welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is gavin grey. our top stories: sirens wail pakistan's government calls on the army to restore order in the capital islamabad following violent clashes between police and islamist demonstrators. at least 31 migrants have drowned off the coast of libya after their boat capsized on saturday morning. airlines have issued a warning over fears that mt agung on the indonesian island of bali might erupt. thousands of women take to the streets around the world in support of efforts to end violence against women. hello.

pakistan's government has called on the army to restore order in the capital islamabad after violence broke out during protests by islamists. the demonstrators want a government minister, who they accuse of blasphemy, to be sacked. the violence in islamabad has reportedly led to several deaths and around 200 people being injured at faiza bad interchange, a key highway in the city. security forces tried to break up a sit—in there which has been going on for weeks. the demonstrations are now spread to other cities, in the provincial capitals of lahore at karachi. islamabad, pakistan's capital city, turned into a battle zone. police fired tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse the islamists, but they came prepared, and responded with stones and bricks. several police vans

were set on fire. many injured were taken to hospital. at one point, the police had to retreat as hundreds more demonstrators turned up unexpectedly. after failing to disperse the islamists, the government has asked the military to restore order in islamabad. the islamists have been blocking a key highway for weeks, demanding the sacking of a government minister who they accuse of blasphemy. the protesters are defiant. translation: we're protesting against the operation, the cruel action that the government is carrying out against the lawful demand being made about our holy prophet being made by our religious scholars and our leaders in islamabad. we curse the government and our demand is that the operation should be stopped

with immediate effect. as the protests spread, they present a direct challenge to the governing pakistan muslim league. they also illustrate the government's difficulty with the in dealing with the popularity of religious extremists in some sections of the society. anbarasan ethirajan, bbc news. at least 31 migrants drowned off the coast of libya when their boat capsized on saturday morning. they were part of a group of over 200 people trying to make the illegal and perilous journey to southern europe. the vessel sank off the shores of garabulli, a coastal town east of the libyan capital. the bbc‘s north africa correspondent rana jawad reports. for these survivors of the latest boat capsize off the libyan coast, the bodies they walked past could have been them. despite this, economic migrants,

refugees, and asylum seekers continue to risk their lives in the mediterranean in the hope of a better one in europe. there were two rubber dinghies packed with over 200 migrants that set off from libya's shores on saturday, and one of them sank. the dead included several children. translation: the coastguard went out to sea after hearing distress signals. and when they got there, they found a group of people hanging on the remainder of the dinghy. but the rest had died. they had spread out while the dinghy was sinking. about 60 people were rescued from this dinghy that had sunk, and the bodies of 31 others were picked up. these survivors are back in a lawless state with grim prospects. some could be involuntarily repatriated to countries they don't see a future in. but most end up being locked up in libya's overcrowded detention

centres, overseen by unruly militias, and exposed to a range of abuse. others could even be passed on to human traffickers to attempt thejourney again. rana jawad, bbc news. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news. reports from north—east nigeria say suspected islamist militants belonging to boko haram have taken control of an isolated town north—west of the regional capital, maiduguri. the reuters news agency say that people from the town of magumeri told them by telephone they had fled into a nearby forest. people in nepal are voting in a general election which many hope will bring stability to the country. it's still recovering from a ten—year civil war with maoist insurgents, and a huge earthquake in 2015. voters will choose a new parliament and provincial assemblies. they're the first elections under a new post—war constitution in nepal which has paved the way for sweeping changes to the political system. police in belgium have made around 50 arrests in the capital brussels

after a street protest turned violent. some demonstrators in masks attacked police officers and damaged shops near the city centre. reports say those arrested were between 15 and 18 years old, and had broken away from a protest against slavery in libya. authorities in egypt say the gunmen who attacked a mosque during friday prayers, killing more than 300 people, were carrying the flag of the so—called islamic state. up to 30 men surrounded the building and opened fire on worshippers, including children. it happened in the town of bir al—abed in northern sinai. in response, egyptian forces have been carrying out air strikes on some targets. it's the worst attack in the country in recent memory. 0ur middle east correspondent 0rla guerin reports. egyptian war planes take to the skies to target militants in northern sinai. the army says this is a mission to avenge the martyrs.

