:00:00. > :00:04.nothing to fear from the draft Royal Now on BBC News, it is time for
:00:04. > :00:34.stories from across the globe. In Now on BBC News, it is time for
:00:34. > :00:53.talks but the government has taken this week's programme: One of the
:00:53. > :00:56.talks but the government has taken The Afghan president, harboured
:00:56. > :01:04.Garside, criticises NATO that tells us that his main priority is with
:01:04. > :01:10.the Taliban. —— Hamid Karzai. Are you willing to sacrifice women's
:01:10. > :01:19.rights? We need to bring peace to communist. We get a rag glimpse
:01:19. > :01:25.rights? We need to bring peace to the extravagant world of China's
:01:25. > :01:30.living in Leeds. —— elite. Size matters. We take a trip on the
:01:30. > :01:36.largest ship in the world, it finds being bigger has its problems as
:01:36. > :01:43.How can make economic sense to build a ship so large it not fit into
:01:43. > :01:47.How can make economic sense to build 12 Years A Slave. We review one
:01:47. > :01:52.How can make economic sense to build depictions of slavery on the big
:01:52. > :01:56.screen. Because it is from inside the slave's experience, that is
:01:56. > :02:07.screen. Because it is from inside it makes it so completely unique.
:02:07. > :02:12.He is one of the most wanted men in the world, accused of being behind
:02:12. > :02:16.the deaths of thousands. The leader of the Taliban in Pakistan has told
:02:16. > :02:19.the BBC that he now wants to hold talks with the government. But in a
:02:19. > :02:28.his head says he will continue to talks with the government. But in a
:02:28. > :02:38.his head says he will continue to target America and its allies.
:02:38. > :02:41.Taliban. He has written have it across this country and now says
:02:41. > :02:48.that if the government wants to TRANSLATION: We believe in talks but
:02:48. > :03:02.will present our conditions. This is TRANSLATION: We believe in talks but
:03:02. > :03:07.will present our conditions. This is how we argues to seeking him. In a
:03:07. > :03:11.propaganda video. —— we are used. In the left, the man who blew himself
:03:11. > :03:23.up to kill seven CIA officers in Afghanistan. It is why there is
:03:23. > :03:26.up to kill seven CIA officers in TRANSLATION: Praise be to God. We
:03:26. > :03:30.have targeted those who are the infidels and we will continue to do
:03:30. > :03:39.that. As for the attacks against the deny any link to them. But with
:03:39. > :03:42.that. As for the attacks against the track record, who would believe
:03:42. > :03:45.that. As for the attacks against the Muslims are dying. In the most
:03:45. > :03:50.recent in a series of horrific explosives went off in the heart of
:03:50. > :03:59.a market in Peshawar. The results were devastating. Especially for
:03:59. > :04:05.this man. 20 members of his family were in a minibus passing by the
:04:05. > :04:11.bomb. 15 died, including his wife, three daughters, his son and his
:04:11. > :04:15.grandchildren. TRANSLATION: What should I say about the people who
:04:15. > :04:23.did this? It makes no difference now. Our home was like a garden
:04:23. > :04:26.did this? It makes no difference roses but it is all gone. Either the
:04:26. > :04:32.Taliban did carry out this attack that brought such misery, even after
:04:32. > :04:46.crucial question is, why bother they said they wanted peace, all he
:04:46. > :04:48.crucial question is, why bother Prime Minister and other senior
:04:48. > :04:58.severe criticism from some quarters. Taliban. It is a move that has drawn
:04:58. > :05:00.severe criticism from some quarters. Now we have the top Taliban guy
:05:00. > :05:12.well I am ready for talks now. looking very confident and very
:05:12. > :05:16.well I am ready for talks now. Again, this is something that the
:05:16. > :05:27.embarrassing. It will be a very divisive issue inside the country.
:05:27. > :05:35.atrocities, they emit shooting in concessions that he wants from the
:05:35. > :05:38.government are simply unattainable. TRANSLATION: The withdrawal of the
:05:38. > :05:44.Americans from Afghanistan will TRANSLATION: The withdrawal of the
:05:45. > :05:49.no impact on the Pakistani Taliban. We are committed to jihad. We also
:05:49. > :05:53.want to see Sharia law in post in Pakistan because the current system
:05:54. > :06:06.is not Islamic. We will continue with this demand even after the
:06:06. > :06:12.obtained shows the Taliban at play. The man thought to be responsible
:06:12. > :06:21.for murdering thousands. Whether it dialogue, it is becoming clear it is
:06:21. > :06:33.the militants in this region that will feel more and more that they
:06:33. > :06:35.President Hamid Karzai raised the prospect of a power—sharing deal
:06:35. > :06:42.with the Taliban. As the US and prospect of a power—sharing deal
:06:42. > :06:45.actively involved in peace talks country, the Afghan government is
:06:45. > :06:49.actively involved in peace talks with the group, but speaking on
:06:49. > :06:50.actively involved in peace talks military intervention, he accused
:06:50. > :06:56.failing to bring stability to the NATO of causing great suffering
:06:56. > :06:56.failing to bring stability to the country. The Afghan leader was
:06:56. > :07:00.speaking to our reporter in one country. The Afghan leader was
:07:00. > :07:07.his last major interviews before he 12 years since the fall of the
:07:07. > :07:12.Taliban, Afghanistan has come a 12 years since the fall of the
:07:12. > :07:23.merchant —— most of their troops, way, but as the young democracy
:07:23. > :07:25.merchant —— most of their troops, the country is also heading for
:07:25. > :07:28.merchant —— most of their troops, change of leadership. Hamid Karzai
:07:28. > :07:32.has had very troubled relationships with his Western backers. He has
:07:32. > :07:38.often had very different object hits. Now there is only six months
:07:38. > :07:45.successor. What does he really think about the United States? They want
:07:45. > :07:53.us to keep silent when civilians are killed. We will not. We cannot.
