this is news coming to you live from berlin a tragedy on the danube river the tourist boat sinks leaving at least 7 people dead event on the hunger in the capital budapest during a storm rich heavy rainfall hampering rescue efforts many of the passengers are still missing. a setback for israel's binyamin netanyahu 2 months on from elections the country's long time leader extremes to form a government the knesset votes to send the country back to the polls. and former u.s. special counsel robert muller a brick says silence he says is reporting to russian election meddling does not exonerate president dr profit from criminal wrongdoing. plus the mothers who refuse to give up hope in mexico these women have taken the search for their missing children into their own hands in a country where 30000 people have disappeared. i don't work of i'm under dutchy my good to have you with us. at least 7 people are dead and more than a dozen missing after a sightseeing boat sank in the river danube in the hunger and capital with uppish the boat capsized but it was struck by another vessel in the high gi

river after the collision 7 people have been confirmed dead while 21 others are still missing. hope is fading that anyone else will be found alive survivors recounting what happened see help came too late and have asked why the cruise was allowed to go ahead in such bad weather police have opened a criminal investigation. sure here unfortunately we find 7 dead bodies their identification is in progress i see of the 7 day 2 of them have been fully identified 21 people are still missing you want to go to sure. it began as a night on the river for a group of south korean tourists and ended in tragedy their boat the mare made is clipped by the viking sicken a river cruise ship 5 times its length the mare made capsizes and then in a matter of seconds it sinks so korea's president chaired an american sea meeting in the ira's after the incident. your government will work closely with the hungaroring government to investigate the cause of the accident for the child's correlated departments to do their best to support the victims and their families. relatives are already on their way ac

this is the job the news coming to you live from a tragedy on the danube river a tourist boat sings leaving at least 7 dead event on in the hunt given capital good luck to the storm with heavy rainfall hampering the rescue efforts many of the passengers are still missing. also coming up a setback for israel's binyamin netanyahu 2 months on from the elections the country's long time leader feels to form a coalition government the knesset votes to to send the country back to the poems. and form what u.s. special counsel robert miller grik says silence who says his report into russian election meddling does not exonerate president don trump from criminal wrongdoing. plus the mothers who refuse to give up hope in mexico these women have taken the search for their missing children into their own hands in a country where 30000 people have disappeared and. i'm on the docks. at least 7 people dead and more than a dozen missing after a sightseeing boat sank in the river danube in the capital. the boat capsized and it was struck by another vessel. it was carrying $130.00 south korean tourists and $20

i am next to the danube river where the accident happened for a five hours ago. the freshest information is they have found the sunken boat at they have found the sunken boat at the danube river, so they found the details and little parts of the boat. all of the river is closed and more than 400 people are working for the rescue. the latest news from official press announcement, official press announcement, official information from the government and rescuers, seven people are in hospital, and seven people are in hospital, and seven people died in this accident, and a lot of missing. the latest news is, not official, but there was a large tourist boat that hit a small boat and it sank. so we think, therefore, just to recap, that a larger boat collided with the boat as it was moored up and since then, since that collision, has capsized. i know it will be too soon to find out exactly why or how that happened, but the weather conditions on the river can't have helped. yes, it is not too good see conditions. the government and police have closed the roads next to th

to be described as the worst tragedy on the danube river for angry in 75 years when the captain of the cruise ship that was involved in this. what more is known about his involvement in the accident. well what we do know at said disappoints jets that the sorties have to change team on suspicion of reckless behavior they say that he will stay coalition away said the smaller bolt. mate and that he was also responsible for basically almost i'm. making sure that that ship sunk in 7 seconds now that is of course the charts of the older hands didio food each also shows steps caps and all steps a small bolt steered to watch to pass off that big ship so that is of course difficult to point out because he is so of course not being able to be questions because most likely that captain passed away stefan most in with a face thank you very much for that update. you're watching the news coming up ahead thailand's screened elephants activists say the animal speak to tell you the price for their performances. to trust. is rudd no tobacco day an opportunity for the want to remind us that smoking cares

danube officials fear the worst just hope of finding more survivors grows to one 3rd of past for the latest on the program offered honors i'm going to not fulfill her commitment to democratic ideals conferring dr jeffress longsuffering chancellor to give the commencement speech in less than an hour. on the mothers who refuse to give up on these mexican women have taken the search for missing children into their own hands and the country where tens of thousands of people disappear. i'm phil gail welcome to the program. rescuers in budapest say there is minimal chance of finding more survivors after a tourist boat capsized and sank on the danube late on wednesday the sightseeing vessel carrying more than 30 south korean tourists was hit by a large river cruise ship in bad weather 7 people were pulled from the river alive for 7 more are confirmed dead and 21 a missing. as day broke in budapest most of the passengers who had been aboard the mermaid were still missing authorities have located the boat on the river bed of the danube but they say it could take days to bring it to the surfac

