good morning aung san suu kyi, are you defending the indefensible?ze peace laureate took i could smell the stench of genocide from across the border in myanmar. stories of helplessness in the face of mass killings, of mass rape and mass torture, and of children being burned alive in the sanctuary of their homes and places of worship. nearly 750,000 rohingya muslims fled the myanmar army's so—called clearance operation in 2017, launched after rohingya militants had attacked security posts. myanmar argued its response was legitimate, in the face of a dangerous terror threat, and few in the buddhist majority country had sympathy for muslims, widely regarded as illegal immigrants. so to this day, they languish in the world's biggest refugee camp, their stories as harrowing as ever. rojina begum explains how the myanmar military snatched her baby and threw him in a fire, that her parents and most of her siblings were shot dead, that she was raped by four soldiers. she explains that everyone with her in this photo was killed, "aung san suu kyi is lying in

also this lunchtime: aung san suu kyi appears at the hague to reject accusations that myanmar‘s militaryommitted genocide against rohinga muslims. recovery efforts are on hold in new zealand, as more volcanic activity is predicted for white island, following monday's fatal eruption. the post office pays more than £57 million to settle its case with subpostmasters accused of mismanaging funds. and: would you eat a chocolate bar if you knew you had to run for 22 minutes to burn it off? researchers suggest a new way of labelling food. and, coming up on bbc news, spurs and manchester city both play in the champions league tonight withjose mourinho‘s side set to rest several players, both teams are already through to the last 16. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. it's the final day of campaigning in the general election and all the parties are trying to win the backing of undecided voters. the prime minister borisjohnson has been targeting seats in northern england and wales. the labour leaderjeremy corbyn started his day in scotland before moving to the north of england. jo

that country is myanmar, led by state councilor aung san suu kyi.ey part of xi's plan is this route linking southern china with myanmar's rakhine state. completion of this route would link china to the indian ocean without passing through the malacca straits, a development that would have significant strategic and economic benefits for china. in 2010, work began on construction of two pipelines along the new route. one for natural gas was completed in 2013. the other for crude oil was completed the following year. they pump these fuels 770 kilometers from the indian ocean to the chinese border. the pipelines start from an isisland in rakhine state. a port for offloading crude oil from tankers has already been n constructed d here. planans are movoving fward to n. create a specialal economic zon around the p port, also o with chinesese support. that includes building a 1,700-hectare industrial park. and a a deep seaport capable of handlingng ten largege cargo sh at a time. the construction cost was initially estimated at $10 billion. myanmar's govern

many have given up on aung san suu kyi. not these loyal supporters. us they'd travelled 5,000 miles from myanmar to be with her today. she'd come to tell the world there had been no rohingya genocide on her watch. are 750,000 rohingya lying, ms suu kyi? do you have any sympathy at all for the rohingya? could it be that the harrowing evidence she heard yesterday, of myanmar‘s army trying to eradicate the rohingya muslim people, had shaken her, changed the mind of someone once famous for her defence of human rights? no. regrettably, the gambia has placed before the court an incomplete and misleading factual picture of the situation in rakhine state in myanmar. aung san suu kyi claimed the rohingya exodus in 2017 was sparked by attacks by rohingya militants. she did admit the myanmar army, which she doesn't control, had killed civilians in the security operation that followed, but that perpetrators would be brought tojustice. can there be genocidal intent on the part of a state that actively investigates, prosecutes and punishes soldiers and officers who

aung san suu kyi is not a good person. we once prayed sincerely to god for her. we supported her, but when she came to power, she did no good for us. she is a liar. we hate her. she did nothing for us. she is responsible for the genocide. she targeted us. she ruined us. >> from one doorstep to the next , testimonies of ruthless violence at the hands of myanmar's military. >> two soldiers held me down while one of them raped me in front of my mother and four children. my daughter was crying, so they hit her on the head with a weapon. >> i lost eight of my sons and grandsons. they were all butchered by the military. >> the military burned our homes. we were a family of 18, and they killed 12 by burning them alive. there were more than 2000 people in our village, and all their homes were burned. >> aung san suu kyi has long defended myanmar''s 20177 cracown n on the rohingya, saying it targeted militants, and she will do so again at the hague. in buddhist majority myanmar, the scrutiny of the united nations' top court has stoked indignation. >> they are not just acc

