bibi has always maintained her innocence the christian farm worker and mother of two was convicted in two thousand and ten of blasphemy she was accused of insulting the prophet mohammed after muslim women from her village objected to her drinking water from their shared class because she was christian bibi then became the first woman to be sentenced to death by hanging under pakistan's controversial blasphemy laws but now pakistan's highest court has decided to overturn the verdict and said b.b. the ruling was immediately met with angry protests by hard line islamists. the only punishment for a blasphemer is beheading they shout and we won't obey this oppression. the leaders of one islamist party have even called for the death of the judges who ruled in favor of us and bebe's release. her story began in a rural pakistani village but what started here has stirred intense emotions around the world. in the past islamists have murdered some of those who spoke out in her favor. today's reactions show that their anger has diminished a little since her breast nearly ten years ago. and a bit

pakistan's supreme court has overturned the death sentence against the christian asia bibi, who had beenuitted. president trump, his family and advisers have visited the scene of the massacre of 11 jewish people in pittsburgh. hundreds of protestors say he is not welcome. now it is time to look at a few stories making headlines around the world. we begin with a bit of reassuring news for the financial sector, less than five months before brexit. the financial times says the european commission will allow european traders to access london's capital markets on a temporary basis if there is no brexit deal. and, staying with brexit, the london times says 150,000 britons have taken up irish citizenship since the referendum — more than double the usual rate of applications. on bloomberg, the chairman and chief executive ofjpmorgan chase, jamie dimon, has said that boycotting the saudi investment conference because of the killing of jamal khashoggi was pointless. a story from brazil next, where the folha de sao paolo is reporting that the newly elected president, jair bolsonaro, plans to merge

which is the news coming from the supreme court in pakistan, which has cleared the condemned christian asia bibid to death in 2010, on what were quite knew at the time blasphemy laws that were in place in pakistan. so she has been facing the prospect of the death penalty for the last eight years. the mother of four, the supreme court has acquitted her. that has happened in the last hour. stay with us here on bbc news. hello there. if the cold weather isn't your thing, then you'll be glad to know by the end of the week, and certainly into the weekend, it'll be turning much milder, but also wetter and windier with it, too, so more on that injust a moment. this morning we're starting off again on quite a cold note for many areas. further west, though, we've got these weak weather fronts bringing more cloud, some spots of rain, so here a less cold start. for central and eastern areas, a fairly widespread frost. there'll also be a little bit of mist and fog across southern areas, but at least where you have the frosty start, it should be dry, with plenty of sunshine in central and eastern areas. thes

bibi has always maintained her innocence the christian farm worker and mother of two was convicted in two thousand and ten of blasphemy she was accused of insulting the prophet mohammed after muslim women from her village objected to her drinking water from their shared class because she was christian bibi then became the first woman to be sentenced to death by hanging under pakistan's controversial blasphemy laws but now pakistan's highest court has decided to overturn the verdict and. the ruling was immediately met with angry protests by hard line islamists. the only punishment for a blasphemer is beheading they sound and we won't obey this oppression. the leaders of one islam is party have even called for the death of the judges who ruled in favor of us and bebe's release. her story began in a rural pakistani village but what started here has stirred intense emotions around the world. in the past islamists have murdered some of those who spoke out in her favor. today's reactions show that their anger has diminished a little since her breast nearly ten years ago. yeah baby maddy the

breaking news this hour: pakistan's supreme court has overturned the death sentence against the christian asia bibicharges, and ruled she should be acquitted. the united nations is warning that migrants will freeze to death outdoors in bosnia during the winter. it is calling on the local authorities to do more to house the people. but nobody wants to stay. they all want to cross into neighbouring croatia, and move north to germany or italy. the journey is fraught with risk, especially if they are caught by the croatian border police. the bbc‘s sana safi has this exclusive report. these men are in a desperate race against time, to leave before winter starts. they want to reach the european union, but the borders are shut. this man is one of 5000 migrants who is stuck here —— stuck here in bosnia. he has been on the road for three yea rs. he has been on the road for three years. he says he fled violence at home in afghanistan, but also faces it here at the hands of the croatian border police. most people in this camp have a similar story to tell. the mood can change in an instant. people are struggli

