22/07/2014 BBC World News

Hello. I'm Geeta Guru Murthy with BBC World News.

The train carrying the bodies of those killed on flight MH17

arrives in the Ukrainian government-controlled city

The plane's black boxes are handed over to Malaysian officials,

five days after the crash killed 298 people.

And European frustrations with Russia's actions in Ukraine go on -

EU foreign ministers meet in Brussels to discuss tightening

Israeli airstrikes hit mosques and a stadium in Gaza -

raising the Palestinian death toll to more than 570.

Israel says one of its soldiers is missing in Gaza, presumed dead.

One of Indonesia's presidential candidates withdraws allegeding

massive fraud - Prabowo Subianto says he will go to court.

A train with the remains of more than 200 victims

of the Malaysia Airliner MH17, which crashed in Ukraine, have

MH17 was en route to Kuala Lumpur after departing from Amsterdam

when it crashed near the village of Grabove,

Many of the remains were then moved to refrigerated train carriages.

have been handed over to Malaysian experts.

The flight-data recorders hold valuable information

on the exact location of the plane and what was being said in the

Dozens of reporters packed into a room to watch the two black boxes

being handed over. A senior rebel leader handed them over to Malaysia

officials. I can see the black box is intact even though it is a bit

damaged. Experts hope the boxes will give some much-needed answers about

the crash. The aircraft's position at the time, the moment it happened,

and exactly what caused it. It comes five days after the flight came down

in part of Ukraine controlled by pro-Russian rebels. Yesterday, they

allowed a refrigerated train carrying bodies of the passengers to

be moved and checked by inspectors. But Russia is still under pressure.

After being denied access to the crash site, the UN Security Council

voted on a resolution calling on international investigators to be

let in. Russia voted in favour, but there is criticism President Putin

could have made it a lot easier. We welcome support for the resolution,

but no resolution would have been necessary had Russia used its

leveraged with the separatists, getting them to lay down their arms.

Today, Foreign Minister 's meet in Brussels to discuss further

sanctions. But while world leaders may have secured the crash site, the

fighting continues. There is no sign yet they are halting the wall.

The UK and the USA have both stopped short of placing direct blame

on Moscow for the crash, but the US Secretary of State John Kerry

has spoken of what he called 'the overwhelming evidence of Russia's

complicity' in relation to the pro-Russian

Our security correspondent Gordon Corera has been examining

the latest intelligence on how the crash happened.

The flight data recorders have been in rebel hands for days. Could they

have been tampered with? Even if not, they may only show something

everyone knows, that MH 17 was destroyed suddenly and violently.

They will not and so the question of who is responsible. Both sides have

the same missile system thought to have downed the jet. Who fired? The

Prime Minister told Parliament he was convinced he was to blame. The

picture is becoming clearer. MH 17 was shot down by a missile fired by

separatists. So what is the intelligence that makes the Prime

Minister is so confident? He said there was evidence that over the

last month Russians had been supplying weaponry and providing

training to separatists, including on-air defence systems. He said

moments before contact was lost with the aeroplane, a launch was detected

of a missile from separatist territory. He said communications

had been intercepted, including one in which a separatist leader talked

to in which a separatist leader talked to another he pointed to a

video which appeared on social media apparently showing a missile. In

Moscow, a competing narratives. Russian defence officials said

Ukrainian defence systems were in the area and a Ukrainian jet armed

with missiles was near the plane. This scene of the crash near the

air. The intelligence we played maybe detailed but it is not the

same as detailed forensic evidence from the ground. That may be hard to

collect, and without it, the Russians may try to hold to their

line. The British government has announced

that an inquiry will be held into the death of the Russian

dissident Alexander Litvinenko. Mr Litvinenko, a former KGB officer,

died in 2006 at a London hospital after he was allegedly poisoned with

radioactive polonium. The investigation will examine

whether the Russian state was Just remind people how he died?

