red fort, and the tens of thousands who gathered to celebrate independence day, prime minister narendra modial flag and described india as the sleeping elephant that had started running since he came to power. in an election year, the country's fast paced growth is good news for mr modi and his party. but there is a fair bit of scepticism about the numbers. so about six months after mrmodi was numbers. so about six months after mr modi was elected, india changed the way it economic growth is measured. this meant that from expanding at 5% and 6% under the previous government, the country was suddenly growing at more than 7%. recently this new method was used to recalculate economic growth prior to the election in pretty 14, and it showed the country expanded faster under the previous government than it did under under the previous government than it did undeer under the previous government than it did under mr modi's leadership. -- 2014. it did under mr modi's leadership. —— 2014. despite the doubts about the numbers, what is true is that compare to many countries around the world, and in par

the indian prime minister, narendra modi, described the situation as devastating.oped in france a few years ago, england is prepapring to host the world cup in 2021 and mike bushell has been finding out what it's all about at a training session with the leeds rhinos.

in southern kerala, india's prime minister, narendra modi, surveyed the devastation.er and equipment. troops have stepped up relief efforts. where it is not possible to rescue people, they are dropping food and other supplies. water flow is very fast, and it is difficult for them to go towards the open areas. so the alternative is to provide food and water to them, so that they can at least survive until the water recedes. with all of the rivers flooded in this small coastal state, that could take a while, even if the rain stops. yogita limaye, bbc news, kerala. devendra tak is head of communications for save the children india. hejoins me from calicut. welcome back to the programme. you have been travelling around the region in the last few days. what have you seen on your latestjourney across the region? kerala is one of the most prosperous states of the country, but there are still a lot of tribal people who are really in dire need of support and relief. there are a lot of relief efforts, being done by many organisations. there are a lot of local youth supporting t

the indian prime minister narendra modi has has been to see what's being described as some of the worst flooding in a century in the sage of carola thousands of people have been moved from their homes more than three hundred twenty is being killed heavy rains over the past few days triggered landslides and simple water rushing through villages. former cricketer imran khan has been sworn in as prime minister of pakistan it's taken him more than two decades to get the top job after retiring from sports and turning his attention to politics he was elected prime minister in a vote at the country's national assembly on friday. now civilians are fleeing it live in northwestern syria ahead of a planned offensive by the government it labour's one of the last strongholds held by the opposition the un has warned that a military operation there would put three. million civilians at risk many of taking refuge in camps close to the turkish border say them cause heirloom has more from at may just inside syria close to the border with turkey. this is the marketplace about a refugee camp in northern sy

prime minister narendra modi visited the parts of the affected area.of children and young adults with type two diabetes has soared, rising by 40% in just four years. a state funeral will take place in genoa for some of those who died in the motorway bridge disaster. this morning, fire—fighters discovered the bodies of a couple and their nine—year—old daughter, taking the death toll to 41. ministers are considering introducing a new plastics tax planned for items such as drinking straws and coffee cups after the public responded to a government consultation on how to reduce plastic waste. now on bbc news, it's time for the travel show. this is japan's most northerly main island, hokkaido. for decades, travellers have been drawn here by its stark contrast to the rest of the country. it's anotherjapan, one that is wild, challenging and remote... it's an incredible experience! with distinctive communities. i've come to meet them and to find out more about the country's northern frontier. so, if you look out to where i'm heading, that is japan's most northe

indian prime minister narendra modi has surveyed what's been described as some of the worst flooding in a century of the southern state of carola thousands of stranded people are waiting to be rescued as heavy rain continues to batter the region. well saying in south asia imran khan has been officially sworn in as prime minister of pakistan a day after being formally approved by the national assembly his three kids are party while the most seats in last month's elections to solve a binge of it looks back at iran khan's journey from cricketer to the new leader of pakistan. after a twenty two year struggle in manhunts taken pakistan's top job the charismatic cricket captain who got home the world cup is now the prime minister for years his vision has been to build what he calls a new pakistan. the state has become one viable no you can only get out of this by a complete u. turn and what we call a new box them you know we want but what they were is go back to the vision of the founding fathers. it all began with the launch of that they regained sar or p.t.i. in one nine hundred ninety s

