brutally put down the results they committed countless massacres in bulgaria reported in the western press. europe took the side of the christians in the ottoman empire the turks were painted as being the bad side and were accused of terrible atrocities while no mention was made of what was being done to muslim groups in the balkans. the situation came to a head in eight hundred seventy six the bosnian revolt had become the crisis in the east the ottoman power was faltering. the ruling sultan dollars is in is the middle was overthrown his successor were at the fifth was considered insane. in august eight hundred seventy six his brother abdul hamid the second came to power. he received the sort of the founder of the dynasty in the arab sultan mosque. he was thirty four years old when he became the thirty fourth ottoman sultan. sultan abdul hamid who was the last stand when the empire started crumbling as a result of the nationalist efforts particularly in the balkans and under the pressure of the major powers he tried playing a new convert over the gulf and he was seen as a liberal wh

we'll catch up with all the action at tennis's atp world tourfinals in london, where bulgaria's grigoritrov is off to a winning start. as they prepare for a less friendly welcome from australia's players. and we'll hear from four—time tour de france winner chris froome about his plans for more success in the future. if i'm not able to win any more, then so be it. i will give it my all. so plenty to come on the programme, but‘s let start with that crucial world cup play—off second leg which takes place in milan injust over an hour from now. sweden have a 1—0 advantage over italy heading into the match in milan and, if the four—time champions fail to make it through around, it'll be the first time they've failed to qualify for the tournament since 1958. understandably, the tension across the country is said to be unbearable and, as jim lumsden reports, they'll have to roll back the clock a little to turn things round. they have given us some of the memorable world cups and grace the picture of the style and passion all of their own. 2-0 to italy! one of the very constants of the tourname

it operates in places like muldova, czech republic, haiti, and bulgaria. this is once bulgaria's largest, most notorious institution with its long, dark, decaying corridors, and countless bare bedrooms. this is what many children once called home, where they lived and where many died. now through the efforts of lumos, it has been shut down. the children helped into small group homes closer to families where they get individual care and attention, the opportunity to socialize and plan for a future they may never have imagined. lumos works all over the world supporting children like those, providing them with an environment that is safe and caring. and as much as possible, lumos wants to help children return home to the arms of those they love, like christina and igor, siblings both with disabilities. with the support of lumos, they have been reunited with their parents after years of living in an orphanage. now for the first time, they're able to sit arn the family table to enjoy each other's company and finally experience a love they had been so tragically

bulgaria's grigor dimitrov did a demolitionjob on david goffan beating him in straight sets to reachfinals in london. dimitrov thrashed the belgian seventh seed 6—luv, 6—2. sixth seed dimitrov made it two wins out of two with the dominant performance in the pete sampras group. peru are taking on new zealand with the game goalless from the first leg. and these are the lengths peruvians will go to to reach their first finals since 1982. here's a group of shaman performing a ritual they hope will see their country reach the finals and at the same time curse their opponents. new zealand are trying to make the finals for a third time. that's all from sportsday. we'll have more throughout the evening. for many of us it was a horrible day, lots of mist and drizzle. not everywhere but many of us don't have that merck, and that will continue, but there is a change on the way for tomorrow. tonight, we still have a lot of cloud, mist and hill fog as well, but this line, that is a cold front, behind it, calderand brighter are moving into scotland and northern ireland. later in the morning, scotl

the trampolining world championships get under way in bulgaria tomorrow.ne of those in the running for a medal is laura gallagher. she's the current british champion after coming through a very difficult few years of injuries. natasha turney went to meet her where she trains in devon at her final practise session before she headed off to sofia. it's looking good again... a remarkable comeback after a year out of the sport. a really good effort from laura. it's been a long time coming from laura gallagher, but she has finally achieved one of her major goals. it felt amazing, it's something i've always wanted, i've always wanted to be a british champion. i think my face said it all at the end of the routine when i finished, a face of relief and complete happiness. after that, she braced for further world cup complete happiness. after that, she braced forfurther world cup in spain. but the route to victory has not been smooth. after a string of injuries, the disappointment of missing out on the real olympics and losing out on being a four time lottery funded

