for example, take a look at these satellite images from rakhine state.ed villages, surrounded by fields for agriculture. compare this with this image taken in february, showing new structures built on the fields next to where the villages stood, and two new helipads. matthew wells is a senior crisis advisor at amnesty international, who spent january and february this year at the refugee camps in bangladesh, gathering the testimony and materials upon which amnesty is basing its report. hejoins me now from washington. just over six months ago, the myanmar military unleashed its campaign of ethnic cleansing against the rohingya population in northern rakhine state, driving more than 600,000 men, women and children across the border into bangladesh. what a new report today shows is that, as the rohingya shelter in refugee camps there in bangladesh, the myanmar authorities are in effect remaking rakhine state. that areas that used to be rohingya homes, markets and mosques have been bulldozed. farmland has been cleared away. and, in their place, the myanmar a

the myanmar military is building on razed rohingya villages in rakhine state — according to a new reporty international. ‘a military land grab‘ is how amnesty describes the new structures — which include fences, roads and military bases being built where villages stood. matthew wells is a senior crisis advisor at amnesty international. he spentjanuary and february this year at the refugee camps in bangladesh gathering the testimony and materials upon which amnesty is basing its report. what a new report today shows is that, as the rohingya shelter in refugee camps there in bangladesh, the myanmar authorities are in effect remaking rakhine state. that areas that used to be rohingya homes, markets and mosques have been bulldozed. farmland has been cleared away. and, in their place, the myanmar authorities have built new infrastructure, including security force bases, roads, at times villages for non—rohingya ethnic groups. and all of this shows that, as the authorities say that they are ready to start returning rohingya, that in fact every day they are making that far more difficult, by re

fact finding mission to have access to rakhine state so that we can fully investigate all the crimes against humanity what is of concern here is the message building is actually destroying evidence that could be used to investigate you know crimes against humanity and you know perhaps all story you know or call stewards and international justice solution to what has been happening in myanmar. fifty thousand farmers have reached india's financial capital mon by after a five day protest march they are demanding aid from the government better crop prices and more access to land victoria gave me reports. from the atmosphere is upbeat but these farmers arrive in mumbai with a serious message for the indian government it's taken them five days in the hot sun to march one hundred eighty kilometers from the ancient holy city of nashville stopping only for food and rest now they're determined to make their voices heard to state and national government legislators on the floor though much i'm on my own but i got the government should accept some of our demands in the past we have blocked roads

as they are ready to start returning rohingya, they are making it far more difficult by remaking rakhine village for example, our evidence comes notjust from testimonies but what we see on satellite imagery from photos and videos that have been taken by people still in northern rakhine state and it shows in this particular village, the myanmar military, they are building an enormous new base that has in effect driven off many of the rohingya people in that village. what happened was, after those villages we re happened was, after those villages were burned, the military put the flags down, marking off an enormous amount of state that used to be farmland. it's led to hundreds of people on the village going to bangladesh in the last couple of months and says government says, it is preparing for returns, it is remaking rakhine through new security force bases. it makes any return incredibly difficult. legendary british comedian — sir ken dodd — has died at the age of ninety. born in liverpool — he was famous for his tickling sticks and his sidekicks — the diddy men. he died just days after

these are the new arrivals from myanmar‘s rakhine state. took the risky sea journey overnight to reach the shores of bangladesh. these people, they say that they do not have any livelihood and they also are lacking food in their villages. they feel intimidated by the presence of so many rakhine villages around their own village and that's why had to take this riskyjourney. it also shows that, even though the level of violence has come down in rakhine state, people are still fleeing. for example, here, about 200 people came over last night and we have been speaking to officials who say there has been a regular flow of 80—90 people coming every day and this is adding to this huge population of rohingya refugees here in this country. nearly 700,000 people have fled rakhine state and the latest round of violence, which started in august and they have been housed in various camps across cox's bazar district here. and the worry for the government and the aid agencies, they cannot estimate how many people are there, what supplies they can bring in

bangladesh many of those who live here say they just want to go back to their homes in myanmar's rakhine state but if you are certain if they ever will what's also unclear is whether they will ever see justice for the abuses faced abuses the u.n. describes as bearing the hallmarks of genocide there appears to be a policy of forced starvation and place designed to make life in northern rakhine unsustainable for a hunter who remains. i miss the international is also questioning whether the more than seven hundred thousand written injured displaced in months of violence will ever be able to return to their homes be satellite images appear to show areas where rohingya houses mosques and businesses once stood and where since the sort of the year there has been a rapid increase in the construction of myanmar military infrastructure including three new army bases construction the rights group is describing as a land grab around three hundred fifty range of villages have been destroyed since unrest and rakhine state began last august eyewitnesses say the myanmar military directed the burning of

