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>> a series of bombs killed 50 people. helicopters dropped the stranded thousands who can only travel by air. and the release of an american prisoner. coming up, astronomers discovered a new planetary system nearly 130 light years from earth. 40 years after his untimely death, a celebration of jimi hendrix is live in london in his flat. for more than two hours today,

insurgents released a wave of bloodshed across iraq. it targeted security forces. the string of coordinated bombings seemed designed to show how vulnerable the iraqi state is. most of the bombs targeted police. in northeast baghdad, the suicide attacker drove his vehicle into a parking lot next to a police station and that the native his farm. many of the dead and injured -- and drove his bomb in. >> i saw my colleagues lying dead on the ground. the building fell on them. then i passed out.

>> another suicide bomber drove a car into a police compound. about 15 people died here, 10 of them policemen. >> i do not know what is going on. where is the protection? where is the security forces? >> the bomb exploded less than 24 hours after the americans said the troop strength is below 50,000. the number permitted tuesday until next year. al qaeda may have mounted these attacks to show they still can, but this is the first serious incident in more than a week syria did raging more than a week. thank you for work outside an army recruitment -- they waited for work outside.

>> bodies were found at a ranch near san fernand go. police confirmed they were my friends. they were found after a shootout with expected drug cartel gunmen. one marine was killed. survivors say the gang kidnapped them, demanding money. the chilean president said every effort is being made to free the minors. a phone call said the whole of chile is with them. the man traps -- the men trapped since the fifth of august have been told it could take four months to rescue them. an angry seen in afghanistan, where a shooting has left four dead puree of -- four dead. reports suggest afghan police recruiters fired and killed two training officers and the interpreter.

floodwaters in pakistan are threatening new areas. more than three-quarters of a million of the people can only be reached by the air. >> in southern pakistan, some flood victims are getting desperate. this is a fight for clean drinking water. the united nations says 800,000 people are stranded. they can only be reached by the air. he lives on a small island surrounded by the flood. >> i want the water to go away and never come back again. i want an education and i have the lives. >> there are frantic efforts to predict it from further damage.

-- prevent further damage. volunteers are carrying sand bags. this is right across the area it is gradually being washed away by the water. the bad news is in the last few hours, the levels have been rising. >> people know their fate is not entirely in their own hands. this is as far as we can go. safety for one community can mean big trouble for others

further downstream. >> jimmy carter has returned to north korea to seek the release of an american prisoner. he was sentenced to eight years for walking illegally into north korea from china on a one-man peace mission. >> this is being described as a private and humanitarian visit, but it is arguably another propaganda coup, the second time in a year. bill clinton's visit secured the release of two u.s. journalists, who had been a arrested after crossing the border. this summit as a 32-year-old american, reported -- this time

it was a 32-year-old american on a one-man peace mission. he was teaching in south korea, where he was said to be concerned about human rights violations in north korea. it is not yet known if mr. carter will meet kim jong il. north korea will consider that a small price to pay, and there is another reason it will be pleased mr. carter has agreed to come in person. the former president is a rare voice, urging direct dialogue and speaking out against toughened sanctions. >> the former khmer rouge prison chief sentence.

torturing and murdering thousands of people and the prison, but he is arguing the tribunal was set up to try senior leaders and those responsible for the worst atrocities. he claims he does not fall into that category. eight children have been killed by a train that hit their minibus in south africa. there were between eight and a love and on their way to school when the driver drove -- driver drove around a close game. as for your people are being treated in hospital most of the survivors in manila are flown by to hong kong along with the bodies of eight dead tourists. weapons will be tested to confirm who actually shot the eight hostages. police in britain are investigating the murder of a

man who works for mi6. detectives say he could have been killed two weeks ago. >> for a third day, this has been the scene of a highly complex murder investigation, as detectives and forensic teams try to establish how he met his death and when. the body is discovered in his top floor of staff on monday. the streets have been cordoned off ever since. >> there has been a huge amount of police. >> how a man could be murdered in his flat is awful. it does not normally happen. >> it is all possible it may have been in the flat 4 of 2 04 nyfix reagan mr. williams has

been described as a talented but unassuming. >> they knew he was doing something, but he would never talk about his work, so we never thought to ask. >> mr. williams job reaching he was on the way to a mi6 headquarters. colleagues reported him missing when he was not seen for days. he was found in the pimlico. authorities are trying to find if national security has been compromised. >> they will immediately be looking at all the information, just to see which players are in town. they will be looking at operations to see if any of those could give a clue.

>> this has been on welcome publicity for an organization synonymous with secrecy. officials are hoping the deaths of one of the employees does not have a wider implications. >> astronomers have discovered an entire planetary system similar to our own. it has five plants orbiting its are similar to our son, and they say the plans look-alike neptune and are made of rock and ice. -- look a little like neptune and are made of rock and ice. >> it is similar to our own sun. most of the planets are huge, more than 15 times bigger than the earth, but one of them may be similar in size to our own world. if that is confirmed, astronomers say it will be a

major discovery. >> it is very exciting. earth-type plants are related the holy grail. we want to know if it is a freak or a common occurrence. >> the discovery was made by instruments in chile. telescopes are now powerful enough to detect planets and or the -- that orbit around other stars. others have been too hot or cold to support life, but astronomers expect to find many more plants the size of our own earth. >> the hope is one of these might be just enough difference to be able to support life. if that is the case, there is a chance we are not alone in the universe. >> stay with us if you can. still to come, why one of the

