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. [ laughter ] not just thailand, but northern thailand. once known as kingdom of a million rice fields, it's a fertile, green and gorgeous area, home of the ancient lanna people. welcome to chiang mai province. tucked up near the borders of burma, china, laos, india not too far away. all of them have left their mark on the food. >> andy: here's the local hooch. lao khao. >> anthony: and if you're eating here, chances are you're also drinking. >> andy: ugh. compared to the, uh, the stuff we had this morning, this is substantially more harsh, i would say, and less fragrant. >> anthony: the village of mae on, and this place is called him tang. how did you find this place, man? we're in the middle of nowhere. >> andy: it's a very popular place. >> anthony: a restaurant showcasing one of the distinguishing elements of northern thai cuisine -- the heavy use of animal protein. >> andy: you see the local people, they're lining up. here in northern thailand, pig reigns supreme. so most of the stuff we're eating here is made out of pig. >> anthony:

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and some of thailand's best players. pam and in europe is a lot of progression in the last ten years. and that's kind of. the future of football in southeast asia the shape here in thailand. and how far can the national team the war elephants go in the asia cup two thousand . i am here in thailand to find out more now i have been a football fan since i was six but much of what i saw here in thailand blew my mind and what better time to take a look then before d.h. from cup a fan of one of the oldest clubs in the country. passionate committed and a vivid example of why thailand is not only about this. did you expect thailand to have an independent football magazine around you works for it and has plenty of stories. and remember him let's call him the specialist after he almost had gone out to the semifinals of the world cup but then came luis suarez with his hands. helms team thailand. in bangkok and there are many means of transportation. was but these are the most fun they took jokes. and often their drivers wear footba

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high commissioner for human rights said today about dealing with thailand in this case take a listen but we have a strong view of the contributed by government for its new york for instance the. plane being different from your first marriage and then you did not send their. kids are for. then there were a person of freedom. that was the first priority. as it. was simple he makes it sound like it was a simple as a consultation with thailand and then the decision was made not to center back but would thailand have cooperated if there had been no twitter if there had been a public awareness of there had been no with media attention. it's a speculation but i think that the media attention absolutely helps we've seen that recently in the case of a soccer player briny suck up player. who is still in danger of being deported back to iran where he would face probably imprisonment maybe even torture so thailand is not to be trusted in this because they're not signatory to the un refugee guidelines and obligations and itself is a military dictatorship so there's a big problem in the head of th

high commissioner for human rights said today about dealing with thailand in this case take a listen but we have a strong we have a pretty good time government for this and you're sure it's the. same dream to confront your sister and then you did not send their. kids over. and there were a personal freedom. that was the first i don't. see. i mean was it as simple as he makes it sound like it was a simple as a consultation with thailand and then the decision was made not to send her back but would thailand have cooperated if there had been no twitter if there had been a public awareness if there had been there were media attention. it's a speculation but i think that the media attention absolutely helped we've seen that recently in the case of a soccer player briny suck up player. who is still in danger of being deported back to iran where he would face probably imprisonment maybe even torture so thailand is not to be trusted in this because they're not signatory to the un refugee guidelines and end up legations and itself is a military dictatorship and so there's a big problem in the

well difficult ok at the same time we have human rights watch calling on thailand not to deport let's take a listen to that the reality is that she should have the right to seek asylum i don't think that was her first choice i think she wanted to go to australia that was her original plan but you know in this situation now she needs to be provided protection because if she is sent back she will face very serious physical harm from her from her relatives ok very serious physical harm we hear there of learning why is she facing violence at home. well so far we only have her word but i think it's quite credible that she has been abused at least psychologically that's what she says but she also claims she has been abused physically for just being a modern woman who wants to lead her life as women in the west basically so she writes in her twitter account that for example just for cutting her hair short she had basically she was put under house arrest for six months she wasn't allowed to leave her room she has renounced islam and apparently that is something that is very very severe this i

