storm tembin struck the southern island of mindanao on friday. it's an area not often hit by tropical storms. winds of up to eighty kilometers per hour along with heavy rain batter the area. for locals and night taking stock of the damage officials say more than seventy thousand people have been affected. there used to be one hundred three houses here but when the flash flood happened everything was washed out all their homes and livelihoods gone we have ninety family said are affected. by. this nasa satellite map shows the extent of the powerful. which is now headed towards the philippine island of power and on towards vietnam. for those affected by ten min a long path lies ahead to recovering from its devastation. the united nations has slapped tough new sanctions on north korea in response to its latest missile tests the new sanctions dramatically restrict the import of refined petroleum crude oil and also industrial machinery north korea will also be prevented from exporting our cultural products and electrical equipment and the resolution ca

people reported killed by mudslides and flooding in the southern philippines caused by tropical storm tembin. i'm joined homewood in brazil were proposed change the constitution could it right to create women's rights to an abortion under any circumstances. the u.n. security council has unanimously passed new sanctions in the latest attempt to force north korea to abandon its nuclear weapons and missile programs the resolution put forward by the us includes measures to cut most of pyongyang petrol imports north korea is already under u.s. u.n. and e.u. sanctions after several nuclear and missile tests the c. or so the new sanctions will try to cut deliveries of refined petrol products. by nearly ninety percent all north koreans working abroad will have to return home within two years they won't be able to send foreign currency back home there will be a ban on exports of north korean goods such as machinery and electrical equipment and there will also be a crackdown on ships smuggling banned goods aimed at preventing the transport of core oil mike hanna has more from the united nations but wh

just because the storm has passed doesn't mean the effects of tembin are over. the threat of flooding and landslides ongoing across this area. the next area that we need to monitor is southern vietnam. because the storm is expected to strengthen and we'll bring heavier rainfall and stronger winds to, let's say, ho chi minh city, for example. you can see the images behind me. george, just really terrifying to think about what the communities and people have had to deal with over the past 24 hours after which was seemingly a weak tropical storm turned deadly. >> indeed, viewers from that part of the world should be concerned i surmise, with flooding same things we're seeing there, correct? >> still 48 hours away. they have plenty of time to prepare. it won't be a powerful cyclone. but you can see the devastation that it brought to the philippines. it is still possible it could do the same in southern vietnam. >> derek van dam on this story. thank you, we'll stay in touch with you, derek. >>> on thursday, the united nations overwhelmingly condemned the u.s. preside

now tembin was a given a lot of rain across southern parts of the philippines it's still nothing more than a tropical storm it's not reached typhoon status that will do so as it moves further across the south china sea sustainment about one hundred ten k.m.'s is a difficult thing here is the wind out of the direction rather that is moving towards the west and it's going at quite a pace nineteen kilometers per hour now that will eventually take it across southern parts of vietnam and run the mekong delta there could be some flooding developing here so palawan still yet to see the worst of the rain through sunday and then into monday but that's when the system impacts across southern vietnam with city seeing some flooding rain further towards the south usual rush of showers should respect java not looking too bad further towards the east of the circulation giving some heavy showers and then as you move up through the may potentially we got showers for singapore and kuala lumpur but further north where the conditions generally not looking too bad for much of thailand and cambodia so you

for those affected by tembin a long path lies ahead to recovering from its devastation. now to some of the other stories making news around the world the united nations has been evacuating african refugees from libya directly to italy for a second day the u.n.h.c.r. called the move a quote groundbreaking development over one hundred sixty migrants among them children and women have been waiting for months in libyan detention facilities but hundreds of thousands of migrants are still stuck in the country where they often face abuse and torture. a former u.s. soldier has been arrested on suspicion of planning a terrorist attack in san francisco over christmas the man allegedly told an undercover agent he planned to target the city's busy pier thirty nine area in the name of the so-called islamic state authorities say a search of his home turned up firearms and a letter claiming responsibility a fire at the london zoo has left one aardvark dead and several cats missing the blaze broke out on saturday morning at the zoo's animal adventure section before spreading to a shop a

