mahinda rajapa ksa was development few people saw coming. e post of president three years ago. these two men have something of a complicated history. formerly allies turned rivals, now apparently friends once again. mr rajapaksa is a highly controversial figure again. mr rajapaksa is a highly controversialfigure in again. mr rajapaksa is a highly controversial figure in sri again. mr rajapaksa is a highly controversialfigure in sri lanka. his government crush the tamil tigers in a brutal civil war that endedin tigers in a brutal civil war that ended in 2009 and in which thousands of civilians were killed. there are many from the tamil community who still want many from the tamil community who still wa nt a nswers many from the tamil community who still want answers about what happened to their loved ones. the country has been thrown into a constitutional crisis, by rajapaksa's constitutional crisis, by rajapa ksa's appointment. the constitutional crisis, by rajapaksa's appointment. the man he replaces insists he is still prime minister and wi

first cabinet meeting of the new government headed by mahinda raja pa ksa government headed by mahinda rajapa government headed by mahinda rajapaksa who was sworn in on friday. a few other investors were sworn in yesterday. they are sending out the message that they are the new government and they are going to start work. also making the news today: the mexican authorities have detained members of a second group of central american migrants who've crossed into the country from guatemala. local media say one man drowned as he attempted to swim across the suchiate river that divides the two countries. us president donald trump says he is sending more than 5,000 troops to the border to prevent migrants from crossing it. a uk senior government figure says britain is complicit in creating a famine in yemen. speaking in parliament, andrew mitchell called for an end to britain's support for the saudi—led coalition which backs yemen's government in its war with the houthi rebels. he said britain should be neutral position, and work towards a ceasefire. the notorious boston mobsterjames ‘whitey‘ bulge

tighten security around mahinda rajapa ksa‘s residence. in parliament. but his party is confident. the person who enjoys the majority of members support is mahinda rajapa ksa, who not only has the support of parliament remembers, but the support of the people of our country. but the ousted pm is defiant, saying his firing was illegal. we are the majority in parliament. it is not necessary for us to create a crisis. it is not necessary for the people of the country to suffer. we are living in difficult times. we should get this controversy out of the way. that the parliament decide who has the majority. mr ranil wickremesinghe spoke to parliament about his case. it will be a challenge for him to keep his mps together. fashion is a growing industry in africa and lagos fashion week has established itself as an event not to be missed. from nairobi to johannesburg, it now attracts major african names and collections showcased on the catwalk are exported all over the world. eliza philippidis reports. bold prints, vibra nt colours and flowing silk

still, mahinda rajapa ksa needs to people by surprise. his party is confident. the person who enjoys the majority of members support is mahinda rajapaksa, who not only has the support of parliament remembers, but the support of the people of our country. but the outed maithripala sirisena is defined, sang his firing was illegal. we are the majority in parliament. it is not necessary for us parliament. it is not necessary for us to create a crisis. it is not necessary for the people of the country to suffer. we are living in difficult times. we should get this controversy out of the way. that the parliament decide who has the majority. mr ranil wickremesinghe spoke to parliament about his case. it will be a challenge for him to keep his mps together. there will be more twists and turns to sri lanka's political turmoil. stay with us on bbc news. still to come — as brazil prepares to vote in the second round of the presidential election, we examine a country that is deeply divided. indira gandhi, ruler of the world's largest democracy, died t

has erupted in sri lanka, where the president has appointed his predecessor and former rival, mahinda rajapa new prime minister. but the coalition‘s leader ranil wickremesinghe insists that he is still prime minister and says he still commands a majority in parliament. health officials in the gaza strip say israeli forces have shot and killed five palestinians during protests along the border with israel. the demonstrations have been ongoing since march. israel said around 10,000 palestinians had gathered along the border and were throwing missiles at israeli troops. more than 80 people were injured. and you can keep up to date with all the latest on our website. the billionaire businessman sir philip green has told the bbc he'll lodge a formal complaint against the labour peer lord hain, who named him in parliament as the man facing allegations of sexual and racist harrassment. it comes after it was revealed lord hain is a paid advisor to the law firm representing the newspaper that wants to publish the allegations. lord hain says he was unaware the lawyers were involved in the case. sir ph

crisis has erupted in sri lanka where the president has appointed his predecessor and former rival mahinda rajapae coalition‘s leader ranil wickramasinghe insists that he is still prime minister and says he still commands a majority in parliament. health officials in the gaza strip say israeli forces have shot and killed five palestinians during protests along the border with israel. the demonstrations have been ongoing since march. israel said around 10,000 palestinians had gathered along the border and were throwing missiles at israeli troops. more than 80 people were injured. people in the southern afghan province of kandahar are going to the polls on saturday — a week after the rest of the nation voted in parliamentary elections. the ballot was delayed following the killing of the police chief, general abdul raziq, by the taliban eight days ago. preliminary results from the elections are due to be released early next month. the us network nbc has announced it's cancelling the show of one of the country's best—paid presenters, megyn kelly. she's been heavily criticised for ignoring racial sens

