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the legendary series from the canton festival -- the cannes film festival. >> baroody plus president -- baroody plus president remains in tanzania. confusion reigns in the capital where more gunshots have been reported this morning. after a night of clashes between rival sections of the army. for more i am joined by duncan woodside's. reporter: the morning has been generally quiet after the heavy fighting that took place

overnight. i have been out and about in the city with rfi taking a look around. i've been to the suburb, one of the protest strongholds. loyalist military to the government a few hundred meters away from dissident positions. we were talking to civilians. based -- they are wondering what is going on because a lot of radio stations have been shut down. the military were telling them they needed to move off the streets, indicating that they could possibly be re-engagement between the two sides. in the last 10 minutes we have heard gunfire and heavier fire perhaps grenades. that is sporadic at the moment. >> tell us more about who is lined up.

reporter: the president launched a bid for a new term in office. the opposition to him is of the view that that is against the constitution. they say that the president is only allowed to serve two terms in office. he has already served two terms. the presidency itself says the constitution allows for two directly elected terms through universal suffrage treated his only one that she is only served one term. a lot of confusion over the interpretation of the constitution. yesterday we had a watershed moment. there was this coup attempt by a dissident faction led by general the ambler way.

many military officers when he said -- the present was in tanzania. the president's advisers said this was a joke and he was still in charge. that he would be coming back to the country. you see this fragmentation of the military. it is not clear what lines they are disintegrating along. there is a fragmentation. i've seen that on the streets this morning. >> is at the end of the road for the president? reporter: too early to say anything like that. media are reporting he is in tanzania. we do not know if that is the case. until there is a physical citing by someone who is independent, we cannot say. he can count on significant support among elements of the security services and also the

population potentially outside the capital. the scene could be set for an extended breakdown of law and order here. there is a significant diplomatic solution soon. >> thanks duncan. baroody lunged into uncertainty -- burnundi plunged into uncertainty. reporter: the latest in a string of african leaders willing to risk violent protests by refusing to step down when the constitution says their time in office is up. announced he would seek a word term in june despite the country's constitutional limit of two terms in office. supporters found a loophole in article 96 which states the

president is to be elected by universal direct suffrage. he argued that his first term should not be taken into account because he was elected by the national assembly and not by the general public so he is free to run again, which has the opposition crying foul. antigovernment protests kicked off on april 26. clashes broke out between demonstrators and police. as protesters hurled stones police responded with water cannons and tear gas. they fired on the crowds using live alerts. -- live bullets. >> so far we have come to the conclusion that the moment the opportunity for credible elections does not exist, this is partly due to the lack of freedom of the media. the fact that demonstrations have been suppressed harshly and

with operations far from adequate. reporter: more than 50,000 have chosen to flee to neighboring rwanda and tanzania. around two dozen people have been killed in the clashes and many more injured. the violence has plunged burundi into civil war crisis. host: the philippines say they are launching a criminal investigation after a factory fire killed at least 72 people. a relative of several of the victims claims -- reporter: a rundown district on the northern edge of manila. police said the fire started when sparks from a welding machine near the main entrance

set flammable chemicals a light. it has caused workers who could not immediately escape, retreated to the second floor. it has raised questions. translator: there were exit points. the stairs worldwide. why could they not escape? reporter: a search for bodies was suspended because of the heat and structural concerns. on thursday, efforts began again and the authorities allowed this father to enter. translator: i was hoping that if i saw the body i would be able to recognize her. i saw the remains, i could not. no parent can recognize their child through burnt skeletons. reporter: relatives claim iron grill toss reinforced with

sensor wire covered windows and loved ones saying they worked sending text messages that they were on the second floor. surviving employees a date toiled with toxic chemicals without any briefing from management on safety procedures. host: the u.n. says 14 people were killed after gunmen attacked a hotel in the gas get can -- a hotel in the afghan capital. reporter: a bloody end to a standoff that lasted for hours overnight. an unknown number of assailants opened fire inside the park palace guesthouse in central kabul were crowds of foreigners and afghans were having dinner and attending a concert. translator: we heard firing while we were praying. it was like raining bullets. we did not know what was happening.

