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pakistan says it's ready to throw out more foreign aid groups after after expelling save the children. hello, this is al all also coming up, what they have done is stop them,. they deny reports that the neighbors paid to return to indonesia, and cleared of sex crime charges. fighting to keep brazil's children rates alive.
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and the games get underway, and the spotlight on human rights as well as sports. but first, a group has storm he the consollut kidnapping 10 staff, and they haven't identified the group involved and, it is a blatant attack on sovereignty and, a violation of international laws. and al jazeera joins us live now, and so, what's been going on there? well i've been speaking to the foreign ministry and they're ret take sen to go into more details about what happened and who they are accusing of this, it only happened this afternoon. they wouldn't tell me, whether the ambassador to libya was in
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the consollathe at at the time of the storming. and what we know, there may ab connection between what has happened at the consollathe and an arrest after senior group, of of the militia. a man called wally was arrested, in may, he was arrested, and charged, for kidnapping, and they many people that i spoke to suspect that he may be be used as a bargain chip to get his release. there were more than 200 who were detained as well in may in tripoli and they were released pretty soon after so these are all signs of increasing tensions which may have something do with this detention of this very important man.
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what does this mean for broader relationship between the two? well ironically, it is one of the few states in the world that has a relationship with the two vital governments in libya. the one in tripoli, which is court appointed and the internationally recognized one and so it has consollathes in both of these regions and, they have share a border, very volatile one and there have been incidents whereby armed men, who were fighters, have been trained in libya and carried out attacks here the one in march, on the museum. so all of this is adding to tensions and possibly a rethink in relations between the two and, whether it is worthwhile having any relationship with the
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government in trip policy. thank you very much for that update. 7 people have been shot dead at a protest in libya. the attack unfold had after friday prayers when gunmen opened fire when they were marching against isil. 30 people were injured in the shooting. pack cast stand's government says it is going to throw out more children's groups, they've been told to leave and police are blocking access to the offices. they have tough ended its stance in recent years accusing them of using their work as pea onnage. we strongly object to this action, and are raising our concerns, at the highest levels,
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and, our work is done closely and, aims to strengthen public service, in health, and nutrition and education and child welfare. now, much of the suspicion around save the children centers on a doctor employed by the c.i.a. to help capture bin laden. they have decided to seal the premises of save the children charity located here, and the government says that the charity was working against the country's interest, and their problems started after the attack on bin laden, and the fact that one of the doctors was recruited by the c.i.a. to run a fake program and, he is under arrest by the authority's and that was enough to arouse suspicions about the activities
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of aye the children, and the g. said it has no doubt as to why it decided to seal the offices of this charity. well, this case, for many years there was no accountability and several engineers were working freely and, many of them suspicious, and, it was restricted to islamabad, and in the tribal areas of the country. enough is enough, i will not tolerate any organization working against pack cast stand. however, they said, that they were -- their work was critical that they had done a lot of work in the field of anti policy o and they were working in conjunction with the government of pack christmas stand and, that the ministry were aware about what they were doing. the government was also mulling over plans to introduce new
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legislation, which will make it easier for the government to close down any that seems to be working outside the the domain of its charter, and accused of spying. australia's prime minister is refusing to answer, that they paid the boat to return them. they were found with $3,000 in cash and, they were intercepted by the navy. asylum seekers intercepted off the coast of australia and they have tough measures. off-shore detention centers have been set up and tugboats back to where they came from, and a new tactic the prime minister, they are paying people, $5,000 to turn back their boats. he didn't deny the allegation
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and he said this. what they have done, is stop the boats. we have stopped the boats and, we have used a whole range of measures, and we will do whatever we can consistent with the principles of a decent and humane society to ensure that they stay stopped and, i am never, ever, going to apologize. the police say migrants are saying, they get money to turn back. people who work with refugees, say they need to come clean. whatever it takes by hook or crook approach, which we now here in government,is an unacceptable position for a country that has signed up for refugees. because that government is suggesting that when it comes to asewell lump seekers, there is no moral compass and that's not only astonishing but
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unacceptable. opposition are demanding an investigation, to see if any laws have been broken, if true, this policy may backfire she encourage more to risk the journey to australia. two people have died in south korea from mers. it is 13, with 12 offers ineffected. and, they are trying to find out why mers has spread, it is thought that a businessman brought it back after a trip to mideast and, may have spread from camels and two hospitals which treated patients have been closed. elsewhere, four western tourists are in court pleading guilty for obscene. they stripped last month. the act is being blamed for
