there they were, on philippine television. incomprehensible images, gerfa's and kevin's passports, their half-packed suitcases. the stricken relatives they'd been visiting on tictabon, a small island at the tip of southern philippines. gerfa, kevin and one of gerfa's young cousins, said the news reports, kidnapped by boat in the dead of night. >> i was thinking, no, that doesn't happen to us! >> well, nobody thinks it's gonna happen to us, right? >> yeah, but my wife's heart is in the philippines. that's her family. >> gerfa was born in the philippines. had always felt safe there. her older sister married a u.s. navy sailor and moved to america in 1985. and brought then 16-year-old gerfa with her, hoping to give her a chance at a better life. >> she was so excited about the opportunity. i remember she worked a lil' caesar's pizza and that was the greatest thing to get a job. >> reporter: she had a son, josh, went back to community college to improve herself. and there she met a german immigrant named heiko. and from then on, t

this is a very populated island in the south of the philippines.istorically, it has had the tempestuous relationship with manila, being in the south, it feels like it does not get as much support from the north as it would like as far as infrastructure and the rights of the people here. in the last year, we have seen an islamic inspired insurgency in the city and we have seen a lot of logging and mining going on here and that has caused potentially some of these hillsides where we have seen landslides in the last 48 hours, coming crashing down on villagers. there has been talk maybe they have been exploited without due care for the villagers who live underneath the villagers who live underneath the mines and forests. and the tropicals to, it is still alive and the wind speeds are starting to quicken. yeah, it has passed out of the philippines, it passed by the island of palawan last night, a popular tourist island in the philippines, and now it is moving towards vietnam where evacuation measures are taking place at the moment, more than 500,000 peo

in the philippines?ost 30 years. >> anthony: aurora is recently back in manila after most of her life spent abroad. what kind of work were you doing? >> aurora: i did the housekeeping, you know, and babysitting. >> anthony: the money she sent home put everybody here and many, many more through school, lifted them up to a more comfortable life. and you would have left family behind? >> aurora: yeah. >> anthony: to go out there and make money. that's never an easy decision, a painful, painful choice. aurora's children, now middle-aged, are finally getting to know their mother. >> aurora: okay, okay, okay. bring in the food inside. >> anthony: many, many, many filipino women like you who had to leave their families, go abroad. >> aurora: yeah, absolutely yes. >> analyn: her three children. >> emy: children -- my eldest is about four years now in qatar, and the other one is two years, and the other one is in hong kong. >> anthony: working conditions, for ofws, particularly in some gulf states, can be punishi

howard johnson in the philippines. the m40 in 0xfordshire has reopened.t before midnight last night which shut the motorway in both directions for about three hours. six people were injured and an investigation is under way. new guidance on how local authorities combat anti—social behaviour has been issued by the government, following concerns that some councils are misusing the measures. critics say so—called public spaces protection 0rders have been used inapproriately to target groups such as rough sleepers and dog—owners. andy moore reports. some charities working with the homeless say the new powers can be used indiscriminately against rough sleepers. others say so—called public spaces protection 0rders, which can cover large areas, are being used to target groups like buskers or dog walkers. but councils argue they are working with their communities to crack down on serious problems. the manifesto group campaigns against what they call the over—regulation of ordinary life. it says hundreds of these orders have been issued, making a wide range of act

earlier i spoke with lotta sylwander, country representative for unicef philippines.ave us an update on the situation. close to 200 dead. if we look at the whole sort of traverse of the typhoon across mindanao, there could be more, we don't know yet. and i think as day has now broken, the rescue missions in mindanao can start looking for missing people. we know a number of children have either drowned or gone missing. but of course, i think the bulk is probably adults trying to stay with their homes, trying to save their possessions. we are seeing pictures of some of the devastation. very, very difficult for you and the other authorities to reach the communities that have been affected? definitely. roads have been blocked because of landslides. electricity is down because the electricity poles have fallen and so on. so it is a really dire situation and i think the most important thing right now is really to get to people and start with life—saving inputs. make sure they have clean water. make sure they have something to eat. make sure they get shelter for at least ton