these are the new arrivals from myanmar‘s rakhine state.res of bangladesh. these people, they say that they do not have any livelihood and they also are lacking food in their villages. they feel intimidated by the presence of so many rakhine villages around their own village and that's why had to take this riskyjourney. it also shows that, even though the level of violence has come down in rakhine state, people are still fleeing. for example, here, about 200 people came over last night and we have been speaking to officials who say there has been a regular flow of 80—90 people coming every day and this is adding to this huge population of rohingya refugees here in this country. nearly 700,000 people have fled rakhine state and the latest round of violence, which started in august and they have been housed in various camps across cox's bazar district here. and the worry for the government and the aid agencies, they cannot estimate how many people are there, what supplies they can bring in and, with more new arrivals, this adds to the pressur

well thank you for having me and we've looked at a lot of the new construction and rakhine state which is massive back and state is being remade into my room and when we compare the buildings and the structures it will the government has announced to be the repatriation sites for the ranger so these new structures which we believe to be security bases they are clearly very different from what we've done is we've couple that satellite imagery with interviews with people on the ground in rakhine state as well as a range of that recently fled and i can state and they defer to as that this construction is new military and security bases and in many cases is actually taking place directly on by a range of villages so based on the evidence that you've gathered you seem to be fairly said that these military bases being controlled constructed on a raised villages but what would be the objective of the military to do such a thing. when i think there are two made objectives i think the first is to increase the securitize ation of miniaturize ation of rakhine state this area is being massively se

around three hundred fifty ridge of villages have been destroyed since unrest and rakhine state began last august eyewitnesses say the myanmar military directed the burning of the villages and accusation the government denies despite an agreement with neighboring bangladesh to repatriate the hundreds of thousands of the hindu who fled over the border to safety it's looking increasingly unlikely many will be able to return to where their homes once stood as well as the new military infrastructure rapid road construction and other building has been seen in the area and one case for him to villagers who had remained in myanmar were forcibly evicted to make way for an army base we're witnessing a genocide in real time the mistreatment of the rich by me and my military and me and mas authorities surely meets the criteria to be considered a genocide then we actually need to see sanctions back on the table this should be visa bans for the pipa trite as of these atrocities and that should include not just the military but it should should should include the civilian authorities of me and the

around three hundred fifty wreckage of villages have been destroyed since unrest in rakhine state began last august eyewitnesses say the myanmar military directed the burning of the villages and accusation the government denies despite an agreement with neighboring bangladesh to repatriate the hundreds of thousands of the hindu who fled over the border to safety it's looking increasingly unlikely many will be able to return to where their homes once stood as well as the new military infrastructure rapid road construction and other building has been seen in the area and in one case for him to villagers who had remained in myanmar were forcibly evicted to make way for an army base we're witnessing a genocide in real time the mistreatment of the rich by me and my military and me and mas authorities surely meets the criteria to be considered a genocide then we actually need to see sanctions back on the table they should be visa bans for the perpetrators of these atrocities and that should include not just the military but it should should should include the civilian authorities of me and th

council is aware that my office has strong suspicions that acts of genocide may have taken place in rakhine state since august i am therefore not surprised by reports that ruins of villages which were attacked in recent years and alleged mass graves of the victims are being bulldozed. at the same time the bangladesh government ministers accusing me of obstructing efforts to repatriate refugees finance minister and they moved in said despite a repatriation deal signed between myanmar and bangladesh in november it's unlikely that this place muslims would ever return to their homeland that repatriation plan has been controversial from the outset rights groups and the un have warned that the conditions for real hinge are to return are nowhere near refugees living in camps in southeastern bangladesh are also resisting the idea fearing they won't be safe if they return to their homes and al-jazeera a prominent buddhist politician has been in court accused of provoking ethnic violence and may in mass rakhine state police say i'm all inspired protest is to seize a government office in january and h

