this is news coming to you live from berlin a massive disaster in laos with hundreds missing after a dam glasses millions of meters of water have flooded the area apology says seven people have been killed and power in this. region for the baby just. also coming up at least sixty people have been killed by reaching wildfires now athens the greek government has declared a state of emergency and ask the european union for help. here in germany. for total made soup was enough decision to put the national team over greece's and is making me take you home town the girls in kitchen in western germany to hear what people today are saying. state media in laos is saying several people are dead and hundreds more are missing after a hydroelectric dam collapsed in the country's southeast the dam was under construction in the province of when it collapsed late on monday releasing five billion cubic meters of water more than six thousand people are now reported to be homeless after several villages were flooded many have been evacuated but thousands remain stranded the dam was shed to begin operat

still to come on the programme: the laos dam disaster.caused the catastrophe. also on the programme: the thai cave boys begin their first day inside a monastery to give thanks for their escape. 0k, coming down the ladder now. that's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind. a catastrophic engine fire is being blamed tonight for the first crash in the 30—year history of concorde, the world's only supersonic airliner. it was one of the most vivid symbols of the violence and hatred that tore apart the state of yugoslavia. but now, a decade later, it's been painstakingly rebuilt, and opens again today. there's been a 50% decrease in sperm quantity, and an increase in malfunctioning sperm, unable to swim properly. thousands of households across the country are suspiciously quiet this lunchtime, as children bury their noses in the final instalment of harry potter. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm rico hizon in singapore. i'm babita sharma in london. our top stories: it's emerged that a dam that collapsed in southern laos, killing at le

hundreds of people are missing after the collapse of a dam and laos government officials are asking for emergency aid. polls open shortly in pakistan and the military is out in force. bailing out u.s. farmers president a trump offers aid to those heart by the trade war. rescuers in greece fear they may find more bodies after wildfires swept through coastal areas near the capital athens at least seventy six people have died the government's declared a state of emergency with many fires still burning barker is in the seaside resort of monte were twenty six people were fun dead. with ferocious intensity the flames tore through homes cars and livelihoods. and the wildfires quickly turned deadly. locked in a final embrace dozens of bodies discovered in the popular seaside village of marty east of athens families had huddled together for safety but found no escape. early this morning we discovered three other victims further away this place where unfortunately there are twenty six people men women and unfortunately children in the. cars with the keys left in the ignition the doors open and fi

sure laos. lags behind a lot of its neighbors in terms of infrastructure construction that's a big part of why they were one of the first countries to sign up for trying as belton road project that will help build railways and highways throughout the country to help link them to to their neighbors they are the only country in southeast asia that's landlocked and laos also doesn't have the large supply of low cost labor that some other countries in the region have use to develop really strong manufacturing industries so when laos was considered pathways to development one of the things they've really latched on to is this idea of being the battery of southeast asia of using the ample hydro power potential of the country to create an opportunity for them to sell power to thailand to china even as far a fear field as malaysia but that idea has been generating more and more controversy recently because the dams that are planned along the mekong will disrupt the fish flow enormously lot of people in

this one as well one of the companies involved in building this particular dam in the southeast of laos is a thai company they are involved in other projects as well so they will no doubt be involved in this operation the search and rescue operation and also trying to figure out exactly what went wrong also been speaking to some people involved in the business of constructing of designing dams and they have reacted with surprise that this particular company this south korean company which is leading the construction of this particular dam in laos they are surprised that this incident has occurred they believe the generally the south korean companies involved in the dam construction business in laos and other countries perform the duties to a very high standard so generally there has been a reaction of surprise that this has occurred so no doubt there will be further investigation going forward as to exactly what happened to this auxiliary dam in laos when i reported there from bangkok thanks wayne now rescuers in greece fear they may find more bodies after wildfires swept through coasta

families who have lived in this corner of laos for generations are now homeless.d out by the destruction unleashed by a newly built dam on their doorstep. its developers say torrential rain in recent days caused a fracture which they tried to fix. they sent out an evacuation warning, but it was too late for many. international aid agencies are racing towards the six villages most affected. but their path is damaged, obstructed, and, in some places, submerged. local teams have been able to give out some supplies, but they desperately need more food, water, clothes and medicine. with more than 6500 people without shelter, it is a daunting challenge. the laos government had embarked on a ambitious dam—building scheme in recent years, to become the battery of asia, but it has failed badly here, and it has cost so many lives. nick beake, bbc news. our other top story: pakistan has deployed hundreds of thousands of troops across the country, to secure polling stations ahead of wednesday's general election. it's only the third since the end of military rule. over 100 mil

