the news live from berlin hong kong heads to the polls in key local elections and chief executive terry lam is under pressure pro-democracy protesters want to send her and beijing a message record numbers of voters are turning out as authorities warn against violence also coming up the pope francis takes a stand against nuclear weapons pontiff makes a symbolic visit to nagasaki in japan where he calls upon the world's nuclear nations to scrap their arsenals. and in the bundesliga a lot about face off against when you and barry lynn berliners have a reputation as being a giant slayer but can they take down the team at the top of the table. welcome to the program. i restarted hong kong where people are voting in unison elections the vote is seen as a both a test of kerry lab's probe aging government and as a referendum on the pro-democracy movement that has rocked the city for months voter participation is already at record levels. hung conus are used to queuing for restaurants conventions but not for an election especially not on a sunday morning and even before the polling stations open. mo

the 1st hong kong's chief executive terry lam says the government will seriously reflect on the results of an election that saw pro-democracy candidates make massive gains during her 1st media briefing since local elections on sunday lamb also thanked citizens for voting peacefully in a volatile environment the former british colony has been rocked by 6 months of mass protest against beijing's rule which frequently descended into violent clashes with police the opposition's landslide victory is being seen as a clear rejection of lam's handling of the on breast voter turnout topped 70 percent higher than any poll in the territories history. and earlier we spoke with charlotte charleston pil who is in hong kong. we've just been at another protest here another lunchtime protests in the shopping center just behind me minutes ago this was absolutely filled with people of all ages singing and singing some of the slogans the chants all of these hong kong protests calling for the 5 dumond's the demands including universal suffrage and an independent investigation into the police to be met a lot

hold local elections on sunday after 6 months of on wrists this seems a test for chief executive terry lam some of the most violent confrontations between police and protesters happened last week and with businesses choosing sides the demonstrations are having a big impact on the economy robert broad reports. this elections not only a battle at the ballot box but also with the cash registers in this polarized society months of unrest have changed how people spend. this restaurant is a so-called yellow ribbon business opposed to the government and at lunch times it's overflowing with pro-democracy customers. this chain of tea shops also publicizes its pro-democracy views giving people the chance to express them as with each visit student kyle learn only spends his money in places that support the protest movement my friends are very aware of restaurants we go through we shall we go to yeah but yes we we're very conscious about that i'm not quite sure about it in fact but we're trying to do what we can do at the moment you know just to help with the situation to like express our demands in t

candidates in hong kong have won an overwhelming majority of district council elections chief executive terry lam has promised to listen humbly to the voters. the number of people killed in landslides and flooding in northwest kenya has risen to 52 rescue workers seem worse pocket close to the border with you canda a struggling to reach thousands of people in need of help because of bad conditions . israel has deported a senior human rights watch official earlier this month the supreme court upheld the government's decision to expel almost a kid who is a u.s. citizen he's been accused of supporting a global campaign to boycott israel the goods and services and he's right the law of $2017.00 entry to people who publicly support the movement despite my deportation today the israeli government has failed to muzzle human rights watch or the human rights movement this case shines a light on the reality we face today as we stand in this room we are near 53 of an ugly occupation with no end in sight characterized by institutional discrimination by systematic repression and rights abuses and particularly

has exceeded the demands of protesters for change now calling the protesters the people's enemy terry lam statement came hours after police shot a protester and a man was set on fire it was one of the most violent days since the unrest began over 5 months ago. a judge in the hague has ordered the netherlands to repatriate more than 50 children of women who joined deisel in syria 23 women asked the court to allow their families to return to 2 deplorable conditions in syrian camps the court found only the children must be sent back to the netherlands latin america's longest serving leader has resigned following protest against his reelection in bolivia but even mara is calling his exit a coup sic using police of issuing an illegal warrant for his arrest bolivia's police chief denies that. one of the key figures credited with setting up syria's white helmet rescue group has been found dead james the most through was founder of the may day rescue which helped train the syrian civil defense his body was discovered in istanbul on monday morning the white helmets have been credited with saving t

terry kang has filed this report. >> the hong kong leader says her government will do a better job. executive carrie lam reiterated her promise to listen humbling and reflect seriously in tuesday's regular press briefing this follows a sweeping victory for pan democrats in district council elections on saturday. she admitted that the election had more political dimensions to it than previous ones and that voters did express their discontent over her government's deficiencies. >> there are people who want to express a view that they can no longer tolerate the violence on the streets. they are, of course, people who felt that our government has not handled competently the legislative exercise and its aftermath. but as i have said very clearly on the fourth of september, we have officially and formally withdrawn the bill, which was, of course, the source of the social unrest. the next step is to go forward to really, as you put it, to engage the people. >> while she provided no major concessions in today's press event, she added that she had not received any instructions from the central government in chin

hong kong chief executive terry lam says the government will reflect on the result of a ballot which saw pro-democracy candidates win massive gains but offered no concessions during her 1st media briefing since sunday's elections she thanked residents for voting peacefully amid ongoing protests against beijing's rule. police have detained demonstrators assembled outside georgia's parliament just hours after thousands of people marched through the capital tbilisi the protesters once snap parliamentary elections after the government failed to approve a planned electoral reform activists say the current system unfairly favors the ruling georgian dream party. this is news from berlin for more follow us on twitter at the news of visit our website w dot com. i one of europe's largest collections of raw treasures is suddenly internationally famous for all the wrong reasons about 5 in the morning local time thieves broke into dressed in screen vault and made off with about a 1000000000 euros worth of gold and jewelry vested up lots so what will the fees do next i'm phil graham in brotherhood