Somalias president says his country will not be demoralised after a bomb attack kills more than 70 people. Translation you will never succeed in discouraging the Somali People and their government and you will never stop us from achieving our goals in developing and rebuilding our country. Democratic president ial contender joe biden says theres no legal basis to force him to testify at Donald Trumps impeachment trial. Hello and welcome to bbc news. The president of somalia has blamed al sha baab militants for a deadly bomb attack but said they wouldnt succeed in demoralising the Somali People. 70 people died and many more were injured in the capital mogadishu. Our africa correspondent Andrew Harding reports moments after the blast, an eyewitness films the scene. Smoke still billowing from a vehicle, the remains of what is thought to have been a massive car bomb. Shocked civilians move in to look for survivors. The attack was timed to catch the morning rush hour in mogadishu. Many students had been heading to classes. Dozens were killed when the bomb exploded at a busy intersection in the somali capital. Attacks like this are not unusual here, but they are seldom so deadly. This man said the blast caught him as he was getting out of a minibus heading to work, his leg injured. Within minutes, emergency workers were at the scene. Somalia, plagued by violence for decades, is still wrestling with extremism. The countrys president quickly blamed the Islamist Militant Group al shabaab. Mohamed farmajo said their aim was to instil terror and to prevent the country from rebuilding. They will never succeed, he said. Al shabaab, linked to alqaeda, is still a threat in a country plagued by drought, feuding clans, and the aftermath of a terrible civil war. But the group has lost ground in recent years, targeted by American Drones and African Union troops. Todays devastating attack will fuel the fears that somalias Security Forces are too weak and divided to protect civilians in mogadishu and that foreign troops, who are supposed to be on their way out, will be needed here for many years to come. Andrew harding, bbc news. Us democratic president ial hopeful joe biden has tried to clarify comments in which he appeared to rule out testifying at Donald Trumps impeachment trial. Mr biden told reporters in iowa he had always complied with legitimate requests from congress in the past. But he insisted the trial should focus on president trumps conduct. The whole point of this is, anyone subpoenaed relating to this investigation of a president has to be able to have some knowledge to share on whether or not he committed the offences hes accused of committing. I have no firsthand knowledge, theres no basis to that, so my point was, it would be no basis on which to call me as a witness. Joe biden. Our north america correspondent Chris Buckler explains how the former Vice President has been caught up in all this. In this impeachment trial, donald trump stands accused of abusing his power as president by trying to force ukraine into launching investigations into political rivals, including joe biden, and of also trying to obstruct congress and their investigation by ordering officials in the white house and other parts of the administration to ignore subpoenas, those are legal demands for information or for people to come and give testimony to congress. Now, that has been widely criticised by democrats but in a newspaper interview in the last couple of days, joe biden, who is one of the partys leading contenders to become the president ial candidate to challenge donald trump in 2020, he said that he would defy a subpoena if he was asked to testify during mr trumps forthcoming impeachment trial. Now, that has been widely criticised and has led to some allegations of hypocrisy. As a result, mr biden has now released a statement on twitter in which hes tried to clarify his remarks. He says he has always complied with legal orders and what he calls legitimate requests from congress but he said that there was no legal basis to order him to give testimony in this case. Now, republicans have suggested at times that they might try to turn this whole impeachment trial on its head and ask questions about the bidens. President trump, you might remember, has made unsubstantiated investigations of corruption regarding joe biden and his son hunter during business dealings in ukraine, they have strongly denied that and in a statement from joe biden, he said its important to recognise this impeachment process should focus on Donald Trumps conduct, and not his. Lets get some of the days other news. A day of mourning has been held in kazakhstan for the 12 victims of fridays plane crash. 47 people remain in hospital. Flags are flying at half mast and many events have been cancelled. The plane was carrying more than 90 passengers and crew when it crashed shortly after take off. Doctors in the syrian province of idlib say their hospitals are full and they lack the resources they need to cope with close to a 250,0000 people whove been displaced by the lastest fighting. Syrian government forces, supported by russian warplanes, have been advancing on rebel held positions in the south of the province. The government has apologised for inadvertently publishing online the addresses of a number of prominent people awarded new years honours. When the list was uploaded on a government website the addresses were mistakenly included. 