yucel's arrest put fresh pressure on already straight ties between berlin and ankara.ow, the german foreign minister led criticism of the move, which could endanger turkey's hopes of joining the european union. reporter: the german foreign minister did not mince his words. he made it clear that deniz yucel's detention places a massive strain on german-turkish relations. >> this decision isn't just disappointing, it's unnecessary and completely inappropriate. anyone carrying out their work as a journalist is protected by freedom of the press and freedom of expression. in turkey, as well as in germany. reporter: the turkish ambassador was called in to discuss the case. berlin is insisting on full count sealer protection for -- on full consular protection. it kinds at a time when chancellor merkel needs the cooperation of the turkish government more than ever. she is depending on tayyip erdogan to hold up his side of an all-important refugee deal the eu has made with ankara. so far he has complied, despite frequent threats to the contrary. but ankara and berlin have been

dutch embassy staff arrive for work in ankara amid tight security, a clear sign that this diplomatics is far from clear sign that this diplomatic crisis is farfrom over. and, for the third time in as many days, turkey accused the dutch of nazism for blocking its ministers from political campaigning. and this was tu rkey‘s political campaigning. and this was turkey's retaliation. until the netherlands make good on the matters we have stated, the dutch ambassador to turkey, who is on leave outside oui’ to turkey, who is on leave outside our country at the moment, will be banned from entry, meaning he won't be allowed to return. secondly, it was decided that until the netherlands somehow compensates for what it has done, high—level relations and planned meetings for ministers and above will be put on hold. and, once again, president erdogan was on the attack, criticising eu leaders who he said couldn't come to terms with turkey's rise. so how has this row between two nato allies escalated? three eu countries have now banned turkey from holding rallies, rally is designed to drum up suppo

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>> this was the scene after secretary of state rex tillerson arrived in ankara, turkey, to for meetings with the turkish foreign minister. [inaudible conversations] discussion [inaudible conversations] >> next, secretary of state rex tillerson holding a news conference in ankara with his turkish counterpart. the foreign minister criticized the trump administration and told reporters he expected better cooperation with the current administration. this is extra minutes. >> two questions each and when the question part is ended, two two ministers will step forward to shake hands. please remain seated until after the whole program. thank you very much. >> interpreter: distinguished members of the press. today we're hosting the new secretary of state of the united states, rex tillerson. we're pleased to host system in ankara and have been following closely we are having quite high level -- to presidents talked on the phone. our prime minister talked to -- in munich and i was together in bohn with me colleague in the minister's meeting and today, his visit today is a very good indicator that

turkey's foreign minister accuses europe of supporting terrorism against the government in ankara.he foreign minister mevlut cavusoglu is firing those accusations tonight in the german city of hamburg. he also lashed out at berlin saying do not give us lessons and democracy. all of this comes after several local rallies for a turkish referendum were canceled here in germany. also coming up, a leak that could be bigger than whistleblower edward snowden's. wikileaks has posted files it says reveal the array of hacking tools used by the cia. and the toxic mix of war and children. a new report documents the devastating effect of the conflict in syria on the country's youngest and most vulnerable. ♪ brent: i am brent goff. it is good to have you with us. tonight, turkey's top diplomat has come to germany to talk domestic politics and icing time to tell germany it knows nothing about democracy. in the city of hamburg, the turkish foreign minister has lashed out at germany, accusing the country of pressuring turkish residents to vote against the turkish president in an upcoming referendum

they have proved invaluable but ankara sees them as a cover for a proved invaluable but ankara sees them kurdish militia force and they will not work with them so bringing these two sides together and senatorjohn mccain asked if president trump was aware of the diplomacy needed to bring these two sides together. he said that unless something changes he foresees a train wreck. there are certain concerns about bringing these two sides together. a day after a fire in a children's home which killed teenage girls, there is growing anger among pa rents. there is growing anger among parents. the play is apparently started after a mass attempt to escape. they were caught and lock dean. some set fire to their mattresses. —— locked in. no names have yet been released. gestation mac what if she is bad? bag going to leave her with a face like that? my daughter is beautiful, just darting to live her life. if she was burnt, she would be traumatised. a pair arriving a pairarriving in a pair arriving in beijing on thursday. relations between the two countries have deteriorated since the murder of the ha