high commissioner for human rights said today about dealing with thailand in this case take a listen but we have a strong we have a prepared by government for a person here for instance that. i'm going to call your sister and you know send that. is over a month and a where a person of freedom. that was the first right on. the scene. i mean was it as simple he makes it sound like it was a simple as a consultation with thailand and then the decision was made not to send her back but would thailand have cooperated if there had been no twitter if there had been a public awareness if there had been no with media attention. it's a speculation but i think that the media attention absolutely helps we've seen that recently in the case of a soccer player briny suck up player. who is still in danger of being deported back to iran where he would face probably imprisonment maybe even torture so thailand is not to be trusted in this because they're not signatory to the un refugee guidelines and obligations and time itself is a military dictatorship and so there's a big problem in the head of thail

high commissioner for human rights said today about dealing with thailand in this case take a listen but we have a strong view of the contributed by government and we have to see here for instance that. pending before from your first time you did not send their kids over. and where a person of freedom. that was the first right on. the scene. i mean was it as simple he makes it sound like it was a simple as a consultation with thailand and then the decision was made not to send her back but would thailand have cooperated if there had been no twitter if there had been a public awareness if there had been no with media attention. it's a speculation but i think that the media attention absolutely helps we've seen that recently in the case of a soccer player a briny suck up player. who is still in danger of being deported back to iran where he would face probably imprisonment maybe even torture so. thailand is not to be trusted in this because they're not signatory to the un refugee guidelines and obligations and time itself is a military dictatorship so there's a big problem in the head

initially thailand said it would deport her because she didn't meet visa requirements. the eighteen year old then barricaded herself in an airport hotel room she drew attention to her plight on social media quickly gathering tens of thousands of followers she said she feared for her life after her family threatened her for announcing islam and cutting her hair i'm not leaving my own until i see you an h c i i want. to tie oath or to seem to perform a dramatic about face and promising not to deport. love i doubt we have caught on time we will talk to her and do whatever she requests. trouble to seek help and we are the land of smiles but we will not send anyone to that. we want to do that by we will not hear so human rights. principles under the rules which would not by that meet come. thailand is not a signatory to the un refugee convention and provides no legal protection to asylum seekers books the united nations says it will do everything in its power to help. well i'm joined tonight here at the big table by i have been so many policy he is the director of the german

it's been a long time in coming but the election day here in thailand has finally been set march twenty fourth two announcements coming out on wednesday confirming that first from the royal household a royal decree declaring that the elections were ok to move forward then a few hours after that the election commission coming out and confirming that march twenty fourth will be election day now there's been a lot of confusion particularly over these last couple of weeks because at the beginning of the year the election commission came out and said most likely the election would take place on february twenty fourth but then the government said that had to be postponed because they need to prepare the government needs to prepare for the coronation of the king in may there was a bit back and forth we saw a little bit of protesting on the streets here over the weekend the last couple of weeks but again today wednesday confirmed march twenty fourth will be the election day now over the last couple of weeks bans have been lifted on political parties for organizing and fundraising so they starte

it is of course thailand is very dependent on tourism. many many people are year now because just after the main tourist season of the year which is of course christmas and new year you can imagine there are tens of thousands of people. just here for reasons of tourism and all these people who are mainly visiting items like. the thing most of them. all these people lots of them have been brought in to security and to safety with the last ferry the last days because authorities had warned that it might not be possible anymore to leave. all right correspondent karl fountain hola for us and don sock in thailand thank you very much for bringing us up to date. now to some other stories making news around the world a third woman has entered a hindu temple in the southern state of cantor law a first visit by two women on wednesday triggered protests across the state a traditionally women were forbidden from entering the shrine but india's supreme court lifted that ban in a ruling last year. left wing activists in bangladesh have protested agains

