:00:12. > :00:21.Hello and welcome to Outside Source. We often get good news from Iraq
:00:22. > :00:26.these days, but the latest UN report is difficult reading. It details
:00:27. > :00:32.despicable atrocities carried out by Islamic State. We will also hear
:00:33. > :00:36.from the Pakistani boy who cut off his hand after he thought he had
:00:37. > :00:38.committed an act of blasphemy. He had been telling the BBC he does not
:00:39. > :00:48.regret it. Why should I pain of regret for cutting of the
:00:49. > :00:52.hand that was raised against the holy Prophet? More actors are
:00:53. > :01:00.joining Spike Lee over the lack of nominations for black actors in this
:01:01. > :01:06.year 's Academy Awards. In mid-June can, we will be reporting on lead
:01:07. > :01:10.that has been found in the water. We will be also looking at the Chinese
:01:11. > :01:36.economy Before anything else, let me bring
:01:37. > :01:46.you some breaking news about Jihadi John. The Islamic State group have
:01:47. > :01:54.confirmed his death. He was killed on the 12th of November last year.
:01:55. > :01:56.Hope the American and British governments have been claiming this
:01:57. > :02:05.since it happened, but it has not been confirmed by IS until now.
:02:06. > :02:12.Jihadi John was in several videos where captives were beheaded.
:02:13. > :02:23.Islamic State confirming that Jihadi John is dead. Let us turn to the UN
:02:24. > :02:27.report on Iraq. It is about the level of violence against civilians
:02:28. > :02:33.in Iraq. The UN is calling its staggering. These are some of the
:02:34. > :02:38.figures that have been produced. 18,800 civilians were killed between
:02:39. > :02:43.the start of 2014 and the end of October last year. In the same time
:02:44. > :02:47.period, 3 million people have been displaced internally. The Islamic
:02:48. > :02:52.State group has been singled out as the single biggest cause. IS is said
:02:53. > :03:03.to be holding three and a half thousand people as slaves. -- 3500
:03:04. > :03:07.people as slaves. The UN is not just concentrating on the scale of what
:03:08. > :03:10.is happening in Iraq, it is concentrating on its particular
:03:11. > :03:18.brutality. There are accounts of such horror, it beggars belief.
:03:19. > :03:28.Prisoners being run over by bulldozers, women being offered to
:03:29. > :03:33.winners of a Koran memorisation composition. Here is an account from
:03:34. > :06:11.one Iraqi family. I should say this is not just the
:06:12. > :06:26.Islamic State, atrocities are being carried out by other entities. The
:06:27. > :06:32.UN High Commissioner says that the report starkly illustrates what
:06:33. > :06:42.Iraqi refugees are attempting to flee from. If we go back to
:06:43. > :06:50.2006-2007, the figures are actually higher. Close to 35,000 civilians
:06:51. > :06:55.lost their lives. The numbers for hair and that coincides with the
:06:56. > :07:01.surge of US troops that George W Bush signed off. If we look at these
:07:02. > :07:05.figures in more detail, this bike is more pronounced. 2014 is when the
:07:06. > :07:10.Islamic State groups opted to establish itself in Iraqi territory.
:07:11. > :07:17.If you want evidence of that, here is a map of Syria and Iraq. Red is
:07:18. > :07:20.IS controlled territory. This is the beginning of 2015. You will see the
:07:21. > :07:26.difference as we go to the end of 2015. A map gets darker, the red
:07:27. > :07:33.areas become darker. That is evidence of Islamic State making
:07:34. > :07:39.territorial gains. Let's turn to our correspondent from BBC Arabic. The
:07:40. > :07:45.situation in Iraq has been escalating. This is a country that
:07:46. > :07:49.was supposed to pave the way towards more stability, but the sectarian
:07:50. > :07:54.violence within the country was in the highlights of the political
:07:55. > :08:00.activities and the people's lives. What shocked me in this report is
:08:01. > :08:12.the number of casualties in Baghdad itself, but that that is sitting on
:08:13. > :08:22.the top with casualties. 1875 killed within months. What is this? Some
:08:23. > :08:28.areas on the outskirts of Baghdad are still controlled by Islamic
:08:29. > :08:35.State. The car bombs and assassinations happen on a daily
:08:36. > :08:43.basis and they are dominating the scene. However, we are focusing on
:08:44. > :08:49.the areas where there is fighting with the Islamic State in the north
:08:50. > :08:55.and north-west. Nevertheless, when you look at the figures, when George
:08:56. > :09:04.W Bush ordered that surge, and influx of Americans troops calmed
:09:05. > :09:09.the situation. When they left, the number spiked. Is that too
:09:10. > :09:17.simplistic? Not really. There is still criticism and people fear the
:09:18. > :09:21.violent grievances against the government and has paved the way for
:09:22. > :09:30.the Islamic State to find its way into the northern part of Iraq and
:09:31. > :09:35.we saw in 2014 cities falling in within hours. It's not just the
:09:36. > :09:40.presence of foreign forces, it's the government efforts in order to bring
:09:41. > :09:45.stability and providing people with not only military security, but
:09:46. > :09:54.political security as well. Invaluable analysis of the Arab
:09:55. > :09:59.world. Now, on yesterday's programme you may have seen a report on the
:10:00. > :10:06.Pakistani boy who cut off his hand because the cleric told him he
:10:07. > :10:10.omitted blasphemy. Our correspondence has been speaking to
:10:11. > :10:13.him. The Institute does contain some disturbing descriptions.
