minister atal bihari vulture spain he was one of the country's most popular leaders we'll talk to our delhi correspondent about his legacy also on the show how safe are good lisa bridges with anger mounting over the deadly genoa bridge collapse italians told e.w. they're worried about the condition of other bridges across the country. and fans paid tribute to the queen of soul. aretha franklin guided her home into troy michigan yesterday at the age of seventy six we'll take a look at the life of a cultural icon. i'm brian thomas a very warm welcome to the show thousands of people are paying homage today to india's former prime minister atal bihari vajpayee who died thursday at the age of ninety three he's being given full state honors at a funeral ceremony in delhi schools and colleges. are closed in the indian capital on the government has announced a seven day mourning period bars pay he was among india's most popular politicians and a founding leader of the governing hindu nationalist party he served three times as foreign minister. here's a look back at a man who oversaw india's growth

because following that story for us from delhi so near what's the situation like this even in the flood affected areas how does one explain the saturn and shop increase the death toll well i'm worried that the situation and carried out of its dire you know statism fire a lot and the students really seem to ration the tension for much of today and also last night night and i think that there's also obviously complicated relief efforts and that has that as well to partially lead to the very height that don't seem so large parts of the states mean under water i've seen some kind of really heartbreaking videos on social media actually people you know pushed on groups dogs overeating to be rescued. and in many many areas you know a child to sleep has been cut off from the mainland that's that looks a bit washed away because of last lights on or damages and the public wants to she made us want to come to a standstill in getting those commercial capital now this is the gauge which gets really important city beach national airport is closed because a lot of one hospitals in the city rachel it a

a correspondent thomas joins me now from new delhi and not to a funeral procession certainly making its way through the streets of the capital but of course the country remembering a giant of politics despite the divisive minority public politics that he also

sanctions regime will mean here it could hurt al jazeera new delhi. still to come here at al-jazeera. she's still got their backing former first lady is out of jail after serving just three of a twenty year sentence. and the new terrorist causing frustration and fear. in yemen. from the clear blue sky of the dome home. to the fresh autumn breeze in the city of la. welcome back it's time to look at weather conditions around the levant and western side of asia and here we've got fine conditions for the most part time becky stan sunshine thirty seven degrees we've lost the showers on the southern side of the caspian sea we've got heavy showers around the caucasus and through on the eastern side of the black sea these are the mediterranean is looking fine temperatures there of thirty one expected in beirut and some a sore temperatures expected through friday so let's head down into the arabian peninsula on the western side of the peninsula temperatures in the low forty's bit of cloud around most is fairly high so just looks quite attractive as the sun set

they live in or do bizarre a vibrant market area and delhi and home to more than one million muslims. pool so is on her way to the home of her son and daughter in law who also live in the area. a mother has clearly a mile both physically on it and i don't know what. our lab i'm up next how glad i. am never to get out because of the. family units and is an anomaly and. about another island now it is certainly my leg and i don't know what you will get by i am of the latter love alligator that line our drug of all of us. and not done about it not to our left hand i'm not a problem of got. to go so. i'm not that i'm not really up in it it must. have been a sigh and i know that when i look at. the full. neck of the ass i am in fact we've all got. to. get them out there not that i like a lot of manhattan as i love living in you but i think that you. are not island there that's my life and jakovic the one in the family. was a loving the our. son also applied to go in the house with his wife but they didn't get selected for visa approval. in india whether you get to go on the depends quite li

by the head of his cremation in new delhi he was the first prime minister from the hindu nationalist be j.p. . was considered a consensus builder and successfully lead a coalition with multiple smaller policies to try to improve relations with pakistan but at the same time asserted india's nuclear power status by ordering tests when correspondent who's in new delhi andrew thomas and andrew said this is a huge figure in india's modern history. state funeral is underway right now it's. the straits of. where there are hundreds of thousands of people. well went through security to get close to where that procession would pass and right now the reeds are being laid on the coffin we've had an arranger mody the current prime minister larry for his coffin manmohan singh has just laid one down from that cove in the president here so how many karzai afghan afghanistan's long term president is also laying flowers on the coffin there so soon the coffin will be taken to its final cremation spot and this prime minister will be laid to rest but as you say a major figure in indian politics he was th