has erupted in sri lanka, where the president has appointed his predecessor and former rival mahinda rajapa ksa as the new prime minister. but the coalition‘s leader ranil wickremesinghe insists that he is still prime minister and says he still commands a majority in parliament. coming up in 10 minutes‘ time, newswatch. but first on bbc news, click. this robot has certainly pulled in a big audience. as you've probably guessed, those were purely preprogrammed moves, and like many robots that we have seen, this is a self balancing robot, which means it does pretty well at staying upright. but one day, this robot may be taught to work autonomously. toyota is looking at ways to train machines using human operators, whose movements are synchronised to theirs. the operator also wears a virtual reality headset to show them the robot's perspective. it's really strange. because i know there is someone on the other side of these eyes. it feels like this robot is looking at me. one of the most impressive things about thr—3 is it dexterity, and the control that it gives its operator when touching and i

crisis has erupted in sri lanka where the president has appointed his predecessor and former rival mahinda rajapa ksa as the new prime minister. but the coalition‘s leader ranil wickramasinghe insists that he is still prime minister and says he still commands a majority in parliament. the billionaire businessman sir philip green has told the bbc he'll lodge a formal complaint against the labour peer lord hain, who named him in parliament as the man facing allegations of sexual and racist harrassment. it comes after it was revealed lord hain is a paid adviser to the law firm representing the newspaper that wants to publish the allegations. lord hain says he was unaware the lawyers were involved in the case. sir philip green denies any wrongdoing. emma simpson has the latest. sir philip green, one of the country's most colourful tycoons, owner of a retail empire, never far from the headlines, and now he's embroiled in yet more controversy with allegations of sexual and racial harassment. his name was made public by former cabinet minister peter hain, using rules that stop those talking in parliamen

surprise move, president maithripala sirisena has appointed his predecessor and former rival mahinda rajapaedly sworn—in after the president's party said it was abandoning the governing the coalition. lebo diseko reports. back in power again, this time as prime minister. sri lanka's former president mahinda rajapaksa on the left, sworn in by the current president on the right. it is a development few people saw coming. mr rajapaksa was beaten by maithripala sirisena to the post of president three years ago. these two men have something of a complicated history. formerly allies turned rivals, now apparently friends once again. mr rajapaksa is a highly controversialfigure in sri lanka. his government crushed the tamil tigers in a brutal civil war that ended in 2009, and in which thousands of civilians were killed. there are many from the tamil community who still want answers about what happened to their loved ones. the country has been thrown into a constitutional crisis by mr rajapaksa's appointment. the man he replaces insists he is still prime minister and will challenge his dismissal in

demanding that parlimanet be recalled immediately after the appointment of the divisive ex—president, mahinda rajapaere were new political developments too, as yogita limaye explains from colombo. you have seen those pictures of tens of thousands of people coming out in the street, rallying in support of the ousted prime minister, ranil wickremesinghe. of course, you know, there were people supporting him, supporting his party — the united national party or the unp — but there were also a lot of civil society activists, people carrying palcards that said, "we don't support ranil wickremesinghe but we support democracy." that was happening on one hand in colombo. the other thing that we saw happen today is the first cabinet meeting of the new government headed by mahinda rajapaksa who was sworn in on friday. a few other ministers were sworn in yesterday. they are essentially trying to send out the message that, you know, "we are the new government, we are going to start work." also making news today: the mexican authorities have detained members of a second group of central american migrants who've c

crisis has erupted in sri lanka where the president has appointed his predecessor and former rival mahinda rajapa kse as the new prime minister. but the coalition‘s leader, ranil wickramasinghe insists that he is still prime minister and says he still commands a majority in parliament. now on bbc news, inside out. aged as young as eight, they travelled thousands of miles to the uk, all alone. i thought i was travelled thousands of miles to the uk, all alone. ithought i was going to die because i was very young, so my journey was very scary. from afghanistan to hear, we had just been sold from one person to the other and we ended up in the uk. the government is meant to ensure young asylu m government is meant to ensure young asylum seekers are cared for. but charities say there is a culture of disregard and disbelief of aiding the home office, and it is proving deadly. —— pervading. the home office, and it is proving deadly. -- pervading. in alex's case he was not believed about how old he was. he had been through a lot of very traumatic experiences and as a consequence of that he took his own li

has erupted in sri lanka, where the president has appointed his predecessor and former rival mahinda rajapa ksa as the new prime minister. but the coalition‘s leader insists that he is still prime minister and says he still commands a majority in parliament. now on bbc news, it's time for the week in parliament. hello and welcome to the week in parliament. the budget‘s on monday — here's some advice for the chancellor from a mother who wants to go back to work. that's effectively £2 a day. so unfortunately, i wasn't able to take the job because it just didn't work. work didn't pay for us. from the many on benefits to the few, well, one actually. the pm's still here. but does she have a route map? it now seems to be a period for further negotiation, not being sure of where we are going. does the prime minister know where we are going? but theresa may's not the first conservative prime minister with revolting mps on her hands. and where there is discord, the parliament choir brings harmony. one, two. yeah, it's late. one, two. first, as the chancellor's budget nears, philip hammond finds hims