i'm rico hizon in singapore. the headlines: tears ofjoy — as relatives from north and south korea meet for the first time in more than 60 years. aid reaches more flood victims in the indian state of kerala. a million have now fled to relief camps. i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme: pope francis condemns sex abuse atrocities and cover—ups by the church, in an unprecedented letter to the world's catholics. and more details on the remarkable story of the british woman who fell off a cruise ship, and sang to stay alive. i fell off the back of the norwegian star, andi i fell off the back of the norwegian star, and i was in the waterfor ten hours. good morning.

it is 8:00am here in singapore, 1:00am in the morning in london, and 9:00am on the korean peninsula, where after decades apart, dozens of people from south korea have been reunited with their relatives living across the border. a ballot was held to determine which families separated by the korean war would be allowed to meet, albeit forjust a few hours and under close supervision. from the south korean capital, seoul, laura bicker reports. a warning — this does contain flash photography. after more than 60 years apart, it can be hard to find the words. some just throw themselves in their brothers‘ arms. others offer a deep bow.

"i remember how beautiful you were," says one sister to another, as they try to recognise features not seen in decades. earlier, as she prepared to head north, 92—year—old lee keum—seom couldn't stop thinking about what she would do when she saw her son. he was only four years old when they were separated. translation: i'm hoping to throw my arms around my grown—up son. i think i would like to ask where and how were you? who did you live with? archive: more than 80,000 civilians have already left. mrs lee was one of thousands caught in the chaos as refugees tried to head south at the end of the war in 1953. she lost sight of her husband and son as she was put on a boat. within days, the border was closed. she was trapped in the south, herfamily in the north. when the moment came, it took only one glance for her to break into a run. for now, all thoughts are on these

first precious hours together, even though they both know they are also likely to be their last. cho soon—jeon knows what these families are going through. this frail 83—year—old had her one chance three years ago. over 50,000 are still waiting to see their loved ones. translation: it was so good to meet them, but when i was separated from them, it was worse than not meeting them at all. my sisters kept saying how hard it was living in north korea. it broke my heart. these are the human faces of the korean conflict — a symbol of an enduring bond between the two nations, but also a reminder of the pain

of decades of division, with no end in sight. laura bicker, bbc news, seoul. pope francis has told the world's roman catholics that no effort must be spared to prevent sexual abuse against children, and to ensure it is never covered up. in an unprecedented letter, the pope condemned what he called the atrocities involving hundreds of priests in the american state of pennsylvania. he also expressed his shame that the church had abandoned those he described as the little ones. from pennsylvania, nick bryant reports. the pennsylvania child abuse scandal has shocked and appalled — a report alleging that 301 priests preyed on as many as 1,000 children over a 70—year period, and that church leaders hid the allegations away in a secret archive. who would have believed me — a priest?!

last week, the attorney general‘s office in pennsylvania released a video with testimony of three victims. i was groomed, starting young. the day i met him, i was around 18 months old. the pennsylvania report is deeply disturbing. it includes allegations that a ring of priests manufactured child pornography, and gave victims gold cross necklaces to identify them to other predators as optimal targets. pope francis didn't mention the pennsylvania allegations during his sermon yesterday at the vatican. but he did so today, in an unusually forthright letter to the world's 1.2 billion catholics. because i'd lost that trust.

juliann bortz was abused by her priest as a child in the 1960s. the pope's letter offered her no comfort. i don't believe anything the pope has to say, at this point. i've lost faith. i've lost faith in my religion, i haven't lost faith in god. big difference. i believed my religion all my life and they lied and they lied and they lied, so his statement today means nothing to me. the claims made in pennsylvania are just the latest in an ongoing worldwide scandal for the church. police in the vatican arrested a former papal diplomat earlier this year on suspicion of possessing child pornography. in australia, an archbishop has been convicted of concealing child abuse by another priest. in chile, all 31 of the country's bishops offered to resign over a child sex scandal and cover—up. and in ireland, historical abuse is reported to have been endemic. pope francis is expected to meet victims when he visits next week. it's just a ploy and a sham,

because he's coming to dublin at the weekend. if he's any way genuine about this statement, and if he's sorry about all these atrocities, let him agree to an inquiry. this is thought to be the first time the pope has addressed sex abuse with the worldwide catholic community, maybe a belated acknowledgement of the full enormity of the crisis. nick bryant, bbc news, pennsylvania. let's take a look at some of the day's other news: president donald trump has said he would most likely have a further meeting with north korean leader kim jong—un. he said he believes north korea has taken specific steps towards denuclearisation, despite widespread doubts about kim's willingness to abandon his arsenal. mr trump also complained that china has not been helpful because of its trade dispute with the united states. also making news today: venezuelans are getting new banknotes

