myanmar or burma?hat's original name since the, uh, 13th century. >> anthony: ma thengi, like u thiha saw, has also spent time in prison. but on emerging after three years, she became in the minds of many an apologist for the regime. fairly or not, i leave to others. >> ma: sometimes, outsiders, um, act as if, you know, it's only after the military junta went away that, you know, things happened. first we were sort of, like, in a frozen state, like snow white. dead. >> anthony: but her many well-known books on the culinary traditions of myanmar make her a compelling advocate for burmese cuisine. so you're very passionate about the cooking and the cuisine here, and -- >> ma: well, it's just that i like to eat and i eat like a pig. [ chuckles ] >> anthony: this is yangon's restaurant. >> ma: salads, i think, are the best of our food. i'm going to order a lot of salads that you haven't had. you know, it's going to be like a sort of a tasting thing. >> anthony: there's pic head salad with kaffir lime leaf,

on this because the international criminal court right now is looking at whether it can try myanmar for the crime deportation even though it's not a member state i mean can the i.c.c. get around that and do they have the will to do its. well as a doctor to clear as air really almost. there is a strong interest in the i.c.c. . getting outside of africa missing of its cases of aftercare and they would like to soldier. horizons to some degree if they are interested in this case it's very clear whether they have legal grounds to do it is i think. because it does put pressure on china or russia like to. be shown any attempt at the security council or national mall or well head for. a defector meet a young son sochi who's faced global criticism for not standing up more for the revenge of his supporters say that she has little control of the army actions and recent social media posts by cinci suggest that she be.

nick beake, bbc news, myanmar.iopia's government has said it will accept a peace deal to finally bring its border war with eritrea, to an end. the two countries fought a two—year war which ended in 2,000 after tens of thousands of people had died. andrew plant reports. it was africa's deadliest border war. 20 years ago, tens of thousands of soldiers died over the years of fighting. even after the guns stop here on ethiopian‘s border with eritrea, the two sides remained at war. in 2002, a border commission set up to record piece ruled the disputed areas, including this town of badme, should go to eritrea, a decision ethiopia rejected. it kept its troops on the border, with eritrea accusing keepy—uppie of occupying it is territory. and tensions remained high. now the ethiopian ruling coalition has called for a return to what it called for a return to what it called the long—lost peace between two brother nations. the new prime minister of ethiopia is seemingly calming a country which has seen rising tension in recent

myanmar government and u.n. d.p. agreement there is he said. there is no transparency on that agreement we asked the rohingya as a big teams as a refugee is they did not consult with any representative of this community this is very very disturbing and i do not think this is totally you know. it is totally not. it's really not i don't see this is this would walk because you know rohingya they want to be consulted with the u.n. a c.r. sale and for more transparency and they need to see. mr template what about you. running. through. greece seriously. and mr smith. i agree with mr temple i agree with mr tin can in addition to that i would just add that it's absolutely essential that the secretary general send a very clear message to perpetrators and me and more that this type of behavior is completely unacceptable and the perpetrators will be held accountable this message of accountability is absolutely essential but beyond that there needs to be action and so we would also like to see the secretary general apply pressure to the u.n. security coun

nick beake, bbc news, myanmar.ave been more violent eruptions of the fuego volcano, in guatemala, and authorities have had to order more people from their homes. the official number killed since sunday's eruption is 72, but nearly 200 people are still missing. the volcano is only about 25 miles from the capital, guatemala city. whole villages have been wiped out by fast—moving gas, molten rock, mud and ash, and thousands have had to take shelter in schools and churches. from guatemala, the bbc‘s aleem maqbool. the volcano may be shrouded in smoke, but it now gives away little of the sudden, catastrophic violence it wrought here. with more eruptions feared following further sporadic explosions of the volcano, a frantic recovery effort goes on. well, we are going in with one rescue team as close as we can get to the volcano. they have been digging for days now into the ash, but there are still so many bodies to be found. as we went in, we saw a recovery team coming out. they had been trying to find survivors, but the

