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top stories this hour: An attack at Karachi international airport has

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left 28 people dead including ten gunmen. The Pakistani Taliban claims

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responsibility. Three days before the World Cup in

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Brazil, striking subway workers are threatened with the sack if they

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don't go back to work. China accuses Vietnamese ships of

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ramming its vessels more than 1400 times in disputed waters in the

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South China Sea. In a land where blind conviction

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never ceases to amaze... And the naked ambition of England's ever

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hopeful football fans is expressed in a special verse willing the team

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to success at the World Cup. Hello. Thank you for watching. The

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top story this hour is the news coming out of Pakistan, where

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security forces say they have regained control of Karachi airport

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after an attack by gunmen left 28 people dead, including ten

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militants. The attack began on Sunday evening in Pakistan's biggest

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city, Karachi, and at its biggest airport. Jinnah International

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Airport. Gunmen entered an area used mainly for cargo and private

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flights. They hurled grenades and fired automatic weapons. Several

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explosions were heard and even after authorities said they had secured

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the airport, more gunfire and explosions were reported.

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Pakistan's Taliban says it carried out the attack in revenge for air

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strikes in areas along the Afghan border. Let's get this report from

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Emily Thomas. Just before midnight, Pakistan's biggest airport becomes a

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battlefield. Gunmen disguised as policemen stormed a terminal

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building mainly used for cargo. The ten terrorists entered the airport

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from two different directions in groups of five. As they hurled

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grenades and fired at security guards, the rest of the airport was

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swiftly evacuated. For five hours, the sound of gunfire and explosions,

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smoke and flames all filled the night sky. Loud sounds were coming

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from the direction of the airport. Then we saw small fires erupting

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around the hangar. The firing was so intense that it looked like war had

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broken out between India and Pakistan. More than 25 people have

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been killed, many of them airport workers and security guards. The

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nearby hospital struggles to cope as the injured continue to arrive. As

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dawn broke, the army said it had taken control but then fresh

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violence. The sound of gunfire once more. The attackers may have

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intended a longer and deadly siege. One official told the BBC that they

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were carrying dry food supplies and suicide vests have also been found.

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Security officials have insisted the siege is over and that the airport

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will reopen in the next few hours. Pakistan's Taliban have said they

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will reopen the attack in response to the killing of their leader last

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year. They said: The Taliban is the main militant

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group in Pakistan and peace talks with the Government have floundered

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in recent weeks. A Government minister describes this latest

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attack as well thought out and the attackers as well trained.

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The full details of that attack are still emerging but let's speak to

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Hassan Abdullah, who joins us on the phone from Karachi. He is a

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counterterrorism analyst. Thank you for speaking to us. Speak to us

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about what you think is the significance of striking Karachi

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international airport for the Taliban. There is a lot of symbolism

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in this. Previously the Taliban and other groups linked to Al-Qaeda have

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established that they have the capacity to strike from their

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headquarters to the airbase in Karachi. There is a lot of

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symbolism. Officials were saying that they were successful in not

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allowing the militants to carry out further damage, but the point is

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that the militants managed to break through three security cordons, they

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managed to target the aeroplanes in the hangers, and they managed to

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engage security forces for about six hours. There is a lot of symbolism

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in this and of course it will be a PR disaster for Pakistan. They have

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already had problems in terms of the aviation industry. Not just a PR

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disaster. Innocent people were killed in this attack and you talk

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about there being three parameters that the attackers got through.

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Presumably the Government must have known that this was a high profile

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target, not least because it is the most high profile airport in the

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country. Why was security not better? Certainly there have been

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reports in the past and a number of TV channels had highlighted some of

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the security flaws in this area, particularly at the airport. The

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airport security forces are still using scanning devices that were

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used initially in Iraq, and it was proven that it was a fraud and the

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device does not work. At the same time, a trench was dug up close to

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one of the sites at the airport and nothing was done about it. Basically

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this airport has been a sitting duck. There were intelligence

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reports highlighting these things but nothing was done. And

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fortunately we have a history of such incidents taking place. There

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is a lot of talk in the media of investigations but nothing comes out

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of it. This is going to be one of those events again. Also the fact

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that militants, as it appears at the moment, managed to appear to be

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airport officials, wearing uniforms and badges. This raises serious

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questions. OK, many questions remaining and the investigation just

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beginning. Thank you for speaking to us from Karachi.

