this is bbc america. and now, live from london, "bbc world news." hello, i'm tim wilcox with bbc news. the top story, mourners in moscow pay respect to murdered boris nemtsov. his voice will not be silenced. >> he stood for freedom of speech and liberty. israel's benjamin netanyahu will fight to the heart of washington. 500 parents being arrested

in pakistan who refuse to have their children vaccinated against polio. look at those teeth. a goblin shark caught off the coast of australia. hello and welcome to the program. mourners and dignitaries in moscow are paying their respects to boris nemtsov who was shot dead close to the kremlin. a number of european politicians say russia refused many to attend the funeral. we are among the mourners. >> reporter: there are hundreds and hundreds of people here

looting through the park and up the main road. people have come carrying flowers and candles. they pay their respect to boris nemtsov, a man who people are telling me was a man full of life full of energy. a young politician who burst on to the scene in the 1990s and really changed politics here in russia or helped to change politics here in russia. he was a voice of opposition a critic of president putin. many people are remembering that. john major was here the former british prime minister who came to pay respects. he told us if anyone thought killing boris nemtsov his voice would be quieted, that will never happen. it's more than three days since he was killed next to the kremlin here in moscow.

there's no suspects no weapon found and no get away car. police are investigating all theories but so far, nobody has been held responseible for what happened. >> the last point from sarah, is there optimism at all the killer will ever be caught? >> well investigators promise to conduct the investigation as quickly as possible and make it as transparent as possible. the conspiracy theory flourished and four days after, police don't have a killer a weapon or a get away car. >> it's been claimed by people close to the kremlin this could have been an act of provocation

involving mi6 from british authorities. is that a message being put out on state media? >> yes. it has dramatically changed its coverage to show this and also show today's funeral. however, they underline the fact that people attending the funerals don't make any political statements. so russian media will clearly point out the kremlin wasn't interested in ordering the killing of him himself. yes, many experts close to the kremlin kremlin say it's to destabilize the country. >> this is a turning point, perhaps. it will encourage people to protest and come out in favor of opposition voices. is that a debate which is being reflected in the media? >> well state media doesn't

depict this debate at all. they try to underline the fact that mr. nemtsov and his policies weren't liked by the majority of the population because the reforms of the 1990s are associated with the hardships of the economic situation of the times. at the same time allies of mr. nemtsov and opposition leaders hope his murder will help to trigger opposition movement and boost changes within the society and within the movement. however, russia has seen the growth in the beginning of 2012 however, after a few rallies were suppressed by the police. this is probably another turning point. at the moment no one can predict whether it was a trigger

or whether it would disappear in the atmosphere of fear. >> thank you very much indeed. president obama has said that it's substantial disagreement between his disagreement and israel is the best way to stop iran from weapons. mr. obama wants a ten-year freeze on iran's nuclear program. israel believes an agreement is dangerous. we have the story. >> reporter: benjamin netanyahu came to washington on a mission to guarantee israel's future. he's getting an icy reception from the administration but counting on warm applause from congress, which invited him. at the annual conference of the pro-israel lobby group, apac a warm up by mr. netanyahu.

>> my speech is not intended to show any disrespect to president obama or the esteemed office he holds. i have great respect for both. [ applause ] >> previous white house meetings were tense enough without the high stakes in the balance. there will be no sit-down with the president this time. in fact in an interview, mr. obama pushed back forcibly against the leader. >> prime minister netanyahu made all sorts of claims this was going to be a terrible deal. it was going to result in iran getting $50 billion worth of relief. none of that has come true. >> reporter: dozens of democrats are boycotting mr. netanyahu's speech. >> it is not clear he's speaking for all jews. a majority of israelis think it's a mistake for him to be

