this morning, an indian air force plane, carrying mr gandhi s body, landed in delhi. the president of india walked to the plane to solemnly witness mr gandhi s final return from the political battlefield. ireland has voted overwhelmingly in favour of gay marriage. in doing so, it has become the first country in the world to approve the change in a national referendum. it was a remarkable climax. to what was surely the most extraordinary funeral ever given to a pop singer. - it s been a peacefulfuneral demonstration so far, but suddenly, the police are tear gassing the crowd. we don t yet know why. the pre launch ritual is well established here. helen was said to be in good spirits, but just a little apprehensive. in the last hour, east timor has become i the world s newest nation. it was a bloody birth for a poor country, i and the challengesl ahead are daunting.
yogita limaye, bbc news, india. let s get some of the day s other news. president biden has invoked the defense production act to address the shortage of powdered baby milk in the united states. the availability of the product in the us has been hit since the country s biggest manufacturer halted production in february, following reports that several children who were given the food had suffered serious bacterial infections. sri lanka s energy minister says the country has run out of petrol, as protests over the deepening economic crisis continue. he s urged residents not to queue for the next two days. the government says a ship with petrol is docked at colombo port but the government does not have enough money to pay for its cargo. spain s former king will return to his country for the first time this week, after leaving amid scandal two years ago.
force plane, carrying mr gandhi s body, landed in delhi. the president of india walked to the plane to solemnly witness mr gandhi s final return from the political battlefield. ireland has voted overwhelmingly in favour of gay marriage. in doing so, it has become the first country in the world to approve the change in a national referendum. it was a remarkable climax. to what was surely the most extraordinary funeral ever given to a pop singer. - it s been a peacefulfuneral demonstration so far, but suddenly, the police are tear gassing the crowd. we don t yet know why. the pre launch ritual is well established here. helen was said to be in good spirits, but just a little apprehensive. in the last hour, east timor has become i the world s newest nation. it was a bloody birth for a poor country, i and the challengesl ahead are daunting. but for now, at least, i it is time to celebrate.
delhi. the president of india walked to the plane to solemnly witness mr gandhi s final return from the political battlefield. ireland has voted overwhelmingly in favour of gay marriage, in doing so, it s become the first country in the world to approve the change in a national referendum. it was a remarkable climax to what was surely the most extraordinary funeral ever get into a pop singer. it s been a peaceful funeral demonstration so far, - but police are tear gassing the crowd, we don t- yet know why. the prelaunch ritual is well established here. helen was said to be in good spirits butjust a little apprehensive. in the last hour, east timor has become the world s newest nation. it was a bloody birth for a poor country and the challenges ahead are daunting. but for now, at least, it has time to celebrate.
0n still to come, the queen opens a new underground train station opened in her honour. this morning, an indian air force plane, carrying mr gandhi s body, landed in delhi. the president of india walked to the plane to solemnly witness mr gandhi s final return from the political battlefield. ireland has voted overwhelmingly in favour of gay marriage. in doing so, it has become the first country in the world to approve the change in a national referendum. it was a remarkable climax. to what was surely the most extraordinary funeral ever given to a pop singer. - it s been a peacefulfuneral demonstration so far, but suddenly, the police are tear gassing the crowd. we don t yet know why. the pre launch ritual is well established here. helen was said to be in good spirits, but just a little apprehensive. in the last hour, east timor has become i the world s newest nation. it was a bloody birth for a poor country, i and the challengesl ahead are daunting. but for now, at least, i