Eight years ago, Mr Litvinenko met with two Russian businessman at the

time, also former KGB agents. Not KGB exactly, it was divided into two

organisations. They were in the guard 's service. After meeting with

them, he fell ill. That is when the polonium 210 poisoning was

discovered, after several days. Both men managed to lead the country but

also left radioactive traces, and that is how they were traced. UK

investigators considered one to be the prime suspect, but the Russian

authorities decided they were not going to extradite him despite

requests. Since then, he has even been an elected member of Parliament

and that makes him a big political figure. Relations called a bit at

and that makes him a big political the time but then they warmed up

again. What is the Russian reaction to this in the context of what is

happening in the Ukraine? There has not been a reaction now but there

will definitely be one as the enquiry progresses. People are

noting the coincidence of the start of the enquiry together with the

pressure Russia is under because of the MH 17 disaster. The British

government is saying there is no link at all. It is hard to see a

link, but the Russians see differently. They think it is a way

to under play Russian foreign policy. It is interesting it is

being announced today because there is a lot of pressure here about what

the British government is doing. All the media in Russia are reporting

that the whole thing will be be started, but also they note the

previous investigation went to a dead-end because they think he has

nothing to do with the death of Mr Litvinenko and there are lot of

conspiracy theorists around the case. Marina Litvinenko says she is

relieved and delighted there will be a public enquiry, saying, town -- no

matter how strong and powerful you are, the truth will ring out. But if

that had not happened, she would have to pay huge legal fees because

she was insisting on continuing the case and she was refused. Now, what

what happen is she will not have to pay legal fees. The case will

continue and she hopes it will come to an end and justice will be

served. We will have to see. I'm sure we will talk about this again

soon. Israel has continued its bombardment

of the Gaza Strip, hitting more than 70 targets overnight including

mosques and a sports stadium. The Israeli military has confirmed

that one of its soldiers is missing in Gaza,

but said it believed he was dead. Our correspondent has been following

this story injuries and. It is probably better to say they would

regard him as missing presumed dead. They have not identified his remains

so they cannot be certain. On Sunday night, how must put out a statement

and showed an ID card of an Israeli soldier who they claimed to have

captured, but we're not seeing any video or photographic evidence of

that. It may be that they have retrieved his body or it may be

indeed he is still alive. Either way, in the way of these things, it

will be seen as a bargaining chip. Whether he is dead or alive, Israel

will be determined to get him back, either for burial or obviously to

reunite him with his family. It brings to mind a rather traumatic

experience for Israelis of another soldier who is in custody in Gaza

for five years. The significance of his release is that when he was

released in 2011, it was in return for the release of hundreds and

hundreds of Palestinian prisoners from Israeli jails. That is why

there were celebrations on the streets of Gaza when Hammersmith

announcement they had captured an Israeli soldier. Gazza's health

ministry says more than 6000 Palestinians have now been killed as

Israel continues bombarding the territory.

This is the middle of Gaza city, this is a ten or 11 story building.

Half of it was brought down by two missile strikes last night just when

Palestinians were breaking their pasts. We don't know if there was a

warning. Locals are saying there wasn't. Since early light, rescue

workers have been here trying to retrieve bodies. It was clearly

largely an office building judging by all the papers that you can see

around us. But, crucially, we are told people who had led other areas

being shelled in previous days had sought shelter here thinking they

might be safe. I lived in an area, but now that area is under attack,

we live here. We were just on way back to the office when we came

across this scene. This was the scene of another strike in the early

hours of this morning. A huge explosion a mask -- at a mosque, it

has trashed this forecourt completely. A lot of masonry has

been destroyed. The mosque seems to have taken the full brunt of the

strike. Some breaking news: Indonesia has

had an election and the commissioner has just finished counting its 130

million votes. It says Widodo has one 53.5% of the vote. The formal

announcement is at 8pm local time, 2pm this afternoon GMT. So, as

predicted, Widodo has won the election. Prabowo Subianto is

alleging widespread fraud, he says he will go to court to contest the

whole process. But correspondence saying that will not affect the fact

that Widodo will now take office. Stay with us on BBC World News,

still to come: The London summit that aims to end

female genital mutilation While most children's first

birthdays are not a huge event, that of Prince George is anything but.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have released new photos of the

future king to mark his birthday. He made his public to view one day

after his his mother and father outside the private maternity wing

of St Mary's Hospital in London. One year later and here years, a

confident little boy, according to the photographer.

to becoming ever more curious about the world around him. He has no

inkling of why semi people are so very curious about him. He's walking

now as this picture which was issued on Sunday shows. A determined that

abide by all accounts as his few appearances over the past year have

demonstrated. This was him in New Zealand last April meeting other

babies. And then there was that encounter a few weeks later with a

small creature in Sydney. On that occasion, the offer of a theory tied

was... Declined. -- a furry toy. There will be a party at Kensington

Palace and from his parents, an expression of thanks for the warmest

good wishes to George. I hope he enjoys himself this afternoon.

A fast-food scandal that has hit restaurants

On Monday, it emerged that the Chinese branches

of McDonald's and KFC were sold out of date chicken and beef.

The Shanghai-based meat supplier has been temporarily closed

Now, McDonalds officials in Japan say 20% of the meat

for their chicken nuggets came from the same supplier.

Starbucks said it, too, has stopped selling sandwiches that contained

The train carrying the bodies of crash victims of flight MH17

arrives in the Ukrainian city of Kharkhiv, outside rebel territory.

Israel hits mosques and a sports complex in Gaza

Nearly 600 Palestinians and 29 Israelis have died

South Korean police says that the body is a business wanting in

connection with the sinking of a in April. He was head of a company

which owned the ship which sank and killed more than 300 people. Most of

them were schoolchildren. He had been accused of embezzlement,

negligence and tax evasion. The idea that a child as a young as

eight years old could be forced into marriage is a shocking reality, and

one which is mobilising people the At a summit in London later

on Tuesday - the first of its kind - the issues of child marriage and

female genital mutilation or FGM are the subjects of a global campaign to

end the practices once and for all. Our correspondent Nomsa Maseko filed

this report A typical day in the life of a

teenage girl in Zambia. Going about her daily chores around the house.