pakistan's supreme court has postponed its ruling on the final appeal of a christian woman sentenced to death for blasphemy asia bibi has been on death row since her guilty conviction in twenty ten the extremist islamist group tariq haleh back had warned of terrible consequences but she is granted leniency. the government in indonesia says that nearly two thousand bodies have been recovered since an earthquake and tsunami struck two weeks ago they fear the number of dead could rise as thousands are still unaccounted for our correspondent john hartigan reports from the city of palu close to the epicenter of the disaster he's been following the efforts of one family to locate their nine year old son who is still missing. but. he was wearing jeans and a great t. shirt i saw him there that night after the earthquake he didn't tell me his name and he was just crying and looked afraid. a new glimpse of hope for omar and his wife me so they were separated from their nine year old son rod and when the earthquake and the tsunami struck. since then they've been looking for him around the clock not knowing if he's still alive

corner of pakistan has freed a christian woman sentenced to death for a while i mean as you have bibi has been on death row since two thousand and ten and police are bracing for large scale protests a hardline islamist party has called for the death of the judges to free t.v. . but that you're up to date now on the news i'm sarah kelly in berlin thanks for watching. what's the value of a human being. about ten euro's in purely chemical sure. in this brave new world are constantly being analyzed and revalue. are people nothing but commodities. what value does an individual have. francis put a house the indian ocean on the end of my own. it's a magnet for illegal immigrants and many of them are pregnant. anyone born here can claim a french consul. it's not that simple and many end up living in slums. in forty five minutes. sleep. carefully. to suit your needs to be a good. discover who. subscribe to a documentary on you tube. when we talk about rich people we often say she is worth one hundred million when disaster strikes we say the tragedy has cost more than one hundred lives.

pakistan's top court has acquitted a christian woman who was sentenced to death for blasphemy bibi a mother of four was sentenced in two thousand and ten after being convicted of insulting islam as prophet mohammed the charges dated back to the year before when bibi went to get water for her and her fellow farm workers to muslim women refuse to drink from a containing used by a christian and a few days later locals began accusing her of blasphemy or mere rumor of blasphemy can ignite violence in pakistan where allegations of the crime of become a rallying cry for ultra conservative muslim groups me accusations of results in lynchings and extrajudicial murders throughout the country at least seventy four people have been killed in violence related to blasphemy since one nine hundred ninety in two thousand and ten a vocal opponent of the blasphemy law punjab's then governess on monday was killed by his own bodyguard after calling for baby's release a year later pakistan's sole christian minister shahbaz bhatti was shot dead after pushing for reform this past year a court sentenced a ma

there ve been protests in pakistan after the supreme court overturned a christian woman's conviction for blasphemy. asia bibi been sentenced to ath and spentinlmost a decade rison. indonesia believe they have picked up underwater sounds from the blackbox data recorder from the lion air airplane that crashed on monday with 189 people on board the boeing 737 went down shortly after it took off from jakarta, and no survivors have been found. lion air's technical director has been sacked. thtanzanian government says a surveillance squad has been created dedicated to hunting down gay people. the team will check social media to identify and arre same-sex couples. homosexual acts are illegal in tanzania, where anti-gay rhetoric has been on the rise since the election of the president in 2015. you are watching "bbc world news america." still to come on tonight's program, we meetlyhe man complearalyzed but now walking again thanks to an implanin his spine. as we mentioned earlier in tonight's show, president trump has threatened to raise the military presence on the border to up to 15,000 troops to protect against mi

accord in pakistan has freed a christian woman sentenced to death for blasphemy bibi was the first woman in the country to receive a death sentence for insulting islam her case has caused widespread outrage among both human rights groups and islamists who have vowed to protest against the ruling . at least seven people have been killed in a suicide bombing in the afghan capital kabul officials say the attacker had targeted a bus carrying employees.

a court in pakistan has freed a christian woman sentenced to death for blasphemy asia bibi was the first woman in the country to receive a death sentence for insulting islam her case has caused widespread outrage amongst both human rights groups and islamists who vowed to protest against the ruling. saudi journalist jamal khashoggi was strangled to death immediately after entering riyadh consulate in istanbul according to the city's prosecutor chief.

a court in pakistan has freed a christian woman sentenced to death for bless me asia bibi was the first woman in the country to receive a death sentence for insulting islam a case has caused widespread outrage amongst both human rights groups and islamists who vald to protest against the ruling. so deja news jamal khashoggi was strangled to death immediately after entering riyadh consulate in istanbul according to this is his chief.

