secretary general of the united nations kofi annan who died last month. mr annan's body has been lying in state to allow people to pay their respects. world leaders, past and present, and royalty too, are expected to attend his state burial on thursday. the bbc‘s thomas naadi reports. filing past the body of the former un secretary—general, kofi annan, they have come from the length and breadth of the country to catch a glimpse of the great man, and honour him one last time. most of the people paying their last respects today may not have had the opportunity of meeting the former un secretary—general but it's when he promoted peace across the world, has influenced and inspired some of them. the public was hoping to seek kofi annan but the family decided that the coffin would remain closed. for the people of this country, it is time to reflect on the great works of the former un chief. kofi

world leaders paid respect to kofi annan at his funeral in ghana. this is the end of three days of mourning which saw thousands of ghanaians file past his coffin as it lay in state in the capital, accra. bbc‘s mayeni jones was at the funeral service. for many, kofi like you and all time, kofi annan to bring people together, put them at ease and unite them towards a common goal for our common them towards a common goal for our common amenities. -- our common humanity. there was an old joke. the art of diplomacy is to say nothing, especially when you‘re speaking. kofi annan could say everything, sometimes without uttering a word. there was also a tribute by the canadian president but the most moving words came from those who knew him best, his family stop his legacy will live on his foundation and in all of us. my love, you are

special general kofi annan and his home country ghana. passed away last month at the age of eighteen and the berries and a private ceremony a few hours from now. across from that awkward address is in the acro where that funeral is being held so it's like quite a large affair there with plenty of dignitaries in attendance. absolutely laura lots of dignitaries presidents a diplomats from around the world including the current u.n. secretary general mr and tony were terrorists we have presidents heads of states prime ministers those who cannot come are sending delegations from across the world from europe from asia from africa itself and of course the reception here is that of the mood here is that if some member agree. in fact kofi annan is being celebrated more than being mourned here in ghana because of his numerous

un secretary general, kofi annan, has been flown back to his native ghana. russia is beginning what it says is the largest military exercise in its history in eastern siberia and for the first time china is taking part. 300,000 soldiers, 36,000 military vehicles, 1000 planes and 80 warships are involved. 0nly moscow's former soviet allies have been invited tojoin in its annual drills. the body of the former un secretary general, kofi annan, has been flown back to his native ghana. the casket with his remains, draped in the blue un flag, was received by numerous dignitaries. a state funeral will be held for the nobel peace laureate on thursday where many world leaders, past and present, and royalty are expected to attend. the us open women's final was on track to be one for the history books, but now it's going to be there for all the wrong reasons. serena william's bid to win a record number of grand slam tournaments ended with a surprise defeat to naomi 0saka after the umpire penalised williams multiple times.

kofi annan was the first secretary general from subsaharan africa and the first to have risen through the organization's ranks he'd already been working for the un for twenty five years. during his tenure and oversaw one of the most ambitious reform processes in the u.s. history cutting excess jobs and creating programs to reduce poverty stop the spread of hiv aids and fight terrorism. we have reached a fork in the road. if you live in the political leaders of the world cannot agree all reach agreement on the way forward history will take the decisions for you in two thousand and one his efforts won him the nobel peace prize a call from sweden a welcome interruption usually when the phone rings early in the morning is some bad news somewhere around the world and i think this is going to be a great encouragement for me personally and for all my colleagues at the united nations. by then and had already endured some of the worst moments of his career in one nine hundred ninety four as the head of u.n. peacekeeping he failed to act on evidence that a genocide was planned in rwanda some ei

secretary general kofi annan his funeral takes place this afternoon. so me and my brothers were on our way to school suddenly lots of shooting started so we all got down it was really scary there was nowhere to hide we need the children in ukraine bristling their lives every day just to get to school. i'm soon it's almost comical to have you with us the catholic church in germany says it is distressed and ashamed by the findings of a new report into the sexual abuse of children by priests the report found that clergyman had abused or raped nearly four thousand children over a seventy year period starting at the end of the second world war most were boys under the age of thirty one victim told you about the violence she was forced to endure as a young choir boy. when he was eight years old or was one of the world renowned catholic choir boys in the southern german city of work he lived in a boarding school where he was sexually abused by priests for several years two years ago he shared the painful memories that still haunt him iranian's but of a consum

