13/05/2016 World News Today

This is BBC World News Today with me, Chris Rogers.

The European Union has been warned it is not cracking down on illegal

migrants. I truly believe in equality. I

believe in embracing diversity. And the Canadian prime minister

arrives in Fort McMurray - the town devastated by a raging

wildfire that forced the evacuation The European mission

to stop migrant smuggling in the Mediterranean is failing -

that's the verdict from a group Hundreds of migrants have arrived

in Europe from Libya in the past 48 hours and the report says there's

little prospect of stopping more. That's in contrast to the route

via Turkey that has seen a dramatic fall -

mainly due to the EU's deal with Turkey to stem the number

of Syrians making the crossing. It's the Libyan route however that's

causing most concern for officials. The lack of a stable government

in Libya is allowing more and more boats to make the treacherous

crossing to Italy. This is new migrants, cargo. A

record year. Why do they come? This man said this was the only escape

from the horrors of Libya. Very hard conditions? You told me you were

beat? Yes, it is once in a day. He is lucky to be alive, we found them

two days ago, drifting in this rubber boat. The people smugglers

pack them in and gave just enough fuel to leave Libyan waters. An hour

after this rescue, a storm blowing, and this is what happens when the

waves get bigger. The boats fold and sink.

This is the moment that they dreamt of.

The moment that many of them had risked it all for.

Their first steps onto European soil.

232 here, 801 in Messina, over 1000 migrants just today.

Among those also leaving today were 51 young men under the age

Here is one from Guinea-Bissau.

It is a lonely world for a boy so young.

One proposed solution is to send Europe's navies into Libya's

waters but to do that, you need a Government

The inescapable truth is: so long as there is money to be made

from this dirty business of people trafficking, they will come.

Migrants heading to Europe from Libya.

By contrast, there are signs the efforts to stop

the flow of migrants into Europe from Turkey -

are beginning to have a significant impact.

Numbers arriving from Turkey onto the Greek islands are down

around 90 per cent in April compared with the previous month

following a deal struck between the EU and Turkey.

But as our chief correspondent Gavin Hewitt now reports from Izmir,

political pressures mean the deal is looking increasingly vulnerable.

These are the Turkey beaches from where tens of thousands

of refugees left for their perilous journey to Europe.

Almost no refugees are making the crossing to Greece.

But the deal between Turkey and the EU to solve the migrant

The deal signed in March has all but blocked the migrant trade.

TRANSLATION: The sea border with Greece is now closed

and if someone wants to go to Europe, they cannot.

The Turkish Coast Guard patrols are much more rigorous.

Just two months ago, 8,000 refugees crossed

So far this month, the numbers are around 300.

And for those who make it to Greece, the route through the Balkans

is lined with fences and riot police.

There is no possibility to move further from Greece and in Greece,

the movement from the islands to the mainland became impossible now.

So, in Turkey, the tables where the smugglers did their deals

are almost empty and the shops cannot sell air life jackets.

The Turkish government says it has honoured its part of the deal.

TRANSLATION: If the refugees go outside the cities

where they are registered, they are told to go back.

If they try to reach the coast and escape,

The easing of the refugee crisis depends on a controversial deal

Turkey, clamping down on the migrants, in exchange

for visa-free travel to much of Europe.

But the European Parliament is insisting that first, Turkey must

Turkey says it has done enough and the whole

So there is a risk of a migrant crisis returning.

The developments are being followed closely in Germany, where most

of the previous refugees went and by the referendum

World football's governing body, FIFA, has served notice that radical

changes are intended for the organisation by making

a surprise appointment of a new Secretary General.

FIFA president Gianni Infantino told the organization's annual congress

in Mexico City that Senegalese UN diplomat Fatma Samoura is the first

female secretary general in the history of the male-dominated

She is working since 21 years in the United Nations.

She is a great person, she is used to managing big

organisations and she will bring a fresh wind to Fifa.

Somebody from outside, not somebody from inside.

Not somebody from the past but somebody new.

We will have all the latest on that new appointment. Our sport editor

has more background on Fatma Samoura's appointment.

We're getting reports of an attack on a supporters club of the football

As many as 15 people are reported to have been killed in the shooting

which happened in the predominately Shia town of Balad - about 130

IS said in a statement that they were targeting Shias, not football

fans. He insists that he was the rightful

winner, the opening ceremony this week.

The US Secret Service has said it will investigate the former butler

of the Republican presidential candidate, Donald Trump,

over Facebook posts calling for President Obama to be killed.