is in latvia where fifty three percent of leadership positions are occupied on women in bulgaria and poland women occupy forty four percent of leadership positions followed closely by ireland and a stony within the e.u. germany's last place with italy and cyprus with women making up twenty two percent of management though germany's chancellor is a woman many activists say politics like corporate boardrooms remain mostly a man's game in europe's biggest economy but we're going to get some more on that this now from the association of german women entrepreneurs joining me now is claudio courser nigga thank you very much for coming in to talk to us do you think those numbers are a shock or are you satisfied with the way that things are progressing. this must be a joke because they're the problem women's progress of stalin they at least sell there there are signs that they're backsliding in women in leadership positions we are not at all not at all satisfied ok so we've heard a lot of talk from politicians here about boosting women in business at the w. twenty conference for example ange

is trying to it's in some sense to harmonize if you take the minimum wage of bulgaria it is just over two hundred euros if you take that of luxembourg it is just under two thousand euros so it's a really complex issue on the other hand things have to start somewhere and if you look at the charge of fundamental rights for instance that was a proclaimed in the year two thousand and seven years later it was incorporated into your law the members of the european parliament according this agreement a key instrument to make the e.u. left again i mean do you think now plans going to work out. a swedish prime minister and co-host of this event here sets today it is time to put people first and the e.u. now has the momentum and my impression really is that bracks it has been somewhat as a lot like a wake up call for the e.u. member states who have very much understood that they need to change the refutation of the european project if it is meant to have a future and now it really depends if this will work out is what can they make of that pillar of social rights if that if that leads to more n

the number six seed from bulgaria thrashed belgium's david goffin, to make it two wins out of two inion. dimitrov won 6—0, 6—2 to seal his place in the semi—finals. he'll face the winner of thursday's match between alexander zverev and jack sock. there he goes, sealing the win. goffin will now have to beat austria's dominic thiem to reach the semi—finals. meanwhile, thiem kept alive his hopes of a place in the last four with victory over spain's pablo carreno—busta. but he needed three sets to see off the man who was drafted in as a late replacement for rafael nadal. thiem won the deciding set 6—4. cricket now. and we're just a few hours away from the first test between india and sri lanka. the first match in their three—test series is in kolkata, and that'll be followed by three one—day internationals, and three t20 matches. the two sides met as recent as august when india whitewashed the sri lankans in all three formats. the indian captain virat kohli knows they'll be expected to repeat that feat on home soil over the next six weeks. we don't like to defend. we simply wa nt to we d

. >> bulgaria is under a state of alert this morning.communist protesters set fire to the headquarters of bulgaria's governing socialist party and chanted "let the communists burn." >> tens of thousands of ordinary citizens stormed the headquarters of the hated secret police tonight. >> the scenes in this moment are incredibly dramatic. people in the streets proclaiming freedom. some of that was liberation. some of it had a darker side. >> romania's dictator, the last hard line leader in the warsaw pact has been deposed by a popular uprising. > romania was the most oppressive and most grotesque. the only way to overthrow this regime turned out to be by force. >> fierce fighting erupted in bucharest. the old guard is fighting the new people. all hell has broken loose. >> romanian television aired evidence today of the fate of deposed leader ceausescu. >> the ceausescus had been made to stand trial on christmas day. >> in the end, he got the kind of justice that he had dealt out to many of his subjects. >> at the end of this remarkable wee

. >> this movie co-produced with red bull media shot in russia, bulgaria, japan and california. to see the non-fails check out "method movie 2." >> mama says a hard head makes a soft behind. >> they've got some serious by soft butts. >>> 12-year-old kaylee is getting a gift she's been eager to have. her dad is there handing her a box. she opens it up. >> puppy! >> way better than that. >> two puppies! >> no. >> i recognize that already. >> a really cool dirt biking helmet. >> do you like that helmet? >> yes. >> right. but a dirt bike? >> she has to wait for that. she's been watching her dad and brother motocross for a long time and expressed her desire to do it. dad, eventually would like to introduce her to the world of dirt biking but they want to get her into it one step at a time. step one, get the gear. >> nice lid. >> have a helmet, wear it for a couple of years, then i'll buy you a bike. >> go get changed. >> runs into her room to get dressed. >> oh my god! >> whoa! in the bed, that's where i keep my bike. >> it's a husqvarna she'll be able to hit the road with, the dirt

