battered, scarred, defiant — sir salman rushdie has had to endure more than most.ut in his first interview since he was attacked, he's trying to be optimistic. you know, i've been better — but considering what happened, i'm not so bad. the big injuries are healed, essentially. the amount of injuries, it was more probable that i would not survive. what happened was a brutal assault as he waited to make a speech at an event in new york state. a man stormed the stage and stabbed the author multiple times before he was subdued. sir salman spent six weeks in hospital and admits he suffered nightmares and more. there is such a thing as ptsd. one of the things it is is that i have been finding it very, very difficult to write. i sit there to write and nothing happens. i'm not out of that forest yet. a new novel, written before he was attacked, will shortly be published — the aptly titled victory city. despite it all, his will to tell stories goes on. tim allman, bbc news. sir salman rushdie was speaking to the new yorker radio hour. that is it from us for now. there is mu

sir salman rushdie was speaking to the new yorker radio hour.rescue operations following two huge earthquakes that have devastated parts of southern turkey and northern syria. at least 4300 people are now known to have died. rescuers are racing to trap those trapped under the rubble. there is more on our website and the bbc news app. i am on twitter. @richpreston. thank you for watching. hello there. there's a lot of dry weather in store this week across the country, particularly so for england and wales, because high pressure will be dominating the scene, particularly towards the south. lower pressure always trying to flirt with the north of the uk, and at times, it will bring some stronger winds and rain, mainly to scotland. but even here, it will turn drier by the end of the week. now, through tuesday, it's a north—south divide — more cloud in the north, one or two spots of rain, some sunshine for the north and west of scotland. england and wales starting off cold and frosty, some mist and fog patches. 0therwise, plenty of sunshine. temperatu

sir salman rushdie has had to endure more than most.. but in his first interview since he was attacked, he is trying to be optimistic.— was attacked, he is trying to be optimistic. you know, i have been better- — be optimistic. you know, i have been better. but _ be optimistic. you know, i have been better. but considering i been better. but considering what happened, i'm not so bad. big injuries have healed, essentially. the amount of injuries, it was more probable that i wouldn't survive.- that i wouldn't survive. what happened — that i wouldn't survive. what happened was _ that i wouldn't survive. what happened was a _ that i wouldn't survive. what happened was a brutal- that i wouldn't survive. what. happened was a brutal assault as he waited to make a speech at an event in new york state. a man stormed the stage and stabbed the author multiple times before he was subdued. sir salman spent six weeks in hospital and admits he suffered nightmares and more.— nightmares and more. there is such a thing — nightmares and more. there is suc

what's the plan for salman rushdie now? does he plan to write more?next plans are? >> yes, as he says in the piece, and by the way in a podcast on the new yorker radio our, which is up now, and it's gonna be broadcast on the radio this week, he talks about in some depth, he was thinking about writing a novel inspired by the magic mountain, of course, it's the castle, but he's put that aside. and he's going to probably write a nonfiction work which confronts this latest incident, to put it mildly, in his life. he's already written a full length more called joseph anton. and i think he thought that was gonna be it. now, he has this in front of him, and joseph anton was written in the third person. and as he told me, when you get stabbed, that's not a third person story to tell. that is an eye story. it's a microscopic one that takes place. and then, of course, and a few seconds, how do you tell that story. that's the next imaginative confrontation he has in front of him on his desk now. >> david, can i broaden it out? you've spent years as someone chron

