search and rescue operations are under way in the area south east of addis ababa. prime minister, abiy ahmed, tweeted his condolences to those with relatives onboard. 0ur africa security correspondent, tomi 0ladipo, is following developments. well, this plane took off at 8:38am local time from addis ababa coming here to nairobi. just six minutes after take—off, the air traffic control lost contact with this plane and it is believed to have gone down just south—east of the capital of ethiopia, addis ababa. so far, we aren't hearing any official figures relating to casualties, but we are just waiting on official details from the authorities in ethiopia. a pretty large number of passengers and crew are on board. yes, indeed. 149 passengers and eight crew members on board. this is one of the newest planes ethipian airlines has, reported to be four months old. it is the largest airline in africa and have been expanding their routes across the world. the prime minister's twitter account, as i was saying, he has expressed condolences to the families indicating that perhap

this morning it took off from the capital addis ababa, en route to nairobi in kenya.t came down six minutes after take off. it's not clear what caused the boeing 737 to crash. our correspondent, emmanuel igunza, is at the crash site near bishoftu in ethiopia, and sent us this update. the rescue recovery efforts are ongoing now and the security services have cordoned off a big area, which is the actual crash site of this flight et302 and from what i can see the area of impact is about the size of a football pitch. we have been speaking to some of the people, they told us they heard a loud bang and the plane burst into fire, the area has been cordoned off and it is a large area. you can see personal belongings, we have found la pto ps, personal belongings, we have found laptops, passports and clothes of those who have lost their lives in this incident here. it is unclear how long the recovery effort will continue but they will continue for the next few days. we have heard from emergency services that early in the morning after the plane came down they were able to recov

cnn's robyn kriel joins us in ababa, ethiopia, robin, what are you hearing? >> reporter: the apl has a blackout, and just now they're starting to talk more. what we understand the tweet came from the prime minister. that was the first indication that there was any kind of a plane crash. he offered his condolences to the family who lost loved ones on that flight. for now, what we understand, there is some kind of an operation ongoing. we don't know if it's a rescue operation or search operation. we're hearing mixed reports. i believe the airlines has issued a statement that has issued a statement, but it was a boeing 737. from my own experience, i can tell you those flights would be fairly full. it's early sunday morning where it would have down here. the orthodox christian country. a lot would be going to church on that day. it's a very sacred day here for a lost ethiopians. we're unsure who would have been aboard that flight, with a lot of ethiopians travel. a lot of flight from addis to other hubs. what kind of an rescue operation would it be, i cannot imag

this plane took off at 8:38am local time from addis ababa. this plane and it is believed to have gone down just south—east of the capital of ethiopia, addis ababa. so far we aren't hearing any official figures relating to casualties but we are just waiting on official details from the authorities in ethiopia. pretty large number of passengers and crew are on board. yes, indeed. 149 passengers and eight crew members on board. this is one of the newest planes, reported to be four months old. ethiopian airlines is the largest airline in africa and have been expanding their rates across the world. there go to airline fora across the world. there go to airline for a lot of travelling so this will be a major setback for them. the prime minister's twitter account, as i was saying, he has expressed condolences to the families indicating that perhaps there won't be survivors. that seems to be the view of the government. there won't be survivors. that seems to be the view of the governmentm appears to be the few, if they are to express condolences. at

, leaving a in farmland near the capital addis ababa, leaving a huge crater.n twitter. headlines are coming up next. good evening. he would have thought for some we be waking up to a picture postcard setting with a dusting of snow this morning? some areas on higher ground is so several centimetres. this beautiful picture from kinross. england and wales had plenty of sunshine but we had gale force gusts of wind throughout the day. gusts in excess of 60 to 70 miles an hour across england and wales and that was strong enough to bring down some trees. plenty of isobars on the chart. the front that brought the rain, sleet and snow moved off into the north sea with the trail of showers lingering in the far north—west. they will continue overnight with rain, sleet and snow. the winds will ease down but it will be a blustery night across the country. but with clearer skies elsewhere, it is going to be cool as well. a notable wind but temperatures into low, single figure so we could see a touch of light frost in some spots. a chilly start to monday morning and a bluste

