Safety. Disspare and anger following clashes last year. Tornados have struck the Southern United States killing 16 people. A war mentality ahead of a world cup and the crack down on guns and drones. Hello. It is a Bombing Campaign thats been as ruthless as its been destructive. A bbc team has seen the devastating attacks of bombardment first hand after gaining rare access of aleppo. Syrias largest city has been the scene of the escalated fighting. Its divided between rebels and government. Areas seen in purple are most hotly contested. Since september, aleppo Habitat Center of an air war by the syrians and government. These are weapons here causing devastate. Barrel bombs, crew devices, packed with explosives. Theyre literally tossed over the side of helicopters. They can destroy a quarter not just a specific target. An Opposition Group claims 700 civilians across a aleppo have been killed since february. Reporter in the last few minutes another barrel bomb perhaps two has been dropped on this neighborhood. You can see the incredible amounts of damage thats been done by months of bombardment. People have left the area. Tens of thousands have thought to have fled over the last few months in the campaign. A relentless bombing by the government in which a what they call barrel bombs. Packed with ex employees is, shards of metal, theyre indiscriminate. Most people that lived in the neighborhoods have fled. Every now and again you see the person running down the road, sometimes small children going through rubbish. Otherwise people have effectively run to the country side for safety. Syrian government insists when it drops bombs it is attacking those who have chosen to try and take over the country, what they call terrorists. Human rights organizations have said these devices are indiscriminate. Theyre dropped out of helicopters and no way of guaranteeing where they land. We spent the last few days in the city. The Bombing Campaign doesnt stop day or night. The truth is, theres nowhere in aleppo described as safe not the government side and certainly not opposition side. That special report there. The court and egyptian have recommended 700 people of the muslim brother hood be sent to death. The men were convicted over clashes when one policeman was killed and many others. The muslim brother hood was removed last july. Lets go there. Tell us what happened in court and reaction of families involved. Reporter actually the Court Session didnt take a couple of minutes to issue a hard verdict. We have spoken to legal experts that describe the verdict where 700 were sentenced to death as lacking acquired to issue such a harsh verdict described as the harshest in the modern tradition. The family was in a state of terrible shock. They couldnt believe all defendants have been sentenced to death. They denied all allegations that say that their people are members of the muslim brother hood. We have some of the defendants families just around me. They are denying all allegations that say the people accused, people prosecuted today are members or supporters of the muslim brother hood. I spoke to a lady saying she has three of her sons convicted today. She just wonders what have they done to be given such a harsh verdict. This is not the end of the legal line for them, is it . What is the likelihood of death sentences actually being carried out in the end . Reporter actually we have two cases. The first one 683 have been sentenced to death. This case will be referred to the grand muslim to ratify verdict from a religious point of view. We dont know if hell approve this marsh verdict or not. His opinion is not binding. As for the second case in which 520 are prosecuted, 37 have been sentenced to death. The rest were 25 years in jail. In both cases, these are not final and can be appealed by the higher court. Thanks very much indeed. President barack obama has said the u. S. Will impose further sanctions on ukraine. The European Union is expected to announce more asset freezes and bans. Mr. Obama said this is due to russias failure to hold up the agreement on the crisis. Were going to move forward with an expanded list of companies affected by sanctions. They remain targeted. We will also focus on areas of hightech defense exports to russia that we dont think are appropriate to be exporting in this kind of climate. The goal here is not to go after mr. Putin personally. The goal is to change his calculus with respect to how the current actions hes engaging in in ukraine could have adverse effect on the economy over the long haul and encourage him to walk the walk and not just talk the talk when it comes to diplomatically resolving the crisis in ukraine. President barack obama speaking in a few hours. The pro russian mayor has been shot and seriously wounded. He was shot in the back during an attack from an unknown gunmen. Hes being operated on fighting for his life. Lets go to david stern in kiev for us at ukrainian capital. First of all the condition of the mayor and whats happened. What do you know . Well as youve heard, this has happened in the last hour or so. Its breaking news or happening as we speak. We dont know the condition of the mayor. He is