the body of kimjong—nam, the north koreans wa nted kimjong—nam, the north koreans wanted it back as well autopsy procedures they needed. they are also saying curiously that they have received a letter from are also saying curiously that they have received a letterfrom kim jong—nam's family authorising the release of that body. we don't know who that would be bearing in mind that his son lives in exile as well as his father did and we believe it is in hiding forfear of his life, so it certainly didn't come from him. whatever the actual terms of the deal it does seem malaysia was pressured by having its citizens held in north korea. it has now exceeded to what north korea wanted and it is now getting its own citizens back and is very relieved that it citizens back and is very relieved thatitis citizens back and is very relieved that it is over —— acceeded. you are watching newsday on the bbc, live from singapore and london. still to come on the programme: chem china save the elephants? it is trying to shut down the ivory ca rve i’y trying to shut down the ivory carvery is at the last retai

as the body, kim jong—nam was as the body, kimjong—nam was his father ‘s favourite son and heir but ithis cousin shotin it is a chilling story. his cousin shot in the head. his aunt and daughter in hiding. and now kim jong—nam with a nerve agent. it is a guarantee of a long and happy life. life on earth began hundreds of millions of years earlier than previously thought — that's according to researchers who have discovered fossils of one of the earliest living organisms. the creature — half the width of a human hair — lived more than 4 billion years ago — not long after the formation of the earth. 0ur science correspondent pallab ghosh has more. how did life begin? it is one of humanity's biggest questions. the discovery of some of the first lifeforms to have ever existed on earth may begin to provide some a nswe rs. earth may begin to provide some answers. they were discovered in these rocks, which were found in canada. and here it is, one of the planet's first inhabitants. it was less tha n planet's first inhabitants. it was less than the width of a human hair, and very simple, but i

jong—nam at a mortuary here also continue to hold the body of kimjong—nam at a mortuary here in kuala are not releasing it to anyone unless they have dna evidence of the key family. apart from the diplomatic spat, sharon, the rhetoric can add to the equation a video of the son of kim jong—nam. equation a video of the son of kim jong-nam. that's right, rico. we know the story continues to dominate the headlines globally, here in malaysia, of course no exception. on the front page of the star is the son of kimjong—nam, at least he is believed to be so, this is a video that emerged yesterday and was made available to a number of outlets by available to a number of outlets by a civil defence group, a relatively new group in south korea, they are believed to assist north koreans trying to escape the country. it is believed that the son and his family, mother and sister, who he acknowledges were with him in the video, they apparently assisted him to try to secure his safety. in the video it is a 42nd clip that has been censored but he said he is safe and he shows off his north korean passpo

malaysia releases of the body of kimjong—nam, the murdered half brother of the north korean leader, under deal reached with pyongyang. i'm kasia madera in london. russia tried to hijack the us election through propaganda on steroids, says a democratic senator in investigating alleged kremlin political meddling. russia's president vladimir putin boarded a deliberate campaign russia's president vladimir putin ordrered a deliberate campaign carefully constructed to undermine our election. and blast off for spacex. making history, sending a used rocket back into space. live from our studios in singapore and london. this is bbc world news. it's newsday. glad you could joining us at 8am here in singapore, it is 1am in london and 9am in seoul, where a court has approved an arrest warrant for the country's ousted president on corruption charges. miss park was removed from office when the constitutional court endorsed the decision to impeach her. steve evans has what is next. well, she enjoys, if that is the right word, that prison cell, and she probably faces trial on very serious allegations, so

and now kimjong—nam killed with a banned nerve agent.g or happy life. life on earth began hundreds of millions of years earlier than previously thought, that is according to researchers who have discovered fossils of one of the earliest living organisms. the creature, half the width of a human hair, lived more than four billion years ago, not long after the formation of the earth. 0ur science correspondent pallab ghosh has more. how did life begin? it is one of humanity's biggest questions. the discovery of some of the first lifeforms to have ever existed on earth may begin to provide some answers. they were discovered in these rocks, which were found in canada. and here it is — one of the planet's first inhabitants. it was less than the width ofa human hair, and very simple. but it ate and consumed oxygen, like we do. and, to the shock of the scientist who discovered it, the lifeforms existed hundreds of millions of years before anyone expected. we've got it. we've got the oldest fossils on the planet. this is exciting. it relates us to

