Separatism in some parts of the country. A south africa judge just ruled the Oscar Pistorius murder trial will be partial lly televised. Why south sudan is one of the most dangerous places on earth for women to give birth. Reporter hello and welcome to kiev. Im tim willcox just above Independence Square where people are still singing on the stage here. But the number of protesters and demonstrators is thinning. The focus of attention now is on the Ukrainian Parliament. We just heard that the interim president says the National Transitional government should be formed out by thursday. Thats two days. They hoped to have set that up by today. They are warning of dangerous signs of separatism in some parts of the country. That follows comments by Sergei Lavrov in the last few hours. Translator we can find our principal position not interference in the ukrainian Domestic Affairs. We hope everyone will adhere to similar logic and use the existing contacts with various Political Forces in the ukraine to calm the situation down but not to seek opportunistic onesided advantages the a stage where National Dialogue is necessary. We agree with our luxembourg partners that is is dangerous and counterproductive to try to impose on ukraine on the principal that you are either for us or against us. Reporter lets go to moscow and speak do bridgett kendall. The language the last 48 hours has varied, hasnt it, bridgett . Are you detecting any change now where you are . Reporter it feels as though sur day lavrov has stepped back yesterday. And questioned the legitimacy. Talked about an armed rebellion having taken place. What we are hearing from mr. Lavrov is a clear statement that russia adheres to the principal of noninterference in Domestic Affairs of other countries. He is waiting to see what sort of new government there will be. And would russia be prepared to take part in any new donor crisis. He didnt say no, given we dont want anything to do with this new government which was the tenor yesterday. Instead he said were waiting to see what the policies of the new government are. And he laid out conditions saying there needs to be an end to violence. There needs to be a restoration of law and order and national reconciliation. But at the same time, tim, the other strain of russian alarm does continue. This morning they expressed outrage at the continued dismantling of monuments in ukraine. The latest they say was in western ukraine. The demolition of amonment to a russian war hero. There have been other statues pulled down. Number one, moscow is biding its time waiting to see exactly who will be in the new government and whether it wants to reach out a hand to russia. And this whole question of just how much tension there is in the hot spot particularly where the big Russian Naval base is in the black sea. Russia is leaving open the possibility i think that it might respond to that. Okay. Bridgett with the very latest in moscow. Thank you very much. All the people i have been speaking to here and indeed it seems from politicians in the Ukrainian Parliament want to retain the geographic al integrity of 46 million people. Just picking up on that point bridgett made of dismantling of statues and the concerns about that in the west of the country, interestingly, in the last few hours we have just seen these pictures of protesters dismantling the russian star from the Parliament Building a few hundred meters away from where i am standing now. Well bring you all the latest developments including comments by baroness ashton and the request by ukraine for International Aid for its economy which is in dire financial straits. Tim willcox in kiev. To other news today now. Within the last hour a South African judge ruled that the trial of the olympic athlete Oscar Pistorius will be televised but only partially. He is due to stand trial for murder after shooting dead his give Reeva Steenkamp a year ago. Witness testimony may be televised. Coverage does not carry the intrusive potential form of coverage. In my view, why no image of pistorius and his witnesses when they testify . They should, however, be heard on radio. Just expend a little bit more, how big a decision is this to televise even part of the trial . Reporter geeta, this is a historic decision for the South African legal system. They made it clear that cameras are allowed to fill in the trial, the opening arguments and the closing arguments, including the judgments. And they had if witnesses do not want to appear, they must put it in writing. Otherwise, it will be assumed they will appear on tv. Audio throughout the trial will be allowed. But also the accused may not be filmed. No flash photography will be allowed in there. And the cameras that will be allowed, the three Television Cameras will have to have no person operating them. They have to be operated remotely. So those are the conditions that the judge has put on this historic judgment to allow Oscar Pistoriuss trial to be fill manied on television. It starts on the 3rd of march, next monday. A channel broadcasting 24 hours above the trial will be launched in south africa by multichoice. Does it seem they will accept this ruling . Can they appeal against it . Obviously whilst theres a balance for transparency theres also worry about a media circus forming. Its not entirely clear whether they will pursue this judgment. We are days away from this trial. So its not clear if an appeal is going to be lodged soon. They havent made the pledge yet. But what we know is that the senior counsel for Oscar Pistorius was clear that if the cameras are allowed his client will receive an unfair trial. And witnesses will know as they speak in court the whole world will be watching them. So the judge made it clear. Thats why he imposed that condition that witnesses will have to put it in writing if they do not want to be filmed. Its going to be very keenly watched the next few days. Thanks very much. The United States has asked iraq to explain media reports that it is buying weapons worth hundreds of millions of dollars from iran. The u. S. Says any deal would be a direct violation of the u. S. Arms embargo on iran. The contract to buy 195 million worth of arms was signed in november last year, just after iraqi Prime MinisterNuri Al Maliki returned for extra weapons to fight Al Qaeda Linked militants. A close ally of mr. Malikis government in iraq. A spokesman said the United States has provided more than 15 billion in equipment, services and training to Iraqi Armed Services and security. To explain this a bit more, bbc persian. Is this surprising or new, the fact that there is a lot of cooperation between iraq and iran . The United States stepping it up. If you follow iran, its not that surprising. The figure is surprising. 