pope francis is here in myanmar and his visit couldn't come at a more crucial time in more than six hundred thousand muslim or hinge i have fled the country to escape from what many are calling ethnic cleansing will the pope find the right words to address their plight without deepening the religious and ethnic divides that are tearing me and mark parts for full coverage of the pope's visit join us here on d w news. this is d w news live from brother protests in cab yes the president is sworn in for a second to applause from sauza as of supporters who are of the promises to do not like the country even as police tear gassed opposition protesters who say the election is illegitimate also on the program pope francis speech made on monday to our songs to cheat calling for respect for all ethnic groups but avoiding the term rohinton did he say enough to satisfy human rights groups on the right into themselves. and meet people who say an ordinary marathon is too easy and that if you want a real challenge you need to head to on top to go. i'm phil gayle welcome to the program after months of elec

pull francis will meet with government authorities.hief.e to the army he is also due to speak with the defective civilian leader aung san suu kyi. reporter: pope francis has landed in burma and wasas greetd enthusiastic catholics, thousands of thehem. sosome had traveveled for arouno days by boat or train to catch a glimpse o of the pontiff. dressed inm nototably traditional outfits, and these states who live in these -- they are internally displaced and live in camps due to the anding civil war in burma, they really hope the pope francis in his meetings with the burmese authorities will talk abouout their rise and protectin for them. another bigurse issue concerning human rights on the table there -- is the plight muslims00,000 rohingya who have been forced to flee to bangladesh, and yet the pope has been publicly advised not to even use the word rohingya while he is there? reporter: absolutely. pope francis treading on a thin line with the question of the rohingya. pope francis did speak out in sometimethe rohingya time ago, denounci

. —— pope francis.t asia correspondentjonathan head is following the mass in yangon. this is the biggest mass of the four day to. —— tour. he made a keynote speech yesterday and met aung san suu kyi, he has also met the armed forces commander as well. given the political tone to this tour. this is the moment where it becomes post— oral and spiritual. he has done his classic tour around the crowd behind me in classic tour around the crowd behind meina classic tour around the crowd behind me in a poke in the deal, and electric golf cart. bug row —— crowd is not as big as i may have expected. is a lot of spacey but there are probably ten or 20,000 people behind me. the catholic minority is quite small and many of them had to travel long distances to get here. it is a enthusiastic and joyful atmosphere and most of the people got a good view of him as he went to ground and reached out to them. the mass has started in the papers on stage and we expect he will speak on later in the day. he has a meeting with t

expectations shifted to pope francis. pope francis: the future of myanmar must be peace based on respect for the dignity and rights of each member of society, respect for each ethnic group and its identity, no one excluded. martin: pope francis praised the united nations, but he did not refer to the u.n.'s accusation that myanmar had been involved in ethnic cleansing. and while he said the future of this nation must include all races and religions, he did not use the word "rohingya." human rights activists have expressed disappointment that the pope did not go further in his much-anticipated speech. >> by not using the word "rohingya," the pope is evolving ing the burmese narrative that there are no rohingya, the rohingya do not exist. it is a tremendous missed opportunity and we are extraordinarily disappointed in pope francis. martin: the pope may also have been mindful of potential repercussions for another religious minority. christians make up just 6% of the population here, and many have traveled to yangon to take p

the airport has been closed causing travel chaos will get an update from bali also coming up pope francis flies into controversy he's been given a warm welcome in myanmar but the real hinge of muslim minority there have been fleeing violence attacks francis will also meet a group into refugees in bangladesh. and it looks like germany's chancellor is going to try to lure the social democrats into another grand coalition with her conservative party will the s.p.d. go along with her and if it does will the new government be any different from the old. fellow i'm terry martin thanks for being with us. a red alert has been issued on the indonesian holiday island of bali as fears rise of a major paul kelly corruption authorities have evacuated forty thousand people around mount agung but the country's disaster agency says tens of thousands more still need to move this isn't the first time residents have had to evacuate in recent months the volcano's been rumbling since august. mount possibly on the verge of a major eruption once again its alert is on the highest level. thousands of local reside

