15/08/2013 BBC World News

This is World News. The number of dead in Egypt rises, one official

source says more than 400 were killed in Wednesday 's nationwide

violence. A slave slowly returns to the streets of Cairo, the Muslim

Brotherhood say more demonstrations are planned -- as life.

28 people have been killed in bombings in the Iraqi capital of

Baghdad. And anger in China after Jack knees

ministers -- after Japanese ministers and -- visit a

controversial war memorial in Tokyo. The Muslim Brotherhood has called

for further demonstrations in Cairo today after the massive government

crackdown on Wednesday. This is the scene at the Rabaa al-Adawiya mosque

this morning. Until yesterday, the whole area was filled with

protesters. There is still no agreement on exactly how many died

in yesterday's violence. We have had a new reported figure coming from

the Egyptian Health Ministry, saying at least 525 people died. That

number has been writing throughout the morning. But the Muslim

Brotherhood puts the number of deaths at more than 2,000. It has

pledged to bring down what it describes as a military coup.

The smoking remains of the Muslim Brotherhood protest camp near the

Rabaa al-Adawiya mosque in Cairo. Egyptians are facing an uncertain

future after a day of bloodshed and violence. On Wednesday, security

forces cracked down on supporters of the ousted President Mohamed Morsi,

of the Muslim Brotherhood. The authorities say several hundred

people were killed. The Muslim Brotherhood says the number of dead

is much higher. The campsites are now being cleared. The government

says it is giving the army and police the green light to take

measures to protect order and security immediate. A state of

emergency has been declared and it will last for a month. Overnight,

the curfew was imposed. The streets in Alexandria and other big cities

were deserted. The families of the victims are mourning their dead.

I pray to God Almighty to stop the bloodshed, we do not want anything

more than what we have seen. We want Egypt's two with insecurity and

stability. -- we want Egypt's to live. But the Muslim Brotherhood has

announced plans across Egypt's four protests later today and has asked

people to gather at large mosques. Many fear the crisis facing the

country has just got much deeper. We can now speak to BBC Arabic's

Khaled Ezzelarab. He joins us from Rabaa al-Adawiya Square, where the

authorities cleared the pro-Morsi camps. Very different picture we get

today. Talk us through what you have seen during the morning.

Before I came here, I passed by another mosque in this area of

town. This is where a lot of the dead bodies were taken in the last

couple of hours as the attack became very intense and it became obvious

the site of the sitting will eventually fall into the hands of

the military. Muslim Brotherhood supporters started to take some of

the bodies to that of the mosque. I counted 70 dead bodies this morning

and I stopped when I realised it was not even half. At least 150 bodies.

Not registered yet in the official count. The problem is that the

relatives are fiercely in very bad shape. But even worse is that they

are not sure how they can bury their loved ones while getting proper

documentation to prove the causes of death. They say of mud hospitals are

refusing to give them proper documentation, we cannot confirm

their -- they say the hospitals. It is a desperate picture, and it is

perhaps replicated across many parts of Egypt's.

To what extent does the Muslim Brotherhood want protest against --

across the country, or is it focusing on Cairo?

They have not announced a plan for demonstrations and the timings and

places, but we will find out throughout the day. It is very on

Mike Read these protests will pass smoothly without crashes -- it is

Mike Read these protests will pass very on Mike Leigh. -- unlikely.

Tensions are high after a number of members of the Muslim Brotherhood

were killed and I would say some people are calling for blood, I was

talking to people who were calling for no peaceful protests from now

on. I would not be surprised if things turned pretty nasty during

these demonstrations. What is it like in Cairo in terms of

military and police presence, is it very heightened? I'm due, it looks

as though people are just wandering around. -- behind you.

On the way here, most streets were deserted. Most people did not go to

work today. There was not in lot of security or military. You can

probably see the mosque behind me. This is only the Shell now remaining

after the body has been burned. And many of the injured and the dead who

were being kept there, many bodies were not taking out in time and so

it seems they caught fire. People here are gathering to see what is

going on and a lot of work is going on to remove the debris, a lot of

smashed cars and cars turned over. But the security and the military

here are just here to secure the area. There is no protest going on

or coming towards here at this moment.

