massacre in boss nia to call for an end to the civil war. jun takahashi reports. >> reporter: ban key man wrapped up his tour of the former yugoslavia by visiting a city that saw the worst of the war there. he visited srebrenitzah to remember the past but also to warn of what's happening else where right now. >> international community failed to to provide the necessary protection for many peop who we kill at the time when they needed our support. >> reporter: troops were stationed in the area as u.n. peacekeepers, but they were outgunned and outmanned. boss knowian serb troops overran

srebrenitzah in july, 1995. they separated man and boys from women and girls. then they slaughtered 8,000 of them on a remote mountainside. 17 years on, people in srebrenitzah are reminded of the massacre almost daily. scientists are still trying to find the remains of victims who are unaccounted for. this year, families buried 500 bodies in this graveyard. ban visiting the site where many victims were laid to rest. he pointed to other massacres, the ones taking place in syria. >> when we learn lessons of

srebrenitzah, we have to do, international community must be united not to see any further bloodshed in syria. >> reporter: ban says he and others at the u.n. are doing all they can. he says unless world powers do something, there will be more bloodshed and more innocent people will die. jun takahashi, nhk world, srebrenitzah, bosnia. chinese authorities have charged the wife of a disgraced politician with murder. communist party leaders dismissed bo xilai in march as party cleave in chongqing. now his wife stands accused of killing british businessman neil haywood. nhk world's susumu kojima reports from beijing. >> reporter: she and a household staff member will go on trial

for killing haywood by poisoning him. chinese authorities said the defendants had disagreements with haywood over money. they were also reportedly worried about threats to the couple's son. the province has accepted the indictment and the trial is expected to begin soon. haywood was found dead in a hotel room in chongqing last november. the british government suspected foul play. it asked china to look into the incident. gu's husband, bo xilai, was communist party chief of chongqing and a member of the communist party's political bureau. he was suspended from key party posting april for suspected involvement in serious violations of discipline. his sudden fall from grace caused instant speculation in china. the chinese authorities are

still investigating more. susumu kojima, nhk world, beijing. the mystery of who is north korea's first lady appears to be solved. observers now believe kim jong-un's new wife is a former singer ranamed ri sol ju. the country's media has been continuously screening footage of her. at this ri sol ju concert in north korea two years ago, the singer looks very much like kim's wife. ♪ >> and at the asian athletics championships in south korea seven years ago, a woman cheerleader looks very much like the first lady. soutd south korean government

officials say the woman is kim jong-un's wife. north koreans arriving in beijing from pyongyang appear to know ri. north korean tv is repeatedly showing ri accompanying her husband. analysts say the north korean leadership is trying to underline similarities between kim and his late grandfather, and the country's founder, kim il-sung. the elder kim's wife accompanied him when former u.s. president jimmy carter visited the north in 1994. analysts also suggest north korean authorities are hoping that by polishing the image of the young kim as a married man, they'll defuse concerns about the new leader's inexperience. investors seem to be showing more confidence in the euro. ai uchida joins us from the business team, good morning. what's happening this morning? >> good morning, catherine. investors have their hopes pinned on the european central bank, because the president of

the ecb expressed his resolve to safeguard the euro. mario draghi's remarks lifted the currency's value and boosted share prices. >> the ecb is ready to do whatever it takes to preserve the euro. and believe me, it will be enough. >> draghi was speaking at a conference in london. he also commented on the high borrowing costs of some national bonds. he suggested the bank will take action if necessary. market players took his comments to mean that the ecb will buy spanish government bonds as well as bonds of other financially troubled nations. as a result the euro rallied against major currencies. it moved away from a near 12-year low against the yen set earlier this week. yields on benchmark ten-year spanish bonds were also sharply lower, after draghi's remarks, to the 6.9% level. the rate had recently risen to

