Demand for house plants, creating a new cash crop for vendors. Im melissa chan. Welcome to news asia. Thank you for joining us. A hot new Television Series filmed in pakistan has upset conservatives sensitive topics like forced marriage abuse and homosexuality featured prominently into the plotlines. Well talk to our correspondent about how producers bypassed censors to get their Creative Vision to audiences. But 1st, heres a look at the show. You wont see on pakistani airwaves that a future for women and an underground Detective Agency that catches cheating husbands. This new feminist drama has sparked outrage in conservative pakistan means which is in a male dominated society. Not every woman would dare to be one, says some watching lanny who played the main role in the series. As it is in our society, woman is not supposed to have another main actress. Took a role in the series because the story is in line with her beliefs. I want people to know just to stand in addition to its depi
Long been tense. For nearly 30 years, the t p l. F was dominant in ethiopia, politics, but abi curbed the partys influence after coming to power in 2018. Its leaders say they have been unfairly targeted. A constitutional dispute raised tensions to boiling point. The t p l. F defied obvious decision to postpone national polls. Juta the coronavirus pandemic. In september they went ahead with elections and to grow, which they control. Not only the stability of ethiopia is at stake in this conflict. The country with its population of 110000000 is pivotal to the stability of the horn of africa as a whole. Earlier, dana hughes from the Un High Commission for refugees in nairobi told d. W. That her aid workers are having trouble getting supplies into the conflict zone. Right now, its very difficult for anything to go in. Anything to go out. Were very much dont go shooting with all aspects, all parties, local authorities to try to have zones where we can actually get and get humanitarian acces
Victims of one of the worst atrocities in its history, 130 people were killed when islam is militants. Phones on a killing spree in paris, meet one of the survivors. Im phil gale. Welcome to the program. U. S. President donald trump is due to speak at the white house in a couple of hours to give an update on efforts to rollout take coronavirus vaccine. These would be his 1st Public Comments since last week when he repeated his refusal to acknowledge and losing the u. S. Election. Mr. Trumps efforts to cast doubt on the vote count have suffered a setback after a court in the state of michigan refused a request to delay certifying the results of the president s Team Continues to contest the outcome of the election. Donald trump, in a bad mood, his only official appearance this week honoring the dead at Arlington Cemetery outside washington d. C. No public comment, but his years long tweet storm continued ballot counting abuse. People will not accept a rigged election. We will win, and hi
Already been cancelled. The first ashes test is finely poised, australia have a lead of 3a going into day 4 but are three wickets down. Talisman steve smith remains at the crease. After a brighter day, it looks like the clouds will be closing in again. More details coming up. Its sunday 4 august. Our top story at least 20 people have been killed in the latest mass shooting in the united states. The massacre happened in a mall in the city of el paso, where many families were out shopping. A 21 year old white man has been arrested and police are looking into whether he deliberately targeted the hispanic community. Our north america correspondent Chris Buckler reports. Families were out shopping on a saturday morning when they were advised to run. The mall in el paso, armed officers moved in, responding to another report of an active shooter in america. The gunman walked into the packed walmart supermarket, firing indiscriminately. The estimates of numbers of shoppers in walmart was betwe
Spaceman who floated into the los angeles olympiad in 1984 . I saw him when i was very young. Thank you for taking us through the papers. That was good fun and fascinating and interesting as well. Dont forget you can see the front pages of the papers online on the bbc news website. It is all there for you seven days a week at bbc. Co. Uk papers, and if you miss the programme any evening, you can watch it later on bbc iplayer. Thank you, caroline frost and tony grew. Next on bbc news, its the film review. Hello, and a very warm welcome to the film review on bbc news. Here to take us through this weeks cinema releases is jason. What have you been watching . Jane, the action movie alert, two of the biggest stars of that genre go head to bald head. Its Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham as hobbs and shaw in a fast and furious spin off. And a sequel to a video game that no one plays anymore, but can the flightless birds and the green pigs unite to lay an animated golden egg at the Summer Box