rescuers are searching for victims of a tropical storm in the southern philippines. more than 200 people have died in mudslides and flash floods. two men have been killed and four people injured following a multiple vehicle crash on the mao in oxfordshire. the motorway has now reopened. in halfan in half an hour, join me as i take a look back to the photocall held here at kensington paris which introduced prince harry's bride—to—be, meghan markle, to the royal media. that is the royal review, 2017. that is the royal review, 2017. good evening and welcome to bbc news. north korea has described the latest united nations sanctions as an act of war and tantamount to a complete economic blockade. the un security council imposed the measures, drafted by the us on friday in response to pyongyang's ballistic missile tests. sophie long sent this report from the south korean capital seoul. north korean state television broadcast the first reaction to the sanctions. it described the un resolution as an act of war that violates peace and stability on the korean peninsula. please

according to the philippine government the next few hours is going to be critical rescuing those who remain trapped and stranded out at sea is now being conducted by the philippine military there is the air force there is an even also working with the philippine coast guard but it's not going to be easy because of the rough seas and because it's already nighttime here in the philippines what we know is that around eleven am local time around two hundred fifty passengers was on the ferry on its way to paly lu island when it capsized it comes at a very difficult time here in the philippines it's christmas season the most important time of the year for filipinos as the goal at this time on their way home to their provinces to celebrate the holidays with their families surprisingly though this kind of accident is nothing new in the philippines the philippines holds one of the worst records when it comes to maritime accidents still that has not been any we helped improve maritime standards here in the philippines the worst on record was around thirty years ago when a passenger ship collid

and the philippine star reveals that philippine president duterte is seeking to extend martial law in the paper quotes his spokesperson as saying that the safety of filipinos is of "paramount concern" for the president. that is also some of the papers. now, what stories are sparking discussions online? this video of an elephant attacking a bus in china is proving popular on our website. it's not clear why it took such a dislike to the vehicle after wandering out of a forest in the south—western yunan province, but you'll be glad to know that neither the elephant, nor anyone on board the bus, was hurt, although the windscreen did need replacing! and you can see more of that on bbc.com/news. for many filipinos, working overseas in domestic service is seen as an attractive way of making a living. but while the vast majority of employers are fair and trustworthy, not everyone who finds work in a foreign land is treated well. this is the story of one young woman from the philippines who travelled to brazil, only to find a life of virtual slavery. i want to iwant tojump i want tojump on the

the philippines is battered by around twenty major. arms a year and tendon is one of the worst of two thousand and seventeen disaster officials say people ignored warnings to get out of coastal regions and move away from riverbanks among the areas battered by the storm was not always a lakeside city that was for five months earlier this year under siege by groups sympathetic to eisele more than one thousand people died and twenty thousand were displaced. the philippines is still recovering from typhoon haiyan that killed nearly eight thousand people and left two hundred thousand families homeless in central philippines in two thousand and thirteen a tropical storm is now making its way across the south china sea towards vietnam thousands of flights southern areas and schools have been closed in the capital city all part of efforts to prevent the sort of devastation tempting caused to the philippines india style al-jazeera. m.p.'s in afghanistan some in senior security officials after at least nine people were killed in a suicide bomb a

music and singing are a huge part of life in the philippines.you better be able to pick up new material fast. >> we started tony braxton, beatles and elvis presley. >> anthony: how many in your repertoire? >> about a thousand. >> anthony: and if you don't know it, you can fake it real quick. >> yeah. >> anthony: five years from now, where would you like to be playing? >> that's a good question. my biggest dream is to play las vegas. the u.s. this is my dream. >> when we get to the dream, you know, playing at las vegas, we want to play first, we are the champions. if we get there. ♪ cloer it's time to switch to the capital one venture card. with venture, you earn unlimited double miles on every purchase, everywhere, every day... not just airline purchases. seriously... double miles... everywhere! what's in your wallet? trust #1 doctor recommended dulcolax. use dulcolax tablets for gentle dependable relief. suppositories for relief in minutes. and dulcoease for comfortable relief of hard stools. dulcolax. designed for dependable relief. we're on a

this disaster comes just a week after another tropical storm hit the central philippines. of this disaster—prone nation are under strain. the un says it is ready to step in and help. sarah corker, bbc news. two men have died following a collision on the mao in 0xfordshire. five vehicles were involved in a crash on the northbound carriageway near banburyjust before midnight, which shut the motorway in both directions for about three hours. four other people were injured, one with serious leg injuries. let's cross tojo kent at the mao in 0xfordshire. ican i can see the traffic is flowing freely, but the police worked for a large part of the night to get it clear. yes, that is right. traffic flowing freely now and no trace of the terrible accident that occurred here last night but that accident happened at around 11:40pm last night, five vehicles involved, all of the emergency services raced to the scene, police, five ambulance crews, specialist doctors and medics. we now know two men died in the crash, one man was dead at the scene. they were 60—year—old man from 0xfordshire