:07:53. > :07:57.soldiers bore the brunt of the fighting, suffering heavy losses and
:07:57. > :08:09.casualties. But when I asked them operation, he called into question
:08:09. > :08:13.the whole campaign. On the security front, the entire NATO exercise
:08:13. > :08:17.the whole campaign. On the security one that caused Afghanistan a lot of
:08:17. > :08:26.suffering. And a lot of loss of life. No gains, because the country
:08:26. > :08:39.is not safe. I am not happy to say that. What we wanted was absolute
:08:39. > :08:42.security. But in contrast to his criticism of the West, he is going
:08:42. > :08:52.out of his way to encourage his former enemy, the Taliban, to enter
:08:52. > :08:57.government. They are Afghans. When the Afghan government can appoint
:08:57. > :09:06.in this country are tenuous. By the Afghan government can appoint
:09:06. > :09:10.in this country are tenuous. By bringing the Taliban backs, you
:09:10. > :09:13.in this country are tenuous. By compromising these gains. It will
:09:13. > :09:14.not undermine progress. This country needs to have peace. But you know
:09:14. > :09:22.that? I am willing to stand for needs to have peace. But you know
:09:22. > :09:33.woman better. So women should not anything that will bring peace
:09:33. > :09:38.woman better. So women should not have the fear of the return? None at
:09:38. > :09:41.all. With only six months left in power, the man who has survived
:09:41. > :09:44.all. With only six months left in least six assassination attempts is
:09:44. > :09:49.focusing on his legacy. He wants to be seen as the leader who did his
:09:49. > :09:55.utmost to unite the new Afghanistan. achievements, but it is uncertain
:09:55. > :10:05.whether any other figure could have When Xi Jinping became the new head
:10:05. > :10:09.of China's Communist Party, he highlighted corruption as one of the
:10:09. > :10:13.greatest threats to his hold on power. The President announced a
:10:13. > :10:17.crackdown which has a ready begun, but details of the lavish lifestyles
:10:17. > :10:28.of the Communist Party elite have unlikely whistleblowers are their
:10:28. > :10:33.Love and marriage does not always come cheap. Few would be great John
:10:33. > :10:39.Cupples splashing out on the big day. —— young couples. But there are
:10:39. > :10:45.a stories of government officials are showering their mistresses with
:10:45. > :10:50.expensive jewellery. An explosive sex tape starring this official
:10:50. > :10:55.triggered a corruption investigation that landed him in jail. It was
:10:55. > :11:13.with a top official. She received posted online by an anticorruption
:11:13. > :11:17.with a top official. She received more than $1000 a day in pocket
:11:17. > :11:24.money and luxury car, and promises of... It was a wreck limps into
:11:24. > :11:30.money and luxury car, and promises Communist Party elite. —— a rare
:11:30. > :11:42.opportunities for corruption. Facing everything. When a mistress stands
:11:42. > :11:44.opportunities for corruption. Facing growing public anger, the ruling
:11:45. > :11:49.Communist Party has vowed to crack down. Mistresses have become the
:11:49. > :11:55.ultimate symbol of corruption in China. An astonishing 90% of top
:11:55. > :12:00.officials brought down by corruption had capped a mistress. In many
:12:00. > :12:05.cases, they had more than win —— more than one. This 26—year—old
:12:05. > :12:07.cases, they had more than win —— one such mistress. She does not
:12:07. > :12:10.cases, they had more than win —— to be identified, but told me her
:12:10. > :12:18.lover was a top Chinese businessman. corruption. TRANSLATION: Businessmen
:12:18. > :12:20.and officials worked together very closely. A government official asked
:12:20. > :12:25.my boyfriend for a favour. This closely. A government official asked
:12:25. > :12:27.he did not wanted money. He wanted my boyfriend to get him a mistress.
:12:27. > :12:33.But now the party wants to stop my boyfriend to get him a mistress.
:12:33. > :12:52.becoming public. It is cracking It is apparently the biggest moving
:12:52. > :13:00.object in the world. A quarter of a mile long, able to hold 80,000
:13:00. > :13:03.because containers like this could containers. Its size does matter
:13:03. > :13:09.because containers like this could be the key to boosting the economy.