on his first visit to myanmar and francis on his first visit to myanmarand in francis on his first visitanmar and in particular whether he would refer directly to them rohingyas by name, something he has donein rohingyas by name, something he has done in the past, but the word that the myanmar authorities and their leader, aung san suu kyi, has refused to do. it has been a highly sensitive visit and we will have more on that in a moment. but first, i have been following one young family on theirjourney i have been following one young family on their journey from different points in the refugee camp. waiting at the border in bangladesh, 600 refugees who have crossed from myanmar. they are held here for two days before being allowed in. they are exhausted and anxious. among them we found 18—year—old rabia and her two nieces, nine—year—old umi and four—year—old noor. they said they escaped after the army and local buddhists in myanmar attacked their local village. rabia's parents were killed. the little girl's mother was also killed and they do not know what has happened to their father. th

pope francis is here in myanmar and his visit couldn't come at a more crucial time in more than six hundred thousand muslim or hinge i have fled the country to escape from what many are calling ethnic cleansing will the pope find the right words to address their plight without deepening the religious and ethnic divides that are tearing me and mark hard for full coverage of the pope's visit join us here on d w news. this is d w news wyvern from berlin tonight protest in kenya as the president is sworn in for a second term to applause from thousands of supporters you who can yawn the promises to unite the country even as police tear gas opposition protesters they say the election was illegitimate also coming up what the pope did not say pope francis needs me and more leader aung sang suu kyi calling for respect for all ethnic groups but he avoids the term row hinge. also coming up a shock in germany as a small town mayor is the victim of a knife attack. in known for his welcoming stance on refugees says he owes his life to members of the public who rushed to save him. i'm good. have you with

then of course francis is a great champion of the underdog. even if sometimes in diplomatically indirect ways on behalf of suffering and persecuted populations. i think all of that was in the mix when he made the decision to accept this invitation. >> and, john, the united states and indeed the united nations have clearly stated that what is currently happening to the rohingya people in myanmar amounts to ethnic cleansing. so if the pope fails to mention the rohingya people directly, does that help or hinder their cause and their plight, do you think? >> well, rosemary, i think that's something that can only be judged with time. we have seen some criticism from human rights groups that are interested in myanmar. the task force which is a human rights group based in the states publicly suggested that francis was trading peace for justice, that is, to make nice with the regime to avoid inflaming them. he wasn't pressing hard enough on the question of justice for the rohingya. on the other hand, you know, if we want to take a historical parallel,

expectations then shifted to pope francis.ace, based on respect for the dignity and right of each member of society, respect for each ethnic group and its identity, none excluded. pope francis praised the united nations but he did not refer to the un's accusation that myanmar had been involved in ethnic cleansing and while he said the future of this nation must include all races and religions, he did not use the word "rohingya". human rights activists have expressed disappointment that the pope didn't go further in his much—anticipated speech. many in eight country that is 75% buddhist were pleased that he did not name them. translation: it was wise of him not to use the word. the world is hearing the wrong message. the pope may also have been mindful of potential repercussions for another religious minority. christians make up just 6% of the population here and many have travelled to take part in a special mass, where hope francis will preside tomorrow. martin bashir, bbc news, myanmar. we will be getting reaction later on in

and as pope francis traveled to myanmar aid agencies say they're concerned about the safety of rohingya muslims set to return under an agreement reached earlier this week many of the refugees don't want to go back. i'm out on a welcome to the program of germany's post election deadlock may be nearing an end with signs another grand coalition could be in the works chancellor angela merkel has been meeting with leaders of her c.d.u. parsi in berlin to discuss their options after coalition talks with the greens and the pro-business f.d.p. collapsed and she says a new decision must be made quickly and is expected to call on the second largest party the social democrats to form a new grand coalition that's something the s.p.d. has repeatedly rooms or had repeatedly ruled us. angular merkel city you party games to create a sense of urgency as a new grand coalition begins to look more likely what they don't want is to try to govern without a majority. they've been there as a skeptic i am skeptical about a minority government germany is a big player in european politics we need to show stabilit

