14/10/2013 World News Today

You may be shocked and pleased to hear what the art from this stall is

really worth. Hello and welcome. The case of this

missing child gripped written and the world. Madeleine McCann

disappeared from her parents' holiday apartment from Portugal six

years ago. The Portuguese police shelved their investigation five

years ago but in the next few hours it is detectives will launch a new

European appeal. They have issued an e-fit of a man who they believe

could provide vital clique -- vital clues. They believe he was seen on

the night Madeleine was abducted carrying a blonde child wearing

pyjamas. Is this the man who holds the key to

the Madeleine McCann case? Two e-fits of the same man seen carrying

a girl towards the beach on the night Madeleine McCann disappeared.

The sighting was during the evening and it was of a man walking down the

street with a child in his arms He was a white man with dark hair and

the child was described as Rita four with blonde hair, wearing pyjamas,

and that is why we are so interested. -- three 24.

At 8:30pm we know that Madeleine and her brother and sister were left in

the apartment while her parents went for a meal. At five past nine Gerry

McCann checked on his children. At ten o'clock Kate McCann found that

Madeleine had disappeared. At the same time the man whose e-fit has

been released was seen making his way to the beach. It stares out of

Portuguese TV screens today. Many locals welcome the latest effort.

TRANSLATION: So many years have gone by. They did not find anything then

so let's hope she is found now. It is not just the local press. Six

years on, this case fascinates the world. The Crimewatch material will

be shown in the Netherlands, Germany and Ireland. It is generating

headlines across Europe. It is important that this is broadcast

because sometimes people think, I was there and I saw something. Six

years is a long time. What the police want to do is make at that

crucial night come alive. They have produced a detailed reconstruction

of what they think happened. We are not the ones who have done something

wrong, it is the person who has gone into the apartment and taken that

little girl. The attention once again turns to Praia da Luz. The

town president says he hopes it will make a difference. We will have to

start again, yes. I want to see this finished. British police say this is

an important moment, a search for fresh clues, six and a half years

since a girl disappeared. All sides in Washington agree they

have a big crisis on their hands. They are into week three of the

partial shutdown of the US federal government and on Thursday the

government may run out of money to pay its debts, so there is a big

meeting due shortly between President Obama and Congressional

leaders. Speaking at a local food kitchen President Obama had this to

say. There has been some progress on the side of the Senate. Republicans

recognise it is not smart, it is not good for the American Let's go live

to Washington. The president said he hopes cooperation will prevail. What

does it feel like to be in Washington watching this?

It still feels pretty shut down but the president is not the only person

voicing optimism. The Republican minority leader also voiced

optimism, so it seems that something is in the works. We know that

outline of what they are talking about. Both sides want to enter the

shutdown and somehow lifted this restriction on US government

borrowing and they want to come to a longer-term deal on finance in the

US government and, also, it seems that senior Democrats and

Republicans are prepared to repeal attacks on medical devices. It seems

that somewhere in there is the parameter of a deal. Negotiations

are happening in the Senate, but would it be passed by the House of

Representatives which is Republican-controlled, so a lot of

action here. The devil is going to be in the detail. It is also about

the power that tea party Republicans excerpt.

It is partly about that, it has been driving Democrats in not wanting to

make a deal. The opinion polls are saying that Republicans are

suffering more and getting the blame from the public from the government

shutdown. The president 's approval rating is not high either. If we get

the prospect of a default, it'll be a pox on everyone's houses, so there

is pressure on both sides to reach a deal.

Malaysia 's Court of Appeal has ruled that Christians cannot use the

word Allah to refer to their God. The judge has said the term Allah

must be exclusive to Islam or there could be public disorder. More than

60% of Malaysia 's population is Muslim and conservative groups have

welcomed the court ruling, but Christians argue they have used the

Arab word which predates Islam. It is. They say they will appeal

against the ruling. These Muslim groups feel they are

under siege. They believe that Christian minority is urging

followers out of Islam. The use of the word Allah is seen as part of

the plan. Today the protests have one message, that the word Allah is

only for Muslims. TRANSLATION:

It is our religious duty to protect a word, that is why we are here to

show our support for this holy Word. The case has dragged on for five

years and today government lawyers got exactly what they wanted. The

judging panel unanimously agreed that Allah is not an integral part

of Christianity. One judge even questioned why Christians are so

adamant on using the term, but judge officials say they have been printed

in the word Allah in Malay eyeballs for centuries without incident.

Allah is a term in the Middle East and Indonesia that is used by both

Christians and Muslims. You cannot say that all of a sudden it is not

an integral part. The Malay language has many borrowed words. Allah is a

borrowed word. The case has baffled Muslim scholars outside of the

country but this is what the government is worried will happen if

Christians continue to use the word. Churches were firebombed in 201 and

also Muslim prior halls. Some Malaysians believe the governing

body is using the ruling to boost its Malay -- it's religious

credentials. It has put in call the government's call for national

unity. After the ruling Muslims prayed but this case is far from

over. Christians say they will take this case to be highest court in

Malaysia. They say it is unconstitutional for any government

or court to tell them how they can worship.