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It cannot have escaped your notice that the World Cup is beginning in

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Brazil in three days. The governor of Sao Paulo state is warning that

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striking subway workers there will have to return to work Mthey will

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face the sack. The workers voted to continue to strike for an indefinite

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period despite the strike being ruled as illegal. Tear gas has been

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used to break up street demonstrations this morning.

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Emotions were running high on Sunday afternoon. Union leaders rallied

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their members after a court ruling urged people to return to work.

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Unions want a pay rise of more than 12%. The state owned company has

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offered despite the court threatening them with a fine of

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$200,000 per day for every day they continue to strike, it was pretty

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clear what they thought as union members raised their ID cards to

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vote. Despite judges ruling that they voted to continue the

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indefinite strike, transport could be affected on match days. The

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traffic in this city is bad at the best of times but the last few days

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so it getting worse. Huge traffic jams and bus queues as people try to

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get to work. The unions have been accused of using the World Cup to

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extract more from the Government and this was denied. They have put the

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World Cup in the middle of our salary negotiations. We have been

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negotiating salaries since May and has carried on until June so now we

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have got the World Cup. This strike is just the latest in a string of

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wage demands in recent months. Rubbish collectors in Rio, bus

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drivers and teachers in Sao Paulo, they have all been pushing for

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higher pay, as inflation pushes 6% per year. Even police walked off the

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job in the North East Brazil which led to looting a few weeks ago. The

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truth is that the Government has got to give in. In the very short-term

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at least it has got to give in. After the World Cup, the conditions

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for the negotiations change but they are not automatically resolved,

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because after the World Cup there is another important agenda the

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elections. So these wage demands will not go away any time soon but

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the more pressing concern is sorting out transport in the city, with

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train lines that take fans to the stadium still remaining shut. The

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pressure is growing on the Government. And we will be taking a

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look at some of those fans on a lighter note later on.

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China has accused Vietnamese ships of ramming its vessels more than

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1400 times in disputed waters in the South China Sea. The Foreign

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Ministry in Beijing says the clashes happened near the site of a Chinese

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oil and gas drilling operation. It says Vietnam's also deployed divers

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to scatter objects in the water. Vietnam has accused China of ramming

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its own vessels. I asked our correspondent in Beijing with a 1400

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incidents is seen as a high number. Absolutely. China has pointed to an

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incident that took place on June the 7th, when 63 Vietnamese vessels went

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into an area where Chinese ships seemed to be defending this Chinese

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oil rig. They are using this incident to show that it is not just

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Chinese ships that have been accused of aggression in this territory in

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the past towards Vietnamese ships. China is trying to put forward the

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notion that Vietnam has also been aggressive towards China in these

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disputed territorial waters. That is interesting, isn't it? We have heard

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from China's neighbours that they have been aggressive. Does this show

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have bitter and acrimonious the neighbourly disputes are becoming?

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Absolutely. The ties between these countries have dipped to their

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lowest levels in years. The dragging of a Chinese oil rig into these

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territorial waters that are claimed by many countries, not just China

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and Vietnam, as well. China is trying to respond, brush up its

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image in response to a video that was released by Vietnam last week,

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showing a large Chinese ship chasing a very small Vietnamese fishing

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boat. The Chinese ship them round the Vietnamese fishing boat and the

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fishing boat sank. -- rammed the Vietnamese. China is trying to show

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that Vietnam has also been aggressive and has rammed their

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ships. They are trying to tip public opinion back into China's favour

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again. Thank you. Still to come, plenty more including

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this: How life has changed for the Indian businessman in huge demand

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because it looks like the country's new Prime Minister Narendra Modi. --

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he looks like. The Prime Minister of Kosovo Hashim Thaci has claimed a

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victory for his democratic party in the territory's second general

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election since it broke away from Serbia six years ago.

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Celebrating an election victory. The opposition has yet to concede defeat

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but Kosovo's ruling party won national elections by a narrow

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margin. At the heart of voters' minds was the economy. About two

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thirds of young people are jobless and nearly half of its population is

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considered to be poor. This was the moment when Europe's youngest nation

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was born. Kosovo unilaterally declared independence from Serbia in

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2008. Serbia still does not recognise it, but for the first

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time, ethnic Serbs were encouraged to vote. After Soon Kosovo

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celebrated its fifth anniversary as an independent nation, the two

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countries tried to normalise their relations as they tried to become

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members of the European Union. But Kosovo remains divided and voter

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turnout was especially low in majority Serbian areas.

