kyi, is preparing to defend her nation against charges of genocide, over its treatment of its muslim rohingyaof hearings at the international criminal court in the hague. in 2017, thousands of rohingyas were killed and nearly 750,000 refugees fled their homes during an army crackdown in myanmar. those who survived wantjustice, but are losing hope that they will ever be able to return home safely. the bbc‘s yogita limaye has been hearing their stories in the refugee camps in cox's bazar. driven out of their homeland, wanted by no—one, hundreds of thousands stuck in the world's largest refugee camp. more than two years since the rohingya arrived in bangladesh, scared, hungry and desperate, fear has given way to hopelessness. but grief is often just a heartbeat away. this woman tells me myanmar‘s military snatched her baby and threw him in a fire. she says her parents and most of her siblings were shot dead, and she was gang—raped by four soldiers. everyone she is with in this photo was killed. and she wants justice for them. aung san suu kyi is lying in front of the world that the military didn

called later this week to defend her nation against charges of genocide, over its treatment of its muslim rohingyainority. and proving to be very popular on our website are two twin baby pandas, meng xiang and meng yuan, who have made their debut at berlin zoo. their names apparently mean "long—awaited dream" and "dream come true." visitors, however, won't be able to see them until early next year. more on our website, bbc.co.uk/news, and the news app. now on bbc news, live to singapore for asia business report. nintendo flips the switch in china, and it is teaming up with tencent. the world trade organisation in crisis as the world shuts down its appeals court. good morning, asia. hello, well. thanks forjoining us for this edition of asia business report. i'm rico hizon. let's start off with the gaming sector, because japan's nintendo is officially launching its popular switch gaming console in china today. interestingly it is teaming up with tencent, perhaps the biggest gaming company in the world. the japanese giant is best known for games and characters like mario and pokemon which are popular

because it is the case, isn't it there, that rohingya muslims are seen there, that rohingya muslims arere, that rohingya muslims are seen as essentiallyjust illegal immigrants. sure, yes, she definitely... across the country, the rohingya are seen as illegal immigrants, they are seen as foreigners. they are called by the word bengali, which implies that they are illegal immigrants who would just come across from bangladesh, while that's not the case, from people thatjournalists speak to, which they've been in this country for many, many generations. so there is little sympathy for the rohingya, and there's a lot of sympathy for aung san suu kyi. and is unused to aung san suu kyi, the way the rest of the world sees her, 01’ way the rest of the world sees her, or is it well—known? way the rest of the world sees her, or is it well-known? her circle has been shrinking, according to people that know her. her western allies, her circle of western allies, has been shrinking. she has rebuffed people she... you know, diplomats, observers who speak to her say she doesn't like to hear about the al

the nobel peace prize winner said military action against rohingya muslims in 2017, in which thousands and many more fled the country, was the result of necessary operations against rohingya militants. 0ur myanmar correspondent nick beake reports now from the hague. many have given up on aung san suu kyi. not these loyal supporters. they told us they'd travelled 5,000 miles from myanmar to be with her today. she has sacrificed her life and her family for the country and for the people. so this was the least we could do, to be here in her time of trial and distress. she'd come to tell the world there had been no rohingya genocide on her watch. are 750,000 rohingya lying, ms suu kyi? do you have any sympathy at all for the rohingya? could it be that the harrowing evidence she heard yesterday, of myanmar‘s army trying to eradicate the rohingya muslim people, had shaken her? changed the mind of someone once famous for her defence of human rights? no. regrettably, the gambia has placed before the court an incomplete and misleading factual picture of the situation in rakhine state in myanmar

nearly 750,000 rohingya muslims fled the myanmar army's so—called clearance operation in 2017, launchedmilitants had attacked security posts. myanmar argued its response was legitimate, in the face of a dangerous terror threat, and few in the buddhist majority country had sympathy for muslims, widely regarded as illegal immigrants. so to this day, they languish in the world's biggest refugee camp, their stories as harrowing as ever. rojina begum explains how the myanmar military snatched her baby and threw him in a fire, that her parents and most of her siblings were shot dead, that she was raped by four soldiers. she explains that everyone with her in this photo was killed, "aung san suu kyi is lying in front of the world that the military didn't do anything." aung san suu kyi didn't have to come to the hague today, she didn't have to sit and listen to the sickening allegations made against her country, she chose to. and tomorrow she will personally defend the country from the charge of genocide. she'll say it simply didn't happen. it's seen as a patriotic defence by most of myanmar, i

