:00:00. > :00:07.This is BBC World News Today, broadcasting in the UK
:00:08. > :00:14.Bomb blasts in the Syrian cities of Homs
:00:15. > :00:20.and Damascus leave more than 100 people dead.
:00:21. > :00:23.London mayor Boris Johnson announces he will back the campaign
:00:24. > :00:25.for Britain to LEAVE the European Union -
:00:26. > :00:29.pitting him against the Prime Minister David Cameron.
:00:30. > :00:37.I will be advocating vote leave or whatever the team is called, I
:00:38. > :00:41.understand there are many of them. And that is basically - because I
:00:42. > :00:45.want a better deal for the people of this country.
:00:46. > :01:05.A big win for US Republican Presidential frontrunner
:01:06. > :01:07.Donald Trump as he secures antoher victory in the South
:01:08. > :01:12.And meet the cat who lost his Syrian family, only to be reunited
:01:13. > :01:14.The Syrian capital, Damacus, has been hit by a series
:01:15. > :01:29.The attacks came just hours after 46 people were killed in a double bomb
:01:30. > :01:40.A large number of people are said to have been woundedThe target
:01:41. > :01:43.The violence comes day afrs is ceasefire was supposed to have come
:01:44. > :01:46.into effect. Two bombs have exploded
:01:47. > :01:49.and gradually the scale of the destruction
:01:50. > :01:51.is becoming clear. For some, it's hard
:01:52. > :01:53.to believe they've survived. Homs is a city that has seen much
:01:54. > :02:02.violence over the past five years but even by its standards,
:02:03. > :02:08.this was a huge attack, carried out in the suburb
:02:09. > :02:11.that is a bastion of support The Islamic State group says
:02:12. > :02:18.it was behind the bombings. There is now, though,
:02:19. > :02:21.at least some hope that some of the fighting in
:02:22. > :02:25.Syria might be halted. The US Secretary of State,
:02:26. > :02:32.John Kerry, was speaking in Jordan. We have reached a provisional
:02:33. > :02:40.agreement, in principle, on the terms of a cessation
:02:41. > :02:42.of hostilities that could begin It is not yet done, and I anticipate
:02:43. > :02:51.that our presidents, President Obama and President Putin,
:02:52. > :02:56.may well speak somewhere in the next days or so, in order to
:02:57. > :03:04.try to complete this task. People all across Syria
:03:05. > :03:07.will desperately hope that a ceasefire will be worked out
:03:08. > :03:14.but they may well wonder if agreements reached on paper can
:03:15. > :03:17.be turned into reality Whether deals done by diplomats
:03:18. > :03:25.in far away capitals really can silence the guns on Syria's
:03:26. > :03:30.many battlefields. Meanwhile, President Assad has said
:03:31. > :03:35.he is ready for a ceasefire, but only if the "terrorists" -
:03:36. > :03:37.as he called them - Speaking in an interview
:03:38. > :03:40.with a Spanish paper, he added that Syrian refugees
:03:41. > :03:50.would be welcomed back and shouldn't Of course they can come. I mean this
:03:51. > :03:54.is their right to come back, unless somebody who is a terrorist or a
:03:55. > :03:58.killer. And some of them - and I think a good number of them, is a
:03:59. > :04:01.government supporter, who didn't leave because they were afraid of
:04:02. > :04:05.the government, but as I said, because of the standard of living
:04:06. > :04:09.that has been deteriorating drastically during the last few
:04:10. > :04:12.years. So, of course they can come back without any action taken by the
:04:13. > :04:16.government against them. We want people to come back to Syria.
:04:17. > :04:18.The Mayor of London Boris Johnson has finally announced
:04:19. > :04:22.he will back the campaign for the UK to leave the European Union.
:04:23. > :04:32.His decision is a major blow to Prime Minister David Cameron
:04:33. > :04:35.who has been urging members of his party to back
:04:36. > :04:36.Britain's continued membership in a referendum in June.
:04:37. > :04:38.The BBC's political editor Laura Kunnesberg has more.
:04:39. > :04:41.Breaking the habit of a lifetime, he has for days kept his
:04:42. > :04:45.Now one of the few politicians in the country known
:04:46. > :04:48.by only his first name, Boris has made a big decision.