fact finding mission to have access to rakhine state so that we can fully investigate all the crimes against humanity what is of concern here is that the message building is actually destroying evidence that could be used to investigate you know crimes against humanity and you know perhaps also you know call stewards and international justice solution to what is happening in myanmar ok james game is this international thank you very much indeed. now the un is seeking five hundred million dollars to keep hundreds of schools open across the middle east the work of the un relief and works agency. has become even more difficult after the us reduced its funding this year iran com reports now from the occupied west bank but children making their voices heard on the scene. the message here is that dignity is priceless it's aimed at the united states of america deal with held one hundred ten million dollars in funding for the united nations relief works agency than the ones that deal with palestinian refugees and it's going to stay in the occupied west bank this similar things are taking pla

aung san suu kyi is speaking to the australian government about troubled rakhine state after appealingsoutheast asian leaders for humanitarian support, at a regional summit in australia. a breakthrough in the treatment of multiple sclerosis after a medical trial involving stem cell transplants. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. it's 8am in singapore, midnight in london and three am in moscow where russia's president vladimir putin has secured a fourth term in office. another six years in power will make him russia's longest serving leader since stalin. counting is still under way, but with 87% of the vote counted, he's already won more than three quarters of the vote. lucy hockings is in moscow. huge crowds showing up to the other side of red square to celebrate. when vladimir putin appeared and he will win his fourth term in office. there were a candidate standing that you would not have known. he was the only one to watch. there was more about questions of voter turnout that we were interested in looking at. it was not

secondly, that access to rakhine state remains restricted for security reasons.is was something that was brought up in the press release by the honourable gentleman yesterday evening — finally, they were unhappy that individual members of the idc had signed a letter calling for the senior general of the burmese army to be held to account for the burmese military behaviour in rakhine. in the lords, there was a call for better regulation of facial recognition technology by the security services and police. biometric software can identify someone by comparing a photo or video to a stored faceprint. it's used for security, but also increasingly by private companies. 0ne peer, who said she'd been arrested but not charged while attending peaceful protests, raised concerns. this technology is being used with a database full of illegal images of innocent people, and i include myself in that number. it seems that the facial recognition technology is using the police national database, which contains tens of thousands of people who were never charged nor convicted of an of

but dr aung tun thet, chief coordinator of resettlement and development in rakhine, said action wouldho crossed the line of their normal duties. we do have established norms, use of engagement by the armed forces, and we are very clear that the armed forces will follow these guidelines. if there are any individuals who have gone against these guidelines, action will be taken. the indian prime minister, narendra modi, has been criticised after reports that his official mobile app, downloaded by millions of people, automatically sends personal user data to a us company without the user's consent. the governing bjp has denied that the information went to a third party. the us federal trade commission has confirmed it's investigating facebook‘s privacy policies after revelations that a political consulting company, cambridge analytica, had been given access to users' personal data. facebook, which was subject to an ftc inquiry in 2011, said it welcomed the opportunity to answer the regulator's questions. malaysia has proposed making it a criminal offence to publish fake news — offenders c

are about eighty thousand that are still there plus you've got about a hundred thousand in central rakhine and more than a hundred thousand and they've been living in i.d.p. camps for more than five years when their homes were destroyed in riots now part of the problem here is those that aid eyes on the ground are really restricted of the red cross is allowed to deliver a has been a lot of the liver a but a lot of the groups that were delivering aid there for years u.n. a u.n. agencies and other groups have been really restricted on what kind of access they can get so we really don't know how well a lot of these these rohingya in rakhine are doing one thing we do get keep in mind there are still real hinges that are still going over the border into bangladesh not in the anywhere near the numbers of the few months ago but some of the ones that are still coming across a lot of them are still expressing concern that the reason why they left is because they could not get enough food so that's a raising alarm bell dave good about bringing us up to date from myanmar thanks so very much for the i

refugee camp in bangladesh he says writing a muslim still face killings rape and for starvation in rakhine state government denies such abuses are taking place and promised to take back the refugees seven hundred thousand rand have sold refuge in bangladesh since a major crackdown began in august. a gel droid says journalist is appearing in a court in myanmar for another hearing well known as one of two reporters arrested in december and charged with illegal possession of state secrets they've been covering the violence against rangar in rakhine state the u.n. is calling for their immediate release she has declared a week long state of emergency to try to stop rising violence against the country's muslim minority the military has been deployed to the city of candy and a curfew is now in place in recent days muslim owned homes and businesses have been set on fire and damaged in riots as mel fernandez reports. heavy military prisons deployed to keep the peace. witnesses say organize mobs from the single majority targeted mosques muslim homes and businesses on monday afternoon mohammad first

