30/03/2016 Outside Source

Hello, I'm Nuala McGovern, this is Outside Source.

We'll start with a special report on the migrants trying to get

to Europe through the Sahara desert.

You know when you want to achieve something, you have to race. That is

why prefer to go to Europe. A hugely significant day

for Myanmar, where the first civilian president in more than 50

years has been sworn in. This is the closest ancient relative

to a spider ever discovered - We'll hear more from our

science correspondent. And why an Australian university

is encouraging its students to say More than 13,000 people have made

the dangerous journey from North Africa to Italy

across the Mediterranean this year. And as we move into summer the flow

of migrants crossing the Mediterranean is once again

increasing with warmer weather On Tuesday alone, Italian coast

guards and navy vessels rescued nearly 1,400 people in boats

and rubber dinghies from Libya. Many will have undertaken a perilous

journey across the Sahara. The jumping-off point

for the desert trek is Agadez, in Niger from where Thomas

Fessy sent this report. This is worth the long road through

the Sahara begins, in the Desert of Niger, several days drive from the

border. They have come from all over western and central Africa with one

goal, a better life in Europe. And so off they go tonight, adrift in an

ocean of sand, clinging to their dreams. Some of them may not survive

the extreme heat when the sun comes up, others may be left behind by

their smugglers. But there will be no rescue mission.

A rest stop on this perilous journey. Most of the migrants here

have left countries with few jobs and limited prospect will stop this

is their alternative. Young men, but also teenage girls and children.

Some, like Samuel, have fled war. No problem, I have to take the risk.

You know, when you want to achieve something, you have to race. That is

why I prefer to go to Europe. To risk your life? It is God who has

the last word. Migration is big business in the

Sahara, there will be officials and soldiers to drive, there will be

militia to pay. For the smugglers, nothing is more lucrative.

TRANSLATION: We charge different prices depending on where they come

from, but on average the ride costs them more than $200.

We have only been here for couple of hours and have seen dozens of these

pick-up trucks, hundreds of migrants. There will be hundreds

more tonight. Borders have been tightened in Europe, but how do you

stop this? Just a few miles down the road, more migrants are preparing to

set off. The ancient trading post of Agadez, home to smugglers and

traffickers for centuries, a transit hub where migrants streaming of a

new life cross past with those returning to their old lives. These

migrants have turned around, defeated and destitute. They were

starved or beaten during their journey, all are going home. They

have failed. 2080 macro James from Liberia wanted

to study computing in Italy. -- 28-year-old James. He took great

risks to reach the Libyan coast, but the state of the boats used across

the Mediterranean him. Very much afraid to get on the boat, because

people tell you the boat is good, you go there you will be on board

within three hours. They are all liars. The chance to succeed is 20%,

the chance to be killed is 80%. And the chance to terrorise, 100%.

Before each migrants backtracking towards their home country, another

pick-up truck loaded with dozens more is speeding through the desert.

And the exodus continues. Meanwhile the UN Secretary-General

is urging wealthy countries to open their doors to more Syrian

refugees, saying they should be The United Nations is aiming

to resettle 480,000 refugees in richer countries -

that's about 10% of those currently Ban Ki Moon said accepting refugees

can be good for everyone. Six years into conflict, Syrians are

losing hope of supporting their families or educating their

children. Many people value that hope more than their own lives. As

we have seen on the shores of Turkey and southern Europe. Communities

hosting refugees in neighbouring countries... Health, education,

sanitation and public utilities are overstretched and under resourced.

Myanmar's new president has been sworn in -

the first elected civilian leader in more than 50 years.

Htin Kyaw from the National League for Democracy of NLD said

he would be "faithful" to the people of Myanmar.

The leader of the NLD, Aung San Suu Kyi, is barred

She's already been given several ministerial positions,

including foreign affairs, education, and energy.

And in the last few hours, the BBC has learned a draft Bill

is expected to be submitted to the government that would create

the position of adviser to the State, with a mandate similar

to a Prime Minister, for Aung San Suu Kyi.

Those waiting for change in Myanmar have had to be patient.

Five months after a historic election, and after decades

of military rule, this was the day that the Burmese army

For Aung San Suu Kyi, this is the culmination of a long

journey from house arrests and detention, and now she walks

She's about to be the leader of Myanmar's first civilian

The Constitution bars her from taking that job

because her sons are British, not Burmese.

So she chose a close friend, Htin Kyaw, and watched

on as he was sworn in as the country's first elected

civilian president in more than 50 years.

A short while later, it was the turn of the ministers,

She'll control the energy, education and foreign affairs

portfolios as well as having a seat in the President's office.

Much now rests on whether she can work with an army that still wields

We are very happy, this is an auspicious day,

Someone who's been chosen by the people has been sworn in,

The end of 50 years of military rule.

It's going to be a challenging time ahead but it is remarkable we've got

Most people two or three years ago would not have imagined we'd

At the outgoing president's house, there was a ceremonial handover.

Myanmar is not yet a democracy, and faces many serious challenges.

