from cairo, orla guerin reports.any were robbed of life on their way to an ancient monastery. the broken windows and scattered belongings, testament to an attack that was merciless and highly toward a naked. there were multiple conmen who escaped across the sands in three off—road vehicles. relatives of the dead told the bbc the authorities should be doing more to protect christians who we re doing more to protect christians who were obviously at risk. this was the scene last month after church bombings in northern egypt's. a nationwide state of emergency was announced and security was stepped up. but many coptic christians say the authorities provide more lip service than prop protection. dozens of church—goers have been killed in recent months by the so—called islamic state. it says that christians are its favourite prey and has vowed to keep up the attacks. and as well as the new threat from is, many believers here complain ofa threat from is, many believers here complain of a number problem. discrimination amongs

orla guerin, bbc news, cairo. at some of the other stories making the news: data has been recovered from at least two phones found on board the sewol ferry, which sank three years ago off south korea, giving insights into the victims‘ last moments. "don't die, stay alive," was among the frantic messages received before the vessel went down. 304 people died in the disaster. most of them were teenagers on a school trip. chile's president, michelle bachelet, has marked the start of construction for a billion—dollar astronomical observatory high in the atacama desert. when complete, in 2024,. the aptly named extremely large telescope will be five times bigger than the largest current observatory. astronomers say it has the potential to transform our understanding of the universe. stay with us here on bbc news. still to come: jeremy corbyn says the uk's war on terror isn't working, but he is criticised for saying it so soon after the manchester attack. well, we have heard differing claims about police numbers and their

orla guerin, "bbc news," cairo. jane: you are watching "bbc world news america."till to congressman voted in just after assaulting a reporter. now he says he shouldn't have done it. australia is the only commonwealth country who is has never signed a treaty with its indigenous people, but that could finally change. halloween days of historic talks. aboriginal -- peoples have demanded a -- our correspondent reports. -- >> australia indigenous people have no guarantee of legal standing. foryears of debate australia to recognize indigenous people, they want far more, they want reform. reaching a consensus wasn't easy. yesterday some left frustrated, but finally today came in a court. take a rightful place in our own country. nationalemand representation in parliament and a treaty to egg knowledge indigenous sovereignty stretches back tens of thousands of years. the communities most impoverished, incarcerated, and disadvantaged, there is hope that this could be an opportunity. >> this moment in history is a huge depth toward closing the gap. we have to take the first