we begin today's review in the democratic republic of congo.nd there are apparently thousands of security forces out and about. the president says he will not step down, despite his term coming to an end today. there has been a crackdown on social media. the philippine star headline reads "duterte wants six executions daily". it's looking at the president's so—called war on drugs, reporting that he wants capital punishment restored. an emergency meeting between asean countries is being held to discuss the rohingya population. the independent shows protestors criticising nobel peace prize winner and myanmar‘s de facto leader aung san suu kyi for not doing enough over allegations of violent crimes against rohingyas. the financial times has a survey of economists who believe the us federal reserve will wait half a year before raising interests rates again. some say they're watching to see what president—elect donald trump will present in his economic package.

our other main stories this hour: the president of the democratic republic of congo is refusing to step down today, and security forces are locking down the capital. hello, darlings. i'm zsa zsa. and the original showbiz celebrity, hollywood actress, tabloid star, and socialite, zsa zsa gabor, has died at the age of 99. i'm sally bundock. in business. panic—buying and looting in venezuela, as the currency crisis reaches a peak. the president is now forced to backtrack on the withdrawal of the 100 bolivar banknote. and it survived two world wars

violent protests are expected in the democratic republic of congo amid fears the president, joseph kabilao cling to power. his term of office formally expire on monday. but with no election, there's no sign of him leaving just yet. talks have stalled and there's concern the fragile nation might descend into yet more violence. our west africa correspondent, thomas fessy, reports from kinshasa. kinshasa, one of the liveliest places in africa. on the weekend, the music was blaring in the bodies we re the music was blaring in the bodies were moving. but the faces were sombre. there is a new political crisis here. presidentjoseph kabila, seen here in a rare public appearance, is accused of wanting to extend his time in office. today is the last day of his term, but there has been no election to replace him. protesters took to the streets three months ago to the day warning him that he should leave office or face civil unrest. this 29—year—old was among over 50 demonstrators who were killed in clashes and was shot in the head. his mother is still clinging to the hope of a rubber burial. we agre

let's turn our attention now to the democratic republic of congo. president is so far refusing to step down despite reaching the end of his term on tuesday. the u.n. says now at least 20 have been killed in protest since then. from kinshasa.t reporter: people have been feeling the best filling the streets of kinshasa and there have been no barricades or signs of protests so far. some neighborhoods say they are afraid of the security forces and did not want to leave their houses. a police spokesman denies this. he says police are only deployed in the city to protect the population. arelso said today there still some zones and areas in the city where there is resistance, but he is saying that tomorrow and should be back to normal in kinshasa. host: thomas reporting from caps off the. of to russia where the body the ambassador assassinated in turkey has been brought back to moscow. the veteran diplomat was shot dead by a 22-year-old turkish policeman monday at an art exhibition. both turkey and russia have called the attack a provocation and are promisi

over 20 people have been killed in kinshasa, the capital of the democratic republic of congo.la refused to stand down when his term ended on monday. tomas fessy is in kinshasa. they are blowing whistles to remind presidentjoseph kabila of the end of his term. these young congolese want him step down. and so they are occupying the streets and mountain barricades to show their anger. translation: we will be out on the streets until he leaves. we are not afraid of him and his forces. he has got to go. there was no election as planned this year. it has sparked a political crisis. translation: we are not here in support of the opposition either. we are here for our own rights. we have seen similar scenes around the city. people are out in the streets shouting "kabila, out, kabila, out," and defying forces. there is no mass demonstration because of heavy security at the moment but we have seen running battles because of protesters and military forces in many parts of the city. the threat is ever present. the security forces are firing live rounds. and they are also sweeping the neig

democratic republic of congo. checkpoints are operating in the country and there are apparently thousands of security forces out and about. the president says he will not step down, despite his term coming to an end today. there has been a crackdown on social media. the philippine star headline reads "duterte wants six executions daily". it's looking at the president's so—called war on drugs, reporting that he wants capital punishment restored. an emergency meeting between asean countries is being held to discuss the rohingya population. the independent shows protestors criticising nobel peace prize winner and myanmar‘s de facto leader aung san suu kyi for not doing enough over allegations of violent crimes against rohingyas. the financial times has a survey of economists who believe the us federal reserve will wait half a year before raising interests rates again. some say they're watching to see what president—elect donald trump will present in his economic package. the paper also reports on the 10,000 robots so

