>> and now, "bbc world news america." >> this is "bbc world news america." the clashes in ukraine take a deadly turn. at least 30 are killed after a fire breaks out in a building occupied by pro-russian separatists. a landslide from heavy rains devastated afghan village. the u.n. says at least 350 people have died. and 100 years after dylan thomas was born, we will retrace the poet's steps through new york city where his legacy lives on. on public our viewers television and america and around the global stop today, the violence in ukraine took a deadly turn. this morning, the ukrainian government launched an offensive to retake a city in the east of the country which was controlled by pro-russian separatists. during the clashes, two helicopters were shot down by rebels. he today, 30 pro-russian activist died when the building they were in caught fire in odessa. day of tragedy began with protests. rival groups of demonstrators converged on the city's center. pro-ukrainians hurling missiles at the police, and beyond the may program group. from early, there wer

united healthcare. >> and now, "bbc world news america." >> this is "bbc world news america." reporting from washer, i'm laura trevelyan. stealing state secrets and committing espionage, the u.s. charges five chinese army officers with hacking allegations. syrianunder siege, students sitting there exams, but even getting there requires going through a war zone. , managingn architect the growth of camp all a -- of kampala inspires her. welcome to our viewers on public television in america and also around the globe. cyber spying and economic espionage -- it sounds like a spy novel. today those are the charges u.s. prosecutors are leveling against five chinese military officers. the case is the first of its kind. beijing has warned it could harm relations between the two countries. mark mardell reports. >> according to the fbi, these men are criminals. despite their aliases, they are no ordinary bad guys. the chinese army officers presumably doing the bidding of their government. >> we must say enough is enough. this administration will not tolerate actions by any nation that se

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>> bbc news in donetsk. >>> i want to bring you pictures from new hampshire in the u.s.ficer was shot dead when he was called to a housing complex. the house burst into flames. then this, a huge explosion and fire balls to follow. the officer had been responding to calls of neighbors that heard the argument. the house itself was burned to the ground. >>> his true and fearsome friend. that's how the photographer describes the nation. he's been taking portraits of the country's tribal traditions getting image outsiders rarely see. his pictures were recently published. he is giving us a look. >> this is known as the land of the unexpected. you really do feel like you're stepping back in time in a way. you can feel like there's first contact. it's that remote, that way off the beaten track. what's so fascinating is the clash of modernization of the west against the zone age itself. that's what i've been drawn to as a photographer. covering society and looking at that clash of culture. august 23, 2011 this is the heart and soul of png along with the islands. missing out would

united health care. >> and now, "bbc world news america." >> this is "bbc world news america," reporting from washington. violence in eastern ukraine leaves at least 20 people dead. in crimea, president clinton makesa -- president putin a triumphant visit that is condemned in america stop anger in the nigerian government after they say they have advanced warning about the raid on the girls school. and could the next generation of life-saving drugs lie underwater? we will show you how the new frontier could change treatments right around the world. ♪ >> welcome to our viewers on public television in america and around the globe. today, serious clashes in eastern ukraine. this time in the port city. bepeople, most believe to pro-russian activists, were killed after they tried to storm a police hel headquarters. the vladimir putin made his first visit to crimea since russia annexed it in march. we have this report from richard galston on the scene. believeswhich bbc shows ukrainian troops fighting a pitched battle with pro-russian separatists in the center of the city. the military sending

live from london, bbc world news. >>> hello. i'm geeta guru-murthy with bbc world news. >>> u.s. and britain counter terrorism to rescue 200 schoolgirls kidnapped by militan militants. >>> pro russian fighters are allegedly killed mid warnings of chaos and civil war. >>> a china attack raises questions about terrorism. >>> 20 years since britain was reconnected to continental europe since the ice age. >>> bring back our girls is the slogan of a huge online campaign to find more than 200 teens kidnapped from their remote boarding school in nigeria. now it seems it may be getting results including offers of help from britain and europe. the group boko haram admitted abducting the girls. the nigerian government that they want to overthrow. many of the boko haram attacks are carried out in schools or remote areas kidnapping or killing students. >> reporter: a provocative video designed to cause anger and discuss, the leader of boko haram admits for the first time his fighters kidnapped over 200 schoolgirls. >> translator: i will sell the women in the market. they should not have been

