secunder kermani, bbc news, islamabad. story this hour — a 17—year—old iranian kurd remains critically ill in hospital in london after he was attacked bya gang. police say the boy was a victim of a hate crime. he was left with a fractured skull and a blood clot on the brain. the boy was attacked at a bus stop in the area of croydon after he said he was an asylum seeker. simon jones has more. he was waiting for a bus on friday night but the 17—year—old, a kurdish iranian, was approached by a group of eight people, according to the police. they asked where he was from. he said he was an asylum seeker. at that point, the police say, the group started chasing the 17—year—old, who was with a couple of friends, away from the bus stop, down this street and around the corner, where the attack took place. he suffered several blows to the head. kana varathan heard the screams. normally, the friday night, they are always making noise. then it sounded really funny. then looking out the window, the group of people beating one person. s

in islamabad, mourners gathered to pay their respects at the home of one of the victims. to someone of whom the suspected killer was a follower. what was he thinking, what was in his heart? we do not know. there had been reports that evil cheese at this shrine would be regularly beaten either man that they followed —— that devotees at this shrine. dramatic video posted on social media showed a fire exploding seconds after the fuse was ignited, sending debris into the crowd. police said that a wooden effigy had been dosed with petrol before it was lit. so much sport today, let us get a full round—up from the bbc sport centre. we have been very busy. thank you. there was one win for oxbridge and one for cambridge. cambridge won the women's race after a terrible start for oxford, but then they were out of contention before it even began. but oxford's men had no problem, as they led from start to finish. our correspondent is on the banks of the river thames. iam here river thames. i am here at the start of the race on putney embankment. it is much quieter now. the men's race

in islamabad, mourners gathered to pay their respects at the home of one of the victims. one of his followers. translation: waheed used to take care of this shrine, like other followers. what was he thinking? what was in his heart? we do not know. there had been reports that devotees at this shrine would be regularly beaten by the manifold. —— the man. in pakistan, some spiritual leaders have been known to abuse their position. but this mass killing has shocked the country. a huge inquiry into child sexual abuse by members of the catholic church is drawing to a close in australia. the four—year—long inquiry, which has uncovered more than 8,000 abuse survivors and heard allegations against more than 500 priests, is being closely watched by the vatican. from sydney, hywel griffith reports. shining a light on australia's most trusted institutions. for some, the level of abuse exposed by the royal commission has been difficult to comprehend, but for peter gogarty it's been all too familiar. as a boy, peter was sexually abused by his parish priest. it lasted for six years, but

the next day the united states in the sea in the form of -- embassy in islamabad was attacked and burnedannouncer: some questions remain unanswered. what is the effect of all these active measures and why did the soviets engage in these activities? >> of course, we cannot be so naive to think that one success will disinformation operation can totally change the balance of power but they believe that these operations have cumulative effect. >> one way of looking at the impact of these activities, they have gone on for many years, since the 1950's. you are speaking of 30 or so years. think of a drop of water falling on a stone. five minutes, 10 minutes, one day, nothing happens. five years, 10 years, 15 years, you have worn a hole in the stone. >> it is hard for journalists to admit to this is going on. they have to admit they have been ripping off their leaders -- their readers. it is important to educate people about these techniques and i would say particularly people involved in international relations and international communications. to make them aware of the basic elementary techniq

claire danes, the show's main character, fought guys from isl islamabad. and now she's helping those with the islamophobia. what happened? the co-star mandy patinkin who plays sol, that season six is a way to quote, stop being a part of the problem, moving the focus from the bad guys of radical islam to the quote, white male membership of the u.s. intelligence community, to become part of the solution. wow! it's become a boring soft pc drama replaceable by hard hitting television shows was your goal, homeland, mission accomplished. as for my six-year investment of my show, i spoke for a lot of your audience, bring back the fighters, no matter where we must fight it made a huge hit. and ratings are in for homeland, the show dropped more than 8% from last year and lowest finale in ratings since season one. come on, homeland, it's 2017. trump is president. and america is back with a vengeance. get with the program, or you just might end up where hillary and the rest of the pc crowd >> lou: rex tillerson following the president's lead of directness. tillerson

