attacks like this, in part of kabul, west of kabul, is populated by the shia minority and attacks on big gatherings of shia have been claimed by the so—called islamic state group here in afghanistan as i said, we do not know yet he was behind this attack. it is a shocking death toll and i'm sure many in afghanistan are very upset by it. i wonder if we know more about how the suicide bomber got into the wedding, what the security situation was like there. normally wedding parties do not have security. people are not expecting to be targeted. multiple witnesses told the bbc a single suicide, walked in and detonated his explosives. this is not officially been confirmed by the afghan minister of the interior. shoaib sharifi giving us the latest on that updated death toll, 63 people dead in afghanistan at that wedding blast, thank you very much for your time. in sudan, celebrations are continuing after military and civilian leaders signed a power sharing deal. it paves the way for a transitional government and, eventually, elections. it also marks the end of what has at times been a blo

that was journalist ali latif he's speaking to us earlier from kabul. in hong kong pro-democracy demonstrators are marching through the city center for a major rally it's the 11th consecutive weekend of protests you're seeing live pictures now as tens of thousands brave heavy rain to join that demonstration organizers have planned a peaceful march to prove they still have popular support despite mounting violence and growing warnings from mainland chinese government protesters are demanding democratic elections and an independent investigation in what they say is police brutality against the protester. phil is at the pro-democracy rally in hong kong and sent us this assessment just before the downpour. this is the climax of another big we can do protest thousands upon thousands of people gathered in the victoria. now this is being organized by the civil rights front they were the people behind 2 massive protests back in june which they said attracted a 1000000 even 2000000 people onto the streets but of course so much has changed since june we've seen w

shoaib sharifi in kabul, many thanks. let's return to hong kong, where riot police have cleared roads in hong kong after a brief stand—off with pro—democracy protesters, as the political crisis in the city continues. this is the scene live in hong kong at the moment. protesters are preparing to march from victoria park to chater garden, without official permisson from the authorities. the umbrellas partly have a significant due to the protests a few weeks ago, but also it is a foul day. the legal bit is the gathering in the park. it will become illegal if they decide to carry out their intention of marching from the park. there is also another demonstration taking place simultaneously which has been organised by supporters of the status quo in hong kong. those who believe that beijing is right to be concerned about what is happening in the city. they are demonstrating as well, and honestly one of the challenges for the police is to keep the two apart, particularly as so much of this is in a relatively small area. if y

speaking to us earlier from kabul. now to some of the other stories making news around the world some 4000 people have taken part in a moscow rally organized by russia's communist party ahead of city council elections other opposition groups were not granted permission to hold demonstrations and supporters have been holding single person pickett's instead to get around the ban. and iranian oil tanker detained into baltar last month is preparing to depart after receiving a new iranian name the ship previously known as the grace one is due to set sail on monday the u.s. has obtained a warrant to seize the vessel but would still need approval from travolta's courts . sudan's ruling military council and civilian opposition alliance have signed a landmark power sharing deal the agreement paves the way for elections within 3 years the military ousted former president omar al bashir in april following mass demonstrations against his rules and worry about. heavy rains in istanbul have triggered flash flooding killing a homeles

and the islamic state group says it carried out a deadly suicide bombing in the afghan capital kabul that killed dozens many of the victims are already being laid to rest. i'm called aspen welcome to the program desperation in the mediterranean as more than 100 migrants are still stranded aboard a rescue ship the migrant rescue vessel open arms has been waiting for days hoping to dock in italy but only unaccompanied minors have been allowed to disembark as conditions worsen a few migrants decided to go it alone jumping into the water and trying to swim ashore themselves now a spokesperson for the ngo operating the ship says it has refused an offer to dock in spain saying the 6 day journey would be impossible. drives some on the horizon safety on the italian island of lampedusa behind them chaos aboard a charity best to the migrant struggle through the warsaw. unli to be brought back to the visibly overcrowded open arms and this is what they were turning to. the state of new mutiny aboard the ship the charity's directors sounding an s.o.s. about what might happen if they aren't allowe

