some 650,000 rohingya muslims have fled to bangladesh since august.acob zuma. nearly 5,000 delegates are choosing between the deputy president, cyril ramaphosa, and former foreign minister nkosazana dlamini—zuma. president putin has acknowledged the help of the cia in preventing terror attacks in st petersburg. he said he had told president trump the information had helped to track down and detain a terrorist group preparing blasts in kazan cathedral and other public places in the city. now on bbc news, the week in parliament.

myanmar‘s leaders could face genocide charges over the persecution of rohingya muslims.have an exclusive interview with the un's high commissioner for human rights. austria's controversial coalition government — including members of the far—right freedom party — will be sworn in later today. and in business what is the outlook for the south african economy as its ruling party scrabbles to find a new leader. we get the view of a leading economist and as president zuma calls for a new era i'll be listening. a warm welcome to the programme — briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. and you can be part of the conversation. tell us what you think about the stories we're covering including the world's smallest christmas card — it can't be seen with the naked eye but it comes with a festive message from the team at the national physical laboratory. a waste of time and money or a fun festive experiment? comments to hashtag bbcthebriefing. south africa's governing african national congress is voting to choose a new leader to succeed president jacob

it's estimated that more than 650,000 rohingya muslims have fled from myanmar to neighbouring bangladeshugust, when attacks on police posts prompted a military crackdown. 0ur south asia correspondent justin rowlatt reports. this boy is 11 years old. he draws pictures of the horrors he has witnessed. translation: older women were stamped on, and then the military grabbed them by the hair and slaughtered them. because i saw that, i am drawing this. he is one of 650,000 rohingya refugees who fled myanmar after a military assault that began in late august. "they are coming to kill us," says the man, "they are coming to kill us." the widespread and systematic nature of the violence has persuaded the un chief to say that it could amount to genocide, acts intended to destroy a group of people. can anyone rule out that elements of genocide may be present? he wants a criminal investigation to identify the perpetrators, and in an exclusive interview with the bbc, he does not rule out the possibility that aung san suu kyi or military leaders could end up in the dock. given the scale of the operatio

headlines: the un warns myanmar‘s leaders they could face genocide charges over the persecution of rohingya muslimshoping to lead the anc and chart a new course for south africa: the party's delegates are voting now. i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme: chile's former president, conservative billionaire sebastian pinera, sweeps back into power. and circling the globe solo in just six weeks. french sailor francois gabart smashes the world record. liza fromer studios in singapore and london, and this is bbc world news. —— live from. it's newsday. good morning. it's 9am in singapore, 1am in london and 7.30am in myanmar — where the country's leaders could face charges of genocide over the persecution of the rohingya ethnic group. that's the warning from un's high commissionerfor human rights. it's estimated that more than 650,000 rohingya muslims have fled myanmar to neighbouring bangladesh since august, when attacks on police posts prompted a military crackdown. 0ur south asia correspondent justin rowlatt reports. this boy is 11 years old. he draws pictures of the horrors he has witness

doctors without borders says 1600 rohingya muslims were killed in just one month of a military crackdown. up, a major decision expected in the u.s. today on whether internet providers should be able to prioritize access to some websites. more on the net neutrality debate in our business update. becomes theyek latest hollywood actress to accuse producer harvey weinstein of harassment. more on her scathing op-ed on the way. first our top story live from paris. ♪ genie: russian president vladimir putin is holding his annual press conference in moscow today. 1600 journalists rx -- are attending the conference which up to past has lasted five hours. it is his first big public appearance since he announced he would be running again next month. thomas low is listening to the press conference. there have been lots of questions about all sorts of subjects today. in particular about the doping scandal that band russian athletes from competeting in the olympics in the next winter games.s. >> that's right. thatf the key questions would interest t national russia's given how influence hahas grown in

could face charges of genocide over the persecution of rohingya muslims. the un's human rights chief said he assumes the country's de facto leader, aung san suu kyi, sanctioned their repression. some 650,000 rohingya muslims have fled to bangladesh since august. south africa's governing anc is voting to choose a new leader to succeed presidentjacob zuma. nearly 5,000 delegates are choosing between the deputy president, cyril ramaphosa, and former foreign minister nkosazana dlamini—zuma. president putin has acknowledged the help of the cia in preventing terror attacks in st petersburg. he said he had told president trump the information had helped to track down and detain a terrorist group preparing blasts in kazan cathedral and other public places in the city. now on bbc news, the week in parliament. hello and welcome to our look back at the week in parliament. from triumph to defeat: theresa may's had a roller—coaster of a week with brexit. we are going to leave but we are going to do it in a smooth and orderly way. but smooth and orderly was not how it t

