it's very popular in sri lanka and offers a unique experience. the safari allows visitors to explore unusual destinations. a surprise awaits at the end of a narrow alley.tsafari allows v explore unusual destinations. a surprise awaits at the end of a narrow alley.usafari allows v explore unusual destinations. a surprise awaits at the end of a narrow alley.ksafari allows vo explore unusual destinations. a surprise awaits at the end of a narrow alley. safari allows v to explore unusual destinations. a surprise awaits at the end of a narrow alley.tsafari allows v to explore unusual destinations. a surprise awaits at the end of a narrow alley.usafari allows vs to explore unusual destinations. a surprise awaits at the end of a narrow alley.ksafari allows visitors to explore unusual destinations. a surprise awaits at the end of a narrow alley. this is the oldest hindu temple in colombo. although sri lanka is a buddhist company, it does have some beautiful hindu temples, like this one, that's unknown to foreign tourists. the driver acts as a guide point

to the indian subcontinent, where four years ago it was taken by steam train in sri lanka.nds in the pacific. a reminder of the scale of the commonwealth and of the cultural and historic links which bind its 52 member nations. in april next year, in australia, the commonwealth's sporting rivalries will be resumed, but in the context of a sporting event, which like the commonwealth, prides itself showing respect and mutual understanding. and if a city fancies and hosting such an event in 2022, there is a vacancy. durban has just pulled out. nicholas witchell, bbc news. newsnight is coming up on bbc two. tonight we live in parliament as the lords decide whether to hand the prime minister a clean brexit bill. and we look in depth at the man who will be leading our brexit negotiations. join me on bbc two. hello and welcome to sportsday, i'm tim hague. and not only do premier league leaders chelsea knock out the fa cup holders manchester united, they draw spurs in the semifinal. arsenal will play manchester city. it's announced the 2022 commonwealth games won't be held in durban

summer thundery downpours across the south—east of india to watch sri lanka as well.f sunshine and feeling warmer, too. fine conditions across much of central and northern spain, very windy and thundery in spain over the few days. improvement here for past few days. improvement here for friday. the ca nary past few days. improvement here for friday. the canary islands of highs of 23 celsius. back home, a messy picture on friday. the ruminants of storm stalla rd picture on friday. the ruminants of storm stallard from the us earlier storm stallard from the us earlieo! in the week. mainly rain for scotla nd in the week. mainly rain for scotland and northern ireland. some snow on the higher ground of scotland. you can see the full uk weather forecast right here in half an hour. president trump's second travel ban is blocked by the us courts. the white house say they are not done yet. we will fight this and take our case as far as it needs to go, including all the wayfto the supreme including all the way to the supreme court. an explosion amount and provide a terrifying mo

meanwhile hosts, sri lanka, took command of the first test against a struggling bangladesh on a rain—hit tourists were all out for 312, trailing the sri lankans by a massive 182 runs. england's owen farrell wasn't able to get through thursday's training session ahead of the calcutta cup match against scotland the centre had medics looking at his left knee as he departed the training field but number 8 billy vunipola will make his first appearance in the tournament from the bench. and although head coach eddiejones admits farrell could be a doubt for the game, he made light of the incident. he has got a bad leg so he could not finish training. (inaudible). he ran into my dog. my dog was running around and he ran into it. he will be all right. he will be all right. did you say he was a doubt? yes at i think you will be all right. is that 0k. he is an exceptional player and we have 12 exceptional players so we will be all right. as for scotland, edinburgh flanker hamish watson will start in place of the injured john hardie. it's the only change to the starting 15 and means their backline st

. >> sri lanka has raised its key interest rates for the first time since july.contain accelerated prices. by 25rates were increased basis points. sri lanka is struggling with record inflation after the worst rout in 30 years. there was a change in policy following the fed hike. new zealand posting its highest annual trade deficit in almost eight years, 3.8 billion kiwi dollars. the figure was inflated due to the export of a platform in february last year. imports and exports rose on an annualized basis. new rules onroduce currency fixing. naming and shaming banks for misconduct, that will be introduced in january. garak negara will -- bank ne has a new policy to reduce volatility on the ringgit. global news 24 hours a day powered by more than 2600 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i amhaslinda amin. this is bloomberg. talking about what is happening and malaysia. i want to focus on indonesia. have a look at this bloomberg chart. as you can see, it is a composite. there has been a comeback as far as foreign funds are concerned. first time in se

