police officer in 2008 in east timor. there i worked as the chief of the national operations center. i used to see the u.n. cars with the blue e ates and all and with the blue berets and all. i i always had like the inquisity of how to work in those countries and all with the police serving in the u.n. so i just wanted to like see and experience and serve. that's why i applied and i got through the exams and i went. in 2008 in east timor people were still not healed, you know. their relatives were killed and all. so working with the police, the local police over there and mobilizing the police, the international police, it was a big chchallenge and it was a very sensitive case also, sensitive job for me. so it was quite challenging for me, that job was. we wewere working with the local police also, like we had to train them. there were, i think. 52 countries, like police people were there. so, in the national operations center where i was working there, like we had like from all the countries. making them all work togethe

lilike getting along with them and working with the people from the east timor, it was different. i recall the incidentnts, i visualize them ad like how they are suffering and how they are working, the u.n. police helping them outut. and it's a n nice experience for meme that i c can never forget in my lifefe. it gives me immene pleasure, and i'm proud also. [wilhelm scavo speaking italian] [michele melis speaking italian] [serena bonifaclo speaking italian]] [indistinct chatter] [sirens] [zhang ying speaking] [sirens] [captain gabrhiwot gebru speaking amharic] [indistinct chatter] [crowd cheering] announcer: coming up on a future edition of "21st century"... [souleymane traore speaking bambara language] [boubakar sidiki samake speaking french] ççagg1ab;ñ;ñ;ñ;ñ;ñ;ñ;ñ;ñ;ñ1ñ1ñs [dramatic music] ♪ smith: in isis epide of " "world on the brink," we are goingo o look a pararof the world where threcocontints and d ny cultures collide, the origin of the three great monotheistic religions, and the source of many of today's most violent conflicts: the middle east.

unemployment is high in east timor life expectancy is sixty eight years old forty two percent of people live in poverty improving these numbers are key campaign issues but over the last year the taken a back seat to political wrangling a parliamentary election ten months ago or indeed with no clear winner the lift this frightened posse won by just zero point two percent and received twenty three of parliament sixty five seats and formed a coalition to create a minority government and the nation's first prime minister mario terry was elected for a second time the. most important things in government is improving development the quality of development in the future as well as development in all institutions at that they look to a brighter future and second establishing relationships with neighboring countries in order to strengthen mutually beneficial corporations. but over terry never got the charts opposition parties conspired to make sure his government couldn't get a mandate and in january parliament was dissolved. east timor has a volatile history more than one hundred thousand timor

the last hour, east timor has become the world's newest nation.ry, and the challenges ahead are daunting. but for now, at least, it is time to celebrate. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: the wedding of prince harry and meghan markle has taken place at windsor castle in england. and meghan markle has taken place investigators in cuba have recovered a black box recorder from friday's plane crash that killed more than 100 people. the authorities in texas say two stand—in teachers were among the ten people killed friday morning during a school shooting. eight students also died when a gunman opened fire at the santa fe high school southeast of houston. 17—year—old dimitrios pagourtzis is facing capital murder charges for the attack. a statement from his family said they were shocked and confused at what had happened and offered condolences to the victims and their families. our correspondent gary o'donoghue had more. 24 2a hours on, parents and teachers we re 2a hours on, parents and teachers were allowed back to the scene of the shooting to co

in the last hour, east timor has become the world's newest nation.nd the challenges ahead are daunting. but for now, at least, it is time to celebrate. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: nicolas maduro has officially won re—election. a stream of lava from kilauea has cut off people on hawaii's big island. earlier i spoke to colleen and josh block. they run a number of local businesses including a bed and breakfast. they along with their five month old baby iokua had to evacuate their home. i asked what happened. we started having earthquakes every hour. overnight, it happened every 5—10 seconds. we left the house for a day to see if it would calm down. we were doing some stuff and getting rooms ready for guests. there was a really strong sulphur smell. we went outside. it was so thick and so strong that we had to leave with one suitcase. and you guys also had cats that you had to leave behind. we went back a few times looking for them with full gas masks but could not find them. what happened to the building left behind? is it still there? it is

in the last hour, east timor has become the world's newest nation.e challenges ahead are daunting but for now, at least, it is time to celebrate. this is bbc news. our main story this hour: president trump has said there's a risk that his planned summit with the leader of north korea won't go ahead next month. it's been one year since a suicide bomber killed 22 people at a pop concert in the uk city of manchester. many of those who died were children. a few hours ago, another concert was held in honour of the victims. earlier, the prime minister and the duke of cambridge attended a memorial service in the city, where they led a nationwide minute of silence. our special correspondent, allan little, reports on the day's events. singing. # amazing grace, how sweet the sound # that saved a wretch like me... it was a service in keeping with the values this city articulated so powerfully in the days after the bombing. at its heart the enduring grief of the families gathered here, and a quiet, restrained pride in manchester's resilience and defiance. a city

