hello. i'm with bbc world news. our top stories. u.s. reveals they're trying to rescue james foley, someone weighs in. >> we would share blankets. if starving and missing food, he would share his ration. seven palestinians killed including three senior hamas

commanders. police clash with protestor miss the quarantine because of the ebola outbreak. a set back for the memo of the big back. mcdonald's is forced to shut its doors in moscow. hello. welcome to the program. the united states has continued to launch air strikes in northern iraq despite threats from islamic state militants to kill a second american. a u.s. secret military mission had tried to free james foley and other hostages. the killing provokes condemnation. >> to james foley tributes have

been flooding many. they've described him as kind, adventurous and tough. to his parents, he is a martyr. >> we take journalists for granted. they risk their lives. they have no resources, no protections. not a major network. they stay longer and get better stories. we really have not enough regard for people that do this work. >> it's emerged american commanders tried to rescue him and other american hostages held by islamic militants. they landed in syria earlier this summer. they could not find the hostages. now it's a race against time to save another american hostage. his captor, the man thought to have killed james foley,

believed to be british. what can britain and united states do with limited information? president obama says he doesn't want america to get drawn into the conflict. that's before foley was killed. the head of the cia describes this as the first terror attack against america. the kind of a a trosty that they want to prevent from happening again. >> a french journalist was taken in june 2013 and eventually released last april. he spent seven months this captivity with james foley. he has not spoken at length about his experience because he didn't want to jeopardize the safety of other captives. after the beheading, he decided to speak to us. >> we spent seven months in a

very extreme situation together including for one week we were handcuffed one to the other day and night. >> what were the conditions like where you were? >> you double up some kind of survival instincts meaning that for instance he tried to grab everything you can find. james was opposite. everything he could share he would share it. if we were cold and missing blankets, he would share. if we were starve aing and missing food, he would share his ration. >> can did he cope with conditions better than the rest of you? >> i would say yes even though being an american, it was probably more targeted by the guard. >> in what way? >> it would be bit more

probably. >> why were you released but he wasn't? >> many countries do negotiate. what they negotiate, i don't know. i don't know if it's money, prisoner exchange. some countries like america but also like uk do not negotiate. they put people at risk. >> everyone that sees that video was or horrified. what were you feeling? >> just horrified. it's not only a colleague that's killed. it's also a friend and best element. >> how would you like to remember james foley? >> i am afraid that would take a few days. i would try to just remember very few chances we had to laugh

loud together. it did happen actually couple of times. >> he had spent seven months with james foley. our middle east editor jeremy bowling has been telling many how the killing of foley may affect u.s. policy in iraq. >> they've shown by continuing with air strikes they're not going to be affected by this. the americans say they don't pay ransoms, don't try to do deals with these people. it's inconceiveable they would stop air strikes and kinds of military actions they've been taking because of what's happened. it has to be said islamic state have been killing iraqis and syrians with much less publicity on an extremely regular basis. >> yes indeed this. has made so much publicity. it made internet, social media. in terms of the next step then,

what happens? >> is it giving arms to peshmerga forces which would upset baghdad? how do you take this further senator. >> very complex. they'll move slowly. they'll arm peshmerga better than so far. the key to trying to blunt islamic state in iraq is in baghdad. i.s. have advanced quickly because they had support at different levels from other sunni muslim groups including people that supported president hussein. they were against him. but they have been disaffected in iraq. if there's a new government, new prime minister, if they try to

disconnect the bulk of the sunni population from not just support but actively turn them against i.s., then this strategy there and americans may provide air power in terms of making that happen on the military level. essentially it's got to come from politics. there's no solution to this in simple military terms. >> that was jeremy boeing. we're going to stay in the region and look at gaza. that's the live shot behind me. hamas says three senior commanders have been killed in a israeli air strike in the southern gaza strip. four other palestinians have been killed in strikes on the northern town in gaza city. the israeli defense force says an israeli civilian has been severely injured in morter fire. let's talk to bbc in gaza for

us. talk us through the three hamas figures that have been killed. they may not be known internationally but prominent in the hamas region. >> that's right. they're certainly well known here in gaza. there's a huge turnout for their funerals taking place in south of gaza. the man in charge of the brigades, military wing of hamas in the southern part of the gaza strip. another man who was with him, mohamed who was responsible commander for the group and another local commander. they were on israel's most wanted list. israel has said they were involved in building the tunnels used for cross border attacks, also smuggling weapons into

