malaysia's former prime minister najib razak has appeared in court after again being arrested he's now facing twenty five corruption charges prosecutors accuse him of illegally transferring six hundred eighty one million dollars from a state fund into his personal account it's already been hit with seven other corruption charges last month louis has the latest from column for. the new charges facing former malaysian prime minister najib razak sent to iran allegations that he had received two point six billion ringgit or the time of the transactions worth around six hundred eighty one million dollars interest personal bank accounts around two thousand and thirteen and that these sums of money came from the state investment fund one and that he had set up these charges are more significant they involve a much bigger sum of money than the ten million dollars needs alleged to have received from another state own entity as are some international he was charged with criminal breach of trust money laundering in relation to those transactions over the last two months these new charges will inv

malaysia's former prime minister najib razak has appeared in court after being arrested again he's now facing twenty one money laundering charges prosecutors accuse him of illegally transferring six hundred twenty eight million dollars from a state fund into his personal account has already been hit with seven other corruption charges last month. he joins us live from outside the court in kuala lumpur so for us what's happening there in court today. well not runs like appeared in court about half an hour ago the court then took a brief recess because his lawyers argued that they weren't present at the charges to the charges haven't yet been read out to. he hasn't been unable to. take his plea the court has been able to record a plea from. either but we understand from a police statement that was issued on thursday morning that he will face at least twenty one new charges and all relating to the deposits amounting to about two point six billion ringgit which at the time of the transactions come up to about six hundred eighty one million u.s. dollars into his personal bank accounts aroun

prosecutors accuse najib razak of illegally transferring hundreds of millions of dollars from a state fund into his personal account he has the latest from kuala lumpur. arrived in court to face twenty five new charges including money laundering and abuse of power he's pleading not guilty to receiving hundreds of millions of dollars prosecutors say the money in his bank account came from the state investment fund one be set up by not eight years ago. billion the issue of the two point six billion ringgit has been used to store anger and insults none today's charges will give me an opportunity to clear my name and prove that i am not a thief. the new charges are in addition to seven others for allegedly receiving ten million dollars from another state owned entity police in at least six countries are investigating transactions involving one m. d. b. the us department of justice alleges not gyp and his associates stole at least four and a half billion dollars from the fund and go over the corruption scandal helped defeat not tips coalition government in the general election in may and d

malaysia's former prime minister najib razak has been detained again over a corruption scandal and he was already facing a string of charges later valiance of dollars that went missing from estate investment fund one n.d.b. millions were transferred to nadine's personal thank accounts prince louis has more from kuala lumpur. this is a significant development former prime minister najib razak is expected to be charged in court tomorrow in relation to having received seven hundred million dollars from state investment fund one m d b now he's the first person in malaysia to be charged in relation to one m.d.c. the corruption scandal surrounding the state investment fund that he it set up when he was prime minister and finance minister of that country it is also this very fund that the u.s. department of justice alleges not just and his associates have stolen at least four and a half billion dollars from now not just already faces several charges ranging from criminal breach of trust to money laundering but those charges are in relation to in total a sum of ten million dollars that he had

, najib razak, has denied all the charges and wants to clear his name.ing to be found, ever going to be recovered? well, i think it is rather difficult to recover fully this amount of money, because, well, according to the charge sheets, according to the various investigative reports, the money has been dispersed around the world. you are watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: activists call a day of protest against phillipine president rodrigo duterte. but can anything they say dent his popularity among his most fervent supporters? also on the programme: as the world anti—doping authority paves the way for russia's return to international athletics, we will hear from one of the whistleblowers who got them suspended in the first place. 30 hours after the earthquake that devastated mexico city, rescue teams still have no idea just how many people have died. well, there is people alive and there is people not alive. we just can help and give them whatever we've got. it looked as though they had come to fight a war, but their mission i

