let me invite you to colombia. [laughter] [applause] invite you to colombia, where you can see for yourself, the first crops that are nursed from peace, so you can help us between men and women in the peace building phase. finally, i cannot finish this speech without mentioning bernie aronson. bernie's discretion and wisdom opened doors in the most difficult moments of the negotiation. today, colombia is one step closer to achieving a long and stable peace. however, i'm convinced that we will only over, violence when we remove from our behavior all traces of arbitrariness. those who claim the imposition of ideal models, be them political, economic, religious, cultural, or gender-based. peace is possible. you but the torch of reconciliation will rest in the hands of the women of colombia. [applause] now the question. >> thank you for the wonderful statement. >> i will shift to spanish. [speaking spanish] >> the greatest difficulty for me, surprise, was that this idea is basic and strategic for the future of colombia

yesid: pero el punto mÁs duro de su intervenciÓn fue cuando cuestionÓ la democracia colombia. >> colombia es un estado fallido, 70 aÑos de guerra. yesid: santos que ademÁs afirmÓ una carta condenando la violencia de venezuela y pidiendo medidas concretas a las autoridades internacionales no se ha referido a las declaraciones de su como --homÓlogo pero sÍ al contenido de las mismas. >> ese paÍs tiene una democracia sÓlida donde se respetan los poderes pÚblicos, donde se respeta la independencia de los poderes pÚblicos, se respetan las libertades. a todo esto se se sumÓ que el mismo dÍa de intercambios el presidente santos recibiÓ al diputado opositor venezolano. las relaciones bilaterales entre colombia y venezuela comenzaron a tornarse difÍciles en agosto de 2015 cuando ese paÍs cerrÓ la frontera, luego transcurriÓ una defensa calma cuando los soldados venezolanos invadieron territorio colombiano y al parecer hubo una acalorada conversaciÓn telefÓnica entre los dos presidentes. ilia: vamos a cambiar completamente de tema. la niÑa de la que le vamos a hablar ahora es una

these events are not uncommon in this part of colombia. mocoa is at the co nflu e nce of colombia. mocoa is at the confluence of three different mountain ranges. those mountain ranges and hillsides have been headily deluded over the years, so when the run—off comes, it comes and gathers great speed. about 30 or 40% of the monthly rental came in a single night, to give you a scale of the sheer magnitude of the event. and there was really nothing the townspeople could do when this avalanche of rock and debris came through —— rainfall. avalanche of rock and debris came through -- rainfall. looking at the devastation, one wonders if colombia can ever rebuild these devastated areas and rebuild the lives of the people from those communities, without some outside help. they have been down this path before. this is not the first event of its kind. it is certainly the biggest in a decade. but as presidentjuan manuel sa ntos said decade. but as presidentjuan manuel santos said to the nation, we have been here before and can come back from these events again. —— mocoa. whether that

unemployment, it is high in colombia. andin terms of informality unemployment, colombia is a low levels by historical standards. i think we have a good environment in that regard. vonnie: the latest inflation figures later on, looking for four and three quarters percent inflation. interest-rate right now down another 25 basis point in the last few days to 7%. is that interest rate cycle over? or will there be more cuts? >> the tendency is that there will be more cuts. agreed by the central bank, because the inflation rate is ising down and the economy relatively cool. there is a possibility of more expansion. vonnie: jp morgan looking for 2.5%, 3% growth this year or next year, what is your estimation? >> most estimations are around 2.5%. that is this year. hopefully, there will be an acceleration through the year. vonnie: how should colombia continue to diversify the economy? we see this in saudi arabia and venezuela suffer having no diversification at all. how is that movement going to continue in colombia? >> the most

our top stories: a landslide kills more than 150 people in southern colombia. many others are missing or injured. the supreme court in venezuela has done a u—turn on its decision to strip the congress of its powers. britain says it will protect gibraltar from britain says it will protect gibraltarfrom any britain says it will protect gibraltar from any sovereignty claims by spain during brexit negotiations. and find out why hundreds of yellow cars have flooded this english village. let's begin in colombia, where the country's president, juan manuel santos, says the number of people killed by mudslides has risen to more than 150. swollen rivers and heavy rains has forced mud onto homes and roads affecting in the city of mocoa in the sounth of the country. sangita myska reports. urged on by soldiers, people living in the city of mocoa run for their lives. there is no time to collect possessions, because this is what's coming. deadly mudslides have engulfed parts of southern colombia, submerging homes, businesses and people. over 150 are dead, and hundreds more

