comes from the town of their io near damascus. under siege since twenty twelve it's one of the towns that has been most affected by the violence. throughout the country syrians have been documenting the day to day were pression by their wishing . in twenty eleven these videos were the only way to expose to the rest of the world what was happening inside syria the regime had closed its borders to many foreign journalists amateur videos flooded the internet they've now become precious archives of history like this one filmed in damascus in november twentieth eleven. the secret police in action. no one dare even mention them the warrant mahabharat instills immediate fear. in this police state it's well known when the macabre take people away they will disappear. little ask eric and try harder lord all. he has banned they must call if he must have house as mr cornell can live with us here. or in him at all but i can with the press of canada press home of his forehead which is a thought about an hour less irrelevant as as it fell i kno

solution applies only to damascus and to russia as if it all depends almost exclusively on the will of our country may i ask you what you have done to implement the resolution if any of you lifted a finger to use your influence on those who you consider the moderate opposition have you persuaded them to lay down their weapons and release hostages. who was playing with fire the one who was doing that was file is all it was providing weapons who is providing the scenario with fighting men think them who is providing media cover for them and trying to show that that what is happening is. a big must let go of innocent people what they care about is those whom they had supplied whom they had finances whom they had been breathing in the last few years and now they have lost the war but they don't have the same quotes to admit that they lost that water was do they just keep on bargaining and making all those claims the white house meanwhile has released a statement condemning the operation against militants in go to and also blaming russia and iran for supporting the syrian government. on thi

this but do you understand how pointless it would be for damascus to use chemical weapons both from a military and political standpoint whereas for the militants it would make perfect sense i think you understand this perfectly well but you persistently look for a pretext for an armed intervention. russia does not get you know laterally rewrite the terms of the resolution if russia is able to deliver a five hour pause let it deliver a twenty four hour one you wouldn't need to me because you're our western partners are portraying the situation as if the resolution applies only to damascus and to russia as if it all depends almost exclusively on the will of our country may i ask you what you have done to implement the resolution if any of you lifted a finger to use your influence on those who you consider the moderate opposition have you persuaded them to lay down their weapons and release hostages. always playing with fire though one would think it was five dollars for the i think weapons. scenario with five men think they're always providing media cover for them. and trying to show th

gens of thousands of people fleeing the fighting in eastern near damascus we'll also hear from the city of. turkish offensive has displaced over a hundred thousand people also coming out somebody has to be responsible somebody has to be accountable and we in the u.k. think that the. evidence points the evidence of culpability points to the russian state. who is behind the poisoning of a former spy as the u.k. expels russian diplomats and the european court of human rights rules that turkey must free to imprison journalists it's the first time the court has condemned the crackdown on dissent in the wake of a failed coup. a sad day for conservationists the world's last mail northern white rhino dies in kenya only two females remain the last hope against the species extinction. it's good to have you with us the united nations says it is deeply concerned about . civilians fleeing from the crumbling rebel enclave of eastern ghouta in syria government forces are clearing out the last pockets of resistance in the area which is near the capital damascus as the country's civil war interest a gri

stands by watching the syrian army and its allies say they've taken full control of eastern huta near damascus that's after a bombing campaign that monitors see killed eight hundred civilians and to find a un mandate it's ceasefire we'll hear about the desperate situation on the ground from the international red cross also coming up british authorities say they now know more about the substance that hospitalized an expiry and his daughter on the weekend that's as they mistreat threatens to ignite a full blown diplomatic route between russia and the u.k. and a german judge convicts a far right extremists on terrorism charges for their bombing campaign against refugee homes and political opponents will get the latest on the verdict. on the hawk thanks very much for the company everyone in the united nations is warning of a potential apocalypse and syria are warning that maybe too little too late for the people of east after weeks of relentless bombardment the syrian army and their allies say they have taken full control of the rebel enclave near damascus it's a move that preempts a meeting today

and this is what happens there's a shame that i can't see of damascus. for serving is a girl. the white helmets a group marketing itself as a civil defense initiative they're volunteers work at bomb sites as diligently it seems as they have at the scenes of jihad is the executive. wherever jihadi factions first they bring their white helmets in tow. like aleppo is no exception. a palestinian teenager allegedly hit in the head by an israeli rubber bullet in december says he felt pressured to change his statement about the incident in order to avoid a longer period of detention mohamed tamimi who is still being treated was arrested on monday in a dawn raid on a palestinian village nine other people were also detained during the operation having taken part in anti israel demonstrations the day after his release and though israeli authorities published an official facebook post claiming the boy's injury was the result of his falling off his bike and it was self-inflicted went on to say that there is a culture of lies and incitement within the boy's family here is mohammed's accoun