there has been no claim of responsibility, but according to officials the attackers brandished flags of the so—called islamic state. and here, one of their many victims in the general hospital in ismailia. suleiman is 13. he was shot twice, in the hand and in the leg. and he is not the only victim in his family. in the same ward, his 17—year—old cousin, also shot twice, once in the back. his mother is looking to god to punish those who brought such torment. translation: i hope their hearts will be burned, just like ours, the women have all become widowed. there are no men left, they are all gone. they are all gone. then she leaned in to whisper that she has been bereaved

four times over, losing her husband, her oldest son, an uncle, and a cousin. she didn't want her son to know the death toll. in another ward, we found doctors consoling another man who was praying with his extended family when the attackers struck. he lost two of his brothers and two of their children. "there was shooting and people just started running," he told us, "some jumped out the window." "god saved some of us, but others lost their lives." among the visitors today, a local leader of the coptic church, christians are regular targets in their places of worship. now, muslims havejoined them. more than a0 survivors of the attack were brought to this hospital, but the death toll is continuing to climb.

five of those who came here have already lost their lives. well—wishers and relatives are coming and going, trying to offer support, and across the country, egyptians are struggling to come to terms with this attack. there is a grief across the country as the dead are laid to rest. the village of bir al—abed, the scene of the attack, has lost a quarter of its men. tonight, hundreds of families are in mourning. 0rla guerin, bbc news. there's been a big explosion at a factory in the chinese port city of ningbo, south of shanghai. the blast occurred in the city'sjiangbei district. these pictures adjusting. —— are just in. a local official described the situation as serious, and said a large number of ambulances had been sent to the scene.

some nearby buildings have collapsed. there is no immediate word on the number of casualties and the cause of the explosion isn't known. bangladesh is warning rohingya muslim refugees returning to myanmar that they'll have to live initially in temporary camps. it's because most of their villages have been burnt down. it is likely to cause concern in the un, which is already warning about the dangers of returning rohingyas to "confinement and ghettos". nicola carroll reports. hundreds of thousands of people have fled their homes in rakhine state. they accuse the myanmar military of carrying out mass killings, rape, and setting fire to homes. but the myanmar government denies the accusations. today, there are more than 600,000 refugees living in camps like this one. but the governments of bangladesh and myanmar now have an agreement for their return. translation: the returnees will be

taken to their original lands, or wherever they want to live. in primary stages, they will stay in temporary camps. the two sides have agreed to complete the repatriation process in a reasonable time. after a verification process, the displaced rohingya will be taken back. 0ur priority is to ensure their safe return to their homeland with honour. we are aiming for that. the arrangement will cause concern at the un, which has warned of the danger of returning rohingya facing confinement and ghettos. many of the issues that forced the region to flee the first place remain to be addressed and some refugees say they do not want to return unless they get citizenship in myanmar. translation: i can't trust the myanmar government. if the international community supports us and if there are people and if there are people

to protect us, we will go. if they send us back without this guarantee, we will be persecuted again. rights groups say the idea that myanmar would allow them to return with open arms is wishful thinking. it is also not clear whether the myanmar military will agree to the latest deal. for now, these rohingya muslims continue to face an uncertain future. nicola carroll, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: a march in support of nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, the british—iranian woman jailed in iran. president kennedy was shot down, and died almost immediately. the murder ofjohn kennedy is a disaster for the whole free world. he caught the imagination of the world, the first of a new generation of leaders. margaret thatcher is resigning as leader of the conservative party and prime minister.

before leaving number 10 to see the queen, she told her cabinet, "it's a funny old world." angela merkel is germany's first woman chancellor, easily securing the majority she needed. attempts to fly a hot—air balloon had to be abandoned after a few minutes, but nobody seemed to mind very much. as one local comic put it, "it's not hot air we need, it's hard cash." when bob geldof of the boomtown rats saw the tv pictures from ethiopia, he decided he had to do something. and he found his rock music friends felt the same. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: pakistan's government calls on the army to step in following violent clashes between islamist protesters and police. at least 31 migrants have drowned off the coast of libya after their boat capsized

on saturday morning. well, let's get more on this now. i spoke a little earlier to hassan abbas, professor of international security studies at the washington—based national defence university. i asked him why there had been a sudden gear change in the level of protest and violence? the capital of the country was occupied for so many days and the government was scared of the mullahs, scared of the blackmail tactics. they decided it was time to go for it and push them back. has the government made a tactical error? it should have taken this more seriously early on? they should have to nip

the trouble in the bud. they allowed it to become big. this political and religious group, i say political because it's all politics, but the government's failure and delay that has allowed this to become a crisis. you say political but this is an islamist protest at heart. why do you describe it mainly as political? for a few reasons. this is about this mixing up of religion and politics, which has been going on in pakistan for a while. this is a democracy and a constitutional state as it stands today. those who claim to speak in the name of religion, they have seldom been able to do well on the ballot box. they are good at blackmailing and manipulation and emotionalism. they have converted this into an art.