as we came out we saw security forces army and intelligence forces arriving at the scene. reporter: afghan security forces engaged in a firefight with the attackers. police said those responsible were killed and more than 50 hostages rescued. translator: our teams are investigating this incident because neither the main gate nor the guide at the hotel were attacked. the attack was started from inside the hotel. reporter: on thursday morning the taliban claimed responsibility for the attack. it frequently targets restaurants and hotels popular with foreigners. the siege came as nato said it became a military presence after 2016. a reminder of security challenges still facing the country. host: humanitarian cease-fire

came under strain in its first before hours. after further airstrike and continued clashes yemen has been in chaos. that country in -- that prompting saudi arabia to launch airstrikes at the end of march. brock obama hosts gulf state leaders. -- barack obama hosting gulf state leaders. bahrain, kuwait, saudi arabia, qatar and the united arab emirates expected to attend. several leaders decided to send representatives in their place. a move seen by some commentators as a sign of anger. reporter: 104 leaders not to be attending -- one of four leaders not attending the summit.

six leaders in total were invited. many are saying this is a snub to the obama administration. that this is in protest of this nuclear deal that the obama administration is pursuing with iran which has been unpopular as a reminder that deal would see a number of key sanctions lifted on tehran in exchange for transparency and more restrictions on its nuclear program. gulf states are worried about that. they are traditional allies of the u.s. the they do not want that relationship to be affected. these were worried about it include king solomon. the white house says president obama spoke to the king a couple of days ago. they say it is common to send lower-level representatives to these kinds of talks instead of leaders. they are at pains to say their relationship with this ally is at strong fish -- is as strong as ever.

they think that the money from this sanctions relief will be used to fund other military groups in the region. they are worried that will create more instability in the region. obama wants to show that the u.s. alliance can survive the tensions over the iran deal. host: investigations continue in the wake of the u.s.'s deadliest rail accident in several years. the train involved was over twice the recommended speedway jumped the tracks in the city of philadelphia. seven people were killed, more than 200 injured. reporter: rescue workers search through debris. officials search for answers. they may have discovered a clue as to why this train derailed 11 minutes after leaving a station in philadelphia. excessive speed may have led to a coming off the tracks. moment before investigators a

the engineer applied full emergency brakes. >> maximum authorized speed through this curve was 50 miles per hour. when the engineer induced break application was applied. , the train was traveling at approximately 100 miles per hour. reporter: more than 175 kilometers per hour. investigators expect to learn more was the train's recorders are analyzed. 243 people were on board when it derailed. multiple cars were overturned, injuring some passengers and pinning others. >> when i started hearing people, i was on the side. someone told me i had been delirious and they carried me off. i lost my shoes somewhere.

a lady gave me her shoes. reporter: investigators plan to interview passengers and the crew. they say they will give the engineer a day or two to convalesce. officials say the train was not fitted with the latest safety technology such as a device which automatically slows or even stops trains that are traveling too fast. host: reminder of the headlines. gunfire in confusion as rival our reflections -- army factions clash. criminal investigation after scores of people die in a footwear factory fire in manila. handshakes. barack obama continues his bid to reassure gulf leaders over the framework deal with iran's nuclear program. latest business news. stephen carroll is in the hot seat.

stephen: the indian prime minister's trip to china. we are expecting deals worth as much as $10 billion to be announced. business with the main focus of tomorrow's meeting. the story of the economies. in 1971, china and india's economies were around the same size. today's china's is four times bigger. the country's trade goods to the valleys for $71 billion between them. india imports about $38 billion more than it exports to china. hoping to change the nature of that relationship by tempting more chinese companies to invest . one of india's biggest companies.

>> the top deficit that is been talked about business-to-business interaction . more and more people exchange that can happen within the countries. that is the key part that would help two countries to build a bridge and exchange of people. the size of the population that we see, there's a limited exchange happening. stephen: what's happening on the markets. pretty flat day on european stairs -- european shares. no great movement of any of the main indices. itv shares down almost 2%. nearly 40% increase in pretax profits last year. stocks of the company are staging a 24-hour strike over pay. their picketing the companies in

london today. the cannes film festival. for many companies it is an important business event. the festival is one of the biggest global cap wearing for the industry and is also a chance for executives to splash -- to flash a bit of cash. reporter: behind the glamour the cannes film festival is a thriving business. the festival has a 20 million euro budget financed by both local taxpayer -- local taxpayers and private investors. . the area's hotels rake in about 15% of local revenue -- some 200,000 visitors. about 12,000 actors, directors and other members of the film industry descend on the french riviera. thousands of journalists and tourists. it is a crucial time for the film industry as new releases

