translation: there are people dying every day in burundi, and they close their eyes.e here to move them a little, perhaps to open their eyes, they are trying to close. it's very, very hard. the government says the people killed were members of an armed group who had attacked an office of the national intelligence agency. the un refugee agency has called for a full investigation, and has sent medical teams to help treat more than 100 who have been injured. a demonstration has been held in central barcelona in support of over 700 catalan mayors who backed a referendum on regional independence. the leaders have been summoned by spain's public prosecutor, and will be arrested if they don't answer the summons. here is our europe regional editor danny aeberhard. "we will vote" — the chant from 700 mayors and their supporters, gathered inside the gothic courtyard of catalonia's palace of government. they have come to the administrative heart of old barcelona. there, they were met by crowds waving the pro—independence flag, and were received by both the city's own mayor and t

translation: there are people dying every day in burundi and they close their eyes.e're here to move them a little, perhaps to open their eyes they are trying to close. it's very, very hard. the government says the people killed were members of an armed group who had attacked an office of the national intelligence agency. the un refugee agency has called for a full investigation, and has sent medical teams to help treat more than 100 who have been injured. let's go to bangladesh now, where the government is planning to build a giant camp for the 400,000 ethnic rohingyas who have fled from neighbouring myanmar. the government says it will also impose restrictions on the movement of the rohingyas in order to prevent them from settling in other parts of the country. 0ur south—east asia correspondent jonathan head has the latest from cox's bazar. when they first started crossing the border three weeks ago, bangladesh said it would send the fleeing rohingyas back. with 400,000 already here from previous outbreaks of violence, the government believed it could not take any

opponents of burundi's president say his move to stay in office in 2015 was illegal.to flee, opposition rallies crushed with rumours of disappearances and torture. rallies are taking place to try and draw international attention to burundi, and a situation that many say could escalate into civil war. translation: there are people dying every day it burundi, and they close their eyes. so perhaps we are there to move them a little, perhaps to open the eyes they are trying to close. it is very, very hard. the government says the people killed we re government says the people killed were members of an armed group who had attacked an office of the national intelligence agency. the un refugee agency has called for a full investigation, and has sent medical teams to help treat more than 100 who have been injured. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: modernising an ancient chinese tradition. how these robots have been showing off their skills as martial arts masters in a kung fu display. 30 hours after the earthquake that devastated mexico city, rescue teams still have no

at least thirty six refugees from burundi have been shot dead by security forces in neighboring democratic republic of congo cording to the united nations interior ministry says violence broke out after a group stormed a jail in the east of the country where refugees were being held they were protesting plans to send some of them back to burundi hundreds of thousands of refugees have fled political violence and brandy since two thousand and fifteen i'm now joined by malcolm webb who is in the ugandan capital kampala and has covered the story of refugees extensively we were expecting this death toll to rise which now has done to thirty six what more do we know about the circumstances of these deaths. we understand it started with some unrest there are also some refugees trying to free to refugees from. tension so let's say those two refugees my point being they're going to be. limited to refugee three and packets that result from on rest one apparently commonly. imply at the u.n. has now said given us that you will or thirty six and we were just mentioning the hundreds of thousands of refug

out after a group of four stormed a jail they were protesting plans to send some of them back to burundi and try to free others who had been arrested earlier and we're joined now by malcolm webb who's in the ugandan capital camp has covered the story of refugees extensively what more you hearing about how and why some of these refugees were killed. we heard from the u.n. they said eighteen of being killed although some video footage we have from the scene there are. more than thirty what are you and that's what some eyewitnesses as well we've heard on confirm all this began with the incident as you say with the jailbreak and people that claim to have being accused of trying to moment to make homemade weapons in the camp we don't know that's not confirmed yet although sure that's true what we do know about these camps is that opposition groups and government agents have been accused of operating in them not just in congo but also . these camps even at the best of times aren't entirely places just tell us more about that dimension of the story because you have hundreds of thousands of refu

the united nations refugee agency is calling for an investigation after thirty six refugees from burundi were killed by soldiers in neighboring democratic republic of congo al-jazeera as malcolm webb has covered the story of burn this refugees extensively he reports from across the border in uganda. they came here to the democratic republic of congo for safety the u.n. says refugees died following a protest demonstrators clashed with soldiers and dozens were killed and injured. we were informed that the leaders around here they would not let the refugees stay here and even get into the camp as the only option was to go back to britain where we are afraid we could be killed. the u.n. says the demonstration was against the expulsion of two poor indian refugees they live among host communities in the eastern town of come and. sisters. but i don't know the story. well. even today we can bring. these political crisis began in april twenty fifth and president p.f. and currently they launched his bid for a third term in office opposition and rights groups say it was illegal and unconstitutional