they are good at it. they cannot win elections but influence policy by scaring people and using religion. that is why it is an issue that should have been dealt with through a legal law enforcement process well in time and the government delayed. they would not do so in any other case. in this case, the government was scared this would become an emotional issue and they would lose support among the people. you make it sound like the group have big influence even though they are not elected. absolutely. they have limited influence. but this so—called movement was developed around a murder, governor taseer a few years ago, and the murderer was hanged due to death sentence.

this movement gained strength around his legacy. they framed it as an issue of blasphemy. that is an issue which, for ordinary people, for whatever reason, is very close to their heart. that's why politics and security and religion have mixed. airlines have been issued a warning about the danger of volcanic ash in the skies close to the indonesian island of bali after a volcano emitted a thick black plume of smoke more than fifteen 100 metres high. at least 100,000 people have now left their homes for temporary shelter after a red warning was issued over fears that an eruption could be imminent. andrew plant reports. plumes of black smoke as people on the indonesian island of bali look on from a distance. the fear is that this volcano could be about to erupt. thousands have now been told to move away from the area. airlines have been warned about volcanic ash in the air

from the billowing smoke more than 1,500 metres high. many flights here have now been cancelled. it's really kind of inconvenient but there's not much you can do — it's a natural disaster. so, yeah, it's... yeah, one of those things. it's kind of difficult, they lost my bag as well, so i have been waiting for my bag but now i'm just going to go back to the hotel and come back tomorrow, i guess. the volcano has been showing signs of unrest since september, with many leaving their homes for temporary shelters. now people within eight miles have been told to evacuate, with more than 120,000 displaced, scattered in camps across the island. the mountain is sacred to people here. the red warning, though, means experts believe an eruption could happen at any time, and no—one is taking any chances. it would be the volcano's first full—scale eruption since 1963 when more than 1,000 people lost their lives.

andrew plant, bbc news. leave no—one behind is the theme for this year's un campaign to end violence against women. thousands have been taking to the streets around the world to mark the international day. france have vowed to introduce new measures protecting women, while in italy hundreds were invited to the lower house of parliament to speak out. virginia langeberg has more. united and unsilenced. more than 2,000 women on the streets of istanbul in a show of solidarity. this demonstration was initially barred by turkish police. the women openly denouncing the government's gender policies, saying they will remain on the streets for as long as they can.

around the world, anti—violence campaigners were making their voices heard. with marches on the streets of paris... in lisbon, to remember the a70 women who've died as a result of domestic violence in portugal since 2003. and in italian parliament, a historicalfirst, 1300 female victims given the floor to speak uncensored. among them, serafina strano, a doctor attacked and raped by a patient. translation: i managed to present myself here today because i'm alive. i want to underland that i did not and do not feel ashamed about what happened to me. while i was being attacked, i thought about all women who suffer violence in italy and the world. ¥;7,7 that's why today i want

to give the floor to you. a sentiment echoed in france where president emmanuel macron announced a raft of new measures to try and combat the problem, including a minimum age of 15 to consent for sex. currently, the country has no such law. translation: there is no room for complacency or excuses because it is our responsibility as a republic, and france should no longer be one of those countries where women live in fear. it was officially the international day for the elimination of violence against women. today was their day, but the hope is tomorrow and thereafter, the message carries through. virginia langeberg, bbc news. the actress emma thompson has led a march in north london to support the british—iranian woman

nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, who's beenjailed in iran, accused of trying to overthrow the state. those taking part have signed a letter urging iran's supreme leader to release her. alice hutton reports. # if you're happy and you know it clap your hands...# nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe's favourite song. imprisoned in iran and unable to sing it with her own young daughter, 200 members of her community in west hampstead in london came out today to form a mum's protest. they were joined by local mum and 0scar—winning actor emma thompson, who braved pneumonia to lend her voice to the protests. this is our community and one of her community has been imprisoned without trial, has been separated from her child more or less for 19 months. the situation is desperate. i'm not supposed to be out at all, but i said to my doctor, "well, i can't not come to speak, because i am free." together, they marched to the nearby islamic centre of england to deliver

