Of violating human rights the uns top expert will deliver her verdict later. The dream came true, i am a very proud dad now. The conjoined twins who now live full and separate lives. We meet the surgeons who made it all possible, the latest in our special series. Its 7am in singapore, midnight in london and one in the morning in geneva where the outbreak of ebola in the democratic republic of congo has been declared a Public Health emergency of international concern. Things escalated this week after the first case was detected in the city of goma, which is home to around 1 million people. Gareth barlow has the latest. In the democratic republic of the congo, ebola has wrought death and devastation. Now, the World Health Organization has declared an international emergency. To prevent further spread, the Committee Recommended that i declare an emergency of international concern. I have accepted that advice. The warning is the most severe the who can make. It is only the fourth occasion it has done so. It is time for the world to take notice, with the stark message for those who care to listen. Once again, the democratic republic of the congo needs help to tackle the ebola virus. Tragically, the drc is no stranger to the disease, which was first identified there in 1976. Since august, more than 1600 people have been killed, with about 12 new cases reported every day. Between 2014 and 2016, more than 11,000 people were killed in an epidemic that killed people and swathes of africa. Tackling the disease has proved difficult. The region is blighted by conflict, Health Workers often a re blighted by conflict, Health Workers often are not trusted, and some people just dont believe the disease exists. On top of that, the shortage of highly effective vaccine is causing concern. Who says it lacks the funds to properly tackle the crisis. The hope will be that the crisis. The hope will be that the new warning prompts donors to offer more support to help stop the deadly disease. Well have more on that later in the programme. First, lets take a look at some of the days other news. Boeing says it will allocate 50 million to the families of those killed in two crashes involving its 737 max planes. The news came just before the start of a congressional hearing. Our washington correspondent, Aleem Maqbool has the latest developments. The focus for the most part today was about the impact this would have on families. We heard from one man who was originally from kenya but 110w who was originally from kenya but now lives in canada, who lost his three children, his wife and his mother in law, and he said he was there to be the voice of his wife and children, but also to be the voice of the families of all the others who had died. What we learn from him quite plainly was that he was very unhappy with the way in which boeing had responded to this tragedy. He said he had yet to receive a letter, a phone call from boeing, so he has heard about these compensation packages but not directly. He looks at the way he feels he has been treated and he doesnt believe it. He also focused a lot on his dissatisfaction, his anger at the way in which the company and the federal Aviation Administration in his eyes, and some people here in washington, had been trying to say or imply that the fault was not with boeing but with foreign pilots and foreign mechanics. Also making news today memorial events have been held in the netherlands and malaysia to honour the passengers who died on Malaysia Airlines flight 17 from amsterdam to kuala lumpur five years ago. Ukraine has revealed that its holding a driver accused of involvement in the shooting down of the airliner. A russian made missile brought down flight mh17 over rebel held eastern ukraine, killing all 200 and 98 people on board. The mexican drug baron known as el chapo has been sentenced to life in prison plus 30 years. Joaquin guzman is the most important drug related figure to be brought to trial in the united states. Prosecutors estimate he accumulated nearly 14 billion from trafficking drugs. Prosecutors in massachusetts have dropped a criminal case alleging that the Actor Kevin Spacey sexually assaulted a man in a bar over three years ago. Thats because spaceys alleged victim has refused to testify due to fear of self incrimination after it was revealed that his cell phone may have been compromised. Kevin spacey has always denied the assault allegation. Googles plan to launch a censored Search Engine in china has been terminated, a Company Executive told the us senatejudiciary committee. It is the first time google has officialy acknowledged that the controversial plan known as project dragonfly has been scrapped. A large crowd of retired, middle aged and elderly hong kong residents has marched for political reform in hong kong, following calls for the citys grey haired citizens to give moral support to young protesters. Carrying banners reading support youngsters, defend hong kong and stop police tyranny, the group marched to the territorys Central Government quarters while shouting pro democracy slogans. The top un expert on human rights in myanmar is set to deliver her verdict on the situation in rhakine state, where the military are accused of committing Human Rights Violations against rohingya muslims. The comments from special rapporteur yanghee lee come after the us announced sanctions on myanmars top general and three senior officers. Nick beake has more. The us is trying to send the message that it the us is trying to send the message thatitis the us is trying to send the message that it is leading the way in taking tough action on myanmar, but the military has dismissed this move and says it wont have any impact whatsoever. We had one Army