at least 20 people have been killed in clashes in kinshasa, capital of the democratic republic of congo. there's anger over president joseph kabila's refusal to stand down — his term officially ended on monday. now for the latest financial news with sally bundock and world business report. the bell tolls for the world's oldest bank. italy's banca monte dei paschi di sienna faces a deadline to raise $5.2 billion from private investors today. if it fails state intervention is unavoidable. living under a cloud — the millions in north—east china stranded by extreme air pollution — we are live in beijing for the latest. welcome to world business report. i'm sally bundock. the clock is ticking for the troubled lender banco monte dei paschi di sienna. the italian bank is seeking just over $5 billion in new investment to help it stay afloat — today is the final deadline for existing investors and other retail investors to purchase new shares. the new italian prime minister has sought parliamentary approval for an emergency bailout package worth some $20 billion in the event that private sector

sporadic nature of the outbreaks and funding shortages had hindered previous attempts to find a successful vaccine. >> the political impasse in the macleodic congo desta -- democratic republicf congo -- a possible deal would seek a leave office by the end of 2017. this according to opposition leaders. if the deal does succeed it will be a major achievement for the chat -- for the catholic church. >> and enter to the political crisis may be insight. negotiated from the opposition and the government hope toto finalize a transition deal this friday, which will ensure the president stays on. of 2017 until the end when elections will take place. but some suggest the secretary-general, the largest opposition party warned that the not yet certain. today's last day of negotiations. it is break -- make or break. office andto leave appeared to stick by a previous claim that elections may not be held until 2018. protests against him have swept across the country. -- and heavily armed security services have cracked out. 107 injured and 460 arrested. clear whether this new agreement will satisfy all of congo. the people are waiting for one thing, the holding of credible elections, and t

annette: at least 35 people are said to have been killed in a massacre in the democratic republic of congoficials say it happened in a northern province over the weekend. in two separate attacks. a militia killed at least 13 two civilians on sunday. u civilians. the government has been blaming the deaths on a group dominated by muslims from muslims from uganda. a typhoon that spoiled christmas day for many across the philippines is now weakening as it hits -- as it heads toward manila. power, displacing thousands of villages. has sustained wind of 140 kilometers now. alexander hearst reports. alexander: christmas was cut short for hundreds of thousands in the largely christian philippines. the typhoon hit the eastern island province on sunday evening, forcing 100,000 people to evacuate from coastal areas. >> we have no choice but to evacuate. it is better for us to stay here then be washed away by the waves. >> after making landfall with the wind is strong as 185 kilometers per hour, the storm weakened to 130 kilometers per hour before passing over manila. disaster authorities said they ha

now to the democratic republic of congo, where joseph kabila's mandate officially ends today. he has refused to hold an election to determine a successor. thomas reports now. thomas: it is very quiet today there is way less traffic than usual, and people to see -- people seem to stay on the side of the road, observing. the police and the army have been deployed. the situation remains calm, but one incident has been blunted by the police and the -- has been blocked by the police and army. it has been impossible for journalists to get inside the university and to get a grasp of what was going on and why the university was being blocked the way was part from this, he is having an ordinary day, and a spokesman declared the situation is tough all over the country. nicolonhat is thomas reporting from the dnc. the loss of the original it girl, zsa zsa gabor -- she died at age 99, missing her 100th birthday by just two months. catherine clifford looks at her life. catherine: josh uggla bore led a led a-- zsa zsa gabor long, diamond studded life. she went from beauty queen to millionai

at least 20 reported dead in the democratic republic of congo.ozens more have been hurt in the violent protests against the president, who is refusing to step down.