But when Thein Sein first took office five years ago,

the events of today would have been almost unthinkable.

Jonah Fisher, BBC News, in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar.

Egypt has asked Cyprus to extradite the man accused of hijacking

EgyptAir flight MS181 was carrying 56 passengers from Alexandria

to Cairo when it was forced to divert to Larnaca in Cyprus

by a man who was wearing what turned out to be a fake suicide belt.

That man is Seif al-Din Mustafa and he's made his

Just a glimpse of the man accused of this bizarre hijacking before

The hearing was brief and he didn't speak but as he was driven away,

The suspect presented today before the court and he will stay

Today we learned a bit more about the personal motivations

of Seif al-Din Mustafa as he caused a domestic Egyptian flight to be

He says he was desperate to see his estranged Cypriot wife

Emotions ran high at Cairo airport as passengers and crew of Flight

MS181 were reunited with their friends and family.

Others didn't feel threatened by the hijacker.

And he told only nothing will happen, so...

The suicide belt was found to be fake but that wasn't clear when this

On the right is Ben Innis from Leeds who is now famous,

This guy was so cool, he's a British guy.

He asked him to take a picture and he took the picture.

There are enquiries into how the alleged hijacker got

through airport checks, apparently with fake explosives

Controls at Egypt's airports were heavily criticised after last

year's deadly bombing of a Russian plane, but Egyptian officials say

they handled the latest incident correctly.

Yesterday's hijacking ended dramatically, ultimately,

with no one harmed but it has left concerns about

In a few minutes, Kenyan rangers have killed a lion on the outskirts

of Nairobi after it escaped from a National Park -

we'll take a look at why Nairobi's big cats are getting too

Yesterday we brought you the news that India's Tata Steel has

announced it would put its entire UK business up for sale -

putting the jobs of thousands of workers at risk.

The Business Minister Sajid Javid cut short his trip to Australia,

while the Labour Party called on the Government to reconsider

renationalisation. The Government will do everything it can, first of

all, to keep steel-making in Port Talbot and, second ball, where

workers are affected, to make sure the impact is minimal and we do

everything we can to help them and their families. If we want to

maintain a viable manufacturing economy in Britain we have to have a

steel industry. The steel industry is under threat because of a

decision made by one multinational corporation many thousands of miles

away. The Business Secretary's job is to ensure Port Talbot and the

other steelworks are supported. This is Outside Source live

from the BBC newsroom. More than 13,000 people have made

the dangerous journey from North Africa to Italy

across the Mediterranean this year. Many of them have made

this dangerous journey Now some of the other stories the

language services are covering. The Prime Minister of Libya's new,

UN-backed government has arrived in the country and declared

that he intends to unite its people Fayez Seraj sailed into a naval

base in the capital, The authorities currently

controlling the city have demanded he leave.

A state of emergency has been declared at seven prisons

in El Salvador, as part of what the government calls

extraordinary measures to tackle gang violence.

US Republican frontrunner Donald Trump has dropped his pledge

to support the party candidate if he does not win the nomination

The BBC News App has more on that story.

Yesterday we brought you the news that India's Tata Steel has

announced it would put its entire UK business up for sale -

putting the jobs of thousands of workers at risk.

Their biggest plant - Port Talbot in Wales -

is estimated to be losing $1.4 million a day.

A senior Tata executive has told the BBC that after nine years

it was very difficult to continue supporting the plant.

He also explained to the BBC what would happen if Tata failed

From our perspective, it is not a valuation exercise, it is an

exposure exercise. The view that the board to, finally, was we can

sustain this kind of an exposure going forward. It is not of the bid

being low or high, it is somebody wanting to buy the business, sustain

it and move on. From our perspective, we would then be able

to reduce the financial exposure, which has become quite a burden for

the company. Let's move onto another story.

The world's largest plane manufacturer Boeing plans to cut

more than 4,500 jobs by the middle of the year to reduce costs.

Let's turn to Michelle Fleury in New York, who is standing by. Good to

have you back with us. Talking a lot about job losses, tell us the

details on this? From what we understand, lots of the job cuts

will come from the test and evaluation section of the company,

despite the fact that Boeing has reported record orders for it jets.

