hello. you're watching bbc world news. i'm tim wilcox. our top stories. an apology to his dead girlfriend's family and first words since the start of his murder trial. oscar pistorius takes the stand to give his side of the events after the death of his girlfriend last year. >> i have dreams i wake up and smell blood. i wake up to being terrified. >> half a billion indians begin

casting their votes this a poll that lasts five weeks. >> reporter: i'm jon in mumbai. it's day one of the general election. the process will go on five weeks in the world's biggest democracy. the initial break through in the hunt for the missing plane. what appears to be signals from the black box recorders. i'm focussing on the business side of the big election in the world. >> it's clear the economy is concerned for voters. roofing continuing to fall in value. consumer prices don't rise. we'll take a look at which candidate has the answers to those tough business challenges. hello and welcome to the

program. oscar pistorius has taken the stand for the first time in his murder trial. let's go live to my colleague. >> reporter: here in pretoria, the dramatic moment so many have been waiting for came just under an hour ago. the first witness, a pathologist, wrapped up evidence. quickly without warning oscar himself took the stand. the defense's second witness about to be questioned by the lead defense council. he stood up from the beginning very tearful, his voice cracking as he decided to say something to the court before the questions began. it was it turns out an apology to the family of reeva steenkamp, the girlfriend she shot dead on valentine's day morning last year.

>> since this tragedy happened i have thought about your family. i wake up every morning. you're the first people i think of and first people i pray for. i can't imagine the pain and sorrow i've caused you and your family. i was simply trying to protect reeva. i can promise when she went to bed that night she felt loved. i tried to put my words on paper many, many times. no words would ever suffice. >> reporter: you can hear how oscar pistorius' voice cracked. we cannot seeing him give evidence. he's not a agreeing to live coverage. the reaction of those in court can be seen and heard. reeva's mother was looking on with a blank expression on her

face while she heard oscar talk about the horrors he's felt since that night. the fact he has very big difficulty in sleeping, has nightmares. he talked about his mental state since that day over a year ago. the court was gripped by his emotional words. >> i have terrible night marries abo -- nightmares about that night. i wake up and can smell blood. i wake up to being terrified. i hear a noise i a wake in a complete state of terror. to the point i'd rather not sleep than fall a sleep and wake up like that. i thought for many weeks i

didn't sleep as much. april last year i lost a significant amount of weight. my family asked for medical advice to start medication for sleeping. >> reporter: so there oscar pistorius talking about his mental state. the significance of his hearing of oscar talking in his first words. this is the first time we've heard his own account verbally of what happened that night. and him explaining verbally rather than written statement, his version of events. we're going to be hearing. this is oscar pistorius as we haven't heard before. the defense went right back to oscar pistorius' childhood. what were they trying to do.

this is sympathetic examination. >> he's led by his attorney talking about his childhood and when his mother died, how it made him feel. it's about his psychology, how he was raised and the fact he was disabled, had to go for prosthetic legs and then grew up to be a very strong man who was able to stand up for himself. we are hearing evidence from a man that says there were a lot of things his mother taught him. his mother died when he was 15. a lot is coming into play from the strong oscar we are seeing. we aren't seeing him but are hearing him. his sister was sobbing uncontrolly in court. reeva's mother had her eyes set

on him without flinching. he is likely going to get an aggressive cross-examination. >> he at one point asked to sit down. after explaining the nightmares, he talked about the time he was having such a bad sometime psychologically since he shot reeva steenkamp. this discussion of his disability, why is it so crucial in the defense's eyes? why does it matter? it's more than a sympathy vote. >> he's try og to describe himself as vulnerable. he felt -- even when applying for bail, he told the court he was overcome with terror when he heard suspicious noises coming from his door. that's why he went for the gun. he said he shouted at reeva to phone police and there was no response. he's likely to ask by

