i'm mariko oi in singapore, the headlines: reports for the us senate say millions of american voters were exposed to russian social media propaganda designed to help elect donald trump. a new development in one of the biggest financial scandals in history. malaysia files criminal charges against goldman sachs. i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme: justice at last as an indian mp is sentenced for his part in anti—sikh riots decades ago. and south korea's booming gaming industry, but is it becoming an addiction for the young generation? i tried quitting by myself, but my friends kept seducing me back to the pc. so it was hard to resist. good morning.

it's 8am in singapore and midnight in london and we begin this hour with revealations from the us senate that tens of millions of americans were exposed to russian—backed propaganda around the 2016 general election. the two reports from academics in the us and the uk say the campaign of disinformation was clearly aimed at benefitting the republican party and donald trump. russia has always denied, it meddled in the us election. here's the bbc‘s north america editor, jon sopel. what happened just after the 2016 election was that the intelligence agencies themselves came out with the unanimous view that there had been an attempt by the russians to interfere in the presidential election. it is like taking that

report and multiplying it by ten because of what these two reports for the intelligence of committee for the intelligence of committee for the intelligence of committee for the senate have found out is that as you have said, they have tried to interfere systematically on a wider scale on every platform with events tailored to support donald trump and work even harder to support him while in office. what they did was feed conspiracy theories out there to trump supporters in order to inflame them and go out and vote for donald trump and go out and vote for donald trump and amongst people who may not be thought to vote for donald trump, african—americans, for example. there was an attempt at voter suppression, is not worth voting, don't bother and stay at home. donald trump has never bought into the big conclusion that there was russian interference or that it affected the outcome of this election. he said it may have been interference and their may have been other countries as well. this report firmly points the finger at russia is trying to be helping donald trump. there has been no response from the white house. our other top stories this hour —

the british prime minister theresa may has told parliament that there will be a vote on her deal for withdrawing the country from the eu in the middle ofjanuary. the vote, due to be held last week, was put on hold after mrs may admitted she was going to lose. in response, the opposition labour leaderjeremy corbyn announced he was tabling a motion of no confidence in the prime minister. mrs may also ruled out a second referendum saying that it would damage british democracy. let us not rake faith with the british people by trying to stage another referendum. —— break. another boat which would do irreparable damage to the integrity of our politics because it would say to the millions who trusted in democracy that our democracy does not deliver. another vote which would likely leave us no further forward than the last. also making news this hour — 0fficial sources in yemen say violence has continued to erupt sporadically in the port city of hodeidah, despite a ceasefire agreed between the government and its houthi rebels. at midnight local time the ceasefire

took effect in the city, which is a key gateway for vital supplies of aid to the country's people. today marks the 40th anniversary of the start of the opening up of china's economy by its former leader, deng xiaoping, and the beginning of a series of landmark capitalist experiments that lifted much of the country out of poverty and turned it into an economic powerhouse. in a couple of hours president xijinping, is expected to speak to mark the anniversary. former fbi directorjames comey has hit out at president trump following his second closed—door interview with republican—led committees. mr comey condemned the president for, in his words, "lying about the fbi" and called on republicans to stand up for the truth and to defend the rule of law. japan is to set up a nationwide network offering translation help to foreigners who are coming to the country to work. the government announced the systems as part of a package of measures coinciding with the revision of immigration control laws to allow more foreigners to join the country's workforce.

the malaysian authorities have filed criminal charges against the investment banking giant goldman sachs in connection with the 1mdb financial scandal. a number of individuals have already been charged in malaysia and the us over the scandal, in which billions of dollars are alleged to have been misappropriated from a malaysian government—backed investment fund. this is the first time charges have been filed against goldman sachs, which helped issue bonds for 1mdb. the bank says the allegations are "misdirected". our business reporter leisha sa ntorelli explains. 1mdb is not a household name but the idea behind it is that this state fund would attract foreign investment and money to build up malaysia in financial centres and the problem is, williams of dollars was siphoned off, basically stolen from the malaysia people. the allegations brought forward by

malaysia was that goldman sachs misled investors during the bond sales, which are essentially raising money for the fun of government. goldman sachs‘s allegation is that these are misdirected and it was a couple of rogue employees are. these individuals already faced from charges in the us. —— criminal charges. william k black is a lawyer, former financial regulator and associate professor of economics and law at the university of missouri. he was a central figure in exposing and prosecuting corruption by members of congress in the savings and loan crisis in the us. i asked him how signifciant it was that goldman sachs itself, not just its employees, is being prosecuted. my my apologies, we don't seem to be able to get that connection up their to listen to that interview. as soon as we can, we will bring that to

