i'm rico hizon. sport todayis time with us. i'm rico hizon. sport today is coming up next.ational spotlight on china over claims it's running political indoctrination camps for ethnic uighur muslims. the battle for ghazni — the afghan government says up to 200 militants have been killed in the city after a taliban attack. jeremy corbyn has become embroiled in a row on twitter with the israeli prime minister. benjamin netanyahu has accused the labour leader of laying a wreath in memory of the palestinians suspected of being behind the munich olympics massacre in 1972. mr corbyn acknowledged that hewas present when a wreath was laid, but said he didn't think he was involved in it. tonight he hit back calling the israeli prime minister's claims false. our political correspondent eleanor garnier reports. it was back in 2014, before he became labour leader, but this is a wreath—laying ceremony creating so many questions forjeremy corbyn. he says he was there to remember the victims of the bombing by israel of the palestine liberation organisation headquarters in 1985. but the ac

i'm rico hizon.t off the programme with us china trade talks and american companies affected by washington's trade war with china are getting the chance to speak up this week. overnight, government officials started public hearings on the next set of tariffs that president trump has threatened to impose on chinese goods, this time worth $200 billion. with tariffs on more goods coming into effect on thursday, this brings the total amount of goods subject to ta riffs the total amount of goods subject to tariffs on both sides to $50 billion us. as the dispute continues, it is not just china us. as the dispute continues, it is notjust china or the us that is affected. asian economies are intricately linked to china's fortunes. many made in china products have components from other countries, and so what hurts beijing hurts countries further afield like south korea, taiwan or singapore. our asia business correspondent has the full details. in the 50 years he has run this business, this man hasn't seen any

and i'm rico hizon in singapore stay with us.ishing is a multi—billion dollar industry. but restocking the lakes, high in the mountains, is not so easy. so the state has developed a rather unique way of doing it. they drop them from the skies. it looks quiet violent but they have been doing this, bombing lakes with fish since 1956. the utah division of wildlife resources says its a technique that has a 5% mortality rate, less fatal than ground transportation, apparently. hello. well, friday is not looking too bad at all across most of the uk. for the next couple of days will probably bring a little bit of cloud, a little bit of rain, not an awful lot. it is in fact going to be mostly dry for a lot of us and crucially, the temperatures will be rising. so while meteorological summer is coming to an end and friday is the last day of meteorological summer, and the 1st of september, it is autumn, technically, according to meteorologists. this is the forecast for the early hours of friday, a lot of clear weather out there, temperatures

i'm rico hizon in singapore. the headlines: "the president did nothing wrong". defiant words from the white house, despite claims donald trump ordered his former lawyer to make hush payments. there are no charges against him. just because michael cohen made a plea deal does not mean that implicates the president. there are no charges against him. just because michael cohen made a plea deal does not mean that implicates the president. australia's prime minister clings onto power, but for how long? malcolm turnbull faces another leadership challenge. i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme: from the frontline of a global trade war, us and chinese officials sit down to try and resolve their differences. and the second separation for korean families, briefly reunited after decades apart. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news.

i'm rico hizon, in singapore. the headlines: after the un's warning of a "lost generation" of rohingya children. we report from the squalid refugee camps they are forced to inhabit in bangladesh. there's trouble down under. is yet another australian prime minister reaching the end of his political career? i'm ben bland. also in the programme. with his critics saying it's the beginning of the end of the trump white house, there's fighting talk from the president. i will tell you what, if i ever got impeached, i think the market would crash, i think everybody will be very poor because without this thinking you would see numbers that you wouldn't believe. and warnings from the british government about what could happen if the uk crashes out of the eu without a trade deal. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news — it's newsday. it's 8am in singapore, 1am in london. a year after fleeing the military operation in myanmar, half a million young rohingya refugees continue to suffer in cramped