here. i represent lots of people who are jews who are decidedly divided but the majority i have heard from don't agree with it. >> reporter: mr. netanyahu is undeterred. his lobbying mission in washington will happen here in an address to congress. he hasn't said much yet, about the case he plans to make against a nuclear deal with iran. but, this is very much part of his strategy to try to undermine progress towards an agreement. he will receive applause from those attending. last time he spoke here he got 28 standing ovations. he will use those images again, to look strong at home ahead of the israeli elections. global politics are very local. bbc news, washington. >> hundreds of parents in pakistan have been arrested for refusing to have their children

vaccinated against polio. it took place in the northwest of the country. pakistan is one of three countries in the world where the disease remains. in total, 471 parents were detained by local officials. it's the first time there have been mass arrests of parents in pakistan for refusing to get their children inoculated. they are worried about the stance with the taliban. let's speak to our correspondent who joins us live from there now. a controversial practice bearing in mind these parents then will be leaving their children being looked after by other people. >> reporter: indeed it is controversial. the local officials said this is actually what they have to resort to because of what they call chronic refusal, people who refuse time and time again to vaccinate their children. 1,000 other warrants have been

issued for parents refusing to inoculate their children. they have been arrested for obstructing public order. we are told at least 37 parents have asked for pardon and promised compliance and said they would vaccinate their children. now, you mentioned it was controversial. the director of health in the northwest of pakistan said there was no other option. he told news agencies we have run so many awareness campaigns there is no harm in the vaccine, but to no avail. he's trying to explain why he has to take that drastic measure, a measure not endorsed by the government. the federal government does not endorse punitive measure. while the numbers of refusinge inging parents are not many. i witnessed how hard it is to

convince them to vaccinate. a father adamantly refused a polio worker to go in and vaccinate the worker saying why are you targeting my children? why do my children need this vaccine? there's a great deal of suspicion from parents against the vaccine. >> is this on the taliban orders or are there religious reasons they are refusing to do it? >> reporter: there are a number of reasons. the taliban ban, against the polio vaccination that started in 2012 had a great deal to do with it. it became a health issue and security issue. more than 64 people who worked on polio campaigns have been killed since 2012. since that ban by the taliban, no health workers or no polio workers were allowed into the tribal areas controlled by the taliban.

also, the polio vaccine itself had a bad reputation for a long time. many people think it's a ploy by the west to sterilize their children and therefore, they refuse to have them vaccinated. also, this measure shows you the kind of pressure the government is under. there's international pressure against pakistan who recorded 306 cases of polio. they are trying to show they are in control of the situation here. >> thank you very much, indeed. on to business news. good and bad news. depends on how you read the numbers. you have to go through the measure. >> that's what i'm going to do jim. good to see you, miling face. the latest full year results. bear with me on the numbers. the bank ringed in at $8.5 billion last year up 12% on 2013. however, the bank said they are setting aside a $1.2 billion for

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world's most expensive city. that's according to research. the top five most expensive cities in the world, singapore, paris, zurich and my hometown of sydney. cig pore was 11% more expensive than new york for basic groceries. the five cheapest is dominated by india, and pakistan. that's due to weaker currency in venezuela. we'll have more on "gmt" in over an hour's time. you can tweet me. that is it with the business for now. >> london is pricey as well. >> london equals tokyo, 11th. >> thank you very much. still to come infiltrating al qaeda. we meet the man who went under cover for eight years to spy on the most brutal jihadis.

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you are watching "bbc world news." the latest headlines. thousands of people in moscow paying respects to the murdered opposition leader boris nemtsov. israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu planning -- washington in a few hours. australia's prime minister tony abbott announced he is sending military forces to training mission in iraq on request of the u.s. and the iraqi government. we have the report. >> reporter: 12 years after the u.s.-led war in iraq more australian soldiers are heading back to the middle east. this time with a different enemy. >> this decision is the next

phase of australia's contribution to disrupt and ultimately defeat the isil death count. iraq's regular forces now require support to build their capacity to reclimb the territory. >> the 300 regular army soldiers are expected to p join australian commandos helping train local iraqi government forces. they will work alongside 140 new zealand troops whose deployment was announced last week. none of them will be involved in combat rolls. australia only recently withdrew forces fighting in afghanistan. there is little public appetite for the country to become embroiled in another war.