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to the late un secretary—general kofi annan.hen to the us, where commemorative events are being held at the world trade center and the pentagon to mark the 17th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks in which 2,996 people were killed. finally, in barcelona, a wave of pro—independence demonstrations are expected during the national day of catalonia, the diada, amid the region's continuing tensions with spain. tensions there are a pretty high steel. —— are pretty high steel. —— are pretty high still. now it's time to get all the latest from the bbc sports centre. hello, coming up in your tuesday sport

un secretary general, kofi annan, has been flown back to his native ghana. the casket with his remains, draped in the blue un flag, was received by numerous dignitaries. a state funeral will be held for the nobel peace laureate on thursday where many world leaders, past and present, and royalty are expected to attend. the war in sri lanka ended in may 2009 with the defeat of the tamil tiger rebels. but the country is still struggling to come to terms with its past. tens of thousands of people were killed and many others went missing. their relatives have been holding protests seeking answers. the bbc‘s anbarasan ethirajan, who reported there during the conflict, went back to see what has changed for the minority tamils. kolinochchi, the former tamil rebel stronghold in northern sri lanka. i was here, at the height of the conflict, ten years ago and the place was in ruins. today, it is a bustling town. these people want answers

. —— kofi annan. cough and is lying in state for a second day before moving to the capital on thursday. later this morning in germany, the consumer protection association will present a class action lawsuit against volkswagen over the carmaker ‘s manipulation of emissions software. it is seeking compensation for some 2 million drivers. in california, apple is preparing for another big launch. it is thought new iphones and possibly a budget macbook could be a mum the offerings of. —— among the. in ten minutes we will be live to offerings of. —— among the. in ten minutes we will be live to apple park. now, let's talk you through the sport is a gender. —— agenda. welcome to your wednesday sport briefing.

secretary general kofi annan at a parent's or. i'm sumi so much kind of welcome to the program german chancellor angela merkel is holding an emergency meeting with other key party leaders to discuss a dispute surrounding the head of the domestic intelligence service hans-georg mohsen america's junior coalition partners the social democrats are demanding that she fire bos'n after he question the authenticity of a video. showing migrants being chased by demonstrators in the eastern german city of chemists last week critics also accuse mohsen of passing sensitive information to the far right a f t v are you because. of both and let's bring in our political correspondent hans braun for more on this story hi hans yet another crisis meeting of germany's coalition leaders how serious is this. well it's the social democrats that have been escalating this situation as you have said that the interior domestic intelligence service. has been under a lot of criticism in recent weeks over discussions on demonstrations in kemet spy right wing us

the public was hoping to see kofi annan, but the family decided that the coffin would remain closed. reflect on the great works of the former un chief. kofi anann means a lot to both the younger and older generation here. i've never seen him before. i was expecting that, as we were graduating from the university of ghana, as the former chancellor there, we would see him during graduation. but unfortunately, he left, and now there is a new chancellor, so i felt this is the only time i can pay him the respect that he deserves. he's been very systematic in talking about his experiences, so he's left not only the legacy of the people who view him and remember him, but he's also left documentation on what his journey was, and so the best thing we can do is to study it. it is a great loss because through him, a lot of countries know there is a country called ghana. because we are a small population, so he came in, and it's great to know that such a great man was from ghana, west africa. the body will remain here until thursday, when the former un secretary—general will finally be be laid t

funeral for former un secretary general kofi annan takes place later in the ghanaian capital accra. thousands have already turned out to pay their respects to the 80—year—old who died last month. and president putin is expected to attend the joint military exercises taking place in siberia, involving more than 300,000 russian troops. military personnel from neighbouring china and mongolia are also taking part in the biggest exercise of its kind since the end of the soviet era. now it's time to get all the latest from the bbc sports centre. i'm chetan pathak: coming up in your thursday sport briefing, we look ahead to the final women's golf major of the year, to stage 18 of the veulta a espana, and we hear from the two men involved in boxing's fight of the year. the final women's golf major of the year, the evian championship, is getting underway in france. last year's winner anna nordqvist will be looking to become the first woman to successfully defend her title at the evian resort golf course.

