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it is a tremendous missed opportunity and we are extraordinarily disappointed in pope francis. martin: the pope may also have been mindful of potential repercussions for another religious minority. christians make up just 6% of the population here, and many have traveled to yangon to take part in a special mass where pope francis will preside tomorrow. martin bashir, bbc news, myanmar. jane: as you just heard, since august, more than 620,000 rohingyas has been driven out of their homes. the surge of people crossing the border into neighboring bangladesh has created a humanitarian crisis. the bbc reports from one of the refugee camps. reporter: waiting at the border in bangladesh, 600 refugees who crossed from myanmar, they are held for two days before being allowed in. they are exhausted and anxious. among them, we found an 18-year-old and her 2 nieces, a nine-year-old and four-year-old. they said they escaped after the army and local buddhists in myanmar attacked their village. her parents were killed -- her mother was killed, and the little girls' mother was also killed and th

pope francis is visiting the country formerly known as vermont.e is there to look at the crisis that forced rohingya to flee their homes. -- since thepewing weekend, forcing the airport to close to tens of thousands of travelers. and the controversial weedkiller glyphosate on the table again at the european union. critics say it causes cancer. you thisng up for hour, amazon's ceo jeff bezos is now worth over $100 billion thanks to black friday sales pushing company shares up, and a for next spring. prince harry set to wed his real friend, american actress meghan markle. but first, our top story live from paris. pope francis is in myanmar today, the country also known as bournemouth. that is the first ever papal visit there. he will be meeting the tiny catholic communities in myanmar and neighboring bangladesh, but the real hot button issue is the situation of rohingya muslims. some 600,000 of them have been pushed from bournemouth into bangladesh. from burournemouth -- ma into bangladedesh. pull francis will meet with government authorities. chief

you can see there are thousands of people gathered for mass with pope francis. it has been going on for a short while. the catholic community in myanmar is relatively small, consisting of a few hundred thousand catholics. earlier in the day, pope francis called for what he said was respect for each ethnic group and its identity. some interpreted in that as an indirect reference to the rohingya people. he held talks with myanmar‘s leader, aung san suu kyi and he will have more talks behind the scenes, we believe, in the coming hours. you can see there that mass ongoing in yang gone —— yangon. our correspondent says it was not quite as large as expected but people have been registering all over the country and making the journey for this unprecedented mass from her brand —— francis. —— pope francis. our south—east asia correspondentjonathan head is following the mass in yangon. this is the biggest mass of the four day to. —— tour. he made a keynote speech yesterday and met aung san suu kyi, he has also met the armed forces commander as well. given the political to

the southeast asia correspondent bust you know hard to get in me of morrow night i asked him why pope francis held back from mentioning there were hidden jews by name . i think the pope was under a lot of pressure in the run up to this speech today there where he was pressured by human rights activists by representatives of the hidden minority themselves by representatives of other muslim groups they all wanted him to use the term because it gives these people an identity and identity that they're being denied by me and my military by the myanmar government and also by some parts of the population in myanmar so that's why they wanted him to use that term now on the other hand even the cardinal here in me and mark cautioned the pope he said don't use this word because it will it's a very sensitive issue and a lot of emotions are tied to it and it will deepen the divides between the religious religious groups and it will it will make that the conciliation of the religious groups even harder so in the end it was the pope's decision to make he decided not to use the term maybe because he thought

pope francis is here in myanmar and his visit couldn't come at a more crucial time in more than six hundred thousand muslim or hinge i have fled the country to escape from what many are calling ethnic cleansing will the pope find the right words to address their plight without deepening the religious and ethnic divides that are tearing me and mark hard for full coverage of the pope's visit join us here on d w news. this is d w news wyvern from berlin tonight protest in kenya as the president is sworn in for a second term to applause from thousands of supporters you who can yawn the promises to unite the country even as police tear gas opposition protesters they say the election was illegitimate also coming up what the pope did not say pope francis needs me and more leader aung sang suu kyi calling for respect for all ethnic groups but he avoids the term row hinge. also coming up a shock in germany as a small town mayor is the victim of a knife attack. in known for his welcoming stance on refugees says he owes his life to members of the public who rushed to save him. i'm good. have you with

