this is bbc news. i'm kasia madera. our top stories: a gun battle on the streets of burkina faso after suspected jihadists target a restaurant. at least 17 people have died. a vigil in virginia for the anti—racist protestor killed during a white supremacist rally on saturday. pakistan salutes its founding father as the nation celebrates its 70th birthday. hello. i am hello. lam ben hello. i am ben bland with the business news. confounding the critics — japan beats expectations as it records its fastest rate of growth in more than two years. and following the anniversary marking the birth of modern india and pakistan, we'll take a look at how the economies have diverged since the end of british rule. hello and welcome to bbc news.

at least 17 people have been killed in a gun attack on a restaurant in ouagadougou, the capital of burkina faso. the government described it as a terrorist attack but it's not yet clear who carried it out. the incident took place around 200 metres from a similar attack in january last year. bill hayton reports. violence return to the main streets of ouagadougou. security forces sealed off the area around the turkish restaurant and try to treat the wounded. witnesses said three men arrived in a cloud and opened fire on those sitting inside. anyone who could rain. translation: we have just finished eating and had left the restaurant. will waiting for the driver to come

to and pick us up and we have the shootings. afterwards, i didn't hear anything any more. the apparent target was the 200 metres from the site of a previous attack, i—and—a—half years ago. that was by a group called the islamic state in the maghreb. in the beginning, with that was robbery, but then we realised it was more than that. some we re realised it was more than that. some were telling us we were robbed, and then thrown out. but then we saw what happened and it was worse than we thought. burkina faso has in a string of attacks claimed by jihadists groups. a multinational force intended to fight back is still being formed. the time being, ouagadougou is a city on edge. bill hayton, bbc news. demonstrations and vigils have been held in cities across the united states in support of charlottesville following the deadly violence that erupted there during a white

supremacist rally on saturday. a 20—year—old man has been charged with murder after a car was driven into a woman who was part of a counter—demonstration. in the city itself there are calls for calm as residents try to come to terms with what has happened, as laura bicker reports. the candles and songs are for the woman who died standing up for what she believed in. after a weekend of violence and anger on the streets, there is now a longing to come together in quiet grief. heather was one of the demonstrators trying to stop white supremacists marching through charlottesville on saturday. she was killed when this carp flowered through a group of protesters. a close friend now appeals for unity. i want a ready to get together and unite and spread love and peace and happiness. and

don't let hate live. don'tjust let somebody walk around freely and spread their hate. tell them that thatis spread their hate. tell them that that is not ok. that it is not a cave. one of the organisers tried to hold a press conference. he was shouted down. and as he left, he was forced to flee. armed police had to escort him from the city. he has condemned the violence covered says he has a right to be heard.” condemned the violence covered says he has a right to be heard. i am willing to die for my rights are basically. i feel that my first amendment rights and the rights of the people at my rally were violated. but there is no somebody here for those who brought it to the city. laura bicker, bbc news, charlottesville. let's take a look at some of the other stories making

the news. kenya's opposition leader raila odinga has told his supporters to stay away from work today, to mourn those killed during protests against what he insists was a rigged election. mr odinga has promised to issue further instructions tomorrow. international observers have urged him to accept the vote or take his grievances to court. us vice president has defended donald trump's comments that military intervention could be an option to solve the crisis in venezuela. mike pence had a peaceful solution is possible, but the country is currently on the path to a dictatorship. mike pence is in colombia on the start of a two. barnaby joyce may barnabyjoyce may be ruled ineligible to be a member of parliament after learning he may have inherited new zealand citizenship from his father. the constitution prevents australians from serving in public office if they have another nationality. mrjoyce, who is confident that he hasn't broken the rules, has referred the matter to the high court.

now it is time for all the business news. and good news from japan, ben? yes —japan hasjust released its latest set of growth figures, and there's been some good news for the world's third largest economy. japan has exceeded all expectations by recording growth of 1% between april and june. the numbers are an encouraging development for the government but don't solve the country's ongoing financial headaches. japan‘s productivity per person per hour stands at $23.45 that leaves it in 18th place in the world, well behind the us on $33.41 and a host of others including canada, the uk and france. the country's debt has also ballooned in recent years — look at that — at more than 250% of gdp, it has the largest debt to output ratio

