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watching bbc world news america. still to come, acting in the public interest, that is what a government panel that internet providers must do. what does net neutrality mean for consumers and for companies? hundreds of people in afghanistan today attended the funeral for the victims of a massive avalanche. according to the latest figures, 165 people died and entire homes were buried by the massive amounts of stomach came down. the afghan army has sent letters to help with the rescue. lack of equipment has meant that some had to use their bare hands to scuba way the snow. -- scoop away the snow. it comes just after a storm. >> in afghanistan, winter was supposed to be nearing its end but in this valley, normally a half-day drive from the capital kabul, chaos in the snow. these villages have been so i avalanche's, leaving a trail of devastation, crushed homes and lost lives. local residents have had to use their hands as well as shovels to reach friends and neighbors trapped. >> three children and one adult is still un

>>> this is bbc america. now, live from london, "bbc world news." >>> hello, i'm aaron heslehurst with "bbc world news." recommend the controversial kata world cup should be moved from summer to winter. will the greem reform plan be enough to satisfy creditors? >>> could britain have done more to stop three teenagers from flying to islamic state? >>> hello, everybody. well the 2022 world cup in qatar should take place in november and december it's what fifa recommended. now the change could set on a collision course with european leagues who oppose the plan. the head of the football organization after the announcement. >> i think the recommendation for november/december. again, there's an option. some people have concerns. whatever the decision, i think people will have something about it. it's an overall benefit for everybody. >> our correspondent gave us an update. >> reporter: they have the agreement of the football confederation. the big clubs, the big leagues, we have yet to hear from them. they are unha

we build relationships that build the world. >> bbc world news. >> this is bbc world news americana reporting from washington. i am katty kay. the bbc confirms that british schoolgirls entered syria with plans to join islamic state. a task force says it should be held in qatar to beat the heat. in texas, oil is king. prices drop in a mixed picture of jobs. ♪ welcome to our viewers on public television america and around the globe. tonight, the bbc has learned that three schoolgirls who disappeared from east london last week are already in syria. they are likely under the control of islamic state. they traveled to turkey last week and sources say they were taken across the border into syria for or five days ago. james has more. james: it seems clear that the schoolgirls have made it through turkey and into syria. context tell the bbc that they are with a smuggler affiliated with islamic state. they flew out a week ago. she had told her father that she was going to a wedding. sources tell us that the three girls and the smugglers went near the crossing at the turkey and syria border. the smug

>>> this is bbc america and live from london "bbc world news." >>> hello. with "bbc world news," our top stories. the conflict in ukraine. the leaders of france and germany are off to russia where they hope to convince president putin to agree to a peace deal. >>> the search continues for the victims of the transasia plane disaster as investigators confirm both of the plane's engines lost power moments before it crashedp. >>> the cup of nations is stopped when fans from the home team and equatorial guinea turn on supporters of the winning team ghana. >>> they have major decisions to make. are they prepared to travel for sunday's final or going to stay home and stay away from what should be a showcase and joyous event. >>> kicking out the clutter. we investigate the meaning of the stuffed paradox. >>> welcome to the program. >>> german chancellor angela merckle said a diplomatic solution is still the only way to resolve the crisis in ukraine. she was speaking ahead of talks with the french president hollande and russian president vladimir putin taking place

mufg -- we build relationships that build the world. >> and now, "bbc world news." >> this is bbc world news america, reporting from washington. how did this young boy turn into jihadi john? signs that may have been missed. a leading russian operant -- russian politician is shot dead. he was shot -- four times by an unidentified attacker. >> what do you call those? >> i call them in years. -- i call them ears. >> we look back on leonard nimoy's career and his signature role. welcome to public television in america and around the globe. for cement soft have been -- has been shot and killed in moscow. he was shot four times by an unidentified assailants near the come on. he served as deputy prime minister under boris yeltsin in the 1990's. on the line from moscow, what more can you tell us? >> there aren't a huge amount of details just yet. we know this happened shortly before midnight local time. the news just came out an hour later. we understand boris was sought -- force was shot four times -- boris was shot four times by a gun man in a white car. police are hunting for the car and for

