joseph kabila will remain in until someone joseph kabila will remain in until someone is elected. try to disturb the security in this town. there will be police forces everywhere. but if people want to go out on the streets... people want to go out on the streets. . . which people want to go out on the streets... which people? those are puppets of foreigners! it is now the catholic church who have to convince politicians to talk together, a colossal task in a country where tensions never stop simmering. they are talking about themselves and their parties and what they can do together, but they do not know what the real population is asking far from them, i think, for me. i think that all of them have some good faith. but not enough to have the interests of the population. at a sunday mass, there were prayers for a nation that has yet to see a peaceful tra nsfer of a nation that has yet to see a peaceful transfer of power. there was hope that talks could be held in good faith. bbc news, kinshasa. venezuela's president, nicolas maduro, says his decision to scrap the most—used bank n

people are out in the streets shouting joseph kabila, out. joseph kabila, out. and defying forces.ave seen running battles because of protesters and military forces in many parts of the city. the threat is ever present. the security forces are firing live rounds. and they are also sweeping the neighbourhood, making arrests. earlier on, one of the main opposition leaders, this 84—year—old, posted a video on social media. translation: i launch a solemn appeal to the congolese people, do not recognise the legal and legitimate authority ofjoseph kabila, and peacefully resist his coup d'etat. protests were also recorded in other cities across the country. there were some in lubumbashi and boma were four people we re lubumbashi and boma were four people were killed. they burnt a tribunal as well. fighting broke out near kananga as well. fighting broke out near ka nanga when a as well. fighting broke out near kananga when a local militia attack the army. back in kinshasa, the newly appointed prime minister read a short declaration to the press, but he did not take any questions. translati

why is joseph kabila refusing to step down? iam afraid joseph kabila refusing to step down?afraid he has been trying in all sorts of way to make sure that his mandate is in some way renewed. i'm afraid that hasn't happened and so i'm afraid that hasn't happened and so that's where we now come to this stalemate. it is terribly u nfortu nate, stalemate. it is terribly unfortunate, but they are clinging onto this constitution provision that says unless a new president is elected nobody else can come into assume that role. of course the elections won't organised and the government says it was due to troubles in the eastern region, because of problems with the electoral commission, no money, so a host of reasons are being brought up. this provides a real challenge for the continent, especially the african union. what do you do? of course this comes just days after we've seen the situation in gambia where and other elected leader admitted they had been beaten, but then said he wouldn't go. so we have echoes in west africa now, trying to see what can be done. we have the situation

. -- joseph kabila to step down. his term should end it today.military units have been deployed across kinshasa as anger at the president grows. reporter: red cards for their president. these students in kinshasa st. joseph kabila must leave office at the stroke of midnight when his term ends. "he has been president for two long. now we will chase him away and be here all day if need be." "he must go. he has made us suffer a lot. we study for we have nothing to do." anger at kabila is stoking fears of unrest. the government has banned protests and only scheduled an election for april 2018. talks about his future in office, which are being mediated by the catholic church, have so far proved fruitless. "today the most depressing thing for us is to find a common message that can deliver peace of mind so that nothing bad happens and no congolese either in the provinces or any of kinshasa's communes be killed or died because of political differences. that is extremely important to ." the president is accused of corruption and that this is a. congo's o

the president of the democratic republic of congo, joseph kabila is supposed to step down today but elections to choose a successor have been postponed. opposition parties say they will challenge his refusal to give up power. venezuelan president, nicolas maduro, has said his abrupt decision to scrap the country's most—used currency note had allowed the country to triumph over its enemies. in a tv broadcast, he said the move had destroyed the black market. the hungarian—born actress and celebrity, zsa zsa gabor, has died. her age was a closely guarded secret, but she was thought to have been 99. she made more than sixty films but was best known for her string of husbands and love of diamonds. now for the latest financial news with sally budock and world business report. panic—buying and looting in venezuela, as the currency crisis reaches a peak. the president is now forced to backtrack on the withdrawal of the 100 bolivar banknote. and it survived two world wars and the onslaught of the big supermarket chains, but could brexit now mean the end of the british corner shop? hello. and a very wa

there's anger over president joseph kabila's refusal to stand down — his term officially ended on mondaynow for the latest financial news with sally bundock and world business report. the bell tolls for the world's oldest bank. italy's banca monte dei paschi di sienna faces a deadline to raise $5.2 billion from private investors today. if it fails state intervention is unavoidable. living under a cloud — the millions in north—east china stranded by extreme air pollution — we are live in beijing for the latest. welcome to world business report. i'm sally bundock. the clock is ticking for the troubled lender banco monte dei paschi di sienna. the italian bank is seeking just over $5 billion in new investment to help it stay afloat — today is the final deadline for existing investors and other retail investors to purchase new shares. the new italian prime minister has sought parliamentary approval for an emergency bailout package worth some $20 billion in the event that private sector assistance doesn't materialise. this would prove contentious as investors who have already lent to the bank

