it was impossible to leave yugoslavia. my uncle from switzerland wrote to me and said, can i come and z?sit the communist government what is called a victim of fascism. i was given a passport. bill: because you had this designation. theodora: yep. that's what got me a visa. when i was in 10th grade, i went to switzerland, and that is the first time i saw any of my family. since i was a very young child. i found myself in an orthodox jewish family. my aunt and uncle had two children. -- of them was seven and seven at that time and another was one. it was quite a shock. at that point, i had no knowledge of anything jewish. a catholic living in country, but no one was looking at anyone living during the communist regime. they are a lovely family. i enjoyed being with them. i was there for a month, then they said, when you go back, why don't you try to come here when you are at university, and that is what happened. i got permission again. it is fairly unusual to get permission to leave in a communist world. bill: to go to a w

on may t -- yugoslavia, 9, selective bomb by v-24's to destroy another german occupied town. other one day, several yugoslavian towns containing concentrations of german troops aidattacked from the air to the army. at least 540 , tons of bombs over targets in yugoslavia in one day's operations. ♪ >> from a base in the admiralties, they set out, unit.anied by an enlisted starting from calvary eadquarters on the south coast they wade ashore. the combat cameraman are as as the rest of the patrol. they march through heavy jungles and deep man grove swamps. man ours out the point killed five japs. caught by surprise in the center of the trail. troops cautiously close in on a january hut. > inside they find nine dead japs killed the previous day by another patrol. n one of the bodies are found an american fountain pen and case.tte they return to spend the night. ext day, they hike to a river three-day patrol. he men manned by friendly natives take hem up to the mouth hours.river for two the men stand or kneel on the all orm, guns facing in directions. four japs, watching clothes in

smoke of the bombing is visible 30-40 miles away. >> target -- yugoslavia, on may 29, selective bomby v-24's to destroy another german occupied town. flak is encountered over the target. on this one day, several other yugoslavian towns containing concentrations of german troops are attacked from the air to aid the partisan army. 290 liberators, at least 540 tons of bombs over targets in yugoslavia in one day's operations. >> from a base in the admiralty's, dates -- a jungle , accompanied by an enlisted unit. starting from calvary headquarters on the south coast they wade ashore. the combat cameraman are as heavily armed as the rest of the patrol. they march through heavy jungles and deep mangrove swamps. two hours out the point man killed five japs, caught by surprise in the center of the trail. >> our troops cautiously close in on a jap hut. >> inside they find nine dead japs killed the previous day by another patrol. on one of the bodies are found an american fountain pen and cigarette case. they return to spend the night. next day, they hike to a river on a three-day patrol. the m

. >> target, yugoslavia, german troops had occupied the town forcing them to take up positions in theutskirts. liberators based in italy dropped 40-100 pound all purpose bombs. the bombing run made at an altitude of 15,000 feet. in the first formation about 2/3 of the bombs cover 2/3 of the target. bombs of the second formation hit the near of the end. near misses are scored. smoke of the bombing is visible 30-40 miles away. >> target -- yugoslavia, on may 29, selective bomb by v-24's to destroy another german occupied town. on this one day, several other yugoslavian towns containing concentrations of german troops are attacked from the air to aid the army. 290 liberators, at least 540 tons of bombs over targets in yugoslavia in one day's operations. >> from a base in the admiralties, they set out, accompanied by an enlisted unit. starting from calvary headquarters on the south coast they wade ashore. the combat cameraman are as heavily armed as the rest of the patrol. they march through heavy jungles and deep man grove swamps. two hours out the point man killed five japs. caught by s