:04:49. > :04:51.He'll argue against his friend and rival, and it could set
:04:52. > :05:04.I have a chance actually to do something.
:05:05. > :05:09.I would like to see a new relationship based more
:05:10. > :05:19.But, as I say, much less of this supranational element.
:05:20. > :05:23.That is why I've decided after huge amount of heartache
:05:24. > :05:25.because I did not want to do anything...
:05:26. > :05:28.The last thing I wanted was to go against David Cameron
:05:29. > :05:32.But after a great deal of heartache I don't think there's anything else
:05:33. > :05:36.Boris, if that is what you have thought all along, why have
:05:37. > :05:39.you kept your party waiting for such a long time?
:05:40. > :05:43.Because the truth is that it has been agonisingly difficult.
:05:44. > :05:48.And I think for many of us, what I said over a couple of years
:05:49. > :05:52.now is, I would like to be in a reformed EU.
:05:53. > :06:01.An EU that is based more on free trade, fundamental treaty change.
:06:02. > :06:03.Anyone would think he might seek attention.
:06:04. > :06:05.Love him or loathe him, you cannot ignore him.
:06:06. > :06:07.Boris Johnson has just taken a huge political jump that
:06:08. > :06:13.It has been more and more likely in recent days that the Mayor
:06:14. > :06:15.of London would take the plunge.
:06:16. > :06:17.A dream for those campaigning to leave, a character
:06:18. > :06:22.who could make the difference.
:06:23. > :06:27.Despite this last minute, rather frank appeal from the Prime Minister
:06:28. > :06:33.I will say to Boris what I say to everyone else,
:06:34. > :06:36.which is that we will be safer, stronger, better off inside the EU.
:06:37. > :06:39.I think the prospect of linking arms with Nigel Farage
:06:40. > :06:45.and George Galloway and taking a leap into the dark is the wrong
:06:46. > :06:51.care about being able to get things done in our world,
:06:52. > :06:55.then the EU is one of the ways in which we get them done.
:06:56. > :06:57.But today has been show time for Tory ministers who disagree
:06:58. > :07:01.European Union, I've said this many times and been quoted,
:07:02. > :07:04.they spend money that comes from British taxpayers.
:07:05. > :07:13.Even if relatively polite, the clash of principles is profound.
:07:14. > :07:17.And Iain Duncan Smith in what he said was his first
:07:18. > :07:25.interview on Europe in a decade, believes the Prime Minister
:07:26. > :07:29.Clearly a big moment for many people who have never had a say
:07:30. > :07:32.on whether they want to stay in the European Union,
:07:33. > :07:35.it's only in the UK that we play this silly game of pretending
:07:36. > :07:40.It is a political union that has some market elements attached,
:07:41. > :07:44.The Prime Minister said details on the benefit plans need to be
:07:45. > :07:48.worked out, if this emergency brake on limits and child benefit go
:07:49. > :07:51.forward, much of it would have to be worked out with your department.
:07:52. > :08:02.The Prime Minister has secured a deal, a deal very much
:08:03. > :08:05.in principle because a lot of the detail won't be thrashed out
:08:06. > :08:07.until after the UK decides to stay or leave.
:08:08. > :08:09.The big issue is not really around welfare,
:08:10. > :08:14.where they spent ages planning and plotting,
:08:15. > :08:17.so who is to say it's not beyond the wit of man that those
:08:18. > :08:24.might already be thinking about that.
:08:25. > :08:27.So staying in the EU, in your view, makes us more vulnerable
:08:28. > :08:32.The present status of the open borders we have now,
:08:33. > :08:34.many of us feel it leaves that door open.
:08:35. > :08:38.Would you have the power to insist that European countries share
:08:39. > :08:40.with us their border information so we know what terrorists
:08:41. > :08:51.You have an illusion of sovereignty, you wouldn't
:08:52. > :08:58.In a way it is quite simple, you boil it down to,
:08:59. > :09:00.if you love this country, and I love this country so much,
:09:01. > :09:03.you want what's best for it and I want to make sure
:09:04. > :09:07.The campaigns are sketched out now in primary colours
:09:08. > :09:08.with personalities as well as policies mattering.
:09:09. > :09:12.But only the end result will tell us if all this attention was really
:09:13. > :09:21.Well our political correspondent Alex Forsythe is in Westminster.
