khmer rouge regime in 19705 cambodia's khmer rouge regime in 1970s which is being released later thisnd like obvious mainstream news material but its inclusion in the bulletin may have sung to do with the identity of its direct, jolie. what happened to its people was not properly understood. and notjust for the world but for the people of the country, i felt that i wanted them to be able to reflect on its. angelina jolie is keen to tell the story and focus on this country and its past but it has been difficult to keep the spotlight off her own personal life. wii nine incident occurred the undead to your separation, also know that you haven't said anything about this. —— we know that an incident occurred about your separation. only that, i don't want to say very much about that. except to say it was a very difficult time, and we are a family. that interview also ran the following day on breakfast and a news channel featured on the news website, and as part of a documentary shown on bbc world news. the driving force behind it was julie angus, the deputy director of the bbc world service

a story of a cambodia genocide. >> maddie is from cambodia. >> she filed for a divorce last year citing differences. >> we are forever will be a family. that's my -- that's how i am coping. i am coping with finding a way to make sure this makes us stronger and closer. >> brad is allowed visitation but angelina jolie has primary custody of the children. >> over the week, three of the kids got to experience something exotics of a taste of cambodia's crickets and spiders. >> angie cooked it up herself. >> you start with crickets and you kind of move up to tr taranchelas. >> how do you split a scorpion? good? >> do you like it guys? >> you want to share a spider? >> hot? >> it is actually really good, the flavor. >> angie, i will take your word on that. >> throughout this week, beyonce and jay-z, and blue eye vivy. there is no slowing down. she was glowing. >> they made their entrance yesterday nba all-stars game in new orleans. >> beyonce and her baby bump making her second appearance. the queen announced she's having twins. the five-year-old blue ivy got swagged from the team's mascot who

our strategy is to promote overall tourism wrote in cambodia. growth in cambodia.t days are ahead for cambodia. we have a very youthful population. it is a very young median age population. in terms ofgs services and hotel requirements are very much in need we are commenting this increase in growth. betty: that brings up the point, how long do you think he will have it all to yourself before other people start going there? >> we have always enjoyed competition. i can tell you, we have also benefited by having a monopoly kilometerthin a 200 radius. similarly, we have no restrictions on the number of tables or gaming machines that we can operate. our license is a very strong license. certainly if the likes of a wynn or mgm wanted to look to an opportunity in cambodia, we always welcome conversation. new gamingll have a law likely sometime in 2017. it will provide a structure that we have encouraged and advocated from some time. nothe same token, there is legal issues or otherwise the government has confirmed and our monopoly license through 2035. we are licensed thro

kalyanee: as an immigrant, as a refugee, you know, from cambodia, my family and i, you know, fled cambodia when i was four years old. and what i realized was what happening in areng valley was that the people were also being threatened b by the same kinindf displacement and uprootedness. and what i've seen with the chong people is that they live a very beautiful life, coleletely connected to nanatur, and i was inspired to make this film to help people understand, you knowow, how important that connection is. [baby fusses] kalyanee: so the chong people have been living in areng valley, you know, for over 600 years. and we went back to cambodia to film and i discovered, you know, two of the most amazing people i've ever met in my life. and what i discovered was that they are probablbly one of t the most rooted and grounded people i've ever met, andnd the reason is because of f their connectitn to the land. you know, , they feel l so gratl for natuture becausese everythig they havave comes from nature.e. the cambodian government has contracted a chinese company to build this dam, and the comp

angelina jolie talks to yalda hakim about directing her new film on cambodia, her family, and her splitly and we will always be a family. and we will get through this time and hopefully be a stronger family for it. the battle to recapture the last stronghold of the so—called islamic state in iraq has been long and hard. iraqi forces have besieged mosul, iraq's second city, for the past four months. last month, they captured its eastern region. now the battle is on for the west, which has seen some of the most ferocious fighting between the two sides this week. backed by british and american specialforces, helicopter gunships now control the skies, but the road to the west is littered with bombs, and thousands of is fighters remain in the city. quentin sommerville is the only international journalist embedded with iraqi forces. his report contains some graphic images. voiceover: iraq says its mosul operation is the dawn of victories, and on the second day of their offensive, its troops again prepared to face the so—called islamic state. an armoured force, set on the city's west. all alon

story of a cambodia genocide. maddox is from cambodia and is working on the film. she filed for divorce last year citing irreconcilable differences. >> we are forever will be a family. that's my -- that's how i am coping. i am coping with finding a way to make sure that this somehow makes us stronger and closer. >> after all the drama, here is& the question -- has the custody battle hurt brad's image and rock-solid.his career? pitt is executive producer for "moonlight" which is up for an oscar this weekend. at the golden globes, he was greeted by a huge round of applause. he could barely get his words out. >> "moonlight." >> reporter: right ow brad is allowed visitation but angelina has primary custody of the children. over the weekknd, three of the kids got to experience something exotic, a taste of the camboddan crickets, and spiders. >> you want to share a spider? >> no. >> it's actually really good, the flavor. >>> also out this weekend, jay-z, beyonce and blue ivy. there is no slowing down the queen b. she wa