bbc news sydney. the egyptian court suspended the upcoming election following a supreme court ruling. it deemed laws the vote was unconstitutional. they are working on amending the law. the vote takes place beginning march 22nd. an agent who spied on british intelligence spoke to bbc for the first time. the individual who goes by the name of aman dean is believed to have worked on the cover eight years. he's going public now to confront jihadists. we have more. >> reporter: in the fight against terrorists and the most valuable sources are agents who risk their lives going under cover. their stories are rarely told in public. he doesn't use his real anytime. he risked his life for british

intelligence. born in saudi arabia he went to afghanistan in the '90s where he swore loyalty to osama bin laden. he began informing, not just in afghanistan, but britain. at one point, attending the same meeting as three of the men who carried out the july 7th bombings. >> there were a few occasions where lives were saved. >> reporter: britain's intelligence mi6 neither confirms or denies. they have been able to reco-ob rate the details. he feels he needs to speak out because of the way young people are drawn to syria and iraq. he says the best agents are those not recruited because of pressure, but because of their conscience. it's a choice he says he does

not regret. >> you can see that full interview on "hard talk" on tuesday. transmission times bbc/news. more than 400 homes in the philippine capital, manila. we have more. >> reporter: rows after flames light up manila's night sky. residents are just out of reach the fire. more than 400 small homes, shanties built on top of each other using the simplest equipment burn in the blaze. locals carried out their own or whatever they were able to get out in time. to me it's not much. fire services estimate 1,000 families are now without a roof over their heads. this anger and frustration.

some say the fire services were too slow in taking action. >> translator: the fire was not big when it started, but they did not extinguish it right away. the fire was at the entrance gate. the firefighters did not do anything. they let the fire get bigger. >> reporter: this is the fire. these pictures show the after math of hundreds of homes east of manila saturday morning. the cause of both fires is unknown. faulty wiring basic infrastructure, open flames and lack of safety equipment means things like this are too common in the coming months. a rare secret an alien of the deep found off australia's coast. the goblin shark lives under

water. it was caught to a local fisherman and given to a museum. we have the manager of the fish collection at the fish museum. how rare? have you seen one before? >> i have. i have seen three of them before. we have four in the australian museum fish collection. two of them are nearly four meters long. we could only keep the head. this is another small one. >> this isn't particularly big, but has a ferocious set of teeth, doesn't it? >> indeed. very small, pointed teeth. this sort of shark, the goblin shark has five needle-like teeth for prayer. it probably swallows it whole.

>> it has a flat mouth. how does it feed? what does it feed on? >> well it feeds on shrimp and crustaceans crustaceans. the remarkable thing about this animal is the jaws extend like a slingshot. it's got two ligaments under tension when the jaws are closed. it opens the bottom jaw and shifts it forward. it's like a slingshot and pierce the animal it's feeding on. it has electrical receptors and feeds using electrical current. it uses slingshot-like jaws to spear the animal. it's using electroreception. >> can we learn from that? presumably it has that because it's so deep. not very much -- is there light

at all? >> probably not. it depends. they can be found 300 to 900 meters. at that sort of depth generally, there's no light. most sharks have these electric receptors. the goblin shark has a long snap. i like to think of it as a person along the beach using a metal detector. i think the goblin shark has a similar thing. it uses its electric receptors to detect the prey hidden in the sand or the mud. it shoots for the jaws and captures the prey item whatever that might be. >> are they rare because they are so deep down or rare because they are endangered? >> i don't think they are endangered. they are found in numerous places around the world, indian

ocean, pacific, japan is a hot spot and now australia with the four spescimens we have from here. they are not endangered but we don't know a lot about them. i like to think of it as someone doing research on monkeys flying over trying to catch them. the same is true with the goblin shark. >> i'm sorry, we are completely out of time. fascinating. thank you very much. see you in a moment. why are you all here?

