nikol pashinyan was the man many wa nted nikol pashinyan was the man many wanted in thatjob, earlierf they fail to vote him in. translation: armenian people are revising, we are ina waiting armenian people are revising, we are in a waiting period, this is national and is unstoppable. -- awakening. nikol pashinyan is now urging supporters to stay on the streets to stop the ruling party from stealing the people speak recently he says a revolution of love and tolerance continues. a day after a bbc investigation into the illegal sale of codeine cough syrup, nigeria's government has banned its import and production. thousands of young people are sourcing it without prescription, often from employees of pharmaceutical companies and becoming addicted. mark zuckerberg has told facebook‘s annual conference for developers that the company is working on a new privacy control that will allow users to delete their browsing history. responding to the uproar over the misuse of millions of people's personal data by the political consultancy cambridge analytica, the facebook ceo called it a major bre

nikol pashinyan is now calling for a campaign of civil disobedience.al strike from wednesday morning, with roads and airports blocked. it is a far cry from last week's celebrations on the streets of the capital, yerevan. scenes ofjoy after the unpopular prime minister was forced to resign. it was called the "velvet revolution", change won without a bullet fired and it followed weeks of protest, demanding the prime minister step down. nikol pashinyan was the man many wanted in thatjob, earlier he warned mps of major unrest if they failed to vote him in. translation: armenian people are reviving. we are in an awakening period, this is national and is unstoppable. mr pashinyan is now urging supporters to stay on the streets to stop the ruling party from stealing the people's victory. he says a revolution of love and tolerance continues. lebo diseko, bbc news. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news. senior brexiteers have delivered what's described as an ultimatum to number 10 downing street, demanding the prime minister drop one of

after losing 55 votes in parliament, nikol pashinyan headed straight to public square.ort of tens of thousands of armenians waiting for the results of this vote ongoing in parliament. the governing republican party voted against him, 55 votes against him, and now nikol pashinyan has come out here and says a velvet revolution will continue and called for more actions on wednesday. and this is what is also making the news today. in a few hours‘ time, the vatican's treasurer, cardinal george pell, is due back in court in australia to hear the details of his forthcoming trial for historic sex offences. he's one of the highest ranked vatican officials. he has vowed to fight the charges. the war of words continues after the israeli prime minister's presentation on monday. benjamin netanyahu presentation on monday. benjamin neta nyahu claimed to presentation on monday. benjamin netanyahu claimed to have documents proving that iran had a secret nuclear weapons programme. iran has dismissed the claims. the european union, one of the signatories to the iran nuclear deal, says sus

at the moment there is only one candidate standing, nikol pashinyan.rmenia's constitution, the second vote should take place within one week. so the vote is coming up on 8 may, and people here in the square, they are absolutely confident this time around that the person that they want to lead armenia to its brighter future, nikol pashinyan, will become this country's prime minister. now, to a girl scout troop with a difference. visit troop 6000 in new york and you'll find what you would at countless meetings across the country — young women working hard to earn that next badge and preparing for the annual cookie sale. but this troop is the first for homeless girls living in the city's shelters. we went to meet those involved. on my honour, i will try. all: on my honour, i will try. to serve god and my country. all: to serve god and my country. i am proud of the first aid kit that we made. 67% of the children who come to us have already been in shelter or living on somebody‘s couch or floor. homeless children go to at least two schools are year. they co

nikol pashinyan has called for a general strike.ered here to watch what they see as democracy done. instead, thousands of supporters of nikol pashinyan were left stunned and disappointed, as parliament voted against the popular opposition leader as prime minister. he gotjust 45 of the 53 votes he needed. for many, it is an attempt by the ruling republican party to block the people's choice. we will fight until the end, we will fight until nikol pashinyan becomes prime minister. people are upset, but this is not the end, this is only the beginning. people will unite, more people willjoin in. mr pashinyan is now calling for a campaign of civil disobedience. the general strike from wednesday morning, with roads and airports blocked. it is a far cry from last week's celebrations on the streets of the capital, yerevan. scenes ofjoy after the unpopular prime minister was forced to resign. it was called the "velvet revolution", change won without a bullet fired and it followed weeks of protest, demanding the prime minister step down. nikol

