In singapore and london. This is bbc world news. Its newsday. Good morning. Its 1am in london and 8am in the morning here in singapore, and also in hong kong, where the Authorities Say operations have now resumed at the airport after mondays shutdown. Theres been a weekend of skirmishes between police and demonstrators, angry about what they believe is chinas erosion of their freedoms. Beijing has raised the stakes, claiming the weeks long unrest, has begun to show what it calls the sprouts of terrorism. Jonathan head reports. As the last flights came in, their passengers were greeted with a chorus of appeals from Young Hong Kongers waving posters, pleading for support. They feared the police were about to storm the airport. Its sudden closure left travellers bewildered and stuck. Catherine morgan and her daughter helena were due to fly back to britain, but their flight was cancelled. We flew in from taipei this morning, and it was fine until we got to arrivals and there was a mass protest and everything closed down. The crowds had built up during the day as more people poured into the terminal to protest at Police Brutality over the weekend. This incident in particular, where demonstrators were cornered, beaten and shot at with pepper guns at the top of an underground escalator, has shocked hong kong. At a press conference, local journalists held up pictures of the injured, demanding better answers from the citys police chiefs. This is now a beleaguered force, detested by many hong kongers over its handling of the unrest. So, would china intervene to reinforce them . That would be a dramatic and dangerous step. The language from beijing, though, has hardened, describing the protests as terrorism. And the Airport Closure will doubtless be depicted by china as yet more unacceptable damage to hong kongs economy. The rumours have been swirling that the police are actually going to move in and try to clear the protesters who are still here. Its hard at the moment to understand how they are going to do that. There are still a lot of stranded passengers sleeping at the airport, but certainly these activists believe that operation is possible and theyre deciding what to do about it and whether they resist. Suddenly, they were gone. A violent confrontation had been avoided, the airport could prepare to reopen. But the protesters say they will be back. Hong kongs season of strife has not yet run its course. Jonathan head, bbc news, hong kong airport. More on that story in a few minutes. Lets take a look at some of the days other news. The us attorney general, william barr, has said there were serious irregularities at the prison wherejeffrey epstein was found dead on saturday. The billionaire financier was being held ahead of his trial on sex trafficking and conspiracy charges. The attorney general reassured epsteins victims that justice would be done. We are now learning of serious irregularities at this facility that are deeply concerning and demand a thorough investigation. The fbi and the office of Inspector General are doing just that. We will get to the bottom of what happened, and there will be accountability. But let me assure you that this case will continue on against anyone who was complicit with epstein. Any Co Conspirators should not rest easy. The victims deserve justice, and they will get it. Our north america correspondent peter bowes has more details. William barr is clearly livid at what happened and directing his anger at the Prison Service, and bear in mind, the Prison Service is part of Thejustice Department that mr barr is in charge of. He is determined, he says, to get to the bottom of what happened. He talks about these irregularities. Were hearing reports that while mr epstein may not have been on suicide watch anymore, he should have at least been seen by a prison of every 30 minutes also, and, according to some reports, he wasnt actually seen for several hours. There are also claims that perhaps, in part, the blame for this lies in the hands of the trump administration. Cutbacks in terms of the Prison Service, which is said to be stretched in terms of staffing. So a tremendous amount to investigate and clearly the attorney general determined to get to the bottom of what happened. And peter, given how many high profile celebrities and politiciansjeffrey epstein socialised with, how much could this case, do you think, rock the establishment . This case had the potential to rock the establishment before mr epstein died. Clearly that remains. The investigation into those sex trafficking allegations continues. Potential Co Conspirators, and weve heard from mr barr, hes essentially put them on notice, that they should not rest easy, and perhaps you could argue that because of whats happened over the past couple of days, the fact that he has died while in prison, may well intensify those investigations. All the more important because, as weve heard from many people, this is crucial for those victims, people who say that they suffered at the hands ofjeffrey epstein. Were hearing talk now that those people may well be carrying out their own lawsuits, bringing civil lawsuits potentially against the estate ofjeffrey epstein. Really theres a long way to go and many investigations, the fbi and justice department, and i think it could be several months before we see significant answers. Our correspondent peter bowes there. Also making news today the uk will be first in line for a trade deal with the us, according to the Us National Security adviserjohn bolton. Hes been in london meeting borisjohnson on the same day that the Prime Minister and President Trump discussed brexit, trade and Economic Issues over the