old music, new divisions and a bitter tone from ankara.released its annual glass—ceiling index measuring gender equality in the labour market. this is on international women's day. let's bring up the winners and losers, if you like. of the 29 oecd countries ranked, iceland, sweden and norway are the top three places to be a working woman. south korea, japan and turkey are the worst. michelle fleury is in new york. hello. tell us some more about how they work out these rankings? they look at a range of statistics from labour participation, pay, maternity benefits, paternity benefits. they average everything out, that is how they have come together with this. what is interesting, one of the things that jumped out what is interesting, one of the things thatjumped out at me is that if you look back to 2005 they were talking about the number of women in the labour force, the talking about the number of women in the labourforce, the labour participation rate, they said it was 60%. fast forwarding ten years, and advanced —— in advanced, industria

rights body and ankara. >> that's correct. the u.n. high commission of has been at heads with the turkish authorities. he requested the commission for monitors to go in and investigate back to may of 2016. as of a couple of days ago he had not received a firm response from the turkish authorities. but the high commission would like the turkish authorities to first grant permission for thestigations to go to southeast and investigate the serious allegations. thousands of people have been killed, including 800 security personnel and 1200 civilians in the operations by turkish authorities in the southeast , a party which he has designated as a terrorist group by other western countries as well. that is the standoff and until the situation improves behind commission has no option but to go with what they are calling on monitoring report, drawing on witness accounts and satellite imagery, which shows some parts completely -- three areas were completely flattened and many dwellings. it is estimated 1768 have been damaged or completely destro

old music, new divisions and a bitter turn for ankara.ave reached the quarter—finals of the champions league after what was possibly the greatest comeback in the history of european football. trailing paris st germain 4—0, they scored three goals in the last seven minutes of the second leg in barcelona, to go through 6—5 on aggregate. they got the winning goal in the 5th minute of extra—time. russell trott reports. a night of unbridled emotion. they were calling it in catalan ‘the come back‘, while the rest of the world simply thought it would be mission impossible. no team had ever come back from a 4—0 first leg deficit to win a european cup tie, and yet, as the dust settles the camp nou, celebrations continue throughout barcelona. the catalan giants are through to the quarter—finals of the champions league after knocking out paris saint—germain on an extraordinary night. 3—0 up after 50 minutes and belief coursing through the barcelona veins, all seemed lost when psg made it 3—1 on the night. the parisiens seemingly home and dry. and, w

growing tensions between ankara and washington. there are several points of contention topping the agenda. laws made in westminster no longer in brussels. the day after formally triggering britain's divorce from the eu the prime minister will publish a bill set to separate the care law from european ones. south korea's ousted president rally outside court for a hearing on an arrest warrant request against her. ♪ topirst, the u.s.'s diplomat rex tillerson is holding talks in ankara. the u.s. led effort to regain territory from the islamic state group top of the agenda. turkey is unhappy about the u.s.'s military alliance with the kurdish ypg force. of a u.s. based cleric turkey blamed for coup israting a failed also a point of contention fo. want torson will discuss what to do with the syrian territory from which islamic state has been given out. and its arab allies control a large chunk of northern syria and the u.s. wants to make sure it remains free of islamic state group and other islamic militant groups. turkey would like u.s.

secretary of state in turkey amidst tensions in ankara. we are live from paris. ♪ >> first, south korea where ousted president park geun-hye has been arrested according to sources in the country. she was removed from office largely over allegations of bribery. park can now be held in a cell up to 20 days while she is of abuseted on charges of presence of power. andrew, what is the latest? been widelyhe has expected here. she has been arrested. let me talk you through the process. she was impeached. her in peter was upheld by the constitutional court. that means she lost her presidential immunity. earlier this month, she underwent 22 hours of questioning by prosecutors who were deciding whether or not they would give her an indictment. they have now said that they want to indict her, put her in front of a criminal court. what today's process was was to decide whether or not she would be a rested while awaiting her -- arrested while awaiting her trial. clear issue is that she will be going to trial whether or not she was detained today. this