we build relationships that build the world. >> and now, "bbc world news america." ♪ >> this is "bbc world news america." reporting from washington, i am david willis. the german chancellor in washington, pushing a piece pan -- plan for ukraine, and they talk about troops as an option. new details coming to light about how hsbc, one of the world's biggest banks, helps their clients avoid paying millions in taxes and the beauty of beirut. one couple is taking discarded items and turning them into treasures sold here in america. ♪ welcome to our viewers on public television in america and also around the globe. today, the diplomatic efforts to solve the crisis in ukraine continued, with president obama welcoming the german chancellor angela merkel, to the white house. we will have more on those discussions in a moment, but we start on the ground in eastern ukraine, where the fighting continues between pro-russian rebels and ukrainian government forces. listeners are being taken by both sides, and our horse bonded james reynolds, reports from donetsk on one woman's efforts to free her

you are watching bbc world news america. still to come, 11 dispute has caused hughes -- caused huge destruction and the impact is being felt far and wide. the italian coast guard has this is from boats in the mediterranean in their biggest operation so far. the coast guard says they were confronted by armed people traffickers. >> one by one they came to sanctuary. the people streaming out of civil wars and states. they had come to the tiny italian items -- italian island. a narrow strip of water separating the world they fled from and the world they would risk everything for. more and more migrants do not make it, losing their lives on the rough seas. last week 300 were killed as they tried to costs -- tried to cross the water. the intent -- the italian island is just 160 kyle -- 160 miles from the libyan coast. the waters were patrolled by an italian with european funding. that has stopped in the much smaller force, with one third of the funding keeping watch. this is the violent date way to europe for tens of thousands of

>> announcer: this is bbc america and now live from london, "bbc world news." >>> hello. i'm tim lukos with bbc world news. a bbc team enters the team of kobane. >> driving the local state from theory came at tremendous cost. hundreds of coalition air strikes, which have flattened most of the town. >>> egypt frees a journalist. >> peter was arrested with otherses and they also deserve to be free. peter won't rest until they're released from prison. >>> the first large scale trials against ebola are getting underway in liberia. >>> and the former head of the imf goes on trial, accused of helping to procure women for sex parties. >>> hello. welcome to bbc news. the syrian city of kobane has been libertied after four months of intense street fighting and air strikes. kurdish fighters finally drove the jihadists out with the help of allied forces. since august the u.s.-led coalition has launched nearly 2,000 air strikes against i.s. targets, with most of the focus being against kobane and east. but i.s. still controls swaths of lands in northern and western iraq. symptom esti

bbc news, washington. katty: as violence at the -- as violence escalates, obama called vladimir putin to urge him to accept a peace deal. the white house as the leader spoke on the phone about the necessity of finding a political solution to the ukraine crisis. you are watching bbc world news america. still to come, after being switched at birth 20 years ago two french girls and their parents are awarded compensation for the swap that change lives. -- changed lives. niger president says that boko haram will be defeated. the bbc has the latest for us. reporter: niger's parliament voted to send soldiers over the border into nigeria as part of a regional offensive against boko haram. there have been several attacks. soldiers will join 9000 troops expected from the region. >> boko haram have become a monster and we need to organize ourselves to put an end to the threat. they have no future, god willing. we will beat them. reporter: there is a growing humanitarian crisis. thousands flee the attacks in nigeria.

>>> this is "bbc america" and now live from london, "bbc news." >>> our top stories this hour. the search for survivors goes on after a plane crashes in taiwan. footage has emerged of the moment the aircraft came down. at least 16 people have died. >>> father of the squloer dan yan pilot burned alive by the islamic state calls for vengeance vengeance vengeance. >> translator: the country should avenge the blood. i demand none of the criminals should be spared. >>> seven people die after a crowded commuter train hits a car north of new york city. >>> and greece's prime minister meets more european leaders and explains how he plans to slash his country's death. >>> a warm welcome to the program. at least 16 people have been killed after a plane crashed into a river in taiwan. the plane was carrying more than 50 people. this is the scene right now in taipei. rescuers are working to release the people still captured inside. the fuselage is laying on its side, which is hampering the rescue effort. while many passengers on board were tourists from mainland china. >> reporter: these a