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Two policemen have been shot dead in Las Vegas by a couple who then

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killed another person before turning the gun on themselves. It began when

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the police officers were eating lunch in a pizza restaurant. The

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suspects, a man and woman, killed them and then fled to a nearby

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supermarket where they shot a bystander. Police say the couple

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killed themselves after an exchange of fire. Egypt's new President has

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promised to a strong, safe and just society. Mohamed Abdallah CC was

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sworn into power -- President Sisi was sworn into power after deposing

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Mohamed Morsi. The headlines: The Pakistani Taliban

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said it carried out an attack at Karachi airport in which at least 28

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people died including ten militants. Striking Metro workers in Brazil are

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being warned they will be sacked if they do not return to work. Riot

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police in Sao Paulo have fired tear gas at protesters demanding pay

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rises for the workers. After last month's military coup,

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the authorities in Thailand have suppressed any resistance to their

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rule. Former leaders and the redshirt organisation have promised

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to abandon political activity. But what about the thousands of ordinary

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wretched followers in the Government strongholds of North and East in

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Thailand? -- redshirt followers. In the farm lands of the north-east in

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Thailand, Red Shirt loyalists like that man has been caughtoff guard by

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the military takeover. His life has become entwined with their cause. He

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met his wife at their rallies. become entwined with their cause. He

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met his wife at their rallies. For all the talk of fighting back, now

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the coup has happened he's unsure what to do. TRANSLATION: For now, we

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are just waiting to watch what they do. We are not afraid of them, but

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the soldiers do have weapons. Still, there are more of us here in the

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north-east than they have in the Army. The military is deeping a

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close watch on the Red Shirts here. It has raided their homes and

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questioned their leaders. So far, that's been enough to stop any real

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resistance. This woman used to run one of the hundreds of local radio

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stations that mobilised support for the Red Shirt Movement. Since the

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coup, she's been in hiding, moving from house to house, afraid she will

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be detained. Do most people accept this, they have to stop all their

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Red Shirt activities? They have to stop it, because there's a

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gunpointing to you your head. What can you do? We have to stop. We have

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to. But we don't want to. In village after village, we saw almost no

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signs of opposition. I came to this place six months ago and back then

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it had declared itself to be a red village and most homes were proudly

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displaying proeSsters, proclaiming their loyalty to the Government and

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the party's founder, Thaksin Shinawatra. But today, like much of

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the region, it is fearful and silent. Back then, this lady and her

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neighbours were happy to show their affection for the man they say

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transformed their lives. I love you! Not any more. The prize poster of

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Thaksin Shinawatra stays hidden indoors. TRANSLATION: I can't eat. I

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can't sleep. It's torturing me, this situation. I can't accept it. I

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would love to speak out. But I can't. If I speak out, I'll have to

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leave the country. In the end, the predicted uprising against the coup

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didn't happen here. But they haven't given up. In their little hut, out

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in the rice fields, they still believe in the democracy they

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thought they were fighting for and the better life they hoped it would

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bring. Now, news about India in the wake of

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the recent elections there. Many are glad that Narendra Modi is the new

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Prime Minister, but we went to meet one man who has a very personal

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reason to celebrate. Check it out. It was victory for some of them even

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before the votes were counted. People who looked like famous

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politicians were in demand. While others are looking for fresh work,

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for others it has become easier. Especially if you happen to

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resellble the new Prime Minister, Narendra Modi. 60 kilometres away

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from the financial capital, this man is busy in his factory. He has spent

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his whole adult life looking after the family business, but over the

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past two months he didn't visit the factory even once. Instead, she was

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busy on the campaign trail. His resemblance to Narendra Modi meant

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he was a popular attraction. Though, he says, he didn't change a single

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rupy. -- rup pee -- rupee? TRANSLATION: Most of them thought I

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was Narendra Modi and after that many called me to campaign. Many

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people are not ready to believe I'm not really the real Narendra Modi.