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benjamin netanyahu plans to take the policy of iran to the heart of washington. we meet the man who protected kenya's rhinos. the conservation park that inspires prince william. hello and welcome to the program. mourners in moscow are paying respects to boris nemtsov, he was shot friday night, close to the kremlin. thousands of mourners filed past his coffin. a number of european politicians say russia refused them entry to today's funeral. we are attending the ceremony on behalf of the kremlin.

the speech's delivered next to the coffin. some of his friends say he was the victim of an atmosphere of hatred. mr. nemtsov's girlfriend who was with him when he was shot has been allowed to leave russia and join her family in ukraine. they are on the way to a cemetery in southwest moscow. boris nemtsov will be laid to rest. we are in moscow paying respects on behalf of the united kingdom. >> i first met boris in the 1990s and i admired what he did and what he stood for. he stood for the rule of law, freedom of speech and liberty. the things he stood against were important as well aggress, repression and corruption.

if anyone believes his voice will be silenced by his murder i believe they have made a serious error. i think his death will accelerate his message and be a change for a long time to come. i hope it will be a proper comprehensive investigation and they will find out who perpetrated the murder and if it was ordered, who ordered the murder. i think boris 'family deserves that and the russian people deserve that. the whole world will be waiting to see that that happens. olga joins us from the bureau. will a full transparent investigation take place? >> well investigators, themselves, are saying they will conduct the investigation as quickly as possible and make it as transparent as possible. it's not always there.

four days after the shooting there is no suspect, no gun and no information about a get away car. this is not the first murder over the past 15 years in the previous cases. there are still more questions than answers. >> when you look at the facts, as we understand them immediately after the shooting his body was on the street for an hour then the street was hosed down. police went to his apartment, went through his belongings there. his girlfriend was detained as well. what about cctb? >> since the spot where he was killed is very close to the kremlin, there are cameras. you can easily spot them when you are there. but, up to the moment the footage only one camera was

released. this was released by a russian tv channel, not the investigative committee. as for the other cameras, there is an ongoing discussion whether they were working because russian newspaper says quote, security services say that all cameras were switched off because of some repair work. but, there is no official information concerning that. this is a warning sign. >> okay. olga in moscow thank you. now, iraqi forces and allied militia are in tikrit trying to retake the hometown of the former home of saddam hussein. the red lines on this map show where the militants have control or support. tikrit is a crucial city on the main road 150 kilometers north

of baghdad. it was captured by islamic state and allies last summer. recapturing tikrit would move iran's government closer to the goal of retaking the second city of mosul. it's a web of islamic state territory across iraq and syria. home to a million people where it fell last year. we are joined live from baghdad. what's the progress do we know? >> reporter: the progress has been slowed by the tactics used by the so-called islamic state. calling military commanders and the operation. they are telling us the isis or the islamic group are using bombs, suicide bombers and booby

trapped cars leading to tikrit. recapturing tikrit is very very significant. tikrit has joined borders where the provinces to the west and the province to the north. i spoke to a leading military commander. the main shia lines backed the army. i asked him, how long would it take to end the tikrit operations. >> translator: we are not in a rush to end the tikrit operation. we are very careful in our planning especially because the isis military stranlgtegy is putting bombs on lamp posts and cars. they are using these tactics

leading to the city. the other key strategy is the use of snipers. >> reporter: the u.s.-led coalition doing enough to support you on the ground? >> translator: in the war against iraq the international coalition used to carry out about 1,000 air strikes a day. even in 2003 it was the same. today, there is a fraction of this. the coalition must help the iraqi army in pinpointing the location of the enemy. this will help liberate isis controlled areas. they are moving freely in vast areas of the desert. the impact of air strikes is very minimal. >> reporter: so the military commander was open and frank in his view. he talked about other things like the iranian influence, the

