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We speak to the mayor of freetown in sierra leone, subject of a new bbc documentary. Well hear from Award Winning actress and activist Nazanin Boniadi on whats next for irans women led protests. And iranian female djs use music to defy the islamic republic. Hello, im Azadeh Moshiri and welcome to our bbc news special programme on International Womens day. Im standing in front of the Millicent Fawcett statue, here in parliament square. She was a suffragist in the 20th century, protesting to secur...

Cases, he could face a fourth before the month is out. Were following Economic News this morning, with the latest jobs report telling us about the economy, three days after the u. S. Had its Credit Rating downgraded. At the southern border, the humanitarian crisis intensifies after a body was found inside the floating barrier in the rio grande meant to keep migrants from crossing into the u. S. Plus, two american sailors facing serious charges this morning, accused of spying on the u. S. For chi...

Movement, that means that it is going to cause issues, when there is probably an extreme way and a more moderate way, theyll have to resolve the issues first, before others can easilyjoin them. lets get some of the days other news. a court in belarus has given lengthy prison sentences to two key opposition figures who led protests against president lukashenko last year. judges found maria kolyesnikova and maxeem znaak guilty of extremism and plotting to seize power. america and the uk have conde...

Wont let her work to support four children. "what should we eat, what should we do?" at kabul airport, before he left, mr griffiths told us he stressed the rights of women in his talks here. the international community needs to know that there is a genuine will on the part of the authorities to adhere to these principles, to understand them and to learn about them over time. ive heard good words here, but none of us believe only in the value of words. many now wait to see what the taliban will d...

Church of jesus christ of latter-day saints. the extended la barren family is no stranger to cartel violence. when teen ij eric la barren was kidnapped, his brother benjamin led protests. erick was released but benjamin and another relative were dragged from their home and killed for standing up to the cartel. >> were not going to stand by and watch this happen anymore. the cartels have taken too many of our family members. >> reporter: but with so many powerful cartels surrounding them, what re...

Analysts a several cartels are battling over drug routes in mexico and its getting increasingly lawless. >> it seems the crime groups feel highly empowered at this point in time. they feel as though they have the upper hand in that part of mexico against federal forces. >> reporter: and the victims were at the center of the chaos. theyre all part of a mormon community, many of dual u.s. and mexican citizenship. theyre not affiliated with the church of jesus christ of latter day saints. they were...

Look at what happened in new york city. >> in the fall of 2017, amazon decided it wanted a new place to call home. a second north american headquarters. and in typical jeff bezos fashion, they werent just going to pick a city like most companies. amazon would hold a year-long competition but the seemingly irresistible prize, amazons hq2 and the potential for 50,000 new jobs. >> much like amazon, las vegas is truly unique. >> after a 14-month search and more than 200 bids from cities across the c...

Days after the announcement, vocal residents, union and community leaders, led protests over the $3 billion tax break for their new neighbor. >> were new yorkers. you cant walk all over us. >> because of the noise from lawmakers, amazon kind of decided to turn the car around. that it wasnt worth this fight. >> three months later, amazon abruptly canceled its plans for new yorks hq2. >> we got a call this morning saying were taking our ball and were going home. ive never seen anything like it. >>...

It is a choice that must be made by leaders and by the people, and it is a choice that will define the future of a region that served as the cradle of civilization and a crucible of strife. for all of the challenges that lie ahead we see many reasons to be hopeful. in egypt we see it in the efforts of young people who led protests, in syria we see it in the courage of those who brave bullets while chanting peaceful. peaceful. in benbenghazi, a city threaten with destruction, we see in the courth...