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>> an armed group hyped the killing of 30 soldiers in northern egypt has released a video pledging allegiance to isil. the footage shows the attacks in the sinai peninsula last month. and it threats more violence unless showcasing what it buil build billed as a triumph. al jazeera cannot verify the authenticity but it shows the attack last month that killed 30 soldiers.
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>> we tell you that the war has yet to begin. >> they have taken up arms in response to the campaign to forcebly move people from the sinai. hundreds of families have had their houses demolished. many of them remain homeless. many believe the buffer zone is needed to combat what it calls terrorism. but the attacks against the army as well as other acts of violence have only increased since he has come to power.
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intensifying even more after the military began it's operations in sinai. the message makes no reference to the muslim brotherhood. which the government has accused of being the main source of violence in egypt. protesters continue on a daily basis. protests continue to be held across egypt. this week under the barn return to your barracks, a demand that the army return to their barracks they say that the security in egypt has deteriorated because the army has more concerned politician than security of the country. >> al jazeera continues to demand the release of its three journalist who is have now been detained in egypt for 322 days.
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mohamed fahmy, bader mohammed, and peter greste were convicted of false allegations that they helped the muslim brotherhood. they're appealing against their convictions and jail sentences of 7-10 years. >> the united arab emirates has liste added to the list of what it considers to be terrorist organizations. yemen's houthi rebels, al-qaeda and the muslim brotherhood operating in the u.a.e. are also on the list. they released a similar list in march. america's top built officer has met iraq's defense minister in baghdad. generathey discussed the military campaign against isles. dempsey reaffirmed u.s. commitment to training iraqi forces.
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last week president obama authorizing another 1500 troops to join the fight. >> syria's government has launched airstrikes against isil targets. it comes as another rebel group al nusra is accused of seizing territory from other forces. the al-qaeda-linked group has its own side to the story. >> a power player in the syrian civil war for a long time now asal quite's affiliated syria it is now the dominant group in the northwestern province of idli. the new strategy is to become the unrifled leader, but the group's leadership denied that it's take over was a power grab. instead we were told this was a war against corrupt rebel leaders who use weapons to
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territory. they do feel threatened. their group has been designated as a terrorist organization by the u.s., and their vision for a new syria is not accepted by all. >> what we are planning for the islamic law to be implemented. we do not want to be the only leaders. we share power with other factions. >> there are no indications that the u.s.-led coalition plans to widen it's campaign, at least for now, but al nusra front feels it has been targeted. it's not clear that it's offensive of idlib is part of a new strategy. but the group plans to get rid of potential enemies on the ground. >> ukraine's president poroshenko has issued a decree to release all schools,
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hospitals in the eastern regio regions. in australia, at the g-20 leaders have warned vladimir putivladimir putin if he continues to back the rebels. this raises concern whether pro russian separatists plan to launch a new offensive. sending soldiers and weapons into donetsk and luhansk. >> on friday six civilians including two children were killed in shelling in donetsk. 20 others were injured. two buildings were damaged and six apartments were destroyed. the ongoing attacks are threatening a truce struck in minsk in september.
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we go live to donetsk. why have they issued this decr decree? >> well, there is an interesting question. it really does in a lot of ways cement the situation on the ground. there has not been any mechanism to provide these sorts of services since luhansk and donetsk set up these self-declared republics. it does not change the situation per se but it is a high profile way of making a point that these republics are on their own and they can't expect any assistance from the ukrainian government in kiev. it's not to say that it won't have any effects as well. there is some pressure obviously trying to be exerted on this region. it will have the impact, for example, on state sector employees. president poroshenko is saying that they'll be relocated in western regions of ukraine.
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where they will go, what jobs they will do, and how they will be paid in an economy tradition is struggling has yet to be answered. in banking and finance, they've saying they want to end services provided to institutions and companies in these regions. we've seen credit cards systems not working because banks in kiev aren't accepting those transactions. and as well as our team has seen mobile phone pre-payment terminals being taken away. it will have an affect on daily life here. but i think the real--it is very much a political point that he's making, that these self-declare people's republic cannot expect real assistance or services that they would get as part of ukraine. >> talk to us more about the military build up going on in the east? >> yes, it does continue
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according to reports there were reports from the reuters news agency along th the columns of vehicles moving around in this region. we have seen the columns from nato of the russian troops where they say they're coming across the border. you've referred to the civilian deaths, the ukrainian military are saying seven of its soldiers have been killed in fighting over the last several hours. another interesting part of the decree today involved crimea, saying that the energy in coal ministries would have to examp examine their supply to coal industries. they may turn off the taps in coming month, and that may be seen as more of an invitation to take over the areas in the blackpoothe black seacoast.