i'm rico hizon in singapore. the headlines: tears ofjoy — as relatives from north and south korea meet for the first time in more than 60 years. aid reaches more flood victims in the indian state of kerala. a million have now fled to relief camps. i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme: pope francis condemns sex abuse atrocities and cover—ups by the church, in an unprecedented letter to the world's catholics. and more details on the remarkable story of the british woman who fell off a cruise ship, and sang to stay alive. i fell off the back of the norwegian star, andi i fell off the back of the norwegian star, and i was in the waterfor ten hours. good morning. it is 8:00am here in singapore, 1:00am in the morning in london, and 9:00am on the korean peninsula, where after decades apart, dozens of people from south korea have been reunited with their relatives living across the border. a ballot was held to determine which families separated by the korean war would be allowed to meet, albeit forjust a fe

i'm rico hizon in singapore. the headlines: president trump's former campaign chief, paul manafort, found guilty of eight criminal charges, including bank and tax fraud. president trump gave this reaction. this started as russian collision, this is absolutely nothing to do — this is a witch—hunt, and it's a disgrace. and it doesn't end there: the president's former lawyer, michael cohen, pleads guilty to tax evasion and violating election campaign finance rules. i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme: the returnees have to be sent back by bangladesh, and we can only welcome them at the border. aung san suu kyi, defends her government's handling of the rohingya crisis, and blames bangladesh forfailing to send back refugees. and the bicycle that's proved lucky for one south korean woman, who's travelled across 70 countries on two wheels. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. thanks forjoining us. it's 8am in singapore, 1am in london and 8pm on america's eas

i'm rico hizon in singapore. the headlines: italy declares a state of emergency in genoa after the motorway bridge collapse kills at least 39 people, but some amazing stories of escape. people were running, screaming in italian. run, run. out, out, cars. ca rs. italian. run, run. out, out, cars. cars. literally, we werejust, kids, kids, run. we didn't know what was happening. in afghanistan, a suicide attack at an educational centre near kabul kills at least 48 people, most of them teenagers. i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme: the australian senator condemned for an immigration speech that used the term final solution. he's refusing to apologise. and crazy rich asians, it's the first hollywood movie in 25 years to be led by an all—asian cast. live from our studios in singapore and london. this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. glad you could join us on the programme. it's 7am in singapore, midnight in london and iam in the italian city of genoa, where a state of emergency has been dec

rico hizon is in our asia business hub in singapore.re you having a good tuesday? yes, i am. markets are looking good. always good to hear. what you make of this, what do the markets and people around you make of this? it basically tightens the news on foreign deals with an eye on china. this law, supported by both republicans and democrats in congress was basically motivated by us concerns that chinese companies are using investments and acquisitions to gain access to new technology. those worries are also behind the new us tariffs on mainland goods. this initiatives comes as other countries, including uk, consider ways to toughen their scrutiny of foreign deals with china. the new law does not simply mention the mainland, but it directs officials to review whether the transaction involves a country of special concern that is demonstrated oi’ special concern that is demonstrated or declared strategic goals of acquiring a type of critical technology or critical infrastructure. the commerce ministry of china has also weighed on this late

i am rico hizon and we start off with us stocks. can see here, at the broader s&p 500 index, containing the us‘s biggest companies, hit a record high overnight during the session and could hit a milestone. however, it is down slightly in after—hours trading after president trump's former campaign chief and personal lawyer faced legal troubles. despite the slip, the s&p 500 is on its way to its longest—running bull market in history. to explain just what it means, our reporterfrom history. to explain just what it means, our reporter from the york. what is the bull market, you ask? well, there is no formally accepted definition but it is widely believed to be when the market rises 20% from a trough, the opposite of course being a bear market. as of thursday, the s&p 500 will have been rising for 4353 days, the longest since the dot—com boom of the 1990s. expect some quibbling about definitions on the new york stock exchange. some quibbling about definitions on the new york stock exchangem sta rts the new york stock exchangem starts to

