muslim populations, resolved to send a high—level delegation to rakhine state. we call on the government of myanmar to cease all attacks and this, three actions against rohingya people. outside the conference, protesters demanded that there was intervention to protect muslims. inside came the view that the crisis is fuelling regional instability because of the exodus of refugees. if the domestic affairs of a country results in instability which affects other countries in the region, they cannot be expected to remain silent, cannot hope for the best and pray it does not get worse. bangladesh is demanding myanmar take back the tens of thousands of rohingya people that have led to the country for safety. the government of myanmar denies the allegations levelled against their army and has suggested that fleeing rohingya villagers have burnt down their own homes to attract international attention. the country's leader, aung san suu kyi, so she needs space from the international committee to deal with the crisis. david campanale, bbc news. dozens of people are feared dead in italy after an avalanche destroyed a hotel used by skiers in central italy. at least four people a

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we know that tens of thousands of rohingya muslims have left myanmar in the last few months.is our correspondent there. this investigation commission is headed by a military man, a former general, the current vice president of the janmaat, myint swe, so its interim conclusions are no great surprise. the question of whether genocide has been taking place in northern rakhine state against the rohingya muslims, as alleged by the prime minister. the report says that genocide has not been taking place, and cites the fact that rohingya muslims are still present in rakhine state as evidence of that. and the fa ct state as evidence of that. and the fact that religious buildings and mosques have not been destroyed. 0n other allegations such as rape, the report says that there is insufficient evidence for any legal action to be taking place. scores of rohingya women have said they have been raped by security forces in northern rakhine state. 0n been raped by security forces in northern rakhine state. on other allegations, such as torture and arbitrary arrest, the commission says it is

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thousands of rohingya muslims are said to have fled to neighbouring bangladesh amid allegations thatrights abuses. troops took control of the region after armed men raided police posts, killing nine officers, in october. it is very difficult to get accurate information. in order to get to the truth, when he called for full access to independent observers and journalists to bilges and displacement camps —— villages? can ijust say that un led commission can be established in one of three ways, either by the security council, the human rights council of the secretary general. it would require broad international support which does not exist right now. the minister rather sidestepped the question of action in the un by saying that the government opinion wasn't sufficiently consensus at the present time. will the government commit to trying to build that consensus as opposed to remarking that it doesn't exist? will the minister may clear to the birmingham property is that there are welcome re—entry into the international community will not be helped if they failed to protect minorities an

muslims in the rest of the country. at a time like now, we have had almost four months now of a crisis in rakhine state with rohingya beingh between muslim and buddhist communities. jonah fisher. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: stylist or spiritualist? we meet the barber who has become a social media sensation in india. the shuttle challenger exploded soon after liftoff. there were seven astronauts on board, one of them a woman school teacher. all of them are believed to have been killed. by the evening, tahrir square, the heart of official cairo, was in the hands of the demonstrators. they were using the word "revolution". the earthquake singled out buildings, and brought them down in seconds. tonight, the search for any survivors has an increasing desperation about it as the hours pass. the new government is firmly in control of the entire republic of uganda. moscow got its first taste of western fast food, as mcdonald's opened their biggest restaurant, in pushkin square. but the hundreds of muscovites who queued up today won't find it cheap, with a big mac costing half the day's wage

government says it plans to continue with a controversial plan to relocate tens of thousands of rohingya muslim to to take the refugees to a remote island before repatriating them to myanmar. human rights groups have criticised the plan saying it amounts to forced relocation. thousands of people have attended the funeral of a leading lawyer shot the leader of a group allegedly linked to the 2008 attack in mumbai has been placed under house arrest in pakistan. hafiz saeed is wanted by the us and india — who accuse him of being implicated in the raid, in which more than 160 people died. he has denied any involvement. wildfires are still raging in chile as the search continues to find those responsible behind the blazes that have killed 11 people, burnt more than a thousand homes and wiped out an entire town. ten people have been arrested on suspicion of arson. a huge air and ground operation is underway to contain 61 forest fires. and here's an illustration ofjust how exciting football can be even without a match being played. these are the fans of the english non—league team sutton united. they'

government says it plans to continue with a controversial plan to relocate tens of thousands of rohingya muslimis to to take the refugees to a remote island before repatriating them to myanmar. human rights groups strongly object to the plan, saying it amounts to a forced relocation. thousands of people have attended the funeral of a leading lawyer shot dead in myanmar‘s commercial capital, yangon, on sunday. ko ni, who was an adviser to aung san suu kyi's national league for democracy party. a suspect has been detained in connection with the killing, but so far there are no details on the motive. wildfires are still raging in chile as the search continues to find those responsible behind the blazes that have killed 11 people, burnt more than 1,000 homes and wiped out an entire town. ten people have been arrested on suspicion of arson. a huge air and ground operation is underway to contain 61 forest fires. and here is an illustration ofjust how exciting football can be, even without a match being played. these are the fans of the english non—league team sutton united. they have just learned tha

