12/03/2016 World News Today

US President, Barack Obama has warned White House contenders

to avoid raising tensions, a day after a rally by Donald Trump

Video has emerged appearing to show Turkish coastguards lashing out

with sticks at a boat full of migrants in the Aegean Sea.

Thousands of people have been protesting in

They're demanding the government resolve

And, the dancing grandmother who met President Obama prepares

US President Barack Obama has called on the presidential candidates

in the race for the White House to focus on the country's needs

instead of seeking, as he put it, to divide society along racial

He was speaking after scuffles between protesters and supporters

of frontrunner Donald Trump prevented him from speaking

Another attempt to interrupt the Republican Party favourite

caused a security scare while he was campaigning in Ohio

Secret service agents rushed to form a protective ring around Mr Trump

when a man apparently tried to invade the stage

The BBC's Laura Bicker has the latest.

Donald Trump is back in the campaign Trail unperturbed. We are going to

build the wall. The scene in Chicago was very different. It felt less

like a political rally and more like a bar room brawl.

There is anger here at a candidate many perceive to be racist.

Mr Trump stayed away. Today he told supporters in how high or that they

were just wise skies. -- in Ohio. An attack came out of nowhere. The

posters were printed by professional people. They had a mark on them.

They were all done by a group and very professionally done. It is a

disgrace if you want to know the truth. These ugly clashes have not

been seen in presidential clashes in decades. Donald Trump says he is not

responsible, but his Republican rivals think differently. Donald

Trump has created a toxic environment. It has allowed his

supporters and those who sometimes the confrontation to come together

in violence. There is no place for this. But we'll be seeing is damaged

Donald Trump's campaign? Some believe the protesters denied the

candidate a right to speak at his own event. Others wonder if this is

a sign of things to come if you wince. -- if he winds.

He was President George W Bush's deputy assistant until 2004

I am going to work this first question to you carefully. What do

you make of the scenes at Donald Trump's campaign, not him himself? I

think it was disgraceful. I think it's disgraceful that the protesters

would upset a rally. Donald Trump should have known better in his

campaign staff to have a rally in Chicago at the University of

Chicago, where you are not going to find many Republicans. I think that

was a kind of invitation to the type of protest that we solve. Donald

Trump has been inciting violence. He can't expect that that is not going

to occur if he invites it to happen. It was disgraceful on both parts. We

should not be having that kind of political discourse in America and

as a Republican I'm ashamed. You are blaming Donald Trump. He is blaming

wise guys and orchestrated protest. America has got freedom of speech.

He has the right to believe what he wants to believe and his supporters

have the right to just what he says and the protesters have the right to

voice their views. They don't have the right to voice that in a venue

that Donald Trump has paid for. They did not have the right to invade it.

The Donald Trump has invited them in, he says he enjoys the

protesters. Then he instructs his audience to beat them up. It is a

crazy dichotomy of opposites between and tie and pro-Donald Trump people.

Both are to blame. The protesters and the Donald Trump campaign. What

does this say about America at the moment? There is a huge

dissatisfaction in America by Democrats and Republicans. We are

both sick and tired of the Government that does nothing, but

this is not the way to correct it, to violence in this respect. We

should come together as a nation to try and fix our problems. Donald

Trump is playing on the discontent of his supporters to act out this

way. I think it is wrong. He has a lot of supporters. He is hitting the

right note with lots of people and he is the Republican front runner.

He could be the president of the United States. He could be but there

is a vast majority of Republicans who do not accept him as their

nominee yet. He has not broken 50% of the Republicans. He has ample

coal minority, but to say he speaks for the majority of Republicans at

this point is not true. Thank you. More reaction on BBC world news as

you can imagine. Footage has emerged appearing

to show Turkish coastguards lashing out with sticks at a boat full

of migrants in the Aegean Sea. The video is believed to have been

filmed on Saturday morning in Turkish waters near

the Greek island of Lesbos. Turkey says the coastguards

were trying to stop the boat, Early this morning off

the coast of Turkey, a migrant vessel is being

hit with boat hooks. Women scream, children cower

on the floor of the boat. They're Turkish coastguards, trying,

they claim, to disable the engine Humanitarian experts say these

pictures are disturbing. Previously, the Turkish coastguard

has been filmed using water cannon Nato ships are now in the waters

between Greece and Turkey. Sailors and aircrew will be tasked

with sending boats packed full of people heading for Europe

towards Turkish coastguards for them But is this what Nato's servicemen

and women will be sending The Turkish coastguard says

it was trying to stop the migrants getting into Greek waters

without harming the refugees. Those on board this boat did

make it to Greece today, but others were intercepted

by the Turkish authorities Their attempts thwarted as efforts

are stepped up to stop the flow of people paying smugglers to get

them onto European soil. The Syrian government has ruled out

any discussion about presidential elections when peace talks resume

in Geneva on Monday. Syria's Foreign Minister confirmed

the government will attend the indirect talks but rejected a UN

request for leadership elections Meanwhile, rebels have reportedly

shot down a government Let's speak to Emma Ashford,

a visiting fellow at She's written widely about

the politics of the Middle East. Thank you for joining us. Isn't

discussing who run Syria quite a critical point that they need to get

to in the stocks? Absolutely. It has been the central point of contention

between rebels and the Syrian Government for the last five years.