myanmar government and u.n. d.p. agreement there is that is. there is no transparency on that agreement we asked the rohingya as the big teams has a refugee is they did not consult with any representative of this community this is very very disturbing and i do not think this is totally you know. it is totally not. it's really not i don't see this is this would walk because you know rohingya they want to be consulted with the u.n. a c.r. sale and for want. they need to see mr template what about you. seriously. and mr smith. i agree with mr temple i agree with mr tin can in addition to that i would just add that it's absolutely essential that the secretary general send a very clear message to perpetrators and me and more that this type of behavior is completely unacceptable in the perpetrators will be held accountable this message of accountability is absolutely essential but beyond that there needs to be action and so we would also like to see the secretary general apply pressure to the u.n. security council to refer the situation to the crimin

here is our myanmar correspondent nick beake. village burns in western myanmar.ernie as army and buddhist mobs were attacking rohingya muslim communities —— burmese. now, amnesty international says it has gathered evidence proving that the military‘s operation in rakhine state had been weeks in the planning. the myanmar commander in chief is one of the officers named in the report. they are accused of orchestrating rape and murder and driving out more than 500 thousand rohingya people. the military, which still holds huge power here, has always claimed it was responding to attacks on the police by rohingya insurgents, and rejects accusations of ethnic cleansing. but the stories of those who made it across the border to bangladesh, and now live in the world's biggest refugee camp, tell another story. the international criminal court is looking at whether myanmar can be prosecuted for crimes against humanity. so far, myanmar has refused to co—operate, and the government insists a new, burmese led the investigation is the best way to uncover the truth. it is now thr

dry back to the border of vietnam in fact if anything the rain is further west so particularly for myanmar has become wet recently adding togs i'm sure you're aware but the monsoon is started to try and burst the head where it should be that these are only actually quite small showers of adelie and dancer rushes down given a couple of minutes the moment air quality on the whole is a little bit better in delhi itself the real heavy rain is rather for the size still mumbai science words but you can see in the forecast it's creeping evan northwards this is what it should be doing and it does these bursts and drops but again it's in these bursting stage in fact we've had some pretty useful right in occasional showers in southern pakistan as well and quite possibly because up to still be an increase in the cloud and rain potential you know none of the next desa . in this case. each want a story. to be seen. to be. to be. when. we look human children continue to. welcome back a quick look at the top stories this hour the kremlin has announced that a summit between donald trump. and it will take

the government of myanmar still to this day confines more than one hundred twenty thousand. to dozens of internment camps in rakhine state and there are you serious humanitarian needs there as well so there does need to be immediate urgent attention to that ok matthew good to talk to you many thanks indeed for being with us press use with the from falsify it rights and human rights organizations specializing in southeast asia. a german rescue ship with more than two hundred migrants on board remains stranded at sea now for a sixth day the ship the lifeline is off the coast of malta but it's unclear if it will be able to dock that malta says that it doesn't have broad agreement from e.u. states on how to distribute the migrants evenly a spokesman for lifeline says that some of those on board are in poor health and life now to malta. is that john what's the latest. at the moment the ship has been allowed to enter maltese territorial waters that's because as you can see from the port of walesa behind me which is a relatively protected area there is a lot of wind picking up as h

judges are looking at allegations myanmar soldiers carried out a campaign of violence that for seven hundred thousand revenge out of their homes and into bangladesh the court has no jurisdiction in myanmar but the i.c.c. prosecutor says the crossing into bangladesh makes it an international investigation myanmar has until july twenty seventh to prove the case is unnecessary or unlawful. for more on this let's bring in ranger analyst benjamin's a wacky joining us via skype now from bangkok thanks very much for being with us so on the issue of jurisdiction and is the i.c.c. on on solid legal ground do you think when they say that this is a case for them because they crossed into bangladesh. well it's a new legal serious actually being put forth by the prosecutor typically cases come to the i.c.c. are there because the country requests it they're part of the i.c.c. and they and they request that the i.c.c. exercised your stiction usually because there are unable themselves to do so or if they are unwilling to do so the un security council can refer a case to the i.c.c. in this case myan

