his agenda for palermo seems to be different from the italian agenda for palermo which doesn't help. >> you are saying he's acting very french instead of italian? >> certainly not italian. there seems to be a lot of efforts at cross-purposes to get back to what emily correctly said and i agree with all the comments she made, and the lib yaliby liby libyans who hold the united states in great esteem, are desperate for american input and are not getting it. the americans like the u.n. seem to be overly focused on economics and sanctions and on security arrangements and dropping the ball on politics. >> thank you very much. i want to continue down the line here but we are coming back to this conversation in a bit more detail. we have right now with us the united states institute of peace adviser for syria, middle east and north africa. she was formerly with u.s. aid, spokesman for syria and other things. i don't have very good notes here. anyway, you will introduce yourself a little better, please, when you speak. i will give you an extra minute. so syria. so the next big battle that is

our investigation found it had been reconvened and moved from corleone to palermo.rrying out secret surveillance. the suspects are accused of extortion, fire arms offences, arson and more. the interior minister matteo salvini said the arrests were an extraordinary intervention by police, who dismantles the new cupola of cosa nostra. and the deputy prime minister has called this a powerful blow against organised crime. lebo diseko, bbc news. a handwritten note about religion, penned by the nobel prize—winning physicist albert einstein, has sold at auction in new york for nearly $3 million. the so—called "god letter", written in german, was bought by a private collector. andy beatt reports. final call... $2,400,000... sold! applause. polite applause at the sale of the letter by one of the 20th century‘s greatest minds, grappling not with science but the concept of religion. apologies to god, i think. laughter. the controversial note was written by the nobel prize winning scientist when he was 7a, just a year before his death. it is seen as einstein's clearest statemen

our investigation found it had been reconvened and moved from corleone to palermo.ping the phone of a senior member and carrying out secret surveillance. the suspects are accused of extortion, fire arms offences, arson and more. the interior minister matteo salvini said the arrests were an extraordinary intervention by police, who dismantles the new cupola of cosa nostra. and the deputy prime minister has called this a powerful blow against organised crime. lebo diseko, bbc news. a memorial service will be held at the national cathedral in washington forformer president george hw bush, who died last friday. later he will lie in repose at st. martin's episcopal church in houston, where he lived. today has been designated a national day of mourning. rajini vaidya nathan reports on preparations for the service. a fitting farewell for america's first president. ahead of the state funeral, tens of thousands of people who lined up to pay their respects to george hw bush. mourners of every age and background united in their grief. i thought he was a great man and he showed

arrested the head of the sicilian mafia, along with dozens of others, during raids in the city of palermoe italian government called it one of the biggest blows to organised crime for years. lebo diseko has more but the raid by police in the city of palermo, their targets the top tier of sicilian mafia. 36 alleged mobsters were arrested including what they say is the boss of bosses, settimo mineo, and 80—year—old chula who is said to have been chosen as the cosa nostra new leader. some of the cosa nostra new leader. some of the bosses were also arrested. translation: the provincial commission had not meant since 1993 and a former head, toto rina, was arrested. police gathered evidence by tapping the phone of a senior member and carrying out secret surveillance. the suspects are accused of extortion, fire up offences, arson and more. the interior minister matteo salvini said the raids were an extraordinary operation by police. the deputy prime minister has called this a powerful low against organised crime. —— blow. a handwritten note about religion, penned by nobel prize—winning physicist

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sicilian mafia or cause a nostra this police handout shows a night time operation in sicily's capital palermo one tuesday it reportedly dismantled the cause and nostrils rebuilt leadership with forty six people arrested but the latest international operation is a reminder of the reach of their counterparts on the mainland the enduring getter nadeem barber al jazeera. still ahead for you on the sporting facts with. that story coming up. in sudan are running out of life saving medication the government spends hundreds of millions of dollars in imported foreign drugs but a shortage of hard currency means people are going without much needed medication but that story. he's had to visit more than a dozen pharmacies to look for medicine for his diabetes and comment says the brand he uses is imported and none has come in in the past few months. there are so many medicines you can't find even if you have the money to pay you can't find it luckily i found it today if i didn't i'd forget about it and hope to live well. hammett's medicine is not the only one that's hard to find in pharmacies twenty year

