:00:00. > :00:15.Pakistan's state TV channel is back on air - and under army protection -
:00:16. > :00:19.after anti-government protesters briefly shut it down.
:00:20. > :00:22.As Ukraine moves to boost its defences against separatist
:00:23. > :00:25.rebels - the country's president accuses Russia of launching,
:00:26. > :00:30."direct and open aggression" in the east of the country.
:00:31. > :00:33.Pro-democracy campaigners in Hong Kong disrupt a speech by a senior
:00:34. > :00:36.Chinese Communist Party official - after China rules there will be no
:00:37. > :00:45.And what impact could these stunning solar flares on the surface
:00:46. > :01:08.of the Sun have for all of us here, back on Earth?
:01:09. > :01:10.Pakistan's national television channel is back on air,
:01:11. > :01:12.after security forces removed anti-government protesters
:01:13. > :01:21.These are the latest pictures we've received of protesters storming
:01:22. > :01:23.the PTV building in central Islamabad, where they're
:01:24. > :01:27.This was the announcement made by the presenter, as the demonstrators
:01:28. > :01:40.entered the studios, just before the station was taken off air.
:01:41. > :01:47.Protest is have managed to barge their way into the headquarters and
:01:48. > :01:54.some of the newsrooms, the armed with sticks. We remained calm. There
:01:55. > :01:56.is no reason to panic at this stage. We will update you with more news as
:01:57. > :02:02.it comes end. -- comes in. The PTV building is now
:02:03. > :02:04.under army protection. Its occupation followed renewed
:02:05. > :02:07.clashes with riot police as protesters demanded the resignation
:02:08. > :02:09.of the Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. Addressing his supporters
:02:10. > :02:11.a short while ago, opposition leader Imran Khan appealed for calm
:02:12. > :02:25.but renewed his appeal for We say to the Prime Minister he
:02:26. > :02:31.should step down now because protesters will come out against him
:02:32. > :02:34.across Pakistan, causing damage to property or because he has no moral
:02:35. > :02:41.ground to continue as Prime Minister. I asked correspondent
:02:42. > :02:49.whether the violence was predictable after weeks of protests? It was
:02:50. > :02:54.always possible. We saw quite a bit of confrontation meet on Saturday
:02:55. > :02:59.night. Yesterday as well. But what happened today did not make a lot of
:03:00. > :03:05.people because the police retreated and marchers were allowed to go on a
:03:06. > :03:09.rampage. Hundreds managed to get near the house of the Prime
:03:10. > :03:13.Minister. Another set of angry young men carrying sticks managed to get
:03:14. > :03:21.into the headquarters of the state television. They got into recording
:03:22. > :03:26.studios and cut cable wires and smashed equipment. They were there
:03:27. > :03:32.for a good while until the Pakistan army started arriving outside. As
:03:33. > :03:38.soon as the army God bear and ordered them to leave peacefully,
:03:39. > :03:43.they obliged. They were shouting slogans in favour of the army. Their
:03:44. > :03:47.anger is aimed at the Prime Minister, his government and the
:03:48. > :04:01.police. They are strongly in favour of the Pakistani arms deal. Where do
:04:02. > :04:06.you think this is heading? They are putting a lot of pressure on the
:04:07. > :04:11.army, does it look as if the Army is going to have to step up and take a
:04:12. > :04:16.more active role as we have seen many times in the history of
:04:17. > :04:22.Pakistan? The pressures on the government and the Prime Minister.
:04:23. > :04:26.The Army issued a statement last night which urged the government to
:04:27. > :04:33.resolve this politically and not use force. That is why we saw the police
:04:34. > :04:37.did not retaliate. They did not fight back and that's why these
:04:38. > :04:42.marchers were allowed to go on a rampage. This situation has brought
:04:43. > :04:47.the government to a standstill. Everyone is keen for this to settle
:04:48. > :04:54.in a way which does not do real dog democracy of Pakistan. The Prime
:04:55. > :05:01.Minister is adamant he will not resign. He believes he was elected
:05:02. > :05:05.in the election last year, despite some irregularities the election was
:05:06. > :05:11.seen as credible and accepted by Imran Khan and others. He is
:05:12. > :05:14.supported by parliament as well as opposition parties. They do not want
:05:15. > :05:19.to see him resign and the government collapsed. Thank you.