prosecution why he did not check where reeva was. she's contradicting himself. he told the court he woke up and spoke to reeva in bed before going outside. he's likely to be asked what did you do when you heard no response from your girlfriend? why can did you just shoot? it's going to be a different type of cross-examination when the prosecution starts questioning hip. >> they're on i a lunch break at the moment. we've been hearing gentle coaxing from his attorney. we've seen him in action today. he's utterly ruthless in terms of cross-examination. oscar pistorius is already in an emotional state. >> that's right. we don't know how long he'll be on the stand. last trial i was in, the national commissioner was on

trial. he was on stand for almost two weeks. we don't know how long this is going to take. it depends on what oscar pistorius the says. what they're trying to do is make him out to be a good witness instead of talking in his own defense. >> for the moment, thank you very much. the court adjourned for lunch at the moment. we expect oscar pistorius back on the stand. we don't know when the cross-examination will begin. we'll certainly hear more from oscar today. we'll have updates for you. back to london. >> thank you very much indeed. more from her later on. now the world's biggest election is underway in india. more than 800 million people are eligible to cast their votes. the governing congress party is facing a strong challenge from the right wing group led by the controversial leader. the contest involving 930,000

polling stations around the country will be held over nine phases ending may 12th. bbc will give you regular updates throughout. let's go to my colleague jon in mumbai for our first day's coverage. jon? >> reporter: tim, thank you very much. welcome to mumbai. if you like your election facts and figures, there are so many in an indian general election. 800 million voters to vote. 100 million new voters. each constituency has roughly 1.5 million voters. the first seven constituencies are voted in today. they are in the northeast of the country from where my colleague is reporting. >> reporter: the security personnel are in place outside the polling stations in one of

india's most sensitive regions. election officials bring in the all important electronic voting machines. all it takes is a press of a button, and india will make its choice. this is a tea growing country. it's the early part of the season and the women are plucking leaves that will be used to produce the world's famous tea. these massive plantations were set up around early to mid 19th century by the british and brought workers over from central india to work in these plantation as. for generations this has their home. this is three generations of the murah family. father, son, grandson work near the plantations that have seen little improvement over years. the tin shacks that serve as

homes offer no protection against the heat. no electricity or proper health care. >> the british were here. i've been here since then. they left. i worked at first election and all elections since then. >> translator: we are not asking for much. all we want is someone who will improve things for us. we work so hard, but our wages are really low. the tea industry is making profit, but we get no share of it. >> translator: i'm voting for the first time, so i'm really excited. our lives here are pathetic. there's no future for me here. i want to work for someone who will give me an opportunity to move out from here and begin a new life for me. >> reporter: close to the tea gardens, the river which flows into this part of india from

china is a major source of water. another sensitive border is close by as well. it's the reason this is the strategic area for india, also one underdeveloped. bbc news. >> reporter: well just to give you some idea of the size and scale of india. where we are now in mumbai is outside the railway, busiest in the world. for me to take a train from here to where the voting is going on is going to take me three and a half days. it's 1,700 miles across the country to get there. as we were saying, there are two key people fighting this out. from the congress party and from the bjp. the governor for a long time, it's seen economic growth but

also a period of controversy particularly in 2002 when there was violence and a thousand muslims were killed during that period. he's been reluctant to answer questions about that period. >> a new face for india for a country desperate for change. there's a growing wave of support behind the hard man politician who's worked up from the bottom. as a boy he sold tea on a railway station. now he's the only man who can get india back on track. from the political funding to common man, everyone in every corner of india knows who's going to win and form the next

government. but an explosion of violence in the home state on mr. modi's watch casts a shadow. at least a thousand people died, most muslim. inquiries have cleared him, but he's never shown remorse. it's an unapologetic nationalist that makes many nervous. >> translator: modi may have been cleared, but he doesn't deceive us. ask a mother that lost a child if she'd work for modi. >> what's driving many voters modi's way is the boom he's created in the home state while india's economy as a whole as slumped. increasingly young and middle class see him as their only

hope. >> that's why we support modi. >> his style appeals to those that want a more confident india with a tougher foreign policy is. >> modi has a simple message. he's promising a return to high speed growth, a time when many feel india has lost its way. the message as a growing appeal despite the past. >> reporter: modi mania is taking hold. if he wins, prepare for a new kind of india maybe growing faster again but perhaps also with a harder face. >> reporter: well i'm joined now by the former editor of the times now coloniko columnist.