what's being called the worst flooding in a century sweeps across the state of kara prime minister narendra modi surveyed some of the worst affected areas from a helicopter three hundred twenty people say far have been killed heavy rains over the past few days triggered landslides and sent water a crushing through villages and helicopters have been rescuing people stranded on their rooftops. now almost all the districts in kerala are on alert with the flooding potentially affecting the state's thirty five million people it's so bad the main airport kochie has been shut down for at least a week now and tourists have been told to stay away so far more than three hundred thousand people have been displaced by the flooding most of them are now living in relief camps that have been set up with more to ritual rain forecast for the weekend the government has pledged a seventy million dollars aid package. well we can get an update on the situation without outages there is meteorologist kevin corriveau who is with me said kevin i mean at the annual monsoon rains have hit particularly hard haven't they ta

the sleeping elephant is now awake the words of indian prime minister narendra modi as he unveiled his vision for the world's largest democracy seventy one years after the country's independence modi has his sights set on space and a bold healthcare scheme. in a key speech ahead of next year's elections he outlined the largest state funded health program the world has ever seen. a hundred million families that is nearly five hundred million citizens will each receive five hundred thousand rupees nearly. this is the health insurance scheme we would give to this country the program dubbed moti care is set to begin this september it aims to bring quality health care to millions of impoverished people some ninety percent of the population rely on public hospitals which are severely under-resourced but there are doubts about how the large scale program will be implemented and financed. modi used his speech to announce a second ambitious project the launch of india's first manned space mission by twenty twenty two a feat only three other countries have achieved. but not everyone is buying it

in southern kerala, the prime minister, narendra modi, surveyed the devastation. and equipment. troops have stepped up relief efforts. where it is not possible to rescue people, they are dropping food and supplies. the water flow is very fast and it is difficult to go towards the open areas. so they can at least now survive until the water recedes. with all of the rivers flooded in this small coastal state, that could ta ke this small coastal state, that could take a while, even if the rain stops. ruth attallah mike, bbc news, kerala. —— yogita limaye, bbc news, in kerala. thousands of people have attended a state funeral in italy for some of the victims of tuesday‘s motorway bridge collapse. the archbishop of genoa told mourners the tragedy had created a deep gash in the heart of the city. some families reportedly stayed away because of anger at the government. the number of dead has now risen to a3. from genoa, james reynolds reports. the campi corniglianese amateur football team came to the state funeral to mourn their youngest squad member. 22—year—old marius

indian prime minister narendra modi has met senior officials to help co—ordinate the relief effort asther heavy rain is forecast. ministers plan a new plastics tax for items such as takeaway boxes and coffee cups after the public backs tough action in record numbers. we wa nt we want to see esther are smart, intelligent incentives we can create to encourage the producers of plastic to take responsibility when they are designing the materials that end up on supermarket shelves and ultimately in our own homes. also coming up this hour. thousands of mourners attend a state funeral in genoa for some of the victims of the motorway bridge collapse — at least 41 are believed to have died. and the click team reminisce about a summer of sport — that's in half an hour's time on bbc news. good afternoon. the former secretary—general of the united nations, kofi annan, has died at the age of 80. mr annan, the son of a ghanaian chief, spent his career with the un. he led the organisation for ten years. richard galpin‘s looks back at his life in this report, which includes some flashing images. i, k

the indian prime minister narendra modi said... i showed you gordon brown's tweet.n explaining what kofi annan meant to him and the influence and impact he had on the wider world. i think each of the world into the modern age. i think he was the first leader of the 21st—century. trying to build an international community we re to build an international community were countries work together and tackle these problems. he was the most soft—spoken of people. he was personally incredibly modest, almost self—effacing, but he was a titan, he was a leader of leaders. and when he was a leader of leaders. and when he took a cause up, whether it be myanmar and what's happening there we re myanmar and what's happening there were candy and what's happening there or whether it was climate change or whether he was poverty itself, he sighed through. and even in his last days and nights, i spoke to him during this year, the month this year, he was trying very hard to work for causes that he believed m, to work for causes that he believed in, to tackle poverty and inequality. a stro