as inflation in the country is predicted to rise to a million percent by the end of the year. the new sovereign bolivar slashes five zeroes off the old currency. president maduro says the change will revitalise the venezuelan economy, but many economists believe his plan won't succeed. relief operations continue in indonesisa after a series of powerful quakes rocked the island of lombok on sunday. it was a fresh blow just weeks after earlier tremors left hundreds dead and thousands more homeless. —— indonesia. australian prime minister, malcolm turnbull, has survived a leadership challenge from within his own party. he defeated home affairs minister peter doesn't in a party room ballot a short while ago. the prime minister won the vote for the leadership of the liberal party by 48—35. fourjapanese basketball players have been sent home from the asian games for allegedly paying women for sex injakarta. the games opened in the indonesian capital on saturday.

the players have apologised for bringing disgrace to their nation. a new study on global warming suggests that heatwaves and torrential downpours are likely to become more extreme in the northern hemisphere. european scientists say temperature rises in the arctic have already affected the behaviour of weather and wind systems further south. rescue efforts are being stepped up in the indian state of kerala, which has been hit by the worst monsoon floods in a century. although the weather has improved, some areas remain underwater. more than 400 people have died in the floods and thousands more remain marooned. from the region's commercial capital, cochin, yogita limaye has sent this report. as the water recedes, people want to go back home. but it isn't dryjust yet. praveen iyer and his family left their house in thrissur

five days ago. today, he has returned to take a look, but the water level has only gone down a few inches. these low—lying areas, there are many pockets like these where you will still find water, and it is completely cut off from the mainstream. but then for us, it is going to take at least a week to kind of get back to complete normalcy. but some don't have a house to go back to. chandra's home has been swept away. he is a tailor, and struggles to make ends meet. "i don't know what to do," he says. more than 500,000 are in need, and here, supplies are coming in that could help. bags of rice, clothes, water — it is all being stocked at this indoor stadium, where it is sorted and repacked before it is sent off. hundreds of people have volunteered, many of them students.

people have just lost everything that they've, you know, earned over their whole entire lives. now this is going into a house, that they do not know if it'll stand or it'll crumble on their heads. ijust wanted to do something, do anything at all, rather than just sitting at home, watching the news. relief efforts are going on at a frantic pace. this lorry behind me has come in from the neighbouring state of karnata ka, bringing boxes of bottled water. they are taken to the centre, and from here, they will be dispatched to areas across kerala. where it is not possible by road, relief material is loaded onto boats to be distributed. they need food here, shouts this man. locals crowd by the shore. they have to stock up when they can. they don't know when the next boat will come. translation: we have nothing to eat, nothing to drink. we don't even have a bed. the water has destroyed everything. for those who had to flee

from their houses, these supplies will help them get through the next few days. many of them are still to find out what is left of their homes and their belongings. yogita limaye, bbc news, kerala. you are watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: wine, health warnings and a war of words. we report on a very french furore. also on the programme: forget the spaghetti western. we meet the indonesian director pioneering a new genre of film, the satay western. washington, the world's most political city, is today assessing the political health of the world's most powerful man. indeed, i did have a relationship with miss lewinsky that was not appropriate. in fact, it was wrong. in south africa, 97 people

have been killed today, in one of the worst days of violence between rival black groups. over the last ten days, 500 have died. chanting: czechoslovakia must be free! russia is observing a national day of mourning for the 118 submariners who died on board the kursk. we're all with them now, within our hearts. the pope has celebrated mass before a congregation of more than 2.5 million people, in his hometown of krakow. "stay with us, stay with us," chanted this ocean of humanity. "well, well," joked the pope, "so you want me to desert rome?" this is newsday on the bbc. i'm rico hizon in singapore.

i'm babita sharma in london. our top stories: reunited after decades apart. emotional reunions for south koreans meeting their relatives in the north. and a break in the monsoon rains has allowed rescuers to step up their relief efforts in kerala, where more than 400 people have died. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. one of the main stories in the south china morning post's business section is about plans to expand the mainland's biggest online health care platform, ping an good doctor, as demand for medical tourism continues to grow. the japan times features a report about the support among many companies to loosen the immigration system in order to deal with the severe labour shortage there. most in favour of the idea say

they'd prefer skilled workers over unskilled labourers. and in the philippine daily inquirer, liza maza has resigned from her position as the national anti—poverty commission secretary. ms maza said she's lost hope that the duterte administration can deliver genuine socioeconomic and political reforms, after it ended peace talks with communist insurgents. if you buy a bottle of wine in france over the coming months, you might find it carries more prominant warnings, discouraging alcohol consumption among pregnant women and underage drinkers. critics fear the measures could damage what they describe as "the soul of france". but with similar warnings

