at least two hundred people have been killed in the southern philippines after tropical storm tembin caused landslides and flooding official see many villages ignored warnings to leave coastal areas and were swept away at least seventy thousand people are now homeless mohammed has the story. more death and destruction as emergency responders continue to pull bodies from the devastation of tropical storm time and that hit the philippines second largest city mindanao flash floods and landslides washed away homes turning streets into rivers . dozens are still missing and rescue workers fear the number of casualties will rise as forecasters predict more heavy rains to bring even more floods and landslides. families and neighbors stand heartbroken as more bodies are recovered. the flood was already close and the people were not able to get out of their homes a ford was so strong that it swept away houses emergency responder say rocks and boulders some as biggest cars were washed down the mountain and bird scores of homes in the town of. more than twenty thousand people have been displaced

the wrath of tropical storm tembin more than seventy thousand people are now homeless in the philippines at least two hundred people are dead. a christmas declaration christian leaders in the holy land come out strongly against the u.s. recognition of jerusalem as the israeli capital. also this hour china's changing faces why more people are going under the knife in their quest for the body beautiful. north korea has called the latest round of u.n. sanctions an act of war north korea's state news agency says the strengthening of its nuclear deterrent program is the only way to for straights the u.s. the u.n. imposed extra measures on pyongyang on friday following its recent intercontinental ballistic missile test florence louis has more now from seoul. north korea called the latest round of un security council sanctions imposed on it as a threat as a violation of its sovereignty as well as an act that would violate peace and stability in the region it also seemed to direct much of its anger at the u.s. who led drafted and negotiated this latest round of sanctions now one interesting thin

in the philippines tropical storm tack has triggered landslides and floods that have killed more than thirty people and left several others missing the slow moving storm passed over the eastern philippines are saturday and officials reported heavy damage to power lines roads and bridges. who will succeed south african president jacob zuma as head of his ruling african national congress party or thousands of delegates are to decide the answer to that question at a party congress in johannesburg deputy president cyril ramaphosa is facing off against as soon as ex-wife of course as one of. the we know is seen as likely to succeed jacob zuma as the country's president and there's no clear favorite. or correspondent thomaston so is following that and see conference for us from johannesburg thomas thank you for joining us so what's the atmosphere like as the delegates choose a replacement for jacob zuma. well if you talk about atmosphere in general i would say it's the typical a.n.c. party meeting with lots of singing and dancing delegates supporting their candidate it's songs but colorful.

in the philippines tropical storm tack has triggered landslides and floods that have killed more than thirty people and left several others missing the slow moving storm passed over the eastern philippines on saturday officials report heavy damage to power lines roads and bridges. police in australia have a arrested a man for allegedly acting as an economic agent for north korea he's accused of attempting to broker sales of missile technology in cold to third parties in indonesia and vietnam and naturalized australian citizen of korean descent is the first person to be charged under the country's weapons of mass destruction act. the police have called it a case like nothing ever seen on a stray in soil sydney resident chan hand choice stands accused of working as an economic an agent for north korea he allegedly used encrypted messages to try and broker sales of illegal exports including missile parts and technology in an effort to raise money for pyongyang astray and prime minister malcolm turnbull delivered a stern warning to anyone thinking of assisting north korea. north korea is

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 flooding devastating to higher towns and villages on the island of mindanao the country's second largest tens of thousands of people have been displaced and are spending christmas in emergency shelters i think the poorest pharmacist and i are going to say you know. how. you know i did so and it wasn't. you know but i was at. the moment and i showed that basically. the philippines is battered by around twenty major storms a year and tendin is one of the worst of two thousand and seventeen disaster officials say people ignored warnings to

ever since then and now to some of the other stories making news around the world in the philippines tropical storm kai tak has triggered landslides that have killed more than two dozen people almost as many i'm missing a slow moving storm passed over the eastern philippines on saturday officials report heavy damage to power lines roads and bridges. polls have opened in a chair days that run off a presidential election the vote will determine if the country turns right with conservative billionaire and former president sebastian opinio that was stays on it's a center left course candidate and a hands are supported by the current president michel. and little as he moves astronauts has blasted off the international space station a from the by co nor cosmodrome in kazakhstan the three crewmembers making the journey from japan russia and the united states their mission will last six months. police in australia have arrested a man for allegedly acting as an economic agent for north korea he's accused of attempting to broker sales of missile technology and coal to third parties in indonesia and vietnam a

