Hello and welcome. Parts of hong kongs metro system are still closed after stations and businesses were vandalised in the latest Anti Government protests. The violence followed a decision by the territorys chief executive, carrie lam, to use Emergency Powers to ban the face coverings frequently worn by pro democracy demonstrators. Opposition legislators are returning to the territorys high court in a renewed effort to get the ban overturned. Gareth barlow reports. Hong kongers resist, that was the call as protesters formed human chains, as they defied a ban on facemasks while demonstrating. Everyone knows carrie lam is messing up hong kong. This is why she is pushing through with the emergency law. We all expect the next step to be imposing a curfew. This is a tool, a way to suppress hong kong people. Carrie lam has not learnt from this and has not done anything to appease us. She is just constantly suppressing us. Throughout the city, shops and transport hubs remain closed after a spike in violence. In a televised address, hong kongs chief executive carrie lam pledged to quash the violence. Fellow citizens, hong kong had a very dark night last night because of the extreme acts of the rioters. Today, the city is semi paralysed. Everyone is worried or even afraid. The government will act with the utmost determination to curb violence. Months of protests have paralysed hong kong hand have proven a stern test of the laws that provide greater freedoms compared to mainland china. Business groups are pressuring the government to end the protests but the authorities new tactics may trigger more violence rather than stop it. Gareth barlow, bbc news. Victoria hoy is from hong kong and a associate professor of Political Science at notre dame university. She told us what effect the ban on facemasks has had on the protesters. The facemask ban has reallyjust inflamed the tensions that have been already going on for some time and then october 1st everything actually basically reached another milestone because an 18 year old was shot with a live round. Fortunately he wasnt killed because the bullet went through between his long and his heart. But this just inflamed the tensions, so then two days later you have the facemask ban and people just became even more furious. These are Emergency Powers that carrie lam, the chief executive, has used in terms of banning the facemasks. How much further will she go . What do you think we are going to see in the next coming weeks and months . People are very worried and also the pro establishment forces have been talking about also cancelling the upcoming District Council elections, scheduled in november. And because of the immense public sentiment and currently these District Councils are dominated by pro beijing voices. They are very worried that theyre going to lose the elections. And so, you know, people are talking about the government is provoking protestor violence so that they have an excuse notjust to impose an emergency but also to cancel the elections. And if that happens, when all the legal channels are completely erased then this is just going to basically set up even more escalation. You obviously think that the Hong Kong Government has gone about this in the wrong way. What can they do, given the protesters are quite angry and we have seen it go on for so long . Well, people have been really angry about Police Brutality which has also escalated a lot sincejune. So anywhere in the world where the Police Officer arrest even a murderer on the spot, we dont really beat that guy with a baton to the point that the person has brain, internal bleeding and you dont break that persons bones and you dont take him into a Detention Centre and deny him access to lawyers and family for over ten hours. And then in the Detention Centre they get actually further bone fractures. And so this is what is going on in hong kong. And with the shooting of these two teenagers in the last few days, tensions have become so inflamed. And there is one easy way out because protesters have been calling for an independent investigation. If the government could do that, that would actually really quieten things down. In terms of carrie lam and her actions, surely china is perhaps telling her what is acceptable and what isnt and that is what limits her actions. Is that the case . This is exactly why people are really upset. For them, they are not going home. Brutality. What kind of teenagers really want to risk having your brain beaten and internal bleeding and bones broken . They feel it is the end of hong kong. That basically carrie lam has no power and that this is beijings ruling from behind the scenes. And if they dont go home then the crackdown is going to be even more severe. Us secretary of state mike pompeo has dismissed questions about president trumps attempts to push ukraine and china to investigate his democratic rival joe biden, as a silly gotcha game. Democrats leading the impeachment inquiry into the us president have issued a legal order demanding the white house hand over more documents on its dealings with ukraine. Chris buckler reports from washington. No matter where americas commander in chief goes there is no escape from the talk of impeachment or the many questions about his request for a Foreign Government to investigate one of his political rivals. Requests for documents from the white house have become demands with a subpoena issued by the democrats alongside a strongly worded letter that