24/04/2016 World News Today

This is BBC world News today. Broadcasting in the UK and around

the world. Here are the headlines. President Obama arrives in Germany.

He is trying to protect -- present a trade deal between UK and the

European Union. Each seat Asia beginning to develop, we have got to

make sure that we can compete there. An Austrian far right candidate has

won the first round of the country's presidential election. Africa is

celebrating the life of one of its greatest stars, who collapsed and

died on stage on Sunday. US President Barrack Obama has been

meeting the German Chancellor Among their discussions -

migration, security The President is pushing

for the new free trade He says it will be

boost jobs and growth. But the deal is divisive and has led

to large protests with critics saying it's

untransparent and undemocratic. It is one of the warmest political

relationships in the world. After all, this is likely to be

the American President's last He wants to secure the transatlantic

trade and investment partnership. But the Germans are

putting up a fight. Tens of thousands of people

protested in Hanover yesterday. They fear job losses,

foiling standards, Even Mr Obama admits it

will be hard to seal the As you see, other

markets like China is starting to develop,

and Asia starting to develop, and Africa are growing fast,

we have to make sure there, because at least

in the United States, 95% of the world's markets

are outside of our borders. They discussed Syria,

Ukraine and Libya. Tomorrow, they meet

the French, Italian and British In the German Chancellor's words,

these are turbulent times. TRANSLATION: All of the security

issues on the doorstep of Europe can only be solved with

trans-Atlantic efforts. two leaders have been keen to show

their mutual trust and mutual It is hard to remember the row that

erupted when the Americans had been listening into

Angela Merkel's mobile phone calls. They may have had said that

a significant disagreements, but the truth is that

Obama and Merkel have had to make Today, reflective words

from the American I run my portion of the race,

and I will pass the batter I run my portion of the race,

and I will pass the baton My goal before I leave

is to make sure that when I turn over the keys to my office,

that the desk is clean, and if the world is not completely tidy,

at least it is significantly better This evening, guest of honour

at the world's biggest industrial A glimpse of the technology of

the future, for a president keenly aware of how this country,

this continent, will remember him. Who is Executive Director

of the Campaign Organisation, He spoke to me and explained

why some campaigners We have already had a bit about the

threat to European regulation. These protect workers and the environment.

We are also concerned that it could mean more privatisation of services

in Britain. But is concerned the NHS. The health service in America

looks rather different to that here, and the last thing we want it to our

NHS at threat from big US health corporations. We are also concerned

that TTIP also includes new powers for corporations to sue our

democratically elected government if there are regulation rules that

those companies feel will harm their profits. Elsewhere in the world, we

have seen that tobacco companies start suing the government, and that

cannot be good idea in a democracy. We are going through a fragile

economic recovery, and the payoff is worth it, because jobs and a boost

to the economy is really important at this time. As your correspondent

acts that explain, one is about tariffs, the other is about the

erosion of standards, this opening up of five its services. I don't

think anyone would worry about reducing tariffs on a pair of jeans

coming from the US into Europe. But the European Commission's own

research suggests that up to 1 million jobs could be hit in Europe

by TTIP. You would expect big business to talk up the benefits of

it to the economy in the future, but actually, a lot of economic experts

say that it could be much more mixed than that.

In Austria, the candidate from the far-right Freedom Party has

won the first round of the country's presidential elections.

Norbert Hofer won over 35% of the vote and will now go through

It's been described as a historic defeat for Austria's

two mainstream parties, neither of which made it

A short while ago I spoke to our correspondent Bethany Bell

in Vienna and asked what this result means for Austria.

What we have got so far, many of the votes have been counted, and it

appears that the far right Freedom party candidate, Norbert Hofer, has

won a clear victory in this first round of elections for the post,

rather that a largely ceremonial post, president. There would be a

run-off, in May, and he would face an independent candidate. But this

really is a very big shape up -- shake-up for Austrian politics,

because for the first time since 1945, since the Second World War, we

don't have either someone from the centre-left or centre-right parties

standing for the post of president. These two parties, they have

dominated Austrian politics for decades. This is a real sense that

things are changing here, there is a lot of discontent in voters, it

seems, in terms of the political status quo. They are worried about

immigration and the economy. The message, voters say, is that they

want something different, and they have chosen so far, a candidate from

the far right. Immigration is playing a similar -- significant

role, but the divisive role as well. Very much so. It has been quite

interesting, watching the Austrian government over the last few months.

They have taken a far tougher line in recent months about migration.

