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accused of turning hospitals into instruments of repression as it tries to quell popular protests. it is midday in london, 7:00 a.m. in new york, 1:00 p.m. in libya. that's where the body of colonel gaddafi has been buried. five days since he was killed near sirte in circumstances not clear. the country's new authorities are looking at what to do next. his body had been put on display in misurata where hundreds were able to see that he was dead. our correspondent is in tripoli. literally four hours ago i was speaking about rumors that he had been buried. now we have confirmation. >> we have had confirmation. we are told that the colonel gaddafi's body was removed from the cold storage units in misurata overnight and that the

last rites were performed over his body according to the muslim tradition and that two trusted officials from the national transitional government were then given his body to take to an undisclosed location in the libyan desert. there were concerns among some officials from the transitional council that the burial place should not be known because it could be turned into a shrine or a place of hatred for all the libyans who help a grudge against the former dictator. that was all, the dictator buried and the libyan people are now looking forward. >> the fact is there are still arguments about whether he should be buried and where he should be buried and how among members of the ntc. doesn't predict does this bode well for the future? > you are absolutely right. he was a unifying force among those who hated him while he was

alive and they worked together to get rid of the dictator. while he is dead you are beginning to see conflicts even within the national transitional council members. various militia who have fought alongside them as well. so the vision not test for the burial but how to deal with things in general. yes, we are seeing that. when libya was under dictatorship, we could look elsewhere in the middle east and we knew what every day was going to be like because our dictator to us how we had to live our lives. right now libyans have no idea what tomorrow will look like, they say. there might be a conflict or violence, but we have the freedom to express our individual freedoms and the libyans are welcoming back, they say. supporters of gaddafi are keeping extremely conflict, or

about their future place in libya. most libyans are very much looking forward. >> thank you for that report from tripoli. let's look at other stores making headlines around world. and iraq the story of hope. a 14-day old baby has been brought out alive from the rubble of sunday's earthquake. the discovery was from rescue workers desperately searching for hundreds of missing people. the official death toll has reached 370 with at least 1700 injured. in a couple minutes to get the latest from the city of ercis, the town nearest the epicenter. >> two days after the quake struck and the rescue is a miracle. the two week-old baby is taken safely out the rubble, a glimmer of hope. chances of finding any more survivors are slim.

>> we have been waiting 48 hours family says this member. beope miny family member will restored as well. >> a teacher is clasping their hands for reassurance. we will get you out, promised the rescuers. "where are my parents/" she asked. they make space around her and extract her safely. during the night more bodies were recovered. dozens are still believed to be trapped under mounds of broken concrete and twisted steel. already questions are being asked why in an area so prone to earthquakes and modern buildings come down so easily. the government says more than

2000 collapse, meaning that thousands of people are now living in tensts or camping out in the streets in near freezing conditions. two days on now, some hope remains among the 1000 people that more survivors will be found. on the surface, dogs are sniffing out traces in the rubble while messrs. increasingly rely on modern technology and phone calls and text messages to loved ones of trapped under collapsed buildings. >> we are waiting for if they have cell phone inside. we have tried with dogs. >> more emergency supplies are now arriving to fight against the colts and the aftermath of the quake.

>> it was very cold inside the tent. despite that i pulled out a brother and one of my nieces from the rubble. >> grieving families are preparing to bury their dead. and others hope they're still a chance of a loved one being found alive. bbc news reporting. >> to the city of ercis where my correspondent tim willcox is there. >> after so much unhappiness, a wonderful moment this morning. if you look behind me, that is where the baby came out of a gap in the rubble where the rescue workers in the orange suits nows are working suitshe was pulled out alive admittedly taken to the hospital in an ambulance. -- she was pulled out. her mother and grandmother and

remained trapped, but they are alive. a wonderful story for the rescue teams. but ther baby's father, who the rescuers had been speaking to, they are not clear if he is still alive. that would be a tragic twist to what is a hopeful story as far as the rescuers are concerned. region rations of this family found alive almost 48 hours after the 7.2 magnitude quake on sunday at lunchtime. you can see them there now. all of the focus right now is very much on that rescue operations. overnight we were watching rescuers working for the last 10 hours or so. many more bodies are coming out than survivors. one family in particular, a mother and three daughters ranging in age from 16 down to adjust to 1-year-old baby girl, all of them found dead in one area, brought down and taken away to the mortuary.