says a rebel rocket attack is killed thirty five civilians in a market in damascus and to rush out with not very much luck twenty three diplomats expelled by britain leave from moscow. one welcome to the program saudi arabia's crown prince mohammed bin solomon has met the u.s. president at the white house with donald trump using the income so from an unusual full so opportunity to display a large costs to illustrate the benefits that arms sales to riyadh bring the u.s. rights groups say those sales should not be made to said here a.b.l. which is leading a campaign and gehman against the hooty rebels alan fischer reports now from washington. it was a looky rival for such a high profile visit the crown prince from saudi arabia did not go in through the front door but soon found himself in the oval office of the u.s. president donald trump addressing merely a domestic audience to. the financial importance of the city relationship. some of the things that have been approved and are currently under construction and will be delivered to city review very soon this is mohammed bin soundman seco

within damascus. coinciding with renewed escalation in. the rebel pockets the rebel pockets in eastern were coming under heavy fire over the past twenty four hours dozens of civilians are being killed continue to be killed in this ongoing campaign. the united nations is also warning the immense human suffering is only going to get worse now a power vacuum left by the syrian government's operation to retake eastern guth has seen i saw move into another area near damascus the syrian military has been forced to send reinforcements to cut themself of the capital out of the area was overrun by isis fighters that had been left vacant even fighting in other areas the un has voiced concern that the chaos in syria could allow for a revival of why so much lost much of its territory last year. and the united nations says it wants full access to civilians forced to flee eastern ghouta and another battle for the north or nothing and what it says is a massive new displacement. according to your knowledge the our staff the needs are overwhelming and grow

this is what happens is a shame that our country seat of damascus. for serving is a girl. assad regime. the white helmets a group marketing itself as a civil defense initiative there are volunteers work at bomb sites as diligently in scenes as they have at the scenes of jihad is the executive. wherever jihadi factions first they bring their white helmets in tow. like aleppo is no exception. number of districts in brussels have called on the belgian government to reconsider plans to grant police a greater powers to target migrants a new bill currently being debated would make it easier to conduct raids on homes thought to shelter and documented persons spoke to one local who had that knock on her door. when the new tourist jungle camping cali was torn apart thousands of migrant scattered many came here to brussels it was meant to be a pitstop instead for many it's become more permanent as belgians have opened their arms and their homes to migrants though for some that's brought its own perils five o'clock in the morning i heard the door. was kind of a shocker with sleeping

this week as apocalyptic we can speak now tomorrow from the world food programme she joins us from damascus good evening marla so good to have you with us again aid convoys blocked again this is terrible news for the civilians what happened exactly what made your organization the site to hold off. well it was mainly the escalation in fighting and insecurity on the ground it paralyzed the un's ability to move into areas that are besieging hard to reach a case in point is our inability to go ahead with a convoy today into duma. to deliver the remaining. assistance that we were unable to continue offloading on our first entry on the fifth of march is there any other way to get around and ensure that your supplies reach the people of isaan. well for a humanitarian operation to work successfully we require unhindered safe passage and access to people who are desperately in need and in order to do so all parties to the conflict need to abide by humanitarian principles and also give us that window of opportunity to go in safely the liver and get out safely as well and time for distribution are any

the map to get an idea of where it is eastern ghouta was is located just outside the syrian capital damascus it's been occupied by various rebel islamist groups for years no fight has been under siege his place since twenty thirteen bring it out again here to the north are good is this refugee camp that it's hoped fleeing civilians will be real ok. needed to be in efforts to try to provide safe passage for those desperate people to escape are being coordinated with the syrian red crescent buses and ambulances are on standby we can report that people inside the insurgent held on klav are being notified about the location of the corridor with leaflets through load speakers and also text alerts first aid points then have been set up near its exit in an attempt to try to help those in most urgent need of medical assistance there are a lot of those people the situation in the district meantime has provoked heated debate as mentioned earlier at the un security council. the fighting has not stopped the opposition groups operating in eastern good to have made clear their commitment to the ceasefire