phone. The United States will penalise legal immigrants who rely on welfare programmes such as food stamps, medical care and housing vouchers. The move is part of a drive to curb immigration. The new policy is due to come into effect in 60 days time and aims to deny permanent residency to low paid immigrants. Heavy rains and floods are continuing to cause havoc across large parts of south asia. In india alone, nearly 200 people have died, while an estimated one Million People have been rescued from floodwaters. The Southern State of kerala has been the worst hit. Relief efforts are being hampered by ongoing thunderstorms. There have also been major floods in eastern china, where a powerful typhoon has killed at least 44 people. Typhoon lekima triggered landslides and caused dams to collapse. These pictures are from shandong province. Transport has been severely disrupted with trains and flights cancelled across the region. The family of the 15 Year Old School Girl with learning difficulties, whos gone missing in malaysia, have offered a reward of 12,000. Hundreds of people are looking for nora quorin from london. Malaysian police have bought in International Rescue teams. Scientists say that two experimental drugs have been shown to be highly effective in treating the deadly disease ebola. Trials are being co ordinated by the World Health Organization in the democratic republic of congo, where ebola has killed at least 1,800 people in what has been the worst outbreak in the countrys history. Millions of muslims have been taking part in the final rites of hajj in saudi arabia. Its one of the largest religious gatherings in the world and sees muslims travel to mecca to follow in the footsteps of the Prophet Muhammad in a 5 day pilgrimage. Lets go back to our top story hong kong airport has now resumed operations, a day after pro democracy protests brought it to a standstill. In response, the chinese authorities have begun to link the protest movement with what theyre calling terrorism. I asked zhaoyin feng of the bbcs Chinese Service whether theres any middle ground left on which the protestors and beijing could compromise. Well, its really hard to tell. So far, neither side shows any signs of backing down. Sol were now ten weeks into the protest, and, as you can tell, the protesters are not backing down. At the same time, china has ramped up its condemnation of the protests. At first, the state owned media in china is no protests on the coverage, and later they called the protesters mobs, criminals and separators, and now this new phrasing of it, theyre mobs with signs of terrorism right now. So its a very strong signal sent by beijing that its a warning that protesters should back down at this moment. What are Chinese State media and social media saying about these protests . Yeah, some of the state media have posed photos of Chinese Armed police assembling in shenzhen, which is a city bordering hong kong in mainland china. Its a very clear hint that these armed police might be sent to hong kong to clear out the crackdown, to clear out the protesters and the crackdown. Its unthinkable at the moment, but if you look at the basic law they have legal grounds to do that. Beijing can declare a state of emergency and in that case p08 or armed police can march into hong kong. Of course that would be unthinkable at this moment and very bad for china. It would be a clear sign to the rest of the world that 22 years after the handover, china can still not win the hearts and minds of hong kong people. And of course, zhaoyin, theres always the fear we could see the making of tiananmen 2. 0 with troops and tanks rolling in, hong kong macau Foreign Affairs office will be holding a press conference today. What are they likely to say . Were likely to see the condemnation of the escalation of the protesters. At the same time, im not sure theres any middle ground at the moment if beijing is going even tougher. Zhaoyin feng from our chinese bureau. Talking to us from washington. Indian administered kashmir remains under lockdown during the islamic festival of eid. All the big mosques were closed amid concerns that a large number of people gathering could spark unrest. The region has been tense ever since the Indian Government revoked its special status last week. The Indian Government says law and order has been maintained across indian administered kashmir. From srinagar, the bbcs india correspondent Yogita Limaye reports. After they said their eid prayers, hundreds took to the streets in one part of the city. They were protesting against the Indian Governments decision to remove kashmirs special status. Two days earlier, a rally in the same area had turned violent. Today, it remained peaceful. The rest of the city wore an uneasy calm. Security forces were out in full strength. There were checkpoints on virtually every road. Big mosques were closed. People were allowed to pray in smaller numbers but not everywhere. This elderly man argued with a policeman to let him through. Behind a makeshift fence, a crowd gathered just across the road from the mosque they go to. They are not allowing us to go to the mosque and offer prayers, this man said. We dont know what the problem is. Even though weve come in peace, we are not being allowed to go ahead, another one told me. Few ventured out to meet relatives and friends. Humera shah was one of them. She took a chunk of meat to her brothers home, an eid tradition. Translation we dont feel like today is eid. Were in sorrow, were in mourning. What have these people done to us . On a festive day like eid, this street would have been bustling, with people coming out here to buy sweets, clothes, jewelry. Today, the shutters are down, the markets are empty. For more than a week now, this region has been in a lockdown, and there are no clear answers about how long it could go on for. The restrictions that have been imposed at certain sensitive places were completely maintained and we, depending on the local situation, have given some relaxation. 