i don't know how many malaysians are in pyongyang, but clearly there must be some four pyongyang to say the newsagency that, saying we want to guarantee the safety of our own people in kuala lumpur. so there is a difficult diplomatic game, and undiplomatic game in a lot of ways, going on, with malaysia saying we know you are in there and we are going to sit it out until you come out, and pyongyang saying if you are going to do that, your people can't leave here. i suppose the argument might be that if you tell people in pyongyang you can't leave, other hostages? this one could run for a while, couldn't it? thank you very much. in other news: three weeks of negotiating a new power—sharing deal in northern ireland have begun, following last week's election. the main unionist and republican parties have almost the same number of seats, after sinn fein made significant ground. arlene foster, the leader of the biggest, unionist party, is refusing to step down despite rivals sinn fein already saying they will not support her as first minister. the iraqi government is claiming its forces had d

pyongyang has refused to acknowledge the body is kim jong-nam's and is demanding it be handed over. prime minister called for unity on friday as he tries to bring home nine north koreans. the countries have barred each other's citizens from leaving over diplomatic tensions over the death of kim jong-nam. special prayers were held around the country. >> i pray for him so that they can come and go to their family again. >> reporter: malaysia is demanding that pyongyang hand over four north korean suspects. it also wants to question three other north korean nationals including an embassy staff member, but pyongyang has not been cooperative calling the investigation politically motivated. >>> as tensions rise between north korea and malaysia, the asian football if he had der rags has decided to postpone a soccer match between the two countries. the afc made the decision on friday to delay the 2019 final round qualifier. it cited the escalating diplomatic tension. the match was scheduled for march 28 in pyongyang, but they asked the agency to change the venue to a mutual location. it sai

that prompted the authorities in pyongyang the sake, 0k, authorities in pyongyang the sake, ok, you have leave either. the malaysian police chief has said we are just going to wait for them. we know they in the embassy and we will wait for a long as long as it takes. as you say, you quote the malaysian prime minister saying that is in effect taking hostages. i gather there are 11 taking hostages. i gather there are ii malaysians in gunn yang and one imagines that they are all diplomats so imagines that they are all diplomats so what is basically happening is pyongyang is saying your diplomats are stuck here while our diplomats are stuck here while our diplomats are stuck here while our diplomats are stuck there. that is according to the malaysians not the way diplomatic treatment is normal or acceptable. abhorrent actually is a word the malaysian prime minister use. in other news: three weeks of negotiating a new power—sharing deal in northern ireland have begun following last week's election. the main unionist and republican parties have almost the same number of seats after sinn fein m

pyongyang says for now, malaysians are banned from leaving the country. that has prompted malaysia to do the same. the countries have been add at odds over the killing of kim jong nam. they say it will stay in place until the killing of the north korean man is resolved in a just manner. an embassy official says there are 11 malaysians in the north. either diplomats or family members. the ban has turned his citizens into hostages, he sayays and disregards international law. he instructed police to keep north korean citizens from leaving malaysia. they sealed off the embassy to determine the number inside. mohammad nissan mohammad had already been recalled. eorth's king cho left o on monday. kim jgg nam was attackedd at kuala lulumpur airport with an objection to e toxic nerve agent. so far, pyongyang has not allowed the questioning of an embassy official or airline employe employee >>> top officials in the u.s. and japan are getting ready to discuss economic issues head to head. je gene otani tells us more about that. >> seiko plans to meet with wilbur los

military officials are analyzing pyongyang's latest missile launch. u.s. officials say it exploded seconds after takeoff and they are condemning the attempt. south korean defense officials say the launch took place on wednesday morning from an eastern coastal city where other missiles have been launched. they are trying to figure out what type of missile it was. u.s. officials called on pyongyang to stop provocations that threaten peace and stability. earlier this month, pyongyang fired four ballistic missiles into the sea of japan. they're believed to be extended-range scuds that can fly about 1,000 kilometers. north korea announced the launch was in response to ongoing u.s./south korean military drills. the two countries say they are stepping up their monitoring. wednesday's launch follows the u.s. secretary of state's visit to the region in which he said, a military option was on the table to deal with the north. at a news conference i in seoul rex tillerson set a new direction for american policy on the matter. he declared the end of what the obama adm

