welcome to bbc news, live from singapore and london. the headlines: america says it is time to hold north korea accountable not with words but with actions, following pyongyang's latest missile test. a tour bus crashes near taipei and 32 tourists are killed. there is concern about the state of america's tallest dam. thousands of people who had been evacuated because it was damaged are not allowed back home yet. and we met the keen knitter whose sweaters mirror the landmarks he visits. glad you could join us. it is 8am in

singapore, midnight in singapore, london and 7pm in new york where united nations security council has unanimously condemned north korea's latest ballistic missile test. the us ambassador to the un said it is time to hold north korea accountable with actions, not words. a few hours before, president trump told a joint news c0 nfe re nce before, president trump told a joint news conference with the canadian prime minister that the us faces many dangers. when i was campaigning, he said it is not a good situation. now that i see it, including with our intelligence briefings, we have problems that a lot of people have no idea how bad they are, how serious they are. not only internationally, but when you come right here. obviously north korea is a big, big problem. and we will deal with that very strongly. united nations security council held

an emergency meeting behind closed doors to discuss the issue. the bbc‘s correspondent is in new york. what is next for the security council? well, the security council issued a very strong statement, as you said, unanimous there. saying that they would basically look to see what further actions they could take. now, they didn't specify what they could be, but certainly security council members over the last decade have issued increasingly harsh sanctions on north korea, to try to persuade pyongyang to take a path away from nuclearisation. so we had very strong language from the us ambassador urging security council members to basically take all actions, not words, actions, she said, to force north korea to basically depart from its action. so one thing that a senior security council member mentioned to me was

implementation of the current resolutions and current sanctions on the table, and we know that that is something that if north korea continues to launch missiles in defiance of those security council revs resolutions, that they are hoping could be again looked at. yes, you have a lot of rhetoric, condemnation from global leaders, sanctions that have been imposed over the past few years. but the big question is, does pyongyang really listen? are they really affected by what the world says? well, that is exactly it. it seems that kim jong—un, in defiance, really, of all these security council resolutions, is continuing to make a statement with these launches. now, when i spoke to diplomats here they said they do believe that sanctions are working, that the sanctions do take time. they have increased targeted economic sanctions, as it freezes, and so the council was really looking at every which way they can affect the economy and try to

encourage kim jong—un to walk away from that path of nuclearisation. but clearly it is a big sore in the security council here, even with north korea's main ally, china, on its side when they imposed the sanctions, it still wasn't enough to get any real action. so do something that the security council in this meeting said they would stay a ci’oss. “— meeting said they would stay a cross. —— it is something that the security council said in this meeting they would stay across. in the day's other news, 32 people have in killed when a tour bus flipped over in taiwan's capital, taipei. it is the 32 people were on board when it overturned on a ramp. the authorities still do not know what caused this accident. they are looking into whether the driver was speeding at the time, as he entered this wide curve of the highway. there are also looking into whether he may have been suffering from driverfatigue. now, according to

local media heat had been working since 6:30am that morning, yesterday morning, and this happened at 9pm, so morning, and this happened at 9pm, so he had been working for about 14 hours. and it was a long drive from taipei to the central city where they were going to this recreational fun to look at cherry blossoms. so they are also looking at whether the bus was maybe illegally altered or put together from different parts of vehicles, because many of the passengers were thrown out of the vehicle. the top had been scraped off when the accident happened, much off when the accident happened, much of the roof was missing when authorities arrived at the scene. so there are a lot of unanswered questions. now, ishould point out that even though taiwan has worked very ha rd that even though taiwan has worked very hard in recent years to reduce the number of deaths caused by traffic accidents, more than 3000 people still die on the roads every year, and many of those deaths could have been prevented. and many of them, as we have seen in recent weeks with other tour bus accidents, we re weeks with other tour bus accidents, were caused by driver error or lack

of training orfatigue or insufficient information provided to drivers. also making use today, a verdict is due on police officers who have been charged with beating a pro—democracy activists. the case centred on one of the most controversial knights of the occupy campaign. demonstrators clashed with police trying to clear the area outside government headquarters. the samsung chief was questioned well into the night by south korea's special prosecutor investigating the scandal which threatens to topple the country's president. he is accused of paying into a fund run by a friend of resident park, in return for a business merger. mr lee and the president have denied the allegations. a bomb has exploded in lahore, killing three people and injuring 80. it happened as hundreds

of people gathered to protest new rules on the sales of pharmaceuticals. a faction of the taliban said it carried out the attack. the brazilian international christian will become the most highly paid footballer. he willjoin at the end ofjune. that is according to the chinese club's general manager. the club claims of christian's salary will become a new world record, but no figures released as yet. let's get more on the meeting of president trump and canada's prime minister, justin trudeau. we've already talked about mr trump's comments on north korea, but trade and immigration were also discussed. here's our north america editorjon sopel. announcer: the president of the united states and the prime minister of canada. this is the neighbour just dropping by.

