an emergency meeting between asean countries is being held to discuss the rohingya population.he independent shows protestors criticising nobel peace prize winner and myanmar‘s de facto leader aung san suu kyi for not doing enough over allegations of violent crimes against rohingyas. the financial times has a survey of economists who believe the us federal reserve will wait half a year before raising interests rates again. some say they're watching to see what president—elect donald trump will present in his economic package. the paper also reports on the 10,000 robots sold by japanese company softbank. the robots can perform roles in sales, marketing and customer service. buyers include companies nestle and eli lilly. the la times pays tribute to actress and socialite zsa zsa gabor, who has died at the age of 99. she made more than 60 films and none of us can name she made more than 60 films and none of us can name any she made more than 60 films and none of us can name any of them, but she was famous. joining us isjoel kibazo, an independent media and public affairs consultan

myanmar‘s leader, aung san suu kyi, calls an emergency meeting to discuss the rohingya crisis.'m kasia madera in london. evacuations of trapped civilians in the syrian city of aleppo resume after three days of delays. and could these ice cores from the antarctic tell us something about the future of the climate on earth? live from london and singapore. this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. it's 8am in singapore and the philippines where there's a new twist in the controversy surrounding president rodrigo duterte. a philippine senator, who's calling for the impeachment of president duterte, has told the bbc she fears for her life, but won't be silenced. leila de lima, a former justice minister, said she'd taken on extra security since she began criticising the president's war on drugs. greg dawson reports. it was the promise to rid the philippines of its drug trade that help president to do to powerjust six months ago. but his ruthless crackdown has led to reports of torture, disappearances and even brutal murders. now a senator in the philippines is calling for th

about 800,000 rohingya people o live there. u.n. officials say at least 10,000 rohingya have fled to bangladesh in recent weeks. >>> donald trump has travelled to indiana to praise an air conditioning manufacturing for scrapping a plan to move. during the campaign it was said that countries moving production overseas will face consequences. trump visited carrier's factory during its decision. company executives said in february they were going to relocate the plant's operations to mexico to cut costs. but they cancelled the plan after receiving a promise of tax breaks from the state government. trump made a speech criticizing the north american free trade agreement and said he would work to protect american jobs. >> we can't allow this to happen anymore with our country. so many jobs are leaving and going to other countries. not just mexico. many, many countries. we have nafta which is a total and complete disaster. it's a total and complete disaster. >> trump said during the election campaign he would impose high tariffs on importe

they seem to target the rohingya as a community because they are rohingya for their religion. this is a form of collective pun mishment and the violations we are making are very grave and may amount to crimes against humanity. >> is the government feeling international pressure to do something to change course in its treatment of the rohingya minority? >> reporter: well today the government has met all of these allegations with blanket denials. they're refusing to acknowledge they're taking place. what we want to see them do is stop these denials and acknowledge these abuses are taken place and they need to submit to a credible investigation. we want to see them independent journalist into this area for over two months this area has been sealed off. >> leaders have been criticized for not doing enough, not saying enough about the treatment of rohingya. so is anything set to come out of this? is there any optimism about this meeting? >> reporter: what we really hope that various concrete action that comes out of this. this situation has gone on for many too long. what we do nee

rohingya sources say the number of casualties is actually much higher. independent monitors haven't been allowed in. the foreign ministers met in yangon on monday after an international outcry. the asian foreign minister called for an end to the crisis saying the situation has become a regional concern and countries should work together to resolve it. myanmar's leader aung san suu kyi was pressed to take action and the meeting ended in consensus. >> myanmar appreciates very much the overture from the asean countries from the humanitarian assistance. so the access of the humanitarian assistance will be open. >> u.n. officials say there are daily reports of rapes and killings of rohingyas. muslims have staged protests outside myanmar's embassies in the region. that increased pressure on myanmar to deal with its ethnic conflicts. >>> let see what's making headlines in the business world. the chairman of japanese telecom operator softbank group has his eye on an american venture firm. son says he is ready to invest. let's find out more from ai uchida. tell u

an emergency meeting between asean countries is being held to discuss the rohingya population. nobel peace prize winner and myanmar‘s de facto leader aung san suu kyi for not doing enough over allegations of violent crimes against rohingyas. the financial times has a survey of economists who believe the us federal reserve will wait half a year before raising interests rates again. some say they're watching to see what president—elect donald trump will present in his economic package.