not even 100 kilometres into its flight, it came down east of addis ababa.ve ethiopian air space even have chance to leave ethiopian airspace and even have chance to leave ethiopian air space and come into kenyan. this will be something of interest to investigators. they fly into nairobi four times a day, a short flight of just under two hours. it is a routine service which it has done for many, many years. as you heard there kenyan authorities have set up support for the families of those who have lost their lives. the kenyan transport secretary explained more. for those passengers, we need to make sure there relatives and friends who are meeting them at niobe airport was supposed to meet them at nairobi airport this morning, are supported in the best way possible. this will be a time of anxiety. we don't have full details about exactly what has happened. we are waiting for that information. in the meantime we have established two centres, terminal one where the friends and relatives of those passengers can assemble and they will be directed where to go. up

it took off from addis ababa at 8:35am local time.ix minutes later, it disappeared from the radar. it crashed near the town of bishoftu, 37 miles from the airport. a search and rescue operation was launched, but it soon became clear there would be no survivors. the ethiopian prime minister's office put out a statement expressing its deepest condolences to the families of those who have lost loved ones. we need to make sure that the relatives and friends who are meeting them at nairobi airport, who were supposed to meet them at nairobi airport this morning, are supported in the best way possible in this time of anxiety. among the dead were people from 33 countries. a major international united nations convention is due to start in nairobi on monday and delegates were arriving today. some un staff died in the crash. seven british nationals were also among the dead. the aircraft was brand new. ethiopian airlines, africa's biggest operator, received its boeing 737—800 max aircraft lastjune. the plane that crashed was only delivered in nov

it came down shortly after taking off from the capital addis ababa.jong—un's half—brother has resumed in malaysia. the pair are accused of smearing the toxic nerve agent vx on kim jong—nam's face in kuala lumpur airport two years ago. they deny murder, saying they thought they were taking part in a tv prank. now on bbc news, it's time for a look back

it came down shortly after taking off from the capital, addis ababa.so—called islamic state. most of the group's supporters have now surrendered to kurdish forces. this story is doing well online: it's the moment a deer was rescued from an icy pond at pittsburgh zoo. one of the keepers plunged into the water to help. luckily the animal was able to get out and returned to its herd. that's all. stay with bbc world news. and the top story in the uk: a 27—year—old man is due to appear in court on monday after aston villa

it we in from johannesburg south africa and to addis ababa this morning without incident.nd and was supposed to do this fight into nairobi which is very frequent, four times a day every day and it is one of the most profitable and successful roots. is a quick two hour hop back and forth and they do it rinse and repeat several times a day. the aircraft was a relatively new model, and concerns have been raised about its safety systems. our transport correspondent tom burridge has been looking into it. debris recovered in october, when another boeing 737 max went off indonesia, the crash raised questions about automatic computer systems on board the aircraft and whether pilots were properly informed about how the new plane had been modified. in the weeks after the crash, authorities in america issued an emergency airworthiness directive about the 37 —— 737 max and they believe in automatic computer system to prevent the plane from selling received incorrect data and put the plane and a nose dive. boeing issued a warning to airlines to ensure pilots were aware of an override s

ababa it was a sombre mood inside the ethiopian orthodox church in nairobi.ny of them, from learning about the plane crash to absorbing the tragedy of the loss. several governments sent their representatives to mourn with the bereaved — from neighbouring countries to as far away as russia. passengers from more than 30 countries were on board the ethiopian airlines flight from addis ababa to nairobi. in ethiopia, similar memorial ceremonies were held. relatives wept and threw themselves on the coffins of victims at the holy trinity cathedral in the capital, addis ababa. some of the coffins contained charred earth from the crash site, because it has not been possible to recover the bodies. families have been told it would take up to six months to identify the remains. translation: what makes us depressed is the fact we didn't find any of her body parts. she was very brilliant, hope and future for her family and country. translation: she was very kind to people. i don't know how to describe her. we are broken and bruised deeply. it's very difficult to speak. the