the two countries are locked in a diplomatic standoff over the killing of kim jong-nam, half brother of north korea's leader. the "news straits times" quoted sources saying tuesday investigators searched a construction site on the eastern island of borneo. it says all 37 are construction workers. they're accused of visabusing tr visiting passes and working without proper papers. tuesday pyongyang banned malaysians from entering the country. malaysia responded in kind. they've also booted out each other's diplomatic representatives. however, malaysia's prime minister says he has no plan to sever diplomatic ties with north korea. he says a communication channel is necessary to determine what the north is demanding. >> we are of very few countries who have been very fair to north korea, really quite friendly to them. so we didn't pick a quarrel with north korea. it was never our intention. >> kim jong-nam was attacked at kuala lumpur international airport last month and died. malaysia is demanding pyongyang hand over four north korean suspects. it also wants to question three north kore

that left kim jong—nam, isolated and alone without any support.her's favourite son, but this family photo tells a chilling story. his cousin, shot in the head, his auntand a his cousin, shot in the head, his aunt and a daughter in exile in hiding and now kimjong—nam killed with a band nerve agent. in north korea membership of the royalfamily is no guarantee of a long and happy life. a reminder of what the us attorney generaljeff sessions within the last hour. my staff recommended refusing. they said that since i had involvement with the campaign, i should not be involved in any campaign investigation. i have studied the rules and consider their valuation. i have studied the rules and consider theirvaluation. i believe have studied the rules and consider their valuation. i believe those recommendations are right and just, therefore i have recused myself in therefore i have recused myself in the matter is that deal with the trump campaign. he began this edition of outside source and finishes at as well, see you next week, goodbye. in meteorology we

pyongyang has refused to acknowledge the body is kim jong-nam's and is demanding it be handed over. prime minister called for unity on friday as he tries to bring home nine north koreans. the countries have barred each other's citizens from leaving over diplomatic tensions over the death of kim jong-nam. special prayers were held around the country. >> i pray for him so that they can come and go to their family again. >> reporter: malaysia is demanding that pyongyang hand over four north korean suspects. it also wants to question three other north korean nationals including an embassy staff member, but pyongyang has not been cooperative calling the investigation politically motivated. >>> as tensions rise between north korea and malaysia, the asian football if he had der rags has decided to postpone a soccer match between the two countries. the afc made the decision on friday to delay the 2019 final round qualifier. it cited the escalating diplomatic tension. the match was scheduled for march 28 in pyongyang, but they asked the agency to change the venue to a mutual location. it sai

kim jong nam was attacked at the airport last month and died. malaysia is demanding they hand over four north korean suspects. they also want to question three nationals including an embassy staff member. but they haven't been cooperative calling the investigation politically motivated. while the spotlight is still on north korea for its suspected role in the killing of its leaders half brother the fall out continues. now the netherlands has been drawn in. a group posted a video online reported to be of kim jong nam's son has thanked the dutch ambassador for his help. >> we know about the reports. we have seen the video and statements that were made. >> this man identifies himself and is believed to be the son of kim jong nam. the south korean government says it is true. they responded to an emergency request for extraction and protection. the dutch government along with that of china, the u.s. and unnamed country helped move the family to a safe location that hasn't been disclosed. hawaii is the first u.s. state to file a lawsuit to block presi

this followed the killing of kim jong—nam.of dramatic medication are, for the moment, still open. at the moment, they are still on, because they provide us with a channel. —— diplomatic indication. you need a channel to talk to them and negotiate with them. we go to sharanjit leyl, negotiate with them. we go to shara njit leyl, who negotiate with them. we go to sharanjit leyl, who is right in front of the north korean embassy in column four. we heard from the united states ambassador to the end, we heard from malaysia's premised, what is the latest from there? rico hizon, at the north korean embassy here in column four, the security presence continues to be kept out. we have the one police car that malaysia and authorities are put here for the last couple of days. essentially, that is being continued. but of course, you heard from the prime minister, there, who seem from the prime minister, there, who seem to take a more conciliatory tone with the north koreans. 0f course, he was facing the prospect of to seek the release of t

