now the french president says that greece should have never been allowed to join the single currency. the results are in in tunisia's first election. an islamic party wins the biggest share of the vote. >> people flee the capital of bangkok as the floods come in. we examine be rising population with a report from the indian heartland. it is 9:00 a.m. in singapore. >> it is 2:00 a.m. here in london. this is "newsday." >> we start with some breaking news. in turkey, a teenage boy has been pulled alive from the rubble of a collapsed building.
winner of the largest number of seats. >> we got an update on the latest situation. "we're getting reports as the police are using tear gas to disperse hundreds of people who are protesting in sidi bouzid. the reason they are on the streets is because a party in the election was eliminated in that town. election officials said that they were canceling seats won by a popular party because of campaign finance violations. this party won many of the votes which is why these people have come into the streets. it is and reminder of what started off this whole arab spring which began at the very end of last year with people coming out on to the streets to express their dismay.
crisis. in the center of the city, things seem normal apart from the sandbag flood defenses. >> if things improve, we will adjust our assessment accordingly. we will take this into account. >> the signs are not encouraging. market traders in the old quarter kept going as long as they could. few customers are prepared to wait to the stalls. little point in waiting to watch the waters relentless rise. those who can are getting out of town. complacency drowned in the face of the flood.
somalia chasing al-shabab, a group linked with al qaeda. no one is sure how far that the kenyans will go. it could make a famine even worse. as for al-shabab, they have lost some territory. they vowed to retaliate inside of kenya. the danger is that you are being lured into a trap. >> if we were in a trap, something would have happened to our forces. >> the authorities are claiming progress.
population is putting strains on india. >> the new medical research which could keep people from going blind. an alleged israeli spy has arrived in tel aviv after being freed by egypt as part of a prisoner exchange with israel. ilan grapel the was detained in june and accused of spying. in return for his release, israel released 25 egyptian prisoners. this is a sign that the countries can do business despite the new leadership. >> ilan grapel back in israel. he was arrested in june on suspicion of spying, a charge denied by israel and his family. his mother met him at the airport. a u.s. congressman was there.
israel had been strained since the uprising. if the peace deal between the two countries had failed since 1979 and this is considered -- the peace deal between the two countries since 1979 is considered a pillar of stability. >> our top stories, the french president nicolas sarkozy said it was an error to lead greece into the euro in 2001. >> the final results are declared in tunisia ponce's first free elections. an islamic party wins the largest share of the vote. -- the final results are declared in tunisia's first free elections. the chinese population has are the top 1.3 billion people.
india has just over 1.2 billion. this is set to overtake china as the world's most populous country. the growth rate is currently at about 41% a year. as the world's population grows, countries are facing new challenges. >> this is a farmer in. out. this is where he lives. the nine member families squeezed into two rooms. his father once owned 18 acres of land. the land was carved up with every generation. what is left is not to support.
new development, high-rise luxury. this is typical of what is happening across india. many were forced to sell their inheritance. what isoking at generated. india has 16 million to their population every year. the in the country will be a challenge.
about. >> of course, as you say, we will have to prepare for a world with much older people. people have relied on their kids to look after them. what can the government to do? >> this is not is for traditional society, even advanced society. we need to think that most people will be continued to be healthy. i think that it's fair that many of these people will continue to work. >> you can see much more on our website.
keeping the computer service. the facility will run on hydroelectric power and clean energy. you have news of a breakthrough in medical research. >> they are working on a genetic therapy that they hope will cure people from being blind. this could transform the lives of many others as our science correspondent reports. >> jonathan y. it is going blind. he can just enough to see enough. 10 years ago, he was a successful barrister. he had to abandon his job because he began making mistakes. >> i was reading out a statement to the courts and i made a mistake and the judge turned to me and snapped.
redneck iter. the attempt to save his sight could fail. -- one small slip and his retina coul tear. the needle is inserted through a foot operated control. has the operation been successful? >> so far, so good. no problems. >> he claims he can already see better. it is too soon to be sure whether there is a real lasting improvement. if it does work, gene therapy could be used to treat a wide variety of sight disorders. >> the chilean government has ordered the evacuation of residents living near a volcano in the south of the country.
scientists say seismic activity increase on tuesday. chile has over 3000 volcanos and around 80 are considered active. >> you are watching "newsday" from the bbc. >> a reminder of our top story. the french president has said that it was an error to lead greece into the euro in 2001. he told french television that the economic figures had been false. that is all from us in london and in singapore. >> funding was made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu. newman's own foundation. union bank.
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