a reporting from delhi now with bricks it still not quite clarified britain is certainly looking for new partners and they're also looking for markets in africa. we will see in just a moment the british prime minister to resign may on her first official visit to the continent in capetown between some rhythmical moves may said that she wanted britain to become the g seven is biggest investor in africa overtaking the united states a pledge around four and a half billion euros by twenty twenty two may also said britain would work with african nations to tackle insecurity and migration by creating jobs in south africa the prime minister will head to nigeria to kenya. for up to four hundred years that's how long it takes for an ordinary piece of plastic to decompose the amount of plastic waste particular in our oceans is go growing problem many countries have taken a stance against the use of plastic bags but few have been as rigorous as kenya take a look. at the country market in western ny robie is a popular shopping venue it offers nearly everything but no plastic bags which were banne

she appears almost out of nowhere from the chaos of old delhi's street life aren't actually right. one of india's best known authors and most prominent critics of her debut novel the god of small things catapulted her to fame she's donated much of the royalties including her booker prize money to charity roy is a respected. taters one who draws the ire of hindu nationalists although her admirers fear for her safety she refuses to be seen as a martyr. but people. and i mean i'm always invited of course to present myself as this low voice who's taken on so many people and i'm so alone and i'm so brave but that's not true you know i don't know any in fact who has more arms around them than myself in this country yet roy has only written two novels twenty years after her first in twenty seventeen she published the ministry of utmost happiness a journey through modern india spanning decades critical and provocative it's no easy read. i didn't want to write oh no we didn't civilised no over the idea of what people think a normal should be don't not to write something smooth an easily dig

and this new delhi artistic expression has thrived for generations. now real estate developers want to go on. tomorrow we disappear i will close documentary on al-jazeera. welcome back to watching the al-jazeera news hour with links a home run a reminder of our top news stories this hour former indian prime minister atal bihari body has been taken for cremation with full state alders he was the first prime minister from the hindu nationalist be j.p. and transformed india into a nuclear power while in office. also the u.s. has announced a new task force to deal specifically with iran it says it's to persuade tehran's government to change its ways secretary of state mike pompei or announce the new unit as the u.s. increases economic pressure with more sanctions and the collapse of the bridge in general has drawn attention to its least aging infrastructure around that seventy percent of its fifteen thousand bridges and tunnels are more than forty years old at least thirty eight people were killed in jenin and an investigation is underway . the u.n. has i

cremation marked the end of a new political giant andrew thomas al-jazeera new delhi. rescue workers are still digging through the rubble in genoa after tuesday's bridge collapse at least thirty eight people were killed and hundreds injured the government is now focusing its attention on its aging bridges and tunnels some of which are more than forty years old. or families continue to arrive at the us mexico border seeking a new life in the united states most remain hopeful that they will be able to enter despite the trumpet ministrations hard line policies that have jailed families and separated children from their parents. has more from texas for immigrants just released by the u.s. border patrol the first taste of freedom on american soil is this bus terminal in macallan texas here they enter in neat lines clutching plastic bags containing the first and only belongings of what they hope to be their new lives in the u.s. and the progress that is being philly's thank god i'm here i'm happy because i'm with my family i mean a lot and is doing it with. this man and his

in delhi she's going to have you with us just tell me what role does the ad travel industry play in that interim or d.c. economic master plan make in india. has been something that prime minister modi has focused on a fair bit you know he unveiled a plan last year where he looked to bring millions more indians largely and smaller cities and small towns into the aviation market getting millions more writing commercial air airplanes and as part of that plan it was really a focused on a on economic fueling economic growth through refurbishing old colonial air strips and building new airports in some of these smaller towns and cities as well but what we've seen is that there's been a slow pace at sort of rolling out this this plan a lot of infrastructure issues which have meant that they're way behind on on what they wanted to do in that regard and and even with a lot of existing airlines at existing airports getting new routes approved many of those routes were approved by the government but airlines are actually struggling to to get them into operation because of existing logjams at these

