people from the muslim rohingya minority have escaped to the border with bangladesh. lagers have been evacuated. 0ur south asia editor, ethirajan anbarasan reports. life in the open. these rohingya muslims are adjusting to the new reality. all these years they have been demonised and discriminated against in myanmar. but they survived. when life was danger, they had no other choice but to flee across the border into bangladesh. they accuse the myanmar army of indiscriminately targeting civilians. but the government of myanmar, run by aung san suu kyi, denies the charges. translation: i came here alone by myself. i don't know where my four sons or grandchildren are. allah knows what will happen now. i don't know where i should go, or what will happen. civilians are caught in the middle. the myanmar government says rohingyas are legal migrants from bangladesh. bangladesh does not accept either. they say they are being systematically driven out of myanmar. more than 400,000 rohingya refugees authority crossed into bangladesh. on sunday, the plight of the rohingyas echoed

people from the muslim rohingya minority have escaped to the border with bangladesh. rds are turning them away and non—muslim villagers have been evacuated. 0ur south asia editor, ethirajan anbarasan, reports. life in the open. these rohingya muslims are adjusting to the new reality. all these years they have been demonised and discriminated against in myanmar. but they survived. life was danger. they had no other choice but to flee across the border into bangladesh. they accuse the myanmar army of indiscriminately targeting civilians. but the government of myanmar, run by aung san suu kyi, denies the charges. translation: myanmar, run by aung san suu kyi, denies the charges. translationzlj came here alone by myself. i don't know where my four sons or grandchildren us. allah knows what will happen now. civilians are caught in the middle. the myanmar government says rohingyas are legal migrants from bangladesh. bangladesh does not accept either. they say they are being systematically driven out of myanmar. more than 400,000 rohingya refugees authority crossed into bangl

people from the muslim rohingya minority have escaped to the border with bangladesh.eshi border guards there are turning them back. michael bristow has more. bangladesh has said it will turn back muslim rohingyas trying to escape from myanmar. some though have managed to cross the border, as fighting on the other side continues. this morning, there was a huge number of fighting, including an explosion. what i think is the reason this morning — rohingyas again came down to the side in numbers. they are looking to escape. looks like they are running for fear of their lives. the clashes began on friday, when rohingya militants attacked 30 police stations in myanmar. people are being told to stay indoors. a000 non—muslims are being evacuated from their villages for their own safety. six people were killed when they strayed into the wrong area. the government in myanmar led by aung san suu kyi has blamed bengali terrorists for the violence. bengali is the derogatory name given by the government to the rohingyas, who face persecution in myanmar. just last week, the former s

thousands of muslim rohingyas have fled their homes in recent days as deadly violence erupts between myanmar. many have escaped to the border between rakhine state and bangladesh, but are being turned away by border guards. the fighting has already left more than 100 people dead. the bbc‘s mir sabbir is at the bangladeshi side of the border. hundreds of people sitting around me, all our rohingya people who came from myanmar. some came three days ago, some came this morning. some have brought their families with them, some left their families. have brought their families with them, some left theirfamilies. this area is being called the zero point, the border guard of bangladesh have restricted them from entering into the mainland. despite the high alert of the border guard, a few thousand rohingya have managed to come into bangladesh. the border guard says they have sent back a few hundred rohingya into myanmar. most of the people here are women, children and the elderly, they are being given food by the locals. from the border of bangladesh. this violence comes immediately after newfo

border guards in bangladesh have accused burmese troops of opening fire on rohingya muslims trying to number of rohingya's making the border crossing has increased — as violence flared again in the region to the worst it's been in months. witnesses have described watching villagers run for cover when the firing started. anbarasan ethirajan reports. an idyllic landscape on the bangladesh— myanmar border. british state is behind the barbed fence. —— rakhine state. suddenly, this happens. gunshots continued for several minute. these bangladeshi border guards get edgy. they are prepared. they know what will follow after the firing. hundreds of villagers from myanmar‘s rakhine state are trying to flee the violence there. what you can see on the other side of the border, there are huge failing is going on. you can see a lot of rohingya people coming down over the hills. you can see that right next to the line. on the other side, it looks like something wrong is taking place there. they are rushing in numbers. these are the pictures from inside rakhine state. people are fleeing to safety. th