it is nikol pashinyan.— armenia's constitution. people here in the square are confident this time around that the person that they want to lead armenia has a bright future, nikol pashinyan, will become their prime minister. may eight is the date the lookout for. to business now, where we have some breaking news from electric car maker tesla. kim gittleson in new york. you have been crunching numbers solely for us in the last moments. you have some figures for us from tesla. good or bad? tesla always releases are names that have been long letter in front of it. trying to parse what happened take some time. but you need to know that they are still losing money. another record was her tesla of over $700 million in the first quarter of this year. —— loss —— record loss. losing something like $400 million in cash on its operating activities alone. pa rt on its operating activities alone. part of its problem is tesla is not making nearly as many sedans as it was hoping to make. it achieved record numbers of 2270

the intention of the protest to try to get nikol pashinyan elected. gulliver cragg reporting from the capital of armenia. this developing story from libya. the health ministry says a suicide bomber and other militants have attacked the election commission headquarters in the capital, tripoli. at least three people were hurt. no one immediately claimed responsibility for that attack, but islamic extremists are opposed to democratic elections and have targeted them in other countries. here in france, the government has said it will step up police numbers for the next round of protests. that is after over 100 people were elected yesterday at the annual may day rally. the peaceful march for workers rights was rocked by clashes between riot police and groups of footed protesters who smashed shop windows and burned cars. our reporter has the details. reporter: on the left, and mcdonald's. by protesters at france's may day marches. they also took aim at a renault dealership, setting cars ablaze. all thelooted computers, laptops. what do you want me to say? l

this is the man that many here want to see take power, nikol pashinyan, at a rally last weekend.nt to prime minister now seems all but guaranteed. he is the only one on the ballot sheet after the current ruling party said it wouldn't field a candidate against him. the former leader, serzh sargsyan, stepped down as prime minister last week. he had been the country's president but then became prime minister after armenians voted to switch from a presidential to a parliamentary system. thousands of people protested and demanded change. critics accused him of clinging to power, and many saw it as a prime example of political corruption. with a struggling economy, many armenians feel their country is undergoing a long—awaited change. translation: if there will be a change, it will be very good. it is not easy to make a revolution. i believe in nikol pashinyan, i think he can make a new country. this won't be a nation—wide vote. armenia's national assembly, its parliament, will choose who should now fill the now vacant prime ministerial position. but nikol pashinyan has said he would i

nikol pashinyan has said he would immediately call a general election.e malaysia's general election on wednesday, seen as one of the most hotly contested ca m pa ig ns wednesday, seen as one of the most hotly contested campaigns in the country's history. one of the key issues in the poll is race. prime minister najib razak has warned that a vote for the opposition is a vote for the largest ethnic chinese group. but the dap is pushing back by fielding a number of malay candidates. our correspondent, jonathan head, has been following one of them. syefura othman is on a mission. the young opposition candidate is travelling across rural parts of the constituency she is contesting, trying to break the racial stereotypes that dominate malaysian politics. very unusually syefura, a malay, is representing a largely chinese party, the dap. hers is a mixed constituency, narrowly won by the governing coalition last time. but she and her party know that the key to this election is winning the votes of so—called bumiputeras, malays and other indigenous groups. out her

tonight, nikol pashinyan ordered a pause in the protests, after reports he may have won the backing ofe prime minister. but he called on supporters to remain vigilant. the idea that power resides with the people and that those in power are beholden to the people, that idea is inspiring huge crowds across armenia. and these protesters say they will continue to take to the streets until they see real political change here. and if change happens, the biggest challenge for any new leader of armenia will be living up to the expectations of the people. steve rosenberg, bbc news, yerevan. for more background on that, go to the website. there is a guide on the six things you may not know about armenia. after months of resistance, myanmar‘s leader, aung san suu kyi, is saying she will now allow un agencies to help return some of the one million rohingya refugees who've fled across the border to bangladesh. it looks like a significant softening of her position. here's our myanmar correspondent, nick beake. with around i million rohingya refugees stuck in makeshift camps in bangladesh, this is th

this is the man that many here want to see take power, nikol pashinyan, at a rally last weekend.now seems all but guaranteed. he is the only one on the ballot sheet after the current ruling party said it wouldn't field a candidate against him. the former leader, serzh sargsyan, stepped down as prime minister last week. he had been the country's president but then became prime minister after armenians voted to switch from a presidential to a parliamentary system. thousands of people protested and demanded change. critics accused him of clinging to power, and many saw it as a prime example of political corruption. with a struggling economy, many armenians feel their country is undergoing a long—awaited change. translation: if there will be a change, it will be very good. it is not easy to make a revolution. i believe in nikol pashinyan, i think he can make a new country. this won't be a nation—wide vote. armenia's national assembly, its parliament, will choose who should now fill the now vacant prime ministerial position. but nikol pashinyan has said he would immediately call a gen

