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john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation. and union bank. ♪ >> union bank has put its financial strength to work for a wide range of companies, from small businesses to major corporations. what can we do for you? >> and now "bbc world news." >> a gloomy outlook at the g-20 summit where there are growing concerns that tough times will tempt countries to put up trade barriers. a day of drama in baghdad. iraq does the new government takes shape among political bedlam. or than 700 have died and thousands of new cases emerging every day. welcome to bbc news. coming up later, the u.s. takes steps toward lifting the ban on openly gay people serving in the military. what price for free speech? russian journalists take to the streets to protest against a wage freeze on reporters and activists. leaders of the g-20 are locked in a second day of talks at the summit in south korea. they are due to publish a final communique later. tensions are high between some of the world's major economies and distortions in currency and trade. >> we are told that the officials here worked late i

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john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation. and union bank. >> union bank has put its financial strength to work for a wide range of companies, from small businesses to major corporations. what can we do for you? >> and now "bbc world news." >> the south korean defense minister resigns. the prime minister suddenly has 30 days to form a new government. it will be 50 degrees the outside but football will be played in cool stadiums. welcome to "bbc world news," broadcasting to our viewers on pbs in america. there is more to life than money, how the british prime minister plans to calculate the happiness of the nation. the political shock waves from this week's exchange of artillery fire between north and south korea have now claimed the jobs of the south korean defense minister. he has been heavily criticized for his handling of the situation. his successor will be named on friday. the attack on a local island killed two soldiers and sent the tensions soaring. >> it looks like these are tranquil enough waters but they are dangerous. behind the gunboats and the haze is north korea.

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john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation. and union bank. >> union bank has put its financial strength to work for a wide range of companies, from small businesses to major corporations. what can we do for you? >> and now "bbc world news." new zealand mourns. five days after the first mine explosion, a second glass has left no export -- and no survivors -- wait a second blast has left no survivors. and ireland is looking at four years of further austerity. and they are protesting a plan that would raise some university fees in london. welcome to "bbc world news," broadcast on pbs to our viewers in america and elsewhere around the world. i am mike embley. the journalists who have shined a light on some children in mumbai. bridget riley. hello. a national tragedy has unfolded in new zealand, a second explosion that has led police to say all 29 miners trapped inside since friday are now dead. most are from new zealand. others are from australia, africa, and scotland. prime minister john keyes says it could take months to recover. .-- john key says it could take months. >> hope, d

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. the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation. and union bank. >> union bank has put its financial strength to work for a wide range of companies, from small businesses to major corporations. what can we do for you? >> and now "bbc world news." >> and the headlines. the hurricane hits 80, moving towards the capital of port-au- prince. a the british minister it stripped of his seats after a stirring up racial tensions. the controversial muslim leader survives attempts to strip him of his british passport. the queen says farewell to the royal navy flag ship aircraft carrier. hurricane>> hello and welcome. -- hurricane tomas the aftermatt challenge, a hurricane tomas. there was flooding and mud. we found a family of 13 sheltering in the rain. >> it was a rainy, windy, and frightening night. the camps were spare to the ferocious wind. the pools of stagnant water could incubate cholera fuelling fears of an outbreak in at the capitol. the hurricane made for a miserable rainy, muddy night here in the camp and this still underlines the fact that people are living in these credit

. the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation. and union bank. >> union bank has put its financial strength to work for a wide range of companies, from small businesses to major corporations. what can we do for you? >> and now "bbc world news." cold war.s north and south exchanged artillery fire. could there be more to come? >> -- under the threat of north korea and guns. it is that the process of hours. what is speeding into view is the sense that north korea is becoming more reckless and provocative. on north korean television they were showing their leader today. kim jong-il out and about on a fish farm. he is trying to engineer a succession of power to his son. north korea blamed the south for firing first. he blamed them for their forces intruding on their territory. >> a rash of tensions and fears here. no one knows what is driving north korea down this dangerous road. bbc news, seoul. >> these clashes have spurred international condemnation. the white house has called this belligerent action. but could it escalate? our correspondent has this. >> a reclusive communi

john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation. and union bank. >> union bank has put its global financial strength to work for a wide range of companies. what can we do for you? >> and now "bbc world news." >> hello, we have a special edition appearing "gmt." -- special edition of "gmt." . but you live from pakistan. one of the key military figures speaks you live from this base, saying that there can be a cease-fire and nato with draws. why are taxpayers in the west paying for schools and hospitals thousands of miles away in afghanistan? >> there is a powerful national security imperative to help afghanistan get to the point where it never again becomes a refuge for international terrorism. >> also coming up in this program -- cholera reaches crisis in haiti. attacks on relief workers are hindering the aid effort. pressure on the islands to except the bailout to restore market confidence in the euro zone. we report live from the summit in brussels. >> it is early morning in washington, midday in london, 4:30 in the afternoon in helmund province. in a rare interview, a spokesper

