:00:00. > :00:07.I'm Karin Giannone, this is BBC World News.
:00:08. > :00:10.Still searching for survivors in Ecuador.
:00:11. > :00:13.As the number of dead rises significantly after the country's
:00:14. > :00:15.worst earthquake for decades, painful questions from those whose
:00:16. > :00:33.A bus explodes in Jerusalem injuring 21 people - two seriously -
:00:34. > :00:35.Israeli police say a bomb at the back of the bus
:00:36. > :00:44.Brazil's president suffers defeat in the lower house.
:00:45. > :00:47.Also coming up: It's revealed that Vladimir Putin's spokesman banked
:00:48. > :01:06.But Dmitry Peskov says it's all down to a family inheritance.
:01:07. > :01:09.It was an earthquake of terrifying intensity -
:01:10. > :01:13.and the affects have stretched right across large sections of Ecuador.
:01:14. > :01:17.It lasted about 40 seconds at a magnitude of 7.8.
:01:18. > :01:20.350 have died so far, but that toll could rise.
:01:21. > :01:23.It's damaged buildings and levelled infrastructure
:01:24. > :01:26.that was hundreds of kilometres away from the epicentre -
:01:27. > :01:38.which was near the towns of Pedernales and Muisne.
:01:39. > :01:42.And here's one of those towns right near the epicentre - Pedernales.
:01:43. > :01:45.It's one of the most affected towns, and you can see in these drone
:01:46. > :01:48.The mayor says the entire town had been flattened.
:01:49. > :01:51.Part of the challenge for authorities is reaching some
:01:52. > :01:54.The BBC has spoken to Ecuador's Ambassador to the UK -
:01:55. > :01:56.Carlos Abad Ortiz - who explained the difficulties
:01:57. > :02:02.We have only one airport in the region which is working,
:02:03. > :02:08.even though we have some problems in communication of that airport,
:02:09. > :02:11.because the problem is that all the roads that go to the region -
:02:12. > :02:13.around eight different roads - are damaged completely.
:02:14. > :02:18.This is the problem that we cannot go in the region by car.
:02:19. > :02:26.So we are trying to do everything by air from this airport.
:02:27. > :02:30.So we think that perhaps in the next 24 or 48 hours we will be able
:02:31. > :02:32.to at least put in good condition two roads, but this
:02:33. > :02:49.Let's get more on the situation with this report from Paul Adams.
:02:50. > :02:51.In Pedernales on Ecuador's battered coast, the search for survivors went
:02:52. > :03:00.Much of this town of 50,000 people has been reduced to rubble.
:03:01. > :03:02.The death toll is rising, and there are still long
:03:03. > :03:13.Rescue workers call out in the darkness,
:03:14. > :03:15.demanding absolute silence, listening for the faintest
:03:16. > :03:22.In Portoviejo, further south, survivors slept out in the open.
:03:23. > :03:25.With so many homes damaged and scores of after-shocks already
:03:26. > :03:31.recorded, people are simply too afraid to go indoors.
:03:32. > :03:33.Among the dead, Claire Theresa Crockett, a nun from
:03:34. > :03:36.Northern Ireland, killed with five others when a stairwell collapsed
:03:37. > :03:49.in the school where she was teaching.
:03:50. > :03:51.This was the moment, late on Saturday, that
:03:52. > :03:55.A supermarket in the capital Quito, 100 miles from the epicentre,
:03:56. > :03:59.shaking before being plunged into darkness.
:04:00. > :04:03.In the worst-affected areas, whole streets have collapsed.
:04:04. > :04:09.TRANSLATION: Actually, it's been horrible, horrible.
:04:10. > :04:13.The only thing I can say is that we are alive.
:04:14. > :04:23.We are asking passers-by to give us water, so at least we can survive.
:04:24. > :04:25.This was Ecuador's worst earthquake in decades.
:04:26. > :04:35.Enrique Garcia is the Regional Humanitarian coordinator
:04:36. > :04:41.for Oxfam and he joins me now from the captial Quito.