jong—nam at the half brother of the north korean leader.a has not directly blamed the north for the killing, there is widespread suspicion pyongyang was responsible. for the latest, let's cross over to the capital. we are joined for the latest, let's cross over to the capital. we arejoined outside the capital. we arejoined outside the north korean embassy by my colleague sharanjit the north korean embassy by my colleague shara njit leyl. the north korean embassy by my colleague sharanjit leyl. what's a situation like? it seems peaceful and the embassy hasn't been cordoned off? that's right. it has been relatively quiet here this morning will stop essentially we've only seen the one police car parked outside the main gates of embassy. two police bikes went past earlier, the relatively quiet, compared to other news agencies camped out next to me. what it's a huge rise in tensions. essentially it starts again this week on tuesday, this latest incident, when the north korean state media said relations in north korea were temporarily prohibited

kimjong—nam family are the natural ones to sleep in.sleep in. kimjong—nam before he was killed was the eldest son of kim jong un, in korean culture that place in the family holds a lot of power and respect, so the son of the eldest son will now be kim han—sol, he holds the power. to come back to the assassination of his father, the diplomatic fallout continues. what is the latest? that malaysia, in one state of malaysia, zero wax, after of the malaysia and mainland, in borneo, people there are rounding up north korean workers with expired passports, more than 160 have been rounded up and detained by immigration officials in malaysia, those officials say they are talking to the federal government in kuala lumpurto to the federal government in kuala lumpur to decide what to do. that leaves about 36 north korean workers still on valid work permits inside malaysia. they are really interesting, they are the workers who have long been seen to be doing thejobs who have long been seen to be doing the jobs that are too dangerous for malaysians t

strong words about the missile tests, and about kimjong—nam, the half brother of kim jong—un, who wassia. the line from the dprk, as it calls itself, north korea, is that the murder of the half brother was basically done by the us, and, quote, it's vassal, south korea. that is because it wants to stoke up what it calls international repugnance for north korea. now, north korea says that the agent, that highly toxic poison which was smeared on the dead man's face, the us manufactures that. now, it has to be said that the malaysian authorities certainly don't believe that, and there is evidence pointing towards north korea. so if you are looking from the outside, north korea is probably playing the two audiences, and that is a kind of divided international audience. many people on the left in europe who have some sympathy with north korea, but more importantly, information seeps into north korea, and there must be a question in the regime's mind about what ordinary north koreans make of the allegation that the leadership had a rival to the leadership assassinated. so there is a propagan

north korean suspects in the murder of kimjong—nam, the north korean suspects in the murder of kim jong—namof kim jong—nam, the estranged thai father of kimjong—un, has been released. —— half brother. he accused malaysia of trying to damage the honour of north korea by using coercion to get a confession from him. kimjong—nam was murdered with a deadly nerve agent at an airport last month. the suspect was released last week due to insufficient evidence. a man has been arrested and has appeared in court charged with making at least eight bomb threats againstjewish centres across the us. as acute as in missouri say the man did it in order to harassed his former girlfriend. federal officials are investigating on threats made to nearly 100 organisations in three dozen states. this report from new york. juan thompson is actually a former journalist and was fired from a left—leaning website that had hired him because he had fabricated stories and saucers and as acute as have arrested and charged him with cyber—stalking because after he broke up with his girlfriend prosecutors said he wanted to get

malaysia has released the body of kimjong—nam, the malaysia has released the body of kim jong—nam, thered malaysia has released the body of kimjong—nam, the murdered half brother of north korea's leader, under a deal reached with pyongyang and in exchange, nine malaysians freed by north korea have arrived home. this video is trending on bbc .com: blastoff for spacex as the company attempts to make history by sending a used rocket back into space. in every programme rockets have only been used once before being discarded. that's all from me, thanks for watching bbc world news. goodbye. now on bbc news, it's time for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk with me, zeinab badawi, in florida, where i am speaking psychologist james mitchell. he helped draw up and carry out the cia's enhanced interrogation programme after the september 11 attacks. he personally interrogated suspects using techniques like waterboarding. his critics say that he is a torturer. he says he has nothing to apologise for, and what he did was harsh, but legal, and necessary. so this is your study? yes. the thing that is usefu

did they want the body returned, even though kimjong—nam did not live in north korea.is strange situation where north korea is saying it is nothing to do with us, but we need the body. —— macau in china. the malaysians say they have investigations do, dna investigations to do, and they are not releasing the body to anybody until they have completed their investigations. thank you for joining us, steve. to africa, and somalia has declared a national disaster because of drought. last month, neighbouring kenya declared a drought emergency, with the kenyan red cross saying the ongoing lack of water had killed 10,000 animals. one way kenya is trying to help people who are suffering is not through food aid, but through electronic cash payments. as our africa correspondent, alistair leithead reports, these sorts of payments are helping people deal with the current crisis, but also to help alleviate poverty more generally. there are thin pickings for the cattle of northern kenya. drought is back, and with it a difficult decision, whether or not to sell the cows to survive. hel

