a very warm welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to our viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is mike embley. our top stories... accusations of ethnic cleansing in south sudan. the un blames government forces and allied militia, warning that the country is approaching genocide. an inferno tears through a government—run care home in guatemala, killing at least 20 teenage girls. the country's congress demands an immediate investigation. dressed as doctors, gunmen storm a kabul hospital. at least 30 people are dead, with the so—called islamic state claims responsibility. a student police warn of a sexual predator posing as the singer online. —— australian. a united nations report has

described south sudan as edging closer to genocide. the un commission on human rights accuses government forces and militia allied to them of ethnically—motivated attacks on civilians, using the civil war as a smokescreen. the government in south sudan denies it is carrying out ethnic cleansing. this report from our africa correspondent alistair leithead. the grief of the mother. the death of her son. she travelled through the night when she heard what had happened. he was dumped in the river, a metal wire around his neck.

my son was fishing and found the body. we do not know why they did it. does this happen a lot? yes. the government forces are in charge here. we arejust the government forces are in charge here. we are just a short drive from the town. this is about as far as the government forces can go. rebels are in control from the top of this road. houses and buildings in this neighbourhood have been burned. the soldiers blame wildfires. it is not the reality. certainly, not the reality of those who would talk, whose identities we have to be

protecting. she described ten young men being grabbed out of their family homes, chained together and then shot. they were dragged out of their homes. this woman was attacked in her house by soldiers in uniforms. the beat me here. it was very painful. they were beating me on my head. i thought that i was going to be sexually assaulted. i was praying to god. even though both sides

have been implicated in atrocities, the allegations lie firmly against government forces. there has been no mistreatment. any soldier who did that would be arrested. the survivors say that civilians are getting killed by the army, but we do not kill our own people. the only people we are telling our rebels. it is them who see that the government troops are killing people. in eight months, 500,000 people have fled the countryside, rather than living here. people have closed up and gone away. hundreds of thousands of people. everywhere, people are fleeing the fighting. many have left here and crossed into uganda. and there is a deeply

disturbing ethnic element. many people believe they are being targeted and that is why the united nations believe this could then didn't ship genocide. —— ending genocide. in other news, the trial of samsung's boss jay y lee starts in a few hours. he is accused of paying bribes to gain political support. it is alleged samsung paid more than $37 million to south korea's president park geun—hye, in exchange for the government's support on a big merger. the company admits donating money, but denies seeking any favours in return. the authorities in peru are struggling to cope, after flash floods hit an area south of the capital lima, following severe droughts in the region. thousands have been forced to leave their homes after the river matagente burst its banks. floods across the country have already killed 43 people across 2a regions — a move that prompted the governemnt to declare a state of emergency for 60 days last month. veteran french rocker johnny hallyday is being treated

for cancer, but added in a twitter message that his life was not in danger. the 73—year—old, who has been described as the french elvis, made the announcement ahead of a magazine article, which describes his condition as of serious concern. but hallyday says he is in good physical condition. a fire at a government—run care home in guatemala has killed at least i9 teenage girls. many other children were injured. it is not clear what caused the fire, but reports say it may have been started deliberately. the home shelters about 500 children who have been victims of violence. caroline davies reports. desperate for answers i'm desperate for their children. relatives outside the shearwater. 20 teenage girls were killed here after the fire tore through the building. there are many children who are burnt and many others who are dead.

they have not given as an explanation and will not let us going. police were called to a riot here last night. it is believed the fire may have started after someone set fire to a mattress in one of the dormitories. although it is a children's home, the is a view that it was doubling up the is a view that it was doubling up as the is a view that it was doubling upasa the is a view that it was doubling up as a children's detention centre. this has caused shock and the country. three days of national mourning have been declared. we treasure life. we are most interested in preserving the lives of our young people. a tragic accident occurred today. as well as those killed, the police said 38 others were in hospital, 14 of them with severe burns. the home has a pure reputation in the

country. reports on exactly how many children were inside the home varied. there were not enough staff. we know that there were cases of abuse. we have been saying to the government that the centre should be closed. while those are treated in hospital, the families of those dead and injured are waiting for explanations. officials in afghanistan say more than 30 people died in an attack on the country's largest military hospitalin the capital, kabul. four men, at least one wearing a suicide jacket, took part in the attack. the islamic state group says it carried out the attack — the first time their fighters have engaged with the afghan security forces in the capital. it suggests the group is changing tactics in afghanistan. we can speak to colin cookman, an

a nalyst of we can speak to colin cookman, an analyst of the politics of afghanistan. what did you make of this? it was a horrible morning, in terms of the casualties. we have seen terms of the casualties. we have seen many terms of the casualties. we have seen many attacks by the so—called islamic state in the afghanistan capital. but this is the first time we have seen them directly engage with afghanistan army forces. the only be no relying more on these major attacks. is this a sign of strength or weakness or a change of tactics? it does seem to be a change of tactics. in terms of the strength of tactics. in terms of the strength of the organisation, reports suggest they are under greater pressure in they are under greater pressure in the east with the number of fighters declaiming. this is maybe a wavy

