:00:12. > :00:18.World leaders gather in Northern Ireland for a G8 summit likely to be
:00:18. > :00:21.dominated by divisions between Russia and the west over Syria.
:00:22. > :00:26.Speak Speaking in Belfast, President Obama the the First Lady told an
:00:26. > :00:29.audience of young people their peace efforts set an example to those
:00:29. > :00:35.elsewhere. You are their blueprint to follow.
:00:35. > :00:38.You are their proof of what is possible because hope is con
:00:38. > :00:44.contagious. They are watching to see what you do next.
:00:44. > :00:49.I have never felt more opt mystic. -- optimistic, I have seen young
:00:49. > :00:59.people like all of you choosing to work together.
:00:59. > :01:00.
:01:00. > :01:10.Security is tight in Istanbul as unions stage a nationwide strike.
:01:10. > :01:23.
:01:23. > :01:27.And Queen Elizabeth's husband, Welcome.
:01:27. > :01:31.President Obama has spoken about the urgent need for peace as he arrived
:01:31. > :01:35.in Belfast for the G8 summit. The two day meeting in Northern Ireland
:01:35. > :01:39.involves the leaders of eight of the world's richest and most powerful
:01:39. > :01:42.nations. President Obama travelled with his family to Belfast and
:01:42. > :01:46.addressed a youth conference ahead of the summit telling the audience
:01:46. > :01:53.that Northern Ireland is a blueprint for conflict resolution around the
:01:53. > :01:57.world. First, the First Lady spoke ahead of the explain to how
:01:57. > :02:02.important young people are for building a peaceful future.
:02:02. > :02:08.That's how we learned what leadership really means. It is about
:02:08. > :02:13.stepping outside of your comfort zone to explore new ideas. It is
:02:13. > :02:21.about rising above old divisions. It is about treating people the way you
:02:21. > :02:26.want to be treated in return. And as young people, you all are in a very
:02:26. > :02:30.powerful position to make some of those same choices yourselves. You
:02:30. > :02:35.have the freedom of an open mind. There are still people who haven't
:02:35. > :02:42.reaped the rewards of peace. There are those who aren't convinced that
:02:42. > :02:46.the effort is worth it. There are still wounds that haven't heeled and
:02:46. > :02:56.communities where tensions and mistrust hangs in the air. There are
:02:56. > :02:58.
:02:58. > :03:06.walls that still stand. There are still many miles to go. From the
:03:06. > :03:13.start, no one was naive to believe that peace would be anything but a
:03:13. > :03:18.long journey. Yates once wrote "peace comes dropping slow." That
:03:18. > :03:22.doesn't mean our efforts to forge a real and lasting peace should come
:03:22. > :03:26.dropping slop. This work is as urgent now as it has ever been
:03:26. > :03:31.because there is more to lose now than there has ever been.
:03:31. > :03:37.President Obama in Belfast. More on that later.
:03:37. > :03:41.Now, two big trade unions in Turkey are staging a strike today. It is in
:03:41. > :03:43.protest against what they say was excessive force used by police
:03:44. > :03:47.during an operation to clear anti-Government demonstrations.
:03:47. > :03:50.Well, despite the crackdown, protesters are refusing to give up
:03:50. > :03:55.their calls. There was more trouble between them and the police on
:03:55. > :04:00.Sunday night. I spoke to our correspondent James Reynolds who is
:04:00. > :04:04.in Istanbul on how he expected events to unfold today. The mornings
:04:04. > :04:08.in this conflict tend to be quiet in this period of unrest. Over the last
:04:08. > :04:12.two weeks almost nothing has happened in the morning while both
:04:12. > :04:16.the demonstrators and the police recover and catch their breath. I
:04:16. > :04:21.think we will only know the status of the unrest later on in the day
:04:21. > :04:30.when two things will happen. Number one trade unions will carry out a
:04:30. > :04:35.march from two different areas of Istanbul. They say their aim is to
:04:35. > :04:40.march. We will find out later on, in the evening, and at night just what
:04:40. > :04:44.kind of protests residents of Istanbul carry out. Last night were
:04:44. > :04:48.some of the most dramatic yet. How rattled is the Government by
:04:48. > :04:53.this? Not rattled at all as far as we can tell and we know that because
:04:53. > :04:56.of the size of the pro-Prime Minister rally which was held ear in
:04:56. > :05:01.Istanbul on Sunday. I was at that rally on Sunday with my colleagues.
