Whats left of their base in the eastern city of benny while a 2nd compound nearby became tuesdays target weve come here today to see if these u. N. People are still here we will be in it again and more places specifically the movie base. It was too dangerous to film near the movie base as an angry mob confronted u. N. Forces and congolese troops. Go as its known is the biggest peacekeeping mission in the world its been in the diaz say for the past 20 years and protesters say thats long enough for the u. N. To have defeated various rebel groups active near the border with uganda including the allied Democratic Forces or i. D. F. Accused of widespread atrocities as they fight for control of the mineral rich region in that is it incredible it is legitimate for people to wonder why this peacekeeping force persists in the d. R. See weve had good success. But now its time to sit down and talk honestly about what could be done better because cannot stay in the d. R. C. Forever. This latest ng
arlington, before attending today ceremony at the pentagon. where he served up a sobering truth about this day and about democracy. it s not enough to stand up for democracy once a year, and every now and then. it s something we have to do every single day. so, this is a day not only to remember but a day of renewal and resolve. the first lady, attending today s ceremony in shanksville, pennsylvania, where flight 93 was intentionally crashed by passengers to prevent the terrorists who overtook the cockpit, from stealing more american lives and they already had. we are going to have more on 9/11 over the next two hours, including how our country changed then and continues to evolve in the aftermath of those attacks. now, to scotland, where queen elizabeth embarked on the first leg of her final journey, on the third day of national mourning. there s also the fanfare of trumpets and celebrations today, as scotland, wales and northern ireland officially declared charles king.
Islands, puerto rico, haiti, cuba and then florida in its path. The National Hurricane center in miami says it has sustained winds of nearly 300kph and could strengthen further. A state of emergency has been declared in florida, puerto rico and the us virgin islands. In a moment, sarah corker will have the latest on preparations for this major storm, first heres bbc weather presenter stav danaos. The caribbean is bracing itself for one of the strongest hurricanes ever to develop in the atlantic. Hurricane irma became a powerful category five storm late on tuesday and its continuing itsjourney westwards during wednesday. Could be some devastation to the leeward islands, and it continues to move westards in towards haiti, Dominican Republic and eventually towards cuba by thursday and friday. This storm really means business, its an extremely dangerous storm that will maintain its strength for the next few days. Sustained wind speeds of 185mph, gusting over 200mph, some torrential rain an
And london, youre watching bbc world news. Its newsday. Good morning. Its 7am in singapore, midnight in london, and 7pm in the eastern caribbean, where several islands are reeling from the effects of one of the most powerful atlantic storms on record. Hurricane irma, a force five storm system, brings with it gusts of up to 320 kilometres per hour, thats 200 Miles Per Hour. The hurricane has already battered several of the leeward islands. The Prime Minister of antigua and barbyuda, said 90 of buildings on barbyuda have been demolished after the centre of irma smashed into the island. At least two people have died on saint martin and neighbouring french territory of st barts. The eye of the hurricane has passed over the British Virgin islands, President Trump has declared a state of emergency on the Us Virgin Islands and puerto rico as the storm approaches. Our correspondent, laura bicker, reports from the capital, san juan. This is what it sounds like to be at the heart of one of the s
We leave is not. This bill invites us we leave is not. This bill invites us to surrender all power and influence over that question to the government and to ministers. That will betray everything we were sent here to do. Were following that debate through the afternoon as it emerges dozens of tory mps have signed a letter warning the government not to keep the country in the eu by stealth. Also in the next hour the crisis in myanmar continues. Tens of thousands of Muslim Rohingya refugees continue fleeing the country to bangladesh after nearly two weeks of violence and Prince George starts his first day at school with a handshake, escorted by his father prince william. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. One of the most powerful storms on record Hurricane Irma is continuing to devastate parts of the caribbean. It has almost completely destroyed the islands of barbuda and st martin ten people, including a child, have been killed and its feared that number will rise. The storm has no