malaysia is former prime minister najib razak is arrested on new corruption charges. starvation on an unprecedented scale aid agencies say more than five million yemeni children are at risk. and on a mission the man who travels the world to help save lives in disaster. i'm joining us roscoe with the sport as messy works his magic on the opening night of the champions league group stage plus the olympics brings north and south korea even closer as the two countries plan a joint bid for the twenty thirty two summer games. there's been a remarkable day for the rebuilding of relations between north and south korea on his second day in pyongyang south korea's president and the north korean leader kim jong il and signed a raft of agreements that are aimed at changing the face of the peninsula they agreed to work together to prevent another war and crucially to make their region nuclear free mcbride reports from seoul they hailed it as a new era for the korean people. and the south of the peninsula they share. a commitment to a denuclearized future was on monday and he agree

, najib razak, has denied all the charges and wants to clear his name.e found, ever going to be recovered? well, i think it's rather difficult to recover fully this amount of money, because, well, according to the charge sheets, according to various investigative reports, the money has been dispersed around the world. you are watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: activists call a day of protest against phillipine president rodrigo duterte. but can anything they say dent his popularity among his most fervent supporters? also on the programme: as the world anti—doping authority paves the way for russia's return to international athletics, we'll hear from one of the whistleblowers who got them suspended in the first place. blainejohnson, the blaine johnson, the fastest man blainejohnson, the fastest man on earth, is flying home to canada in a disgrace. all athlete should be clea n. disgrace. all athlete should be clean. iam disgrace. all athlete should be clean. i am just happy thatjustice was served. it is a simple fact that this mor

malaysia's former prime minister najib razak has been detained again over a corruption scandal now it is already facing a string of charges linked to billions of dollars that went missing from a state investment fund millions were transferred to nudge leaves personal bank accounts the malaysian anticorruption commission says that will appear in court on first say rescue workers in northern philippines are continuing search efforts saying there is little chance of finding any survivors under a massive landslide family members in the mining town of it togo and have been queuing to identify bodies as they have recovered many locals have been sheltering from typhoon man could when the landslide happened mangku the most powerful storm to hit the philippines this share has killed at least eighty one people dozens of others are missing. the u.n. mission in libya has condemned another outbreak of fighting in the capital which is threatening a ceasefire agreed to weeks ago the latest arrest plunged much of tripoli into darkness as it disrupted the electricity supply more than sixty people have

this is a significant development former prime minister najib razak is expected to be charged in court tomorrow in relation to having received seven hundred million dollars from state investment fund one m d b now he's the first person in malaysia to be charged in relation to one m.t.b. the corruption scandal surrounding the state investment fund that he set up when he was prime minister and finance minister of that country it is also this very fund that the u.s. department of justice alleges not just and his associates had stolen at least four and a half billion dollars from now not already faces several charges ranging from criminal breach of trust to money laundering but those charges are in relation to in total a sum of ten million dollars that he had received from a company known as s.r.c. international a company that was formally a unit of one m d b a company under the ultimate control of the finance ministry of which he was in charge now and the new charges expected to be laid against not just on thursday altogether a lot more significant because they involve a much larger sum o

the former prime minister of malaysia najib razak has been arrested again in this facing twenty one money laundering charges that he was already facing a string of allegations linked to billions of dollars that went missing from a state investment fund when he was in office millions were transferred to know jeeves personal bank accounts. fifteen liberians including the son of former president ellen johnson sirleaf have been banned from leaving the country but water comes as the government is investigating the disappearance of one hundred and four million dollars the newly printed bills disappeared last year shortly after passing through the country's main port. canada's government says it needs more flexibility from the united states if they are to reach a deal on renewing nafta was pushing back against pressure from the trumpet ministration to make concessions as part of a new trade agreement saying that its own needs must be met washington insists an agreement must be finished by the end of september those are the headlines on our jazeera produce stay with us the stream is coming up nex

