and south koreanjoint operations centre designed to fend off any attack from north korea. this attack from north korea. is the only place in korea where this is the only place in korea where us forces and south korean forces sit side by side, and using all this information, they can detect almost immediately if north korea launches a weapon. welcome to the programme. it s 1am in london and eight in the morning here in singapore where the country s prime minister has said the ban on sex between men is to be lifted. prime minister lee hsein loong said singaporean society was becoming more accepting of gay people, and the british colonial era law, though not enforced, was out of date. the announcement, which was made during a speech that the prime minister gave at singapore s national day rally, was welcomed by lgbt activists who ve long criticised the law. the government will repeal 3707a and de criminalise sex between men. i believe it s the right thing to do and something mos
bbc news, kashmir. there is a state of alert in portugal due to wildfires. access to forest has been restricted as well as the use of machinery, even by farmers, to prevent sparks. the british heavyweight boxer, tyson fury, has called for tougher punishments for knife crime, after his cousin was stabbed to death in manchester. 31 year old rico burton was attacked outside a bar in the early hours of saturday morning. a 17 year old is also in hospital in a serious condition. police have arrested two men. security is being stepped up outside the home of the former south korean president, moonjae in. he has been subject to verbal abuse and loud protests since he left office in may. right wing groups are angry
welcome to newsday. reporting live from singapore, i m karishma vaswani. the headlines. singapore says it ll end its ban on sex between men, but has made it a lot more difficult to legalise same sex marriage. i believe this is the right thing to do, and something that most singaporeans will now accept. russia investigates a blast which killed the daughter of an ideological ally of president putin, saying the attack was pre meditated. growing concern over a wave of killings targetting hindus in india administered kashmir. and the bbc gains rare access to the american
killed, metres away. they heard the gunshot and found her on the ground, bleeding from her head. the spot has been marked with stones. rajni bala was killed by anti india militants, police say. a mother and wife, a much loved history teacher. we re devastated. she was a wonderful person, adored notjust in the school but in our village , her colleague told us. it s believed rajni was targeted because she was a hindu, a minority in the country s only muslim majority region. teachers told us she feared for her life after a wave of killings of people from her community. translation: there had been a targeted killing of a hindu, . just two kilometres away. she was scared and had applied for a transfer. kashmir s long running
is being investigated under the anti terrorism act. the authorities say he has threatened police and justice officials. it follows a speech by mr khan during a rally, accusing the police of torturing a party colleague while in custody. the media regulator then banned live speeches by the cricketer turned politician on all satellite television channels because of what it called his hate speech against state institutions. i want to turn to india now, where there s growing concern over a wave of killings targetting hindus in indian administered kashmir. police say the attacks in the muslim majority region are being carried out by anti india militant groups. it comes against the backdrop of a long running conflict there, and growing anger against the indian government. the bbc s yogita limaye reports. a school in trauma. earlier this year, as these students in kashmir gathered for morning prayers, their teacher was