welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is nkem ifejika. our top stories: tight security in washington, as anti—fascist demonstrators outnumber a handful of white supremacists who held a brief rally near the white house. grief and anger in yemen ahead of the funerals of children killed in a saudi air strike. men held torches in which they chanted anti—semitic and racist slogans. but they have gone ahead with their own protestjust behind the security barriers close to the white house behind me. at the same time, though, it turned out to be an incredibly small group. somewhere in the region of 20 or 30 people actually turned up. they had hoped for somewhere in the region of 400. on the other hand you can tell that the number of counter protesters has dwarfed the number that have turned up from the white nationalist group. there have been a few moments of tension and certainly a huge amount of security. you can probably see here that these trolleys at one stage were some

of the things that were used to block the way of the police from removing the white nationalists, to get them away from the white house and get them away from all of these protesters. but it has been a relatively safe day and it's been relatively well handled by the police. although it has meant that roads have been blocked off throughout washington for a lot of the day. eric ham is a political analyst and he's in washington. thank you so much forjoining us. welcome to the programme, eric. what happened, this was supposed to be the big rally for the far right in washington and then it was a damp squib. that is right and it didn't help that it literally reigned on the unite the right rally, it rained on their parade, so much of the moment that they had in cha rlottesville moment that they had in charlottesville one year ago, it did not materialise. in fact they initially wanted to hold the rally again in charlottesville but they

we re again in charlottesville but they were not able to get a permit to organise it so they brought the rally to washington, only steps away from the white house, and it turns out you saw more counter protesters than you saw white supremacist kkk and other fascist organisations than you saw white supremacist kkk and otherfascist organisations in washington. so it appears they are in fact losing much of the steam they built a year ago. but why exactly d id they built a year ago. but why exactly did that happen, because you might have thought they would build up might have thought they would build up momentum might have thought they would build up momentum over might have thought they would build up momentum over the past year?” think there are a number of reasons as to why we saw that take place. one, there was an enormous amount of backlash too many of the protesters who participated in the march last year. in fact, we know that the recriminations for many of the people have been very difficult. in fa ct, people have been very difficult. in fact, many people lost theirjobs, many people were shunned from their own communities, and many other social media tools that the organisers used last year in order to bring many white supremacists

together, many of those social media tools this year actually barred the same organisations from using those tools, those technologies, to actually organise and bring people together this year. so it was a very different tone going into this rally this year. so, should we say that this year. so, should we say that this is the end of the far right as we know it, or are theyjust still there and will be back at some other point in some other form?” there and will be back at some other point in some other form? i do not think that this is the end of the white supremacists as we know them. in fact, this has been part and parcel to the united states since the inception of this country, since the inception of this country, since the beginning of a civil rights movement in this country. what we do know is they gave a lot of momentum —— they gained a lot of momentum with the election of president donald trump, but now much of the stea m donald trump, but now much of the steam that they began to gain through the course of president trump's inauguration has been lost

with the violence we saw from cha rlottesville last with the violence we saw from charlottesville last year. now the question becomes how they reorganise and how they begin to gather much of that momentum, much of that strength that momentum, much of that strength that we saw a year ago. thank you very much, the political analyst eric ham, joining us from washington. the families of 29 children killed in an airstrike on a bus in yemen are preparing to bury their dead, as the un calls for an independent investigation into the attack by the saudi—led coalition. since 2015, unicef says nearly 2,400 children have been killed. and today, 11 million are in need of humanitarian aid. our correspondent caroline hawley‘s report contains distressing images from the start. man sobs. this is the moment a father identifies his son among the dead. and this is a boy crying out for his father and mother, one of the survivors of thursday's air strike. "thank god i'm alive," says the boy,

