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is wowing crowds in london. a voice from beyond the grave. the new michael jackson single after his death. hello to you. britain's prime minister is being asked to repay nearly $20,000. gordon brown has not broken any rules, but he promised to pay and has urged others to do the same. there was outrage earlier this year when details emerged about the size and nature of some claims. an independent order has been completed. >> a new term at westminster begins and within hours, mp's are once again caught up in their expenses. even the prime minister could not escape. gordon brown has been ordered to repay 12,400 pounds in expenses claimed on cleaning, gardening, and maintaining his second home. new rules say that he and others claim to much. >> we have got to get the systems sort it out. rep to make sure the public has confidence in it. this is the last step. we have already stepped up with an independent regulator. a total transparency. >> the leader has been asked to provide more information about 218 pounds in mortgageayments. >> right from the start, i said members of parliament needed to pay back money. that is why theconservative party set up the oscar to the panel and pay back 250,000 pounds. everyone must take part in this new process, must respond to the letter come and must comply with the event will determination of how much money is paid back. >> the democrat leader has been told to pay back 910 pounds he claimed for his garden. >> i think people are so fed up with yet again mp's in the spotlight quibbling about expenses. my message to those receiving a recent request is to repay money and to repay it quickly. >> it is because of this man, who spent the summer investigating the expenses. he has been looking at what was claimed of the last five years for their second homes. if he believes they havelaimed some much,e is asking them to repay some of the money. if mp's disagree, they have a few weeks to respond before the final judgment. some think that thomas was judging them by his own standards of reasonable expenses. in the commons, the former home secretary was explaining her housing arrangements. >> the commissioner concludes that i should use my discretion to change my main home designation. i accept the committee's conclusion and i bear for apologize to the house. >> she designated a room in her sister's london house for her main room for expense purposes. she claimed 64,000 pounds on her family home by calling it her second home. the privileges committee ruled this was a clear breach of the roles and asked her to apologize. mp's hoped time would heal the wounds. instead, it is prolonging the agony. >> four months after the pakistani army declared its defense against the taliban a success, there has been another major attack. a car driven into a convoy of troops passing through a small town in a valley killed at least 40 people. its the fourth major attack in pakistan in the last week. increasing fears of the authority of the state is under siege. this is from our bbc correspondent. >> security officials say a car filled with explosives blew up as it was driven into a pakistani army convoy in a town in the swat valley, close to a hospital and the market. this is a place the army said was safe for residents to move back to following its operation against the taliban earlier this year. troops have been killed, but most of the dead and injured in this attack are thought to be civilians. we had no idea what was happening, said this man. some of us got hit. others crawled into drains. it was confusion. it is the latest in a week of militant strikes that has unnerved people across pakistan. it began when a suicide bomber attacked the world food program. five were killed and many were injured. friday, a horrific suicide bombing in a crowded markets left dozens of civilians dead, killing school children on their way home, the deadliest attack in months. then come over the weekend, the pakistani commander units had to end the siege in the army's own headquarters. it attacked check post guards and infiltrated what was supposed to be one of the most heavily secured compounds in the country. they took over 40 hostages and held them for more than 20 yards. the hostage-takers were killed or captured, and most of the hostages were freed. some died. this was an audacious attack and the army says the militants had audacious demand. >> their goal was to take hostage, a senior officers, -- senior officers, and then make demands. one demand -- they give a long list of those who had been apprehended and were in the custody of the government. they wanted their release. >> this is a time when the army is trying to build public confidence ahead of a major new offensive against the taliban. after week and a little over 100 have been killed in pakistan in attacks, it seems it is the militants who are taking the initiative. bbc news. >> a pakistani court has closed two cases against an islamic militant leader. he is said to be behind last year's assaults in mumbai. police accuse them of holding an illegal public gathering in raising funds for a group. he appealed and the court decided in his favor. he remains under house arrest. a member of the u.n.