now have gone over towards the opposition although it's a mixed picture and burundi. and so it's possible that some of those refugees felt that they were being targeted by the early government that want to go back and to call these government then collaborated with really government back in general in the past several years the congolese government has been a friend of the government in fact as he said the president has come under increased international criticism the congo is one of it it's one of those remaining allies in that and so it's interesting that this is happening at the moment in the eastern congo there have been accusations in fact that some of the people who carried out the killings were not going to leave but actually soldiers dressed up in call these uniforms and so as i said it's a confusing situation but a very great while. this is al jazeera and these are the top stories turkey has called the plan for a kurdish referendum on independence in northern iraq an issue of national security prime minister says the schedule for september twenty fifth he say

hello i'm susan in london the top stories on al-jazeera at least thirty six refugees from burundi have been shot dead by security forces in neighboring democratic republic of congo that's according to the united nations interior ministry says the violence broke out after a group stormed a jail in the east of the country where refugees were being held they were protesting plans to send some of them back to burundi malcolm webb has covered the story of the refugees and democratic republic of congo extensively he has more from neighboring uganda. what we've heard from people on the ground as well as the u.n. that came out for a while ago is that this. demonstration by refugees who were demonstrating to the authorities they were objecting to the welshman's by congolese or these from congo or to refugees became violent things escalated and then. people were killed by soldiers in the violence that followed that's what we know so far nearer is that these people were living in that town not in their camp but i've been in the town with lot of the residents to do on it well before place because

now have gone over towards the opposition although it's a mixed picture and burundi. and so it's possible that some of those refugees felt that they were being targeted by the burning government that want to go back and at the congolese government they collaborated with for the government say back in general in the past several years the congolese government has been a friend of the government in fact as he saw the president early as come under increased international criticism of the congo as one of its one of its remaining allies in that and so it's interesting that this is happening at the moment in the eastern congo there have been accusations in fact that some of the people who carried out the killings were not on the lease but actually and soldiers dressed up in call these uniforms and so as i said it's a confusing situation but a very great while. more than thirty people have been arrested in the u.s. city of st louis in a second night of protests against the acquittal of a white former police officer who shot a black man and killed him police fired tear gas at

now have gone over towards the opposition although it's a mixed picture and burundi. and so it's possible that some of those refugees felt that they were being targeted by the earning government didn't want to go back and at the congolese government then collaborated with burning down safe back in general in the past several years the congolese government has been a friend of the government in fact as guernsey's of the president has come under increased international criticism of the congo as one of its one of its remaining allies in that and so it's interesting that this is happening at the moment in the eastern congo there have been accusations in fact that some of the people who carried out the killings were not going to leave but actually u.n. soldiers dressed up and called police uniforms and so as i said it's a confusing situation but a very great while. now iraq's prime minister says he's prepared to use military force of a planned referendum on kurdish independence violent the kurds in iraq have come under increasing pressure from regional policy and the u.s.

team is trying to find out exactly what happened ends of thousands of refugees from burundi have fled to d.r. see to escape political violence in their homeland. we are simple people not bad persons this is genocide why are they killing us like this it's unacceptable. now burundi's minister of external relations has reacted to the killings tweeting vess clarifications are needed on the shootings and circumstances around at u.n.h.c.r. at my new school and the d r c authorities need to communicate but refers to the un peacekeeping mission in the democratic republic of congo al jazeera as malcolm webb is tracking the story from over the border in uganda he joins us now via skype from kampala markham first what do we know happened here. well u.n. says eighteen people were killed and they expect that number to rise but some eyewitnesses say they swore at least thirty bodies and ninety or one hundred people have been injured as well what we understand that this broke out following on rest and that two refugees have been detained by comedy the authorities at being freed by other refugee that

and of course we know that hundreds of thousands of refugees have fled burundi because of the political violence in that country since two thousand and fifteen what do we know about where they're living in the d r c and the sort of conditions they're in we're in so the people who are living in that town not in the camp believe that this war i mean even the relatives of the do not live well before and of course the congo is not a very stable place and one thing that we do know as well about the refugee community in the camps in congo. and the one that was the report of government security agents on factions they are operating within those camps if they're even at the back of times those refugee communities don't live in a highly safe environment all right thanks very much malcolm webb with the latest on that from compiler. well moving to our other top story this hour british police have just said they are keeping an open mind about whether more people were involved in friday's bomb attack on a london underground train searching a home southwest of london after arresting an eighteen year