over myanmar's persecution of their hands a muslim minority all eyes will be watching to see have pope francis handles the right. yet gone is pulling out all the stops for the pope's first ever visit to myanmar but it's a buddhist majority nation only some four percent of people here call themselves christians and they do so despite considerable resistance myanmar's military and radical buddhists consider many of the country's religious minorities to be foreigners now many christians are hoping the pope's visit will help change that perception i will be very happy if i can see the pope that's why i've traveled here . i think the pope could lead us to peace or gives advice about dealing with these religious tensions. but pope francis must tread carefully the fate of the country's ranges a muslim minority group has been overshadowing his visit and authorities in myanmar are concerned that the outspoken catholic leader could draw more international attention to their plight pope francis has been advised to avoid using the word raheja since the country's rulers don't recognize them as such. you ne

it is a tremendous missed opportunity, and we are very disappointed in pope francis. another religious minority. christians make up just 6% of the population, here, and many have travelled to gang gone to take part ina travelled to gang gone to take part in a special mass where pope francis will preside tomorrow. —— to yangon. mark tedeschi, abc news, myanmar. —— martin bashir. kensington palace has announced that prince harry and the american actress, meghan markle, will marry in may, at st george's chapel in windsor castle. ms markle is to become a british citizen, and she'll be confirmed into the church of england before the wedding service. the royal family will be covering the cost of the wedding and the reception. they have, in the words of their spokesman, been overwhelmed by the amount of the support they've received from britain and elsewhere in the world to the news of their engagement and now, harry and meghan are starting to organise the wedding, taking charge over all aspects of the ceremony themselves, according to their officials. as they do so, other me

here do look to world leaders to highlight their plight and they will have been expectations of pope franciss first visit to myanmar and francis on his first visit to myanmarand in francis on his first visit to myanmar and in particular whether he would refer directly to them rohingyas by name, something he has donein rohingyas by name, something he has done in the past, but the word that the myanmar authorities and their leader, aung san suu kyi, has refused to do. it has been a highly sensitive visit and we will have more on that in a moment. but first, i have been following one young family on theirjourney i have been following one young family on their journey from different points in the refugee camp. waiting at the border in bangladesh, 600 refugees who have crossed from myanmar. they are held here for two days before being allowed in. they are exhausted and anxious. among them we found 18—year—old rabia and her two nieces, nine—year—old umi and four—year—old noor. they said they escaped after the army and local buddhists in myanmar attacked their local village. rabia's parents were ki

expectations then shifted to pope francis.ace, based on respect for the dignity and right of each member of society, respect for each ethnic group and its identity, none excluded. pope francis praised the united nations but he did not refer to the un's accusation that myanmar had been involved in ethnic cleansing and while he said the future of this nation must include all races and religions, he did not use the word "rohingya". human rights activists have expressed disappointment that the pope didn't go further in his much—anticipated speech. many in eight country that is 75% buddhist were pleased that he did not name them. translation: it was wise of him not to use the word. the world is hearing the wrong message. the pope may also have been mindful of potential repercussions for another religious minority. christians make up just 6% of the population here and many have travelled to take part in a special mass, where hope francis will preside tomorrow. martin bashir, bbc news, myanmar. we will be getting reaction later on in

