i'm geeta guru-murthy. thanks for joining us.he captain of the south korean ferry that sank in april leaving more than 300 dead has been jailed for 36 years. lee junseok was found guilty of gross negligence but acquitted of murder. other senior crew members were given jail terms of up to 30 years, but prosecutors say will now appeal against the ruling. the sinking of the sewol ferry is one of south korea's worst maritime disasters. richard lister has the details. >> reporter: it was supposed to have been a routine voyage to a holiday island for its passengers, most of whom were school children. but the ferry sewol was severely overloaded and began to capsize. as it did, its captain lee junseok abandoned his ship, leaving more than 300 people to die. after his arrest, hawaii he apologized for his actions and admitted he'd been at fault, but he insisted he was not a murderer. for five months, victims' families have arrived at court to hear the dramatic and often painful accounts of what happened. today they looked on as captain lee

i'm geeta guru-murthy with "bbc world news." our top stories. foreign ministers are making a final push to reach an agreement on iran's nuclear program, as the deadline for striking a deal approaches. >>> police in the u.s. have shot and killed a 12-year-old boy who was carrying a fake gun. >>> the treasure-trove of nazi looted art, a swiss museum says it will accept the controversial collection, but some works will be left for families of former jewish owners to claim. >>> on patrol with u.s. special forces in the jungles of central africa, we have a special report on the hunt for a notorious african warlord. >> there are around 140 u.s. military personnel in this region of africa at any one time. and any of the negative connotations often associated with large scale troop deployments just simply don't apply here. >>> hello. time is running out for western powers to resolve the nuclear standoff with iran, with final talks under way in vienna. the deadline to reach a deal is set to expire at the end of the day, and with the clock ticking, an ext

i'm geeta guru-murthy with the latest headlines for you.n police say a suicide bomber disguised as a student has attacked a secondary school in northeast nigeria, killing at least 47 people. >>> speaking at the asia pacific summit in beijing, president obama has said the u.s. welcomes the rise of a peaceful and prosperous china. >>> four months after a malaysia airlines plane carrying 298 people were shut down over rebel-held territory in eastern ukraine, a national memorial service takes place today in the netherlands. there's frustration amongst the families of those who died about delays in repatrioting the bodies. >> reporter: dutch investigators still haven't been able to access this crash side, but robbie has been there. he's searching for his cousin daisy. so far, all the forensics have found is a piece of her hipbone. >> i had a perception that i could just walk around and find her. because in your dreams, you see her lying there in the field. >> reporter: daisy was all fun and adventure with her boyfriend bryce. >> they were bonnie

i'm geeta guru-murthy with bbc world news. our top stories. inside the devastated city of aleppo where syrian troops are encircling the last rebel held areas. >> this is one of the most dangerous areas top. go down this pathway, we have to run. >> the space probe has successfully detached from the mother ship and descending on a comet half a billion kilometers from earth. >>> five banks are fined. $1.75 a billion by britain for failing the foreign exchange market as investigations continue. >>> a public argument in america about who killed osama bin laden years after his death. >>> hello. welcome. for the last few months, news from syria has been dominated by the fight against the group calling itself islamic state. four years it's left large parts of the country in ruins. more than 200,000 are estimate d to have been killed by the syrian army or groups. 6 million have been displaced inside syria. another 3.2 million refugees are registered. the real number could be higher. the chief has call add syria the great tragedy of this century. next t

." >> hello, i'm geeta guru-murthy with "bbc world news." our top stories. it's a crucial day for president obama, as the u.s. goes to the polls for midterm elections. >> reporter: i'm joan o'brien in virginia where polling stations have just opened. we'll be watching key states where republicans hope to win to regain control of the senate. >>> the new head of britain's electronics spying agency says u.s. technology firms have become the command and control networks for terrorists. >>> a call from the united nations that 10 million stateless people should have the right to nationality and a passport within ten years. >>> and a hive of activity in england as gardeners attempt to bring back the bees in england. >>> hello. it will be a nerve-racking day for president obama, as polls open on the east coast of the u.s. for the midterm elections. they have the power to turn barack obama into what's known as a lame duck president. a leader whose opponents control both the house of representatives and the senate. well, if the republicans do take control of both hous

i'm geeta guru-murthy with the latest headlines.ia is in mourning for cricketer phillip hughes who's died two days after suffering head injuries when he was hit by a ball. >>> five people have been killed in a suicide bomb attack in kabul. >>> let's catch up with what's going on at opec. aaron is here today. >> the big opec meeting looking at oil prices. with the plunging price of oil, the members of opec have been arriving for the final days of their summit. we're talking about the exporting countries. 12 countries including saudi arabia, as well as iran and venezuela, they are all locked in debate. do they slash oil production in an attempt to shore up those crude prices? take a look at this. $76 a barrel. that is down -- i can tell you it's down 31%. a third since the summer. what's behind the plunge? in a word, this. oversupply. there's simply too much oil around. demand for oil is weak. we know that in places like europe and china, where economic growth has slowed down. and the boom in shale oil production, or fracking, especia

i'm geeta guru-murthy with the latest headlines for you.estigators say a descent safety device on the crashed virgin galactic spacecraft deployed early during friday's fatal test flight. >>> football officials are meeting the moroccan government to decide whether to postpone the africa cup of nations because of the ebola outbreak. >>> more heavy fighting has been reported over the weekend in the syrian border town of kobane. 150 iraqi kurdish fighters have joined the struggle to prevent the town falling into the hands of militants from the so-called islamic state. well, the scene looking into kobane, this is the live shot as we're getting it at the moment, and the town is right on syria's northern border with turkey. many miles of that border are divided by nothing more than a railway line. our reporter has been to one border village to see how it's coping with the conflict. >> reporter: a strategic hill now under the control of the kurdish fighters. it's located on the turkish-syrian border. before this air strike, the hill wascontrolled b

