amritsar is the home, the spiritual center of the sikh faith.in the heart of amritsar stands the majestic golden temple, the sikh equivalent of the vatican. sikhs are fundamentally against any caste system, believers in religious tolerance. but they are just as fundamentally war-like when it comes to defending their principles and what they see as their territory. >> man: welcome to golden temple. >> anthony: thank you. today is a gurpurab, one of the most auspicious days of the sikh calendar. pilgrims from all over the world come to worship, walk the perimeter, and bathe in the holy pool. all are welcome, of any faith or caste. to remove their shoes, wash their feet, cover their heads, and take part in a simple meal. ♪ ♪ [ speaking punjabi ] >> anthony: this is the langar. a free vegetarian meal served to many thousands of visitors from every walk of life, every day of the year. they serve sixteen hours a day? >> donwat singh: sixteen hours a day. >> anthony: for how many years? continuously? >> donwat singh: three hundred years. >> anthony: th

amritsar this is bbc news. i'm lewis vaughan jones. our top stories: saudi state media confirms that the journalist jamal khashoggi was killed in the country's consulate in istanbul. the investigation into his death is still continuing — and a number of arrests have been made. we'll bring you the very latest. a train ploughs into crowds watching a religious festival in northern india. at least 60 people are killed. chaotic scenes in mexico, as thousands of central american migrants cross the border from guatemala. barefoot on bondi, and a harbour bridge climb, the duke and duchess of sussex take in some classic australian sights. hello and welcome to bbc news. we start with breaking news. saudi state media has confirmed that the journalist jamal khashoggi was killed in saudi arabia's consulate in istanbul. it's understood a number of arrests have been made and that both the royal court adviser and deputy intelligence chief have been sacked. bbc arabicjournalist hanan razek is live from istanbul. these details coming out very recently.

as far as the state is concerned, they are on full alert, everybody has been shifted into amritsar asen taken to hospitals, private or government, and the government is going to bear the full cost of this. in a tweet, the indian prime minister narendra modi said: the government has announced compensation of $6,800 for those who have been killed and a day of mourning will be held across the state. many of the relatives say such a big event should not have been held next to railway tracks. they blame the authorities and want to know why it was allowed to go ahead. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: barefoot on bondi, and a harbour bridge climb — prince harry and meghan take in some classic australian sights. a historic moment that many of his victims have waited for for decades. the former dictator in the dock, older, slimmer, and as he sat down, obedient enough. dawn, and as the sun breaks through the piercing chill of night on the plain outside korem, it lights up a biblicalfamine, now, in the 20th century. the depressing conclusion, in argentina today, it's actually cheaper to

hundreds of people had spilt on to the tracks near the town of amritsar.s flashing imagery: fireworks and a burning effigy at a hindu festival in amritsar. people have gathered on the railway tracks. the noise was so great that they did not hear the train. it ploughed right through them, leaving carnage in its wake. grief stricken friends and families sat with the bodies, profoundly shocked at the lives taken in one terrible moment. many others were injured. it is still not clear exactly how many casualties there were. some people took bodies away before the authorities arrived. the police commissioner said that the track was very close to the festival location and their priority was to get the injured to hospital. india's prime minister, narendra modi, tweeted his condolences to those who had lost loved ones. describing the tragedy as "heart—wrenching." an enquiry is now under way, but the risks presented by india's rail network are well known and this is just the latest in a long history of accidents. hundreds of central american migrants heading for the

200 have been injured in northern india as a commuter train ploughed into them near the city of amritsars of central american migrants travelling in a mass caravan to the united states have tried to breach mexico's southern border and enter the country. the migrants broke through guatemalan border fences — but were halted by police as they streamed onto a bridge leading to mexico. mental health therapy is failing more people than it helps,

funerals have been held for some of the people killed when a train ploughed into a crowd near amritsaron friday. the victims were standing on the railway tracks watching celebrations for the hindu festival, dusshera when a train hit them at high speed, killing nearly 60. sanam sharma is a writer who grew up in the area and has been writing about what responsibility falls on the authorities and the people who use the railways. he gave his response to the disaster to us a little earlier. firstly, when i tried —— a tragedy of this magnitude occurs and a place you grew up in and you visit so often, you grew up in and you visit so ofte n, eve n you grew up in and you visit so often, even now, my wife and son we re often, even now, my wife and son were there on the day of the tragedy, your heart goes out to the people. so i wish them all of the strength to cope with their losses, and those injured a speeding batch recovery. but what i've been writing about is how you can take stock of that wants all of it is taking care of is done, which usually in indian culture, we don't do that. we reach