aung san suu kyi is lying in front of the world that the military didn't do anything.ow my family was killed. i can prove everything, she says. one of her brothers managed to escape. his son and wife were killed in front of him. translation: it looks like i'm alive, but inside, ifeel like i'm dead. i'm so angry. they want to eradicate the rohingya and islam from myanmar. that is why they are killing us. the world is not doing enough to give us our rights. thousands of rohingya muslims were killed in buddhist—majority myanmar. the un called it textbook ethnic cleansing. myanmar denies charges of genocide. here in bangladesh, they found shelter, but it's not a life of freedom. their movement is restricted. mobile phone services are banned. in a country where poverty is widespread, patience is now running out. two attempts by bangladesh's government to facilitate the return of the rohingyas to myanmar have failed, because people are simply too scared to go back. they don't believe they'll be safe there. but each day they continue to live here, tensions between them and lo

as we mentioned, aung san suu kyi is pa rt we mentioned, aung san suu kyi is part of the delegation toiven the strange position she is in? it is not unusualfor a position she is in? it is not unusual for a foreign minister to appearas unusual for a foreign minister to appear as part of the delegation in an icj case and it is not unprecedented for a head of state to attend either, but it is very strange here, i would say, because aung san suu kyi is, of course, seen by many as personally responsible in some capacity for the alleged wrongdoing, either because she is involved in a policy of genocide or because she has failed to intervene to stop military generals from undertaking that campaign. and so the fact she will be in the courtroom is accused in a personal and individual way is really remarkable. it is understand —— important to understand this is not the international criminal court and she is not there as an individual criminal defendant, she is there is a representative of her state, she is not personally on trial, she will not be leaving the peace palace in handcuffs, there is

neither aung san suu kyi nor the generals would automatically be arrested and put on trial.nly just finding its feet after military rule. nick beake, bbc news, yangon. nick has travelled from myanmar to the hague for the start of the hearings. hejoins us now. he joins us now. i hejoins us now. i think it is he joins us now. i think it is worth stressing once again that uncensored she did not have to be here at the hay, she did not have to justify the actions of an army that she does not control. she is defiant and this is the moment when she arrived at court and we caught up with her. reporter: good morning, miss suu kyi. are you defending the indefensible? any comment, miss suu kyi? shortly afterwards, she went into the hearing and for the next three others she was. listen to very detailed and often graphic testimony of how the myanmar army targeted rohingya men, women and children in a campaign described as genocidal, the fact they were targeted because of who they were. the argument of the lawyers here is that there is an ongoing genocide in myanmar, they say there are so

aung san suu kyi is lying in front of the world that the military didn't do anything.er where and how my family was killed. i can prove everything, she says. one of her brothers managed to escape. his son and wife were killed in front of him. translation: it looks like i'm alive, but inside, ifeel like i'm dead. i'm so angry. they want to eradicate the rohingya and islam from myanmar. that is why they are killing us. the world is not doing enough to give us our rights. thousands of rohingya muslims were killed in buddhist—majority myanmar. the un called it textbook ethnic cleansing. myanmar denies charges of genocide. here in bangladesh, they found shelter, but it's not a life of freedom. their movement is restricted. mobile phone services are banned. in a country where poverty is widespread, patients is now running out. —— patience. two attempts by bangladesh's government to facilitate the return of the rohingyas to myanmar have failed, because people are simply too scared to go back. they don't believe they'll be safe there, but each day they continue to live here, t

the nobel peace prize winner aung san suu kyi defends her country myanmar against charges of genocidethe hague. at the climate summit in madrid, greta thunberg calls on rich countries to cut their carbon emissions and to help poorer countries do the same. emissions and to help poorer how emissions and to help poorer do you respond to thi basically how do you respond to the fact that basically nothing is being done about this without feeling the slightest bit of anger? the post office pays more than £57 million to settle a case brought by hundreds of subpostmasters and postmistresses, wrongly accused of mismanaging funds. coming up on afternoon live, all the sport. coming up on the sport, tottenham and manchester city may have already qualified for the last 16 of the champions league, but they both have tricky away games tonight as they look to end the group stages with a win. and matt taylor has all the weather. also coming up, would you eat a chocolate bar if you knew you had to run for 22 minutes to burn it off? researchers suggest a new way of labelling food could help people lose

they used to think aung san suu kyi was the epitome ofjustice. not any more. one time human rights icon 110w more. a one time human rights icon now standing up for an army accused of genocide. the nobel peace prize laureate took her seat at the un top court and listens to accounts of the brutality the rohingya refugees had suffered in her country. i could smell the stench of genocide from across the border in myanmar. stories of helplessness in the face of mass killings, of mass rape and mass torture, and of children being burned alive in the sanctuary of their homes and places of worship. nearly 750,000 rohingya muslims fled the myanmar army's so—called clearance operation in 2017, launched after rohingya militants had attacked security posts. myanmar argued its response was legitimate, in the face of a dangerous terror threat, and few in the buddhist majority country had sympathy for muslims, widely regarded as illegal immigrants. aung san suu kyi didn't have to come to the hague today, she didn't have to sit and listen to the sickening allegations made agai