genie: now to the democratic republic of congo where a rights group says at least 34 people were shotead eye security forces in protest this week. demonstrations broke out against the president and his refusal to step down at the end of his mandate. the capital and other cities were hit by violent demonstrations on tuesday. in president who has been power for 15 years reach the end of his second term without an election in place. the city is slowly getting back to normal that there is still unrest elsewhere in the country. in the northwest the group of a cold declared himself president on the 20th of december and his men attacked the security forces on the 21st. these clashes led to the deaths of 17 people. thehe south of the country district was entirely blocked by and securityes forces arrested many young men. the clashes these last couple of days led to the death of a people. according to the government all over the congo there were 22 victims. according to human rights watch 34 people died all over the country. the talks led by the catholic church continue between the government a

mass rape were prosecuted by tribunals following atrocities in sierra leone and in the democratic republic of congo but prosper believes even today, the global community could be more responsive in conflicts like south sudan. >> i think we've lost a bit of our footing, and i actually think that what happened is once the permanent international criminal court was created, people looked at that as, ¡oh, we've arrived.' and the politicians around the world said, ¡we've done our job, there's this court, we need now focus on these issues.' it creates this gap, a gap of inaction. so i think the international community needs to wake up, governments need to wake up, and realize that their responsibility continues. >> reporter: a responsibility that international reporting keeps in the spotlight. >> because the men and women of the press corps who covered what happened in bosnia and also rwanda and covered the sexual violence and wrote about it and put it on television and kept it in the public eye, that created interest on the part of the public, who then wrote letters to the tribunals saying, "we want you

in the democratic republic of congo, a leading mediator from the catholic church says a deal has been reached to allow for a peaceful transfer of power, the first since independence in 1960. under the planned deal, president joseph kabila, whose mandate ended in december 2016, will step down after elections to be held by the end of 2017. the deal would ensure that mr. kabila wouldn't be able to change the constitution to extend his mandate and run for a third term. do stay with us on "bbc world news." we have lots more to come. if everyone has their price, what should we make of cristiano ronaldo turning down $100 million a year to play football in china? >> the most ambitious financial and political change ever attempted has gotten underway with the introduction of the euro. >> tomorrow in holland we will use money we picked up in belgium today. then we will be in france and again it will be the same money. >> george harrison, the former beatle, is recovering in hospital after being stabbed at his home. a 33-year-old man from liverpool is being interviewed by police on suspicion of a

more than 20 people have been killed in protests in the democratic republic of congo. e capital kinshasa, where people blocked roads and burned tyres, and in the eastern city of lubumbashi. violence broke out after presidentjoseph kabila refused to step down when his mandate expired on monday. elections have been postponed until 2018. a spokesman for the former wimbledon tennis champion, petra kvitova, says her doctors are optimistic she will be able to play tennis again after undergoing surgery on her racket—holding hand. she was injured in a knife attack at her home in the czech republic. researchers in france say eating too much cured meat such as ham and sausage might make asthma symptoms worse. a study suggests that preservatives in the meat could irritate the airways. processed meat has already been linked with cancer, heart disease and obesity. at the end of the road where i used to live in italy was a branch of the bank monte dei patchy dtn. more now on our top story. the clock is ticking for the troubled lender banco monte dei paschi di sienna. the italian bank

mediators trying to resolve the political crisis in the democratic republic of congo say the governmenthave agreed the main points of a deal. they've decided that presidentjoseph kabila can remain in office for another year but elections must be organised within 12 months. china has announced that it'll ban the trade in ivory by the end of next year. environmental groups have welcomed the decision as "historic" and say it represents a significant boost to international efforts to tackle the elephant poaching crisis in africa. it's thought up to 70% of the world's ivory ends up in china. the un security council will vote later on a russian resolution endorsing the ceasefire agreement in syria. the draft text calls for rapid delivery of humanitarian aid and expresses support for a political process to end the conflict. while the ceasefire appears to be holding in most areas, it's emerged that not all rebel forces consider themselves to be involved. our middle east correspondent alan johnston reports. there is a ceasefire but many on the frontlines won't put aside their guns just yet. they

mediators trying to resolve the political crisis in the democratic republic of congo say the governmentgreed the main points of a deal. they've decided that presidentjoseph kabila can remain in office for another year but elections must be organised within 12 months. china has announced that it'll ban the trade in ivory by the end of next year. environmental groups have welcomed the decision as "historic" and say it represents a significant boost to international efforts to tackle the elephant poaching crisis in africa. it's thought up to 70% of the world's ivory ends up in china. un secretary general ban ki—moon has spent his last full day in office before standing down. this was the scene at the united nations building in new york as he said goodbye to staff. he'll be replaced from the first ofjanuary by antonio guterres, the former prime minister of portugal. mr ban was in a cheerful mood as he made these farewell remarks. now, ifeel a bit like cinderella. laughter tomorrow, at midnight, everything changes. applause it's a bit awkward. i have to do all on my own. so far, i have been

