i'm rico hizon in singapore. the headlines: papua's starving children. as the indonesian authorities say an outbreak of measles is now under control, malnutrition is killing some of the most vulnerable. rescuers search through the snow for bodies after a russian airliner crashes near moscow killing all 71 people on board. i'm sharanjit leyl in london. also in the programme: the sister of the north korean leader, kim jong—un, leaves south korea, but was her visit a propaganda coup for pyongyang? and one of india's most expensive films ever made and one of the most controversial. we speak to the star of the bollywood movie, padmaavat, about why the cast are getting death threats. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning.

it's 8am in singapore and 12am in london. we begin the programme with an update on the shocking measles outbreak in indonesia which has killed at least 72 people, mostly children. the indonesia government says the outbreak in the remote and resistive province of papua, is now under control. but hundreds of other children are malnourished. as rebecca henschke reports from papua, the health crisis has put the spotlight on a region closed off to journalists for decades, and revealed serious government failings. a warming some viewers may find some of the images disturbing. just two months old, her life has already been brutally hard. the

mother died in childbirth, the father rejected her. translation: herfather father rejected her. translation: her father did father rejected her. translation: herfather did not father rejected her. translation: her father did not want her. father rejected her. translation: herfather did not want her. in a cloud of grief, he wanted to hit her and bury her with her mother. we said we would take care of her, but we are struggling to keep her alive. they had to make a two—dayjourney ona they had to make a two—dayjourney on a speed boat up the river to get medical help. this is the only hospital here in this district, roughly the same size as the netherlands. this family has three of their children being treated for severe malnutrition. local health workers say they desperately lacked resources . workers say they desperately lacked resources. translation: we need health staff and good facilities across this whole vast and remote area. we need nurses, midwives, and

doctors. in this hospital here we need specialists, but right now what we have is not enough. there have been food shortages in the past, but in recent years, diets have dramatically changed. people are now eating less fish and more processed insta nt eating less fish and more processed instant food. and the president, joe pugh would do do, he has ordered people to bring supplies to remote villages. —— joko widodo. people to bring supplies to remote villages. ——joko widodo. even people to bring supplies to remote villages. —— joko widodo. even the commander—in—chief of the armed forces has flown in. he announces the military is here to stay for a while. translation: our goal is to find and monitor where the issues are and what is lacking. after that, medical workers can spread out across 274 villages if we find problems. that is the role of the

military now the measles outbreak is under control. the military has been accused of human rights abuses in papua new guinea after they tried to suppress a low—level separatist movement. this province is incredibly resource rich. it is movement. this province is in the bly resource rich. it is movement. this province is in the blyres1biggest1. it is onl afewatthe * ""*'*"* onl afewattheto-, '* ""*'*"* benefits only a few at the top, according to reuben. translation: local leaders take the money, they use it for themselves. they fill their own bellies. it's unfair. in their own bellies. it's unfair. in the wake of the crisis, authorities

are vowing to do better for the children of papua. observers say what is happening here isjust the tip of the iceberg. with many other areas facing similar health crises. bbc news, papua new guinea. let's ta ke let's take a look at some of the day's other news. president putin has ordered an investigation into why a russian airliner crashed near moscow, killing all 71 people on board. the plane operated by saratov airlines was en route to the city of orsk in the ural mountains when it came down just minutes after take—off from moscow. steve rosenberg reports. in frozen fields near moscow, this is all that remains of flight 703. cctv cameras captured the moment the aircraft smashed into the ground and exploded in a fireball. its wreckage strewn for a mile across the russian countryside, half buried in snow. conditions were treacherous. the emergency services struggled

through snowdrifts to reach the crash scene. but it quickly became clear this was no rescue operation. theirjob was to recover the bodies. the saratov airlines flight had taken off from moscow's domodedovo airport with more than 70 people on board. it was bound for orsk, 900 miles south—east of moscow in the ural mountains. but minutes after take—off, the plane disappeared from radar. it had crashed near the russian capital. "we saw it burning up in the sky," this eyewitness says. "then it fell. "there was a blast, a loud boom." it's unclear what caused the antonov 148 jet to fall out of the sky. the kremlin has ordered an urgent investigation, and president putin today offered his condolences to the families of the victims. but that is little comfort

to the relatives and friends of those on board flight 703. at orsk airport, grief mixed with disbelief, as people realised they'd been waiting for loved ones who would never arrive. the recovery operation will continue through the night. emergency teams are still searching for victims of this crash and for clues to what caused it. steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. also making news today. the prominent pakistani human rights activist and lawyer, asma jahangir, has died at the age of 66. she was one of asia's most respected pro—democracy activists and championed women's rights throughout her career. pakistan's former ambassador to the us spoke to the bbc earlier about the impact of her work. she stood with the people, she never

