officials in pakistan say an attack on a luxury hotel in the port city of gwadar in baloistan has ended of all three gunmen. at least one security guard at the pearl continental hotel was killed. a militant separatist group, the balochistan liberation army, said it carried out the attack, saying it was targeting chinese and other foreign investors. gwadar is the centrepiece of a multi—billion—dollar chinese project, which militants say is little benefit to local people. our correspondent secunder kermani who's in islamabad has more on how the attack unfolded. well, what we know is that three gunmen, we believe, entered the heavily guarded pearl continental hotel in the port city of gwadar, killing a security guard who was attempting to stop them. security forces then surrounded the gunman inside the hotel and engage them in a gunfight. we believe that is still ongoing although there are some reports that the episode could be coming to an end. the balochistan liberation army is a separatist militant group, they have claimed responsibility for the attacks, saying it was targeting delibera

three gunmen, we believe, entered the heavily guarded pearl continental hotel in the port city of gwadarorces then surrounded the gunman inside the hotel and engaged them in a gunfight. the balochistan liberation army is a separatist militant group, they have claimed responsibility for the attacks, saying it was targeting deliberately chinese and foreign investors. now, this group is part of a long—running nationalist insurgency in the south—western province of balochistan. it is pakistan's most deprived province. militants claim its natural resources are being exploited by outsiders. the port city of gwadar, where the attack took place, is the focal point of the huge chinese infrastructure project which aims to cut import and export times to china from the middle east by moving goods through pakistan so it is probably why the militant groups have decided to target this city. these same separatists have targeted chinese interests in pakistan before. the same group last year attacked china's consulate in the city of karachi. i've been inside that hotel myself on a trip a few years ago, i

officials in pakistan say an attack on a luxury hotel in the port city of gwadar in balochistan has endedh the deaths of all three gunmen. at least one security guard at the pearl continental hotel was killed. a militant separatist group, the balochistan liberation army, said it carried out the attack, saying it was targeting chinese and other foreign investors. our correspondent in islamabad secunder kermani explained how the attack unfolded. well, what we know is that three gunmen, we believe, entered the heavily guarded pearl port city of gwadar, killing a security guard who was attempting to stop them. security forces then surrounded the gunman inside the hotel and engage them in a gunfight. we believe that is still ongoing although there are some reports that the episode could be coming to an end. the balochistan liberation army is a separatist militant group, they have claimed responsibility for the attacks, saying it was targeting deliberately chinese and foreign investors. now, this group is part of a long—running nationalist insurgency in the south—western province of balochistan

reports from the port city of gwadar in balochistan suggest gunfire is continuing between the securityhed to the scene and militants who've entered the pearl continental hotel. guests have been evacuated but some hotel staff may still be inside. the identity of the gunmen is still unclear. our correspondent in islamabad, secunder kemani, gave us this update. earlier this evening, three gunmen, we understand, entered the heavily guarded pearl continental hotel in the port city of gwadar in the south—west of the country. they killed a security guard who was attempting to stop them and entered the hotel where security forces, we understand, have engaged them in a gunfight. we believe the gunfight is still ongoing. a group called the balochistan liberation army has claimed responsibility for the attack. it is an armed separatist group and it said it was targeting chinese and foreign investors. this militant group is part of a long—running nationalist insurgency in the province of balochistan, it is pakistan's most deprived province and the militants claim its natural resources are being ex

three gunmen, we believe, entered the heavily guarded pearl continental hotel in the port city of gwadaring a security guard who was attempting to stop them. security forces then surrounded the gunman inside the hotel and engaged them in a gunfight. the balochistan liberation army is a separatist militant group, they have claimed responsibility for the attacks, saying it was targeting deliberately chinese and foreign investors. now, this group is part of a long—running nationalist insurgency in the south—western province of balochistan. it is pakistan's most deprived province. militants claim its natural resources are being exploited by outsiders. let's get some of the day's other news. two french tourists — rescued from kidnappers in burkina faso — have been welcomed home by president macron. earlier, they paid tribute to the two french soldiers who died during the operation to free them. they were seized from a national park in neighbouring benin last week. a well known former afghan television journalist, mena mangal, who became cultural adviser to the afghan parliament has been shot

