there are an estimated 750,000 civilians trapped inside western mosul. perhpas as many as 250,000—300,000 of those are expected to come to these camps as the fighting intensifies and their areas are cleared. here, people are queueing for food and for water. the psychological impact of the war is almost unbelievable. these children have not been to school for two or three years, after islamic state took over their cities. they've seen some terrible things. they've seen people executed for trying to leave the city. indeed, some of the people i've spoken to here today say that other civilians have been forced by islamic state to go behind the frontlines and act as human shields. these people, in some ways, are the lucky ones. they've been able to escape the war, the brutality of the islamic state and the bombardment from government forces. but these camps, again, are going to fill up in the next few days. there is a humanitarian crisis. more help is needed as more people tried to escape from western mosul. also making news today: a un report has accused t

there are no good options for the people of western mosul. you can see here the utter desperation in this area. have come here. they say they have no running water, no electricity, no access to medical supplies. people in the queue are really afraid that the food is going to run out before they've been able to get some. barely able to walk, but with many mouths to feed, hamda mohamed, whose family is living on bread and water. gunfire. "i'm crying," she says, "because my children don't understand why we have no,food.".! "they don't accept my excuses." "is took our money to buy weapons." "i hope they will burn." another woman has suffered a double loss. "is killed two of my sons," she says. one had just got married. as the troops keep watch, there's tension in the crowd. with the frustration building, hatem ahmed compares the security forces to his former oppressors. what's the difference between the is police and these guys, he asks. "the is police beat us, and they beat us, just for asking forfood." "is this the liberation they've brought us

a rare glimpse of western mosul. explosions. urban warfare on a momentous scale. caught below, hundreds of thousands of civilians. this is the place where is proclaimed its caliphate. here it was born, and here, iraqi forces say, it will die. 0n the ground, they are advancing, but struggling to hold what they capture. they pound is positions. then, frantic gunfire towards the threat overhead. an is drone, maybe carrying explosives. they manage to shoot it down. well, this is as far as we can go for now. as you can, hear there is a lot of gunfire in the area. there are snipers in position on this street. we have cover here, so we won't be moving from this position, but within the last half an hour or so, we've heard three car bombs going off in the distance. we've also had a lot of incoming mortarfire — you can hear now the sounds of battle. the is fighters that are in this area are putting up fierce resistance. then the conflict came a bit closer. the man who didn't flinch is major alani. hours later, he was wounded in battle. he is now recovering in hospital. t

fear and hunger in western mosul. 500,000 million people face an uncertain future after so—called we have a special report. querrey they say they have no running water, no electricity, no access to medical supplies and people in the queue a@ really people in the queue are really afraid the food is going to run out before they've been able to get some. no evidence of collusion between the trump election campaign and russia, but us officials say moscow did try to influence the result. brazil insists its meat is safe, but revelations about sales of rotten produce could hit its massive export market. and a class act. we meet the canadian who's scooped the $1 million global teacher prize. hello. good to have you with us. one month on from the renewed offensive to finally re—take iraq's report on the plight of the civilians of mosul. many thousands have fled the fighting, but the 500,000 people still there are facing a new battle to survive. 0ur middle east correspondent 0rla guerin has seen the desperation first hand from the edge of al mansur district of western mosul. in the clamour f

orla guerin, bbc news, western mosul. it was a move that sparked sanctions from the west and a revival of cold war tensions. three years ago, russia sent special forces into crimea to annex the region. the take over was followed by a separatist conflict in eastern ukraine that has claimed tens of thousands of lives in nearly three years of fighting. steve rosenberg has been back to the region to find out how people are coping with life under russian rule. blessed by nature, beset with contention. this is crimea. it's three years since russia annexed the peninsula from ukraine. pushing east and west into a new cold war. today, moscow is cementing its presence. with a bridge that will bind crimea to the russian mainland. with its military, too, russia's moved its most powerful weapons here, and where ever you go in crimea you'e left in no doubt who's in charge. olga welcomes russian rule. crimea, she says, has returned home. she chides western leaders who disagree. we don't understand them because we are already for three y