i'm rico hizon.start in trade and the escalation between the us and china, as of noon in beijing another $16 billion worth of us imports will be subject to tariffs, the same as the amount in chinese goods that will face tariffs in america. on the us list of items, 279 products mean in the mainland —— made in the mainland which will have 2596 in made in the mainland which will have 25% in import taxes including items like tractor equipment and parts used to make semiconductors and motorcycles. on the chinese side they are raising tariffs on coal from the us, medical instruments and ca i’s from the us, medical instruments and cars and buses made in america. this brings the value of goods facing ta riffs brings the value of goods facing tariffs in each country to 50 billion dollars us and in another $200 billion potentially in the works, all this week the us government has been holding public hearings on implementing more import taxes on chinese products, while at the same time officials from both count

i'm rico hizon in singapore. the headlines: "the president did nothing wrong". defiant words from the white house, despite claims donald trump ordered his former lawyer to make hush payments. thereunder charges against him. just because michael owen made a plea deal does not mean that implicate the president. —— michael cowan. —— cohen. after the most dramatic day of the trump presidency we touch base with some of his staunchest supporters. many people break the law. but he is president of the united states. well, he is a person as well. i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme: australia's prime minister clings onto power, but for how long? malcolm turnbull faces another leadership challenge. from the frontline of a global trade war, us and chinese officials sit down to try and resolve their differences. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. it's 7am in singapore, midnight in london and 7pm in washington where president trump has hit back at claims that he ordered his former personal laywer micheal cohen

i'm rico hizon in singapore. i'm ben bland in london.has softened unpopular proposals to reform pensions in russia. the partial backdown follows protests earlier this year. australian aboriginal leaders have expressed outrage after the former prime minister tony abbott is given a special envoyjob in indigenous affairs. community leaders have questioned his track—record on the issue in the past. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. the front page of the straits times looks at the deadlock in talks with north korea to abandon its nuclear weapons. the paper says that us defence secretary james mattiss is willing to end the suspension of us military exercises in order to put pressure on north korea. a short time ago president trump tweeted that he sees no reason to restart the military exercises. the japan times reports on a fifth fatality at a hospital in the gifu prefecture. japan is currently experiencing a heatweave and the hospital's air—conditioning units have reportedly broken down, leaving its elderly patients

i'm rico hizon in singapore. the headlines: 0 die, 0 die, 0 die. devastating scenes — as a motorway bridge collapses in genoa, italy. at least 26 people have been killed. the rescuers behind me there are still trying to lift up several large slabs of concrete under which they believe several more vehicles may be trapped. a man is arrested outside the uk parliament after a car swerves into pedestrians and crashes into barriers. i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme: the catholic church in pennsylvania is accused of covering up the sexual abuse of children by hundreds of priests over 70 years. and a fishy tale from china. the humble trout has now been elevated into the salmon family. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news — it's newsday. glad you could join us. it's 8am in singapore, 1am in london, and 2am in genoa, where italian rescue teams are continuing to search for survivors following the collapse of a road bridge. at least 26 people are known to have died when the bridge came down, with cars and truc

i'm rico hizon, in singapore. the headlines: russia rows back on controversial pension reforms. public pressure forces vladimir putin to think again. outrage from australia's aboriginal leaders, after former prime minister, tony abbott, is appointed special envoy on indigenous affairs. the community questions his track—record. i'm ben bland, in london. also in the programme: decades of conflict and thousands disappeared. one women's search for truth in indian administered kashmir. and women's wrestling conquers the world. we meet the new generation of wrestlers thrilling sell—out crowds. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news — it's newsday. good morning. it's 7am in singapore, midnight in london, and 2am in moscow, where earlier, russia's president, vladimir putin, tried to boost his approval ratings by speaking straight to the people. his popularity took a rare dive when his government introduced controversial plans to raise the state pension age. steve rosenberg has this report from moscow. vladimir putin rarely does this. a half—hour television