joining me now is stefan both from the banks of the danube river. is different to us more about the rescue operation then he hopes of finding any survivors alive and well at this point i can tell you. the very concerned that i may not find any survivors they are desperate really to find more people and you may hear also have a cultural background and also there are all the efforts going on to really search this area for it for any remains but because that is all day appear to see it right now they have given to basically hope to find any survivors more than 20 people are still missing and it is expected that the death toll will rise to at least $28.00. now the captain off a cruise ship involved in the collision is in custody and the honduran prime minister has asked for how investigation into the accident what other information do we have so far. well what we do know is steps he has been detained on suspicion old or reckless behavior sorties are saying that captain was actually responsible maybe for this coalition but they are still investigating be

journalist stefan both joins me now from the banks of the danube river in budapest stiffle the south korean minister has visited the site of the accident what more can you tell us about south korea's response and reaction to this accident. well indeed south korean foreign minister was here briefly to really pay her respects and also to see for herself the society where just really hours and hours and hours earlier the boat sank was so many. citizens. and self course the reaction has been one of shock from south korea they still remember a tragedy 5 years ago when bored and 300 south koreans dives. on a when when a vessel went down there they were hoping that this would never happen again but of course now thousands of miles away here in budapest once again that's south korea into mourning but only south koreans i would say gary and so are also mourning here they have been just flowers in new york and candles as well and of course in the meantime duress cule for it's still going on just behind me here since it's been more than 24 hours since the accident stefan give us an update on th

a rescue operation is under way on the danube after a river cruise boat capsizes. hungarian emergency services say seven people have died. i'm lewis vaughanjones in london. also in the programme: it's been sitting in the country for years, now the philippines is set to ship tonnes of canadian waste back to canada. chelsea are europa league champions for the second time, beating arsenal 4—1 in the final in azerbaijan. good morning. it's 7:00am in singapore, midnight in london and 7:00pm in washington, where the man who investigated russian meddling in the us presidential election has insisted that his report didn't clear president trump of acting illegally. let's get the latest from our north america editor, jon sopel. morning. washington is a city where people race to be in front of a microphone. but for two years, special counsel robert mueller has chosen silence while he completed his report on russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. that changed dramatically today, when he almost flatly contradicted donald trump's assertion that he'd been compl

it happened on the river danube in budapest. divers have joined the search for 19 other people still missing. seven people have been rescued but strong currents and high water levels caused by heavy rain are hampering emergency teams. the vessel collided with another boat near the parliament building and overturned. gareth barlow has the latest. the incident happened late on wednesday evening on a popular part of the river close to the hungarian parliament. local news reports say the boat, the mermaid, was carrying a group of south korean tourists when it collided with another vessel. a huge rescue effort is under way, with both spotlights and radar scanning the river for several kilometres downstream. police and paramedics lined the riverbank as divers searched the water. a section of the danube, europe's second longest river, has been closed. the rescue workers are facing difficult conditions. the river is flooding, and strong winds and heavy rain are hampering the search. in the centre of budapest tonight, the search for thos

it's a popular stretch of the danube river in the heart of budapest a tourist boat the movie made was docs carrying more than 30 south korean turfs hts and it was involved in a collision with a cruise ship risky team search for survivors the tourists were wearing life jackets and water temperatures were below 15 degrees celsius police said after a month of heavy rain high water levels in a fast current complicated rescue if it's. one of the most we found some people with serious injuries in a critical condition there were some who got lightly injured and some needed to be resuscitated police have now released video of the incident fairytale economically are talking we can see on the footage that the small boat the mermaid is sailing north as is the biggest ship the viking when they reach the margaret bridge the mermaid turns in front of the viking for some reason and as the viking touches the mermaid it gets turned on its side and within about seaven sequence at 6. cruise line operator viking said it's a boat the sigyn was involved in the incident around 9 pm local time the mermaids w

it happened on the river danube in budapest. divers have joined the search for 19 other people still missing. 7 people have been rescued but strong currents and high water levels, caused by heavy rain, are hampering emergency teams. the vessel collided with another boat near the parliament building, and overturned. gareth barlow has the latest. the incident happened late on wednesday evening on a popular part of the river close to the hungarian parliament. local news reports say the boat, the mermaid, was carrying a group of south korean tourists when it collided with another vessel. a huge rescue effort is under way, with both spotlight and radar scanning the river for several kilometres downstream. police and paramedics line the riverbank as divers search the water. a section the danube, europe second longest river, has been closed. the rescue workers are facing difficult conditions. the river is flooding, and strong winds and heavy rain are hampering the search. in the centre of border patched tonight, the search for those lo

