duncan kennedy. >> this is "bbc world news." i'm david eades. the headlines this hour -- nearly a quarter of spain's workforce is now unemployed. more than 57.3 million, the highest rate in the industrialized world. the u.n. secretary general tells world economic leaders that they have a social and moral responsibility to turn around the global economic crisis. >> firefighters had to work around the clock to deal with a blaze in south western china. chinese state media stays fire began in thursday in the tourist town and something like 2,500 firefighters and middle taxpayer doing what they could to put out the blaze which began in the foot of the mountains and strong gusts of wind hampered the work covering about 111 acres of forest. it's not known how the fire started. >> the contenders for the republican presidential nomination have held their last tv debate ahead of next tuesday's florida primary. 2 two frontrunners, mitt romney and newt gingrich had a bit of a clash on immigration and exchanged accusations on personal finances and mitt romne

duncan kennedy gets touchy- feely. >> the length some artists will go to. this mesmerizing exhibit is called tape recorders. take measures go up and down as you move past. lozano- work of hamemr. the pulse room. hold this sensor, and the lights flash at your heart rate. >> they have a very paternalistic attitude towards the public. they measure how many go to the gift shop. but i think you give the chance to represent themselves and to express themselves, you'd be surprised. >> surprised at an interactive art gallery? this one is called the year's midnight. just watch my eyes. face tracking. smoking. all those microphones, 17 of them. you speak. it sends back somebody else's reporting. >> to be honest, it is a complete nightmare because so many works of art should not be touched because they are delicate or maybe this service is fragile. so we are giving mixed messages out, the the but there is no doubt about it that the audience wants to interact. we have been able to devote an entire floor to this variety of different ways of interaction. as you can see,

they're subject to japanese laws because they were detained on the high seas, as duncan kennedy reports. >> using the cover of darkness, the three anti-whaling activists put their dingy alongside of a japanese ship. they kept the element of surprise, but they were able to scramble on board without being seen. the pictures appear to show barbed or razor wire strung out along the railing to try to deter this kind of action. the three men succeeded anyway, and only later were they detained by the japanese crew. the three men, all from australia. they haven't seen seen since, although the japanese authorities say they're being interviewed on board the vessel. the operation was aimed at stopping the japanese from following this ship belonging to the campaigners. steve irwin has been in the ocean to try to halt the whaling. the japanese ship now seems to be following the steve irwin back down to the southern ocean with the australians on board, prompting the australian government to intervene. >> our officials have already been in close contact with the japanese government to make our views w

duncan kennedy reports from sydney. >> five miles out to sea, two men, two boys, and an ice box. it was all they could grab as their boat sank in under a minute. >> looks like two adults, two children. >> the box was supposed to keep cans cold, not save the crew. you can see one of the 11-year-old boys clinging to it as tight as possible. luckily this skipper also sent out a may day message using a g.p.s. device, and this helicopter arrived. within a few moments, a raft was thrown down for those in the water to scramble into. after inflating it, they all climbed aboard, hauling the ice box with them. soon after that, a police boat also arrived at the scene, and all four were taken on board back to shore. it was there that 11-year-old riley smiles and his dad, scott, came to talk about their experience. >> tell us what you remember about what happened this morning. >> well, i was -- >> for riley, the moment was overwhelming, leaving it to dad to talk about the experience and the box. >> just something to float on. it was beyond the point of return. >> the boat now lies in 65 meter

duncan kennedy, sydney. >> this is "gmt," from "bbc world news." the headlines -- leading republicans are prepared to battle it out in the first test of the republican nomination, the iowa caucuses. critics say that the new hungarian constitution friends social freedoms. aaron is here with the business news and the aftermath of the gulf of mexico disaster. >> i will talk about that in a minute. let's start with bp, saying that all of the damages from the gulf of mexico oil spill should be paid by halliburton. they have already paid out $21 billion in compensation related to the explosion of the deepwater horizon rig in 2010. this latest legal case pretty much joins the ranks of our raft of legal wranglings. many analysts are expecting outercourse settlements. >> there is very little chance that this will actually go through. as you said, halliburton has claimed an indemnity. but if bp can argue that negligence was taken by halliburton employees, that would be overridden. the likely outcome is a settlement, even though halliburton is currently adama

