this is bbc world news. our top stories: a man has been charged after at least 11 people were shot dead at a synagogue in the us city of pittsburgh. the alleged gunman — who's been named as robert bowers — surrendered to police after a shootout at the scene. a helicopter belonging to leicester city's thai owner has crashed — the bbc understands with him on board — after taking off from the football team's stadium. the caravan of migrants making its way to the united states rejects an offer of asylum from mexico. hello and welcome to bbc news. a man's been charged after at least 11 people were killed in pittsburgh in a gun attack on a synagogue.

the suspect surrendered to police after a tense standoff. our washington correspondent gary o'donaghue has the latest. just as you short hours after the hate filled murder of 11 jewish workers as, hundreds of people from this community came together to grieve and to comfort one another. ——jewish grieve and to comfort one another. —— jewish worshippers. some chose to speak out, some to stand and remain silent, all still in shock and disbelief over the horror of what had taken place. and the religious hatred that had seemingly motivated the killings. i've been waiting to hear who got hurt. it is an abomination and the horror. sick to my stomach. usually i say get home said to my friends and it has a different meaning now in the community. all day the police were at the scene of the shooting

meticulously gathering evidence. the sheer scale of brutality of the crime becoming clearer by the minute. members of the tree of life synagogue conducting a peaceful service in their ways of worship we re service in their ways of worship were brutally murdered by a government is to be targeting them because of their faith. the suspect‘s full motive is unknown, but we believe that he was working alone. later in the evening, robert bowers was indicted, with 20 97 charges laid against him. many accused him of murder motivated by religious hatred. —— 27 separate charges. donald trump was in illinois, announcing his intention to travel to pittsburgh in the coming days. he is also a ask for flags to be flown at half mast at the white house and other government buildings. this is an assault on all of us. it is an assault on humanity.

it will require all of us working together to extract the hateful poison of anti—semitism from our world. this was an anti—semitic attack at its worst. later, the names of those who died will be released. the fbi are expected to a nswer released. the fbi are expected to answer questions about how somebody was such a flagrantly anti—semitic online presence was not picked up before he could perpetrate such a crime. the authority he is a justice will be swift and severe. but for the jewish community of ‘s will be swift and severe. but for thejewish community of ‘s rural hill, it will take a long time to come to terms of how somebody could commit such a hate filled crime. —— squirrel hill. 0ren segal works at the anti—defamation league's center on extremism, a group that fights anti—semitism. he joined me from new york a short time ago, i asked him about the rise in cases of anti—semitism.

here at adl we have documented incidences since 1979. in this past year, 2017, we saw a 57% increase in incidences reported to adl since the last year. so it is definitely on the rise. what you think some of the causes and reasons behind that? we are living in a very divisive atmosphere in this country. not only are the public discussions focused on anti—immigrant rhetoric, anti—muslim rhetoric, and other forms of hate, which are basically the foundation when it comes to extremist chatter. but social media and the explosion in the ability to reach, recruit, radicalise, and share messages of hate is unprecedented in human history. the accommodation has made anti—semitism is that we are dealing with on all levels. and how you begin to tackle that?

social media is there and not going anywhere. we expect those who are leading these technology companies in social media to take a proactive role to try to stop the exploitation of their services for extremism and hate. we expect our elected officials and all public officials to speak out clearly and consistently against all forms of hate, including anti—semitism. and what about the political leadership on issues like this? it's very well tackling the technology and the technology firms, but this comes down to what people feel is permissible to feel, to think, the ways in which people express themselves. what leadership role to politicians play? listen, at the end of the day, fighting hate, pushing

back against hate, as we do it at adl, is a battle for hearts and minds. and you look for allies in that fight. elected officials, public officials, and really people in all sorts of communities all have to reject hatred when it arises. extremism and anti—semitism in particular is the lifeblood of many of these hate groups. and violence is neverfar behind. 0ren segal, there. now some breaking news, and the bbc understands that the thai owner of leicester city football club here in the uk, was on board a helicopter that crashed in a car park outside the stadium. there are no further details about vichai srivaddhanaprabha or any other casulaties at this time. simon clemison reports from outside the king power stadium. you can see the distance there possibly, the emergency services at the scene,

it crashed in the car park of the ground of the football stadium here. even the last few minutes, we've seen emergency services, they've been coming and going. they have been coming and going all evening. as you say, this is the owner's helicopter. it's seen at every home game, landing on the pitch before and after the fans, it comes and goes. tonight was no difference. it was a late kick—off here in leicester in the east midlands, and what happened was the helicopter — the sight and sounds of it, it took off, witnesses said that it cleared the ground, but then silence, before a huge bang and this fireball exploding. the details are still sketchy. fans came this evening, they'd left, they'd gone, but came back, anxious to hear what had happened because this owner has been very important to this club. leicester city fan john butcher was at the scene