unite the country even as police tear gas opposition protesters and what the pope did not say pope francis meets me and more leader aung sang suu kyi calling for respect for all ethnic groups but he avoids the term row hinge. i'm bringing off it's good to have you with us tonight north korea has launched a new ballistic missile which reportedly landed close to japan the pentagon believes it was an i.c.b.m. an intercontinental ballistic missile tokyo says it may have landed inside the country's air defense identification zone in the sea of japan tokyo reportedly has called for an emergency session of the un security council as a result of this is the latest in a series of missile tests this year the last missile flew over northern japan landing in the pacific ocean. well for the latest now i'm joined by our washington correspondent carsten phenomena need to you karsten so what's the latest that you're hearing about this i.c.b.m. watch at the pentagon has stated that it believed that this was indeed an intercontinental ballistic missile that it flew about one thousand kilometers trouble abou

it is a tremendous missed opportunity, and we are very disappointed in pope francis. another religious minority. christians make up just 6% of the population, here, and many have travelled to gang gone to take part ina travelled to gang gone to take part in a special mass where pope francis will preside tomorrow. —— to yangon. mark tedeschi, abc news, myanmar. —— martin bashir. kensington palace has announced that prince harry and the american actress, meghan markle, will marry in may, at st george's chapel in windsor castle. ms markle is to become a british citizen, and she'll be confirmed into the church of england before the wedding service. the royal family will be covering the cost of the wedding and the reception. they have, in the words of their spokesman, been overwhelmed by the amount of the support they've received from britain and elsewhere in the world to the news of their engagement and now, harry and meghan are starting to organise the wedding, taking charge over all aspects of the ceremony themselves, according to their officials. as they do so, other m

carefully chosen words pope francis avoids mentioning the race hinge of crisis or claims of ethnic cleansing during a key address in me and moderates. and bali's airport shuts down for a second day running as my md i'm gonna keep song rumbling. very warm welcome to the program the u.n. security council is holding a briefing on the libyan slavery crisis evidence has a march the hundreds of people have been all questioned in modern day slave markets in libya for as little as four hundred dollars libya is the main transit hub for refugees and migrants attempting to reach southern europe by sea well cross live to the u.n. in just a moment but first this report from bernard smith. this is not where these migrants want to be heading back to the african continent thanks to a from the italian government to reinforce libya's coast guard it's helped cut the number of migrants arriving in italy two hundred twenty two thousand in the last three months it's the lowest total for four years but people trafficking networks in libya continue to flourish because of government chaos as rival groups battle for

expectations then shifted to pope francis.f myanmar must be peace, based on respect for the dignity and right of each member of society, respect for each ethnic group and its identity, none excluded. pope francis praised the united nations but he did not refer to the un's accusation that myanmar had been involved in ethnic cleansing and while he said the future of this nation must include all races and religions, he did not use the word "rohingya". human rights activists have expressed disappointment that the pope didn't go further in his much—anticipated speech. by not using the word "rohingya" the pope has essentially emboldened the burmese narrative that there are no rohingya, the rohingya don't exist. it's a tremendous missed opportunity and we're extraordinarily disappointed in pope francis. the pope may also have been mindful of potential repercussions for another religious minority. christians make up just 6% of the population here and many have travelled to take part in a special mass, where hope francis will preside t

pope francis is here in myanmar and his visit couldn't come at a more crucial time in more than six hundred thousand muslim or hinge i have fled the country to escape from what many are calling ethnic cleansing well the pope find the right words to address their plight without deepening the religious and ethnic divides that are tearing me and mark parts for full coverage of the pope's visit join us here on d w news. i'm a mother like two billion other mothers around the world i have one wish the best for my child. in a society in which breastfeeding is often frowned upon and odds will for me to abound with profits is more important than mine babies will be how do i know how to make the right decisions mostly busy listening to you know all these interesting blogs are the key attritional of the consumer electronics listen to him. mills starting december ninth on d w. you. feel. this is the news live from berlin what will pope francis say when he meets with the leader of men mark the pope is having to tread carefully because his visit as a country comes amidst violent persecution of its muslim