the floods in the philippines are really devastating. and they have stocks. now they are working on search and rescue and also is some shelters to provide hot food, water and shelterfor shelters to provide hot food, water and shelter for those who have lost their homes. in terms of the problems it you will face there now, obviously once people have lost their homes, as the storm passes, disease and illness become a problem. that is exactly right. that is why they will be of providing clea n water is why they will be of providing clean water and making sure there is medical services around to support getting people back into adequate homes as quickly as possible. on a broader note, i notice, reading this morning, that 2017 has been the british red cross's busiest year since world war two. astonishing, really. give us a flavour of some of the things you have been involved with. this year, ten really big events. on top of the normal, sort of, smaller events we don't hear so much about in the news. 0bviously, the uk has been hit really badly

last week forty six people were killed in the central philippines in a similar storm the philippines is hit by around two dozen major cyclons each year on average many of them deadly but mindanao island home to twenty million people is rarely hit the region is still recovering from type which killed more than seven thousand people and affected millions in two thousand and thirteen and while the worst of storm tendon has passed it will take a long time before this area recovers. which is here. well the philippines is one of the most per most prone disaster areas in the world located just above the equator the country faces the western pacific now it's warm waters make it a perfect breeding ground for storms more than sixty percent of the population live in coastal areas and this exposes their homes to the worst ways caused by storms as they roll over low lying parts of populated islands and the philippines that lies on the ring of fire a vast area on the edges of the pacific ocean that's vulnerable to earthquakes and tsunamis well let's get more on this from meteorologist richard angl

hello there the storm that hit the philippines is now intensified for the philippines though with still picking up the pieces and this is what it looks like in the northern parts of mindanao now after we saw walls of water rushed down mountainsides on a fair amount of mudslides to that storm it's now covering a huge area and it's going to bring a lot of rain to a lot of people as it works its way towards the west for many of us in the film parts of it now it is going to be incredibly wet there as we head through monday and then eventually on choose day that storm system will begin to pull away towards the west behind it though it's still dragging plenty of cloud and plenty of rain so plenty more showers still to come for many of us here as we head down towards australia well here we've also seen some role that lively storms these this system has been causing them as it's been working its way towards the east and sydney seeing lots of thunder and lightning and lots of downpours to that system will slowly begin to pull away as we head through monday but on monday christmas day the still l

a bleak christmas in parts of the philippines as the country struggles with the aftermath of two tropical storms in quick succession. watching al-jazeera live from our headquarters here in doha also coming up pope francis is the faithful to turn the power of fear into the power of charity as he draws attention to the plight of refugees. in peru a presidential pardon sparks charges of a corrupt political deal. and is part of our special day of coverage of the holy land we look at jerusalem and why the city lies at the heart of three faiths. after leaving a trail of devastation across the southern philippines tropical storm tembin is heading towards vietnam thousands of flood low lying areas where the capital city has closed schools. made landfall in the philippines on friday causing flash flooding and landslides and it killed more than two hundred people in reports. this scale of the destruction caused by tropical storm tembin is becoming clear as rescue workers reach remote communities heavy rains and winds of up to one hundred forty five kilometers an hour triggered landslides and flash

last week forty six people were killed in the central philippines in a similar storm the philippines is hit by around two dozen major cyclons each year on average many of them deadly but mindanao island home to twenty million people is where they hit the region is still recovering from type which killed more than seven thousand people and affected millions in two thousand and thirteen and while the worst of storm tendon has passed it will take a long time before this area recovers indios time which is. a locals have described how the victims of the flooding had nowhere to go you know. houses were getting flooded but people could no longer exit their homes so they got trapped by the strong waters they were being swept away. houses the they used to be a hundred and three houses here but when the flash flood happened everything was washed out so that's what happened here all the hollings and livelihoods gone and we have nine thousand families as of today that are affected and listed to be in our backyard center's well let's get more on this now and speak with a david in daly city califo

in the poorest in the philippines.s there have been around 350,000 people displaced because of conflict, and 20,000 of those living in tents for the last seven months. the priority yesterday and this morning has been to check their situation and thankfully less than 100 people had to move from their tents to alternative accommodation. there has been interruption of electricity supplies, waterfor interruption of electricity supplies, water for those displaced families is often from pumped water, and the electricity stops the pumps from working. 0ur and the electricity stops the pumps from working. our partners on the ground are trying to quickly, with the local authorities, put that right. but outside of the evacuation centres, the situation seems to be much, much worse. there are around ten municipalities very badly affected. we've seen some of the media pictures earlier. we are hoping that in the next day the water will recede very quickly. 0ver the next two days our staff and our partners will be in those areas, look

