in russia a fire at ammunition sent mushroom clouds into the sky today, about 100 of 150 buildings were destroyed. nearly 10,000-tons of artillery shells were destroyed. officials say two helderly -- elderly people died of heart

russia banned imports and some german farmers plowed under the crops. american airlines today announced it will stop serving salads but passengers tell us this epidemic will not ruin their travels. >> no, i'm going to eat it and tomato salad, it will be all right. >> how many people die from the flu every year and nobody reports about that. >> as we've seen with tuberculosis, airplanes are efficient global transmitters of disease. u.s. officials say they are stepping up. health and science editor ktvu channel 2 news. >>> former surgeon general was defiant today as he appeared before the international criminal court in the netherlands. 69-year-old appeared frail when he entered the courtroom then the judge read the 38 page indictment on 11 counts of war crimes. he called the charges obvious new york city and said he never heard of such things before. he did not enter a plea. >>> the man known at dr. death died today at the age of 83. he passed away at hospital in michigan where he was being treated for pneumonia and kidney problems. he was an advocate of

the jet had just taken off from moscow and was headed to an airport in northern russia. it slammed into the highway in heavy fog about a half a mile from the airport and burst into flames. a woman captured that burning plane on her cell phone camera. eight people survived the crash, but they are in critical condition. russian officials say fog lights at the airport failed. >>> two sue cried car bomb -- suicide car bombers killed 22 people in iraq today. many of the victims are police officers. now, the bombers set off their explosives near a government compound south of baghdad in . in addition to the 22 people killed, dozens more are injured. >>> a new hearing date has been set for the three americans charged with espionage in iran. a lawyer for shane bauer, josh fattal and sarah shourd said he was noticed a hearing would be held on july 31st. a hearing was supposed to be held in may, but canceled by the government. the three detainees were captured in 2009 along the iran/iraq border. bauer and fattal are still in custody and showered has refused to return for trial. >>

alena came from russia with her astronomy app which uses the gyroscope to find its place. >> it's a window into the stars? >> exactly. >> and then the app designed to make you a star. >> the mixer, the volume. >> he says his djapp is more than a toy. >> the vision is the dj having only one ipad on the stage with all the music. >> small, slick devices replacing big, expensive machines. just four years ago this conference was all about computers. today it's all about the apps. >> developers say their love affair with the i-phone is a simple one. unlike a computer an i-phone is small and relatively inexpensive. these days they say it's just about everybody has one or two. >> everybody has an i-phone and you can reach so many people with them. >> and develop efforts say it doesn't hurt that apple's conference teaches you how to do to. >> because if you develop cool software, they get to sell more phones. >> of course they do, and that's great for us because then we get to sell more software. >> in san francisco jonathan boom, abc7 news. >>> i am going to be very upset if they get the apple i-p

they came from russia that uses her app to find a place in the cosmos. >> its window into the dark. >> a window into the universe. >> and then to make you a star. >> a developer says his dj app is more than a toy. >> having the dj only one on the stage with all the music. >> small slick devices replacing big expensive machines. four years ago this conference was all about computers, today it's all about the apps. >> developers say their love affair with the iphone is simple. it's small and relatively ininexpensive. >> everybody has an iphone and you can reach so many people with them. >> and it doesn't hurt that the conference teaches them how to do it. >> you develop the software and they get to sell more? >> of course they do, and it's great for us. >> jonathan blum e, "abc 7 news." >> the arrival of warmer weather and it equals higher fire danger. >> they will performing inspections and making recommendations so homeowners can protect themselves against wildfires. and on monday and tuesday, fire training takes place on madigan road each day from. fire crews got real life fire train

