:00:00. > :00:24.I'm Phillipa Thomas from the world's newsroom, we send out
:00:25. > :00:27.correspondents to bring the the best stories from across the globe.
:00:28. > :00:30.This week, could Libya become the next bastion for IS?
:00:31. > :00:33.The new unity government tells us that Islamic State could take
:00:34. > :00:38.It is the major threat for the Libyan people.
:00:39. > :00:43.If we don't act today, we can't do anything tomorrow.
:00:44. > :00:48.We report from North Carolina on the new law against the gay
:00:49. > :00:51.and transgender community that has sparked anti-discrimination protests
:00:52. > :00:53.and boycotts from companies and rock stars.
:00:54. > :01:12.Things have been progressing now for many years in the right direction.
:01:13. > :01:18.The Supreme Court said we could get married, it seems like this is a
:01:19. > :01:22.retaliation to that. Setting their sights on Mars, as China plans to
:01:23. > :01:27.lead the race to the red planet, Rebecca Morrelle gets an insight
:01:28. > :01:32.into China's future aspirations in space. If China's ambition pays
:01:33. > :01:33.off, this could be the next generation going to the Moon and
:01:34. > :01:35.beyond. And Peter Bowes asks
:01:36. > :01:45.whether the works of Shakespeare could help to address the lack
:01:46. > :01:47.of diversity in Hollywood? This is Shakespeare with
:01:48. > :01:50.a diverse cast straight out of Compton, new faces in Hollywood,
:01:51. > :01:52.aspiring actors, and possibly After Syria and Iraq, could Libya
:01:53. > :02:02.become the next stronghold After establishing control of the
:02:03. > :02:15.town of Sirte, on the Mediterranean coast, last year, the militant group
:02:16. > :02:18.is now extending its reach. The new unity government has
:02:19. > :02:21.warned that IS could take over Libya has been plagued
:02:22. > :02:25.by instability since the fall of Colonel Gaddafi five years ago, and,
:02:26. > :02:27.as Orla Guerin reports, keeping the Is Libya finally moving
:02:28. > :02:31.toward stability? But many here are watching
:02:32. > :02:39.and waiting to see if the competing militias and warringf actions can be
:02:40. > :02:48.brought under one roof. A small crowd gathers in
:02:49. > :02:50.Tripoli's Square, welcoming Libya's It arrived a few weeks ago,
:02:51. > :03:00.backed by the UN. The problem is, there are two
:03:01. > :03:03.governments here already. And there is another cause
:03:04. > :03:07.for concern. The so-called Islamic State is
:03:08. > :03:13.now altering the equation here. The unity government warns
:03:14. > :03:16.the extremistscould take over most TRANSLATION: Libya does not have
:03:17. > :03:22.the strong figure who could lead It will spread quickly,
:03:23. > :03:34.especially in the south. This area is weak
:03:35. > :03:36.and could be occupied in minutes. If so, they will control
:03:37. > :03:45.two thirds of the country. It's the major threat for the Libyan
:03:46. > :03:53.people, if we don't act today then we can't do anything tomorrow. A few
:03:54. > :03:59.hours' drive from the capital, Islamic State on parade. This is
:04:00. > :04:03.Sirte, hometown of Colonel Gaddafi. The fear is Libya could be another
:04:04. > :04:13.Bastian for IS after Syria and Barack. The scars of war remain here
:04:14. > :04:18.but many want to look beyond the prison of conflict. We visited
:04:19. > :04:24.Misrata during the revolution with Gaddafi snipers still in residence.
:04:25. > :04:32.Abdelhamid refused to leave his home on the front lines. Two of his
:04:33. > :04:36.nephews dived for the new Libya. Today he is still there ready to
:04:37. > :04:42.forgive their killers and hoping the new government can succeed. We have
:04:43. > :04:49.to look for the future. Forget all about war, gardens, violence,
:04:50. > :04:54.enemies, you have to live in peace. We have to build up Libya back up
:04:55. > :05:01.again -- guns. Can you forgive those? Yes, for sure, for
:05:02. > :05:06.everybody. Gaddafi's former compound in Tripoli is now a wasteland
:05:07. > :05:11.overlooked in recent years, like Olivier itself. Barack Obama has
:05:12. > :05:16.admitted failing to plan for the day after for the day after the move of
:05:17. > :05:18.the Libyan leader was his biggest mistake.