(habla en italiano) colombia de luto uno de los principales desastres de colombia dejÓ, 200 muertos y centenares de heridos. la crecida del rÍo provocÓ un deslave. organismos de rescate han encontrado bebÉs y niÑos con vida. ante la tragedia el papa francisco manifestÓ su profundo dolor e hizo un llamado a la reflexiÓn. nuestra compaÑera adriana villamarÍn, estÁ en el lugar de la tragedia y tiene mÁs informaciÓn de lo que pasa en colombia. adriana: muy buenas tardes. lamentablemente no son buenas las noticias. los saludo desde la ciudad de mocoa, donde comienza la amazonia colombiana. se calcula se calcula que por lo -250 personas habrÍan perdido la vida. otras 200 estÁn gravemente heridas. por lo menos se calcula que hay 45,000 personas damnificadas. lo lamentable de todo es que la cifra de muertos puede ascender a las prÓximas horas. se han reportado mÁs de 400 personas desaparecidas. lo que dicen los sobrevivientes de esta avalancha, es que el cauce del rÍo abajo sin darles tiempo de nada hice. barrios enteros como este, donde nos encontramos. acÁ donde estoy parad

landslides in southern colombia have left more than 250 people dead. police and rescue teams are at the scene — but their efforts are being hampered by darkness and bad weather. many people are still missing and it's feared the number of people who lost their lives could rise. heavy rains on friday night caused rivers to burst their banks in the town of mocoa, flooding homes with mud. the local governor has called the situation in the city an unprecedented tragedy. greg dawson has the latest. from the ground, you get a sense of the force of the mud which pushed cars through buildings and ripped trees from the ground. but it's from the air that the scale of the damage is apparent. mud and water stretching for miles. in some areas, there is no way in or out, with roads, bridges and entire neighbourhoods swept away. this is how many spent the night, surrounded by their belongings which have now become debris. people without homes in a town without power or running water. by torchlight, rescue workers continue to look for signs of life. hundreds of peopl

. >> colombia sufre una de las peores tragedias de su historia una avalancha arrasÓ con la poblaciÓn y sus habitantes, el nÚmero de muertos avanza con el paso de las horas. >> reverso en venezuela el tribunal supremo renunciÓ, nicolÁs maduro se muestra como mediador de la crisis. >> el gobierno de donald trump no da su brazo a torcer en la bÚsqueda de arrestar a indocumentados en los cortes el secretario de justicia y seguridad nacional defendieron la acciÓn de los antes federales. >> los in migrantes que hacen escala en cancÚn, encuentran otra pesadilla, la explotaciÓn laboral. >> notic >> noticias telemundo. >> ¿quÉ es tal? muy buenas tardes, colombia vive una de las tragedias mÁs severas la avalancha arrasÓ con toda la poblaciÓn dejando reducido a uno inmenso. >> los hechos ocurrieron en la poblaciÓn cuando esta madrugada los rÍos que la rodean se salieron de sus cauces spul tanned todo a su paso, informaciÓn preliminar habla por lo menos de 170 muertos y las cifras se podrÍan incrementar, mÓnica v. de nuestro canal aliado tiene el relato lo ocurrido desde bogotÁ

the streets of mocoa, colombia, were consumed by a wall of water late friday night. heavy rain triggered the overflow of three rivers and the flooding quickly turned into an avalanche of mud. aerials revealed the city's true devastation. the force of the water knocked buildings over, tearing cars away, and ripping families apart. this woman's friend was swept away by the current. her husband unable to hold on tight enough. colombia's president juan manuel santos toured mocoa and declared it a disaster zone. he said their hearts are with the families suffering and they're doing everything they can to help. more than a thousand troops are on the ground searching and recovering bodies. this has become mocoa's weeping wall where a list of the confirmed dead continues to grow, many of them young children. during his sunday blessing, pope francis thanked those helping in the rescue. and said he'd be praying for the victims of mocoa. colombia's attorney general has launched an investigation with 45 investigators on this case. he wants to make sure that corrective action is

he's also a former colombia correspondent. just update us on the latest. the rescue operations continued all through the night, the rescue services were using drones with thermal imagery to try to locate survivors. of course now with daylight they are redoubling their efforts, they have seven to two hours to have good chances of finding people alive. it is still going on, it is still very difficult to bring all systems there because it isa to bring all systems there because it is a very remote area, but there is still hope although everybody knows the clock is ticking. the state of emergency was declared which meant rescue operations would kick in. are they properly equipped to deal with this? colombia has a lot of experience in these sorts of tragedies and they prepared themselves well. the military is assisting in the operation and they are also receiving up support from abroad. countries send their support and help with experts. the most important thing is time. of course very soon it will be about dealing with the aftermath of what happened, there will

