abdelmadjid tebboune has won the 58.15%.tial vote with tebboune is 74 years old, served as prime minister under the former president, bouteflika, who was ousted following major demonstrations. the turnout in this vote was extremely low. the l lowest in algeria's histo. mimillions of people have boycotted the vote, dismissinin the candidates as little more than children of the old regime. we have more on what it is the protesters want now. >> a win for abdelmadjid tebboune with 58% of the vote in prelimininary results easily beating his four contenders. this election saw historically high abstention rate. only 40% of people turned out to vote in an election boycotted by the protesters who rattled algeria for 10 months. rather than filling o their ballot papers they filled the streets in defiance of what they called -- >> we are not against the election. we are against this gang. >> in the region, things turned more violent. a police station was ransacked. ballot boxes were destroyed. protesters also blocked access to some voting places. not everyone was in favor of the protest. >> why woul

diplomat abdel—azinerad, on the left here, was named by algeria's recently—elected president, abdelmadjid tebboune1990s, before apparently falling out of favour. riot police have clashed with protesters inside a major shopping centre near hong kong's border with mainland china. the retail outlet near the chinese city of shenzhen is popular with shoppers from the mainland. 0ur asia pacific regional editor michael bristow reports. in a few days, it will be a new year. but in hong kong, it's now an old story — violent clashes between police and protesters. plain—clothes officers arrested just over a dozen activists at a shopping centre near hong kong's border with china. the protesters have been trying to disrupt trade that takes place with the mainland. chinese shoppers travel to hong kong, buy cheaper products in bulk, and then go back across the border to sell. shops had to close their doors, trapping some customers inside. the police said they had been forced to act, but these pictures will do little to dispel the criticism that on occasions, they use too much force. the man in the red shirt gets

the former algerian prime minister, abdelmadjid tebboune, has been elected president.eds abdelaziz bouteflika, who was forced to resign in april after two decades in power. tens of thousands of people have been protesting against the outcome, calling for an overhaul of the entire political establishment. china and the united states have agreed on the text of a future trade deal, which will see the removal of some us tariffs on chinese goods. it's the first step in defusing the trade war between washington and beijing. us negotiators are reportedly offering to significantly reduce existing tariffs on about $360 billion worth of chinese imports. and in return, china has promised to buy large quantities of us soybeans, poultry and other agricultural products. here's what the president told reporters earlier about the deal. this is a very large deal, the china deal covers a tremendous manufacturing, farming, a lot of rules and regulations. it is a phase i deal but a rules and regulations. it is a phase ideal but a lot of big deals are covered and i say affectionately, the

diplomat abdelaziz djerad — on the left here — was named by algeria's recently—elected president, abdelmadjid tebbounenistration in the nineties, before apparently falling out of favour. doctors in the syrian province of idlib say their hospitals are full and they lack the resources they need to cope with close to a quarter—of—a—million people who've been displaced by the lastest fighting. syrian government forces, supported by russian warplanes, have been advancing on rebel—held positions in the south of the province. kazakhstan is holding a day of mourning for the 12 victims of friday's plane crash. 47 others remain in hospital. flags are flying at half mast and many events have been cancelled. the plane was carrying more than 90 passengers and crew when it crashed shortly after take—off. parts of east africa are struggling to cope with the effects of more than two months heavy rain that has caused widespread flooding and landslides. it's thought that at least 265 people have died in the region since october and tens of thousands more have been displaced. kathryn armstrong has more. scenes like this

the former algerian prime minister — abdelmadjid tebboune — has been elected president.uteflika who was forced to resign in april after two decades in power. tens of thousands of people have been protesting against the outcome, calling for an overhaul of the entire political establishment. the united nations has accused the police and army in chile of committing serious human rights violations in their response to recent anti—government demonstrations, in which nearly 30 people were killed. un investigators say they have found evidence of widespread torture, ill treatment, sexual violence and arbitrary detention against protesters over the past two months. gareth barlow reports. the un's accusation make grim reading. investigators found four verified cases of unlawful death involving state agents. 2a cases of sexual violence against women, men and children and by members of the police and army. 113 cases of torture and ill—treatment and 3115 people suffering i trauma from pellets fired by police. a high number of serious humid rights violations were committed in many cit

the former algerian prime minister, abdelmadjid tebboune, has been elected president.rced to resign in april after two decades in power. tens of thousands of people have been protesting against the outcome. lawyers representing the users of a bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange, quadrigacx, are asking the canadian authorities to exhume the body of its founder. they believe circumstances surrounding gerald cotten's death were suspicious. the 30—year—old died suddenly in india from complications related to crohn's disease, but afterwards quadrigacx was unable to find the reserves. rumours are that cotten faked his own death, though no evidence has ever been revealed. in south africa, the government has issued more than a thousand diamond mining permits to artisanal miners who had been working illegally. it's estimated that 14,000 work in the industry without the proper paperwork. illegal mining reportedly costs the economy about us$550 million a year. the miners are predominantly from lesotho, swaziland, malawi, zimbabwe, and mozambique. nomsa maseko sent this report from t

diplomat abdelazizjerad — on the left here — was named by algeria's recently—elected president, abdelmadjid tebboune favour. a new high security hospital has opened in the uk, replacing the notorious broadmoor psychiatric facility, which housed some of the countries most dangerous offenders. past inmates have included charles bronson and killers such as ronnie kray and the yorkshire ripper, peter sutcliffe. bbc news has been given exclusive access to the new facility, where staff and patients contributed ideas for the design. our health editor hugh pym reports. broadmoor has as much security as a prison, but it's reluctant to discuss its business because the patient there are patients. the old image of broadmoor, a bleaker security institution housing, among its patients, some notorious killers since it opened in the 19th century. but as a mental health hospital the building latterly was unfit for purpose. i think broadmoor, building latterly was unfit for purpose. ithink broadmoor, it's fairto purpose. ithink broadmoor, it's fair to say, has been criticised about the environments for quite a long t

the former algerian prime minister abdelmadjid tebboune has been elected president.eflika, who was forced to resign in april after two decades in power. tens of thousands of people have been protesting against the outcome, calling for an overhaul of the entire political establishment. the taxi app uber has launched an appeal against transport for london's decision to refuse to renew its operating licence in london. tfl rejected uber‘s application last month, accusing it of safety breaches. the united nations has accused the police and army in chile of committing serious human rights violations in their response to recent anti—government demonstrations, in which nearly 30 people were killed. un investigators say they have found evidence of widespread torture, ill treatment, sexual violence and arbitrary detention against protesters over the past two months. gareth barlow reports. the un's accusations make grim reading. it has become a familiar sight. the police and protesters clashing on the streets of the chilean capital. this latest flareup hot on the heels of conde