airlines plane with more than a hundred and 50 people on board has crashed on a flight from addis ababa to nairobi — all passengers are feared dead. the foreign secretary, jeremy hunt, warns mps that if they get crucial votes wrong this week they risk losing brexit. two more british women living in detention camps in syria, with five children between them, are reported to have been stripped of their uk citizenship. sir cliff richard has joined a campaign calling for legal anonymity for anyone suspected of committing a sexual offence — until they're charged. the family of a 23—year—old british woman missing in guatemala say they're "desperately worried" for her safety. and in half an hour here on bbc news, dateline london looks at what will happen as the countdown to brexit nears its climax. good morning. an ethiopian airlines flight has crashed shortly after take—off from addis ababa, killing all 157 passengers and crew thought to be on board. the airline told state media there were people of more than 30 nationalities among the dead. the boeing 737 was heading to the kenyan capital, na

it came down shortly after taking off from the capital addis ababa.

addis ababa and her family paying tribute to her, she worked for the un.l very sad story. 157 peoplent page of some of some of the front page of some of some of the papers. —— on this flight. very sad story. but at the same time that does not appear to be a story of malfunction, foul play, just a very sad story. and we don't get these very lethal crashes, you know,... safest form of transport, isn‘t it? so it‘s very sad. horrible. safest form of transport, isn‘t it? so it's very sad. horrible. the guardian, this is jack grealish, the aston villa captain, who went on to win the match, didn‘t seem to put him off too much, but he was punched by someone who has now been arrested in the middle of the match.|j by someone who has now been arrested in the middle of the match. i saw the scenes, it‘s unbelievable! actually, these scenes are again not seem very actually, these scenes are again not seem very much nowadays. i think football hooligan was yesterday‘sstory but... football hooligan was yesterday'sstory but... but that tended to be away from the pitch, didn‘t it, the hooliganism. and

the plane came down minutes after taking off from the capital addis ababa — there were no survivors.nslation: it came directly from the sky downwards. we had a huge explosion. we heard a huge explosion. there was no fire before it crashed, but once it crashed, we saw a huge cloud of smoke. among the british killed were 36—year—old joanna toole and father of three joseph wyethaka. we hearfrom his son. we found out that nearly everybody had passed away, and it was just a frantic rush to work the phones to kind of try and get any information that we could get. the plane had only been in service for a few months — we'll be looking at its safety record. also tonight... the fighters and families from the islamic state group who've left their last stronghold in syria, but remain defiant — we have a special report. mps are told — back theresa may's deal in the vote in two days‘ time — or risk losing brexit altogether. with the uk's exit day less than three weeks away, we look at the political campaigning targeting social media. and a man is arrested after aston villa's captain is attacked du

the flight bound for nairobi took off from the ethiopian capital addis ababa, at 8:38 am local times,inutes later it disappeared off the radar. a crashed near the town of bishoftu just 37 miles from the airport. the cause of the disaster is not yet clear however the pilot reported difficulties and asked to return to addis ababa, the airline said. there were people from 35 different countries on the plane. 32 of the passengers were kenyan, 18 were canadian and seven were from the uk. and south london, he heard this afternoon that his father who has dual british and kenyan citizenship is among the dead. we found out that nearly everybody had passed away and it was just a frantic rush to work the phones to try to get any information that we could get. a major international conference is being held here at the united nations headquarters in nairobi tomorrow and a number of the delegates travelling from all over the world were on the plane. the executive director of the un's world food programme said a number of his staff and other un employees were killed. the aircraft was brand—new. ethi

it came down shortly after taking off from the capital addis ababa. syrian forces backed by the us have begun their assault on the last enclave held by so—called islamic state. most of the group's supporters have now surrendered to kurdish forces. this story is doing well online. it's the moment a deer was rescued from an icy pond at pittsburgh zoo. one of the keepers plunged into the water to help. luckily the animal was able to get out and returned to its herd. that's all. stay with bbc world news. now on bbc news, stephen sackur is in the bbc radio theatre with a special edition of hardtalk. welcome to a special addition of hardtalk from the bbc radio theatre in london. —— edition. mental health

