jong nam was the hop . off kim jong un and. by his father and later on kim jong un criticized his younger brother and said he lacked leadership qualities so that was enough motive. for him just to kill kim jong nam and also you have to say you have those four north korean suspects who fled the country and the north korean side has shown no sort of cooperation of willingness to corporate in this highly suspicious case and the quick question is if you will ever find out the truth ok it looks like this case is turning into an international thriller sandra rocks so for us in kuala lumpur thanks very much we have some sports for you now in the first world football rankings since the world cup are out and they show a massive drop for germany the team that went into this summer's tournament right number one here's what the new talks here looks like france of course takes over the first position by virtue of winning the world cup second belgium third brazil force is world cup runner up croatia way down number fifte

jong nam was the hop off kim jong un and. by his father and later on kim jong un criticized his younger brother and said he lacked leadership qualities so there wasn't a motive. for him just to kill kim jong nam and also you have to say you have those four north korean suspects who fled the country and the north korean side has shown no sort of cooperation or billing this to corporate in this highly suspicious case and the quick question is if you will ever find out the truth ok it looks like this case is turning into an international thriller sandra rocks so for us in kuala lumpur thanks very much molly's president abraham boubacar cato has been officially reelected for another five year term was declared the winner of the country's elections securing sixty seven percent of the vote the opposition led by small sissay have already said that they will reject the results of the presidential runoff the campaign was marred by accusations of fraud by violence and low turnout . kate and now faces the amends task of lifting this wes

jong nam was the hot . off kim jong il and by his father and later on kim jong un criticized his younger brother and said he lacked leadership qualities so that was enough for motives to for him just to kill kim jong nam and also you have to say you have those four north korean suspects who fled the country and the north korean side has shown no sort of cooperation or billing this to corporate in this highly suspicious case and the quick question is if you will ever find out the truth ok it looks like this case is turning into an international thriller sandra rocks so for us in kuala lumpur thanks very much. president abraham abubakar has been officially re-elected for another five year term kid it was declared the winner of the country's elections securing sixty seven percent of the vote the opposition led by somalia since say i've already said they will reject the results of the presidential runoff campaign was marred by accusations of fraud by violence and by low turnout. now faces the amends task of lif

regime kim jong un had a standing order with standing instruction to accept to kill kim jong nam kim jong un himself while he was still living in self-imposed exile while he was still alive in macau had believed that he was in danger yet this child does not answer any of those questions or produce any evidence to help us understand those questions lawrence thanks very much. gunmen are attacking a training center for afghanistan's primary intelligence agency in southern kabul the police say the attackers entered a neighboring building to launch the assault from the rim of the stones primary intelligence agency security forces are trying to move people living nearby to safety. turkey says is ready to enter talks with the united states over the dispute that soon tyrus pileup and its currency plunging. kasra purse come to turkey's aid with an investment of fifteen billion dollars the dispute with the us began after turkey detained an american pastor accuse links accused of links to the failed coup mike hanna reports now from washington. afternoon in the search collating trade war between

jong—nam. the defence have argued all along that the two women were essentially sucked into an elaborate plan by north korean officials, where they believed they were carrying out essentially pranks. they've pointed out lots of practice beforehand, payments made to the women, who were recruited in entertainment places here in kuala lumpur. and they've also pointed out that the failure of the police and the government to pursue the north koreans who they say are the masterminds leaves this case very, very weak. the judge must now decide whether to accept the case, push it forward, in which case we will, for the first time, in future trials, hear from the two women themselves, and from many other witnesses. they face execution by hanging if they're found guilty of culpable murder, or thejudge could dismiss the case. that in itself would be extraordinary. it would mean there would be nobody at all being held accountable for this quite bizarre crime, or it's possible he may decide to downgrade the

jong—nam. the defence have argued all along that the two women were essentially is sucked into an elaborate plan by north korean officials, where they believe they were carrying out essentially pranks, they've pointed out lots of practice beforehand, payments made to the women, who were recruited in entertainment places here in kuala lumpar. they've also pointed out the failure of the police and the government to pursue the north koreans, who they say are the masterminds, leaves this case very, very weak. the judge must now decide whether to accept the case, push it forward, in which case we will, for the first time in future trials, hear from the two women themselves, and from many other witnesses, they face execution by hanging if they're found of culpable murder, or the judge could dismiss the case. that in itself would be extraordinary. it would mean there would be nobody at all being held accountable for this quite bizarre crime, or it's possible he may decide to downgrade the charge and s