a similar case here in thailand that of mrs. mohammed a young woman from saudi arabia who had fled her country because she said she feared for her life there and she was also detained at bangkok's main international airport and she then managed within a few hours to launch this incredible social media campaign which sparked an outcry outcry around the world we reported on it here on t w but not only not only that a lot of other media outlets around the world did the same human rights groups were on board and in the end the way it turned out is that. noone was allowed to leave thailand and go to canada where she then. applied for asylum now the thai authorities are saying that it wasn't that international pressure right that led them to make that decision but they also did say they don't want to be that the country that sent someone to their death so i think the question is valid would that case have played out in the same way if that international pressure had been there and i think that is hope for mr al-arabiya as well because

and protests in thailand off to the military government postpone the election again just a month before it was still. potable will continue i'm under the british prime minister to resign me has said today marks the start of a crucial week in the history of the united kingdom may is said to spend the next thirty six hours doing what she can to secure support for a controversial breaks a deal which is heading for a defeat in parliament tomorrow in the last hour she has been addressing employees at a factory in the town of so. in finland and in england she accuses some lawmakers have been prepared to use what she called every device possible to fort bragg said she said the u.k. me end up not leaving the e.u. at all if m.p.'s voted down a deal she said this would amount to subversion of democracy. but while no deal remains a serious risk having observed events at westminster over the last seven days it's now my judgment that the more likely outcome is a paralysis in parliament that risks there being no bricks it that makes it even more important that m.p.'s consider very carefully how they

bird led international concern is growing over the fate of a saudi teenager trying to seek asylum in thailand eighteen year old woman says that she is escaping physical and psychological abuse and will be killed if she is forced to return to term family but according to bangkok has rejected an appeal to block her deportation. also coming off a night of surprises at the golden globes in los angeles a movie about rock bands queen defies expectations and takes the top award for best drama and best actor and a veteran actress glenn close is rewarded for if you don't she says no one in hollywood wanted to make. her. i'm sorry kelly welcome to the program type only say that they will not support a saudi national teenager who says that she is fleeing abuse rawest muhammad ali noone has barricaded herself in a hotel room in a bangkok airport in a bid to avoid being returned to her family. says that she holds a visa for australia and plans to seek asylum there the eighteen year old claims that her passport was seized by a saudi official during a layover in bangkok now the team began posting on twitter

campaigning begins in thailand it's the country's first elections in. two thousand and fourteen but will be free and. this is inside story. welcome to the program. when thailand's last held an election five years ago it ended with mass protests and a coup several delays the military government has finally announced a general election for march twenty fourth campaigning is well underway three of the main players vying for seats into the democrat party the military and the posse of former prime ministers tax and. gas and just a moment but first this report from wayne hay in bangkok. the leaders of thailand's political parties are in full stride towards an election. after so many delays the announcement of a date was welcomed at the headquarters of the largest party good time i. could mean. by it is time to set the future of our nation by voting for the right people to work for her country five years under military rule is longer than any democratic government we have had in the past eighty years. time i was in power when the military staged a coup in two

noone was allowed to leave thailand and go to canada where she then. applied for asylum now the thai authorities are saying that it wasn't that international pressure right that led them to make that decision. but they also did say they don't want to be that the country that sent someone to their death so i think the question is valid would that case of played out in the same way if that international pressure had been there and i think that is hope for mr al-arabiya as well because of course now his case is in the international limelight sara bus and heartache joining us from bangkok thanks. in sports austria's marcel he has once again stamped his authority on alpine skiing his night race a spectacle that takes place in his own country the history also means that he seems certain to win an eighth straight overall world cup title this year. the lights were on in shopping austria on the home favorite marcel hit show who was already leading after his first run and had one objective to win his tenth victory of the season how do you have some fifty thousan

time now for over sports thank you laura the pressure is mounting on thailand to release detained footballer hakim who is facing extradition to bahrain fifo and australia's foreign minister are calling for his immediate return to australia where he has refugee status came out i had a b. is a professional player at a club in melbourne but was arrested on holiday in bangkok in november he faces being sent back to bahrain where human rights and advocates say he's likely to be tortured or even killed in a statement football's governing body said. therefore calling on all relevant authorities and behavior in thailand and australia to take the necessary steps to ensure that mr hockey melody is allowed to return safely to australia where he can resume his career as a professional footballer australia's foreign minister has been meeting with officials over hakim of that case in bangkok our correspondent wayne hay is there and sent us this report. australia's foreign minister marie spain raised to governments concerns about this case during a visit to the thai capital bangkok on thursday saying that