passengers from more than 30 countries were on board the flight from addis ababa to nairobi. and threw themselves on the coffins of victims in the cathedral in the capital, addis ababa. some coffins contained charred earth from the crash site because it has not been possible to recover the bodies. families were told it could take up to six months to identify the remains. translation: what makes us depressed is the fact we didn't find any of her body parts. she was very brilliant, hope and future for her family and country. she was very kind to people. i don't know how to describe her. we are broken and bruised deeply and it is very difficult to speak. these people do not yet know why the plane carrying their loved ones crashed so tragically. it may take a while to get the answers. ethiopian government has said the investigations into the crash will take time. the pakistani economy is losing out on tens of millions of dollars because so many children in the country are suffering from stunted growth — according to a new report by the world bank. the condition occurs when childr

that's where a new 737 max eight jetliner crashed today minutes after taking off from addis ababa. eight americans are among the 157 people killed. they include citizens of 30 countries, many of them headed to a united nations environmental conference in nairobi. deborah patta has the latest. >> reporter: "flight delayed" read the bland announcement at nairobi's international airport. however the delay was anything but bland, as news of the worst possible kind reached franc family members. all 149 passengers and eight crew members on board ethiopian airlines flight 302 had died. a grim-faced ethiopian airlines c.e.o. tewolde gebramariam faced the public. >> we are very, very saddened. our heart is broken. >> reporter: the jet was a new boeing 737 max eight delivered to the airline last year. it's the same type of plane operated by indonesia's lion air that crashed shortly after takeoff last october killing all 189 on board ethiopian airlines ethiopian airlines flight 302 lost contact just six minutes after take-off from the capitol addis ababa when it went down en route to nairobi.

after all 157 people on board an ethiopian airlines jet were killed, when it crashed in nearaddis ababaa is grounding all of its aircraft of the same type, flown by domestic airlines. the aircraft involved was the same model as a lion air plane which went down off the coast of indonesia in october, claiming the lives of all 189 people on board. the cause of that crash is still being investigated. the boeing 737 max—8 has only been in commercial use since 2017. it's from a new family of aircraft which boeing claims is the fastest—selling in its history, with nearly 4,700 orders from more than 100 customers worldwide. the us federal aviation administration says it's "closely monitoring developments". we can cross live to los angeles, to speak to geoffrey thomas, editor of airlineratings.com. given the latest developments, what conclusions can you draw? look, sally, i think that the grounding by china and ethiopian is possibly premature. i can understand the ethiopians, but the chinese possibly not. we have to remember with the indonesian lion air crash, while the investigation is still on

local time from addis ababa and lost contact around 8:44 a.m.is time, search and rescue operations are in progress. stand by one second. are in progress, and we have no confirmed information about survivors or any possible casualties. ethiopian airlines staff will be sent to the accident scene and will do everything possible to assist in the emergency services. just checking with our control room. we have robin back. robin, i'm reading part of the statement there. not sure if you heard part of that. we just got it here. but we're understanding that this -- the plane took off around 8:38 local time from addis ababa and lost contact around 8:44 a.m. local time. >> that sounds about right. this is an incredibly busy airport. really a hub. and we can talk about ethiopia airlines in general. they do have -- on the continent a very good safety record. they had a crash landing in january, on january 3rd. not sure of the -- what happened around that crash. but that occurred. they also have had issues with the air traffic controllers. i believe there was

that seven british nationals have died after one of its planes crashed soon after take—off from addis ababapassengers and crew were killed. they were travelling to the kenyan capital, nairobi, this morning. the accident happened six minutes into the journey, with the aircraft coming down outside a town 37 miles from addis ababa. so far it is not clear what caused the boeing 737 max—8 to crash. the plane had only started service a few months ago. from nairobi, alistair leithead reports. there is very little left of ethiopian airlines flight 302. this is where it crashed, just minutes after take—off. there were 149 passengers and eight crew on board. from the relatively small area of debris, aviation experts believe it would have plunged vertically into the ground and exploded on impact. people nearby said it happened very quickly. translation: it came directly from the sky downwards. we heard a huge explosion. there was no fire before it crashed, but once it crashed, we saw a huge cloud of smoke. the flight, bound for nairobi, took off from the ethiopian capital, addis ababa, at 8:38am in th