"but some of my friends and my teacher died." husain says they had stopped to buy water when they were attacked. the un children's fund called the attack unconscionable, a low point in yemen's brutal war. it says its calls for humanitarian law to be respected, for children to be protected, have been met with utter disregard. the saudi—led coalition, which buys arms from britain and the us, has defended the air strike. saudi arabia says it was a legitimate military action against houthi militants. it has now promised to investigate. the un security council says a credible investigation is needed into what happened here. a houthi—affiliated television station said the children had been visiting a cemetery to see the graves of other houthis killed

in yemen's war. these pictures were filmed by one of the victims of the attack. zaid tayeb lost three children in the air strike. ahamed, yousef and ali are already being commemorated as martyrs to the houthi cause. translation: they were very happy. even from the night before, they were all very excited, preparing for the trip. they wanted to take their smartphones with them to take photos. they were so excited, they couldn't get to sleep. here is where they will now be laid to rest, children calmly digging graves for children. in yemen, death has become part of the fabric of life. but amid the horror of yemen's conflict, this attack stands out. the un hopes it could be a turning point, a catalyst to end the war. caroline hawley, bbc news. let's get some of the day's other news. at least 39 civilians, including 12 children, have been killed in an explosion that brought down a building

in the mainly rebel—held syrian province of idlib. it's not known what caused the blast, but the building is reported to have contained a store of munitions. most of the people in the building are believed to have been syrians displaced from other areas of the country. turkey's finance minister says his country has drafted an action plan to deal with the sharp fall in the national currency, the lira. in a newspaper interview, berat albayrak, who is the son—in—law of president recep tayyip erdogan, said the plan would ease the currency‘s volatility. the lira's value sank to a record low on sunday. around 15,000 people have held a demonstration in the romanian capital, bucharest, protesting against official corruption. for the third night running, the crowd gathered outside official buildings, demanding the resignation of the left—wing government. they've been angered by the recent dismissal of the country's chief anti—corru ption prosecutor and the decriminalisation of several fraud offences. a remembrance service has been held to mark the 20th anniversary

of the omagh bombing in northern ireland. 29 people were killed when a car bomb exploded in the town centre, planted by the dissident republican group, the real ira, several months after the signing of the good friday agreement. the event was the last official annual commemoration of the attack. fighting continued on sunday in the afghan city of ghazni where the taliban attacked a police headquarters and government buildings. 17 years on from the us—led invasion of afghanistan, british troops who are part of an increased uk military presence have been arriving in the capital kabul. the plan is to support afghan troops and diplomatic efforts to end the conflict. our defence correspondent jonathan beale reports from afghanistan. back to the dust and heat of helmand, this the place where hundreds of british troops were killed, and which nearly fell to the taliban when they departed.

four years ago the british left for good, but the americans soon returned, albeit in smaller numbers. now they are on their own, patrolling what was the sprawling british base of camp bastion. it was necessary for us to come back in a couple of years ago. if that had not happened, i would imagine that helmand would be pretty solidly under the control of the taliban right now. at night, us marines fire illumination rounds to deter any attack, as well as lethal long—range artillery rockets to target enemy positions. by day, they oversee the training of the afghan army, and these soldiers need all the help they can get. their unit has already suffered heavy losses. the corps right now

is sitting at about 30%. 30% of what it should be? yes, that's right. that's a worry, isn't it? it is, but there's a time, time in recruiting. constant advising and the senior leadership will improve the situation. we joined the afghan army out on patrol on the main highway through helmand, this the road regularly targeted by taliban roadside bombs. but our escort seem more interested in their entertainment along the way. music plays. they still don't always look or sound like a professional army. the afghan army is now leading the fight. but they are well below strength, suffering high rates of attrition, whether through casualties or desertions, and they are still only just able to secure central helmand, where most

of the population live. britain may have turned its back on helmand, but it does have a presence here in the capital, kabul. on the ground, british soldiers have been tasked with transporting international advisers safely round the city. it is this mission, dubbed armoured uber, that has been boosted by another 440 uk troops. it is still america that is doing the heavy lifting, but it is talking, not fighting, that will change the course of this war. nobody is talking about fighting their way to victory anymore. victory now is a political settlement, and that is more than ever on the cards. but there is still no peace process, and for these afghan soldiers, there is still no end in sight

to 17 long years of war. jonathan beale, bbc news, kabul. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: the fast and furious form of football, knows as sevens, and its huge following in in southern india. 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 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: tight security in the us capital, as anti—fascist demonstrators outnumber a handful of white supremacists who held a brief rally. grief and anger in yemen ahead of the funerals of children killed in a saudi air strike. the un calls for an independent investigation. election observers in mali says there appears to have been a low turnout in sunday's presidential election run—off. they also said several polling stations in the country had come under attack by armed men, and one election official had been killed. but president ibrahim boubacar keita, who is expected to win a second term, has dismissed