deadly blazes occur regularly in the philippines, particularly in slum areas.lling to a christmas day mass in the philippines have been killed in a bus crash. the churchgoers' small bus collided with an oncoming coach near the town of agoo, north of the capital manila. twenty five other people were injured. a bus in the russian capital, moscow has ploughed into a pedestrian underpass, killing at least four people. the vehicle travelled at high speed down a staircase at the entrance of the underpass. the incident took place near the slavyansky bulvar metro station in the west of the city. the driver of the bus was detained by police. a man has rammed his car into the headquarters of germany's social democratic party in berlin. police say the 58—year—old was intending to kill himself. he had gas cartridges in the car and cans of petrol. the man was injured and taken to hospital. he also left a bag containing gas canisters in front of the headquarters of chancellor angela merkel‘s party. stay with us on bbc world news, still to come: one of london's busiest railwa

this is news live from berlin the philippines reels from a deadly typhoon before christmas more than two hundred people are known to have died after the storm devastated southern parts of the country rescuers are scrambling to find dozens more missing. and a shadow over the holy land on christmas eve the u.s. decision to recognize jerusalem as israel's capital c. heightened tensions in the region. and the u.s. plans to supply anti-tank missiles to ukraine to provide it with quote and hence defensive capabilities russia says the move though is fueling a war. also coming up to help us all have a merry little christmas twenty eight thousand fans throng to a neon verlyn soccer stadium to sing carols and what has become an annual holiday tradition. and welcome to the program some two hundred people are dead in the philippines after a tropical storm brought devastation to the south of the country rescue operations are underway to find dozens who remain missing tembin is the second deadly storm to hit the country this week it swept over the island of mindanao leaving destruction and its wak

the storm passed over some of the poorest areas in the whole philippines.people are known to have died. large numbers are still missing, and tens of thousands have been forced to move away, in search of emergency shelter. in rome today, pope francis offered prayers for the people of mindanao in his weekly blessing to the crowd on st peter's square. translation: merciful lord, take in the souls of the dead and comfort those who are suffering as a result of this calamity. let's pray for these people. at least tropical storm tembin has now been moving away from the philippines. it's currently over the south china sea, where it's picking up strength again and has been categorised as a typhoon. it's expected to hit vietnam later this week. meanwhile, the people of the southern philippines continue the search for loved ones. they will be hoping for much more help to reach them in the coming days. to add to the philippines' woes at least 37 people have died in a fire at a shopping mall in the in the southern city of davao. firefighters battled for hours to extingu

rescuers are searching for victims of a tropical storm in the southern philippines. more than 200 people have died in mudslides and flash floods. two men have been killed and four people injured following a multiple vehicle crash on the mao in oxfordshire. the motorway has now reopened. celebrating christmas for the first time in years in mosul in northern iraq. also: britain's political leaders use their annual christmas messages to praise those who help others. theresa may thanks the armed forces and emergency services. labour'sjeremy corbyn urged people to think of the lonely and those in conflict zones. and what a fantastic sporting year we have had. join us as we look at all the major sporting stories in review 2017 in half an hour's time. good evening. welcome to bbc news. welcome to bbc news. north korea has described the latest united nations sanctions as an act of war and tantamount to a complete economic blockade. the un security council imposed the measures drafted by the us on friday in response to pyongyang's ballistic missile tests. north korea says it

a tropical storm that's wreaked havoc in the southern philippines has left 180 people dead.ore than 70,000 people have been forced from their homes. the island of mindanao has been the worst hit area so—far and a state of emergency has been declared in several locations there. the storm has now begun to travel west, hitting the popular resort islands of palawan. andy moore reports. clinging to the neck of his rescuer, a young boy is carried across the floodwaters. there was little sign of official help here — just villagers doing their best to rescue each other with fragile ropes. in a country used to devastating storms, this took many by surprise. the authorities said too many people had ignored warnings to leave coastal areas and riverbanks. many of the casualties were on the main southern island of mindanao. this man said houses were getting flooded, but people couldn't escape, so they got caught in the strong currents and swept away. many places were hit by landslides. flimsy houses were buried beneath tons of debris. the red cross is helping co—ordinate the relief effor