"bbc world news america" "bbc world news." our top stories. russia confirms it will attend peace talks in minsk today. the leader of a belgian group accused of radicalizing dozens of men in syria sentenced to 12 years in prison. >>> nbc's brian williams is suspended for fabricating a story. jon stewart announces he's leaving the daily show. >>> a malaysian cartoonist faces extradition charges just weeks before after he tells bbc he's feared he will be arrested. a warm welcome to the program. a glimmer of hope. the words of angel merkel spokesman on top level talks on ukraine to take place soon between russia france ukraine and germany. there is little common ground it seems? . what are the different sides pushing for? ukraine would like control over the break away regions in the east. wants to see rebel force disarmed and russian troops pulled back. and wanting to keep their weapons and amnesty for their leaders. russia wants guaranteed rights for russian speaksers and full autonomy for the luhansk and donetsk region. >>> the u.s. wants to see

>>> this is bbc america. now, live from london, "bbc world news." >>> hello. our top stories. [ gunfire ] >> there's fighting reported in eastern ukraine, putting more strain on the cease-fire. we have a special report. >> the people's republic is saying they are suppressing fire. [ gunfire ] >> run! run! >> denmark on alert as police find a suspicious weapon outside a restaurant in copenhagen. >>> indonesia's foreign minister dealing with foreign drug traffickers despite appeals. >>> and somalia has become an unexpected hit. >>> hello. two days after a cease-fire was meant to kick in in eastern ukraine, fierce fighting continues around the town. the ukraine army says they are in control of the transport hub. it's being contested by the peace deal separatists. both sides started the withdrawal of heavy weapons. ukrainian forces refuse to pull back from the town. rebels encircled. they say ukrainian forces are accused of shelling the airport. from there, we have a report which contains images you might find distressing. >> reporter: this is what a scorched eart

i'm james menendez with "bbc world news." our top story. after 19 fans died in a crush in cairo, egypt suspends its football league indefinitely. hsbc avoids paying millions of dollars in tax, according to leaked documents. as angela merkel heads for talks with president obama on ukraine, there's no sign to an end of the fighting. >>> in a moment egypt. but first, let me bring you some breaking news of a shooting in southern france. a hooded gunman armed with kalashnikov rifles is reported to have opened fire on police in the city of marseille in the fans while the prime minister is paying a visit. a police source has told. the news agency, reuters, that troops are being sent to the scene in the northern suburbs of the mediterranean port city following those shots. details still sketchy at the moment. we'll bring you more on that breaking news as it reaches us. >>> egypt has indefinitely suspended its football league after 22 fans died at a crush in a stadium in cairo. it happened after police fired tear gas to supporters who were trying to

>>> this is bbc america. now, live from london, "bbc world news." >>> hello, this is "bbc world news," the top stories. president assad tells the bbc his government has information from the americans in the war against islamic state. >> there's a formation. they tell you things. >> do you tell them things? >> no. >> the former head of the international monetary fund tells the french court no crime as he gives evidence in pimping charges. >> babies switched at birth are awarded 2 million euros in compensation. >>> hello, a very warm welcome to you. we begin in syria. president assad insisted his country is not a failed state. speaking exclusively to the bbc, he admitted his government is receiving communication from the u.s. coalition against the islamic state. he bears no responsibility to the humanitarian crisis engulfing parts of his country as they enter their fifth year. an estimated 200,000 people lost their lives. more than 9 million forced from their homes, many to refugee camps in neighboring countrie

