departure. >> i went out to celebrate the resignation of bouteflika.od willing, we will have a 100% democratic transition, which is very important. we need to remove the whole previous regime, and that is the hardest thing. it is hard to do it peacefully, but i've trust in the algerian people to keep it peaceful, to move to a institutions and not gangs and everything will be good, god willing. amy: protest began in february after he announced he would not run for a fifth term.. he then with true his candidaday under immense pressure but postponed the election, sparking fear he would seek to remain in power through 2019 or beyond. student groups are calling for new protest friday to demand an overhaul of algiers political system and an end to the ruling class which has been in power for decades. for more, we're joined by sihem , an algerian-born activist who moved to the us in 2010 after winning the visa lottery. she founded the group sandbyme to promote algerian and north african culture. she's in close touch with her family members and protest leaders

because they think that mr bouteflika is one pa rt they think that mr bouteflika is one part of a wholeties there and everything to their own aims and goals. now, in algeria, about half the population is under the age of 30. and there is a high percentage of them who are unemployed in a country that is very rich in oil and gas. so people are wondering what happens to this wealth, where is the money going? the infrastructure is poor, the services are poor, et cetera. what happens after that is the role of the army. so far the chief of staff of the army has been talking about protecting the demands of the people and ensuring a smooth transition. however, people are a bit worried that the army might take over as it did in the early 1990s when the islamist are poised to win the election, the latin was cancelled and the army took over. this was followed by a dedicated bloodshed in about people dead. at the moment the price of oil is down. they need to fix the economy because of problems like that. thank you for that. as you say, algeria has a terrible, bloodied history. we go live to algiers

but bouteflika also showed foresight. he declared democratic reforms during the arab spring uprisings of 2011. he was rewarded for his actions in 2014 by being elected as president for a third term. what algeria celebrated as democratic progress only became possible through constitutional reforms. algerians responded in equal measures of indifference and frustration. politics continued to plplague e nation. earlier this year, bouteflika announced that he would seek another term as president. people joined weekly protests demanding that he leave office. brent: last week, the head of the army's said it was time for the president to go, that he was unfit, many people in algeria, did they see this move tonight coming? >> we were expecting president bouteflika to step down. he has been abandoned by many of his longtime supporters over the last week. many of his close alliances turned their back on them. they were declared unfit to rule. the former prime minister commanded -- they asked bouteflika to leave. brent: do we know to

the bbc‘s rana jawad now on abdelaziz bouteflika's long hold on power.'s final years under french colonial rule, a foreign ministerfor over a decade, and a coup participant. abdelaziz bouteflika's gradual rise to the presidency in 1999 appeared to be driven by both design and circumstance. his primary task was to rebuild the country and its economy. but first, he needed to end algeria's brutal but dying civil war, sparked by the military‘s refusal to recognise the election victory of the islamic salvation front in the early i990s. a range of amnesties were granted to local islamist militants. it was a strategy with initial successes, that were later partially reversed through a newborn insurgency, led by al-anda, in the country's vast desert. over time, president bouteflika's rapprochement with the west and openness to economic reform did little in the way of freeing the state from its dependency on oil revenues, reducing public debt, and defeating growing unemployment. born in morocco in 1937, president bouteflika went on to rule algeria for 20 years, t

of long—serving president abdelaziz bouteflika does not appear to have satisfied the demonstrators.ccording to the constitution, pa rliament‘s speaker should take over, but protesters want all those associated with mr bouteflika to go. gypsy, traveller and roma people have been comprehensively failed by the government and public services for far too long, according to a group of mps. after a two—year inquiry, the women and equalities select committe said the plight of traveller communities had been filed under the ‘too difficult‘ category for too long. this roma people came originally from india before migrating to central europe hundreds of years ago. our correspondent, frankie mccamley, reports from derby. hello, derbyshire police. hello, it's lindsay rourke from women's work. lindsay and dion are out on the streets of derby every week helping sex workers. so, we look for signs, you know, if they are looking into car windows. they spot a young roma girl who they often help. hello! have you done something to your hand?

that was when 82—year—old bouteflika said he'd seek a fifth term in office. people have been in the vanguard of the protests. more than half of algerians are under 30 and many have been badly hit by high unemployment. today's news that one of the former president's close colleagues — 77—year—old abdelkader bensalah — has been named interim president, has led to even greater anger, as our correspondent orla guerin reports from the capital algiers. new tension on the streets of algiers. a change in the air after weeks of peaceful mass protest. young revolutionaries facing down the police who tried to ban this demonstration. but the protesters gathered anyway. they won't be swept away easily.