dozens of people are feared dead hundreds are reported missing in laos after a dam collapses. at least sixty people are killed in wildfires near the greek capital as the government declares a state of emergency. working through stigma the new laws in senegal aimed at getting more people with disabilities into work. and joining with the day's sport is exactly two years to go until the twenty twenty one pick games in tokyo the construction delays in the current heat ways of creating headaches for organizers. but first israel says it shot down a syrian jet that it claims infiltrated it says space but the government in damascus says the sukhoi fighter jet was actually flying in syria and space live now to our correspondent stephanie decker she's there in israeli occupied golan heights and from way you are stephanie how is this incident how does this incident look. well we were a little further north from our position now close to can at that hour when we did actually hear the sirens and then a short time after that about twenty minutes or so we saw a fire in an open field we heade

this is deja vu news coming to you live from bali and a massive disaster in laos with hundreds missing after a dam under construction collapses and heavy rains caused billions of cubic meters of australian water to the area authorities say several people have been killed since i left home this really good line for the region and. also coming up at least sixty people have been killed by region find spreading a rapidly near athens the government has declared a state of emergency and there's also a european union for help. and here in germany the resignation of star midfielder posey from the national team is still making waves the german football association has rejected just strings of racism me take you to first use hometown of golden kishan to hear what people there are saying. cheema state media in laos says several people are dead and hundreds more are missing after a hydroelectric dam collapsed in the country's southeast the dam was under construction in the province of when it collapsed late on monday really. five billion cubic meters of water over six thousand people are now repor

athens also on the program fatalities hundreds missing and thousands homeless as a dam collapses in laos releasing billions of liters of water. and pakistan deploys troops to polling stations on the eve of national elections but are they there to intimidate or to protect the military's accused of trying to influence the election and attacking press freedom. i'm phil gayle welcome to the program greece has declared a state of emergency as wildfires fanned by strong winds right through residential areas around the capital athens the official death toll has risen to at least seventy four with almost two hundred injured the government has declared three days of national mourning and asked the european union for systems. they're the worst wildfires grace has seen in a decade the flames moved quickly and took many by surprise and coastal towns residents and holiday makers scramble to the ocean the shock still visible on their faces hours after being rescued. or a little boy what can i say. it's over there alive your whole crew should leave if the cause of them is out of the flames were chasing

hundreds missing as a dam collapses in laos. there have been fatalities and thousands left homeless. it's time to deploy troops to polling stations on the eve of national elections but are they there to protect or to intimidate the ministries accused of trying to influence the election and of attacking press freedom. i'm still going to welcome to the program greece has declared a state of emergency as wildfires fanned by strong winds raced through residential areas around the capital athens a fire brigade official says at least seventy four people have been killed more than one hundred seventy have been injured the government has declared three days of national mourning called on the european union for assistance. they're the worst wildfires grace has seen in a decade the flames moved quickly and took many by surprise and coastal towns residents and holiday makers scramble to the ocean the shock still visible on their faces hours after being rescued. for a little bit you know what my sight. it's all over their life you know corp

province in laos affecting a neighboring country now it is. the cambodian government was prepared there's been no lives lost they have been able to move people safely they acted very quickly they've probably they they have experience dealing with this kind of thing is as well allows lao government didn't have as much notice survivors in laos say they badly had time to escape the flood waters rose so quickly several villages are still inundated the flood waters are receding slowly but they are still many places are still submerged we don't yet know the extent of the damage in laos but we've seen how farmlands have been inundated they've been completely destroyed crops have been damaged livestock would have been killed as well and it really highlights the risks involved in these huge infrastructure projects in such a fragile ecosystem as well lawrence who live in phnom penh thank you. and at least eighty one the people have died in greece after wildfires swept across land close to the capital after rescuers is still searching both in the sea is

will head to the laos border from thailand today.egional office shelter equipment and tense and blankets and other necessities to reach totally by today or tomorrow. indeed. they need immediate help. thank you so much for joining immediate help. thank you so much forjoining us. and good luck. marwinjilani from forjoining us. and good luck. marwin jilani from the red forjoining us. and good luck. marwinjilani from the red cross joining us from bangkok. survivors have been describing their desperate battles to escape the wildfires that swept through parts of coastal greece earlier this week. many were trapped in homes and vehicles with others forced to seek refuge in the sea. at least 80 people are now known to have died. from the coastal town of mati our correspondent mark lowen reports. they had hoped until now. but the family ofan they had hoped until now. but the family of an 88—year—old have heard the worst, that she was the 80th person killed by the wildfires. we re were found unrecognisable1d her mix her ii zeeleeev—eel—ezeeeei'