What hope should be having these talks will be successful? I think

there have been some recent signs that indicate they may be more

successful than previous talks. We have had two weeks where a ceasefire

has held inside Syria. Violence is down substantially. That is a good

first step to bringing these countries together and making them

less distrustful of each other. How community in peace and Syria?

Letters say that everyone agrees on elections and there is a new ruling

party, there are still going to be factions that are going to want to

fight and that will not be happy and there will still be Islamic State

and other terrorist organisations. Definitely. The CC nation of

hostilities didn't cover two of the most violent groups and that is a

problem because they are going to remain a problem even if we resolve

the conflict and Syria. If the US and Western Europe want to resolve

the problem of Isis, resolving the Syrian civil more is a good first

step and it will also solve the refugee crisis and the humanitarian

issues associated with that inside Syria. Can you take us inside the

talks on Monday with your experience and your knowledge. Where do the

peace brokers began? For starters they are probably going to want to

consider some kind of more formalised and permanent ceasefire

and speciation of hostilities. Then they will want to talk about

transition, can they keep Syria together as one political entity.

Will they need to move to effect the licensed with different regions have

a lot of the time and make so they don't have to resolve those problems

immediately? Will they have to consider some kind of large-scale

petition of Syria, a formal splitting of the country? Think all

of those countries around the table. I think the second one is probably

the one that is most to emerge. Thank you for that.

The Council of Europe has said the changes in Poland undermine the rule

of law and we can democracy. People are demonstrating against

what they see as the new Government's attempts to endanger

the independence of certain courts. The Council of Europe said on Friday

that changes introduced by the Government made it very difficult

for the court to take decisions and that endangers the rule of law and

democracy. The court ruled that the changes were legal. What we have now

is a 's tuition or political crisis that is raising concerns in

Washington and Brussels. Turkey has lifted a 48-year-old

ban on table football, but it seems many Turks didn't even

know the ban existed. Number of dead and wounded defy

belief. This was the worst terrorist attack on European soil in modern

times. In less than 24 hours the Soviet Union lost a second reader

and replaced him with our dynamic figure 20 years younger than him. We

heard gunshots and we jumped and then he started firing at us and we

were petrified. Aged 41 sentenced to 99 years due for parole when he is

90. He travels from the jail in an eight car convoy. What does it feel

like to be married? It feels fine. Will it change your life? I don't

know. I have never been married before.

US President Barack Obama has warned White House contenders to avoid

raising tensions, a day after a rally by Donald Trump

Video has emerged appearing to show Turkish coastguards lashing out

with sticks at a boat full of migrants in the Aegean Sea.

Protestors in Lebanon's capital Beirut have been on the streets

demanding the government resolve the months-long rubbish crisis.

Rubbish has been piling up on beaches, forests and rivers

The group named You Stink marched through the city centre, calling

Our correspondent, Lina Sinjab, is there.

A familiar protest scene, a reminder of the Arab Spring. The Lebanese are

taking to the streets and are calling to topple the regime, but

for one main reason. This river of rubbish. This fitted obtained from

You Stink, which started last July against the Government's failure to

collect the rubbish. Lebanon produces nearly 4000 tonnes of

rubbish day. The Government has closed one of the main landfills,

leading to piles of uncollected rubbish scattered around the streets

of the Lebanese capital. When protesters took to the street last

year, the Government responded with tear gas and live ammunition,

feeling one civilian and leaving many wounded. The country that

prides itself as being a tourist attraction is now suffering an

environmental crisis. You can see thousands of people gathered here in

protest of the garbage crisis. There is a sense of nationalism here. They

are not just calling for an end to the garbage crisis but also an end

to corruption. They are calling for a general strike and told there is a

solution. They are also calling for the whole Government to change.

There are slogans being chanted here that remind you of the protests in

the Arab world and the Arab Spring. We will never accept any kind of

stupid solution. I'm here because I am fed up with smelling of garbage.