gaza. they were involved in executing the plan to capture the israeli soldier who was of course held here in gaza for five years before he was released in a big prisoner exchange deal. israel will see that it's dealt a psychological blow and operational blow to hamas by killing these three men. of course brigades have been putting out defiant statements. there was an assassination attempt on its top leader just one day ago. an israeli air strike in gaza city killed his wife and infant son. already it has been promising revenge for that even telling foreign airlines not to fly into tel aviv airport. >> the israeli defense forces say an israeli civilian has been

injured in morter fire. rockets still continue into israel? >> we have seen rockets fired to israel in the last few hours and morter attacks. at this stage, certainly not the scale we've seen in the past few days. the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has been preparing the israeli public for extended operation here. in a televised news conference yesterday, he said they would continue the operation as long as necessary. it's now 45 days since israel's offensive began in gaza. >> as always, thank you very much. let's bring you up to date with other news. the general that launched the dramatic coup in thailand has been elected prime minister be by the military appointed parliament. the 60-year-old seized power in may following the opposition

parties that resulted in protests and clashes. the internationally acclaimed environmental campaign silva has been chosen as the new presidential candidate. she replaces the member killed last week in the plane crash. an area close to the volcano has been evacuated over fears it could erupt. it sits within a national park popular with tourists. geologists have detected 300 earthquakes since midnight tuesday. let's get all the business news. aaron is here with us. you've got good news for us. >> we originally thought it was good news. it's actually not that great news.

it keeps coming on the euros. let's start with latest economic must bes of news from the euro economies. growth and business slowed in august. orders are still growing in the powerhouse that's germany. earlier this month, numbers showed germany, the block's biggest economy, shrunk in the previous three months. france has zero growth so far this year. let's keep across that one. russian authoritys have closed four mcdonald's restaurants in moscow and inspecting other branch across the country. the consumer protection agency says it found numerous breaches of health and safety rules. it is issue dig it closely. many critics accuse the russian

government this is propaganda off the back of u.s. and eu sanctions against it. twe reported the the first annual loss due to slow sales in china and over supply in the u.s. market. the world's largest listed wine company posted net loss of $94 million. slow sales last year led to the group having to destroy thousands of bottles of excess wine at its u.s. division. makes you want to cry. the firm sought after by two private equity groups has been struggling in key markets. tweet me @bbc aaron. more coming up in over an hour's time. see you then. >> thank you as always. much more coming up on this program. stay with us. we saddle up in amsterdam where about everyone has a bicycle and

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hello. you're watching bbc world news. our main headlines this hour. the u.s. reveals they tried to rescue american hostages in syria earlier this year including the murdered journalist james foley. hamas says three senior military leaders have been killed in an israeli air strike. let's return to our top story. the killing of the american journalist james to foley. well joining us from jerusalem is victor of st. andrews church in baghdad. thank you very much for speaking to us. i know that you're congregation, your parishioner have suffered badly. tell us a little about how they're affect aed by the growt of islamic state a. >> the fact is that many of my

parishioner have fled from baghdad because baghdad is too dangerous. they went to their original homeland part of mosul. that was the precise area tha the i.s. moved christians north. they didn't just move them morth. they killed many of them. slaughtered them, massacred them. now we're in the north just trying to meet the needs of the people who are absolutely desperate. this is the worst religious persecution that we have seen of any people since the atrocities of the holocaust. >> what is your understanding about how islamic state grew in such strength?

what is behind this? >> i think one of the things which we cannot deny is that the sunnis increasingly felt they weren't being taken seriously. under the old maliki government, we could certainly see the role of the sunnis particularly from fallujah is that they had been very sidelined. so the key to this terrorism is people that feel they have lost something. sunnis thought they had lost everything. they had lost properties, lost political influence. they had ultimately lost power. so comes up this islamic state creating its own power.

what was its power? if you don't do what we say, we kill you. we take you over the country. we prove that the government has no resources or power. those who are not with us are against us. >> i'm so sorry. apologize for interrupting you. very good to talk to to you. that was the victor of st. george's church in baghdad. thank you. police trying to enforce a quarantine zone to combat the ebola virus have clashed with residents. 1,350 have died of the virus this year. liberia reported the highest numbers of deaths. emily thomas has more. >> when people in liberia's largest slum realized they had been barricaded in, violence fled. hundreds clashed with police

that fired live rounds and tear gas. security forces moved into the neighborhood of west point on wednesday in an attempt to contain the spread of ebola. they blocked roads with scrap wood and barbed wire. people say they had no warning. this man says that some visitors to west point have been trapped and can't get back to their families. in this this slum of 50,000, fear and tension have been risings for days. at the weekend, a health center was ransacked. 17 suspected ebola patients were take an way although they're now accounted for and being treated. emergency food convoys are sent to areas. this caused prices of basic goods to soar. it's not clear how long the blockades will last. >> the death toll in liberia is rising fast. a nationwide curfew has been

imposed across the country. another slum has been quarantined. there's been 600 deaths there from ebola this year. almost 400 have died in sierra leone. in guinea a similar number, but the thought is said to be spreading. it's thought to be slowing in nigeria too. overall, more than 1,350 deaths. >> the world health organization is urging screenings at exit points. kenya blocked travelers from liberia, sierra leone and guinea. there's no known cure for this deadly disease. as the outbreak continues to spread, who warns some areas are beginning to run slow on basic supplies as airlines and shipping companies cut their services to affected countries.

