01/01/2016 BBC World News

I'm Rajini Vaidyanathan with BBC World News.

A gunman has opened fire on a bar in the Israeli city of Tel Aviv,

killing two people and wounding several others.

After Ramadi was reclaimed by Iraqi government troops earlier this week,

Islamic State fighters have launched an offensive on a nearby army base.

Grammy award winning singer Natalie Cole has died aged 65.

And Delhi tries taking a million cars off the road,

in an attempt to clean up its notoriously polluted air.

Police in Israel say they have yet to establish a motive for a shooting

in Tel Aviv, which left two people dead and seven others injured.

Four are said to be in a serious condition.

The attack happened at a restaurant in the centre of Tel Aviv,

in Dizengoff Street, a busy thoroughfare where many cafes

and bars have tables outside on the pavement.

Forensics officers are still at the scene, carrying out

a detailed examination, and hundreds of armed police

You may find some images in this report from Kevin Connolly

Video cameras captured the moment of the shooting,

the killer calmly raising his weapon and opening fire.

In an area of Tel Aviv filled with packed bars and cafes,

I hide myself under the bar, and I hear and I am waiting

that it's finished, but it was horrible.

It's scary, because it is happening all over the world.

The gunman escaped on foot, and a huge manhunt began.

The security forces quickly sealed off the scene,

working to save the seriously injured inside the shattered bar.

The painstaking work of piecing together a picture of what had

Armed police units have been combing Tel Aviv.

It's not clear if there have been credible sightings of the gunman

The motive for the shooting for now is unclear.

It may have been straightforward criminality, or it could have been

a hate crime if the gunman believed the bar was popular

Here at the scene, there is growing speculation

that police have now identified a suspect,

deepening suspicions that this attack was linked

to a recent increase in tension

Fighters from the Islamic State group have attacked an army base

near Ramadi, in the biggest assault it's launched since the city

was recaptured by government troops earlier this week.

An Iraqi army officer said suicide car bombers and fighters wearing

explosive belts led the attack in the desert north of Ramadi.

The attack comes as Iraqi forces try to consolidate their hold

Our Arab Affairs editor Sebastian Usher reports.

Much of Ramadi was reduced to rubble in the ferocious battle to win back

from Islamic State fighters. Caught in the middle were civilians

stranded between the two sides. Families have been bringing their

young, they're old and their wounded out of the buildings where they

tried to take shelter. Cosish-macro day, IS, are not Muslims, they are

beasts, one man told journalists. Another said people were killed when

they refused to move would IS fighters to another area. There were

reports that IS were preventing trapped civilians from leaving and

rounding them up or using them as human shields. Explosions in the

distance showed that the battle is by no means over. In the past few

days, Iraqi soldiers have been moving carefully through the centre

of the city to clear it of booby traps and bombs. But on the

outskirts of the city and the areas beyond it, an unknown number of IS

fighters remain a potent threat. The recapture of Ramadi has been

portrayed by the government is very much a victory for its soldiers,

notable by their absence were Shia militias that have played a key role

elsewhere in the battle against IS. In his Friday sermon, read out for

him in the city of Kabul, Iraq's most senior Shia cleric, Ayatollah

sisterly, warned that residents and tribes of areas liberated from IS

must work with the security forces to ensure that the jihadists cannot

return. As a new year begins, the war against IS has taken a new turn.