the international court ofjustice is set to hear from gambia's lawyers that rohingya muslims still face making the headlines this morning. we begin with the ongoing strike action in france over the pensions issue. the centre—right paper le figaro focuses on the prime minister committing himself to implementing the reforms. "he chooses firmness" reads the left—leaning le monde, on the other hand focuses on the unions digging in. the moderate cfdt union has announced that it willjoin the protest action, the first time since 2010 that it's formed a united front with the more radical a couple of takes on environmental questions. the frankfurter allgemeine looks at comments by the new president of the european commission, ursula von der leyen, in which she said the eu must become a pioneer in saving the world's climate. time magazine has made the 16—year—old environmental campaigner, greta thunberg, its person of the year. it says, "she has offered a moral clarion call to those who are willing to act, and hurled shame on those who are not." we move on to someone who used to be a global icon

it was two years ago when around 700,000 rohingya muslims, were driven from myanmar, during a brutalry said were extremists. thousands were killed. 0ur myanmar correspondent nick beake reports now, from the hague. they used to think aung san suu kyi was the epitome ofjustice. not any more. today, they demanded her arrest. a one—time human rights icon now standing up for an army accused of genocide. good morning, ms suu kyi, are you defending the indefensible? the nobel peace prize laureate took her seat at the un's top court and listened to accounts of the brutality the rohingya refugees had suffered in her country. i could smell the stench of genocide from across the border in myanmar. stories of helplessness in the face of mass killings, of mass rape and mass torture and of children being burned alive in the sanctuary of their homes and places of worship. nearly 750,000 rohingya muslims fled the myanmar army's so—called clearance operation in 2017 after attacks on security posts. myanmar argued its responsible is legitimate in the face of a dangerous terror threat and few in the bu

this is what it's accused of — targeting and killing the rohingya muslim minority. 2017, troops forced up more than 740,000 rohingya. these refugees tell horrific stories of rape and murder, and they're still trapped in camps across the border in bangladesh. then this happened. this tiny west african muslim country, the gambia, brought a case against myanmar at the united nations‘ top court, the international court ofjustice. it's doing this on behalf of dozens of other muslim countries. they want the court to issue an emergency ruling to protect the rohingya from further harm. but myanmar rejects all allegations of genocide. the army, which still holds enormous power, insists it was only clearing out those it calls terrorists, and that, really, the rohingya are illegal immigrants. justice for the rohingya is still a long way off, even with this court case. and that's because the icj has no way of enforcing a ruling against myanmar, and there is no international police force to protect the rohingya from further abuse. neither aung san suu kyi nor the generals would

her country, myanmar, at the international court ofjustice over charges of genocide against rohingya muslims. more alarming news on climate change as scientists say greenland is losing ice seven times faster than in the 1990s. difficult angle. he's scored! and in football, liverpool qualify for the last 16 of the champions league with victory over salzburg. and coming up on sportsday on bbc news — mo salah scores a sensational goal as defending champions liverpool beat salzburg to reach the last 16 of the champions league. good evening. the labour party was forced onto the defensive today after damning comments by the shadow health secretary. it was revealed he'd been secretly recorded criticising jeremy corbyn‘s leadership, saying the party had no chance of winning the election. in the phone call, jonathan ashworth said labour's prospects were dire and that voters couldn't stand mr corbyn. mr ashworth has since apologised for the comments, insisting he was just "joshing" about. with just two days to go before the general election, the leak is an unwelcome distraction for labour. our politic

called later this week to defend her nation against charges of genocide over its treatment of its muslim rohingyainority. and proving to be very popular on our website are two twin baby pandas. meng xiang and meng yuan, who've made their debut at berlin zoo. their names apparently mean long awaited dream and dream come true. visitors however won't be able to see them until early next year. that's all. stay with bbc world news. now on bbc news, it's hardtalk with stephen sackur. holding up placards outside the funerals of dead american soldiers, celebrating schoolroom massacres, westboro baptist church has been described as the most obnoxious, hate—filled group in america. megan phelps—roper was part of that group. she was born into the church. she carried those hate—filled placards from the age of five years old. but as an adult, firing off tweets against online critics, megan began to doubt. eventually, she left the church altogether, but she paid a high price. the church was founded by her grandfather. she was shunned by those she loved the most. can she still really regard the people who taugh