secretary general kofi annan better parents are. almost comical to have you with us german chancellor angela merkel is facing a potentially serious new challenge over the head of the domestic intelligence service hans-georg mohsen her junior coalition partners the social democrats are demanding that she fire mohsen over comments he made casting doubt on the authenticity of the video. showing migrants being chased by demonstrators in the eastern german city of chemists last week now critics accuse mohsen of playing into the hands of right wing groups they also accuse him of passing sensitive information to the far right a.s.d. party. let's get the latest now with our political correspondent hans bronte hans so the social democrats they are part of chancellor merkel's government and they want mohsin gone will they get their way well that's not the social democrats obviously who can get him dismissal who called who can dismiss him but they are escalating the situation all mohsen spend about five dollars in parliament yesterday explaini

and empowerment everywhere excellent cities ladies and gentlemen as our state secretary general kofi annan went through the mind as we shared i am quoting a common destiny we can muster only if we face it together. and that my friends is why we have the united nations and the world of future rests on solidarity. we must repaired broken trust we must believe you were a daughter multilevel projects and we must have pulled dignity phone one and for all thank you very much. was saying and tony good to as the u.n. secretary general standing at the podium receiving that warm applause there as we wait for the next speaker he basically broke his opening address turned into three main areas i guess two areas that were pretty grim and depressing one area however he was talking about the winds of hope blowing around the world he said there's a drive for gender equality it is gaining pace but before that he spoke about climate change and technology and climate change he's got a very clear timetable in his own mind saying we have to change course the world has to change course in two years he made the

a state funeral is being held for the former humans actually general kofi annan and his home country of gonna died last month at the age of eighty is a live pictures from the capsule acra where a large crowd has gathered in a celebration of life. with it just. just when that funeral is taking place and would have a ground of further with plenty of dignitaries talk us through the memorial service . absolutely most of the dignitaries from all across the world are here for all reply and all moments of the year he's been lying in state in this building right behind me for the last two days dignitaries and the general public pretty girl home as it went this morning. members of the united nations delegation. i paid their last respects before the formal funeral service happened and when you talk to people here for ghanians. pos on the fire it is a good character a good representation of their country and the international stage and when you talk to diplomats they all have something nice to say about coffee and despite the fact that while he was there at the united nations there were serious

world leaders paid respect to kofi annan at his funeral in ghana. and all time, kofi annan to bring people together, put them at ease and unite them towards a common goal for our common them towards a common goal for our common amenities. -- our common humanity. there was an old joke. the art of diplomacy is to say nothing, especially when you‘re speaking. kofi annan could say everything, sometimes without uttering a word. there was also a tribute by the canadian president but the most moving words came from those who knew him best, his family stop his legacy will live on his foundation and in all of us. my love, you are now back home, starting your long journey. may you rest in peace and may your wisdom and compassion continue to inspire us and guide us wherever we are. mr a nonpartisan body has laid in state for the past two days, as mourners come to be their last respects —— mr kofi annan. he was a proud ...the the auditory behind me they can sit 4000 was filled beyond capacity. mayeni reporting from accra. brexit pressure continues to mount. tod

secretary general kofi annan. and risking their lives to get an education. tour on our way to school suddenly lots of shooting started so we all got down and it was really scary there was nowhere to hide the spirits of children living on the frontline of the conflict in eastern ukraine. plus is this the end of a long running environmental battle police remove activists from the german forest for at least two to be cleared for coal mining the protesters say i won't give up. i'm phil gayle welcome to the program. germany's chancellor and keep party leaders are very good an initial crisis meeting aimed at resolving a row over the head of the country's domestic intelligence service i'm going to america's coalition partners the social democrats want to go martin to resign following his controversial comments about recent far right protests in the city of candidates talks about his faith to jew to resume early next week could the president of germany's domestic secret service bring down the government that's what the papers are asking social democrats a conservati