lead international concern is growing over the fate of a starving teenager trying to seek asylum in thailand eighteen year old woman says that she is escaping the physical and psychological abuse and will be killed if she is forced to return to her family but according bangkok has rejected an appeal to block her deportation also coming up the bones government says that it is for oil to a coup attempt arresting the four soldiers who tried to seize power this morning because of so is this the end of the rebellion and tonight a surprise that the golden globe awards in los angeles a movie about rock band queen defies expectations and takes the top award for best drama and best actor and veteran actress glenn close is rewarded for a film she says no one in hollywood wanted to make. plus score as a peacemaker in an adjoining county and men's team prepares for the handball world championship in germany and denmark we'll hear from the coach and the players about what it means to compete in a unified team. play . i'm sara kelly welcome to the program. type only say that they will not deport a saudi t

campaigning begins in thailand it's the country's first elections in. two thousand and fourteen but will be free and. this is inside story. welcome to the program. when thailand's last held an election five years ago it ended with mass protests and a coup several delays the military government has finally announced a general election for march twenty fourth campaigning is well underway three of the main players vying for seats into the democrat party the military and the posse of former prime ministers tax and. gas and just a moment but first this report from wayne hay in bangkok. the leaders of thailand's political parties are in full stride towards an election. after so many delays the announcement of a date was welcomed at the headquarters of the largest party who a time i. could not cooperate by it is time to set the future of our nation by voting for the right people to work for her country five years under military rule is longer than any democratic government we have had in the past eighty years by the time i was in power when the military staged

that situation our thailand's king has issued a royal decree endorsing the first general election since a twenty fourteen military coup the elections will be held on march the twenty fourth voting has been delayed several times by the military which is clamped down on dissent and free speech as the latest from bangkok. it's been a long time in coming but the election day here in thailand has finally been set march twenty fourth two announcements coming out on wednesday confirming that first from the royal household a royal decree declaring that the elections were ok to move forward then a few hours after that the election commission coming out and confirming that march twenty fourth will be election day now there's been a lot of confusion particularly over these last couple of weeks because at the beginning of the year the election commission came out and said most likely the election would take place on february twenty fourth but then the government said that had to be postponed because they need to prepare the government needs to prepare for the coronation of the king in may there was

this as you don't use line for stranded united nations officials in thailand take charge of a desperate saudi teenager ramadan on says she's fleeing appears and will be killed if forced to return home eighteen year old barricaded herself in a hotel room and broadcast her a place in real time on social media also coming up britain rehearses no deal scenarios as they crunch a vote on the prime minister's brings that agreement looms to resubmit says lawmakers will have their say on the controversial deal next tuesday and the legs of surprises at the golden globes in los angeles a movie about rock band queen defines expectations it takes the top awards for best drama and best actor and veteran actress glenn close is rewarded for a film she says no one in hollywood wanted to make. the heart thank you so much for your company everyone united the united nations have taken charge of a saudi teenager who defied deportation from thailand mohammad a honeymoon says she's fleeing abuse and barricaded herself in a bangkok hotel room to avoid being returned to her family. began posting on twitter with

well funnily enough you have to say that thailand for the. county has been stabbed quite often topical storm and the last one about i think it was nine hundred fifty two house calls. nine hundred people lives. and of course the public is not afraid that this might repeat itself it is a very rare event that does happen. and so what are authorities doing to prepare for this storm it's being described as the strongest storm to hit the area in decades. it is indeed a very very strong storm and yet all of this seemed to be very aware of that since about the four or five days that social media t.v. stations radio stations you hear about the storm everywhere so to avoid same catastrophe like so many years ago a guitar very well aware adapted warning to people to stay away from that post when i drove up here even though rolled down through our homes he was stuck in a block and he thought it. thank you so much for that karl fine and in thailand thank you again. of course we'll be tracking that storm for you and giving you any developments as they beco

