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>> >> germany summons the u.s. ambassador to berlin after a map is arrested on -- man is arrested on suspicions of spying. hello. i'm sammy, you are watching al jazeera live from doha. also ahead - anger against israel boils over as thousands of palestinians mourn a teenager. >> a crackdown in chinnee's xinjiang province on the day of
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riots. >> neymar ruled out of the world cup as his team goes through to the semifinals. the u.s. ambassador in berlin has been summoned after a man was arrested on suspicion of spying for washington. german media say he's an employee of the foreign intelligence agency, putting u.s.-german ties n -- ties under further spies. edward snowden revealed in america was spying on its allies. washington refused to rule out spying on berlin. german authorities are giving little away about the latest
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incident. >> esbion im activity for foreign intelligence is not something we treat lightly, but it is a matter for the federal state prosecutor and the investigating office now, and it's in goodhands. >> ray is a former c.i.a. intelligence analyst in washington. he says the spying allegations could have wider implications. >> particularly this kind of spying, the eavesdropping is not only the stasi, but the guess tappo. there's another germans my age that remembers that. it's sensitive and why it needs to be addressed and brought out into the open as there was testifying before the bundize lag. they are looking into it. we'll see what event utes.
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n.a.t.o. meets in early september. it will be interesting to see if the west europeans will be subservient to the united states as they have been before the patients and abuses. >> reporter: israeli police fought with demonstrators following the funeral of a murdered palestinian teenager. thousands attended the ceremony on friday. his family believes mohammed abukhdair was killed in revenge for the abduction murder of israeli last month. we have this report. >> reporter: the israeli authorities handed the body over to its family on friday. thousands joined the funeral procession in the neighbour hood. people came from all over jerusalem. when his body as found, it was charred. his distraught mother says she refused to see her son's corpse before it was buried.
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>> translation: how am i supposed to see him if his body is burnt. i don't want to remember him like this, no mother would accept this. the would the killer's mother accept their son's burns like mine was. >> mohammed abukhdair's parents wanted to keep with tradition and bury the body right away. the body was not released until friday. >> the body was burnt beyond recognition. the only way to identify him was through d.n.a. samples from the martyr's parents. >> reporter: scuffles between anti-israeli protesters and police are continuing. they say he was kidnapped and murdered after three israeli settlers were found dead. on the first friday of the muslim month of ramadan forces deployed additional forces in
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jerusalem, and imposed restrictions on who gets to pray, banning male worshippers under the age of 50, all in anticipation of mohammed abukhdair's funeral. after two painful days of waiting for their son's body back, the family buried their loved one. they say the pain of losing a son so young will never go away, but punishing the perpetrators may bring relief. in iraq sa suicide bomber -- a suicide bomber attacked government forces north of the capital. 15 were killed near the blast, near the home of a shrine important to shia muslims. the bomber detonated a vehicle full of explosives. iraq's prime minister is insisting he will fight for a third term in office, despite pressure for him to step down. in a statement on iraqi stv, nouri al-maliki vowed to continue to fight the armed group, calling itself the
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islamic state, until it's defeated. nouri al-maliki's coalition of shia parties has been accused of stoking tensions in iraq by marginalizing sunnis. >> a police officer has been killed in a blast in bahrain. the explosion took place in east dakar. there are no claims of responsibility. bahrain's government faced regular protests by people demanding more right for the shia majority. the price of fuel in egypt has gone up by as much as 78%. the oil ministry announced a major price hike in an effort to cut $6 billion in energy subsidies. half of the population lives below the poverty line and relies on subsidies for wheat and fuel. the deficit stands at $35 billion. 20% of the budget is suspend on
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energy subsidies. the government is planning to raise trist yit prices. -- electricity polices. sammia is the founder of democracy for egypt and says rising fuel costs is not the way to increase the economy. >> the economy is number one for abdul fatah al-sisi's survival, if he has a chance with the security. so just borrowing money or getting aids from the gulf countries is not going to do it. there has to be a shake in the system. it goes hands in hand with security for the people. if he is going take the subsidy out, he knows that he is hurting the middle class people that are being wiped out. people who are driving the cause, are not necessarily rich in egypt, they are wanting to go
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to war. with the salary and income in egypt, these people cannot afford the job that's been happening. there has to be a system. security has been tightened in a chinese city ahead of a sensitive anniversary. it's five years since clashes between hahn chinese and ethnic uyghurs left almost 200 dead. we are jouned from the -- joined by our correspondent from the capital. have the mass arrests leading to the anniversary calmed or inflamed the situation? >> well, it hasn't lessened tensions which is a reason why the full force of china's security appa rattize has been brought to bear on the province. thousands of police and soldiers flooded into the area during the past few weeks. we have a taste of how nervous they are.
