unimaginable destruction the Health Minister of the bahamas says he fears the number of People Killed by Hurricane Dorian will be staggering. New figures show more black, asian and minority ethnic people are donating their organs than ever before, but more are still needed. And coming up in sport. After steve smith scores a double hundred and australia take control of the 4th ashes test, can england fight back . Good morning, and welcome to the bbc news at 9. Robert mugabe, the former president of zimbabwe, has died, at the age of 95. Mugabe was at the centre of his countrys struggle for independence and became its first Prime Minister in 1980, before becoming president seven years later. His reputation as a hero of the Independence Movement was overshadowed by the corruption and human rights abuses which marred his time in power, and his policies caused the collapse of zimba bwes economy. He was forced from office by his own party in 2017. Shingai nyoka looks back at his life. Singing
Roshkov. Hello, the main thing is for this hour. Coward with chinese, brothers upstairs. New details of Vladimir Putins state visit to china and joint statements by russian and chinese leaders. The kater warehouse in nikolaev, the airfield near poltava, a whole series of attacks on military infrastructure. The romanian Prime Minister called all moldovans romanians, there is no moldovan language, it is the romanian language and these are the romanians. Those who disagree with this came out to a rally in chisinau. Robert fitz is facing another operation; he is now in an induced coma; the attempt on his life has already been called political. Why slovakia is on the brink of civil war. To stop any steps that prolong the fighting in ukraine, to prevent the conflict from moving into an uncontrollable phase, dialogue should become the optimal form of resolving the crisis. This is stated in the final joint statement of Vladimir Putin. The document was signed today in beijing, where the russian
Also a symbol of dreams and romantic aspirations for several generations at once the baikalamur mainline, the construction of which began exactly half a century ago. This monday , the president s of russia and azerbaijan met with veteran construction workers and workers of bam. As Vladimir Putin emphasized to ilham aliyev, he is sincerely glad to congratulate him personally today, because the father of the azerbaijani leader, heydar aliyev, played a special role. I would like to say my warmest words to everyone who lives today, works on the bama, continues the glorious traditions of the pioneers, is engaged in reconstruction, reconstruction, development and maintenance of this important railway line. I am sincerely pleased to personally congratulate the president of azerbaijan ilham gaidarovich aliyev on the halfcentury anniversary of the start of the construction of the bam. His father, all the builders of bama know this well, gedar alievich, played a special, huge role in the history
Session began with the performance of the national anthem. Well, after that the speaker of the state duma addressed the deputies, promising that the work in the current session would be very intense. Today in the legislative portfolio of the state duma is in the 2013 bills. You remember that at the end of the spring session we said that we had less than 1,000 bills left. But as you can see, life stands still. Over the past summer, 105 priority legislative initiatives have been introduced. Our work remains to support the participants in the special military operation and their family members. Therefore, we need to do everything on our part to ensure that our soldiers and officers do not need anything and know that they are all surrounded by care attention. Another priority for parliament is the implementation of social guarantees for the population, which is why it is considering a large number of bills in this session. Including, for example, a bill. Oh, and granting the status of a so
Defence referred to various circumstances, including the benevolent treatment by mr mladic of an assistance to some victims, his good character and his diminished mental capacity, Poor Physical Health and advanced age. For the reasons set out in the judgment, the chamber considers most of the factors a re chamber considers most of the factors are raised in the mitigation by the defence carry little or no weight. For having committed these crimes, the chamber sentences mr ratko mladic to life imprisonment. This concludes the delivery of the judgment. The chamber stands adjourned. All rise. Studio you are watching a bbc news special, live from the hague in the netherlands, where the verdict in the case of ratko mladic, the former general of the bosnian serb forces has just been handed down. As you heard and perhaps something of a surprise, ratko mladic has been given a life sentence. He was found guilty of ten of the ii sentence. He was found guilty of ten of the 11 charges against him,