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And 4pm in vancouver, where Foreign Ministers from 20 countries are meeting to try to exert concerted pressure on north korea to give up its nuclear ambitions. The group is made up solely of countries which were involved in the korean war more than half a century ago, which means that two Key International players, russia and china, are not there. Barbara plett usher has the latest from canada. Members of an exclusive and its your club have gathered again. These other states that sent troops and...

Foreign ministers from 20 countries have been meeting in canada to try to exert concerted pressure on north korea to give up its nuclear ambitions. The group is made up solely of countries which were involved in the korean war more than half a century ago, but two Key International players, north koreas neighbours russia and china, are not there. At a news conference, Rex Tillerson said the us is open to talks with north korea but only if it stops its threatening behaviour. The United States has...

Hello to you. Foreign ministers from 20 countries have been meeting, to try to exert concerted pressure on north korea to give up its nuclear ambitions. The group is made up solely of countries which were involved in the korean war more than half a century ago, but two Key International players, north koreas neighbours russia and china, are not there. A press conference has just got under way after the days session of talks, in vancouver. The Canadian Foreign minister, chrystia freeland, said th...

Hello. The former doctor of the usa Gymnastics Team, larry nassar, has been sentenced to 175 years in prison for sexually abusing young female athletes. More than 150 women filed personal statements against him during the seven day hearing. Thejudge said he would die injail, and dismissed his apology to his victims as insincere. Our correspondent, rajini vaidynathan, has been following the Court Hearing in michigan. The tables have turned, larry. We are here, we have our voices and we are not go...

Fresh wave of holiday makers. Powered by the sun. Solo flares in hawaii after a recordbreaking flight across the pacific we begin the newshour in greece where campaigning for the bailout referendum ended. A day before voting begins, the greek finance minister accuses them of terrorism. Prime minister Alexis Tsipras wants greece to vote know and rejected what he calls blackmail. Tens of thousands took part in rival rallies in athens and this is the scene in athens on saturday. Long cues outside a...

Says it can finish its investigation into irans past Nuclear Works in the year if tehran cooperates. And shot dead days after elections. In burundis capital. Greece the finance minister minister is accusing the International Creditors of terrorism. Lastminute preparations are on for the snap referendum announced a week ago. More than 9 million greek voters are eligible to take part in it. Voting starts at 7am on sun, results announced on sunday in the evening. This is one of the most important v...

Surrounded by fuel. Sheila macvicars investigation into the f35 thank you for joining us. Im when. We begin with a saga of the f35, the most expensive Weapons Programme in u. S. History. A pentagon report raises questions about performing in combat. Prompting many to ask is it worth the 1. 4 trillion price tag. The Defense Department says yes, with no more vigorous defender than the machines, set to declare its use in summer. Others say it is premature. Reporter what does it mean if the marine c...

Surrounded by fuel. Sheila macvicars investigation into the f35 thank you for joining us. Im when. We begin with a saga of the f35, the most expensive Weapons Programme in u. S. History. A pentagon report raises questions about performing in combat. Prompting many to ask is it worth the 1. 4 trillion price tag. The Defense Department says yes, with no more vigorous defender than the machines set to declare its use in summer. Others say it is premature. Reporter what does it mean if the marine co...

Myanmar as violence continues in Rakhine State and refugees continue to flee. Live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. Its newsday. Thank you forjoining us. It is 7am in singapore and 8am injapan where people in the north of the country are waking up to the news that a north Korean Missile has flown over them in the last two hours. It flew from pyongyang to hokkaido and landed in the sea beasts of the cape. East. Shinzo abe called it a great threat to his country. W...

To mark the symbolic handover of the project to the scottish government. Good morning. Its tuesday, 29th august. Im annita mcveigh. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. Japan and the United States have requested an urgent meeting of the Un Security Council later today after north korea fired a missile that flew overjapan before crashing into the sea. The missile flew over northern japan before it crashed into the sea off the countrys east coast. The launch prompted an alert and people were told to take...