it's a tremendous missed opportunity and we're extraordinarily disappointed in pope francis. mindful of potential repercussions for another religious minority. christians make up just 6% of the population here and many have travelled to take part in a special mass, where hope francis will preside tomorrow. martin bashir, bbc news, myanmar. here in the camps, many of the people we've spoken to have physical injuries which they say were sustained in the violence in myanmar. but aid workers are increasingly worried about the psychological impact of events, too. i've been following the journey through the camps of one young refugee family. waiting at the border in bangladesh, 600 refugees who've crossed from myanmar. is they're held here for two days before being allowed in. they're exhausted and anxious. among them we found 18—year—old rabbia and her two nieces nine—year—old umi, and four—year—old nour. they said they escaped after the army and local buddhists in myanmar attacked their village. rabia's parents were killed. the little girl's mother was also killed and they don't k

pope francis made some in my data alex song suchi he calls for respect for all ethnic groups but avoids the right hinge of. shocking germany as a small time man known face welcoming stance on refugees is the victim of a knife attack he says he owes his life to members of the public who rushed to help . me the people who say i know will not offend is too easy and that if you want a real challenge you need to head to the un talk to. i'm phil gayle welcome to the program. after months of election drama kenya's president or her kenyatta has been sworn in for a disputed second term foreign dignitaries were amongst the thousands who attended the inauguration but the political standoff is far from over during the ceremony police clashed with a position supporters who say kenyatta is presidency is illegitimate reports say at least two people were killed when the kenyatta one october's rerun the presidential election which was boycotted by the opposition. it was an inauguration ceremony meant to quell any doubts about who was in charge. with all the trappings of state power who were kenyatta too

pope francis is treading very carefully admin mar his visit the country coming amidst violent persecution of its muslim minority and its leader aung saucer chief has come under fire for not stopping. and bawly holds its breath as it ways to see what the smoking volcano will do next torrents of cold lava are already eroding the last cape and everything's covered with all canada. i'm brian thomas a very warm welcome to the show after months of election drama kenya is preparing to swear in kenyatta for his disputed second term as president of that country now security is understandably very tight knit capital nairobi right now police have already been using tear gas to separate the supporters of the president and of the losing candidate. thousands of supporters have been gathering at the stadium in nairobi for that ceremony it's been delayed by two disputed polls and deadly street protests kenya's supreme court validated kenyatta victory in last month's rerun election but months of political upheaval often violent have left the country deeply divided. ok for the very latest let's cross over

pope francis arrives in myanmar — the first papal visit to a country accused of the ethnic cleansingf rohingya muslims. and more than 100,000 people near mount agung in bali are ordered to evacuate. this is the volcano right now. it could erupt at any moment. hello to you. britain is bracing itself for another royal wedding. prince harry is to marry the american actress and campaigner, meghan markle, in the spring. seems he proposed to his girlfriend of 18 months over a roast chicken dinner earlier this month. word from buckingham palace is that the queen and duke of edinburgh are "delighted for the couple" and wish them every happiness. this report from our royal correspondent nicholas witchell. finally, it's official — they are engaged to be married. prince harry, fifth in line to the british throne, and meghan markle, an american, an actress, a divorcee and, as she has put it herself, a woman who is proud of her mixed—race heritage. seldom can a royal wedding have indicated so clearly how times have changed. reporter: how are you both feeling? yeah, thrilled! i'm very glad it's no

interesting to see what their way of covering pope francis‘s visit is. what their way of covering pope francis's is. yes. he has a very fine line to walk, but he is used to that. here's used to that. this is a pope we seen before who doesn't shy away from talking about the tough stuff. so he is being advised not to use the word rohingya. he is being advised to use the word bengali. whatever word he uses the word bengali. whatever word he uses the bridge those local sensitivities, i am uses the bridge those local sensitivities, iam pretty uses the bridge those local sensitivities, i am pretty convinced pope francis is going to talk to aung san suu kyi today about this issue, and put it firmly on the table. it is his style, it is his way. it is his way, and i think he feels he is called to a position to do this kind of thing. he has been very open about that since he became pope francis. but aung san suu kyi will be prepared, she will be ready to say what she is going to say, but it is interesting how the catholic community are very nervous about this there. they are in a minority there. it is 1%

