Is bbc world news. Its newsday. Glad you could join us. Its 8am in singapore, 1am in london and 8pm in washington, where President Trump has spoken about the appointment of a Special Counsel to take over the russia investigation into any potential ties with his campaign. He said the entire affair was a witch hunt which hurt the country, as he put it, and he denied ever asking the fbi director to end the investigation into his National Security advisor Michael Flynn. From washington, aleem macqbool reports. The president s just not happy with the scrutiny he continues to come under over his links with russia. The entire thing has been a witch hunt. And there is no collusion between certainly myself and my campaign, but i can only speak for myself and the russians, zero. I think it divides the country. I think we have a very divided country because of that and many other things. Did you at any time urge former fbi Directorjames Comey to close or back down the investigation into Michael F
People have been killed in a Suicide Car Bombing in the capital kabul. It happened during the morning rush hour in the west of the city. Heres a close up of the area you can see its close to the university and some government ministries. Its also home to many from the shia hazara community. The taliban have claimed responsibility. They said they were targeting intelligence officials on this bus. But afghan officials said the people on the bus were employees from the ministry of mines. Lets show you these pictures from the aftermath. 42 people were injured there are fears the number of casualties could rise. Heres what one person caught up in the blast described. Translation two cars were burning, you could see bodies scattered. Several shops were on fire. It was horrific, everyone was trying to run away, including women and people on their way to work. It comes less than two months after an even bigger attack in kabul that killed over 150 people. In fact, the United Nations says that i
People have been killed in a Suicide Car Bombing in the capital kabul. It happened during the morning rush hour in the west of the city. Heres a close up of the area you can see its close to the university and some government ministries. Its also home to many from the shia hazara community. The taliban have claimed responsibility. They said they were targeting intelligence officials on this bus. But afghan officials said the people on the bus were employees from the ministry of mines. Lets show you these pictures from the aftermath. 42 people were injured there are fears the number of casualties could rise. Heres what one person caught up in the blast described. Translation two cars were burning, you could see bodies scattered. Several shops were on fire. It was horrific, everyone was trying to run away, including women and people on their way to work. It comes less than two months after an even bigger attack in kabul that killed over 150 people. In fact, the United Nations says that i
Now it is time for World Business report. Battling to boost prices. Opec meets to check who is sticking to the rules on Production Cuts, as the price of Oil Continues to flag. And the business of birth. We take a look at the cost of delivery around the world, starting in turkey, which has the highest rate of c sections in the world. Welcome to World Business report, im sally bundock. Also in the Programme Financial markets start the week on a high in asia. And south korean courts are holding their Closing Arguments in the trial of samsungs jay y lee. For most of us, a Lower Oil Price is a good thing. It means it costs less to fillup ourcars, and if you run a business, transport and energy costs are cheaper. But for the countries that sell oil, lower prices is a real headache, which is why opec, the cartel 01 14 leading producers, has been trying to push up prices. Today and tomorrow, they are meeting in abu dhabi. Since january, opec and 11 other Oil Producing countries have been aimin
In good jobs news from the us. This is what europe is doing in the first half hour of trading. Fuelling demand for more gas. We speak to the head of one of the worlds oldest private Exploration Firms about keeping the lights on around the globe. And as new York Based Company Wework Annoucne A 500m Expansion In Asia let us know what do you love or hate about your office. Tweet using the hashtag bbcbizlive. They very warm welcome. A lot to get through, including things you like or maybe do not like about the state of your office with the news that wework is expanding. Prosecutors in south korea are demanding a twelve Year Prison Sentence for the heir to the samsung business empire. Samsung covers all sorts of businesses, a conglomerate made up of different entities and is caught in the midst of a huge corruption allegation. Hearing in Lee Jae Yongs trial, the prosecution said he was the ultimate beneficiary of the crimes. The Corruption Scandal brought down the countrys former president.