trying to respond, to hit back against the government. does it surprise you that security at the hospital was not seen as peter, given that it could be a possible target. i do not know the full details of the security. 0bviously, this particular hospital has come under attack years ago by the taliban. there has been a number of these attacks in the capital, u nfortu nately. these attacks in the capital, unfortunately. a suicide bomber is enough to tie up the situation for many awards. what are the chances of the security forces getting a grip of the country? one senior military adviser said the war was as good as lost. it is a major challenge. there

are still tell by the as well as well as the likes of the so—called islamic state. looking ahead, i think we can expect a serious challenge for the security forces to defend against these attacks. they may be need to make more reactive moves to prevent them. stay with us on bbc news. the government in nigeria moves to tackle the country's growing pollution problem. the number of dead and wounded defied belief. it was the worst terrorist attack in modern times.

the soviet union lost an elderly figure and replaced them with a dynamic man 20 years has younger. we heard gunshots and we were all petrified. he has been sentenced and 99 years in prison for the murder of martin luther king. what does it feel like to be married at last? it feels great. will it change your life? i do not know, i have not been married before. our top stories... accusations of ethnic cleansing in south sudan. the un blames government forces and allied militia, warning that the country is approaching genocide. an inferno tears through a government—run care home

in guatemala, killing at least 20 teenage girls. the country's congress demands an immediate investigation. police in the studio are warning that fans of justin police in the studio are warning that fans ofjustin bieber 30 sexual predator is posing as the singer in the country. he has been posting explicit images online. the police say he has been using the internet for a decade to groom children locally. he beers a resemblance to justin bieber, the american singer

and he used that to get children to send obscene images of themselves to him. he has been charged with 31 offences. many of them are very serious. there is a suggestion he was able to make physical contact with some of these children. 0ther police suggesting this is greatly widespread problem? they are warning pa rents of widespread problem? they are warning parents of children and young fans ofjustin bieber to be extra vigilant. they are warning them to be very vigilant about people pretending to be someone they are not. they are also seeing sexual predators of often go to very sophisticated ways to make contact.

the use multiple platforms of social media. the message is that people and parents have to train children online safety and be very aware of the sophistication of some of the sexual predators. with explosive population growth, nigeria is struggling to cope with pollution. ina struggling to cope with pollution. in a surprise move, nigeria has reacted to try and reduce pollution. it is being seen as a major turning point. you can see it, smell it and even taste it. the capital is wheezing under doherty fumes. it is particularly felt by those

selling snacks to the drivers. 0ne of the biggest causes is notjust the sheer volume of traffic, it is the sheer volume of traffic, it is the fuel the pupil put in the petrol tank. the fuel can have 300 times as much soulfor is tank. the fuel can have 300 times as much soul for is what is allowed in europe. nigeria is cleaning up its act. i read believing attend no? you can feel it. campaigners say the ban isa can feel it. campaigners say the ban is a big breakthrough. it is very important that we get rid of this doherty fuel. it is all about trust.

the government has to regain the trust of the people. i know, the people can see the putting the interests first. but many people see much more needs to be done to prevent a health crisis. many people with cardiovascular problems. chronic internal diseases. we are going to see that with the present system. fuel the is cheap, going to see that with the present system. fuelthe is cheap, but going to see that with the present system. fuel the is cheap, but of the ban is successful, it could go a long way to cleaning up the atmosphere above nigeria. tension still very high between malaysia and north korea. malaysia is having its own

problems with north korea. the two nations have banned each other‘s citizens from leaving their countries. this followed the killing of kimjong—nam, the half—brother of the north korean leader. but the prime minister says lines of diplomatic communication are, for the moment, still open. let us speak to the bbc‘s sharanjit leyl, who is outside the north korean embassy in kuala lumpur. the prime minister of malaysia has been slightly more soothing with regard to his remarks over north korea. 0f regard to his remarks over north korea. of course this is all to do with the death of the half—brother of the north korean president. however, both countries are seeing citizens from the other country will not be allowed to leave the long run. china is seeing no action

should be taking against north korea until the investigation into the murder is complete. the people are taking refuge behind these embassy gates. nationals from either country remain stranded, caught any political crossfire. the central intelligence agency in the united states has accused wikileaks of endangering americans by publishing what the website says are top—secret hacking tools used by the agency. the cia did not confirm the authenticity of the documents but it said the american public should be deeply troubled by such disclosures. the white house spokesman, sean spicer, also accused wikileaks of threatening national security.