You may think there's nothing wrong with this picture but the tragedy is

this 17-year-old has been forced into marriage. We were able to speak

to her because her husband was away. She did not want to be identified.

My parents sat me down and told me I was no longer their responsibility.

They wanted me to move out and start a life of my own. But things moved

faster than I expected. A stranger paid a blood price to my parents. I

have no say in the matter. I didn't choose this life and I'm not happy

here. Villagers have been summoned to a meeting by their leader. I feel

in our communities there are certain customs... The chief is one of the

few traditional leaders in Zambia to speak out against child marriages.

He told his community he would not tolerate this customary practice. He

wants young girls to be kept in school. In my chieftdom, the stance

which I have is that no parent shall force a girl who was below the age

of 18 to go into marriage. A parent who does that will be severely

punished. Traditional leaders in force a girl who was below the age

of 18 to go into marriage. A parent who does that will be severely

punished. Traditional leaders in many parts of the world are starting

to challenge old customs that are seen to be harmful in order to

protect children against early and forced marriages. They are starting

to realise that this is a sad reality for millions of girls

globally. A delegation of international leaders recently met

to discuss the problem. In a recent interview with the BBC, one woman

spoke out about damaging traditional practices. Traditions are man-made

and traditions can change. Our responsibility is to create an

environment to nurture them. To allow them actually to soar and then

to make the choices in life which they believe are the best for

themselves. It is estimated that girls who become pregnant before

their 14th birthday are five times more likely to die while giving

birth. It is hoped such discussions will prompt communities globally to

protect children against this Let's cross now to south London

and speak to 16 year old Farwa who campaigns against child marriage

in Pakistan. Thanks very much for speaking to us

on BBC world. Can you tell us what happened to you? When I was in

eighth grade, 14 years old, my parents decided to take me out of

school and they forced me to get married because they were not able

to pay my education expenditures. This made me worried because I

wanted to do something better for me, for my family and my country. I

was frightened to get married to an old person. That's why I was looking

for someone to share this story and then I said this to my auntie, to

see if she could help me. She was able to persuade my parents and said

to my father, you cannot do this. She is too young and girls are not

mentally and physically prepared at this stage. She was able to persuade

my parents to not force me to marry. I felt very happy because I want to

learn and do something better for me, for my family and my country.

Are you still close to your parents now? Have they accepted what

happened? Yes, they are very happy. They are supporting me, encouraging

me and they are happy. In fact, I'm not going to school. I left studies

to do education, but they are not force me to get married because they

know the problems of child forced marriage. You have friends who were

forced to get married when they were very young? Yes, I have a friend,

Sonia, when she was 12 years old, she was forced to get married. The

man was 45. Her father was not able to return money. Sonia got married

and her father was not able to return his money and she got married

to a man of 45. This happened because her father was very poor.

Sonia said to her friends that her parents had shown an injustice to

her. She wants to learn and play but she cannot do this. She is the

mother of one baby at the age of 14. She wanted to change your dreams

into reality. What do you think, in practical terms, can be done to try

and stop this happening because it happens to millions of people in

many cultures? OK, I think if the parents don't send their children to

school, they are free at home, than their parents will suggest to them

to get married, so I think there should be steps taken to reduce

poverty and make some laws. There are many laws in Pakistan but

implementation is not there. Thanks very much and good luck with your

campaign today. Moving now to Iran, the home

country of musician Hafez Nazeri. Growing up the son of a popular

Iranian singer, Nazeri had musical 14 years ago he came to the United

States and has recently released As I was growing up, instead of

having cars and balls and playing around with those things, I had

instruments and I was breaking them. I have studied classical Persian

music and the music of Iranian national music

since three years old. I still think it was a privilege

for me to grow up in that family and be the son of the great legend,

my father. I never thought it would be

difficult to come out It was great for me

because I had the privilege to grow up in a house where music

and literature were the sound, where Also I wanted to have

the opportunity to introduce the reality of my culture and my

country, Iran, to the entire world. I wanted to be able to create music

that was a new integration of Eastern and Western classical

music with a message of unity And introduce another side of Iran

to the entire world. Persian classical music and Indian

music are known for improvisation. But still what I wanted to

do with my recording was While I have a very modern harmony

and orchestration, I still try to keep the essence

of Persian classical music as well. My goal has been to be able to

create universal music that can communicate with

the listener without any words. But what totally defines Persian

classical music in my opinion is We have a very unique technique

of singing. We perform in

in Persian classical music. I have tried to take this

element and develop it.