it came down shortly after taking off from the capital, addis ababa. syrian forces backed by the us have begun their assault on the last enclave held by so—called islamic state. most of the group's supporters have now surrendered to kurdish forces. this story is doing well online: it's the moment a deer was rescued from an icy pond at pittsburgh zoo. one of the keepers plunged into the water to help. luckily the animal was able to get out and returned to its herd. that's all. stay with bbc world news. and the top story in the uk: a 27—year—old man is due to appear in court on monday after aston villa midfielderjack grealish was attacked on the pitch as his side played local rivals birmingham city. now on bbc news live to singapore for asia business report. aircraft manufacturer boeing is back in the spotlight after one of its bestselling planes crashes in ethiopian. ready, set, vote — indian officials an ounce elections are scheduled to begin in april. good morning, asia, hello world. it is monday, glad you could join us for this edition of asia busine

line that went down at eight forty four am on sunday shortly after takeoff from the capital addis ababa and lou tonight will be in neighboring kenya pozen just from more than thirty countries were on board this is the time of crisis in ethiopia the airline is a symbol of muscle pride and they feel peons have thrown their full support behind it to paralyze small talk from since i was a small boy it was brilliant africa together and. the us was have been doing for seventy five years. and evidence that the crash has done little to scare people away from the airline can be seen of the capital's mushrooming hotels they're teaming with passengers in transit they have to do it happy if it's like india that's in that happens with on our roads you know s.p.c.s. not just enough rica and globally we have those records of us interacting so travel and use that if you've been in l.a. that has not affected my view or perspective. if european airlines has expanded its fleet to one hundred eleven planes it now flies to one hundred six international and twenty three domestic distillations beyond its almo

this is just 31 miles outside of addis ababa. this is flight -- i'm sorry boeing airlines 7378 max that went down with 157 people onboard. there were 149 psengers and eight crew. kenya. bound for nairobi, about six minutes in, it was lost from the radar, and it indeed did crash about 31 miles out from the airport aabout 8:44 this morning addis ababa time. there were ethiopians, chinese, canadians, essentially 33 nag alts on this flight. it was a relatively new plane just delivered to ethiopia in november, this 737 mass. there was a plane that went dowt previoust was due to proper readings. we heard reports that this plane failed to keep optimum air speed. we hav tweetsf condolences coming in in including ethiopia's prime minister who says on behalf of t people and government they express deepest condolences to the families of those who have loved ones onboard this flight and the president of ethiopia has also offered his condolences. agaithere's an investigation as to exactly what happened. crews are getting on tas scene o what h

brent: for more this tragedy i'm joined by a journalist standing by in addis ababa. want to ask you, we know that these black boxes have been recovered. do we know anymore about the cause of the crass -- crash? >> no. at the moment, all they know is it is some relief after the recovery of the black boxes, because now it's european airlines and othther cititizense sasaying that it will be easy to get a guideline to what -- where the investigations should follow, the cause they should be able to get the audio recording of the pilot, and the fleet professionals on board. theyey will also be able toto undersrstand what realally happd before the crash. ththe black boxes, it is a relif because they will be able to monitor the flight stages. how was ititefore it went down that is all l that is happppenig for nonow. ththe boeing technical support team is here, ready to at this -- this is ethiopian airlines in the investigations. brent: we understand ethiopian airlines have grounded there's -- they are boeing 737 max eight fleets. what can you tell us about that? >> they had