in the world — by quite a comfortable margin. long—term the country also faces what's been described as a "demographic time bomb". if trends persist, then in less than 50 years, almost 40% of the population could be aged 65 or older. will be getting more detail on that in world business report. we'll also be looking at the story about the chief executive of the commonwealth bankin chief executive of the commonwealth bank in australia who says he will resign after a money—laundering scandal. recently, the bank has been embroiled in charges stemming from alleged breaches of financing rules which white billions of dollars from its market value. it is expected that he will stand down around june 2000 and 18. we will check on the markets. the nikkei has turned down was despite positive figures from japan. it seems that investors

focused on that stand—off between the us and north korea. that is also pushing up safe haven assets like the yen, strong against the dollar, and gold and the swiss franc benefiting at this time of too political instability. i'll be back in 20 minutes, but until then, you can get me on twitter. thank you, ben. north korea has said it has the right to have nuclear weapons for — what it calls — a legitimate self defence measure for its survival from the vigor of the united states. the statement comes as the head of the us military is getting ready for talks on north korea's nuclear and missile threats. generaljoseph dunford is in seoul to meet president moonjae—in and south korea's defence minister. afterwards he'll go on to china and japan. was more on that statement issued by north korea, here is robin brant in seoul. this is addressing what they

refer to as their nuclear possessions. they say it the nuclear capability that north korea has, and the vast majority of the intelligence assessment is that they do now have nuclear capability. that country says it is a legitimate form of self defence against what it describes as the vigor of the united states. that is the rationale behind the justification by having states. that is the rationale behind thejustification by having nuclear weapons, used by nuclear powers throughout the world. it is a deterrent, really. that is the logic we are hearing from north korea in this most recent statements. mild words. i think tomorrow, the 15th of august, tuesday, the liberation day in the north, we might hear more in terms of the bellicose rhetoric from kimjong—un, terms of the bellicose rhetoric from kim jong—un, the north terms of the bellicose rhetoric from kimjong—un, the north korean leader. liberation day is one of those handful of days in the year

where we hear statements or see shows strength from north korea. the fireworks of the celebration to celebrate the moment of the partition of pakistan from india at the end of british colonial rule in 1947. it also included a change of guard is at the mausoleum in karachi for the founding father, mohamed ali jinnah. it's pakistan's birthday, and at every street corner, there are places celebration. but its 70 years have been mixed. it was founded as a democracy but has had military rule and people have argued whether its founder,

mohammedjinnah, wanted a secular state or an islamic one. i went to one of karachi's universities to ask students what they think ofjinnah and pakistan today. mohammed jinnah, his name is the biggest in pakistan. and even every nation of the world. he is like a father. he is the father of the nation. he created pakistan. do you thinkjinnah would be happy with pakistan as it is today? he would be happy. he would be happy to see pakistan progressing every day, every day, every second. on this 70th anniversary of independence, the country is doing well, it is flourishing every day. i hope it will prosper more every day. mansoor, do you think thatjinnah would be happy as it is today? he would see the basic needs of the people, the basic needs of the people are not fulfilling right now. much of the problem lies in the religion. because people nowadays, they have... they're not tolerant. i mean, they're too much emotional. crowds come tojinnah's mausoleum to pay their respects.

the country he founded was rocked again last month when the prime minister was forced to resign over corruption charges. finding political stability seems to be one of pakistan's biggest challenges. reeta chakra barti, bbc news, karachi. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: after a topsy turvy final day, who's emerged victorious at the final golf major of the year? the big crowds became bigger as the time of the funeral approached. as the lines of fans became longer, the police prepared for a hugejob of crowd control. idi amin, uganda's brutalformer dictator, has died at the age of 80. he's been buried in saudi arabia, where he lived in exile since being overthrown in 1979. two billion people around the world

have seen the last total eclipse of the sun to take place in this millenium. it began itsjourney off the coast of canada, ending three hours later when the sun set over the bay of bengal. welcome to bbc news. the latest headlines: the authorities of burkina faso says at least 17 people have been killed in a terrorist attack on a restaurant in the capital, ouagadougou.

three jihadists have reportedly threejihadists have reportedly died as well, and people are said to still be in the building. the white house has rejected criticism of president trump's response to virginia's racism protests. arrests of passengers suspected of being drunk at uk airports and on flights have risen by 50% in the past year, according to an investigation carried out by panorama. critics of the airline industry say that a voluntary code on alcohol sales isn't working, and want the government to amend licensing laws. tina daheley reports. wherein the uk can you get alcohol seven days a week? —— where in. the a nswer seven days a week? —— where in. the answer is an international airport. it is leaving the crew with a hangover. arrests of those in flights and airports have risen by 50% in the past year. half of the