enormous influence and the military operation going on. tikrit, he told us about the goal of one of the elite army commanders in iran. the head of the elite forces of the revolutionary guards in iran and he said he told us they are not in full charge of the military operation in tikrit. they are using an enlisting his vast experience and expertise and the warfare in syria. >> how much of this is falling into a sectarian war as well. you have shia's fighting sunni, both using militia's who carried out barbaric engagements, haven't they? >> reporter: well, yes. the involvement of the shia

aligns the main shia which is a parallel army to the iraqi army. it could be a risky move because of revolts. billion human rights organizations about abuses committed by shia forces over the last couple months. predominantly sunni areas used to be held by the islamic state and the northeastern province. that's why the prime minister has urged all forces especially the shia militia to display when they enter sunni areas in the north and the west of the country. >> okay. thank you very much for the latest there in iran. president obama has said

that it's substantial disagreement between -- speaking ahead in an address to congress by prime minister benjamin netanyahu. we have the report. >> thank you. >> reporter: benjamin netanyahu came to washington on a mission, he says to guarantee israel's future. he's getting an icy reception from the administration, but count counting on warm applause in congress, which invited him. at the annual conference of the proisrael lobby group, apac a warm up act by mr. netanyahu and ease tensions ahead of the speech in congress. >> my speech is not intended to show disrespect to president obama or the esteemed office he

holds. i have great respect for both. [ applause ] >> reporter: previous white house meetings were tense enough without the high stakes of nuclear hiding in the balance. there will be no sit-down with the president this time. in fact in an interview today, mr. obama pushed back forcibly against the leader. >> prime minister benjamin netanyahu made all sorts of claims. this was going to be a terrible deal. iran was going to get $50 billion worth of relief. iran would not abide by the agreement. none of that came true. >> reporter: dozens are boycotting his speech. >> it is not true he's speaking for all jews. as a matter of fact, a majority of israelis think it's a mistake for him to be here. i represent lots of people who are jews who are decidedly divided. the majority i have heard from

don't agree with it. >> reporter: he is undeterred. his lobbying mission will happen in this building in an address to congress. he hasn't said much about the case he plans to make against a nuclear deal with iran. but, this is very much part of his strategy to undermine progress towards an agreement. he will receive applause from those attending. last time he spoke here, he got 28 standing ovations. he will use those images again, to look strong at home ahead of the israeli elections. global politics are very local. bbc news washington. you are watching "bbc world news." hundreds of parents in pakistan have been arrested for refusing to have their children vaccinated. they are being detained in the northwestern province.

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hello, you are watching "bbc world news." our latest headlines. thousands of people in moscow are showing their respects to boris nemtsov. leaders of the country affected by ebola are holding a summit to talk about how the virus can be wiped out completely. on the second day of his trip to china, britain's prince william is practicing diplomacy. the duke of cam bridge is on a three-day trip to china celebrating british creativity and innovation. prince william discussed wildlife protection and the illegal trade in the chinese leadership. they appeal to china to take a

leading roll against poaching in africa. demand for rhino horn is at record high. they are now worth more than gold. poachers killed a record number of rhinos. in kenya, the wildlife conservancy is trying to protect them. when prince william volunteers there, he shows his support for conservation. we have the report. >> reporter: it is africa's hidden war. this is the front line in the battle against the poachers. it takes trained fighters to protect their elephants and rhinos. it puts lives at risk. are you willing to die for these animals? >> yes, i myself and my team.