the lawyer for malaysia's former prime minister najib razak has been charged with corruption. or appeared in court and dated not guilty to four counts of money laundering and tax fraud is accused of receiving two point three million dollars of illegal funds from the deaves personal account chaffee is the main defense lawyer former d.p. is facing a string of corruption charges linked to a multi-billion dollar looting of state investment fund one and three. the former president of el salvador has been sentenced to ten years in prison for corruption and ten years saka lead the country from two thousand and four to two thousand and nine last month he confessed to money laundering and embezzlement charges relate to three hundred million dollars of public funds which were redirected to personal and company bank accounts. president leading presidential candidate paul sonora is in serious condition in hospital having undergone emergency surgery he was stabbed last week during a street rally once the attackers boosted his approval ratings a new. social media campaign could also hurt hi

the new charges facing former malaysian prime minister najib razak centered around allegations that he had received two point six billion ringgit or the time of the transactions worth around six hundred eighty one million dollars interest personal bank accounts around two thousand and thirteen and that these sums of money came from the state investment fund one and that he had set up these charges a more significant they involve a much bigger sum of money than the ten million dollars he's alleged to have received from another state own entity as our senior international he was charged with criminal breach of trust money laundering in relation to those transactions over the last two months these new charges will involve a much more complex investigation investigators believe that front companies and well as well as foreign offshore entities were used to siphon the money from one end d.b. and eventually into use. bank accounts a malaysian police have also issued a warrant of arrest for another person known as joe blow or go take joe he is believed to be a key figure in the corruption sca

malaysia's former prime minister najib razak has been detained again over a corruption scandal but he was already facing a string of charges thinks of billions of dollars that went missing from state investment one m d b z was expects to face new challenges when he appears in court on thursday. the united nations mission in libya has condemned another outbreak of fighting in the capital which is threatening a ceasefire agreed to two weeks ago and the latest on restaurants must play into darkness as a destructive the electricity supply. more than sixty people many of them civilians have been killed since fighting broke out between rival armed groups last month. or two rival groups are vying for control of the area around the city's only functioning port both were previously aligned to the un backed government in libya the fighting has shrunk the government's area of control to the center of the capital and also forced many residents to stay indoors and left migrants detained parts of the city without food or water. is the c.e.o. and co-founder of libya outlets a research and consulting

now to some other stories making news around the world former malaysian prime minister najib razak is appearing in court following his arrest he faces fresh charges of money laundering and abusing his position it follows allegations that six hundred twenty eight million dollars link to a state investment fund ended up in his personal bank accounts. mexicans have held a minute of silence to mark one year since an earthquake killed more than three hundred sixty people mourners held their arms aloft in a signal that was used by rescuers to call for silence. and has since become a symbol of remembrance and solidarity. the footage has emerged of the moment that a rare fire tornadoes snatched of firefighters hose in british columbia in canada it happened in august as more than five hundred wildfires were blazing across the region fueled by rising heat and high winds. with. the leaders of north and south korea are concluding three days of talks with a hike up the north's scenic mount take to end kim jong un are keen to show they can overcome obstacles together after agreeing a raft of measur

malaysia's former prime minister najib razak has pleaded not guilty to twenty five additional corruption charges prosecutors accuse him of illegally transferring more than five hundred fifty million dollars in the one m. d. b. state investment fund into his personal bank account campaign is have reacted with anger after a ban on russia's anti doping agency was overturned three years after it was issued the world anti-doping agency announced the decision to meeting in the seychelles russia's own agency was banned after an independent report found evidence of state backed doping and cover ups in russian sport next up al-jazeera looks at the story of count folke about a daughter of sweden who rescued thousands from concentration camps during the second world war before being assassinated by a zionist fight is in jerusalem killing the count is up next on more news for you threw out that my fam. the northern cemetery. principal burial ground of the city of stock. last resting place for sweden's most celebrated citizen is. not far from alfred nobel whose famous prize is bear his name lies anot

