when you go to singapore as? —— point you go to singapore as? that song, total eclipse of the heart, by bonnie tyler, has just eclipse of the heart, by bonnie tyler, hasjust gone eclipse of the heart, by bonnie tyler, has just gone to the top of the charts. when she was seeing it, she was singing it on a cruise ship. let‘s have a little lesson... —— little listen. you sounded just like, rico. when this was happening, this was a number one hit in the 80s, and it went straight to number one today. spanish police say they‘ve shot dead the main suspect responsible for carrying out last week‘s terror attack in barcelona. tom burridge is in subirats where the operation took place. the hunt for a young man who murdered so many ended here. a normally tranquil part of the catalonian countryside this afternoon swarmed with armed police. in the sky, officers checking for accomplices. but, hunted for days, younes abouyaaqoub died out here, on his own. the catalan police have shot dead younes abouyaaqoub, driver of the van and perpetrator of the at

ourtop live from singapore with me, marika oi. our top story, toyota is due to release its earnings this afternoon. the focus is also on media reports that toyota and mazda will announce a$1.6 that toyota and mazda will announce a $1.6 billion assembly plant in the us later today according to the wall streetjournal. toyota us later today according to the wall street journal. toyota was us later today according to the wall streetjournal. toyota was the only japanese carmaker which saw its sales rise in the most important market, the united states, in the month ofjuly. its smaller rivals struggled in the us but honda posted strong results next with cheap japanese yen and solid demand in asia. not as good for nissan which reported a sharp drop in profit. one a nalyst told reported a sharp drop in profit. one analyst told me why honda is doing much better than the others. there are some earnings in the united states which have been very weak across—the—board states which have been very weak across—the—boa rd soap honda states

the 70s, the 60s in singapore was a good time for singapore was a good time for singapore with music. a golden age. but in the 70s, everything ended because of national service and effo rts because of national service and efforts to clean up singapore. that was when there was a ban for long hairfor men. if you played guitar and had long hair, you a drug addict. it was a bad image to have degenerative western culture and music. as a teenager wanting to have fun, we had to play our music underground. that was a difficult and scary time. but i wanted to do what i wanted to do. i was not a drug addict. you are a songwriter, you are a well—known singer. but this is really your first time making your directorial debut. what was it like making a film about your life? when i was first approached for this film i turned it down because i thought i don't want to do a film about me and all of that. but then i relented. i thought i would not like the experience, but actually i loved it. i can't wait to do more. i heard you singing before. you have a wonderful voice. producing something? just for

i'm rico hizon, in singapore. this is newsday. the headlines: divers find bodies aboard the damaged american warship and questions grow about the state of the us pacific fleet. indonesia names a cleric already injail as a suspect in the islamic state group's first attack in southeast asia. i'm babita sharma, in london. also in the programme: india's supreme court bans the islamic practice of instant divorce. will it end the misery suffered by thousands of women? this issue will change the entire landscape of muslim laws in india. "numb and confused" — princes william and harry tell the bbc about their memories of the days after their mother's death, 20 years ago. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. glad you could join us. it's iam in london and 8am here in singapore, where the search continues for sailors missing after a us warship collided with an oil tanker. divers have located bodies in the flooded compartments of the warship. the accident is raising questions about state of th

singapore at every 2—3 minutes. the malaysian authorities say the crash happened just outside a safety zone where shipping is separated into fixed lanes. we know the location of the incident. it is more or less at the entrance to the traffic separation, it is an area where no less than 80,000 vessels travel to the area per year. injune the mccain's sister ship uss fitzgerald was involved in a remarkably similar incident colliding with a container vessel off the coast of japan. seven american sailors died and the vessel almost sank, the 7th fleet blamed poor seamanship and removed the fitzgerald's commanding officer. the mccain limped into a singapore naval base but these warships are designed to respond to threats around them at all times and the us navy will be looking urgently at why two have now been involved collisions injust two months. richard lister, bbc news. our asia correspondent karishma vaswani is in singapore. as more time passes the chances of finding these missing sailors sadly recedes? absolutely, i

