right, we are of course just referring to one temple in the southern state of kerala. a reaction to what happened yesterday. despite the ruling support in 2015 which lifted what some traditionalists believe to bea what some traditionalists believe to be a centuries old ban on the entry of women into the shrine, women were not allowed to enter the temple. we have seen protests happen intermittently over the last several weeks, but these two women, bindu and kanaka durga, managed to enter the temple before daybreak yesterday and that was subsequently confirmed by the state government. they did so under police protection and that appears to have sort of riled the traditionalists, mobilised particularly by the opposition party in the state of kerala, the ruling party at the centre, the bjp, so we have seen mobilisation and counter mobilisation of political parties on both sides of the divide. 0ne mobilisation of political parties on both sides of the divide. one of course led by the ruling communist party, the party that governs the state of keral, and the bjp, the hindu n

kerala's local government has supported the court's verdict.or gender equality, hundreds of kilometres long. translation: it's the state government's responsibility to give protection to women. and the government has fulfilled this constitutional responsibility. on thursday, a third woman entered the shrine, and it's believed that more planning to do so. the united nations has criticised the trial of the men accused of murdering saudi journalist, jamal khashoggi. the un says there needs to be an independent, international investigation into the killing. mr khashoggi, who was a prominent critic of the saudi government, was killed after entering the kingdom's consulate in istanbul, turkey, in october. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: jazz music plays. remembering the men who introduced jazz to europe — the musicians who brought a whole new sound across the atlantic. the japanese people are in mourning following the death of emperor hirohito. thousands converged on the imperial palace to pay their respects when it was announced he was dead

their entry prompted fierce protests around the state of kerala. out, and one person was killed. demonstrations were also held in the national capital, delhi. black day, yesterday was. we never expected a government can do like this. the temple is devoted to a hindu god believed to be celibate, and so for decades, women between the ages of 10—50, considered impure because they menstruate, were not allowed inside. the issue has become politically contentious in the run—up to a national election later this year. the ruling bjp party, as well as the opposition congress, have both opposed the entry of women in the temple. kerala's local government, though, has supported the court's verdict. on tuesday, they organised this human chain for gender equality, hundreds of kilometres long. translation: it's the state government's responsibility to give protection to women. and the government has fulfilled this constitutional responsibility. on thursday, a third woman entered the shrine, and it is believed that more are planning to do so. yogita limaye, bbc ne

conservative hindu groups immediately call for protest leading to empty streets and close shops in kerala and neighboring states some bus services were halted and taxis stopped operating. the temple ban issue has become increasingly controversial in the run up to india's general election scheduled for may. there will be protests against this that is quite natural that means that action taken by government goes against existing customs so those who believe in tradition and are in favor of it may have opposing views to the government. hundreds of thousands of women from across the state formed a six hundred twenty kilometer human chain on tuesday and called it the woman's wall it's all part of a religious fight now turned political for inside story cuts e.l.o. peace with a young al-jazeera. let's bring in our panel now and joining us from the capital of kara in southern india via skype whole swathe president of the religious on its leading the movement against the and she of women into this temple from chicago also via skype might have a man on the director of the center for studies in gend

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sparked an outcry in india on tuesday over five million women formed a human chain across the state of kerala making a stand against gender discrimination. you don't mind what we want to do what. we've done that is why i can't get it this is. what they face fierce opposition from traditional lists women among them protests are expected to continue as both sides voice their outrage. let's get more from the deal news an image that jives well in delhi welcome i'm tell us more about reactions to today's events well unfortunately for the reactions to these them and making history have largely been negative temple authorities actually shut down the temple for over an hour for purification rituals protests broke out across the state of the law even leading to clashes now in the range of more these years on the party the ruling party in the country actually called for protests and ended up kalash in with the dueling party in the states the communist party leading to police deploying tear gas and water cannons a temple authorities as well as about theirs on the party have called for a strike for the n