accuses the president of choosing a path of defiance, obstruction and cover up. Among the many records they want is a full, rather than a rough transcript, showing exactly what mr trump said to the ukrainian president in a phone call during the summer. That is when he controversially tried to pressure volodymyr zelensky, into launching an inquiry into the potential president ial candidate joe biden and his son, hunter, who had business dealings in the country. On a visit to greece, the us secretary of state could not hide his frustration at this latest attempt by congress to put pressure on the president. This is what is wrong when the world doesnt focus on the things that are right, the things that matter, the things that impact real peoples lives and instead you get caught up in some silly gotcha game. But democrats have still to decide on whether to hold a formal vote to impeach the president. Some people say why are you doing this, he is not worth it. To divide the country this way. I said, well, he may not be but our constitution is worth it, our democracy is worth it. The battle lines are being drawn in washington and congress is preparing for yet another bitter fight with this white house. Chris butler, bbc news, washington. Lets get some of the days other news. A north korean negotiator says Nuclear Talks with the United States have broken down, blaming washington. The Us State Department says north koreas comments dont reflect the content or spirit of the talks which lasted for more than eight hours in sweden. An attacker who killed four people at the Police Headquarters in paris adhered to a radical version of islam. Anti terrorist prosecutors said Michael Harpon had converted to islam 10 years ago and recently showed signs of radicalisation. At least four men, all believed to be homeless, have been bludgeoned to death while they were asleep in new york. A fifth person is critically ill. A suspect is in custody. At least five people have been killed in the latest clashes between Anti Government protesters and the Security Forces in iraq. Hundreds of demonstrators took to the streets of the capital, baghdad, despite a heavy security presence and an appeal for calm from political and religious leaders. Our middle east editor sebastian usher reports. Despite heavy security, young iraqi protesters have come out onto the streets for the fifth night in a row. Once again, the Police Responded with force, firing tear gas into the crowd in an effort to keep them away from the main squares. Hundreds have been injured in the days of protest, raising the prospect of a wider and more dangerous confrontation. The demonstrations are fuelled by anger and frustration at the politicians failure to tackle rampant unemployment some two years after the Islamic State group was declared defeated. One of the demonstrators lamented the governments inability to provide him with even the lowliest job. I have a masters degree, but the government would not even hire me as a street sweeper. All of these young people are treated unfairly. Others railed at the culture of corruption that has seen the infrastructure of iraqi cities crumble. For now, the demonstrators remain without any clear leadership while their demands cut across sectarian lines. The government seems to have been taken by surprise by the fury on the streets. An effort to hold an emergency session in parliament to tackle the crisis had to be abandoned after key political blocs stayed away. The Security Forces may be able to contain the protests by force, but the anger of the demonstrators is increasingly directed at the Political Class as a whole, which so far has shown no sign of having a plan to deal with the underlying causes of the unrest. Sebastian usher, bbc news. The British Government has urged the United States to reconsider its decision to let a diplomats wife leave the uk after she was involved in a fatal car crash. British police say the American Woman is being treated as a suspect in their investigation into the death of a 19 year old motorcyclist. The woman claimed diplomatic immunity to leave the country. Duncan kennedy reports. This is how local people have reacted to the death of harry dunn, a teenager from their community, killed on a country road. Harry had been on his motorbike when he was hit by a car. He died of multiple injuries. The car had been driven from this nearby air force base by the 42 year old wife of an american diplomat. The base is a centre for Us Intelligence gathering. The woman, who lives on this american airforce base, told police that she would co operate fully with their inquiry and that she had no plans to leave the country. Its now been confirmed she has left britain. In a statement, Northants Police said. Harrys mother, charlotte, says the woman involved must come back to the uk. Were really hoping to try and get her back. We dont understand how she can just get on a plane and leave our family just utterly devastated. Today, the foreign secretary dominic raab urged the americans to act. He said he had called the Us Ambassador in london to express his disappointment that the woman had left the country. The options open to the government and the police are limited, but harrys family say they cannot grieve properly until this tragedy has been resolved. Duncan kennedy, bbc news, in northamptonshire. Stay with us on bbc news, still to come. After 500 editions, its still a leading title in the competitive world of publishing the magazine thats been serving the Lgbtq Community for almost 50 years. This was a celebration by people who we re this was a celebration by people who were relishing their freedom. This was a celebration by people who were relishing theirfreedom. They believe everything is going to be different from now on. They think their country will be respected in their country will be respected in the world once more as it used to be. The dalai lama, the exiled spiritual leader of tibet, has won this years nobel peace prize. 