i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. the headlines: the un warns of a "horrible tragedy" for rohingya muslims, and says myanmar has one last chance to halt the offensive against them. the chances of a military operation in myanmar is reaching its natural. as far as the burmese are concerned, these people are a historical problem that's now been fixed. could the us reverse its policy on climate change? secretary of state rex tillerson says it's "open" to staying in the paris agreement. i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme. the governing party in pakistan celebrates after the wife of the ousted prime minister, nawaz sharif, wins a by—election in his political heartland. and its the final putt for miyazato, one of japan's greatest golfers who calls it a day. live from our studios in singapore

and london, you're watching bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. it's 6am in singapore, 11 in the evening in london, and midnight in geneva, where a un fact—finding mission is due to release its first oral report looking into alleged crimes by myanmar security forces against rohingya muslims. the un has warned de facto leader aung san suu kyi she has one "last chance" to end the military offensive that's forced 400,000 rohingyas to flee to neighbouring bangladesh. 0ur correspondent, jonathan head, reports from the border. 0n the muddy shore of bangladesh's southernmost point, the stream of muslims seeking safety never stops. this is one of the places where the boats bring them in.

and on the other side of the naf river, still the fires burn. it is astonishing that more than three weeks after the violence broke out in rakhine state, we're still seeing these incredible numbers of people coming across the naf river looking for shelter here in bangladesh. with so much of the rohingya population already in this country, the chances are the military operation inside myanamar is reaching its natural end. as far as the burmese military is concerned, these people are a historical problem that has now been fixed. mushtaq and his family have just arrived. his home was burned down three weeks ago, he said. he'd sought shelter in four other villages inside myanamar, before being forced to flee to bangladesh. but he has no idea where they will live. the camps that have sprung up to house previous waves of rohingyas are already horribly overcrowded.

hafiz manjur has come here to try to find a home for himself and his pregnant wife. he arrived from myanmar a week ago, after a harrowing journey. he filmed parts of it. he's tried three other camps, but he's having no luck. gosh, there's a lot of people there. all on the move. we've been living in other people's houses, he told me. we had to leave my mother in myanamar. we need to find somewhere we can house her as well, but we don't have much money. bangladesh doesn't want these people settling here. instead, it's planning to build a huge camp for all 400,000 new arrivals, and to confine them there. it's a drastic step for a country that feels its hospitality has already been stretched too far. jonathan head, bbc news, cox's bazar, bangladesh. 0ur our other top story this hour.

the us secretary of state, rex tillerson, has signalled the white house is willing to engage again in an international agreement to fight climate change, despite president trump's declaration that he would take the us out of the paris accord. speaking to us media, mr tillerson suggested the us could renegotiate the deal on more favourable terms. the if you recall, the president also said we are willing to work with partners of the paris climate accord if they construct a set of terms that we believe is fair and balanced for the american people and recognised as an economic interests relative to others. —— recognises oui’. relative to others. —— recognises our. if you look at china, it was unbalanced. i think the plan is for us unbalanced. i think the plan is for us to consider ways in which we can work with partners of the paris climate accord. here, the british government has lowered the terror threat level

from critical to severe, following what they called progress in the investigation into the bomb attack on the london underground which injured 30 people on friday. police have arrested a second man over the incident. they're also continuing to question a teenager who was held at the port of dover on saturday. here's the british home secretary, amber rudd. following the attack last friday, the police have made good progress in what is an ongoing operation. the joint terrorism analysis centre have reviewed the threat level the uk it is under and have decided to lower the level from critical to severe. severe still means an attack is highly likely, so everyone should be vigilant but not alarmed. hamas will dissolve its administrative committee in gaza and hold talks. they made an important first step to

