these are the pictures from inside rakhine state. people are fleeing to safety.ighting broke out after hundreds of rohingya militants attacked police and army bases. the violence is leading to a fresh influx of refugees into wrangler dash. these refugees are hiding on a sandbank so that border guards won't detect them. bangladesh has been turning away refugees for days, saying they cannot post any more. the country is already home to hundreds of thousands of rohingya muslim refugees. they are living in camps in squalid conditions. one of my sons was lost while crossing the border. he could not tolerate the torture of the myanmar government. they killed our people, bodies are lying everywhere. we were helpless. the government burnt out houses and also killed our children. how can we leave there? you have seen on the news how much torture they are doing to us. the united nations describes rohingya muslims as one of the most persecuted minorities in the world. the latest escalation in violence is only adding to their plight. to their in england, eight people have di

but right now her office is spreading dangerous propaganda about the situation in rakhine state. man rights violations. they are drumming up sentiment against the rohingya muslims. this is profoundly irresponsible and very unhelpful. at this point, the state m e nts unhelpful. at this point, the statements coming from aung san suu kyi's offers and bigger violence in rakhine state, they have not solved anything. that is correct. in the last few months we have documented soldiers committing mass gang rape and mass killings, forcibly displacing tens of thousands of people. we know right now there are tens of thousands of people running for their lives. unfortunately, the government and military are not doing anything. many of these people on the border have been turned back. watcher bangladesh do? what should be their role? —— what should. bangladesh is hosting half a million refugees. but right now be bangladesh authorities have an obligation to provide help for them. what they are doing is forcing them back into situations where they face imminent harm and persecution and that poli

myanmar‘s rakhine state is behind the barbed fence. suddenly, this happens.s get edgy. they are prepared. they know what will follow after the firing. hundreds of villagers from myanmar‘s rakhine state are trying to flee the violence there. what you can see on the other side of the border, there are huge fighting going on. we heard the sounds, you can see a lot of rohingya people coming down over the hills. you can see that right next to the line. on the other side, it looks like something wrong is taking place there. civilians, especially women and children, are rushing in numbers. these are the pictures from inside rakhine state. people are fleeing to safety. the myanmar government says the fighting broke out after hundreds of rohingya militants attacked police and army bases. the violence is leading to a fresh influx of refugees into bangladesh. these refugees are hiding on a sandbank so that border guards won't detect them. bangladesh has been turning away refugees for days, saying they cannot afford to host any more. the country is already home to hundre

chief kofi annan will unveil its report shortly on how to tackle sectarian tensions in myanmar‘s rakhine state discrimination in the state. a year ago, myanmar leader aung san suu kyi asked the six—member panel to look for solutions. joining me from yangon is the bbc‘s ali fowle. how did this report, about? in september last year, aung san suu kyiasked september last year, aung san suu kyi asked kofi annan two head this advisory commission. it came soon after criticism for her silence on this issue. the ongoing crisis in the state. the aim of the crisis was to find a way of resolving this crisis, the ongoing tensions since violence flared up in 2012. hundreds and thousands of people, tens of thousands were displaced. there has been ongoing tensions in them. the forming of the commission was welcomed by some. there was a backlash from nationalists who did not see any reason for foreigners to be getting involved in a very local and complicated situation. what has made it more complicated is that since the commission was started, the situation in rakhine has changed dramatically. in october last

right now, her office is spreading dangerous propaganda about rakhine state.iolations, drumming up of human rights violations, drumming upa lot of human rights violations, drumming up a lot of anti— rohingya sentiment. this is a very irresponsible and unhelpful. the state m e nts irresponsible and unhelpful. the statements coming from aung san suu kyi's office, that does not resolve anything despite kofi annan's recommendations? that's right. we have documented myanmar army soldiers committing gang rape, forcibly displacing people. thousands of people are running for their lives right now. u nfortu nately, their lives right now. unfortunately, these civilian government and the military are part of you this. many have been turned back. watcher bangladesh do? —— what should. many have been turned back. watcher bangladesh do? -- what should. they are hosting half a million refugees. they have an obligation to provide some sort of protection to people coming across the border. they are forcing people back into situations where they face imminent harm, persecution,

