Different drum. India defies its growing coronavirus toll to reopen shops and places of worship. Hello. Two weeks after 46yearold black man george floyd died under the knee of a Police Officer, sparking a global wave of protest, the accused killer has faced court. Derek chauvin has been charged with second and third degree murder and Second Degree manslaughter. He appeared by video link in a mm court. As the charges were read, thousands of people queued to pay respect to George Floyds body in his home city of houston. His funeral will be held there tuesday. As the protests grow, the cry to defund the police has become louder. Councilors in minneapolis committed to defunding the Police Department while new york and los angeles have also vowed changes to funding. John is live from houston. Moving scene there. Ell us whats been going on. Reporter we are entering hour six of six hours of viewing of the body of george floyd. Crowds have been lining up by the hundreds. You can see behind me,
Most stable nations. Ben stokes, hero of the cricket world cup, is among those named in the new years honours list. Hello and welcome to bbc news. Dozens of passengers have survived a plane crash in kazakhstan in which 12 people lost their lives. The crash took place in heavy fog, although the cause isnt yet known. The khazak company, bek air, operated the plane, and it crashed shortly after taking off from kazakhstans largest city, almaty. It was en route to the capital, nur sultan, with 100 passengers and crew on board. Of those, at least 60 people are being treated in hospital, as our correspondent Sarah Rainsford reports. Rescued from the wreckage, a baby boy is rushed to safety. He was discovered in the arms of his injured mother after their flight crash landed. Moments after take off, the plane had rammed intoa building. It broke into pieces on impact. But there were survivors. And some even walked away from this unharmed. I was sitting next to an emergency exit. Just hours later
We have a special report on how months of unrest have changed what was once one of latin americas most stable nations. The United Nations estimates that nearly a quarter of a Million People have fled syrias Idlib Province in the past three weeks. The government and Russian Forces are intensifying their attacks on what is the rebels last stronghold. The un says the Maaret Al Numan region in Southern Idlib is now almost empty, as the bbcs tim allman reports. Before the war, more than 50,000 people lived and worked and thrived here, but now it looks more like a ghost town. The streets almost empty, the houses deserted. Convoys of cars and vans and lorries snaking out of this town and others like it, as the people of idlib flee for their lives. From the end of april until the end of august, we had more than 400,000 people displaced, at that time. So the latest displacement figures comes on top of that, so what we have is one crisis compounding another. These are desperate times, people tak
Most stable nations. The United Nations estimates that nearly a quarter of a Million People have fled syrias Idlib Province in the past three weeks. The government and Russian Forces are intensifying their attacks on what is the rebels last stronghold. The un says the Maaret Al Numan region in Southern Idlib is now almost empty as the bbcs tim allman reports. Before the war, more than 50,000 people lived and worked and thrived here but now it looks more like a ghost town. The streets almost empty, the houses deserted. Convoys of cars and vans and lorries snaking out of this town and others like it, as the people of idlib flea for their lives. From the end of april until the end of august, we had more than 400,000 people displaced, at that time. So the latest displacement figures comes on top of that, so what we have is one crisis compounding another. These are desperate times, people taking what they can, what few possessions they are able to carry with them. Many have fled north, head
From the crew. As chiles president gives in to one of the key demands of Anti Government protesters, we have a special report on how months of unrest have changed what was once one of latin americas most stable nations. The United Nations estimates that nearly a quarter of a Million People have fled syrias Idlib Province in the past three weeks. The government and Russian Forces are intensifying their attacks on what is the rebels last stronghold. The un says the Maaret Al Numan region in Southern Idlib is now almost empty as the bbcs tim allman reports. Before the war, more than 50,000 people lived and worked and thrived here, but now it looks more like a ghost town. The streets almost empty, the houses deserted. Convoys of cars and vans and lorries snaking out of this town and others like it as the people of idlib flee for their lives. From the end of april until the end of august, we had more than 400,000 people displaced at that time. So the latest displacement figures comes on top