bbc news new york. >> let me stay with the united states.g to see if the jobs market is sustaining first signs of spring. it's the time of the month we get the jobs numbers. employers are expected to have created this. this number. 210,000 new jobs in the month of april according to economists polled. if we got that, it would be the best month since november and enough to bring america's jobless rate down to this, 6.6%. as soon as those figures are out, we'll bring them to you. follow me on twitter. get me at @bbc aaron. >> if you follow aaron on twitter, follow me too. i'm ahead of him and need to stay ahead of him. >>> do stay with us on bbc world news. still to come -- >> how lovely to see you in the flesh. >> it's a moving story. twins together again after 80 years apart. do stay with us for an extraordinary touching story of sisters reunited. ♪ "first day of my life" by bright eyes ♪ you're not just looking for a house. you're looking for a place for your life to happen. when you didn't dread when youbedtime becausenner with anticipaof

union bank. >> and now bbc world news america. >> this is bbc world news america reporting from washington. the islammist group claiming responsibility for kidnapping ool girls and ch threatening to sell them like slaves. a bbc team is in south sudan as the government tries to capture a key down from rebel forces own woman using her talents to carry on a family tradition. welcome to the viewers on public television in america and around the globe. in a chilling video an islammist military group admitted it kidnapped over 200 school girls in nigeria last month and the group's leaders says he considers the girls slaves and is planning to sell them in the marketplace. there is growing criticism of the failure to find the teen agers. >> the first confirmation of the fate of the girls abducted in a video released today. the leader of the islammist group standing in front of a karsaying i abducted your girls. i will sell the woman in the market. there is a market for selling humans. i will sell women. their grief and heartbreak moved the world. it has been three tormenting weeks since they were

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this is bbc world news. our top stories. anguished relatives of hundreds of abducted nigerian schoolgirls speaks to bbc as their whereabouts still isn't known. >> when ever i think about her, i feel a deep pain inside me. we only pray day and night hoping god will answer our prayers. that's all we can do. >>> an intense battle rages through the oil town. our correspondent tells us what he sees from the u.n. base. >> what we've seen in the last few minutes is government troops retreating, large numbers coming back up the road. this is the road they came down yesterday. >>> a neighbor of oscar pistorius tells during the murder trial he was broken after the killing of reeva steenkamp last year. >>> treatments reverse the effects of human aging. >>> hello again. we're going to begin this hour with breaking news out of nigeri nigerian. reports say the first lady has protested the leader over the response over the missing girls. she accused the government of fabricating the abductions to give what she says is a bad name. 300 were a

bbc news bangkok. >>> in other news.n off to elect a new president in afghanistan as no candidate won an outright majority. the former prime minister abdullah abdullah won 45% of the vote. ghani got 36%. final results to be nounannounc beginning of august. >>> the captain and three crew members are charged with manslaughter. they are accused of banning the ferry as they told others to stay on board. more than 280 people, many pu l pupils from a high school in seoul died when the ship capsized. >>> a jailed journalist who's been on hunger strike more than 100 days has said he'd hold egyptian authorities responsible if his health fails. his current whereabouts is unclear. according to his family, he's now held in solitaire confinement at another prison. >>> you're watching bbc world news. stay with us here. still to come, the friends of syria meet in london to discuss the three year conflict of what realistically they can achieve. >>> she's won in a quarter of a million. an afghan teenager celebrating after getting the hig

♪ >> and now, "bbc world news america." >> this is "bbc world news america" reporting from washingtonam katty kay. a u.s. team will head to nigeria to search for more than 200 schoolgirls abducted by boko haram. the white house wants time is of the essence. in south sudan, this leader has been singled out and slapped with sanctions by america. as the fight continues, prospects remain bleak. click the you win or the isernational community, it hartsock about peace unless the violence stops. the u.n. or the international community, it is hard to talk about peace unless the violence stops. >> we relive the very moment with roger bannister himself. welcome to our viewers on public coalition here in america and also around globe. the u.s. team will head to nigeria as soon as possible to help search for the more than 200 schoolgirls who were abducted last month. the announcement comes as international anger is growing towards the nigerian government which has failed to find the students. today, there was news that eight more girls had been abducted in the same part of the country. correspond