:10:14. > :10:16.It was hard to find the boy who chopped off his hand thinking
:10:17. > :10:23.He is from a poor family in the North East.
:10:24. > :10:26.When I met him, his identity we have changed for his protection,
:10:27. > :10:28.he was in pain, but still putting religion
:10:29. > :10:35.The Imam asked those of us gathered in the mosque that whoever
:10:36. > :10:38.does not believe in the teachings of the holy Prophet,
:10:39. > :10:40.raise your hand, so I did, but by mistake.
:10:41. > :10:45.Then I realised I was being accused of blasphemy.
:10:46. > :10:48.I returned home, chopped off my hand, put it on the tray
:10:49. > :11:04.There were around 100 men in the mosque at that time
:11:05. > :11:13.Why should I feel the pain of regret for
:11:14. > :11:19.cutting off the hand that was raised against the holy Prophet?
:11:20. > :11:24.The young boy put his hand under the blade of the machine
:11:25. > :11:33.and chopped his own hand in a single stroke.
:11:34. > :11:38.Not only he in self is part of the act,
:11:39. > :11:52.the entire village is celebrating it.
:11:53. > :11:54.The act has even brought admirers from surrounding villages.
:11:55. > :11:58.When we heard a man had chopped off his hand for our beloved
:11:59. > :12:25.Another story we have been covering concerns the ongoing row over this
:12:26. > :12:43.year's Oscar nominations. Jada Pinkett Smith says we are
:12:44. > :12:49.really recognise for our artistic accomplishments. If you have been
:12:50. > :12:54.following this story, the hashtag has been heavily used. It was the
:12:55. > :13:00.same last year. To give you some context, in the history of the
:13:01. > :13:07.Oscars, only five black actors have won even lead actor or actress
:13:08. > :13:20.award. Also a study done by the LA Times, those choosing the nominees,
:13:21. > :13:28.94% of white and 77% are male. Earlier I spoke to Peter Bowes who
:13:29. > :13:32.is in Los Angeles. The Academy has responded. The president, who is
:13:33. > :13:37.African-American, she has issued a statement saying she is heartbroken
:13:38. > :13:43.and frustrated about the lack of inclusion and she is promising
:13:44. > :13:49.dramatic steps. She says that is to alter the make up of the membership.
:13:50. > :13:52.Over the next days and weeks steps will be taken to review the
:13:53. > :13:59.membership recruitment process to bring about diversity in 2016 and
:14:00. > :14:04.beyond. This will do nothing to change the nominees for this year's
:14:05. > :14:07.skirts. The question is, is it enough to prove to people like Jada
:14:08. > :14:21.Pinkett Smith and Spike leaned that the Academy -- that the Academy is
:14:22. > :14:31.taking it seriously and boycotting the Oscars is almost certain. It
:14:32. > :14:41.will be important to the academy because on the night, it comes down
:14:42. > :14:45.to the viewing figures. This hashtag has been buzzing today and if people
:14:46. > :14:54.decide not to watch the Oscars, it could be a pivotal turning point. Is
:14:55. > :14:59.it not that the problem does not lie with the Oscars, it lies with film
:15:00. > :15:03.is being made in Hollywood? Precisely. Spike Lee says that his
:15:04. > :15:08.argument is not with the Academy, it is with the studios and to some
:15:09. > :15:14.extent the producers. They are the people with the powers to green
:15:15. > :15:18.light projects and cars actors and actresses in those films and
:15:19. > :15:24.television shows. He says it is a much wider problem for Hollywood
:15:25. > :15:27.than the Academy. The Academy is the showpiece and is centre stage on
:15:28. > :15:30.Oscars night, but it is a bigger issue than that.
:15:31. > :15:36.Let's remind you of a story from Syria, which we brought you right at
:15:37. > :15:43.the top of the programme. The Islamic State group has confirmed
:15:44. > :15:46.the death of Mohammed Emwazi, better known as Jihadi John. They say he
:15:47. > :15:50.was killed in a drone strike. That's what the Americans and British said
:15:51. > :15:56.immediately after that drone strike in early November, but this wasn't
:15:57. > :16:00.confirmed by the group. Most of you will know this, Jihadi John was
:16:01. > :16:11.known because allegedly he was the person seen in several graphic
:16:12. > :16:15.videos of beheadings. Islamic State confirming that Jihadi John is dead.
