05/03/2013 BBC World News

Hello I'm Nick Gowing with BBC World News. Our top stories:

China's outgoing premier, Wen Jiabao, tells the country's

Congress the country must do more to deal with corruption and deal

with people's lives. The health of Hugo Chavez has

treerted. A quarter of the results counted in

the Kenyan election. Latest results show that Uhuru Kenyatta is ahead

in the race. And anger as pop superstar Justin

Bieber causes fans to miss his Hello everyone. It happens only

once every ten years and it is Haning now. The handover of power

to new leaders in China. The outgoing premier Wen Jiabao has

given one of his last speeches. It's a work report delivered to

3,000 members of the Chinese Parliament. There was a promise of

a new focus on people's well-being, as well as corruption and pollution.

He acknowledged the disparity between rural and urban communities

and the conflict between economic growth and care for the environment.

The spotlight now turns to the incoming President, Xi Jin Ping,

and his vision for China. The 3,000 or so delegates are

streaming in to the Great Hall of the People behind me. They are from

all walks of life - the military, business, even sport. But the

majority have one thing in common. They are members of the Communist

Party. The National People's Congress is a rubber stamp

Parliament. The agenda has been agreed long in advance. The

highlight is premier Wen's work report. It marks his political swan

song as he prepares to step down. He warned about some of the

problems facing the country. TRANSLATION: Economic development

is increasingly in conflict with resource conservation and

environmental protection. The development gap between urban and

rural areas and between regions large. And so are income

disparities between individuals. Social problems have increased

markedly. Premier Wen also spoke about tackling official corruption.

It is an issue that's generating enormous public anger here and it

is corroding support for the rule of the Communist Party.

TRANSLATION: We should uphold democratic and public oversight to

improve the system of checks over the exercise of power to ensure

that power is compersitzed in a transparent manner. What we didn't

get from this speech was any sense that China is headed in a new

direction. That may change in the coming days, when Xi Jin Ping

becomes the country's new President. One of his biggest challenges will

be satisfying growing public demands to reform (Inaudible).

Real pressure for reform. Far away from the Great Hall of the People

in Beijing there are plenty of sharp messages for those Congress

delegates. One comes from a small village on the coast. People in the

village of Shangpu in Guangdong province claim that corrupt local

officials and businessmen are stealing their land. And they are

demanding what they call democratic elections. The BBC's John Sudworth

is one of the few foreign reporters to gain access to Shangpu.

The village of Shangpu on China's southern coast now a picture of

carnage is simply the latest to vent its anger at local officials

and businessmen accused of illegally grabbing land for new

development. As the annual parliamentary gathering, the

National People's Congress, convenes in Beijing, these scenes

are a reminder of the simmering social conflict in China's vast

countryside. With an estimated 3 million to 4 million farmers

dispossessed of their land every year. The violence spilled out when

a group of men arrived intent apparently on forcing the locals

into line. One man can be seen firing a handgun into the air. But

the villagers fought back, chased them off and are now manning their

own checkpoints. They show me the field sold at a rock bottom price

without their consent, they say, by their unelected village chief. It

is now earmarked for a new factory. Like much of rural China, this land

is collectively owned. One of the few remaining Communist principles

still standing of course, but it is a Prince nal is increasingly in

conflict with this country's burgeoning capitalist economy.

Local governments are heavily incentivised to boost economic

growth, add corrupt officials into the mix ready to take their own cut

and China's farmers often don't stand a chance. For now, the

protests, though growing in number, remain disconnected, but they may

one day present a wider challenge. We strongly request legal,

democratic elections this, banner reads. A demand for local reform it

may be, but it is one with troubling connotations for the

party elite now meeting in Beijing. There's a new setback in the

ongoing health problems of Venezuela's Hugo Chavez. He is now

suffering from a severe respiratory infection. Mr Chavez has not been

seen in public for two months. This picture was the first and only

evidence of Hugo Chavez in the past three months. The Government

released it in mid February. Soon after they announced that Mr Chavez

had safely returned to Venezuela after his last bout of cancer

treatment in Cuba. Officials have been saying he is running the

country from this tightly guarded military hospital in Caracas, but

on Monday night some bad news. TRANSLATION: Today there's a

worsening of his respiratory function. Due to his (Inaudible)