welcome. do you think his message is questioned by his past? >> i don't think he's answered the questions about his past. because it's not just the question of 2002 and the riots. but the party image presented. i think even though he's got this vast must be number of followers, all india seems to put hopes on this one man. the truth is one man cannot be expected to rule 2 billion people. as far as his record up to this moment has been that he's not taking a team along with him. he rarely has a name. one of the most dangerous kind of people around. >> reporter: why does that matter? i know it's a system in india like great britain. the complaint has been elections

are becoming more presidential. media focuses on an individual. isn't that good campaigning on modi's part to realize if you've got a powerful face at the top of it, that works? >> well yes, mr. modi and his party have tried to make this residential election rather than prime minister election. the point is that this is another kind of country extremely -- there's minorities among minorities of every possible kind. i think just one man at the top, if he's sensitive and has a wider world view or even wider india view, i think i for one wouldn't have problems with it. i think modi is in a position as a one kind of man.

i don't think a one kind of man is going to work for this country. >> reporter: do you think this election though -- you talk about how lhetero genius it is, isn't it like any other advanced economy where it's all about the economy and who's going to deliver the best economic performance? >> i think in india there's a vast group of people that don't get representatives. they're at different levels. yes it's a very young crowd. today the voters between 18 and 19 advanced 2.8% of the election as opposed to .79 in 2009. the point is that it's very easy

to think that as a country developed everything else has been taken along with it. that's not what we've seen. you really have to think about people that fall between the cracks. it's easy to create india for one set of people. that's the mistake india in the last election. >> thank you so much for being with us. lovely to have you on the program. thank you very much. >> reporter: well, tim, from here in mumbai, back to you. >> jon, fascinating. thank you very much. stay with us on bbc world news. still to come, an apparent break through in the search for missing flight mh 370. an australian ship says it's detected two new signals. [ female announcer ] f provokes lust. ♪ it elicits pride... incites envy... ♪ ...and unleashes wrath.

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shows fraud will not be a major factor. despite threats of violence in the taliban, it's estimated 60% of 12 million people eligible to vote turned the out at polls. the release of three journalists from al jazeera were arrested. they were accused of false news and aiding the brother hood. they say charges are absurd. dewani is accused of hiring a hit man to shoot his bride in 2010. authorities say he shouldn't be desported until recovering from mental health problems. it appears to have been a break through in the month long

search for malaysian flight 370. officials leading that a search say they've received the best information so far, an australian search with a device known as a ping locater detected signals said to be that from a plane's black box. >> it's the most promising lead yet in the search for flight mh 370. two separate signals were detected by the ship, ocean shield. the boat heard them two hours before they fell silent. it turned and picked them up again 13 minutes. they're using this instrument called a ping locater. it scours looking for signals from the black box recorders. officials say the detections were consistent with those they expect from a black box data recorder and cockpit voice recorder. >> there's been a significant lead in the search for the

aircraft. according to the administration today, the ocean shield has detect ted signal as consistent with those of aircraft black boxes. may this may be a step closer to finding mh 370, there's still many steps to be taken before we can positively identify these are from 370. >> up to a dozen aircraft and 14 ships are searching the area the size of the uk, 1,500 kilometers west of australia. a chinese ship have also dete detected signals. authorities are cautious rushing to conclusions as the search intensifies. bbc news. coming up the next half hour on gmt, it's been 20 years since the rwanda genocide when