malaysia's former prime minister najib razak is expected in court to face twenty one charges of money laundering prosecutors accuse him of illegally transferring six hundred twenty eight million dollars from a state fund a lot of it into his personal account has already been hit with seven other corruption charges last month. former pakistani prime minister nawaz sharif has been greeted by a crowd of jubilant supporters after being freed on bail the high court orders should leave his daughter and son in law to be released until their appeal against corruption convictions can be heard rescue workers in the philippines are continuing search efforts following a landslide in the wake of typhoon man caught family members in the town mining town of the gone have been waiting to identify a body use as they have recovered. canada's government says it needs more flexibility from the united states if they are to reach a deal on renewing nafta ottawa's pushing back against pressure from the troubled ministration to make concessions as part of a new trade agreement saying its own needs must be me

up to date with some other stories making news around the world for the malaysian prime minister najib razak has pleaded not guilty to twenty five new charges of money laundering and abusing his position he appeared in court following allegations that six hundred twenty million dollars linked to a state investment fund ended up in a bank accounts. japan's prime minister shinzo avi has been reelected as head of the ruling liberal democratic party in a landslide victory he wondered around seventy percent of members votes if the first he would become japan's longest serving premier in august two thousand and twenty one. pictures of emerge capturing the dramatic moment when a firefighter's hose is snatched from his hands by the force of red fire to nato and british columbia in canada this happened in august as more than five hundred one files were blazing across the region fearing by rising heat and high winds. that the parties in uganda have arrested the opposition politician known as bobby why he was detained upon his return from the u.s. made to seek treatment for injuries sustained during al

how to restart nuclear talks between pyongyang and washington malaysia's former prime minister najib razak has pleaded not guilty to twenty five additional corruption charges prosecutors accuse him of illegally transferring more than five hundred fifty million dollars from the one n.d.b. state investment fund into his personal bank account. campaigners have reacted with anger after a ban on russia's anti doping agency was overturned three years after it was issued the world anti-doping agency announced the decision at a meeting in the seychelles do stay with us my nigeria is coming up next thanks for watching africa. my name syria is still an basile my name syria is. my nigeria as if there is yes to every no. no ok i'm on my way i mean. i have been in the film industry had nollywood over twenty one years i have decided now to run for office in my state's question of our states for as seen in the house of representatives representing. the federal constituency. it's only been a. oh ok oh you do lead you move. well let's go. preparing for the closing ceremony of the african film festival. for

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this is a significant development former prime minister najib razak is expected to be charged in court tomorrow in relation to having received seven hundred million dollars from state investment fund one m d b now he's the first person in malaysia to be charged in relation to one m.t.b. the corruption scandal surrounding the state investment fund that he set up when he was prime minister and finance minister of the country it is also this very fund that the u.s. department of justice alleges not just and his associates had stolen at least four and a half billion dollars from now not already faces several charges ranging from criminal breach of trust to money laundering but those charges are in relation to in total a sum of ten million dollars that he had received from a company known as s.r.c. international a company that was formally a unit of one m d b a company under the ultimate control of the finance ministry of which he was in charge now and the new charges expected to be laid against not just on thursday altogether a lot more significant because they involve a much larger sum of

has pleaded not guilty to dozens of new corruption charges prosecutors accuse najib razak of illegally transferring hundreds of millions of dollars from a state fund into his personal account where is louis has the latest from quantum. arrived in court to face twenty five new charges including money laundering and abuse of power he's pleading not guilty to receiving hundreds of millions of dollars prosecutors say the money in his bank account came from the state investment fund one be set up by not eight years ago. billion ringgit the issue up to two point six billion ringgit has been used to store lender an assault on today's charges will give me an opportunity to clear my name and prove that i am not a thief. the new charges are in addition to seven others for allegedly receiving ten million dollars from another state owned entity police in at least six countries are investigating transactions involving one m. d. b. the us department of justice alleges not gyp and his associates stole at least four and a half billion dollars from the fund and go over the corruption scandal helped def