says he strongly suspects that acts of genocide may have been committed against muslim or hinges in rakhine state since august just to have a report. life urson what a begum and her young children is a struggle to survive for months they have been sheltering in this refugee camp in a no man's land between the border with bangladesh and me and more the mother says she lost nearly everything when she escaped the military crackdown in her home state of. we were all running away from me on march trying to save our lives we had no chance to look back my son died along the way he died crying the only way for refugees in the camp to get access to aid is to cross this river into bangladesh. like to get out. we don't want to stay here because we don't feel safe the myanmar army fire shots at us they have taken people from here day and night we can't sleep and we're scared for our lives nearly seven hundred thousand row hinge or seeking refuge in bangladesh many have described killings rape and arson by me and maher security forces the united nations human rights commissions has issued several condem

the tactics the world has become aware of in the western state of rakhine where hundreds of thousands of rigging year have fled to bangladesh because of attacks by security forces the united nations and others have called it ethnic cleansing the kitchin say they have faced similar violence for years it's estimated around one hundred thousand are in camps along the border with china because of fighting between the kitchen independence army and the myanmar army which some still call burma referring to me and miles form a name a cease fire which had lasted for seventeen years broke down in two thousand and eleven and the battle for control of the resource rich area restarted. and so did the attacks on civilians which kitchen soldiers say are continuing. my mother or my sister was killed by burma's army my house was burnt down and very sad and feel helpless so i made the decision to join the army to fight back myanmar's military generals rarely speak publicly while the government consistently denies that soldiers carry out abuses when the party of me and my state councillor aung san suu k

testify. broke the net. of a match official to repair the damage. to enjoy the performance. in the rakhineticise myanmar. turnbull chose not to criticise myanmar during the summit. to openly criticise them. of thousands of rohingya people who are currently in bangladesh. of ethnic cleansing. more direct as he speaks to aung san suu kyi. directly criticise her or the myanmar military government. of the persecution of these hundreds of thousands of people. aung san suu kyi? yes. while she was on australian soil. the attempt was turned down by the australian attorney—general. it is not surprising. immune from any such attempt. it does show you the strength of feeling here in australia. made accountable for her part in the suffering of the rohingya. of the bilateral talks. we do know that she is due to give a speech here in sydney tomorrow. government's role has been in the suffering of the rohingya. we will stay in australia. coastal town of tathra. people fled to the beach to avoid the flames. on their properties. the homes of the small coastal town of tathra. so far, there are no reports of

aung san suu kyi is speaking to the australian government about troubled rakhine state after appealing regional summit in australia. a breakthrough in the treatment of multiple sclerosis after a medical trial involving stem cell transplants. live from our studios in singapore and london, this

showing that they its infrastructure going up at a frenetic rate right across the culprit area here and rakhine state which stray about close to you know hundreds of thousands of bridging bangladesh you may have seen the construction of heavy plants we see the construction of security force bases and we've spoken to eyewitnesses who have actually been moved lands and also some areas in which they lived so that military areas sorry security force bases can be constructed so we have very sure that what is happening right now is what we are calling and legal and ground the fact that there are villages that are good to the ground which just been raised they have been you raced off them not ok you just said that it looks like the military bases and repatriation camps are being built there could the objective then be the military wanted to build people bring people back but have them overseen in effect by the military camps close to the camps they live in. well actually they are a petri dish in camps and fortunately have been built right on top in one instance that we're talking to a page that was da

the un says myanmar is continuing the ethnic cleansing of rohingya muslims in rakhine state.e fled violence in the latter half of listen to this damning statement from the un. not only are there still killings, rapes on a large—scale, not only are they driving people out with force and threats, but also, it seems almost systematic attempt to destroy their future livelihoods. the bbc‘s anbarasan ethirajan has been talking to the refugees. many of these refugees are still disappointed that no action has been taken against myanmar, they are still very uncertain about their future. the bangladeshi government signed a repatriation agreement with myanmar, but nothing has happened so far. even when they want to go, even when they are asked to go, they are saying, we would like to return with dignity, security and all human rights respected. that is what many refugees are saying and they are not very hopeful what the international community can do to myanmar, given the fact a number of united nations officials and the us described what happened in rakhine state is ethnic cleansing. a

