and there are up to three suspect is, according to the malaysian police chief, who are hold up malaysiand up in that embassy behind me. so what could be next with this diplomatic dispute between pyongyang and kuala lumpur? how will this eventually play out? what our political analysts telling you ? well, that's right. we have already heard from united nations essentially calling for calm. we know that this violates all sorts of diplomatic relations, it is against article 13 of the un declaration of human rights, which malaysia has signed, north korea hasn't. it is also violating the vienna convention on diplomatic relations. but what we have also seen as quite a furious reaction from malaysians here. if i ta ke reaction from malaysians here. if i take a look at some of the newspapers, the pages and the front headlines, you can see trapped in pyongyang from the malaysian style. you also see the new straits times with a picture of the prime minister basically convening an emergency national security council meeting when he got back from jakarta just yesterday —— malaysian star. saying safe

the malaysian police chief said there we re malaysian police chief said there were two, maybe three,rth korean embassy in kuala lumpur that we want to talk to about that murder. whether they are suspects or witnesses, they want to talk to them. that prompted the authorities in pyongyang the sake, 0k, authorities in pyongyang the sake, ok, you have people here and they cannot leave either. the malaysian police chief has said we are just going to wait for them. we know they in the embassy and we will wait for a long as long as it takes. as you say, you quote the malaysian prime minister saying that is in effect taking hostages. i gather there are 11 taking hostages. i gather there are ii malaysians in gunn yang and one imagines that they are all diplomats so imagines that they are all diplomats so what is basically happening is pyongyang is saying your diplomats are stuck here while our diplomats are stuck here while our diplomats are stuck here while our diplomats are stuck there. that is according to the malaysians not the way diplomatic treatment is normal or acceptable. abhorrent a

assistant to the malaysians ambassador in pyongyang here, saying please release my sister.aysians stuck there, but there in mind they said there, but there in mind they said there are around 1000 north korean is in malaysia stuck here and unable to leave. sharanjit leyl outside the north korean embassy in kuala lumpar, thanks for the update. let's take a look at some of the day's other news. the central intelligence agency in the united states has accused wikileaks of endangering americans by publishing what the website says are top—secret hacking tools used by the agency. the cia did not confirm the authenticity of the documents but it said the american public should be deeply troubled by such disclosures. the white house spokesman, sean spicer, also accused wikileaks of threatening national security. i think he is very concerned about the allegations that are out there in terms of what may or may not happen. it is an allegation, it is something we're not going to confirm at this time, but as you can imagine from the president's previous comments, he is extremely concerned

essentially saying the safety of malaysians are priority.n trying to ensure the safety of the 11 known malaysians who are in north korea. the papers say that of course they can't doubt for any others who might be there on business or pleasure. finally, the sun, which is saying that, held hostage. so a lot of dramatic headlines and reaction on social media. a lot of malaysians are furious, saying preventing free movement of citizens in north korea is tantamount to war. thanks very much for updating us, from outside the north korean embassy in kuala lumpur. some of the other developments today. the us has sought to reassure china that its deployment of a missile defence system in south korea isn't a threat to beijing. china strongly opposes the deployment of the system and says it will take measures to defend its security, but the us state department spokesman said the deployment was designed to prevent an attack from north korea. we've been very clear in our conversations with china that this is not meant to be a threat and is not a threat to

it wasn't allowing these nine malaysian is to leave.ried on in that time. during that time there have been at least two north korean seu are wanted by the police in connection with the killing of tim delmer kimjong—nam who was inside the north korean embassy we believe while the north korean and malaysians have been seeking him, so north korean haven't been able to leave either. the deal has been done. north korea has got what it wanted. it wanted its own citizens to be able to leave. that seems to be the deal that has been done. prime minister najib has not refer to a ny done. prime minister najib has not refer to any north korean is being held back which means that in effect they no longer have the option of trying to find out who actually organised this extraordinary operation to kill kim jong—nam organised this extraordinary operation to kill kimjong—nam in kuala lumpur airport. the body of kimjong—nam, the kuala lumpur airport. the body of kim jong—nam, the north kuala lumpur airport. the body of kimjong—nam, the north koreans wa n

in exchange, nine malaysians freed by north korea have arrived home.sed rocket back into space. in every space programme rockets have only been used once before being discarded. that's all from me now. stay with bbc news. and the top story here in the uk: five members of the same family have died in a helicopter crash in north wales. the privately—owned aircraft went missing as it was flying from luton to dublin.