to that's unusual in thailand. a senior un official was quickly dispatched to the airport and given firm promises about her safety. i am confident in the reassurances provided by the commissioner for immigration and other thai government officials. you're confident she won't be suddenly sent back? well, that... we have received assurances and guarantees that that will not happen. well, throughout today, this hotel has been the scene of extraordinary comings and goings, with officials going in and out, trying to persuade the young saudi woman to come out of her room. at one point, we thought she'd be deported. now we know that thailand has given her an entry permit, the un is involved, and her request for asylum, they say, will be properly assessed. it might have been a very different ending. another saudi woman — deported from the philippines in similar circumstances — has not been seen since. rahaf‘s case is very symbolic of many, many women inside saudi arabie who are trapped in abusive situations. they can

the leaders of thailand's political parties are in full stride towards an election. after so many delays the announcement of a date was welcomed at the headquarters of the largest party who a time i. could not cooperate by it is time to set the future of our nation by voting for the right people to work for her country five years under military rule is longer than any democratic government we have had in the past eighty years by the time i was in power when the military staged a coup in two thousand and fourteen it was the second time the army had removed a government led by the shin and what clan who have still had parties to every election win since two thousand and one. sibling's taksin and shinawatra both former prime ministers are in exile avoiding jail terms for corruption and negligence the leaders of this party are worried the campaign and the election itself won't be free and fair enough particularly concerned that the courts could be used against them something that had plenty of experience with two previous versions of the party would dissolved by the cour

there is an international sex tourism trade in thailand like a lot of countries. people that participate in that sex trade in thailand sometimes do get arrest in that country. when anastasia got arrested for participation in the sex seminar, her treatment by thai authorities seemed to be inflected by the fact she had been the source and in someways the protagonist of this big expose that was driving the russian government crazy. she was arrested in february 2018, days after the navalny went public. the head of the security counsel arrived personally in thailand, he's also head of the russian spy service. the day he arrived, anastasia vashukevich posted this video saying she's on her way from a defense facility to a thai prison in that video speaking russian, she begs russian journalists for help. she says quote i'm ready to give you the missing puzzle pieces, support them with video and audio regarding the connections of our respected lawmaker, meaning russian lawmakers with trump, manafort and the rest. i know a lot. i'm waiting for your offers and waiting for yo

i think it is most of all assigned to thailand is. to pressure from the international community and as you have just mentioned it's not only been the german ambassador and this dutch representative basically all the diplomatic missions here the western diplomatic missions one should say have come out and support and have basically urged thailand not to deport her so in the past highlands has had this record of not being very thoughtful about refugees that were coming to thailand maybe only passing through thailand if there was a request for these people to be deployed to even to author a tarion regimes thailand would be very quick to send them back in this instance apparently the pressure from the international community like been through tweets like we've seen from the german ambassador house actually had a result have made the ta is to reverse course basically because just a few hours ago they said that they would send her back and now they're saying we're the land of smiles we will not send anyone back to their death so apparently

also in the program a refugee football player detained for more than sixty days in thailand hakim a right beat is from belgrade and fears he'll be tortured or even killed if he says back efforts to free of the return to his adopted country of australia are now picking up papers. plus. the. day's news the song that saved her life we meet. esther rondo as a girl she was forced to sing for the nazis now she sings for school students in a history lesson. they'll never forget. hello i'm terry martin good to have you with us there's a potential new standoff brewing between britain and you after british lawmakers last night voted to reopen talks on the brags that agreement parliamentarians gave prime minister theresa may a mandate to renegotiate the so-called irish backstop that's the plan for boyd a hard border between northern ireland and the republic of ireland but the e.u. insists that provision cannot be changed. with the clock ticking on an orderly brags that what happens next is still unclear but may frames the house of commons vote as a win is what she had to say we will now take this ma