-backed commission investigating fraud in the afghan presidential election has resigned, saying it is dominated by foreigners. he complained that the three foreign members of the commission ignored him and another afghan member. it was the result of a partial recount of votes. the shared nobel prize for economics has been awarded to oliver williamson and elinor ostrom for their work on economic governance. elinor ostrom the first woman to win the prize since it was founded. things of change since 1965, when she was advised going against -- advised against going to graduate school. hillary clinton has hailed the northern ireland peace process as a model for conflict resolution and reconciation. she has been talking to political leaders about the issues that are not resolved, including justice and policing. mark simpson reports. >> the clinton visit had an instant impact. northern ireland's deputy minister and first deputy minister matter together. these men rarely appear side by side these days, but the gap between them is narrowing. when hillary clinton addressed the northern ireland assembly, she talked about economics, politics, and violence. she condemned the republican splinter groups who were earlier this year killed two young soldiers and a police officer. >> they want to derail your confidence. though they are small in number, their thuggish tactics threaten the security of every family in northern ireland. moving ahead together with the process will leave them stranded on the wrong side of history. >> the parties here are divided over when policing and justice power should be transferred to westminster. mrs. clinton said diplomatically, she did not want to meddle, but hoped the problem could be resolved soon. >> may god bless you and sustain you in this important work. thank you all very much. >> the question is, what impact did the speech have? will it speed up the search for agreement? >> i think it will add momentum to this. it does show that the world is watching and that puts pressure on everybody involved. >> her husband was a big influence in the peace process. now it is her turn. hillary clinton is off now to russia. she leaves northern ireland without securing a deal, but hopes are rising that some form of agreement can be found soon. mark simpson, bbc news. >> this is not hillary clinton's first visit to northern ireland. her husband helped broker the deal that ended decades of violence. our correspondent reported on the peace process from belfast and report from the white house today. >> ♪ >> few doubt the impact bill clinton made on the northern ireland peace process. in 1994, he appointed george mitchell as his envoy. mitchell went on to play a pivotal role. then come on the president's visit to belfast in november of 1995 came this famous handshake. bill clinton, the first serving u.s. president to visit the province, went on to receive a rapturous welcome when he flipped on the christmas lights. >> ♪ >> three years later, bill and hillary were back, seeing a crowd of about 10,000 people. the mood this time was very different. the visit came in the wake of a bombing. 29 people had died in that attack by a splinter group. >> it is the unimaginable agony. people said, it is high time somebody told these people that we are through with hate, with war, with destruction. it will not work anymore. >> the president made an emotional plea for peace, but stressed to l sides that it was up to do to find a solution. in 2000, bill clinton made his final trip as president, taking center stage in belfast and in blin. out of office, he is still involved. here in 2002, he opened the clinton peace center dedicated to efforts to end conflict across the world. during her own run for the white house, hillary clinton spoke with some about the peace negotiations she had witnessed as first lady. now she is at center stage. she is welcome back as a true friend. bbc news, washington. >> the scientist was been working at a nuclear research facility in the swiss alps has been accused of terrorist activities. the physicist appeared before a french court, accused of involvement with a gro linked to al qaeda. our security correspondent has the story. >> the large collider on the franco-swiss border. 7000 scientists are working down a tunnel to try to discover what happened to the universe after big bang. one of them was religiously communicating with terrorists. arrested last week, a 32-year- old nuclear said tight -- nuclear scientist of algerian origin is accused of discussing possible french targets for attack with this organization, al qaeda in north africa. we are investigating what his targets were. perhaps our inquiry will show that the worst has been avoided. al qaeda's north african wing is pilot. it threw out the u.n. office in algiers. the group killed hundreds. the idea of a nuclear physicist working in such a sensitive place as this while secretly communicating with al qaeda brings a lot of alarm. there was nothing that was of any use to a terrorist there. still, it is embarrassing to this high-profile project. at the least, it will be expected to tighten up on its vetting procedures. >> stay with us if you can. he is probably the youngest headmaster in the world. we will see how 16-year-old is helping hundreds to learn. first, the terrible typhoon season in the philippines. the typhoon was only the start of it. there were intense storms and flooding. half a million left homeless. in two provinces, entire villages have disappeared. the impact has been worse in some isolated mountain communities, where many people are still missing. >> days since the typhoon left, and still, the search for victims continues. now, with all hope gone of finding any survivors, it is only bodies that are being recovered. this is a place where a landslide swept away houses and lives. 