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it's been roughly 20 years now since the war finally came to an end in what was once known as yugoslavia the historical narrative of serbia's role in that decade long conflict europe's deadliest since world war 2 is hotly contested and it really shouldn't be the evidence as per the united nations and multiple other investigative bodies tells a tale of disproportionate serbian aggression brutality and ethnic cleansing the alternative version of that history is now being told in book 4 by authors who have been convicted of war crimes that include genocide the convexed turned writers former serbian generals and politicians are just out for exoneration in the minds of many serbian nationalists they already have that they want to rewrite the historical record while feeding into nationalistic narratives favored by serbian elites including t.v. channels which might explain the popularity of the books among those who hold political power in belgrade listening posts johannah who's now on historical revisionism in the former yugoslavia and the inmates who have gone from convicted war criminals to

it's been roughly 20 years now since the war finally came to an end in what was once known as yugoslavia the historical narrative of serbia's role in that decade long conflict europe's deadliest since world war 2 is hotly contested and it really shouldn't be the evidence as per the united nations and multiple other investigative bodies tells a tale of disproportionate serbian aggression brutality and ethnic cleansing the alternative version of that history is now being told in book 4 by authors who have been convicted of war crimes that include genocide the convexed turned writers former serbian generals and politicians are just out for exoneration in the minds of many serbian nationalists they already have that they want to rewrite the historical record while feeding into nationalistic narratives favored by serbian elites including t.v. channels which might explain the popularity of the books among those who hold political power in belgrade listening posts johannah who's now on historical revisionism in the former yugoslavia and the inmates who have gone from convicted war criminals to

al-jazeera washington well earlier i spoke to sir i've a robert sees a former british ambassador to yugoslavia ireland and italy and he said that whoever leaked the memos wanted to undermine the ambassador. i think whoever leaked it militias and mischievously did it to undermine canberra who they regarded probably as an arch you're a file he was ambassador in union or so. and they probably thought that having him in washington was not and youth who was there or what but when relationship we knew there in the us the hope of. but a diplomatic spat with president content breck said both featured in the final t.v. debate between the 2 candidates vying to be britain's next prime minister but as johnson and jeremy hunt are competing to replace terrorism a as conservative party leader rightly as more of the debate which wrapped up just over an hour ago. given the seriousness of the situation is genuinely extraordinary that this is the very 1st time these 2 faced questions from the public they haven't seen in advance as to what the next prime minister should do to get through the maze of bricks in it

it is case of yugoslavia, the most successful socialist country. it was a buffer between the sofa union -- the soviet union. this is one sense of ideological, because if reagan weaponized the imf to go after countries like yugoslavia and flatten anything that was not free market, this is interesting because it does not make sense in terms of u.s. security. this has been a good ally and stabilized things. it only makes sense from the idea of radical antigovernment and privatization. that is kind of one element in it. then, in yugoslavia, as wars start to break out in bosnia which hobble is so concerned that the west is not intervening , many people. people have written this a lot. clinton did not intervene because he had read robert kaplan who had written " faltering ghosts -- balkan ghost" and these problems are timeless and clinton thought that these people are always killing each other. i wanted to say a few things about civilizations, ideology and the different registers. i showed go back and say that in the war in iraq -- i should go back and s

it's been roughly 20 years now since the war finally came to an end in what was once known as yugoslavia the historical narrative of serbia's role in that decade long conflict europe's deadliest since world war 2 is hotly contested and it really shouldn't be the evidence as per the united nations and multiple other investigative bodies tells a tale of disproportionate serbian aggression brutality and ethnic cleansing the alternative version of that history is now being told in book 4 by authors who have been convicted of war crimes that include genocide the convexed turned writers former serbian generals and politicians are just out for exoneration in the minds of many serbian nationalists they already have that they want to rewrite the historical record while feeding into nationalistic narratives favored by serbian elites including t.v. channels which might explain the popularity of the books among those who hold political power in belgrade listening posts johannah who's now on historical revisionism in the former yugoslavia and the inmates who have gone from convicted war criminals to