philippines. at least 200 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. at least tropical stormn 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. 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

philippines. at least 200 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. at least tropical stormen 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. 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. well, sarah keith lucas from the bbc weather centre has the latest on the storm's trajectory, as it heads towards vietnam. caused devastation may landfall across the southern philippines. the storm is now 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 oc

over thirty people have been killed in landslides and flooding in the central philippines after tropical storm made landfall on saturday more than eighty nine thousand have been forced to flee to emergency shelters. chileans are voting to choose their new president and their election runoff vote is in the south american nation of choosing between conservative billionaire and former president sebastian pinera and the center left candidate a one hundred year. australian police have charged a man accused of acting as an agent for north korea fifty nine year old chan hunch oil was arrested in sydney after allegedly trying to sell millions of dollars worth of missile components and cole on behalf of pyongyang on the global black market you're up to date with all of our top stories i'll be back with a full bulletin of news and about twenty five minutes time now want to look behind the scenes at a lavish lifestyles of india's new billionaires. i can't imagine not believe. in the going after the for not. from glitzy wedding vows to luxury yacht us and the sea. india's billionaires live in a world of e

workers in the philippines are struggling to reach thousands left homeless by a tropical storm. thousands have been left homeless by flooding on the island of mindanao. the united nations is warning of a dire humanitarian situation. there are reports that the british—iranian woman held in prison for spying in tehran is to face new charges. following a visit by the foreign secretary borisjohnson to iran earlier this month, there where hopes improvements would be made in her case. earlier this week her family said that her case had been marked as "eligible for early release". emma north reports. there had been hopes of her release by christmas, but the husband of nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe says he is trying to keep a level head while his wife's fate looks as uncertain as ever. so far there hasn't been any substance and obviously she isn't home for christmas eve, christmas day, boxing day, and it could be that we are in for a much longer haul. so i am not yet gearing up to escalate and do more. i am still hoping and keeping my fingers crossed. mrs zagari—ratcliffe, who turns 39 year

aid workers in the philippines are struggling to reach thousands of people left homeless by a tropical storm. around 200 have died in severe flooding and landslides on mindanao island — the united nations is warning of a "dire" humanitarian situation. now on bbc news, jane hill hosts dateline london's review of 2017. hello and a warm welcome to dateline london. i'm jane hill. today we're taking time to reflect on 2017 as it draws to a close — the highs and lows in europe, america and the middle east. let's find out what my guests have made of a turbulent year. with me, the british political commentator and columnist steve richards, the american writer and broadcasterjef mcallister, marc roche from france's le point magazine and also belgium's le soir, and the arab affairs qriter abdel bari atwan. welcome to you all. what a year in british politics. an election that didn't need to be called, a reduced majority for theresa may's conservative party, the rise of labour'sjeremy corbyn. and what of policy and legislation? that's on the backburner. to adapt the famous american political phrase, it'

how the remains of car tax a tropical storm went across the middle of the philippines well they are still visible it's just a mess of what top class but it is a discernible circulating tropical storm strength and still to the north and to the size typically one hundred plus millimeters per day are still coming from these storms to the heart of it is just being slowly through the open waters towards finish symbolizes the fast sides of thailand which means that's where most of the energy is and the big four you pick up the next significant shows just touching job and sort of way see there's been some heavy rain in some sort of ways recently and a circulation which may well develop once again in the central to southern philippines south of the equator we've seen some very active weather through the australian state of victoria damaging storms brief floods violent winds or because this cold front is moving east and it takes about fourteen fifteen degrees away from the daytime temperatures so melbourne seen that drop already twenty degrees as opposed to thirty eight proud of that on tuesday ah