:04:42. > :04:48.Thank you for talking to us. What reports are you getting from the
:04:49. > :04:58.worst affected areas? We are receiving many information from the
:04:59. > :05:07.field, so the main information is, according to the Red Cross and
:05:08. > :05:13.humanitarian sector, the needs of water, the need of food to
:05:14. > :05:18.distribute to the population living in shelters in bad conditions, and
:05:19. > :05:28.many things. The most important thing is good coordination between
:05:29. > :05:33.the government and local and international people, we need to
:05:34. > :05:43.support people. According to Ali many damages, especially in the
:05:44. > :05:47.provinces in the north-west, they need collaboration to ensure support
:05:48. > :05:51.for the people in need. Do we have a complete picture of the damage? Or
:05:52. > :05:55.all the areas that are affected able to be accessed, or why their still
:05:56. > :06:03.places where rescue teams are not able to get to? No, not now. The
:06:04. > :06:11.government is trying to clean the roads in order to coordinate,
:06:12. > :06:16.especially in the small communities, far away from the big cities. The
:06:17. > :06:21.main helpers are going to the cities, but we need to be careful of
:06:22. > :06:29.the communities living outside the main cities. How well equipped is
:06:30. > :06:33.Ecuador itself to deal with this? Is Ecuador going to need assistance
:06:34. > :06:40.from other countries? Yes, they are receiving many assistance from
:06:41. > :06:45.Venezuela, Spain, many countries are coming at the weekend. We had to
:06:46. > :06:51.collaborate with each other and to cooperate, because we need to be
:06:52. > :06:56.careful in order to avoid duplication of effort. You felt this
:06:57. > :07:03.earthquake in Quito, which is a long way from the epicentre. No, I came
:07:04. > :07:07.in yesterday night, coming from Central America in order to support
:07:08. > :07:13.the communities. What's time frame, realistically, is there to get help
:07:14. > :07:17.to people? How urgent is it? Very urgent right now, because we are
:07:18. > :07:27.receiving information from big cities such as Portoviejo, that they
:07:28. > :07:35.need water, to secure water, so we need it as soon as possible. We are
:07:36. > :07:40.flying in tonight or tomorrow because of the needs. We are willing
:07:41. > :07:44.to do that, but we have to do coordinate with the governments,
:07:45. > :07:50.with the provinces, the Red Cross and others. Regional humanitarian
:07:51. > :07:52.coordinator for Oxfam, thank you very much. Thank you.
:07:53. > :07:56.In Japan, nearly a quarter of a million people are being told
:07:57. > :07:58.to leave their homes because of fears
:07:59. > :08:02.Two have already struck since Thursday.
:08:03. > :08:05.At least 42 people have been killed and many more are still missing.
:08:06. > :08:06.Hundreds of thousands of families remain
:08:07. > :08:08.without running water, and many are also
:08:09. > :08:15.An Indian court has issued an arrest warrant, for liquor
:08:16. > :08:17.tycoon Vijay Mallya, who's believed to be in Britain.
:08:18. > :08:20.Once known as the King of Good Times, Mallya is the man
:08:21. > :08:24.behind Kingfisher beer - and the failed Kingfisher Airlines.
:08:25. > :08:26.He has been accused of fleeing the country
:08:27. > :08:32.China is investigating reports that hundreds of children have become ill
:08:33. > :08:36.after their new school opened next to a former industrial site.
:08:37. > :08:38.China's national broadcaster reported that nearly five out of six
:08:39. > :08:41.pupils who underwent medical checks had health problems.
:08:42. > :08:45.Conditions ranged from coughs and headaches to cancers such
:08:46. > :08:55.Police in Jerusalem have confirmed that an explosion on a bus
:08:56. > :08:59.More than 20 people were injured in the explosion,
:09:00. > :09:16.What more do we know? Right now, the recovery vehicle behind me is just
:09:17. > :09:26.about to move away the charred remains of this bus. We understand
:09:27. > :09:30.there was an explosive device planted at the back. It was
:09:31. > :09:35.detonated and perhaps it had nails and nuts contained in it. Hospital
:09:36. > :09:40.officials say that some of the people who have been injured have
:09:41. > :09:46.injuries from such things. There was also another bus that was here that
:09:47. > :09:52.caught on fire with this blast, and a car, they have now been removed.