also in the program a refugee youth football player detained for more than sixty days in thailand hakeem arrival he is from bahrain and fears he'll be tortured or even killed if he sent back efforts to free him to return to his adopted country of australia are now gathering pace plus. that. this is the song that saved her life we meet survivor esther besh a wrong note as a girl she was forced to sing for the nazis now she sings for high school students in a history lesson they'll never forget. hello i'm terry martin good to have you with us there's a potential new standoff brewing between britain and after british lawmakers last night voted to reopen talks on the breaks that agreement prime minister theresa may now face is the task of returning to brussels to try and replace the arrangement regarding the irish border but the e.u. says that's not going to happen again rejecting any changes to the divorce agreement with the clock ticking on an orderly brags that what happens next is still unclear so the chinese have a kind of a. this is a u.k. parliament handing prime minister theresa may

southern thailand buckles down as tropical storm approaches. and taking the reins brazil's new president moves to advance his policy agenda. for the new u.s. house of representatives now controlled by the democrats as pasta package of bills to end the partial government shutdown but the republican majority senate will likely block the legislation and the president is refusing to sign off on them because they don't include funding for his border with mexico earlier the new house speaker nancy pelosi vowed to keep the trump presidency in check and end the stalemate also in jordan reports from washington. do you solemnly swear it's a day of firsts for the one hundred sixteenth u.s. congress do you solemnly swear that you new faces and some familiar ones being sworn into office and then getting down to work. democrat nancy pelosi still the first and only woman to serve as house speaker returns for a second time best to play younger more diverse and more liberal legislators who want reforms in health care the economy and immigration illegal palosi a

the teenager is barricaded herself in a hotel room in thailand to avoid being deported she says her family will kill her if you send back home also coming up. a matter of surprises at the golden globes in los angeles a movie about rock band queen the find the expectations and take in the top awards for best drama and best actor. and veteran actress glenn close rewarded for a film she says no one in hollywood wanted to make. plus sport acting again as a peacemaker a joint korean men's team prepares for the handball world championship in germany and denmark we hear from the coach and the players about what it means to compete in the united korean team. i'm brian thomas thanks so much for being with us here. in rights watch says a saudi teen who has field fleeing abuses barricaded herself in a hotel room at a bangkok airport to avoid deportation tire thora he's a rock mohamed a canoe and will be sent back to kuwait today where her family is but how can she holds a visa for australia and plans to seek asylum there any teen year old claims her passport was seized by a saudi official during a la

pearl a international concern is growing over the fate of a saudi teenager trying to seek asylum in thailand the eighteen year old woman says that she is escaping physical and psychological abuse and will be killed if she is forced to return to her family but according bangkok has rejected an appeal to block her deportation also coming up a night of surprises at the golden globes in los angeles a movie about rock band screen despite its expectations and takes the top award for best drama and best actor and veteran actress glenn close is awarded for a film she says you don't want in hollywood wanted to make plus sports as a peacemaker a joint korean immense team prepares a handful of championship in germany and denmark to hear from the coach and the players about what it means to compete in a unified team. player. playing. i'm sara kelly welcome to the program. type police say that they will not support a saudi teenager who says that she is fleeing abuse of mohammed al qa noone has barricaded herself in a hotel room in a bangkok airport to avoid being returned to her family she says that she

that's unusual in thailand. a senior un official was quickly dispatched to the airport and given promises about her safety. i am confident in the reassurances provided by the commissioner for immigration and other thai government officials. you're confident she won't be suddenly sent back? well, that... we have received assurances and guarantees that that will not happen. well, throughout today, this hotel has been the scene of extraordinary comings and goings, with officials going in and out, trying to persuade the young saudi woman to come out of her room. at one point, we thought she'd be deported. now we know that thailand has given her an entry permit, the un is involved, and her request for asylum, they say, will be properly assessed. it might have been a very different ending. another saudi woman — deported from the philippines in similar circumstances — has not been seen since. this young woman has been lucky, though her ultimate fate is still unclear. jonathan head, bbc news, bangkok. eight migrants