hello there i'm the stars here today and this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up as leader aung sun suu kyi is set to defend her country against genocide charges for its treatment of rigging the muslims. the u.s. spends operational training for hundreds of saudi military students following last week's attack at a florida air base. and it's a deal the u.s. mexico and canada finalize a new trade pact to replace nafta. now u.s. president donald trump has mocked impeachment charges against him labeling them weak democratic party leaders announced 2 articles of impeachment on tuesday charging him with the abuse of power and the obstruction of congress and makes trump only the 4th president to face a formal process to remove him from office castro reports from washington d.c. standing before a portrait of one of the nation's founding fathers george washington house democratic leaders made a historic announcement today in service to our duty to the constitution and to our country. the house committee on the judiciary is introducing 2 articles of impeachment charging the president of th

as myanmar‘s aung san suu kyi is called to defend her country against genocide charges, we've a specialt on the plight of muslim rohingya refugees in bangladesh. translation: i'm so angry. they want to eradicate the rohingya and islam from myanmar. that is why they're killing us. the world is not doing enough to give us our rights. i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme: china claims all the people sent to what it calls re—education camps in the western xinjiang province have now been released. and archaeologists discover a mysterious shipwreck off the coast of rhode island that could be captain cook's ship endeavour. voiceover: live from hours studios in singapore and london. this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. glad you could join us. it's 8am in singapore, midnight in london and 1pm in new zealand, where there appears to be no hope of finding any more survivors from monday's volcanic eruption on white island. five people have been confirmed dead, at least eight more are still missing. the island is popular with tourists — 47 people were visiting when the vol

many have given up on aung san suu kyi. not these loyal supporters.s they'd travelled 5,000 miles from myanmar to be with her today. she has sacrificed her life and her family for the country and for the people. so this was the least we could do, to be here in her time of trial and distress. she'd come to tell the world there had been no rohingya genocide on her watch. are 750,000 rohingya lying, ms suu kyi? do you have any sympathy at all for the rohingya? could it be that the harrowing evidence she heard yesterday, of myanmar‘s army trying to eradicate the rohingya muslim people, had shaken her? changed the mind of someone once famous for her defence of human rights? no. regrettably, the gambia has placed before the court an incomplete and misleading factual picture of the situation in rakhine state in myanmar. aung san suu kyi claimed the rohingya exodus in 2017 was sparked by attacks by rohingya militants. she did admit the myanmar army, which she doesn't control, had killed civilians in the security operation that followed, but that perpetrators

aung san suu kyi didn't have to come to the hague today.kening allegations made against her country. she chose to. and tomorrow she will personally defend the country from the charge of genocide. she'll say it simply didn't happen. it's seen as a patriotic defence by most of myanmar, including her supporters who'd come to court today. but it's a strategy that could destroy any remnants of her global reputation. nick beake, bbc news, the hague. a gp from east london who tricked his patients into having intimate and invasive examinations, has been found guilty of several counts of sexual assault. manish shah used his position as a trusted doctor, to persuade six female patients that they should undergo unnecessary smear and breast examinations. last year he was convicted of sexually assaulting another 17 women, between 2009 and 2013, at his surgery in romford. 0ur correspondent, chi chi izundu, has more. described as a well liked, respected and trusted gp, but the prosecution said manish shah took advantage of that description for his own sex

leader aung san suu kyi is that the international court of justice to defend her country's treatment. and this is al jazeera live from also coming up reports say democrats in the us are preparing to announce a formal articles of impeachment against president donald trump. india's lower house of parliament passes a controversial bill that sets religion as the criteria for granting citizenship to foreigners. and police in new zealand open an investigation into the circumstances surrounding multiple deaths in the white island for kind of corruption. now myanmar's leader aung san suu kyi has just arrived at the un's top court in the netherlands to defend her country against genocide charges now the west african state of gambia launched a bid to bring me to international justice for military crackdown on muslims you're watching live pictures now from the hague well the suse's backed by the 757 nation organization for islamic cooperation more than 700000 rangar were forced to flee to neighboring bangladesh back in 2017100 miles largest city yangon a rallying in support. as she faces the cou