this is the news live from berlin what will pope francis say when he meets with the leader of men mark the pope is having to tread carefully because his visit as a country comes amidst violent persecution of its muslim minority and she has come under fire for not stopping it also coming up today. bali holds its breath as it waits to see what the smoking volcano there will do next torrents of cold lava are already eroding the landscape and everything is covered with volcanic dust. and the fine terror of the berlin christmas market targeted by an islamist a year ago has opened for this season a song the memories are still very painful. i brought in thomas a very warm welcome to the show pope francis travels to me a mars capital today for several highly anticipated meetings among them international groups will be talking with them and they're urging francis to speak out for the muslim minority the subject of a military crackdown that has been slammed by the international community as ethnic cleansing of the pope will meet with the nobel laureate and the civilian leader of the country all

pope francis is on a visit to myanmar, a country accused of ethnic cleansing.how will he address the plight of the rohingya muslims? i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme: indonesia braces itself for the fury of mount agung. this is the volcano live from bali. it could erupt at any moment, as authorities race to move everyone to safety. and it's on — britain prepares for a royal wedding in the spring, as prince harry and the american actress meghan markle announce their engagement. glad you tojoin us. glad you to join us. it's glad you tojoin us. it's 9am in singapore, 1am in the morning in london, and 7am in cox's bazaar, bangladesh, where more than 600,000 rohingya muslims have now fled from their homes over the border from myanmar because of violence. but for many, it has not been the escape to safety they had hoped for. they are extremely vulnerable. many have no possessions, and some are becoming victims of sexual explication. reeta chakrabarti is in bangladesh, and has sent this report, which you may find distressing. this is cox's bazar, famo

it will bea dialogue. —— pope francis. it will be a difficult balance to strike.ing figures of the catholic church and international politics are advising him not to use the term rohingya due to political sensitivities that you mentioned. 0f course human rights groups wanting to soak out as he manage this. —— so how did he manage this with the right, nation of engagement and condemnation of the regime? this is exactly the difficult balance that he has to strike, it is one example. the people in, most myanmar people don't regard the rohingya as a legitimately distinct ethnic group and so they reject the use of the term, they call them the word for illegal immigrant, but we know many of them have families who have lived in rakhine state in the enough generations so if he doesn't use the term rohingya will be implicit in their terms to delegitimise their identity as a distinct ethnic group but if it does use it, again, he risks putting off those leaders and most people in myanmar and really, preventing them from hearing his deeper message which is regardless of wheth

to myanmar where pope francis has arrived becoming the first pontiff to visit the country is making the visit to encourage the country's small catholic communities less than one percent of myanmar identifies as catholic francis also is expected to weigh in on the road refugee crisis in meetings with civilian military and religious leaders hundreds of thousands of her hinge are still facing persecution and violence in myanmar many there say his visit could bring more attention to their plight. papal souvenirs on sale in front of the st mary's cathedral in young gone. this is the pope's first visit to me and. christians are a minority here just like the muslim or hindu who for months have been fleeing persecution in the country's west it's a sensitive topic that threatens to overshadow the pope's visit. we have so many conflicts in our country i hope the pope brings peace and strength for the christian minority. he shouldn't bring up the issue that which is the buddhist majority here they don't want him to get involved. i think it's ok if he just makes a general reference to the situation

pope francis is asia tour has taken in two sides of a desperate humanitarian crisis. on the one side me and maher accused of systematic ethnic cleansing of the hanjour. and on the other bangladesh rolling out the red carpet today has welcomed almost a million of those who fled addressing the bangladeshi president the pope heaped praise on his host but again disappointed observers when he chose not to say the name revenger. in recent months of generosity and solidarity which is a whole mark of bangladeshi society has been seen most of vividly in its humanitarian mission to a massive influx of refugees from rakhine state providing them with temporary shelter and the basic necessities of life of. their own. where the pontiff goes so goes the church's followers by any means necessary amid the excitement ahead of the pope's mass tomorrow high hopes that his visit will bring a solution to the crisis. there but. the visit will be fruitful for bangladesh if he comes and solves the problem about the ranger refugees. the port ended a part of the paying his respects to the assas