meanwhile, kusal mendis made 194 as hosts sri lanka took control of the first test against bangladeshalf centuries as the hosts were all out on day two for 494. in reply, bangladesh will return to the crease on 133—2, 361 runs behind. heather watson defeated nicole gibbs of the usa to set up an all british second—round clash with johanna konta at the indian wells open. watson won by two sets to one, 4—6, 6—2, 6—2. it will be a first meeting on the wta tour between britain's two leading women. konta will be heavy favourite as number 11 seed. watson's world ranking has dropped to number 108. russia's chances of competing at the winter olympics are still not assured and the head of the world anti—doping agency has told the bbc that changes to russia's anti—doping system are not happening fast enough. we've given russia a very clear roadmap as to what they need to do and the ball now is in their camp. they have to do a number of reforms to ensure independence of the russian anti—doping agency. and its ongoing. it's not happening at the speed i would have liked to see it. but it is happeni

sri lanka will head into day two of the first test against bangladesh in galle over the coming hoursecting to bat started the opening day badly and were 92—3 at one stage, but recovered thanks to an unbeaten 166 from kusal mendis. south africa have fought back on day onme of the opening test against new zealand in dunedin. after the proteas won the toss the hosts picked up three quick wickets but dean elgar and faf du plessis have steadied the ship with an unbroken partnership of more than 70. serena williams has pulled out of the upcoming indian wells and miami open tournaments due to a knee injury and will lose her world number one ranking as a result. the 35—year—old, who landed her 23rd grand slam singles title at the australian open injanuary, said she hoped to be back in action soon. more problems for the international olympic committee. the former sprinter frankie fredericks has stepped down as head of the evaluation commission for the 2024 olympics. it follows claims he received money from a disgraced marketing consultant in the lead—up to rio being awarded the games for 2016

grand slam champion venus williams en route to lifting eéfigléfliéfi eiléfiféfiifl {fiélflfififli defeating sri lankar tamim iqbal made 82 meaning bangladesh now have nine test match wins in total. they beat england for the first time last year and have also defeated west indies and zimbabwe at test level. after losing the first test we know that if we played - potentially that if we played well potentially we are good enough to be this aside all those they won pretty convincingly in the first set but if we we re convincingly in the first set but if we were good in the middle we could and the boys showed - in the and the boys showed that in the middle. it was a hardfought win and hopefully in the near future if this kind of situation came the boys would do it more easily than this. india seized the initiative on the fourth day of the third test against australia in ranchi. it's been an enthralling series which is currently level at 1 all with one to play after this one. india piled up 603 for 9 declared. ravindra jadeja reduced the tourists to 23 for 2 in their second innings at the close — they stil

. - [jacelyn] these students in sri lanka are on their way to a special library. what makes it special would be surprising to us, it has books. - room to read is an organization that is opening schools and libraries across the developing world for the poorest of the poor. hundreds of schools, thousands of libraries so that every child everywhere is no longer denied an education because they were born at the wrong place at the wrong time. - [jacelyn] john wood is an amazing guy. he used to be a big executive at the microsoft. until he went on vacation in nepal. that's when he saw the desperate need for books and libraries. he changed the course of his own life, to change the lives of children all over the world. - when i was growing up in pennsylvania we had actually a book-mobile that came to our town. and we think of this kind of as a nepalese yak-mobile. we've got our yak loaded with books and we're about to head off and go to a secondary school here in jambas and deliver about 500 books to help them start their first library. - [jacelyn] when john arrives with

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[applause] [applause] [applause] >> our next honoree is sondra from sri lanka. when her husband, well-known cartoonist and journalist disappeared in january 2010, she resolved to seek the truth about his fate. she appeared in court with an 80 times in the face of obstructionist judges and authorities. center has become a symbol for the many thousands of persons who have suffered the loss of disappeared relatives over the course of the 27 year civil war. she's been honored for her relentless pursuit of the truth about those who have disappeared during conflict. holding the government accountable and bringing hope to others to suffering a similar fate. [applause] [applause] [applause] >> our next honoree is from turkey. as an elementary school teacher she took the rare and bold step of exposing the sexual abuse of children by the principle of a small village school. even after suffering a debilitating car accident that left are incapacitated for months, she refused to back down from her plane despite pressure from authorities and rats from teachers. she is being h