tonight, nikol pashinyan ordered a pause in the protests, after reports he may have won the backing ofminister. but he called on supporters to remain vigilant. the idea that power resides with the people and that those in power are beholden to the people, that idea is inspiring huge crowds across armenia. and these protesters say they will continue to take to the streets until they see real political change. and if change happens, the biggest challenge for any new leader of armenia will be living up to the expectations of the people. steve rosenberg, bbc news, yerevan. let's round uo some of the other stories making the news. the us government is looking into unconfirmed reports that three americans detained in north korea have been moved from a labour camp to a hotel in pyongyang, possibly en route to release. it's ahead of the planned summit. the state department has been unable to confirm these reports, but said the safety of its citizens abroad is one of its highest priorities. the islamic state group says it carried out one of the worst attacks in the libyan capital, tripoli, for

election --on to the armenian parliament has given the parliament to opposition leader nikol pashinyan to become the country's new prime minister, turning a page on its political crisis after weeks of unrest. we will have more details with our correspondent in europe and evan in a few minutes. donald trump is set to announce whether the u.s. will stay in or pull out of the e iran nuclearar deal. heavyweights from the world of cinema have flocked to the south of france for the 71st cannes film festival, which awards the palme d'or. this is the first iteration of the festival in the time of "me too" and "times up." strikes taking a toll on sister airline klm. plus, we continue a series of explosive reports that cover president macron's first year in power. there is a lot more, so do stay with us. first up this hour, will they stay or will they go? we will find out in a matter of hours. donald trump will announce whether the u.s. will stick with or scrapped the iran nuclear deal. the decision is set for 2:00 p.m. washington time later this tuesday. the u.s. leader has been a staunch criti

tonight, as tens of thousands gather outside parliament, nikol pashinyan is calling for a general strikecross armenia on friday. also coming up, the international atomic energy agency dismisses claims by israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu that iran is failing to comply with the nuclear deal. he says there is no credible proof to back up israel's accusations. and south korea takes down its propaganda loudspeakers in the first concrete steps since the historic summit with the north last week. plus, countries around the world mark international labor day. tonight we focus on the situation in china and on one former worker's fight for his rights. ♪ brent: i'm brent goff. it's good to have you with us. tonight, a standoff in armenia. protesters are demanding change in the political leaders are saying enough is enough. today the country's ruling party blocked a bid by the leader of an antigovernment movement from becoming prime minister. he was the only candidate standing for the position. tonight, tens of thousands of gathered outside parliament and nikol pashinyan, that candidate, is

she absolutely was not saying that it was likely that nikol pashinyan would be chosen by the party. said they had to listen -- [no audio] genie: apologies again. that was gulliver cragg reporting from armenia. emmanuel macron is kicking off a trip to australia. the french president landed in sydney earlier for talks on trade, defense, and china. billion submarine deal between the two that will be talked about. in the meantime, president macron is being hosted to a lavish dinner at sydney opera house. our reporter joins us from sydney. president macron spoke to journalists briefly as he was on his way in. many french journalists were asking him about why he was not here in france on this bank holiday that is a major protest day. indeed.: a first step for emmanuel macron, the first french president and australia, and it took them to the sydney opera. what better place to start a the prime minister from australia, malcolm turnbull? before this, emmanuel macron came here, walked a few hundred meters, and you had dozens of tourists and french ex-pats here to take a picture. he did take t

the man who led those protests, nikol pashinyan, is hoping to get the parliament's backing for thejob the capital, yerevan. this is a final protest ahead of a crucial vote in the armenian parliament. on may the first, all political factions will be voting for this country's next prime minister and is the leader of this protest, opposition mp nikol pashinyan, hoping to get the backing of all political parties. he's been leading this mass protest in armenia for over two weeks, and has successfully forced an unpopular prime minister, former prime minister, out of power. he resigned but his party is still in parliament, it's the governing party, and these people are chanting nikol for prime minister. they believe he's the only politician in armenia at the moment who can oversee and guarantee this country can hold free and fair parliamentary elections. a diet rich in oily fish, such as salmon, could help delay the menopause, according to new research which drew on the data of thousands of women in the uk. the same study suggests that a pasta—heavy diet could hasten the onset of the menopau