the country's embattled president abdelaziz bouteflika resigns after weeks of demonstrations. for m many, he is thehe only ler they have ever known. what is next for them in the country? we will have the latest. also coming up, a last ditch effort to break the brexit deadadlock from british prime minister theresa may. >> this is a decisive moment in the story of these islands and it requires unity to deliver the national interests. brent: may says she will seek a further extension to brexit from brussels and she offers to work with the opposition to find agreement on the u.k.'s departure from the european union. and smiles and selfies as a dedecades-long feud is laid to rest. greek prime minister alexis tsipras pays a first historic visit to his counterpart in the newly renamed d rth macedodonia. ♪ brent: i'm brent goff. to our viewers on pbs in the united states and all around the world, welcome. it has been a day of turmoil in algeria but it has ended with the resignation of president abdelaziz bouteflika. hours earlier at the head of the army called on him to quit immediate

long—serving president, abdelaziz bouteflika, stood down after 20 years in power.is decision was meant to appease demonstrators, who first took to the streets eight weeks ago. that was when 82—year—old bouteflika said he'd seek a fifth term in office. young people have been in the front line of the protests. more than half of algerians are under 30, and many have been badly hit by unemployment. today's news, that one of the former president's close colleagues, 77—year—old abdelkader bensalah, has been named interim president, has led to even greater anger, as our correspondent, orla guerin reports from the capital algiers. new tension on the streets of algiers. a change in the air after weeks of peaceful mass protest. young revolutionaries facing down the police who tried to ban this demonstration. but the protesters gathered anyway. they won't be swept away easily. the landscape has changed here. what's missing is fear.

twenty years in power but it's not clear whether that announcement from the office of abdelaziz bouteflika will be enough for the millions of protesters who've taken to the streets calling for the whole political establishment to change between the reports. after being abandoned by algeria's military leaders it was perhaps only a matter of time before president abdelaziz bouteflika was forced to name a date for his departure it came in the form of a statement read on state television confirming beautifully cold.

shouldn't perhaps abdelaziz bouteflika leaving and new elections be enough?fear elections be enough? some people might fear the void, of course, the southern void of people who even if they are not liked, at least they have been around and they know how to make the state apparatus function in the transition period. and so thatis in the transition period. and so that is a tough one. it cannot start with a clean slate, so suddenly, and then expect things to get better in then expect things to get better in the short term, especially in the short—term. something has to be worked out, in my opinion, for a gradual transition. of course, the pressure of the street could remain in place all along, until a new system is in place, which means going through a national conference, as it has been suggested, which will establish a new constitution, the way that tunisians did it. it took them 100 days or so to create a new constitution that was finally approved, and to go through that. and in the meantime we will have ca reta kers and in the meantime we will have caretaker

bouteflika announced he was standing down ina bouteflika announced he was standing down in a one sentencews agency followed by a more detailed letter which has been his primary means of communication since he suffered a stroke back in 2013 and completely disappeared from public view. in that letter, he said he has taken the step because he is keen to put an end to the current bickering. "i've taken the suitable measures for the continuity of the nation's institution during this interim period." what is going to happen is an election next. we are waiting to hear of course when that will be but it could be for some 90 days‘ time when we understand the caretaker leader will be in charge as a ca reta ker leader will be in charge as a caretaker president until those elections are held and announced so we are following that for you very closely but that, the scene now live, 1:10am in algiers where they are celebrating the news that abdelaziz bouteflika is leaving as president of the country. two other news making headlines. my ministerjustin trudeau of canada has announced that the former attor

this is news africa coming up in the next fifteen minutes algeria after abdelaziz bouteflika safety two year old has lost his grip on power but is his resignation enough to usher in a new era. and a mascot or a vaccination program gets under way in was and beat all turned out to break up the day of the disease. i'm christine wonderwall come to africa i'm glad you're in algeria today is without abdelaziz bouteflika as president after twenty years. in his two decades in power the eighty two year old weathered many a stall including the arab spring in twenty eleven and a stroke two years later that nearly took his life on tuesday evening which of faecal resigned after six weeks of protests in the country. not yet this is the end of the to flick of a new era for that country a day after the leader abdel aziz bouteflika resigned with immediate effect. celebrations went on deep into the night across the country the people finally gets in what did been wanting for weeks. that we are happy with because of resignation. it's the power of shame the elite have to go they must all even they must be