end a ten year rift between hamas and mahmoud abbas. south korean officials say the number of north koreans defecting across the border has dropped by 13% this year. according to government figures, from january to august, 780 north koreans escaped to south korea. it's believed the fall is due to tighter government surveillance and reinforced border security. american television's most prestigious awards will be handed out in a few hours. the science fiction thriller, westworld, starring anthony hopkins, is up for 22 nominations. claire foy is tipped for best actress in the netflix series "the crown" about the early life of queen elizabeth. we'll be in la with more in the next edition of newsday. lewis hamilton has won the singapore formula one grand prix to extend his lead in the championship. it came after a chaotic start to the race where ferrari's sebastian vettel and kimmi raikonnen wiped each other out before the first turn. red bull's max verstappen

and fernando alonso were also caught up in the crash. but hamilton avoided all of that starting from fifth position and stayed in controll despite the wet weather to win the race ahead of red bull's daniel ricciardo serbia's prime minister, ana brnabic, has become the first head of government in a balkan country to take part in a gay pride march. ms brnabic, who is herself gay, told activists that diversity was respected and the serbian government would work for all. the organisers renewed calls for a law permitting same—sex partnerships. seven years ago, the rally was attacked by nationalists and for the next three years the authorities would not sanction the march. tha nkfully thankfully this one went according to plan. let's go back to our top story. myanmar‘s top general is now blaming rohingya people for the present crisis. the army chief says the rohingya "has never been an ethnic group," and accused "extremists" of trying to form a stronghold in northern rakhine state. the ongoing military operation in the rakhine state is forcing may to leave and bangladesh is struggling to cope

with the massive influx of refugees. to talk more about it, deputy country director for the world food programme, dipayan bhattacharyya, joins us now via webcam from dhaka. welcome to the programme. presumably this influx of refugees continues on the border. what is the latest you are seeing? things are extremely chaotic, as you said. the influx is still continuing. the number has reached more than 410,000, the official number until yesterday. the place these people are staying are becoming overcrowded, leading to risks in terms of communicable diseases and gender—based violence. the risk is extremely high because

of these highly overcrowded places. you talk about the risk, but what about the demands on the system? what international support do you need to gear up for the response? we have already geared up significantly. no one was ready for this scale of the influx. but now most agencies have managed to have such capacity. so we are on the ground ona such capacity. so we are on the ground on a daily basis. from a security perspective, we are providing support to an increasing number of new arrivals and other sectors like shelter, working day and night to support these people who are absolutely desperate for

assistance. by saying you have geared up for the influx, on a daily basis, more and more people continue to arrive. are you worried about the state of the crisis? is it likely to worsen? well, i mean, we are worried in terms of how quickly we can reach out to them. we are trying to revise oui’ out to them. we are trying to revise our planning figures and also resources that we need quite frequently, because we also don't know when this is going to start. we have really tried to increase capacity in terms of getting food as much as possible, positioning them so we can continue much as possible, positioning them so we can continue supporting these people without any break because they are absolutely desperate. 0k. thank you forjoining us. the acting

country director for the world food programme. the wife of pakistan's former prime minister, nawaz sharif, has won a by—election in his heartland of lahore. unofficial results show kulsoom nawaz beat her rival by nearly 15,000 votes. the election was triggered when nawaz sharif stood down after being disqualified from public office by the supreme court. it will be viewed as a disappointing result because the margin of victory she faced was much less than that than her husband achieved back in 2013. considering this is a heartland, it will be a disappointment, and a victory for the opposition. what of kulsoom nawaz? what kind of political leader will she be? what is your take on the unofficial results so far? kulsoom nawaz has no political

experience beyond being the wife of navarre cherif. it is expected she will fall in line with party politics and will look to her husband and her daughter, in terms of her leadership, and it is unlikely she will be a leader. his brother and daughter will be the driving politicians. this is coming in as she herself is being treated for cancer in london. given what you have said, what can we tell about the control she has of the party, despite being removed from the supreme court? where does the land lie ahead of the general election next year? i think it is clear that even though she is officially removed from power, he will have influence, both with the prime minister, a close aide of his, his