the large turkish populations in the netherlands and germany are being targeted by ankara ahead of the referendum on expanding the president's powers. several cities have planned supportive marches. >> islamophobia is at the heart of a breakdown in relations between turkey and germany. that is the accusation of the turkish foreign minister after meeting his german counterpart on wednesday morning. the meeting had been billed as an attempt to calm relations between berlin and and kara, which hit a new low this week after the turkish president accused germany of nazi -- relations between berlin and ankara. see islamophobia extension it. very dangerousa trend. >> the german foreign minister strauch a more placating tone, saying the nato allies had no choice but to keep talking. >> despite the differences on both sides, there is no alternative to dialogue. that is the only way we can return step-by-step to a normal and friendly relationship between germany and turkey. >> these -- the inflammatory statements followed a decision by several to cancel rallies in support of an upcoming referend

secretary of state in turkey amidst tensions in ankara. we are live from paris. ♪

secretary tillerson spoke today after meeting with turkey's president and elizabeth palmer is in ankara. >> reporter: in a brief photo op, secretary of state tillerson wore his best diplomatic smile. and so did president recep tayyip erdogan. but behind closed doors turkey has some serious bones to pick with the united states. top of the list, the war against isis in syria, right on turkey's border. with few soldiers of its own on the ground, the u.s. has teamed up with a battle-hardened kurdish force called the ypg. but to turkey the ypg is a bitter enemy and a terrorist group. it's demanding the u.s. cut off its support, something mr. tillerson would not promise to do. >> what we discussed today were options that are available to us. they are difficult options. let me be very frank. these are not easy decisions. >> reporter: that didn't satisfy the turkish foreign minister, who accused the u.s. of fighting one terrorist group, isis, with another, the ypg. so much of this region is currently violent and unstable. both turkey and the u.s. want to change that. and at the very end of the

german ministers said spying by ankara on turks living in germany would not be tolerated.ish officials. sarah corker reports. since last year's failed coup in turkey, 41,000 people have been arrested and president erdogan declared a state of emergency. the turkish government blames this man, the exiled muslim cleric and former ally of mr erdogan, fethullah gulen, of organising the coup. now there are accusations that the turkish secret service has been spying on turks living in germany, alleged gulen supporters. translation: we have repeatedly told turkey that something like this is unacceptable. no matter what position someone may have on the gulen movement, here, german law is applied and citizens will not be spied on by foreign countries. it follows media reports that turkish intelligence handed a list of people suspected opposition sympathies to its german counterpart and asked for cooperation. tensions between the two nato allies are already high. berlin infuriated ankara by cancelling turkish campaign rallies on german soil ahead of next month's referendum on expandi

they have proved invaluable but ankara sees them as a cover for a kurdish militia force and they willtogether and senatorjohn mccain, the repoublican senator, asked if president trump was aware of the diplomacy needed to bring these two sides together. and i quote, he told the armed services committee, "unless something changes i foresee a train wreck here." so there are certain concerns about how to bring these two sides together. and very briefly, what is the significance of raqqa, specifically? this is the capital of islamic state and this is where most of their jihadi fighters are thought to beat haste. there are thought to be thousands, 3000— 4000 waste there. so it is an important strategic target for those trying to round up islamic state militia. and of course, as you havejust islamic state militia. and of course, as you have just mentioned, they have cut off the road to raqqa, so that is a target they want to get to at the moment. in the us, president trump says he has removed himself from the day—to—day operations of his businesses. but has he done enough? his critics might

in ankara, protesters threw eggs at the dutch embassy. there were demonstrations too in istanbul.started on saturday when another minister was blocked from landing in the netherlands. that provoked these harsh words from president erdogan. translation: they don't know anything about politics or international diplomacy. they are very nervous and cowards. they are nazi remnants, they are fascists. the dutch election is next week and the government there feared that comparison was described as crazy. germany was also described as nazis after they blocked rallies as well. these scenes marked a new low in diplomatic relations between turkey and the netherlands. aylina kilic — a journalist following turkish issues here in london — joined me earlier. she explained what president erdogan is trying to achieve. what he wants to do now is he wants to gain the support of the turkish diaspora, which is why he is also leading the election campaign, into europe especially. what will the scenes like this, though... we've had these pictures beamed in to us in the last few minutes... what will the