it will bea dialogue. —— pope francis. it will be a difficult balance to strike.ing figures of the catholic church and international politics are advising him not to use the term rohingya due to political sensitivities that you mentioned. 0f course human rights groups wanting to soak out as he manage this. —— so how did he manage this with the right, nation of engagement and condemnation of the regime? this is exactly the difficult balance that he has to strike, it is one example. the people in, most myanmar people don't regard the rohingya as a legitimately distinct ethnic group and so they reject the use of the term, they call them the word for illegal immigrant, but we know many of them have families who have lived in rakhine state in the enough generations so if he doesn't use the term rohingya will be implicit in their terms to delegitimise their identity as a distinct ethnic group but if it does use it, again, he risks putting off those leaders and most people in myanmar and really, preventing them from hearing his deeper message which is regardless of wheth

pope francis is treading very carefully admin mar his visit the country coming amidst violent persecution of its muslim minority and its leader aung saucer chief has come under fire for not stopping. and bawly holds its breath as it ways to see what the smoking volcano will do next torrents of cold lava are already eroding the last cape and everything's covered with all canada. i'm brian thomas a very warm welcome to the show after months of election drama kenya is preparing to swear in kenyatta for his disputed second term as president of that country now security is understandably very tight knit capital nairobi right now police have already been using tear gas to separate the supporters of the president and of the losing candidate. thousands of supporters have been gathering at the stadium in nairobi for that ceremony it's been delayed by two disputed polls and deadly street protests kenya's supreme court validated kenyatta victory in last month's rerun election but months of political upheaval often violent have left the country deeply divided. ok for the very latest let's cross over

pope francis made some in my data alex song suchi he calls for respect for all ethnic groups but avoids the right hinge of. shocking germany as a small time man known face welcoming stance on refugees is the victim of a knife attack he says he owes his life to members of the public who rushed to help . me the people who say i know will not offend is too easy and that if you want a real challenge you need to head to the un talk to. i'm phil gayle welcome to the program. after months of election drama kenya's president or her kenyatta has been sworn in for a disputed second term foreign dignitaries were amongst the thousands who attended the inauguration but the political standoff is far from over during the ceremony police clashed with a position supporters who say kenyatta is presidency is illegitimate reports say at least two people were killed when the kenyatta one october's rerun the presidential election which was boycotted by the opposition. it was an inauguration ceremony meant to quell any doubts about who was in charge. with all the trappings of state power who were kenyatta too

he has been very open about that since he became pope francis.ung san suu kyi will be prepared, she will be ready to say what she is going to say, but it is interesting how the catholic community are very nervous about this there. they are in a minority there. it is 1% of the population. the rohingya, bengali population is about 4%, or was 4% of the myanmar population. of course, over500,000 people have fled the country. i mean, the other interesting thing in the local coverage is a geopolitical peace, how is the west, as the united states in particular, has been condemning the myanmar government, the diplomatic relationship between myanmar and china seems to be strengthening through this period as well. it is an utterly fascinating story. my bet is pope francis will not duck it, but will put it on the table. and jonathan head will update us, for sure. let's have a look at another fascinating, difficult story. the irish times looking at the possibility of a snap election in ireland. it is quite interesting how this is unfolding in ireland, we hav

pope francis arrives in myanmar — the first papal visit to a country accused of the ethnic cleansingf rohingya muslims. and more than 100,000 people near mount agung in bali are ordered to evacuate. this is the volcano right now. it could erupt at any moment. hello to you. britain is bracing itself for another royal wedding. prince harry is to marry the american actress and campaigner, meghan markle, in the spring. seems he proposed to his girlfriend of 18 months over a roast chicken dinner earlier this month. word from buckingham palace is that the queen and duke of edinburgh are "delighted for the couple" and wish them every happiness. this report from our royal correspondent nicholas witchell. finally, it's official — they are engaged to be married. prince harry, fifth in line to the british throne, and meghan markle, an american, an actress, a divorcee and, as she has put it herself, a woman who is proud of her mixed—race heritage. seldom can a royal wedding have indicated so clearly how times have changed. reporter: how are you both feeling? yeah, thrilled! i'm very glad it's no