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i remember exactly the time of salman rushdie. of europe said with one voice that burning rushdi's book is a move against freedom of expression and thoughts. 2 days have been reversed. the holy book of islam has been corrected, which means burning it. freedom of speech opposing the burning of the holy quran of muslims has become against the freedom of speech and thoughts. every year , thousands of anti-islamic acts such as attacks on mosques and people across europe are reported. several extremists attacked a mosque in new zealand, and the video of their own killing was also broadcast live on the network. the result was only a few days after he was condemned as murderers in england. violence against muslims has increased, but the government is taking a serious step to prevent it . let's talk to each other and non-muslims always movements that create differences between people, this song breeds hatred, why do you look at it? the history of pronunciation is one of the factors that created the environment and culture that prepared th

earlier i spoke to the bbc�*s alan yentob — a friend of sir salman rushdie. book, a writer is going to write and this is the product, despite all the difficulties. he is a storyteller, words and stories are important, as he said near the ende of the book, words are the victors. he comes from a tradition of indian storytelling and fables. and fantasies. he has always been a mixer of all of these elements, the good, the bad and ugly, the fantasy, the past, the present, the future, the speculation. this book takes us back to his earliest book, midnight's children. he was famous for the aero ads 40 years ago. he was thought victory city set around the character of a goddess, she is 247 years old. she leaves her poem, this narrative poem, the clay pot, he is described, to retell the story. it is both entertaining, it is serious, its deals with the conflict between the hindu and muslim traditions. as he always does, he engages with the challenges of today, one to do with the movement of metoo. normally it is gods in indian storytelling, this is the goddess. standin

in the fact know, salman rushdie in the fact wise and things that are more a sort of cultural or, you message out to any adherents of a particular sect or religion . you know, it's very or religion. you know, it's very difficult when you've allowed , difficult when you've allowed, you of thousands you know, hundreds of thousands of people into country who of people into the country who follow a particular follow. well the already got in that . no, i'm the already got in that. no, i'm serious. i mean we've just it's just the 15 plots the problem . just the 15 plots the problem. no, no. but it's interesting that , you know, because no, no. but it's interesting that, you know, because not because 30,000 people are being watched security services very 30,000 station is going for mists. these station, the whole purpose stations, those people who came over with the iranian revolution, who were migrants, who were asylum seekers. yes. and we took them and they have contributed to our society . and contributed to our society. and we are here . protect them now. we are here. protect them now. t

i remember correctly during salman rushdie's time, all of europe said with one voice that burning rushdi's book is our responsibility. a movement against freedom expressions and thoughts have been reversed for 2 days. the holy book of islam has been corrected, which means it has been burned. freedom of speech is opposed to the burning of the holy quran of muslims. every year, thousands of anti- islamic acts such as attacks on mosques and people have been reported across europe for several years. previously, some extremist terrorists attacked a mosque in new zealand . the video of their own killing was broadcast live on social networks. the result was only a few days . it makes this nova chair the world was aroused and we witnessed massive demonstrations in different countries, we muslims must be united with each other, even non-muslims, because all the words that create differences between people, this song creates hatred , why should we look for you in the history of the breathing game ? he was one of the factors that caused him to create an environment and a culture that is prepared for

world and all the countries of this increase of islamism is a reason on the ineffectiveness of salman rushdie's wedding actions but nematan of the american radio and television news agency, japan and germany have the highest number of corona victims in the last day and night. speaking for a while, in the united states, 140 people died, 535 people, in germany, 124 people died due to the corona virus, in mexico, 72, 73 people, and in portugal, 44 people. became victims of corona, the number of new information about corona, japan recorded the highest number of information in the last 24 hours with 31,000 information, and taiwan and germany with more than 20,000 new cases of corona. followed by north america with 246 i am a victim of the attention of the world without you , the love of my life. when you are there, our world is a continent. hello, dear viewers of khabar network, we are witnessing snowfall in some parts of the country. we are witnessing the face of winter in the regions of our country . it is also shown by the meteorological satellite widely from the southwest to the center to the no

in the fact know, salman rushdie in the fact wise and things that are more a sort of cultural or, you message out to any adherents of a particular sect or religion . you know, it's very or religion. you know, it's very difficult when you've allowed , difficult when you've allowed, you of thousands you know, hundreds of thousands of people into country who of people into the country who follow a particular follow. well the already got in that . no, i'm the already got in that. no, i'm serious. i mean we've just it's just the 15 plots the problem . just the 15 plots the problem. no, no. but it's interesting that , you know, because no, no. but it's interesting that, you know, because not because 30,000 people are being watched security services very 30,000 station is going for mists. these station, the whole purpose stations, those people who came over with the iranian revolution, who were migrants, who were asylum seekers. yes. and we took them and they have contributed to our society . and contributed to our society. and we are here . protect them now. we are here. protect them now. t