abdelaziz bouteflika was the central figure of algerian politics for almost half a century.y‘s president. for many algerians, the only leader they had known. he was a veteran of the country‘s war of independence against france and like many young fighters, he joined the new government, serving as the country‘s foreign minister, aged just 26. and for more than ten years, in the 19605 and 70s, he championed non—aligned countries across africa. but it was algeria‘s bloody civil war in the 19905 that brought him to power. hundreds of thousands of people died in the fighting with islamist extremists. bouteflika was elected president in 1999 with the support of the army, with the primary aim of negotiating an end to the conflict. when the fighting stopped he brought some political and, for a time, economic stability to algeria, outlasting many other world leaders, winning successive elections, in part by trying to establish some independence from the army. translation: the army knows i'm not a spineless politician. in fact i have a very strong backbone. i am not the kind of man to

the outgoing president of algeria, abdelaziz bouteflika, has asked for "forgiveness" in an open letterped down following weeks of anti—government protests. our correspondent, sally nabil, in the capital, algiers, told us what the mood is like there at the moment it's a very cheerful mood. the people here are very happy that president bouteflika has finally left, but still they feel that they have not achieved all of their goals yet because to them it is not about the man any more. it is about the system and it is about the ruling elite, which includes powerful businessmen, powerful politicians... they hold this ruling elite accountable for what they say is corruption and oppression and high unemployment rates, and they say that it's notjust bouteflika that needs to go, it's also his ruling elite, the regime that dominated this country for 20 years. i have been talking to some people here since i arrived and i asked them, why were you so unhappy under bouteflika's rule? they said, because we could not speak. because we had a very high unemployment rate. and the thing is that in algiers

demonstrators have been demanding that president abdelaziz bouteflika and his inner circle be removedabdallah, professor of politics at wake forest university in north carolina. thank you so much forjoining us. you are an expert in this area. this has been an ongoing saga for many, many years, with people feeling that president bouteflika should have stepped down some time ago. are you able to hear us? hello? u nfortu nately able to hear us? hello? unfortunately it would seem that lina could not hear us. i have been told that we do have lina now. let's see if we can regain communication. can you hear me? i can hear you. did you hear my question, lina. tell us about the change in algeria and how significant this is and to what extent there will be change in the future? as you mentioned, the protests have been going on for about six weeks now. to be honest, you can look at the situation as an ongoing negotiation between the protest movement and the government. things have been slowly moving forward. the reading on this new cabinet is that it was actually expected to have been nominated

celebrations in algeria as president abdelaziz bouteflika resigns after 20 years in power, going to weeks of pressure and protest. —— bowing. i'm rico hizon in singapore. also in the programme: accused of stealing billions of dollars, the corruption trial of malaysia's former prime minister gets under way within hours. widespread condemnation as brunei makes gay sex in the country punishable by death. this is bbc world news. it's newsday. thanks forjoining us. it's 7am in singapore and midnight here in london, where the british prime minister theresa may has announced she will ask the eu for another extension to the brexit deadline, in the hope of breaking the deadlock. after eight hours of cabinet discussions, mrs may also said she wanted to explore a way forward with the opposition labour leader, jeremy corbyn, to try find a solution both parties can support. to say that won't be easy is an understatement. john pienaar begins our coverage. after two failed attempts at brexit, and a big split in cabinet, the prime minister finally felt forced to consider compromise, her announcement in d

that was when 82—year—old bouteflika said he'd seek a fifth term in office.d of the protests. more than half of algerians are under 30 and many have been badly hit by high unemployment. today's news that one of the former president's close colleagues — 77—year—old abdelkader bensalah — has been named interim president, has led to even greater anger, as our correspondent orla guerin reports from the capital algiers. new tension on the streets of algiers. a change in the air after weeks of peaceful mass protest. young revolutionaries facing down the police who tried to ban this demonstration. but the protesters gathered anyway. they won't be swept away easily. the landscape has changed here. what's missing is fear. the security presence has been building here. in the last half an hour or so, we've had tear gas and water cannon being used. the authorities are trying to control what's happening here on the streets to stop the protests. old habits die hard. but the demonstrators say it's too late for that. algeria's vast young population has found its voice. anoth