in the last hour, east timor has become the world's newest nation.ntry, and the challenges ahead are daunting. but for now, at least, it is time to celebrate. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: the kiss is around the world saying we are husband and wife. prince harry and meghan markle take their vows harry and meghan markle take their vows in a harry and meghan markle take their vows in a ceremony harry and meghan markle take their vows in a ceremony they made their own there. she was accompanied by ten rides maids and pageboys in a service watched by millions around the world. —— bridesmaids. let's get some other news now. one of the flight data recorders has been recovered from the wreckage of the cuban passenger plane that crashed near the capital, havana. officials says the number of dead has risen to one hundred and ten. the boeing 737 was on a domestic flight to the eastern city of holgeen when it crashed shortly after take off at havana airport. will grant reports. cuba is in mourning. two full days of national mourning are taking place f

in the last hour, east timor has become the newest nation.but for now at least it is time to celebrate. this is newsday on the bbc. lam in i am in singapore. and i am in london. our top stories. ukraine's president poroshenko has denounced as "a flagrant lie" claims that his meeting last year with president trump was arranged after a big payment to donald trump's personal lawyer. china tells the us "now is the time" to reach a peace deal with north korea, as president trump continues to express doubts whether his meeting with kimjong un will take place. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. let's start with the straits times, which takes a look at the first meeting held by malaysia's new cabinet. it features a photo from that meeting, alongside the news that each minister will take a 10% salary cut, and nine government agencies will shut down, in a move to curb government spending. the south china morning post reports on how bosses in hong kong won't have to pay their workers overtime wages. in a bid to find a consensus

in the last hour, east timor has become the world's newest nation. for now, at least, it is time to celebrate. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm rico hizon in singapore. our top stories. president trump says there's a risk his planned summit with the leader of north korea won't now go ahead next month. facebook boss mark zuckerberg tells european parliamentarians his company will do more to prevent interference in the democratic process. let's ta ke a look at some front pages from around the world. the new york times reports on how infighting within president trump's trade team has marred efforts for a multi—billion dollar deal with china. the paper suggests the internal us disagreements damaged plans for a further deal, but in the end both sides decided to hold off from imposing tariffs. in contrast, china daily quotes the wall streetjournal saying that washington and beijing have agreed on the outline of a deal to lift a ban on chinese telecom company zte. it's another of the key trade issues that have caused tensions between the us and china. presid

in the last hour, east timor has become the world's newest nation.country, and the challenges ahead are daunting. but for now, at least, it is time to celebrate. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: the kiss seen around the world saying, we're husband and wife — prince harry and meghan markle take their vows — in a ceremony they made their own. the bride was accompanied by ten bridesmaids and pageboys, in a service watched by millions around the world. the family of a seventeen year—old accused of shooting dead ten people at a school in the us state of texas have expressed shock and confusion about what happened. the parents of dimitrios pagourtzis said he had been a smart, quiet boy and they, too, wanted answers. gary o'donoghue reports from texas. 2a hours on, parents and teachers were allowed back to the scene of the shooting to collect their cars as the police continued to gather evidence. late on friday, dimitrios pagourtzis, handcuffed and head bowed and facing capital murder charges, appeared in court. he spoke only briefly to agree to the

in the last hour, east timor has become the world's newest nation.s ahead are daunting. but for now, at least, it is time to celebrate. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: a stream of lava from hawaii's kilauea volcano has cut off a key evacuation route for people on the big island's south—east coast. colleen block has a number of businesses including a bed and breakfast and jewellery business. her husband and five—month—old baby have had to evacuate their home. thank you forjoining us, all of you. thank you. what happens to you? you were running a bed—and—breakfast and you had to leave. what happened? we started having earthquakes every hour. 0vernight, it happened every 5-10 hour. 0vernight, it happened every 5—10 seconds. we left the house for a day to see if it would calm down. we were doing some stuff and getting rooms ready for guests. there was a really strong sulphur smell. we went outside. it was so thick and so strong that we had to leave with one suitcase. and you guys also had cats that you had to leave behind. we went back a few time