and told us what he saw. we were actually sat in a bar facing the king power stadium. we've seen a lot of fire engines come by. as we came out to see what had happened, what had occurred, my nephew came running towards me. and he was in a real state of shock. he said he'd seen the helicopter spiral out of control, and then within a second, drop like a stone to the floor. the propeller on the tail of the helicopter that seemed to lose power, and then the helicopter just spun, spiralled out of control. that is the latest from leicester. let's look at some other stories in brief. at a meeting in the vatican, roman catholic bishops have recommended that women be allowed to play a greater role in the church. the month—long synod was called to examine how the church could relate better to young people, but conservatives and progressives often failed to see eye to eye. the standing of the roman catholic church has been badly damaged by the scandal over sexual abuse by priests. polls have opened in the first

round of georgia's last direct presidential election. the two frontrunners, out of 25 candidates, are both formerforeign ministers. in future, georgia's president will be chosen by an electoral college. voters in the republic of ireland have overwhelming backed moves to remove a prohibition on blasphemy from the country's constitution. the constitution currently holds that blasphemy is a criminal offence — although the last person to be prosecuted for it in ireland was in the middle of the 19th century. tim allman reports. step—by—step, ever so slowly,

ireland is being transformed. the latest change announced in a fairly low— key latest change announced in a fairly low—key kind of way. latest change announced in a fairly low-key kind of way. votes in latest change announced in a fairly low- key kind of way. votes in favour of the proposal, 951,000 650. those against the proposal, 515,000 808. 65% of voters calling for an end to the country's by sunni laws. laws that some campaigners have described as mediaeval. oftentimes, ireland has been cited as one of the countries with specific reference to blasphemy in our constitution. i'm pleased the question was put to the people and people responded in a positive manner. ireland has been seen as a positive manner. ireland has been seen as a deeply conservative country, and the catholic church had a powerful influence. in recent yea rs, however, a powerful influence. in recent years, however, in a series of referendums, the country has legalised gay marriage, and overturned a ban on abortion.

although some wonder if this latest move to abolish a law that has not been successfully used since 1855 seems like a waste of time. there are issues which are much more real, like the use of defamation laws by the rich and powerful, for example, to killjournalism, or the inability of people to go to law to assert their rights because they can afford them. we're playing around with the constitution. i figure them. we're playing around with the constitution. ifigure is a bad idea. i think it is a bad idea to change the constitution was such a low turnout. following the vote, the irish parliament is expected to repeal the laws. it is seen as the significant step in the country's constitutional history. tim allman, bbc news. syria's political crisis has been discussed by the leaders of russia, france and germany at a summit hosted by turkey's president recep tayyip erdogan in istanbul.

after hours of talks the leaders agreed that a committee to create a new constitution should meet by the end of the year. 0ur correspondent sarah rainsford has more from istanbul. it was an unusual format here on the banks of the bosphorus in istanbul. notjust turkey and russia here, involved, but leaders from france and germany. recep tayyip erdogan, the turkish president, said that was because it was important to expand those involved in the process of bringing a lasting solution for syria as broadly as possible. they talked for a significant time here, several hours, we are told at this 0ttoman mansion here at istanbul. recep tayyip erdogan had emerged to say these were effective talks, constructive talks. there were key issues on the agenda. first of all the situation in idlib, that last rebel—held stronghold in syria, where, just over a month ago, russia and turkey agreed a ceasefire deal. they said it was important for that ceasefire to be consolidated and to be spread. but there was a point of difference there between the french and

russian leaders. putin said that russia had the right to step in against what he called provocations by terrorist to support the syrian military if there were violations of the ceasefire. the french president said that would be absolutely unacceptable. 0n the political process, going forward, again, some differences, all saying it is imporant to move to political resolution, there are big differences in how to reach that. so significant differences. a key thing that was agreed was there must be a committee of members coming together to discuss a constitution for syria as soon as possible. that is the first step of the political process that should begin for syria. it has been stalled for some time. all sides at these takes said that should begin by the end of the year. the first of the political process that should begin to syria is to

come together and forming constriction. all sides in these talks said that must begin by the end the year. stay with us on bbc news. still to come... as brazil prepares to vote in the second round of the presidential election, we examine a country that is still deeply divided. indira gandhi, ruler of the world's largest democracy, died today. 0nly yesterday, she'd spoken of dying in the service of her country and said, "i would be proud of it. every drop of my blood would contribute to the growth of this nation." after 46 years of unhappiness, these two countries have concluded a chapter of history. no more suspicion, no more fear, no more uncertainty of what each day might bring. booster ignition and liftoff of discovery, with a crew of six astronaut heroes and one american legend. well, enjoying the show is right.