shouldn't perhaps abdelaziz bouteflika leaving and new elections be enough?ern void of people who, even if they're not liked, at least they've been around and they know how to make the state apparatus function in the transition period. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: we meet the indonesian rickshaw driver who turned his vehicle into a mobile library for children. the accident that happened here was of the sort that can at worst produce a meltdown. in this case the precautions worked, but they didn't work quite well enough to prevent some old fears about the safety features of these stations from resurfacing. the republic of ireland has become the first country in the world to ban smoking in the workplace. from today, anyone lighting up in offices, businesses, pubs and restaurants will face a heavy fine. the president was on his way out of the washington hilton hotel, where he had been addressing a trade union conference. the small crowd outside included his assailant. it has become a symbol of paris. 100 years ago, many parisians wished it had never

last week, the country's long—serving president, abdelaziz bouteflika, stood down.rs who first took to the streets 8 weeks ago. on tuesday one of the former president's close colleagues was named interim president, and that has led to even greater anger, as our correspondent, orla guerin reports from the capital algiers. new tension on the streets of algiers. a change in the air, after weeks of peaceful mass protest. young revolutionaries facing down the police who tried to ban this demonstration. but the protesters gathered anyway. they won't be swept away easily. the landscape has changed here. what mis missing is fear. well, the security presence has been building here. in the last half an hour or so, we've had tear gas and water cannon being used. the authorities are trying to control what is happening here on the streets, to stop the protests. old habits die hard. but the demonstrators say it's too late for that. algeria's vast young population has found its voice. another generation in the arab world trying to break with the past. i don't think i've ever dream

they say abdelaziz bouteflika is gone, but the regime is still in place. wa nt to corruption and oppression and they want to dismantle the entire system. the mood on the street is hope all, but expectations are high. but underneath, there is a lot of anticipation for how to bring about anticipation for how to bring about a transition towards democracy. translation: we are all united here. what we need is change, absolute change. we want the entire regime to leave. notjust the president. for us, they are all the same, they are all corrupt. these have been the driving force behind the protests, the driving force behind unseating a president who ruled the country for 20 years. they are sending a clear message — they want new faces. this senate chief, a long—time bouteflika ally is now acting president, and the constitution has set up for the transitional period. this should stay in place for 90 days until new elections are held. but some of the protest leaders this re— with this plan. 0pposition figures like this man believe the country needs a political solu

> i am getting closer to my freedom, orla: having seen off algieria's veteran leader, abdelaziz bouteflikaey e he can remove his allies and cronies. >> is going to be complicated. it is going to take some time. it is probably going to take a long time, but it is going to happen sooner or later. orla: cut across town, parliamentarians gathered for what looks like a rerun o the htanding in as president, abdelkader bensa, a bouteflika loyalist from the ld this former prime minister told me his appointment sends the provocation that hurts the dignity of the nation. it is not a good sn, but i'm sure the only way forward is to listen to the people. orlail: they wbe back on the streets again in friday, and insist they will follow the same path as syria or libya, wherepe s for change ended in chaos and bloodshed. orla guerin, bbc news, algiers. laura: turning to venezuela, where the political crisis means public services are on the brink of collapse. brazil's president sas. he is working with the government to sow dissent within venezuela's army asu break their ort for nicolas maduro. as will gran

standing in as president, abdelkader bensalah, a bouteflika loyalist from the old school.former prime minister told me his aointment sends the wrong message. provocation that hurts the dignity of the nation. it is not a good sign, but i'm sure the only way forward is to listen to the people. orla: they will be back on the streets again friday, t and insisty will follow the same path as syria or libya, where hopes for change ended in chaos and bloodshed. orla grin, bbc news, algiers. laura: turning to venezuela, where the political crisis means public services are ol the brink ofpse. brazil's president says he is working with the u.s. government to sow dissent within venezuela's army and break their support for nicolas maduro. asill grant reports, the political limbo is having a n impact on people's lives. will: the word has gone round that some in the shantytown have running water. on the entire community is out gathering it regardless of age or strength. the water that comes in is not considered fit for human consumption. hot, d thursday, andperate, though, many say they

