28/01/2016 Outside Source

The World Health Organisation says there could be 4 million cases of

Zika in the Americas this year. The level of alarm is extremely high.

The Iranians president -- president of Iran has continued his visit to

France. We will bring you up-to-date on the Disneyland Paris story,

French police have carried a man who was carrying two guns, ammunition,

and a copy of the Koran. More than 100 children have drowned after

trying to get to Turkey on this boat. As you are watching, if you

use the hashtag, if you have any questions to ask, I will try to get

you an answer. The World Health Organization has

set up a Zika virus "emergency And that 3-4 million people

will be affected this year. This virus is already linked

to thousands of babies in Brazil Here's some of what

the WHO said earlier. Last year the virus was detected in

the Americas where it is now spreading explosively. As of today

cases have been reported in 23 countries and territories in the

region. The level of alarm is extremely high. For all these

reasons I have decided to convene an emergency committee under the

international health regulations. The committee will meet in Geneva on

Monday the 1st of February and I'm asking the committee for advice on

the appropriate level of international concern and four

recommended measures that should be undertaken in affected countries and

elsewhere. The last time an international

emergency was declared was for the Ebola

outbreak in West Africa. Our correspondent has been talking

about the differences of the viruses. It is devastating for the

parents who have had babies with undeveloped brains and small heads,

but this is not a virus which is transmitted person-to-person on any

great scale, like we saw with Ebola. They will decide in Geneva on Monday

whether this should be declared a public health emergency as we saw

with Ebola in the summer of 2014. If it is, a range of different things

can be brought in to speed up the response. It will be decided whether

this needs a global response and it will speed up the development of

vaccines and treatments, and the hope will be that it will help to

put a lid on this as quickly as possible. Viewers who knew nothing

about the Zika a couple of weeks ago, the perception is the story has

escalated very fast, was that the case? The World Health Organisation

made a point of saying that they knew about this in May, a new cases

of Zika had come to Brazil, and at the end of last year they were

becoming aware of babies being born with microcephaly, abnormally small

heads, this is not something which has come along without any warning

at all. There were warning signs at the end of last year, but in the

last few months we have seen an explosion of a large number of Zika

cases and that is not a problem in itself, but the worrying thing is

the link to babies being born with defects. What will the team do, the

one that has been set up? They will decide whether this is a public

health emergency, and then they will tell the people what to do next in

terms of treatments and cures, what is potentially in the pipeline and

how quickly they can come online to what is the practical advice.

Because these are mosquitoes they are very difficult to control, the

advice at the moment is for pregnant women to stay clear stagnant water,

and do not go out in the day, that is when they bite, and to use insect

repellent and it'll be interesting to see what they can recommend apart

from that. One person ask what impact will this have on the Olympic

Games? The authorities have said they are carrying out a number of

measures to tackle the Zika virus. Over 200,000 troops have been

deployed in certain areas, huge numbers of areas have been fumigated

and areas where mosquitoes breed are being fumigated. There is no

certainty, though. Obviously Brazil will be hosting this big event in a

few months. This story is about the Americas and several countries are

recommending that women delay plans to have babies will stop that is not

an option if you are already pregnant, though. Such as the people

in this group in Brazil. I got Zika in the first few weeks of my

pregnancy but no one worried about it. When the link was made, we

panicked we started looking for any information could find. Now I'm more

relaxed because and 36 weeks pregnant but I only wear trousers

and I only leave home to go for yoga and my medical exams. In theory,

I've had it, and I cannot catch it again, but the advice is very vague

and I'm not taking any chances. It is not a constant concern, but the

other day I went out and a bunch of mosquitoes attacked my leg. I was so

tense, and this is something that gets to you, my family and friends

are very worried. I try not to keep thinking about the Zika story and to

enjoy my legacy, a magical period, I'm taking precautions like mosquito

repellent, but without getting too anxious. We really believe in giving

our babies that energy so I tried to keep the bad thoughts away and to

think only of good thoughts. There is more background information

regarding the Zika virus on the website. I was told I accidentally

set the Olympics was coming up in a few hours, but clearly it is coming

up in a few months! -- accidentally said.

Police in France have arrested an armed man

They say he was carrying two guns, a box of ammunition and a copy

The theme park is in the east of Paris. It is very popular. Over 40

million people visit every year. The guns were detected by a scanner

during a security check at the entrance to a Disneyland

hotel, near the French capital. We can speak to a journalist in

Paris. What can you tell us about this woman? Who are they looking

for? Police believe that the man was accompanied by a woman, and she fled

and they tried to arrest her, they made one arrest in the Paris area.

