in an election that long time president paul kagame is expected to win. the fifty nine year old strong woman walked away with nineteen three percent of the vote in. ten. who live he stayed tight lipped on friday? the gunman has previously sent at the election as a mere formality. one of his opponents franco bonanza of the enemy permitted opposition party hailed the process. he had attempted to run for the twenty ten presidential election. but it's hot he was unable to register for the voters. that certain vocal support for them a present under because the festival to push a button. so it's going to bug pittman up filling struggling for eight years disadvantaged replied hoping to build on this foundation. recommend a much better. i mean the hymnal independent phoebe fine mama a scene has a significant threat. a gunman who is held offices two thousand. remains popular for presiding if a roughage economic recovery. he has led to rwanda with a steady hand forming the genocide two decades ago. but i thought we would i'm going to vote for the person who has tak

the truth is, president paul kagame rescued his country while the world looked the other way and has there tonight, you can walk home safely, for people like that, that is the first and most important human right, that the terrible violence in rwanda was ended. will the election be free and fair? yes. i suspect he will win, although the percentage will go down because the space has opened up, but the previous elections were marred by violence and that hasn't happened this time. for the day last two elections his numbers were over 90%, was that a true reflection of public support? i think it is, this is a country that was destroyed by violence but he has stopped that and he has built an economy that is strong. we have got to be careful in the west, notjudging ways to a westminster lens, and i say this, although previous elections were marred by elements of violence, this election so far has been entirely peaceful and it has been more peaceful than the british election which took place a few months ago. but the electoral commission has banned some of the most credible opponents. there

and in rwanda, supporters of president paul kagame have been celebrating after he won a third term ine victory. the electoral commission said partial results of friday's election gave mr kagame 98% of the votes. the iranian president, hassan rouhani, has warned the united states againstjeopardising its nuclear deal with world powers, saying president trump risks political suicide. he was speaking at his inauguration, after being elected for a second term in may, at a ceremony in tehran. mr rouhani accused the united states of trying to undermine iran's nuclear deal with world powers. police in italy are investigating the kidnapping of a british model who was held captive for nearly a week. the young woman, who has not been named, had gone to milan for what she thought was a photo—shoot. detectives say her captor drugged her and tried to sell her for sex on the internet. a polish man — who lives in britain — has been arrested. catriona renton reports. the 20—year—old model arrived in milan for the 20—year—old model arrived in milanfora the 20—year—old model arrived in milan for a photo

the electoral commission in rwanda has announced that president paul kagame has won a third term in officeide. the commission said partial results of friday's election gave mr kagame 98% of the votes. supporters say he's brought stability after the horrors of the 1994 genocide, but his critics say he has ruled through fear. rescuers and one of russia's largest diamond mines have been searching for nine miners, still unaccounted for after water link into an underground shaft. —— leaked. to miners were injured in the accident. power failure has been miners were injured in the accident. powerfailure has been blamed. an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.8 has struck the philippines. the epicentre was 3a kilometers east of the city of general santos, —— the epicentre was 3a kilometers east of the city of general santos, on south midano island, which has a population of almost 600 thousand people. there are conflicting reports over the depth of the quake. the us attorney general, jeff sessions, has announced a major drive against what he called an "explosive" increase in leaks of classified gover

the electoral commission in rwanda has announced that president paul kagame has won a third term in officeh a landslide. the commission said partial results of friday's election gave mr kagame supporters say he's brought stability after the horrors of the 1994 genocide, but his critics say he has ruled through fear. and a british computer expert has appeared in court in the united states charged with creating software to steal bank details. prosecutors, in a las vegas court say mark hutchins had admitted writing and selling malware code, but his lawyer said his client denied all the charges against him. stay with us here on bbc news, still to come: heatwave health warnings — parts of europe experience the most extreme temperatures in more than a decade. the us attorney general, jeff sessions, has announced a major drive against what he called an "explosive" increase in leaks of classified government information under president trump. four people have already been charged and mr sessions said he would not hesitate to order more prosecutions. here's our north america editor, jon sopel. donal

