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partnership, and only through discipline and trust can we create something greater than ourselves. mufg, we build relationships that build the world. >> and now, "bbc world news america." >> we will start with some breaking news. for the past few minutes, the italian coast guard has sent a merchant ship with 450 migrant onboard is heading for the italian coast. the coast guard said that the vessel has no crew on board. it is heading to the southeast of italy. this is the second such incident in the past week. the italian navy picked up 180,000 migrants during 2014. we will bring you more details as we get them later. egypt's highest court has ordered a retrial in the case of the three imprisoned journalist from the al jazeera english

network. they were arrested in december 2015 -- december 2013. they must remain in prison pending this new hearing. >> jailed for journalism. these images were taken during their first trial. human rights groups say it should be released immediately not try them out again. the journalists were court for the brief hearing. the verdict was a blow for relatives who hoped they would get bail. but peter's parents said that he would stay strong. >> we know that he would be positive and not downcast.

we are confident that whatever distance we still have to run we will get to the finishing line. >> the producer tweeted from the hospital where he has had surgery for an old injury. he called the retrial a milestone towards victory. outside of court, his fiancee said they will marry, even in jail. he will keep struggling for his cause. he is not only writing for his freedom, he is fighting for the freedom of the press and expression. we will keep fighting for this, a retrial means a very lengthy process. it can take up to a year. >> today's ruling leaves the three journalists behind bars. they spent more than a year and a high-security prison complex.

this is expected to beginning within a month. lawyers say at the first hearing they will apply for bail. >> this was peter before his arrest. it is now banned and repressed under egypt's authoritarian leadership. cairo news al jazeera am owned by qatar have denounced this. many believe that greste and his colleagues were targeted because of joe half's support for the islamic stop.images like this have damaged egypt greatly. >> let's get more now. tell us more about the reaction from within egypt to this. collect certain that the

reaction from the families, the relatives has been pretty mixed. initially in court, in the courthouse, they were stunned. we saw family members standing in the core looking absolutely shocked by the outcome of the ruling. they have had high hopes, they might see the three men being released on bail and one of the lawyers was saying just minutes before the verdict came out that he believed that they would be freed, possibly within a few hours. initially, there was a great sense of disappointment. i think the families look in more detail at the fact that a retrial has been ordered off that indicates that the initial trial was flawed and that verdict has been set aside. technically, this means that within the prison, the three accused are no longer regarded as convicts and they will not be wearing convicts close. they have a new trial which is

expected to get underway within weeks. here in the country the reaction has been quite muted. we have no statement or commented many times. they have said several times in the past that he would not interfere in this case. now that we have the second trial coming up, the judicial possis continues. that rules out the possibility of the pardon. >> what about the latest stage 12 the process has run its course? >> this is certainly a possibility. it is possible for the president to pardon all three defendants. he did suggest that a recent interview that that was under consideration as a way to resolve the affair. something else that is being looked at why the families is the option of deportation. a new law was introduced in

november which allow foreigners who are on trial or convicted to be deported to their home countries. what are the other accused holds both egyptian and canadian citizenship. the families have said they have formally applied to the authorities for the men to be deported. now, is unclear if that request will be granted. this is new territory, this regulation has been brought into the time it seemed like it was tailor-made for this case. that would give the president another way to resolve matters but it would not bring a resolution for the cues in this case. >> thanks for bringing us up to date. france's crash investigation

agency is sending a specialty team to join the search for the wreckage of an air asia aircraft that went missing off the coast of indonesia. nine bodies have been recovered. police have identified one. a total of 162 people were on the flight come it is feared en route to singapore. >> at a hospital, the family has come to collect her body. she is the first of the 162 people on board to have been recovered and identified. on the flight with her are her husband, her daughter, and her mother-in-law. pastor coffin was carried out, the skies opened, a reminder of

just how fast the weather here can change for top just as it did on sunday morning over the java sea. the families can start the process of grieving and laying the body of their loved ones to rest. for the families of the more than 150 others missing, they have no ideas where they are. finding the rest of the airplane remains the most urgent and vital task. the search continues but so far to no avail. the waters are brown and murky churned by the rain and wind. it could be days before divers can search the seafloor. this is a video that he shot at college. he loved singing and chocolate ice cream.