There is talk again in Iraq of winning back Mosul, the group's

biggest stronghold that. But any celebration may prove

premature if the key next step of securing Ramadi and returning its

battered population not just to its streets, but to a sense of belonging

to the Iraqi state, fails. In France, a man has tried to ram

a soldier with his car in the south The soldier opened fire

to stop the driver, The incident took place outside

the city's mosque, where the soldier had been deployed as part

of heightened security measures in place in France

since last year's attacks. Police in Germany say Thursday

night's terror alert in Munich was based on concrete information

about a planned suicide attack. Officials say a tip off

from the French intelligence service suggested there were up

to seven suspects - and Iraqis linked to

so the called Islamic State. Our security correspondent

Gordon Corera has more details. Minutes before midnight,

and German security forces usher people away from Munich's

busiest railway stations. Intelligence received just hours

earlier suggested a group of between five and

seven Iraqi and Syrian suicide bombers would attack

New Year's crowds here. With the level of detail,

including names, coming in from two separate foreign

countries, German officials today It was on information,

and we have to do our And we have to guarantee

the security and Today, the stations were open again,

a police presence visible, although authorities

now say they can't be sure if the attackers really

are in the city or even New year celebrations

have been the focus It wasn't only Germany,

with the closure of Two days ago, Turkey

arrested two men in Ankara, said to be planning a suicide

attack on celebrations. The Belgian capital,

Brussels, cancelled its fireworks after a group

of men were arrested, also said to be plotting

to strike targets. And in New York, the

FBI arrested one man said to be planning a knife attack

on a restaurant yesterday, to demonstrate his support

for so-called Islamic State. Paris had also cancelled

its usual fireworks, instead projecting a video

onto the Arc de Triomphe, In his new year message,

France's president warned that the terrorist threat

was still at its highest level. We're not done with terrorism.

The threat is still there. It's even at its most strong.

We regularly foil attacks. But last night's celebrations

passed without incident. Europe has been on edge,

and while the New Year passed re-election for a third

term next year. was expected after a referendum

approved constitutional changes to allow him to run

for three further terms. It could potentially see him stay

in power until 2034. Mr Kagame said Rwandans had made

clear they wanted him to lead Firecrackers and stray bullets

at New Year celebrations in the Philippines have killed

at least one person and caused a massive fire in a residential area

of the capital, Manila. A drunk man is said to have died

as he embraced a giant firecracker Fire officials said the blaze in one

of the city's cramped shanty towns spread quickly, gutting

around a thousand homes. Mash star Wayne Rogers,

who played US army surgeon "Trapper" John McIntyre

in the cult 1970s TV series, The actor, who was 82,

also had a recurring role in the 1990s series

Murder, She Wrote. He died of complications

from pneumonia. President Obama has hinted that he

will soon unveil measures to try and tackle gun violence in America. In

his weekly radio address, Mr Obama said he would meet the Attorney

General on Monday to discuss actions he could take. He described it as

unfinished business. Last month, we remembered the third

anniversary of Newtown. This Friday, I'll be thinking

about my friend Gabby Giffords, five years into her recovery

from the shooting in Tucson. And all across America,

survivors of gun violence, those who lost a child, or parent,

or spouse to gun violence, are forced to mark such awful

anniversaries every single day. And yet Congress still has not done

anything to prevent what happened to them from happening

to other families. Three years ago, a common-sense bill

would have required background checks for virtually everyone who

buys a gun. Keep in mind that this is a policy that is supported by

some 90% of the American people. It was supported by a majority of NRA

households. But the gun lobby mobilised against it, and the Senate

blocked it. Since then, tens of thousands of our fellow Americans

have been mown down by gun violence, tens of thousands. Each time, we are

told that common-sense reforms like background checks might not have

stopped the last massacre or the one before that, so we shouldn't do

anything. We know we can't stop every act of violence, but what if

we try should stop even one? What if Congress had something, anything, to

protect our kids from gun violence? A few months ago, I directed my team

at the White House to look into any new actions I could take to help

reduce gun violence. On Monday, I will meet with our Attorney General,

Loretta Lynch, to discuss our options, because I get too many

letters from parents and teachers and kids to sit around and do

nothing. The head of the worldwide Anglican

communion, the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby,

has called on the nation to welcome refugees, by offering them

hospitality and love. Our Religious Affairs Correspondent

Caroline Wyatt reports. Justin Welby filmed his message at

Marsh academy, the school in his own diocese of Canterbury. There, he met

some of the students. Away from the cameras, he met one boy who had come

here alone as a refugee, aged just 14, fleeing war in North Africa.

This is just one example of the many desperate journeys children are

making on their own to save their lives. This school represents the

best of what we can do in this country. It welcomes, it loves, it

serves, it teaches and equips people and the mistress our ability to live

up to our long established tradition of warmth and hospitality. The

Archbishop's message comes at the start of a year that is likely to

see many more people fleeing persecution and poverty, risking all

on their perilous journey. In 2015, just over a million refugees and

migrants reached Europe, hoping to begin a new life. Just in world the

points out that Jesus himself started life as a refugee seeking

shelter. He tells us to be those who welcome the alien and stranger, the

poor and weak. As a nation, we have always done so. In today's world,

hospitality and love are our most formidable weapons against hatred

and extremism. The Archbishop of Canterbury said that through the

sentries, we had always offered asylum to those fleeing oppression

and tyranny. That theme of the need to reach out and help was once

echoed in Rome today I Pope Francis in his new year's homily. Addressing

the crowd on St Peter's Square, the Pope spoke of the injustice and

violence that wounded the human family everyday. He said that on the

world Day of peace today, mankind must cultivate peace, because the

enemy of peace was not only war, but also the indifference of others to

the violence and hatred that affected so many innocent victims.

