more than 260 people have been detained. the so—called "yellow vest" movement is angry about taxation and a range of economic issues. damage was caused to shops and the arc de triomphe was daubed with graffiti. talks between the presidents of the united states and china about their trade dispute have ended after two and a half hours without comment. the two men held a working dinner after the 620 summit in buenos aires. that finished with a call to reform the world trade organisation. mexico's new president, andres manuel lopez obrador, has been sworn in. he pledged to end what he called failed neoliberal policies that have led to an increase in poverty and mass migration. he also announced the creation of a huge free trade zone next to the border with the united states. now on bbc news, as part of our 100

women series, we travel to el salvador. the country is the worst in the world for the killing of women and girls on account of their gender. we explore why femicide is such a problem there, and what is being done about it. this programme contains some language and images you may find disturbing. el salvador is considered one of the world's most violent countries. it has one of the highest homicide rates outside of a war zone. after decades of civil war in the ‘80s and ‘90s, el salvador has been left dominated by gang warfare, extortion rackets and extreme poverty. el salvador has the highest rate of femicide and latin america. and the third highest in the world. every 18 hours one

woman here is killed. every three hours one woman is sexually assaulted. he came up to me with a knife and said i'm going to kill you, i'm going to kill you, you whore. a herbicide is a hate crime were a woman 01’ a herbicide is a hate crime were a woman orgirl a herbicide is a hate crime were a woman or girl was murdered because they are female. —— femicide. i am in el salvador to understand why the violence against women here is so extreme. on april 1a this year, journalist karla turcio was found murdered. her death was highly publicised and marked a tipping point in el

salvador. at the time it was the 152nd femicide this year. today that number has grown to over 300 femicides in 2018. unlike most homicides in el salvador which are usually gang—related femicides are often perpetrated by a partner, husband or family member. soon after karla turcios‘ death the president declared a national crisis due to the high number of femicides and extreme violence against women. karla's body was found in the same day she went missing. it was on the side of the road in a rural area two hours north—west of san salvador. detective ronaldi lisano was the first to arrive on the scene. when her body was found

the prosecutor was contacted immediately to work on the case. ana specialises in homicides in el salvador and works in gender courts for cases specific to women. she gave us an exclusive interview. the prosecutor starting looking at indicators of coercive control in karla and mario's relationship. by april 26, with overwhelming evidence, prosecutors pressed charges against mario for aggravated femicide. when he was arrested he was in the middle of giving a tv interview about his missing wife to american channel. detectives gathered footage from 19 cctv cameras of mario's car on the same highway where the body had been found in the day she went missing. also, their mobile phones were tracked together and her phone

was later abandoned on that same stretch of highway. in order to understand el salvador today we need to look to its recent past. less than 30 years ago el salvador was ravaged by one of the worst civil wars in modern history. 75,000 people died, many disappeared and women were brutally raped and murdered. the us backed military did most of the killing here and to this day there has never been a conviction for the war crimes perpetrated in this country. what's left is a country that is ruled by gangs and violence. el salvador‘s national hospital is often the first point of call for domestic violence cases. the doctors here on the front line and they see the scale of brutality daily. dr sulma mendes treats many patients

who live in vulnerable situations. today she going to visit one of her patients who lives in a game to run area and cannot come to see her and the hospital. —— gang—run area. to protect her we have hidden her identity. as soon as we met she told us about a fight she had had with her current partner. translation: as he had a lot to drink he hit his head one day and he grabbed me by the neck. he pulled my hair and shouted at me. when he hit me, i wanted to escape, but he looked me in the house. he took my phone away and broke it. i don't have a phone now

because he broke it. because he says that if he goes to jail one day because of me i will be killed or my son will be killed. he is my first child, i don't know. he has threatened my family. the hospital was the place i trusted. while i was at the hospital we heard of a young 17—year—old girl who had just been brought in. she had been attacked by her partner with a machete. he had cut off her hands and the top of her head. her mother had also been critically injured as she stepped in to protect her daughter. i spoke to dr fuentes is a psychologist who has treated her since the attack. in this country where violence is part of the fabric of everyday life only 6% of women who have been sexually abused or physically assaulted actually file a report to police. and only 7% of femicide case