— and her separation from brad pitt. set in cambodia — it was a very difficult time, and... set in cambodiae are a family, and we will always be a family, and we will get through this time, and hopefully be a stronger family for it. and hopefully be good evening. iraqi security forces have been pushing forward today in a major offensive aimed at taking full control of their second largest city — mosul — from so—called islamic state. the city was seized more than two years ago as is moved into northern and western iraq. years ago as is moved the offensive to remove them began last october, with iraqi troops securing the eastern part of mosul last month. the eastern part but the western half of the city is home to around three quarters of a million civilians, and stiff resistance from is fighters is expected. and stiff resistance our middle east correspondent, quentin sommerville, and cameraman nik millard, are the only television journalists on the frontline with iraqi forces. are the only television journalists they sent this report. are the only television journalists just after sunrise, i

speaks to us exclusively about her new film — and her hopes it will help a new generation understand cambodia'side. i'm sally bundock. in business: talking trade — trumps vice president is in brussels meeting with key leaders from the european union — but will the worlds two most powerful trading blocks reach a deal? the american food giant, kraft heinz, walks away from its proposed merger deal with rival unilever. it would have been the largest merger ever. iraqi government forces have started a major offensive to try to retake full control of the country's second largest city — mosul. thousands of troops are being backed by artillery and helicopter gunships. mosul was seized more than two years ago by the islamic state group. the offensive to remove them began in october with iraqi troops securing the eastern part of the city last month after weeks of fighting. the western half is home to about 750,000 civilians, with the un and other aid agencies concerned for those who are trapped there. 0ur middle east correspondent quentin sommerville and cameraman nik millard are the only tv journalists

life in siem reap in cambodia. david hockney, one of britain's most influential artists. it opens to the public at tate britain in london this week and it features more than 250 pieces including paintings, drawings, photos and videos tracing his work from his student days in the 1960s. david hockney has talking to our arts editor will gompertz. it's all about looking. how do we see? do we see like photographs? no, we don't, i don't think. photographs see geometrically. we must seize psychologically, mustn't we? do you recognise the artist from these early years, with the artist today? yes. yes, i do. yeah. i mean, when i'm painting i was think i'm 30. did you ever feel under pressure during your career to have a different style, to not do figurative work? well, i neverfelt pressure, no. i always did what i wanted to do. that's what i've done every day of those 64 years. i've done what i wanted to do every day. can you pick a work out which you are less pleased with? one in the exhibition where you go, "that was may

she tells us why she chose to make a film about the horrors of the khmer rouge regime in cambodia. iraqi government forces have recaptured a number of villages, at the start of an offensive to retake the western part of the city of mosul from the islamic state group. the white house has attempted to clarify remarks by president trump in which he appeared to suggest sweden had suffered a recent security incident related to immigration. malaysia is recalling its ambassador in north korea, in an escalating row over the murder of the half—brother of the north—korean leader, kimjong—un, at kuala lumpur airport. malaysia also said it had summoned the north korean ambassador, who last week accused it of colluding with hostile forces as it investigates the apparent poisoning. celia hatton reports. the assassination of this man appears to have involved a widening cast of characters. four have already been detained in the poisoning of kimjong—nam, including a woman holding a vietnamese passport, who could be this person from the crime scene, and this indonesian woman, who said she was tricke

maddox is from cambodia and is a producer on the film. it was angie's first red carpet appearance since filing for divorce from brad last year, citing irreconcilable differences. >> we've both been through a difficult time and as i said, we will be forever a family, so that is hom i am coping with finding a way through to make sure that this somehow makes us stronger and closer. >> after all the drama, here's a question -- has the custody battle hurt brad's image? and what about his career? well, both seem to be rock solid. pitt is an executive producer of "moonlight," up for an oscar this weekend. hollywood has seemingly embraced brad since the split. at the golden globes, he was greeted by a huge round of applause. he could barely get his words out. >> "moonlight"! >> right now, brad is allowed visitation, but angelina has primary custody of the children. over the weekend, three of the kids got to experience something exotic, a taste of some local cambodian delicacies -- crickets, spiders and scorpions. >> see the hard part where you ha