the mid 7% level, its highest since the introduction of the euro. major stock markets in europe all surged, among them, france's cac 40 ended up more than 4%. the dow jones industrial average in new york also shot up, it rose more than 250 points at one stage, and closed the day at 12,887, up over 200 points, or 1.6%. now, wall street's surge was on hopes that the ecb will implement measures to ease european debt concerns. we go to ramin mellegard at the tokyo stock exchange. ramin, good morning to you. strong lead from the u.s. markets but we also have some key data here to deal with, don't we? >> definitely strong lead from the u.s., but of course, we did have some key consumer price index numbers and that came out before the markets, and that actually showed a fall of 0.2%,

recording the two consecutive months of declines for cpi, consumer price index. let's see how all of that is translating into the markets. it's a positive start, the nikkei is up over 100 points to 8,543 and the topix at 722. again, also up 1%, just over 1%. now, in addition to mario dra i draghi's comments, we had better than expected jobless claims data out of the u.s. and that also helped to boost sentiment. earnings out of the u.s., facebook came out with its first earnings reports. however, the markets were a little bit disappointed, it traded lower in afterhours, trading down around 9%. starbucks also came out and said that it's going to be closing down some stores in europe and afterhours shares were down around 12% as well. now, here in tokyo, of course, the focus will be on earnings reports that we've been getting throughout the week. yesterday after the bell we had nissan and nomura holdings and just looking at nissan right now

it came out after the bell yesterday saying operating profit fell around 20% between april and june quarter but it did leave its full year outlook unchanged. now nomura holdings, which also has announced the resignation of its current ceo, said april to june quarter showed net profits falling almost 90%. nomura holdings has been hurt by recent insider trading scandals but incoming ceo koji nagai promised to reinvigorate the firm and also said it's going to be focusing on asian markets as well so that's going to be a focus for us to follow on. now the yen of course has seen some further gains against the dollar and the euro. let's have a look at the currency levels as well to see where we stand this friday morning. 78.26-30 dollar/yen and a lot of focus on the dollar ahead of the fomc meeting next week, investors keen to see what the fed will do to stimulate growth

against major currencies in the wake of mario draghi's comments. ai? >> all right, ramin. you mentioned we're focused on earnings out of japan this beak. give us a rundown of the main ones today. >> given the sensitivity of the euro and shares of companies which sell intereurope, conaco minolta will be announcing earnings after the bell, also fujitsu with the surge in smartphones and tablets, the pc and laptop market has broken down a touch and the focus will be on their outlook as well so that's a bit of a focus for us. back to you, ai. >> all right, ramin, thanks a lot for the update, ramin mellegard from the tokyo stock exchange, the nikkei up 1.3% this morning so far. now members of the european union have urged greece to quickly implement its delayed austerity program. european commission president jose-manuel barroso held his

first meeting with antonis samaras. they issued statements after the joint talks and affirmed greece will stay in the eurozone and confirmed the eu will continue to provide assistance. barroso called on samaras to follow through on promises to implement the austerity package. the measures include spending cuts and reducing the number of civil servants. >> the main issue is implementation to deliver results, to maintain the trust of your international partners, the delays must end. >> greek government leaders are asking their eu counterparts to ease the conditions for implementing the austerity measures. all right, well you know that tokyo stocks are up, let's see how south korea and australian stocks are doing.

people across japan are honoring a culinary custom, many will spend their lunch or dinner eating eel. it's the day of the ox. people believe the food will give them ox-like stamina in the heat of summer. there's just one problem, fewer eels, so fisheries authorities in japan, taiwan and china agreed to work together to preserve the declining population. japanese and taiwanese fishery authorities met in taipei. they want to bolster catches of baby eels known as glass eels. the japanese even taiwanese say

they'll work together with their counterparts in china to understand what's happening to eel catches and they want to better research the biology of the species. fishing crews from japan, china and taiwan catch glass eels in the east china sea. japanese fisheries authorities hope they can draw up a formal framework for their agreement by september. cancer care is much more about treatments than medicine. paying attention to food is also key. the disease causes some patients to lose their appetite and prevents others from eating certain things. medical professionals in japan are trying to remedy that problem. they've called on someone who knows his way around a kitchen to design a more palatable menu. nhk world's misato ishikawa has the story. >> reporter: this hospital in chiba city, tokyo, specializes in treating cancer. one of its challenges is to tackle patient loss of appetite during the hot summer. they also strive to provide proper nutrition.