when the armenian parliament voted for nikol pashinyan to become this country's next prime minister,explosion of happiness here in the republic square. and people now are dancing, they're waving flags, they can't hold back theirjoy. facebook has banned foreign advertising linked to ireland's referendum on liberalising its abortion laws. critics had warned that campaigns by well—funded us groups could be decisive in the vote later this month. facebook says the integrity tools can verify if the advertiser is based in the country. the english football team leeds united have arrived in myanmar for an end—of—season tour. the club are scheduled to play two friendly matches as they seek to build a fan base in the country. but they have come under intense criticism from rights groups, who feel the visit is inappropriate given the persecution of the rohingya minority. this is picasso's le marin. it is a self—portrait which is expected to fetch $70 million at auction in new york shortly. it is just one work of art going on sale from the rockefeller collection, thought to be the biggest single

the governing party has refused to elect the opposition leader nikol pashinyan as prime minister., but after a day of debate in parliament, he was eight votes short of a majority. joining us now from yerevan is our correspondent, rayhan demytrie. what is the latest on this crisis and what does it mean? nikol pashinyan feels incredibly empowered and entitled to this role, because he has got the backing of the people of armenia and the people here in oui’ of armenia and the people here in our menial want to see him as their prime minister, because they believe he is the only politician in this country who can lead armenia to its first democratic free and fair elections. armenia's ally, russia, is watching what is happening and so far surprisingly had very muted reaction. russia has a military base in this very small nation and armenia depends on moscow for its security. thank you very much for the latest bear on that political crisis in armenia. concerns have been expressed about the safety of liverpool fans travelling to italy for tomorrow's champions‘ league semi—final against rom

i believe in nikol pashinyan, i think he can make a new country. this won't be a nation—wide vote.nt, will choose who should now fill the now vacant prime ministerial position. but nikol pashinyan has said he would immediately call a general election so armenia's people can vote and finally be free to choose their own prime minister. andrew plant, bbc news. the first lady of the united states, melania trump, has launched a campaign to teach children the importance of social, emotional and physical health. announcing her "be best" initiative, she said her aim was to promote healthy living, the positive use of social media and combat drug abuse. her husband, president trump is of course well—known for using social media to insult anyone he disagrees with. this was the first lady's message. as we all know, social media can both positively and negatively affect our children. when children learn positive on—line behaviours early on, social media can be used in productive ways and can affect positive change. i believe children should be both seen and heard. and it is our responsibility a

this is the moment earlier today that armenian opposition leader, nikol pashinyan, was elected prime follows weeks of anti—government protests like this one from april outside parliament in the capital yerevan. people were angry that after 10 years in power, serzh sargsyan left armenia's presidency last month only to be elected prime minister by a parliament controlled by his republican party. critics saw this as a way of clinging to office. he stepped down because of the protests. and these pictures show mr pashinyan who led those protests being cheered by tens of thousands of jubilant supporters outside parliament in yerevan today, shortly after he was elected as the country's new prime minister. armenia's peaceful uprising against single—party rule and the way its political leaders responded is seen as unprecedented for a former soviet state. russia's president putin tweeted congratulations to nikol pashinyan on taking office as prime minister of armenia. rayhan demitrye has been following this story from the start and was outside parliament in yerevan when the new prime minister

this guy, nikol pashinyan attempted to become a minister himself.hat supporters of the previous president who are trying to keep him out of power and trying to keep him out of power and trying to keep control. they are the elite who have controlled armenia for a long time. clearly the people are not having it. they are taking to the streets. how do you think this will end up with you if violence is to be avoided there will have to be some komru miah is which sees a role for mr pashinyan —— there has to be some copper is. the russians are like that when there is changing countries done in this way. they worry it is something that would happen in russia one—day. absolutely. let us look at the front page of the financial times. it is covering the trade spat and all sorts of stories, what is going on with the dollar in the us federal reserve , with the dollar in the us federal reserve, but also dirty money matters. the cayman islands, other places will have to adhere to new rules. the super rich may be front—page news again. it is like the paradise pape