plane burst into flames in russia tonight. dozens killed just short of the runway. what might have caused this tragedy. >> also. bay area woman is going to do next after losing in one of the biggest discrimination cases ever filed in this country. >> plus sobering new warning that will soon be printed on every pack of cigarettes. all that coming up later on "nightline". >> come up next on "nightline". should kids barely old enough to tie their shoes be worrying about their weight? even when doctors say no, playground pressure can be hard to overcome. >> plus john mccain insend year xents on who started wildfire >> plus john mccain insend year xents on who started wildfire in arizona that's on [ man ] did we get anything good? sweetie i think you need a little extra fiber in your diet. fiber makes me sad. oh common. i dare you to taste one hint of ber in fiber one. oh, i'd be able to tell. why don't i just eat this bag? and how can you talk to me about fiber you enjoy that. i am. [ male announcer ] fiber beyond recognition. ber one. >> closed captioning brought to >>

stay with us, more news at russia president let go of job was senior officials. 95 people were injured and 28,000 residents had to be evacuated. the fire may have been discarded cigarette. health officials still don't know what is causing a deadly e-coli outbreak in europe. the latest theory was bean sprouts from an farm. but now health officials don't think so. it appears the massive e-coli outbreak cannot be blamed on sprouts. half of the samples taken from the sprout farm tested negative. three foods are lettuce, tomatos and cucumbers. the out break killed 22 people in germany and sickened 2300 in europe. it is dangerous because it produces a toxin. toxin is a chemical that can cause kidney failure it is the largest one in history. there are hundreds and over 500 people with kidney failure. >> it is a so called mutant strain . this strain of e-coli is similar to the 0-5-7. >> at least four americans contracted the virus and all are expected to live. experts warn that the virus could be spread to the united states. it can spread to person with contact. >> practice good food safety an

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. >> elena came all the way from osh -- russia with her app. >> the i-phone becomes a window into the stars? >> exactly. a window into the universe. >> and an app turned to make you a star. >> a mixer and some volume. >> he said his djapp is much more than a toy. >> our dv is the dj having only one ipad on the stage with all the music. >> small, liquidations replacing big, expensive machines. just four years ago this conference was all about computers. today it's all about the apps. >> developers say their love affair with the i-phone is a simple one. unlike a computer an i-phone is small and relatively inexpensive. these days, they say, it seems like just about everybody has one or two. >> everybody has an i-phone and you can read so many people with them. >> and they say it doesn't hurt apple's conference teaches you how to do it. >> because if you sell more software, they sell more phones? >> of course. and that's great for us because we get to sell more software. >> in san francisco, jonathan bloom, abc7 news. >> when we come back, abdelkader an oakland man who paid cash for an ai

. >>> we have a remarkable story of survival out of russia. a passenger jet dropped out of the sky crashing onto a highway. 44 people were killed. but 8 people lived through it and josh elliott is here with more on this. >> it is incredible. when you see the pictures that eight people survived this crash. you're not going to believe it including a mother and her two children. take a look. the fireball visible for miles. rescue crews say that the landing gear jutting from the ground was the only recognizable part of a plane that remained. just moments from landing, this aging airplane like this one was headed from moscow to a city near russia's border with finland. it flew into dense fog, fog so bad that the plane clipped a power line. it then knocked out the runway's lights and the pilot was flying blind. he was ordered to abort the landing but sadly that warning came too late. the plane slammed into a highway just yards from a village. only half a mile from the runway. shockingly no one on the ground was hurt. even more remarkable among those

the plane went down about a mile from its destination in northwest russia. runway lighting may have failed just before the crash. >>> an autopsy has already been performed on the body of "jackass" star ryan dunn. the 34-year-old was driving his porsche early yesterday when it flew off the road near philadelphia and burst into flames. a passenger in the car was also killed. police say speed could have played a part. hours before the crash dunn tweeted a picture of himself drinking with friends. it's unclear when the results of the autopsy will be released. >> obviously very unfortunate. >>> thousands of evacuees are spending another night away from home because of raging fires in the southwest. >> and arizona senator john mccain has created quite a firestorm himself by blaming the fires on illegal immigrants. diana alvear has the very latest on this. good morning, diana. >> reporter: peggy and daniel, good morning. it is an all-out battle for fire crews. and in arizona they themselves have had to evacuate because flames have jumped containment lines. it is a