some 650,000 rohingya muslims have fled to bangladesh since august. south africa's governing anc is voting to choose a new leader to succeed presidentjacob zuma. nearly 5,000 delegates are expected to vote. deputy president, cyril ramaphosa, appears to be leading the nominations. president putin has acknowledged the help of the cia in preventing terror attacks in st petersburg. he told president trump the information had helped to track down and detain a terrorist group preparing blasts in kazan cathedral and other public places in the city. sir mo farah has won this year's bbc sports personality of the year. the motorcyclistjonathan rea was second, and the paralympic athlete, jonnie peacock, was third. it's the first time sir mo has won the award. the announcement of his victory was made in liverpool's echo arena but the four—time olympic champion was in a studio in north london, with his daughter rhianna, who eventually presented him with his award. but things didn't all go to plan as this happened. mo, i hope you can hear us, rihanna's there with t

more than 650,000 rohingya muslims have fled from myanmar to neighbouring bangladesh since august. south africa's governing anc is voting to choose a new leader to succeed presidentjacob zuma. nearly 5000 delegates are choosing between the deputy president cyril ramaphosa and former foreign minister, nkosaza na dlamini—zuma. and this story is trending at bbc.com. the latest star wars film has generated more than $450 million in global ticket sales on its opening weekend. in america, the lastjedi is second on the all—time box office list, behind the 2015 star wars film, the force awakens. stay with us. and our top story here in the uk... investigators are trying to establish what caused a multiple pile up in an underpass in birmingham, in the early hours of saturday morning, which killed six people. one other man is critically ill in hospital. lu re lure for me later, at but first convert here is asia business report. —— but first here is. china's plugging away at developing its one belt, one road initiative. will the world's second—biggest economy continue down the same path in 201

more than 650,000 rohingya muslims have fled from myanmar to neighbouring bangladesh since august. the white house has confirmed that the us spy agency the cia helped prevent a terror attack in russia. and this video is trending on bbc.com... the latest star wars film has generated more than $450 million in global ticket sales on its opening weekend. in the us, the lastjedi is second on the all—time box office list, behind the 2015 star wars film, the force awakens. that's all from me now. stay with bbc world news. now on bbc news it's time for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i'm zeinab badawi. is the sudanese government coming in from the cold and moving towards becoming a fully integrated member of the international community? the us lifted economic sanctions on sudan in october, ending two decades of its financial isolation. washington says sudan has made progress on human rights, democratic reforms and ending ethnic tensions in the country. but critics argue it has not done enough, there's still no peace in darfur and other conflict areas and human rights violations continue. my

more than 600,000 rohingya muslims have fled prosecution —— persecution by myanmar government. at cox's bazar. crowded squalid living conditions, in adequate water supplies and inadequate sanitation facilities has led to a wave of disease, including diphtheria, a potentially fatal disease at long forgotten parts of the world thanks to vaccination. cases have been reported since the start of november. most of the patients are between five and 1a yea rs patients are between five and 1a years old. 0ver patients are between five and 1a years old. over the next two days, 40 years old. over the next two days, a0 british dog is, ——, nurses and firefighters will come here. a group of volu nteers firefighters will come here. a group of volunteers from the emergency services ready to respond at short notice to humanitarian disasters. it isa notice to humanitarian disasters. it is a team of‘s first deployment. with warnings that kolarov and tuberculosis may also be on the rises could be the start of a long campaign. —— cholera. eric schwartz is a former us assistant secretary of state, no

some 650,000 rohingya muslims have fled to bangladesh since august. south africa's governing anc is voting to choose a new leader to succeed presidentjacob zuma. nearly 5,000 delegates are expected to vote. deputy president, cyril ramaphosa, appears to be leading the nominations. president putin has acknowledged the help of the cia in preventing terror attacks in st petersburg. he told president trump the information had helped to track down and detain a terrorist group preparing blasts in kazan cathedral and other public places in the city. now on bbc news, dateline london. hello and a very warm welcome to dateline london, i'mjane hill. this week we reflect on some movement, finally, in the brexit talks and ask whether the election of a democrat in alabama really is a blow to donald trump. my guests this week, the american writer stephanie baker from bloomberg markets. suzanne lynch, washington—based for the irish times, the british political commentator yasmin alibhai—brown. and thomas kielinger, from germany's die welt. a warm welcome to you all. w