but were there ever two elected leaders so different in style and substance than donald trump and justin trudeau? both men were on their best behaviour, because on one particular issue they are thousands of miles apart, and that is whether to allow those fleeing persecution into the country. on the day after president trump signed his controversial executive order banning refugees and travellers from seven mainly—muslim countries, justin trudeau tweeted this. to those fleeing persecution, terror and war, canadians will welcome you, regardless of your faith. diversity is our strength. welcome to canada. so how would they deal with this obvious policy difference at theirjoint news conference? we cannot let the wrong people in, and i will not allow that to happen during this administration. and people, the citizens of our country, want that, and that's their attitude too, i will tell you. but there have been times when we have differed in our approaches, and that's always been done firmly and respectfully.

the last thing canadians expect is for me to come down and lecture another country on how they choose to govern themselves. astonishingly, no questions were either asked or allowed about this man, who was in the room for the news conference. he is general mike flynn, the president's national security adviser, a key white house figure. this was him two weeks ago, after iran had tested a ballistic missile. instead of being thankful to the united states in these agreements, iran is feeling emboldened. as of today, we are officially putting iran on notice. thank you. but it is him who now seems to be on notice, after not being entirely candid about conversations he had with the russian ambassador prior to donald trump taking office, and he may well have lied to the vice president about it. he flew back

to washington last night with the president, on air force one, and was at the news conference today. he is still national security adviser, though with a high degree of insecurity. more than 180,000 people evacuated from underneath the us's highest dam will not be allowed to return to their homes immediately. they were ordered to leave the area downstream of the oroville dam on sunday because their homes were in danger of being engulfed in a wall of water, after the 230—metre—high dam's spillways were found to be damaged. authorities have now managed to lower the water level in the dam, but conceded repairs might be needed before people could be allowed home again. getting those people home is important to me. i want that to happen absolutely as soon as possible. but i have to be able to sleep at night, knowing that they are back in that area. and if it is raining and there is more water coming in the lake, if i can't in

good conscience believe that those people are safe, i haven't done my job. so that is what i am going to do. to the people in this place, i apologise. the race to space has always been a matter of pride and prestige for national governments. it all started during the cold war when russia and the us embarked on a space race. but, as other countries have embarked on their own programmes to boldly go where no man has gone before, the race has become more global. in april 1961, russian cosmonaut yuri gagarin became the first man in space. on 20 july 1969, neil armstrong and then buzz aldrin took one small step and became the first men on the moon. in 2000, the first permanent crew moved into the international space station. and in 2003, china became the third country to put its own astronauts into space. experts say, if there is a space race now, it is inside asia. with me is dr dava newman, apollo professor of astronautics. great to have you with us. thank

you, so glad to be here. is there an international space race? it is more space cooperation now. global cooperation. is then a competition among the americans, the russians and the chinese? we all work together, as you mentioned. for the international space station, 16 yea rs. international space station, 16 years. russia, japan, the united states, the entire european space programme, there is space diplomacy. it is fantastic that the us and russia and europe are all working together. japan, as i mentioned. it is really important to think about that we have much more to gain globally than we do using ourselves against one another. what is the current state of space exploration?

it is good. it is fantastic. we're on our way to mars. when will that happen? the 20 30s. the 20 30s? we are only 2017! space is hard. in the 20 205 are only 2017! space is hard. in the 20 20s we will move you on low earth orbit we will get the lunar orbit. we call that cis lunar space. there are seven assets on mars today. five from nasa but also the indian space agency and the europeans have orbiters. so there are a lot of players now. so if you sent a manned spacecraft to mars, how long will it take? you'd better get ready for about 3.5 year trip. it is only eight months to mars. i think it is going to be a female commander, it will be a mixed crew, it is going to be fantastic. we are going to study mars for 500 days, it is fantastic. we are looking for the evidence of

past life. a female commander, the mentioned, doctor newman, but there are also plans to send astronauts back to the moon in the 20 20s. will that also be led by a woman?|j back to the moon in the 20 20s. will that also be led by a woman? i think so. it will be, again, global exploration. the current nasa, the most exploration. the current nasa, the m ost rece nt exploration. the current nasa, the most recent nasa astronaut was four women and four men, and now we are undergoing another astronaut selection now. in this collaboration between nasa and hollywood, and i watched martians, which starred matt damon, was that a realistic way of looking at a trip to mars? yes, it was excellent. the book was great, but they did great research so they got almost all the technology is right, and what inspiration. so the martian really was fantastic. so we worked with them closely. it is nice to get all the technology right. as an aerospace engineer, it is nice to see them get the technology right. it won't be all potatoes, though. right now we are growing vegetables and letters on the space station. we will have to leave it there. good

