Theyre accused of rebellion, sedition and misuse of public funds. The high court in madrid is also seeking the arrest of catalonias ousted leader carles puidgemont. Hes in brussels and says he wont return until he and his colleagues are guaranteed a fair trial. This report from the bbcs tom burridge. In the police vans are eight men and women who a week ago ran the government of catalonia. Now, taken toa government of catalonia. Now, taken to a prison in madrid. They face serious charges, including rebellion against the spanish state. A judge denied them bail. As the news filtered through, their supporters gathered outside the Regional Parliament in barcelona. Angry. And in shock. The government they elected now behind bars. Can you believe it, in a democratic country, that these things happen . That we can go back to the dark times again . We dont understand. We are very, very sad, deeply sad, deeply sad, and terrified. It reads political prisoners. Madrid argues it has no influence over todays decision taken in the courts, but these activists and people across catalonia are sympathetic to the cause, and they say that claim is absurd. They were summoned to the high court of spain because they organised a disputed referendum which led to a unilateral declaration of independence by their parties in the Regional Parliament. Why are you here . Their former leader, carles puidgemont, still in brussels, did not turn up to what he claims is a political trial. Translation the Spanish Government decision to imprison the Vice President and the cabinet members of the legitimate government of catalonia elected on september the 27th is a very grave mistake. It is a grave attack on democracy. Many people across spain and here in catalonia are also outraged, but are Pro Independence politicians the ones who have pushed things so far . She says they flouted the law is and is so worried she might move abroad. So, a new chapter to this catalan crisis. And every day under the surface here, decisions more entrenched. New details have emerged about the killing of four American Special forces and four local troops in the west african country of niger last month. Among those who died was Army Sergeant la David Johnson, whose widow recently accused President Trump of treating her insensitively during a condolence call. Cbs reporter, deborah patta, has been to the site of the attack in tongo tongo the village of tongo tongo is so remote, the nigerian escorts had trouble finding the road to get there. This is where the 12 member American Team and 30 nigerian soldiers stopped to get supplies. This village told us he saw four armed men on motorcycles approached the us convoy. He was so nervous he walked 35 miles to speak to us at another location. Translation we thought if it is just a few terrorists the soldiers can kill them easily, but we did not know there were so many more of them waiting nearby. It was a trap. 0nce the Islamic State fighters had lured the Islamic State fighters had lured the troops away from the village, numbers multiplied, and suddenly they were under attack. You can still see the ebola cases left over from the intense shooting. The burnt out school, empty boxes of ammunition, that is all that is left. He told us there were at least 60 attackers armed with machine guns and rocket propelled grenade. The fighting lasted over two hours. When it was over, he said he saw the bodies of three american soldiers slumped near their vehicle. All three were stripped of their uniforms. But it would be two days before children from the village discovered the fourth body of Army Sergeant la David Johnson about half a mile away. It is still not clear howjohnson got separated from the rest. This soldier would only talk of reconcile identity. He had been stripped of his uniform, he told us. His hands were tied and they had shot him in the head. The pentagon would not comment. There is still some confusion over why this American Team had their Mission Extended and what exactly their assignment was. But either way, it meant they camped out overnight in dangerous territory, and that might have alerted the extremist to where they were. Cbs news for bbc news, niger. Lets ta ke lets take a look at some of the other stories making the news. President donald trump has named Jerome Powell as his pick to lead the federal reserve. The multi millionaire currently serves as a member of the banks board and will replace current chairjanet yellen, whose term finishes in february. Twitter is investigating how President Trumps account was deactivated for 11 minutes. Its blaming human error. The downtime doesnt seem to have phased him. He was back online tweeting about tax cuts to his more than 41 million followers soon after. Asylum seekers who are refusing to leave an Australian Detention Centre in Papua New Guinea say theyre digging into the ground to find water three days after the manus island camp officially closed. The 600 men there say theyre afraid theyll be attacked if they leave the camp. A trove of artworks which was hoarded by the son of hitlers art dealer, hildebrand gurlitt, have gone on public display at the museum of fine arts in switzerland. The pieces were discovered in 2012 after the sons apartment was searched in a tax inquiry. Two days since the truck attack on new york city that killed eight people and the bike path where the victims were mown down has just reopened. The suspect, Sayfullo Saipov has been speaking to