pope francis is in myanmar for a three-day visit. he will meet with leader aung san suu kyi on tuesday to discuss the humanitarian crisis there. violence in myanmar has forced more than 600,000 rohingya muslims across the border into bangladesh. the pope may also meet with some of the rohingya refugees when he travels to bangladesh on thursday. >>> indonesia is urging residents within 10 kilometers of mount agung in bali to evacuate. it's already erupted several times over the weekend, and authorities warn a major eruption could happen any time now. the country has issued its highest alert, and will go live to meteorologist allison chinchar for more on the volcano in just a moment. >>> air strikes and shell having killed at least 57 people in two syrian towns that is according to the uk-based syrian observatory for human rights. it reports russian aircraft targeted an isis-held town de. >>> the islamist leader whose group clashed violently with pakistani security forces has all day off a week's long protest. and that comes after news

pope francis is on a visit to myanmar, a country accused of ethnic cleansing.how will he address the plight of the rohingya muslims? i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme: indonesia braces itself for the fury of mount agung. this is the volcano live from bali. it could erupt at any moment, as authorities race to move everyone to safety. and it's on — britain prepares for a royal wedding in the spring, as prince harry and the american actress meghan markle announce their engagement. glad you tojoin us. glad you to join us. it's glad you tojoin us. it's 9am in singapore, 1am in the morning in london, and 7am in cox's bazaar, bangladesh, where more than 600,000 rohingya muslims have now fled from their homes over the border from myanmar because of violence. but for many, it has not been the escape to safety they had hoped for. they are extremely vulnerable. many have no possessions, and some are becoming victims of sexual explication. reeta chakrabarti is in bangladesh, and has sent this report, which you may find distressing. this is cox's bazar, famo

unite the country even as police tear gas opposition protesters and what the pope did not say pope francis meets me and more leader on song suchi calling for respect for all ethnic groups but avoiding the term road hinge. it's good to have you with us we begin with breaking news tonight north korea appears to have watched a new ballistic missile reports coming in from south korea and japan say a missile has been fired the u.s. military saying that it's investigating what it calls a probable launch a probable i.c.b.m. missile now if confirmed it would be the latest in a series of missile tests this year the last flew over northern japan and into the pacific ocean the u.s. administration has issued repeated warnings to pyongyang to abandon its weapons program. i want to go now to washington to our correspondent carsten phenomena he's on the story for us good evening to you karsten so what's the latest there what more can you tell us about the story well not much more as far as the facts are concerned the u.s. military has confirmed that there is a problem it was a probable launch of that mis

that's right, pope francis reprimanding the facebook in -- he toad them to put down their cell phonesod. >>reporter: pope francis knows how to draw a crowd and it's usually full of people snapping photos with their cell phones. the scene got his attention during a mass at the vatican wednesday. the pope chastised pilgrims and bishops saying it's an ugly thing to use phones during a sacred time and mass is not a show. francis said the faithful should be lifting up their hearts not shortly after his election in 2013, pope francis said it hurt him to see priest driving flashy cars and desperate to use the latest smartphones and the pope arrived in a ford focus and haven't been seen using a cell phone in public since becoming the world leader of the catholics. he's no stranger to social media, he tweets in nine languages to more than 40 million followers and he has called the text messages a gift from god if used wisely and he has urged those to swap their smartphones for pocket sized bibles. tara owe key that. >> the pope told kids to get ofe s during -- the death to face-to-face convers

pope francis is asia tour has taken in two sides of a desperate humanitarian crisis. on the one side me and maher accused of systematic ethnic cleansing of the hanjour. and on the other bangladesh rolling out the red carpet today has welcomed almost a million of those who fled addressing the bangladeshi president the pope heaped praise on his host but again disappointed observers when he chose not to say the name revenger. in recent months of generosity and solidarity which is a whole mark of bangladeshi society has been seen most of vividly in its humanitarian mission to a massive influx of refugees from rakhine state providing them with temporary shelter and the basic necessities of life of. their own. where the pontiff goes so goes the church's followers by any means necessary amid the excitement ahead of the pope's mass tomorrow high hopes that his visit will bring a solution to the crisis. there but. the visit will be fruitful for bangladesh if he comes and solves the problem about the ranger refugees. the port ended a part of the paying his respects to the assas