it is refusing to let the dutch ambassador return to ankara, and contacts between the two governmentspended. at a news conference, turkey's deputy prime minister warned of what he called racist and fascist views, and, in his words, a great destruction of europe. translation: i would like to share some of the measures, for now diplomatic ones, that will be taken. first of all, it was decided that until the netherlands make good on the matters we have stated, the dutch ambassador to turkey, who is on leave outside our country at the moment, will be banned from entry, meaning he won't be allowed to return. secondly, it was decided that, until the netherlands somehow compensates for what it has done, high—level relations and planned meetings for ministers and above will be put on hold, and will be postponed for a while. indefinite permission is given last december to the flights that carry dutch diplomats are revoked as of today. if our attitude is not taken seriously, if the netherlands, which started this crisis, does not take necessary steps to resolve the results of this crisis, then

turkey was furious when two of its ministers were barred from speaking at a pro—ankara rally in rotterdamturkish president enraged the dutch by calling them nazis. geert wilders has seized on this row, telling the turkish community that if they don't like it, they can leave. many say the atmosphere has changed. translation: i grew up here, either muslim, but my seven—year—old comes home from school and now says her best friend hates muslims. what happens here in the netherlands will be watched closely by the rest of europe, for it is the first test of strength this year of antiestablishment parties with tehir anti—immigration and their anti—eu messages. gavin hewitt, bbc news, rotterdam. the countdown to the next commonwealth games in australia is underway. the queen launched the games‘ baton relay at buckingham palace today, and over the next 388 days, it will visit all of the commonwealth nations and territories, before arriving on australia's gold coast. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell followed today's events. it is said to be the third—largest multisport event in the world,

today, angela merkel told parliament, here in berlin, that is imperative that germany and opera -- ankara grow more distant. >> green party members of parliament were t-shirts expressing support for the imprisoned german turkish journalist. they had to leave the chamber. underlying conflict remains. chancellor angela merkel used her speech to reiterate her outrage at turkish president erdogan's statements that germany engages in nazi like practices. >> these comparisons to the nazis has to stop. >> merkel added that germany has profound differences of opinion with turkey on the market see justice, freedom of expression and freedom of the press. merkel again criticized a referendum on the turkish constitution. on the other side, it is said that germany started the conflict by meddling in turkish affairs. >> we are disappointed by germany's attitude in the lead up to the referendum. if they have any feeling of disillusionment, we have even more. >> the problem for angela merkel is turkey is a very important partner in dealing with refugees in europe. brent: another major challenge for europ

. >> a row has erected between ankara and berlin over the cancellation over to turkish rallies set to take place in germany. they were set to feature turkish governor -- turkish ministers in attempts to woo the roughly 1.5 million turkish citizens living and voting yes in favor of increasing presidential powers in a referendum to take place in april. officials say their event was called off because they didn't have the resources to cope with the numbers expected. authorities canceled their rally because they said they felt misled about the nature of the event. turkey saw things differently. it accused forces of working for a no vote and issued a threat to berlin. >> if you want to maintain your relations, you need to learn how to behave. you cannot tackle these with these methods. they cannot go on this way. we will retaliate without hesitation and then you can think about the rest. this is our message to germany. >> the german government says it was not involved in these decisions as all -- decisions at all. >> the decision was taken by municipalities and we applied freedom of expres

the political tensions between ankara and berlin will be harder to diffuse.urkey's foreign minister does not hide his anger. if you want to maintain relations with us, you have to learn how to behave. you can't act like this. we will respond in a range of ways and then you can think about the rest. this is our message to germany. following what certainly sounds like a threat, he spoke to foreign minister's on the phone described by the juran many foreign ministry as constructive and engaged ing. already he campaigned in germany to get citizens living here to vote yes in the upcoming constitution referendum that would give president erdogan more power. turkey sees this as censorship. the president told a press conference that although he shared concerns of a recent development in turkey and rallies by politicians, the picture was more complex. there are legal reasons and factors that must make us evaluate very carefully what line of action is truly useful and what action would allow us to continue our dialogue with the government who always remains our ally. w