after many days of protests, opposition leaders in the democratic republic of congo say they've reachedement with the governing party over the transition of power. presidentjoseph kabila will stay in office until the end of next year, despite his term having expired. a new prime minister will be chosen from the opposition. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: victims of violence, as britain's homelessness crisis grows, a new study reveals that almost 80% of rough sleepers have been attacked or abused in the past year. germany's chancellor, angela merkel, has warned that the country's security services can't be complacent, despite the killing of the man believed to have carried out the attack on a berlin christmas market killing 12 people. anis amri was shot dead by police in italy in the early hours of friday. security officials are trying to work out how he ended up in milan. and who he was linked to. 0ur europe correspondent, damian grammaticas, has the latest from berlin. anis amri's brief, violent life as a terrorist ended here, in an exchange of gunfire on the edge of milan. al

after days of protests, opposition leaders in the democratic republic of congo say they have reached ith the governing party over the transition of power. presidentjoseph kabila will stay in office until elections at the end of next year, despite his term having expired. a new prime minister will be chosen from the opposition. carrie fisher is being treated in hospital, after being taken ill on a flight from london to los angeles. the actress, who is 60, is best known for playing princess leia in the star wars films. she reportedly suffered a heart attack shortly before her plane touched down. her condition is not known. 0ur la correspondent peter bowes has the latest. we understand from her brother todd that she is in a stable condition. earlier we were told that she was in a critical condition, having been taken to a hospital in los angeles. he is now telling american media outlets that she is out of emergency, meaning out of the emergency room, and in a stable condition. but he couldn't discuss any of the other circumstances surrounding what happened, or indeed her precise conditio

after many days of protests, opposition leaders in the democratic republic of congo say they've reachedning party over the transition of power. presidentjoseph kabila will stay in office until the end of next year, despite his term having expired. a new prime minister will be chosen from the opposition. the hijacking of a libyan plane to malta has ended peacefully. the two men who seized control of the aircraft freed those onboard and surrendered to the authorities. the domestic flight with 118 people on board was hijacked in the morning after taking off from sabha, bound for the libyan capital tripoli. as david campanale now reports, it appears the hijackers are supporters of the late former leader, muammar gaddafi. though terrifying for the passengers on board, the hijacking of a libyan state owned airline appears more of a political stunt than a terrorist incident. this had been an internal flight incident. this had been an internal flight to tripoli, when the airbus was forced to make men on board to divert the malta. they told crew they had a hand grenade, and threatened to blow up

in other news: tensions are running high in the democratic republic of congo, where presidentjoseph kabila have been his last day in office, but no elections have been held to choose a successor. in some parts of the capital, kinshasa, clashes have taken place between police and protesters demanding he leaves office. the head of the international monetary fund, christine lagarde, has been found guilty of negligence over a compensation payment made eight years ago when she was the french finance minister. a special court in paris decided not to punish her or give her a criminal record. the executive has reaffirmed confidence in her. the case relates to the payment of more than four—hundred—million dollars to the tycoon bernard tapie. president 0bama has pardoned 78 people and shortened the sentence of 153 others convicted of federal crimes, the greatest number of individual clemencies in a single day by any president. he has focused primarily on shortening sentences of those convicted of drug offences rather than giving pardons. the australian transport safety authority says experts now bel

a mediator says the president of the democratic republic of congo has agreed to step down after elections joseph kabila has remained in power despite his mandate expiring. he is understood to have agreed not to change the constitution to allow him to run for change the constitution to allow him to runfora change the constitution to allow him to run for a third time in office. german chancellor angela merkel is using her new message to warn that the biggest test facing her country is terrorism. the annual address follows a n is terrorism. the annual address follows an attack earlier this month ona follows an attack earlier this month on a christmas market in berlin were 12 people were killed after a truck was driven into shoppers. china has announced that it will ban its entire ivory trade in the coming year. china has the biggest ivory market in the world with an estimated 70% of the world's supply being traded there. beijing says the commercial processing and the sale of ivory will stop within three months. registered traders will then be phased out by the end of next year. speaking to m

our other main stories this hour: the president of the democratic republic of congo is refusing to stepng down the capital. hello, darlings. i'm zsa zsa. and the original showbiz celebrity, hollywood actress, tabloid star, and socialite, zsa zsa gabor, has died at the age of 99. i'm sally bundock. in business.