secretary general kofi annan at a burial service. and risking their lives and just to get an education. for me and my brothers were on our way to school suddenly lots of shooting started so we all go down and it was really scary there was nowhere to hide so we need the children living on the frontline of the conflict in eastern ukraine. i'm sunni so misconduct to have you with us german chancellor angela merkel is holding an emergency meeting with other key party leaders to discuss a dispute surrounding the head of the domestic intelligence service. michael's junior co. alicia partners the social democrats are demanding that she fired moss and that's after he questioned the authenticity of a video showing migrants being chased by demonstrators in the eastern german city of can its critics also accuse mohsen of passing sensitive information to the far right a.s.d. . and let's bring in our political correspondent christopher spring gate for more on this story christopher if you can hear me we don't see you yet but i hope you can hear m

secretary general kofi annan in his home country ghana died last month at the age of eighty this was the scene in the capital accra where a large crowd gathered for a celebration of kofi annan life hurricane florence has been downgraded to a category two storm as it heads towards the u.s. east coast but weather forecasters are still warning of a disaster ten million people are now under hurricane warnings. more news whenever you want it via the website al-jazeera dot com is the address you need up next it's witness i'll have more news for you on this channel in about twenty five minutes see that. on a suspicion the permanence of london the. vice chancellor. money of the coma to funny and so full so to try to. cope and ultimately to deal soon and a bit of. them has six of them with the. full south as. me saying look. i'm awesome awesome or their view of them also. near me is that secure for me and many who. sought suggests fall to solicit a man on the restaurant was the old pug on the needs of his girl elizabeth think that i'm just a. couple small by a bicycle slope silvestro they're

secretary-general kofi a annan. they held the veteran diplomat's record as an advocate for humanity and world peace. annan died in a swiss hospital last month at the age of 80. evacuations have begun in the northern philippines ahead of typhoon which is expected to make landfall on saturday. the philippines weather bureau says the storm is 900 kilometers wide and is packing maximum sustained winds of 205 kilometers per hour. more than four noted people live in its path. from the pacific to the atlantic, the u.s. eastern seaboard is also bracing itself, this time for the arrival of hurricane florence. the category 2 storm is expected to make landfall late this evening or early tomorrow morning. officials s are warning t that florencece will probably be the most dangerous hurricane to hit the region in the generation. 10 million people live in the storm's passion and 2 million from virginia, the carolinas, andeorgia, have e been told to leave low-lying g coastal areas. the storm surge and heavy rain could cause widesp

secretary general kofi annan. and i'm paul reese with the sports u.s.open champion now you may osaka returns to a big payday in japan and the canadian youth hockey club that lost sixteen players and staff in a bus crash made a return to the ice. thank you for joining us britain's prime minister is ready curing two russians who are professing their innocence in the novi chalk nerve agent poisoning tourism a says their lies and blatant fabrications on insult to people's intelligence the men told russian t.v. they weren't assassins but tourists who visit souls very to see is famous cathedral neve rockery for some london the two men certainly look like the u.k.'s prime suspects in the poisoning of sergei a newly escapology we are indeed those who were shown on surveillance videos from the full. extent of the man also confirmed their names all the same as those revealed by british police thought to be aliases and that it is them all the c.c.t.v. footage but they deny they were in seoul's bria they sacked time of the poisoning for anything more than a holiday

hundreds of people have been paying their respects to former united nations secretary general kofi annan ahead of his funeral on thursday his body is lying in state and across the capital of his native gone there kofi annan was the first sub-saharan african to serve as leader of the united nations and was joint winner of the two thousand and one nobel peace prize he died last month in switzerland at the age of eighty. now around a million people have been marching in barcelona to celebrate catalan national day since last year's event region has been thrown into turmoil with a referendum on independence from spain ruled illegal and many catalan leaders jailed and he was at one of the major events in. well of course this is an annual event the d r the catalonia national day but it's the first since the referendum last year which was so controversial which was ruled illegal and eventually which saw it dependence declared and then many of these regions political leaders put in jail that's something that the demonstrators calling for their release now prime minister pages sanchez says that he