investigators about how he planned the attack for a year beforehand. And lawyers have been looking closely at President Trumps outspoken comments that saipov should be sent to guantanamo and deserves the death penalty. From new york, the bbcs nick bryant. The flags were at half mast, but what has been striking about the new york attack is how quickly the city has settled back into the rhythms of everyday life. The bike path where cyclists were mowed down has reopened. Scattered with a few bunches of flowers, if history is with the marks of where the pick up truck crashed into them. It is trees. This is a city of incessant motion, and life goes on. Shackled and ina motion, and life goes on. Shackled and in a wheelchair in court, Sayfullo Saipov, the suspect, has been charged with federal offences which could bring the death penalty. Waving his rights, he spoke freely, and said he chose halloween for his attack because the street to be more crowded. He also wanted to display the flags of Islamic State in his rented truck but thought it would draw attention to himself. He also intended to continue his high speed drive in Lower Manhattan as far as brooklyn bridge. A Security Camera ca ptu red brooklyn bridge. A Security Camera captured him as he rented the vehicle in newjersey. He decided to use a truck two months ago and had hired one previously to practise completing turns. The indications right now i that he acted alone. this inspired . Did he get this off the internet . 0r this inspired . Did he get this off the internet . Or the communicating with Islamic State officials . Was directed . Was a part of a plan . At this point, we see nothing to show other people were involved. In a series of tweets, donald trump said he would love to send Sayfullo Saipov to Guantanamo Bay but that process would take longer than the federal system. He added there is also something appropriate about keeping him in the home of the horrible crime he committed. It should move fast. Death penalty donald trump is not concerned with influencing the trial, labelling the usjustice influencing the trial, labelling the us Justice System a laughing stock. Nick bryant, bbc news, new york. Just an update from twitter on the story about the twitter account of donald trump been off line for ii minutes, they said through the investigation they learned it was done by a twitter Customer Support employee who did this on his last day. We are conduct in, twitter says, a full internal review. More on that, i suspect, to come. Britain has a new defence secretary following the resignation of sir Michael Fallon who stood down saying his conduct had fallen short of the required standards after allegations of inappropriate behaviour. Hes the first politician to resign following recent claims of Sexual Harassment at the houses of parliament. But as our political editor, laura kuenssberg, reports, some conservative party mps arent impressed by his replacement. Nervously waiting at the ministry of defence. He looked a bit fretful too, as he waited across the road at number 10. Is it time to clean out the stables, defence secretary . Before long, Gavin Williamson emerged with the top brass. To take a proud walk across whitehall into one of the biggestjobs in government. Hes never worked in a Government Department before, though. Its a privilege to be able to step into this role. And whats so amazing is to have so many first rate, world renowned people to be working with. And the Armed Services are the greatest pride of our nation. Until today, he was in charge of party discipline. Last month, he described his approach. I dont much like the stick. But it is amazing what can be achieved with a sharpened carrot. Less time for cheesy local mp pictures. Instead of managing his constituency and 315 tory mps, hes in charge of about 200,000 staff and £36 billion. Part of a rising tory generation and a yorkshireman to boot. And heres his replacement, julian smith, the new tory arm twister in chief. One of Gavin Williamsons compadres, who seems to have inherited his tarantula. Yes, the giant spider the former chief whip kept on his desk. Is it time to clean out the stables, ms mcvey . The new number two, esther mcvey, who says shell add this to the mix. Hopefully, i can bring maybe a Feminine Touch to the whips office and work with all my colleagues. The logic of Gavin Williamsons move over there is simple, hes a good operator and theresa may trusts him. But the push back has been fierce. 0ne senior tory told me hes abandoned his post at a crucial time. 0ne minister suggested that he has outplayed number 10, saying theresa may is so weak, she has allowed him to appoint himself. And one former minister said this shows that the government is in the grip of a bunch of boys. As ever, in politics, the irony is rich. The man who was in charge of making sure that mps behave has found himself in a plum newjob because one of his colleagues did not. And all the parties are readying themselves in case they have to defend their side from more potential allegations of bad behaviour. The foreign secretary, known for his interesting private life, said today he had nothing to hide. Thank you, foreign secretary. Number 10 acknowledges that everyone has to do more to protect staff and victims at westminster. But there are calls for wholesale change. Weve seen bullying allegations thatve happened between members of staff, weve seen allegations of sexual impropriety between elected