. >>> hello, welcome to the newshour, i'm martine dennis in doha, these are the top stories. polls to choose its new president. pro-russian separatists threaten to disrupt the voting. >>> more protests against a coup in thailand, despite a warning from the military not to join the demonstrations. >>> calling for an end to the middle east conflict,

i'm martine dennis, and these are the main stories. >>> a triumphant arrival. crowds greet narendra modi after his landslide victory in the indian elections >>> planning a way to deal with boko haram >>> flooding acrass the balkans - some of the heaviest rains inundating serbia and hertzogena. >>> the president of bolivia, ava morales, signs with a specialist club. . >> the election in underia has been won in convincing fashion. narendra modi will be the new prime minister after his v.j.p. party swept into power by a landslide. he was greeted by jubilant supporters as he arrived in new delhi. he's to visit the sacred city in the next few days and will be formally sworn into office, and will choose the members of his government. we'll go live to new delhi and talk to our correspondent. now he's greeted some of his followers. he's going the hindu sacred spot. but he'll have to sit and confront the immense challenges before him. >> reporter: indeed. there are major challenges for him and india. one of the topics that's been mentioned, as we have been mingling with

i'm martine dennis, and these are the main stories. >>> a triumphant arrival.rowds greet narendra modi after his landslide victory in the indian elections >>> planning a way to deal with boko haram >>>

i'm martine dennis in doha. these are the top stories. >>> families mourn the victims of turkey's worst mining disaster as anger mounts over poor safety standards. >>> gaoled al jazeera journalist abdullah al-shami makes is plea to the egyptian government for his freedom. >>>

i'm martine dennis in doha, these are the top stories. >> we look after them very well, we provide them a good facility any. >> thailand's military rulers detain the former prime minister yingluck shinawatra, and other political figures. [ speaking foreign language ] >>> anti-coup protesters take to the streets of the capital bangkok. jacob zuma is sworn in as south africa's president for the second time. >>> and preparing for the pope. jordan welcomes pope francis on his first trip to the middle east. >> i'm wayne reporting from new zealand where a maori tribe is trying to find a use for one of its products. >>> breaking news coming from the somali capital mogadishu. latest reports suggest that there have been several explosions outside the parliament building in mogadishu. heavy gunfire has been reported. witnesses spoke of rebels appearing to launch an attack during a parliamentary session. now, we understand that al-shabab, the militant group, is behind the attack. let's speak to our correspondent who jones us on the line from -- joins us on the line from mogadishu. tell us what is

i'm martine dennis in doha. these are the top stories. >>> families mourn the victims of turkey's worst mining disaster as anger mounts over poor safety standards. >>> gaoled al jazeera journalist abdullah al-shami makes is plea to the egyptian government for his freedom. >>> china expresses concern over violence against its citizens in vietnam as riots spread against the country. >>> two candidates enter a second round of voting in the afghan presidential elections. >>> the art world turns it asia as it becomes an important player in the multibillion industry. >>> now, feelings of despair and heart break in turkey turned into anger and led to violence as the county struggles to deal with its deadliest mining disaster. families of some of the victims started to bury their relatives. 282 miners are confirmed dead, more believed to be buried deep in its coal pit that they were working in. furthermore, there has been protests across the country following the disaster in soma. riot place fired tear gas and water can

i'm martine dennis in doha. these are the top stories - a massive rescue operation to save hundreds of trapped minors following an explosion that killed 200 in turkey. >>> quitting, but lakhdar brahimi hints at an iranian plan to resolve the conflict in syria. >>> ten soldiers die during an

i'm martine dennis in doha. these are the top stories - a massive rescue operation to save hundreds of trapped minors following an explosion that killed 200 in turkey. >>> quitting, but lakhdar brahimi hints at an iranian plan to resolve the conflict in syria. >>> ten soldiers die during an attack on a military outpost in southern yemen as the government intense its offensive against al qaeda. >> i'm in monte carlo lacking at why the cannes film festival has the royal family here in monaco extremely angry. >>> first, a massive rescue operation is currently underway at a mine in turkey, where as many as 300 workers remain trapped underground. now, this is a live scene at the mine. this is in the western part of turkey. we are expecting prime minister recep tayyip erdogan to appear any moment. as soon as he does appear we'll go back there live. first of all, there's this report from our correspondent who is there, caroline malone. >> reporter: with each one of the dead or injured pulled out the extent of the accid

. >>> hello, welcome to the newshour, i'm martine dennis in doha, these are the top stories. ukraine goes to the polls to choose its new president. pro-russian separatists threaten to disrupt the voting. >>> more protests against a coup in thailand, despite a warning from the military not to join the demonstrations. >>> calling for an end to the middle east conflict, pope francis holds an open air mass in the occupied west bank city of bethlehem. plus... >> i'm andrew thomas in tasmania australia, on an experiment to chip and track bees. they hope to find out why bee numbers worldwide seem to be in terminal decline. >>> now polls opened across ukraine where 35 million are being asked to choose the next president. the interim government urged everyone to cast their ballot. pro-russian separatists threatened to block voters. we'll be live with hoda abdel-hamid who is close to donetsk. first, this report from nick schifrin, from the ukranian capital kiev. >> reporter: a record turn out is expected for a vote, deciding not just the state of ukraine, but the state of relations bet

i'm martine dennis in doha. these are the top stories.t least 30 are killed and dozens injured in an attack in china's north-west xinjiang region. breaking an opposition siege. syrian government forces reclaim aleppo's central gaol. >> translation: literally everything, our lives have been destroyed. >> lives washed away

i'm martine dennis in doha. these are the top stories. at least 30 are killed and dozens injured in an attack in china's north-west xinjiang region. breaking an opposition siege. syrian government forces reclaim aleppo's central gaol. >> translation: literally everything, our lives have been destroyed. >> lives washed away - serbia faces a billion dollar bill to repair flood damage. >>> and the crisis in ukraine is hitting the big screen at the cannes film festival. >>> but first, an attack on a busy market in china killed more than 30 people, and wounded 90 others. the chinese government is condemning what it calls a terrorist attack, the capital of xinjiang, an autonomous region where muslim separatists have been blamed for previous bombings. >> reporter: it's the worst act of violence in the troubled region of xinjiang in years. two s.u.v.s driven into a busy market as assailants threw explosives. they crashed head op, one vessel exploding. witnesses said there was at least 12 explosions. it's not known who was responsible, but violenc

i'm martine dennis in doha, these are the top stories. >> we look after them very well, we provide them a good facility any. >> thailand's military rulers detain the former prime minister yingluck shinawatra, and other political figures. [ speaking foreign language ] >>> anti-coup protesters take