severe infection. The President has been receiving chemotherapy with

other complementary treatments, with adjustments arising from the

eve illusion of the clinical picture, his general condition

continues to be very delicate. news confirms the worries of these

pro-position students. They have been protesting against the

Government, asking for more transparency. They say they can not

be governed by a President who is absent.

Mr Chavez was last seen in early December, when he announced he was

going back to Cuba for more cancer surgery. After 14 years in power he

remains extremely popular. He was elected for the fourth time last

October. Monday's news be a blow to many Venezuelans, who are hoping to

have their President back in charge soon.

Vote counting is well under way in Kenya, after the country's first

general election under a new constitution. More than 1,000

people died in Kenya's last election, five years ago. Today's

election was mostly peaceful. The country's elect ral commission

estimates the turnout was more than 70%. Initial results put the Deputy

Prime Minister, Uhuru Kenyatta, ahead of the current Prime Minister,

Raila Odinga. The number of spoiled and rejected

votes is worrying. One of the key issues of concern is the number of

spoiled votes. We are talking about 250,000 and over, with that amount

of votes, the little amounts of votes that's been counted so far,

so we want to talk a little about these spoiled votes and why it has

happened. Vincent is a director of the institute of Legislative

Affairs. Thank you for joining us on BBC World. Thank you. Why do you

think we are getting so many spoiled votes? I think it is the

magnitude of the general election. We were voting in six people,

whereas previously three people were voted for. The second thing is

the threshold that they put on what does it constitute a spoiled vote,

because the there are three ways you can get a spoiled vote. If you

mark it wrongly, secondly if you put the wrong paper in the wrong

box. Six colours and it is we don't have a local name for such, so you

may find somebody putting a different paper in a different box.

That's a major contribution. was it not considered by the

independent electoral and boundaries commission to educate

Kenyans on this? It was. One of the undoing was the amount spent on

education, and the timing. This should have been done I believe

three months down the line. We'll have much more here on BBC

World News. Teenage fans of the singer Justin

Bieber sair they are angry and disappointed after he arrived two

hours late for a concert in London. Hundreds of parents accompanying

children were forced to take them home before he even got on stage.

He finally appeared at 10.30pm. He was booed by some of the audience.

The O2 Arena has apologised on his behalf. He was also late nor a

weekend concert in Nottingham. Justin Peters took his 14-year-old

daughter and three of her friends to the concert and stayed in the

restaurant until the concert finished. What was the mood like

there Richard? Good to start with and it only became apparent at

9.30pm that he hadn't appeared on stage. By 10.30pm he appeared on

stage, but by quarter past ten we were thinking this was ridiculous.

There seem to be many who had to take, particularly their girls,

back home because they were travelling on bus or whatever.

were staying in London. I felt sad for the younger kids. There were a

lot there a lot younger and they had their little boards ready to

wave at Justin Bieber. They were either falling asleep. He cut his

concert short by half an hour, it is not really fair. To have no

explanation is pretty poor really. Was it literally a matter of all

the teenagers waiting and being told nothing for two hours? Yes,

they were literally waiting. They listened to Michael Jackson, the

same album, I understand, a couple of times. No, they didn't have any

idea. There was no information to anyone. I wouldn't have thought

white have taken much just to say a quick apology personally. What are

your daughters and her friends saying about what happened? What do

they think of him as a result? Sadly they idolise him, which is a

great shame. So even if he is late, they don't care that much about it?