news sites, the irrawaddy, reports her defence of the burmese military‘s actions against the muslim rohingyaat the world court. finally, our own bbc news website reports a development which may be welcome at this time of year, employers granting ‘hangover days‘ to employees who over—indulge the night before. a p pa re ntly apparently you can work from home, something i can't do. so let's begin with france. with me is iain anderson, chair of pr company cicero group. we chair of pr company cicero group. can't talk today general we can't talk today about the general election because voters are going to the polls very soon. i'm a political geek that can't talk politics today. a hope you enjoy the 24—hour break! we can talk politics elsewhere, and this is very much the story in france. a very difficult political story, change that the french government is saying is fundamentally needed because they are facing a huge deficit if there isn't radical pension reform, and the unions are digging in their heels but so is the government. figaro covering what edouard philippe, within the macron administrat

suu kyi is preparing to defend her nation against charges of genocide over its treatment of the rohingya muslimy. there'll be three days of hearings at an international criminal court in the hague. in 2017, in an army crackdown in myanmar, thousands of rohingya were killed and nearly 750,000 fled their homes. 0ur correspondent in myanmar, nick beake, looks at the significance of today's events from the capital, yangoon. the world used to see this woman as a symbol of peace and human rights. aung san suu kyi even won a nobel peace prize for her efforts to bring democracy to myanmar. now, she is the civilian leader and she is fighting charges that the country, on her watch, has committed genocide. it is hard to get your head around just what an incredible turnaround this is. for nearly 20 yea rs, turnaround this is. for nearly 20 years, on and off, aung san suu kyi was kept under house arrest here in this city of yangoon by the brutal military dictatorship. now, though, she is standing up for the same army which took away her freedom and even trying to justify its actions to the world. this is wh

nearly 750,000 rohingya muslims fled the myanmar army's so—called clearance operation in 2017, launched myanmar argued its response was legitimate in the face of a dangerous terror threat, and few in the buddhist majority country had sympathy for muslims, widely regarded as illegal immigrants. so to this day, they languish in the world's biggest refugee camp, their stories as harrowing as ever. rojina begum explains how the myanmar military snatched her baby and threw him in a fire, that her parents and most of her siblings were shot dead, that she was raped by four soldiers. she explains that everyone with her in this photo was killed, "aung san suu kyi is lying in front of the world that the military didn't do anything." aung san suu kyi didn't have to come to the hague today, she didn't have to sit and listen to the sickening allegations made against her country. she chose to. and tomorrow she will personally defend the country from the charge of genocide. she'll say it simply didn't happen. it's seen as a patriotic defence by most of myanmar, including her supporters who'd come to c

preparing to defend her nation against charges of genocide, over its treatment of the rohingya muslim rohingyas at the international criminal court in the hague. in 2017, in an army crackdown in myanmar, thousands of rohingya were killed and nearly three quarters of a million fled their homes. those who survived wantjustice, but are losing hope that they'll ever be able to return home safely. the bbc‘s yogita limaye has been hearing their stories, in the refugee camps of cox's bazar. driven out of their homeland, wanted by no—one, hundreds of thousands stuck in the world's largest refugee camp. more than two years since the rohingya arrived in bangladesh, scared, hungry and desperate, fear has given way to hopelessness. but grief is often just a heartbeat away. rajuma begum tells me myanmar‘s military snatched her baby and threw him in a fire. she says her parents and most of her siblings were shot dead, and she was gang—raped by four soldiers. everyone rajuma is with in this photo was killed, and she wants justice for them. aung san suu kyi is lying in front of the world that the military did

the international court ofjustice is set to hear from gambia's lawyers that rohingya muslims still facen ongoing risk of genocide. greta thunberg accuses governments of avoiding real action on climate change — as she's named time magazine's person of the year. in washington dc, thejudiciary committee of the us house of representatives has been debating for around two hours now the articles of impeachment against president trump. after a spirited discussion — they'll most likely vote later on thursday, ahead of a vote in the full house next week. the house is dominated by the democrats. if the president is impeached, there will be a trial in the senate — controlled by the republicans — in the new year. i spoke to our north america correspondent, peter bowes, about what is a constitutional but very political process, an extremely political process. what is happening right now is that the judiciary committee are considering in detail those two articles of impeachment, essentially the charge sheet against donald trump. but it is political because at this stage it is the democrats who have t