Now we are going to bring you a brief look at the day's other news

before going back to that story 1200 people have been arrested in

Russia in a raid targeting migrants at a Moscow market. It follows an

attack on a vegetable market and rioting over night. Police say they

are investigating some of the workers for possible criminal

connections. Riots broke out about the killing of an ethnic Russian

man. At least 115 people in India were

killed in a stampede at a Hindu festival. Police said it was fuelled

by rumours that a bridge that - a bridge was about to collapse.

Authorities have been criticised for failing to take necessary security

measures. One of Somalia's most notorious

pirates has been arrested in Belgium. The man was lured to

Belgium on the promise that he would be an adviser on a film about piracy

but instead he ended up in custody. In January he denounced his life of

crime but he was still wanted for hijacking a Belgian ship four years

ago. A man has been arrested after trying

to enter Buckingham Palace with a knife. The 44-year-old man was

stopped by police trying to enter the Northgate. The Queen was not in

residence at the time. -- the north gate.

Now to the problem of migrants making the potentially deadly

journey across the Mediterranean. Today Italy ramped up its

surveillance of the waters around Lampedusa. The island has become a

gateway to Europe for thousands of people migrating to Europe from

Africa. The Coast Guard says 36 people have lost their lives in the

latest two syncings. -- sinkings. A bright light for a sombre task.

-in silence. Then some mourners are overcome by emotion is. -- deafening

silence. The body of a child, the only white one, was coming out of a

ship. Eritreans and Ethiopians living in Italy came to pay their

respects. TRANSLATION: We urgently need to

find a way to be able to regulate this low, to put an end to these

tragedies. It is inconceivable. It is not in anyway understandable and

it is certainly not acceptable. Migrants often say they are ready to

face the perilous journey in hope of a better life. This woman managed to

reach Italy four years ago from Eritrea. TRANSLATION: I came by ship

as well but on my journey I saw terrible things along the way. I was

arrested in Libya for one year. I saw a lot of bad things but God has

let me through all of this and so I am here now. Many migrants here hold

her view, that hope of a better future makes many risk it with what

ever they can. The boats continue to come on to mainland Europe and the

bigger question many are asking is how do you deal with this increasing

problem. The Italian government has given 190 million euros to the

problem. This is to establish centres to process immigrants.

Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer in women worldwide.