cared about her personal comforts, and she stood for the blue to pakistan, targeted by the pakistani military. she stood for all pakistanis, and resisted not only the generals, but the judges who had becomes tools of the generals in many, becomes tools of the generals in any becomes tools of the generals in s. a luxury saudi arabian hotel that served as a detention centre for dozens of princes and top officials since november, has reopened. the five—star ritz—carlton in riyadh was taken over following an anti—corruption drive, headed by crown prince mohammed bin salman. germany's chancellor, angela merkel,

says she had to make painful concessions to secure a coalition deal with the country's social democrats. hitting back at critics who say she sold out to stay in power, she told german television that handing over the finance ministry to the spd, had been hard, but there had been no real choice. reports from syria say at least a dozen people have been killed in renewed attacks on a besieged, rebel held enclave on the outskirts of damascus. activists in the eastern ghouta region said there were airstrikes on two towns. syrian state media said government forces had responded to rebel mortar fire that had landed in the centre of the capital. new york prosecutors have filed a lawsuit against the weinstein company, alleging that the studio failed to protect staff from harvey weinstein. mr weinstein has been accused by more than 50 women of allegations ranging from rape

to sexual harassment. he denies allegations of non—consensual sex. at least eight people have died in bolivia when a gas canister used by a street vendor exploded. it happened as thousands gathered in the city of oruro to watch its famous carnival celebrations. pablo uchoa reports. a lavish display of tradition. the pride of the fifth—largest city of bolivia. the explosion happened one block by the main route taken by this carnival parade. officials say it was caused by a faulty gas canister used by a street vendor selling local delicacies on one of the side roads. the blast was so powerful, many took to social media saying they feared it was a bomb.

among those killed, three children as young as two. translation: this explosion caused a shock wave that killed and injured people nearby. it caused damage over a 50 metre radius approximately. as a result of this incident, we have eight people dead and 40 injured. the president said he was dismayed by the news of the tragedy, which comes amidst heavy rains which left 17 dead and thousands homeless since november. despite the gas explosion, the festivities here which attracts nearly half a million people every year, are expected to go on for another week. pablo uchoa, year, are expected to go on for anotherweek. pablo uchoa, bbc year, are expected to go on for another week. pablo uchoa, bbc news. kim jong—un‘s sister has returned to north korea after stealing headlines at the winter olympics in the south. many are calling it a pr win for her country. she flew home after attending a concert with the south korean president, moonjae—in, where the two sat together. the bbc‘s stephen mcdonell is in seoul and has more. andray abrahamian is research fellow

at pacific forum centre for strategic and international studies and author of "north korea and myanmar: divergent paths" and joins me now from hawaii. welcome to the programme. now, some experts are saying that even though the unified korean team has flagged that the winter olympics, north korea has scored a diplomatic gold in driving a wedge between south korea and the united states. have they succeeded in doing this? well, i think part of what happened was how mike pence, the vice president of the united states, conducted himself, which made the us seemed a little too unfriendly to the idea of north and south korea talking to each other. and i think, in this moment, the united states runs the risk of being seen as unwilling to let its ally explore options with north korea. they need to make sure

that they are seen to be allowing the space for president moon to not only visit north korea, but see what they offer at the moment. some said mike pence was a bit of a party pooper. how would you compare that to the visit by the sister of kim jong—un? to the visit by the sister of kim jong-un? i think she did a very good job. as soon as it was clear the north koreans were going to send her down, it was obvious she was going to bring some kind of message of significance. she is, after all, to bring some kind of message of significance. she is, afterall, kim il—sung's granddaughter and the brother of kim jong—un. the symbolic visit, it was very symbolic. mike pence was trying to counter that and did end up looking a little bit too

unsupportive. what is important now, though, is that as president moon explores a summit with kim jong—un, what can north korea offer president moon? will there be a conversation between pyongyang and washington? you have some idea of how things work in north korea. where will we be diplomatically after the olympic games? will things improve? will things go back to how they were with a belligerent north korea intent on a belligerent north korea intent on a nuclear arsenal? i have not lived in north korea but i have been there quite a lot. i think there is a significant chance that after the olympics no real breakthrough is found. it depends very much on if north korea is willing to incorporate the language of