:09:53. > :09:57.This comes after Israel not seeing a bus attack for some years. That is
:09:58. > :10:00.correct. There has been a recent upsurge in violence with
:10:01. > :10:04.Palestinians attacking Israelis. There has been a series of
:10:05. > :10:09.stabbings, shootings and car running is over the past six months. But at
:10:10. > :10:12.this moment, the Israeli police are being very careful. They are not
:10:13. > :10:16.saying clearly that this is a terrorist attack, they are saying it
:10:17. > :10:20.could possibly be a criminal attack. But for many people here, this will
:10:21. > :10:24.bring back worrying memories of those times just over a decade ago
:10:25. > :10:31.when Palestinian militants would carry out attacks on buses in
:10:32. > :10:35.Jerusalem. We have heard cautious tones from the authority since this
:10:36. > :10:39.news came out. Since October, we have had this wave of violence, but
:10:40. > :10:44.authorities have also been saying in the last few weeks, things have been
:10:45. > :10:48.relatively quiet. In the past few weeks, we have had fewer attacks and
:10:49. > :10:52.then just over one week ago, the Israeli Prime Minister came out
:10:53. > :10:56.saying that this was due to the aggressive and systematic policy of
:10:57. > :11:02.his government. But even in the past few days, there have been some small
:11:03. > :11:06.instance, mainly in the occupied West Bank, but this is going to
:11:07. > :11:12.worry people that there could be a new departure. What has Security
:11:13. > :11:16.been like in Jerusalem? What does it feel like? One thing that has been
:11:17. > :11:21.very visible is a lot more people going around with guns, and
:11:22. > :11:26.increases in the security service on the streets. New security procedures
:11:27. > :11:31.are in place. As soon as this happens, entering into my work
:11:32. > :11:35.building, I was given extra security checks as I came in. Most places yet
:11:36. > :11:38.seem to have extra security precautions. One thing that is
:11:39. > :11:43.really remarkable is how quickly this scene has been cleared. You can
:11:44. > :11:47.see now, traffic is moving through. When I spoke to one security
:11:48. > :11:51.official in a different location a few weeks ago, he said there have
:11:52. > :11:54.been so many attacks that is an expertise in clearing the scene as
:11:55. > :11:56.scene as quickly as possible and is trying to make it less alarming for
:11:57. > :12:00.people. Thank you. Brazil's political crisis has
:12:01. > :12:03.deepened, after members of the country's lower house
:12:04. > :12:07.of parliament voted to impeach the government's accounts to hide
:12:08. > :12:13.a growing budget deficit. She has denied the allegations and
:12:14. > :12:16.described the move as a "coup". A final decision to put her on trial
:12:17. > :12:19.will now have to made by the parliament's upper house next
:12:20. > :12:22.month, and reports suggest most senators will vote
:12:23. > :12:24.against the President. President Rousseff's
:12:25. > :12:27.supporters claim the process is threatening democracy
:12:28. > :12:30.in Latin America's biggest country. When Lucio Costa and Oscar Niemeyer
:12:31. > :12:39.designed this futuristic capital, they deliberately set out
:12:40. > :12:41.and separated the three pillars of power - the Supreme Court,
:12:42. > :12:44.the two Houses of Congress, It might feel right now that
:12:45. > :12:49.Congress has the upper hand, having voted in favour
:12:50. > :12:53.of an impeachment process against President Dilma Rousseff,
:12:54. > :12:56.but she remains in the Presidential Palace pending a full impeachment
:12:57. > :13:00.trial in the country's Senate, There's an economic recession,
:13:01. > :13:09.inflation rates of 10%, and, of course, the country faces
:13:10. > :13:12.a huge corruption scandal. Indeed, many of those congressmen
:13:13. > :13:16.sitting in judgment on the President are accused themselves of far
:13:17. > :13:20.more serious crimes. Brazil feels like a country
