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The president of somalia has blamed al shabaab militants for a deadly bomb attack that killed about 70 people. But Mohamed Abdullahi farmajo said they wouldnt succeed in demoralising the somali people. The explosion took place at a security checkpoint in the south west of the capital mogadishu. Its being reported that at least 16 of those killed were university students. 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 m...

Stories thousands of volunteer firefighters are to be offered compensation for loss of earnings after battling the australian bushfires for weeks. Somalias president says his country will not be demoralised after a bomb attack kills more than seventy people. Democratic president ial contender joe biden says theres no legal basis to force him to testify at Donald Trumps impeachment trial. And the french crowd funding plan which aims to return a zoo full of animals to the wild. Hello and welcome to bbc news. The Australian Government says thousands of volunteer firefighters in New South Wales wi...

Calls for an independent inquiry after the new years honours data leak in which the addresses of celebrities, politicians and Police Officers were published online. It isa it is a serious and they need extraordinary breach because this is a well established process that has been going on the same way for years so been going on the same way for years soi been going on the same way for years so i think an urgent investigation is certainly needed. Five people stabbed in new york during hanukkah celebrations at the home of an orthodox rabbi. Calls for sydneys new years eve fireworks to be cancelle...

From the cricket world cup to a Game Changing summer for womens sport, we look back at the biggest sporting moments this year. The mayor of sydney says the citys famous new years eve fireworks display will go ahead, despite a call for the event to be cancelled because of the bushfire crisis affecting parts of australia. More than a quarter of a Million People have signed a petition urging the authorities to spend the money on fighting the blazes instead. More than 80 fires are still raging across large areas of new south wales. A warning this report from phil mercer in sydney contains flashing...

Children, who drowned in a spanish resorts Swimming Pool say they are devastated by the news. Restoration work on big ben will pause for one night only, so its famous bongs can ring in the new decade in london. The mayor of sydney says the city s famous new years eve fireworks display will go ahead despite a call for the event to be cancelled because of the bushfire crisis affecting parts of australia. More than a quarter of a Million People have signed a petition urging the authorities to spend the money on fighting the blazes instead. tx more than 80 fires are still raging across large areas...