the row comes amid mounting outrage in germany over ankara's arrest of a turkish german journalist.ngela merkel has rejected calls to get rid of turkish campaigners. women's daynational is this wednesday. thousands of women took to the streets of london to speak out for gender equality and call for more support for female refugees. they also want to draw attention to the challenges being faced around the world by refugee women and girls. lennoxand activist annie participated along with human rights campaigner beyond the ianca jagger. in the u.s. wants to belittle women, reduce our right, diminish us and we should stand up. former french prime minister alain juppe ruled himself out as an alternative to francois fillon. has been thrown into chaos over allegations he gave his wife and adult children fake jobs. new reports say the head of the fbi has asked the u.s. justice department to publicly refute donald trump's explosive claim that barack obama tapped his phone. close to 50,000 people have run from the iraqi city of mosul as the fight to clear it from the islamic state group conti

growing tensions between ankara and washington.here are several points of contention topping the agenda. laws made in westminster no longer in brussels. the day after formally triggering britain's divorce from the eu the prime minister will publish a bill set to

he's put ankara on guard, saying his patients had run out.a: dutch voters will head to the polls on wednesday. the party of the far right leader is expected to come second in parliamentary elections with the center-right holding on to its slim majority. talk of immigration has dominated the campaign and mainstream politicians are warming -- warning of a domino effect in the wake of brexit. in amsterdam, the financial district of the dutch capital is expanding. the netherlands economy has been growing for 11 consecutive quarters. unemployment is at a five-year most of the population is still planning to vote party with positive results. >> there optimistic about the future. it's about 35% of the dutch population, usually with lower education, who are favorable to the other party. demographic is the one he is targeting when he promises to cut taxes and referendum on leaving the european union like the one organized in the u.k. within any other campaign issue, that segment of the population is interested by the far right's plans on immigration o

highlighting the importance of the relationship describing turkey as a trusted ally and thinking ankara the efforts in the fight against the so-called islamic state. >> troops have permanently pushed isis off the turkey syria border. and the united states is grateful for turkey's important contributions as a member of the counter isis coalition. reporter: the two countries are at odds over u.s. backing. turkey views the syrian people's the texan units as a terror group. the u.s. government doesn't see the difference between the syrian kurdish mission and the pkk. the pkk is on the list of terrorist groups and we have witnessed a collaboration with the ypg in syria in the past. the policy of supporting ypg began during the old obama administration. new president donald trump has not given any indication he intends to change it. seeking to establish common ground, tillerson is suggesting so-called safe zones in syria. it is hoped that they will be returned to these safe havens. this will be a big relief to turkey that will host more syrian refugees than all other countries combined. brent

there are elections coming up this year, and the relations between ankara and berlin are very strained molly:. -- are very strained. in april, turks will decide whether or not to transform the country's political system into an executive presidency. turkey's pro-kurdish party has launched its no-vote campaign. president erdogan says a reform will stabilize the country, but his critics argue it will tighten his grip on power. >> the beginning of the end of turkish democracy. that is what the country's opposition says is at risk in the april 2016 referendum, power fore boost of erdogan will occur. a no vote is being urged. >> of course we will say no. emergency, ate of republic of fear, how can one create a constitution that will embrace all of turkey? >> erdogan's up its say a win for the president will avoid turkey becoming a one-pretty state. inaccuses them of being league with kurdish militants. is in power with that much authority, regardless of how democratic turkey is, i believe in the end, he or she will get out of control. >> emergency rule was declared after two attempts last s

that's according to secretary of state rex tillerson who spoke in ankara yesterday. the countries have been at odds over whether to include kurdish forces against isis in the city of rocca. ing. >> it was a history-making launch for recycled spacex rocket. it flew for the first time about a year ago and blasted off again yesterday from florida. spacex says it can have its rockets ready for relaunch in about four months but wants to shorten the turnaround time. >> as far as doing it as soon as you land, taking it over the launchpad and reflying it again, we're certainly a couple of years away from that but that's the intention as well. >> it landed on a floetding platform at sea. >>> spacewalking astronauts carried out a job yesterday 250 mile ace above the earth, but peggy whitson wasn't just taking care of business. she was making history. she set a record for the most spagswalks of women by eight and timed spacewalking, just over 53 hours. >> coming up on "morning news," caught on video. a sheriff's deputy apparently ignores an emergency call in order to speak with

i know it's not supposed to be very good for you, but when it ankara...the best thing is, it'll give kevin a chance to miss you. it's all settled. no, it's not all settled. i'm sorry, tracy, but i can't go with you to turkey. [ cellphone ringing ] curtis: i'm not gonna answer that. you should. you want me to answer my phone right now?