Thank you very much for bringing us on the latest for what is a pretty

disturbing scene. China has lodged a strong complaint

with Japan, after two of its Cabinet ministers visited a controversial

shrine to mark Japan's surrender at the end of the World War II. Several

convicted war criminals are among those who are commemorated at the

shrine in Tokyo. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe stayed away, but sent a

ritual offering to the shrine. The BBC's Rupert Wingfield-Hayes told us

why such visits even after 68 years, some in Japan

still find it difficult to accept their country lost the second World

War. August the 15th, at the shrine is a roll call for every right-wing

nationalist group in Japan. The Prime Minister of Japan, Shinzo

Abe, did not turn up here today, but more than 100 other senior Japanese

politicians did. These men and women say visiting the shrine has nothing

politicians did. These men and women to do with politics.

Whatever politicians like Shinzo Abe say, this place is deeply political.

Until 1945, the shrine was the centre of a court that worshipped

the Emperor of Japan as a god. -- culr. And the history Museum still

presents a version that denies or ignores what Japanese troops did in

China and Korea. That is why that is a problem, but do not tell that to

one of the right-wing nationalists outside.

It is nothing to do with other countries, the Prime Minister of

Japan should visit and express his gratitude to the spirits of the dead

soldiers who risk their lives to protect our country. -- who risked.

Even many young Japanese no longer accept there is a problem. It may be

controversial for Shinzo Abe to visit as a public figure, he says,

but as long as he visits as a private individual, there should not

be a problem. Most of the tens of thousands of

people who braved searing heat today to pay their respects have no

political agenda. And Japan is a free country, people here can

express themselves however they see fit. But people in China and Korea

looking at the seams will say it confirms what they thought, that

Japan still find it difficult to face up to the horrors of its past

-- looking at these pictures. In Iraq now, and at least 33 people

have been killed in a wave of bombings in Baghdad, the latest

violence to hit the country. One of the bombs went off near the Green

zone, which houses Western embassies the bombs went off near the Green

and the Iraqi Parliament. Most of the bombs went off near the Green

the explosions targeted mainly Shia Muslim areas. Can you give us an

idea as to what has happened here? A series of bombs.

From about 8:45am, a series of bombings, we have counted six car

bombs and a roadside bomb, went off in six neighbourhoods across

Baghdad. Mostly Shia Muslim areas. The death toll is continuing to

rise. There have been several enormous degrees of damage to nearby

cars, shop fronts and neighbourhoods.

Another terrible death toll, what is it like in Baghdad? This feels like

a day-to-day occurrence, so getting around and living a normal life, is

a day-to-day occurrence, so getting that possible in the capital?

To some extent, it is. A lot of people are changing their daily

routines are not going out as much, certainly not restaurants in the

evening that have been targeted to a high degree. But Iraqis are trying

to get on with day-to-day life. I went to the site of one of the

bombings today about two hours after the bombing and people were getting

on with daily life, shops were opening the again, people were

talking, this has become a frustratingly frequent occurrence in

Baghdad and Iraqis have been through a lot and they are trying to make

the most of it. The Prime Minister has said he will

crack down on these militants, but what can he do?

They have said they have launched a very big wide-ranging operation,

largely in Baghdad and to the West and the North, they say they have

arrested more than 800 alleged militants, they have killed dozens.

And that is what they going with. militants, they have killed dozens.

Lot of analysts saying this does not tackle the root causes of the

problem, widespread anger in the Muslim Sunni community, frustration

at the government at what they say is the targeting of their community.

Stay with us, a lot more to come. It is not just the Mexican hat stands,

ballet dancers are on a bit of a boom in Mexico and they are

challenging traditional values. -- dance.

The American soldier convicted of passing thousands of secret

documents to Wikileaks, has spoken for the first time during his trial,

to apologise for his actions. Bradley Manning faces up to 90 years

in prison for espionage. David Willis reports from outside the

court in Maryland, where the sentencing hearing is being held.

