fact finding mission report which was calling on on members of myanmar's military to be prosecuted for crimes of genocide so what we're seeing is a real frustration from the user community that the international community has not yet done enough they feel that perhaps things now are on the verge that it's good that it might change but still much more needs to be done now one activist that i was speaking with. he's the head of one of the royal hinge a lead human rights groups here in the camp he said to me the genocide has been perpetrated against the real him for decades the difference now is that it's only now that the international community has really woken up to that reality as the security council discusses genocide in the in mar the conflict in yemen is also under scrutiny and that's to say all sides fighting there may have committed war crimes saudi moroni air strikes led to most of the despot a report also points to rant that sexual violence recruitment of child soldiers and its acts by the rebels fisher has been reporting from neighboring djibouti. none have clean hands a un p

security council of course myanmar's military. gives a different version of events they say their offensive a year ago in communities was justified how do they explain their side of the story how do they justify that offensive. well so what they're saying is that these were all just anti-terrorist measures that they had to take after thirty military police outposts were attacked by a terrorist group last year and pretty much exactly one year ago and this is so they had to conduct these clearing clearance operations as they call it but of course the u.n. report makes a point in saying that no no anti terror. operation justifies the scale and and the atrocities that were committed in these operations where women were gang rape where children were killed were men were killed the houses were burned down and in effect seven hundred thousand people were driven from their homes so they were un report says that these that this reaction was grossly disproportionate and they're saying it amounts to crimes against humanity ok but so many tha

granger refugees in bangladesh have been marking one year since the start of the myanmar army crackdown that forced them to leave their homes protesters marched through the courts is bizarre region where hundreds of thousands are living in makeshift camps here in ma says it's ready to take back the refugees but there's been little progress in resolving the crisis the muslim minority will hinge i demanding equal rights with others in myanmar. the crackdown began after. carried out coordinated attacks on some thirty police stations and that killed a dozen offices we look now at what happened next. a never ending line of refugees streaming across the border from me amar to bangladesh. that they fled after security forces launched a brutal offensive against them last august. soldiers looted and torched their homes they raped tortured and killed thousands of or injure. across the border in bangladesh the refugees have settled in sprawling camps. as they've tried to settle in here the stories of unimaginable horrors have emerged. soldiers came into every house and shot at us. and then looked

and the government of myanmar that the regime to have not really been consulted that they don't have a seat at the table so do you think that at some point that is going to change or do you think that these governments are going to continue to talk to one another without having their were really be at the table and involved. well i don't suppose you know it's going to continue to be. most of the governments in the region see this as an issue that they can sort out on their art then i'm going to be able to do that because they're all very unlikely to be surgical conditions any rich in the near future i don't think there's any likelihood of sufficient guarantees of security and safety for the refugees and they should not be forced repatriation but i think you're completely right they should be consulted on these issues if they were consulted i think it would be a resounding no to any solution of creation it will do good by consoles also on economic reasons to recover documents to recover. equipment to get money these are acts of sort of desperation but it's very very insecure or toni's

we need to understand the nature of democracy in myanmar today it was even looked at. me in my day. then look at the transition oh damn look at the constellation i think myanmar now is in the half way even though the nation is finding its feet as a new democracy many feel that since taking office on song suchi has ignored human rights and freedoms when she should be speaking out and fighting for them like she did thirty years ago the idea that she was going to be a human rights defender for in the leadership of the government has now really been dashed because you know as she said i'm not you know i'm not a human rights activist i'm a politician and unfortunate those words of prove to be prophetic because you know she has become the kind of politician that an earlier version of her may have railed against while the movement that brought on song suchi to where she is today is celebrated the time when she or another democratically elected civilian leader will actually lead the country is still in the distance it's got harder al-jazeera but let's talk to bridget well she's an associate

that prompted them to flee some seven hundred thousand range of their homeland of the myanmar's military attack muslim villages in what it calls an operation against militants the united nations called it quote textbook example of ethnic cleansing. in afghanistan at least two people have been killed in a suicide bomb in the city in a suicide bomb attack there in the city of jalalabad the device exploded outside an electoral commission office where a group of protesters who gathered to afghanistan has seen a surge of taliban attacks ahead of october as parliamentary elections. the united states says it is slashing more than two hundred million dollars in aid pledge to the palestinian territories the money was meant to fund health and education projects but washington says the reason for the funding cut is the masses control of the gaza strip washington considers hamas a terrorist group. germany's bonus league is up and running again kicking off last night with the reigning champions by munich facing another top team often haim now the bavarians are gunning for their seventh title in a row

