:00:09. > :00:11.The first pause to the fighting in Syria in five years appears to be
:00:12. > :00:18.97 groups signed up to the two-week ceasefire -
:00:19. > :00:27.but there have been reports of some sporadic clashes and a car bombing.
:00:28. > :00:30.Here's our correspondent Mark Lowen, who is close to the Syrian border
:00:31. > :00:35.This is what five years of hell has done to Syria.
:00:36. > :00:39.Homs, once a historical jewel, now a ghost town.
:00:40. > :00:43.As the ceasefire came into effect, a moment to breathe and play.
:00:44. > :00:57.There have been some incidents today.
:00:58. > :01:21.We do not believe the Assad regime will stop its attacks.
:01:22. > :01:23.We have had so many disappointments in the past.
:01:24. > :01:25.We all wish for the best and that national unity
:01:26. > :01:28.Everyone was waiting for the ceasefire.
:01:29. > :01:30.Today the streets are busy and people are relieved.
:01:31. > :01:32.The truce does not apply to the Nusra Front or
:01:33. > :01:35.These pictures showing another strike by coalition jets.
:01:36. > :01:38.If the other side's ceasefire holds, peace talks should begin on the 7th
:01:39. > :01:42.There are plenty of reasons for scepticism.
:01:43. > :01:49.Even under the best of circumstances, the violence
:01:50. > :01:54.All parties must end attacks, including aerial bombardment.
:01:55. > :02:03.Humanitarian aid must be allowed to reach areas under siege.
:02:04. > :02:10.continue their advance against the Kurdish militia.
:02:11. > :02:13.A reminder that this war has so many factions on so many fronts.
:02:14. > :02:18.Five years of war have crushed that but
:02:19. > :02:21.at least it is relief from the daily barrage of bombing and hope
:02:22. > :02:24.that this might provide a window of opportunity for people to come
:02:25. > :02:27.Even if the ceasefire holds, there is still no
:02:28. > :02:30.long-term plan on how to end this war and how a broken country can
:02:31. > :02:41.Early results in Iran's parliamentary elections show
:02:42. > :02:44.reformist supporters of President Rouhani have
:02:45. > :02:48.They have also advanced in elections for the body that chooses
:02:49. > :03:02.President Rouhani has said the poll has strengthened his government.
:03:03. > :03:04.Dr Mansour Farhang, Iran's first ambassador to the United Nations
:03:05. > :03:06.after the revolution, joins us now from the US
:03:07. > :03:17.The first time in a long time that the reformists have done well in
:03:18. > :03:23.these elections. This is not the first time but it is a significant
:03:24. > :03:27.achievement in the sense that reformists have 3000 candidates.
:03:28. > :03:34.Only 30 of them are qualified to run. They managed to create
:03:35. > :03:38.coalition with supporters of the president and independent
:03:39. > :03:44.candidates. They have ended up winning the election in ten rounds.
:03:45. > :03:49.Of the 30 delegates, 29 are on the list of the reformists. There is
:03:50. > :03:54.only one radical or hardliner included in the list. This is a very
:03:55. > :03:58.significant achievement. If reformists do indeed do well, will
:03:59. > :04:06.it lead to warmer relations with the West? There is no question that the
:04:07. > :04:11.president and his supporters want to improve relations with the Western
:04:12. > :04:17.world. Today, the reformists, under the best of circumstances, based on
:04:18. > :04:25.the vote count up to now would constitute only 30% of the 290
:04:26. > :04:28.member parliament. They will still be a minority because they are not
:04:29. > :04:33.permitted to have candidates in the vast majority of the locations
:04:34. > :04:39.throughout the country. The fact that in the assembly of experts the
:04:40. > :04:42.leading three candidates were critics of the hardliners clearly
:04:43. > :04:50.demonstrates that the public opinion is very much wavering the president
:04:51. > :04:55.and the reformists. Through the influence of public opinion, the
:04:56. > :05:00.reformists might have the strength in their hands but not because they
:05:01. > :05:06.have a majority in parliament. You were ambassador during the US
:05:07. > :05:15.embassy hostage crisis. This must be significant from your experience of