i'm rico hizon in singapore. the headlines: american and south korean troops begin their annual military exercises, as tensions remain high on the korean peninsula. nearly 600 dead and several millions affected by flooding, as south asia experiences its worst rains for decades. we hearfrom villagers in nepal. her property, her livestock, rice, whatever she had has all been swept away. and she has had to live, with her children, without food for more than five days now. i'm tom donkin in london. also in the programme: spanish police say the man who drove into dozens of people in barcelona is still unaccounted for, and may have crossed the border into france. discovered after 72 years — the world war two warship sunk by a japanese submarine in the pacific ocean. it is 8:00am in singapore, 1:00am in london and 9:00am in seoul, where the annual wargames are on the agenda. a massive joint military exercise involving south korea and the united states is about to begin. tens of thousands of troops, aircraft and naval

i am rico hizon in singapore. our top stories: bodies are found in the us warship john s mccain amid questions over whether the pacific fleet is stretched thin. president trump heads for arizona to rally support after a foreign policy u—turn on afghanistan. lam babita i am babita sharma lam babita sharma in i am babita sharma in london. also on the programme: a major victory for women's rights activists as india bans the controversial islamic practice of instant divorce. this issue will change the entire landscape of muslim laws in india. and the curse of harry potter? we report on how the popular books have led to a demand for pet owls in indonesia. thank you forjoining us. it's midnight in london, and 7am here in singapore, where the search continues for sailors missing after a us warship collided with an oil tanker. divers have located bodies in the flooded compartments of the warship. the accident is raising questions about state of the us fleet in the pacific — is it over—stretched? rupert wingfield—h

i'm rico hizon, in singapore. the headlines: the us navy temporarily suspends operations worldwide, after one of its destroyers collides with a tanker near singapore. unveiling america's latest plan for it's troops in afghanistan — president trump will shortly announce his new strategy. i'm babita sharma, in london. also in the programme: spanish police say they have killed the main suspect in the barcelona terror attack. and a magical moment — the first time in a century americans get to watch the total eclipse of the sun. good morning. it is 8:00am in singapore, 1:00am in london, and 8:00pm in washington, where us defence secretary james mattis has confirmed a broad investigation will take place, after a collision between a us destroyer and oil tanker near singapore. ten american sailors are still missing, with a sea rch—and—rescue operation ongoing. the ussjohn s mccain is the second us navy ship to be involved in a serious collision in as many months. 0ur asia correspondent karishma vaswani has been to

i'm rico hizon in singapore, the headlines. more questions about us naval operations in the pacific after the commander of the seventh fleet is sacked. on terror alert in rotterdam — a rock concert is cancelled, police seize a van containing gas canisters near the venue. i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme. tackling sectarian tensions in myanmar‘s rakhine state — a commission headed by kofi annan prepares to deliver its report. a controversial auction of rare rhino horns for the chinese and vietnamese market in south africa — but will it encourage poaching? it's 8am in singapore and 1am in london. the us navy is facing increased pressure over whether it's been stretched too thin, after the commander of the seventh fleet was relieved of his post following a series of collisions. in the latest, the ussjohn s mccain struck an oil tanker in the waters off singapore. as many as ten sailors are feared dead. rupert wingfield—hayes reports from singapore. these are the faces that have lost the us seventh fleet

i'm rico hizon, in singapore. i'm babita sharma, in london. our top stories: as president trump issues another strong warning against north korea, the us media are quoting intelligence officials who believe north korea has successfully miniaturised a nuclear warhead to fit it onto a missile. the south african president, jacob zuma, has narrowly survived a parliamentary vote of no confidence against him. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world: the japan times is focusing on growing concerns over north korea's nuclear weapons programme. the japanese defence ministry's annual white paper says pyongyang's making significant progress towards developing miniaturised nuclear warheads. the south china post highlights the pollution that's clogging up hong kong's coastline. it's believed a thousand tonnes of palm oil have been spilt and after two ships collided. we'll have more on that story in just a few minutes. the main picture on the new york times shows us paratroopers practicing aerial assaults in europe. but the paper also te