the pyongyang was behind the poisoning of kim jong—nam.itizens of leaving the countries and the un has called for calm. the bbc‘s sharanjit leyl is outside the embassy in kuala lumpur gauging reaction in the press and on the streets. i can tell you how malaysians are reacting and that's furiously, just like their prime minister. these are the front pages of the newspapers today. as you can see, the star in malaysia, ‘trapped in pyongyang'. there's of course huge amount of interest in the story, here in malaysia. inside this paper you can see there is one staff member, a councillor, in fact, in the malaysian embassy in pyongyang, saying, "don't worry, we are safe". that's one paper. we've also got the new straits times paper which has got on the front cover the prime minister calling a national security council meeting, an emergency meeting, when he returned from jakarta yesterday. essentially saying the safety of malaysians are a priority, so they are working on trying to ensure the safety of the 11 known malaysians who are in north korea.

kimjong—nam, the know who ordered the assassination. the assassination. kimjong—nam, the exiled half brother of north korean leader kim jong—un, was murdered on february 13. the accused are alleged to have been the women who jumped him at kuala lumpur airport and smeared his face with a deadly oil. the alleged assassins, one from vietnam and one from indonesia, claim they were duped into thinking they were taking pa rt duped into thinking they were taking part ina duped into thinking they were taking part in a reality show prank. in court today, the charge was read to them. one said she was innocent. she was perfectly all right, she was calm. of course, she will definitely be stressed because it is the death penalty here. but the malaysian authorities are sceptical. if the attackers thought that the gel they we re attackers thought that the gel they were smearing on the victim was harmless, why did they keep it off their own skin? north korea denies being involved. but it sent diplomats to malaysia to try to get the body sent to north k

kim jong nam was attacked at kuala lumpur airport more than two weeks ago. local authorities say ri was not seen in security footage from the airport. in that police weren't able to establish a link between the two women charged with his murder. police believe they smeared a toxic nerve agent on kim's face. they demanded north korea hand over four other suspects who have been returned there. they want to speak to three north koreans in connection with the case. with the only north korean in custody released, many say it will be more difficult for malaysian police to find out whether pyongyang was behind the attack. in the cases raising attention between the former friendly countries. >> starting from monday, all north korean nationals who want to travel to malaysia will need a visa. >> malaysia's prime minister says the move is to ensure public safety. and the foreign ministry is condemning the attack, say ing the use of chemical agents is wrong and could put people in danger. north korean officials reject the notion a nerve agent was used. they still refuse

kim jong-nam jong-nam collapsed and died after video showed two women smearing a substance on his face. investigators say he was killed by a nerve agent. >>> the south korean government has set a date for its presidential election. voters will head to the polls on may 9th to choose a successor for ousted president park geun-hye. the latest opinion polls express the largest opposition democratic party is enjoying strong public support. former party head moon jae-in is the front runner with a 32% support rate. his fellow democrat an hee-jung is sitting in second with 17%. in the conservative camp, acting president and current prime minister hwang kyo-ahn is pullining in third place at 9%. earlier on wednesday, he announced he will not run in the election. that could land a big blow to conservatives, leaving them scrambling to find a viable contender for the race. meanwhile, prosecutors say they have summoned the former president for questioning next week. park is suspected of various offenses, these include colluding with long-time friend choi soon-sil to extort money from the country's

extraordinary retaliation follows north korean fury at malaysia's investigation into the killing of kimjong—namthe website wikileaks has published thousands of confidential documents revealing what it says are top—secret hacking tools used by the american central intelligence agency. and this video is trending on bbc.com: much excitement for these children visiting the white house, when its most famous resident made a surprise appearance. president trump greeted the first wave of tourists to come through the building since he took office. that's all from me now. stay with bbc world news. and the top story here in the uk: the house of lords has inflicted a second defeat on the government, with a majority of peers calling for parliament to be given a meaningful vote on the final deal negotiated with the eu. what does it mean to be a woman in today's workforce? on international women's day, we ask how asia is faring. and meet the families who spend as much as a quarter of their income on their kids‘ education. good morning, asia, hello, world. glad you could join us for asia business report. it is