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>>> this is bbc america. now, live from london, "bbc world news." >> hello, i'm james with "bbc world news." the top story, international court of justice. neither syria nor crew way shah was guilty of genocide. >>> the first country to legalize the technique. >>> sending westerns to help the ukrainian military against pro-russian rebels. one of two journalists still held in egypt after he gave up his egyptian citizenship. >>> a very warm welcome to the program. judges of the international court of justice in the hague ruled serbia didn't cause genocide. the court dismissed a counter claim of serbia against croatia. anna this news coming through the past few minutes. tell us what's being said. >> reporter: in the last ten minutes you can see behind the journalists and i, they are waiting for statements from both sides. this was an historic case. the first time they have brought a case here. we are at the home of icj. they accuse of each side of committing, in this case genocide. they committed genocide in bru

>>> hello and welcome to bbc world news. i'm daniela ritorto. our top stories. vital talks are taking place as eurozone finance ministers try to solve the crisis over greece's bailout. >>> u.s. military sources say a force of iraqi and kurdish fighters is being put together to retake the city of mosul from islamic state. >>> this murdered woman may become the face of the struggle to end violence against women in turkey. >>> and continuing our "richer world" series we're in tennessee, where the manufacturing sector is on the rebound. >>> welcome. it could be the final act of a greek drama, with eurozone finance ministers due to meet in a couple hours' time and try to reach a deal on the country's bailout. let's have a look at some of the figures in play here. in total, greece owes more than 320 billion euros in debt. that's a huge 175% of the country's gdp, its annual economic output. and as a proportion that's one of the highest in the world, because if you were to split up greece's mountain of debt over its entire population each person would owe almost 30,000

we build relationships that build the world. >> now, bbc world news america. >> this is bbc world news america reporting from washington. jordan promises a relentless war against islamic state militants. a camera captures a dramatic moment of airplane crashes in taiwan. there are survivors. lifting fears for all the world to see. a photographer is using the city as the campus. -- canvas. >> welcome to our viewers on public television in america and around the globe. the king declared a relentless war against islamic state on their territory and was speaking after images were published of a pilot being burned to death. jordan announced they had executed militants and said they would step up their role in the coalition. reporting home from the village. >> far from the capital in the peaceful hills on the dead sea public rituals of condolence. this is the hometown of the murdered pilot. anxious people pay their respects and share the grief to embrace, pray, and grapple with the horror. >> the father will spend much of the next days in this tent and will meet a great many well-wishers and

you are watching bbc world news america. it takes just hours for the jury to come to a verdict in the trial of the man who shot and killed chris kyle. the football governing body has announced that it will not pay compensation for european clubs unhappy about playing the 2022 quaatar world cup in november or december. >> it can create sandstorms. the decision to move the 2022 world cup from summer to winter has created a tempest in the football world. the term it will be played at a time of year when players are more accustomed to weather like this. the governing body believed they had no option and were in no mood to offer sympathy. >> we are bringing all the sporting and financial resources of the world cup. >> organizers say the tournament will be like no other. despite the grand promises, the european teams and leagues remain unconvinced why they should be the ones to bear the brunt. the impact of fifa's will be felt for three season and put the season on hold in 2022 in the run-up to the traditional christmas and new ye

>>> this is bbc america. and now live from london "bbc world news". >> hello. "bbc world news." our top stories. expressing outrage over the slow pace of construction after the devastating conflicts with israel. >> reporter: six months after a cease-fire was reached with israel this still lies in ruin. why haven't the aid community helped with promises to rebuild and why do the borders with israel and egypt remain all but shut? >>> this man believes 150 christians have been abducted in recent days by is militants in the northeast of syria. the face of indonesian anger in australia over the planned execution of two convicted drug smugglers. >>> the shameful global response to mass atrocity. amnesty international say ss they put national interests ahead of human rights. we'll talk to the head of amnesty. >>> welcome to the program. aide workers have expressed outrage at the slow pace of rebuilding gaza six months on between the seven week conflict between the militant groups. they say at this rate it will be three more decades before it is rebuilt. 2,220 palestinians were killed a

we build relationships that build the world. >> and now, bbc world news america. >> this is been bbc world news america reporting from washington. still searching for three british girls nearly a week after they flew to turkey. there are fears they have already gone to join islamic state. a new smart syringe could save a million lives a year in com bode ya. it's a chance to slash the country's infection right. and going home with oscars in a star-studded night. the winners couldn't contain their excitement. >> i am fully aware that i am a lucky, lucky man. this oscar -- oh! >> welcome to our viewers on public television in america and also around the globe, as each day passes, concern grows for three british schoolgirls who are believed to be on their way to syria to join islamic state. today their school in east london dismissed any suggestion they may have been radicalized there. in turkey, police are searching for the teenagers who boarded a plane to istanbul last tuesday and haven't been heard from since. daniel has the latest. >> shaken and bewildered, the peoples of the academy