muslim majority countries. we know myanmar‘s military launched a crackdown against rohingya muslims in rakhine state in 2017 — it'sed systematic rape, murder and torture. what we can be certain of is that thousands of rohingyas were killed — and more than 700,000 fled to the cox's bazaar refugee camp in neighbouring bangladesh. lawyers for the gambia said myanmar‘s military leaders had sent a message that soldiers would not be held accountable for their crimes against the minority muslim rohingya. here's the gambia's lead attorney. how can anyone possibly expect it to hold itself accountable for genocidal acts against the rohingya when six of its top generals have all been accused of genocide by the un fact—finding mission and recommended for criminal prosecution? rohingya muslim refugees in bangladesh have been following aung san suu kyi's appearance at the international court ofjustice in the hague. here's one refugee who travelled to the netherlands in person — hoping for some recognition of what she suffered. translation: two members of my family were killed and i saw my husband, brother killed before my eyes.

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fighting against the burmese military, is now defending it against allegations of genocide against rohingya muslims. >> regrettably, gambia has placed before the court in incomplete and misleading factual picture of the situation . yet it is of the utmost importance that t the court asss ththe situation obtaining on the ground in rhakine dispassionately and accurately. amy: then we look at the historic democratic presidential forum on public education that drew seven candidates to lay out their positions on quality pre-k to affordable college. >> all across america, in so-called red states -- obama, west virginia, kentucky -- we have seen teachers standing out fighting not only for their rights as workers, but equally andrtant, for their kids decent funding so the kids could get the education they deserve. amy: we will pay high like to get response from activist education all across the country. all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. the house of representatives is slated to vote tomorrow on two articles of impeachment a

the nobel peace prize winner said military operations against rohingya muslims in 2017 — in which thousands rohingya militants. our myanmar correspondent nick beake reports from the hague. many have given up on aung san suu kyi. not these loyal supporters. they told us they had travelled 5000 miles from myanmar to be with her today. she had come to tell the world there had been no rohingya genocide on her watch. our three quarters of a million rohingya lying, must itchy? do you have any sympathy for them ? could lying, must itchy? do you have any sympathy for them? could it be that the harrowing evidence that she had yesterday of me and my‘s army trying to eradicate the rohingya muslim people had ta ken to eradicate the rohingya muslim people had taken her, change the mind of someone once famous for her defence of human rights? no. regrettably, they have placed before the court an incomplete and misleading factual picture of the situation in rakhine state in myanmar. aung san suu kyi claimed the rohingya exodus in 2017 was sparked by a tax i rohingya militants. she did admit that they myanm

myanmar military officers, accusing them of serious human rights abuses against the country's rohingya muslimaring a case in accusing myanmar of genocide against the rohingya. new zealand police say continuing volcanic activity is preventing them recovering the remaining eight victims from monday's fatal eruption on white island. dozens of tourists were rescued from the island but many are badly burnt. victims‘ names and nationalities are expected to be released

against claims of genocide, the us has blacklisted four top military leaders for abuses against the rohingya musliminority. and this year's winner of the nobel peace prize has been honoured in the norwegian capital oslo. the ethiopian prime minister abiy ahmed waved to crowds from his hotel balcony with his wife. he was awarded the prize for his peacemaking efforts which ended two decades of hostility with eritrea. that's all. stay with bbc world news. there's more on our web site bbc.co.uk/news and the news app. now on bbc news live to singapore for asia business report. the world's most valuable and profitable company makes a stock—market to be. profitable company makes a stock-market to be. trump's nafta rewrite. it's a wednesday, glad you could join us. we kickoff the programme with the energy markets and it is indeed a major day. raising over $25 billion last year. we explain what this listing means that the company and the saudi economy. three years after it was first announced, sally aramco is finally going public. the company is looking to raise $25.6 billion. alibaba raise looking to raise

leader on santucci is at the international court of justice to defend her country's treatment of muslim rohingya also this hour of democrats in the u.s. are expected to announce 4 more articles of impeachment against president donald trump later on tuesday i'm going to get your scope at the sports the world anti-doping agency finds itself facing criticism from all sides after handing russia a 4 year ban from sports. thank you very much for joining us we begin this news hour in algeria where a court has sentenced to former prime ministers to long prison terms for corruption i made or height we yeah he was sentenced to 15 years and his predecessor abdel to 12 the charges came from sweeping investigations into fraud allegations after the former president up there as he's beautifully stepped down in april let's bring in who is covered algeria extensively for us here on al-jazeera a significant ruling that comes just 2 days before the election tell us 1st up. who's been convicted and why folly it is quite significant of the same time it's unprecedented you have 3 people widely considered by the alleg

