15/08/2014 World News Today

This is BBC World News Today with me Kasia Madera.

Sunni tribal leaders in Iraq say they are ready to work

with the new prime minister Haider al-Abadi and fight against

Islamic State jihadists IF his government restores Sunni rights.

The development comes as foreign ministers meet

in Brussels to discuss the situation in Iraq, but they've stopped short

of an EU-wide decision to provide military aid to Kurdish forces.

The Ebola outbreak in west Africa has been vastly underestimated

according to the World Health Organisation.

They say it may take six months to bring it under control.

Ukraine says its forces have destroyed most of a Russian armoured

column, after it crossed the border last night under cover of darkness.

CCTV footage is released by Ferguson police of an incident at a

convenience store on the day unarmed black teenager Michael Brown was

Sunni tribal leaders say they're ready to work with Iraq's new

Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, as long as the government protects

It comes as ministers from across Europe have been in emergency talks

trying to work out a coordinated response to the Iraq crisis.

The British government said it would consider favourably any request

from the Kurds for arms to push back Islamic State fighters who've

Britain would join France and the United States in supplying arms to

the Kurds, who are also struggling with a massive influx of refugees.

It's thought 200,000 people are now in refugee camps

in Kurdish-controlled Iraq and in parts of Syria.

Our Correspondent Paul Wood has travelled to Syria

This camp in Syria is the first place of century for thousands of

years ED refugees. People walked 40 miles in 50 degrees heat to get

here, across mountain and desert. -- Yazidis refugees. This camp has

swollen to 15,000 people. Patriotic music drifts across the camp. We

have heard our women screaming, says the song. Do not be afraid, we will

defend this land and for get -- defend our honour. The song is an

attempt to recruit among the Yazidis refugees. I know

attempt to recruit among the Yazidis because I grew up in the mountains.

I will go to my village and where ever I find the Islamic state I will

kill them. They have captured our women and they are selling them, I

will go to free my people, I will go to protect my land. The Kurdish

forces will find a lot of volunteers in refugee camps like this. Any new

recruits will be going up against battle hardened veterans and the jet

had these are very well equipped and they have weapons and ammunition

they captured from the Iraqi forces. Even with air support from

the West the Kurdish forces will have a long and difficult task to

recapture the towns and villages that these people came from. The

Kurdish military have begun a training programme to get a army

capable of defeating the jet had these. We did not choose this war,

he says, but we have no choice to fight. The Yazidis people our our

people and if we had not confronted the Islamic State there would have

been a genocide. Just over the border into Iran a brand-new camp is

being built for displaced Yazidis. The camp is better than what greeted

them when they first fled into Syria but it is another depressing sign

that there will be no quick end to this crisis. Thank you very much for

I am joined by Dr Salah Al-Shaikhly, coming to speak to us.

the former Iraqi ambassador to Britain.

What are these people calling for? For a couple of years they have been

demanding to be part of a decision-making process. Their

complaint was that a decision was taken in Baghdad totally separate

from the community. We have just had an election and all communities have

elected their own representative to Parliament. I think number one with

the new Prime Minister is a very intelligent and pragmatic person and

he needs to consult the people who have been elected to Parliament and

who have good representation in parliament of Sunni blocks and I am

sure he will consult with the appropriate tribal leaders, but I

must sound a word of caution. We need to be very careful about this,

the Prime Minister needs to widen his advisories beyond the close

circles that he is at present dealing with. Put it into context

for us, how significant is it for these Sunni tribal leaders to say

they are considering working with Haider al-Abadi. It is significant.