mosul. they're deploying helicopter gunships and crude rocket launchers to target is militants. but thousands fleeing the city say civilians are being killed because the assault is too indiscriminate. 0ur middle east editorjeremy bowen reports from western mosul. this is the iraqi solution to an offensive that's stalled over the last week or so, attack again. gunfire it feels as if the air war over mosul is intensifying. the gunship pilots fly low. they seem confident they won't get shot down. and every day, a few thousand more people come walking out of the areas of mosul still held by the jihadists who call themselves islamic state. many said is used them as human shields, shooting out from the cover of their homes and streets, but the response, more air strikes, horrified them. translation: they destroyed our homes, our cars, everything. they destroyed us. entire families are gone, they are under the rubble. translation: a lot of people died, children, women and men. houses collapsed on t

the plight of the people of western mosul. orla guerin reports from the camps in iraq, struggling to feed up to 500,000 survivors of the so—called islamic state. they say they have no running water, no electricity, no access to medical supplies, and people in the queue are really afraid that the food is going to run out before they have been able to get some. returning to crimea after three years after vladimir putin annexed the region. steve rosenberg finds out how people feel about russian rule and sanctions. moscow insists that most of the people who live here are happy to be in russia. but not everyone is. and from the greatest show on earth to a ghost town. six months after the rio 0lympics, the organisers tell wyre davies they were a missed opportunity. i feel that olympic games in brazil was not so successful, because legacy was not the number one. you might not think football was syria's biggest priority at the moment, but you would be surprised to hear the country still has a national football team, and it's competi

the iraqi army retakes a third of western mosul from so—called islamic state but at a huge cost to the civilian population. translation: three of my daughters are dead. they buried my heart. they didn't let me see them before they we re didn't let me see them before they were buried. fighting forest fires. how indonesia is trying to keep the region free of toxic haze. and the thai dj taking techno to the world. we meet a rising star of the underground scene. live from our studios in singapore and london. this is bbc world news. it's newsday. welcome to newsday. it's 9am in singapore, iam in london and 10am in seoul where the ousted south korean leader park geun—hye has vowed that the truth will out after leaving office days afterjudges upheld a parliament decision to impeach her. massive crowds gathered to see ms park finally leave the president's official residence, the blue house. her departure means she no longer has presidential immunity from prosecution and criminal charges may well follow. earlier i spoke to our correspondent in seoul steve evans and he described former preside

our top story this hour: the iraqi army retakes a third of western mosul from so—called islamic state but the gains — after weeks of fierce fighting — have come at a huge cost to the civilian population. translation: three of my daughters are dead. they buried my heart. they didn't let me see them before they were buried. welcome to the programme. our other main stories this hour: fallout from a weekend of protests — turkey's president calls for sanctions as the diplomatic row with the netherlands intensifies. and — with the netherlands heading to the polls on wednesday, we have a floral guide to what could be its most widely—watched election. i'm sally bundock. in business: we too make sense of the dutch election in an economy where wages are growing and unemployment is falling — so what's on the mind of voters? looking for adventure? grab your mountain bike and your climbing shoes, as we take you to one of the fastest growing trends in tourism — the adventure holiday. hello. any so—called islamic state fighters left in mosul will die in the iraqi city, according to t

mosul, the prime minister, haideral—abadi, in western mosul, the prime minister, haider al—abadi, came in western mosul, the prime minister, haideral—abadi, came to visit the troops. he must now be hopeful that islamic state's grip op mosul is nearly at an end. so now those iraqi forces must push into the old city. the fighting there could be very difficult, the streets are particularly narrow. but they're not on their own. these are american troops on the ground, just 500 metres from the front line. and it is possible that with so much fire power, soon to be concentrated on the old city, some islamic state fighters may try to escape. our top story this lunchtime: a bbc investigation reveals facebook‘s failings when it comes to removing sexualised images of children. coming up: why one of the best paid cricketers in english history will never play a test match for his country. coming up in sport at half—psat: australia collapse to 112 all out in bangaluru, as india's cricketers dramatically level the four—match test sseries to one—apiece. snr the chancellor will be putting fi

