the day colonel gaddafi is wanted for crimes against humanity. welcome to bbc news, welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the world. security in dublin on the eve of the first ever visit of a british monarch to the irish republic. >> zero, and liftoff, the final launch of endeavour. >> counting down the end of the shuttle program, endeavour blasts off for the final time. welcome. the head of the international monetary fund is fatesing a third night in jail after being refused bail by a court in new york on charges including attempting to rape a toho tell chamber maid. he denies wrong doing. he has been transfered to reichers island jail in new york, he's due back in court on the 20th. here's gavin hewitt with the latest. >> in the back of a manhatta

>> and now "bbc world news." >> three days after the u.s. raid that killed osama bin laden, strains between islamabad and washington. today and the capital, pakistan's foreign secretary downplayed the tension, but said pakistan is determined to uphold its sovereignty. >> welcome to gmt. i am naga munchetty with a world of news and opinion. also in the program, and joy and relief for more than 1000 refugees as they escaped by ship from the besieged libyan town of misrata. we speak to the activists working with women in what is called the rape capital of the world. >> is now noon in london, 7:00 a.m. in washington, and 4:00 in islamabad. in a country where the senior military political figures are still coming to terms with a controversial and covert raid three days ago that killed osama bin laden. it was a raid that was conducted, reportedly, without pakistani involvement or even knowledge. that has caused growing strains in this crucial relationship between islamabad and washington. a short time ago in the capital, the foreign secretary has

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and what is being reported here by the bbc's partner, it abc news, is that the navy seals who apparently staged this operation apparently came face to face with bin laden in the compound, abc reports. a small team of american navy seals carrying out what is described as a surgical raid by senior administration officials , apparently did not know where in the three-story compound they were likely to find their target. they walked into a room and reportedly came face to face with osama bin laden, recognized him, ordered him to surrender, it is said. when he didn't surrender, they are said to have fired at his head, and that is standard operating procedure for american special forces in a scenario like this in case the person they're firing at is wearing a suicide vest or similar. so that is how osama bin laden died, according to u.s. networks here. >> steve kingston in washington, d.c., thank you for that extraordinary detail that is now coming in on precisely what happened when special forces got inside osama bin laden's compound in pakistan. now, still to come on "g.m.t." -- we will gaug

muqtada al-sadr told the bbc that he believes that u.s. forces will not stick to an agreement to leave iraq by 2012. he was calling americans to withdraw. >> in sadr city, baghdad -- his baghdad stronghold, they were out in force. the shiite militia fought a bitter sectarian war in the aftermath of the invasion. today, they sported a new uniform. they wore the colors of the iraqi flag, red, white, and black. allah is great in blazoned across the middle. there is a broader nationalist appeal. we are in this together. againsthi'ite with sunni the americans. muqtada al-sadr our made it clear that they are still a fighting force to be reckoned with. >> i know the iraqi government is under a lot of pressure from the american occupiers to allow them to stay in iraq. if they did not withdraw, we will reactivate the army. if the american states, that would change. we can still hit their bases, troops and equipment as long as they are in iraq. >> until january, muqtada al- sadr had spent much of the last two years in self-imposed exile, squeezed ou

welcome to bbc on pbs around america and around the globe. it is not just a special relationship but an essential one, how barack obama described the ties between britain and america as he and first lady michelle kicked off their two-day visit in london. it is only the second time during the queen's reign that the u.s. has a full state visit. the obamas attended a star-studded banquet at buckingham palace. our royal correspondent has been following all the day's events. for years, the americans shied away from this kind of palace pomp and ceremony, which is why remarkably, this is only the second state visit by a u.s. president, but this evening, a relationship between two nations which have done so much together was celebrated at the palace in style. >> mr. president, i'm delighted to welcome you and mrs. obama to london. >> at a state banquet, the queen recalled how the united states had come to the aid of europe in two world wars. she said america remains britain's most important ally. >> ladies and gentlemen, we are here to celebrate the