the makeshift home to thousands of rohingya muslims, this is the refugee camp.nd a situation described by the un as a textbook example of ethnic cleansing. 6000 people have been killed, a figure denied by the government in myanmar. among the a0 plus staff, sent by britain, becky, a children's nurse at watford general. i know from my experience as a paediatric nurse and as a mother families will be feeling desperate. i know there are loads of children involved, 75% of the people affected by diptheria are under the age of 15. we need to act fast. when the team arrives, medics will be working in tough conditions. diphtheria has been spreading rapidly, up to 160 new cases reported every day. it will be tough, 40 of us going out in its first tranche, more people coming later. we will be working with other organisations, not just 40 of us. this is the uk response, one of the fastest because of the critical nature of the emergency and the speed at which the disease can spread, because of the need to do something very quickly. the situation facing the rohingya people ha

more than 600,000 rohingya muslim is who fled persecution by the myanmar military have settled here around bazaar. a lack of sanitation has caused outbreaks of disease, including diphtheria, a de disease, including diphtheria, a de disease largely unknown in many parts of the world you to vaccination. most patients are between five and i4 vaccination. most patients are between five and 14 years old. 0ver the next two days, 40 british doctors, nurses and firefighters will travel to bangladesh to lead an urgent vaccination programme. they are members of the uk's emergency medical team, group of volunteers from the nhs and emergency services ready to respond at short notice to humanitarian disasters. it is the team's first deployment since it was certified by the world health organisation last year, but with warnings that cholera and two but your laces may also be on the rise, this could just be the start of a long campaign against disease in these vast refugee camps. the united nations says children have suffered shocking levels of violence in war zones around the world, during the past year

more than 600,000 rohingya muslims have fled persecution by the myanmar military.ing here in the vast camps around the bangladeshi city of cox's bazar. crowded, squalid living conditions, inadequate water supplies, and a lack of sanitation facilities has led to waves of disease, including diphtheria, a potentially fatal illness long forgotten in most parts of the world thanks to increasing rates of vaccination. more than 2,000 cases have been reported here, since the start of november. most of the patients are between five and 14 years old. over the next two days, a0 british doctors, nurses, and firefighters travel to bangladesh to lead an urgent vaccination program. they're members of the uk's emergency medical team, a group of volunteers from the nhs and emergency services ready to respond at short notice to humanitarian disasters. it's the team's first deployment since it was certified by the world health 0rganization last year. but with warnings that cholera and tuberculosis may also be on the rise, this could just be the start of a long campaign against diseas

the makeshift home to more than 600,000 rohingya muslims, this is the cox's bazar refugee camp.ghbouring myanmar and a situation described by the un as a textbook example of ethnic cleansing. it's claimed more than 6,000 people have been killed, a figure denied by the government in myanmar. among the a0 plus doctors, nurses and firefighters being sent by britain's emergency medical team, becky platt, a children's nurse at watford general. i know from my experience as a paediatric nurse and as a mum that families will be feeling desperate. i know there are loads of children involved, 75% of the people who have been infected with diphtheria are under the age of 15. so we need to act fast. when the british team arrives, medics will be working in tough conditions. diphtheria has been spreading rapidly, up to i60 new cases of the disease are reported every day. it will be tough, 40 of us going out in its first tranche of deployment, more people may be coming later. we will be working with other organisations, not just 40 of us trying to provide the response. this is the uk response,

more than 600,000 rohingya muslims have fled persecution by the myanmar military.t camps around the bangladeshi city of cox's bazar. crowded, squalid living conditions, inadequate water supplies, and a lack of sanitation facilities has led to waves of disease, including diphtheria, a potentially fatal illness long forgotten in most parts of the world thanks to increasing rates of vaccination. more than 2,000 cases have been reported here since the start of november. most of the patients are between five and iii—years—old. over the next two days, a0 british doctors, nurses, and firefighters travel to bangladesh to lead an urgent vaccination programme. they're members of the uk's emergency medical team, a group of volunteers from the nhs and emergency services, ready to respond at short notice to humanitarian disasters. it's the team's first deployment since it was certified by the world health organization last year. but with warnings that cholera and tuberculosis may also be on the rise, this could just be the start of a long campaign against disease in these vast