myanmar accuses the un of exaggeration and rejects claims of human rights abuses against rohingya muslims. i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme: a dramatic rise in caesarean section births around the globe. we report from turkey on why so many are being performed. and a warning that too much time on—line is as bad for children asjunk food. how worried should parents be? live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. it's 8am in singapore, 1am in the morning in london, and 8am in manila, where china's foreign minister has urged north korea to end ballistic missile tests that have raised tensions across east asia. wang yi has met with the us secretary of state rex tillerson, at a gathering of ministers from south—east asian countries, and in a few hours, more security meetings will take place. yogita limeye‘s report from seoul contains flash photography. putting on a united front at a meeting of south east asian nations, in manila, the us secretary of state, rex tillerson, is on a mission. america wants more countries to isol

myanmar accuses the un of exaggeration and rejects claims of human rights abuses against rohingya muslims. i'm babita sharma, in london. also in the programme: a warning that too much time online is as bad for children as junk food — how worried should parents be? and forget the world athletics championships, these hens are preparing for some tough competition. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news — it's newsday. good morning. it's 7am in singapore, midnight in london and 7am in manila where china's foreign minister has urged north korea to end ballistic missile tests, that have raised tensions across east asia. wang yi has met with the us secretary of state rex tillerson, at a gathering of ministers from south east asian countries, and in a few hours, more security meetings will take place. yogita limeye‘s report from seoul, contains flash photography. putting on a united front at a meeting of south east asian nations, in manila. the us secretary of state, rex tillerson, is on a mission. america wants more countries to isolate north korea, a day after all

border guards in bangladesh have accused burmese troops of opening fire on rohingya muslims trying toreased, as violence flared again in the region to it's worst level in months. anbarasan ethirajan reports. an idyllic, lush, green landscape on the bangladesh—myanmar border. myanmar‘s rakhine state is behind a barbed fence. suddenly, this happens. gunshots continued for several minutes. these bangladeshi border guards get edgy. they are prepared. they know what will follow, after the firing. hundreds of villagers from myanmar‘s rakhine state are trying to flee the violence there. what you can see on the other side of the border — the huge, massive fighting going on. we heard the sounds, you can see a lot of rohingya people coming down over the hills. you can see that right next to the line. we do not know exactly what happened on the other side. it looks like something wrong is taking place there. civilians, especially women and children, are rushing in numbers. these are the pictures from inside rakhine state. people are fleeing to safety. myanmar‘s government says the fighting broke

members of the muslim rohingya minority, who have gone to the border with bangladesh, are being turnedack. some, though, have managed to cross the river that separates the two countries. a moment's silence has been held at london's notting hill carnival, to remember the victims of the grenfell fire in west london. a robot is to act as a stand—in for a teenager with a rare medical condition when she is unable to go to college. in what's believed to be a uk first, the technology means jade gadd from county durham will be able to take part in lessons from home, and not fall behind in her studies, as ruth holliday explains. jade and are to be to the robot, together they are a team which mea nss together they are a team which meanss she can really go places without leaving home. he will be taking her place in the classroom as she takes fanatics and physics a—levels. his head moves up and down, you can change the colour of his head to say whether i am feeling well enough to participate or not. i can wave or ask a question whether it and also be able to hear and speak through him. his high de

announced pope francis will visit myanmar this november as violence continues involving the country's rohingya muslimnt days as deadly violence erupts between the army and rohingya insurgents in myanmar. many have escaped to the border between rakhine state and bangladesh but are being turned away by border guards. the fighting has already left more than 100 people dead. the bbc is at the bangladeshi side of the border. 100 sitting around me. they came from myanmar. just this morning some of theirfamilies from myanmar. just this morning some of their families with them and others left their families back where they came from. this area is being called the zero point. the border guard of wrangler does have quarantine the area. —— bangladesh. despite the high alert, some rohingya muslims have managed to get into bangladesh. also the border guard says they have sent back a few hundred in the myanmar. most of the people living here are women, children, and elderly people. they are being given food by locals. bbc news, bangladesh. we arejoined by we are joined by matty smith from a human rights organisati

