Welcome to bbc news. Hundreds of thousands of people have been demonstrating in barcelona in support of a united spain. It follows the National Governments decision to take direct control of catalonia, after regional leaders voted to declare independence on friday. In the last few hours, spains foreign minister has said that the deposed catalan president , carles puigdemont, could run for re election in december if he has not been imprisoned by then. His comments come as spains chief prosecutor prepares to file criminal damages against mr puigdemont who has said he does not recognise the orderfrom madrid removing him from power. Our correspondentjames reynolds is in barcelona. This may be spains most profound crisis in decades but there is a certain order to it. Each side here demonstrates in turn. This afternoon, the anti Independence Movement had its say. Catalonias pro Spain Movement is emerging from its recent quiet. These are the people who want to stay inside spain. They make up
People attended. The organisers say it was around a million. This comes after madrids decision to take direct control. Mr puigdemont has called o, his supporters to show democratic defiance. The bbcs James Reynolds has this report from barcelona. Catalonias pro Spain Movement is emerging from its recent quiet. These are the people who want to stay inside spain. They make up around half of the population of this region, and they insist that they are both catalan and spanish. And you are catalan . I am catalan from my grandparents, my parents are catalan, and i am catalan and spanish and european. So you dont want to leave . I dont want to leave at all. Catalonia is spain, these kids write. Catalans are divided at this moment. This is very sad. Can you get back together . Yes, i would like it very much. Because i love catalonia, i love spain, and i love europe. I want to be in europe. For years, these people have felt overshadowed and overridden by Pro Independence campaigners. They now
I am glad you could join us. Its 9am in singapore, 1am in london, and 2 00 in the morning in madrid, where prosecutors says they are preparing criminal charges against leaders in catalonia who declared unilateral independence on friday. Those same leaders have called on their supporters to defy direct rule from madrid. So far, massive demonstrations representing both sides have been peaceful, but nobody knows how long that might last. James reynolds has this report from a pro spain rally in the catalan capital, barcelona. Catalonias pro Spain Movement is emerging from its recent quiet. These are the people who want to stay inside spain. They make up around half the population of this region, and they insist that they are both catalan and spanish. And youre catalan . I am catalan from. My grandparents are catalan, and my parents are catalan, and im a spaniard, and a european. You dont want to leave . I dont want to leave at all. Catalonia is spain, these children write. Catalans are div
Death squad leader who has been called prime evil. So we begin with the latest developments in the conflict with the Islamic State of iraq and the levant. Jordan has been trying to find out what has happened to one of its military pilots being held by isil fighters. Isil had threatened to kill the pilot unless a female suicide bomber being held by jordan was released. Al jazeera has evidence that resistance is growing in iraqs second largest city mosul. Always in iraq dozens of iraqi soldiers and kurdish fiebl fiebl fighters have been killed. A car bomb targeting a busy market killed 11 people, and 7 died when a Security Check point was attacked four killed were Police Officers and three were suicide bombers. Elsewhere isil fighters have killed at least 15 iraqi soldiers south of fallujah. A suicide bomber detonated explosive close to an army base. And 25 kurdish fighters including a Senior Commander were killed in an isil attack on their positions in and around the city of kirkuk. Doz
Somber in keeping with tradition. King salman takes over a country surrounded by turmoil, particularly in yemen to the south and iraq to the north. Lets bring in cnn live from jordan. Before we look at the challenge ahead for the if you king what will happen today because the ceremonies continue it dont they . Reporter yes. Over the next several days max, the royal court will be open for those who are coming to pay tear respects to the royal family and to the saudis. We are expecting this in the next several hours to see the arrival of World Leaders and dignitaries, will you go King Abdullah of jordan here who cut short his visit to the World Economic forum, the president of ee swript and also Prince Charles will be headed to saudi arabia and also Vice President joe biden yesterday announcing that he will lead in the coming days a president ial delegation that will be going to saudi arabia. So today we expect to see more of those World Leaders and dig thaers arriving to greet the new k