luck with the space programme, and good luck now that you are back as a professor of mit, teaching space. absolutely, it is about the students. you are watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: the governor of jakarta fighting not only for re—election, but to avoid jail, in a blasphemy trial. also on the programme: the avalanche high in the french alps that has killed at least four people at the height of the ski season. there is nelson mandela. mr nelson mandela, a free man, taking his first steps into a new south africa. iran's spiritual leader ayatollah khomeini has said he's passed a death sentence on salman rushdie, the british author of a book which many muslims say is blasphemous. the people of haiti have flocked to church to give thanks for the ousting of their former president, 'baby doc' duvalier. because of his considerable

value as a stallion, shergar was kept in a special secure box in the stud farm's central block. shergar was driven away in a horse box the thieves had brought with them. there stepped down from the plane figure in mourning. elizabeth ii, queen of this realm and of all her other realms and territories. head of the commonwealth, defender of the faith. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm rico hizon in singapore. i'm lebo diseko in london. our top stories: america says it's "time to hold north korea accountable — not with words, but with actions" — following pyongyang's latest missile test. a tour bus has crashed near taipei — 32 taiwanese tourists are killed. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world.

let's start with the new york times — where the paper headlines what it calls the 'parachute generation'. it says chinese parents are increasingly paying to get their children into high schools and universities in the united states. let's go to the south china morning post — the paper is reporting on the firebomb attack on a hong kong underground train on friday. it says a tearful mtr chairman has launched an 'investigation panel‘ which will look into a number of things, including whether older trains should be fitted with cctv. and finally in the gulf news. the paper says dubai is getting ready for self—driving electric cars and flying vehicles. experts say trials are to begin for the technology in the coming months. now rico, what stories are sparking discussions online? well have a look at this story — just in time for valentine's day — this is a job you might want to apply for.

a vacancy for a chocolate and cocoa beverage taster has attracted thousands of applicants. the part time role has been advertised in the uk and requires people to be able to discern flavours in the chocolate goodies — it's not as straightforward as it sounds. apparently chocolate tasting does require some skill and training. i would like thatjob. what about you? i wonder what the job i would like thatjob. what about you? i wonder what thejob interview is going to be like. an avalanche in the french alps has killed four people as they were snowboarding off—piste. those who died were all french — it's reported they were a father and his two teenage sons, as well as their ski guide. catharina moh reports. the site of the 400 metre wide avalanche. it is peak season for the french alps is over much of the day a large search and rescue operation has been under way in tignes after

four people were swept away. the group of two teenage boys and another person and their guide were swept away. there was an emergency called on the walkie—talkie. i could see the helicopter starting to arrive. i could see a huge and amount of mountain rescuers. 100 metre large hollow. rescuers believe another five people had metre large hollow. rescuers believe anotherfive people had been part of the group. police now say they didn'tjoin the excursion and are safe. the avalanche of warning at the resort on monday had been a three out of five. this one seems to have been set off by a group of skiers higher up the mountain. rescuers are searching for other possible victims. avalanches are

common in the alps though this is the worst in front of his ski season this last the worst in front of his ski season this - last year, 21 in skiing accidents. millions of indonesians go to the polls on wednesday to elect local leaders. the focus is on the capitaljakarta where governor basuki tjahaja purnama is not only trying to get re—elected but is fighting to stay out of jail. he is the first non—muslim to hold the powerful position and the highest—ranking official ever to be charged with insulting a religion. as rebecca henschke reports his blasphemy trial is being seen as test for religious tolerance. hundreds of thousands have taken to the streets in recent months, calling for governor basuki tjahaja purnama to be jailed. he is accused of insulting islam in a campaign speech where he suggested muslims we re speech where he suggested muslims were being full by scholars and say there is a verse in the koran that tells them not to vote for non— muslims. he is not muslim, he hasn't

studied the koran, he is not a preacher, why did he start playing with words of the koran, this woman asks? the governor was what to trial with record speed in the middle of a heated election campaign. before governor basuki tjahaja purnama was accused of blasphemy, he was well ahead at the polls and was tipped to win bya ahead at the polls and was tipped to win by a landslide. he is now having to fight hard for his political career. his supporters who have turned out en masse today to have a photo with him say that this trial is not about religion, it is an attempt by his political opponents to try and bring him down. there are people who are using the words of the koran to campaign against him because he is a christian. this is about politics and personal political gain. every monday morning at state schools across the country, children recite the founding principles of indonesia and the country's motto, unity and

diversity. despite having the world's largest muslim population, the country respects six artificial religions but the movement against this governor who is christian and ethnic chinese has minorities worried. there is a grand design to stop christian leaders from rising up stop christian leaders from rising up in this country. if this takes place at ten indonesia could break up place at ten indonesia could break up into smaller elections. islands and provinces with majority, christian populations, will start demanding independence. so far, protests have been largely peaceful but there are concerns that things could get island as protesters are threatening to overthrow the government is governor is governor basuki tjahaja purnama is jailed. —— not jail. people are passionate against the so—called blasphemy.