been lost the plane reportedly came down six minutes after takeoff from the ethiopian capital addis ababa at eight forty four am local time that's about three hours ago now it's unknown at this stage if there are any survivors the aircraft is believed to be a boeing seven three seven eight hundred max that's one of the newer types of boeing seven three seven that brand being the workhorse of most airlines around the world it was also a brand new aircraft it only entered service with ethiopian airlines last october the office of the prime minister of ethiopia has already expressed its deepest condolences to the families of passengers the last known radar data on line that we can see shows the plane taking off before heading eastbound but then the last signal appears to be in very. rural territory to the east of out is out no details of any survivors but it's looking increasingly unlikely so just to remind you a boeing seven three seven belonging to ethiopian airlines it's crashed shortly after takeoff with one hundred forty nine passengers and eight crew on board when we get more details w

out of well just zita addis ababa ethiopia. well first of the political prisons prisoners rather appalled by the democratic republic of congo's new presidents have been released from jail phoenix just ahead the promised about seven hundred prisoners most of whom were jailed under the previous regime would be free during his first one hundred days in office got there lopez all day on reports was frank dion go spent two and a half years in kinshasa central prison was he is one of three prominent opposition leaders released from jail after being pardoned by democratic republic of congo's president failings tisha katie who was elected in december was was i'm very happy to see my brother released from jail i don't know how to express all the emotion it's finally my brother is free human rights lawyer firming young combi was also released he'd been sentenced to twenty years in prison in two thousand and nine and charges of being a threat to national security. an additional seven hundred political prisoners have also been pardoned by

standing by for us in addis ababa good to see you ask you we know that these black boxes have been recovered do we know any more about the cause of the crash tonight. you know at the moment well you know what is that there is some relief after the recovery of the black boxes because now that you've been elements and at that and even at the citizens are saying that now it would be easy to get a guy playing to where the investigations should flow because though they can be able to get to the audio recording of the of the pilot maybe he's fast of the search and their fleet i mean the fleet professionals on board and they can also be able to understand what really happened before the last why it's to guide them what you have been and also the black boxes and that is that if you leave because now they can be able to meet at the flight status how hard was it before it reaches you went down so that is all is happening and all that is happening from now on the technical support teams easiness about ready to assist ethiopian airlines to go forth it needs investigations we understand that if airlines

passengers from more than 30 countries were on board the ethiopian airlines flight from addis ababa toairobi. in ethiopia, similar memorial ceremonies were held. relatives wept and threw themselves on the coffins of victims at the holy trinity cathedral in the capital, addis ababa. some of the coffins contained charred earth from the crash site, because it has not been possible to recover the bodies. families have been told it would take up to six months to identify the remains. translation: what makes us depressed is the fact we didn't find any of her body parts. she was very brilliant, hope and future for her family and country. translation: she was very kind to people. i don't know how to describe her. we are broken and bruised deeply. it's very difficult to speak. these people do not yet know why the plane carrying their loved ones crashed so tragically. it may take a while to get the answers. the ethiopian government has said the investigations into the crash will take time. ferdinand omondi, bbc news, nairobi. let's go live now to seattle where we can speak to dominic gates, who'

it came down shortly after taking off from the capital addis ababa.the second air crash in five months involving this type of plane. now on bbc news dateline london. hello, and welcome to dateline london. i'm carrie gracie. it's a decisive week coming up in the british parliament. will theresa may get her brexit deal through, or meet her waterloo? and, across the channel — a letter to all the citizens of europe. in 22 languages and 28 newspapers — the french president appeals for a european renaissance. but, with the far—right mobilising for eu—wide elections — is it the moment to dream of ever closer union? my guests today: political commentator, steve richards. nesrine malik, columnist for the guardian. michael goldfarb, host of the frdh podcast. marc roche of french news magazine, le point. i don't need to tell you that it's less than three weeks till brexit day. two months ago, theresa may's withdrawal agreement suffered the biggest defeat in british parliamentary history. and on tuesday, the prime minister faces parliament again. has enough chang

