in for 24 hours at least. but he discharged himself. well, ahmad decided to leave the hospital after all, against medical advice. i say decided, but he has no other choice. although he remains in critical condition, he cannot afford the treatment fees. this is how dramatic the situation is. as the economy here continues to crumble, more and more people are faced with these life or death decisions. carine torbey, bbc news, beirut. a climber in the french alps who stumbled on a treasure trove of emeralds, rubies and sapphires on mont blanc eight years ago has been given half of them. it s thought they may have been on an air india flight which crashed into the mountain in 1966. sylvia lennan spence reports.