:05:01. > :05:07.There were tens of thousands of people there. Some of them came up
:05:07. > :05:12.to us and said some of them were with the Prime Minister until the
:05:12. > :05:16.end. The Prime Minister believes he still has the 50% of the country
:05:16. > :05:22.which voted for him in 2011 with him and with that he feels he can do as
:05:22. > :05:26.he pleases. Torrential rains and monsoon
:05:26. > :05:30.flooding killed 23 people in Northern India. Another 50 people
:05:30. > :05:35.are missing according to Government officials. Three people died when
:05:35. > :05:40.floods washed away this apartment building.
:05:40. > :05:44.More than 10,000 pilgrims were stranded on a mountain path leading
:05:44. > :05:50.to a Hindu religious site. They had to be airlifted to safety by
:05:50. > :05:53.helicopter. The wife of Nelson Mandela expressed
:05:53. > :05:57.her gratitude to well Wishers around the world for the love and support
:05:57. > :06:02.they have been sending him. She says it has brought comfort and hope and
:06:02. > :06:06.it has been a source of strength during Mr Mandela's illness. He has
:06:06. > :06:13.been in hospital for the past ten days with a recurring lung
:06:13. > :06:17.infection. While his condition is improving, it is serious.
:06:17. > :06:22.To Greece and the three clks party leaders are meeting to sort out
:06:22. > :06:27.their differences over the closure of the national broadcast
:06:27. > :06:31.broadcaster, ERT. The Prime Minister is defending the decision. But his
:06:31. > :06:37.coalition partners are against it. They promised to withdraw from the
:06:37. > :06:47.Government which would mean fresh elections. Employees have been
:06:47. > :06:48.
:06:48. > :06:55.occupying the broadcaster's offices. Our correspondent is there.
:06:55. > :06:59.This station was closed down within a day. That infauriated the two
:06:59. > :07:03.coalition partners. A lot of the country. The latest opinion polls
:07:03. > :07:09.say that around about 65% of Greeks are against the way in which this
:07:09. > :07:12.was done. This is a country in which institutal reform is notoriously
:07:12. > :07:18.slow and yet the public broadcaster, the State broadcaster, was closed
:07:18. > :07:23.within a day. Today, it mara year since the Prime Minister was elected
:07:23. > :07:29.and yet, it is not a happy birthday. He is facing the worst political
:07:29. > :07:33.crisis of his premiership as he faces the rifts with his coalition
:07:33. > :07:37.partners. Later on, they will meet to bridge the divisions. The
:07:37. > :07:43.national broadcaster still occupied by staff and we are waiting to hear
:07:43. > :07:52.the result of an appeal which the admin administrative court will rule
:07:52. > :07:56.on as to whether this was legal or illegal. If it rules against the
:07:56. > :08:01.Government, the Prime Minister will have to row back. We could face the
:08:01. > :08:05.Government collapsing here and the slide into fresh elections.
:08:05. > :08:10.A political Scotlandal involving spying and bribery is gripping the
:08:10. > :08:14.Czech Republic. It has engulfed the Prime Minister who is resigning
:08:14. > :08:18.after his closest aide was charged with corruption and abuse of power.
:08:18. > :08:23.She is accused of asking the secret services to spy on three people
:08:23. > :08:29.including the Prime Minister's wife who is divorcing.
:08:29. > :08:34.As political scandals go, this one has it all. Bribery, corruption, and
:08:34. > :08:37.rumours of a love triangle. Little surprise then that it caused the
:08:37. > :08:41.Czech Prime Minister to resign and brought down his Government.
