19/08/2014 BBC World News

A police spokesman in Ferguson, Missouri, blames the continuing

violence, in part, on troublemakers from outside the state.

Warnings that Africa's elephants could be wiped out

as a study suggests that they've declined to a critical point.

Criticism from Beijing after an Australian billionaire politician

hits out at the Chinese government in a television debate.

After another night of violent unrest in Ferguson, Missouri. Police

have told reporters they came under violent attack from protestors. Ron

Johnson, the police officer in charge of operations, said some of

those arrested overnight were from as far away as New York and

California. At a press conference in the past couple of hours, he said

criminals have infiltrated the crowds of protesters and are intent

The violence can be bottles thrown and shots fired. Protesters are

peaceful and respectful. Protesters don't clash with police. It is

criminals who threw Molotov cocktails.

Violence on the streets of Ferguson, Missouri.

Tear gas and stun grenades once again used by police.

Four hours beforehand, there had been a tense, but peaceful

A night-time curfew put in place at the weekend had been lifted,

and the National Guard sent in to help keep order.

They were deployed on Monday, following nights of rioting

and looting, the process spurred by the fatal shooting of a black,

unarmed teenager, Michael Brown, by a white policeman ten days ago.

The US president has urged healing instead of violence.

To a community in Ferguson that is rightly hurting

and looking for answers, let me call once again for us to

seek some understanding, rather than simply holler at each other.

Let us seek to heal, rather than to wound each other.

As Americans, we have to use this moment to seek

out our shared humanity that has been laid bare by this moment.

The US Attorney General Eric Holder will travel to Ferguson later this

week to meet the officials investigating the teenager's death.

Some witnesses say Michael Brown had his hands above his head

It is likely to be up to a grand jury to decide what happens.

They could meet as soon as Wednesday to hear evidence to

determine whether Darren Wilson, the officer who shot the teenager,

In response, the Pew Research Center has conducted a poll to gauge how

It shows a country divided along racial and political lines.

An Australian businessman and federal Member of Parliament

has launched an extraordinary attack on the Chinese government live

Clive Palmer called them mongrels who shoot their own people.

Mr Palmer's outburst happened during a panel discussion when he was asked

about his legal battle against a Chinese state-owned company.

Our correspondent, Phil Mercer, is in Sydney.

A big faux pas there on live television but what prompted him to

make those disparaging comments? As far as Australia's political

discourse goes, this has to be a new low. In the past, Australian

politicians have said ruthless things about each other and Clive

Palmer's remarks... The Chinese embassy in Canberra has issued a

statement saying his comments were both offensive and irresponsible and

the statement went on to say that Mr Palmer's remarks were loaded with

ignorance and prejudice. That is the story taken up by Australian

government ministers as well who are aghast at his behaviour live on

television last night. The Federal Treasurer said his comments could

inflict huge damage on the Australian economy, given that

Australia's biggest trading partner is China. China is a big trading

partner with Australia. They could take this badly. They could and that

is the fear of industry leaders here in Australia. They worry that

Australia's long-term commercial ties with China might take a

battering because of the Clive Palmer affect. He is a mining

magnate and federal MP and his comments have caused a large amount

of dismay in the business and political communities. Some of his

supporters to say he is a breath of fresh air but one thing is for

certain, since he was elected to Federal Parliament in September,

Clive Palmer has become a walking human headline. I would imagine he

has more things to say when it comes to his relationship with China in

the future. Kenya Airways is suspending

commercial flights to Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone to try to

halt the spread of Ebola. No passengers from those affected

countries will be allowed into Kenya Flights to Ghana and Nigeria

have not been affected, despite The BBC's Dennis Okari, in Nairobi,

says Kenya Airway's decision will The threat of Ebola is from west

African travellers and the government says it is not turning a

blind eye to this reality. There has been pressure since the World Health

Organisation said Kenyon was classified as a high risk country

for the spread of this virus. This decision does not affect passengers

who had flights because Kenyan airlines says some of them will get

refunds. No passengers from Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone will be

allowed to come into the country. This does not affect just

passengers. Ethiopian airlines have also been affected because they use

Nairobi as a transit point to other destinations. In terms of business,

when you look at numbers, 60% of West Africans who use Nairobi as a

transit point to other destinations, in terms of business,

a big blow. Are there any plans to compensate the airline industry?