.: the armenian parliament is expected to elect the popular opposition leader nikol pashinyan as theweeks of peaceful protests that forced the governing party's chairman and prime minister to step down. hungary's new parliament will assemble later today for the first time since prime minister viktor orban's right—wing fidesz party won a third consecutive election victory in april. several protests have been planned. now it is time look at the stories that are making the headlines in media across the world. we begin with the new york times, and decision day for donald trump. it reports he will pull the us out of the iran nuclear deal. meanwhile, the first lady's making the news too. the washington post says melania's trolled her husband by campaigning for people to be nicer on social media but buzzfeed accuses her of plagiarising the policy, putting it alongside one released under obama four years ago. the guardian in the uk covers a proposal to tackle wealth inequality, "give young people a cash handout of £10,000 when they hit 25. to the financial times now, reporting job losses in

the reuters website looks at armenia where opposition leader nikol pashinyan has called for a nationwideng party thwarted his bid to take over as prime minister. the ft focusses on tax havens and new uk measures to tackle money laundering and corruption. british 0verseas territories such as the cayman islands and bermuda, will now be forced to lift the veil of secrecy over the ownership of companies. rolling stone magazine carries bad news for lovers of rock & roll who won't be happy to hear that gibson, the maker of some of america's most iconic electric and acoustic guitars, has filed for bankruptcy. and from one rolling stone to another, legendary artist bob dylan is to enter the booming celebrity branded spirits market with his own whiskey heaven's door. according to the new york times, it will be a collection of three whiskeys — a straight rye, a straight bourbon, and a double—barrelled whiskey. you might think it is a bit early for whiskey. we will talk about it anyway. jonathan giles is back.

suspended now the governing republican party has indicated it will not oppose the protest leader, nikol pashinyan becoming prime minister. officially, that still depends on a formal vote in parliament. now on bbc news: click. this week we are going cryptocurrency crazy. now, that does come with advantages. the volcanic activity that formed the island millions of years ago means it has access to very cheap geothermal electricity. and all that cold air? that can be used as a free cooling system. so cheap electricity and cold air. in short, the perfect place to put a load of computers. oh wow! every single one of these is a home computer. that's all it is. that is a desktop computer. and there are thousands of them. these computers are working flat out. without a cooling system their processors would overheat in a matter of minutes. in the main area i would say the air temperature is about 20 degrees or so. but behind the ranks of computers it is much colder, probably about five. and that's not because you have expensive air chillers. remember we're in a cold climate. so all we have are holes in the

nikol pashinyan said that amounted to a declaration of war on the people. to celebrate may day, which is also international workers‘ day. people took to the streets here in madrid. the gender pay gap and pensions were the overriding themes at the rallies held across spain. unions warned that failure to improve wages could lead to social unrest. scientists in the french city of lyon have decoded the genome of the rose in a study that could lead to new varieties of the flower being bred. in case you were wondering, there are 30,000 varieties. the research took eight years to complete and could also lead to more colourful, strongly—scented and longer—lasting blooms. that would be very welcome in my own garden. if facebook boss mark zuckerberg had thought his appreance before congress last month was an end to the grilling, he'd be wrong. he's now been summoned to appear before the uk's digital, culture, media and sport committee to answer their questions, too. meanwhile, thousands of software designers from all over the world are meeting in sanjose, california

nikol pashinyan promised human rights would be protected, and that corruption and election—rigging wouldecision to expel him for misconduct. he fled the us in 1978 after pleading guilty to unlawful sex with a teenager. his lawyer says the academy‘s actions are in breach of its own procedures and california law. much more to come on bbc news, including this... champions of conservation: we meet the women protecting zimba bwe's wildlife. i, nelson rolihlahla mandela, do hereby swear to be faithful to the republic of south africa. after six years of construction and numerous delays, the channel tunnel has been formally opened by the queen and president mitterrand. but the tunnel is still not yet ready for passengers and freight services to begin. for centuries, christianity and islam struggled for supremacy. now, the pope's visit symbolises their willingness to coexist. roger bannister became the first man in the world to run a mile in underfour minutes. memories of victory, as the ve celebrations reach their climax. this night is dedicated to everyone who believes in a future of peace and