:13:09. > :13:46.long and can hold 18,000 container This is the largest ship on the
:13:46. > :13:46.long and can hold 18,000 container stratosphere. —— end. It is manned
:13:46. > :14:00.by a crew of just 22. Getting into stratosphere. —— end. It is manned
:14:00. > :14:05.by a crew of just 22. Getting into Copenhagen was even trickier. A
:14:05. > :14:08.by a crew of just 22. Getting into powerful top boat. We don't normally
:14:08. > :14:13.absolutely sure because it was a very narrow channel that we were
:14:13. > :14:20.coming into. You could bump against the side. We could do that but of
:14:20. > :14:26.course we have made the arrangement so that won't ever happen. At an
:14:26. > :14:30.average speed of 16 knots, just so that won't ever happen. At an
:14:30. > :14:39.miles an hour. You could cycle faster. These dull looking boxes
:14:39. > :14:53.have transformed the world. In faster. These dull looking boxes
:14:53. > :14:58.Maclean, converted an oil tanker... Suddenly you could unload a ship for
:14:58. > :15:09.a 30th of the previous price. Trade exploded. Containers may transport
:15:09. > :15:14.so cheap it mattered far less than before where the goods were made.
:15:14. > :15:23.dramatically. 20 million containers before where the goods were made.
:15:23. > :15:24.dramatically. 20 million containers going around the world at any one
:15:24. > :15:35.time. Even some British food arrives going around the world at any one
:15:35. > :15:44.Scotland and then it is sent to China and then it is sent back. Why?
:15:44. > :15:51.Shipping is so cheap. It is so cheap to send something by container.
:15:51. > :15:58.Shipping is so cheap. It is so cheap can fit 10,000 pairs of jeans or
:15:58. > :16:09.cost 96p, a pair of jeans 10p, or a 13,000 smartphones. A scooter would
:16:09. > :16:12.cost 96p, a pair of jeans 10p, or a smart just 7p. This vast vessel
:16:12. > :16:19.should make container shipping even cheaper. If you put this and to
:16:19. > :16:21.should make container shipping even and try to put it on a train, that
:16:21. > :16:32.train would have to be 68 miles long. —— end. There is no port in
:16:32. > :16:39.North America that can accommodate a ship this size. So how can it make
:16:39. > :16:49.economic sense to build a ship so large it won't fit into much of
:16:49. > :16:53.economic sense to build a ship so world ports? A rich were competition
:16:53. > :17:11.slashed, Moller ships don't make money. —— fierce. You can transport
:17:11. > :17:26.such ships ordered by a Danish shippers lose money, bigger ships
:17:26. > :17:30.are a way back into profit. Around 50% less than the average vessels
:17:30. > :17:39.that were employed a couple of years ago. What about going back?From
:17:39. > :17:58.higher in the water because half of Europe we have export of a lot of
:17:58. > :18:02.higher in the water because half of nothing but air. It is a problem we
:18:02. > :18:10.empty that they will offer you a nothing but air. It is a problem we
:18:10. > :18:10.empty that they will offer you a massive incentive. Sending one back
:18:10. > :18:19.out? Less than half the price of massive incentive. Sending one back
:18:19. > :18:23.out? Less than half the price of getting it into. It is only half the
:18:23. > :18:28.reason for that difference. China has kept its currency low to ensure
:18:28. > :18:37.goods going east to west are less competitive. When that trend truly
:18:37. > :18:45.takes hold, this ship sailing east should sail lower in the water.
:18:45. > :19:07.Possibly be year's most awaited movie had its premiere this week ——
:19:07. > :19:08.the. The BBC has been speaking to the director and the lead actors at
:19:08. > :19:23.that the film. 12 years a slave the director and the lead actors at
:19:23. > :19:30.been eagerly awaited. In 1841 was kidnapped for slavery and dripped of
:19:30. > :19:45.his identity and sent south to Louisiana. He is chained, beaten.
:19:45. > :19:57.it is a voice coming from deep Louisiana. He is chained, beaten.
:19:57. > :20:05.it is a voice coming from deep inside the experience, that is what
:20:05. > :20:08.makes it so completely unique. The film was produced by Hollywood star
:20:08. > :20:27.something which hadn't been looked the picture. I just wanted to make
:20:27. > :20:29.something which hadn't been looked depth. It was a gaping hole in film
:20:29. > :20:40.history and I wanted to investigate it. The brutality in the film is
:20:40. > :20:50.hard to bear. Several people walked out at the Tron Joe film Festival.
:20:50. > :20:57.—— Toronto. I just felt it was reality. If we wanted to do justice
:20:57. > :21:05.to the story, who are we to decide what to censor? He also believes the
:21:05. > :21:13.picture is resonating so strongly because it is tapping into topical
:21:13. > :21:20.concerns. People in the United States think about this quite often.
:21:20. > :21:31.A vehicle for their voice, I think it has made the film... The film is
:21:31. > :21:41.already a frontrunner in the Oscars race. 12 years a slave's immediate
:21:41. > :21:47.challenge is to prevail at the box office. Will people want to see
:21:47. > :21:48.challenge is to prevail at the box an unflinching portrayal of slavery