we spoke with one man who knows the town particularly well. he from istanbul coming to find his family. have you discovered if they are alive? >> the city is finished. it was a big earthquake. my family is all ok. >> tell me about the anger that some people have been expressing about the building regulations, the fact that so many big constructions should tumble. >> for single province, there's nothing. but the big buildings are all gone. i don't think's they have -- two or three buildings, bigger than that, it's not ok. >> will the government chains that? >> i do think so, or otherwise

there will be big problems. 1976 who was terrible. 2011, again the same. >> what about the emergency relief efforts, our people happy with it? >> the government is helping so much. i've just came from istanbul yesterday by car. maybe 200, they brought all hep, but it's not what people need. -- all help. they find people, they don't take anything. some people are getting kings. the government has to be careful. they have to rent help people. -- some people are getting things.

the government has to look for each by each which family needs and to help them. >> thanks for joining us on bbc news. that is the latest from this town, population of 70,000 people, so many buildings destroyed. back down will be remembered for the miraculously discovery of the baby, the mother, and grandmother. >> thank you. human rights campaigners say that many syrians who have been injured in anti-government protests are too afraid to go to hospital after reports some of them have been arrested or salted. amnesty international says it has seen eye witness accounts of people being removed from government hospitals and been arrested and tortured. with me in the studio is a representatives from amnesty

international. how prevalent is the fear in government hospitals among syrians? " there's a significant decline in the number of people who choose to go to government-run hospitals to get treatment, much needed treatment. the information we got is from health professionals working in the government-run hospitals as well as residents specifically in the city of homs. the reason for that is the wounded people, when they go to the hospital, it is the way the hospital -- the hospitals are used to identify who is close to the government rather than provide treatment that's necessary. the health minister has instructed hospitals to report wounded persons to the authorities. this means that they are putting

wounded persons at risk of arrest and torture. >> that is the influence from the government's or the authorities on the hospital, but we have also reports and we can see some pictures now of doctors and nurses abusing or mistreating suspected protesters, too. what about that? >> we have consistent testimonies from one did persons who went to the government-month run hospitals- some are subjecting wounded persons to physical abuse and verbal abuse. health professionals, their job is to treat wounded persons, not to punish wounded persons for

what they have done or for their political loyalties. >> a worrisome observation. thank you very much for the highlights. still ahead, bangkok on high alert. residents are nervously awaiting to see how far the floodwaters will go. hundreds of australians braved the rain on tuesday for a glimpse of queen elizabeth of britain as she visited the national war memorial. crowds greeted her as she stepped out of the carpet. she used a break in the downpour to meet people on the ground, many of whom had waited hours to see her. now our correspondent has this report. >> of all the roles that she performs, none is more board to the queen that remembrance of those who have given their lives in service to their country.

if at australia's national war memorial 102,000 names are inscribed on walls. that is ominous trillion service members, men and women, have lost their lives in conflict from the first world war right up to afghanistan, where 29 australian soldiers have perished. in remembrance of all australian war dead, she laid a wreath at the tomb of the unknown soldier. waiting to greet the queen, military personnel past and present. men who had been sent by their country to fight alongside britain in the second world war and to korea, and a younger generation of men and women now serving in afghanistan. their presence a reminder as is this memorial of the human cost of warfare. the building in the distance is the resilience parliament and the prime minister's office. there is deliberately a direct

line of sight from the national seat of government all the way to this national war memorial. that memorial is the reminder of lives lost. augmentations during her reign of queen has led the attributes of all those whether they know it or not who have reason to be grateful for the sacrifice of others. bbc news, australia. gmt.our watching the body of moammar gaddafi has been taken to a secret location and bear it. that is according to ntc officials. in eastern turkey the search for people continues in the rubble. a young baby is found miraculously alive. time to get an update on what's happening in business.