now to the democratic republic of congo, where joseph kabila's mandate officially ends today. he has refused to hold an election to determine a successor. thomas reports now. thomas: it is very quiet today there is way less traffic than usual, and people to see -- people seem to stay on the side of the road, observing. the police and the army have been deployed. the situation remains calm, but one incident has been blunted by the police and the -- has been blocked by the police and army. it has been impossible for journalists to get inside the university and to get a grasp of what was going on and why the university was being blocked the way was part from this, he is having an ordinary day, and a spokesman declared the situation is tough all over the country. nicolonhat is thomas reporting from the dnc. the loss of the original it girl, zsa zsa gabor -- she died at age 99, missing her 100th birthday by just two months. catherine clifford looks at her life. catherine: josh uggla bore led a led a-- zsa zsa gabor long, diamond studded life. she went from beauty queen to millionai

under the planned deal, president joseph kabila, whose mandate ended in december 2016, will step down after elections to be held by the end of 2017. the deal would ensure that mr. kabila wouldn't be able to change the constitution to extend his mandate and run for a third term. do stay with us on "bbc world news." we have lots more to come. if everyone has their price, what should we make of cristiano ronaldo turning down $100 million a year to play football in china? >> the most ambitious financial and political change ever attempted has gotten underway with the introduction of the euro. >> tomorrow in holland we will use money we picked up in belgium today. then we will be in france and again it will be the same money. >> george harrison, the former beatle, is recovering in hospital after being stabbed at his home. a 33-year-old man from liverpool is being interviewed by police on suspicion of attempted murder. >> i think it was good. >> just good? >> no, fantastic. >> that's better. kasia: you are watching "bbc world news." i am kasia madera. the latest headlines for you -- preside

joseph kabila has remained in power despite his mandate expiring. to change the constitution to allow him to run for change the constitution to allow him to runfora change the constitution to allow him to run for a third time in office. german chancellor angela merkel is using her new message to warn that the biggest test facing her country is terrorism. the annual address follows a n is terrorism. the annual address follows an attack earlier this month ona follows an attack earlier this month on a christmas market in berlin were 12 people were killed after a truck was driven into shoppers. china has announced that it will ban its entire ivory trade in the coming year. china has the biggest ivory market in the world with an estimated 70% of the world's supply being traded there. beijing says the commercial processing and the sale of ivory will stop within three months. registered traders will then be phased out by the end of next year. speaking to me from massachusetts, the asia regional director for the international fund for animal welfare, direct

least 26 protesters as crowds took to the tuesday streets of major cities to demand president joseph kabila step down after his second term expired monday at midnight. camilla seceded his father as president in 2001. scheduled elections in november were postponed, leaving no successor to kabila. indonesian police arrested more than 500 protesters in west papua calling for self-determination monday, which was the 55th anniversary of the first indonesian military invasion of west papua in 1961. this year, at least 5000 protesters calling for w west papuan self-determination have been arrested by indonesian police. inin jordan, four police offices anand one suspect have been kild in a gun battle in the outskirts of the southern city of karak. the shooter was also killed. 10 people were killed in the same city sunday, , after armed men opened fire against jordanian police officers and took people hostage at a medieval castle sunday. isis militants have claimed responsibility for sunday's attack. the late harlem born rapper tupac shakur will join the rock & roll hall of fame organizers said. he'

they were opposing president joseph kabila's decision to stay in office.erm ended overnight, but new elections have been delayed indefinitely. police and troops used live fire and tear gas against protesters who took to the streets in the capital city, kinshasa, u.n. officials in armored carriers tried to keep the peace. >> woodruff: china has returned an american underwater drone that it seized last week in the south china sea. it was handed back to the u.s. navy today. the pentagon called it an illegal seizure in international waters. beijing blamed u.s. surveillance in waters facing china. >> sreenivasan: back in this country, president-elect trump interviewed more job candidates, and took time to confront former president clinton. a suburban new york city newspaper had quoted mr. clinton as saying the incoming president "doesn't know much" besides "how to get angry white men to vote". mr. trump tweeted back that president clinton did not even know how to turn out voters and "focused on the wrong states." >> woodruff: first lady michelle obama says watc

they had been demonstrating against president joseph kabila staying in office, after his term expired>> woodruff: in syria, final evacuations began today in eastern aleppo. dozens of buses were on hand to ferry some 3,000 remaining civilians and rebel fighters. they left in heavy snow, as night fell. a 7-year-old syrian girl who left aleppo this week met with turkish president recep tayyip erdogan in ankara. she'd drawn global attention for tweets in her name, written by her mother. >> ( translated ): we had a lot of problems. our house was demolished, bombed. our school was bombed as well. there was no food, no water, no medication. the bombings continued everyday. we were even afraid of going out on the street. and we couldn't do anything. >> woodruff: the u.n. security council had voted this week to send monitors into aleppo, but it was unclear today whether any have actually entered the city yet. >> sreenivasan: back in this country, there's word that the number of death sentences handed down this year is the lowest since the early 1970's. the numbers come from the death penalty i