what can we do for you? and now, bbc world news. massive explosions tear through a naval base in cyprus. 12 people are dead, more are injured. hopes of finding further survivors from the sunken boat are fading. around 200 people were on board. aid workers in east africa urge kenyan leaders to open a camp that s been kept empty for two years. welcome to bbc world news. i m geeta guru-murthy. also in this program fresh questions arise about who knew what at news international of the phone hacking. and the british royals head home after a dazzling tour of north america. a series of huge he can plotion that ripped through a naval base in cyprus, killing at least 12 people and injuring many others. the blast happened at the munitions store in the greek c ypriot naval base. emily buchanan reports. nothing could have prepared people for this. a hot summer morning was shatter the aa munitions store packed with gunpowder explode. the blast ripped through the naval base,
the president is meeting with david cameron but also the leader of the opposition, and it poses to the question, how much time would the deputy prime minister nick clegg it? at the moment there is a coalition government in britain. it is a sensitive touchy subject. we are told by downing street the dutch prime minister, and leader of the liberal democrats nick clegg will get some face time with president obama but not until thursday, which is the day he leaves. it may just be a few minutes. let s try to recap where we are. here we are, buckingham palace behind me. this is the scene, the start of the formal proceedings of the state visit by president barack obama and his wife michele. just a few minutes ago we had a handshake, which opposes a signal of all started. this happens literally five minutes ago as a this huge u.s. motorcade swept through the sunny streets of london. it is a beautiful day here outside buckingham palace. our political correspondent was just reminde
and now, bbc world news. conflict in libya. washington and london refused to rule out arming the rebels. they re abusing ground against the rebel forces they are losing ground against rebel forces. attempts to quell the protest in syria. the president plans to make the speech of his lifetime. welcome. we have a world news and opinion. forces backing the ivory coast have seen no sign of international intervention. the man that changed the world, that is what the organizers of a star-studded concert are calling it. midday in london. 1:00 in the afternoon in tripoli. president obama s prime-time refusal to buy lout farming libyan forces has raised concerns around the world. others say that there is a specter in past intervention. after their lightning in advance westward, rebel forces were driven out of an oil town, a strategic loss. they were no match for colonel gaddafi s armed forces. a reversal of fortunes. the reality on the ground was to outline a post-gadhafi s
and now, bbc world news. this is a bbc news parent this is bbc news. a u.s. fighter jet comes down a libyan field. the pilot ejected safely in the hands of the rebels. mechanical failure is being blamed. if there was the third night of air strikes over libya at targeting khadafy s air defenses. the regime claims civilians have been killed. meanwhile, u.n. humanitarian officials, rebel leaders in the east, where there is concern over food supplies. i am david eades in london. also coming up in japan, more than 9000 people are now known to have died in the earthquake and tsunami. almost 13,000 are missing. emergency crews in japan s fukushima nuclear power plants battle to restore the cooling system after an eruption of caused by rising radiation levels. hello. american officials have confirmed that a u.s. warplane has crash landed in libya. they gave very few details but they say one crewman has been rescued and another was being rescue and in the last hour we go
egypt in crisis, the standoff between protesters and the mubarak regime in the seventh day. they refuse to go away. pro-democracy activists say they will put a million people on the streets tomorrow. hello, and welcome to gmt. also on the program. from the shadows into front row politics we have a profile of the former spy chief appointed egypt s vice president. prayers for the nation s favorite father, hundreds gathered to wish nelson mandela is speedy recovery. i m george alagiah live from cairo. you can look over that there and you can see liberation square, a place where seven days thousands of protesters had gathered, pushing through their claims of reform for the mubarak regime. tomorrow they are putting together a million man march. whether they can do that it remains to be seen. those numbers have not been seen in the last week. they are up against a mubarak regime that has had 30 years and which to enforce and of impose its authoritarian rule. the next