along the country's eastern coast. after the ship sank near the island of poleelo. against the rohingya muslims system. centre in south korea has risen to 29. floors of the building injecheon. more victims could be discovered. but how about this dog! when he was attacked by a human. before. crowd in melbourne does not have terrorist links. some are in a critical condition. issues, was arrested. deliberately ploughed into the crowd. alert and installed concrete blocks on the roads. links. number of attacks have decreased in 2017. —— angela. we are seeing these things more and more. it is a challenge. and can you prevent it? globally in 2017 against 2016. but you are seeing the diversification of tactics. we have gone to low—tech attacks like vehicle rammings. high—profile attacks took place in 2016. you had one in london, manchester, new york. you would not compare this to those attacks? interestingly, asia has had less of those attacks. you have seen them in europe. it is vehicle rammings and things like that. on embassies in hotels. these are low—tech. they are hard to predict and prevent. why

stories: the un warns myanmar‘s leaders they could face genocide charges over the persecution of rohingya muslimsuth africa: the party's delegates are voting now. the white house confirms the cia helped russia foil a terror plot in saint petersburg. president putin has personally thanked donald trump. chile's former president, conservative billionaire sebastian pinera, sweeps back into power. and the prince, the president and the probing interview. when harry met barack 0bama. if you start using long pauses between the answers, you're going to get the face.

the crisis in iraq and state where a military crackdown forced more than six hundred thousand rohingya muslims to flee the country. alone in the blue jacket hasn't seen his family in two weeks. even so as he and fellow journalist chose so-o. arrive to a courthouse scrum he protested their innocence. we're just carrying out our jobs we would never violate journalistic ethics he told the crowd. in the frenzy no amount of police or press could stop his wife. the men are accused of breaking secrecy laws as they pursue the story of a military crackdown on range of muslims human rights groups and foreign governments have condemned their arrests observers say it's an attack on press freedoms. outside the hearing while loans wife called for him to be released who are on your own and i want my husband to be free soon and i trust him that he would never violate the rules of law he has good morals so he should be free soon. but not for another two weeks at least as the judge extended their detention cho so all had his say. we try to tell the truth. with the men being lateral rein while loans wife made on

coverage of the military crackdown there which has forced more than six hundred fifty thousand rohingya muslims to flee has cost them their freedom the two reporters have been missing since last week after they were invited to dine with police officers in yon gone mian mars ministry of information released this photo of the two reporters the ministry says they had illegally obtained documents they plan to share with international media foreign governments human rights groups the un and the e.u. have all condemned the arrests we expect them. to ensure the food with the action of their rights and to release the journalists as quickly as possible freedom of the press and media is the foundation and the corners. the cornerstone of. the me and mar press council a joint industry and government organization has now offered to mediate. me and martha already say police have nearly completed their probe of the two journalists before a court case against them begins. there have been several protests across europe against now around five thousand taxi drivers took to the streets against it were in buchares

nations has warned the leaders of myanmar could face charges of genocide over the persecution of rohingya muslimsustria's new coalition government of conservatives and the anti—immigration freedom party will be sworn in today. it makes austria the only country in western europe with a far—right party in power. now it is time look at the stories that are making the headlines in media across the world: we begin with the telegraph and comments from uk international development secretary penny morduant who said saudi arabia has "no excuses" for blocking food and fuel shipments to yemen and could be in breach of inter—national humanitarian law. the guardian focusses on brexit and the conservative rebels who defeated the uk government in a vote last week. they are now urging theresa may to reach out to labour mps and form a cross—party alliance for a soft brexit. the gulf news looks at us tax reform saying the overhaul could help to further lift already record high us equities. earnings could exceed 15% a year when the corporate tax rate is phased in. the ft says bitcoin mania has re—ignited a race to

colonial era official secrets law they had been investigating the alleged military crackdown on rohingya muslims. committed to finding the truth but now held captive thirty one year old while alone and twenty seven year old cho so who are described as bookish and warm by family and friends. lone joint reuters news agency over a year ago from a family of rice promised he'd always dreamed of becoming a journalist. he's also written a children's book co-founded a charity to promote tolerance between myanmar ethnic groups and worked with orphans. was a good husband to me. the heart and he continues to learn. tonight. he's not a politician he's a real journalist. i believe he wouldn't do anything wrong that's why i want him to be free to soon as possible. who wrote poetry before violence and his native state led him to write news. but his learns reporting on the military crackdown that which has forced more than six hundred fifty thousand muslims to flee has cost them their freedom. they've been missing since last tuesday after being invited to dine with police officers and young gone myanmar's minis