serbia but they're also buying up some of the struggling heavy industries left over from former yugoslavia beijing paid 45000000 euros for this ancient steel plant in cement edible rescuing 5000 jobs in what was a somewhat crisis hit region. china's multi 1000000 offer for the former state owned couple mine are to be in the eastern serbian town of bor also trump the competition copper is now being produced there in line with chinese standards. financial analysts like friedrich book of esther bank in vienna say this is just the beginning of some problematic developments. in for of course china has an advantage it doesn't ask about what the democracy and political conditions are like there it also isn't worried about the legal situation which of course the e.u. is already doing from a governance point of view. that gives chinese companies an unfair edge in tendering procedures another edge they have over european companies is that the millions in loans they get from chinese state banks are often interest free and paid back over 20 to 40 years by which time inflation will have cut their value

it's been roughly 20 years now since the war finally came to an end in what was once known as yugoslavia the historical narrative of serbia's role in that decade long conflict europe's deadliest since world war 2 is hotly contested and it really shouldn't be the evidence as per the united nations and multiple other investigative bodies tells a tale of disproportionate serbian aggression brutality and ethnic cleansing the alternative version of that history is now being told in book form by authors who have been convicted of war crimes that include genocide the convexed turned writers former serbian generals and politicians are just out for exoneration in the minds of many serbian nationalists they already have that they want to rewrite the historical record while feeding into nationalistic narratives favored by serbian elites including t.v. channels which might explain the popularity of the books among those who hold political power in belgrade listening posts johannah who's now on historical revisionism in the former yugoslavia and the inmates who have gone from convicted war criminals

it's been roughly 20 years now since the war finally came to an end in what was once known as yugoslaviathe historical narrative of serbia's role in that decade long conflict europe's deadliest since world war 2 is hotly contested and it really shouldn't be the evidence as per the united nations and multiple other investigative bodies tells a tale of disproportionate serbian aggression brutality and ethnic cleansing the alternative version of that history is now being told in book 4 by authors who have been convicted of war crimes that include genocide the convexed turned writers former serbian generals and politicians are just out for exoneration in the minds of many serbian nationalists they already have that they want to rewrite the historical record while feeding into nationalistic narratives favored by serbian elites including t.v. channels which might explain the popularity of the books among those who hold political power in belgrade listening posts johannah who's now on historical revisionism in the former yugoslavia and the inmates who have gone from convicted war criminals to p

war crimes tribunal for the former yugoslavia which tried and acquitted him twice he's now called on kosovo to hold a snap election to find a replacement for him wrong or can one learn. from this moment we are in resignation as a government the reason is that they have been invited to be questioned as a suspect by the special court where i will appear next week saw i consider that they cannot go to the question who is the head of a governor but as an ordinary civilian as a revolutionary. now in all the stories we're following the german chancellor has insisted she is fit to carry out her role until the rest of her term in office which ends in 2021 despite speculation over her health angle merkel has been seen suffering several bouts of shaking in public in recent weeks the conservative leader who turned 65 on wednesday has been in office since 2005 she said she understands the concerns but insisted she is feeling good it's meant as a person i also have a high personal interest in my health because 2021 is the end of my political work but then i hope that there will be another life an

well for more on this story let's speak to star ivor roberts he's a former british ambassador to yugoslavia arland and italy and he's editor of the diplomatic handbook south wales diplomatic practice he joins us now via skype from oxford survivor thank you so much for joining us here on out now many years ago you were involved perhaps in a similar spat where you ended up being quoted as saying that president george bush was his best recruiting sergeant just tell us a little bit more about that and the differences between what happened to you and what we're seeing happen right now. well my comments about george w. bush were meant to be an entirely accurate portrayal of of who. the al-qaeda would most like to see in the white house and i thought that faced with the choice of john kerry or george w. bush they preferred to see george w. bush who would be more like teacher prosecutes the war on terror but i made the mistake of making my comments conference with that was a strict rule but you could quote people ready but you couldn't attribute it and someone of that content broke that comment but