in southern kerala, india's prime minister, narendra modi, surveyed the devastation.ment. troops have stepped up relief efforts. where it is not possible to rescue people, they are dropping food and other supplies. the water flow is very fast, and it is difficult for them to go towards the open areas. so the alternative is to provide food and water to them, so they can at least survive until the water recedes. with all of the rivers flooded in this small coastal state, that could take a while, even if the rain stops. yogita limaye, bbc news, kerala. let's get some of the day's other news: iran's defence minister says the new fighterjet will iran's defence minister says the new fighter jet will be iran's defence minister says the new fighterjet will be unveiled on wednesday. it follows a time of increasing tension following president trump's decision to increasing tension following president trump‘s decision to re— imposed sanctions on tehran. at 29—year—old sudanese immigrant with british citizenship has been charged with two counts of attempted murder after a car cra

india's prime minister narendra modi is visiting parts of the affected state, as forecasters say moreeavy rain is on the way. new plastic tax planned for items such as drinking straws and coffee cups after the british public backs tough action in record numbers. we wa nt we want to see if there are smart, intelligent incentives we can create to encourage the producers of plastic to take responsibility when they are designing the materials that end up on supermarket shelves and ultimately in our own homes. also coming up this hour...... a state funeral takes place in genoa for 18 of the people killed in the motorway bridge collapse. and in dateline london in half an hour, we'll be discussing kofi amman as well as discussing donald trump's trade wars with china, potential sanctions on turkey, and anti—semitism in the labour party. hello, good morning, welcome to bbc news. some breaking news. the former un secretary general kofi annan has died. he was from ghana by birth, held the post of secretary general, january 1997 to december 2006. he was the first black african to hold the positio

india's prime minister, narendra modi, surveyed the devastation from a helicopter. wreaked havoc. heavy rain has also caused mudslips. in this house alone, nine people were killed. with bridges broken and roads caved in, some areas remain cut off. yogita limaye, bbc news, in kerala. an investigation‘s under way into claims a cadet was waterboarded at the sandhurst military academy in berkshire. the sun newspaper is reporting that earlier this month two trainee officers allegedly pinned down a fellow recruit and poured water over a cloth covering his face. thousands of people have attended a state funeral in italy for some of the victims of tuesday's motorway bridge collapse. the archbishop of genoa told mourners the tragedy had created a deep gash in the heart of the city. some families reportedly stayed away because of anger at the government. the number of dead has now risen to a3. from genoa, james reynolds reports. the campi corniglianese amateur football team came to this state funeral to mourn their youngest squad member, 22—year—old marius djerri. translation

in southern kerala, india's prime minister, narendra modi, surveyed the devastation.nt. troops have stepped up relief efforts. where it is not possible to rescue people, they are dropping food and other supplies. the water flow is very fast, and it is difficult for them to go towards the open areas. so the alternative is to provide food and water to them, so they can at least survive until the water recedes. with all of the rivers flooded in this small coastal state, that could take a while, even if the rain stops. yogita limaye, bbc news, kerala. let's get some of the day's other news. iran's defence minister says a new, locally—built fighter jet will be unveiled on wednesday. the move comes at a time of increasing tension with the us following president trump's decision to pull out of an international agreement to curb iran's nuclear activities and re—impose sanctions on tehran. violence has broken in berlin after a small amount of data that marcin anniversary. -- small amount of activist marked an anniversary. thousands of people in italy have attended a state fune

india's prime minister, narendra modi, surveyed the devastation from a helicopter.floods that have wreaked havoc. heavy rain has also caused mudslips. in this house alone, nine people were killed. with bridges broken and roads caved in, some areas remain cut off. yogita limaye, bbc news, in kerala. earlier i spoke to ray kancharla, humanitarian director for save the children — who is in kerala — and began by asking him about the current situation on the ground. the current scenario is that the death toll remains at 320 plus and people in the camps, but the whole challenge is the evacuation, rescue and as we have seen, the national and as we have seen, the national and state guard are doing their best and state guard are doing their best and helping to deploy more forces today to be able to rescue people quickly. but the whole question still remains, that once the water begins to recede, we need to anticipate this burden. and in the camps, there are many who are very poor and when they go back, what have? so the whole question of recovery is a huge challenge and requ