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i'm geetha murty with bbc world news. our top stories. egypt says it's bombed islamic state militants in libya in retaliation for the murder of egyptian christian captives. libya concerns that it coordinated with air strikes with egypt. >>> two men are charged with helping a gunman who helped a synagogue in a cafe in copenhagen over the weekend. the danish foreign minister calls for unity. >> this weapon we have against terror is to affect as little as possible. we need to stay together not split our societies. >> reporter: 2,000 migrants trying to escape africa are rescued in the mediterranean sea. the coast guard was confronted by armed people traffickers. >>> and we'll get the latest from seoul on the row between two south korean manufacturing giants over a washing machine. # . >>> hello. egypt says it has bombed jihadists in libya, after militants there linked to islamic state murdered a group of egyptian coptic christians is. the egyptian state television says a dawn strike targeted camps, trading sites, and weapon storage areas. lib

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bbc's david stern is in kiev. just explain these latest details for us david. >> reporter: well yes. this artillery pullback was actually supposed to start just 48 hours, or within 48 hours after the cease-fire began. the cease-fire was supposed to begin basically about ten days ago, saturday and sunday the previous weekend. obviously, the cease-fire hasn't begun. there's still sporadic shelling perhaps at a lower level than what we saw previously but it is continuing, especially around the donetsk city and the port of mariupol, and the ukrainian military, although having said that they would now begin the pullback of the artillery, along with the russian-backed rebels now says that they're going to -- that they cannot pull it back, as long as the firing is -- or the shelling is continuing. what the reaction will be from the rebels we're waiting to see whether they are going to start a unilateral withdraw or whether they too, will delay it. >> petrov poroshenko, meanwhile, the president of the ukraine, still sound

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and the bbc has now named him. you may recognize him. he's the masked executioner we've seen in many videos. he has been named as british man, mohammed emwazi. he is from london. he was known to british security services. and he's appeared in numerous pieces of footage of the killing of western hostages. well, with me now, here in the studio is the managing director of the equillium foundation. thank you for being with us. have you heard of this man before mohammed emwazi? >> absolutely. he's been on the radar for quite a while now. he's somebody that allegedly got involved in the radicalization while he was at university. and the facts are that he claimed he was going to go to tanzania for safari but he was stopped by the tanzanians because it was believed he was going to join al shabaab in somalia, was sent back here and joined some organizations that may have certain sympathetic views about the jihadist ideology. >> in terms of propaganda value, what does he represent to islamic state? >> ultimately he's the bogeyman. he's the guy tha

. >> and now, bbc world news america. >> this is been bbc world news america reporting from washington. still searching for three british girls nearly a week after they flew to turkey. there are fears they have already gone to join islamic state. a new smart syringe could save a million lives a year in com bode ya. it's a chance to slash the country's infection right. and going home with oscars in a star-studded night. the winners couldn't contain their excitement. >> i am fully aware that i am a lucky, lucky man. this oscar -- oh! >> welcome to our viewers on public television in america and also around the globe, as each day passes, concern grows for three british schoolgirls who are believed to be on their way to syria to join islamic state. today their school in east london dismissed any suggestion they may have been radicalized there. in turkey, police are searching for the teenagers who boarded a plane to istanbul last tuesday and haven't been heard from since. daniel has the latest. >> shaken and bewildered, the peoples of the academy in east london arriving back at school after