in the last hour, east timor has become the world's newest nation.the challenges ahead are daunting. but for now at least, it's time to celebrate. this is newsday on the bbc. sharanjit leyl in singapore. and i'm babita sharma in london. our top stories: a lava flow from the kilauea volcano on hawaii's big island reaches the coast, prompting warnings of a toxic gas cloud containing hydrochloric acid. the united states and china have agreed not to impose new tariffs on each other‘s goods, easing fears of a costly trade war. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. we start with the japan times which looks at the us alternative to the iran nuclear deal. the paper says secretary of state mike pompeo will unveil a new diplomatic ‘road map‘ on monday. next, the front page of the philippine daily inquirer with president rodrigo duterte insisting the philippines does not have the military muscle to assert its sovereignty in south china sea. and it shows a picture of a taiwanese fighter jet flying next to a chinese bomber in the luzon stra

in the last hour, east timor has become the world's newest nation.e challenges ahead are daunting but for now, at least, it is time to celebrate. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: the threat from hawaii's kilauea volcano continues. people are warned to stay indoors due to the danger of toxic gases. a warning to tehran — america's secretary of state vows to impose "the strongest sanctions in history" on iran. let's return to our top story. einat lev is a volcanologist. she is an assistant research professor at the lamont—doherty earth observatory at columbia university. she has been helping officials monitor and track lava flows and shejoins us from hilo, hawaii. we know you have been tracking this at times probably a little too closely and we will get to that in a moment what i want to start really with your assessment. are you most worried about at the moment? are the biggest danger is right now? the biggest danger is right now? the biggest dangers are presenting at three locations from my assessment. 0ne three locations from my assessment. on

in the last hour, east timor has become the world's newest nation.challenges ahead are daunting but for now, at least, it is time to celebrate. this is bbc news. our main headline: the threat from hawaii's kilauea volcano continues. people are warned to stay indoors due to the danger of toxic gases. let's stay with that story. we have two sisters. malika dudley is a meteorologist with big island now and she is on the island of maui and her sister emily clearwater lives on the island with the erupting volcano. it is thought her home has been destroyed by the lava. let's go first to malika in maui. what are the big concerns now about the volcano? well, since the event began two weeks ago we have seen multiple fishes, we are in the ‘20s now, spewing out lave, copious amounts of gas, salford axa poisoning, now with the ocean entries we are dealing with something called leyds. it is hydrochloric acid and fine glass particles. this is a concern. we are watching the wings, the trade winds have been blowing, that is good news. even downwind, with a shift in

in the last hour, east timor has become the world's newest nation. daunting but for now, at least, it is time to celebrate. you're watching the briefing. our headlines: north korea has declared that it is up to the united states whether the two countries now meet at the negotiating table, pyongyang said it would not beg for a us dialogue. italy's new prime minister—designate is due to put together his cabinet, drawn from two eurosceptic parties. the nfl says that from next season, american football teams will be fined if their players in the field fail to stand for the us national anthem. the league wants to avoid a repeat of last season's controversy — when players kneeled to highlight racial injustice. however, it has said that players who do not stand for the anthem will be allowed to stay in the locker room until the anthem has been performed. we're joined now from los angeles by sports commentator robert littal, who owns and runs the website black sport online. thanks to being on the briefing. what do you make of their decision? they've bowed to

in the last hour, east timor has become the world's newest nation.country and the challenges ahead are daunting but for now, at least, it is time to celebrate. hello. this is bbc news. my my name is gavin grey and. —— my name is ben bland. the latest headlines: there are claims that last year's meeting between president trump and the ukrainian leader was arranged after a big payment to mr trump's personal lawyer. britain says it'll provide what it's calling "additional support" to saudi arabia to help deal with the fighting in neighbouring yemen. more than 10,000 people have died since the war started four years ago. millions have been displaced, sparking what the un has called the world's worst humanitarian crisis. the current conflict started when houthi rebels took control of parts of the country. a coalition led by saudi arabia and backed by britain, is trying to dislodge them, using airstrikes and a blockade. the bbc‘s nawal al—maghafi has secured footage from some of those whose lives have been shattered by the conflict. a warning that this rep

in the last hour, east timor has become the world's newest nation.e challenges ahead are daunting but for now, at least, it is time to celebrate. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: the threat from hawaii's kilauea volcano continues. people are warned to stay indoors due to the danger of toxic gases. a warning to tehran — america's secretary of state vows to impose "the strongest sanctions in history" on iran. let us go to hawaii. earlier i spoke to two sisters. malika dudley is a meteorologist with big island now and her sister emily clearwater lives on the island with the erupting volcano. it is thought her home has been destroyed by the lava. i asked meterologiest malika what her concerns now. well, since the event began two weeks ago we have seen multiple fissures, we are in the 20s now, spewing out lava, copious amounts of gas, sulphur dioxide poisoning, now with the ocean entries we are dealing with something called laze. laze is that giant white plume you see when hot lava interacts with the ocean. it's hydrochloric acid, steam, and fine g