jong—nam. the defence have argued all along that the two women were essentially sucked into an elaborate plan by north korean officials, where they believe they were carrying out essentially pranks, they've pointed out lots of practice beforehand, payments made to the women, who were recruited in entertainment places they've also pointed out the failure of the police and the government to pursue the north koreans, who they say are the masterminds, leaves this case very, very weak. the judge must now decide whether to accept the case, push it forward, in which case we will, for the first time in future trials, hear from the two women themselves, and from many other witnesses, they face execution by hanging if they're found of culpable murder, or the judge could dismiss the case. that in itself would be extraordinary. it would mean there would be nobody at all being held accountable for this quite bizarre crime, or it's possible he may decide to downgrade the charge and say, "well, they weren't r

jong nam was the hof off kim jong un and by his father and later on kim jong un criticized his younger brother and said he lacked leadership qualities so that was enough motives to for him just to kill kim jong nam and also you have to say you have those four north korean suspects who fled the country and the north korean side has shown no sort of cooperation of willingness to corporate in this highly suspicious case and the big question is if you will ever find out the truth ok it looks like this case is turning into an international thriller sandra rot so for us in kuala lumpur thanks very much it's to the u.s. now where more than three hundred fifty news outlets across the nation have pledged to run editorials today in defense of press freedom they're condemning president donald trump's attacks on what he calls fake news and his suggestions that journalists from news organizations that oppose him and his policies are quote enemies of the people of boston globe newspaper launched the initiative using the image you see behind me president trump's use of the terms news and enemies of t

placing aused of deadly nerve agent under kim jong nam's face at the kuala lumpur airport last year.th jo head has more. jonathan: these youon women are th defendants facing trial. they are hoping for an acquittal , but were disappointed. the judge ruled the evidence backs the charge against them of murdering kim jong-un and, -- the estranged half-brother of north korea's leader. lawyers for the twod, indonesian and vietnamese woman, said they were recruited to carry out what they thought were harmless pranks. >> it does not mean that the judge will n find them guilty. the case must proceed. now they are to hear our version of the story. jonathan four north korean men charged with them fled malaysian the same day kim jong nam was attacked. it is belihey ran the operation. malaysia froze diplomatic relations. the nort nkorean embassy ho ambassador. the militiamenyo leftyang -- malaysian one left pyongyang after being heldth hostage, e government said. and y malaysia refuses to blame north korea for the killing. jonathan head, bbc news, kuala lumpur. in italy, as many as 20 people are st

placing accused of deadly nerve agent under kim jong nam's face at the kuala lumpur airport last year. jonathan head has more. jonathan: these young women are the only defendants facing trial. they are hoping for an acquittal , but were disappointed. the judgeul the evidence backs the charge against them of murdering kim jong-un and, -- the estranged half-brother of north korea's ader. lawyers for the two, and indonesian and vietnamese woman, said they were recited to carry out what they thought were harmless prank >> it does not mean that the judge will not find them guilty. the case must oceed. now they are to hear ourtoersion of the. jonathan: four north korean men charged with them fled malaysian the same day kim jong nam was attacked. it is believed they ran the operation. malaysiaro f diplomatic relations. the north korean embassy has no .ambassad the militiamen left pyongyang -- malaysian one left pyongyang after beingeld hostage, the government said. and yet alaysia refuses to r blame north korea fothe killing. jonath head, bbc news, kuala lumpur. in italy, as many as 20ss peo