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thailand the team in control and eventually the team in front. a perfectly timed volley. enough to seal the win and send them second in the group. the gamble of good move after all. meanwhile, defending asian cup champions australia take on palestine on friday, knowing anything less than a win would jeopardise their chances of making it to the knockout stage. the socceroos suffered a shock 1—0 defeat tojordan in their opening game, and with thejordanians having beaten syria 2—0, graham arnold's men face the pressure of potentially becoming the first australian side to have failed to make it past the group stage. now to spanish football where copa del rey holders barcelona will need to overturn a 2—1 deficit in the second leg of their last 16 tie against levante, if they're to maintain hopes of a 5th successive title. the home side were two goals to the good inside the opening 20 minutes but a late phillipe coutinho penalty has given ernesto valverde's catalans a smaller advantage to overcome at camp nou next thursday. elsewhere sevilla were 3—1winners away to athl

thailand's first tropical storm in thirty years has left one person dead and another missing as rain wind and surging seawater trees and brought down power lines it's now we can to a tropical depression but the risk of flooding still remains florence louis reports from coast somewhere in southern thailand less than twenty four hours after it made landfall public has been downgraded to a tropical depression the province of the concept appears to have been hit hardest by the storm die we live by my god but the only five or six minutes after the storm hit the roof was blown away. dozens of buildings have been damaged power supplies disrupted and streets flooded thousands of people way vacuity to ahead of its arrival a bad fall or there is wind and rain we have children in our family so we hurried here the head of our village urged us to leave as well. the tourist destination of coast and other islands nearby suffered no severe damage as the eye of the storm passed farther south than initially forecast. public it's unlikely to have a long term effect on tourism or economic growth in the

can help me right now no i'm not looking for the teenager has barricaded herself in a hotel room in thailand to avoid being deported she says her family will kill her if you send home also coming up. bracing for bragg said as a day for britain's departure from the e.u. draws ever closer look at how one british family is preparing for the worst case scenario. and the stars are out in los angeles as hollywood hands out to golden globes it's a night of celebration but also some up sets we'll take a look at the winners and the losers. plus ford acting again as a peacemaker a joint korean men's team preparing for the handball world championship in germany and in denmark we hear from the coach and the players about what it means to compete in a unified team. brian thomas thanks so much for being with us human rights watch says is saudi teenager who's filling abuses barricaded herself in a hotel room at a bangkok airport to avoid deportation and possible violence tired already say rough mohammed noone would be sent back to kuwait today where her family is but says she holds a visa for australia and

upsets as india shocked thailand with a 4—1 victory in abu dhabi. a veteran striker opened the scoring from the penalty spot. but it took just seven minutes scoring from the penalty spot. but it tookjust seven minutes before the captain equalised to thailand with this header. however, india came out after half—time and jewelled the ball into the net for the second time. thailand could not find a way back as india scored again, and again. and became the unlikely leaders of group a in the process. meanwhile, in the third game of the day, syria and palestine played out a goalless draw in group b. syria will playjordan, and palestine face australia next. in the nfl playoffs, defending superbowl champions philadelphia eagles have beaten the chicago bears in the nfc wild card match 16—15. cody parkey missed a kick with seconds remaining from 43 yards. it hit the post and the crossbar. earlier, the la chargers beat the baltimore ravens 23—17 in their afc wild card match. the drama packed victory means the chargers will now face the new england patrio

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mountain sides but the risk of further avalanches from remains high also coming up patience runs out in thailand as protesters demand the country's military rulers to step down and hold free elections. and the u.s. ambassador to germany issues a stark warning to german companies stop working on a controversial gas pipeline linking russia to germany or face american sanctions. plus the tennis world is focusing on bell burn where the australian open starts on monday it's the first grand slam tennis tournament of the year but it could be the last one of the sport's greats. i'm carl aspen thanks for joining us. more storms and heavy snow are forecast to strike across the alps and avalanche warnings are still in effect at least twenty four people are believed to have died in weather related incidents across the region. after a short break in the weather the snowfall in southern bavaria has been relentless this mountain prost was closed after an avalanche swept down from the austrian side of the port it with germany emergency services rescued a group of skiis who sought refuge in a mountain restaurant