colombia colombia sigue recibiendo la solidaridad internacional. el papa francisco expresó su profundo pesar y desde ya se habla de un encuentro con los damnificados en su visita de septiembre que tiene prevista aquí a colombia. bite minsebor fabio suesun director visita papal. "indudablemente que el papa estará cerca. todos los damnificados , a todas las familias que sufren en mocoa." lorena --- es momento de conocer lo que acontece en el mundo de los deportes --- cesar --- pasamos con gabriel sotelo y la actualidad deportiva --- angel --buenas tardes, gracias por preferirnos y preparese para ver goles y golazos... vo --vamonos al estadio vicente calderon, --una sola genialidad basto en espaÑa para que el atletico de madrid llegara al tercer lugar de la tabla de posiciones con un seÑor golazo... --como buenos constructores.... doble pared, con el niÑo torres y "filipe luis" vence la resistencia de la real sociedad de carlitos vela para el uno a cero... --los colchoneros se acercan a la punta gracias a esta victoria.... angel vo vamonos a bil

the headlines at three: a state of emergency has been declared in colombia after more than 250 people are killed in mudslides — many more are missing. police in croydon are treating a brutal attack on a 17—year—old kurdish—iranian boy as a hate crime. six people have been arrested. the young person was asked where they were from and when they said they were an asylum seeker, that is when the frenzied attack took place. theresa may reassures gibraltar of britain's "steadfast" commitment and says she will work to secure the "best possible outcome" from brexit talks. also in the next hour: today's boat race will go ahead. a suspected world war two bomb has now been removed from the banks of the thames, meaning the university boat race gets the green light. celtic have won the scottish premier league with eight games to spare, after beating hearts 5—0 at tynecastle. and at 12.30, the click team explores the technology of sound with brian eno. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. rescue teams in colombia are searching through mud and debris for survivors of huge mudslides whic

the headlines: landslides kill more than 150 people in southern colombia — many others are missing or injured. the supreme court in venezuela does a u—turn and reverses its decision to strip the congress of its powers. britain says it will protect gibraltar from any sovereignty claims by spain during brexit negotiations. and find out why hundreds of yellow cars have flooded this english village. let's begin with some breaking news because colombia's presidentjuan manuel santos says the number of people killed by mudslides has risen to more than 150. swollen rivers and heavy rains caused mud to engulf homes and roads in the city of mocoa. cordelia hemming reports. this is the aftermath of hours of heavy rain. rivers burst their banks, flooding homes with mud. the surge late friday evening swept away bridges, vehicles and trees in putumayo province in the south of the country. families forced to abandon their homes whilst rescuers search the wreckage for survivors. the region's governor has called it an unprecedented tragedy, telling local media that whole neighbourhoods have been des

landslides in southern colombia have left more than 250 people dead. police and rescue teams are at the scene but their efforts are being hampered by darkness and bad weather. many people are still missing and it's feared the number of people who lost their lives could rise. heavy rains on friday night caused rivers to burst their banks in the town of mocoa, flooding homes with mud. the local governor has called the situation in the city "an unprecedented tragedy". kevin doyle has the latest. moving war of water, mud and debris suede large parts of the town of mocoa. many of its 40,000 residents have lost their homes, hundreds have lost their lives. this mountainous region has been experiencing unusually heavy rain in recent months. 0n unusually heavy rain in recent months. on friday further downpours caused the mocoa river to burst its banks and devastating mudslide. people were running for their lives. i pushed cars into buildings and ripped trees from the ground. streets are littered with huge boulders and people are picking through crumbled buildin

we all one of the relief organisations here in colombia. we are actually very co—ordinated back at the field. the government gives us specific areas that have to do with rescue. that is the way we organise because as you say, there are neighbourhoods that have actually disappeared. 70 neighbourhoods have actually been affected by the emergency. what we do is really give importance to the co—ordination of the field and distribute them in order to the able to facilitate this rescue and to search phase. as i said, while everything is in co—ordination, as pa rt everything is in co—ordination, as part of the international movement of the red cross, we are actually also co—ordinating with the international federation and icrc back at the field. we are keeping very organised and in co—ordination with every body back at the field. everybody wants to help, everybody is there and we are doing the best we can. thank you very much for your time, lina, our viewers we can. thank you very much for your time, lina, ourviewers arejoining you to