This was a statement made directly to the judge, the one person who can

determine the fate of Bradley Manning. He was emotional at times,

apologising profusely, he said he was sorry his actions had heard

people, sorry they had hurt the United States. He said at the time,

he was dealing with a lot of different issues, some of which

continue to haunt him, but those issues were not an excuse for his

actions, he realised that. He said that as he looked back on what he

did, he realised it was perhaps naive to think that one man could

affect such change in the world, he would have been better off working

affect such change in the world, he within the system. This is a very

different Bradley Manning to the one we saw at the pre-trial hearing when

he basically blamed his actions on the bloodlust as he called it of his

fellow American soldiers. And he said he wanted to raise awareness of

what was going on in Iraq and Afghanistan. It is all part of an

effort by the defence to put trade Bradley Manning as a sympathetic

character -- to portray. They have looked at his dysfunctional

upbringing, his gender identity issues, he was said to have wanted

to be a woman since he was very young. And they have tried to

portray a much more sympathetic action of the man. Whether it will

wash with the judge remains to be seen. She will deliver her sentence

early next week. Police in Brazil's largest city, Sao

Paolo, have used tear gas on protestors. Nearly 1,000 people took

to the streets to express dissatisfaction over the city's

public transport, which they would like to be made completely free.

Following a wave of national unrest recently, Brazil has decided to use

money from newly discovered oil fields to improve education and

health services. Demonstrations which hit Brazil in

June were triggered by rises in transport fares.

You are watching BBC World News. I'm David Eades. This is our main

story: The Muslim Brotherhood plans more demonstrations in Egypt.

Officials say more than 500 people died in Wednesday's clashes.

Latin American Ballet tends to be dominated by Cuba, you largely

because of its Soviet style training for young children. Things could be

changing. In Mexico classical dance is going through a bit of a boom.

Will grant reports from Mexico. Young ballet dancers taking their

first tentative steps in what for some may lead to an illustrious

career in the industry. If so, they would be the first professional

ballerinas from this part of the world. These children are from

Cholula, a small town in Mexico. They are part of something new and

vibrant. While ballet may be enjoying a boom here in Mexico, the

dancers, particularly the men, have two challenge the cultural and

social norms in places like Cholula. Across town, the dancers of the

Antoinette Dance Company are among the young men trying to make a

living from what is the most unlikely of professions. Some even

had to hide the fact they were learning ballet from their families.

TRANSLATION: When I started ballet in 2006, it was hard to be open

about it. It took two years before I invited anybody to come and see me

dance. When my mum came to watch me she was totally unconvinced. But

when the performance was over, she was waiting outside the theatre,

crying with happiness, saying how did my son gets so good at this? It

is not just family values the boys have to break down. There teacher,

Ivonne Robles Gil, has been instrumental in tackling male

roles. She has provided many of the dancers from low-income backgrounds

with grants so they can continue to study the discipline. Back in the

Barry Hall in Cholula, teachers from across the country have gathered for

a masterclass in notation. They have all been approved by the Royal

Academy of Dance in London which has fostered the rise of Islay in

Mexico. It is not because it is trendy, it is because it is in the

sold to learn ballet and there is something in the inside that we

don't know where it came from but they are here.

For many dancers Cuba remains the foremost place in Latin America to

learn ballet, with decades of tradition under the island's

communist government. These young people hope that one day Mexico

might be compared to Cuba as a country which nurtures its dancers

and appreciates its ballet. Now, it is quite an achievement to

run a government for eight years and remain the most popular politician

in the country but that is the reality for Germany's Chancellor,

Angie, Angela Merkel, as she launches her campaign for a third

term in office. She told reporters she was a safe pair of hands who

would steer Germany through crisis. An energised start to Angela

Merkel's re-election campaign. After eight years at the helm of Europe's

biggest economy, she's still the country's most popular politician,

packing out this medieval town Square near Frankfurt. The economy

is likely to be at the heart of this election, along with Labour policies

and European integration. TRANSLATION: What we are not arguing

about in Europe is that we live together in freedom. We have freedom

about in Europe is that we live of travel, freedom of speech,

freedom of faith. Look at the burning churches in Egypt. We can be

proud in Europe that we share this freedom together. The Chancellor is

widely expected to win a third term. Recent polls show how conservatives

hold a comfortable lead over her main rivals, the social Democrats.