the dumbness on their fall because following that story for us from delhi so now what's the situation like this evening in the flood affected areas how does one explain this and shop increase the death toll. well i would that the situation is carried out against diallo you know the state of the entire lot and the state has really seemed to ration trenchantly for much of today and also last night night and i think that that's also obviously complicated the relief efforts and that has that as well to partially lead to the very high that don't seem so knowledge parts of the states you mean under water i've seen some kind of really heartbreaking videos on social media actually people you know pushed on groups dogs overeating to be rescued. and in many many areas you know a child discrete have been cut off from the mainland that's the it's a been washed away because of last lights on or damages and. what the constitution many of us want to come to a standstill in getting those commercial cafferty porcine know this is the gateway to get let's it's really important city the international air

a new delhi. old memory place i'll tell biharis but surprise balti was gently taken from its coffin and laid on its pile. for the crowd to sort of the new gunfire. the pile was lit earlier budget place body had been taken on a perception through the streets of new delhi he didn't really be devoted to that he didn't want the man everyone. and he wanted everything but everybody. twenty five roads in the center of the council with close to allow the crowds to gather thousands of people have come through here on their way to reach the funeral rites and this is just one of many ways among the official more this is a delegation from the incoming government of pakistan imran khan about to be sworn in as pakistan's new prime minister also sends a message of goodwill saying budge plies death left a vacuum in the subcontinent political arena. matchplay is remembered fondly by most indians his period in office was one of strong economic growth and investment in roads and bridges for i it was also when india

dollars worth has been offered but politely refused by delhi carola is saying in that case delhi needs to make up the shortfall and so far there's no direct saw any of that there's also a blame get going on who was to blame for these floods was it just the tarantula right unavoidable or was it years of environmental mismanagement allowing people to build too close to rivers and too much pollution in those rivers as well didn't help many a saying plastic bottle for those sorts of things clogging up. i mean the water had nowhere to go when that huge amount of rain came down and finally there was the argument about management of dams and reservoirs when the eggs to run through rains began many of the reservoirs in kerala were already near capacity people are saying water should have been released much earlier but in smaller quantities rather than waiting until they were about to burst their banks and then letting all that water go out once they're saying this was a disaster that could have been prevented is a powerful hurricane as approaching hawaii carrying winds of up to two hundred six

on your falling cars following this story for us from delhi song there what's the latest that you're here. well it remains a dire situation and you know it's a cabin that remains on high alert in the last twenty four hours the state has seen really torrential rains large parts of the state remain underwater you know on social media of seen a few really heartbreaking videos of people really neck deep in water some they own submerged homes you know appealing to the authorities for help so that it causes the people who remain stranded in different parts off the state and that entire districts that have been cut off from the mainland because the roads have either been washed away or destroyed by the landslides public public transport in many places a virtually come to a standstill you know rail service is down bus of this is the dog in the commercial capital of courtship of the international airport to shut to because of the flooded runway and coach is really the gateway took out of the hospitals in that city also according to reports struggling to cope with a surge of patients who have

andrew thomas live in new delhi thank you so the u.s. has announced a new top schools to deal specifically with the wrong its aim it says is to persuade terror around government to change its ways secretary of state might pump a announcing new units as the u.s. increases economic pressure by reimposing sanctions earlier this year the u.s. withdrew from the two hundred fifty nuclear deal describing it as decaying and rocking. our hope is that one day soon we can reach a new agreement with iran but we must see major changes in the regime's behavior both inside and outside of its borders but also until who has more now from the united nations. the u.s. secretary of state mike pompei o has unveiled what is being called the iran action group trying to make certain that all parts of the u.s. government are working on a strategy to compel iran to give up its nuclear weapons ambitions as well as to stop its efforts of supporting groups such as hamas hezbollah the who these in yemen and other such organizations that have been listed as terrorist

paper with images of india's sprawling capital delhi. face masks an essential accessory the city is blanketed with stifling small. performance piece and photo documentary breath by breath. of collected polluted air different locations across the city would have put a fly catcher. you know that out and cans for a theme in india so they're coming from a stray cat or from getting really really expensive so it's just one but it's your buying so you know it's a new kind of consumerism which i wanted to talk about. that underscores the tenor of the show facing india is no exhibition of folklore from a multi-ethnic nation it unflinchingly addresses modern realities on the subcontinent and its viewpoints is exclusively female. to lotteries work focuses on environmental concerns. is a sacred river in the severely contaminated by interest real effluents was sewage. good locals who live along its banks still use its water for bathing cooking and drinking. inner filaments on the lottery uses poetic imagery to document this environmental disaster soc