the country's muslim rohingya minority face widespread discrimination in the state.ix—member panel to look for solutions. joining me from yangon is the bbc‘s ali fowle. how did this report, about? in september last year, aung san suu kyiasked september last year, aung san suu kyi asked kofi annan two head this advisory commission. it came soon after criticism for her silence on this issue. the ongoing crisis in the state. the aim of the crisis was to find a way of resolving this crisis, the ongoing tensions since violence flared up in 2012. hundreds and thousands of people, tens of thousands were displaced. there has been ongoing tensions in them. the forming of the commission was welcomed by some. there was a backlash from nationalists who did not see any reason for foreigners to be getting involved in a very local and complicated situation. what has made it more complicated is that since the commission was started, the situation in rakhine has changed dramatically. in october last year, very soon after the commission was started, there was an attack on the ninth of

members of the muslim rohingya minority, who have gone to the border with bangladesh, are being turnedhough, have managed to cross the river that separates the two countries. anti—american protests have broken out in pakistan in response to a speech by the us president last week, in which he accused islamabad of prolonging the war in afghanistan. pakistan has now postponed a visit by a us official that was scheduled for monday. some of the eight people killed in a crash on britain's mi motorway have been named. they include several visitors from india, who were travelling in the minibus that collided with two trucks. the drivers of the trucks have been charged with causing death by dangerous driving. some beautiful pictures from the opening ceremony in china. it is known as the mini 0lympics, all the regions of the country are represented. 12,000 athletes are competing across 33 sports. it is the country's top competitive sports competition. political colleagues of the former thai prime minister yingluck shinnawatt have confirmed she is in dubai, considering her next move. there are re

investigation in myanmar has rejected allegations that its military committed atrocities against rohingya muslimsast year. the un argued it's likely that crimes against humanity were committed in rakhine state. and this story is trending on bbc.com. iranian mps have been urged to take courses in universal moral values after some of them crowded around eu diplomat federica mogherini to take selfies with her. some social media users said mps had embarrassed the nation. that's all from me for now. stay with bbc news. there is more to come. and the top story here in the uk: the government has launched a review into the cost of energy, amid concerns over rising prices. but critics have questioned what the inquiry, to be completed by the end of october, will actually achieve. now on bbc news, all the latest business news live from singapore. the un hits north korea with its harshest sanctions yet over its nuclear and missile programme. and trading in big bucks for cash. sowing the seeds of a childhood dream. good morning, asia. hello, world. welcome to another edition of asia business report. it's a mo

members of the muslim rohingya minority, who have gone to the border with bangladesh, are being turnedack. some, though, have managed to cross the river that separates the two countries. a moment's silence has been held at london's notting hill carnival to remember the victims of the grenfell fire in west london. doves were released in honour of those who died. the carnival takes place in the same area as grenfell tower. now on bbc news, it's time for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. in the late 70s, roman polanski admitted to having unlawful sex with a 13 year old girl. he spent 42 days in prison, and then fled the us because he feared being given a longer sentence. in the nearly a0 years since, much has been said and written about what happened. but we have hardly heard anything from the girl herself, samantha geimer. i have come to new york to hear her account of what happened, and how it shaped her life. samantha geimer, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. you have struggled to protect your privacy for nearly a0 years, so why are you choosing to speak up now? i just wanted to tell the st

thousands of muslim rohingyas have fled their homes in recent days following the clashes.rdinary weather out there at the moment. this is a storm off russia's black sea coast, near the resort of sochi. not just one twister was spotted, but two or three, right next to the olympic village. and here you can see a plane flying flying right past that twister. so much for holiday weather. bangladeshis are now one of the largest migrant groups making the dangerous crossing over the mediterranean from libya to europe. many pay more than $10,000 to make the trip to libya, where they typically fall into the hands of people smugglers. sanjoy majumder has travelled to the bangladeshi capital, dhaka, to investigate why there is a rush to leave . it is an exodus. half a million people leave bangladesh every year hoping to make their fortunes overseas. increasingly, many are making the extremely dangerous crossing over the mediterranean to try to get to europe. putting their lives at risk. many of these people are headed to the gulf or the middle east, which is the preferred route for th