biggest names in american sport wants to represent britain and the zero live -- in the olympics. the highest point of europe and one of the iconic images, but behind the mountains lies awake experts fear could flood the valley below, endangering the lives of the people who live there. they are planning to drain it. >> mont blanc thtowers above sea level. it over showered -- overshadows the village, but between the summit and the valley floor is a hidden lake. these three the images show water trapped with the volume equivalent to 26 olympic

swimming pools, enough to produce a flash flood in just 15 minutes, and that has happened before in july 1892. 80,000 cubic meters of water to escape, so engineers will begin sinking a small pipe into the glacier to withdraw the first pocket of water. >> it is an area prone to avalanches, so we do not have much time to operate, because after mid-october, we do not know what will happen. >> if the glacier is to crack, it could crash down the valley, creating a torrent eight times bigger than the original volume of water puree of red this is a recent cold snap thought to the frozen the national drainage routes.

they did not know what will happen, but there is an evacuation in place. >> the latest headlines for you. a series of bombs have targeted iraqi security forces at least 50 people are dead. floodwaters threaten new areas of pakistan. they are calling for helicopters to help those who can only reached by air. he fled sudan as the brutal civil war took hold. now he is one of the top basketball stars, and president obama is a fair and. in the olympics, he played for great britain, but he never went back to sudan until now. >> discounts as his spare time.

-- this counts as his spare time. he is on the court. it has been an unlikely past. as a child, he and his family fled. britain took them in. >> a lin has done so much for me and my family -- england has done so much for me and my family. i want to give back. the only way i can give bike is through basketball. >> for the first time, they have returned to africa. the first stop is a refugee camp in kenya. this is more than a normal tourist trip. this has been here as long as

the camp has been here, but if things turned out differently, they could have easily grown up in these streets verio -- these streets. >> it is a short trip over the border with them to return home. he has not set foot here for 20 years. his visit comes as sudan is preparing to vote on independence from the north. >> everyone of you is capable of being somebody special. maybe will be the president of this country, and you will be doubled to lead it to a great country. -- be able to lead a great country. >> he is another example of a sudanese who has made it, cause for celebration among the refugees who have now returned. >> people who are role models

who have done great things in the world, when they come back, it is like an angel coming to your house. >> it took 20 years to come back. i have never been in a place where walking the street and i actually feel hall of. i did not feel like a refugee. >> no wonder the british basketball greatest player costs first game on sudanese soil was spelled -- such a special occasion. >> the former wife of tiger woods is dismissed as ridiculous. speculation she tried to hit him with a golf club last year. good they said there was never any violence inside or outside the home. he says it was a sad time, and the focus is on helping the young children.

>> i wish for the best. it is a sad time in our lives, and we are looking forward to how we can help our kids the best we possibly can, and that is the most important thing. >> do you think this could be your chance to get it back together? >> it is one of those things where it is a sad time, and we are going through it right now. as far as my game and practicing, that has been secondary. we're trying to get our kids situated with new living conditions, and that is where our focus is very good >> in the rock guitarist hall of fame, he is most people's number one. jimmy hendrix is getting his own

memorial in london. he died 40 years ago. he is being celebrated of the handel house museum. he had a house above were the great baroque composer once lived theory are the -- for rove composer once lived. -- baroque composer once lived. >> jimmy hendrix was brought to london in 1966 with the sole intention of making him a star. the fact that it happened so quickly is the stuff of legend. jimi hendrix, whose creative apex was achieved in just four years.

the debut album was released just a year after his album. >> a few weeks after they came out, i got together with him three weeks after i met him, and we recorded a solo, which this new sound doubles the frequency, and that was the beginning of psychedelic music. we knew what we could do. >> these are the musical genres that challenge to them.

by the time he moved into the building in 1968, his fans three albums have forever altered the landscape of -- his three albums have forever altered the landscape of british rock. >> basically what it came down to was, i am not following you. >> one wants to follow the other. >> jimi did not care. the only reason he might want to go first is so he can leave early and go to a club and have fun. once he has made in his statement, it does not matter if he comes first or last. >> september 18 marks the 14th anniversary of jimi hendrix,

whose true grit will open the doors to the flat see it -- who is a tribute will open the doors to the flat he lived in. >> there are some dedicated hendrix fans during get -- fans. >> ♪ angel came down from heaven today ♪ >> hendrix and handle both came to london to find fame. now they are linked by the house. two of the greatest musical talents of their term. >> vivian has unpacked 37 years of shoes. the show includes a pair of electric low heels.

>> it is a tale of cause and affects. one of fashion's most famous moments when naomi campbell topples. here is the woman who designed them. she is surrounded by more than 200 examples of her foot wear. >> everything has to be sexy. that is what my job is, and i expect it, but we have some good ideas for flat shoes, too. >> and play she has very good many you will not be allowed to afford. -- and place she has.

many you will not be able to afford. many you will be able to assume -- not be able to wear. what happened when gravity got the better of her family >> -- of her? >> it looked like a gazelle in slow motion. she never looked more beautiful. she is a proud woman, so she laughed. when she got backstage, she was so angry at me. >> vivian wedgewood says she does not have a thing for shoes even though they helped make her famous. when she says she has fun with them, she is speaking from the heart. >> more news on line, twitter, and facebook as well. >> get the top stories from around the globe and click to play video reports.

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