aung san suu kyi didn't have to come to the hague today.kening allegations made against her country. she chose to. and tomorrow she will personally defend the country from the charge of genocide. she'll say it simply didn't happen. it's seen as a patriotic defence by most of myanmar, including her supporters who'd come to court today. but it's a strategy that could destroy any remnants of her global reputation. nick beake, bbc news, the hague. a gp from east london who tricked his patients into having intimate and invasive examinations, has been found guilty of several counts of sexual assault. manish shah used his position as a trusted doctor, to persuade six female patients that they should undergo unnecessary smear and breast examinations. last year he was convicted of sexually assaulting another 17 women, between 2009 and 2013, at his surgery in romford. 0ur correspondent chi chi izundu has more. described as a well liked, respected and trusted gp, but the prosecution said manish shah took advantage of that description for his own sexua

the quote you played of aung san suu kyi played exactly to that.ambia is asking for the equivalent of an injunction. we are assuming, given the urgency and given the eyes of the world on this case, that the court will rule on that requestt for provisional measures within the next month. amy: we want to thank you so much, reed brody, counsel and spokesperson for human rights watch. and hisistoricck, presidential forum on education. stay with us. ♪ [music break] amy: this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. the last democrat presidential debatate at the yer this thursday in los angeles, seven candidates appeared saturday at a historic democratic presidential forum on public education in pittsburgh coming event organized by public education groups, unions, civil rights groups. for more we're joined by three guests. in atlanta, georgia, keron blair is director of the alliance to reclaim our schools. in chicago, jitu brown is the national director of the journey for justice alliance. and in new york carol burr

they used to think aung san suu kyi was the epitome ofjustice. not anymore. rights icon, now standing up for an army accused of genocide. good morning, ms suu kyi. are you defending the indefensible? the nobel peace prize laureate took her seat at the un's top court and listened to accounts of the brutality the rohingya refugees had suffered in her country. i could smell the stench of genocide from across the border in myanmar. stories of helplessness in the face of mass killings, of mass rape and mass torture, and of children being burned alive in the sanctuary of their homes and places of worship. nearly 750,000 rohingya muslims fled the myanmar army's so—called clearance operation in 2017, launched after rohingya militants had attacked security posts. myanmar argued its response was legitimate in the face of a dangerous terror threat, and few in the buddhist majority country had sympathy for muslims, widely regarded as illegal immigrants. so to this day, they languish in the world's biggest refugee camp, their stories as harrowing as ever. rojina begum exp

many have given up on aung san suu kyi. not these loyal supporters.y. she had come to tell the world there had been no rohingya genocide on her watch. our three quarters of a million rohingya lying, must itchy? do you have any sympathy for them ? could lying, must itchy? do you have any sympathy for them? could it be that the harrowing evidence that she had yesterday of me and my‘s army trying to eradicate the rohingya muslim people had ta ken to eradicate the rohingya muslim people had taken her, change the mind of someone once famous for her defence of human rights? no. regrettably, they have placed before the court an incomplete and misleading factual picture of the situation in rakhine state in myanmar. aung san suu kyi claimed the rohingya exodus in 2017 was sparked by a tax i rohingya militants. she did admit that they myanmar army, which she doesn't control, had killed civilians in the security operation that followed. but the perpetrators would be brought tojustice. but the perpetrators would be brought to justice. can there be genocidal inten

nobel peace laureate aung san hague, defending myanmar against accusations of genocide. she is trying to convince the court that the world has been deceived by reports of atrorocities against muslims. unveil democrats set to articles of impeachment against donald trump. lawyers calling the president's conduct a clear and present danger to national security and next year's elections. this hour, wey will hear how different french businesses are coping with disruption from the strikes, a d hohow much they say it is costig them. and santos snorting cocaine? gotgly christmas sweater walmart canada in trtrouble. first, your france strike update, live from paris. ♪ ♪ genie: today is the s sixth dayf the strike, with trains and buses all but completely shut down, causing travel headaches for millions around the country. airport employees, teachers, and other unions have joined in, putting pressure on the government to scrap upcoming changes to the national retirement system. today, they hope to turn things up even more with new mass protests. the one plan for paris go across the

myanmar's aung san suu kyi takes the stand at the hague. the nobel peace prize laureate says there's no proof her country's army carried d out genocide against rohingya muslims, but prosecutors are seeking to prove her wrong. also coming tonight, and oven ready breaks it. that is what prime minister boris johnson promises to serve up if he wins the election on thursday. his conservatives hold a narrow lead over jeremy corbyn's party. we will have more on what is being called the most important generation -- the most important election in a generation. in the president of the european commission presenting her landmark plan to fight climate change, but some are saying, "brussels, we have a problem or cover -- "brussels, we have a problem." time brent goff. two viewers on pbs in the united states and all around the world, welcome. myanmar's leader has denied that her country's troops committed genocide against her hinge of muslims. she spoke today at the international court of justice in the hague responding to testimony about barbaric act co