. -- islamabad. tim: riot police in the venezuelan capital of caracas have been firing more tear gas at demonstrators wallowing a second day of protest the -- protests against the government. people were killed in marches on wednesday. they support early presidential elections and the release of politicians that were taken into custody for years ago. residents of the old city are reported to have a urged government forces to stop shelling their areas. this is due to the civilian losses and the destruction of all of the housing there. arkansas is facing delays in executions. one of the drugs it uses for execution expires. condemnedurt gave the prisoner more time use -- to prove his innocence using dna techniques. the international monetary fund is meeting and monitor -- in washington today with brighter prospects for the global economy. christine lagarde has given an up heat assessment. assessment for the u.s. and europe in particular. meet matt, the man who runs and rides harley davidson. things are

waheed and five of his aides have been arrested. 0ur pakistani correspondent is in islamabad and hasled in shrines whilst undergoing exorcisms, being treated for bad spirits. people have on occasions been beaten to death but this kind of mass killing is extremely unusual and it has shocked people here. what we know is that this incident took place in a shrine in a small village outside the city of sargodha. the man police believe to be responsible for the killing, 50—year—old abdul waheed, was a caretaker at this shrine and spiritual leader. local residents have reported as saying some of his followers were regularly beaten and on this occasion police say they believe that abdul waheed called his disciples into a room, he then drugged them and then attacked them with knives, machetes, and clubs. around 20 people are believed to have been killed. abdul waheed and two alleged accomplices have been arrested. the chief minister of punjab has called for a full enquiry into the incident. the chancellor is to urge indian businesses to use the expertise of the city of london in the latest at

our pakistan correspondent secunder kermani is in islamabad and has this update. uncommon in pakistan for people to be killed in the shrines while undergoing exorcisms, being treated for bad spirits, people have on occasions been beaten to death. but this kind of mass killing really is extremely unusual as you would expect and it has shocked people here. what we know about what has happened so far is that this incident took place in a shrine in a small village outside the city. the man believed to be responsible for the killing, a 50—year—old man, was a caretaker at the shrine and also a spiritual leader. local residents in the village have been reporting is saying that some of his followers would regularly be beaten as a form of dispelling bad spirits. on this occasion the police say they believe he called his disciples into a room and drugged them and began attacking them with knives, machetes and clu bs. them with knives, machetes and clubs. around 20 people are believed to have been killed in the incident. the man and two alleged accomplices have been arrested

we can now cross to our pakistan correspondent secunder kermani, who's in islamabad.d to this? it looks like more than just an isolated —— isolated terrible incident of violence. it is not uncommon in pakistan for people to be killed in shrines whilst undergoing exorcisms, being treated for bad spirits. people have, on occasion, been beaten to death. but this kind of mass killing really is unusual and it has shocked people here. what we know about what has happened so far is that this incident took place in a shrine in a small village outside the city of sargodha. the man police believe to be responsible for the killing, a 50—year—old called abdul waheed, was a caretaker at this shrine and is also a spiritual leader. local residents in the village have been reported by saying —— are saying some of his followers would be regularly beaten, perhaps as a form of dispelling bad spirits. on this occasion, police say they believe abdul waheed called his disciples into a room, drugs of them and began attacking them with knives, machetes and clubs. around 20 people are believe

mcmaster, spending the day in islamabad, pakistan, he met with the pakistani prime minister, head of military, and according to u.s. embassy there, mcmaster stressed need to quote -- confront terrorism in all its forms. radical islamist terror on the agenda for defense secretary james mattis on his way to riyadh, saudi arabia, his first stop on what will be a 6 day trip, includes egypt, i israel, qatar, djibouti. joining me now. veteran of 10 presidential campaigns, republican strategist ed rollins, michael goodwin am we start with vice president pence, saying don't test the resolve of the united states military and president trump. >> look, around the globe, in particular north korea it is front forward. this administration is determined trerse the obama pattern of either leading from behind or not leading at all. i think this is an aggressive posture. we've seen it in syria and in afghanistan with that moab bomb,. i think that north korea say different problem. >> it is. >> and also a there more dangerous, we know he is not a rational character. we are not sure what incentives or t

