the lebanese politician saad hariri has given up his efforts to form a government, nine months afterister. he said it was clear he would not be able to reach agreement with president michel aoun after the two men held a brief meeting. the bbc�*s tim allman has the details. for far too long now this is how politics in lebanon tends to play out. crowds of protesters clashing with security forces in beirut. a country without proper government, deep in recession, and descending further into chaos. "i can't feed my children," said this man. "who will feed them? which leader? they should be ashamed. we are dying of hunger." "the country is burning," said this man. "there's no milk, no medicine, no fuel, no food. the poor can't even afford pasta and yoghurt. where are we heading? we're dead either way." the latest outburst of violence, prompted by an unsuccessful meeting between these two men, lebanon's president michel aoun and saad hariri, the man tasked with forming a new administration. for months they have failed to reach agreement, unable to decide upon a potential cabinet in a deeply

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the lebanese politician saad hariri has given up on his efforts to form a government, nine months afterinister. he said it was clear he would not be able to reach agreement with the president after the two men held a brief meeting. tim allman has the details. for far too long now this is how politics in lebanon tend to play out. crowds clashing with security forces in beirut. a country without proper government, deep in recession, and descending further into chaos. there was who paid a price when there was problems with sunni and shi'ite. i'm a believer in dialogue. shi'ite. i'm a believer in dialogue-— dialogue. the president criticised _ dialogue. the president criticised mr _ dialogue. the president criticised mr hariri - dialogue. the president. criticised mr hariri saying dialogue. the president - criticised mr hariri saying he wasn't prepared to discuss changes of any kind and he will now consult with parliament. more talks, more uncertainty. there is every chance the protests will continue as well. tim allman, bbc news. you are watching bbc news. more to come will stop including

saad hariri's supporters took to the streets after he blamed the country's president saying it was clear the two would not come to an agreement. in western canada, a specialist in ground—penetrating radar says former pupils of a school for indigenous children recall being woken in the night to dig graves. the past few weeks have seen hundreds of such unmarked burial sites discovered at former church—run schools. sally will be here with the latest news and half—an—hour. now on bbc news, stephen sackur talks to and half—an—hour. and personalties from across the globe for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. measured by the number of murders, mexico is the most dangerous country in the world to be a journalist. eight were killed last year, and countless more suffered threats, intimidation and violence. my guest, one of mexico's most prominentjournalists, lydia cacho, is, after decades of assault, death threats and at least one assassination attempt, currently in exile for her own safety. her particularfocus is the violence done to women in mexico and the failure of those in po

lebanon's prime minister designate, saad hariri, who has been locked in a nine-month power struggle withdent michel aoun, has failed to form his fourth government. >> i met with the president, and he demanded what i deem as substantial change to the formation of the government. i suggested to the president, if he needed more time to consider my proposal, but he saw no prospect for agreement. for these reasons, i stepped down. reporter: the political paralysis is expected to accelerate the country's economic collapse. lights are out most of the day, the cash-strapped state barely has money to buy fuel, and there is a shortage of medicine, making life a daily struggle, as more lebanese are pushed into poverty. the local currency, which already lost 95% of its value in recent months, has depreciated further in the hours following hariri's announcement. lebanon needs a government to put in place an economic recovery plan, but that government has to be able and willing to carry out reforms in state institutions. that's the condition set by the international community, which is refusing to iss

lebanese politicial saad hariri's given up on trying to form a government, saying it is clear he will not reach an agreement with the country's president. his supporters clashed with government forces on the streets as —— saying it was clear thejew would not come to an agreement. —— the two. the un has issued a stark warning about the return of the taliban in afghanistan, as nato troops prepare for their final withdrawal. it describes the unfolding situation as a man—made �*humanitarian catastrophe�* and one of the worst crises in the world. now on bbc news — highlights of the week's proceedings in parliament. hello again and welcome to the week in parliament. the week the beautiful game revealed its ugly side. labour accused ministers of failing to stand up for footballers fighting racism. we can all see what's happened here. the government has been trying to stoke a culture war and they've realised they're on the wrong side. the prime minister promises action. if you are guilty, mr speaker, of racist abuse online of footballers, then you will not be going to the match. no ifs, no bu