. >> she came from russia with her astronomy app that uses the i-phone gyroscope to find its place in the cosmos. >> it becomes the window into the star. >> exactly. window to the universe. >> then an app designed to make awe star. >> a mixer and some volume. >>reporter: developer federal rick says his dj app is much more than a toy. >> our vision is just having the dj having only one i pad on the stage with all the music. >>reporter: slick did he vase replacing big expensive machines. just 4 years ago this conference was all about computers. today it's all about the app. developers say the love affair with the i-phone is a simple one really. unlike computer. i-phone is small and relatively inspichbs. these days they say it seems like just about everybody has one or 2. >> everybody has an i-phone. you can read so many people with them. >>reporter: developers say it doesn't hurt that apple conference teaches them thousand do it. >> because if you develop software they get to sell more phones. >> of course they do. and that's great for us because if then we get to sell more software. >>

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just last month, the justice department shut down a cyber crime ring believed to be based in russia, which was responsible for the online theft of up to $100 million. the boldness of these attacks and the threat they present to unsuspecting americans, underscored recently by massive data breaches at epsilon and sony. in some ways, sony has become ground zero in the war to protect consumers' online information. the initial attacks on sony's play station network and online enter statement services, which put some 100 million customer accounts at risk, were quickly followed by other attacks at other sony divisions and subsidiaries. the company, to its credit, has taken some very aggressive steps to prevent future cyberattacks, such as installing new firewalls, enhancing data protection, and enhancing their encryption capabilities, expanding automated software monitoring, and hiring a new chief information security officer. these are all important new safeguards, but with millions of americans in harm's way, why weren't these protocols already in place? one of the most troubling issues i

. >>> in northwestern russia this morning an investigation is geth under way into the deadly crash of a passenger jet. it went down in heavy fog overnight killing at least 44 people. remarkably 8 people survived the crash. among them a 10-year-old boy. it happened about a mile from an airport where lights used in dense fog reportedly failed. >>> in kentucky three mine workers are fine after being trapped for 14 hours. the mine's roof collapsed and then the mine flooded. rescuers pumped 3,000 gallons of water per minute out of the mine which allowed rescuers to bring the men to safety. the mine is now temporarily closed. >>> thousands of evacuees spent another night away from home because of the fires in the southwest. also arizona senator john mccain is now take some heat over his claims that illegal immigrants started some of those fires. diana alvear reports. it is an all-out battle for fire crews. only 51% contained it is the largest fire in the state's history. while not as massive the monument fire forced thousands to to evacuate vac wait and fire crews to retreat. flames helped

russia is sending mixes messages, last week the president of russia said qaddafi lost his legitimacy to lead and had to go but margolof says he's in a unique position because it's kept its relationship with tripoli. it will be interesting to see what he will do, if he will try to negotiate a ceasefire. alisyn: seems like things are reaching a head. dan springer, thank you very much, and keep us updated. bill it's 27 minutes past the hour. >>> first he tried to brush it off last week. >> is this twitter picture in question a picture of you? >> well, let's remember this twitter picture in question is a hack or a prank that someone posted on my twitter page with someone else's name in it, who says she never got it, she doesn't know me and i don't know her. we're trying to get to the bottom of where the picture came from and get to the bottom of what it does and who it's of. we're concerned about saying anything definitively. bill: it went from there and now we now it was a complete lie. why did he do it, what was he thinking? dr. keith ablow annizes in minutes. alisyn: casey anthony sit

crashed on to a highway just minutes before it was scheduled to land at an airport in northwestern russia. reports say eight survivors were taken to local hospitals. >>> france is setting the wheels in motion to send former panamanian dictator manuel noriega back to the country he once ruled. noriega served 20 years in a u.s. prison for drug trafficking before sent to france where he was convicted last year on money -- laundering drug money. officials in panama want him back and plan to charge him with the murder of political rivals while he was in power in the 1980s. >>> just ahead on "american morning," call it the jaw shank redemption. >> that was a good line by our writer rick. >> going to take credit for it, thanks a lot. we say that because more than a dozen gators literally tunnelled their way to freedom from a farm and neighbors are afraid to go outside. >> oh, gosh. >> jaw shank redemption. >> i love it. that's creativity for you. >>> never heard of a bank robbery like this one either. the suspect did everything he could to get arrested. he stole a dollar. we'll explain. 37 minut