colombia's president juan manuel santos toured colombia and declared it a disaster zone. he said their hearts are with the families suffering and they're doing everything they can to help. more than a thousand troops are on the ground searching and recovering bodies. this has become mocoa's weeping wall where a list of the confirmed dead continues to grow, many of them young children. during his sunday blessing, pope francis thanked those helping in the rescue. and said he'd be praying for the victims of mocoa. colombia's attorney general has launched an investigation with 45 investigators on this case. he wants to make sure that corrective action is taken to prevelkt this from happening again, and that is extremely important right now because this area is expected to receive more rain in the next few days. mireya villarreal, los angeles. >>> on to politics now and the third democratic senator says he'll back supreme court nominee neil gorsuch. he called him a qualified jurist, but senator john of montana said he'll vote know. republicans are expected to confirm gorsuch b

coming up next, an update on the devastating mud slides that killed more than 300 people in colombia. >> quijano: colombian officials on friday officially ended the sercht for survivors from floods and mud slides that swept through the city of mocoa last weekend. at least 314 people were killed including more than 100 children. more than 100 people are still unaccounted for. at least 4500 people were left homeless. manuel bojorquez says deforestation played a role in the disaster. >> reporter: we got a closer look at where the mountains above mocoa gave way unleash ---- unleashing tons of mud and debris downstream. a disaster made worse by deforestation, the trees and roots that would have helped hold back the tor ent have disappeared, cut down for lumber, farming and to make room for coca fields of the drug trade. we're flying through the mountains of put mayo which is the most third most deforest-- forested province in oul of colombia. >> a report concluded that deforestation and poor government management puts 500 cities in colombia at risk. in mocoa the funerals continue, in some

la tragedia en colombia. ahora, lo tienen decenas de familias desesperadas que estÁn luchando contra el tiempo para encontrar a los desaparecidos durante esta avalancha que borÓo del mapa barrios enteros. carolina: se calcula que 80 personas estÁn bajo los escombros. la fecha de muertos -- el nÚmero de muertos serÁ 290. pide que las empresas privadas paguen la reconstrucciÓn de mocoa. estamos unidos con toda la gente de ese paÍs. es algo bastante trÁgico. javier: es una tragedia que, ademÁs, muchos presidentes latinoamericanos se han comprometido con el presidente santos para poder ir en ayuda de la gente que lo estÁ pasando tan mal. ayer veÍamos imÁgenes del sepelio, funerarios, colectivos. es una emergencia sanitaria. hay muchas personas. muchos cuerpos tapados por el lodo. realmente, una tragedia de magnitud. carolina: es algo triste. ver esas imÁgenes a todos nos parten el corazÓn. cambiemos de tema. la identidad proinmigrantes lanzÓ una campaÑa para que el gigante de ventas amazon requier

magdalena: que tal, muy buenas noches, empeora la catÁstrofe en colombia al aumentar los muertos, 43 de ellos menores de edad. mientras tanto se suman las esperanzas de encontrar vivos a los mÁs de 200 desaparecidos, sus familiares los buscan desesperadamente entre el barro y escombros, mientras se realizan los primeros entierros. fÉlix: muy buenas tardes, te saludo desde aquÍ, un lugar donde continÚa la tragedia, este es un albergue en el que se encuentran aproximadamente las 1300 personas, personas que lo perdieron todo. muchas de ellas incluso a sus seres queridos y aunque las cifras nunca cuentan toda la historia dde algo como lo que sucediÓ aquÍ si nos sirven para dar un panorama, y tenemos cifras actualizadas. hace minutos hablamos con la cruz roja y nos decÍan esto el balance en este momento es de los 262 muertos y ya son 364 los desaparecidos, desaparecidos que como nos cuentan son en este momento la prioridad de los organismos de socorro. >> haciendo el patrÓn de bÚsqueda por favor. reportero: extrusiones como Éstas son las que se oyen ahora en la capital. los orga

colombia's president santos toured mocoa and declared it a disaster zone. he says their hearts are with the families suffering, and they are doing everything they can to help. more than 1,000 troops are on the ground searching and recovering bodies. this has become mocoa's weeping wall, where a list of the confirmed dead continues to grow. many of them young children. during his sunday blessing, pope francis thanked those helping in the rescue. and said he'd be praying for the victims of mocoa. colombia's attorney general has launched an investigation with 45 investigators on this case. he wants to make sure that corrective action is taken to prevent this from happening again, and rena, that is extremely important right now, because more rain is expected in the area in the next few days. thanks, myria. >>> a 14 year old was arrested and charged with multiple crimes. at least 40 people watched this attack and no one reported it. >>> at least four adults and six children are home from the hospital after being treated for carbon monoxide at a pool. it happened