:05:16. > :05:24.Koran's -- Iran's journey it has been on to this date. I resigned my
:05:25. > :05:29.position and did my best efforts about hostage negotiations with the
:05:30. > :05:35.UN. It failed. I submitted my resignation, protesting an illegal
:05:36. > :05:40.and immoral act, the hostagetaking. There is no question there is an
:05:41. > :05:49.evolutionary process in Iranian society. 70% of Iranians today are
:05:50. > :05:55.under four years old. That means they were babies or not born during
:05:56. > :05:59.the 1979 revolution. These people are not really identifying with the
:06:00. > :06:04.radical idea that the early revolutionaries had and are having
:06:05. > :06:09.an impact on public policy, public opinion, and the gender orientation
:06:10. > :06:17.of the state. The first generation leaders of the revolution, it seems
:06:18. > :06:22.they have a very difficult time to understand this dramatic change in
:06:23. > :06:28.public opinion and take action in the direction of normalising Iran's
:06:29. > :06:33.relations with the rest of the world. It is a matter of time before
:06:34. > :06:35.reformists and more moderate elements take the upper hand. Thank
:06:36. > :06:42.you very much. The latest round in the battle
:06:43. > :06:44.for the Democratic Party nomination in the US presidential election has
:06:45. > :06:47.moved to South Carolina. Hillary Clinton is favourite to win
:06:48. > :06:50.but her rival Bernie Sanders will be hoping to get some momentum
:06:51. > :06:52.ahead of "Super Tuesday". That's when 11 states
:06:53. > :06:57.will hold their primaries next week. Well, our correspondent Kim Ghattas,
:06:58. > :07:01.is in Columbia in South Carolina. It has been a slow but steady
:07:02. > :07:05.trickle of voters in Colombia The Democratic primary race is under
:07:06. > :07:19.way. with her Democratic
:07:20. > :07:24.rival, the senator from Here, she is leading
:07:25. > :07:27.by a wide margin. She is certainly
:07:28. > :07:30.hoping for a big win. In 2008 she lost big
:07:31. > :07:37.against her then rival, This time around she
:07:38. > :07:41.has had a difficult start to her campaign but she won
:07:42. > :07:46.the caucus in Nevada. The mood in the Clinton
:07:47. > :07:48.campaign changed. They are hoping with
:07:49. > :07:50.a big win in South Carolina, they will be able to book
:07:51. > :07:55.momentum in all of the big states For Mr Sanders, it
:07:56. > :08:01.has been much harder. He has had trouble
:08:02. > :08:03.connecting with minority If you go to his big
:08:04. > :08:08.rallies in other states but you will see crowds
:08:09. > :08:13.of excited young voters. In South Carolina it has been
:08:14. > :08:15.a smaller crowd of mostly In essence, he has come
:08:16. > :08:23.to the conclusion that he has gone ahead to Texas,
:08:24. > :08:28.hoping to rally excitement and rally his supporters
:08:29. > :08:38.ahead of super Tuesday, the day when 11 states vote
:08:39. > :08:41.across the US on March Ballots are still being counted
:08:42. > :08:48.after Friday's vote in the Republic Exit polls suggest the governing
:08:49. > :08:51.coalition will fall well short of getting enough seats
:08:52. > :09:09.to keep its majority in the lower At the moment we're getting around
:09:10. > :09:15.18, 19 results on the election in this immensely complex process of
:09:16. > :09:19.counting single transferable votes in multimember constituencies. This
:09:20. > :09:23.is a camp for five of the seven Dublin constituencies. Between three
:09:24. > :09:29.and five members each. They'll be well into tonight and possibly
:09:30. > :09:32.tomorrow before we know for certain who has been elected for the
:09:33. > :09:37.constituencies and four constituencies across the country.
:09:38. > :09:40.The big story is that the ruling coalition, which campaigned on its
:09:41. > :09:47.record of modest economic recovery, has been trounced is too strong a
:09:48. > :09:51.word but has failed to produce the increase in votes it is hoping for.
:09:52. > :09:57.The Scherer the vote has fallen considerably. Many people outside of
:09:58. > :10:02.Dublin and the big cities are not experiencing that economic recovery.