i'm rico hizon in singapore. the headlines: aretha franklin, known as the queen of american soul music, has died at the age of 76. bushfires in winter. australia's ongoing drought leads to dozens of wildfires in new south wales. i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme: italian rescuers say efforts to find survivors from the collapsed road bridge will continue for two more days. and one of india's most influential leaders, former prime minister atal bihari vajpayee, has died. he was 93. good morning. it is 8:00am in singapore, 1:00am in london, and 8:00pm in the evening in detroit, michigan, where the soul singer aretha franklin has died at the age of 76. she was diagnosed with cancer eight years ago, but only retired from performing last year. aretha franklin began singing as a child with a gospel choir. she went on to become a global star, selling more than 75 million records. aleem maqbool is in detroit and sent this report. # all i'm asking... # is for a little respect. # i'm about to give you all of

and i'm rico hizon in singapore. stay with us. much of a gamble was backing the first all asian cast in nearly 30 years in the movie crazy rich asians? we meet one of the producers. and before we go, we'd like to leave you with these pictures. this is footage taken at a military parade in russia. all appears to be going well until the t—34 soviet tank tries to mount a transport trailer and topples over. luckily, it seems no one was injured in the accident. it makes my parking look ok! that's all for now, stay with bbc world news. some noticeable changes to the weather to end the week, feeling a lot cooler and fresher right across the board with sunshine and showers. in fact, feeling pretty autumnal for some areas, particularly across the north and west. plenty of heavy showers around. this pretty cold air mass moving down from the north—west will be right across the country as we start friday morning. really will be quite noticeable, feeding in plenty of showers into the north and west with further showers south and east and link

i'm rico hizon, in singapore. the headlines: international spotlight on china over claims it's running political indoctrination camps for ethnic uighur muslims. the battle for ghazni in afghanistan — the government says up to 200 militants have been killed in the city after a taliban attack. the taliban have started fleeing from the outskirts of ghazni, so the situation is fully under control. i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme: turkey's president erdogan accuses the us of a "stab in the back" as the country's currency crisis deepens. the race to rescue 500 greyhounds — under threat after the closure of asia's only legal dog racing track. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news — it's newsday. good morning. it's 7am in singapore, midnight in london, and one in the morning in geneva, where a senior chinese government official has strongly denied allegations that a million muslim uighurs are being held in detention centres in shinjiang province. beijing says reports of t

let's go to our asia business hub, where rico hizon is following the story.oing on in malaysia? the malaysia in government are having some major cash problems. the malaysia prime minister is basically cancelling these china— backed projects. they are basically shelving them, particularly these big—ticket items because the economy is currently debt ridden and they can't afford to finance these projects at this point. the projects include rail projects in thailand and kuala lumpur for and include rail projects in thailand and kuala lumpurfor and a couple of gas pipelines and mr mahathir is try to reduce malaysian‘s debt. it is pa rt to reduce malaysian‘s debt. it is part of beijing's belts and wrote initiative which was instigated two yea rs initiative which was instigated two years ago by the ex— prime minister razak and xijinping. mahathir said he discussed during his visit to beijing. mahathir also bowed to discuss what he called unfair infrastructure projects which were authorised by his predecessor. interesting. let's continue with our special coverage of

rico hizon is following the story. sally! nice to see you. feel us in.at competition in the telecommunication sector in australia bringing together tpg telecom and vodafone, the third and fourth largest in the country. they planned to take on the bigger rivals, it telstra and optus. this marriage which combines tpg fibre network and vodafone mobile system is sending share prices on both sides of the deal soaring on the syd ney sides of the deal soaring on the sydney stock exchange. it comes as australian predication sectors face of people from the rollout of a government owned nbn which is a dented internet profitability and driven price credibility into the market. they have given it the thumbs up to this deal, saint combining fixed and mobile assets, the new tpg will be in a position to compete with optus. if you take a look at the share price, they are really soaring. tpg jumping 15% while you have the tightly held shares to the highest level in ii yea rs. as shares to the highest level in ii years. as for telstra, its stock is rising by 2.5%. as part