because no one country — poland, bulgaria, romania — and the other countries didn't do this themselvesd young people in need, finding a loving family is not an easy task. nick was one of those who dreamt of a different life. in desperation and with a bit of government help from nikolai, he used social media to find an adoptive family. and the video went viral. eventually, after a life spent hidden away in an institution, the 23—year—old got what he wanted. here in ukraine, i've met parents who have fought to keep their children out of institutions. 0lexandr and his wife have an apartment on the third floor with no lift. they have adapted their life in order to raise their son. sasha is now setting up her own centre. she wants to help other disabled children. and andriy is finally getting the love he needs — for now. but i've also met children and adults who have no—one. there is still that acceptance that if you have a child that has a disability, it is fine to go into an institution. so while the government will be putting forward plans, inclusive education, smaller residential places

the russians have the right to maintain garrisons in poland, hungary, and bulgaria. here to there, the present situation? with the iron curtain dividing europe and communist outposts through much of the world? what is the secret to their postwar expansion? what method to the use? the answer is, they use them all. occupying troops remain after political achievement in hungary. want to continue influence and control with east germany and north korea. along with the psychological warfare, trade agreements spread the soviet influence in africa and the middle east. needed, it is used. the expulsion from the mainland of the chinese national government is a military exercise complete with artillery, tanks, the infantry, and secret operations. casualties and refugees. -- is of is a cost course an important technique. czechoslovakia, and established democracy in eastern europe. -- an established democracy. communist deputies found the city as demonstrations retry it or portions. riotach ryan portions -- proportions. on february 25, and formed the alternative is civil war and

and the russians have the right to maintain garrisons in poland, hungary, romania and bulgaria.ere to there, to the present situation? with the iron curtain dividing europe and communist outposts through much of the world? what is the secret to their postwar expansion? what methods do they use? the answer is they use them all. occupying troops remain after political domination is achieved in poland, romania and hungary. zones of occupation because -- become zones of continued influence and control with east germany and north korea. along with the psychological warfare, economic aid and trade agreements spread the soviet influence in africa and the middle east. force is avoided wherever possible. but when it is needed, it is used. the expulsion from the mainland of the chinese national government is a military exercise complete with , artillery, tanks, infantry, amphibious operations, casualties and refugees. subversion is of course an important technique of communist conquest. czechoslovakia, 1948, an established democracy. suddenly conservative elements resigned from the cabine

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is the wage differential now it's one to ten so in luxemburg workers earn ten times as much as in bulgaria. not surprisingly the posting of workers is increasing in twenty ten it was already one point three million people in twenty fourteen already one point nine million an increase of almost forty five percent. germany france and belgium are the countries with the most foreign workers from within the e.u. most come from eastern europe most workers who came to germany in twenty fourteen came from poland at thirty six point five percent slovenia at twelve point one percent and hungary at eight point nine percent one in three works in construction one in five in industry and one in ten in the health care or senior care sector the new bill is designed to improve conditions for these workers. now i rather complex labor scheme let's break it down a bit with your empathy from the german trade union confederation there he consults for a project called family billet t. and as i understand it correctly it basically wants to enforce fair wages and working conditions for migrant workers from central

another successful day for great britain at the world trampoline gymnastics championships in sofia, bulgaria start with silver in the women's double mini—trampoline team final. before great britain's men went one better, claiming gold in the men's team tumbling final ahead of china. there was also silvers for luke strong and nathan bailey and a bronze for lucie colebeck. it's still goalless between the republic of ireland and denmark. we'll be back with all the sport at 815. for moment, goodbye. good evening, a cold, breezy but sunny remembrance sunday to come but before that some rain clearing through southern england and parts of south wales. seared on the radar, it will lingerfor much of south wales. seared on the radar, it will linger for much of the night. particularly across central and southern wales along that south coast with a scattering of showers running down through the isle of man into the irish sea across the cheshire gap, here, more clout, not as cold, but to the north clearer skies, scattered wintry showers, temperatures around two or three first thing in the morning. this c

this week, at least traveling to bulgaria to compete rather for the world championships.d a special sendoff for him tonight and marcella robertson has his story. >> reporter: by just looking at this building, you would never know the talent

we found this office space in bulgaria.d show up here if you don't have a password for your system and hackers can potentially do the same thing you saw with that truck demonstration. the research done by refirm also looked at routers in addition to cameras and found similar vulnerabilities. >> anything that you do on your network at home, checking your banking accounts doing financial transactions anything that you would consider private would be in the hands of criminals so it could lead to stolen identity, financial transactions you didn't plan so it's just bad all around. >> reporter: here's the best advice to protect yourself. find out the manufacturer of your home security camera as well as your router. make sure you're checking that company's web site on a regular basis. when vulnerabilities like what we've outlined for you are discovered manufacturers typically develop firm wear updates so basically security patches. you can download those but you have to make sure that you're checking for them. lindsey watts fox5 l