a suicide bomber targets a wedding reception in kabul. officials say a number of people have been killed and injured. in the us city of portland as police try to keep them away from anti—fascist protesters. sudan's ruling military and the civilian opposition alliance sign a power—sharing deal after months of protests and violent repression. tens of thousands of people rally hong kong in support of the chinese backed government as clashes continue between police and pro—democracy a rare sea mammal — made famous after it was rescued earlier this year in thailand — has died after swallowing plastic. hello and welcome to bbc news. dozens of people are feared to have been killed after a bomb exploded at a wedding in afghanistan. eyewitnesses say a suicide bomber detonated explosives in a packed reception hall in the capital, kabul. at least 20 people have been taken to hospital. no—one has admitted carrying out the attack — the latest in a recent series across the country. our correspondent shwhyb sharifi is following development

this is one of the deadliest explosions in kabul this last year we talked to one man who has said this hospital. waiting to. hear the people back and forth all night and he was in shock . i was at the back of the wedding hall when suddenly an explosion happened it was very big i fell down where i was when i stood up i saw tables and people were scattered everywhere the scene was awful my brother was injured most of my friends were killed no one has claimed responsibility for this attack the taliban have come out this morning he said it was not traditionally these type of the text. is store target shia that his are a minority going to start in these areas the violence in afghanistan comes against the backdrop of talks between the u.s. and the taliban the 2 sides have been holding regular meetings in qatar since october as they try to end the 18 year conflict talks between afghan officials and taliban representatives have also taken place or complicated by frequent attacks the presence of i saw affiliated fighters and a presidential election planned for september. is a former advisor to

of the islamic state group says it carried out a deadly suicide bombing in the afghan capital kabul that killed dozens many of the victims are already being laid to rest. and sokka dortmund open the bundesliga season with a 5 to one thumping about gold to show that it's a serious contender for taking the championship title. i'm rebecca races welcome to the program in hong kong pro-democracy demonstrators have marched through the city center for another major rally it's the 11th consecutive weekend of protests organizers say more than 1700000 people joined sunday's peaceful demonstration the march was an aim to proving the movement still has popular support despite mounting violence and growing warnings from the mainland chinese government protesters are demanding free elections and an independent investigation into what they say is police brutality against protesters . protesters also are also repeating their call. hong kong lady carrie lamb to step down let's hear from one of the organizers of bonnie learn now. that carrie lamb must listen to people's voices and implements to 500 pounds

in kabul afghanistan thank you very much. and it's to hong kong now a pro-democracy don't demonstrators and marching through the city center for a major rally it's the 11th consecutive weekend of protests you're seeing live pictures now as tens of thousands braved heavy right in throughout the day and evening to join that demonstration organizers have planned a peaceful march to prove they still have popular support despite mounting violence and growing warnings from mainland china protesters demanding democratic elections and an independent investigation into what they say is police brutality against the protesters. now let's hear from one of the protesters protest organizers now bonnie long who blames the hong kong authorities for violence in recent weeks. that we feel it was a car it was that again that i make it out to be our protest that they have no was no way to protest except there was a rather bold was actually however we saw that as day i'll always be upbeat i was. picked up excessive politics i really hope that the

this is a district in the capital of kabul, it is home to one of afg hanistan‘s last remaining kabul, it is home to one of afghanistan's last remaining seat communities. today is the biggest day on the seek calendar. it celebrates the birth of the religion, and commemorates the fight against persecution. i am with aramendia singh, a teacher who has prepared the children for the big day. the seek community has never taken sides in the four decades of war and violence that have played out against them. but with ongoing troubles, this ethnic and religious minority has become ever more vulnerable —— sikh. we have arrived at the main temple, which is also called a gurdwaras. people have converged from all around the city and beyond. five children have the honour of representing the warriors who let the sikhs fight against indian persecution centuries ago. sikhs have lived here for centuries and have lived here for centuries and have gathered and celebrated vaisakha every single year. through the soviet invasion, civil war and taliban rule. but this year, the big day is overshadowed by

live from berlin a suicide bomber sets off explosives at a wedding celebration in the afghan capital kabul more than a 1000 guests were at the party and dozens of them are now dead but many more injured also coming up hong kong protesters brave pouring rain to gather for a mass pro-democracy rally the turnout is being a closely watched gauge of public sentiment after more than 2 months of violent clashes and increasingly a stern warning from beijing. and dortmund opened its buddhist leader season with a $5.00 to $1.00 thumping of outgroup to show that it's a serious contender for taking the championship title. a michael ok welcome to the program a suicide bomber has attacked a wedding party in kabul killing more than 60 people and wounding nearly 200 others no group has yet claimed responsibility for the attack comes as the taliban and the united states say they're closer a deal aimed at getting u.s. troops to withdraw and ending the 18 year conflict. cobbles huge wedding halls are centers of community life but the grand design and decor of this one belie the carnage of the attack the deat

in kabul thank you very much leisure. antigovernment protesters in hong kong have gathered phone of the city's largest rallies since close to 2000000 people marched in june demonstrations still being torn apart for around the approved by the police but there are fears of confrontations with the security forces and some protesters have now become an unauthorized march through the city and the thomas joins us live from victoria park in hong kong and welcome back to news a key question clearly this was supposed to be the big one is it.