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mike wooldridge, bbc news. >> reporter rengin aslan is at the mine. she just sent this latest update. >> reporter: i'm at the mine field now. here are the families waiting desperately for news from the relatives in the coal mine. most probably, they were here all night. and they're really exhausted. and now i see workers are having a short rest as well here. and on the other side, the rescue operation is going on. rescue operators are coming down and coming up. and it's a rainy day in soma. it's not a good morning for turkey. that's all. that's all. actually, they are not awaiting good news. and there are many, many ambulances in the area. and two of them is there. and this is the new tent pitched here. officials are working at the scene as well. >> the picture right from on the ground there at soma. it's a desperate situation, obviously. but it's having repercussions, isn't it, across the country? >> exactly. there's a solidarity about protests, protesting the issue among the country. for example, the kurdish party, bdp, ask that they're going to mour

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i'm geeta guru-murthy with bbc world news. our top stories. a massive bomb blast destroyed a hotel used by government forces. >>> after the abduction of 200 schoolgirls, an attack in nigeria, hundreds have been killed. >>> the fight against insurgents and drug traffickers. >>> ahead of saturday's euro vision, we find out what keeps him coming back year after year. >>> hello. reports from syria say there's been a huge explosion on the government held area of northern city of aleppo. the state tv says the explosion caused widespread damage. reports suggest it flattened a hotel used by government troops. it's is next to the city's medieval. it's the carlton hotel. this has been published by opposition activists showing smoke rising. rebels apparently planted the explosion in the tunnel they dug underneath the hotel. there's the image we're talking about. you can see the smoke. that is the first still picture from aleppo. our correspondent is watching from a neighboring city. i don't know if you've stayed in this hotel yourself. tell us what you k

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this is bbc world news.eta guru-murthy with the top stories. the south korean national coast guard is to be disexpanded because of its failure to save more lives in the ferry disaster. some ships are sent to get victims from vietnam riots and on its way home. >>> across syria, students have begun their state exams. thousands of schools have been destroyed by the war. millions of children are displaced. getting to school can be a challenge for students living on the edge of demascus. it means escaping a war zone. our chief correspondent reports on their journey. >> the refugee camp that's now a symbol of suffering, besieged by government forces for nearly a year and torn between the fight of rebel groups. on this day there's a moment of calm and agreement to allow students out. just for two weeks, schools across syria hold final tests. students going to take their exams may seem a simple thing. here it took weeks of negotiations, days of delay, huge security concerns. that's what life is like when you live un

this is bbc world news. our top stories. governments across europe acknowledge calls for reform after antiestablishment parties triumph in parliamentary elections. results show a clear message which is people are deeply disa allusioned with the european union the way it's working for britain. they want change. >>> talks between ukraine and russia after the typhoon stands for triumph in the election. >>> pope francis visits the holy sites for muslims and jews in the city on the final day of his middle east talks. >>> hello there. welcome. so the european parliamentary elections is the big story of the day. let me show you preliminary results. they say the people's party in light blue is set to win 212 out of 751 seats. that would make it the biggest group. it would have 59 seats fewer than before. one of the stories of the night, the gray area. this is the surge in so called others. there's set to be about 100 mep's in that group. let's look more closely at countries voting. this is france where national front storms to victo

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united health care. >> and now, "bbc world news." >> this is "bbc world news america."ew video released by boko haram gives the world its first glimpse of the abducted nigerian schoolgirls and makes specific commands to when they are released. condemnation of the ballots in ukraine. pro-russian groups say they have proven people want sovereignty. capturing the people of pap walk, new guinea. our photographer is taking the viewers inside a world seldom seen. ♪ welcome to our viewers on public television in america and also around the globe. in a video released by boko haram, many of the nigerian school girls abducted are shown for the first time since their kidnapping. it is not known when or where it was recorded. but on the video, the leader says the girls were only be released if the government frees militant fighters. it is an idea quickly rejected by nigerian officials. john simpson traveled to the extreme northeast of the country where boko haram killed hundreds of people a week ago. he sent this report from the capital of borno state. 100 36 girls, most of whom we

