10/01/2016 World News Today

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The headlines; capturing El Chapo, how an interview with Sean Penn

helped track down Mexico's drug king, Joaquin Guzman.

Marchers in Hong Kong protest over the disappearance of five publishing

workers, who are believed to be under detention in China.

A show of force as a US bomber flies over South Korea,

As the Mexican government continues to celebrate the recapture of drugs

king Joaquin El Chapo Guzman, extraordinary details about how

they tracked him down have emerged - involving an interview he gave

to the Hollywood actor, Sean Penn, in a secret hideout.Details

of the encounter have been published in Rolling Stone,

Guzman now faces extradition to the United States.

The BBC's Katy Watson has this report.

One Hollywood actor, one violent drugs lord and one

controversial interview that has got people talking.

Sean Penn went to Mexico to meet El Chapo in October in a hideout,

and Mexico's most wanted criminal offered up his opinion on his life

He was asked if he tried to avoid violence or only use it

Of course, he is the leader of a cartel, a violent and powerful

drugs gang linked to thousands of murders, kidnappings

and money-laundering in Mexico and the United States.

Both men are globally recognised, but it was El Chapo's attempts

to dabble in the movie business himself that led

They tracked his contact with producers and actors.

Captured in a northern city after trying to escape down storm

drains, he was then paraded in front of television cameras

He was then flown to Mexico's highest security prison

from which he escaped six months ago, but it may not be for long.

The Attorney General's office said that with his capture,

extradition proceedings will restart.

One was made before his escape by the US last year and one

Both were approved with the Mexican government in line with the treaty

No timescale was given, but experts say it could take months.

Extradition is not a foregone conclusion, but with every

new development more extraordinary than the last,

authorities will be keen to put a lid on El Chapo's escapades

On the one hand quite a coup to interview a fugitive drug lord.

But Rolling Stone has also received severe criticism including

from the White House, particularly for admitting

that the article was submitted to El Chapo

Well earlier, I spoke to the founder of Rolling Stone about how

He had the story so he was the one to do it.

He's an accomplished writer so had the skills and the story.

We understand the magazine gave El Chapo Ed torial signoff so once

it was finished, he got to see the version and to say

Why did you decide to give him that right?

This is a deal that Sean worked out with El Chapo,

We were willing to go along with it and nothing came of it,

Our reporter Katie Watson joins us now from Mexico City. The fact he

was given editorial signoff has caused a huge amount of controversy,

hasn't it, particularly in the States? That is right. On social

media as well. You have journalists saying this is the death of

journalism, the fact that you give a notorious drug Lord editorial

signoff. On the other hand, if this powerful and feared criminal isn't

happy with the story, I guess the consequences, who knows what they

could be, so that was probably a balance they were trying to strike.

Nevertheless, yes, this story has caused controversy in the United

States, controversy here as well. You've got to remember, this is a

man who is the head of the cartel, one of the most notorious in the

world, and responsible for ultimately thousands of deaths in

his drug trafficking activities, despite the fact that he denies it

and says he isn't a violent man. That needs to be taken into

consideration of course. He's the most wanted man in Mexico. Yet he

also very purposefully cultivated this Robin Hood-esque figure didn't

he within Mexico, quite a compelling character. So what has been the

reaction in Mexico to his recapture and of course this interview? Well,

I think the elements of his capture and now this interview with Sean

Penn are elements of a movie he wanted to make on himself anyway,

not that he'll be involved in it at the moment because he's behind bars,

but at the end of the day, people here are incredulous that this is a

story that keeps on going. Again, when he escaped, there was ridicule

of the government that it was almost so bad that it was funny. Now the

fact that he is behind bars, of course, the authorities are glad he

is there, but as you talked about this Robin Hood figure, he didn't so

much cultivate that, it was a following he got because he provides

jobs and people grow marijuana for people who feel that's the only

option, that is something he said, if you disagree, you can, but

ultimately he provides for a lot of families and the authorities have to

battle with that issue. As you mentioned, this is not the first

time he had escaped from prison and the details of the escapes are

extraordinary. What precautions are being done this time to make sure he

doesn't manage to escape? National Security Commission said today

they'd been into the prison he's now in and which he escaped from and

they did a visit that took around four hours. They looked at security

cameras, the perimeter of the prison, the control centre and they

put in place a rigorous supervision system of people coming in,

visitors. They say the standard is up to international standards and

they're keen to emphasise that they are capable of looking after El

Chapo and keeping him behind bars this time. There is this extradition

treaty between the US and Mexico. Mexico will be starting the process.

It's still not a foregone conclusion and it's not a definite yes, but

nevertheless that is a process that will now be in place.

Thousands of people in Hong Kong have taken to the streets to protest

against the disappearances of five people who worked for a publishing

company known for its books that are critical of the Chinese government.