:13:21. > :13:23.in hiatus - all the while, the work A week after Russia's President
:13:24. > :13:31.Putin declared his assets and income to the public,
:13:32. > :13:33.his spokesman Dmitry Peskov has He explained that the reason
:13:34. > :13:38.HE earned four times more than his boss last year was due
:13:39. > :13:41.to a large inheritance he received Let's have a look at the figures
:13:42. > :13:52.that were released today. Mr Peskov says he earned
:13:53. > :13:54.$544,000 in 2015 - part of this being his salary
:13:55. > :13:57.as well as a family inheritance. This is over four times more than
:13:58. > :14:01.Russian president Vladimir Putin - his salary was declared last
:14:02. > :14:05.week as being $126,000. Meanwhile Mr Peskov's wife,
:14:06. > :14:08.former Olympic figure skating champion Tatyana Navka,
:14:09. > :14:13.earned over $1.3 million. It is not the first time Mr Peskov's
:14:14. > :14:15.finances spending has At his high-profile wedding last
:14:16. > :14:20.August, he was photographed wearing a watch worth over $620,000 -
:14:21. > :14:26.more than his annual salary. With me is Olga Ivshina
:14:27. > :14:36.from the BBC's Russian service. We have seen lots of controversy
:14:37. > :14:41.here in the UK when figures are revealed about a top politicians'
:14:42. > :14:48.earnings. Does it make waves in Russia? No, I want say that. It is
:14:49. > :14:54.not the first time Peskov was accused of having high incomes. Each
:14:55. > :14:59.time, he finds his way out. He said his wife actually made him a wedding
:15:00. > :15:03.present, even though it is still an enormous sum of money, and he has
:15:04. > :15:06.been photographed wearing a watch. Two weeks before the wedding
:15:07. > :15:13.happened, that was. Why did they take this step of releasing the
:15:14. > :15:16.present's earnings and then Peskov? According to Russian law, they have
:15:17. > :15:23.a certain period of time when they can reveal their incomes and I think
:15:24. > :15:28.it is just Russian law of hierarchy, which is why they first revealed
:15:29. > :15:33.Vladimir Putin's salary and then Mr Peskov's. In motion media, this
:15:34. > :15:39.story isn't digitally widespread. If you talk about Russian state medium,
:15:40. > :15:42.no, they haven't reported much. Even though this explanation about him
:15:43. > :15:48.inheriting this money came in Russian state media during a
:15:49. > :15:56.broadcast, and each time they mention such things, they always
:15:57. > :16:02.give Russian officials a chance to show how generous they are, or how
:16:03. > :16:07.law-abiding they are. This was just another chance for them to show that
:16:08. > :16:14.everyone is following law procedure and everyone is honest and open.
:16:15. > :16:19.What we know also is how rich Tatyana Navka is, Mr Peskov's wife,
:16:20. > :16:22.a figure skating champion. How did she get that money? It is an
:16:23. > :16:27.interesting question, and I cannot give you a straight answer. She has
:16:28. > :16:33.been involved in various shows, ice-skating shows, which were very
:16:34. > :16:36.popular, and now, according to her official website, she organises
:16:37. > :16:43.various holidays, celebrations, events. Can you earn that much money
:16:44. > :16:48.just organising events in Russia? I don't know. There are people in
:16:49. > :16:54.Russia you probably want to celebrate their things with such a
:16:55. > :16:59.scale. $1.3 million last year, just to recap. What sort of figure is
:17:00. > :17:02.Dmitry Peskov in Russia? He appears to be a man of unwavering loyalty,
:17:03. > :17:10.you took the blame for his boss making a public error on that phone
:17:11. > :17:15.in. Is very loyal to the president. He always helps Mr Putin to get out,
:17:16. > :17:22.in case he makes any mistakes. He just provides the explanations to
:17:23. > :17:28.some strange moves. Also, he is very famous for his moustache and his
:17:29. > :17:31.fake Twitter account. It is tremendously popular, it has
:17:32. > :17:33.thousands and thousands of followers. Thank you very much.