malaysia's former prime minister najib razak has been detained again over corruption scandal and already facing a string of charges linked to billions of dollars that went missing from estate investment fund known as one and d b really ins were transferred to najib personal bank accounts. u.s. president donald trump is defending his controversial supremum court nominee who's been accused of sexual assault trump says brett kavanaugh is an outstanding man and that it would be unfortunate if his accuser christine blasi forward didn't testify before senate committee ford's lawyers say she won't appear before senators unless the f.b.i. investigates the alleged incident which apparently took place in one thousand nine hundred two. those headlines do stay with us next it's witness. for. christ in the name of the church. how would you describe he didn't see anything to do and he omitted marks on the screen things like these. broken before. anything gets executed like to add about the physics of. this top narrative to the plot. is. just second which conduct the explosion of the loveliness just. l

the wife of malaysia's former prime minister najib razak is being questioned a second time over allegations of corruption and money laundering was women so arrived at the anti corruption commission on wednesday morning questioning comes less than a week after her husband faced a new string of charges linked to a billion dollar looting of a state fund. they were in vietnam or lining up to pay their last respects to the late president as the country begins two days of mourning. died on friday after suffering from a rare virus a state funeral be held on first day and was widely criticized internationally for his crackdown on political dissent vice president penn has been named acting president becoming vietnam's first female leader wayne hay has more from hanoi. this is the national funeral hall in hanoi where the body of the late president. is lying there is a steady stream of people coming and going paying their respects representatives from the communist party from government from the military and also diplomats based here in the vietnamese capital members of the public can also go inside t

four malaysian prime minister najib razak is appearing in court following his arrest he faces fresh charges of money laundering and abusing his position it follows allegations that six hundred twenty eight million dollars linked to a state investment fund ended up in dispersement bank accounts. bitches have emerged of the moment a rare fire to naidu snatched of firefighters hose in british columbia in canada it happened in august as more than five hundred wildfires were blazing across the region feud by rising heat and high winds. the leaders of north and south korea have wrapped up three days of talks sealing a host of agreements both men hailed as a major step towards peace the north bridge to shut down its main nuclear facility also appears to have given new momentum to pyongyang's denuclearization talks with washington the historic summit ended on a high with jane and kim jong un keen to show they can overcome obstacles together . visiting the peak of a sacred volcano in north korea was perhaps a fitting end to this historic summit north korean leader kim yong and south korean president

malaysian officials have confirmed that the former prime minister najib razak has been arrested in connectionlement after more than $600 million linked to the state investment fund imdb were allegedly found in his bank accounts. he's expected to appear in court on thursday afternoon. the pope has met the u2 front man bono to discuss the sexual abuse crisis in ireland. the pair spoke for more than 30 minutes with the irish rock star saying he found the pope to be an extraordinary man. during his trip to ireland last month, francis begged forgiveness for the multitude of abuses suffered by victims in ireland at the hand of the church over decades. britain's prime minister theresa may has asked her fellow european leaders to drop what she said were unacceptable demands to get a brexit deal done. speaking at an informal summit dinner in austria, mrs may again rejected the proposal that northern ireland should remain temporarily in the eu's customs union. with just six months to go, time is running out to get a deal in place. 0ur political editor laura kuenssberg is at the summit. stuck, looking f

malaysian officials have confirmed that the former prime minister najib razak has been arrested in connectionleged embezzlement after more than 600 million dollars linked to the state investment fund imdb were allegedly found in his bank accounts. —— $600 million. a total of 21 money laundering charges have been prepared against him. the pope has met the u2 front man bono to discuss the sexual abuse crisis in ireland. the pair spoke for more than 30 minutes with the irish rock star saying he found the pope to be an extraordinary man. during his trip to ireland last month, francis begged forgiveness for the multitude of abuses suffered by victims in ireland at the hand of the church over decades. the united states has confirmed it's ready to restart negotiations with north korea immediately, following the news the north is prepared to dismantle a missile test facility, with outside experts watching. the offer came on the second day of a three day summit between south korean president moon jae—in and kimjong—un. while being welcomed internationally, the offer from the north does need correspond