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it's a message to islamabad as well. this is a very isolated area. it's not far from tora bora. it's about 35 miles south of where jalalabad where the u.s. has a base. we're told it's not a very populated area. but this kind of bomb was needed because this is a concussive weapon. 21,000 pounds pushed out of the back of a plane. it's gps guided. it is -- if you think of the tomahawk missiles used in syria, though were 1,000 pounds of explosives each. this is 21,000 pounds. >> and i mentioned a green beret died in the same area. is this the direct response to that or are they saying? >> the pentagon is pushing back hard on that. they say it's merely a coincidence. they're still mourning the loss of that green beret. the staff sergeant that was from maryland, not far from where we are right now. he was deployed from egland air force base, which is in 2003 where this moab bomb was first tested. again, the pentagon saying it's not in retaliation for his death in this very same area of nangahar on saturday, shep. >> jennifer griffin, thank you. bashar al-assad said he didn't do it. he

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arriving in islamabad after holding talks in afghanistan to combat the taliban and the islamic state. they stressed the need to confront terrorism in all forms. one of the biggest events on the social calendar, the annual easter egg role. president trump welcomed families and was accompanied by the first lady. the white has expected more than 21,000 children and their adults . thanl news powered by more 2600 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. this is bloomberg. scarlet: stocks getting a boost in the final hour of trading. >> what did you miss? scarlet: firing on all cylinders and accelerate to the fastest pace in a year and a half but for how long? or power for turkish president erdogan. we will hear later on about the referendum victory. netflix and united continental report first-quarter results. joe: now let's look at where the major averages stand. julie hyman is standing by. >> they had been strong throughout the day and taking another leg up. it appears it is linked to the mnuchin headlines we have been talking about in that interview, talking about a stronger

more on all of this, we turn to pamela constable, the "washington post" bureau chief in kabul and islamabad're catching her on one of her trips home. to talk about the developments of the last few days, but also to take a look at the bigger picture in afghanistan. first of all, kabul. capital city. how stable is it, what does it feel like? >> well, you know, it's a contradiction. it's a very busy, active city. if you walked around it in the middle of the day you would think you were in the middle of any other big poor but busy city. but there's a great feeling of uncertainty and tension at this time. there's been a series of very bad suicide bombings, most recently the one at the military hospital last month which was extremely shocking, i think, to kabul residents who had gotten used to a certain sense of stability and security, and i think a lot of that is gone now. it's also a city that really shows the difficulties afghanistan's having economically. the streets are full of beggars, full of drug addicts, full of people who are really struggling and looking for jobs, so it's a bit of a sa

islamabad, et cetera. they are the minority. the second category is conservatives. now conservative is the vast majority of pakistan. the vast majority living in the rural areas of pakistan, 60%, 70%. they are the ones who work at shrines. they believe in saints. but they are against extremism or terrorism. they are religious, highly religious. so this is the second category, vast majority. third category is fundamentalists. again, a minority. but they are the ones who believe in ritualistic islam, imposing -- like you're not wearing ah-hah job, they would demand you must wear ah-hah j h. i don't have a birdie, i have to have a birdie. they try to impose the ritualistic elements of islam and they can be violent, also. they are the minority. the fourth category, extremist and terrorist -- also get involved in terrorism, militancy. they believe in imposing their islamic views on others and they are militant. now the key area is this vast majority which is conservative. if they are educated, if they handle this conservatives well and educate them, and bring social econ