more than seven hundred thousand row hinges fled a military crackdown and myanmar's racked kind state last year to refugee camps in bangladesh but very few have returned and those that have haven't been welcomed back human rights watch says some have been tortured and thrown in jail there are reports of interrogations at gunpoint of burns and electric shock treatment designed to force confessions that they were affiliated with the hour a convoy him just salvation army a group set up in its words to defend against persecution by the man more government and military who've been accused of ethnic cleansing human rights watch has stressed the need for international protection before the mainly muslim or hindu will be able to return to me and more safely me and more in bangladesh signed a deal to repatriate rohinton refugees last november but it has stalled me anymore as leader aung sun suu kyi says it's up to bangladesh to decide how quickly the refugees would return and in a speech in singapore on tuesday defended her country's policies. the danger of terrorist activities which of us ini

that prompted them to flee some seven hundred thousand range of fled their homeland off to myanmar as military attack moves the villages in what it called an operation against militants the united nations called it a textbook example of ethnic cleansing. germany's business leaders up and running again kicking off last night with the reigning champions by munich facing another top team hoffenheim the bavarians are gunning for their seventh title in a row this season i'm looking to start the campaign with a good result as for hoffenheim they finished third last season qualifying for the champions league so the scene was set for a tight contest. about to exit the tunnel two of the buddhist leaguers hot shot coaches on the left me coco veitch in his first league game with bae in munich and you're not goes man of hoffenheim. it was covert his men who drew first blood to most murder heading in the open air in the twenty third minutes i sure kimmage with the perfectly placed corner and millar left almost unchallenged. but in the fifty seventh minute hoffenheim came up with an answer courtesy

has signed a deal with myanmar to allow the refugees to return home but many a too afraid to go back. well the u.n. says the systematic attacks on the muslim group are a textbook case of ethnic cleansing let's take a closer look at how it all began in august last year when jet fighters attacked in myanmar army post killing twelve offices a military offensive said to several thousand fleeing to neighboring bangladesh two weeks later the number of refugees past a quarter of a million doctors without borders reported at least six thousand seven hundred to hender were killed more than a month of the crackdown by january of around six hundred and ninety thousand were living in squalid makeshift camps and in much of their signed a deal with to return the refugees but many of the nearly three quarters of a million are too afraid to go back when the homage on june is and talks as bizarre where he's been meeting one for him to activists urging his fellow refugees to seek justice. speaking passionately to fellow wrote him a few g.'s l. ers is urging this audience to begin demanding their rights

that they come to believe the mechanisms of credible transparent impartial independent and comply with myanmar's obligations

investigators say top military officials in myanmar should be prosecuted for genocide and crimes against humanity directed towards muslims. international law from moscow just gone midnight here in the capital on the new hawkins welcome to the program. and german chancellor angela merkel has said vigilante justice will not be tolerated after hundreds took part in demonstrations in the german city of both right and left wing activists gathered for a second consecutive day after a local was stabbed to death in an incident involving people of various nationalities that's according to authorities no major incidents. been reported but there is a huge police presence after some israeli turned violent protesters held bottles at police who tried to disperse the crowd. was. was. artie's peter oliver has more now on how a small case sparked a massive protest wave which reflects an overall trend across western europe well that crowd that we saw there of around eight hundred people including it said members of the far right football hooligan outfit marauding through central came that all was sparked

than seven hundred thousand were hanged just staying in camps near the border between bangladesh and myanmar and palestinian leaders have criticize a u.s. decision to cut more than two hundred million dollars in aid saying it shows how washington is using aid to influence policy the state department says the money will be redirected to programs that align with u.s. interests. in iraq people have been protesting in the city of basra after hundreds fell ill after drinking contaminated water iraq's government is investigating what caused this latest outbreak residents in oil rich basra have been angry over the last few months because of a lack of basic services osama bin javid reports. people in basra have been uploading videos of what on the out of their water tanks contaminated water which appears to be unusable and unsafe some have conducted particle tests on their own and see the water being provided is not fit for drinking hundreds of people have been treated in hospitals in the last few days but stomach related complaint aches and diarrhea. there are many poisoning cases my own family mem