200 have been injured in northern india, when a commuter train ploughed into them near the city of amritsar standing on the railway tracks to watch a hindu festival, and it's believed people didn't hear the train approaching. the palestinian health ministry says 130 people have been injured in a protest near gaza's border with israel. the demonstrations have been taking place every friday since march. an israeli military spokeswoman said about 10,000 protestors had gathered along the crossing. some threw burning tyres and explosive devices at the troops over the fence. 20 men have been found guilty of being part of a grooming gang that raped and abused girls in huddersfield over a 7 year period. the men, mostly of pakistani heritage, were convicted of more than 120 offences against 15 girls, the youngest of whom was just 11. the girls were plied with drink and drugs, and some were abandoned on the yorkshire moors. from leeds crown court, danny savage reports. a bus station. the car park of a diy store in huddersfield. a lonely moorland. just a few of the places where vulnerable children wer

fireworks and a burning effigy at a hindu festival in amritsar.cks. the noise was so great that they did not hear the train. it ploughed right through them, leaving carnage in its wake. grief stricken friends and families sat with the bodies, profoundly shocked at the lives taken in one terrible moment. many others were injured. it is still not clear exactly how many casualties there were. some people took bodies away before the authorities arrived. the police commissioner said that the track was very close to the festival location and their priority was to get the injured to hospital. an enquiry is now under way, but the risks presented by india's rail network are well known and this is just the latest in a long history of accidents. richard lister, bbc news. mexico has sent riot police to its southern border, as a convoy of thousands of central american migrants approaches from guatemala. the move comes after president donald trump threatened to use military force to entirely close the us—mexico border because of the influx. the group, which inc

fireworks and a burning effigy at a hindu festival in amritsar.eople had gathered on the railway tracks. the noise was so great, they didn't hear the train. it ploughed right through them, leaving carnage in its wake. grief—stricken friends and family sat with the bodies profoundly shocked at the lives taken in one terrible moment. many others were injured. it's still unclear exactly how many casualties there were. some people took bodies away before the authorities arrived. the police commissioner said the track was very close to the festival location and their priority was to get the injured to hospital. india's prime minister narendra modi tweeted his condolences to those who had lost loved ones, describing the tragedy as "heart—wrenching". an inquiry is now under way, but the risks presented by india's rail network are well—known. and this is just the latest in a long history of accidents. richard lister, bbc news. ravinder singh robin from the bbc‘s punjabi service hasjust arrived at the scene of the accident and filed this report. the injure

as happened like that rivendell thing in amritsar thank you. police in indian administered kashmir have fired tear gas and gun pellets of protesters it happened in the main city of synagogue on friday a protest started after a civilian and two rebels were killed in a shootout with police earlier in the week at least one hundred people have been injured in gaza with two of those hurt in critical condition as protests continue along the border fence with israel thermos traitors have been setting tires alight and throwing stones at israeli troops along the gaza border one day after a palestinian rocket destroyed a home in southern israel earlier an egyptian delegation met israeli and hamas officials hoping to negotiate a lasting cease fire how a force that has more for us from gaza this friday protest is now winding down you can see the hundreds of people streaming along these pathways back towards the main roads here east of gaza city the ambulances though have been going up and down shuttling along these lanes at the same time the whole build up

