Industrial heartland on the impact of trade wars on Small Businesses. Close to 200 days with hardly any rain. The impact of water shortages in the indian city of chennai. Live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. Its newsday. Its midnight here in london, 7am in singapore and 2am in turkeys biggest city istanbul where thousands of opposition supporters have been celebrating on the streets after their candidate has been re elected as mayor. Its the second time he has won this year. In march he narrowly beat a candidate from president erdogans ak party, but the result was annulled. This time he increased his lead to nine per cent. Its been seen as a rebuke to the president his worst political setback in decades. Mark lowen is there. They roared, not just they roared, notjust in victory but in celebration that there turkey still exists. An opposition thats waited 25 years to control istanbul but long felt incapable of success, savoured its moment. Ekrem imamogl
Can all find their escape on the island with warm, sunny days, cooling trade winds, and the crystal blue caribbean sea. Nonstop flights are available from most major airports. More information for your vacation planning is available at aruba. Com. And now, bbc world news. This is bbc world news america. Reporting from washington, im jane obrien. Guilty of genocide and crimes against humanity, the former bosnian serb commander is sentenced to life in prison. The men set to be the next president of zimbabwe is back in the country and will be sworn in on friday. Today we are witnessing the beginning of a new and unfolding democracy. Jane and a fresh take on the battle of gettysburg. How a massive heart installation can help us bank think differently about americas civil war legacy. Jane welcome to world news america. Mladic terrorized the people of sarajevo for all most four years during the bosnian war of the 1990s. Today he was found guilty of genocide and other crimes and jailed for li
Its 8am in singapore, midnight in london, and 2am in zimbabwe, where ecstatic crowds, cheering and singing, have greeted Emmerson Mnangagwa returning from south africa. Hes expected to be sworn in as zimbabwes new president later this week. Hes promised what he called a new democracy. Our africa editor, fergal keane, reports from harare on the return of the man they call the crocodile. This was a man who owned the moment, in front of a crowd that greeted him as a conquering hero and with a message of contempt for those hed vanquished. Down with the traitors, he chanted. He said the zanu pf train would keep rolling, but tempered that politicking with an affirmation of this extraordinary moment in zimba bwes history. Today, we are witnessing the beginning of a new unfolding democracy in our country. Cheering. The crowd had gathered since early. The crocodile is coming, they chanted. All day they waited for Emmerson Mnangagwa, he of the legendary ruthlessness, reinvented now as an apostle
Its 9 00am in singapore, 1 00am in london and 3 00am the morning in zimbabwe, where ecstatic crowds have greeted emmerson mnangagwa, returning from south africa. Hes expected to be sworn in as zimbabwes new president later this week and promised what he called a new democracy. Our africa editor fergal keane reports from harare on the return of the man they call the crocodile. This was a man who owned the moment, in front of a crowd that greeted him as a conquering hero and with a message of contempt for those hed vanquished. Down with the traitors, he chanted. He said the zanu pf train would keep rolling, but tempered that politicking with an affirmation of this extraordinary moment in zimba bwes history. Today, we are witnessing the beginning of a new unfolding democracy in our country. Cheering. The crowd had gathered since early. The crocodile is coming, they chanted. All day they waited for emmerson mnangagwa, he of the legendary ruthlessness, reinvented now as an apostle of libert
That he bore significant responsibility for the killing of 8,000 muslim men and boys at srebrenica and the siege of sarajevo, during which more than 10,000 civilians were killed. From the hague, our special correspondent allan little sent this report, which does contain some distressing images. Mr mladic, sit. It has been the most emotionally charged of all the trials this court has heard. Meradic, if you. Mladic demanded a halt to the hearing because of his high blood pressure. When thejudge refused, mladic was led out yelling obscenities. Curtains down, mr mladic will be removed from the court room. In his absence, thejudge carried on. The crimes committed rank among the most heinous known to human kind and include genocide and extermination as a crime against humanity. Mladic committed genocide at srebrenica in 1995, there his men rounded up or hunted down 8,000 men and boys, some as young as 12, and murdered them. The sniping and bombardment of the capital sarajevo was designed to