:09:22. > :09:27.Perhaps this decision by Boris Johnson isn't exactly a surprise but
:09:28. > :09:31.explain why it is so significant? No, it is not a huge surprise. There
:09:32. > :09:35.has been much speculation in recent days about which way he would go. We
:09:36. > :09:39.thought likely that he would join the leave campaign. The reason this
:09:40. > :09:43.really matters is because Boris Johnson in the UK is a big figure.
:09:44. > :09:46.He is one of those rare politicians that cut through beyond Westminster
:09:47. > :09:50.and reaches out to the voters. Whether that's a good or bad thing.
:09:51. > :09:54.That's what he does. So those who are wanting the UK to leave the
:09:55. > :09:58.European Union are thrilled he is on board because he will inject some
:09:59. > :10:02.energy, some enthusiasm, a bit of charisma into the campaign. And it
:10:03. > :10:05.is disappointing to David Cameron because he had hoped to persuade
:10:06. > :10:09.Boris Johnson to back him on the side of the UK remaining in the EU.
:10:10. > :10:14.There was a meeting in Downing Street about it last week. Even this
:10:15. > :10:17.morning, the Prime Minister was issuing messages to Boris Johnson
:10:18. > :10:21.saying we are stronger within the European Union, back us. So, it is a
:10:22. > :10:25.bit of a blow to the Prime Minister and a bit of a boost to the "leave"
:10:26. > :10:29.campaign because he is such a familiar character. We saw in
:10:30. > :10:35.Laura's piece, politicians really talking with their hearts. This
:10:36. > :10:38.issue is absolutely fundamental to some, isn't it? It is and
:10:39. > :10:41.particularly within the Conservative Party, this is an issue which really
:10:42. > :10:45.dominated much of the debate there for many years. The party has
:10:46. > :10:49.traditionally been quite with divided on Europe and we are seeing
:10:50. > :10:52.that now coming to play again. There are six Cabinet ministers who said
:10:53. > :10:55.that they'll campaign to leave the European Union, which is in direct
:10:56. > :10:58.contradiction to the official Government stance and the stance of
:10:59. > :11:02.the Prime Minister. So you are seeing people who are sat around the
:11:03. > :11:06.same kab knelt table taking different sides in this argument
:11:07. > :11:10.which is why it is such a profound moment politically and the big
:11:11. > :11:13.challenge for the Conservative Party here is how they can unite once this
:11:14. > :11:17.debate is finished after the referendum. At the moment they are
:11:18. > :11:20.being polite, considerate and respectful and they want to keep the
:11:21. > :11:24.tone of the debate like that but that will be tested as this campaign
:11:25. > :11:29.gets more and more intense. Four months to go, quite a long time in
:11:30. > :11:33.the world of politics. This campaign could get ugly, couldn't it? Well,
:11:34. > :11:36.we are only two days in, really, since the Prime Minister was in
:11:37. > :11:41.Brussels and negotiated that final deal. It was only yesterday when he
:11:42. > :11:44.finally announced the date of this referendum, June 23rd and as you say
:11:45. > :11:48.there are still four months to go but already today, on the first full
:11:49. > :11:52.day of campaigning, we are seeing key figures lining up to make
:11:53. > :11:56.arguments against each other and a few earlier on today did become
:11:57. > :12:00.quite personal. There was one Alan Johnson, the Labour lead for the
:12:01. > :12:04.Labour "in" campaign, who was saying that some of those in the Cabinet
:12:05. > :12:08.who were backing out weren't really superstar quality. So, yes, it is
:12:09. > :12:12.likely that it will become intense. On all sides they'll want to keep
:12:13. > :12:19.the debate about policy, not personality. They'll want to focus
:12:20. > :12:22.on the big issues and be seen to run positive campaigns but on something
:12:23. > :12:27.of such importance that people really do care about at Westminster,
:12:28. > :12:33.A Hindu priest has been hacked for you:
:12:34. > :12:36.At least two other people who tried to help him were injured.
:12:37. > :12:38.Police say three attackers fired shots at a monastery run
:12:39. > :12:46.The so-called Islamic State group say they carried out the attack.
:12:47. > :12:49.In India, protestors from a caste group in Haryana state
:12:50. > :12:51.have partially lifted their blockade of highways.