at least two hundred people have been killed in the southern philippines after tropical storm tembin caused landslides and flooding official see many villages ignored warnings to leave coastal areas and were swept away at least seventy thousand people are now homeless mohammed has the story. more death and destruction as emergency responders continue to pull bodies from the devastation of tropical storm time and that hit the philippines second largest city mindanao flash floods and landslides washed away homes turning streets into rivers . dozens are still missing and rescue workers fear the number of casualties will rise as forecasters predict more heavy rains to bring even more floods and landslides. families and neighbors stand heartbroken as more bodies are recovered. the flood was already close and the people were not able to get out of their homes a ford was so strong that it swept away houses emergency responder say rocks and boulders some as biggest cars were washed down the mountain and bird scores of homes in the town of. more than twenty thousand people have been displaced

the scale of the destruction caused by tropical storm tembin is becoming clear as rescue workers reach remote communities heavy rains and winds of up to one hundred forty five kilometers an hour triggered landslides and flash flooding devastating to higher towns and villages on the island of mindanao the country's second largest tens of thousands of people have been displaced under spending christmas in emergency shelters. are you going to say you know. we have hundreds. here but. at the moment. i'm sure that both. the philippines is battered by around twenty major. arms a year and tendon is one of the worst of two thousand and seventeen disaster officials say people ignored warnings to get out of coastal regions and move away from riverbanks among the areas battered by the storm was not always a lakeside city that was for five months earlier this year under siege by groups sympathetic to eisele more than one thousand people died and twenty thousand were displaced. the philippines is still recovering from typhoon haiyan that killed nearly eight thousand people and left two hundred thou

operation underway into his tired reports flash floods and mudslides brought on by tropical storm tembin the towns of. mindanao island the philippines second largest have been devastated dozens of homes are destroyed and rescue workers fear the number of casualties will rise. we really want to go straight now and we're going to figure out what you have so many people that are really. at the height of the storm winds of up to eighty kilometers an hour uprooted trees and triggered torrents of mud and rock from a nearby mountain volunteers are digging with whatever they can to try and recover bodies power cuts and the loss of communication lines have hampered rescue efforts there even though they're out there not to rush and the areas pretty wide it's not just in one province but in several provinces so we're having a hard time getting them to communicate why there are areas that may have been affected last week forty six people were killed in the central philippines in a similar storm the philippines is hit by around two dozen major cyclons each year on average many of them deadly but mind

line from berlin a tropical storm brings death and devastation to the south and philippines storm tembin unleashes flash floods and washes away homes more than one hundred people are dead and dozens more are missing we'll bring you the latest on the rescue operations also on the program. the united nations gets even tougher on north korea imposing fresh sanctions on the country the security council agrees to measures proposed by the united states they aim to limit oil supplies killing young meads for its nuclear program. and the palestinian christian minority gears up to celebrate christmas but the mood is far from festive after president trunks decision to declare jerusalem the capital of israel. i'm egypt money welcome to the program was stopped in the philippines where more than one hundred people are dead after a tropical storm brought devastation to the south of the country rescue operations are underway to try and find dozens more who are still missing tembin is a second deadly storm to hit the country this week it's swept over the solomon islands of mindanao leaving destruction in

vietnam evacuates more than a million people ahead of tropical storm tembin arrival after it killed more than two hundred thirty people in the philippines. so i'm mariama mozzie in on the new watching al-jazeera also coming up russian opposition leader alexina valley calls for a boycott after he's barred from running in next year's presidential election. pope francis' warns against the wind of wars as he calls for a two state solution in the israel palestine conflict. we look at how a new age of automation and robotics will impact on the world's poorest what could . we begin in vietnam where authorities are evacuating a million people from low lying areas along the southern coast of tropical storm ten mins arrival vietnam's disaster prevention committee says that seventy four thousand people have already been moved to safety from vulnerable areas while authorities in fifteen provinces and cities are also making preparations to evacuate more than sixty thousand fishing boats have also been told not to venture to see tembin is moving southward and will pass the province of some hour on tue