sri lanka has raised its key interest rate of the first time since july to bolster the rupee.hat lending and deposit rates were increased by 25 basis points. sri lanka is struggling to balance growth and record inflation amid the worst drought in 40 years. global news 24 hours a day powered by more than 2600 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. this is bloomberg. turning now to the markets. afternoon trading getting underway and hong kong and china. the hang seng down .1%. shenzhen and shanghai both down slightly. ♪ caroline: i'm caroline hyde. this is "bloomberg technology." coming up, google's advertising crisis goes global. big brands in the u.s. join the u.k. in the backlash over terrorism. fitbit turns 10, the ceo reflects on the early hypergrowth and the recent troubles facing the company in its turnaround efforts. the senate votes to nullify fcc broadband privacy rules. what that means for internet giants and your data. google's advertising crisis goes global. it began with an investigation by the london times newspaper, which found that some ads ran wit

to the indian subcontinent, where four years ago it was taken by steam train in sri lanka.ommonwealth and of the cultural and historic links which bind its 52 member nations. in april next year, in australia, the commonwealth's sporting rivalries will be resumed, but in the context of a sporting event, which like the commonwealth, as self showing respect and mutual understanding. and if a city fancies hosting such an event in 2022, there is a vacancy. durban has just pulled out. nicholas witchell, bbc news. the new disney movie beauty and the beast hits cinemas across the world but in malaysia its release has been postponed. no specific reason has been given for the decision. but a spokesperson for disney reportedly told malaysian media that the film had caused controversy because it included a gay character. it comes after a russian mp petitioned to ban the film for that same reason. earlier i spoke to garethjohnson from the webmagazine gay star news, which specialises in lgbti issues. i began by asking him what his reaction to the news was? on the face of it, pretty disap

to the indian subcontinent, where four years ago it was taken by steam train in sri lanka.mmonwealth and of the cultural and historic links which bind its 52 member nations. in april next year, in australia, the commonwealth's sporting rivalries will be resumed, but in the context of a sporting event, which like the commonwealth, as self showing respect and mutual understanding. and if a city fancies hosting such an event in 2022, there is a vacancy. durban has just pulled out. nicholas witchell, bbc news. we're bombarded by thousands of images every single day — some we ignore, others we share. but what impact do they have on the way we think and how do they influence the world around us? jane o'brien reports from new york on a new exhibition that explores the power of digital imagery to promote social change. french choreographer has exuberant high heeled dance videos going viral. his work is included in this exhibition, perpetual revolution, to show how internet imagery can help break gender stereotypes and lead to positive social change. social change generally meant th

to the indian subcontinent, where four years ago it was taken by steam train in sri lanka.nwealth and of the cultural and historic links which bind its 52 member nations. in april next year, in australia, the commonwealth's sporting rivalries will be resumed, but in the context of a sporting event, which like the commonwealth, as self showing respect and mutual understanding. and if a city fancies and hosting such an event in 2022, there is a vacancy. durban has just pulled out. nicholas witchell, bbc news. more on all the international news on our website. thank you very much for watching. hello there. the relatively settled into the weather continues for another couple of days. it will be relatively mild on tuesday, but breezy for many of us, particularly windy across northern parts of scotland, where the met office has issued a yellow warning for the strength of the wins. could cause some disruption for the northern isles of scotland, with heavy showers on the clouds as well. further south, most places looking dry first thing tuesday morning. pretty mild, too. looking ar

cricket has not been played here since 2009 when the sri la nka played here since 2009 when the sri lankatacked by terrorists en route to a game. for cricket mad fans in the country, the chance to watch the final of the pakistan super league on their own soil, rather than in the united arab emirates, made the queueing worthwhile. it isn't a big moment for pakistan. a number of top players did not make the journey. they viewed as too risky. those who did come in keeping with the 2020 format, didn't hang around. cameron ahmed top scored with a0. arguably the man whose presence was most significant was the umpire. he was shot and injured significant was the umpire. he was shotand injured in significant was the umpire. he was shot and injured in the 2009 attack. by shot and injured in the 2009 attack. by the time he... at six wickets down, the former west indies captain, made the biggest impact of all in the game. now leading, he made 28 with just 11 balls. they finished with 1a0 it from their 20 overs. the gladiators had faced were dubbing targets, but really what it's meant they were always

