happened security forces were trailing the truck there's been no claim of responsibility but the islamist al-shabaab group has been care has carried out bombings in mogadishu in the past. four people died after a cargo plane crashed into the sea off ivory coast the aircraft chartered by french military crashed shortly after taking off from the international airport and. the four dead were moldovan citizens all four french nationals were among those injured . u.s. backed forces fighting the so-called islamic state say they've reached an agreement to evacuate civilians from the city of raka the coalition is fighting to uproot the extremists from the city the city is the de is the group's de facto capital in syria and has been besieged sense june. in the u.s. the academy of motion picture arts and sciences is set to hold an emergency meeting to discuss expelling producer harvey weinstein this comes as testimonials of women accusing weinstein of sexual harassment and abuse have been pouring in pressure is on why pressure on weinstein is increasing as more and more women describe uncomfortable meetings h

happened a security forces were trailing the truck there's been no claim of responsibility but the islamist al shabaab group has carried out bombings in mogadishu in the past . four people have died after a cargo plane crashed into the sea off the ivory coast the aircraft chartered by a french military crash shortly after taking off from the international airport and the four dead were moldovan citizens while four french nationals were among the injured. u.s. backed forces fighting the so-called islamic state say they've reached an agreement to evacuate civilians from the city of raka the coalition is fighting to uproot the extremists from the city the city is the group's de facto capital in syria and has been besieged sense june. and the kidnapped couple freed in pakistan this week have returned to canada with three of their children nearly five years after they were abducted in afghanistan canadian joshua boyle and his american wife caitlin coleman were held hostage by the taliban linked conny network they were kidnapped while backpacking in afghanistan in two thousand and twelve. to sports now and

and the islamist militia al-shabaab has forbidden residents from accepting any form of aid.to escape with her daughter in secret. a group of us left together we traveled on foot for eight days. six hundred thousand people like i have come to the capital it's one of the few places where they can get aid and protection but even in mogadishu provisions are meager after more than two decades of civil war state agencies lie in ruins. monitor hospital one of the largest state clinics in the country lacks medicine and the personnel to provide necessary care undernourished children. as bad as it seems the u.n. aid coordinator says the international community has learned from earlier crises instead of simply handing out food he stresses the need to transfer money directly to victims we are using much more innovative ways of assistance and in particular the local governmental organizations play a very important role in being in the media trees between the local communities ourselves and the authorities. but critics say that even in the case of national organizations and state agencies

as security forces were trailing the truck there has been no claim of responsibility but the islamist al-shabaab group has carried out bombings in mogadishu in the past. four people died after a cargo plane crashed into the sea off ivory coast the aircraft chartered by the french military crashed shortly after taking off from the international airport and . the four dead were moldovan citizens while four french nationals were among the injured. chancellor angela merkel has been the face of germany for more than a decade but one woman at the top doesn't mean gender equality after last month's national election the percentage of female lawmakers in the next german parliament has hit a nineteen year low now there are calls for parity quotas to include more women in the government. for claudia looking mischa it's over after four years as member of parliament she has to clear out her desk like many of her female colleagues that's partly because her c.d.u. party did so badly and partly because women lost out in their own party rankings men now men want to protect the privileges they have there is no r

as security forces were trailing the truck there's been no claim of responsibility but the islamist al shabaab group has carried out similar bombings in mogadishu in the past. four people have died after a cargo plane crash in the sea off ivory coast the aircraft was chartered by the french military and it crashed shortly after taking off from the international airport the four dead were all moldovan citizens four french nationals were among the injured. in the u.s. state of california rising winds are fanning wildfires that have killed at least thirty eight people and forced thousands to flee their homes the blazes have been burning for a week now and they're still growing. the wind makes fighting the flames even more difficult fire crews have been working tirelessly to bring the blazes under control but many of the biggest fires have not yet been contained authorities say high winds and dry conditions mean residents should remain on high alert through. i really want to impress upon people's please stay out of the effects of those stand of the burned areas it still looks really dangerous. mos

first by rival warlords and, more recently, by the islamist extremists al—sha baab. warlords and, more recently, by the islamist extremists al—shabaabut have continued their battle to overcome the somali government. they are believed to have between 7000 and 9000 fighters. in 2016, 723 people died and 395 bomb attacks in somalia. in this latest bombing came as ministers we re latest bombing came as ministers were due to meet on sunday to discuss security. emergency services have warned the death toll is likely to rise. joining me now from washington is muhammad fraser—rahim, of homeland security. thank you very much forjoining us. details on these attacks are still coming in but, more broadly, more widely, what do you make of the significance of the timing of these attacks? the timing of these events we just saw two weeks ago one of them was the most deadly in the horn of africa, particularly in somali history, over 400 dead with cou ntless history, over 400 dead with countless others injured. this is certainly a concern for many in the fa ct certainly a concern for many in the fact that al—sha baab certainly a concern for many in t