>> those reports are extremely concerning, there is a long history of discrimination against the rohingya people in burma. both british ministers and the british embassy and officials in london make the concern very clear at regular principles to the burmese authorities. >> thank you. deliberations in the program, my constituency is now closed. three others have now been rated inadequate by the cdc and two others are under inspection. concerns have been raised for many years and cannot be acceptable this took the bbc to revoke the action desperately needed. does the leader of the house agree they will urgently review the role of the cdc to ensure in the future concerns raised by residents, families are properly and promptly addressed. >> i think older and vulnerable people deserve the highest quality care possible so there is no excuse services fall short of expectations and the way my honorable friend described. the cq c has extensive powers to ensure nobody is immune against legal accountability and i expect the cq c to exercise those powers in this case but he made some criticisms of t

tens of thousands of rohingya have fled to bangladesh since october when the military launched a violent3 weeks, donald trump will be sworn in as 45th president of the united states. but in the seven weeks since his election mr trump has opted to stay at his home in new york — a city that voted overwhelmingly for his opponent, hillary clinton. and as nick bryant reports, trump tower has become a magnet for those who can't — or won't — accept the trump ascendancy. christmas in new york city. but it's hardly a season of goodwill towards all men. people coming out here in the streets to oppose this woman—hating, racist, disgusting fascist regime! in places, the carols have been drowned out by anti—trump chants. the buildings that bear his name have become focal points of protest. many new yorkers hate having donald trump in their midst. new yorkers loathe trump and always have. and that tells you a lot. this is his hometown. new yorkers hate donald trump. and have for decades. we know him better than anybody in the country. it is despicable that a new yorker could be so egregiously against

tens of thousands of rohingya have fled to bangladesh since october when the military launched a violentstimates that about a third of the world's food produced for human consumption is thrown away and yet millions of people still go hungry every day. in the uk, one charity collects surplus food from supermarkets to make meals for the homeless and lonely. elainejung went to find out more here in london. the spread ingredients destined for the spread ingredients destined for the trash was rescued by volunteers in london because of food handling laws there is no meat but it is transformed into free, healthy meals to many living in isolation and poverty. what brought me here the first time is i did not any money. i was sceptical about vegetarian food. at the hollywood or me off but when i got here i was pleasantly surprised. food cycle has 30 hubs across the uk. the patient is simple, at least once a week volu nteers simple, at least once a week volunteers collect food. it is then taken to a community centre like this one. as you see, it will be transformed. this woman is a regular voluntee

tens of thousands of rohingya have fled to bangladesh since october when the military launched a violent with us on bbc news. still to come: the actress debbie reynolds has died at the age of 84, just a day after the death of her daughter carrie fisher. the most ambitious financial and political change ever attempted has got underway with the introduction of the euro. tomorrow, in holland, we're gonna use money we picked up in belgium today, then we'll be in france, and again it'll be the same money. it's just got to be the way to go. george harrison, the former beatle, is recovering in hospital after being stabbed in his oxfordshire home. a 33—year—old man from liverpool is being interviewed by police on suspicion of attempted murder. i think it was good. just good? no, fantastic. that's better. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: president obama expels 35 russian diplomats after accusing them of interfering in the us elections. moscow says it will carry out reprisals. earlier in moscow, president putin declared a ceasefire deal in syria, brokered by russia and turkey — it came into

at least 20,000 rohingyas have been forced to flee into bangladesh to e escape the violence. u.s. secretary of state john kerry visited saudi arabia over the weekend where he met with king salman and top saudi officials. at a news conference, kerry and the saudi foreign minister sought to downplay recent reports, based on comments from unnamed u.s. officials, that the u.s. is halting some weapons sales to saudi arabia over concern about the saudi-led bombing campaign in yemen. the visit came as a new report by the human rights group reprieve revealed saudi arabia is on track to execucute at leat 150 people this year, and thatat the kingdom is increasingly using secret courts to sentence drug offenders and political prisoners to death. in north dakota, prosecutor eric sent is petitioning a judge and morton county to exclude information about the 3.8 ilion dollar dakota access pipeline as well as issues of native american sovereignty from the courtroom in the first group of water protectors goes on trial today charges of disorderly conduct. the 10 water protectors are the first to g

at least 10,000 rohingyas have been forced to flee into bangladesh to escape the violence, while others have fled to nearby refugee camps. these are two refugees speaking from a camp in the capital of the state of rakhine. to eat here.thing our children are dying. we get support once in a month or two. how can we survive? >> we do not have good health care. we sleep in poor conditions. it is very hot and there are no good roads. we have nothing to eat. all of the food aid we had is gone now. most of the families here cannot afford to cook rice now. amy: in more news on burma, the committee to protect journalists is demanding authorities investigate the murder of crime reporter soe moe tun. he was a journalist for the local newspaper "daily eleven." he was in the process of investigating illegal logging and wood smuggling when his body was discovered tuesday along the side of the road. in mexico city, activists are protesting the eviction of the autonomous community space chan-tee o-leen, which was violently raided last month by hundreds of riot police with military equipment, including

myanmar‘s leader, aung san suu kyi, calls an emergency meeting to discuss the rohingya crisis.apped civilians in the syrian city of aleppo resume after three days of delays. and could these ice cores from the antarctic tell us something about the future of the climate on earth? live from london and singapore. this is bbc world news. it's newsday.