she was responding to widespread claims that myanmar committed atrocities against the country‘s muslim rohingyas lg bt or another sexual orientation, 2.8% described themselves as bisexual while 1.4% said they were questioning their sexuality. and the new york times takes a look at the rise of the far—right in italy. the paper reports that the rise can be partially attributed to china emerging as a textile powerhouse in the country, undercutting local businesses. now, what stories are sparking discussions online? yes, let‘s looks at what is trending right now. pakistan‘s cricket team enjoyed a good day with the ball on wednesday, as test cricket returned to the country for the first time in ten years. their bowlers took five wickets from opponents sri lanka for 202 runs. it‘s the first test match to be played in pakistan since militants attacked sri lanka‘s team bus in 2009, killing eight people. 47 people were on white island when the volcano erupted on monday. some critics have suggested that tourism at the volcano should be limited or banned altogether, but adventure tourism is indeed growing

the international court ofjustice is set to hear from gambia's lawyers, that rohingya muslims still facen ongoing risk of genocide. and coming up in the business briefing: breaking the glass ceiling. european central bank boss christine lagarde heads a growing list of women in top business jobs. but men still dominate global boardrooms. a warm welcome to the programme — briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. it will be a very busy day ahead. and you can be part of the conversation — as a perk, a marketing agency here in the uk allows its employees to take " hangover days". if they've been out the previous evening they're allowed to work the next day from the comfort of their own sofa — or even bed. good idea, orflexible working gone mad? tell us what you think — just use the hashtag #bbcthebriefing. polls open here in the uk in a couple of hours as voters decide who will form their next government. candidates in the general election are contesting 650 seats in the house of commons — the lower legislative chamber. polling stations close at 10pm gmt — and

science and she is at the international court of justice to defend her country's treatment of rohingya muslims. democrats in the u.s. are expected to announce formal articles of impeachment against president donald trump later on tuesday. i'm going to go with the sports the world anti-doping agency find itself facing criticism from all sides of the hunting russia for you banned from all sports. thank you for joining us we begin this news hour with a nobel peace prize in oslo ethiopia's prime minister abi ahmed has just received the prize for his efforts saying reaching peace with neighboring every trio made was recognized for his role in ending a decades long military standoff and re-establishing relation. between the 2 countries receiving the prestigious award the prime minister said he was accepting it on behalf of all ethiopians and eritreans who made he said the ultimate sacrifice for peace. is a level of love sustaining peace is the hard work yes we're most childish and not achieve it it takes a few to make war but it takes a village and a nation to build peace for me nurturing peace is l

the international court ofjustice is set to hear from gambia's lawyers that rohingya muslims still face an ongoing risk of genocide. and this video is trending on bbc.com. greta thunberg has been named time magazine's person of the year. it comes as she accused leaders at a un climate conference of avoiding real action on climate change. that's all, stay with bbc world news. more on our website, bbc.co.uk/news, and the news app. now on bbc news, live to singapore for asia business report. should the boeing 737 max have been grounded after the first crash? us regulators predicted further accidents. the european central bank will look at a small but growing number of women at the top of business. good morning, asia. hello, world. it's a thursday. glad you could join us it's a thursday. glad you could join us for another exciting addition of asia business report. i'm rico hizon. . we started the programme with boeing, because regulators have been giving evidence in hearing into the crash of the 737 max last year, when a high chance was predicted of future accidents. but they failed to grou

against allegations of genocide the accusation stems from a 2017 military crackdown against rohingya muslims which forced nearly 3 quarters of a 1000000 people to flee to neighboring bangladesh when has more from the hay. once a human rights and democracy campaigner myanmar's leader arrived at the international court of justice accused of being complicit in genocide the case against aung san suu cheese government was brought by the gambia on behalf of the organization of islamic cooperation on the opening day it was alleged widespread abuses were carried out by me and my security forces against communities which they say amount to genocide every day of. means that more people have been killed more woman i've been alive the and my children i've been burnt alive for what crime on the because you were born different born of a different ways and to a different religion from doors who kill and weep them and for this honorable judge you have been made to pay the ultimate price genocide. as lawyer after lawyer laid out the game b. is case suchi watched and listened in the court room one could only

