the united states say it is now investigating but admits coalition forces were carrying out air strikes, where many people have been killed. the fight to retake the city from the group calling itself islamic state started last october. the iraqi army is being supported by us led coalition airstrikes. they have re ta ken all of east mosul, and have now made key gains in the west of the city. and are they re closing in on the densely populated old city. this red area shows the part of the city still under i s control. this red area shows the part of the city still under is control. the united nations says it is stunned by the terrible loss of life caused by recent airstrikes. eyewitnesses say many victims are buried under the rubble. other residents say is. is using civilians as human shields, but blamed indiscriminate air strikes for many of the deaths. our middle east editorjeremy bowen, who is near the front line, reports. translation: snipers positioned themselves on top of
in singapore and london. this is bbc world news. it s newsday. good morning. it s 7am in singapore, midnight in london and 2am in moscow where thousands of russians have been taking part in anti corruption rallies across the country in defiance of the kremlin. the biggest protests were in the russian capital, where police say 500 people have been detained. they included the opposition leader, alexei navalny, who d called for the demonstrations. the rallies are the biggest seen in russia for at least five years. from moscow here s our correspondent steve rosenberg. there were moments today when moscow resembled a battlefield. russian riot police broke up an anti government protest, on what was a day of demonstrations across russia. in moscow, they detained more than 500 people. earlier, police had poured into the city centre, warning that the protest was illegal. still, thousands of people packed into pushkin square, to accuse the russian government of corruption. the level of
south korean prosecutors say they re seeking a warrant for the arrest of the country s former president. park geun hye, who was impeached earlier this month, is accused of bribery, abusing her presidential power and leaking government secrets. now for the latest financial news with and world business report. extending the cuts to oil production. major oil countries consider a plan in a bid to boost sagging prices. and first day in the office for hong kong s new leader, carrie lam. we ll be looking at the business reaction and challenges ahead. welcome to world business report. i m sally bundock. also in the programme: bt has been hit with a record fine from the uk s telecoms regulator. details in a moment. but first. it was a key weekend for the oil industry. members of the producers cartel opec and some of their allies were meeting in kuwait. they signalled they are considering extending their curbs on how much oil they pump each day. so what impact will this have on the pri
former president could face 13 charges. and more protests ahead. people in hong can kong are bracining after the top candida wins the job. developing story out of japan. seven students and one teacher are feared dead after a ski resort north of tokyo. dozens have been injured. police and firefighters are trying to figure out what happened when the avalanche struck in nasu. a doctor has to examine the eight people before a death notice can be issued. about 60 students and teachers were taking part in the workshop. an avalanche advisory was in place at the time. it remains in effect. on the same day, another avalanche occurred on another mountain in fukushima prefecture. a 70-year-old man was found unconscious. another man in his 60s was found swept away. he was found unhurt. south korean prosecutors have requested an arrest warrant for former president park geun-hye. this is the latest development that has gripped the country in scandal for months and saw park booted f
is that the market board. how is the start of the week is shaking up? we could be looking at the start of another rally in asia. the s&p 500 ending at its since november, a correlation between that rally and oil and that rally in energy stocks, pushing up u.s. equities for another week. let s take a look at how things are shaping up in asia, strong gains from the aussie dollar, asx 200 up. servicesomes to oil firms, badly beaten down. online,e, just coming upanese stocks, nikkei 225 by one and 3/10 of 1%. strong out of the gates. some sense ofing up lifting sentiment when it comes to capital spending in japan. kospi also up by 7/10 of 1%. it is the oil story we are keeping an eye on. these currencies up by 1%, for example the aussie dollar. 0.7561 at thethe moment. let s take a look at the move in crude oil in the asian session. that trading at just over $40 a barrel mark. in january, we were hitting 12-year lows. we have seen crude rally some 40% since then on these expect