a local npo asked the chef to design dishes to stimulate the appetite. here are their creations made of vegetables. this tomato salve was designed for patients taking anti-cancer drugs or radiation therapy. the treatment can damage their saliva glands and make it difficult to swallow solid, dry food. juicy tomatoes and ice sorbet are easy to eat. this tofu is for a patient who had surgery on their digestive organs. it's hard for them to digest fibrous foods. to meet their needs, the corn is made into a puree. the rest were devised by ken yamaguchi, a chief executive chef at a restaurant in the city. a local nonprofit organization the medical welfare network of

chiba organized the event. it asked yamaguchi to produce special foods. the organization is made up of medical professionals, patients and family members. nearly 300 people, including inpatients, outpatients, family members and medical staff took part in the event. they heard about the new recipes and enjoyed tasting special foods. >> translator: this is easy to eat. it would be great if i could eat corn, but i can't. so i'm really happy that i can at least have that taste. >> translator: it's really delicious. it's the first time i've been able to eat so much after an operation. >> reporter: yamaguchi and the patients exchanged opinion on how to make tastier food. >> translator: at first, it was hard to know what to add or subtract from the dishes to help the patients.

but eventually, i just focused on serving fresh ingredients in their natural state. i hope i can improve and expand on these recipes. >> reporter: the organizers and the chef are researching and developing meals to meet the needs of individual patients. >> our goal is this will become standard food in the hospital. this event can be done successfully so that we are expecting it to spread. not only our cancer center but also to other hospitals. >> reporter: the meals are called care food because they make food easy to eat. the doctors and the chef are sharing their passion for food and making patients happier. misato ishikawa, nhk world, chiba.

the people of northeast japan are rebuilding their lives after last year's disaster. they are also making progress in clearing away debris. divers have raised a huge oil tank that lay at the bottom of the sea for 16 months. the tank was 13 meters below the surface of the water. divers attached chains. a crane lifted a 20-ton tank to the surface. the tank is one of 22 that were washed away by the tsunami. large amounts of oil were leaked into the bay causing an inferno. >> translator: we want the tanks to be removed from the sea as soon as possible. because we make a living from these waters. >> 18 tanks were recovered in earlier operations. the salvage company plans to raise another one on sunday.

shale gas is found in rock deposits in many parts of the world and it's easier to extract thanks to new technology. in the wake of the nuclear disaster in fukushima, japan sees the gas as an energy for power plants. the united states leads the world in extracting shale gas which makes up 20% of its natural gas supply. however there's concern about the environmental impact of the extraction process. two filmmakers in the u.s. are exploring the pros and cons of this controversial subject. nhk world's rosa sabrino reports. ♪ from california to the new york island ♪ >> reporter: last month demonstrators hit the streets in the u.s. state of ohio. the object of their protests in extracting shale gas using a process known as hydraulic fracturing or fracking.

shale gas is found in rock formations more than 2,000 meters underground, much deeper than the natural gas fields that had been used up to now. water containing sand and chemicals is pumped into the layers of shale under very high pressure to rock them open. when the water is pumped out, the shale gas is released. some people are opposed to fracking. they are worried that it contaminates groundwater and can harm people's health. filmmaker josh fox was one of the protesters in ohio. >> i have watched something absolutely remarkable happening across the united states of america, unbelievable. >> reporter: fox has traveled around the u.s. visiting areas where shale gas is being extracted. he looked at how it has affected people's lives.