aung san suu kyi appears at the hague to reject accusations myanmar‘s military committed genocide, against muslims. greta thunberg, the teenage environmental activist, is named person of the year, by time magazine. and recovery efforts are on hold in new zealand, as more volcanic activity is predicted for white island, following this week's fatal eruption. it's five o'clock, good evening. on the last day of campaigning for the general election, with all the parties trying to win over crucial undecided voters. borisjohnson has been targeting seats in northern england and wales, while the labour leader jeremy corbyn, began his day in scotland before moving to the north of england. jo swinson, leader of the liberal democrats, is focusing on constituencies in south—east england, and the snp leader nicola sturgeon has been meeting voters across scotland. our political correspondent, chris mason has the latest. dawn hadn't even thought of breaking this morning and party leaders were out and about. boris johnson for the conservatives pretending to be a milkman in west yorkshire, but with a politi

this is a domestic political manoeuvring by aung sun suu kyi, anyway.atching this will probably have vivid memories of the desperate images, all the stories we talked about at great length, about what happened to the wrong gal. absolutely terrifying. we saw it there. —— what happened to the row hinge. we saw a little of it there. is her argument that those reports are wrong, misleading? there are those that will say the case is overwhelming. the evidence is overwhelming. the evidence is overwhelming that there is a question as to whether she realises that these evidence are there. when the united nations did a fact—finding mission, the report came out, it was very extensive report. they rejected out rightly. they thought the un has an agenda and there under the influence of islamic countries, so on and so forth. all along the miami government has been denying all the investigation done by the un and also by the human rights watch is. and the fact that aung sun suu kyi herself, of course, as we cannot forget, has been held in such remarkable regard by pe

speaking at the international court ofjustice, aung san suu kyi firmly denied accusations of genocidenot easy to fathom. she admitted that it could not be ruled out that disporportionate force may have been used by myanmar‘s defence forces. here's what suu kyi had to say. mr president, it cannot be ruled out that disproportionate force was used by members of the defence services. in some cases, in disregard of international humanitarian law. or that they did not distinguish clearly enough between fighters and civilians. there may also have been failures to prevent civilians from looting or destroying property after fighting, or in abandoned villages. but these are determinations to be made in the due course of the criminaljustice process, not by any individual in the myanmar government. please bear in mind this complex situation, and the challenge to sovereignty and security in our country when you are assessing the intent of those who attempted to deal with the rebellion. surely, under the circumstances, genocidal intent cannot be the only hypothesis. the bbc‘s asia editor rebecca he

myanmar's leader aung san suu kyi is set to defend her country against genocide charges for its treatment of muslim writing go. pull it out and start the attack and this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up democratic party leaders outlined impeachment charges against donald trump the u.s. president says they are weak and baseless. india's controversial citizenship bill moves to its parliament's upper house. and it's a deal the u.s. mexico and canada to finalize a new trade pact to replace nafta. while myanmar's leader aung san suu kyi has literally arrived at the international court of justice where she is beginning her remarks defending her country against allegations of genocide let's listen in the 948 genocide convention one of the most fundamental multilateral treaties of all the time invoking that 940 age genocide convention it's a matter of a most gravity. this is a treaty that we made following this is to match it killing of malls and 6000000 year jews and that's my country wholeheartedly signed as ferdie assertiveness december 949 and ratified on food since march $956.00 g

many have given up on aung san suu kyi. not these loyal supporters.rom myanmar to be with her today. she had come to tell the world there had been no rohingya genocide on her watch. are three quarters of a million rohingya lying, ms suu kyi? do you have any sympathy at all for the rohingya? could it be that the harrowing evidence she heard yesterday, of myanmar‘s army trying to eradicate the rohingya muslim people, had shaken her? changed the mind of someone once famous for her defence of human rights? no. regrettably, the gambia has placed before the court an incomplete and misleading factual picture of the situation in rakhine state in myanmar. aung san suu kyi claims that the rohingya exodus in 2017 was sparked by attacks by rohingya militants. she did admit the myanmar army, which she does not control, had killed civilians in the security operation that followed, but the perpetrators would be brought tojustice. can there be genocidal intent on the part of the state that actively investigates, prosecutes and punishes soldiers and officers who are a