in the data breach scandal involving millions of users the death toll from syria's war rises in both damascus and the nearby rebel held enclave of eastern ghouta blasts at three way summit south korea's president suggests a joint meeting may be possible with the u.s. and north korea. saudi arabia's crown prince mohammed bin solomon has met the u.s. president at the white house with donald trump using the encounter for an unusual photo opportunity he displayed large cards to illustrate the benefits of arms being sold to saudi arabia but rights groups say those sales shouldn't be made to saudi arabia which is leading a campaign in yemen against with the rebels alan fischer reports from washington. it was a looky. arrival for such a high profile visit the crown prince from saudi arabia did not go in through the front door but soon found himself in the oval office and the us president donald trump addressing mainly a domestic audience took the opportunity to line the financial importance of the so did alicia's ship some of the things that have been approved and are currently under construction an

well there is an agricultural region east of damascus so people also grew some food but at the risk of ongoing airstrikes and shelling from the syrian government side however these were small projects which couldn't get into the needs of almost four hundred thousand residents of east good for most of the supplies through a lucrative war trade via tunnels and government checkpoints this war economy and extortion like tax pushed prices multiple times to what they are on the other side of damascus. we have seen misses his home. after escaping the siege he runs a charity which helped to fund training and set up new projects he feels abandoned by the un and others who he says should be doing more than just advocacy they are calling they are begging they are wishing but they don't do any serious things to do to have been in this area. which is maybe the worst the worst season in the last one hundred eighty of. since the one thousand february onslaught many of the projects have been destroyed in the relentless bombardment people say it's been a tough life under siege but they will not give up

also the quality of the caliber of the ruckus the rebels are using to show the couple damascus. new arms deals became the main topic for talks between the saudi crown prince and the u.s. president on tuesday donald trump found creative way to present his potential customer with more military hardware. reviewing you know five hundred thirty three million dollars five hundred twenty five million dollars the spirit. so here it is a very wealthy nation and we're going to give the united states some of that wealth hopefully. the meeting was met with protesters activists called on washington to stop backing the saudi led bombing of yemen.

this is one of the largest single rocket strikes that ever hit the syrian capital damascus since the beginning of the conflict back in two thousand and eleven or was possible with a marketplace that was very crowded of the height of people shopping because today people into a celebrated mother's day and many people were out buying their gifts yesterday and when the shells heard leaving this large number of. civilians into a particular site. when we got outside we couldn't see anything because the dust a real massacre i swear it wouldn't wish anyone to witness a scene like this it's really sad. in the past forty eight hours the syrian army was able to make substantial gains in the syrian military now controls over thirty percent of what was once one of the most important and closest to the syrian couple damascus trouble holding claves it is believed that it is in this location many of the headquarters of the rebels that were established perhaps this is the reason why the rebels have stepped up their rocket attacks in this recap of the mask of damascus have seen an increase not just in

but also the quality of the caliber of the rockets that rebels are using to show the couple damascus you're watching at international now in australian so called bio hacker named meow has implanted a chip in his hand to ride public transport more conveniently what he didn't expect there was to be taken to court and receive a hefty fine. i work in via having broad based i grind so i put technology inside my body i'm a federal politicians song political candidate with the science party. you can program they suggest things that are going your door you can interact with a variety of technology at the moment. so you can touch my. state government is encouraging people to have the system but when somebody came and acted in a way that i haven't anticipated it caused me to end up in court and that was quite of the thing that was surprising especially with the amount of interest that the case gone and it was a would have been a really good opportunity to show innovative ways of using the transport system and my lawyer basically stated that this is a case where the law hasn't for up with techn

international sponsored ceasefire in a damascus suburb failed. after terrorists shelled and evacuation route preventing hundreds of civilians from leaving the war torn area. the un calling the situation in yemen the world's worst manmade humanitarian disaster we talked to a man who lost four children and his wife in a strike. facebook admits it still found no sign that russia interfered in the. vote despite a renewed effort to dig up proof. and split over a local initiative to introduce sex education in kindergartens with brochures featuring transgender identity and same sex marriage issues. just turning nine am on the first of march and for many of us the first day of spring sunshine here in moscow and minus twenty. in just about an hour's time now a third humanitarian pause will come into force in the syrian enclave of eastern ghouta during the previous two a safety corridor organized by russia came under heavy shelling from terrorists preventing civilians from leaving the district the failed truce efforts provoked heated debate at a u.n. secur

