this is bbc news, i'm sharanjit leyl. our top stories: after tough new un sanctions, north korea faces strong international pressure to end its missile testing, and start talking. venezuela's president praises the army for beating back an attack on a military base in the city of valencia. israel plans to ban journalists from aljazeera, and close its offices injerusalem, after accusing the broadcaster of incitement. battling to boost prices, opec meets to check who is sticking to the rules on production cuts, as the price of oil continues to flag. and the business of birth. we take a look at the cost of delivery around the world, starting in turkey, which has the highest rate of c—sections in the world. after the un imposed

tough new sanctions, north korea is facing strong international pressure to end its missile—testing programme and begin talks. the us secretary of state said the sanctions showed that world powers were united in the push for a denuclearised korean peninsula. the us president, donald trump, has spoken by phone to his south korean counterpart. both agreed that north korea poses a grave and growing threat. bill hayton reports. all smiles and handshakes. the foreign ministers of the main players in the north korean nuclear drama shared a stage on sunday night, close enough in person, but far enough night, close enough in person, but farenough in night, close enough in person, but far enough in politics. the annual gathering of east asian foreign ministers, held this year in manila, became the venue for the us and

china to pitch their own ideas to end the crisis. with another round of sanctions agreed by the un, now they are stressing the need for talks. the chinese leadership says it is ready to see contacts made soon between the governments in north and south korea. at the american secretary of state said dialogue can only begin when conditions are right. expectation that north korea will take steps to achieve all of our objectives, which is at the nuclear rise to korean peninsula, i think there should be no question in anyone's mind as to the common view held by everyone on that security council as that being the ultimate objective —— denuclearised. north korea's dramatic advances in missile technology have focused american minds but washington's response appears to depend solely on expecting china to do more. the new sanctions may hurt north korea's economy, but only if they are enforced, and there is no guarantee

they will work. yogita limayejoins us now from the south korean capital, seoul. is there a sense of nervousness amongst the us and the international community about the country? well, we appear not to be hearing yogita. we will go back to her in a little while to hear about that. in venezuela, president nicolas maduro congratulated the army for successfully stopping a pre—dawn assault on an army base in the city of valencia. two people died in the assault, and now a search is underway for ten men who escaped with weapons. the president is calling for tough sentences for the suspects seized during the operation. earlier, a video posted on social media showed uniformed men, saying they were rising against a murderous tyranny. greg dawson reports. venezuela has grown used to rebellion, but this time

it was different. a small group of men in military uniform openly defying their president. translation: this is not a coup. this is a civic and military action to restore constitutional order and save the country from total destruction, to stop the murders of our youth and relatives. as members of the military, we demand that the will of the people be recognised to free themselves of tyranny. any hopes of an uprising were quickly deflated, though. venezuelan authorities claim to have foiled the attack within a couple of hours, with two men killed and eight arrested. the regional military commander described it as a terrorist paramilitary attack paid for by right—wing political groups. with a raised fist, and chants of loyalty to the socialist homeland, order was restored.

but this is now the second small—scale rebellion in recent months. injune, a police commando stole a helicopter and threw grenades at the country's supreme court. this latest uprising, while short—lived, may offer a glimmer of hope to those leading daily protests, that some soldiers, as well as civilians, share the discontent against president maduro. in his address to the nation, the man himself looked far from concerned. translation: i want to congratulate the armed forces for the immediate reaction they had against the terrorist attack. a week ago we beat them with votes, and today we beat the terrorism with bullets. all this on the weekend venezuela's new constituent assembly held its first session, after last sunday's controversial vote. it was justified as the only way to unite this divided country. so far, there is little sign of that goal being achieved. greg dawson, bbc news.