:12:52. > :12:54.It's after the state government agreed to table a bill that
:12:55. > :12:56.would grant them the quotas they've been demanding.
:12:57. > :12:59.12 people have died in three days of violent riots.
:13:00. > :13:01.It's severely affected water supplies to neighbouring Delhi,
:13:02. > :13:10.as water treatment plants have been damaged and a canal blocked.
:13:11. > :13:12.Australia has announced that a baby born to asylum seekers -
:13:13. > :13:15.who was being treated for burns in a Brisbane hospital -
:13:16. > :13:17.will be allowed to remain in the country.
:13:18. > :13:19.Protesters have been blockading the hospital to prevent the child
:13:20. > :13:23.The immigration minister said the child and her mother would now
:13:24. > :13:59.be released into community detention in Australia.
:14:00. > :14:01.The former Governor of Florida, Jeb Bush, has pulled out
:14:02. > :14:03.of the Republican presidential race, after another win
:14:04. > :14:05.for Donald Trump, in the South Carolina primary.
:14:06. > :14:08.Once regarded as the Republican favourite, Mr Bush finished fourth.
:14:09. > :14:10.For the Democrats, Hillary Clinton won in Nevada, overcoming a strong
:14:11. > :14:21.The former Governor of Florida, Jeb Bush, has pulled out
:14:22. > :14:22.First, the uneasy anticipation at Trump HQ.
:14:23. > :14:32.There is nothing easy about running for president.
:14:33. > :14:34.It's tough, it's nasty, it's mean, it's vicious, it's beautiful.
:14:35. > :14:37.We're gonna do the wall, and by the way,
:14:38. > :14:39.who's gonna pay for the wall?
:14:40. > :14:44.Donald Trump has won South Carolina, following on from his victory
:14:45. > :14:47.He is clearly established as the frontrunner now.
:14:48. > :14:50.The question is, how many other Republican candidates have the money
:14:51. > :14:55.The person who had the biggest war chest and family connections
:14:56. > :14:57.last night bowed to the inevitable
:14:58. > :15:24.But the people of Iowa and New Hampshire have spoken,
:15:25. > :15:27.So tonight, I am suspending my campaign.
:15:28. > :15:31.Jeb Bush was crushed by Trump in the debates.
:15:32. > :15:35.And on the stump, he didn't seem one of life's natural campaigners.
:15:36. > :15:38....to get back in the business of creating a more peaceful world.
:15:39. > :15:41.In the Democratic race in Nevada, Hillary Clinton scored
:15:42. > :15:43.an important win over her socialist rival Bernie Sanders.
:15:44. > :15:46.After emphatic defeat in New Hampshire, her victory speech
:15:47. > :15:53.I am so, so thrilled and so grateful to all of my supporters out there.
:15:54. > :15:57.Some may have doubted us, but we never doubted each other.
:15:58. > :16:00.Hillary Clinton has renewed momentum,
:16:01. > :16:02.but Bernie Sanders has money and support, and in this race,
:16:03. > :16:04.on both Democrat and Republican sides,
:16:05. > :16:20.Stay with us. Still to come: We'll look at all the main sport,
:16:21. > :16:31.including the latest football action. Force
:16:32. > :16:34.And up to 20,000 residents have been left
:16:35. > :16:36.without water after a large underground pipe collapsed near
:16:37. > :16:40.The water main burst in the village of Epperstone.
:16:41. > :16:43.A car drove into the flooded hole but the driver was unhurt.
:16:44. > :16:45.Severn Trent Water have apologised for the disruption and said repairs
:16:46. > :16:49.Two boys aged two and three have died in a house fire in Huddersfield
:16:50. > :16:53.Firefighters were called to the property in the Fartown area
:16:54. > :16:57.The boys, believed to be brothers, were rescued from a bedroom
:16:58. > :17:00.inside the home, but later died in hospital.
:17:01. > :17:02.Investigations are under way into the cause of the blaze but it's
:17:03. > :17:11.One of Britain's most famous pilots, captain Eric "Winkle" Brown,
:17:12. > :17:14.He was the Royal Navy's most decorated
:17:15. > :17:16.pilot and held three Guiness World records.
