:00:00. > :00:07.This is BBC World News Today, broadcasting in the UK
:00:08. > :00:14.The headlines: Turkey is rocked by a second suicide-bombing
:00:15. > :00:25.Foreign nationals are among those killed in the attack on the heart
:00:26. > :00:28.The Paris attacks suspect captured in Belgium tells investigators
:00:29. > :00:35.he wanted to blow himself up, but changed his mind.
:00:36. > :00:43.The Salah Abdeslam today told Belgian investigators that he plans
:00:44. > :00:47.to blow himself up but backed out. Russian officials say the passenger
:00:48. > :00:50.plane which crashed killing everyone on board had been trying to land in
:00:51. > :00:53.near hurricane force winds. Also coming up, India beat Pakistan
:00:54. > :00:56.in one of the world's great sporting showdowns at the Twenty
:00:57. > :01:16.20 Cricket World Cup. We start in Turkey's
:01:17. > :01:17.largest city Istanbul, where a bomb attack claimed
:01:18. > :01:20.the lives of at least 5 people Istanbul is a major tourist
:01:21. > :01:28.hotspot for the country. And the explosion took
:01:29. > :01:30.place on Istiklal Avenue, close to Taksim Square,
:01:31. > :01:32.a location popular with tourists Turkey's Prime Minister has
:01:33. > :01:35.condemned the suicide attack that killed at least five people
:01:36. > :01:38.in an area of Istanbul At least two of those who died
:01:39. > :01:43.are known to be Israeli. Reports say an Iranian
:01:44. > :01:47.national was also killed. Daniel Boettcher has
:01:48. > :01:48.more from Istanbul: Saturday morning on Istanbul's most
:01:49. > :01:52.popular shopping street. Seconds after these images
:01:53. > :01:56.there is an explosion. There were fears this
:01:57. > :02:05.city could be a target. Terrified residents running
:02:06. > :02:17.from the scene. And ambulances arriving to care
:02:18. > :02:19.for the casualties. Among those injured,
:02:20. > :02:24.at least 12 foreign nationals. TRANSLATION: This shopkeeper heard
:02:25. > :02:26.the explosion, you said he knew Another told me, people
:02:27. > :02:34.were expecting this, there had been rumours
:02:35. > :02:38.of an imminent attack. Police have sealed off the entire
:02:39. > :02:40.area, armed officers These scenes are becoming
:02:41. > :02:47.all too familiar in Turkey. This attack struck at
:02:48. > :02:50.the very heart of Istanbul. Authorities here have been unable
:02:51. > :02:57.to put a stop to these suicide bombings and Turkey is under threat
:02:58. > :03:01.on several different fronts. Kurdish militants linked to the PKK
:03:02. > :03:04.said they carried out two car bomb attacks in Ankara in less
:03:05. > :03:07.than a month in which more And so-called Islamic State
:03:08. > :03:11.were blamed for suicide bombings in the capital last October,
:03:12. > :03:20.and in Istanbul earlier this year. It isn't clear who was behind
:03:21. > :03:23.today's attack, as investigations continue, streets that
:03:24. > :03:25.would normally be bustling Many here are wondering
:03:26. > :03:48.where this will end. Joining me is the London bureau
:03:49. > :03:53.chief for the Turkish newspaper Zaman. How do you react to this
:03:54. > :04:00.Kevin this is the fourth major attack? Turkey is going through
:04:01. > :04:05.catastrophic days. People are frightened and trying to understand
:04:06. > :04:09.what is happening, because it has not witnessed this sort of attack
:04:10. > :04:16.previously before so this is the first time in Turkey in five months
:04:17. > :04:21.the fifth attack, so people are trying to understand and they really
:04:22. > :04:26.don't know and are worried as to what will happen next. Nobody has
:04:27. > :04:31.claimed responsibility yet but who's the finger of blame pointed at?
:04:32. > :04:46.Nobody has taken responsibility but all the signs shall that it is
:04:47. > :04:49.suicide bombers related to Isil. There are reports the suicide
:04:50. > :05:01.bombers were training in Syria and came from Syria. The examples are
:05:02. > :05:07.taken and those compatible with bombers who came from Syria. There
:05:08. > :05:12.is a media blackout, or it has just been lifted, why was that? Why does
:05:13. > :05:20.it impose these blackouts? It has been routine in Turkey. All the
:05:21. > :05:29.events which are not seen as good for the ruling party, the watchdog
:05:30. > :05:35.imposes ban is on media coverage, so I think they don't want people to
:05:36. > :05:44.learn details of the attacks. They want to cover up something. That is
:05:45. > :05:48.the reason. What is the culture in Turkey? You work for a newspaper
:05:49. > :05:55.that has been taken over by the government. What is the mood? It
:05:56. > :06:01.becomes like hell. I am a journalist and most of my colleagues as you may
:06:02. > :06:07.follow from the news, the paper is seized already and taken over by the
:06:08. > :06:11.government. Brutally raided by riot police. Not only the newspaper but
:06:12. > :06:20.the other journalists are under immense pressure in Turkey, we get
:06:21. > :06:24.oppression and everything, so it is not secure. Not only journalists but
:06:25. > :06:29.all the critical voices are under threat, under harassment. Thank you.