They then released the woman they had arrested after establishing that

she was not in fact the man's companion. They say they are still

looking for a woman they believed was with him. What details do we

have about the kind of weapons he had and the animation he had? Two

small calibre handguns with small bullets to go with them, and they

were discovered when the man allowed his bag to go through an x-ray

machine which seems rather strange. Given that he must have known that

the guns would be seen. He then offered no resistance when he was

taken aside by security staff and the police arrived rapidly and

arrested him. They have not dive oldest his identity, but they do say

that he has no police or criminal record -- they have not dive -- I

have not revealed his identity. They say he is of European origin. Could

he have owned these weapons legally? They could be legal, yes, but the

police have not said whether he had a licence. He apparently told

investigators that he was carrying them for his own protection because

he thought security is such comparison he might need them. -- is

such in Paris that he might need them. The police do not seem to be

taking this that seriously, because for the time being the case is being

handled by criminal prosecutors rather than going to a specialist

anti-terrorist unit. Obviously the public does fear that this man might

have been planning something similar to the November attacks in Paris in

which 130 people were killed. Those attacks were claimed by the

so-called Islamic State. Thanks for joining us. We will stay in the

city. The Presidents of Iran and France

were making all the right noises Hassan Rouhani arriving hit, being

greeted by President Hollande. There was a polite disagreement over

whether wine would be served. But everyone was so welcoming, these

were thousands of protesters trying to draw attention to what they say

are human rights abuses in Iran. The reason for this visit, lots and lots

of deals, 30 have been signed including two President Hollande. --

Bertie have been signed according to President Hollande.

118 planes are going to be ordered from Airbus.

Peugeot has signed up for a joint venture with an Iranian

car producer - that's worth E400 million.

Next - here's some of the press conference for you.

TRANSLATION: Thanks to the good relations we had in the past, French

companies come to Iran to start from scratch, we have got to catch up on

the last two years. The Prime Minister signed some deals and this

afternoon in front of President Hollande deals were also signed, and

this is proof that the government and also the private sector have a

real desire to work together and working together is in the interests

of both our countries. TRANSLATION: This is a new chapter in our

relations and I want this relationship to be useful, useful to

our countries, useful to the region which is marked by war and

tragedies, and I would like us to apply rigorous leave the nuclear

agreement on each party involved should respect its responsibility

and we should guarantee that we can guarantee everything that has been

said, that it can be accomplished. It is the condition for everything.

-- vigorously. This is the details of the Airbus

deal. The aeroplanes were mainly bought, more than 37 years ago

before the Islamic Revolution of 1979, Iran needs these error planes,

this is a memorandum of agreement, this is not a contract -- these

aeroplanes. We need more details. It is worth $25 billion, which is a

large amount of money. It is a big day, very good day for Iranians.

What about the role of France? It is hard to imagine this happening in

London. Why is France in this position? France has been one of the

biggest partners of Iran before the sanctions, Peugeot was very involved

in Iranian car industry before the sanctions, they were producing half

a million cars per year. It was much easier to get back to those

countries that were already involved in the Iranian economy, rather than

starting from scratch, with countries that have not been

involved. The mood music was good, but when President Hollande was

talking about Lebanon and how they have been talking frankly, about

bringing peace to countries, is hard not to raise an eyebrow, they have

opposed opinions regarding Syria. That is one of the sticking points,

Iran supports President Assad, and France opposes him. It is important

that Hassan Rouhani said that Iran will play an important role in the

talks with Syria and they are accepting the role of Iran, because

until recently Iran were not even invited to the Syrian talks, and now

they are accepting that they should be part of those talks. We have

questions from all over the world on Iran coming in from the cold.

Financially and economically, at least, into the rest of the world.

You can find more about this on the Facebook page.

We've got the story of Jordan Cox who had to get from one side

of England to the other - and found the cheapest way

British police have dropped their investigation into allegations

of physical and sexual abuse linked to the failed UK charity,

The charity - which always denied the claims -

shut down in August after questions were raised

My colleague Lucy Manning has spoken to its founder Camilia

If a charity has been accused of abusing the children in its care,

that is the kiss of death, but these are not real allegations. You also

had money problems? No, we had enough money confirmed in order to

be able to run the charity, I want everyone to be clear about this.

