force india did their best tojoin. they watched on. force india did their best to join.ay out of the wall. a wheel punctured. sebastian vettel was on to hamilton's tale. he had the tyres and the slipstream. he did not have enough power to get past his championship rival. 0n enough power to get past his championship rival. on his 200th start, lewis hamilton produced a 58th win. a fall is drive. he is on the top of the standings. —— faultless. there is no chance to relax. the italian grand prix is coming up next weekend. ben croucher, bbc news. andrea dovizioso now leads the moto gp championship after winning the british moto gp at silverstone. marc marquez lost his place at the top of the standings when his honda broke down with seven laps to go. spanish yamaha rider, maverick vinales, finished second, with seven—time champion valentino rossi coming home in third behind his victorious italian compatriot, dovizioso. now to cricket, where england will take a two—run lead into day four of the third test against west indies at headingley on monday. captainjoe root remains unb

as they kept a clean, others couldn't, the force india ca rs others couldn't, the force india cars somehowon and sebastien vettel were ina as hamilton and sebastien vettel were in a class of their own, the pair behind fancied round two, sergio perez forest esteban go against the wall. the safety car closed everything up. sebastien vettel had his best opportunity to pass his rival, he had the best tyres and the slipstream, he has not quite enough power to make it stick. this was hamilton's 200th race and he knows how to win them by now. he closes the gap to sebastien vettel at the top of the standings to seven points and with the races coming thick and fast, and little chance to relax now. andrea dovizioso now leads the moto gp championship after winning the british moto gp at silverstone. marc marquez lost his place at the top of the standings when his honda broke down with seven laps to go. dovizioso took the lead from fellow italian valentino rossi with just three laps left and held on to take the chequered flag. britain's cal crutch—low was fourth, while scott redding was eighth. chris

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creations but we need to send out very strong messages that in britain it is a criminal offense to force india to marry and this is not acceptable in any religion tradition or culture but i've victims need to know that they haven't been taught that because it's not in the interest of their family to tell them that because it would empower them. plans for a new synagogue in sydney australia has been banned amid fears it could become the target of an iso inspired terror attack the decision by the local council was up held in court this week or synagogue was to be built a few hundred metres from the iconic bondi beach but also it has ruled it could pose a threat to local residents extra security measures were added to the plans but these were deemed unsightly by the council spokesman for the jewish group that appealed against the decision and believes the ruling is a victory for the terrorists. it basically implies that no jewish organization should be allowed to exist in residential areas it stands to start a full jewish existence and activity in sydney and then the by creating a precedent the w

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clarity on the logistical problems to come not wanting to work with pakistan for supplying any forces we, india or other parties have in afghanistan. host: we're talking with michael rubin. clear taking your calls. the line from republicans is (202) 748-8001. democrats, call (202) 748-8000. independents call (202) 748-8002 . we have carlos from miami beach, florida for the democrats. good morning, carlos. are you there? caller: yet, i'm here. afghanistan, first of all this started with the bush administration. find weaponsg to of war and all that stuff. i understand that. only left -- but when we left we left their economy all messed up and we just took off. we have to help people out. guest: if i can extrapolate from some of his comments, one of the issues perhaps we could address of the nationbuilding. the reason why this is so controversial when it comes afghanistan is that when you flood a country with money, sometimes the corruption that results from that can be more corrosive than if you don't flood the country with money. there is a lot of interesting lessons learned from the nationbuild

called indian institute of technology, these top—level universities are dotted across india and they are the driving forcee universities is an incredibly competitive business — only a tiny fraction of applicants get in in any one year — but if you do, you get to work in incredible campuses like this. my first appointment is at the olympic sized swimming pool. although it's not me who is taking a dip. this is matsya named after the avatar of vishnu that takes the form of fish, it's an multipurpose, underwater robot that can operate autonomously without a human controller locate sounds and recognise grab and manipulate objects. the team tell me that it might be used to find flight recorders from crashed aircraft although they are also pitching it to the military to fire torpedoes. the project is in its fifth year at the team leader tells me the work is hard but can be massively wide ranging. can ijust say, like a racing car or satellite... brilliant. it is one of 100 projects that are being supported by the iit bombay‘s society for innovation and entrepreneurship since 200a. it is an umbrella for start—ups

