a special bbc report our correspondent travels to nagorno karabkh, investigating claims that azerbaijan destroyed armenian religious sites. and the olympic torch starts the long journey to tokyo for the delayed summer games. we re following the progress of the flame. this progress of the flame. is japan saying to the world this this is japan saying to the world, this games is going to go ahead this summer regardless of the pandemic. welcome to world news america in the uk, on pbs, and around the globe. in his first news conference as president of the united states, joe biden faced questions about america s most pressing issues. he set a new goal of administering 200 million covid vaccines by the end of his first 100 days, and defended his handling of the growing number of migrants trying to cross the us mexico border. mr biden denies that people are coming because they see him as more compassionate than his predecessor. well, look, i guess i should be flattered people are
there are significant questions over the appropriateness of her predecessor, alex salmond s plans to return to public office. mr salmond launched a new party called alba on friday which will contest the scottish parliamentary elections in may. it s emerged that mp kenny macaskill has left the snp to join the alba party. our scotland correspondent jamie mciver has the details. nicola sturgeon wanted to focus on the snp s own election campaign today, but instead she s been facing questions about another party s campaign. the new party led by her former friend and mentor, alex salmond. ms sturgeon questions both his motivation and suitability to return to public life. it s not an opportunity to gamble with the future of the country. i know from knowing him well in years gone by, alex salmond is a gambler, it is what he enjoys doing, but this is not the time to gamble with the future of the country. this is the time the make a serious choice. strong experienced leadership, a po
security forces in myanmar are reported to have fired on mourners at the funeral of a person killed in saturday s democracy protests. at least two deaths have been reported at demonstrations. more than 100 protesters were killed on saturday. mexico has revised figures showing the number of deaths from coronavirus is 60% higher than previously reported. more than 320,000 mexicans are now believed to have died. only the united states has recorded more deaths. the suez canal authority says attempts to refloat the giant container ship blocking the waterway will continue around the clock. high tide due in the next hour may help. now on bbc news, late last year, a conflict that had lain almost dormant for more than 25 years flared up again. jonah fisher gains rare access inside the disputed territory of nagorno karabakh. in september last year, armenia and azerbaijan went to war. in the fighting, the country and 32 people were upside down. what did you take with you when you le
scotland s former first minister, alex salmond, has announced he is setting up a new pro independence, political party to run in the scottish parliament elections in may. the surprise announcement, comes after a very public falling out with his former protege and successor, nicola sturgeon, over her government s handling of complaints of sexual harrassment against him. the snp reacted to the news saying the interests of the country should not be obscured, by what it called, alex salmond s self interest, and questioned whether it was appropriate for him to return to public office. here s our scotland editor, sarah smith. today i m announcing the public launch of new political force, the alba party. it s another comeback from alex salmond, this time as leader of a brand new political party. ..seeking to build a super majority for independence in the scottish parliament. over the next six weeks we will promote new ideas about taking scotland forward, giving primacy to economic r