it was one of the most vivid symbols of the violence and hatred that tore apart the state of yugoslaviakingly rebuilt and opens again today. there's been a 50% decrease in sperm quantity and an increase in malfunction of sperm unable to swim properly. thousands of households across the country are suspiciously quiet this lunchtime as children bury their noses in the final instalment of harry potter. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm rico hizon in singapore. i'm ben bland in london. our top stories: authorities in hong kong have defended the police, after groups of pro—democracy protesters were attacked by gangs of masked men at a train station. voting closes in the conservative leadership contest. britain's next prime minister will be announced on tuesday. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. in the south china morning post, the top story is the violence in hong kong. it shows a picture of empty streets in the yuen long area where the paper reports shops are shutting early because of fears of further unrest following sunday's attacks in the train station. and the e

barbara: earlier, i spoke to a former british ambassador to yugoslavia, ireland, and italy.said whoever leaked the memos wanted to undermine the ambassador. iti think whoever leaked maliciously and mischievously the man theyermine regarded probably as an arch europhile, who was ambassador for several years, and they probably thought that having been in washington was not conducive to the florida swashbuckling relationship between the yucatan the u.s. that -- the u.k. and the u.s. that they hoped to see. theara: both featured in final tv debate between the two candidates vying to be britain's next prime minister. force johnson and jeremy hunt are vying to replace theresa may. laurence lee has more on the debate. it wrapped up within one hour ago. >> it is genuinely extraordinary that this is the very first time these two had face questions from the public they had not seen in advance as to what the next prime minister should do to get through the maze of brexit. yet again, the same false promises. force johnson are doing the u.k. would leave with no deal in october and then i

s newest member states it was once part of the communist yugoslavia. as the train heads for the italian slovenian border he makes friends with a reason man ferrari who comes from the region. of course my family tells me stories about when there. were no other there was. a more dangerous and very very easy street yes. today people in europe can again travel freely. if you've been to slovenia. but. after 3 hours the train reaches the mediterranean city and soon arrives at the slip fenian border. there's no border guard in sight just a train conductor. for over 11 years this is been an open border. it's really interesting when people talk about the past it's incredible freedom to just cross into another country without checks but i cannot fully appreciate it because i didn't experience what it was like before. travelling freely across borders has become a normality for young people like friedrich it is one of the major achievements of the e.u. friedrich has reached the civilian capital. does it make. it so hard for freedom to imagine a return to nationali

saw daily show you got the hot ass of course on top the yugoslavia shows like what also goes on the folly. of a story to shine a mark negs 5 athletic hostel. in august 1909 kendall bello was in charge of a board of hasty the city a song from where the communist government sanctioned a pan-european picnic in the name of good neighborly relations. and games were to pass the frontier bearing wine and sausages. the border would be a boon for 3 hours. but things didn't care cording to plan. hundreds of east germans feeling that own country's dictatorship cold wind of the event and rushed side through czechoslovakia to the border crossing. but had to decide whether to open fire. seem to. be you're not alone like that said ben. he's got to be. me i love you not in detail. in feeling like you had is it that said i don't want to my goal dani and. they should make a sham. $600.00 east germans a scapes to the west more than $60000.00 foot fall away the burden will became untenable and the east german dictatorship collapsed. inadvertently triggered thi end of the cold war. for many living around all

. -- once told me a story, yes >> yugoslavia. >> yes. i was wondering if you could with the audience. >> of course, the general hishimo, tito ran yugoslavia if to it iron hand, close and he host add formal dinner wife one night, and his was in her own way well known. lohse, and as a small smaller and smaller, i could owed down, and frozen.am totally she had picked out a speck maybe and she was s intensity it with all of, well, i'm not quite sure of those monoliths, she was doing a good uplication, so things were not well at this formal dinner, and bout that time, i saw neil get up out of his chair and he went over and bent over and started her.ting with just about the distance from here to there, and all of a she brightened up, big tito noticed, and changed the entire complexion and from then on we were all big buddies. cornered neil, i what that was kind of odd, the heck were you talking about, that you were talking about electricity, and the invention and he came right back and said, yes. ancestor was one of -- first nikolai >> tesla.