it was a strong day for great britian at the trampoline world championships in bulgaria.al, including a gold for the men's tumbling team. kristof willerton, elliott browne, greg townley and kallum mulhall finished ahead of of china and denmark in theirfinal. lucie colebeck took bronze in the women's tumbling individual final. there were also two silver medals on the trampoline. that's all the sport for now. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us. with me are the journalist and broadcaster shyama perera and the sunday times education editor, sian griffiths. let's look at the front pages. the observer leads onjeremy corbyn‘s calls for borisjohnson to quit, after comments he made about a british mother imprisoned in iran. the sunday times says a0 tory mps have agreed to sign a letter of no—confidence in theresa may. the telegraph leads on plans by the environment secretary, michael gove, for stronger environmental policy following brexit. meanwhile, the mail on sunday says mr gove and boris johnson are holding theresa may to ransom in orde

when germany the us through hungary and empire and bulgaria were also forced to retreat from the front in europe he was forced to accept a truce a short while later on october the thirtieth one thousand nine hundred. three passes talent and verse and jim who had taken the empire into war fled onboard a german submarine two days later the ultimate empire was in ruins. of a government is very conscious that if they don't take action quickly to demonstrate to the outside world that they are responding to the war crimes of the young turks with severity that they would have. sort of suitable punishment imposed on them by the outside powers as part of the war as part of the settlement it's largely unknown in the west that immediately after the armistice the ottoman government convened a tribunal to put on trial those held responsible for the organization or for the perpetration of the massacre of armenians hundreds of leading officials from the provincial level right up to the central government were arrested over tried in absentia dozens were found guilty and convicted to death three were a

can he just confirm that we now leave the company of the countries of armenia, bulgaria, estonia, jordanremain the only countries in the council of europe that still have a blanket ban. the government has instituted a system of universal credit on the basis that it mirrors the world of work so, why then, not use the same logic and consider that prisoners should be prepared for life outside of prison by maintaining their civic right to a vote? a very tiny concession by the government is the bare minimum it could get away with and i believe that when you imprison somebody, you deprive them of their liberty, you don't deprive them of their rights. i don't understand, perhaps the minister can tell me why he feels so threatened by that. the act of depriving someone of his or her liberty when they are sentenced to custody, i would have thought by definition, deprives them of some absolutely vital civic rights. i think giving the vote to any prisoners is idiotic, unjustifiable, and is about as popular with the general public as finding a rattlesnake in a lucky dip. philip davies, not mincing hi

another successful day for great britain at the world trampoline gymnastics championships in sofia, bulgariaomen's double mini—trampoline team final. mini—trampoline team final, before great britain's men went one better, claiming gold in the men's team tumbling final ahead of china. there was also silvers for luke strong and nathan bailey and a bronze for lucie colebeck. that is a brilliant spectator sport. that's it from us, will be back with another sportsday at around 7:30pm. see you then, bye bye. good evening. a cold breezy but sunny remembrance sunday to weights. but before that we have rain clearing its way through southern england and parts of south wales. you can see it on the radar and it will linger for you can see it on the radar and it will lingerfor much of you can see it on the radar and it will linger for much of the night particularly across central and southern wales along that south coast, a scattering of showers running through the isle of man into the cheshire gap, they will be a nuisance. here, more clout, not quite as cold, a few scattered wintry showers, temperatures

coming up on the programme: a record breaking day for bulgaria's, grigor dimitrov as he claims the biggestctory in pakistan's general election, and she has asked pakistan's president to name her as prime minister. jackson has been released on bail of $3 million after turning himself in to police in santa barbara. it was the biggest demonstration so far of the fast—growing european anti—nuclear movement. the south african government has announced that it's opening the country's remaining whites—only beaches to people of all races. this will lead to a black—majority government in this country, and the destruction of the white civilisation. part of the centuries—old windsor castle, one of the queen's residences, has been consumed by fire for much of the day. 150 firemen have been battling the blaze, which has caused millions of pounds‘ worth of damage. you're watching the briefing. our headlines: former allies of the zimbabwean president, robert mugabe, have reacted with anger at his refusal to step down. and our top story — talks to form a coalition government in germany have collapsed, thre

