us in pakistan, shooting dead 43 shiite muslims. the eu plans to slap quotas making them accept migrants. rescue operations continue to find survivors of a deadly new earthquake in nepal. also coming up in business france's economy gets a surprise boost with growth hitting the highest level in nearly two years. we will be finding out more on that.

first, our top story. first and pakistan, gunmen stormed a bus of shiite muslims shooting 43 dead. the violence is just the latest in a string of violence against a string of minorities there. the latest reports say a leaflet left at the scene is claiming the islamic state is behind the attack. >> around 60 passengers were traveling on board this bus to a community center when it was targeted. and pakistan's latest violent attack on religious minorities, gunmen ambushed a vehicle as it passed of a relatively deserted area on the outskirts of the city. >> six terrorists were writing

three motorcycles. they got down and entered the bus and fired indiscriminately. >> the attackers killed the passengers inside the bus. there was no gunfire from outside. from what we have examined, all the firing was from inside. >> forensics teams found cola casings indicating multiple guns were used. among the dead, 16 women. security official showed a reporter a bloodstained copy of the pamphlet claiming was possibility on behalf of the islamic state group. tele been also claimed involvement but has previously pledged allegiance to the is group. large groups gathered at the hospital treating the wounded. previous attacks may have been rare but now this tiny sect has been hit hard. >> a five-day day humanitarian

cease-fire is on now in human. the halt is meant to bring food and eight after weeks of war. a coalition led by saudi arabia. thomas has more. >> the cease-fire is barely a few hours old but it is already unclear if yemen's war will end. both sides continue their shelling campaigns right through 11:00 p.m. on tuesday. but sides have threatened to resume hostilities if the other breaks the calm. residents are skeptical. >> how long will it last? how will we live after it? if we were in tatters before, what will it be like after the cease-fire? >> the you and is more hopeful the cease-fire will not be stillborn, sending in its newly

appointed envoy. >> the purpose of my visit to yemen is to convince everyone that can be no other solution to the crisis other than a political solution. >> if it holds the five day pause and fighting will allow muchly did supplies to be delivered, an estimated 12 million people are suffering from food shortages. u.s. aids are poised to take off from dubai while to cargo ships have already docs in the red sea port. >> it is a race against the clock. will do our best. five days is already much better than nothing. >> washington is tracking one shipment in particular, a cargo vessel thwarted by warships from iran. the white house has cautioned tehran against pulling and a stunt that could put the cease-fire in jeopardy.

genie: in, at least 30 troops and 20 islamic state militants were killed while a military group attacked the heart of the country. some 220 kilometers east of home. a source earlier confirmed the attacks saying it had been repelled in some places while fighting continued in others. more protests are underweight in the african nation of berundi. the president announced his controversial bid for a third term. duncan would has more. >> as a water cannon vehicle firing at fema demonstrators. there is not many of them at the moment. there is around 80 of them. earlier there were over 100. they had tear gas fired at them

at least three or four canisters. what is more interesting is that in the other suburbs near the university, i saw more protesters that i had ever seen before. i would say around 5000 people for taking the street there with the intention converging upon the center of town with groups from other communes. we maybe entering a new phase for the situation. may be entering a situation where the protesters are able to congregate en masse in the city is quite the opposition of the police. that has yet to be seen in large numbers but it could happen today. genie: in nepal rest operations are continuing a day after the second deadly earthquake and less than three weeks. at least 65 more were killed in wednesday's 7.4 quake that struck near the base of mount everest. the nucleic has made an already

difficult humanitarian situation even more competent at -- even more complicated. >> officials have said that have been 17 aftershocks since the quake. we were in the hotel and around 2:00 in the morning there was a huge shake.the building was shaking, the walls were moving. when you experience something like that, you know what the people of kathmandu are going through everyday. at this time, the earthquake is more of a psychological battle. and is bringing back the fear they had been trying to fight off over the last two weeks. when we went out everywhere you have the suspense. people are back on the ground.

tents have been set up for them. police were out with loudspeakers telling people not to go back into damaged buildings. at the hospital where we were filming earlier today, the hospital itself decided to evacuate his patience from the second and third floors into makeshift operations outside. everyone is taking even more precautions because no one knows if there will be another earthquake or how strong the next after quake will be. these are slightly calmer. at night things begin to get even scarier for the people. genie: want more can you tell us about the rent -- what more can you tell us about the rescue operations? >> this morning, i was at the military operated airport to check on the rescue missions and what they told us was more than 400 military and police have been sent to the 2 most affected

areas. they were sent this morning with helicopters. the army set up a field hospital which is attending to the most injured as soon as they come in so they are not wasting time transporting them to the city to government hospitals. the hospital where we were filming earlier today was also telling us the injuries they had were mostly fractures because people are choosing to jump off buildings as soon as there is a quick because they are afraid the building will collapse. that is what they have been focusing on tending to today. other than that, local efforts have stepped up. they started using online and social networks to reach out to donors who can pay them and volunteer groups who have gone out to give relief and money to people affected.