the un had argued that violence in rakhine state likely included crimes against humanity.and counter—claims surrounding the fighting. myint swe is from the bbc‘s burmese service and he says the way the government's report was researched raises some questions about independence. they said they went to three camps of rohingya, in bangladesh, and went to 20 kind of villages. but there is also the question of how independent and free the villages can give their sort of findings because they are surrounded maybe by military people or, you know, some authorities. so in fact, they did go and research camps but there are also questions about how independent these enquiries is. chinese president xijinping and the rest of the country's leadership are decamping to a seaside resort on china's northeastern coast for a key communist party conclave. the secretive annual meeting in beidaihe, has been a leadership retreat since the 1950s. it is one of the last chances for party elders to weigh in on the lineup to rule the country, ahead of a major national congress in the fall. little is k

of people have left their homes after two days of violence in a deepening crisis in myanmar‘s rakhine statethe muslim rohingya minority have escaped to the border with bangladesh. but border guards are turning them away and non—muslim villagers have been evacuated. 0ur south asia editor, ethirajan anbarasan, reports. life in the open. these rohingya muslims are adjusting to the new reality. all these years they have been demonised and discriminated against in myanmar. but they survived. life was danger. they had no other choice but to flee across the border into bangladesh. they accuse the myanmar army of indiscriminately targeting civilians. but the government of myanmar, run by aung san suu kyi, denies the charges. translation: myanmar, run by aung san suu kyi, denies the charges. translationzlj came here alone by myself. i don't know where my four sons or grandchildren us. allah knows what will happen now. civilians are caught in the middle. the myanmar government says rohingyas are legal migrants from bangladesh. bangladesh does not accept either. they say they are being systematically

two days of fighting in myanmar‘s rakhine state has caused thousands of people to flee their homes.urned back. some, though, have managed to cross the river that separates the two countries. a moment's silence has been held at london's notting hill carnival, to remember the victims of the grenfell fire in west london. a robot is to act as a stand—in for a teenager with a rare

two days of fighting in myanmar‘s rakhine state has caused thousands of people to flee their homes.adesh, are being turned back. some, though, have managed to cross the river that separates the two countries. a moment's silence has been held at london's notting hill carnival to remember the victims of the grenfell fire in west london. doves were released in honour of those who died. the carnival takes place in the same area as grenfell tower. now on bbc news, it's time for hardtalk.

of people have left their homes after two days of violence in a deepening crisis in myanmar‘s rakhine stateh. but border guards are turning them away and non—muslim villagers have been evacuated. 0ur south asia editor, ethirajan anbarasan, reports. life in the open. these rohingya muslims are adjusting to the new reality. all these years they have been demonised and discriminated against in myanmar. but they survived. when their life was in danger, they had no other choice but to flee across the border into bangladesh. they accuse the myanmar army of indiscriminately targeting civilians. but the government of myanmar, run by aung san suu kyi, denies the charges. translation: i came here alone by myself. i don't know where my four sons or grandchildren are. allah knows what will happen now. i don't know where i shall go or what will happen. civilians are caught in the middle. the myanmar government says rohingyas are legal migrants from bangladesh. bangladesh does not accept them, either. they say they are being systematically driven out of myanmar. more than 400,000 rohingya refugees author

guards accuse burmese troops of firing at rohingya muslims fleeing the escalating violence in rakhine stateyweather and martial arts star connor macgregor face off ahead of one of the biggest and richest

the un argued it's likely that crimes against humanity were committed in rakhine state.nd this story is trending on bbc.com. iranian mps have been urged to take courses in universal moral values after some of them crowded around eu diplomat federica mogherini to take selfies with her. some social media users said mps had embarrassed the nation. that's all from me for now. stay with bbc news. there is more to come. and the top story here in the uk: the government has launched a review into the cost of energy, amid concerns over rising prices. but critics have questioned what the inquiry, to be completed by the end of october, will actually achieve. now on bbc news, all the latest business news live from singapore. the un hits north korea with its harshest sanctions yet over its nuclear and missile programme. and trading in big bucks for cash. sowing the seeds of a childhood dream. good morning, asia. hello, world. welcome to another edition of asia business report. it's a monday. iam marika asia business report. it's a monday. i am marika oi. the un security council unani

