:00:22. > :00:27.President Obama has said halting the advance of Islamist militants
:00:28. > :00:32.in Iraq will take some time and he's hinted at more US airstrikes.
:00:33. > :00:35.It comes as two RAF cargo planes are making their way to Iraq to deliver
:00:36. > :00:38.aid to thousands of people from the minority Yazidi community.
:00:39. > :00:41.They have fled into mountains near Sinjar, in the north of the country,
:00:42. > :00:48.to escape forces of the Islamic State, which was known as ISIS.
:00:49. > :00:51.Militant fighters have already taken the Christian town of Qaraqosh,
:00:52. > :01:01.And America's already carried out air strikes
:01:02. > :01:03.against the Islamic State near the city of Irbil.
:01:04. > :01:14.US air strikes on Sunni militant positions in northern Iraq. And
:01:15. > :01:22.reluctant President Obama has his hand forced, as opponents were taken
:01:23. > :01:25.by surprise, it seems. There is no doubt that their advance, their
:01:26. > :01:34.movement over the last several months has been more rapid than the
:01:35. > :01:39.intelligence estimates, and, I think, the expectations of
:01:40. > :01:45.policymakers, both in and outside of Iraq. The other front in this
:01:46. > :01:48.crisis, a second wave of American humanitarian aid drops on Mount
:01:49. > :01:54.Sinjar, for the tens of thousands from the minority Yazidi community
:01:55. > :01:57.who fled for their lives. Some relief as the eight floats down on
:01:58. > :02:01.parachutes. In Britain, a meeting of the Cobra emergency committee.
:02:02. > :02:05.British planes are about to join the relief effort, but the international
:02:06. > :02:09.focus is now shifting onto how to create a safe corridor for those
:02:10. > :02:14.trapped. We are looking at how to support this group of people and get
:02:15. > :02:17.them off that mountain, how we are going to facilitate their exit from
:02:18. > :02:23.what is a completely unacceptable situation. They're dropping supplies
:02:24. > :02:27.is a short-term solution but it is not a long-term solution. Unverified
:02:28. > :02:32.footage of the desperation of the refugees on Mount Sinjar, as Iraqi
:02:33. > :02:36.government helicopters try to deliver some supplies. But according
:02:37. > :02:40.to some of those refugees, it is simply not enough. There is nothing
:02:41. > :02:46.around us, there are no supplies, no housing. We have seen Iraqi
:02:47. > :02:52.helicopters dropping supplies three or four times. Not enough just
:02:53. > :02:58.people, and I personally have around me 5000 people fighting for this
:02:59. > :03:01.supplies. On top of all this, President Obama has reaffirmed
:03:02. > :03:06.another message, the United States can continue to launch air strikes,
:03:07. > :03:13.but in the long-term the Iraqis and their leaders must unite to defeat
:03:14. > :03:16.the militants. Let's speak to our correspondence, David Willis, live
:03:17. > :03:20.from Washington. We heard Mr Obama saying no quick fix, but what does
:03:21. > :03:25.he think it will take to stop the advance of the militant forces?
:03:26. > :03:30.President Obama making the point that the US could be in this for the
:03:31. > :03:33.long haul. He suggested the targeted air strikes were effectively buying
:03:34. > :03:37.time for the Iraqi security forces to get their act in gear and the
:03:38. > :03:42.able to mount a credible opposition to the Islamic state fighters. That,
:03:43. > :03:45.he said, could take some time. In the meantime, the priority was for
:03:46. > :03:51.the Iraqi government to be informed, which is -- to be formed,
:03:52. > :03:56.which is more representative of the different ethnic and political
:03:57. > :04:00.groups. The feeling here is that the American air strikes can repel the
:04:01. > :04:04.Islamist air strikes fairly easily. What will be more difficult is
:04:05. > :04:09.tackling the humanitarian crisis. Nonetheless, no boots on the ground
:04:10. > :04:10.and the opinion poll suggests the majority of Americans support him on
:04:11. > :04:14.that. Palestinian health officials say
:04:15. > :04:16.five people have been killed in Israel's resumed
:04:17. > :04:21.its bombardment after the end Palestinian militants meanwhile have
:04:22. > :04:27.fired more rockets and mortars Talks in the Egyptian capital Cairo
:04:28. > :04:32.have failed to reach agreement Tens of thousands of people have
:04:33. > :04:39.taken part in a demonstration in Central London today, in protest
:04:40. > :04:42.against Israel's actions in Gaza. The march came as a British
:04:43. > :04:45.emergency appeal for Gaza announced it had raised ?4.5 million pounds
:04:46. > :05:00.in under 24 hours. Anger on the streets of London. Over
:05:01. > :05:06.a conflict more than 2000 miles away, in which the UK isn't even
:05:07. > :05:11.involved. They came to express their support for the people of Gaza, and
:05:12. > :05:14.to condemn what they claim is Israeli aggression. We are
:05:15. > :05:19.passionate about the illegal occupation of Israel on Palestinian
:05:20. > :05:23.land, and we are passionate about the 400 people who have been
:05:24. > :05:28.murdered and the British and the whole world are standing back and
:05:29. > :05:30.doing nothing. Israel is butchering the Palestinians. The Palestinians
:05:31. > :05:35.have been driven out of their homes, they have been massacred in their
:05:36. > :05:40.thousands. As is clearly on display here, the conflict in Gaza is
:05:41. > :05:44.inflaming passions. But there are of course two sides in the dispute,
:05:45. > :05:47.supporters of Israeli policy may not have taken to the streets today, but
:05:48. > :05:52.they are equally convinced that their cause is the just one. Israel
:05:53. > :05:59.claims the demonstrators are failing to recognise the role of Hamas in
:06:00. > :06:03.Gaza's tragedy. We don't have a problem with the protest, per se, we
:06:04. > :06:07.have a problem with people expressing support for a terror
:06:08. > :06:14.organisation, which is designated in the UK, and which today is the key
:06:15. > :06:19.obstacle to prosperity in Gaza. British people of all colours, and
:06:20. > :06:25.of all political parties, stand in solidarity with the people of Gaza.