our top stories: a desperate search and rescue effort in colombia — bad weather hampers efforts after a landslide kills more than 200. power politics in venezuela — president maduro claims the credit as the supreme court reverses its decision to strip the congress of its authority. as britain vows to protect gibraltar during brexit negotiations — spain insists it will have a direct say on the territory. and after he was lost for words, bob dylan finally collects his nobel prize for literature. hello and welcome. a landslide in southern colombia has left more than 2000 people dead. than 200 people dead. police and rescue teams are at the scene — but their efforts are being hampered by poor weather conditions. the local governor has called the situation in the southern city of mocoa "an unprecedented tragedy. " sangita myska reports. urged on by soldiers, people living in the city of mocoa run for their lives. there is no time to collect possessions, because this is what's coming. deadly mudslides have engulfed parts of southern colombia, submerging homes, businesses and people. a

nos vamos a colombia. el presidente ha dicho -- entregado nuevo dato de la tragedia que enluta a la ciudad de mocoa. el saldo va en aumento. llega mÁs de 250 vÍctimas mortales. presentadora: son mÁs de 200 personas heridas. los desaparecidos superan placentera. 5 barrios fueron sepultados por una avalancha de lodo. consecuencia de fuertes lluvias. presentador: este es un lugar bastante pobre en la zona colombiana. el presidente de colombia se pronunciÓ la redes sociales, por un lado, pidiendo la ayuda de sus compatriotas, y por otro lado agradeciendo al papa francisco. presentadora: aquÍ tenemos el twitter. realmente, una tragedia. la gente colombiana no recuerda lo que ocurriÓ mucho mÁs hace 30 aÑos, cuando muchas personas, cerca de 25000 personas fueron sepultadas. presentador: hace unas semanas veÍamos la tragedia en perÚ, ahora se repite en colombia algo muy similar. pasamos con nuestra compaÑera. reportero: buenos dÍas. buenos, si se puede decir. no son buenas las noticias que hay aquÍ. u

more now on the situation in southern colombia. i've been speaking with journalist dimitri o'donnell about what is happening in mocoa, one of the worst—hit areas. over the course in the last few hours, many of the roads in and around mocoa have iefrt about washed away or blocked off so it's difficult still to get in and out of the city and that's hampered the rescue fests. the military have just released the most updated figures relating to the death toll in mocoa. and know that 254 people have died in the landslide. there's 2oo and know that 254 people have died in the landslide. there's 200 people still missing, 300 families have been affected across 17 neighbourhoods and hundreds of families and people are still missing in mocoa right now. so that is the scale of the devastation that this landslides that wreaked across the province of mocoa over the past 24 hours. a huge concern that those figures of the dead, that number is rising. how is the weather now in the region affected? because i guess the region affected? because i g

the streets of mocoa, colombia were consumed by a wall of water late friday night. heavy rain triggered the overflow of three rivers and the flooding quickly turned into an avalanche of mud. aerials reveal the city's true devastation. the force of the mudslide knocking buildings over, sweeping cars away, and tearing families apart. $. >> this woman's friend was swept away by the current. her husband unable to hold on tight enough. colombia's president juan manuel santos toured mocoa and declared it a disaster zone. >>> he says their hearts are with the families suffering and they are doing everything they can to help. more than a thousand troops are on the ground searching, and recovering bodies. >> mi sobrina. >> this has become mocoa's weeping wall where a list of the confirmed dead continues to grow, many of them young children. >>> during his sunday blessing pope francis said he'd be praying for the victims of mocoa. colombia's attorney general has launched an investigation with 45 investigators on this case. he wants to make sure corrective action is taken to p

for the latest from laura in colombia you can follow her on social media. she's been posting pictures from the site of the landslide — you can see how much damage has been done. she's on twitter @bbclbicker. in other news: iraqi forces say they've opened safe corridors in western mosul for civilians to flee the battle to drive is out of the city. some four—hundred—thousand civilians are estimated to remain in the western half of mosul. there's been growing concern over heavy civilian casualties during the government offensive backed by airstrikes from the us—led coalition. president trump's son—in—law,jared kushner, has met the iraqi prime minister in baghdad. the us delegation receieved first—hand assessment of the battle against islamic state — their talks also focused on helping civilians who have had to flee because of the fighting. after violent protests in paraguay politicians say they'll delay a vote on a measure which would allow the president to stand for a second term in office. the protests on friday saw the congress building set

