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o her kid, and she never made it... >> a former cop speaks out... >> if you had taken steps when a man was assaulted, maybe freddie gray didn't have to die. >> is there still a blue wall of silence in american cities? >> did somebody get shot? fault lines baltimore rising only on al jazeera america >> hope for greece - athens and e.u. say a debt bill could be just around the corner welcome to al jazeera, i'm shiulie ghosh. live to athens in a moment. and reports around the world including - change in turkey president recep tayyip erdogan to make his first speech since losing the parliamentary majority iraq ready to fight i.s.i.l., but they need weapons. >> inside the mind of a genius.
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albert einstein's personal letters up for auction. al jazeera learnt that there could be a deal in brussels to prevent greece defaulting on its debt. athens has until the end of june to pay 1.8 billion to the international monetary fund. the debt stands at $352 billion. of this, 8.5 billion has to be paid by august - mainly to the european central bank. john is in athens and can give us the latest. the athens stock market seems very happy. what are you hearing about a possible deal. >> that's right the stock market appears to be bouncing back from
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yesterday, when it was uncertain if alexis tsipras would meet with his counterparts. he has done that and the result is that there seems to be a possibility of an interim deal financing greece through the remainder of this year and beginning of next year while leaving issues such as pensions and restructuring of the grease debt for a later date. that should allow some things to be agreed upon now. that was the february 20th rubric for talks, that they signed on to to have an interim agreement and have a full xrens iagreement where the difficult issues would be contained. the greek side is giving out the message. greek officials is telling us that there's more optimism after the meeting, but that is in the offing what about the long term. the i.m.f. will be out of the picture come march next year
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what will happen after that? >> well, the i.m.f. has been the hardliner. the international monetary fund has been the hard liner, insisting on greek reforms and restructuring of debt. which had it difficulties talking about it before. after that, they'll talk about a political deal being easier to make. that contains something that the greek's want which is to extend by 10-20 years the period of time over which greece had to repay the $250 billion you referred to earlier. it will also have to ensure that the pension system is viable, and that is something that will take a lot of work on the greek side. the pension funds are under finance, and the greek government is spending $1.6 billion a month. if the financing goes away
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pensions will be cut by 50% at the moment. taxes and contributions to pension funds are not enough to pay out what has been promised until now. so there is a lot of work to be done on the long-term deal. that is alexis tsipras and the government want to defend. >> john psaropoulos in athens. the news welcomed in athens. the commissioner warned athens to step up to finalise a deal saying: the president of the turkey recep tayyip erdogan is about to give his first speech since his
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party lost its over all majority. let's go live to bernard smith live in istanbul. bernard, things have not gone to plan for president recep tayyip erdogan. it will be interesting what he says in the speech. he had been hoping that the party he helped to establish, the ruling party, would give him a mandate to extend presidential powers. it looks like that will have to be solved. >> it does. that's on the backburner for the moment. the president was involved in the election campaign. technically the presidency is supposed to be above politics he was campaigning through the election speaking loudly in favour, in favour of the party that he helped found, the a.k. party. he kept is low profile since the election since the a.k. party failed to win a majority the first time that he failed to do that in the last 13 years. it remains the largest political
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party in turkey, but is 18 short of the majority. that's why turkey looks like it's heading for a coalition government. that's with the prime minister says, that he will try, that's his ambition do get a coalition together. before the election all the parties, the opposition parties said they were not prepared to be in coalition with the a.k. party. there's four or five days in which a coalition can be formed the official results will be next week when the 40 to 45 day clock is ticking. if there's not a coalition after the 45 days there's a protect of new elections, there has been some discussions between the abbing parties and others. the a.k. party still want to
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form a coalition a united nations report says peacekeepers regularly exchange goods for sex in countries where soldiers are posed to be helping. it's found hundreds have been selling sex for hunger. missions in conga, liberia, haiti and south sudan account for the largest number of accusations. >> the speaker of iraq's parliament says the u.s. decision to send extra troops is part of a plan to boost fighters against i.s.i.l. at least 450 u.s. military trainers will be deployed to iraq. and they'll set up a fifth base.
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the iraqi army suffered setbacks in the fight against i.s.i.l. zeina khodr went to meet sunni tribes and found men that didn't want to be left out of the fight against i.s.i.l. these men held the iraqi government and u.s. troops to help al qaeda. the fighters are part of the awakening council. last year when the islamic state of iraq and levant arrived in their city they didn't have the arms to fight back. they were forced to leave, and are now displaced and jobless. they blame the government for not formally integrating them into the forces and providing them the take or there were 3% waiting a life-time to emerge. when i.s.i.l. came from syria, 5-6,000 men joined the group. it was fertile since many were clock the up in gaol.