on cigarette packets and sugary foods, does the approach work? earlier, i asked dr emma miller from the college of medicine and public health at flinders university in adelaide what her research shows. it depends. certainly from our work it clearly shows that the labels are very effective in increasing awareness and fostering conversations about the dangers of alcohol on products. you have really been an advocate on these health warnings on wine bottles for several yea rs now warnings on wine bottles for several years now and in australia it is already taking effect. you already have bottles of wine, have a warning to pregnant women. has this been effective in your country? we have a volu nta ry effective in your country? we have a voluntary code for those labels. from 2011, the industry entered into a voluntary agreement to start putting warnings, particularly for pregnant mothers, on labels. but they are very small, about the size

ofa they are very small, about the size of a pea. they are often very light in colour and of a pea. they are often very light in colourand are of a pea. they are often very light in colour and are obscured at the bottom of the back label. they are often actually not even seen by people that might be affected, according to my research. how large should these labels be to be effective and for them to be seen by consumers? i think they at least have to be seen because these labels are actually not noticed by most people. in fact, are actually not noticed by most people. infact, only are actually not noticed by most people. in fact, only on less than 50% of products anyway. as we know, we don't want people, or we make it seem like it is some sort of choice and not something that we really should be paying attention to, then people think it is ok just to do a little bit of drinking when they are pregnant and as science tells us, it actually isn't safe to do any drinking. doctor miller, is it fair that wine has health warnings like

cigarettes? cigarettes are known to be bad for you, whereas wine has health benefits in moderation?” think it also depends also on how you frame moderation. has been some research that demonstrates that a small amount of alcohol may be beneficial, particularly for some forms of cardiovascular disease or conditions of. what most people think when you say moderate is a lot, lot more than what is actually safe. even one glass of wine, as served by a bar, is usually 1.6 or more, even for a small serve of wine, standard drinks. 0ne standard drink is basically all that is safe. here we are talking about labels for pregnant mothers and we could argue about what is safe for most healthy people to drink every day and at the moment that is about to standard drinks. but for pregnant mothers get

is actually not safe to drink any alcohol. —— two. yesterday on newsday, we told you about a british woman who survived ten hours in the adriatic sea overnight, after falling from a cruise ship. well, kay longstaff, has now been released from hospital. she says she feels "lucky to be alive" after toppling into the water, 60 miles off the coast of croatia. guy delaunay has more, from pula in croatia. kay longstaff returning safely to dry land ona kay longstaff returning safely to dry land on a different sort of ship. croatian coastguard rescued herfrom ship. croatian coastguard rescued her from the adriatic after she spent a whole might treading water. i fell off the back of the norweigan star and i fell off the back of the norweigan starandi i fell off the back of the norweigan star and i was in the waterford ten hours. so these wonderful guys rescued me. —— waterfor. hours. so these wonderful guys rescued me. -- water for. this is the moment she was pulled from the sea on sunday morning. rescues foundation was tired and a bit sunburnt, but remarkably well considering her ordeal. translation:

a person was exhausted and in shock, but soon after she was pulled onto deck and got liquids into her, she was herself and we consider she sustained no physical injuries and no scratches. she spent the night here at kay pula general hospital and was cleared and left without any statement. doctors say her adriatic adventure doesn't seem to have caused her any harm. she is in good condition probably because she is a young and healthy person and nothing happened to her after ten hours to be in the croatian sea. she was on board the norweigan star, filmed here on an earlier cruise. it was thought she was on the seventh deck, close to the back, when she tells. the ship had left the port of dubrovnik and was heading north, roughly 60 miles out from the coast, kay longstaff went overboard. the ship made several turns to try and find her, only later did it go onto

its one will cruise stock of venice. everyone is still asking how she could have survived that long treading water, perhaps it previously schemes as airline cabin crew may have helped, or the apparent indication to yoko. whatever happened, it seems like an incredibly lucky escape against the kind of odds would —— which would have broken the banks at a cruise ship casino. when you sit down to watch a "western" you'd probably expect to see gun—slinging cowboys, galloping on horseback through amercia's wild west. but in ‘marlina the murderer‘, indonesia offers a new take on the classic spaghetti western genre. and with a strong female lead, the film that's been dubbed a ‘satay western' has a feminist twist. let's take a look. it's about a widow, a robber comes

to her house that wanted to rape and rob her and she be heads the guy. it is that a woman willing to survive. she follows her instinct, she doesn't even know what is happening in this rural area of indonesia, but it is very instinctive for her to fight back. it isa it is a western set in indonesia, if that makes sense of. i thought the western was actually a way of making the story more universal. can she felt it was more yet accessible?