it happened on the river danube in budapest. divers have joined the search for 19 other people still missing. 7 people have been rescued but strong currents and high water levels, caused by heavy rain, are hampering emergency teams. the vessel collided with another boat near the parliament building, and overturned. gareth barlow has the latest. the incident happened late on wednesday evening on a popular part of the river close to the hungarian parliament. local news reports say the boat, the mermaid, was carrying a group of south korean tourists when it collided with another vessel. a huge rescue effort is under way, with both spotlights and radar scanning the river for several kilometres downstream. police and paramedics lined the riverbank as divers searched the water. a section of the danube, europe's second longest river, has been closed. the rescue workers are facing difficult conditions. the river is flooding, and strong winds and heavy rain are hampering the search. in the centre of budapest tonight, the search for those

river is also very strong. warning the rain for most of the time and divers are really really struggling to find that they have already found 7 people depp's of course they also rescued 7 people. who are still on and you know i can also see behind me several rescue workers still being active on a boat still searching but for now. still. such a boat tours they are routine what more do we know about the circumstances of the because we understand that there is now a criminal investigation being launched. yes indeed to be close to resupply from criticism because people are saying how is it possible that this boat. so fast because we see in 7 seconds coalition we saw an older ship basically basically went down already and people are really asking questions also how supposable that they didn't inform each other that they were so new york and i think it also raised questions quite frankly about the number of sightseeing tours being held on the danube river very very popular and of course questions have been asked abou

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jenna stefan joins me now from the banks of the danube river in budapest schiff on the south korean minister has visited the site of the accident what more can you tell us about south korea's response and reaction to this accident. well south korean foreign minister was here briefly to really pay her respects and also to see for herself the site where just really hours and hours hours earlier the boat sank we so many. citizens. and self course the reaction has been one of shock from south korea they still remember 25 years ago when bored and 300 south korean dikes. when the vessel went down there they were hoping that this would never happen again but of course now thousands of miles away here in budapest once again i think that's south korea into mourning but only south koreans i would say ariens are also mourning here that have been just flowers new year and candles as well and of course in the meantime the rescue efforts still going on just behind me yes it is but it's been more than 24 hours since the accident stefan give us an update on the rescue operation the chances of finding more s

desperate they are not believing that survivors will be found because the current delta danube river is also very strong. rain for most of the time and diapers are really really struggling to find that they have already found 7 people deaths of course they also rescued 7 people. still on and you know i can also see behind me several a rescue workers still being active on a boat still searching but for now. such a boat tours they are routine what more do we know about the circumstances of the collision because we understand that there is now a criminal investigation being launched. yes indeed to be close to resupply criticism because people are saying house is possible. because so fast because we see in 7 seconds off to do coalition ways in order ship basically basically went down already and people are really asking questions also how's that possible that they didn't inform each other that they were so new york and i think it will also raise questions quite frankly about the number of sightseeing tours being held on the danube river very very popular and of course questions have been

river is also very strong. the rain for most of the time and die 1st are really really struggling to find that they have already found 7 people deaths of course they also rescued 7 people. to search is still on and you know i can also see behind me several a rescue workers still being active on a boat still searching but for now we're still. such a boat tours they are routine what more do we know about the circumstances of the collision because we understand that there is now a criminal investigation being launched. yes indeed to be close to resupply criticism because people are saying how is it possible that this boat. so fast because we see in 7 seconds off to raise an order ship basically basically went down already and people are really asking questions also how's that possible that they didn't inform each other that they were so new york and i think it also raised questions quite frankly about the number of sightseeing tours being out on the danube river very very popular and of course the questions have b

river in budapest thank you very much for that update. let me now bring you up to date with some other stories making news around the world bruce president has threatened to dissolve congress on this lawmakers pass reforms aimed at ending corruption in a televised address on martin misc are accused lawmakers of trying to obstruct the fight against graft off the move to reject one of his proposals a series of corruption scandals have discredited major political parties and institutions in recent years. more than 20 people have died in a bus crash in the southern mexican state of veracruz dozens were also injured most of the victims were catholic big grins on their way home to mexico city the bus burst into flames after colliding with another vehicle on a very steep highway. a man charged with a bombing in leon france is reportedly confessed to the crime the explosion last week injured 30 the suspected bomber a 24 year old algerian citizen was arrested along with other family members in what is being treated as a terrorist attack. turning t