check out some other stories making news around the world today former malaysian prime minister najib razak has been arrested and is due in court he faces fresh charges of money laundering and abusing his position apollo's allegations that six hundred twenty eight million dollars linked to a state investment fund ended up in his personal bank accounts. supporters of pakistan's prime minister nawaz sharif and his daughter have celebrated their release propre is in the country's three time leader was removed from office and jailed for corruption in july but has been freed pending an appeal hearing sherry says the. arches are politically motivated. mexicans have held a minute of silence to mark one year since an earthquake killed more than three hundred sixty people mourners held their arms aloft in a signal that was used by rescuers to call for silence it has since become a symbol of remembrance and solidarity. footage has emerged of the moment a rare fire tornado snatched of firefighters hose in british columbia in canada happened in august as more than five hundred wildfires were blazing ac

malaysian officials have confirmed that the former prime minister najib razak has been arrested in connectionzzlement after more than $600 million linked to the state investment fund 1mdb were allegedly found in his bank accounts. he's expected to appear in court on thursday afternoon. now take a close look at this person. it's actuallyjustin bieber! trust me — have a listen. he surprised fans by serenading partner hailey baldwin outside buckingham palace in london. baldwin watched alongside star—struck fans and did what most fans would do and filmed it on her phone. let's get more on the efforts at denuclearisation coming out of the meeting between the south korean president and the north korean leader in pyongyang. earlier, i spoke with tom collina from ploughshare funds, a global security foundation in washington, dc, and asked whether he believes denuclearisation is back on track. we are cautiously optimistic that things are back on track. a month ago president trump cancelled pompeo's trip to north korea say not enough progress would be made. 0nce again, south korea and president moon st

opposition many malaysians are hoping that those things are now behind them with the ousting of najib razakfrom the prime minister's office four months ago however the country's new leader might have fear muhammad is no stranger to media censorship or corruption mahathir has already spent twenty two years as prime minister and was known for locking up political opponents shutting down newspapers and remolding media legislation but that was the old math here allegedly this new one has pulled a u. turn in his approach to the media news sites shut down by naji are now back online and not have fear has repealed one of the more contentious laws passed by his predecessor the anti fake news act but many onlookers still wonder understandably if this new mahathir won't turn out the same as the old one given that much of the system he's talking about dismantling was built by him listening post flow phillips now on what mahathir mohamad change of tune might mean for the malaysian media. mad to mohammed the seventh prime minister of malaysia resumes sent. in his first stint from one thousand and two on

for mobile asian prime minister najib razak has been arrested and is appearing in court he faces fresh charges of money laundering and abusing his position it follows allegations that six hundred twenty eight million dollars linked to a state investment fund ended up in his personal bank accounts. and in peru lawmakers have backed president martin viscosities call for a referendum to combat corruption in the political and judicial systems parliament will fine tune the proposals before the vote is held in december it's a rare victory over the conservative opposition party which controls over his congress. the leaders of north and south korea are concluding three days of talks with a hike up the north's scenic mount pic to moon j. and kim jong are keen to show they can overcome obstacles together after agreeing a raft of measures to improve ties between the two countries they have been in pains to show a united front but the rift between washington and pyongyang over doing nuclearization could still prove a stumbling block toward peace on the peninsula. it was a spectacular ending to the