a letter addressed to the supreme leader of iran calling for nazanin‘s release. they've very kindly taken the letters for us. really pleased with that, thank you to our muslim friends in the islamic centre of england. one person who did hear their voices was nazanin herself. she rang from prison in iran to thank them for their support, especially her husband, richard. i'm so grateful for everyone's love. thank you so much, i am so grateful. i don't think i deserve him, to be honest. he has been amazing. thank you so much for all your support. thank you everyone from the bottom and top of my heart, i really feel the love. nazanin can feel the love, that is the most important thing, that's what keeps us going. with fresh charges and a new court date next month, this is a time of great anxiety for the ratcliffe family. today was all about local support and showing that nazanin might have dual british—iranian citizenship, but it is this community

that she calls home. alice hutton, bbc news. jonny bairstow and chris woakes are keeping england in the game in brisbane after the australian bowlers saw off the top order. approaching the time, england are currently 184—6 in their second innings, getting close to leading australia by 160 but tea is to shortly and at the moment the australians are using a couple of their part—time bowlers, the captain steve smith bowling a couple of overs. that's the story, bairstow is on 3a, joined by the england bowler chris woakes, who is on 17. an

exciting test match developing, but most of the experts predicting england are going to need somewhere around 250 in order to make a bit of around 250 in order to make a bit of a game of it, but at the moment the gabba has a history where those batting fourth quite frequently don't make more than 230, 240 runs. 238 apparently is the record run chase on being cold reliably from the gabba. nicknamed by australians as the gabbatoire because so few foreign teams have one at that particular match in australia. join us particular match in australia. join us for the headlines shortly. plenty more on our website, where you can get the latest from all our correspondence and in—depth analysis of our top stories: 0n the world. this is bbc news. —— our top stories

from around the world. hello once again. saturday was pretty much a cold day right across the british isles and for that, you have to thank a supply of cold north—westerly wind coming between an area of low pressure up towards the north—east, high pressure down towards the south—west. and on that run of north—westerlies, there were quite a few showers across northern and western parts. if you had some overnight, then ice could be a problem first thing on sunday, especially on untreated surfaces. here we are first thing on sunday morning. still that wind across the north—east of scotland, showers there. showers too coming through the north channel down across the irish sea into the north and west midlands, through the north—west of england. we will come back to those in a second. but further east or south, dry, fine, sunny, chilly to start off the new day, and perhaps a little more in the way of cloud already at this stage across parts of the south—west and the far west of wales. cloudy right from the word go across northern ireland. this is all coming ahead of a set of weather fronts which make themselves known in northern ireland

late on in the afternoon. the wind ahead of those fronts just beginning to come a bit more westerly so maybe notjust as cold as the north—westerly wind of saturday. but that the supply of showers i was talking about coming out of the irish sea could be a bother at burnley and at also huddersfield. not such an issue down at southampton — gloriously clear here. kilmarnock, just the first signs of that cloud spilling in from northern ireland to temper the sunshine then rob you of it altogether as you get on through the afternoon. certainly by evening, wet and windy fair piling its way down and across the british isles. notice the number of isobars there, 40mph gusts perhaps inland and on some of the western—facing hills, 30—40 millimetres of rain, but at least this is mild air. so we have a spell of relatively mild conditions for the new week. but then it turns much colder and there will be a noticeable biting wind coming in from the north. so monday, a day of transition. it will take a while before we see the last of the overnight rain getting away from the south

of england and wales. double—figure temperatures here. but slowly but surely, once all of the fronts have moved on through, that allows those isobars to bend back into a much more northerly direction and along that, that is the highway for the cold air to percolate its way down from nearly the arctic across all parts of the british isles. i'm showing you here the middle part of the week, cold air absolutely dominant, and that extends probably towards next weekend. this is bbc news. the headlines: the government in pakistan has called on the army to send troops to the capital islamabad after battles between police and islamist demonstrators. several deaths have been reported and nearly 200 people injured. protesters are demanding the sacking of the law minister, whom they accuse of blasphemy. at least 31 migrants have died after their boat capsized off

the coast of libya while trying to cross the mediterranean on saturday. children were among the dead. calm weather conditions in recent days has seen a rise in the number of people attempting to cross from libya to europe. airlines have issued a warning amid fears that a volcano on the indonesian island of bali might erupt. the warning comes after after mt agung emitted a thick black plume of smoke more than 1500 metres high. at least 100,000 people have now left their homes for temporary shelter. now on bbc news, it's time for click. this week: fighting fires...