stream of patients at the state-run hospital in damascus. this, we are told victim of a mortar attack. he was just brought in in the ambulance. >> dr. ali gazi works in the er, often treating civilians caught in sniper attacks or explosions. >> it makes very big stress on the medical teams. >> reporter: he says for the most part this hospital has the what it needs. it is a different story only a couple miles away in the besieged suburb of eastern ghouta, there rebels are surrounded by president assad's forces. hundred of thousand of civilians are trapped. it is impossible for us to cross the line from here in government-held damascus to rebel-held ghouta. so we reached a doctor there by phone. >> we are under siege. >> dr. saker told us he is operating underground after his hospital was bombed. >> my patients die and i cannot do anything to help. sometimes, when i don't have medicine, when i do not evacuate the patient to icu, to continue the air strikes. a very bad situation for me. >> again today, no medical aid came through humanitarian c

and the death toll from syria's war rises in both damascus and the nearby rebel held on place of eastern pewter. welcome to the program mia miles defacto leader and son suchi is without her right hand man after the abrupt resignation of the country's president in a statement on facebook president to chow said he wanted to take a rest from his current duty his role is largely ceremonial but he's a close confidant and political ally of suchi the country's vice president is still expected to fill the void until a new president is selected well from slews our correspondent in kuala lumpur has covered. extensively i mean how significant was the years as a symbolic head of state. well you want to be on mars first civilian head of state first civilian president in over fifty years so his five immediate predecessors were either military officers or former military officers his immediate pris his immediate predecessor former president ten saying had resigned from the military so he could take part in the two thousand and ten elections so you so tin chore for president in georgia. he occupied a si

jazeera syrian government forces continue to bombard the rebel held on place of eastern guten their damascus now these latest pictures published by syrian state news agency appear to show night operations by government fighters and activists saying government forces have taken almost complete control of the town. in the last two weeks more than six hundred people have been killed planes have been dropping leaflets telling people to leave the area but residents say that's just not an option reports now from beirut in neighboring lebanon. who are desperate he is just one of about four hundred thousand people trapped in eastern huta which is under attack. he is very ill and poor living in a besieged enclave means medicine and food are hard to find i remember what a lot of the roads here are i am crying and my children are cried because i am unable to buy anything for them my situation is very bad we have no money. and for the past two weeks this is what the people have been facing. airstrikes artillery shelling more than six hundred civilians have already been killed. syrian aircraft are droppi

blind aimless shells peppered damascus daily for years now so many dead and still dying still to die yet you won't see any hysteria about that in fact you won't hear much at all they won't admit that rebels are keeping people hostage because that justifies assad's operation as do those that died in rebel shelling so why mention it it ruins the narrative it's so so much. when it's black and white. and that's just hours after a humanitarian convoy was temporarily prevented from entering eastern due to due to military developments on the ground on monday shelling forced another convoy to turn around and to leave the enclave the situation in the area remains dire. and. this is the latest i'm joined now by joshua landis is directs the center of middle east studies at the university of oklahoma great to speak he was always joshua i want to pick up on what we've said about the humanitarian corridors because we played this evening a clip from an official from the state department who referred to them as being a joke it seemed that the u.s. didn't think that russia was genuinely setting up cu

this is what happens it is a shame that our country see of damascus and. for serving is a girl by the thought of this regime. the white helmets a group marketing itself as a civil defense initiative there are volunteers work at bomb sites as diligently in scenes as they have at the scenes of jihadist executives. wherever jihadi factions first they bring their white helmets in tow. like aleppo is no exception. story next the palestinian teenager coming up allegedly hit in the head by an israeli rubber bullet in december there is you may remember his face if you're watching us he says he felt pressured to change his statement recently about the incident in order to avoid a longer period of detention guys named mohammed to me he still being treated you can see a pretty serious injuries either which way don't know how it happened but he was arrested most latterly on monday the dawn raid on a palestinian village nine other people were also detained during the operation for having taken part in anti israeli demonstrations the day after his release though israeli

civilians have been trapped inside the damascus suburb for weeks now. this as syrian troops try to clear out rebel fighters. the man accused of dismembering a journalist goes on trial today. he's charged with killing can wall last year aboard his homemade submarine. the countdown to trade tariffs. president trump expected to announce import duties today. some key countries could be exempt. you will get the latest focusing on lebanon. today, a look at the country's first census of palestinian refugees. story, live from paris. this march 8 is international women's day. it is a day full of protests around the world as women press for progress. for working women, one of the most frustrating things in the genderce comes to equality and equal pay. you earn on average 16% less than your male colleagues in europe. take a look. >> a woman who works is unfortunately less well-paid. work, women in europe earn 16% less than men. among the e worst countries for wage equality are estonia, with a pay gap of 28%, and latvia with 21%. jobs carrying more response ability