. >> duncan kennedy reporting. the parliament of pakistan has voted in favor of a resolution supporting democracy. the prime minister has been ordered to appear in the supreme court on charges he failed to reopen a corruption case against politicians including the president. a report from islamabad. >> today, the political crisis shifted to the supreme court. the embattled civilian government has few friends here. anticipation outside as judges consider government failure to reopen a long-running corruption case against president zardari. soon, it was clear the judges have had enough. they open contempt proceedings against the prime minister having waited for more than two years, said there were left with no option, ordering the prime minister should appear in court personally on january 19. the rush from the court room as the news broke. if convicted, the prime minister will be disqualified from office. the foreign minister david her response. "this is not a small thing, "though he said. we will consult our expert

duncan kennedy gets touchy- feely. >> the lengths some artists will go to. this mesmerizing exhibit is called tippah quarters. the up and down as you move past. it is the work of rafael hemmer. >> museums often have a condescending attitude. they're measuring how many, and how many go to the gift shop. if you give the public a chance to represent themselves and to express, you will be surprised. >> surprised at an interactive art gallery? this one is called the year as midnight. watch my eyes. it is achieved with something called phase api tracking. all those microphones, 17 of them. you speak, it sends back somebody else's recording. returning that mantra of do not touch. >> there is so many works of art that should not be taxed because they are delicate or the surface is fragile. so we give mixed messages out. there is no doubt that the audience wants to interact. we have been able to devote an entire floor to this variety of ways of interaction and as you can see, the audience is loving it. >> with sizemore scopes' you clap here, it draws here. another wo

duncan kennedy reports. >> they woke up to news of the tragedy. an early morning crash that took 11 lives. the balloon plunge down in flames after the pilot had appeared to be trying to gain height. >> i was driving down the road. i saw a hot air balloon literally on fire on one side. the wicker basket was on fire. i saw something holding it down. it was 50 meters in the air. the whole basket started to go up in flames. i was pretty shocked. >> the five couples on board came from the wellington area. the weather and wind had been favorable. the pilots had more than 1000 hours commercial experience. >> 11 people have died. this is a tragedy. >> crash investigators have begun an inquiry as to the accident, which has become one of new int -- new zealand's worst disasters. >> the syrian government has claimed terrorists -- blamed terrorist for a suicide bomb attack in damascus. the opposition has accused the government of being behind. our diplomatic correspondent reports. >> the latest escalation in serious violence. a deadly suicide bomb in damascus

duncan kennedy reports from sydney. >> two men, two boys, and an icebox. it is all they could grab. their boat sank in under a minute. the box is supposed to keep not save the crew. luckily, they also sent out a mayday message using a gps device. they all climbed aboard, hauling the box with them. soon after that, a police boat also arrived at the scene. all four were taken back to shore. the 11-year-old smiled. his dad came to talk about the experience. tell us about what happened this morning. for riley, the moment was overwhelming, leaving it to dad. >> just something to float on. i knew we would be in the water. the boat lies in 65 meters of water now. the only thing to remind them of the unorthodox rescue is the icebox. now, a very cool family souvenir. >> that's all for the moment. stay with us here on "bbc world news." there is plenty more to come. iennant o international news. bbc.com/news. >> funding for this presentation is made possible by -- the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu newman's own foundation and union bank. >> you are no longer in th

she says she is now fine as duncan kennedy reports. >> volunteer, state emergency services, queensland. >> the prime minister was giving out metals -- medals. they looked around to see where the noise was coming from. protesters now just a few meters from the prime minister and the leader of the opposition. 200 aboriginal people had gathered and started banging on the windows. apparently angered by comments alluding to the end of a longstanding tented camp set up outside. they decided to make a run for it. it was there the scenes involving the prime minister unfolded. one body guard grabbed her around the shoulder, rushed for towards the car as the local alarm on the prime minister's face as she scrambled away. at one point, she appears to trick, almost ending up on the ground. the bodyguards still holding on. the scramble to get the two most important political figures in australia to safety may have cost the prime minister some of her dignity, but for the indigenous people involved, they say it is the lack of dignity shown to them by the as trillion state that is the reason they were