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causing an effort ever earthquake. the chief, has been cleared of pimping charges. the frequent court put an end to four years that began with a sexual assault charge in new york. he never denied he took part in parties in france, belgium and, the united states, they were group sex sessions, and a form of recreation and he insitted it wasn't his morality, that was on trial and, he didn't know the women involved were prostitutes and the court believed him. the judge meant is out everyone can see there was no legal basis in the case, and all the noise that has surrounded the story has given us all something to think about. ds k., was one of the world's most influential figures, he was the finance
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minister who prepare france for introduction of the euro, and he was the director of i.m.f. he was thought to be weeks away, to run against sar coy, in the election, when he was arrested in new york. he was accused of sexually assaulting a hotel made and that trial collapsed after the prosecution had doubts. he settled a settle case out of court, and now he leaves the court, a freeman. it seems hard to imagine, that he can ever provide his ambitions and he may still try to play a role in public life. german investigators have closed their inquiry into the tapping of the phone. the u.s. national secure decide agency had been accused of recording her phone data, and they have been unable to find evidence, that will stand up in
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that it is prepared to throar out other aid groups after it closed the doors of save the children. australia's prime minister has dodged questions whether the country's navy paid the boat carrying migrants, in the waters and, they they are very concerned about it. thousands of fleeing fighting, near the northern city in syria,. they have been gathering at a border crossing. turkey's emergency management agency says more than 6,000 have crossed into turkey in the past week. residents of baghdad have said they're living in fear due to the threat caused by iraq. and the divided dangerous life in iraq's capital. this is the city, one of the
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largest neighborhoods and home to a large community. it has always been she a and people are now too scared to leave their own neighborhood- life has become a living nightmare, there are car bombs and, suicide attacks. it's better to keep our movement one place only because security is unpredictable. isil car bombs have such an impact, that they are suspicious of traveling across the capital. last month, two car bombs blew up and, look at the damage. we don't leave our neighborhood at all. across town, the situation is much the same for sunnies who after 2003 were forced out of their homes and now live in just a few neighborhoods. we can't feel safe, and i don't leave here, we fear
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arrest. it is not safe to drove through the streets of baghdad after 2003, baghdad split into sunni and she a sections with no existence of mixed sections at all. those words are echoed by people who study the changes they notice that the sunnies have been increasing, and what is concerned, is the impact of sectarii. on other generations. children and where they live and open their eyes to the violence, and the hatred, and the killing and i think as you know, their subconscious, from this, from 5-7, and that's really am kids they rob she and that's the feeling. i think future, we will face a real problem from those kids. q.there are still mixed
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neighborhoods across baghdad and, they are more well off. now, this neighborhood, in particular has been hit by several car bombs, and the reason they do that is, to keep the tension and it's not just isil, and the she a groups, and revenge attacks, and many people worry because of those two reasons that, iraq might see a return to the kind of level of sectarian violence, when it was nearly plunged into civil war. the remains of the former deputy prime minister, are still at the airport the head of a flight to jordan, it is being guarded closely after reports that it was snatched, before being loaded onto an airline. it says it was delayed by lack of official documentation. these talks between yemen and, the warring facts are set to begin, and they won't come
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face-to-face. inside the country it killed six people, and the area is listed as a world heritage site, and it destroyed three houses belonging to one family. the criminal pilot targeting unarmed citizens, and they say they are targeting military base where are they, we will attack on their borders as soon as possible. the families of four boys killed when israel bombed add beach, are outraimp ranged and. army says the two airstrikes targeted hamas fighters and struck the boys and no international laws were broken. today, against child labor and, the u.n. is highlighting the importance of education
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and, 168 million children and most of them 78 million are in the asia pacific region. 59 million are in africa and that's 1-5 children there and estimated 13 million in, child labor, in the caribbean and northeast and north africa, cam body a is eliminating most hazardous forms of child labor next year. now the report. the arrival of the truck at this field marks the start of the working day. no one is too young to work. with children, only able to earn $1 for a day wielding a chopper, the smallest of fingers are needed for families to make enough to live on. family groups working together. we have come here with world
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vision, one of the organizations, helping cambodia, realizing its goal of putting children like these into schools full-time and also, his dream. i prefer being in school, but we need the money. across cam body a child labor is still a problem. it is most playant in the country side. recent efforts to clamp down in the cities have largely moved the problem from view, but in the factoriries you just have to look a little harder. in this slum area, around half the children work. as the elders defy them, main income earner when her mother is working. it's very difficult sometimes, i find, in the construction site. a local organization, wants to bring her to the protection of its center, for full-time
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education. they come from a slump area. but it is a hard job. they want to get money to provide for their family, so help them so that, some people they say that not get the money. in its commitment to eradicating the most hazardous form of child labor, they have taken leave of the asia paivelg and, the poorest countries means it's one of the least well equipped to achieve its ambitious targets. the goal is to end the most hazardous forms of child labor by 2016. despite the challenges giving all children access it full-time education is seen as the solution to break the cycle of child labor.