thousands of ranger refugees protest a year since the start of a military crackdown in myanmar the un has called ethnic cleansing. palestinian leaders strongly criticize a u.s. decision to cut more than two hundred million dollars in eight and peru imposes border restrictions impacting thousands of venezuelans as caping economic crisis. repugnant and a source of shame the words of pope francis are in his first visit to ireland where this renewed anger over the church's failure to prevent sexual abuse of children by the clergy the pontiff stopped short of issuing an apology the irish prime minister told the pope that action must follow words on tackling abuse multiple instances of sexual assault on children by paedophile priests and subsequent cover ups has turned some people away from the catholic church. and for the mental video clips here sticky the failure of a cliche as to cool forgeries the ship's religious superiors priests and others adequately to address these repellent crimes has rightly given rise to outrage and remains a source of pain and shame for the catholic community i

myanmar were the only one who didn't go through. england's cricketers face a huge challenge to save the 3rd test in nottingham after a century from virat kohli tightened india's grip on the match. india began the day on 124/2 in their 2nd innings and piled up 352/7 before declaring. along the way, virat kohli completed his 22nd test century, and there were half centuries for pujara and pandya. england are chasing a notional 521 to win, and were 23 for nought at stumps. patrick gearey reports. i can't tell you it was an enthralling day ‘s cricket, but it was an important and impressive one from india and virat kohli. he was the man of the moment. at the crease when he walked out to bat, 292 runs ahead. they offered one chance in the morning session, that was pujara dropped at slip byjos buttler. the latest catch. after that it was plain sailing. both went to 50 before lunch. pujara went after the interval, but virat kohli went on. he went to his second test century ofa he went to his second test century of a series of. after he wen

cate: i think it is impeovtive that thenment of myanmar since about -- sets about concrete paths to giving the rohingyas citizenship. every human being -- we are sitting here, we are able to vote, we have the right to education and basic health care. these people have none of those rights. it is absolutely vitt the government of myanmar a year on from the crisis starts to make positive, concrete steps towards making sure those things happen. it is of paramount importance. nada: after visiting the camps, being here to spk to international leaders, have you reflected at all on the fact that there have been warning signs for decades, inciting violence against the rohingya for decades, and yet international leaders did no prevent this from happening? cate: i think when we are dealing with stateless people, the problem can often bee, invisind you can feel that particularly in the west that there is cultural barriers. but when you sit with ther newly arrived who has not even because she isgs worried that the train above is going to collapse when the rains come, you realize there are human beings

the nobel committee's defended its decision to award myanmar's prime minister a peace prize that's despite a united nations report on the mass killing and atrocities committed by the country's government forces against the range a minority has the details the treatment of the real hinge a minority in myanmar equates to genocide that's the conclusion made by the un with ethnic cleansing happening on the watch of nobel peace prize laureate own son suit and despite public demand to rescind cheese award the nobel committee insists he should keep it. the u.n. report demands me and marse top generals be investigated for crimes against humanity and also accuses misty of turning a blind eye to it all but that's all right because the nobel committee says it's only concerned with what happened in the past. it's important to remember that's a noble prize whether in physics literature peace is awarded for some prize worth the effort or achievement of the past i'm certain. won the nobel prize for peace for who fight for democracy and freedom up until ninety ninety one the year she was awarded the prize

let's return to that story we were looking at in myanmar. kyaw soe oo, who is speaking at the moment to journalists, we're actually have an update. what appears to have happened is the judge update. what appears to have happened is thejudge in update. what appears to have happened is the judge in the case update. what appears to have happened is thejudge in the case is experiencing poor health, and so the verdict has been postponed until the third of september. so, the verdict which we have been waiting for, which we have been waiting for, which we have been waiting for, which we were expecting today in myanmar, the verdict has been postponed until the third of september. speaking at the moment is kyaw soe oo and before him that we saw wa lone speaking before being whisked away. it's 100 years since the birth of leonard bernstine, one of the most influential musicians, composers and conductors of the 20th century. the anniversary is being celebrated around the world, including at the edinburgh international festival, and the bbc proms, where