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welcome to bbc news. i'm tim wilcox. coming up this half hour, a major diplomatic row as rwanda remembers those dead on the anniversary of the genocide. also the teenage film star who's career lasted ten decades dies. and we're taking a look at what's on the mind of young arabs. >> for some it's glitz cars and tall buildings.

more for unemployment and unrest means the outlook isn't entirely glamorous. what are the key concerns of the young in the middle east? why do they think the government has the answers? hello. a week of official mourning has began in rwanda to mark the 20th anniversary of the country's genocide. 800,000 were killed in 10 days in 1994. many of them hacked to death with machetes. the president kagame has marked for leaders. the french ambassador has been barred from attending. let's get this report now by my

colleague george now. >> reporter: it's called the land of a thousand hills. 20 years ago this was the scene of the fastest killing spree in modern times. it took just 100 days to exterminate three quarters of the minority tutsis population. one of the massive massacres took place here in the south of the country. 60,000 were killed at this half built school where they sought r refuge. the mob cut off water and cut supplies getting in. then they moved in for the kill. women and children, elderly, no one spared. >> how do you remember the past without getting trapped in it? how do you reconcile victim and perpetrator? every sit, town, village in rwanda, these are the challenges they're dealing with.

emmanuel led a group of the killers two decades ago in a remarkable act of generosity he's allowed in the life of one of the few who survived. she lost her husband b and two sons on the night of april 20th, 1994. >> translator: we were pleading for mercy. they still killed us. some children were saying forgive us for being tutsis. we won't be tutsis anymore. they still killed us. >> what kind of man attacks innocent people? >> translator: when attacked there was no humanitarian in us. it was like wild animals. our plan was to make sure there were no survivors. that was our mission. >> after the genocide, emmanuel admitted killing nine people and served seven years in jail.

>> i wonder how can you sit next to the man that may have been the killer of your husband and sons? >> translator: i never thought i could be close to a person who killed another let alone speak to him, but with the counselling i've had, i've learned to forgive. i also forgive him because he told the truth and asked to be pardoned. >> over half the population of rwanda was born after the genocide. among them are the 20,000 or so children conceived in hate and born to women who were raped. he is one of them, but now like the rest of his generation, he wants to look forward. >> translator: most have moved on. in fact the only reason we keep commemorating the genocide is make sure it never happens

again. it is not fair to associate with the genocide. if people came here, they would realize that. >> today rwandans remember their past. they highlight the achievement of the two decades, a nation of no longer divided but reuniting around the shared vision of their future. bbc news. >> you're watching gmt on bbc world news. time to discuss business. the indian election, business side of it. thanks very much tim. hello there. you've been hearing one of the india's biggest and most crucial election ever with the economy taking center stage. slow growth, high prices and corruption has fuelled public dissatisfaction. now people are keen for change. which party has the answers? at the moment the two main

parties have different approaches to tackling the problems. let's take a look. the opposition, bjp headed by modi is is more business friendly. he's portrayed as a man who can transform the economy as well as create jobs. now gandhi the barrier for the national indian congress party may have three former prime ministers in his family. the congress party has been criticized for policies that hark back to socialism and more involved welfare state. critics say this level of government involvement is to blame for india's economic depliez in recent years. so who will win out? that's the big question. we're going live to our correspondent in mumbai. let's hear first from the people on the streets. why is the economy so important to them as we go in this very big election? >> it comes to the foreign data

investment coming to india. that's the main issue. >> not only this country shattered, people are suffering a lot. i want economic improvement. >> unemployment. i have been unemployed for a year now. it's very difficult to get a job. i'm voting for a party promising more jobs for common people. >> an issue for me is falling value. the power is shrinking day by day. for people with limited resources like me, who are we tired and have a fixed income from say banker interest, it is very hard to make both ends meet. >> the rising prices affecting everyone. people in the towns, we are not