this is the message rex tillerson had for pyongyang yesterday. people need not fear the united states or their neighbors in the region who seek only to live in piece with north korea. mind, the united states calls on north korea to abandon its nuclear and ballistic missile programs and refrain from any further provocations. again, he was short on details as far as what kind of approach they would like to take in conjunction with beijing, which were obvious who play a pivotal role here. we are getting to the business end, if you like. he should be arriving in seoul in any minute now. he's in beijing on saturday as well. what do they have to do in both of these places? >> again, he is on a fact-finding mission as his first major foray into geopolitics. he has been to germany and mexico, but this is his first real foray as secretary of state into the hot spots. beijing, which will be hotter given the issues china and the united states have to resolve. again, the issue of north korea is a hot one, because north korea on one hand made a suggestion, a

as you can see, trapped in pyongyang. can see that there is one staff member, a councillor in late in embassy, saying, don't worry, we are safe. so that's one paper. we've also got the new strait times paper which has on the front cover the prime minister calling and national security council meeting, an emergency meeting, when he returned from jakarta. essentially saying the safety of malaysians are priority. so they are working on trying to ensure the safety of the 11 known malaysians who are in north korea. the papers say that of course they can't doubt for any others who might be there on business or pleasure. finally, the sun, which is saying that, held hostage. so a lot of dramatic headlines and reaction on social media. a lot of malaysians are furious, saying preventing free movement of citizens in north korea is tantamount to war. thanks very much for updating us, from outside the north korean embassy in kuala lumpur. some of the other developments today. the us has sought to reassure china that its deployment of

north korea's neighbours say pyongyang has fired several missiles into sea of japan.outh korean military said the projectiles were launched from a missile base near the border with china, and had flown abouti,000 km. the japanese prime minister, shinzo abe, said four ballistic missiles had been launched. our correspondent stephen evans is in seoul with the latest. we have had that press conference from south korean military. are they any from south korean military. are they a ny clearer from south korean military. are they any clearer as to what sort of missiles, and the potential range they have yet? no. it looks from the outside, early days, but it looks from the outside as though they are intermediate range. in other words, not missiles which are capable of hitting the continental united states, for example. there is a bit ofa states, for example. there is a bit of a ritual going on here. every year at this time south korea and the us have a big military exercise. north korea says it is practice for innovation. it takes it very badly, and every year about this time

of kimjong—nam, the murdered half brother of the north korean leader, under a deal reached with pyongyangi'm kasia madera in london. russia tried to hijack the us election through propaganda on steroids, says a democratic senator in investigating alleged kremlin political meddling. russia's president vladimir putin boarded a deliberate campaign russia's president vladimir putin ordrered a deliberate campaign carefully constructed to undermine our election. and blast off for spacex. making history, sending a used rocket back into space. live from our studios in singapore and london. this is bbc world news. it's newsday. glad you could joining us at 8am here in singapore, it is 1am in london and 9am in seoul, where a court has approved an arrest warrant for the country's ousted president on corruption charges. miss park was removed from office when the constitutional court endorsed the decision to impeach her. steve evans has what is next. well, she enjoys, if that is the right word, that prison cell, and she probably faces trial on very serious allegations, so the prospect is that prison c

