And london, this is bbc world news. Its newsday. Good morning. Its 9am in singapore, 1am in london, and 4 30am in iran, where more protests have been taking place in cities across the country. The us has dismissed claims by tehran that the countrys enemies have stirred up days of Anti Government protests. The United States says it wants an emergency session of the Security Council to discuss the situation in iran. Our middle east editor, jeremy bowen, reports. In tehran, squads of Motorbike Police are cruising the streets to break up groups of demonstrators. The protests have changed since they started last thursday. Gunshots to begin with, they were about the economy. Most of the protesters are young men. More than 50 of iranians are under 30 and perhaps 40 of them are unemployed. But pent up political frustration is spilling out and much of it has been directed at this man, the Supreme Leader ayatollah ali khamenei. He is the powerfulfigurehead of the islamic republic, and attacks on
From the university of chicago, author of north korea another country. Been to yemen where u. S. Act Saudi Air Campaign has killed more than 10,000 civilians. This rig norway says it will stop supplying weapons and ammunition to the coalition. We will speak with reporter iona craig. , the primary weapon sales armed sales are coming from u. S. , saudi arabia. Britain, other European Countries are involved. Canada is involved. I think it is very lucrative business for the u. S. And the u. K. Amy we look at a case that highlights was some are calling the palestine exception to free speech on College Campuses across the United States. Your fordham to educate the community about palestinian human rights, knows denied that right. I am hoping that for the other classes to come, they will not have to endure the same heartache and issues that i went through. Amy we will speak with student ahmad awad, who assumed fordham diversity in new york, and dima khalidi, director of palestine legal. All t
Its 8am in singapore, midnight in london and 9am in seoul where south korean government negotiators meet shortly for talks with their north Korean Counterparts for the first time in more than two years. The two sides are expected to discuss the possibility of pyongyang sending a delegation to the Winter Olympics being held in south korea next month. Lets go live now to the bbcs sophie long in seoul. And all eyes will be on the dialogue between north and south korea and what may be discussed apart from sports and is meeting . Good morning, rico. Yes, that is right, a lot of focus on these talks, the first government level talks between the north and south korean governments in more than two years. We know now that the south korean delegation led by the unification minister has left seoul, just over one hour ago and the convoy has crossed unification bridge on the way to the demilitarised zone, and there and panmunjom they meet with a delegation from north korea, and they will walk to th
It is 9 00am in singapore, 1 00am in london, and 10 00am in seoul, where south korean government negotiators are meeting for talks with their north Korean Counterparts for the first time in more than two years. The two sides are expected to discuss the possibility of pyongyang sending a delegation to the Winter Olympics being held in south korea next month. It is hoped it could reduce tensions on the Korean Peninsula, which have reached their highest point in decades. Lets go live now to the bbcs sophie long, in seoul. Sophie, everyone is watching and waiting. What could be the result of this dialogue between north and south korea, and the discussions, apart from the olympics . Yes, thats right. The huge amount of focus here on these talks. The first time government level talks had ta ken place between the two countries in more than two years. Now, we know that the south korean delegation arrived in the village which straddles the border between the countries just after 9am this mornin
Where the water is at. Hey, the ice is on top and the water is still there. Its pretty bad. Pretty bad. Reporter bill knows what has many in awe right now, could become a serious flood threat. He lives two blocks from the river on the morrisville side and remembers the 1999 freeze see. We walked down and saw chunks of ice the size of volkswagen buses. Reporter the roads are closed indifferently due to roads iced over and south of trenton a day ahead of the governors swearing in tuesday. Hopefully the off day saves and it doesnt go too too far. Theres Higher Ground on this side and i know theyre more worried about downtown area. Theyre worried about young people venturing onto the ice which could prove to be a dangerous if not deadly decision. Ive seen it worse. Definitely seen it worse. This is never as bad as spring flooding. Reporter take a look. These are the road closures and this is on the morrisville side. There are homes stretched out that way and it is prone to flooding in the