bbc world news is presented by kcet, los angeles. funding for this presentation is 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? and now bbc world news. this is world news today. i m george alagiah. sri lanka and to vote for the first time since the ethnic conflict ended. they won the war on the same side. now the president and his general compete to will the peace. britain s iraq inquiry, a top legal adviser at the time of the invasion says the war was illegal. haiti after the earthquake there will be an international donors conference in march. france moves this step cloves closer banning muslim women fm wearing a full they ll in some public spaces. out of the recession but not th
bbc world news is presented by kcet, los angeles. funding for this presentation is 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? and now bbc world news. this is world news today. i m george alagiah. afghanistan posset karzai pledges a new and incluve government. under pressure from america, the afghan president promises to root out corruption. my government will be for all afghans and all of those who want to work with me are most welcome. a test of the national mood and obama s influence a year on. democrats face the voters in virginia and new jersey. bosnian-serb leader carriage says he will appear at his trial for the first time. and it is back to about it as the venezuelan cap
bbc world news is presented by kcet, los angeles. funding for this presentation is 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? and now bbc world news. this is bbc world news today. a huge bomb blast in the pakistani city of peshawar leaves at least 90 people dead, many of them women and children. shocking and shameless the united nations condemned the taliban attack which killed five of its staff in afghanistan. china rescue s 2000 children stolen from their parents by criminal gangs. and a bad day on global markets. the dow jones loses more than 1% of its value. ignition and liftoff of ares 1-x. also coming up is this the future of space travel? and getting better thanks to
bbc world news is presented by kcet, los angeles. funding for this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu. the newman s own foundation. the john d. and catherine tand . 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? and now bbc world news. this is bbc world news today and i m david. israel responses fiercely to claims that it is depriving palestine of vital water supplies. still no sign of the bosnian war crimes trial of a fender, karadzic as plavsic was released for good behavior. should he even be standing in next week s election? scientology found guilty of fraud in france. if you thought sharks were bad, just imagine this the fear some sinister which ruled the deeper 150 million years ago. it is 7:00 a.m. in washington, 11:00 a.m. in london, and 1:00 p.m. in jerusalem where amnesty international h
bbc world news is presented by kcet los angeles. funding for this presentation is 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? and now, bbc world news. this is world is today. i m george alagiah. the military convoy. extremists in pakistan strik again. a threat to the authority of the pakistan the state. 40 people killed in the northwest of the country. meeting old friends, hillary continues the clinton links with northern ireland with a pep talk to its assembly. give it time, and given the leadership that each of you can provide, the torn fabric of society will be woven together, stage by stage. the nobel prize for economics is being announced in stockholm. we will bring you the