Almost all cases are caused by human papillomavirus. Here, girls aged 12

and 13 are given a vaccine to prevent it but the disease kills

thousands of women globally every year, with the vast majority of the

cases in developing countries. Now girls in those countries are

starting to get the vaccine as well. Laos is one of the first

countries to benefit and focus was sensed this report from there. -

Fergus Walsh sent this report. The vaccines they received in

childhood stop them getting childhood diseases and now they will

be protected against a disease which affects women in the prime of their

life. Laos is one of 14 developing countries with plans to introduce

the vaccine in coming years. This is a milestone in women's health. These

girls are benefiting from a vaccine which is often routine in wealthier

countries but in poorer nations the immune eyes Asian has the potential

to save the most lives. -- immunisation. It has been made

possible I GAVI, the global alliance of and immunisation. -- possible

by. 85% of women who die from cervical cancer are in the

developing world. This is estimated to double, which is why the vaccine

is so important. Health care here is basic and even in the capital. A

senior doctor tells me there is no national screening programme for

cervical cancer that could detect the disease earlier. In Laos there

is no radiotherapy for any cancer patient. It is so hopeless, you feel

like, I cannot do anything. This woman's mother died from cervical

cancer. She and her niece nursed her through a long and harrowing

illness. It was painful to see her suffering, she told me. She was in

agony, we had to spend a lot of money on treatment, none of which

saved her. Denise should not suffer the same fate as her grandmother. --

the niece. The HPV vaccine is being supplied for a fraction of the cost

paid by wealthier countries but developing countries must supply the

nurses and show the commitment needed if pilot projects like this

are to become full national programmes, protecting women's

health for decades to come. Let s pick up on the Malaysia and court

decision we were telling you about that only Muslims can use the word

Allah. David Thomas is a professor of Christianity and Islam at the

University of Birmingham. Thank you for joining us. I want to put to you

first, the court said the word is not an integral part of

Christianity. Well, the word God is an integral part of Christianity and

if you translate that into Arabic, which would be the language from

which the religious terminology in Malaysia is derived, then the

natural translation is Allah. From your point of view, the court ruling

today isn't really theologically sound? It does seem strange, from a

theological point of view. If I could say, in Islam there is a

strong belief it is the foundation believes that there is only one God

and therefore every faith, Christian and Jewish and Muslim, will believe

in the one God. The name of the one God, given in the Koran is Allah. It

is the word used in Arabic. It might be worth noting that for the first

centuries of Islam, when Christians and Muslims were meeting one another

and discussing matters of a almost on a daily basis, this would be in

the Islamic world where Arabic was the language, the world -- the word

Allah was used by both and there is no indication of any sense of ill at

ease on the part of Muslims. Yet, as you know and you have seen yourself

in Malaysia recently, there is more than an ease. It has become a very

heated, political issue. It definitely has. I was there a few

months ago and I was aware of debates between more conservative

Muslims and what you might call more liberal minded Muslims about this

very issue. I would have thought that there is possibly a certain

amount of fear on the part of some Muslims in Malaysia and it is worth

stressing that it is some Muslims in Malaysia, by no means all Muslims,

that if the same word is used for God, then certain parts of the

populace might feel that there is really not that much difference

between Islam and Christianity. Their grounds for that fear? Have

you seen it happen elsewhere? I know conversion a great fear. In the

post-colonial error, where mission is still seen as something that

comes from the west, there are grants for such fear. I think that's

what Malay Muslims would look to their neighbours in Indonesia where

there is some information, there is some evidence to show that people

have moved from one face to the other because they don't

appreciate, possibly, the differences between them because the

same words are used. Thank you very much for your time.

The International Committee of the Red Cross says that three out of six

of its workers, plus a member of the Syrian Red Crescent have been safely

released after being abducted. Their plight highlights the dangers faced

thereby aid workers as well as journalists and no weapons

inspectors. The head of the organisation trying to dismantle the

chemical arsenal, the group that just won the Nobel Peace Prize, is

calling for short cease-fires to allow sites to be inspected.

A routine live broadcast on a pro-regime TV channel, the

interviewee in the Damascus studio was talking about the explosions

carried out by rebels and exactly that happened.

He soldiers on, saying we are OK, we are co-dash-macro we are OK, but

then there is an even bigger blast. The sound had clearly gone and the

interview was cut short at that point. Dramatic though the

explosions may have been, they're in patterns more propaganda than

military. The only casualties seem to have been the suicide bombers

themselves. The perimeter wall of the broadcasting building was

damaged and showed that bombers can penetrate into why security areas.

Much more serious in terms of impact was the abduction of all seven

personnel on an International Red Cross convoy by armed men in the

north-west of the country. Full of the kidnapped workers have been

freed. The three others are still being held, it is not known by which

group. The Red Cross says it is not suspending its work, but will take

stricter precautions. We call on the groups who are

holding them to release them immediately and unconditionally The

reason is, we are here to serve the Syrian people. The international

team of chemical weapons experts has set out for another day of verifying

and destroying the equipment used to to deliver deadly weapons. So far

they have not bumped into problems on the ground. Virtually all of the

chemical sites are in government held areas, but they do have to

cross lines from time to time and are taking nothing for granted. The

US Secretary of State met with the peace envoy in London to discuss

holding a settlement conference next month. John Terry made it -- John

Kerry made it clear he wanted to end President Assad'.

President Assad has lost the legitimacy to be a cohesive force

that could bring people together. It is clear that in implementing Geneva

one, which is the only purpose for having the Geneva conference now,

there has to be a transition government.

That may be aimed at persuading the rebels to attend, but it is not the

way the Syrian government and possibly the Russians see it.

America's main job is to get the divided opposition to form a

credible delegation. That is a tall order, so far it has not even been

possible to set a date for the talks.

If you had the chance, how much would you play -- pay for a Banksy?

He normally sells in top galleries for $200,000, but when he put his

work on sale in a New York street he did not get many takers.

All this month, his graffiti has been the talk of the town and the

focus of countless smartphones. When Banksy set up a stall in Central

Park, selling work for $60, few paid them any attention. These bargain

basement Banksy's are worth up to $20,000. It took over four hours to

make the first sale and then the woman managed to negotiate a 50

discount. This man from Chicago bought four, saying he needed

something to fill the wall space in his new home. He walked away with a

fortune. Over the course of the day, just eight works were sold

producing morning after agony for this art loving city.

Yesterday you could have got a Banksy to $60. Too bad I wasn't over

there. I don't know how people didn't realise what it was. The

irony is that some New Yorkers were trying to cash in on the month-long

show. They had got as far as ripping off the doors of this graffiti

strewn car. The chance to make an honest buck has gone away.

Just time to remind you of our main news. British police have launched a

new Europe wide appeal about Madeleine McCann releasing a photo

of a man who may hold vital clues to the disappearance six years ago

That is all from the programme. From May and the team, thank you for

watching. Good evening. After something of a

mixed bag during Monday for many of us, it looks as though Tuesday is

going to be a better day. It may not seem like that first thing because

central and eastern parts are going to have to do a bit of brightening

up before we see a decent spell of sunshine. Monday 's wet weather

eventually pushing away towards the near continent and then this brief

window of drier weather. Watch out for mist and fog first thing.

Gilfach and low clouds across eastern areas. In the afternoon

really gets going to the extent that we see sunshine break out the east

of the Pennines. Low-pressure adjacent to the far east of these

ganglia. As we dressed -- drift across southern England, brighter

prospects. For Wales, the West Midlands, the north-west of