:17:34. > :17:35.Dozens of people who were rescued as they tried to cross
:17:36. > :17:39.the Mediterranean say that at least 500 others died when a boat they
:17:40. > :17:45.The migrants, from various East African countries, say they set
:17:46. > :17:49.They are now being held by the Greek authorities in Kalamata
:17:50. > :17:53.The Greek police are holding the 41 survivors in this
:17:54. > :17:58.We haven't been allowed to interview them on camera,
:17:59. > :18:00.but we have managed to speak to them, and they have
:18:01. > :18:03.told us what is a pretty extraordinary story.
:18:04. > :18:14.They say that last week they set off from the port of Tobruk in Libya
:18:15. > :18:17.and they set off - 240 of them in one boat -
:18:18. > :18:20.But they say, in the middle of the Mediterranean,
:18:21. > :18:23.the traffickers transferred them from one boat to another much larger
:18:24. > :18:26.one, another wooden boats, but that was already full of more
:18:27. > :18:28.than 300 people that were trying to make it to Europe.
:18:29. > :18:31.They say, in the middle of the night, that boat
:18:32. > :18:33.capsized and just these 41 managed to survive.
:18:34. > :18:36.They believe that 500 other people drowned.
:18:37. > :18:41.What happened to these 41 people, who include Ethiopians, Sudanese,
:18:42. > :18:45.Somalis and Egyptians, they say that a Filipino cargo ship
:18:46. > :18:52.rescued them and then brought them here to Greece, where, apparently,
:18:53. > :18:56.they initially were very, very reluctant to get on land.
:18:57. > :18:58.They didn't want to be handed over to the Greek authorities
:18:59. > :19:02.because they were so determined to get to Italy.
:19:03. > :19:08.Now, I ought to add that no officials have managed give any
:19:09. > :19:10.details about this disaster, which, if true, will
:19:11. > :19:16.to have happened since this entire migrant crisis began.
:19:17. > :19:19.Signs of Iran coming back in from the cold -
:19:20. > :19:23.it's held its highest level talks with Europe for more than a decade.
:19:24. > :19:29.The EU's foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini spent Saturday
:19:30. > :19:31.in the Iranian capital Tehran with seven other top officials.
:19:32. > :19:34.This comes after Iran met its obligations under last
:19:35. > :19:36.year's historic nuclear deal, paving the way for the lifting
:19:37. > :19:39.Our Chief International Correspondent Lyse Doucet
:19:40. > :19:47.Europe's top diplomat sweeps into Iran's Foreign Ministry, backed
:19:48. > :19:53.There's a warm welcome from Iran's foreign minister Zarif.
:19:54. > :20:11.At the press conference, Miss Mogherini hails a new start.
:20:12. > :20:13.And we want, as Europeans, Iranian people to have and to see
:20:14. > :20:16.the benefits of this agreement turning into changes
:20:17. > :20:21.Europe's commissioners are here to talk about everything
:20:22. > :20:24.from banking and business to science and student exchanges.
:20:25. > :20:26.All possible because financial sanctions were lifted
:20:27. > :20:35.But on the streets of Tehran today, people still don't see much change.
:20:36. > :20:41.Major European banks and businesses are still wary of dealing with Iran.
:20:42. > :20:44.A shopkeeper says, we thought business would be booming
:20:45. > :20:56.We hoped prices would come down, but they haven't, she complains.
:20:57. > :21:00.We hope to God change will come soon.
:21:01. > :21:04.Iran's Foreign Minister tells me, Iranians will only wait so long.
:21:05. > :21:08.I believe Iran is very hopeful about the future.
:21:09. > :21:11.Iranians see the benefits of engagement and they have shown
:21:12. > :21:20.If they do not see change, they will change their mind.
:21:21. > :21:22.But the nuclear deal didn't solve everything.
:21:23. > :21:26.Sanctions linked to human rights and terrorism are still in place.
:21:27. > :21:29.Most Iranians wanted the nuclear deal to achieve a greater engagement
:21:30. > :21:34.with the outside world, and most of all the West.
:21:35. > :21:38.Europe's visit is a strong symbol of that, but both sides still wanted
:21:39. > :21:42.to see far greater changes if this new relationship is to have any
:21:43. > :21:48.The Hollywood couple Johnny Depp and Amber Heard have appeared
:21:49. > :21:50.in court in Queensland, Australia, to answer charges
:21:51. > :21:56.concerning their pet dogs being smuggled into the country last year.
