this is bbc news. i m rich preston. our top stories hong kong media tycoon, jimmy lai, a critic of the chinese government, is sentenced to five years and nine months forfraud. argentinianjoy lionel messi leads his country into the world cup semi finals, after a dramatic penalty shootout against the netherlands. but heartbreak for their south american rivals, brazil they are out, also after a penalty shootout. croatia s win over brazil puts them into a second successive world cup semi final. the us says russia and iran are developing
this is bbc news. i m rich preston. our top stories: cheering joy for argentina lionel messi leads his country into the world cup semi finals after a dramatic penalty shoot out against the netherlands. cheering they ll play croatia, who pulled off a shock win against one of the tournament favourites, brazil. two more quarter finals on saturday could morocco become the first african team to reach the last four? hong kong media tycoon and pro democracy activist, jimmy lai, is sentenced to five years and nine months in prison forfraud. the us says russia and iran are developing a full scale defence partnership, with moscow offering
are making, that perhaps they will be able to instil fear in these protesters by seeing that the death sentences are carried out. the judiciary right now says 11 more are currently facing the death penalty and yet people still turned out on the streets and chanted, death to the dictator a reference of the supreme leader ali khamenei. this is bbc news, a reminder of our headlines: argentina and croatia will meet in the semi final of the football world cup in qatar. both teams won penalty shootouts in matches against the netherlands and brazil. the hong kong media tycoon and pro democracy activist jimmy lai has been sentenced to five years and nine months in prison forfraud. a sixteenth child has died with a suspected infection of the invasive strain of strep a. the child was a secondary school pupil in east sussex.
has been predictably violent. already human rights groups say 458 protesters have died. many more now face the death penalty. the death penalty is the strongest instrument of creating fear. it is more than shooting people on the streets. reporter: death to the dictator, chanted protesters on thursday night. for now, at least unbound by tehran s campaign of fear. cnn, paris. more legal trouble for hong kong media tycoon, jimmy lei, already in jail. a quarter million dollar fine for fraud. he founded the pro-democracy during a government crackdown. in this latest government case, he concealed newspaper headquarters to secure private