now have gone over towards the opposition although it's a mixed picture and burundi. and so it's possible that some of those refugees felt that they were being targeted by the burning government did want to go back and to call these government then collaborated with early government and say back in general in the past several years the congolese government has been a friend of the government in fact as karen currency's of the president of burnley has come under increased international criticism of the congo as one of its its one of its remaining allies in that and so it's interesting that this is happening at the moment in the eastern congo there have been accusations in fact that some of the people who carried out the killings were not on these but actually and soldiers dressed up in call these uniforms and so as i said it's a confusing situation but a very great one had happened they say they're investigating whether more people were involved in friday's bomb attack on our london underground train that injured people the searching the home that southwest of london r

to talk more instead of making threats and they say thousand refugees from burundi a killed by troops this is in the democratic republic of congo and bangladesh accuses me and mark continually violating its ad space while on the ground the number of cross the border is now almost four hundred thousand. so british police are now raiding a house in sorry just south of london as they continue their investigation into friday's blast on an underground train and eighteen year old man was arrested in the southern english port town of dover earlier on saturday police calling that one i think nif interest twenty nine people up were injured when an explosive device partially detonated on the district line during the busy peak rush hour following developments for us from london. with the police are not telling us much about who this eighteen year old man is we know that he was arrested in the port area of dover down in kent on saturday morning and he is being transferred to a police station in south london the police are calling it a significant arrest but saying they're not going to comment any

also at least eighteen refugees from burundi a killed by troops in the democratic republic of congo the battle for deer as all intensifies u.s. backed syrian democratic forces and syrian government troops along with russian all trying to reclaim territory from myself and bangladesh accuses me in my hour of continually violating its airspace while on the ground the number of muslim or hindu cross the border is now almost four hundred thousand. so british police have arrested an eighteen year old man in connection with a blast on a london underground train yesterday friday police are calling it a significant arrest the u.k. terror threat level was raised from severe to critical after an explosive device partially detonated on the district line during the busy morning rush hour twenty nine people injured in that on here is not covering events in london for us tell us about the arrested him. the arrest of this eighteen year old man happened in the port area. the port area of dover that's a town on the kent coast where many ferry sets off every day for continental europe mainly to france sec

at least thirty six refugees from burundi of been shot dead by security forces in neighboring democratic republic of congo according to the united nations. and bangladesh his prime minister will use his speech at next week's un general assembly to demand more international help to deal with the range a crisis. now in other stories we're following the iraqi military and shia militia have started an operation to retake areas of western anbar province from eisel while syrian forces a squeezing the armed group from the opposite direction i suppose held several towns along the iraqi syrian border since two thousand and fourteen but it's been losing ground in both countries in recent months it now controls less than seven percent of iraq compared to forty percent eighty three years ago meanwhile iraq's prime minister has branded a referendum on independence for the country's kurdish region is illegal and unconstitutional hydro a body said the vote scheduled for later this month would make iraq less secure. we are within one here on this constitution has been voted. on it by all the iraqi peopl

at least eighteen refugees from burundi of been shot dead by troops in the democratic republic of congo the interior ministry says that fighting between the refugees and troops in the east of the country broke out after a group of refugees stormed a jail. north korean leader kim jong un says his nation will complete its nuclear program is about to achieve what he calls an echo librium of real force with the united states following the latest north korean missile test on friday. at least fifty four people have now died during three months of tarantula rain in the chair united nations says more than eleven thousand homes have also been destroyed in the country's capital niamey which is one of the hardest hit areas bangladesh is prime minister will use his speech at next week's un general assembly to demand more international help to deal with their hinge a crisis four hundred thousand refugees have now crossed into bangladesh in the last three weeks fleeing a violent military crackdown in myanmar. and zimbabwe's opposition leader morgan tsvangirai is in a stable condition in hospital afte

hello i'm susan in london the top stories on al-jazeera at least thirty six refugees from burundi have been shot dead by security forces in neighboring democratic republic of congo that's according to the united nations the interior ministry says violence broke out after a group stormed a jail in the east of the country where refugee.