suspended after the governing party indicated it would be willing to back the opposition leader, nikol pashinyant prime minister during a vote in parliament next week. tens of thousands of his supporters have been out on the streets of the capital. our top business story today is the electric car maker, tesla. its vehicles may not burn any fuel, but the company is burning through cash at quiet an alarming rate. $6500 a minute, according to bloomberg. that's beginning to try the patience of once loyal investors. on wednesday, elon musk, its chief executive, promised that the firm will finally be profitable in the second half of this year, despite another quarter of huge losses. tesla lostjust under $710 million in the first three months of the year — its biggest ever quarterly loss. we have jane foley, senior fx strategist at rabobank with us. nice to see you. good morning. you have been looking at what tesla had to say, a lot of this is about the model three, the mass—market car which is much more affordable. many wa nt to which is much more affordable. many want to get their hands on it but the

nikol pashinyan promised human rights would be protected, and that corruption and election—rigging wouldlaims that a secret scotland yard database of gangs is racially discriminating against young black men. the matrix data base, which was set up in response to the london riots in 2011, is being investigated by the information commissioner. the metropolitan police said the matrix was aimed at reducing violence and saving lives. —— metropolitan police. the film director, roman polanski, is threatening to sue the oscars academy over its decision to expel him for misconduct. polanski fled the us in 1978 after pleading guilty to unlawful sex with a teenager. his lawyer says the academy‘s actions are in breach of its own procedures and california law. another passenger bus has caught fire and exploded in the heart of rome, sending a plume of black smoke over the city centre. the bus stopped near the trevi fountain, and driver and passengers all managed to escape before the flames took hold. it's just the latest in a number of incidents, raising more questions about the state of public transpo

nikol pashinyan promised human rights would be protected, and that corruption and election—rigging wouldlanski is threatening to sue the oscars academy over its decision to expel him for misconduct. polanski fled the us in 1978 after pleading guilty to unlawful sex with a teenager. his lawyer says the academy‘s actions are in breach of its own procedures and california law. scientists in indonesia have become the biggest study so far into the impact of tiny plastic particles on human health. they're investigating the presence of microplastics in seafood and tracking the diets of 2,000 people. our science editor, david shukman, has been to semarang on the north coast ofjava in indonesia, one of the countries worst hit by plastic pollution. a journey through the mangrove swamps on the coast of indonesia. indonesia sends huge volumes of plastic into the ocean. only china releases more. there is so much, it jams our boat's propeller. the problem is that, when plastic flows down the rivers and reaches the ocean, it doesn't just disappear. what happens is that the plastic breaks down into ever

nikol pashinyan promised that human rights would be protected, and that corruption and election—riggings threatening to sue the oscars academy following its decision to expel him for misconduct. polanski fled the us in 1978 after pleading guilty to unlawful sex with a teenager. his lawyer says the academy‘s actions are in breach of its own procedures and california law. it's emerged in the past few hours that america's top diplomat is making his second visit to north korea in less than six weeks. secretary of state mike pompeo has arrived in pyongyang for talks on the release of three american prisoners and to prepare for the proposed summit with president trump. north korea's leader has just been in china for talks with president xi. china is keen to maintain its influence — as john sudworth reports from dandong, on the chinese border with north korea. as the two men took their amiable stroll by the sea, it was hard to believe that one was, just a few months ago, an international pariah with whom even china was said to be losing patience. now, he is the man of the moment. the chinese p

the armenian opposition leader, nikol pashinyan, has called for a general strike after the governingepublican party voted against his election as prime minister. addressing tens of thousands of supporters massed in the capital yerevan, he urged them to block roads, railway stations and airports. the chief executive of facebook, mark zuckerberg, says the company is working on a new privacy control that will allow users to delete their browsing history. he also revealed plans to launch a dating service on the social network. now on bbc news: today in parliament. hello and welcome to tuesday in parliament. coming up: the government changes its mind and will compel overseas territories to reveal the true owners of companies based there. we will accordingly respect the will of the house, and will not vote against new clause six. a senior barristerfears for the system for disclosing evidence in trials. we consider that the situation is not remedied as getting very close to cracking. and, just what was the shadow business minister doing? he's doing it again, mr speaker! his mother would be

the armenian opposition leader, nikol pashinyan, has called for a general strike after the governing republican party voted against his election as prime minister. and this video is trending on bbc.com. it's the moment a 26—storey building in sao paolo collapsed after being engulfed in flames. firefighters say they managed to evacuate most of the fifty families who lived there before the collapse, but they're still searching for survivors. that's all from me now. stay with bbc world news. now on bbc news, it's time for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. women in the movie industry have taken the lead in a movement for equality, respect and an end to abusive male behaviour. the mantra, #metoo, has become a cultural phenomenon in the united states, but how far can it reach? my guest today is pakistan's biggest female movie star, mahira khan. in a culturally conservative, male—dominated country, can she be an agent of change? mahira khan, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. is this a good time to be a female actor in pakistan? yes, i would say so. i think it's a good time to