i think he is very concerned about the allegations about what could happen. as you can imagine, he is very concerned about these allegations, about the potential that the impact of this, if it were true, could have on our national security. and he said anyone who lea ks classical information security. and he said anyone who leaks classical information will be healed to the highest court in the land. during the election campaign, of course, preston trump said that he loved wikilea ks. 0ur correspondent, laura bicker, is in washington. he was at pains to point out that there was a big difference between there was a big difference between the situation surrounding the wikileaks release

the situation surrounding the wikilea ks release of the situation surrounding the wikileaks release of e—mails from calorie content which embarrassed the democratic candidate. —— helen the democratic candidate. —— helen the continent. wikileaks cia wikilea ks cia and wikileaks cia and one of the most sophisticated hacking organisations in the globe. according to the documents, uncle unverified, they we re documents, uncle unverified, they were trying to pretend that these we re were trying to pretend that these were russian tactics. the documents also claim that some of the operational hardware that was used by the cia had been stolen by

criminals. very serious claims within these documents. the cia and the fbi are no recorded 18 and or operation to check that everyone who works through them, to try and find out who maybe be find the leak. the german foreign minister has said that the turkish prime minister should not be referring to the cancellation of rallies within germany is any sort of comparison with the nazi regime. turkish voices in the heart of germany. 2 million lives here. it is the fourth—largest electoral district. the testing

needs the support. not everyone will dance to his june. he is provocative. he wants the people to believe it is the west who is dragging the country back. this huge opposition to his regime. but there is no coverage in the media. the average person appears to be a supporter, which is simply not the case. there is significant support for him. the german authorities stopped other rallies, sating security issues. the germans were furious when this was compared to

the sort of crackdown that the nurses used to do. it is very good for the president. he will benefit from a publicity. they say they will continue to campaign, despite the fa ct continue to campaign, despite the fact that the journals from germany is still in prison in turkey. the relationship between the two countries is often stormy. but seldom to this extent. of course, the german chancellor was the main architect of that deal with turkey. agreeing to take more refugees of turkey that more to harden up the

border with syria. turkey ashing, germany must decide whether they are a friend or an enemy. one of malta's famous landmarks, the azure window rock arch on gozo island, has collapsed into the sea after heavy storms. these pictures show the limestone arch before the collapse. the landmark featured on the popular tv series, game of thrones. and after, as you can see, there is nothing left of the arch, which has completely disappeared into the sea. reports that only year suggested it could be hit by natural corrosion. there had been signs discouraging people from walking across it. much more on the bbc website. thank

you for watching. good morning. yesterday, we had cloud topping and tailing the country. it was other rather strange day. it was damp and drizzly across southern england. that said, temperatures peaked at 15 celsius. sharper showers into the north. sandwiched between the two saw the best of the sunshine. we will keep a lot of cloud, some drizzle down towards the south west. some sharp showers across scotland.

here, cold enough for a touch of snow to the tops of the mountains. but mild through the day, double digits already in the south west. but in the isles of scilly and much of cornwall, it will stay rather cloudy and drizzly. a lot of cloud across the south, which should break up and we will see some sunshine. not a bad start to the midlands into the north of england and wales, some sunny spells and already quite mild. a beautiful morning in northern ireland, there will be some sunny spells in scotland, a scattering of showers and more of a breeze. the showers are likely to continue in the north east during the afternoon. but generally a pleasant day with sunshine for all of us. and it will feel quite pleasant. the only exception is the isles of scilly and cornwall, maybe the channel islands staying overcast and drizzly at times. but temperatures peaking as high as 15 or 16 celsius. central and eastern areas seeing the temperatures falling away,

a touch of light frost, but cloud and rain gathering into the west, an indication of what is to come as we move into friday. more cloud, some showery rain, poor visibility, some coastal and hill fog, but still on the mild side. until we move towards the weekend. the wind will swing round from a southerly to a westerly so that will bring a noticeable difference to the feel of the weather. cooler air pushing him from the atlantic, still the breeze will be an issue. there will be some dry weather at the weekend with sunny spells, some rain at times as well and feeling that little bit fresher. the latest headlines from bbc news.

i'm mike embley. a united nations report has described south sudan as edging closer to genocide. the un commission on human rights accuses government forces and militia allied to them of ethnically motivated attacks on civilians, using

the civil war as a smoke screen. congress in guatemala has demanded an immediate investigation into the cause of a fire that killed at least 20 teenage girls at a government—run children's home. many other children were injured. the chief of police has suggested a group of youngsters may have set fire to mattresses. more than 30 people have died in an assault on a military hospital in the afghan capital, kabul. four men, at least one wearing a suicide jacket, attacked the sardar daud khan hospital. some were dressed as doctors. the extremist group, the so—called islamic state, has admitted it was responsible. now it's time for click.