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. in this week this week s headlines, bowing to intense pressure. the afghan president agrees to a runoff vote. pakistan launches operation, a major offensive against the taliban in south waziristan. no deal yet. iran wants more time to consider a u.n. compromise on its nuclear program. and 32 die as braziliaen police launch a crackdown on violence. welcome to this week a review of the major stories seen here on bbc news over the past seven days. this week preparations were underway in kabul for a presidential runoff. president karz
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. in this week this week s headlines, bowing to intense pressure. the afghan president agrees to a runoff vote. pakistan launches operation, a major offensive against the taliban in south waziristan. no deal yet. iran wants more time to consider a u.n. compromise on its nuclear program. and 32 die as braziliaen police launch a crackdown on violence. welcome to this week a review of the major stories seen here on bbc news over the past seven days. this week preparations were underway in kabul for a presidential runoff. president karzai