all that happened in gwadar. it's in balochistan.atist groups are known to operate there. >>> with with all the ballots counted, the african national congress won nearly 58% of the vote. the party has governed since the fall of the apartheid. support has eroded in recent years. >>> we have new poll numbers in the 2020 presidential race. they show joe biden with a 2-1 lead over senator bernie sanders over new hampshire voters. elizabeth warren, kamala harris and amy klobuchar are in the top eight of the poll, but also in the single digits. >> the race has become an historic one with more women running than before. some wonder if sexism will play a role. cnn spoke with voters who fear nominating a woman again, will hand donald trump a second term. >> all you wanted to talk about, what i was wearing, what the haircut was. >> reporter: six women seeking the democratic nomination in an historic election. >> a young mom, i will fight for your children as hard as i would fight for my own. >> reporter: female voters telling cnn, it is time f

it happened at the five—star pearl continental hotel, in the port city of gwadar.reported members of a balochistan separatist group may have been responsible. two men facing charges of rioting and hijacking vehicles in londonderry, on the night the journalist lyra mckee was killed, have appeared in court. paul mcintyre, who's 51, and christopher gillen, who's 38, were remanded in custody. a man who suffered "horrendous injuries" after being shot with a crossbow in north wales has died in hospital. gerald corrigan, who was 74, was hit outside his home in holyhead last month. police investigations are continuing. labour has announced plans to introduce a £10 an hour minimum wage for all workers, including those under the age of 18. at present 16 and 17—year—olds get less than adults, with the labour leaderjeremy corbyn saying society shouldn't be "discriminating against young people". but some business leaders warn there's a risk employers may decide not to hire as many younger workers. here's our business correspondent, katy austin. barristers, bar staff and fast—fo

it happened at the five—star pearl continental hotel in the port city of gwadar.tist group may have been responsible. a spokesman for the hotel said no—one was staying there, due to the holy month of ramadan. french president emmauel macron has welcomed home two hostages freed by french special forces in burkina faso on friday. the french tourists were being held by kidnappers in the west african country alongside an american woman and a south korean man. the hostages were seized from a remote national park in neighbouring benin last week. two french soldiers were killed in the operation to free them and president macron has since paid tribute to their sacrifice. south africa's governing african national congress party has promised a fresh start — after winning another five years in office with a reduced majority. president cyril ramaphosa acknowledged the anc had made mistakes in government — and that it had lost the trust of many people. the final results from wednesday's vote gave the anc just over fifty—seven per cent of the vote. the final result still puts i

it happened at the 5—star, pearl continental hotel, in the port city of gwadar.ave been responsible. a spokesman for the hotel said no one was staying there, due to the holy month of ramadan. well, let's get more now on the news that the un says houthi rebels, trying to topple the government in yemen, are honouring a pledge to withdraw troops from key ports in the country. the unilateral pull—out from hodeida, and a number of smaller harbours, is scheduled for the next four days. we can speak now to lise grande, who is the un humanitarian co—ordinator in yemen. she joins us live from the capital, sana'a. thank you for speaking to us on bbc news. clearly a significant step in the crisis. just how badly needed was this? it is the main lifeline for all of the northern area, they depend on the port for the food, medicines and fuel that they need in order to survive. and right now, 80% of the entire population have some form of humanitarian assistance or protection in the majority of that comes through the port. that is the redeployment is still important stop by the

pakistan, authorities say f thr gunmen stormed a five-star luxury hotel in the southern port city of gwadar, and kill at least one person, a security guard. the military said in a statement that the four assailants were killed after an hours-long shootout, and all the hotel's guests were safely evacuated. a separatist group known as the balochistan liberation army, which opposechinese and foreign investment in the region, claimed responsibility for the attack. on thursday, the b.l.a. claimed responsibility for an attack on a coal mine that killed at least five people. the islamic state is claiming that it has established its first so-called province in india. through its news agency, isis announced yesterday he area lies within india's northern state of jammu and kashmir. isis has claimed responsibility for attacks on indian soldiers during recent clashes in tt state and local police say an isis militant was killed thereye erday. rita katz, director of the site intelligence group, tweeted that ile isis has nothing resembling governance in india, the claim should not be written off. official

member of the security forces and three staff at the pearl continental hotel in the port city of gwadar killed. contestants from 41 countries have made their way down an orange carpet at eurovision‘s 64th song contest in tel aviv. in a move away from the traditional red carpet — the colour was chosen to match the logo of the sponsoring company. there were concerns over the contest being disrupted after cross—border violence between israel and palestinian militants in gaza, but a ceasefire from last week is still holding. last week, we were telling you about a controversial law here in singapore, which allows authorities to block websites and social media posts. it comes into effect in the next few weeks, and allows the government to order online platforms to publish corrections or remove content if considered false. the move‘s been criticised byjournalists, academics and human rights groups. last week we spoke to frederick rawski, from the international commission ofjurists‘ asia & pacific programme. here's what he had to say then. this is an outrageous part of the bill. this isn't the