Demonstrators marched to the office of Beijing's representative in Hong

They came in numbers demanding answers, the slogans saying all,

protest against political abduction. I will say that it's a turning point

for suppression of our freedom because, how can a person in Hong

Kong exercise our right now, you know, China detained for

investigation. This is a milestone for suppression. A six-thousand

strong crowd took over the streets marching to the office of Beijing's

representative in Hong Kong. Since October, one by one, five men who

worked at a small book shop and publisher have disappeared. The

latest is British citizen, Paul Lee. The topics covered in the book store

include political corruption, power struggles, even the love affairs of

China's top leaders, all of which are banned from being published in

mainland China. It's alarmed activists who have

deepening suspicions that free expression is being squeezed in Hong

Kong. The organisers believe the men were abducted to the mainland by

Chinese security agents. It's Hong Kong's freedom of publishing but

China's stepped in to intervene in Hong Kong's freedom of publishing

and also to violate the basic law and the one country, two systems

commitment. Under the one country-two systems principle, Hong

Kong is supposed to enjoy high degrees of autonomy from China since

it took over from Britain. Hong Kong authorities say they're conducting a

thorough investigation and fully understand the concerns of the

community that everyone should abide by the law. So far, there's been no

official comment from the Chinese government on Mr Lee's case.

A US B-52 bomber has flown a low-level flight over South Korea.

The show of force was in response to North Korea's nuclear

The B-52 is a fortress enforcing America's will far beyond its

borders. It can carry conventional and nuclear weapons. On Sunday, one

flew low over South Korea, it was escorted by both US and South Korean

fighters jets. It was a show of strength following North Korea's

claim to have tested a hydrogen bomb. The United States remains

stead fast in its commitment to the defence of the Republic of Korea in

maintaining the stability on the Korean peninsula to includeder terns

provided by conventional forces in our nuclear umbrella. Americas wants

it made clear it's standing by its allie. Crowds greeting Pyongyang's

bomb announcement last week. Experts doubt its claims but if true it

would be a major step forward for North Korea's nuclear weapons

programme. The news got people worried in Seoul. In retaliation,

South Korea has once again started broadcasting propaganda messages

across its border with the north. In his first public appearance since

the test, Kim Jong Un visited the country's military headquarters. He

said the hydrogen bomb Equitable ploetion was a defensive step, a

legitimate state.

That's not how North Korea's neighbours see it. They believe

Pyongyang's military ambitions are destabilising and its continuous

quest for nuclear weapons complicates regional relations.

Aid agencies in Syria are preparing to deliver food and medicine

to a handful of besieged Syrian towns and villages on Monday,

They include Madaya, a rebel-held town near the Lebanese

border, where 40,000 people are trapped.

One of those agencies getting ready to deliver aid

is the United Nation's World Food Programme.

Matthew Hollingworth, regional co-ordinator

for the organisation, explained the delays.

Essentially, we are looking at going tomorrow because it's taken time to

organise deconfliction. Logistically, the operation is ready

to move, but, it takes some time to speak with every military group,

militia group, gang, checkpoint, along the way, to ensure that

our teams go in, they're going safely, they can work safely when

inside these areas and they can get out safely as well.

Stay with us on BBC News, still to come: We look ahead

to the Golden Globes, with a preview of the hot tips.

Good grief. After half a century of delighting fans around the world,

Charlie Brown and the rest of the gang are calling it quits. The

singer Paul Simon starts his Tour of South Africa tomorrow in spite of

protests and violence from some black activist groups. They say

international artists should continue to boycott South Africa

until majority rule is established. Teams were trying to scoop up lumps

of oil as France recognises it faces an ecological crisis. Three weeks

ago, the authorities confidently assured the areas that oil from the

broken tanker would head out to sea. It didn't. The world's tallest

skyscraper opens later today. It's overtaken its nearest rivals.

The latest headlines; Officials in Mexico say that the recapture

of the drug lord, Joaquin Guzman, was partly made possible

by an interview he gave to the Hollywood actor and activist,

Marchers in Hong Kong have protested over the disappearance of five

publishing workers, who are believed to be under detention in China.

A ceremony has been held in Paris ending a week of commemorations

for the victims of the attacks on the satirical newspaper

Charlie Hebdo and a Jewish supermarket a year ago.

People gathered in the Place de la Republique, the site of defiant

It was a small crowd gathered in the grey January morning,

to watch their president lay a wreath for the victims

Beside him, the Prime Minister and the city's mayor.

The emotions of the past 12 months etched on their faces.

Earlier, under a giant tree of remembrance,

President Francois Hollande unveiled a simple memorial.

The veteran French rock star Johnny Hallyday sang

about the nationwide protests that swept France in the wake

And, on a makeshift stage, two young people read a speech

The words almost 150 years old, moving today's Parisiens to tears.

As the ceremony ended, France's national anthem,

the country's most famous call to arms, rang out across the square.

A year ago it was packed with people, angry at the latest

Today, it was a handful of participants.

Among them, survivors and relatives of victims,

This is the last in a series of commemorations across the city.

During one of them, there was another attempted attack.

A reminder that the ending of so many lives here does not spell

We'll start with football and there has been the biggest shock

of the weekend in the English FA Cup league two side Oxford United have

knocked out the Premier League's Swansea City.

3-2 the score, Kemar Roofe the hero for Oxford with two goals either

Jefferson Montero got the opening goal for Swansea, and

But Oxford proved to be too good and booked their place in the 4th

round for the first time in 17 years.