malaysian police say that she and another woman wiped kim jong—nam's face with a deadly chemical.was taking part in a tv prank and the liquid was baby oil. like thousands of indonesians, siti aisyah was an illegal worker, going in and out of malaysia for years. migrant rights workers said made her vulnerable. translation: we strongly believe she is a victim. it is very similar to what has happened to many other migrants before her, who have been used by drug syndicates. they are caught and viewed as criminals, but they really are victims. she is concerned that siti aisyah will not get a fair trial. indonesian officials are watching the legal process carefully. we expect and we hope that she will be given a fair trial. we understand that the law should be... that she should be proven guilty, and she's innocent until proven guilty. siti aisyah finished her education here, at this primary school down the road from her house. like millions of women unable to find work closer to home, she went overseas. now her migrant dream has turned into a nightmare. rebecca henschke, bbc news, west

that has promoted the malaysian police to seal off the north korean embassy.th korea's foreign embassy dance malaysians from leaving, making them hostage in the reclusive state. the malaysian prime minister is ordering a similar ban to block north korean citizens there. the new version of donald trump's travel ban has now been released with much less chaos than the last one. this version is a scaled-back order that band's new visas for people from six muslim majority countries instead of seven, with iraq now off the list. critics say the new narrower version is more palatable but still dangerous. immigrants are under attack. what do we do? >> stand up. >> when refugees are under attack, what do we do? protesters gathered to tell president trump that the modified version of his travel ban won't stand up in court. >> mr. trump, you let the cat out of the bag long ago and cloak yourway to naked, ugly, and discriminatory a intent. and guess what, president trump? muslim band 2.0 is still unconstitutional and still illegal. reporter: activist plan on challenging th

they were among 11 malaysians stuck in the country because of the travel ban. the malaysian prime minister says the un officials arrived in beijing thursday. he says the other malaysians are safe. they are embassy staff and their family members. on tuesday north koreans banned them from leaving the country. they said it will stay in effect until the killing of their citizen is solved in a just manner. kim jong nam was attacked at the airport last month and died. malaysia is demanding they hand over four north korean suspects. they also want to question three nationals including an embassy staff member. but they haven't been cooperative calling the investigation politically motivated. while the spotlight is still on north korea for its suspected role in the killing of its leaders half brother the fall out continues. now the netherlands has been drawn in. a group posted a video online reported to be of kim jong nam's son has thanked the dutch ambassador for his help. >> we know about the reports. we have seen the video and statements that were made. >> this man i

the malaysian government says it hopes to resolve the situation through dialogue. kim jong-nam was attacked last month at kuala lumpur international airport. he died on the way to a hospital. officials say he was poisoned with a nerve agent. malaysia has not directly blamed north korea but is investigating links to the country. pyongyang said the ban would be in place until the incident in malaysia was resolved in a fair manner. malaysia and north korea have enjoyed friendly relations for more than 40 years granting visa tr free travel. that's all changed. they say the spy agency took advantage of that by engaging in activities that violated u.n. sanctions. >> reporter: build iing is linked to north korea's spy agency. it's now empty. we tracked down one man who knows about the firm. mustapha is a director of one of its affiliate companies. he is also a staff member of the main governing party. >> i was introduced by a party, >> i was introduce d by a party, if i may recall, from north korean embassy. we decided to form a company. >> reporter: the firm in question