:10:03. > :10:06.Equally, no other party is a key close to the 79 seats which would be
:10:07. > :10:10.required to form a government in the Irish parliament. As a result, there
:10:11. > :10:20.is going to be a great deal of horse trading. There is talk of a grand
:10:21. > :10:22.coalition between two parties, the traditional big guns of Irish
:10:23. > :10:27.politics, whose rivalry goes right back to the Irish civil war of the
:10:28. > :10:32.1920s. There is talk of them coming together and a rainbow coalition. It
:10:33. > :10:36.seems there will be weeks before we know whether or not there will be a
:10:37. > :10:42.government or whether there might have to be another general election.
:10:43. > :10:50.Why is the result of this election is so important? It is important for
:10:51. > :10:55.Ireland because the country was put under considerable pressure in the
:10:56. > :11:00.wake of the banking crash by the European Commission, the European
:11:01. > :11:04.Central Bank, the International Monetary Fund. It embraced a series
:11:05. > :11:19.of posterity measures, tax increases and so on. In some ways it is being
:11:20. > :11:24.held up as a success for austerity. The problem is, across much of
:11:25. > :11:28.Europe, it has been difficult to persuade voters. They see a lot of
:11:29. > :11:33.pain and see unemployment. Huge number is the people from Ireland,
:11:34. > :11:37.particularly young people, have emigrated in search of work. Lots of
:11:38. > :11:40.families are looking at the sons and daughters having left the country
:11:41. > :11:44.with no guarantee they'll be able to come back. It is something of a test
:11:45. > :11:49.case for other European countries. Berry interesting to see whether the
:11:50. > :11:53.pattern in Ireland is repeated elsewhere in the coming years.
:11:54. > :11:56.Finance ministers from the world's leading economies have warned
:11:57. > :11:58.of a shock to the global economy if Britain votes to leave
:11:59. > :12:00.the European Union in June's referendum.
:12:01. > :12:03.The G20 finance ministers also said the global recovery had fallen short
:12:04. > :12:05.of their expectations and called for individual and collective
:12:06. > :12:12.They're in charge of the world's biggest economies with plenty
:12:13. > :12:18.Volatile markets, the falling price of oil and how to speed up growth
:12:19. > :12:23.But as G20 finance ministers meet in Shanghai there are fears
:12:24. > :12:29.to about what happens next in the UK.
:12:30. > :12:40.And for the Chancellor arguing for Britain to stay in the EU,
:12:41. > :12:45.it has given him something to smile about.
:12:46. > :12:47.The financial leaders of the world's biggest countries have
:12:48. > :12:50.given their unanimous verdict and they say that a British exit
:12:51. > :12:53.from the EU would be a shock to the world economy and if it's
:12:54. > :12:56.a shock to the world economy, imagine what it would do to Britain.
:12:57. > :12:59.It's an unusual move to highlight the UK referendum among global
:13:00. > :13:03.economic risks but those voting for Britain to leave say
:13:04. > :13:09.they would be a more powerful player over the world if we step out
:13:10. > :13:16.I am not surprised that big government gets together to back
:13:17. > :13:20.David Cameron but the reality of life is that there is a great big
:13:21. > :13:21.world outside Europe and only by divorcing ourself
:13:22. > :13:24.from the European Union can we enter our own trade
:13:25. > :13:35.To stay or leave, it is not long now until the UK gets to have its say.
:13:36. > :13:45.The world and its economic leaders will be watching.
:13:46. > :13:47.Reports from Afghanistan say at least 21 people,
:13:48. > :13:49.including women and children, have been killed in two suicide
:13:50. > :13:53.The first blast in the eastern province of Kunar killed 12
:13:54. > :13:57.A further explosion in the capital Kabul left at least nine people
:13:58. > :14:00.The Taliban said they had were behind the attack
:14:01. > :14:11.which was outside the defence ministry building.
:14:12. > :14:13.Tens of thousands of people demonstrated against Poland's
:14:14. > :14:14.new right-wing government in the capital, Warsaw.
:14:15. > :14:16.They say it is becoming increasingly authoritarian,
:14:17. > :14:18.and is threatening the judiciary and free media.
:14:19. > :14:20.The European Commission has also raised concerns about the rule
:14:21. > :14:26.of law in Poland, but the government has rejected all criticism.