this is the sister of the personal assistant to the immolation ambassador in pyongyang.se release me sister, because of course, there is a lot of concern about these malaysians continuing in north korea. —— to the malaysia in ambassador. we have had heard assurances from the foreign minister here that they'll say. sharanjit leyl from the embassy in column four. let's here the other news. the white house has said that ricky nixon as endangered americans by leaking the caa documents. it said it should be deeply troubled by so do make these disclosures. sean spicer also said that we can lease fred national security. cheering think is very concerned about the allegations that are out there in terms of what may 01’ are out there in terms of what may or may not happen. it is an allegation and something we will not confirm at this time. but as you can imagine from the president's previous comments, he is very concerned about this. he is concerned about this. he is concerned about this. he is concerned about the allegations and about the potential that something, if this was tru

assistant to the malaysians ambassador in pyongyang here, saying please release my sister.aysians stuck there, but there in mind they said there, but there in mind they said there are around 1000 north korean is in malaysia stuck here and unable to leave. sharanjit leyl outside the north korean embassy in kuala lumpar, thanks for the update. let's take a look at some of the day's other news. the central intelligence agency in the united states has accused wikileaks of endangering americans by publishing what the website says are top—secret hacking tools used by the agency. the cia did not confirm the authenticity of the documents but it said the american public should be deeply troubled by such disclosures. the white house spokesman, sean spicer, also accused wikileaks of threatening national security. i think he is very concerned about the allegations that are out there in terms of what may or may not happen. it is an allegation, it is something we're not going to confirm at this time, but as you can imagine from the president's previous comments, he is extremely concerned

the pyongyang was behind the poisoning of kim jong—nam.itizens of leaving the countries and the un has called for calm. the bbc‘s sharanjit leyl is outside the embassy in kuala lumpur gauging reaction in the press and on the streets. i can tell you how malaysians are reacting and that's furiously, just like their prime minister. these are the front pages of the newspapers today. as you can see, the star in malaysia, ‘trapped in pyongyang'. there's of course huge amount of interest in the story, here in malaysia. inside this paper you can see there is one staff member, a councillor, in fact, in the malaysian embassy in pyongyang, saying, "don't worry, we are safe". that's one paper. we've also got the new straits times paper which has got on the front cover the prime minister calling a national security council meeting, an emergency meeting, when he returned from jakarta yesterday. essentially saying the safety of malaysians are a priority, so they are working on trying to ensure the safety of the 11 known malaysians who are in north korea.

at a news conference in seoul he said if pyongyang keeps pursuing its nuclear weapons program, he won't rule out taking military action. tillerson said the policy of strategic patience has ended. he said north korea must understand that the only path to a secure economically prosperous future is to abandon its weapons program. >> certainly, we do not want to -- for things to get to a military conflict. we're quite clear in that, in our communications. but, obviously, if north korea takes actions that threatens the south korean forces or our own forces then that will be met with an appropriate response. if they elevate the threat of their weapons program to a level that we believe requires action, that option is on the table. >> tillerson also called on china to stop opposing the deployment of the u.s. missile defense system, thaad, in south korea. >> while we acknowledge china's opposition, its economic retaliation against south korea is inappropriate and troubling. we ask china to refrain from such action. instead, we urge china to address the threat that makes thaad necessary. that be

and last week, pyongyang launched another one. it claims it was simulating an attack on american bases in japan. the missiles landed just a few hundred kilometers from the coast. >> obviously north korea is a big, big problem and we will deal with that very strongly. >> reporter: donald trump's officials are reviewing american policy towards pyongyang. some media have reported one option is to use force. the u.s. also needs to step up pressure on the north. the country's main ally is key to solving the problem. >> i think there's a lot more than china could do the chinese want a good relationship with trump. >> reporter: but a good relationship is far from assured. there's multiple issues s causi friction like e the situation i the east and south china seas and anti-missile system deployment in south korea and accusations over trade. that won't stop rex tillerson frfrom pushing to deal witith t north. >> he's going to have to have a very tough discussion with china about how to deal with this problem and call on the chinese to tak