. >> the spiritual leader of iran says he has passed -- sessions -- a death sentence on salman rushdieish author who many say is blasphemous. >> dr. -- >> because of his value as a stallion, he was kept in a special secure box in the central block. he was driven away in a horse box that thieves brought with them. >> a step down from the plane, a figure in morning, elizabeth the second, queen of this realm and of all of her other territories, head of the commonwealth and defender of the commonwealth and defender of the faith. ♪ it's >> welcome back. you are watching outside source. let's turn to president zelenskyy. it is the second day in his mission to provide more fighter jets to ukraine in the war against russia. he went to brussels. there he is alongside the european parliament president as well as taryid, ukraine joining the european union was also on the agenda. he reminded them of his country's place in europe. >> i am here in order to defend our people's way of all ukrainians, of all ages and various polical convictions, various social status, various religious convictions and

cloud people the degree of such changes has prompted an eruption of backlash legendary writer salman rushdieeted, dahl was no angel but this is absurd censorship. dahl has long been controversial. decades after his death his family issued an apology for his prejudiced remarks in interviews. today the roald dahl story company told nbc news reviewing works' language is not unusual. it leaned on a collective focus on inclusivity to ensure the wonderful stories and characters continue to be enjoyed by all children today, joining a growing list of publishers and literary estates re-evaluating older works. dr. seuss enterprises stopped six books from being published in 2021 because of racist imagery. >> nothing about elevating or ruining a position we're looking at how do we make children's literature more inclusive for all children i have no idea why we have an issue with that. >> reporter: dahl's updated prints became available in the uk last summer. it is not clear if the red pen will hit pages in the u.s. next emilie ikeda, nbc news >>> when we come back the college swim team now diving into h

and scarred but defiant — sir salman rushdie talks about the brutal attack he suffered on stage last

cloud people the degree of such changes has prompted an eruption of backlash legendary writer salman rushdieno angel but this is absurd censorship. dahl has long been controversial. decades after his death his family issued an apology for his prejudiced remarks in interviews today the roald dahl story company told nbc news reviewing works' language is not unusual it leaned on a collective focus on inclusivity to ensure the roald dahl's wonderful stories and characters continue to be enjoyed by all children today, joining a growing list of publishers and literary estates reevaluating older works dr. seuss enterprises stopped six books from being published in 2021 because of racist imagery. >> we're nothing about editing or ruining a position. we're looking at how do we make children's literature more inclusive for all children i have no idea why we have an issue with that. >> reporter: dahl's updated prints became available in the uk last summer it is not clear if the red pen will hit pages in the u.s. next. emilie ikeda, nbc news >>> the nba's best lit up utah in the all-star game this game

. >> iran's spiritual leader has said he has passed a death sentence on salman rushdie, the brith author many muslims say is blas moments -- blasphemous. >> the people of haiti and flocked to church to give thanks for the ousting of the president. >> because of his value, he was cap in a secure box in the stud farm central block. he wasriven away in a hoarse fox the thieves had brought with them. >> stepping down from the plane, figure in mourning, the queen of this realm and all her other realms and territories, head of the commonwealth, defender of the faith. ♪ >> this is "outside source" live from the bbc. our lead story. two powerful earthquakes have devastated parts of tkey and northern syria, killing over 2500 people. let's turn to the international aid response so far. around 45 countries have offered support to turkey. the european union is sending 10 search-and-rescue teams. but the premise -- the copernicus satellite and mapping services well help. india is flying in people and equipment. rush is sending rescue teams to both countries. 300 military personnel in syria are also h