we felt very sad to see aung san suu kyi denying everything.will get justice this time. aung san suu kyi's words have been condemned by rohingya survivors and human rights groups. the evidence will be considered and it will be decided whether the rohingya muslim still need protection from genocide. myanmar‘s generals are safe for now, happy to watch from afar aung san suu kyi defending the country from accusations of the worst possible crimes. games consoles are at the top of many christmas wish lists. parents may worry that playing video games is a waste of time but in the united states, e—sports can be a route to university. some colleges are now hosting championships, with the best players being offered full scholarships. here's our north america correspondent, chris buckler. in the us, college sports are big business. however, you will find the newest university athletes not in helmets but headsets. at this pennsylvania college, coaches watch every furious move of the mouse. here, being good at gaming can when you a full university scholars

hello there i'm the star and this is al jazeera live from cairo also coming up myanmar's leader aung sun suu kyi is at the international court of justice to defend her country's treatment of. democrats in the u.s. are expected to announce formal articles of impeachment against president on tuesday. and india's lower house of parliament pos is a controversial bill that sets religion as the criteria for granting citizenship to foreigners. now a court in algeria has sentenced 2 former prime ministers to long prison terms for corruption. was given 15 years and his predecessor. 12 the charges came from sweeping fraud investigations after the former president. stepped down in april but we can speak to a new father who is the executive director of the nordica center for conflict transformation he joins us now on skype from robots mr brigitte stop with these sentences i understand prosecutors were asking for 20 years for these true former prime ministers and these are less than that so how are these punishments being views. 1st of all we have to mention that this is the 3rd this is the 1st t

this is our jazeera live from london also coming up in maher's leader aung san suu she goes to the international court of justice to defend her country's treatment of bringing good muslims. feel to make war but takes a village and a nation to build peace. ethiopia's prime minister abu ahmed receives the nobel peace prize but ending 2 decades of hostility with neighboring eritrea. fears of another eruption keep search teams off new zealand's white highland as police begin an investigation into at least 6 deaths. hello we begin in the us where house democrats have announced the 1st charges against president donald trump in the impeachment inquiry the 1st article accuses trump of abusing his power by pressuring the leader of ukraine to investigate his political rival by withholding aid a 2nd accuses him of obstructing congress as he has refused to assist the process donald trump has dismissed the impeachment process as a witch hunt. in service to our duty to the constitution and to our country. the house committee on the judiciary is introducing 2 articles of impeachment charging the president of t

"aung san suu kyi is lying in front of the world that the military didn't do anything.ing," she says. here in bangladesh, she's found shelter. but it's not a life of freedom. their movement is restricted. mobile phone services are banned. in a country where poverty is widespread, patience is now running out. two attempts by bangladesh's government to facilitate the return of the rohingyas to myanmar have failed, because people are simply too scared to go back. they don't believe they'll be safe there. but each day they continue to live here, tensions between them and locals who feel outnumbered by refugees are rising. outside the camps, villagers are angry and resentful. translation: we helped the rohingyas when they came. but now our land is being taken. ourjobs are being taken. they're given food, shelter — everything. what about us? for the rohingya, life is an endless cycle of waiting. for food, water, dignity. forjustice. and above all, a safe return to their home. yogita limaye, bbc news. the allegation that myanmar‘s army committed genocide in rakhine state was n

nobel peace peace prize winner, aung san suu kyi, defends myanmar against accusations of genocide. police in new zealand say the death toll from the white island volcano eruption has gone up to eight — two more people have died in hospital. and greta thunberg, the teenage environmental campaigner, is named person of the year, by time magazine. it's the last day of the uk's election campaign. polls open at 7am on thursday morning. there is a great deal at stake — not just who forms the next government — but whether brexit happens on january 31. if boris johnson gets a majority that will happen — if he doesn't, who knows? as you'd imagine the party leaders have been working hard. borisjohnson began by helping with milk delivery — part of which was interupted by one of his aides swearing at a journalist on live tv. the prime minister then said to the journalist i'll be with you in a second'. but he wasn't — he didn't do the interview. amongst all that, the prime minister continued to push his message that he's the man to deliver brexit. jeremy corbyn‘s message is that a vote for labou

leader aung sun suu chee is set to defend her country against genocide charges for its treatment of muslim or hindu. fellow that i missed on the attain this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up democratic leaders in the united states outline impeachment charges against the president donald trump says they are weak and baseless. india's controversial citizenship bill needs to parliament's upper house. and photo opportunities and frantic last minute campaigning we examine what party leaders in the u.k. are promising ahead of thursday's fighters. we begin our coverage in the hague where me and miles leader aung san suu kyi is set to lead her country's defense against allegations of genocide now the crimes are said to have been committed by the military and are at the center of a case at the international court of justice the allegations stem from the 27000 military crackdown which forced more than 700000 mostly muslim or hindu to flee to neighboring bangladesh well let's go live now to our correspondent ryan hey who's in the hague for us on sun. set to arrive within the next hour it's

