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the kalashnikovs of the free syrian army can do little against tanks. they hope the regime's forces will crumble from the inside. the syrian armies morale has collapsed. says an officer who defected. they know they're killing civilians and they want this bloodbath to stop. as the bodies pile up, the prevailing mood here is one of despair. people feel trapped and they believe no one is coming to help. >> paul has left homs and is now in beirut. he describes how the people of homs have been dealing with the shelling by government forces. >> there is very little escape rate we manage to slip out last night during a pause in the bombardment. nice to get out of syria this evening. last night more the only people to get out and i saw on the way in medical supplies and blood donated by people in the villages around homs which was held up, the could not get it in. people who are in homs, the people we stayed with said this was the worst bombardment they had experienced. that must have been pretty heavy because we -- hundreds of mortar or shelling every day. >>
the kalashnikovs of the free syrian army can do little against tanks. they hope the regime's forces will crumble from the inside. the syrian armies morale has collapsed. says an officer who defected. they know they're killing civilians and they want this bloodbath to stop. as the bodies pile up, the prevailing mood here is one of despair. people feel trapped and they believe no one is coming to help. >> paul has left homs and is now in beirut. he describes how the people of homs have been...
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the syrian army's morale has collapsed, says an officer who defected a week ago. they know they are killing civilians and they want this bloodbath to stop. the prevailing mood here is one of despair. people feel trapped and they believe that no one is coming to help. >> in response to the assault on homs, the white house told the bbc that there are not any tools left to stop the violence and it would be unrealistic to expect anything to be done. what steps can the international community take to deal with the assad regime? we are joined by a former adviser to the u.s. state department who currently serves as the president of the council on foreign relations. is the white house being too pessimistic or realistic when they say that there are not any tools for the international community to deal with syria? >> they need to stop the bombardment of that is going on but they are being realistic. there is not much going on. what they can do on things that will perhaps have the desired effect over time through sanctions or some prefer a garmin and opposition. none of thes
the syrian army's morale has collapsed, says an officer who defected a week ago. they know they are killing civilians and they want this bloodbath to stop. the prevailing mood here is one of despair. people feel trapped and they believe that no one is coming to help. >> in response to the assault on homs, the white house told the bbc that there are not any tools left to stop the violence and it would be unrealistic to expect anything to be done. what steps can the international community...
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>> well, the syrian national council, the main coalition has voiced backing for the free syrian army which is on the ground in syria, fighting against assaad's forces. >> that's the call you made over and over again. whatever the council says is undermined by the fastball that the syrian national council is a fragmented group. >> well, i don't agree that it's a fragmented group. ok, it may be true that it's a coalition of various political forces, but you got to realize syria for the last 40 years as hived -- has lived under a dictatorship. political parties haven't been allowed to form and to develop in a natural sort of way. so perhaps it might be understandable for there to be certain frictions or certain divisions but if you look at the picture as a whole, the syrian opposition is united for assaad to step down for a transition to step down. and that's what the international community wants. >> but democratic transition, that could have been done, you know, 11 months ago. calling for assaad to step down, that could have been done 11 months ago. let's just consider next week. what
>> well, the syrian national council, the main coalition has voiced backing for the free syrian army which is on the ground in syria, fighting against assaad's forces. >> that's the call you made over and over again. whatever the council says is undermined by the fastball that the syrian national council is a fragmented group. >> well, i don't agree that it's a fragmented group. ok, it may be true that it's a coalition of various political forces, but you got to realize syria...
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. >> we have been brought to this building by the syrian army. we are told syrian positions are just a few hundred meters out in that direction. >> the international conference in london tries to map out the future for the troubled african states. >> a woman's baby taken by a dean go 30 years ago. a court in australia -- taken by a dingo 30 years ago. a court in australia may finally decide the answer, and the london olympics. >> this is newsday. hello again. the bloodshed in syria is showing no signs of ending as the international community prepares to deliver a ceasefire to allow aid into the worst hit areas in the country. activists say dozens have been killed in the violence. in the past few hours the un has appointed its former secretary general kofi and non as a special envoy to syria. >> under fire, nowhere safe from the shelling, even this mosque. and verify video, but the devastation shares its story, and and a british photographer injured yesterday. today he appealed for help on the internet. >> i was wounded. any assistance we can get.
. >> we have been brought to this building by the syrian army. we are told syrian positions are just a few hundred meters out in that direction. >> the international conference in london tries to map out the future for the troubled african states. >> a woman's baby taken by a dean go 30 years ago. a court in australia -- taken by a dingo 30 years ago. a court in australia may finally decide the answer, and the london olympics. >> this is newsday. hello again. the...