you. an indian court has sentenced a senior politician with the opposition congress party to life in prison for his role in inciting the deadly anti—sikh riots 3a years ago. it's the most significant conviction to date over a brutal episode in india's recent history. sajjan kumar‘s conviction relates to the murder of five members of the same sikh family in delhi. 0thers accused deny involvement. jill mcgivering reports. these were the scenes of 3a years ago. riots and bloodshed on a horrific scale. thousands of sikhs we re horrific scale. thousands of sikhs were murdered in revenge attacks and ever since, it has been a long wait forjustice. when i woke up this morning i was pleasantly surprised that they finally convicted the leading congressmen after 3a years. i definitely think it is the first step. i do know lots of people are

still disappointed that lots of other leaders have warned without justice and leading policeman as well, but i think it is a really good first step. sajjan kumar is the most senior conviction so far. he was a congress party mp at the time. 0ut those who are used to party of a cover—up of tried to protect its own are demanding more convictions involving those who have been accused of inciting the mob and complicity with police. no surprise that the bjp is one of its most vocal critics. the legacy of the 1984 injustice, vocal critics. the legacy of the 1984 in justice, hands around the neck, fought by the chorus party which led the congress all this yea rs which led the congress all this years and ensured that no justice is done to the bit is of 1980. the congress party and its leaders deny wrongdoing, but it is only months before india's general election, painful memories are being revived and the broader question is how much political damage all this

will do. jill mcgivering, bbc news. the case of a chinese human rights lawyer who's been held for three and a half years in prison without trial has prompted an unusual protest. wang quanzhang was picked up in 2015 along with many other lawyers and activists caught up in a crackdown by the chinese government. now his wife has joined the wives of three other detained lawyers to shave their heads and travel bald to the supreme court demanding a hearing. china correspondent stephen mcdonell reports. these women holding their own hair are seen as a threat in china. said the protest was wound up late security guards. it was drawing too much attention. for wives of detained human rights lawyers shaved their heads because in chinese, it

can sound like no hair, and also it illegal. three of their husbands have now been released. 0ne remains in prison after he was picked up in 2015. wang quanzhang, who came to prominence for taking on high—profile human rights cases, has been accused of so—called subversion of state power, but has never faced trial. his wife has been trying to force the authorities to actually have a hearing of some sort, so she and herfriends have a hearing of some sort, so she and her friends took out the electric clippers. translation: we urged the court to process his case in accordance with the law. then, sporting their newly bald heads, they travelled to the supreme court. and li wenzu at tempted to lodge releva nt and li wenzu at tempted to lodge relevant documents. —— attempted. she didn't get past the front gate. she didn't get past the front gate. she says this is her 31st visit to the supreme court. each time turned away. translation: this case is way

overdue and this is illegal. so the women have come to this courthouse and are not allowed in. they are speaking to the media and in the meantime, you can swing around here and we can see, you have swiped a police presence. —— you have quite a police presence. —— you have quite a police presence. —— you have quite a police presence. all of these police and other security are basically tried to break up this press conference and make everybody leave. translation: even though we can't get in today we will keep going. and with that, the women walked off to ta ke with that, the women walked off to take the subway home, vowing to return. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: we meet the new miss universe, and explore why the phillippines is still a fan of beauty pagents. also on the programme — why gaming in south korea is not just a game, but a threat to the younger generation.

after eight months on the run, saddam hussein has been tracked down and captured by american forces. saddam hussein is finished because he killed our people, our women, our children. the signatures took only a few minutes, but they brought a formal end to 3.5 years of conflict, conflict that has claimed more than 200,000 lives. before an audience of world leaders, the presidents of bosnia, serbia and croatia put their names to the peace agreement. the romanian border was sealed and silent today. romania has cut itself off from the outside world in order to prevent the details of the presumed massacre in timisoara from leaking out. from sex at the white house to a trial for his political life, the lewinsky affair tonight guaranteed bill clinton his place in history as only the second

president ever to be impeached. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: we meet the new miss universe, and explore why the phillippines is still a fan of beauty pagents. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm mariko oi in singapore. i'm sharanjit leyl in london. our top stories: us senate reports conclude russia used every social media platform to help elect donald trump — reaching millions of voters. and a new move in one of the biggest financial scandals in history — malaysia files criminal charges against goldman sachs. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. the international edition of the new york times has a report from kashgar, in the far west of china — citing evidence that people in re—education camps are being used as forced labour in nearby factories, for little or no pay. the south china morning post reports