:14:27. > :14:28.Thousands of supporters of the murdered Russian opposition
:14:29. > :14:30.politician, Boris Nemtsov, have marched through Moscow
:14:31. > :14:32.and Saint Petersburg to mark the anniversary of his death.
:14:33. > :14:37.Nemtsov's family claim the killing was politically motivated
:14:38. > :14:39.as Mr Nemstov was a fierce critic of President Putin.
:14:40. > :14:43.Five Chechen men accused of carrying out the killing are expected to go
:14:44. > :15:03.The bizarre architecture it you can find in China, the ruling, this
:15:04. > :15:10.party is out of patience with it. 25 year old Beth Anderson and 19
:15:11. > :15:21.year-old Izzy Squire both died It remains unclear exactly how
:15:22. > :15:25.the three British holidaymakers died, but it has been claimed
:15:26. > :15:36.that they were not with Police in Vietnam have launched an
:15:37. > :15:38.investigation into the circumstances surrounding the deaths.
:15:39. > :15:44.Our correspondent Andy Gill has the latest.
:15:45. > :15:50.The officials have told the BBC One may have slipped and take on the
:15:51. > :15:54.other two with them. South Yorkshire Police said they are supporting the
:15:55. > :15:59.family here in Sheffield. They and the officials from the Foreign and
:16:00. > :16:02.Commonwealth Office are trying to find out the exact circumstances of
:16:03. > :16:12.how the three young British people came to be killed.
:16:13. > :16:17.The first major truce in Syria's five-year civil war appears largely
:16:18. > :16:20.Partial results from Iran's parliamentary elections suggest
:16:21. > :16:30.the reformists have done well in Tehran.
:16:31. > :16:37.Robert Mugabe has celebrated his 92nd birthday. He has thrown a huge
:16:38. > :16:41.party attended by thousands of people, including some heads of
:16:42. > :16:46.state. However, not everyone saw this as a cause to celebrate.
:16:47. > :16:57.Critics say the festivities were inappropriate in light of the
:16:58. > :17:03.current drought in the country. Traffic was brought to a San -- a
:17:04. > :17:12.standstill as thousands turned out to celebrate Robert Mugabe's
:17:13. > :17:16.birthday. Not even the rain has stopped thousands of Zimbabweans
:17:17. > :17:22.from coming here to celebrate the birthday of the 92-year-old leader.
:17:23. > :17:25.Not many people can argue about the contribution by Robert Mugabe to the
:17:26. > :17:32.liberation struggle. People here are also expecting to address the
:17:33. > :17:46.tension and infighting in his ruling party. Now, together, we must find
:17:47. > :18:01.our way to the problems that we face. We cannot lead such misguided
:18:02. > :18:10.youth. No. Why tapping he is in the Mark of the good shape for a
:18:11. > :18:26.92-year-old who has outfoxed his rumours about his death. -- He is in
:18:27. > :18:31.very good shape. He will be encouraging young people to do the
:18:32. > :18:36.best they can, to develop their own country, and protect our
:18:37. > :18:42.independence. Many have criticised the ruling party, accusing them of
:18:43. > :18:46.being sensitive to the work as the country faces its worst drought in
:18:47. > :18:48.decades. They could not contain their excitement as celebrations
:18:49. > :18:54.continued throughout the day. Leicester have stretched
:18:55. > :19:04.their lead at the top of the English Premier League
:19:05. > :19:07.to five points after an 89th minute Substitue Leonardo Ulloa came
:19:08. > :19:10.on with 15 minutes to play Norwich remain above the relegation
:19:11. > :19:14.zone only goal difference. Leicester's unbelievable
:19:15. > :19:25.season continues. I told before the Arsenal match, it
:19:26. > :19:29.is more difficult than the Arsenal match. Norwich, in the last 20
:19:30. > :19:35.minutes, I think, every action. Both teams could have scored a goal.
:19:36. > :19:37.Fortunately, it was Leicester to score a goal, just at the end of the
:19:38. > :19:40.match. Champions Chelsea remain unbeaten
:19:41. > :19:42.in the league under Guus Hiddink. Their late winner against
:19:43. > :19:44.Southampton moves them to eleventh Here are the rest of
:19:45. > :19:47.Saturday's results. Aston Villa remain bottom
:19:48. > :19:50.after losing 2-1 to Stoke. Goalless between Watford
:19:51. > :20:12.and Bournemouth. Real Madrid were dealt a blow in La
:20:13. > :20:22.Liga. There were wins away from home.