desperate they are not believing that survivors will be found because the current cost of danube river is also very strong. boring rain for most of the time and divers are really really struggling to find that they have already found 7 people depths of course they also rescued 7 people. who are still on and you know i can also see behind me several rescue workers still being active on a boat still searching but for now. we still. such a boat tours they are routine what more do we know about the circumstances of the collision because we understand that there is now a criminal investigation being launched. yes indeed to be close to resupply criticism because people are saying how's that possible. because so fast because we see in 7 seconds coalition ways in order shift it's basically basically went down already and people are really asking questions also how supposable that they didn't inform each other that they were so near and i think it will also raise questions quite frankly about the number of sightseeing tours being held on the danube river very very popular and of course question

river in hungary in 75 years frankly he rammed into the small boat and of course the mermaid and of course then. it happened within 7 seconds that small boat sank but any other hand. investigators have told so suggested that city captain made may have steered into the pond a lot your ship about of course it is difficult now to ask of that captain he is most likely a moment to death we have told king about a most likely $28.00 people being killed including $200.00. and the rest south koreans so of course it's difficult to ask him what we also know and that is what so my experts are saying that we are expecting so my black boxes to be brought to the service from both ships and death perhaps more details for investigators stefan boss thanks very much for that update from budapest. this is deja vu news live from berlin still to come on the show thailand's trained elephant activists say the animals are paying a heavy price for these performances. but 1st on this program may 31st is world no tobacco day when the world health organization puts the spotlight on the perils of smoking where t

danube officials say they fear the worst and hope of finding survivors gross debt we'll take you live to boot past also on the program all strick gets its 1st female chancellor following the collapse of the country's last government top judge bed be alive and we'll have a can take a government austria protest for fresh elections. on the mothers who refuse to give up in mexico and these women have taken the search for their missing children into their own homs in a country west 30000 people have disappeared. time phil gale welcome to the program. rescuers imputing past say there is a minimal chance of finding survivors after a tourist boat capsized and sank on the danube late on wednesday a place of also launched a criminal investigation the sightseeing vessel carrying more than 30 south korean tourists was hit by a larger river cruise ship in bad weather 7 people have been confirmed dead. as day broke in budapest most of the passengers who had been aboard the mermaid were still missing authorities have located the boat on the river bed of the danube but they say it could take days to

river i mean it's quite a full pillar. for tourists questions remain i'll be in the future. in budapest thank you. take a look at some of the other stories making news around the world i'm al cheery and mad charged with setting off a package bomb in the french city of leone has told investigators he had pledged allegiance to the islamic states jihad his group he was arrested along with other men 3 members of his family what's being treated as a terrorist attack the explosion last week when the 13 people. u.n. secretary general and turn of the terrorists has been awarded the annual salary prize which recognizes that work done in the service of european unity the jury in the german city of athens said they selected the secretary general for his work in reviving global cooperation. japan has condemned what it calls russia's increasing military presence on i haven't played by both countries since world war 2 the comments came during talks in tokyo between seeing the japanese and russian ministers russian foreign minister serge

river in 75 years now what they also know is as you said already at least 7 people died but they are believing that number will go up because start still looking for more than 20 people and joe johns has a very very slim at this point that they survived in fact. authorities are really counting on the huge debt still said a lot shit seem to moral it's a huge tragedy stefan and south korean rescue specialists as we saw are also on their way what can they add to these operations. sure well what's interesting is that the people who are rife here are also experts who were involved in effect in a very in a ferry accident in south korea that killed hundreds of people that bus so one of south korea's most a horrible accident and they are hoping to advise the government in how to proceed next and of course. besides them there also do the relatives still for those who died they are arriving here as well and i can also tell you that i've already seen flowers and also people burning candles here nearby for to victims it's really a tragedy that's not only felt in south korea but also among the hu

a section of the danube, europe's second longest river, has been closed. the rescue workers are facing difficult conditions. the river is flooding, and strong winds and heavy rain are hampering the search. in the centre of budapest tonight, the search for those lost in the river continues but as a new day dawns, the search for the answers to what caused the disaster will get under way. gareth barlow, bbc news. israeli politicians have voted to dissolve parliament and hold a snap election, after the prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, failed to form a coalition. the september vote will be the second this year, an unprecedented event in israeli politics. here's our middle east correspondent tom bateman. mps m ps voted mps voted by margin to dissolve parliament, effectively sucking themselves from the job they were elected to just six weeks ago also in this move comes after benjamin netanyahu in this move comes after benjamin neta nyahu had tried in this move comes after benjamin netanyahu had tried to hammer out an agreement between two sides of the coalitio