john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation. and union bank. >> union bank has put its global financial strength to work for a wide range of companies. what can we do for you? >> and now "bbc world news." but members of the royal family. , the couple unexpectedly split up. -- in april of 2007, the couple unexpectedly split up. kate has shown that she has what it takes, living under the strains of being associated of the royal family. the few months after the split, the romance resumed. she accompanied william when he received his raf. those that have known them since the first met say that they are a good match. >> having seen them at the beginning of their relationship, i see them as a couple. we have seen them at parties here in st. andrews and they always strike you as normal people. prince william is also very lovely and down to earth. i think that they really fit each other. definitely. >> the one criticism is that for her educational advantages, she has chosen an aimless life since university. she withdrew from her all women rowing team in the face of scrutiny. much of h

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john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation. and union bank. ♪>> union bank has put its financial strength to work for a wide range of companies, from small businesses to major corporations. what can we do for you? >> and now "bbc world news. >> this is bbc news. these are the headlines. hurricane tomas hits haiti. heavy rain and strong winds are moving toward the capital, port-au-prince. britain's former prime minister is stripped of his parliamentary seat after stirring up racial tensions. during friday prayers, an attack and a suicide bomber kills more than 50 people at a mosque in nest pakistan. and the queen says farewell to the royal naval flagship, h.m.s. park royal. >> hurricane tomas has hit haiti. the government has ordered people living in the refugee camps to leave and find better shelter, though most are refusing to go. strong rains and winds have struck the capital city and it's feared they could destroy the tent cities that are stim home to thousands of refugees. our correspondent -- correspondent is there? the presidential palace in port-au-prince, symbol of the ea

john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation. and union bank. >> union bank has put its financial strength to work for a wide range of companies, from small businesses to major corporations. what can we do for you? >> and now "bbc world news." >> korea's cold war gets hot. the north veirs ybarra raj of artillery shares at the south, which has about two retaliate -- the north fires a barrage of artillery shells at the south, which has bowed to retaliate. >> we cannot tolerate unconditional attacks against civilians. >> 10 people are accused of planning an attack in belgium. a note for your social diary -- britain's newest royal couple choose april at westminster abbey for their wedding. welcome. "bbc world news" broadcast on pbs in america, also or around the globe. coming up later, a mother and child reunion. burma's pro-democracy leader meets her youngest son for the first time in 10 years. >> and i'm in stratford where they are unveiling their brand new auditorium. find out whether it is a radical innovation or much ado about nothing. >> hello. it is the most heavily armed borde

john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation. and union bank. >> union bank has put its financial strength to work for a wide range of companies, from small businesses to major corporations. what can we do for you? >> and now "bbc world news." >> time to buy that new hat -- prince william's and kate middleton and out there to marry next year. >> we have been talking about marriage for a while, so it was not a massively big surprise. so i took her somewhere nice in kenya and proposed. >> the prince gave her princess diana's engagement ring. he said he did not want his mother to miss out on the excitement. how will she cope with the kinds of pressures princess diana faced 30 years earlier. we will kill a couple can expect. very warm welcome to "bbc world news," broadcast to our viewers on pbs and around the globe. my name is mike embley. coming up later for you -- ireland insists it can sort out its own finances. european leaders say it's a problem able to solve. >> we will take action as all 17 members of the group in a determined and coordinated manner to save a ireland and the fi

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john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation. and union bank. >> union bank has put its financial strength to work for a wide range of companies, from small businesses to major corporations. >> and now "bbc world news." >> at a crucial nato summit in lisbon. the search is on for eight dignified exit from afghanistan. leaders of the western alliance wrestle with the basic question -- what is nato for and our members prepared to keep it credible? >> i am here at the summit where europe-wide missile defense and transition and afghanistan are the top issues. >> welcome to "gmt." also on the program, an explosion in new zealand's biggest coal mine. 27 miners are missing. ♪ the pope hosts a rare meeting of more than 100 cardinals. will there be a new response to the sex abuse scandal? it is 7:00 a.m. in washington, 6:00 p.m. in delhi and midday in london and lisbon where president obama is with other nato leaders for the start of the summit of the western military alliance. over to you. >> here in lisbon, some pretty fundamental issues. what is nato for and what are the threats to the