:08:41. > :08:47.Ministers arrived at their offices to hear their leader step down after
:08:47. > :08:51.the turbulent few days in Czech politics.
:08:51. > :08:55.TRANSLATION: I was following the development of the political
:08:55. > :08:59.situation which started here last Wednesday and I know well what
:08:59. > :09:02.consequences this has for me. Tomorrow, I will step down from the
:09:03. > :09:07.role Prime Minister. I would like to stress that I know about my
:09:07. > :09:11.political responsibility and I am facing the consequences.
:09:11. > :09:15.His resignation came after his closest aide was arrested for
:09:15. > :09:18.bribery and illegally using military intelligence to spy on three
:09:18. > :09:26.individuals. One of the targets was the Prime Minister's wife who he is
:09:26. > :09:32.divorcing. The aide is a woman he is accuse. Accused of being roe
:09:32. > :09:35.mantically linked with. She is in custody. The Prime Minister claimed
:09:35. > :09:39.he knew nothing about the surveillance and his aide denies
:09:39. > :09:45.many of the charges against her. But it won't stop the Prime Minister
:09:45. > :09:51.handing in his resignation to the president later on Monday.
:09:51. > :09:55.Now, of course, the G8 summit is unfolding in Northern Ireland and of
:09:55. > :10:01.course, the most difficult subject to be discussed is the crisis in
:10:01. > :10:06.Syria. That is expected to dominate the thoughts of the world's leaders
:10:06. > :10:12.and Israel will be keeping a close watch on developments. I am joined
:10:12. > :10:15.from Israel by the Israeli minister responsible for international
:10:15. > :10:19.relations. Of thank you for joining us today. Do you want... Good
:10:19. > :10:27.morning. Do you want the US to arm the
:10:27. > :10:32.rebels? If so, with what and to who should they give the arms? Well, we
:10:32. > :10:37.have a clear position with regard to the Civil War in Syria. With don't
:10:37. > :10:42.want to get involved by any means whatsoever. It is a terrible
:10:42. > :10:48.tragedy. The world should do something in order to stop the
:10:48. > :10:54.terrible massacre of Syrian civilians, by the Syrian regime, but
:10:54. > :10:58.Israel has de decided not to interfere and therefore, I leave it
:10:58. > :11:03.to the G8 or to the United States and Europe to decide what kind of
:11:03. > :11:06.involvement if any, they would like to have in this terrible, terrible
:11:06. > :11:14.tragedy. You say you are not involved, but there have been
:11:15. > :11:21.reports of a number of strikes by Israel. Principally concerned, we
:11:21. > :11:25.understand, about Hezbollah and arms shipments can you confirm that?
:11:25. > :11:31.I cannot confirm. The held the report like you. I can only say one
:11:31. > :11:36.thing - we said we don't want to get involved in the Civil War. After
:11:36. > :11:41.all, Israel is in a very special position. Its a war between Arabs
:11:41. > :11:51.and Arabs, between Sunni Arabs and Shi'ite and between Iran and Syria
:11:51. > :11:52.
:11:52. > :11:56.and the people of Syria, but we will do our up most to prevent the
:11:56. > :12:01.delivering of arms to terrorist groups including Hezbollah.
:12:01. > :12:08.Can I just check? Are you aware of the strikes or is that something you
:12:08. > :12:13.are not wanting to talk about? said I am unable to confirm or
:12:13. > :12:18.disconfirm any report about this issue. I will be very clear about
:12:18. > :12:28.one thing - we don't want to get involved in this civil war by any
:12:28. > :12:28.
:12:28. > :12:33.means. We didn't get involved. But we think we should prethe vent this
:12:33. > :12:38.-- prevent the delivery of sophisticated missiles or other
:12:38. > :12:42.kinds of arms to terrorist organisations.
:12:42. > :12:48.But you are involved in that case, aren't you, because Hezbollah have
:12:48. > :12:56.been brought into this civil war now. What is it that Israel fears
:12:56. > :13:00.now? This increasing use of the Islamist forces that are coming in
:13:00. > :13:10.or the ongoing presence of Assad who is still there despite predictions
:13:10. > :13:11.
