this is bbc news, the headlines: a long delayed united nations report says serious human rights abuses have been committed in the chinese region of xinjiang against uyghur muslims. it s also found that allegations of torture and abuse at detention camps are credible. beijing, which saw the report in advance, dismissed it as a farce. a united nations team of inspectors has arrived in the southern ukrainian city of zaporizhzhia, ahead of a visit to the nearby russian held nuclear power plant. moscow and ukraine blame each other for recent shelling of the area. it s thought the funeral of former soviet union president mikhail gorbachev will take place on saturday at the hall of columns in moscow but russia has so far refused to confirm whether the 91 year old will be afforded a full state funeral, nor whether president putin will attend.
a long awaited report from the united nations has found that china has committed serious human rights violations against uighur muslims in the xinjiang region. a un team of inspectors has arrived in the southern ukrainian city of zaporizhzhia, ahead of a visit to the nearby russian held nuclear power plant. at their height, the pop band the monkees was one of the most popular bands in america. and it turns out they attracted the attention of the fbi, who compiled a file on them. now, their singer micky dolenz is suing the agency to find out what information is being held. 0ur north america correspondent peter bowes has the latest from los angeles. he wants to know what they knew. a bit of a mystery, really, these documents have been around for some time. we know about them because a redacted form
welcome to bbc news, i m nuala mcgovern. our top stories. claims of torture credible the un releases its long awaited report on alleged human rights abuses against uighur muslims in china. un inspectors arrive in the southern ukrainian city of zaporizhzhia on a mission to prevent a nuclear accident at the russian held power plant. as the tributes continue, preparations are being made for the funeral of mikhail gorbachev, the last leader of the soviet union. the last surviving member of the monkees sues the fbi over access to secret files held on the band. from child refugee to influentialfashionista we speak to edward enninful, editor in chief of british vogue. and painting the town red the notorious spanish tomatina
a long awaited report from the united nations has found that china has committed serious human rights violations against uyghur muslims in the xinjiang region. a united nations team of inspectors has arrived in the southern ukrainian city of zaporizhzhia, ahead of a visit to the nearby russian held nuclear power plant. at their height, the pop band the monkees was one of the most popular bands in america. and it turns out they attracted the attention of the fbi who compiled a file on them. now their singer micky dolenz is suing the agency to find out what information is being held. 0ur north america correspondent peter bowes has the latest from los angeles. he wants to know what they knew. a bit of a mystery, really, these documents have been around for some time. we know about them because a redacted form of the documents were released some 11 years ago but it didn t
in the southern ukrainian city of zaporizhzhia, ahead of a visit to the nearby russian held nuclear power plant. moscow and ukraine blame each other for recent shelling of the area. a long awaited report from the united nations has found that china has committed serious human rights violations against uighur muslims in the xinjiang region. international aid agencies are struggling to help hundreds of thousands of people displaced by deadly floods in pakistan. flash floods and landslides along the indus and kabul rivers have left more than 1,000 dead and 1,600 injured, with the southern districts of balochistan and sindh worst affected. the un is calling the floods in pakistan a monsoon on steroids as flood waters continue to rise in some areas. we can see people who left