glad you could join us for another exciting addition of asia business report, i am rico hizon.urs away from a deadline to decide the future of the trade pact worth roughly $1 trillion and the world ‘s largest economy. earlier this week united states and mexico on concessions relating to the auto industry and labour right. canada says they are in very tense negotiations with america over the revision of the north american free trade agreement. also known as nafta. but the white house has warned it a not win the approval in congress. cow could it impact asia? angela says the carmakers in south korea will feel the pinch. there is quite an audience in that nafta region, japan develops around 1 million cars. the issue there is with the new rules on local content, they are on the back foot because most of those auto—parts are produced within asia, they will have to reduce their supply chain and it will be impactful. what if canada does not play ball? and it is —— it is just does not play ball? and it is —— it isjust a bilateral agreement. how will that play out? will this be sufficie

it will be a crazy show right here on asia business report, i'm rico hizon.e start with mahathir mohamad and malaysia's 93—year—old prime minister has been busy renegotiating deals that were done by predecessor nadja razak, now facing corruption charges. he's heading to china where he is expected to do just that —— najib razak. they were a series of investments in asia as part of the one world one doubt that —— one belt, one road project. iasked a nalyst belt, one road project. iasked analyst steven wong in kuala lumpar how that's going down with beijing. be used coast rail link is only one of two projects that is highly controversial —— the east coast. the other being the gas projects that were only discovered after the transition in government. i think from china's point of view, they will not want to set a precedent for the cancellation of products because that would set a tone throughout the belt and road countries participating. was malaysia really shortchanged in these suspended projects? we don't know, but we do know the government believes, all people

rico hizon has been following developments from our asia business hub in singapore. progress was expected, so did the talks live up to expectations? now, the expectations for this meeting were pretty low. did they live up to those? they did live up to expectations, sally. disappointing outcome, no resolution, no breakthrough. so the trade dispute continues with no end in sight. a china's congress ministry summer rae —— but china's congress ministry said they held constructive and frank trade talks and the two sides will keep in contact regarding future plans. even before the meeting started, sally, president trump was already pessimistic, saying he did not expect much to come from these discussions, and even called china currency manipulator. as the meetings took place over the past two days, both sides implanted additional 25% tariffs on $16 billion worth of imports, bringing the total amount of goods affected by fresh levies so far to 50 billion us dollars on each side. so the next batch of tariffs will take effect in september on some $200 billion worth of imports

rico hizon has the view from asia. hello! good morning. hello.ned comment on that a bloomberg report, which cited six unidentified sources, but if it is indeed true, this could seriously impact global trade. because bloomberg news said mr trump told aides he is ready to ramp up the trade war by imposing more tariffs on chinese imports as soon as next week. mr trump also threatened to withdraw from the world trade organization if they don't shape up in his latest criticism of the institution. the world's two largest economies have already applied ta riffs economies have already applied tariffs to $50 billion of each other‘s goods in a tit—for—tat trade war. the new proposed 25% tariffs would affect consumer products including home building supplies, technology products, bicycles, and apparel. mrtrump technology products, bicycles, and apparel. mr trump threatened injuly to impose duties on virtually all of the more than $500 billion of chinese goods exported to the united states each year and even said that resolving the trade war with china would

i am rico hizon, sport today is coming up next. this is bbc news.lared a 12—month state of emergency in genoa, after the motorway bridge collapse that killed at least 39 people. in afghanistan, there's been a suicide attack at an educational centre near kabul. at least 48 people have been killed, scores of students were injured. rail passengers are facing a rise in the cost of train tickets, after a jump in inflation. regulated fares in much of the uk will increase injanuary by 3.%, in line with the retail price index. our transport correspondent tom burridge reports. people have accepted that they don't have a choice, and you feel exploited, to some extent. passengers are really frustrated. you can see today, i'm standing right next to the door, just about get into the train. commuters crammed into a rickety old carriage early this morning. i payjust over £1,000 a year. john has two kids and commutes from appley bridge, outside wigan, into manchester. it's just absolutely horrendous. sometimes one train turns up, sometimes they don't. now his seaso