largely, apparently, according to the malaysian press, of information which came from japan.d to visit japan in 2001 to go to disneyland that, on a false passport, and was caught at it. and from that moment he fell out of favour in the north and lived in exile, presumably under chinese protection. the japanese authorities, apparently, have given information, may mainly fingerprint information, may mainly fingerprint information, but certainly information, but certainly information about the moles on his face, for example. but what the malaysian authorities don't seem to have yet is watertight dna evidence from the family. and that is presumably because the family is in hiding. also making news today: the un's special rapporteur on human rights in myanmar has called for an urgent investigation into abuses against rohingya muslims. yanghee lee addressed the un human rights council in geneva today. earlier this month she released a report based on a 12—day trip to myanmar that detailed horrific claims of murder, rape and abuse. myanmar has rejected the allegations. a russian blo

of the malaysian prime minister, he described it as "holding the malaysian citizens hostage in northreans leaving the country. i suppose they would hope there is a chance they might intercept those they are looking for. the seven they believe are linked to the killing. at least four are believed to have left the country right after king jong—nam was killed but three may still be in malaysia. but what might be interesting now is although both countries say they want to solve this in an amicable way, if they are able to detain the people they want, and take them into custody, what will north korea do then? i think malaise why are nervous about the fate of its 11 citizens. malaysiap intends to fully investigate the killing of king jong—nam. the north koreans apparently doing everything possible to stop them. a conservative backbencher is attempting to reverse government plans to end a scheme under which unaccompanied migrant children who don't have relatives in the uk are given refuge here. last month the government announced that it was limiting the so—called dubs scheme to 350 childre

safety of the 11 known malaysians who are in north korea.ey can't vouch for any others who might be there on business or pleasure. finally we've got the sun which is saying that... held hostage. so a lot of dramatic headlines. 0f hostage. so a lot of dramatic headlines. of course we've also got a lot of reaction on social media. a lot of malaysians are furious, saying preventing free movement of their citizens in north korea is tantamount to war. in other news: the british government has suffered a second defeat in parliament over its legislation to trigger the process of britain leaving the european union. the house of lords voted by a majority of more than 100 to get a legal commitment that parliament will have a meaningful vote on the deal britain negotiates when it leaves the eu. but, as our political editor laura kuennsberg explains, the amendment cannot block the bill to invoke article fifty of the lisbon treaty, the mechanism for leaving the eu. the big picture, this is not going to delay breakfast on stop it. —— brexit. remember, the

a lot of malaysians are furious.nting the free movement of their citizens in north korea is tantamount to war. a rhino has been shot dead by poachers at a zoo in france, in what is believed to be the first such incident in europe. keepers found vince, a four—year—old white rhino, in his enclosure on tuesday morning. one of his horns had been hacked off with a chainsaw. 0ur paris correspondent lucy williamson reports. this is where poachers came looking for their latest kill, a safari park west of paris. their victim, this four—year—old rhino called vince. they shot him three times, before cutting off his horn with a chainsaw. park staff say the attackers broke through two fences and a wall to reach the rhinos. it is thought to be the first time poachers have targeted live animals in a european zoo. it's horrific that vince, our rhino, was shot. we've got this notion that here they're protected from poaching, and that poaching happens far away, in their natural habitat, and here they're safe. and poaching has come her

safety of the 11 known malaysians who are in north korea. any others who might be there on business or pleasure. finally we've got the sun, as well, which is saying that... ‘held hostage‘. so, a lot of dramatic headlines. of course we‘ve also got a lot of reaction on social media. a lot of malaysians are furious, saying that preventing the free movement of their citizens in north korea is tantamount to war. i should just say that the cordon has been removed. but there are still police officers outside. there is once again a pitched battle over health care in washington. repealing and replacing 0bamacare, the affordable care act, was a key republican election pledge and a new bill is now on the table. but it is notjust democrats who‘re opposed. some conservative republicans argue it doesn‘t go far enough. they‘re calling it 0bamacare lite. president trump is expressing full confidence in the new plan. it follows the guidelines i laid out in my congressional address. a plan that will lower costs, expand choices, increase competition, and ensur

