05/11/2011 Reporters

officials have been suspended. We will beam back with more news at

1am. Now it is on for Reporters. -- America prospect secret killers. We

report on the launch of a new campaign to get just as for the

victims of US drone attacks. -- just as.

Monsoon rains hamper rescue attempts for Somali refugees. Earth

what has happened to the priceless heritage of Libya.

Welcome to Reporters. We start with one of the more controversial

aspects of the international campaign against the Taliban.

Militants straddle the tribal areas between Afghanistan and Pakistan

and are being attacked by a US drugs. Now survivors of drone

strikes in tribal areas of north- west Pakistan and the families

bereaved by attacks are planning legal action. 2000 have been killed

in recent years. Many innocent civilians have been killed,

according to campaigners. A break limbs of a remote

controlled Keller. A pilotless you West drove, in disguise. -- US

drone. Most of those killed are suspected militants, including many

senior commanders from the Taliban and Al-Qaeda. Washington will not

discuss the drone programme, which opponents claim is murder. These

men have lost eight relatives between them. The dead were guilty

of nothing, they say, except living in the wrong place. This man who

lost both legs, one eye and his hope for the future. TRANSLATION: I

wanted to be a doctor. I cannot walk to school any more. When I see

others going I wish I could join them. Tribal leaders gathered in

Islam has -- Islamabad to condemn the strikes. In the audience, a

teenager who loved football and computers. His family told us he

was killed by a groan with his 12- year-old cousin. -- drone. He was

only 16 years old. The truth about the strikes is often obscured.

Pakistani officials claimed that four militants were killed, not two

young boys. Evidence about the hidden victims of this covert war

is being gathered by the British legal charity. War tugs at my

heartstrings with this case is that this was five in August of last

year and was the miss of the killed a small child. -- missile. Protests

call for justice in pack is a's court. The government turns a blind

eye. -- Pakistani. Joan attacks are counter-productive. Campaigners

warned they just bring up more hatred of the West -- drone.

Washington will probably be unmoved by all of this. Increasingly these

are its weapons of choice. Three months ago Firman was

declared in several parts of Somalia. -- famine. To make things

more complicated, tens of thousands of Somalis that the violence to

Ethiopia. Aid operations there have been rams up but now there are new

challenges with the arrival of the baize. -- reigns.

In the midst of the Horn of Africa's worst emergency for years,

preparations for the Monsen. An entire family construct a hearts

fit for a Groom and pride -- monsoon. TRANSLATION: I want in

making nice wedding for him but there is no water. People are

getting thirsty. It is too difficult. These are people on the

front line of this drought. There is a remarkable stoicism in this

pastoral community, even when the pressure on them is very obvious.

This way of life is that this here. Their lives is bound up with the

fate of their animals. Climate change is making the weather more

unpredictable. There is now a so- called safety net to help people.

In this village they built small firms in return for food aid. It

provides irrigation for their otherwise dry fields. 8 million

people are being helped by the safety net. House last have been

able to build ravines. That is a great achievement. In another

village, these women have tried to go beyond dependence on food

handouts. That is one of the key test of the strategies being

employed throughout this rural area. Beyond that, so mullions are

escaping from the famine of their land across the border -- Somalis.

The rains will be a blessing if they can help the recovery but they

can also be a curse. In the newest of the camps, they are seen a rise

in pneumonia and diarrhoea. It is raining every day. The people live

in a precarious conditions. We are seeing a bias in diseases. There is

a concern children who did gain some weights in the last few weeks

may be pushed back -- a rise in diseases. In this intensive feeding

tent, an 18-month old baby fights for his life. They battle to save

Cholsey with severe malnutrition and other complications -- children.

The devastating loss of livestock in many places and the potential

threat to the food supply has destabilise the region.

From food insecurity to over- indulgence. Even in India, with

millions of people living in poverty, medical experts say

prosperity is leading to some Indians eating too much. Almost one

in five adults and the country are now overweight. Officials and

police officers have been told to slim down and take regular exercise.

Some politicians are even resorting to undergoing we last surgery. --

weight loss. Fitting a gastric band, shrinking

the stomach, and the appetite. This operation cost more than $12,000

and can take up to four hours. This doctors says he is rarely out of

surgery these days. Obesity is on the rise. A global policy group

estimates one in five people in India are overweight. I believe

India is paying the price for its growing affluence. We have diseases

that affluence brings including diabetes and obesity. Politicians

are one sector of society that are taking up these procedures. This

man is one of more than 20 elected officials to be operated on in the

past two years. He has lost more than 30 kilograms. I was feeling

very bulky. Politicians never get enough sleep. They do not deter the

proper times. -- eat at. They are always putting on weight. Way last

shops stock everything boats are a new phenomenon in India -- weight

loss. Piling on of the pound has not been seen as a major health

concern so far here but officials are trying to address the problem

now. As well as fighting crime, these police officers in Mumbai are

fighting the flab. They have been ordered to work out as boss of

their daily routine. James have been installed in police stations -

- as part of their daily routine. - - James. -- gymnasiums. Obesity

because India is predicted to rise. Getting the country to stay in

shape may be a big exercise in Uncertainty around the euro has

upset the market and led to a prolonged economic crisis. But the

debt problems are not causing concern across the entire continent.

Our correspondent travelled to Poland to find out more. They are

not in the euro and the currency is week so exports are booming.

would not be saying if we were in the eurozone. Right now as the

economy is prospering only because we are outside the eurozone.