the myanmar authorities have fostered a climate in which hate speech thrives, numerous violations are legitimised and incitement to discrimination and violence facilitated. the campaign calling for a new brexit referendum is attempting to change labour party policy on the issue, according to a leaked memo. police in florida are working to establish why a gunman opened fire at a video games tournament injacksonville, killing two people. now on bbc news, weather world. the team examine extreme temperatures and their impact on the whisky and wine industries. this time on weather world, we are in north east scotland and we will be finding out how the weather affects one of this country's favourite exports. from field to bottle, whisky. nick and ifind out what is being done now to safeguard its future whatever the weather. and i'm at a vineyard in west sussex finding out how climate change and technology are shaping the glass of wine you drink at home. also, feeling the heat. temperatures hit new highs with a sweltering multi—continent heatwave. deadly wildfires and the race to escape as

investigators are referring to the brutal crackdown myanmar launched against muslims last august fearing for their lives around seven hundred thousand of them fled to neighboring bangladesh now confined to crowded basic cambs many here welcomed the un's new findings. i'm very happy about this new house me and my other government has killed tens of thousands of our people right down miles and sisters killed our children and burnt out homes so of course we want justice for this. that. they must be punished by torture just because we're muslims and we read islamic verses they have nothing against any of the other one hundred thirty five ethnic. groups and me and we are the only muslim community and i just don't want to hear. un investigators say six military leaders and now the priority subjects for prosecution including commander in chief mean online but they say impunity in the country has placed the military about the low so the impetus for accountability must come from the international community. are what happens now that the world has this report about that i'm joined by christiane th

now it's been a year since myanmar's military launched a crackdown dating to what the u.n. has course the ethnic cleansing of the minority of a hang hundreds of thousands have fled to neighboring. for the refugees they have been holding peaceful protests demanding justice and a safe return to their homes there are now more than seven hundred thousand people living in camps near the border has become the voice largest refugee session and. signed a deal with myanmar to allow the refugees to return but a petri dish and process has been stalled mohamed and has more from quote a prolonged campaign cox's. the scenes out of critical on cancer day have been absolutely extraordinary thousands of or hinge or refugees demonstrating i have been to cox's our bangladesh this is my third time covering the range of crisis and i've never seen demonstrations of this magnitude the refugees had to get special permission from the bangladeshi authorities in order to stage these demonstrations what we saw men women young and old demanding their rights demanding justice asking for the internationa

fact finding mission in myanmar believes that the country's leader has ignored the atrocities in the region when you use terms like ethnic cleansing which i think is a little extreme i don't think this ethnic cleansing going on i think ethnic cleansing is too strong an expression to use what's happening at the state council or. would have been able to do more than what she has and. she was clearly. of her responsibilities and we were just a disappointment that. moral authority. to do something about this you have to start to stand. policies that need to be there to address. the un considers the revenge of the most persecuted minority in the world and kohls the situation and human rights catastrophe as a result of military offensives against the minority at least three hundred ninety two villages have been destroyed and thousands killed the un also stresses cases of women being gang raped and children assaulted. while here don t. would love to hear your thoughts on all of our stories so do get in touch by following us on social media and leaving your comments there will be back with a

rohingya muslim refugees have taken part in a demonstration marking one year since their exodus from myanmar, following a military crackdown. and later, we'll be visiting america's first sustainable solar—powered town, and going down under, to see how technology is being used to protect the world's largest coral collection at the great barrier reef. hello and a warm welcome back to dublin. we continue our coverage of the two—day visit to ireland by pope francis, the first visit by a pope to the country since 1979 back when john paul ii was here. hundreds of thousands of catholics are going to be welcoming the pope over the course of the two days particularly in events at croke park later today, normally the scene of major sporting events and concerts and in phoenix park in the city tomorrow and of course this visit although the main reason for it is attendance at this world meeting of families which is organised by the catholic church every three years, undoubtedly it is being dominated by what he has already said and what he's going to saying about the abuse of children by priests, the

it is a threat that could have grave consequences not just for myanmar but also for other countries, in our region and beyond. she also blamed bangladesh for failing to send back the rohingya refugees. her government was ready to receive them, she said, it was up to bangladesh to decide when they should come back. the two countries have signed a repatriation agreement, but this stipulates that the refugees must return voluntarily. most refugees say they do not feel safe enough to go back. this can be decided only by our two countries working together. the returnees have to be sent back by bangladesh, and we can only welcome them at the border. that is part of our agreement. access to rakhine state for international organisations is still very limited, and the military has refused to acknowledge that its troops committed atrocities in what the un has described as a campaign of ethnic cleansing. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: a decade in the making zero three young golden eagles are released at a secret location in scotland. washington, the world's most political city, is tod