are killed in the latest protest along the gaza israel border the search for those missing after the laos dam disaster goes on as survivors ask why help took so long to come. and blood moon rising all eyes to the sky is the longest eclipse of the century gets underway. a group of opposition political parties have rejected the results of pakistan's general election following allegations of vote rigging and army meddling the ruling party conceded defeat paving the way for a cricketer turned politician imran khan to become the next prime minister but the opposition alliance say they will take to the streets until a new vote is held well this is how the results stand so far khan's pakistan tehreek and soft p.t.i. party is leading with one hundred sixteen seats his closest rival the ruling pm and of jailed former leader in a washer if is managed to gone to sixty three seats the policy of the assassinated former prime minister benazir bhutto has forty three. and the smaller parties combined are on forty five but to form a government con coalition partners to get the majority of one hundred thir

we have already teams deployed by laos red cross in the area.from nearby provinces water purification equipment, so these will be there today and will provide fresh water. we are also utilising the warehouses of the thai red cross in nearby border areas where today we are sending 500 families food kits. these packages will be on trucks today and they will head to the laos border from thailand today. we are also shipping from our regional office shelter equipment and tents and blankets and other necessities to reach hopefully by today or tomorrow. survivors have been describing their desperate battles to escape the wildfires that swept through parts of coastal greece earlier this week. many were trapped in homes and vehicles with others forced to seek refuge in the sea. at least 80 people are now known to have died. from the coastal town of mati our correspondent mark lowen reports. they had hope, until now. but the family of 88—year—old angeliki giannopoulos have just heard the worst. that she was the 80th person killed by the wildfires. her cha

nick beake, bbc news, southern laos. of course, we are continuing to monitor events in laos.ng, summer 2018 is hot, it is indeed very hot. from the arctic circle and scandinavia to california, and north africa, an exceptional heatwave has been sweeping across the northern hemisphere for several weeks. japan has a new record temperature of 41 degree celsius. there is a very serious side to this. more than a dozen people have died from heat—related illnesses and thousands more are in hospital. a little earlier, i spoke to australia's national heatwave project director, john nairn. i asked him how this heatwave compares to that of 1976. i think it's quite comparable, at least we know that that's what struck western europe in ‘76. of course, we don't have the information from asia and north america for that particular time either. that's possibly why it's a little unusual, because we have had a series of heat waves around the northern hemisphere. cities are particularly struck, many cities are just not coping very well at all. i think it possibly is a story that extends beyond th

families who have lived in this corner of laos for generations are now homeless.orced out by the destruction unleashed by a newly built dam on their doorstep. its developers say torrential rain in recent days caused a fracture which they try to fix. they sent out an evacuation warning, but it was too late for many. international aid agencies are racing towards the six villages most affected. but their path is damaged, obstructed, and in some places submerged. local teams have been able to give out some supplies, but they desperately need more food, water, clothes and medicine. with more than 6500 people without shelter, it is a daunting challenge. the laos government had embarked on a ambitious dam—building scheme in recent years, to become the battery of asia, but it has failed badly here, and it has cost so many lives. let's get some of the day's other news. reports from the united states say 11 members of the football team rescued from the cave in thailand will be ordained on thursday. then they will have a nine—day retreat in ona they will have a nine—day retr

we're here to be working with the lao red cross and. until there are actually to discuss no review of their law tomorrow on his ass or management but unfortunately that is news and there are all of these you know what their response so from the news that we got from the local branch of our across the immediate needs with. shelter i will certainly rescue primarily and then shelter emergency tents. i think right now lao red cross was able to send what your purification unit about two hundred units it was already two hundred. pieces of clothing and. i think the secretly thought goods are on their way. but with the level of water still high how difficult does that make any rescue attempt any rescue operation and how challenging is it going to be. very challenging so for a government we heard that they are using helicopters to get into the area where the branch of red cross in at the pool we are not sure how they are doing it but they're usually they have well it's a stockpile in these areas and in terms of any numbers that you are getting r

after a dam collapses in southern laos, the construction company admits it knew of problems the day beforekistan's general election gets under way very soon now — but has the army already won? and the artworks banned by facebook. belgian museums demand a rethink on the social network's nudity policy. it's greece's worst fire disaster in a decade. at least 7a people have died, as flames fanned by strong winds and high temperatures sweep through an area east of the capital athens. the wildfires have forced residents and tourists to rush to beaches and into the sea to try to avoid the heat and smoke. hundreds had to be rescued by local fishermen. but others were trapped as the flames devoured forests and destroyed seaside towns. worst hit was the tourist resort of mati, where 26 people, including children, were found dead. they'd tried to outrun the flames but were found lifeless, all huddled together. our correspondent mark lowen is in mati. like a vision of hell, mile upon mile smothered, suffocated by flames. as one was put out, another roared, 47 simultaneous fires ripped through the gree