nikol pashinyan told his supporters they should suspend their rallies as parliament prepares to hold crucial vote. the governing republican party said it would not block his efforts. he's chairman of the pakistan people's party, founded by his grandfather 50 years ago. the ppp has seen its popularity plummet in recent years. can bilawal bhutto—zardari restore its fortunes and turn around a political legacy tarnished by allegations of corruption, patronage, and incompetence? bilawal bhutto—zardari, welcome to hardtalk. thanks for having me, zeinab. your grandfather was executed, your mother assassinated, you've received death threats. why put yourself on the frontline of politics like this? thank you very much, zeinab. you know, three days after my mother's assassination, in december of 2007, the party's central executive committee decided that i was to be the co—chairman of the pakistan people's party... along with your father, asif ali zardari. yes. at that time, the country was in chaos. from karachi to kashmir, the people were rioting — the country was burning. and the party asked

the armenian opposition leader, nikol pashinyan, has called for a general strike against the governing republican party, which has voted against his election as prime minister. addressing tens of thousands of supporters in the capital yerevan, he urged them to block roads, railway stations and airports. a bbc investigation has discovered that some stars on the video—sharing platform youtube are being paid to promote essay writing websites to school children and students on a big scale. a company based in ukraine is paying the online personalities to encourage people to pay for essays. now on bbc news: hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk with me, zeinab badawi. elections are due in pakistan injuly and running for a seat in the national assembly is the heir to the country's main political dynasty. my guest is bilawal bhutto—zardari, son of benazir bhutto, twice prime minister of pakistan, who was assassinated in 2007. he's chairman of the pakistan people's party, founded by his grandfather 50 years ago. the ppp has seen its popularity plummet in recent years. can bilawal butto—zardari restore

supporters of nikol pashinyan brought the capital city to a standstill today, blocking roads, governmenteral strike. our correspondent steve rosenberg reports from the armenian capital yerevan. it was the day armenians made their voices heard louder than ever. the day people power appeared to be changing a country. tens of thousands of protesters had packed into republic square in the centre of yerevan. they'd come here to accuse the ruling party of corruption, of trying to cling to power, and to demand a new prime minister. the man they want for the job is nikol pashinya, once a journalist, now an opposition mp. he's been leading the protests that have been sweeping armenia and he's become something of a political superstar. revolution have won, and people's victory should be recognised. there can't be power or government that doesn't support their opinion and doesn't support the people. he is our new prime minister. he believes us that we are together, we are strong, and he can take our nation to winning in the world. we believe in him. earlier, people power had brought armenia to a st

have been suspended now the governing party has indicated it will not oppose the protest leader, nikol pashinyanbecoming prime minister. officially, that still depends on a formal vote in parliament. it's just after half past four in the morning. it's now time for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. there are some film directors who strip things down, shun artifice, and worship at the altar of realism. my guest today sees movie—making through a very different lens. baz luhrmann made his directorial name with a wildly entertaining debut movie, called strictly ballroom, which was theatrical, sentimental and sweet. since then, he's continued to make larger than life films, based on epic stories. so how did this kid from the aussie backwoods get to make his celluloid dreams come true? theme music plays baz luhrmann, welcome to hardtalk. i'm very happy to be here, stephen. i want to start this interview in herons creek, this tiny little place north of sydney, where you grew up. it was a long way from anywhere, really. how come you, there, developed this incredibly vivid artistic imagin

armenia, thousands of people took to the streets tuesday to celebrate after opposition leader nikol pashinyan was elected prime minister by armenia's parliament. the election followed weeks of anti-corruption and anti-government protests which toppled former president serzh sargsyan in april. the new prime minister is a formerer journalist and publish. meanwhile, in hungary, thousands of people demonstrated outside parliament tuesday as far-right-wing prime minister viktor orban was formally sworn in for a third term. he led a xenophobic, anti-immigrant campaign and won two-thirds of the seats in parliament in april, giving him even more popower to reshape hungary's constitution. the israeli government has ordered the deportation of human rights watch's israel and palestine director omar shakir. israel has accused shakir, who is a u.s. citizen, of promoting the nonviolent boycott, divestment, and sanctions movement, which targets israel over its treatment of palestinians. he now has 14 days to leave israel. this comes less than two weeks after two u.s. human rights lawyers -- columbia univers

