bridge. to try an exclusive report nov seventeenth w. w news that lives in flooding it is simply to leave these dead as heavy rains play more lives across the country rescue divers and emergency teams are racing to locate survivors and officials warn that more extreme weather could be on the way also coming up is limits on the streets of pakistan are issuing fresh demands to the pakistani christian. kind for insulting islam that's up to pakistan's supreme

court unanimously a question for a lack of evidence. and thousands of iranians take to the streets of tehran to protest imminent u.s. functions but the measures targeting may just such as of the country's economy will be how the penalties could affect ordinary iranians lives. i knew cuba's mackinnon thanks so much for joining us. we started a silly west storms have killed at least twenty nine people this week the house whether it's battering sicily in particular a dozen bodies have been recovered from floodwaters there one family lost nine members overnight and four cost as all warning more severe weather lies ahead.

they were just trying to enjoy the long weekend when the house was flooded nine family members including a baby in two children day all my family's dead cries the father over and over again really. the bottle of only known. to families had gathered in a syrian country villa run in nearby river encouraged by heavy rainfall burst its banks. when the rich are going to wish for the thread when these tragedies happen they happen suddenly they do not give you any warning because until yesterday afternoon it was fine here we don't know i'm so sorry for these children it breaks my heart for these children knowing what happened. three other people died on the island when their cars were swept away. after surveying the area from the air prime

minister. commented on the recent events. i've already announced that next week in the cabinet will declare a state of emergency for all the regions that need it sicily has already requested we declare a state of emergency but i think this request will be updated in light of the recent tragedies. of the. heavy storms have battered the whole of italy for a week with the country's north being hit especially hard thousands of trees like here in the vonetta region uprooted in just a few days. more than two hundred million euros have already been earmarked for relief but damage estimates are in the billions and warnings for extreme weather are still in place six italian regions remain on high alert for new storms.

islamists in pakistan are a new ring back calls for death by hanging for me a christian woman who was acquitted after being sentenced to death for blasphemy angry protesters have states rallies since her acquittal was announced on wednesday pakistan's supreme court said that wasn't enough evidence to convict bibi of insulting islam she sat on death row for eight she is away cigna decision her husband has now appeal to the u.s. and the u.k. to help the family leave pakistan citing fears for their lives. hundreds took to the streets of pakistan cities like here in karachi on sunday to protest against the acquittal of a c. a b. b. . his name is fundamentalists threatened to kill her if she is released and they threaten to kill the judges as well if the ruling is not overturned. keep protesting until a decision about hanging assia is made we're not going to be deceived by the government's conspiracies. on friday the government agreed with an islamist party

to delay aasia bibi's release and stop her from leaving the country until the supreme court makes a final review of its verdict. her husband aashiq marcy says the family is in danger he appealed to several western countries including the u.s. to grant them asylum. the us. in trouble in pakistan please help us. those of our sheikh marcy and its children are now living in hiding in the city of lahore early in two thousand and seventeen he spoke to a german television crew anticipating the current situation there that they received many death threats if i see a walk free they will kill us they also threaten to kill the judges that's why the

case is taking so long everyone's afraid for their lives. now almost two years later he believes that amid the many death threats by extremists even his wife's distant relatives need to be brought to safety their attorney has already left pakistan citing fears for his life. earlier we spoke to from asia and we also said how likely it is the asia. will be able to leave pakistan well he has appealed to a number of countries and we know that before that france and spain have offered asylum to the family to be b. but the question is what is imran khan's government going to do about the agreed to a deal in which to said that they would do. try to do take measures to ban bibi's departure from pakistan if that happens then it will become very difficult for bibi to leave pakistan and one life will remain under threat. that was from

asia speaking to us. all right let's have a look at some of the other stories making news around the world fighting has escalated around yemen's key port city of data yemeni forces backed by a saudi led coalition are launching a major ground assault to wrest the city from who's the rebels they have pounded rebel positions with as strikes and naval azzurri officials say more than one hundred fifty five says on both sides were killed over the weekend. a convoy of seventy eight trucks carrying lifesaving aid has reached a remote cam for the displaced on syria's border with jordan the united nations and the syrian arab red crescent said that joint convoy would provide aid to fifty thousand people and. several hundred people have gathered outside the headquarters of the ukrainian interior ministry in kiev following the death of an anti corruption activist. died on sunday three months off of being

