ah, i melissa chan. thanks for joining us. search operations continue in the indian state of googe iraq, where a bridge collapse killed at least a 132 people. the suspension bridge was 1st built in the 19th century, but had recently undergone a refurbishment opening just days earlier. boats have been scouring the area to locate any additional victims. eye witnesses say many of those who fell into the river were children. crowds had packed the foot bridge, celebrating the holidays of the devali and the rock goudrow t. u year he w. south asia bureau chief america cima, has more about the many questions being asked, how this disaster could happen, and who is responsible? how could a bridge which had gone through months of renovations or be opened and collapse within just days of reopening? now they are obviously lot of theories to that. people are also asking themselves, why were so many people allowed on a bridge? about 500 people are meant to have been on the bridge when it collapsed. now, a special tribu

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ah, i melissa chan, thanks for joining us. japan's governing political party faces questions about it's linked to a religious group known as the unification church. the assassin of former prime minister, sions, obey had blamed the church for bankrupting his family and had said it was the reason behind the attack. and since abe's murder, as scrutiny has grown, the public has learned that as much as half of the liberal democratic parties lawmakers have had some kind of contact with this church under pressure, prime minister for me. ok, shita has pledged action that i might. and oh, that's all you gotta pay for. the shita just informed me that he wants me to proceed with the investigation. the unification church under the religious corporations act, vocal control. so some okay, i should, he thought, oh, i told him that i will start working now. so you got my stand on my credit though. i work hard to make sure that we enforce the act that might be joining us as a journalist, frank smith in so frank, this church has its origins in south korea before migrating to japan. tell us a bit about th

ah, i melissa chan, thanks for joining us. a protest in the u. k. against chinese liter sheeting ping and the communist party has spun into a high level diplomatic route. people outside the chinese consulate in manchester, many of them from hong kong, were accosted by chinese officials beaten, and in one case dragged into the grounds of the consulate. ah, around 40 people, including hong kong, exiles and britain, were protesting outside the consulate in manchester. the demo was aim to coincide with the communist parties twice a decade. congress in beijing at which he camping is set to secure an unprecedented 3rd leadership term. things escalated quickly for to chose a man in a bray, apparently consul general jung, show you an approach the protest and kicked down a pro democracy sign. does a flurry of movement and scuffles at the consulate gates. oh, the police arrive and tried to break up the ruckus. i don't we see a protester on the ground inside the consulate being kicked and punched by a group of men. oh, he's then broad eyed by british police

ah, i melissa chan, thanks for joining us. fancy yachts are common in hong kong, but once super yacht bobbing in the waters there has raised eyebrows. the vessel is believed to be owned by russian oligarch, alexey moore, to shock he's been sanctioned by western governments after russia started its war on ukraine. and leaders of these countries are concerned that if hong kong doesn't seize the yacht, the territory will become a safe haven for russians evading sanctions. this year old is p o luxury to help adds a swimming pool and a waterfall. it's all in those. the $500000000.00 node has been anchored in hong kong waters for over a week. after its journey from russia. the yacht belongs to russian oligarch, alexi more to show who was sanctioned by the u. s. the u. k. m. u, after russia invaded ukraine. he has close ties with vladimir putin over a dozen super yachts, owned by russians have been seized on the last month, including mortar shops, lady m in italy, back in march. the u. s. is building hong kong authorities to also take action. the possible use of hong kong as a safe haven, by

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