it is part of a growing row over the killing of kimjong—nam, the half—brother of the north korean leaderaranjit leyl is outside the north korean embassy in kuala lumpur. what is the latest around that area? i see behind you a couple of police cars. that's right. it has been relatively quiet all morning. we have been standing out here watching the embassy for signs of movements. security wise it has been quite... we have had to make police cars out at the front gates, two police bikes went past earlier but where it has been busy has been the number of media who have gathered here, also watching the embassy for signs of movement. they are all camped out here, like we are. and essentially what we did see a short time ago was signs of movement. we saw a black mercedes—benz drive into the front gates. a man got out carrying what appeared to be breakfast, and that is it so far. we also seeing potentially more cars going past but we are watching for signs. and essentially what has happened is this latest row was triggered on tuesday, where we sought the north korean state media saying that mala

minister says lines of communication are still open, for the moment, despite the killing of kim jong—namve agent vx, a weapon of mass destruction, was smeared across his face at kuala lumpur airport. the bbc‘s sharanjit leyl is in the malaysian capital. here at the korean embassy in kuala lumpur, the security and media presence remains. the prime minister of malaysia is striking a somewhat more conciliatory tone with the north koreans, despite the diplomatic tensions that have arisen since the death of kim jong—nam half brother of north korea's lead. he says that the magic relations will remain. he is also faced with the prospect of trying to seek the release of the ii malaysians who remain in pyongyang, unable to leave. north korea has also come under scrutiny at the united nations in new york, where china, its closest ally, is saying that no action should be taken against it until the investigation into kim jong—nam's death is complete. the malaysian authorities have a number of north korean suspects for —— suspect they think are behind it, three of whom are possibly taking refuge behi

the two kim jong—nam suspects dominate the front page of the financial times.korea that's the main story. it says the company's leaderless as the release of the next galaxy phone nears. let's turn to the times newspaper from the uk now. it's looking at the inquests into the 30 britons who died in a terror attack in tunisia. it quotes a former tunisian minister, who's been criticised for saying tunisia suffered more because tourism in the country's plunged after the attack two years ago. and finally, let's take a look at the front page of the china daily. it showers a mock—up of the spacex rocket that's set to take two paying passengers around the moon next year. now karin what stories are sparking discussions online? this is about the images of kellyanne conway kneeling on the lounge there in the oval office. this is causing a social maybe a storm. this is as donald trump meets with various heads african—american of schools. this will end conway's body language, it has been suggested, it suggests that she did not take the meeting seriously. north korea has scor

malaysiap intends to fully investigate the killing of king jong—nam.vative backbencher is attempting to reverse government plans to end a scheme under which unaccompanied migrant children who don't have relatives in the uk are given refuge here. last month the government announced that it was limiting the so—called dubs scheme to 350 children. campaigners had hoped around 3,000 children would be allowed in. our home affairs correspondent, june kelly reports. inside westminster, there will be a crucial debate on the future of the dubs scheme. 0utside, supporters of the scheme gathered to call on mps to vote to keep it open. we have a long history in this country of offering sanctuary of people fleeing war zones and violence of various forms and i very much believe that we should maintain that tradition. who was allowed into the uk under the dubs scheme. he is now being fostered by a british family. he left his home in the war—ravaged city of aleppo two years ago when he was 15. we're protecting his identity and have re—voiced his words. it was like a ho

kimjong nam, know who ordered the assassination.am at kuala lumpur airport and smeared his face with a deadly ordeal. the alleged assassin, one from vietnam and one from indonesia and claim they were duped into thinking that they were duped into thinking that they were duped into thinking that they were taking part in a reality tv show prank. in court today, the charge was read out to them. one said she was innocent. she was perfectly all right and she was perfectly all right and she was perfectly calm. but she would definitely be stressed, because she‘s facing the death penalty! definitely be stressed, because she's facing the death penalty! at the malaysian authorities are sceptical. if the attackers thought the jail that they were smearing on the jail that they were smearing on the victim was harmless, why did they keep it off their own hands? north korea denies being involved. it sent diplomats to malaysia to try to get the body sense to north korea. malaysia is saying no. there is more investigation to be done yet. we have to m

the probe into the assassination of kim jong nam now focused on an airline employee.my olabanji is in the newsroom with the latest twist in this story. malaysian police have issued an arrest warrant for a north kr poisoning of the half brother of north korea's leader. the suspect is a 37-year-old man who works for the country's national carrier. police say he arrived in malaysia about two weeks before kim jong nam was attacked with the nerve agent v-x at the kuala lumpur airport. malaysian authorities have not said why they want to question the airline employee. police do believe the suspect is still in malayasia. a maryland woman, beaten and held for a year in africa is now back home with her family this morning. fanta jawara was arrested last spring while visiting family in her native gambia. two days before coming home she was arrested outside an anti- government rally she says she had nothing to do with. jawara was convicted and sentenced to three years in jail. she was released after the long- time gambian leader gave up power. she returned to dulles yesterday...