and that's raising edition of concerns because thailand doesn't recognise the rights of refugees pain going on to say that australia is concerned about his detention and the possibility of him being sent to bahrain there's also been a lot of criticism of football's world governing body fee for their for their apparent inaction over this case but fifa now calling for thailand to release a team allowed a b. and allow him to return to australia where he has been living for the past four years also there has been criticism of australia's football governing body and the asian football confederation the governing body for football in this region which happens to be run by a member of the bahrain royal family shaikh selman a man that he has personally criticised in recent years but it's understood that those two governing bodies have now met to discuss the case and thailand have just battled bahrain in football's asian cup. song customer with the only goal in a first win for the thais in pool play it's new mill about twenty minutes into the match between jordan and syria later hosts the u.a.

a saudi teenager who defied deportation from thailand. says she's fleeing appears and barricaded herself in a bangkok hotel room to avoid being returned to her family who she says want to kill our own began posting on twitter with calls for help on sunday shows to travel on war star and apply for asylum there a sign of hope for a half mohammed. these pictures show the young saudi woman leaving the airport in bangkok together with officials from the un refugee agency the u.n.h.c.r. will assess whether she can be granted refugee status protecting her from deputation this marks a pause in a tense standoff that began on saturday. arrived from saudi arabia but passports seized by a saudi diplomat initially thailand said it would deport her because she didn't meet visa requirements. the eighteen year old then barricaded herself in an airport hotel room she drew attention to her plight on social media quickly gathering tens of thousands of followers she said she feared for her life after her family threatened her for announcing islam and cutting

that's unusual in thailand. a senior un official was quickly dispatched to the airport and given firm promises about her safety. i am confident in the reassurances provided by the commissioner for immigration and other thai government officials. you're confident she won't be suddenly sent back? well, that. . .that. .. i — we have received assurances and guarantees that that will not happen. well, throughout today, this hotel has been the scene of extraordinary comings and goings, with officials going in and out, trying to persuade the young saudi woman to come out of her room. at one point, we thought she'd be deported. now we know that thailand has given her an entry permit, the un is involved, and her request for asylum, they say, will be properly assessed. it might have been a very different ending. another saudi woman — deported in similar circumstances — has not been seen since she went back. rahaf‘s case is very symbolic of many, many women in saudi arabia who remain trapped in abusive situations.

the first tropical storm in three decades hits thailand bringing flooding and fear of landslides plus. bride on the south korean island just twelve kilometers from north korea's guns where people are hoping talk of peace has silence them for good. negotiations will continue through the weekend in washington as the partial u.s. government shutdown enters its third week the standoff is over president donald trump's demands for more than five billion dollars to build a border war with mexico opposed by democrats in congress had to go again as the latest from washington. the two sides emerged from both sides of the white house with very different impressions of how their meeting went and we had a very very productive meeting lengthy and sometimes contentious conversation with the president. with democrats now in charge of one chamber of congress they came to the white house to try and find a compromise to reopen the government the president says he won't sign a bill that doesn't spend five billion dollars on a wall the democrats say they simply will not spend a penny to build it they only

and patience runs out in thailand as protesters demand the country's military rulers to step down and hold free elections. i'm calling assman thanks for joining us more storms and heavy snow are forecast to strike across the alps an avalanche warnings are still in effect there as well at least twenty four people are believed to have died and weather related incidents across the region. after a short break in the weather the snow fall in southern bavaria has been relentless this mountain prost was closed after an avalanche swept down from the austrian side of the port it with germany emergency services rescued a group of skiis who'd sought refuge in a mountain restaurant. this limit of equipment a mountain rescue team in the police is quoted as down when the pass is closed you can't just make your own way down. most of the roads around the town of practice garden have been cleared the biggest problem is the massive snow pressing down on buildings a thaw followed by more rain or snow could destabilize some structures the mystery in the thing we all eat around two hundred rubes a short w