after leaving a trail of devastation across the southern philippines tropical storm tembin is heading towards vietnam thousands of flood low lying areas where the capital city has closed schools. made landfall in the philippines on friday causing flash flooding and landslides and it killed more than two hundred people in reports. this scale of the destruction caused by tropical storm tembin is becoming clear as rescue workers reach remote communities heavy rains and winds of up to one hundred forty five kilometers an hour triggered landslides and flash flooding devastating to higher towns and villages on the island of mindanao the country's second largest tens of thousands of people have been displaced and are spending christmas in emergency shelters i think the poorest pharmacist and i are going to say you know. how. you know i did so and it wasn't. you know but i was at. the moment and i showed that basically. the philippines is battered by around twenty major storms a year and tendin is one of the worst of two thousand and seventeen disaster officials say people ignored warnings to

live from berlin and a tropical storm brings death and devastation to the southern philippines storm tembin unleashes flash floods and washes away homes more than one hundred people are dead and dozens more are wounded will bring you the latest on the rescue operations also on the program. the kremlin has blasted washington's plans to supply arms to ukraine and u.s. officials say anti-tank missiles will provide with quote and a handsome defensive capabilities russia says the move is fueling a war we'll get the latest from our moscow bureau. and christian palestinians prepare to celebrate christmas but the mood is far from festive after president trump's decision to declare jerusalem the capital of israel. thanks for joining us we start in the philippines where more than one hundred people are dead after a tropical storm brought devastation to the south of the country rescue operations are underway to find dozens more who are still missing tembin is the second deadly storm to hit the country this week it's over the southern island of mindanao leaving destruction in its wake. this man and chi

non braces for tropical storm tembin after it cuts a destructive path across the southern philippines two hundred people are known to have died. russian opposition leader alexei navalny calls for voters to boycott next year's presidential election after he's banned from taking part. and suspends all emirates airlines flights after several tunisian women a barred from entry to the u.a.e. . but a roman catholic church has used his traditional christmas day message to call for peace for jerusalem and dialogue between israelis and palestinians it's the second time pope francis has spoken out since u.s. president donald trump formally announced his government would recognize jerusalem as israel's capital speaking to square the pontiff acknowledged the growing tensions in the region and called for a negotiated solution to end the israeli palestinian conflict. if. we see jesus in the children of the middle east who continue to suffer because of growing tensions between israelis and palestinians on this festive day let us ask the lord for peace for jerusalem and for all the holy land let us p

coming up at least two hundred dead and more than seventy thousand people homeless as tropical storm tembin sweeps across the southern philippines north korea calls the latest round of u.n. sanctions aimed at curbing its nuclear program and the war. and colombia celebrates its version of black friday but this year it's facing a threat in the form of china. hello welcome to the program the top story palestinian christian leaders have rejected the u.s. decision to recognize jerusalem as israel's capital. calling it dangerous and an insult to christians and muslims alike a declaration follows weeks of palestinian protests across the occupied territories since president trump's announcement at least fifteen palestinian protesters have been killed under abdulhamid has more now from bethlehem. the festive mood has been somehow dampened ever since the jerusalem declaration by chump's of three weeks ago no no archbishop yet but the step is the hardest roman catholic authority not only in the holy land but also in the middle east has said that after that declaration that has been many cancellation p

after leaving a trail of devastation across the southern philippines tropical storm tembin is heading to heading towards vietnam thousands of fled low lying areas of the capital which human city has closed schools tembin made landfall in the philippines on friday causing flash floods and landslides and killing more than two hundred people and reports. the scale of the destruction caused by tropical storm tembin is becoming clear as rescue workers reach remote communities heavy rains and winds of up to one hundred forty five kilometers an hour triggered landslides and flash flooding devastate our towns and villages on the island of mindanao the country's second largest tens of thousands of people have been displaced and are spending christmas in emergency shelters. we have hundreds. but. i'm sure that. the philippines is battered by. twenty major storms a year and tendin is one of the worst of two thousand and seventeen disaster officials say people ignored warnings to get out of coastal regions and move away from riverbanks among the areas battered by the storm was met at lakeside cit

you'll find much more about storm tembin and its impact on our website. also download the bbc news app. that storm isn't the only disaster that the philippines has to contend with at the moment. at least 37 people have been killed in a fire that swept through the top floor of a shopping mall in the southern city of davao. it started on saturday morning trapping people inside the four storey building. president duterte visited the burning mall and met the families of the missing. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news: north korea has described the latest un sanctions imposed on the country as an "act of war". the country's official news agency quoted the foreign ministry as saying the measures were tantamount to a total economic blockade. the un security council imposed the new sanctions in response to pyongyang's ballistic missile tests. a ceasefire has started come into effect in south sudan, the latest attempt to end the civil war that has engulfed the country for four years. earlier cessations of hostilities have failed, and ov