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it all follows that diplomatic dispute over the poisining death of kim jong nam.th korea has now banned malaysians from leaving the country. and that action was followed quickly by malaysia saying north korean embassy staff were barred from leaving its country. they had already expelled the north korean ambassador on monday. malaysia is pursuing several north korean suspects allegedly involved in the killing, at the north's embassy in kuala lumpur. malaysia has not accused north korea of being behind the killing of kim jong nam but south korean has. north korea has denied any role in the killing and accused malaysia of conspiring with its enemies. today public tours of the white house will resume. the visitor's office has been closed since the inauguration, as management and staff had not yet been assigned. all tours are free, but requests must be submitted through a member of congress. it's 5 xxx still much more ahead on good morning washington.. breaking her silence.. for the first time since her murder trial..casey anthony is speaking out to the media on the de

actions now going into 2017, we saw we had a launch in february, we saw the assassination of kim jong-nam after that, from chemical weapons, which malaysia has reported. and now, a multiple ballistic missile launch. this is someone who's trying to get attention. this is someone who is trying to cause a reaction. but this is what bothers us. it hit less than 200 nautical miles of japan. they said that their goal is to be able to reach u.s. bases in japan. this is not something we can take lightly. the global community needs to understand every country is in danger from the actions of north korea. and every country needs to respond to the actions of north korea. what the united states said during the security council meeting as we think all of our counterparts need to impose the sanctions that have been put in place. we call on our member states to increase their strength and what they will do in terms of getting the attention of north korea as we go forward. now, in terms of south korea, tell me why we would not do the thad in light of 24 ballistic missiles? in light of two nuclear test? -

malaysia, one of the men arrested in the murder of kim jong-nam, the man sent back to north korea after authorities ruled they do not have enough evidence to charge him, the authorities in malaysia are looking for a north korean airline employee who they want to question, saying he arrived in malaysia two weeks before nam was attacked by the nerve agent at the kuala lumpur airport. at home, jeff sessions is at work this noon, this after saying he will recuse himself from any investigation into russia interfering with the u.s. election. the president is calling this a political witchhunt. >> sessions is back at work today. >> good morning. announcing he would recuse himself from any investigation into the trunk campaign following the revelation that he met twice with the russian ambassador but failed to disclose it while under a. >> i did not have communications with the russians. >> he maintains he did nothing wrong. >> by reply to the question of the senator was honest and correct as i understood it at the time. >> gave false testimony! >> democrats say he willfully misled congress and

is indeed kim jong—nam, the half recognised that the body is indeed kimjong—nam, the half brother ofat least two of them are thought to be inside the north korean embassy. those nine malaysian is have already left, they are in the air and left about two hours ago, they are very relieved about that. he says the body can go and a letter has been provided by kim jong—nam's family. we don't know who that would be, because his son is in hiding fearing for his life. they also say that all north koreans are free to leave, and a van has been seen leaving the north korean embassy. there are at least three north koreans wanted in connection with the killing, and they will be allowed to leave. the malaysian and insisted the investigation into this extraordinary killing with in nerve agent will continue, but it does appear they have been forced to allow the main north korean suspects to go back in return for getting there own nationals returned. thank you, jonathan head. cakes, biscuits, sweets and chocolates. our children may love them, but they contain large amounts of sugar, which is linked t

the footage shows the men apparently watching kim jong nam's movements. >>> spring is just around the corner in pakistan, and farmers are rolling up their sleeves for work. another seasonal tradition involves racing bulls. nhk world reports. >> reporter: bull racing is extremely popular throughout the country. winning is considered a great honor by many people. one of those people operates a farm where he keeps bulls especially for racing, ejaz ahmed. >> translator: my grandfather was crazy about bull races. it's a family tradition. >> the family is pinning their hopes on the 31-year-oldson. he has taken on total responsibility for the bulls. he gives them feed that includes highly nutritious beans and plenty of rich milk to boost their stamina. he puts animals through final training before the big race. it requires two bulls and handler to make eight laps of the track. >> translator: great. they are running at a good pace. >> reporter: the family has a distinguished history in bull racing with many first prizes. he says the trophies drive his passion for the sport. the day of the big