this is one of the longest single rocket strikes that ever hit the syrian capital damascus since the beginning of the conflict back in two thousand and eleven the rockets hit a popular market a marketplace that was very crowded at the height of people shopping because today people in syria celebrate mother's day and many people are out buying their gifts yesterday and when the shells hit leaving this large number of. civilians into a particular site. when we got outside we couldn't see anything because of the dusk a real massacre i swear wouldn't wish anyone to witness a scene like this it's really sad. in the past forty eight hours the syrian army was able to make substantial gains in the syrian military now controls over thirty percent of what was once one of the most important and closest to the syrian capital damascus trouble holding claves it is believed that it is in this location many of the headquarters of the rebels were established perhaps this is the reason why the rebels have stepped up their rocket attacks on this rink up damascus damascus have seen an increase not just

isn't go to is located just outside of the syrian capital a capital damascus it has been occupied by various rebel and islamist groups for years and the siege since twenty thirteen and here to the north of good is a refugee camp but it's hoped civilians can be relocated to efforts to provide safe passage for those desperate to escape being coordinated with the syrian red crescent buses and ambulances are on standby people inside the insurgent held on clay were being. by about the location of the corridor via leaflets text alerts and loudspeakers first aid points of also being set up near its exit in an attempt to help those in need of urgent medical assistance the situation in the district meanwhile has provoked heated debate at the un security council. the fighting has not stopped opposition groups operating in eastern good to have made clear their commitment to the ceasefire on the very first day the militants use the declared pause to start an onslaught on the second day the same mortar shelling has continued including of the humanitarian corridor not a single person has left the

this what happens to the shame that our country see of damascus under suspicion. for serving a goal by the thought of this regime. the white helmets marketing itself as a civil defense initiative there are volunteers workers born fights diligently ensues as they have at the seams. wherever jihadi factions first they bring their white helmets into all these like aleppo is no exception. germany's finally getting a working government more than five months after the election and despite the wait german voters are ending up with more of the same with the social democrats finally agreeing to a deal with chancellor merkel's christian democrats to create another so-called grand coalition is the same partnership that is governed since twenty thirteen and it means chancellor merkel will enter her thirteenth year in power and commence her fourth time in charge getting to this point was far from easy though with more than a few obstacles hampering drawn out talks. like the issue of immigration which proved to be one of the most divisive in the talks merkel's conservatives had

at least forty four people have died in damascus after a series of missile struck a market in a government controlled neighborhood. you saw about it was three of my relatives are injured my wife and daughter are in surgery right now. the. only a moment my son told me he wanted to celebrate mother's day with me so i told him let's go to the market she bought a cake i was buying sweets when the explosion happened i saw only a lot of dust and my children under the table. as dandy my daughter visited me on mother's day she was five months pregnant on our way home from the doctor was told by the market it was right before the show and my daughter and i were wounded my four year old grandson was cured and the shell and he was hit by the blast wave and it took us a long time to find his body. we are innocent people first the militants destroyed my house and then they killed my wife what do they want from us they call us infidels and in reality it's them not us. well the syrian government has accused terrorists in eastern of carrying out the shelling local journalists able to him reports from c s

located just outside the syrian capital of damascus and has been occupied by various rebel and terror groups for years violence i recently escalated again with both sides accusing each other of targeting civilians russia set up the humanitarian corridor to the north of the region heading towards a checkpoint and camp efforts to provide safe passage for those desperate to escape are being coordinated with the syrian red crescent buses and ambulances are on standby people inside the rubble on flavor being notified about the location of the corridor via leaflets text alerts on loudspeakers first aid points have also been set up near the exit to help those in need of urgent medical assistance and the failed true surface provoked heated debate at the un security council. the fighting has not stopped opposition groups operating in eastern good to have made clear their commitment to the ceasefire on the very first day the militants use the declared pause to start an onslaught on the second day the same mortar shelling has continued including of the humanitarian corridor not a single person h