to have you with us both black boxes from an ethiopian airlines flight that crashed outside addis ababa on sunday morning have been located the boeing seven thirty seven max eight jet went down six minutes after taking off bound for nairobi all one hundred fifty seven people on board were killed the crash has raised concerns over the safety of the seven thirty seven model involved a new design from boeing. after daybreak red cross workers retrieve the personal items of those on board the flight. while investigators recover the wreckage. a large crater marks the spot of impact a cattle farmer who was heading to the field witnessed the crash. i heard this big noise. the village said it was a plane crash and we rushed to the site. there was so much smoke that we couldn't even see the plane parts of it were disintegrating and exploding so we couldn't get any closer ethiopian authorities are leading the search aided by the u.s. kenya and others as the country held a day of mourning the airline announced they were grounding their seven three seven max fleet other countries are following suit

the plane went down just six minutes after takeoff from international airport in the capital addis ababa prime minister ahmed was at the scene alia his office as a fast to tweet about the crash expressing condolences to those who had lost their loved ones one hundred fifty seven people while on board non-survivors among the most affected as you may expects is kenya which had a boat. that had to posit just on board out of the one forty nine passengers. it's an emotional time for friends and family as they waited for any news at the main airports in nairobi and. we were comfortable doesn't really do we see people coming out there was a lot of us going to come out. of florida. we saw some nice on facebook to tell girls from. the russians the jets had been to leave a just four months ago and had undergone a major service in february it also had just arrived from johannesburg with no difficulties it appears a pilot on the nairobi route realized there was a problem just after takeoff and asked to turn back but then contact was lost a few minutes later. on that route but mohamed no mohamed is a

an ethiopian airlines jet crashed soon after taking off from addis ababa killing all a hundred fiftyseven people on board. hello i'm maryam namazie with al jazeera live from london also coming up kurdish forces launch a full on assault on backers to take back isis last pockets of syrian territory algeria is ailing president returns to the country as students keep up that demands for him to quit and shops and public transport shut down and frustration grows in venezuela as the nationwide blackout drags on into its fourth day. a come to the program an ethiopian airlines jet has crashed minutes after takeoff killing all a hundred fifty seven people on board a boeing seven three seven max jet was traveling from addis ababa to nairobi in kenya it crashed near the shelf to southeast of the ethiopian capital it's not immediately clear what caused the crash the pilot sent out a distress call shortly after takeoff and was given clearance to return monday has been declared a national day of mourning in ethiopia broad matheson now reports friends and families of those on board the crushed ethio

the headlines this hour any therapy an airline's jet has crashed minutes after takeoff from addis ababa killing all a hundred fifty seven people on board it's the second boeing seven three seven max jet to crash in just five months the syrian democratic forces have launched a full on assault against i still in the village of the s.d.f. has been poised to advance into the enclave for weeks but has repeatedly held back to allow civilians to be evacuated and algeria is ailing president has returned to the capital algiers as anti-government demonstrations continue for a third week abdul aziz beautifully had been in switzerland receiving medical treatment. now the chair of the u.s. house intelligence committee adam schiff has accused the founder of blackwater of not telling a twenty seventeen aggression or hearing the full truth about the meeting at trump tower in twenty sixteen now it comes after erik prince admitted to the meeting in an interview on al-jazeera. whether any communicate for communications or contact with the company news that apart from writing papers putting up yard signs n

will continue to be an international crime scene for a long time to come how it all just zita addis ababa ethiopia and more on our website address that is al-jazeera dot com and can watch us by clicking on the live icon. montaner with a round of headlines on our jazeera the police presence across new zealand has been stepped up after friday's attack on two mosques in the city of christchurch fifty people were killed when a gunman opened fire in the mosques extra offices are to be deployed around schools businesses and places of worship under thomas has more from christchurch it's expected that all the bodies will be released by the end of wednesday that's certainly what just in the rod down the prime minister here has promised in terms of all information we're expecting a press conference from the police lights on monday that if anyone else further has died of their injuries will be expected to hear that at the moment the number killed overall still stands at fifty or families of those killed in the attack will be able to bury their loved ones from wednesday according to the country's pri

