chris morris, bbc news, delhi. >> i have just been reading about it. i can vouch for it. you can read much more about the conflict on our website -- bbc.com/news. the latest headlines for you this hour on "bbc world news." a rare exchange of fire on the shared border between israel and lebanon. two lebanese soldiers, a lebanese journalist, and an israeli soldier are dead. 3 million people are affected by the worst flooding in eight decades in pakistan. pakistan frills -- pakistan's president is under criticism for leaving his country behind in crisis. hours before he arrived in britain to meet with prime minister david cameron, there were criticisms that pakistan is losing its battle with the taliban. we have this report on the tensions. >> living under the cover of darkness, british and afghan troops are moving. by daylight, they walked into this former taliban stronghold almost unopposed. new footage released tonight by the ministry of defence shows the initial goal of this helmand operation has been achieved, but not the critical part. winning the local trust and holdi

chris morris, bbc news. >> former u.s. president jimmy carter has returned to north korea to seek the release of an american prisoner. he was sentenced in april to eight years for walking illegally into north korea into china on a one-man peace mission. we have this. >> this is being described as a private and humanitarian visits, but it is arguably and other propaganda coup for north korea, the second time in the space of a year it has coaxed of former american president to pyongyang on behalf of u.s. citizens. bill clinton at's visit last year secure the release of two u.s. journalists -- bill clinton's visit last year secure the release of two u.s. journalists. this time, it is a 30-year-old american, reported to be a devout christian who walked across the same border on a one- man peace mission in january. he has spent time teaching in south korea where he is said to have become concerned about north korean human-rights violations. it is not yet known whether mr. carter will meet kim jong il. if he does, it will be ano

chris morris, bbc news, is all about. >> and niger is seeking international help to deal with its own torrential floods. all this after a long-running drought which has left 15 million people, half the country, meeting the food aid. we have this report from the capital. >> the rains that millions had prayed for a few weeks ago has brought havoc here. thousands of homes have been destroyed and desperately-needed crops are washed away. the suffering it extends to the capital, where thousands have lost their homes and everything the hon. some families have been given refuge in a temporary shelters. the floods could not have come at a worse time. ever since the harvest failed last year, millions of people have had little to live on. some have had to survive on leaves and wild berries. aid agencies have since brought in to help from across the world. most of come in the form of grain, but many are now giving out money so people can buy their own food. the floods will make getting help to people in this, the poorest country on earth, even harder than ever. mark thompson, bbc news. >> stay w

our correspondent chris morris and that's from one of the region is suffering badly from the floods. -- sent this from one of the region suffering badly from the floods. >> they are taking matters into their own hands. water is flooding, and these are the efforts to stop it. tens of thousands have fled the city which lies across the fields. >> we are doing what we can to protect our houses. every little thing helps. they are ripping up the road to help strengthen defenses. but will it be enough? all this is part of the new geography of southern pakistan. the wall behind me is nearly 15 miles long, built to protect the city. all across this region, similar structures are being constructed to try to keep the flood waters back. we sent off -- we set off with fishermen who have been mounting a rescue mission every day, saving hundreds stranded by the floods. their houses are now under water. we did not have to go far before we came across at this group, balanced precariously on a tiny boat. >> we were stuck for seven days, and we thought we could wait it out. but the water kept rising. w

chris morris has been speaking to the politician. he put it to him that any country would have struggled to cope with a disaster of this magnitude. >> i completely agree that a huge disaster like that you would not expect a developed country to cope with. there would be problems, but what i expected was to distribute the effort. unfortunately, no one has any idea what to do, and because the problem is so huge, people are overwhelmed, so they do nothing. they are not even giving money. >> you are talking about people inside the country. >> i am talking about one of the highest per capita sheriff -- charity countries, and i know how much charity comes from this country, so it is the biggest asset of this country. the problem is they do not trust the government, and at the moment, there is no relief effort to challenge -- to channel their money into. they should have shown people this is the extent of the problem. here is where you can come hell. >> it is hard to know where to start, but -- here is where you can help. >> it is hard to k

chris morris reports. >> this part of pakistan, the caretaking matters into their own hands. waters are seeping through. these are efforts to stop it. tens of thousands have fled the city which lies across the sea. >> we are doing what we can to protect our houses. every little thing helps. >> they are ripping up the road, but will it be enough? all of this is part of the new geography of southern pakistan. the wall behind me is nearly 15 miles long. it is meant to protect the city. all across this region, similar structures are being constructed, to try to keep the flood waters back. we went out with fishermen who had been carrying out rescue missions, saving hundreds stranded by the floods. we did not have to go far before we came across this, balanced precariously on a tiny boat. >> we have been stuck for seven days, and we thought we could wait it out. the water kept rising. we have not eaten for two days. >> others are still out here, but others have fled. they are leaving behind their most precious possessions, even their livestock. the big question now -- will a wall m