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>> and now "bbc world news." >> europe and the greek play out. germany it refuses to budge until strict austerity measures are in place. president bashir declared the winner in the landmark sudanese elections. a narrow escape for the british ambassador in yemen. he survived a suicide attack. the government blames al-qaeda. welcome to bbc world news. coming up later for you -- but 10 days until the general election, we hear from one of the most marginal seats in britain. and be affliction -- beduins living -- bedouins living in outlying territories. pressure is mounting to seal the deal and bail out greece before it puts more pressure on the euros on asshole. it is the biggest challenge the euros on what did it is the biggest challenge the euro zone has faced. only when it tough austerity measures are in place. our correspondent reports. >> ah, those were the days. when europe had something to celebrate. fireworks. it was supposed to forge a european unity. they celebrated in athens. they celebrated in berlin. but they are not celebrating now. the crisis has not only shaken the euro, it has highlighted how divided europe is. the front pages told the story. walgreen's struggles with a mountain of debt, the german government -- while greece struggles with a mountain of debt, the german government is not rushing to the rescue. later angela merkel explained germany is prepared to extend a helping hand once greece and ends its ways. >> there will be preconditions. it will take a few more days. it is only if this program is effective and long-term, and germany phils a huge responsibility. we will contribute our part. >> one reason berlin is delaying a rescue package will be found here. this is westphalia, the industrial heartland of germany, which goes to regional elections on the ninth. this is a local news that the idea of using german funds to bail out greece has not gone down well with voters. merkel is a not keen to sign a check until after the elections. there was criticism of germany's position in luxembourg. italy's foreign minister accused berlin of intransigence. there was disappointment of record levels. >> as we greeks are members of the e.u., stands to reason the germans should help us out. that is how i see it. >> there is growing concern that these problems could spread to other members of the european family. portugal, spain, italy, and maybe ireland. the need for multiple bailout across europe -- that is germany's worst nightmare. bbc news, berlin. >> the president of sudan, omar al bashir, has been declared the president in the first multi- party poll in nearly 25 years. in the simi-autonomous self, salva kiir won the presidency. election paves the way for a referendum in the south towards independence next year. >> reading of the results of the election. a bit of a formality. there was never any doubt who would win the presidential race. as expected, president bashir, to power in a bloodless coup in 1989, was announced winner of the first multi-party elections in history. he won an outright majority of the vote. the results might have been higher. there are claims that the results were rigged. in the simi-autonomous region of the south, salva kiir was reelected president with a massive 93% majority. there are also allegations of voting irregularities in the south. salva kiir's party did not contest elections in the rest of the country. salva kiir refuted suggestions the popular presidential candidates withdrew to give president bashir a clear run. >> we do not have any deal with the party. [unintelligible] it was our own decision to pull out our candidate. >> since the election earlier this month, critics say evidence of irregularities in the voting process have emerged. certainly, some say that people did not meet international -- thepoll not meet international -- the poll not meet international standards. what president bashir does next will largely determine how the country and the international community will respond. >> that report by my colleague. israeli forces have killed a senior hamas militant on the west bank. witnesses say the body was carried out of the badly-damaged building at the end of the operation. he had been wanted for six years by the israelis in connection with the killing of a border guard. parts of northwestern china continues to be pummeled. the san storm has turned the sky yellow with dust. -- the sand store. relief workers are added to a remote tibetan region. -- headed to a remote tibetan region. a suspected suicide bomber has targeted a convoy of the british ambassador to yemen. one is reported to have been killed. although the ambassador was unharmed -- yemen is known as a haven for al-qaeda militants. earlier this year, there were terror threats. >> it is work as usual through the eastern part of the capital. officials say the suicide bomber, disguised as a schoolboy, detonated his explosive built near the convoy. the young man was apparently killed instantly. this eyewitness says that windows in nearby houses, shops, and offices were shattered and some cars were damaged. there was no claim for responsibility, but the attack bore the hallmarks of al-qaeda. the ambassador would have been used to the dangers and the need for tight security. and a previous posting, he was the deputy head of missions in baghdad. after today's explosion, security was immediately tightened up, and foreigners were warned to keep a low profile. yemen has become a haven for military groups taking advantage of its wheat governments and concern has grown since the failed christmas day attempt to bomb an american plane bound for detroit. the suspects were said to have received training in yemen. earlier this year, threats from al-qaeda group shutdown yemen for days. emily buchanan, bbc news. >> the leader of poland's main opposition party, jaroslaw kaczynski, said he will run in june. the poll was called when his twin brother, lech kaczynski, da iberia is made up -- died. his main election rival -- belgium's king has accepted the resignation of the prime minister yves leterme after disagreements between dutch and french speaking members of the coalition failed. the vatican says the pope's visit to britain will not be affected by the exposure of all foreign office memo that appeared to mock the catholic church. the document suggested the opposite should be marked by asking the pope to launch a range of condoms. 