from berlin the tide of misery continues in syria as thousands of people stream out of the rubble held damascus suburbs of eastern this as syrian government forces intensify artillery bombardment of the area with the support of russian airstrikes also coming up. british russian relations in a deep freeze moscow says it will expel twenty three british diplomats as a dispute over the point inning of a former spy and his daughter in the u.k. escalates even further. and early voting gets underway in russia's presidential election with a win for president putin looking likely can he get the voters to turn out in the numbers that he wants. and welcome to the program thousands of people continue to flee the rubble held damascus suburbs of eastern ghouta for the third day in a role backed by russian airstrikes syrian government forces have intensified artillery bombardments of the area russia's military says some three thousand people are leaving hourly for humanitarian corridor monitored by russian troops more than thirteen hundred civilians have been killed and thousands more wounded amid weeks of re

the on claves largest town duma as air strikes pound the last opposition stronghold near the capital damascus thousands of civilians remain trapped also on the program. can trade officials from the european union get a block out of upcoming american import tariffs on steel and aluminum or is the e.u. going to counter with tariffs on u.s. products. like. that and seven years after nuclear disaster struck the japanese video fukushima some locals are using sport to move on they're hoping the twenty twenty olympics will soon put their city on the map for something completely different baseball. and welcome to the program syrian government forces say they've made significant advances into eastern ghouta the army has spent the last three weeks conducting an offensive on the area which is the last major rebel stronghold near the capital damascus the fighting has already claimed the lives of over. a thousand people and some observers say chemical weapons have been used to get the latest mark correspondent but first this report. the next strike is never far away in duma. another victim is rushed to an

goldfish humanitarian concern which is falling apart schools of a lot of civilians the shelling of damascus by rebel groups that's not enough for the body that was mentioned earlier there's a mix of that with the political objectives which some people may still have. all right welcome back you're watching our two international now russia's military says only two children have managed to escape the besieged syrian district of eastern five days after russia set up a humanitarian corridor to help civilians leave it says that militants in the enclave have been preventing others from escaping by opening fire on them and if that the insurgents are using the people. there as human shields of the u.n. security council earlier adopted a resolution demanding a thirty day ceasefire across syria without delay russia sees the opening of a humanitarian corridor and its attempts to establish ceasefire windows as a step towards implementing it back call damascus has also attempted to evacuate the wounded and tried sending forty six aid trucks to the area but they were unable to get through as militants ope

at least forty four people have been killed in damascus after a series of missile struck a market and a government controlled neighborhood. it's all about a bit of my relatives are injured my wife and daughter are in surgery right now. the. only moment my son told me he wanted to celebrate mother's day with me so i told him let's go to the market she bought a cake i was buying sweets and the explosion happened i saw only a lot of dust and my children under the table. as dandy my daughter visited me on mother's day she was five months on our way home from the doctor was told by the market it was right before the show and my daughter and i were wounded that my four year old grandson was cured and the shell and he was hit by the blast wave and it took us a long time to find his body. we are innocent people first the militants destroyed my house and then they killed my wife what do they want from us they call us infidels and in reality it's them not us. the syrian government has accused terrorists in eastern of carrying out the shelling local journalist abraham visited the scene yes i sup

this is one of the largest single rocket strikes that ever had the syrian capital damascus since the beginning of the conflict back in two thousand and eleven the rockets hit a popular mall at a market place for three dollars a hike people shopping. in here celebrate mother's day many people are buying their gifts yesterday when the souls. of. i when we got out sorry we couldn't see anything because the dust a real massacre i swear i wouldn't wish anyone to witness a scene like this it's really sad. in the past forty eight hours the syrian army was able to make substantial gains and use the syrian military now controls over thirty percent of what was once one of the most important and closest to the syrian capital damascus rebel held in claves it is believed that it is in this location many of the headquarters of the rebels were established perhaps this is the reason why the rebels have stepped up their rocket attacks in this recap damascus damascus have seen an increase not just in the number of rockets that hit it in the past twenty four hours but also the quality of and the calibe

also the quality of the caliber of the ruckus that rebels are using to shell the couple damascus. the u.s. national security agency has reportedly been tracking uses a virtual currency bitcoin since at least two thousand and thirteen intelligence officials have also made efforts to unmask identities and transactions elaborate trenchard picks up the story. question what's in it for bitcoin buyers besides the price boom last year when its rate kept go and up people got themselves to was to get rich but bitcoins have been luring enthusiastic with something else since long before the twenty seven thing boo no central bank control privacy and transaction anonymity i'm sorry this could have all been an illusion you haven't followed at snowden or have you. the n.s.a. worked urgently to target coin users around the world according to classified documents provided by snowden so let's look into the national security agency files which caught the eye of the intercepts journalists back in the days when the bitcoin was only worth less than one hundred bucks march twenty thirty in the u.s. was