of people are missing after a hydroelectric dam that was under construction partially collapsed in lao it's not known how many were killed but thousands have also been left homeless in that the province after the collapse sent flash floods through nearby villages when have reports from bangkok in neighboring thailand. in this part of southeastern laos villages have disappeared beneath a muddy water that cascaded downstream on monday nights. it's not known how many people have been affected by the partial collapse of the city and say numb noid dam but it's thought that some four thousand families lived in the downstream area the dam was still under construction on a tributary of the mekong river after a recent heavy rain it's believed a warning was issued that a so-called saddle dam built around the reservoir was in danger of collapsing the warning apparently didn't come in time for many people laos is a landlocked impoverished country that's embarked on an ambitious plan to become the battery of south east asia by exporting our tricity to neighboring countries this dam on the main stre

and hundreds of people are missing after a dam collapse in laos government officials asked for emergency aid. in just a few hours polls open in pakistan for parliamentary elections the military is out in force to provide security. bailing out u.s. farmers president trump offers aid to those hard by the trade war. rescuers in greece fear they may find more bodies after wildfires swept through coastal areas near the capital athens killing at least seventy six people the government has declared a state of emergency with many fires still burning and he is in the seaside resort of monte where twenty six people have been found dead. with ferocious intense and see the flames tore through homes and livelihoods. and the wildfires quickly turned deadly. locked in a final embrace dozens of bodies discovered in the popular seaside village of monte east of athens families had huddled together for safety but found no escape. early this morning we discovered three of the victims further away this place where unfortunately there are twenty six people men women and importunately children. cause with the

on monday night beginning accurate figures out of the lao government is still very difficult getting access to the area for international media or for independent organizations is severely restricted by the lao government what we're hearing though from one of the companies involved in the construction of this dam remembering that construction had not been completed at the time of the collapse one of the companies involved is a south korean company called s.k. engineering and construction it is saying that it first noticed cracks in one of the auxiliary or saddle dams on sunday night so that is about twenty four hours before the collapse occurred it says that it tried to repair the cracks but some of the roads leading to the site had already been washed out so getting the right equipment into the area proved very difficult clearly the situation became a lot worse in the hours after that evacuations were ordered immediately but it seems that they did not happen soon enough as this water went cascading down stream some five kilometers leaving more than six thousand people homeless the s

this is deja news coming from a massive disaster in laos with hundreds missing. billions of legions of water have . a hard to say several people have to. go to the region. to. region one find spread. at least sixty people have been killed pretty rapidly near the capital. the government has declared a state of emergency and the european union. and the day before national elections in pakistan can songs of the country's military is using intimidation tactics to influence the we take a look at how press freedom has been under attack ahead of the vote. stong midfielder. from the national team is still making. the german football association has rejected his claims of racism. there saying the. state media in laos is saying several people are dead and hundreds more missing after a hydroelectric dam collapsed in the country's southeast the dam was under construction in the provinces. true but it collapsed on monday releasing five billion cubic meters of water over six thousand people are now reportedly homeless after seven villages were flooded many have been evacuated

and floodwaters recede in laos but think mud is hampering efforts to reach survivors following last week's collapse. a teenage palestinian activist who was jailed for kicking and slapping an israeli soldier has been released from prison seventeen year old i had to meet me urged people to continue to fight against the israeli occupation and to simmons' us the story from nabil sala in the occupied west back. if we dread jail ordeal much the same as hundreds experienced by young palestinians every year but the case of had to mimi is profoundly different with her mother now a man who shared jail time with her she was greeted by her father i had to mimi is already being portrayed by public opinion as an icon of resistance to the occupation of the love of the modern she spoke on a range of political issues including the rights of children in israeli jails to get education and sit exams as she managed to do after pressuring the authorizes. later she told out zira she was deprived of some rights in jail to enter a geisha i was really hard i was subject to sever violations into gaither used scene w

nick beake, bbc news, southern laos. stay with us on bbc news. a surprise appearance in his home town. the us space agency, nasa, ordered an investigation after confirmation today that astronauts were cleared to fly while drunk. the last foot patrol in south armagh. once an everyday part of the soldier's lot — drudgery and danger — now no more after four decades. if one is on one's own in a private house, not doing harm to anyone, i don't really see why these people should wander in and say you are doing something wrong. six rare white lion cubs on the prowl at worcestershire park, and already they have been met with a roar of approval from visitors. they are lovely, yeah. really sweet. yeah, they were cute. very glad to have you with us on bbc world news. the top story: north korea has returned soldiers killed in the korean war back to the united states. a deadline passes for the us government to try and reunite families separated by donald trump's zero tolerance policy. i spoke just now to madhu greywal, federal immigration policy counsel with