it was one of the most vivid symbols of the violence and hatred that tore apart the state of yugoslaviakingly rebuilt and opens again today. there's been a 50% decrease in sperm quantity and an increase in malfunction of sperm unable to swim properly. thousands of households across the country are suspiciously quiet this lunchtime as children bury their noses in the final instalment of harry potter. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm rico hizon in singapore. i'm ben bland in london. our top stories: there have been more violent clashes in hong kong where police have fired tear gas at protesters during another huge pro—democracy rally. iran hoists its flag on the masthead of a captured uk tanker, despite calls to defuse tensions. and, do visit bbc.com/news where our online team have just put up newly released photographs of britain's prince george. they were taken by his mother the duchess of cambridge in the gardens of their home in kensington palace and are to mark the young prince's sixth birthday today, monday. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. in hong kong's

it was one of the most vivid symbols of the violence and hatred that tore apart the state of yugoslaviain today. there's been a 50% decrease in sperm quantity and an increase in malfunction of sperm unable to swim properly. thousands of households across the country are suspiciously quiet this lunchtime as children bury their noses in the final instalment of harry potter. you're watching the briefing. 0ur headlines: the new uk prime minister boris johnson will meet his cabinet for the first time this morning after 17 ministers left office in a sweeping reshuffle. fresh concerns over north korea after two missiles are fired into the sea towards japan. now it's time to get all the latest from the bbc sports centre. we start with the cricketing news. england were bowled out forjust 85 i’u ns england were bowled out forjust 85 runs on day one of the 1—off test against ireland at lourdes. 5/13 with the best figures for an irish bowler. ireland finished on 207, a lead of 122. england will resume and hope to post a solid total. we would have snapped your hand off at the start of the day, and i

it was one of the most vivid symbols of the violence and hatred that tore apart the state of yugoslavia today. there's been a 50% decrease in sperm quantity and an increase in malfunction of sperm unable to swim properly. thousands of households across the country are suspiciously quiet this lunchtime as children bury their noses in the final instalment of harry potter. you're watching the briefing. we have a special addition. we live at westminster. 0ur headlines: the conservative leadership contest reaches its climax in just a few hours time. jeremy hunt taking on borisjohnson in the battle to be prime minister. we shall no who has one. dozens of people have been injured as massive wildfires sweep through central portugal. spain's parliament will today vote on whether to name pedro sanchez as the country's new prime minister, at the head of a new socialist government. if successful, it will end months of political wrangling since the general election in april. live now to madrid and the bbc‘s guy hedgecoe. talk us through the day ahead in spain. pedro sanchez's socialists one of the g

it was one of the most vivid symbols of the violence and hatred that tore apart the state of yugoslavialt and opens again today. there's been a 50% decrease in sperm quantity and an increase in malfunction of sperm unable to swim properly. thousands of households across the country are suspiciously quiet this lunchtime as children bury their noses in the final instalment of harry potter. this is bbc news, the latest headlines: a new resident in downing street — borisjohnson begins his term as prime minister with a major overhaul of senior government positions. as europe's heatwave intensifies — scientists say current global heating's the most extreme change in climate for two thousand years. the man who investigated russian interference in the us presidential election, robert mueller, has insisted to a congressional hearing that his report did not clear president trump of obstructing justice contradicting the president's own claims. he was giving evidence for the first time since a redacted version of his findings was published in april. his report did not establish collusion in any cri