195 million worth of arms is quite a bit. And in terms of irans arms industry and exports, i think it sort of constitutes a big chunk. The fact is that irans arms industry is under embargo. Iran technically cannot expert arms to any country. So if this is true then it is illegal, a. And, b, iran has been producing a lot of arms in the last two, three decades, in fact. Because itself has been under embargo of importing arms. So it is quite sophisticated and quite expensive. The volume has obviously diminished because of the International Arms embargo. If this is true, 195 million is quite a lot. And what will happen now in terms of iraq being asked to explain . Have they responded . No. But the iranians have responded saying we did not do this, and they denied it. We have the Iranian Ambassador in baghdad saying that denying this report. But also adding if iraq asks us about any arms shipments or they need any arms, we are willing to consider that. So obviously relationship is quite close between the two countries. And how true this is. Obviously reuters, which broke the story, they have seen documents that show that iraqis want that from iran. If it was to be true or true in the future this, again, emphasizes the whole shia sunni split in the region. The relationship is nothing secret. Its very, very close. And many of those people in the Shiite Community lived in iran for many years. They have relatives across the border. So its very close. And with the shiite government in power in baghdad, i wouldnt be surprised if there was quite a lot of trade between the two sides in terms of arms. As i said, technically speaking, this is illegal if its true. Thank you very much. In other news today, the new italian Prime Minister matteo renzi will face a second round of votes for reform. He needs the support of the lower house of parliament. He is proposing election law changes, tax cuts, and investment in jobs to tackle italys ailing economy. Lebanese Officials Say israeli jets carried out two air strikes in the east of the country near the syrian border. The target is likely to have been a weapons store where a convoy of hezbollah. They have used air strikes in the past to stop the hand over of weapons from syria to hezbollah. The turkish Prime Minister said he will take legal action over a recording in which he appears to tell his son to dispose of large sums of cash. He said the recording has been fabricated. Meanwhile, a prosecutor has denied allegations that he ordered 7,000 prominent figures, including ministers and business leaders. Social networking of a different kind. Aaron . Can you read mandarin or cantonese . Certainly not. The professional networking site linkedin is expanding into china with a new chinese language service. Its a bit of a doozy. Censorship. They have all clashed with chinese authorities in the past over policies towards internet freedom. We will discuss it on gmt in just over an hours time. What about this, in barcelona, we talked about it yesterday. Its in full swing today. Monday evening it was samsungs turn to reveal its latest creation. The galaxy x5. A fingerprint reader. It has a heart monitor and camera. Will the limited improvements be enough to stave off the competition now . We will have to wait until april when that phone goes on sale. Samsung didnt tell us how much this new baby is going to cost. Now, heres a question for you, where in the world is the best place to do business . Weve been talking a lot certainly on our programs about the the rising cost of president ial important as the Global Economy recovers. But Office Property is also rising. 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A group of women are walking to their antinatal class. The midwife supported by save the children is one of just 300 for a population of 10 million. In the uk, we have 21,000 midwives. Thats regarded as too few by some. Angelina had delivered a baby just a few hours earlier and she took me to see the new mother and baby. After some discussion, the elder women said it was okay to go in. Thank you very much for letting us into your home, especially on the day your baby has been born. Translator i have my first four children here in the village. But for this one we decided to go to the clinic. Its much cleaner than here. Reporter so i guess this is the way things should be. A little baby girl delivered in the clinic but now back home. In the rest of south sudan its a different story. Nine of ten women get nowhere near a clinic. And thats all right. But what happens when there are complications . The journey to the village took about an hour in our fourwheeldrive vehicle. Imagine doing it on foot. You cant call an ambulance here. So its over there, is it . Within minutes, it became obvious that the experience of childbirth in this village is much more typical of south sudan. Nikina lost her baby last year. In fact, 5,000 babies died before making it through their first 24 hours every year. The midwife here monica took me to meet a woman who lost her child just last week. She told me she was away from home, out collecting grass to reroof her hut when she realized she had started bleeding. It took her three days to get to a clinic, too late to save her baby. We were on our way out when we came across this woman. App example of the challenges they face as midwives. She had been to tnatal classes. It was a long labor. Sadly, she lost her child. Can you explain to me, monica, why she didnt go back to the clinic when her labor started . Here you are in a clinic. Its only 45 minutes away, and yet children are dying. What goes through your mind when that happens . It is very painful. The welfare of children has been a particular focus for aid agencies. Theres been remarkable progress around the world. But for too many children, the first day of life is still their only one. George alagiah, bbc news, south sudan. Antigovernment protesters in venezuela erected barricades in the capital caracas calling for the resignation of nicolas maduro. Highways have been blocked following a series of protests in which 13 people have died. We have a rotor from caracas. Reporter barricades in caracas. This is how protesters are showing their discontent. They set garbage on fire and block main roads with old furniture. This protest followed an anonymous call for a Great National barricade that was circulated on social networks. Opposition leader capriles asked protesters to stay away from the road blocks and refrain from violence. Despite his conciliatory words, on monday he refused to go to a meeting of governors and mayors where he was due to meet president nicolas maduro. Mr. Maduro has been showing his strength and popular support. Every day a different sector is marched in support of the president. On monday it was the turn of motorcyclists. And he maintains the same strong language. Translator it is not a protest. Venezuela is facing a fascist coup detat. They want to put an end to democracy. Reporter so far with no dialogue and new protests every day, it seems venezuela is losing its middle ground. One side wants the president to leave, while the rest of the country, which for now remains a majority, believes the protesters are the enemy. Bbc news, caracas. Im back in a few minutes. Just to give you the latest update on all of our top stories. Stay with us if you can. 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