0utside this region, indias people overwhelmingly support the governments actions. Here, the anger is simmering, and a government that is perhaps worried that the situation could spiral out of control is taking no chances. Yogita limaye, bbc news, srinagar. Youre watching newsday on the bbc. Still to come on the programme our investigation reveals the extent to which sri lankas muslims face hatred and boycotts in the aftermath of the easter attack by islamic extremists that left more than 250 people dead. Also on the programme scientists map the genome of the Komodo Dragon, the Worlds Largest lizard. The big crowds became bigger as the time of the funeral approached. As the lines of fans became longer, the police prepared for a hugejob of crowd control. Idi amin, ugandas brutalformer dictator, has died at the age of 80. Hes been buried in saudi arabia, where he lived in exile since being overthrown in 1979. Two billion people around the world have seen the last total eclipse of the sun to take place in this millennium. It began itsjourney off the coast of canada, ending three hours later when the sun set over the bay of bengal. Hello, everyone and welcome back. This is newsday on the bbc. Im rico hizon in singapore. And im ben bland in london. Our top stories authorities at hong kongs airport have resumed operations after a huge protest. China calls the demonstrations a sign of terrorism. And the us attorney general says there were serious irregularities around accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epsteins apparent suicide and promises investigations will continue. Lets take a look at some newspapers from around the world. The front page of the South China Morning Post is dominated by the protest that shut down Hong Kongs International Airport on monday. It says beijing has raised the stakes by warning that the escalating violence is displaying signs of terrorism. Lets turn now to le figaro, which says the kremlin is struggling to counter anti putin protests. Around 50,000 people marched in moscow on saturday demanding free local elections in september and denouncing what they call the repression of recent demonstrations. And the singapore Straits Times reports on comments by deputy Prime MinisterHeng Swee Keat that singapores racial and religious diversity can be a source of strength. He said, at a time when polarisation is on the rise, singapore can share its lessons with others even though maintaining harmony in a multiracial, Multi Religious Society is always a work in progress. Those are the papers. It has been almost four months since at least 250 people were killed in sri lanka on Easter Sunday, when islamists attacked five star hotels and churches. While the security situation has improved, muslim communities are still trying to overcome divisions. Community leaders say theyre facing hate speech and informal boycotts of muslim owned shops. The bbcs Anbarasan Ethirajan reports from colombo. A routine day for Mohammed Iliyas who owns a hardware shop in western sri lanka. But his regular customers are missing. He says the majority Sinhalese Buddhists are not buying from muslim owned businesses and parts of sri lanka since april. The informal boycott has devastated muslim traders like mr iliyas. Translation since the Easter Sunday bombings, almost 90 of my sinhalese customers have stopped buying from my shop. My business has gone down significantly and i have lost hundreds of thousands of rupees. Though some customers have started coming back, it is not enough. If this trend continues, then i am in big trouble. The bombings carried out by militants linked to local Islamist Groups ripped families apart. In the wake of the attacks, the entire Muslim Community seems to be facing retaliation. Business is the backbone of the Muslim Community here in sri lanka. The muslim traders here argue that if the majority sinhalese buddhist people are not going to buy items from shops like this one, that is going to have a negative impact in the long run. They argue that there is a political motive behind this informal boycott. There were also attacks on muslim owned properties in recent months. Some hard line Buddhist Monks are blamed for triggering anti muslim sentiments. Translation no organisation has asked people not to buy from muslim shops. People are doing it on their own. We have nothing to do with it. Muslim community will have to discuss among themselves and find answers. We dont say that all the muslims are involved in violence, but muslim businessmen should find out those who are supporting hardline islam and expose them. But, Muslim Leaders disagree with the monk gnanasara. He must stop pontificating to us. He must turn the searchlight inwards. And we are quite prepared to engage in a serious introspection when it comes to where things went wrong in our community and were doing it substantially. But then when they start imposing solutions on a beleaguered community, putting the blame entirely on the community for its failures, is not good enough. Sri lankan president ial elections are due later this year, and the anti muslim rhetoric serves a political purpose it can polarise the electorate. Muslims here pray and hope that they will not become a pawn in the bigger political game. Anbarasan ethirajan, bbc news, colombo. Scientists have mapped the genome