hello. i'm tonya beckett with bbc world news. our top stories. reinforcements reach kobani. the free syrian army says forces are in the town. peshmerga troops are heading to join the fight against islamic state militants. the president of zambia michael sata has died in a london hospital from an undisclosed illness at a 77. an unmanned rocket carrying supplies to the international space station explodes seconds after takeoff. one explanation emerges from

the absence from view for the north korean leader kim jong-un . according to the spy agency, he's been having ank -- having ankle surgery. welcome once again. a commander from the rebel free syrian army told bbc he have sent reinforce ms to the syrian town of kobani. the colonel said 200 of his soldiers are there to support those fighting islamic state militants. it comes several hours after the group of iraqi peshmerga troops arrived in turkey on route to syria. one group flew from iraq to a south eastern turkish airport. another group carrying weapons including artillery are traveling separately over land through turkey.

the battle on the turkish syria boerd has lasted six weeks. fighting has forced 200,000 to flee across the turkish border. 800 have died during it will fighting. we are joined from the syrian, turkish border. you've been speaking to a kurdish leader there that a says there are no extra syrian free army troops traveling to kobani. >> reporter: yes exactly. i just talked to one of the kurdish. as a matter of fact the people's protection unit spokesman said there's no new free syrian army in the city. he acknowledged in the past year, there has been around 200 free syrian army in the city fighting i.s. militants in the past six weeks with kurdish forces. however, obviously one of the commanders has told our

colleague in bbc arabic they have sent new reinforcement to the city. the commander in the city, they deny such news. >> what does this tell us about the state of this battle now? >> obviously the battle is intensifying today. we were watching the city. we saw the position, the coalition jets that were further inside the city. it shows i.s. militants have managed to go ahead and even push further inside the city. obviously the kurdish fighters inside kobani said if fsa wants to help, they can open another front against i.s. militants in other area, not in kobani. they told me at the time turkey is pushing the idea of sending hundreds of militants just to

make the situation more complicated. in the past, in other areas in syria, there has been clashes between fsa and kurdish forces. again -- >> it appears we've lost sound on that. we'll bring it back to you as soon as we can. he's back. so, let's ask you now. the position of turkey because you mentioned turkey in all of this playing an important role, is not entirely clear given the statements emerging from the government. >> reporter: obviously in the past few weeks, turkey -- [ inaudible ] >> we've lost the sound again sadly on. that we'll bring more on that story as soon as we have it. now the zambia government is holding a meeting after the death of the president. his passing was announced on

zambia state run television wednesday morning. his death comes days after he celebrated the 50th anniversary of zambia independence. we look back at his life. >> when someone says you're unable to edit -- >> he was born in 1937 in what was then known as northern zambia. a devout catholic, worked as a police officer, trade unionist during traditional rule. he was a voiced politician. he rose to prominence in the 1980s and quickly earned a reputation as the hardest working governor while in charge of the province and populist man of action. but he was also known for aut r authoritarian tendencies.

he had a manner and sharp tongue that earned him the nickname king cobra. >> this can be made in zambia. >> politically ambitious, he set sights on the president's a office. >> i declare sata to be elected president of republic of zambia. >> he won seat in september 2011. it was his fourth a attempt. he replaced the party leader who was there 20 years. when he first came to office, it appeared he would tackle corruption and create jobs and prosperity. however in the intervening years, the office was marred by crack down on political position and declined on the economy. mr. sata is the second zambia president to have died in office. and we will have more on

that story with a colleague from the african service in just about ten minutes time. an unmanned american rocket has exploded during takeoff a few seconds after blast off. it's the first accident since nasa turned to private operators to deliver cargo to the international space station. hours after the launch in virginia russia successfully launched the rocket to deliver supplies to the crew at the space station. >> reporter: the rocket bound for the international space station, just six seconds after the launch this happened. having just cleared the launch pad in virginia, the unmanned supply ship burst into flames. the 14 story rocket was built by

orbital science corporations contracted to nasa. the manufacture will now work to find out what caused the malfunction. >> there were no injuries. our team worked hard to prepare it, conduct aid lot of testing and a analysis to get ready for this mission. however, something went wrong. we'll find out what that is. >> it was taking 2,000 kilograms of supplies for six astronauts living on the international space station. efficients say they have contingency plans in place. >> we keep logistics on i.s. is s. to protect us four to six months in the event other logistics vehicles can't make it to i.s.s. this is the first accident since nasa began the space flight program in which it pays companies to deliver supplies for the space station. debris around the site is drew to be examined as the investigation of what caused the explosion gets underway.

a mud slide triggered by monsoon rains in sri lanka has killed ten and left 300 missing. officials said mud buried dozens of workers home in the district 200 kilometers from the capital. the local member of parliament from the area joins me now on the phone from the scene of the disaster. could you describe what you see right now? >> the center for disaster management created in the night. we went back to homes in the morning to bring back some of their belongings.