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 already close and the people were not able to get out of their homes the flood was so strong that it swept away houses. emergency responders say rocks and boulders some as big as cars were washed down from the mountains and buried scores of homes in the town of. more than seventy thousand people have been displaced in a region alrea

aid workers in the philippines are struggling to reach thousands of people left homeless by a tropical storm. around 200 have died in severe flooding and landslides on mindanao island. the united nations is warning of a dire humanitarian situation. now on bbc news. victoria derbyshire takes a look back at the exclusive interviews and films which have featured on her programme in 2017. this programme begins with women talking frankly about intimate health issues. hello and welcome to our programme. we will bring you some exclusive interviews that we have wrought cast over the last year. in april we revealed that 800 women were suing the nhs and the manufacturers of mesh implants that had left them in permanent pain, sometimes unable to have sex or walk. following that story, the organisation that sets the guidelines for doctors in england have now announced that want to ban mesh treatments in some cases. in april, this programme exposed a painful secret. thousands of women were keeping to themselves. every time i walk, it feels like something sharp is inside me. the tape had come through myjo

tropical storm kai tak heads for vietnam after leaving at least forty three people dead in the philippines. and we mark a year in captivity for our colleague who say. the u.s. senate has passed a contentious one point five trillion dollar tax reform bill. the tax cut and jobs act is passed. this brings present donald trump one step closer to his but significant left the victory the bill is the first major rewrite of the tax code in milton thirty his it will now be sent back to the house of representatives for a final vote later on when i say after eight straight years of slow growth and under performance america is ready to take on a coupled with a regulatory reforms that have already been implemented by the administration we now a comprehensive tax reform major middle class tax relief and making our businesses both large and small more competitive around the world well donald trump has tweeted about the bill saying the united states senate just passed the biggest in history tax cut and reform bill terrible individual mandates back obamacare repealed goes to the house tomorrow morning for

still ahead, landslides, flooding, and a desperate search in the philippines after a tropical storm. d a live look outside, warmer than usual temperatu kellye: back now with a stormwatch 7 alert. dead inn 100 people are the philippines after a tropical storm set off landslides and flash floods across the southern part of the country. dozens are still missing. desperate search and rescue operations are under way as the storm moves through another set of islands. in buffalo, new york, several inches making for rough driving conditions. they are used to the white stuff around christmas time, so good for them. somebody is getting a white christmas. brian: far northwest of town, a few flurries. kellye: it is hard to go from the 60's to a white christmas. brian: they can happen, but it will be difficult. we could see snow towards new year's eve. damascus, ase from gray start to the morning. clouds, every now and then the sky would brighten slightly, then showers would build in. outside right now, reagan 63ional airport, very balmy degrees, the wind out of the south southwest at 10 to 15. pa

will begin in the philippines for at least two hundred people have died in flash floods and mudslides caused by tropical storm tembin most of the casualties are on the southern island of mindanao which is the philippines second largest dozens of people also missing with a search and rescue operation underway into his tired before. flash floods and mudslides brought on by tropical storm 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 no and we're trying to figure out what you have so many people that are really. 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 there either way they're off they're not in iraq and the areas pretty wide it's not just in one province but in several provinces show we're having a hard time ge

more than two hundred people are dead in the philippines after 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 in its wake. tropical storms rarely hit mindanao in the south of the philippines ten being proved a brutal and deadly exception. the heavy rains caused massive flooding and numerous landslides. entire villages were swept away oh it washed up there used to be one hundred three houses here but when the flash flood happened everything was washed out all their homes and livelihoods gone ninety families have been affected in the least that the last. towns were deep under water with people trapped in their homes. across the affected region at least forty thousand people have been displaced scores are still missing. emergency workers and volunteers have been searching for survivors and victims. the devastation is widespread endless mud. flattened crops. and entire communities where peo

philippines. at least 200 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. at least tropical stormrom the philippines. it‘s 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 will be hoping for much more help to reach them in the coming days. well, sarah keith lucas from the bbc weather centre has the latest on the storm‘s trajectory, as it heads towards vietnam. the storm is now 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 south vietnam, a wide area is likely to see heavy rain, damaging winds and also big waves around the coast, so and also big waves around the coast, so coastal flooding will be a problem, further inland as rainfall totals mount up we succeed landslides occurring too. the storm will then weaken a little bit, moving into the gulf of thailand

sixty more than thirty people have been killed in landslides and flooding in the central philippines tropical storm cried tak made landfall along side so they crash in the islands of samarra and take more than eighty one thousand people have been forced to flee to emergency shelters. catalans will head to the polls on thursday to vote in the election that could decide if their province breaks away from spain earliest the prime minister mariano rajoy made aware campaign stop in catalonia is far to sounds a little chance of winning the election but hopes that a coalition of the unionist parties could stop catalonia from seceding hall reports now from salute. with an awkward smile the spanish prime minister enters the political battleground mariano rajoy he was here to rouse loyalists from his people's party in the fight against the catalan separatist movement going to feel as part of the thank you for defending spain thank you for defending the constitution thank you for defending the law according to opinion polls roy's party has no chance of winning thursday snap the general election. the challenge