pope francis arrives in myanmar, a country accused of horrifying acts of brutality against the rohingya muslim minority. now many wonder how the pope will address the crisis. >>> plus, on high alert in bali. volcanic eruptions have already closed the airport and forced thousands to evacuate. and experts say another major eruption could happen soon. >>> and a new development to the protests in pakistan. they have been called off after the law minister resigns amid blasphemy accusations. hello and welcome to our viewers in the united states and all around the world. i'm rosemary church, and that is "cnn newsroom." hope francis is in myanmar for the country's first papal visit. a sizable crowd of people lined up to see his motorcade outside the archbishop's home in yangon. pope francis is expected to address the humanitarian crisis. the violence in myanmar has driven out more than 600,000 rohingya muslims across the border into bangladesh. the pope has expressed concern for this minority before, but he has been warned not to use the word rohingya on this trip. his advisers are afraid that

pope francis is on his way to myanmar as concern grows around the world over the country's treatment of its rohingya muslim population. i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme. the first aid shipment in weeks arrives at yemen's rebel—held port after the saudi—led coalition eases its blockade. just a few months to go before the winter olympics begin in south korea — but will tensions with north korea cast a shadow over the games? live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. it's 9am in singapore, one am in london and 9am in bali in indonesia, where authorities have raised the threat of a volcanic eruption to the highest level — that means it could happen in the next 2a hours. the volcano in question is mount agung. thousands of people have been evacuated from the exclusion zone. there are fears of a full—scale eruption for the first time since 1963, when about 1600 people were killed. tiffany wertheimer has the latest. indonesians are used to sights like these, mount agung has rumbled back to life. once again spewing blac

earlier, i spoke to our southeast asia correspondent bastian hartig in myanmar and i asked him why pope francisd back from mentioning the rohingyas by name. bastian: i think the pope was under a lot of pressure in the run-up to this speech today. he was pressured by human rights activists, by representatives of the rohingya minority themselves, by representatives of other muslim groups. they all wanted him to use the term rohingya, because it gives these people an identity, an identity that they are being denied by the myanmar military, by the myanmar government, and also by some parts of the population in myanmar. so that's why they wanted him to use that term. now on the other hand, even the cardinal here in myanmar cautioned the pope. he said, don't use this word because it will -- it is a very sensitive issue and a lot of emotions are tied to it, and it will deepen the divide between the religious groups and it will make that reconciliation of the religious groups even harder. so in the end it was the pope's decisions to make. he decided not to use the term rohingya, maybe because he though

laura: in bangladesh, pope francis has called on world leaders to take decisive measures to address the myanmar refugee crisis, although he again avoided using the word "rohingya," as he did in his visit to myanmar. however, the pope did refer to the plight of thousands of refugees who fled rakhine state. this report from dhaka. reporter: he is the third pope to visit bangladesh and the first in more than 30 years. pope francis was greeted at the airport by the president and given a grand welcome in a country that has a tiny catholic population. he flew in from myanmar, on a visit that has been overshadowed by the rohingya crisis. all eyes were on whether he would talk about the issue more openly than he did in myanmar. during this speech at the home of bangladesh's president, he did not use the term "rohingya," but talked about the influx of refugees from myanmar's rakhine state that this country has been dealing with. pope francis: the international community must take decisive measures to deal with this great crisis, not just to resolve the political issues that have led to the flood

pope francis is on a visit to myanmar. he has met the army chief.ms. and this story is trending on bbc.com: prince harry and the american actress meghan markle have announced their engagement in london. in an interview with the bbc, the couple spoke of how they knew from early on that they would end up together. that's all from me now. stay with bbc world news. now on bbc news it's time for hardtalk.

