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flooding crisis. survivors faced epidemics, malnutrition, and more rain for weeks to come. supporting soldiers or buying forgiveness? the former prime minister tony blair is donating his entire proceeds of his memoirs to war veterans. china is now poised to take over as the world's no. 2 economy. welcome to bbc world news, broadcast to our viewers on pbs in america and al sadr on the globe. my name is mike and leave. -- and also around the globe. my name is mike off embley. a former -- a man who was jailed for being a russian spy tells us he is in a stiff -- innocent and was to go home to his country. and five years later we find out about the changes to the settlement area of gaza.

hello to you. it does not get any better. the united nations has warned that up to 3.5 million children in pakistan are at risk of waterborne diseases. only a fraction of the the fayed ask for has even been pledged, let alone paid off -- only a fraction of beef fayed ask for has even been pledged, let alone paid. -- of the aid ask for has even been pledged, let alone paid. towns and cities have been cut off. many are protesting over the government's slow response to the crisis. and in southern tech -- southern pakistan, they're preparing for an influx of 10 million refugees. it has been one of the worst affected areas. -- we have someone in one of the worst affected areas.

>> the pakistani military is leading this fight. we flew with them over southern punjab, on the lookout for morning rescue. this time, three generations of one family brought to safety. but across pakistan, millions still need help and today, a stark warning from the country's foreign minister. >> i am worried. i'm worried because there are millions that would start. i'm worried about an epidemic spreading -- cholera, waterborne diseases are a real challenge. if we do not give them health immediately, people who want to create of mischief will get room to step in. >> many are now turning to the army. people like this. help me, she begged the local commander.

this old man curses the government. "the military saved us," he says. but can the army help them and hunt the al-hakim -- and hunt down the taliban and out at the same time? >> there are a lot of challenges, but obviously, we will have to work with the situation and we will continue to face both of the challenges. >> but for many, the main worry here is not the militants, but day-to-day survival. they are doing all they can for themselves, hoping the world will dig deeper before it is too late. >> the road has completely disappeared here. it has turned into a lake. people are making their way back and forward. a tractor and trailer has just gone through. they have to move quite carefully. some are coming out and others

are going back in, bringing food supplies to family members in flooded communities. >> these flood waters are a severe test for pakistan. the government is looking weaker than ever. and there is concern about the country's stability. >> it seems -- there seems to be disagreement in the u.s. government about the timing of withdrawal from afghanistan. defense secretary robert gates insists the july goal of next year does, indeed, stan. general david patraeus suggested earlier they may have to be flexible. mr. gates has indicated he is stepping down next year. afghan officials are reported that a man and a woman have been stoned to death for adultery in -- by the taliban. the the woman died in a stunning. the month -- the man survived a

first -- the woman died in the stoning. the man survived a first, but then was shot. afghan officials have called the action is illegal. the former british prime minister, tony blair, is donating the entire proceeds of its upcoming peignoirs -- of his upcoming memoir is to a charity for war veterans. it should be nearly 4.5 million pounds, and all the royalties. some have accused him of trying to buy forgiveness for the bloody campaigns in iraq and afghanistan. >> he took the country to war and caused conflict within his own political party.

as it comes to publishing his memoirs, he does not want his legacy to be dominated by those decisions alone. he says he wants people to understand the pressures of office. >> it is a frank account of my time in office, which eliminates what is like to be a leader. it charts the difficult decisions, the highs and lows. >> today, he pledged to give all of the proceeds to the royal british legion. tony blair's office maintained that he always intended to give his royalties to charity. the british legion says they were offered the nation's only last week. it is now in excess of 4 million pounds. >> once i recovered from the shock of a potentially -- from such a potentially large donation, i felt that it would support those who have been seriously injured. in >> but some of those who oppose the iraq war have

labeled the donation as blood money. >> you can out by yourself forgiveness. -- you cannot buy yourself forgiveness. and i do not believe that he is going to wash the blood off his hands. >> shawn bradley was killed in iraq. his father welcomes the donation, but remains in critical of tony blair. the majority of people, especially those who lost sons in iraq, i do not think it will change anybody's opinion of him. i do not. >> since leaving downtown streets a few years ago, tony blair has made millions in giving lectures. but he has also taken a major role in setting of charitable foundations. there are those who would say that doane in the money from his book is entirely in line with his character. >> i think this goes beyond politics. tony blair has made a lot of

money since he has left politics and he has done a good thing donating to the british legion. i think he should be congratulated for it. >> he also wants history to remember him as a reformer and making labor is electable. >> japan is faltering. the latest growth figures have shown that it is expanding its lowest -- slowest pace in three quarters, leaving china in a position to overtake it as the second place world power. >> as exports and domestic consumption flat in the outcome of japan is trying to balance a fragile economy with an agenda is focused on what -- with an agenda focused on cutting the deficit.