nick beake, bbc news, myanmar.ed out an attempted robbery on a jewellery store in central london. police were called to reports that a number of suspects, armed with knives and hammers, had entered the the store on regent street. a man has been arrested. the director of public prosecutions says she deeply regrets failures in 47 rape and serious sexual offence cases where vital evidence was withheld from defence lawyers. alison saunders was questioned by mps about prosecutions that were stopped after it emerged key information had not been shared. earlier this year, a review of more than three and a half thousand cases was launched in england and wales after a series of high profile rape cases collapsed. our legal affairs correspondent clive coleman is here. how serious a problem are these figures? 47 cases where vital evidence was withheld? it isa it is a foundation of our fair trial system the prosecution must pass to the defence that assists the defence case 01’ the defence that assists the defence case or underm

nick beake, bbc news, myanmar. top story this hour: the hollywood producer, harvey weinstein has pleaded not guilty to rape and other sexual abuse charges at a court hearing in new york. these are the first cases to be brought to a criminal court, since a series of allegations emerged against him, last year. mr weinstein's lawyer, benjamin brafman, spoke on behalf of his client after the hearing. mist one stain has tonight these crimes. he has maintained that he has never engaged in nonconsensual sex with anyone. he is taking this matter very seriously. he is working on helping us address these issues andi on helping us address these issues and i think under the circumstances he is holding up reasonably well. no—one can be happy to be in the position that he is in. as i said in court, rape is a terrible crime and he has tonight these allegations and as terrible crime rate is, it is equally reprehensible to be falsely accused of rape. another major story today — a new explosion at guatemala's fuego volcano prompted

calls on myanmar to stop discriminating against rangers and give back their rights to citizenship and property. and jane this is al jazeera live and was a coming up the teenage football is missing in a cave in thailand more heavy rain hampers the frantic four day long search we are live at the scene. accused of violating human rights council takes the u.a.e. to the un's international court of justice imposing a blockade since june last year. was. the anger in the u.s. after the supreme court upholds donald trump's travel ban covering people from predominantly muslim countries. the united nations envoy to me and mine has called for the dismantling of what she says is a system of discrimination against muslims. told the u.n. human rights council the rango should have their rights to citizenship and property was stored in response to the court for her to be replaced this comes as amnesty international is named more than a dozen men were military personnel they say are responsible for war crimes against there were hanging in its latest report the human rights group documented what it call

investigation could move forward even if myanmar's government rejects it. essentially after that the prosecutor will need to make the legal case not to the international community or via the media but to the judges of the international criminal court themselves and if the judges accept the legal theory accepted as being valid she will presumably move forward with her investigation in the hopes of identifying the perpetrators of these grave international crimes and eventually try to prosecute them and hold them accountable what if the judges rule against her view and they just determine that they agree essentially with myanmar and they say no in fact we don't have there is an action over these these crimes even though they they took place both in the m.r. and in bangladesh then the i.c.c. will have no further recourse and of course themselves will have no further recourse to justice given the fact that myanmar itself has refused to hold all but a handful of perpetrators are accountable for these a police in antioch questioning several suspects of to the gang

myanmar government and u.n. d.p. agree man there is a set is. there is no transparency on that agreement we as a rohingya as a big team says a refugee is they did not consult with any representative of this community this is very very disturbing and i do not think this is totally you know. it is totally not. it's really not i don't see this is this would walk because you know rohingya they want to be consulted with the u.n. a c.r. sale and from want. anything they need to see mr template what about you. running. through. greece seriously. and mr smith. i agree with mr temple i agree with mr tin can in addition to that i would just add that it's absolutely essential that the secretary general send a very clear message to perpetrators and me and more that this type of behavior is completely unacceptable in the perpetrators will be held accountable this message of accountability is absolutely essential but beyond that there needs to be action and so we would also like to see the secretary general apply pressure to the u.n. security council to refer

personable, repatriation of these people to myanmar. -- first of these people to myanmar. -- first ofthe habitat this elephant and reforestation of the deforested forest, and reduce the deforested forest, and reduce the contact between the elephants and the rohingya people this is what we are doing we have teams working to find the elephants where they are approaching the camp and when they find elephants the camp, they safely return the elephant back to the forest. so is this initiative proving to be successful? this is proving to be successful? this is proving very successful. seven times the elephant response team has responded and safely return the elephant back to the forest. and of course, people are going to the forest for collecting firewood, we have to work on that. any were also teaching these rohingya refugees to interact with the elephants? the elephants are coming inside the camp, we are coming inside the camp. —— and you are also. camp, we are coming inside the camp. -- and you are also. thank you so much forjoining us. spain has survived a scare from iran in the world c