200 have been injured in northern india, as a commuter train ploughed into them near the city of amritsar. a religious festival had been taking place — and it's believed people didn't hear the train approaching. hundreds of central american migrants travelling in a mass caravan to the united states have tried to breach mexico's southern border and enter the country. the migrants broke through guatemalan border fences — but were halted by police as they streamed onto a bridge leading to mexico. the islamist preacher anjem choudary has been been released from prison on licence. he has served half of a five year sentence handed down to him in 2016, for inviting support for the islamic state group. the bbc understands there will be restrictions on his movements and he'll be closely monitored by the security services. our home affairs correspondent june kelly reports. within hours of coming out of prison, anjem choudary was back in a familiar place — in front of the cameras. he can be seen not heard. he's banned from speaking to the media. this probation hostel in north london is where he is i

hundred others were injured the accident happened on the outskirts of the state's largest city of amritsar victims were standing on the railway track watching a fireworks display during a religious festival a did not hear of an oncoming train and jobs chief minister has called for an investigation into the accident and tomorrow morning going to them to meet with leaders who are being covered privately boardin dead and in. others the state is concerned. everybody has been shifted into organization who are required and ordered have been injured are being taken to hospitals where they were going to be and or government and government is going to benefit. in the meantime is an old order where is the way this incident has taken place or even dissing robin is a local journalist he joins us from the hospital and. have you had a chance to gather much information about the injured how they're being treated can you tell us about the situation inside the hospital at the moment. people the most of the people those who got minor they did is they already been discharged from the hospital. few of those w

rivendell saying is a local journalist he joins us on the phone from amritsar thank you very much for taking the time to speak to us first of all can you tell us anything more about the death toll and the number of injured. now the depth to your commission. and the political research begun probably that that will have been up to sixty two and about two hundred people got injured and to them. right and do we any more information emerging about how these people were standing on the railway track just when this train came through there was absolutely no warning that this train was going to be coming actually. there was a function called the share a local function and the fireworks will be the accident took place as actually. in the city area where the dollar figure was was born near the track it was average year appear and the people around the gathering would be around five thousand to seven thousand people but. the people who was standing at on the tracks on the railway track actually at the same time and the fireworks was born immediately that they're all coming the. one in from local

history is so often told through the eyes of leaders but in amritsar india just thirty kilometers from the border with pakistan this old building is being transformed into a new museum malika a wall here is the driving force behind sars partition museum it's really shocking because if you think about the fact that within a few years of nine eleven happening and nine eleven museum was there and they are now numerous holocaust museum this is not beautiful apartheid museum so countries around the world have walked to memorialize these events that have shaped them by dition is not about the political events that led up to partition it's about the impact on each person who went through it it's really important that we highlight the stories of humanity hopefully one outcome on this would be that we remember our shared humanity and the shared history. i maryam namazie in london just a quick look at the top stories now as stumbles prosecutors demanded the extradition of eighteen suspects from saudi arabia over the death of journalist mark ashaji they're accused of premeditated murder and tortu

high speed commuter train ran into a large crowd at a festival near the northern indian city of amritsar according to local media police had people had gathered to celebrate an annual hindu festival but failed to hit the train approaching over the sound of firecrackers. hundreds of migrants have faced off against riot police on a bridge crossing the mexican border some people jumped into the water below along the border to escape that part of a group of thousands who set off from honduras last week and heading towards the united states. sweden is to prosecute a twenty one year old student who tried to prevent the deportation of an afghan asylum seeker and an heiress and refused to sit down on a plane that was due to depart from gothenburg she made international headlines by broadcasting her protest live on facebook. macedonia's parliament has voted in favor of changing the country's name resulting a decades long dispute with greece lawmakers backs a proposal to amend the constitution despite opposition from conservatives the procedure will see the country renamed the republic of north ma

history is so often told through the eyes of leaders but in amritsar india just thirty kilometers from the border with pakistan this old building is being transformed into a new museum mallika ahluwalia is the driving force behind sars partition museum it's really shocking because if you think about the fact that within a few years of nine eleven happening and nine eleven museum was there and they are now numerous holocaust museums it's not beautiful a museum so countries around the world have walked a memorial lies these events that have shaped them by dition is not about the political events that led up to fight it's about the impact on each person who went through it it's really important that we highlight the stories of humanity hopefully one outcome on this would be that we remember our shared humanity and the shared history. and i'm fully back to bo with a note that our main stories here on al-jazeera there are increasing calls in the us for an impartial investigation into the death of journalists. even us president donald trump insists it is too early to place blame on anyone fo