They were getting pretty fid and exhausted themselves. Some of the

girls had been -- getting pretty fed up and exhausted themselves. It

was pretty unfair. Today, they wouldn't see him again, put it that

way. What did you see among other parents who were less understanding

than you? You were in a restaurant while this was going on. Our radio

station, Radio 1 for example, said this was outrageous. People were

tweeting, they are really upset. lot of angry parents were getting

more I rate. It was difficult for the parents. All the effort to get

to the O2, transport isn't brilliant, so it is an effort

getting there, and getting away from the O2 isn't easy. Everyone

had their arrangements made, so they were having to let their

children stay, those who could, but a lot of younger kids were falling

asleep at the show. A lot of the kids were booing Justin Bieber. The

parents were pretty angry. A lot of them were very angry actually.

clear PR challenge for Justin Bieber and his managers, thank you

for joining me. Stay with us. We've got much more

to come here on BBC World News. Clash of the titans: All eyes on

Old Trafford later. Two of the biggest names in football face each

other in the European Champions Its reputation for being free of

corruption has helped Singapore become a business centre, but it is

at the centre of allegations of football match-fixing.

So in a poor's success story has made its people among the richest

in the world, but look among -- beyond the efficiency and order,

and you'll find not everyone playing by the rules. With money to

spare, people are logging on to illegal gambling sites in ever

increasing numbers. Millions of dollars at stake every day on

football matches around the world. For illegal betting, you can bet

while the game is still running. You can bet after half-time for the

home team to score again. You can bet every minute if you want to.

the midst of this is downtown. -- He has been linked to the rigging

of many football matches. Stan is a journalist, and has spent years

investigating how the fix his work. He probably pays the European match

fixers about 200,000 euros to fix a game. With the information he gets

from them, he will set up an illegal betting syndicate in China

with dozens of guys on laptops and computers, and they will be kicking

like betting, earning up to 3 million euros in return.

despite the evidence, the Singapore authorities say they have spoken to

Mr Tan, and there is nothing they can do. Singapore's local league

now serves as a warning to the rest of the football world. After years

of match-fixing scandals, it introduced lie-detector tests, and

appears to have cleaned up its act. But those who watched the rig games

haven't forgotten easily, and the You are with BBC World News. The

latest headlines: In his last major speech at the China People's

Congress, prime minister when Jiabao has said that the gap

between rich and poor is increasing, and more must be done to improve

quality of life. He said that means tackling corruption and pollution.

Venezuela's government says President Chavez's Health has

worsened. He has a severe respiratory problem.

European Champions' League football is here again. The big game of the

day is certainly the most hyped, that at Old Trafford where

Manchester United host Real Madrid. The last 16 second-leg tie is

poised at 1-1 after the first match. That means Jose Maria's side need

to score to progress to the Two friends, two rivals, two of the

most decorated managers in football. Sir Alex Ferguson will approach

this game under less pressure. But for Jose Mourinho, there is no

question of who is dominating the thoughts. Cristiano Ronaldo.

don't want to going worrying about the damage that Cristiano Ronaldo

can do and forgetting what we can do. Wayne Rooney has returned to

form, and no one can match Ryan Giggs for experience as he prepares

for his 1,000 game. But on the back of two victories against Barcelona,

Real Madrid have confidence. It is better to come in a period where

the players are happy. We have beaten a rivals twice. So the

moment is fine. So I don't think it really has an influence on the

match tomorrow. Real Madrid trained for this match but the ground of

Manchester City, hoping for inspiration, perhaps. And they want

that, too, for the player forged at United, but now the finished

article in Spain. It was a banking collapse that

threatened to bring down the entire economy - not in the city of London

or on Wall Street, but Afghanistan. After being found guilty of massive

theft, two top executives of the Kabul bank have been sentenced to

five years in prison. They have also been ordered to pay back

hundreds of millions of dollars. The BBC Afghan Service told us

where the money had gone. The whole money has gone to 19

individuals or companies, and the whole thing started backing 2009.