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>> some did join i.s.i.l. many among those who chose to leave. they hide their identity. he is a man who couldn't accept the brutality, and he is against the government which he says is no different from the new rulers. >> in the beginning, people are happy to be liberated from the iraqi authorities. the army and maliki treated all of us like terrorists. today there's no government. it's a militia, it's no different to i.s.i.l. >> the distribute has a long history of opposition. a year before the district became an i.s.i.l. stronghold i.s.i.l. was ability exploit
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legitimate commands. it's not sure whether those that fled did so out of conviction or fear. but it was a stronghold for al qaeda and other groups who fought the iraqi forces. for some time they secured the sunni areas. these men asked for arms but they may not be enough to bring peace. part of the strength comes from the government's inability to bring the sunni community to its side the australian prime minister urged nations across the asia pacific region to help height armed groups including i.s.i.l. they continue to attract fighters to iraq and syria. tony abbott warned that i.s.i.l. daesh, has global
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ambitions. >> reporter: the theme of the summit is challenging terrorist propaganda, and challenging what is on the internet. i.s.i.l. is believed to send out tens of thousands of messages through social media every day, hoping to attract new recruits to its fight. australia has been particularly concerned about its citizens heading to iraq and syria to join i.s.i.l., so far it's believed around 100 australian citizens have done that. there's also a lot of discussion at the 2-day summit about a community led response. governments in this region, including australia, have been very busy over recent years, passing tougher anti-terror laws, but there's a grow awareness that there needs to be a community led response, particularly when it comes to vulnerable people in the community targeted by terrorist organizations. still to come on the programme - taking action. pope francis sets up a panel to hear cases against bishops accused of covering up child
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>> "inside story" takes you beyond the headlines, beyond the quick cuts, beyond the sound bites. we're giving you a deeper dive into the stories that are making our world what it is. >> ray suarez hosts "inside story". only on al jazeera america. welcome back, i'm shiulie ghosh, the top stories - the athens stock exchange is up. interim agreements would reduce athens repayments to international lenders in return
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for increased tax-raising methods. iraq says the u.s. decision to send troops is part of its plan to boost sunni volunteers to fight i.s.i.l. 450 u.s. military trainers will be deployed in the next two months. they'll be based at an airbase in anbar province the u.n. says its peacekeepers regularly exchange goods for sex in countries where soldiers are meant to be helping. haiti, south sudan, and others acted for the largest number of allegations. >> the catholic church has been criticized for not taking action against child abuse, but this is the latest decision aimed at holding bishops accountable. diane eastabrook has the story.
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>> these are photos of us at the age the priest violated us. >> reporter: barbara points out members of her survivor network, still pointing to emotional scars at the hand of priests. she was one of those kids. she said if the vatican is serious about rooting out abusive priests it doesn't need a special tribunal. >> we know that pope francis has complete authority to take whatever action he wants. if he wanted to, he could have sacked any bishop at any time. he is the boss. bowing to criticism from victims and advocacy groups, the new tribunal will examine complaints of covering up sexual abuse, and
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will adjudicate them, laying out a formal process in which the vatican can deal with priests in their districts. blaine is demanding more transparency, and resources from outside the vatican as well. >> he should open up the files, turn over all information that he has about sex crimes to police and prosecutors. there shouldn't be investigations within the church. we are talking about criminal action here. >> reporter: the pope's actions comes more than a year after the united nations issued a scathing report calling on the vatican to end a code of silence on sex abuse cases, and enforcing rules requiring church leaders to report abuse to the authorities. also last year, the chicago arch diocese released thousands of the pages of documents alleging abuse from 350 children dating back to the 1950s. it's paid out more than $130 million to settle claims by abuse victims, the most recent
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coming a month ago for $1.2 million. blaine says her organization gets 6,000 schools from victims. she is skeptical about the tribunal, but hopes it will do some good. >> it's hard to thing they are good at policing themselves. it would be nice if someone would hold them accountable tunisia's navy rescued nearly 400 migrants off the south-eastern coast. the grouch of mainly africans left italy for lampedusa. the weesel broke down. we have an update from tunis. >> reporter: well, this latest rescue a reminder that tunisia is not immune from the crisis affecting libya and europe. now, the coast guard rescued these people become 400 brought back to tunisia. many are from sub-saharan africa from syria, morocco and
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tunisia. we understand that in the past six months the tunisian coast guard rescued hundreds in a similar way. the problem is once they get to tunisia, what happened next. those, economic migrants people from west africa nigeria, gambia sierra leone, they'll have to be sent home. those who are asylum seekers. eritrea, somali and syria, they can claim asylum in tunisia. they are unlikely to do so as tunisia doesn't have the job resources to look after them. they may attempt to get back to libya through the desert and make an attempt of that perilous journey to italy the retrial of three al jazeera journalists in egypt has been adjourned until 25 june. the defense is yet to finish the closing arguments for mohamed fadel fahmy and mohammed badr.
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they were charged and convicted of spreading false news belonging to a terrorist organization and operating without a permit. an an appeal the convictions from thrown out and ordered a retrial. the proceedings began in march, but have been dogged by delays and adjournments in south korea, a 10th person has died from the m.e.r.s. virus. 132 affected with the disease, 2400 schools closed as a result of the outbreak. alison is a spokesman for the world health organisation and the south korean joint mission is says the government has taken important steps to contain the outbreak. >> since the beginning the government has done contact tracing and has contacted people in a health facility, a hospital, clinic or at home.