:13:11. > :13:19.that he would have gone by now? Look, you know, you should that I
:13:19. > :13:23.have to make, to prefer one extreme, fanatic regime over the other...
:13:23. > :13:27.isn't that your choice? Isn't that the only choice that Israel faces?
:13:27. > :13:32.What other option is there? since we decided not to get
:13:32. > :13:36.involved, we don't have to make any choice whom to support. We support
:13:36. > :13:42.nobody of the fighting sides. Still, I think, that we have to pay
:13:42. > :13:49.attention that it is not just the Syrian, the Assad Syrian regime, it
:13:49. > :13:54.is the Iran, and Hezbollah that are involved and it is towards that
:13:54. > :14:00.there is fighting between the regime and the opposition, but in order to
:14:00. > :14:04.suppress opposition they are launching include including scud
:14:04. > :14:11.missiles against their own cities and towns, killing thousands and
:14:11. > :14:17.many thousands of civilians without making any effort to minimise
:14:17. > :14:23.collateral damage. It is a terrible tragedy. It is terrible to see that
:14:24. > :14:29.the world so far did nothing to stop You mentioned Iran there. There is a
:14:29. > :14:34.new president. What is your view of him? And whether he will change
:14:34. > :14:41.anything in Iran and of course, its nuclear policy?
:14:41. > :14:49.First, I think that I must say that I was deeply impressed by the
:14:49. > :14:57.Iranian people. The Iranian people that suffer from brutal suppression
:14:57. > :15:07.did what they could do in those difficult conditions, they voted for
:15:07. > :15:14.the less fanatic candidate and they actually gave a clear expression for
:15:14. > :15:20.them to have more democracy and more freedom and to put an end to the
:15:20. > :15:24.nuclear military project that caused damage with the tough sanctions.
:15:24. > :15:28.Just to go back to events on the ground in Syria. You say you are not
:15:28. > :15:33.involved. Nobody believes that Israel is not talking to the US.
:15:33. > :15:36.Given what the Obama administration has now said about arming the
:15:36. > :15:46.rebels, what does the Israeli Government think the Americans
:15:46. > :15:58.
:15:58. > :16:05.protest of the people against the ageem in both elections, but still
:16:05. > :16:09.we have to bear in mind that in Iran the men in charge of foreign re
:16:09. > :16:16.relations, national security issues, including the nuclear project is not
:16:16. > :16:22.the Prime Minister, it is the Supreme Leader and so far he didn't
:16:22. > :16:28.change his attitude and therefore, it's very important that the
:16:28. > :16:32.pressure will proceed, until we shall see some changes.
:16:33. > :16:37.Given... In their approach.The nuclear threat remains as far as
:16:37. > :16:40.Israel is concerned, but on this link between Iran and Syria, what
:16:40. > :16:47.now do you think the US should do? The Israeli Government must have a
:16:47. > :16:55.position on this. What is your position? We don't have a public
:16:55. > :17:00.position. We think that... . Tell us what of your private position is.
:17:00. > :17:04.said to you, I think that this terrible civil war should have been
:17:04. > :17:09.stopped long ago. I think that the world should warn Iran not to get
:17:09. > :17:15.involved in Syria, not to support al-Assad. You know, maybe it's the
:17:15. > :17:22.time to increase pressure on Iran to stop its involvement in Syria and to
:17:22. > :17:28.let the Syrian people... How worried is Israel about the US actively arm
:17:28. > :17:32.r arming the rebels? I think it is legitimate to arm the rebels.
:17:32. > :17:39.Netanyahu said you have to be very careful to see which rebel groups
:17:39. > :17:45.you are arming and by which kind of weapons. We think is legitimate. We
:17:45. > :17:52.understand the rationality of it. We don't want to get involved. It is up
:17:52. > :17:56.to the Western world - the United States, Britain, Europe what to do.