They are not shying away from participating in the process. They

are saying they want to participate and unfortunately previously they

were barred from participating and accused of all sorts of things such

as harbouring terrorists and being incubators for terrorism. They

cannot except that because these people had been tried and proven to

be good nationalists. During the Al-Qaeda surge, they did help in

restraining Al-Qaeda until they diminished to nothing. These are

patriots who actually want to work with the government for the national

interest. Why did Haider al-Abadi when the previous man was in power,

why did he not try to influence them to be more inclusive? If you follow

the news you will find that the previous Prime Minister had a close

circle of people on whom he depended for advice. This is really one of

the problem is why everybody wanted a change of leadership. Hyder al

Mahdi was a chairman for another parliamentary committee and

consequently he was concentrating on his work. -- Haider al-Abadi. I

think the situation is now very different and the country is facing

a huge problem with ISIS and then the occupation of one third of

Iraq. We now have the U repair in union saying that member states can

help to arm the Kurds. -- the European Union. Are you happy with

that and the arrival of an autonomous Kurdish military? This is

good news. I have no fear of an autonomous Kurdish region because

the Kurds have been good Iraqis. They willing in 2003 came to Baghdad

and they wanted to participate in the political process. They want to

be autonomous? Eventually perhaps they do. If we had managed to solve

the problem in 1918 we would not have this problem now. The problem

is every single Iraqi government that came to power in Baghdad

decided to put them down. These are a proud people. Of course they want

their own national aspirations but nothing to do with whether or not

they want to acquire arms from the European Union. They want to acquire

arms to defend the borders that extend from Syria to Iran where

there are pressuring -- where they are facing huge pressure from ISIS.

Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts. A lot more on our website

as always. Now let us move on. Ukrainian officials are saying their

artillery destroyed a significant part of a Russian armored column

that is reported to have crossed Nato has condemned what it said was

an incursion and Britain has summoned the Russian

envoy over the reports. Meanwhile Ukrainian border guards

have begun inspecting a convoy of more than 200 Russian trucks

carrying aid to eastern Ukraine. The convoy is currently parked south

of the city of Kamensk-Shakhtinski. David, a discrepancy over this

armoured column. What is happening there? Well, the armoured column

apparently moved into Ukraine from Russian territory late on Thursday

night and this is not the first time we have heard from Western

officials, from Ukrainian officials, saying that armoured vehicles are

entering from Russia with Russian troops. It is the first time that

Western journalists have witnessed and there were two Western

journalists that saw armed personnel vehicles moving into Ukraine. The

Ukrainians say they destroyed a significant portion of this column

and this convoy. The Ukrainian president said this. The Russians

deny that any column went into Ukraine and as a result they are

denying that any column was destroyed but in return they are

saying that the Ukrainians are trying to derail the humanitarian

effort on purpose by escalating the fighting and this is causing a great

deal of concern. We are expecting that the Foreign Minister is of

Ukraine, Russia, Germany and France will be meeting in Berlin on Sunday

to try and de-escalate this situation that seems to be rising in

another upsurge, as we have seen before. Meanwhile the actual aid

convoy is still on the border? That is absolutely right. There is some

progress. The Ukrainian officials have come onto Russian territory,

border guards and customs officials and they are supposed to start

looking at the cargo and ultimately giving it approval. This does not

necessarily mean that when the approval comes the trucks will be

moving immediately onto Ukrainian territory. It should be said that

Russian trucks will be moving into Ukraine, this is apparently the

agreement. This cargo will be taken over by the Red Cross but the Red

Cross say they need security guarantees for their own people

before they give the green light. This is a very critical situation,

the populations in eastern Ukraine are facing a humanitarian crisis and

we are also seeing humanitarian aid coming from the Ukrainian side which

will hopefully reach the civilian population soon. Thank you very

much. The World Health Organisation says

the scale of the Ebola outbreak in West Africa could be vastly

underestimated. The official death toll has now

risen to 1,145, however the real WHO says extraordinary measures

are needed to tackle the epidemic. Our Health Correspondent Branwen

Jeffreys has more details. Dealing with a health crisis in a

popular situation like this is a huge challenge for the authorities.

In bowl is deadly and contagious and there are fears it could spread

easily from busy hubs like this, especially since that redbrick

building is a hospital where the first victim was diagnosed and then

died. The authorities have since introduced stringent measures to

prevent the pirates from spreading. We have some of our officers who are

screening and dedicated to reviewing the forms, already completed on

board. We have somebody doing the observation and walking through the

passengers and holding a hand-held digital infrared monitor to read the

temperature. Anything beyond 30 Celsius is maybe indicative of the

Ebola virus. The government is educating the public as it tries to

contain the virus and keep it from spreading. One of Nigeria's

favourite delicacies is this spicy roast meat. Normally this place

would be teeming with customers but the government is watching the

public -- warning the public to watch what they touch and eat. Much

of this is beef and they are concerned it may have come into

contact with bush meat that could be contaminated with the bowler virus.

