Are hoping for lower temperatures and winds after at least 61 people were killed in a huge forest fire at the weekend. Many of the victims died in their cars while trying to flee the densely forested district of pedrogao grande. Portugals Prime Minister has declared three days of mourning. Paul adams reports. A desperate, sometimes hopeless, battle against nature. Searing heat, strong winds and low humidity the worst possible conditions. Large areas of Central Portugal now ablaze. This mountainous area is no stranger to forest fires, but these are some of the deadliest ever. The speed and ferocity of the flames catching people in their cars and homes. A woman screams for her house. As the fire rages on several fronts, entire villages have been evacuated. Officials still not sure what remains. Translation we were inside the house, the fire was all around us. The firefighters came to get us out because we could hardly breathe any more. As to whether the house burned or not, it must have
And london. This is bbc world news. It is newsday. Its 7am in singapore, midnight in london and 1am in Versailles Whether french president has been setting out his plans to reinvigorate the nation. As the 620 summit is in hamburg later this week, Emmanuel Macron promised a transformation of france and europe. The new leader made a passionate speech to a joint session of the National Assembly and senate but as we report, not eve ryo ne senate but as we report, not everyone was impressed. The dignity of the president ial office is something about which Emmanuel Macron feels very deeply. He came to versailles, a place of regal pomp and awe to talk to his legislators. He called and they came 900 deputies and senators in buses from paris. Newcomers to the assembly, like the mathematician and Macron Loyallist cedric villani, who saw nothing wrong with the president s unconventional summons. It is an exceptional, critical moment. The nation has gone through a terrible lack of trust recently.
With me, zeinab badawi. The recent release of Saif Al Islam gaddafi by the libyan Group Holding him has led to the International Criminal court in the hague, the icc, demanding his arrest. Hes been indicted by the court for alleged Crimes Against Humanity, murder and persecution. The icc was set up in 2002 as a Court Of Last Resort to try such individuals, but its met a barrage of criticisms principally that it has an anti african bias because only africans have been convicted and nearly all the cases before it are from the continent. My guest is the prosecutor of the icc, Fatou Bensouda, a lawyer from gambia. What does she say in the courts defence . Fatou bensouda, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you for having me. You were born in gambia to a muslim family, you studied law in nigeria, then you returned to gambia in 1987 to work as a public prosecutor. Why did you want to go into law . I believe it is my this, you know, sense of right and wrong, and justice thats something which is just i
And london. This is bbc world news. It is newsday. Its 7am in singapore, midnight in london and 1am in Versailles Whether french president has been setting out his plans to reinvigorate the nation. As the 620 summit is in hamburg later this week, Emmanuel Macron promised a transformation of france and europe. The new leader made a passionate speech to a joint session of the National Assembly and senate but as we report, not eve ryo ne senate but as we report, not everyone was impressed. The dignity of the president ial office is something about which Emmanuel Macron feels very deeply. He came to versailles, a place of regal pomp and awe to talk to his legislators. He called and they came 900 deputies and senators in buses from paris. Newcomers to the assembly, like the mathematician and Macron Loyallist cedric villani, who saw nothing wrong with the president s unconventional summons. It is an exceptional, critical moment. The nation has gone through a terrible lack of trust recently.
With me, zeinab badawi. The recent release of Saif Al Islam gaddafi by the libyan Group Holding him has led to the International Criminal court in the hague, the icc, demanding his arrest. Hes been indicted by the court for alleged Crimes Against Humanity, murder and persecution. The icc was set up in 2002 as a Court Of Last Resort to try such individuals, but its met a barrage of criticisms principally that it has an anti african bias because only africans have been convicted and nearly all the cases before it are from the continent. My guest is the prosecutor of the icc, Fatou Bensouda, a lawyer from gambia. What does she say in the courts defence . Fatou bensouda, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you for having me. You were born in gambia to a muslim family, you studied law in nigeria, then you returned to gambia in 1987 to work as a public prosecutor. Why did you want to go into law . I believe it is my this, you know, sense of right and wrong, and justice thats something which is just i