and their stars grabbed the global spotlight. studios try to strike deals for international distribution. amazon and netflix will be buying for projects with their film studios trying to entice. the strong u.s. dollar may mean less appetite for american films but perhaps more cash for hollywood's elite. the ultimate prize remains the palm door statue, awarded the festival's best film. the crystal and gold trophy is worth 20,000 euros. stephen: facebook which has raised the minimum wage for all its contractors to $15 an hour. sheryl sandberg said they pay

all staff for them the basic wage. she said research proves workers with adequate benefits are more productive. more cars recalled three of over 40 air bet -- honda added cars to the list. the global total, more than 36 million recalled since 2008. the airbags are being blamed for at least five deaths in the united states. an american -- the price of keeping a promise can be high. the chief executive of go pro paid $229 million to fulfill a pledge he made to his first employee. nick woodman told neil diamond that he would give him 10% of the profits in the sale of go pro shares. it turned out to be worth a hefty sum.

nick woodman has paid that money back to the company to offset the cost of keeping his promise. according to bloomberg, woodman pays 200 -- was paid $285 million last year. not too shabby. host: thank you very much. time for a look through the world's papers. we are to start off with reaction to that train accident in the united states. florence: huge story. front page of the wall street journal. an aerial shot of the aftermath of that derailment. this was a derailment of the washington to new york train. investigators are trying to determine what caused the crash and speed is being put in the spotlight. another article in the washington post, they quote the national transport safety board that says that the train

approached this sharp bend at 106 miles per hour, about 160 kilometers per hour, twice the authorized. the engineer applied the emergency brake but it was too late and the engine and all seven cars derailed. host: what looks like human error. debate about the way the u.s. runs its railway system. florence: infrastructure in general. a very interesting op-ed piece in the new york times today by the mayor of new york city, bill de blasio and the mayor of oklahoma city, mick cornett. they write this joint peace. it says let our cities move. our transportation system is in jeopardy. ill-equipped to handle the current needs and future need as well.

both mayors call for more investment in infrastructure in the united states. host: in europe the controversy over migration continues. florence: a lot of papers are focusing on a blueprint put forward by the european commission for the eu to deal with the migration crisis. controversial plan for national quotas. a french paper calling it an explosive proposal that eu wants to share the burden of processing asylum claims. italy and greece are bearing the brunt of the migrant surge and they are struggling to cope. the commission wants other eu countries to pull their weight by accepting these quotas of refugees. the plan to bring 200,000 refugees to europe in the next two years. another french paper focusing on solidarity by quotas but what would it actually mean. the quotas would take into consideration the unemployment rate in each country. according to this blueprint, france would absorb 11.9% of

migrants. germany, 15.4%. there are notable absences. the u.k., ireland and denmark would be exempt. host: talking of the u.k., many people have hoped, glance inside the mind of prince charles. florence: the so-called black spider memos. released after a 10 year legal battle to hush them up. you can read about it on the front page of the independent. the acceptable face of the monarchy. this weird photo on the front page in a minute. according to the independent these letters reveal the extent of royal meddling. host: the guardian on this story as well. florence: taking a closer look at what prince charles was trying to influence -- how he was trying to influence government policy.

issues like education but also weirder issues. the guardian taking a look at the strangest topics he relied -- he lobby ministers on. restoring huts in the antarctic patagonian toothfish. that explains that weird photo. prince charles wrote to the environment minister "i hope the illegal fishing of the patagonian toothfish will behind on your list of priorities are ." lots of papers are outraged by the content of these. their editorial talks about the prince of wails. if we take a look at the cartoon of the independent, you can see how prince charles has gotten caught up in his own web. host: north korea. florence: a south korean media

-- south korean media reporting the public execution reportedly by antiaircraft gun. he was put to death following charges of treason. you can read in the newsweek that he was accused of napping during an event attended by kim jong-un, the leader of north korea. lots of paper are focusing on this execution that comes after a string -- a string of executions that kim jong-un has put in place since he came into power. about 70 top brass officials have been put to death including 15 this year. the guardian says this is a strategy to keep a handle on power but it is a risky game according to the guardian. kim jong-un is playing a risky game with these purges. how much mored