howard johnson, bbc news, manila in the philippines.s who is the head of unicef‘s mindanao field office. he explained more about what is happening on the ground. the typhoon vinta reached the east coast of mindanao and in the last days traversed to the west. gusts of winds more than 100 miles an hour, flash floods and landslides, and while the population in the east of mindanao seems to have been a bit better prepared, some moving into evacuation centres, the provinces north of mindanao have been particularly affected. yesterday, winds of 70—80 miles an hour and lanao del sur is the poorest in the philippines. and then the past seven months thousands of people have been displaced in that province because of conflict and some 20,000 of them have been living in tents for the past seven months. so the priority yesterday and this morning has been to check their situation and thankfully less than 100 people have had to move from their tents towards accommodation. there has been interruption of electricity supplies, water for those displaced

america this man just got this as you can see that it's not just the philippine. ex-pat community that's helping but contributions are also coming from locals here as well and from around the world. will help my photo for the being funny especially if they've been there for the dems. and given mission hope this could be had and not and made it. well that's what the philippine community here in katz was saying at least for the people back home but let's hear from all of filipinos worldwide if you've been a victim yourself of the storm in the flooding to get in such a harsh tiger who is a.j. news good i'm sorta hide it and you'll find me on twitter sarah thank you very much for that to russia where opposition leader alexina vonnie is expected to register as a candidate in next year's election in the coming hours has been busy gathering support online and in person to get enough nominations avani was previously banned from running due to a criminal conviction that he says was politically motivated present but a mere putin revealed last week that he will be seeking a

surprisingly though this kind of accident is nothing new in the philippines the philippines hold one of the worst records when it comes to maritime accidents still that has not been any we helped improve maritime standards here in the philippines the worst on record was around thirty years ago when the passenger ship collided with an oil tanker and left more than a thousand eight hundred people dead. the top stories on al-jazeera the un is debating a draft resolution that rejects u.s. president donald trump's recognition of jerusalem as israel's capital trump has already threatened to cut hanes to un members who vote against his actions while a science minister for foreign affairs told the general assembly that jerusalem remains the key to peace in the middle east. we meet today not because of any animosity towards the us but because of a decision which constitutes an aggression on the genuine and natural right of the capital of palestine and to all the muslims and christians of the world the american decision or not an attack the status of jerusalem as the holy city rather it will i

caused devastation may landfall across the southern philippines.moving towards the west and on the satellite you can see the storm sitting here in the south china sea. it is heading towards the southern tip of vietnam. it is likely to weaken a little bit just making landfall around the far south of vietnam, a wide area is likely to see heavy rain, damaging winds and also big waves around the coast, so coastal flooding will be a problem, further inland as rainfall totals mount up we succeed as rainfall totals mount up we could see landslides occurring too. the storm will then weaken a little bit, moving into the gulf of thailand toward southern parts of thailand. heavy bursts of rain and strong winds likely here. although the storm will be weakening a touch, as it is quite slow moving it will have further impacts, making landfall in southern vietnam during monday, bringing more than 300 millimetres of rain, so flooding and landslides likely, as well as winds of over 130 kilometres an hour. and you'll find much more about storm tembin and other top s

at least tropical storm tembin has now been moving away from the philippines.currently over the south china sea where it's picking up strength again and has been categorised as a typhoon. meanwhile, the people of the southern philippines continue the search for loved ones. they'll be hoping for much more help to reach them in the coming days. richard galpin, bbc news. sarah keith lucas from the bbc weather centre has the latest on the storm's trajectory as it heads towards vietnam. typhoon tembin intensified rapidly to the east of the philippines, for a few reasons. it has been strengthening and is heading towards the southern tip of the numb. it is likely to weaken a little bit, just making landfall around south vietnam. damaging wind but also big waves around the coast. coastal flooding will certainly be a problem. then it will head out into the gulf of thailand, possibly a little weaker, it still were strong wind and heavy rain, but then heading towards thailand. it is going to have further impact, making landfill during monday, could be more than 300 millim