They have tightened up their borders in response to their fears that the

far right would gain votes, as it has today. We also saw

demonstrations at the Brenner pass, which is between Austria and Italy,

demonstrators there protesting against the tighter border controls.

They say that that is not correct, that migrants should be allowed free

passage, and Europe should not tighten up its board is -- borders.

In other news: Early results in Serbia's parliamentary election

suggest the centre-right Progressive Party has taken more

It's a major victory for prime minster Aleksandar Vucic,

who has promoted Serbia's membership of the European Union.

The ultra-nationalist leader Vojislav Seselj

will return to parliament - but his Radical Party claimed less

There's been a shootout and fire at motel in Topeka in the US

Four federal officers were wounded when they tried to arrest a suspect

wanted for a string of armed robberies.

After the shootout a fire broke out at the motel completely

Turkish police have released a Dutch journalist who had been detained

for writing tweets deemed critical of the Turkish President.

Last week, Ms Umar published an article criticising Turkish

consulate officials for asking all Turks in the Netherlands country

to report insults against President Erdogan.

One of the biggest stars of African music, Papa Wemba,

has died after collapsing on stage in Ivory Coast.

The Congolese singer was 66 years old.

His pioneering blend of African, Cuban and Western influences became

one of Africa's most popular music styles.

He had also toured around the world, and recorded with British

This is how some people in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Here is the man himself - performing on stage...

Well I've been speaking to the BBC's DJ EDU, about the man,

A legend and a fashionista. He was known for his dress skills. He was

known when he --... He does a rumba music which is the

heartbeat of Congolese music. He has been one of the people who has

managed to push the boundaries for Congolese music around the world.

The first music I remember listening to as a child, I was from Kenya. The

first music I heard was from Congo. Papa Wemba was definitely one of the

records I remember hearing. He told stories about what was going on in

his life. We would listen to songs about prison. It is stuff that you

would never hear about. Just how about he dressed, Congolese men

dressed like that! He made headlines on and off stage. To be artistic and

progressive and to be the kind of person he was, you would have to

make heads turn. It came through in his music, and the way he did his

things on a day-to-day basis. Egypt's

President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and his Interior Minister

have warned that security forces would deal firmly with protesters,

a day before planned anti-government demonstrations.In a televised

speech, Mr Sisi urged people to defend Egypt from what he called

the "forces of evil". Earlier this month, thousands

marched against Sisi's policies Solar Impulse has completed a flight

over the Pacific Ocean, It landed in California shortly

before midnight local time, This latest leg of its

35,000-kilometre round-the-world trip, saw it travel

4,000 kilometres. The end of a 62-hour journey across

the Pacific Ocean. Solar Impulse completed

the last leg of this part of its journey in style,

flying over the Golden Gate Bridge. I would have stayed with pleasure,

for several more days. Because you know,

it's absolutely magic. Magical to fly a solar powered

aeroplane with no fuel, I could continue, I could continue

now for several days. It's been a long journey

for the solar powered plane, It took off from Hawaii on Thursday,

where, for the past eight months, it had been undergoing repairs

after its batteries were damaged As the name suggests,

it gets all its energy from the sun through the 17,000 cells that cover

the top surface of the craft. These power propellers

during the day, but also charge batteries that the vehicle's motors

can then call on during the night. The pilots will breathe a sigh

of relief they've made it to North America,

but it's not over yet. The pilot and his co-pilot will

carry on across the United States, aiming to reach the finish line

in Abu Dhabi in the second Stay with us on BBC

World News, still to come: Three years on from the Bangladesh

disaster, how many have been bullied out of compensation.

The stars and stripes at half mast. I never thought that they would go

through with it. For millions of Americans, the death

of Richard Nixon has meant conflicting emotions. It

sits uneasily with the shame of Watergate.

And liftoff of the space shuttle discovery.

Here are the headlines. President Obama arrives in Germany, hoping to

boost a controversial deal between the US and European Union.

candidate Norbert Hofer - of the Freedom Party -

has won the first round of the country's presidential election.

Some of victims of one of the world's biggest industrial

disasters say their compensation money is being stolen

Three years after the Rana Plaza disaster, in which over a thousand

people died in Bangladesh, some survivors say husbands

and family members are beating them for their cash.

Our reporter Shahnaz Parveen has this report from Dhaka.

A family recovering from tragedy. Years after the disaster, and it is

still painful to remember. TRANSLATION: when the building

dropped, we all started running. People were panicking everywhere.

Then the roof fell in, and others stuck under some sewing machines for

nine hours. I thought I was buried and a grave and would never get out.