it was one of the most vivid symbols of the violence and hatred that tore apart the state of yugoslaviaen painstakingly rebuilt and opens again today. there's been a 50% decrease in sperm quantity and an increase in malfunction of sperm unable to swim properly. thousands of households across the country are suspiciously quiet this lunchtime as children bury their noses in the final instalment of harry potter. you're watching the briefing. i'm ben bland. our headlines: borisjohnson will become britain's next prime minister within the next few hours, after winning the conservative party leadership contest. he'll make a number of key cabinet appointments as he tries to chart a course through the country's political crisis. europe is about to endure its second record—breaking heatwave in as many months. soaring temperatures worldwide made last month the hottestjune ever recorded, prompting warnings from environmental analysts and campaigners of a climate emergency — a warning reinforced by a vote in the british parliament. laura westbrook reports. keeping cool in the middle of the city. her

it was one of the most vivid symbols of the violence and hatred that tore apart the state of yugoslavialt and opens again today. there's been a 50% decrease in sperm quantity and an increase in malfunction of sperm unable to swim properly. thousands of households across the country are suspiciously quiet this lunchtime as children bury their noses in the final instalment of harry potter. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: gangs of mystery men dressed in white t—shirts attack dozens of activists in hong kong, after another day of chaotic pro—democracy protests. iran hoists its flag over the seized british tanker, despite calls to defuse tensions. let's stay with that story now. we can speak to mike pregent senior fellow at the hudson institute and a former intelligence officer. he's in washington. thank you so much for your time. the uk government wants to try and resolve this diplomatically, what do you think the choices are?|j resolve this diplomatically, what do you think the choices are? i think they should just wait, thank you for having me. ithink they should just wait, thank

it was one of the most vivid symbols of the violence and hatred that tore apart the state of yugoslaviaainstakingly rebuilt and opens again today. there's been a 50% decrease in sperm quantity and an increase in malfunction of sperm unable to swim properly. thousands of households across the country are suspiciously quiet this lunchtime as children bury their noses in the final instalment of harry potter. this is bbc news, the latest headlines: a new resident in downing street — borisjohnson begins his term as prime minister with a major overhaul of senior government positions. as europe's heatwave intensifies — scientists say current global heating's the most extreme change in climate for 2000 years. let's get more on that story. i'm joined now by lead author of the report nathan steiger, a climate scientist at columbia university thank you very much for your time and all your experience of this kind of data, how bad is it looking?m is unprecedented. 0ur of data, how bad is it looking?m is unprecedented. our initial interest was the traditional climate and the juxtaposition that we hav

it was one of the most vivid symbols of the violence and hatred that tore apart the state of yugoslaviaecrease in sperm quantity and an increase in malfunction of sperm unable to swim properly. thousands of households across the country are suspiciously quiet this lunchtime as children bury their noses in the final instalment of harry potter. this is bbc world news. the latest headlines: borisjohnson‘s preparing to become britain‘s next prime minister after winning the conservative party leadership election. world leaders offer their congratulations, including president trump. but the new head of the european commission warns of challenging times ahead. the father of one of the crew of a british—flagged tanker held by iran has told the bbc he feels his son has become a pawn between countries. dijo pappachan is a cook on the stena impero. from the family home in kerala, his father said the family was concerned, but that the indian government had told them it would intervene. our middle east correspondent tom bateman reports from the uae port city of fujairah on the strait of hormuz. it w

it was one of the most vivid symbols of the violence and hatred that tore apart the state of yugoslavia opens again today. there's been a 50% decrease in sperm quantity and an increase in malfunction of sperm unable to swim properly. thousands of households across the country are suspiciously quiet this lunchtime as children bury their noses in the final instalment of harry potter. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: britain has called for a european naval mission to protect ships in the gulf following iran's seizure of a british—registered oil tanker. authorities in hong kong have defended the police after groups of pro—democracy protesters were attacked by gangs of masked men. in the phillippines, the trial has begun of maria ressa, the editor of the online site rappler and critic of president rodrigo duterte. she's charged with cyber libel. her website has reported extensively on president duterte's anti—drugs crackdown that left thousands of people dead. earlier i spoke to our correspondent howard johnson outside the courthouse in manila. if you just see behind up on the top flo