sanctions regime will mean here it could hurt andrew thomas al jazeera new delhi. more than one hundred fifty thousand people have been left homeless by the earthquake on the indonesian island of lombok the red cross describes sunday's magnitude seven quake as exceptionally destructive rescuers are struggling to reach those in need at least one hundred thirty people have been killed and that number is expected to rise as search teams reach isolated parts of the island. a photo journalist detained in bangladesh is back in police custody after being given the all clear in a medical examination shadow has accused police of torturing him in jail where he's been held since sunday he was detained hours after doing an interview with al-jazeera about anti-government protests more than a dozen journalists have reportedly been attacked by security forces or government supporters bangladesh's information minister says alarm was not attained for his journalism he has been out of. cones. we are looking into it but our first today. through the court the court ruled he said what

and this new delhi swell artistic expression has thrived for generations. now real estate developers want to go on. we disappear i will close documentary on al-jazeera. welcome back a quick reminder the top stories here this hour the u.s. has announced a new foreign policy initiative aimed at changing the behavior of the regime in iran the white house is creating a task force to call net and on its policy on iraq u.s. president donald trump has used twitter to attack a campaign by american media outlets supporting free press more than three hundred newspapers published editorials criticizing trump's attacks on the media he said the press is free to write and say anything it wants but much of what he says is fake names. us singer ether front and has died of pancreatic cancer at the age of seventy six known as the queen of soul front in one thousand grammys during her career she was also a prominent into civil rights. two attackers have been killed off a six hour gun battle in the afghan capital kabul they've targeted an intelligence services training center

dollars worth has been offered but politely refused by delhi carola is saying in that case delhi needs to make up the shortfall and so far there's no direct sawing of that there's also a blame game going on who was to blame for these floods was it just the terrain to run on avoidable or was it years of environmental mismanagement allowing people to build too close to rivers and too much pollution in those rivers as well didn't help many a saying plastic bottle flow sorts of things clogging up. i mean the water had nowhere to go when that huge amount of rain came down and finally there was the arguments about management of dams and reservoirs when the eggs to run through rains began many of the reservoirs in kerala were already near capacity people are saying water should have been released much earlier but in smaller quantities rather than waiting until they were about to burst their banks and then letting all that water go once they're saying this was a disaster that could have been prevented is a powerful hurricane as approaching hawaii carrying winds of up to two hundred sixty kilom

so this is the conversation we're going to have in delhi or i should say, continue to have in delhi and i think china will be a factor in most of that going forward. ashley: the government of india certainly does not want to have a relationship that is what it completely alienation with china anyway because china exists on its borders. it has a civilization relationship going back centuries, so on is so forth. -- so on and so forth. but i think there is a common effort being made with respect to the effective response. and an effective response would take a different way in the strategic area, different from the other economic areas. do you have a sense that our relationship that is mature enough that we could begin to think of things that we do not only for the other, but also for third parties that might be implicated in both the strategic and economic realm? so, for example, are we ready to test sort of, work together in a place like africa, or in southeast asia, in and the economic realm? in the strategic realm? what do you imagine the two countries actually being able to do? randal

advertised is a conversation about indian, the 2+2 dialogue that's going to happen within about a week in delhi. it's that event that was very important in the political calendar because the relationship has really come a long way since we first began working on the transformation about 20 years ago. i'm particularly delighted that we could snag randy to speak about it, because he has the action on this issue in the pentagon. randy as all of you know has had a long career in government, and public policy, analysis and in business. prior to his current position he was the deputy assistant secretary of state for east asia, and the chief of staff and the senior policy advisor to the deputy secretary of state under bush 43. he also served as the ceo and the president of project 2049, whose website you haven't seen, i strongly committed to attention because it does superb work on east asian security affairs. and randy ran that for a long time before he came into government. he also was a founding partner source covered all the basics of everything from policy to cover. and this without fear of contr