secretary general and noble peace laureate coffee on a friend and ally to all mr annan was the living embodiment of our mission to create peaceful equitable and sustainable societies this year we also celebrate the legacy of nelson mandela which continues to inspire the poor and oppressed to the amend it call rights in honor of the centenary of the birth of nelson mandela the nelson mandela peace summit was a huge story a paternity to reaffirm our faith and in the principle and values of the u.n. charter madam president the republic a pullout is committed to promoting peaceful equitable and sustainable societies boated home and internationally and we see the sustainable development goals as the most important framework for achieving our objective the path that it's country takes to achieve their goals will be unique but we recognize that all our interlinked in reinforce one another. for pullout our core priorities are hell oceans and climate change through which the rest of our development objectives through genuine and durable partnerships will be realized by lao has declared two tho

hundreds of people have been paying their respects to former united nations secretary general kofi annan ahead of his funeral on thursday his body is lying in state and across the capital of his native ghana kofi annan was the first sub-saharan african to serve as leader of the united nations and was joint winner of the two thousand and one nobel peace prize he died last month in switzerland at the age of eighty and ugandan opposition politician bobby wine is calling on the united states to stop its support for the ugandan military he says he was tortured by the army after being arrested during the election campaigning it behooved and has mall. he left his country to receive treatment in the u.s. after being arrested by the ugandan army and charged with treason but once doctors tended to him the musician turned opposition m.p. robert chad golani famously better known as the wind had a message for the u.s. government in exclusive interview with al-jazeera he urged congress to stop the eight hundred million dollars support for the ugandan military which he accuses of torturing him during h

chief kofi annan are. going to welcome back to your national weather forecast for here across europe we are watching some clouds passing through parts of the mediterranean over italy that's going to provide some rains across the region as we go towards the end of the week and probably into the beginning of the weekend as well also some showers over here towards a black sea and up towards the u.k. we're looking at some windy conditions pushing through some clouds as well london eighteen degrees with mostly cloudy conditions but sadly looks a little bit better for most areas down towards the south are going to sing zurich a twenty one but clouds across parts of southern france as well here across another part of africa we have rain here to talk about across algeria and across parts of morocco robot seeing twenty six degrees you're seeing some rain showers in your forecast up to the north towards tunisia and tunis we're seeing clouds in your forecast as well and that will continue over the next few days but o

kofi annan was one of the great secretaries general a tireless campaigner for peace and progress and a champion of human rights and human dignity whose influence will continue to be felt around the world for years to come over the course of his lifetime he witnessed the extraordinary progress that we as a community of nations have made since this organization was founded progress in which we have more than half the number of people living in extreme poverty in this century alone progress in which the number of people killed in conflicts has fallen by three quarters in just over three decades and progress in which millions of our citizens healthier and longer lives and where thanks to advances in human knowledge in medicine in science and in technology we are presented with huge opportunities in the years ahead yet today many are concerned about whether this progress will continue and fearful about what the future holds. for the end of the cold war did not as many once believed lead to the inevitable supremacy of open economies and liberal democracies cooperating on the global stage f

secretary general kofi annan in his home country ghana mr annan died last month at the age of eighteen these are live pictures from the capital accra where a large crowd is gathered for a celebration of his life in addition to his family dignitaries from around the world are also there and attendants including the current u.n. secretary general and turning to terrorists. a high level conference on climate change is now getting underway in san francisco and he does of us states and cities will go along with representatives of civil society organizations from around the world they hope to act on their own even if the u.s. government will not for california the world's fifth biggest economy the stakes are high rob reynolds explains more intense fires more devastating droughts deadly heat waves with tens of thousands of premature deaths a rising ocean and disastrous floods that's the future california faces due to manmade global warming over the next century according to a major new state climate change assessment university of california scientist stephanie penn's cell helped review the f

secretary general kofi annan early as steady stream of mourners tales past his coffin at a ceremony in across the nobel peace laureate who was the un's first black african leader died last month after a brief brief illness at the age of eighty a state funeral for kofi annan will be held on things straight. still ahead on al-jazeera in sport find out what happens when a sprinting champion is put in a virtual zero gravity environment. welcome back from dozens of smiley faces to individual examples of sushi emote cheese have become part of the way we communicate they're invented in japan where a complex alphabet made texting difficult now they're being used in art exhibitions and in the fight against malaria emma heywood reports from london. a picture can paint a thousand words happy thoughtful even horrified with one tap there's a short cut to human emotion and emote cheese and now making it into the art world at a new exhibition in london artist and one khattala is exploring their impact on society a video loop of a conversation and silicone emerges play out to show how a few words and