the nobel committee says that myanmar's prime minister should keep the peace prize despite a un report on the mass killing of the country's range of minority. information on the murder of russian journalists in the central african republic and said serious security lapses in the preparation of that trip. the people in white declaring war on the yellow ribbons in the spanish city. will tell you why. welcome to the program we start in sweden this a parliamentary candidate has claimed he was attacked by a migrant at an alternative to sweden party rally in a town in the west of the country. tensions flared during campaigning for a general election that seen a surge in support for euro skeptic right wing parties and financial reports the country's also seeing a spike in crime levels. we've gotten used to pictures of shootings and car burnings from sweden called vulnerable neighborhoods but the upcoming swedish elections has brought violence to an every day street one of my colleagues from alternative for sweden being attacked by an immigrant youth who attended a meeting him with dreamy and

fact finding mission in myanmar most suki there are as many believe the country's leader has ignored the atrocities in the region when you use terms like ethnic cleansing which i think is a little extreme i don't think this ethnic cleansing going on i think ethnic cleansing is too strong an expression to use for what's happening at the state cancer. would have been a boon to do more good and what she has done. she was clearly. of her responsibilities reduced to disappointment that if you don't you moral authority. to do something about this either to stop. policies. you need to be there to address. the u.n. considers the range of the most persecuted minority in the world and just call the situation a human rights catastrophe at least three hundred ninety two of the villages have been destroyed and thousands killed as a result of the military offensive the un also said women had been gang raped and children assaulted. would you get in touch and share your thoughts on all of our stories by following us on social media and join us again at the top of the hour. that israel's got a lot of

myanmar has rejected a un investigation which accuses its most senior military leaders of crimes against humanity, war crimes and genocidal intent against rohingya muslims. myanmar‘s representative to the un called the report one—sided. the security council will discuss it on tuesday. in germany, thousands of far—right demonstrators have clashed with anti—fascist protesters in a second evening of violence in the eastern city of chemnitz. on sunday a german man was stabbed to death. a syrian and iraqi man have been arrested. now on bbc news, it's hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk with me, zeinab badawi. it is not an easy time to be involved in international trade — the world's two biggest economies, the united states and china, are trading insults and imposing tariffs on each other. beijing says it's reporting washington to the world trade organization. the current tensions were sparked by president trump's decision to impose tariffs on billions of dollars on imports from china, the european union, canada and mexico. my guest is arancha gonzalez, the executive director of the intern

myanmar says it wants a... many here believe that the burmese government's words are not matched by its actions. rohingya leaders say that these camps are not the permanent homes and they want to return. with safety and dignity. the first anniversary is a reminder to the international community about their existence. the family of a british—iranian woman are waiting to find out if her temporary release from a prison in tehran will be extended. nazanin zagahri radcliffe, a charity workerfrom north london, was granted a three—day release and is due to return to jail tomorrow. i spoke to nazanin‘s husband, richard ratcliffe, and started by asking him if he had recieved any news on the possibility of an extension of his wife's release. not really is the honest answer. so where we are is that nazanin zagahri radcliffe's office and date tell as b decision and he was not there and he was told to come back tomorrow. he will go down tomorrow morning and we stand on tender hooks. if the decision does not come. form

it is a threat that could have grave consequences not just for myanmar but also for other countries, in our region and beyond. she also blamed bangladesh for failing to send back the rohingya refugees. her government was ready to receive them, she said, it was up to bangladesh to decide when they should come back. the two countries have signed a repatriation agreement, but this stipulates that the refugees must return voluntarily. most refugees say they don't feel safe enough to go back. this can be decided only by our two countries working together. the returnees have to be sent back by bangladesh, and we can only welcome them at the border. that is part of our agreement. access to rakhine state for international organisations is still very limited. and the military has refused to acknowledge that its troops committed atrocities in what the un has described as a campaign of ethnic cleansing. that report from our south east asia correspondent, jonathan head. let's get more now on our breaking story. paul manafort and michael cohen. joining me from washington is tarini parti, buzzfeed