. >> luis carlos vÉlez desde mocoa colombia una naciÓn que vive unos dÍas trÁgicos despuÉs de varios deslaves y el crecimiento de estos rÍos que terminÓ con la vida de miles de personas, a mis espaldas lo que queda de una estaciÓn de gasolina lo que queda de un bus, lo que queda de muchas viviendas no solamente se trata de pÉrdidas materiales si no tambiÉn de perdidas humanas, la ayuda aquÍ en el sur de colombia sigue viniendo mientras tanto la lucha contra el reloj es enorme para encontrar a los que aÚn quedan desaparecido s esto es lo Último. >> las escenas acÁ en mocoa son simplemente devastadoras hoy dÍa sÓlo tienen lodo, escombros, muerte y desolaciÓn. >> hoy he venido a disolver los cuellos de botella para que la parte humanitaria fluya y desde ahora comenzar la etapa de la reconstrucciÓn. >> estas Últimas 36 horas ha sido una lucha contra el reloj. >> mi hermana, mi sobrina, mi hermana, mi abuela, mi abuelito y mi sobrina y mi cuÑada y mi hermanos fallecieron. >> las lluvias en esta Área no han parado desde el sÁbado en la maÑana borraron el pueblo de 65.000

our top story: a desperate search for survivors after colombia's deadly landslides. more than 200 people have died, many of them children in the southern city of mocoa. hundreds are still missing. the colombian army and emergency services have joined the search operation. a huge inquiry into child sexual abuse by members of the catholic church is drawing to a close in australia. the four year long inquiry heard allegations against more than 500 priests. and this story is trending@bbc.com. sold at auction in hong kong. ——a portrait of chairman mao by the artist andy warhol has been sold at auction in hong kong. it sold for around us$12.7—million. the portrait is among the most famous images of the 20th century. that's all from me now — stay with bbc world news. and a stop story in the uk, —— top story.

a mudslide in southern colombia has left more than 150 people dead. police and rescue teams are at the scene, but their efforts are being hampered by poor weather conditions. the local governor has called an unprecedented tragedy. sangita myska reports. urged on by soldiers, people living in the city of mocoa run for their lives. there is no time to collect possessions, because this is what's coming. deadly mudslides have engulfed parts of southern colombia, submerging homes, businesses and people. 0ver150 are dead, and hundreds more are injured. as rescuers continue the search for survivors, the president today declared a state of emergency across the region. unusually heavy rains flooded the mocoa river, bursting its banks and those of three tributaries. it created what eyewitnesses called an avalanche of mud that has pulled buildings apart, devastating towns and leaving residents amazed and appalled in equal measure. as families continue to flee, the emergency services pick their way through the debris in treacherous conditions. the red cross have

we begin in southern colombia. people there digging through rubble after devastating mudslides that took place, many of them hoping to find relatives or friends still. more than 200 people are missing. at least 254 are presumed dead. >> some families barely able to escape before their homes were destroyed. the colombian president visited the region affected. a cnn crew was there when the president spoke with a victim. >> the colombian president there speaking with people. he also says that he suspects climate change could be partially to blame. our rafael romo picks up the story. >> reporter: it all happened very fast. according to a witness, it started raining friday night about 10:30, and the flood waters rose so fast that people had to run for their lives. many houses were flattened, bridges collapsed, and highways were washed away. it happened in southern colombia. mocoa is surrounded by three rivers which overflowed as a result of some of the heaviest rains the city has seen in years. colombian president juan

our top stories: the desperate search for survivors in colombia. bad weather hampers efforts after a landslide kills more than 250 people. power politics in venezuela: president maduro claims the credit as protestors call on the supreme court to reinstate the authority of the congress. we have a special report from mosul‘s battered museum, after the islamic state group tried to destroy iraq's unique history. these were statutes of gods and this wasn't just cultural vandalism. it was an attempt to remake history, to destroy a civilisation, to destory a memory. and, after he was lost for words, bob dylan finally collects his nobel prize for literature. hello and welcome. a landslide in southern colombia has left more than 250 people dead. police and rescue teams are at the scene, but their efforts are being hampered by darkness and bad weather. many people are still missing and it's feared the number of people who lost their lives could rise. the local governor has called the situation in the southern city of mocoa "an unprecedented tragedy". greg

a desperate search for survivors after colombia's deadly landslides. more than 200 people have died, many of them children in the southern city of mocoa. around 300 are missing. the colombian army and emergency services have joined the search operation. the chief minister of punjab province in pakistan has called for a full enquiry into the murders of at least twenty people at a sufi shrine. the custodian of the shrine has been arrested. and this story is popular on bbc.com a portrait of chairman mao by the artist andy warhol has been sold at auction in hong kong. it sold for around us$12.7 million. the portrait is among the most famous images of the 20th century. that's all from me now. stay with bbc world news.