kofi annan was one of the great secretary generals, a tireless campaigner for peace and progress and a champion of human rights and human dignity. whose influence will continue to be felt around the world for years to come. over the course of his lifetime, he witnessed the extraordinary progress that we as a community of nations have made since this organization was founded. progress in which we have more than a number of people living in extreme poverty in this century alone, progress in which the number of people killed in conflicts has fall bin three quarters in -- fallen by three quarters in three decades and progress in which millions of our citizens lead healthier and longer lives and advances in human knowledge in medicine, science and technology, we are presented with huge opportunities in the years ahead. yet today many are concerned whether the progress will continue and fearful about what the future holds. the end of the cold war did not as many once believed lead the inevitable supremacy of open economies and liberal democracies, cooperating on the global stage for the co

secretary general kofi annan in his home country ghana mr annan died last month at the age of eighty this was the scene in the capital accra where a large crowd gathered for a celebration of mr anan's life hurricane florence has been downgraded to a category two storm as it heads towards the u.s. east coast but weather forecasters are still warning of a disaster it's expected to make landfall on friday on the coast of north and south carolina and bring a life threatening storm surge with it ten million people are now under a hurricane warning those are your headlines the news continues after witness i'm back with the news hour very soon. you. know. some of it is because dogs want. to. say things. to little and i'm often asked that. question little. sadistic mistletoes move to kill the holy. spirit so that is the business of going into that account bottle for the new day in . genesis luke it says the good folk. for you feel good that is enough to tip to go to. the also the food. to face and man to come from lines. this i didn't pursue known some some terms that feeling it's not imposs

secretary general kofi annan.is body is lying in state in the capitol ahead of his funeral on thursday. he died last month at the age of 80. russian president vladimir putin says his country has identified the two men wanted by police in britain in connection with the poisoning of hisis -- a former y and his daughter in england. mr. putin described them as civilians, saying quote, there is nothing criminal there. u.k. security forces say those men are russian intelligence officers. two weeks after violent demonstrations against migrants by right-wing extremists in eastern germany come a chancellor angela merkel has taken her case against xenophobia to the country's parliament. she received plenty of support today, but there was also loud opposition. reporter: as angela merkel arrived in parliament today, it was already clear that this wouldn't be a normal address to the bundestag. at the forefront was the recent far right violence in eastern germany. she started her speech with a strong call for a a common togethe

secretetary general kofi annan. his coffin is lying in state in the capitol.he nobel peace laureate who grew up in ghana will be given a state funeral on saturday. he died in switzerland last month at the age of 80. around one million people have taken to the streets of barcelona to demand independence -- catalonia independence from spain. protesters are also calling for regional separatist leaders to be freed from prison. they are currently awaiting trial for their part in catalonia's failed bid to break away from madrid last year. tonight, hungary's prime minister viktor orban is accusing the european union of trying to blackmail his country over its treatment of migrants. the european parliament is debating whether or not to sanction hungary for what it calls the erosion of the rule of law. if two thirds of lawmakers agree, they could strip hungary of its voting rights. that would be an unprecedented move here in europe. reporter: the hungarian prime minister took the initiative. he traveled to strasburg to, in his own words, defend hungary. >> i have come

annan says this could be very bad news for the president they would only accept a plea if they thought they were getting something serious in return and we know that the primary target really of the boulder investigation is president trump the president had called man a fort briefer resisting and not flipping and somewhat unusual has yet to tweet about this development but the white house released a statement saying quote this has absolutely nothing to do with the president or his the tourist twenty sixteen presidential campaign muller will ultimately decide if that is in fact true and now he has one more key witness to help him figure it out political hane al-jazeera washington or the miller investigation has tried to get as close to donald trump's in a circle as possible here are some of the significant developments of the investigation so far former trump campaign adviser george papadopoulos was sentenced to fourteen days in prison last week that was for lying to the f.b.i. about conversations with people he thought were working on behalf of russia trumps former lawyer michael cohen