of people protested nationwide tuesday after the parliament failed to elect opposition leader nikol pashinyan as the interim prime minister. the mass protests come amid two-weeks of escalating antigovernment and anticorruption protests in armenia, which forced the former prime minister to step down less than two weeks ago. the sacramento corners office has released an official autopsy forced upon clark, a 22-year-old man shot by police officers 20 times in his grandmother's backyard. the autopsy says he was shot three times in the back which contradicts the independent autopsy carried out by a forensic pathologist hired by the clark family which found he was shot six times in the back by police. in entertainment news, kanye west has caused widespread outrage and controversy with his recent comments in a tmz interview, in which he praised president trump and claimed "slavery was a choice." his interview was so incendiary and historically inaccurate thtt one member of the tmz newsroom confronted kanye west after the interview. this is a clip of the interview, followed by the confrontation. >> y

this is nikol pashinyan in his trademark style, it involves a military style t—shirt and cap. cut a different figure. here he is in parliament earlier — a suit and tie this time. he had the support of all the opposition, but the ruling party has a majority, and even though he was the only candidate to become prime minister, it decided not to back him. later hejoined his supporters outside. he called on them to go on a "total strike" and to return to the protest tomorrow evening. earlier, he'd said parliament's move was an insult and a declaration of war on the people. now, there are 105 seats in armenia's parliament, the problem is pashinyan‘s own party has only nine of them. even with all the other opposition mps behind them, it is not enough. reyhan demetrie has covered this all along. she explained why the vote went against him. he says that something has fundamentally changed in armenia over the past two weeks. pashinyan has been leading this peaceful protest in armenia, fighting for change, and he has described this process as a velvet revolution, and he has a very clear

addressing crowds in the main square of the capital yerevan, nikol pashinyan said his supporters shouldg us now is our caucasus correspondent, rayhan demytrie. what has been happening today? what has been happening today7m has been such a dramatic day here in armenia. it started with lots of people turning up in the square and it is the country's biggest square, not far from where i am standing now. they come up with the balloons and flags and were hoping to celebrate their victory by the end of the day. what would have marked this victory is the election of their candidate, this man led weeks of peaceful protests in armenia. he has been able to force the former prime minister out of power and was hoping to get elected as prime minister today. but it has been an excruciating wait for all these people in the square happy i am talking about thousands of people. the parliamentary session would last for nearly nine hours and throughout the day all of these people were standing in the square under the hot, sunny weather and waiting for the voting to take place. instead they saw members of th

nikol pashinyan had called for a campaign of civil disobedience after not being recognised as prime ministern the capital yerevan, blocking roads and government buildings. emergency crews are responding to a military cargo plane which has crashed near savannah, georgia. the us air force confirmed that an air national guard plane crashed in the area during a training flight and survivors were unlikely. the hercules transport had five personnel aboard when it went down about. the netherlands is famous for canals, tulips and bicycles. we're willing to bet you didn't know it also has a passion for american news. at least it was news to both of us. according to a new survey, 75 per cent of dutch people closely follow news about the us — that puts it second only to canada. and even mexico, america's own southern neighbour comes much further down the list. so what's going on? is it all the trump factor or is there more to dutch fascination with american news? here are some of your ideas. when i tweeted this poll out, you sent me some of your own theories... theodore says: historical legacy from whe

the caller was pretending to be this man, the new prime minister of armenia nikol pashinyan.ersation mrjohnson talked about relations with russia and the nerve agent attack in salisbury. let's have a listen. as you know, i have a meeting with president putin in sochi. i need to be prepared. i hope he will not poison me with nerve shock. well it's very important, i think, prime minister, that we don't have a new cold war. don't forget you can get much more detail on our top stories on our web site. there is full coverage online, you can download our app, or go to our website, that's bbc.com/news now to a very disturbing allegation being made by amnesty international. in this new report, the rights group has claimed the nigerian military have been sexually abusing women and girls seeking refuge from boko haram militants. amnesty say this took place in camps for displaced people in borno state, in the north east of the country. here is one of the victims telling amnesty what happened to her. you will see a soldier with food in his hand, and says if you like me, ta ke his hand, a