on pope francis prepares to fly to bangladesh from million dollars the range of crisis deepens. the u.n. security council has held an emergency session following north korea's latest missile test pyongyang says wednesday's launch proves it has the capability to reach the u.s. mainland by. and trump says new sanctions will be imposed on the north but support for the u.s. position doesn't appear to be forthcoming from china and russia from the united nations is mike hanna. for the ninth time this year the security council gathers to discuss yet another crisis centered on north korea an emergency session called for by the u.s. japan and south korea and a grave warning from the french representative this test is another confirmation that the north korean threat has changed dramatically in a few months both in scope and scale the threat is shifted from being regional to global so the u.s. ambassador makes a direct plea to china to place greater economic pressure on its ally and neighbor we need china to do more president trot called chinese president xi this morning and told him that

but francis leads me and i laid out some suchi calling for respect for all ethnic groups avoiding the bottom will hinge on. those a coming of shock in germany as a small time matter is they victims of a knife attack hundreds hall style known faces welcoming stance on refugees says he owes his life to members of the public who rushed to save him. and meet the people who say an odd name out of it he said to a.z. and that if you want a real challenge you need to head to and. i'm phil gail welcome to the program after months of election drama kenya's president uhuru kenyatta has been sworn in for a disputed second term foreign dignitaries were amongst the thousands who attended the inauguration but the political standoff is far from over during the ceremony police clashed with the position supporters who say kenya's president say kenya's president kenyatta his presidency is illegitimate reports at least two people were killed just a kenyatta one october is rerun presidential election which was boycotted by the opposition. it was an inauguration ceremony meant to quell any doubts about who

now pope francis has arrived at the next destination of his agent many times more that's right god but not this the pope francis has become the first pope to visit bangor vision more than thirty years it's the second stop on a sixty asian tour of asia the pope francis arrived from neighboring meir in ma where he was criticized for not specifically speaking out against the country's treatment of muslims after landing a visit to the memorial for the nine hundred seventy one bangladesh a war of independence the pope has not has on the global community to enact decisive measures to assist during a muslim refugees in bangladesh more than six hundred thousand have fled the country to escape ethnic violence in myanmar. joining me now is our offer to islam he's a media obvious being only service and he joins me from cox's bazaar in bangor this . the first now growing does must be very disappointed the pope did not specifically mention them by name on his visit in a min ma didn't think he would address this conflict properly now that he's in bangladesh. yes. francis hasn't it says to me and i g

at the catholic church pope francis in me in moscow lodges and . delivering a mass to thousands of people francis is treading a difficult diplomatic line during his visit having to avoid any direct mention of the engine was in the minority over six hundred thousand were injured and fled to mustn't oldest after a military crowd. now the the international airport on the indonesian island of bali remains closed for a third day is. continues to spew volcanic ash the second biggest in indonesia i suspect is a closed until thursday about one hundred thousand people living near the volcano have been told to leave their homes and scientists warn that a major eruption could happen at any moment let's bring now to our correspondents that vastly joins us live from the foot of the mountain at the volcano what is the latest how's the mountain looking. well i'm going to i'll go my mt i will miss completely confident clouds at the moment the weather has been very bad here in the area i was a psycho loon actually and also that has changed the direction of the wind

his visit to me and mar under stern advisement to construct his message very carefully francis is the first pope to visit me in mar less than one percent of the country identified as catholic local catholics are not expected to be the main focus of pope francis state us it is me and mars muslim minority hinges which have become a lightning rod not only for the pontiff prayers and concerns but also for his critics and some of those critics have advised francis not to use the word when he meets with me in mars leaders much of me in mars buddhist majority population they reject that term and they refuse to recognize that our hinge as me and mar citizens or as a separate ethnic group the right kanina state muslims know that is the preferred term referring to the southern state in myanmar where most were hinges have lived for centuries of this past summer more than half a million fled their homes for neighboring bangladesh overnight refugee camps turned into refugees cities of rodin just who had escaped what the u.n. calls ethnic cleansing terror so how will the pontiff speak to a people t