the same quantas rather than but it's rather more active further south in the southern philippines tropical storm tembin has been moving slowly west was were running really in comparison this car attack it has left about one or two hundred millimeters of rain it's now battering the north of borneo but it's on its way and strengthening to the south china sea marty even briefly turn into a typhoon here in open water for it eventually ends up in sudden vietnam the remains of cardstock are here surfacing and for up towards the thai border the chances are to be pretty wet in the next couple of days in other words you are going to be is quite possible coming out of that storm this is the active weather area then is an awful lot quieter nassar out india pakistan even after us and this cloud you do see is high in the sky indicates where the winds aloft not on the surface so still very still and stagnant very foggy in the morning for a good part of india barely a shower visible but what showers they will be allowed to head south and hit sri lanka. the weather sponsored by cats own peace. and long term beg

now more than thirty people have been killed in landslides and flooding in the central philippines tropical storm made landfall on saturday lashing the islands of samar and lately more than eighty nine thousand people have been forced to flee to emergency shelters while thousands of holiday travelers are stranded present undergo to territory said he will visit the affected areas australian police australian police have charged a man accused of acting as an agent for north korea fifty nine year old china hunch oil was arrested in sydney after allegedly trying to sell millions of dollars worth of missile components and coal on behalf of pyongyang on the global black market north korea's cash flow has been severely restricted by un sanctions aimed at pressuring the government to stop its missile program australia's prime minister says north korea is trying to support itself by selling these illegal goods well richard is the former australian ambassador to south korea he says this case highlights pyongyang's economic desperation. we don't know who he is selling this equipment to or what kind of equip

human rights violations and thousands of people in the southern philippines are spending christmas in emergency shelters off the tropical storm tembin left a trail of destruction all the two hundred people are dead to landslides and flash floods of zeros ruppert breidis in iligan city in the philippines he joins us now live what's the situation. that's right so this city of iligan as many others are celebrating as best as they can christmas evening here have and it's a pretty sad state of affairs we're alongside a river in there the city of l.a. ground that overflowed its banks a couple of days ago this would have been a torrent of water as we saw torrents of water throughout parts of mindanao as this storm swept through the island rubble has fallen down from the banks of the river here it washed away a number of houses had to be said a lot of the houses built alongside these rivers and waterways are pretty flimsy they're not very well built they are susceptible to storms like this the authorities had told people to evacuate many people did evacuate in other parts of mindanao though which we know there was resistance people s

the top stories on al-jazeera after leaving a trail of devastation across the southern philippines tropical storm tembin is heading towards vietnam thousands of flood low lying areas in the capital hoshi min schools have been closed tembin made landfall in the philippines on friday causing flash floods and landslides and killing more than two hundred people and test reports. the 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 flooding devastating to higher towns and villages on the island of mindanao the country's second largest tens of thousands of people have been displaced and are spending christmas in emergency shelters. are are you going to say you know. how. we have hundreds of thousands. with no hope at the moment and i'm sure that basically. the philippines is battered by around twenty major storms a year and tendin is one of the worst of two thousand and seventeen disaster officials say people ignored warnings to get

and the loss of communication lines storm tamba known as vinton the philippines struck the southern island of mindanao on friday it's an area not often hit by tropical storms. winds of up to eighty kilometers per hour along with heavy rain battered the area. with local officials saying more than seventy thousand people affected. this nasa satellite map shows the extent of the powerful storm which is now headed towards the philippine island of part of one and on towards vietnam for those affected by tambon a long path lies ahead to recovering from its devastation. the united nations has slapped tough new sanctions on north korea in response to its latest missile tests the new sanctions dramatically restrict the import of oil diesel and petrol and banned the import of industrial machinery north korea will also be prevented from exporting agricultural products but she marry for extracting minerals and electrical equipment and the resolution calls on countries hosting north korean workers to expel them by the end of twenty nineteen some one hundred thousand north korean ex-pats are working mainly in china and russia the remittance money they send back h