mufg, we build relationships that build the world. >> bbc world news america. katty: this is bbc world news america. i am katty kay. the awkward handshake after months of war. the leaders of the ukraine and russia meet in minsk is to stop the fighting. obama: isil is on the defensive and is going to lose. katty: a degree costs more than anywhere else in the world. -- a degree costs more and america than anywhere else in the world. is it really worth it? welcome to our viewers on public television here and around the globe. the conflict in the eastern ukraine is about to spin out of control unless a peace deal is agreed to. that was the warning from the resident as he met with the leaders of france, russia, and germany in minsk. it was looking to secure a cease-fire for the fighting that has claimed 5000 lives. reporter: ukraine is at war with itself and the people are the runt of a hurdle conflict about identity and sovereignty. this is -- are the brunt of a brutal conflict about identity and sovereignty. this is the heartland. desolate and destroyed. both side

james reynolds, bbc news. vuhlehirsk. >> >>> well the german chancellor angela merkel and president obama are meeting at the white house later to discuss situation on ukraine. we'll be live in washington later with more on that. >>> on other news, the chinese authorities have executeded a former mining tycoon with reported ties to the country's former domestic security chief. yoohan was the president of a huge company and he was executed with four associates after being convicted of murder and organized crime last year. >>> south korea's former finance chief has been jailed. won sei-hoon was sentenced to three years for his part in an online smear campaign which was carried out by his subordinated directed at candidates running against the then ruling party hopeful. >>> two bomb blasts in baghdad has killed at least 15 people and wounded in more. one explosion was during rush hour in a mainly shia district of the city. the attack happened after a long-standing nighttime curfew was lifted in the iraqi capital.

you're watching "gmt" on bbc world news. i'm the david eades. our top stories, one city falls silent, another flares into fighting once again. such is the cease-fire in eastern ukraine. >>> rebels in debaltseve celebrate after ukrainian forces pull out. the latest reports point to mortar attacks on the edge of mariupol. >>> greece asks for a six-month extension to its bailout loan, but what would be the terms and conditions attached? >>> it's a rousing reception as china rings in the year of the sheep. >>> also aaron will be with us. the greek debt deal. it is a deal this time. >> it looks like the greeks blinked first. athens has formally requested an extension to its current eurozone loan agreement. remember, that's the one that's linked to all those austerity measures. so it could mean greece has offered major concessions to avoid running out of cash. oh and to overcome the big resistance led by the germans. >>> it's midday here in london 7:00 a.m. in washington 2:00 p.m. in ukraine's capital, kiev where the ukrainian president has said there

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bbc has evidence of territory controlled by isp militants. we have the story. >> the border with syria is a haven with smugglers who traffic drugs and loot antiquity. this is the department in central beirut. he does not want us to show his face. >> these people used to move all the way here and they would pay the taxi driver to sneak in. >> the police in lebanon have in cracking down on smugglers and seizing artifacts. >> it is more from islamic state and all of those places. >> this is where they are stored away in the museum. many are from the ancient cities and there is big money to be made. >> we have objects on the market and we know that one dozen of them can go up to $1 million on the international market. >> the romany to be made is being shipped to the antiquity dealers to the far east and the gulf. >> he does not want to be identified. on a video link, he showed a smuggler and explained how they made money from the trade. >> $1 million. >> these are some of the items saved by the authorities that were dug up by smugglers. the unite

david stern bbc news. kiev. >> commemorations are due to take place in germany to mark the 70th anniversary of the bombing of the city of dresden. on the night of the 13th of february, 1945, british bomber command dropped hundreds of thousands of bombs on the city leaving 13 square miles of the historic city in ruins, obliterated. the ensuing fire storm killed 25,000 people. well, the bbc's jenny hill is in dresden for the commemorations. jenny? >> reporter: yeah. in the words of one survivor, it was like being in hell. it seems almost unimaginable, on a beautiful morning like this, that 70 years ago, this square was engulfed in flames, as dresden was all but razed to the ground. as they prepare to commemorate this anniversary, people here in dresden still refer to the 13th of february 1945, as the day which never fades. 70 years ago allyied bombers took off. their target one of the most beautiful cities in europe. beneath them people burned and suffocated to death as a firestorm with hurricane-force winds

