hello and welcome. at least 68 people have been killed after a passenger plane crashed in nepal. the yeti airlines flight came down close to the tourist town of pokhara. the search has now been called off for the night and will resume on monday, in daylight. it s understood a number of foreign nationals are among the dead. from kathmandu, our correspondent rajini vaidyanathan sent this report. and a warning, you may find some of the images distressing. what s thought to be the final moments of yeti airlines flight 691. first, you see it veer off course. then, you hear it. the smouldering remains of the twin engine plane, which had 72 people onboard, including children. it came down close to its destination the tourist town of pokhara. most of those onboard were nepalis. chaos and confusion, as people searched for survivors. speaking in the capital, nepal s prime minister says the authorities are trying to work out how this crash happened. translation: the incident- was trag
after being deported for breaching australia s covid rules. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. welcome to bbc news broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. we begin in nepal, where a day of mourning will be observed after officials say at leat 68 people have died in a plane crash in the central part of the country. there were 72 people on board the twin engine turboprop plane which came down just a mile from its destination. hundreds of nepalese soldiers have been involved in the search and rescue operation at the crash site, and the government has set up a special investigation. the plane was operated by yeti airlines and was flying from kathmandu airport to the tourist town of pokhara. it came down in the gorge of seti, a mile from the runway at pokhara airport. from kathmandu, our correspondent rajini vaidyanathan sent this report. footage thought to show the final moments of yeti airlines flight 691. first, you see the plane veer off cou
Virat kohli misses out on a century but india continue their unbeaten run at the Cricket World Cup. England hold off tonga to win the opening match of their three Test Rugby League series. Welcome along, thank you forjoining us. We start tonight with the days only Premier League game, which has seen aston villa beat west ham by 2 1. 4 1. The result moves villa up to fifth in the table and is their 11th win in a row at home, as adam cottier reports. Aston villa are on their longest home winning run for more than four decades. The manager marks a year in charge this week under his guidance, there are leaving an imprint on the top end of the Premier League table can help by inform players like midfield players douglas louise, who gave them leads going scoring any six successive Home Premier League game. A foul saw villa awarded a penalty in the second half and another goal from the spot. West ham briefly rallied with bow and benefiting from a deflection to become only the third player eve
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Business news live from singapore. Foxconn announced a ten Million Dollar investment to build a Manufacturing Plant in the united states. On facebook reports a major bump in profits. Hello and welcome to Asia Business report. I am sharanjit leyl. To Asia Business report. I am shara njit leyl. Taiwanese Electronics Manufacturer foxconn Just Announced plans to build a Flat Panel Screen Plant in the united states. At an elaborate Press Conference in the white house a short while ago, foxconn said it is investing million 10 million. I asked our correspondent how big a deal this is for the us economy. President trump campaigned on the idea of bringing Manufacturing Jobs back to the united states, especially in americas heartland. So certainly from his perspective, and from his bases perspective, this is a really big win. You see this is a really big win. You see this Company Coming in, investing 10 million, that is going to create 3000 jobs, and is just 10 million, that is going to create 3