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as the u.s. revealed it tried to free kidnapped journalist james foley, a fellow captive pays tribute. >> everything he could share, he would share it. if we were cold and missing blankets, he would share his blankets. if we were starving and missing food, he would share his ration. israeli air strikes kills seven including three senior hamas commanders. the general who launched a coup against the thailand

government is the new prime minister and promises far reaching perform. surrogacy under the spotlight. the face of baby gammy sparks debate on how to best protect parents and children. hello and welcome to the program. the u.s. has continued to launch air strikes on iraq despite the threats to kill a second american captive. the attacks come as the pentagon revealed the secret military mission to free james foley and hostages in syria. the pictures online of beheading of foley continue to bring condemnation. >> for james foley, tributes are flooding in from friends and

fellow journalist. they describe him as kind, generous and tough. to his parents, he's a martyr. >> we take journalists for granted. they're freelance people, risk their lives. they have no resources, no protections. not a major network. the honest truth is they stay longer to get better stories. we really have not enough regard for people who do this work. >> it's now emerged that american commanders tried to rescue him and a number of other american hostages held by i lammic state militants. they landed in syria earlier this summer. when they arrived, officials could not find the hostages. now it's a race against time to save another american hostage heath stephens. his captor, the man thought to have killed foley is believed to

be british. what can they do with limited information? >> president obama doesn't want america to get drawn into a long drawn out conflict confronting jihadist. that's before james foley was killed. a killing the form head of the deputy krooi described as the first terror a attack on america. the kind of atrocity america, britain and partners want top prevent from happening again. bbc news, washington. >> the french journal journalist was taken in june 2013 and released last april. he spent seven months in captivity with james foley. he has not spoken at length about the experience because he didn't want to jeopardize the safety of other captives. after the beheading of foley, he spoke to our correspondentcorre

>> we spent seven months in extreme situation together including one week we were handcuffed one to the other day and night. >> what were the conditions like you and james were held in? >> circumstances you're held captive, you have some kind of survival instincts meaning that for instance, he tried to grab everything you can find. he was the opposite. basically everything he could share, he would share it. if we were cold and missing blankets, he would share his. if we were starving and missing food, he would share his ration. >> did he cope with conditions better than the rest of you? >> i would say yes even though being an american, it was probably more targeted by the guard. >> in what way? >> well it would be beaten more probably. >> why were you released but he

wasn't? >> some countries, many countries do negotiate. i don't know if it is money, are prisoner exchange. some countries like america but also like uk do not negotiate. it puts people at risk. >> everyone who sees that video is horrified. what were you feeling when you saw that video? >> just horrified. it's not only a colleague killed, it's also a friend. my best element. >> how would you like to remember james foley? >> i would try. i'm afraid it would take a few days. i would try to just remember very few chances we had to laugh

loud together. it did happen a couple of times. >> that was the french journalist speaking to our paris correspondent. thank you details have emerged about this. frank gardener is here with us. bring us up to state on what we know now. >> a number of people have confirmed to us there are three british jihadist guarding western hostages that are held by islamic state. probably in syria. they've been given nicknames. this is the story that came out unconfirmed. they have nicknames of beetles, john, paul, ringo. the accounts we're getting from the number of people are that some of the hostages are treated badly, beaten. the u.s. air strikes have infuriated the jihadist state.