:05:19. > :05:20.Five years after Nato intervened here against Colonel Gaddafi, this
:05:21. > :05:23.country is divided and unstable and, once again, it is a growing concern
:05:24. > :05:36.There is a great deal at stake, the success or failure of the new
:05:37. > :05:39.unity government has implications not just for Libya but also for
:05:40. > :05:45.There are plenty of challenges ahead. Can the unity government
:05:46. > :05:51.tackle Islamic State and curb the flow of illegal migrants? Can it
:05:52. > :05:55.even rain in the militias? We joined one on a night patrol in the
:05:56. > :06:00.capital. The Interior Ministry admits many are a law unto
:06:01. > :06:08.themselves. It's hoping for some unity. Give us one government and
:06:09. > :06:16.one Libya under one president, one government. We need to feel
:06:17. > :06:21.security. And Europe needs that too. Gets weighing up what support
:06:22. > :06:26.to provide, but it's far from clear if Libya's fragile new leadership
:06:27. > :06:58.will be able to call the shots. Orla Guerin, BBC News, Tripoli. A family
:06:59. > :07:06.at breaking point. Struggling with extreme poverty. This woman says she
:07:07. > :07:10.was driven to make a huge sacrifice for her family. I decided to sell my
:07:11. > :07:18.kidney. I can no longer provide for my family. It's better than selling
:07:19. > :07:22.my body or living on charity. Her and her husband approached an
:07:23. > :07:27.illegal trader to sell their organs. But initial tests proved to
:07:28. > :07:31.their kidneys weren't healthy enough for transplant. Faced with
:07:32. > :07:39.increasing debts, the family even considered using their children's
:07:40. > :07:43.organs instead. TRANSLATION: Because of our miserable conditions we even
:07:44. > :07:47.thought of selling our son's kidney. We would do anything but
:07:48. > :07:54.beg. Why on earth are we in this position? May God save us. In the
:07:55. > :07:58.end the family couldn't bring themselves to sell their children's
:07:59. > :08:05.organs but just the thought of it has left them heartbroken. Criminal
:08:06. > :08:09.gangs offering up to 10,000 US dollars for an organ are
:08:10. > :08:12.increasingly targeting the poor and desperate across Iraq, making the
:08:13. > :08:20.country a new hub for the illegal organ trade in the Middle East. We
:08:21. > :08:25.have been granted rare access to an Iraqi prison to meet a man who was
:08:26. > :08:31.caught offering kidneys for sale. He's serving time here along with
:08:32. > :08:34.ten others convicted of organ trafficking. TRANSLATION: In the
:08:35. > :08:39.very beginning I didn't feel guilty. Are used to look at it as a
:08:40. > :08:44.humanitarian cause. -- are used to. But after a few months in this trade
:08:45. > :08:50.I started questioning the morality, most of the... It broke my heart
:08:51. > :08:55.seeing young people doing this for money. Our research has found
:08:56. > :09:00.criminal trials France do not take place in backstreet hospitals.
:09:01. > :09:13.Surgeons admit they have been regular clinics like this one. --
:09:14. > :09:17.transplants. TRANSLATION: There's no law in the world that holds surgeon
:09:18. > :09:22.accountable for this. It's true that in some cases we have doubts. But
:09:23. > :09:29.this is not enough to stop the surgery because people will die. The
:09:30. > :09:34.illegal organ trade is a symbol of the increasing poverty and despair
:09:35. > :09:39.among millions of Iraqis. Many in the country are left with few
:09:40. > :09:45.options, including the difficult decision to illegally sell a
:09:46. > :09:50.kidney. Pope Francis came to the front line of Europe's like an
:09:51. > :09:54.crisis this week, telling thousands of refugees stranded on the Greek
:09:55. > :09:58.island of Lesbos that they are not alone in their plight. He called on
:09:59. > :10:04.the world to respond to the crisis in a way that was worthy of our
:10:05. > :10:09.common humanity. And as Caroline Hawley reports, in a personal and
:10:10. > :10:14.surprise gesture, Pope Francis took three Syrian families back with him
:10:15. > :10:17.to Rome to start new lives. He came to what's being called the frontline
:10:18. > :10:21.of the migrant crisis to meet the people who risk their lives to get
:10:22. > :10:27.here and to plead for a more humane international response to them.