the villages were surrounded by the myanmar military soldiers swept through they opened fire on men women and children as they were running away and they systematically burned down their wishes and what this shows is that this was not the work of rogue soldiers or units involved units across a large area that this was a pattern carried out and therefore suggest that it was a pattern carried out pursuant to me a common plan the human rights group is naming thirteen commanders and offices who believes are responsible for war crimes one of those generals is now being sacked by the commander in chief's office but it's not believed to be linked to these allegations and amnesty want all thirteen sent to the international criminal court why is the family history twenty seventeen year incorporations one.

here‘s our myanmar correspondent nick beake. a village burns in western myanmar.military‘s offensive had been weeks in the planning. the myanmar army commander—in—chief, min aung hlaing, is one of 13 top officers named in the report. they are accused of orchestrating rape and murder. and driving out more than 1.5 million rohingya people. —— halfa —— half a million. the military, which still holds huge power here, has always claimed it was responding to attacks on the police by rohingya insurgents and rejects accusations of ethnic cleansing. but the stories of those who made it across the border to bangladesh and now live in the world‘s biggest refugee camp tell another story. the international criminal court is looking at whether myanmar could be prosecuted for crimes against humanity. so far, myanmar has refused to co—operate and aung san suu kyi‘s government insists a new burmese led investigation is the best to uncover the truth. in a moment we‘ll have all the business news, but first the headlines on bbc news... the doctor at the centre of the gosport hospital

time will tell. >> he'd been to myanmar, which at the time was a full-blown military dictatorship.went there and he said to me. here's what i can do with this program. when something big happens in a libya or a myanmar or an afghanistan or iraq or wherever it might be, american viewers and viewers around the world will also be able to know about the people there, not just about the dictators, not just about the politics. but they will be able to get to the know the people. and i really think that's important. because i know toor often americans have just a one-dimensional view of a foreign country. >> i thought she was a better journalist than many of us ever could be because it came to him naturally. it was just curiosity. and isn't that really what being a journalist is all about, being curious? and he brought something to cnn that had never been there before and thus to the entire broadcast news industry. >> it was really like a breath of fresh air and viewers loved it. the ratings on sunday night doubled. there were new viewers anything to cnn for the first time including young

turning now to myanmar where amnesty international is demanding that top military officials are triedg children." it names 13 top officers as being most culpable. on the list is this man army commander—in—chief ming aung hlaingwho was sacked by the military this week. he's seen here with leader aung san suu kyi. her government and the military deny abuses. today the un special rapporteur to myanmar called for a tougher investigation of alleged war crimes. imogen foulkes is in geneva. an expert on me and mar looking at human rights in the country and she has already delivered a number of reports over what has been happening particularly in the state. today she did not mince her words and that that nothing had improved since this time last year, the discrimination and hatred continue against religious and ethnic minorities and you said that the government in charge of myanmar was responsible and doing nothing whatsoever to bring people primarily in the military to justice. bring people primarily in the military tojustice. fora bring people primarily in the military tojustice. for a pare

they see a camera and they close up at the approach of an outsider here. >> myanmar, about a year agoconsorting with foreigners. everybody was incredibly open. >> what i am amaze side how friendly and open people are with us and it's very easy for me to say whatever i want about the government, right? we can go home, you know? our lives will go on. we don't pay the price. with our show. everybody could very well pay the price. it should be pointed out that a lot of people did not. a lot of people were very nice to us, but look, i've already been in jail. i really don't want to go back. this is a very real concern, what happens to the people we leave behind? >> for the moment, at least, things seem to be moving in the right direction. >> he'd been to myanmar which at the time was a full-blown military dictatorship, and he went there and said to me, here's what i can do with this program. when something big happens in a libya or myanmar or an afghanistan or iraq or wherever it might be, american viewers and viewers around the world will also be able to know about the people there. not j

