and taliban fighters shoot in the air to disperse a women s protest in kabul a year after the taliban took over afghanistan. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. prosecutors say the man accused of stabbing the author sir salman rushdie has pleaded not guilty to attempted murder and assault. hadi matar was formally charged in a court in new york state. sir salman remains on a ventilator in hospital after being attacked at an event in new york state yesterday. he s been the subject of death threats ever since the publication in 1988 of his controversial book, the satanic verses, which some muslims considered blasphemous. authors and politicians have condemned the attack as horrifying and also an assault on free speech. this report from our correspondent, nomia iqbal. sir salman rushdie remains on a ventilator inside this hospital after undergoing emergency surgery. his agent has said the author is in bad shape. he faces losing an eye, the nerves i
lead over monza. new zealand made up for last weekend s defeat to south africa in the rugby championship by beating the springboks 35 23 injo burg. it looked like the all blacks were staring at a sixth defeat in seven as they trailed with ten minutes to go, but late tries from david havili and scott barrett completed a much needed comeback. argentina currently lead australia 26 10. simona halep will return to the world s top ten next week after a gritty performance to reach the canadian 0pen final. the romanian came from a set down to beatjessica pegula 2 6, 6 3, 6 4 in toronto and secured her place in the top ten for the first time in over a year. halep will face either karolina pliskova or beatriz haddad maia in sunday s final. romania s popovici set a new world record of 16.86 seconds to win the men s 100m freestyle