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the regimes of the violence is caused by the fighters in the free syrian army. the rebel commander says that is not so, everything we do is to defend our people. the regime cannot get to us, so it retaliates against civilians instead, he says. they are firmly paying the price. a seven-year-old girl dead. like all the dead, she must be buried in darkness. daytime is dangerous. and littlefamily dignity. they must hurry even now. there will be and many more such desperate lonely burials. bbc news, city of homs. >> the syrian army has been shelling the city in the last few hours. a resident of the city told me what's been happening. >> there is a food shortage, especially of bread. they are using all sorts of heavy weapons and explosives. explosions could be heard all around the city. rocket shelling stopped about 30 minutes ago. there is a bbc.[unintelligible] they are using tanks and machine guns for the attacks. it is very hard. they are bombing houses. we have so many people wounded and so many martyrs, but we cannot get the correct number because there are mach
the regimes of the violence is caused by the fighters in the free syrian army. the rebel commander says that is not so, everything we do is to defend our people. the regime cannot get to us, so it retaliates against civilians instead, he says. they are firmly paying the price. a seven-year-old girl dead. like all the dead, she must be buried in darkness. daytime is dangerous. and littlefamily dignity. they must hurry even now. there will be and many more such desperate lonely burials. bbc news,...
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the regime says the violence is caused by the fighters of the syrian army. no, says the rebel commander. everything we do is to defend our people. the regime cannot get to us, so it retaliates against civilians instead. they are paying the price. the shroud is for a 7-year-old girl. they carefully write her name. like all the dead, she must be buried in darkness. daytime is too dangerous. there is no family, no prayers, and little dignity. they have to hurry. even now, they are attacked. there will be many more desperate and lonely and ariels. >> my colleague gave the latest on the situation in the city. >> people are terrified. they have been hiding out inside their homes, in the stairwells, putting as much different -- distance between them and the outside as possible. there were 17 dead, and they took them out to bury them, but not one of the time. they dug in one mass graves, but put all the bodies in at once and fled. it remains very dangerous. we counted hundreds of impact, and we are still hearing the of the whistle -- hearing whistles and explosions.
the regime says the violence is caused by the fighters of the syrian army. no, says the rebel commander. everything we do is to defend our people. the regime cannot get to us, so it retaliates against civilians instead. they are paying the price. the shroud is for a 7-year-old girl. they carefully write her name. like all the dead, she must be buried in darkness. daytime is too dangerous. there is no family, no prayers, and little dignity. they have to hurry. even now, they are attacked. there...
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the regime says the violence is caused by the fighters of the syrian army. no, says the rebel commander. everything we do is to defend our people. the regime cannot get to us, so it retaliates against civilians instead. they are certainly paying the price. the shroud is for a seven-year- old girl. their carefully write her name. -- they carefully write her name. like all the dead, she must be buried in darkness. daytime is too dangerous. there is no family, and little dignity. they have to. . even now, that they are attacked. there will be much more lonely burials. >> my colleague spoke to put and he gave for the latest on the situation inside the city. >> people are pretty terrified, frankly. they have been hiding out in the stairwells of their homes. putting as much distance between them and the outside as possible. it indicates how much pressure they are under. there were 17 dead and they took them out to bury them at night. they dug one mass grave. even then, there were fired upon. it remains very dangerous. we counted hundreds of shells and mortar impac
the regime says the violence is caused by the fighters of the syrian army. no, says the rebel commander. everything we do is to defend our people. the regime cannot get to us, so it retaliates against civilians instead. they are certainly paying the price. the shroud is for a seven-year- old girl. their carefully write her name. -- they carefully write her name. like all the dead, she must be buried in darkness. daytime is too dangerous. there is no family, and little dignity. they have to. ....
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have any free syrian army. we called them to tell them that we need back up. >> that was the eyewitness account of an anti-government activists speaking to me about an hour and a half ago. more on the u.n. resolution expected to go before the security council on saturday. this is aimed at helping to end the crisis in syria. it calls for bashar al-assad to step aside in favor of a deputy. after a month of negotiations, there is hope that this new resolution could be passed. >> momentum has been building here over the past couple of days. there has been a high-level meeting on the draft resolution. this backs an arab league peace plan for ending the crisis in syria and it is to have the president, bashar al-assad, a delegate power to a deputy. russia has objected to certain parts of the latest draft on the table. diplomats here said it did not submit formally any amendments. late in the afternoon, a vote was called back to be held on saturday morning. it is not clear how russia will vote. there is some hope here
have any free syrian army. we called them to tell them that we need back up. >> that was the eyewitness account of an anti-government activists speaking to me about an hour and a half ago. more on the u.n. resolution expected to go before the security council on saturday. this is aimed at helping to end the crisis in syria. it calls for bashar al-assad to step aside in favor of a deputy. after a month of negotiations, there is hope that this new resolution could be passed. >>...