accused thes burundi government of crimes against humanity.y are asking the criminal courts to open a case as soon as possible. with three weeks to go before the german elections, polls are showing chancellor angela merkel is ahead after she and her social democratic rival took part in a televised debate. that they clean up is getting underway in the city of houston. hurricane harvey said overtake katrina as the most expensive storm to ever hit the u.s. ♪ time for a business update. joining me is brian quine. north korea and its most recent unsurprisinglynd there has been a lot of reaction in the markets. brian: asian markets definitely rattled. major hit on indexes earlier. also trading in the red on monday. in paris, down 3/10 of 1%. frankfurt data run for tenths. invest -- down around four tenths. gold at an 11 month high with japanese yen and sovereign bonds also gaining. testswith these nuclear coming out in an opportune time, for the world's economic conferences. brian: the bricks business forum in china. leaders from five major developi

now have gone over towards the opposition although it's a mixed picture and burundi. and so it's possible that some of those refugees felt that they were being targeted by the burning government that want to go back and to call these government then collaborated with burning government say back in general in the past several years the colonies government has been a friend of the government in fact as the president has come under increased international criticism of the congo as one of its its one of its remaining allies in that and so it's interesting that this is happening at the moment in the eastern congo there have been accusations in fact that some of the people who carried out the killings were not called police but actually and soldiers dressed up in call these uniforms and so as i said it's a confusing situation but a very great one ok thank you so much full playing some context that situation. more ahead in the news hour including. a rebel man is boss alone hosts mass political demonstration in favor of an independence vote. and cuba its mass clean up operati

the united nations refugee agency is calling for an investigation of the thirty six refugees from burundi were killed by soldiers and neighboring democratic republic of congo under. cover the story of burned as refugees extensively he reports from across the border in uganda. they came here to the democratic republic of congo for safety the u.n. says refugees died following a protest demonstrators clashed with soldiers and dozens were killed and injured. we were informed that the leaders around here they would not let the refugees stay here and even get into the camp as the only option was to go back to britain where we are afraid we could be killed by un says that straight ahead with the expulsion of two through an alien refugee a little man host community in the eastern town of come on your life. as an administrator i cannot accept the brothers and sisters die here in congress as you know the story is very clear that these people will cooperate with them even today we continue to cooperate with. these political crisis began in april twenty fifth and president and crew indeed are launche

at least thirty six refugees from burundi are killed by troops in the democratic republic of congo. and iraq's prime minister says that he's prepared to use a military force if a planned referendum on kurdish independence tons violent. and sports sebastian vettel claims pole position for sunday's singapore grand prix. to begin in bangladesh where the government has just recently announced tough restrictions on the movement of refugees crossing over from man maher how the government. setting up new camps to house more than four hundred thousand refugees . these who have fled ethnic violence in rakhine state according to state media there are also body from using public transport and also looking for accommodation outside of these cramped refugee camps now bangladesh's prime minister sheikh hasina is traveling to the un general assembly to ask for more help to deal with the crisis and the un has warned that about sixty percent of those who have fled are children and they're facing severe health conditions they speak now to tunbridge hard very who joins us live now from cox's bazaar so

now plenty more still ahead on the news hour including dozens of refugees from burundi are killed by troops in the democratic republic of congo india's trying to save a dying lake in the kashmir valley after decades of mismanagement. and singapore surprise formula one's main title rivals have very different or fine outcomes on the same streets. coming up with joe in sports. now bangladesh has announced tougher restrictions on the movement of running of refugees crossing over from me and maher the government is setting up new camps to house more than four hundred thousand refugees who fled violence in the state. have been barred from using public transport and looking for accommodation outside these cramped refugee camps bangladeshis prime minister sheikh hasina is travelling to the un general assembly to ask for more help to deal with the crisis the u.n. says about sixty percent of those who have fled are children and the child that he has more from cox bazaar. i mean protocol on top of us says the sheriff out there you can see this is a heavy rain for most of the people living here

refugees protested over the plan to send them home more than four hundred thousand refugees have fled burundi to the d.n.c. since violence erupted there back in april of twenty fifteen human rights watch says sorry authorities have arrested dozens of people including prominent clerics his arrests made ahead of a call by exiled opposition leaders to hold demonstrations after friday prayers the u.s. based group condemned the arrests calling them a crackdown on dissent any criticism of the royal family in saudi arabia carries a prison sentence. the emir of qatar is in new york ahead of the united nations general assembly this is his first foreign trip since the gulf crisis began back in june i mean been hammered out there and is expected to have talks with the u.s. president donald trump on the sidelines of the assembly french president emmanuel micron called for the start of their blockade of qatar to be lifted after he met the emir in paris going to hell with the support from the french capital beginning in lynn on his way to the u.n. general assembly in new york an opportunity for the emir of