jermey bowen is on the frontline in western mosul. there is an alternative to this very difficult, costly street fighting,

iraqi forces move into western mosul, taking back a government building from the islamic state group, as thousands of civilians there are caught in the crossfire. we'll get more live coverage from our correspondent. approves measures that put asylum into concentration camps as the applications are processed. the cars are the start in geneva as the motor show gets underway. we will be looking at carmakers and how they try to cash into new demands in europe. a new exhibit on one of france's most famous photographers. more on that show featuring his work for french fashion ," on the way,ue but first, our top story live from paris. ♪ the united states says it has begun the deployment of a controversial missile defense system in south korea. the terminal high altitude atense system is aimed protecting the country from the threat posed by north korea. sharon gets your reports. -- sharon gatsby reports. reporter: missiles being unloaded at an american airbase in south korea, the first step in the deployment of the ,ontroversial thad system designed to destroy incoming missiles. the technol

this video is a raw glimpse of the intensity of the battle for western mosul. iraqi officials aren't putting out casualty figures, but it's clear government forces are paying a high price. isis fighters continue to put up stiff resistance, car bombs the weapon of their choice, they have used dozens since the push for western mosul began two and a half weeks ago. more than 75,000 civilians have fled this part of the city, but this older woman and her granddaughter had no choice but to stick it out. hundreds of thousands remain inside hanging white flags on their doors in the hopes they'll be spared. in western mosul far heavier where it took iraqi forces three months to gain control. the phrase "war is hell" here becomes reality. ben weedaman, northern iraq. >> thank you, ben. >>> expunge, an all new episode of cnn's "bloefr." a self-proclaimed doomsday prophet says the world is coming to an end. we'll take you inside his cult. that's next live in the cnn newsroom. reinvented! new dream cushion liquid foundation... from maybelline new york complete, luminous cov

this is bbc world news, the headlines: iraqi forces have retaken a third of western mosul — the largest city still under the control of the islamic state group. but fierce fighting is threatening the city's civilian population. turkey's president has called for international sanctions against the dutch government after it barred two of his ministers from making political speeches in rotterdam. recep tayyip erdogan described the netherlands as a "banana republic". the un has warned of a looming humanitarian crisis with 20 million people facing famine across nigeria, south sudan, yemen and somalia. experts say that without urgent help many will simply starve. two people have been killed and at least twelve injured at an open—air rock concert in argentina, attended by about three—hundred thousand people. witnesses said people were crushed as crowds surged towards the stage. now for the latest financial news with sally. and world business report. the dutch prepare to make their choice in a critical general election — with the economy up and crime down why are voters so discontented? l

but the fight with is continues in western mosul, where hundreds of thousands of civilians are caught between the murderous terrorists and coalition air strikes. i will ask an iraqi brigadier if many more civilian casualties in mosul are inevitable. also tonight... the talks which are about to start will be difficult, complex and sometimes even confrontational. 0n the day that donald tusk laid out the eu's negotiating guidelines, we look at the the road ahead for brexit. and will we all by cyborgs any century soon? the answer is yes, if the tranhumanists have their way. good evening. is — or daesh‘s — tentacles have spread across the globe, but tonight we focus our attention on where it all began. iraq's second city, mosul, has, for the past three years, been under the vicious heel of is, who visited unimaginable horror on many of the city's inhabitants. it was in mosul where the is leader, abu bakr al—bagdadi, declared an islamic caliphate, but now the iraqi army, aided by coalition forces, have liberated much of the city and backed is fighters into neighbourhoods in west mos