Stay with us on BBC World News, still to come:

Pakistan has controversially named fast bowler Mohammad Amir

in its national squad, despite a five-year ban and three

Israeli police say two people were killed when a gunman opened

fire with an automatic rifle on a crowded bar in the centre

After Ramadi was reclaimed by Iraqi government troops earlier this week,

Islamic State fighters have launched an attack on an army base

The office of the Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan,

to criticism about comments he made citing Hitler's Germany

as an example of an effective presidential system,

In a statement, an official said it was unacceptable to suggest

Mr Erdogan was using the reference in a positive sense,

but rather as an example that presidential systems

Mr Erdogan also said there would be no letup in the offensive against

the PKK. Two police officers and a soldier and 12 PKK fighters were

killed in the past 48 hours. An operation is currently underway

in the southeastern city of Cizre. TRANSLATION: In 2015, the number of

terrorists who were neutralised during operations, both inside and

outside the country, is 3100. Our greatest source of sadness is the

200 security officials who were martyred, as well as citizens who

died in those events. There's been an suicide bomb attack

in the Afghan capital, The Ministry of the Interior has

confirmed to the BBC that the target was a French restaurant

popular with foreigners, Kabul police said the attack

was a car bomb and that two people All the casualties were

Afghan civilians. One of the attackers

was captured alive with his gun. The Taliban say they

carried out the attack. Firefighters in Dubai have finally

extinguished the blaze which broke out in a high-rise literary hotel

shortly before New Year's Eve fireworks display. It took more than

20 hours to put out the fire, and a search for the cause of the blaze

can now begin. It is expected to focus on the materials used to clad

the outside of the story hotel. More than a million cars have been

forced off the streets of the Indian capital, Delhi, at the start

of a two-week trial to help clean up one of the world's

most polluted cities. The roads are open to vehicles

with odd and even-numbered licence Here's our South Asia Editor,

Charles Haviland. This is what pollution in Delhi

looks like, the result of many factors including coal-fired power

stations, the burning of crop waste, the proximity to a desert and the

sheer number of vehicles in its choked up streets. The World Health

Organisation now says it the world's most polluted city. That has grave

implications for the health of those living there. Little wonder the city

or 30s want to act. Today, New Year's Day, vehicles with an even

number on their plate, like this one, are supposed to stay off the

streets, while on even dates like Saturday, it is the others that must

languish at home. Volunteers are boosting the campaign and it has

plenty of public support. If the number of cars on Delie's roads get

halved and people go for measures like using public transport, it

should definitely create some difference. It has fallen to the

police, many in masks, to monitor compliance. They say there are

surprisingly few violators. But the scheme has its pitfalls, and

critics, who are unhappy about the many exemptions given, including to

VIPs, judges, women driving alone and motorbikes, or two wheelers. Two

wheelers, because of the sheer numbers, are also major contributed

to pollution in the city. Therefore, if you are letting them off, the

whole effectiveness of the programme will be compromised. Others, like

this man, say it would be better to force all cars away from petrol or

diesel to cleaner fuels. Or, like this man, that only common people

will suffer, as the rich can just buy a second car. Delhi's chief

minister said he was overwhelmed by the good public response. But an

official government agency said air quality remained poor throughout New

Year's Day, as atmospheric conditions didn't allow polluters to

be disbursed. Clearer results will emerge in the coming days.

Olly Foster has the latest sports news.

We'll start with cricket, because it's the eve

of the second Test between South Africa and England in Cape

The hosts have confirmed that their fast bowler Dale Steyn

is out with the shoulder problem that he picked up

England won that, but look like they will change a winning

James Anderson is back to full fitness after recovering

His rehab went as well as it could, and he knows his body better

than the medics and the physios and the doctors,

We would love to have him in our team,

but he has to be 100% certain of getting through the five days

He managed to bounce back. There are quite a few members in our team who

have been part of it, and the young members have settled down nicely. So

to remain positive is a challenge sometimes, but it is always there.

Mohammad Amir is back in the Pakistan squad

for spot fixing and deliberately bowling no-balls during the 2010

He's 23 now and in the squads for three Twenty20s

and three one-day internationals in New Zealand next month.