this, the favorite ice cream parlor. >> we love scene together, he says. we have a favorite long like this and. she was my best friend. tell stephanie, i still need her. tonight in the village, a body was laid to rest. there will be many more scenes like this. but not until you find the missing plane. >> people in shanghai have been placing flowers at the site where new year celebrations had turned into tragedy as 36 people were killed, more than 40 injured in this campaign. the crash happened in the historic riverfront area. where spectators were gathering to watch a fireworks display the cause of the crash is unknown but the police have been denying reports that it was people rushing to pick up fake

money. >> on the morning after, the floral tributes were brought to the scene, the new year disaster has left the country in shock and facing difficult questions. the state media is calling it a wake-up call. taken just 20 minutes or so before midnight, these photos show the police struggling against the sheer weight of the crowd, unable to rescue or treat those caught in a deadly crash. the authorities have been caught off guard, despite the fact that this year's celebrations because of public safety concerns had already been scaled back the crowds to a minimum. at hospitals across the city relatives of the dead and injured faced a discussion wait for news. >> i just want to know what is going on in the hospital. many have been asking the

hospitals give us a list of the injured, but nobody got back to us. >> of people out enjoying the first day of the new year, there is little sign of last night's chaos today. a store waterfront area is one of the showcase cities has been cleared away with brisk efficiency, but it happened here at all, it will cost you concern and the chinese president himself has called for the english -- a speedy inquiry. but whatever the cause, it turned the night of celebration into a personal tragedy for so many. >> the brazilian president has been sworn in for a second term in office. she was reelected by vowing to get the economy growing again and promising to extend social welfare programs but her government is facing a major corruption scandal.

our correspondent told me that despite the victory in the election runoff, there is a celebration for her supporters today. >> these are very formal,, with lots of grantor and for the president and her supporters, it is a day of celebration but she does have a very tricky mandate ahead of her, is very different scenario than the one she found for your fax when she started her first term. today, she is under the the scorching sun being greeted by supporters. she just arrived at this money where our new ministers, the 39 ministers will be officially a plaintiff, they will take office. >> this ministry is also quite telling, is a tricky moment, this government is lots of the choices were clearly political wanting to please parties that

are allies of the government that are part of the government's coalition and that were criticized by many for not being exactly the right names for very specific area like sports ministry or the science ministry, now, the president made his choice of doing the political game because she is facing a very divided congress, she is facing his major political crisis with the corruption scandal that may hit several political figures in congress and some she is playing a game trying to keep her face intact keep support for government, the new term that is starting to look quite tricky with the economy in such a fragile situation. >> when you mention the economy, and her first term, she was quite a fan of the interventionist state, a lot of

public spending, can she afford to keep doing that? >> well, now is a different moment. she has faced a lot of criticism for the government. now she has it all is the need to make adjustments. she has named a new finance minister a name that please the markets and seen as someone who can make the adjustments necessary, but this also implies some unpopular measures that may affect the public and it will be tricky to balance how many of these cuts are made and how much she can keep making the social improvements and the social programs for which the workers party is well-known and for which it has received many of its votes in the past. >> to stay with us here on bbc news. the cost of climbing everest is coming down.

>> known for beaches, carnivals, footballs, and violence, but there are so many more stories to tell. rio de janeiro is my city. >> one of europe's most dynamic metropolitans. >> barcelona is a worldwide landmark. >> barcelona is my city. >> capital undergoing rapid change and healing the wounds of war. >> it is coming a modern, luxurious, modern city.

>> breaking news concerning a merchant ship with 450 migrants on board which the county coast guard has said is heading for the italian coast. the coast guard said the vessel passed through on board and is heading in the direction of the southeast of italy. this is obviously the second such incident in the past week, around 800 people, most of them fleeing the conflict in syria. as for the cargo ship they were traveling on was apparently abandoned by traffickers and have it steering locks and the italian navy said the pickup 180,000 migrants during the last year. this is the latest developing crisis in that story.