this is completely about identity politics. they are rather will indonesia's social fabric. for me, it is dangerous. indonesia's multi ethnic and pluralist society is being tested in a weight hasn't in decades. —— in ourway. now, it's been pretty cold here in london over the past few days and the man we're about to introduce you to, would have definitely needed one of his specialised sweaters or jumpers. sam barsky knits his own with images of famous places on them — he then travels to those locations to take pictures of himself wearing them. you could say it's a mixture of art, fashion, and just plain fun. have a look. pretty much anything that crosses my eyesis pretty much anything that crosses my eyes is a possiblejump up. i am sam barsky. i knit jumpers eyes is a possiblejump up. i am sam barsky. i knitjumpers of famous landmarks and scenery all around the world. in 1999, i had a chance meeting with the owners of all wool shop ——a wool shop. they are somehow

to do it and they offered me lessons in exchange for me buying at wool in the future. it was unconscious at first. i would choose to wear wherever i went the sweater i had representing whatever landmark it was. started doing it intentionally after that. whenever i would go to a particular place i would not only where the representing sweater but i would try to get the most perfect picture right chord in the location wearing it. people seem to like the ones of times square and the goldengate breached the most. maybe the tower bridge as well. those seem to be the most popular ones of all. i don't think i will ever run out because i have come up with thousands of ideas in my life. even the most trivial things like the

pilons we see all the time and don't even think about most of the time. realistically, given it takes about one month to make one, i can probably do about 300 or 400 in my life and i will never get through all of my ideas. i wonder if he is knitting one for valentine's day for paris. insect biscuit snacks, anyone? it seems to be going down a treat for people in tokyo. one bar imported giant water bugs for it's cocktails and deserts too — apparently it works pretty well with chocolate. of course nothing says i love you like a caramalised bug — morning. it was a fairly miserable

weekend, wasn't it? cold and bleak for many of us are so monday was a better day. the exception was the far north—east, still rather disappointingly cool. across aberdeen, five degrees and a lot of clout. you can see on a satellite picture from monday, whether cloud is that for scotland. —— clout. there was a decent sunshine elsewhere. it was windy but the sunshine hopefully compensated. we had a high of 13 degrees near exeter. there is some cloud and rain down into the south—west. a weather front approaching into cornwall over the next few hours. staying quite

windy with hill fog through the higher ground of wales and north—west england. a chilly start for many of us with the exception in the south—west. first thing on tuesday, it will be cloud and outbreaks of rain through cornwall and eventually netting into parts of devon. a little bit of clout into somerset and wales but elsewhere at cold start with some spells of sunshine —— cloud. further north—west egg and, maybe sunny and a bit of patchy frost in sheltered areas of scotland but not a bad start of the day. as we go on through the day, we will continue to see sunshine and temperatures will bea see sunshine and temperatures will be a degree also up on whether they we re be a degree also up on whether they were on monday. the exception is in the south—west whether cloud will begin to gather and push up through the midlands and into wales. eventually into northern ireland. it will bring the odd spot of rain. temperatures still be sent. highs

hopefully six or seven into scotland. the weather front will move out of the way and then we have a series of fronts out to the west which produce are messy picture for wednesday. they will be some rain with these frontal systems but it will be hit and miss as they drift up will be hit and miss as they drift up from the south. they will be outbreaks of cloudy rain. it will be cloudy but mild and less windy than we have seen this week. the best of the brightness into the far north and east. eight or nine degrees by the rest of the week. once we areas of low pressure at the way, things are likely to quieten down as we go to the end of the week. the isobars will open up and the winds will fall lighter. that means it will be dry and mild but early morning mist and fog will be a problem. that will slowly lift and any rain we get will be light and patchy. all in all, not a bad end to the week. this is bbc world news. our top story: the united nations security council has unanimously condemned north korea's latest ballistic missile test.

the us ambassador to the un, nikki haley, said it is time to hold north korea accountable with actions, not words. 32 taiwanese tourists have been killed near taipei, when their tour bus drove off a highway and overturned. and this video is trending on bbc.com. perhaps not surprisingly, a vacancy for a chocolate taster has attracted thousands of applicants. the part—time role has been advertised in the uk, and requires people to be able to discern flavours in chocolate goodies. it is not as straightforward as it sounds. apparently chocolate tasting does require some skill and training. that's all from me now. stay with bbc world news. now it is time for hardtalk.