i'm rico hizon in singapore, the headlines. president trump issues a strong warning against north korea amid reports its miniaturised a nuclear warhead that could fit onto a missile. they will be met with fire and fury like the world has never seen. the motion of no—confidence the president is accordingly negative. celebrations for south africa's anc party as president zuma narrowly survives a parliamentary vote of no confidence against him. i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme. several beaches are closed in hong kong as congealed palm oil continues to wash ashore. and the american country music star glen campbell has died at the age of eighty—one. we look back at his life & career. it's 8am in singapore, 1am in london and 8:30 in the morning in pyongyang where north korea's official news agency said it was considering missile strikes near guam, where us strategic bombers are based. it follows news from us intelligence officials who say north korea has produced a nuclear warhead small enough to fit onto its ba

i'm rico hizon in singapore. the headlines: more questions about us naval operations in the pacific after the commander of the seventh fleet is sacked. new revelations from the defeated us presidential candidate, hillary clinton, who describes donald trump as a creep. it was incredibly uncomfortable. he was literally breathing down my neck. my skin crawled. i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme: south africa holds an online auction of rhino horns drawing criticism from conservationists who fear it will encourage poaching. live from our studios in singapore and london. this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. it's 7am in singapore and midnight in london. the us navy is facing increased pressure over whether it's been stretched too thin after the commander of the seventh fleet was relieved of his post following a series of collisions. in the latest, the ussjohn s mccain struck an oil tanker in the waters off singapore. as many as ten sailors are feared dead and a wide—ranging search contin

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it was on its way to singapore. it is supporting security effo rts singapore. it is supporting security efforts in the region. it has done so efforts in the region. it has done so for some time. these incidents are very rare. but this is the second serious collision involving a us warship in as many months, as you said. the last one occurred injune. that was actually off the day of tokyo, japan's waters. that was the uss fitzgerald. it collided with a container ship, one in japanese waters. it sustained serious damage in several crew members were killed. investigations are still continuing into the cause of a crash. in terms of this collision, we don't know how serious it is, if anyone has been injured. the us navy has said there is an ongoing search and rescue operation. all right. sarah corker, thank you, we will leave it there. spanish police say they believe a 12—strong terror cell spent six months planning the attack in barcelona that claimed 13 lives. they say the plotters originally intended to drive three vans laden with home—made bombs into crowds

i am rico hizon in singapore. our top stories: the worst south asia floods in decades — 1200 people have died and more rain is forecast. in southern texas, floodwaters are expected to reach their peak on friday, nearly a week after hurricane harvey hit land. hello. i am hello. lam ben hello. i am ben bland hello. lam ben bland in hello. i am ben bland in london. also coming up on the programme: a ground—breaking new cancer treatment that uses the body's own immune system gets approval in the us. no match, but plenty of action as the english premier league transfer deadline passes. we'll take a look at some of the biggest deals. glad you could join us. it's 7am in singapore, midnight in london, and 3:30am in the morning in delhi, where the full impact of the devastating floods across south asia is now becoming clear. heavy rains at this time of year are not unusual, but the sheer loss of life certainly is. more than 1200 people are believed to have died in the region. relief agencies are struggling to get help

now we're taking a look at a very different kind of singapore art. you know, it's rare that a lot of our local tattoo community comes together, congregates in one area, in one spot. these are very talented individuals and, you know, it's art. and it's beautiful art at that. i guess i'm one of the most well—known tattooists in the world. i've been travelling for about ten years now, tattooing just everybody that i can. it's so intimate. tattooing is really intimate, because you're dealing with touching people and the interaction of human beings and it is one—on—one for so long, it's just an intimate thing. it's overwhelming getting a lot of attention, you know what i mean? it's hard to focus because ijust want to create good art. i'm super grateful but it's hard. what i've noticed about singapore in general, it's not very heavily tattooed. like, walking around the streets, i didn't see a lot of tattoos on lower limbs where you can see it, or necks and faces and stuff. so that was really interesting, because everywhere i go everyone is heavily ta

