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BBC news 2015-08-25

Hello, I'm Joe Macintosh with the BBC news.

Syrian officials say the Islamic state groups have blown up a renowned ancient temple in the city of Palmyra. The city is one of the most important archelogical site in the middle east, more from Vincent. Parts of Palmyra, known as the pearl of the desert go back to 2000 BC and earlier. The Baalshamin temple was one of the city's best known and most complete buildings, but now Syria's head of antiquities Maamoun Abdulkarim has said the site has been blown up by Islamic state militants. He said the inside of temple had been destroyed, and the columns around it had collapsed. The oldest part of the Baalshamin temple are thought to have dated from the year of 17 AD.

Asian stock market have fallen sharply in early trading as fears continue for China's economic health. Shanghai's main share index plunged and was down more than 8% at one point. Tokyo and Hongkong also recorded heavy falls. From Singapore, Harishman reports. The recent intensity of the falls on Asian market has caught many by surprise. Analysts say that investors are primarily concerned about a China led global slowdown. And that leads to a contagious affects, which has been reflected in share prices across the region. Over the weekend, China allowed pension funds to invest in the stocks for the first time, and apparent attempted by the government to show up confidence. But the latest selloff has raised concerns that investors do not think government is doing enough to help.

The South Korea president Park Geun-hye says cross border propaganda broadcast to North Korea will continue unless Pyongyang apologizes for planting landmines that injured South Korea soldiers. North Korea has threatened to use forces to stop the broadcast raising fears of military conflict. Marathon talk to try to resolve the issue have continued through a second night.

The Guatemala president Otto Perez Molina has said he will not stand down over a corruption allegations made against him on Friday despite mounting pressure for him to do so. In a televised address to the nation, Mr.Perez Molina dismissed accusation that he received money from a customed bribery scheme, and insisted that his conscience was clear. And from this perspective I reaffirm to you that I will not resign. I will face these charges, will subject myself to the legal process as necessary, good night. 8 members of Mr Perez Molina's government have already resigned over the allegations.

President Francois Hollande will shortly present France's highest honor to 4 men who foiled a suspected terror attack on a high speed train to Paris on Friday. A US service man, Spencer Stone, who was injured as he wrestled the heavily armed gunman to the floor will receive the Legion d'honneur medal alongside two other Americans and one Briton. World news from the BBC.

Australia's prime minister Tony Abbot has begun a week-long visit to a remote aboriginal community, fulfilling an election promise. Mr Abbot will visit communities in the Torres Strait Islands in Northern Queensland. From Sydney, here is Phil Mercer. "The prime minister wants to see for himself the tribes in hardships of the nation's original inhabitants. Schooling is a particular concern. Poor standards of education are a decisive factor in disproportionally-high rate on unemployments and imprisonments. In West Australia, indigenous children are more than 50 times more likely to be incarserated than their non-aboriginal counterparts."

Reports from Tunisia say a border guard has been killed in an exchange of fire with the Jihadist group. Local media say the gun battle happened in Bushiker, close to the border of Algeria. In June, an Islamist gunmen killed 38 people at a Tunisan beach resort.

Thousands more asylum-seekers are expected to cross into the European Union by Hungray over the next few days, they were able to travel through to Serbia, after Macedonia abandoned forceful attempts to stop them at its border with Greece. Nick Thorpe reports from Budapest. "Here in Hungary, the right-wing Fidesz government is building a razor-wire fence along its southern border, threatening prison sentences to those who cross the borders illegally. But for now， at least refugees are simply walking around the incomplete fence, or climbing over it. On Saturday night, police in Budapest took all migrants off one train bound for Vienna. But on Sunday, the same people continued their journey unhindered.

Police in the US say they have arrested two Pokemon players on firearm charges. Ahead of the games of world championships in Boston, Kevin Norton and James Stumbo were reported to have made violent threats on social media ahead of the championship. They were stopped as they tried to enter the venue. That's the BBC news.