the leader of myanmar, aung san suu kyi has defended her government's handling of the refugee crisis in rakhine state. almost 750,000 rohingya were driven into neighbouring bangladesh. our south—east asia correspondent, jonathan head has more. this was a setpiece speech by aung san suu kyi, in a country where she was guaranteed a sympathetic audience. singapore is one of myanmar‘s largest investors and trading partners. much of it dwelt on the troubled history of myanmar‘s political development, but she did talk about her government's efforts to deal with the rakhine crisis, paying tribute to the contribution of former un secretary general kofi annan, who died last week. however, ms suu kyi made no mention of the allegations of massive human rights abuses by the burmese military against the rohingya population, blaming what she called terrorism for the crisis, which she said still posed a threat. the danger of terrorist activities, which was the initial cause of events leading to the humanitarian crisis in rakhine, remains real and present today. unless this security challenge

and the nobel committee says that myanmar's prime minister should keep the peace prize despite a un report on the mass killing of the country's worst hinge of minority. a very warm welcome to the program from all of us here at r.t. h.q. in moscow thanks for joining us this hour a german prison guard has turned himself in after admitting he leaked an arrest warrant for a migrant who was a key suspect in a murder the case has turned the city of chemists into chaos as opposing rallies come out in force over the refugee crisis in germany the officer says he wanted to end all speculation concerning sunday stopping. it was clear to me that i was violating my official tutsis and i also knew that i would probably lose my job as a result i want the public to know what has happened i want the speculation about a possible crime to come to an end following the stabbing incident police arrested a twenty two year old iraqi man and a twenty three year old syrian both were charged with manslaughter r.t.s. europe correspondent peter arbor brings us the latest. who this prison guard is he's been suspended f

rescuers in myanmar are trying to reach over 60,000 people who've been stranded after a dam collapsed on wednesday. that's from bbc burmese. and you could argue it's pay back time for sadiq khan. a giant balloon showing the mayor of london in in a bikini will fly over westminster this weekend. campaigners raised $75,000 to pay for the blimp which is a repost to the mayor's decision to allow a giant donald trump balloon to fly in westminster injuly. a memorial service forjohn mccain has been held in phoenix, arizona. joining many of mr mccain's family and friends was former vice presidentjoe biden. the way things have changed so much in america. they look at him as if john came from another age. they lived like a doormat by a different code, an ancient and annotated code we re code, an ancient and annotated code were honoured, kurds, character, and integrity, doozy —— kurds. that was obvious howjohn integrity, doozy —— kurds. that was obvious how john lived integrity, doozy —— kurds. that was obvious howjohn lived his life. the truth is, john's cold was ageless. is ageless.

i think it's imperative that the government of myanmar now sets about concrete path towards giving the rohingya citizenship. you know, every human being... we're sitting here, we have a nationality, you know, we are able to vote. we have the right to an education and basic health care. and these people have none of those rights. and so i think it's absolutely vital that the government of myanmar now, a year on from the crisis, starts to make positive, concrete steps towards making sure that things happen. it's, you know, of paramount importance. and after visiting the camps, being here to speak to international leaders, i wonder how you reflected at all on the fact that there had been warning signs for decades, incitement of violence against the rohingya for decades? and yet international leaders did not prevent this from happening. i think when we are dealing with stateless people, the problem can often be invisible. and you can feel, particularly in the west, that there is cultural barriers. but when you sit with a mother, newly arrived, who has not even unpacked her bags because she

our top story: the un security council has been holding an open meeting on myanmar. it comes the day after un investigators accused myanmar‘s military leaders of crimes against humanity and genocide. the un secretary—general, antonio guterres, said those found responsible must be held to account. a new study from china finds air pollution is causing a huge drop in our intelligence. researchers believe that the negative impact increases with age, and affects men with less education the worst. and this video is trending on bbc.com. this ana flight was trying to land at tokyo's narita airport during a typhoon last week — winds were up to 200 kilometres an hour throughout japan. as you can see, the pilot had some trouble with the initial descent, but did eventually get everyone down safely. that's all for the moment. stay with us here on bbc world news. now here on bbc news, it's time for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk with me, zeinab badawi. it is not an easy time to be involved in international trade. the world's two biggest economies, the united states and china,