:06:30. > :06:30.French prosecutors say Salah Abdeslam wanted to blow
:06:31. > :06:33.himself up at the Stade de France during the Paris attacks -
:06:34. > :06:37.He has been charged with involvement in terrorist murder and being part
:06:38. > :06:40.of a terrorist group - along with a second man Monir Ahmed
:06:41. > :06:49.Here's Ben Wright with the latest from Brussels.
:06:50. > :06:54.Caught after four months on the run, shot in the leg during his capture.
:06:55. > :07:00.This morning Salah Abdeslam was transferred from hospital
:07:01. > :07:03.to here, police headquarters, where he has been charged and questioned.
:07:04. > :07:08.He spoke to his lawyer for about ten minutes.
:07:09. > :07:12.He is collaborating with Belgian justice and we will refuse
:07:13. > :07:19.After the Paris attacks, a French judge issued a European
:07:20. > :07:21.arrest warrant for Salah Abdeslam, a legal process
:07:22. > :07:35.Later in the day, first details of what he said to investigators. Salah
:07:36. > :07:41.Abdeslam today told Belgian investigators that he plans to blow
:07:42. > :07:48.himself up but backed out. However, we need to take these first
:07:49. > :07:52.statements from him with caution. Yesterday, he lost his hiding place.
:07:53. > :07:57.Dragged out by police after a massive manhunt.
:07:58. > :08:00.This morning, windows smashed in the raid were crudely boarded up
:08:01. > :08:02.and the mood was edgy and disbelieving.
:08:03. > :08:04.I couldn't sleep all night, this neighbour said,
:08:05. > :08:06.the idea of Europe's most wanted man next to me
:08:07. > :08:12.A local Imam told me he was very happy Salah Abdeslam
:08:13. > :08:24.These people are parasites, he told me.
:08:25. > :08:27.It is extraordinary that Salah Abdeslam was found right here.
:08:28. > :08:30.In the days after the Paris attacks, police raided a house just
:08:31. > :08:34.The family home is a five-minute walk from here but he was eventually
:08:35. > :08:38.The question now, how long is he here, who is protecting him
:08:39. > :08:42.and what if anything is he going to reveal to police?
:08:43. > :08:45.Others didn't want to talk and there is a sense that this has
:08:46. > :08:56.Let's take a look at some other stories now.
:08:57. > :08:58.Egypt's interior ministry says 13 members of the security forces have
:08:59. > :09:01.been killed in a mortar attack in the Sinai Peninsula.
:09:02. > :09:04.The attack occurred at a checkpoint close to the town of el-Arish.
:09:05. > :09:07.The area has seen a rise in clashes in recent years between the Egyptian
:09:08. > :09:13.There are reports that the so-called Islamic State has claimed
:09:14. > :09:19.responsibility for the attack on several websites.
:09:20. > :09:22.Reports from Syria say air strikes on the city of Raqqa have
:09:23. > :09:25.killed at least 39 people, including women and children.
:09:26. > :09:28.It's not clear if Russian or Syrian government planes carried out
:09:29. > :09:31.the attack in the city which is the main IS
:09:32. > :09:37.And a new video has appeared online apparently showing British hostage
:09:38. > :09:40.John Cantlie, who was taken hostage by the so-called Islamic State
:09:41. > :09:46.The unverified video shows him walking near a bomb-damaged building
:09:47. > :09:57.It's the first new footage to emerge of him in a year.
:09:58. > :10:00.Russian officials say the passenger plane which crashed in southern
:10:01. > :10:02.Russia was trying to land in near-hurricane force winds.
:10:03. > :10:05.The plane was travelling from Dubai to Rostov-on-Don when it nose-dived
:10:06. > :10:11.into the runway on its second attempt to land.
:10:12. > :10:13.All 62 passengers and crew on board were killed.
:10:14. > :10:21.Our correspondent Olga Ivshina is at the crash scene.
:10:22. > :10:26.The airport will remain closed at least until Monday morning.