into south asia, showers across corolla and down towards sri lanka, increasing chance of rain and mountainw pressure a cross is tied in with a deep area of low pressure across the eastern mediterranean, with strong winds and heavy rain pushing further eastwards. for greece and turkey does not look very good over the next few days. a mixed picture across europe, fine and warm across siberia. what about the uk? nick miller will update you in half an hour. hello, this is outside source. let's look through some of the main stories here in the bbc newsroom. islamic state militants disguised as doctors have attacked a military hospital in kabul. they killed more than 30 people, including doctors, patients and staff. tech companies have been responding to the new leak of classified cia information. this latest data dump includes details of how the company hacks phones, televisions and computers to eavesdrop on conversations. events and demonstrations have been taking place around the world for international women's day. we've been talking to the head of the imf, christine lagarde,

to the indian subcontinent, where four years ago it was taken by steam train in sri lanka.ral and historic links which bind its 52 member nations. in april next year, in australia, the commonwealth's sporting rivalries will be resumed, but in the context of a sporting event, which like the commonwealth, as self showing respect and mutual understanding. and if a city fancies and hosting such an event in 2022, there is a vacancy. durban has just pulled out. nicholas witchell, bbc news. now let's catch up with the weather prospects. hello there. monday was our mild and for many of us, sunny day. tue brings more cloud that temperatures on the mild side for this time of year. it will feel breezy and particularly across the northern isles of scotland where the strength of the winds could cause disruption. for the rest of the uk, a quieter day to come. we will start off with quite a lot of cloud that certainly mild and frost free from the word go. the cloud should break up later in the day. that start off across scotla nd in the day. that start off across scotland and northern ire

ship from somalia approached, but eventually they released the tanker and its crew of eight from sri lankad. the pirates were not arrested. >>> in the west african nation of sierra leone a pastor discovered what could be the tenth largest diamond ever found. at 706 carats it's undoubtedly worth millions. the pastor turned it over to the government, hoping it will fund development. sierra leone is still recovering from civil war in the 1990s funded by so-called blood diamonds. >>> president trump sent a birthday greeting today to world war ii vet ray chavez. he's 105 years old, believed to be the oldest survivor of the 1941 attack on pearl harbor. in a letter the president told chavez, "your undaunted courage, love of country and unwavering commitment to freedom earned you the eternal respect and gratitude of the american people." mr. trump signed it, "keep going." >>> ahead in author news, a second-grader makes the best-seller list, inspired by her kid brother. that story next. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> the subject of our final story tonight thought she knew so much about the care and feeding o

. >> the honorees came from all over including bangladesh and the congo and sri lanka. >>> it may be spring but the flu virus is going around and they saw three more flu related deaths in the past weeks and it's the overall highest it has been in the last decade. ali gorman joins us at the big board with more on that. >> reporter: hi guys, the latest deaths in delaware were in three different counties, all in senior citizens with other health problems, the flu season is winding down and it seems to be lingering so you have to keep your guard up. even in april last year there was several flu related deaths, right now pennsylvania is reporting lower numbers but still with widespread flu activity. delaware continues to see cases and new jersey reports lower flu activity this week, to protect yourself make sure you wash your hands frequently or high risk for publications or young children or elderly parents if they have flu like symptoms call their health care provider. >>> and drugs for severe eczema will be ale vabl later this week. it was fast tracked by the fda the first to treat the

pakistan authorities believe he was also responsible for an attack in 2009 on a bus caring the sri lanka cricket team. six were wounded and several policemen were killed. it highlights a crucial role that the u.s. continues to play in the region. they're still around 8400 u.s. troops in afghanistan. many in training and advisory roles. the pentagon is thought to be considering sending more u.s. forces to afghanistan. the country has become increasingly unstable in recent times. the pentagon has regained some areas once -- the killing of the terrorists show that terrorists killing innocent people will eventually be tracked down. more militants are thought to be hiding out in that same area. >> harris: thank you. uber is pulling self driving cars off the road. it is suspended for the test after an suv crash in tempe, arizona. no one was hurt badly. where live in los angeles with details. uber is making some changes. >> big changes with all of the technology we have seen recently the crash happened on friday. that's where uber was testing a self driving suv in tempe. the vehicle had an engi