the wrath of tropical storm tembin more than seventy thousand people are now homeless in the philippines at least two hundred people are dead. a christmas declaration christian leaders in the holy land come out strongly against the u.s. recognition of jerusalem as the israeli capital. also this hour china's changing faces why more people are going under the knife in their quest for the body beautiful. north korea has called the latest round of u.n. sanctions an act of war north korea's state news agency says the strengthening of its nuclear deterrent program is the only way to for straights the u.s. the u.n. imposed extra measures on pyongyang on friday following its recent intercontinental ballistic missile test florence louis has more now from seoul. north korea called the latest round of un security council sanctions imposed on it as a threat as a violation of its sovereignty as well as an act that would violate peace and stability in the region it also seemed to direct much of its anger at the u.s. who led drafted and negotiated this latest round of sanctions now one interesting thin

flash floods and mudslides brought on by tropical storm tembin the towns of two. on mindanao island the philippines second largest have been devastated dozens of homes are destroyed and rescue workers fear the number of casualties will rise. and their rescuers. very little communication. and i mean what i'm trying to get. at the height of the storm winds of up to eighty kilometers an hour uprooted trees and triggered torrents of mud and rock from a nearby mountain volunteers are digging with whatever they can to try and recover bodies power cuts and the loss of communication lines have hampered rescue efforts the philippines is hit by around two dozen major storms each year on average many of them deadly but mindanao island home to twenty million people is rarely hit by the cyclades the region is still covering from typing i am which killed more than seven thousand people. two thousand and thirteen and while storm tembin has passed over the philippines and is heading in the direction the vietnam it will take a long time before this area recovers india's type al-ja

philippines about one million people have been evacuated from vietnam's southern areas tembin is moving southward and will pass the province of come out on tuesday before entering the gulf of thailand with thousands of people in the southern philippines spending christmas in emergency shelters following that destruction caused by storm tembin landslides and flash floods have so far killed when two hundred people were of mcbride's as this update from the west hit island of mindanao. here in the city of iligan as darkness falls people here as elsewhere in parts of mindanao are assessing the damage from the storm that passed from the landslides that happened from the torrents of muddy water that overflowed the banks of rivers the river here in it overflowed its banks people have been told to evacuate and it washed away their homes they were living alongside a river that six years ago had a similar flood that washed away this bridge still people return to live here the fact is that with a growing population in mindanao people do tend to occupy vulnerable places river banks hillsides and so

at least tropical storm tembin has now been moving away from the philippines.currently over the south china sea where it's picking up strength again and has been categorised as a typhoon. meanwhile, the people of the southern philippines continue the search for loved ones. they'll be hoping for much more help to reach them in the coming days. richard galpin, bbc news. sarah keith lucas from the bbc weather centre has the latest on the storm's trajectory as it heads towards vietnam. typhoon tembin intensified rapidly to the east of the philippines, for a few reasons. it has been strengthening and is heading towards the southern tip of the numb. it is likely to weaken a little bit, just making landfall around south vietnam. damaging wind but also big waves around the coast. coastal flooding will certainly be a problem. then it will head out into the gulf of thailand, possibly a little weaker, it still were strong wind and heavy rain, but then heading towards thailand. it is going to have further impact, making landfill during monday, could be more than 300 millim

thousands in the philippines are spending christmas and emotions to shelters after tropical storm tembin left a trail of destruction more than two hundred people are dead after landslides and flash floods in the southern philippines a state of emergency has been declared in several areas as rescue efforts continue right now with the latest from the capital manila. if they were playing this christmas they assessing the damage from this storm as it moves away into the south china sea leaving a swathe of damage across a broad area of mindanao one of the worst affected provinces was in the north of mindanao which had the highest death toll the second highest casualty rate was recorded there are problems in the south of the island so much of the island has been affected including of course the area around this is an area where there has been intense fighting between government troops and also groups linked with i still it was a population that's already conflict affected and that now has to deal with the aftermath of this storm there have been claims that the government didn't do enough to wa

