this is bbc america, and now live from london, "bbc world news." >> hello, i'm geeta guru-murthy with "bbc world news." our top stories. the death of australian cricketer phillip hughes sends shock waves through the sport two days after he was hit on the head by a cricket ball. >> the thought that a player in his prime should be killed playing our national game is shocking and sobering. five people are killed in a suicide bombing in the afghan capital kabul. british embassy staff are

amongst the injured. the first human ebola vaccine trial is hailed an unqualified success. and the appearance of harmony as ukraine's new parliament meets for the first time. we report on the tensions behind the scenes. hello. the cricketing world is mourning the loss of australian batsman phillip hughes, who's died two days after being hit on the back of the head bay ball whilst playing a match at the sydney cricket ground. the 25-year-old had been in an induced coma after emergency surgery. that's where many of his fellow

cricketers, including the australian clark had been at his bedside. clark gave this statement on behalf of the family. >> we're devastated by the loss of our much-loved son and brother phillip. it's been a very difficult few days. we appreciate all the support we have received from family, friends, players, cricket australia, and the general public. cricket was phillip's life, and we as a family shared that love of the game with him. we would like to thank all the medical and nursing staff at st. vincent's hospital and cricket new south wales medical staff for their great efforts with phillip. we love you. >> michael clarke there, clearly overcome. it was a very emotional press conference. the australian prime minister tony abbott then said hughes was a young man living out his dreams. >> the thought that a player in

his prime should be killed playing our national game is shocking and sobering. we should be conscious of the risks that our sports people run to give us the pleasure that they do. >> tony abbott. well, there has been an outpouring of tributes on social media. the australian coach tweeted r.i.p., little champ, we're all going to miss you. love, prayers to all the hughes family. shane warren has written, just an absolute tragedy that hughesy is no longer with us. he was such an awesome young man. the former captain tweeted, a very sad day for the world of cricket. spare a thought for shawn abbott. that is the bowler who delivered that ball. he's going to go through a very hard time. the indian cricket legend wrote shocked to hear about phil.

sad day for cricket. deepest condolences to family, friends, and well-wishers. r.i.p. phillip hughes, who also played in india. our sports reporter looks back at phillip hughes's career. >> reporter: phillip hughes was the embodiment of the australian batsman. the quiet country boy from new south wales was part cricketer, part fighter. as a batsman, hughes had guts, if not always grace. the 81 he made in a losing cause in the first test of last year's ashes demonstrated his character. he had begun his career by becoming the youngest man to score a century in both innings of a test match, but his form was patchy and he found himself in and out of the australia team. hughes worked on his game in england, playing for middlesex, hampshire and worcestershire. he was popular. >> a young man, very popular, full of energy, a bit of

mischief about him. but a fantastic player. >> hughes was playing for south australia against his former state new south wales in a sheffield shield match when he was struck on the head by a delivery from shawn abbott. he was taken to hospital, but despite surgery, succumbed to his injury. still in his mid 20s, phillip hughes surely would have played for australia many times in the years to come. it is a great tragedy that he leaves his crease far too early. >> phillip hughes remembered there. well, like many of today's best cricketers, he played, as i mentioned, in the indian premier league. we have our correspondent in calcutta. india cricket, we can see children in the nets behind you. what's been the reaction there to this really sad news today?

>> you know, for the last two days, as you said, this is a country where cricket's not a sport, it's a religion, and people here have been following the news around phillip hughes very, very closely. some people have been going to temples and praying that he would get through this. we heard you say before he has expressed his sadness. the whole of indian cricket is expressing their sadness. a lot of the children behind me, their parents have been concerned about this. one young child said, my mom said to me don't go and play cricket anymore. other people have been talking about is the prengtive ge iprot good enough. people think if this can happen to an international batsman, what would happen so their children when they're playing on these very uneven surfaces that you can see behind me. >> we can see lots of children in india play all over the place without any protective gear at all. has that debate about helmet design been going on there, as