denuclearisation in whatever offer they make to the united states. umm, imean, they make to the united states. umm, i mean, president trump does appear to bea i mean, president trump does appear to be a very persuaded will figure. is president moon has something to ta ke to is president moon has something to take to washington, he may be convinced his pressure tactics brought about this moment and it is worth washington exploring what is possible with north korea. but perhaps even more likely, north korea is unwilling to use any language about diagouraga session, and we end up in a position similar to before the olympics, with them wanting irreversible denuclearisation. —— denuclearisation. —— denuclearisation. in north korea replying, no way, we will keep nuclear weapons for over. thank you for joining nuclear weapons for over. thank you forjoining us. nuclear weapons for over. thank you for joining us. —— nuclear weapons for over. thank you forjoining us. —— forever. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: the bollywood movie that sparked widespread protests in india. we speak to one of its stars about why the film is controversial.

there's mr mandela. mr nelson mandela, a free man, taking his first steps into a new south africa. iran's spiritual leader ayatollah khomeini has said he's passed a death sentence on salman rushdie, the british author of a book which many muslims say is blasphemous. the people of haiti have flocked to church to give thanks for the ousting of their former president, 'baby doc' duvalier. because of his considerable value as a stallion, shergar was kept in a special secure box in the stud farm's central block. shergar was driven away in a horse box the thieves had brought with them. there stepped down from the plane a figure in mourning. elizabeth ii, queen of this realm and of all her other realms and territories.

head of the commonwealth, defender of the faith. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm rico hizon in singapore. i'm sharanjit lehl in london. our top stories: papua's starving children — as the indonesian authorities say an outbreak of measles is now in under control, malnutrition is killing some of the most vulnerable. rescuers search through the snow for bodies after a russian airliner crashes near moscow, killing all 71 people on board. and at the pyeongchang winter olympics, teenager red gerard snatched a dramatic victory in the men's slopestyle to win the united states' first gold of the games. the 17—year—old said afterwards "i cannot believe what has just

happened — it is insane". always fantastic to win a gold medal! let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. china daily leads with general secretary xi jinping greeting residents in sanhe, south—west china. he visited poor families in sichuan province, where he talked with villagers about poverty reduction. shifting our attention now to the international addition —— edition of the japan times, which looks at the implications of recent air strikes by israel against iranian targets in syria. the paper asks whether this escalation heralds the start of a wider regional war. and finally, the straits times looks at a $10 million fund which offers

customised support for disadvantaged people. the new empowering for life fund launched by president halimah yacob aims to help the less fortunate beyond generic schemes and programmes. goes at the top stories of key publications around the world. —— posar. online, it is all about anime. now, what stories are sparking discussions online? yes, let's look at what is trending right now. an ice skating routine at the winter olympics has proved a big hit with fans of the yuri!!! on ice anime series. miu suzaki and ryuichi kihara's routine was set to music from the tv programme, and their performance has been widely shared on social media. what a wonderful performance! the ruling party in south africa, the anc, says it will decide later on monday what to do about president jacob zuma. the party wants him to stand down, following allegations of corruption. the anc‘s leader made the announcement at a rally in cape town, marking the centenary

of the birth of nelson mandela. our africa editor fergal keane was there. this was the place where south africans first greeted a free nelson mandela, and knew their land was on the verge of transformation. today, the man who's promised to restore mandela's legacy, cyril ramaphosa, walked in his footsteps. 28 years ago on this day, ramaphosa stood beside nelson mandela on this balcony and introduced him to the world. amandla! crowd cheers. long live the spirit of nelson mandela! now, very deliberately, strategically, mandela is invoked to condemn the excesses under president jacob zuma. nelson mandela was totally

committed against corruption, against theft, against the robbery of the assets of our people. we will continue with his legacy. for the last week, cyril ramaphosa and jacob zuma have been negotiating the state president's exit strategy. it seems to come down to the sequencing of his departure. this is a commemoration, but frankly, it feels like the beginning of a coronation because cyril ramaphosa has given the clearest signal yet that the age ofjacob zuma is coming to an end. tomorrow, the anc‘s national executive committee meets and many people here expect and hope that very soon, cyril ramaphosa will be this country's president. i caught up with him as he left cape town. mr ramaphosa, is tomorrow d—day? i will talk to you after that!