are —— the indian prime minister, narendra modi, has arrived in the southern state of kerala to seeve triggered landslides and floods killing more than 300 people. a state funeral for some of the victims of the genoa bridge collapse will take place in the city later on saturday. 38 people are known to have been killed with the search for another five continuing. the government has begun action against the motorway management company. the former cricket international, imran khan, will be sworn in as prime minister of pakistan in a few hours' time. he won last month's election on a pledge to fight corruption and to lift millions out of poverty.

prime minister narendra modi has ordered the defense ministry to step up its relief and rescue operations. they've never seen flooding like this in carolina ten days of heavy rain combined with overflowing dams as a this state in water. in some cases homes have barely visible above the water line pretty steadily as all this looks most fates hannity's have been caused by dead mudslides. for those who survived the realisation they've lost everything. there has got into both floors of our high we went to her neighbor's place and stayed in the second floor of their house all those things have been destroyed by the water they are destroyed but. more heavy rain is forecast in the coming days the priority is to get those in low lying areas to safety before it becomes too difficult to reach them. but they were looking at this whole road was submerged under water and more than eighty families are stuck the people here came together early in the morning and helping to move these people to camps. that are. being moved to shelters like this one tens of thousands of people have already been evacuated

also coming up indian prime minister narendra modi outlines his government's achievements and sometimes pushes goals for the future in his annual independence day speech. and relief for these migrants as are told they can dock in malta after being stranded at sea for days but they won't be allowed to stay in the country so what will happen to them now. and after turkey's president called for a boycott on american i phones he's now doubling tariffs on a whole raft of u.s. imports will go to istanbul to check the mood on the streets. i'm serious almost comical to have you with us at least thirty five people are now known to have been killed after a highway bridge collapsed in the italian city of genoa many more are injured at some seriously rescuers have been working around the clock to find survivors and bodies in the rubble the country's president. has called the collapse a catastrophe for the country. it was a race against the clock in the italian city of genoa as rescue efforts continued into the night reinforcements were sent to the site in the hopes of finding survivors trapped in k

india's prime minister narendra modi has met senior officials to try to help co—ordinate the relief effortsters predict more heavy rain. here, ministers plan a new plastics tax for items such as takeaway boxes and coffee cups after the public back tough action in record numbers. we hope that with the right intelligent responses and tax incentives that we at the treasury can design, in the weeks ahead we can design, in the weeks ahead we can makea can design, in the weeks ahead we can make a real difference that will last for many years to come. also coming up this hour. a state funeral is taking place in genoa for some of the people killed in the motorway bridge collapse. and at 12.30 the click team reminisce about a summer of sport — that's in half an hour's time on bbc news. hello, good afternoon. the former un secretary general kofi and man has died today aged 80. he was secretary general of the united nations for ten yea rs general of the united nations for ten years until the end of december 2000 six. mr ant and dc was the first sub—saharan 2000 six. mr ant and dc was the first sub—sa

been left homeless as southern india faces its worst floods in a century indian prime minister narendra modi is visiting parts of the affected area. forecasters say more heavy rain is on the way. diabetes on the rise — the number of young people being treated for type two of the disease has soared in the past four years. new plastic tax planned for items such as drinking straws and coffee cups after the british public backs tough action in record numbers. we wa nt we want to see if there are smart, intelligent incentives that we can create to encourage the producers of plastic to take responsibility when they are designing the materials that end up on supermarket shelves and ultimately in our own homes. also coming up this hour. a state funeral takes place in genoa for some of the 38 people killed in the motorway bridge collapse. and later this hour... the travel show visits hokkaido injapan, looking at how indigenous culture onjapan‘s northernmost island has fused with the mainland traditions. a massive relief operation is under way in southern india to help hundreds of thousands left homel