new system a new registry system meaning that must be verified to stay in the country but because myanmar doesn't recognize them as citizens many now face deportation from thailand but most are too scared to return to their country of birth effectively rendering them stateless joe when is executive director of the berman human burma human rights network he joins us now live from bangkok good to have you with us so why have you released this report now what are you hoping to achieve with it. fossil fuel it is the third june is the deadline for the migrant undocumented migrant workers in thailand among them there are thousands of muslim from burma who . c.i. has been identification has been denied from burma as authorities immigration in thailand so they tie authorities. are offering. and are committed by going to work out in thailand to get to their country of origin to government issues a vote of past two to despicable and the immigration department from burma they are the one who discriminating the people based on their religion and ethnicity and one of the syria targeted is the muslim c

from myanmar — to the monsoon.usands of rohingya refugees in bangladesh are threatened by flooding and landslides. i'm lucy hockings — we're live in moscow with everything you can expect from day seven at the world cup. russia celebrates after egypt win puts them one step closer to world cup knockouts the british prime minister theresa may is again facing possible defeat over key brexit legislation in the house of commons today. also in business briefing, the board of 21st century fox meets today — what will it decide as comcast and disney battle it out for control. briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. and you can be part of the conversation. here in the uk, the culture secretary has called for children's phones to be confiscated at the start of the school day. he says they're a distraction, harm academic achievement and expose children to cyber bullying. president trump and republicans in the us congress have been trying to thrash out legislation that will address the growing an

live from a headquarters in doha bring in a soprano also ahead and the same to national crews as myanmar's military of a planned and systematic assault on the country's one hundred minority. government forces an advance on that as thousands flee. the area denied entry into jordan and at the world cup argentina survives in vail scared to advance to the last sixteen. the u.s. supreme court has upheld donald trump's travel ban on paper from six muslim majority countries the judges now only voted to accept the us president was acting legally when he bought paper from every yemen somalia libya and syria from entering the united states chopper tonty has more from washington d.c. . the five four ruling was not on the expected but protesters were still incensed. but the majority of justices how did agreed with the troubled ministration this was not a muslim this policy was the result of a careful global interagency analysis of vetting procedures for travelers to the u.s. from libya syria somalia yemen and iran. and it was the president's right to impose a ban because national security is his respo

time will tell. >> he had been to myanmar which at the time was a full blown military dictatorship.nd he went there and he said to me, here is what i can do with this program. when something big happens in a laboria or myanmar or an afghanistan or iraq or wherever it might be, american viewers and viewers around the world will also be able to know about the people there, not just about the dictators, not just about the politics. but they will be able to get to know the people. and i really think that's important. because i think too often americans have a one dimensional view of a foreign country. and it's only told to them through the prism of breaking news. >> i thought he was a better journalist than many of us ever could be. because it came to him naturally. it was just curiousty. and isn't that really what being a journalist is all about, being curious? and he brought something to cnn that had never been there before and thus to the entire news broadcast news industry. >> it was really like a breath of fresh air. and viewers loved it. the ratings on sunday night doubled. there

this was last to's exodus from myanmar.n —— cracking down on rohingya militants. the un described it as ethnic cleansing. across the border they found shelter in bangladesh, but here there are new challenges. it rained every day last week. a miserable taste of what is to come. this is a vibrant community full of resilient people, but they live on borrowed land. more than 700,000 cling to these hillsides, and the numbers keep on growing. dan johnson, bbc news. and we'll have more on world refugee day later in the programme. you're watching newsday on the bbc. live from singapore and london. still to come: it is the main language here. so we have to respect that. we'll be finding out why australia is considering introducing tougher english language tests for migrants. there was a bomb in the city centre. a code word known to be one used by the ira was given. army bomb experts were examining a suspect van when there was a huge explosion. the south african parliament has destroyed the foundation of apartheid by abolishing the p

this was last year's exodus from myanmar.itary said it was cracking down on rohingya militants. the un described it as ethnic cleansing. across the border they found shelter in bangladesh, but here there are new challenges. it rained every day last week. a miserable taste of what's to come. this is a vibrant community full of resilient people, but they live on borrowed land. more than 700,000 cling to these hillsides, and the numbers keep on growing. dan johnson, bbc news, in the balukhali refugee camp. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news: floods have killed at least 18 people in ivory coast's main city, abidjan. a rush of water caused by heavy rain on monday night swept away cars and destroyed houses. floods are also affecting neighbouring ghana. in the capital, accra, many residents were trapped on upper floors, with water only slowly receding. at least three people are reported to have been killed and many injured as pro—government forces launched an operation against protesters in the nicaraguan