:21:57. > :21:58.The couple have also appeared in a video made public
:21:59. > :21:59.by Australia's Department of Agriculture -
:22:00. > :22:08.A little bit of Hollywood in Queensland, Australia.
:22:09. > :22:15.Amber Heard back down under to defend herself in a case
:22:16. > :22:19.It dates back to May last year, when the couple were staying
:22:20. > :22:22.at this Gold Coast Villa on a break from filming.
:22:23. > :22:25.With them, their two pet Yorkshire terriers,
:22:26. > :22:32.The dogs had first been spotted at this local grooming salon.
:22:33. > :22:34.It wasn't long before Amber Heard was charged with illegally
:22:35. > :22:41.A crime with a maximum penalty of ten years in prison.
:22:42. > :22:43.And in court today, the couple submitted this somewhat
:22:44. > :22:50.Australia is a wonderful island, with a treasure trove of unique
:22:51. > :22:58.Australia is free of many pests and diseases that are
:22:59. > :23:04.That is why Australia has to have such strong bio-security laws.
:23:05. > :23:08.And Australians are just as unique, both warm and direct.
:23:09. > :23:12.When you disrespect Australian law, they will tell you firmly.
:23:13. > :23:15.I am truly sorry that Pistol and Boo were not declared.
:23:16. > :23:23.Declare everything when you enter Australia.
:23:24. > :23:26.In the end, the Hollywood couple left court with Amber Heard having
:23:27. > :23:33.been sentenced to just a month's probation.
:23:34. > :23:35.The more serious charges were dropped, after Miss Heard
:23:36. > :23:38.agreed to plead guilty to filling in her customs document wrongly.
:23:39. > :23:41.For Amber Heard, no conviction and no fine, and some people will be
:23:42. > :23:44.wondering whether this case was worth all the fuss and, indeed,
:23:45. > :23:56.When does standing still help you move faster?
:23:57. > :23:58.It may sound counterintuitive, but an experiment by the transport
:23:59. > :24:01.authorities here in London has found congestion is eased when commuters
:24:02. > :24:05.stand on - rather than walk up - escalators.
:24:06. > :24:07.And today the theory was put into practice.
:24:08. > :24:13.It's a rule that's been drilled into travellers and commuters
:24:14. > :24:14.on transport networks across the country for
:24:15. > :24:19.When on an escalator, you stand on the right
:24:20. > :24:24.Apart from, that is, if you're on this escalator at
:24:25. > :24:29.Ladies and gentlemen, if you can stand on both sides
:24:30. > :24:30.of this escalator... Here, last November,
:24:31. > :24:32.for one hour a day, commuters were part
:24:33. > :24:35.of an experiment that seemed to go against all traveller logic.
:24:36. > :24:38.Standing on both sides of the escalator to speed
:24:39. > :24:41.up the flow of people through the station.
:24:42. > :24:45.The escalators at Holborn are around 24 metres long.
:24:46. > :24:50.That is the equivalent of climbing a six-storey building
:24:51. > :24:53.if you choose to walk, and most people don't want to.
:24:54. > :24:56.So they queue to stand on the right, creating a bottleneck
:24:57. > :25:01.But if you have standing on both sides, that bottleneck is reduced
:25:02. > :25:06.and the escalator can carry 50% more commuters at peak times.
:25:07. > :25:08.However, despite the success of this initial study,
:25:09. > :25:16.From today, and for the next six months, a new Transport for London
:25:17. > :25:18.trial will turn one escalator over to full-time stadnding use,
:25:19. > :25:21.but it may take considerably longer to change a century
:25:22. > :25:35.Trying to tell London commuters what to do is not unenviable task.
:25:36. > :25:43.The number of people confirmed dead after Saturday's devastating
:25:44. > :25:44.earthquake in Ecuador has risen to 350.
:25:45. > :25:47.Rescue teams have been flying in from abroad to help
:25:48. > :26:07.But for now from me and the rest of the team, goodbye.
:26:08. > :26:10.After the cold snap over the weekend, it looks like spring will
:26:11. > :26:12.make a