welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is nkem ifejika. our top stories: the saudi—led coalition says it will investigate an airstrike that killed 29 children in yemen — the un demands it be credible. in romania, tens of thousands attend anti—government rallies. more than 200 people are injured. turkey's lira hits an all—time low, as president trump doubles tariffs on their metal exports. an immigration reprieve for a 9 year—old chess prodigy — we meet the boy whose talents mean his family can stay in the uk. the un security council has called for a "credible" investigation into an airstrike on a bus in yemen

that killed at least 29 schoolchildren. earlier, the saudi—led coalition, which carried out the attack on thursday, said it would investigate what it called "collateral damage". aaron safir reports. you may find some of the images distressing. preparing to bury the dead. nearly 10,000 people have died in nearly three years of war in yemen but thursday ‘s attack stand out. children, apparently on their way back from a picnic, hit by a strike. it happened near a market in the rebel province of saada. they call ita rebel province of saada. they call it a new low in the conflict. it will change the lives of these children forever. they are now receiving what help is available in the overstretched hospital system. translation: we do not have enough

blood. we are doing what we can. there are multiple injuries to the brain, to the bones. the saudi led coalition said the attack was legitimate. later, as outcry grew around the world, the saudi military promised an investigation and, after a closed—door meeting, the un security council said it will review what the saudi come up with. the important thing is that the word credible. if there reason acceptable, credible investigation, then the council by one to consider next steps ahead of that. if any investigation is not credible, we would want to review that. the many it is not enough. human rights watch said we have been here before. britain, the us and france all sat

on the un security council and all support the recognition of yaman‘s government. but they concerned this attack and the worsening humanitarian crises is growing. they have not called dependent investigation, belief in our, it seems, to wait ansi. the world is looking for answers, who asks the questions will be crucial. —— wait and see. kamran bokhari is a middle east analyst and director of strategy and programmes, with the center for global policy. he joins us from washington. this has been going on for the best pa rt this has been going on for the best part of three years. why it is it this is getting so much attention? they are a couple of reasons. one has to do with the fact that there

has to do with the fact that there has been a growing criticism of saudi arabia in recent arms over its role in the yemeni law, especially since there is a growing perception within the international community that the saudis are to be blamed for the lack of any peace efforts and, more importantly, for the horrendous humanitarian situation and the crisis emerging in the form of diseases. it seems like secondly that saudis are on the defensive before because, clearly their forces have been responsible for this carnage. what did you think, will this mark a turning point for the humanitarian situation which is dire and the conflict itself? this moment will be forgotten, unfortunately, because, in your report, they have mentioned we have been here before

and we will be see similar situations down the road unless the great powers and the security council, the americans and the europeans, decide to put pressure on the saudis. i do not think there is anything that will deter them. why are not the major powers doing anything about it because if you had something similar happen in syria, they get involved and they want to see an end to the atrocities and fighting? because saudi arabia is a western allies and there is a western allies and there is a western consensus that iran is a hostile nation in the region and a weakening the saudi position would only embolden iran and upset the ready considerable bounce of power

in the region so there is no interest in going after saudi arabia. i will draw an analogy with syria. the western community opposes the regime of president assad, no one is willing to take any action against the regime because of the unintended consequences of involving other undesirable actors in the region. thank you very much. tens of thousands of romanians have been protesting against corruption and low wages. in the capital, bucharest, police clashed with protesters demanding the government stands down. tiffany wertheimer reports. in the centre of bucharest, right at the front of the city's government building, this crowd demands change. the protesters want the governing social democrat party to design, the protesters want the governing social democrat party to resign,

angered that it's sacked an anti—corru ption prosecutor whose work was highly effective. scuffles broke out between protesters and police. some demonstrators threw bottles and tried to break through barricades. police fought back with tear gas and water cannon. more than 100 people on both sides have needed medical treatment. many of these protesters are romanians living abroad but have returned home tojoin the rally, wanting an end to the country's corruption, low wages, poor living standards and the government's interference in the justice system. since the social democrat party came into power last year, it's tried to decriminalise several corruption offences. hundreds of thousands of people have signed a petition demanding a law that would ban anyone charged with corruption from running for office. according to the world bank, there are between 3—5 million romanians working abroad where there are more opportunities and more money. tiffany wertheimer, bbc news.

