award winning journalist elizabeth bakker experienced cambodia under pol pot she told us why she felt compelled to testify in this trial. i saw a country that was emptied of society i lived there during the war and was shocked that the streets were empty the people were gone there were no markets there was no life there was no pick go to go to us were empty shops were closed schools were closed there is no music there is nothing and then you go into the country to the labor camps and i was under serious government guard so they didn't let me poke around any more than allowed but it was what was missing that was so horrible the people were living in work camps they did not look good and i was shown what was supposed to be a model camps still once they were all the c'mere which were overthrown i was shocked and horrified by all that was hidden from me the torture centers the killing fields now the record is straight there was witnesses corroborating every aspect of the starvation then forced labor the rapes the forced marriages the the the murder it's all on the record now and that's it

the c'mere rouge under its leader pol pot sought to create a communist utopia by forcibly moving people from the cities to the countryside nearly two million cambodians died from overwork starvation mass executions during its reign of terror from one thousand nine hundred five to nine hundred seventy nine plum pens museums and memorials detail the sheer horror of the past a past that lingers. were they deserve to get the sentence because they committed such be crimes the rest of my family members were killed and the only child who survived that regime. this is an important moment for cambodia it's courts recognizing that what happened here was indeed genocide. over more tell us bring in our southeast asia correspondent and heartache in bangkok bastion what more can you tell us about the two men who've just been found guilty of committing genocide. well terry they were the two most senior figures of the c'mere regime who are still alive. is or was the deputy of the leader former khmer rouge leader pol pot who died in one nine hundred ninety eight and. was the head of state under the khme

pol pot of course the former leader of the khmer rouge who died in one nine hundred ninety eight and was head of state under the khmer rouge so they are really top tier and they were both already serving life sentences for crimes against other crimes against humanity that they were convicted of in a previous trial and they both denied responsibilities for these crimes however and they weren't the only two who were indicted in this trial they were two other senior figures but because the trial dragged on for so long and it happened quite late remember that it's almost been forty years since the end of the commit regime those two other figures have since passed away so they're these are these two are the ones that the only ones that the court can still convict in this case to me how significant is this verdict. well you mentioned it what observers are saying is that it's significant in the way that it acknowledges for the first time that what happened under the khmer rouge was in fact genocide now this could also have implications for other countries take me in march for example wh

the c'mere rouge under its leader pol pot sought to create a communist utopia by forcibly moving people from the cities to the countryside nearly two million cambodians died from overwork starvation and mass executions during its reign of terror from one thousand nine hundred five to nine hundred seventy nine plum pens museums and memorials detail the sheer horror of the past a past that lingers. they deserve to get a sense because they committed such big crimes the rest of my family members were killed and the only child who survived that regime. this is an important moment for cambodia it's courts recognising that what happened here was indeed genocide. and british prime minister tourism a has appointed a new press secretary following the resignation of dominic robb on thursday he stephen barclay for my junior health minister who voted to leave the european union in the referendum of twenty sixteen earlier says may have received a boost when another leading breast supporter said he would stay in government. a moment of relief for the prime minister a key voice in teresa mayes top mini

the and former head of state to some person and sick a close look at who these two men are next to pol pot they were considered the commemorations most powerful leaders in one nine hundred seventy prosecutors say they were the architects of the ideology that resulted in the deaths of almost a quarter of the population up to two million cambodians. was known as brother number two or second in command to paul potts prosecutors saying help us to mind the systematic plan to punish opponents including forced labor and starvation shea denies ordering become a ruse to commit genocide but he has said that he must take responsibility for the damage caused by the regime that he led and this remorseful for the crimes committed some person was president from cambodia for one hundred sixty nine hundred seventy nine then he represented a committee rouge not only at home but abroad some also also says he didn't play any direct role in the mass killing of his people and shouldn't be held responsible for the very latest now from florence leary our correspondent who's it phnom penh i mean how significant re

she tells about her experiences in cambodia under pol pot. >> i saw a country emptied of society. as of today during the war and was shocked that streets were empty. shawls were closed, schools were closed, there was no music. then you go to the labor camps. i was under serious govoverent card. they did not let me poke around any more than allowed. it was what was missing that was so horrible. the people were living in work camps. they did not look good. i was shown what was supposed to be model camps. after they were overthrown, i was shocked and horrified i all that was hidden from me. the torture centers, the killing fields. now the record straight. they were witnesses corroborating this. ththe rapes, the forced marriag, the murder, it is all on the record now. that is an incredible record. sarah: that was elizabeth becker. this is an -- istanbul. this was for jamal khashoggi. he disappeared after entering the saudi consulate. initially saudi's said that he left the building alive. eventually, faced with mounting evidence that admitted -- they admitted that he had been killed.