the un general assembly has condemned human rights abuses against rohingya muslims and other minorities and manama 134 member states voted in favor of the resolution calling on myanmar's government to end hatred and violence against minorities myanmar also faces a case at the international court of justice the genocide of the rangar thousands of people were killed and nearly a 1000000 people fled into neighboring bangladesh after a crackdown and rakhine state well let's speak now to benjamin's a wacky he's a southeast asia analyst and he joins us on skype from chiang mai in thailand thanks for being with us benjamin and by my understanding general assembly resolutions non-binding so this is essentially a symbolic gesture right but will this any of this make a real difference to any of the hundreds of thousands of refugees who are currently sitting on the bangladeshi border. no sadly it won't 1st of all this general assembly resolution as you point out it's not it's not legally binding and secondly it comes out exactly 2 years after the accomplishment of the genocide in myanmar which of

aung san suu kyi said military action against rohingya muslims in 2017, which killed thousands, was the result of necessary operations against militants. a teenage drug dealer has been found guilty of the murder of a 14—year—old knocked off his move ahead and stabbed to death. he died in the middle of a turf war between rival drug gangs. another young life cut short, caused by knife crime in london. jaden moodie was just 1a years old when he was murdered, the final moments of his life captured on this shocking cctv footage. while on a moped, he is rammed into by a stolen black mercedes. a hooded gang armed with large knives jump out and repeatedly stab him, in an attack lasting just 1a seconds. the teenager had only moved to london from nottingham six months before he was killed. jaden was ambitious, loved life. he loved his family, he loved his grandma, and he was just fun to be around, because he would always playjokes on — pranks on us and things. during the two—week trial, thejury heard jaden had links to a gang, and sold drugs for them. on the night of his death, he was targeted by

the un general assembly has condemned human rights abuses against rohingya muslims and other minorities and myanmar 134 member states voted in favor of a resolution calling on the animals government to end of violence against minorities men also faces a charge of genocide at the international court of justice thousands of wrangel were killed and nearly a 1000000 fled into neighboring bangladesh after a crackdown in rakhine state well earlier i spoke to benjamin's a wacky who's a southeast asia list and he says this u.n. resolution is too late and lacks the legal weight to trigger a international action. you haven't 9 non-binding non legally binding general assembly resolution 2 years late that simply expresses condemnation for something that's now 2 years in the past and urges the myanmar government to take actions that it has repeatedly indicated that it is unwilling to take so no it's very difficult to see how this resolution could be of any concrete benefit to either the . refugees who fled into banquet dash or for the some 400000 or so estimated ranges who remain in myanmar in remai

aung san suu kyi said military action against rohingya muslims in 2017, which killed thousands was the result of necessary operations against militants. in other news, a teeenage drug dealer has been found guilty of the murder of 14—year—old jaden moodie, knocked off his moped and stabbed repeatedly in east london injanuary. the old bailey heard thatjaden died in the middle of a turf war between rival drugs gangs. adina campbell reports. another young life cut short, caused by knife crime in london. jaden moodie was just 1a years old when he was murdered, the final moments of his life captured on this shocking cctv footage. while on a moped, he is rammed into by a stolen black mercedes. a hooded gang armed with large knives jump out and repeatedly stab him, in an attack lasting just 1a seconds. the teenager had only moved to london from nottingham six months before he was killed. jaden was ambitious, loved life. he loved his family, he loved his grandma, and he was just fun to be around, because he would always playjokes on — pranks on us and things. during the two—week trial, thejury

called to defend her country against genocide charges, we've a special report on the plight of muslim rohingya

that is a really important thing both for the rohingya muslims that will be tested in court but alsomportant for the rest of the world because other states may follow on this example, prosecuting individuals for crime. that happens in courts like the international criminal court. this is an allegation of breach of a treaty to which various states have signed up and if it's prove the state has committed genocide, than sanctions follow for that country and indeed compensation is possible. but perhaps his most important effect is that if a country is found to have committed genocide , it simply has to put its house in order or it will suffer international sanctions. >> ethiopia's prime minister has received a nobel peace prize. he was a nice for his role in ending a decade-long military standoff and reestablishing relations between the two countries. our diplomatic editor reports. james: this was recognition of a man who has only been in office for 20 months, the prime minister praised for changing ethiopia in that time, releasing thousands of political prisoners and putting the country