it was one of the most vivid symbols of the violence and hatred that tore apart the state of yugoslaviatakingly rebuilt and opens again today. there's been a 50% decrease in sperm quantity and an increase in malfunction of sperm unable to swim properly. thousands of households across the country are suspiciously quiet this lunchtime as children bury their noses in the final instalment of harry potter. this is bbc news, the latest headlines: scorching heat in europe as the sweltering weather brings record—breaking temperatures right across the continent. and scores of migrants are feared drowned in a deadly shipwreck off the coast of libya. the un says it must be a turning point. let's get more now on our top story. scientists say the heatwave in europe has been caused by a meteorological effect known as the omega block. which is a massive area of high pressure that acts like a lid over the entire continent, trapping hot airfrom north africa. experts are pointing to the link between extreme weather and climate change. our science correspondent victoria gill has more from kew gardens in l

it was one of the most vivid symbols of the violence and hatred that tore apart the state of yugoslaviand opens again today. there's been a 50% decrease in sperm quantity and an increase in malfunction of sperm unable to swim properly. thousands of households across the country are suspiciously quiet this lunchtime as children bury their noses in the final instalment of harry potter. this is bbc news, the latest headlines: footage from iran shows the seizure of a tanker in the gulf. london says it's working to defuse the crisis. british airways and lufthansa have suspended all flights to and from cairo over security concerns. 50 years ago today, neil armstrong took that first, small step onto the moon's surface — a pioneering moment watched by an estimated 600 million people back on earth. while originally fuelled by cold war rivalry, it's become a source of inspiration across the globe, with events taking place worldwide to mark the anniversary. our science correspondent pallab ghosh reports ‘s and liftoff. 50 years after a small step for man... three astronauts heading to the internat

it was one of the most vivid symbols of the violence and hatred that tore apart the state of yugoslaviat's been painstakingly rebuilt and opens again today. there's been a 50% decrease in sperm quantity and an increase in malfunction of sperm unable to swim properly. thousands of households across the country are suspiciously quiet this lunchtime as children bury their noses in the final instalment of harry potter. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: the british government warns of serious diplomatic consequences following the seizure of a tanker in the strait of hormuz. uk ships have been advised to stay out of the area. let's stay with that story now. dr assal rad is a research fellow at the national iranian american council. she says iran's actions are motivated by the unites states last year withdrawing from the iran nuclear deal which promised economic relief for the country. the importance of breaching the deal is that we are in the current situation we are because of that. iran not getting the economic relief it was promised through the deal is why iran is now, a year later,

it was one of the most vivid symbols of the violence and hatred that tore apart the state of yugoslavia opens again today. there's been a 50% decrease in sperm quantity and an increase in malfunction of sperm unable to swim properly. thousands of households across the country are suspiciously quiet this lunchtime as children bury their noses in the final instalment of harry potter. this is bbc world news, the latest headlines: one small step... the museum of air and space in washington marks the exact moment 50 years ago that neil armstrong stepped onto the moon. let's stay with that story. the moon landing itself was a wondrous technological achievement, but an equally astounding if less well—known feat was the live transmission of the images back to earth. an observatory in the small australian town of parkes, new south wales, known as ‘the dish', played a hugely significant role. i'm joined now by astrophysicist drjane kaczmarek, who's at the parkes 0bservatory in new south wales. thank you so much for your time. first of all, can you explain the role that the dish behind you played