members and others, and this is all about power. Its who holds that power and how they use it that sets the course. Laura kuenssberg, bbc news, westminster. Still to come. Meeting our new cousins. Scientists discover a previously unknown species of great ape. The israeli prime minister, yitzhak rabin, the architect of the middle east peace process, has been assassinated. A 27 year old jewish man has been arrested, and an extremistjewish organisation has claimed responsibility for the killing. At polling booths throughout the country, they voted on a historic day for australia. As the results came in, it was clear. The monarchy would survive. Of the american hostages, there was no sign. They are being held somewhere inside the compound, and student leaders have threatened that should the americans attempt rescue, they will all die. This mission has surpassed all expectations. Voyager one is now the most distant man made object anywhere in the universe, and itjust seems to keep on going. Tonight, we proved once more that the true strength of our nation comes not from the might of ourarms, or the scale of our wealth, but from the enduring power of our ideals. This is bbc news. The latest headlines spains constitutional crisis has ramped up, with thousands of people in catalonia protesting at the detention of eight Regional Government ministers, sacked over their bid for independence. New details have emerged about the killing of four American Special forces in the west african country of niger, last month. President trump leaves for his First Official trip to asia on friday. The agenda during his five country tour will be dominated by the risk of conflict over north Koreas Nuclear weapons programme. But behind that crisis is an underlying struggle for strategic dominance in asia between washington and beijing. 0ur china editor Carrie Gracie reports. A game where the past is america but the future maybe china. Big stars are moving here for the money and the eyeballs. There are almost as many chinese shooting hoops as there are americans on the planet. Translation the United States is still the one to beat, and it will take china time to catch up, but basketball is our National Sport now and you can play anywhere. The rules of basketball are one thing, but the rules of the global power club are another. Chinas resisted american lectures on open markets and democracy. Its winning its own way. America first, warned candidate trump. We cant continue to allow china to rape our country, and thats what theyre doing. But when President Trump played host in april, he needed chinas help on north korea. There were no trade sanctions. He called president xi a good friend. Were going to have a very, very great relationship and i look very much forward to it. Xijinping has lots of friends, though. Party comrades, applauding his promise that china will build a first class military and move to centre stage. This is the generation wholl have to make that dream come true. Explaining the map of asia from a chinese point of view. Since world war ii, the us navys patrolled these contested seas, but chinas pressing its claim. And rivalry is growing. I think president xi and President Trump should better communicate and try to compromise, so, maybe in this case, lots of the Security Problems can be solved or at least decreased. I do think there will be more rivalry but there also will be more opportunities, Artificial Intelligence and many high tech areas that need the co operation between china and the United States. I do not completely agree with you. If we look back to history, we will see that a lot of wars have originated from economic conflicts. Chinas history has seen many great powers rise and fall, and it builds its us strategy brick by careful brick. President trumps visit is an important moment for china. The host will do nothing to antagonise his guest, but he has less reason than any recent chinese leader to bow to american demands. President xi believes the United States is in steep decline, and china, rising, in a power game to define our century. Carrie gracie, bbc news, on the great wall of china. Ahead of President Trumps asia tour, his National Security advisor has been laying out the president s views on north korea. General mcmaster says the world is running out of time on stopping the Nuclear Crisis and that the United States is prepared to defend itself if needed. North korea is a threat to the entire world so all nations of the world must do more to counter that threat. That is happening at the president recognised as we are running out of time and will ask all nations to do more. In particular, the president will call on all responsible nations, especially those with the most influence over north korea, to isolate the north korean regime economically and politically. More than 700 civilians died in execution style killings by Islamic State militants, during the battle for the iraqi city of mosul, according to the un. The group also allegedly used citizens as human shields. The un says they must be held accountable and also called for an investigation into alleged violations by iraqi forces. The first major exhibition looking back at the work of malian photographer Malick Sidibe has opened in paris. He died last year, and is best known for his black and white photos of bamako night life in post independence mali. But his studio portraits of the west african countrys fashionable youth are also much a