says he strongly suspect that acts of genocide may have been committed against muslim or hinges in rakhine state since august and just to have reports. life urson what a begum and her young children is a struggle to survive for months they have been sheltering in this refugee camp in a no man's land between the border with bangladesh and me and more the mother says she lost nearly everything when she escaped the military crackdown in her home state of. florida. we were all running away from me on march trying to save our lives we had no chance to look back my son died along the way he died crying. the only way for refugees in the camp to get access to aid is to cross this river into bangladesh. to get out of we don't want to stay here because we don't feel safe in myanmar army fire shots at us they have taken people from here day and night we can't sleep and we're scared for our lives . nearly seven hundred thousand row hinge are seeking refuge in bangladesh many have described killings rape and arson by me and large security forces the united nations human rights commissions has issued se

images and maps through several maps you can follow the path of you know the ranger from myanmar's rakhine state to other countries bangladesh notably and you've got some very good numbers say that explains this crisis in depth it's on al-jazeera dot com time now for a look at the day's other news led such a check in with mary in our london you sent to hi maria. hi there fall yes the british prime minister tourism a is been outlining her vision for the next stage of brics it in a speech here in london she said there were five key tests for negotiations with the european union which included respecting the referendum vote take back control of the u.k.'s border laws and money may also refuted european union accusations that u.k. is trying to cherry pick the most favorable of its rules while stopping the ones they don't like just. the fact is that every free trade agreement has varying market access depending on the respective interests of the countries involved if this is cherry picking than every trade arrangement is cherry picking more over with all its neighbors the e.u. has varying level

be prosecuted for crimes against humanity following the persecution of the rohingya people in the rakhinee was raised at this weekend's asean summit in sydney, but the prime minister, malcolm turnbull, refused to criticise myanmar. three people have been killed and at least 23 were injured after a fire broke out at a hotel in manila, in the philippines. the blaze raged for over nine hours before it was brought under control. 300 guests were evacuated. the cause of the fire is not yet known. syria's president, bashar al—assad, has visited soldiers in eastern ghouta, an area his forces have been trying to retake from the rebels. these images published on a syrian presidency facebook page show him surrounded by troops. a monitoring group has confirmed that government forces and their allies now control some 80% of eastern ghouta. thousands more civilians fled on sunday, but a pro—rebel website says there has been relative calm for the first time in a month. the turkish president says the northern syrian city of afrin is now under turkish control after its troops, backed by syrian allies, ent

international has accused the government in myanmar of attempting a land—grab and militarising the state of rakhine hundreds of thousands of rohingya muslims to flee to neighbouring bangladesh. it said burmese soldiers had bulldozed areas to make way for military bases and establish settlements for non—rohingya ethnic groups. police here in the uk say they've found significant traces of the nerve agent used to poison a former russian spy all over the restaurant table where he had eaten with his daughter before both were taken ill. they say the quantity of poison found at the restaurant in salisbury suggest that it was already all over the hands of sergei and yulia skripal. the contaminated table has been destroyed. police have also seized mr skripal‘s car and are investigating his home. it's been called the world's biggest stock market listin, but it's being reported that the long—awaited ipo of saudi arabia's massive oil company, aramco, could be delayed until 2019 at the earliest after it failed to get the desired valuation. 0liver cornock, editor—in—chief of the oxford business group, joins me n

more than 700,000 rohingya muslims from myanmar‘s rakhine state have sought refuge in bangladesh following willa woman finally create history in india's north—eastern state of nagaland by entering its elected assembly? rekha rose dukru is one of the only five women contestants for the upcoming elections for 60 seats in the assembly. unlike most states in india, nagaland has been granted a great degree of state autonomy, but naga society is patriarchal, and customs and traditions don't allow women to enter politics. a bbc team travelled to the remote village of zhavame to meet her, and to hear her story. singing. a man is cooking at home, and we come and see that he's cooking. oh, my god, your husband cooks! we think that the husband is not supposed to cook. i have to break this barrier. i have to penetrate and show that there is a way, and there is hope. when i see other states in india, women doing very well as politicians, we have chief ministers, we have a precedent of political parties, ifeel sad when i look back at nagaland. nagaland can also be one of them. the first general election

second, the access to rakhine state remains restricted for security reasons, and finally, i think thiswas brought up in the press release yesterday evening, they were unhappy that individual members had signed a letter calling for the senior general of the burmese army to be held accountable for the military behaviour. it those atrocities are being carried out, then it's for all democracies to make their voices heard, and she has been championing zinc dust trapping democracy there, i hope she is listening to the message today, because she should also be speaking out. the minister is right, we must keep supporting and helping the vulnerable people in myanmar particularly rohingya, but can i press the issue of accountability and those responsible for the military, is it possible for him to have discussions with others in the security council that a possibility for a resolution to the criminal court? mark field said that the feeling was any move would be vetoed by china and russia. he said the government wanted to keep the lines of communication open with more moderate elements within the

