In florida, where a group of teenagers who survived a School Shooting in the us state have announced a National March on washington to demand action on gun control. They say theyre determined that the mass shooting, in which 1a pupils and three members of staff were killed, will be a turning point in the National Debate on guns. The bbcs david willis has more from washington. After this Florida Shooting it seemed that the National Debate might follow the sort of conventional pattern it has followed in the past, outrage, followed by calls for action, followed by precisely nothing, but now we have these students calling for some sort of action. These are people who, of course, dont remember the columbine massacre in 1999, they were not born at that particular time, at unlike columbine, which had outrage but not activism following it, these people are calling for a change and they have come up with various ways of ringing that about, including this seemed to have a march on the capital, w
And london. This is bbc world news. Its newsday. Glad you could join us. Its 9am in singapore, 1am in london and 8pm in florida, where a group of teenagers who survived a School Shooting in the us state have announced a National March on washington to demand action on gun control. They say theyre determined that the mass shooting, in which 1a pupils and three members of staff were killed, will be a turning point in the National Debate on guns. The bbcs david willis has more from washington. After this Florida Shooting it seemed that the National Debate might follow the sort of conventional pattern it has followed in the past. You know, outrage, followed by calls for action, followed by precisely nothing. But now we have these students calling for some sort of action. These are people who, of course, dont remember the columbine massacre back in in 1999. They werent born at that particular time. And unlike columbine, which had outrage but not activism following it, these people are calli
Analysts say the essf directors are putting pressure on them ahead of the referendum this sunday. North korea an officials have disappointed people across japan. Theyve spent the last year investigating their countrys abductions of japanese nationals, but now theyve put off releasing their findings. Nhk world has more. Translator its very regrettable that north korea is putting off the results of its investigation. Ive told the foreign minister fumio yukishida and abduction minister to further press pyongyang to swiftly act with the return of japanese abductees. Reporter north korean officials pledged their fullscale cooperation during negotiations with japan in may of last year. In pyongyang set up a special committee to oversee the probe. Japan temporary lifted sanctions against the country. Japanese officials expected the north to report preliminary results within a couple of months, but that never happened. At the end of october, a Senior Foreign Ministry official visited pyongyang
Analysts say the essf directors are putting pressure on them ahead of the referendum this sunday. North korea an officials have disappointed people across japan. Theyve spent the last year investigating their countrys abductions of japanese nationals, but now theyve put off releasing their findings. Nhk world has more. Translator its very regrettable that north korea is putting off the results of its investigation. Ive told the foreign minister fumio yukishida and abduction minister to further press pyongyang to swiftly act with the return of japanese abductees. Reporter north korean officials pledged their fullscale cooperation during negotiations with japan in may of last year. About one month later, officials in pyongyang set up a special committee to oversee the probe. Japan temporary lifted sanctions against the country. Japanese officials expected the north to report preliminary results within a couple of months, but that never happened. At the end of october, a Senior Foreign Mi
System aimed at keeping climbers safe. And thousands of origami paper cranes sent to hiroshima from around the world as symbols of peace are being reborn so they can be shared with others. Japanese officials have announced that they will suspend work to relocate a u. S. Military base within okinawa prefecture. Crews were planning to start reclaiming land in a coastal area of nago city to prepare for the move of futenma air station. Many residents of the city have voiced opposition to the plan. The governments top spokesperson says the work will be put on hold for a month so officials can hold discussions with local authorities. Translator we would like to explain to the governor of okinawa our views on how to reduce the risks that the futenma air station and its relocation pose to nearby residents and how to reduce the overall burden on okinawa. I also look forward to hearing what the governor has to say. Workers were planning to start filling in land off the henoko district of nago ci