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they might have given it to someone. this e-mail says that the account could be compromised and they need to change their information. if they did this, they could end up in this scam. companies give advice on security. >> people need to be very careful about information that you share on line. you don't share information with a site unless you know you can trust it. 50 warnings pump up about certificates, you should pay attention to this. -- poppe up about certificates. >> the problem is that people use the same password for banking, e-mail, and other services. this should make us aware of the need to protect our valuable online secrets. >> for millions of people displaced by flooding in india, they are now the focus of a huge rescue and relief operation. at least 250 people are thought to have died. the indian air force is delivering food and water to those stranded. in a the remote regions of west sumatra, relief efforts have intensified. aid workers are only just reaching some of those in desperate need. at least 1000 people have been killed but the final toll might be much higher. we joined the red cross for their mission into the mountains. >> hundreds died here buried under tons of soil as the mountain side slips and carried them away. we joined the red cross searching for villages cut off by landslides. help has not reached them. landing in a field known as [inaudible] , the first task was to find out if anyone was injured. there has been but they managed to get them out by foot and by motorbike. >> 10 people, one family, 10 people. only this. >> these people have been cut off for about six days. no one has been here. the red cross is doing a quick assessment to find out what the priorities are. >> from up here, you can see the impact of the earthquake, when the mountain came tumbling down. >> which is your home? >> this is my home. this one right here. >> in the city, the loss is as dramatic. this is all this man managed to save. >> we don't have anything. we're starting from nothing. we really need help. >> these earthquakes have had a huge impact here as well as a massive area of countryside. humanitarian supplies are pointing across the country but will be many months before the it operations are complete. >> the taliban has said that they carried out a suicide bombing at the u.n. headquarters in islamabad. international aid workers are not in the interest of muslims, they said. the swiss government has refused bail for roman polanski. he was arrested last month on a warrant issued in the u.s.. he has yet to be issued for having sex with a 13-year-old girl in the 70's. three scientists have won the nobel prize for physics for their pioneering work on digital photography and fiber-optic spend down -- fiber optics. now to a decision that has the potential to cripple the telling government. 15 judges have begun deliberating on whether the prime minister should retain his immunity from prosecution. that has blocked several court cases and his opponents say it violates the principles that all citizens are equal under the law. >> delivered in in a broom of 18th-century splendor, judges are deciding if silvio burlesque tony is or is not above the law. -- are deciding if the italian prime minister is or is not above the law. he says he cannot do his job properly if he is being investigated by the courts. he calls the judiciary system a distraction and he blames judges for hounding him during his career. his lawyer says that the immunity question can be about along but not policy. -- about the law and not policy. >> we expect them to keep only the judicial aspects in mind and forget the politics. >> this is one of the prime and mr.'s former co-defendants. the prime minister was accused of bribing him with nearly $1 million to give false evidence. he could end up back in court if the immunity is not lifted. no one can be above all along, no matter how elevated their status. -- no one can be above the law. >> i told myself that this man suffers as a result of the crime, actually he finds himself in the same situation of the common citizen. >> the prime minister is already facing a series of personal scandals which has heightened political divisions. the judge's decision on the case could come this week. whenever it comes, the decision could go one of two ways. either the prime minister winds and maintains his immunity which also strengthens him politically or he loses, opening up the possibility of prosecution and even resignation. these are important times for the prime minster and for italy. >> still to come, anti-imf demonstrations in turkey have turned violent as police used tear gas to deal with protesters. is it a diplomatic breakthrough or a bounce back for a torturous negotiating process? the north korean government giving an indication that they might join the six party talks over the nuclear program. kim jong il says he will consider broader negotiations if the progress with u.s. is first. this is what he said after a visit from chinese officials. >> china and korea are celebrating 60 years of friendship. behind the scenes, serious issues were discussed. china has been pushing to rejoin the six party talks. -- china has been pushing korea to rejoin the six party talks. the chinese premier seems to have persuaded the korean leadership to rejoin the negotiations. kim jong il says he is willing to take part in discussions. he says he wants to talk to the u.s. first. this is a reminder that there is for to be done before korea says down to discuss his nuclear