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A british australian woman and her australian boyfriend say theyre relieved to be home after more than three months in an iranianjail. Its reported thatjolie king and mark firkin were freed as part of an exchange, as James Landale has more. The views here are just epic. Jolie king and mark firkin were travelling the world, recounting their adventures to thousands of followers on social media. It has honestlyjust blown us away. But three months ago, the british australian woman and her australian boyfriend were arrested in iran, allegedly for flying their drone without a permit near military installations. Yet more foreigners detained in tehrans jails. Yeah, so weve been driving for a couple of kilometres now. But after what the Australian Authorities describe as sensitive negotiations, the couple from perth have been released and have returned home. Forjolie and for mark, the ordeal they have been through is now over. They are being united with their loved ones, which is a source of great relief and joy to everyone. I can tell you that theyre in good health and in good spirits. Later it emerged that australia had released an iranian student, Reza Dehbashi kivi, who had been arrested in 2018 for allegedly sending us made military equipment to iran. This prompted speculation both countries had negotiated a Prisoner Exchange something the Australian Authorities refused to comment on. They said they were still trying to secure the release of another british australian an academic called kylie moore gilbert, who has been held in iran for almost a year, charged with spying. Todays release will prompt questions about why the British Government has yet to secure the freedom of Nazanin Zaghari ratcliffe, the british iranian mother detained in iran, despite denying accusations of spying. The Foreign Office wouldnt comment tonight but the cases are different. Iran has a much more hostile relationship with britain than australia. Mrs Zaghari Ratcliffe is considered by tehran to be iranian and its thought that she has greater diplomatic value to iran in its confrontation with the west. And unless that changes, mrs Zaghari Ratcliffe looks set to remain injail and now without any visits from her five year old daughter, gabriella, who she is sending home to start school in the uk. James landale, bbc news. Bolivian congressional leaders have dismissed calls for a punishment vote against the president , evo morales. Protesters have demanded he resign over the authorities response to destructive fires that began in august. Candace piette reports. There were over 1. 5 Million People on the streets of santa cruz, say the organisers. They had come from all over the region. Students, doctors, firefighters, teachers. They demanded the declaration of a National Emergency to unlock International Aid to help restore the regions severely damaged by the fires. And they demanded that the government annulled new legislation which extends slash and burn land clearance to the region and encourages farmers from the highlands to start new plantations. Not another metre of land to citizens who do not live in santa cruz. The land is for those who love santa cruz, this will be the end of their domination and colonisation. You, mr evo morales, hate santa cruz. You have shown us many times. President morales has sworn to expand the agricultural frontier and to give access to land to thousands of impoverished farmers, mostly from the highlands. He wants bolivia to compete with neighbouring argentina, planting soya to attract chinese buyers. The fires that started in august burned through an area the size of costa rica. Some of the most important biospheres in the americas. And they are still burning. One area, a new national park, bore the brunt of the destruction. The scientists didnt even have a chance to discover what wonders whether before it went up inflames. They say it will take 300 years to grow back, if it ever does. Now the leader of bolivias senate has dismissed the santa cruz protesters demands. She says government policy and actions would be tested in president ial elections in a few weeks time. Six elephants have fallen to their deaths in thailand, while trying to save each other from a notorious waterfall. A warning this report contains some upsetting images. Donna larsen reports. The bodies of six elephants lying motionless at the bottom of the waterfall known as hells abyss. Among them is the body of a three year old calf. The discovery was made in thailands Khao Yai National park, when rangers heard two elephants crying close to the scene. It is thought the adult animals had been trying to save the infant. The elephants were trying to cross the river. One of the smaller elephants might have slipped, and the adults were swept away by the current when they tried to rescue. A mission was launched to rescue the surviving elephants trapped in rocks above the fast flowing waters. Food l