myanmar's top political leader will dispute claims that her country tried to wipipe out minority rohingya muslimsa military crackdown. her government insists it was responding to terrorist threats. come underu kyi has intense pressure for her alleged indifference to the plight of the rohingya, witith critics calling her anan apologist for ethnic cleansing. since 2017, or than 730,000 people have been forced to flee the buddhist majority country, still c crammed into o refugee s in bangladadesh. >> they killed everybody who could not hide in the hills. many of my relatives and friends were killed. i demand justice. gambia, which filed the lawsuit in november on behalf of 57 muslim countries, is calling on ththe itj to take emergency measures to prevent further atrocities. genie: in algeria, two former prime ministers have been convicted of corruption-related charges in a landmark trial. one was sentenced to 15 years in prison and $16,000 in fines. another r s sentenceced to 12 yeyears in prison and $8,00000 n fines. they werere both accused of abusing authority in a car manufacturing embezzlement

this is what it's accused of — targeting and killing the rohingya muslim minority. gya. these refugees tell horrific stories of rape and murder, and they're still trapped in camps across the border in bangladesh. then this happened. this tiny west african muslim country, the gambia, brought a case against myanmar at the united nations‘ top court, the international court ofjustice. it's doing this on behalf of dozens of other muslim countries. they want the court to issue an emergency ruling to protect the rohingya from further harm. but myanmar rejects all allegations of genocide. the army, which still holds enormous power, insists it was only clearing out those it calls terrorists, and that, really, the rohingya are illegal immigrants. justice for the rohingya is still a long way off, even with this court case. and that's because the icj has no way of enforcing a ruling against myanmar, and there is no international police force to protect the rohingya from further abuse. neither aung san suu kyi nor the generals would automatically be arrested and put on trial. but

nearly 750,000 rohingya muslims fled the myanmar army's so—called clearance operation in 2017, launcheder rohingya militants had attacked security posts. myanmar argued its response was legitimate, in the face of a dangerous terror threat, and few in the buddhist majority country had sympathy for muslims, widely regarded as illegal immigrants. aung san suu kyi didn't have to come to the hague today, she didn't have to sit and listen to the sickening allegations made against her country, she chose to. and tomorrow she will personally defend the country from the charge of genocide. she'll say it simply didn't happen. it's seen as a patriotic defence by most of myanmar, including her supporters who'd come to court today. but it's a strategy that could destroy any remnants of her global reputation. nick beake, bbc news, the hague. and in a few minutes time we'll be hearing more from the gambianjustice minister who spoke to our correspondent and about how he managed to bring the case to trial so stay with us for that. the recovery of eight people missing, presumed dead, following monday's vo

the nobel peace prize winner said military operations against rohingya muslims in 2017 — in which thousands myanmar correspondent nick beake reports from the hague. many have given up on aung san suu kyi. not these loyal supporters. they told us they had travelled 5000 miles from myanmar to be with her today. she had come to tell the world there had been no rohingya genocide on her watch. 0ur three quarters of a million rohingya lying, must itchy? rohingya lying, ms suu kyi? do you have any sympathy for them? could it be that the harrowing evidence that she had yesterday of me and my‘s army trying to eradicate the rohingya muslim people had shaken her, change the mind of someone once famous for her defence of human rights? no. regrettably, they have placed before the court an incomplete and misleading factual picture of the situation in rakhine state in myanmar. aung san suu kyi claimed the rohingya exodus in 2017 was sparked by attacks by rohingya militants. she did admit that they myanmar army, which she doesn't control, had killed civilians in the security operation that followed. but th

winner, who is now accused of turning a blind eye to the mass murder, rape and deportation of rohingya muslimsre misleading. 0ur myanmar correspondent nick beake reports from the hague. will you ever stand up for the rohingya? she certainly hasn't so farand rohingya? she certainly hasn't so far and this week she has been standing upfor far and this week she has been standing up for the very army accused of trying to wipe out the rohingya people. she insisted there was no genocide in her myanmar. mr president, members of the court, i pray the decision you make with the wisdom of justice will pray the decision you make with the wisdom ofjustice will help create unity out of diversity to develop the potential of our people, and to meet the challenges of the nation in quest of sustainable peace and development. in the bleak refugee camp of bangladesh, the largest in the world, this is the anger of rohingyas following on from the denials. from there, this woman travelled to the netherlands to watch in person, hoping forjust some recognition of what she has suffered. translation: ten members of my f