back to our top story about sanctions against north korea. good to see you again, yogita. as i was asking earlier, there seems to be a great deal of rhetoric about north korea at the moment, and a great deal of nervousness, it seems, in the international community. that's right, i mean, just the number of state m e nts right, i mean, just the number of statements that we have seen come out from the us government indicates how nervous they are about the repeated missile tests being carried out by pyongyang. us president donald trump spoke to his south korean counterpart this morning for almost an hour and they both hoped that the new sanctions would induce pressure on north korea to stop these missile tests. but i think, importantly, the south korean president said that what he hopes for is that this will put pressure on north korea to come to the negotiating table. and he said the only way to end this crisis is

really through a diplomatic route. we are also hearing from manila, where the association of southeast asian nations is meeting, and we are hearing that at a dinner yesterday the south korean and north korean foreign ministers ran into each other, where the south korean foreign minister once again extended the offer that seoul had made even earlier of talks between the two countries. and what local media here are reporting is that the north korean foreign minister is reported to have said that this offer was insincere. we know as well that these new sanctions on pyongyang could/ north korea's $3 billion annual export revenue by a third. we know much of this trade is still funnelled through china. how much of a role does china play in all of this? —— could cut north korea's export revenue. sometimes china has shielded north korea, which is an ally and a trade partner, from

harmful bands in the past. the chinese foreign minister at asean, in manila, did so yesterday that he urges north korea to stop missile tests but when he met the south korean foreign minister he also said that this country's decision to have the us deployed an anti—missile defence system is regrettable, and that decision actually throws cold water over ties between these two countries. thank you for that. sally is here with all the business news. we are in different countries, but we are in the same room for i's! we are in different countries, but we are in the same room for ww is great to have you with us, and good morning to you. good morning to you as well. —— for once. for most of us, a lower oil price is a good thing. it means it costs less to fillup ourcars, and if you run a business, transport and energy costs are cheaper. but for the countries that sell oil

lower prices is a real headache, which is why opec, the cartel 01:14 leading producers, has been trying to push up prices. today and tomorrow, they are meeting in abu dhabi. since january, opec and 11 other oil—producing countries have been aiming to reduce global supply by almost 1.8 million barrels a day. that is around 2% of everything the world produces. opec hasn't formally said what its target price for oil is. but the world's biggest supplier, that's russia, a non—opec member, has based its government budget on oil selling at $40 per barrel. the biggest and most influential opec producer, saudi arabia, wants $60 per barrel. but not all the countries involved have cut production sufficiently. while opec members have done far better at meeting their targets than non—members, collectively, they didn't do everything they said they would in any of the first six months of this year. but it is notjust them contributing

to the global oil surplus. us shale producers have been taking advantage of better technology. you can see how they have boosted production since opec and non—members first announced cuts at the end of november. this is the shale production rise. we will be discussing this in detail, what can opec achieve today and tomorrow, what other tools have they got in terms of trying to boost they got in terms of trying to boost the price of oil? we will have that discussion very soon indeed. also this week, we are discussing the business of birth. today we are going to take you to turkey. around

the globe, caesarian section rates have increased dramatically in recent yea rs, have increased dramatically in recent years, even as a large amount of them are not medically required. now, while the average rate is 28% among oecd countries, in turkey, more than half of babies born are by the section. that is the highest rate in the entire world. so why is that, and what does that mean in terms of the cost of the healthcare for the birth of babies? so we will discuss that is well and we will have the other business stories. they will see you soon. israel is seeking to close aljazeera's offices in the country and revoke its journalists' media credentials. the israeli communications minister alleged that the tv news channel supported terrorism. the qatar—based network denounced the measures, and said it will continue to cover regional stories professionally and accurately. ian booth‘s report contains some flashing images. a quiet sunday injerusalem.

television production vehicles idle outside the offices of aljazeera. if israel's governments have its way, these may not be as offices for much longer. first they will have to jump much longer. first they will have to jump through a few legal hoops. translation: i'm going to ask the government press office to revoke the press cards of aljazeera reporters in israel. second, i've talked to the cable and satellite companies, which have agreed on their part to consider blacking out aljazeera broadcasts. i've also talked to the minister of domestic security, asking him to act on his authority to close their offices in israel. explosions. official pressure on aljazeera increased a month ago, after violence broke out injerusalem. two israeli policemen and their three attackers were shot dead, and the incident sparked off days of clashes between police and protesters. israel's prime minister, benjamin neta nyahu, accused aljazeera of stoking the violence. but, in comments earlier this year, a company executive said

the channel is often criticised forjust doing itsjob. and i think all those accusations are a bit of a red herring. in the end, it's about us providing fair and frank coverage. we're not partisan to any particular group, or ideology, or government. we provide a diversity of different viewpoints and perspectives, and i think that's a problem for some people in the region. the channel'sjerusalem bureau chief accused mr netanyahu of wanting to distract attention from a corruption investigation against him. as protests mount, he has accused news media of trying to undermine his government. until now, israel's courts have protected their right to free speech. the future of aljazeera will be a major test of that commitment. ian booth, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: refusing to back down in their own backyard. we meet the pennsylvania family who have taken to the treetops to protest against their land being seized by a petroleum company.