smear a nerve agent on to kim jong nam space of the air force of kuala lumpur. turkey says it's ready to enter talks with the united states over the dispute that seen tyrus pileup and its currency plunging the dispute with the u.s. began after turkey detained an american pastime to keep most of the links to the failed coup. but twelve months state of emergency has been declared for the italian city of genoa as the search goes on through the rubble of the collapsed bridge at least thirty nine people confirmed dead so far the deputy prime minister is blaming a lack of maintenance. no new report from human rights watch says prospects for a free and fair election next month in the maltese are under threat from a government crackdown on dissent in a fifty two page study researches described how the government of president abdul gayoom has introduced vaguely worded laws to intimidates and arbitrarily arrest critics it also details how religious extremists and criminal gangs enjoy political protection and have assaulted and even murdered dissenters with impunity target

jong nam was the hop off kim jong un and. by his father and later on kim jong un criticized his younger brother and said he lacked leadership qualities so there was enough motive . for him just to kill kim jong and also you have to say you have those four north korean suspects who fled the country and the north korean side has shown no sort of cooperation of willingness to corporate in this highly suspicious case and the big question is if you will ever find out the truth ok it looks like this case is turning into an international thriller sound or a rock so for us in kuala lumpur thanks very much. we have some sports now in the first world football ranking since the world cup are out and they show a massive drop for team germany the team that went to the summer's tournament ranked number one here's what the new top tier looks like france of course taking over the first position by virtue of winning the world cup second belgium third brazil fourth is world cup runner up croatia a surprise fixture there way down number fifteen

on kim jong nam at kuala lumpur. last year using a banned nerve agent called v.x. florence louie has this report from. cold blooded killers or unwitting pawns one p. hong from vietnam and city and indonesian citizen have been presented as both the prosecution says they were trained to kill the judge heard evidence of practice runs at shopping malls in kuala lumpur and absolute security footage showing the attack traces of v.x. the banned nerve agent considered by the un as a weapon of mass destruction and used to kill kim jong was found on the women's clothes the judge said their intention to kill could be inferred from the fact they targeted his eyes to ensure the substance which penetrate his bloodstream quickly defense lawyers say the accused are disappointed with the judge's decision to take the case to trial instead of acquitting them outright it does not mean that the judges would have duty what it means and is this day to judge by the days of promised us against. his death and because most of the court wants t

now, they've also charged four north korean men who fled the country on the day that kim jong—nam was killed, in february last year. but very little has been said about north korea's involvement during this trial. the prosecution have focused purely on these two rather poor women who've got caught up in this, and tried to argue that they are, in their own words, professional assassins responsible for the death of kimjong—nam. the defence have argued all along that the two women were essentially sucked into an elaborate plan by north korean officials, where they believed they were carrying out essentially pranks. they've pointed out lots of practice beforehand, payments made to the women, who were recruited in entertainment places here in kuala lumpur. and they've also pointed out that the failure of the police and the government to pursue the north koreans, who they say are the masterminds, leaves this case very, very weak. the judge must now decide whether to accept the case, push it forward, in which case we will, for the first time in future trials, hear from the two women themse

kimjong—nam kim jong—nam was at one time the heir to the north korean leadership but became estranged and lived in obscurity in macau on the china, but last year travelling on a false passport under a false name he became ill and died very suddenly and was discovered to have been exposed to this very dangerous nerve agent, the x. a security camera video led the police to this two women who have been arrested, one and indonesia, and other vietnamese woman. there were many north korean men allegedly involved who fled the country at the time and there was a diplomatic breakdown between the two countries. no north koreans have been detained. many have been allowed to leave under deals between the two countries. the lawyers for the two countries. the lawyers for the steele women say they were in effect duped, they thought they were taking part in televised pranks and had done it several times before on unsuspecting passers—by with harmless liquids. they didn't know what they were doing. the judge had to decide today whether there was a case against them. he said looking at the evidence i

the prosecution say the women smeared kim jong—nam's face with a toxic nerve agent at kuala lumpur airport last year. our reporterjonathan head is in the malaysian capital. tell us a bit about what the latest is, and what are we expecting today? well, thejudge has now ruled that this trial must now proceed, that there is what he claims is sufficient evidence from security camera video that was presented in court showing the two women, one of them appearing to put her hands over them appearing to put her hands over the face of kim jong—nam, that they attempted to kill their victim. they have been charged by the prosecution of being political assassins. this isa of being political assassins. this is a big disappointment to the defence lawyers, who have made the case, although they have not been able to present their own evidence yet, that these are unwitting dukes. both women are from poor backgrounds, both were recruited by men we believe to be north korean agents, and were paid to carry out a number of pranks with what were then harmless liquids, and they were then given this lethal agen