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there is a land bridge to supply crimea, and it would be a cut off russian enclave. there is a real danger of escalation, and this highly i am perfect cease-fire that has been holding over the last couple of months is very much under threat. >> thank you for that live update from donetsk. >> they've grade to improve cooperation between the two countries. during ashraf gandhi' ashraf gandhi first trip to prime minister sharif. >> the trip has gone very well.
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the 30 years of mistrust have been removed by three days of talks. the afghanistani prime minister has shown the prime minister that it was in their interest to see a stable afghanistan. pakistan wants to create links to central asia. and saying that he wants to connect south asia to central arab t asia to afghanistan. so much improvement as far as relationship between islamabad and kabul is concerned. however, there are challenges security challenges and of course the most important one will be how effectively the unity government is able to do its business, and whether it is able to control an insurgency in many of its provinces. >> still to come this half hour,
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>> again a reminder of the top stories here in ankle. an armed group behind the killing of 30 soldiers has released a video pledging allegiance to isil. they have promised more violence if the military presence in the region continues. afghanistan's president and pakistan's prime minister have agreed to improve cooperation
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between the two countries. it involves a deal to increase trade and explore new defense and energies partnerships. and ukraine's president poroshenko has decreed to stop services in regions held by pro russian separates. and global economic growth in australia, leaders of the world's most powerful nations are gathered in brisbane for the two-day event. another big issue was climate change, which was raised by president barack obama despite australia leaving it off the agenda. and a member of vladimir putin's delegation said he's leaving early after coming under pressure from western leaders over the crisis in ukraine. more on day one in brisbane.
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>> unexpectedly one of president barack obama's main them was the climate. >> as we focus on our main themes we cannot forget the need to lead the global fight against climate change. >> more than six minutes of the president's speech was devoted to environment change in what looked to be a direct rebuke of australia's prime minister, who did not want climate change to be discussed. the obligatory hand change between host and guest of vladimir putin was for firm than friendly. there were marchs calling for action on climate change, more
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rights for aboriginal united statessen and taxes on banks. but it will be democratic growth that will dominate the talks. anjose sánchez left his home country of spain when it's economy went backwards. for the last three years he has been working on brisbane's road tunnel. >> after three or four years, after hard work and being able to say, well, i cooperated in doing some of this, this is really very awarding for us. >> the economic activity that the tunnel will help generate will help repay its costs many times over. for the leaders, this is the sort of scheme they want to see more of. the aim to increase economic growth by 2% more than currently projected over the next five years and pushing big infrastructure schemes is one way they think they can achieve it. >> australia asked each g-20
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member to bring their own solid proposals for growth to brisbane. >> yes, our world can grow. yes our world is deliver the jobs that our people want. this conference is about how we will deliver. >> official talks only began later afternoon brisbane time. by the same time on sunday the aim is to have a firm action plan to boost the world economy. andrew thomas, al jazeera. brisbane. >> well, there may be tensions between g-20's issues, but they were all smiles while meeting these koalas. >> burkina faso's military leaders has given a deadline to choose an interim leader. they reache made an
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announcement after reachin reaching an agreement with civil groups. >> average who is are sheltering in northern kenya mainly from somalia and south sudan, the food world program said it it's cutting it's rations to $1,000 a day. they're trying to raise $38 million to fund it's next six months. why the funding shortfall? >> i think the main reason is the world is facing so many humanitarian crises of such scale and complexity that the needs are outstripping the aid that the humanitarian assistance that is available to meet them. and so there is this growing gap between the ever-increasing
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humanitarian needs and the resources that the donaries have available to contribute to agencies like wpfp. while a lot of resources are going to syria, south sudan, ebola-effected countries of west africa, you're seeing significant humanitarian needs in refugee camps in kenya which at this point are not being met. >> a surgery who contracted ebola has been moved to the united states for treatment. the doctor, an u.s. permanent resident, is said to be critically ill. at the g-20 conference in australia the charity ox fam has been pushing for a stronger commitment. >> there is an urgent need of response and from all the g-20 countries to contain the ebola virus. that means mental services on the ground. it means the ability to open up bids and only 22% of bids can be utilized at the moment. it means safe burials.
