At union bank, our relationship managers work hard to understand your needs. What can we do for you . , bbc world news america. This is bbc world news america reporting from washington. Bombings killed nine people in pakistan after the government failed to show up to protect people from the taliban and. A title weight of cancer is coming says the World Health Organization title wave of cancer is coming, says the World Health Organization, but the disease can be prevented with changes in behavior. And we introduce you to reallife heroes who protected their artwork from the nazis. Welcome to our viewers on Public Television here in america and also around the globe. Today, history was supposed to be made in pakistan as after nearly a decade of bloodshed the government was scheduled to sit down with representatives of the Pakistani Taliban. But just before the talks were about to start, they were abruptly put on hold because the government delegation failed to show up. From islamabad, we report. He is among the most recent of thousands of pakistanis believed to have loved ones murdered by the taliban and. Killed in a was suicide bombing close to army headquarters. Now his mother does not sleep at night, or eat, or drink he says. I am suffering in the same way, that im here. The attack was one of the series throughout a january that finally led Prime Minister omar sharif to pursue the talks he had promised. The negotiators appointed by the taliban and arrived all smiles to greet government counterparts, only things did not go according to plan. The mood was very different. Have just ended a very chaotic press conference here. This was supposed to be part of the government negotiating. The negotiators here have just told all of the gathered journalists that this is a delay tactic by the government. If these talks are delayed, anything can happen. What do you mean . [indiscernible] the Pakistani Taliban know how to wreak disaster. Thousands here are thought to have died at their hands. The literary operations have not stopped the murder. A new strategy of talks was decided on. Why didnt government representatives show up . We dont want to go to formal negotiations and waste our time. We wanted to know more about the mandate from this committee that is meeting us tonight, there has been an attack close to the market in the city. It targeted man it targeted the she him the shia minority. Bbc news, islamabad. Too many ofsees these attacks. For more on the delay in negotiations, i spoke a short time ago to the former director of pakistan and afghan policy for president Obamas National Security council. She is now at the new america foundation. Whether or not the attacks that killed nine people in pakistan are related, they are another sign that some kind of political solution is needed. Absolutely. I think it shows that the government continues to be under tremendous pressure. Of whatt a matter concessions they offer in exchange. I think that is still up for debate. The government seems to feel that the reason they called off these talks is because they have not had confirmation of the identities of the people coming from the taliban side. How much of a setback do you think today was to the prospect of talks . I dont think it is a setback at all. I think the delay reflects caution on the part of the afghan egovernment, which is necessary. Right now, both sides are still in the prenegotiation stage, which is the most important stage of negotiations. If you look at the negotiators, none of them are official representatives of either side and i think that raises questions about what both sides can deliver in terms of expectations and also what the red lines are for both sides. Are the negotiations and the prenegotiations. The taliban and their representatives are expressing indignation and threatening disaster if talks dont resume soon. There seems to have been a little bit of loss of goodwill, doesnt there . Absolutely. And i think for the taliban, this is just another show of force on their part. And they do have the upper hand. They have the ability due to stabilize all over the country. They have been active in areas where they have networks. They can activate soon each sunni tensions, which they have just demonstrated. Do you see a path or a timetable to talking about better news coming out of pakistan . It seems like we get one bad news story after another. I think both sides right now are looking for shortterm gains, especially as nato forces are scheduled to depart by the end of 2014. If we thought things were they could become even worse. They want to come to terms over the next several months. There are fits and starts, but nothing longterm and sustaining. Thank you very much for coming in today. Foreign forces are withdrawing from afghanistan and expecting repercussions. Today, the opening of a trial on the rwandan genocide two decades after thousands were left dead in just three months. The former head of rwandas secret service is on trial, accused of helping to incite and organize the killings. The bbcs Emily Buchanan has the story. Killing whichf two decades later haunts through wanda. 