has agreed to an emergency meeting of regional foreign ministers on monday to discuss the growing rohingyane it again. andy murray has been voted bbc sports personality of the year, the first person to win it three times. this year murray won wimbledon, secured olympic gold and finished the season as tennis world number one. the ceremony was held in birmingham, from where andy swiss reports. and the bbc sports personality of the year 2016 is andy murray! applause it was an ovation that echoed all the way to florida. at his training base in miami, andy murray receiving that famous trophy from lennox lewis, as he beat alistair brownlee in second and nick skelton in third. it was the perfect end to his near—perfect year. a second wimbledon title, followed by a second olympic title, followed by a winning streak which took him to world number one. tonight, once again, he proved unbeatable, despite it seems, the best efforts of his wife. i've got a bit of a bone to pick with my wife because she told me about an hour ago that she voted for nick skelton, so... not smart from her with christmas com

myanmar‘s leader, aung san suu kyi, calls an emergency meeting to discuss the rohingya crisis.nts, the evacuation of besieged eastern aleppo resumes once more. and the original showbiz celebrity, hollywood actress, tabloid star and socialite zsa zsa gabor has died at the age of 99. live from our studios in london and singapore. this is bbc world news.

suu kyi, has called an emergency meeting of regional foreign ministers on monday to discuss the rohingyaago the un condemned her government for its treatment of the minority muslim population. there have also been ongoing protests in bangladesh, indonesia, malaysia and thailand. there's a new twist in the controversy surrounding the philippines‘ president rodrigo duterte. a senator, who‘s calling for the president to be impeached, has told the bbc she fears for her life but won‘t be silenced. leila de lima — a former justice minister — said she‘d taken on extra security since she began criticising the president‘s war on drugs. greg dawson reports. it was the promise to rid the philippines of its drug trade that helped president rodrigo duterte to power just six months ago. but his ruthless crackdown has led to reports of torture, disappearances and even brutal murders. now a senator in the philippines is calling for the president to be kicked out of office after he admitted last week that he personally killed three suspects while he was a city mayor. leila de lima, a formerjustice minist

>> those reports are extremely concerning, there is a long history of discrimination against the rohingya people in burma. both british ministers and the british embassy and officials in london make the concern very clear at regular principles to the burmese authorities. >> thank you. deliberations in the program, my constituency is now closed. three others have now been rated inadequate by the cdc and two others are under inspection. concerns have been raised for many years and cannot be acceptable this took the bbc to revoke the action desperately needed. does the leader of the house agree they will urgently review the role of the cdc to ensure in the future concerns raised by residents, families are properly and promptly addressed. >> i think older and vulnerable people deserve the highest quality care possible so there is no excuse services fall short of expectations and the way my honorable friend described. the cq c has extensive powers to ensure nobody is immune against legal accountability and i expect the cq c to exercise those powers in this case but he made some criticisms of t

but then you have, for example, the rohingya and burmese going into the fishing industry and having these slave ships. so there are these different types of trafficking and then there's labor sweat shots, et cetera. so it's complex, and it can kind of ebb and flow, but the other issue that has been close to my heart for a long time, which i think underpins a lot of the trafficking that happens of various types in southeast asia, is statelessness and undocumented kind of migration. or unsafe migration. and that's an issue that some policy changes could really have a big impact on and the thai government is working on that. they're trying to get citizenship for the people that have been born there and living there for generations. but it's a slow process. and it's -- it needs to move faster. i think we still need to be putting pressure on the thai government to solve some of those structural issues that cause some of the trafficking problems. >> hillary? >> so the question of data, my first thought is that one of the best uses of data is to have sort of pattern recognition that an individua

but then you have, for example, the rohingya and burmese going into the fishing industry and having these slave ships. so there are these different types of trafficking and then there's labor sweat shots, et cetera. so it's complex, and it can kind of ebb and flow, but the other issue that has been close to my heart for a long time, which i think underpins a lot of the trafficking that happens of various types in southeast asia, is statelessness and undocumented kind of migration. or unsafe migration. and that's an issue that some policy changes could really have a big impact on and the thai government is working on that. they're trying to get citizenship for the people that have been born there and living there for generations. but it's a slow process. and it's -- it needs to move faster. i think we still need to be putting pressure on the thai government to solve some of those structural issues that cause some of the trafficking problems. >> hillary? >> so the question of data, my first thought is that one of the best uses of data is to have sort of pattern recognition that an individua