naomi grimley has been to one refuge deep in a forest in the south—west of the country.h—west germany. it is a place of exile. 80 yazidi women and children now live here. they were violently persecuted by so—called islamic state and chased out of northern iraq. these two boys were captured by the extremists and sent to a military training camp aged just 1a and 16. this is their story. translation: the training was about weapons. we learned how to load and fire a weapon. we were training to be soldiers. we would do exercises, crawling under barbed wire, things like that. translation: to learn how to fire a gun on human beings they took us to graves where they had the dead bodies of muslim traitors or those who took drugs. they said we had to fire on them to get used to it. if we didn't do what we were told, or broke the rules, they would beat us with a stick. everything had to be like they wanted. i had to pretend to be a muslim to survive. their books were like magic, they change your mind and made you into one of them. i bet notjust me, even a man's mind would have chan

naomi grimley, bbc news, south—west germany. breaking news that has come in from afghanistan.curity incident has been reported near a military hospital, close to the area where the us embassies in kabul. one official says an explosion has been heard and also gunfire is taking place. details are still coming in. very sketchy at the moment. we will bring you more when we have it. there is once again a philosophical and political battle taking place over health care in the united states. repealing and replacing obamacare was a key election pledge of the republican party, which has now introduced a bill to replace what's officially known as the affordable care act. but it's not just democrats who oppose it. some conservative republicans argue it doesn't go far enough, and are calling it ‘obamacare lite'. president trump has begun his efforts to get it passed by lawmakers. it follows the guidelines i laid out in my congressional address. a plan that will lower costs, expand choices, increase competition, and ensure healthcare access for all americans. this will be a plan where you

naomi grimley, bbc news, south—west germany. you are watching newsday on the bbc.ay, we hearfrom one of the most powerful women in the philippines about her country's very macho president. first, the plates slid gently off the restaurant tables. then suddenly the tables, the chairs and people crashed sideways and downwards and it was a matter of seconds as the ferry lurched onto her side. the hydrogen bomb on a remote pacific atoll. the americans had successfully tested a weapon whose explosive force dwarfed that of the bomb dropped on hiroshima. i had heard the news earlier and so my heart went bang and bang. the constitutional rights of these marchers have their rights as citizens of the united states and they should be protected even in the right to test them out so they don't get their heads broken and are sent to hospital. this religious controversy, i know you don't want to say too much about it, but does it worry you it's going to boil up when you get to the stage? well, it worries me, yeah. i hope everything will be all right at the end of the day. this is

naomi grimley, bbc news, south—west germany.idis will address the united nations in new york and call for a formal investigation into allegations that the so—called islamic state has committed genocide. amal clooney has been telling fiona bruce why she's representing the yazidis and why their cause is so important. you're calling for so—called islamic state to be held to account for genocide, why is that so important to you? i've been to refuges in germany, like the one that you showed in your piece, and i've interviewed former child soldiers and young girls who were raped and enslaved by isis. it's been the most harrowing testimony i've ever heard. we know that it's genocide, the un has said so. in other words, isis is trying to destroy them as a group and we are allowing it to happen without actually calling isis to account. so what do you think can be done practically to bring islamic state to justice? well, the first step that should be taken is for evidence to be collected on the ground because we know that it's disappearin

naomi grimley, bbc news, south—west germany.dress the un in new york and call for a formal investigation into allegations of genocide perpetrated by the islamic state group. amal clooney has been telling fiona bruce why she's decided to represent the yazidis and why their cause is so important to her. you're calling for so—called islamic state to be held to account for genocide, why is that so important to you? i've been to refuges in germany, like the one that you showed in your piece, and i've interviewed former child soldiers and young girls who were raped and enslaved by isis. it's been the most harrowing testimony i've ever heard. we know that it's genocide, the un has said so. in other words, isis is trying to destroy them as a group and we are allowing it to happen without actually calling isis to account. so what do you think can be done practically to bring islamic state to justice? well, the first step that should be taken is for evidence to be collected on the ground because we know that it's disappearing. so there ar

naomi grimley, bbc news, south—west germany.address the un in new york and call for a formal investigation into is for the crime of genocide. amal clooney, whose husband is the hollywood film star george clooney, told me why she has decided to represent the yazidis, and why their cause is so important to her. i've been to refuges in germany, like the one you showed in your piece, and i've interviewed former child soldiers and young girls who were raped and enslaved by isis. it's been the most harrowing testimony had ever heard. we know that it's genocide. the un has said so. in other words, isis is trying to destroy them as a group. we are allowing it to happen without actually calling isis to account. so, what do you think can be done, practically, to bring islamic state to justice? the first step that should be taken is for evidence to be collected on the ground, because we know that it's disappearing. so, there are mass graves that are being discovered. just a few days ago, in mosul, a huge mass grave that is thought to have

naomi grimley, bbc news, south—west germany. much more to come, including this.spending including oi'i are planning big spending including on public transport. will it work? first, the plates slid gently off the restaurant tables. then suddenly the tables, the chairs and people crashed sideways and downwards and it was a matter of seconds as the ferry lurched onto her side. the hydrogen bomb on a remote pacific atoll. the americans had successfully tested a weapon whose explosive force dwarfed that of the bomb dropped on hiroshima. i had heard the news earlier and so my heart went bang and bang. the constitutional rights of these marchers have their rights as citizens of the united states and they should be protected even in the right to test them out so they don't get their heads broken and are sent to hospital. this religious controversy, i know you don't want to say too much about it, but does it worry you it's going to boil up when you get to the stage? well, it worries me, yeah. i hope everything will be all right at the end of the day. very glad to have you

the bbc‘s naomi grimley went to meet them.ren now live here. they were violently persecuted by so—called islamic state and chased out of northern iraq. these two boys were captured by the extremists and sent to a military training camp, aged just 1a and 16. this is their story. translation: the training was about weapons. we learnt how to load and fire a weapon. we were training to be soldiers. we would do exercises, crawling under barbed wire, things like that. translation: to learn how to fire a gun on human beings they took us to big graves where they had the dead bodies of muslim traitors, spies of the regime or those who took drugs. they said we have to fire on the bodies to get used to it. after a year, a smuggler helped them escape the camp. translation: by god i knew it was dangerous, but there was nothing left to be afraid of. we had seen death with our own eyes. we saw how they killed. when you lose everything, you have nothing left. we had nothing to lose. more than 1000 yezidi said being given shelter in a german c

our correspondent, naomi grimley, is in brussels for us. over to you.organisations like ours will no longer receive funding from the us. for us, about1.5 longer receive funding from the us. for us, about 1.5 million women come every year, will no longer be able to access family planning. the impact of that on their lives and health is significant. there is a worry that this time around it goes further than other republican administrations have done before. there is a worry to that, indeed. we are still finding out what exactly the parameters will be of the mexico city policy with the global gag rule. we fear other organisations will also have to sign up to it, which means that abortion services, which means that abortion services, which are very necessary for women worldwide and are illegal in many countries, organisations can‘t talk about it any more, and cannot even direct women to an abortion provider, or cancel women —— or counsel a woman about it. is this just another protest against trump and what he stands for?” just another protest against trump