singapore is 11 or 12 hours ahead of us. it is daytime right now locally which will help search efforts. >> we are all hopeful that the daylight efforts will help them find those ten missing sailors. the incident itself, we understand the happened in the nighttime. when that complicate matters since you really can't tell what's going on at night on the vessel. >> that's correct. however this time is different because the collision happened around 5:30 a.m. in the morning local time in singapore. 6:30 a.m. japan time. that would be around on it would also be a time when the crew would be mustering about that time. you would have some coming on watching some coming off watch, people getting ready for work to make something you said is very important, the particular damage is not as bad as it was within the fitzgerald, but nonetheless, the uss mccain is taking on some flooding, but still moving in operating under its own power, correct? >> correct. told it will be arriving back in singapore in the next several hours according t

we're live in singapore with the latest. megan's smile is getting a lot of attention because she uses act® mouthwash. act® strengthens enamel, protects teeth from harmful acids, and helps prevent cavities. go beyond brushing with act®. >>> a chinese automaker is setting its sights on jeep, but its bid for the iconic american brand will face political backlash. great wall motors is reportedly exploring an offer for the jeep brand. jeep is fiat chrysler's crown jewel. it accounts for most of its profits with low gas prices spurring demand. jeep sells 1.4 million cars globally. that's more than any other brand in the u.s. fiat chrysler tells cnn great wall has not approached the company yet. but fiat has been looking for a buyer, partner for years. costs are rising for things like meeting fuel standards and developing new tech. a chinese buyer for a detroit automaker, that faces political hurdles. the u.s. is currently re-examine its economic relationship with china, especially over manufacturing. this deal runs up against p

karishma vaswani, bbc news, singapore. our correspondent rupert wingfield—hayes is in singapore, where the warship has docked. how embarrassing is this for the americans? it is a huge embarrassment for the us. as you can tell from the response both from the defence secretary and from the navy. the fact they are taking this operational pause across the globe is very significant of how seriously they are taking notjust is very significant of how seriously they are taking not just this incident off the coast of singapore but there have actually been three incidents in the last two months. one here, one of the coast of south korea and one of the coast of japan injune korea and one of the coast of japan in june where seven korea and one of the coast of japan injune where seven sailors were killed in a very similar incident to what happened here yesterday morning. those investigations were looking to a number of different issues. they essentially want to find out if there is a systemic problem either in the training or operati

three markets opening up -- taiwan, singapore, malaysia. big drop. the story among the currency markets has been a bit yes for the yen, but also for the chinese currency. have a look at the renminbi. .his is your dollars cnh global , we arey across bonds very much getting yields backing up and equity futures, as you can see. very much under pressure. australia, why are we looking at this market? 200 day moving average, first time in weeks that we are below that. currently that should be at 56.88. we are three points south of that level, 56.85 on the asx 200. t, really traps it in real time where we are. we are trading at about 1.06 at the moment, kind of wide. our session high was at 109.22, very briefly at 109 on the indicative range. watching closely, this has been really very torrid, if you will, -- ng a sort of let's take a step back, where we are right at dollar-yen. there is not a lot of support ther. we are looking ate a 52-week moving average. this is a charge we keep rehashing because it has held quite well. one of nine. -- 109. where do we

singapore and neighboring malaysia. this is not normal no this is a big deal this is international zoster for them it's possible that. at number. some combination of. for. for seamanship or some combination of of things going wrong with the ship actually physically wrong with the ship that could lead to this. this collision couldn't have come at a more awkward time for the united. it's in the midst of its annual military drills with south korea that launched this week. and it follows another collision with another u. s. warship early in the year with a merchant vessel. this trend. demands more forceful actio. as such. a director and operational pause. be taken and all of our fleets around the world. one our fleet commanders to get together with their leaders and their commands. to ensure that we're taking all appropriate immediate actions. to ensure safe and effective operations around the world. and the u. s. defense secretary james mattis says that will be a wider investigation into u. s. naval operations. after the c