thank you very much for that update from the afghan capital kabul. turning now to russia where firefighters are struggling to contain massive wildfire as the country's air force is joined to fights to snuff out the flames raging across siberia the area that's a base is growing with some 45000 square kilometers affected officials say they've given up their efforts in some of the most remote areas in the hardest hit province of krasnoyarsk residents are choking on smoke as the flame scum ever closer. these crews are fighting a losing battle. above the vast expanse of the sabir in forest they qualify as that simmer under the canopy. helicopters also ferry and reinforcements to combat the smoldering fire on the ground. the difficult thing with these fires is that they cover huge areas and they're hard to reach the most effective method is a comprehensive one. place called water from above while firefighters on the ground extinguished all the small small drink points it was full of it dropped into the wild the firefighters move through the haze in search

continues even with these talks going on as a backdrop you had a horrific attack on a wedding party in kabul dozens of people died as a result and eisel claimed responsibility for this attack in light of this attack and other recent attacks can the taliban credibly guarantee that afghanistan would not be a sanctuary for violent groups to expand to plot new attacks if u.s. troops were to fully withdraw. let me tell you that the recent attack in kabul just daymond the optimism for hope it was really attacking you personally so on a different afghanistan no one in afghanistan remain untouched but such casualties it has been one of the horrendous attack but it's not the 1st it's not the last the afghan casualties in the afghan daily water is it's not a miracle it's not a very absolute complexity but some more about the modern day docs in the the international community negligences in the war for the last so many years you may have witness that we have been lines of iran war started gee we were just showing mixed messages far enemy in friend infos in the same time we're just changing or started y

in kabul afghanistan thank you very much. your let's take a look now at some of the other stories making news around the world wildfires on the spanish island of gran canaria have forced the evacuation of some 4000 people officials say several communities are threatened in a region already hit by fires some days ago they say strong winds and high temperatures could spark fire from embers from the previous blazes. as spectacular controlled demolition has been carried out in southern england 3 cooling towers at a decommissioned coal fired power station were brought down with explosives in did cut the huge structures have dominated the skyline of the oxfordshire town since the 19th sixty's they once boasted one of britain's ugliest sides. now what you see behind may no longer exists it's iceland's 1st place the a loss to global warming today the country's marking its disappearance opening a move morial the uk close to cap the capital reykjavik the satellite images taken in 1806 show large amounts of snow around the ark volcano t

a suicide bomber has targetted a wedding reception in kabul. officials say a number of people have been killed and injured. hundreds of mostly female protesters have taken to the streets of mexico city to demand justice for two teenage girls they say were raped by police. a 17—year—old girl accused four policemen of raping her in their patrol car, and a 16—year—old said a policeman raped her in a museum. during the protest a city police station was daubed in paint, glass doors were broken, and a fire started. the city's mayor said the cases needed to be investigated but condemned the protests. david agren is a journalist based in mexico city. he told us more about the protests. these protests often get going just spontaneously, they get going on social media and they tend to be very last—minute. especially the womens' one, they often don't have a lot of advance planning. part of that has to do with how these stories have unfolded. there tends to be multiple accusations and the responses from the authorities have really let a lot of pe

in kabul afghanistan thank you very much. in iceland is thought to be eternal of vanishing because of climate change a memorial has now been set out to commemorate the place close to the capital reykjavik in 1906 satellite images shown here showed large amounts of snow around the all you know today almost nothing is left of it. the glaciers of iceland as seen from the air for years regnier axelsson has been photographing them among them this one auk the 1st in the country officially to vanish. most schoolchildren here know the glass is 9 to vanish affects people in iceland both psychologically and emotionally a glycine many of known since childhood has ceased to exist. this is europe's largest glacier. it's also shrinking iceland is losing more than $10000000.00 tons of glacier ice per year researchers agree the reason for this is climate change. never in iceland history have glaciers melted as quickly as now everything points to the fact that this will continue in the future we have to suppose that in 200 years almost lysias

