mr temer is trying to hold on to that.ny. stay with us on bbc world news, still to come: she was in the spotlight as a bridesmaid in prince william and kate's wedding, now she's the bride. the duchess of cambridge's sister, pippa, marries. this morning, an indian air force plane carrying mr gandhi's body landed in delhi. the president of india walked to the plane to solemnly witness mr gandhi's final return from the political battlefield. the polling stations are all prepared for what will be the first truly free elections in romania's history. it was a remarkable climax to what was surely the most extraordinary funeral ever given to a pop singer. it's been a peacefulfuneral demonstration so far, but suddenly these police are teargassing the crowd, we don't yet know why. the pre—launch ritual is well established here, helen was said to be in good spirits butjust a little apprehensive. in the last hour, east timor has become the world's newest nation. it was a bloody birth for a poor country, and the challenges ahead are da

in a televised address, mr temer said the court had first to rule whether a secret recording made byaring to implicate him was valid as evidence. translation: today, we're making a request at the supreme court to suspend the proposed probe until the authenticity of the clandestine tape can be definitely proven. the scandal has engulfed brazilian politics, with a third of mr temer‘s cabinet under investigation for alleged corruption. mr temer is already deeply unpopular in brazil but his centre—right party has been able to govern as part of a coalition. 0pposition parties have demanded his resignation and snap elections. translation: the government is bleeding and paralysed, and we have the brazilian socialist party, having already taken a stand against the reforms, are demanding the president's immediate resignation. 0ur correspondent in rio is following the story, michel temer asking the supreme court to suspend the case against him, will he get his way? it is hard to say, alpa, i think it will be difficult. there is a lot in play here, and there are very serious allegations that ha

but mr temer is trying to hold on to that to prove his innocence.ave really come out from these testimonies. the finals of the pan—african robotics competition came to an end on saturday. more than 200 students from schools in senegal, mali and the gambia took part in a contest of engineering and electrical skills. and this was an event that saw success for both boys and girls in the capital — dakar. tim allman has more. at this stadium in senegal they are thinking big. robotic creations lined up, ready for battle— metaphorically, at least. some flying the flag. boys and girls working on robots and they created. i know a lot of people that they may not have wanted to come here but they came here and enjoyed it. they loved it. i spake to friends who now wa nt to loved it. i spake to friends who now want to change careers. i think our generation is definitely the generation is definitely the generation for it. competitors were aged between 11 and i9. generation for it. competitors were aged between 11 and 19. various tasks of mechanical dexterity will

but mr temer is trying to grasp, hold on, to that, to prove his innocence.ions that have really come out from these testimonies. the italian and libyan coastguard say about 5,000 migrants trying to reach europe have been rescued over the past three days. most of those trying to cross the mediterranean were taken to italy. greg dawson reports. across miles of open water, the italian coastguard looked for signs of life. suddenly, a face is spotted floating in the distance. clinging to a life vest, he is eventually pulled to safety. nearby, another man desperately hangs onto a ship's rudder. "come on, my friend," says the coastguard. his ordeal might be over but the trauma is still visible. they are just two rescues of more than 5,000 which have taken place in the mediterranean since friday. these people left libya in rubber dinghies and wooden boats before being pulled to safety. at a port in sicily, the chaos and danger of the crossing gives way to an orderly processing of names. europe might be doing what it can to dissuade people from crossing but in milan

but mr temer is trying to grasp — hold on to that, to prove his innocence.e allegations that have really come out from these testimonies. you are watching bbc news. our top stories this hour. president trump has received an extravagant welcome during the first day of his visit to saudi arabia. he's expected to make a speech about islam on sunday. iran's president hassan rouhani says his re—election shows people want reform and continued engagement with the world. staying with that story now, and geoffrey mock is amnesty international‘s middle east specialist. he spoke to me a little earlier from duke university in north carolina, and i asked him whether amnesty had heard what they wanted from president trump. no, we haven't. we've heard an arms sale which we consider irresponsible and dangerous. the syrian and saudi government has a pattern of war crime, using weapons bought from the us and the uk. that makes the us complicit in these war crimes. this pattern will only continue, we're very concerned, if this sale goes through. at the same time, these crimes

in a brief television address, mr temer said he had nothing to fear from an investigation which has beenreme court. julia carneiro reports from brasilia. president michel temer was emphatic in the presidential palace are saying that he would not quit. this is following building pressure for him to resign after a scandal broke here in the capital. investigators have allegedly obtained audio of a conversation where he is heard encouraging bribes to be paid to a key witness to keep him silent on corruption. this is obstruction of justice so it is a serious allegation and, already, there have been several impeachment requests filed in congress against him. two ministers have said they will resign and a supreme courtjustice has authorised an investigation to be opened against him. so president michel temer said he has nothing to fear and investigations will bring out the truth. but there are several protests planned over the coming daysin protests planned over the coming days in brazil and his political future seems quite unstable for now. a driver ploughed into pedestrians in times square to

but mr temer is trying to hold on to that to prove his innocence.middle of all the allegations that have really come out from these testimonies. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news. french police have charged a man with terrorism offences after his dna was found on the gun used to shoot dead a police officer in paris last month. the unnamed 23—year—old, was not previously known to investigators. he is the first person to be charged in connection with the shooting on the iconic champs elysees which ended with the death of the gunman, karim cheurfi thousands of opposition supporters in venezuela have gathered to mark 50 days since the current protest movement began. it was triggered by a supreme court attempt to take over power from the national assembly. police fired teargas to disperse a march in caracas. there were also clashes in the opposition stronghold of san cristobal. several hundred demonstrators, most of them men, have marched in the south african capital, pretoria, to protest at the rising levels of violence infl

