they cannot hope for the best and it get worse. is demanding myanmar take bangladesh is demanding myanmar take back the tens of thousands of rohingya people that have led to the country for rohingya people that have led to the cou ntry for safety. rohingya people that have led to the country for safety. the government of myanmar denies the allegations levelled against their army and has suggested that fleeing rohingya villagers have burnt down their own homes to attract international attention. the country's leader, aung san suu kyi, so she needs space from the international committee to deal with the crisis. david campanale, bbc news. dozens of people are feared dead in italy. that is after an avalanche destroyed a hotel used by skiers in central italy. at least three people are known to have died and rescue teams are searching for up to 35 people still trapped. the avalanche happened yesterday after a series of powerful earthquakes struck the area of abruzzo, around 150 miles from rome. 0ur correspondent, james reynolds, sent this report. at night, the quickest way through the wall of s

meeting in an emergency session to discuss what it says is a humanitarian crisis faced by the myanmar minority, the organisation of islamic cooperation, which is made up of 57 countries, with mainly muslim populations, resolved to send a high—level delegation to rakhine state. we call on the government of myanmar to cease all attacks and this, three actions against rohingya people immediately, and for the perpetrators to be brought tojustice. outside the conference, protesters demanded that there was intervention to protect muslims. inside came the view that the crisis is fuelling regional instability because of the exodus of refugees. if the domestic affairs of a country results in instability which affects other countries in the region, they cannot be expected to remain silent, cannot hope for the best and pray it does not get worse. bangladesh is demanding myanmar take back the tens of thousands of rohingya people that have led to the country for safety. the government of myanmar denies the allegations levelled against their army and has suggested that fleeing rohingya villagers

but his grandfathers are assassination has left myanmar in deep shock. thousands attended his funeral. his death, a new and more deadly twist in these countries political history. he worked as a legal adviser to aung san suu kyi's political party. specialising in constitutional affairs. this is the man who police say pulled the trigger. aged 53, kyi linn he was given a pardon from a political sentence. there has not been a political association like this for many decades will not the killing of ko ni will send a shiver through aung san suu kyi's political party, through civil society and for all people standing up to these countries many minorities. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme. a bbc investigation exposes a global network of traffickers selling baby chimpanzees. also on the programme, we speak to the singaporean film maker about her debut win at this years sundance film festival. the shuttle challenger exploded soon after liftoff. there were seven astronauts on board, one of them a woman school teacher. all of them

the international edition of the new york times has a report about a group of rohingya refugees from myanmar in bangladesh. the article details several accounts from those inside the camp which reveals the extent of the violence that has unfolded in myanmar. now, rico, what stories are sparking discussions online? this story has generated quite a buzz on social media, especially in india. here's what happened. a user from mumbai spotted on amazon canada a listing for a doormat resembling the indian flag. now, ishould mention that under indian law, the desecration of the flag is a serious offence. the country's minister for external affairs, sushma swaraj, joined the wave of discontent on twitter. she threatened to rescind visas for amazon officials if they did not stop selling the product. hours later, result! the item seems to have disappeared from sale. as donald trump faced the media, his nominee for secretary of state rex tillerson was facing questions from a panel of senators who are considering his suitability for the post. in a confirmation hearing that lasted around nine hours, mr ti

but in spite of their popularity, even in myanmar, they're starting to die out. we've been speaking to a couple of fans who insist they'll always remain loyal. well, from typewriters to new technology, coming up next, we look at driverless cars as they hit the road at the consumer electronics show in las vegas. and before we go, wow‘s this for proof that age is no excuse? a 105—year—old french cyclist has set a new record for the furthest distance cycled in one hour. robert marchand, who was born in 1911, completed 22 kilometres, 5117 metres in a race against the clock in a category that was created specially for him. congratulations. stay with us, we will be back with their headlines next. we will see you soon. hello there, good morning. quite widespread frost to start the day today. most of us are firmly in some really quite cold air coming down from the north. and the cold feel two things is accentuated by the northerly breeze along the eastern coast. but elsewhere the winds are a little bit lighter, the skies are clear, allowing temperatures to plummet

mystery surrounds the murder of a prominent politician of myanmar. and meet the barber dubbed as the cosmic barber who takes a spiritual approach to grooming. live from our studios in london and singapore, this is bbc world news — it's newsday. welcome to the programme and good morning to you. atm here and seven aem in washington where president trump has defended his executive order preventing people from server and different muslim countries saying america needs extreme vetting. he has faced criticism internationally and domestically. chant: no ban, no wall — new york for all. new york has always been the great gateway into america and demonstrators gathered in a highly emblematic setting, under the gaze of the statue of liberty, that welcoming symbol for new arrivals. but today we have seen large gatherings across the country. the fractious mood reminiscent of the 1960s. protest is becoming a permanent feature of the trump presidency and atjkk airport last night, the demonstrations lasted deep into the early hours. "let them in" they chanted.