Outside the euro, but importantly, inside the EU. Another subway line

in Warsaw fuelling growth, jobs and the envy of much of the rest of the

Continent. There is a real sense of drive, energy and enthusiasm in

Poland which is difficult to find in the rest of the Continent these

days. Poland is leaving the European dream and bought three

speaking the EU Ayres stagnating around it. There is little talk of

looking to China and other emerging economies. If Europe does stagnates,

Poland will lose some of its export markets. How often do you hear this

from the Central Bank these days? It looks as if the Polish economy

is resistant to crisis. Because you are nothing the eurozone. But also

because we have not allowed to our public finances to get out of hand,

even if we have some problems now. They are disappearing very quickly.

Do you really want to join a club where finances are added hand?

the club is in order, yes. This is the only Polish haircut you hear

spoken about. Like many entrepreneurs, this woman is not

concerned about Europe's problems and sees Polland's future at tied

up in deeper integration. You have to be in involved with other

countries. Use think joining the euro is important? Yes. But for now

Polland's building and investment Burmese insulating it. He needs to

join the euro? BBC News, Warsaw. Rising crime and increasing

political tensions have forced many US baseball teams to pull out of

their academies in Venezuela. Still, the country remains the number to

source of players. People are wondering how much longer Venezuela

can stay in the game. Our correspondent reports. This is a

young picture hoping for success in the US. Baseball is one of few

areas where there are strong ties between Venezuela's and the US.

team estimate it to the Major League. -- is to play in the Major

League. Government currency controls, tax and employment

regulations mean it is getting increasingly difficult. Tiger's

Scout knows what it is like to battle with bureaucracy. Lots of

teams have left because of political problems. The Govan makes

too many rules and the safety of the streets is pretty bad. -- the

government makes too many rules. is famously hostile to the US in

most other regards. He has expropriated assets of US companies

operating in Venezuela in the past, creating uncertainty in the

business community. That is not the only challenge to running a

business in Venezuela. It is rated in the bottom 10% for these of

getting business down because of bureaucracy. This clothing importer

and retailer has little option but to live with the problems.

TRANSLATION: Everything here is complicated but when you want to do

something you cannot allow yourself to see it as complicated. You have

a job to do and you just get on with it. Back at the ball park, the

Detroit Tigers are determined to stick it out. But others have given

up. Over a dozen major league teams used to have academies here. Now

just five are left. Much of the country's home-grown talent is

already having to grow up in academies in the US or the

Dominican Republic. BBC News. In Libya, the damage done to the

nation's cultural heritage during this year's unrest is sadly

becoming clearer. Thousands of priceless items have gone missing

from Libyan museums, most apparently stolen during the

conflict to overthrow Colonel Gaddafi. One of the biggest losses

is the so called tracer of Benghazi, an agent collection of jewellery,

coins and statues. -- treasure of Benghazi. Our correspondent reports.

It houses one of the best collections of antiquities in the

region, but for now Tripoli's Museum is firmly closed. These

display cases are still empty. The head of the antiquities department

said that with what happened in Iraq in 2003 in mind, they took

special precautions to do their collections safe. We heed the

collections in many places. For example, sometimes we build a wall

and painted it the same colour as the room and put the precious

things behind it. A ceiling in a bank vault was no deterrent to what

UNESCO has called one of the largest thefts of archaeological

material in history. The safe was in deep and another chest similar

to this one was stolen. Priceless coins, jewellery, statues from

Libya's Greek and Roman past have gone. These are pictures of the

kinds of coins that are missing. Because the treasure of Benghazi

was never properly documented it may be difficult to trace.

represents a large segment of human history in that area. This is a

huge loss for the beer and the world. In Tripoli's Museum there

was some revolutionary vandalism. This is the proclamation of Colonel

Gaddafi's revolution. And this is the Jeep he used when he came to

power, its headlights smashed. But the museum's fine Roman statues are

still standing proud and there is re-live that so much of Libya's

fast archaeological wealth escaped unscathed. Staff say it will be a

while yet before they can reopen these galleries to the public. In

these uncertain times they do not want to take any risks with their

precious heritage. Until the authorities are happy that Libya's

borders are secured, the antiquities custodians will play it

safe. BBC News. Staying with the theme of culture but on a happier

note, one of the world's Peter theatres, the Bolshoi in Moscow,

has finally reopened after six years of renovation. President

Dimitry Medvedev was among those attending a Gulmarg performance. It

has undergone a very extensive reconstruction process which at

times was tainted by allegations of corruption. Our correspondent

reports. It was the must have ticket of the year. A gala concert

to mark the reopening of the Bolshoi Theatre. There has been no

performance since July 2005. Tonight's concert is the end of a

six-year battle to bring the theatre back to its glory from the

time of the tsars. The renovations cost �0.5 billion. Mikhail

Gorbachev and Dimitry Medvedev were there. Many of the Bolshoi's ballet

stars were there. Including principaldancer, Maria Alexandrova.

Between final rehearsals she gave me a tour of the building.

TRANSLATION: We all know we have to keep the history and the traditions

of this place, so this is a very happy moment for us. I have tears

in my eyes I am so happy. During the renovation all the Soviet

emblems like the hammer and sickle were removed and, as ever in modern

Russia, the eye-watering cost of the building work brought

allegations of corruption. But there was also traditional

craftsmanship. The gold-leaf was polished using vodka and squirrel's

tails. This lithograph made in 1856 shows the year that Alexander the

second was crowned. Communist Party rallies and the Second World War -

it has survived both of these. It has managed to keep its reputation

as the home of world ballet. Some claim that the restoration has