a suicide bomber has targetted a wedding reception in kabul. officials say a number of people have been killed and injured. more on sudan. celebrations are continuing after military and civilian leaders signed a power sharing deal. it paves the way for a transitional government and, eventually, elections. it also marks the end of what has — at times — been a bloody process since the ousting of president omar el bashir. zeinab badawi reports from khartoum. there can be no doubt that it is a historic day in sudan. there was a mood of optimism and hope amidst the celebrations. the ceremony, attended by visiting dignitaries, has taken months of closely fought negotiations between the military and leaders of the protest alliance. can you guarantee... the man who signed the agreement on behalf of the military told me that they're genuine about handing power to civilians. translation: we'll stick to every single letter we've agreed on. even without this agreement, we have to work in this direction because it's in the country's interest, it's not o

kabul. a weather update next then donald trump's arctic real estate bed why the u.s. president wants to buy greenland. and an urban oasis we visit an internationally awarded park. in the heart of one of the world's most polluted cities. hello there still plenty of rain on the south coast of china the cloud indicating whether having been in the last few hours but look at this is very extensive so i'm . fortunately the couple of days is some very heavy emphasis to rain across much of taiwan we could well see some flooding has some landslides even mudslides a possible we could be seeing is that 152200 millimeters of rain and it doesn't really change as we head off into tuesday that rain because they were extensive across the south china pushing across into northern vietnam as well 35 degrees in hanoi with those showers and thunderstorms then down towards the southeast we have got usual showers and thunderstorms borneo quite a blanket of rain showers over the next couple of days rather more scattered out towards the west $33.00 in kuala lumpur with a chance of those off t

a suicide bomber targets a wedding reception in kabul. officials say a number of people have been killed and injured. hundreds of far—right supporters hold a rally in the us city of portland, as police try to keep them away from anti—fascist protestors. hello and welcome to bbc news. britain will face shortages of fuel, food and medicine if it leaves the european union without a transition deal, jamming ports and requiring a hard border in ireland. that is according to official government documents leaked to the sunday times newspaper. more now from our political correspondent nick eardley. this is a document called operation yellowhammer. it is the civil service looking at potentially what could happen if the uk leaves the european union in a few weeks without a deal. and at its heart are some pretty stark warnings, of long delays at the ports, at eurotunnel, of the potential for certain fresh foods running out or becoming scarce, at least not all foods running out, but potentially some fresh food running scarce. and, over all, a pic

our correspondent shoaib sharifi is following developments in kabul. the incident happened right at the climax of the party, right after dinner at around 10.40 local time. although only 20 wounded have so far been confirmed by one hospital, but footage we have received a video from inside shows many people looking for their missing loved one. one video shows one young boy saying he has got five brothers missing and one man says his 14—year—old boy was killed in the incident. inside, the decorated seats of the wedding party shows stained with blood and it's feared, eyewitnesses say that there may be more injuries as it's dark and the incident happened west of kabul and the main emergency hospitals are in north of kabul, so later more figures will emerge. let's get some of the day's other news. a massive fire has swept through one of dhaka's biggest slums, leaving more than 50,000 people homeless. officials in the bangladeshi capital say at least 15,000 shanty homes were destroyed in the blaze. the fire service says many had polythene roofs which hel

and the taliban inflict more carnage on kabul. several are dead, scores are injured in a bombing that came despite a promise during peace talks to protect civilians. plus, the craze that is sweeping germany. for young and old, this is the fast way to get around town. but the number of injuries is on the rise, and it is spoiling the fun for some. ♪ brent: i'm brent goff. to our viewers on pbs in the united states and all around the world, welcome. tonight, u.s. president donald trump is on his way to el paso, texas to meet survivors and family members of the victims of saturday's mass shooting. 22 people were killed. he is flying from dayton, ohio after a similar visit to victims of another rampage in which nine people died. protesters there chanted for stronger gun controls and voiced opposition to the president's divisive rhetoric about immigrants and people of color. trump made no public appearances in dayton. as he was leaving washington dc earlier today at the start of the trip, he was asked how he wowod respond d to critics