mr temer risks impeachment proceedings after an audio recording emerged in which he purportedly discussedician. he says the tape was doctored. an indian climber is said to have reached the summit of mount everest for the second time in less than a week. anshu jamsenpa — who's 37 — made her first successful ascent on tuesday. her team says she's now set a world record. anshu was blessed by the dalai lama before leaving for the expedition. football fans around europe have been celebrating — or commiserating — at the end of the season as the honours are handed out. in italy, juventus underlined their domination of serie a, by winning a record sixth consecutive title. real madrid won their first la liga title in five years pipping archrivals barcelona to the top. let's get more reaction now on north korean state media confirming that the country has successfully carried out another ballistic missile test. we can cross live to our seoul correspondent, steve evans. what does this mean for south and north korea relations? it clearly puts them in great difficulty. there isa puts them in great dif

mr temer said he would prove his innocence and warned that his efforts to pull the economy out of recession were at risk. a driver has ploughed into pedestrians in times square killing one woman and injuring nearly two dozen others. the driver has been arrested but authorities say there is no sign of terrorism — instead he is being tested for drugs and alcohol. a former television producer has been convicted of trying to hire three men to kill his partner. the old bailey heard that david harris, who's 68 and from amberley in west sussex, had wanted to be rid of hazel allison so that he could inherit herfortune and then live with his 28—year—old girlfriend. our correspondent duncan kennedy reports. for 30 years david harris and hazel allenson were partners but harris had a secret, ugne cekaviciute, a woman he'd met in a brothel — but he couldn't afford to wine and dine her, so harris tried to trick, not one, not two, but three innocent men into becoming hitmen. his aim was to get rid of hazel and get his hands on their £800,000 house here in west sussex. harris on the left was secretly recor

secret recordings appear to show mr temer giving his blessing to payments of hush money to a politicianry. the president's also being investigated for accepting a judge in the us state of minnesota has ruled that the six brothers and sisters of the pop star prince are the heirs to his estate. the six, including tyka, who is seen here, shortly after his death last year, will take shares of the singer's 300 million dollarfortune, although other people can still lodge claims with the court. stay with us on bbc news. still to come. theresa may is forced to defend her election pledge to scrap winter fuel payments for some pensioners, as party divisions begin to open. the serial killer, stephen port, was jailed for life last year after he killed four men. their bodies were all found outside his flat or in a churchyard nearby. yet their deaths were not initially treated as murder, and detectives missed a number of chances to catch the killer. now, the families of the victims say they're dismayed by the slow progress of an inquiry into why police took so long to catch him. here's our home affai

in an angry tv address, mr temer said he would prove his innocence in the courts and warned the affair efforts to pull brazil out of recession. the football association in england says it will introduce retrospective bans for any players who dive orfeign injury during a match. the new rule will be applied across english football from next season. the fa says incidents will be reviewed by a panel and if they reach a unanimous decision, the player involved will receive a two—match ban. finally, rescue crews have used a crane to save a horse stuck in thick mud in florida. the mare, called kiersa, was anaesthetised before an excavator crane lifted her out of a thick, muddy pond. she was examined and washed down, before shakily standing up. she survived the ordeal without any broken bones. chinese and philippine officials are holding their first bilateral consultations on disputed islands in the south china sea. philippine president rodrigo duterte has opted to court china for its business and investment and to try to avoid the rows over sovereignty that dogged his predecessors. china and s

. >> what mr. temer is hoping to do is lead this country out of a year-long recession.hat we'll have to do, what he has on his plate is essentially a reforming of the labor market. do you think they'll even get to that stage where he can do that? >> well, he needed 308 mps out of 500. he was going to try to get to 320. now, you're seeing the coalition break apart. it's very difficult to see a large number of mps going behind president temer with the whole issue behind him. i think the reform can be delayed quite a lot. that's the thing that's hitting brazil at the moment. >> what's interesting at the moment, yes, we have seen pressures on brazil. i'm looking at bank of america merrill lynch and american markets has actually strengthened last week, despite all of the brazilian turmoil. even on thursday when all of this came to light, the inflows have strengthened. how do you explain that? why is that? >> the thing is this political risk is not just yen-related. it's also development-market related. we see the issues in the european union, brexit, french presidency electi

tem is iscinatinger -- by mr. temer fascinating. tom: we have an eclectic our. -- eclectic hour.eople on air force one. what we listen for from the president in the first days of his trip? ty: ms. president's staff has had a hard time getting attacked together logistically, even in terms of normal press conferences. prep of this size and scope is hard to orchestrate. it will be a test of this administration's ability to operate that it goes smoothly. the key thing is for him to look presidential and stay on script. tom: it almost sounds like a comedy act. want to look presidential. he wanted to land a helicopter at a heritage site in israel. israel said, "you aren't going to do that, mr. trump." what is his goal on this trip? .arty: no screw ups look presidential. he has been in good encounters with world leaders. if he can stay on message and he has a strong group of national security people around him, he will be fine. the question is, what is happening back home. guy: the most difficult elements of the trip will be the meeting with the pope. do you concur? marty: i don't know