the death toll continues to climb from devastating floods in colombia. rfavy rains caused three rivers to overflow, unleashing what has been described as an avalanche of water and mud on the city of mocoa. more than 200 are dead. many others are missing. mireya villarreal has the latest. >> emergency responders are looking through the rubble, tirelessly searching for survivors. this father is looking for his daughter luisa who's barely old enough to call out his name. she's just one of the hundreds still missing. the streets of mocoa, colombia were consumed by a wall of water late friday night. heavy rain triggered the overflow of three rivers and the flooding quickly turned into an avalanche of mud. itrials reveal the city's true devastation. the force of the mudslide knocking buildings over, sweeping cars away, and tearing families apart. this woman's friend was swept away by the current. her husband unable to hold on tight enough. colombia's president juan manuel santos toured mocoa and declared it a disaster zone. he says their hearts are with the fa

el votar asesinato de zÁrate tan sÓlo tres aÑos, ha extendido a colombia generando indignaciÓn.se unas autoridades, la menor fue maltratada, presentaba signos de desnutriciÓn y tortura y al parecer tambiÉn fue Árida sexualmente. reportero: cuando el nombre de giuliana, aÚn retumba en la mente de los colombianos por la crueldad, otra pequeÑa de tres aÑos de edad en circunstancias peores, muriÓ en colombia. se llamaba sarita, y segÚn la mamÁ, vivÍa con sus padre nos porque ella tuvo dificultades econÓmicas para mantenerla. >> toda demacrada, toda flaca. reportero: llegÓ al hospital en la tarde del pasado viernes con mÚltiples heridas en el pecho. un trauma craneoencefÁlico severo, aamputaciÓn de uno de sus dedos, las uÑas levantadas, un brazo partido, heridas de armas blancas y serios indicios de haber sido violada. >> en este momento no se sabe cuÁl fue el criminal que atentÓ contra ella y le quitÓ la vida, pero las autoridades estÁn investigando para tener el responsable y ojalÁ se dÉ la mÁxima pena. reportero: el horrendo crimen tiene devastado al pequeÑo puebl

por que colombia? >> hay lugares en colombia guadalajara en los Últimos lugares se ha transformado mucho, en mÉxico es difÍcil encontrar esa Época de los 90 en guadalajara. staphanie: las montaÑas de colombia han sido el escenario perfecto para imitar la sierra de mÉxico donde joaquÍn guzmÁn creÓ su imperio de la droga a la cabeza del cÁrtel de sinaloa. una antigua fÁbrica de textiles alberga varios estudios de filmaciÓn bajo un mismo techo. uno de ellos es los pinos, donde encontramos al director espaÑol grabando una escena con el personaje conocido como presidente 64. muy parecido a un reciente presidente de mÉxico, interpretado por el actor colombiano juan pablo gamboa. en algunos casos los personajes aunque muy parecidos a los de la vida real llevan otro nombre. en la otra esquina de la locaciÓn encontramos un tÚnel, elemento infaltable para relatar la historia de un capo obsesionado con la subterrÁnea. >> estar en un bajo perfil en estos tÚneles, en esta oscuridad. stephanie: el

in colombia, headroom —— —— in colombia, hundreds of rescue workers and troops are continuing are continuing to dig for survivors of landslides that have killed more than 200 people — including dozens of children. australia's four year—long inquiry into sexual abuse by catholic priests draws to a close. tributes have been paid to the civil rights campaigner darcus howe who has died at the age of seventy four. the writer and broadcaster campaigned for black rights and against racism for more than 50 years. our correspondent elaine dunkley looks back at his life. in the fight against police brutality and racism, heroes of a struggle were born. darcus howe, a prominent figure in the british black panther movement. in the 19705, he was arrested, charged with inciting a riot with a group of activists protesting about police harassment at the mangrove restaurant in notting hill. it was a completely non—event. until you looked around and saw 600 police. and we thought, hell, what's this? at the trial, all nine were cleared. the mangrove nine became a landmark case, exposing heavy—handed pol

our top stories: the desperate search for survivors in colombia. bad weather hampers efforts after a landslide kills more than two hundred. power politics in venezuela. president maduro claims the credit as protestors call on the supreme court to reinstate the authroity of the congress. hello and welcome. a landslide in southern colombia has left more than 200 people dead. police and rescue teams are at the scene, but their efforts are being hampered by bad weather. the local governor has called the situation in the southern city of mocoa "an unprecedented tragedy". sangita myska reports. urged on by soldiers, people living in the city of mocoa run for their lives. there is no time to collect possessions, because this is what's coming. deadly mudslides have engulfed parts of southern colombia, submerging homes, businesses and people. over 150 are dead, and hundreds more are injured. as rescuers continue the search for survivors, the president today declared a state of emergency across the region. unusually heavy rains flooded the mocoa river, burst