turkey's currency has continued its sharp slide on the foreign exchanges, after president trump announced the us is doubling its tariffs on turkish steel and aluminium. the lira has lost about 20% of its value in 2a hours. president erdogan said the drop is part of a campaign led by foreign powers, and urged people to buy lira with their foreign currency. selin girit reports from istanbul. a day the financial market will never forget. the turkish lira has seen ups and downs but it has never sunk so low before. at one point the lira plummeted by nearly 20% overnight but the turkish government was keen to put on a brave face. translation: they keep on talking about this foreign exchange rate and whatnot, forget about that. despite all the tax aimed at our country through foreign exchange rates, god willing,

we will continue to grow in the second quarter and in the 2018 at record highs. erdogan‘s rhetoric may have gone down well with the supporters but not with international markets. another major blow came when the us president donald trump tweeted to announce a doubling of steel and aluminium tariffs on turkey. "0ur relations with turkey are not good at this time," he commented. ankara argued that the extra tariffs were against the rules of the world trade organisation as the rift between the two nato allies deepened. these are the options that turkey has at the moment, an hike which president erdogan sees as the mother of all evils is not likely to happen. he might seek help from the imf, following the example of argentina, but that is not likely either as it will have strings attached and it would be frowned upon in turkey. there is a feeling that the quickest and most efficient step is to ease the tensions with washington, and for that to happen, washington expects an american pastor currently under house arrest in turkey to be

released and sent home. 0therwise washington warns more sanctions could follow. selin girit, bbc news, istanbul. deterioration has come over some time but has accelerated over the past few days, particularly last week, when america placed sanctions, asset freezes, on to members of the turkish government, the interior and justice ministers. that involved a retaliation by the president and he has responded again in kind with these extra tariffs, the doubling of terrace. you mentioned father andrew bronnson, part of the reason for this row, a key evangelicalfigure

and his profile has become very big in the us and evangelicals are an important part of donald trump's base. but there are other areas of tension, not least things like america's king of the syrian kurds in northern syria and other areas which america believe turkey is snuggling up to russia. let's get some of the day's other news: a jury in california has ordered the agro—chemical company, monsanto, to pay nearly $290 million in damages to a man who became terminally ill after using the firm's weedkiller. dewayne johnson, a school groundsman, alleges his cancer was caused by glyphosate in monsanto's roundup and rangerpro weedkillers. israeli soldiers have reportedly shot dead a paramedic during the latest clashes on the territory's border. the gaza health ministry also said another man was killed and more than three hundred people were injured. thousands of protesters had gathered along the border for the 20th week in a row. israel says demonstrators threw firebombs at troops

during the confrontations. police in the canadian city of fredericton say four people have been killed in a shooting, including two of their officers. 0ne suspect is in custody following the attack in the provincial capital of new brunswick. gail maclellan reports. witnesses said the shooting happened atan witnesses said the shooting happened at an apartment complex in fredericton, the capital of the province of new brunswick. people reported waking to the sounds of multiple gunshots and sing the barrel of a gun poking through wind and fire in into a courtyard while the bodies of two officers lay nearby. the neighbourhood was quickly locked down with police escorting some people from their homes but within an hour they announced they had a suspect, a a080 roald fredericton in custody, and he was being treated for serious injuries. the two officers, sarah

burns and robb costello but they did not release the name of the two civilians killed nor of a possible motive. this incident comes as an increase in gun violence across the country has led to calls for weapons of lands. three weeks ago a gunman 01’ of lands. three weeks ago a gunman or down a busy toronto street, killing two people and wounding 13 before killing himself. the canadian government is considering proposals to tighten their already tough gun laws. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: checking up on china — we're on board a us military flight as they chart beijing's expanding bases in the disputed south china sea. 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 brutal former 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 millennium. it began itsjourney off the coast of canada, ending three hours later, when the sun set over the bay of bengal. this is bbc news, the latest headlines: the saudi led coalition says it will

investigate its air strike in yemen which killed at least 29 children. new video footage shows just how far china's the true development has progressed in the spratly islands in the south china sea. —— military development. all three countries have claims on the spratly islands, but it is china that has been building on them. rupert wingfield—hayes joined a us navy surveillance flight over the islands. radio chatter in mandarin. this is the chinese navy politely telling the us navy to go away. far out in the south china sea, we're approaching one of china's huge new island bases. it's very clear they do not want us here. for the crew aboard this us navy p8 surveillance plane,

this is now a daily encounter. it's a routine occurrence for us on these flights. it happens throughout the flight, when they come over and then we just go back with our standard response. it really has no effect on any operations or anything we do. as we close to 12 nautical miles, we can now see the huge extent of china's development out here. so, what we're seeing on the screen here is live pictures of a place called mischief reef. the last time i flew over here two—and—a—half years ago, it was really just a large pile of sand. now you can see there has been extensive construction. this is what it looked like then — millions of tonnes of sand being pumped onto the reef to create new land. the first outline of a runway, but no buildings. look at the same place today — a forest of radar domes, aircraft hangars and maybe a building to park missile launchers. using the plane's high—powered camera, we watch as a group of vehicles drives down the runway. one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine... nine vehicles, moving.