:17:56. > :18:02.I completely agree with your tone. It is terrible, from a moral point
:18:02. > :18:08.of view, to see this tragedy is going on for two years. The regime
:18:08. > :18:13.is killing its own civilians. Mainly civilians and the world so far has
:18:13. > :18:19.done nothing to stop it. Many thanks indeed for joining us live in
:18:19. > :18:23.Jerusalem. We appreciate your time. You are most welcome. Stay with us
:18:23. > :18:29.here on BBC World News. Still to come: Derailed by the economic
:18:29. > :18:39.crisis, how a Spanish town's trams are heading to Australia to help get
:18:39. > :18:41.
:18:41. > :18:47.Now, the world's largest plane makers, Bowing and Airbus rarely
:18:47. > :18:55.miss -- Bowing and Airbus rarely miss a chance. There have been
:18:55. > :19:03.delays and technical snags. Today they resumed their dogfight north of
:19:03. > :19:08.Paris this morning. Ris this morning.
:19:08. > :19:15.Welcome to the biggest ever Paris Air Show, if not for exhibiter,
:19:16. > :19:25.orders for the makers, Airbus says it should be good for 200-plus new
:19:26. > :19:29.
:19:29. > :19:37.jet liner orders. Boeing is is more circumspect. With the Dreamliner, it
:19:37. > :19:46.does her rolled the -- herald the start of leaner twin-aisled planes,
:19:46. > :19:50.allowing the industry to deliver low-cost, long-haul travel. This
:19:50. > :19:56.Nordic airline hopes to succeed, running budget flights from Europe
:19:56. > :20:01.to Asia. He has a record 273 Boeings and Airbuses on order. You cannot
:20:01. > :20:07.afford to fly all their planes. It will be the Dreamliner and the
:20:07. > :20:12.Airbus 350 which will be a game changer in this market. When we gave
:20:12. > :20:22.the calculation, we couldn't get the numbers to add up with the old
:20:22. > :20:25.aeroplanes. We needed new ones. over 600 Airbus and 900 Dreamliners
:20:26. > :20:29.already on order, clearly some carriers will have to wait several
:20:29. > :20:33.years for their orders. When it comes to the smaller, narrow bodies,
:20:33. > :20:38.well there is more choice, with even Boeing admitting that within the
:20:38. > :20:46.next 20 years, China could become the world's third largest plane
:20:46. > :20:51.maker. The heavy metal band Black Sabbath
:20:51. > :20:57.have set a record between the longest gap between number one
:20:57. > :21:03.albums - 43 years. The band from the Midlands has broken Bob Dylan's
:21:03. > :21:08.record of 38 years. Ozzy Osborne puts the group's success down to the
:21:08. > :21:17.fact they are not a manufactured band and says they know their craft.
:21:17. > :21:23.More, of course, on our website. This is BBC World News.
:21:23. > :21:28.The main news today is the G 8 summit that is going on and Syria is
:21:28. > :21:31.likely to be the main focus of that. Now, there is less than a year to go
:21:31. > :21:36.until the football World Cup in Brazil. Not everybody there is
:21:36. > :21:41.looking forward to it. Riot police have used tear gas to disperse a
:21:41. > :21:47.protest against the cost of the tournament. The trouble was outside
:21:47. > :21:51.a confederations a cup match, an' vent supposed to show -- an event
:21:51. > :21:57.supposed to show they are ready for the tournament. Hours before the
:21:57. > :22:01.match, thousands of fans streamed peacefully into the stadium.
:22:01. > :22:08.Brazilians alongside Mexicans and Italians, all boosting the colours
:22:08. > :22:13.of their countries. But a few blocks away, other flags
:22:13. > :22:17.were raised and the crowd was not cheerful. Hundreds of demonstrators
:22:17. > :22:21.protested against the billions of dollars spent on the World Cup and
:22:21. > :22:26.the lack of investment in public works. Banner ins compare the cost
:22:26. > :22:30.of the World Cup and the Olympics with the Olympic wage. They asked
:22:30. > :22:39.passer-byes to excuse the hassle. The protestors said they were trying
:22:39. > :22:48.to change the country. They are protesting for the passage, not only
:22:48. > :22:52.because we are tired of the corruption in our country.
