British Islamic State members captured in syria, have called for them to face justice in court. Alexanda kotey and El Shafee El Sheikh were part of a team of four is members whose british accents earned them the nickname the beatles. Us Officials Say the group are accused of executing 27 hostages. Our Home Affairs Correspondent Daniel Sandford has more. They became the most infamous gang of foreign fighters in the self styled Islamic State, callous torturers and public executioners of hostages. Jihadijohn, his real name mohammed emwazi, now dead. Aine davis, in prison in turkey. And the two men captured last month, Alexanda Kotey and El Shafee Elsheikh. The two were detained by american backed syrian kurd fighters. Kotey, the kurds said today, was trying to escape into turkey. The gang are suspected of beheading alan henning, a driver and aid worker from eccles, and david haines, seen here in croatia, a former raf engineer and long time aid workerfrom perth. This morning, his daughter,
Jacob zuma of south africa gave along Television Interview protesting his innocence. Hes has come under increasing pressure to step down amid numerous allegations of corruption. Our africa editor, fergal keane, sent this report from pretoria. In pretoria, seat of the presidency, rumours rippled all morning. The president might be about to resign. But when he did speak to the state broadcaster it was a defiant, defensive appearance. Zuma, the victim. What have i done . £f23 . 5c§§i~,§§1§ anc by could be swearing ini new cauldbe swearinginfinew what between seems to ace u their sleeve, if the an ace up their sleeve, if the president does not resign by end of Business Today they are prepared to table the motion of no confidence tomorrow in parliament. And the anc has the majority of seats in parliament and also opposition parties have indicated their winning to vote with the anc on this. So tomorrow we will be seeing a united effort between the anc and opposition to get was eh £37
Why be a lawmaker when you can be a linesman. The mp who tonight is trading in parliament for the pitch. Get in touch with us using the hashtag. beyond one hundred days. Welcome. Im katty kay in new york, Christian Fraser is in london. The death of four us servicemen in niger is sad enough sadder still is that their deaths have become so politicised. A democratic congresswoman who overheard a call between donald trump and the widow of one of the soldiers is accusing the president of insensitivity. Sergeant la David Johnson died two weeks ago when his platoon was attacked by extremists linked to so called Islamic State. Mrsjohnson was on the way to receive her husbands casket when she took the call from the president. The congresswoman said mrsjohnson was upset mr trump told her that her husband knew what he was getting into. Idid not i did not say what that congresswoman said, i did not say what she said. I would like to make the statement again because i did not say what she said. I h
A noun and a verb. Live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. Its newsday. Good morning. Its 7am in singapore, midnight in london, and 5am on the bangladesh Myanmar Border where the influx of Rohingya Muslims fleeing violence is showing no sign of slowing down. The number of young people caught up in the crisis is staggering. The un says 12,000 children arrive from myanmar every week and desperately need medical help. Clive myrie has been to visit a refugee camp on the border. You may find some of the images in his report distressing. Every breath is a struggle for mohammad ibrahim. Six months old and fighting pneumonia, he is terribly weak and malnourished. He has just a 50 50 chance of seeing out another day. A sense of sorrow hangs heavy in the air at this clinic in bangladesh. 80 of the patients are Rohingya Muslim refugees, and many are malnourished children, the weakest of the weak. The mother of an 18 month old summed up the nightmare of so many rohin
Moment, this is a sea change. His last name will become a noun and a verb. Live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. Its newsday. Good morning. Its 8am in singapore, 1am in london, and six in the morning on the bangladesh Myanmar Border where the influx of Rohingya Muslims fleeing violence is showing no sign of slowing down. The number of young people caught up in the crisis is staggering. The un says 12,000 children arrive from myanmar every week and desperately need medical help. Clive myrie has been to visit a refugee camp on the border. You may find some of the images in his report distressing. Every breath is a struggle for mohammad ibrahim. Six months old and fighting pneumonia, he is terribly weak and malnourished. He has just a 50 50 chance of seeing out another day. A sense of sorrow hangs heavy in the air at this clinic in bangladesh. 80 of the patients are Rohingya Muslim refugees, and many are malnourished children, the weakest of the weak. The