malaysian officials have confirmed that the former prime minister najib razak has been arrested in connection $600 million linked to the state investment fund imdb were allegedly found in his bank accounts. a total of 21 money laundering charges have been prepared against him. president trump has launched his sharpest attack yet on his attorney generaljeff sessions. in an interview, mr trump says he's particularly unhappy that mr sessions had recused himself from the investigation into russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election. he also criticisised mr sessions' handling of immigration and border security issues. the pope has met the u2 front man bono to discuss the sexual abuse crisis in ireland. the pair spoke for more than 30 minutes with the irish rock star, saying he found the pope to be an extraordinary man. during his trip to ireland last month, pope francis begged forgiveness for the multitude of abuses suffered by victims in ireland at the hand of the church over decades. the woman who's accused the us supreme court nominee, brett kavanaugh, of sexual assault, has been given

the former malaysian prime minister najib razak has released a letter that he says will clear his nameng a $100 million donation he received from a saudi ruler. mr razak has been charged with theft after millions of dollars earmarked for a state investment fund were found in his personal bank account. he has denied the charges. the wife of pakistan's ousted former prime minister nawaz sharif has died of cancer in london, while her husband and daughter were in prison. kulsoom nawaz was 68. she was elected as an mp last year after standing in for her husband. nawaz sharif and his daughter maryam were jailed for corruption. a court in bangladesh has once again denied bail to an internationally acclaimed photographer arrested last month during mass protests over road safety. shahidul alam was detained on 5 august on charges of spreading rumours and false information against the government. he had criticised the government crackdown on the student demonstrations in a television interview and on facebook. his detention and that of dozens of other activists has sparked an international outcry

discussed how to restart nuclear talks between young and washington malaysia's former prime minister najib razak has pleaded guilty not guilty to twenty five additional corruption charges prosecutors accuse him of any transferring more than five hundred fifty million dollars from the one m. d.b. state investment fund into his personal bank account to stay with us the stream is up next after. ok today a check in on three stories that we're following here on the stream what happened when king met we will find out then do you know the truth behind how western museums got many of them all to fax and we're also going to meet someone who can tell you i really could be looking for your comments on twitter and of course in our you tube shot first though to libya take a look at this. so what you've just been looking at was a video from a detention center for refugees and migrants in the libyan capital tripoli it was sent to journalist sally hayden by one of the people being held that fell head and is with us today from london to tell us more and more also joined by abraham yunus he works for me here and

up to date with some other stories making news around the world former malaysian prime minister najib razak is appearing in court following his arrest he faces fresh charges of money laundering and abusing his position it follows allegations that six hundred and twenty eight million dollars linked to a state investment fund ended up in his personal bank accounts. japan's prime minister shinzo abi has been reelected as head of his ruling liberal democratic party in a landslide victory he won around seventy percent of members votes if a third term has become japan's longest serving premier and opus two thousand and twenty one. bitches have emerged capturing a dramatic moment when a rare fire tornado snatched up firefighters hose in british columbia in canada it happened in august as more than five hundred wildfires were blazing across the region fueled by rising heat and high winds. south korea's president says north korean leader kim jong un wants to restart nuclear talks with the chief u.s. diplomat mike pompei or any hopes for a second summit with president donald trump mosher in was speak

malaysian officials have confirmed that the former prime minister najib razak has been arrested in connectionnt after more than $600 million linked to the state investment fund imdb were allegedly found in his bank accounts. he's expected to appear in court on thursday afternoon. joining me from bangkok is our south east asia correspondent, jonathan head. a dramatic fall from grace for the former prime minister. it is dramatic. although the investigators are taking theirtime, dramatic. although the investigators are taking their time, to the frustration of some of those who had hoped that the stunning election victory of the then opposition would bring a very quick investigation into imdb, actually it is proceeding ata into imdb, actually it is proceeding at a fairly steady pace. this is the third time mr najib has faced charges. he has already had seven charges. he has already had seven charges against him on two previous occasions. the previous ones were in relation to an alleged siphoning off of $10 million, relative to the amount involved, quite small, involving a subsidiary of 1mdb. this