on what it describes as a landmark court ruling on gay adoption. a singapore court ruled that at a gay couple can legally a adopt a 5—year—old boy who was born to a surrogate mother, even though gay sex is banned in the city state. and the japan times leads on the explosion at a restaurant in sapporo. the article says police are looking at the possibility the blast may have been caused by a pile of 100 deodoriser spray cans. the computer games industry is growing rapidly in south korea. over half the population play games. and when they're not playing — they're watching professional gamers competing in tournaments for big prizes. but this rapid growth comes with a cost. around one in seven children are at risk of becoming addicted. from seoul, laura bicker reports. in south korea many kids don't

want to be sports stars, they want to be professional gamers. they practise for hours in rooms known as pc bangs. the competition is so tough there is no time to stop for dinner. in this arena you are a fighter, a hero. a winner. but it's having a real impact on this new gaming generation. these teenagers are just a few of the hundreds who have had to undergo a digital detox treatment. their passion was becoming an addiction. the government has set up special camps for those who need help. we have suppressed their identities. translation: i tried quitting by myself but my friends kept seducing me back to the pc bang.

when i played games, hours and hours would pass, so that is when i felt i was addicted. when i played games, hours and hours would pass. that's when i felt i was addicted. i felt that i wanted someone to help me. they are taught to care for others and taken to a retirement home where they even put on a show. their aim is to help them interact in the real world, develop a human connection before their symptoms become much worse. singing. chay was brought to this special hospital by police after he spent 96 hours playing in a pc bang. he has had one—to—one therapy with doctors for several weeks. translation: i failed a lot, many mistakes. i could not keep my word. gaming addicts are often male, have absent parents and are using games

to run away. they are not doing well with friends, with family members. the world of gaming is the only place they feel recovered. but one head teacher believes the answer is not to limit gaming, but to encourage it. 18—year—old park bo han was struggling with his studies as he was gaming through the night. here he is allowed to play during school hours to develop his skills. translation: i think i can show what i am good at through games. i can show my strength to other people. i feel really happy when we win because of how well i played. this very outgoing head teacher has built an entire curriculum around gaming. translation: everyone looks at it as a gaming problem but if you look beyond that, all the kids have talent and if you just hone that and make them concentrate on it, i think the kids show signs of genius. it's a controversial approach but he

says it works. the south korean paradox is that it's gaming industry is one of the biggest in the world, worth over $5 billion, and it is growing fast. but this country is also having to invest billions to ensure it does not lose a generation along the way. laura bicker, bbc news, seoul. catriona gray was crowned miss universe in bangkok on monday morning. she's from the philippines, where beauty pageants are a national obsession. in many western countries they are increasingly seen as outdated and criticised for objectifying women — not so in the philippines. the bbc‘s howard johnsonjoins us now from the capital manila. how has this when it gone down over there? -- this win. this is a huge result of the philippines. people

are going crazy on social media. it has stopped traffic on the streets and break the internet. we have seen you keep all is offering discounts on treatments as catriona gray moved through the different stages. what we have seen also is president duterte can achieve their dreams and they can come true. it can show that people who live hard lives, can achieve their dreams. a princess lifestyle. it is popular among the overseas workers as well. it's not the first time this title has been awarded to a woman from the philippines. adding three previous winners, by my count. i'm just wondering how popular the actual beauty pageant is. i mean, doesn't set through to grassroots in terms

of children being trained and taking pa rt of children being trained and taking part in competitions they're? —— affair. —— margaret river stock this goes back to the american influence on this country. -- there. imelda marcos was a former beauty queen and the wife of the former president. this country had its first miss universe in 1973 and in 1974 the country hosted the first miss tutt universe using lots of public money to create a venue for the event —— miss universe. children watched it and decided that was something they aspired to become. as you say, lots of winners have come from the philippines and we are expecting a huge pageant and a welcome home

ceremony huge pageant and a welcome home ceremony when the catriona gray it returns to the country. indeed. howerd johnson, live in manila. let's go back to the story we were covering earlier. malaysia by link criminal charges against goldman sachs. we have a former associate professor of economics and law in the university of missouri. he was a centralfigure in the university of missouri. he was a central figure in exposing corruption by members of congress in the us. i asked him how signifciant it was that goldman sachs itself, notjust its employees — is being prosecuted. if the bank is found guilty, they could be a bar on doing business in a number of features —— nations and

goldman sachs is doing business with nations so it would be a significant hit it had occurred. historically, though, they haven't been successful prosecutions of investment banks ever. why do you think this is different this time? there have been successful prosecutions of investment banks in the united states at a number of times. there simply hasn't been in connection of the 2008 financial crisis and beyond. the capacity exists. as you said, thejustice beyond. the capacity exists. as you said, the justice department beyond. the capacity exists. as you said, thejustice department in the united states when it prosecuted the individuals from goldman sachs, made it sound like they were rogue employees defeating internal cold —— internal controls at goldman sachs. the invitations by malaysia is that thatis the invitations by malaysia is that that is not the case and that goldman sachs was involved in a multifaceted attack on the fund.