pope francis is on his way to myanmar as concern grows around the world over the country's treatment of its rohingya muslim population. i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme. the first aid shipment in weeks arrives at yemen's rebel—held port after the saudi—led coalition eases its blockade. just a few months to go before the winter olympics begin in south korea — but will tensions with north korea cast a shadow over the games? live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. it's 9am in singapore, one am in london and 9am in bali in indonesia, where authorities have raised the threat of a volcanic eruption to the highest level — that means it could happen in the next 2a hours. the volcano in question is mount agung. thousands of people have been evacuated from the exclusion zone. there are fears of a full—scale eruption for the first time since 1963, when about 1600 people were killed. tiffany wertheimer has the latest. indonesians are used to sights like these, mount agung has rumbled back to life. once again spewing blac

have described as ethnic cleansing francis is the first pope to ever visit myanmar . abbas in hartogs joins us now from ragon young going for the latest on what was the mood at the mass boston. brian considering the fact that there were as you said one hundred fifty thousand people about at that at that mass on the sports ground in yangon it was surprisingly quiet it was everything was very well organized people had been waiting for hours some even since last night before the mass actually started to get in then they took their seats everyone had their assigned blocks where they were supposed to be and then when the pope arrived of course some people cheered but most people think they had little flags that they were waving when he passed around in his open air car he was driving through through the crowds and and waving at the people the people force waved back and waved their flags but it wasn't a true mood i would say everything was very solemn it was it was. quiet rather but that doesn't mean that the people were unhappy to see the pope we spoke to people after the

really go live to our correspondent in nairobi also coming up pope francis arrives in the capital of myanmar maybe doubt he's due to meet the country's leader aung san suu kyi the big question will they discuss the persecution of the country's a muslim minority there in just sochi has been criticized for not taking a strong stand on the issue. and it looks like the controversial read to say it is a bad to make an expected intervention in the always done job is that scotland will tell you why. we'll. hello i'm touchy well welcome now after a days of drama kenya has just a sworn in. for his disputed second term as president the some money has been taking place at a stadium in nairobi it's being attended by african heads of state and thousands of kenyatta supporters kenyatta one another five year term in a rerun of elections last month but they were boycotted by the opposition with said the vote would not be free and fair and for the very latest let's cross over now to our correspondent on the line from nairobi catherine wonder catherine they use standing by at a stadium where the inaug

pope francis is in bangladesh for 2 more days, but he is not expected to make any more speeches. many wonder if this is the last we have heard from him on the rohingya issue during this visit. on friday, he will hold a big mass in this public park. that is what these men behind me are preparing for. it will be the first time any -- many ordinary people in this country have a chance to see him. around 80,000 people are expected to gather here from different parts of bangladesh. >> we have never thought he would be here. it is a feeling that we have never imagined that he is here. >> i'm very happy the pope is coming to bangladesh, he has selected bangladesh to come. such a small country. but still here to this country to come. reporter: at this park, it will be mostly catholics he will address, but pope francis will also be meeting people from other religions in the day, particularly those from the muslim community. and even some rohingya refugees. bbc news, dhaka. laura: in other news from around the world, you and officials in urgentay 500 people need medical evacuation. they ar

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and i mean this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up pope francis leads the service during his first visit to me in muppet avoids making a reference to the refugee crisis. a u.s. jury acquits the man accused of masterminding the two thousand and twelve and garcia time of the most serious charges. and time for a bit coin is a crypto currency such as possible ten thousand dollars or. so north korea says it has successfully launched a new intercontinental ballistic missile that can reach all of the u.s. mainland announcement was made in the last half hour or so on state t.v. kim jong un said that the state's nuclear capabilities completed japan says the rocket reached four thousand kilometers high altitude never before seen from a north korean weapon let's go straightaway live to our correspondent kathy novak is in seoul and kathy tell us more about this announcement of what north korea are saying. well north korea is celebrating it as a priceless victory as you mentioned saying that this is a new type of i.c.b.m. it's the third time that north korea has launched an intercontinent