our middle east editorjeremy bowen reports from western mosul. this is the iraqi solution to an offensive that's stalled over the last week or so, attack again. gunfire it feels as if the air war over mosul is intensifying. the gunship pilots fly low. they seem confident they won't get shot down. and every day, a few thousand more people come walking out of the areas of mosul still held by the jihadists who call themselves islamic state. many said is used them as human shields, shooting out from the cover of their homes and streets, but the response, more air strikes, horrified them. translation: they destroyed our homes, our cars, everything. they destroyed us. entire families are gone, they are under the rubble. translation: a lot of people died, children, women and men. houses collapsed on them. i lost both my sons. some very sophisticated modern weapons are in this fight, and so are these, locally made rockets over a short range. a blunt instrument. that is an inaccurate weapon. it might be good for the tempo of the military operation, but it

they arrive in droves from western mosul, one bus—load after another of battered civilians. in just over two hours we saw more than five buses arriving here. translation: isis were firing at us. most of the women died. we were alljust running and running, the mortars raining on our heads, till we got to the army. some were gratefulfor the army's help, but these men said their homes were hit by army shelling. after a long and dangerous journey on foot and underfire from all sides, the refugees from western mosul arrive here at this camp in hamam al—alil. they have escaped with their lives but their misery is not yet over. with such an unrelenting flow, the authorities can hardly keep up. ina in a temporary camp, more people are seeking refuge. rami ruhayem, bbc news, hamam al—alil, south of mosul. police in yorkshire are investigating after a woman was abducted in redcar and raped by two men. detectives say the woman was with her toddler when she and the child were forced into the back of a car by the men. she taken four miles to yearby where she was raped, then dumped si

iraqi forces are reported to have captured the last major road out of western mosul, preventing islamic state militants fleeing. but hundreds of thousands of civilians are trapped in the city. and this story is trending on bbc.com: scientists have discovered that life on earth began hundreds of millions of years earlier than previously thought. that is because they found this fossil of a creature that lived more than four billion years ago. that's all from me now. stay with bbc world news. the story in the uk: the government has suffered its first defeat over the brexit bill. the house of lords backed a cross—party amendment saying that ministers should guarantee eu nationals‘ right to stay in the uk. he comes bearing gifts. the saudi arabian king riots in indonesia where he is expected to pump money into the country‘s oil sector. and the owners of snapchat see their company valued at $24 billion in a share sale. welcome to asia business report. it has been a highly anticipated state visit. saudi arabia‘s king salman is in indonesia as part of multi— stop tour around asia. the

deepening concerns for civilians in western mosul. we report on the thousands of people caught in the conflict. and more tensions between turkey and europe following claims the turkish secret service spied on turks living in germany. the british prime minister, theresa may, has signed the letter to the european union that will trigger the process by which britain will leave the eu. it will be handed to the president of the european council on wednesday. mrs may said she was determined to use brexit as an opportunity to build a global britain, with new trade alliances across the world. our political editor laura kuenssberg reports. nine months of careful assembly, plenty of preparation, and attention to detail. the decisions that have been taken will affect all our lives and livelihoods, and her political future. banging the drum for trade with the gulf, the prime minister wants to reach out. tomorrow we begin the negotiations to secure a new deep and special partnership with the european union. as we do so, i am determined that we sho

book now at choicehotels.com >>> iraqi forces are closing in on the heart of western mosul. it's another big step to push isis after last major strong hold in iraqi. iraqi commander says troops are storming neighborhoods. >> terrorists are accused of using chemical weapons on civilians in that city. red cross says 12 people were treated for exposure to some form of gas which is strictly prohibited under international law. iraq launch and take western mosul weeks ago at the recapturing the eastern side of that city back in january. nearly 60,000 civilians have escaped western mosul since then, 10,000 in the last two days alone. cnn senior international correspondent ben lieberman has more on their journey. >> with the few possessions they could carry and a white flag they treach towards safety. they thrflee the fighting that engulfed their neighborhood. they're explaining why they left. he said they survived just bread and water for the last month. at the first main iraqi check point they board army trucks. they expect as many as 250,000 people to flee mosul as this battle co