lodges in town duma that as an strikes continue to pound the last opposition stronghold near the capital damascus thousands of civilians remain trapped we'll be going live to a correspondent for the legislature and meanwhile life is increasingly desperate in tomorrow as government forces tighten their grip we have exclusive images for you from inside the scene syrian town. and more winter sports excitement from joan chang is the winter paralympics get on the why the dazzling opening ceremony so well south and north korean athletes spoke of taking part in the parade the stage is now set for the biggest winter of paralympics ever sing. well come one is christopher spring a good to have you with us reports are coming in that syrian regime forces have made significant advances in eastern guta splitting into two that last major rebel stronghold now the capital damascus they advance comes after a much delayed a delivery to eastern ghouta syrian state t.v. also showing a group of rebel fighters and their families leaving the old clay so many others however are staying put saying they don't trust the gov

these are some of the buses said to be carrying people out of the destroyed damascus suburb and north to rebel held territories around it live province. the regime has displaced us following tool chest shelling siege and starvation. for seven years we've lived through conditions that no one knows except cold. my family has been sitting inside a basement for two months with no water no food where living in impossible life we left by a miracle and thank god for everything. the number of evacuees differs considerably between sources but syrian state media aid organizations and rebel groups report several hundred of his sick hungry and war torn residents have been bussed north and then you know the convoy arrived today from rural damascus from. there were twenty two people in critical condition and they were sent to specialist hospitals . so we classified the passengers women and children in one tent wounded elsewhere and those with nutritional needs in another we have three mobile clinics. was where these people will land next and how they will survive elsewhere remains a mystery. the mo

jeremy bowen, bbc news, damascus. laura: the agony within syria. two antiestablishment political leaders say they should govern italy after an inconclusive general election resul yesterday. euthsceptic five-star through the.movemen ntforming a gove is likely to take weeks of negotiations and coalitren building. is our europe editor katya adler. luig di maio's populist party has turned italian pics on its head. now he cannot walk up on stage wi the press are hungry for him. before the election, luigi di maio and the five-star movement were dismissed by the italian establishment as naÏve populists. now he ishe man and they are the party of the moment. looking like he couldn't quite believe what just happened, the 31-year-old declared a new italian republic of the people, the people. five star's leaders have holed -- thisis room hotel, rome hotel, planning their next move. are they really readovern? >> this is a revolution. italians understood the couldn'o trust the olticians. katya: five star hasn't won an absolute majority. lo at this map. italy is

yes this what happens to the shame that our country seat of damascus and is the same group for serving is our goal but is the thought of this regime. the white helmets a group marketing itself as a civil defense initiative there are volunteers work at bomb sites as diligently in scenes as they have at the scenes of the largest executives. wherever jihadi factions first they bring their white helmets in tow. like aleppo is no exception. reporting coming up the palestinian youngster claims he was forced to lie about how he got a serious head injury so that he'd be released from israeli custody of his story you may recognize him when we share the page break. dropping bombs brings peace to the chickenhawk forcing you to fight the battle. to stop spreading tell you that the public. tell you. that we. will walk. districts in brussels a cold government to reconsider plans to grant police greater powers to target migrants the new bill currently being debated would make it easier to conduct raids on homes thought to shelter undocumented migrants. spoke to one local who had. when the new tourist

jeremy bowen, bbc news, damascus. the headlines on bbc news: tributes to sir roger bannister, the first athlete to run a mile in less than four minutes, who has died at the age of 88. the offensive against rebel fighters in eastern kuto will continue according to the syrian president. —— ghouta. they'll be changing planning rules to boost house—building. sport now. and a full round up, from the bbc sport centre. first tonight another golden moment for great britain at the world athletics championships with andrew pozzi winning the men's 60 metre hurdles in birmingham. pozzi had qualified as fastest for the final but he looked to have been pipped on the line by the american jarrett eaton. there was a photo finish between the two athletes and just a hundredth of a second between them. after a nervous wait though victory was confirmed for pozzi in front ofa home crowd in birmingham. the 25—year—old, who's great britain's joint team captain, grew up not far away from the arena itself in straford—upon—avon. i