able to afford it. look at the prices. we want somebody in power that will see that it comes down. >> we are joined now in mumbai. great to see you. clearly from the people on the street, we know you've got the falling value, rising consumer prices, economy at the top of the minds basically for voters. which candidate is seen as best tackling these current problems? >> reporter: well the congress government which leads the government is certainly having a tough time this time around. we've seen slow down growth under levels. last year, you saw people talking about prices had gone up almost three times. they're going to have a tough time, these elections. the bjp, opposition, the one

promising growth, jobs for the massive young population india has. the man leading the campaign, modi is seen as friendly to business. however they released manifesto today. one of the issues the two parties differ on is foreign direct investments specifically mult multibrand retail. that's something the bjp is opposed to. super market chains have been eyeing the market here trying to launch for a while. might have to wait for more time if we see opposition come to pass. >> can you stay on that subject? we're curious and i'm sure many are. the role of private sector, how does that play on the minds of indian voters? >> reporter: well, as far as foreign investment is concerned, what the congress seems to think

is it's going to bring better prices to farmers, better prices to consumers here. it's actually going to benefit the people of the country. on the other hand, what the opposition says is that it's going to take away jobs. it's going to impact the middleman, the traders. they're going to be impacted negatively. people have been thinking about that. primarily what's been on people's minds is jobs and inflation. half of india's population is under the age of 25, 600 million people. employment generation has been hit over the last two years. most the 100 million new voters we see this time around are worried about what their future prospects are, whether they're going to get jobs to save them enough or jobs at all. >> absolutely. it's a lengthny election. we'll talk to you again about all the issues at hand soon. thanks. joining us live from mumbai. let's plmove on. the so called hopes for a better

life across the region. now three year, what do young people think and fear with over 200 million people in the region below the age of 25. young arabs are a force to be reckoned with. now following interviews, we have insight as to what is on their minds. the rising cost of living is the number one concern for young arabs. fears about the rising unemployment rate is their next biggest worry. over half think that civil unrest is the biggest obstacle facing the middle east. let's go straight over to mark who joins us from dubai. it tells us a lot but highlights these major economic concerns at the top of many young arab's minds. >> indeed.

interestingly two-thirds surveyed think they have confidence in the government to deal with the problem's unemployment to obtain economic stability and improve living standards. it underlining a lot in the arabs spirit. a year ago, three quarters say thooid be better off now or in five year's time as. that's dropped 50%. popularity of fuel and gas. three quarters wants the heavily subsidized fuel they're getting at moment. there's fears the cars and cooling use so much energy here it affects climate change. that a didn't register on the survey. on the job hunt trend, there's a rise in demand for public sector jobs and starting one's own business. i asked one about the private sector demands.

>> because i would get more benefits out of it. like, i could -- i would have a much closer relationship with my boss. >> and mark, the report also asked young people where in the world would they like to live. what country came out on top? >> on top a resounding victory for ear. united arab most popular country they'd like to live in. surprise second place last year, france. it's been a bad year for france. united states was the favorite second place. another nugget in this report was interesting. asking young arabs who should they look at outlook for life. one in five chose a upon star. when i asked one 20-year-old female about it when she was dressed in the head scarf. i said how does a pop star influence your life?

she said glam 340our, makeup. i said you're covered. she said when i'm at home, we change clothes and wear makeup. she says pop stars influence her life. >> we'll talk to you soon. joining us from dubai. tweet me. >> i was going to ask which pop star changed your life? >> i'm not going to answer. bye. >> thank you very much indeed. you're watching gmt. let's return to rwanda now. they're marking 20 years since the genocide there. 800,000 people killed in that genocide. let's go to george who joining us from there. 20 years on, the anger and shame about events, george, still continues. >> reporter: it certainly does,

tim. i saw one of the parts of the assembly still going on. the president of rwanda, paul kagame is speaking now. one of the moments the stadium reverberate to cries and screams of people to which the memory was too much. 20 years on, the country is trying to move on. for some, that memory is all too strong. >> in terms of national reconciliation, and i was there after the genocide when they were letting certain members back. how successful has that been in small villages to bring those groups who were massacring each other together? >> reporter: tim, the president has just sat down which is why you hear that applause. the process of reconciliation has not just gone on at the national level. it's gone on at the village