the iraqi army says it's close to recapturing the main government building in western mosul from the so—called islamic state

the headlines: survivors of so—called islamic state are facing a shortage of food in western mosul, as iraqi troops continue their offensive to retake the city. as many as half a million people have no running water, electricity or access to medical supplies. the investigation into possible russian interference in the us presidential election is gathering pace, with much anticipated evidence from fbi director, james comey and admiralmike rogers, director of the national security agency. european parliament president, martin schulz as party leader. he'll now face chancellor angela merkel in september's election. brazil's president has tried to reassure foreign countries that the country's meat is safe. rotten produce for years. now for the latest financial news with sally bundock and world business report. the rise and rise of fake views. as more advertising dollars are spent on line companies are being warned to make sure they get what they pay for. and two of india's largest telecoms firms, vodafone india and idea cellular, are merging to become india's largest telecoms operator. welc

all be civilians are in western mosul. what confidence ge think people will have foran confidence ge think people will have for an investigation? —— to you. confidence ge think people will have for an investigation? -- to you. the operation has come to a halt. they have to have control of the territorial to do that investigation. but they also have to talk to the iraqi government fall bad intelligence, and i put that in quotes. you have no reason to drop a bomb in bad. it is not help you when you are part of a mass civilian casualties producing event. —— to dropa bomb casualties producing event. —— to drop a bomb in mosul. in other news: a gunman who killed one person and injured another has surrendered to police, after barricading himself inside a bus on the main strip in las vegas. the standoff began near the cosmopolitan hotel casino. part of the las vegas boulevard was closed after the shooting. uber technologies has suspended its pilot programme for driverless cars, after a vehicle equipped with the techno

. >> scenes of destruction in western mosul. the iraqi army said sunday it recovered 61 bodies from collapsed buildings. baghdad blamed the incident on the islamic state group, saying a car bomb had been found at the site and there were no signs of damage caused by airstrikes. a version of events that conflicted with earlier reports. both the iraqi military forces and the u.s. led coalition have acknowledged there was an airstrike and there are possibly hundreds of casualties. we are waiting for the results of the investigation. >> residents started burying their dead over the weekend. many of those who witnessed the was shelled. area >> how could they have used so much artillery on civilian locations? before the battle began they assured us it would be an easy battle. that's why people didn't leave their houses. they felt safe. they didn't know they would be shelled. what happened on march 17 remains unclear and the u.s. led coalition has opened an investigation into the matter. the incident has highlighted the complexity of fi

iraq say officials in the remaining inputs of western mosul still held by the islamic state group are now completely surrounded. the offensive has gone on for months now. iraqi forces backed by the u.s. are now working to clear western mosul completely after taking back the east two months ago. >> isis has lost 60% of the territory it once held in iraq and is losing more every day. ,n total in iraq and syria coalition enabled operations, that means our coalition supporting local partners, including iraqi security forces, have cleared 50,000 square kilometers of territory from isis. none of that territory has been retaken by isis. >> we have the latest now on the fighting that has pushed 100,000 civilians from their homes. mosul's billowing from skyline. iraqi troops maneuvering across the city as they tried to operate the islamic state group. iraqi forces say they have retaken more than a third of the west bank, which jihadi is captured in 2013. >> we are about to announce the liberation of these neighborhoods. >> back in october, iraqi forces launched a major offensive on the norther