in the former yugoslavia dutch peacekeepers were guarding a u. n. safe because out at the time. with the details his come on one right. it's the end of a decade long legal battle the dutch supreme court says the netherlands was partly responsible for the deaths of three hundred and fifty men and boys. duringng the nineteen ninety fie srebrenica massacre. insisting it soldiers could have prevented the killings. diditch bat day dututch peacekes deprived these malale refugeessf the chance to stay o out of the hands of thehe bosnian sererbs. and d don't do itit that was wrg full b because at t that momente dutch soldiers knew that thehe male refugees were at risk of being abused and murdered more. july nineteen ninety five bosnian serb forces led by general ratko mladic storms the town of srebrenica. forcing some twenty five thousand people to seek safety with dutch un peacekeepepers deployed in the region. as the violence intensifies the dutch were quickly outnumbered and requested as support which they never received. thing then proceeded to evacuate the displaced including the fi

it was one of the most vivid symbols of the violence and hatred that tore apart the state of yugoslavias again today. there's been a 50% decrease in sperm quantity and an increase in malfunctioning sperm, unable to swim properly. thousands of households across the country are suspiciously quiet this lunchtime, as children bury their noses in the final installment of harry potter. this is bbc world news today. the latest headlines. iran hoist its flag on the masthead of the captured uk tanker, despite calls to defuse tensions. there have been more violent clashes in hong kong — police fire tear gas at protesters during another huge pro—democracy rally. wildfires are raging in central portugal, with strong winds spreading flames in the castelo branco region. it's close to an area of the country where wildfires two years ago killed more than 60 people. rhodri davies reports. summers bring combustible forests in portugal, and wildfires can make the daytime sky look like night. hundreds of firefighters are battling these fires across the country's centre. but others are having to take up the

war crimes tribunal for the former yugoslavia which tried and acquitted him twice he's now called on kosovo to hold a snap election to find a replacement for him. as from this moment on we are in resignation as a government the reason is that they have been invited to be questioned as a suspect but a special court where i will appear next week saw i considered that they cannot go to the question as a head of a governor but as an ordinary civilian as a revolutionary. how in all the stories we're following the german chancellor has insisted she is fit to carry out her role until the rest of her term in office which ends in 2021 despite speculation over her health angle merkel has been seen suffering several bouts of shaking in public in recent weeks the conservative leader who turned 65 on wednesday has been in office since 2005 she said she understands the concerns but insisted she is feeling good it's meant as a person i also have a high personal interest in my health because 2021 is the end of my political work but then i hope that there will be another life and i would like to cont

it was one of the most vivid symbols of the violence and hatred that tore apart the state of yugoslavia. there‘s been a 50% decrease in sperm quantity and an increase in malfunction of sperm unable to swim properly. thousands of households across the country are suspiciously quiet this lunchtime as children bury their noses in the final instalment of harry potter. this is bbc news, the top story this hour: the british foreign secretary has sharply criticised iran‘s seizure of a british—flagged tanker in the strait of hormuz. a second vessel has been released after it was briefly detained. let‘s stay with that story. fawaz gerges is a middle east expert from the london school of economics. i asked him whether he was suprised by the iranian reaction. no, i am not surprised at all, the iranian leaders made a very clear two days ago that the seizure of the iranian supertanker by british armed forces would not go unpunished. this is a direct retaliation for the seizure of the iranian supertanker on 4july, it is a clear message by iran, a clear message, that iran has the will and the means to

it was one of the most vivid symbols of the violence and hatred that tore apart the state of yugoslavia rebuilt and opens again today. there's been a 50% decrease in sperm quantity and an increase in malfunction of sperm unable to swim properly. thousands of households across the country are suspiciously quiet this lunchtime as children bury their noses in the final instalment of harry potter. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm rico hizon in singapore. i'm ben bland. our top stories. borisjohnson's preparing to become britain's next prime minister — after winning the conservative party leadership election. world leaders offer their congratulations, including president trump. but the new head of the european commission warns of challenging times ahead let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. the philippine star is leading with the controverisal death penalty bill president duterte is trying to get through the country's congress. it says the bill is looking likely to pass with a thin margin. you can see they've placed it next to a picture of boxer, manny pacquiao, back fr