shannon: our next honoree is natalia ponce de leon from colombia. in surviving a sulfuric acid attack by a stalker, she surgeries totiple address burns to her face and body. she calls her recovery a rebirth which led her to start her own foundation to help other acid attack survivors. as a result of her advocacy, the colombian congress passed the natalia ponce de leon law in january 2016. natalia is being honored for her relentless pursuit of justice against acid attacks and fighting for the promotion of a law to hold perpetrators to account. natalia? [applause] mr. shannon: our next honoree is jannat al ghezi from iraq. after surviving domestic abuse, her tribal family threatened her life. she now dedicates her life to protecting other women from violence. she has furthered the organization of women's freedom in iraq's cause by providing shelter, protection, training, and legal services for women, including those who have suffered brutality at the hands of isis. she is being honored for self -- for selflessly working on behalf of women and survivor

the headlines at four: a state of emergency has been declared in colombia after more than 250 people are killed in mudslides; many more are missing. police in croydon are treating a brutal attack on a 17—year—old kurdish—iranian boy as a hate crime. six people have been arrested. this was a cowardly and despicable attack. a teenager whose mother and brother were stabbed to death at home says the family is "devastated" — lydia wilkinson left flowers at the scene earlier. theresa may reassures gibraltar of britain's steadfast commitment and says she will work to secure the best possible outcome from brexit talks. also in the next hour, today's boat race will go ahead. a suspected world war two bomb has now been removed from the banks of the thames, meaning the university boat race gets the green light. celtic have won the scottish premier league with eight games to spare after beating hearts 5—0 at tynecastle. and coming up at 4:30pm, inside out looks at the plans to dig a tunnel beneath stonehenge. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. rescue teams in colombia are searchin

tambiÉn nos a tener los Últimos detalles, desde colombia del fenÓmeno en colombia, continuamos en breve. relator: sacan la victoria ante monterrey en casa. no le cambiÉ, regresamos mÁs rápido que inmediatamente. ramÓn: las intensas lluvias provocaron el desbordamiento de tres rÍos que han cobrado la vida de mÁs de 200 personas esta es una de las peores tragedias naturales, segÚn informaron hoy las autoridades. nos tiene el panorama desolador que viven cientos de familias colombianas. presentador: lo que se ven eran 17 vecindarios enteros. la fuerza de la naturaleza lleno de lluvia a la zona y el agua desbordada, acabÓ con una parte de la ciudad. desde anoche el nÚmero de heridos crece y sin control. la cifra revela la magnitud de una tragedia de dimensiones. de nada sirvieron las sirenas de las alarmas, para evacuar a la poblaciÓn. nos dieron tiempo ni tregua y se llevaron consigo a hombres, mujeres, ancianos y niÑos. >> automÁticamente ella la gente evacuando la de todos los puntos de la ciudad. reportera: cancelÓ un viaje diplomÁtico cuba, debido a la tragedia. >> vamos

rescuers scramble to reach survivors in the colombia mudslides. at least 250 people have been killed. a state of emergency is declared. six arrests are made by police investigating an alleged hate crime attack on a 17—year—old kurdish—iranian asylum seeker in south london. this was a cowardly and despicable attack. this is a young man who's come to this country to seek sanctuary and it appears that he's been set upon. the writer, broadcaster and civil liberties campaigner darcus howe has died at the age of 7a. university student lydia wilkinson pays tribute to her mother and younger brother, who were stabbed to death in their west midlands home last week. also in the next hour — victory for oxford in the 163rd men's boat race. oxford, in the 163rd boat race, will reclaim the thames, champions once more. the dark blues take the title back from cambridge after leading for most of the race. earlier in the women's boat race. the finish line calls. it is victory for cambridge, and what a victory. cambridge triumphed in a record time after oxfor

the latest on the devastating situation in colombia. >> plus driving way past expectations, the record number of vehicles delivered by tesla. don't put up with almost clean. finish quantum, proven to clean better than cascade complete gel. switch to finish quantum and get really clean dishes first time, every time. >>> we are continue to follow developing news out of colombia where 200 people are dead after a mudslide this weekend. dozens of people remain missing and now if the floodwater have receded family members are combing through the rubble. that mudslide came to quickly many people didn't have time to get out of their homes. mudslides are common in southern colombia, this is one of the worst natural disasters in recent memory. >>> president donald trump is again accusing the media of missing the real story behind russia's involvement in the u.s. election. the push continues to get supreme court nominee neil gorsuch confirms. jennifer johnson has more now from washington. >> reporter: republican senator rand paul meeting president trump sunday for golf and talk on replacing obama