the weekend, glad you could join us for another exciting addition of asia business report, i'm rico hizon. we start with us/ china trade and officials have ended two days of talks in washington, dc with little progress as the trade dispute escalated with another round of julian as the trade dispute escalated with another round ofjulian tariffs on $16 billion worth of each country's goods. as part of our trade week special, we look at how the dispute is threatening the entire world. beijing levied tariffs on us pork in april and is threatening to increase those. some countries like brazil, one of the world's top port exporting nations, is hoping to gain new markets from these trade wars but things aren't as simple as they seem. daniel gallas reports from southern brazil. competition is fierce in global pork markets, and there's one country with a huge appetite, china. it is such a tough market, tariffs have the power to disrupt competition and some eventually lose out. this year the biggest loser is said to be the us, which faces hefty tariffs that china is imposing on us pork. other count

i'm rico hizon in singapore. the headlines: o dio, o dio, o dio.genoa, italy. at least 26 people have been killed. the rescuers behind me there are still trying to lift up several large slabs of concrete under which they believe several more vehicles may be trapped. a man is arrested outside the uk parliament after a car swerves into pedestrians and crashes into barriers. i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme: the catholic church in pennsylvania is accused of covering up the sexual abuse of children by hundreds of priests over 70 years.

i'm rico hizon in singapore.north and south korea meet for the first time in more than 60 years. aid reaches more flood victims in the indian state of kerala. a million have now fled to relief camps. i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme: pope francis condemns sex abuse atrocities and cover—ups by the church, in an unprecedented letter to the world's catholics. and more details on the remarkable story of the british woman who fell off a cruise ship, and sang to stay alive. i fell off the

i'm rico hizon, in singapore. the headlines: russia rows back on controversial pension reforms. 0utrage from australia's aboriginal leaders, after former prime minister, tony abbott, is appointed special envoy on indigenous affairs. the community questions his track—record. i'm ben bland, in london. also in the programme: decades of conflict and thousands disappeared — one woman's search for truth in indian—administered kashmir. and women's wrestling conquers the world. we meet the new generation of wrestlers thrilling sell—out crowds.

i'm rico hizon in singapore.ng in italian. run, run. out, out, cars. ca rs. italian. run, run. out, out, cars. cars. literally, we werejust, kids, kids, run. we didn't know what was happening. in afghanistan, a suicide attack at an educational centre near kabul kills at least 48 people, most of them teenagers. i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme: the australian senator condemned for an immigration speech

i'm rico hizon in singapore.n chief, paul manafort, found guilty of eight criminal charges, including bank and tax fraud. president trump gave this reaction. this started as russian collision, this is absolutely nothing to do — this is a witch—hunt, and it's a disgrace. and it doesn't end there: the president's former lawyer, michael cohen, pleads guilty to tax evasion and violating election campaign finance rules. i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme:

i'm rico hizon in singapore. the headlines: "the president did nothing wrong".mer lawyer to make hush payments. there are no charges against him. just because michael cohen made a plea deal does not mean that implicates the president. there are no charges against him. just because michael cohen made a plea deal does not mean that implicates the president. australia's prime minister clings onto power, but for how long? malcolm turnbull faces another leadership challenge. i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme: from the frontline of a global trade war, us and chinese officials sit down to try and resolve their differences. and the second separation for korean families, briefly reunited after decades apart.

i'm rico hizon in singapore.has died at the age of 76. bushfires in winter. australia's ongoing drought leads to dozens of wildfires in new south wales. i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme: italian rescuers say efforts to find survivors from the collapsed road bridge will continue for two more days. and one of india's most influential leaders, former prime minister atal bihari vajpayee, has died. he was 93.