it's just a day since the pope spoke out against the persecution of the muslim rohingya minority. out operations — they said against rohingya insurgents. formal brexit talks have resumed in brussels, with the european union's chief negotiator, michel barnier, warning britain that it must start "negotiating seriously". mr barnier said time was passing without the uk offering sufficient clarity on the main issues. the british government wants an early start to discussions on a future trading relationship with the eu. a truck driver in the uk has been remanded in custody after appearing in court accused of causing the deaths by dangerous driving of eight people on the m1 motorway on saturday. four other people were seriously injured in the crash involving two trucks and a minibus. the second truck driver will make a court appearance next month. police in the south of england say weather patterns make it ‘very unlikely‘ that a suspected chemical haze, which drifted in from the channel, came from northern france. 150 people were treated in hospitalfor vomiting, streaming eyes and sore

it's just a day since the pope spoke out against the persecution of the muslim rohingya minority.ecurity forces carried out operations, they said, against rohingya insurgents. formal brexit talks have resumed in brussels, with the european union's chief negotiator, michel barnier, warning britain that it must start "negotiating seriously." mr barnier said time was passing without the uk offering sufficient clarity on the main issues. the british government wants an early start to discussions on a future trading relationship with the eu. it's known for its colourful and flamboyant processions and europe's biggest street festival didn't disappoint. hundreds of thousands of revellers descended on notting hill to enjoy the sunshine and the final day of carnival. this year's celebration has taken on extra significance following the grenfell tower tragedy in which at least 80 people were killed. elaine dunkley was there. everyone can be king or queen at carnival. it's flamboyant, eccentric, extravagant — a spectacle of imagination. there's the legendary soundtrack. i'm going to say root

members of the muslim rohingya minority, have gone to the border with bangladesh.ave been turned back. others have managed to cfoss turned back. others have managed to cross the river that separates the two countries. a moment's silence has been held khadija at london's notting hill carnival to remember the victims of the grenfell fire in west london. doves were released in honour of those who died. now on bbc news — dateline london. hello and welcome to dateline london. i'm shaun ley. this week: with brexit talks about to restart, has the blizzard of british policy papers dazzled or dazed the europeans? is china open to discussion, or is the mood darkening for free speech there? and could there be regime change in the gulf state of qatar? my guests this week — henry chu, international editor of variety. the writer and broadcaster isabel hilton, editor of china dialogue. the portuguese writer eunice goes, and abdel bari atwan, writer on arab affairs. a warm welcome and thanks for being with us on dateline. british laws made by britishjudges — one of the themes thos

the country's muslim rohingya minority face widespread discrimination in the state. suu kyi asked the six—member panel to look for solutions. firefighters in northern spain have been battling to keep a forest fire under control. a highway near the town of verin in the region of galicia was closed due to thick smoke. deadly fires in neighbouring portugal claimed the lives of more than 60 people injune. authorities in the american city of charlottesville have covered the statue at the centre of anti—racism protests with a black shroud to commemorate the campaigner who was killed nearby last week. heather heyer was killed when a man believed to be a white supremacist crashed a car into a crowd of anti—racism protesters. jamie robertson is here with all the business news. what have you got for us? jackson hole, a mountain resort in the us, in wyoming. population around 9,000 and normally known for the quality of its trout fishing. but today it's also the focus of global financial markets, as it hosts an annual meeting of central bankers from more than a0 countries around

thousands of rohingya muslims have fled myanmar. 8,000 have headed to bangladesh in the last week. the latest spike in this crisis began on friday when rohingya insurgents attacked up to 30 police stations. the group behind the attacks said its primary aim is to protect the rohingya muslim minority from state repression in myanmar. the government denies that and responded with military action. what followed was an exodus. these are pictures obtained by the bbc of hundreds of people crossing a river that forms the border between myanmar and bangladesh. a spokesperson from the international organisation for migration says thousands more are waiting at the border. the bbc‘s mir sabbir is on the bangladesh side of the border. this is his latest report. the flow of rohingyas started here in cox's bazar since last friday, but despite the high alert of the border guards in bangladesh, thousands of rohingyas are coming in every day from myanmar. i have seen in the refugee camps in many parts of cox's bazar, many rohingyas are sitting just in