4000 cabin crew who took part in a survey carried out by panorama and unite the union, said they had either experienced verbal, physical, 01’ either experienced verbal, physical, or sexual abuse. they would touch your breasts, your bum, or sexual abuse. they would touch your breasts, your burn, your legs, hands up my skirt before. the managing director ofjetto has already banned alcohol on flights before 8am and wants the industry to ta ke before 8am and wants the industry to take harsh measures. are they doing enough? they could do more. two litre steins of beer and duty—free shops... but the authorities say it the code of practice still works.

shops... but the authorities say it the code of practice still worksm is responsible. the sale of alcohol is responsible. the sale of alcohol is not a problem. it is the misuse of it and drinking to excess and behaving badly. earlier this year, a house of lords committee called for airport licensing to be brought into line with pubs and bars. a government decision on whether to call time on early—morning drinking at airports is now expected in the autumn. bbc news. there were over 2,000 murders across mexico in june, making it the deadliest month in at least 20 years. the bbc‘s juan paullier joins security forces on patrol around the border town of reynosa. reynosa is the kind of place that to the americans justifies a wall. this isa

the americans justifies a wall. this is a place where locals and journalists have been stopped from reporting on what is happening. here, different factions of the cartels are at the heart of a long and violent feud to dominate a profitable business. according to the us government, drug—trafficking isa the us government, drug—trafficking is a $64 billion industry in the country. then, proof of how difficult it is to deal with the cartels. this colonel is listening in to cartel members. these hawks are a co nsta nt cartel members. these hawks are a constant menace. the police can't

find anything, so the suspects are not arrested. the migrants who arrived from the south and close to the borderfrom arrived from the south and close to the border from the arrived from the south and close to the borderfrom the north, they are also targets for the cartels. this year, on average, the us authorities have apprehended nearly 600 people a day trying to cross the border. the us arrest of undocumented immigrants have increased by nearly 40% since donald trump's crackdown. even more people will be deported to border towns like reynosa, more people who are in danger of getting caught up in mexico's drug war. bbc news, reynosa. and now to take a look at some sport news. justin thomas has claimed the uspga championship at quail hollow

in north carolina. the 24—year—old beat the field by two shots for a first major title just three weeks after helping his friend jordan speith celebrate his major victory at the open championship. thomas was one of five players who held the lead at some point on the final day. this birdie putt at the 10th coming after what seemed like an eternity waiting for the ball to drop. no such problems with the rest of his round though as the american took his fourth title of the year but his first career major. wow. congratulations to him. sunday was the last day of the world athletics championships in london. on a day where it was the end of the line for some, others were just reaching the heights of their career as ben croucher reports. the final night of competition promised much and did not disappoint. one lady who knows how

to compete under pressure is caster semenya, adding a third 800 metres title to her bolting cabinet. —— giant. she faced the harshest competition from the us. but the south african responded in the home straight to get the world leading time this year and gold, adding to last yea r‘s time this year and gold, adding to last year's rio gold. in the women's 5000 metres, it was a race of two halves. before the halfway mark, it was between ethiopia and kenya. but it was obiri who showed a clean sheet with 300 metres remaining as sheet with 300 metres remaining as she got the win. kenya did prevail in the men's 1500 she got the win. kenya did prevail in the men's1500 metres. eliza leaving her competitors behind. in

the men's high jump, leaving her competitors behind. in the men's highjump, this was the first major outdoor title for this athlete. he got 2.35, becoming the first asian to win a world high jump title. the second man to get world youth, world junior, and world senior titles. in the final two events of the evening, usa got the former 400 metre title by a lengthy margin. ——4x former 400 metre title by a lengthy margin. ——4 x 400 metre. trinidad & tobago brought the curtain down on a championship that saw the good, and the great, and some for the last time. ben crutcher, bbc news. —— croucher. bolivia's president has formally enacted a law stripping a national park of its protected status in order to allow a new highway to be built through it. the highway plan was cancelled six years ago following a national march by indigenous people.