the nuclear test site lies 600 kilometers northeast of pyongyang. the researcherbelilieve that communication cacables havave b laid on the ground. they would be used to initiate the test and collect data. the report says water is also being pumped out in order to keep the area dry. but the researchers say there's no definitive evidence that a test is imminent and that pyongyang is capable of deception. separately, they also report on continued activity at another nuclear facility. experts believe pyongyang recently restarted plutonium production there for nuclear weapons. north korea conducted its last nuclear test in september. >>> britain will give notice on its intention to leave the eu. the negotiations for the withdrawawal arere expecteted t the toughest in the regional bloc's history. the brexit process will start when britain's prime minister sends a letter to the president of the european council. donald tusk will then deliver graft negotiating deadlines with other members within 48 hours. britain decided to leave eu in a referendum last jun

ambassador explained the impact on his country as pyongyang says the launch was conducted by a military unit training to strike american military bases in japan. >> this is actually very dangerous. the three missiles which landed in our exclusive economic zone landed where fishermen do fishing for squids. >> the u.s. ambassador said all options are on the table to deal with north korea. >> i appreciate all of my counterparts wanting to talk about talks and negotiations. we are not dealing with a rational person. >> the launches came after pyongyang criticized joint military exercises between washington and seoul. >> this is not a time for us to talk about freezing or dialogue with north korea. all kinds of options have been exhausted so far. >> before the meeting, china had proposed north korea suspend its nuclear and missile activities and in exchange the u.s. and south korea would halt their drills. japanese government officials say one of the missiles came the closest ever to the coast and the findings have heightened the country's state of alert. the officials had said four missiles

military officials are analyzing pyongyang's latest missile launch. the u.s. officials say it exploded seconds after takeoff wednesday morning. they're condemning the attempt. south korean defense officials say the launch took place from an eastern coastal city where other missiles have been launched in the past. they're trying to figure out what type of missile it was. american officials called on pyongyang to stop what they call provocations that threaten peace and stability. earlier this month pyongyang fired four ballistic officials into the sea of japan. it's believed they were extended range scuds that can fly above 1,000 kilometers. north korea announced the lauo u.s.-south korean military drills. the two countries say they're stepping up their monitoring. wednesday's launch follows a visit to the region by the american secretary of state. in south korea he said a military option to deal with the north is on the table. >>> chinese media say a stampede in an elementary school bathroom has killed at least two students and injured more than 20. it happened

ambassador explained the impact on his country as pyongyang says the launch was conducted by a militarynit training to strike american military bases in japan.

the latest news from pyongyang, where kim jong—un was pictured celebrating what he said was a successfulket engine test. the us secretary of state, who was in beijing at the time, said tensions on the korean peninsula had reached a dangerous level. 0ur china editor carrie gracie sent this report from beijing. america's top diplomat. they had intended to steady anxieties about where us—china relations are headed. but, as these players e they were upstaged by another. . . with these pictures of kim jong—un, north korea announced the successful test of a new rocket engine for its space and satellite programme. no wonder he declared a victory. rockets can be repurposed. he has already warned that his nuclear missiles will soon be able to reach the united states. mr tillerson was in asia to warn that us patience is at an end, asking china to do more to persuade its north korean ally to give up its arsenal. china is in a bind. it is frustrated by north korean recklessness, and anxious to find common ground with the new trump administration. but it is also sceptical about whether more economic

malaysia is demanding pyongyang hand over four north korean suspects. it also wants to question three north korean nationals, including an embassy staff member. pyongyang hasn't been cooperative, calling the investigation unfair. >>> a man claiming to be kim's son has spoken out online in a video posted online. if true, he's the first family member to do so. he hasn't revealed his location, and it's unclear when it was filmed. parts of it have been blacked out. >> my name is kim han sol. from north korea. part of the kim family. here's my passport. my father has been killed two days ago. i'm currently with my mother and my sister. we hope this gets better soon. >> south korean intelligence officials say it's highly likely the man is kim jong-nam's son. the group that posted the video says it supports defectors and reveals kim jong-nam's family has been moved to a safe place after seeking refuge. >>> the next step in the influence-peddling scandal that's upended south korean politics is near. the constitutional court says it will rule on park geun-hye's