continued violence and conflict we see around the globe, and looking at the situation of the rohingya muslimse together to also address the root causes that actually cause this displacement. 0ne root causes that actually cause this displacement. one part of the response that is very important as to have safety and security for those who are fleeing the conflict, and bangladesh has generously taken on almost1 million rohingya muslims into its territory. while supporting the refugees, working towards solutions and creating conditions for volu nta ry solutions and creating conditions for voluntary repatriation requires the political willingness of the country of origin and international community to support efforts to really make that repatriation volu nta ry really make that repatriation voluntary and dignified, and i think when one looks at some of the conflict situations around the world, this remains a big challenge for unhcr and the international community. the arsenal player mesut erzil has become embroiled in a row with china, after he criticised the country's treatment of ethnic uighur m

it alleges that myanmar s ethnic minority muslim rohingya population was systematically targeted. 0nr, the destruction of rohingya communities. human rights reports estimate that since 2016 around three quesrters of a million muslims have been forcibly displaced to neighbouring bangladesh as a result of ethnic cleansing. ms suu kyi was questioned by reporters as she went into court this morning. good morning, are you defending the indefensible? any comments? for more we can speak to philippe sands qc legal council for the gambia. hejoins us now from the hague. firstly, why is it the gambia bringing this case against myanmar? actually, it is a coordinated effort, the organisation of the islamic conference, a large number of islamic states, are concerned about what is happening to the rohingya group, a muslim community in myanmar. and gambia volunteered, effectively, to its attorney general, he used to be a prosecutor at the rwanda tribunal at the hague and ran with the case. it is supported by a large number of countries and indeed, just today, the netherlands and canada have stated p

winnerer repeatedly tried to deny y the burmese military has carried o out gegenocide against the muslim rohingya, althouough she never once used the word "rohingya" during her speeches. the burmese military killed and raped thousands of rohingya and forced more than 700,000 to flee into neighboring bangladesh in a brutal army crackdown in 2017. in india, police killed at least two protesters amid massive demonstrations against the citizenship amendment bill, which many have denounced as a major step toward the official marginalization of india's 200 million muslims. the upper house of parliament has passed the highly controversial legislation, which provides a path to citizenship for immigrants from afghanistan, bangladesh, and p pakistan -- unleless they are e muslim. ththe government has also arresd hundreds of protesters, cut off internet access, imposed curfews in parts of northeast india amid ongoing protests against the citizenship bill. in iraq, thousands of anti-government protesters have gathered in baghdad's tahrir square to demand the nationwide protest movement in iraq remain peacefu

aung san suu kyi said military action against rohingya muslims in 2017 which killed thousands was the result of necessary operations against militants. now on bbc news stephen sackur speaks to afghan singer aryanna sayeed. welcome to hardtalk, i'm stephen sackur. the fight for afg hanistan‘s future has beenjoined far beyond the frontlines between government forces and the taliban. my guest today is engaged in the struggle using her own potent weapons — that is her voice, her songs, and a spirit of defiance. aryana sayeed is afghanistan's biggest pop star. she has braved death threats to campaign for women's rights and artistic freedom. so is this a fight she can win? aryana sayeed, welcome to hardtalk. thank you so much. thanks for having me. it's nerve wracking to be on your show. well, it's a pleasure to have you in our london studio. i just wonder, how intimately connect do you feel to your homeland, afghanistan today? i know you go there a great deal, to work, to perform. but is that connection looser today? i still feel very connected to my country, and to my roots, of course, an

barriers and children are banned from enrolling in schools outside camps hundreds of thousands of rohingya muslims are sheltering in bangladesh after fleeing a military campaign in neighboring me and maher the former malaysian prime minister najib razak has been on the witness stand for the 1st time to defend himself against corruption allegations the trial in the high court house to do with a multi-billion dollar scandal that malaysia's state fund known as one and now is accused of illegally receiving about $10000000.00 when he was in office he's pleaded not guilty to all the charges which include money laundering and abuse of power. lawyer has also emphasized the alleged role of a businessman known as joe who's been named by u.s. investigators the. scheme was devised by. together with 4 arabs ok 2 from saudi and another 2 from the right and the empire management or one and b b c were all paid off by duty. 127 people have been murdered in 24 hours in mexico that's an unprecedented number for a single day many are now questioning the president's strategy of hugs not bullets in tackling the drug ca