the latest i have deaths from yesterday's earthquakes and 2000 injured. at the end of the day, the army told us about the people from the rescue operation so later this evening i will have an update on the death toll and a number of people injured. genie: thank you for that. as the number of migrants stranded at sea grows, the european union is unveiling a plan to help them. part of that plan includes setting up quotas to make each of the 28 member countries to welcome migrants. that plan does not suit a number of member states. >> shared responsibility among europeans also means we have to share responsibility with our partners in the world and

international community. i expect consistency from all members as this is natural follow-up of the cause. genie: we just heard her speaking about coherence and consistency in a plan that does not suit a number of the member states. in the u.k., the british interior minister put out an editorial who said migrants attempt to reach the eu by the mediterranean should be turned back. we have a reporter to tell us more about that. >> the u.k. will not participate in a mandatory system of relocation or resettlement. that is the position it made extremely clear amongst other things in a lead article in

today's times. the home secretary has been reappointed or rewarded if you will in this new conservative government. therein lies the tale. it is to the surprised everyone including the polls during last thursday's u.k. election. and is a conservative government that has a majority. it is a firm and strong policy and it is not a surprise in that sense that it is a head-on confrontation from the get-go with brussels. the situation is intolerable and the wave is growing as migrants keep making a distinction between economic migrants and people seeking political asylum. she on behalf of the government

fairly clearly -- very clearly is rejecting any notion of a quota that would take the u.k. or force the u.k. to double the number of asylum seekers and refugees taken. given the immigration policy of the u.k. was a huge debate and a central theme of the central election, whether it was the labor already or the conservatives. given that my 2017 possibly even by next year, britain will vote in a referendum promised by david cameron about whether it stays in the eu are not.this is a very contentious subject . one of the things the british media and others are exercised by his illegal immigrants who now are in broad daylight trying

to get in to britain in an increasing number. unlike france, once you are in the united kingdom, you do not have to have id papers with you all the time. that makes it easier to melt into the background and once you are in the country to stay here. genie: thank you for that. next to the u.s. were at least five people were killed and a passenger train wreck in philadelphia. more than 100 more were hurt when the amtrak train off the rail. harry dawkins reports. >> a neighborhood was turned into a disaster zone. this passenger train the setting from washington dc to new york when it came off the tracks as it was going into a turn. quick to arrive on the scene, rescue workers try to search for anyone left inside. >> we used hydraulic tools to

get to people who could not self evacuate. there were several people entrapped. it trying cars are overturned. it is a bunch of debris and chart objects. it is a dangerous situation. even more dangerous for the wririder sectionss of the trainer almost unrecognizable. harry:, some carriages are completely torn apart. >> i have been down on the tracks on the scene with my staff. it is an absolute disaster us miss -- disasterous mess. harry: more than 130 people have been taken to hospitals. those able to walk away made the journey on city buses. many others were not so lucky. once all passengers are a come in four, attention will turn to what could have happened to cause this crash.

genie: let us take a look at today's headlines. gunman shoot dead 43 shiite muslims. the eu plans to slap quotas on member states making them except migrants -- accept migrants. rescue operations continue to find survivors of a deadly new earthquake in nepal. time now for business news on "france 24." you start with news on the euro star. >> while they have given their approval for the french national train operator to take full control of the craft channel service. it already owns 55% of the company but it used to jointly control it with the u.k. government. government has agreed to sell its stake to an angle canadian -- to an anglo canadian consortium.