a touch with the police have detained five people in the case including the alleged assailant. the pacific archipelago of new caledonia has voted against independence from from its there was strong participation in the referendum and united nations observers and delegates from metropolitan front said the vote was peaceful and orderly french president and i know my call as welcome the outcome. now the future of germany's governing coalition between angela merkel's conservatives and the social democrats is topping the agenda at two closed party meetings in berlin today merkel's c.d.u. party is holding its first session since the chancellor announced she would stand down as party leader the social democrats are debating whether they want to continue working with michael and her party calls for an exit from the governing

coalition have been growing louder after the s.p.d. suffered bruising results in two recent state elections their leader they are not list is under pressure to shop and has policies profile all pull the plug on the current coalition. for more unless that speak to the chief political adviser. who's in front of the c.d.u. party headquarters now the city used focus is now on finding a new party leader a successor to underline that will tell us a bit more how this is going to work. well that's what's being debated in those party headquarters behind me what everybody walking into the building today seem to agree on is that there should be a whole series of regional party conferences this is all about listening more to the party grassroots something many felt that america has lost touch with recently and that's something these three lead candidates will most likely have to face to

go into those regions introduce themselves and make the case that they can be both the new leader to reposition the c.d.u. in the middle and for it to rediscover its conservative roots something many here long for a mention of there are three main candidates but it is looking likely that will come down to a contest between the centrist nachle i lay ally and. the right wing conservative just finished now is there a favorite between those too. well we see some polling coming out but these are very early days and now we have twelve candidates potentially in the race already with the party conference at the beginning of december on the sixth seventh and eighth deciding the outcome there i'm going to come come on board became secretary general of the c.d.u. because she got the support of the america that at the same time is a strength and a weakness she currently polls at some thirty nine percent in one poll i must

stress that came out today matthew seen as the other lead contend he was actually pushed out of politics essentially more than decade ago by none other than angela merkel of herself and he's polling at some forty four percent now there's an internal joke here at the c.d.u. that it's a bit like james dean he died the political death early and that's what everybody kept from member in him and kept talking about him so there's a lot of hopes pinned on him spohn the health minister he's only polling at about eight percent so there's some expectation that he might be out of the race eventually but this is seems to be pretty much an open race something that is very unusual for the conservative c.d.u. that had so become an anglo-american party all right he doesn't use cheap political editor thanks so much. iranians have staged massive

protests against the united states one day before new american sanctions go into effect against the u.s. and spiked since president trump decided to withdraw from the iran nuclear deal and tens of thousands took part in protests across the country which also marked the storming of the u.s. embassy thirty nine years ago a key event ahead of the islamic revolution. a show of defiance this protest takes place annually but this year tensions are running high and. facing new american sanctions on monday the regime is shopping its rhetoric in parliament the man once in charge of negotiating nuclear policy with washington compared the united states' current leader to one of iran's bitterest enemies. now mr donald trump like former iraqi dictator saddam has decided to fight the iranian nation he wants to directly oppress and torture the iranian nation. but

elsewhere in tire on worries a growing about the impact of the sanctions they're expected to further drive up consumer prices and why heavily on the country's growth right which had been recovering from an earlier round of penalties. but need to move the ball so we can see the effect of sanctions in this bizarre there was a man here today who did not have money to buy a lotion for his baby because the economic situation is getting worse the people are very poor and times are hard each one. expects like iran's large anti government protests in january to the country's deteriorating economic situation the fear among regime supporters the latest u.s. sanctions will only deepen iran's problems and further undermine the foundations of the islamic republic. french president emmanuel mccall and german president. have attended

a concert in strasbourg cathedral to mark the one hundredth anniversary of the end of world war one the event featured music by german composer and beethoven and french composer cruel to tuesday and kicked off a week of commemorations dozens of world leaders are set to meet in paris next week and among the centennial. i'm staying in the french capital in tennis novak djokovic has suffered a surprise defeat by russian carron hatch and off in the final of the paris mosque has joke of it if you can see here in blue beat roger federer set a semi final but how dramatically ended his winning streak of twenty two matches the world number eighteen one in straight sets seven five six four spite the defeat djokovic will still take over as tennis world number one on monday. now the bundesliga show is coming up next after a short break and will be discussing plans for a european super league with

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