un said the army crackdown against rohingyas in rakhine state constituted ethnic cleansing.rammes of waste taken to the nepalese capital kathmandu. the aim is to airlift 100 tons of waste from the world's highest mountain and the surrounding region, which was visited by more than 100,000 people last year. a private airline said it would continue to transport mostly recyclable waste like bottles, adventure gear and metal throughout the year. a little earlier, i spoke to british mountaineer alan hinkes — who has been to everest on multiple expeditions — and asked him if the litter is really as bad as it sounds. no, it isn't really. i think we get bad publicity. most climbers take only photographs and leave only footprints. as you mention, there is a 100,000. on footprints. as you mention, there is a 100,000. 0n everest there is only about 500— a 100,000. 0n everest there is only about 500- 1000 a 100,000. 0n everest there is only about 500— 1000 climbers and most are environmentally aware. there is quite a lot of rubbish on the way up to base camp, there is some. the nepalese

military is in charge of the ministries of defense all affairs and border affairs so when it comes to rakhine the military is clearly calling the shots no one is accusing aung san suu kyi of committing direct crimes there but a lot of people in ash many have been disappointed that she has not taken a stand against the military she has shown no signs that that will change so i guess change is not going to remain a change dave going to bomb and young i have to say thank you very much to say this go to mainstream what you are saying thank you very much for that assessment reasonable at the same time offering aid saudi arabia and the u.a.e. have made a massive donation to u.n. aid efforts in yemen saudi crown prince been said man handed over nine hundred thirty million dollars a sum that's a sum during a meeting with the u.n. secretary general until the ten ish the united nations is mourning the arab ones poorest country faces the once was humanitarian crisis and close to half a million children in yemen have dropped out of school since two thousand and fifteen when saudi arabia and its allies in

around 600,000 people, from the mainly muslim rohingya minority, have fled rakhine state since last augustamps in bangladesh. linda brown, who was at the centre of a landmark legal case that ended racial segregation in american schools, has died at the age of 76. the case, brown versus the board of education, was brought by her father when linda was refused a place at an all—white school in kansas. she was nine years old at the time. the federal trade commission in the us is investigating facebook‘s privacy policies in response to the revelations that the political consulting company, cambridge analytica, was given access to users' personal data. a statement from facebook welcomed the opportunity to answer regulators' questions. it was subject to an ftc inquiry in 2011. the former president of brazil, luiz inacio lula da silva, has lost his latest appeal against a corruption conviction which could see him jailed for 12 years and terminate his hopes of running for office again. the supreme court will decide next month whether he can remain free while he appeals to higher courts. at least 60

they feel intimidated by the presence of rakhine villages surrounding events. people are still playing. here, 200 people are still playing. here, 200 people came over us night and we have been speaking to officials who say there has been a regular flow of 80-90 say there has been a regular flow of 80 — 90 people coming every day and this is adding to this huge population of people this country. nearly 700,000 people have escaped their country and housed in various camps across these district. they are worried that they cannot estimate how many people there are, what they can bring in and with more new arrivals it adds to the pressure of aid agencies and the government. a grenade killed a man in sri lanka's central district of kandy on wednesday, after a fourth day of clashes between the majority buddhist community and muslims living in the area. more troops have been deployed to try to end the violence. there have been clashes since sunday when a buddhist man died in kandy after an altercation with a group of muslims. david campanale has more. sri lankan comman

speaking up for the rohingya, for not speaking out against the myanmar military in their actions in rakhiney the un. i think that it is pretty unlikely at the moment. or race, thank you. —— all right. in russia, funerals have started for the victims of a fire that ripped through a shopping mall in the siberian town of kemerovo. 64 people, including 41 children, were killed in the blaze on sunday. investigators say the alarm was broken and exits were blocked when the fire broke out. president vladmir putin says it was criminal negligence. sarah rainsford reports from kemerovo. they're desperate not to let go. a couple cling to the coffin of their ten—year—old daughter. masha's little brother and their grandma were also killed in the kemerovo fire, on a day out at the cinema. for those left behind, saying goodbye is too much to bear. wailing "save their souls, take them to paradise," natalia begs as her children are lowered into a shared grave. and then she cries out their names. they are three of the 64 who were trapped in a burning shopping centre, where no fire alarm went off and emergency