they are accused of smearing a lethal nerve agent on kim jong—nam's face in malaysia last year. they say they thought they were playing roles in a prank tv show. the italian government has declared a state of emergency after the motorway bridge collapse in genoa that killed at least 39 people. five million euros will be freed from central funds to address more possible infrastructure failures. about 15 vehicles are still under the rubble. the former cia director, john brennan, who's been a vocal critic of the white house, has had his security clearance removed on the orders of the president. a spokeman for mr trump also gave a list of other high—profile critics who may get the same treatment. now it's time to look at the stories that are making the headlines in the media across the world. we begin with the telegraph, and the decision made by us president donald trump to revoke the security clearance of former cia director, john brennan. mr brennan is a vocal critic of the president on national security issues. guardian financial pages look at how qatar has pledged to shore up

kim jong nam died last year after the women reportedly wiped his face with a nerve agent. that was an and airports in malaysia . the opens lawyers say they thought they were taking part in a prank tv show. if found guilty they could get the death penalty. >>> bail is set at $750,000 for a man accused of a deadly hit and run in san francisco. police accuse 41-year-old michael smith of crashing his car into a cyclist at turk and taylor streets tuesday evening. the victim, gregory blackman, was later pronounced dead at the hospital. blackmon was caught a black away with a shattered windshield. he was arrested on suspicion of gross vehicular manslaughter, hit and run, and driving under the influence of drugs. >> they are required to exchange information. especially if there's an injury involved, if you try to flee the scene they'll be considered a felony even if it's just a block away. >> our hearts go out to the friends and family and community members of the victim. >> the sf bicycle coalition says all streets in the tenderloin are part of the vision zero initiative. the goa

jong nam florence the al jazeera malaysia. schools attended by half a million palestinian refugees will reopen as planned later this month despite funding cuts by the u.s. the united nations agency for palestinian refugees has prioritized reopening more than seven hundred schools across the middle east because it says education is a fundamental right the agency which is known as under a still needs another hundred twenty million dollars to support five hundred thousand students past september of the u.s. cut house to its promise funding to honor in january. local media reporting that more than one hundred people have been killed in the indian state of carola in some of the worst floods in a century heads of thousands more have been forced from their homes the government has called the situation extremely grave and the region's main airport has been ordered to close for ten days paul chunder john reports. heavy rain floods and landslides have destroyed or damaged thousands of homes in kerala disaster officers say some two hundr

kim jong nam's death is likely to go down as one of the most notorious in history. remember what happened back in february last year — he was approached by the two suspects in the departure lounge here in kuala lumpur airport. he was due to board a flight for macau — where he was living in exile. the attack was over within minutes and cctv footage captured it all. one woman placed her hands over his face before walking away. it's not too clear from these pictures but the person circled to the left is mr kim and the one on the right — is one of the suspects. this happened next. mr kim asks staff for help. we learned later that he tells them a chemical has been sprayed on him. twenty minutes later he was dead. it was later found that he'd been exposed to vx, one of the most toxic of all known chemical agents. theories circulated instantly of possible north korean involvement. four other men — believed to be north koreans who left malaysia the day of the murder — were also been charged but have never been found. today the judge said there was enough evidence

the women are accused of smearing the lethal nerve agent vx over kim jong nam's face at kuala lumpur international airport last year. they say they believed they were playing roles in a prank television show. the judge said their actions were sufficient to infer they intended to kill their victim. 0ur correspondent, jonathan head, is outside the court. it means a long, drawn—out trial and it means we will hear from them for the first time. remember we have only had in these eight months of long, drawn—out here isjust only had in these eight months of long, drawn—out here is just the prosecution case outlined, which is what thejudge prosecution case outlined, which is what the judge based prosecution case outlined, which is what thejudge based his decision prosecution case outlined, which is what the judge based his decision on today. it is disappointing for the defence lawyers. they would argue the evidence clearly showed that these women were unwitting dupes and had no motive to kill this man. they are from poor backgrounds, recruited effectively from the sex industry by what

