>> and now, "bbc world news." >> gun battles return to the libyan capital as revolutionary forces exchanged fire with snipers loyal to colonel gaddafi. finance ministers gather in france, can they agree in time how to help europe's weakest economies? the question that would not go away, britain's secretary resigned over controversy about his relationship. welcome to bbc news. coming up later -- >> we're going to walk peacefully. >> his dream of racial equality change america forever. his legacy is given a permanent memorial in washington. the satirical british magazine shows why is discourage of politicians and the powerful in a new exhibition. -- it is the scourge of politicians and the powerful and a new exhibition. after weeks of relative calm, there has been fresh fighting in the libyan capital, suggesting the battle for tripoli is not over. gun battles broke out between the national transitional council and forces loyal to colonel gaddafi. >> two months -- fighters from were back in battle today. this area is a stronghold support for the former leader, one of the last districts to fall to rebel forces. ntc fighters say this man was found with a rocket-propelled grenade. smoke could be seen across the city as the fighting raged. sparked by a dozen of pro- gaddafi men trying to raise the green flag. this is the first fighting there has been in the capital -- the capital had been returning to normal. they do have the upper hand. gaddafi supporters outnumbered and outgunned. clashes are spreading to other parts of the city. by nightfall, a new checkpoint had sprung up and this computer engineer was back in his military fatigues. >> it will give us a good idea about how gaddafi supporters are very weak now. >> the fugitive leader has repeatedly called from hiding for his supporters to rise up. the hope is that this is their last, not the start of something new. >> the united nations says that 3000 people have been killed and syria in the seven months of protest against the rule of aasad. there are risks about the fighting in syria may turn into a civil war. >> more than 3000 dead. it is still still made in syria. after friday prayers, protesters filled the streets again. they want the president to go. they also had another message. president assad blamed the violence on armed gangs. behind this show of unity, there are rumors of division. some top soldiers have already defected to the opposition, including this senior officer, cubism spoke to the bbc. >> we are counting on defections, there are large numbers occurring every day. this regime cannot be taken out without using force. we are now preparing for this stage. >> on friday, the united nations claimed the peaceful protests may soon turn into armed conflict. >> the onus is on all members of the international community to take protective action in a collective and decisive manner before the continual ruthless repression and killings drive the country into a full-blown civil war. >> there are big differences among the key players. earlier this month, russia and china beach irresolution that might have led to tougher measures against syria. >> the push we are seeing now, it may work over the long term, but how many people are going to die while we wait for it to happen? >> while the diplomats debate, more demonstrations and more desperate serious descent into chaos seems to go faster with every passing -- more demonstrations. >> a roman catholic bishop has been charged with covering of suspected child abuse in his diocese. robert finn has publicly apologized for his handling of the case, but has pleaded not guilty. our correspondent has more details. >> this is a very significant case and it involves the most senior catholic church officials to date in the u.s. being charged with -- facing charges related to sexual abuse of children. prosecutors say that he covered up certain activities relating to one of this clergymen last year. his clergymen, -- clergyman faced some kind of allegation that his behavior around children was not acceptable. a few months later, there was a lot of disturbing photos of young children, some of them newcomers found on his laptop computer. when robert finn was told the bulbous, prosecutors say he did nothing at all until a month -- was told about this, prosecutors say he did nothing about this. he investigated john lee himself, but handed the laptop back to the clergymean's brothe. >> at least 280 people have died and more rain is forecast. the authorities are concerned that bangkok's commercial center could also be flooded. we say it is thailand's worst floods in decades. how bad is that? >> it depends on where you are in the country. in the central region of thailand, it is very bad indeed. there are millions of acres of farmland that had been completely inundated, industrial estates are under water and had to be closed. there are people that are not going to work themselves. there are various levels of this crisis building up. they're trying to protect the nation's capital at the moment. the outskirts of bangkok, there are parts which are already flooded. it is a question of trying to protect the commercial center. one of those was broken for a while in one area and they're trying to get that repaired. they're building up sandbag walls, trying to keep this water to the east and west, diverted said that it does not go straight through the center. this water is all building up to the north. it wants to run downhill south towards the gulf of thailand. in its wake, it is the center of bangkok. that is the plan at the moment. it depends on how much rain there is, how much of this runoff, the pressure builds up to try to push through. >> it is always a difficult task for any government, but going by the pictures you have been sending, there seems to be an awful lot of devastation. is