level. one of the ways they did it was have a series, 2 million cases, community trials. community cases. now to help people to come forward, to admit what they had done, to tell the truth, ask forgiveness. that's helped the process of reconciliation. >> tell us about the diplomatic spat which is perhaps overshadowed today's commemoration. >> reporter: you can imagine. these are the repercussions of events that happened 20 years ago. france is not represented here at this ceremony. essentially the allegations from the rwandan government is in the period up to the genocide, france played a part helping the government at the time. when the genocide was underway in 1994, french troops certainly can did not do enough to prevent the suffering. that has appeared to be the

scene years ago when the war between the two governments. it flared up again. basically the french minister pulled out of today's ceremony and said the ambassador would come the last minute. they said if you're not going to send your minister, we won't have your ambassador either. >> thank you george. stay with us here on bbc world news. still to come, by george, the baby prince embarks on his first official tour of new zealand. [ hypnotist ] you are feeling satisfied

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taken the stand in his own defense. he denies murdering his girlfriend reeva steenkamp valentine's day last year. the governing congress party facing a tough challenge from the hindu nationalist bjp. the duke and duchess of cambridge have arrived in new zealand. their baby prince george is traveling with them. this will echo the tour by the prince and princess of wales when william was nine months old. we are reporting now in new zealand. >> reporter: the weather wasn't at all what people wanted, low cloud and driving rain. the flight brought them on the final leg. george, eight and a half months old now, a reassuring tweet from

his mother before mother for his first high profile outing. a blustery first encounter with new zealand at the start of a three week visit to new zealand and australia. how did he cope with the flight like any 8-month-old probably. looked composed at end of it if rather disinterested at the line of people there to welcome his mother and dad. george was taken supposedly to rest. for the look of him, that may not have fit in with the plans for his day as william and katherine headed for the official welcome to new zealand. the ceremony began with aggression and spear waving. before long, noses were rubbed, a gesture of welcome to a couple

who one day will be king and queen of new zealand. here's the serious problem, trying to fathom the enthuse a towards william, kate and george. bbc news wellington. the hollywood actor mickey rooney has died. he went fromchild actor to world's biggest movie star marrying eight times and starring in 200 films. we look back at his life. ♪ >> mickey rooney was 19 when they made "babes and arms."

she was learning to become a star. he was the real thing. he was an ir pressable child star playing mickey mcgwire in one series of more than 6 0. then the all american boy next door. >> he could act as well. he played opposite spencer tracey in "boy's town." he played opposite another child star liz taylor in "national velvet." he grew up too quickly. his private life was a mess. he married eight times, first time to ava gardener and went broke twice. he made films for children. acting he maintained wasn't work. >> being in a business you're

fortunate to be a grown up kid playing make believe and memorizing some lines and doing before the camera. that's a walk in the park. >> he lived a long life and made over 300 films. never matched by brilliance and charm in early films with judy. >> mickey rooney died at 93. i interviewed him 30 years ago, a feisty character. you're watching gmt. quick reminder of our main story this hour, oscar pistorius has taken the stand in the trial of murder of reeva steenkamp. he denies killing her valentine's day last year saying he mistakingly thought she was an intruder. speaking through tears and shaky voice, he opened his witness

evidence with an apology to her family. here's what he had to say. >> since this tragedy happened i have thought about your family. i wake up every morning. you're the first people i think of, first people i pray for. i can't imagine the pain and sorrow i've caused you and your family. i was simply trying to protect reeva. i can promise when she went to bed that night she felt loved. i tried to put my words on paper many, many times to write to you but no words would ever suffice. >> we'll bring you life coverage when he resumes giving evidence later. ukraine's defense anyone industry says a naval officer has been shot dead in crimea by

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