pope francis meets myanmar leader aung san suu kyi and calls for respect from all ethnic groups, butvoiding the term rohingya. ♪ brent: i'm brent goff. it's good to have you with us. we begin with breaking news tonight. north korea appears to have launched a new ballistic missile. reports coming in from south korea and japan say a missile has been fired. the u.s. military saying that it is investigating what it calls a probable launch -- a probable icbm missile. if confirmed, it would be the latest in a series of missile tests this year. the last flew over northern japan and into the pacific ocean. the u.s. administration has issued repeated warnings to pyongyang to abandon its weapons program. all right, we want to go now to washington to our correspondent carsten von nahmen, he's on the story for us. good evening to you, carsten. so, what's the latest there, what more can you tell us about this story? carsten: well, not much more as far as the effects are concerned. the u.s. military has confirmed that there is -- was a probable launch of that missile, but they are still trying to

and pope francis is in bangladesh he urges the world to act on the road hinge refugee cry. he says once again without mentioning the word were injured. it's good to have you with us tonight a plan to rescue the slaves that is what european and african leaders gathered in ivory coast today agreed upon they are calling this an emergency measure to evacuate nearly four thousand african migrants stranded in libya now it comes after shocking reports of migrants being sold into slavery in the country the african union says there could actually be as many as seven hundred thousand migrants trapped in libya some waiting for the highest bidder. french president among them and let the way by saying that migrants should be hauled to leave libya as quickly as possible delegates from the african and european union summit in ivory coast agreed on an action plan and a crisis meeting on the sidelines at the summit it involves increased spending on setting up a ta schools to facilitate the rapid repatriation of migrants. next year the stimulus we must act quickly we must evacuate those who

expectations then shifted to pope francis. myanmar must be peace, based on respect for the dignity and right of each member of society, respect for each ethnic group and its identity. none excluded. pope francis praised the united nations, but he did not refer to the un's accusation that myanmar has engaged in ethnic cleansing. and while he said the future of this nation must include all people, regardless of their race and religion, he did not use the word "rohingya". those working with rohingya refugees say the pope surrendered his moral authority by not offering an explicit criticism. but many in a country that's 75% buddhist were relieved he didn't mention the rohingya by name. translation: it was wise of him not to use the word. the world is hearing the wrong message. the pope may have been mindful of potential repercussions for another religious minority. christians make upjust repercussions for another religious minority. christians make up just 6% of the population here, and many have travelled to take part in a specia

sat. >> reporter: the other was auctioned in january, 2016 for $82,000, one used by pope francis in new york sold for $300,000. >> really ladder to put a price tag on something that pope francis actually sat in. >> reporter: the money went to charity. same story for the 215 fiat 500 l, all of the proceeds will go to catholic charities appeals. it's expected at least $75,000 >> it enables us to funnel more funding to help the homeless, folks struggling with addiction, poverty >> the auction is open until december 20th. happy bidding. david spunt, cbs3 "eyewitness news." >> if you'd like to bid go to cbsphilly.com >> the last was $17500. >>> the holidays are time for giving but let's be honest. we got a gift we really didn't want. >> straight ahead, a new survey reveals the presents no one likes. and who people consider the worst gift givers. >> the bright light seen above the philadelphia skyline why you will be able to see it again >> it certainly was an unseasonably warm day, temperatures on a dry cold front that came through last night. we'll talk about where temperatures will set

pope francis has held talks with the leader of men. in the country's capital maybe door today so just said he. brought a message of strength and hope to the country the pontiff four day visit comes amid violence against a muslim minority group there his trip was planned before the violence erupted and now international rights groups are urging francis to speak out on this issue christians are also a religious minority in the country. we'll go live to our correspondent in myanmar in just a moment but first let's have a listen to an excerpt of what unsung suchi had to say it is the aim of our government to bring out the beauty of our diversity and to make it our strength by protecting rights fostering tolerance and security for our most cherished and ever is to carry forward the peace process based on the nationwide cease wide fifty five green meant that this in the seated by the previous government the road of peace is not always smooth but it is the only way that will lead our people to their dream of a just and prosperous land that wi