why angelina jolie wanted to make a film about cambodia's khmer rouge. footage has emerged on the attack of the half-brother of north korea's leader of hearing to show a woman approaching kim jong nam and holding something over his face. reporter: these are the last moments of kim jong nam's life, as he walked into kuala lumpur airport a week ago today. suddenly, a woman in a white top grabs him from behind and places something around his face. she then calmly walks away. the whole thing has taken less than five seconds. cannts later, kim jong nam be seen seeking help from airport staff. he told them he had something white on his face and was feeling dizzy. these final images show him being led to the airport medical center. a short time later, he collapsed and died. the accusation north korea's dictator had his own brother assassinated today prompted this response. days sinceeen seven the incident but there is no clear evidence on the cause of and at the moment we cannot trust the investigation by the malaysian police. malaysian police now have 4 suspec

she tells the bbc why she chose to make a film about the horrors of cambodia's khmer rouge. this is bbc world news. i'm adnan nawaz. the latest headlines: iraqi government forces have recaptured a number of villages at the start of an offensive to retake the western part of mosul from the islamic state group. the white house has attempted to clarify remarks by president trump in which he appeared to suggest sweden had suffered a recent security incident related to immigration. it hadn't. the colombian president, juan manuel santos, has condemned an attack in the capital, bogota. the authorities said around 30 people, mostly policemen, were injured when a device exploded in a sewer. caroline davies has more. taxis and motorbikes on bogota's streets this sunday morning. then this. the explosion was amongst ranks of police officers preparing to manage a protest. they left their helmets strewn in the street to help their colleagues. this was close to the santamaria bullring, and the planned protest

she hopes her new film about cambodia under the khmer rouge will help educate the world about the brutality of the regime. she's been talking exclusively to our correspondent yalda hakim. hollywood royalty meets cambodian royalty. the backdrop, an ancient temple. it's the biggest movie premiere this country has ever seen. the director, angelina jolie, says the film speaks to this nation's people. their actors, their language, their story. this war that happened a0 years ago, and what happens to these people, was not properly understood, and notjust for the world, but for the people of the country, i felt that i wanted them to be able to reflect on it in a way that they could absorb, so it's through the eyes of a child, and it's a lot about love. the khmer rouge, a radical communist movement, vowed to take the country

she tells us why she chose to make a film about the horrors of the khmer rouge regime in cambodia.? the head of australia's medical association says most people would be better off eating a proper diet. we'll hearfrom him. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm sharanjit leyl, in singapore. i'm babita sharma, in london. our top stories: iraqi government forces have recaptured a number of villages at the start of an offensive to retake the western part of the city of mosul from the islamic state group. the white house has attempted to clarify remarks by president trump in which he appeared to suggest sweden had suffered a recent security incident related to immigration. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world: we begin with the international edition of the financial times, which leads on the american food giant kraft—heinz pulling out of its attempt to buy unilever. the newspaper suggests that two of kraft‘s biggest shareholders, billionaire warren buffet and brazilian tycoon georgey layman, were spooked by uk politicians raising concerns about another large british com

speaks to us exclusively about her new film, and her hopes it will help a new generation understand cambodia'senocide. this war that happened a0 years ago, and what happened to these people, was not properly understood. and notjust for the world, but for the people of the country. iraqi security forces have been pushing forward, in a major offensive to try and take full control of the second—largest city, mosul. the city was seized more than two years ago by the so—called islamic state. the offensive to remove them began last october, with iraqi troops securing the eastern part of the city last month. but the western half of the city is home to around 750,000 civilians, and stiff resistance from is fighters is expected. 0ur middle east correspondent quentin sommerville and cameraman nik millard are the only television journalists on the frontline with iraqi forces. they sent this report on the first day of the offensive. just after sunrise, iraq began what it hopes is its last major battle against the so—called islamic state. thousands of men, and hundreds of armoured vehicles, in a line of at

she talks to us about the film she's made about the horrors of the khmer rouge in cambodia.icial as claimed ? the head of australia's medical association says multi—vitamins are a waste of money. we'll hearfrom him. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. i'm babita sharma in london. our top stories: a big military offensive is under way in iraq to remove islamic state militants from western mosul. the white house has attempted to clarify remarks by president trump in which he appeared to suggest sweden had suffered a recent security incident related to immigration. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. we begin with the international edition of the financial times, which leads on the american food giant kraft—heinz pulling out of its attempt to buy unilever. the newspaper suggests that two of kraft‘s biggest shareholders, billionaire warren buffet and brazilian tycoon georgey layman were ‘spooked' by uk politicians raising concerns about another large british company being taken into foreign ownership. the japan times covers the h