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that is important. also, getting the message to the public, that if they feel ill or have symptoms of m.e.r.s., which would be sneezing, coughing, they need to take action to get in touch with health authorities and to isolate themselves as much as possible until it is checked they are positive for the virus. the w.h.o. does not recommend a travel ban at this time. we expect we'll have a case of m.e.r.s. exported from the middle east, where this is circulating, but countries can be on alert, put in surveillance be on alert, put in surveillance measures to stop outbreaks. we have not stopped all through good prevention and control measures. south korea's central bank slashed the cost of borrowing to a record low because of concerns
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the troubled economy could take a hit. many tourists staying at home. the interest rate has been cut for the fourth time standing at 1.5%. >> indian politicians praised the army's operation against separatist guerillas. the army is planning attacks in north-eastern indian states. it followed the death of 20 soldiers that were attacked. that is in new delhi. >> this operation has been described by some indian government officials as an unprecedented and bold step. quoting from the ministry the prime minister said our prime minister ordered hot pursuit in which two camps were anhilated. helicopters were on standby, and he said that friendship and zero tolerance will go hand in hand. this is the beginning, the message should go to everyone.
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myanmar is a friendly nation. therefore this is complete cooperation, if the need required. it is part of north-east india. it has traditionally been underdeveloped compared to other parts of the country, and is home to sensitive border areas, namely that with china and myanmar. the b.j.p. party under the leadership used development and the boost of infrastructure like railways and try and counter the long-term insurgency sets india to test a first home-built aircraft carrier. it was undocked after construction was completed. the u.k. u.s. and russia and france are the only other countries capable of building aircraft carriers. >> officials from the european union are in thailand to assess whether the country is doing enough to clean up its fishing industry. if not the e.u. can ban thai
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imports. growing evidence that fisher many are effectively working as slaves at sea. >> reporter: being on dry land is not what this man is used to. before he was rescued in march, he'd been at sea for 18 years, effectively working as a slave. his fishing boat was thai, but those on it fished illegally in indonesian waters. what they caught would be collected at sea by bigger vessels and taken on a 2-week trip back to thailand. this man never went with it. the only moments he cotton got on shore, two days every three months on a remote island. his pay - about $300 a year. >> i was a slave, who was forced to work and told to do this and do that. i'd never been at sea before. i didn't know how to fish
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the thai charity, the labour rights protection network rescued 68 in march. illegal fishing is not just about the abuse of workers. according to monitors with the european union, serious short comings in the systems means unsustainable overfishing. thailand was given six months to turn things around in april, six months ago. >> it's boats like these that bring fish to the thai shore. it's only unclear where the fish were caught, so whether a particular catch is legal. thailand's exports are worth about 8 billion a year. a billion sold to europe. losing that market would hurt. >> to try to prove it's taking the warning seriously, the cmilitary government has put its navy in charge of the process. with more checks on boats, g.p.s. track, and tougher
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penalties for those caught with workers or fish they shouldn't have. >> translation: the government is sincere about solving the problem. that's why the navy is here. if the european union is not satisfied by october, we'll run the operation until it is. >> reporter: not all are convinced. >> they are not doing enough. they are just doing public relation. european union is urged to make sure thailand's efforts are genuine and effective. and for this man, after 20 years, fishing is out he knows. he wants to go back on a boat but not as a slave, and not as part of a dark industry illegally plundering the sea football south america's biggest tournament kicks off in chile with the host nation to open in ecuador. the 3-week competition showcases the finalists, including a
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match-up between barcelona team-mates lionel messi and neymar, fresh from champion's league victory. >> we would love to win the copa america. it means a lot to us. a group on the edge of the world cup. they desire a lot. to win a title with the national squad. we know that argentina is a favourite to win. we are aware of that and i believe we arrive there in a good period a collection of personal letters written by albert einstein are going on the auction block. they cover many subjects ranging from religion to relationships to politics. rob reynolds reports his name is a synonym for towering intellect. albert einstein whose theory of relativity changed foroffer time place, and the universe. he was a prolific letter writer.
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28 of his letters are up for auction. those letters from the 20th century's greatest genius are being stored here in a warehouse stuffed with movie memorabilia. >> he is head of a firm that will auction the letters. >> what makes it extraordinary is they get into the mind of einstein on an intimate level about intimate and personal things. >> reporter: here is einstein on god and religion: the self-described ag nottic rights: writing to his ex-wife and fellow physicist, einstein laments an inability to reconcile relativity and quantum mechanics saying theoretical
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physics is thorny. >> as adolf hitler takes power in the 1930s, beginning the persecution of german juice, the jewish born einstein wrote to family members saying he would never return. and denounced joseph mccarthy's wich hulent in the u.s. calling it a systematic move to destroy the rights of the individual these letters shed light on the human side of the great scientist. on this one einstein writes to his young son hahns. congratulating him and reminding him to brush his teeth. >> einstein who was twice married and had many mistresses mousses about sex, telling a correspondent he believes men are not naturally mann og somous. einstein was an earth-bound
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