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we were detained on several occasions as we filmed in the streets and attempted to talk to ordinary people. some of the footage was deleted. on the surface all appears calm and peaceful. beneath the surface there's evidence that a rift between the two communities has yet to be heeled. >> reporter: here the wound of five years ago have yet to heal. in a poor uyghur neighbourhood they hesitate before talking to us. >> translation: i'm here looking for a job. they don't want me to talk to you. >> reporter: by "they", he refers to the police, who have been watching us and are moving in, as another man is explaining the mood here today. as officers surround him he says the atmosphere is getting better, not as good as the past. and insists han chinese and
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muslim uyghurs live together, but the only han faces we see are that of the police. they break up the gathering, herding the crowd away. this area is more tense than peaceful today. this is the way it was five years ago. the ethnic violence as sudden as savage. they were the worst riots sense the foundation of the people's republic of china. armed with what came to hand han chinese and uyghurs turned on one another. the ethnic strife has been cited as a reason for the continuing bloodshed here. in may suicide bombers struck at a market, killing more than 30 people. in response china's military cracked down hard, rounding up hundreds of suspects. uyghur groups say that response is playing into the hands of militants. >> therefore, it is highly unlikely that uyghur people will
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accept the current chinese brutal rule. out of desperation some may take matters, unfortunately into their hands, and possibly use political violence against the chinese state. >> china's government blames violence on religious extremists with ties to overseas terrorist groups and says it's proof to kill civilians in a fight to end chinese rule here. propaganda is the other weapon. in recent states sit television has been showing images of courts imposing death sentences. the security forces are nervous for another reason. this anniversary coincides with ramadan, taking place against a backdrop of oppressive security and a fear in both communities of when the next attack could happen. perhaps, aidery jp, the time --
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aid adri adrian, the timely example the uyghurs see are restrictions in ramadan. tell us about that. >> yes, a number of government websites have said that basically if you are a muslim uyghur and you are employed was a civil servant or teacher or student, you are banned from fasting during this ramadan. we called the shin significanting foreign affairs department to clarify the report. they would neither confirm nor deny it. which means that it's true. now to other uyghurs, this is seen as an attempt to erode their religions, to erode their culture and feeds into the tension here. the chinese government says it's trying to build a modern province, which is why it's pouring in billions of dollars, building railings, matter ways and hospitals and airports.
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china says it invests more in xing significanting than anyone in china. and why there's a belief that they are not doing enough. more ahead. pakistan takes the fight to the taliban in the north waziristan tribal area, and why an indonesian presidential hopeful is the target of religious smear campaign.
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the u.s. ambassador in berlin is being summoned by german authorities to clarify the case of a german man arrested on suspicion of spying. ties have been strained following allegations of surveying citizens, including angela merkel. the price in egypt has gone up by as much as 78%. the government says it's trying to cut subsidies and tackle death. security is tighten in a north-western chinese city. it's the fifth anniversary since fighting between han chinese and uyghurs left 200 dead in the area pakistan's military escalated operations against armed groups in a remote tribal area. hundreds of thousands of civilians have been forced to flee as government troops battled pakistan and foreign fighters.
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nicole johnston has more. >> reporter: this is not an easy place for pakistan's military to track down its enemies. north waziristan is remote and mountainless. it's a front in the war against the taliban, and foreign fighters, uz becks, and chinese uyghurs. pakistan has been accused of protecting and backing some groups, like the haqqani network. the government has had enough and they said it would be wiped out. >> some analysts argue it's about time they were targeted. >> we raised them, trained them and now is the time because it's like snacks, you keep snacks in the backyard, they'll bite you.
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pakistan realised. >> north waziristan is a tribal area, long regarded as outside the control of the central government. most of the fighting is in the towns. some fighters may have escaped across the border, along with half a million civilians who fled. up to 50,000 troops are in north waziristan. it's reported they are taking on more than 10,000 fighters. >> the military came with the intention that they would find taliban. they didn't find any. they are killing innocent civilians. the military released pictures of troops searching for mines, and what it says are bomb-making factories in the area. this former military commander says the army will try to secure north waziristan and then move across the rest of pakistan.
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>> this is was the hub of military. and the pakistani army decided to strongulate and then take on to clear that. but the point is after the operation is over, it will subside. it's a big question. >> special forces have been deployed across major cities. >> the battle in north waziristan could last for months. in the meantime security forces in cities like islamabad are on high alert, watching for reprisal attacks by the pakistani taliban. while there's strong public support for the campaign against the taliban, everyone is worried who price they'll have to pay for it. bulgaria and six other n.a.t.o. countries launched naval drills in the black sea off ukraine's coast. it's the latest demonstration of military might after russia annexed crimea in march.