:06:26. > :06:32.But in Hyde Park this afternoon, speaker after speaker laid the blame
:06:33. > :06:37.firmly on Israel to the approval of the crowd. As in the Middle East
:06:38. > :06:38.itself, opinions here in the UK on the crisis in Gaza seem firmly in
:06:39. > :06:45.trench. -- entrenched. The West African country of Guinea
:06:46. > :06:48.has announced it's closing its borders with Sierra Leone
:06:49. > :06:49.and Liberia. It's an attempt to halt
:06:50. > :06:52.the spread of Ebola. Nearly a thousand people in
:06:53. > :06:54.West Africa have died this year, Our correspondent Will Ross reports
:06:55. > :07:04.from Nigeria, With Ebola now declared a national
:07:05. > :07:07.emergency in Nigeria, the authorities are calling for extra
:07:08. > :07:12.effort to stop the spread of the deadly virus, and prepare for the
:07:13. > :07:17.worst. People have been told to avoid large gatherings, but that is
:07:18. > :07:21.easier said than done in this vast, crowded city. More than ?6.5 million
:07:22. > :07:28.have been released to boost the efforts to contain Ebola. President
:07:29. > :07:33.Jonathan also approved ongoing steps to contain the virus, such as the
:07:34. > :07:40.establishment of idea should know -- additional isolation centres,
:07:41. > :07:44.mismanagement, the appointment of additional personnel, screening at
:07:45. > :07:48.Borders and the procurement of required items and facilities. By
:07:49. > :07:52.calling it a national emergency, the Nigerian authorities are really
:07:53. > :07:56.saying let's get ready in case the Ebola virus spreads. But it is not
:07:57. > :08:02.the same as declaring a state of emergency, as they have done in
:08:03. > :08:06.Liberia. There, some freedoms have been suspended. The soldiers stop
:08:07. > :08:09.people moving in or out of the badly hit areas were stopped in Sierra
:08:10. > :08:13.Leone, similar measures have been imposed, as health workers struggle
:08:14. > :08:19.with the number of patients. The outbreak began in a remote area of
:08:20. > :08:23.Guinea in March. It took health experts weeks to realise it was
:08:24. > :08:28.Ebola. The virus quickly spread to neighbouring Liberia and Sierra
:08:29. > :08:33.Leone. Today, somewhat belatedly, Guinea announced the closure of its
:08:34. > :08:37.poorest border with the country. There have also been two recent
:08:38. > :08:42.deaths in Nigeria, where more than 100 people are under surveillance.
:08:43. > :08:47.With close to 1000 deaths in West Africa, this is the world's worst
:08:48. > :08:50.ever outbreak of the disease. The fight against Ebola has been
:08:51. > :08:56.undermined by a lack of education and suspicion of foreign health
:08:57. > :09:00.workers. It has been hard convincing people to stay away from their sick
:09:01. > :09:06.relatives in these closely knit communities of West Africa. Cricket
:09:07. > :09:10.now, and England are firmly in control of the fourth test against
:09:11. > :09:16.India at Old Trafford. A short while ago, in the year were 105-7 in the
:09:17. > :09:21.second innings. However hard you plan, whatever you budget for, where
:09:22. > :09:24.ever you come from, cricket needs sun. Old Trafford dried up so
:09:25. > :09:30.England could make hay. Joe Root and Jos Buttler. A partnership of 134.
:09:31. > :09:34.For the first time in the match, batting looked easy. It never is
:09:35. > :09:37.really. Stuart Broad meant the ball to head off to the boundary. Somehow
:09:38. > :09:41.it squeezed between the Grail and the peak of his helmet, and actually
:09:42. > :09:45.ended up stuck inside, where it mingled with blood, a reminder of
:09:46. > :09:50.the damage a cricket ball can do. At least Broad could walk off, with
:09:51. > :09:54.some guidance. Just after half past two, England came out to bowl again.
:09:55. > :10:02.215 runs ahead, but without Stuart Broad, so who would take the
:10:03. > :10:07.wickets? Chris Woakes was picked for this match ahead of other strong
:10:08. > :10:12.candidates. LBW? Yes, Murali VJ look away now. Chris Woakes was less
:10:13. > :10:18.first wicket of the summer. 53-3 when Moeen Ali one this LBW decision
:10:19. > :10:25.and Pooja Rani Mac face turned to stone first at nothing strange about
:10:26. > :10:29.Rohani's dismissal. Always James Anderson, Virat Kohli failed again,
:10:30. > :10:32.India in tatters again and the sunshine in again.