reporting for us there from paris after the break spot between america and india over delhi buying a new russian missile system will bring it up to speed on. you know world of big part of the lot and conspiracy it's time to wake up to dig deeper to hit the stories that mainstream media refuses to tell more than ever we need to be smarter we need to stop slamming the door on the shouting past each other it's time for critical thinking it's time to fight for the middle for the truth the time is now we're watching closely watching the hawks. and trump you know it's all about detente and getting along with the greatest ally and friend russia there is no play good for the kids and you know if you open up but there's other things in here while we proceed here in the first half i'll just see what what go on. the us is born in the or it could be facing sanctions if delhi goes ahead with the purchase of the russian s four hundred missile defense system the sanctions act was signed by donald trump in twenty seventeen. it's set to impose penalties on russia iran iran and north korea it also fol

the new delhi. memory place biharis batch prize was gently taken from its coughing and laid on its pile. for the crack a ceremonial gunfire. the pio was lit earlier budget price body had been taken on a perception through the streets of new delhi he didn't really be devoted to that he'd be the right man for everyone. and he wanted everything but everybody. twenty five roads in the center of the council with close to allow the crowds to gather thousands of people have come through here on their way to reach the funeral rites and this is just one of many ways among the official mourners is a delegation from the incoming government to stop imran khan about to be sworn in as pakistan's new prime minister also sends a message of goodwill saying budge plies death left a vacuum in the sub continents political arena. that's why is remembered fondly by most indians his period in office was one of strong economic growth and investment in roads and bridges for i it was also when india became a nuclear power th

india he has over fifty teams deployed across the state of carroll joins me now via skype from new delhi good to have you with us live on al-jazeera tell us what the situation is like for your officials and the rescue services who are trying to save and help those affected by the floods what's it like right now. the last ten days i really know everybody here. if you're. one of those that are. not on your earth that mean. your yesterday are not really all it has saved you know a lot. really don't well. since yesterday is. less than hunger. what has started receding from horse most of them are so. now only. riding he was is also coming now. all you have teams. run are your teams able to get to the people that need help what's the situation that. really will reach each part of. the peculiar was anybody got lost but not all so you're still missing what we know most of you know. our name and again. the number of people who are here we. just don't know where the role. play this with you have hope but won't ask for what all. maybe on worse there by not hearing any oh well. ok well. mr only if i

the b j p were among the first to pay respects advice parties official residence in the capital new delhi that's where the public can view his body will be best remembered for his foreign policy more now from imran khan. he was elected prime minister wants not twice but three times at all the hari vegemite ruled india first for thirteen days in one thousand nine hundred six but was unable to form a majority and then resigned he was prime minister for thirteen months in one thousand nine hundred ninety eight broader coalition partner with troops he was once again forced to resign he completed a full term of almost six years from nine hundred ninety nine. on the international stage he's perhaps best known for testing nuclear weapons on nine hundred ninety eight and intensifying an arms race with a neighbor pakistan at the time the tests were a source of great pride for him and celebrated nationwide today a trip scheme for. india conducted three underground nuclear tests in the poker and take the tests also placed a strain on the indian u.s. relationship and sanctions were placed on the coun

to reporting for us from delhi ashish thank you. to the highly anticipated european super cup now the winner of last season's champions league tournament takes on the winner of the europa league and it is a new era for real madrid christiane we're now though is no longer part of a team europa league winners that led to that meanwhile managed to hold on to their star on twenty. the critical madrid is expected to field a familiar lineup like ill be one of coach diego simeone aces famously hot to beat formations that let it all have a one hundred percent wins record in this competition winning it twice and beyond is expecting the return of these man will at fire power to attack the world cup when i missed the team's first outing of the season over the weekend to head to head record between it let it cool and realises heavily in reality favor but the super cup is on neutral ground in a stone. if the most important thing in any final isn't was about being in better shape physically or how we did it in preseason the most important thing i

sanctions regime will mean here it could hurt under thomas al jazeera new delhi. in the u.s. state of ohio democrats are biting at the heels of their republican rivals in a special election for the house of representatives it's usually a safe republican seat but the party's candidate only has a small lead and absentee and provisional ballots still to be counted john hendren reports. the election wasn't even supposed to be close but after a long election night it was too close to call republican troy boulders and held the narrowest of leads over democrat danny o'connor in a special election for ohio's twelfth congressional district i'm going to promise to you that i'm going to work relentlessly really let mostly for this well congressional district that. america has on the right path and we're going to keep it going about well. in this heavily republican district o'connor and his party called it a win of sorts in way with his campaign claiming provisional in absentee ballots could still make the difference it was anything but a concession speech can you believe how close this