salman rushdie will not promote his new novel, hear that salman rushdie will not promote his new novelote his new novel, the attack. and it's not surprising news, is it? really? i don't think i would it's thoroughly understandable risk being attacked again or send out a release and a promoted tweet . release and a promoted tweet. but it's wrong that he should have to make that decision. this is we're the legacy of is we're still in the legacy of that the when that terrible the time when he there talk artistic there to talk about artistic freedom the insult freedom adds irony to the insult and the injury. but this is exactly what terrorism to achieve i suppose to people to change their good actions that they would do and it's achieved in that case. yeah, but it's understandable that it has because none of us here would think loud. let's go and do that well, i mean, you know, obviously an absolutely horrific attack. when the attack. i do think when the fatwa originally issued in fatwa was originally issued in 1998, 89, late eighties , anyway, 1998, 89, late eighties, anyway, you think th

david remnick�*s profile of salman rushdie is out now in the new yorker. e highest temperatures across scotland and northern ireland where it's cloudy. overnight, that cloud sinks a little bit further southwards. across parts of southern wales, the midlands, east anglia, southern counties of england, it's another cold night and in the coldest spots temperatures probably getting down to about —6c. there will be some fog around as well. i think the fog could turn out to be quite widespread and dense across east anglia and south—east england. patchy fog elsewhere. through tuesday that fog could be slow to clear, lingering into the afternoon in places. more in the way of cloud working across from scotland and northern ireland into northern england. the odd patch of drizzle. but for the most part, it will be another fine and dry day. while this is bbc news. the headlines: more than 2,300 people have been killed by two powerful earthquakes in turkey and syria. the un secretary—general antonio guterres says the situation is devastating. irate guterres says the sit

well good on salman rushdie for leading charge rushdie for leading the charge this yeah he's absolutely absolutely right. troubling right. anyway troubling consequences a are i art consequences of a are i art generate is this is from monday's mail josh this is an unpleasant this is a very unpleasant this is a very unpleasant story are using software to make indecent images children and minor attractive people. thank you yeah yeah. according to that's the phrase that's the work left use about it yeah forgive the mess anyway but me because you can make image on these air generators. now of course that does lend itself to more and. not only that, they're also taking real life pictures of kids, but like adding them to other deep fake stuff . it's a really horrible stuff. it's a really horrible article. it's important that this stuff is highlights i guess we can deal with it. although when they're writing about it, it does say that someone who's in charge finding these images, the internet watch foundation, so they actually found so far their job to so they actually found so far theirjob to

iran's spiritual leader, ayatollah khomeini, has said he has passed a death sentence on salman rushdie which many muslims say is blasphemous. the people of haiti have flocked to church to give thanks for the ousting of their former president ba by doc duvalier. because of his considerable value as a stallion, - shergar was kept in a special secure box in the stud - farm's central block. shergar was driven away. in a horse box the thieves had brought with them. there stepped down from the plane a figure in mourning, elizabeth ii, queen of this realm and of all her other realms and territories, head of the commonwealth, defender of the faith. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm mariko oi in singapore, our headlines. an extraordinary moment as a three year old girl is pulled out alive from the rubble of the earthquake, that's devastated turkey and syria. meanwhile, rescue workers continue the search for survivors — as the number killed soars to more than 7,000. presidentjoe biden will face republicans who question his legitimacy and a public concerned about the country's direction in today's