opposition allegations of stuffed ballot boxes and other irregularities. mary harper reports. thousands of extra troops have been deployed across the country. the aim, to stop the insecurity that prevented 700 polling stations from opening in the first round. the authorities say they uncovered a plot to attack the capital, bamako, on the eve of the run—off vote. although malians blame the incumbent, president ibrahim boubacar keita, for failing to quash the violence, he is likely to win again. translation: i take responsibility, and so thank you all, especially, for a calm and peaceful day. main one respond to any provocation. the other contender, the former finance minister, has warned there will be

chaos if mr keita wins again. his supporters have warned of electoral fraud. just six years ago, more than half of mali was seized by islamist and separatist reel militants. they we re and separatist reel militants. they were routed via a force. but the militants have re—emerged from their desert hideout found a staging more attacks. all this despite the presence of thousands of french troops, united nations peacekeepers, a regionalforce, troops, united nations peacekeepers, a regional force, and troops, united nations peacekeepers, a regionalforce, and the malian army. whoever wins the election will face mammoth challenges. poverty, insecurity and environmental degradation. the shanghai region has been battered by a tropical storm. it is the first one of the season to hit the shanghai area, and will bring more heavy rain. already, major rainfall in different parts of china and south—east asia has left a trail of destruction. simeon paterson reports. a hillside collapses outside beijing.

incredibly, no casualties were reported in the massive landslide, which followed heavy rain across china. transport links were cut and large areas waterlogged, as far south as guangdong province, where this car was rescued from a sinkhole that open up in the flooding. for parts of the country there is much more to come. after drenching the philippines, causing flash—floods and causing thousands to evacuate, tropical storm yagi is set to hit the east coast of china. it is due to make landfall south of shanghai. local media report more than 135,000 people have been evacuated, and authorities have warned residents to stay indoors. india, too, has been hit by exceptional monsoon rains. it is on high alert after flooding killed dozens

of people, and forced tens of thousands more from their homes. state authorities were forced to open the floodgates of overflowing reservoirs. translation: we have faced destruction like never before in our state. the situation is so bad that we had to open all 22 dam shutters at once, which has never happened before. relief efforts in india are being stepped up as waters recede. while back in china, ships are ordered back to port and residents of shaanxi province brace themselves for another tropical storm. the people of the south indian state of kerala are big fans of a form of football known as sevens. players from africa have increasinglyjoined teams there, and they are quickly becoming huge stars. the bbc caught up with one player who is hoping his success in india will lead to even bigger things.

a spacecraft launched by nasa from cape canaveral in florida has begun a long journey towards the sun, and an orbit that will get it closer to the sun's surface than any previous mission. the parker solar probe is about the size of a car, and protected by a special heat shield which will allow it to function in searing temperatures. our science correspondent pallab ghosh has this report. two, one, zero — lift—off. into the night, and on its way to touch the sun. a daring mission to shed light on the mysteries of our closest star, the sun. nasa's parker solar probe will get closer to the sun than any spacecraft before it, actually dipping into the sun's atmosphere. vehicle trajectory looking good, right down the middle of the range track. the probe was named after the 91—year—old solar physicist eugene parker, who was at the launch.

all i'm going to say is, wow, here we go. we're in for some learning over the next several years. it will travel at 120 miles each second, faster than any other probe. even so, it will take three months to reach the sun, passing venus on the way. the spacecraft will spend seven years looping around the sun, and it will get hot — 1,300 degrees celsius. we have a wonderful heat shield that we keep oriented between us and the sun, and so it keeps everything on the main body of the spacecraft nice and cool. it kind of creates a shadow. and it has a white coating on it that was specially designed for parker solar probe, very much like you'd prefer to be in a white car on a hot day, instead of a black car on a hot day. the probe will study the sun's atmosphere, which can be seen from earth during a total eclipse. shimmering and beautiful from so far away, violent and tumultuous close—up. this is a real picture