it didn't end well — his side lost to palermo. bad news for that poor goalkeeper, i'm afraid.nternet. someone has just tweeted that they should call him upforthe just tweeted that they should call him up for the italian national squad because at least he can score a goal. let's see it one more time. poor guy. a backpass to him and he is in acres of space. there is the attacker and what is he doing... laughter he tries to turn around and itjust goes into the back of the net. just one of those mental blocks. goalkeepers don't have any room for error. anyone else would have got away with a fairly dodgy backpass. that is the stuff of nightmares. we will be back to you later on. christmas day is over and many households are now thinking about getting rid of mountains of waste generated by the festive season. so what happens to all that extra rubbish? our business correspondent sean farrington has been to a recycling plant in sheffield to find out. it is a big week for recycling factories like this one in sheffield, because we produce about 30% more waste than ordinary, about 123,00

it didn‘t end well — his side lost to palermo.t on earth was he thinking? i mean what is he trying to do? it is all the rage for goalkeepers these days. they have to be progressive and on the ball, not just bluetit. they have to do short passes but he did into the net. it was a great goal. it was a great goal. it may be the first of his career, i don‘t know the did it before. someone says they can score a goal they should be on the italian national side. that is for you to repeat and not for us. thank you. you are watching bbc news. more than half a million potholes reported by mothers of the public to uk authorities according to new research. the rac says this proves that those conditions are worsening. the government pledge money to tackle the problem. they‘re a hazard, sometimes huge, almost impossible to count. so, this is a typically damaged wheel. we see no less than six a day. sometimes as many as ten cars a day, which are only here because of pothole damage. just one garage, in one area. for the last two or three years it

it didn't end well — his side lost to palermo.al over christmas with iraqi, what was that about? —— hockey. i did. my son thought it was hilarious. the weather out there today is looking pretty quiet. we have got high pressure in charge is not too much going on with the christmas weather, it is taking a bit of time off. we have got some sunshine break through, this beautiful picture taken and the isle of wight, blue sky, a little bit of cloud winning around but for most of us it has been bridging up over the last few hours and it is reasonably mild. temperatures between ten to 12 degrees and reasonably light winds to. then things are to turn a little bit more active over the weather. winds are picking up and rain pushing in across northern ireland and scotland to. and little rain by first thing tomorrow but it will be windy in the north, further south, cloudy and in mild frost—free to start saturday morning. do or do we start saturday morning. do or do we start without rain through parts of northern scotland, northern ireland and

sicilian mafia or cause a nostra this police handout shows a nighttime operation in sicily's capital palermo one tuesday it reportedly dismantled the cause and nostrums rebuilt leadership with forty six people arrested but the latest international operation is a reminder of the reach of their counterparts on the mainland the enduring getter nadine barber al jazeera. a new factory for artificial limbs is giving hope to iraqis have been wounded during years of conflict but a lack of trained staff means the rehabilitation center can make only a few prosthetics at a time matheson reports from nineveh province. two years ago omar has a woke up in hospital to find his left leg missing it's been blasted to pieces as iraqi forces try to weaken isos grip on the city of mosul by last october his right leg had become infected by gangrene to stay alive he spent a thousand dollars made up of deliberations and his own meager savings to have it amputated at a private hospital and now he spends most of his days propped up on the floor of his displacement camp tent staring at the wheelchair he's not strong e

his side lost to palermo. not how you want to end your day. that is all of the sport for now.t post—christmas high street casualty as it teeters on the brink of administration. the group, which has 130 stores and employs over 2,000 staff, has filed a notice of intention to appoint administrators. our business correspondent theo leggett is with me now. so, another big high street store in trouble? yes, we understand hmv will be an administration, if not by the end of today then within days. this is the culmination of what has been a dreadful period on the british high street, names like toys "r" us and poundworld collapsing, and hmv under threat. it's not the first time hmv has been in this situation. it went into administration in 2013, it was bought out of administration bya it was bought out of administration by a company called hill co—capital, and now it seems the business model has run into trouble again. is at a kaushal silva fact that so many of us kaushal silva fact that so many of us get our music and other programmes online, people are less inclined to go out and buy

sicilian mafia or cause a nostra this police handout shows a night time operation in sicily's capital palermo one tuesday it reportedly dismantled because a nostrums rebuilt leadership with forty six people arrested but the latest international operation is a reminder of the reach of their counterparts on the mainland the enduring getter nadine barber al jazeera. still ahead for you on the sporting facts with. a head in the decisive test match with new zealand at stories coming up.