the question was whether we wanted to save our people, and japanese as well, and win the war, or whether we wanted to take a chance on being able to win the war by killing all our young men. the invasion began at 2:00am this morning. mr bush, like most other people, was clearly caught by surprise. and we call for the immediate and unconditional withdrawal of all the iraqi forces. 100 years old, and still full of vigor, vitality and enjoyment of life. no other king or queen in british history has lived so long, and the queen mother is said to be quietly very pleased indeed that she has achieved this landmark anniversary. this is a pivotal moment for the church as an international movement. the question now is whether the american vote will lead

to a split in the anglican community. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: after tough new un sanctions, north korea is facing strong international pressure to end its missile testing and start talking. venezuela's president has praised the army for beating back an attack on a military base in the city of valencia. it's been three years since the so—called islamic state group started their attacks on the minority yazidi community, in northern iraq. according to the un the extremists campaign of violence and kidnapping amounts to genocide. thousands of yazidis are still being held by is. our correspondent murad shishani has met some of the men trying to rescue the kidnapped women. in iran members of parliament have been criticised on social media

after they took selfies with the european union's top diplomat, federica mogherini. she was in iran for president hassan rouhani's inauguration when she found herself the centre of attention in parliament. ms mogherini has met iran's president and foreign minister to discuss the pace of the implementation of the iran's nuclear deal. sport now, for the second night in succession, the ioo—metres final delivered a shock. 2a hours afterjustin gatlin beat usain bolt in london, the women's race went to another american, ahead of the jamaican favourite. ben croucher reports. after all the headlines in the men's 100 metres, sunday of was the turn of the women. elaine thompson was favourite but once again there was a surprise in store. as the jamaican faded, it looked for all the world like cote d'ivoire's marie—josee ta lou had the gold, only to be beaten by the smallest of margins. the american tori bowie lunged for the line to win by 100th

of a second. dafne schippers of the netherlands took the bronze medal. as thompson, the olympic champion, finished a disappointing fifth. nafi thiam underlines her world status as the world's best heptathlete, after beating jessica ennis—hill to olympic gold in rio, the 22—year—old belgium added her first world title. with a lead of 172 point going into the 800m, she did enough to stay ahead of germany's carolin schafer. holland's anouk vetter took the bronze. greece's katerina stefanidi also backed up her olympic title, with world championship success, clearing a world—leading 4 metres 91 to land pole vault gold. in the marathon there was a tactical battle and a dramatic finish. rose chelimo from bahrain, switching allegiance from kenya won gold.

the kenyan one men's marathon. and some sad news concerning a racing great — betty cuthbert. the four—time olympic gold medallist, once hailed as australia's golden girl, has died. betty cuthbert remains the only olympian to have won gold in the 100, 200 and 400 metre races. she was 18 years old when she won three gold medals at the 1956 melbourne olympics. she then won a gold at the tokyo olympics in 1964. she died aged 79. for the first time, the netherlands are european champions in women's football. the host nation beat denmark 4—2 in the final. sarah mulkerrins reports. it was the perfect ending for netherlands. their coach and a very young team and what a fitting final. their first european title and they did it in some style.

you can hear the cheers behind me as the players make their way onto the bus. what a game. the first half had four goals. denmark went ahead after a penalty. then it was levelled, much to the delight of the boisterous crowd. then the netherlands went ahead again before it was equal again by half—time. in the second half, the dutch started to wrestle control of this match. the captain with a great freekick to make it 3—2. and finally with a minute to go, 4—2 for the netherlands. vivianne miedema again. what a tournament for the hosts. the surprise team coming into this. after 22 years of german domination, it is the start of a new era in women's european football.