could the chinese take a tougher stand on pyongyang?” don't know, is the answer.tside ofjohn yang and beijing. but i would be surprised. china has indicated proper displeasure with north korea over the alleged murder of one of its residents in malaysia. —— pyongyang. and did that by stopping coal imports for the year. so that is not just coal imports for the year. so that is notjust words, that is money into north korea. it would be very unlikely that the scientists in north korea and the political leadership there were thinking, let's's wind up beijing. it would not serve them well. thank you very much werejoining us not serve them well. thank you very much were joining us from seoul. not serve them well. thank you very much werejoining us from seoul. —— radu. —— let's. the director of national intelligence at the time of the us election has denied there was any wire—tapping of donald trump or his campaign. mr trump had accused president obama of ordering the wire—tap but offered no evidence. the white house has asked congress to investigate the allegations. nick

north korea's neighbours say pyongyang has fired several missiles into sea of japan. south korean military said the projectiles were launched from a missile base near the border with china, and had flown about a thousand kilometres. the japanese prime minister, shinzo abe, said four ballistic missiles had been launched, three of them landing in waters in tokyo's exclusive economic zone. mr abe said this clearly demonstrated evidence of a new threat from north korea. south korea's acting president hwang kyo—ahn has convened a national security meeting. our correspondent steve evans has more from seoul. it looks from the outside... early days, but it looks from the outside as though they are intermediate—range. in other words, not missiles which are capable of hitting the continental united states, for example. there is a bit of a ritual going on here. every year, at this time, south korea and the us have a big military exercise. north korea says it is practice for invasion. it takes it very badly, and every year, about this time, it looses off missiles. and so there is

so what could be next with this diplomatic dispute between pyongyang and kuala lumpur?play out? what our political analysts telling you ? well, that's right. we have already heard from united nations essentially calling for calm. we know that this violates all sorts of diplomatic relations, it is against article 13 of the un declaration of human rights, which malaysia has signed, north korea hasn't. it is also violating the vienna convention on diplomatic relations. but what we have also seen as quite a furious reaction from malaysians here. if i ta ke reaction from malaysians here. if i take a look at some of the newspapers, the pages and the front headlines, you can see trapped in pyongyang from the malaysian style. you also see the new straits times with a picture of the prime minister basically convening an emergency national security council meeting when he got back from jakarta just yesterday —— malaysian star. saying safety of malaysians is a priority. but we have also heard from reports in some of these papers from the councillors in malaysia, one of the council

the headlines: north korea's neighbours say pyongyang has fired several ballistic missiles into the sea of japan. the japanese prime minister, shinzo abe, said four missiles had been launched, three of them landing in waters in tokyo's exclusive economic zone. the row between president trump and the american intelligence services has intensified. the director of the fbi has rejected mr trump's claims that president obama ordered a wiretap on his election campaign office. leaders of the french centre—right republican party will meet today to try to resolve the crisis surrounding its presidential candidate, francois fillon. mr fillon says he won't pull out of the race. german politicians have reacted angrily to comments by the turkish president, who accused germany of nazi practices after several towns cancelled political rallies involving turkish ministers. now for the latest financial news, with sally bundock and world business report. a european car colossus in the making. france's peugeot citroen is poised to buy general motors‘ european business, including the opel and vauxhall brand

there was widespread suspicion that pyongyang ordered the attack. also expelleds the malaysian ambassador. north korea fired a four -- fourc missiles ballistic missiles. it drew international condemnation. japan's prime minister shinzo abe says the latest launch suggests a new level of danger. >> it is north korea's second missile test this year. before missiles launched monday, traveling several thousand kilometers. the launch was quickly met with condemnation from the u.s. and its asian allies. >> north korea disregarded hours and international communities consistent warning and fired ballistic missiles again. it is a direct challenge to the world at a serious provocation. this launch has clearly indicated that north korea poses a new level of threats. >> this latest test comes after south korea and -- pyongyang sees the annual drills as preparation for war. each launch renews concerns from the u.s. and allies that north korea is getting closer to achieving its ambition, to build .cbms >> we are going to start out with a real big deal and the carm