sitting here thinking malaysian -- when the plane went down in the pacific weeks, we got nd all these experts telling us happened. mean, every -- most of the services e had news had ex-airline pilots and stuff like that. cnn had this richard what he knew exactly happened. so i did some research on him. was a pilot, all right, but a cessna f little old airplane, he office television trying to tell us he was an happened to that malaysian plane and people still what happened to it. i just -- i am leery when i see say, i'm an expert. and : that's a fair point one of the problems with having so much time, having a 24/7 news cycle is they have to fill that time. they do. justified cism is because to this day, i mean, the malaysian jetliner is a great case stud newhy people shouldn't and just go ion with whatever wild theory pops out of their head. the problem is that the viewers are tuning in and the and people want to hear about it and they want people to speculate on it. prediction, that, you know, as you point out, we still don't know what happened, to fill that time and not thing, to e

the malaysian prime minister called the diplomat‘s words "undiplomatic".lowing days as malaysia recalled its ambassador from pyongyang and revoked a visa—free travel arrangement with north korea. but after the ambassador failed to apologise to authorities and did not turn up a meeting on saturday, that was the last straw. the foreign minister released a statement declaring him a persona non grata, barred from entering the country. with this deterioration in relations, north korea could find itself increasingly shut out from dialogue with even formerly friendly nations. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: cycling on ice — it's not normally a good idea, but "ice biking" is becoming a booming sport all over the world. first the plates slipped gently off the restaurant tables. then suddenly the tables, the chairs and people crashed sideways and downwards and it was a matter of seconds before the ferry lurched onto her side. the hydrogen bomb on a remote pacific atoll. the americans had successfully tested a weapon whose explosive force dwarfed that of the

the malaysian prime minister called the diplomat‘s words "undiplomatically rude". following days as malaysia recalled its ambassador from pyongyang and revoked a visa—free travel arrangement with north korea. but after the ambassador failed to apologise to authorities and did not turn up a meeting on saturday, that was the last straw. the foreign minister released a statement declaring him a persona non grata, barred from entering the country. with this deterioration in relations, north korea could find itself increasingly shut out from dialogue with even formerly friendly nations. sinn fein are celebrating their best ever showing in elections to the northern ireland assembly. with all votes are counted, they won 27 seats, just one behind the pro— british democratic unionists. gerry adam described it as a watershed election. both parties now have three weeks to try and agree to a new power—sharing parliament. the polish government has confirmed it will not back the current eu president for a second term. the countries foreign secretary said that somebody us would b

malaysian police tried to question them. he arrived in the chinese capital beijing and were es supreme courted to the north crane embassy. the japanese government has listed an evacuation order for parts of kushima prefecture. the order was lifted on friday for some areas in kawamata and two other cities. however, the 0rd will remain in effect for no-entry zones and the area where the damaged nuclear facility is located. >> translator: the removal of the evacuation order marks a new beginning towards reconstruction. >> that's an area subject to evacuation order have declined since imposed. the government is trying to let people continue their lives. plans to restore gas, electricity encourage job creation by attracting companies to those areas. in business news, the u.s. president may be disappointed that he wasn't able to perform health care but he's probably happy to see the latest data. >> reporter: we're raerg from u.s. commerce department officials revising upward gross domestic product from an annual spanks of 2.1% to

a source close to the malaysian investigation told nhk on friday that she said she smeared oil on the face of unknown persons three times at the international airport on january 21st. two north koreans were also there. the source said that they had never met before the plot. that indicates the north korean suspects were preparing to split into two groups. so far malaysian authorities have concern that three north korean suspects fled to indonesia shortly after the killing. and the cambodian official told nhk that the fourth suspect flew to phnom penh on the day of the murder. malaysian police chief said on thursday that interpol has issued a red notice which is a request to locate and detain a person pending extradition for the four north korean suspects, but the investigation has hit a wall since the four suspects are believed to have already made their way back to pyongyang and the north is not a member of interpol. >>> spring is just around the corner in pakistan, and farmers are rolling up their sleeves for work. another seasonal tradition involves racing bulls. nhk world reports.