:10:28. > :10:34.Please, may God bless me, may God have mercy. The Pope is used to
:10:35. > :10:42.provoking emotions, they normally drawn from a religious fervour, not
:10:43. > :10:46.desperation. All the migrants in this camp are now effectively
:10:47. > :10:51.detained, awaiting either asylum or deportation. A deal between the UN
:10:52. > :10:55.Turkey to try to stem the flow of migrants has provoked questions
:10:56. > :11:00.about its morality and legality. The Pope has now added his weight to a
:11:01. > :11:06.growing course of concern. TRANSLATION: We hope that the world
:11:07. > :11:12.will heed these scenes of tragic and indeed desperate need and respond in
:11:13. > :11:20.a way worthy of our common humanity.
:11:21. > :11:24.Outside another camp, Syrians gathered for a glimpse of the Pope,
:11:25. > :11:32.hoping somehow he would be their saviour. This man, a Kurd, said he
:11:33. > :11:36.would rather die here than be returned to Turkey. All the migrants
:11:37. > :11:41.we have met here have huge hopes and expectations of the outcome of the
:11:42. > :11:47.Pope's short visit. He'll hope at least you have managed to have
:11:48. > :11:52.stirred Europe's conscience. But what difference will be Pope's
:11:53. > :11:56.visit actually make? We want them to rethink the EU Turkey deal and how
:11:57. > :11:59.it's being implemented. At the moment it's being rushed through and
:12:00. > :12:04.people aren't having their chance to have their claims for asylum fairly
:12:05. > :12:10.heard. Luck was on the side of three Syrian families. The Pope's plane
:12:11. > :12:15.returned with 12 extra passengers, six adults and six children, Muslims
:12:16. > :12:20.that will be hosted by the Vatican. The chosen few plucked from migrant
:12:21. > :12:25.misery got a Tour of the historic centre of Rome looking slightly
:12:26. > :12:30.bewildered. The Pope's dramatic and pointed gesture has transformed
:12:31. > :12:34.their lives. But back on Lesbos, more than 3000 people remain
:12:35. > :12:40.incarcerated in the camp Pope Francis visited, stuck here in legal
:12:41. > :12:46.limbo. Caroline Hawley, BBC News, Lesbos.
:12:47. > :12:50.There is a fierce debate going on in the US state of North Carolina over
:12:51. > :12:52.a new law that affects the gay, lesbian and transgender community.
:12:53. > :12:55.It means transgender people can only use public toilets according to
:12:56. > :12:59.It also restricts the protection of some gay and transgender
:13:00. > :13:03.Companies have threatened boycotts and rock stars, including Bruce
:13:04. > :13:10.Springsteen, have cancelled their shows in North Carolina in protest.
:13:11. > :13:14.Luke is 17, he plays in his school band, loves his dog,
:13:15. > :13:24.He never identified as a girl and is now going through the medical
:13:25. > :13:32.But his state has just passed a law that says that he and others who are
:13:33. > :13:35.transgender have to use public bathrooms for the sex they were born
:13:36. > :13:45.Dressed like this, I don't want to go to the girls' bathroom because
:13:46. > :13:48.I'll be asked by my peers, it'll be like, "what are you doing?"
:13:49. > :13:52.If I go to guys' bathroom and somebody knows I am transgender
:13:53. > :13:56.and doesn't like me, they could out me very easily and I could get
:13:57. > :14:00.suspension from school temporarily for having to go to the bathroom.
:14:01. > :14:02.There have been demonstrations against the new measures,
:14:03. > :14:07.Bruce Springsteen and Ringo Starr are among those who have cancelled
:14:08. > :14:10.performances in North Carolina in protest.
:14:11. > :14:13.PayPal and Deutsche Bank said they are pulling investment out of the
:14:14. > :14:30.A lot of the focus has been on the issue of what bathroom can be
:14:31. > :14:32.used by members of the transgender community but
:14:33. > :14:35.For the people across North Carolina,
:14:36. > :14:38.this law takes away protection against discrimination on the basis
:14:39. > :14:40.of sexual orientation, which had been provided by other local laws.
:14:41. > :14:43.That affects the many employees here, from the
:14:44. > :14:46.LGBT community, as we heard quite frankly from one of the politicians
:14:47. > :14:55.I think that an employer has the right to choose who the employer
:14:56. > :14:59.wants to work, unless it is a matter of race, colour, national origin,
:15:00. > :15:08.You think it is OK for an employer to say, I don't want
:15:09. > :15:16.There is no national law in America that explicitly forbids that,
:15:17. > :15:19.but here, where senior elected officials are openly saying
:15:20. > :15:22.discrimination is OK, is something members of the gay community told us
:15:23. > :15:28.I'm surprised that people still feel like that.