we led with the rohingya muslim situation on tuesday, when the pope actually did not mention them bye in the meeting with ang sung su kyi. —— with aung sung su kyi. 0k, chennai six, on the day, that would have been your lead, wouldn't it? well, maybe. let's face it, the interest in the harry and meghan engagement was extraordinary. 5.6 million watched the six 0'clock news on monday. that's the biggest audience we've had for a news bulletin all week. it was the most popular news story on the website by a long distance, nearly 7 million people read the main story. so, there really is the interest there in it. the other stories you mentioned, we have covered and we continue to cover in depth. i think, like a lot of viewers, you also had concern about the tone of the coverage of the engagement, didn't you? yes, it seems as though the royal reporters are fawning and sycophantic. i don't know how they get theirjobs. i thought nicholas witchell was quite a good reporter until he became the royal reporter, and then seems to have gone the way ofjennie bond. to be fair, bob, do you have an iss

to some other news now and the pope francis has asked for forgiveness from rohingya muslims for the quote indifference of the world the head of the catholic church met with a small group of refugees during his tour of bangladesh he held hands with them as he listened to their stories there were hinges and just a few of the more than six hundred thousand to have reached the country after fleeing their homes in me and maher the united nations has described their persecution as ethnic cleansing earlier pope francis praised bangladesh for giving shelter to working to refugees and called for decisive action to end the humanitarian crisis his visit though was aimed at reaching out to catholics in the capital dhaka he led an open air mass for a crowd of tens of thousands. even though catholics make up less than one percent of the population it felt like most of them had turned up here during mass the pope or jane sixteen new bangladeshi priests that's a sign of the relative freedom the church enjoys here but this freedom can't be taken for granted christians are often persecuted in this region w

how he receives those rohingya muslims, the way english —— the way in which that episode woes could define trip? it certainly could. that's been the line of this trip ever since he came here. some we re trip ever since he came here. some were disappointed that he did make a stronger statement about myanmar, because he has spoken about it clearly in the past, but he chose not to do so in myanmar. he was advised by people that it could have an impact or repercussions for the christian minority in myanmar, but that's not the only issue. we should remember that here in bangladesh there is a small christian minority and last year we had a wave of killings, secular bloggers, and religious minorities, which included some christians. those have become a big issue for the christian minority in bangladesh as well. thanks very much indeed. the mass continues, as does the pope's visit to bangladesh. the argentine navy has abandoned efforts to rescue the crew of a submarine that disappeared two weeks ago with 44 people onboard. the search for the vessel will continue, but there's growing anger at how t

the medical charity, msf, says it believes more than six and a half thousand rohingya muslims were killedthe violence that began in myanmar in late august. the estimate is based on interviews with some of the six hundred thousand rohingyas who've fled to neighbouring bangladesh. the burmese armed forces have stated that about four hundred people died, describing most of them as muslim terrorists. the hollywood actor salma hayek has become the latest celebrity to accuse harvey weinstein of harassment. in an article for the new york times, she wrote that the film producer threatened to kill her and described him as a "rage fuelled monster". a spokesperson for mr weinstein disputed the actor's account. british doctors said they had made a significant breakthrough in the treatment of haemophilia a. around 6000 people in the uk have the defect meaning their blood cannot clot properly. the research team used gene therapy to correct the defect in a small safety trial. all the 13 patients who took part no longer need treatment. health secretary jeremy hunt says longer need treatment. health secre

final day in bangladesh, after using his highly—anticipated asia trip to express support for the rohingya muslimsing the word "rohingya" for the first time. myanmar does not regard them as an ethnic group. let's return to our top story this morning. reports from the united states suggest the president's former national security adviser, michael flynn, who yesterday pleaded guilty to lying to the fbi about his contacts with russia, is prepared to testify against donald trump's son—in—law, jared kushner. it's thought mr flynn will say that senior members of the trump team, including mr kushner, directed him to make contact with the russians. let's speak to eric ham, a political analyst who's been following the story from washington dc. good to speak to you again. let's cut to the chase here. we know that michael flynn has pleaded guilty. the assumption is he's come to some kind of deal. the big question is what is the deal? well, the deal is going to include i think all things related to the campaign and actually there was no one more connect it, more intertwined, more integral to the trump campaig