the storm is not done, tembin is racing towards southern vietnam.sea, leaving the philippines last night, passing over another island, palawan, a popular tourist island andi palawan, a popular tourist island and i spoke to an editor in the south of the country who said there was not much damage overnight but now tembin has strengthened and is a typhoon and is heading towards vietnam, as you say, and it will hit the south of the country, that is expected to happen in the next three days. thank you forjoining us. howard johnson in the philippines. the m40 in 0xfordshire has reopened. five vehicles were involved in a crashjust before midnight last night which shut the motorway in both directions for about three hours. six people were injured and an investigation is under way. new guidance on how local authorities combat anti—social behaviour has been issued by the government, following concerns that some councils are misusing the measures. critics say so—called public spaces protection 0rders have been used inapproriately to target groups such as rough

tropical storm tembin hit the philippines some reports say the actual death toll is double that figure rescue operations are underway to try and find dozens who are still missing. the united nations has slapped tough new sanctions on north korea in response to its missile tests they will restrict oil supplies needed for pyongyang's nuclear and missile program a sanctions were proposed by the u.s. and backed anonymously. you're watching date of the news from berlin wall coming up the top of the hour with my colleague my afraid to stay to. those values and germany is a strong country. we have achieved so much we can do this and if something him to resign we must overcome it and. going where it's uncomfortable global news that matters w made for mines. just so and the over the no mother saying i've heard lots of bad things that ties the schools here. but my father says none of those rumors are true. like that i'll have to go swimming with boys. that i'll have to take off my head scarf the small movie reels machine. and i don't know it's going to be i see a lot of girls riding bikes but no

winds over eighty kilometers per hour hurling mud and rocks from a nearby mountain tropical storm tembin is now heading over the south china sea and forecasters warn it may hit vietnam by monday have a deliberate d.c. al-jazeera. thirty seven people in a confirmed after becoming trapped in a burning shopping mall in the city of deval in the southern philippines one body has been recovered firefighters say there's no chance of anyone else having survived present roderigo to who was the last visit at the site comfort victims' relatives. through former president mori has been taken from his jail cell to a hospital for more he will undergo treatment for low blood pressure and heart problems the seventy nine year old is serving a twenty five year sentence for graft and human rights abuses during his ten years in office. venezuela has taken the first step towards expelling top diplomats from brazil and canada accusing them of meddling in domestic politics the head of the pro-government constituent assembly has declared the persona non-grata not wanted and not welcome in the country the diploma

storm tembin struck the southern island of mindanao on friday. it's an area not often hit by tropical storms. winds of up to eighty kilometers per hour along with heavy rain batter the area. for locals and night taking stock of the damage officials say more than seventy thousand people have been affected. there used to be one hundred three houses here but when the flash flood happened everything was washed out all their homes and livelihoods gone we have ninety family said are affected by this all up. this nasa satellite map shows the extent of the powerful storm which is not headed towards the fed it be an island. and on towards vietnam. to those affected by ten then a long path lies ahead to recovering from its devastation. staying in the philippines at least thirty seven people are feared dead after a fire broke out at a shopping mall firefighters have begun recovering bodies and authorities say there's no chance of survival for anyone trapped inside fire crews have now put out the blaze in the southern city of it's believed the fire started o

for those affected by tembin a long path lies ahead to recovering from its devastation. now on to some of the other stories making news around the world a fire at the london zoo has left one aardvark dead and several meerkats missing the blaze broke out on saturday morning at the zoo's animal adventure section before spreading to a shop and a cafe more than seventy firefighters tackled the blaze the dead aardvark called misha was one of the zoo's best loved animals cuts on separatist leader carlos says he is still the legitimate president of the spanish region or in an interview he also asked for madrid to allow him to return home in time for the opening session of the council on parliament separatist parties won a majority in a regional vote held on thursday they call it the biggest club game in football classical and spanish giants barcelona have taken a big step towards winning the domestic league title by beating real madrid three nil away madrid wastefulness in the first half proved costly luis suarez grabbed the opener against the run of play lionel messi added a p