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He says he feels like a celebrity now. Had he goes out, people want to

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take photographs with him and some even ask for his autograph. And

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having got a taste of politics, he's now thinking of going into the real

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thing. TRANSLATION: If I get a chance to go into the elections and

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win I think I can do a good job. I think there's nothing wrong to be

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ambitious, so if I'm given an opportunity, then I'll surely take

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it. For now, he's back getting on with the nuts and bolts of running

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his business. But even though his new-found fame is for how he looks

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rather than what he does, it's certainly appears life will never

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quite be the same. Now, they call it the city of romance, but the path of

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true love is not running smoothly in Paris. Part of the famous pont

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December art bridge collapsed under the growing number of love locks

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that have been attached to it. Millions of couples business iT --

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visit Paris. They attach a lock that pairs their names to the railing of

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the Pont Des Arts has been a symbol of ever-lasting love. The entire

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length is covered in patlocks. On Sunday, nearly 2.5 metres of

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railings collapsed under the weight of the sew-called locks of love. The

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bridge was closed down so experts could remove the damaged railings

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and hundreds of pad locks. TRANSLATION: I don't want to

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stigmatise the loves of the capital and of this fashion, but if quay

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don't do anything about it, problems will keep happening. This is not the

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first time part of the bridge has collapsed. One part gave way last

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summer too. Critics say the padlocks are a threat to the dozens of barges

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and boats that transport tourists and resident up and down the sane

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every day and they are -- the Seine and they are calling for all of the

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padlocks to be removed. It seems the lovers may have a fight on their

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hands, but then the course of true love never did run smooth.

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Now to gridlocks in London, because drivers of the black taxies are

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planning to jam the city to protest against the increasingly popular car

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service Uber. They can call a cab through their smartphones. The

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cabbies say it should be regulated. We wonder why they've been given a

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clear run really. What they are doing is bringing the cab industry

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into the 21st century. It's an industry that hasn't overhauled the

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way it thinks or operates for many, many decades. That benefit is being

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felt by the drivers and customers of Uber.

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We have a problem with Uber, the fact they've come into London and

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have conthrough TfL and licenced. They use a system with an iPhone.

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The app works in such a way as soon as you book the job you can track

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the car in real time on the map. The law states quite clearly that my

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minicab booking undertaken should be done through an office and picking

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up off the street is not. You hop into the cab and tell the driver

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what your destination is. It can change and it's calculated on the

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GPS system. TfL are saying the metre is not a metre because it's not

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connected to the vehicle. A metre's a metre. It's more like a GPS

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tracking system. We are highly regulated and they're not. And you

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know, you wonder why. The process is simple. We explained what we do and

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the documentation is all checked that you are a resident PCO driver

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and handed an iPhone and app and free to sign on and receive jobs.

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When you are picking members of the public up off street you need to

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know that that guy picking you up is safe. You need to be registered with

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the Public Carriage Office. Your record as a person is checked. Uber

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are a multi-billion-pound company with the backing of Amazon and

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Google and such like. Everyone has their sympathies for the black cabs,

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because they are an institution in London. We want them to be treated

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exactly the same as we are. That's all we ask. Now, let's go back to

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the World Cup finals in Brazil, because we want to know how many

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hearts will be broken over the next few weeks. England fans know all

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about dashed hopes as time and again they've tried to repeat the famous

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victory of 1966. We have a special poem for the team and it's called

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That Time Again. Have we finally learnt our lesson?

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Do we finally know the score? Has reality come home to roost and

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knocked on every door? In a land where blind convictions never

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eceases to amaze. When you weigh up all the barren years. Have we seized

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the reigns of truth. Are we recommend onning on nothing? It's

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the basement not the roof. Or yet once again has reason from our

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senses taken leave? Has it forced us to declare in hope? In England we

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believe. From the cobbled streets. To the Kop and the Den. Can we count

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upon these men Will they evoke the ghosts? We they burn out or whimper?

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When we hear three lions roar? To the Beck hams from the Beck Ams.

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From the valleys to the Cottage, is it four more years of pain? Are the

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car flags and the banners just reminders to forget Or will Rooney

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find the net? It's that time for all of us. To unite. Let's the hand of

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God be right. We won't shy from blinkered passion. From the

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Stretford End. For us. From the Haw torns to Turf Moor. We will rally

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and gather and throw all colours in. For our team and for our country.

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For our queen and for our King. When all is done and dusted. And they've

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dragged us through the dirt. We'll still celebrate the honour of three

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lions and the shirt. All starts on Thursday. Sorry about the man in the

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pants there. Should What's the hardest thing

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about being a foster parent? You're constantly trying

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to build the elusive trust. It's like a big old question mark

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in your heart. I just try and do the best I can

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for them while they're with me.

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