two years ago, fox released a documentary called "gasland" which focuses on the issue of groundwater becoming contaminated by fracking. it has generated widespread public debate. in columbus, ohio's capital city, the protesters occupied the state house. >> if we continue to frac in this state, my asthma is going to get worse. >> fracking has changed my life forever. what i thought w water i thought was safe i drank for a long time and developed numerous health problems. >> i'm trying to do everything i can to support those people, because they're in the fight of their lives. this is not just environmentalism as an idea. this is literally a threat to where you live. >> reporter: fox is currently working on the sequel to "gasland" and has filmed at sites in europe and australia. he hopes his work will help spur

anti-fracking movements around the world. however, another documentary filmmaker is making a very different film supporting shale gas fracking. phalen mclear's film is called "frac nation." it visits places featured in "gasland" to evaluate the impact of fracking on those communities. he said in some places gas occurred naturally in the water supply, even before fracking began. >> there is so much stuff out there in the media that to actually go through and try to combat the misinformation and fe fearmongering could actually be a long time job. >> really i find a number of significant errors and lies in "gasland." the silent majority in america support fracking. >> reporter: his film argues

that only a few people actually claim fracking contaminated their water and he insists that shale gas is essential for reviving the u.s. economy. >> any growth that's in the american economy has come from fracking. >> reporter: the obama administration believes shale gas will help fuel economic growth in the u.s., but it is also moving to tighten the environmental regulations governing this controversial extraction process. rosa sobrino, nhk world. tokyo residents are feeling the summer heat and humidity. sayaka mori tells us what to expect in her world weather forecast. >> yes, catherine, temperatures reached 35 degrees in tokyo, definitely the hottest day of this year, and the heat will likely continue for the next several days so keep hydrated and stay indoors, if you can. similar situation can be found in the korean peninsula, heat

warnings are posted for wide area of south korea. up towards the north, a rain band is starting to diminish over northeastern china. however, another system will be moving into the beijing area so the risk of flooding will continue. down towards the south, torrential rain in quangxi, guangdong province will ease. however the ground is well saturated so any slight amount of rain is not good news. out towards the east we've got a newly developed tropical depression to the east of the philippines, bringing drenching rain to the southern half of the country, as the system moves towards the north, luzon will see intensely fine showers as we head into tomorrow. temperature wise getting up to 34 degrees in shanghai, with plenty of sunshine. 33 degrees in seoul. coming at 34 degrees in tokyo. we may see some pop-up thundershowers during the heat of the day. all right, moving into the americas, not much changed since

yesterday. mostly dry out towards the west, and some pop-up thundershowers in the four corners region and northwestern mexico due to the southerly monsoonal flow and a vigorous storm is still impacting the eastern half of the u.s. this storm has a history of producing hail the size of a golf ball and damaging winds enough to topple trees. in fact, two tornadoes touched down in new york. right now, the storm is stretching from the southern plains into new england states producing severe weather and tornado warnings are still posted in parts of new york, as well as pennsylvania. over the next 24 hours, the system will slowly make its way towards the southeast. as it does, temperatures will cool down significantly, getting up to 28 degrees in chicago and 24 in toronto, but to the south of the front, dangerous heat is still persisting, 37 degrees in oklahoma city, and 36 in

washington, d.c. okay, finally let's go over to europe. the opening ceremony for the olympic games will be held this evening in london, so it's been on a hot and dry side over the past several days but things are going to change from today because this cold front is going to swing through this location. so as the system moves in, we may see some showers during the morning and afternoon hours, but we don't think it's going to bother the opening ceremony because it's going to be held in the evening hours. as for temperatures, with the arrival of the front, temperatures will drop significantly, so 26 degrees on friday, and that will cool us down as we head into the weekend. and as for the rest of europe, heavy rain and thundershowers in the iberian peninsula are starting to expand into france as well as the low countries and western side of germany. but to the east, mostly dry and very hot in the balkan

peninsula. 37 degrees in bucharest and 36 in athens on your friday. all right, here's your extended forecast.

and that concludes this edition of "newsline." i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. thanks for joining us.

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