:22:52. > :23:02.The group wanted to get close tore the stadium, but there were several
:23:02. > :23:02.
:23:02. > :23:10.barriers. They chanted, "No violence." Police reacted. It was
:23:10. > :23:13.clear trouble was coming and people began to flee.le riot police used --
:23:13. > :23:19.flee. Riot police used tear gas and pursued protestors away from the
:23:19. > :23:22.stadium. Some officers seemed determine to dampen the crowd's
:23:22. > :23:25.enthusiasm. Many became sick from the tear gas. Some fans on the way
:23:25. > :23:29.to the match were caught up in the confusion.
:23:29. > :23:37.TRANSLATION: I just arrived, trying to get to the game and then I saw I
:23:37. > :23:42.was in the middle of a protest. Confrontations continued even during
:23:43. > :23:48.the match P as the game was almost over, a small group of protestors
:23:48. > :23:53.managed to reach the main entrance. The crowd eventually dispersed and
:23:53. > :23:58.no tear gas was used. Brazilians don't usually take to the streets to
:23:58. > :24:02.voice their concerns, but today's action here at the stadium follows
:24:02. > :24:06.protests in several other cities that also ended in clashes with the
:24:06. > :24:16.police. Demonstrations are planned for the next few days, both here in
:24:16. > :24:19.
:24:19. > :24:24.Rio and across the country. Now, six years ago, the Spanish costal town
:24:24. > :24:29.of Velez Malaga built a new tramway. It cost 38 million euros. Then came
:24:29. > :24:33.the global crisis and the town could no longer afford to run the service.
:24:33. > :24:39.The mayor is renting it to Sydney in Australia.
:24:39. > :24:44.It was once the pride here - a symbol of prosperity. Now the
:24:44. > :24:49.region's first ever tramway has been put out to grass. After a year of
:24:49. > :24:53.going nowhere, the tram cars will soon be heading for Australia. The
:24:53. > :24:58.running costs derailed this town's budget, so it is being dismantled
:24:58. > :25:02.piece by piece to seek its fortune on the other piece of the world. On
:25:02. > :25:06.a sun any day like today, until last year, there would have been scores
:25:06. > :25:10.of people waiting here for the tram to take them to the beach. Now you
:25:10. > :25:15.can see it is an extension of the local car park. The tram cars
:25:15. > :25:23.themselves will go to Australia, but of course the rails, the tram tracks
:25:23. > :25:27.will stay here. An ugly scar of the recession. The little town of have
:25:27. > :25:34.less Malaga is hosted by gosts of better times -- ghosts of better
:25:34. > :25:37.times. Construction sites we a abandoned. The tramway, said the
:25:37. > :25:41.mayor, belonged to a different economic era.
:25:41. > :25:46.TRANSLATION: It was a very difficult decision to take. We had our tram
:25:47. > :25:51.for six years. Now the economic climate has changed, we have to
:25:51. > :25:56.tackle our problems head-on and reduce our deficit. With no-one here
:25:56. > :26:03.spending any money, long established local businesses like this furniture
:26:03. > :26:08.store are folding. It feels very sad because you know people, and you
:26:08. > :26:12.know this family and you can say to them the truth - it's impossible to
:26:12. > :26:16.work because there's no business now. We have to change. We have to
:26:16. > :26:21.change the style of life that we had before. They may have lost their
:26:21. > :26:25.tram, but they haven't lost hope. The cars haven't been sold to
:26:25. > :26:33.Australia, they have only been leased. The mayor has promised if
:26:33. > :26:38.finances ever get back on track, so will the tram.
:26:38. > :26:43.The Duke of Edinburgh has left hospital here in London, 11 days
:26:43. > :26:49.after being admitted for exploratory surgery. The Duke is 92-year-olds,
:26:49. > :26:53.said goodbye to staff, before walking briskly to a waiting car.