malaysia s ex—leader najib razak was arrested on wednesday and will be charged over allegations thatded up in his personal bank accounts. razak is facing 21 money—laundering charges and is expected to appear in court later today. argentina‘s economy shrunk by 4.2% in the second quarter, its sharpest year—on—year slowdown since 2014. the slump comes amid a damaging drought and a currency crisis that has prompted the central bank to raise interest rates to 60% and the government to cut spending. argentina has requested a bailout from the international monetary fund. nosebleeds, debt and the taxman have all made it a bad 2a hours forjet airways. india‘s first privately owned airline had to turn back a flight from mumbai tojaipur after the cabin crew forgot to switch on the cabin pressure system, causing dozens of passengers to suffer bleeding from the nose or ears. it came as indian tax officials announced they were investigating the airline‘s books. let‘s hearfrom china now, and the northeastern port city of tianjin where business and political leaders are gathered for the world econom

malaysia's former prime minister najib razak has been detained again over a corruption scandal. ready facing a string of charges linked to billions of dollars that went missing from estate investment fund is expected to face new charges when he goes to court on thursday. that india's supreme court says people who believe they've been incorrectly left off a state citizenship register will be able to appeal it's ruled that people in northeastern state may prove their citizenship with any one of ten documents listed by the court in late july the state government was accused of discrimination when it failed to include four million names on a list of citizens assam has long face ethnic and linguistic tensions over undocumented immigration from bangladesh and the state government says the exercise is to identify eagle residents andrew thomas says this from longer gown in. now india supreme courts has. held people go about appealing not being on the list the idea is that people across the states will go regional offices to prove their citizenship but that is easy. said than done in som

province northern philippines malaysia is former prime minister najib razak has been arrested again this facing more corruption charges there's already facing a string of allegations linked to billions of dollars that were missing from estate investment funds when he was in office millions were transferred through his personal bank accounts. the mother of a palestinian man killed on tuesday is blaming israel for his death. he died in custody after being arrested by israeli soldiers they raided his house in the occupied west bank but didn't say why he later died in hospital. and it didn't then finish the rest of the day they killed him in ten minutes who came up and killed him in just ten minutes when they saw the daylight they carried him and went out when they entered the house they attacked him directly and two israeli soldiers started beating him now we know about plastic pollution in our oceans but there's a new report suggesting that it's also contaminating the skies british scientists are pointing to micro plastics that washes off synthetic clothing in the laundry a single wash can

deepening tension between china and the united states the wife of malaysia's former prime minister najib razak is being questioned for a second time ever allegations of corruption and money laundering rosmah mansor arrived at the anti corruption commission on wednesday morning and question comes less than a week after aspen faced a new strain of charges billion dollar looting of a state fund. people in vietnam are lining up to pay their last respects to the late president as the country begins two days of mourning. died on friday after suffering from a rare virus a state funeral be held on thursday quien was widely criticized internationally for his crackdown on political dissent vice president dan t. knocked in has been named acting president coming vietnam's first female leader britain's opposition labor party has voted to reject prime minister trees made bricks that plan and a possible new deal outcome party is backing a motion to hold a second that referendum lawrence lee reports from the labor party conference in liverpool. if you like reaching. for the true believers in the current labor

malaysia's former prime minister najib razak has been detained again over a corruption scandal and he was already facing a string of charges linked to billions of dollars that went missing from a state investment fund known as m d b millions are transferred to najib personal bank accounts malaysian anti corruption commission said najib will appear in court on thursday. the aid organization save the children says yemen's civil war has put more than five million children at risk of starvation around eighty percent of yemen's population get their supplies and aid through the port of her data fighting has resumed there following the failure of un backed talks between the government and hoofy rebels the charity says disruption to the port operations is likely to push up food and fuel prices the cost of food has already spiked by sixty eight percent since twenty fifteen when two thirds of yemenis don't know where their next meal is coming from and the charity is warning that problems with a supply chain would cause starvation on an unprecedented scale amanda bryan is the yemen advocacy advi