hundred have been injured in northern india, as a commuter train ploughed into them near the city of amritsar. a religious festival had been taking place and it's believed people didn't hear the train approaching. hundreds of central american migrants, travelling in a mass caravan to the united states, have tried to breach mexico's southern border and enter the country. the migrants broke through guatemalan border fences but were halted by police as they streamed onto a bridge leading to mexico. mental health therapy is failing more people than it helps, in one in seven areas of england, according to research carried out by the bbc. people with conditions including depression, anxiety and post—traumatic stress disorder are entitled to therapy, but not all are getting what they need. our health editor hugh pym reports. lucy had a series of counselling sessions to help with depression. they ended, things got worse and she self harmed. she says more therapy would have helped but she was cast adrift. you can like you are a burden on people, if you like you are a fraud, like it is in your head, an

died in northern india, after a commuter train ploughed into a crowd of people near the city of amritsarured. they were out celebrating an annual hindu festival, and it's understood they did not hear the speeding train approach. jatinder dhillon reports. locals gather at the devastating scene where a high—speed train had ploughed into crowds the night before, leaving carnage. personal belongings strewn across the ground, a sign of the chaos as people tried to escape. this is the moment tragedy struck on friday evening. crowds had gathered to watch the annual hindu festival of dussehra, which marks the triumph of good over evil. hundreds of spectators were standing on the railway tracks and did not hear the train approach, distracted by the burning effigy and the noise of exploding fireworks. children are amongst the dead. some managed to pull others to safety. translation: suddenly the train‘s come and i shouted. there were two boys. i pulled my nephew and saved him. many of the injured were taken to hospitals in other areas when the city's main hospital ran out of space. on saturday the

200 have been injured in northern india, as a commuter train ploughed into them near the city of amritsar. a religious festival had been taking place and it's believed people didn't hear the train approaching. hundreds of central american migrants travelling in a mass caravan to the united states have tried to breach mexico's southern border and enter the country. the migrants broke through guatemalan border fences — but were halted by police as they streamed onto a bridge leading to mexico. now on bbc news, click. this week, bouncing box, leaping lights, and hence bringing humans. all systems are ready. japan is -- has just all systems are ready. japan is -- hasjust done something all systems are ready. japan is -- has just done something amazing. it has just done something amazing. it has flown a spaceship to a one kilometre wide near earth asteroid called ryugu to do some incredible science. this is hayabusa2. it has just deployed three rovers on tobacco three's surface. —— onto ryugu's surface. the german and french mascot probe on october third and before that the japanese minerva ii

the disaster near amritsar in the north of the country has led to new demands for safety reforms to india'susands of deaths each year. the government says they keep fares low for the 23 million passengers who use the network daily. but after decades of underinvestment, critics say this has left public safety at risk. several million afghans have voted in parliamentary elections, the first to be organised entirely by the government since 2001. polling stations which could not open on saturday plan to do so on sunday. but the elections have been marred by violence. earlier i spoke with david sedney — former us deputy assistant secretary of defence for afghanistan and currently a senior associate at the centre for strategic and international studies. i asked if he viewed the elections so far as a success. i think overall it's on the side of success. the level of violence that you discussed, that you mentioned, is certainly tragic. but in afghan terms, it's actually less than most people expected, and everyday violence in afghanistan. it was more violent, but not by orders of magnitude. some pe

the disaster near amritsar, in the north of the country, has led to new demands for safety reforms tords thousands of deaths each year. the governments say they are keeping fares low for the 23 million passengers who use the network daily. but, after decades of underinvestment, critics say this has left public safety at risk. kidnappers in tanzania have released one of africa's richest people. billionaire mohammed dewji was in captivity for more than a week. it's unclear if a ransom was paid. rhodri davies has more. these are the remnants of a personal and national ordeal. in an upmarket area of dar es salaam, police were searching the scene where africa's youngest billionaire was released. mohammed dewji was set free early morning after ten days of captivity. he was unharmed apart from some bruises on his hands and legs. mohammed dewji broke the news himself on his company's twitter account, saying: "i thank allah that i have returned home safely. "i thank all my fellow tanzanians and everyone around "the world for their prayers." and while the kidnappers remain at large, they receiv

police used batons to disperse protesters from blocking railway tracks in amritsar where the accident hundreds of people took part in the protest saying there was no proper help for those affected. china's top representative governing the chinese territory of macau has died after falling from a tall building. beijing released a statement saying that zheng xiaosong had been suffering from depression, implying he had killed himself. mr zheng served as the liaison between the chinese government and the casino hub of macau, a former portuguese colony. the olympic sprint champion usain bolt has been offered a professional football contract by australian side central coast mariners. the 32—year—old jamaican, who retired from athletics in 2017, has been on trial with the a—league club. he scored two goals in his debut during a friendly, but was not in the mariners squad for the first game of their season on sunday. hundreds of child sexual abuse survivors are gathering in australia's capital, canberra, to hear a national apology, which will be given by prime minister scott morrison. it follo