100 days of slaughter left at least 800,000 dead. Bitter Ethnic Violence in which the majority turned on the minority. Many of the leading perpetrators have faced justice, but this man, found in hiding on a French Island in the indian ocean, had escaped trial until now. A paraplegic after a car accident in 1986, he is accused after accused of complicity in genocide and supplying arms to the militia. He denies the charges. Court case, as the is an important step in coming to terms with past harbors. As people came out, the militia slaughtered them. They slaughtered them. They slaughtered them. I went through this too. I was wounded and fell into a coma. When i woke up, i couldnt tobacco my feet because there were dead bodies on top of me. I couldnt get back on my feet because there were dead bodies on top of me. She and her liar husband have spent 12 years building the case. Lawyer husband have spent 12 years building the case. It is a big moment in history, a big moment for the victims and their relatives who have been waiting for this trial for a long while, and for the french themselves who were certainly misinformed at the time. France has long been criticized for its close ties with the former hutu government and protecting some of the killers who fled rwanda along with millions of refugees after the genocide. Rex the message of this trial is also that france will no longer perpetratorsen for of genocide, hopefully, after all these years. Supposed to be dozens of perpetrators hiding in french territory. Many more trials will be needed if this nightmare is to be laid to rest. Rwanda has done a remarkable legacy ofrcoming the that genocide. For the victims of the massacres, the trials are very important. Other news now from around the world. The trinidad government says someone from the opposition government has been killed in an antiterrorist operation. In a suburb of the capital. One policeman was also killed. Thailands main Opposition Democratic Party has delivered a call for the countrys general election to be annulled. Called for the ruling party to be disbanded. Foughternment protesters at many of the polling stations. The russian president has met with officials ahead of the sochi olympics. The ioc praised russia on delivering on its promises for the olympic games. There were concerns about security, gay rights, and accusations of corruption. A tidal wave of cancer is about to sweep across the globe. That is according to a stark warning from the World Health Organization. The number of cases of cancer worldwide is expected to rise by a staggering 70 over the next 20 years. This is largely because we are alarmingly naive, they say, inut the role our diets play causing this illness. According to the who, 14 Million People were diagnosed with cancer in 2012. They expect that number to spike to 24 Million People in 2035. However, Scientists Say this number could be halved, reminding us that the most common causes of preventable alcohol,clude smoking, and inactivity. I discussed these numbers with the Senior Vice President of the american cancer societys global program. Thanks very much for coming in. This is an extraordinary rise being predicted in the rates of cancer around the world. What is largely behind it . Thank you very much for inviting me. Cancer day, so it is an appropriate day to discuss this alarming report. Neednk the first thing we to look at his tobacco, of course. We have seen some encouraging trends in the United States with cancer rates dipping about 20 , mostly due to the fact that only about 18 of americans are now smoking, compared to 50 a few decades ago. A similar thing is not happening in the developing world. We are seeing increasing rates of smoking, increasing rates of unhealthy lifestyles, if you will, poor choices of diet, lack of exercise. We are also seeing rates of cancer related to infections such as hpv and cervical cancer. To the extent that these are lifestyle choices, the knowledge is out there on the effects of all aroundesumably the world where the smoking rates are highest in the world. Is the predicted rising cancer something people could take control over . I think rates could be cut in half if people really took control over their lines. Lives. It is not just what is protected to happen in the future. It is already the case that more people are dying of cancer than hiv, malaria and tuberculosis combined, and yet we hear so much less about cancer. I dont think it is a good assumption to say Everybody Knows about it and knows about the risk factors, especially in rew role or low income rural or low income countries. How to the United States compared to other countries around the world . In other countries around the world, there is a very low rate of fewer because there is not screening for early detection. By the time people know they have cancer, it is almost too late to do anything about it. In the United States, 50 of people who are living with cancer are in the United States although we are only 11 of the people who have ever been diagnosed with cancer. So we are doing a little better at treating cancer. A better jobto do of is prevention. That comes with education as well. Thank you so much for coming. Discussion of how much cancer rates are expected to rise and how much we could reduce those numbers with prevention and better lifestyles. Still to come, facebook is 10, but can the social media met Media Network keep its edge for the next decade as well . Just imagine spending more than a year adrift at sea. Well, that is exactly what a fisherman who wash up on a boat in the Pacific Islands said happened to him. He told officials he had set out from mexico on a simple shark fishing trip in december of 2012 and was blown out to sea. He said he is survived by catching fish with his bare hands. Feet anddy on his supported by a nurse, he steps off a Police Patrol broke patrol boat and toward a waiting ambulance. At sea forwas a lost 13 months, drifting across the pacific at the mercy of the elements. Officials say that aside from swollen ankles and a weak immune system, his health is good. He was eventually washed ashore coralte oral atoll atoll. This is how he has told his story. He set out on a shark fishing trip from southern mexico. The boat was blown out to sea and he suffered an ordeal during which a fisherman with him died. He says thoughts of his family have kept him going. His sister says their mother never gave up hope that he was still alive. In the village in mexico where he worked, a former employer confirmed he set off in a local boat in late 2012. He was presumed drowned. Today, microsoft announced it had a new leader has a new leader. The Technology Giant appointed Satya Nadella as chief executive. Ned dela is known to spare his phil fill his spare minutes by taking online courses. It was also announced that bill gates is leaving his role as chairman of the company he of course founded. All of this comes on the same day that facebook is celebrating its 10th birthday. What started as a College Project has grown into a global phenomenon with 1. 