kabul. and the u.s. president says he wants to reduce the number of u.s. troops in afghanistan to less than 13000 also praise progress in talks between the taliban and the afghan government. we're talking to afghanistan or both the government and also talking to the taliban have a very good discussions we'll see what happens we've really got it down to probably 13000 people and we'll be bringing it down a little bit more and there will decide whether or not we'll be staying longer and we have been very good discussions with the taliban who have a very good discussions with the afghan government i think it's very important that we continue intelligence there in all cases because it is somewhat of a nest for her to get us and we have things under control very well with a small force we could probably make it a little bit smaller and then we'll decide it will depend on the taliban it will depend on the afghan government but there is a case to be made and the case also is that we're going to be leaving very significant intelligence behind for just the reasons

a wedding in kabul followed by funerals. after a suicide bomber surrounded by families with their children detonated his explosives by the stage. more than 60 lives lost in that moment and nearly 200 injured. the groom devastated. "i've lost hope. i lost my brother, my friends who came to join my wedding party," he said. isis claiming responsibility for the attack that came just a day after president trump hosted a meeting in bedminster with his afghan envoy and top cabinet officials on the current negotiations with the taliban. >> we're there for one reason. we don't want that to be a laboratory. okay? can't be a laboratory for terror. >> reporter: president trump has

charlotte bellus has been following those talks she reports from kabul. the talks between the u.s. and the taliban are very nearly agree when the 2 groups the u.s. negotiators and the taliban negotiators in doha broke 2 o'clock in the morning last monday they were stuck on just a single issue and it's hard that that issue can be resolved which would lead to a signing of some type of agreement within the next week the americans are under a lot of pressure the taliban has told me that if the elections presidential elections go ahead here in afghanistan on september the 28th then any peace deal that has been negotiated with the americans over the last year is off the table the americans must try to get to some type of agreement over troop withdrawal and counterterrorism surance says which would allow them to move forward to what's on the stage 30 interest in talks the americans feel that it needs to happen as soon as possible because they are aware that and they are only about 6 weeks away now an intra afghan talks would involve getting the taliban and afghan leaders all in the same w

it was one of the worst attacks in kabul this year. the car bomb detonated at a checkpoint in front of a police station during the morning rush hour. officials say the majority of the victims were civilians including women and children the blast could be felt over much of the city just a day after the taliban and u.s. representatives reported progress in their talks on ending nearly 18 years of war in afghanistan despite an expected east deal in kabul government remains pessimistic. naipaul of. taliban attacks indicate that they have no commitment to peace unfortunately how many taliban attack will impede the peace process. marnia that policy so that the. the u.s. envoy negotiating with the taliban condemned the blast saying the focus needs to be on immediately reducing violence. here's some of the other stories now that are making headlines around the world danish authorities are investigating an explosion that walked the headquarters of the national tax agency on tuesday night police say they are treating the blast as an attack 2 peo

the so-called islamic state says if behind a deadly suicide bombing in the afghan capital kabul generals are now being held for the victims the blast targeted a wedding celebration attended by more than a 1000 people dozens were killed and scores more injured. and storm in the open it's been this latest season with a hot one something about to show that it's a serious contender for taking the championship title. i'm rebecca races welcome to the program in hong kong pro-democracy demonstrators a marching through the city center for a major rally it's the 11th consecutive weekend of protests there saying live pictures now as tens of thousands arrive throughout the day and evening to join that demonstration one large group of activists has gathered in front of hong kong's government complex organizers planned a peaceful march to prove they still have popular support. despite mounting violence and growing warnings from the mainland chinese government protesters are demanding democratic elections and an independent investigation into what i say is police brutality against the protesters. let'

, an area mostly populated by the shia minority in kabul. that is a developing story and we will keep across that. thank you. riot police have cleared roads in hong kong after a standoff with pro—democracy protesters, as the political crisis in the city continues for an eleventh week. earlier thousands of teachers took to the streets in a peaceful show of solidarity. police say more than 100,000 attended a rival, pro—government rally. from hong kong, john sudworth reports. hong kong's summer rains have done nothing to dampen the fury. most of it directed at the police — now seen as agents of a hostile state by people who say they are fighting for their city's freedom. just a short drive away, china has stationed paramilitary police in the border city of shenzhen, designed, it seems, as a very visible and ominous warning. are you worried china will send troops to hong kong? no, because if they do, they have to be afraid. we're not afraid of anything. on the other side of this deeply divided city, pro—beijing groups were rioting. they