this was last year's exodus from myanmar.ary said it was cracking down on rohingya militants. the un described it as ethnic cleansing. across the border they found shelter in bangladesh, but here there are new challenges. it rained every day last week. a miserable taste of what's to come. this is a vibrant community full of resilient people, but they live on borrowed land. more than 700,000 cling to these hillsides, and the numbers keep on growing. dan johnson, bbc news, in the balukhali refugee camp. stay with us on bbc news — still to come: hair today, win tomorrow. the world cup players hoping that style brings success. there was a bomb in the city centre. a code word known to be one used by the ira was given. army bomb experts were examining a suspect van when there was a huge explosion. the south african parliament has destroyed the foundation of apartheid by abolishing the population registration act, which for a0 years forcibly classified each citizen according to race. germany's parliament, the bundestag, has voted by

this was last year's exodus from myanmar. military said it was cracking down on rohingya militants. the un described it as ethnic cleansing. across the border they found shelter in bangladesh, but here there are new challenges. it rained every day last week. a miserable taste of what's to come. this is a vibrant community full of resilient people, but they live on borrowed land. more than 700,000 cling to these hillsides, and the numbers keep on growing. dan johnson, bbc news, in the balukhali refugee camp. next month, the former soviet republic of kazakhstan is due to open an international financial centre and stock exchange. it's the latest project from a government using its oil wealth and strategic position to become a major economic power. but the country is still ruled by nursultan nazarbayev who seized power when the soviet union collapsed in 1991, and human rights groups say abuses and repression continue unabated. stephen sackur has this special report from kazakhstan. the silk road. 700 years after marco polo, there

please join pen america into managing the freedom of -- imprisoned in myanmar and also in defending the sanctity of truth and the role of the press right here in the united states. [applause] now, a few words from -- who themselves i have been given to read on their behalf. we are now in the prison just because we covered the news. we do not have a desk to write on, the truth about what happens is important for our country. without the truth, we can never solve our country's problems. that goes for every country. so, we would like to as the governments, where is the truth? where is the truth and justice? where is democracy and freedom? why are soldiers found guilty of murder get ten years while we journalists who expose the murder face 14 years in prison? do you think that is fair? we only did our work as reporters. we want the people to understand we never betrayed the country. the government can arrest us like this and stos fm being able to write news, but we want to tell them right here that they can never hide the truth. we, journalists, will find the truth even though they are send

against muslims yankee leaders speaking at the un human rights council in geneva and responds myanmar's and best accord for her to be replaced. i have been consistently informed by roha refugees that it is futile to speak about this a fallen terry dignified and sustainable returns unless the root cause of the exodus a properly addressed in that it is paramount that the minimal government dismantle this system of discrimination against the revenge of by law policy and practice that continues to exist and guarantee fundamental human rights to the rohingya muslims including by restoring their citizenship rights and property we remain committed to continue to work with the men of the special reporter but the people of myanmar consider that it would no longer be productive to continue to extend corporation with the current special reporter because of her leg of objectivity and noncompliance with the code of conduct as such we have requested counsel for the replacement of her for the reason suspension above after listening attentively to her assessment we reaffirm our position lex the value o

we were also able to obtain an audio recording in which the myanmar military officer says that they hadages if there is any sort of disturbance, and this is exactly what happens in village after village across rakhine state. in the aftermath of attacks by an armed group, the myanmar military swept through village after village. they opened fire on men, women and children as they were trying to run away and then they burn down every last rohingya structure in many of these villages. and what have you done with that audio, matthew, is that something thatis audio, matthew, is that something that is public? is something that we have sent to several people to authenticate it as one of years, it isa authenticate it as one of years, it is a recording of a military officer indicating that this is an orchestrated, systematic campaign of violent. —— it is. ultimately, that campaign of violence goes right to the top of the most senior officials of the myanmar military. we have named them to show that they should face justice, that includes the commander—in—chief of the military. matthew, thank you