:17:17. > :17:21.Including landing more planes on an aircraft carrier -
:17:22. > :17:38.The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, has announced that he will campaign
:17:39. > :17:47.for Britain to leave the European Union.
:17:48. > :17:51.Police in the US state of Michigan say a gunman has killed at least six
:17:52. > :17:56.A suspect has been arrested he drove around the town
:17:57. > :17:58.of Kalamazoo targeting people late on Saturday night.
:17:59. > :18:04.It was, said police, their worst nightmare.
:18:05. > :18:10.apparently shooting people at random.
:18:11. > :18:12.For several hours, the city of Kalamazoo was locked down
:18:13. > :18:16.as officers tried to find and stop the killer.
:18:17. > :18:19.We had several shootings here tonight in the city of Kalamazoo.
:18:20. > :18:28.They all appear to be related. We have multiple people dead.
:18:29. > :18:30.In summary, it looks like we have somebody just driving around,
:18:31. > :18:32.finding people and shooting them dead in their tracks.
:18:33. > :18:35.It started in the early evening, when a woman was shot multiple times
:18:36. > :18:37.outside an apartment complex and seriously wounded.
:18:38. > :18:40.For six hours, the shootings continued.
:18:41. > :18:43.Two men were shot dead outside a car dealership.
:18:44. > :18:47.Four women were killed in the car park of a Cracker Barrel restaurant.
:18:48. > :18:51.Police say a 14-year-old girl is seriously injured.
:18:52. > :18:55.In the early hours of today, it was brought to an end.
:18:56. > :18:58.45-year-old Jason Dalton of Kalamazoo County was arrested.
:18:59. > :19:00.He didn't resist and police didn't fire their weapons.
:19:01. > :19:07.Kalamazoo's police chief described the attacks
:19:08. > :19:16.as senseless, random acts of violence.
:19:17. > :19:19.Hundreds of families in Fiji are spending a second night
:19:20. > :19:21.in emergency shelters after being hit by the most powerful
:19:22. > :19:29.At least six people died as Cyclone Winston swept
:19:30. > :19:35.Fiji is no stranger to cyclones, but not like this.
:19:36. > :19:37.Winston is thought to be among the biggest storms ever recorded
:19:38. > :19:46.Winds gusting up to 325 kilometres an hour have
:19:47. > :19:53.The cyclone made landfall on Fiji's main island of Viti Levu around
:19:54. > :19:58.seven o'clock, just as darkness was falling on Saturday evening,
:19:59. > :20:07.Emergency services will now focus on trying to reach
:20:08. > :20:16.There are reports that some rural villages
:20:17. > :20:18.have been completely destroyed.
:20:19. > :20:21.Fiji is made up of more than 300 islands, and in coastal communities,
:20:22. > :20:23.the greatest danger is likely to have come from storm surges.
:20:24. > :20:26.Flights in and out of the country have been suspended.
:20:27. > :20:28.Power and communications are down in many parts,
:20:29. > :20:30.and aid agencies are warning it could take several days to assess
:20:31. > :20:52.Manchester City were criticised for fielding five debutants
:20:53. > :20:55.in their heavy defeat to Chelsea in the FA Cup.
:20:56. > :20:57.The match was level at half-time but Chelsea's experience came
:20:58. > :20:59.through in front of their fans at Stamford Bridge.
:21:00. > :21:02.Diego Costa, Willian and Eden Hazard were among those on the scoresheet
:21:03. > :21:05.in the 5-1 win, as City boss Manuel Pellegrini looked ahead
:21:06. > :21:07.to big fixtures in Europe and the Premier League.
:21:08. > :21:14.We are forced to do it. Unfortunately we couldn't play
:21:15. > :21:20.another day. We couldn't have more players fit for this game, so we
:21:21. > :21:27.knew before the game it was a very difficult challenge to continue in
:21:28. > :21:30.the FA Cup and not that anyone wanted to put the game on the
:21:31. > :21:34.current day, we couldn't do anything more.
:21:35. > :21:38.Crystal Palace are into the last eight for the first time since 1995
:21:39. > :21:39.after winning 1-nil at Tottenham Hotspur..
:21:40. > :21:41.Defender Martin Kelly scored the winner with his first
:21:42. > :21:48.A double from France international Dimitri Payet helped West Ham beat
:21:49. > :21:51.Championship side Blackburn Rovers by five goals to one at Ewood Park.