hundreds of people are missing after the collapse of a dam in laos government officials are asking for emergency aid. as a mere arrives at the u.k. prime minister's london home that mystery surrounds an effort to hire actors to protest against his visit. voting stations are officially open more than one hundred million people eligible to vote will choose their next prime minister in pakistan's parliamentary elections three main parties are vying for the top job in a race that has been plagued with violence and instability it's on the saying these are the duchesse elections the country has ever seen so in bridge of it begins our coverage from the city of lahore. on election day pakistan's military will make its presence felt it will be responsible for security at polling stations across the country on the request of the election commission the fuckers stand more than three hundred seventy thousand troops are involved in the operation. this election campaign was more bitter than most and some say the dirtiest ever in pakistan. just in the kitchen. is full of a party that defeated in the

danger level several days ago has begun to fall the disaster has revived debate about plans by the lao government to boost the economy by building dozens of dams to export hydro electricity to neighboring countries why the dam collapsed remains unclear the minister of energy and mines is quoted as blaming substandard construction and there are conflicting reports about when damage to the dam was first noticed raising more questions on whether the order to evacuate villages from their homes should have been issued earlier florence leigh al-jazeera still trying cambodia. at least fourteen people including five children have been killed in a strong shallow earthquake on the internet in the indonesian island of lombok or one hundred sixty others were injured when the six point four magnitude quake hit early in the morning in the news is government is urging everyone to stay calm step brasen has more from jakarta. it was seven am on the island of lombok monday earthquake struck and many ran outside immediately dozens of others were injured by falling good grief when their homes started to c

hundreds missing in southern laos after a partially built thousands of lapses washing away homes. hello i'm barbara starr this is al jazeera live from london also coming up on the program wildfires a sweep through a greek resort town near athens killing at least seventy four people including entire families the israeli military shoots down a syrian fighter jet that it says entered its airspace killing the pilot and police accidentally pepper spray toward the fronts riders trying to disperse protesting far. welcome to the program hundreds of people are missing after a hydroelectric dam that was under construction partially collapsed in lao it's not known how many were killed but thousands have also been left homeless and at the pale province after the collapse sent flash floods through nearby villages when he reports now from bangkok in neighboring thailand. in this part of southeastern laos villages have disappeared beneath muddy water that cascaded downstream on monday nights. it's not known how many people have been affected by the partial collapse of the. dam but it's thought t

yes well according to the lao government this incident occurred at around eight o'clock in the evening on monday so almost twenty four hours ago but news only really coming up in the last few hours which is not unusual in laos this is a communist run country a communist governments in the capital. as you mentioned this dam was still under construction and what we believe is that it is not the main dam itself that has suffered a collapse it is what they call a saddle dam or an auxiliary dam basically an embankment that is built to contain the reservoir that is built up behind the main dam itself we also understand according to some reports that there was a warning issued by some people involved in the construction of this dam that because of the heavy rain that you mentioned so in the last few days and weeks that the water level inside the reservoir was getting dangerously high and that this particular auxilary dam this embankment was in danger of collapsing the warning we believe was in the form of a lit whether or not that is sufficient enough we will find out in the days and weeks ah

bruised and bewildered, the children who survived the devastating laos dam collapse.have just found this shelter where hundreds of people are now gathered. they want food, water, blankets, medicine, if they need it. talking to people here, they all tell you the same story. they had very little time to escape. and a blast from the past: how sir paul mccartney got back to where he once belonged. hello. a deadline has passed for the us government to try to reunite families separated at its southern border by donald trump's controversial zero tolerance policy. civil rights campaigners say they're concerned some children have yet to be matched with their parents. so let's look at the figures. under president trump's policy, aimed at discouraging illegal immigration, more than 2,500 children have been separated from their families and detained. in the latest figures filed in court by the government, 1,800 children have been brought back to their parents. but government lawyers say more than 700 weren't eligible, in many cases because the parents were no longer in the united

of people are missing after a hydroelectric dam that was under construction partially collapsed in laos now it's not known how many were killed but thousands have also been left homeless and as a province after the collapse sent flash floods through nearby villages when he reports from bangkok in neighboring thailand. in this part of southeastern laos villages have disappeared beneath the muddy water that cascaded downstream on monday nights . it's not known how many people who've been affected by the partial collapse of the syrian say numb noisy dam but it's thought that some four thousand families lived in the downstream area the dam was still under construction on a tributary of the mekong river after a recent heavy rain it's believed a warning was issued that a so-called saddle dam built around the reservoir was in danger of collapsing the warning apparently didn't come in time for many people laos is a landlocked impoverished country that's embarked on an ambitious plan to become the battery of south east asia by exporting electricity to neighboring countries this dam on the main s