storm tembin struck the southern island of mindanao on friday. it's an area not often hit by tropical storms. winds of up to eighty kilometers per hour along with heavy rain batter the area. for locals and night taking stock of the damage officials say more than seventy thousand people have been affected. there used to be one hundred three houses here but when the flash flood happened everything was washed out all their homes and livelihoods gone we have ninety family said are affected. by. this nasa satellite map shows the extent of the powerful storm which is now headed towards the philippine island of palawan and on towards vietnam. for those affected by tembin a long path lies ahead to recovering from its devastation. now on to some of the other stories making news around the world the united nations has been evacuating african refugees from libya directly to italy for a second day the u.n.h.c.r. has called the move a quote groundbreaking development over one hundred sixty migrants among them children and women have been waiting for months in

south of the country rescue operations are underway to try and find dozens more were still missing tembin is a second deadly storm to hit the country this week it swept over the solve an island of mindanao leaving devastation in its wake. this man and child are lucky to be alive. the effects of mudslides and flooding has been devastating. entire villages under meters of water others swept away. volunteers have been digging through mud to try to recover bodies. rescue efforts have been hampered by power cuts and the loss of communication lines storm temba known as vinton the philippines struck the southern island of mindanao on friday it's an area not often hit by tropical storms. winds of up to eighty kilometers per hour along with heavy rain battered the area. with local officials saying more than seventy thousand people affected. this nasa satellite map shows the extent of the powerful storm which is now headed towards the philippine island of part of one and on towards vietnam for those affected by tembin a long path lies ahead to recovering from its devastation. the united nations has

fighters in october after a five month seen each other all it was also battered by tropical storm tembin last week. vote counting is underway in the liberian presidential runoff between the former footballer george weah and the current vice presidential support despite a low turnout the process is expected to produce the first democratic transition of power in more than seven decades. since the war in yemen began one escape route from the fighting has been by road across the border into oman but some of mani's a driving in the other direction they're taking truckloads of much required aid into yemen matheson reports from musket. for over forty days mohammed has been waiting he has on call his brothers and their seventy year old father have traveled over two and a half thousand kilometers to moscow from their home in the yemeni port city of aden. services in aden are very bad there's no electricity water or food we have to buy it from the black market and it costs too much life is very difficult one hundred father has spent those six weeks inside the muscat apartment they all share he has

at least tropical storm tembin has now been moving away from the philippines.er the south china sea where it's picking up strength again and has been categorised as a typhoon. meanwhile, the people of the southern philippines continue the search for loved ones. they'll be hoping for much more help to reach them in the coming days. well, sarah keith lucas from the bbc weather centre has the latest on the storm's trajectory, as it heads towards vietnam. caused devastation may landfall across the southern philippines. the storm is now moving towards the west and on the satellite you can see the storm sitting here in the south china sea. it is heading towards the southern tip of vietnam. it is likely to weaken a little bit just making landfall around the far south of vietnam, a wide area is likely to see heavy rain, damaging winds and also big waves around the coast, so coastal flooding will be a problem, further inland as rainfall totals mount up we succeed as rainfall totals mount up we could see landslides occurring too. the storm will then weaken a little bit,

this is from a tropical storm brings death and devastation to the south and philippines storm tembin and flash floods and washes away homes more than one hundred people are dead and dozens more are missing will bring you the latest on the rescue operations also on the program. the united nations gets even tougher on north korea imposing fresh sanctions on the country the security council agrees to measures proposed by the united states to limit oil supplies beyond young needs for its nuclear program we'll speak to a reporter in the south korean capital seoul. and the palestinian christian minority gears up to celebrate christmas in bethlehem but the mood is far from festive. welcome to the program we start in the philippines where a tropical storm has killed more than one hundred people in the south of the country rescue operations are underway to try and find dozens more who are still missing tembin is the second deadly storm to hit the country this week it swept over the salt an island of mindanao leaving devastation in its weak. this man and child are lucky to be alive. the effect

at least tropical storm tembin has now been moving away from the philippines.na sea, where it‘s picking up strength again and has been categorised as a typhoon. meanwhile, the people of the southern philippines continue the search for loved ones. they will be hoping for much more help to reach them in the coming days. well, sarah keith lucas from the bbc weather centre has the latest on the storm‘s trajectory, as it heads towards vietnam. the storm is now moving towards the west and on the satellite you can see the storm sitting here in the south china sea. it is heading towards the southern tip of vietnam. it is likely to weaken a little bit just making landfall around the south vietnam, a wide area is likely to see heavy rain, damaging winds and also big waves around the coast, so and also big waves around the coast, so coastal flooding will be a problem, further inland as rainfall totals mount up we succeed landslides occurring too. the storm will then weaken a little bit, moving into the gulf of thailand toward southern parts of thailand. heady bursts of ra