washington was angered by pyongyang's missile tests earlier in the week. >> just days after pyongyang'sest missile test, washington fired back saying, it is slowly losing patience with north korea and it needs to see positive steps from the regime. >> we remain open to dialogue with north korea with the aim of returning to authentic negotiations on the denuclearization of the korean peninsula. the onus is on north korea to take meaningful actions towards denuclearization, and refrain from provocations. >> it is images like these aired on north korean state tv earlier this week that have caused so much concern. kim jong-na u reports he oversaw then test -- the tests himself. the goal, to meet -- reach a military base in japan. the haley also called for cooperation. >> we have to see some kind of positive action taken from north korea before we can ever take them seriously. they have given us enough reason to think how irresponsible they are that we cannot consider them a rational partner. i think all options are on the table now. >> washington is defending its plans to set up in the cell

pongs yo pyongyang has denied their role. nhk's sources say negotiators say they will allow north koreans to leave the country. in response, pyongyang would allow nine stranded malaysians to return home. former south korean president will attend a hearing on thursday that will decide whether she to be arrested. she's expected to be indicted. the prosecutors asked the court to issue an arrest warrant on monday saying she could destroy evidence if she is not in custody. let's take you to business stories. it is a big week for struggling japanese electronic firm toshiba. let's find out why. what can you tell us? >> good morning. as we've reported here toshiba needs to turn around their finances. they're looking to look at their u.s. subsidiary u.s. westinghouse. they're planning to file for bankruptcy production. toshiba bought westinghouse in2006. they won orders for four reactors in the u.s. two years later. but the safety standards ballooned making the project unprofitable. so now toshiba expects to post a loss of $6 million.

but the representatives for pyongyang struck back saying ongoing u.s./south korea military exercises might turn into actual war. envoys from more than a dozen countries met tuesday in geneva. many of them had harsh words for north korea. >> these actions are clear provocations to the security of the region and the international community. and are totally unacceptable. >> it is in violation of multiple u.n. security council resolutions and that the countries represented in this room are not going to stand by and just let the dprk violate international law. >> but the north korean envoy dug in his heels. >> the dprk is firm in its determination to firm up its defense capabilities with a nuclear deterrent to defend itself against nuclear war caused by the united states. >> pyongyang says monday's launch was conducted by a military unit training to strike american military bases in japan. four ballistic missiles fell into the sea off japan's northwest coast. three of them apparently landed in the country's exclusive economic zone. the launch came just days

sayster: tillerson pyongyang's nuclear program would not be enough and want of preemptive actions. saying it needs to be able to defend itself read in conducting its first test in 2006, it carried out four more. despite crippling economic sanctions it has stepped up its missile launches in recent months. last week it fired a four ballistic missile simultaneously. itsgyang has defended actions, saying it was in response to the deployment of a u.s. made missile shield in south korea. system has also angered china, north korea's most important ally. the next stop is beijing. >> the israeli military says its aircraft has struck several thousand during the course of -- both sides have confirmed this report of what is a rare military exchange between the two neighbors and the israeli mission aimed at destroying weapons convoy. france 24 takes a closer look. here is tangible proof of the latest military confrontation between israel and syria. a rocket that fell in neutral jordanian territory between the two countries. >> we heard a loud explosion in the sky and heard something fall on the

whether it will be handed over to pyongyang is believed to be central to negotiations between the countries. they're trying to end a mutual travel ban put in place as diplomatic relations between them deteriorated. >> the body is still in the hands of the ministry. until such a time we get any information that it should be released or taken out, from the ministry of foreign affairs. and the embassy y department. >> the announcement poured cold water over speculation the countries had reached a resolution to their standoff. that thinking was triggered by unconfirmed mededia rorts that kim jong-nam's body was moved and due to be flown out of the country. kim was attacked by a toxic nerve agent at an airport last month and later died. malaysia has not directly blamed the north but is investigating links to the country. amid escalating tensions over his death, the countries barred each other's citizens from leaving their respective countries, but two weeks ago, they started negotiating. malaysia is believed to be trying to secure the release of diplomats and their families trapped in pyongyang.