rescue teams struggle to reach thousands stranded in myanmar after a dam collapse that's had masses of water across villages. and you were in there in the public and the democratic republic of congo to the second largest rain forest in the world but for how much longer. first to syria where it seems it's only a matter of time before the syrian government and a longtime ally russia launch an all out offensive to take the last rebel held province in the country it led the russian and syrian foreign ministers have been meeting in moscow and the language coming out of their news conference has been as tough as ever serious while it says the government forces will quote go all the way in adelaide the provinces some to some three million people among them an estimated ten thousand fighters from al-qaeda and then those who are friends who were transferred from other areas taken over by the government it is those fighters that both syria and russia russia and syria want wiped out. this the decision of the syrian leadership is to if i tell news or a front whatever the sacrifices are we are read

rescue teams struggle to reach thousands stranded in myanmar after a dam collapse that sent masses of waters across villages. and where in the democratic republic of congo is the second largest rainforest in the world but for how much longer. first to syria where it seems it's only a matter of time before the syrian government and a longtime ally russia launch an all out offensive to take the last drobo held province in the country. the foreign ministers have met and moscow and the language coming out of their news conference has been as tough as ever both sides vowing to go all the way in the battle for the province or a challenge says this report from moscow. the question of if they'll be an assault on has faded recently now it's more a matter of when that shift has been hastens by hardening language coming out of moscow. so that putting it constitute a list of the relationship it was with satisfaction that we know to the majority of the syrian arab republic is now freed of terrorists what we need now is to wipe out those terrorist groups which persist particularly in the deescalati

rohingya muslim refugees have taken part in a demonstration marking one year since their exodus from myanmar, following a military crackdown. and later, we'll hearing from five witnesses about their involvement in extraordinary moments in 20th century history. that's coming up in witness. hello from dublin. our continuing coverage of the visit of pope francis to dublin, the beginning of a two—day visit to the country. hundreds of thousands of people are expected to welcome the pope over the course of this weekend. the official reason for the visit, his attendance at a regular catholic event which celebrates the role of the family in the church, a world meeting of families is held in a different country every three yea rs a different country every three years and this year it is the turn of ireland and dublin to host the gathering. of course his visit is dominated by the scandal of the abuse of children by priests and in other catholic run institutions, other catholic run institutions, other scandals that the catholic church has had to confront in recent yea rs. church has had to confront i

it starts with them in myanmar but it also looks into the future, into their hopes and dreams looking for the homes that they could one day live in or the schools that could one day teach them. its all part of a project called art solution which was started by two new york artists along with unicef. unicef has been doing great work in bangladesh and what they're hoping with this project is to remind this problem that its not over. its just as bad as it was. >> its amazing to see smiles at all on their faces. >> they're resilient. they don't understand the complexities of what's going on. >> these guys went to bangladesh back in december of 2017 but also rohingya artists as well. >> there's been over 70 to 100 children who have been able to work on this and through their hands, they've been able to tell the story of the rohingya people. >> all these kids working together to tell their story at the same time. >> now we're finishing up this mural. we told them that its going back to new york so they're sending a gift back. >> in fact, it already was carried back to new york and if you ar

the mass killing of muslims in myanmar takes center stage again the u.n. and the new good there is says a new report detailing genocide must be taken seriously. and the plan that is as endangered as the right to conservation is one that africa's rain forests are on the brink of extinction. i'm joining us are also with the sports the extreme heat hits the players hard at the u.s. open and i'll tell you why the head of world cup will so you don't trump the red cards. the united nations is accusing all sides involved in the war in yemen of committing possible war crimes a report by u.n. rights experts says the yemeni government forces are saudi led backers and rebel hoopy fighters have done little to minimize civilian casualties the warring parties are also accused of recruiting children forces appearances and arbitrary detentions alan fischer has more from neighboring djibouti. none have clean hands a un panel three experts investigating and a damning conclusion individuals in the government of yemen and the coalition including saudi arabia and the united ar

. >>> face book is taking action in nst military leaders myanmar. at the same time, television for 10,000 acting with againo sidal intent. and this has opinion going on for years. why now? >> the fact the un has come out folks gives se find of math so . s how facebook was used to incite violence in this case. this muslim about minority has been spreading giving people the sense they're shouldn't ng and facebook those regions like without considering that nd. d need to understa preplan add of tacks. > without thinking about the largeuence of having this scale social media platform there. created a policy and this all trial and error process are creating a policy on pad things that happened in the past. this sbt just happening in myanmar. talk about what's happening in well. ilippines as harder. is almost you know there have been livenlgings and a lot of pals information spread that has to be violent. we don't know what face book could do. there is no content reporting mechanism the way there is on r rvices they can see on thei end. >> what has facebo