gary donahue, bbc news. katty: psychological blackmail is what the greek prime minister is accusing the europeans. members of the eurozone have given athens until friday. the rescue deal would include further austerity measures. we have more on the tension. reporter: it is three weeks since the triumph and he has three days to avert disaster. he is given an ultimatum to follow the bailout or push greece over the edge. today, the prime minister was defiant. >> we want a solution, not a cl ash. our goal is a viable solution and we refuse to succumb to psychological blackmail. reporter: the fear is returning to the drachma. eurozone leaders particularly germany, insist the bailout is extended, or else. >> no one can take out a member of the eurozone. someone can be led to the exit simply because he will not have the necessary liquidity to pay the public sector. there is a series of negative scenarios that could follow if there is not an agreement struck by the end of this week. reporter: the key part of the gre

go like a pro. >>> "bbc world news." in this half hour the shuttle diplomacy ramps up with key meetings in moscow and munich. can world leaders find common ground on ukraine? >>> getting out the clutter. we investigate the meaning of the stuffed paradox. >>> also in the program our very own hollywood walk of famer aaron is looking at the business of tinseltown. >> see what you did there. it is a case of lights, camera action and cuts. oh, yes. more and more countries around the world are jumping on to the movie bandwagon a look at the tax cuts and incentives they're offering to get those films made on their home turf. >>> let's return now to our top story. german chancellor merkel says it's unclear whether talks in moscow will lead to a break through in resolving the crisis in ukraine. speaking ahead of the meeting chancellor merkel said a diplomatic solution is still the only way to end the conflict. she says she'll never deal with questions of territory over the head of another country. >> translator: we are convinced

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"bbc world news america -- this is "bbc world news america." a cease-fire agreement is signed to in the fighting in eastern ukraine. now the test is -- will get hold on the ground? urging for answers as a family mourns. in north carolina, questions swirled over if religion was the factor in the killings of three muslim students. and from leaders in fashion to political players, the mayor of london is having quite a trip to america. his next stop is right here. welcome to our viewers on public television here in america and also around the globe. a cease-fire between ukrainian forces and pro-russian rebels is set to begin midnight on saturday, a result of nearly 17 hours of talks between the leaders of russia, ukraine france, and germany. at once cautious, but the united states has welcomed a move, calling it potentially a significant step towards peace. the question now is -- will it hold? our coverage starts from rebel-held donetsk. >> it is an image more in keeping with the last entry than this one, but this was today on the fringes of modern

k>> this is bbc world news america. jordan thousand a decisive response after a pilot and is burnt said death by islamic state. an assault on a nigerian town. we do not know how many people died. his name is robby. his fans know him as the kid president. >> i am on the bbc. ♪ katty: welcome to our viewers on television and around the globe. jordan is promising a strong response to the murder of a pilot by islamic state extremists. a video shows the pilot being burned to death inside of a metal cage stop he was captured when his airplane came down in syria as he took part in operations. we have this report. reporter: the fighter pilot and devout muslim missing since is playing crashed in syria is the first member of the coalition to die at the hands of islamic state. everyone in jordan has heard the news and they had hoped that he would be set free. they have been venting anger against the men who murdered them and some wondered why they are in the fight at all. he heard the news. other family members left the capital

i'm david eades with bbc world news. our top story, germany approves greece's controversial war zone bailout. it comes after the first protest in athens against the new group government of this reform. >>> a prominent bangladesh american blogger known for speaking out against religious fundamentalism has been hacked to death in dhaka. >>> british security agencies face questions after the islamic state killer mohammed emwazi was brought to their attention. >>> and the state of virginia is to pay compensation to people who were forcely sterilized in part of a long-running eugenics program. >>> hello. thanks for being with us. the german parliament has approved plans to extend the international bailout for greece until june. now, the deal reached last week between greece and its partners in the eurozone was passed by an overwhelming majority in the german minister. the german finance minister had acknowledged that members did face a difficult decision but also warped them that rejecting the deal would do great harm. these