footage shows 2 boats colliding on the danube river the smaller vessel just ahead was carrying more than 30 south korean tourists every telekinetic now total we can see on the footage that the small boat the mermaid is selling north as is the biggest ship the viking when they reach the margaret bridge the mermaid turns in front of the viking for some reason and as the fighting touches the men made it gets turned on its side and within about 7 seconds it sinks in. the mermaids wreckage has been found on the river bed rescue teams are facing high water levels and a fast current the result of a month of heavy rain but are the most we found some people with serious injuries in a critical condition there were some who got lightly injured and some needed to be resuscitated. the captain of the larger vessel has been taken into police custody accused of reckless misconduct. the mermaid was a $26.00 metre boat used for sightseeing that could hold 60 people the south korean tour agency which organized the trip says relatives of the tourists will arrive in budapest on friday south korean president

police in hungary have to tame the captain of a tour boats involved in a fatal collision on the danube river in budapest at least 7 people are dead and 21 others are missing after a sightseeing vessel carrying south korean to her wrists was hit by a larger boats and sank within seconds police and military crews are searching the river for a 2nd night's. the body of a former opposition leader and has been returned to the democratic republic of congo at c.n.n. she security dies in belgium 2 years ago at the age of 84 after a long illness his funeral was delays because of political instability in the d r c one fears that could spark opposition protests. india's prime minister narendra modi has been sworn in for a 2nd term after his ruling b.j. peace scored a landslide election victory this month people across india are hoping he can deliver swift economic change as the country struggles with high unemployment as you're lopez what am reports. the popular and controversial. narendra modi sworn in for his 2nd term as india's prime minister the tight security and thousands of supporters in th

river killing at least 7 people state media say at least 20 others are missing the boat was carrying more than sorry south korean 2 wrists but it reportedly collided with another tourist vessel heavy rain and strong currents have been hampering rescue efforts. a new front runner in the race to become the u.k.'s next prime minister is to face a courts trial over allegations he lied to the public during the bricks at referendum campaign 3 years ago or is johnson claimed that the u.k. sent $440000000.00 hair weight to the e.u. that opponents say the number was false and misleading reports from london that the big red bricks it fastened its $350000000.00 pound slogan had an enormous impact on the bracks it campaign and boris johnson embraced it enthusiastically sometimes even embellishing it why we said the $10000000000.00 pounds a year debt to brussels but the battle bus claim that britain sent 3 $150000000.00 pounds that's approximately $440000000.00 a week to brussels is demonstrably false it follows johnson continued to use the figure through to 2017 even earning himself a rebuke fro

this is the news coming to you live from berlin a tragedy on the danube river the tourist boat sinks leaving at least 7 people dead event on the hunger in the capital budapest during a storm with heavy rainfall hampering rescue efforts many of the passengers are still missing. a setback for israel's binyamin netanyahu 2 months on from elections the country's long time music fails to form a government the knesset votes to set.

. >>> a major search is going on in hungary, on the danube river. at least seven south korean tourists were killed in that incident. hungarian police have detained the ship's captain as they continue to investigate the cause of the crash. >> translator: on the recordings, you can see the small ship and the big ship, both of them heading north. "mermaid" turns in front of "viking" for some unknown reason. "viking" flips it. and in seven seconds, "mermaid" falls on its side and sinks. >> paula hancocks has the latest there. >> reporter: it's being treated as a search and rescue operation. but hopes are starting to dim of finding survivors on survivors of the danube river. the search and rescue teams have extended the area they are searching. 30 kilometers downstream they're searching, as well. we know strong currents and the intense rainfall recently has made the rescue operation very difficult. now, we also know that more than 40 family members from here, from south korea, are heading to budapest to see what they can do to find their family members.

investigation the sightseeing vessel carrying more than 30 south korean tourist was hit by a larger river cruise ship in bad weather 7 people have been confirmed dead. as day broke in budapest most of the passengers who had been aboard the mermaid were still missing authorities have located the boat on the river bed of the danube but they say it could take days to bring it to the surface in so south korea's president announced they were sending a rapid response team to budapest. hungary. our government will work closely with the hungaroring government to investigate the cause of the accident for the child's correlated departments to do their best to support the victims and their families. the south korean travel agency which hired the boat apologized but also defended the decision to conduct the tour despite the bad weather. customs and one of boarded the cruise boats for the past night and. at the time above the water level was high but other crews or it's operating is usual not just. with. south korea's foreign ministry says the passengers were not wearing life jackets the youngest on b

river. the tour company says the boat was docked when a larger vessel collided with it. at least seven people were rescued from the water, and are now hospitalized. none of the victims were wearing life jackets. >>> 4:55 and a check on cnn business this morning. taking a look at global markets, asian markets closed lower. european markets have just opened. on wall street, futures are barely moving after yesterday's decline. the dow fell 221 points wednesday closing at its weakest point since mid-february. the s&p 500 and nasdaq both lost ground as well, concerns about the impact of the u.s./china trade war are rising. investors are worrying that tariffs will slow the global economy and ding corporate profits. nervous investors continue to flock to the bond market. >>> the owner of sears promised to make millions of dollars in zef -- severance to employees who lost their jobs. now he wants to get out of it. he is threatening not to make $43 million in payments to former employees. his hedge f