lawmakers haveve n named an intm abdulazizt to replace bouteflika . the replacacement is the speaker of t the upper h house. he will be i in power for 90 da. let's bring in our reporter from algigiers. tell us about this move. it is certain to come as a disappointment from demonstrators who were hoping for a regime change,e, not moref the same. hoping,are hoping g and but they arare surprirised. students whoho took to t the sts arare reacting tthis announuncement. they d did notot accept itit at. he is officially -- interirim fr 90 days. inindustries, the reactctions, e is no surprise. they arere asking for t the departure ofof the w wholeystem. -- l of these peoplple who were of abdelaziz bouteflika. they are taken to the streets. for example in easastern alalgeria. people are taking g to the stres and reacting and expressing themselves, s saying they do not accept this nomination. >> will alalgeria gogo to elect? >> he iss suppoposed to o pick e for the presidentiall elections. as i just saidid, we can have other annououncements comparingo otother w

celebrations as president bouteflika resigns ending two decades in power.ccused of stealing billions of dollars. the corruption trial of malaysia's four minister najib razak gets under way. —— former prime minister. most roadblocks have been cleared for trade deals between usa and china as talks begin in washington. here we are, breathing you on all you need to know with regards to brexit, the other global news stories, business and of course a sport. we would love to hear from you. tell us what you think about the stories we are covering today. get in touch — just use the hashtag #bbcthebriefing. we began with britain's prime minister who is to ask the european union for another delay to brexit. to give her more time to reach agreement on parliament. theresa may is also saying she will try again to reach a compliment that might optimise with the labour opposition leaderjeremy corbyn which has incensed many senior figures leaderjeremy corbyn which has incensed many seniorfigures in her own party. here is our deputy political editorjohn pienaar. after two fa

they say abdelaziz bouteflika has gone, but the regime is still in place.uption and repression, and they want to dismantle the entire system. the mood on the street is hopeful, and expectations are high. but underneath, there is a lot of anticipation for how what we need is change, absolute change. translation: we want the entire regime to leave. not just the president. for us, they are all the same. they're all corrupt. the youth have been the driving force behind this protest. they have been emboldened by the success in unseating a president who ruled this country for 20 years. they're sending a clear message here. they want a new phase with new faces. senate chief abdelkader bensalah, a long—time bouteflika ally, is now acting president. and the constitution has set the path for the conditional period. the current political system should remain in place for 90 days, until new elections are held. but some of the protest leaders here disagree with this plan. 0pposition figures like mr mustafa bouchachi believe the country needs a political solution, not a

it is not enough that abdelaziz bouteflika resigned. they want a large-scale cleanup of politics. >> i want the gangsters to leave. to been solid, no to bella z's. to bin salman. no to belaziz. -- he was head of the constitutional council, which plays a key role and there was no way the elections planned for july 4 could be free and m partial -- free and impartial. nonviolent. stated a professional army. the army is keen to make sure there is not a drop of algerian blood spilt, which would serve the interest of our enemies. patients asal urged the military considers how to resolve the crisis. protesters want to general to leave, too. >> the first shipment of humanitarian aid has finally arrived. copetals are struggling to with equipment shortages and power outages. after weeks of deadlock, a sigh of relief for venezuela. a shipment of aid landed in caracas on tuesday, caring some 5000 liters of water. >> we are grateful to all of the states and private institutions who make possible the access of this. >> the material will be distribute

celebrations in algeria after president abdelaziz bouteflika finally resigns following weeks of mass protests. says he's stepping down to ensure a better future for algeria. their own for the people and you're watching al-jazeera life from london also coming up. this is a decisive moment in the story of these islands and it requires national unity to deliver the national interest the british prime minister says she will delay the u.k.'s exit from europe again and office to meet the opposition leader to try to break the brics a deadlock. six months after the killing of journalist jamal his shorts he reports say the saudi government paid his family millions of dollars in compensation. other to algeria as president abdelaziz bouteflika has announced his resignation weeks before his mandate is due to end the military veterans decision to step down for those six weeks of nationwide protest against his twenty year rule many people in algeria calling for a complete overhaul of the political system which they say is dominated by a military elite a little earlier beautifully issued a statemen

thender article 102, nation's constitutional council has the power to determine bouteflika is too ill to carry out his duty. after weeks of protests from -- demanding his resignation. if the president decides to resign, the constitutional council takes over the transition process paired once the resignation is official, the council will need to establish the permanent vacancy of the presidency. the council must communicate to parliament, which then assembles. the chairman of the upper house of parliament could take over as caretaker president for 90 dayss until elections are held. his position, next in line is the president of the constitutional council. the caretaker president cannot be a candidadate in the presidential election and the winner of the elections will take office. replaceds maduro has his electricity minister. the latest move to tackle power outages after 30 day ration plan was announced. the crisis continues in the country. on monday, the chief justice asked ministers to stririp juan of his -- roll is a new exhibit led "play it loud" showcases some of the iconic instru