being reported around the bbc: police have fired tear gas to disperse protesters in the democratic republic of congoson to step down. bbc china says that china have returned an american underwater drone that it seized in the south china sea last week. the chinese defence ministry said the handover was completed smoothly after what it called friendly concentrations. —— consultations. on outside source, we often talk about the sharing economy, businesses that connect users based on needs and budgets. now there is a new challenger in the space taking on the model of self storage. for most of us, our homes are the biggest drain on our finances, for most of us, our homes are the biggest drain on ourfinances, no wonder so called schering connolly sites have attracted millions of users. they have allowed users to claw back money by renting out their bedrooms. but what about unused storage space like attics, could that be turned into cash? that the idea behind a start up. later i will meet the co—founder, but first i want to try it out. as it turns out, i'm doing a loft conversion, which gives me a perfect

at least 26 people have been killed in protests in the democratic republic of congo.own when his mandate expired on monday. and among the most read on our website — ikea is asking teenagers to stop creeping into its stores and having illegal sleepovers. about ten non—sponsored sleepovers have been logged across the world by the company this year. which does beg the question, are there sanctioned sleepovers? we need to find out. cities in northern china know all about terrible smog — but what's happening right now is even worse than usual. greenpeace east asia says this is ‘worst air pollution of 2016'. and that 460 million people are affected. think about the scale of that. and look at this. it's a website called worldwide air quality. this is beijing — a reading of 25 is deemed safe. most readings are above 400. this is china as a whole — the high levels of pollution are marked in red and purple, yellow and green are lower. by comparison — this is europe. a lot more yellow and green. and this is north america. not that pollution isn't an issue in these regions — but

bosnia was a place where you needed to be, and now it feels like you need to be in the democratic republic of congo. you have spent so much time there; you've testified in front of congress. why has the congo now become such an important part of your life? >> well, you know, it's funny. this morning i got an email early this morning about a little girl who's three-- her name is chantel-- who was on her way to the hospital. she had been raped by a gang. >> hinojosa: she was three years old... >> yeah. >> hinojosa: ...and raped... >> ...by a gang, and she died on the way to the hospital. now, just imagine what kind of rape that has to be to murder you. when i first heard the stories from the congo from an extraordinary man named dr. mukwege, i literally couldn't believe it. like, i have been in bosnia, i've been in afghanistan, i've been in haiti; i've been in some pretty rough places where there's enormous violence, but maria, what's going on in the congo... and it's an economic war. it is fueled by the west's need for coltan and other minerals which actually fuel our cell phones, fuel our computers

tensions are running high in the democratic republic of congo, where presidentjoseph kabila has refusedtions have been held to choose a successor. in some parts of the capital kinshasa, clashes have taken place between police and protesters demanding he leaves office. the head of the international monetary fund, christine lagarde, has been found guilty of negligence over a compensation payment made eight years ago when she was the french finance minister. a special court in paris decided not to punish her or give her a criminal record. the case relates to the payment of more than $400 million to the tycoon bernard tapie. president obama has shortened the prison sentences for 153 convicts and pardoned 78 others. the outgoing president has also commuted the sentences of more than 1,000 federal prisoners, said the white house said, as part of a push to reduce the number of people serving long sentences for non—violent drug offences. donald trump has been formally elected president of the united states. as expected, members of the electoral college, themselves chosen by the election in nove

these are some things, for example threshing secretary went to democratic republic of congo. was there a way to arm women with cell phones, for example so they could report crimes, tick pictures and increase the chances of justice being done through that simple technology could poor win in subsaharan africa get market reports and adjust their marketing schedules. could a couple guys with laptops and access to social media upend the dominance of farc in colombia and on and on. alex thinks far more broadly then these little examples hem helped craft the secretary's oopen internet agenda and has had vizied been the ask investors and is current lay distinguished visiting fellow another johns hopkins university. but more to the point, and i think fortunately for all of us, he has put all of his experiences and ideas on paper in a book, and i don't know if you'res a ill schooled as i i'm on this futuristic stuff, we all know that robotics and genetics and cyber security and our ben and air were nb and isis are changing the way i live, work, communicate, govern and protect ourselves