world a leade royalty have paid respects to one of africa's most famous diplomats, kofi annan. the funeral service of the former u.n. secretary general was held in his home country of ghana. thousandof people filed past his coffin, which had been lying in state. today there has been anothere bizaist in the salisbury nerve agent attack. the two men naped as suspects ared on russian state television and denied being involved. they dismissed british claims that they were intelligence officers, insisting instead that they worked in the fitness industry, and that the taken a short break in the u.k. to visit the cathedral. gordon corera reports. britainlast week presented themsss a pair of n military intelligence officers, assassins, sent with agents to kill. day we saw a different side. they were, said a kremlin-funded tourists who had come to salisbury to see the sights. >> what were you doing tre? >> our friends have been suggesting for long time that we visit his wonderful time. >> salisbury a wonderful tn? >> yes. a tourist town. >> there is the famous salisbury cathedral, famou

. —— kofi annan.the capital on thursday. later this morning in germany, the consumer protection association will present a class action lawsuit against volkswagen over the carmaker ‘s manipulation of emissions software. it is seeking compensation for some 2 million drivers. in california, apple is preparing for another big launch. it is thought new iphones and possibly a budget macbook could be a mum the offerings of. —— among the. in ten minutes we will be live to offerings of. —— among the. in ten minutes we will be live to apple park. now, let's talk you through the sport is a gender. —— agenda. welcome to your wednesday sport briefing. stage 17 of the vuelta a espana heads out later as the finishing line approaches, spain thrash croatia 6—0 in the uefa nations league, and james anderson becomes the most successful fast bowler in test history. there are just five stages left in cycling's final grand tour of the year, the vuelta a espana, with alejandro valverde's hopes of winning it for a second ti

secretary general kofi annan is being flown back to his native garden for a state funeral his wife and children accompanied the casket which was draped in the u.n. flag mr body will lie in state before the funeral say the nobel laureate of second african to serve as u.n. secretary general died last month in switzerland he was eighty. a mass rallies being planned in catalonia on tuesday for a binding referendum on independence from spain thousands of people have been on the streets for the sounds of celebrations to mark the region's national day is there a year since catalonia sparked a constitutional crisis in spain but voting for independence in a non-binding referendum the central government has refused to accept that result. to same out the seventeenth anniversary of the september eleventh attacks at the world trade center site in new york rebuilding continues but work to replace a greek orthodox church that was crushed by the attacks has been suspended after the project hit financial problems gabriel elizondo reports from new york. it was an unassuming structure that for more than

from the rest of the occupied west bank and the body of former united nations secretary general kofi annan has been flown back to his native ghana for a state funeral and man's wife and children accompany the casket which was draped in the blue u.n. flag his body will lie in state before the funeral on thursday the nobel laureate and second african to serve as u.n. secretary general died last month in switzerland he was eighty years old. one million people in the united states have been ordered to leave their homes as a powerful storm approaches east coast hurricane florence is expected to make landfall on thursday in north or south carolina already a category four storm is predicted to strengthen in the coming days the u.s. national hurricane center is warning of one hundred ninety kilometer an hour winds flooding and coastal search party cocaine has the latest. it is huge and it is powerful this is hurricane florence as seen from space now tracking toward a direct hit on the coast of the carolinas prompting all kinds of warnings she's a strong girl and is coming to see us and i don't car

excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, as our secretary-general kofi annan once reminded us, we share a common destiny. you can master it only if we face it together. and that, my friends, is when we have the united nations iliad our future rests on solidarity. we must repair broken trust. we must reinvigorate our multilevel projects and uphold -- dignity for one and for all. thank you, very much. [applause] >> i thank the secretary general for his statements. >> we turn to agenda item 8 entitled general debate. >> heads of state and the government, distinguished ministers, your excellencies come secretary-general, deputy secretary-general, my dear friends. it is for me, it generally honor to welcome you all to the 73rd session of the united nations general assembly. welcome to the on the place where a meeting of this kind is possible to on the this assembly as the main representative artery of the united nations, offers to all the peoples and leaders of the world the opportunity to hear and be heard on an equal footing. excellent, thus your your excellencies cometh your contribution to

