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2010-01-10 BBC

BBC news with Ally Macue.

The government of Togo says it has recalled its football team from the African cup of nations in Angola following a gun attack on the squad’s buses on Friday. However the head of the football’s world governing body Sepp Blatter of FIFA，has said the tournament itself must still go ahead. From Angola Alax reports.

A spokesperson for the Togo government said it was necessary for the team to withdraw from the African nations’ cup because the players were in shock following Friday’s dramatic gun attack. The players had earlier indicated their wishes to go home following their horror experience on Friday. The team caption Manchester City Emmanuel Adebayor, went to see members of Togo’s rival team in Canbinda to explain their decision. It seems pressure were put on the players to change their minds. A high level delegation including senior Angola government official and the head of African football Issa Hayatou went to see them，but it appears the Togolese government has had the final say.

The television station in Pakistan has broadcasted a video said to show the suicide bomber who killed 8 people at American base in Afghanistan last week，including 7 CIA agents. Resports from Islamabad.

In the video the Jordanian who was dressed in camouflage gear says he left behind his family and his clinic to join the militants. Humam al-Balawi said he was offered millions of dollars to spy on them，by Jordanian and American intelligence services, instead he became a double agent plotting against them. Humam Balawi says he is seeking revenge for the death of the Pakistani Taliban chief Baitullah Mehsud，he was killed by a US drone last August.

Security officials in Pakistan say at least two people have been killed in an attack by US pilotless plane or drone in the north Waziristan tribe district. One report says missiles strike a house that was being used by militant as a training center near the town of Miran Shah.  

The head of northern Ireland’s involved government Peter Robinson is under growing pressure to resign over allegations that he deliberately kept quiet about his wife’s controversial financial dealings. Senior members of mr Robinson’s party the DUP has said his position is unattainable. His wife Iris has already announced to intend to quit politics but as Simpson reports the party is demanding she resigned now. 

Across northern Ireland senior DUP figures are consulting，they are talking informally to people in their contingency. About this week’s revelations concerning their party leaders’ family. It is clear that Iris Robinson has no political future in the DUP. the strength for MP annoying last week that she intend to stepping down on health grounds. Today it became clear that the party wants *off officers as soon as possible. But it is still unclear are the DUP views her husband peter Robison as leader.

World news from the BBC,

A Bosnian migrant to united states arrested in connection with the alleged new york bomb plot has appeared in court to deny terrorism related charges, Adis Medunjanin who was arrested in Friday plead not guilty to receiving training from Al-Quade and to conspiracy to commit murder abroad. A second man，a US citizen of afghan origin has been charged with lying to investigators .

A small bomb exploded outside the Greek parliament in Athen no one was hurt but windows in the parliament building were blown out. Police were able to clear the area which had been crowded with people after receiving a telephone warning. The Greek authorities have blamed left wing militants who have carried out several bomb attacks. Bomb attacks since riot in 2008.

Unusually severe winter weather continuing to disrupted daily life in many parts of Europe. Air travel is especially badly affected. Here is James Rodgers.

Across Europe the weather has hit transport is specially hard. More than 200 flights from Frankfurt airport in Germany have been cancelled. Thousands of home in the south of France have been left without electricity after heavy snow brought down power lines. Britain is experiencing its worst spell of winter weather for 30 years. An unexpectedly high demand has forced some local authorities to rush the rock so they used to keep roads free of ice. Supplies are running low，sports are suffered too. With all but two of Saturday’s matches in the English premier league postponed.

Cuban officials have admitted that more than half of the water pumped through the country’s supply network has been lost because of leaks and breaks in the pipes. In a rear admission of failure Cuban said that make shift repairs to the system had not been successful and in some cities water could be seen running through the streets. The communist party news paper Grandma quoted officials saying water supplies could be badly affected if repairs were not under taken.

BBC news.