:05:20. > :05:21.Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko has accused Russia of launching
:05:22. > :05:25."direct and open aggression" in eastern Ukraine which he says has
:05:26. > :05:27.radically changed the balance on the battlefield. Meanwhile,
:05:28. > :05:29.Ukraine is sending military reinforcements to the key
:05:30. > :05:31.south-eastern port city of Mariupol to help defend against Pro-Russian
:05:32. > :05:40.Speaking earlier Russia's foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov insisted
:05:41. > :05:46.there would be no Russian military intervention in eastern Ukraine,
:05:47. > :05:49.and said peace talks due later in the Belarusian capital, Minsk must
:05:50. > :05:55.Russia's President Vladimir Putin said the question of statehood
:05:56. > :06:00.for eastern Ukraine must be part of the negotiations.
:06:01. > :06:02.But his spokesman was quick to clarify
:06:03. > :06:07.that the president was not talking about an actual independent state.
:06:08. > :06:12.This comes as the EU threatens further sanctions
:06:13. > :06:14.against Russia and key American senators, including John McCain,
:06:15. > :06:18.have called for the US to send weapons to help Ukraine fight what
:06:19. > :06:24.The BBC's Richard Galpin has the latest from the city of
:06:25. > :06:35.Mariupol, where there are fears that a rebel assault could be imminent.
:06:36. > :06:44.At the moment it is quiet here. Over the past few days we have seen this
:06:45. > :06:47.pro -- new front opened up by Russian separatists where it is
:06:48. > :06:53.believed Russian troops have moved across the coast to Mariupol. Since
:06:54. > :07:00.then, they have not moved any further. However, there has been
:07:01. > :07:07.serious fighting in other parts here in the south east of Ukraine. With
:07:08. > :07:12.the rebels claiming they have taken quite a lot of ground back from
:07:13. > :07:18.Ukrainian army. So there are several fronts, the conflict goes on and it
:07:19. > :07:23.has intensified. The question is, what is going to be the next move of
:07:24. > :07:33.the rebels? Will be move on the city, Mariupol? Will be hold tight
:07:34. > :07:39.for the time being? What is daily life like for those who are not
:07:40. > :07:43.involved themselves personally? Wearing one of the main squares in
:07:44. > :07:49.Mariupol and people are going to work. People are walking about. The
:07:50. > :07:54.people we have spoken to, there is the sense of fear obviously. You are
:07:55. > :07:59.worried about what might happen, whether there will be an assault. We
:08:00. > :08:05.know that quite a few people have already left. This is a city of more
:08:06. > :08:12.than 400,000 people and we understand thousands have left. The
:08:13. > :08:17.majority remain. We have been told for example, one person who has been
:08:18. > :08:21.going to work, her colleagues have been coming in with bags packed,
:08:22. > :08:29.ready to go in case it is some kind of attack. Some people are on edge.
:08:30. > :08:33.Clearly the Ukrainian military has been bringing in reinforcements and
:08:34. > :08:35.fortifying positions around the city to try and defend it in case that is
:08:36. > :08:42.an assault on the next few days. In Hong Kong,
:08:43. > :08:44.police have used pepper spray to stop pro-democracy activists who
:08:45. > :08:47.tried to storm an event attended They are in the city
:08:48. > :08:50.on a charm offensive to persuade citizens to support controversial
:08:51. > :09:06.new rules on democratic reforms. A day after the Chinese senior
:09:07. > :09:12.leadership in beginning -- in Beijing chose the selection of the
:09:13. > :09:14.next chief executive in Hong Kong, officials have journeyed south to
:09:15. > :09:20.justify their decision to the general public. This was the
:09:21. > :09:28.unexpected welcome they received. I group of invited guests, including
:09:29. > :09:34.high-profile pro-democracy lawmakers protest it, chanting they had lost
:09:35. > :09:39.faith in the government. After reading his composure, the top
:09:40. > :09:45.Chinese official explained the reasoning behind one of the most
:09:46. > :09:51.controversial new requirements for the 2017 chief executive election.