russia reports the debris came within 820 feet. by the time it was spotted officials say it was too late to maneuver around it. luckily the debris passed by without any problems. nasa is investigating. >> i'm not that keen going into space but i hear it because of the junk flying around, how much junk there is and if it's coming towards you what your options are. they had to get ready to -- >> emergency capsule. obviously they train for that. >> you see this thing coming, going around it like star wars. >> a commodore 64 flying by from the 1970s, the old space junk. >> it really does paint an interesting picture. but nasa is also preparing, by the way, for its grand finale, "atlantis" set to launch july 8th, final flight for nasa's space shuttle program. >> final one. >> this is it. >> i'm going. >> every time i think about it. >> every time i watch one of these take off and land i get goose bumps. to think it's the last one. >> on a 12-day journey delivering spare parts and supplies to the international space station. nasa will re

picture on-line to the massachusetts senator who posed for "cosmo" in his youth and let's not forget russia's vladimir putin an aging rambo who seems like he's always stripping. the naked truth can be disconcerted. >> this looks weird. why is this separated so much. >> why would you think that would be attractive with all these hanging here? >> i'm saying. he has a little bit of -- >> when i saw this photo i was like is that me? >> that is some cleavage. can we zoom in on that any chance. is there any way? >> i'm in the canyon! >> reporter: it used to be we only see naked congressmen in movies. >> i'm a congressman. >> are you kidding? >> no. i'm absolutely serious. i'm charter wilson. i represent the texas second congress a.m. -- >> reporter: they're staring at us from newspapers on our laps or laptops. forget the politician's war chest, it's his chest hair being analyzed. >> it's a shaved chest which tells me that psychologically he was putting some real effort into trying to make this thing as sexual as possible. >> he's also like waxing himself all over. it seems oddly hairless. >> report

as a young person, she grew up from the age of five in japan, the child of jewish emigres from russia. she was interested in japanese culture. in 1939, she laughed -- left japan to come to mills college. how frightening that must have been. i have heard stories about leaving home. think about leaving home and wondering if you would never go home again because your country was going to war. she did not speak about her contributions until she was asked by the japanese government to discuss the amendments 14 and 24 that proclaimed the essential the quality of the sexes. her work has inspired so many tributes including a documentary beate, andrifift from her own memoir. she is a performing arts director for the society, she has continued throughout her life to bring connections between asia and the united states and europe and the rest of the world. she currently lives in new york city and lectures frequently at schools, universities, and other institutions. we are going to hear from doctor beate sirota gordon. although we're not bestowing an honorary degree, i think it is time for beate

in russia? >> i will certainly do that. i remember myself going to tbilisi, when the georgians were under so much pressure from the russians, and georgia is a country that wanted to democracy, and economic story. it wants to join nato. it wants to look west as well as east, and it wants to have good relations with its neighbor. i am delighted that the honorable lady is meeting representatives from the georgian government, and i will certainly make my views clear on the issue of georgia when i visit russia later this year. >> does my right honorable friend agree that the key challenge facing the national health service is out to convert this government's welcome commitment to a year-on-year growth of real resources into improving productivity and improving quality of care for patients? and is not the key to delivering that, did not lie in my right honorable friend's speech yesterday in his advocacy of a more integrated and less fragmented care? and will he continue to -- >> order. we are grateful

remember during the 2008 presidential campaign when palin said alaska's proximity to russia was part of her foreign policy experience and katie couric asked her to elaborate. >> have you ever been involved with any negotiations, for example, with the russians? >> we have trade missions back and forth. we do. it's very important when you consider even national security issues with russia, as putin rears his head and comes into the airspace of the united states of america, where do they go? it's alaska. it's just right over the border. >> now, in her book, "going rogue," palin wrote this about couric's line of questioning -- "katie's purpose, shared by most media types, seemed to be to frame a gotcha moment. and it worked." in another interview with palin and her running mate, senator john mccain, couric asked palin's response to a question about whether the u.s. should launch cross-border attacks from afghanistan into pakistan. the question came from a voter, an reporter. and palin answered yes. the problem is her answer was at odds with mccain's statement on the issue. for palin this