days and still giving very heavy rain across southern parts of china northern parts of vietnam and laos it will tend to weaken as we head on through into thursday relink this region is seeing a lot of rain and some serious flooding problems are likely and that circulation of low pressure will probably entice more showers in off the bay of bengal so if you hang on and much of me in mind does look as though it's going to be very wet some showers likely for hong kong their highs of thirty to cross into south asia northern areas are seeing a lot of rain at the moment i'm returning it was a pretty wet day at the golden temple there ninety millimeters of rain over in bangladesh fanny coming in a significant rainfall too and these northern areas again see lots of rain during the course of wednesday much of pakistan expects to be dry and fine some rain down through the western ghats but not particularly heavy. going to be the thick of it in terms of rainfall through into thursday across into the arabian peninsula we have a bit of a breeze keeping the humidity down here in qatar but the temperat

laos and neighboring cambodia the scale of the disaster remains unclear information from state media in this remote part of laos has been sketchy and sometimes inconsistent many survivors tell a consistent story however water levels rose so fast they never experienced anything like it. a little i felt so desperate when i saw the sight of the water i thought i might die the water was rising and rising and everything in the house was all washed away the search for the missing continues the lao army and teams of international experts are helping to look for survivors who know i'm looking for my brothers i'm worried about them and five thousand people in neighboring cambodia have been evacuated from their homes the water level in the sacred river remains high but it appears to have peaked here in still trying providence it's about twelve point four meters roughly the same as twenty four hours earlier the cambodian ministry of water resources and meteorology expects water levels to fall on saturday as water levels recede in places villages are questioning why they weren't moved to safety

at least twenty six people are being killed and more than one hundred are missing after a dam in laos collapsed on monday when the roads leading up to the dam and damaged by floods and landslides about three thousand people are waiting to be rescued while thousands more lost their homes those were the headlines here on al-jazeera more news in half an hour next its inside story to stay with us. and the differences. and the similarities of cultures across the world. al-jazeera. german or turkish footballer mesut ozil his resignation from the german national team has triggered the debates on racism and integration so how will germany's and europe's multicultural society deal with the issue this is inside story. hello and welcome to the program i'm peter dobby racism and disrespect those were the reasons mesut ozil gave for quitting the german national team after being blamed for germany's shock defeat in the first round of this year's world cup he created a media storm after having his picture taken with the turkish president wretch up type one and may critics began to question his loyal

here a live from doha also coming up hundreds of people are missing after the collapse of a dam and laos government officials asked for emergency aid. israel says it's shot down a syrian military jet over the occupied golan heights but serious says the plane was targeted in its own airspace. and polls opened shortly in pakistan and the military. it's out in force. rescuers in greece fear they may find more bodies after wildfires swept through coastal areas near the capital athens at least seventy six people have died the government has declared a state of emergency with many fires still burning and he is in the seaside resort of motti where twenty six people were found dead. with ferocious intense and see the flames tore through homes and livelihoods. and the wildfires quickly turned deadly. locked in a final embrace dozens of bodies discovered in the popular seaside village of monte east of athens families had huddled together for safety but found no escape. the early this morning we discovered three other victims further away this place where unfortunately there are twenty six people m

nick beake, bbc news, southern laos.are "serious indications" that wildfires near athens earlier this week were started deliberately. over 80 people died, and many more are still missing, after the fires which started on monday. mark lowen reports. searching for the trace of a life. at the place where 26 bodies were found after the fire, some hugging each other, rescue workers think they spot something else. it is so charred that they call police to make out if it's human remains. could this field of devastation yield even more fatalities? for the family who lived here, the nightmare endures. the first group running down... jason fragos says 30 people ran through here, escaping into the sea as the flames closed in. they didn't see the group of 26 behind. our house, it was our heavenly place, and that we had all our childhood memories, both mine, my mother's and even my grandmother's. inside our property, inside that house, 26 people were dead, were actually burned alive. i couldn't walk, i couldn't breathe. his neighbour

se kong river which runs through the northern provinces of cambodia right next to the border with laos is slowly decreasing now near the border the water levels have dropped by about sixty centimeters here in still trying provinces it's still quite high at about twelve point four metres but it appears to have peaked its state roughly the same level for twenty four hours and further south in crossing province the water level is about twenty metres which is still two metres below the danger level there is a flood alerts in place in proxy province but no one has been evacuated officials have advised farmers who have crops in low lying areas to harvest their crops early in case there are floods now and still in trying province the number of people evacuated remains the same roughly about five thousand people and over in neighboring laos rescuers are still searching for the missing that number still stands at one hundred and thirty one according to government officials and we are unfortunately no closer to understanding or finding out power and why the dam collapsed on the south korean comp