still looks like nothing on the runway, no aircraft present. these flights aren't just about surveillance. the americans are here to make a point. in the broadest sense, it's making sure that we maintain the rights that we have as a military aircraft, to fly in international airspace, maintain our presence in the area and show that we're not worried about the build—up that's happening and we're going to continue to stay down here in the south china sea. to understand what is at stake out here, listen to how the chinese navy today talked to an aircraft from a smaller, weaker neighbour, the philippines. with the spaces, china is succeeding in changing the very geography of the south china sea.

despite america's assurances, down here the tide of history appears to be flowing towards beijing. rupert wingfield hayes, bbc news, with the us navy in the south china sea. parts of australia are suffering the effects of the worst drought in living memory. a warm, dry winter has left many outback farmers in new south wales struggling to survive — and little rain is expected in the months ahead. 0ur correspondent, phil mercer, sent this report from gunnedah, about 260 miles north of sydney. it's been two years since decent rains fell here, but this farming family is determined to beat the drought. keeping its beef herd alive is exhausting and expensive. crops have failed and the monthly food bill is £25,000. a daily grind taking its toll. everyone is stressed, under more pressure financially and therefore you are stressed in your relationships, and just trying to keep it together.

we can see that our seasons are no longer what we would call normal. we have had the lowest rainfall in 116 years of recording, so this is the worst. this should be some of australia's prime agricultural land. in good times, these fields would have crops up to your knees, butjust look at it now. the earth is bone dry and barren, and many farming communities are struggling like never before, as the big dry in eastern australia strengthens its grip. the lack of rain has dramatically altered the landscape. all of new south wales is now officially in drought. for many it is a disaster. the small town of manilla is in the heart of the drought zone. at the local school, the children of farming families share the community's pain and uncertainty. a lot of sorrow.

you can sense that sorrow in their voices when talking about home and the farmers at the moment. it is pretty heartbreaking for them to watch their stock slowly but surely starve to death in front of them. pretty stressful for me. i have to do a lot of study so i wake up earlier, go to bed later, to keep on top of that, as well as keep working on the farm, so everything gets done and the cows are looked after. the money is held very tightly. we're not spending it on unnecessary things. we are making sure we are counting every dollar we spend. australia's capricious climate can be cruel. it can turn fertile ground into a wasteland. money from the government is helping but what is really needed is rain, and lots of it, but the forecast for the months ahead doesn't look good. phil mercer, bbc news, near gunnedah, in new south wales. cross—dressing is still taboo

in many countries around the world, but a group of gay men in kenya has started hosting talent contests to celebrate their diversity. despite facing discrimination in a country where homosexual acts are illegal, the men say they'll carry on perfoming — even if it is behind closed doors. bbc africa went along to one of the shows. we are looking for kenya to embrace drag queens. we are there. they know we exist. they haven't except that it. -- we exist. they haven't except that it. —— accepted it. can you, most of them are homophobic. —— kenya. if they realise that you're a man and dressing a woman summerland at eating you physically. some will ask

you questions, are you out to your family? they will threaten new, say that they want to out do. mostly they think we are doing sex work or just exposing ourselves. they take it as prostitution. it is not like that. it is showcasing our talent and showcasing our diversity. we are still cross—dressers, we don't want to change our gender. my family, what i can say, my family don't know yet. i would love to walk in a manner that i feel, this is me. that lam manner that i feel, this is me. that i am expected —— respected, manner that i feel, this is me. that lam expected —— respected, accepted for who you are. you don't choose being this, you are just born like that. we are human beings, no matter who we are. we really want the general public to see the skies were