Spokesman saying none of the generals intended to travel to the us, although he did say the travel ban insulted the dignity of the military. Of course, this is a military. Of course, this is a military that continues to play a key role in the life of this country. Just yesterday, hundreds of people were on the streets of yangon in support of the move, which if it went through would loosen the grip on power of the generals. Because even though Aung San Suu Kyi leads a civilian government, key aspects of the government and the Security Forces are with the military. That said, other people were also on the street yesterday supporting the army. It is a complicated picture, because over the last few years some parts of the population have increased their support for the army, because frankly they do not support the rohingya people, and they are willing to listen to the army when they say they have been carrying out an antiterrorism drive, trying to make the country a safer place. Many people in the community dont buy that argument. Among them is special rapporteur yanghee lee, a top human rights expert, and later today she will be giving her assessment of the situation on the ground in rakhine state, even though she is not allowed to travel there. She believes that there is continued targeting of civilians, and she believes some of that may constitute war crimes. This week weve been hearing the remarkable story of twins born joined at the head and how they were separated at great ormond street hospital in london. Such cases are incredibly rare, but the surgeons performed a similar separation eight years ago. Fergus walsh has been to meet that family. Hi salaam alaikum. Quite a moment. Im good. The twins ritaj and rital meeting the surgeons who separated them eight years ago. How are you . Born in sudan, they now live in ireland, where their fathers a doctor. Its hard to imagine they were once joined at the head. Doctors feared the girls might die unless separated, so like safa and marwa the division was performed over several stages. And this was rital and ritaj just one month after surgery, each parent able to hold a child in their arms. I hope that they will get a normal life and be treated as normal human beings. Which one are you . You get it right every time so what do they think now . We are sitting here with two healthy twins, just like what i hoped at that time, so its a great moment in my life. Your dream came true . Exactly. Im a very proud dad now. Laughter. That was very hard time. And at the same time, it was happy time because of the conclusion. We just get our girls, everyone is separated and can live her own life. And now, enas is pregnant again. One child this time . Yeah. Laughter. I think its just amazing to see, yeah, how theyve come on and grown into happy children. Its just wonderful, really. Rital has some learning difficulties, but the long term outcome of the twins separation has been hailed as a major success. The surgeons believe its because it was done in the first year of life, when the brain and body have the strongest ability to heal. What we put the two kids through, and the brains through, is a lot. And the younger brains and their younger circulations are better adapted and have better regeneration potential, so to do the surgery early does make a difference, we feel. Everything is easier. A one year olds regenerative capacity is so much better. The skin heals better, it stretches better, the bone grows in better. Ready, steady, go theyve set up a charity so that funds are available to allow Early Intervention in future cases, and to further research. Safa and marwa were two when they were separated. The delay was due to problems finding a charitable donor. The surgeons say the girls would have done better if theyd operated earlier. Theyre clearly going to face some challenges, but i think overall, its a positive outcome for them. Theyre going to need support, but they have a chance of leading a happy life. No one can be sure what the long term outcome will be for safa and marwa, but the experience of rital and ritaj shows just what is possible. Sisters bornjoined at the head, now able to lead independent lives. Fergus walsh, bbc news. Youre watching newsday on the bbc. Still to come on the programme saving the dragon the measures the indonesian government is considering how to protect the home of the Worlds Largest lizard, from mass tourism. Also on the programme Disneys Mulan the tale of a legendary female warrior is getting a live action makeover. After months of talks and missed deadlines, a deal has been struck to keep greece within the eurozone. The immediate prospect of greece going bust, in the worst crisis to hit the eurozone, has been averted. Emergency services across Central Europe are stepping up their efforts to contain the worse floods this century. Nearly 100 people have been killed. Broadway is traditionally called the great white way by americans, but tonight it is completely blacked out. It is a timely reminder to all americans of the problems that the Energy Crisis has brought to them. Leaders meet in paris for a summit on pollution, inflation, and third world debt. This morning theyjoined the revolution celebrations for a show of military might on the champs elysees. Finally, wildlife officials in australia have been coping with a penguin problem. Fairy penguins have been staggering ashore and collapsing after gorging themselves on a huge shoal of their favourite food, pilchards. Some had eaten so much they could barely stand. This is newsday on the bbc. Im rico hizon in singapore. Im Samantha Simmonds in london. Our top stories the World Health Organization has declared the ebola crisis in eastern congo a Public