0ne expert has described the Data Security breach as stunningly bad. Katy austin reports. This new year honours will go to more than a thousand people, musicians like sir eltonjohn, sportspeople including ben stokes, politicians such as iain duncan smith, and former director of public prosecutions, alison saunders. There are also security, counter terror, and justice personnel, and chief constables. A list including their addresses was spotted online last night. Names, addresses, home addresses, in fact, and all of the awards. I mean, shocked and stunned, tried to get in touch. Left messages on the gov. Uk website and tried to get in touch with them via twitter but there was no one around and no response. Its thought list was Available Online for about an hour. A Cabinet Office spokesperson told the bbc. According to the Cabinet Office, everybody affected is being contacted and its looking into how this has happened. According to the Cabinet Office, everybody affected is being contacted and its looking into how this has happened. Its reported the matter to the Information Commissioners Office and the ico is likely to assess whether theres been any breach of Data Protection legislation. They will be looking at the reasons and the factors that contributed to the excess information coming out this time. So theyll be looking at processes, theyll be looking at staff training, theyll be looking at the tools and the resources that staff had to do, have to use. The scale of possible data breach here is relatively small, but the notable people affected and the potential their security has been put at risk make this embarrassing for the government. Katy austin, bbc news. The lawyer representing the family of a british father and his two children who drowned in a Hotel Swimming Pool in spain says a more in depth investigation into their deaths is needed. The hotel has insisted the pool was working normally Helena Wilkinson reports. This is gabriel diya with his nine year old daughter, comfort. They both died, as did her brother, praise emmanuel. Mr diyas wife and the childrens mother, 0lubunmi diya, says all three could swim and suggested there was something wrong with the pool. Police say there was nothing wrong with it, but the family lawyer has questioned that. Translation if the Spanish Police can give us a possible cause for this tragic incident, we might do a parallel investigation with experts to find out what happened. Its very rare for three people to die in the centre of a swimming pool, especially in the case of a tall, hefty man. Earlier, the resort where the family was staying, issued a new statement, disputing mrs diyas claims. It said they were directly at odds with the findings of the Police Report and it makes clear, it said, that their exhaustive investigations have confirmed the pool was working normally and there was no malfunction of any kind. It was on Christmas Eve when the family all went to this pool. Mrs diya says her children went in by the steps, but found themselves dragged into the middle where it was deeper, her husband jumped in to help. Not long after all three were underwater. The police have described it as a tragic accident. But the familys suggestion of carrying out their own investigation shows just how dissatisfied they are. Helena wilkinson, bbc news. The family of a man who was shot dead in wandsworth in south west london on Christmas Eve say they are in a state of shock. Flamur beqiri was a 36 year old swedish national. Detectives are continuing to appeal for anyone with information to come forward. No arrests have been made five people who were on their way to a Football Game have been killed after their plane crashed in lafayette in louisiana. One person from on board the plane survived and is being treated in hospital. The plane hit a car as it crashed, injuring the driver. Two more people on the ground were also hurt. Campaigners are calling for a radical overhaul of britains railways to try to improve travel. The pressure group, campaign for better transport argues that there should be major fares reform, a Single National railcard and more control of Services Given to major cities outside london. 0livia richwald has more. Tannoy the train to nottingham has been cancelled. Leeds station this morning where passengers faced delays and cancellations. Britains trains have been described as expensive, by the campaign for better transport. Today, the group is calling for a radical overhaul of the way the railways are run. It suggests that franchises should be scrapped and fares reformed, but it doesnt estimate how much that would cost. Before todays report, the government was already considering big changes. Within the next few weeks, the department for transport is expected to publish plans which it says will put passengers first and create a fairer and more effective system and that is something that people here in leeds think is overdue. There was a week about maybe two months ago where i got about 14 trains that week and every single one was delayed by about ten minutes or more. Every time we have ever been on a train it has either been cancelled or delayed or it is so busy. I mean, if its more effective to have it brought back into the council and they actually have control over whats going on, i think that probably could be quite good. You need the service but you cant guarantee it. And that is the biggest frustration for me personally. Another suggestion is handing more control of the railways to cities and regions, something which has been welcomed by the mayor of greater manchester. If we had more control we could integrate the trains with our trams, buses, we could make it a london style integrated transport system, and that is what a city like manchester needs if we are to go up to the next level. It cant be right that it costs much more to travel around manchester than it does to travel round london. Meanwhile, train fares are due to increase by an average of 2. 