After all, it is they who will be affected. They are planning to

capitalise on huge numbers using the Kenyan airlines flight but

politicians, practitioners and the general public are putting pressure

to stop the flights. There is a court case going on by a lobby

group, saying they want Kenyan airlines to suspend flights to West

African countries in total. This gives you the scale of what this

means to the industry. China has 380 million strong fear the organisers.

-- theatre goers. This is the hero of the famous National here to hit

show warhorse and he has been brought to life by three Chinese

puppeteers. The show doesn't go into Chinese theatres for a whole year.

But the puppetry is the big challenge here. China has shadow

puppetry but it has never had this kind of huge complex puppet to work

with. He has got to be brought to life in mind and body and getting

inside the head of a horse as well as its body is hugely challenging.

These puppeteers had been recruited and have spent two weeks in a

stables, feeding and grooming and washing horses. We have got a team

from the National Theatre in London here. They are here to work with the

Chinese puppeteers. They have been doing this job for seven years now.

But it will take a whole year of hard work for all of these

puppeteers to get fully into the role and get the stage show ready

for China and those enormous audiences. Everywhere in the world,

it is the year of the horse, but in this rehearsal room, it is the year

of the warhorse. It's rare to see ANYONE cycling in

Cairo but we'll meet a woman who's She's the Pakistani schoolgirl who

survived a Taliban attack less than two years

ago to become an international Now Malala Yousafzai is publishing

a new edition of her book, I Am It tells the story of her life in

Pakistan and how it dramatically changed which was shot by the

Taliban. Many young people view you as a role model but who is yours? A

famous leader who spoke for freedom. She was the first female Prime

Minister of Pakistan and showed that the women have abilities to be

leaders. They are role models but my father and mother always encouraged

me to speak for education and never lose faith in myself. What is your

ultimate aim or dream? I want to see every child going to school. Other

than that, I haven't decided what job I will have. I hope I get a good

job and become an independent girl who can help her family. I haven't

thought about finding a job yet in the future, I to join politics to

help my country. -- I want to. I am not afraid of anyone. I will get my

education. I had to continue my education and I will do it. When I

heard a speech last year, one thing that really stood out for me or your

comments about how one pen could change the world. So here is a pen.

The latest headlines: The police chief in charge of operations in

Ferguson, Missouri, says the continuing violence is being caused

in part by people as far away as New York and California.

A new study suggests the number of Africa's elephants has declined

It says around 35,000 elephants are killed for their ivory each year,

and that if the rate of poaching doesn't slow down, the species could

The demand for ivory products in Asia is blamed

With me is our science correspondent Rebecca Morelle.

The critical point as we are hearing. What is causing this?

Scientists have known for several years that there is a growing

hearing. What is causing this? problem in Africa, and the issue is

putting. It has been soaring in recent years. Elephant ivory is now

worth thousands of dollars for every single kilo and that is being

fuelled by this demand in newer economies within Asia. This study

has put some numbers on the problem for the first time and the

scientists have found that since 2010, elephants in Africa, there

have been about 35,000 of them killed every single year so that

means manually 7% of Africa's entire elephant population is being wiped

out. These are enormous numbers and it also means that basically for the

first time the situation has reached a tipping point where more animals

are being killed than being born so the population is in overall net

decline. It doesn't feel like a new problem because we have known

poaching has been around for years, people wanting to get ivory. What is

being done to conserve that species? The issue with poaching is that it

is a multilayered problem. There is a lot of talk about how to stop it

but you have got to address it on several layers. There is protecting

the elephants on the ground, that requires money, people, Rangers.

