Are being listened to, but that doesnt mean that what we are saying is translated into action. A 19 year old british woman has been found guilty of lying about being raped by a group of men in cyprus. The teenager was arrested after withdrawing a claim that she was attacked by 12 israeli men, at a hotel in the resort of ayia napa injuly. She was found guilty at a court today, of the charge of causing public mischief, and could face a custodial sentence. But the woman said police compelled her to make a false confession, something they deny, and the womans lawyers say they are planning to appeal. Our europe correspondent, kevin connolly, has the story. His report does contain flash photography. When these Legal Proceedings began, the young british woman at the heart of the case was a victim, making a complaint of rape. She came to court today to be found guilty of making a false statement about what the law in cyprus says was an imaginary crime. Her lawyers say both the Police Investiga
Listened to but that doesnt mean that what we are saying is translated into action. Hello and welcome to world news today. Prosecutors in new york have filed federal hate crimes charges against a man accused of stabbing five people at a Hanukkah Party on saturday. The knife attack at a rabbis house in new york state. The suspects lawyer says his client had a history of Mental Health issues. Its important to say to the members of the community and Law Enforcement that what from i understand to this date, this is the action of an individual who for a long time has been compensated, hes been treated in Mental Health facilities. The bbcs Michelle Fleury has been following developments from new york and has more on the reaction to those comments from the suspects lawyer. I think you have got the family speaking through their lawyer, michael sussman, who is representing Grafton Thomas, the man accused of entering a rabbis home over the weekend and stabbing five people. He has been saying tha
Find out how theyre being genetically supercharged to consume more Carbon Dioxide. Hello crowd so been targeting u. N. Peacekeepers in the eastern democratic republic of congo say they wont stop until all of them leave theyve been defying a curfew imposed after a 2nd day of violence accusing the peacekeepers a failing to protect them from rebels alexy obrien reports. Around 18000 u. N. Peacekeepers are in the democratic republic of congo to protect civilians from attacks by rebel fighters. But some civilians went on the attack themselves at a un compound in north kivu province on monday accusing peacekeepers of failing to fulfill their mandate. But. Never seen the place. Where what we were. Just there you know peacekeepers guarded 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
Colombia call for a mass strike saying the president did not offer both solutions during talks. Hello crowd so been targeting u. N. Peacekeepers and the is turned on a crowd of republic of congo say they wont stop until all of them leave theyve been defying a curfew imposed after a 2nd day of violence accusing the peacekeepers are failing to protect them from rebels say obrian reports. Around 18000 u. N. Peacekeepers are in the democratic republic of congo to protect civilians from attacks by rebel fighters. But some civilians went on the attack themselves at a u. N. Compound in north kivu province on monday accusing peacekeepers of failing to fulfill their mandate. But we never see the peace. We want we dont we dont want them just there you know peacekeepers guarded whats left of their base in the east. In 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 burn it again and more places specifically
Is still seeking the remains of soldiers killed in battle on a remote pacific island. The 1st in breaking news a course in bangladesh is sentenced 7 people to death for one of the worst attacks in the countrys history 23 people died in the siege on the holy cafe in the capital dhaka and 2016 nearly all of the victims are foreigners and 8 person has been acquitted time the child joins us live now from the bangladeshi capital the incident happened in 16 and justice has been dispensed in 2019 a fairly swift judicial process. Well 1st let me tell you about their credit like 7 people were given that sentance. And one was a credit in this particular case but hes serving 10 years for another particular case the courtroom was packed we couldnt go in i was by the door as you can see all the media and other curious and opposite it is been almost nearly 2 years now it took a long time for the proceeding a little over 100. 00 people gave a deposition and witnesses and since then it is dozens of pe