as for the munitions, it appeared to come from russia. with us in tripoli is dan rivers. also joining us retired general james spider marks, and ann marie slaughter. dan, tripoli hit today by some of the heaviest nato bombing we've seen since march. and during the daylight. what's the latest there tonight? >> reporter: yeah, there's been a lull, anderson, in the last couple of hours in the air strikes. but it has been the most intensive day of air strikes since this nato campaign began. we counted more than 50 separate explosions that reverberate across the city. officials telling us that colonel gadhafi's compound was hit. nato hasn't given us a full rundown of what and where they hit, but certainly we were seeing plumes of black smoke billowing up behind me here and we were left this is entering a much more intensive phase. >> general marks, what do you make now of the use of these attack helicopters? >> anderson, what that means is that gadhafi's command and control and specifically his air defense capabilities have really been sufficiently degraded so that you can use

. >>> anderson, at least 44 people died in a plane crash in russia. russian officials say the twin engine jetliner took off from moscow and crashed into a highway near an airport about 600 miles north. rescue workers and investigators are on the scene. >>> a statement from anthony weiner's office says his resignation in the wake of his photo scandal will be official tomorrow when his resignation letter will be read in the house of representatives. >>> kenneth nelson, the acting director of the atf is expected to resign in the next day or two amid controversy over "operation fast and furious" according to two senior federal law enforcement sources. controversial mexican gun trafficking operation let weapons slip into the wrong hands and led to the death of a border patrol agent. >>> and a victory for walmart! the supreme court ruled today that plaintiffs in a discrimination case against female employees did not show justification for class action status. people are saying tonight that case was just too big to succeed, anderson. >> interesting. joe, tha

he wants to move to dealing with issues relating to the rise of china, india, russia, and this i think means that you stay bogged down. because when you have those many troops in a country, anderson as you know, 90% of the president's time ultimately is taken up where american troops are. >> fareed zakara, appreciate it. >>> quick reminder, president obama speaking on afghanistan tomorrow night from the white house 8:p.m. cnn will start carrying is live 8:00 eastern time. we'll have details on "anderson cooper 360" at 10:00 >>> you probably heard newt gingrich and his wife had a line of credit at tiffany's up to -- you're not going to believe how much this next credit line at tiffany's was. >>> later a potential bombshell in the casey anthony's trial. george anthony's potential mistress could be testifying as early as tomorrow in the case. she was outside the courtroom today. we'll also have the latest on the daen nay testimony when we continue. 5. start with soup then have salad and biscuits followed by 1 of 7 delicious entrees and finish with something sweet all for just $15. right n

you know what it means, though, andrea, the punishment will be to cover russia at nbc, but the reward will be rio, right? >> well, we're all going to rio, right? >> reporter: we're all going -- everybody's going to want in on rio. >> everybody is going to want to go to rio. let's talk about angela merkel. for all of the sweetness and light at these meetings, there's a lot going on behind the scenes. disagreements over libya, germany rejecting a role, abstaining on libya, and deep disagreements over the economy. and then at the end of the news conference i noticed someone actually asked about the brandenburg gate. when i was over there covering candidate obama in the election, preelection run-up in his visit to berlin, angela merkel did not let him make his big rally in front of the brandenburg gate. >> reporter: right. the interesting thing about the press conference, it was no surprise, right? they both tried to paper over these differences. you pointed out the two big differences. number one on libya. you had the president go out of his way to say, you know what, germany stepped up