>> and now, "bbc world news." >> sanctions on serbia. the u.s. directly targets president assad for the first time. -- sanctions on syria. new bail hearings for -- queen elizabeth and talks about healing. 80,000 miles in 70 days, the root of the olympic torch has been released. we found out why this man chose to have his arm cut off and replaced with a bionic one. the united states has imposed its first ever measures against the syrian president of the suppression of anti-government protests. . now, washington has avoided linking him directly to the crackdown. this brings sanctions against president assad and six syrian officials. it would make it illegal for american citizens to do any business with them. the sanctions are largely symbolic as it is unlikely that they have any assets in the u.s. but they are designed to send a clear message to the regime in damascus. our correspondent is in washington and i asked him about the message the u.s. is sending with these sanctions. >> these are personal sanctions against president assad and the six syr

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new york's mayor tells the bbc cities may step in where governments fear to tread. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and also around the globe. mladicla, the former bosnian serb general accused of the worst atrocities in europe since the second world war will be sent to the war crimes trinele at the hague within days. that was the message from is serbia's president tonight who said he would pursue those who helped mladic escape justice for the last 15 years. mladic who was captured yesterday faces 15 charges of war crimes including genocide. his lawyer has three days to appeal his extradition. we have more on the day's developments. >> this is the first image of 69-year-old ratko mladic in custody. for 16 years he was the most wanted man in europe, accused of masterminding genocide in the balkans. he was visited in a belgrade court today by his wife and son darko. he said that his father was not well enough to stand trial. >> we have seen him at this time and his health and his condition and we are calling for independent experts to verify his condition. >> t

bbc news from the rich. courts in yemen, there was further unrest today as thousands took to the streets to protest the president. demonstrators chanted anti- government slogans, calling for the president to stand down. in a separate rally of his own supporters, he called for early elections. he said he wanted to end the bloodshed and preserve tradition in what he called a democratic manner. one more hot spot in the arab world. nato attacks in the district and at one of colonel gaddafi's key naval bases. aircraft destroyed two warships and a building facility close to the port city. it is in misurata were some of the heavy fighting has taken place. our correspondent is there. he has been granted rare access to probe gaddafi soldiers seized by rebels. >> scanning the new front lines south of the besieged city of misurata. rebel forces have only just seized the area. this is all gaddafi weaponry. >> this is ammunition. >> it is not just westerners left behind. today we have been given rare access to a school t

welcome to bbc news broadcast to our viewers on pbs in america and also around the world. coming up, standing shoulder to shoulder. president obama and the queen pay tribute to the ties between the u.s. and the u.k. driving out of debt. the american carmaker chrysler pays its government loans six years early. >> welcome. the volcano is disrupting traffic in continental europe, with dust blowing into the skies above germany. takeoff and landing is now prohibited from hamburg's main airport which is set to close within the hour. the ash cloud has spread eastward from wednesday. british authorities cancelled about 500 flights on tuesday, drawing criticism from airlines who accuse officials of being too cautious. >> it's a spectacular sight, nature at its most powerful. but for thousands of passengers across europe, iceland's col canic eruption means travel chaos. as the ash cloud swept down over the u.k., some people were forced to spend the night in airports. many more were left frustrated by delays and cancellations. including these newley weds, supposed to heading to marra

our reporters from mashable, ben parr and the bbc's maggie shields, this week on "press: here." good morning, i'm scott mcgrew. never before in human history have we had so much access to information. which means never before in human history have we had such a need for skeptics. >> the world is going to be destroyed altogether. >> it's easy to be skeptical about some things. most of us did not expect the world to end earlier this month. and you're probably pretty skeptical about new promises the world will end in october. but plenty of parents still believe vaccines can cause autism. despite a complete refutation of a study conducted by a shicyste doctor. >> and we investigate claims that the paranormal and cults of claims of all kinds between. >> michael shermer has made a career as a skeptic. taking on intelligent design, ufos, even wall street. his latest book, the believing brain, examines not just what we believe, but why. looking at the human brain's preference to find patterns and then trust those patterns. and the brain's ability to filter out evidence that contradicts