at least two hundred thirty people in displaced tens of thousands tembin has now strengthen to a thai food over the south china sea it is now heading for vietnam. now just months ago the iraqi city of mosul was a stronghold holds of forces belonging to so-called islamic state when i asked overran the city many residents fled to escape the violence of the extremists now with driven out many a coming back including mosul christians on sunday hundreds of them attended the first christmas since the city was liberated. i. christmas mass in mosul. a year ago it would have been unthinkable back then the city was under the firm grip of the so-called islamic state. but since the militants were driven out in july more and more christians have been returning home. it was said are met with without peace there is no life after update tree over islamic state messages that we missed old cold the peace the first in our hearts until it can be reflected on the outside. it's been six months since the iraqi army drove by as out of mosul replacing the militants flag with the national flag of iraq. but the

billion dollars worth of damage and thousands of people are still homeless he was hit by tropical storm tembin last week making the situation there even worse rob mcbride has more from. of the idea of more our way this is a hopeful sign in an area that has been plagued by conflict and now the effects of these damaging storms this is a new housing development for people who've been displaced by months of fighting between government forces and also fighters who are linked to i still be given its importance president right rigo duty. and it will be coming here to perform the ceremony it is very important for him in his presidency he is from mindanao he calls himself a son of mindanao and has promised that the people will find eventually long lasting peace and the people here have suffered from the double effect of both the storm and also conflict so it's very important around the building exercise for the president to be here in this hole of mindanao faces the classic dilemma of a conflict which holds up development then the lack of money and jobs then feeds into the underlying feeling and rest w

i thought we were just take a look at the latest satellite picture from tembin. through the south china sea, expected to make landfall perhaps christmas day towards vietnam. we will need to keep a close eye on this storm. it not over yet. it puts our weather into context, because if you are travelling today it will be a cry quiet christmas eve for most of us. some of us accompanied by gale force winds in the far north west of scotland, as we speak. winds so far this morning have been gusting close to 50 mph. some of the rain really quite heavy. for most of us are pretty bland weather story for the remainder of christmas eve. great news if you will be travelling to see friends and family, that is what we really want. quite a bit of cloud and a grey but chilly start across the south—west. temperatures a couple of degrees above freezing, but they will recover and generally speaking it will be a cloudy, grade, mild scenario. bits and pieces of cloud breaking up for some brightness, may be thick enough out west for the odd spot or two of drizzle. the real rainjust wes

coming up at least two hundred dead and more than seventy thousand people homeless as tropical storm tembin sweeps across the southern philippines. russia's opposition leader says he's got the backing he needs to take on lead to move to sit in next year's presidential election. and i mournfully thank you yes with the latest series on also official intelligence in the years to come will be doing your job. and i welcome to the program all top story palestinian christian leaders have rejected the u.s. decision to recognize jerusalem as israel's capital calling it dangerous and an insult to christians and muslims alike a declaration follows weeks of palestinian protests across the occupied territories since president trump's announcement at least fifteen protesters have been killed the abdel-hamid has more now from bethlehem. the festive mood has been somehow dampened ever since the jerusalem declaration by chubb some three weeks ago now no archbishop good but this the future bala who is the highest roman catholic authority not only in the holy land but also in the middle east has said that aft

welcome back an update on stories making headlines tropical storm tembin is heading towards vietnam after leaving a trail of destruction across the southern philippines about one million people have been evacuated from vietnam southern area and. russian opposition leader alexina valmy has been barred from running in next year's presidential election because of a past criminal conviction and pope francis has used his christmas day message to call for peace for jerusalem and dialogue between the israelis and palestinians. now the united nations refugee agency says the world is now witnessing the highest level of displacement ever recorded more than sixty five million people have been forced to leave their homes to passing the estimated sixty million displaced by world war two almost a third of them are refugees and hauffe are under the age of eighteen there are also ten million stateless people they've been denied a nationality and access to basic rights like education and health care employment and freedom of movement the u.n.h.c.r. estimates twenty people of forcibly displaced every minut