goldman sachs has responded. how did they not know what was going on? that's actually a very complicated question because of the definition of goldman sachs. under us law, the corporation is responsible for the actions of its employees in most cases. actions of its employees in most cases. almost certainly would be here. so that you could successfully prosecute goldman sachs in the united states under us law. we will have to see under malaysia and law watch the courts say. but that may bea watch the courts say. but that may be a different standard. the investigation is exposing loopholes. to you think these loopholes will be closed after this? i think they are built into the system. what people need to ask themselves is that why

do these scandals keep on happening at sovereign wealth funds and the a nswer at sovereign wealth funds and the answer is there a huge amounts of money does make there is huge amounts of money —— there is huge amounts of money —— there is huge amounts of money sloshing around these funds. there are no shareholders. there are essentially no creditors. no one is looking except a small amount of officials who have very strong temptations to ta ke who have very strong temptations to take kickbacks and that is the allegation in the united states, that the senior officials paid and accepted kickbacks in order to corrupt senior officials so they could loot the fund. goldman sachs and the former malaysian prime minister deny the charges. goldman sachs says the charges are misdirected, they will defend themslves against them and that they are cooperating with authorities. you have been watching newsday. i'm babita sharma in london.

and i'm mariko oi in singapore. stay with us. we'll have more on china's 40th anniversary and how the nation has evolved into a market—driven global power. and before we go, we'll leave with you a nativity scene made entirely of sand which is on display at the vatican. it's made out of 720 tonnes of sand, which has been mixed with water and compressed into blocks to make it durable. it was inaugurated on st peter's square along with a giant christmas tree — and it will be on display there until 13th january. that's all for now — stay with bbc world news. back with the headlines next, see you soon. we have some wet and windy weather

on the cards across the uk on tuesday. the heaviest rain, the strongest winds across the western side of the country at its down to this area of low pressure. it is not one of those fronts that will come along in a dead straight line, there are pulses of energy running along the front and one of these is working to the west of ireland at the moment and it introduces a bit of uncertainty in the exact timing of uncertainty in the exact timing of this weather front as it erratically pushes its way eastwards. nevertheless, the next few hours, these are the areas you will encounter outbreaks of rain, in the west. it will be a windy start to tuesday as well. you can see how tightly packed the isobars are. the wind gusts will probably reach around 65 mph. around the coasts and hills of wales and the south of england bringing localised surface water. similar wet and windy weather in northern ireland. through the day, as i suggested, there could be uncertainty in the exact timing of

the rentals was a bit lake claire eastern scotland and north—east england a bit more quickly but with showers following. —— the exact timing of the rain. it could clear eastern scotland. the wind is coming from a southerly direction and temperatures are widely between ten and 12 celsius, warmer than it should be. on the go through tuesday evening, the last of the rain will slowly push its way eastwards across eastern england. across wednesday, big area of low pressure still sat to the west of big uk. weather fronts wrapping around the area of low pressure and bringing showers which will tend to merge to bring length —— lengthy spells of rain across southern and western areas of the uk. there will also be sunshine around and the best of it, perhaps showers coming down to the north but in the south, we are still seen temperatures reaching double figures. here is that they's charts. it went the quite as windy but we

still have the north—westerly winds dragging in further showers and those winds bringing the cooler air in. more of a westerly wind and temperatures here should continue to nudge into double figures, ten or 11 degrees, for example, in plymouth and st helier where as we have cooler conditions that still close to average across the north of the uk. looking at the forecaster friday and the weekend, temperatures staying in the milder side. there will be further showers around. that's your weather. i'm babita sharma with bbc news. our top story — reports for the us senate say russia used every social media platform to help elect donald trump in the 2016 presidential election. researchers found that tens of millions of americans were exposed to russian—backed propaganda and warned that social media sites could now pose a threat to democracy. malaysia has filed criminal charges against goldman sachs, in connection with the 1mdb financial scandal. the us bank has been under scrutiny for its role in helping to raise money for the investment fund.

it says the charges are "misdirected". and there's more drama in british politics. the prime minister theresa may has told parliament it will not get a vote on her brexit deal until the third week of january. the main opposition leader jeremy corbyn has tabled a motion no confidence in her for delaying the vote. that's all. stay with bbc world news.