The lack of customers here could mean that the message is getting

through to some. Nigerians are now changing their habits as the fear of

the Ebola by risky than alert. I am a pharmacist and previously I did

not use to work with gloves but in recent times I have had to do that

because I have two protect myself. I come into contact with all sorts of

people every day. The main concern is that such a deadly virus if not

contained could spread easily and lead to a crisis in this densely

populated city. Police in the US state of Missouri

have named Darren Wilson as the police officer who shot dead an

unarmed black teenager last weekend. The shooting of Michael Brown

triggered several nights Ferguson police chief Thomas Jackson

earlier refused to name the officer, By naming officer Wilson

the authorities have met demands by protesters and civil liberty

campaigners to identify him. They have released a surveillance

video which shows Michael Brown and another man coming into

confrontation with a man over a box of cigars. He is the prime suspect

in an alleged robbery that occurred minutes before the shooting,

describing him as being dressed in khaki shorts and a white T-shirt and

a red baseball hat. The police have named the officer involved as Darren

Wilson. Shayan Elahi is

a civil rights attorney in Dallas. He is a Pakistani American

and he joins me now through Skype. The release of this that each will

inflame the situation which is already highly volatile. It may but

the focus will remain the same, that another black teenager who was

unarmed was shot by a police officer in broad daylight. It doesn't matter

what this gentleman was doing beforehand. The whole idea that he

was on armed and killed in his own neighbourhood. There is a systemic

problem. A lot of people will distract from the issue to put the

focus on this young man, just like they tried to do with another young

man who was killed. But is where America goes wrong. Any to focus on

the problem itself. What is the problem in your understanding? The

problem is illustrated by the response in Missouri. Right after

the death of Michael Brown, of course people will be upset and come

out onto the street. The paramilitary response is completely

symbolic of what has happened to the American police force and how it

overreacts to every given situation. This is a problem that

President Obama is ignoring in his second term in office. Is this an

issue that the police are armed? A race issue? What is your

understanding of it? There is a huge racial undertone to the way the

police department behave with young black men in America. There is no

question about that. The statistics back it up completely. Just this

week, there was an on armed death in Dallas by the hand of a police

officer, another black man. These things keep happening. Why? There

was a problem. President Obama has a great opportunity to tie any help he

gives and we know a lot of paramilitary equipment is given to

the police by defence and... We have seen some of the problems, we have

seen some of the riots and the amount of teargas and we have seen

the situation dissolves somewhat with the way that the state police

have come in. Is that the way forward? That is a Band-Aid. They

have brought in this African-American race officer and

put him in charge. That is really putting a Band-Aid on a deep wound.

It is essentially even pandering, some would say. Even

African-American police officers behaved badly with young

African-American men and that is as distant Mick issue. You don't have

to believe... Numbers don't lie. There are more on armed black males

being killed in America by police officers than anyone else. Thank

you. Clashes have broken out

in the Pakistani city of Gujranwala after shots were fired

at the car of Pakistani opposition His spokeswoman says his car was

hit but Mr Khan was not injured. He was on his way to the capital

Islamabad with a group of supporters to try and put pressure on Prime

Minister Nawaz Sharif to resign. We can talk to our correspondent

Shahzeb Jillani in Islamabad. The last thing on the details, the

circumstances of this attack. I am currently in is a bad on the road

where Imran Khan is expected next couple of hours. He said off from

the eastern city of Lahore yesterday for is bad. Earlier today, his

convoy was passing through the city of Gujurat and did came under attack

from a mob. There was panic. His supporters sought cover, baby Kelly

aided and in the clashes, quite a few Biba were injured. -- and in the

clashes, quite a few people were injured. We have talked to be blunt

the ground, there was no evidence yet of shots being fired at him but

after that incident, Imran Khan essentially switched. His convoy had

been moving slowly, he moved into a bullet-proof vehicle and has been

speeding his way to Islamabad. He is approaching the outskirts of

Islamabad. He is expected in the next few hours. The plan is, when he

gets here, they plan to hold a sit in an demand resignation from the

Prime Minister Nass was Sheriff. -- as was Sharif. -- the Prime

Minister. There is a lot of nervousness and uncertainty of what

might happen in Islamabad today and tomorrow. Thank you.