river here starting in germany all the way towards the black sea now the other problem with the danube is the height of the water we've seen very very heavy snow this winter across much of the mountains actually record snow in some locations now that it's spring a lot of that snow is melting and entering into the danube causing the river to be moving quite fast as well as high in many locations that is a problem that they're having with the recovery efforts with the bodies right now so we're going to be seeing very heavy water pushing through much of that area and fortunately the rainy conditions are going to continue over the next few days because we do have that area of low pressure that is spinning in this area there of low pressure has been causing a lot of problems across the region moving very slowly from the central part of the mediterranean up here towards the northeast so we do expect to see more rain over the next few days today tomorrow maybe a little break tomorrow more rain pushing out here towards the east but temperatures out here towards the west we're looking into the

danube 21 people are still missing. on the banks of the dun new visitors and residents of budapest paid tribute to the victims of this tragedy. a 6 year old go is among the missing. rescue work has been hampered by strong currents and high water levels making diving attempts risky as hopes of finding survivors fade the search is increasingly turning into a recovery operation. the missing passengers are all south korean and. seoul has sent their own emergency task force to help local authorities. south korea's foreign minister has also arrived in budapest on friday she visited the site of the accident accompanied by her hungary and counterparts. come to you who are called for budapest's full cooperation in determining the course of the accident the hungary and government has promised answers. but he could mean that if you tell you i asked the authorities for a strict and thorough investigation we want to know precisely what happened and how and when we know it for sure we will inform the public that it mean you know and

river in budapest at least 7 people are dead $21.00 others are still missing after a sightseeing vessel carrying south korean tourists was hit by a larger boats and sank within seconds tens of thousands of students and teachers in brazil have rallied for the 2nd time this month against plans education spending cuts the government wants a partial spending freeze in public universities in the coming months critics say it's an assault on education up to date news continues after with. the beyond. the urban. we do and he's given. i met him on air for his and i were flatmates 15 years ago in rome he became a journalist and was always traveling but we stayed in touch and he sent me his food page from around the world how do you feel to go to gaza again yeah just get a good kid back there. you know i would defer to your town and i see that was definitely not allowed just you find it easier to go to. jail for what i thought it. was you know where you were. with the will. be. well. thank. god i was i was getting used to cases view of people and places but on that trip something changed. she said

the danube river is swollen because of all that rain, and that means it's flowing faster than usual, so anything in the water is being swept away. the search continued today — but rescuers say there's very little hope of finding any more survivors. the wreckage of the mermaid is on the riverbed and emergency crews are preparing to lift it, but that could take days. on board the mermaid were 30 south korean tourists, three south korean tour guides and 2 hungarian crew. the south korean government released this photo of president moonjae—in speaking to the hungarian prime minister viktor orban. a team of officials is heading to hungary and they had representatives at the search area today. nick thorpe is in budapest. according to the hungarian navigation association at the time of evening when the accident happened, on average about 70 boats around is very crowded river at that time. video footage has emerged of what appears to be the accident. the smaller passenger ship, the mermaid, passing underneath the margaret bridge when a large river cruiser, 135 metres long, the viking and

danube 21 people are still missing. on the banks of the danube visitors and residents of budapest paid tribute to the victims of this tragedy. a 6 year old girl is among the missing. rescue work has been hampered by strong currents and high water levels making diving attempts risky as hopes of finding survivors fade the search is increasingly turning into a recovery operation. the missing passengers are all south korean and soul has sent their own emergency tosk force to help local authorities. south korea's foreign minister has also arrived in budapest on friday she visited the signs of the accident accompanied by her hungary encounter problems. you called for budapest's full cooperation in determining the course of the accident the hunger in government has promised ounces as we've grown pretty good i mean that if you tube i ask the authorities for a strict and thorough investigation we want to know precisely what happened and how and when we know it for sure we will inform the public that i mean you know and you will

it's a populous stretch of the danube river in the heart of bullet pierced a tourist boat the moon made was doc's carrying more than 30 south korean turrets and it was involved in a collision with a cruise ship risky team search for survivors the tourists were wearing life jackets and water temperatures were below 15 degree celsius police said after a month of heavy rain high water levels and a fast current complicated rescue if it's. followed the most we found some people with serious injuries in a critical condition there were some who got lightly injured and some needed to be resuscitated. police have now released video of the incident fairytale economic we can see on the footage that the small part the mermaid is silent north is the biggest ship the viking when they reach the margaret bridge the mermaid turns in front of the viking for some reason and as the viking touches the mermaid it gets turned on its side and within about 7 seconds at 6. cruise line operator viking said it's the 2nd was involved in the incident around 9 pm local time the mermaids wreckage was found on the rive