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>> and now, bbc world news america. is bbc world news america. reporting from washington, i am jane o'brien. comesrainian checkpoint under assault, 13 soldiers just days before the country's residential election. >> this is a terrible blow for the your grainy and armed forces and a turbo reminder of what these armed separatists star capable of doing. >> thailand's government dissolves as soldiers patrolled the seats. it is a secret and plain sight. tonight we take you inside and ireland, which in the shadow of new york city, has -- inside an island, which in the shadow of new york city, has been abandoned for decades area -- decades. to our viewers on public television in america and around the globe. today, ukrainian soldiers suffered the biggest loss of life so far in the crisis which has gripped the eastern part of the country. dozens moreed and injured in attack by pro-russian forces. this comes just days before the elections. the bbc's mark lowen reports. >> the attack came before dawn with devastating effects. this was the ukrainian army ch

i'm geeta guru-murthy with bbc world news. our top stories. euing foreign ministers are be respected. >>> some of the girls kidnapped from the school in nigeria appear on a video released by the militant group boko haram. >>> it's the last day of voting in the world's biggest democracy. three key states india are voting. results are due friday. >>> day 30 of the oscar pistorius murder trial begins in south africa. >>> hello. eu foreign ministers are meeting in brussels to discuss further sanctions against russia. pro russian separatists in ukraine have claimed an overwhelming victory in the self-rule referendum. russia says the result ares must be respected. within hours of the polls closing here in donetsk, organizers say 89% of voters chose self-rule. a similar vote with similar results was held in the neighbori neighbori neighboring region. the president has called for participation in the region. >> translator: the implementation comes with rule in a civilized manner without outrage of violence or dialogue. represents of kiev, donetsk. >>

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united health care. >> and now "bbc world news america." "bbc world news america."s the country gets ready to vote the violence in the east causes great concern. worst kind of atmosphere for a presidential election. >> tearing down the protest site with the military now in control . members of the government are being detained. he has one of the most important jobs. we introduce you to the concierge who has rubbed shoulders with the stars for decades. welcome to our viewers and public television in america and around the globe. the russian president vladimir putin promised to recognize the results of sunday's presidential election in ukraine but during remarks in st. petersburg he end itshat kiev must military operation against the separatists in the east calling it a region in a state of civil war. his comments come as 20 rebels have been killed today in fresh clashes in the east of the country. our correspondent has been out on the election trail and he sent this report. >> he is ukraine's second richest man and its wealthiest mp. a billionaire who earned his fort

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live from london, bbc world news. hello. i'm nik gowing with bbc world news. our top stories. 170 people injured as two subways collide in the south korean seoul. >>> military operations against pro rugssian separatists. >>> a bomb explosion in abuja kills 19. 60 others are injured. >>> plus -- >> how lovely to see you in the flesh. >> twin sisters living apart almost 80 years. they've been reunited in california. >>> hello everyone. dozens of people have been injured in this collision involving two subway trains in the south korean capital seoul. these are the latest images. the train was leaving the station when it was rammed from behind. many hurt are said to have jumped from the train. there are no serious reports of injuries. here is the latest. >> rescue operations at the subway station in the east of the south korean capital after the collision. witnesses said one train was leaving the station. another came in and rammed it from behind. the government emergency officials say many injuries were caused as passengers jumped onto the trains despite the anno

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>> and now, "bbc world news america." >> this is "bbc world news america." eastern ukraine slips into chaos. the bbc team is on the scene. >> what is happening shows the central government is losing control in east ukraine. >> a bomb explodes on a busy street in nigeria's capital. an eyewitness says there are several people dead at the scene. after the vietnam war ended, one american veteran goes back in search of the sun he has never met. you will not believe or he finds him. ukraine is reintroducing military conscription to deal with the deteriorating situation in east of the country. the decision comes as fresh violence broke out in the east the city. arereds of militants fighting running battles. >> this was may day in eastern ukraine. activist fought with right police outside of the prosecutor's office. they attacked the police with rocs and sticks as they tried to seize another key building. a region descending into chaos. stun grenades and tear gas exploded around them, injured are led away to safety. >> what is happening here this afternoon shows the