i'm rico hizon in singapore. this is newsday on the bbc. the headlines: 2,000 people are rescued from rising floodwaters in houston as a huge storm hits the us state of texas. we just... wejust... we we just... we prayed wejust... we prayed a lot. wejust praised god and he rescued us, so we are very thankful. thousands of rohingya muslims escape fighting in myanmar, only to be turned back by bangladeshi border guards. i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme. security forces are on high alert in northern india, where a self—styled guru convicted of rape will be sentenced later on monday. and we catch a lift with the first all female crew from india hoping to sail round the world. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. it's 6am in singapore, ”pm in london, and 5pm in the us city of houston, where tropical storm harvey has brought heavy rains and massive floods. weather forecasters have called the situation unprecedented. hospitals have been evacuated, airports shut, an

lama i am a reader or in singapore. the headlines: —— mariko oi. two men arrested in australia due in court, accused of plotting to bring down a plane. more pressure on president trump asa plane. more pressure on president trump as a grand jury is set up to investigate allegations of russian interference in last year's collections. i am alpa patel in london. also on the programme: one of the world's tallest building is in dubai is engulfed in flames for the second time in two years. and you are never too old to rock ‘n‘ roll, meet singapore's grandma mary as she prepares for the gig of her life. i am 81 years old this year andi life. i am 81 years old this year and i am rocking at singapore national day parade. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. it's 7am in singapore, midnight in london and nine in the morning in sydney australia, where two men arrested on suspicion of plotting to bring down an aeroplane are due to appear in court. both men have been charged with terror offences an

in the singapore straits is unaffected by this as well. let's have a look at the markets currency wise. we've had this decline in the dollar, the story of 2017 on the foreign exchanges, but a pullback of late. the betting seems to be, and this chart 992 on the bloomberg inminal, suggesting people positions for further declines, exceeding 100,000 contracts as more investors turn bearish on the dollar. these bars in red suggesting financial conditions have exceeded 100 thousand contracts, nearly 200,000 contracts here as well, so that is what we have at the moment with resistance for the greenback to the downside. guidelines, and not everybody is playing fair. there are concerns bad companies are benefiting while households have been saddled with the dep bt. are you seeing less corporate the stretch? has reduced the financial risks of china's companies. defaults this year have been , and then last year program has been growing with the total value surpassing $100 10lion since the launch months ago, but the key concern is whether the money ha

we understand thejohn mccain uss destroyer was making a routine stop to singapore. it is common for a american warships and warships in this part of the world. they are allies. while en route, it is not clear yet, it happened near singapore, in extremely congested waters, not just because singapore, in extremely congested waters, notjust because of trade, but because this is a very narrow body of water as well. it is still unclear at this stage what caused the incident. the collision occurred with a merchant vessel, a liberian flag waving vessel. substantially larger than the warship, it was. it sustained damage on the port side. the extent of damage is not clear. media reports unconfirmed at this stage say there has been flooding in the ship. but it is running on its own power and is on its way to port. that is what we know at this stage. this is not the first time in the past two months a navy ship has been involved in a collision. that is correct. a few months ago, back in june, in fact, correct. a few months ago, back in june, infact, off correct. a few months a

karishma vaswani, bbc news, singapore. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news. the iraqi army says it is advancing on the town of tal afar, the latest stage of a major offensive against the islamic state group. it says it has taken a number of villages on the outskirts of the town. the military are being urged to rescue people from the minority yazidi community who the militants may be holding as slaves. an earthquake with magnitude of 4.3 has hit the italian island of ischia off the coast of naples. at least one person has been killed and more than 20 injured. residents and tourists on the island ran out onto the streets from homes and hotels. several buildings have collapsed. the university of texas has removed three statues commemorating the us civil war era, saying they had become symbols of modern white supremacy. the operation to take down the confederate monuments, including one of general robert e lee, began overnight to avoid confrontations. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: we meet