he repeatedly blasted malaysia's investigation into kim jong nam's death. malaysia recalled his ambassador to north korea last month. it also cancelled visa free entry for those traveling to malaysia. it hasn't cooperated with malaysia's request to two other north korea's connected to the case. japan's prime minister says north korea's latest missile launch is unacceptable. shinzo abe issued the strong rebuke after they fired off four bla listic missiles on monday morning. >> we have confirmed and analyzed more facts agent north korea's ballistic missile launches. we held discussions about the best course of action and agreed to make the upmost efforts to secure public safety. we also agreed to gather information and continue moni r monitoring to prepare for any other attacks by the north. >> the missiles travelled about a thousand kill meters before splashing down in the sea of japan. officials in tokyo say three landed within japan's exclusive economic zone. our camera man has sent footage from the area. >> i can see japanese self-defense force airplane.

kim jong-nam, the exiled half -un wasf kim jong murdered on february 13. the accused are alleged to be the woman who jumped him at kuala lumpur airport and smeared his face with a deadly oil. assassins, one from vietnam one from indonesia, claimed that they thought they were taking part in a reality show prank. in court to charge was read to them. one said she was innocent. >> she was calm. of course, she is in distress because she is here. steve: malaysian authorities are skeptical. gel wasthought the harmless, why do they keep it off of their own skin? north korea denies being involved, but it sent diplomats to malaysia to try to get the body sent to north korea. accused today face the death penalty if found guilty. the ultimate price for being pawns in a bigger political game. steve evans, bbc news, south korea. laura: u.s. stocks soared today with the dow breaching the 21,000 mark for the first time following the president's address to congress and the expectation of higher interest rates. investors like what they heard last night, but what do economic

the countries have been add at odds over the killing of kim jong nam. they say it will stay in place until the killing of the north korean man is resolved in a just manner. an embassy official says there are 11 malaysians in the north. either diplomats or family members. the ban has turned his citizens into hostages, he sayays and disregards international law. he instructed police to keep north korean citizens from leaving malaysia. they sealed off the embassy to determine the number inside. mohammad nissan mohammad had already been recalled. eorth's king cho left o on monday. kim jgg nam was attackedd at kuala lulumpur airport with an objection to e toxic nerve agent. so far, pyongyang has not allowed the questioning of an embassy official or airline employe employee >>> top officials in the u.s. and japan are getting ready to discuss economic issues head to head. je gene otani tells us more about that. >> seiko plans to meet with wilbur loss before taro aso and u.s. vice president mike pence next month. seiko spoke with ross over the phone for about 2

kim jong-nam was attacked last month at kuala lumpur international airport. he died on the way to a hospital. officials say he was poisoned with a nerve agent. malaysia has not directly blamed north korea but is investigating links to the country. pyongyang said the ban would be in place until the incident in malaysia was resolved in a fair manner. malaysia and north korea have enjoyed friendly relations for more than 40 years granting visa tr free travel. that's all changed. they say the spy agency took advantage of that by engaging in activities that violated u.n. sanctions. >> reporter: build iing is linked to north korea's spy agency. it's now empty. we tracked down one man who knows about the firm. mustapha is a director of one of its affiliate companies. he is also a staff member of the main governing party. >> i was introduced by a party, >> i was introduce d by a party, if i may recall, from north korean embassy. we decided to form a company. >> reporter: the firm in question imported and -- that could be used for military purposes. >> that is a radio