kerala's local government has supported the court's verdict. of kilometres long. translation: it's the state government's responsibility to give protection to women. and the government has fulfilled this constitutional responsibility. on thursday, a third woman entered the shrine, and it's believed that more planning to do so. yogita limaye, bbc news, mumbai. a couple from county down who've won a £115 million euromillions jackpot, say they plan to share the money with friends and family. frances and patrick connolly say they've written a list of 50 people they want to help. it is the fourth biggest uk euromillions win and the biggest in northern ireland. football, and tottenham hotspur cruised to a 7—0 victory over the league two side tranmere rovers in the fa cup third round. it's spurs' biggest ever competitive win playing away from home. 0ur correspondent natalie pirks was watching. friday night lights at prenton park, league two tranmere's fans were up for this one. the big boys were in town, spurs may be title contenders but they haven't

kerala's local government has supported the court's verdict.s long. translation: it's the state government's responsibility to give protection to women. and the government has fulfilled this constitutional responsibility. on thursday, a third woman entered the shrine, and it's believed that more planning to do so. yogita limaye, bbc news, mumbai. personal data and documents from hundreds of german politicians and public figures, including the chancellor angela merkel, have been published online. hackers posted data including credit card details and mobile phone numbers from a twitter account. politicians from all major parties have been affected apart from the right—wing alternative for germany. a government spokeswoman said that no sensitive material from angela merkel‘s office had been released. now what a great way to start the new year — matching seven numbers — and finding yourself nearly £115 million richer! that's what happened to frances and patrick connolly, from county down in northern ireland, who say they've drawn up a list of 50 pe

say a third woman has defied traditionalists and entered a hindu temple in the southern state of keralatwo others set foot inside on wednesday. the shrine has become the focus of a prolonged showdown, after india's supreme court overturned a ban on women entering the temple. now on bbc news: alastair leithead takes the first part of an epicjourney from the atlantic ocean to the far reaches of the congo river. one of the world ‘s great rivers flows from the heart of africa. it cuts through the largest rainforest outside the amazon. with wildlife found nowhere else on earth. it is amazing. the democratic republic of congo is a vast, beautiful but tormented place. this country is rich, but its people are among the world's poorest. this centuries, its resources have been plundered and it has been ravaged by war. from here you cannot find anybody. they stopped going, all of them, they disappear soon. the violence goes on and now it is plagued by ebola. but some changes coming for this country the size of western europe. we are setting off ona western europe. we are setting off on a long and

police helped the women enter the sabarimala temple in kerala, which is at the centre of a bitter disputeivists. a court ruling last year was supposed to have ended the temple's long—standing ban on all women of menstruating age. but for months, protesters had still prevented women from going in. devina gupta reports. these women are moments away from breaking a centuries—old tradition at this hindu temple. in the cover of the dark, these two women in their 40s are seen going inside the sabarimala shrine in the south indian state of kerala — an act that has broken gender barriers. this temple is home to the hindu lord ayyapa, who is believed by devotees to be a celibate. so, women of menstruating ages, defined as between 10 and 50 by the temple, were not allowed here. although india lifted the ban on women entering sabarimala temple last year, there were protests by conservative hindu groups preventing women of menstruating age on entering the shrine. activists bindu and kanaka durga have finally entered the temple, but they were escorted by two policemen. the issue has divided women acro

the women were helped by police to enter the temple in kerala which is at the centre of a bitter disputeists. the court ruled and ended the long—standing ban of all women of menstruating age from worshipping there. protesters have continued to prevent women from visiting the shrine. these women are moments away from breaking a centuries—old tradition at this hindu temple. in the cover of the dark, these two women in their a0s are seen going inside the shrine in the south indian state of kerala. an act that has broken gender barriers. this temple is home to the hindu lord who is believed by devotees to be celibate. women of menstruating ages defined as between ten and 50 by the temple were not allowed here. although india lifted the ban on women entering the temple last year, there were protests by conservative hindu groups preventing women of menstruating age on entering the shrine. activists have finally entered the temple. but they we re finally entered the temple. but they were escorted by two policemen. the issue has divided women across the country. just yesterday, thousands of wome