in the democratic republic of the congo, security forces shot and killed at least 26 protesters as crowds took to the tuesday streets of major cities to demand president joseph kabila step down after his second term expired monday at midnight. camilla seceded his father as president in 2001. scheduled elections in november were postponed, leaving no successor to kabila. indonesian police arrested more than 500 protesters in west papua calling for self-determination monday, which was the 55th anniversary of the first indonesian military invasion of west papua in 1961. this year, at least 5000 protesters calling for w west papuan self-determination have been arrested by indonesian police. inin jordan, four police offices anand one suspect have been kild in a gun battle in the outskirts of the southern city of karak. the shooter was also killed. 10 people were killed in the same city sunday, , after armed men opened fire against jordanian police officers and took people hostage at a medieval castle sunday. isis militants have claimed responsibility for sunday's attack. the late harlem born r

. >> we live in green bay, wisconsin, with grace, who just came home from the democratic republic of congohildren died waiting to come home. there wasn't clear reasons as to why the children couldn't leave. these adaptions were completed. they were final. we had to go to washington. we had a strong player in senator johnson. he is a father and a grandfather and he was going to whatever he could to get these kids home. >> dear nicole, thank you for visiting and sharing your story. hopefully we can find a solution so you can bring elisebeth grace home. you and your family are in our thoughts and prayers. i can't tell you how that felt. i don't think i believed it. then having senator johnson show up, that was just the icing on the cake for us. i knew at that point that it was as important to him for her to come home that it was to us. >> i'm ron johnson and i approved this message. >> come on up here senate panel. each of those ads showed a story and told a story. some of them barely featured the candidate. hopefully, we will have everyone on this panel talk about the ads. >> betsy managed -

academy with a distinguished career of service to our nation including prior doiments to the democratic republic of congo and italy. i extend my thoughts and prayers to his family, friends and teammates. thank you, and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from maryland seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent to speak to the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. muscle couldenator you sky. the senator has truly made history both by her longist and leadership. she is the longest serving woman in the senate and first democratic woman elected to the chamber. barbara and i bonded over our shared passion for local government. the rubber meets the road and both believe that all politics is local. that has made her so popular and so effective. we worked hand in hand as appropriators. she is the ranking member of her respective committee and worked tirelessly for critical to create jobs and create funts. two things about the senator that have always impressed me about her public service. first, she always relates to her father's corn store in baltimore c

. >> we live in green bay wisconsin and just came home from the democratic republic of the congo.it was a nightmare we couldn't wake up from. 25 children died waiting to come home and there wasn't a reason as to why the children couldn't we area they were final, we have to go to washington. we had a father and grandfather and he was going to do whatever he could to get these kids out here nicole, thank you for visiting and sharing your stories. openly we can find a solution and you can bring elizabeth home. you and your family are in our thoughts and prayers, >> i couldn't even tell you how that felt. i don't thinki believed it . that was just great because i knew at that point it was as important for her to come home as it was for us. >> either ron johnson and i approve this message. >> come on up here from the panel. >>. [inaudible] >> managed the wisconsin senate campaign that took us all by surprise. after both party committees had written off the race in their advertising. campbell, a digital advertising specialist who raised races that he could have should have been on the m

president-elect trump expect today meet the president of republic of congo this morning as he braces for stiff opposition from democrats on his polici and his cabinet picks. >> we are going to have to clean up a lot of damage and it should be noted that president obama still has just less than four weeks left in office so it's possible that he might do something else whether it's domestic or foreign policy that sets us further back. sandra: but there is reason to hope, why a majority of americans are optimistic about better times to come in the new year. new developments this morning on the russian military airline that crashed in the black sea, the black box has been found as the search for victims' bodies continue. why iran thinks it can get away with negotiation. we are watching futures market this morning. they've been down or up now slightly. we will see what takes hold in the next couple of hours. over in europe getting sense of direction over there as we do see the ftse, cac quarante higher, and asia overnight, markets were mixed in nikkei toshiba after tumbling after announcement of writing billions of dollars