kim jong nam a call impose airport last year using the v.x. nerve agent flown to report some solemn. cold blooded callous or unwitting pawns the one p. hong from vietnam and city i shot an indonesian citizen has been presented as both the prosecution says they were trained to kill the judge had evidence of practice runs at shopping malls in kuala lumpur and abhor security footage showing the attack traces of v.x. the banned nerve agent considered by the un as a weapon of mass destruction and used to kill kim jong nam was found on the women's clothes the judge said their intention to kill could be inferred from the fact they targeted his eyes to ensure the substance which penetrate his bloodstream quickly defense lawyers say the accused are disappointed with the judge's decision to take the case to trial instead of acquitting them outright it does not mean that the judges would have duty what it means and is this day to judge by the days of prophecy against made against death and it is possible see now the court wants to hear the album should g

the judge in the trial of two women charged with killing kim jong—nam, the half—brother of north korea's leader, is expected to rule later on thursday about whether or not to proceed with the case against them. indonesian national siti aisyah and doan thi huong, who's from vietnam, are accused of smearing the lethal nerve agent vx over the face of mr kim at kuala lumpur international airport last year. the pair claim they believed they were playing roles in a prank television show. 0ur correspondent, jonathan head, is outside the court in the malaysian capital, kuala lumpur, and joins me now. we are to hear about whether the judge thinks there's simply enough evidence against these two women? this is really the pivotal moment in this quite extraordinary trial, which is after hearing six months of evidence from the prosecution, more than 30 witnesses, more than 200 pieces of evidence, the judge than 30 witnesses, more than 200 pieces of evidence, thejudge has than 30 witnesses, more than 200 pieces of evidence, the judge has to decide at this stage whether there is actually a case against

jong nam was not murdered but that it was all just a heart attack so the big question is whether we will ever alone the truth from our correspondent center about so in that kuala lumpur for us thank you so much. to genoa now where rescue teams are still working to pull survivors and bodies from the rubble of the collapsed highway bridge at least thirty nine people were killed when a stretch of the morandi bridge collapsed on tuesday the government has declared a yearlong state of emergency for the region but with hopes of finding more survivors fading anger is growing over how such a disaster could have happened charlotte saw some reports. as hopes of finding survivors fades the blame game intensifies officials initially pointed the finger at the e.u. accusing it of limiting funding for infrastructure past the focus of criticism is now shifting to. the company responsible for the bridge locals say the long been concerned about its upkeep. when we drive on this motorway and it's full of traffic automatically trying to go up for a fast. because touchwood crossed fingers we go i've hea

the two women charged over the assassination of kim jong—nam, the half—brother of north korea's leader, are expected to find out later today whether or not they'll go on trial. a malaysian judge will shortly rule on the case against siti aisyah and doan thi huong, who are accused of smearing the lethal nerve agent vx over the face of mr kim at kuala lumpur international airport last year. the pair claim they believed they were playing roles in a prank television show. we'll speak live to our correspondent in kuala lumpar in an hour's time. new zealand's parliament has banned many foreigners from buying existing homes in the country. the move is aimed at making properties more affordable, and it only applies to non—residents. australians and singaporeans are exempt because of free—trade deals. briony sowden has more. new zealand is attractive for a number of reasons. it's become a sort of sanctuary for the well‘s rich. james cameron actually owns a property just rich. james cameron actually owns a propertyjust outside rich. james cameron actually owns a property just outside welli

jong nam florence lee al jazeera malaysia. it's the sixth anniversary of the maracana massacre in south africa where forty seven people were killed by police officers miners had gathered a long minute platinum mine during a strike to demand better pay and living conditions families of the victims are still awaiting compensation and justice american an oscar is regarded as one of the most brutal post apartheid clashes between protesters and police. schools attended by half a million palestinian refugees will reopen as planned later this month the sprite funding cuts for the us the united nations agency for palestinian refugees has prioritized reopening more than seven hundred schools across the middle east because it says education is a fundamental right they didn't see which is known as an ra is still needs another hundred twenty million dollars to support five hundred thousand students past september the us cut its promised funding to on ra in january. they've been called thailand's indiana jones divers and their divers to sc