thank you! bye— bye! there is still the potential forjacob zuma to say no, but by now, he is aware that the mood of the people is for change. the organisation does not belong to a family. it does not belong to me, does not belong to this lady. no way. it belongs to everybody in this country. we are degree graduates who have no jobs. we go door—to—door, handing our cvs. we have nojobs. what about us? what are we going to do? what are we going to eat? today, the benign memory of mandela was summoned to inspire. but hard politics lie ahead in a party divided and a nation that's seen the promises of freedom betrayed too often. fergal keane, bbc news, cape town. the recently released movie, padmaavat, set in the 14th century is one of india's most expensive films ever made. it's also been one of its most controversial. a cast member received death threats, cinemas were vandalised, and the director of

the film was assaulted. bollywood star shahid kapoor plays one of the main characters. he spoke to us about the movie and the reaction it's received. movies are huge part of democracy, you know? it is very important to put different views so i think padmaavat has fought the battle and has come out winning because it is finding viewers out there and has received so much love. i think all of us who were on the film of release over —— surprised how much we had to deal with before

it could finally make out and still hasn't been released in a couple of states in the country. it isa it is a very personal story for a few people because it wasn't about war, it was about wanting to acquire another man's woman that is why it is sensible ——a very divisive subject, people were upset about it. we had made the film with a good intent and there was a preconceived notion about the film which could only be broken once it is released. i think only be broken once it is released. ithink art only be broken once it is released. i think art can only survive if there is a certain amount of freedom and liberation and films need to be seenin and liberation and films need to be seen in context and with an open mind. someone needs to bejudged and

its beauty and its security needs to be upheld. you have been watching newsday. stay with us. it's the ultimate endurance event and it's just turned 40 years old. iam sure i am sure my colleague would like to join this! we'll be looking at how the ironman triathlon is growing in china. i'm not sure about that! it looks like it is far too much work! another sports related story, though. if you've ever wondered why combat sports have weight categories, take a look at this. it's a charity fundraising event in japan featuring some of the biggest stars of sumo wrestling and some of their young fans. they weren't taking things too seriously, though some of the challengers did discover that size matters. that's all for now. stay with bbc world news. hello there. sunday was the better,

brighter, sunny day for many of us than we saw on saturday but there we re than we saw on saturday but there were some pretty hefty hail and snow showers around. the upcoming week, fairly unsettled, a lot of rain and maybe disruptive snow at times, quite windy and then milder moving into the south, during the week. the satellite picture from the last 12 hours, you can see those showers, the speckles indicate the snow and how shower was pushing into the north and west of the country will stop with a monday morning off on a cold note, widespread frost and a risk of some ice, particularly where you have to showers. under it self we are between weather systems, a ridge of high pressure built in and it should be finance dry for many of us it should be finance dry for many of us before the system moves in the monday night, bringing us rain, sleet and snow. a cold start to monday, frost around, ice to watch out for but plenty of sunshine around. wintry showers across the north and south of the country but apart from that, most places should be dry. it will be another chilly

one, temperatures between five and seven 01’ one, temperatures between five and seven or eight degrees. the wind will pick up across northern ireland by the end of the day ahead of the weather system, rain, sleet and snow will push up across northern ireland initially, ringing some accumulations of snow here and then moves on and much of western britain. some pretty disruptive snow in fact, the high ground of wales, certainly for mother england and dental southern scotland, soap predict rapturous morning commute. —— on tuesday, dental southern scotland, northern england, watch out for snow and ice. the weather front will move its weight is through the course of the day, becoming confined to eastern areas, a mix of rain and sleet i think further south, but further west it brightens up into the afternoon and wizard of the four should these sunshine returning. then we see another weather system moving in the wednesday, we do it all again basically! this will bring another speu basically! this will bring another spell of powerful swing the mac as

it moves up to the south—west and rain, sleet and snow. it looks like the snow will be confined to the hills of central and northern parts of the uk is further south should be largely framed because we will start to see slightly less cold air moving in the wednesday afternoon, although cloudy or most of us, we will see some milder air pushing into the south of the south—west but still cold in the north. then into thursday the weather front moves away and we are into a westerly wind regime which will feed it plenty of showers to northern and western parts of the country, wintry in the north, further south mainly rain as it is going to be a little less cold in the south, temperatures" is. i'm sharanjit leyl with bbc world news. our top story: as the indonesian government says the measles outbreak in papua is now under control, hundreds of other children are suffering from malnutrition. the health crisis has put the spotlight on a region closed off to journalists for decades, and revealed serious government failings. russian investigators are searching

snow—covered fields south of moscow for the wreckage of an airliner which crashed on sunday, killing all 71 people on board. and this story is trending on bbc.com. at the pyeongchang winter olympics, red gerard snatched a dramatic victory in the men's slope—style to win the united states' first gold of the games. the 17—year—old said "i cannot believe whatjust happened." "it's insane." that's all from me now. stay with bbc world news. now on bbc news, it's time for hardtalk.