i'm marika oi in singapore. the headlines: two men due in court, in sydney, accused of plotting to bring down an etihad plane. more pressure on president trump as a grand jury is set up to investigate allegations of russian interference in last year's collections. i'm alpa patel in london. also in the programme: one of the world's tallest building , the torch tower in dubai, is engulfed in flames for the second time in two years. and you're never too old to rock ‘n‘ roll, meet singapore's grandma mary as she prepares for the gig of her life. i'm 81 years old this year and i am rocking at singapore national daprarade. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. it's 8am in singapore, 1am in london and 10:00 in the morning in sydney where two men arrested on suspicion of plotting to bring down an etihad airways flight. the bbc‘s hywel griffiths is there. the police have been speaking to the press. what do we know more about their alleged plot. we have be

singapore, shares gaining .4%. we are waiting on inflation data this afternoon. comes to what is moving that index, check out comfort meeting verizon singapore, rising as much as 11 percent, the biggest jump since november 2008 after saying it is in exclusive partnership talks with uber. that index is up for a second straight eight. -- straight day. rishaad: it has been about korea today and yesterday. let's find out what has then happening with relations to join washington-moscow, pyongyang, and beijing. >> rex tillerson says north korea is showing at level of strength that could open the way to dialogue, saying it is worth noting that pyongyang has not conducted missile launches sense security council sanctions were imposed. the north threaten merciless retaliation for military drills with the south. >> we hope this is the beginning of this signal we have been looking for, that they are ready to restrain their provocative acts and perhaps we are seeing our pathway to sometime in the near future having dialogue. but i wantsee more, to of knowledge the steps they

singapore versus hong kong for fundamentals. sree: for now, singapore shows the fundamentals are stronger. , the demand supply dynamics are healthier. singapore has had 15 straight quarters of decline, that is thinks largely due to the government's very disciplined in cooling any signs of housing bubbles. at this, definitely with what is happening in the broader macroeconomy, it seems like singapore's developer stocks might be a better bet. watching those, thank you so much for that. australia's largest rail freight operator has delivered a four set of four-year results. on whathear his outlook it comes to what's next. this is bloomberg. ♪ ♪ track your pack. set a curfew, or two. make dinner-time device free. [ music stops ] [ music plays again ] a smarter way to wifi is awesome. introducing xfinity xfi. amazing speed, coverage and control. change the way you wifi. xfinity. the future of awesome. violence in virginia, a man is charged with murder. the white house tries to deflect criticism. rish, as the domestic political tu

they collided with a merchant vessel near singapore. the ship it collided with is an oil tanker sailing under the liberian fight. earlier this month it was involved in freedom of navigation operations in the south china sea, sailing within 6 miles of an artificial island built by china. initial reports indicate the vessel sustained damage tonight to the left rear side. we continue to follow developments as the uss john mccain is under its own power and going back to a port nearby. the most important thing is ten sailors are missing. we will be joined by lucas. we are waiting for him as he gets more information from the defense department. this is, by the way, the fourth incident involving navy vessels. this is the fourth mishap for navy ships in the pacific since february. i'm going through the list, u.s. navy cruiser iran aground in tokyo bay dumping over 1000 gallons of oil in tokyo bay. in may, another cruiser hit a south korean fishing vessel, and in june, the one that many of us recall, uss fitzgerald hit a cargo ship killing seven

matt: juliette saly in singapore. a search is underway for 10 american sailors missing off the coast of singapore, disappearing after their worship, the was is is john mccain collided with a patrol in -- the uss john mccain collided with a petroleum tanker. let's go to jason could sake who joins us from singapore. jason, what else do we know about what has happened so far? uss mccain is the docked in singapore. it was able to get here under its own steam and power and the intensive search involving three other countries, indonesia, singapore, and malaysia, is still underway to look those 10 missing sailors. that search and rescue is still ongoing that this is the second incident involving a u.s. navy in the area and that is why this is one of the most read stories on the agenda. what was the fallout on the very first incident? jason: two months ago, a navy ship collided with another merchant ship off the coast of japan in a tragic incident where seven u.s. sailors were drowned and april a very investigation by the u.s

