abdurakhmon uzbeki was reportedly killed during a commando raid near mayadin in syria.e attack on a night club in istanbul in which at least 39 people died. the authorities in venezuela say at least 11 people died in violence and looting on thursday, making the night the bloodiest in three weeks of anti—government protests. the worst incident happened in caracas where ten people were killed during an attempt to loot a bakery. and those are the latest headlines on bbc news. now on bbc news, the week in parliament.

abdurakhmon uzbeki was reportedly killed during a commando raid near mayadin in syria.stanbul in which at least 39 people died. the us vice president mike pence has reiterated america's determination to curb north korea's nuclear ambitions. speaking in sydney after talks with australia's prime minister malcolm turnbull, he said pyongyang posed the biggest risk to the asia—pacific region. on day three of the election campaign trail, the prime minister and the chancellor have given theirfirst hints

abdurakhmon uzbeki was reportedly killed during a commando raid near mayadin, in syria. pentagon says al—uzbeki was involved in plotting the new year's eve attack on a nightclub in istanbul, in which at least 39 people died. the authorities in venezuela say at least 11 people died in violence and looting on thursday, making the night the bloodiest in three weeks of anti—government protests. the worst incident happened in caracas, where ten people were killed during an attempt to loot a bakery. now on bbc news, click. this week: how to stay at your phone and change the world. strawberries ina and change the world. strawberries in a massive box. and fancy working in an enormous train station? i don't know if you have noticed, but there seems to have been the lot of election talk of late. this week, click is taking a trip to paris, where this weekend, the french take to the polls in the first round of their presidential election. and, curiously, from a technology point of view, the way we vote seems if anything to be going backwards. in the last election, france did allow o

us ground troops have killed a leading member of the islamic state group in a commando raid near mayadin — the us vice president and australia's prime minister say they're determined to curb north korea's nuclear ambitions anti—government protests continue in venezuela — 11 people are killed in the latest violence and looting. and from takeaways to box sets — wills and kate take to the airwaves for some revealing regal radio.

abdurakhmon uzbeki was reportedly killed during a commando raid near mayadin in syria. pentagon says al—uzbeki was involved in plotting the new year's eve attack on a night club in istanbul in which at least 39 people died. the us vice president mike pence has reiterated america's determination to curb north korea's nuclear ambitions. speaking in sydney after talks with australia's prime minister malcolm turnbull, he said pyongyang posed the biggest risk to the asia—pacific region. on day three of the election campaign trail, the prime minister and the chancellor have given theirfirst hints about the conservative manifesto. theresa may says she'll keep the current level of spending on foreign aid, despite pressure from within her own party to cut it. but she would not commit to keep the so—called triple lock on pensions which guarantees they rise by inflation, average earnings, or 2.5% each year — whichever is highest. labour seized on the opportunity to say they would keep it. and the chancellor philip hammond has hinted that the conservatives will end the party's prom

abdul rahman al—uzbeki was reportedly targeted during a commando raid near mayadin in syria.n says al—uzbeki was involved in plotting the new year attack on a night club in istanbul — which killed at least 39 people. let's round—up some of the other main stories. at least 70 afghan soldiers have reportedly been killed in an attack on a military base outside the northern city of mazar—i—sharif. officials say taliban gunmen, disguised in afghan army uniforms, targeted soldiers as they were leaving friday prayers. at least ten taliban militants were killed in the fighting, which lasted several hours. emergency services in south africa say at least 19 children were killed when their minibus collided with a truck. the accident happened near the capital, pretoria. it's not yet clear what caused the crash, and officials fear the death toll could rise. prison authorities in the us state of arkansas have carried out their first execution of an inmate in more than a decade. the death, by lethal injection, of ledell lee is the first of several imminent executions planned by the state au

abdurakhmon uzbeki was reportedly killed during a commando raid near mayadin in syria.tagon says al—uzbeki was involved in plotting the new years eve attack on a night club in istanbul in which at least 39 people died. the authorities in venezuela say at least 11 people died in violence and looting on thursday, making the night the bloodiest in three weeks of anti—government protests. the worst incident happened in caracas where ten people were killed during an attempt to loot a bakery. and those are the latest headlines on bbc news. now on bbc news, the week in parliament. hello there, and welcome to the week in parliament, when theresa may went public with the best kept secret in westminster. i have just chaired a meeting of the cabinet where we agreed that the government should call a general election, to be held on the 8th ofjune. opposition parties say they welcome the fight, but... this is the prime minister who promised there wouldn't be one. a prime minister who cannot be trusted. meanwhile in holyrood, the snp and the conservatives square up over scotland's fut

abdurakhmon uzbeki was reportedly killed during a commando raid on the ground near mayadin in syria. the new years eve attack on a night club in istanbul, in which at least 30 nine people died. our correspondent laura bicker is in washington and has the latest on the raid. the pentagon has made the unusual move of telling us that it was a ground attack. it is worth mentioning that most attacks of this kind are carried out by drones, carrying hellfire missiles. but on this occasion special forces were on the ground to target and eliminate al—uzbeki. so it's a far more risky operation that the pentagon has organised this time, but they will have hope to have garnered more intelligence when it comes to this kind of operation, because when it comes to a ground attack certainly that's one of the advantages. also a hellfire missiles can totally destroy things like computer systems, anything they can gather to try to perhaps carry out further missions to destroy the so—called islamic state group. how much more do we know about al—uzbeki himself? well, the us says he was responsible for help

killed in a commando raid abdurakhmon uzbeki was reportedly killed during the ground assault near mayadindent in washington, gary o'donoghue, has more details. the attack took place on the 6th of april. i think the reason foreign the gap is that they try to gather as much intelligence as they could in order to get the man they thought they had got. that was probably the reason for the delay. it was a ground operation, in other words the us spent a lot of time hitting people in syria and iraq, individuals through drone strikes and hellfire missiles fired from drones, much more rare is using commandos on the ground. and we'll have more later. as hacking becomes a bigger and bigger problem , signs emerge of how young the hackers are. in britain the average age is 17. the bodies of the dead still inside. i never thought they would go through with it. some places have already had nearly as much rain as they normally expect in an entire year. for millions of americans, the death of richard nixon has meant conflicting emotions, a national day of mourning next wednesday, sitting somehow uneasily

abdul rahman al—uzbeki was reportedly targeted during a commando raid near mayadin in syria.attack on a night club in istanbul which killed at least 39 people. this is bbc news. the headlines — officials in paris say the gunman who shot dead a french policeman was a convicted criminal. theresa may has ruled out cuts to the uk foreign aid budget if she wins the election but doubts have been cast on other existing conservative pledges. the world is watching to see if france becomes the next major country to challenge liberal values and the political establishment, when it goes to the polls on sunday. the fatal assault on a policeman by a paris gunman has only heightened the uncertain atmosphere. the bbc‘s karin giannone has been examining how the french presidential election system works. the next resident of the building behind me, the elysee palace, will behind me, the elysee palace, will be one of the most powerful people in the world. as leader of one of its largest economies, country where the state still plays a huge role and the presidency itself is extremely powerful, m