there a feeling among the people affected that the authorities are doing enough? >> i think it depends where you are. it has been is slowly building crisis. it started in the north of the country a few months ago. it hasn't built -- it has built up and built up over the monsoon season. the waters have steadily moved further south. people will be looking for compensation. they want help from the government. the military was brought in early on in this crisis. i think that was welcomed because they have been able to help with the engineering and building a base embankments and sandbag walls. there has been distribution of some food and bottled water that we have seen, the main criticism of the authorities now has been the lack of clear message. there was an incident on thursday night when one minister came out and ordered an evacuation of an area to the north of bangkok. another minister said, you miss understood, it was not an evacuation. it was, and be prepared, get your belongings together. the prime minister said, do not worry. the center of bangkok will be fine. the governor said no, we have to be really careful. people are now confused and there is the beginnings of a sense of resentment in some areas there outside the center of bangkok. if all this water is diverted, they will be the ones that bear the brunt of this for the sake of the capital. >> thank you. the german chancellor angela merkel is aborning there is no big bang the solution to the euro zone debt -- is warning there is no solution to the euro zone debt crisis. finance ministers are meeting in paris to find ways out of the crisis. >> another rescue plan to talk about. finance ministers said the currency zone must contain its crisis. the imf fund is one idea under discussion. europe has just 10 days until its summit, when has promised to bring these ideas to gather. " the issue is, of course, who can provide resources. is the fund large enough? kennedy leveraged? should government put their own money -- count it be leveraged? -- can it be leveraged? >> this commentator says euro zone members not realize the cost of giving up on their way aboard periphery is just too great. -- we were to periphery is just too great. >> because of the collapse of the euro, but we would have dramatic financial consequences. when the crisis becomes systemic, you are part of it. as long as the crisis is considered a great -- greek crisis, you can be paid as if it is not your problem. >> want a french's biggest worries is that it will lose its coveted triple a rating. all this does seem to be persuading some euro states that it may be worth spending more to underwrite some of their most exposed lenders. the final deal looks like is to be a mixture of new bank support and rescue funds by the ecb and the imf. the future health of the world's economy depends on it working. >> monument to an icon, then a statue of martin with their king to be unveiled at a ceremony in washington. -- martin luther king to be unveiled at a ceremony in washington. italian prime minister has won a key confidence vote in parliament sparked by questions over its handling of the economy and personal scandals. wasy's credit rating recently downgraded. >> temporary jubilation for supporters of the italian prime minister. he just scraped past the winning votes. how long will the celebration last? mr. berlusconi of barely reached -- barely reached the majority. any new defections from his freedom party in the coming days or weeks could put his coalition at risk once again. in the streets of milan and rom, young italians have been venting their anger against banks and big businesses. between 20 and 30% of young people have no jobs. or any prospect of getting one. berlusconi, who recently celebrated his 75th birthday, has been in and out of power in italy for almost two decades. scandals around his private life, after a very public divorce from his glamorous second wife. he currently faces several trials on criminal charges of fraud and corruption. increasing numbers of italians doubt his ability to steer its way through the euro zone debt crisis. political opponents, even some allies, and many business leaders, are becoming increasingly critical of his lackluster style of governing. he is renowned for his capacity for telling analysts jokes, but those jokes are beginning to wear a bit thin. >> fighting has spread a dent in tripoli weeks after opponents of chronic adopt the said they are in control. a roman catholic bishop has become the most senior clergymen and the u.s. to be charged with trying to cover of suspected child abuse. on our mainre now story. during the from washington is the professor at johns hopkins school of advanced international studies. we will talk about the situation in tripoli. thank you for joining us, daniel. what do you make of what we have seen in tripoli over the last few hours? >> i think it is trouble, but the real question is how much trouble is it? when i was in tripoli a month ago, frankly, the libyans were all of a single mind celebrating the removal of gaddafi. there must of been people in the woodwork who were not of that kind. now some of them have appeared. how many are there? how long they consist -- how long can they sustain some resistance? >> the worry is, when you look at iraq, and comparisons are often made, in this case, no ended the insurgency what happened there and it did start small scale. >> that is exactly correct. you have to take this very seriously right from the first and try to nip it in the bud. >> do you think that it could? do you think car gaddafi has enough support from people who want to cause trouble to cause trouble? >> i doubt it. even if he has some support inside the country, he has virtually none outside. the rock insurgency would not have been sustainable -- the iraq insurgency