the somali islamist group, al—shabaab, had said it carried out a twin bomb attack on a hotel in the capitalu. at least 14 people have been killed and 17 injured. ministers and regional officials were in the hotel ahead of a meeting on sunday to discuss security. sarah corker reports. the sheer force of the first explosion left a heap of tangled metal. as the first ambulances arrived to treat the injured, sporadic gunfire was heard in the distance. a suicide car bomb had been driven into the gates of a hotel popular with politicians. there was a second explosion nearby. a minibus packed with explosives, police said. smoke billowed over mogadishu. translation: i was driving in front of a hotel, a soldier was talking to someone in a luxury car and then a big blast went off. two female passengers were on board but i do not know where they have gone. the islamic militant group al—shabaab said they carried out the bombings. just two weeks ago the city was hit by the worst ever bomb attack in which 350 people were killed. al—shabaab has been blamed for that attack although the group has not claime

buildings hotels and restaurants there was no immediate claim of responsibility but the islamist group al-shabaab frequently targets the city. the number of people killed by wildfires in california has risen to forty with hundreds still missing the death toll is likely to rise thousands more people evacuated their homes on saturday as the fires fanned by high winds spread fire fighters have made some progress in the reference to contain the flames but they're still battling multiple blazes nearly six thousand buildings have been destroyed with entire neighborhoods reduced to piles of ash. as austrian voters prepare to go to the polls on sunday the country's center left chancellor has warned them against letting the country move to the right christiane cantata rally in vienna that austria was at its most important crossroads in decades. polls showed sebastian kurtz of the conservative people's party as the clear front runner the thirty one year old foreign minister has won over voters with promises to clamp down on immigration. challenging canned social democrats for second place is the far right

gunfire inside a hotel in somalia's capital, mogadishu, which has been attacked by the islamist group, al—shabaabat least 1a people were killed in two bomb blasts outside the building, with many more injured. the pakistani cricket team is preparing to host sri lanka, the first time since a militant attack nine years ago. ever since, pakistani has been forced to play their home games in the gulf. now on bbc news, it's our world. ukraine, independent from the soviet union since 1991. in communist times having a disability would more than likely mean you would spend your entire life in an institution. that still happens today. more children live in state care in ukraine than anywhere else in europe. a third have a disability. you can't really say how bad they are until you see them, until you're there. because these are dark places. i'm nikki fox and i'm here to find out what life is like for the thousands of disabled people who live in institutions just like this one. i'm very embarrassed. 750 institutions. it's a huge number. legally, parents can leave their child in a state—run institution and it

gunfire inside a hotel in somalia's capital, mogadishu, which has been attacked by the islamist group, al—shabaabeast fourteen people were killed in two bomb blasts outside the building, with many more injured. all crew members on british royal navy submarines are to undergo drugs tests. it comes after nine sailors were sacked for using cocaine on board the nuclear—armed hms vigilant. earlier this month, the submarine‘s captain was relieved of his command after an alleged "inappropriate relationship" with a member of his crew. now on bbc news, it's - is that some viewers may find upsetting but our - programme pays tribute but our next programme pays tribute to the skill and bravery of journalists. extraordinary scenes from some of the most remarkable events of the year. captured, often at great risk, and after much endeavour. who are the journalists who bring us these films? and what motivates them to tell such stories? some of the most striking news footage we see on screen doesn't come from mainstream media and staff reporters. come from mainstream media and their staff reporters. there is a co

continuing gunfire inside a hotel in somalia's capital, mogadishu, which has been attacked by the islamist group al—shabaabat least 1a people were killed in two bomb blasts outside the building, with many more injured. the pakistani cricket team is preparing to host sri lanka on sunday for the first time since a militant attack nine years ago. eight people were killed when gunmen set upon the sri lankan team bus. ever since, pakistan has been forced to play their home games in the gulf. now on bbc news: firing line. extraordinary scenes from some of the most remarkable events of the year. captured, often at great risk, and after much endeavour. who are the journalists who bring us these films? and what motivates them to tell such stories? some of the most striking news footage that we see on screen doesn't come from mainstream media and their staff reporters. there is a collection ofjournalists often operating independently, sometimes picking up a camera for the first time, working in places few are willing to visit to bring us some of the most important stories of our time. these freelancers are honoured