pope francis is completing a six—day visit to bangladesh and myanmar during which the plight of rohingya muslim requested forgiveness for the world's indifference. those are the headlines. a 71—year—old man has beenjailed for murdering his toddler stepson almost 50 years ago. david dearlove swung the 1—year—old child by his ankles

according to doctors without borders, at least 6,700 rohingya muslims have died in what they now call ethnic cleansing. in venezuela, on the verge of economic collapse and political unrest. which has gripped the country. deadly protests riddled streets this summer after president maduro banned the country's main opposition party from taking part in next year's elections. we've got a team of reporters who have been covering these closely for us including adam baron who is now a fellow at the european council for for relations. ben simon spent time with refugees families fleeing myanmar. joining us via skype. hanna dryer is a reporter for pro publica. just came back from there this summer. i want to start with you. let's talk about yemen. the top u.n. official there says the absurd war has only resulted in the destruction of the country and the suffering of its people who are being punished as a part of futile military campaign by both sides. i know you were just there two months ago. is there any sign this war may be coming to an end soon? >> unfortunately, if anything, we're seeing qu

the makeshift home to thousands of rohingya muslims, this is the refugee camp.mar and a situation described by the un as a textbook example of ethnic cleansing. 6,000 people have been killed, a figure denied by the government in myanmar. wonderful... among the a0 plus staff, sent by britain, becky, a children's nurse at watford general. i know from my experience as a paediatric nurse and as a mother, families will be feeling desperate. i know there are loads of children involved, 75% of the people affected by diptheria are under the age of 15. we need to act fast. when the team arrives, medics will be working in tough conditions. diphtheria has been spreading rapidly, up to 160 new cases reported every day. it will be tough, 40 of us going out in its first tranche, more people coming later. we will be working with other organisations, not just 40 of us. this is the uk response, one of the fastest because of the critical nature of the emergency and the speed at which the disease can spread, because of the need to do something very quickly. the situation facing th

pope francis is bennet is final day in bangladesh, after rallying support for the rohingya muslims ——a for the first time yesterday. let's cross to oui’ first time yesterday. let's cross to our correspondent. there's been so much attention on the words the pope has or hasn't used. ring us up to date. that's right. yesterday he sent out a very strong message about the rohingya a crisis. he met with a group of rohingya refugees here in dhaka. about 16 of them. he touched their hands. a little girl, an orphan, was brought in front of him and he placed his hand on her head. he asked the rohingyas for forgiveness for the injustices of the world. he asked how people fleeing the rakhine state identify themselves. and it is also a word myanmar doesn't recognise. he says he and being in bangladesh could upset the myanmar government and that's perhaps why he didn't say it while he was in myanmar. he faced criticism for not sending a strong message while he was in that country and when he came to bangladesh everybody was waiting and listening to every speech he made, to see if he would send out

pope francis is completing a six—day visit to bangladesh and myanmar during which the plight of rohingya muslimees has dominated. on friday, he used the word rohingya for the first time on his trip. he requested forgiveness for the world's indifference. those are the headlines. a 71—year—old man has beenjailed for murdering his toddler stepson almost 50 years ago. david dearlove swung the 1—year—old child by his ankles and hit his head on a fireplace in 1968. for decades dearlove lied about what had happened, but then a photo posted on facebook led to the investigation being reopened, as danny savage explains. this picture triggered a murder trial. it shows a man called david dearlove with his stepson, paul booth. when this image was posted on facebook, paul's now adult brother went to police, telling them dearlove had murdered the toddler and he had witnessed it. the 21—year—old dearlove in the photo is now 71. almost 50 years later, he was today convicted of murder. back in the late 1960s, he lived with the boys‘ mother in this house in stockton. on the night he killed his stepson in the livi

at least six thousand seven hundred rohingya muslims were killed in the first month of burma's armies crackdown on rock kind stat. that figure was released by doctors without borders this thursday and it's the highest death toll yet of the violence such a good an axis of over six hundred and fifty thousand rohingya refugees to neighboring bangladesh. amaro maxwell reports. the figures paints a gruesome picture. violence broke out in regards state on the twenty fifth august when the burmese army launched a clearance operation allegedly targeting rohingya insurgents. in the month following doctor's rapport this as i atat least nine ththousand rorohingyas diets. of the six thousand seven hundred were killed including one seven hundred children under the age of five. more around the seven zero results in from the stories of our patients and fix there is the issue the killing was. it is at the rohingya russian and that it didn't discriminate between children and adults. we sydney of food very harrowing stories of children in social. prejudice in front of the families. the ngos those up vio