they've started to push them back. it's really upset them a lot. that's taken out on the hostages to some extent. there are over 20 being held probably in different locations. it turns out that there was an angry e-mail sent to james foley's family about a week before he was killed. it didn't make ransom demands. it told them he was going to be killed because of air strikes. >> the focus is on men with the british accents. what are uk security services trying to and ascertain who these people are? >> there are a lot of people involved in this. it's not necessary wiily going lead to great resolution. unless his killers come back or leave syria and iraq, they're not going to be brought to justice. there's no government in that part of the middle east you can go to and say we want ext

extradition order to get them out. unless you send in a squad -- it hasn't worked for americans when they sent in intelligents. they landed in the wrong place. if they land in the city, not easy at all. but the fbi are the lead agency on this. the victim was american, james foley. they're doing their best whatever resources they've got to try and find out who exactly was the person that killed him. the video is slightly confusing. it's a horrible video to look at. it's not absolutely clear whether the voice is indeed the person in the black mask. you can't see his lips moving. it's possible it's been put on after ward. one point about this, obviously the huge intention in the western media because james

foley was a helpless journalist trying to do his job. this is happening to iraqis and syrians. it's happened to our arab journalist over the middle east for a long time. they're paying with their lives to do the story. arab journalist are getting the brunt of it. we have interests when it happens to one of our own. arab journalists have paid a terrible price for reporting in their own country. whether nigerians, north africa, iraqis or syrians. this is a tiny tip of the iceberg we're seeing. >> in terms of the way the other journalist was speaking about it, perhaps james foley was worse treated because of the fact he's american. uk and u.s. make a big deal about not negotiating. >> they don't. in fact, actually i have to say european countries have not been

honest about this. if you remember a year ago in britain northern islands, all eight countries signed up to agreement they would not pay ransom to terrorists who kidnap. only uk and u.s. have a bided by that. it comes at a terrible price. hostages get killed, others get released. it's easy to say this in the comfort of the studio. when nearest and dearest get kidnapped, most do whatever they can to get them out. the sums involved are huge. this is a well organized business by the islamic state. they have somebody running it in charge. it's a money making business. one iraqi source put the figure at $200 billion in ransoming near willy a dozen western hostages and still holding some.

europeans pay up. americans and britains don't. now for other news. the armed wing of hamas says three commanders have been killed in the southern gaza strip. palestinian rescue services say the three were among six killed when a four story building was destroyed in the attack a. the security council is calling for immediate ceasefire and peace talks. kevin conley is in jerusalem is told me about three hamas commanders killed this morning. >> al-attar, shamala and barhoum were key figures in military leadership. there's a sense in which israel has been trying in weeks of fighting to pull off some kind of operation like this. it tried a couple of days ago to kill dief, the overall military commander of hamas.

it's not clear how that operation turned out. this from the israeli perspective is seen as a success, blow to hamas and something to make other hamas leaders feel vulnerable. this will temp people in gaza that israel has good accurate real time intelligence and has military capability to act on that intelligence. so to say it's a victory of a kind israel has been looking for. it are will see this i think as a very important moment in the overall conflict. >> in terms of peace talks, of course they have collapsed what hope they may. >> the u.n. security council talks about the importance of getting another ceasefire in place for humanitarian reasons. that's aspiration, not a policy.

it's not clear who would have the power to get the two sides back to the table. the talks appear to have collapsed for the very simple reason the two sides were so far apart on the fundamental issues. i think although there's international pressure to get the two sides back onto a diplomatic track, there's no sign that's about to happen. >> and kevin, just bring us up to date whether we've had strikes on israel today. >> we have had word of rocket attack as in the southern part of israel. word that an empty kindergarten building was hit. one israeli was injured this morning. we understand the rocket campaign continues. there have been israeli air strikes in gaza. we're working to establish the details of exactly what has happened in those air strikes. essentially in terms of this conflict, day 45 now. i suppose for both sides and civilians on both sides. it is business as usual and hard

to see where a diplomatic solution comes from, where politicians can do their work to provide alternative to ongoing military campaign. >> bbc kevin conley reporting from jerusalem there. now other news. internationally acclaimed environmental campaign marine that silva has been chosen as the new presidential candidate. she takes over for her running mate killed last week in a plane crash. an area has been evacuated close to the country's volcano over fears it could erupt. it has no permanent residents but sets in a national park popular with tourists. there's been 300 earthquakes in the area since tuesday. the consumer agency ordered

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. hello. you're watching bbc world news. our main headline this is thoumpt u.s. reveals it tried to rescue american hostages in syria earlier this year including james foley, the murdered journalist. as the violence continues, hamas is says three senior military leaders has been killed in an israeli air strike.

one of the two american aid worker who is contracted ebola in liberia is said to be released from the the hospital. dr. brantley is recovered and supposed to be released today according to the charity he works for. police in the united states say it's been a relatively calm night in the st. louis suburb of ferguson where there's been two weeks of protests sparked by a white police officer shooting dead an unarmed black teenager. the u.s. attorney general eric holder has been meeting police and residents and hopes a thorough investigation into the killing of michael brown has influence. there's been a marked change in the sphere among the protestors. >> we ask you lord jesus to look

upon us, keep us together as one. >> here in ferguson, there's a different much calmer sense of vigil here. people here have got candles and saying prayers for michael brown. many of the people here say they will stay here as long as it takes to get justice. these are the hard core who really want to keep their voice heard. i'm joined by gary hill who's been saying a prayer with some of the people here. minister, why do you think things are calmer this evening after what's been ten nights of violent protests? >> first of all i want to say that you give all the credit to god because when people pray, he answers prayers. what has happened out here tonight is prayers have been answered. >> reporter: i'm going into the crowd and talk to protestors who are here. how long have you been here protesting? >> since day one.