however, president morales, who is also of indigenous heritage, has accused his critics of colonial attitudes. celebrations from at least some of bolivia's indigenous people is. but this occasion has provoked political fireworks in those same communities. at this rally in the city of trinidad, president evo morales signed a law to allow development in a national park treated over 50 yea rs a national park treated over 50 years ago to protect the rights of indigenous people. the new law was condemned by environmental activists, but the president dismissed their rejections. translation: this so-called colonial environmentalism is not interested in the indigenous movement having schools, hospitals, they are not interested in the indigenous movement having electricity, or that we have highways. the government wa nts to we have highways. the government wants to build a highway nearly 180 kilometres long right through the park. it says the vast majority of indigenous people support the plan, but there are plenty who still

oppose it. translation: president evo morales is enacting a law which will bury indigenous people and the country's heritage. he is driving a dagger into the living is because he is destroying bolivian heritage. -- bolivia. they will take it to a tribunal and may repeat a march that helped defeat a similar plan 60 to go. the battle between the environment and development is far from over. —— six years ago. bbc news. japan‘s rigid education system where children are taught to follow rules and thrive for perfection is often blamed for the country's low start—up rates. but what if you drop out? that's what happened to 29—year—old, kentaro yoshifuji. as part of ourjump starting japan series, mariko oi caught up with him to find out how he found his own success. meet ori, the brainchild of kentaro yoshifuji and his avatar. kentaro

yoshifuji and his avatar. kentaro yoshifuji created this robot to address the loneliness he felt as a child. translation: for three and a half years from when i was ten, i could not go to school because of illness. i felt so could not go to school because of illness. ifelt so helpless could not go to school because of illness. i felt so helpless and unbearably lonely. i started wondering, if i had a healthy clone, could he make good memories at school? that was the beginning of wanting an avatar. in a country that allows no room forfailure, even as allows no room forfailure, even as a child, kentaro yoshifuji could easily have been left out of the system, but his teacher introduced into engineering. the idea is the robot can be at places where its users cannot be. there are 120 units that have been rented out across japan, and they

are thinking of exporting it as well. and his robot is helping those with motor neuron disease is like als. this 30—year—old is learning how use it so that he can continue participating in society. translation: i learnt that even when i lose all of my muscles, my eye balls will i lose all of my muscles, my eyeballs will be able to move, so i wa nt to eyeballs will be able to move, so i want to prepare myself by learning different tools to communicate. kentaro's innovation has allowed bedbound people to be part of the workforce, and it can be used by the elderly and mothers of small children. from an awkward child, kentaro has regained his confidence and found his own success. mariko oi, bbc news, tokyo. fascinating stuff. do let me know what you think. this is bbc news. goodbye.

good morning. it wasn't too bad a weekend. dry and sunny spells for most of us. a glorious picture. all of that is set to change for some of us today. we already have rain pushing into northern ireland in scotland. some will be heavy first thing in the morning. this will be the story to greet you when you wake up. that rain pushing out of northern ireland and into scotland. a dry start for eastern, central, in south—eastern england. things will start to change. the early morning rush—hour in scotland. heavy and persistent rain pushing eased gradually. some clea ra nce. rain pushing eased gradually. some clearance. northern england, a dry start to the east of the pennines. the rain will be sitting to the west

of wales and down into south—west england as well. a dry start, not a cold one, in the south—west of england. 18 degrees. we keep the sunshine for much of the day. a weather front goes east and weakens a little. sharp and thundery downpours developing in the far north—west by the middle of the afternoon. staying cloudy and wet and murky out to the west. the highest values yet again, 24 degrees. the weather front continues to move through monday night into tuesday. it goes up with some heavy rain in northern england for a time before going through. tuesday, sunny spells and scattered showers into the afternoon. some showers heavy and possibly heavy. if you dodge them, it will feel pleasant. 17— 24 is your high. moving out of tuesday into wednesday, high pressure is building. it will cool things down

to be the next area of low pressure weights over here. it could bring more rain. wednesday, predominantly dry and cloudy. that rain showing the signs of pushing through. a messy story this week. sunny spells. rain is clearing. heavy showers. and more clear later on. this is bbc world news. the headlines: the authorities in burkina faso say at least 17 people have been killed in a terrorist attack on a restaurant in the capital, ouagadougou. three jihadists have also reportedly died, although more people are believed to be trapped in the building. a vigil has been held in virginia fought the antiracist protester who was killed at the white supremacist rally on saturday. it was said to be the biggest gathering of white nationalist groups in america for decades.

as the head of the us military prepares for talks on north korea's nuclear and missile threats in south korea, pyongyang says it has the right to have nuclear weapons for what it calls legitimate self—defence. pakistan is celebrating the 70th anniversary of