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brian: he's originally from sri lanka, where is he today?heelah: he is in prison i believe in upstate new york. i would have to double check. brian: what is hard for the outsider to understand is, you talk about three groups of people from the government that make a difference. the sec, the fbi, and the u.s. attorneys. you talk a lot in the book about how there is jealousy between the two departments. let's review this. sheelah: the top prosecutor in manhattan for the federal government. very important law enforcement figure. from india. [begin video clip] >> we are here to introduce a resolution that is matching. all of the involved companies have agreed to plead guilty, winding down and close their outside investment businesses and all have agreed collectively to pay total finds it yet in the record amount of $1.8 billion. [end video clip] brian: who is his man and how did he get to where he is? sheelah: he grew up in new jersey, his father was a medical doctor. both he d his brother, vinny, re these incredibly accomplished students. appar

reason why even buddhists have resulted to ethnic cleansing and extreme forms of violence, thailand, sri lanka and other places as well, has very little to do with religion or religious texts. it has to do with certain specific social economic factors, and we have to investigate and analyze and understand those. this is something i've been saying over and over again based upon my experience of these particular realities. in many ways we have been dealing, we have been exchanging cruelties for a long time. people constantly try to argue with me saying why is it that most terrorists seem to come from muslim countries. i said just think about this question. why is it that so much violence in the first half of the 20th century was committed by europeans. why did they slaughter each other in the way they did. millions, tens of millions people killed. is anything particular to europe or christianity. when you say it that way, how cruel that question is. how ignorant of specific economic social, political realities, but this is how we been thinking about violence in the world today. >> the way you pu

across much of africa to the indian subcontinent, where four years ago it was taken by steam train in sri lankath, and of the cultural and historic links which bind its 52 member nations. in april next year, in australia, the commonwealth's sporting rivalries will be resumed, but in the context of a sporting event which, like the commonwealth, prides itself on showing respect and mutual understanding. and if a city fancies hosting such an event in 2022, there might be a vacancy — durban is said to be pulling out. nicholas witchell, bbc news. time to check on the weather forecast with nick miller. where there has been sunshine tonight, clouds tonight, so temperatures holding up, not worried about frost. some outbreaks of rain spreading south through scotland and northern ireland, reaching northern england later in the night, light and patchy as it does so, that is how the temperatures are staying up. we start tomorrow with plenty of cloud, misty and murky in the west, some light rain and drizzle around, brightening up in northern ireland for a time before patchy rain comes backin for a time befo

it was taken by steam train across sri lanka anti—islands in the pacific before returning to the uniteds in glasgow. next year after the bat on has repeated much the same journey, the athletes of the commonwealth will compete on the eastern coast, sporting rivalries will be resumed but within the context of a sporting event which like the commonwealth itself, prides itself on showing respect and mutual understanding. he was the original wolf of wall street — jordan belfort — the man who made a fortune in the high—octane world of finance — but was later found guilty of cheating investors out of millions — with fraudulent shares. during his time in prison — he wrote the memoir on which the hollywood blockbuster — the wolf of the wall street — was based — starring leonardo dicaprio. he now uses his experiences to teach people how to become successful. with integrity a key part of that process. i'll be talking to him in a moment — but first a reminder of the story on film. he's coming, he's coming. $430,000 in one month! look what you've got here, $26,000 for one dinner? this can be explain

so they took the boat, it's believed to be an oil tanker, they thought it was owned by sri lanka, no,it was owned by united arab emirates. and now europe is involved and they're sending authorities to look into it, two dozen people, two men went onto the boat to seize it. stuart: thank you very much indeed. liz: sure. stuart: democrats are threatening to shut down the government over the border wall. it's part of the budget battle, that's what's going on here, so congressman louie gohmert, come on in republican from texas. i don't know why you're laughing. you know what i'm going to say. the border wall is part of the bugetary process therefore it needs 60 votes in the senate. they've got you. by parliamentary tactic, i know you're in favor of the wall, they've got you. >> actually it could go either way on that. it could be, maybe in the budget. i hope it is, and so, that it's in the annual funding and not a supplemental that we add on after that, but then again, the president's talked about a trillion dollar infrastructure. we know that the democrats are desperate for that, but i ho

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this is an oil tanker from djabouti to mogadishu, taken by eightrew members all from sri lan lanka.and there was a little bit of a gun battle, the pirates, that is. they gave up. stuart: do we have any idea what troops fired the shots? >> navy sources, international water has a navy source and eu is involved in that as well. piratesy in this area, you know, captain phillips the movie and everything, is almost unheard of now because they're not getting anywhere with it. stuart: successful conclusion. no one hurt and we'll take it. ashley: yes. stuart: president trump is about to welcome germany's chancellor angela merkel in the white house. first meeting since then candidate trump bitterly criticized her immigration policies during the campaign. come on in, rick grinell, he joins us now. i expect when the meeting take place for the cameras, smiles, big hand shakes and diplomacy and behind closed doors, i don't think it will be so friendly. what say you? >> i don't think it's going to be friendly, but i don't think it's going to be that bad. look, i think that we have a lot in common