She will still have two form a coalition. If the free Democrats do

not get enough votes, she could be forced into tricky negotiations with

this man who leads the centre-left Social Democrats. The campaign will

heat up on September the 1st when Social Democrats. The campaign will

they have a televised duel. That comes three weeks ahead of the final

ballot. I want to take you back to the

situation in Egypt now, to get a sense of how the rest of the Arab

world has reacted to the violence we have seen over the course of

Wednesday in particular. Our reporter Simon Atkinson is in Dubai.

In the region it is a very mixed picture. That is right. Here in the

United Arab Emirates there has been a statement from the government

essentially saying it supports what happened in Cairo yesterday. It

described the actions as sovereign measures and said it could

understand why the government had at did as it has done, saying it had

been provoked in some way. In places like here and other parts of the

region like Kuwait and Saudi Arabia, there is not a lot of support for

the Muslim Brotherhood. It is seen as a threat. Perhaps the fear that

after the Arab Spring Islamist and might creep up in other parts of the

Arab Gulf. Cacti has been in a position to do what can help the

Muslim Brotherhood -- Qatar. They put a lot of money into the Muslim

Brotherhood. It has been very damning of events yesterday. It has

condemned them. It says there needs to be a peaceful solution to be

sought. It is fed the United Arab Emirates would like to see a

peaceful solution. The message coming out here is they need to face

up to the fact that Mohammed Morsi is not coming back into power and to

get on with things and to look at establishing a government to move

things forward. As everyone looks at what is going on, to what extent do

things forward. As everyone looks at you get a sense that it is having a

destabilising influence on the region? I think at the moment we are

very much in wait and see mode. Large amounts of money have been

pledged from the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait and Saudi to

help the army backed government which pushed out Mohamed Morsi. I do

not see any signs as yet that that money will be withdrawn. I think the

support is quite staunch still. Clearly, as time goes on, we will

see what happens. The prevailing mood in the region is so long as the

Muslim Brotherhood is kept out of power, that is all right by them.

Thank you. Six months from now the Winter

Olympics will be in full swing. The games will take face in the Russian

resort of Sochi on the Black Sea. Just like the summer games, they are

preceded by a torch relay. They provided some of the iconic

images of London 2012. And they are key symbol of the Olympic movement.

But as memories of last summer's Olympics against a fade, in a

factory in Siberia, work is underway for the next generation of the

Olympic torch, head of the 2014 saw she games. Crafted from chrome,

these torches are set to be a familiar sight over the next few

months as they embark around Russia on each additional pregames relay.

They pose a unique challenge for an engineering team more used to

working on ballistic rockets. TRANSLATION: We did not have any

experience in making tortures so we experimented. We tried to match the

technical requirements which would be overstating it to see the flame

can be kept burning anywhere but it can then be given temperature. The

Sochi talk to relay will be the longest in Winter Olympic history.

-- torch relay. It will travel all around this vast country. It will

travel through 2900 towns and villages across 83 regions of

Russia. One is even going to blast off into space. But these gains are

not without controversy. There are calls from some for Russia to be

stripped of the games over concerns about new laws about, sexuality. --

homosexuality. Back in Siberia, the first of the finished tortures are

packed and ready to go. With 14,000 due to be dispatched before the

first leg of the relay gets underway in October.

Just time to remind you of the situation in Egypt. The Muslim

Brotherhood is calling for further demonstrations. This coming after

Wednesday's massive government crackdown. This is the scene at the

mosque this morning. My correspondent was there looking at

the mopping up operation, if we can correspondent was there looking at

call it that. There are suggestions that 525 people were killed. There

are reports that 140 bodies have been seen which have not been

registered so we can expect the death toll to rise further. The

Muslim Brotherhood itself is talking about 2000 people having died. Thank

you for watching.