in critical condition. Doctors are operating on him. It should be said thats an extremely important city, second largest in kiev im sorry, ukraine. Mr. Kenes was formally a pro yanukovych mayor. Since yanukovych has been deposed, he has now come out on side of new government. This assassination attempt is very important indeed. There have been disturbances, unrest in the city up until now. It remains to be seen how the situation will affect there. Theres a situation with monitors who have been held. Whats the late oest on that . They are not necessarily osce monitors. Theyre military monitors. They describe themselves as diplomats in uniform. One has been released reportedly for health reasons. Seven remain. Also ukrainian officers are being held. Five of them are not with the monitors as far as we know. There are a number of other hostages or people detained by the pro russian separatists in the east in this donetsk region. Many thanks indeed. Joining us live from kiev. At least 17 have been killed by a series of tornados in the american midwest. 11 deaths were in the suburbs of little rock in arkansas where the tornadoes reported to be a kilometer live. Wendy reports. Reporter on the kansas, missouri border, the city lies in ruins. Whole buildings are torn apart. The ground is covered. From the air its easy to see the extent of the damage. Roofs torn off homes, contents exposed. People are clearly determined to clean up the mess the twister left behind. It wasnt done yet. From oklahoma it headed to kansas. Here too homes were damaged beyond repair. Trees are ripped out by the roots. Their dama they caused more damage as they fell. The massive tornado plowed through this community and left almost nothing behind. A desperate search and rescue operation is underway to track down anyone who may be injured or trap add. In nebraska, the sky looks me nising as the tail begins to form. The National Weather service has warned severe storms are likely monday across arkansas and southern missouri. Bbc news. We have news of potentially the biggest take over of a british company. Aaron what is it . Potential, we like that word. Thanks very much. Hello there. Thats what america has sent out this morning. The u. S. Drug giant said it approached the market for the second time in the cash payment to unlock the deal with the premium for shareholders. Theyve declined to engage in talks following the offer. If the deal goes through, it would mark the largest take over of the firm by a foreign company. Theres potential this merger could turn hoss style. Well discuss this situation. How would it evolve and what kind of price woulds astrasenca have talks . Well have that. The wall and collapse of common communism. We have a special look at how the country has changed. Were starting in germany, the most visibly divided. It benefitted from trillions of investments in the west. Some are critical of that reunification process. Our special report throughout the rest of the day on that. Seems theres a hole in the Dunkin Brands business and i dont mean doughnuts. The Baskin Robins ice cream outlets reported lower than normal sales growth. The group isnt down and out. Its Just Announced the deal]co here in the uk to expand ice cream collaboration within the movie group. Do investorsut for that sort of tactic . Well find out. We have the big dunkin boss in the studio. He is not allowed to enter the building without bringing product. Weve got totahave props. 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Whatever it is that you love to do booking. Com booking. Yeah this is bbc world news. Im geeta gurumurthy with the latest headlines. The government barrel bombs caused extensive damage in alep aleppo. The muslim brother hood members will be sentenced to death following clashes last year. More now on our top stories. The head of the task force on the syrian weapons says damascus holds arsenal in one spot. Theyre concerned by recent reports Syrian Forces have used gas as a weapon. For more, lets speak to Jonathan Marcus can. Jonathan, first of all on the chemical weapons deadline. How concerned should people be . People are very concerned. The deadline is less important. Clearly the hand over of syrias stocks of chemical weapons has gone better than many might have expected. It is important to see that process through. The difficulty of course is in the wake of that, we now have reports from a number of places of chlorine gas being used. Thats an industrial weapon. There are legitimate reasons for syria to have chlorine in its position. If it uses it as a chemical weapon, thats a breach and should be sanctioned. The number of western governments take these reports of the use of chlorine with great seriousness. More efforts are underway to find out what went on. The film of these images is striking. More devastation coming out of syria. These barrel bombs, what do we know about how those are put together . What generally is used by all sides . As the name implies, theyre a weapon manufactured by the Syrian Military themselves. Its a large metal drum fitted in the early stages with just a fuse that you would light. More recently theyve been given impact