Anthony Senecal, who's 84, and served as Mr Trump's butler

until 2009, confirmed he wrote the posts, some last year,

A spokeswoman for Mr Trump distanced his campaign

Thousands of people have turned out in Beirut for the funeral of one

of Hezbollah's top leaders, Mustafa Badreddine.

Hezbollah announced earlier today that he'd been killed in Syria

where he was reportedly the movement's senior commander.

His funeral is taking place in the southern suburbs of Beirut

Rami Ruhayem is there and describes the atmosphere.

Yes, we are in the middle of the funeral procession

As you can see it is a very crowded funeral procession.

Just a few minutes ago, Hezbollah supporters

were firing their guns in the air and there was quite an emotional

scene as the body of Mustafa Badreddine, the Hezbollah

military commander went past us, along this street on to the cemetery

As you mentioned, it is not clear at all whom Hezbollah

They issued two statements this morning, where they announced that

The first contains very little detail, only an implicit reference

that the assassination took place in Syria.

The second one contained a little bit more detail.

It said he was killed in a large explosion close to the Damascus

International Airport, and they said in the statement

that the explosion could have been caused by an air strike,

or by artillery fire, or by a missile attack,

so that leaves the door open for many different possibilities,

including an assassination by the Israelis, especially

But there are also other possibilities.

Just a few minutes ago, before the funeral procession,

the deputy leader of Hezbollah was speaking, and he said, that

Hezbollah, within the next few hour, will make an announcement

about who they think is behind the assassination,

and will take whatever action they choose to take depending

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is visiting the fire-ravaged

town of Fort McMurray - meeting people who have

been on the front lines of the devastating blaze.

The efforts have been hampered by high temperatures

Our correspondent Rajini Vaidyanathan has more.

Canada's prime Minster is meeting with some of the firefighters

and rescue workers who helped battle those wildfires.

He will be meeting them in Fort big muddy itself.

It was devastated by those powerful wildfires.

The worst of those fires have moved away from the residential areas

but people still are not able to enter the area apart

from contractors and some of the workers who were helping

We were given access yesterday to Fort McMurray and it really

was shocking to see how powerful those wildfires really well.

was shocking to see how powerful those wildfires really well -- were.

You walked along some streets where houses on one side

were perfectly intact and you just had to turn around to see a family

home produced to just the foundations, ash and cinder.

It was like a children's book just left in the remaining rubble.

We saw cars that have been left as burnt out shells and green grass

which is now black soot in large parts of Fort McMurray.

90,000 people were forced to flee their homes.

It is remarkable when you see those pictures of those atrocious flames

There are tens of thousands of people without a home.

Many do not know what has happened to their houses because about 80%

of Fort McMurray was indeed saved but it will take some time

for people to be able to move back into the area.

That is a question that people will have four the Prime Minister.

How long will it take before they can go back home?

You want to know what has happened to their homes in the first place.

There is a legal stand-off in North Carolina over the controversial new

laws that only allows people to use public toilets based on the

biological sex. Going to a public bad Tim is generally a simple act.

This has caused America's transgendered community in the

middle of the political row. North Carolina introduced the bathroom

bill, meaning people can only use a public toilet or changing room

matched to the birth certificate, rather than the gender they identify

with. They say it will prevent women and girls from sexual predators. The

law has sparked anger, and many entertainers have boycotted the

state. The Justice Department filed a lawsuit against North Carolina

saying it violates the rights of transgender people. This law

inflicts further indignity on a population that has already suffered

far more than its fair share. This law provides no benefit to society

and all it does is harm innocent Americans. The Obama administration

Nye says that public schools must allow transgender students access to

facilities consistent with the gender identity. If schools are

vying to be discriminatory, they could lose out on government funds.

The Texas Lieutenant Governor has cold the blackmail. He has said a

policy in place that will divide the country not along political lines,

but along family values. And school districts. No signs of letup this

fierce debate over transgender riots. The toilet door, know

something of a symbol, in the latest of America's culture wars. To stay

with us. The millennium Balkan has landed in a quiet corner in Northern

Ireland! -- millennium Balkan. The Pope has been shot, but will

live. The mild they call the butcher of Leon went on trial today in the

French town where he was the Gestapo chief in the Second World War.

Winnie Mandela never looked like a women just sentenced to six years in

jail. The judge told her there was no indication cheaper even the

slightest remorse. The Chinese government has cold for an all out

effort to help the victims of a powerful earthquake. The computer

deep blue has tonight Triumph over the world chess champion Garry

Kasparov. It is the first time the machine has defeated reigning world

champion in the classical chess match. America's first legal

same-sex marriages have been taking place in Massachusetts.

The headlines: a British inquiry highlights Europe's failure

to stop people smuggling across the Mediterranean.