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i'm sorry kelly welcome to the program accord in pakistan has freed a christian woman sentenced to death by hanging for blasphemy bibi condemned to death in two thousand and ten was. the first woman in the country to receive a death sentence for insulting islam her case has caused widespread outrage among both human rights groups and hard line islamists extra security forces were deployed in the capital after islamist threatened violence upon her release. from mind this let's bring an empty as global a commentator on pakistani affairs based in the country's capital islamabad welcome to you this morning this case it dates back nearly a decade remind us why was asio b.b. of originally condemned to death. while it. think once. you have some dispute used it was a is a fight between her and a couple of other people who eventually went on to accuse her of having disagreed at the name of the prophet muhammad on islam so this is a typical case effecting the the government in majority of the cases under the pakistan's up lest any law or social disputes basically take the form of will go on to lead in the courts under the garb

thank you for joining us of course in pakistan has freed a christian woman sentenced to death by hanging for blasphemy a mother of four aasia bibi was condemned to death in two thousand and ten she was the first woman in the country to receive a death sentence for insulting islam and her case has caused widespread outrage among both human rights groups and hard line islamists extra security forces were deployed in the capital after islamists threatened violence upon her release. let's get more on the story with. asia also as a baby has been fighting for her life for nearly a decade now tell us more about her story. well it's been a ready tragic story. in two thousand and nine she was accused of blasphemy by her neighbors. it was a very bad thing about drawing water from a gravelled so that shows how religious minorities christians are treated in pakistan with contempt they are discriminated against so that escalated and in two thousand and ten she was arrested we must understand and in pakistan the blasphemy is punishable to death the court sentenced to death. the lahore high court in two thousand and fifteen upheld. the charges

pakistan's supreme court has overturned the death sentence imposed on a christian woman who was convicted of blasphemy eight years ago. asia bibicharge, has spent much of her time on death row in solitary confinement. she was accused of insulting the prophet muhammad during a row with neighbours over a bucket of water. her case has divided pakistan with religious hard liners now calling for the death of the supreme court chief justice. the us defence secretaryjim mattis and secretary of state mike pompeo have both called for a swift ceasefire in yemen. the united states wants to see an end to air strikes by the saudi—led coalition within 30 days and all sides to begin brokering peace in a war that's lasted for three years. the united nations says the conflict has caused the world's worst humanitarian crisis with 14 million people facing starvation. president trump has visited pittsburgh where 11 worshippers at a synagogue were killed by a gunman on saturday. some local politicians and religious leaders had urged mr trump to stay away, accusing him of stoking extremism and intolerance at campaign rallies. he made no public state

the supreme court today threw out the conviction and death sentence of a christian woman accused of blasphemy against islam. asia bibiied insulting the prophet muhammad, but she had deen on death row since 2010. after today'sion, thousands of hard-line islamists protested in lahore and other cities. they set tires on fire and demanded that bibi be put to death.sl >> ( tred ): we demand from the government and from prime minister imran khan to immediately punish the blasphemer, so that no one dares commit such a crime in the future. until this is done, our protests will continue. >> woodruff: two politicians wh ied to help bibi have been assassinated over the years. she is now expected to leave pakistan for her safety. searcheams in indonesia may have found the main body of the lion air jet that crashed just after takeoff monday. they say high-tech scanners picked up what appears to be the fuselage, about 100 feet deep in the java sea. the teams say they've also picked up sials from the flight data recorder. meanwhile, families of the 189 crash victims are waiting on shore, as debris is brought in. in economic news, g