brother, the chief minister of punjab, the most prosperous region in pakistan. his daughter has not much power but is a close aide as well. the family is still seen as holding the party together and they will continue to exert influence through next year. how much strength they have will depend on some of the corruption allegations remaining in place against members of his family as well as other trials we might see crop up in the lead—up to the elections next year. these allegations have blighted the family. a lot is being asked about how that will be contested, whether they will be a fairjudicial process without. yes. there will be allegations that the allegations have been instigated by the military, opposition figures. this is what his daughter said in

particular. we will continue to see opposition parties drum up other cases they can use to discredit the party in advance of the elections next year. coming up, tracking the little dodo. an attempt to save a national bird. 30 hours after the earthquake that devastated mexico city, rescue teams still have no idea just how many people have died. there are people alive and people not alive. we just can help with whatever we have. it looked as though they had come to fight a war. but their mission is to bring peace to east timor and nowhere on earth needs it more badly. the government's case has been forcefully presented by the justice minister. he has campaigned vigorously

for abolition, having once witnessed one of his clients being executed. elizabeth seton has spent a lot of time at this grotto. now that she has become a saint, it is expected that this area will be inundated with tourists. the mayor and local businesses regard the anticipated boom as yet another blessing of saint elizabeth. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. i'm babita sharma in london. our top stories: the un has warned of a horrible tragedy for rohingya muslims, and says myanmar has one last chance to halt the offensive against them. the united states has signalled a possible change in policy on climate change. secretary of state rex tillerson said it is open to staying in the paris agreement. a 21—year—old has died in hong kong while walking through a haunted house attraction. it is believed he was hit by part

of the mechanism after entering the buried alive ride at ocean park. park officials say he had wandered into a restricted area. local media reports say he was struck by a coffin. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. the japan times leads with prime minister shinzo abe's plans to call a snap election to take advantage of disorganised opposition parties. it says abe is likely to decide on a specific date when he returns from a diplomatic tour to new york in a few days, and it could be as early as next month. the south china morning post has a story on asia's casino hub, macau, heading to the record books. voters have been turning out in record numbers for the crucial legislative assembly elections in the former portuguese enclave. and finally, the new york times is reporting on the chinese

government releasing a list of things that should be censored on the country's internet. the guidelines ban material that depicts excessive drinking, gambling, and sexual acts, as well as material that ridicules china's historical leaders or current members of the army and police. let's have a look at some live pictures from missouri, where protests have broken out for a third night after the acquittal of a white police officer, jason stockley, who had been on trial on a murder charge for the shooting of a black man, anthony lamar smith. demonstrations over the past two nights have seen clashes develop between protestors and police. so far, this protest we can see on

oui’ so far, this protest we can see on our screens is peaceful. 0n so far, this protest we can see on our screens is peaceful. on friday and saturday night, property in the area was smashed up. the suburb of ferguson saw similar protests in 2014 following the shooting dead of another black man by a police officer. many people in the area say the tensions are very high, and these pictures that we are looking at at the moment, coming to us from at at the moment, coming to us from a helicopter high up in the sky, they are following the protests as they are following the protests as they continue to unfold. that is in missouri, we will keep up with any developments on bbc news. the dodo

has long been extinct, but its relative, the little dodo, is under threat. samoa, a pacific island rich in exotic flora and fauna, and home to the little dodo, the only place on the little dodo, the only place on the planet you can find it. but the little dodo, as it is fondly called, is very shy and very rare. from almost a decade ago, we have been searching so hard for the little dodo, just to get a photo of it, just to confirm, hearing the calls, if it is actually present or not. and this is really the only proof it is still around. one solitary photo ofa is still around. one solitary photo of a scruffy juvenile is still around. one solitary photo of a scruffyjuvenile spotted four yea rs of a scruffyjuvenile spotted four years ago. beyond that, drawings are the best bet, and they are displayed like a missing person's photofit, the villagers and hunters, in a