the un's human rights chief has issued a powerful indictment of myanmar‘s treatment of ethnic rohingya muslimsts of what he called acts of appalling brutality, including the murder of children and the deliberate burning to death of people in their homes. the african born artist lubaina himid has been awarded the prestigious 2017 turner prize. himid, who is based in the north—west of england, is, at 63, the oldest artist ever to win the best known accolade in british art, which was opened to over 50s this year for the first time in more than 25 years. her work celebrates black creativity and the african diaspora ferocious winds have whipped up two , , , fast—moving wildfires inseam of the state fuelled by dry brushwood. more than 25 thousand residents of ventura county have been told to evacuate. at least 150 buildings north of los angeles have been destroyed. the bomber who attacked the manchester arena killing 22 people had been a subject of interest to the british security services, and opportunities to stop him were missed. that's the conclusion of an official review. it says it's conceivab

final day in bangladesh after using his highly—anticipated asia trip to express support for the rohingya muslims refugees and referred to them using the word "rohingya" for the first time. he had been criticised for not using the term on his earlier visit to myanmar. white house officials have indicated that president trump is likely to announce next week that the united states will recognise jerusalem as the capital of israel. the status ofjerusalem is highly contentious, with both israelis and palestinians claiming all or part of the city as their capital. critics have warned that the decision by donald trump could jeopardise peace negotiations. it's feared there could be hundreds ofjob losses at toys r us after the retailer announced it would close around a quarter of its uk stores. the move, which would see the closure of 25 shops, is part of a deal by the owners to renegotiate debts with its landlords. it's thought christmas trading and gift vouchers will not be affected by the move. those are the main stories this morning. we've learnt so much about special educational needs here on breakf

final day in bangladesh after using his highly—anticipated asia trip to express support for the rohingya muslimsgroup of refugees and referred to them using the word "rohingya" for the first time. he had been criticised for not using the term on his earlier visit to myanmar. it does not regard them as an ethnic group. white house officials have indicated that president trump is likely to announce next week that the united states will recognise jerusalem as the capital of israel. the status ofjerusalem is highly contentious, with both israelis and palestinians claiming all or part of the city as their capital. critics have warned that the decision by donald trump could jeopardise peace negotiations. it's feared there could be hundreds ofjob losses at toys r us after the retailer announced it would close around a quarter of its uk stores. the move, which would see the closure of 25 shops, is part of a deal by the owners to renegotiate debts with its landlords. it's thought christmas trading and gift vouchers will not be affected by the move. five people have been ended, two critically, after a car

pope francis, who's visiting bangladesh, has met some of the more than 600—thousand rohingya muslims st time — a controversial move because the myanmar government doesn't recognise the rohingya as an ethnic group. the refugees had been brought to the capital dhaka from cox's bazar, where more than 600,000 men, women and children from myanmar‘s rakhine state have fled. yogita limaye is following the pope's visit. their plight has overshadowed his visit to myanmar and bangladesh, and today, a group of rohingya refugees met pope francis in dhaka. one by one, they had a chance to tell him what they've been through. up until now, pope francis had avoided using the term "rohingya", which is how these people identify themselves. but a word that myanmar refuses to recognise. but today, the pope was more outspoken. at a meeting of religious leaders, the pope asked for forgiveness from rohingya refugees for the hurt they've endured, and for the indifference of the world. it's a crisis that has overshadowed the pope's visit to myanmar and bangladesh. regardless of the politics around the pope's

the plight of rohingya muslim refugees cast a long shadow over the six—day trip — with the pope using met with 16 refugees. our correspondent has more. we were told here in bangladesh by a leader of the catholic community the reason they could not organise a visit for they could not organise a visit for the pope to go to the bazaar, about an hour away by flight, is because his trip was organised before the crisis started, so they could not facilitate for him to go barefoot yesterday we saw in meet a of rohingya refugees during an interfaith meeting and he also perhaps gave his strongest statement during this trip about the rohingya crisis, asking them for forgiveness for the hurt caused and the indifference of the world for the ever since the trip started, since he landed in me and mark, everyone listening to each speech he made very closely to see how he was going to address the issue. —— in miami ma. that would have set the my are government, which does not recognise the group at all. —— myanmarfor so many rights groups said he should have come out and made a stronger statement. her