:09:52. > :09:54.TRANSLATION: CAP NEXT the goal of the nomination committee is to
:09:55. > :10:03.reduce the risks involved in universal suffrage. It reduces the
:10:04. > :10:11.risk of political confrontation. It casts the risk of a constitutional
:10:12. > :10:21.crisis and three it minimises the risk of populism. But outside the
:10:22. > :10:26.venue, the Chinese government position has already created
:10:27. > :10:32.confrontation. Here democracy activists try to forcefully enter
:10:33. > :10:39.the main stage. They were pepper spray by police. With many other
:10:40. > :10:43.groups planning their own protest in response to the Beijing
:10:44. > :10:52.announcement, it is clear that political risk in Hong Kong has only
:10:53. > :10:58.become more serious. I am joined now by the representative from the BBC
:10:59. > :11:05.News service. Do we met -- do we know where this support lies in Hong
:11:06. > :11:12.Kong? We can see there are divided supporters for each camp. Some of
:11:13. > :11:20.them are and see the main group and support the pro-democracy group and
:11:21. > :11:24.others support central government. Some are asking for true democracy.
:11:25. > :11:29.What happened yesterday is that the central government set the limits
:11:30. > :11:37.about how the chief executive should be elected in 2017. What do those
:11:38. > :11:42.limits mean? It means that Beijing will screen the candidates who could
:11:43. > :11:46.potentially be the next Chief Executive. The pro-democracy
:11:47. > :11:51.campaign said they would like to choose. Beijing said no.
:11:52. > :11:58.Pro-democracy are saying they have the nominating committee. Through
:11:59. > :12:06.this they can choose up to three candidates. That is what the
:12:07. > :12:11.pro-democracy campaign are not happy about. They feel restrained by the
:12:12. > :12:16.central government. What will it mean in practice if this change
:12:17. > :12:24.happens? The Hong Kong people feel that they are obliged, the Beijing
:12:25. > :12:30.government promised them to have universal suffrage. But the Beijing
:12:31. > :12:34.government says it is universal suffrage but it is how the
:12:35. > :12:44.candidates are chosen. This is an impasse. Effectively, this is under
:12:45. > :12:55.daily -- Chinese control, effectively how does this affect
:12:56. > :13:00.daily life? They need stability in Hong Kong because it is the
:13:01. > :13:04.financial centre. They can see Beijing will not back off. They
:13:05. > :13:13.realise how strong their position is. Some of them want to keep Hong
:13:14. > :13:21.Kong as a financial centre. If we go through political turmoil, we will
:13:22. > :13:25.suffer more. Others say, this is our prize which makes Hong Kong
:13:26. > :13:29.different from inland areas and this is the price we have to pay. Doesn't
:13:30. > :13:37.look like the pro-democracy supporters will give up easily or go
:13:38. > :13:44.on? I think it is a showdown. They say they will not back off in the
:13:45. > :13:51.short-term. If not immediately, it will happen soon. Thank you very
:13:52. > :13:57.much. Stay with us, much more news to come. The British couple who
:13:58. > :14:00.removed their son from hospital against medical advice, are to
:14:01. > :14:04.appear before a judge in Madrid today.
:14:05. > :14:08.Eating less meat and reducing food waste are part
:14:09. > :14:10.of a combination of solutions needed to ensure food security
:14:11. > :14:15.and avoid dangerous climate change according to a team of academics.
:14:16. > :14:18.Researchers from the University of Cambridge in England have written in
:14:19. > :14:22.the Nature Climate Change journal saying that meat-heavy Western diets
:14:23. > :14:25.will lead to deforestation and an increase in carbon emissions.
:14:26. > :14:30.Our Environment Analyst Roger Harrabin reports.
:14:31. > :14:34.As people in the world are getting richer, and they are eating more
:14:35. > :14:37.It is an inefficient way to make food.