decide whether to enact article when i take haven't met as of yet it's likely that this is the bouteflika family trying to head everything of the past whether it will work or not remains to be seen out of the it's unlikely in the short of at least to try to meet the demands of the processes thank you very much for now with the latest from tunis on that story enron com thank you enron of course our leaders have been meeting in tunisia and they have tried to unify during that session the creation one day and a palestinian state they also rejected u.s. president donald trump's recognition of his right self when he of the occupied golan heights but as hashanah hub our reports from tunisia they couldn't hide many other divisions at the arab league summit audibly does showing a united stance against u.s. recognition of israel's occupation of east jerusalem of the golan heights. the king of saudi arabia denounced donald trump's decision as a violation of international. career the palestinian issue remains one of our top priorities until the palestinians get all their legitimate rights including

it ces afterer a resignatition s -- bouteflika submitted his resignation. demonstrators want to maintain pressure to get the men closest to the president to step aside. they've been tasked with overseeiei the political transition. the protesters want fresh f fac leading the country from here on out. reporter: ththey're called the three b's. many algerians w want themo o b igiven the boot.t. the three men have long been part of former president bouteflika's entourarage. since hihis resignationon tuesd the three b'b's are now slated lead thehe transition process. someone speaker ofof the upper house of parliament. he's said to become interim leader in n order to set up the next preresidentiall ections. ones where he won't be a able t be a a candidate. then thehere's the second m. he's beeeen a minister r for 16 years and is chair of the constitututional council. whichversrsees alglgerian elections. and finally, the recently appointed prprime ministster. put in placece as a r response the protest, he was prior to that the interior mininister. he oversaw the na

mr bouteflika, who is 82 years old and has been in ill health for years, was forced to abandon his bidm after a month of nationwide protests. venezuela's supreme court has requested that the opposition leader, juan guaido, be stripped of his parliamentary immunity. that request is expected to be approved by the government—controlled constituent assembly, within days. last week he was banned from holding office for fifteen years. scientists say a simple blood test could greatly improve the speed and accuracy of pre—eclampsia diagnoses. the relatively common condition, which affects pregant women, can prove fatal if left untreated. researchers at king's college london say the blood test is more reliable than traditional methods using blood pressure and urine samples. what does air pollution actually do our bodies? scientists say there's growing evidence of the harm, notjust in the lungs, but in other organs like the heart and brain as well. children are known to be at particular risk and the impacts of toxins in the air are more serious than previously thought. our science editor, david

laura: in other news from around the world, algerian state media says abdelaziz bouteflika has stepped president following weeks of protests. army chiefs called the 82-year-old incapable of carrying out his duties. mr. bouteflika has been in power for 20 years but has rarely been in public since suffering a strokeea six ago. at least people have been killed 47 in flash floods in iran, leading authorities to an of the -- announced state of emergency in several provinces. tens of thousands of people have been forced to flee e homes following the heaviest rainfalln decade. party isgoverning officially challenging the results of sunday's local election in istanbul. the opposition claimed victory by 25,000 votes in the city. partyent erdogan's alleges irregularities and is challenging the results. the opp cusing the akp of trying to still about -- steal th vote. after almost 18 years of bloodshed, could the latest round peace talks help bring an end to the war in afghanistan? the u.s. special envoy isn kabul meeting government officials ahead of a new round of talks expected in. the souther

bouteflika has been in power for 20 years but has rarely been in public since suffering a stroke six ago. at least people have been killed 47 in flash floods in iran, leading authorities an of the -- announced state of emergency in several provinces. tens of thousands of people have been forced flee the homes following the heaviest rainfall in a decade. turkey's governing party is officially challenging the results of sunday's local election in istanbul. the opposition claimed victory by 25,000ty votes in the ci partyent erdogan's leges irregularities and is challenging the results. the opposition condemned the f move, accusing the akpying to still about -steal the vote. after almost 18 years of bloodshed, could the latest round of peace talks hing an end to the war in afghanistan? the u.s. special envoy is in kabul meeting government officials ahead of a new round of talks expected in april. the southern province of helmand has the strongest taliban presence in afghanistan. lyse doucet has been in the stronghold to ask afghans what they think of the possible return of the taliban as