mean we've just heard from a whole about people agitating outside the office where he was down in kerala there has been violence and you have got the ruling b.j. people getting involved and calling for more protests i mean is this really something that can be changed in india what is the that can be changed the idea that women can enter temples that where there has been a ban or indeed that menstruating women can enter temples. of course it can i mean if we believe that it couldn't then i like to be very bleak wouldn't it i just want to see the b.g.p. is not the ruling party in caroline it is the ruling not at the center of the country and certainly it has been playing a primary role in implementing the kind of violence and carol luckily for all of us the communists and power in the neck area and they have said unequivocally and repeatedly that they are going to abide by the supreme court ruling because the supreme court ruling recognizes very clearly that the practice that's been going on in my life is completely not only illegal but inhumane and in fact most temples in india do not spe

more tension in kerala, after a third woman defies traditonalists and enters a temple which has beengal battle keeping women out of the shrine.

say a third woman has defied traditionalists and entered a hindu temple in the southern state of kerala, after two others set foot inside on wednesday. the shrine has become the focus of a prolonged showdown after india's supreme court overturned a ban on women entering the temple. in a quarter of an hour, newswatch. but first, it is time to click. music plays. yeah, we did all that and more last year, and this week we're going to look back at some of our favourite moments, and also look ahead to what we might expect from 2019 — which doesn't quite roll off the tongue yet, does it? 2018 was a great year for sports — the world cup, formula one and of course, cycling's tour de france, and we delved into the technology behind them all. the sensors on the bike send real—time location data to a nearby vehicle, which then beams it up to a following helicopter. it's then sent to the data truck for real—time analytics. the data truck is where data is analysed, enriched, and visualised for broadcasters and teams. there's even enough data for machine learning algorithms to get to work. the depth

sparked an outcry in india on tuesday over five million women formed a human chain across the state of kerala making a stand against gender discrimination. you don't mind what we want do what. we want that white man did it this is. what they face fierce opposition from traditional lists women among them protests are expected to continue as both sides voice their outrage let's bring in our correspondent image such as well she is following the story for us in delhi high nima should tell us more about the reactions to these two women entering the temple today about some of the women entering the temple has brought in some very strong reactions protests are already breaking out of cross the state of kevin love which is where the temple is located of a statewide strike has been called by the time we commit and these fought us have already led to clashes because the range of more these ruling party the partridge on the party called for protests against women entering the shine and clashes broke out between the beach at the end communist party a friend which actually supports the villains and to the

a sacred mountain in india's southern state of kerala if you climb to the top tradition has it that you will be granted a second life a privilege reserved for men until now. it's an unusually early start for this group of mind them and. they have set out on their daughter trip to make history by embarking on a trek which has only been open to men so far it took them just to ours to make the trip from the city of two to one to put them to the base camp where the trek will start. but it took a trio court battle street protests and countless meetings where the god of our couldn't and to a group to be permitted to make the journey the mountain of augusta is the second highest peak unfettered love and attract the spotted. the nearly one thousand eight hundred metre tall mountain is also believed to be the final resting place of augusta a revered hindu seige. because he was taught to be celibate women have until now not been permitted to make the trek. in hinduism menstruating women are considered impure most of them going on the rights of gays and male dominated the thing that and mainstream

court overturned that and a ruling that enraged traditionalists on tuesday thousands of women in kerala formed a human shame to demand access to the building. let's bring in our correspondent michelle while she's following the story for us in delhi hi name isha tell us more about the reactions to these two women entering the temple today. about some of the women entering the temple has brought in some very strong reactions protests are already breaking out of cross the state a federal law which is where the temple is located a statewide strike has been called by the demi committee and these fought us have already led to clashes because the more these ruling party the party called for protests against women entering the shine and clashes broke out between the beach if the end the communist party a friend which actually supports the villains and to the police had to try to break up these clashes by firing tear gas is definitely a very strong reaction against the women coming in there's no signs of celebration because the such a strong backlash nimish up until today some hindu deities that