. >>> myanmar says it will investigate a new allegation of police brutality against the muslim rohingya minority. a video that's gone viral prompted the investigation. and we do want to warn you, the images are disturbing. it appears to show police officers beating rohingya villagers in november. one officer records the video at violence plays out behind him. phil robertson from human rights watch says this, if the police feel so immune that they film themselves inflicting such brutal beatings one wonders what other horrors may be taking place off camera that they were not willing to record. four police men are now in custody, and there's growing criticism of nld leader aung san suu kyi over her handling of human rights abuses against the rohingya muslims, we spoke to the ambassador, derek mitchell. >> there's context of decades if not centuries of mistrust, of the sense of the people that they are the vanguard of terrorism, this anti-muslim attitude in the country going back decades. this is necessary to solve the question, and this is what she has been getting at, aung san suu kyi has

thousands of rohingya muslims are said to have fled to neighbouring bangladesh amid allegations thatarried out human rights abuses. troops took control of the region after armed men raided police posts, killing nine officers, in october. the minister alok sharma came to the commons to answer an urgent question on the situation. while we condemn the attack and recognise the right of security forces to carry out security operations to root out the perpetrators, we remain deeply concerned by the conduct of the army in its response. although restrictions on media, diplomatic and humanitarian access make the facts difficult to ascertain, we have been worried by numerous reports alleging widespread human rights violations in the security response. as i said, we continue to monitor the situation closely. the secretary of state for foreign and commonwealth affairs will visit burma soon and will reiterate our concerns about such issues. it is very difficult to get accurate information for what is happening in the current states or in order to get to the truth beyond false reports, will he cal

obama, but mr obama was not afraid to speak his mind when it came to treatment of the muslim minority, the rohingya san suu kyi will have an easier time, unlike the human rights will be on top of the agenda when it comes to donald trump's dealings with the rest of the world, in particular are likely he will take up the cause of a small muslim minority here in myanmar, so aung san suu kyi might in fact a somewhat of an easier ride on that front. and on a secondary note, the way the trump administration is dealing with the media does have many parallels in fact with the way that the suu kyi administration deals with the media, we don't get press c0 nfe re nces deals with the media, we don't get press conferences or much interaction with her and everything that the government doesn't agree with, they do now is very loudly as fa ke with, they do now is very loudly as fake news and try to discredit the media organisation concerns, so it may in fact normalise in fact some of the way the suu kyi administration deals with journalists and the media. back to you in singapore, sharanjit. thank you in singapor

muslims in myanmar. >> we call on the government to cease discriminatory action and attacks against the rohingyas immediately. and for the perpetrators to be brought to justice. >> the pep perpetrator have been accused of rapes and killings, the country says it's countering insurgency after police were killed in october. an estimated 66,000 people have fled into bangladesh. the secretary general of the organization of islamic cooperation warns it could lead extremist groups to gain prominence in myanmar. >> translator: just as the oic reiterates its condemnation of violence against the rohingya, it calls on myanmar to insure the security forces apply maximum restraint towards civilians to keep those from fanning religious hatred and put an end to unjustifiable acts against the muslim community. >> last month, police detained an indonesian man they believe was planning a terror attack in myanmar. >>> thailand is preparing its youth for a globalized world and the efforts start at a very young age. nhk world reports. >> reporter: in kindergarten in bangkok has been teaching english he to its people for the past

muslims in the rest of the country. we have had almost four months of crisis in rakhine state with rohingya being driven out.o we know about the moments before this shooting, this murder, took place. incredibly, the picture was taken off the moment of assassination. we are not sure of the circumstances but it shows that the assassins holding a pistol to the head of ko ni. he was holding a small child at the airport, we are told, he grandson, at the time. pictures emerging shortly afterwards shot the police in training the same man, he has now been taken in the custody. he isa53 has now been taken in the custody. he is a 53 rolled but in terms of why he hasn't done this, we will be waiting to hear from the police later today. also making news today. six people remain unaccounted for after an accident in borneo. according to a calculation, 25 people have been found while six others are still missing. we will deploy search access that can operate at night and continue our search operation to locate those who are still missing. us officials say that president trump authorised a commando raid against al qaeda in