is at the hospital in kabul where many of the insurers are being treated. were outside emergency hospital in central kabul where dozens of people are waiting for years of loved ones people are being firies here all night the wounded and also the date people caught up in this explosion at about 1040 last night it was a bed waiting for know in the street by waiting in southwest kabul it was his are awaiting which is the shia minority here in afghanistan we understand that the suicide bomber at the wedding and himself near the front near the stage in the main section causing many many pieces one of the deadliest explosions in kabul this last year we talked to one man who has sat outside this hospital oh no i waiting to hindus he feared people back and forth all night and he was in shock his what he said. i was at the back of the wedding hall when suddenly an explosion happened it was very big i fell down where i was when i stood up or saw tables and people were scattered everywhere the scene was awful my brother was injured most of my friends were killed no on

families in afghanistan a started burying those killed in a suicide bomb attack in kabul on saturday at least 63 people died 200 others were injured i still claims to have carried out this attack which is the deadliest in the afghan capital for more than 18 months reports from kabul. awaiting that a suicide bomber turned into a massacre these people are waiting to hear with their relatives and friends survived the storm we're going to go i want to sick that but i'm here to find out about my son to find out if he's ok some people say that his neck is injured some people say his hand is injured he's not answering his phone i don't know what to do . more than 1000 people at the waiting for a young couple from afghan shia muslim minority that has zahra the marriage should have had just been signed when i saw suicide attacker wearing a vest packed with explosives dition a ship them near the stage. there i was at the back of the wedding hall when suddenly a big explosion happened i fell down and when i stood up i saw titles and people scattered on the ground the scene was awful my brother

aulyia atrafi, bbc, kabul. let's get some of the day's other news. president trump says he's unlikely to grant another temporary reprieve to the chinese technology company huawei, citing national security concerns. in may, his administration banned huawei from doing business with us companies, but the commerce department subsequently gave the company a ninety day reprieve. parts of northern india have been hit by severe weather. flash—floods have left at least 22 people dead in the state of himachal pradesh. roads have been swept away in some areas, and two national highways have been blocked due to landslides. argentina's economy minister, nicolas dujovne has resigned after a week of financial turbulence in the country. his departure follows the government's defeat in primary presidential elections. the argentinian peso lost 20% of its value against the us dollar after president macri suffered electoral losses last week. canada has accused the uk of "offloading its responsibilities," after a british man with dual nationality, who'd travelled to sy

aulyia atrafi, bbc, kabul. some of the migrants stranded on board a charity ship off the coast of italy have jumped into the sea to try to swim ashore. they've been marooned for two weeks after the italian government refused to let them dock. spain has now offered to take the vessel but the ship's owners say that's too far to travel. here's leigh milner. chaos and frustration aboard this migrant ship open arms. they have been stranded from lampedusa for two weeks now. some decided to take matters into their own hands. italy's government has reluctantly allowed 27 children and two newborn babies to disembark from the open arms, the rest have been told to stay on board. is -- translation: i told the miners they could get off but presumed sick people, no. i am against everyone. the prime minister wrote to me to get people off. the court has opened a case. do i need to end up injail because i defended the borders of this country? there are now more than 100 migrants left on board, most of whom are african who were

when we come back we go to kabul a afghanistan. a series of bomb attacks rocked the eastern city of jalabad, two days after a bloody sue i'd bombing at a weding in kabul killed 63 people and we'll speak witith the news director. stay with us. >> ♪ when they pour another cross the border i was cautioned to surrender which i could n not do ♪ ♪ i took my gun and vanished ♪ i have changed my name so often i lost my wife and children but i have many friend ♪ ♪ and some of them are with me an o old woman gave us shelter ♪ amy: the partisans by leonard cohen. this is democracy now!. i'm amy goooodman. we t turn to afghghistan wherer bomb rocked d spaces monday in the eastern city of jalabad, injuring at least 66 people. the explosions came as afghanistan marks 100 years of independence from british rule. they followed saturday's bloody suicide bombing at a weding in kabul that killed 63 people, wounding 200 others. the attack claimed by isis was the deadliest this year in afghanistan. this is the groom from the wedding. [spe