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we've just been brought into this building by members of the free syrian army, which hold the government position just a few hundred meters out in that direction. we're told they are using snipers and have brought tanks they have been operating in this vicinity. we're having to keep low and the careful. in the distance you can make out a tank, a reminder of the force of the government's disposal. this is what the locals have to defend against it. our role block and a few old rifles -- a road block and a few old rifles. at sundown we moved again to one town also in the throes of its particular revolution. battling to emerge from what they see as the darkness of decades of repression. it may seem a world away from home, but we are just beyond the fringes of europe where a conflict looks increasingly like civil war is raging come in so far the world has been powerless to help. >> well, as the bloodshed in syria continues, more than 70 countries are set to discuss ways to discuss the opponents of the president of friends of syria meeting on friday. the united nations resolution calling on th
we've just been brought into this building by members of the free syrian army, which hold the government position just a few hundred meters out in that direction. we're told they are using snipers and have brought tanks they have been operating in this vicinity. we're having to keep low and the careful. in the distance you can make out a tank, a reminder of the force of the government's disposal. this is what the locals have to defend against it. our role block and a few old rifles -- a road...
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the syrian army's morale has collapsed, says an officer who defected a week ago. they know they are killing civilians and they want this bloodbath to stop. the prevailing mood here is one of despair. people feel trapped and they believe that no one is coming to help. >> in response to the assault on homs, the white house told the bbc that there are not any tools left to stop the violence and it would be unrealistic to expect anything to be done. what steps can the international community take to deal with the assad regime? we are joined by a former adviser to the u.s. state department who currently serves as the president of the council on foreign relations. is the white house being too pessimistic or realistic when they say that there are not any tools for the international community to deal with syria? >> they need to stop the bombardment of that is going on but they are being realistic. there is not much going on. what they can do on things that will perhaps have the desired effect over time through sanctions or some prefer a garmin and opposition. none of thes
the syrian army's morale has collapsed, says an officer who defected a week ago. they know they are killing civilians and they want this bloodbath to stop. the prevailing mood here is one of despair. people feel trapped and they believe that no one is coming to help. >> in response to the assault on homs, the white house told the bbc that there are not any tools left to stop the violence and it would be unrealistic to expect anything to be done. what steps can the international community...
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he told me with in the syrian army, more rouse is collapsing. people do not like to see all of the civilians being killed. and in his words, they want to end the bloodbath. that is the hope he is putting in the situation because it is difficult to fight tanks and artillery when you just have a few rocket-propelled grenades. >> clearly your movements are restricted. but i just wondered if you have any sense of what it is like for the civilians you have been talking about. how do they go about getting food, water, shopping, those kinds of things -- medical treatment, perhaps? >> to be very honest, we have been extremely cautious going out. those people who were killed have been on the streets. using things like airburst mortar shells to explode in the air and spread fragments everywhere. we have seen damage to this building and the building in this block. small children, as you can imagine, very distressed. things like bread -- they have to go to another part of homs and cross a junction. the man who transport to the injured and sometimes the bodi
he told me with in the syrian army, more rouse is collapsing. people do not like to see all of the civilians being killed. and in his words, they want to end the bloodbath. that is the hope he is putting in the situation because it is difficult to fight tanks and artillery when you just have a few rocket-propelled grenades. >> clearly your movements are restricted. but i just wondered if you have any sense of what it is like for the civilians you have been talking about. how do they go...
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the syrian army's mirah has collapsed. they know they're killing civilians, and they want this bloodbath to stop. as the bodies pile up, the prevailing mood here is one of despair. people feel trapped, and they believe no one is coming to help. paul wood, bbc news, homs. >> well, paul wood is now in beirut in neighboring lebanon, where he gave me a further idea of what daily life is like in homs. >> well, there was constant shell fire. we counted hundreds of impacts every day, and people got a little bit hysterical under that pressure. sometimes they would run around shouting the army is about to come in, the army is going to use chemical weapons, none of which, you know, happened. but those are the kind of beliefs they have. a lot of people were personally touched by tragedy. i remember interviewing the man who wraps people for burial in white shrouds, and just asked him, have you had to do this for a member of your own family, and he listed many members, his own son, his cousin, his brother-in-law, his uncle, four member
the syrian army's mirah has collapsed. they know they're killing civilians, and they want this bloodbath to stop. as the bodies pile up, the prevailing mood here is one of despair. people feel trapped, and they believe no one is coming to help. paul wood, bbc news, homs. >> well, paul wood is now in beirut in neighboring lebanon, where he gave me a further idea of what daily life is like in homs. >> well, there was constant shell fire. we counted hundreds of impacts every day, and...
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will that mean backing fighters like these from the free syrian army? the regime has call them terrorists and has vowed to wipe them out. they say that they are trying to protect civilians. >> we are the free syrian army. the armies are outside on checkpoints and outside of the hospital. we are here to respond. >> if the russians have reached some agreement with president assad behind-the-scenes or if they have failed, the results will be felt first and foremast hinder in -- first and foremost here in homs. >> we are in sight of the city and we spoke earlier about why the assault might be happening right now. this place was pretty much cut off that it was not under the huge bombardment. i think the regime has to change tactics. but one is military necessity. the free army is growing in strength every day. i was speaking to a man who is a full colonel who defected and he said that morale is crumbling with the army. he does not give the regime much time while in his opinion the rebel forces are growing in strength. the other reason people believe is that
will that mean backing fighters like these from the free syrian army? the regime has call them terrorists and has vowed to wipe them out. they say that they are trying to protect civilians. >> we are the free syrian army. the armies are outside on checkpoints and outside of the hospital. we are here to respond. >> if the russians have reached some agreement with president assad behind-the-scenes or if they have failed, the results will be felt first and foremast hinder in -- first...