ambitions. there was another indication of how difficult it will be to resolve this issue. a report suggests that north korea is close to restoring one of their nuclear facilities. under a previous deal, it was supposed to be shutdown, putting it back into action could complicate further talks. for now, their high hopes that the chinese premier would be able to get the north koreans to talk again. -- for now, there were high hopes that the chinese premier would be able to get the north koreans to talk again. >> good to have you with this on bbc world news. the latest headlines. a man said to be one of the masterminds of the 1994 genocide in rwanda has been arrested and delivered to the international criminal tribunal. president mugabe declares that zimbabwe is ready for more cordial relationships with western nations. there is intense debate over the future of the american mission in afghanistan. pressure is building on president obama from all sides. for the past few hours he has been briefing members of congress at the white house. >> president obama has already committed the next -- committed an extra 21,000 troops this year, now he is committed to over 40,000 more. the strongest opposition comes from members of his own party. what is the incentive for him to say yes? we'rthe chair of islamic studies at american university says the cost of losing afghanistan is only just beginning to be seen. what are you talking about? >> enormous costs. talk about the great game, the superpower rivalry. they will just be as a blank filled in by russia, iran, china. [unintelligible] and these go to iraq, the oil, gas. the costs are enormous and the people in america are not connecting the dots. they see this too much in terms of political rivalry. >> what do people in pakistan make of the public wavering of the administration? the fact that america might fail to commit further. >> you had a combined population of pakistan and afghanistan, almost 200 million muslims. they are very important muslim nations. pakistan is have the memories of being left in the lurch by america. president obama laid out the foreign-policy and the promises of his administration in march. if he leaves, it will confirm the impression in those countries that america cannot be relied upon as an ally and it would be devastating in terms of progress and support to american policy. >> you say that they need to have more practical steps for building the building blocks? >> the general is a good man with his heart in the right place. he is not only asking for troops, he is asking for a new strategy. that needs to be for the day when american troops leave afghanistan. you need a traditional structure in place and very quickly in judges and it ministers can be trained in the academies of afghanistan. their existinthey already exist. they can be in place very quickly. if this carries on, it will end in disaster. >> thank you very much. we will hear much more of the next two days about american policies in afghanistan. >> in turkey, police have used water cannons and tear gas against protesters. this is due to the fact that there is a meeting of the imf in istanbul. we have a report from istanbul. >> the days the police presence have kept protesters away from the imf meeting. today, there was the first retaliation as police clashed with protesters. it is not clear what kind of threat they posed to the 13,000 delegates gathered. the police did not wait to find out. windows were smashed at banks. officials from the imf and world bank have been working on proposals to keep the recovery going. this thorny issue of the emerging powers like china and india more say on how the institutions have run. both the promise to become a legitimate and accountable. in a country like turkey, they have been on the receiving end of 18 imf programs. they are unpopular. >> the dead sea is the unique body of water, it's is between israel and jordan. it is under threat. it is because of river is being diverted and because of severe drought. there is an ambitious program being done to help save it. >> this is the lowest point of our planet and the salties body of water in the world. people who live along the shores of the dead sea consider it a miracle of nature. the water is believed to cure illnesses. the salt does wonders for the skin. none of it might be around for much longer. this used to come up to here but 30 years ago it began to retreat. now, it is disappearing faster than before. the reverse diverted for agriculture can no longer feed to the sea. -- the rivers diverted for agriculture. on top of all this, there's a climate change. >> it looks like the sea cannot cope with the new situation. the water has been diverted to reach the dead sea from all sides. the more that we wait, the more catastrophic the situation will be. >> deprived of water, the structure, the soil has changed so much. the land has been collapsing, creating sinkholes. this is clearly the end of the road. it just a year ago, crowds used to be able to come here. the damage is pretty ashore near a. you can see it everywhere. here's electricity pole that snaps and the next poultice dropped into the sinkhole. there used to be someone's house. >> the jordanian and israeli governments have come up with a plan of saving the dying sea. >> the idea is to have the plant in the red sea take the water and pumped it into that. we will see how the dead sea will react. >> the project is expensive. the government's are yet to find investment needed for construction of the multimillion 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