mia miles leader aung san suu kyi is set to lead her country's defense against allegations of genocide they stem from the 2017 military crackdown which forced more than 700000 ranger muslims to flee to neighboring bangladesh. the volcanic activity has significantly increased on new zealand's white island delaying efforts to recover the 8 people who are missing believed dead in erupted on monday killing at least 6 others 30 people are in hospital many with burns to more than half their bodies there's mounting pressure from relatives to find those still accounted unaccounted for but emergency workers say it's just not safe enough this is an utterly critics situation we all agree that retrieving bodies of the deceased from the island is an absolute imperative. every day that passes with those bodies and recovered is a day of anguish for the loved ones who have been affected we recognize this and we're doing everything we can. there is always a delicate balancing act when it comes to recovery operations of where risk to human life exists and right now the science tells us us that this is j

aung san suu kyi is lying in front of the world.widespread, patients is now running out. two attem pts patients is now running out. two atte m pts by patients is now running out. two attempts by bangladesh‘s government to facilitate the return of the rohingya to myanmar have failed, people are too scared to go back they do not believe they will be safe there. each day they continue to live here, tensions between them and locals who feel outnumbered by the refugees are rising. outside the camps, villagers are angry and resentful. we helped the rohingya but now our land has been taken. our jobs are being taken. they are given food, shelter, everything. what about us? for the rohingya, life is an endless cycle of waiting, for food, water, dignity. forjustice. and above all, a safe return to their home. at least six people have been killed in a shooting at a hospital in the czech city of ostrava, and two people are seriously injured. the attacker —— a 42—year—old man —— shot the victims in a waiting room of a trauma ward of the faculty

going to let me ask you did the put us into aung sun suu cheez mind here why do you think she chose to go to the hague and to testify she didn't have to if she in danger of being directly linked to the military crackdown against the were injured by appearing in this trial. i think from the western perspective from our perspective it looks an incredibly risky thing to do i mean she's sitting in the hague in the same sort of situation in which people who undoubtedly was criminal such as not the action and slobodan milosevic found themselves not long ago and who spent the rest of their lives in jail she's come voluntarily and it's been a bit of a a sensation that she did so i think we have to look at it from her point of view she has a general election next year. her party has been in power for the last 5 years and they really have not done any of the things which she wanted them to do she wanted them to create peace along the border that hasn't happened she wanted the economy to improve dramatically which certainly wasn't up and basically the country sort of wallowing in money much as it

once a human rights icon now she's defending her generals against charges of genocide the in mars' aung sang suu kyi she takes the stand at the international court of justice in the hague the nobel peace prize winner says there is no proof that her country's army carried out genocide against rohingya muslims prosecutors are seeking to prove her wrong is also coming up and been ready breaks if that's what boris johnson is promoting to serve up if he wins on the thursday as conservatives hold a narrowing lead over germany corbin's labor party we have more on what's being called the most important british election in a generation and she's calling it europe's man on the moon moment as the new president of the european commission is presenting her landmark plan to fight climate change but some are saying brussels we have a problem. i'm brant goff it's good to have you with us me on mars the leader aung sang suu kyi has denied that her country's troops committed genocide against door hinge on muslims she spoke today at the international court of justice in the hague responding to testimony a

i'm sumi so misconducts good to have you with us me and mara civilian leader aung san suu kyi has told the un's top court that there was no proof of genocidal intent behind her country's military campaign against her hang on muslims testimony on tuesday alleged stunning a stunningly barbaric acts against a range of population including children and babies speaking at the international court of justice in the hague the nobel peace laureate said it cannot be ruled out that disproportionate force was used by me in mars' armed forces but she did. and i that any crimes committed fell under the international definition of genocide more than 700000 running us led me in martinique brain by what days to escape what has been described as an ethnic cleansing campaign involving mass rapes and killings let's hear what she had to say these bear in mind this complex situation and the challenge to sovereignty and security in our country when you're assessing the intent of those who attempted to deal with the rebellion surely under the circumstances genocidal intent cannot be the only hypothesis well e