india's prime minister narendra modi doesn't call it modi care but everybody else does his ambitious national health protection scheme will be the centerpiece of his reelection campaign. to make the poor of the country will not have to struggle when they fall sick they will not have to borrow from money lenders families will not be destroyed. this scheme is due to start in late september and will become the largest publicly funded health service in the world in effect the government will pay the premiums for health insurance for one hundred million indian families each will get a policy that covers their medical costs up to the equivalent of about seven thousand dollars a year. at the moment only the well off have access to insurance to pay for treatment in a private hospital like this. i'm lucky i don't have insurance but i can afford it my husband has a good job we own our own house. the new program will cover the poor half of india's population for private hospitals the scheme should see a big boost in business but there is concern they'll be overwhelmed by demand india spends jus

indian prime minister narendra modi said: "we express our profound sorrow at the passing away of nobele and former unsg mr kofi annan. the world has lost not only a great african diplomat and humanitarian but also a conscience keeper of international peace and security". 0ur correspondent imogen foulkes in berne told me how news of mr annan‘s death was released. well, it came out first thing this morning. just, unfortunately, as sometimes happens nowadays, on social media. and then those of us who work at the un in geneva, it was confirmed to us by the two organisations that kofi annan was still working for up to his death, the kofi annan foundation and the elders, a group of elderly statesmen and women, dedicated to peace promotion and focusing on humanitarian issues. and apparently, as you said, after a short illness, with his wife and children by his side, and i would say, here in switzerland, particularly in geneva, the whole of the un's humanitarian organisations, there is real grief. he really supported the work of those organisations, never lost his awareness of how many people

ina the indian prime minister, narendra modi, has arrived union right it they will they are —— the indianme minister, narendra modi, has arrived in the southern state of kerala to see the devastation caused by the worst floods there in a century. weeks of rain have triggered landslides and floods killing more than 300 people. a state funeral for some of the victims of the genoa bridge collapse will take place in the city later on saturday. 38 people are known to have been killed with the search for another five continuing. the government has begun action against the motorway management company. the former cricket international, imran khan, will be sworn in as prime minister of pakistan in a few hours‘ time. he won last month's election on a pledge to fight corruption and to lift millions out of poverty. his opponents are continuing to claim that the voting was rigged. now on bbc news it's time for click. this week, it's a look back at the summer. we will start with a trip to f1 from july, which has been at the cutting edge of technology and design since its creation in 1946. welcome to th

that he was extending his condolences to aunts family we've also heard from leaders as varied as narendra modi and bloody mary pluton we've heard from the leaders. alice of bolivia who thanked kofi annan for trying to help him negotiate some sort of sea access with his neighbor to the south west. we've heard from theresa may the british prime minister as well as from the reverend desmond tutu who in a statement said to be not taking the news well we've also heard from among others many fischel is here at the united nations including the outgoing high commissioner for human rights prince. hussein who said that he was grief stricken by the loss of someone that he considered not just a mentor but a friend so really a full outpouring of someone who's a. legacy in his eighty years has been one of trying to do well even when he fell short of the more yeah and that's the thing rosalynn he did for side over many successes but many scandals as well during his tenure at the united nations so one wonders what his legacy will be. well because of the way that one he dealt with the u.s. in trying to prevent

on saturday morning prime minister narendra modi was flown over some of the worst hit areas he's promised more than seventy million dollars in aid more boats and helicopters to many down below all that can't come soon enough. now to some of the other stories making news around the world. german towns that angle america will hold a bilateral so much with the russian president vladimir putin later today the talks are expected to focus on energy issues as well as the conflicts in syria and hugh crane it will be the leaders second meeting in three months the former cricket star in montana has been sworn in as pakistan's new prime minister in his first speech as prime your con promise to enforce ruthless accountability to fight corruption his party won the most votes in last month's election but failed to secure a majority. the mexican ministry has uncovered huge underground drugs in a remote mountainous area of the country's west troops say they destroyed fifty tons of mass on fast mean and slice mexico is a major supplier of meth antero into the united states which has seen a surge in opioid

