A benchmark the 70th anniversary of the communist takeover there but will that it anniversary meet overshadowed by the unrest hong kong. Im brian thomas thanks so much for joining us at least 2 people have died in a fire at an overcrowded greek migrant camp the dead are reported to be a woman and a child that plays striking the mariah camp on the island of les voss a fire was later put out but residents at that camp angry at what they saw as a slow response clashed with police conditions at the mariah camp are at a breaking point after a recent spike in migrant arrivals from turkey. Misery upon misery on the greek island of last boss migrants scramble to escape a cloud of tear gas fired by police as a tragic chain of events unfolded at the mario camp. The fire broke out inside the camp quickly spreading through containers used to has residents there are conflicting reports about what happened next and then go working in the camp says a group of migrants rushed to extinguish the blaze a
Where bees are bringing former coal miners hope for the future but 1st the legacy of the Transatlantic Slave Trade and how some of their descendants are returning to the continent their ancestors came from. For hundreds of years the trade in african slaves was a lucrative business the consequences for the continent were horrendous entire areas were stripped of their populations millions of africans died either when their villages were attacked or on the long journey from the interior of the continent to the coast the ones who made it were packed together like cattle and the holds of slave ships for a journey that often took many weeks most ended up in brazil the caribbean and the us from the beginning of the 16th century until the end of the 19th around 2000000 people died at sea during the crossing between 10 and. 12000000 survived the horrific voyage. After arrival abducted africans were sold on many to the owners of plantations where they were forced to work for the rest of their li
Im sumi so misconducts good to have you with us in china celebrations are taking place to mark the 70th anniversary of communist rule the main commemoration will take place on tuesday with a huge military parade and tenement square and a moment well hear from our correspondent about how beijing is preparing for the big day but 1st this report. On the eve of the anniversary a ceremony to honor the creation of the communist state and the heroes of the civil war chinese president xi jinping paid his respects to the fallen. In the evening he attended a theatrical celebration that recalled chinas rise from a nation in despair to the worlds 2nd largest economy. October 1st 1949 mousa dong to clear the founding of the peoples republic of china and transform the country. His great leap forward aim to industrialize the country but instead left it devastated the famine was widespread and tens of millions died maos cultural revolution followed opponents were sent to camps or executed in his attem
Incite the social democrats agreed to begin talks on forming a possible government with chancellor merkels conservatives. Palestinians clashed with Israeli Forces amid more anger over the u. S. Decision to recognize jerusalem as israels capital for palestinians were killed and dozens wounded. Plus the german teenager who married and Islamic State fighter shes just been reunited with her parents after running away to join the militant group but she is still facing trial in iraq. Im sumi so much going to thank you for joining Us European Union leaders have made the decision britain has been waiting for e. U. Council president donald tusk says bragg the talks have made enough progress to move to the second phase of negotiations that you sides will now focus on their future relationship and the issue of trade but even leaders are already warning the next phase is likely to be even tougher than the first. This is what relief looks like on the faces of European Council president and Commissi
But what does austrians move to the right mean for the continent well bring you the latest from vienna also coming up. Brags it gets a boost relief for leaders as they agree to open crucial talks on their future relationship with britain when it leaves the bloc but the hardest part is still to come plus in this league a thought for launching gladbach make mincemeat out of hamburg going into the winter break taking them to fourth place in the standings. And having called us and welcome to the program austria is on track to become western europes only country with a far right party in government after the conservatives struck a Coalition Deal with the Freedom Party austrias new chancellor sebastian courts will become the continents youngest leader after his party won octobers elections with a hard line against immigration will go to vienna to find out what the return of the far right means for the countrys future but first we have this report. The deal is done for a new government in aus