the reports also said both sides agree that three north koreans under malaysian police investigationill be allowed to return to their home country. two of their names were on a passenger list for a flight from kuala lumpur to beijing on monday, but they didn't board the plane. >>> japan has provided two training aircraft to the philippines to help the country boost its patrol capability. the aircraft were delivered on monday. they're part of a deal reached by the two countries last year to lease five of the planes. their range is double the philippines military aircraft. the country plans to maximize their capability in patrolling surrounding waters. trirchlts as we face many security-related issues, including that of the south china sea, our cooperation with the philippines on regional security and stability is now even more significant. >> one of the issues is increased chinese activity there. japan hopes it can also boost the philippines' capabilities through the lease and training of pilots. the planes are the first to be leased abroad by japan. >>> the leading candidate from sou

the bbc‘s sharanjit leyl is in the malaysian capital.ity and media presence remains. the prime minister of malaysia is striking a somewhat more conciliatory tone with the north koreans, despite the diplomatic tensions that have arisen since the death of kim jong—nam half brother of north korea's lead. he says that the magic relations will remain. he is also faced with the prospect of trying to seek the release of the ii malaysians who remain in pyongyang, unable to leave. north korea has also come under scrutiny at the united nations in new york, where china, its closest ally, is saying that no action should be taken against it until the investigation into kim jong—nam's death is complete. the malaysian authorities have a number of north korean suspects for —— suspect they think are behind it, three of whom are possibly taking refuge behind the walls of this embassy. 0f refuge behind the walls of this embassy. of course the plot thickens but in the meantime citizens on both sides remain stranded, caught in a diplomatic crossfire, unable

the 42—year—old died after the pair allegedly smeared a deadly chemical over his face at a malaysian they were taking part in a prank. 0ur south korea correspondent steve evans is in seoul and joins me now. do we know who were represent them and what the process will be, or when they will enter a plea? we do not. we certainly do not know who will represent them. this hearing today was a very formal hearing. the presentation of charges at a lower court. the matter will be referred up court. the matter will be referred up to court. the matter will be referred uptoa court. the matter will be referred up to a more senior court for trial. today, it was a matter of identification of the two accused women and also the charge being read to them, that they killed the north korean man in the departure error of kuala lumpur or airport on debris to i3. kuala lumpur or airport on debris to 13. -- kuala lumpur or airport on debris to i3. —— on february 13. the ladies said in english that they understood the charge but that they did not do it. the theory that they were duped in some way to take par

the malaysian prime minister called the diplomat‘s words "undiplomatic". following days as malaysia recalled its ambassador from pyongyang and revoked a visa—free travel arrangement with north korea. but after the ambassador failed to apologise to authorities and did not turn up a meeting on saturday, that was the last straw. the foreign minister released a statement declaring him a persona non grata, barred from entering the country. with this deterioration in relations, north korea could find itself increasingly shut out from dialogue with even formerly friendly nations. the in the south african township of khayelitsha, close to cape town, one local psychology graduate has started taking the fight against mental illness to the streets — in a brightly coloured van. andreas mphunga believes that too many young people have undiagnosed mental issues and lack access to counselling. he's trying to put that right and help to raise awareness of the problem. you kids, at young as eight, nine. they grow up seeing terrible stuff, somebody being mugged, somebody bea