:10:27. > :10:30.Behind my back, you can see a memorial to the victims
:10:31. > :10:34.of the tragedy and people keep coming here.
:10:35. > :10:36.They are bringing flowers and leaving candles and praying
:10:37. > :10:43.Rostov is quite a big city of nearly 1 million people and it seems
:10:44. > :10:49.here are deeply shocked by what has happened.
:10:50. > :10:51.People told us that nobody was expecting such a thing
:10:52. > :10:55.to happen, and of course the next few days will be particularly hard
:10:56. > :10:58.for people and especially relatives of the victims.
:10:59. > :11:00.Investigations have stopped overnight but will resume
:11:01. > :11:09.People are hoping that the investigation will find out
:11:10. > :11:17.Up to now, the main version is harsh weather conditions.
:11:18. > :11:22.The weather has changed dramatically a few times with heavy rain
:11:23. > :11:32.and strong winds and now it is snowing quite heavily.
:11:33. > :11:35.It is changing quite quickly but this was the main reason
:11:36. > :11:46.of the crash and investigation, we will find out.
:11:47. > :11:49.Three people have been arrested after protestors in Arizona blocked
:11:50. > :11:51.a major highway leading to a campaign rally by Republican
:11:52. > :11:58.Police say a few dozen protestors drove their vehicles across the road
:11:59. > :12:00.after most Trump supporters had already arrived at the rally venue.
:12:01. > :12:05.They unfurled banners with anti-Trump slogans.
:12:06. > :12:08.Donald Trump eventually made it to the rally along with one
:12:09. > :12:11.of his key supporters, local Sheriff Joe Arpaio,
:12:12. > :12:17.who admitted the disruption caused a 'little problem'.
:12:18. > :12:23.We had a little problem, some demonstrators were trying
:12:24. > :12:29.to disrupt - because of them we had to get a little more sunshine
:12:30. > :12:39.And three of them are in jail, so if they think they're
:12:40. > :12:46.going to intimidate you, and the next president
:12:47. > :12:49.of the United States, it's not going to happen.
:12:50. > :12:55.Not in this town, I'll tell you right now.
:12:56. > :12:57.Pope Francis has launched an Instagram account,
:12:58. > :12:59.to spread his message through images on the popular photo-sharing site.
:13:00. > :13:02.The Vatican says the initiative came from the pontiff himself,
:13:03. > :13:04.who believes a picture can tell a thousand words.
:13:05. > :13:06.Within hours, his first post had attracted 800,000 followers.
:13:07. > :13:28.This is how seriously Pope Francis takes social media, a solemn launch
:13:29. > :13:36.ceremony at the Vatican attended by a histogram's chief executive. I am
:13:37. > :13:47.beginning a new journey to walk with you along the path of mercy and the
:13:48. > :13:53.tenderness of God. His username is his name in Latin. His first post
:13:54. > :13:57.accompanied by a caption in nine languages asking users to pray for
:13:58. > :14:03.him. The account instantly attracted hundreds of thousands of followers
:14:04. > :14:07.and he can expect many more. The fact he is gaining followers at a
:14:08. > :14:11.very rapid rate says to me that he has a platform to speak to each and
:14:12. > :14:16.every one of the 400 million people who use instead of around the world,
:14:17. > :14:19.and the fact that images transcend languages and cultures means he can
:14:20. > :14:24.speak to each and every person equally and it is very exciting.
:14:25. > :14:33.That view was shared by tourists and Saint Peters Square. In my opinion,
:14:34. > :14:36.he needs to be close to the people, close to believers, and above all to
:14:37. > :14:44.Young believers who may have their faith, so I think this is a good
:14:45. > :14:48.choice. If his message evolves by using social media channels which
:14:49. > :14:54.are the most commonly used communication tools, why not?
:14:55. > :15:00.Between them, his Twitter accounts and nine languages have more than 26
:15:01. > :15:05.million followers. The accounts are all run by the Vatican social media
:15:06. > :15:07.department. Pope Francis himself has admitted he doesn't know how to use
:15:08. > :15:08.a computer. Stay with us on BBC
:15:09. > :15:14.World News, still to come. How this one returns every year
:15:15. > :15:29.to visit the man who saved his life. and disappointed" by the resignation
:15:30. > :15:31.of Iain Duncan Smith The Work and Pensions Secretary
:15:32. > :15:35.stepped down last night in protest over proposals to cut some
:15:36. > :15:37.disability benefits. He described them as "indefensible"
:15:38. > :15:39.in a Budget that "benefited higher He's been replaced by Stephen Crabb,
:15:40. > :15:43.who was previously Speaking shortly after his
:15:44. > :15:45.appointment was announced, Mr Crabb said he was honoured
:15:46. > :15:48.to be taking on the role, despite the timing of it,
:15:49. > :16:09.and said the department still faced I was sad to see him resign and the
:16:10. > :16:13.circumstances in which he dead but there is commitment to our mission
:16:14. > :16:14.of welfare reform and we have to carry on making good decisions.