we've seen in australia and here, and what are people feeling? should there be a review? >> reporter: i think there is a huge debate that's taking place here. remember, it was ten years ago that an indian fielder was killed on a cricket pitch when he was fielding and a cricket ball hit him. one young batsman i spoke to just a short while ago as he was walking to the crease said it is something that needs to be looked at. because when you turn your head, there is a part of your head that is exposed and that is very, very dangerous. so i think it's a debate that is going to continue here. it's certainly not going to stop some children from playing cricket, but it may have some parents think twice about whether they want to send their children to academies like this and play as well. that debate is going to gather pace here i think. over the last decade, people thought cricket had become much safer, that we wouldn't see incidents like this once people were wearing helmets. that's clearly not the case. so i think the concerns are

rising here all the time. >> many thanks indeed. scientists have hailed results from an experimental vaccine against ebola, saying the drug appears safe and may help the immune system to recognize the virus. 20 american volunteers were injected with the drug and produced antibodies. if other small trials are successful, the ebola vaccine could be offered to several thousand health workers in west africa. it is said that it will be some time before the vaccine is known to work. >> it would be extremely important for future outbreaks to have a vaccine that you've already proven is effective, ready to go for the next ebola outbreak. the degree to which it will be effective in this outbreak will really depend upon how long it takes to prove that it's effective. >> well, as aid workers dealing

with ebola in south guinea continue their work, that is where the outbreak first started. and some aid workers have told the bbc that cases are rising sharply, and they don't have the resources to deal with it. our global health correspondent has visited a new french center due to open in the next few days. it was built by the world food program from scratch in just a month. >> reporter: this treatment center will open in the next few days. i'm walking through what will be the red zone. this is where confirmed patients will be treated. this is where probable cases will be treated. and just beyond there is where suspected cases will be looked after. eight months into this outbreak, these sorts of treatment centers are still desperately needed. the world food program is currently building five of them. i've been speaking to the man who's building this one, and the man who will be running it. >> it's critical now, as the disease is in a phase -- it's

important that we multiply the number of facilities at a very fast pace. so it's kept under control before spreading more. >> i hope we will kill the outbreak. to be honest, it's not only the hospital. we have to do a lot with all of the organization, we have to do a lot of jobs in terms of outreach. the total capacity of the facility is about 100. i think the initial plan is to operate it with 40 patients. the work started here about three and a half weeks ago, so that's quite fast work for us. we intend to complete the work in three to four days, which will have the complete facility built under four weeks. >> we know that it was a bit difficult with the community.

difficult to understand ebola for all of us. we will invite most of the leader of the community. we can understand what we will do. and we can have a discussion about the outbreak. >> the impact would be that immediately, the health authorities within this city, within this area have the tools to support their communities. we hope it will help not only the medical treatment, but the perception of the disease. >> a special report from guinea. more, of course, throughout the day. in afghanistan, a vehicle belonging to the uk embassy in kabul has been hit in a suicide bomb attack in the east of the city. the taliban has claimed responsibility. at least five people have been killed and more than 30 injured. a uk embassy spokesman says several of its staff are amongst the injured. let's find out more now from our correspondent in kabul.

what more can you tell us butt those who are injured and those who have lost their lives in this attack? >> reporter: well, the afghan government confirms five dead and 34 wounded. most of the dead and wounded are afghans. the british embassy only says that british staff in the vehicle are injured. they are not confirming any fatalities at this stage, and the afghan government health minister tells us that the casualties are afghans. we have unconfirmed reports that there were british fatalities, but that's not confirmed at this stage. >> can you tell us more about how this attack happened? >> reporter: the incident happened in the eastern part of kabul city on a busy road, and locals, witnesses in the area told the bbc that a toyota sedan vehicle was driving at a high speed from the opposite direction, and when it got close to the vehicle that belonged to

the british embassy, it detonated, and other vehicles driving alongside were also badly damaged and that's where most of the casualties take place, and some passersby were also wounded. >> is there any reason why the british embassy would be targeted now or is this just part of the attacks we've seen over the years, despite the british withdrawal? >> i don't think there can be any particular reason for this, because embassy staff, be it british or other countries, foreign workers, other people who are working for the afghan government, even if they're not military personnel, have been targeted in the past by the taliban. and the taliban claimed responsibility for this attack in a twitter feed. but they did not specify who they said foreigners were killed. they did not specify if they were british. >> as you said, many afghans killed, injured here. certainly injuries. can you tell us about the area?