malaysian authorities have not said why they want to question the airline employee.ice do believe the suspect is still in malayasia. a maryland woman, beaten and held for a year in africa is now back home with her family this morning. fanta jawara was arrested last spring while visiting family in her native gambia. two days before coming home she was arrested outside an anti- government rally she says she had nothing to do with. jawara was convicted and sentenced to three years in jail. she was released after the long- time gambian leader gave up power. she returned to dulles yesterday.... and we were there for the emotional reunion. fanta was held in the infamous mile- two prison. it's where prisoners are known to have been forced to sleep on hard concrete and live off a diet of cornmeal mixed with dirt. it's 5: and time for a check on weather. - unseasonably cool through the weekend bring in your plants next few nights - windy today and tomorrow - 60s return next week under a severe drought today: mostly sunny to partly cloudy. flurries possible. highs: 39-43 winds

the malaysian to have been outraged when these nine malaysian nationals who were inside north korea wereck. it has never accepted or recognised that the body is indeed kimjong—nam, the recognised that the body is indeed kim jong—nam, the half recognised that the body is indeed kimjong—nam, the half brother of the north korean leader. it also refused to hand over its own nationals in malaysia who wanted in connection with the killing. at least two of them are thought to be inside the north korean embassy. those nine malaysian is have already left, they are in the air and left about two hours ago, they are very relieved about that. he says the body can go and a letter has been provided by kim jong—nam's family. we don't know who that would be, because his son is in hiding fearing for his life. they also say that all north koreans are free to leave, and a van has been seen leaving the north korean embassy. there are at least three north koreans wanted in connection with the killing, and they will be allowed to leave. the malaysian and insisted the investigation into this extraordinary killi

firstly, it gives the malaysian project update financial boost.an needs the funds, having grappled with weaker oil prices. two national oil companies will work together to develop and operate in all refining hub and -- a l refining hub and the company sits on the border of the oil refinery center which has previously been the hub for asia. every firm to the malaysian prime minister's twitter you will see a selfie he took with the saudi king. he tweeted how close their friendship really is. saudi arabia, as you know, is the world's biggest oil exporter. and saudi aramco will extend his long-standing strategy of locking in demand for its crude. it made the same moves and the u.s. and japan and south korea. has to especially with the u.s. shale producer challenging its standings. there is also competition from russia, not to mention from the rest of the opec members. in short, this deal benefits both sides. both need a boost. a pretty symbiotic relationship. of that calling that selfies diplomacy. in the spotlight recently thatse of -- one mdb, scand

it's estimated there are 11 malaysians in north korea. and up to a thousand north korea. speaking to michael bristow to get his analysis on whether this is legal from either country? it's perhaps not legal but who's to stop north korea? over perhaps not legal but who's to stop north korea ? over the perhaps not legal but who's to stop north korea? over the years it's done things to contravene nuclear sanctions, missile tests and launches, its got away from them. it might not be legal, but it might not matter. north korea wants to put pressure on malaysia, conducting an investigation into the death of the half brother of the north korean leader, who was killed, kuala lumpur airport in the middle of february by airport in the middle of february by a nerve agent wiped on his face by two women. north korea wants pressure on that investigation. it's not happy with how malaysia is doing it. by holding malaysian citizens effectively hostage in north korea, it is putting that pressure on malaysia. what would it like to be different about the investigation? what's the outcome it w

pyongyang says for now, malaysians are banned from leaving the country. that has prompted malaysia to do the same. the countries have been add at odds over the killing of kim jong nam. they say it will stay in place until the killing of the north korean man is resolved in a just manner. an embassy official says there are 11 malaysians in the north. either diplomats or family members. the ban has turned his citizens into hostages, he sayays and disregards international law. he instructed police to keep north korean citizens from leaving malaysia. they sealed off the embassy to determine the number inside. mohammad nissan mohammad had already been recalled. eorth's king cho left o on monday. kim jgg nam was attackedd at kuala lulumpur airport with an objection to e toxic nerve agent. so far, pyongyang has not allowed the questioning of an embassy official or airline employe employee >>> top officials in the u.s. and japan are getting ready to discuss economic issues head to head. je gene otani tells us more about that. >> seiko plans to meet with wilbur los

