i'm karin giannone. you're watching "gmt" here on "bbc world news." the u.s. votes to decide the balance of power in congress, as america's midterm elections get under way. as republicans threaten to take over both houses of congress, we'll ask what that would mean for president obama's final two years in office. >> reporter: i'm jane o'brien in virginia where the polls have been open for an hour, and there's been a steady stream of voters, but turnout across the country is expected to be low. >>> a charity warns on the devastating result of ebola on children. >> could you ask the children to raise their hands if they've been orphaned? >> after elections in rebel-held areas of ukraine, a new leader is sworn in, but ukraine's president says the peace agreement has been violated what does that mean? also, alice is here taking a look at what's happening in business. you're also focusing on those u.s. midterms. >> absolutely right, because as america stands poised for change at the top, we're assessing the c

i'm karin giannone. you're watching "gmt" on "bbc world news." our top stories, 11 hours left to resolve a dispute that's lasted 12 years. world powers and iran make a final push to reach a deal on iran's nuclear ambitions. we will be live at the talks. >>> a swiss museum says it will accept a priceless german collection of art, including works looted by the nazis. that's despite protests from jewish groups. we'll have the latest on trials in the search for an ebola cure, as it's confirmed an italian doctor has contracted the disease in sierra leone. >>> a woman scorned. france's former first lady tells the bbc about how she was left devastated by francois hollande's affair. >>> plus, huge economic potential for iran if those talks succeed. >> iran has the largest gas reserves in the world. it's got the second-largest oil reserves behind saudi arabia. and an established manufacturing base. so no wonder companies from all around the world are lining up to get their teeth into iran's economy. >>> hello. mi

>>> hello, i'm karin giannone. welcome to "gmt" here on "bbc world news." rioting through the night in ferguson, missouri, after news that a white police officer who shot an unarmed black teenager won't be prosecuted. violence worse than during the nights of unrest that followed the killing of michael brown in august. shops and businesses on fire. hundreds of police on the streets. >> you can't just go shoot an 18-year-old who's unarmed on the street, despite what the story may have been. he was unarmed. and you are an armed law enforcement officer who's been trained in combat. >> they don't trust you. they don't believe in you. >> police say hundreds of gunshots were heard as the protests spread to other u.s. cities, the president calls for calm, but says he understands why people are angry. >> the fact is, in too many parts of this country, a deep distrust exists between law enforcement and communities of color. >>> also in the program, an australian cricketer is in a critical condition after a ball struck him on the head. we'll be asking what the risks a

i'm karin giannone. our top stories.re looking at new information from the crashed virgin galactic spacecraft. a safety device deployed too early during the fatal test flight. >>> football officials are meeting to decide whether to postpone the africa cup of nations. >>> to prevent the town falling into the hands of islamic state militants. kobane lies on the border with turkey. our reporter has been to one border village to see how it's coping with the conflict. >> reporter: now under the control of the kurdish fighters. it's located on the turkish-syrian border. before this air strike, the hill was controlled by i.s. militants and many of the villagers fled. fearing for their lives. but they have returned and the sounds of the nearby fighting have now become part of their lives. >> translator: our children were scared at the beginning, but the war has continued for so long, we're used to it now. >> reporter: these vehicles left abandoned on the turkish border. kobane residents were forced to leave their possessions. so

go like a pro. >>> i'm karin giannone.f-hour, just how effective are global efforts to contain the ebola outbreak? we'll get the latest from one of the worst affected countries sierra leone. a government spokesman joins us on the program. ♪ heal the world let them know it's christmas time ♪ >> pop stars join for a new format. will it be effective? also in the program, aaron is back. not good news. japan has done it once again. >> yes, japan is back in recession. so despite all the attempts by this man, prime minister shinzo abe, japan's economy is still not working. stay tuned, we're going to try to find out if he can ever get the world's third largest economy back up off its knees. >>> a surgeon in the united states is in a critical condition in a hospital in nebraska after contracting ebola in sierra leone. he had been working in a hospital in the capital freetown. sierra leone is one of the three worst affected countries by ebola along with liberia and guinea. so what is the situation like there right now? how has inter

i'm karin giannone. you're watching "gmt" on "bbc world news." there's been more u.s. air strikes on extremist targets in syria, as the fight against islamic state continues. we meet the children being brainwashed by jihadists. they're young and they're ready to die for their beliefs. our correspondent speaks to one 13-year-old who says he'll soon join i.s. fighters on the front lines. >> translator: i don't want to play with friends. i want to fight for the next life, for paradise. i used to go out to the seaside. >> thousands in mexico demand police speed up their efforts to find 43 missing student teachers. >>> and the drummer of one of the world's best known heavy metal bands ac/dc is charged in new zealand with plotting to have two men killed. >>> also in the program, aaron's here. today it's all about the plunge in the oil price. >> absolutely, karin. it's deeper into the red for the black stuff. falling to a four-year low. it's nearly 30% lower than what it was in june. why? there's less demand and a lot more supply. particularly since the revolution of shale pr

i'm karin giannone. you're watching "gmt" on "bbc world news."11 hours left to resolve a dispute that's lasted 12 years. world powers and iran make a final push to reach a deal on iran's nuclear ambitions. we will be live at the talks. >>> a swiss museum says it will accept a priceless german collection of art, including works looted by the nazis. that's despite protests from jewish groups. we'll have the latest on trials in the search

. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> hello, i'm karin giannone. welcome to "gmt" here on "bbc world news."ough the night in ferguson, missouri, after news that a white police officer who shot an unarmed black teenager won't be prosecuted. violence worse than during the nights of unrest that followed the killing of michael brown in august. shops and businesses on fire. hundreds of police on the streets. >> you can't just go shoot an 18-year-old who's unarmed on the

i'm karin giannone. you're watching "gmt" on "bbc world news." there's been more u.s.targets in syria, as the fight against islamic state continues. we meet the children being brainwashed by jihadists. they're young and they're ready to die for their beliefs. our correspondent speaks to one 13-year-old who says he'll soon join i.s. fighters on the front lines. >> translator: i don't want to

. ♪ >>> hello, i'm karin giannone. you're watching "gmt" on "bbc world news."ry, have our investigators uncovered a crucial clue? experts say a device designed to slow the spacecraft on re-entry was activated without any command from the crew. >> the feathers moved into the deployed position and two seconds later, we saw disintegration. >>> a major sporting event under threat from ebola. football officials meet to decide

i'm karin giannone. our top stories, president obama calls the murder of a u.s.ic state militants an act of pure evil. peter, or abdul-rahman kassig was kidnapped while helping refugees. one of his friends will be with us on the program. >>> new pictures of the crash of mh17 in ukraine. what does the video tell us about how the plane came down? >>> and the changing face of the united nations. we meet the female

i'm karin giannone. you're watching "gmt" here on "bbc world news." the u.s.he balance of power in congress, as america's midterm elections get under way. as republicans threaten to take over both houses of congress, we'll ask what that would mean for president obama's final two years in office. >> reporter: i'm jane o'brien in virginia where the polls have been open for an hour, and there's been a steady stream of voters, but turnout across the country is expected to be low. >>