iran's spiritual leader, ayatollah khomeini, has said he has passed a death sentence on salman rushdieslims say is blasphemous. the people of haiti have flocked to church to give thanks for the ousting of their former president ba by doc duvalier. because of his considerable value as a stallion, - shergar was kept in a special secure box in the stud - farm's central block. shergar was driven away. in a horse box the thieves had brought with them. there stepped down from the plane a figure in mourning, elizabeth ii, queen of this realm and of all her other realms and territories, head of the commonwealth, defender of the faith. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm karishma vaswani in singapore, our headlines. at least 20,000 people are now known to have been killed in the devastating earthquakes in turkey and syria. still relatives hope their loved ones might still be alive. let's stay with that main story now. dr akhilesh surjan is a humanitarian response and disaster management expert from charles darwin university. hejoins me now from darwin. great to get you on the programme. i'm here to

iran's spiritual leader, ayatollah khomeini, has said he has passed a death sentence on salman rushdieslims say is blasphemous. the people of haiti have flocked to church to give thanks for the ousting of their former president baby doc duvalier. because of his considerable value as a stallion, - shergar was kept in a special secure box in the stud _ farm's central block. shergar was driven away. in a horse box the thieves had brought with them. there stepped down from the plane a figure in mourning, elizabeth ii, queen of this realm and of all her other realms and territories, head of the commonwealth, defender of the faith. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm karishma vaswani. ukraine's president zelensky has spent the day visiting european allies for the first time since his country was invaded by russia last year. he's been asking them to send more military help, including tanks, air defence systems, long—range missiles and jet fighters — to help his troops push back russian forces. this evening, he's been in paris, where he met the french president emmanuel macron and the german chanc

iran's spiritual leader, ayatollah khomeini, has said he's passed a death sentence on salman rushdie, a book which many muslims say is blasphemous. the people of haiti havej flocked to church to give thanks for the ousting i of their former president ba by doc duvalier. because of his considerable value as a stallion, shergar was kept in a special secure box in the stud farm's central block. shergar was driven away in a horse box the thieves had brought with them. there stepped down from the plane a figure in mourning, elizabeth ii, queen of this realm and of all her other realms and territories, head of the commonwealth, defender of the faith. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm karishma vaswani in singapore. 0ur headlines: the earthquakes in turkey and syria have killed more than 12,000 people, it's feared thousands more are still trapped. there's been fierce fighting in and around the eastern city of bakhmut in ukraine. russian forces are trying to encircle the city and there is street to street fighting in some areas. russia's president putin is pushing hard for a victory in bakhmut b

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iran's spiritual leader, ayatollah khomeini, has said he's passed a death sentence on salman rushdie,r of a book which many muslims say is blasphemous. the people of haiti. have flocked to church to give thanks for the ousting of their former president - ba by doc duvalier. because of his considerable value as a stallion, shergar was kept in a special secure box in the stud farm's central block. shergar was driven away in a horse box the thieves had brought with them. there stepped down from the plane a figure in mourning, elizabeth ii, queen of this realm and of all her other realms and territories, head of the commonwealth, defender of the faith. this is bbc world news. our top stories: the earthquakes in turkey and syria have killed more than 12,000 people. it's feared thousands more are still trapped. president zelensky of ukraine addresses the uk parliament and appeals for fighterjets to use against the russians. the entertainment giant disney has announced it'll be laying off 7,000 employees in ceo bob iger�*s first major decision since he was asked back to lead the company late

iran's spiritual leader, ayatollah khomeini, has said he's passed a death sentence on salman rushdie,locked to church to give thanks for the ousting of their former president, - ba by doc duvalier. because of his considerable value as a stallion, shergar was kept in a special secure box in the stud farm's central block. shergar was driven away in a horse box the thieves had brought with them. there stepped down from the plane a figure in mourning, elizabeth ii, queen of this realm, and of all her other realms and territories, head of the commonwealth, defender of the faith. this is bbc news. our main story this hour: hope and despair in turkey and syria as the painstaking search for survivors after the earthquakes continues. more than 23,000 people are known to have died so far. let's stay with that story. all those now left homeless are having to contend with atrocious conditions and little food and water, but there are causes forjoy — like 10—day—old yagiz here being pulled from the rubble. but what happens to those children rescued with no parents or relatives? tom bateman has been