he asked pyongyang to exercise self-restraint.ang hopes concerned nations will halt any actions that impede the goal of denuclearizing the korean peninsula. u.s. and south korean troops are currently conducting drills nearby which the north has denounced. analysts say the chinese side also explained its decisions to suspend coal imports from the north for the rest of the year. that's in line with a u.n. security council resolution. >>> shifting gears now, stocks have rallied on wall street. dow jones industrial average surpassed 21,000 for the first time in history. and tokyo markets are following suit. ai uchida joins us now from the business desk with all of the details. what's behind all of the >> following the rally on wall street, tokyo's nikkei average surged to its highest point this year which the is highest since december 2015. the index is trading in positive territory, up by more than 1% at 19,598. shares of financials are leaping ahead and a weaker yen is giving a boost to export-related stocks. let's take a look at cu

is it in a sense acknowledgement of pyongyang's ambition and capability? >> reporter: well, certainly the new administration appears to be well aware that pyongyang is getting better. the more it tests these missiles, the better their capability is. it's really clear that some of these tests including one just a few weeks ago, an intermediate range missile was an improvement, it was a solid fuel rather than liquid fuel launch which means it's more mobile and can be launched from a mobile launcher, quicker and far more difficult to track. certainly there are improvements that are happening. you heard the north korean leader kim jong-un on january 1st saying he is close to test launch agicbm, an intercontinental ballistic missile which could hit mainland united states. so the united states is very well aware that this is exactly what north korea wants. it wants to be able to hit mainland united states with a nuclear tipped war head and has been very clear about that, and it is making progress. hannah? >> and will, you've spent a lot of time in north korea re

they've demanded pyongyang hand them over. they want to question an embassy staff member and an employee of the state-owned airline. the victim's body is at the center of a diplomatic row between malaysia and north korea. pyongyang is claiming it but malaysia's health minister says unless they can obtain dna samples from the family to positively determine the identity of the body, it will not be released. >>> south korea's prime minister has stressed his country will abide by an agreement with japan on those referred to as comfort women. huang, serving as acting president, delivered a speech to commemorate the movement for independence from japan's colonial rule that lasted from 1910 to 1945. >> translator: the two countries should are the the spirit of the agreement in implementing it. both sides must take efforts to ease the women's suffering and restore their honor and dignity. >> japan and southth korea reacd an agreement in late 2015 that calllled for japan too provide about $9 million to a foundation to support the women

his final destination is believed to be pyongyang. malaysian police have obtained a warrant for an employee of north korea's state-owned airlines but they know it may be difficult to detain the man. officials want to question the air koryo worker. they also want to speak with a second secretary at the north korean embassy in kuala lumpur. both men appear in security video taken at the airport on the day of the killing. but they are refusing to cooperate with the probe. malaysia's deputy prime minister implied that the airline staffer is at the embassy. he said that as long as a person is on the premises of an embassy, officials must follow diplomatic procedures. he is protected by diplomatic immunity and cannot be detained. >>> relations between south korea and china have been further soured as chinese authorities ordered its travel agencies to stop selling tours to korea. south korean reports that beijing's move is in retaliation to the finland deployment of an advanced u.s. missile defense system for china's eastern neighbor. the mi