. >> new urgency for a peace deal in afghanistan after a terror attack kills dozens at a wedding in kabul. >>> and who says girls can't play ball. the 19th girl to play in the little league world series? the results speak for themselves. good morning, welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm alison kosik sitting in for christine romans. >> i'm dave briggs. monday, august 19th, 4 a.m. in new york. 10 a.m. in london. we start here with the u.s. economy. the white house playing down with a risk of a recession after a wild week on wall street. >> i don't think we're having a recession. we're doing tremendously well. our consumers are rich. i gave a tremendous tax cut and they're loaded up with money. >> two of president trump's top economic advisors brushed off fears of a brewing global recession instead boasting about the economy under trump. >> well, i'll tell you what, i sure don't see a recession. consumers are working at higher wages. they are spending at a rapid pace. they're actually saving also while they're spending. that's an ideal situation. let's not b

left 63 dead and 180 wounded allied to a correspondent in kabul the latest on that. please some of the other big news stories that we brought you the last 7 days hailed as heroes 2 russian pilots pulled off an amazing expert emergency landing to save their passengers lives after their plane suffered a double engine failure during takeoff. and a medical examiner rules the death of the disgraced former finance here geoffrey epstein was a result of suicide multi-millionaires lawyer though says they're not satisfied with the conclusion and intend to carry out their own investigation. good morning just so they tell you this is out international weekend money have an eye on things checking in this morning for our weekly a round of the big stories as reportage of the last 7 days of 1st stories happening right now came in overnight a powerful explosions torn through a wedding hall in the afghan capital killing 63 people and injuring over 180 others the country's interior ministry says the atrocity appears to have been a suicide bombing let's cross to kabul but also worries t

it was one of the worst attacks in kabul this year. the car bomb detonated at a checkpoint in front of a police station during the morning rush hour. officials say the majority of the victims were civilians including women and children the blast could be felt over much of the city just a day after the taliban and u.s. representatives reported progress in their talks on ending nearly 18 years of war in afghanistan despite an expected cobbles government remains as a mystic. continued taliban attacks indicate that they have no commitment to peace unfortunately any taliban attack will impede the peace process. more needed that pussy so that the. the u.s. envoy negotiating with the taliban condemned the blast saying the focus needs to be on immediately reducing violence arliss bring in journalist who is in kabul afghanistan now the good evening to you this bomb attack we're talking about one of the worst that we've seen in the last few months what more can you tell us about. so you know now we're just getting sort of it from me shin on who'

there's news coming to you live from the taliban and carnage on kabul several are dead and scores are injured in a bombing claimed by the militant group the attack comes despite promising peace talks to protect civilians also coming up. russia's losing battle with a massive wildfire as it's been called a climate catastrophe and prosecutors believe some of the fires were started deliberately by illegally. and the family lancing locked on. a high security alert after india's contentious mall to scrap the special communications are cut off political leaders are under arrest and many residents say they are running out of fresh. blasts what's going to stop car reads from dying we go under water and released to take a look at how. working to keep their alight. we begin in the afghan capital kabul where at least 14 people have been killed in 145 wounded in a suicide bombing the taliban has claimed responsibility for the explosion which sent a plume of smoke into the air above the city the car bomb detonated outside a police station and a military school bus. the majority of victims are repor

at the hospital in kabul where many of the injured are being looked after. we're outside emergency hospital in central kabul where dozens of people are waiting for any years of loved ones people have been firies here all night the wounded and also they did people caught up in this explosion at about 1040 last night it was at a wedding born on the street by waiting in southwest kabul it was his are awaiting which is the shia minority here in afghanistan we understand that the suicide bomber at the wedding and detonated himself near the front near the stage in the main section causing many many casualties this is one of the deadliest explosions in kabul this last year we talked to one man who has sat outside this hospital oh nice waiting to hindus he feared people back and forth all night and he was in shock here's what he said. i was at the back of the wedding hall when suddenly an explosion happened it was very big i fell down where i was when i stood up i saw tables and people were scattered everywhere the scene was awful my brother was injured most of my f

system in the government is such that people have impunity for example even for this major attack the kabul city itself was cut on time by the entire security sector in afghanistan because the president supposed to have a speech and there's supposed to be a celebration of $130.00 or independence of afghanistan so during the tightest security situation this suicide bomb bomb made it to blew up you know civilians and this is not the 1st or last event or attack there has been so many attacks and it's mainly because the government including the present himself he's not an expert on security his national security adviser is a cartoonist not expert his 2 ministers at the interior and defense are acting and the depicting ministers who support to be very technical an expert they have no knowledge and education or experience in the security sector. protest organizers in hong kong say more than 1700000 anti-government demonstrators have rallied through the night they showed up despite the heavy rain and one of the largest gathering since june many said they wanted to prove that peaceful but the term