supreme court overturned that local ban a ruling in a rage traditions on tuesday thousands of women in kerala formed a human chain to demand access to the building. in an interview with indian prime minister narendra modi he appears to have sided with traditionalists who want to keep women out of the hindu temple and the prime minister's office tweeted every temple has their own beliefs there are temples where men are not allowed to. offer more of us cross over to. jobs wall in delhi india supreme court ruled that women cannot be banned from the temple is the government not insisting that the law be obeyed. unfortunately the women in india who want to enter the shopping mall or temple are not getting support from the government that's bad enough that after these two over then enter the temple the temple of god things have actually shot down with them before purification but a leading politician from there in the more these party the ruling party actually called for process in the bottles so that he has protested women's right to enter this stamford but in the interview that was just cited tha

the protests have continued into a second night in the indian state of kerala after two women broke with tradition and dared to enter a hindu temple earlier traditionalist clashed with police in protest and they trashed vehicles at least one person died dozens were injured in scuffles. today is the fiftieth birthday of former formula one driver michel schumacher the seven time world champion has not been seen in public since a major skiing accident in france in december two thousand and thirteen little is known about his current condition but his family has issued a statement on facebook saying you can be sure that he is in the very best of hands and that we are doing everything humanly possible to help him please understand that we are following michelle's wishes in keeping such a sensitive subject as healthy as it has always been. well the birthday has given fans a chance to look back and remember michelle. career. a milestone marked in grand fashion. the most successful driver in formula one history turned fifty on thursday to celebrate ferrari the racing team with which he claimed fi

market are commonplace all over india and they're always crowded just like this one is from here in kerala to find out what this market in particular has to offer throw come on this ride with me. when it comes to football kids vendors sell all of the usual suspects you have a premier league jerseys if you're looking for the indian national football team oh no. you're out of luck they only have carolus kick. well as. it stands now cricket earns its india top billing when it comes to the playing field many across the country are devoted to the sport and treat it like it's really. been successful. in football get more followers and become successful as well. i'm heading to the home of the carola blasters who are they a protein formed in twenty fourteen as part of the indian super league on my to do list talk to two indian footballers one from the past in one in his prime to get their takes on white india's team has it made bigger strides on the international stage and having recently broken into people's top one hundred ranking what can we expect from india's national team in the coming years

protests have continued into a second night in the indian state of kerala after two women broke with tradition and entered a hindu temple. traditionalists earlier clashed with police. at least one person died and others were injured in scuffles. in germany, police are investigating an alleged street attack by a silent seekers in a small town in the south of the country. this is the latest in a series of violent incidents. >> i'm back in northern bavaria. for the past few days, this small town has made headlines across germany. last saturday, for asylum-seekers are alleged to have accosted and attacked passersby. 12 people were injured. >> it makes you feel a bit uneasy not knowing who is going to flip out next, but you have to stay cool. it was a one-off occurrence. it's over, and it should not be blown out of proportion. the men accused of the attacks are between 17 and 19 and hail from afghanistan and iran. they allegedly fled the scene but are now in custody. the incident has the ignited the debate about spread of deportations. it's not enough for politicians to feel concern or be

and the bjp, the hindu nationalist party that rules the country and is in opposition in kerala.d two people in manchester on suspicion of helping migrants cross the english channel into the uk illegally. figures show streaming services and digital downloads now account for more than 70% of revenues for uk music and video industries. the entertainment retailers association says spending on music, video and games is up but sales of physical products have fallen. i spoke to the video games expert, jordan erica webber, who told me there is still a large market for physical copies of games, despite a growing trend in digital—only gaming. 0bviously for me, video games is my big thing so the thing that stood out was that games took in more than half the revenue of all entertainment in the uk, so more than music and video combined for the first time. 51.3% of revenue was for video games. and when we talk about video games, for those uninitiated, what kind of spectrum of stuff are we talking about? it includes all sorts, games you play on your pc, or on a console and maybe an xbox or pla

more tension in kerala, after a third woman defies traditionalists and enters a temple which has been