let's get more now on pope francis's trip to myanmar. an rights — in what was seen as an oblique reference to the plight of country's rohingya muslims, but he did not mention them by name. translation: i would also like my visit to embrace the entire population of myanmar, to offer words of encouragement to those who are working to build a just, reconciled and inclusive social order. myanmar has been blessed with great natural beauty and resources, yet its greatest treasure is its people, who have suffered greatly and continue to suffer. from civil conflict and hostilities that have lasted all too long, and created deep divisions. tun khin is president of the burmese rohingya 0rganisation in the uk. hejoins me now via webcam from paris. tun khin, thank you very much for being with us on bbc news. thank you so much. are you pleased that the pope use the opportunity at least to make clear that he thought that the treatment of minority communities in burma were being neglected, even if you didn't mention your community by name? well, you kno

sat. >> reporter: the other was auctioned in january, 2016 for $82,000, one used by pope francis in new york sold for $300,000. >> really ladder to put a price tag on something that pope francis actually sat in. >> reporter: the money went to charity. same story for the 215 fiat 500 l, all of the proceeds will go to catholic charities appeals. it's expected at least $75,000 >> it enables us to funnel more funding to help the homeless, folks struggling with addiction, poverty >> the auction is open until december 20th. happy bidding. david spunt, cbs3 "eyewitness news." >> if you'd like to bid go to cbsphilly.com >> the last was $17500. >>> the holidays are time for giving but let's be honest. we got a gift we really didn't want. >> straight ahead, a new survey reveals the presents no one likes. and who people consider the worst gift givers. >> the bright light seen above the philadelphia skyline why you will be able to see it again >> it certainly was an unseasonably warm day, temperatures on a dry cold front that came through last night. we'll talk about where temperatures will set

sat. >> reporter: the other was auctioned in january, 2016 for $82,000, one used by pope francis insold for $300,000. >> really ladder to put a price tag on something that pope francis actually sat in. >> reporter: the money went to charity. same story for the 215 fiat 500 l, all of the proceeds will go to catholic charities appeals. it's expected at least $75,000 >> it enables us to funnel more funding to help the homeless, folks struggling with addiction, poverty >> the auction is open until december 20th. happy bidding. david spunt, cbs3 "eyewitness news." >> if you'd like to bid go to cbsphilly.com >> the last was $17500. >>> the holidays are time for giving but let's be honest. we got a gift we really didn't want. >> straight ahead, a new survey reveals the presents no one likes. and who people consider the worst gift givers. >> the bright light seen above the philadelphia skyline why you will be able to see it again >> it certainly was an unseasonably warm day, temperatures on a dry cold front that came through last night. we'll talk about where temperatures will settle in as

and sharing security. 0ur correspondentjonathan head who's in yangon has been explaining to me pope francisdone that previously, referring to them as brothers and sisters. he has not done that. he has had a number of other meetings with aung san suu kyi and powerful armed forces and some outspoken monks. those meetings were private. the language could have been stronger. it was a great appeal not just for tolerance but also to celebrate religious unity. he made the point that a more demographic order had to be built, all groups and non—excluded. rohingya have been excluded from public life. they do not have citizenship. that was as close as he got to any reference. he has avoided any sort of tension here, possibly a negative reaction if he had used that term, rohingya, complaining specifically. in that sense, he could regard this as diplomatically as successful. but a lot of activists for the rohingya are going to be disappointed. they would have said that using the name, the government refuses to do that, would have ensured rights to an identity. 0n the one hand, this moral debate but also