still ahead here on al-jazeera thousands wait to be rescued following monday's down the collapse in laos and the recollection of powerful member bilious from america's civil rights era goes up for auction. hello there over the philippines it's been incredibly wet over the past few weeks we all still seeing some bright white areas of cloud with us at the moment but there's also more in the way of drawing a small there as well so i think that'll be the theme over the next few days one or two areas we'll see some more very heavy downpours but elsewhere the showers will be far more punctuated towards the west there's also quite a few showers you had down towards thailand but for the south it is looking a good deal dry and now than it has been for many of us in borneo there will be dry weather just want to showers and as you head down through job this should be falling and settled over towards australia and force in the southwest we've just seen warm weather system work its way across us that's now making its way across the south australia still giving a few showers as it does so they must gr

bruised and bewildered — the children who survived the devastating laos dam collapse.e have just found this shelter where hundreds of people are now gathered. they want food, water, blankets, ederson if they need it. talking to people here, they all tell you the same story. they had very little time to escape. —— medicine. i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme: re—united at last for some, but not for all families, in the heartbreaking stories of migrant children taken from their parents on the us—mexican border. and a total eclipse of the moon will take place on friday, the blackout will be the longest of the century. people in asia should get a good view. good morning. it's 7am in singapore and 4am in islamabad where imran khan has claimed victory in the country's general election. he is almost certain to become prime minister. for years, the former national cricket captain has been a political outsider and fierce critic of the governing elite. now he's promised the country a fresh start and that he'll rid the country of corruption. his opponents say his v

where we're in strong trying province which is not far from the border with laos is just adjacent to the cambodian border this is where according to get the latest government numbers it is still about one thousand two hundred families or about five thousand people who have been evacuated this is according to the cambodian ministry of water resources and meteorology there is a flood the adjacent province further south of province for crotty province but no one there yet has been evacuated but the authorities do say that they are alarmed that the foster rising water levels now in cross the province the water level has already risen past twenty meters which is considered very high and installing trying province where we are now and the water level rose by more than a meter in just over a day so these are really quite high levels and authorities are on high alert now and people have already been moved to safety soldiers also involved in the evacuation efforts helping to move people and their possessions to higher ground some people have set up temporary shelters others have taken refuge

local media in laos.reporting that at least nineteen people have died after a dam collapse on monday and evacuation was ordered after the government was notified of cracks in one of the sporting downs of many living nearby didn't have enough time to escape. all right we're going to go back now to our top story and that of course of the general election taking place in pakistan we can talk to share as predator who is in islamabad is the director of abdul wali university dan thank you for talking to us i'm just wondering as to what the overall impact could be of this attack on question where we think more than thirty people have died the death toll certainly rising whether this is likely to have a a big impact on the way people's enthusiasm for voting. well it's a horrific incident it's a tragedy one of the see the spread of which have been happening here and one would expect with the incident like this. in the early hours of the pulley it could impact it could have a negative influence impact on the voters

survivors of the collapse of a dam in laos wait for safety.esterday, entirely submerging at least seven villages. the south korean firm that built the dam says heavy rains from this season's monsoons caused the collapse. the company reported small fractures in the structure on sunday and they tried to fix it, and began ordering an evacuation. now that same company is cooperating with the laos and south korean governments to help rescue villages near the site. today, south korean president moon offered their assistance in the emergency response efforts. translation: president moon issued the order to provide aid without hesitation. as our companies are participating in the construction of the dam. we are looking into because of dam accident. laos, one of asia's poorest countries, had embarked on an ambitious dam building scheme to become the battery of asia, but environmental groups have warned repeatedly that those plans could have human and environmental costs. and they did. singapore and thailand have also offered to help with the damage cau

also in the programme, hundreds of people are missing in laos after a dam breaks, unleashing a massive deadly flood. and if you want to get in touch, the hashtag is #bbcos. to greece, where devastating wildfires have killed at least 7a people. three blazes broke out on tuesday afternoon. let's show you the frontline of one fire. sirens this is kineta, west of athens. terrifying scenes filmed by people trying to fight or escape the flames. fuelled by strong wings and high temperatures, the blaze engulfed hundreds of homes and cars. the fires are in the attica region that surrounds athens. as well as kineta, flames ripped through penteli and rafina. but the epicentre is here — mati. it's about a0 kilometres northeast of athens. it's a seaside resort. it's here the bodies of 26 people were discovered in a small courtyard of a villa. adults and children. some hugging each other. it appears they were trapped by flames. they were just metres from the sea. here's one emergency worker at the scene. translation: yes, it's true. it seems that some of them knew each other, because they were found