in the last hour, east timor has become the world's newest nation.enges ahead are daunting. but for now, at least, it is time to celebrate. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: a stream of lava from hawaii's kilauea volcano has cut off a key evacuation route for people on the big island's south—east coast. let's go now to alexandra saffery. she has four children and she and her husband were forced to flee their home. she is now in pahoa which is about two miles away from the volcano. thank you forjoining us. your story of how you ended up where you are 110w of how you ended up where you are now is incredible. tell us what happened on the day of the evacuation. thank you for having me. we had many earthquakes in the beginning of may and we thought nothing of it. we had family members calling us and telling us we had to leave our house, things are looking dangerous. and we actually live off—grid for the most part so we do not have radio or television, just oui’ not have radio or television, just our phones. we went about our day getting various phon

in the last hour, east timor has become the world's newest nation.the challenges ahead are daunting but for now, at least, it is time to celebrate. you're watching the briefing. our headlines: and our top story — president trump says there's a risk that his planned summit with the leader of north korea won't go ahead next month. church bells have rung out in manchester, marking the exact moment a year ago when a bomb exploded at a concert by the singer ariana grande — killing 22 people. two satellites have been launched into orbit to measure the weight of the earth's water. scientists will use the data to monitor the climate and predict future changes. caroline rigby has more. blasting off from california, the joint american—german mission aboard a spacex rocket, the launch marks the second stage of the revolutionary project, aimed at measuring the weight of water on earth. a resource that covers three quarters of the planet's surface and infiltrates deep below. civilisations are built around it and continue to depend on it today. water is critical t

in the last hour, east timor has become the world's newest nation.nd the challenges ahead are daunting. but for now, at least, it is time to celebrate. you're watching the briefing. our headlines: the long—awaited inquiry into the fire at grenfell tower holds its first public hearings later. every bereaved family has the chance to make a statement. venezuela's president nicolas maduro has won re—election to another six—year term, in a vote marred by an opposition boycott and alleged foul play. the newly married duke and duchess of sussex have left windsor castle after their wedding and following celebrations. more than 16 million people watched the service on british television, making it the most viewed tv event of the year so far. the designer of meghan markle's wedding dress has been giving more details about how it was created. clare waight keller said it had been important to the duchess that a british woman was behind the dress, and she had worked closely with her. by by head —— i had worked with her before. she knew what she wanted. there are

in the last hour, east timor has become the world's newest nation.he challenges ahead are daunting but for now, at least, it is time to celebrate. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: the white house has blamed north korea for a trail of broken promises after president trump cancelled next month's summit with kim jong—un. hollywood film producer harvey weinstein is expected to hand himself in to police in new york within hours following allegations of sexual assault. well, president's trump's surprise announcement came just hours after north korea said it had dismantled tunnels at its only nuclear test site. reporters at the punggye—ri site in the north—east said they had witnessed a huge blast. ben tracey of cbs news was there. we were on the side for about nine hours and it was surreal to see it in person after reporting on this for so long. now, the north koreans brought a small group of media therefore a very specific purpose, they wanted to show that they were decommissioning, that they were destroying this nuclear test site so what they did

in the last hour, east timor has become the world's newest nation.lenges ahead are daunting. but for now at least, it's time to celebrate. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm rico hizon in singapore. i'm babita sharma in london. our top stories: the eruption of kilauea in hawaii enters a new, violent phase — lava has doubled in speed with fountains of molten rock reaching 180 metres in the air. a summit to rescue a summit. president trump is to meet the south korea president to try to get his meeting with the north's kim jong—un back on track. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. the straits times reports on the swearing in of malaysia's new cabinet. prime minister mahathir mohamad says the country is more than $250 billion in debt — an unprecedented level. in thejapan times — thousands of broken radiation monitors around the fukishima nuclear plant are to be removed. the paper says they cost the government $4.5 million a year and officials claim that radiation levels have dropped significantly since the plant's 2011 meltdown. and

in the last hour, east timor has become the world's newest nation.ad are daunting but for now, at least, it is time to celebrate. you're watching the briefing. 0ur headlines: one year after 22 people were killed by a suicide bomber at manchester arena, friends and family pay tributes to their loved ones. south korea's president prepares to meet donald trump as the two leaders try to put the summit with kim jong—un back on track. on friday, people in the republic of ireland will vote on whether they want to make changes to the country's strict abortion laws. it's holding a referendum asking whether the eighth amendment should be repealed from its constitution. the amendment gives equal right to life for the mother and the unborn child. but do people living in ireland's cities see the issue differently from those living in its countryside? this is what they want us to vote to kill. a baby of 12 weeks. the eighth amendment equates the life of the mother to that of the unborn. we are trying to allow women to have access to safe abortion here on the islan