Peter has elected its first ever female official...

The Supreme Court in South Africa has given the right for thousands of

miners in South Africa to sue for damages.

A landmark court ruling allowing mind workers to sue gold mining

firms. In an unprecedented case would set the stage for the biggest

class-action suit in South African history. The purest of the poor are

going up against some of the world's was powerful co-producers. In the

context of this case, class-action is the only realistic option through

which most mind workers can assess the claims effectively against the

mining companies. This is the only avenue to give them right up of

course guaranteed by the Constitution. Thousands of former

Mineworkers won compensation. They allege they contract with silicosis,

an incurable lung disease from years of working underground. After

decades of hard labour, many say they were sent to die, often without

compensation. I am still very, very happy. Before I left, we prayed so

that we would wind this. I am sure where they are now they will be

happy. This is a lesson to the employers of the mines because they

took us as toys. They didn't take care of us. The 32 mining companies

accused of failing to protect workers say today's findings do not

represent the view on the merits of the case brought by claimants. They

say they are in talks with lawyers representing the Mineworkers with

the view of seeking out fair unsuitable outcome. This is seen as

a wind for thousands of workers who helped gold mining companies make

billions of dollars while they suffered in poverty, but the legal

battle is far from over because this class-action suit to take up to ten

years to conclude. Let's catch up on the sport.

Our sport editor has more background on Fatma

Lizzie Greenwood Hughes joins us from the BBC Sport Centre.

We know that she's 54 years old and speaks for damages

and she spent most of her career working for the United Nations,

specialising in the development and working a lot in Africa.

We also know that she has never worked in football.

It is interesting because this is going to be the number two

In other news, Gibraltar will become as the 211 member of the world

football family. Spain has opposed Gibraltar getting membership. Serbia

also dry to block Kosovo, but Kosovo and Gibraltar can start preparations

for the new World Cup. Watford will have a new manager next season. The

case and says the is will be leaving at the end of the season. The

Spaniard led Watford to Premier League safety and an FA Cup

semifinal in his first season in England, but they have only won four

out of 20 league games and are currently 13th in the table going

into the final game against Sunderland on Sunday. Yesterday we

had a meeting with the club to make care resume of the season. After

that I concluded that me and the club don't have the same view about

the season. We don't have the necessary conditions to activate to

renew the contract. My contract finishes in June, then I will leave.

This is the consequence. Tomorrow, Real Madrid have won the last ten

games to bring them within a point behind the leaders, Barcelona, going

into the final games. Barcelona looked set a 24th league title, but

then Real Madrid put forward this amazing run of results. Zinedine

Zidane's side can snatch the crying if Real Madrid draw on loose. -- on

loose. TRANSLATION: the right of every player is to be everything one

can't defend the shirt you are wearing. Both Grenada and Barcelona

players will do everything in order to the game. They will want to wind

at home in front of the fans and we will want to wind the title. I think

it will be impossible to surpass our level of ambition. There was another

classic match today between Novak Djokovic on Rafael Nadal at the Rome

Masters. It was Novak Djokovic came through. Both men had their chances,

especially Rafael Nadal, but the Serbian went on to wind the advanced

to the last four for he will play either Dominic Keane or Kei

Nishikori. Also through is Andy Murray. He defeated David Goffin in

straight sets. The latest from the second round of

the players championship. It is a congested leaderboard with the world

number one, Jason Day, ahead by two shots from Jonas Blixt. There was a

great round of 64 from the world number three, Rory McIlroy, to move

him into contention. Harlequins are hoping to wind the fourth European

title this evening. They are up against Montpellier in the Challenge

Cup final. At the moment and is not going well, Montpellier winning

23-9, with around 23 minutes left on the clock.

Now to a remote corner of Ireland, where some residents are 'feeling

the force.' The filming of the next Star Wars film is rumoured to be

starting in the country's most northern point -

So could the wildly successful films mean a boom in tourism

Already as far north as you can go on the island of Ireland.

Strange visitors from other worlds have been arriving.

By which I mean the strange world of Hollywood.

There have been weeks of preparation near Malin Head but local people

have been sworn to secrecy about this shoot for

I can't give too much away because I don't know too much

about it and the little bit I do know they've asked me

Those agreements have not stop the speculation.

Many believe that the rocks along the rugged coastline,

this could be the Millennium Falcon or at the very least

It is the dramatic coastline which is the attraction.

And the cameras are due to head back south near to the historic monastic

retreat where filming took place the first time.

But for the minute, it is the most northerly tip where they are hoping

the power of the Force and this blockbuster film franchise

If you spot any Star Wars film in, get in touch! That is it, thanks for

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