the philippines regularly suffers from deadly storms or typhoons but mindanao in the south is rarely hit. this disaster comes just a week after another tropical central philippines. the resources 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 we

and a riggin in the philippines where at least two hundred people have died in flash floods and mudslides caused by tropical storm tembin most of the casualties are on the southern island of mindanao which is the philippines second largest dozens of people are also missing with a search and rescue operation underway into his tired reports flash floods and mudslides brought on by tropical storm tembin 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 and we're going to figure out what you have so many people that are really. 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 there even though they're out there not to rush and the areas pretty wide it's not just in one province but in several provinces so we're having a hard

parts of asia the main area of concern obviously is our tropical storm tembin now tembin was a given a lot of rain across southern parts of the philippines it's still nothing more than a tropical storm it's not reached typhoon status that will do so as it moves further across the south china sea sustainment about one hundred ten k.m.'s is a difficult thing here is the wind out of the direction rather that is moving towards the west and it's going at quite a pace nineteen kilometers per hour now that will eventually take it across southern parts of vietnam and run the mekong delta there could be some flooding developing here so palawan still yet to see the worst of the rain through sunday and then into monday but that's when the system impacts across southern vietnam with city seeing some flooding rain further towards the south usual rush of showers should respect java not looking too bad further towards the east of the circulation giving some heavy showers and then as you move up through the may potentially we got showers for singapore and kuala lumpur but further north where the conditions generally not looking too bad for much of thail

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

the president of the philippines will today visit communities devastated by tropical storm tembin. corker reports. in the raging floodwaters, rescue efforts are frantic and dangerous. ropes are all these villagers have to pull each other to safety. storm tembin tore through mindanao, the philippines‘ second largest island and home to 20 million people. flash floods and landslides have cut off entire communities and washed away homes. and with more than 100 people missing, the death toll may rise. the remote village of dalama has been buried. use their bare hands to search for bodies. translation: there used to be 103 houses here, but when the flash flood happened everything was washed out. all their homes and livelihoods gone. tens of thousands of people have been forced from their homes. blocked roads and power cuts are hampering the rescue effort. the authorities say too many people ignored warnings to leave. the call for people to evacuate in good time, before the storm, actually did not have an effect. the storm passed over some of the absolute poorest areas in the whole philipp

tropical storms rarely hit mindanao in the south of the philippines ten being proved a brutal and deadly exception. the heavy rains caused massive flooding and numerous landslides oh entire villages were swept away. washed up the like there used to be one hundred three houses here but when the flash flood happened everything was washed out all their homes and livelihoods gone ninety families have been affected in the least that. towns were deep underwater with people trapped in their homes. across the affected region at least forty thousand people have been displaced scores a still missing. emergency workers and volunteers have been searching for survivors and victims. the devastation is widespread endless mud. flattened crops. and entire communities where people have to rebuild their homes and their lives. stay in the philippines where people are mourning another tragedy this christmas eve at least thirty seven people are feared dead after a fire broke out at a four story shopping mall but firefighters have begun recovering bodies and authorities say there is no chance of survival for a

the philippines regularly suffers from deadly storms or typhoons but mindanao in the southis or typhoons but mindanao in the south is rarely hit. this disaster comes just a week after another tropicalentral philippines. the resources of this disaster—prone nation are under strain. the un says it is ready to step in and help. sarah corker, bbc news. that storm isn't the only disaster that the philippines has to contend with at the moment. at least 37 people have been killed in a fire that swept through the top floor of a shopping mall in the southern city of davao. it started on saturday morning, trapping people inside the four—storey building. president duterte visited the building and met the families of the missing. it's reported that the british—iranian woman held in prison for spying in tehran is to face new charges. following a visit by the foreign secretary borisjohnson to iran earlier this month, there were hopes improvements would be made in her case. earlier this week, her family said that her case had been marked as "eligible for early release". nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe is currently serving a five—year sentence for spying, which she denies. with me now is richard ratclif

