nuclear weapons. it s seven in the morning in singapore, and four thirty am in the sri lankan capital colombo where celebrations have been taking place after gotabaya rajapaksa became the country s first sitting president to quit. he did so after months of angry protests over the rapidly rising cost of living, and shortages of food and fuel. from colombo, rajini vaidyanathan reports. a moment to savour after months of struggle. now there s joy. these demonstrators had one key demand, that the man they blame for their economic woes resign. tonight, president gotabaya rajapaksa did. protesters say they are celebrating what represents a victory for people power. it s the end of the rule of the rajapaksas, after a week of turmoil on the island. just yesterday at the prime minister s office, security forces were overrun by protesters. it was one of a number of government buildings taken over by the masses. today, protesters handed it back to the authorities, soldiers now on guard,
seemingly more divided than ever, is there a new axis of evil on thrise? i m sandra smith in new york. hi, john. john: good to start the week off with you. congressman darryl issa just back from a trip to taiwan, tensions with china are the highest point in a generation. sandra: begin new at 2:00 with the crisis on our own shores, this is a fox news alert. and it is just eight weeks now from the midterm he thinks loos and a problem across the country, crime, leading candidate for mayor in the second largest city said she felt unsafe, felt safe in los angeles, shatter this weekend when a thief broke into her home and stole two of her handguns. john: the same time, this weekend in memphis, disturbing new information about the accused gunman in last week s deadly shooting spree, huge questions why he was not locked up to begin with. sandra: even as the democratic mayor of memphis complains about repeat offside offenders, some leaders are not learning the lessons of progr
and there was nothing, just a gate, to go into the plane. people were running towards the aircraft, the airport. there were soldiers| keeping people out. the taliban, who were beating up people with sticks, - with wires, whatever they had, and they were shooting - on the ground and in the air. like the end of the world in hollywood movies. i can t describe what the scene was like. i i have been beaten many times for the way i am. the taliban s interpretation of sharia law means homosexuality is punishable by death. they kill me by stones or maybe killed by fire. maybe hanging. they executed a trans person in kabul. - were you afraid of being killed? yes, many times. what will happen to me? what will have the future for me? many people who don t make it out are forced into hiding. they wait and hope for survival. a secret operation to get some of the most vulnerable to safety begins. we started vulnerable to safety begins. - started getting e mails out of the blue from despe
weapons. and a previously unknown self portrait of vincent van gogh is discovered by scottish art experts, using x rays. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. hello, and welcome to the programme. celebrations have been taking place in sri lanka, after gotabaya rajapaksa became the country s first sitting president to quit. he did so after months of angry protests over the rapidly rising cost of living, and shortages of food and fuel. the delay in handing over his letter of resignation was, it seems, to do with his flight from the maldives to singapore. from colombo, rajini vaidyanathan reports. a moment to savour, after months of struggle. now there s joy. these demonstrators had one key demand, that the man they blame for their economic woes resign. tonight, president gotabaya rajapaksa did. protesters say they are celebrating what represents a victory for people power. it s the end of the rule of the rajapaksas, after a week of turmoil on the island. just yes
after the prime minister offers his resignation but the president refuses to accept it. and ivana trump donald trump s first wife and the mother of three of his children, has died aged 73. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. celebrations have been taking place in sri lanka, after gotabaya rajapaksa became the country s first sitting president to quit. he did so after months of angry protests over the rapidly rising cost of living, and shortages of food and fuel. the delay in handing over his letter of resignation was, it seems, to do with his flight from the maldives to singapore. from colombo, rajini vaidyanathan reports. music. a moment to savour, after months of struggle. now there s joy. these demonstrators had one key demand, that the man they blame for their economic woes resign. tonight, president gotabaya rajapaksa did. protesters say they are celebrating what represents a victory for people power. it s the end of the rule of the rajapak