ben, ubs results today not bad considering it was hurt by scandals. " surprisingly good results, but they come with a warning. ubs has made a profit in spite of a trading scandal which they blamed on blacks and internal controls. third quarter profits of 1 billion swiss francs which is about a billion dollars. that is down sharply from the same time last year. ubs said that its investment arm was under threat unless things improve. internal controls need to be tightened. >> the investigation into what happened with the rogue trading revealed that its own control mechanism was indeed lacking. now the bank says it will improve that. some improvements already in place. however, we will have to wait until the fourth quarter to see exactly what effect that wrote

trading will have on ubs' business. it only happens in the middle of september. -- rogue trading. we will have to wait until the next quarter. >> that report was from geneva. bp says the company has reached a turning point since the gulf oil spill last year. orlin profits of just over $5 billion. it was 1.85 in the same time last year. o production fell 12%, to just over a 3 million barrels per day. -- oil production fell. bp boss bob dudley says -- >> we have had sales of $26 billion in assets. we have put $40 billion aside to make sure we meet our

obligations in the u.s., which we will. that means we have a smaller for print and we are simple country now and operated fewer countries. we will focus on value going forward and will have high margins. the company is well-positions and now with an additional asset sale to focus and really perform well with a smaller footprint. >> the strong figures from the bp helping to push up markets. investors finding some reason to be hopeful as reporting season kicks off. there is wariness ahead of the opinion in summit on wednesday. reports suggest a bailout fund should be boosted. there's pressure on the italian government to push through some tough reforms. now back to you. >> thanks very much. italy is on the brink of a political crisis after the prime minister failed to convince his

main allies to support new austerity measures. on wednesday silvio berlusconi was in brussels. his european partners want certain actions to reassure credit markets. ben describes the intense pressures on the government and intense pressure that is being felt across the euro zone. >> mr. silvio berlusconi was given an ultimatum. he was told to go back to rome and present himself again on wednesday with a credible plan for austerity measures. he passed an austerity budget in august, but this does not appear to have convinced the market that italy is serious. since then there's been a lot of infighting between members of his coalition. his popularity rating has

reached an all-time low. last night they called a cabinet meeting and were not able to agree on pension reform, which is his ideas for paying off the decks. -- debts. there was no plan overall. people are seeing that he cannot deliver. this puts him in a very difficult position here at home politically. these negotiating weith the head of the northern league, but they not been able to reach agreement so far. >> thank you for that reports from rome. in tunisia there's been the first voting in a democratic election.

draft a new constitution. official results will be released later. un secretary general ban ki-moon is worried about a palestinian request for full membership in the united nations. if successful, unesco may lose funding from the united states. palestinian territories are home to the birthplace of jesus. in brazil, protesters set out in august in the lowlands on a long march to the capital. bangkok poses of the largest airport has been suspended all flights. millions of people in the thai capital are waiting to see how far and fast the floodwaters are likely to move over the coming days. sanitation is becoming an issue.

an increasing concern in the most affected areas. now this report from rachel harvey in bangkok. >> things are getting harder by the day. the main highways are wash. ordinary cars are no match for these conditions. the best way to get around is in the back of an army truck. he is trying to reach his home. he and his family evacuated last week after trying to hold back the rising waters. the trucks slowly moving. he plans to travel the final 3 kilometers armed with a rubber ring. >> every few days we come back and feel oure a look five dogs. they cannot evacuate with us. they stay on the second floor.

already here. >> there may soon, the journey is no longer possible. this area is just outside thailand's capital city, where the water is on the move. people in this northern suburb of bangkok cabin told to prepare for the possibility of floods and with good reason. the water is already starting to arrive. with each day more districts are being told that they should prepare for the worst. the water is creeping ever closer in the direction of the center of the capital. people were once assured by the government and bank, would be despaired, but are now building a concrete flood barriers around their homes. >> i have never seen anything like this in my life. it is really scary. i am building barriers inside and outside, not sure if the

water is coming. >> do you trust the information from the authorities? she says, not any more. public confidence is being washed away. rachel harvey, bbc news, bangkok. >> a reminder of our top stories this hour. the transitional government in libya says that it has buried the body of the former leader colonel gaddafi in secret location in the desert. this is thought to be the convoy that carried the body from a cold storage in misurata to an unmarked grave. the bodies had been on public display in misurata since the capture of the former dictator in his hometown last week. review with remarkable pictures from eastern turkey. a two week old baby has been pulled alive from the rubble of an apartment building. the baby was removed from the

wreckage 47 hours after the 7.2 magnitude quake hit the country. that's all for the moment. bbc news. >> 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.

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