10 days until the general election in the united kingdom. it will not change the parliament in scotland, wales, in northern ireland. it was the labor government, newly elected in 1997, that delivered on promises. 13 years on, how has it changed the whole nation and how they relate? alan little reports from wales. >> what issues to our government, a brand new government, need to be focusing on in the months after the general election? >> this is the first generation to grow up in the devolved wales. they are, in a sense, at simi- detached from westminster. >> i do not think we are strong enough to progress. >> the politics teacher is from northern ireland, also devolved. she brings an informed outsiders by to the welsh experience. >> they are welch and they are thoroughly welsh, and thoroughly proud to be welsh. a lot of the students will absolutely say that they are welsh primary , but when it comes to politics, they seemed to take the lead from westminster. >> wales was warm in enthusiasm for the pollution. many remain skeptical. be alert your fears more devolution means higher taxes. >> if we decide we're not going to follow the lead a public spending, where will the money come from? it can only come from those areas of wills that are generating money at the moment. -- and wheels that are generating moment -- generating money at the moment. >> support for more autonomy, support is much stronger there. but this wales, south wales, feels more integrated into general britain-wide political concerns. the sitcom "gavin and stacy" has put wheels on the map. >this man is passionately welsh to appoint. >> in a great believer in the united kingdom. we do need unified laws. we'll always been governed by westminster. if it is not broke, why try to fix it? >> the once-thriving ports. the working-class communities are dispersing. bewails remains heavily reliant on public spending. the changing industrial fortunes have also pointed to a changing industrial landscape. the conservatives in this election believe they have the most gain. what the conservatives want out of wales is not just a few extra seats, but an end to the perception they are an english- only party seeking to govern britain as a whole. >> welsh national identity fines proud expression on the playing field. the challenge for those who want more autonomy is to bring this into the political arena. the pollution in wales is an evolving process. there are many -- devolution in wales is an evolving process. wales hugs britain closest of the devolved countries. alan little, wales. >> you are watching "bbc world news." silda come -- scientists and in the museum believe geothermal -- geothermal energy is the future. now they are called the ladies in white. they have been staging weekly marches on the capital of havana. finally, they were led away to a police bus. from havana, michael voss has the story. >> this was meant to be a day for the cuban government to demonstrate its democratic credentials. the masses turned out for nationwide municipal elections. instead it turned into a stark reminder of what happens to those who oppose the system. when the ladies in white tried to hold their weekly protest march, they were confronted by an angry mob of government supporters. the women were physically pushed off the streets into a nearby park. for the next seven hours, they were forced to stand facing a revolutionary chants, insults, and sexual taunts. >> i think the government is desperate. they are sending some many people, mainly men, against defenseless women. it is against human rights. it is against our principles. >> the cuban people are very aware of these protests and there is still very little sympathy for their cause. it is seriously damaging in cuba's relationship -- reputation abroad. authorities denied that they are political prisoners, calling them mercenaries paid by the united states to undermine the system. president castro recently accused the united states of launching a campaign to discredit you but with such incidents. bbc news, havana. >> this is "bbc world news." these are the headline stories. europe bickered over the bailout. italy is pushing for a deal, but germany refuses to budge until strict austerity measures are in place. and the president of sudan, a hallmark of a share, is declared the winner of the general election despite -- omar al- bashir, is declared the winner of the general election despite war crimes charges. the minority of liberal pro- americans have of vocal advocate in a 12-year-old boy campaigning for pro-western policies, with comments that have not gone down well with serb national is. >> the author inspects his work. he may only be 12 years old, but he has published his first book on u.s. presidents. but it is his blogs calling for serbia to join the european union and nato that have not gone well with nationalists here. he has received violent threats and been given police protection but remained defiant. >> i am looking forward, and i am fighting for human-rights. i have received even some death threats. i do not care. i will just continue fighting for democracy in this country. >> anti-western sentiment is easy to find on the streets of belgrade. his