drive to pick up every clue as to its lifestyle and whereabouts. they are its lifestyle and whereabouts. they a re really its lifestyle and whereabouts. they are really on the brink. you know, people estimate there are less than 300 in the world, there could well be less than 150 left. and they know so be less than 150 left. and they know so little about it that, you know, it is really going to be touch and go. it is ironic that we know more about the look and the life of the dodo itself, which disappeared hundreds of years ago. well, the manumea is as close relative as you get. it is also to build, and it is as happy on the forest floor as it is up as happy on the forest floor as it isupa as happy on the forest floor as it is up a tree, which is why it is so vulnerable. we willjust pick somewhere by the tree. in the forests, conservationists layout sound recorder is hoping to pick up the manumea's call, aware that hunters may have had more luck finding it, even shooting it by mistake for a tasty local pidgin. this is not a lucky bird. and auckland zoo is helping to track and remove the ratten wildcats keen to

snack on the bird and its eggs. it is no easy task, but it is worth it. —— rats and wildcats. this is the latest effort to show manumea the samoans, who had never seen their national emblem in the flesh. and without a breakthrough in the next few years. this could be the —— without a breakthrough in the next few years, this could be the closest samoans get to seeing it. japan's ai miyazato has called time on her professional golfing career. miyazato, who was ranked number one and captured 25 professional titles during her career, has not won a tournament in five years, and says that lack of success has diminished her drive to keep going. as part of our asia trends series, i asked coach skye neal about ai's contribution to the sport. ai started playing the game at the age of four, and she comes from a great golfing family. though the

brothers are professional golfers. herfather brothers are professional golfers. her father was brothers are professional golfers. herfather was a coach. she brothers are professional golfers. her father was a coach. she won numerous titles. the thing is, she became world number one through the love and passion for the game. she wasn't a long hitter, or she isn't a long hitter, ishould wasn't a long hitter, or she isn't a long hitter, i should say. and that goes to show you just... just how important, you know, it is for players of that stature to come through the ranks. she... she is a lovely, lovely lady. i mean, she a lwa ys lovely, lovely lady. i mean, she always carries herself so well, a lwa ys always carries herself so well, always smiling, and so many players found her as an inspiration to take up found her as an inspiration to take up the game. you sound almost sad that she is retiring. do you think the golf community is upset by this? she just... the golf community is upset by this? shejust... she wears her heart the golf community is upset by this? she just... she wears her heart on her sleeve, and she hasn't been competitive. and you know, she is at that age now where i think she has just got to find something else to

fuel that passion. just got to find something else to fuelthat passion. so i guess, with her retirement, what does it say about women's role in sport? i mean, the fact that there is obviously less sponsorship money than the men's game, and the prize money has never been great either. it is certainly slightly problematic. i mean, the open championship for the men is $10.25 million in prize fund. for the ladies it is only $3.25 million. you know, the ladies' european tour at the moment, i think 20th spot has only earned 39,000 euros. 0n the old pga tour, that is $630,000. so there is a huge difference in the european tour and pga tour for difference in the european tour and pga tourfor ladies, difference in the european tour and pga tour for ladies, and the difference in the european tour and pga tourfor ladies, and the gap in the men's market against the ladies is huge also. right, do you think thatis is huge also. right, do you think that is going to put off more women like herfrom that is going to put off more women like her from getting that is going to put off more women like herfrom getting into the sport? not necessarily. you know,

ladies' golf is still a huge growth market, and the lpga tour does a fantastic job of promoting market, and the lpga tour does a fantasticjob of promoting the sport, especially in asia. we have the hsbc women's champions here in singapore, and they do a fantastic job of getting the world's best players on the stage here. and what do you think, you know, her leaving the game means forjapan specifically? are there other japanese players who could come and potentially replace her? well, the best japanese player at the potentially replace her? well, the bestjapanese player at the moment is ranked number 23 in the world. she has big shoes to fill. the best amateurjapanese player... you know, time will tell. they are mainly korean, aren't they? mostly korean.