and that was the view on the first few days on the trump presidency from taiwan, hong kong and myanmar. and we will get the views from thailand, indonesia and tokyo. and just a reminder that a brand new programme begins here on bbc world news on monday, 100 days, looking at donald trump's first hundred days in office and all the key developments around the globe. join katty kay in washington and christian fraser in london at 1900 gmt here on bbc world news. let's update you on the situation in central italy that has been crippled by severe weather. one of the survivors of the avalanche at rigopiano hotel says she ate ice and snow to quench her thirst during a 58—hour ordeal. more than 20 other people are still missing. pablo ushoa reports. four days after the tragedy, rescue workers here still looking at for signs of life. foot by foot. 23 people are still missing, feared to have been buried under the avalanche which crush the hotel rigopiano hotel on thursday night. nine people have been rescued and on sunday one of the survivors spoke about her ordeal. she was rescued alongside her

let's turn out to myanmar and the latest on the rohingya ethnic minority. a government appointed commission is due to deliver its final report into claims that many soldiers raped and killed civilians. the conflict area has been locked down and as our correspondent reports, they are refusing to allow independent journalists in to for themselves. it is at 630 in the morning and i am ata it is at 630 in the morning and i am at a very terminal and we are waiting to get on board a ferry to go to the northern rakhine state. up until now all independent observers and journalists have been prevented from going there. this was different. this time we had been given official permits. and we travelled four hours up the river, north towards the conflict zone. as our boat docked in the town it became clear that there was a problem. we were met by police and security officials. we have been told that our trip has been cancelled and we cannot go any further. we cannot go into the areas where there have been violence over the last few months. clearly there are still thing

accounts from those inside the camp, which reveals the extent of the violence that has unfolded in myanmar. now, rico, what stories are sparking discussions online? this story has generated quite a buzz on social media, especially in india. here is what happened. a user from mumbai spotted on amazon canada a listing for a doormat resembling the indian flag. now, i should mention that, under indian law, the desecration of the flag is a serious offence. the country's minister for external affairs, sushma swaraj, joined the wave of discontent on twitter. she threatened to rescind visas for amazon officials if they did not stop selling the product. hours later, result — the item seems to have disappeared from sale. as a cold snap continues to affect greece, thousands of homeless refugees and migrants remain at risk of exposure to the bad weather. some camps in northern greece have been blanketed in snow. our reporter howard johnson attempted to travel to some of them. we set off from athens early in the morning with plans to visit the refugee camps of thessaloniki, which has been particular

a leading member of aung san‘s suu kyi's political party has been shot dead in myanmar. ko ni was one of the national league for democracy‘s most prominent muslim members and also worked as a lawyer. our correspondent, jonah fisher, is in yangon, and gave more details about the main suspect who is currently being held by police. the bbc‘sjonah fisherjoins us live from yangon now with the latest on this. as you mentioned, he is probably the most prominent muslim in aung san suu kyi's political party, the national league for democracy. he works as a legal adviser for her. he also set up a legal association for muslim lawyers specifically to help the rights of muslim citizens in this country. muslims are a minority here, this is a buddhist nominated country. so it is possible he was targeted because he is was a prominent muslim. it's also possible that he was targetted because he is close to aung san suu kyi — he has worked with her closely in the past, particularly on the constitution here, on plans to try and change the military—drafted constitution which gives th

the plan is to to take the refugees to a remote island before repatriating them to myanmar. human rights groups strongly object to the plan, saying it amounts to a forced relocation. thousands of people have attended the funeral of a leading lawyer shot dead in myanmar‘s commercial capital, yangon, on sunday. ko ni, who was an adviser to aung san suu kyi's national league for democracy party. a suspect has been detained in connection with the killing, but so far there are no details on the motive. wildfires are still raging in chile as the search continues to find those responsible behind the blazes that have killed 11 people, burnt more than 1,000 homes and wiped out an entire town. ten people have been arrested on suspicion of arson. a huge air and ground operation is underway to contain 61 forest fires. and here is an illustration ofjust how exciting football can be, even without a match being played. these are the fans of the english non—league team sutton united. they have just learned that they will be playing at home in the fa cup, and this is how they reacted whe