:16:15. > :16:17.strong decisions, to get this country back to a situation of sound
:16:18. > :16:30.public finances, and that work will carry on.
:16:31. > :16:40.The latest headlines. Turkey is hit by a second suicide bombing within a
:16:41. > :16:44.week, this time at the heart of Istanbul's shopping district. The
:16:45. > :16:47.Paris attacks suspect captured in Belgium tells investigators he plans
:16:48. > :16:48.to blow himself up but changed his mind.
:16:49. > :16:51.Cuba is preparing for one of the most historic visits
:16:52. > :16:54.It's been almost 90 years since a sitting US leader visited
:16:55. > :16:58.Sunday's arrival has taken months of diplomacy.
:16:59. > :17:01.While most Cubans welcome the prospect of a new start
:17:02. > :17:03.with the US, others have reservations about embracing
:17:04. > :17:13.Very soon, President Obama's motorcade will be rolling down
:17:14. > :17:20.Once potholed and broken, his route around the city
:17:21. > :17:23.is being resurfaced in a last-ditch effort to prepare for this most
:17:24. > :17:30.The national baseball stadium too has been a hive of activity.
:17:31. > :17:33.President Obama is due to watch a game between the Tampa Bay Rays
:17:34. > :17:36.and the Cuban national side while in Havana and he might even
:17:37. > :17:43.Beyond the new coats of paint and symbolism,
:17:44. > :17:46.there is something very significant behind this trip.
:17:47. > :17:50.It's been months, even years, in the making and comes
:17:51. > :17:52.after President Obama and Raul Castro chose to put decades
:17:53. > :17:57.Many Cubans welcome the new relationship with Washington
:17:58. > :18:00.but some of the old guard, contemporaries of Fidel Castro,
:18:01. > :18:02.have residual doubts about diving into a friendship
:18:03. > :18:08.I think all the people in Cuba may say certain words
:18:09. > :18:20.because the history of Cuba with the United States was a very
:18:21. > :18:23.long, stormy and complicated history.
:18:24. > :18:24.Some of the generation of the original revolutionaries
:18:25. > :18:27.might have their doubts about the new relationship with
:18:28. > :18:34.But most young people on the island simply want to see the pace
:18:35. > :18:36.of change continue to quicken and they hope this historic visit
:18:37. > :18:39.by President Obama is just the beginning of an exciting
:18:40. > :18:42.President Obama will come bearing gifts.
:18:43. > :18:44.He's relaxed the rules on travel and trade
:18:45. > :18:48.Young people hope those changes will mean more opportunities
:18:49. > :18:55.Most Cubans know Obama is making things right.
:18:56. > :19:00.Obama is looking for a new approach to Cuba.
:19:01. > :19:03.That approach that we embrace, it doesn't mean we are doing
:19:04. > :19:07.concessions or that we are changing the way we think.
:19:08. > :19:12.It just means we think different but can also be neighbours
:19:13. > :19:21.Recently 200,000 people turned out for a free concert by the American
:19:22. > :19:25.dance music group Major Laser in a plaza outside the US Embassy.