. >> and and iraqi flag flying over a building in western mosul. it represents a is significant victory in the battle against isis. at the marine mammal center, the environment is everything. we want to do our very best for each and every animal, and we want to operate a sustainable facility. and pg&e has been a partner helping us to achieve that. we've helped the marine mammal center go solar, install electric vehicle charging stations, and become more energy efficient. pg&e has allowed us to be the most sustainable organization we can be. any time you help a customer, it's a really good feeling. it's especially so when it's a customer that's doing such good and important work for the environment. together, we're building a better california. u-s bacdraqi forces fght their way into the hea of western mosul-- taking bk >>> a developing story over23450eu9. a big win in the fight against isis. taking back a government complex from isis. senior iraqi military commander saying they hoisted an iraqi flag on top of a complex of buildings examine hailed t

for the people of western hymn mosul. you can see the utter desperation in this area, local people tell us this is the first aid supplies that have come here, they say they have no running water or electricity, no access to medical supplies. people in the queue are afraid the food is going to run out before they are able to get some. iam crying, i am crying, she says, because my children don't understand why we have no food. they don't accept my excuses. is took our money to buy weapons. i hope they will burden. —— burn. this woman has suffered a double loss. is killed two of my sons she says. 0ne double loss. is killed two of my sons she says. one had just got married. as the troops keep watch, there is tension in the crowd. with there is tension in the crowd. with the frustration building, the security forces are compared to theirformer security forces are compared to their former oppressors. what is the difference between the is police and these guys he asks? the is police beat us and they beat us, just asking for

even in this last portion of western mosul you saw how hundreds of thousands of civilians who cannot flee even if they wanted to because everyone we spoke to who tried to escape said isis turned them back at gunpoint. we also spoke to numerous civilians who lost loved ones or some who hand nagged to survive the situation, isis would hold them at gunpoint in their homes while at the same time using their roof tops for fighting positions. this is a tragedy, of awful proportions. while we were in mosul yesterday we spoke to a handful of people that were in a neighborhood that had already been liberated, describing the sheer terror and horror of war. one woman we met, in fact, was staying behind because she was waiting, hoping that her husband somehow would return to her because he had been taken away by isis the day before this area was liberated. you have these stories of the nightmares that the civilians are going through. as the iraqis and americans continue to try to push forward, trying to minimize the trauma, the casualties among the civilian population that has to be taken and fa

it is still an active war zone in that part of western mosul. in february of 2015, christine, isis posted a video showing members with sledgehammers, jackhammers destroying what appeared to be ancient statues in the mosul museum. they were toppling over many more. it turns out that early in 2014, the mosul museum was slated for renovation. 1,700 items out of the 2,200 items in the collection were moved to baghdad for safekeeping. they were replaced in the displays by cheap plaster of paris replicas. it appears many of the priceles items were spared. although the isis lunatics did break up some of the winged bulls that were a symbol of the power of the syrian empire. we have one bright spot in a bleak landscape. what we have seen is time and time again, isis gone to ancient monuments and cities in northern iraq, bulldozed and dynamited them to smithereens. >>> thank you, ben wedeman. >> prosecutors question the newly impeached president park geun-hye. she left the presidential man n mansion. in a statement, park said, i believe the truth will com

the iraq he army cuts off the last main exit of the isis stronghold in western mosul. hundreds of thousands of civilians are still trapped inside. first, french conservative presidential candidate says he will stay in the race despite being summoned by magistrates investigating payments made to his wife penelope.he told reporters his lawyers s received the sumud today. he denied allegationn and said legal procedure was not properly followed in what he called a political assassination in that campaign f for the two round election that starts next month. we were listening to that. how surprising is it fillon is staying in the race? -- wel, he was expected did not know exactly what he was going to do to be honest. i don't know how surprising it is. he could have said he would stand down if you believe what he said months ago, well now, he has reversed that. he will stay in the election even though on march 15, he will be formally placed under investigation by a magistrate. the two days later, applications of the candidates have to be formally put in. he has decided clearl

isis was pushed out of the eastern half of mosul in january and the fight for the western half began just over two weeks ago. deadly crashes have already mrced more than 200,000 people from their homes in mosul according to the united nations. the fighting is now moving closer to the city's historic center. and to the mosque where isis leader abu bakr al baghdadi prepared declaring himself the leader of a so called islamic state. that state is now under assault by local ground forces and u.s. coalition air strikes. and losing territory and fighters. lieutenant general stephen townsend the top u.s. commander in iraq recently predicted that isis would be in mosul and raqqa, its stronghold in syria in the next six months. >> quijano: holly, thanks. they flew on the wings of history, a group of women who work for air india say they are the first all female flight crew to fly around the world. they jetted across the pacific to san francisco and back to new delhi across the atlantic. in addition to the all female cockpit and cabin crew, all of the ground staff and even the air-traffic cont