[ inaudible ] we've been able to recover six bodies only. we are still looking to see if we can find survivors. [ inaudible ] many went back to homes to salvage belongings. there are many children who are orphaned. >> as the military is assisting with the operation? my understanding is that the military is assisting with the relief operation? >> yes.

yes. right now we deployed the army at the scene. air force deployed two helicopters to recover as much people as possible. bad conditions are also affecting rescue operations right now. [ inaudible ] we are trying to get them back to their livelihood. >> thank you very much. that was the local mp for the area where the landslide occurred. when north korean leader kim jong-un disappear ed from the public eye recently, it led to

weeks of speculation. now the spy agency claims he had surgery to remove a cyst from his ankle. from south korea, seoul, steve has the story. >> reporter: members of parliament were told in seoul the north korean leader had noticed the cyst on his ankle in may and suffered increasing discomfort. in september or earlier this month, a team of doctors from europe have been flown to pong yang to remove the cyst from his ankle. the intelligence official didn't specify which countries they had come from, simply it was a european medical team. the officials said it had derived from what's known as tarsal tunnel syndrome.

that's an ailment that comes when the nerves are pinched in the ankle and a swelling then erupts. what the official also said was that the condition could reoccur. it's been removed but it could reoccur. there's a health warning with this. the tintelligence agencies deal with information and disinformation. having said that though, south korean intelligence agency does have a reputation for what's called human intelligence. in plain english, spies on the ground. this official was giving information or disinformation to a properly constituted group within the parliament. >> steve evans there reporting from seoul. stay with us on bbc world news. still to come. bbc 100 women season continues with a special report on the remarkable women rebuilding

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we have more stories throughout the day for you. for now, that's it. back to you. >> thanks very much indeed. the head of bangladesh's largest islamist party has been sentenced to death for his role in the killings of thousands during the independence war 1971. a war crimes tribunal found him guilty of crimes against humanity including genocide, murder, rape. a state prosecutor said the sentence reflected the gravity of crimes. we explain now why the service is important. >> at the moment he's the head of the largest party in the country and third largest party overall. in 1971 he was the head of the youth front and the force seen as a shadowy death squad. that force was accused of carrying out killings of

intellectuals days before the end of the war in december 1971. one of the charges in which he was given the death sentence was planning and executing those e intellectuals. that's been an issue in bangladesh last 42 years. this verdict reflects that kind of emotion that has been buckle up in bangladesh. justice for killing of intellectuals should happen. >> that explains why much of the focus has been on him and his party. this is a long time of course after 1971 and this particular war. how easy was it to convict him? >> well, these trials have faced a lot of criticism. after 40 years, a lot of evidences have been destroyed. a lot of documents have disappeared, witnesses have died. maniey witnesses are so old

they've died. the human rights organization like amnesty international. the government has plowed on and tried to establish that even though trials are not foolproof or up to to current international standards, they are delivering justice. let's get more now on the death of zambia president michael sata. we have the bbc african service from zambia. welcome. what did he represent to the country? >> well michael sata was a populist president. he tried to become president four times and he final became it. he had promised lots of jobs and economic recovery, but sadly he didn't manage to deliver on much of that. >> why does he fail to achieve this? >> partly he got sidetracked by his own health. he had been ill quite some time. there was lots of political insight from the party.

they were extracted from the traffic of rebuilding the country. >> very authoritarian? >> yes. he was. that's why he got the nickname king cobra. he was a man of action. he was very venomous. if you said something he didn't appreciate, you'd know about it. >> what might happen to you? >> he'd tell you off very publicly. >> who might fill his shoes now? might there be a sense of hope in the country now that goals might be delivered on the employment situation that might improve. >> it could be. what's happening at the moment is the cabinet is in an emergency meeting trying to figure out who's going to be the acting president. that's what they're doing at the moment. the person sata pointed at isn't the vice president. it could be the vice president who gets appointed to that.