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>> he is desperate to crush this nascent pre-syrian army. the more and more conscripts are defecting and joining these groups, this is a very uncoordinated kind of uprising. but he knows that if he doesn't put it down, it is going to take on a sense of inevitability. the u.s. is trying to get the sense that this regime is doomed and everybody, including the russians and chinese he did get on board. >> the prime minister goes to damascus tomorrow for talks. what is likely to come out of that? >> certainly not very much encouraging. i expect that the president will likened the horrible artillery barrages and mortar barrages tomorrow when he is in town. and will declare that they have taken some positive actions to help it with the humanitarian situation. at the end of the day, the russians are inclined to abandon it, which is a bit strange when you consider that he may well fall. >> thank you very much for joining us with those insights. >> the local military official in the philippines says more than 40 people have been killed by an earthquak
>> he is desperate to crush this nascent pre-syrian army. the more and more conscripts are defecting and joining these groups, this is a very uncoordinated kind of uprising. but he knows that if he doesn't put it down, it is going to take on a sense of inevitability. the u.s. is trying to get the sense that this regime is doomed and everybody, including the russians and chinese he did get on board. >> the prime minister goes to damascus tomorrow for talks. what is likely to come out...
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army. there are all kinds of complications that flow from that. -- the people can hope for the western governments to decide to the freeming syrian army. many people will die unnecessarily until the serbian guns were silenced. it is different in syria. i am not advocating that type of intervention. without some kind of force, a no-fly zone, or garmin the syrian rebels, what we have seen in the last 24 hours, in the last weeks, will be repeated. we will see things get more protest. -- without some kind of force, a no-fly zone, or arming the rebels. >> on the final day of the trial of hosni mubarak, the judge has announced he will deliver his verdict on june 2nd. hosni mubarak along with other officials is accused of ordering the deaths of protesters. his defense maintains he is still president so he is immune from prosecution. the iran supreme leader has said that his country's nuclear course will not change despite international pressure. a team from the iaea was prevented from visiting an
army. there are all kinds of complications that flow from that. -- the people can hope for the western governments to decide to the freeming syrian army. many people will die unnecessarily until the serbian guns were silenced. it is different in syria. i am not advocating that type of intervention. without some kind of force, a no-fly zone, or garmin the syrian rebels, what we have seen in the last 24 hours, in the last weeks, will be repeated. we will see things get more protest. -- without...
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i have been there with fighters from the free syrian army. on both my journeys, we encountered almost exclusively sunnis. i have places like homs and approaches to what our people withdrawing into the rhone communities. there is this question hanging in the air, rather malevolently, wherever you go, who was a christian, who is a sunni, who is a shiite? they have emphasized they want to have a pluralistic society. i think the impetus for revenge grows greater. todayou're seeing in homs could be serious tomorrow, although we are not quite there yet. >> what about the actions of president assad? do you get a sense that as more international pressure builds up against him, the more intensified his crackdown? >> international pressure has not worked so far. i note the british foreign secretary william hague reiterated today that all diplomatic pressure would be used to get the arab league plans to hand over power. that has not worked so far, and muir exhortation to the regime has not worked so far -- and mir -- mere exhortation to the regime has n
i have been there with fighters from the free syrian army. on both my journeys, we encountered almost exclusively sunnis. i have places like homs and approaches to what our people withdrawing into the rhone communities. there is this question hanging in the air, rather malevolently, wherever you go, who was a christian, who is a sunni, who is a shiite? they have emphasized they want to have a pluralistic society. i think the impetus for revenge grows greater. todayou're seeing in homs could be...
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by the fighters of the free syrian army. everything we do is to defend our people. the regime cannot get us, so it retaliates against civilians instead. >> they are certainly paying the price. the shroud is 47-year-old girl -- for a 7-year-old girl. they carefully write her name. like all the dead, she will be buried in darkness. the time is too dangerous -- daytime is too dangerous. there is no family, no prayer, and little dignity. they have to curry, even now, -- hurry even now. there will be many more such desperate and lonely burials. paul woods, bbc news, homs. >> comes on the same day the u.s. decided to close its embassy -- this comes on the same day the u.s. decided to close its embassy in damascus. there was a double veto from russia and china. for more on the violence -- on efforts to stop the violence, i am joined by a former u.s. ambassador to syria. president obama has seemed to rule out any military intervention in syria. what are the options for the u.s. now? >> the u.s. still has a range of diplomatic and ec
by the fighters of the free syrian army. everything we do is to defend our people. the regime cannot get us, so it retaliates against civilians instead. >> they are certainly paying the price. the shroud is 47-year-old girl -- for a 7-year-old girl. they carefully write her name. like all the dead, she will be buried in darkness. the time is too dangerous -- daytime is too dangerous. there is no family, no prayer, and little dignity. they have to curry, even now, -- hurry even now. there...
