president mohamed abdullahi farmaajo says he has suspended the prime minister, accusing him of corruption over a land grab case. the prime minister, mohamed hussein roble says the president is attempting an informal coup. bella shegow has sent this report from mogadishu. the power struggle between the two leaders took a new turn today when early this morning vehicles from the presidential palace blocked roads close to the prime minister's residence, forcing the prime minister to get to his office on foot. mr roble then accused the president of sabotaging the elections. translation: i would like to make it clear i to the somali people that the somali federal government will be in charge during the transition period, and i therefore give order to also my national forces to work under the command of the office of the prime minister from today. and the former president, mohamed abdullahi farmaajo, is no more of the presidential candidate, so therefore he should stand aside. today's move comes just three months after the president, mohamed abdullahi farmaajo, and the prime minister agreed to e

abdullahi mogadishu in april, when president mohamed abdullahi farmaajo unilaterally extended his four—year term by two two years. the canadian filmmaker jean—marc vallee, whose work included the oscar—winning film dallas buyers club and the young victoria has died at the age of 58. the montreal born filmmaker also won an emmy award for his work on the successful television series big little lies. the production company, hbo, described jean—marc vallee as a brilliant, fiercely dedicated filmmaker, a truly phenomenal talent who infused every scene with a deeply visceral, emotional truth. no cause of death was reported. record amounts of snow are falling in western and northern japan, blocking roads and railways and disrupting flights. thousands of homes are without power. 0ne town in fukushima prefecture has registered 1.5 metres of snow in recent days. forecasters say the amount of snow this season is twice that of an average year. there's no let—up in sight, with more snowfall forecast into tuesday along the japan sea coast. warnings are in place for residents to stay home. meanwhi

and former president mohamed abdullahi farmaajo is no more than a presidential candidate, so therefore he should stand aside. today's move comes just three months after the president, mohamed abdullahi farmaajo, and the prime minister agreed to end a bitter feud sparked by the disappearance of a female intelligence officer in june. the fear now is that today's development will only deepen the political crisis and could trigger clashes between the forces loyal to the two men, such as the ones in mogadishu, where president mohamed abdullahi farmaajo unilaterally extended his four—year term by two years. bella shegow, bbc news, mogadishu. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news. geologists in iceland are warning that a series of tremors near the capital reykjavik could signal that a new volcanic eruption is on the way. thousands of mini quakes have been recorded in recent days. experts say the cause is magma moving beneath the earth's surface. the canadian film—maker jean—marc vallee, whose work included the oscar—nominated films dallas buyers club and the y

and former president mohamed abdullahi farmaajo is no more than a presidential candidate, so therefore he should stand aside. today's move comes just three months after the president, mohamed abdullahi farmaajo, and the prime minister agreed to end a bitter feud sparked by the disappearance of a female intelligence officer in june. the fear now is that today's development will only deepen the political crisis and could trigger clashes between the forces loyal to the two men, such as the ones in mogadishu, where president mohamed abdullahi farmaajo unilaterally extended his four—year term by two years. bella shegow, bbc news, mogadishu. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news. geologists in iceland are warning that a series of tremors near the capital reykjavik could signal that a new volcanic eruption is on the way. thousands of mini quakes have been recorded in recent days. experts say the cause is magma moving beneath the earth's surface. talks aimed at salvaging the 2015 iran nuclear deal have resumed in vienna. negotiations restarted in november after a fiv

and former president mohamed abdullahi farmaajo is no more than a presidential candidate, so therefore he should stand aside. today's move comes just three months after the president, mohamed abdullahi farmaajo, and the prime minister agreed to end a bitter feud sparked by the disappearance of a female intelligence officer injune. the fear now is that today's development will only deepen the political crisis and could trigger clashes between the forces loyal to the two men, such as the ones in mogadishu, where president mohamed abdullahi farmaajo unilaterally extended his four—year term by two years. bella shegow, bbc news, mogadishu. a very dangerous situation developing there in somalia. let's get some of the day's other news. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: missing for almost a week — a happy ending for the search and rescue dog — who got lost herself — as she's reunited with her owner. the most ambitious financial and political change ever attempted has got under way with the introduction of the euro. tomorrow, in holland, were going to use money we picked up in be