and these are not rohingya families, but the people of kachin state. latest ethnic group to flee a burmese army on the attack. the same burmese army which killed this woman's eldest son. he was 22. caught in artillery fire on his village six weeks ago. the only words his mother can get out — her son's name. and his dad watched his son die. he bears the scars, physical and otherwise. translation: imagine how you'd feel if this happened to your own child. i have lost him. i won't see him again. these children had nearly forgotten what a decent meal tastes like. they have just emerged from a month—long trek through the jungle to safety. they were living in land controlled by kachin rebels, who have been fighting for independence for decades. but the burmese army calls the rebels terrorists and are now trying to drive them out, at any cost, it seems. seng ja worked as a sunday school teacher in her christian village, and explained why she fled her home. translation: on 11 april, four fighter jets fired on the village. we also heard that the army had raped

but the people of kachin state. the latest ethnic group to flee a burmese army on the attack.e burmese army which killed this man's eldest son. he was 22. caught in artillery fire on his village six weeks ago. the only words his mother can get out, her son's name. and his dad watched his son die. he bears the scars, physical and otherwise. translation: imagine how you would feel if this happened to your own child. i have lost him. i won't see him again. these children had nearly forgotten what a decent meal tastes like. they had just emerged from a month—long trek through the jungle to safety. they were living in land controlled by kachin rebels who had been fighting for independence for decades. but the burmese army calls the rebels terrorists and are now trying to drive them out, at any cost, it seems. this woman worked as a sunday school teacher in her christian village and explained why she fled her home. translation: on april the 11th, four fighter jets fired on the village. we also heard that the army had raped women and tortured old people nearby, so we left. the storie

this time as part of an offensive against kachin rebels in the north of the country.insists it only targets armed forces. the american fashion designer kate spade has been found dead at her home in new york. ms spade was best known for the handbag company she founded in 1993. police believe she killed herself. and this video is trending on bbc.com: the chief executive of qatar airways has sparked a storm of protest after saying his airline had to be — i quote — "led by a man because it was a very challenging position". akbar al baker was attending a conference on diversity. that's all from me for now. stay with bbc news. and the top story here in the uk: the labour party says it will try to make the government stay in the eu's internal market by tabling amendments to brexit

but the people of kachin state. the latest ethnic group to flee a burmese army on the attack.s eldest son. he was 22. caught in artillery fire on his village six weeks ago. the only words his mother can get out, her son's name. and his dad watched his son die. he bears the scars, physical and otherwise. translation: imagine how you would feel if this happened to your own child. i have lost him. i won't see him again. these children had nearly forgotten what a decent meal tastes like. they had just emerged from a month—long trek through the jungle to safety. they were living in land controlled by kachin rebels who have been fighting for independence for decades. but the burmese army calls the rebels terrorists and are now trying to drive them out, at any cost, it seems. this woman worked as a sunday school teacher in her christian village and explained why she fled her home. translation: on april the 11th, four fighterjets fired on the village. we also heard that the army had raped women and tortured old people nearby, so we left. the stories we are hearing from these villagers

this time as part of an offensive against kachin rebels in the north of the country. villagers say whole communities have been forced to flee — though the army insists it only targets armed forces. the american fashion designer kate spade has been found dead at her home in new york. ms spade was best known for the handbag company she founded in 1993. police believe she killed herself. and this video is trending on bbc.com: the chief executive of qatar airways has sparked a storm of protest after saying his airline had to be — i quote — "led by a man because it was a very challenging position". akbar al baker was attending a conference on diversity. that's all from me for now. stay with bbc news. and the top story here in the uk: the labour party says it will try to make the government stay in the eu's internal market by tabling amendments to brexit legislation coming before mps next week. now on bbc news, all the latest business news live from singapore. potential progress on trade but also a warning from a former indian central bank governor. and emirates faces turbu

attacks against civilians, this time as part of an offensive against kachin rebels in the north of the country. villagers say whole communities have been forced to flee, though the army insists it only targets armed forces. the american fashion designer kate spade has been found dead at her home in new york. ms spade was best known for the handbag company she founded in 1993. police believe she killed herself. and this video is trending on bbc.com: the chief executive of qatar airways has sparked a storm of protest, after saying his airline had to be — i quote — "led by a man because it was a very challenging position". akbar al baker was attending a conference on diversity. that's all from me now. stay with bbc world news. now on bbc news it's time for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, with me, zeinab badawi. my guest is a pioneer in so many ways. she's been described as the arab world's leading feminist. she is a medical doctor, activist, writer, campaigner and outspoken political critic. she is dr nawal el saadawi. she was banned from speaking in the egyptian media and was imprisoned u

this time, not against the rohingya's in the west of the country, but against the kachin people in the north. for decades, they've been calling for independence from myanmar. ethiopia's governing coalition has announced it will fully accept and implement the peace deal that ended its border war with eritrea. it says it will accept the outcome of a border commission which awarded disputed territories to eritrea. thousands died in the conflict which ended 18 years ago. voting is taking place in eight us states in primary elections that are being watched closely ahead of november's midterm polls. california is among the states taking part, and is of particular importance to the democrats in their quest to take back control of the house of representatives. now on bbc news, tuesday in parliament. hello, and welcome to the programme. coming up: it's been debated for half a century, now a decision‘s been made. creating tens of thousands of local jobs and apprenticeships, and boosting our economy forfuture generations, by expanding heathrow airport. but labour's non—plussed. the secretary of s

against civilians, this time not against the rohingyas in the west of the country, but against the kachin people in the north. for decades, they have been calling for independence from myanmar. fresh eruptions of the fuego volcano in guatemala have prompted a new wave of evacuations of residents on the slopes below. the official number of people killed in sunday's eruption has risen to 73, with many more missing. no evacuation alert was issued before the volcano erupted on sunday. voting has ended in eight us states in primary elections. they are being watched closely ahead of the mid—term polls in november. california is particularly important to their hopes of taking back control of the house of representatives. now on bbc news, it is hardtalk with stephen sackur. welcome to hardtalk, i'm stephen sackur. it is hard to imagine how the us—russia relationship could be any more dysfunctional. each accuses the other of consistently malign action and intent. "worse than the cold war" was the way it was recently described to me by russia's foreign minister. and yet the two presidents, trump an

a low-intensity conflict with the ethnic kachin tribe would be one of them, a wave of persecution and, but all along the edges it's waging a desperate war to hang on to the status quo. needless to say, the status quo is not good. >> philippe: all right. bagan, here we come. >> anthony: 1,000 years ago, bagan was the capital for a long line of kings. it's the sort of place where the old coexists with the even older. as elsewhere in this part of the world, in many of the buddhist temples here, far older animist spirit-based beliefs coexist with more recent buddhism. and, in myanmar, worship of the nats is widespread. nats, as i understand it, are more like greek gods, former humans, demigods, spirits, often with very human qualities and failings. dance performances pay homage to the individual nats, performers claiming to actually channel them, bringing about, one hopes, a beneficial spiritual possession. but i'm not just here for a nat. i have a list -- things to eat in myanmar. and this is one of them. chicken curry. and from roadside joints like this, nestled among the temple ruins,