a tropical storm in the philippines kills at least thirty one people and dozens more are missing plus probably not because they think the african nation now. but that announcement so begins a new era and south african politics. china has criticized the u.s. president for calling it a strategic rival when he outlined his new national security strategy on monday beijing is calling on donald trump to except it's growing and fluence our white house correspondent kimberly hocket reports from washington populism has been a hallmark of his presidency and donald trump again struck that note as he announced his strategy for u.s. national security is an approach he says began when voters rejected the security policies of his predecessors on january twentieth two thousand and seventeen i stood on the steps of the capitol to herald the day the people became the rulers of their nation again in a rambling and often disjointed address trump skimmed through the substance of his plan including highlighting a desire to pursue an almost cold war like mindset identifying china and russia as key u.s. adve

in the philippines that is what caused the mudslides? not everybody will see that much rain. so he can have areas are seeing a hills, the geography, so he can have areas are seeing a lot of rain with minimal impact but you can see a lot of rain in the worst possible areas and a lot of that rain will fall down very quickly and produce landslides and flooding so that degree of thing is unpredictable in terms of impact but we clearly saw that in southern philippines stock we are at risk of seeing some problems not on the scale of southern vietnam but that is why some evacuations are taking place. it needs to be watched closely. fresh air strikes and clashes in yemen have killed people as pro—government forces pushed an offensive against houthi rebels. government troops and coalition forces have been advancing along the red sea coast recently. a huge rockslide has taken place near innsbruck in austria. rocks, soil and even trees fell on the main service road, which is now blocked. people used the road to visit a church for christmas mass just 10 minutes before the rocks came down

thank you. storm in the philippines.han 200 people are dead and dozens are missing. north korea condemns the latest round of un sanctions, and vows to strengthen its nuclear deterrent. round of un sanctions, and vows "be the best" — plans to scrap the army's slogan and crest for being too elitist have been ditched. and england's cricketers prepare to face australia in the fourth test. prepare to face australia can they avoid a whitewash? prepare to face australia good evening. tens of thousands of people have been left homeless after a tropical storm in the philippines that left more than 200 dead and dozens missing. left more than 200 dead authorities are trying to provide food and shelter to those who've been displaced, with rescue teams struggling to reach some of the affected areas. with rescue teams struggling our world affairs correspondent richard galpin reports. at richard galpin reports. last, some aid now getting those at last, some aid now getting to those most in need, after this latest storm to hit the phili

business news live from berlin the philippines reels from a deadly typhoon just before christmas more than two hundred people are now known to have died after the storm devastated southern parts of the country rescuers are scrambling to find dozens who are still missing. and christmas preparations get underway in the west bank town of bethlehem but this year's festivities are being overshadowed by tensions resulting from the u.s. shift in its mideast policy. also coming up to help us all have a merry little christmas. ah ah. ah twenty thousand fans the wrong too many on berlin soccer stadium to sing carols and what has become an annual holiday tradition. i have a quote awesome welcome to. the program some two hundred people are dead in the philippines after a tropical storm brought devastation to the south of the country rescue operations are underway to find dozens who remain missing tembin is the second deadly storm to hit the country this week alone its wept over the island of mindanao leaving destruction in its wake. tropical storms rarely hit mindanao in the south of the philippi

howard johnson, bbc news, manila, in the philippines. after a crash on the mao involving a number of vehicles. four people were injured, one seriously. police and paramedics were called to the scene on the northbound stretch of the motorway in 0xfordshire just before midnight. officers from thames valley police are calling for witnesses. london zoo has reopened today after a fire on saturday killed several animals, and some staff had to be treated for smoke inhalation. in a statement london zoo said: britain's political leaders have used their annual christmas messages to pay tribute to those who help others. they also urge people to support those in need over the festive season. 0ur political correspondent, eleanor garnier, has more. wishing everyone a happy christmas, the prime minister thanked those who help others during the festive period. like volunteers at faith projects and international aid workers. theresa may highlighted the courage and dedication of the emergency services who went to the grenfell tower tragedy and terrorist a

at least two hundred people are dead in the philippines and tens of thousands forced from their homes as a tropical storm hits the island of mindanao. this is al jazeera la you from doha also coming up. on the ground with continued demonstrations against donald trump's recognition of jerusalem as the israeli capital. a clarion call from candidates in liberia's presidential runoff as campaigning intensifies ahead of this week's vote. and in the second part of a special series we report from venezuela where community activists are working together to provide what the government called. at least two hundred people a feared dead in the southern philippines following massive landslides and flooding caused by tropical storm tembin most of the casualties are on the island of mindanao dozens of people are still missing reports flash floods and mudslides brought on by tropical storm tendin the towns of. mindanao island the philippines second largest have been devastated dozens of homes are destroyed and rescue workers fear the number of casualties will rise. we really want to go straight now a