that's right, pope francis reprimanding the facebook in -- he toad them to put down their cell phonesod. >>reporter: pope francis knows how to draw a crowd and it's usually full of people snapping photos with their cell phones. the scene got his attention during a mass at the vatican wednesday. the pope chastised pilgrims and bishops saying it's an ugly thing to use phones during a sacred time and mass is not a show. francis said the faithful should be lifting up their hearts not shortly after his election in 2013, pope francis said it hurt him to see priest driving flashy cars and desperate to use the latest smartphones and the pope arrived in a ford focus and haven't been seen using a cell phone in public since becoming the world leader of the catholics. he's no stranger to social media, he tweets in nine languages to more than 40 million followers and he has called the text messages a gift from god if used wisely and he has urged those to swap their smartphones for pocket sized bibles. tara owe key that. >> the pope told kids to get ofe s during -- the death to face-to-face convers

pope francis has me and miles long suffering people to resist acts of revenge as his visit to the country continues. greece where thousands of asylum seekers are stuck in appalling conditions in that camp down the the mayor of this island describes it as europe's one town the most. the u.n. security council will meet later on wednesday to talk about north korea's latest missile launch pyongyang says the missile can strike anywhere in the united states and neighboring countries say this launch is a major jump in its missile capability as kathy novak reports from seoul in south korea. it's being celebrated as a priceless victory in north korea state media says the country has completed its rocket system development with the successful test launch of a new long range missile and you're going to get to the i.c.b.m. what song fifteen weapon system is it into continental ballistic rocket to the super large heavy warhead which is capable of striking the whole mainland of the u.s. it's the third i.c.b.m. test this year north korea says this one is more events than the hawse on fourteen's in july

. >> ninan: well, when we return, pope francis visits a u.s. military cemetery overseas. his message about war on these hallowed grounds. >> ninan: in honor of veterans day today, vice president mike pence and his wife, karen, helped volunteers descrub the faiments wall of the vietnam veterans memorial in washington, d.c. pence's father fought in the korean war, and his son is in the marines. we end tonight on this veterans day at a u.s. military cemetery in nettuno, italy, that's south of roem. it's one of 26 american military cemeteries overseas. and earlier this month, pope francis became the first pope ever to visit these hallowed grounds. seth doane is there. >> reporter: pope francis walked alone among the u.s. military graves. almost 7900 u.s. service members killed in italy during world war ii are buried here, among them, u.s. army private martin mcnamara. >> i see an act of god in bringing us today. >> reporter: ...whose nephew and family visited from ireland for the first time, 73 years after his death. >> i'm fighting emotions since i've come here, you know. >>

walking into a diplomatic minefield pope francis touches down and me and maher and meets military leaders accused of ethnic cleansing. hello i'm barbara starr you're watching al-jazeera live from london also coming up on the program celebrating victory in pakistan protest leaders call off their massive sit in following a top level resignation. and election upset in honduras t.v. host turned opposition leader salvador nasrallah takes a surprise lead in the presidential polls and flights canceled one hundred thousand people told to leave in the easiest mt i don't really may be about to blow. the man in charge of me and mars military crackdown against your muslims as the night is that religious discrimination exists in his country sr gen ming on the lying made the comments in a facebook post after holding a last minute meeting with pope francis who is on his first visit to myanmar a catholic leader is known to be sympathetic to the ranger but has been advised to avoid using the term itself it's called hide law or has more now from young gone. word coming out late on monday here the first day

but pope francis must tread carefully in myanmar the fate of the country's ranges a muslim minority group has been overshadowing his visit and authorities in myanmar are concerned that the outspoken catholic leader could draw more international attention to their plight pope francis has been advised to avoid using the word raheja since the country's rulers don't recognize them as such. you need to. tonight i will start my op a stalwart journey to me and more and bangladesh. i ask you to accompany me with your prayers so that my presence for those people can be a sign of closeness and hope you know. more than six hundred thousand ranger have fled from me and to bangladesh since august they live in massive refugee camps like this one in coffs is bizarre but bangladesh is a poor country it doesn't have the resources to care for so many refugees last week it struck a deal with me to return the refugees hard but for many that's on thinkable after the horrors they witnessed in the end this woman acts out how she says the military through their children into fire is. i cannot trust the man maher