joining us from ankara in turkey. let's move on.ce minister of closer integration and cooperation is necessary and it will benefit italy. she also weighs in on risking nothing. >> if there is stronger support for the european project not just italy will benefit. it is not just about winning elections. it is about using the political mandate that hopefully will get to change her up for the better on with integration. this has been a success story for 60 years. we have line -- signed and an important result. let's translate the principles into policy actions and fact. >> what happens if the -- if marine le pen wins? >> it would be generating negative contention. let's not forget that the temptation to leave europe is widely spread in a number of countries. >> with that hurt yields, or the spread between italian and german yields and with that hurt a lot of your financial institutions? pricingts are aggressively political risk. the victory of marine le pen could be of permit political risk to europe. i expect we reflected in potential

on sunday protests were held against dutch government in ankara and istanbul. a constitutional referendum scheduled for april in turkey. it's increasing powers of president regime ere erdogan. netherlands has the largest number of eligible voters among foreign countries. the dutch government blocked entry of the officials citing security reasons. erdogan accused for not suppressing freedom of speech but ditch prime minister harshly reacted saying the accusation is totally unacceptable. the diplomatic row companies ahead of elections this week in a country long known for its tolerance, ultraright wing party islamists riding high in the polls. nhk has the details. >> he spear heads the far right party for freedom. he's expected to make major gain in this week's parliamentary electi election. he founded the party. his plalatform is anti-islam. >> look at anti-islamization. there's a lot of scum that makes the street unsafe. >> reporter: immigrants are 6%. even though crime is low and the economy is good, many feel immigration numbers are growing too high and that

we have to talk about this yard we have to tone the rhetoric coming out of ankara and istanbul.nly when that happens can we talk about it. ross: let's draw attention to the language used, saying that the president of turkey is becoming hysterical and rewriting history. that his comments are unacceptable. these are turns or phrases that are incredibly strong and not likely to diffuse the situation. laura: you are watching bbc "world news america." still to come on tonight's program, the u.s. secretary of state goes to asia. the problem of what to do about north korea looms large. horns worth $5 million has been seized in thailand after they were found in luggage from ethiopia. haul in years.h this contains images you may find disturbing. reporter: eager to showcase their success, thai customs officials lay out the contents of a suitcase intercepted at the bangkok main airport. they smallrns were fortune. that is at least 11 endangered animals slaughtered for trade that will not die. this is the largest seizure at the airport says this wildlife detention officer. he thinks a numbe

sanctionsounced against the headache saying the dutch ambassador would not be allowed to return to ankara. discussionpolitical between the countries will also be halted. >> turkey will not be harmed by this. we will protect our rights and our country's honor. some european countries beginning with the netherlands will be harmed by this. nothing good can come from racism, fascism, and anti-immigrant sentiment. brussels asked and car to stop intensifying the crisis. the president called the dutch actions akin to nazi-ism. a term he also used in regards to the germans after berlin canceled rallies. but in turkey, accor money has flared. violent scuffles outside of the embassy in rotterdam. family of thethe turkish minister from coming. warned not to come, she was later escorted out of the country. the foreign minister was also presented -- prevented from coming to the country. over the escalating row, turkey said it could also reevaluate its 2016 immigration deal with europe. the top court of the european union meanwhile has made a landmark decision on the decision of women wearing islamic h

moscow and ankara's concern for the future of syria is different but it is also different from the oner putin and president erdogan, it is easier to talk to each other rather than turk in that triangle — us, turkey and russia. russia has a ready taken at the ground it needs. they helped to reca ptu re ground it needs. they helped to recapture aleppo, to retake palmyra. turkey tries to secure a buffer zone between syria and its borders. on that they have much more ground for cooperation and talks rather than each of the side has with the united states because they are such a powerful player. president trump has invited the palestinian leader, mahmoud abbas, to the white house. he extended the offer in a phone call with mr abbas, in what's believed to be their first contact since mr trump took office. our correspondent barbara plett usher is following events in the state department. earlier she told us what the white house has been saying about this visit. only to confirm that it is going to happen and i suppose we would expect it would happen because mr chubb has talked about wanting to