have erupted in the indian state of kerala after two women entered one of the country's holiest hindu temples. i i. i. i am. protesters are blocked traffic burned features and tires outside government offices across the state rallying against the lifting three months ago of the ban on women and in the temple respond to gas to disperse the crowd and several people have been arrested. earlier in the day a separate protest occurred when tens of thousands of women held form a human chain in the south of the country in support of gender equality sokol women's was stretched for more than six hundred kilometers this is what the temple controversy is about. i. as long as the temple is here we have to follow this tradition. so we will ensure that anybody who wants to go to the people will go without any obstruction nor struction will be tolerated i mean he called. bashing out god says i am not a devotee i'm just here to do my job just let me go she says stone and that's when she is forced to return back. this is a principle. that's going to go to. the sponsors. human rights watch has lashed ou

there's a big political dimension to this, basically the state government in kerala is led by left—wing communist party, who support the women. and they've tried to them to have the access they think they have the right to have. but also you do have a hard line, many of whom are from the bjp, they tend to be conservative, it tends to be prohibited party. —pro hindu, that's also the party that the government nationally at the moment. we're going into election, so all this takes on a particular resonance, as we just a few months away from those big indian national elections. which issues of identity, and freedom, and conservatism are all going to be important. the third things that's what really that's going on as well. we've seen recently a series ofjudgements from the supreme court on social areas, which have been quite liberal, and things like adultery and homosexuality, and of course women's rights. that seems to have created a tension between the more westernized, urban, often younger generation, who seemed to want a more liberal india, happy with that direction of travel. the more c

women in the southern indian state of kerala have formed a 620—kilometre human chain in a row over accesse sabarimala shrine was historically closed to women of menstruating age, defined as between 10 and 50. india's top court overturned the ban in september, but protesters have since attacked female visitors. the family of an american arrested in russia for spying say he is innocent and was in moscow to attend a wedding. relatives of ex—marine paul whelan learnt of his arrest from news reports. the us state department has asked for consular access to mr whelan. if found guilty, he could be jailed for ten years. a nasa spacecraft has flown past the most distant world ever studied in our solar system some 4 billion miles away. there were celebrations from scientists at mission control when confirmation came through that the new horizons probe had achieved the historic fly—by of the mysterious, icy world known as ultima thule. our science correspondent palab ghosh reports. ten, nine, eight, seven, six... it's not the new year they‘ re counting in, but the arrival of nasa's new horizons spac

also making news today: women in the southern indian state of kerala have formed a 620 kilometre humanw over access to a prominent hindu temple. the sabarimala shrine was historically closed to women of menstruating age, defined as between ten and 50. india's top court overturned the ban in september, but protesters have since attacked female visitors. a 50—year—old german man is under arrest in north—western germany, suspected of making what officials say was a deliberate attempt to kill foreigners. the attack happened in the early hours of new year's day. at least four pedestrians, including syrians and afghans, were injured when a car drove into them. police say the suspect made racist remarks when he was arrested. the family of an american arrested in russia for spying say he is innocent and was in moscow to attend a wedding. relatives of ex—marine paul whelan learnt of his arrest from news reports. the us state department has asked for consular access to mr wheelan. if found guilty, he could be jailed for ten years. netflix has removed from its service in saudi arabia an episode o

trading visiting the site but the ruling has enraged traditional posts on tuesday thousands of women in kerala formed a human chain in support of women's access at least one conservative politician has called for protests against the women. well the indian prime minister narendra modi has sided with traditionalists who want to keep women out of the hindu trent temple in a tweet modi wrote every temple has their own beliefs there are temples where men are not allowed and we will keep you up to date on this developing story as more comes in throughout the day now to some of the other stories making news around the world today chinese president xi jinping has said it's inevitable that the self ruling island of taiwan will be reunited with china in a speech marking forty years since the start of improving ties she called for peaceful reunification but he warned reserve the right to use force if necessary. officials say gunmen have killed at least thirty seven civilians in central mali children are reportedly among the dead the clash allegedly occurred between two communities fighting over access t