news live from berlin taking a stand at the international court of justice mean mars aung san suu kyi she says there is no proof that her country's military carried out genocide against her hang on muslims prosecutors are seeking to prove her wrong. also coming up they're calling it a ban on the moment the new president of the european commission is presenting her a landmark plan to fight climate change but not everyone is playing along. and they've been training for more than a year now for women from congress are preparing to embark on the journey of a lifetime as they take part in the world's toughest growing race. i'm serious i was going to thank you for joining us me and mara civilian leader aung san suu kyi has told the un stop court that there was no proof of genocidal intent behind her country's military campaign against muslims testimony on tuesday alleged stunningly barbaric acts against their will in your population including children and babies speaking at the international court of justice in the hague the nobel peace laureate said it could not be ruled out that dispropor

is deja vu news live from berlin taking a stand at the international court of justice meehan mars aung san suu kyi she says there is no proof that her country's military carried out genocide against running game was loans prosecutors are seeking to prove her wrong. also coming up after weeks of impeachment hearings democrats in the u.s. announce their charges against president donald trump excuse him of abuse of power and obstructing congress he denies any wrongdoing. more tremors at the volcano in new zealand that is complicating efforts to retrieve the bodies of those killed on monday and fueling fears that another eruption could happen at any moment. i'm sumi so misconducts good to have you with us myanmar's de facto leader aung san suu kyi has told the un's top court that there was no proof of genocidal intent behind her country's military campaign against muslims speaking before the international court of justice in the hague the nobel peace laureate said it couldn't be ruled out that disproportionate force was used by myanmar's armed forces but she denied that any crimes committe

myanmar‘s leader, aung san suu kyi, is being called later this week to defend her nation against chargesf genocide, over its treatment of its muslim rohingya minority. and proving to be very popular on our website are two twin baby pandas, meng xiang and meng yuan, who have made their debut at berlin zoo. their names apparently mean "long—awaited dream" and "dream come true." visitors, however, won't be able to see them until early next year. more on our website, bbc.co.uk/news, and the news app. now on bbc news, live to singapore for asia business report. nintendo flips the switch in china, and it is teaming up with tencent. the world trade organisation in crisis as the world shuts down its appeals court. good morning, asia. hello, well. thanks forjoining us for this edition of asia business report. i'm rico hizon. let's start off with the gaming sector, because japan's nintendo is officially launching its popular switch gaming console in china today. interestingly it is teaming up with tencent, perhaps the biggest gaming company in the world. the japanese giant is best known for games

hello i'm terry martin thanks for being with us be on mars leader aung sun suu kyi is preparing to defend her country against genocide charges at the u.s. highest court in the hague said she arrived at the international court of justice for the start of hearings on tuesday she and the court heard graphic testimony of how myanmar's military allegedly carried out mass killings and other atrocities against the countries were injured minority. has previously denied any wrongdoing by her. well she was not obliged to appear at the hagan person but chose to do so critics say also suit she's aim is to raise her profile ahead of elections in myanmar her supporters see her as a defender of her and battled nation on the global stage more than 700000 are hinges fled myanmar majority are now lived and are now living in cramped refugee camps in neighboring countries mostly in bangladesh some have been talking about the abuse they say they suffered at the hands of the myanmar military some viewers may find their accounts disturbing. and the refugee camps of cox's bizarre a woman who once represented hop

was ironically held on international human rights day day 2 will see me and begin its defense led by aung san suu kyi herself it will be a remarkable sides a nobel peace prize winner detained for years by the military now defending them and herself against charges of genocide the case before the i.c.j. is not a criminal trial meaning charges would be brought against individuals but given what she wants stood for aung sun suu kyi is effectively on trial along with the military and government as she left she was jia by protesters who came to see the rigging finally had their day in the world's highest course when hey al-jazeera the hague. the prime minister of a half meant as received the nobel peace prize for his efforts to end hostility with neighboring eritrea he was recognized for his role in ending a decades long military standoff and restarting relations between the 2 countries our diplomatic editor james bays reports. this was recognition of a man who's only been in office for 20 months prime minister ahmed ali praised for changing ethiopia in that time releasing fantasies of politic

was ironically held on international human rights day day 2 will see me and begin its defense led by aung san suu kyi herself it will be a remarkable sides a nobel peace prize winner detained for years by the military now defending them and herself against charges of genocide the case before the i.c.j. is not a criminal trial meaning charges won't be brought against individuals but given what she wants stood for aung sun suu kyi is effectively on trial along with the military and government as she left she was jeered by protesters who came to see the rigging finally have their day in the world's highest course when hey al-jazeera the hague. we've got a lot more to come here down to 0 including still snaking fears of long volcanic activity as a recovery team prepares to get to new zealand's wind island. and it's a deal the u.s. mexico and canada finalize a new trade pact to replace nafta. hello again welcome back to international weather forecast this hour i want to start here across the united states and canada where we are dealing with some very very cold air in place across much of the