on al-jazeera after leaving a trail of devastation across the southern philippines tropical storm tembin is heading towards vietnam thousands of flood low lying areas in the capital hoshi min schools have been closed tembin made landfall in the philippines on friday causing flash floods and landslides and killing more than two hundred people and test reports. the scale of the destruction caused by tropical storm tembin is becoming clear as rescue workers reach remote communities heavy rains and winds of up to one hundred forty five kilometers an hour triggered landslides and flash flooding devastating to higher towns and villages on the island of mindanao the country's second largest tens of thousands of people have been displaced and are spending christmas in emergency shelters. are are you going to say you know. how. we have hundreds of thousands. with no hope at the moment and i'm sure that basically. the philippines is battered by around twenty major storms a year and tendin is one of the worst of two thousand and seventeen disaster officials say people ignored warnings to get out of

up at least two hundred dead and more than seventy thousand people made homeless as tropical storm tembin sweeps across the southern philippines. north korea because of u.n. sanctions aimed at curbing its nuclear program an act of war and. the country. a month after new president was sworn in we find out what life is like inside the new zimbabwe. christian leaders have rejected the u.s. decision to recognize jerusalem as israel's capital calling it dangerous and an insult to christians and muslims alike a declaration follows weeks of palestinian protests across the occupied territory since president trump's announcement at least fifteen palestinian protesters have been killed or have been have made has more from bethlehem. the festive mood has been somehow dampened ever since the jerusalem declaration by chubb some three weeks ago now no archbishop good but the step is the highest roman catholic authority not only in the holy land but also in the middle east has said that after that declaration dazzling many cancellation pilgrims that were supposed to come and spend christmas eve at the c

at least tropical storm tembin has now been moving away from the philippines.ently over the south china sea, where it's picking up strength again and has been categorised as a typhoon. it's expected to hit vietnam later this week. meanwhile, the people of the southern philippines continue the search for loved ones. they will be hoping for much more help to reach them in the coming days. two men have died in a crash involving five vehicles that closed part of the mao in oxfordshire for several hours last night. one vehicle is thought to have overturned in the incident which happened between junctions io and 11 near banbury. jo kent reports from the scene. this northbound stretch of the mao here between junctions 10 and ii opened again this morning and is running freely now. there is really no trace of the terrible crash which happened here last night. it was a very different scene last night as members of all of the emergency services raced here to try to help in the aftermath of this multi—vehicle crash. five vehicles were involved in it and we know that two me

digging through the devastation caused by tropical storm tembin these rescue workers use whatever they can to find survivors but hope quickly turns to anguish as one of the youngest casualties is pulled from the mud hours after unleashing flooding and landslides that has left dozens dead on the southern island of mindanao ten been slammed into another set of philippine islands late on saturday officials say people living in the area ignored warnings to leave and were swept away. by the flood was already close and the people were not able to get out of their homes the flood was so strong that it swept away houses emergency responders say rocks and boulders summer's biggest cars were washed down from the mountains and buried schools of homes in the town of p.r. capo more than seventy thousand people have been displaced in a region already ravaged by the government's fight with ice a linked groups aid organizations have criticised the government's response is something that is not shouldn't be a surprise to the philippine government and. so it is also they question will when a government

significant rainfall totals being picked up in denpasar further towards the north the remnants of tembin and given some large rifle totals on the islands off of vietnam and through the mekong delta itself otherwise looking at the forecast we've still got some pretty disturbed weather across them parts of vietnam into cambodia heavy showers across the philippines heavy showers again across java and bali up through the malay peninsula we've got some time ports for kuala lumpur singapore but i think has to be a fair amount of dry weather here for the north a chance one or two showers affecting bangkok in thailand down into a straight here and here so look at the satellite imagery see some showers closed popping up across central areas and also across parts of the north we've got some heavy rain here from a circulation which is going to give further rain in the forecast brisbane also seen some large rainfall totals of last twenty four hours some thunderstorms are likely here towards the coastal region cooler in sydney at twenty five pretty woman up late there thirty five meanwhile the circul