forcing many to simply wade out. it is raining intensely across india, nepal, and bangladesh. it has done so for weeks. the worst flooding in decades, and it has led to a massive humanitarian crisis across the entire region. south asia is not unused to floods, but the scale of the disaster, this time round, has meant that the authorities have struggled to cope. sanjoy majumder, bbc news, delhi. of course, those floods aren't the only ones making the headlines. rescue operations are happening across texas, in the wake of tropical storm harvey. 100,000 homes have been affected by the disastrous flooding. a hospital had to be evacuated because of a water shortage and a fire is still burning at a flooded chemical plant. the bbc‘s laura trevelyan reports from richmond, south west of houston. here, they have been told that they are yet more mandatory evacuations in fort bend county, and people here are told that the river that has burst its banks will crest tomorrow, friday, at 56 feet. that means these homes here, already flooded, the water levels will rise even higher. that is tremendous in these ideas cau

security forces on high alert in northern india ahead of the sentencing of a guru convicted of rape. i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme. the largest festival gets under way in west london with a tribute to the terms of the grenfell tower disaster. and making military history — the indian navy's all—woman team gets set to sail around the world. good morning. it's 8am in singapore, 1am in london and 7pm in texas, where storm harvey is battering the city of houston. weather forecasters in the us have cold the situation unprecedented — parts of the city have seen more than 30 inches — that's 76 centimetres of rain in the past 48 hours, and there's more on the way. emergency teams have rescued more than a thousand people so far and residents have been told to head onto rooftops to escape the danger. 0ur correspondent james cook is in houston and sent this report. harvey arrived in houston with a vengeance. no longer packing the full force of a hurricane, but still deadly. forecasters say it is on track to dump more than 50 inches of rain in texas, making it the largest on

india. your dad was in the air force. tell me about your up bringing. >> i grew up in a lower middle class family in india. my father worked for the indian air force. we moved every few years from city to city, wherever his job took him. we grew up with some degree of discipline in the house, because that is what you get when you work for someone in the armed forces. emily: tell me about how you came to the u.s. and your initial experience. >> i got accepted to northeastern. i had $200 or $300 in my pocket, i had my father's retirement account of $2000. it as long can have as you give it back to me before i need it. emily: and you knew you couldn't go back unless -- >> no. emily: unless you were a success. >> unless i was able to pay him back. emily: how did you end up at google? >> iha had done a small startup in the u.k., which got merged into t-mobile. i came back to the u.k., and i was trying to figure out what to do next. one thing led to another, i met -- we hit it off. he introduced me to larry and sergey, who happe

india's financial capital mumbai a city of more than twenty million. was brought to a standstill. the torrential rain hit the city on wednesday. transport services ground to a halt. forcing many. simply wait hold. they're in the middle of the annual monsoon season then been raining intensity. across india but also neighboring nepal and bangladesh for the past several weeks. it's because the worst flooding in decades. i have led to a massive humanitarian crisis. across the entire region. somethings you is not in use to floods. the scale of the disaster at this time round. has meant that the authorities have struggled to cool. thunder majumdar bbc news daily. nnova. now it's only been in office for months but france french president emmanuel not crohn's poll ratings are taking a beating. now he's young government faces a key test after it unveiled controversial plans to overhaul the country's labor laws. reforms include coping the power of the unions and giving companies more flexibility to hire and fire workers. you see williamson reports from paris. there's nothing like electing a startup politician as president to change the economic atmosphere. last month emmanuel macr

force. but it's in fact the meticulously choreographed ceremony. led by the pakistan rangers and india's border security force. every evening before sunset. the symbol of both the rivalry and cooperation between the two countries. the soldiers even exchanged gifts on religious and national holidays. however some believe the ceremony only exacerbate existing tensions. with crowds in the stadium seating riled up in patriotic so. shouting violence sometimes on the phobic slogans. culminating this forty five minute dance. the lowering of the flag. that must be impeccably tim. so that the star and crescent and the tri color to send up precisely the same moment. the brisk handshake. and the gates slams. at least until tomorrow evening. since then. to london because very soon a big bands famous bones will falling silent and they would be had again. until twenty twenty one work is being carried out on the city's most famous landmark. not a musty has the details. few sounds on more iconic clean london. then the chinese. and. but the u. k.'s most famous clock is to fall silent for four whole years