last week i was in bulgaria where i was a mantlist for endeav endeavor, which supports high growth entrepreneurs around the world. i met entrepreneurs from turkey, south africa, egypt. incident was so interesting. what endeavor strives to do is create these ecosystems where there aren't ecosystems of entrepreneurship. i suggest to all of you if you feel like you are not in an ecosystem of people who are growing businesses, whether you're an entrepreneur or running a division of a company, you should get into one because it is so incredibly helpful to meet people who are trying to do things just like you. and i don't mean have the same kinds of problems as you. i mean the same stage in your company as you. if you have any questions or comments about today's show, e-mail us at your business at msnbc.com. or open forum.com/yourbusiness. we posted all the segments from today's show, plus a whole lot more for you. don't forget to connect with us on our social and digital platforms as well. until then, i'm jj ramberg. remember, we make your business our business. every day, on every street, in every t

it was a strong day for great britian at the trampoline world championships in bulgaria yesterday.ld for the men's tumbling team. kristof willerton, elliott browne, greg townley and kallum mulhall finished ahead of of china and denmark in theirfinal. lucie colebeck took bronze in the women's tumbling individual final. there were also two silver medals on the trampoline. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport. i'll have more for you in the next hour. president trump and the north korean leader have resumed their war of words over pyongyang's nuclear weapons programme. in response to being called a "dotard" by north korea's foreign ministry, mr trump has tweeted, wondering why kim jong—un would insult him by calling him "old". the us president added that he would never call the north korean leader "short and fat". the fresh exchange came as the president began the latest leg of his five—nation tour of asia — a tour described by kimjong—un as a warmonger‘s visit. karishma vaswani reports. foes now turned ne

last week i was in bulgaria where i was a panelist for an organization called endeavor which supports high growth for entrepreneurs from around the world. it was so interesting. but what endeavor striefs to do is create these eco systems in cities where there aren't eco systems of entrepreneurship. here in the u.s. and a lot of cities we're lucky because it already exists and so i suggest to all of you, if you feel like you're not in an eco system of people who are growing businesses, whether you're an entrepreneur or running a division of a company, you should get into one because it is so incredibly helpful to meet people who are trying to do things just like you. and i don't mean have the same kind of products as you, i mean to the same stage in your company as you. we would love to hear from all of you. if you have any questions or comments about today's show e-mail us at your busiest @msnbc.com. clip on our website. we post all of the segments from today's show plus a whole lot more for you. don't forget to connect with us on our digital platforms. we look forward to seeing you n

and that is one weapon among many to suit their purposes 67 years ago of the terrorist attack in bulgaria but then don't use it when it doesn't suit them but nonetheless it is alarming to have these range capabilities that could be destabilizing so hezbollah has far more missiles they could target israel or the rest of the region and suicide bombers that is the exemplar of that phenomenon has changed so profoundly to mix and match the traditional tactics from the standing military. >> a wonderful presentation. but what about the anti-terrorist communication and strategy? the whole idea that radio free europe was an american funded and quality of reported added to the credibility but with a new agency filled with very good anti-terrorist messages , would it not be discredited if known as a larger project?. >> a few years ago i would have said no because america with its ideals and values there be a tremendous erosion in the recent years but i do still think that it is important to think of this as post millenials perspective i am old enough to remember when the internet just emerged in bec

in hezbollah's cased, 6 or 7 years ago the terrorist attack in bulgaria, international terrorist attack and when it doesn't suit them, what i find alarming, to have this range of other capabilities beyond terrorism, that can be destabilizing. the fact that hezbollah has more than they can target his real and suicide bombers, the best exemplar of how the field or the phenomena in has changed so profoundly and mixes and matches factors we associate with established nationstates and militaries. >> a wonderful presentation. my question is about antiterrorist communication strategy. in the cold war the fact radio free europe was largely american funded and offered quality reporting added to its credibility but one could fund a new agency filled with good antiterrorist messages but would it not be discredited in the views of many listeners if it were known as a largely american funded project? >> i would have said no because the values, tremendous erosion in recent years in that respect but i still think it is important to of this from a millennial or post-millennial perspective. i'm old enou

site down there, that's a go fund me, they have to pay their own way to the world championships in bulgaria to get their family there for a week go to there on go fund me if you would like to support a future star potentially in the olympics. >> this isn't like basketball or larger sports where you have a pretty big support network. >> right. if say he gets to the olympic team when he's 16 or even older then he gets put in an academy sort of before then the parents are footing the bills. >> all right. thanks brody. >> yup. >> up next fox5 news at 11:00 tony perkins standing by. what's going on. >> we're following reports of several car windows shattered along i-270 in shady grove. possibly by gunfire. that's what's going on tonight. thankfully no one has been hurt. we are live on the scene. >>> and a pair of brothers from d.c. are finding a unique use for their halloween candy. instead of eating it, they are donating it to help people in need. we'll have there heartwarming story coming up. >> ♪♪ debbie: when you work at a children's hospice, people ask you, how can you possibly do this? and