jong nam as face at kuala lumpur airport the women said they thought they were taking part in a t.v. prank internees ambassador in malaysia has expressed shock at the decision and the lawyer for one of the women said they were disappointed. you know those she was going to have like where the evidence that she might. do was. there was no evidence that this is the food dish that show no josh none would draw that inference in print because he says well you look at the expression. she looks very. violent and if you look very relaxed i think you have a little look at from there i push she knew what was happening and that she must have gone to the toilet the washing. drawn by the judge right or wrong but there's the inference rule and the days of right the course of pick up on their view florence louise at the court in charlotte. lawyers for the two accused say they are disappoint long time leader robert mugabe stepped down last november. one of india's former leading figures has died prime minister atal bihari vajpayee passed away after a prolonged illness the ninety three year old was th

been identified and named as four men who were charged with a common intention to kill kim jong nam and that they were the ones who trained these two women to kill to carry out the act that these two women knew that what they were doing and that they knew that the substance they were handling were dangerous these two women as you said with the. airport security footage especially the vietnamese who was clearly identifiable from the for take not so much the indonesian citizen now the defense lawyers however say these two women are political. appointees in a politically motivated killing that they did not know they what they were doing but they sincerely thought that they were just taking part in a reality t.v. show and so this hinges on whether or not so how the judge decides hinges on whether or not he believes that the prosecution has brought enough evidence to show that there is a case to answer and there are two other more unlikely scenarios the judge could decide to acquit one of the accused and call the other one the other one to a defense it is likely that city i should the indone

the prosecution says the women smeared kim jong nam's face with a toxic nerve agent, at kuala lumpur airport last year. they claim they thought they were taking part in a prank for a tv show. she's sold more than 300 million records worldwide — and in the uk she's sold more singles than any other performer — the original material girl turns 60 today. 0ver her 35—year career madonna has repeatedly reinvented herself and her sound — she has sold more singles than anyone in the uk. i want to ask people today why they love madonna. i assume that you love her? am i correct? i may have listened to her hits over the years. it seems strange to be discussing madonna while wearing a suit and tie. it was an age thing. i was a student when into the groove went to number one, it was a wonderful song and it will a lwa ys it was a wonderful song and it will always stick with me because it was always stick with me because it was a time of your life when music matters more. i love her because she does not give a toss about what anyone thinks about her. i can't imagine why that would appeal to

kim jong nam died in february of last year. two women reportedly wiped his face with a nerve agent at an airport in malaysia. defense attorneys for the women say they thought they were taking part in a prank tv show. if found guilty they could get the death penalty. >>> newsrooms around the nation are pushing back today against president trump. today you will see newspaper editorials condemning the presidents attacks on the media. and his suggestion that journalism, journalists are the enemy. this started when the boston globe invited newspapers around the country to stand up for the press. one newspaper in pennsylvania is comparing free press and the u.s. to rights promised, but not delivered in the former soviet union. other newspapers are offering different perspectives. a reporter for the baltimore sun roads, labeling journalists the enemy of the american people and calling journalism fake news is damaging to the industry and it destructive to our democracy. however, a coordinated response from news organizations feed the n

prank when they smeared a nerve agent in the face of kim jong nam at kuala lumpur air force. the rescue teams in the italian city of genoa are still working to pull survivors and bodies from the rubble of the collapsed miranda a highway bridge but cloth artist say as many as twenty people could still be buried beneath the debris thirty eight have been confirmed dead for those who survived or experienced a near miss as the bridge collapsed three days ago be experienced and still yet to sink in. this man still finds it hard to believe what happens to him he survived a bridge collapse. his truck is completely wrecked by the concrete rain he says he's feeling relatively well he was right under the morandi bridge when it suddenly came down on top of him. it was a full blown this up as he was i was under the bridge i opened the door to get out and i heard an explosion i turned around and was thrown through the air i hit a wall and lost my breath but. that's a few of us a little bit of the blast where the threw me back yards saved my life i thought the goodness of all of you thought