russia can be to this new resolution. russia has quite a bit of leverage in this circumstance. >> while the united nations' nuclear watchdog have decided to refer syria to the council, the international atomic agency debated to review syria on claims of an unreported near of their reactor. the structure, which syria has maintained is not a military site, was destroyed by israel in 2007. hillary clinton, the u.s. secretary state, says the libyan government has made tentative contact about a possible and to the conflict. it came as a meeting in that of a dogged -- in abu dhabi was held. >> months of war have left their scars on libya, but there's still no end to this brutal struggle. conflict has turned to confusion. that is the challenge facing these people, leaders from western nations and their middle eastern allies meeting members of the libyan transitional council in abu dhabi. they have to answer the big question -- what next? an intriguing hint from the u.s. -- that have been making preliminary contact about a possib

is split with russia and china blocking any action even if the west did have the stomach for it >> cuss toms official in thailand have interpreted an illegal shipment of hundreds of tortoises at bangkok airport. it is the second shipment of turtles in a week. a passenger had checked the luckage at the airport but failed to collect the luckage when it landed. >> there may have been the worst spring drought in germany since records began. the government may have to provide farmers with $1.5 billion in aid to help them. jare cook now reports. >> it is official. huge parts of "evening edition" land are in drought, farmers battling to water their crops. it may be hard to believe if you have been exposed to all that rain in scotland. but here, months of dry weather have triggered today's announcement. >> we are monitoring the situation carefully. we are being particularly vigilant in terms of environmental impact. we are working with farmers who pump water over the next few weeks. >> what is the impact? for farmers, the drought decoration gives authorities the power to restrict the water they

a summit of this shanghaied cooperation organization, a china-led security alliance which includes russia and the central asian states. iran, pakistan, and india are looking for membership in sco. could that alliance be the nato of the east? >> police in full dress are keeping tight security for the city. military drills are at the core of these groupings, a fight against what is called three evils -- terrorism, extremism, and separatism. for time, that means a close focus on what is seen as legal activism and handing over suspects is part of the deal. central asia is home to a large ethnic group. but this group says that pakistan recently extradited a quigers. >> i was supposed to attend the world congress this may, but was stopped at the airport. the authority prevented me from leaving the country. >> human rights is not a party for the sco members. many believe that this organization has the potential to play a greater role in regional stability. >> as you know, the americans have announced a time to withdraw from afghanistan. then we will need some other organization to step in. that

russia has woken up to the huge market for power on its doorstep. this enormous network of hydroelectric dams is plan for eastern siberia and the potential to generate a vast amount of electricity. we are a good deal closer to china than the big population centers of european russia some 2,000 kilometers away. leading the charge to turn water into cash is --, the aluminum magnate of russia and one of the richest men. >> it you are shifting huge amounts of electricity to china. how much could you be shipping? >> and several years, up to -- 15 billion kilowatt hours. >> russia has an agreement to china to sell up to 60 billion kilowatt hours per year within a decade which is more than enough to power greece for hongkong. this could prevent the burning of about 30 million tons of coal each year. the new power stations have come at a price. the siberian towns have had to be destroyed before the waters rise. in another almost abandoned village, we found a man refusing to leave until he had been paid adequate compensation. >> no one needs these hydropower

russia oppose the ban is totally unacceptable. they consider the impact an economic one. >> today, they dumped vegetables outside a german consulate. german officials wrongly identified spanish cucumbers has the source of the outbreak. a furious spanish government is seeking compensation. it could lead to thousands of layoffs. the problems for europe's vegetable growers deepened today when russia banned all imports from the european union. it is absolutely the right decision. it is worth over 500 million pounds a year, and calls on russia to withdraw the band. >> it is disproportionate hall and then justified? gosh the warehouses are full of vegetables. officials have warned people not to eat lettuce, tomatoes, and cucumbers. even though it is affecting people, there is a dramatic decline across europe. at the moment, shoppers have lost confidence. >> it has been going on for a week now. he can't carry-on. had the biggest contract has been cancelled. whether they want most is for the cause of the bacteria to be pinpointed. what th