minister in one thousand nine hundred ninety eight under thomas has more from the indian capital new delhi. flashpoint was ninety three and he had been ill for some time to his death itself wasn't unexpected unless of course very big news he was a major figure in the indian politics and is the hindustan times politics loses its poetry a reference there to the fact he wasn't just prime minister he was well known as a poet as well the times of india pm poet statesman gentleman international eventually will be known as the prime minister who tested nuclear weapons he was prime minister very briefly ninety ninety six but his long stint was from ninety eight to two thousand and four and it was at the beginning of that period that he tested nuclear weapons it was international outrage but he calculated probably rightly most indians would say that that would die down in the long term it would ensure india's security he did carry out their approach more with pakistan the following year he went to lahore and halt his pakistani counterparts economically liberalized the economy privatized many state

whew those filling up at this new delhi petrol station have a view on iran's nuclear program nor the merits of the deal to control it but the renewal of u.s. sanctions on iran could be felt here india is the second biggest importer of iranian oil off to china eighteen percent of its oil comes from iran and rove rising over that when petrol prices go up it's the common people like me and others who are affected. india also exports to iran some to see more rice the reimposition of sanctions so far does not come of food nor oil the full extent of what the united states expects of other countries would be known until november india is hoping exemptions can be made a waiver from the sanctions regime or freedom from consequences if it does continue to trade with iran. but indian exports to the us a twenty five times those to iran it can't afford to risk them the door does and will be taken by the woman it will be in the national interest it is a very very difficult choice we have to strike a balance india has close ties to iran president has on rouhani came to new delhi in february prime m

one thousand nine hundred ninety eight andrew thomas is joining us live from the indian capital new delhi andrew first of all give us an indication of what kind of reaction there is in india to his death. well it's not a surprise he was ninety three he'd been ill for some time he had a stroke in two thousand and nine in the hospital since june so the death itself is not a surprise but of course it's big news he was a major player in indian politics for many years these are the newspapers in new delhi this morning that's the times of india pm poet statesman gentleman it says a reference there not only to the fact that he was prime minister but he was a world famous poet in his language in hindu india as well politics loses its poetry there hindustan times now as you say he'll be best remembered internationally for making india a nuclear power he controversially tested nuclear weapons underground in one nine hundred ninety eight and calculated probably rightly in the long term that the international outrage should be short lived and this would establish india as a nuclear power for the long

in this new delhi swell artistic expression has thrived for generations. now real estate developers want to go on. tomorrow we disappear i will post documentary on al-jazeera. al-jazeera travels to the fund this reaches of thailand to follow young local doctors who are providing lifesaving care to the real community that solving problems for others is very fulfilling you don't get this in any other profession. we charge the dramas and delights of their inspiring efforts to successfully deliver the people's house. on al-jazeera. i'm sam is a dan with a look at the headlines here in al-jazeera now rescue workers in italy are searching for survivors in the wreckage of a highway bridge that collapsed in the city of genoa on tuesday at least thirty five people were killed and many others injured when the around the bridge came down these live pictures from the scene the accident happened during heavy rain sending vehicles plunging to the ground it's an industrial area on the main highway that connects italy to france tash about the reports. from the air the sca

in this new delhi swap artistic expression has thrived for generations. now real estate developers want to go on. tomato would disappear a witness documentary on al-jazeera. the largest multi-sport event on the continent and the second largest in the world the asian games will host thousands of families competing across a mix of traditional and the limbic sports followers for good news and updates from jakarta the hosting city of the eighteenth asian games on al-jazeera. the philippines is one of the most disaster prone countries in the world. now private corporations are capitalizing on the chaos. one of one east investigates on al-jazeera. hello and has. the top stories on edge zero italy's transport minister has criticized the maintenance on the bridge that collapsed in genoa then hilo tony nearly has ordered a check of major infrastructure across the country is demanded all documentation from the company that oversees the bridges maintenance rescue teams are pulled thirty seven bodies from the rubble on a quest to see if maintenance to the bridge has