and in rwanda, supporters of president paul kagame have been celebrating after he won a third term inctoral commission said partial results of friday's election gave mr kagame 98% of the votes. the iranian president, hassan rouhani, has warned the united states against jeopardising its nuclear deal with world powers, saying president trump risks political suicide. mr rouhani was speaking at his inauguration, after being elected for a second term in may. he also accused the united states of trying to undermine iran's nuclear deal with world powers. stay with us on bbc world news. still to come: donald trump and the grandchildren arrive for their summer vacation. but how much of a holiday will it be for the president? the question was whether we wanted to save our people, and the japanese as well, and win the war, or whether we wanted to take a chance on being able to win the war by killing all our young men. invasion began at 2am this morning. mr bush, like most other people, was clearly caught by surprise. and we call for the immediate and unconditional withdrawal of all the iraqi for

in rwanda, with 80% of the votes counted, the incumbent paul kagame is expected to win the presidentialdslide. the first results announced by the electoral commission show he's won 98.6% of the vote so far and mr kagame's supporters are already celebrating. they say he's brought stability after the horrors of the 1994 genocide. but his critics say he has ruled through fear. mr kagame has been in powerfor 17 years. venezuela's new constituent assembly has been officially sworn in, as tensions in the country continue to rise. opposition leaders have denounced the move as an attempt by president maduro to further expand his powers. katy watson reports from caracas. outside the parliament building, you'd never guess this was a country in crisis. hugo chavez's face and influence is never far away, in crisis. hugo chavez's face and influence is neverfar away, but todayit influence is neverfar away, but today it was about his successor. president maduro, who has remained defiant, despite the criticism heaped upon him about what many have called a fraudulent election. translation: criticism has

in rwanda, supporters of president paul kagame have been celebrating, after he won a third term in officee victory. the electoral commission said partial results of friday's election gave mr kagame 98%% of the votes. the iranian president, hassan rouhani, has warned the united states against jeopardising its nuclear deal with world powers, saying president trump risks political suicide. mr rouhani was speaking at his inauguration, after being elected for a second term in may. he said iran would respect the terms of the deal as long as the other signatories did the same. at least five people have died as large parts of southern europe and the balkans endure unprecedented hot weather. the severe heatwave has affected a huge area, bringing with it drought and forest fires. from sicily, gavin lee reports. scorching times for sicily. with records temperatures, the island's grapes suddenly need to be harvested weeks early. but working in the fields in 43 degrees is brutal. translation: today, unfortunately, the temperature was so high, we had to tell the workers to come back later, when it's co

in rwanda, supporters of president paul kagame have been celebrating after he won a third term in officee victory. the electoral commission said partial results of friday's election gave mr kagame 98% of the votes. the iranian president, hassan rouhani, has warned the united states against jeopardising its nuclear deal with world powers, saying president trump risks political suicide. mr rouhani was speaking at his inauguration, after being elected for a second term in may. mr rouhani said iran would respect the terms of the deal as long as the other signatories did the same. police in italy are investigating the kidnapping of a british model who was held captive for nearly a week. the young woman, who hasn't been named, had been in milan for what she thought was a photo—shoot. detectives say she was drugged, and attempts were made to try to sell her on the internet. a polish man, who lives in britain, has been arrested. catriona renton reports. the 20—year—old model had travelled to milan for a photoshoot. but it was bogus and the young woman was abducted and held here, an abandoned sho

there have been celebrations in rwanda after results indicated that incumbent paul kagame was on coursewin the presidential election with a landslide. with 80% of the votes counted, the electoral commission said he's secured 98.6% of the vote so far. supporters say he's brought stability after the horrors of the 1994 genocide. but his critics say he has ruled through fear. a former executive of the german car company, volkswagen, has pleaded guilty in court in detroit to conspiring to mislead us regulators about diesel emissions. oliver schmidt faces up to seven years in jail. he's the second former vw employee to admit his role in the scandal. the us attorney general, jeff sessions, has announced a major drive against what he called an explosive increase in leaks of classified government information under president trump. four people have already been charged and mr sessions said he would not hesitate to order more prosecutions. here's our north america editor, jon sopel. donald j trump! donald trump is never happier than when he is out of washington. this is where he belongs. an adori