:20:23. > :20:30.The former Fifa president, Sepp Blatter, has given his support to
:20:31. > :20:33.Gianni Infantino. He was elected on Friday and has promised to reunite
:20:34. > :20:39.the game, while reforming it might be his most important job. He has
:20:40. > :20:44.the backing of his predecessor and fellow Swiss. He is the man comment
:20:45. > :20:50.coming from the football organisation, he is a young man, he
:20:51. > :20:54.is powerful. He has a lot of energy. I am sure that he will do the right
:20:55. > :21:03.job. It is important for Fifa to have a change. If the majority of
:21:04. > :21:08.the 207 national organisations so clearly indicated they wanted to go,
:21:09. > :21:13.I can only say to Gianni, good luck and do it. England are any team to
:21:14. > :21:16.win a grand slam in the Six Nations championship after a third victory
:21:17. > :21:25.in three under the head coach, Eddie Jones. They'd be Ireland 21-10. --
:21:26. > :21:32.they beat will stop they broke a losing streak going back two years.
:21:33. > :21:37.They beat Italy 36-20 in Rome. India had beaten Pakistan by five wickets.
:21:38. > :21:45.In a rare match between the two, the first of the Asia cup, a warm up
:21:46. > :21:52.tournament, India could only make three in their innings. India
:21:53. > :21:55.started at the start of their reply. They eventually won with 27 balls in
:21:56. > :22:00.Bangladesh. That is the sport. Modern China has become famous
:22:01. > :22:02.for its spectacular skyline. They're bristling with skyscrapers
:22:03. > :22:04.and oddly shaped buildings - from teapots to donuts
:22:05. > :22:06.to spaceships. But now it seems the
:22:07. > :22:09.authorities have had enough. The ruling Communist Party has
:22:10. > :22:14.issued a new regulation. There's the skyscraper
:22:15. > :22:30.affectionately known And then there's this,
:22:31. > :22:39.a replica of the China has been on an extraordinary
:22:40. > :22:43.and imaginative building spree. A year ago, President Xi Jinping
:22:44. > :22:47.began expressing his concern, The Chinese President objects
:22:48. > :22:53.to these kinds of buildings That they're "weird"
:22:54. > :23:02.and that they're Western. And so the Communist Party's
:23:03. > :23:04.suspicion of malign foreign Alongside democracy and universal
:23:05. > :23:08.human rights, we can now add In future, new buildings should not
:23:09. > :23:17.be oversized or out of keeping with Chinese culture,
:23:18. > :23:20.the new regulation says, I think the Government should not
:23:21. > :23:29.forbid or shackle the development Maybe in the future,
:23:30. > :23:37.we could see more buildings When China has more
:23:38. > :23:41.home-grown architects? Because right now, all those
:23:42. > :23:44.buildings are built Local planning chiefs will have
:23:45. > :23:50.to interpret the new guidelines, leaving some room for
:23:51. > :23:55.variations in taste. But doughnuts are
:23:56. > :24:25.probably off the menu! An American surfer has won
:24:26. > :24:27.more than ?50,000s - after successfully riding a 60 foot
:24:28. > :24:30.wave at a competition in Hawaii. 23-year old John John Florence
:24:31. > :24:33.is one of the youngest winners of what is said to be professional
:24:34. > :24:36.surfing's most prestigious event - of an unusual
:24:37. > :24:57.highway chase kind earlier today -
:24:58. > :24:58.involving an apparent unicorn. Officers initially believed
:24:59. > :25:00.the caller who reported the fairy-tale creature
:25:01. > :25:02.on the loose was on drugs. But when they got to the scene -
:25:03. > :25:05.they found this - It took them three hours to chase
:25:06. > :25:18.and coax the animal out of hiding. thank you for being with us. Do join
:25:19. > :25:34.us again. Hello. There may be a few days left
:25:35. > :25:37.of winter according to the meteorological calendar. Things are
:25:38. > :25:38.feeling wintry as we head into the