at the moment they're focused on that still. >> the country goes into mourning. >> hopefully we'll know soon what's going to happen with the acting president and once that has settled, then the patriotic front will get itself back together. also opposition landfawill thin they're in for a good chance. other news now. slow moving rid hot lava spilling from the volcano on hawaii's big island has reached the village where most have followed advice to evacuate homes. lava is too hot for firefighters to stop it. it's been erupting since 1983, but lava recently burst from a new vent. an unprecedented appeal from

the charity in west africa is warning the country could face catastrophe in 60 days. it's the first time they've asked for a response in the outbreak of disease. campaigners in pakistan have seen 160 cases of acid attacks this year alone. they think the figure might be higher. there's hope for survivors. the owner of a chain of beauty parlors has set up a charity to help look after them. she gives some of them work as part of the 100 women season. we went to one of the salons. with her welcoming smile and character, she's one of the most popular beauticians in the salon. her life is different from her painful past. as a young woman, she was brutal xized by her in-laws.

they punished her for not paying them enough dairy money. my husband, brother-in-law and father-in-law poured acid on me. my mother-in-law held my neck. my two children were there. my face was so swollen, it was like a big slab of meat. >> it's this woman who helped hundreds of other acid attack survivors like her. she set up a charity to help pay for their treatment and train them for work. she's even helped some set up their own small businesses. for more than a decade, her salon has been a rare place of refuge for women who have been disfigured and otherwise would lead miserable lives. >> there's nowhere else to go. sometimes they go back to their family, to their house and all.

they're left like vegetables. >> before 2011 an acid attack was not a crime. even after the law was amended with punishment 14 years to life in prison, there was still few convictions. >> so far there's 160 acid attacks recorded this year. the real figure is likely to be higher. victims stay quiet because they're afraid they're going to be attacked again. perpetrators are rarely brought to justice. trials take years. sometimes victims and families are pressured to settle outside court. >> after more than 150 operations, she now has a chance to start a new life. >> i'm grateful. i've got my eyesight back, hearing back, have a nose to breathe from. i have a tongue and can speak again. >> she's one of the lucky women

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welcome once again. a commander from the rebel free syrian army has told bbc they sent reinforcements to the syrian town of kobani. the colonel said that 200 soldiers are there to support those fighting islamic state militants. it comes several hours as the group of iraqi peshmerga troops arrive in route to to syria. one group fly from iraq airport. another group are traveling separately over land to turkey. the battle on the border has so far lasted six weeks. 800 are believed to have been killed. the fighting has toforced 200,0

to flee across the border. >> peshmerga are on the way. some of them heavy heading for kobani. the convoy part of an agreement reached ten days ago by the turkish government. chaotic scenes as the peshmerga crossed in last night. these have their hands tell defending the territory in iraq. now with the blessing, they're off to face the same enemy in kobani. turkish kurds kept out of the fight by their own government are grateful. >> this is a nice gesture. no one did what the army is doing now. he extended his hand for our brothers trapped there. we are all supporting him. there was violence too. police firing tear gas and live rounds to disperse kurds angry at being sidelined. the kobani crisis has stirred

similar tensions inside turkey where the government and kurds fought the bloody civil war. at kobani this morning, another huge explosion, possibly an air strike close to the crossing where the peshmerga will enter. the situation inside the town remains finely balanced. weeks of air strikes have not driven so called islamic state fighters out. it's thought some members of the free syrian army have cross into kobani this morning. i.s. seems determined to take the town whatever the cost. the turkish military is still a bystander reluctant to commit troops to the fight when other u.s. coalition members don't want to either. >> we don't want to be just part of the game to satisfy for a few months or weeks.

we want to save syrian people regardless of ethnic or sectarian backgrounds. >> so it falls to peshmerga to do the job for now. its big guns could tilt the balance of power in kobani where defenders are outgunned and outmanned so far. the zambia government is holding an emergency meeting to discuss the emergency transition following the death of president michael sata who was 77. he was treated at a hospital for an undisclosed illness. his death was announced wednesday morning. his death comes days after zambia celebrated 50th anniversary of independence. we look back at his life. >> michael sata was born in 1937.

a devout catholic, he worked as a police officer and trade unionist during british rule. he rose to political prominence in the 1980s. he quickly earned a reputation as the hardest working governor while in charge of the province and populist man of action. he was known for authoritarian tendencies. he had an abrasive manner and sharp tongue which earned him the nickname king cobra. >> this can be made in zambia. >> politically ambitious, he set sights on the president's office. >> i declare michael sata to be duty elected as the president of

zambia. he replaced the party which had aired power for 20 years. >> when he first came to office, it appeared that he would tackle corruption and create jobs and prosperity. in the intervening years, his time in office was marred by crack down on political position and decline in the economy. mr. sata was is second known president to have died in office. an unmanned rocket exploded seconds after takeoff. just hours after the launch in virginia, russia successfully launched the rocket from kurdistan. it will deliver supplies to the