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it becomes a national price and international chill, and we take it. whether or not we can achieve it, we don't know, but it is our priority that we have to reach our commitment to the international organization. but those children carrying the burden of work, maybe this will be year their lives will change. a young boy shot dead, has welcomed add judge's recommendation, that the officers be charged. an african american was holding a pellet gun and he was fatally wounded and the judge's ruling is symbolic, because he can't compel prosecutors to charge. the lawyer representing the family says the case will now go to the district attorney. i think it's per swaysive for the district attorney, because, if he has a president and a judge has said there's
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probable cause and, we all know, about these grand juries from the ferguson matter, with michael brown and eric garner, that you don't know what they're going to tell a grand jury and how they'll present it. so this is really important that you have this press is don't that a judge has found probable cause, so if it comes out different, you have to scratch your head, the family is very, very encouraged by the judge's ruling and, most people around the community, in cleveland are very encouraged boy this. brazil is the economic super power of south america a new middle class has risen, and so have murder rates and black brazilians. these self-defense kicks and spins were conceive by the 1600s
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by black slaves into brazil. they werement to trouble their owners and it was really about defense. now, it's about trying to keep the children alive. goes to play, and tries to give an alternative. we know that our blacks, have more chances of getting killed but we won't give up. despite wide perception of being a fun living society brazil's murder rates are staggering and, according to local authorities violence here, discriminates. young black men are two-and-a-half times more likely to be killed than white men here, the chances of dying a violent death before you turn 29 are 13 times higher. for him, a acta vitt, in the
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country's poor northwestern region growing up black was not only hard it was almost impossible. his high school class of 40 half are dead or in jail. walking down the street, which should be done freely, if you are poor and black has as curfew. you avoid doing certain things so as not to give anyone any motives. police violence is not the only reason black men die here, drug trafficking and a general lack of opportunity and even death squads are to blame. access it education is hard so it's easy fourteens to get a job, no qualification is needed. schools are making a positive difference but there's a need for more. until then, experts predict more black men will continue to
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be killed. robbing a nation of one of its most assets. first-ever european games have gotten underway, and 6,000 athletes from 50 country will compete and it has been overshadowed by criticism of the human rights record. now, how significant are these games considering it is packed. well, very sitting, if you watch the opening ceremony arc big lavish spectacle for the 60,000 or so spectators inside the new stadium. no expenses spared, and we believe that the official cost of these games in excess of $1 billion or more. this is a pet project of the
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authorities. they want to put this country on the map. but at the same time, we don't know how many will really be able to make an appearance, the leaders will not be here. because of the criticism of human rights and the allegations of high level corruption, and repressive policies here, ahead of the games and means very much in the international spotlight. yes, you mention corruption, that's only half the story. yes, the corruption, and political prisoners and others, say that there are dozens more than 90 politicalprecianers and there has been a crackdown on journalists and lawyers and civil rights activists and they say, it has been quashed by,
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