would not have been sustainable from outside iraq. >> you are surrounding by ntc supporters, what is the mine said to drive these people out onto the streets in small numbers? >> they stand to lose everything, and they know they stand to lose everything. they are prepared to resist. it would be surprising if there were not a few loyalists. the main thing is to keep it small, niche in the bud, and prevent it from spreading. >> thank you for joining us. after days of damaging headlines, britain's defense secretary has resigned from the cabinet. he is still facing investigation into alleged breaches of of the ministerial coach. his predecessor -- >> what a difference a day makes. only yesterday, he was putting on a show of getting on with this job as defense secretary. >> i am continuing to do what is needed at the moment, which focusing on defense issues. >> i am told that last night, a senior figure is reached the conclusion that the defense secretary's position was becoming untenable. the official story is that liam fox reached the same view today. in a letter to the prime minister, he explained his decision. i mistakenly allowed the distinction between my personal interest and my government activities to become blurred. i am very sorry for this. >> i have this -- i understand why he has decided to resign. i am sorry to see him go. i wish him well and the future. >> he lost his job because his best man was much more than in your friend. he operated as a paid political fixer, ideological soulmates, and cheerleader. he presented himself as an adviser, even though he was not employed by the government, have no security clearance, and operated outside strict civil service rules. last week in, the defense secretary hoped that an apology would be enough to save his career. >> i except that mistakes have been made. -- i accept that mistakes had been made. >> this week, it was revealed that the two men had met on at least 18 trips abroad, including one meeting in dubai. it was revealed that the troops had been paid for by a company, set up specifically to fund his work. the money came from his wealthy backers, who supported his views. >> it could not continue any further. and the relationship between the very prominent founders involved in this episode. >> last month, he celebrated his 50th birthday with his political idol. that night must feel like a lifetime away. >> the racial divide in the u.s. has been one of the most contentious episodes in its history. the legacy still persist today. on sunday, president obama will be inaugurating a memorial to one of the people of wealth and racial segregation. -- of the people who helped end racial segregation in america. >> i want you to go -- i wanted to know that we as a people will get to the promised land. could he changed a nation and now martin luther king becomes the first african-american to take his place among the hall as memorials of the washington mall. >> for the first time in our country's history, this great land that we call the malt is diversified. -- we call the washington mall is diversified. -- we'regoing to block going to walk peacefully. >> preaching and non-violent protests, he gave it irresistible form to the civil- rights struggle. this a 30-foot slab of granite has been surprisingly controversial. there's some people do feel that looks too severe, even totalitarian. others think this type of memorial should be reserved for former presidents. the history is raw in the memory. in 1963, he delivered his celebrated "i have a dream" speech at the lincoln memorial. five years later, he was dead. for the violence, one of the cubist is is that remained open was ben's chili bowl. how far does the under think america has,? -- owner think america has come? >> we still have poor school systems and that affects all people. i think dr. king would agree there is a lot more work to be done. >> the british magazine has made its reputation by combining journalism and poking fun at public figures. it is celebrating its 50th anniversary. >> it might be 50 years old, but as the latest addition shows, " private eye" rarely misses its target. the front cover is a launch pad for its irreverent humor. often funny for those not featured. even the ridiculed have been known to laugh. >> the front cover was a photograph of joe biden and hillary clinton looking at the attack on osama bin laden compounds. i saw that in my local newspaper. >> the magazine and merged in the 1960's. the next public -- decided to try and living by their wits and the publishing business. the magazine quickly found its style and tone of voice. >> as long as you attack everybody, you are safe. the minute you start taking sides then you get into difficulties. >> when the cartoonist for not having a laugh, is a journalist for picking fights and getting into trouble. next week, the museum in london is marking the magazine's 50th birthday by displaying some of its most memorable moments. although there are nice touches and the show, the real point of this exhibition is to celebrate the commitment to british visual satire. >> it is very easy to overlook the cartoons. every fortnight, it is delivering extraordinary esoteric art onto the page. -- satiric art on to the page. >> the magazine has proven to be an important picture of the visual arts. >> funding was made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu. newman's own foundation. union bank. and shell. >> this is kim - about to feel one of his favorite sensations. at shell, we're developing more efficient fuels in countries like malaysia that can help us get the most from our energy resources. let's use energy more efficiently. let's go. ♪ >> union bank has put its global expertise to work for a wide range of companies. what can we do for you? 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