space station. the rocket bound for international space station. six seconds after launch this happened. it just cleared the launch pad in virginia, the unmanned commercial supply ship burst into flames. the 14 story rocket was built by orbital science corporations contracted to nasa. the manufacture will now work to find out what caused the malfunction. >> there were no injuries. our team worked hard to prepare it. we conducted a lot of testing and a analysis to get ready for this mission. however, something went wrong. we'll find out what that is. >> it was taking more than 2,000 kilograms of supplies to six astronauts living on the international space station. officials say they have contingency plans in place. >> we keep logistics on board to protect us four to six months in

the event that of logistic vehicles can't make it to iss. >> this is the first accident since nasa a began the commercial space flight program in which it pays programs to deliver supplies to the space station. debris around the site is due to be examined as the investigation into what caused the explosion gets underway. a probe edging lawmaker in hong kong has been expelled there the top political body after he criticized the leader. he is head of the liberal party who publicly urged the the hong kong executive to resign after weeks of protests by activists. >> after weeks of protests by democracy activists in hong kong, he remains very much in charge here at the main government complex.

demonstrators have been demanding he resign. last week, the leader of the liberal party, which has strong ties to chinese leadership as well as to big business urged him to step a side saying the city had been ungovernable. today he ispaying. >> i accept some of the points ma made. i urge chief executives to resign because hong kong is ungovernable. >> he will continue as a lawmaker here at the legislative council. he's believed to be the first person expelled from the chinese

people's conference for airing his view. ten years ago he resigned are from hong kong's executive council to propose the introduction of a controversial law. he got away with it then, but not this time as the chinese government throws weight behind the current chief executive. >> stay with us on bbc world news. still to come, a skate park in southern england joins an unlikely list of sites given her staj. for a love that can endure any fashion trend,

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forces are inside kobani and peshmerga troops are also heading towards the town. disaster in virginia as the unmanned nasa market bound for international space station explodes seconds after takeoff. new cctv footage is shown at the trial of a british business man accused of plotting the murder of his wife in south africa. images show him and his driver meeting to exchange the pack act. he says he was promised $450 for his role in annie's killing in november 2010. let's now go live to tom in cape town for us. this is a convoluted trial. what has emerged in terms of evidence?

>> reporter: that footage was shown to the court yesterday. it's key for the prosecution case. we saw other footage, the last known video of annie alive. it's shown on the night of her murder. it shows the couple going to to a restaurant here in cape town. it shows also with them the taxi driver that picked them up at the beginning of their honey moon moon. in the video they arrive at the restaurant. 20 minutes after that, the driver is seen outside the restaurant on his phone. we're shown court records that show he was on the phone. we saw video yesterday the day after anni's murder. it shows another meeting between the two. he redid he denies involvement

in his wife's murder. >> where do we stand now? what happens next? >> reporter: the key witness for the prosecution in this case. they are so far looking at the conversation for example between the dewani and driver in the taxi a after he picked them up from the air. they're trying to pick holes in his story for example. he says he did not find out in that conversation that they were here on their honeymoon. the defense says that's not believable. he was trying to sell them tourist troops here in cape town. the cross-examination will continue this afternoon be by dewani's defense team. it will be key his evidence can stand that test for the prosecution's case. >> thanks very much indeed. on tuesday, we reported from egypt on the thousands of migrants trying to cross the mediterranean to europe. many of them end up being

rescued by the italian navy. there are demands the eu's border protection agency does more to help. does that risk encourage migrants? one of the surveillance flights from sicily looks for the boats. meet the european union border agency. their usual mission is to protect the eu frontiers and detect who is crossing them illegally. an unprecedented wave of refugees trying to cross the mediterranean has meant fron tex has had to change the reemit. it's caught up in a humanitarian mission to save lives. what the men are looking for with radar and surveillance equipment is any boat moving strangely or rapidly through the water. that's a sign that it could be overloaded or even starting to

sink. 130,000 migrants have arrived on the italian shores since the beginning of the year. 3,000 others have died trying to get here. the italian authorities have largely be footing the search and rescue bill. now they want frontex to take over. it has no assets of its own. the plane is lent to the eu agency by the spanish, and it's one of two aircraft the agency currently has for missions. >> normally you cannot control it. maybe we are encouraging more immigrants to come to mediterranean. >> the survivors keep coming. in this holding reception, the camp's director struggles top find room for the latest