is or was the deputy of the khmer rouge leader former khmer rouge leader pol pot who died in one nine hundred ninety eight and. was the head of state under the khmer rouge they were both serving life sentences already for crimes against humanity that they were convicted of in an earlier trial but they deny any responsibility. for these for these crimes and they were indicted in this trial with along with two other senior figures of the queer regime but because this is already almost forty years after the end of that regime and the defendants are very old one hundred eighty seven and the other two have died when the trial was still in progress which took it took several several years this trial so they were the last two that could have been or that that could be convicted in this trial. now these verdicts were a long time in coming the court's work has been controversial hasn't it. it has for one because it's been such a long time since the end of the rule cambodia from one hundred seventy five to nine hundred seventy nine so it's been almost forty years until these verdicts and also b

bet tribunal has delivered the historic judgment against two of pol pot's deputies sentencing both to another life sentence because florence louis reports many victims relatives of one drink of justice is being served to greater cost. a landmark ruling guilty of genocide the first and only such charges against a former leader of the community ninety two year old. known as brother number two second in command to pol pot was found guilty of genocide against the muslim chom and vietnamese minorities and former head of state q some pawn who has eighty seven was convicted of similar charges against the vietnamese the court also found the peg guilty of crimes against humanity for killing and slaving and torturing people at labor camps prisons and execution centers around the country and jail them for life the judgment today in phase two zero zero two is an historic achievement in the world of the extraordinary chambers in the courts of cambodia. this court has once again demonstrated that he has the capacity to prosecute and try the most complex cases you know cordons with international sta

the c'mere rouge under its leader pol pot sought to create a communist utopia by forcibly moving people from the cities to the countryside nearly two million cambodians died from overwork starvation and mass executions during its reign of terror from one hundred seventy five to nine hundred seventy nine plum pens museums and memorials detail the sheer horror of the past a past that lingers. they deserve to get the sentence because they committed such big crimes the rest of my family members were killed and the only child who survived that regime. this is an important moment for cambodia it's courts recognizing that what happened here was indeed genocide. and you spoke earlier with award winning journalist elizabeth becker who was a reporter in cambodia during the camera this reign of terror her book when the war was over is one of the leading accounts of what was one of the last century's worst crimes against humanity. she was also caught called on as an expert witness for the prosecution at the cameras trial we asked her how important the trial was oh it's critical i can imagine cambod

tonight, manchester united play juventus in turin and pol pot but says he has no problem of being stripped captaincy. jose mourinho made the move in september, a p pa re ntly mourinho made the move in september, apparently because of concerns over paul pogba's attitude, but he says he plays for his manager with happiness. the manager is the one who chooses who is going to be captain. i was the second one after valencia and if he takes me, it doesn't change anything for me. ijust want he takes me, it doesn't change anything for me. i just want to play, perform, that is myjob. and give my best for my team. manchester city have been accused of cheating by the people who run in spain's top league. la liga say the clu b spain's top league. la liga say the club should be sanctioned over claims they misled uefa over sponsorship deals to get around financialfair sponsorship deals to get around financial fair play rules. so far, city have refused to comment directly but they say it is an organised and clear attempt to damage their reputation. and matt ritchie won't be playing for scotland for a whi

the committee rouge under its leader pol pot sought to create a communist utopia but forcibly moving people from the cities to the countryside nearly two million cambodians died from overwork starvation and mass executions during its reign of terror from one thousand nine hundred five to nine hundred seventy nine plum pens museums and memorials detail the sheer horror of the past a past that lingers. they deserve to get the sentence because they committed such big crimes the rest of my family members were killed and the only child who survived that regime. this is an important moment for cambodia it's courts recognizing that what happened here was indeed genocide. award winning journalist testified at the trial she told us about her experiences of cambodia under the command rouge leader. i saw a country that was emptied of society i lived there during the war and was shocked that the streets were empty the people were gone there were no markets there was no life there is no pagoda to go to us were empty shops for close schools were closed there was no music there is nothing and then

one of them known as brother two, second only to the notorious pol pot, and the other, ahead of stateed to be guilty... both men had already convicted of crimes against humanity for years ago but this is charges and this is the trial had beenin charges and this is the trial had been in two stages. there was no need for transport and communications. when the khmer rouge seized power in 75, they tried to build a revolutionary society based on communes and limitless brutality. they called it your zero. enemies of the revolution were slaughtered in huge numbers. the presiding judge found the defendants guilty on multiple charges of crimes against humanity and genocide against the ethnic minorities. the verdict that please those who had come to watch the trial. label end their lives in captivity but this complex judicial process has been slow and expensive and has only convicted three people. most of those responsible for cambodia's killing fields will never be called to account. jonathan head, bbc news. the telecoms regulator have fined ee and virgin media more than £13 million for overch

he's like putin, stalin, pol pot combined.en doing this since day one and it just does not resonate. they don't learn. what's the first thing you're going to work on with pelosi. how are you going to get it done? i would ask that question. go ahead, dan. >> laura, what we witnessed is like an intergalactic cosmic disgrace. americans who work for a living had to be horrified at what they saw if you had happened to witness that life today. you are right. there are so many good questions to ask. how do you feel about it, making permanent the middle-class tax cuts that nancy pelosi complained about because they were not permanent. how about that? how about portions of our health care law click my government interference? how about shooting loans? how about the opioid prices? what answers did we get about we got questions about, mr. trump, are you a racist? will you obstruct justice by firing bob mueller? >> laura: you to go, very quickly. they condemn this obvious punitive action of the administration and call on it to restore mr.