>> reporter: how long will you be here? >> until we get justice. to the end. i don't know. i can't say. when there's justice, i just might go home. i am tired. i've got to stand strong. i'm a black, strong woman. >> one of the protestors speaking to us will there. one aspect of the situation has been dutch citizens who have believed to have joined conflict in iraq and syria. from the hague, we report. >> reporter: the black standard flag is the most recognizable symbol used by the islamic state. it's spreading across iraq and syria. now appearing on the streets of europe. this footage posted on youtube is said to show i.s. supporters

in the hague encouraging vulnerable young people to join them. >> this shows people recruiting us. one that doesn't have a future is i'm going there because i lam. one person said this is the thing. we must still go. >> although many in the predominantly muslim neighborhood support the formation of an islamic state, most oppose the brutality of i.s. around 140 dutch citizens have already traveled to take part in jihad. this is one of them. he once trained with the dutch army and is now using skills to teach new recruits against the president's forces in syria. >> i've been speaking to him on this instant messenger app.

i asked if he's still fighting in syria. he said yes. i asked whether he is also fighting with the desire to form an islamic state. his answer is which fighter from a broad doesn't want islamic law? >> the security services say the threat is hue tatie escalating. >> they make more and better use of the internet, social media, of the youtube, movies. we have young men, young girls age 16 and 17, some 14, who want to go to syria or iraq. >> this film shows another dutch citizen now understood to be based in iraq. as i.s. influence spreads, there are fears these foreign fighters will return home. >> it's a bomb in our society.

it's not only netherlands. it's belgium, france, united kingdom, germany. all face the same problem. people that want to use violence in order to achieve it. it's reality. unfortunately this is realty. >> ignoring this apparent support for the islamic state won't make it disappear. right now the netherlands is struggling to find a formula to fight the threat within european borders. bbc news in the hague. the case of gammy, a baby with down syndrome supposedly left behind by the intended parents has caused a new law. 200 babies will be born this year through surrogacy. there's new regulations to protect surrogates and babies.

>> this is sarah jones. her two children. she has three surrogate children. the latest is elliott. with gay couple nik and michael. elliott is one of 160 children registerer born in england in surrogacy last year. they drew up an agreement. it's not legally enforceable. >> we talk about the children growing up. you know, being teenagers and still seeing their surrogate family and you know, that friend ship still being there. >> she's obviously given us a son and life we wouldn't have, opportunity to be parents. i'm hopeful that elliott will be an amazing kid and adult from the kind of life we can give him. sarah has given us that chance. we might no have had that chance otherwise. >> the uk agency that linked

these three parents encourages everyone to stay in touch after the birth. because there are no contracts, anyone can change their mind at any time. the only money that can change hands in the uk is for expenses. even that is open to abuse. the lack of guarantees led bobby and nicki to surrogacy in india where everything is contracted. >> everything is done profess n professional professionally. once she's pregnant, she's taken to a home several months. we get updates on scans and other information, get break downs on bills and everything. it's very well presented in india. >> bobby and nicki have spent around 100,000 pounds having two kids. she argues you should be able to pay a surrogate in the uk. >> it should be commercial xized. there are loads of women that want to help couples have babies or do egg donors.

because it's not advertised, you can't put in papers or anything. it's too close at the moment. couples don't know where to start or go. >> sarah is against commercialization in the uk but says parents need better protection. >> i think to be honest, more regulations are good definitely. i think the parents of the child need to be recognized as the parents straight away. that would make it easier. >> the way the surrogacy works in the uk has bonds. primarily i think the system is working. it's not legislated properly. >> as demand increases, uk groups argue better legal protection would encourage more women to come forward as surrogates. >> goodness. how cute was he? if you think the company panasonic is an electronics giant, you'd be right. now it's turning it's hand to growing vegetables. the japanese brand that built

its name on building tvs, it's branched out to cameras and even now growing lettuces. their business plan is make the food more efficient. you heard it here first. much more on our website. from me and the team, thanks for watching bbc world news. bye bye.

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