parts of rakhine state close to bangladesh have been in lock down since last octobe. where previous attacks were met by military reprisals that left scores dead and forced thousands to flee across the border? in the main the buddhist country through kingdom was the minority are stateless and have been subjected to what human rights groups call. ethnic cleansing by burmese authorities particularly in two thousand and twelve. since then militant groups have become increasingly active. on friday the. hanga salvation a army effectively claimed responsibility for the pre dawn attacks. the rebel group tweeted. we had to eventually step up in order to drive the burmese colonizing forces away. the un says more than eighty thousand roaming to have fled to bangladesh since last october's fighting. at the edge of a giant south korean company samsung has been convicted of bribery and other offenses. yeah young has been sentenced to five years in prison in connection with the scandal. that brought down the asian nations president also known as j. whining. the forty nine year old w

two days of fighting in myanmar‘s rakhine state has caused thousands of people to flee their homes.embers of the muslim rohingya minority, who have gone to the border with bangladesh, are being turned back. some, though, have managed to cross the river that separates the two countries. a moment's silence has been held at london's notting hill carnival, to remember the victims of the grenfell fire in west london. a robot is to act as a stand—in for a teenager with a rare medical condition when she is unable to go to college. in what's believed to be a uk first, the technology means jade gadd from county durham will be able to take part in lessons from home, and not fall behind in her studies, as ruth holliday explains. jade and are to be to the robot, together they are a team which mea nss together they are a team which meanss she can really go places without leaving home. he will be taking her place in the classroom as she takes fanatics and physics a—levels. his head moves up and down, you can change the colour of his head to say whether i am feeling well enough to participate or n

the un had argued that violence in rakhine state likely included crimes against humanity.counter—claims surrounding the fighting. for more on this i spoke to myint swe from the bbc‘s burmese service. he explained the findings of the government's report. today the government commission, which has enquired into this problem, theyjust have a total refusal of what the un has found out. last february, the un said to us, they could be ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity, so they said there is no evidence to support that, so they refused totally, and most of the reports are biased and unfounded. they said they are mostly fabricated and exaggerated. in the face of everything the united nations has said and other outside groups have said, what the commission is saying is going to lack credibility, isn't it? in fact, they said they went to three camps of rohingya in bangladesh and went to 20 villages, but there is also the question, how independent and free the villagers can keep theirfindings, because they are surrounded maybe by some authorities, so in effect, they did go

the un had argued that violence in rakhine state is likely to have included crimes against humanity.r—claims surrounding the fighting. myint swe is from the bbc‘s burmese service. he said the way the government's report was researched raises some questions about independence. they said they went to three camps of rohingya, in bangladesh, and went to 20 kind of villages. but there is also the question of how independent and free the villages can give their sort of findings because they are surrounded maybe by military people or, you know, some authorities. so in fact, they did go and research camps but there are also questions about how independent these enquiries is. here's a look at some other stories making the news. tunisian fishermen have prevented a ship carrying far—right activists from docking. the ship, the c—star, chartered by the extremist group, generation identity, was unable to berth in zarzis. the group accuses ngos conducting search and rescue operations in the mediterranean of colluding with traffickers. a man is being held by police in paris after he tried to force h

two days of fighting in myanmar‘s rakhine state has caused thousands of people to flee their homes.e muslim rohingya minority, who have gone to the border with bangladesh, are being turned back. some, though, have managed to cross the river that separates the two countries. anti—american protests have broken out in pakistan in response to a speech by the us president last week, in which he accused islamabad of prolonging the war in afghanistan. pakistan has now postponed a visit by a us official that was scheduled for monday. some of the eight people killed in a crash on britain's mi motorway have been named. they include several visitors from india, who were travelling in the minibus that collided with two trucks. the drivers of the trucks have been charged with causing death by dangerous driving. some beautiful pictures from the opening ceremony in china. it is known as the mini 0lympics, all the regions of the country are represented. 12,000 athletes are competing across 33 sports. it is the country's top competitive sports competition. political colleagues of the former thai pri