:21:52. > :21:53.Slaven Bilic's side go through to the quarter finals
:21:54. > :22:01.for only the second time in the last 10 years.
:22:02. > :22:12.We have pace from the second row with Antonio and Cresswell and other
:22:13. > :22:18.players, Payet, who can really pass those great balls into the area and
:22:19. > :22:22.that's why we won today. So it looked easier than we thought but it
:22:23. > :22:27.is us who made that OK. And the draw for the FA Cup
:22:28. > :22:37.quarter-finals sees last year's semi-finallists Reading
:22:38. > :22:39.at home to Crystal Palace. Everton will host Chelsea
:22:40. > :22:41.in an all-Premier League tie. Arsenal or Hull will face Watford
:22:42. > :22:44.and the winner of the Monday night game on BBC One - Shrewsbury
:22:45. > :22:47.against Manchester United will face England's cricket coach
:22:48. > :22:50.Trevor Bayliss has described his side's 9 wicket defeat
:22:51. > :22:52.to South Africa in their final Twenty 20 match of the series
:22:53. > :22:55.as "men against boys." The batting was a disappointment
:22:56. > :22:58.for England as they lost their last South Africa chased down 172 to win
:22:59. > :23:02.with four over remaining. AB de Villiers making 71
:23:03. > :23:10.in just 29 balls. KJ Choi and Jason Kokrak are top
:23:11. > :23:13.of the leaderboard as they pkay the final nine holes
:23:14. > :23:16.at the Northern Trust Open PGA They are 14 under par
:23:17. > :23:20.with Australia's Adam Scott and overnight leader
:23:21. > :23:23.Bubba Watson a shot behind. After an eagle at the first hole,
:23:24. > :23:29.world number three Rory McIlroy carded three bogeys
:23:30. > :23:31.on the front nine. He's currently 5 shots off
:23:32. > :23:33.the pace at 9 under. World number one Jordan Spieth
:23:34. > :23:39.missed the cut at this event. Ronnie O'Sullivan won seven
:23:40. > :23:42.frames in a row to beat Australia's Neil Robertson 9-5
:23:43. > :23:46.in the final of the Welsh Open The Englishman trailed 5-2 at one
:23:47. > :23:51.point but fought back in style, A tom cat has had an emotional
:23:52. > :24:08.reunion with his Iraqi migrant owners, after being separated
:24:09. > :24:20.from them as they trekked The three-year-old, dazed and
:24:21. > :24:25.confused but back with its family in Norway, more than 2,000 kilometres
:24:26. > :24:31.from where he last saw him. This woman and her five children took
:24:32. > :24:37.their beloved pet with them after they fled Mosul after threats by
:24:38. > :24:47.so-called Islamic State immigrants. They crossed Turkey to the Ageon
:24:48. > :24:51.where the cat crossed on a rubber dinghy. Despite being lost, the
:24:52. > :24:56.family continued their Germany, eventually to central Norway.
:24:57. > :25:01.TRANSLATION: My daughter came and told me that they lost their cat
:25:02. > :25:04.when they landed at Lesbos after fleeing Iraq and they have seen on
:25:05. > :25:10.the internet that someone has taken care of the cat. It was a German
:25:11. > :25:16.animal charity who picked the cat up and renamed him and posted photos on
:25:17. > :25:20.social media. TRANSLATION: It's an indescribable moment, a miracle. I
:25:21. > :25:25.thought he must have died of cold on the island. For one family of
:25:26. > :25:31.migrants, a positive outcome. One lucky cat.
:25:32. > :25:35.People in Bolivia are voting in a referendum to decide whether
:25:36. > :25:38.President Evo Morales should be allowed to run for a fourth
:25:39. > :25:46.consecutive term in you was a. Mr Morale he is has been in four since
:25:47. > :25:50.2006. -- Mr Morales. He says he needs another term of office to
:25:51. > :25:55.implement his programme of reforms. Voters are deciding if he can run
:25:56. > :25:58.for re-election in 2019. If successful, he could remain in power
:25:59. > :26:04.until 2025. That's it for now. Thank you for
:26:05. > :26:07.being with us. Do join us again on World News Today.