iran's spiritual leader, ayatollah khomeini, has said he's passed a death sentence on salman rushdie,muslims say is blasphemous. the people of haiti. have flocked to church to give thanks for the ousting of their former president, - ba by doc duvalier. because of his considerable value as a stallion, shergar was kept in a special secure box in the stud farm's central block. shergar was driven away in a horse box the thieves had brought with them. there stepped down from the plane a figure in mourning, elizabeth ii, queen of this realm, and of all her other realms and territories, head of the commonwealth, defender of the faith. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: four days on from the earthquake, 20,000 people are now known to have died in turkey and syria. still, relatives hope their loved ones might emerge alive. if there is one image that combines both tragedy and miracle in a disaster zone, it's probably this tiny little girl born under the rubble in syria. when she was rescued, baby aya was still connected to her mother's umbilical cord. she was the only one in her family who

iran's spiritual leader ayatollah ali khamenei has said he has passed the death sentence on salman rushdieis blasphemous. the people of haiti has flocked church to give thanks for the ousting of their former president, baby doc duvalier. because of his considerable value as a stallion, shergar was kept in a special secure box in the stud farm's central block. shergar was driven away in a horse box the thieves had brought with them. there steps down from the plane a figure in morning. elizabeth ii, queen of this realm and all her other realms and territories, head of the commonwealth, defender of the faith. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm mariko oi, in singapore. our headlines: after the blowout, the fallout. diplomatic tensions rise following america's shooting down of china's observation balloon. iran's supreme leader is to pardon thousands of prisoners, including many who took part in recent anti—government protests. to the uk now and new pictures of nicola bulley, who went missing while walking next to the river wyre in lancashire, in northwest england, have been released, showing her o

iran's spiritual leader, ayatollah khomeini, has said he has passed a death sentence on salman rushdie which many muslims say is blasphemous. the people of haiti have flocked - to church to give thanks - for the ousting of their former president baby doc duvalier. because of his considerable value as a stallion, shergar was kept in a special secure box in the stud farm's central block. shergar was driven away in a horse box the thieves had brought with them. there stepped down from the plane a figure in mourning, elizabeth ii, queen of this realm and of all her other realms and territories, head of the commonwealth, defender of the faith. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm karishma vaswani in singapore. 0ur headlines: extensive search and rescue operations are underway after two powerful earthquakes hit southern turkey and northern syria, killing at least 3800 people. the first quake measured 7.8 in magnitude and was felt as far away as lebanon and cyprus. the un secretary—general has called for an international response. to the uk, now, where the head of epsom college, a private school i

iran's spiritual leader, ayatollah khomeini, has said he's passed a death sentence on salman rushdie,he people of haiti havej flocked to church to give thanks for the ousting - of their former president, ba by doc duvalier. because of his considerable value as a stallion, shergar was kept in a special secure box in the stud farm's central block. shergar was driven away in a horse box the thieves had brought with them. there stepped down from the plane a figure in mourning, elizabeth ii, queen of this realm, and of all her other realms and territories, head of the commonwealth, defender of the faith. this is bbc world news. our top story: hope and despair in turkey and syria as the painstaking search for survivors after the earthquakes continues. and with more on that story, naren briar is a human rights advocate and researcher, and she joins us from seattle. thank you very much forjoining us on bbc news. we are seeing awful pictures and hearing tragic stories from the ground. i believe you are in touch with families in kurdistan, are they 0k? ., ~ _, families in kurdistan, are they 0k