cremation marked the end of an indian political giant andrew thomas al-jazeera new delhi. just ahead in the second half of this news hour officials are fired and a drug company faces threats of punishment over a vaccine scandal in china a british parliamentary committee puts its support behind the cigarettes and hopes of getting smokers to kick the habit but are they safe and doping has surfaced in athletics again peter we'll have the details on the latest offender coming up in sports. hello and welcome back to international weather forecasts we're going to start this hour here across parts a little we are looking at fairly dry conditions across much of the area but the term chairs are very very warm across the region look at this baghdad of forty four degrees on saturday down towards quaint city we expect to see a high temperature a few of forty eight degrees and that really doesn't change too much as we go into sunday and i think as we go towards the beginning of the week we may even see some a dust starting to build up so lower visibilities are going to be in your forec

and this new delhi swell artistic expression has thrived for generations. now real estate developers want to go on. tomorrow we disappear a witness documentary on al-jazeera. you're watching al-jazeera a reminder of our top stories in mind khan is due to be sworn in as pakistan's prime minister a day off to his confirmation by parliamentarians these are live pictures from the pakistani presidency in islamabad where the formal ceremony is just getting underway as to he can insert party became the largest in the national assembly often last month's national election a former cricketer has promised to tackle corruption. and believe. in the unity. of alumni. the books of. the holy koran. being the last off the prophet. peace be a. bad. as that of the prophets. and of the no profit after him. rule the day of judgment. the day of judgment. and the requirements of that. all the holy koran. that i. will faith and allegiance but in london. that as that i have been through faith and any chance to pakistan. that as prime minister of pakistan. i have been discharged my

she's joining us from delhi thanks for that. some sports now in the cincinnati open is a key warmup event to one of tennis world's biggest tournaments the u.s. open and it's here that even the very best players all sometimes need reminding that preparation is indeed everything but that it. was a slightly sheepish nick curios there the australian who needed a volunteer to fetch his match shoes they're different apparently from his walking onto the court shoes kerio slice them up and down some nifty backhanders from serves to win in dramatic fashion over american dentist good luck six seven seven five seven six the school. well zero basks in a heat wave one good way to cool down and simply to take a dip in the sea and a swimmer from england has taken that idea to a challenging new level ross edgeley has broken the world record for the longest stage see swim managing an incredible seventy four days out in the atlantic swimming and he's not done yet on the summer outing he's hoping to swim all the way around britain thirty two hundr

who filed that report poorest joins us now from delhi sonia we heard in your report about police working to prevent lynchings numerous killings have apparently been motivated by rumors circulating on. how has this happened. hi terry that's right well i think there are several reasons for this you know for one there are millions of indians who are really getting online for the first time on their mobile phones this is especially in areas where literacy levels and all and you know they're really bombarded with information that they tend to believe everything they get on their phones another thing i learned on this reporting trip for me is that the field of kidnapping is outside as it's really not new you know it's prevailed for generations in some areas and what social media has done has given these rumors you don't i'm president a breach in speed which has led to. some cases and totally i think experts have also said that this problem also us to do with deep rooted problems of the police and traditionally in many cases you know that a very few police officers of the ground especially thos

he's speaking to crowds from the historic red fort in delhi's old quarters.otorway bridge in general. 26 people are confirmed dead. cars and trucks plummeted about 45 metres or 150 feet onto rail tracks, buildings, and a river below. and you can get in touch with me and most of the team on twitter, i'm @bbcmikeembley. thank you for watching. hello there. the weather pattern for the rest of this week and into the weekend looks pretty similar day on day and that is with more cloud, rain, stronger wind across the north and the west of the uk and the further south and east that you are, better chances of staying dry and bright with sunshine and feeling warmer. that process really will begin through wednesday, with an area of low pressure to the north—west of the country, a couple of weather fronts moving into northern and western areas, whereas further south and east it should stay largely dry. variable cloud, but also the sunshine breaking through at times. although breezy, not quite as windy it as it will be across northern areas. thicker cloud with outbreaks o