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the 10-day warm games are to boost n.a.t.o.'s ready possess. in the central african republic, a number of fighters from the rebel group, the lords resistance army abandoned and surrendered to ugandan forces. we met them. >> reporter: in a remote ugandan army base in the base of the central african republic, this helicopter touches down and on board are three fight irs from the lords resistance army. the lieutenant colonel and two others gave up after a firefight. they have been brought to the base. it's smools and handshakes -- smiles and handshakes. one was abducted at the age of is it, as he arose through the ranks he committed atrocities. >> translation: the things i did make my heart bleed. i was abducted when i was young and taught to do bad things. later i realised what i did was
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bad. it makes me cry, and my heart bleeds because of it. the l.r.a. is notorious for mutilating and abducting people since the rebellion began. the group surrendered with these women, forced to become officer's wives. u.s. special forces help the ugandans. in spite of support, joseph c e kony, wanted by the international court is still at large. >> this shows the capacity that they have been degraded, they can no longer put up a fight, and those with the opportunity to escape from being victims of joseph kony take advantage of this. >> life in the bush is tough. the group survives with these few items, armed with old kalashnikov. the radio was the only connection to the outside world. they heard the government
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messages, but it took years to build the confidence to run away. the ugandan soldiers have been based mere for five years and there's only a few hundred l.r.a. left. many are too scared to come out after years or decades of living in fear. they survive by looting, killing and stealing. the conflict lasted nearly 30 years. for the people living in the affect areas, they hope it can be brought to a close. >> the abductees will be taken home. a po and his comrades will be granted amnesty. this group cap hope their ordeal is finally over. now, the number of people who have died from an outbreak of ebola in west africa has r risen to 481. there are almost 100 cases of the virus. >> is it possible to stop the
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ebola outbreak in africa. the preption of disease preption and control says yes, it is, we've had outbreaks before, we've been able to stop them. we know the way to do it. it's a bigger challenge than previously, it's in three countries and small scattered outbreaks. the principles are the same. we can stop the outbreak. >> a man that worked as a senior visor to the british prime minister david cameron has been gaoled over the phone hacking scandal. andy coulson was committed to 18 month, found guilty of widespread phone hacking when in charge of the "news of the world." the australian entertainer and artist rolf harris has been gaoled for five years and nine months, guilty of 12 charges of nestly assaulting girls over 20 years.
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the 84-year-old has been a popular entertainer in britain and australia for 20 years. >> 190 million indonesians will head to the polls to these their next president. the opponent is enjoying a surge in popularity. >> reporter: the front runner is on the campaign trail, a man of the people. his pop u lattery went up in the last two years, due to a personal touch. during the presidential campaign he has been struggling. it has been blamed on a lack of organization and a smears campaign against him. in the world's largest muslim country a tabloid country says he is a chinese christian. an election commission banned the tabloid, but the damage was done. religious and ethnic
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issues dominated. now he ha to prove he's a reel muslim. >> when i go to the people, i explain the issue. so after that i am sure that people know that i'm muslim. >> it's not because he had a better campaign. . >> no. >> reporter: the other can't date came unt fire when the singer used a nazi uniform. this was just a fashion statement. >> if we talk about a black campaign, we also have our portion of black campaign that aims to us. but - for example, if this man is going to kill someone, for
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example, there's a picture of him depicted as hitler. this campaign showed how indonesian elections are about parliamenties, rather that policies. lack of infrastructure, religious intolerance have hardly been addressed. to most indonesians, the choice is a choice between a firm president with links to the past and a new leader. on july 9, 147 million voters will decide who will run of the third-loudest democracy. [ ♪ theme ] brazil will face germany in the last four of the world cup. the germans beat france to reach
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the semifinals for the fourth straight tournament. the only goal after 12 minutes. max heading in for a free kick. the french with a chance to equalize. the shot was saved, leaving the score france 0, germany 1. brazil book add their spot in the finals with a 2-1 defeat of columbia. they netted an early goal and made sure of the result for the second-half free kick. the next clash will be on tuesday. brazil will be without nay mar, ruled out after fracturing a vertebrae in his back. we have more. >> reporter: this is not the way brazil wanted to see their star striker leading the pitch, an injury suffered with a columbian player, forcing the brazilian
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star off in pain. >> he was rushed to a hospital where doctors confirmed he had a fractureded vertebrae. fans were sad eped but not deterred by the news. >> we were sad. neymar relates our team. >> our number 10 is important. we are confident we can get to the final and raise a championship profile without him. >> i believe the team was united after the game and we can win without neymar. after neymar was charged from the hospital, he was brought to the airport, where he boarded a plane with team-mates to go back to the training center in rio. he'll only be able to supply emotional support to his team-mates the rest of the way. a traj uk loss for the brazilian
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national team considering huh well this day was going until his injury. >> the atmosphere for the game was charged hours before kick-off. columbia brought thousands of supporters here to cheer on the team. believing their team could pull off an upset. >> i cannot describe what i feel. this is an historic day since we supported our team for the tournament. we will win. >> the home team fans packed into the stadium with energy that eclipsed previous games. >> when it was over. columbian fans deflated in defeat. brazilians streamed out of the stadium full of joy. they had not gotten the news about the se erty of neymar's injury. the quest got harder, facing germany, hoping to cheer even if they are playing without their star.
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a 4th of july celebrations have been held across the u.s. to mark independence day. in the capital washington dc thousands gathered for the annual concert and fireworks display. you can get more of the news on the website at aljazeera.com. a supreme court marked by big and fascinating decisions and annub number of nam rulings. latest is in the books. the it's the "inside story." "hello. i am ray suarez. the 2013 to 2014 term of the