abdelaziz bouteflika had been a member of the national liberation front the f.l.n. for two decades he played a prominent role in the fight against colonial french rule put a flick it was born in morocco in one nine hundred thirty seven he got into politics early inspired by algerian revolutionary and later president wahid the media and when i'll gie area gained independence in one thousand nine hundred sixty two beautifully to became ministers the youth sports and tourism he went on to work for many years as foreign minister in one thousand nine hundred eighty one he was ousted from the f.l.n. and went into exile when he returned in one thousand nine hundred ninety he was again given a leading role. in one thousand nine hundred nine beautifully who was elected president to this day it remains unclear if the military had an influence on the vote he had a reputation for being a strong but flexible leader the former military officer pushed for an end to the country's decade long bloody civil war which killed some two hundred thousand people one of his greatest successe

celebrations in algeria as president bouteflika resigns after 20 years in power, bowing to weeks of pressurend protests. he has 82 and has been in powerfor 20 years. the corruption trial of malaysia's former prime minister, najib rajak, it's under way shortly. he is accused of stealing billions of dollars from the country past wealth fund, 1mdb. —— from the country's soften wealth fund. —— from the country's sovereign wealth fund. you're up to date with the headlines. it's 2:30am. now on bbc news, it's tuesday in parliament. hello again and welcome to tuesday in parliament. a seven—hour cabinet meeting, the pm says we can't leave the eu next week. but a backbench bid to delay brexit riles the brexiteers. this is a reprehensible procedure, in the context of this vitally important issue of our leaving of the european union. mps ponder what to do when people won't talk to them. people often cite the ancient powers of the house to lock people up in a prison under big ben. and after 50 years, is it time the faces on our banknotes reflected 21st—century britain? all but three have been historic wh

country's leadership they say they are not satisfied with the departure of president abdelaziz bouteflika this month and wants an overhaul of the supercool establishment and the heart of an interim president this week announced new elections for july the fourth and dahlia violin is a resident scholar at the carnegie middle east center in beirut she joins us live from there clearly the demonstrators not happy with the concessions that the authorities have made thus far do you think the protesters have now got momentum and history with them on their side. yes indeed i think they created the momentum the minute that they took up to the street on february twenty second because they took of the region of guard and back then you know the region and there is to mate the ability of algerians to organize to took to take up to the streets and to do it in a very peaceful and civilized way so i think the momentum has a read the you know the regime of guard and it is impossible for the region to stop it now you know the victory also that algerian witnessed with the departure of president putin. is is

algerian demonstrators are back on the streets for the ninth friday in a row for president abdelaziz bouteflika was ousted earlier this month but the protesters want all of the ruling elite gone. on now to news from turkey countries arrested two suspects who allegedly confessed to spying on arab nationals for the u.a.e. both were arrested in istanbul on monday office is also investigating whether the arrival in turkey of one of them was related to the murder of saudi jenna's jamal khashoggi last year now a vigil has been held for john list who was shot dead after riots erupted in the northern ireland city of london dairy mayor mickey was killed just days before the anniversary of the easter uprising of irish republicans against british rule in one thousand nine hundred sixteen and they would have small. i was only twenty nine years old larry mckee was a rising star in journalism she just signed a book deal and had a promising future instead she's the latest victim in northern ireland's long running conflict. after police raided a property in london. as it's commonly known more than fifty petrol

of the month bowing to weeks of protests and pressure but it's unclear if the move by abdelaziz bouteflika will satisfy protesters who've been demonstrating for six weeks or a gate to be reports. after being abandoned by algeria's military leaders it was perhaps only a matter of time before president abdelaziz bouteflika was forced to name a date for his departure it came in the form of a statement read on state television confirming beautifully will resign before his twenty year rule runs out on april the twenty eight the eighty two year old has rarely been seen in public since suffering a stroke six years ago critics say he's become little more than a front man the military and business leaders who really run the country. weeks of growing protests force beautifully and his back is to reverse his decision to stand for a fifth term but neither that nor a cabinet reshuffle the satisfy protesters who are demanding the entire political elite be replaced. almost. taken a long time already he should have resigned a long time ago in two thousand and fourteen he shouldn't even have thought of run