hello. i rico hizon in singapore. lead stories: dramatic new pitches are merged in the attack against north korea's leader's brother. a light aircraft carrying 13 people has crashed near the australian city of melbourne. i am babita sharma in london. famine is declared in south sudan, a country devastated by three yea rs of sudan, a country devastated by three years of civil war. this is largely man—made. and we do have famine and food insecurity that has worsened in many parts of the country. largely this is because of this unfortunate conflict. ben stokes hits the jackpot in india with a record contract jackpot in india with a record co ntra ct to jackpot in india with a record contract to play in the ipl. live from our studios in singapore and

london, this is bbc world news. it's's newsday. thank you for joining us. it is eight in the morning in singapore, midnight in london, and 8am in column four, when the legend authorities have stepped up the legend authorities have stepped up diplomatic measures against the gang, following the empowerment gearing of the half brother of north korea's leader. he died last week following a bizarre attack on kuala lumpuror following a bizarre attack on kuala lumpur or airport. the whole incident was captured on cctv. i'd as rupert winkel—hayes reports, there are unanswered questions. —— but as. these are the last moments of kim jong—nam's life as he walked into kuala lumpur airport a week ago today. suddenly, a woman in a white top grabs him from behind and places something around his face. she then calmly walks away.

the whole thing has taken less than five seconds. moments later, kim jong—nam can be seen seeking help from airport staff. he told them he'd had something wiped on his face and was feeling dizzy. these final images show him being led to the airport medical centre. a short time later, he collapsed and died. the accusation that north korea's dictator had his own brother assassinated today prompted this response. it has been seven days since the incident, but there is no clear evidence on the cause of the death, and at the moment, we cannot trust the investigation by the malaysian police. malaysian police now have four suspects in custody. these two women from indonesia and vietnam are accused of carrying out the attack. they claim they had no idea what they were doing, that they were paid to take part in what they thought was a television show prank.

then on saturday, police detained a 46—year—old north korean man called rin jong—chol. but four other north korean suspects appear to have got away, flying to jakarta on the day of the murder. the malaysians still don't know what was on the cloth that was wiped across kim jong—nam's face. a second autopsy has now been ordered to try and identify the toxin that killed him. rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news. let's take a look at some of the day's other news. a small plane has crashed into a shopping centre near an airport in the australian city of melbourne. the aircraft had five people on board and officials say there may have been fatalities. the plan is believed to have suffered engine failure shortly what can you tell us? so far, we

know that this plane came down shortly after takeoff at essendon airport. it was to tasmania, but within a couple of 100 metres, it hit problems, and we understand the pilots sent out a distress call, and the aircraft had been suffering catastrophic engine problems. it then, according to an eyewitness, swooped down from the sky and hit this large shopping complex. this is just at the age of the airport site. this is a very busy discount retail centre. however, it had not yet open for the day, it was due to do so 110w. for the day, it was due to do so now. you can see in the speech is a huge crash site. as you said, a fireball, sent into the sky. some witnesses on the free buy and —— some witnesses on the freeway nearby said they could feel the heat in

their cars, said they could feel the heat in theircars, and said they could feel the heat in their cars, and then debris hitting their cars, and then debris hitting the road. but as far as we know, no injury to people on the road and no injuries reported in the shopping centre. however, nothing yet but the fate —— about the fate of the five people on board. we understand from the emergency teams, it has been too ha rd to the emergency teams, it has been too hard to get to the site. fire workers are still fighting the blaze. we understand that a major emergency operation is under way, now, with a number of fire crews at the site. yes. and this will be a very large operation will stop obviously, the priority now is trying to ascertain what happened to be five people on board. i think ee 175 eeeeui ee eee’e it eit— ee miraculous $3? miraculous for scene, it it would be miracgmuéfo! them to scene, it it would be miraculbusfo! them to have escaped with at least very severe injuries. the police, so far, saying it is a tragic, a very tragic accident according to the police minister. this is a very busy

shopping centre. but also, this is a busy suburban carrier. lots of houses nearby. they used to seeing aircraft passed. —— police minister. lots of small charter planes, but tragically no one expected anything like this. it will take some time to bring the fire completely under control and really ascertain what has happened here. thank you for joining us. we will keep a close eye on any developments here newsday. also making news this hour: iraqi forces are continuing their assault on the western districts of the iraqi city of mosul on the second day of their offensive against islamic state militants. mosul is the second largest city in iraq and is the last stronghold of is in the country. our middle east correspondent quentin sommerville and cameraman nikki millard are the only internationaljournalists embedded with iraqi forces. the town of abu saif

is under attack. it's all that lies between these men and mosul city proper. they managed to get here in record time and now, from the air, and from land, they're trying to take abu saif. donald trump has named a new national security adviser, following the sacking of michael flynn, over his contacts with russian diplomats. president trump has appointed lieutenant general hr mcmaster, a serving officer who's worked in iraq and afghanistan. mr trump's administration contains two other generals, both retired —james mattis and john kelly. the former hong kong chief executive donald tsang is facing a possible seven year prison sentence, after being convicted of misconduct in public office. he's been warned that a suspended sentence is highly unlikely, after becoming the highest—ranking ever official in hong kong to be convicted of a criminal offence. sentencing will be decided on wednesday. the russian ambassador to the united nations,