india. your dad was in the air force. tell me about your up bringing. kesh: i grew up in a lower middle class family in india. my father worked for the indian air force like you mentioned. we moved every few years from city to city, wherever his job took him. and we grew up with some degree of discipline in the house, because that is what you get when you work for someone in the armed forces. emily: tell me about how you came to the united states and your initial experience. nikesh: i got accepted to northeastern. we had foreign exchange controls so you could cash about $200 or $300. i had $200 or $300 in my pocket, and i had my father's retirement account of $3000. when i showed up here, he said you can have it as long as you give it back to me before i need it. emily: and you knew you couldn't go back unless -- nikesh: no. emily: unless you were a success. nikesh: unless i was able to pay him back. emily: how did you end up at google? nikesh: i had been at t-mobile. i had done a small startup in the u.k., which got merged into t-mobile. i worked there

india's financial capital, mumbai, a city of more than 20 million, was brought to a standstill after torrential rain hit the city on wednesday. it left commuters stranded, transport services ground to a halt, forcingn the middle of the annual monsoon season and it's been raining intensely across india, but also neighbouring nepal and bangladesh, for the past several weeks. it's caused the worst flooding in decades and it's led to a massive humanitarian crisis across the entire region. south asia is not unused to floods, especially at this time of the year, but the scale of the disaster this time round has meant the authorities have struggled to cope. sanjoy majumder, bbc news, delhi. a doctor has appeared in court, charged with more than 100 sexual offences. manish shah, who's a7, from romford in essex, is accused of sexually assaulting more than 50 people, at a medical practice in east london. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford has the story. this was the first time that the 47—year—old east london gp has had to attend court and answer the 118 charges of sexual assault he faces. manish shah has been charged with so many offences against 5a of his patients that it would have taken too

thousands have been forced from their homes. indiary of independence from britain, a day after pakistan held its own celebrations. with the end of colonial rule, partition was marred by bloodshed. hundreds of thousands died, millions were displaced. reeta chakrabarti has been speaking to one family in the indian city of amritsar about how partition affected them, and what they feel about india today. i almost refused the invitation. remembering happy times, but this family lived through trauma. dr singh and his wife fled pakistan as children, but the events of that time have gone largely undiscussed. my generation unfortunately has not brought much to the younger generation, our children and grandchildren, about the partition. it's high time that history did come out with it. we made the mistake, but history shouldn't. he feels it may not be what the country's founding fathers had hoped for. it's not what should be. sometimes you feel that things are not what you wanted, what they wanted. for their grandson, india has an exciting futu

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officials say indian servicemen formed a human chain to prevent chinese forces entering territory claimed by india figure has begun a hunger strike in protest at being under house arrest for six years. 80—year—old mehdi karroubi ran for the presidential election in 2009 against mahmoud ahmadinejad. he was detained for his part in mass protests over the disputed result. is he there? is he not there? oh, there he is! tom cruise, of course, looking pretty dapper at a recent screening. but unfortunately he has broken his ankle while performing a stu nt broken his ankle while performing a stunt during filming for the new mission impossible movie. the 55—year—old star was hurt as hejumped between the roofs of high rise buildings during filming in london last weekend. production of the action film, which is one of its most lucrative franchises, could be delayed for up to three months as tom cruise recovers. the so—called islamic state is collapsing in the middle east and attention is turning to fighters returning home, some of them still very young. it's believed at least 2,000 children have gone through

we do not have military forces there. same in india.ate department, the cia, leading in pakistan on american soft power to get them to go along with this objective. not mentionedas last night. that is definitely a massive player in the country now. also, trump left the door open to actual talks, including the taliban. how many generations are we away from that? about iran,oint because russia is also supporting the taliban there. but i think he has to leave the door open for the taliban to negotiate. look at history. when the ira decides to join the political process. the same kind of situation. they have recently sent the president a note saying you guys are over. we will eventually take over afghanistan. so the taliban will be part of afghanistan. the question is when they can be part of the political process. mikee: retired major lyons, thank you for joining us on the president's foreign policy. breaking news -- lecture hathaway's -- berkshire hathaway's outlook has been by s&p.to stable it was on negative watch. the stock up about ha

officials say indian servicemen formed a human chain to prevent chinese forces entering territory claimed by indialywood actor tom cruise has broken his ankle while performing a stunt during filming for the new mission impossible film. the 55—year—old star was hurt as hejumped between the roofs of high rise buildings during filming in london last weekend. production of the action film, which is one of the most lucrative franchises, could be delayed for up to three months as mr cruise recovers. so—called islamic state is collapsing in the middle east and attention is turning to fighters returning home, some of them still very young. it's believed at least 2,000 children have gone through is military training. they are known as the ‘lion cubs‘. the bbc has discovered some of them now living in europe with the authorities unaware of their past. quentin sommerville has this special report. this is childhood in the so—called islamic state. this footage, filmed secretly in raqqa and passed to the bbc, is of what is calls the ‘cubs of the caliphate‘. they are child soldiers, barely teenagers. clumsy and