says a total of five people were killed by militants who burst into a five star hotel on saturday in gwadaropened fire. one member of the security forces, a security guard and hotel staff are among the dead. the separatist militant group, the balochistan liberation army, says it carried out the attack. there have been calls for a parliamentary commission of inquiry in france to investigate the involvement of the far—right national rally with the us political commentator steve bannon. senators and members of the lower house allege that the party's leader, marine le pen, is conspiring with a foreign power. the claim follows a documentary broadcast in france this week. the national rally says it will sue for defamation. stay with us on bbc world news, still to come: larry kudlow, one of donald trump's economic advisers says the president is wrong to assert that us tariffs on chinese goods are paid by beijing. that has a television commentator, they have come for the vatican. the man they called the butcher went on trial in a temper he was the gestapo chief. he never looked like sentenced to si

reports from the port city of gwadar in baluchistan suggest gunfire is continuing between the security've entered the pearl continental hotel. guests have been evacuated but some hotel staff may still be inside. fly—tipping has increased by almost 40% in the past five years according to councils in england. the local government association said nobody convicted of fly—tipping since 2014 had been given the maximum penalty of a £50,000 fine or a year in prison because of funding pressures. the goverment says they've strengthened local authorities‘ enforcement powers. i'm nowjoined by guy smith, deputy president of the national farmers' union and joins us from their offices in central london. his farm is near clacton—on—sea and essex. thank you forjoining us. how familiar is the story of increasing levels fly—tipping? familiar is the story of increasing levels fly-tipping? this will come as no surprise to farmers. approaching 1 million cases, and many farmers will tell you this is not the whole picture, because many farmers like me do not bother to report it, wejust farmers like me do not

gwadar is in the province that has seen a lot of insurgency. there are separatist insurgents who have in the past attacked both government and chinese targets. but as you say, we don't know who's responsible. >> and was there any indication this might have been coming? have there been problems or any threats? >> reporter: we don't know about particular threats to this particular target, but, yes, there have been attacks on government targets on chinese targets and, indeed, elsewhere in the country in recent months. >> all right. well, ben farmer, we'll continue to stay in touch with you to keep on top of the circumstances there. thank you very much for that update. >>> well, the gulf coast is under a flash flood watch. rain and thunderstorms are threatening to hit that area again, and there's already a lot of water there. we're going to tell you what to expect. >>> right now the coast guard is dealing with an environmental hazard after a taker collide with a barge in the middle of the houston ship channel. >>> and possible warning signs in the

in pakistan, a saturday attack on a luxury hotel in the port city of gwadar has killed at least five people according to local reports. four hotel employees and a special forces soldier died in the raid that was claimed by separatist group, the baloch liberation army. in burkina faso, gunmen have shot dead six people, including a priest, during the celebration of mass in a church in the north of the country before burning down the church. attacks by extremist militias have been on the rise since 2017, although no group has claimed responsibility for sunday's killing. the u.n. reported at least 65 people drownwned when a a boat carrying migrants s across the mediterraneaean sank friday. the migrants came from a range of countries including bangladeshsh, libya, morocco, ad several sub-sahan afafrican nations. this is a survivor of the shipwreck from egypt, mandour mohamed. >> there were 7575 of us. because ofofow many pepeople wee on the boat, the board started filling up with water and then it sunk and capsisized. this was 12:00 at t midnight. wewe kept flfloating in thee war until 8:

attackers and one security guard died in the assault on the pearl continental in the port city of gwadarsouth africa's president, cyril ramaphosa, has promised a fresh start after his party's election victory. the final results from wednesday's parliamentary vote give the governing african national congress just over 57%. anti—government protesters in france have struggled to mobilise support on the 26th consecutive saturday of demonstrations. the authorities say only 2,000 people turned out in the north—western city of nantes for what was billed as one of the biggest demonstrations. at ten o'clock clive myrie will be here with a full round up of the day's news. first, razia iqbal introduces us to five people who have witnessed history, including the de—mining expert who accompanied princess diana on her walk across an angolan minefield. hello, and welcome to witness, with me, razia iqbal. i'm here at the british library to guide you through another five extraordinary moments from the recent past. first, after the collapse of the soviet union, rapid market reforms in russia in early 1992