this rare footage ta ken state on using western mosul. this rare footage taken in the last couple days shows these militants under pressure. they are outgunned and outflanked. they are outgunned and outflanked, surrounded by iraqi troops, relying on mortars, car bombs, and exploding drones like this one. to try to hold the advancing forces back. it's not working. they've lost a third of their territory. but civilians are paying a terrible price. there is little to go back to. my entire family, they are gone, said omar. he is 17. more casualties arrive every day. in these two weeks, we have approximately 60, we get around ten cases every day. hundreds of thousands of people are thought to be in the city as the shelling continues. with all major escape routes cut off, the iraqis and their

it's really unclear what happened in western mosul. what we do know, is over the past few days, we've heard from local officials in mosul saying that there was a large number of civilian casualties as a result of a coalition strike. now, the u.s. and the iraqi military saying they're investigating this. the americans do confirm they carried out an air strike in the vicinity of this area where these casualties took place, but they're still investigating and looking into this. and the iraqi military says they did call in for an air strike. but that that air strike was targeting a large isis truck bomb that was packed with explosives. they're blaming the civilian casualties on this truck bomb. it's unclear how that blast took place, whether it was triggered by this air strike or detonated by isis, all of this being investigated right now. now, as of saturday, civil defense unit, it took them some time to get into the area because of the situation on the ground. they were still digging through the rubble trying to recover bodies. as of sat

-led air strikes have killed iraqi civilians in western mosul this month. these pictures are from the aftermath of one of the raids that occurred on march 17th. the u.s. and iraqi forces are trying to drive isis out of its major strong hold in iraq. the offensive may be costing hundreds of civilian lives. cnn's ian lee joins us from cairo, egypt. the number of people accidentally killed is quite high and devastating. >> reporter: that's right, natalie. it is quite staggering from what are the reports that we are hearing about the number of people who are quild in this air strike, allegedly killed in in air strike on march 17th. a u.s. central command overseeing operations by coalition forces say they are going to been veinvestigating this. they have opened up a formal assessment to get down to how and what happened. we are hearing reports that it took a while for rescue workers to get to the site of this explosion because it was just so dangerous. also, reports that there are still people trapped and that the scene is sheer devastation, where there are body

children treated by doctors in iraq as the battle for western mosul intensifies. why the red cross is worried about the use of chemical weapons. >>> the national people's congress holds the ceremony this morning. on the agenda is china's slowing economy. live f

our sister network sky news has been reporting extensively on the battle for western mosul. the network's special correspondent alex crawford has an eye-opening report on the fighting on the ground. >> the west mosul sky line is clouded with black smoke. at the iraqi front lines on the edge of the old city, jihadists are fighting till their death. a flag is 50 meters away from the soldiers. they're held back by snipers. they have helicopters as backup. a pause and then the is fighters return fire. an is mortar lands in the tie grit river in front of us. the iraqi helicopters step up their fire. the jihadis just don't care. the attack helicopters come back again. and in the middle, mosul residents. few scared to leave and terrified of staying. they pick their way past dead bodies covered by blankets and burned-out suicide car bombs. the vbd or vehicle borne devices are still a potent threat. >> really just a peep hole at the front so they can see out. this is so they can drive army military anywhere and withstand the bombing. inside, they have stuffed it full with gas cylinde