troops extra resources in both to try and get help to people in flooded areas and prime minister narendra modi is also set to leave this evening to you know oversee that rescue effort a sanyo monsoons are of course an annual event in india and across south asia what makes this one so exceptional and and so deadly. you're right i mean you know canada in particular is really no stranger to heavy rains you know given that it's location on the southwestern edge of the independents usually the first state to receive rain from the southwestern months and can not really see as heavy rain throughout the months of plaited right until september but this time the rains have been unprecedented and severe they're being called the worst in the idea century and i think what has made the situation worse is that this is really the cut time in this one season that this rate that the state of seen flooding and the flood waters of that second time had really not quite proceeded in certain parts of the state before this least if this disaster struck so that's made it really worse ok with all of this in mind. are m

on saturday morning prime minister narendra modi was flown over some of the worst hit areas he's promised more than seventy million dollars in eight more boats and helicopters from many down below all that can't come soon enough. now german chancellor angela merkel will host a bilateral summit with russian president vladimir putin later today the talks north of berlin are expected to focus on energy issues as well as the conflict in ukraine in ukraine and syria and german russian ties have been tense for years but are showing signs of a pragmatic fog this will be the two leaders second meeting in the past three months. org for more on what we can expect from miracles meeting with putin i'm joined in the studio by nina has any good to see you so marilyn putina do seem to be seeing a lot more of each other lately than they have in the last couple of years doesn't mean there is more common ground between them i wouldn't necessarily say that there's more common ground i think there's a growing understanding between the two that they really just need each other that they've got a lot of challe

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on saturday morning prime minister narendra modi was flown over some of the worst hit areas he's promised more than seventy million dollars in aid. for many. all that can't come soon enough. you're watching news my colleague john humphrys well have an update for you at the top of the hour. from all of us here in berlin thanks for watching. and language courses. video. anytime anywhere.

the headlines — the indian prime minister narendra modi has arrived in the southern state of kerala toee the devastation caused by the worst floods there in a century. weeks of rain have triggered landslides and floods killing more than 300 people. state funerals for some of the victims of the genoa bridge collapse will take place in the city later on saturday. 38 people are known to have been killed with the search for another five continuing. the government has begun action against the motorway management company. the former cricket international, imran khan, will be sworn in as prime minister of pakistan in a few hours time. he won last month's election on a pledge to fight corruption and to lift millions out of poverty. his opponents are continuing to claim that the voting was rigged. it is the last thing this business needs — a stream of angry customers. the website is down and orders cancelled, thousands of them. house of fraser says it is sorry, and refunds will be given. nearly a fifth of its sales are now online, business this chain can ill afford to lose. one of house of fras

after taking to the air to assess the damage for himself india's prime minister narendra modi has promised more than seventy million dollars in aid. for more on the story now we're going to cross over to our india correspondent tanya holocaust anya how has the situation in effect west developed. well you know the reason for leave is likely in catalog this morning which is of course a particular site that often after days of heavy rains but in dealing with office have gone for continued heavy rain in isolated pockets and of course the rescue work there will continue around the clock in what is still seen as months old emergency i mean as you said in your call causes the people remain stranded across the city and the hundreds of thousands of them have converged on you know holds belonging to schools and to improve churches and mosques and we're hearing that there are a little over twenty six cities there are some police can find it difficult to access and water and many people are also using satish media to release great information and connect people to build who can help them catch up in t

after taking to the air to assess the damage for himself india's prime minister narendra modi has promised more than seventy million dollars in aid. keren child trying to america has held talks with russian president vladimir putin here in germany the crises in both syria and ukraine and a key joint energy projects were high on the agenda the leaders released no statement after the talks but head of the meeting they both indicated a willingness to compromise on issues that have soured relations between their countries in recent years. it was their second meeting in three months with no shortage of issues for the two leaders to chew over. and you think that that in view of the fact that there are so many serious issues around the world we need an opportunity to find solutions we both have responsibility germany but in particular also russia because russia is a permanent member of the security council so we need to look for solutions. within. solutions on syria will be difficult as merkel said there has been a reduction in the fighting but the search goes on for an end to the conflict but pu

