Left their homes in myanmar, where theyd faced a military offensive after claims that militants were guilty of attacking police checkpoints. More than 500,000 Rohingya Muslims have now fled across the border. 15,000 of them have been stranded for three days with limited food and water. From the border, clive myrie sent this report. In the distance in myanmar, where rohingya villages have burned in recent weeks, and the people have been driven out, there is another fire. Its ethnic cleansing, says the un. And the purged are fleeing for their lives into neighbouring bangladesh. Translation in my village, many were killed. But my son had just been born, so we have only now been able to escape. We havent had time to name him. What is going on in myanmar, why have you had to flee . Another man we came across spoke of violence and murder. Translation on the way, we saw many dead people, their heads and limbs chopped off. The slaughter took place house by house. As we drew closer to the borde
The standoff. And i welcome to our desire on live from our headquarters in doha with me in the soprano also ahead it stuns me that a member of congress were to listen in on a conversation. Absolutely stuns me Donald Trumps chief of staff and gives an emotional defense of the president s reported remarks to a grieving widow. The result intervening in spain secession crisis as madrid prepares to impose direct rule on catalonia plus. Across puerto rico its not unusual to see these like this that have been absolutely devastated in the hurricane one month ago. Why people feel like theyre being deserted in the wake of a destructive storm. U. S. Secretary of state Rex Tillerson has criticized the four countries imposing an economic blockade on carter for refusing to engage in talks to diffuse. The crisis in june saudi arabia the United Arab Emirates egypt and bahrain closed space and seven trade and diplomatic links with capa last month u. S. President to mediate between the parties had hoped
Speed of his response. How would you rate the white house. I j was a ten i would say it was probably the most difficult. When you talk about relief when you talk about search when you talk about all of the different levels. And even when you talk about the lives. You look at the number of me this was i think it was worse than katrina. In many ways worse than anything people have ever seen its been twenty years since the world fell under the spell of the boy wizard thats harry potter and jessica baldwins been to an exhibit at the British Library looking at the magic that inspired it. Minerva mcgonigle several teachers and a whole board school of witchcraft and wizardry listed by author j. K. Rowling as she embarked on the plot of harry potter alchemy potions her biology courses based on magical traditions found in ancient and rare books at the British Library its an encounter with real objects that helped form the books including a medieval scroll from the fifteenth hundreds describing
Armed police surrounded a Bowling Alley in nuneaton in the West Midlands this afternoon, after a man with a gun took two people hostage there. The five hour siege took place at the bermuda park retail and leisure site, which was packed with families at the time. Warwickshire police say the incident was resolved, and a suspect arrested and taken to hospital. Sophie long has the details. Panic as parents desperately try to get their children to safety. Just very scared because we have small kids. Very scared. It was like in the movies. Shells and dogs and everything. Sunday afternoon and bermuda park, home to play areas and restau ra nts bermuda park, home to play areas and restaurants was packed with families having fun. It was just after 2. 30 when a man entered the Bowling Alley with what eye witnesses described as a sawn off shotgun. With what eye witnesses described as a sawnoff shotgun. The guy actually ran up to the door, with the gun in his hand, opened the door and told me to ge
Brexit, round one. As eu leaders gather in malta. Maltas Prime Minister calls for a fair deal for britain, but warns it will pay a price for leaving. Plus, small talk, big money. Snapchat files for a stock market flotation, that could be the biggest tech ipo since facebook. Welcome to World Business report. Im aaron hesslehurst. In a minute well have, World Business report. But first this. We start in the maltese capital, valletta, where eu leaders are gathering for a special summit, two days after the British Parliament voted overwhelmingly to start the process of brexit. Prime minister theresa may will be holding one on one talks with various eu leaders. So, what is she up against . Malta holds the rotating presidency of the eu. Its Prime Minister, joseph muscat, has been clear britain cant have its cake and eat it too. He has told the European Parliament this. We want a fair deal for the United Kingdom. But and its a big but that deal necessarily needs to be inferior to membership.