:16:16. > :16:19.Now we turn to the ongoing slow down with the Chinese economy. And how
:16:20. > :16:20.it's affecting other economies around the world, but also the steel
:16:21. > :16:36.industry inside China. 48-hour strike by junior doctors in
:16:37. > :16:41.England over a proposed new contract has been suspended. These talks
:16:42. > :16:45.between Government representatives and the doctors have been taking
:16:46. > :16:49.place behind closed doors. All that we've been told today by doctors
:16:50. > :16:54.here at the British Medical Association is that they're hopeful.
:16:55. > :16:58.They say there is now real room for progress and that Government has
:16:59. > :17:03.started to listen to them. They say that's why they've called off this
:17:04. > :17:07.two-day strike for the 26th and 27th of January, which is obviously very
:17:08. > :17:10.good news for patients. But there are concerns that there are still
:17:11. > :17:16.significant differences between the two sides. Now for the doctors,
:17:17. > :17:19.that's around safety issues, such as working excessively long hours and
:17:20. > :17:23.also, holding onto extra pay they get for working late at night and
:17:24. > :17:28.also on Saturdays. For the Government it's around making it
:17:29. > :17:30.more affordable for more doctors to be rotaed on shift at weekends. They
:17:31. > :17:44.say that's a safety issue. This is Outside Source. The lead
:17:45. > :17:48.story here: A UN report on Iraq has detailed shocking levels of violence
:17:49. > :17:52.against civilians, including what it says could be acts of genocide by
:17:53. > :17:55.the Islamic State group. We can bring you some of the main stories
:17:56. > :17:59.from my colleagues at BBC World Service. First, thousands of
:18:00. > :18:04.students have demonstrated on university campuses across India
:18:05. > :18:11.after a student committed suicide because of caste discrimination.
:18:12. > :18:21.BBC Russian on its mobile app has these pictures of a very brave
:18:22. > :18:27.people dipping into cold water. Stephen Hawking says humanities is
:18:28. > :18:33.at risk from dangers of its own making, including nuclear war,
:18:34. > :18:37.global warming and genetically engineered viruses. Let's talk about
:18:38. > :18:41.the Chinese economy. It's now growing at the slowest rate for 25
:18:42. > :18:46.years. These are the latest figures we have for 2015, it grew by 6. 9%.
:18:47. > :18:51.You can compare that with the year before, 7. 3%. It's worth mentioning
:18:52. > :18:55.these figures are from the Chinese Government. Some people would say
:18:56. > :18:58.actually this data unreliable and growth is even slower than this.
:18:59. > :19:02.Either way, these are the headline figures: We've asked BBC Chinese to
:19:03. > :19:13.give us more context on them. China's economic growth has been
:19:14. > :19:18.slowing down for some time now. The government says China has entered a
:19:19. > :19:22.new normal with slower economic growth powered by domestic
:19:23. > :19:31.consumption rather than investment, in the old days. The annual GDP
:19:32. > :19:34.growth figure is widely expected, actually Chinese stock markets
:19:35. > :19:39.rallied despite the slow down in growth. Investors expect Beijing
:19:40. > :19:44.would unleash more stimulus measures to support the economy. Given the
:19:45. > :19:52.recent turmoil on China's stock market, how effective these measures
:19:53. > :19:59.are remains to be seen. Beijing says the growth rate force
:20:00. > :20:07.within the 7% target set last March, it says Chinese economy has great
:20:08. > :20:10.resist yens, huge potential and -- resilience, but the numbers might
:20:11. > :20:13.continue to look undesirable in years to come.
:20:14. > :20:17.Thanks to BBC Chinese for that. The effects of the Chinese slow down
:20:18. > :20:21.are felt all over the world and in all sorts of ways. Let's focus on
:20:22. > :20:25.China as an export market for a moment. For instance, Australia
:20:26. > :20:30.exports huge amounts of iron ore to China. We switch to southern Africa,
:20:31. > :20:35.Angola's export sector is heavily reliant on China, in particular oil
:20:36. > :20:39.and gas consumption. Then finally if we switch to South America, this is
:20:40. > :20:44.all about agricultural exports, things like soy beans and all of
:20:45. > :20:47.these countries suffer when the Chinese economy weakens because
:20:48. > :20:52.China then slows the rate at which it buys the exports. Of course, the
:20:53. > :20:55.most immediate impact is on Chinese people themselves. Steve Evans has
:20:56. > :20:58.been making a report about just that.