located the boeing at seven thirty seven max eight jet went down six minutes after taking off from addis ababa on its way to nairobi all one hundred fifty seven people on board were killed the crash has raised concerns over the safety of the seven thirty seven model involved a new design from boeing. you have to daybreak red cross workers retrieve the personal item. of those onboard the flight. investigators recover the wreckage. of a large crater marks the spot of impact ethiopian authorities are leading the search aided by the u.s. kenya and others as the country marked a day of mourning the airline announced new safety precautions. as of. yesterday we have grounded all. the seventy seven marks fleet nicci turbulence created in which was involved in yesterday's accident. as a precaution safety measure. but this does not move that. incident was related to. these defects this specific fleet other countries have also temporarily grounded their max eight fleet the same boeing model crashed just five months ago in indonesia the victims of sunday's accident include people from thirty five countrie

a hundred fifty seven people on board but being seven three seven max jet was traveling from addis ababa to nairobi in kenya it went down in the shaft to southeast of the ethiopian capital the algerian president as he's beautifully has returned to the capital algiers according to the president's office he had been in switzerland receiving medical treatment his arrival coincides with anti-government demonstrations now in their third week the daughter of an opposition leader in sudan has been sentenced to one week in prison over protests against president tomorrow bashir and emergency courses also waive the twenty lashes nine female protesters was sentenced to on saturday but they will still be jailed for a month despite the state of emergency and the ban on public gatherings students have been back out protesting against bashir at universities on sunday. the fighting has broken out between yemen's hoofy rebels and government backed forces in the port city of data it is the most significant violence to be reported there since a cease fire deal was agreed in december. i'll have more on all

>> 157 people onboard this plane going from addis, ababa to nairobi, kenya. nobody survived. we're learning a lot of these people were aide workers. the u.s. state department says there were eight americans onboard. the united nations says the flight was carrying 19 staffers working on issues like food shortages and human rights. more than victims and geography that stood out was the type of plane that crashed. david kerley says the same model went down nearly four months ago. >> reporter: this is a brand-new aircraft, 737 max 8 from boeing, went into service in may of 2017. there are more than 300 of them in the world. 70 plus flying in the united states. yes, indonesian lion airplane crashed in indonesia. we immediately say, hey, is there a connection between the two crashes? it's a brand-new derivative of the 737 and you have two crashes this close together, is there something going on? >> is that cause for alarm or just coincidence? >> reporter: we don't know yet. we don't have enough data to see if they are connected yet. >> guys, just this inspections. we will have more

it came down shortly after taking off from the capital addis ababa.t's the second air crash in five months involving this type of plane. the trial of two women accused of killing kim jong—un‘s half—brother has resumed in malaysia. the pair are accused of smearing the toxic nerve agent vx on kim jong—nam's face in kuala lumpur airport two years ago. they deny murder, saying they thought they were taking part in a tv prank. now on bbc news, it's time for a look back at the week in parliament. hello there and welcome to the week in parliament. coming up: after the latest spate of knife attacks, the government's urged to do more to stop youngsters dying on our streets. what on earth will it take for him to recognise this is an emergency that requires an emergency response? as the government makes last—minute attempts to wring concessions out of brussels ahead of the next key brexit vote, cabinet minister geoffrey cox says he's put forward a clear plan to break the deadlock over the northern ireland backstop. it's come to be called ‘cox's codpiece'. what i

hello it's sunday afternoon one here in moscow it's also one of the off the in addis ababa that's where we're starting on news on the breaking news we brought you last hour the ethiopian airlines jet carrying one hundred forty nine passengers and eight crew bound for the kenyan capital crashed shortly after takeoff a few hours ago all color spun adonal courses across the what we know so far what's been confirmed well call in flight e.t.a. three o two was one of the ethiopian airlines regularly scheduled flights in africa crashed taking off from ethiopia's capital addis ababa at about eight thirty eight local time and crashed only about six minutes later although it's still unconfirmed where exactly it crashed the airline reports that it crashed somewhere around fifty kilometers south of where it took off the airline also said that search and search and rescue operations are underway but four hours on and there's still no plane in sight and the office of the ethiopian prime minister has also actually responded on twitter they said that they offer their condolences to the fam. please of t