and the islamist militia al-shabaab has forbidden residents from accepting any form of aid. to escape with her daughter in secret was. a group of us left together we traveled on foot for eight days i need. six hundred thousand people like have come to the capital it's one of the few places where they can get aid and protection. but even in mogadishu provisions are meager. after more than two decades of civil war state agencies lie in ruins. monitor hospital one of the largest state clinics in the country lacks medicine and the personnel to provide necessary care undernourished children. as bad as it seems the u.n. aid coordinator says the international community has learned from earlier crises instead of simply handing out food he stresses the need to transfer money directly to victims we are using much more innovative ways of assistance and in particular the local numb governmental organizations play a very important role in being the intermediary between the local communities ourselves and the authorities. but critics say that even in the case of national organizations and

buildings hotels and restaurants there was no immediate claim of responsibility but the islamist group al shabaab frequently targets the city. the number of people killed by wildfires in california has risen to forty with hundreds still missing the death toll is likely to keep rising thousands more people evacuated their homes on saturday as the fires spread fanned by high winds firefighters have made some progress in their efforts to contain the flames but they are still battling multiple blazes nearly six thousand buildings have been destroyed but entire neighborhoods reduced to piles of ash. as austrian voters prepare to go to the polls on sunday the country's center left chancellor has warned them against letting the country move to the right christiane canto to rally in vienna that austria was at its most important crossroads in decades. polls showed sebastian kurtz of the conservative people's party as the clear front runner the thirty one year old foreign minister has won over voters with promises to clamp down on immigration challenging can social democrats for second place is the far rig

mogadishu on saturday has risen to twenty seven people with dozens more injured the islamist militant group al-shabaab has claimed responsibility for the two car bombings and hostage situation in the wake of the attack somalia's government has dismissed the country's police and intelligence chiefs. sunday morning the cleanup begins and bodies are recovered from the wreckage and the rubble after a lengthy siege security forces finally beat the insurgents who stormed the nasser hublot hotel on saturday afternoon and taken hostages. al-shabaab said it was targeting government and security officials among the dead are a former minister and a police commissioner more than thirty people were rescued. a government spokesman confirms the islamist extremist group had launched the raid. fighters attacked the hotel two of them were killed there lying in front of the hotel three others were captured alive. did not claim responsibility for the huge blast two weeks ago that killed at least three hundred fifty eight and caused massive destruction in the heart of the city the consensus is they did it. that attack pro

gunfire inside a hotel in somalia's capital, mogadishu, which has been attacked by the islamist group, al—shabaabat least 1a people were killed in two bomb blasts outside the building, with many more injured. all crew members on british royal navy submarines are to undergo drugs tests. it comes after nine sailors were sacked for using cocaine on board the nuclear—armed hms vigilant. earlier this month, the submarine‘s captain was relieved of his command after an alleged inappropriate relationship with a member of his crew. now on bbc news, it's time for click. this week, spotting fake news and debunking the people in power. wandering the ruins. and something wicked this week comes. going into space has long been the dream of many a sci—fi fan and for one bbc presenter that dream is about to come true. in a world first for the broadcast industry, spencer kelly, who fronts the bbc technology programme click, has been accepted by nasa to visit and report from the international space station. during his stay on board, he will present several kelly, who says he has always harboured ambitions to leave

the islamist group al—shabaab says it is responsible.inisters were gathering in the hotel ahead of the security meeting. our correspondent is in kenya and asking who the target the attacks were. al-shabaab says they carried out this attack to target government and intelligence officials who were in the hotel. that a hotel is known to be a place that attract a lot of high—profile officials, high profile government officials. al—sha baab officials, high profile government officials. al—shabaab is targeted similar venues where personnel like this frequent. the group has been quick to release this statement and it is not... it is very much in line with what they do, these kind of truck bombings and car bombings and then storming a building using gunman. this comes just two weeks after rate this comes just two weeks after rate this comes just two weeks after a devastating attack that killed so many people. can the country cope with this sort of islamist terrorism 7 country cope with this sort of islamist terrorism? it is difficult for somalia