200 have been injured in northern india as a commuter train ploughed into them near the city of amritsarreligious festival had been taking place — and it's believed people didn't hear the train approaching. hundreds of central american migrants travelling in a mass caravan to the united states have tried to breach mexico's southern border and enter the country. the migrants broke through guatemalan border fences — but were halted by police as they streamed onto a bridge leading to mexico. mental health therapy is failing more people than it helps, in one in seven areas of england, according to research carried out by the bbc. people with conditions including depression, anxiety and post—traumatic stress disorder are entitled to therapy — but not all are getting what they need. our health editor hugh pym reports. lucy had a series of counselling sessions to help with depression. but they ended, things got worse and she self harmed. she believes more therapy would have helped but she felt she was cast adrift. you can like you are a burden on people, you feel like you are a fraud, like it i

history is so often told through the eyes of leaders but in amritsar india just thirty kilometers from the border with pakistan this old building is being transformed into a new museum mallika ahluwalia is the driving force behind sars partition musial it's really shocking because if you think about the fact that within a few years of nine eleven happening nine eleven museum was there and they are now numerous called museums is not beautiful of museums so countries around the world have walked to memorialize these events that have shaped that partition is not about the political events that led up to partition it's about the impact on each person who went through it it's really important that we highlight the stories of humanity hopefully one outcome on this would be that we remember our shared humanity and the shared history. divorce rates in taiwan a soaring and as a marriage consultant helen knows this only too well. but as the sixtieth wedding anniversary approaches her own parents are looking moons rather than arms not out to go to. cannot daughterly love and professional expertis

the disaster near amritsar in the north of the country has led to new demands for safety reforms to india'srds thousands of deaths each year. the governments say they are keeping fares low for the 23 million passengers who use the network daily. but after decades of underinvestment, critics say this has left public safety at risk. several million afghans have voted in parliamentary elections, the first to be organised entirely by the government since 2001. polling stations, which could not open on saturday, plan to do so on sunday. but the elections have been marred by violence as sekunder kermani reports from kabul. the taliban told them to stay at home. instead, afghans began queueing outside polling stations even before they had opened, with thousands of soldiers deployed across the country. 15 people were killed in a suicide bombing in kabul and there were dozens of other smaller incidents. but throughout the day, voting did go ahead. translation: of course everyone is scared, because security is bad. but despite all those fears, we are here and voting anyway, because our destiny depend

amritsar this is bbc news. i'm lewis vaughan jones. into his death is still continuing — and a number of arrests have been made. we'll bring you the very latest. a train ploughs into crowds watching a religious festival in northern india. at least 60 people are killed. chaotic scenes in mexico, as thousands of central american migrants cross the border from guatemala. barefoot on bondi, and a harbour bridge climb, the duke and duchess of sussex take in some classic australian sights.

hundred others have been injured the accident happened on the outskirts of the state's largest city amritsar victims were standing on the railway track watching a fireworks display during a religious festival still they didn't hear the oncoming train. did you see exactly get is not going to go through in the process of your question reduced definitely more than fifty to sixty more than that. when all the developments hindu priests and protesters have blocked women from accessing a prominent pilgrimage site in india two women arrived at the temple and carried out under police escort they were turned back by hundreds of hardliners defying a recent supreme court ruling which allows women to enter women between the ages of ten and fifteen were barred by law from entering the holy site until three weeks ago protesters about to petition the court's decision on out of thousands of migrants who'd massed on guatemala's northern border having torn down a fence and stormed towards the bridge into mexico ever guatemala honduras and el salvador they've been walking north to the united states in a so-call