of course you adopted him from cambodia back in 2002.al partner on the film for you, wasn't he? >> he was. he was. i talked to maddox about this film and doing it and it was him in the final hour who said that he was ready and that he wanted to understand more and he wanted to work on it and he wanted me to make it. so being with him on set and studying the history of this country with him and being with his fellow countrymen every day was extraordinary. and pax also worked on the film and did the still photography. >> yeah. >> very special. >> do you have budding directors in your family? >> i don't know. i think they probably would rather be musicians. they're, you know, they're -- i don't know how they feel about film. i think they like the adventure of the crew and they like to be -- they like to be in the thick of it. >> how did they feel about eating scorpions? >> they're used to eating sworp yans, especially shiloh. shiloh loves a tarantula and a bug. they all love -- they can eat a bag of crickets like a bag of chips. so they're

maddox is from cambodia and is a producer on the film. it was angie's first red carpet appearance since she filed for divorce last year. >> we've all been through a difficult time. as i said, we are and forever will be a family. so that is my -- that is how i'm coping. i'm coping with finding a way through to make sure that this somehow makes us stronger and closer. >> right now brad is allowed visitation, but angelina has primary custody of the children. and while the split has clearly been difficult for jolie, she says she's finding comfort in family and routine. >> usually i wake up trying to figure out who's going to get the dog out, who's going to start the pancakes, and did anybody brush their teeth. >> three of the kids got to experience something exotic, a taste of some local cambodian delicacies, crickets, spiders, and scorpions. angie cooked them up herself. >> see the hard part where you have the teeth? take the fangs out. it's actually really good, the flavor. >> i'm going to be clear. i do not kwr that a delicacy. >> i'm not

she is in cambodia for the premiere of her new film about that country. the genocide there and a real story of heroism. that country holes such a special place in her heart, where she met and adopted her first son maddox who worked closely o the film and opens up about that and what is next for her family. >> i'm looking forward to see that, george. >>> first we'll look at the dangerous storm hitting the west right now. abc's neal karlinsky is in sacramento, california, with the latest. they just saw record rainfall yesterday. good morning to you. >> reporter: michael, good morning. this is what happens when you get so much rain and wind in a such a short period of time. huge tree came down and root, all this a small slice of the mess that's been left behind out here this morning. this morning, california's rivers bursting their banks as another storm pounds the area. heavy rain sparking landslides across the state making some roads impassable. overnight a levee breaking along the san joaquin river, more than 500 fleeing the area. >> we had to evacuate an

after the collapse of the khmer rouge regime in cambodia in1979, the khmer rouge regime in cambodia inlists made a gruesome discovery. a former high school that had been turned into a death camp. about 111,000 people went into the prison, known as s21, but few came out alive. we have been speaking to one of the men who worked there are interrogating prisoners about why he did what he did. you can see more you can see more of you can see more of this interview on the bbc website and watch the full story on our world this weekend. this is new stay on the bbc live from singapore and london. 94 yea rs old live from singapore and london. 94 years old and still a force to be reckoned with. we will meet the martial arts grandmother. also on the programme, saving the songbirds. we will find out why some of the most beautiful species in asia are under the threat of extinction. i'm rico in singapore. welcome back. this is new stay on the bbc. our top story from london— iraqi troops have reca ptu red story from london— iraqi troops have recaptured the airport in mosul as they continue their attac

in this case, they are in cambodia. natalie is a little sick so she's resting. taking this adventure by himself. what is he going to do? he's going to fly in a flying amphibious vehicle. >> i'm glad you clarified that. look at this thing. >> my goodness. >> this looks like something out of an episode of "mcgiver". >> he walked past this thing and became fascinated. he started to ask around to see who owned it. he couldn't communicate with the people there. eventually, he ran into whom you think would be the owner. they scheduled a flight. and yes, oli, it is somewhat sketch. >> it's kind of jerry-rigged on a beach in cambodia. so i wouldn't exactly trust it. >> they were cleared for takeoff. and now they start pushing the boat-flying thing-a-majigger. they finally take off, and check out how cool it looks from a distance when it does get some air. >> i like this. i would try it. they are not going like 10,000 feet in the air. i'm confident that i would make it down. in one piece, relatively okay. >> the problem isn't going down, it's just landing smoothly. >> do