in kabul now. really just because this is one of the biggest bomb attacks in recent days tell us more about it so this is yet another attack that took place during morning rush hour in and fizzy area of the city with a bomb continued to claim that they're targeting either police headquarters or military training facilities or any kind of facility having to do with the afghan national security forces or the government but what makes veiled to state is that these facilities are always in the eye of the traffic 1000000 heavy areas morning rush hour in another busy area of the city so when a bomb explodes there you're basically targeting civilians larry and this is the problem this is how you end up with a 100 people wounded and more than a dozen and more than a dozen killed is the fact that they're targeting areas that they're so busy in such a busy time they're not having actual sort of strikes that would actually target specifically say security forces which is what they playing and of course their

aulyia atrafi, bbc, kabul. the iranian oil tanker that was seized by gibraltar last month has left port and is heading east into the mediterranean. its destination isn't known, but gibraltar says it has secured assurances from teheran that the cargo will not go to syria. john mcmanus reports. at anchor off the coast of gibraltar, prior to restarting herjourney which was interrupted last month, the grace i has now been renamed adrian darya i and is flying the iranian flag. the authorities in gibraltar said on thursday that the tanker could leave after receiving written assurances from tehran that its cargo of oil would not end up in syrian hands. but its seizure sparked a diplomatic crisis. onjuly 4, british royal marines detained the grace i tanker off the coast of gibraltar on suspicion it was transporting iranian oil to syria in defiance of eu sanctions. iran accused the uk of piracy. in response, the uk deployed an additional warship to the strait of hormuz to protect shipping, but on july 19, iranian revolu

this report from the hospital in kabul where many of the injured are being treated. we're outside emergency hospital in central kabul where dozens of people are waiting for any years of loved ones people have been firies here all night the wounded and also did people caught up in this explosion at about 1040 last night it was a waiting for one on the street by waiting in southwest was his are waiting which is the shia minority here in afghanistan we understand that a suicide bomber at the wedding and decimated himself near the front near the stage in the main section causing many many pieces one of the deadliest explosions in kabul this last year we talked to one man who has sat outside this hospital oh not waiting to hear news he feared people back and forth all night and he was in shock here's what he said. i was at the back of the wedding hall when suddenly an explosion happened it was very big i fell down where i was when i stood up i saw tables and people were scattered everywhere the scene was awful my brother was injured most of my friends were killed traditio

he runs a store in a busy neighbourhood that used to be considered a safe part of kabul. it is a short drive from his brother ajit‘s business. two months ago, his brother was closing his shop at the end of the working day. but he never made it home. all that was found was his parked car, empty. so, the shop is now closed and behind these little stalls you can see the sign, named rajinder... it means, "rajinder, lover of the country". he didn't want us to get out of the car. worried we would draw unwanted attention. the family have reported the disappearance to the police, but there has been little progress in the investigation. back at the compound, his grieving mother waits. nobody knows if ajeet was abducted for his religion or his money. he wasn't a rich man but he had a life ahead of him. afghans who have fought for human rights here see the intolerance and abuse aimed at the sikhs as a part of a wider, deeply worrying development. but tomorrow's generation of sikhs have lives to build and today is another school day. the sikh community has one state school in all o

a suicide bomber attacks are crowded wedding party in the afghan capital kabul dozens are killed and many more injured is a lawmaker state has claimed responsibility for the attack. and dortmund opened its buddhist leader seizing with a $5.00 to $1.00 thumping of outspoken to show that it's a serious contender for taking the championship title we also have our sports experts discuss. i'm michael o'connor thanks for joining us in hong kong pro-democracy demonstrators are marching through the city center for a major rally its 11th consecutive weekend of protests you're seeing live pictures now as tens of thousands of brave heavy rain to join that demonstration organizers have planned a peaceful march to prove they still have popular support despite mounting violence and growing warnings from the mainland chinese government protesters are demanding democratic elections in an independent investigation into what they say is police brutality against the protesters. let's hear from one of the protest organizers now bonnie the one who blames the hong kong authorities for the violence in rece