footage shows 2 boats colliding on the danube river the smaller vessel just ahead was carrying more than 30 south korean tourists every telekinetic now total we can see on the footage that the small boat the mermaid is silent north is the biggest ship the viking when they reach the margaret bridge the mermaid turns in front of the viking for some reason and as the fighting touches the men made it gets turned on its side and within about 7 seconds it sinks in. the mermaids wreckage has been found on the river bed rescue teams are facing high water levels and a fast current the result of a month of heavy rain but on the notion we found some people with serious injuries in a critical condition there were some who got lightly injured and some needed to be resuscitated. the captain of the larger vessel has been taken into police custody accused of reckless misconduct. the mermaid was a $26.00 metre boat used for sightseeing that could hold 60 people the south korean tour agency which organized the trip says relatives of the tourists will arrive in budapest on friday south korean president moo

it crashed on the danube river. 21 are still missing. the cause of the crash under investigation. but witnesses say it was pouring down rain at the time of the collision. so investigators are looking into the possibility that visibility was very poor at the time of that collision. >>> also this morning, an earthquake off the coast of el salvador. this has been a 6.2 magnitude quake. and authorities there warning about a possible tsunami along the coastline there. no reports yet of any deaths or injuries. but of course, we'll keep you posted as this story develops. >> katie, thank you. >>> 4:33 now. happening today, the man accused of slamming his car into speeds in sunnyvale is set for a court hearing. isaiah joe peeples is expected to appear before a judge in downtown san jose. investigators believe he targeted the pedestrians on el camino real last month with the intent of killing a family he thought was muslim. jeff rosen is expected to announce a decision on whether to pursue hate crime charges against peeples. >> i trust jeff rosen. and so -- and i trust will law enforcement

river killing at least 7 people state media say at least 20 others are missing the boat was carrying more than 38 south korean 2 wrists when it reportedly collided with another tourist vessel. the front runner in the race to become the you case next prime minister has been ordered to courts over allegations he lied to the public during the breaks that referendum campaign follows johnson famously claimed that the u.k. sent $440000000.00 a week to the e.u. and that backs it which is a lie that money to be spent on public services well those are the top stories i was back to al-jazeera walt. was her. or. her. the right. the. wall. and. systolic and when does it. what is in the game might not be the gun. debate tonight but i will saw that one for hampshire ya and if y'all. didn't give it to name the body cannot humble as you can. i was almost. i. thought i. should have been to get your competition to do it i think i'll just go back out check back off my cap off as my family crowd over to the fashion that what i saw her today i think i shall not come to my office i got us not the 1st i me

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at least seven people have died after a tourist boat on the river danube in budapest capsizes — 19 others are still missing. highly processed foods such as burgers and crisps are linked to poor health and early death. chelsea thrash arsenal in the europa league final. they win 4—1 in baku, but star man eden hazard hints that he's on his way out of the club. a major mobile updgrade or a waste of money? a new superfast service is launched in six uk cities today. 56 will allow films to be downloaded in seconds. i'll be asking if its coverage is fair and good value. how driverless cars could revolutionise the lives of future pensioners. a cloudy but mild start to the day. some heavy rain in the north, brightest skies in the northern isles, and the south—east will feel quite humid. it's thursday the 30th of may. our top story: university tuition fees in england should be cut by £1,700 a year, according to a government review published today. it also suggests that students from poorerfamilies should receive grants to cover living costs. but there are concerns that extending the period over

under him police have arrested the captain of a tour boat involved in a fatal collision on the danube river in the capital but the past at least 7 people were killed 21 others are still missing after the sightseeing vessel carrying south korean tourist was hit by a bigger boat and then sank some people say it took 7 seconds to go down the police and military crews have been searching the river for a 2nd night several people are reported to have been killed and more than a dozen were injured in a series of bomb blasts in northern iraq 2 shopping malls were targeted in the attacks in the city of kirkuk. a car bomb in the afghan capital kabul has killed at least 4 people and wounded 7 others including 4 u.s. service personnel and struck a military convoy in the west of the city no one group has claimed responsibility for the attack tens of thousands of students and teachers in brazil have rallied for the 2nd time this month against planned educational spending cuts local media says demonstrations were held in more than 80 cities the government wants a partial spending freeze in public un