." >> 44 people have been killed after a plane crashed in northwestern russia. it came down on the highway near the airport. russian authorities say the plane had 52 people on board and caught fire. it was traveling from moscow to the city of -- to a northern city. the libyan mission to china is under way. what can you tell us? >> it may be a tall order to win over the chinese, but you have libyan opposition leader traveling to beijing for towo days of talk. china has not taken a firm side, but has urged the two sides to resolve the issue. martin, what is the likely outcome of these talks? >> apart from a one line statement on china's foreign ministry, we do not have many details. we know that he will be in beijing for two days of talks. he is the opposition leader, and china's position has long then there needs to be some kind of negotiating settlement in libya. we know that china voted against -- abstained against the resolution authorizing force and libya. its position has long been that these two sides need to talk and in some way reach a political agreement

russia and the former soviet republic still have the worst air traffic safety records. crashes are not unknown. it will happen again. bbc news. >> now, the sentencing of the former president in tunisia. >> if a court has sentenced president zine al-abdine ben ali and his wife to 35 years in prison. the couple were tried in absence. they are currently in exile in saudi arabia. there were found guilty of theft and unlawful possession of cash and jewelry, and fined $65 million. >> the legal proceedings against zine al-abdine ben ali took less than a day. tried in absentia, the ousted leader and his wife were sentenced to 35 years in prison for theft and illegal possession of cash and jewelry. , said the court, protesters called for mr. ben ali to be moved back to tunisia to face the charges in person. the former president is in exile in saudi arabia. early this year, huge protests by mainly young and unemployed to nations forced mr. ben ali out after 30 years in office. this was repeated against the arab world. along with the prison sentence, he has spent forced -- ordered

the former prime minister faces 10 years in jail over a 2009 gas deal in russia. prosecutors say that negotiating the deal she exceeded her duties as the prime minister. but she says that the case against her is an attempt to remove her as a political threat. at the trial she defended her role in the gas deal. >> the gas crisis is over because i managed to negotiate with prime minister putin, we reached an agreement for ukraines to have a 20% discount on the price. inside the courtroom tempers flared. supporters clashed. outside the mood was no less charged. last year she lost a close presidential election to closure, who was the loser in 2004. western governments are concerned that criminal cases of her and her government are in fact political payback. even if she received a suspended sentence, she will be barred from running in political elections next year. >> you are watching bbc world news, main headlines, in syria at least 15 people have been killed in the latest mass protest. calling for the remove of president al-assad. and congress has refused military ac

they have arrested six people and seized a small amount of enriched uranium allegedly smuggled from russia. officials say the mix of moldovia and russian nationals were looking to sell at least 1 kg to a buyer from an unnamed muslim country. they said they have been following the suspects since march. a bbc reporter being held is both physically and psychologically frail according to a colleague. the authorities have charged with the association with the islamist group. he says the allegations are unfounded. three men convicted for a plot to blow up a synagogue in new york city have been sentenced to time in jail. they were arrested in the sting operations withmissiles two yea. they describe him as a buffoon who would never have organized the plot without the help of fbi informants and agents. the most lucrative film industry remains in america, but the biggest film market is now in china. now hollywood wants a greater slice of the action there. he has found success in both countries with films like "nemours of a geisha" and "house of flying dagger's." we talk about working in hollywood an

and they call on russia to withdraw the van. >> it is disproportionate and scientifically unjustified. >> of the warehouses are full of vegetables that can't be sold. officials have warned people not tomatoes or cucumbers. there has been a dramatic design across europe. at the moment, the shoppers have lost confidence. >> has been going on for a week now. growers will go out of business. >> cucumbers are not being picked. what they want most is for the new strain of bacteria to be -- >> the deadly food poisoning outbreak in germany is being caused by a highly toxic strain of e. coli that has never been detected before. syrian troops in turkey have called for the president to resign. it has announced plans to send unaccompanied children seeking asylum to detention centers in malaysia. they explain some of the background. >> parents put unaccompanied children on the boats had a charge them very heavily. the hope that the children will be able to start a new life. in the past, that places like iraq, afghanistan, where people tend to of july on them. in all cases, they are intercepted. wh