:20:59. > :21:01.This is the glut that's swamping the world.
:21:02. > :21:05.China's produced so much steel, it leaves it rusting,
:21:06. > :21:12.And closes steelworks, bricking them up.
:21:13. > :21:34.This steelworks couldn't compete as steel prices crashed
:21:35. > :21:42.from $10,00 a tonne at the peak to $200 a tonne today.
:21:43. > :21:48.Redundant steel workers gamble, as they ponder the sudden uncertainty
:21:49. > :21:54.of their lives. 9,000 jobs have gone. These men
:21:55. > :22:01.compete with each other for work in a slackening labour market. He says
:22:02. > :22:07.the shut down has greatly affected each and every one of us.
:22:08. > :22:12."We've all lost our jobs. We've got old parents and young children that
:22:13. > :22:19.we have to provide for. We need that salary. Of course, we complain."
:22:20. > :22:26.This steel glut is not going away. China's Communist government warns
:22:27. > :22:31.of more closures. It's brutal competition out there. A slowing
:22:32. > :22:35.economy only intensifies that competition between countries and
:22:36. > :22:41.between workers. Steve Evans reporting. Now China's
:22:42. > :22:44.slowdown is one of the reasons that the International Monetary Fund has
:22:45. > :22:49.gown graded its global forecast for 2016. Here's their chief economist
:22:50. > :22:55.speaking to the BBC. For now, it's apparent that we may have been
:22:56. > :23:00.overoptimistic about potential growth in some recent years for much
:23:01. > :23:06.of the emerging world. For much of the emerging world, growth was
:23:07. > :23:11.driven by high investment in their commodity export sectors, driven in
:23:12. > :23:17.large part by China's very high demand for those commodities,
:23:18. > :23:21.because it was running on a construction and manufacturing base
:23:22. > :23:29.model. So that is all changing. Let's go live to New York. We talk
:23:30. > :23:34.about the IMF an awful lot in the news. We don't often take time to
:23:35. > :23:41.explain what role it performs. Can you help us with that? Yeah, sure.
:23:42. > :23:45.It's an organisation that basically consists of 188 countries. It was
:23:46. > :23:52.founded basically to avoid another Great Depression. So it does quite a
:23:53. > :23:56.few things. It monitors economic and financial development and offers
:23:57. > :23:59.guidance. Its primary focus is to ensure the stability of the
:24:00. > :24:02.international monetary system, so the system of exchange rates and
:24:03. > :24:07.international payments. We hear a lot about the IMF lending. It's also
:24:08. > :24:11.a lending agency. They give money to countries who are in trouble so that
:24:12. > :24:14.they can rebuild their economy, but by forcing them to basically adopt
:24:15. > :24:17.policies to correct those underlying problems. It's an organisation that
:24:18. > :24:20.does quite a few things. It provides these forecasts. It's saying 2016 is
:24:21. > :24:27.not shaping up so well. It China, but what are the other
:24:28. > :24:33.reasons? Yeah, it mentioned China and also mentioned a slowing in the
:24:34. > :24:37.developing world, slow growth there, which I heard you talk a lot about,
:24:38. > :24:40.the issue about commodity prices falling and the demand from China
:24:41. > :24:42.decreasing. That affects the developing world. Really
:24:43. > :24:49.interesting, we've been looking at the markets and the volatility these
:24:50. > :24:53.last few weeks. Basically, the IMF says that global financial markets
:24:54. > :24:58.seem to be overreacting to the falling oil prices and the Rick of
:24:59. > :25:02.dot -- risk of the downturn in China. That could lead to slower
:25:03. > :25:07.growth. Investors continuing to pull out of stocks. And they warned about
:25:08. > :25:11.geopolitical tensions and they cut their forecast for US growth because
:25:12. > :25:16.of possibly increased interest rate rises in 2016. So they painted a
:25:17. > :25:20.pessimistic picture, of course, with the Chinese downturn leading that,
:25:21. > :25:25.but with all these other issues to consider as well. Thanks for
:25:26. > :25:30.explaining that to us. Now this is an interesting bits of
:25:31. > :25:33.newed r news, just -- news, just breaking. We heard whispers about
:25:34. > :25:39.this. The New York Times has gone public in saying it's definitely
:25:40. > :25:43.going to happen. Sarah Palin is going to endorse Donald Trump in his
:25:44. > :25:47.campaign for the Republican nomination for the presidential
:25:48. > :25:51.election. Big news. We'll get into that more in the second half of the
:25:52. > :25:53.programme. Sarah Palin saying Donald Trump is her pick for the next
:25:54. > :26:11.president of America. Hello. Coming up, I have drought in
:26:12. > :26:14.Colombia, a snowstorm for the east of the United States and proof that
:26:15. > :26:15.the Finnish are hardy souls. First back