:19:26. > :19:28.A sight synonymous with Government-run demonstrations
:19:29. > :19:30.against Washington, these people were there not to protest,
:19:31. > :19:34.President Obama is expected to address the young people
:19:35. > :19:37.when he's on the island and urge them to throw off the narrow mindset
:19:38. > :19:41.But no matter what he says, Cuba's youth is already feeling more
:19:42. > :20:05.Hosts India revived their World Twenty20 hopes by beating fierce
:20:06. > :20:09.On a difficult surface, in a rain-affected match of 18 overs
:20:10. > :20:12.a side, Virat Kohli's unbeaten 55 took India to their target of 119
:20:13. > :20:28.The horns are being beat here this evening, with a sense of relief and
:20:29. > :20:34.that will echo across India. Cricket matches between India and Pakistan
:20:35. > :20:46.are question of placed each, but in this to ornament, there was the
:20:47. > :20:52.issue for India of just staying in. When I started bawling, the spinners
:20:53. > :20:59.were producing unplayable deliveries and it was the recovery for Pakistan
:21:00. > :21:08.to get to 180. Chasing the small total, the attackers as good as any
:21:09. > :21:12.nation's. Virat Kohli showed all the composure you need any situation
:21:13. > :21:17.like that. On a night like this, the stars are supposed to shine and that
:21:18. > :21:20.is exactly what he dead. His unbeaten half-century got in the
:21:21. > :21:29.home with a few overs to spare. Now to football and Leicester's
:21:30. > :21:31.title dreams are edging ever closer. They're now 8 points clear
:21:32. > :21:34.at the top of the Premier League, after beating Crystal Palace
:21:35. > :21:37.by a goal to nil today. After missing an early chance,
:21:38. > :21:39.that man Riyad Mahrez turned in Jamie Vardy's cross,
:21:40. > :21:52.to send the City fans into raptures. This team started the season to be
:21:53. > :21:57.saved, and now it is to fight for something nobody could think could
:21:58. > :22:05.happen! We are working so well and so hard during all the season and we
:22:06. > :22:11.have to carry on and become and enjoy and be focused as well
:22:12. > :22:14.tonight. You have to take your hat off to the defending tonight. They
:22:15. > :22:19.really worked at the races and didn't covers a lot of chances. We
:22:20. > :22:26.had to try to create everything we dead and no mistakes on their part.
:22:27. > :22:30.They were good today, particularly first half and we struggled to stay
:22:31. > :22:38.with them but overall, it was a decent performance from us.
:22:39. > :22:40.Leicester City fans will like the look of this,
:22:41. > :22:42.they've opened up an impressive league over Tottenham.
:22:43. > :22:44.The Premier League continues on Sunday, with the Manchester derby
:22:45. > :22:48.Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone says the sport's new qualifying
:22:49. > :22:50.format should be changed in time for the next race.
:22:51. > :22:53.The new elimination rules have been strongly criticised after being
:22:54. > :22:55.used for the first time at the Australian Grand Prix.
:22:56. > :22:57.It meant Lewis Hamilton took his 50th pole several minutes
:22:58. > :23:01.It's an all-Mercedes front row with Nico Rosberg
:23:02. > :23:10.alongside his teammate, ahead of the Ferraris.
:23:11. > :23:17.Just really take my hat off to this team, what they have done to raise
:23:18. > :23:26.the bar once more in the third year, and it is just inspiring for me and
:23:27. > :23:31.it motivates me. I enjoyed driving the car today at qualifying. We
:23:32. > :23:35.still have high hopes for the race and it is going to be a long year
:23:36. > :23:40.and we know the car has a lot of potential saw as a starting point,
:23:41. > :23:45.third and fourth, it is a good achievement, and the team is pushing
:23:46. > :23:47.very hard, so as I said we have long year ahead of us. And that is all
:23:48. > :23:48.the sport for now. Now when a retired Brazilian
:23:49. > :23:50.bricklayer found a lost penguin washed up on the beach
:23:51. > :23:53.near his home, he probably didn't expect the close friendship that
:23:54. > :24:09.blossomed between them. This is the beach on a small island
:24:10. > :24:15.off the coast of Brazil. Back in 2011, this man found the Penguin
:24:16. > :24:20.covered in oil lying on the sand. He cleaned it up and every now and then
:24:21. > :24:32.the bird comes back to see him. I love the Penguin like it is my own
:24:33. > :24:34.child, he says. He is a South American Magellanic Penguin. He
:24:35. > :24:40.disappears for weeks or months on end. But he keeps coming back to
:24:41. > :24:45.visit the 71-year-old, a retired bricklayer. One zoologist has
:24:46. > :24:50.theorised that the Penguin may believe the human as part of his
:24:51. > :24:54.family, but he says the bird has become a member of heads. Another
:24:55. > :24:58.expert suggests that because he claims his visits for breeding
:24:59. > :25:03.season he may have more on his mind than just the fish. Either way he
:25:04. > :25:11.has no problems about meeting the rest of the colony, boosting the
:25:12. > :25:17.population to 1301! Residents say he has become their mascot and he is
:25:18. > :25:19.willing to take advantage of the hospitality on offer. Magellanic
:25:20. > :25:22.penguins are not unknown in the waters of Brazil but those who
:25:23. > :25:29.commented people's homes to take a shower or something availability.
:25:30. > :25:36.What a sweet story, and a reminder of menus. A suicide bomb attack at a
:25:37. > :25:42.busy shopping area in Istanbul has killed at least five people. Two
:25:43. > :25:46.Israelis, two Americans and an Iranian are said to have died.
:25:47. > :25:56.Another 36 were injured in the blast near a government building. That's
:25:57. > :26:04.all from the programme, from me and the rest of the team, goodbye.