thousands in the philippines are spending christmas in emergency shelters after tropical storm tembin left a trail of destruction more than two hundred people are dead after landslides and flash floods in the southern philippines. and peruse former president alberto fujimori has been pardoned on health grounds the seventy nine year old was take the hospital on saturday after a big drop in his blood pressure has been serving a twenty five year sentence for corruption kidnapping and human rights violations. a chess competition should chill to begin in saudi arabia on tuesday a swapping international controversy israel had planned to send a delegation to the world speed chess championships in riyadh but visas for the group have not been issued and is now unclear whether they will be an israeli chess official says the saudis have still not responded to visa applications despite repeated attempts now meanwhile cattle has been allowed to compete in the tournament so the organizers have also said the team will be able to display its national flag the cattery players are eligible for visas on

fear is over one hundred people killed by mudslides and flooding in the southern philippines caused by tropical storm time but. look you know just zero life from a headquarters and. also coming up in a move likely to raise tensions with russia the trumpet ministration says it's ready to sell arms to ukraine. sharp limits on oil imports and the smuggling crack down the u.n. approves more sanctions against north korea. and deep divisions emerge after an election in catalonia. tello in the southern philippines the death toll is fair to be more than one hundred following massive landslides and flooding caused by tropical storms have been most of the casualties are 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 reaches its peak and reports. flash floods and mudslides brought on by tropical storm tembin the towns of two baad n.p.r. 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 we really

at least tropical storm tembin has now been moving away from the philippines.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. richard galpin, 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 has vowed to strengthen its nuclear deterrent to frustrate america. 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 raise their hand. pyongyang promised to punish those that vote

people spent their christmas in emergency shelters after a powerful storm left dozens of people dead in the south philippines. the tropical storm has been downgraded to a depression tonight. it unleashed flash floods that killed 160 people and left nearly 200 others missing. >>> a sheriff's deputy opened fire on a man with a machete in the east bay. the sheriff said he was responding to a domestic violence call. the police say he attacked him and they shot him. he is expecting to survive. >>> a woman died after being hit by a car, the woman was acting i erratically, the police said, by laying in the roadway. they say drugs or alcohol does not appear to be a part of this. >>> people are looking for a place to stay after fire broke out in that are home today. it started in the front of one home and spread to two others. no one was hurt, investigators are still trying to figure out what sparked the fire. >>> church saw some new faces at the annual christmas dinner faces usually hidden behind helmets. the arizona wildcats was on hand to help feed people at the mission. they served a special christmas meal, turkey, ham, all th

at least tropical storm tembin has now been moving away from the philippines.y 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 extinguish the blaze that started on the third floor and spread to the floor above, trapping call centre employees. the city's vice—mayor says the chance of any survivors is "zero". two men have died in a crash involving five vehicles that closed part of the mao in oxfordshire for several hours last night. one vehicle is thought to have overturned in the incident — which happened between junctions io and 11 near banbury. jo kent reports from the scene. this northbound stretch of the mao opened again this morning and is runn

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

the tropical storm hit the philippines as a tropical storm, but strengthened to a typhoon before blowing out of the country on sunday. >>> a live look from redwood city where trash pick up resumes today. think twice before you throw away all those boxes from the holidays. police say you should avoid putting out boxes that once held big tvs, games, computers or other expensive items. that could be an invitation for thieves to check out your home. if you need to throw out the boxes, crush the box, break it down so it fits inside your trash bin or recycle bin so people driving by won't notice. >>> a lot of people are getting rid of christmas trees now that the holiday is over. union city is offering free christmas tree disposal for the rest of the month and january. place your tree at the curb in or on a green organic bin. make sure you remove the tree stand, ornaments, tinsel and those lights. >>> a live look outside from sfo, all lit up in christmas colors. a cool start across the bay. we are expecting sunshine as the day progresses. >> seems like it's been a while since we have had sun.

or about five hours from now now after causing flooding and mudslides across the philippines tropical storm kai tak is headed to vietnam and the middle a peninsula this week at least forty three people have been killed in the philippines rescuers are recovering more bodies in some areas but hope is fading to find any more survivors now the storm hit on saturday forcing eighty eight thousand people to leave their homes to maryland they're going to house more for believe an island. according to rescuers there are at least five bodies trapped in the rubble it's going to be difficult especially over the last few days when the incessant rains have hampered operations now president with the go those are do was on the ground a few days ago and promised to provide immediate assistance to the families the seventy is from this area from this region in this very much connected to the people of samarra and later but there are questions as to not just the emergency response but the preparation for disasters like this one as you know eastern beside this region has always been bogged down by natural disas