resulted in a conviction according to the un. impunity thrives here especially when it comes to femicide cases. prior to karla's death, these women were also victims of femicides this year. their cases are still unresolved with no conviction. karla's death was different

with mounting pressure, the prosecutor and detectives worked hard on the case together evidence that pointed the finger at her partner who is still awaiting trial. the fact that an arrest was made in her case so quickly was exceptional and certainly not the norm. when mario was arrested he was brought to la esperanza prison. mario is awaiting trial here on charges of aggravated

femicide for allegedly killing his partner karla. he denies he is responsible for her death and his case will be heard in january. mario's account of what happened was confusing to follow. despite declaring himself innocent he said he thinks he will be there for the rest of his life as he says he is being prosecuted in order to secure a quick conviction for karla's killing. in may this year after karla's death the president of el salvador announced a new strategy to prevent violence against women. part of that strategy is to encourage more women to train as police officers to respond to domestic abuse cases. ijoined monica who was working the patrol. the tragedy of karla's death marked

a moment of truth in el salvador. since the death and new unit tackles violence against women and an ipod —— and a chief prosecutor has been appointed on all femicide cases. in september the un announced a 50 million euros contribution to it and to combat femicide in latin america. within ten days in el salvadorfive women were violently killed. that's in addition to the 320 other

femicides this year. for karla's grieving relatives her death is still very recent. they're waiting for the trial of mario with the hope thatjustice will be served. the atlantic wind is keeping things mild for us across much of the country. temperatures reaching double figures right now in the south. how about the weather on sunday? there will be showers around but also a little sunshine. here is a satellite image. all that cloud streaming in off the atlantic. this was earlier on and the cloud is also diving into western parts of europe where it is also very mild. france, germany and, as far as poland, the temperature

is well above average for the time of year. you can see the weathermap, the pattern of weather fronts moving in from the south—west and this pattern we'll continue to see for quite a few more days, certainly through much of the week ahead. in the early hours of sunday, most of the rain has cleared away into the near continent and behind it some clear spells but also some cloud around here and there. big temperature contrast between the north and the south of the country, cold air in the north atlantic so three degrees whereas in the south it is double figures. this weather pattern will continue through sunday and into monday. most rain has cleared away into the heart of the continent so we were left with this legacy of thick cloud which will break up from time to time and there will be some sunny spells around but, also, some rain here and there. you can see the south—westerly wind dragging in the milder air. the wind will be gusty

for a time around southern and western coasts. this is where the air is coming from the north so it is quite chilly in aberdeen. six degrees, 15, possibly 16 in london so every bit as mild compared to what we had on saturday. here it is, the weather front keeps marching in. here is another for sunday, moving into ireland and then wales and then central and southern areas of the uk. expect rain from early morning on monday. notice that the wind direction has changed across scotland perhaps some snow across the mountains early on monday that is pretty much it. to the south there is rain pushing through. if you are heading to work early on monday, take a umbrella just in case. there will be some rain at some point or another. in the afternoon, it may clear up across northern and western areas. 13 degrees in london on monday. from tuesday it stays mild, further north a cool snap for a while on tuesday and wednesday

and possibly picking up again towards the end of the week. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. i'm reged ahmad. our top stories: french anger on the streets of paris. "yellow vest" protesters take on police in the heart of the city. after talks between presidents trump and xi, china says the us won't impose new tariffs injanuary. hello, and welcome to bbc news. there have been running street battles in the heart of paris during the latest protests by the so—called "yellow—vests," or "giletjaunes." more than 200 people have been arrested during the third successive weekend of demonstrations. the protesters are angry at rises in taxes, especially on fuel.