this is beautiful. a milestone in human history. born today, this girl in india is the 7 billionth person on the planet. this is bbc news, the latest headlines: a man's been charged after a gun—attack on a synagogue in the us city of pittsburgh which has left 11 people dead. a helicopter belonging to leicester city's thai owner has crashed after taking off from the football team's stadium. the caravan of central american migrants currently making its way across mexico to the united states has rejected a plan for asylum from the mexican government. 0ur correspondent, will grant, has spent the week travelling with the group. when you have over 1,000 miles

to go, it makes sense to set off early. the midday heat in chiapas is so fierce, so energy—sapping, that the caravan of migrants rolls out before dawn. the lucky ones hitch a lift, on anything they can. the rest have to keep walking, and are growing tired. the migrants still have the vast majority of their arduous journey to go, and most of mexico to cross. perhaps only a fraction of them will even make it to the us—mexico border, as the temptation to turn back grows. staying the course is hard enough. now, imagine doing it with several small children. deportee samuel rosales is bringing his family on what is his fifth attempt to return to the united states. his one—year—old daughter, madeline, is exhausted, and has had a fever. but samuel insists honduras, one of the poorest and most violent

countries in the americas, is no place for a child. translation: we know we're risking the lives of all three of us on this trip, but we're doing it because at home we run almost the same risks as we find on the road. without presenting any evidence, president trump has equated these people with gangs, and even middle eastern terrorists. the people i met, though, were mostly poor honduran families in search of work and security. so far, the mexican authorities have simply waved them through. but the caravan can expect a military presence at the us border. i'm sure they will reach the border. how many, i don't know. but, on the way, you will see persons that quit and go back to their country, and also persons who stay in mexico. so we assume that. from covering marathon distances in searing heat, to sleeping rough in torrential

rain, the fate of samuel's family is now mired in controversy. with the us midterm elections approaching, the youngest migrants simply aren't aware they're part of a much wider political game. will grant, bbc news, chiapas in southern mexico. the people of brazil are preparing to vote in the second round of a presidential election on sunday. 0pinion polls put the far—right presidential candidate, jair bolsonaro ahead of his left—wing opponent, fernando haddad, of the workers' party. but as our correspondent katy watson reports, there are deep divisions in the country ahead of the vote. jair bolsanaro's fans are counting down the days till victory, hoping he'll make brazil great again. nicknamed the ‘trump of the tropics', many people here think the us president is a man brazil could learn from. it has been a dramatic campaign. stabbed in a rally last month, bolsa naro's popularity has continued to soar. yeah!

bolsonaro!! like many people in this rally, this man supported brazil's military dictatorship, and he would do it again. if it is necessary, we are going to get in arms to defend our country. we don't want the communism here — never. fernando haddad is the man trying to beat bolsonaro, but he'll struggle. with his predecessor, lula, in prison for corruption, there is real hatred towards the left. there is also realfear for brazil's young democracy. this carnival parade is supporting haddad, the only candidate they say will protect brazil from another dictatorship. the theme of this parade is prejudice is a weapon that kills. there is no doubt that these elections have been full

of judgment, anger and division among brazilians. but what next? there is also a great deal of fear about the future. this man was tortured during the dictatorship. if bolsonaro wins, it will be a huge step back. translation: the army electrocuted me on my tongue and my penis. bolsonaro has said he's in favour of torture. i never imagined that, at the age of 75, i'd have to return to this. but, even in the violent slums of recife, where people benefited from workers' party social programmes, political allegiances are shifting. fisherman carlos didn't live through the dictatorship, but he is still voting for bolsonaro. he tells me he'll change brazil, and the country needs military rule. for many brazilians, the desire for firm leadership matters more than the threat to democracy. it is a future people want to change, yet that future is more uncertain than ever. katy watson, bbc news, in northeast brazil. sri lanka's political crisis has deepened after the president suspended parliament, a day after sacking the prime minister.