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so the first issue is where is the commitment that is commemorat commiserate with the need? >> hong kong democracy activists have been blocked from traveling to beijing to talk with top officials. they were turned away at hong kong airplane. airport. at least 15 women who died after sterilization surgery in india might have been given antibiotic pills contaminated with rat poison. tests show that the tablets contained zinc oxide. at least 16 of the patients are still fighting for their lives. relatives and classmates of
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the 43 students missing in mexico formed three caravans to travel the country calling for their return. many do not believe their children are dead. we look at how the families are coping. >> placing flowers on her tombstone. he remembers his wife who died in august. his whole family is with him except his 18-year-old grandson, one of the 43 university students who disappeared at the hands of local police in the troubled state of guerrero. his uncle put school photos of jorge on the family alter. he said he wanted to be a teacher to support his mother. >> we're very sad. every time we sit down to eat we ask ourselves what about jorge? is he eating? sometimes we just lose our appetites. >> every day they make jorge's
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bed and tieys up his clothes hoping that he'll eventually walk through the front door. like most families of the student the cruzs are poor farmers they live on the crops they grow. since jorge has been taken they have not been able to tend their fields. >> we don't have any money. when we get some we difficult it to jorge's mother, it's sad but we try to survive. >> every in town is on high alert and security is tighter than ever. >> this is community police and they're checking this car before it goes into town. it's a measure that people have to take to feel safe. the disappearance of 43 students, sadly, is nothing new. hidden grapes are part of the landscape. people killed in shoot outs between rival gangs orchid napped by police are often
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dumped in the hills in the middle of the night. more than 26,000 people have disappeared since 2006 when the mexican government declared war on organized crime. they demanded to know why his grandson is still missing. >> i told him if he had lost a son i'm sure that one or two days the police would find him. why can't you find our children? >> a question many in mexico and around the world are asking and praying it will soon be answered. rachel levine, al jazeera guerrero, mexico. >> the protesters accuse galle georgian government. >> it's been a quiet couple of years in georgian politics until now.
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last week there were major resignation in the government, protests at the dismissal of georgia's defense minister, and all of these ministers came together to say that they fear georgia is in danger of losing its commitment towards closer europe even integration and towards eventually nato membership. this uncertainty and those cracks in the government are going to be exploited by the opposition. they'll be hope to go capitalize on that by. this is about them that georgia is under threat. that it faces a real danger of being next on russia's list after ukraine. we're particularly concerned about new agreements that are being put together by russia and georgia's breakawayter rows and
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disputed regions. they're saying that this government is week, that it has shown that it's weak by the divisions within the coalition and that it just isn't really to take a strong enough line against moscow. >> servan national leader has rallied thousands of supporters in belgrade just days after being released by an u.n. war crimes court. the 60-year-old has vowed revenge. he was released before a verdict in his trial of war crimes on grounds of ill health. he had been held in detention for 12 years. there has been an incredible journey by the comet lander has had it's last day. they have confirmed that it's battery has now run down. >> this is the final resting place of the probe. as if sits on comet 67 p
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drifting in space scientists can be comforted by the fact that it at least managed to send some images. on saturday the european space agency confirmed that the comet lander ran out of power. it's batteries drained and unable to recharge. it was blasted into space on board the rosetta craft taking ten years to orbit around the earth and mars until it made the comet. after two attempts it finally landed on its target albeit with a bounce. there was much to celebrate. but all did no go according to plan. the probe landed in a shadow of a cliff, meaning it's solar panels could in the get enough sunlight to recharge its batteries. on friday philae was give commands to retate to get a glimpse of sunlight. that an i period to go without a hitch, and and it used it's last
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energy to send that data back. >> we're looking at things that could have done if anything had worked properly. let's look at what things we have done and what we have achieved. this is unique and it will be unique forever. >> a mission first. >> for centuries, some west african communities have branded children born deformed or with disabilities as evil spirits. they are seen as a drain on limited resources and so ... medicine men are often asked to perform rituals and prepare poisonous concoctions ...to kill
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