river in the capsule his vessel collided with the boats in budapest carrying south korean 2 arrests at least 7 people were killed and 21 are still missing. the united states has accused russia of define a ban on new clear weapons testing the u.s. defense intelligence agency believes moscow has been secretly carrying out low level nuclear tests in the arctic moscow says the allegation is grind less and provocative russia is a signatory to go see it is in the ninety's that bans nuclear testing. thousands of activists in brazil have held nationwide protests against government plans to cut spending on education local media say demonstrators rallies and more than 80 cities it's the 2nd day of protests this month over the proposal to partly freeze spending in public universities in the 2nd half of this year the government says the cuts are necessary to help cool the economy back from the brink of another recession there are reports from sao paolo. the brazilian government that it's freezing 30 percent of what it calls discretionary spending public universities state high schools universit

at least seven people have died and 21 are missing, after a tour boat collision on the river danube, in hungary. a boy has been airlifted to hospital after an incident at a theme park in north yorkshire. the uk's first next—generation sg mobile network is switched on, but is only available, in certain areas. coming up on afternoon live all the sport. including the cricket, not a bad start for england. it could have been better. england are battling to try and post a competitive total in the first match of the men's cricket world cup. they are facing south africa. they have four more in the last half an hour or so and our 280 547. and we have an update on the weather with darren. good afternoon. two different air masses affecting the uk at the moment, which is why we are seeing such a wide range of temperatures. i have a look at air masses and what they affect the uk. and we will look at the weather for the weekend. thank you. also, why driverless cars could soon be helping people to maintain their independence. this is afternoon alive. a major review into higher education funding h

our top story: at least seven people have been killed after a cruise boat capsized on the river danube in hungary. emergencey services in the capital, budapest, are still searching for survivors. the police say 33 south koreans were on board the boat, which collided with a larger vessel. us special counsel robert mueller has spoken publically for the first time about his investigation into russian election interference. mr mueller said if he thought donald trump was innocent of obstruction ofjustice, he would have said so. the president tweeted that the case against him was closed. and this video is trending on bbc.com. chelsea have won football's europa league. they beat arsenal 4—1 in baku, in azerbaijan. all the goals were scored in the second half, with eden hazard scoring twice for chelsea. a government review has recommended that university tuition fees in england should be reduced from just over 9,000 pounds a year tojust over 7,000. now on bbc news live to singapore for asia business report. boeing's boss issues another apology as the aircraft could be grounded until august.

danube. at least seven south korean tourists have died. the singer r kelly has been charged with eleven further sexual offences. charges relate to the sexual assault of a minor aged between 13 and 16. king salman of saudi arabia has called on the international community to shoulder its responsibilities regarding what he called iran's subversive role which threatens regional and global stability. but the king, who was speaking at the opening of a summit of a gulf leaders in mecca, also held out "a hand of peace" to avoid a war in the region. our chief international correspondent lyse doucet reports from jeddah. hosting through summits of arab and islamic leaders to focus on what the kingdom regards as the threat posed by orion in this region and beyond. in his first speech, he pointed to what he had said had been for decades of iran's subversive role, including the recent attacks on four vessels in the gulf of mine, which he said demand serious action. he didn't say what it was, but he said th

police arrest the captain of the cruise ship involved in wednesday's deadly crash on the river danube. syria's humanitarian crisis: the un warns that tens of thousands of children are still at risk. r kelly has been charged with more sexual offences. he's due in court next week. and scientists develop a genetically enhanced fungus that can kill malaria spreading mosquitoes. president trump has launched a particularly fierce and personal attack without giving any evidence on former special counsel robert mueller. mr mueller made headlines this week with a rare public statement, reiterating that his russia ainquiry did not clear the president of obstructing justice. mr trump spoke today about russian election interference and moves by the democrats to impeach him before laying into robert mueller. our washington correspondent chris buckler has more. the president has been unable to hide his fury at the man who examined his every action during the 2016 election campaign. and concluded that russia had made significant efforts to interfere with the vote, something that president trump seem

police arrest the captain of the cruise ship involved in wedesday‘s deadly crash on the river danube. syria's humanitarian crisis: the un warns that tens of thousands of children are still at risk. scientists develop a genetically enhanced fungus that can kill mosquitoes that spread malaria. president trump has launched a particularly fierce and personal attack, without giving any evidence, on former special counsel robert mueller. mr mueller made headlines this week with a rare public statement, reiterating that his long inquiry did not clear the president of obstructing justice. mr trump spoke today about russian election interference and moves by the democrats to impeach him, before laying into robert mueller. our washington correspondent chris buckler has more. the president has been unable to hide his fury at the man who examined his every action during the 2016 election campaign. and concluded that russia had made significant efforts to interfere with the effort, something that president trump seem to briefly acknowledge with this tweet in which he specifically stated that he ha