60 people are still missing. so many casualties. the names have been written on this board. for those who do not know, it is an anxious wait. >> we are praying that we will be able to find the 60 bodies that are still missing as of now. >> across the philippines, more than 600 people are known to of died. in isolated communities like these, families are being torn apart. here, the body of an unknown man lies in a makeshift mortuary, waiting for relatives to claim him. the pain of the loss of loved ones is clear. this woman lost seven relatives. >> i've lost my family. all i want is my family. it is difficult to accept. >> the destructive effect of the tycoon's has made reaching the disaster area more difficult. authorities have to use heavy machinery to clear roads through the mountainous region. the main struggle is just to stay alive. bbc news. >> the latest headlines for you, britain's prime minister gordon brown agreed to repay almost $20,000 in disputed expense claims. a suicide bomber has killed 41 in the swat vall like pakistan, a region the army had declared largely free of insurgents. in a special series this week, we're exploring the links many children have to go to fornication, despite war, disability, genr, and distance. in an indian state, we found a 16-year-old who is probably the world's youngest headmaster. we went to meet him and the nine other young people who run a preschool for 800 pupils. >> roll-call at the school. it is government-run, so studying here is free. only the uniform and books are paid for. this is for a privileged few. some cannot afford school. every morning, this girl has had to work like this, doing domestic chores for families in the village. she earns 3 pounds per month. >> my father is handicapped and cannot work. we need the money. if i do not work, we cannot survive as a family. >> she heads home the minute lessons are over. poor children fill the family yard every afternoon. the 16-year-old runs his very own, unofficial school. there are no uniforms, no classrooms, just the boy and some friends passing on what they learned. a hundred kids whose families cannot afford to educate our taught here for free. >> in the beginning, was teaching my friends. i realized these children need proper lessons to learn to read and write. it is my duty to educate them to help our country build a better future. >> the dream is a better future as a nurse to escape the trap of illiteracy with the 16-year- old's held. >> here we get books, rice, everything for free. he is a very good headmaster who does not ask for any money. >> when the rain gets too heavy, he has to order the children home. they scrambled through the mud. this is a perfect example of the problems, the rain coming down as the monsoon is here. all of the children have emptied out of the school yard. i will show you where the little ones are. they're just here, sheltering to get out of the rain. they do not have a classroom and have nowhere else to go. today, lessons have to be cancelled. tomorrow, the children will be back, hungry for anything they can learn at the school. bbc news. >> it is a good feeling to bring you good news. a happy footnote. since the school has been running, it has prompted close to 1000 offers of help on the bbc web site from around the globe. tomorrow, the "hunger to learn" series continues from gaza. there's a special section on bbc.com/worldclass. china had some of its worst ethnic classes for days. nearly 200 people died. now in the provinci capital, six people have been sentenced to death, all of them ethnic uighurs. the food agency is saying global food production will have to increase by 70% in the next 40 years. of the arts population keeps growing at its current rate and it is to be fed, that increase is necessary. the armenian president says the leader will visit turkey. turkey and armenia met saturday to establish diplomatic ties. this is the first of for reconciliation after decades of hostility. voice from beyond the grave. the new michael jackson song has just been made public, nearly four months after its death. it seems likely it was recorded 18 years ago. it is called "this is @." it features backing vocals from some of the other jackson. >> ♪ here stand ♪ -- here i stand ♪ >> the track has the same name as his comeback concert, which he had been planning for the summer. the pictures released with it are being released with the concert. some previously unreleased tracks will be released. this release will be the first of many as the jackson family sift through music that was left behind. ♪ >> if you are afraid of the dark, the latest attraction of the london and -- london gallery will not be to your liking. the deeper you go into the sculpture, the darker it gets. our correspondent braved the new black hole. >> it is a metal box. it is colossal. inside, it is very dark. however, if we turn the night sight on, we begin to realize we are not alone. this is the art of darkness. for these first visitors, it took a bit of getting used to. the mind if we ask you a very quick question? who are you? >> [unintelligible] strange. >> deep fear. it is like a place i shouldn't be in. >> no wonder they feel that way. as you enter, it can feel as though you are walking into a total void. eventually, your eyes will begin to adjust. >> first, you feel that you have touched absolute darkness. then, you found it is fine. you begin to enjoy it. >> it is all about overcoming the darkness. of course, if it does get too much, this person has been employed to help lead people out with a torch. however, as you had inside, -- as you head inside, it is up to you to determine how far you can go. i will leave you for the time being. bbc news. >> he has work to do tomorrow. he had better get out later. it is japan's first box car race. they competed in tokyo in various guises. they are competing for the $10,000 first prize. another popular entry was that japanese good luck doll. riders are judged on speed and originality of designs. the british prime minister gordon brown has agreed to repay nearly $20,000 in parliamentary expenses. others will have to do the same. thanks for being with us. >> funding was made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu. the newman's own foundation. 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? >> i'm julia stiles. >> i'm kevin bacon. >> i'm kim cattrall. >> hi, i'm ken burns. >> i'm lili taylor. >> i'm henry louis gates, jr., and public broadcasting is my source for news about the world. >> for intelligent conversation. >> for election coverage you can count on. >> for conversations 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