>> first of all, pope francis believes very much in reaching out to the peripheries. rst pope from the developing world. i think he sees himself as a tribune for all of these often forgotten and neglected corners of the world. and then tightening the focus a bit, pope francis and the church in general have a great interest in asia. in many part of asia catholicism is growing. then of course francis is a great champion of the underdog. he likes to stand and speak even if sometimes in diplomatically indirect ways on behalf of suffering and persecuted populations. i think all of that was in the mix when he made the decision to accept this invitation. >> and, john, the united states and indeed the united nations have clearly stated that what is currently happening to the rohingya people in myanmar amounts to ethnic cleansing. so if the pope fails to mention the rohingya people directly, does that help or hinder their cause and their plight, do you think? >> well, rosemary, i think that's something that can only be judged with time. we have seen some criticism from human ri

we begin the day listening to the shouts built into the silence of the pope today pope francis met the leader of me in mar on song suchi on stage with both leaders they were hinge refugees hundreds of thousands of them yet they weren't seen or mentioned once the pope heeded advice not to use the term hinge or to describe the persecuted muslim minority in me and mar yet his discussion with on songs u.g. was all about the real hinge the pope spoke of respect for the rights of everyone healing old wounds and not leaving anyone behind and the pope appeared to be well aware that. she's presence at his side on a public stage would have been impossible a short time ago her friends or political state also part of the content of his carefully chosen words spoken and omitted we begin with this report. as pope francis arrived in me and ma he carried with him the hopes of millions around the world even allowing for a small stumble as he disembarked this was a chance for the head of the catholic church to go face to face with those accused of ethnically cleansing me and mars minority miss from popu

have described as ethnic cleansing francis is the first pope to ever visit myanmar . abbas in hartogs joins us now from ragon young going for the latest on what was the mood at the mass boston. brian considering the fact that there were as you said one hundred fifty thousand people about at that at that mass on the sports ground in yangon it was surprisingly quiet it was everything was very well organized people had been waiting for hours some even since last night before the mass actually started to get in then they took their seats everyone had their assigned blocks where they were supposed to be and then when the pope arrived of course some people cheered but most people think they had little flags that they were waving when he passed around in his open air car he was driving through through the crowds and and waving at the people the people force waved back and waved their flags but it wasn't a true mood i would say everything was very solemn it was it was. quiet rather but that doesn't mean that the people were unhappy to see the pope we spoke to people after the

of them now who fled to bangladesh since august escaping persecution so let's listen in now to pope francis as he prepares to speak. of the french. and there. it is political history. all right we had expected the pope to be speaking in english and unfortunate this point we do not have english translation with us so we are going to bring in scott heide lawyer. who is standing by for us. in. scott this is a big pardon scott is in the capital yangon now that we've established that. so scott just give us a sense of how important this speech is now and how keenly awaited it is. not just in. the world. absolutely awesome now this is something that has been such a focus in the weeks coming up to this visit by the pope something that's been talked about obviously a lot here in myanmar but it's kind of is he going to say we're not going to say britons you know that's kind of been the international focus of this event coming in to his visit internally in myanmar you read the media here and it was kind of interesting to see just how little coverage there was before the pope's visit that is because ho

those tips are the high points of pope francis's visit to min mount an address in the capital alongside on songs to change attention was focused on whether the pope would mention the right hand crisis by name as he has in the past from the vatican and some range a is hugely controversial and then not when the majority of the population the first of them as bengalis they've gotten them as illegal immigrants from bangladesh. as pope francis arrived in myanmar he carried with him the hopes of millions around the world even allowing for a small stumble as he disembarked this was a chance for the head of the catholic church to go face to face with those accused of ethnically cleansing mean mars minority muslim population nor does the ranger during his meeting with the country's de facto leader and son suchi the pontiff called for peace but he failed to mention the word many wanted to hear revenge or that the country's buddhist leadership project. a month in. the form that the future of myanmar must be piece. by. piece based on respect for the dignity and rights of each member of society. res