governing body fifa to ban their national team. they say it follows the violent crackdown against protesters. the group is made up of athletes inside and outside of iran. now on bbc news, the travel show. mind blowing. look at this. incredible! i have been to japan several times but never to explore expect the unexpected. the extroverts. japan. but 500 kilometres south of tokyo is the kansai region they call the heart of japan. and a city with a very different history and personality: osaka. korea and china, especially. and it was run and still is by businessmen and merchants. and it is those generations of wealthy traders who have shaped the city, creating its own unique culture. it has become a centre for food and developed as a home it is frantic behind there. in particular, humour became osaka s speciality. flourishing into a multimillion dollar business. it is about nine o clock in the morning and look at this. this is the hottest ticket in town. osaka is japan s mecca o
as he holds his christmas eve mass in the vatican. and a welcome respite. children displaced by conflict in the democratic republic of the congo are invited to a christmas celebration. a very warm welcome to bbc news. more than a million americans and canadians are facing christmas day without power as a winter storm continues to barrel it was way across north america. the so called bomb cyclone has brought heavy snow, strong winds, and freezing temperatures. at least 19 people have died due to icy roads and high here s our north america correspondent nomia iqbal. the bomb cyclone has plunged more than half of this country into subzero temperatures. from coast to coast, it has bought blistering storms, blinding snow, power outages and can turn boiling hot water into a snow cloud in seconds. the western state of montana is bearing the brunt, temperatures here are the lowest at 50 degrees. residents have been warned to stay indoors but some are trying to tackle the snow. you n
his christmas eve mass in the vatican. # i can t get no sleep. and maxijazz, lead singer of the band faithless, dies at the age of 65. welcome to bbc news. more than a million americans and canadians are facing christmas day without power as a winter storm continues to barrel it was way across north america. the so called bomb cyclone has brought heavy snow, to barrel its way across north america. the so called bomb cyclone has brought heavy snow, strong winds and freezing temperatures. at least 19 people have died due to icy roads and high winds uprooting trees. here s our north america correspondent nomia iqbal. the bomb cyclone has plunged more than half of this country into subzero temperatures. from coast to coast, it has bought blistering storms, blinding snow, power outages and can turn boiling hot water into a snow cloud in seconds. the western state of montana is bearing the brunt temperatures here are the lowest at 50 degrees. residents have been warned to
and maxijazz, lead singer of the band faithless, dies at the age of 65. hello and welcome to bbc news. more than a million americans and canadians are facing christmas day without power as a winter storm continues to barrel its way across north america. the so called bomb cyclone has brought heavy snow, strong winds, and freezing temperatures. at least 19 people have died due to icy roads and high winds uprooting trees. here s our north america correspondent nomia iqbal. the bomb cyclone has plunged more than half of this country into subzero temperatures. from coast to coast, it has bought blistering storms, blinding snow, power outages and can turn boiling hot water into a snow cloud in seconds. the western state of montana is bearing the brunt temperatures here are the lowest at 50 degrees. residents have been warned to stay indoors but some are trying to tackle the snow. you need to clear your sidewalks in the 2a hours after the storm, so i m out here doing it with a s
tens of millions of americans are hunkered down in one of the bleakest christmas days in living memory. the arctic storm that s swept through most of the country has so far claimed 20 lives. family travel plans for much of the us have been thrown into chaos or abandoned. a million people are already without power. emily unia reports. strong winds and sub zero temperatures. america may have been dreaming of a white christmas but not like this. countless roads are closed or impassable, even the gritter got stuck. around 250 million people across the united states and canada are facing festive weather chaos. anything can happen in any moment and you ve got to be on your toes. thousands of flights have been cancelled, delayed trains have left passengers stranded for hours, conditions are so bad new york state has banned driving. it is life threatening what is going on as we speak in buffalo. getting calls through the night from frightened neighbours where the temperature has been