the un argued it's likely that crimes against humanity were committed in rakhine state and this storys trending on bbc.com iranian mps have been urged to take training courses in universal moral values after some of them crowded around federica mogherini to take selfies with her. one twitter user said the parliamentarians had embarrased the nation. stay with bbc world news. now on bbc news it's time for hardtalk. welcome to a special edition of hardtalk. i am stephen sackur and today i am joined by an audience here at the bbc radio theatre to celebrate 20 years of hardtalk interviews. who better to have on our birthday than sir ian mckellen? whether you think of him as richard iii or gandalf, he has won hearts and accolades around the world. not just for decades of work on screen but his passion of public campaigning, particularly on the issue of gay rights. please give a warm welcome to ian mckellen. cheering and applause. that was quite a welcome. ian mckellen, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. there's a lot to talk about both personal and in terms of yourcampaigning. but there are ve

killed, including five police officers, after militants staged coordinated attacks in myanmar‘s rakhine stateurgents attempted to break into an army base. the attacks mark a dramatic escalation in a conflict simmering in rakhine since last october. a verdict in the trial of two white farmers accused of assaulting and forcing a black south african man into a coffin, threatening him with dousing him in petrol and burning him alive, is expected today. two of the accused were arrested late last year or allegedly assaulting the victim and pushing him into a coffin after he was accused of trespassing on the farm. a chinese national visiting the us has been arrested in los angeles on hacking charges. authorities accuse yu pingan of providing malware that has been linked to the theft of millions of security clearance records of american government employees. the fbi affidavit linked to the complaint alleges the shanghai man provided two others with software used to attack american companies. let's go to ben bland with all the business news. samsung is in the headlines again? it is indeed. we start in

two days of fighting in myanmar‘s rakhine state has caused thousands of people to flee their homes.embers of the muslim rohingya minority, who have gone to the border with bangladesh, are being turned back. some, though, have managed to cross the river that separates the two countries. a moment's silence has been held at london's notting hill carnival to remember the victims of the grenfell fire in west london. doves were released in honour of those who died. the carnival takes place in the same area as grenfell tower. now on bbc news, it's time for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. in the late 70s, roman polanski admitted to having unlawful sex with a 13 year old girl. he spent 42 days in prison, and then fled the us because he feared being given a longer sentence. in the nearly a0 years since, much has been said and written about what happened. but we have hardly heard anything from the girl herself, samantha geimer. i have come to new york to hear her account of what happened, and how it shaped her life. samantha geimer, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. you have struggled to protect

accused burmese troops of opening fire on rohingya muslims fleeing the escalating violence in rakhine stateicial told the bbc that he saw villagers running for cover when the firing started. it was not immediately clear whether anyone was injured. here in the uk, a man who attacked police officers close to buckingham palace drove directly at a police car before reaching for a four—foot sword. the 26—year—old man from luton is said to have shouted "god is great" in arabic as he launched his assault, which left three officers injured. political colleagues of the former thai prime minister yingluck shinawat have confirmed reports she has flown to dubai. her departure from thailand came just before a verdict was expected in a criminal negligence trial, linked to a rice subsidy scheme. ms shinawat could have faced ten years in jail if convicted. eight people have died and many are injured after a crash involving two lorries and a minibus on the m1. a five—year old girl has life—threatening injuries. crushed almost beyond recognition. the minibus carrying around a dozen people, many believed to b

to discuss the escalating violence between rohingya insurgents and myanmar security forces in rakhine stateyas have fled their homes in recent days following the clashes. and there's a lot of extraordinary weather out there at the moment. this is a storm off russia's black sea coast, near the resort of sochi. not just one twister was spotted, but two or three, right next to the olympic village. and here you can see a plane flying flying right past that twister. so much for holiday weather. bangladeshis are now one of the largest migrant groups making the dangerous crossing over the mediterranean from libya to europe. many pay more than $10,000 to make the trip to libya, where they typically fall into the hands of people smugglers. sanjoy majumder has travelled to the bangladeshi capital, dhaka, to investigate why there is a rush to leave . it is an exodus. half a million people leave bangladesh every year hoping to make their fortunes overseas. increasingly, many are making the extremely dangerous crossing over the mediterranean to try to get to europe. putting their lives at risk. many of