asian shares touched three month lows. japanese 10-year bonds fell to their lowest since 2003 and unemployment is edging higher. chip-making, gadgets and components as well as cars have been crucial. japan may also be affected by the eurozone and -- by the weekend that eurozone and u.s. demand. >> if japan does not sort out their consumption, increase consumption, increase their domestic economy, then they will be stuck in a prolonged stagnant time like we have seen for the past 15 years. they have to do something about stimulating their domestic economy. >> there is a major concern over the state of the global economic recovery, with many

investors fearful of the dreaded double-dip recession. analysts say china is set to replace japan as the world's second-largest economy. >> whoever is top or bottom has no meaning. it only represents each country's current economic health. our country still love meant closely follows that of china and other nations -- our country's development closely follows that of china and other nations. >> john has leapfrogged britain, france and germany -- china has leapfrogged britain, france and germany on its economic ascent. >> in colombia, a plane has crashed and broke into three pieces as it tried to land in a thunderstorm. only one person on board has not survived. the island's governor called it

a miracle that so many survived. negotiations between unions and management for resolving a dispute over a 1% pay offer. class go, and timber and aberdeen will be urged to accept the deal. -- glasgow, edinburgh and aberdeen will be urged to except the deal. the caption in one shot in israel read, in hebrew, the army, the best time in my life. an indian soldier and three suspected militants have been killed in a lengthy gunbattle in kashmir. the attention is still focused on the protesters that have been demonstrating against indian

rule in huge numbers read these two months. more than 50 have been shot dead by police. >> the protest in kashmir keep coming. the police are struggling to maintain control and a number of dead continues to rise. for more than two months, the police have demonstrated the/almost every day. -- have demonstrated the clashed almost every day. it is the young protestors that have suffered the most serious injuries, bullets in particular. this 17-year-old at the hospital was hit with five bullets in the stomach. alongside him, another young man, hit by two bullets in a separate protest. >> you were hit? >> i was hit, yes. >> were you throwing stones at them? >> no, i was not, but some of

the boys in our group, they threw them. because they wanted them to go peacefully. >> the battle lines are being drawn. separatists are calling for strikes almost every day. the authorities have responded with a curfew. it looks like this most of the time, when it should look like this. normal life in this kashmiri summer has been in fits and starts, whenever the opportunity arises. >> an entire generation has grown up in a world where guns and violence are almost as common as some the as the ball as going out to the shop. that has a huge psychological impact on society at large. >> across town, the main psychiatric hospital. you can find damage from decades

of conflict. too many people are haunted by ghosts. >> we have people with depression, posttraumatic stress. it is very understandable. it is too much to handle. >> which is why it is literally so depressing. there seems to be no solution in sight. for many people, kashmir feels like a prison. >> still to come, police in northern ireland are increasingly concerned about the new threat from dissident republicans. first though, the german pop singer, and nadia benaissa who is on trial has confessed to having sex with lovers without protection while having -- while

being hiv-positive. she apologized while in court. >> when she appeared in court today, nadya benaissa looks nervous and she broke down in tears when she admitted she had sex with a number of men in the past without telling them she was hiv-positive. she said, i'm sorry from the bottom of my heart, and insisted that she never intended to affect any partner with hiv. she shot to fame with the all girl band, "no angel." at its peak it sold nearly 5 million records and had four chart toppers, including one in brazil. her private life was exposed when police showed up at a nightclub just before she was supposed to go on stage. she was in jail for 10 days. she is accused of having unprotected sex with three men

without warning them that she was hiv-positive. and they argue that she should have known there was a danger of passing on the virus if she did not take precautions. one of the former lovers, who is now hiv-positive, testified in court today and accused her of infecting him with hiv. the man has not been identified, but they had unprotected sex on a number of occasions in 2004, five years after the singer new about her condition. "you have caused me a lot of suffering," the man told the court. she faces charges of bodily harm and attempted bodily harm. if convicted, the maximum sentence is a 10-year prison sentence. >> the latest headlines for you this hour. the rising threat of disease in pakistan, the u.s. is saying 3.5 million children are at risk