the world's most infamous criminal gangs set a moment was taken by police in the sicilian capital palermo forty five other alleged gangsters were also arrested dating a major blow to the cause or nostra mobs efforts to rebuild rebuild itself the former lead us of a tory nina died in prison last year after spending decades behind bars ordering dozens of matters. days of ferocious protests that descended to violence of force the french president emanuel back home into his first major u.-turn since taking office eighteen months ago the government says it's suspending plans to increase fuel taxes a policy that's proved to be deeply unpopular and has caused public anger to spill out on the streets. protests began rallying across the country last month often blocking roads wearing high his jackets leading them to be known as the yellow vest movement but the protests soon turned into france's west riots in recent years as demonstrations burned cars and buildings in paris the heaviest level of violence was just last saturday police responded with water cannon and tear gas our president initially

sicilian mafia causer nostra this police handout shows a nighttime operation in sicily's capital palermo one tuesday it reportedly dismantled the cause and nostrils rebuilt leadership with forty six people arrested but the latest international operation is a reminder of the reach of their counterparts on the mainland the enduring getter the dean barber al-jazeera lebanon speaker of parliament says israel has not produced evidence that tunnels have been dug under the two borders between the two countries israel launched an operation it said was to destroy tunnels along that border on tuesday israeli commanders say they acted to counter the threat from has below in any future conflicts but after a meeting between israeli and lebanese army officers and he went peacekeepers the lebanese speak up now barry said no information had been provided a bounce the tunnels say the holder is that before killer all the lebanon israel border. com prevails along this volatile border u.n. peacekeeping troops the lebanese army they've stepped up their presence they've stepped up patrols a day after israel a

known sicilian mafia causa nostra this police handout shows a nighttime operation in sicily's capital palermo one tuesday it reportedly dismantled the cause and nostrils rebuilt leadership with forty six people arrested but the latest international operation is a reminder of the reach of their counterparts on the mainland the drunk at the dean barber al-jazeera. as spanish court has confirmed a controversial ruling which cleared five men of gang rape and sentenced them on a lesser crime of sexual assault people protested outside the justice ministry after the decision the five men have been jailed for nine years for assaulting an eighteen year old woman two years ago spanish all requires proof of physical violence for a rape conviction. thousands of people from central america are not giving up hope of seeking asylum in the united states us despite increasing efforts from the tribe administration to keep them out how dr hamid reports from the us mexico border. is the morning scramble at the border asylum seekers hopeful their turn will come to cross into the united states. but these days only

sicilian mafia or cause a nostra this police handout shows a nighttime operation in sicily's capital palermo on tuesday it reportedly dismantled because a nostrums rebuilt leadership with forty six people arrested but the latest international operation is a reminder of the reach of their counterparts on the mainland the enduring getter nadeem barber al jazeera. thousands of people from central america not giving up hope of seeking asylum in the united states that's despite increasing efforts from the trumpet ministration to keep them out i mean reports from tijuana. is the morning scramble at the border asylum seekers hopeful their child will come to cross into the united states. but these days only a trickle get through every day based on a number system others like marked up with that have to come back tomorrow or the day after or maybe for many more to follow. when i was being forced to sell drugs when i refused they'd beat me up i had to flee here they told me to come back in three weeks from my turn not far from the official crossing some are trying to sneak in the u.s. on their own but

sicilian mafia or cause a nostra this police handout shows a night time operation in sicily's capital palermo one tuesday it reportedly dismantled because a nostrums rebuilt leadership with forty six people arrested but the latest international operation is a reminder of the reach of their counterparts on the mainland the enduring getter nadine barber al jazeera. the u.n. peacekeeping force in lebanon says it will send a fact finding team to the border with israel on thursday after lebanon's parliamentary speaker said israel provided no evidence to back up its assertion that tunnels have been dug beneath with the shared border israel launched an operation in the border area on tuesday with its military saying it was destroying tunnels to counter a threat from hezbollah and any future conflict. along that lebanese border. this volatile border u.s. troops the lebanese have stepped up their presence. a day after israel announced an operation to find and destroy tunnels. but in the. bulls are part of hezbollah's offensive plan they believe in any future conflict hezbollah's going to move the batt

