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BBC news 2016-05-04

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The United Nations' special envoy Staffan de Mistur is due in Moscow for talks with the Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov as part of efforts to salvage a ceasefire in Syria. Air strikes on the northern city of Aleppo have pushed a truce agreed in February to the point of collapse. Bahara Diver reports. “The ceasefire brokered by the United States and Russia in February is under severe threat. While agreeing in Syria to support a cessation of hostilities, Russia has done little to rein in president Assad's forces around Aleppo. The Syrian military was blamed for an attack on a hospital last week which killed dozens of people. There have also been rebel attacks on government held areas. While the talks continue, civilians in Aleppo suffer. At least 250people, including dozens of children, are reported to have been killed on both sides of divided Aleppo over the past fortnight.”

One of the world's biggest bank HSBC has reported a sharp fall in profits for the first three months of the year, a slip to 6.1 billion dollars down 14% compared with the same period last year.

A new report says the gulf of Guinea of the West African coast has become the most dangerous region in the world for seafarers because of increase in the number of pirate attacks and the level of violence used. The study by the US based group Oceans beyond Piracy says pirates increasingly kidnap for ransom. John Steed is the group's regional monitor for the Horn of Africa where the threat from Somali pirates has decreased in recent years. “Pirates all over the world are very adaptable. You know we've seen off Somalia as naval activities increase to the use of armed guards to protect merchant ships has made their job more difficult. They then shifted to other types of attacks, attacks on fishing vessels and we've seen five fishing vessels captured by Somali pirates in 2015. And we still have 41 hostages still being held on land in Somalia.”John Steed from the Oceans beyond Piracy group.

Leicester City Football Club whose entire squad cost less than a single player at some of its better known rivals has won the English Premiere League.Leicester were 5000 to 1 outsiders to win at the start of the season. From Leicester City, here is Andy Swiss. “It was a night the so called impossible dream became a glorious reality as thousands of fans descended Leicester's King Power Stadium to celebrate one of sport's most remarkable achievements. Earlier, they'd watch nervously on TV as Tottenham looks for a win which would prolong the title race. But Chelsea's late equalizer ended their hopes and for the Leicester players it was time to party. It has been some journey. Barely a year ago, Leicester was bottom of the table. By turning the traditional primarily hierarchy on its head, they've won headlines and admirers around the world.” You're listening to world news from the BBC.

King Phillip of Spain is due to formally dissolve parliament later clearing the way for fresh elections to be held after months of political stalemate. The vote scheduled for the end of June follows the failure of rival parties to form a coalition in the wake of inconclusive elections in December. The emergence of two new political movements Podemos and Ciudadanos has undermined support for Spain’s traditional two-party system.

A Somali asylum seeker who's set herself alight in Australian offshore detention center on the Pacific Island of Nauru has been transferred to a hospital in Brisbane. 21-year-old Hodan Yasin is suffering from critical injuries. It’s the second self-immolation incident at the Nauru facility in less than a week. The senator from Australia's Green Party Sarah Hanson-Young criticized her country's policy of detaining asylum seekers in the offshore centers. “This is the ridiculous situation we're in that these are people who had their trying to sustain. They have been found to be refugees. Before they deserved to be looked after and given an opportunity to rebuild their lives, we shouldn't be having them languishing on Nauru, even now, let alone for years and years to come.”

Worsening pollution in Mexico City has prompted the authorities to order 40% of cars to keep off the roads on Tuesday. Some industrial plants have also been told to cut emissions. The Mexican capital, which usually has more than 4million cars on its roads, is facing a combination of high temperatures and low winds which is added to long standing problems with air quality.

A solar powered plane which is attempting to fly around the world fueled only by the sun has completed the latest state of its journey. The solar impulse landed in the US state of Arizona after a 16-hour flight from California. The aircraft plans two more stops in the US before attempting to cross the Atlantic. BBC news.