we will bring you more as we have it. reports from gandhi essay dozens of people including will cherry personnel and civilians have been arrested following a suspected coup attempt. it has been reported that a large cache of weapons and explosives were found. to use these the nation, the president warned those that plotted against his government would never win. >> no, not only working against and in violation of the human rights and interest of those affected, but also to the will of the almighty olla. -- allah. this is why they will never succeed. those that work against god will pay a high price. >> the cost of finding the world's highest mountain has been cut by more than half.

foreigners will have to pay $11,000. many fear that everest is already to overcrowded during climbing season. we look at the challenge faced by the adventure tours and sector. but the mighty himalayas, a breathtaking backdrop. for adventure seekers, these offer ultimate challenges. recent accidents and natural disasters have dented nepal being a safe destination in october, 2014, a snowstorm killed at least 43 people in central nepal, following the avalanche in april, the guide refused to climb and there was an unprecedented shutdown of mount everest in 2014.

yet covert snowstorm raised questions on the paul's ability to react to disasters. many lives could have been saved if there had been proper procedures. now, the government has introduced a raft of new measures. this year, foreigners will have to pay $11,000 each, down from 25,000 to climb out everest dozens of other mountains are also slashing their rates. however, some mountaineers have voiced concerns that everest is already overcrowded. nepal has picture postcard natural beauty that it is struggling to find the safest way to make money from its natural riches. >> one man who climbed everest along with 13 more of the world's tallest mountains is a british mountaineer. i asked him what he taught of nepal's decision.

>> they do want more tourist it has been lowered on the other side, in china. i guess, for commercial reasons they want more climbers to come. but is it a problem, is there a danger of overcrowding? >> well, i guess, you might think that more people would go there, but it is not that crowded. climbing only take photographs and leave only footprints. there is a lot of room for a lot of people. it might be 500, there might even be a thousand people there. then there's nobody there for the rest of the year. >> do you think that this is a good news story? >> i do, really, because it

means that more people that go there. what should be made clear is that everest is dangerous. you could get tossed five and get bits chopped off. -- you could get frostbite. >> i guess the rich, or the relatively rich, those can get 11,000 together can go now. >> i went to ask you about the sherpas. they have talked a lot about their pay, conditions. will this put extra pressure on them? >> there might be more climbers there, there might be more work for the sherpas? to be fair, i have a lot of friends that like climbing as well. i want to be in the mountains and people employed me to be in the mountains. so, the sherpas are true mountaineers.

>> another chilly sporting note. would you go as far as these people? people celebrated the beginning of 2015 with a dip in the channel in dunkirk. then to rome where divers leapt into the icy river. in the hague, more than 10,000 people plunged into the north sea. members of the croatian mountain rescue service broke the ice. it was minus eight degrees in the water and zero degrees outside. rather them than me. i the mobile phone is celebrating the birthday, is exactly 30 years ago that the first call was made here and u.k., our technology correspondent has been looking at how the technology has changed and a much it has

transformed our lives. >> members when this was the only way of making the phone call? well, all of that changed just after midnight on new year's day, 1985. michael harrison sneaked out of his families hearty and made his way to london's parliament square. there, he placed the first mobile phone call to his father. >> my father had his phone down and surrey and when he answered the phone, i could say to him hi, dad, happy new year. this is the first call ever made on the u.k. mobile network. >> what was this single lie? looks just like making a telephone call. it was very clear. it was a very normal, natural thing to do. >> it later time, cost a fortune.

a few years later, this little beauty came along and the mobile revolution could really get under way. >> now, the telephone has evolved. there is nothing casual about seeing phones. but vodafone was competing with another new company run by pt and in juniors testing network new they were under pressure to get adverts. >> we made a decision that we would go live on the first of january because he wanted to be the first in the field and we wanted to feeding their network. >> by the late 1980's, the mobile phone was already status symbol and essential accessory. it is hard to remember how we got on in the days when we were not constantly connected >>

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>> andrews: hello, everyone, and a happy new year to you all from sparkling vienna. i'm julie andrews, and i am so excited to welcome you for another new year's celebration! once again, the musikverein resounds with the music of austria's waltz king, johann strauss. today the celebrated conductor zubin mehta leads the vienna philharmonic in the golden hall while the vienna state ballet waltzes into the new year at one of europe's oldest universities. from vienna, the new year's celebration 2015 is next on "great performances."