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there were many more deaths as the syrian army continued its onslaught against the opposition strongholds. there will be a meeting in tunisia. they will call for an immediate cease-fire. thank you for watching. >> make sense of international news. bbc.com/news. >> funding was made possible by -- the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu newman's own foundation and union bank. >> at union bank, our relationship managers work hard to understand the industry you operate in, working to nurture new ventures and help provide capital for key, strategic decisions. we offer expertise and tailored solutions in a wide range of industries. what can we do for you? >> "bbc world news" was presented by kcet los angeles. >> agatha christie is the world's most successful crime writer.
there were many more deaths as the syrian army continued its onslaught against the opposition strongholds. there will be a meeting in tunisia. they will call for an immediate cease-fire. thank you for watching. >> make sense of international news. bbc.com/news. >> funding was made possible by -- the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu newman's own foundation and union bank. >> at union bank, our relationship managers work hard to understand the...
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. >> are you getting any protection from the three syrian army. that is what they say they will do -- protect civilians. >> we do not have any army. >> that is an eyewitness account from the city of homs from just a few hours ago. from london, demonstrators at gathered outside the syrian embassy. one of those protesters joins me all the live from outside the syrian embassy. thank you for your time. every minute at 4:00 in the morning. what is going on there? >> we are in front of the embassy. [unintelligible] there are around 500 people. many are asked to go to the front of their embassy. some people i attacked them. at 1:30 a.m., they broke a window. >> you say of people actually gained entry into the embassy. the metropolitan police say there were five of them. did you see that happen? >> yes. i saw it. >> they were arrested, were they? >> yes. >> you say there are places for the protest to take place. who was making those calls? >> [unintelligible] we are waiting for the news outside of syria. the people want to do everything to protect themsel
. >> are you getting any protection from the three syrian army. that is what they say they will do -- protect civilians. >> we do not have any army. >> that is an eyewitness account from the city of homs from just a few hours ago. from london, demonstrators at gathered outside the syrian embassy. one of those protesters joins me all the live from outside the syrian embassy. thank you for your time. every minute at 4:00 in the morning. what is going on there? >> we are in...
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who free syrian army is acquiring sophisticated weaponry and has as for support to receive new armaments. britain and other eu nations are considering using air strikes against the pirates and islamist militants in somalia. an agreement for a second bailout. will travel tor berlin to discuss the long term future with angela merkel. america's attempts to apologize over the burning of scarron's -- korans. >> i am in singapore. >> just to bring you up-to-date with the headline, in the latest violence in syria, hundreds of people have been killed by government supporters. >> the united nations says its inspectors have failed to make progress in talks with iran about its nuclear program. an international conference on some of get in when they bring together representatives of more than 50 governments and international organizations. they aim to find solutions to the problem of piracy. we have been speaking to the british prime minister david cameron about what he hopes to achieve at the conference. >> two decades of conflict and pay off. somalia is a country with no functioning central govern
who free syrian army is acquiring sophisticated weaponry and has as for support to receive new armaments. britain and other eu nations are considering using air strikes against the pirates and islamist militants in somalia. an agreement for a second bailout. will travel tor berlin to discuss the long term future with angela merkel. america's attempts to apologize over the burning of scarron's -- korans. >> i am in singapore. >> just to bring you up-to-date with the headline, in the...
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some say the syrian army was deliberately targeting her and her colleagues. greece's debt -- the bank of scotland's salary scheme -- the bank plans to cut bonuses. the china daily asked what is in a name? the intensifying between apple and who exactly owns the right to the name ipad? in italy, prosecutors have added seven more people to the list of those being investigated in the sinking of the costa concordia. the vessel struck rocks and went down, causing the death of more than 20 people. >> salvage workers have found eight more bodies on the wreck of the costa concordia. rough seas have hampered efforts by rescue workers to bring all the dead a short and identify them. video released by the authorities showed divers preparing to bring up the bodies found on the sock and decks of the cruise liner. salvage workers have located remains on deck for of the partly submerged wreck. the authorities say among those found were the bodies of a woman, a man, and a child, thought to be a little girl who was 5-years old. she was the only child listed as missing after th
some say the syrian army was deliberately targeting her and her colleagues. greece's debt -- the bank of scotland's salary scheme -- the bank plans to cut bonuses. the china daily asked what is in a name? the intensifying between apple and who exactly owns the right to the name ipad? in italy, prosecutors have added seven more people to the list of those being investigated in the sinking of the costa concordia. the vessel struck rocks and went down, causing the death of more than 20 people....