and then, the funeral of kofi annan down -- of kofi annan on. . good morning to all of you.eate administer. he died at age 80. this is bloomberg. ♪ quiets morning, markets between a booming american economy and emerging-market distress. guests together on this gilded age. diversions on european and american banking. this is "bloomberg surveillance" live in new york. francine, an extraordinary set of conversations today, 10 years passive lehman and driving it forward. francine: we are trying to figure out if you cast yourself back to 2008, there were signs there were vulnerabilities in the system. we are trying to figure out whether we still have fun abilities and whether we can prevent new vulnerabilities from cropping up. tom: the political landscape as well. everything we have seen in europe and america the past two years. here is taylor riggs. >> hurricane florence taking aim at north carolina in what may be the most powerful storm in 60 years. the hurricane is expected to make landfall thursday and friday, then stall. they could drench north carolina and cause flood

world leaders gather and ghana for the funeral of former un second general kofi annan. and we look back at the mixed legacy of the oslo accords twenty five years after this is stark can shake in front of the white house. russia's president has inspected troops taking part of the largest war game since the fall of the soviet union that i'm a person says the armed forces will continue to be strengthened that russia is a peace loving state that doesn't have aggressive plans three hundred thousand troops or at the weeklong bus stop training exercises in russia's far east chinese troops have joined them for the first time in such a large scale operation. lot of us stock. well there are two notable things about these drills the first is the sheer size of them they are large the biggest we are being told since nine hundred eighty one and involving three hundred thousand military personnel from the russian armed forces we are seeing or iraq thousand aircraft involved helicopters are managed aerial vehicles are struggles basically up to thirty six thousand tanks and armored pers

secretary-general of the united nations on the second african octopus respect for scott from egypt kofi annan died sits learned last month after a short illness us eighty years old. is remembered. as a soft spoken. and humility. president said he was the quintessential deployed. across sports. on a mountain by. time home thanks very much following well it's been five months since sixteen members of a canadian youth ice hockey team were killed in a bus crash on the way to a game now the humboldt broncos have played the opponents they were meant to face back in april it was hard so we. believe was was was strong and. some of the thirteen survivors from the accident attended the game as the team made its return to a packed out arena in the province of saskatchewan the game began with the survivors dropping the puck in the ceremonial first faceoff scold the opening goal against the nipper when hawks but they went home to lose the game two to one the team will travel to nipple when for a rematch on friday ice hockey legend wayne gretzky is pushing for the n.h.l. to lift the ban on players competin

bigotries are paying their last respects to kofi annan as is but as his body lies in state in the canadian capital accra crowds gathered in the cry international conference center where a man's body was draped in the canadian flag the former u.n. secretary general died in august after a brief undisclosed illness you'll be buried in a military cemetery on friday. stocks in the tech giant apple have dropped slightly after its latest big log fail to feature any groundbreaking innovations the most expensive i phone is now eleven hundred us dollars but is high the usual castro reports the move towards even more expensive premium products appears to be paying off for a company that's now the world's biggest. what is the secret to apple's success wednesday's product launch we're short on new products big on prozac now let's talk about i for. you these are on my phone to miss macks has the largest display ever been annoyed with the new i phone tennis max on larger and sastre version of the previous i phones it starts at one thousand nine hundred nine dollars while the so-called starter version i p

secretary general kofi annan on his coffin is lying in state in the capital the nobel peace laureate who grew up in guyana will be given a state funeral on thursday he died in switzerland the last month at the age of eighty around a million people have taken to the streets of barcelona to demand cattle on independence from spain to protest his time to mark catalonia as national day protesters are also calling for regional separatist leaders to be freed from prison they're currently awaiting trial for their part in catalonia has failed bid to break away from madrid last year. with tonight hungary's prime minister viktor orban is accusing the european union of trying to blackmail his country over its treatment of migrants the european parliament is debating whether or not just saying hungary for what it calls the erosion of the rule of law if two thirds of lawmakers agree they could strip hungary of its voting rights that would be an unprecedented move here in. the hunt area and prime minister took the initiative he travelled to strasbourg to in his own words defend hungary make sure y