investigation in myanmar has rejected allegations that its military committed atrocities against rohingya muslimsast year. the un argued it's likely that crimes against humanity were committed in rakhine state and this story is trending on bbc.com iranian mps have been urged to take training courses in universal moral values after some of them crowded around federica mogherini to take selfies with her. one twitter user said the parliamentarians had embarrased the nation. stay with bbc world news. now on bbc news it's time for hardtalk. welcome to a special edition of hardtalk. i am stephen sackur and today i am joined by an audience here at the bbc radio theatre to celebrate 20 years of hardtalk interviews. who better to have on our birthday than sir ian mckellen? whether you think of him as richard iii or gandalf, he has won hearts and accolades around the world. not just for decades of work on screen but his passion of public campaigning, particularly on the issue of gay rights. please give a warm welcome to ian mckellen. cheering and applause. that was quite a welcome. ian mckellen, welcome to

myanmar has rejected allegations that its military committed atrocities during a crackdown on rohingya muslimsg exaggerated claims. the un had argued that violence in rakhine state is likely to have included crimes against humanity. let's take a closer look at the claims and counter—claims surrounding the fighting. myint swe is from the bbc‘s burmese service. he said the way the government's report was researched raises some questions about independence. they said they went to three camps of rohingya, in bangladesh, and went to 20 kind of villages. but there is also the question of how independent and free the villages can give their sort of findings because they are surrounded maybe by military people or, you know, some authorities. so in fact, they did go and research camps but there are also questions about how independent these enquiries is. here's a look at some other stories making the news. tunisian fishermen have prevented a ship carrying far—right activists from docking. the ship, the c—star, chartered by the extremist group, generation identity, was unable to berth in zarzis. the gro

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thousands of rohingya muslims escape fighting in myanmar, only to be turned back by bangladeshi borderndon. also in the programme. security forces are on high alert in northern india, where a self—styled guru convicted of rape will be sentenced later on monday.

myanmar has rejected allegations that its military committed atrocities during a crackdown on rohingya muslimss of making exaggerated claims. the un had argued that violence in rakhine state likely included crimes against humanity. let's take a closer look at claims and counter—claims surrounding the fighting. for more on this i spoke to myint swe from the bbc‘s burmese service. he explained the findings of the government's report. today the government commission, which has enquired into this problem, theyjust have a total refusal of what the un has found out. last february, the un said to us, they could be ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity, so they said there is no evidence to support that, so they refused totally, and most of the reports are biased and unfounded. they said they are mostly fabricated and exaggerated. in the face of everything the united nations has said and other outside groups have said, what the commission is saying is going to lack credibility, isn't it? in fact, they said they went to three camps of rohingya in bangladesh and went to 20 villages, but there is a

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border guards in bangladesh have accused burmese troops of opening fire on rohingya muslims fleeing thekhine state. a senior bangladeshi official told the bbc that he saw villagers running for cover when the firing started. it was not immediately clear whether anyone was injured. here in the uk, a man who attacked police officers close to buckingham palace drove directly at a police car before reaching for a four—foot sword. the 26—year—old man from luton is said to have shouted "god is great" in arabic as he launched his assault, which left three officers injured. political colleagues of the former thai prime minister yingluck shinawat have confirmed reports she has flown to dubai. her departure from thailand came just before a verdict was expected in a criminal negligence trial, linked to a rice subsidy scheme. ms shinawat could have faced ten years in jail if convicted. eight people have died and many are injured after a crash involving two lorries and a minibus on the m1. a five—year old girl has life—threatening injuries. crushed almost beyond recognition. the minibus carrying arou

border guards in bangladesh have accused burmese troops of opening fire on rohingya muslims fleeing the escalating violence in rakhine state. they told the bbc they saw villagers running for cover when the firing started. overfour and a half million people are expected to watch the boxing match between floyd mayweather and conor mcgregor. the two will go head to head over 12 rounds in a few hours time. now on bbc news, we're going behind the scenes of britain's city of culture with our latest special programme on hull's year long festival of arts and culture. welcome to summer in the uk city of culture. and summer means festivals. we have got them all, literature, theatre and music. we're here for the humber street sesh, 30,000 people, 1a stages, 200 acts, it is incredible! we will try to get you round as much as possible, and we got this. hull has seen its first—ever children's literature festival, inspiring the next generation of writers. what happens when you grew up is you are still a child inside, fortunately, so the stories i write, are the stories i wrote for myself when i was ab

