Its 7am in singapore, midnight in london and 8am in seoul, where the head of the us military, generaljoseph dunford, is getting ready for talks on north Koreas Nuclear and missile threats. Hes to meet president moonjae in and south koreas defence minister. Afterwards hell go on to china and japan. The bbcs Richard Galpin reports. On the Pacific Island of guam, people turned out in large numbers on sunday to pray for peace. They are now potentially in the firing line as the stand off between the us and north korea continues. Pyongyang has threatened to fire missiles toward this island which is home to major us military bases. Were here to pray for the leaders of those countries to remain calm and think about the people and the lives of the people we have here. In japan, anti Aircraft Systems were deployed at the weekend to shoot down any north korean missiles aimed at guam. This area of Southern Japan would lie on the flight path. This is the most serious crisis in the region since the
Violence from White Supremacists, neo nazis or the kkk. Arrests of passengers suspected of being drunk at uk airports or on flights see a 50 rise in the past year. A worrying rise in rural Crime Insurers say brazen thieves are forcing farmers to turn their farmyards into fortresses. And big bens bongs will fall silent next week for nearly four years for urgent repair work. And coming up in the sport on bbc news. The british team claim a successful World Athletics Championships after reaching their medal target with five in the final 2a hours in london. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. This week india and pakistan mark 70 years of independence from britain a moment of freedom that came amid one of the largest Mass Migrations the world has ever seen. The muslim Majority State of pakistan was created to both the west and the east of india, with muslims travelling in one direction, hindus and sikhs in the other. Around 12 Million People are thought to have fled the violen
His Vice President is more explicit. We have no tolerance for hate and violence. From White Supremacists, neo nazis on the kkk. Hundreds of people are feared dead and others remain trapped after a mudslide on the outskirts of sierra leones capital, freetown. A 50 rise in the last year in the number of Airline Passengers arrested on suspicion of being drunk at british airports or on flights. And no more bongs for a while big ben will fall silent next week for nearly four years because of urgent repair work. Its five oclock. Our main story. This week, india and pakistan mark 70 years of independence from britain independence which created two states, but also a bloodbath of sectarian slaughter in which a Million People died and up to 12 million moved country. One of the largest Mass Migrations the world has ever seen. In 1947, the muslim majority state of pakistan was born, with muslims travelling in one direction, hindus and sikhs in the other. Reeta chakrabarti is in lahore for us toni
The Indian prime minister’s enthusiasm for India’s past is not a rupture or divergence with the interests and values of the United States or Europe. On the contrary, it may forge a deeper historical foundation for strategic alignment.
Speaking on Subhas Chandra Bose's birth anniversary, Tamil Nadu Governor R N Ravi had said that Gandhi’s freedom movement was a non-event and without Netaji, India would not have become free. He later issued a clarification.