There has been a lot of rumours, the organisation had enough money to run

for a year and the allegations of sexual abuse were the reasons we

closed. Welcome to the programme. The World

Health Organisation says up to form and in people could be affected by

the Zika virus. -- up to 4 million people in Brazil could be affected.

The trial has begun at the International Criminal Court

of the former Ivorian leader Laurent Gbagbo.

Prosecutors say they've got a vast body of evidence

BBC Arabic looking at a UN report which alleges that Saudi Arabian

The British government says it will take the report very seriously

- it supplies munitions to Saudi Arabia.

And in the UK, the carcasses of three sperm whales that washed up

on the east coast have been taken to landfill sites.

Corporation tax remains a big issue at the moment in the UK.

Last week Google announced it had agreed to pay the British government

?130 million - that's around $186 million -

The Government won't say how that was calculated.

Experts estimate this is equivalent to a tax rate of around 3%.

That's one tax story - another is that the European Union

is considering a range of new measures to

The row over Google's $185 million deal with the British taxman has

highlighted concerns that some multinationals might not be paying

their way. Many other big names have come under scrutiny in recent

months. In Paris, on Wednesday, members of the global economic

organisation signed a major deal designed to make it easier for

countries to find out who is paying what and who. But Britain's Finance

minister thinks that more action is needed. We want to see those figures

made public, details made public, but the only reason why we have any

of this new change in the global tax rules, the only reason why the OECD

reached the agreement is because Britain led the way in changing the

rules and we don't think they go far enough, our manifesto we said that

we will push for international agreement to publish this tax data.

Now Brussels is entering the argument, they want to clamp down on

countries -- on companies which use different countries to their

advantage. It is not illegal, but the commission is not happy. Until

now member states that make great efforts to fight abusive tax

practices are being undermined by those that take a more lenient

approach. Some struggle to enforce their National tax rules because of

more avoidance friendly regimes and this cannot go on any more. The

commission's fans are ambitious and changes will take time, and that

means companies like Google will find their tax affairs making

headlines for while to come. -- plans. Almost every day we have been

talking about quarterly results. Amazon has put out their figures.

It is pretty good news, most brick and mortar retailers have been

struggling, the likes of Walmart and Macy's. But Amazon, the story is

different, the online retailer, their sales rose 22% in the crucial

Christmas period. Amazon said, their owners said, 25 years ago he was

taking packages to the post, hoping one day he could afford a forklift

-- their own said. What about Microsoft? There is overlap with

Amazon, and if you look at Microsoft, it is less a story about

software, and more the focus is bad computing, that is where it is

generating profit like Amazon. That is the area investors will be

focusing on. I know the figures came at yesterday for Facebook, it is

taking a while to digester how well it is doing. Has that sent shock

waves around? -- digests. This is a company reaching its 12th year, and

where people have been surprised, they knew it was a digital

powerhouse in terms of advertising, but when you start doing

side-by-side comparisons with Google and you see how fast it has reached

some of the milestones it has already reached, $5 billion in

revenue, the sheer number of uses it continues to add and a weight has

been able to make money from those people -- and the way. That has many

commentators talking, wondering if it carries on at this rapid pace, it

will soon, if not catch up Google, it is eclipsing other big names like

Yahoo, for example. One of the success stories with Facebook is the

way it can target certain groups of people.

Facebook is about to replace it's "like" feature with a set

It is nice that now we don't have too give a thumbs up to our friends

divorces. You have a friend who has broken a bone, you can leave a

comment, which allows you to express emotions. Who has time to leave a

comment? We are all so busy these days.

They are coming to Facebook very soon, whether you are keen on them

or not. This is consumer blogger Jordon Cox,

from here in the UK. He's in the news because after

he found a cheaper - if slightly longer

route - to get home. He needed to get to Hatton in Essex,

from his university in Sheffield. Instead he flew to Berlin spent

the day there and flew back I've always wanted to visit Berlin,

is a bucket list place, and to visit there and all in one go, that is a

triple win, I love to travel. I've seen so many more opportunities like

this, a one-way flight from Copenhagen London for just ?4,

cheaper than my bus back home. There are so many cheap flight prices out

there if people take a look. There you go. That is it for the first

half of the programme, we are back for more in a moment.

I will start the weather forecast in Australia, we have the storms

potentially for the Australian open tennis