:14:38. > :14:42.As cows grow, they transform just 3% of the energy from the plants they
:14:43. > :14:49.The surge in meat eating will drive more deforestation
:14:50. > :14:51.as farmers seek increasing amounts of land, the study says.
:14:52. > :14:55.Cutting forests releases greenhouse gases from the wood and soil.
:14:56. > :14:59.Fertilisers create greenhouse gases as well.
:15:00. > :15:03.The report says under current trends, agriculture alone will cause
:15:04. > :15:05.the world to bust its targets for reducing the risk
:15:06. > :15:12.Reducing food waste could help a lot, the authors say, and
:15:13. > :15:18.The real challenge is the public's appetite.
:15:19. > :15:21.There is a burger restaurant boom in major cities, and people are
:15:22. > :15:33.It is not normally mushroom burgers they are after.
:15:34. > :15:40.Here in Britain Prime Minister David Cameron is to make a statement
:15:41. > :15:42.on plans to widen anti-terror laws. British-born jihadists in Iraq
:15:43. > :15:44.and Syria could be temporarily banned from returning to the UK
:15:45. > :15:47.under plans being considered by the British government.
:15:48. > :15:53.Proposals are expected to include measures to make it easier to
:15:54. > :15:55.seize suspects' passports. The BBC understands that UK
:15:56. > :15:58.nationals believed to be involved in terror acts would be allowed to
:15:59. > :16:01.keep their British citizenship. The new proposals follows increasing
:16:02. > :16:02.violence in Iraq and Syria and concerns about British fighters
:16:03. > :16:13.returning from the countries. The returning from the countries.
:16:14. > :16:15.This is BBC World News. The latest headlines Pakistan's main
:16:16. > :16:17.TV station has been briefly taken off air
:16:18. > :16:19.by anti-government protesters. The activists -
:16:20. > :16:24.who're calling for the resignation of the prime minister - were removed
:16:25. > :16:27.from the studios by the army. As Ukraine bolsters its defences
:16:28. > :16:29.in the east of the country - its president accuses Russia of,
:16:30. > :16:30."direct and open aggression". its president accuses Russia of,
:16:31. > :16:34."direct and open aggression". The UN says militants
:16:35. > :16:36.from the Islamic State group are committing atrocities amounting to
:16:37. > :16:41.crimes against humanity. The warning comes as the
:16:42. > :16:47.UN's Human Rights Council meets in Geneva to discuss calls
:16:48. > :16:49.for an emergency mission to Iraq. This is what its Deputy chief,
:16:50. > :17:04.Flavia Pansieri, had to say. It appears that ISIL intentionally
:17:05. > :17:06.committed widespread and systematic persecution of these ethnic and
:17:07. > :17:08.religious groups, depriving them of their fundamental rights, including
:17:09. > :17:11.the right to life and freedom of religion,
:17:12. > :17:12.denying them of their identity and compelling many to wander in fear
:17:13. > :17:15.in desolate and dangerous areas. These inhuman and odious offences
:17:16. > :17:17.constitute a serious and deliberate attack on human dignity
:17:18. > :17:20.and human rights and they likely The parents of a young boy with
:17:21. > :17:38.brain cancer, whose disappearance from a British hospital triggered
:17:39. > :17:40.an international search last week, Five-year-old Ashya King was taken
:17:41. > :17:44.out of an English hospital But the parents,
:17:45. > :17:47.who may face extradition to the UK, have told the BBC they just wanted
:17:48. > :17:50.the best treatment for their son. For a second time in less than 24
:17:51. > :17:54.hours, Brett and Naghemeh King The question for the judge,
:17:55. > :18:10.whether to extradite We just want the best treatment
:18:11. > :18:21.Last night, as they were bundled into a police car in handcuffs,
:18:22. > :18:25.they said they wanted the best medical treatment for their son.
:18:26. > :18:32.Their eldest son, Naveed, has posted a new video online, saying his
:18:33. > :18:35.five-year-old brother had been well looked after when he was removed
:18:36. > :18:38.Doctors had said Ashya's life would be in danger.
:18:39. > :18:40.We did not change his foods in any way.