in a dramatic development, president maithripala sirisena appointed his political foe, and former president, mahinda rajapaksa as the new prime minister. the decision to suspend parliament until mid—november is seen as an attempt to give mr rajapaksa time to garner the support of mps. the bbc‘s anbarasan ethirajan reports. supporters celebrated late into the night in the capital, colombo. it was a dramatic comeback for the former strongman who lost to the current president in 2015 election. it is all smiles as the former foes have become friends again. soon after taking over, he visited a buddhist temple to pay respect. by saturday morning, the changes on the ground are visible. tighten security around mahinda rajapa ksa's residence. the sudden political change has taken people by surprise. still, mahinda rajapaksa needs to prove his majority in parliament. but his party is confident. the person who enjoys

the majority of members support is mahinda rajapa ksa, who not only has the support of parliament remembers, but the support of the people of our country. but the ousted pm, ranil wickremesinghe, is defiant, saying his firing was illegal. we are the majority in parliament. it is not necessary for us to create a crisis. it is not necessary for the people of the country to suffer. we are living in difficult times. we should get this controversy out of the way. that the parliament decide who has the majority. mr ranil wickremesinghe spoke to parliament about his case. it will be a challenge for him

to keep his mps together. there will be more twists and turns to sri lanka's political turmoil. fashion is a growing industry in africa and lagos fashion week has established itself as an event not to be missed. from nairobi to johannesburg, it now attracts major african names and collections showcased on the catwalk are exported all over the world. eliza philippidis reports. bold prints, vibra nt colours and flowing silks — just a few of the reasons why african designers are gaining a firm following of fashionistas across the world. tipped to to be fashion's next destination, designers showcasing their collections in lagos are being courted by international buyers.

we are starting to make a name for ourselves, and show that actually we do have the standards of luxury and the standards of production that the rest of the world does have as well. so it's notjust — we're no longer the continent of, like, disease and poverty. the global demand for african clothing has been boosted by celebrities including michelle 0bama, who has been seen wearing african designer brands. business leaders see fashion as a way to export african culture, and the industry is supporting emerging designers to do just that, helping them promote their work and develop skills to create sustainable businesses. we started the platform because we realised that there was a gaping hole in the industry. there was a need for an aggregator that could sort of bring designers together — notjust give them a platform to show their work, but sort of act as a catalyst.

international press and buyers were looking on from the front row, making decisions about the collections that could end up in our high—end department stores as early as next year. the duke and duchess of sussex have, in the last hour, begun their official engagements in new zealand, the final country on their tour of australasia. they received a traditional maori welcome in wellington with a haka performed by students before harry and meghan were invited to hongi, the traditional greeting pressing noses and foreheads with maori elders as they arrived at government house. good morning.

well, saturday was certainly a shock to the system, wasn't it? cold for all of us, but really it was a day of mixed fortunes, because for some there were beautiful spells of sunshine. a beautiful weather watchers picture sent in from keswick in cumbria. however, if you were caught under the showers, it was miserable. frequent showers in the north—east of scotland, some of them wintry to higher ground. frequent showers running in across the yorkshire coast, lincolnshire, east anglia, the midlands and the south—west. and that brought rumbles of thunder, and to close out the day in parts of lincolnshire and cambridgeshire, there were some significant hailstorms as well. so a pretty miserable story, and we're in this cold air now, right across the country. but notjust the uk, through much of europe as well, descending as far south as spain and portugal, where on monday they had temperatures into the mid—20s. they're going to close out the week, if they're lucky, on 10—11 degrees. for us, we start off sunday on a chilly note, particularly in sheltered areas of scotland, a touch of light frost here. western areas will see the best of the sunshine on sunday.

that north—easterly breeze always running the risk of driving in showers along the east coast and a real nuisance again across east anglia and the south—east of england. highest values on sunday, 8—11, so still not particularly warm. winds will fall on sunday night. into monday morning, the skies clear, and there is the possibility of a widespread hard frost first thing on monday morning, so certainly a cold start to the new working week. but hopefully, to compensate, some lovely sparkling sunshine to go with it. it should be a really quiet day. one or two isolated showers into the western isles. don't be too concerned about this rain out in the atlantic. temperatures 8—11 degrees again. in fact, looking ahead, we need to look at what's happening across in the mediterranean. a real storm across much of italy. heavy snow over the alps, and that's going to be spreading its way steadily northwards. so there's a level of uncertainty just how much of eastern england is going to be affected by that

area of low pressure, but it could bring some significant rain. it will also bring something a little less cold, so some mild, moist air moving in across the sea up through the middle part of the week. so all that translates into the city forecast like this. it does look as though there'll be dry weather for many, but there is the potential for rain, some of it heavy, into the south—east, to make itjust that little bit milder. that's it, enjoy your sunday. this is bbc news. the headlines: 11 people have been killed in a shooting at a synagogue in pittsburgh in the united states. the gunman is reported to have shouted anti—semitic abuse. president trump says he'll travel to pittsburgh after the shootings — which he described as an evil attack and an assault on humanity. the suspect has been charged with multiple crimes. a helicopter belonging to the thai billionaire owner and chairman of leicester city football club has crashed and burst into flames.