There are tougher penalties for the people doing the poaching. This is

done by big organised crime syndicates, so tougher penalties,

and tougher laws. Then there is addressing the demand for the

problem. How can you stop people from wanting ivory products? You can

say it is harming the animals but that doesn't seem to be making any

difference at the moment. Thank you. Fighting is taking place in eastern

Ukraine between government forces and separatist rebels. The rebels

have held the town since April, but reports are also coming in of a

leading Ukrainian commander who has been wounded during fighting in a

town in the Donetsk region. One of the two main towns in the area,

Lugansk, which has a population of about quarter of a million, fighting

is going on there. Fighters seem to be advancing to the centre of the

city. It is regular army but also some volunteer battalions, a new

formation which relies heavily on volunteers. There are mutual

allegations from Ukraine, and Russia denies that, that there is more

infiltration of fighters. Ukrainian The son of Hollywood actor Jackie

Chan has been arrested for alleged drug-related charges. The younger Mr

Chan was arrested along with another Chinese movie star. Police say they

tested positive for marijuana. In Myanmar a new search has begun

for what's thought to be The Dhammazedi Bell is estimated

to weigh nearly 300 tonnes. In 1608,

it's said to have fallen into Despite numerous attempts to find

it, the bell has so far eluded The crowds have gathered to watch

this latest attempt to find the biggest bell the world has ever

seen. Cast in the 15th century and weighing nearly 300 tonnes, the

Dhammazedi Bell once stood here alongside this Buddhist pagoda. Six

times larger than this one, legend has it that the bell was seized in

1608 and put on a raft which promptly sank, sending it hurtling

into the river floor. The fate of the Dhammazedi Bell is one of the

great Hermes mysteries. There have been countless efforts in the past

to find it. So far no one has even managed to prove that it is down

there. Many believe the surge is cursed. At the launch of the latest

attempt, the team leader said supernatural forces were stopping

the bell from being discovered. If we just rely on modern technology,

we will face more problems. We must take this bell from the Dragons that

have got it. We need to use our traditional ways so that the dragon

spirit does not keep hold of the bell. We watched as work got under

way. A team of divers equipped only with masks lowered themselves into

the fast moving water. There was no sign of metal detectors or sonar

being used, just one month issuing orders from the top of the vote. Let

me give you a sense of how difficult it is for these divers searching

with the naked eye in this river. You can hardly see anything. For

many Hermes, like this historian, this latest surge is an

embarrassment and a waste of the public's goodwill and money. Having

watched numerous teams, both high and low tech fail, he is starting to

think the unthinkable. Maybe there is no Dhammazedi Bell. I really hope

the bell is real, it would make me so proud of my country, but if we

look at the three main Burnley 's history books, none of them mentions

it. This team say they will keep diving for another two weeks. They

have no doubt that somewhere in the Holy Grail.

All this week we're looking at the growing popularity

Now it's time to stop off in Beijing and Cairo to see what it's like to

My bike makes me feel free, it is an extension to my arms and legs. I

cycle across Cairo every day to work. Actually it takes me with the

car about three hours or two and a half hours, but with my bicycle it

is only one hour. TRANSLATION: I started to ride fixed gear bikes

since 2010. In my childhood every household was proud to have a bike.

As a woman, cycling in Cairo, I have faced so much criticism. Sometimes

people make bad comments to me. Look at this woman, why is she cycling?

Things like that. She is crazy. China has gone through some

ground-breaking changes, there are more cars on the road and the air

pollution is bad. These streets are not planned for cycling. There are

no lanes specialised for cycling so it is so dangerous. More people see

the glamour of cycling now. Bikes are more attractive to young people

because we take better care of our health and the environment. However,

there is a lack of safety awareness. People tend to think it is a cool

thing and take it to the streets without practice. It would be so

good to use bikes in Cairo streets. It would be the solution to so many

problems. So I wish to wake up one day to see people all over Cairo

using bikes for their transportation and no cars. Don't forget, you can

keep in touch with me via Twitter.