, the half-brother of north korea's leader. >> we have now established that kim jol is kim jong nam. we have fulfilled the requirement of the laws on his identification. >> kim chol was the name on the passport carried by the man who was attacked at kuala lumpur international airport. once believed to be a nerve agent. the case has created headlines around the world. pyongyang has refused to acknowledge the body is kim's. it demands it be handed over. malaysian police had said dna samples from the family of the dead man were necessary for identification. the police chief said he will not elaborate on how they confirmed the identity. he said that's to protect the safety of witnesses. it's not clear who they are. and it has been a tumultuous day in south korea south korea where the president has been officially removed from office. the constitutional court has upheld her impeachment by the national assembly. >> the court judges unanimously agreed on the decision. we will dismiss president park. >> the ruling makes park the first democratically elected president in the country to be dis

it has been confirmed that it is kim jong nam's son in the video.posted bay organization devoted to help north koreans flee. it has protected him at the family's request. >>> officers responded to a call about a cow that was attempting to climb from the trunk of a small car parked along interstate 10. so this is what officers found inside. there was one inside and one right there. whaeufplt a >> what are they doing? >> look what they found. there's two cows. one in the trunk and one wedged in the back seat. the driver was nowhere to be found. what a strange mystery, two cows. >> long they're right up. >>> the president himself crashed one of the tours of the white house to mark the occasion and even calling that young boy so he could pose with him. but it didn't entirely go as planned. after many noticed one particular person right over trump's shoulder. none other than his former rival, hillary clinton, whose portrait still hands there, you can imagine social media lost it. others referring to it as a clinton photo bomb. and it made the wall street

kim jong—nam was killed five weeks ago at kuala lumpur airport.o duterte has welcomed an impeachment complaint filed against him and the possibility of facing the international criminal court regarding alleged extra —judicial killings. and thailand, three days after opposition lawmakers japanese prime minister shinzo abe has said that the european union and japan should soon reach an economic deal, and stressed the importance of free trade to his country. mr abe was opening the cebit technology fair, in hanover, along with german chancellor angela merkel. 3331? 1g; £53119§§§ eggi-jgiig fig} the $1 million global teacher prize has been won by a canadian teacher from a school in the arctic which can only be reached by air. maggie macdonnell was praised for changing the lives of her students and transforming her community. she created life skills programmes for students, and set up a fitness centre as well as a community kitchen. as we have been hearing, the us secretary of state, rex tillerson, has ended his first trip to asia after meeting the chin

two women have been charged with the murder of kim jong—nam, the half—brother of north korean dictatory face the death penalty if found guilty. malaysian police believe they wiped the deadly nerve agent vx on his face in kuala lumpur airport just over a fortnight ago. the women claim they thought they were taking part in a video prank. steve evans reports from seoul. in a phalanx of heavily armed police the two women were taken to court. the fear was that they were vulnerable to attack because they know who ordered the assassination. kimjong nam, the exiled half—brother of north korea's leader kim jong—un, was murdered on 13th february. the accused are alleged to be the women who jumped kim jong—nam at kuala lumpur airport and smeared his face with a deadly oil. the alleged assassins, one from vietnam, one from indonesia, claim they were duped into thinking they were taking part in a reality show prank. in court today the charge was read to them. one said she was innocent. she was perfectly all right and she was calm. of course, she was definitely will be stressed because she is facing

and new line coming out of malaysia regarding the death of kim jong—nam, the estranged brother of kim saying they strongly condemned the use of a chemical by anyone, referring to chemical by anyone, referring to chemical vx, the toxic nerve agent they believe was used to kill kim jong—nam. they say they would never see it used in any circumstances. the use of it in a public place could have endangered the general public. that death took place in kuala lumpur airport. that is coming from the malaysian foreign ministry. any more on that we will bring to you. a series of lost love letters detailing the blossoming relationship betweenjackie kennedy and a british aristocrat and ambassador to the us are to be auctioned this month. the letters were written after the assassination ofjfk, but ended whenjackie kennedy married the greek tycoon aristotle onassis. david sillito has seen them. "dear david, your last letter was such a cri de coeur of loneliness. i would do anything to take that anguish from you." "it doesn't seem that we can ever help the people we would wish to help." david is the

so far only two women have been charged with nam's murder. they said that they thought that they were participating in a tv prank show. >> all right. thank you. >>> it's 4:49. a teenage gang member involved in the fairfax county court system is among the suspects linked to the abduction and murder of a maryland girl. news 4 has learned the teen began wearing a court ordered gps ankle bracelet four days before reyes was killed. her body was found in a wooded the revelation of the ankle bracelet raises a big question. how was that teenager able to commit a new crime while he was being monitored? although court officials cannot speak about the specific terms of supervision, they tell us there was no violation before the murder. >> i have no indication in this case that we have any dysfunction in the gps system. there was no formal violations filed with the court in the supervision of this case. >> the teen suspect was arrested earlier this month. detectives say he admitted his role in the abduction. a total of ten people are charged in connectio