hostage situation left at least twenty three people dead and dozens more wounded the islamist militant group al-shabaab has claimed responsibility for the attacks and somalia's government says it will continue with its fight to eradicate them. and. the city shaken by a series of deadly blasts they left mortgage issue streets littered with knowledge wreckage first a suicide truck bomb exploded near a hotel popular with politicians security officials say the bomber had pretended his vehicle had broken down outside before detonating. just minutes later a second call blew up by. armed militants then stormed the hotel prompting a drawn out gun battle with police. several senior officials and a mother and baby a said to be among the dead. smoke billowed above the scene as emergency services rushed towards. the extremist group has claimed responsibility. the blasts came to weeks off to more than three hundred fifty people were killed in a massive truck bombing in mogadishu the country's west ever attacked. has been widely blamed although it denies that involvement but that has been an outpouring of public i'm

the crowd marched and chanted against the islamist militant group al-shabaab the group has staged similar attacks before but has not claimed responsibility for this one the death toll is rising quickly it stands at more than three hundred with hundreds more wounded. so. it was a massacre what happened on saturday. i have also such a thing in the last twenty seven years. i witnessed a little boy's head laying on the ground. and his mother and other children were also decapitated that by the explosion. and i think that a little girl and. police said a truck packed with hundreds of kilos of explosives blew up outside a hotel at a busy intersection in downtown mogadishu close to government offices embassies and restaurants the blast flattened several buildings and set a nearby fuel tanker on fire. rescue workers said it would be difficult to determine how many people were killed because the intense heat from the blast means the remains of many would never be found. people are thought to still be trapped in the rubble of the collapsed buildings local hospitals were struggling to cope as casual

they say the islamist militant group al-shabaab was responsible for the blasts the group has not claimed responsibility but has stage similar attacks to fool here's some of the other stories now that are making headlines around the world spain's top court has jailed two cattle on independence leader shortie sanchez enjoining are being investigated on possible charges of sedition for their role in protests last month becomes a spain issue and ultimatum to catalonia had to drop its independence bid by thursday it will face direct route from madrid. a car bomb has killed the best known investigative journalist in malta def need to cover one that believes you know ran a blog that highlighted alleged corruption among her targets was prime minister jones of moscow whom she leaped to secret offshore bank accounts he has denounced or killing as an attack on press freedom. the weinstein company says it's entered talks to sell the bulk of his assets to the private equity firm colony capital the film studio is in damage control after firing co-founder harvey weinstein amid numerous accusations of s

they say the islamist militant group al-shabaab was responsible for the blasts the group has not claimed responsibility but has stage similar attacks the flu. now here's a look at some of the other stories that are making headlines around the world that the government of spain has told catalonia separatist leader. he has until thursday to withdraw any moves towards independence or face direct rule by madrid spain as deputy prime minister today said that testimony is a failure to respond to the original deadline which was set for today is unacceptable. officials in portugal say dozens of wildfires in the north of the country have killed at least thirty two people a number of others are missing more than five thousand firefighters are struggling to contain the blazes in neighboring spain fires killed at least three people authorities say that winds from tropical storm ophelia off the atlantic coast have been worsening the flames. and ophelia is making herself felt in ireland three people have died in the storm there the storm made landfall earlier today with waves up to ten meters high hun

gunfire inside a hotel in somalia's capital, mogadishu, which has been attacked by the islamist group, al—shabaabat least 1a people were killed in two bomb blasts outside the building, with many more injured. all crew members on british royal navy submarines are to undergo drugs tests. it comes after nine sailors were sacked for using cocaine on board the nuclear—armed hms vigilant. earlier this month, the submarine‘s captain was relieved of his command after an alleged inappropriate relationship with a member now on bbc news, it's time for dateline london. hello and welcome to dateline london. i'm jane hill. this week, we discuss an extraordinary few days in spain, what's next for catalonia? and in china, is president xi jinping preparing to rule well beyond the usual 10 year term? and what could that mean for all of us? my guests, celia maza de pablo, from la razon, stephanie bakerfrom bloomberg news, thomas kielingerfrom die welt, and the ceo of china dialogue, isabel hilton. welcome to you all. so, what an extraordinary period we are witnessing in spain. the catalonan parliament voted to decl

continuing gunfire inside a hotel in somalia's capital, mogadishu, which has been attacked by the islamist group al—shabaabpreparing to host sri lanka on sunday for the first time since a militant attack nine years ago. eight people were killed when gunmen set upon the sri lankan team bus. ever since, pakistan has been forced to play their home games in the gulf. now on bbc news: firing line.