karishma vaswani, bbc news, singapore. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: we meet the wild donkeys of northern cyprus, animals that have had to fend for themselves in a divided island. washington, the world's most political city, is today assessing the political health of the world's most powerful man. indeed, i did have a relationship with miss lewinsky that was not appropriate. in fact, it was wrong. in south africa, 97 people have been killed today, in one of the worst days of violence between rival black groups. over the last ten days, 500 have died. chanting: czechoslovakia must be free! russia is observing a national day of mourning for the 118 submariners who died on board the kursk. we're all with them now, within our hearts. the pope has celebrated mass before a congregation of more than 2.5 million people, in his hometown of krakow. "stay with us, stay with us," chanted this ocean of humanity. "well, well," joked the pope, "so you want me to desert rome?" this is bbc world news. our top story this hour: pre

now on bbc news all the latest business news live from singapore. samsung electronics unveils the note eight, their successor to number seven which was famous for catching fire. we look at how singapore is catering to higher demand for end of life care. good morning, asia, hello world. it's thursday, glad you could join us. we start off with samsung electronics and south korea's smart phone giant is trying to wipe the slate clean with their latest device, the note eight. its predecessor gained notoriety from exploding batteries. recall is cost the company around 5 billion us dollars. i spoke about the safety of the latest device. we subject all of oui’ the latest device. we subject all of our devices to strenuous testing, we have used that and we are confident in our product delivery. is going to be the most expensive mainstream phone on the market, are people really going to pay that price? we are anticipating this product to go on sale in the uk at £869. it has the capabilities of multiple devices ina single the capabilities of multiple devices

we know that the ussjon mccain is expected to be heading to a naval base here in singapore. there is no further details, i should add, as to what time it might arrive here. what we also know is that the damage that it sustained, as of yet we have not been informed about the extent of the damage, but what we do know is that the us navy's public affairs department has said that it was the port side of the warship. the collision occurred in the early hours of monday morning, and again, it is not clear how bad the damage is to the other vessel involved in this collision. that is the liberian—flagged merchant vessel, which was substantially larger than this warship. this is the second such commission recently. —— collision. are we hearing anything from the us navy about what may have actually happened 7 from the us navy about what may have actually happened? no, chris, we are not hearing anything in terms of specifics as to what happened. what we have been told is that there will be an investigation under way. but you are right, this is a very worrying and quite awkward, fr

now on bbc news all the latest business news live from singapore. the world's largest personal computer maker lenovo faces a shrinking market and higher cost for parts. and as some of the world's biggest cruise ship causing super—sized environmental problems? —— are some of the. happy friday. good morning, world. glad you could join us. i'm rico hizon. the world's biggest computer lenovo is reporting tough times. the company returned a profit earlier this year, even though there was a drop in pc shipments. the computer maker has been losing in its mobile division as well as rising component cost. lenovo‘s chief executive is hoping the chinese market will help the company maintain its leading decision. earlier i spoke to someone from tech 460 tv. the pc market right now is more than just pcs and la pto ps, we right now is more than just pcs and laptops, we are looking at new areas of virtual reality and even wearable tech. the pc market has seen a decline. the chief executive of lenovo said they are relying heavily on the chinese market, but

port in singapore every 2—3 minutes. the malaysian authorities say the crash happened just outside a safety zone where shipping is separated into fixed lanes. we know the location of the incident. it is more or less at the entrance to the traffic separation, it is an area where no less than 80,000 vessels travel to the area per year. injune the mccain's sister ship uss fitzgerald was involved in a remarkably similar incident, colliding with a container vessel off the coast of japan. seven american sailors died and the vessel almost sank, the 7th fleet blamed poor seamanship and removed the fitzgerald's commanding officer. the mccain limped into a singapore naval base, but these warships are designed to respond to threats around them at all times and the us navy will be looking urgently at why two have now been involved in collisions injust two months. richard lister, bbc news. we can now speak to david larter — naval warfare reporter for the online publication, defence news. he joins us from washington. i will come to

