e-a-g-l-e-s! excitement as the biggest event in america s sporting calendar the super bowl kicks off in phoenix, arizona. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. it s almost a week since the devastating earthquakes in turkey and syria in which so far more than 33,000 people have died. the united nations, however, says it expects that figure to double. remarkably, though, survivors are still being pulled from the rubble. united nations aid vehicles have now begun arriving in syria but the head of the un s relief mission says many people have a right to feel abandoned. part of the problem is that rebel groups still control parts of the north west, following years of civil war. 0ur middle east correspondent, quentin sommerville, and cameraman robbie wright have managed to gain access and sent us their first report from inside the rebel held area. a border and a catastrophe shared, but in the aftermath of the earthquake, syria and turkey c
And london, this is bbc world news. Its newsday. Good morning. Its 9am in singapore, 1am in london and 9am in tokyo, where japans nikkei index has sunk more than 4 in early trading. The malaise has spread to asian markets after share prices plummeted in the United States the dowjones index finished nearly 5 down, dropping by more than 1100 points. Its the biggest one day fall since the financial crisis a decade ago. You can see the asian markets here. The hang seng will start trading in about 30 minutes time. This fall in the asian stock market is the steepest in over one year due to fears of a surging us economy leading to sharp Interest Rate hikes by the Federal Reserve sparking speculation that banks may be forced to tighten policy aggressively. Shifting our attention now to the dowjones industrial average, shifting our attention now to the Dow Jones Industrial average, that finished nearly 5 down, dropping by over 1100 points. The nasdaq also down by 3. 9 overnight. Lets speak to t
What we have done over the past four years. I also want to use the opportunity to convey to the world the significance of further strengthening our alliance. The ravages of war should never be repeated. I want to express my resolve toward the future. In december 1941, the nowdefunct Japanese Imperial navy attacked u. S. Military bases in hawaii. Abe says his visit will symbolize the reconciliation between the two countries. Thailands new king has led a ceremony observing the birthday of his father, who recently tied. King Maha Vajiralongkorn ascended to the throne to replace him just last week. The annual event took place in the royal palace in bangkok. The late King Bhumidol adujyadejs birthday was on monday. He died in october after a reign of seven decades. Crowds gathered to see the new king presiding over the event and the buddhist certificate ceremony was broadcast across the nation. Translator i believe people will continue to revere the royal family. Nothing will change from be
What we have done over the past four years. I also want to use the opportunity to convey to the world the significance of further strengthening our alliance. The ravages of war should never be repeated. I want to express my resolve toward the future. In december 1941, the nowdefunct Japanese Imperial navy attacked u. S. Military bases in hawaii. Abe says his visit will symbolize the reconciliation between the two countries. Thailands new king has led a ceremony observing the birthday of his father, who recently tied. King Maha Vajiralongkorn ascended to the throne to replace him just last week. The annual event took place in the royal palace in bangkok. The late King Bhumidol adujyadejs birthday was on monday. He died in october after a reign of seven decades. Crowds gathered to see the new king presiding over the event and the buddhist certificate ceremony was broadcast across the nation. Translator i believe people will continue to revere the royal family. Nothing will change from be
Amnesty international is calling on leaders around the world to do more to protect people in conflict zones. They say armed groups have been targeting civilians. And the operator of the Fukushima Nuclear plant has disclosed another leak of radioactive water nearly a year after discovering it. American government Officials Say theyll pay bounty of 3 million for information leading to the arrest of a russian hacker. U. S. Media say the reward is the largest ever offered for a cyber crime suspect. Fbi agents have put31yearold Evgeni Bogachev on its most wanted list for allegedly leading a group that developed a virus and hacked computers to steal from Bank Accounts online. He is believed to be somewhere in russia. The virus called game over zeus allows hackers to steal account holder i. D. S and pass words. More than 1 Million Computers around the world have been infected and more than 100 million have been stolen in the u. S. Alone. Human rights activists say Islamic State militants have