pakistani court has overturned the death sentence of a christian woman convicted of blasphemy, in a case that has polarised the nation. asia bibied of insulting the prophet muhammad in a row with her neighbours. the landmark ruling has set off violent protests in support of pakistan's strong blasphemy laws. social mobility is being held back by unfair councilfunding in rural and coastal counties — that's according to a group of mps. it says the current way of funding councils and the growing financial strain on budgets is helping to embed a cycle of low social mobility. the government says they are working on a fairer funding system to reflect the needs of particular council areas. our political correspondent alex forsyth reports from mid—devon, one of the areas most affected. picture—perfect devon. but beyond the pretty harbours and fishing ports, there's deprivation. low wages, fewjobs. it can be hard for young people to get on. meet christopher, kyle and faith, all friends who live in mid devon. there's not much to do around here. what there is gets closed down quite quickly. the local college doesn't do a—levels, the neares

pakistan's supreme court has overturned the death sentence and acquitted a christian woman convicted of blasphemy. asia bibi on death row since 2010 when she became the first woman to be sentenced to death under pakistan's blasphemy laws. secunder kermani has more from islamabad. hundreds of angry protesters began gathering in cities across pakistan following this morning's verdict. the scenes here mean asia bibi supporters are celebrating but are also nervous about the future. now she is free she can do what ever she feels like, she can enjoy her life a free woman. will she stay in pakistan? i don't think so. anybody alleged with blasphemy can stay in this country. asia bibi has spent nearly a decade injail. she lived in this small village to the west of lahore and was accused of blasphemy following an argument with two muslim women who refused to drink water from the same cup as her. what began here as a local dispute, rapidly escalated into an issue of international importance. the asia bibi case has become a symbol for the controversy surrounding pakistan's blasphemy laws. after she was first convicted,

overturned the conviction of a christian woman sentenced to death for blasphemy the mother of four had been on death row since two thousand and ten on charges of insulting islam bibi is the first woman in pakistan to be sentenced to death under its strict blasphemy laws the landmark case incited deadly violence in the country and as a trying to international attention and condemnation. at least seven people have been killed in a suicide bomb attack near gunderson's largest prison in the capital kabul the interior ministry says five others were injured after a prison staff vehicle was targeted there have been similar attacks in other parts of the country over the past two weeks as parliamentary elections were held and senior indonesian officials believe they may have found fuselage from the lion a plane that crashed on monday shortly after takeoff from jakarta international airport the reuters news agency is reporting that a ping sound has been heard from the jet's emergency locator beacon on the seabed off the jarvis sea divers will now search the coordinates as they look to recover the aircraft boxes so they can establish what caused the crash that killed one hun

live from berlin a christian woman on death row in pakistan is freed and hard line islamists have hit the streets they're angry that the blasts from the conviction against aasia bibi was overturned by a federal court some want the judges dead azi of the me as a mother for she expects to leave the country with her family she had been convicted of insulting islam. as a special day for the world's most famous cryptocurrency we're just bitcoin stands ten years after its introduction. do you have you had stuff.

christian woman convicted of blasphemy and sentenced to death. well, now a court has overturned that sentence, but only after asia bibi spent nearly a decade injailulting the prophet mohammed in a row with her neighbours. the new ruling has sparked violent protests, as secunder kermani reports from islamabad. asia bibi has now spent nearly a decade injail. she lived in this small village to the west of lahore and was accused of blasphemy following an argument with two muslim women who refused to drink water from the same cup as her. what began here as a local dispute rapidly escalated into an issue of international importance. the asia bibi case has become a symbol for the controversy surrounding pakistan's blasphemy laws. hundreds of angry protesters began gathering in cities across pakistan following this morning's verdict. the scenes here mean asia bibi's supporters are celebrating, but are also nervous about the future. now she is free, she can do whatever she feels like. she can enjoy her life as a free woman. will she stay in pakistan? i don't think so. anybody alleged with blasphemy can't live in this country. after she was first convicted