a stable nuclear balance, like the cold war or the india, pakistan situation is underpinned by large conventional forces. that's the anti—imperialist case for proliferation, if you like, that buttressed by other forces and rational leadership, it can stabilise regions. in the case of india and pakistan, what has happened, and it is disturbing and uncomfortable to acknowledge this, they went to war. they had a real wars three or four times before they both got nuclear weapons. and since then that has acted as a discipline, as a constraint. that's perhaps the biggest military unknown in this present crisis. the us could mount strikes no doubt, but kim jong—un has a wide variety of retaliatory options, from massive conventional attacks to chemical, biological and nuclear weapons. no wonder key allies from south korea to australia are worried. joining me now is gary samore. he was the white house coordinator for arms control under president obama and he's now at harvard's kennedy school of government. we will look at some of those big issues on the on thinkable in moment, but let's start off with north kore

the crowds were so passionate about you beating india and they forced the players to really play... . i remember playing a test match and it wasn't very pleasant because normally you expect rivalry and passion in the crowd but you don't expect them to be throwing stones at fielders standing on the boundary. i remember hostility and that was a surprise. looking at the situation right now. and on the borders with india. can you tell the people back in the uk what the situation is? the current situation is probably the worst it has been between india and pakistan. the main reason is because india has a prime minister who has not risen above what his communal thinking, his association with hindu extremists, his background where this was this massacre in gujarat of muslims when he was the chief minister. somehow we expected that when narendra modi would become the prime minister he would rise above this. but i have to say we are all so disappointed because narendra modi has notjust disappointed pakistanis, he has disappointed muslims in india. if we take the situation that is now then and

particularly the idea of bringing in india as a more forceful partner.re wondering today what president trump's foreign policy u—turn might say about the shape of his presidency. last week mr trump's former aide steve bannon — having been fired from the white house — told the readers of his right wing breitbart news that the trump presidency he had campaigned for was over. today his website was suitably critical of the afghanistan announcement. someone else with strong views on the subject is erik prince — the founder and former boss of the blackwater mercenary group. until recently mr prince had hoped the president might agree to a plan to withdraw troops from afghanistan and leave securing peace there to the private sector. he says he was invited to the president's camp david summit to draw up the plans — but following the change in personnel at the white house, the invitation was withdrawn. mr princejoins me now from washington. good evening to you. you have an history of running mercenary operations in the middle east. what was the plan you were putt

other. officials say indian service men formed a human chain to prevent chinese forces entering territory claimed by indiaaid it's not aware of the incident. this man, the defeated candidate in last week's presidential election in kenya says he will challenge the presidential election in the supreme court. he told supporters that the opposition has collected concrete evidence of what he calls massive irregularities. from nairobi, this report. today police and tax officials raided the premises of the political organisation, and that's a day after the government announced they have deregistered the kenyan human rights commission who had been considering looking at the election voting process. 0ther considering looking at the election voting process. other than that they say they have glaring evidence which they suggest that if kenyon ‘s do not know the country has a legitimate voting processes. we refuse to sit and watch our country turned into a banana republic in the playground. accepting such a crime for the third election in a row would be irredeemable and showcase the permanent death of democracy. futu

forcing people to flee. while farmers typically look forward to monsoon season in india this year's flooding is the worst in years and local agriculture has all but collapsed. the government's already announced the relief package worth seventy eight million dollars. with disaster relief agencies struggling to cope. donald trump saved the world has received north korea's latest message quite loud and clear on that all options remain on the table. this is the u. s. mulls over how to respond to pyongyang. the president's comments come up to the democratic people's republic carried out yet another missile test early this tuesday which flew over japan. before breaking into pieces in the sea simon harding reports. loudspeakers warning residents that a missile attack is imminent. or. not. they summative footage shows the japanese island of hokkaido that's approximately six am local time. when an announcement said that north korea had launched a missile that may hit them. the government coercion citizens to stay indoors and take shelter food and within minutes the warning system went off and the alert on my mobile