it didn't end well — his side lost to palermo. that's all from sportsday.ally, to close out the year of 2018. today, largely dry, the brightest spots, scotland, northern ireland, and for an hour or so around lunchtime in the south—east we had a window of sunshine. the emphasis with the cloudy conditions. that continues through the night to night for all of us. we will see rain pushing through scotland, it may push this into the north of england by dawn tomorrow. temperatures hold up, the cloud acting like a blanket, so not a cold start to saturday. could be cloudy one. the reason for this at the moment, we are under the influence of high pressure, sitting to the south. wind swinging round in a clockwise direction, dragging up the warm air from the south—west. hence why it is mild to close out the year. windy start in the far north, as the rain promptly eases away but gusts of wind, 40, 50 mph, the rain is rattling through at quite a pace. the wind will ease into the afternoon. then it is a relatively quiet story, some cloud around, a breezy afternoon, mostl

it didn't end well — his side lost to palermo. it wasn't as if he managed to save his blushes.ustralia where he's due to play in the brisbane international as part of the build—up to the australian open — though he says he's still suffering from a long—standing hip problem. he does say that he is feeling better than he did last year so that is positive. you can find more about the tennis and other sport stories the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport back to you, simon. that was quite a goal. he will remember that for a long time for the wrong reasons. you are watching bbc news. media reports in iceland say that a bridge where three british tourists — including a child — died yesterday, does not meet current safety standards. the crash happened in a popular tourist area in the south in the south—east of the island. four other british people in the vehicle were critically injured, as ben ando reports. the two families were in a toyota land cruiser which fell onto a dry riverbed. first on the scene were the police and a local tour guide, who did all he could to help. i trie

world's most infamous criminal gangs set a moment know was taken by police in the sicilian capital palermo forty five other alleged gangsters were also arrested during a major blow to the cousin ostracise efforts to rebuild itself. sri lanka supreme court has begun hearing a case aimed at reversing the president's decision to dissolve parliament and call snap elections. are saying his move has been blocked until the case is heard if the latest development in a political crisis that has gripped the country since late october. twenty nine construction workers and missing and feared dead in a remote region of indonesia's papua after a suspected separatist violence it's believed separatist fighters attacked workers at a bridge project on sunday indonesian security forces and found two of the workers injured but alive construction on the transport bridge has been halted until the region is deemed safe of who has seen separatist violence since it was incorporated into indonesia in one nine hundred sixty nine steps and has more from jakarta. the incident took place in one of the most remote parts

sicilian mafia because a nostra this police handout shows a nighttime operation in sicily's capital palermo one tuesday it reportedly dismantled the cause and no stress rebuilt leadership with forty six people arrested but the latest international operation is a reminder of the reach of their counterparts on the mainland the. the dean barber al-jazeera ukraine's orthodox church was expected to split from russia next week after president at reporter schenkel announced at a special summit ukraine's christian orthodox community is shared jewel to choose ahead for the new church which will then be granted independence by eastern orthodox leaders in istanbul russia who wants to end russian involvement in the ukrainian church russia strongly opposes the mill which will be the biggest split in christianity for centuries. denmark and britain have been named the top countries when it comes to taking action to fight climate change this is the only gets for around two hundred nations meet in poland for the un climate change talks known as cop twenty four they're hoping to negotiate a way of implementi

they lost to palermo, this team. i don't know which team it was, actually.stow, a second success in three years for trainer colin tizzard. the 3—1 shot, ridden byjockey tom o'brien, fought off a late charge from ramsees de tiellel to win by over a length. india are edging towards a first test series win down under, despite a late fight back by australia. they're leading by 346 runs with two days to go in the third test. pat cummins has given the hosts a faint hope of a comeback after they were bowled out for 151. he took four quick wickets, including india's captain virat kohli for a duck, as the tourists ended the day on 54 runs for 5. the series is currently tied at one all with just the sydney test to go next week. serena williams has lost to her sister venus on her return to the court in abu dhabi. the former world number one was playing herfirst match since losing the us open final in september. the exhibition match is part of her build—up to the australian open, where she'll try to equal margaret court's tally of 24 grand slam singles titles. this one