was it very busy? >> one of the roads that comes into the city and also connects kabul with eastern provinces of the country. it is a very busy road, throughout the day particularly in the rush hour. that's why we had a lot of casualties. >> okay, thanks very much indeed for that. and we are just getting some more details coming in. we will update you just as soon as we can. stay with us here on "bbc world news." much more to come. we gauge the mood in ukraine as the country's new parliament meets for the very first time since last month's elections. you tap the bumper of a station wagon. no big deal... until your insurance company jacks up your rates. you freak out. what good is having insurance if you get punished for using it? hey insurance companies, news flash. nobody's perfect. for drivers with accident forgiveness, liberty mutual won't raise your

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this is "bbc world news." i'm geeta guru-murthy with the latest headlines. australia is in mourning for cricketer phillip hughes who's died two days after suffering head injuries when he was hit by

a ball. five people have been killed in a suicide bomb attack in kabul. let's catch up with what's going on at opec. aaron is here today. >> the big opec meeting looking at oil prices. with the plunging price of oil, the members of opec have been arriving for the final days of their summit. we're talking about the exporting countries. 12 countries including saudi arabia, as well as iran and venezuela, they are all locked in debate. do they slash oil production in an attempt to shore up those crude prices? take a look at this. $76 a barrel. that is down -- i can tell you it's down 31%. a third since the summer. what's behind the plunge? in a word, this.

oversupply. there's simply too much oil around. demand for oil is weak. we know that in places like europe and china, where economic growth has slowed down. and the boom in shale oil production, or fracking, especially in the united states, has meant a big rise in those global supplies and that has all undermined the position of opec, which now produces just a third of the world's oil. we're going to go live to vienna coming up on "gmt" in just over an hour's time. the world's biggest airbag maker has been warned to back a total recall of all u.s. cars fitted with a suspected faulty system or face multi-million-dollar fines. japanese firm takata makes airbags, and since 2008, 16 million vehicles worldwide have been recalled because of those faulty airbags. that number is likely to increase with the intervention of u.s. regulators. and there's this. we have all experienced it. in-flight seat rage.

moments after the plane has taken off, the seat in front of you kind of lurches back into full reclining position and out goes your personal space. as airlines try to squeeze ever more seats into the same amount of plane, a guide to in-flight etiquette is looking to make flights more pleasant all around, as we head one of the busiest travel times of the year. we're going to take a mile-high good manners test coming up on "gmt" as well. there you go. what do you think of that? follow me on twitter. tweet me. i'll tweet you back. you can get me @bbcaaron. the biggest complaint, that seat coming back, and then the kid behind you kicking. >> i'm saying nothing. the mother of two. let's get some other news. thanks very much, aaron. we have news from a crate ship, because a cargo ship carrying more than seven hundred migrants has been towed to safety by the

greek navy. the craft broke down in international waters on tuesday. authorities say its passengers include refugees from syria with a large number of women and children heading for europe. it's one of the largest single crossings of its kind in recent years. an indian army base in kashmir has been attacked. indian soldiers have been fighting a gun battle with militants. at least three civilians as well as one soldier and two militants are reported to have been killed. the base is located about four kilometers from the pakistan border. indian investigators say two teenage girls found hanging from a tree in may have killed themselves and were not gang raped and murdered as previously thought. the discovery of the girls reignited global outrage over the treatment of women in india, but according to federal investigators, dna tests found no proof of sexual assault on the girls. the governor of missouri has rejected calls for a new grand

jury to decide whether a white police officer who killed an unarmed black teenager should be prosecuted. on monday, a grand jury decided not to bring charges against darren wilson, who shot michael brown dead in august. demonstrations against the decision are now fading. meanwhile, police in the american city of cleveland have released video footage showing the fatal shooting of a 12-year-old boy on saturday. it shows tamir rice being shot soon after a police vehicle pulled up and stopped next to him. the boy was waving a boy that turned out to be a pellet gun. laura westbrook reports. >> reporter: is this a child or a threat to public safety? someone who saw him pacing around a cleveland park was worried enough to call the police. >> the guy keeps pulling it out. it's probably fake, but, you know, it's scaring the [ bleep ]

out of me. >> reporter: a patrol car arrives at the scene, and seconds later -- >> shots fired. male down. black male. maybe 20. black revolver. black handgun. >> reporter: tamir rice, who was 12 years old, died later in hospital. his family wanted these recordings released, and the police obliged. >> this is not an effort to exonerate, it's not an effort to show the public that anybody did anything wrong. >> reporter: police say tamir was told three times to raise his hands. but his family questions the speed of the incident. it is our belief that the situation could have been avoided, and that tamir should still be here with us. the video shows one thing distinctly, the police officers reacted quickly." this comes at a time when the country is at boiling point over the treatment of young