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often those people are stabilized. >> we saw in your report members of the freeñr syrian army with their kalashnikov. i'm wondering if you're able to get an idea if there was a justification, they are facing an armed uprisingç of armed terrorists. >> you hear two things from the syrian government. the first of which is there is no attack on homs or parts of homs. they are telling people to light fires on their rooftops. hundreds of mortar and shell impacts every day. we saw them coming in. the other argument is they are facing what official spokesmen described as armed gangs of criminals. they have to restore order. the argument in reply to that is they are defending their people and the government finds it hard to target them. shelling areas of the area. certainly we saw civilians bearing the brunt and damaged çover a wide area. >> crucial talks in greece over the new austerity program have ended with the issue of pension cuts. the prime minister's office said discussions will continue so the deal would be completed. now to the indian ocean. the maldives being rocked by political tu
often those people are stabilized. >> we saw in your report members of the freeñr syrian army with their kalashnikov. i'm wondering if you're able to get an idea if there was a justification, they are facing an armed uprisingç of armed terrorists. >> you hear two things from the syrian government. the first of which is there is no attack on homs or parts of homs. they are telling people to light fires on their rooftops. hundreds of mortar and shell impacts every day. we saw them...
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trying to protect the syrian army. and these new pictures appeared to show the shelling of one district. again, it is not possible to verify when they were taken, but a bbc correspondent is witnessing renewed efforts by government forces to seize back towns and open revolt. >> as i am talking to you, there is gunfire in the distance. we believe they are using anti- aircraft guns and also setting up mortar positions and with infantry. >> in response to all of this, the european union is united in its response, even if the international community as a whole is not. they agreed for new sanctions, adding to the existing ban on oil imports. the assets of more syrian officials are being frozen, and it will apply to assets of the syrian central bank, as well, and a new ban on cargo at airport. they admit the sanctions are blunted by a lack of support from other key powers. >> we still have a difference of view with china and russia, and that remains a blockage in what the international community can do. >> and look how assyri
trying to protect the syrian army. and these new pictures appeared to show the shelling of one district. again, it is not possible to verify when they were taken, but a bbc correspondent is witnessing renewed efforts by government forces to seize back towns and open revolt. >> as i am talking to you, there is gunfire in the distance. we believe they are using anti- aircraft guns and also setting up mortar positions and with infantry. >> in response to all of this, the european union...
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the times of london from the front and middle pages reporting on syria reports the syrian army acquiring sophisticated weaponry. the paper came out before news that marie colvin had been killed in homs. there could be a new conflict in the horn of africa. according to britain, other e.u. nations are considering air strikes against pirates and islamic militants in somalia. and the irish times says ireland's leader is traveling to berlin to discuss the long-term future of the euro zone with angela merkel. an anger in afghanistan featured in the tribune focusing america's attempt to apologize over the islamic text at the bagram air base. this is g.m.t. from "bbc world news" i'm david eades. the headlines, the french government stays american journalist marie colvin and french journalist have been killed in the city of homs. a prominent citizen journalist has also reportedly lost his life. four killed and dozens injured in afghanistan over the inadvertent burning of the koran by nato troops. time now to get business news. juliette is here with the extraordinary ipad story. >> yes. in china t
the times of london from the front and middle pages reporting on syria reports the syrian army acquiring sophisticated weaponry. the paper came out before news that marie colvin had been killed in homs. there could be a new conflict in the horn of africa. according to britain, other e.u. nations are considering air strikes against pirates and islamic militants in somalia. and the irish times says ireland's leader is traveling to berlin to discuss the long-term future of the euro zone with...
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several hundred rebels fighters from the free syrian army are entrenched here. many civilians are also trapped. some of them are paying the price. at the improvised field hospitals, doctors are struggling to save the lives of the wounded, including this baby hit by shrapnel from an exploding rockets. activists said some buildings were reduced to rubble by the intensity of the shelling. tanks and armored vehicles were on the move in the district immediately adjacent to baba amr, but it's not clear if it was the big ground offensive the government has been threatening. human rights groups say such an attack would result in mass care. the have called on the world to intervene. the international red cross is trying to mediate a truce to get supplies in and civilians out. no results so far. western and arab powers are preparing for a big meeting on syria on friday to step up pressure on the regime and support for the opposition. there is still no clear way ahead. >> the syrian regime is going to be under increasing pressure, which will create perhaps more space for a
several hundred rebels fighters from the free syrian army are entrenched here. many civilians are also trapped. some of them are paying the price. at the improvised field hospitals, doctors are struggling to save the lives of the wounded, including this baby hit by shrapnel from an exploding rockets. activists said some buildings were reduced to rubble by the intensity of the shelling. tanks and armored vehicles were on the move in the district immediately adjacent to baba amr, but it's not...