2 billion users yes, one. 2 billion users worldwide. The social network now has a of over has a net worth 100 billion. Facebook is celebrating an extraordinary decade in which we have transformed the way we communicate. Has it changed our lives for the better . Jennifer was one of the first people in the u. K. To sign up. She joined while a student in cambridge in 2005. Allhe first few photos were like this. She is still quite enthusiastic about facebook, having watched it spread in all directions. When he first came onto it was just college kids. Now my mom is on there, my dad is on there. When facebook was born, the social networking scene was , but sites like myspace and friends reunited were soon fading into obscurity leaving Mark Zuckerberg as the undisputed champion. Freshcebook faces challenges, new mobile apps, snap chat, and whats that . This for teenage networkers. I huge proportion of young people still use facebook, but for some their enthusiasm is waning. It has gotten old, like myspace. My sports teams go through facebook. Becoming lesss cool. People are moving to twitter and stuff. Victoria is an academic and in frequent user of facebook. When did you join . 2008. Her Research Suggests that way weect on the communicate may not have been positive. Sometimes it feels like a digital hit and run. Teenagers take arguments and put them online. Suddenly they are public and will be there forever. Still, facebooks huge and growing audience seems certain to make it ever wealthier. The trick now is to make targeted advertising better. Rory jones, bbc news. My teenaged children are starting to look at other forms of communication. Now to a true life story coming to the silver screen. In 1943, as were swept across europe, a special unit of art experts were tasked with recovering art pieces stolen by marxists and with saving Historic Buildings at risk of being bombed by the alleys. They became known as the by the allies. They became known as the monument men. We have a look at the real men now being portrayed by superstars. We have been tasked to find and protect art that the not is have stolen naz stolen. An unlikely band of experts is recruited to save european heritage. While we must and will win this war, we should also remember the high price that will be paid if the very foundation of modern society is destroyed. George clooney plays the role of George Leslie stout, an expert at harvard university. He was a soldier but had no special training for a job that would put his team on the frontlines of world war ii. There was real bravery and foresight in understanding what happens after the war. The war is over. These cultures have to rebuild. If we lose all these cultural on humans, what will they rebuild on . At first, the biggest threat came from allied bombers. The Monuments Men to send it to germany to identify landmarks and alert military commanders to try to avoid a direct hit. Later, their job turned to search and rescue, recovering vast troves of art stolen by the nazis and stashed across germany and austria. In this recording, one man a piece ofinding artwork hidden in a castle. They had everything looted from the rothschilds in paris. The film depicting the work of the Monuments Men is tasked with conveying the enormity of their task. This was stolen by one of the leaders for his collection. Had it not been for the Monuments Men, it may well have remained hidden. A key relationship in the film is between matt damons character and an art historian played by cate blanchett. This scene is the moment she decides to help them. She finally learned to trust him and told him where the works of art had gone, and she gave him, we believe, this very photograph folded increased folded, creased, and worn. She showed him where he needed to go to find this incredible trove of artwork. Not every work of art was recovered. The whereabouts of many stolen pieces is still unknown. But the Monuments Men are the reason why michelangelos madonna is still in bruges and gauguins masterpiece can still be seen in ghent. News, washington. Brave and unusual work of the Monuments Men. Now, before we go, there is one last amazing image we have to show you. Frommber and professional england is waiting to find out if he has set a new world record for surfing the biggest wave ever. He says he rode the 80 foot wave following us warm up the portuguese coast, and experience you can see there. He described it as intimidating, pompey, and far from perfect. The rest of us have to say there are a few more adjectives to add to that mix. Perhaps crazy would be one of them. That brings our program to a close. Dont try that on your own time. You have been watching bbc world news. You can find a story four hours twitteran find us on and online. For all of us here, thanks for watching. I will see you next time. 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