ten sailors from their singapore. ten sailors from the ussjohn their singapore. ten sailors from the uss john mccain their singapore. ten sailors from the ussjohn mccain are missing after the collision on monday. us navy has halted all operations following the accident. president trump is in arizona to hold a rally. it is his first public appearance since what many are calling his u—turn on afghanistan. and this story is trending on bbc.com: a rare white wall as a writer queensland zoo illustrator. her pale colour is due to a recessive gene, thought to be from her mother. the zoo asking for the public‘s help in naming the koalas. it is just got half past midnight. i will be back in half now, but first, it's time for hardtalk. -- i will hardtalk. —— i will be back in half an hour. hardtalk is on the road in benghazi, libya. i'm stephen sackur. this city has been ripped apart by six years of conflict. thousands have been killed, tens of thousands have fled. eastern libya and the west are run by rival political institutions but there is now something resembl

mccain" collided with a merchant vessel near singapore. naval officials say five crew members were injured, the damaged destroyer arriving at port in singapore overnight. >> it's the fourth incident this year involving a u.s. ship based in japan. you'll recall the fatal collision involving the "uss fitzgerald" in which seven tailors -- seven sailors died. the top commanders were removed from their duties in the fallout of the collision. as for the "mccain," a massive search and rescue operation is underway now. kyung lah is live in tokyo with the latest. they've pulled that or it has steamed into port. what is the status of the ten missing sailors? >> reporter: well, what's happening at sea right now, christine, is becoming a race against time. you mentioned it's 5:00 in singapore. there's about two hours of daylight left before the sun sets. according to malaysian authorities, the search area is ten nautical miles. they are combing the waters with the help of the singaporeans and the u.s. navy as well as the u.s. marines trying to find th

our reporterfrom our reporter from singapore there. some news coming in from the catalonian government following on from that set of two twin attacks last week in the area, and of course the car that ramped pedestrians in the car that ramped pedestrians in the las ramblas area of barcelona. the catalonian government now says they are treating the stabbing of a driver ina they are treating the stabbing of a driver in a car, who then died, as the 15th victim from those attacks. now 15 people being treated as having been killed in terrorist related incidents in barcelona last week. and they are also telling us from the press conference they have been holding in the last few moments that they are confirming a link between the car hijacking, and that is the car in which this 15th victim was found dead, there are confirming a link between that car hijacking in barcelona last thursday and the ban attack. the story such as it was was that one of the perpetrators, probably, prosecutors imagine, the person who was driving that van that hit so ma

i'm rico hizon in singapore. the headlines: china halts key imports from north korea as un sanctions kick in over pyongyang's nuclear weapons programme. devastation in sierra leone. at least 300 people are feared dead after flooding and a massive mudslide. i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme: oh my god! people are badly hurt. two days after the racist violence in virginia, president trump finally condemns far—right extremists. racism is evil and those who cause violence in its name are criminals and thugs, including the kkk, neo—nazis, white supremacists. india marks seven decades of independence from britain. but is the country what its founding fathers had hoped for? sometimes you feel that things are not the way nehru wanted or gandhi wanted. live from our studios in singapore and london. this is bbc world news. it's newsday. it's 7am in singapore, midnight in london and 7:30am in pyongyang, where state media is reporting that kim jong—un has discussed with senior officers a plan to fire m

the uss john with a merchant vessel in the waters near singapore. the ussjohn mccain, a guided missile destroyer, was damaged in a collision with a liberian ship. and this video is trending on bbc.com. it shows what happens if you keep your eyes glued to your phone rather than the road ahead. just look at this moped rider, who fails to notice the massive sinkhole which opened up straight ahead of him. luckily, he wasn't hurt. that's all from me for now. stay with bbc news. and the top story here in the uk: mo farah has won his final track race on home soil. the four—time olympic champion ran to victory in the 3,000m at the diamond league meeting in birmingham. now on bbc news, all the latest business news live from singapore. round one of nafta talks wrap up as the us, canada and mexico try to reva m p the us, canada and mexico try to revamp the 20—year—old trade agreement. and find out why an entrepreneur in japan is agreement. and find out why an entrepreneur injapan is staking her future on dna analysis. it is a monday, everyone. glad you c