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in syria, the opposition free syrian army has claimed it attacked government troops in the district of the opposition stronghold of homs. in this video, opposition forces say they blew up a syrian armored vehicle that they describe as a message to russia which has been a staunch supporter of the al-assad regime and supplies much of the military hardware. delegates are expected to demand an immediate cease-fire and opening of corridors to allow the delivery of humanitarian aid to civilians. one passage in the south would bring aid from jordan, and another to help people cut off in the city of homs, and a third from turkey for the north of the country. one of the delegates is the adviser to the opposition syrian national council. usama, what is the likelihood of anything strong emerging on this and really getting the assad regime to accept the humanitarian corridors? >> the condition of the syrian national council and the desire -- dire need for assistance. we discussed humanitarian corridors. we established a description of areas under crisis. and we had a meeting with the president of
in syria, the opposition free syrian army has claimed it attacked government troops in the district of the opposition stronghold of homs. in this video, opposition forces say they blew up a syrian armored vehicle that they describe as a message to russia which has been a staunch supporter of the al-assad regime and supplies much of the military hardware. delegates are expected to demand an immediate cease-fire and opening of corridors to allow the delivery of humanitarian aid to civilians. one...
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the paper accuses the syrian army of deliberately targeting her and her colleagues. the french newspaper reports on the gestures coursing through the effort to restructure greece's massive debts and the danger that poses the success of the country's second bailout. the royal bank of scotland salary scheme is on the front page of "the financial times" which claims the bank's efforts to cut bonuses, that it's been offset by the increase in the pay of its investment bankers and what's in a name? reporting on the intense firing dispute between american technology giant apple and a technology over who owns the rights of the name of the famous ipad. >> this is "newsday" on bbc. >> these are the headlines. the us a craletralian prime minister has called a ballot for governing labor party to settle a question over its leadership. in syria the intense bombardment of civilian areas continues, two foreign journalists are among the dead. >> the former philippine president, gloria arroyo has appeared in court where she has pleaded not guilty to alleged election rigging. she was t
the paper accuses the syrian army of deliberately targeting her and her colleagues. the french newspaper reports on the gestures coursing through the effort to restructure greece's massive debts and the danger that poses the success of the country's second bailout. the royal bank of scotland salary scheme is on the front page of "the financial times" which claims the bank's efforts to cut bonuses, that it's been offset by the increase in the pay of its investment bankers and what's in...
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the syrian army, eight or ten there, plus civilians. more shelling, and also reports of violence near the border with iraq in the east. so pretty much all over the place, or certainly in many, many places. and syria prepairing for a referendum on a new constitution in ten days' time. >> all right, jim, thank you for that update. >>> dozens of tibetan activists have attacked police outside of the complex in delhi. they were prevented by entering by police forces. after a brief scuffle, they were detained and taken away. tie labbed's police chief confirmed that the iranians arrested after setting off an explosive cache in bangkok were trying to attack an israeli diplomat. eight palestinian children were killed when an israeli truck hit a school bus on a road in the west bank. a spokesman said 30 were injured. the wounded were taken to hospital in the west bank city of ramallah and in israel. >>> still to come on "g.m.t.," north korea plays homage to its leader, kim jong-il, in what would have been his 70th birthday. >>> let's take a look
the syrian army, eight or ten there, plus civilians. more shelling, and also reports of violence near the border with iraq in the east. so pretty much all over the place, or certainly in many, many places. and syria prepairing for a referendum on a new constitution in ten days' time. >> all right, jim, thank you for that update. >>> dozens of tibetan activists have attacked police outside of the complex in delhi. they were prevented by entering by police forces. after a brief...
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army. these new pictures appear to show shelling of the district, it is not possible to verify when they were taken. a correspondent is witnessing renewed efforts by government forces to seize back towns in open revolt. >> we will to the sound of artillery bombardment. we believe they are using anti- aircraft guns targeting against the town and setting up mortar positions and infantry. >> the european union is united in its response, even if the international community is certainly not. adding to their existing ban on oil imports. assets are now being frozen, and a freeze will apply to assets in the central bank as well. there will be a ban on cargo flown to syria from the european union. it is severely blunted by lack of support from other key powers. >> that remains a major blockage in what the international community can do. >> look out syrian state television is drawing strength from russia's position. >> the russian prime minister says that nobody should be allowed to repeat the scenar
army. these new pictures appear to show shelling of the district, it is not possible to verify when they were taken. a correspondent is witnessing renewed efforts by government forces to seize back towns in open revolt. >> we will to the sound of artillery bombardment. we believe they are using anti- aircraft guns targeting against the town and setting up mortar positions and infantry. >> the european union is united in its response, even if the international community is certainly...
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how many syrians will be killed before the syrian army is given the means to overthrow the regime or at least protect the syrians rising up? >> could arming the rebels make the violence worse? >> we are already in a civil war. to pretend that the violence will get worse is inappropriate and unfair at this point. the asad -- assad regime is committing the same atrocities that were committed by the father in 1992. there is no telling how many people will be killed. at what point do you say enough is enough? >> do you thi the assad regime is bowing to pressure? >> i don't think so. i think it is all tactics at this point. this regime has adopted the thomas jefferson philosophy, either you hang together or hang separately. whether covey an -- kofi anan will lead some sort of intervention remains to be seen. >> on china and russia, any signs they are embarrassed by the violence and may be working behind-the-scenes? >> not enough. and we haven't called the russians bluff. there should be a call to stop the arms shipments until the anan decision has succeeded or failed. we should sponsor a
how many syrians will be killed before the syrian army is given the means to overthrow the regime or at least protect the syrians rising up? >> could arming the rebels make the violence worse? >> we are already in a civil war. to pretend that the violence will get worse is inappropriate and unfair at this point. the asad -- assad regime is committing the same atrocities that were committed by the father in 1992. there is no telling how many people will be killed. at what point do...