to date now with some of the other stories making news around the world indian prime minister narendra modi has promised more than seventy million dollars in aid for the flood stricken state of karen on the government's deploy thousands of troops to the southern region following torrential monsoon rains the disaster has killed hundreds and thousands are still waiting to be rescued. at least one police officer was injured in berlin when around five hundred far right activists clash with an equal number of counter-demonstrators the far right group was marking the thirty first anniversary of the suicide of nazi war criminals yes some twenty three hundred police officers were deployed to prevent violence. so you arabia has been making final preparations to host the annual hajj pilgrimage which begins on sunday over two million faithful from across the world are expected during the five day event the pilgrimage represents one of the five pillars of islam and is required of all able bodied muslims once in their lifetime. the former united nations chief and nobel peace prize laureate kofi annan ha

not to some other stories making news around the world indian prime minister narendra modi has used the country's independence day celebrations to announce plans to send a manned flight into space by twenty twenty two india would become the fourth country after russia the united states and china to achieve the feat they said the astronaut could be a man or woman. and a taliban attack on a military base has killed at least forty afghan soldiers and police in the northern province of backlogged local officials said militants stormed the base and several checkpoints overnight before setting fire to the facilities the attack comes after a massive taliban assault on the eastern city of grozny last week. the work of a grand jury in the u.s. state of pennsylvania has published a report on the sexual abuse of children by roman catholic priests it says at least one thousand children were molested and raped by priests over a period of seven decades the report accuse the senior church officials including the man who is currently the archbishop of washington d.c. of systematically covering up the c

after taking to the air to assess the damage for himself india's prime minister narendra modi has promised more than seventy million dollars in aid. or less i'll bring in our india correspondents on your folic acid it's good to see you so bring us up to speed has a situation in the southwest developed. well egypt earlier today the reins of eased somewhat we're getting reports that the floodwaters have receded in some places that has come as as a bit of a spite after these days of torrential rains the weather office is want to pay the rains in the coming days in isolated pockets but regardless of that of course the rescue operation continues really in a walk in what is still considered an unfolding emergency you know like you said in your report thousands of people remain stranded in the state and those who have made it into relief camps hundreds of thousands of now please a lack of food and water even even basic toilet facilities that also reports that there was a lack of fuel and medicines in certain areas because many gas stations and pockets pharmacies across the stude remain under wate

the way wherever it may be and prime minister narendra modi is there today doing an aerial survey of the state via helicopter but even that was interrupted at one point because of the inclement weather so the situation is still it's still very dire for many people so it's still really dire situation there the moment how is the carolla government responding to the crisis well given the scale of the crisis where it's basically hit over ninety percent of the state the state government has needed a lot of outside support so you've seen the armed forces coming in there's been about fifty one navy boats that have come in the army is also involved the coast guard air force helicopters and doing rescue efforts that way releasing food packets and then you've seen prime minister modi today actually announce a huge aid package from the central government. of around seventy million dollars. to assist with this and you've seen actually quite a lot of activity as well on social media about raising funds a lot of private companies of have gotten involved making it easy for for people to donate comp

on saturday morning prime minister narendra modi was flown over some of the worst hit areas he's promised more than seventy million dollars in eight more boats and helicopters for many down below all that can't come soon enough. and now look at some of the other stories making headlines around the world a polish prosecutors says the driver of ukrainian bus that crashed overnight in southeastern poland will be charged three people were killed and thirty eight others were injured when the bus heading from the ukrainian city of live to vienna crashed through a guardrail it plunged down a slope about forty kilometers from the polish ukrainian border. venezuela's president nicolas maduro has raged wages in the country for the fifth time this year as part of a monetary overhaul bet aims to curb inflation the new sovereign both leaves are in use for monday we'll see five zero zero walked off the nation's currency. the mexican military has uncovered a huge under. around drugs lab in remote mountains in the country's west troops say they destroyed fifty tons of methamphetamine on site mexico is a