This woman survived the tragedy, but her family life did not. The issue

of compensation for her injuries ended up tearing them apart. She

left her husband after he demanded cash. I was pregnant at that time. I

would do what ever I wanted with the money, you just listen. He used to

kick me, punch me, slap me, he said that either gets more money, then he

started beating me again for that money. I left after divorcing him.

With no money and no income, she has been forced to live with her

parents. Her father says that she is no longer at the daughter that she

called -- they all knew. Everything -- ever since she was rescued from

the disaster, she has had problems with her memory. Just seconds after

saying something, she would forget what she is saying. At night, she

has terrible nightmares. Three years ago, the factory collapse because of

faulty building construction. It is one of the worst tragedies that

Bangladesh has ever seen. And the grief has had a lasting effect on

the nation. This is where it all happened. A nine story building

turned to rubble in the matter of a few seconds, with 3000 workers still

trapped inside. The rubble has been cleared and all that is left is a

small member Oriel to the hundreds of victims that lost their lives.

This woman, like so many who were affected by the disaster, Kent

struggled to make ends meet. -- can struggle to make the ends meet.

That's all stands between Leicester City and the Premier League title.

The team that started the season as rank outsiders picked up another

Another big step on the way to lifting the trophy.

Two goals from Leonardo Ulloa, in for the suspended Jamie Vardy,

plus goals from Riyad Mahrez and substitute Marc Albrighton

sealed a comfortable win for Claudio Ranieri's side.

Leicester could clinch the title with victory

at Manchester United next weekend, if Spurs slip up

at home to West Bromwich Albion tomorrow night.

Another little step. We know that the battle is really hard. We need

five points more, and now we need to be focused on the next match. It was

very important to score an early goal, and I saw my players beat so

concentrated, so hungry. Good shape, everybody was doing the right

movement, and it was good. Sunderland are out of the relegation

zone after a goalless They move ahead of Norwich

on goal difference. It's a result that leaves Arsenal

far from certain of Champions League Crystal Palace will play

Manchester United in next month's FA Palace beat Watford 2-1 in this

afternoon's semi-final at Wembley. Yannick Bolasie gave them the lead

after just six minutes. Damien Delaney flicked

the ball on for him. into the game with a corner

routine of their own. Troy Deeney with the equaliser ten

minutes after half-time. But six minutes later,

there was a third headed goal of the game, Connor

Wickham this time. It won't be like that against

Manchester United. We would need different game plan. It will be a

little bit lengths -- less adventurous than we were today. They

are the biggest club in the world. We are going to meet them here, and

we deserve to be here, as they do. While football fans in Leicester

were celebrating today supporters of the city's rugby team had to cope

with disappointment. Leicester Tigers' bid to make it

an all-English Champions Cup final came up short as they were

beaten by Racing 92. will now face Saracens in next

month's final after a 19 points Neither of the finalists has

won the trophy before. Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge missed out

on a new world record by just a few seconds in today's

London Marathon. the moment when he realised

the record had slipped through his fingers as he ran down

the Mall to the finish line. It's the second year

in a row Kipchoge has won. The women's race was

also won by a Kenyan - Jemima Sumgong somehow recovering

from a heavy fall near She recovered to finish ahead

of last year's winner, Sumgong clocked an unofficial time

of two hours 22 minutes, 58 seconds. The race was started earlier

by astronaut Tim Peake. He was also running,

strapped to a treadmill Major Peake was able to see

the roads pass under his feet Prince's publicist says

the music superstar's remains have been cremated -

and a small group of family, friends and musicians

have celebrated his life Gifts were handed out

by his relatives to some of the well-wishers

who are continuing to gather outside his Paisley Park

home in Minneapolis. Our North America correspondent

James Cook reports... At Prince's Paisley Park estate,

public grieving over the loss of an intensely

private star continues. Inside the complex where he died

alone, a small group of friends and family gathered for a memorial

service behind the gates. As a musician he pushed

us and made us better, In a gesture typical

of the artist, fans were handed A musical celebration of his life

is planned in contrast to the small memorial service which was described

as a private, beautiful ceremony The 57-year-old's remains had been

cremated said his publicist, and their final storage

would not be revealed. As fans wonder about a secret vault

of songs he reportedly left behind, the investigation

into his death continues. But a spokeswoman says that it

could be months before President Obama arrives

in Germany, hoping to bright boost a controversial deal

between the US and European Union. candidate Norbert Hofer -

of the Freedom Party - has won the first round of

the country's presidential election. that is all from me and the team.

Thanks for being with us. It is going to feel like the middle

of January this week! I know! The winds are coming down from the

Arctic. It