gas. —— yes. iam very i am very interested in a lot of westerns. a classic western is basically a lone man. usually someone is looking for him. he is a wa nted someone is looking for him. he is a wanted guy. and marlina, we have marlina and she is lone ranger, trying to find her redemption, try to find her way in the world. it isa it is a very challenging topic. i mean, we are a country that even doesn't speak about sex openly, even though we have 250 million people, so people have sex in indonesia. the thing is, it is not something,

sexual abuse, we don't talk about that as well, up until the point where you should have known you were being abused. all of the catcalling done by men and all of that, people brush that aside, not knowing that thatis brush that aside, not knowing that that is not supposed to happen. i think it is too late to change the older generation, but the next generation will change. cultural teams that surround our lives, if that changes then our instincts change as well. you know, i like western themed movies, especially experimental ones. i will watch this one. what about you ? ones. i will watch this one. what about you? yes, i hope it catches on. will have to watch that. you have been watching newsday. i'm babita sharma in london. and i'm rico hizon in singapore. stay with us. trade tensions and the global economy. how businesses in asia fear they'll get caught up in the us—china trade war.

and before we go, this is what's known as the "greasy pole competition." it's part of the 2018 asian games festivities which are underway injakarta. the contestants compete for prizes, which are put at the top of the poles. the traditional activity dates back to dutch colonial days. i think with a bit of help, a bit of practice, we might be able to have a go to two. what do you reckon? —— go to two. —— a go too. this is not for me, definitely not! we will get you up a poll. —— pole. that's all for now. stay with bbc world news. give it a go, why not? well, tuesday isn't looking too bad across the uk.

might start a little cloudy, murky, drizzly, that sort of thing, but eventually, late in the morning and into the afternoon, the grey layer of cloud will break up and we will see some sunshine. now, on the satellite image the rain and cloud is to the north—west of us — in fact, between the uk and iceland. we are to the south, and in this area here there is a gap, we have muggy, humid air from the southern climes, from the azores, so that's why it feels so warm outside. in fact, very early on tuesday morning temperatures in the south will be around about 17 celsius, 16,15—16in yorkshire, even in newcastle around 1a celsius, so a relatively warm start to the day. and this is the humid air, you can see the arrows from the south—west here, streaming towards the uk. but when we see this weather pattern, we often get a lot of cloud that shrouds the coastlines, we get mist and murk and even

drizzle in places as well. the real weather front is to the north of us, the north—west, but we are in the murky area. however, late in the morning the clouds will break up a little bit and we will get some sunshine. so into the second half of the day on tuesday, that's when we are going to get the best of the weather. very warm, hot in the south—east, 26, 2a expected in merseyside and into the 20s as far north as scotland. there is a change on the way. those weather fronts will reach us and we are expecting rain to fall in northern ireland and scotland by the time we get to wednesday. so here is wednesday's weather forecast, it is raining in belfast, glasgow, edinburgh, approaching the lake district, just about merseyside, north wales too, but to the south of that we are still in the very warm air, very humid as well, so temperatures could shoot up to the high 20s. it will be very warm in east anglia and the south—east, temperatures 26 or 27 degrees, and for scotland and northern ireland we have the fresh air coming from the atlantic, around 17 celsius, so 10 degrees difference. and the reason is because cold

fronts will sweep across the uk, multiple cold fronts, which means spells of rain on the way too. and behind it you can see the fresh air coming from iceland, there is iceland there, that cooler air invading the uk by the time we get to thursday. right across the country by friday. you can see the temperatures dropping. in london, 26 on tuesday, by friday it is 19 in london and on friday it is only 1a degrees in belfast. i'm babita sharma with bbc world news. our top story: dozens of families from north and south korea have been reunited for the first time in at least 65 years. a group of elderly south koreans travelled to a tourist resort in the north for the event. the korean war in the 1950s left the peninsula divided, and many on the northern side were unable to leave. pope francis has written an unprecedented letter condemning child sex abuse and cover—ups in the catholic church. the 2,000—word letter is addressed to the world's1.2 billion roman

catholics. and it has been back to basics at london's gatwick airport. staff had to write flight information on whiteboards for most of the day due to a technical problem. the airport says the issue has now been resolved. that's all. stay with bbc world news. and the top story in the uk: birmingham prison is being taken over by the government from the private firm gas, after inspectors said it had fallen