coming up at least two hundred dead in the philippines. continue the demonstrations against the u.s. recognition of. presidential campaigning intensify this week. north korea has called the latest round of u.n. sanctions against pyongyang an act of war it also warned it plans to consolidate its nuclear program the u.n. imposed extra sanctions on friday following north korea's recent intercontinental ballistic missile test well florence levy joins us on the line from south korea's capital seoul so the north koreans are calling these new sanctions of war any response from the south koreans yet. i haven't had any x. response yet from south korea but there's language that very hearing from north korea really is something that south korea and the rest of the world has come to expect very angry threatening language and in this statement issued by the north korean foreign ministry. published on stage media it seems to reserve most of the anger directed at the united states whom it blames for having directed and pushed for this latest round of san

howard johnson, bbc news, manila, in the philippines.ened today after a fire on saturday killed several animals, and some staff had to be treated for smoke inhalation. the zoo confirmed an aardvark died, and four meerkats are presumed to have been killed. the cause of the blaze, which broke out in the animal adventure section that spread to a shop, remains unclear. new guidance on how local authorities combat anti—social behaviour has been issued by the government, following concerns that some councils are misusing the measures. critics say so—called public spaces protection 0rders have been used inapproriately to target groups such as rough sleepers and dog—owners. andy moore reports. some charities working with the homeless say the new powers can be used indiscriminately against rough sleepers. others say so—called public spaces protection 0rders, which can cover large areas, are being used to target groups like buskers or dog walkers. but councils argue they are working with their communities to crack down on serious problems. the man

more than seventy thousand people homeless in the philippines and at least two hundred dead in the wake of tropical storm ten bit. north korea calls the latest round of u.n. sanctions aimed at its nuclear program an act of war. more housecleaning from the turkish president. he fires another twenty seven hundred people for alleged links to terrorism. palestinian christian religious leaders have rejected the u.s. decision to recognize jerusalem as the israeli capital. dangerous and an insult it follows weeks of demonstrations across the occupy palestinian territories since that decision was made at least fifteen protesters of now being killed the move by donald trump was also met with outrage around the world hundreds of thousands of people rallied in countries throughout the middle east as well as muslim majority nations like indonesia malaysia and pakistan on thursday the un general assembly voted overwhelmingly for a non-binding resolution declaring trumps decision null and void but trump isn't backing down he insists the u.s. embassy in israel will be moved from tel aviv to jerusalem

at least two hundred people dead in the philippines and tens of thousands foods from their homes for a tropical storm. now and welcome to. headquarters and. also ahead. palestinians continue the demonstrations against the u.s. recognition of jerusalem as the israeli capital. delays for refugees waiting to join their relatives and germany the first of a special see what one of the biggest stories of the year through the eyes of one family class. spanish influence is the company that is taking the cancellation of the u.s. tours and it's tried. at least two hundred people are feared dead in the southern philippines massive landslides and flooding caused by tropical storm most of the casualties on the island of mindanao dozens of people still missing. reports. flash floods and mudslides brought on by tropical storm turned the towns of. the now island philippines second largest have been devastated dozens of homes are destroyed and rescue workers fear the number of casualties will rise. we really want to go straight now and we're trying to figure out. what you have so many people that are

well the reason what we know that is that there are joint efforts with the philippine military the philippine coast guards right now to conduct in egypt rescue operations it's going to be difficult in the coming hours because of the rough seas and because it is already nighttime here in the philippines the ferry was carrying about two hundred fifty passengers on its way to poor little island when it cut sized on its we have around eleven am local time now it comes at a very difficult time it's christmas season where majority of filipinos are going home to their provinces after working in the greater metropolis but we're still getting unconfirmed number of fatalities and death tolls at the moment we're getting reports from the local government not much on the national government this is quite expected as they still try to collate information what is critical here to remember during is that the philippines as one of the worst biggest maritime accidents in the world the biggest actually happened on december twenty nine hundred eighty seven around thirty years ago when a passenger ship actually c