well good on salman rushdie for leading charge rushdie for leading the charge this yeah he's absolutely absolutely right. troubling right. anyway troubling consequences a are i art consequences of a are i art generate is this is from monday's mail josh this is an unpleasant this is a very unpleasant this is a very unpleasant story are using software to make indecent images children and minor attractive people. thank you yeah yeah. according to that's the phrase that's the work left use about it yeah forgive the mess anyway but me because you can make image on these air generators. now of course that does lend itself to more and. not only that, they're also taking real life pictures of kids, but like adding them to other deep fake stuff . it's a really horrible stuff. it's a really horrible article. it's important that this stuff is highlights i guess we can deal with it. although when they're writing about it, it does say that someone who's in charge finding these images, the internet watch foundation, so they actually found so far their job to so they actually found so far theirjob to

iran's spiritual leader, ayatollah khomeini, has said he's passed a death sentence on salman rushdie,eople of haiti havej flocked to church to give thanks for the ousting i of their former president ba by doc duvalier. because of his considerable value as a stallion, shergar was kept in a special secure box in the stud farm's central block. shergar was driven away in a horse box the thieves had brought with them. there stepped down from the plane a figure in mourning, elizabeth ii, queen of this realm and of all her other realms and territories, head of the commonwealth, defender of the faith. this is bbc news. our main headline: president biden defends his record onjobs, health—care and the climate crisis, during this year's state of the union address. he calls for the united states to be more united and stresses the importance of democrats and republicans working together. a huge rescue effort is continuing in freezing temperatures to find survivors of monday's earthquakes in turkey and syria. thousands of turkish soldiers along with international teams are taking part in the emerge

iran's spiritual leader ayatollah khomeini has said he has passed a death sentence on salman rushdie,uslims say is blasphemous. the people of haiti have flocked to church to give thanks for the ousting of their former president baby doc duvalier. because of his considerable value as a stallion, shergar was kept in a special secure box in the stud farm's central block. shergar was driven away in a horse box the thieves had brought with them. there stepped down from the plane a figure in mourning, elizabeth ii, queen of this realm and of all her other realms and territories, head of the commonwealth, defender of the faith. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm mariko oi in singapore. beijing says president biden's decision to shoot down a chinese observation balloon that flew across the united states was an attack on a civilian unmanned airship and an obvious over—reaction. washington believes the device was spying on sensitive sites in the us and sent fighterjets to destroy it yesterday. warships have now been deployed to recover the debris. barbara plett usher reports from beijing. for days

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iran's spiritual leader, ayatollah khomeini, has said he's passed a death sentence on salman rushdie,i. have flocked to church to give thanks for the ousting of their former president - ba by doc duvalier. because of his considerable value as a stallion, shergar was kept in a special secure box in the stud farm's central block. shergar was driven away in a horse box the thieves had brought with them. there stepped down from the plane a figure in mourning, elizabeth ii, queen of this realm and of all her other realms and territories, head of the commonwealth, defender of the faith. this is bbc world news, the latest headlines: the earthquakes in turkey and syria have killed more than 15,000 people, it's feared thousands more are still trapped. ukraine's president zelensky is due to attend a summit of eu leaders in brusels, he's hoping for greater military assistance. to the uk now, and plans to boost international trade, amid criticism it has been damaged by leaving the european union. this week kemi badenoch was appointed business and trade secretary as part of a shakeup of government

iran's spiritual leader, ayatollah khomeini, has said he has passed a death sentence on salman rushdielocked to church to give thanks for the ousting of their former president baby doc duvalier. because of his considerable value as a stallion, - shergar was kept in a special secure box in the stud _ farm's central block. shergar was driven away. in a horse box the thieves had brought with them. there stepped down from the plane a figure in mourning, elizabeth ii, queen of this realm and of all her other realms and territories, head of the commonwealth, defender of the faith. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm karishma vaswani in singapore. more on our main story this hour, the devastating earthquakes that hit turkey and syria on monday. president erdogan visited the badly affected town of osmaniye — about 40 kilometres from the syria border. our chief international correspondent lyse doucet arrived there earlier today and sent us this update. throughout the day in places like this we see in the scene of hope. loved ones crowding around these rescue efforts hoping against hope that their l