yes, the korean certainly dominate asia in terms of their performances. you know, there isjust a strength and depth, mainly. a lot of good chinese players coming through also. and the thai girls are obviously very strong as well. ones to watch. yes. you have been watching newsday. stay with us — we look at how robots are helping children learn in singapore's pre—schools. that is coming up shortly on asia business report. and before we go, let's take a look at these pictures from copenhagen, in denmark, where runners taking part in the half—marathon were hit by a sudden thunderstorm as they crossed the finishing line, with huge amounts of hail. two runners suffered minor injuries when they were hit by lightning, and the race was cancelled. that's all for now. after a weekend of sunny spells, and

some heavy showers around as well, there is going to be a bit of a change in the weather as we head through this week. after that fairly cool and showery start, a bit of rain midweek, particularly in the west. but things will be warming up towards the end of the week, and turning a little bit drier later on. so here is how things are looking at the moment. we have got an area of high pressure building in from the atlantic. low pressure sitting out to the east at the moment. so still a rather cool, northerly breeze with those two areas of high and low pressure. that breeze in the east is going to be bringing some showers across parts of eastern england, and perhaps central parts seeing some showers through day. what it is quite a chilly start the monday morning, with the mist and some fog patches. a little bit murkier as you wa ke patches. a little bit murkier as you wake up in the morning. this is nine a.m.. temperature wake up in the morning. this is nine a. m.. temperature is wake up in the morning. this is nine a.m.. temperature is starting to rise as the hole in the cloud clears the mist and fog away as well. an isolated shower or two around coastal parts of wales, but mostly dry for parts of northern england, northern ireland scotland as well.

but that northerly breeze will feel quite chilly towards the north and the east, and will bring the chance of one or two showers through the day. many parts of the country having a pretty decent day, though, once the mr vauclair away. the sunshine should breakthrough quite nicely. there will be a few showers cropping up almost anywhere, but i think it will be mostly central and eastern parts of the country that you have a higher chance of catching a shower. whereas further west, particularly for northern ireland and the western scotland, you are likely to stay dry through the day. temperatures in most places about 15 to 80 degrees. just a little bit cooler with that breeze around eastern scotland and north east england. moving through monday evening, then, we could see an area of slightly more persistent rain moving south across scotland, northern england, down towards the south—east by the end of the night. clearing skies behind that, so another chilly night ahead, with temperatures around about eight to 11 in our towns and cities. but actually, in the countryside it could be a little bit colder than that. low enough to see a touch of frost across scotland, northern england, northern ireland and wales as well. after that, chilly start to

tuesday morning, and this ridge of high pressure building on. so choose these are probably the best day of these are probably the best day of the week, in fact. lots of dry weather, the showers we have seen recently in the east should be easing away. so with the light winds in the sunshine, a pleasant day to come on tuesday. with top temperatures still a little below average for the time of year. around about 15 to 18 degrees. but when you are in the shelter and the sunshine, that will be a bit pleasant. it will only windy the far north—west late in the day. the wednesday and thursday, a bit of rain for some western parts of the country, but temperatures will be on the rise later in the week. goodbye now. —— goodbye for now. this is bbc world news. our top story: the united nations warns of a "horrible tragedy" for rohingya muslims, and says myanmar has one last chance to halt the military offensive against them. aid agencies say they've identified more than 1,000 children without parents or relatives among the refugees who've arrived from myanmar. some are as young

as three years old. the united states has signalled a possible change in policy on climate change, secretary of state rex tillerson said it's "open" to staying in the paris agreement. and this story is trending on bbc.com. a man has died in hong kong while walking through a haunted house attraction. park officials say he had wandered into a restricted area of the buried alive ride at ocean park. local media reports say he was struck by a coffin. that's all from me now. stay with bbc world news. now on bbc news, it's time for hardtalk.