military says the move was a defensive response to what it calls the provocative actions of pyongyangployedhas previously thad in guam and hawaii to protect against potential attacks from north korea. the decision to install and south korea was made by the obama administration. president trump says he is committed to the project. the defense system will anger china, one of north korea's key diplomatic allies. beijing as opposed to the technology being set up so close to its borders and sees it as a threat to its security. concerns have also been raised in south korea, where the plans triggered protests last year/ . many feared the move will wrestle relations with the northern neighbors. host: says been a new development in the growing tit-for-tat between north korea and malaysia. tensions have been high since the apparent assassination of the half-brother of the north korean leader at the kuala lumpur airport. investigators want to question three north koreans who have been hiding out in the embassy there. that has promoted the malaysian police to seal off the north korean embassy. no

it follows pyongyang's launch of four ballistic missiles earlier this month. u.s. and south korean militaries are also in the midst of annual joint exercises that began on march 1st. pyongyang has criticized the drills, warning its military will counter with super hardline measures. >>> meanwhile, the u.s. military says it will deploy attack drones in south korea in response to north korea's s missile and d nuclear weapons programs. u.s. forces in south korea said on monday that the gray eagle unmanned aerial systems will be permanently statioioned at kusa air base south of seoul. the 8.5-meter craft is equipped with four air to surface missiles. u.s. defense department spokesman jeff davis told reporters that deployment will begin early next year. he said the move is part of a broader plan to deploy the attack drones with every division in the u.s. army. the u.s. military says the gray eagle system adds capabilities for u.s. forces and their south korean allies. ♪ >>> the 2020 olympic and paralympics are expected to be an economic boon to tokyo, but other regions

it follows the announcement from pyongyang of a rocket engine test on sunday.d a dangerous level. 0ur china editor carrie gracie reports. the smiles were somewhat strained when the chinese president met america's top diplomat. they had intended to steady anxieties about where us—china relations are headed. but, as these players they were upstaged by another. with these pictures of kim jong—un, north korea announced the successful test of a new rocket engine for its space and satellite programme. no wonder he declared a victory. rockets can be repurposed. he has already warned that his nuclear missiles will soon be able to reach the united states. mr tillerson was in asia to warn that us patience is at an end, asking china to do more to persuade its north korean ally to give up its arsenal. china is in a bind. it is frustrated by north korean recklessness, and anxious to find common ground with the new trump administration. would force north korea tareneo‘n-- ,,-.-—, ,,,—, , s. and it is suspicious of american intentions in the region. china wants fewer american

on monday pyongyang fired four more missiles off its east coast. three of them landed in waters japan claims as its own. prime minister shinzo abe condemned the tests. >> the launches are clearly in violation of security council resolutions, which we will not tolerate. we have strongly rebuked north korea. >> the missiles appear to be a reaction to south korea's annual military drills with the u.s., which began last week. the two countries say the exercises are routine, but north korea views them as preparation for war. last year it fired seven ballistic missiles during the drills. the latest tests are another provocation to donald trump's administration. in recent months, pyongyang has been conducting banned nuclear tests at an unprecedented rate. following monday's launches the u.s. state department said the u.s. was ready to use the full range of capabilities at its disposal. south korea called for the u.s. to speed up its deployment of a new antimissile defense system in the country. >> we should quickly complete the deployment of the u.s. term

body of kimjong—nam, the murdered half brother of north korea's leader, under a deal reached with pyongyangexchange, nine malaysians freed by north korea have arrived home. this video is trending on bbc .com: blastoff for spacex as the company attempts to make history by sending a used rocket back into space. in every programme rockets have only been used once before being discarded. that's all from me, thanks for watching bbc world news. goodbye. now on bbc news, it's time for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk with me, zeinab badawi, in florida, where i am speaking psychologist james mitchell. he helped draw up and carry out the cia's enhanced interrogation programme after the september 11 attacks. he personally interrogated suspects using techniques like waterboarding. his critics say that he is a torturer. he says he has nothing to apologise for, and what he did was harsh, but legal, and necessary. so this is your study? yes. the thing that is useful about a library like this is, like, for example, this is reliance of the traveller, it's a book of sharia law from a salafist position. i've go