The performance was outstanding from the players. It was always going to

be a difficult game against a Premier League side, no doubt about

that. We feel we got a fantastic stadium with great supporters and a

half decent pitch as well after looking at some of them yesterday.

We knew it would be difficult but we played our way and got the result.

We realised it would be a big test today. We just, you know, I felt the

only time we really sort of looked like a Swansea City team was

probably when we went down. We showed a bit of passage of play,

kept the ball a lot better and we started to create a few chances, but

it was far too with a professional victory over

League One side Scunthorpe United. The hosts took an early lead

when Branislav Ivanovic's right-wing cross was diverted in by Diego Costa

and Chelsea got the second when Ruben Loftus-Cheek steered

in Cesar Azpilicueta's low It's a decent result against a very

strong opponent, especially in the set pieces. There was the danger of

even getting an equaliser from them. But I think generally, we had a

decent, especially the first half, started very well, 1-0, we forgot to

kill it off on the 2-0, but I think it's good to be in the next round.

A contentious 88th minute penalty decision helped Tottenham Hotspur

Denmark midfielder Christian Eriksen gave Spurs an 8th minute lead

But a header from Marcin Wasilewski made it 1-1 Claudio Ranieri brought

Shinji Okazaki on at half-time and he put the Foxes ahead.

But after Nathan Dyer was alleged to have deliberately hand-balled

in his own area Harry Kane equalised from the penalty spot

Elsewhere, Cardiff City were beaten at home by League One strugglers

In the first half we were a little bit unlucky. We concede the goal and

the second card in the first action. We concede another goal and how they

play and the confidence that they have was difficult but we are very

pleased with the performance. Hopefully we can improve. We never

give up and we'll fight until the end.

Elsewhere, Cardiff City were beaten at home by League One strugglers

Shrewsbury Town whilst Carlisle drew with Yeovil.

Two matches in Rugby Union's European Champions Cup that

were postponed after November's terrorist attacks in Paris

Ulster pulled off an incredible comeback at Oyonnax.

The Irish side were losing 23-0 at half-time.

Sunday's NFL wild card play off games could see records broken

Seattle Seahawks at Minnesota Vikings are currently in action

all the way to the final quarter before Seattle took charge

The other game sees Washington Redskins at the Green Bay

These are nervous times for the stars of the big screen

as Hollywood kicks off its awards season with the 73rd annual Golden

For the fourth time the ceremony is being hosted by comedian Ricky

James Cook has been mingling at the event's glitzy pre-party.

Roll out the red carpet for the 2016 award season. This was a BAFTA party

in Beverly Hills, so who are the stars tipping for success. What's

taken your fancy this year? There are so many strong female people. I

think Room needs a lot of backing, Carol was absolutely incredible.

Strange girl you are. Why? The story of Forbidden '50s love has five

Golden Globe nominations with Cate blank Chote and her costar up for

awards. They know that it was about what they said in their journey to

falling in love. Go without an escort? Scandal! Eddie Redmayne

swept the board last year. This time he's nominated alongside his costar.

It's a transgender drama which for years struggled to find funding.

It's been a seven year journey just to move audiences. I've been so well

served by Eddie Redmayne. Such a special film for me and an

incredible story. I'm so humbled that I was invited to be part of

creating life or giving life to the woman I thought was pretty

extraordinary. This event marks the start of a weekend of partying in

Hollywood as the awards season picks up pace. At this particular party,

the focus is firmly on the UK. Drinking alone? Preferably. Helen

Mirren's portrayal of a screenwriter's political persecutor

earns her a Golden Globe nomination. Her fellow Dame Maggie Smith is also

nominated for the Lady In the Van. Kate Winslet hopes to hit gold for

her portrayal in the Steve Jobs film. Will Leonardo DiCaprio finally

win an Oscar though? And we'll have news of all

the Golden Globes winners from Los Angeles here on BBC

World News later on Sunday. A man from Bristol in the west

of England who ordered an e-book reader online has been sent

someone's tumour sample instead. It's thought the package,

from a company in the US, But on Thursday, it arrived

at James Potten's house. The courier FedEx says it regrets

the error which it thinks After Christmas, James ordered

himself a kindle. When arrived on Thursday, the envelope

had his opened it, it's not mine to open but

it says a human specimen. James contacted the courier company twice

that day to tell them about the mistaken delivery but says nothing

happened. We shouldn't have this, it's human DNA. I would have thought

there would have been a quicker response from FedEx because it's,

you know, it's a sample that potentially needs to be tested and

results sent back with urgency. The anonymous sample sent from the

States should have gone to the Royal free Hope in London. While filming

with James, he got a phone call from them. I hope it does get picked

up... The hospital says because the sample is pre-Conservatived, no harm

will come from the delay. It's now waiting for answers from the

delivery company as to how the mistake was made. A mistake finally

rectified by FedEx this afternoon when they came to take the sample to

London. FedEx says it's now reviewing the circumstances and

considering future changes to its processes.

The whereabouts of James's kindle meanwhile is still unknown. More on

that story and all the stories we have covered available on the

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today with a little more sunshine around and fewer showers but it was

still cold.