born, they are not different in a special way. we need to stop discrimination. my sexuality does not define me. the british government has told a 9—year—old chess star that he and his family can stay in the country. shreyas royal has represented england in chess championships and is ranked fourth in the world for his age group. the uk home office had said his family would have to leave in weeks unless shreyas's father earned the 120,000 pounds a year needed to qualify for a new visa. but now the home secretary has stepped in, as chi chi izundu reports. this is shreyas royal. he may be only nine, but he's ranked fourth in his age group in the world. he's a silver medallist, and,

according to a former chess grand master, the greatest chess prospect in a generation. he only started playing chess three years ago, and was told he would have to return to india with his family, unless his dad could get his work visa renewed by next month, and immigration rules state that that can only happen if he earns £120,000 a year — which he doesn't. he grew up here and when we heard that, it's really sad for us and surprising for us. his dad, jitendra, appealed to the home office who they told him that, while, yes, his son showed immense promise, it did not mean the family could stay in the uk. two mps have backed shreyas' case. in a joint letter to the home secretary, leeds west mp rachel reeves and greenwich and woolwich mp matthew pennycook said: "he performs outstandingly in adult competitions, breaking uk records in the process. if shreyas royal is forced to leave the uk and return to india, the country will lose an exceptional talent." the home secretary personally looked in to the royal's case and has extended their right to remain on their current visa. how did you react when you heard that you had been given leave to extend your current visa?

i was jumping here and there and dancing. i almost trashed the room, so i was really happy today. the home office says it considers every application on its merits, but for now, shreyas is concentrating on competing in the chess championships. i want to be the best at it and become the world chess champion at the age of 18. chi chi izundu, bbc news. that's checkmate for him. recapping oui’ that's checkmate for him. recapping our top story, the united nations security council has called for a credible investigation into an air strike on a bus in yemen which killed at least 29 children. earlier, the saudi led coalition, which carried out the attack on thursday, said it would investigate what it called collateral damage. and of course you will find all the stories we have been covering and many more on the bbc news on our website. —— bbc news app. you've been watching bbc world news.

that is all for the news for now. can reach me on twitter. i'm @nkem|fejika. good morning. weekend weather coming up, but first, let us look back at friday, because it was a day of mixed fortunes, some heavy rain around for some. so much so that weather watchers had to shelter under hastings pier to get this dramatic shot. there was some sunshine to be found, particular cross the channel isles, as you can see at guernsey. there was this kind of changeable theme that moves us towards the weekend, in actual fact. something that will be quite important will be the feel of the weather. that is because we have these clear skies moving across us as we speak. the air direction coming from the north—westerly, quite quiet.

the showers disappeared. not much in the way of significant weather to talk about. temperatures are falling away. that is worth bearing in mind if you are up and off early saturday morning. likely to see single figures, may be low single figures in rural spots. a chilly start to saturday. lots of sunshine around. that bodes well for day three of the cricket. it looks as though we could get a decent day's play in there. perfect weather conditions for spectators and players. we have already talked about the clear skies, plenty of sunshine around first thing on saturday. as we go through the day the cloud will gather into the south—west. rain putting into south—west england and wales, eventually into the midlands. clouding over a little bit. sunshine turning hazy. nevertheless, eastern areas staying dry, highest values potentially of 23 degrees. the breeze will pick up a little along the west facing coast as we start to see the rain arriving through the evening and the overnight period. the rain will push in. a few bursts through the night. there is a level of uncertainty as to how much wet weather we are likely to see on sunday. this area of low pressure still producing 12 headaches from time to time. it looks at the moment as though the rain is likely to linger first thing in the south—east. behind is that they will be quite a lot of cloud on sunday, a muddy humid field for all. isolated showers.

if we get some brightness then temperatures will start to respond. and they will start to pick up. generally speaking, we are looking at them sitting in the local 20s. as we move out of sunday into monday, the area of low pressure still sitting out to the east. we are likely to seek showers around. as we go through the week this ridge of high pressure will build. it is an improving picture. after a slightly disappointing start on monday we could start to seek more warmth pushing into the south—east for some on tuesday. this is bbc news, the headlines: the saudi—led coalition has announced it will investigate its airstrike in yemen which killed at least 29 children. it hit a school bus in the town of saada, which is under the control of iranian—backed houthi rebels. the un says any investigation must be credible and transparent. tens of thousands of romanians have been protesting in the capital bucharest and other cities against government corruption and low wages. police fired tear gas and used water cannon to disperse crowds as some demonstrators threw missiles. more than 200 people, including police officers, have been injured. donald trump says the us is doubling steel and aluminium tariffs on turkey, amid worsening relations between the two countries.

it adds further pressure to turkey's economy,