this is what the european commission was looking at. it says the euro star must open up at stations and rail depots to competitors to allow them to compete in the markets. interesting times ahead. genie: that has been some good news for the french economy. stephen: finally, new figures have shown the economy grew by 6% in the first three months of the year. that might not summit much, but it is the best figure seen for france in two years. growth was boosted by lower oil prices and the weekaker euro. >> it is the best performance in almost two years. according to france's statistical office, the economy grew by 0.6% in the first quarter. >> in the first three months of the year, there was more business, more domestic conception. there was an increase in people's purchasing power compared to previous months. >> people have been buying more

for several reasons. oil prices are down so consumers can spend more on other products. the euro is weak are also boosting exports. one exception construction. and hasn't grown like other sectors. the government now accept the economy to expand by more than 1% this year. that will not be enough to create jobs and cut and implement. >> this figure is good news but it is not enough to be relieved by good news, we have to make it last because that is what is important for the french is whether it will last. >> good times may not last. oil prices are increasing. the euro is going back up. for the next quarter, the bank of france is forecasting 0.3% growth. stephen: it was a good day for france, it was less for other european countries. germany considered the engine of

the economy of the eurozone disappointed by generating 0.3% growth in the first quarter. not good news for greece either as it fell back into recession in the first three months of 2015. overall, france beat the eurozone average. year on year, growth in the eurozone at paste the united states. genie: interesting. how has the market reacted? stephen: quite pleased. the european markets are doing better. you can see paris up by over 1.2%. and telecom service company is up more than 10% after being upgraded by two major banks in france. now for a look at some other business stories. another recall of millions of vehicles over problems of

airbags. it is being blamed for five deaths in the united states. that is coming as a jump in profits to 3.7 billion euros helped by the weaker yen and strong sales of its model cars. the owner of a fashion retailer could face fines of more than 20 billion euros in brazil over the treatment of workers in factories. inside an agreement with the resulting government in 2011 to improve conditions for workers but the labor ministry has found more than 7000 violations since then. genie: just to wrap up, after the world record of a public cost of printing, you are seeing how good of an investment it was. stephen: it fell for a record

$179 million at auction. the last time is sold was for 32 million so a pretty a norman's price and then enormous -- and an impressive return on investment. let's take a look at the picasso investment up 462%. if you invested in property at london, it would be up 334%. gold only half of that. problem is you do not find a picasso everyday. genie: if someone wants to give me one, i am more than willing. time now for the press review. we have one here with us. let us start with an exclusive article about the syrian

resident. >> let's take a look at the front page of the paper. they talk about how investigators say a secret wartime provides enough evidence to indict assad and 24 senior syrian officials. the guardian takes a closer look at the documents. it took three years to a special these -- to smuggle these documents out of syria. one investigator was killed. the evidence has been compiled for the commission for international justice and accountability which is a commission funded by western states including the u.s., britain, eu, and others. cases are being prepared in anticipation of a war crimes tribunal. a string of recent military setbacks and inner fighting within the upper echelons of the syrian regime have increased the chances that assad could

fall. genie:. france criticism over the right for a visit to cuba. >> to take a look at the main right-wing paper to find out it is this photo that was taken here on monday where you can see the president shaking hands with fidel castro, the former leader. you can see he is all smiles. in his editorial says has he forgot his history? and of castro is and was a dictator -- fidel castro is and was a dictator. he transformed his island into a tropical gula. you never found time to organize a free and fair election. the only reason he is cozying up to fidel castro is essentially to get some street credit from the left to show he is still the man that in 2012 declared war on

finance. his strategy is obvious that he essentially has an eye on the next race. genie: it was described as a moment of history and that is getting criticism. stephen: in many ways -- >> in many ways it was a historic moment. the fact that he himself is calling a historic is drawing criticism. you can see the pro-business paper saying he is ego maximo and that he has a big head if he is giving a historic notion of his own presidency. he is talking to his dog here saying are you ready to make history today. genie: he is getting it from all sides today and getting a lot of criticism from his former girlfriend who is back in the spotlight. >> you can see her on the front page all smiles.

she comes out swinging in this exclusive interview. she is attacking the president and his former are who is currently the ecology minister. she says they are on separable and all they care about this power. was interesting is this is an exclusive interview. and the first time she spoke with the french media since she released a book last year, one that we talked a lot about here on this program. is kind of a revenge book -- it is kind of a revenge book. 750,000 copies translated into dozens of languages. why are we talking about it again today? it is coming out in paperback. she talks about the book. essentially, she says she does not regret writing the book and if she could do it again, she

would write it again today. genie: there is a lot of focus on caan for the combustible. -- for the film festival. >> this translates into "and it is off." it is very anglo-saxon this year featuring a lot of english-language films with a hollywood set of stars. some are wondering if this french film festival turned into a globalized home festival. french cinema is doing very well. five french films are in the official competition this year and they have a good chance of winning according to this publication. in 2015 vintage of french films

actors, and productions is very good. friends can hold its head high at this festival. genie: thank you so much for that look at the press. if you want to get any updates on those stories and articles as well as a look at our continual

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