african-americans by white police. people are furious at the grand jury decision not to prosecute a white police officer who killed michael brown. since his death in august, more than a dozen teenagers have been killed by police. half were african-americans, many carrying pellet guns like tamir's. laura westbrook, bbc news. ukraine's new parliament has met for the first time since last month's general election. the parliament's under pressure to bring in political and economic reform and to tack the violence in the east in kiev. here's chris morris. >> reporter: a final cabinet meeting for ukraine's outgoing government. negotiations to finalize the composition of the next government drag on. but the new prime minister, same as the old one.

with some understatements, it is said the situation in the country had been tense, complicated. he defended his record and said things could have become much worse. but as ukrainians dig in for what could be a long winter of fuel shortages, concerns surround potential rivalries between the prime minister and president poroshenko. with russia snapping at their heels, they can't really afford to fall out. there is growing pressure from ukraine's western allies for a new government in kiev to get on with things. no one expects it to be easy, especially given the military situation in the east. but there is a feeling that reform could and should have gone further and faster. the new parliament will be more pro-reform and broadly more pro-western than the last. but there are huge challenges in ukraine, and no one is pretending otherwise. >> even at the present time, not

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i'm geeta guru-murthy with "bbc world news." our top stories. tributes have been paid from around the world to australian cricketer phillip hughes, who's died two days after suffering head injuries when he was hit bay ball. >> the death of phillip hughes has shocked and dismayed millions and millions of australians. obviously our thoughts and prayers are with his family. five people are killed in a suicide bombing in the afghan

capital kabul. there are unconfirmed reports that they include a british national. hopes that an ebola vaccine could help end the deadly outbreak in west africa, as the first human trial is hailed an unqualified success. and how some of timbuktu's ancient artifacts remain in the desert. the cricketing world is mourning the loss of australian batsman phillip hughes, who died two days after being hit on the back of the head by a ball whilst playing a match at the sydney cricket ground. the 25-year-old had been in an induced coma after emergency

surgery at st. vincent's hospital. that is where many of his fellow cricketers, including michael clarke, had been at his bedside. he gave this statement. >> we're devastated by the loss of our much-loved son and brother phillip. it's been a very difficult few days. we appreciate all the support we have received from family, friends, players, cricket australia, and the general public. cricket was phillip's life, and we as a family shared that love of the game with him. we would like to thank all the medical and nursing staff at st. vincent's hospital and cricket new south wales medical staff for their great efforts with phillip. we love you. >> michael clarke there, clearly overcome at that news conference a little earlier today. the australian prime minister tony abbott said hughes was a young man living out his dreams.

>> the thought that a player in his prime should be killed playing our national game is shocking and sobering. we should be conscious of the risks that our sports people run to give us the pleasure that they do. >> tony abbott. there has been an outpouring of tributes on social media. the australian coach darren lehman has tweeted, r.i.p., little champ, we'll all miss you. the former international cricketer shane warren wrote just an absolute tragedy that hughesy is no longer with us. he was such an awesome young man. the former england captains say a very sad day for the world of cricket. so sorry for phillip hughes and his family. spare a thought for shawn abbott. that is the bowler who delivered that fatal ball. and an indian cricket legend

wrote shocked to hear about phil. deepest condolences to family, friends, and well-wishers. relationship phillip hughes. phillip hughes played in mumbai. our sports reporter patrick geary looks back at phillip's career. >> reporter: phillip hughes was the embodiment of the australian batsman, a breed for whom graft is as important as craft. the quiet country boy from new south wales was part cricketer, part fighter. hughes had guts, if not always grace. the 81 he made in a losing cause in the first test of last year's ashes demonstrated his character. he had begun his career by becoming the youngest man to score a century in both innings of a test match, but his form was patchy and he found himself in and out of the australia team. hughes worked on his game in england. he was popular in county

cricket. >> a young man, very popular, full of energy, a bit of mischief about him. but a fantastic player. >> reporter: hughes was playing for south australia when he was struck on the head bay delivery from shawn abbott. he was taken to hospital, but despite surgery succumbed to injury. still in his mid 20s, phillip hughes would surely have played for australia many times in the years to come. it is a great tragedy for his country and his sport that he leaves his crease far too early. >> well, there has been a shocked reaction amongst ordinary followers of cricket as well. >> i did not believe it at first. then i checked google to make sure that it happened. it was very shocking. i kept on checking the page a number of times just because i did not believe.