after a long and dangerousjourney on foot and under fire from all sides, the refugees from western mosul arrived at this camp in hamam al—alil. they have escaped with their lives, but their misery is far from over. and they keep arriving in their thousands every day. far too many for authorities to deal with. close by in the temporary camps, more people are seeking refuge. with such an unrelenting flow, the authorities can hardly keep up. soon, some are back on the bus again, heading to other camps across the region. they have little idea when they will go back to mosul, and what they will find their when the battle is over. rami ruhayem, bbc news, hamam al—alil, south of mosul. in april 2015, a massive earthquake struck at kathmandu. two years on the capital has recovered and there has been at least one positive outcome from the disaster. some of the heavily polluting brick kiln factories have been rebuilt with green technology. residents nearby 110w green technology. residents nearby now enjoy cleaner air. many of the noxious gasses contaminating the air hearing kathmandu came from

more help is needed as more people tried to escape from western mosul. also making news: i walk —— hayball crime has been pointed at by its syrian forces. they concluded the syrian forces. they concluded the syrian air force dropped weapons on the eastern part of a aleppo. the evacuation amounted to forced displacement. rebel groups are accused of crimes including shelling western aleppo, withholding aid and using civilians as human shields. they say there is no evidence linking russia to crimes involving chemical weapons despite being closely involved with bombing campaigns. another key finding concerns of this fatal attack on an aid convoy last september. after reviewing evidence including witness evidence and satellite images, it has been concluded the syrian government was responsible. what happened in aleppo shows how much the warring parties disregarded international law and our little they fear a counter the tip. we hope oui’ they fear a counter the tip. we hope our report not only documents the events in aleppo but also that it helps to sho

they have retake in all of eastern mosul and have now made key gains in the western half of the city. they are now closing in on the densely populated old city. this area in red is still being held by the so—called islamic state. the united nations says it is stunned by the terrible loss of life caused by recent airstrikes. eyewitnesses say many victims are buried under the rubble. other residents say is is using civilians as human shields, but blamed indiscriminate airstrikes for many of the deaths. translation: blamed indiscriminate airstrikes for many of the deaths. translatiosz is iraqi and coalition aircraft is, is snipers positioned themselves on top of buildings. when these buildings are hit, everybody is killed, the sniper and the families who live than that. —— live there. jeremy bolan sent this report. thousands of people have arrived, have walked out of those parts of mosul still controlled by islamic state. they need food, they need water, they need shelter. it's a massive humanitarian challenge, and not nearly as big as the one that may literally be coming down that

a rare glimpse of western mosul. urban warfare on a momentous scale. caught below, hundreds of thousands of civilians. this is the place where is proclaimed its caliphate. here it was born, and here iraqi forces say it will die. 0n the ground, they are advancing, but struggling to hold what they capture. they pound is positions. then, frantic gunfire towards a threat overhead. an is drone maybe carrying explosives, they manage to shoot it down. this is as far as we can go for now. as you can hear, there is a lot of gunfire in the area. there are snipers in position on this street. we have cover here, so we won't be moving from this position, but within the last half an hour or so, we have heard three car bombs going off in the distance. we have also had a lot of incoming mortarfire. you can hear now the sounds of battle. the is fighters that are in this area are putting up fierce resistance. troops using every weapon, even home—made rockets. then, the rush to retrieve a casualty. we can't say how many have paid with their lives, iraqi forces don't re

after a long and dangerousjourney on foot and under fire from all sides, the refugees from western mosul arrived at this camp in hamam al—alil. they have escaped with their lives, but their misery is not yet over. and they keep arriving in their thousands each day — too many for authorities to cope with. close by in other temporary camps, more people are seeking refuge. with such an unrelenting flow, the authorities can hardly keep up. soon, some are back on the bus again, headed to other camps across the region. they have little idea when they will go back to mosul, and what they will find there when the battle is over. rami ruhayem, bbc news, hamam al—alil, south of mosul. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. the china daily is, of course, leading with the national‘s people congress, now in its second day. that's president xi jinping leading the way. the paper outlines the economic targets set by the government, 6.5% growth and 11 million jobs to be created. the new york times is featuring the desperate situation in south sudan. the un has formally decla