>> reporter: this armed response is working. last year no rhinos were killed here. the poachers haven't gone away. >> we have isolated successes. never, again, are we going to have free ranging rhinos crisscrossing africa. >> reporter: would you say people that buy rhino horns? >> they have children. why kill africa's wildlife? >> reporter: demands from places like china means thousands of rhinos are killed every year. they are just baby rhinos but still, their horns are worth around $250,000 in the far east. it's big money standing here. to the poachers the people who kill these animals, it's a payday with around $30,000. to keep these animals safe, they need more than guards.

the memory means people like this man -- >> the winner is tom. >> tom has saved dozens of rhinos. his work recognized by royalty. what was it like meeting prince william? >> my greatest moment in life. >> reporter: that royal support provides hope to the keepers who protect these prehistoric animals. their message will be heard. >> i love them. i love raising them. >> reporter: they love you? >> they love me very much. >> reporter: care and determination that's keeping his precious rhinos alive. bbc news, kenya. the fight against ebola is

the focus at a summit happening in brussels. the presidents of guinea and sierra low sierra leone are deciding what to do. ebola killed 9,000 people. there's been success but they need to eradicate the disease or get to zero. they are looking for the recovery process in guinea sierra leone and liberia. they may not come up with the answers, the question is who is going to pay for it. we covered the ebola outbreak. there's a marshall plan involved here. how much support is there for that? >> reporter: that's right. the three presidents for the countries are here laying out a

road map for recovery. the conversation is turning. they will be checking out their plans. the donor countries represented here. this one is not pledging conference. already seeing donors like the european union, the imf signing deals here today. with me now is the uk's international development secretary. this is not a meeting where you have come to pledge but what kind of commitment is the uk prepared for in the recovery process? >> we have worked hand in hand with the government of sierra leone. the plan is working. the incident rate is down. the conference is about bringing the community together to be committed to getting to zero for the health care workers, the people -- we owe it to them to

finish up the job. as you say, starting to look ahead saying what do we need to do in the immediate near term to get schools open make sure health care systems get on their feet. we have a wet season coming up. malaria. recommitment to finish up the job. we owe it to the people who have worked so hard. make sure we get rid of ebola once and for all. >> what is your assessment of this response so far? >> i think it's been an amazing response from the countries themselves and the leadership in sierra leone. they have been critical helping us get to the top of the ebola crisis. if we are going to eradicate the ebola virus, we need to work with communities and the next phase where we finally get to

zero will focus on working with particular communities and particular villages to make sure we stomp it out. >> is it feasible? >> i think it is. we have done a lot of it. that's why we made so much progress. we worked on the ground with health care workers on how to keep themselves safe and making sure they can get access to community care locally. there's still more work to be done particularly around border areas where we are seeing some cases of individuals with ebola and crossing and spreading to villages on the other side. more work to be done. we will get there. this conference is about making sure the international community doesn't get complacent and we can finish up this job. >> indeed. many thanks for that. this is just the beginning of the conversation. there are going to be more conferences next month and in

may where donors come together with the countries affected. >> thank you very much indeed. now, to japan where tourists have been flocking to an island with a unique attraction. it's been overrun by an army of feral cats. they outnumber the people that live there by 6-1. >> reporter: it's been nicknamed, unsurprisingly cat island. it is only a mile long and it's now home to at the last count, more than 120 cats. the island is not a tourist haven, there aren't restaurants, shops or hotels. that hasn't stopped cat lovers. >> translator: i came here looking to relax. there's a ton of cats here.

>> the cats col lonized every part of the island including this abandoned school. and the few people who do live here have been trying to keep them under control. the cats were originally introduced to catch mice. with no natural predators, their numbers have exploded. that led to lots of visitors. >> translator: if people coming to the island then i think it's a good thing. >> reporter: with a steady stream of day trippers set to continue, the island has become a permanent feature on the cat tourist trail. >> they need dogs. there are thousands of couples that took part in a mass wedding at a unification church. they do this often since the death of their messiah.

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hello, you are watching "gmt," i'm lucy hockings. our top stories, a test of the u.s. relations and benjamin netanyahu prepares to address congress. the israeli prime minister is set to criticize the long term ambition to reach an agreement with iran over the nuclear program. he's playing down conflict with president obama. >> my speech is not intended to show disrespect to president bush. thousands in moscow paid their respect to opposition