from waterborne diseases. the former prime minister tony blair has announced he is in a -- donating his entire proceeds for his upcoming memoirs to war veterans. police in northern ireland are increasingly worried by the taxes that dissident -- of dissident republicans. there have been five attacks over the past weekend. and-bomb injured three young children -- and a bombing injured three young children. >> bomb alerts are becoming part of life again in northern ireland. this controlled explosion at the weekend was carried out by the army on i suspicious package left near belfast. and in there again, a bomb exploded, injuring three children playing in the street. one of them gave an interview

about what happened when the bomb went off. provided not know what it was. i just ran. -- >> i did not know what it was. i just ran. i was nervous and sad and stuff. i did not know what to do. [crying] >> this by the outrage over what happened here, there has been more violence since. -- despite the of rage over what happened here, there has been more violence since. the police have had difficulty knowing how to tackle the dissident republicans before the violence get any worse off -- before their violence gets any worse. one suggestion that is gathering momentum is the idea of opening of talks with the dissidents at some stage. >> history will say there has never been a security solution to terrorism. whether that is in ireland, europe, across the world.

ultimately, there has to be persuasion and dialogue. >> sinn fein says the government is already secretly talking to the distance. >> i have it on rock-solid information that i have that in the recent past, there has been contact. >> the government denies that. but ministers do share the growing concern about what happens here on the streets. >> one of the russians who are arrived in the u.k. last month as part of the biggest spy swap since the end of the cold war has been speaking to the bbc. he was arrested in 1999, accused of passing secrets to the west and spend more than a decade in russian prisons, some of it in a camp near the arctic circle. but he told our correspondent he is keen to return to russia. >> this is the scientist

convicted of spying in russia, who ended up being brought to britain as part of a swap in a ring of russian undercover spies in america. the collateral -- the glamorous anna chapman was one of the spies posing in the u.s.. others were discovered abroad. after the contest, they were returned to russia in the largest spy swap in recent days. jailed for us because, igor always insisted he never committed -- to jail for espionage, igor always insisted he never committed it. >> how did you find you were to be part of an international spy swap? >> it happened very suddenly like that.

if i did not want to leave russia. it was not the most desirable thing for me. i definitely wanted to be released. i wanted to be free. but i wanted to be free on just grounds. >> during the 11 years he spent in russian jails, some of it in a prison camp near the arctic, his spirits were bolstered by communication with amnesty international. it gave him hope that his case had not been forgotten. >> it must have been encouraging to get all those cards and letters. >> yes, it was.

>> astonishingly, despite having to sign a confession, he still wants to go back to russia. >> why after everything that has happened to you, what would you want to go back? >> off my life, i have too many connections to this country. i like it. i love it. >> aren't you afraid it could happen again? >> it could happen, and that is why i really need to think over what is going on >> after 11 years behind bars, igor says he does not know his country anymore and he still wants to return. >> of around 9000 israelis were living in 21 jewish settlements

when they were ordered out five years ago. we have a report now from gaza, five years on. >> defended by israel for decades, the jewish settlements in gaza were abandoned at exactly five years ago. this was the largest of them. five years ago, it was a battleground as the settlers made their last stand. settlers called the security forces anti-semites, even nazis. settlers were left bewildered, feeling betrayed by their own government. >> i think if the palestinians to come here, i wish, please, try to make a pitch for -- a peaceful region. -- make it a peaceful region. istoday, sylvia gold stestein

still living in temporary accommodations. >> if peace would have come out of all of this then we would have said it was worthwhile, but nothing came of it. >> for the palestinians, this engagement was a moment of truck -- of triumph enjoyed. this man, a carpenter, believed the orders would open and he would be able to import much- needed machinery. he was disappointed. >> we were hoping after 2005, our lives would be better, normal, he says. but since the israelis left, nothing has really changed. >> the land behind us has used -- used to be settlers homes. now it is just rubble of being taken away by palestinian trucks. today, gaza is not even part of

the peace process and the hopes of 2005, such as they work, have evaporated. -- such as they were, have evaporated. it would have been in gaza will repeated in the west bank -- what happened in gaza will be repeated in the west bank if peace is not agreed to. >> our top story for you just briefly, again, pakistan seems to be suffering a second wave of a crisis that began three weeks ago. one-fifth of the country under flood water and close to 20 million people affected. if there are fears of malnutrition and waterborne diseases, but particularly with children. you can get all of the international news at bbc.com. we are on twitter and facebook as well. >> hello and welcome. >> see the news unfold.

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