and the islamist militia al-shabaab has forbidden residents from accepting any form of aid. to escape with her daughter in secret. a group of us left together we traveled on foot for eight days. six hundred thousand people like i have come to the capital it's one of the few places where they can get aid and protection but even in mogadishu provisions are meager after more than two decades of civil war state agencies lie in ruins. monody hospital one of the largest state clinics in the country lacks medicine and the personnel to provide necessary care undernourished children. as bad as it seems the u.n. aid coordinator says the international community has learned from earlier crises instead of simply handing out food he stresses the need to transfer money directly to victims we are using much more innovative ways of assistance and in particular the local non-governmental organizations play a very important role in being media trees between the local communities ourselves and the authorities. but critics say that even in the case of national organizations and state agencies it

the islamist group al shabaab says it was responsible for the attacks. our correspondent tomi oladipo is in neighbouring kenya. iasked him who the targets of the attacks were. al—shabab the targets of the attacks were. al—sha bab says it the targets of the attacks were. al—shabab says it carried out this attack to target government and intelligence officials who were in the hotel. that hotel is known to be a place that attracts a lot of high profile officials, high profile government officials and al—shabab has targeted similar venues where such personnel frequent. this group has been quick to release this statement and it's not — it's very much in line with what al—shabab does, these truck bombings or car bombings and then storming a building using gunmen. this comes just two weeks after that devastating attack which killed so many people, one of the largest the country's ever seen. can the country cope with this sort of islamist terrorism in the country? it's difficult for somalia this time, considering the history it's had with instability and war and

after a court made of attacks in the capital mogadishu dozens more were injured the islamist militant group al-shabaab has claimed responsibility for the two car bombings and hostage situation in the wake of the attack somalia's government dismissed the country's police and intelligence chief. drek each as the only thing left of the cost in front of the nasa have to tell some below to the attack is but many of the burnt out house once belonged to possibly by. members of the militia used to chaos after the blast to barricade themselves in the hotel it took a full ten hours before the police were able to regain control of the building rescue workers are recovering the bodies as the death cold continues to climb. up to the shaikh is still searching for her brother she found his car after the attack . we found a dead body inside his ruined car but after taking it home we found it was someone who looked like him. we returned to body when we heard the last we called him but his phones were all. survivors and now being treated in the madina hospital including this driver. when i was driving a car and a secur

hostage situation left at least twenty three people dead and dozens more wounded the islamist militant group al-shabaab has claimed responsibility for the attacks somalia's government says it will continue its fight to eradicate. sunday morning the cleanup begins and bodies are recovered from the wreckage and the rubble after a lengthy siege security forces finally beat the insurgents who stormed the nasser hublot hotel on saturday afternoon and taken hostages. said it was targeting government and security officials among the dead are a former minister and a police commissioner more than thirty people were rescued. a government spokesman confirms the islamist extremist group had launched the raid. fighters attacked the hotel two of them were killed there lying in front of the hotel three others were captured alive. did not claim responsibility for the huge blast two weeks ago that killed at least three hundred fifty eight and caused massive destruction in the heart of the city the consensus is they did it. that attack prompted furious demonstrations the clear demand to the government take tougher actio

it's the deadliest attack in somalia since the islamist militant group al—shabaab began an insurgencyndent james robbins has more details. even somalia has never seen devastation on this scale before. imagine your nearest city centre ravaged by a huge bomb beside a petrol tanker. in mogadishu, as many as 165 unidentifiable bodies have apparently already been buried after the weekend attack, blamed on the extremists of al shabaab. blamed on the extremists of al—shabaab. more than 100 others were also killed. translation: there were five more people found alive under the rubble yesterday, and just now, another dead body was found over there. among the dead, maryam abdullahi, due to graduate as a doctor the day after the bombing. her cousin said maryam's father had travelled all the way from london to be at her graduation but instead attended her burial. somalia has been a more or less failed state for over 25 years now. torn apart first by rival warlords, more recently by the islamist extremists of al—sha baab. the president mohamed abdullahi farmaajo has previously said that he would t

the islamist militant group al—shabaab said it had carried out the latest bombings.somalia's worst—ever bomb attack, in which more than 350 people were killed, and causing widespread devastation. al—shabaab had been widely blamed for that attack, though the group has not claimed responsibility. thousands of somalis took to the streets, demanding tougher action against the insurgents. somalia has been more or less a failed state now for over 25 years, torn apart first by rival warlords, more recently by the islamist extremists. the group lost their foothold in mogadishu in 2011, but have continued their battle to overthrow the somali government. allied to al qaeda, al—shabaab is believed to have between 7,000 and 9,000 fighters. in 2016, 720 people died in 395 bomb attacks in somalia. this latest bombing came as ministers were due to meet on sunday to discuss security. emergency service crews said there were many more dead bodies. let's return to our main story. supporters of a united spain are expected to gather in barcelona amid rising tension over catalonia's decla