Health emergency of international concern. A man who lost his whole family in a boeing plane crash in ethiopia has given evidence to the us congress. Lets take a look at some front pages from around the world. The International Edition of the japan times is covering president trumps go back comments to four democratic lawmakers saying his hardline and racist comments are a tactic to appeal to his base as he eyes re election in 2020. The South China Morning Post looks at the protests in hong kong, reporting a 5 fall in flight bookings from Asian Countries as the unrest impacts tourism. And in the frankfurter allgemeine they are leading with a picture of germanys three most powerful women. Annegret kramp karrenbauer, germanys new defence minister, the new eu commissioner ursula von der leyen and chancellor angela merkel. More on our top story now. The World Health Organization has declared the outbreak of ebola in the democratic republic of congo a Public Health emergency of international concern. Ive been speaking to our Global Health correspondent, tulip mazumda. This is an outbreak that has been going on for almost a year now. What has changed, really, and the last week or so has been this case that was found in goma, a commercial and cultural hub on the border with rwanda that has at international airport. The fact the case was able to travel 200 kilometres from further north down to goma has been a concern. It has been described as a concern. It has been described as a potential game changer. Just a couple of days ago that was announced, this emergency meeting with the who was convened. The fourth time it has been convened but this time they felt it crossed the threshold. Not only the fact that it is in goma, that it has been going on for the year and it is now covering a geographical spread of around 500 kilometres and, also, the Health Workers working on this have been badly affected. 200 attacks since the start of the year and two Health Workers were killed at the weekend. All those things combined made the who decide to call this an international Global Health emergency. They call it an issue of international concern. You told us how wide the area in which people are affected is. How concerned are they that it could spread further . They have been specific and said that this is a high risk of spread in the drc itself, within the country. A high risk of spread in the region as well in the neighbouring countries. But in terms of internationally, the risk of spread is still extremely low. Places like here in the uk, we do not expect cases. As we saw with the last outbreak, previous outbreaks, they want the International Response to come. They need money and people. Ebola is expensive to deal with and labour intensive. What they need from the International Community as we heard is that countries do not turn their back and close borders. Do not interrupt trade. What they need to do is give money, give expertise and make sure that the outbreak can be limited and eventually stopped in those countries and that it does not spread elsewhere. The indonesia government is considering closing the island of komodo, home to the Worlds Largest lizards due to mass tourism. An increasing number of visitors are coming to the island to see the unique species. The Regional Governor says its becoming unsustainable. As Rebecca Henschke reports, he wants to make the island home only to dragons. There is just one village here on Komodo Island and despite the dragons a poisonous venom that can kill the person within hours of a bite, the community here say they do not live in fear. They believe they have a Spiritual Connection with the dragons and tell a story of a dragon princess who gave birth to twins. A baby boy and a baby dragon. Princess who gave birth to twins. A baby boy and a baby dragonm princess who gave birth to twins. A baby boy and a baby dragon. If you area baby boy and a baby dragon. If you are a true komodo ancestor, then there is nothing to worry about. They will not disturb you. The dragons also provide an income for this community. Most villages now working in the tourist trade is an increasing number of visitors are flocking to see this unique species. The Central Government is now heavily promoting the area and the gateway to the national park, mac three, is a city undergoing significant change. Is used to be a sleepy fishing village when i visited ten years ago. Labuan bajo. Now it is a hive of building activity. The number of tourists visiting has doubled in five years, the numbers are still relatively low compared to bali. There is an atmosphere here of this place being on the edge of a tourism boom. This man, the local governor, says it is unsustainable. He wants to close Komodo Island to mass tourism. Translation now the Komodo Dragon is not getting the level protection and attention they deserve. Many people are coming into the island and paying next to nothing. We need to close the island for one year to return the habitat to a healthy state for the dragons. After that, only a small number of visitors willing to pay up to 1000 us will be allowed in. And the villagers who live with the dragons will be evicted. But komodos are listed as vulnerable to extinction, researchers say their numbers are sta ble researchers say their numbers are stable and there is no need for alarm. And the villagers insist that they do not harm the dragons. Translation we dont want to move. Where would we go . We dont disturb the at one mac habitat. The governor has a right to evict us but we dont go and we cant help protect the dragons. The final decision lies with the Central Government who are now reviewing the parks management. They say the fate of dragon land will be decided soon.