Its a family that has been at the heart of power in sri lanka for years now that aim to strengthen the with us voters go to polls so how crucial is the election this time and why does sri lanka matter this is inside story. Hello welcome to the program. Got to buy on behind. 2 brothers who have long shaped sri lankas politics theyre known for their bowling and doing the 26 year war against time as separatists now seeking to extend their familys rule over the island nation president as party aims to win a 2 thirds majority in wednesdays parliamentary election hinted it to amend the constitution and restore president ial powers to curb and the changes to legislation into 1015. 00 the Prime Minister mahinda wants to be reelected many fear fractures within the opposition could help the road when trite such a victory would concern defenders of human rights who accuse them of abusing power cracking down on the stand. This report from colombo. Well indeed i think his son dylan was inducted in
Announcer live from out studios in singapore and london. This is bbc world news. Its newsday. Good morning. Its midnight in london and 7am in the morning here in singapore, and also in hong kong, where the airport Authorities Say operations have now resumed after mondays shutdown. Theres been a weekend of skirmishes between police and demonstrators, angry about what they believe is chinas erosion of their freedoms. Beijing has raised the stakes, claiming the weeks long unrest, has begun to show what it calls the sprouts of terrorism. Jonathan head reports. As the last flights came in, the passengers were greeted with a chorus of appeals from young people waving posters, pleading for support. They feared the police were about to storm the airport. Its sudden closure left travellers bewildered and stuck. Catherine morgan and her daughter helena were due to fly back to britain, but their flight was cancelled. We flew in from taipei this morning, and it was fine until we got to arrivals an
In singapore and london. This is bbc world news. Its newsday. Good morning. Its 1am in london and 8am in the morning here in singapore, and also in hong kong, where the Authorities Say operations have now resumed at the airport after mondays shutdown. Theres been a weekend of skirmishes between police and demonstrators, angry about what they believe is chinas erosion of their freedoms. Beijing has raised the stakes, claiming the weeks long unrest, has begun to show what it calls the sprouts of terrorism. Jonathan head reports. As the last flights came in, their passengers were greeted with a chorus of appeals from Young Hong Kongers waving posters, pleading for support. They feared the police were about to storm the airport. Its sudden closure left travellers bewildered and stuck. Catherine morgan and her daughter helena were due to fly back to britain, but their flight was cancelled. We flew in from taipei this morning, and it was fine until we got to arrivals and there was a mass pro
Assange will have to wait to find out. That al jazeera joins migrants in mexico on the night my journey issues of the american dream. And it has been much flooding recently in Southern China i think you got a day or 2 off you can see the main brain bank is gone science now leaving hong kong in the sunshine and thats a focus on today hong kong and shanghai and so on that stretches back so probably about half a 2nd chunk of the next massive rain developing in sichuan to answer your non. Moving slow east was sore i suspect it will be a cloudy and the weekend for you in hong kong maybe a thunderstorm just to share in the following week to the west of that on the main protagonist of whether the moon has been this. Circulation here now that of course has been having its effect on the coast. But its moving slowly west was the newly forecast drift is away from the land so this is of across the south today still plenty of on shore wind and rain and big ways its not going to make landfall at lea
In the cemetery in cairo rather than his hometown as his family requested journalists were kept away from the Burial Service a day after he collapsed and died in court aged 67 u. S. Secretary of state mike pompei o has stopped saudi arabia from being added to a list of countries that recruit child soldiers it goes against the state Department Recommendation based on user force and Rights Groups assessments they say the kingdom hired sudanese children to fight for the u. S. Backed coalition in yemen as always there is lots more on our website dot com and the news continues here on aljazeera after the listening post. Sri lanka is Easter Sunday bombings reverberated around the womb with religious and ethnic tension rising one a one investigates it is the new front line in sri lanka. 0. Or. Less im not sure. I quite like this. Here and think such a house. And or. Story. Hello im richard disappeared and youre at the listening post here are some of the media stories that were covering this w