the dutch ambassador will not be allowed to return to ankara — a protest by the turks over the dutchusal to allow two ministers to address rallies in rotterdam. aid agencies are warning the current humanitarian crisis in nigeria, south sudan, yemen and somalia threatens to be the worst in 60 years. in somalia conflict has intensified the effects of a two—year drought, leaving nearly three million without enough water or food now on bbc news: reporters. welcome to reporters. i'm philippa thomas. from here in the world's news room, we send our correspondents to bring you the best stories from across the globe. in this week's programme. inside north waziristan. owen bennett—jones finds the pakistan army back in control of the tribal area on the afghan border, after a huge military operation to clear out al-qaeda and the taliban. around one million people from north waziristan fled when the conflict was at its height, and the question now is will they come back? saved from slavery and worse. naomi grimley meets the young yazidis who escaped the so—called islamic state to find refuge in g

germany have 1.4 million eligible voters, the fourth largest electoral base after istanbul and ankaraerdogan. several eu leaders have criticised turkey for its verbal attack. this is the latest one from the foreign minister, calling the netherlands and the capital of fascia is. a speech that will do nothing to calm this bit diplomatic i’ow. “— nothing to calm this bit diplomatic row. —— this beta. and sally is here with all the business news. decision day is getting ever closer for the dutch and tonight they get what for many could be a decisive last look at the candidates before wednesday elections when the leading candidates hold their final tv debate. it's the first of three big elections across europe this year casting uncertainty over the continent. next come france and germany and financial markets are watching them all closely. financial markets are quite on edge watching these elections. not least of all for what their results might mean for the future of the european single currency. the netherlands incumbent prime minister mark rutte faces a tough challenge from the far—righ

acknowledging that berlin and ankara have vast differences of opinion, especially concerning press freedom and freedom of expression, the chancellor appealed for a candid discussion. brent: time now for business news. the auto maker opel is set to get a new owner. daniel is here with the story about that. daniel: that's right, brent. it is no wonder general motors wants to sell the european car maker. opel hasn't turned a profit in a very long time. in fact, it's a weight on the parent company to the tune of $5.5 billion in losses since 2011. but, gm has managed to put opel on to a more promising trajectory. we can see the chart here of the losses that opel has experienced over the last few years, and coming up to this part of the end, that's where the french car maker p.s.a. wants to pick up the slack. the chief executive of p.s.a. is this man here. he is already well known for bringing his company back from the brink. well, now he promises to rid opel of its losses completely by 2020. the workers worry the new boss will cut his way to profit. reporter: it's an historic day for opel. the

in ankara, protesters threw eggs at the dutch embassy. there were demonstrations to in istanbul.demonstrations to in istanbul. it a ll started demonstrations to in istanbul. it all started on saturday when another minister was blocked from landing in the netherlands. that provoked these harsh words from president erdogan. translation: they don't know anything about politics or international diplomacy. they are very nervous and cowards. they are nazi remnants, they are fascists. the dutch election is next week and the government there feared rallies could provoke tensions. the fascist comparison was met with a blunt response. translation: comparison was met with a blunt response. translationzlj comparison was met with a blunt response. translation: ithought comparison was met with a blunt response. translation: i thought to myself," do then i'm a mayor in a country that was bombed by the nazis?" so a lot of strong language from turkey but i do believe common sense will prevail at some point. germany was also branded nazis by mr erdogan after it blocked rallies, citing security con

in ankara, protesters threw eggs at the dutch embassy. there were demonstrations, too, in istanbul.as blocked from landing in the netherlands. that provoked these harsh words from president erdogan. they don't know anything about politics or international diplomacy. they are very nervous and cowards. they are nazi remnants. they are fascists. the dutch prime minister described that fascist comparison as crazy. this row is intensifying, and these scenes mark a new low in diplomatic relations between turkey and the netherlands. sarah corker, bbc news. our correspondent anna holligan is outside the turkish consulate building in rotterdam where clashes took place last night — and has this update. we just wejust outside we just outside the consulate now, you can see the turkish flag flying behind me. the street sweepers and police are still patrolling the streets and we have debris that has been left behind. we have heard from numerous eyewitnesses reported that protesters were throwing rocks and police were responding with atoms. there is no doubt about who those protesters were support