The Government has responded. They say they will reopen the closed

landfill and start collecting this week. The protesters want more than

that. They are calling for a more fundamental change and an end to a

corrupt sectarian system in Lebanon. A 48-year-old ban on Table

Football in Turkey has The game had been classified

as gambling in the But the Constitutional Court ruled

that unlike gambling, table football didn't

interrupt family order, Previously anyone caught playing it

faced a prison sentence, With me now is Seref Isler

of the BBC's Turkish Service. It seems very bizarre that this ban

was in place. On social media is seen that many people did not

realise. I did not realise. Now I'm in a position to reveal that I used

to play table football with my cousins. It is very strange, a very

strange case of the lobbying incorrectly phrased. The word for

table football was also used in place of the word slot machine. When

these machines started arriving in Turkey they were classified as

gambling tools and they were banned. Is that because you had to put money

in them? It is to do with the word. It just seems that the slot machine

and a table football machine with the same word and when one was

banned, in legal text the other one was banned as well. It was never

enforced. We used to play all the time. Now when we realise there was

something wrong in the law and changed it, he effectively legalise

table football today. Why go to the trouble of lifting the ban if it is

not enforced? No one really knows how this happened and everyone is

very shocked. It was met with amusement and ridicule in Turkey,

because even in this bulletin we have two stories on Turkey and they

are very serious. You think that they would be prioritised and other

things. Exactly. But for whatever reason someone realise that the law

was not phrase correctly. When they fix this glitch, it enabled cable

football to be legalised when it didn't seem to be illegal, or no one

realised it was illegal. Perks are mad about football, but are they

also mad about table football? -- people from Turkey. It is very

popular, it is even in some schools. People play this game all the time.

Will you any good? Not as far as I can remember. I was only 12. Thank

you. There was a clash in Six Nations

earlier when England met Wales at Twickenham. England were looking for

revenge after losing to Wales last year but it looks like it might go

the same way when Wales staged a late comeback. The England held on

three victory and our correspondent was

there. Twickenham was meant to haul now fear for Wales after they beat

England here in the World Cup back in September. England have

reasserted themselves and it totally dominated the first half. There were

a number of penalties from Owen Farrell. England were 16-0 at the

break. It looked like it was slipping away from Wales until they

scored two late tries to give themselves hope, but England held on

for a narrow but impressive victory. 25-21. That puts them within

touching distance of the Six Nations title. If Scotland beat France on

Sunday, it will be England's with a game to spare and then we roll on to

Paris for the final round. Well, after the match,

both coaches gave their reaction I thought I first 40-60 minutes was

very good and some of the rugby was immaculate. We have to do better

than that and we know that and that is what we're going to aim to

interview next week. How significant was that victory given the

opposition and what happened here. Wales have been together for eight

years now and we have only been together for six weeks old to put a

performance like that insures with the team is going. We'll be have

worked today and we are not the finished product, but that is the

build of the team. Sitting in the box after 25 minutes

I was thinking that I needed to make some changes and make some

replacement spits and energy into the team. It was unlike some very

disappointing. I've scored England three tries to one, so is that an

indication of what you're capable of? At half time we had to ask where

our enthusiasm and energy was. I said to the boys that we need to

keep playing and play rugby and in the second half we saw those three

tries. In the day's other match

Ireland got their first win of the tournament,

thrashing Italy 58-15. The Irish ran in nine tries -

a record for them in Everton are through to the semi

finals of the FA Cup after beating Thanks to this man, who is goals

gave Everton the victory over his former club. It is Everton's first

ever FA Cup semifinal appearance since 2000 and 12. I thought there

were atmospheres that every single one of us will take away and it

creates a special memory. I think the goal is one of the great goals

that you are going to see in the FA Cup. All in all we played a very

good side and if Chelsea were terrific. We saw two teams that were

very similar in terms of the way we are technically. A very close

affair. In the Premier League,

Manchester City's slim title hopes have suffered another blow,

after a goalless draw It means that city are still nine

points behind the beat leaders with nine games to play, but it could

prove a valuable point for Norwich remain in the bottom three. -- a

valuable point. Two other games in the Premier

League, Bournemouth beat And Southampton won

away at Stoke 2-1. She's the viral video star

who was born before Virginia McLaurin -

the grandmother from Washington DC who danced with joy when she met

the Obamas in the White House last Remember Virginia McLaurin? She

became an Internet sensation last month. At 106 years old she melted

people's hearts and this video, showing her visiting the White

House. What is the secret to still be dancing at 106? Now on to her

fans is grandmother Ginger, she is now celebrating her 107th birthday.

To mark the occasion she was awarded the presidential medal of honour, in

recognition of her years of volunteering. She is still dancing.

Once they reach a certain eight people tend to sit down. The grammar

has taken this as her other career and she has had a revival. Who knows

what life at 107 will bring for her, but when you have danced in the

White House at 106 the bar has been set quite high.

A computer programme has come -- has beaten a human opponent in a game

for the first time. The third straight win means the software has

clinched the best-of-5 series and established that it is superior in

the ancient Chinese game. That is despite many people believing that

Goal would be too complex for games to master. If you have anything to

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