The problem is that the group has recently been losing market share to

its archrival, Abbas, and as a result it is trying to find ways to

reduce costs. And the executive, or a spokesperson for Boeing, has said

they don't have unemployment reduction targets. They don't have

the final headcount reduction figure in mind, they know that they are

essentially trying to cut costs. They are based in Seattle in the

north-west of the United States, which most of the jobs be in that

area or are they all the way across the states? In Seattle, that is

where reports of this first emerged in the local paper, with the

expectation that there will be a huge impact there. But it is a

global company and, increasingly, parts of the plane is made in

different parts of the country and the world, so there will be

questions going forward. Certainly, as it continues to try to grapple

with how to deal with, in part, customers wanting to spend less on

the kind of jet they order, it will be keeping an eye on the bottom

line, which will have a knock-on effect on employees. Thank you,

Michelle, similarities between Boeing and Tata as we look at those

stories. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi

is in Brussels to attend Many hope he'll be able

to relaunch stalled talks It's thought the looming referendum

on the UK's EU membership From Delhi, Shilpa Kannan

reports on what a Brexit Brexit is what they call Britain

exiting the EU. Finishing off garments headed for

the UK high street. The textiles industry is India's second-biggest

employer. This firm alone employs nearly 100,000 people, and about a

third of its business is with Britain. It's possible reason that

if UK exits the European Union, the company could suffer -- it's loss

worries that if the UK experts. Everybody I talked to is anxious and

concerned. We have seen UK like a rock, you know? If the rock starts

to move, where do you go? He is not alone. One of India's largest

industrial bodies has already said that Brexit, or Britain's exit from

the EU, could injure the flow of investment in people by diminishing

Britain's role in providing access to Europe. Prime Minister Narendra

Modi has said that written as a gateway and entry point to the EU

for many Indian companies. The UK attracts more Indian investment than

the rest of the EU put together. Would Brexit make a difference?

India/ UK trade of the last few decades has stood apart from the

European Union and largely occurred on the trade investment side, on a

bilateral level, so to a certain extent you could argue that it would

not have a significant impact either way covers the impact is already

there. Whatever happens in late June, India, with its young

population and rising spending power, is a country that both the UK

and the EU will remain keen to do business with.

In May, G7 ministers will travel to the MAP Mie prefecture in Japan -

Attracting visitors is key to the area's growth.

Mariko Oi has taken a look at the role of tourism in jump

Looking for delicacies that mother nature offers, they are the women of

the sea who have been doing this for thousands of years. But their number

is shrinking, along with demand for their catch. 64-year-old -- this

64-year-old has been diving for nearly half a century, she runs a

traditional inn where she serves her catch. You used to be able to make a

living just doing this job, she tells me. Now she ripped -- relies

on more visitors staying at her in. So some divers are turning

themselves into a tourist attraction in anticipation of more overseas

visitors. Mie has long been a popular to risk destinations for

Japanese visitors. This shrine is the most important in Japan's

National religion, Shinto. Now the government wants to put it on the

international map. In two months this region will play host to

leaders from the major economies of the world, and a header bit it is

already seeing a sharp rise in foreign visitors. -- and ahead of it

hit is already seeing. That is expected to give a huge boost to the

economy. Another dying profession that

originates in Mie is Ninja, which has always fascinated international

audiences. Today, only their tourism performance remains, and foreign

visitors can benefit the shoe -- and unless foreign visitors can benefit

the whole community, the female divers will also be an endangered

profession. The most expensive pair of trainers

have been been unveiled in New York.

Designed by luxury brand Bicion and Mache Customs they've have gone

on sale to raise money for charity The shoes features several hundred

carats of tailor made white diamond pieces and blue

sapphires set in gold. They even come with

a solid gold price tag. I don't know whether you would

actually wear them to the gym! A lion has been shot dead by rangers

on the outskirts of Kenya's capital Nairobi, after it strayed out

of the nearby national park. The rangers say they shot the lion

after it attacked and injured a man This is the third time in less

than two months a lion has been spotted within a residential area

in or around Nairobi. The BBC's Anne Soy has been taking

a look at why lions are getting too close for comfort in

the Kenyan capital. Basking in the early morning

sunshine, this lion. Further ahead as his brother, part of the bachelor

pride of the Nairobi National Park. Two weeks ago, he made headlines in

Kenny when he injured a pedestrian along the main road leading to the

airport. 63-year-old Michael was walking to work and wondering why

everyone around him was running. Then he came face-to-face with the

lion. He put his claws on my shoulder, like this. It opened the

mouth. Trying to bring his mouth to my face. I was very much worried. I

closed my eyes. He says he lay on the ground waiting to die, suddenly

the powerful Paul was lifted from his shoulder and the lion went away.

They Kenyan wildlife service said the lion had lost his way in the

city after a night out with his brothers. They had sneaked out of

the park through an opening in the fence. They mauled 78 sheep and

goats to death overnight before their owners chase them away. Humans

are not understanding, they are hooting, shouting, he was really,

really confused. He has not found his way back. Then he finds this man

on the way. This was not an attack on the person, it was kind of like a

show of, get out of here, I need to go. He says incidents of alliance

leaving the park are common, especially when their population

reaches capacity. In the distance I can see the skyline of Nairobi city.

This park is the only one within a capital city in the world, so

instances of human wildlife conflict are common. To a large extent, it is

the humans who have encroached into wildlife territory. Just over 100

years ago, this land was just Savannah. The one understands this

conflict better than the herders who live next to the park, like

Richard's family. There is no fence between their farmer and his part of

the park. He says that lions would visit them at least three times a

week. I tell myself, if I could make something that tells the Lions I was

there, they would not come. Of the solar pods light up around the cow

sheds. It means that herders no longer had to kill lions in

retaliation for eating the livestock. They have found a

solution, but the city residents, not so much.