vitaly churkin, has died suddenly while at work in new york. he was one day short of his 65th birthday. vladimir putin's spokesman said the president had learned of his death with deep sorrow, and that he'd highly appreciated ambassador churkin‘s professionalism and diplomatic skills. now you may have seen the "unskippable" 30—second adverts on youtube — well now the video—streaming service has announced those ads will be more more from 2018. long adverts you can't skip are seen as a nuisance by many viewers — and it's thought, the move reflects the difference between online video — and linear television services. let's get more now on our top story. tensions are rising between malaysia and north korea over the killing of the half—brother of the north korean leader. malaysia has recalled its own ambassador from pyongyang, and summoned north korea's envoy, after he accused the malaysian

government of colluding with so—called "hostile forces" in the investigation into kim jong—nam's death. i have been speaking to andrew gilholm, from the firm control risks, about the fall—out. to me, the row is a difficult situation for malaysia to handle, but ultimately, i think it is really a sideshow to the main issue that we are looking at, which is the developments on the korean peninsula and a rabbit. so why is it difficult for malaysia to handle this kind of issue, and how do you think they should be hadley? they need to be seen to be doing this right. beazley, the eyes of the world are on them for reasons they would rather not be dealing with. i think, so far, they are doing a pretty good job under difficult circumstances. and they will definitely come down in favour of upsetting the north koreans, rather than the international community. why do you think that the malaysians are taking

their time think that the malaysians are taking theirtime in think that the malaysians are taking their time in releasing the autopsy report? it is difficult proston from the outside without know the details. i think they will want to get it right in terms of making sure there is communication with other interested parties before going public with what will be a very high profile release. let's to get a hero china. a very close ally of kim jong—un and north korea, and they have been criticised for not being ha rd have been criticised for not being hard on young and. but over the weekend they cut imports to north korea. how significant is that? weekend they cut imports to north korea. how significant is thanm is korea. how significant is that7m is implemented all year, as they said they will do, i think it is usually significant. it would probably be the toughest economic action that china has taken against north korea. citing it is a big development. it is. are they changing their course towards kim jong—un? changing their course towards kim jong-un? i think the frustration has been there for a long time. the bottomline for chain has probably not change, which stability. —— for china. i think there is more behind

this and frustration, probably with a nigh on us and to look at the us, now, to make its move and show what it will do or north korea.|j now, to make its move and show what it will do or north korea. i think in the past we have had some strong rhetoric from the united states, sanctions, the kitchen sink has also been thrown at north korea by the united nations, but they have not budged, and are not doing anything. yes. i think it will take more than just economic pressure to move north korea. it will also take some move from the us side. but what china has said it will do is probably a greater degree of pressure than anything like un sanctions has put on north korea before. briefly, what you think will really make kim jong 01’ you think will really make kim jong or in band and break? —— band and break. i think what we are hoping for is ultimately a return to negotiation. those of failed many times before. —— bend. but that is

the only scenario here that does not involve huge uncertainty and risk for everyone involved. a state of famine has been declared in parts of south sudan, the first to be announced in any part of the world since 2011. south sudan is the world's newest country, having gained independence from sudan in 2011. but hopes of prosperity have been shattered by three years of civil war and economic collapse. alastair leithead has sent this report from the capital city, juba. when famine hits, the smallest suffer. there's acute malnutrition here in the children's hospital in the capital, but it's far worse upcountry, where the fighting goes on. a distended belly and painful skin condition are obvious symptoms of hunger. malnutrition is really bad because it has increased. it has been here for some years, but this year,

it has really increased. the rate has increased. this is unity state, a rebel stronghold where 100,000 people now feel the effects of famine, and 1 million more are on the brink. some aid has been delivered but not enough. famine is not declared lightly, only when help doesn't reach, and when large numbers of people are starving to death every day. the real tragedy is that this is largely man—made, and we do have famine and food insecurity has worsened in many parts of the country, largely because of this u nfortu nate conflict. because of fighting, but also because of access challenges, also because of attacks on humanitarian workers. the former vice president and president salva kiir, in the hat, sparked civil war.

their political spat tore the country in two. well over 3 million people have been forced from their homes by the fighting. hundreds of thousands of them are in camps set up by the united nations, across the country, for their own protection. 1.5 million have fled to neighbouring countries, creating one of the worst refugee crises in the world. towns like this have emptied here in the food—growing south of the country, adding to the food shortages. in the last six months, 450,000 people have fled to uganda. thousands still cross the border every day, and describe atrocities, rape and murder, by soldiers from both sides. the un has warned of the potential for genocide and now a deepening famine, unless the war is stopped. alastair leithead, bbc news, south sudan. you're watching newsday on the bbc.

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