overturned the conviction of a christian woman sentenced to death for blasphemy the mother of four has been on death row since two thousand and ten on charges of insulting islam. bibi is the first woman in pakistan to be sentenced to death under its strict blasphemy laws the land while cases cited deadly violence in the country and has attracted international attention and condemnation. and group of more than four thousand central american migrants heading a full the u.s. has arrived in southwest mexico so-called caravan is not the only one of its kind in the country at least two smaller groups are following behind john holden as more from. a town on the guatemala mexico border. but here how the two tier stand but the gangs demanded more money than she urged the casting if they take a cut if you don't pay you get threatened police raided to use carriage and put his workmates in jail and controlling it was stuck between the government and the criminals both hurt us when the earth just five dollars a day in a factory she couldn't provide for her daughter they want to tell you i've got a little girl and i have to go and look for happiness in the stories and now famili

overturned the conviction of a christian woman sentenced to death for blasphemy the mother of four had been on death row since two thousand and ten on charges of insulting islam. bibi is the first woman in black is found to be sentenced to death under its strict blasphemy laws the landmark case incited deadly violence of the country and has attracted international attention and condemnation at least seven people have been killed in a suicide bomb attack near afghanistan's largest prison in the capital kabul the interior ministry says five others were injured after a prison stuff vehicle was targeted there have been similar attacks in other parts of the country of the past two weeks as parliamentary elections were held. and senior indonesian officials believe they may have found the fuselage from the line a plane that crashed on monday shortly after taking off from jakarta the reuters news agency is reporting that a ping sound has been heard from the jet's emergency locator beacon from the sea bed divers will now search the coordinates to recover the aircraft's black boxes indonesia's government ordered the inspection of all boeing seven three seven following the ac

christian woman convicted of blasphemy and sentenced to death. well now pakistan's supreme court has overturned that sentence, but only after asia bibi spent nearlyulting the prophet muhammad during a row with her neighbours. but the ruling has sparked violent protests, as secunder kermani reports from islamabad. asia bibi has now spent nearly a decade injail. she lived in this small village to the west of lahore and was accused of blasphemy following an argument with two muslim women who refused to drink water from the same cup as her. what began here as a local dispute rapidly escalated into an issue of international importance. the asia bibi case has become a symbol for the controversy surrounding pakistan's blasphemy laws. hundreds of angry protesters began gathering in cities across pakistan following this morning's verdict. the scenes here mean asia bibi's supporters are celebrating, but are also nervous about the future. now she is free, she can do whatever she feels like. she can enjoy her life as a free woman. will she stay in pakistan? i don't think so. anybody alleged with blasphemy can't live in this country. after she was first convi

record in pakistan has freed a christian woman sentenced to death for blasphemy bibi was the first woman in the country to receive a death sentence for insulting islam her case has caused widespread outrage among both human rights groups and islamists who have vowed to protest against the ruling i. at least seven people have been killed in a suicide bombing in the afghan capital kabul officials say the attacker had targeted a bus carrying employees of the city's largest prison the blast comes just days after a separate suicide bombing on afghanistan's independent election commission. nato is carrying out its biggest military exercises since the cold war the maneuvers are being held in norway the north atlantic and the baltic sea and involved around fifty thousand soldiers russia has responded by announcing plans to test missiles close to where nato is holding its drills. nigerian authorities have launched a series of deadly crackdowns on shiite muslim protesters demanding the release of their imprisoned leader the military says at least six people died when soldiers fired into the crowd

a court in pakistan has freed a christian woman sentenced to death for blasphemy asia bibi was the first woman in the country to receive a death sentence for insulting islam her case has caused widespread outrage amongst both human rights groups and islamists who vowed to protest against the ruling. saudi journalist jamal khashoggi was strangled to death immediately after entering riyadh consulate in istanbul according to the city's chief prosecutor he says his body was then cut up and disposed of saudi arabia's attorney general has now left her key after talks on the case of rebel leader react much or has returned to south sudan to celebrate a peace deal with longtime rival president salva kiir the world's youngest nation was plunged into civil war in twenty thirteen when president cure sacked much as his vice president the country has seen a string of field cease fires and peace deals ever since. as the u.s. city of pittsburgh continues to grieve and bury its dead after the synagogue shooting a grand jury has charged the suspect rollback on forty four different counts including hate cr