:15:29. > :15:33.I mean, being gay is nothing to do with your job.
:15:34. > :15:35.Things have been progressing for decades now in the right direction.
:15:36. > :15:46.This just goes and shows us how much more work has to be done.
:15:47. > :15:49.The Supreme Court said we could get married, it seems like this
:15:50. > :15:52.Pressure is building to repeal the law which rules
:15:53. > :15:55.on bathrooms and taking away LGBT rights, politicians here are
:15:56. > :16:16.Some believe the long-term survival of the race, we will have to leave
:16:17. > :16:20.Earth and populate other planets. But which ones? Mars is seen by many
:16:21. > :16:25.as the best bet and a potential home. Now China has become the
:16:26. > :16:30.latest nation to announce plans for a mission to land a probe on the red
:16:31. > :16:35.planet. In the past, Beijing has been secretive about its military
:16:36. > :16:38.led space programmes, but we have been speaking exclusively to the
:16:39. > :16:43.head designer of China's Luna and Mars mission.
:16:44. > :16:47.At Beijing's science museum, they are starting to open up about space.
:16:48. > :16:51.After decades of secrecy, China's space agency is starting to open
:16:52. > :16:52.up. Its new era in space exploration is
:16:53. > :16:55.capturing the public's imagination. Enthusiasm for space starts
:16:56. > :16:59.early here in China. They have come here today to
:17:00. > :17:02.learn about the latest mission. And that is important,
:17:03. > :17:07.because if their ambition pays off, this could be the next generation
:17:08. > :17:12.going to the moon and beyond. For now,
:17:13. > :17:14.the alien terrain of the Red Planet This is the mission's chief
:17:15. > :17:33.designer. And
:17:34. > :17:35.in his first interview outside of Chinese media he says a trip to Mars
:17:36. > :17:39.has been a long time in the making. TRANSLATION: The US, Europe and
:17:40. > :17:42.India have all sent probes to Mars. But finally we have approval, and we
:17:43. > :17:46.plan to orbit, land, and then send In 2013,
:17:47. > :17:59.it made its way to the moon. It became the first country to land
:18:00. > :18:04.a probe there for nearly 40 years. Now, it also has plans to
:18:05. > :18:08.return to the lunar surface. This time,
:18:09. > :18:11.to go to a place no-one has been TRANSLATION: It's quite challenging
:18:12. > :18:17.to land in this area, but there might be water or ice, so we would
:18:18. > :18:23.like to check it out very much. And China's astronauts could soon be
:18:24. > :18:26.working alongside other nations, Because China's space programme is
:18:27. > :18:33.military-led, the US government won't collaborate with it
:18:34. > :18:40.for fears of national security. TRANSLATION: We would welcome
:18:41. > :18:43.co-operation with the US. We have urged
:18:44. > :18:45.the US many times to get rid of the restrictions, to enable
:18:46. > :18:50.scientists from both countries to But, with its future missions,
:18:51. > :18:56.China is becoming a space power of its own, one that is not going
:18:57. > :19:14.to let anything get in its way. It was once a thriving American oil
:19:15. > :19:18.stay, but the slump in prices has meant North Dakota has gone from
:19:19. > :19:23.boom to bust. It is taking a heavy toll on the local economy and unity,
:19:24. > :19:27.which have come to rely on fracking and the shale oil industry. We have
:19:28. > :19:33.been to North Dakota, a state which is now virtually running on empty.
:19:34. > :19:39.Flying low above North Dakota's planes, pump jacks dotting the
:19:40. > :19:45.landscape, evidence of the shale boom that has helped to power
:19:46. > :19:48.America's energy when arsons. The falling oil prices, North Dakota's
:19:49. > :19:54.oil economy is now in trouble. On the ground, signs of the downturn.
:19:55. > :19:59.Used wellheads sit unsold outside this services company. The owner
:20:00. > :20:05.says he has had to cut salaries and workers. Two years ago, it would be
:20:06. > :20:09.35 people working here, and now I'm not sure what you can see behind me,
:20:10. > :20:13.but there are three or four people. He says there is now less business
:20:14. > :20:18.to go around. It is vitally a game of musical chairs where there are so
:20:19. > :20:25.many vendor is chasing a very small amount of work, so the environment
:20:26. > :20:28.is considerably tougher. Barrick style housing were built during the
:20:29. > :20:35.boom years. Now much of it looks deserted. Two years ago, the wreck
:20:36. > :20:40.room at this worker camp would have been packed. -- recreation room.