arrivals. this man from pakistan was brought here after being rescued from a sinking boat. >> too many people were on the boat. many were really seriously ill. they were vomiting and some people have problem with breathing. suddenly we saw few boats coming. we hear the word to give us a life. good morning. it means we are safe. >> the local prefect feels ab s abandoned by european partners. he says eu has to do more to help. >> translator: it's like a tap you can't turn off, bringing to this coast hundreds of migrants almost everyday. migrants aiming to reach the rest of europe. i believe this is for all europe to deal with not just italy. >> at the rescue coordination

center in rome, a dot for every boat saved is turning the sea green. italy is spending $11 million a month on these operations. frontex's limited budget couldn't hope to match that. >> the coordinating relies entirely on equipment that comes are from different countries of the european union. >> frontex needs more money. >> we do need more money. >> a danish cargo vessel just docked with 200 refugees rescued at sea. these are the lucky ones. italy warns it can't carry on with rescue missions if eu can't step up to the mark. what happens then? bbc news sicily. other news for you mow. hopes are fading that 18 miners trapped in the coal mine in southern turkey will be rescued.

rescue efforts are continuing in the town of emenek. water levels are rising all the time. a volcano is spewing lava in hawaii where most residents have followed advice to evacuate their homes. lava is too hot for firefighters to stop. it's been erupting on the island since 1983, but lava recently burst from a new group. an aid charity in britain is launching an appeal for countries to help with the fight against ebola. it's the first time in 50 year history the disaster committee has asked for donations in response to outbreak of disease. there's now just a week until the u.s. midterm elections. at stake is control of the senate. many races are simply too close

to call including new hampshire where republican challenger scott brown gained ground focussing on international issues like ebola and islamic state. will that strategy snatch the seek from the democratic hand? we'll find out. in new hampshire at election time, the natural habitat of senator john mccain. this feels like a homecoming. today he's campaigning for scott brown, a former senator from neighboring massachusetts who's crossed the state line many a bid to revive his political career. both believe that focussing on national security is the way to do it. >> if you want to change the direction of not only our state but our country, if you want to make sure that our allies trust us. if you want to make sure that

our they fear and respect us, i want to have the ability to be the leader and help restore america. >> republicans have been hammering home what they call the president's foreign policy, withdraw of american leadership that's left the country vulnerable to threats whether from ebola or islamic state. this foreign focus has helped brown close the gap. >> when americans see this hideous grow tesk of americans being beheaded, it gets american's attention. that's reflected in the polls. >> we're tough here. i never back down from a fight for the people of new hampshire. >> the former governor is trying to tap into the live free or die policy. for the state like new hampshire when you national lies or international lies a congressional race, you come up

against that stubborn adage that all politics are local. ask farmer carol sole. >> i've been with jean when she was governor. she does things for the state, cares about the state. she takes care of us you know. scott brown, where did he come from? he apparently didn't make it in massachusetts so he's trying his luck here. i think we need him to go back to massachusetts. we need to keep our new hampshire natives here. >> new hampshire has a always loved a close contest whether touch football or full body contact politics. in the state that's long had a disproportionate say about who ends up in the white house will be crucial in determining which party controls the senate. bbc news, new hampshire. a skate park has joined the

list of heritage state. this is the second such park to be protected in the world. john mcgwire went to take a look. >> for almost 40 years kidding have been riding, jumping and spinning through the air here at the skate park. when skateboarding first leapt across the pond in the late 1970s, this park was built in the american style. since then, it's one of the few that's escaped demolition. today's riders still appreciate its design. >> i like the fact it's all concrete, all original. this ramp was just added. the concrete is original and good to ride. >> it's easy to learn on. it's got a roll in for people just starting. it's quite easy. the transitions like still work

from when it was first built. nothing has changed. it's great. >> each feature has its own characteristi characteristics, personality and own name. this is the snake. this is the four leaf clover. this is called the performance bowl. like a giant concrete egg box. english heritage decided to give this place grade two lifted status. why is the organization that runs ancient stone hinge opted to protect the ancient skate park. >> 1978 is old and heritage now. heritage is all of our past. it could be anything from the great country house to what we're seeing here, much more modern youth culture. >> can lifted status be a poison? >> it can be a purchaser for a developer trying to undertake a

development. cost can be unsurmountable. >> the house or oxford university may be obviously heritage examples. the road made famous by the beatles and power station are also protected. there's living heritage here too. skaters who came when it first opened are today still here. now they're with the next generation. >> some kids would rather play. they'll keep it going. >> how long have you been coming here? >> since beginning pretty much. i've been drawn back. >> you may not know ramparts from a ramp, but now it's all part of our history, all part of our heritage. skateboarding is the winner here hands down. john mcgwire, bbc news.

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