. >> laura: they are up against hitler, stalin, pol pot, the kkk all wrapped into one and one moment it is trump. the next moment it is you for filming it. it's craziness. it's got to stop. andy, stay safe out there. thank you for joining us tonight and i want to return to the democrats new plan for 2020. abandon and demonize half the country. an illuminating piece in "politico" today points out how identity politics have come to dominate the party's new power structure, writing "whites and nonwhite democratic hopefuls are shrugging off warnings that embracing so-called identity politics could distract from the parties economic message and push white voters further into donald trump's arms. quickly joining us now, dr. carol swain, former professor of political science at vanderbilt university law school and civil rights attorney leo terrel. let's start with you. is this a direction that you want to see your party go? >> i want to see it go like you've been trying to tell mr. president trump throughout the entire program. trump place identity politics. he has sent out coded messages a

one of them known as brother number two, nuon chea, second only to the notorious pol pot, and the otherccused to be guilty... both men had already convicted of crimes against humanity for years ago but this is charges and this is the trial had been in two stages. without people, there was no need for transport and communications. when the khmer rouge seized power in 1975, —— when the khmer rouge seized power in 1975, it emptied the cities and tried to build a revolutionary agrarian society based on communes and limitless brutality. they called it year zero. enemies of the revolution were slaughtered in huge numbers. the presiding judge found the defendants guilty on multiple charges of crimes against humanity and genocide against two ethnic minorities. the verdict pleased those who had come to watch the trial. translation: we are happy, they forced us to live without food and medicine. translation: i am the only child who survived that regime, they killed everyone else. they will end their lives in captivity but this complex judicial process has been slow and expensive and has only conv

from 1975 to 1 1979, the khmer rouge, led by pol pot, exterminatated up to 2 25% of te population of cambodia. in india, the powerful cyclone gaja has killed at least 45 people and damaged 100,000 homes after it battered the coast of the southern state of tamil nadu friday. tens of thousands of people took shelter in nearby camps while search and rescue efforts continue. in london, thousands of climate activists took to the streets saturday, in the latest action organized by the group extinction rebellion. 85 people were arrested at saturday's demonstrations, which shut down traffic on five major bridges in central london. over 60 people have been arrested during protests over the past two weeks, with more public actions planned. this is one of the demonstrators speaking saturday. >> having someone like donald trump coming into power and denying climate change, we are in a dire strait of events. something needs to happen soon. the demands of the rebellion are achievable. we're looking for zero net carbon's by 2025 so we can have is reasonable demand and something that we can achieve.

very much manchester united take on the event as in the champions league later on wednesday with pol pot but say he was not affected by being stripped of the vice captaincy earlier this season the french world cup winner captain united's first team premier league games but in september coast told him he'd never leave the side again their relationship has seemed strained ever since united's much against you venture in seize property go up against his old team. me on to playing in the really happy to play them. the manager is the. is the one who choose who is going to be kept in the mirror for who i was the second one. after. then. if you takes me. there's in change don't see anything for me i just want to play pro from that's my job now there's talk maybe lining up a move back to his old club who not have christiane arnaldo and one of the favorites to win the champions league the man next to an old out head defendant leonardo the new chief knows what it's like to leave and come back he spent one season at ac milan before returning to charge of you get far up your shooting of course it's g

one of them known as brother two, second only to the notorious pol pot, and the other, a head of stateicted of crimes against humanity for years ago but this is charges and this is the trial had been in two stages. there was no need for transport and communications. when the khmer rouge seized power in 1975, they tried to build a revolutionary society based on communes and limitless brutality. they called it year zero. enemies of the revolution were slaughtered in huge numbers. the presiding judge found the defendants guilty on multiple charges of crimes against humanity and genocide against two ethnic minorities. the verdict pleased those who had come to watch the trial. they will end their lives in captivity but this complex judicial process has been slow and expensive and has only convicted three people. most of those responsible for cambodia‘s killing fields will never be called to account. jonathan head, bbc news. a picture by the british painter, david hockney, has set a new record for a work by a living artist sold at auction. ‘portrait of an artist — pool with two figures‘ — fe