7 in just three days time. 0livia richwald, bbc news, leeds. This is bbc news, the headlines at least 76 people are reported to have been killed by a car bomb during morning rush hour in somalias capital. The president has blamed al Shabab Militants for the attack. The Cabinet Office has apologised after the home addresses of more than 1,000 recipients of new years honours were accidentally published online. Lets return now to our top story, that deadly bomb attack in somalia. Ahmed hirsi is a Community Activist with the largest Somalian Community in the United States, in minneapolis. Hejoins me now. What does this attack tell us about the capabilities of al shabaab . First of all, thank you for having mei first of all, thank you for having me i appreciate the space and i would also like to set my condolences to the families of the victims. We have to find solutions, to find long term ways to protect and save lives. Somali forces are due to take over from African Union forces in may, 2020. Does this attack showed the Somali Forces are clearly not ready to do that . Actually, it is the opposite. I feel we have been waiting for this moment to arrive. The Somali Forces have been ready from day one. We know al shabaab. 0ur trips are ready to fight, if the International Community allow us to do that. Our boys will take care of that. The United States defence departments are conducting a review of american deployment in africa and, in somalia, there are 500 600 special forces troops carrying out drone strikes. Will this attack lead america to reconsider its involvement in somalia . Well, to be honest with you, we have never felt that the joint attacks are helping oi that the joint attacks are helping or eliminating al shabaab. We know in fact that the intelligence on the ground that it is stronger. This fight against al shabaab is something that we as somalis need to find a solution, rather than outside help. For the International Community to allow for the Somali Forces and the Somali Government to tackle the issue on our own. What evidence do you have to show that Somali Forces can do a job that americans and African Union forces are not doing . Well, the evidence is clear. 0bviously, al sha baab are not doing . Well, the evidence is clear. 0bviously, al shabaab is part of Somali People. We know that you cannot fight intelligence. It has been proven. If you look at iraqis, what happened in afghanistan, so we have been asking for a long time for the un and the International Community to lift the embargo so we will be equipped to tackle this and do it on our own. We have neverfelt that someone from outside is able to help us defeat al shabaab and that has never been the case. Can see it clearly, it has been happening. As far as we clearly, it has been happening. As faras we are clearly, it has been happening. As far as we are concerned, we are 100 positive that we can take care of this on our own if we get the support from the International Community rather than just coming up with ideas and joint attacks that we know cause civilian casualties every day. With that include sitting down with representatives of al shabaab . I think it will come down to that. The time is now to start a dialogue and start negotiations. It has been happening in afghanistan where they speak with the taliban. What makes these guys are so different . We have to come up with a radical move and radical decisions and it starts with the top down, and start a dialogue with al shabaab. If we do not start that dialogue, this will continue because no one can fight with ideology, not the americans, not the europeans, no one can fight with that and it is time to do with al shabaab and come up with consensus. Thank you forjoining us. And you can find much more on our website. Including a profile of the Islamist Militant Group al shabaab, suspected of being behind this latest attack. Just log on to bbc. Com news. Riot police have clashed with protesters inside a Major Shopping Centre near hong kongs border with mainland china. The Retail Outlet near the chinese city of shenzhen is popular with shoppers from the mainland. 0ur asia pacific regional editor, michael bristow, reports. In a few days, it will be a new year, but in hong kong its now an old story violent clashes between police and protesters. Plainclothes officers arrested just over a dozen activists at a Shopping Centre near hong kongs border with china. The protesters have been trying to disrupt trade that takes place with the mainland. Chinese shoppers travel to hong kong, buy Cheaper Products in bulk and then go back across the border to sell. Shops had to close their doors, trapping some customers inside. The police said they had been forced to act, but these pictures will do little to dispel the criticism that on occasions they use too much force. The man in the red shirt gets a full burst of pepper spray. Demonstrations, violence, arrests and injuries, its been the story of the last six months. There have been few concessions from the authorities, either in hong kong or beijing. It is difficult to imagine the pattern of this year not being repeated in the next. Michael bristow, bbc news. Parts of east africa are struggling to cope with the effects of more than two months heavy rain that has caused widespread flooding and landslides. Its thought that at least 265 people have died in the region since october and tens of thousands more have been displaced. One of the worst affected areas is around the kenyan town of kisumu. Kathryn arms