but you can see the devastation that it brought to the philippines.ossible it could do the same in southern vietnam. >> derek van dam on this story. thank you, we'll stay in touch with you, derek. >>> on thursday, the united nations overwhelmingly condemned the u.s. president's decision to recognize jerusalem as the capital of its legal. a symbol liiymbolic rebuke. you but it wasn't enough to take away from the day of rage. israel's prime minister says the u.s. decision could be the start of great relations for israel. and the rest of the world. our oren lieberman sat down with the prime minister benjamin netanyahu for this exclusive interview to hear his position this report. >> in an exclusive interview with cnn, israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu dismissed the results of the united nations general assembly vote that overwhelmingly condemned president donald trump's recognition of jerusalem as the capital of israel. bernanke wasn't fazed at all. saying that other countries are in touch with israel about following trump about recognizing jerus

last week forty six people were killed in the central philippines in a similar storm the philippines is hit by around two dozen major cyclons each year on average many of them deadly but mindanao island home to twenty million people is where they hit the region is still recovering from type which killed more than seven thousand people and affected millions in two thousand and thirteen and while the worst of storm tendon has passed it will take a long time before this area recovers. which is what locals have described how the victims of the flooding had nowhere to run. by houses were getting flooded but people could no longer exit their homes so they got trapped by the strong waters they were being swept away. house that's the they used to be one hundred three houses here but when the flash flood happened everything was washed out so that's what happened here only hollings and livelihoods gone and we have nine thousand families as of today that are affected and listed to be a now evacuation center well so in the southern philippines dozens of people are feared dead in a fire at a shop

more than seventy thousand people homeless as tropical storm tembin sweeps across the southern philippines. russia's opposition leader says he's got the backing he needs to take on lead to move to sit in next year's presidential election. and i mournfully thank you yes with the latest series on also official intelligence in the years to come will be doing your job. and i welcome to the program all top story palestinian christian leaders have rejected the u.s. decision to recognize jerusalem as israel's capital calling it dangerous and an insult to christians and muslims alike a declaration follows weeks of palestinian protests across the occupied territories since president trump's announcement at least fifteen protesters have been killed the abdel-hamid has more now from bethlehem. the festive mood has been somehow dampened ever since the jerusalem declaration by chubb some three weeks ago now no archbishop good but this the future bala who is the highest roman catholic authority not only in the holy land but also in the middle east has said that after the declaration that has been many c

it rapidly intensified when it was to the east of the philippines.ive atmospheric condition so the wins in the atmosphere were not varying very much, so the storm really developed vertically and very quickly. the other thing is the sea is pretty worn across that region, warmer than average. we are coming out of el nino conditions which means we can to see bigger storms across this part of the world because the sea is warmer, adding more fuel to these big typhoons. because the sea is warmer, adding more fuel to these big typhoonsm the southern philippines prone to these storms? do we normally see them in this area? normally they are further north. sometimes they reach further north. sometimes they reach further south, so it does see typhoons and tropical storms, but it is usually a bit further north in the philippines, so this particular typhoon, is track, it is slightly odd that it is by south. where is it going next? it is heading out into the south china sea and it is intensifying once again. it is producing winds of 185 kilometres an hour. it is h

more than seventy thousand people are homeless in the philippines and at least two hundred dead in the wake of tropical storm. north korea calls the latest round of u.n. sanctions aimed at its nuclear program an act of war. russian opposition. attempts a show of strength in his bid to challenge. for the presidency. more than two hundred people are dead and dozens are missing after a tropical storm devastated the southern philippines unleashing flash floods and landslides thousands have been forced from their homes and a state of emergency has been declared in several areas just type reports. digging through the devastation caused by tropical storm tammy and these rescue workers use whatever they can to find survivors but hope quickly turns to anguish as one of the youngest casualties is pulled from the mud. hours after unleashing flooding and landslides that has left dozens dead on the southern island of mindanao tendon slammed into another set of philippine islands late on saturday officials say people living in the area ignored warnings to leave and were swept away. by the flood was

welcome to the news are in the southern philippines the death toll is fair to be more than one hundred following massive landslides and flooding caused by tropical storm tembin now most of the casualties were on the island of mindanao dozens of people are still missing tens of thousands have been forced to flee their homes over the last week as the typhoon season is its peak in the us they have reports. flash floods and mudslides brought on by tropical storm tembin the towns of two. on mindanao island the philippines second largest have been devastated dozens of homes are destroyed and rescue workers fear the number of casualties will rise. and their rescuers. very little communication. and i mean what i'm trying to get. at the height of the storm winds of up to eighty kilometers an hour uprooted trees and triggered torrents of mud and rock from a nearby mountain volunteers are digging with whatever they can to try and recover bodies power cuts and the loss of communication lines have hampered rescue efforts the philippines is hit by around two dozen major storms each year on average m