Im Laura Westbrook, standing outside hong kongs parliament where, once again, a handful of protesters have slept overnight. They want their controversial extradition bill to go and carrie lam to resign. And the zero waste challenge. People from three of the worlds biggest polluting countries learn to live without rubbish. Live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news its newsday. Good morning. Its 7 00am in singapore, midnight in london, and 7 00am in chinas far western xinjiang region where up to a Million People are thought to be held in state run detention camps. Beijing, which has previously denied the camps exist, says they are simply schools built to combat the rise of violent islamist extremism. Last year, our correspondent John Sudworth exposed how rapidly these secure facilities were being developed in xinjiang. Now, despite access to the area being tightly controlled, and his itinerary being set by the government, he has returned and found out more abo
Outside hong kongs parliament where, once again, a handful of protesters have slept overnight. They are keeping the pressure on carrie lam, calling on her to resign, and for that controversial extradition bill to be scrapped. And the zero waste challenge. How people from three of the worlds biggest polluting countries are living without rubbish. Live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news its newsday. Good morning. Its 8 00am in singapore, 1 00am in london, and also eight in the morning in chinas far western xinjiang region, where up to a Million People are thought to be held in state run detention camps. Beijing, which has previously denied the camps exist, says they are simply schools built to combat the rise of violent islamist extremism. Last year, our correspondent John Sudworth exposed how rapidly these secure facilities were being developed in xinjiang. Now, despite access to the area being tightly controlled, and his itinerary being set by the governme
By the British Charity regulator for mishandling allegations of Sexual Misconduct by its staff in haiti. And botswanas high court has decriminalised homosexuality its the latest country to overturn laws on sexuality from the colonial era. Yesterday, we talked about the public outcry in russia over the arrest of an Investigative Reporter called ivan golu nov. Well this is russias interior minister today. Translation the decision was made to drop the charges against mr. Golunov, because his relation to the crime was not proven. Today he will be released from under house arrest. And here he is a short while ago being released from house arrest. All charges dropped. And the two Police Officers who carried out the arrest have been suspended. That arrest was in moscow last week. Ivan golu nov accused of trying to sell a drug that he was carrying. His lawyer says the drugs were planted and that this was in an attempt to silence him. Plenty of people might want to. Mr golu nov investigates hig
Tickets for top flight football are getting cheaper thanks to big money tv deals but why is the game still struggling to attract younger fans . Ill have the details. In sport, sir Bradley Wiggins says his lifes been a living hell as its revealed hell face no charges following an investigation into the contents of a mystery package delivered to him at the end of a race in 2011. And matt has the weather your thursday start, fairly mild but there is colder air on the way to there is colder air on the way to the next few days. A bit more sunshine as well. Your full forecast in15 sunshine as well. Your full forecast in 15 minutes. First, our main story. The future of zimbabwes long time leader, Robert Mugabe remains unclear this morning, after he was placed under house arrest by the countrys military. Two envoys from south africa have arrived in the capital, harare, to try to hold talks with the 93 year old and with the countrys generals who deny theres been a coup. Its been seen by many as
Also russias presence at next years Winter Olympics is in doubt. The World Anti Doping Agency maintain its suspension, saying russia is still failing to comply with its rules. 400 million is the bed and the piece is sold. The highest ever price paid for a work of art a painting by Leonardo Da Vinci fetches over £340 million. Good morning. Its thursday 16th november. Im annita mcveigh. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. The future of zimbabwes long time leader, Robert Mugabe, remains unclear after he was placed under house arrest by the countrys military. Two envoys from south africa have arrived in the capital, harare, to try to hold talks with the 93 year old and zimbabwes generals, who deny theres been a coup. The armys intervention is being seen by many as an attempt to prevent mr mugabes wife, grace, from succeeding him. Laura westbrook reports. What would have been unthinkable only a few weeks ago has happened Robert Mugabe, the worlds oldest leader, has lost control of the country he