200 have been injured in northern india as a commuter train ploughed into them near the city of amritsarligious festival had been taking place — and it's believed people didn't hear the train approaching. hundreds of central american migrants travelling in a mass caravan to the united states have tried to breach mexico's southern border and enter the country. the migrants broke through guatemalan border fences — but were halted by police as they streamed onto a bridge leading to mexico. mental health therapy is failing more people than it helps, in one in seven areas of england, according to research carried out by the bbc. people with conditions including depression, anxiety and post—traumatic stress disorder are entitled to therapy — but not all are getting what they need. our health editor hugh pym reports. lucy had a series of counselling sessions to help with depression. but they ended, things got worse and she self harmed. she believes more therapy would have helped but she felt she was cast adrift. you can like you are a burden on people, you feel like you are a fraud, like it is

hundred have been injured in northern india, as a commuter train ploughed into them near the city of amritsar. a religious festival had been taking place and it's believed people didn't hear the train approaching. hundreds of central american migrants travelling in a mass caravan to the united states, have tried to breach mexico's southern border and enter the country. the migrants broke through guatemalan borderfences, but were halted by police as they streamed onto a bridge leading to mexico. 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. a week when allegations of bullying and harassment at westminster piled pressure on the speaker. the report is clear that there needs to be a complete change in the leadership at the most senior level, including you, mr speaker. warnings that universal credit is having a devastating effect. it is not going as well as we are told in the house of commons, where some women have taken to the red light district for the first time. also, have mps given up on prime minister's questions? the

history is so often told through the eyes of leaders but in amritsar india just thirty kilometers from the border with pakistan this old building is being transformed into a new museum malika a wall here is the driving force behind sars partition museum it's really shocking because if you think about the fact that within a few years of nine eleven happening on nine eleven museum was there and they are now numerous holocaust museum this is not beautiful a museum so countries around the world have walked a memorial lies these events that have shaped them by dition is not about the political events that led up to partition it's about the impact on each person who went through it it's really important that we highlight the stories of humanity hopefully one outcome on this would be that we remember our shared humanity and the shed history. in the lead up to the u.s. midterm elections we'll be talking to the american people looking at key issues for voters from immigration to economic struggles to the healthcare system to greece's and women's rights join us throughout oktober for special cov

the accident happened when a commuter train ploughed into them near the city of amritsar.ng on the railway tracks watching a hindu festival, and it's believed people didn't hear the train approaching. a man's appeared at newcastle crown court charged with making false claims of child sexual abuse and murder against establishment figures. prosecutors say the defendant, who is not being named for legal reasons and is known publically as "nick", falsely told police he was abused as a child in the 1970s and 1980s by senior people in public life. they say he also falsely claimed he witnessed the murders of three young boys. a march is taking place in london this afternoon calling for another referendum on brexit. the event, organised by the campaign group the people's vote, involves a march and then a rally in parliament square. tens of thousands of people are attending. this is the scene right now— as crowd gather along whitehall. that is one side of parliament square. as crowds come into parliament square that is the road leading from trafalgar square. as people come down tow

killing at least fifty nine people those killed had gathered for a religious festival in the city of amritsar paul chana jan reports. police in india are calling this a freak accident a train plows into a large crowd watching the burning of an effigy at a religious celebration. the witnesses say the overflow of people pushed some on to the railway track the noise from fireworks prevented people from hearing the approaching train. program. it was a major hindu festival the railway track is close to it and the crowd was huge suddenly some movement happened and the train crossed at that time the. survivors covered the body parts of their loved ones others waited for those injured to be treated at nearby hospitals thanks to crowd was at a hindu festival called celebrating the triumph of good over evil they had just set ablaze the effigy of a ten headed demon from the hindu epic aroma ya know i am at the moment not aware of the reason. being built next to the invitation but the administration should have had a look at it and we were intrigued when i got eduardo and as the investigation begins the

at least 50 people have died near the indian city of amritsar, after a train ran over a group of festivalad been sitting on or near the tracks — watching the burning of effigies — and the noise of the approaching train was drowned out by fireworks. the former deputy prime minister nick clegg has a newjob — with the social media company, facebook. he's moving to california to be the firm's communications head. it comes as facebook tries to repair the compa ny‘s reputation amid controversy about transparency and the role of fake news on the platform. a brexit deal may never be reached, according to the european union's chief negotiator. michel barnier says 90% of the deal is done, but that the problems surrounding the irish border could collapse any agreement. and the prime minister is facing a fierce backlash against the idea of extending the uk's transition period after leaving the european union, as john pienaar reports. still in brussels, still turning on the charm, or trying to. still getting nowhere fast. not many more leaders club photos like this before britain leaves. but now mrs m