i'm rico hizon in singapore.gency in genoa after the motorway bridge collapse kills at least 39 people, but some amazing stories of escape. people were running, screaming in italian, "run, out!" "0ut, cars, out, cars!" "cars!" so we just literally... "kids, run, run," because we didn't know what was happening. in afghanistan, a suicide attack at an educational centre near kabul kills at least 48 people, most of them teenagers. i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme: who killed the half brother of north korea's leader? two women charged with his murder discover if their trial will continue. and crazy rich asians, it's the first hollywood movie in 25

i'm rico hizon in singapore, the headlines: senatorjohn mccain's body arrives at andrews air force base two days of violence — more far—right protests stoke fears in eastern germany. migrants say racism is on the rise. i'm ben bland in london. also in the programme. new hope for children with a severe muscle wasting condition... as gene editing successfully corrects the condition in dogs. and a filipino football superstar.

i'm rico hizon in singapore. this is newsday. the headlines: arizona bids an emotional farewell to senatorjohn mccain. his body's now en route to washington — for a memorial ceremony on saturday. after two days of violence, more far—right protests stoke fears in eastern germany. migrants say racism is on the rise. i'm ben bland in london. also in the programme: new hope for children with a severe muscle wasting condition as gene editing successfully corrects the condition in dogs. and we speak to neil etheridge who has made history by being the first philippines international to play in the english premier league. good morning. it's 7am in singapore, midnight in london and 4pm in arizona where family, friends and political leaders have been remembering senatorjohn mccain at his memorial service. the vietnam veteran died from brain cancer last saturday — he will be laid to rest at the us naval academy, near washington dc this weekend. the former vice president, joe biden was among those leading the tributes. our north america corr

i'm rico hizon in singapore. this is newsday.ays of violence, more far—right protests stoke fears in eastern germany. migrants say racism is on the rise. i'm ben bland in london. also in the programme: new hope for children with a severe muscle wasting condition as gene editing successfully corrects the condition in dogs. and we speak to neil etheridge who has made history

i'm rico hizon in singapore.ed. the rescue is behind me there are still trying to lift up several large slabs of concrete under which they believe several more vehicles may be trapped —— rescuers. a man is arrested outside the uk parliament after a car swerves into pedestrians and crashes into barriers. i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme: the catholic church in pennsylvania is accused of covering up the sexual abuse of children by hundreds of priests over 70 years.

i'm rico hizon in singapore. the headlines: "the president did nothing wrong".er to make hush payments. thereunder charges against him. just because michael owen made a plea deal does not mean that implicate the president. —— michael cowan. —— cohen. after the most dramatic day of the trump presidency we touch base with some of his staunchest supporters. many people break the law.

i'm rico hizon in singapore.erala. a million have now fled to relief camps. i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme: pope francis condemns sex abuse atrocities and cover—ups by the church, in an unprecedented letter to the world's catholics. and more details on the remarkable story of the british woman who fell

i'm rico hizon in singapore.t criminal charges, including bank and tax fraud. president trump gave this reaction. this russian collision, this is absolutely nothing to do, this is a witch—hunt, this is a disgrace. and it doesn't end there: the president's former lawyer, michael cohen, pleads guilty to tax evasion and violating election campaign finance rules. i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme:

i‘m rico hizon in singapore. programme: italian rescuers say efforts to find survivors from the collapsed road bridge will continue for two more days. and one of india‘s most influential leaders, former prime minister atal bihari vajpayee, has died. he was 93.

i'm rico hizon, in singapore.hazni in afghanistan — the government says up to 200 militants have been killed in the city after a taliban attack. the taliban have started fleeing from the outskirts of ghazni, so the situation is fully under control. i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme: turkey's president erdogan accuses the us of a "stab in the back" as the country's currency crisis deepens. the race to rescue 500 greyhounds — under threat after the closure of asia's only legal dog racing track.