the same company is cooperating with the laos and south korean governments.south korean president and offered assistance in the efforts. >> president moon issued to the ordere as our companies participating in the construction of the damto and looking he cause of the dam accident. asia'sr: laos, one of arorest countries, had embd on an officious dam--- ambitious dam-building scheme. environmentalists one repeatedly that they could have environmental cost. and they did. singapore and thailand have also offered to help, but theames to roads and bridges will make the operation difficult for all who attempt it. jane: the possibility of life on mars may have taken a step closer to reality. for the first time, scientists believe they have liquid water on the planet. they think a massive lake sits on a polar ice cap is oe largest bowater discovered so far. for more, i was joined by the science correspondent for national public radio. just how significant is this discovery? >> well, it is a big deal. there have been many reports of signs of water and may seeing water

now the number of people killed in monday's dam collapse in laos has risen to twenty seven with more than one hundred missing as water levels recede villages are questioning why they weren't moved to safety sooner florence luis sent more from stung trying province in neighboring cambodia. as water levels begin to recede people start to return to their homes to clean up to repair to salvage what they can monday's collapse of a newly built hydroelectric dam in province in southern laos flooded villages and farmland in both laos and neighboring cambodia the scale of the disaster remains unclear information from state media in this remote part of laos has been sketchy and sometimes inconsistent many survivors tell a consistent story however water levels rose so fast they never experienced anything like it. a little i felt so desperate when i saw the sight of the water i thought i might die the water was rising and rising and everything in the house was all washed away the search for the missing continues the lao army and teams of international experts are helping to look for survivors wh

floodwaters in at a poor province in southern laos a slowly receding but the deluge of mud left behind is hampering search operations lower water levels have made some areas in assessable by boat helicopter flights are the only way into some communities makeshift shelters are packed with thousands of people who fled their homes they've lost everything homes were swept away and farmland submerged when an auxiliary dam at the sippy hydroelectric project collapsed on monday parts of neighboring cambodia are also flooded about five thousand people here in storm trying province right next to the border with laos were moved to safety on tuesday have been no reports of missing persons or casualties floodwaters have begun to recede and the water level in the se kong river which rose above the danger level several days ago has begun to fall the disaster has revived debate about plans by the lao government to boost the economy by building dozens of dams to export hydro electricity to neighboring countries why the dam collapsed remains unclear the minister of energy and mines is quoted as blaming

reporter: surcovors of the apse of the dam in laos wade towards safety.they are a few of the almost 12,000 people affected. according to local media, thousands are still in need of rescue. water rolled through remote areas of laos yesterday, at mes submerging at least seven villages. the south korean firm that bill to the dam said that heavy rains caused the collapse. it, and beganfix ordering and evacuation. the same company is cooperating th the laos and south korean governments. south korean president and offered assistance in the efforts. >> t president moon issu the order as our companies are participating in the construction of the dam and looking into the cause of the dam accident. asia'sr: laos, one of poorest countries, had embarked on an officious dam--- ambitious dam-building scheme. environmentalists one repeatly that they could have environmental cost. ngd they did. ore andan thaild have also offered to help, but the damages will ma and bridges the operation difficult for all who attempt it. jane: the possibility of life on mars may have take

bbc news, southern laos. jane: the formerke pakistan cr captain ian khan has claimed victory in the general election. his political party has won the most seats and he is set to become prime minister. but his opponents claim there was widespread vote rigging and interferce from the armed forces. here is our pakistan correspondent. reporter: crowds gathered outside imran khan's home on the outskirts of islamabad, hoping for a glime of the man set to become pakistan's new prime minister. >> we can bring real reforms, and we think that he ithe only one who can take pakistan forward in the right direction. frreporter inside his home, imran khan addressed the nation. pakistanis across the country watched him promise of affairer -- a fairer and more equal society. mr. khan: we will run pakistan in a way has never been run before, providvethe kind of rnance it has ever had. reporter: khan became a star as an international cri. in britain, he was known for his good looks and playboy lifestyle. atin 1995 he married an

and more receptive call plenty more ahead on the news hour including thousands wait for rescue in laos some stranded on rooftops after a dam collapsed flooding the remote villages plus. the electoral authorities in zimbabwe have been accused of bias ahead of a landmark vote this month. and tested again serena williams claims she's being discriminated against by anti doping officials that's coming up with jo in sport. the number of people who've died in greece following wildfires near athens has risen to eighty rescuers are searching both the sea and on land as they try to track down people who are still unaccounted for following the blazes they've baka reports. lifeguards scour the sea where hundreds fled for their lives many people are still missing including children. a relief efforts underway to get supplies to those in need two and a half thousand homes have been completely destroyed four thousand uninhabitable many survivors have be relocated to hotels in the capital as the search continues the death toll is expected to rise iris amazing is that where he's closing it really didn't