in myanmar, we talk to people looking toto make their r fore drillingng for oil.. but first we head to iran, which is only now starting to face up to its drurug problems. accordrding to the u united nat, aroundnd 31 million n people worldwide regularly consume harmfulevevels oillicicit ugs. iran has one of the world's highest numbers of drug addicts relative to population size. 1.25 million people, according to u.n. figures. ththe country shares a 900 kilometer-long border with afghanistan, the world's biggest producer of opium and its products. in recent years, large amounts of drugs of all kinds have been confnfiscated in i iran. drughave l long been a taboo subject there. and addicts are only just starting to get some help. reporter: shirin earns her living making handicrafts,s, whh she sells on the streets. this would have been unthinkable just a few yeaears ago. shirinin was a drug addict. she was hooked on crystal meth for eight years. her father was also an addict. he introduced shirin to alcohol when she was a child. shirin: my father fermented his own wine

alleged human rights violations in myanmar since the bloody crackdown began ast august. panel released its report today, one year after the crackdown began. to two and a half millions, c ce veneeuelans have lefttthe country, running from the political and economic crisis therr. many of those economic migrants go through a ssall border town in brazil. over 120,000 of them in just a few months. phey have pusheddthe brazilian government to actually send in troops. in this small toon on the vvnezuelan born -- on he brazilian border, venezuelans arrivv in the thousands, their eetire lives packed into suitcases. they croos the border two days ago. >> our clothes are ugly and dirty. anna: they sold all their belongings and left caracas. they hope to be granted a refugee visa in the center set up the brazilian military and you and -- and u.n. >> we will have to come back tomorrow. -p>> this is all for the visa, eight forms. these former republican ministries and executivesshave all their savings on them. -- these ffrmer executives have all their savings on them. changes imposed

the headlines: the united nations says military leaders in myanmar should be investigated for genocide against the country's rohingya muslims. food prices are expected to rise in the coming months, as farmers feel the effects of this year's extreme weather. a mother and her daughter have been stabbed to death in the street in solihull. with almost one in five sales now made on the internet, rather than on the high street, uk warehouse space has doubled injust a decade. those are the headlines, i will be back with more at five o'clock. now on bbc news, it's time for more from the money & power season, which looks at how money — and its power — shapes and reshape our lives. this week s programme looks at an ambitious and controversial plan to build private, or gated, cities in honduras. honduras, centralamerica. until recently, this tiny country had the world's highest murder rate. like other nations in the region, it faces daunting challenges of poverty and inequality. rampant corruption is part of life here and political instability is the norm. last year's elections were overshado

they have escaped myanmar with their lives, but for this unwanted people every day is a fight to survive. that new report also condemning the spread of anti-rohingya hate speech on social media, facebooking a only ining they were too slow to act in myanmar now bank 20 individuals and organizations from the site. bob woodriffe. abc news. >>> back here in this country and not too far from where we are, the lights were on late in queens because of the u.s. open. serena williams started strong in her quest for a seventh u.s. open crown. >> there was no catsuit, unfortunately, she did pounce 6-4 then 6-love. talking about her play after the match, serena said, i think i'm getting there. >> i think so just in time. someone who is no longer there, the number one woman in the world, simona halep became the first woman's top lose her opening round. she took it well. [ laughter ] yeah, bye, bye girl. all right, first lady melania trump got to play in the dirt. she didn't seem dressed for the part. >> reporter: the couple met the first party at the white house, mrs. trump's outfit was a 400,000 flo

but this is the reality for anyone struggling on a nice income in myanmar. because when illegal money lenders will the street few can avoid the crippling cycle of debt. the philippines is one of the most disaster prone countries in the world. now private corporations are capitalizing on the chaos. one of one east investigates on al-jazeera august on al-jazeera european muslims today are facing the consequences of having their faith linked to armed attacks even though they too of victims of the violence the largest multi-sport event on the continent asian games in jakarta will host athletes competing in a mix of traditional and the limpid schools a vibrant new series of character led documentaries from immigrant neighborhoods across europe a series of reports about the state of the world's forests and what's being done to protect them in a three part series al-jazeera uncovers the motivations and impact of the brutal human exploitation system then lay the foundation of today's global powers ogust on al-jazeera. it is when you look abducted and forced into sex