Some of his teamates aren't happy about it,

with one-day skipper Azhar Ali actually

Amir's availability is subject to him getting a visa to travel

Exeter Chiefs missed the chance to go top of Rugby Union's

It was a low scoring match, just the one try scored for Saints.

Pro 12 leaders Scarlets could only pick up a losing bonus point

as they were beaten 29-27 by Cardiff Blues.

Earlier, Ospreys beat Newport Gwent Dragons 12-7.

And in Ireland, Leinster saw off Connacht 13-0.

Natalie Cole, the Grammy-winning daughter of Nat King Cole,

A family statement confirmed that she died on Thursday

from complications due to ongoing health issues.

Cole's greatest success came with her 1991 album,

Unforgettable With Love, which paid tribute

to her father with reworked versions of some of his best-known songs.

In a recent BBC documentary, she explained how it came

Let's hear a little of the title track first.

# How the thought of you does things to me

# Never before has someone been more...

I was talking to my manager and said, I have started to think

I want to do a record of my dad's music.

And my manager, you know, he was pretty flexible,

and he was like, yeah, that is not a bad

We went to the record company and they said the last record I had

I was not even that happy about it. It was called Good To Be Back.

And this was after I got out of rehab,

And the record company said, well, you really should be

coming off a hit record before you do a record like what you're

talking about - this tribute to your dad.

I said, what if I don't have another hit record?

Basically, I was able to leave my contract.

When you fast forward to the Grammys, that night,

when Unforgettable won everything, and

one of my acceptance speeches was to Capitol for letting me out

People have been taking to social media to pay tribute.

Well, the fireworks are over, but the party's still going,

and we're covering all sorts of ways of celebrating the new year around

In London, tens of thousands of people lined up to see the 30th

year of the traditional New Year's Day parade.

marched the route from Green Park to Parliament Square.

Meanwhile, up north in Scotland, thousands of people put on fancy

dress and took a dip in the freezing waters of the River Forth

for the annual "loony dook" - or mad duck - dip.

In front of the iconic rail bridge, an unlikely cast of characters

gathered to welcome in the new year shivering and screaming.

It is that none of the day when we look at some of the weather stories

from around the world. We start in the South Pacific, with Fiji in

particular, because it has been very wet here. They are underneath a

massive cloud which has brought heavy rainfall. That is slowly

clearing away. Then attention turns to a cyclone which is drifting

southwards and westwards. It should stay offshore for Fiji, but may whip

the waves up on the eastern side of the islands and bring some heavy

rain. Now let's head north towards northern Japan. An area of low

pressure is bringing snow showers to Hawk-Eye though and a bit of a

breeze, but high pressure for central and eastern China means the

winds are very light and they have poor air quality in this part of the

world. Light winds as well across northern India and Pakistan. Again,

we have very poor air quality in this part of the world. We need the

breeze Jupiter up to help stir things up, but no sign of that in

the near future. A cold wind is pushing across the Middle East. That

has brought some rain and mountain snow, but the cold air will see

temperatures in Baghdad well below where they should be, and getting

colder. Some very cold nights to come in this part of the world. It

will be subzero for quite a few. We need to keep an eye on developments

off the coast of Madagascar. It may or may not turn into a tropical

cyclone, but it will be windy for Mauritius. It should be bright in

Cape Town, and hot as well. But quite chilly in Cairo, with that

breeze blowing down across the eastern Mediterranean. We have seen

heavy rainfall recently in the south and east of Brazil. Plenty more to

come through Saturday. Rio is also in the firing line for some pretty

wet weather. Wet weather also in the north of Mexico. But much of the USA

is dry. It is chilly and windy around the great Lakes, and around

Mississippi, we have flooding issues at the moment. Cold, too, across the

eastern side of Europe. The cold air reaches all the way to Cyprus.

Further west, milder, and to go with that comes some wind and rain. The

rain will turn to some significant snow as it hits the Alps, which is

good news because some of the snow sports results have not opened due

to a lack of snow Omagh but that will soon change. It will change

dramatically in the next few days. There is the temperature contrast.

Pretty grey in Moscow through the day on Saturday. Cold, and a similar

cold day in Minsk and Kiev. Just above freezing in Sarajevo. Further

south, more sunshine in Athens, but it will not do much for

temperatures, which are in single figures. Single fingers as well --

single figures also in Istanbul.