a respected charity has put a figure on the number of rohingya muslims who have been killed during months of violence in myanmar. some 6700 people have lost their lives as a direct consequence of the events in rakhine state. here is jonathan head. jonathan: the mass exodus of rohingyas fleeing to me and marked produced something previously hard to obtain in rakhine state, abundant eyewitness testimony, who speaking to journalists and human rights groups have painted harrowing picture. injuries treated in hospitals on the bangladesh side of the border have offered further evidence. but until now, estimates of how many died in the violence has been either been vague or implausible. however, surveys by the charity msf last month and show an alarmingly high capital in the months after the violence again in late august. fromnterviewed rohingyas 2500 households and found death rates after august of 213 times higher than normal. 17% of those deaths were caused by the violence mostly from gunshot wounds. estimatese that msf were killed in the violence, more than 700 are believed to be children, e

the plight of rohingya muslim refugees cast a long shadow over the six—day trip — with the pope usingas when he met with 16 refugees. people are being asked to nominate events and people they feel should be commemorated as part of a new national memorial scheme. the heritage group, historic england, has already received a wealth of nominations from battle sites to birthplaces, as david sillito reports. the site of the presentation of magna carta. the place where the pilgrim fathers set off for america. and here, the memorial to the landing of william iii at brixham, in the glorious revolution. there are some monuments to great moments in history, but historic england wants more. there are many plaques to where people were born or lived. it now wants suggestions about events and have already received a few. we've done our research and spoken to people across the country and we've found really passionate enthusiasts who want to see unknown histories marked out. we've had people wanting to mark out where the pilgrim fathers set out to make that more well—known. we've had people wanting t

acquired information with foreign media the reporters were covering the crisis affecting the rohingya muslims in rakhine state after the crackdown kicked off in august. south korea says a deal with japan to settle the decades long comfort women dispute fails to meet the victims needs in twenty fifteen japan agreed to pay more than eight million dollars for projects helping korean women who were forced to work in japanese military brothels during the second world war but survivors say they want direct compensation south korea has stopped short from saying if it will scrap the deal you are right up to date with all the top stories so far here on al-jazeera up next the inside story we'll see you very soon. high hopes of continued peace and stability in liberia as gotos choose a new town with a supposed enhanced democracy in a country that has seen its share of violence and what would it mean for the region this is inside story. hello and welcome to the program. it's the end of an era for africa's first female president ellen johnson sirleaf into towns the noble peace laureate is stepping down th

she had been due to visit to assess alleged abuses against rohingya muslims.ng out what is going on inside the country is very difficult. last week to journalists covering the crisis for the reuters news agency were arrested for you legally acquiring information -- for you acquiring illegally information. reporter: it has been a long week for journalists detained in myanmar. police say they are being investigated for violating the official secret act, a law that carries a maximum prison sentence of 14 years. family and friends are adamant that they have committed no crime. >> he's a good husband to me, a good employee in his workplace, and continues to learn so that he can further his education. he is not a politician at all. he is a real journalist. i believe he would not do anything wrong. that is why i want my husband to be freed as soon as possible. reporter: this is the border region with bangladesh one of the areas most affected by the recent violence. it is where nearly 650,000 rohingya have fled into relative safety. the 2 journalists were rescued -- d

yanghee lee had been due to visit in january to investigate alleged attacks on rohingya muslims in rakhinee government said it had banned her because she was not impartial and objective while conducting her work. the military still has and still exercise is a tremendous amount of power throughout myanmar, and throughout most of the issues in myanmar, especially regarding security issues. and rakhine state is considered a highly secure area. and they did not want to co—operate. a female tv news presenter has quit herjob after learning that her male co—host was being paid almost twice as much. catt sadler, who was a presenter on the e! network, said that once she learned about the pay gap, she asked for what she deserved, but was repeatedly denied. ms sadler said she was resigning to make a stand for all women about what was fair and just. now, here is a new way of finding a solution to delhi's smog problems. an anti—smog cannon has been designed to fire tiny droplets into the sky, which then attach themselves to pollution particles, and remove them from the atmosphere as they fall to the gr