a chinese rocket launching a weather satellite briefly forces planes flying to and from northern taiwan to alter their routes. hello, i m lucy grey. at least 56 people are dead and almost 600 injured in sudan because of a power struggle between the sudanese army and a notorious paramilitary force. among the dead were three un workers, who were shot after the two sides exchanged gunfire at a military base. the united nations secretary general has condemned the fighting, amid fears it will derail the transition to civilian rule. both the army and its opponents, the rapid support forces, claimed they had control of the airport and other key sites in khartoum, where fighting continued overnight. the foreign ministers of saudi arabia, the uae and the united states, who ve been backing the civilian transition process, have issued a joint statement calling for a halt to military escalation and a return to the framework agreement. the sudanese telecom provider mtn says it s blocked i
hello. welcome to the programme. at least 56 people are dead and almost 600 injured in sudan because of a power struggle between the sudanese army and a notorious paramilitary force. among the dead were three un workers, who were shot after the two sides exchanged gunfire at a military base. the united nations secretary general has condemned the fighting amid fears it will derail the transition to civilian rule. both the army and its opponents, the rapid support forces, claimed they had control of the airport and other key sites in khartoum, where fighting continued overnight. the foreign ministers of saudi arabia, the uae and the united states who ve been backing the civilian transition process have issued a joint statement calling for a halt to military escalation and a return to the framework agreement. the sudanese telecom provider mtn says it s blocked internet services following orders from the authorities. violence was reported around the country, with eyewitness a
hello. i m lucy grey. welcome to the programme. the power struggle to taking place in sudan has now claimed the lives of at least 56 people, with almost 600 injured. among the dead, three un workers who were caught in gunfire at a military base. the united nations secretary general has condemned the fighting between the army and another military group, the rapid support forces. there are fears the violence will delay the planned transition to civilian rule in sudan. latest reports say the situation is getting worse. there are now reports of fighting around the country, with eyewitness accounts of sudanese army air strikes in the city of omdurman. the target is an rsf base north east of the capital khartoum. mohammed 0thman from the bbc s arabic service is in sudan and sent us the latest by phone. yes, the fighting is still continuing between the two parties, so the army and the rapid support forces in many parts of khartoum. but in the centre of khartoum, in this area accordi
live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it s newsday. singapore, this is bbc news. it s newsday. welcome to the programme- it s newsday. welcome to the programme. we it s newsday. welcome to the programme. we begin - it s newsday. welcome to the programme. we begin in - it s newsday. welcome to the i programme. we begin in sudan, where the rescue operation to bring british nationals out of the country has made progress. the latest official figure is that 536 people have been rescued so far. tens of thousands of sudanese and foreign nationals have left sudan in the past week, fleeing the violence that s erupted between two military factions. we ll have a report by our special correspondent lucy manning on those arriving back in the uk, but we start with this report from cyprus, and our correspondent there, nick beake. finally, an escape for britons who ve been stranded in sudan. but as the raf carries out more evacuations, there are some concerns the airfield
a fragile three day ceasefire. the violence broke out on the western outskirts of omdurman, a city across the nile from the capital, khartoum. but much of central khartoum remains calm, and thousands of sudanese and foreign nationals are still trying to get out of the country. as they flee, they re making treacherous journeys. residents are struggling to get clean water and other vital supplies, and warplanes are still flying overheard. tens of thousands of sudanese are trying to reach neighbouring chad, egypt and south sudan, and those left behind say they fear the world is abandoning them. meanwhile, britons are being told to go to this airbase, about 20 miles outside of the capital khartoum, from where they re being flown to safety in cyprus. nearly 2,000 people, from 50 countries, have crossed the red sea from port sudan to the port ofjeddah, on a ship organised by saudi arabia. eight year old karim, a british national, arrived in cyprus with his family, earlier. we heard