Preparing to fight the taliban on the front lines. Also in the program, alice is here counting down to the ecb rate decision. Alice . Youre right, cara. World markets waiting for the European Central bank to unveil exactly how and when it will try to trigger growth in this stagnant block. But is it too little too late or are investors confident that Mario Draghis plan will provide muchneeded economic stimulus . Hello, midday here in london. 7 00 a. M. In washington. 9 00 p. M. In seoul, where an attacker has slashed the face of the u. S. Ambassador to south korea. It was at a breakfast meeting that mark lippert was knifed by a man, calling for the reunification of north and south korea. It left him needed 80 stitches. The north has described the attack as just punishment for u. S. Warmongers. Our correspondent in seoul is stephen evans. Reporter the attack was vicious and serious. Ambassador lippert was struck with a knife at a breakfast meeting the at an arts center in the south korea
Growth objectives. We offer expertise and tailored solutions for Small Businesses and major corporations. What can we do for you . And now, bbc world news. Hello, you are watching gmt , on bbc world news. Our top stories, french and molly soldiers are sorry, that is not the top story. The top story is more evidence of the violence in syria that has reached unprecedented levels according to the u. N. Envoy. Our correspondent has more on this. How can you guarantee that innocent men, women, and children will not get killed . There were bombs on the edge of rebel control. Shell says theyre happy after being cleared in a dutch court of Massive Oil Spills in nigeria. Campaigners say that they will fight on. Shot by the taliban, she is recovering well after another operation on her face. Also in the program, aaron has the business news. Blackberry is fighting back today . It does not get bigger than this. It is make or break for the Company Behind blackberry. Today they unveil this beauty. F
and now, bbc world news. a new aftershock shakes japan as two workers at the fukushima nuclear plant are treated for high levels of radiation. the battle for libya goes on. france says it could take weeks, not months, to destroy gaddafi s military capabilities. parliament rejects austerity measures in portugal and the prime minister resigns. welcome to bbc world news. i am david eades. also coming up in the program, the suicide bombing ritual acted out by children and posted as an online video. two workers at japan s fukushima nuclear power station have been taken to the hospital after they were exposed to high levels of radiation. the leak of radiation has already contaminated tokyo s water supply. authorities say that tap water is once again safe. in the last couple of hours, there s been a further strong aftershock. at a news conference just a short while ago, the japanese chief cabinet secretary was talking about what had happened to those two nuclear workers.
the standoff in libya. the opposition calls for a series of anti-gaddafi protests across the country after friday prayers today. the flow of people fleeing from libya has slowed down, but there are reports of some people held back on the libyan side of the border. first, pictures of a dutch helicopter crew held by colonel gaddafi s forces. the three marines were captured on sunday. welcome to gmt here in london. also in the program the u.n. says it is overstretched keeping the peace in ivory coast while the country s un envoy says the country s says it is as serious as libya. that should be addressed and that is the job of the international community, to protect the civilians. china increase defense spending by more than 12%, fueling concern about its military ambitions. hello and welcome from the libyan-tunisian border. the situation is that the flow of people out of libya has started to slow down. we ve heard from the united nations refugee agency that it has
pro-democracy activists in egypt under siege as armed forces of the president roman streets. cairo in chaos. five killed overnight and eight hundred injured. the army stands by. the demonstrators say they are doing nothing to stop the violence from escalating. i am george alagiah. in cairo, i will be bringing you the very latest. also in the program, the prime minister promises an investigation and says he wants dialogue. the u.s. condemns the violence, but what more can it do? we will be looking at america s options. good afternoon from cairo. the situation has completely changed. what began as a popular uprising has now turned into an ugly and menacing standoff between rival groups. some five people were killed overnight in clashes in liberation square. at least eight hundred were injured. the new prime minister of the country has gone on national tv and he is apologizing for the violence. he has denied the government is involved. i can tell you that as i move across