This private bank loaned a lot of money to these individuals, and

they purchased properties in Dubai and other foreign countries, and

the money went from Kabul airport in bags. Why was there no oversight,

no scrutiny? Here you had a bank, a fundamental institution of a

modernised Afghan economy. It was the biggest private and most

successful bank in Afghanistan. Everything was going smoothly. This

was before the world banking crisis. Nobody talked about banks, and

nobody even look into what the banks were up to. But when things

went down, international donors looked into it, and people started

suspecting their activities, and as a result this was discovered.

has lost all Liz Smylie? The Afghan economy. -- all this money.

billion has gone from this bank, and as I said, it was one of the

most successful private banks in Afghanistan. A lot of people had

accounts there. Will anyone get the money back? The Government has

promised that people will not lose their money.

Police in Moscow say they have detained a suspect for questioning

over the acid attack on the artistic director of the Bolshoi

Ballet in January. So gay fill-in was seriously injured in the attack

outside his home. He gave no further details.

If the 30 years, Joseph Stalin ruled Russia with the brutal iron

fist. It largely relied on terror with the brutal iron fist. He died

60 years ago today. Surveys today showed that almost half of Russians

view Stalin as a positive figure to He called himself the man of Steel.

Joseph Stalin had ruled the Soviet Union with an iron fist, but his

death plunged the country into shock. In Moscow, hundreds of

thousands of people queued to see the body of a man some believed was

immortal. Boris says he will never forget the crowds that day. So

densely packed, he could hardly move. It took him 15 hours to reach

the hall where Stalin lay in state. At one point, he was pressed up

against this lamp-post, and nearly suffocated. Some people were

crushed to death. deserve to be remembered.

place, at least 20,000 prisoners were executed by Stalin's secret

police, and their bodies dumped into mass graves. Soviet workers

and peasants, engineers and office clerks. They had been declared

enemies of the people. What happened here was repeated

across the Soviet Union. The wave of terror unleashed by Joseph

Stalin against his own people claimed millions of innocent lives

and turned the USSR effectively into a giant prison camp. And yet,

astonishingly, today many Russians view Stalin it not as a murderer or

a monster but as a hero. Surveys show that around half the

Russian public to debut Stalin as a positive figure, as the man who won

the Second World War for the Soviet Union. Even young Russians, like

these 16-year-old students, have learnt to praise the late dictator.

He was a very strong person. Because of Stalin, we rose and we

became a very strong country. millions of people died or were

sent to the Gulag. Not all of these people were good, and not all of

these people were suffering because of nothing. 60 years after his

death, Russia appears to be witnessing the rehabilitation of

France is the original home of haute cuisine, but appetite for now

changing. New research suggests fast food sales have moved ahead of

table service restaurants in France for the first time. James Kelly has

these details. It is not quite gastronomy on the

go, and for some, it is an unpalatable fact, but a new study

suggests fast food has become more popular in France and sitting down

for a meal. Snacking has gained 54% of the market, traditionally

dominated by bistros, brasseries and cafes. The change has been

attributed to tough economic times and better choice and quality in

the fast food market. TRANSLATION: Today we have sushi, soup bars,

bagels, so on. We were left for 25 years with a sandwich and a burger.

All of that is going upmarket, to the great joy of French consumers,

who have less and less money to sit around a table and are discovering

moving down a notch a fast food industry which is going upmarket.

The news is proving hard to digest for owners of the traditional

French bistro, but some are refusing to be down in the mouth.

TRANSLATION: Today, if we offer customers bistros with the same

quality, price and speed, they will come to us, because they like

bistros. The French man is a fan of the bistro. It is part of our genes

and in our culture. He doesn't get any pleasure from finding himself

in a sandwich shop. It might be a number -- unwelcome

development, but some restaurants in Paris are delighted by the

growing fast food culture. They are the City's pigeons.

It isn't Gotham City, but the town of Bradford has discover the

identity of its very own bat man. These images went round the world

on Monday, when he handed an alleged criminal into a police

station in the middle of the night. Now a takeaway delivery man has