when he arrived from myanmar at the age of two he's now fourteen and missing chin is hopeful the boys will survive and says they work well together you have very strong i want to see if you're a strong yes this is the mouth of the cave complex that runs some eight kilometers deep into these hills right along the border with myanmar the bikes from these twelve boys and their coats are still here just as they were left on saturday a small makeshift village has been created for the rescue workers there divers cave climbers soldiers and forestry service workers among the morning at the museum and he is our biggest challenge in the rescue operation trying to pump out the water say the tide and. we need to strike electricity in the case to the pumps we are pumping three kilometers in need more power and more help keep coming in the race is on to find the boys with rescuers aware time is not on their side it's got harder al-jazeera chiang rai a weather update next here on al-jazeera then calls for a unified approach on migration is germany's leader meets spain's prime minister ahead of a cri

we remain committed to continue to work with the mending of the special reporter but the people of myanmar considered that it would no longer be productive to continue to extend cooperation with the current special reporter because of her leg off objectivity and noncompliance with the code of conduct as such we have requested the counsel for the replacement of her father recent suspension above after listening attentively to her assessment we reaffirm our position assessment lexx the value of an independent reporter which our valens impartiality and a call receipt well this comes on the stands a national has named more than a dozen military personnel that they say are responsible for war crimes against the ranger and its report the human rights group documented what it called a planned and systematic campaign that involved murder rape and forced starvation diplomatic editor james bates reports. i'm honestly international researches say they've uncovered devastating new details about the crimes committed against these people the right as they were expelled from their homes they interviewed

see his face again when he walked out of the cave she adopted i don't send on when he arrived from myanmar at the age of two he's now fourteen and missing chin is hopeful the boys will survive and says they work well together we have very strong i want to see if you're a strong yes this is the mouth of the cave complex that runs some eight kilometers deep into these hills right along the border with myanmar the bikes from these twelve boys and their coach are still here just as they were left on saturday a small makeshift village has been created for the rescue workers there divers cave climbers soldiers and forestry service workers the mountain in the morning at the museum and he has i think is challenged in a rescue operation trying to pump out the waters have the diving. we need to string electricity in the case to run the pumps we are pumping three kilometers in need more power and more help keeps coming in the race is on to find the boys with rescuers aware time is not on their side it's got harder al-jazeera chiang rai. civilians caught up in last year's siege of merari in the southe

mostly survivors and witnesses here in the refugee camps of bangladesh and inside rakhine state in myanmar and they give a clear picture of a planned and systematic military campaign in each case villages were surrounded and then attacked many were killed where i lived alongside other communities only the rectangle homes were torched. villagers were surrounded by the me and my military soldiers swept through they opened fire on men women and children as they were running away and they systematically burned down their wishes and what this shows is that this was not the work of rogue soldiers or units involved units across a large area that this was a pattern carried out and therefore suggest that it was a pattern carried out pursuant to me a common plan the human rights group is naming thirteen commanders and officers who believes are responsible for war crimes one of those generals is now being sacked by the commander in chief's office but it's not believed to be linked to these allegations and amnesty want all thirteen sent to the international criminal court while the family history twen

summit that's coming up on thursday and friday a senior general in myanmar has been sacked after he was named in new european union sanctions major general among young so has been what was described as purged for poor performance he was a commander in rakhine state where six hundred fifty thousand fled a military crackdown last year the e.u. sanctions are being imposed on security officials accused of revenge or killings and rape the plight of the muslim minority living in thailand is being highlighted in a report called existence tonight the burma human rights network details efforts by myanmar's government to make life difficult for him living abroad large numbers of rangers fled violence and poverty in myanmar to live and work in thailand now the thai government has introduced a new registry system meaning that must be verified in order to stay but because me and doesn't recognize them as citizens many now face deportation from thailand most are too scared to return to their country of birth effectively rendering them stateless joe when is executive director of the group behind the r