he died of a seizure on the way to the hospital from the malaysian airport figure 13 after the womenoused hisis fae withth the chemical l as he was waiting to board a fghght at kuala a lumpur internanational airport. the ununited nationsns has bannx as a weapon n of mass distracti. althouough the country's believd to have stockpiled otother nerve agents. christine, the significance of this, now, you know they are saying they're looking for a number of north korean agents who might have provided the vx to the women. what is the significance? >> i think there are many more questions than answers. if i may outline a few of them, did south korean media know about this before the malaysian authorities? if it was the nerve gas agent, why did it take the malaysian authorities to basically sanitize the airport two weeks later? tsipris i said ththey don't t tk it is the nerveve agent. why would d north korea, which, obviously, all roads are leading to north korea, whwhy would they do thihis in a placece that has basisically closed circuit tvs d would lead it to be nortrth kora as t the culpri

detained over the killing of the half brother of the north's leader has left the country this after malaysian police leased him due to a lack of evidence. ri jong chol boarded a flight to beijing friday evening. he was the only north korean national taken into custody in connection with the murder of kim jong-nam. there was a media frenzy when ri arrived at the airport in beijing. he was accompanied by north korean officials. his final destination is believed to be pyongyang. malaysian police have obtained a warrant for an employee of north korea's state-owned airlines but they know it may be difficult to detain the man. officials want to question the air koryo worker. they also want to speak with a second secretary at the north korean embassy in kuala lumpur. both men appear in security video taken at the airport on the day of the killing. but they are refusing to cooperate with the probe. malaysia's deputy prime minister implied that the airline staffer is at the embassy. he said that as long as a person is on the premises of an embassy, officials must follow diplomatic procedures. he is pr

the malaysian sense of trade is ripening at the moment.so expect to the overall malaysian current account balance to improve this year, and that would reflect the past in terms of the pickup in export prices from malaysia, which is reflecting that strong commodity price story. after value metrics, you have a closer to the 2410 level. that is closer where it sits from a valuation perspective. the critical issue is what happens with capital outflows. we have seen outflows from the .alaysian fixed income market if inflows start to slow down in 2017, it will producing more rigid strength. we have moderate strength right now, and we will add if we move 4:15 -- 4.15 dollars-rain get. -- dollar-ringgit. we have to see how china is dealing with multi-policy challenges right now. last year we have china quite successful taking the economy, but that was at some cost in terms of creating more debt in the system. if china has to take a bit of a hard-line cap in terms of trying to ring leverage ratio down, etc., that could be seen as a slightly negativ

now, this comes following the murder of kim jong-un's half brother at a malaysian airport. pyongyang is furious they've name ed seven north korean suspects. >>> stunning figures on the effects of the environment on children. the world health organization says the deaths of 1.7 million children under the age of five each year can be blamed on a lack of clean air and water. the organization says one quarter of those deaths could be prevented by reducing environmental risk. >>> and the man of steel is back in his familiar spot on hollywood boulevard. >> christopher dennis, he was back on hollywood boulevard. he's dressed as superman for over two decades. he was beaten last year. he says friends and the desire to see his fans got him through some tough times. >> i'm glad to be back, because this is something i started 25 years ago. out here, and helping people. >> one of his biggest supporters is another superhero. he is known to the fans as marvel character wolverine. he has superman's back. >> it's great to have superman back here. we've had someone pop up in a cheesy hallowe