fuses. Theyre simply rolled out the door of the helicopter. Now in the early stages of the war, they were being used from lower altitudes. There was perhaps some degree of accuracy. The problem is the possession by the rebel forces forced helicopters up to a higher altitudes to relieve the barrel bombs. This turns totally into an indiscriminate weapons. Their use has been monitored by the conflict, independent experts, human Rights Groups and so forth. Theres a belief the weapons used in this way is a war crime. Politics are to become immensely complicated on the question of intervention. Weapons are used by the rebels also . Weapons are used by the rebels at the extent theyre too firing at civilian areas. Theres no doubt about that. The overall balance is against the government in the use of these things. They are the only people with aircraft and helicopters. Barrel bombs are one part of the arsenal by the syrian government. Theyre using standards munitions as well. Is the government doing better than they were . The government is better on the ground if you put it like that in certain areas. The overall assessment from the military experts is nobody is in a position to win here. What the change on the ground mean is simply the conflict continues. Its elongated. Its going to go on much longer. Of course the Great Sadness diplomatically, the whole effort to hold the fighting is drifting into the sand. Theres no likelihood of a convincing plan to get a diplomat diplomatic settlement. The australian Prime Minister says the air operation from the missing Malaysian Airlines flight is called off. The underwater search is extended. Its been seven weeks since the plane disappeared with 239 on board. I am now required to say to you that it is highly unlikely at this stage that we will find any aircraft debris on the ocean surface. By this stage, 52 days into the search, most material would have become water logged and sank. Tony abbott. With six weeks to go until the world cup, the brazilian authorities are struggling to tackle high levels of violent crime. A Controversial Program has led to accusations of police brutality. We have a warning this has disturbing images. Reporter rio elite military police trying to take control of the city or towns block by block. Translator weve had anonymous tip off, the commander told me. As they scour the area for suspects. Until recently, these were no go zones run by gangs. Gang members caught with guns d drugs is proof policy is necessary. In recent days, proof also that policy may be unraveling. Violent crashes in the rio district as residents accuse police of shooting and killing an innocent man. This is the jungle, a network of the scene. This is the scene of last weeks shooting. This is establishing a Permanent Police presence thats not welcomed. A sign there says death to police in recent months tension between them and police have come t to the surface. Five are killed by Police Everyday in brazil. Critics say the projects are undermined by heavy handed tactics. Translator many police have a war mentality. They dont understand their role should be to guarantee the lives and security of the population. They treat us like the enemy. Reporter brazil is one of the world s most unequal and violent countries. The sheer number of guns results in attacks like this bike jacking. As the video runs on, the assail ant is shot by the off duty police officer. With barely a month to go before the world cup and a rail of thousands of visitors, the army is brought in to control rios most no torous neighborhoods. Not the image they would like the world to see. A reminder of our top story. Bbc gained access to rebel parts of syrias biggest city, aleppo, whos bore the front of the the campaign. Human rights have said this is unlawful air war against the syrians. Thats it for me. Disturbing the pantry. Ortho crime files. A house, under siege. Say helto home defense max. Kills bugs inside and prevents new ones for up to a year. Ortho home defense max. Get order. 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Its a Bombing Campaign described as ruthless as it has been destructive. A bbc team has seen a first hand devastating effects of aerial bombardment on syrian civilians after getting rare access to aleppo. Syrias largest city has been the scene of the most intense fighting this the conflicting. Aleppo is divided between rebels and government areas. These parts here weve shown in purple are the most hotly contested. Since september, aleppo has been at the receiving end of the indiscriminate and unlawful air war against civilians by the government. These helicopters are causing devastate with barrel m bbombs. Theyre tossed over helicopters. Theyre not guided. As you see here, they hit a large area not a target. 700 have been killed since february. We have more from aleppo. Reporter in the last few minutes another barrel bomb, perhaps two have been dropped on this neighborhood. You can see the incredible damage done by months of bombardment in syrian areas. Many buildings are occupied. People have left the areas. Tens of thousands are thought to have fled aleppo over the last few months in the campaign, relentless b