the last two days i had been following the news, we heard he was in an induced coma, and then he was getting serious. it was just shocking when i heard that news. >> yes, incidents like this happen. he was not predicting anything will hit him below his ears. he was wearing the protective gear of the helmet and guard and everything but it happened. it happens, but nobody can predict it actually. >> some of the protective gear should be changed. this part is the most critical part. the ball can hit anything over here. so i think there should be something else for this part as well. >> they are protected sometimes, but it generally depends on the player, the way he uses the helmets, the way he uses the gears. it is how the players play. >> are you ever scared when

you're batting? >> no, not at all. >> a young cricket fan, but of course, that story resonating around the world. we'll move on now to the rest of today's news. in afghanistan, a vehicle belonging to the uk embassy in kabul has been hit in a suicide bomb attack in the east of the city. the taliban has claimed responsibility. a uk embassy spokesman says several of its staff are amongst the injured, and we are still getting confirmation of whether reports by the afghan government are true that a british national has been killed. today's bomb is the latest in a series of attacks ahead of u.s. and uk military withdrawals from afghanistan. most foreign combat troops are due to leave the country by the end of the year. this latest incident left at least five people dead and more than 30 injured. it follows an attack on monday, in which two u.s. solars were killed in kabul. and a suicide bomber on sunday which killed 57 people. i asked the bbc why the british

embassy would be targeted now despite the withdrawal of uk troops. >> i don't think there can be any particular reason for this, because embassy staff, be it british or other countries, foreign workers and people who are working for the afghan government have been targeted in the past by the taliban. and the taliban claimed responsible for this attack in a twitter feed, but they did not specify who. they said foreigners were killed. they did not specify if they were british. >> as you said, many, many afghans killed, and were injured here. certainly injuries. can you tell us about the area? was it very busy? >> the incident happened, that's one of the roads that comes into the city and connects kabul with eastern provinces of the country. it is a very busy road, throughout the day, particularly in the rush hours. that's why we had a lot of

casualties. scientists have hailed results from an experimental vaccine against ebola, saying the drug appears safe and may help the immune system to recognize the virus. 20 american volunteers were injected with the drug and produced antibodies. if other small trials do prove successful, the ebola vaccine will be offered to several thousand health workers in west africa. the head of the u.s. institute of allergy and infectious diseases says it will be some time before the vaccine is known to work. >> it would be extremely important for future outbreaks to have a vaccine that you've already proven is effective, ready to go for the next ebola outbreak. the degree to which it will be effective in this outbreak will really depend on how long it takes to prove that it's effective. >> aid workers in southwest guinea have told the bbc that cases are rising sharply, and

they don't have the resources to deal with it. msf and the french red cross say they've been overwhelmed with new patients. earlier i spoke to our correspondent, she told me news of any potential vaccine working would be well received in west africa. >> well, i think it will come as very welcome news to many people in the affected countries in west africa, particularly that health workers will be the first to receive the vaccine when it becomes available. more than 500 health workers have died of ebola in this outbreak. they are on the front line and dealing with this day in, day out. there has been a rise in cases in this part of guinea, in southeast guinea, where i've just arrived back from in the l.a. couple of days. i'm now in the capital.

overall, world health organization says that cases are stabilizing. down in the southeast, we saw something very different. one area, we went there, we went to a treatment center there that's run by the french red cross. it had only been open for one week. and the day we were there, they had ten new admissions. they had to close their doors. i spoke to the man in charge there and he gave me a flavor of what they're up against. >> well, after eight months, we are witnessing the same situation. i will explain that for many reasons, but i will say the committee are denying it. they are closing the villages, so it's quite difficult to reach the village and reach the patients. >> reporter: so how do you think this outbreak will develop from now? >> i will say i'm a bit of a pessimist, unfortunately. looking at the first week, it's