one pennsylvania family has taken to the tree tops in their own backyard to protest against a portion of their land being seized by the petroleum company sunoco. they want to lay a new pipeline and they say they've followed a proper legal process to take the land. this is not a protest you get to go home from. we are home. what we are fighting for his our home. backin back in march 2015 and we got a phone call saying that sunoco were planning to put a natural gas pipeline through. those three acres

are like the most critical part because they are at the wetlands, the streams, the waterways. we reached out to basically every level of government. they were basically... they all acted like they were helpless. the people who have been there for us, a regular people who have come out in this port. —— in support. this big white pine right here is the tree i was sitting in last year. at the time we had three trees are set up, two in the back and one in the front. when

the back and one in the front. when the trick at olivier busquet meant they were coming with the sheriff department. they were cutting trees which were rushing the branches of the trick she was sitting in. i told them they had to do something because it was getting dangerous and they arrested the because they said i was creating a hazardous situation. the petition to hear our case against the domain is under the review of the pennsylvania supreme court. a retired from teaching two yea rs court. a retired from teaching two years ago. i had plans to work on my garden and work on my flowers. you know, this is not how i envisioned my retirement. i don't think they took into consideration how stubborn

we are. we have the headlines and business use coming up. stay with us. hello there. after a fairly mixed weekend weatherwise, our rather unsettled spell of august weather is set to continue this week. this is how we ended sunday. some clear skies there in cambridgeshire, captured by one of our weather watchers, but we've still got low pressure in charge of things. sat to the north—west of the uk, here is a trailing weather front, which will bring rain to some central parts of the country, down towards the south—west, during the course of the day. for scotland and for northern ireland this morning, there will be some sunshine to start your day. quite a fresh morning, actually, here. one or two showers pushing in from the north—west, and the odd shower for northern england too. heading down from lincolnshire, towards the midlands, towards south—west england, you are under the influence of a weather front from the word go, so fairly cloudy and damp. some sunshine to start off your day across the south—east of england, and east anglia, too.

and for the likes of kent and sussex, it should remain pretty warm and bright, really, for much of the day. a little bit further north, we've got that weather front bringing a few showers to east anglia and london, and some spells of rain across the south—west of england, and south wales, too. now, temperatures today about 18 to 21 degrees. sunshine and showers for scotland, and for northern ireland, too. if you're lucky enough to be heading to the athletics world championship today, we'll see the cloud building through the course of the afternoon. could bring an isolated shower later on. now, through the course of monday evening, and overnight into tuesday, this weather front from the south now start to pivot and return a little bit further north. so that is going to bring rain into central wales and through the midlands to start your tuesday morning. to the north of that, clearer skies, with a few showers around too, but low pressure is going to dominate. we have got this area of low pressure around the near continent. that is going to push its way northwards, up towards the north sea, in fact, over the next couple of days. we could well import some pretty heavy showers across the south—east corner later on in the day.

still some sunshine here. to the north of that, we've got that front bringing rain for parts of the midlands, northern england, in towards wales and the south—west. scotland and northern ireland having another day of sunny spells and a few scattered showers. now, an improvement from the north—west, i think, during wednesday, but for central and eastern parts of england we're still likely to see some heavy, potentially thundery showers, and it will feel rather cool for the time of year. 16 to 19 degrees. during thursday, again, relatively cool, but actually probably be the dryer day, and the brightest day of the week, before we see a return to some rain, particularly in the north and west, during the course of friday. so for the week ahead, all in all, things are looking pretty unsettled. showers or rain at times. rather cool and breezy, but some sunshine in between the showers. bye bye. this is bbc world news. after tough new un sanctions, north korea faces strong

international pressure to end its missile testing, and start talking. the us president, donald trump, has spoken by telephone to his south korean counterpart and both agreed that north korea poses a serious threat. venezuela's president has called for tough sentences for a number of suspects seized after sunday's assault on an army base in the city of valencia. the prisoners were taken to caracas, where they are being interrogated. israel is seeking to close aljazeera's offices in the country and revoke its journalists' media credentials. the israeli communications minister said both its arabic and english—language channels would be taken off air. the veteran war crimes