from a previous mission. the parker probe will look even closer. it's really important that we study the sun, because it affects our lives on earth in so many ways. so there's a lot we don't understand about the sun. for example, the sun's atmosphere is far hotter than its surface, which is the opposite of the case on the earth. and we don't really understand why, and parker solar probe will help us understand those things for the first time. the northern lights are caused by particles spat out by the solar atmosphere. these same particles can disrupt power grids and communications. by studying the sun, scientists hope to be able to predict these events, and learn more about a star on which all life on earth depends. pallab ghosh, bbc news. there is plenty more about the solar probe on our website, including analysis on why this mission is so important, and the mysteries it can unlock. that is all at bbc.com/news, or you can download the bbc news app. a japanese princess

ajapanese princess has officially become engaged in a ceremony on sunday. she will marry a 32—year—old, who works for a major shipping firm. she is the third and youngest daughter of the late prince, who is the cousin of emperor akihito. the ceremony will be held on 29 october. best wishes to them. and before we go, a zoo injapan has come up with a new way to entertain its penguins. keepers at komoroshi zoo in nagano province devised a new game for the animals to keep cool in the scorching temperatures. pieces of fish are slid down a water chute for the penguins to catch. they certainly seem to enjoy it. you can reach me on twitter. i'm @nkem|fejika. hello, it's been a fairly unsettled weekend.

outbreaks of rain have given way to some heavy and in places thundery showers, which will continue to work their way eastwards through the early hours of monday morning. all down to this area of low pressure, which, come first thing monday morning, is still lingering along eastern coasts of england and scotland, still generating some showers. and, for most, it is a day of a few sunny spells and a scattering of showers. and, if you catch one of those, they could still be heavy and thundery. let's look at 4:00pm in the afternoon in a little bit more detail. a fair amount of sunshine across much of england and wales, more than we saw on sunday. but notice these blobs of blue and green, just giving an indication there will still be some showers pushing their way from west to east, maybe a rumble of thunder or a flash of lightning. fewer showers for northern ireland, mainly dry here. some breaks in the cloud to give some bright and sunny spells. a few breaks in the cloud for murray and aberdeenshire, but generally for much of scotland, a lot of cloud, some outbreaks

of rain, which will gradually ease through the day. once again, the best of the sunshine will be for shetland. temperatures for scotland on monday, 15—19 celsius. 20 for northern ireland, and 20—24 for england and wales, in the best of the sunshine. we'll still keep a few showers going through monday evening and overnight into tuesday, particularly for eastern counties of england. still keeping that zone of cloud across much of scotland, extending its way northwards into orkney and shetland. some showery rain arriving into northern ireland through the early hours of tuesday morning. it won't be a cold night, lows between 11 and 15 celsius. starting to feel quite warm and muggy again for south—eastern parts of england. and it's a real north—west, south—east split as we go into tuesday, north—western areas closer to these fronts bringing some outbreaks of rain. south and east, close to the area of high pressure, so keeping things dry and settled, with a good deal of sunshine across central, eastern and southern england. but starting to see a more noticeable breeze developing across northern ireland,

scotland, northern england, some outbreaks of showery rain working their way eastwards on tuesday. so a cooler feel in this zone of cloud and rain, high teens, compared to 24, 25, maybe even 26 for east anglia and south—east england. a similar sort of day on wednesday, except the rain is a little bit more persistent, and the winds will be quite strong, particularly gusty for western coasts. further south and east, again dry, plenty of sunshine, and still feeling very warm. not for much longer, though, because on thursday that band of rain will slip its way south and eastwards, and slowly introduce some fresher conditions across england and wales. so we're all in the fresher conditions on friday, with a mixture of sunshine and showers. so, to sum up the week, it'll be windy at times, there'll be some showers or longer spells of rain, warmest and driest in the south and east. bye— bye. this is bbc news, the headlines: there's been tight security in the us capital as a small number of far—right supporters held a brief rally near the white house in washington. organisers had said up to 400 people would attend, but far fewer did so they were outnumbered by a large crowd of anti—nationalist

p rotesto rs. the un security council has called for a credible and transparent inquiry into the killing of dozens of children in an air strike in yemen. the attack on thursday hit a school bus in an area held by houthi rebels. houthi officials say as many as 40 children died. fighting has continued in the afghan city of ghazni, where the taliban attacked government buildings and the police headquarters. 17 years on from the us—led invasion, a small number of british troops have arrived in the capital kabul to support afghan troops