increasing a lot. we cannot reach the population. people are hiding. getting worse and worse. >> and tulip, you've actually picked up on the place where the first case of this ebola strand emerged. >> reporter: yes. we've just returned from a village where the very first ebola victim was taken, and retrospective studies found that a little boy called emile, 2 years old, he died there back in december, the end of december. he infected his sister, little 3-year-old girl, and his mother who was 8 months pregnant. she also died. i went to that community, i spoke to the father, he was utterly traumatized. that village has lost 26 members

of the community. almost 50 children had been left orphaned. but this is a community that has come together and has actually managed to keep ebola out since march time. there hasn't been a new case for eight months there. they are working very hard to make sure that it doesn't come back. and part of that -- i mean, we traveled there with the world food program. they are bringing food into that community so they don't need to leave, they don't need to go elsewhere for food. and it's hoped those sorts of programs will help keep people put in their houses and help this not spread any further. >> do stay with us here on "bbc world news." much more to come. fatally shot within seconds of a police vehicle pulling up. video footage shows the moment 12 years tamir rice was mistaken for a dangerous gunman in cleveland.

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the world of cricket has been rocked by the death of batsman phillip hughes two days after he was hit on the head by a delivery during a domestic match. he was 25. joining me from our sports room is nick marshall mccormack. i know this is a very difficult day for lots of people to talk about and think about and accept. >> yeah, it is. but also, now we've had time to digest the news and sort of try and come to terms with the shock. it's given us time to think back and remember phil hughes for what he was, his lovable character on the australian cricket team who always loved to joke, a cheeky joke. always loved to smile. and he was always treated as a

little brother by many of the players. i spoke to shawn tate, and he basically told me that he was the first person to room with shawn tate and he was up until 2:00 in the morning asking shawn questions, and laughing like a cheeky kid. and shawn was shattered to think that they've lost him at the age of 25. the whole scene in sydney has been tragic and sad. we've got pictures of david warner there, one of his close mates leaving the hospital. that is shawn abbott, the new south wales bowler who bowled the actual ball that hit phillip hughes in the head, in the neck. steve smith as well on screen. a lot of these players came to pay their last respects. ricky ponting there on the far side, the former australian captain. there's brad haddon, the

australian wicket keeper. so a lot of hurt and anguish in australia, speeshl for these players. i've spoken to a few of them like the former australian captain greg chapel, who said they basically can't believe it's happened. they were too shocked to talk to me. it's really hit them hard and it's hit all of us hard as well as journalists who have actually met phil and spoken to him and interviewed him. >> it's amazing, because even for those of us with cricket obsessed children, many parts of the world, the cricketing world, people really stunned by this. i have to ask you the safety question. have any of the players in australia in particular said look, we just want to rethink things, the design of the helmet, and all of that? >> totally the opposite. i just spoke to shawn tate, one of the most fierce and fast bowlers in his time and he can still bowl a ball up near 150 kilometers an hour. he said the helmet wouldn't have changed anything. your going to go back to a day

where you're like knights in shining armor with mesh around the neck. because changing it is going to restrict players, batsman who need to duck and weave to play their shot. so it's not really an option. of course they're going to reassess this in the lying of what's happened. but they're all calling it a freak incident. i asked him, would you reassess the short ball, the bouncer, which is the one that caught hughes by surprise as he attempted to pull it? shawn said no way, that's part of the game. it's been part of the game for 100 years. they're all just amazed and shocked this could happen. michael slater said it's just not cricket. it just doesn't happen in cricket. >> it is the gentleman's game, isn't it? but phillip hughes in many people's thoughts. thanks very much indeed. in other news today, a cargo ship carrying more than 700 migrants has been towed to safety by the greek navy.

the craft broke down in international waters on tuesday. authorities say its passengers include refugees from syria with a large number of women and children heading for europe. it's one of the largest single crossings of its kind in recent years. an indian army base in kashmir has been attacked. indian soldiers have been fighting a gun battle with militants. at least three civilians are reported to have been killed. the base is four kilometers from the pakistan border. indian investigators say two teenage girls found hanging from a tree in may have killed themselves and were not gang raped and murdered as previously thought. the discovery of the girls reignited global outrage over the treatment of women in india, but according to federal investigators, dna tests found no proof of sexual assault on the girls. the governor of missouri has rejected calls for a new grand jury to decide whether a white police officer who killed an