The drugs watchdog for the NHS in England is being criticised

for rejecting a treatment for men with prostate cancer.

Abiraterone is available after chemotherapy, but

the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence says it's too

Our health correspondent Dominic Hughes reports.

For this man, a prostate cancer diagnosis was a shock but the drug

abiraterone has kept healthy and well enough to continue working.

Life has not gone dramatically down. I have been able to keep things

stable, enjoy family and working life and to carry on the way I have

done before. This drug is already prescribed to some men as an end of

life treatment when they are dying from prostate cancer treatment. --

from prostate cancer. Last week, with the breast cancer drug, the NHS

watchdog says this treatment fails to offer value for money. The

company is asking for, it simply doesn't match that additional

benefits that it brings. This is a general problem for mice macro at

the moment with new cancer treatment. Every year, laboratories

like this one diagnosed around 40,000 cases of prostate cancer

across the UK. It is the most common form of the disease in men. As

tested has improved, the disease has been spotted quicker so survival

rates have soared in recent decades. But campaign groups say men deserve

access to the best treatment. This is a fiasco. We have blame giving to

each other for why this isn't happening. They all say they are

disappointed but disappointed is not good enough. These are difficult

judgements, balancing the gift of precious time with families against

an NHS drugs bill that could soar out of control.

It seems like these days you can rent just about anything,

In Germany, a scheme that roughly translates as 'adopt a grandparent'

This girl goes for a cycle ride with her grandparents, well, sort of.

Paul and Charlotte are her adopted grandparents, part of a scheme to

link young families with older couples who want grandchildren. If

you look at other older people, they are just sitting in front of the

television. I have this lively relationship. It gives me something

to do. And when she is drawing a picture and she draws three Hearts

and my name is on one of them, that really touches me. Paul and his wife

have helped raise to raise said she was three, as well as psycho, they

have taught her to swim and taken her on holiday. -- as well as

cycling. Every Monday, Charlotte meets me after school and we go

swimming. Then, we go home and have food. After, I can go home or stay

the night with Charlotte and Paul. The older people who get involved in

the scheme are often driven by a desire to have in their lives. This

scheme is allows German pensioners to remain active, contribute and

feel valued, as well as providing essential support to the young

families they help. Relationships have broken down and to paedophiles

have got past the check-in procedures over the 25 year history

of the scheme. But the project remains popular with good feedback.

A lot of the grandparents say they feel better, they have something to

do, it helps them that their health and it helps them understand young

people. Back at the cycle park, the mother is there. She says they help

is invaluable. I wanted to have an older couple for to raise because to

have parents and grandparents and my parents are far away from Berlin. A

true Bond has developed between these one-time strangers, providing

both young and old with much-needed friendship and support.

Shrien Dewani, the British man accused of murdering his wife

while on honeymoon, has been found fit to stand trial in South Africa

The 34 year old Bristol businessman is accused of ordering the murder

of his 28-year-old wife Anni, who was shot in Cape Town in 2010.

Mr Dewani, who denies murder, was extradited from Britain in April.

Let's end the programme on the southern coast of France

where President Hollande has joined anniversary of one

of the most important operations of World War II.

On August 15, 1944, 50,000 Allied troops stormed the coast

near Marseille and Toulon, beginning the liberation

It came two months after the successful D-Day landings

in Normandy in northern France, and was aimed at opening up

More on our website. Goodbye. Clear skies overnight will allow

temperatures to fall away. This area of low pressure just north of the

British Isles will control out whether through the weekend. The

winds will get pretty strong so it will be blustery. Outbreaks