tuesday pyongyang banned malaysians from entering the country. malaysia responded in kind. they've also booted out each other's diplomatic representatives. however, malaysia's prime minister says he has no plan to sever diplomatic ties with north korea. he says a communication channel is necessary to determine what the north is demanding. >> we are of very few countries who have been very fair to north korea, really quite friendly to them. so we didn't pick a quarrel with north korea. it was never our intention. >> kim jong-nam was attacked at kuala lumpur international airport last month and died. malaysia is demanding pyongyang hand over four north korean suspects. it also wants to question three north korean nationals, including an embassy staff member. pyongyang hasn't been cooperative, calling the investigation unfair. >>> a man claiming to be kim's son has spoken out online in a video posted online. if true, he's the first family member to do so. he hasn't revealed his location, and it's unclear when it was filmed. parts of it have been blacked out. >> my name is kim

north korea announced no malaysian citizens can leave the country.untry. all of this has to do with the continuing spat over the murder of kim jong-nam. the half brother of kim jong-un. malaysian police want to speak to three citizens in connection with the investigation. they believe the men are holed up inside the north korean embassy in kuala lumpur. police are saying they have all the time in the world. they have sealed off the embassy and wait for years, they say, for the men to come out. dave. >> always a question of holding north korea accountable. thank you, alex. >>> 56 minutes past the hour. a check on cnn money. stocks are barely moving. the dow fell 50 points. snap tanked 12% yesterday. ending the day below the opening day price of $24. now when it did ipo, it soared 4% above the price. now it is below the $24 mark. critics are concerned about snap and the users and hype. it is struggling to turn reach knew in revenue into profit. >>> top executives quick to speak out. lyft's founder says the company stands against the order. the founders

north korea retaliated by saying the 11 malaysians in jonny allan korea retaliated by saying the 11 malaysiansthe death of george michael saying he'd died of natural causes. by dated cardiomyopathy with a fatty liver, thatis cardiomyopathy with a fatty liver, that is the senior coroner for 0xfordshire who has been looking at the death of george michael. he died of natural causes on christmas day, found dead at his home in goring on thames in 0xfordshire and the death has obviously been looked up either senior coroner for 0xfordshire after an initial postmortem proved inconclusive. more tests were carried out and we are now hearing from the senior coroner for 0xfordshire that george michael died of violated cardiomyopathy with a fatty liver. when you think of reducing air pollution, you probably think of electric cars and energy efficient light bulbs, but academics at birmingham university believe pigeons are the answer. city flocks is a new project which sends pigeons — with sensors strapped to their backs — off into the sky to record more accurate pollution forecasts. graham satchell went to

she's the malaysian singer—songwriter who's made it big in america.st, the plates slipped gently off the restaurant tables. then suddenly the tables, the chairs and people crashed sideways and downwards and it was a matter of seconds as the ferry lurched onto her side. the hydrogen bomb on a remote pacific atoll. the americans had successfully tested a weapon whose explosive force dwarfed that of the bomb dropped on hiroshima. i had heard the news earlier and so my heart went bang and bang. the constitutional rights of these marchers have their rights as citizens of the united states and they should be protected even in the right to test them out so they don't get their heads broken and are sent to hospital. this religious controversy, i know you don't want to say too much about it, but does it worry you it's going to boil up when you get to the stage? well, it worries me, yeah. i hope everything will be all right at the end of the day. this is newsday on the bbc. welcome back. i'm rico hizon in singapore. our top stories: north korea has test—fired f

she's the malaysian singer—songwriter who's made it big in america.tells us why fame does not mean compromising on your identity. this is bbc world news. its newsday. it's 8am in singapore, and 7pm in washington dc, where the former director of us national intelligence has denied there was any wire—tapping of donald trump's phones during last year's election campaign. it comes after explosive allegations made by the president on social media. the white house has now asked congress to investigate if phones in trump tower were tapped — but offered no evidence to back up the claims. our north america correspondent nick bryant reports from new york. on the sunday political talk shows this morning, one main topic of discussion... claiming the trump campaign was wire—tapped by president obama. in his extraordinary twitter tirade, donald trump accused his predecessor barack obama of being a sick and bad guy who ordered wire taps at trump tower in a watergate—style conspiracy. and this morning the white house issued a statement asking that as part of their in