ankara reacted angrily after rallies for turkish voters living in germany were cancelled by local authoritieshe search for debris of the malaysian airlines flight mh three—seventy. the initiative is an effort for the relatives of the 239 people who died after the aircraft disappeared nearly three years ago. a multinational search for the plan ended earlier this year. the troubled centre—right candidate for the french presidency, francois fillon, has called on his supporters not to give up, in a campaign that he said was becoming an unusual battle. he's defied calls from some within his republican party to stand down, amid a scandal about payments he made to family members for parliamentary work they're alleged not to have done. they deny any wrongdoing. mr fillon will try to stabilise his campaign at a mass rally in paris on sunday. ben hennessy reports. under fire but defiant. francois fillon takes to the stage at a rally outside paris. mr fillon enjoyed the backing of faithful supporters. but within the republican party, that support appears to be fading. translation: my friends, this campa

ankara reacted angrily after rallies for turkish voters living in germany were cancelled by local authoritieshtm—h 370. the initiative is an effort to give answers to the relatives of the 239 people onboard the aircraft — which disappeared nearly three years ago. a multinational search for evidence from the plane ended earlier this year. the wife of the embattled french presidential candidate, francois fillon says that the work she had carried out for him was real and that she wants him to continue his campaign. in a newspaper interview, penelope fillon says she carried out "very varied tasks" as parliamentary assistant for her husband. francois fillon has called on his supporters not to give up, in a campaign that he said was becoming an unusual battle. he will try to stabilise his campaign at a mass rally in paris on sunday. ben hennessy reports. under fire but defiant. francois fillon takes to the stage at a rally outside paris. mr fillon enjoyed the backing of faithful supporters. but within the republican party, that support appears to be fading. translation: my friends, this campaign is

in ankara, protesters threw eggs at the dutch embassy. there were demonstrations, too, in istanbul.nister was blocked from landing in the netherlands. that provoked these harsh words from president erdogan. they don't know anything about politics or international diplomacy. they are very nervous and cowards. they are nazi remnants. they are fascists. the dutch prime minister described that fascist comparison as crazy. this row is intensifying, and these scenes marked a new low in diplomatic relations between turkey and the netherlands. sarah corker, bbc news. it's being reported from south korea that the country's ousted president park geun—hye has left the presidential palace amid growing calls for her arrest. she was removed from office on friday after being linked to a corruption scandal. thousands turned out for rallies in seoul yesterday, a day after three people died in protests. our correspondent stephen evans is in seoul. she has arrived back at her private home. her supporters were there cheering her like she was the conquering hero come home. people will be wondering about

a row between ankara and berlin over a series of cancelled turkish political rallies in germany is continuinghe turkish president accused berlin of "aiding and harbouring" terror. recep tayyip erdogan said a german—turkish journalist detained by turkey was a "german agent" and a member of the outlawed kurdish militant group, the pkk. officials in ireland have found a significant quantity of human remains at the site of a former church—run mother and baby home. the discovery was made by a forensic team investigating reports that nearly 800 children died at the institution in county galway between 1925 and 1961. a man has been arrested and appealing court charged with making at least eight bomb threats against jewish centres across the us. prosecutors in missouri say juan thompson, did it in order to harass his former girlfriend. federal officials are also investigating bomb threats made against nearly 100 organisations. a small breakthrough for law enforcement officers investigating the troubling rise of anti—semitic threats, plaguing jewish centres and organisations. fbi officials raided the

ankara reacted angrily after rallies for turkish voters living in germany were cancelled by local authorities fillon says the work she carried out for him was real and that she wants him to continue his campaign. in a newspaper interview, penelope fillion says she carried out various tasks for her husband. francois fillon has called for his supporters not to give up in a campaign he said was becoming an unusual battle. he tried to stabilise his campaign at a rally, as we report. under fire but defiant. francois fillon takes to the stage at a rally outside paris. mr fillon enjoyed the backing of faithful supporters. but within the republican party, that support appears to be fading. translation: my friends, this campaign is a straight fight. you are courageous and they want to intimidate you. i am being attacked. but what they are looking for is to defeat the recovery of the nation. and the will for change that you represent. so i am asking you, do not abdicate, never renounce, your commitment must continue. facing allegations he used taxpayer money to pay his wife and family members for work