myanmar in the un have agreed on steps for the revenger to return but many say it's not enough. we will not go back even if there is an agreement until and unless they recognize us as rwanda's and give us citizenship. and so are the rancher prepare for the long hope they fix their homes and build bridges roads and water wells. more than half the population this is their introduction to the world fifty five percent of kuta belongs residents. children. and education hair is learning the acronyms of age groups counting the minutes one must stand in the rain waiting for rice. to harris children are too young to help they savor the sustenance. the sound of prayer is heard across the camp during one of the few happy times of the day. they had even though we are facing a lot of hardship we still manage to eat something it's difficult to cook though because we rarely find firewood and other essentials plus we don't have any money. this is what survival looks like and what is now the wounds largest refugee camp chalmette bellus al-jazeera human rights groups in the us say at least six pe

sunny side and to the sas still the philippines where the heaviest rain has been recently and also myanmar but vietnam in cambodia not quite so bad and in the forecast not courts about all that still there wouldn't say it's dry by any means but probably so west is out of myanmar that gets hit hardest by the currently runs a stalled monsoon rains there are showers and sas in fact an indication of some pretty heavy downpours around who ching for example trying to get into jakarta they want succeed now i said the monsoon is sort of stalled that doesn't look like a monsoon picture told us if there is a bloom of clive a myanmar and down the west and that's an adult thing of showers elsewhere now that should be persistent rain by now the monsoons be besting in this part of india and it clearly isn't so once again you suffer the humidity and the pretty monsoon heat of forty or above from delhi down to kolkata. the weather sponsored by cattle always. admitted unique circumstances and facts that link her to this murder confessions are useless without corroboration she thought they are questioning h

mostly survivors and witnesses here in the refugee camps of bangladesh and inside rakhine state in myanmar and they give a clear picture of a planned and systematic military campaign in each case villages were surrounded and then attacked many were killed where i hang get lived alongside other communities only the rangar homes were torched. villages were surrounded by the me and my military soldiers swept through they opened fire on men women and children as they were running away and they systematically burned down their wishes and what this shows is that this was not the work of rogue soldiers or units involved units across a large area that this was a pattern carried out and therefore suggest that it was a pattern carried out pursuant to me a common plan the human rights group is naming thirteen commanders and offices who believes are responsible for war crimes one of those generals is now being sacked by the commander in chief's office but it's not believed to be linked to these allegations and amnesty want all thirteen sent to the international criminal court why is the only sure in t

myanmar in the un have agreed on steps for the ranger to return but many say it's not enough. we will not go back even if there is an agreement until and unless they recognize us as rwanda's and give us citizenship. and so are the rancher prepare for the long hope they fix their homes and build bridges roads and water wells. more than half the population this is their introduction to the world fifty five percent of kuta belongs residents. a children. and education hair is learning the acronyms of age groups or counting the minutes one must stand in the rain waiting for rice. to harris children are too young to help they savor the sustenance. the sound of prayer is heard across the camp during one of the few happy times of the day. even though we are facing a lot of hardship we still manage to eat something it's difficult to cook though because we rarely find firewood and other essential plus we don't have any money. this is what survival looks like and what is now the world's largest refugee camp chalmette bellus al jazeera very pleased to have caroline gluck joining us now vi

from myanmar — to the monsoon.e're live in moscow with everything you can expect from day seven at the world cup. russia celebrates after egypt win puts them one step closer to world cup knockouts the british prime minister theresa may is again facing possible defeat over key brexit legislation in the house of commons today.

reporter: an agreement signed eek between the myanmar government and u.n. agencies is expected to pave the way for the rohingyas to return home once their safety and rights are guaraned. but an delays to the already long process of repatriation will continue to put thousands in harm's way, and the monsoon season typically last until around october. cup startsl fifa on wednesday, with host nation russia taking on saudi arabia. the american team wot qualify this year, but there's another reason to celebrate. the usaa, mexico, and have been selected by the fifa congress to host the world cup. laura: the u.s., mexico, and canada will jointly host the 20 world cup. the vote was overwhelming, defeating morocco. earlier i spoke to soccer commentar tommy smyth about the significance of this. tommy smyth, what did fifa find so persuasive abt the u.s., canada, and mexico cohosting the world cup? tomm look at it from the economic point of view. there a better place to host the world cup than the u.s., mexico, and canada? they are talking figures of 14 -- are you ready