it started in western cambodia and now we find it in north—eastern thailand and laos.rbug, as you can call it, can s p rea d west superbug, as you can call it, can spread west and cause problems there. professor, are you disappointed this has happened? you have been in southeast asia now for 16 years. what can be done now? yeah. it is, of course, very worrying that actually these gains, as we face these important resista nce as we face these important resistance problems, what has to be done is that malaria has to be eradicated from the region as quickly as possible before it becomes highly untreatable. the plans are there. there is a lot of donor money available still. so we have to make a big strike over the next two years to get rid of this kind of malaria, the kind that can kill you. a worrying story about a resista nt kill you. a worrying story about a resistant strain of malaria. pop superstar, beyonce, said on wednesday that she and her husband, rap star, and entrepreneur, jay z, are expecting twins. "we would like to share our love and happiness," beyonce, 35,

the premiere was very publicly being associated with it and we felt because we don't get to go to cambodiastory. but the bbc always makes material across a wide range of subject areas. mark? i think what people ought to see is authoritative and well—informed views. angelina jolie may well be that, but we can all see from america, the problem with pandering in the way that you did with some of the most it's equally as questioning i have seen since the 1950s to celebrities. and celebrity views are worth no more than yours or mine frankly. what did you make of the fact that the headline of the story was about the marriage breakdown? she didn't say anything about it, did she? by the way, that is none of our business. we do know, and only a fool would think otherwise, that as and when she makes her announcement about that, it will be done through the hollywood pr machine and anyone who thinks she's going to answer a question on the bbc about that is a fool. people watching say that if this was about the film crews and the khmer rouge, why was the headline on news at ten about her marriage? if y

in cambodia, the extraordinary court of the chambers of cambodia has been somewhat successful. they have been prosecuting the surviving leaders and the first who they took on was a man was the commander of the prison penh.om there has been that effort nationally working internationally and nationally, but it has not been as extensive as it has been in europe. and latin america. >> [indiscernible] you found --at time passes. given that we're talking about the court -- it was not until the 1990's the court eventually comes around. many cambodian children, teenagers, even older young people aren't aware of the peri od. this court actually opened up and they had a television program on every sunday that they would chose scenes from the started getting the country to talk about the past history which has been hidden. in terms of the international criminal court, they are investigating a broader number of countries and complex than currently have active cases being renun. we have a colleague at the human that pointed out that the budget for the office of prosecutor in the last year w

and angelina's oldest son, maddox, is actually born in cambodia.her heart. >> beautiful country. >>> devastating news for some of you. sorry. the classic game of monopoly, we all know, everyone has their favorite token. in our family, sometimes we fight over them. however, if the thimble was yours, i have to tell you, the days are numbered. the sewing accessory has been part of the board game for more than 80 years now. but voters decided to ditch it for a more modern replacement. what that will be, we'll find out on march 19th. some options include a rubber duck. a bunny slipper. an emoji. the list goes on and on. >> an emoji. >> how is a rubber duck more modern than a thimble? >> i don't know. they replaced the iron four years ago. they replaced that with a cat. >> well, that one i can support. >> of course. >> they should all be cats. >> if everybody had a cat, it might get confusing. >> really? >> they still have the cannon, though. >> that's a cannon? >> i love the old, the retro car. and the top hat. and the ship. and the thimble. >> as long

she was accused of overseeing the slaughter of thousands under cambodia's khmer rouge.uestions over whether the inquiry gave in to pressure from cambodia's government. now, karin, what stories are sparking discussions online? yes, let's looks at what is trending right now, and water supplies have been cut to some five million people in chile, because of heavy rains. that may sound like a contradiction, but the floodwaters have risen, and the rocks, mud and other debris they carried with them have blocked the freshwater intakes. supplies are slowing being restored, but it could be several days before all of the taps in chile are working properly again. in the constantly changing world of asian politics, singapore's prime minister, lee hsien loong, has established a long—term presence. since taking power in 2004, he has won three elections, and ensured that his country remains a stable democracy. but recent events have left him and many other regional leaders having to reconsider some policies, particularly in the light of donald trump scrapping the tra ns—pacific partner

. -- sex tourist in cambodia. indoctrinated that she thought she was engaging in play. i was on the other end of a phone call from a teen asking for my help because we received a call from the department of homeland security telling us that a seven-year-old girl was being sexually abused, and that content was being spread around the dark web. they watched her for 3 years, and could not find the perpetrator, asking us for help. we were the last line of defense, an actor and his foundation where the potential last line of defense. that is my day job. and i'm sticking to it. i'd like to tell you a story about a 15-year-old girl in oakland. amy.e look over -- we call call her amy. amy met a man online and met in person. within hours,amy met a amy was , raped, and sold antitrafficking. she was sold for sex. the only unusual thing is that amy was found and returned to her family within three days, using software tools we greeted. a tool called spotlight. i won't give much detail about it does. it is a tool that can be u