:18:41. > :18:43.We also had this power cord, which is what
:18:44. > :18:47.So he was not starving along the way.
:18:48. > :18:50.Ashya King is suffering from brain cancer, but his parents
:18:51. > :18:53.They claimed doctors at Southampton General wouldn't agree
:18:54. > :18:59.to a treatment called proton beam therapy.
:19:00. > :19:03.The hospital insisted it was trying to help the family
:19:04. > :19:07.I just want to get on with his treatment.
:19:08. > :19:11.And I'm not coming back to England if I cannot give him the treatment I
:19:12. > :19:15.Hampshire Police deny they have been heavy-handed.
:19:16. > :19:17.Doing nothing, they said, was not an option.
:19:18. > :19:20.Medical experts were saying to us that if he didn't get
:19:21. > :19:26.the care that he needed, there was a potential threat to his life.
:19:27. > :19:31.Faced with those circumstances, I make no apology for the police
:19:32. > :19:33.being as proactive as we possibly can to actually find Ashya and
:19:34. > :19:39.What happens next is in the hands of the Spanish courts.
:19:40. > :19:41.It's not clear when Ashya will be reunited with his
:19:42. > :19:47.parents, and whether or not family will be coming back to the UK.
:19:48. > :19:50.There are signs of a shake-up in German politics.
:19:51. > :19:52.For the first time an anti-euro party has won seats
:19:53. > :19:55.Preliminary results show the Alternative for Germany
:19:56. > :19:59.Party is set to beat all forecasts, winning 10% of the vote in
:20:00. > :20:13.This is the first time an anti-Euro party has won seats
:20:14. > :20:19.Preliminary results show the Alternative for Germany, or
:20:20. > :20:22.AFD, have come forth in elections in the eastern state of Saxony.
:20:23. > :20:28.We are very satisfied with the results, because it shows that
:20:29. > :20:31.the AFD is now a steady member of the German political scene,
:20:32. > :20:41.and that the Saxony citizens gave us a lot of confidence.
:20:42. > :20:48.Chancellor Merkel's Christian Democrats lead in Saxony by
:20:49. > :20:53.Stanislaw Tillich, one almost 40% of the vote, with the Left and Social
:20:54. > :20:58.Democrats in the second and third place. The AFD 110%, enough to enter
:20:59. > :21:03.parliament. This is big news in a country where support for the EU has
:21:04. > :21:08.traditionally been strong. The Alternative for Germany isn't even
:21:09. > :21:12.two years old, formed in 28 that -- February 2013 as a protest movement
:21:13. > :21:16.against the euro zone bailouts. The party says it is anti-Euro rather
:21:17. > :21:21.than anti-Europe, and it wants the break-up of the Eurozone. It also
:21:22. > :21:26.wants limits on EU power, with tighter immigration controls and
:21:27. > :21:29.other aim. Critics say it caters to nationalistic sentiments and
:21:30. > :21:32.attracts right-wing extremist. But it appeals to some conservative
:21:33. > :21:40.voters, who think that Angela Merkel has moved too far to the centre. The
:21:41. > :21:44.Christian Democrats' state premier needs to find a new coalition
:21:45. > :21:49.partner, after the free Democrats failed to win any seats. Stanislaw
:21:50. > :21:53.Tillich has ruled out a coalition with the AFD. But the results will
:21:54. > :21:59.reignite the debate in Germany over cooperation with the newcomer. The
:22:00. > :22:03.AFD 17 seats at the European elections in May, and the next two
:22:04. > :22:08.weeks could see more scenes like this. The party is likely to win
:22:09. > :22:10.seats in two more state elections. It is on the brink of establishing
:22:11. > :22:25.itself as a force in German politics. Over the next four days on
:22:26. > :22:28.the BBC, we're going to be focusing on people living around the world
:22:29. > :22:32.with a disability. In the first of our series, Ukraine's top Paralympic
:22:33. > :22:38.swimmer tells us what it is like to train while surrounded by conflict.