at least 60 people have died near the indian city of amritsar after a train ran over a group of festivalpoliceman said people had been sitting on or near the tracks watching the burning of effigies, and the noise of the approaching train was drowned out by fireworks. james clayton is in delhi and sends this report. essentially what we believe happened was a crowd had gathered to watch an effigy being burnt as part of a festival. some of those spectators had gathered on a railway track. when the effigy was being set alight, firecrackers started going off, fireworks started and it is incredibly loud. at the same time, a train was coming. clearly, a lot of the crowd didn't hearthe train coming, whether the train driver decided to try and warn them, we don't know, whether he didn't see them at this point. we do know that the train did plough into a number of people on that track, causing mass fatalities. the time isjust the time is just approaching a quarter past 8pm. the headlines on bbc news... 20 men are found guilty of being part of a grooming gang that abused girls as young as 11 in and

history is so often told through the eyes of leaders but in amritsar india just thirty kilometers from the border with pakistan this old building is being transformed into a new museum malika a while. is the driving force behind armored sars. it's really shocking because if you think about the fact that within a few years of nine eleven happening and nine eleven museum was there and they are now numerous holocaust museums it's not beautiful a museum so countries around the world have walked to memorialize these events that have shaped that partition is not about the political events that led up to partition it's about the impact on each person who went through it it's really important that we highlight the stories of humanity hopefully one outcome on this would be that we remember our shared humanity and the shared history. hello norrin taylor nandan with the top stories around. turkey's president has challenge saudi arabia to prove that journalist jamal khashoggi left the consulate in istanbul last tuesday. the one says security and intelligence officials are looking into disappearanc

history is so often told through the eyes of leaders but in amritsar india just thirty kilometers from the border with pakistan this old building is being transformed into a new museum mallika ahluwalia is the driving force behind sars partition museum it's really shocking because if you think about the fact that within a few years of nine eleven happening on nine eleven museum was there and they are now numerous holocaust museum this is not beautiful apartheid museum so countries around the world have walked to memorialize these events that have shaped them my decision is not about the political events that led up to partition it's about the impact on each person who went through it it's really important that we highlight the stories of humanity hopefully one outcome on this would be that we remember our shared humanity and the shared history. adrian from going to here in doha the top stories and i'll just say to us president donald trump's pick for the u.s. supreme court. has now really cleared a procedural votes in the senate a final vote on his confirmation as expected on saturday

traveling at high speed ran into a large crowd a group gathered for a religious festival and city of amritsar hall china japan reports. police in india are calling this a freak accident a train plows into a large crowd watching the burning of enough for jihad or religious celebration. for the witnesses say the overflow of people pushed some onto the railway truck the noise from fireworks prevented people from hearing the approaching train. it was a major hindu festival the railway track is close to it and the crowd was huge suddenly some movement happened and the train crossed at that time. survivors covered the body parts of their loved ones others waited for those injured to be treated at nearby hospitals thank you crowd was it a hindu festival called celebrating the triumph of good over evil they had just set ablaze the effigy of a ten headed demon from the hindu epic aroma ya know i am at the moment not aware of the reason for his. being next to the invitation but the administration should have added a bit and we would expect when i go there tomorrow and as the investigation begins the ch

hundred others have been injured the accident happened on the outskirts of the state's largest city of amritsar victims were standing on a railway track watching a fireworks display during a religious festival thought they didn't hear the oncoming train. i'll be back with a news hour in twenty five minutes time after the second half of the coming war on china say without is there by for now. this is shanghai this story short on the yangtze river china's greatest city. i arranged to meet the american author james bradley whose latest bestselling book the china mirage reveals an extraordinary hidden history of american power and modern china. it was almost illegal for someone like me to know a chinese for almost all of american history the chinese came to america to mine gold and build the railroads and americans decided we didn't like the competition so in one thousand nine hundred two we had the chinese exclusion act which kept the chaney's out of the united states for about one hundred years so you have the largest population in the world that can come to the united states so at just the point

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