story shows at different face of modern serbia, the one that is keen to move on from the past. the other is still fiercely nationalistic. but the nationalist groups are often most visible, their anger stoked by bids for independence. one of the embassies was set alight. nationalists say serbs that support the west are traders -- traitors. >> there is something wrong with this boy. but i hope because he is still very young there's enough time for him to understand he is wrong now. he should become a better people, a better served, a better christian -- better serb, better christian. >> the life of this 12-year-old has an unusual shape indeed. abc news, belgrade. >> at this month's global destruction caused by the volcanic ash from iceland reminded everyone of what lies beneath the earth's surface. our focus has been on indonesia. a key issue is the cost. >> it is the end of the first day of the world geothermal conference. it is being held in the convention center behind. the main topic of discussion was how indonesia plans to be the world's largest producer of geothermal energy. the president' spoke at the opening of the conference, and he talked about the fact that currently indonesia's only uses around 4% of its geothermal energy reserves. says it has around 40% of the world's geothermal reserves. this country has huge plans to become all leading geothermal producer. the problem, of course, is cost. it is reported it takes about twice the amount of money to build a geothermal power plant as it does to build a coal one and many more years to build. when the names of the conference is to raise money for indonesia to tap this potential source of energy. i have been speaking with a number of foreign businesses were also attending the conference. they are very excited about the plans, but they do raise the fact that they need to seek legal and regulatory frameworks in place in this country before the grand vision can become a reality. >> october 1942. in egypt western desert, there was the pivotal struggle of world war ii. a clash between german and italian forces. today, unexploited mines, shells, and other ammunition still are present. it is the bedouin living on it that have to deal with the consequences. >> it was called the devil's garden. a vast stretch of desert peppered with mines and booby traps. those who cross it even today do so at their peril. this farmer lost his leg while praising his sheep -- grazing his sheep. he stepped on an anti-personnel mine buried beneath the sand. the war is still taking its toll here. there has been one fatality this year and four serious injuries. in october 1942, this was the stage for a decisive battle in the north african campaign. the british army under the command of general montgomery bombarded the exhausted german and italian division of field marshal rommel who dreamt of advancing on the suez canal. so intense was the fighting, they estimate some 16 million unexploded devices remain on this battlefield, stretching to the border with libya. the focus -- the mines and munitions have shifted in the sand. there are no accurate maps available. the brave men who died on the battlefield will be forever remembered in a three cemeteries maintains bite british, german, italian forces. no proper record has been kept of how many bedouins have been maimed or killed since 1942, but the number is likely to stretch into the thousands. today, munitions are scattered across some 2.5 square kilometers of desert. they often service in fields where children play. this 11-year-old was a keen footballer until the date she kicked what she thought was a tin can. arrested detonator that blew hurt -- a rusted detonator that blew her foot off. she says that she is sad. >> i cannot play with my friends anymore. >> you must be very upset. >> of course. it is the british must be held responsible. it was their battle. they brought the war to egypt. >> but the expos tibetan removed the girl's foot could bid -- the explosive that remove the girl's foot could have been of italian or german origin. be better when say there has been chronic underreporting of those affected over the years. an expert on mine clearance is building a case door-to-door, while at the same time, raising awareness. >> when will it be finished? it is dangerous for us. we want to carry on our life and safety. >> there is no legal precedents. the group has already approached the british government and prince andrew during his visit. the next up, they say, is the courts. and response, the british government gave the statement -- and what the uk contributes $50 million per year globally to this problem. support is directed to countries that are members of the ottawa convention on mine clearance and the convention but in place a framework to support victims." so far egypt has refused to sign up. for the allies, it was a victory that turned the tide of war. but the lasting legacy for the better when is cruel and -- for the bedouin, it is cruel and an ending. their battle goes on. >> do not forget -- you can get your news headlines when every one of them with our one-minute news summary. what's the news unfold at bbc.com/news. also more on our top story -- the german chancellor born in greece it has to be prepared to accept tough economic measures for several years if it will get its finances back in order. that is the top story from the bbc. >> hello and welcome. >> see the news unfold. the globe and click to play video reports. go to bbc.com/news to experience the in-depth, expert reporting of "bbc world news" online. >> funding for this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu. newman's own foundation. the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation. and union bank. >> union bank has put its global 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