i'm david with bbc world news. our top stories. police in istanbul fire tear gas at rebels as international workers day i begins. >>> gerry adams, one of the most prominent figure miss irish politic ss is arrested. >>> also an apology from south korea's prime minister as fears grow that some of the victims of the ferry disaster may never be foun found. >>> hello. thanks for being with us. there have been violent clashes between police and protestors in the city of istanbul. police used water cannons and tear gas. many went against the ban many the tack similar square in the city. last year this became the focus of long running occupation. protestors threw stones and fireworks at the police. let's get the latest. celine is on the line from istanbul. is the trouble still going on? >> yes. we can say that definitely. i'm in the district of istanbul, 15 minutes from taksim square. there's heavy protests where i am. there was heavy police intervention with use of tear gas and water cannons. 20 minutes or so ago, people dispersed from wh

stay with us on bbc world news. of the middle east most powerful men, the prime nist sentenced to six years in jail. get a load of this bad boy. minister, is sentenced to six years in jail. s sneadeem ts fro getoad ofs bad s sneadeem ts fro sweet! this snap spreader system from scotts makes caring for your lawn s a y for lawn care, . theap, loand go for lawn care, a d theap sr, g cott's a new day for lawn care, feedings never been so easy. to see a demo of thesnap . ♪r you havehe promof accomodice... for yoered the land of an. ♪ ing.com bookin test test test te testest . >>> the former prime minister of israel has been sentenced to six years in prison for corruption. he was convicted of accepting bribes linked to a property deal while he was mayor of jerusalem. he's already said he'll appeal. with the details from jerusalem. >> reporter: corruption cases aren't unusual among israel's political elite, but this is something new. it's the first time that a former prime minister has been convicted of bribery and jailed.

lucy williamson, bbc news, seoul. >> we're going to try and go back to pakistan now and our correspondent in karachi. news of a potential splint in the pakistani taliban. just explain a little bit more for us. >> reporter: that's right. this is a powerful group within the pakistani taliban. they have the support of tribesman. when pakistani taliban umbrella group was formed in 2007, most of the foot soldiers were from mesuhd tribe. there was a struggle for the top slot. there was a new chief. since then we've been hearing reports of infighting within the pakistani taliban. today they've come out openly. this group has a lot of supporters. this is being seen as a major blow to the strength of pakistani taliban. >> what is it actually going to mean, though, for those trying to negotiate some sort of peace and for those trying to fight the militants? >> reporter: it's all a bit murky. but there is a view out there that this could help the pakistani government, which has been struggling to engage the pakistani taliban in some kind of peace talks. the group which has separated itself from tali

>>> you're watching gmt on bbc news. i'm tim willcox. the bloodity talks, dozen separatists are killed in the eastern city of donetsk. >>> 11 weeks after mh370 disappears, malaysia releases raw satellite data. is it enough for the relatives? sglit's only data. it's nothing. only data cannot lead to the conclusion, to the ending. >>> reeling from a voter's revolt, europe's leaders meet in pistorius sells to discuss how to win back trust. also in the program, aaron is here and we've got the who's who of the business world in london talking today about increasing capital lifts. >> corporate corruption and companies not paying their fair share. what is it? it's called bad capitalism. big business is gathering to change all of that. the question is how do you convince shareholders to lose in the short term so we can all gain in the long term. >>> hello. it is midday in london, 7:00 a.m. in washington, 2:00 p.m. in donetsk in eastern ukraine, the scene of intense fighting between government forces and pro-russian separatists. dozens of rebels

paul wood, bbc news.ce the mars rover curiosity landed in 2012, we have been waiting for the answer to the question -- has there ever been life on mars? a fellow atdam, nasa's jet propulsion laboratory. have they discovered anything that suggests that mars could support life? >> one of the wonderful things about this mission is before we were halfway done which what we call be prime mission, we had taken data that told the scientist that ancient mars could have and would have supported life if life existed. >> how do we find out if it did support life? in theory, it could have. >> that is a tricky question. we keep asking mars, are you alive? it keeps answering maybe. he does not say no. detecting life is quite a challenge. we learned that and we learned a lot about detecting life over the past several decades. it may be that to unlock the question of life on mars, we may have to bring pieces of mars back to earth to study on earth with a full complement of equipment and brains we have on our plan. >> you