." >> hello, i'm geeta guru-murthy with "bbc world news." our top stories, president obama is reported to have written a secret letter to iran's supreme leader describing a shared interest in fighting islamic state militants. >>> a series of explosions in gaza target the homes and vehicles of officials from the fattah party of president mahmoud abbas. >>> britain's david cameron is rebuffed by european leaders who say they won't support his attempts to change the uk's relationship with the eu. >>> and the newest cameraman in australia who became the story after he was carjacked at gunpoint by an armed fugitive. >> hello. there are reports that president obama has secretly written to iran's supreme leader to discuss possible cooperation against islamic state militants. "the wall street journal" says mr. obama sent the letter last month in which he referred to a shared interest in fighting islamic state in iraq and syria. the white house has refused to comment on the report, insisting that its stance towards iran has not changed. president oba

i'm geeta guru-murthy with today's headlines.g san suu kyi says she's confident the united states will continue to support democratic reforms in her country. >>> britain's prime minister vows to tackle british extremists fighting in syria and iraq with new anti-terror laws. >>> now, let's get the very latest on the rosetta mission. there's not very much time left, is there, to sort this out. melissa is with us, our science reporter. what are they going to do, try and drill to make an escape? >> indeed. it's crunch time for rosetta. they have to deploy one of their main drills to get material from the comet, analyze it, because that's really what the whole mission was about. they want to get the material, essentially heat it up like a microwave oven, get the vapors and analyze the chemical c composition, and they have to do it now because time is running out. the bottomries will stop working if it doesn't get any more sunlight. >> and what can they do in terms of moving it, and what happens if it doesn't move? r >> that's the prob

i'm geeta guru-murthy with the latest headlines.ublicans have fang control of the senate in america's midterm elections. they control both houses of congress creating problems for president obama. >>> clashes have erupted between dozens of palestinian protestors. police at a holy site in jerusalem are there where there's been an attack in the streets. >>> aaron is here looking at what's going on in india and the have verdict of the new prime minister. >> hello. thanks. the world economic forum kicks off in delhi today. no less important in switzerland. hundreds of foreign investors and business leaders will be attending. it comes at a time of renewed interest. it's been six months suns the landslide of the bjp party led by narenda moe who made big promises to reunite the economy. since he won, he removed state control on fuel and modernized labor rules. he's made attempts to woo investment with the likes of china and japan. more on the rest of the day. we're going live to delhi to talk about b how foreign investors view the prospect

i'm geeta guru-murthy with the latest headlines.s the united states, protestors have taken to the streets over a deadly shooting in ferguson. the decision not to indict the officer who pulled the trigger. >>> polio vaccination workers atacked in pakistan. four are killed by masked men on motor bikes. >>> now india's new prime minister modi has promised a zero tolerance approach towards crimes against womens after a series of rapes and sexual assaults in recent years. the root of problems affecting women begins with social attitudes of boys and mens. with girls often aborted, it has led to an imbalance in the country. the gap is filled by bride traffickers. we are there in delhi where the gender gap is at its worst. >> a bride and husband working together. this is a forced marriage. he bought her less than the price of a cow. she's had eight children with him but says she's treated like a slave. >> translator: i was 12 years old when my husband brought me here. he has beaten me so many times. there's nothing i can do. i have nowhere

the next item item 6 is appeal number 1 4-151, stacey miller, and geeta bhadauria, 1485 clay street, and protesting the insu ans of the alteration permit, and the hearing was held on this matter on november 5, 2014 and continued to today, to allow time for the permit holder to submit revised plans pursuant to the board's comments and i understand that commissioner wilson has had a opportunity to review the video and the file? can you go from that? >> yes. >> so, i think with the president's consent, we will hear first from the permit holder. who submitted the plans, and you will have three minutes to speak to the board. >> thank you, board members and i appreciate your time again. i do have drawn my name is manoge (inaudible) and i am one of the investers llc that owns the building at 1485 clay street and we spoke last week about the request to lower the bathroom floor, which is elevated about 3 feet. and flatten the floor to make it the same distance or the same level as the rest of the apartment. we did have limited time in order to procure those drawings that were requested and we

i'm geeta guru-murthy with "bbc world news." our top stories. israel's prime minister promises a harsh response after the death of four israeli worshippers in a gun and knife attack on a jerusalem synagogue. footage emerged showing troops preparing to storm the building. two palestinians died in the shootout. >> we heard gunshots from downstairs, and one shot, two shots, then a flurry of shots. we all ran out. >> japan's prime minister calls a general election two years ahead of schedule, as the country battles to fend off recession. >>> and hong kong police clear some of the protest fights occupied by pro-democracy activists since early october. >>> hello, and welcome. at least four israeli worshippers have been killed in an attack on a synagogue in west jerusalem. two men, thought to be palestinians from occupy east jerusalem, carried out the attack with a gun, axes and knives. police stormed the synagogue, shooting dead the attackers at the scene. ben gentleman men netanyahu has said israel would respond harshly to the attack. the palestinian