the two were helped by indian police to enter the sabarimala temple in kerala, which is at the centren at this hindu temple. in the cover of the dark, these two women in their a0s are seen going inside the sabarimal shrine in the south indian state of kerala, an act that has broken gender barriers. this temple is home to the hindu lord ayyappa, who is believed by devotees to be a celibate. so women of menstruating ages, defined as between ten and 50 by the temple, were not allowed here. although india's top court lifted the ban on women entering sabarimala temple last year, there were protests by conservative hindu groups, preventing women of menstruating age from entering the shrine. activists bindu and and kanakadurga have finally entered the temple. but they were escorted by two policeman. the issue has divided women across the country. just yesterday, thousands of women gathered to make a human chain to protest against conservative groups. today, they hailed this act as a symbolic victory. translation: the entry of women in sabarimala is a historic win for us. it's a victory of th

the protts shut down much of kerala state. last september, india's supreme court lifted the ban on women accessing the temple. and, in a lunar first, china says it landed an unmanned space probe on the far side of the e on today. over the years, s., the former soviet union, and china have sent spacecraft to the moon's surface, but always on the near side. we'll have a full report, later in the program. also ahe on the newshour: analysis of the recent market volatility following apple's warning of decreased iphone sales. the secretary of state demands the immediate release of an american charged with espionage in russia. making sense of the rise in popularity of socialism among a new generation of americans, and much more. il woodruff: let's unpack more about thisday on wall street, the relentless market volatility of late, and why concernsver china's economy are reverberating here in the u.s. today. for that, am joined by diane swonk, chief economist with grant thorton, an accounting and consultcy network. she joins me from wt

after two women defied an ancient taboo and entered one of hinduism strogatz trials of the temple in kerala states was basic lows for called purification rituals. six people have been killed in a row crash in denmark a truck trailer apparently blew into the path of a passenger train a storm force winds battered a bridge. how it works sara madine is facing the people smuggling charges increase after being praised back in two hundred fifteen for helping to save migrants from drowning at sea this summer she was arrested by greek or started to claim she's been assisting migrant smuggling after spending three months in detention as madine who's a self a refugee she's now back in the back she's not out on bail and back in germany completing her studies but she still facing the prospect of years behind bars. saddam or dean is relieved to be back with her college classmates in berlin the syrian refugee an activist was released on bail after spending more than three months in a green prison. so i was returning from last bus in august when police arrested her on the table she had spent the summer vol

and the raja who was one of the women who took part in the women's wall in kerala she's joining us live now from new delhi thank you very much indeed what exactly was the specific objective then as so many women turning out in a show of force in character. to be heir you know essentially the supreme court of india has given never heard big. in favor of the men and they're rejecting you need discrimination off the world peace based on sex and age gender and age and after that verdict in maggette or maggie be endowed as says sandy at that point to get back to the congress. after today's of this verdict and this dad dad dad besting against this very big actually against the government to get him out and that this was going on and based on baghdad to be many of you have decided to come together and assert that of course you should write me to end every day air gives us equal rights so i really am d.v. men of a more than five million v. men in getting a house come out this year dan davies said that there revive and. gender equality if it is there to know what a constitution right ok but the

industry in the southern pa rt is a film industry in the southern part of india, the film industry in kerala longer getting work and she was not part of the union. so when other women see the union. so when other women see the consequences are so serious that their livelihood could —— their livelihood could be gone the next day they are wary of speaking out. would you sympathise with that would you say that you have to out?” think you have to speak out but i do sympathise. if you are dead what are you going to do with thejustice, do you going to do with thejustice, do you know what i mean? some women have got death threats and rape threats and had their livelihood smashed away from them. and at what cost? i feel like it smashed away from them. and at what cost? ifeel like it is smashed away from them. and at what cost? i feel like it is up to the survivor to choose if she was to remain anonymous or two component but i think that legal recourse is the best thing to do in this case. you have spoken about the casting couch and the issues with that. you will not work with anyone who has a pure r

