lebo diseko in malawi, ending that series of reports on infant mortality.r oxfam executives will be questioned by british members of parliament on tuesday as the charity apologises formally for the first time to haiti's government over the prostitution scandal involving its workers. the bbc has been told how oxfam drivers were forced to deliver prostitutes to the charity's compound in haiti after the 2010 earthquake or risk losing theirjobs. the indonesian authorities have issued their highest—level safety warning after the eruption of a large volcano sent an ash cloud shooting more than 7 kilometres into the air. officials urged individuals to stay out of an exclusion zone around mount sinabung, on indonesia's sumatra island. after lying dormant for four centuries, mount sinabung has erupted repeatedly since 2010, making it one of indonesia's most active volcanoes. now, what if you could change time in a photograph? that's what national geographic photographer and explorer stephen wilkes wanted to achieve in his series day to night, melding all the events

lebo diseko, in malawi, ending that series of reports on infant mortality.the priest undertaking a daily test of faith in the ethiopian mountains. nine years and 15,000 deaths after going into afghanistan, the last soviet troops were finally coming home. the withdrawal completed in good order, but the army defeated in the task it had been sent to perform. malcolm was murdered. that has a terrible effect on the morality of the people. i'm terrified of the repercussions in the streets. one wonders who is next. as the airlift got under way, there was no let—up in the eruption itself. lava streams from a vent low in the crater flow down to the sea on the east of the island, away from the town for the time being, but it could start flowing again at any time. the russians heralded their new generation space station with a spectacular night launch. they've called it mir, the russian for peace. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: hundreds are killed and scores injured, as syria's war in eastern ghuota intensifies. air attacks reign down on the battle for one of

lebo diseko, for now, thank you.ds‘ foreign minister halbe zijlstra has resigned after admitting lying about a meeting with russia's president putin. that triggered a vote of no—confidence in the country's prime minister mark rutte that rutte survived. anna holligan has more. holding back the tears, the netherlands‘ top diplomat struggled as he conceded he'd lost the fight for his political life. translation: so as not to burden the position of the minister of foreign affairs, i see no other option than to offer my resignation today to his majesty the king. i do this with regret in my heart, but in the full conviction that the netherlands deserves a minister of foreign affairs who is above any form of doubt. this came after he admitted lying about hearing president putin express his expansionist aims. the dutch prime minister, seen there offering some comfort, initially stood by his political ally when asked if the foreign minister was spreading fake news. translation: what he says is not fake news, this is not fake

lebo diseko in malawi, ending that series of reports on infant mortality.nd bristol have held talks in brussels today with the eu's chief brexit negotiator michel barnier. the city mayors insist they're not interfering with the uk government's negotiations but want to make the case for more european money and power to be devolved to the uk's regions after brexit. our home editor mark easton reports. they've not been able to get a meeting about brexit with the uk government, but today the leaders of british cities, both those that voted leave and remain, travelled to brussels to talk to the man on the other side of the negotiating table, the european union's chief negotiator, michel barnier. really important to emphasise that we're not here to undermine the government's negotiations. brexit is happening next year. the cities have got a really clear agenda in terms of how we can move things forward on behalf of our citizens. and we're here to start the ball rolling today. and what do you think of the ship? marvin rees is mayor of bristol, where almost two thi

the swallow crosses half the country from lubumbashi to a lebo and is the only link between remote villages and the outside world. the swallow has been around for more than fifty years. the old engine was bought second hand in south africa. a relay of ten drivers is needed to cover the one thousand six hundred kilometer journey. but. the driver is sixty three years old. missed him a long ago has one of the hardest parts of the trip. one hundred and twenty kilometers of trouble see above the river where we've never done that he said. so remember. that is on the same time that i thought about said yeah a physical that's why there was this every something that they have. missed him along go is the monster on board and supplements his income following ten passing just. travel in the driver's cabin. it's as close as he gets to first class on the train. back in second class the challenge is to avoid stepping on someone as you try and move around the carriage. it's something clear can't get used to. play out but that was said. c c said it could set the pervasive myth about the. if this sends us a

and our correspondent lebo diseko in malawi. but first rupert wingfield—hayes in japan.—old baby girl. in the lottery of birth, she has just hit the jackpot. injapan, the chance of a baby dying in its first month of life is the lowest in the world. hello. please come in. it helps that her mum lives in a rich country with excellent health care. but there are two things that set japan apart. the first is this little book. every baby injapan gets one. it will trace her development from the womb until she is six years old. second, she gets lots of mandatory checks. the first stage, until six months of pregnancy, i go — it's about once in four weeks. after that, i go two times in a month. and now, i'm the last month of pregnancy, and i go once a week. this is a truly remarkable success story for japan because just 70 years ago, in 1950, japan's infant mortality rate was 50 deaths per thousand live births. today, for the first time, with these new figures being published, japan is the first country ever recorded to go below one death per thousand live births. in india, where a

for more, let's go to lebo diseko who joins us from johannesburg. welcome to you.t is expected to happen today do we think? well, in the last hour or so we have had an alert from the anc calling journalists to a media briefing, that's around midday local time so hopefully then we will hear officially what was the result of yesterday's meeting. it's been very required, no official communication from the anc about what happened. clearly jacob zuma isn't in a rush to go anywhere, what happens if they insist he should go, has to go, and he still refuses? well, it's totally unheard of within the anc. i mean, the anc really does follow the line of its leadership and the nec is the top body so when this happened to thabo mbeki a few years ago, i mean, he resigned in front of the nation. ifjacob he resigned in front of the nation. if jacob zuma decides that he does not want to do that, the anc have a couple of options. they can go for a vote of no confidence in parliament. the downside of that for the anc is that dissolves the whole cabinet, which isn't ideal for them. tha

that was lebo diseko ending that report. you're watching newsday on the bbc.bic crew has gained exclusive access into afrin in the north of syria, where the kurds are fighting against turkish forces. also on the programme, lego, the hugely popular toy is notjust for children. we'll be having a look at some of the adults using lego as a building block for their careers. nine years and 15,000 deaths after going into afghanistan, the last soviet troops were finally coming home. the withdrawal completed in good order, but the army defeated in the task it had been sent to perform. malcolm was murdered. that has a terrible effect on the morality of the people. i'm terrified of the repercussions in the streets. one wonders who is next. as the airlift got under way, there was no let—up in the eruption itself. lava streams from a vent low in the crater flow down to the sea on the east of the island, away from the town for the time being, but it could start flowing again at any time. the russians heralded their new generation space station with a spectacular night launc

for more, let's go to lebo diseko who joins us from johannesburg.meeting will be. some people are saying president jacob zuma wants immunity from prosecution. we have a separation of the judiciary prosecution. we have a separation of thejudiciary here, it is prosecution. we have a separation of the judiciary here, it is very independent. also speculation that he wants his legal fees to be paid by the state, the allegations being that the allegations from state ca ptu re that the allegations from state capture come from when he was president of the country so he has a right to defend himself and the state should pay for that. cyril ramaphosa had said that if president jacob zuma with step—down, this would happen in a way which enhances political unity in south africa, is that wishful thinking on his part? will he persuades presidentjacob zuma to go at this stage and will that aid political unity? that is certainly do hope. i was listening to your african analyst about the support that jacob zuma has, he to your african analyst about the support thatj