thousands of rohingya muslims are stranded on the bangladeshi border, after escaping two days of violence in myanmar‘s rakhine state. it's the latest in a deepening crisis in the region. and this story is trending on bbc.com. there's a heavy security presence in northern india, ahead of the sentencing of a controversial guru convicted of rape. 38 people died during protests after gurmeet ram rahim singh was found guilty. that's all from me now. stay with bbc world news. now on bbc news, it's time for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. in the late 70s, roman polanski admitted to having unlawful sex with a 13 year old girl. he spent 42 days in prison, and then fled the us because he feared being given a longer sentence. in the nearly a0 years since, much has been said and written about what happened. but we have hardly heard anything from the girl herself, samantha geimer. i have come to new york to hear her account of what happened, and how it shaped her life . samantha geimer, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. you have struggled to protect your privacy for nearly a0 years, so why are you choosi

in myanmar, some 18,000 rohingya muslims have fled to bangladesh in the last week. the u.n.'nternational security organization for migration" reports they're fleeing attacks by government troops. it's the latest conflict between the minority rohingya and the country's buddhist majority. >> ( translated ): in myanmar, they are killing us. they burn our houses, killing muslims, and because of that we have come here. they rounded us up with helicopters, looted our belongings, chasing and killing our men. they killed many people so we came here. >> o'brien: in response, hundreds of buddhist nationalists called for a crackdown at a rally in the capital city of yangon today. they say rohingya militants started the trouble. more than one and three-quarter million muslims began the hajj pilgrimage in mecca, saudi arabia today. they came from around the world to circle the kaaba, tracing the footsteps of the prophet muhammad. it's the start of five days of rituals. the saudi government has a security force of 100,000 in place to guard against violence, or a deadly stampede like the on

have been killed amid clashes and a widespread crackdown by the burmese army against persecuted rohingya muslims in the rakhine region. burmese authorities say members of an armed rohingya group laununched a raid on a police station friday. residents say that in response, burmese security forces stormed rohingya towns, opening fire on civilians, torching homes, and forcing thousands to flee. this is one rohingya refugee, mujibur rahman, who fled into bangladesh. >> in our village, there was huge fighting, so i've come here, taken shelter near the border. we want to stay here in bangladesh because in our country, there is much repression, so we are here. we appeal to the bangladesh government to allow us to stay for some days. after that, when there is peace in our country, we will go back. amy: rohingyas have long faced persecution and violence in burma, where they are denied citizenship. in guatemala, protesters poured into the streets of guatemala city sunday to protest against corruption amid a standoff between guatemalan president jimmy morales and the highest court over whether morales coul

the crisis engulfing rohingya muslims, in mostly buddhist myanmar, grew even worse today. reuters reported 27,000 rohingya have fled into bangladesh since friday. another 20,000 are stuck at the border. meanwhile, three boats carrying refugees capsized today before reaching bangladesh. at least 26 women and children were killed. the rohingya are fleeing reprisals by government troops and vigilantes, after rohingya insurgents attacked police posts last week. back in this country, civil liberties groups hailed a federal judge's decision to block a texas law restricting sanctuary cities. it would have taken effect tomorrow. among other things, the law would let police ask people about their immigration status during routine stops. texas' republican governor has promised to appeal the ruling. it turns out a wells fargo scandal over fake bank accounts was far larger than first reported. the company said today 3.5 million accounts may have been opened without customers' knowledge, in a bid to meet sales targets. that's up from 2.1 million. wells fargo has since settled with feder

muslims have fled fresh violence in myanmar in less than a week. human rights groups say myanmar's army has retaliated for last week's attacks by rohingya militants byurning them villages and shooting civilians. reporter: a stalemate at myanmar's border with bangladesh. the stateless minority rohingya are hoping to get into bangladesh. border police are here to stop them. those who make it across the border have to wait here at this camp. the international organization for migration says about 18,000 rohingya have crossed into bangladesh. the rohingya say civilians are being targeted by myanmar security forces. the myanmar government is torturing us, and we cannot tolerate the torture, so we had to come here. we left our homes and stayed at the border for two days. the bn marco government dropped bombs from helicopters, killed our children -- myanmar government dropped bombs from helicopters, killed our children, burned our houses, so this morning we entered bangladesh. reporter: resources here are scarce. a fighter reps over small packets of food. -- fight erupts over small packets of food. the rohingya say this is better than what they have escape