:22:39. > :22:46.TRANSLATION: My name is Iaroslav Semenenko. I am from Ukraine. I am a
:22:47. > :22:51.Paralympian swimmer and a European champion. I have taken part in two
:22:52. > :22:59.Paralympic games. I live in Donetsk, near the airport and the railway
:23:00. > :23:03.station. It is very tense in Donetsk at the moment. People are worried.
:23:04. > :23:07.I'm worried. We are worried for our lives, and for our homes. Because
:23:08. > :23:17.apart from that city, people don't have anywhere to go. It's the same
:23:18. > :23:27.for me. I've lived in Donetsk all my life. I used to go outside a lot,
:23:28. > :23:31.but since the fighting started, I only go out when I have to train. I
:23:32. > :23:37.make up my mind depending on where I can hear the shots coming from. If
:23:38. > :23:41.they are close, I stay in. If they are far away, I go out, and I am not
:23:42. > :23:53.scared. Well, it is still a bit scary. Training, for me, became 100
:23:54. > :23:59.times more difficult, because it was scary to go outside or to train in a
:24:00. > :24:03.swimming pool that was shaking. Now, whenever I hear noise or some
:24:04. > :24:13.rustling, I think, oh no. Something is going to happen. And then the
:24:14. > :24:18.swimming pool where I used to train was hit. The water had to be drained
:24:19. > :24:25.out, so now there is nowhere for me to swim. I can only do general
:24:26. > :24:33.physical exercise, like sit-ups, and in Donetsk it is really difficult to
:24:34. > :24:36.prepare for competitions. I feel supported by everybody. Lots of
:24:37. > :24:41.people say I should leave the city, but this is my home, this is where
:24:42. > :24:49.my family is. I'm not going anywhere, and I have a great coach
:24:50. > :24:55.who understands and supports me. Iaroslav Semenenko there.
:24:56. > :24:58.The US space agency, NASA, has released new footage showing a
:24:59. > :25:01.series of powerful solar flares. There have been more than half a
:25:02. > :25:05.dozen such eruptions on the surface of the Sun last week. Some have
:25:06. > :25:10.wanted this explosion of energy might have a serious impact here on
:25:11. > :25:15.earth. -- some have warned. For the Sun, it has been a pretty
:25:16. > :25:19.busy week, cosmically speaking. Enhanced pictures from NASA's solar
:25:20. > :25:23.dynamics Observatory proved the point. You can see here on the
:25:24. > :25:27.left, a huge explosion of radioactive material, a solar flare.
:25:28. > :25:34.Over the last few days, there have been more than half a dozen similar
:25:35. > :25:36.eruptions. Look at this image. Particles of superheated energy
:25:37. > :25:42.shooting thousands of kilometres out into space. It is not just about
:25:43. > :25:47.pretty pictures. These solar winds travel through the cosmos, and can
:25:48. > :25:51.reach us here on Earth. It is warned that satellite communications, power
:25:52. > :25:54.grids, even air travel could be affected if the players are
:25:55. > :25:58.particularly strong. At the very least, you may get to see a
:25:59. > :26:02.wonderful display, like the aurora borealis, or Northern lights. This
:26:03. > :26:07.is what happens when solar winds hit the Earth's upper atmosphere. These
:26:08. > :26:11.latest solar flares do not appear to be aimed in our direction, so we can
:26:12. > :26:17.breathe a little easier. But they are an extraordinary sight
:26:18. > :26:22.nonetheless. We're just going to leave you with a
:26:23. > :26:26.reminder our top story. Pakistani state television channel, PTV, is
:26:27. > :26:29.back on air, after the army removed demonstrators who had broken into
:26:30. > :26:33.the station. Anti-government protesters, led by Imran Khan and
:26:34. > :26:37.others, have called for the Prime Minister to resign. They have been
:26:38. > :26:41.clashing with police in Islamabad. Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz
:26:42. > :26:45.Sharif has been meeting with the country's powerful army chief. Lots
:26:46. > :26:48.of rumours about what was in that meeting. He is now meeting with
:26:49. > :26:52.other political leaders. We will update you throughout the day here
:26:53. > :26:54.on BBC News. Thank you for watching. I will be back tomorrow,
:26:55. > :26:56.if you can join me.