Round up of the days news. First our world. China calls it the project of the century. As the west steps back from global leadership, this is china stepping forward remaking the map of the global economy. With no other Country Offering a big idea right now, this is the most ambitious bid to shape our century. Translation im under a lot of pressure. A massive roll out of infrastructure built by china. To drive trade across more than 60 countries. Translation its like a promised land. Chinas president claims its a win win for all. Translation we will not resort to outdated geopolitical manoeuvring. Critics say the only winner will be china. Translation the chinese have done nothing. Im setting out on a 7,000 mile journey to meet the people of the new silk road, and to understand how it will change their lives and our world. They call them the ships of the desert. For centuries, the camel trains of the silk road dominated trade between china and the west. Now, china wants to build a new s
Welcome to bbc news. The white house has defended President Trumps response to the violence in Charlottesville Virginia after the biggest gathering of White Nationalist groups in america for decades. A 20 year old man has now been charged with murder after a car was driven into a woman who was part of a demonstration against the far right rally. 19 other people were injured. After President Trump spoke of violence on many sides, a spokesman clarified today that his condemnation included White Supremacists and neo nazis. Our correspondent laura bicker sent this report from charlottesville. After a violent day of division, charlottesville has come together to pray, to show that this city condemns the hate brought here by neo nazis and White Supremacists. The Virginia Governor went from row to row, Hugging Worshippers in this baptist church, promising to keep politics out of the pulpit but there was a message he felt he had to give. It is political in that the political rhetoric in this c
Welcome to bbc news. The white house has defended President Trumps response to the violence in Charlottesville Virginia after the biggest gathering of White Nationalist groups in america for decades. A 20 year old man has now been charged with murder after a car was driven into a woman who was part of a demonstration against the far right rally. 19 other people were injured. After President Trump spoke of violence on many sides, a spokesman clarified today that his condemnation included White Supremacists and neo nazis. Our correspondent laura bicker sent this report from charlottesville. After a violent day of division, charlottesville has come together to pray, to show that this city condemns the hate brought here by neo nazis and White Supremacists. The Virginia Governor went from row to row, Hugging Worshippers in this baptist church, promising to keep politics out of the pulpit but there was a message he felt he had to give. It is political in that the political rhetoric in this c
pastor detained there for two years. the 62-year-old was accused of trying to overthrow the regime and sentence to a life of hard labor. it s all happening, of course, as we have been talking about more and more tensions on the peninsula. kim jong-un to hit the specific territory of guam after president trump promised fire and fury in response to any attack. and kenyan opposition leader is making new fraud accusations in that country s general election. remember, a big picture yesterday was about that vote. well, now, claims hackers infiltrated the election s commissions database and showed the president with a pretty big lead after most of the votes were counted. the man accused of killing a police officer in missouri is now facing first degree murder charges. police arrested southeast of kansas city after somebody reported seeing him walking on a highway. it was right near that highway where gary michael was killed