thought to be the worst monsoon season in decades, with tens of thousands of people forced from their homes in india, nepal and bangladesh. us officials say rescue operations are continuing across texas to help victims of storm harvey. floodwaters are expected to peak in some areas later on friday. some 100,000 homes have been affected and at least 33 people have died. and this story is trending on bbc.com: the english premier league's record summer spending has come to an end with the closure of the transfer window. across europe, more than $4.8 billion has been spent in the top five leagues. eye watering amounts! that's all from me now. stay with bbc world news. now on bbc news, it is time for hardtalk. hello and welcome to hardtalk, i'm shaun ley. it's the divorce of the century, but who will pay the bill? as the uk negotiates its exit from the european union, the optimists believe it can reshape global trade, freeing it from the barriers to outsiders that any customs union of group of countries creates. that task is harder, though, because british running as the theresa may threw away her parlia

security forces on high alert in northern india ahead of the sentencing of a guru convicted of rape.n the programme. the largest festival gets under way in west london with a tribute to the terms of the grenfell tower disaster. and making military history — the indian navy's all—woman team

supporters numbering in the thousands went on rampages in several states in northern india and clashed with security forces who tried to quell the unrest with tear gas and water cannon. rioters set fire to government buildings and petrol stations and attacked the media, tipping over and burning their vehicles. farther south, there were similar scenes of destruction with protesters setting fire to train carriages. the protesters were outsiders. they have committed a criminal act. >> they have used petroleum and other flammable material to set this carriage on fire. they have not been identified so far but there will be a case against them and they will be apprehended soon. ron rahim runs a spiritual empire. his organization promotes vegetarianism and campaigns against drug addiction. he is also an actor with rockstar appeal. during the trial, thousands of followers traveled to the northern indian town to show their support. many walking long distances to get there. >> i have come to get a glimpse of my guru. police tried to stop us in several places. we crossed streams and walked through jungles. i walked a

[bombs and gunfire and airplane engines] announcer: in india, american, british, and indian forces gatherednot only to united china, but also to the united nations. leader of american forces had the unique honor of being the chief of staff of all the chinese. division after division are to --thrown from china flung from china to india where they were equipped with the most modern american weapons. trained and hardened to spearhead the coming drive against japan. territory andheld new burma, the new road was over mountains. through jungles and swamps. from india to china, to connect with the old burma road. in the jungle on either side, patrols and chinese controlled the road and strike at the jacks. planes were brought in. ♪ announcer: from india, and airport command airplane takes off every six minutes loaded with artillery, jeeps, ammunition. man and supplies for the armies of china. over this burma skyway. over these mountains 16,000 feet high, more tonnage is being flown into china than was ever tracked in over the old burma road. in the skies over china, japan faces new opposition. chi

security forces are on high alert in northern india, where a self—styled guru convicted of rape wille sentenced later on monday. and we catch a lift with the first all female crew from india hoping to sail round the world. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. it's 6am in singapore, ”pm in london, and 5pm in the us city of houston, where tropical storm harvey has brought heavy rains and massive floods. weather forecasters have called the situation unprecedented. hospitals have been evacuated, airports shut, and many residents are trapped in their homes as waters continue to rise. at least two people have died. the state governor says the rainfall in some areas could reach an all—time record. president trump will visit texas on tuesday. 0ur correspondent, james cook, is in houston and sent this report. harvey arrived in houston with a vengeance, no longer packing the full force of a hurricane, but still deadly. forecasters say it will dump more than 50 inches in texas, making this the strongest storm on record. for the fourt

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thought to be the worst monsoon season in decades, with tens of thousands of people forced from their homes in indiaof bangladesh is still under water. many villages in the northern part of the country still cut off. aid agencies are desperately trying to reach those affected. it‘s a similar situation across large parts of south asia. the eastern indian state of bihar has been hit the hardest. heavy rain and overflowing rivers have left large areas under water. more than 500 people have been killed here in the past few weeks. tens of thousands of people have lost their homes, and are staying in temporary camps. there‘s a lot of damage. there‘s a lot of people still out of their homes. people are surviving and getting on with things as they can, but there‘s been a lot of damage. and india‘s financial capital, mumbai, a city of more than 20 million, was brought to a standstill after torrential rain hit the city on wednesday. it left commuters stranded. transport services ground to a halt, forcing many to simply wade home. we‘re in the middle of the annual monsoon season and it‘s been raining intensely