european infrastructure projects.such as receiving facilities in poland and interconnected greece bulgaria pipeline to ensure that no country from outside europe's energy union can use its resources for its position in the global energy market to export -- extort other nations. -- the united states recognizes the fragility of the balkans and will continue to work with the eu to bring stability prosperity and democracy to the region. the people of the balkan countries, to them we say, abandon your old animosities. so that peace may become permanent. you have a chance to direct a new course of history. bloodlines should no longer be battle lines. the united states and the world long to see a new generation of serbs, croatians, albanians, bosnians, and others who will forgive the past. even if they can never forget it. a testament to america's shared values europe is our cooperation on issues beyond the borders of europe which affect us all. the united states and our european allies have partnered to hold assad accountable for sanctions for crimes against his own people. this is the beginning

european infrastructure projects such as l&g receiving facilities in poland and interconnector greece, bulgaria pipeline to ensure no country from outside europe's energy union can use its resources or position in the global energy market it extort other nations. we continue to view the development of pipelines like nor stream 2 and multi-line stream is unwise as they only increase market dominance from single supplier to europe. the united states recognizes the fragility of the balkans and will continue to work with partners in the eu to bring stability, prosperity and democracy to the region. the people of the balkan countries to them we say abandon your old animosities, so that peace may become permanent. you have a chance to direct the new course of history. blood lines should no longer be battle lines. the united states and the world long to see a new generations of serbs, croatians, albanians, bosnians, kosovar and others who will forgive the past, even if they can never forget it. a testament to america's shared values with europe is cooperation on issues beyond the borders of europe whi

in charge of the argentine leaves after wins over a lot of make and defeats by ghana portugal in bulgaria and his five friendlies in charge for russian athletes have been banned for life from the olympics the courts competed in the blood sport the skeleton of the last winter games in sochi where they've been found guilty of doping the most notable being alexander tretyakov who took home gold in the game's over the i.o.c. have not yet disclosed the exact details of the violations but have disqualified try your calls along with the three other guilty after leeds undefeated world champion boxer joseph parker is stepping up the trash talking as he bids to land a fight with unified world champion empennage joshua the new zealander holds the world title he handed joshua who's won all twenty of his fights and holds three world titles is trying to avoid fighting him and has a very clear chink in his armor. so. i want to know. whether you want to push in full force go on pretty quiet. if they really want you to for the vision for where we want to go a little bit a trip. he said it was. and that's

is in latvia where fifty three percent of leadership positions are occupied by women in bulgaria and poland women occupy forty four percent of leadership positions followed closely by ireland and a stony within the e.u. germany's last place with italy and cyprus with women making up twenty two percent of management though germany's chancellor is a woman many activists say politics like corporate boardrooms remain mostly a man's game in europe's biggest economy but we're going to get some more on this now from the association of german women entrepreneurs joining me now is claudio of course nigga thank you very much for coming in to talk to us do you think those numbers are a shock or are you satisfied with the way that things are progressing. this must be a joke because they're the problem women's progress of stalin they at least sell there there are signs that they're backsliding in women in leadership positions we are not at all not at all satisfied ok so we've had a lot of talk from politicians here about boosting women in business at the w twenty conference for example angela mer

finals in london that match kicking off in just a few minutes time meanwhile bulgaria's here gore dimitrov back to his place in the semifinals on wednesday he was outclassed by belgium david then and straight back six one six two have now faced the winner of the match between alexander's of rab and jack saw which takes place later on thursday three u.s. college basketball players who were detained in china took a hit from the u.s. president and thank donald trump for helping them get released u.c.l.a. players lee angelo ball cody riley and julian hale admitted to shoplifting from high end stores in hand you know china before their season opening game in shanghai while on a visit intervened on their behalf and on wednesday trump tweeted do you think the players will say thank you they were headed for ten years in jail while guess what all three of them did and another this goes beyond me larry my school down. country of. before before i think everybody who were so incredibly hard to help us return home safely i want to think that chinese police and the government for taking care of us treat