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the syrian army's morale has collapsed says an officer who defected a week ago. they know they are killing civilians and they want this bloodbath to stop. as the bodies pile up, the prevailing mood here is one of despair. people feel trapped and they believe that no one is coming to help. >> chilling scenes from homs. the u.n. secretary general says that the chinese and russian veto has increased the syrian government to set up the war on its own people. he described the situation as appalling brutality and he wondered how many deaths it would take to stop the slide to the civil war. what, if anything can be done to stop the killings? i spoke to a former adviser to the u.s. state department who currently serves as the council boss as the president -- who currently serves as the president of the council on foreign relations. is anything that can be done at the moment? >> if they mean to stop the bloodshed, they are being painfully realist. there's not much they can do. what they can to will be things that will have the desired effect over time, such as sanctions o
the syrian army's morale has collapsed says an officer who defected a week ago. they know they are killing civilians and they want this bloodbath to stop. as the bodies pile up, the prevailing mood here is one of despair. people feel trapped and they believe that no one is coming to help. >> chilling scenes from homs. the u.n. secretary general says that the chinese and russian veto has increased the syrian government to set up the war on its own people. he described the situation as...
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we have just brought into this building by members of the free syrian army and we're told that the government positions are just a few hundred meters out in that direction. we are told they're using snipers and tanks and they have been operating in this vicinity. we have to keep a low and be careful. in the distance, you can make out a tank, a reminder of the force at the government's disposal. this is what the locals have to defend against it, a paltry road block and a few old rifles. we moved to one last town also in the throes of its of a tick of the revolution. it may seem a world away from fringes of europe where the conflict that looks increasingly like civil war is raging. >> as we have heard, an international meeting will take place tomorrow in geneva to address the growing violence in syria. for more on what can be accomplished, i am joined by a former u.s. state department adviser who is a fellow at the woodrow wilson center. it is a really grim image of what is happening and yet we have hillary clinton saying that she thinks that the opposition forces will be increasingly capable o
we have just brought into this building by members of the free syrian army and we're told that the government positions are just a few hundred meters out in that direction. we are told they're using snipers and tanks and they have been operating in this vicinity. we have to keep a low and be careful. in the distance, you can make out a tank, a reminder of the force at the government's disposal. this is what the locals have to defend against it, a paltry road block and a few old rifles. we moved...
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army." these new pictures appear to show showing of the district of homs. it is not possible to verify when there were taken, but there is renewed effort by government forces to seize back towns in open revolt. >> we were woken to the sound of artillery bombardment coming in. there is gunfire in the distance. we believe they are using anti- aircraft guns against the town and also setting up mortar positions. >> in response, the european union is united in its response, even if the international community as a whole is not. e.u. foreign ministers agreed to impose new sanctions on serbia adding to the existing ban on oil imports. assets of syrian officials are being frozen. freezes will apply to assets of the central bank as well. there will be a new ban on cargo flown to syria from e.u. airport. europe admits the sanctions are blunted by the lack of support from other key powers. >> do we still have a difference of view with china and russia? yes, we do. that remains a major blockage in what
army." these new pictures appear to show showing of the district of homs. it is not possible to verify when there were taken, but there is renewed effort by government forces to seize back towns in open revolt. >> we were woken to the sound of artillery bombardment coming in. there is gunfire in the distance. we believe they are using anti- aircraft guns against the town and also setting up mortar positions. >> in response, the european union is united in its response, even if...
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do they arm the free syrian army? >> paul, thanks for joining us. now to japan. nearly one year after an earthquake and tsunami devastated the country, new details are coming to light. today, it was revealed the danger posed by the radiation leak at fukushima dai-ichi was so serious that they considered evacuating tokyo. this news comes for the first time international journalists have been allowed on site. we go to roland burke. >> getting ready to face the radiation and fukushima. protection against the contamination, masks. we are being taken to the power station. the first group of foreign journalists allowed in. through the exclusion zone, 12 miles of overgrown fields and abandoned homes into the heart of this nuclear disaster, the source of fear for the japanese people who, for almost one year now, this is where this is being coordinated, the control room in the power station. minute by minute, they monitor the reactors, now stabilized. >> what we have in mind is to prevent the leak of radioactive gases. they have leaked to the paris stations before. >> in
do they arm the free syrian army? >> paul, thanks for joining us. now to japan. nearly one year after an earthquake and tsunami devastated the country, new details are coming to light. today, it was revealed the danger posed by the radiation leak at fukushima dai-ichi was so serious that they considered evacuating tokyo. this news comes for the first time international journalists have been allowed on site. we go to roland burke. >> getting ready to face the radiation and fukushima....