Listened to but that doesnt mean that what we are saying is translated into action. Hello and welcome to world news today. Prosecutors in new york have filed federal hate crimes charges against a man accused of stabbing five people at a Hanukkah Party on saturday. The knife attack at a rabbis house in new york state. The suspects lawyer says his client had a history of Mental Health issues. Its important to say to the members of the community and Law Enforcement that what from i understand to this date, this is the action of an individual who for a long time has been compensated, hes been treated in Mental Health facilities. The bbcs Michelle Fleury has been following developments from new york and has more on the reaction to those comments from the suspects lawyer. I think you have got the family speaking through their lawyer, michael sussman, who is representing Grafton Thomas, the man accused of entering a rabbis home over the weekend and stabbing five people. He has been saying tha
The monster cyclone phailin heading state for the state of odissa. Hundreds of thousands taken to government shelters. Tourists have left beaches. Phailin is so large its the size of france. Twice the size of Hurricane Sandy and fills almost the entire bay of bengal, supercyclone one of the biggest india has ever seen. Said to expect sustained winds of 167 miles an hour and gusts of 200. Seth jamil has more from indias coast. These are the waves that people come to the beach to look at. Couple of meters high and much more frequent than they usually are. This is literally the calm before the storm, cyclone phailin. Now, the outer edge it is really to the north of here where the main part of phailin is expected to hit. There we hear hundreds of thousands have been evacuated into shelters and several units of the National Defense forum have been stationed there. This is not going to be a repeat of 1999 where thousands of people were killed. Theyre telling people to get out of the area now
This is bbc news. Im nuala mcgovern. Our top stories reports say that former Renault Nissan boss carlos ghosn has left japan where he has been under house arrest, arriving in lebanon. One firefighter dies as fires continue to rage across australia. Weather conditions, already described as catastrophic, are expected to worsen. A cyprus Court Convicts a 19 year old british woman of lying about a gang rape. The uk government says its seriously concerned. And why waking up the world to Climate Change isnt enough. We speak to Greta Thunberg. Im being listened to and we, climate activists, are being listened to,
but that doesnt mean that what we are saying is translated into action. Hello and welcome to bbc world news. It has been reported that the ousted head of renualt nissan, carlos ghosn, has arrived in lebanon, apparently by private jet, after leaving japan where hes been under house arrest, awaiting trial for corruption. The news has come as a huge surprise because mr ghosns strict bai
Hello and welcome to bbc news. Firefighters in australia are facing another day of extreme conditions as the nation battles one of its worst ever bushfire disasters. The authorities are focusing their efforts on the coast of New South Wales and victorias east gippsland region. Around 4,000 people are stranded on the beach in a remote town called mallacoota. Theyve been taking shelter from a massive bushfire bearing down on the area. Some pictures sent from the coastal town show the scene a few hours ago. You can see how the smoke has blocked the sunlight, lending a very eerie red light. The people there have been advised to stay near the beach or take refuge on boats. 0n social media, residents said they were putting on life jackets in case they need to seek refuge from the fire in the water. Emergency services gave this update on the situation. And weve been talking for quite some time about the risk to east gippsland. And what we saw yesterday was, again, that dynamic and that danger
We speak to Greta Thunberg. Im being listened to and we, climate activists, are being listened to, but that doesnt mean that what we are saying is translated into action. Hello and welcome. The former head of renault nissan, carlos ghosn, has confirmed he has arrived in lebanon. In a statement he says he has escaped injustice and political persecution in japan. Mr ghosn had been facing a trial there on charges of financial misconduct. He was released on bail in march, but was not permitted to leave the country. He denies enriching himself at his companys expense and misstating his income. Our correspondent Rupert Wingfield hayes is in tokyo. What more can you tell us about this statement he has released . This has come within the last hour or so, released by mr ghosns agent or advisers in lebanon. It is, as you said in your introduction, quite a dramatic declaration that mr ghosn has said, entity said eye and fleeing a rigged Japanese Justice system he said guilty is presumed, discrimi