accused burmese troops of opening fire on rohingya muslims fleeing the escalating violence in rakhine state. they told the bbc they saw villagers running for cover when the firing started. overfour and a half million people are expected to watch the boxing match between floyd mayweather and conor mcgregor. the two will go head to head over 12 rounds in a few hours time. now on bbc news, we're going behind the scenes of britain's city of culture with our latest special programme on hull's year long festival of arts and culture. welcome to summer in the uk city of culture. and summer means festivals. we have got them all, literature, theatre and music. we're here for the humber street sesh, 30,000 people, 1a stages, 200 acts, it is incredible! we will try to get you round as much as possible, and we got this. hull has seen its first—ever children's literature festival, inspiring the next generation of writers. what happens when you grew up is you are still a child inside, fortunately, so the stories i write, are the stories i wrote for myself when i was about eight. uk pride comes to the city

muslims are stranded on the bangladeshi border, after escaping two days of violence in myanmar‘s rakhine stateit's the latest in a deepening crisis in the region. and this story is trending on bbc.com. there's a heavy security presence in northern india, ahead of the sentencing of a controversial guru convicted of rape. 38 people died during protests after gurmeet ram rahim singh was found guilty. that's all from me now. stay with bbc world news. now on bbc news, it's time for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. in the late 70s, roman polanski admitted to having unlawful sex with a 13 year old girl. he spent 42 days in prison, and then fled the us because he feared being given a longer sentence. in the nearly a0 years since, much has been said and written about what happened. but we have hardly heard anything from the girl herself, samantha geimer. i have come to new york to hear her account of what happened, and how it shaped her life . samantha geimer, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. you have struggled to protect your privacy for nearly a0 years, so why are you choosing to speak up now? i just wa

silence has been held at london's notting hill carnival khadija two days of fighting in myanmar‘s rakhine stateas caused thousands of peep to flee their homes. members of the muslim rohingya minority, have gone to the border with bangladesh. have been turned back. others have managed to cfoss turned back. others have managed to cross the river that separates the two countries. a moment's silence has been held khadija at london's notting hill carnival to remember the victims of the grenfell fire in west london. doves were released in honour of those who died. now on bbc news — dateline london. hello and welcome to dateline london. i'm shaun ley. this week: with brexit talks about to restart, has the blizzard of british policy papers dazzled or dazed the europeans? is china open to discussion, or is the mood darkening for free speech there? and could there be regime change in the gulf state of qatar? my guests this week — henry chu, international editor of variety. the writer and broadcaster isabel hilton, editor of china dialogue. the portuguese writer eunice goes, and abdel bari atwan, writer o

people have left their homes after two days of violence in a deepening crisis in the myanmar‘s rakhine statem the muslim rohingya minority have escaped to the border with bangladesh. but bangladeshi border guards there are turning them back. michael bristow has more. bangladesh has said it will turn back muslim rohingyas trying to escape from myanmar. some though have managed to cross the border, as fighting on the other side continues. this morning, there was a huge number of fighting, including an explosion. what i think is the reason this morning — rohingyas again came down to the side in numbers. they are looking to escape. looks like they are running for fear of their lives. the clashes began on friday, when rohingya militants attacked 30 police stations in myanmar. people are being told to stay indoors. a000 non—muslims are being evacuated from their villages for their own safety. six people were killed when they strayed into the wrong area. the government in myanmar led by aung san suu kyi has blamed bengali terrorists for the violence. bengali is the derogatory name given by the gove

will unveil its report in the next few hours on how to tackle sectarian tensions in myanmar‘s rakhine staterity face widespread discrimination in the state. a year ago, myanmar leader aung san suu kyi asked the six—member panel to look for solutions. firefighters in northern spain have been battling to keep a forest fire under control. a highway near the town of verin in the region of galicia was closed due to thick smoke. deadly fires in neighbouring portugal claimed the lives of more than 60 people injune. authorities in the american city of charlottesville have covered the statue at the centre of anti—racism protests with a black shroud to commemorate the campaigner who was killed nearby last week. heather heyer was killed when a man believed to be a white supremacist crashed a car into a crowd of anti—racism protesters. jamie robertson is here with all the business news. what have you got for us? jackson hole, a mountain resort in the us, in wyoming. population around 9,000 and normally known for the quality of its trout fishing. but today it's also the focus of global financial markets

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