:20:41. > :20:45.Everything was full. It was hard to find a parking spot every day. A big
:20:46. > :20:52.difference. The whole timing is basically vacant. There are two or
:20:53. > :20:57.three people. -- Hall I'm in. Now rates have plummeted. Many workers
:20:58. > :21:02.can't afford to stay and wait for things to pick up. We drove less
:21:03. > :21:06.than a mile from the camp and came across this, what is clearly an
:21:07. > :21:11.abandoned RV Park. You can see all the debris that has been left
:21:12. > :21:17.behind. Many laid off workers have been unable to find new jobs. As you
:21:18. > :21:22.can see, in some cases, they have given up and left town. Lifelong
:21:23. > :21:27.North Dakota and is have not been spared by the slump either. This
:21:28. > :21:31.farmland has been in this family since the 1920s. Today Continental
:21:32. > :21:36.oil leases some of it, but the monthly checks are not what they
:21:37. > :21:41.used to be. I have been around oil long enough to know that even if you
:21:42. > :21:49.have an oil well, it could be plugged in a month. Those royalties
:21:50. > :21:52.may enter, you know? The energy companies and workers who remain in
:21:53. > :21:59.North Dakota are betting the slump will end. The question is when?
:22:00. > :22:01.This year's Oscars heralded a call for more diversity
:22:02. > :22:08.but could a 400-year-old tale of jealousy and racial bigotry
:22:09. > :22:13.help perception of racism in Hollywood?
:22:14. > :22:15.William Shakespeare's Othello has grabbed the interest of
:22:16. > :22:20.a teenage inner-city theatre group, in downtown Los Angeles.
:22:21. > :22:22.As the world marks the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's death,
:22:23. > :22:24.Peter Bowes has been asking whether the Bard's work
:22:25. > :22:32.could help Hollywood make films that are more racially inclusive.
:22:33. > :22:36.The star-studded world of Hollywood, the home of the Oscars, a mecca
:22:37. > :22:42.for tourism and the epicentre of the row over diversity.
:22:43. > :22:44.Drive for half an hour and the scenery changes.
:22:45. > :22:47.The gritty streets of south Los Angeles are a far cry
:22:48. > :22:52.This is Compton, one of the most notorious,
:22:53. > :23:07.It was gangster rap music that came straight out of Compton but this is
:23:08. > :23:09.an unlikely setting for a performance of Shakespeare.
:23:10. > :23:27.This Dr Andrews runs the group, a teacher and actress she grew up
:23:28. > :23:29.in Compton and knows this troubled community inside out.
:23:30. > :23:31.Her father was murdered here when she was a teenager.
:23:32. > :23:35.She started the Shakespeare ensemble six years ago.
:23:36. > :23:36.It is an after-school programme for students
:23:37. > :23:41.The threat of racism that runs through America
:23:42. > :23:45.is very strong, and we bend it a little, we break it a little, but
:23:46. > :23:56.what we are doing now, like with Shakespeare, we do our own thing,
:23:57. > :23:59.we don't need to be invited to the party, we will kick your door down.
:24:00. > :24:13.This year's production is Othello, which resonates with
:24:14. > :24:18.the city's themes of racism and jealousy.
:24:19. > :24:21.People back then are just like us, they had the same problems
:24:22. > :24:23.regardless of their financial situation, you know, class.
:24:24. > :24:25.They all had similar problems, it is just things
:24:26. > :24:33.There has been a lot of issues with the #OscarsSoWhite and everything.
:24:34. > :24:36.Othello opens up eyes to people to see the problems with
:24:37. > :24:46.the racial issues that have been coming up lately.
:24:47. > :24:49.A perfect day, it was hot, wasn't it?
:24:50. > :24:52.The group has flourished with the help of professional actors,
:24:53. > :24:56.I don't know if it will change the Oscars.
:24:57. > :25:01.I hope it bleeds into other people's, of, oh, great I heard of
:25:02. > :25:04.this thing that is happening, they are doing Shakespeare
:25:05. > :25:07.This is Shakespeare with a diverse cast straight out of
:25:08. > :25:10.New faces for Hollywood, aspiring actors and possibly
:25:11. > :25:19.And that is all from Reporters for this week.
:25:20. > :25:40.From me, and Phillipa Thomas, goodbye for now.
:25:41. > :25:48.The weather has turned much cooler and it is set to stay cool.
:25:49. > :25:55.It has been pretty good with the shower and sunshine ratio.