two women defy a historic ban on worshipping at a renowned hindu temple in the southern state of keralahe change in cuba but critics say will concentrate power into the hands of the communist party. few moments could have been more symbolic for the cuban government than holding a ceremony for the 60th anniversary of the revolution in front of fidel castro‘s tomb. the former president and fidel‘s younger brother, raul castro, delivered the key speech and focused on strengthening revolutionary resolve in the 21st century. translation: i can confirm that the transfer process to new generations is going well. very well. there have been no hiccups nor shocks and we are confident that it will continue this way. in reality, however, things are very different in cuba to what they were in 1959. a handpicked new leader has taken over from the castro brothers and faces a huge battle in satisfying the demands of today‘s young cubans. there will be a referendum on the new draft constitution in february, but many are growing impatient for greater social freedoms and increased economic opportunity. th

tim scott, republican senator from kerala -- south carolina has jumped into the story.e is the only african-american republican in the united states senate. this is why republicans are accused of racism, he writes in the washington post. wonder some in our party why republicans are constantly accused of racism and goes on to talk about immigration being the in which somehow our affection for the rule of law has become conflated with a perceived racism against brown and black people. i support border security not because i want to keep certain ethnicities out but because i support our laws. if you break our laws, there should be consequences. it has become almost impossible to have a real conversation along those lines. he writes that king's comments are not conservative certain prs mean equal opportunity for all to succeed -- regardless of what you look like or where you are from. it is impossible to see that some folks see this and have these good intentions tarnished by radical perspectives. rights senator tim scott of south carolina. thank you for calling on this fir

in india after two women defied an ancient ban and entered a hindu temple in the southern state of kerala in september india's supreme court ordered the lifting of the ban on women of menstruating age entering the us a bar in mala hill temple that has drawn criticism from conservative hindu groups. south korea's intelligence agency says north korea's top diplomat in italy has gone into hiding acting ambassador joe song gill and his wife are said to have disappeared from pyongyang's rome embassy in november. a selloff on global markets with apple leading the plunge chinese buyers lose their appetite for the i phone seeing the tech giant cut its sales for cops also coming up the search goes on for potentially dangerous cargo off the coast of the netherlands a day off to a freighter lost two hundred seventy containers during a storm. this is your business update time and on frame berlin glad you could join me while shares have been tumbling around the world off southall issued a sales warning in new york the dow jones dropped by needed three percent after the tech giant's warning sparked new

in india after two women defied an ancient ban and entered a hindu temple in the southern state of kerala in september india's supreme court ordered the lifting of the ban on women of menstruating age entering the suburban mala hill temple that has drawn criticism from conservative hindu groups. south korea's intelligence agency says north korea's top diplomat in italy has gone into hiding acting ambassador joe song gill and his wife are said to have disappeared from pyongyang's rome embassy in november. in two thousand and sixteen u.s. voters said no descending the first female president to the white house just two years later those voters sent more women than ever before to capitol hill and here they are the faces of a new u.s. congress more diverse than ever before tonight a melting pot in power in the house of representatives and in the white house worries of an imminent melt down i'm gone from berlin this is the day. the house will come to order today marks a new chapter in this house pursuit of a more perfect union to the speaker of the house nancy pelosi next and she is getting i'm

first for women in india, as a 38—year—old woman climbs to the summit of a men—only holy mountain in keralar studios in london and singapore, it's newsday. the welcome to the programme. it's 8am in singapore and midnight here in london, where britain's prime minister has narrowly survived a vote of no confidence in her government, winning byjust 19 votes. it comes a day after theresa may lost the parliamentary vote on her brexit plan by the biggest margin in modern times. she must now regroup and resubmit a new plan by the start of next week. mrs may says she is committed to taking britain out of the eu, and has already met with rival parties to break the impasse. i believe it is my duty to deliver on the british people's instruction to leave the european union and i intend to do so. so now mps have made clear what they don't want, we must all work constructively together to set out what parliament does want. that is why i together to set out what parliament does from . that is why lg together to set out what parliament does from all 1at is why lg together to set out what parliament does fr