unarmed black teenager should be prosecuted. on monday, a grand jury decided not to bring charges against darren wilson, who shot dead michael brown in august. demonstrations against the decision are now fading. police in the american city of cleveland have released video footage showing the fatal shooting of a 12-year-old boy. it shows tamir rice being shot soon after a police vehicle pulled up and stopped next to him. the police were called because the boy was waving a gun, and that turned out to be a pellet gun. laura westbrook reports. >> reporter: is this a child, or a threat to public safety? someone who saw him pacing around a cleveland park was worried enough to call the police. >> the guy keeps pulling it in and out, it's probably fake, but he's scaring the [ bleep ] out of me. >> reporter: a patrol car

arrives at the scene, and seconds later. >> shots fired. male down. black male. maybe 20. black revolver. black handgun. >> reporter: tamir rice, who was 12 years old, died later in hospital. his family wanted these recordings released and the police obliged. >> this is not an effort to exonerate. it's not an effort to show the public that anybody did anything wrong. >> reporter: police say tamir was told three times to raise his hands. but his family questions the speed of the incident. it is our belief that the situation could have been avoided and that tamir should still be here with us. the video shows one thing distinctly. the police officers reacted quickly. this comes at a time when the country is at boiling point over the treatment of young african-americans by white police.

people are furious at the grand jury decision not to prosecute a white police officer who killed michael brown. since his death in august, more than a dozen teenagers have been killed by police. half were african-americans. many carrying pellet guns like tamir's. laura westbrook, bbc news. the president of the european commission has comfortably survived a vote of no confidence in parliament. far right and anti-eu meps failed to give enough support, because of his alleged role of turning luxembourg into europe's biggest tax haven. more than 450 came out in support, and just over 100 voted against him. in northern mali, the city of timbuktu is renowned for its thousands of ancient manuscripts, addressing topics such as history, astronomy, islamic law and medicine.

but the survival of these documents was threatened. now this immense source of knowledge will be at the center of a unesco conference. >> reporter: sitting on the edge of the desert, timbuktu, the city of mystery. a cultural cross road and a historic center of knowledge. it is said to survive with two lungs, its museums and ancient manuscripts. centuries old writings handed down from generation to generation of the prized possession of families here. so precious, he remembers he wasn't even allowed to touch them as a child. >> translator: it is the only thing we inherited. we did not inherit money or houses or a fortune. they mean everything to us. >> reporter: when the city was taken over by islamist militants

in 2012, abdul fled his home. but not been carefully stowing away his family legacy. others felt the threat on their heritage was just too great. this man is worried the militants might return. so most of his manuscripts are still hidden away somewhere in the desert. >> translator: we got organized, and one night, we went to put them in a safe, isolated place. they were threatened. the militants were trying to destroy them and they did. >> reporter: thousands of documents from timbuktu's public library were turned to ashes when the militants were pushed out of the city and sought their revenge. thankfully, by the time the jihadists left this building, the majority of the manuscripts had already been smuggled out of the city. a huge secret rescue operation

involving at least 100 people was set up to take most of timbuktu's treasures 1,000 kilometers away to the capital. this man was at the heart of it, but now he knows they have to find their way back home. >> translator: our wish is that they return to timbuktu as soon as possible, but under certain conditions. we need security, to renovate libraries and to digitize the manuscripts as well as improve their conservation. that has already started. so i think we are on the right path. >> reporter: people in timbuktu are desperate to be reunited with their heirlooms. many believe it's the only way the city can be whole again. bbc news, timbuktu. going to leave with news of a massive storm that's hit the australian state of queensland. commuters were left stranded with transport services suspended across the city.

large hailstones also fell. some bigger than golf balls apparently causing lots of damage. even after the storm had finished, the people had to start clearing up, of course, and the streets were covered, as you can see, with debris, trees blocking the roads after being felled by that storm. i'm geeta guru-murthy. thanks very much for watching. bye-bye. ♪ ♪ ♪

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hello, you're watching "gmt" on "bbc world news." i'm david eades. our top stories. the cricketing world expresses shock and grief at the death of the australian batsman phillip hughes. he was struck on the back of the head by a ball, and never regained consciousness after a massive brain hemorrhage. >> the thought that a player in his prime should be killed playing our national game is shocking and sobering. >> we revisit the remote part of