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snowden. some are forced to move spies to safety. we start in south africa where the high court is considering whether to agree to the arrest of sudan's president who is attending an african union summit there. the government has been ordered to use all steps to stop him from leaving the country. if the arrest is carried out, he would be sent to the international criminal court at the hague. he became the first ruling head of state to be indicted by the icc accused of ordering war crimes and crimes against humanity in darfur a conflict that has killed

300,000 people. >>reporter: the african union is saying he should attend the summit. south africa has agreed that they will not arrest him. however, the government has been taken to the court to be forced to adhere to their obligations from the icc. so we are seeing potentially a fallout between south africa and the icc. and ultimately, there are concerns around the high court in south africa enforcing whatever verdict they do come up with later on monday

al shabaab has launched a dawn attack on an army base in coastal kenya. two soldiers were killed as well as 11 fighters. the group also raided a nearby town sunday's raids came on the anniversary of attacks in which close to 100 people were killed on a series of armed assaults. catherine sawyer is close to the border with somolia. >>reporter: the soldiers were heading to the military barracks. the gunmen went to a nearby town center. the people are praying. this comes on the eve of a series of attacks that started here last year and then spread to neighboring villages. what's happening behind me is a memorial prayer service to honor those who died. people not just here but across the country are very worried

about the situation in the country. recruitment is going on in some parts and -- are actually kenyans. another eight in tunisia have been kidnapped in the libyan capital. meanwhile, isil aligned fighters are being pushed out in the east. >>reporter: 48 fighters in eastern libya have been taking shots at isil. these men say they've made gains and pushed back fighters linked to isil. they belong to a coalition of

militias. people here are afraid and have put up make shift road blocks to try and stop advances. more than a dozen people have been injured in the fighting. it flared up last week when the council declared war on isil fighters who they described as tyrants and criminals. for months isil has been attacking along the coast. in april they up loaded video of christians being beheaded. the council is taking on fighters in the east. in the central, groups aligned to isil are also trying to take control from libyan fighters who back the government in tripoli. >> you have local politics and control of the city versus the national picture between operation dawn and operation dignity. it's triangle al warfare.

the council is not a new body. for months it's been battling forces loyal to the general of a competing government in libya. considering a u.n. plan for a unity government. but with one side saying the general must go and the other

refusing to share power. groups like isil are trying to take advantage of the power vacuum. italy's cost guard has rescued more migrants trying to make it to europe over the weekend. one group was off the coast on saturday. in another operation, 34 migrants were rescued further north. 200 migrants are stranded and forced to camp on rocks outside town after being blocked from interesting france by border police. residents have been bringing them food. they want to reach their families in other parts of europe. and two ferries carrying syrian refugees have arrived in greece. they have been stranded on the island of lesbos in turkey. most are headed to athens.

tigers lions, and an hippo have been roaming the streets of tblisi after heavy flooding destroyed their zoo enclosures. >>reporter: an hippo wanders the roads of tblisi freed from captivity by a deadly storm. elsewhere, a brown bear takes refuge on an air conditioning unit while a big cat lurks around the doorway of a building. heavy rainfall late on saturday sent flash floods surging through tblisi. dozens of properties have been destroyed leaving many families homeless. the repair bill will run into the tens of millions of dollars. with large parts of the zoo still under water, it's unclear how many animals have perished or how many are loose. one by one the animals are being corned. some killed others recaptured

using tranquilizer darts. residents have been warned to stay indoors until the remaining animals can be found and recaptured. what's the mood like there? how worried are people? >> the most concern the people have is -- gather volunteers and save those escaped zoo animals. people here are really hoping that those animals do not share the fate of those that the authorities had to terminate them. it's still not clear which is why the zoo director is warning anyone not to spread false

information and just simply telling people to be vigilant and stay indoors and if they see animals in the street they just need to call the relevant numbers. basically people are more concerned about saving the remaining animals and saving those who are missings and . earlier i said that several bodies have been discovered the 12 casualties announced. >> and you mentioned quite a number of people killed in these floods. how is the country coping more generally with the flooding? >> well right now, everyone of course is in shock but earlier this month, 6th of june a similar flood happened which damaged the dog shelter, not the zoo. but this time the dog house has been basically wiped out and hundreds of animals, dogs cats

and circus animals have die there had. so they need to recover. houses have been wiped out and people just lost everything they had. they're basically now looking for the remaining people who are missing. at least 24 or 27 people are missing according to the latest numbers. so i think tonight is going to be quite tough. >> thank you very much indeed. still to come this half hour ending the war as yemeni delegations head to geneva for peace talks. and why the power of is sun wakes a spaceship seven months in hibernation.

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the high court in south africa is considering whether to agree to the arrest of the president of sudan who's attending an african union summit. he's accused of ordering war crimes and crimes against humanity in darfur isil fighters being pushed back in libya. it comes as another eight tunisians have been kidnapped in the libyan capital and zoo animals roaming the streets of tblisi after heavy flooding destroyed their enclosures. at least 12 people have been killed in the flooding including

three workers in the zoo fighters from isil have blown up three car bombs targeting an army base in iraq. 13 soldiers are said to be killed the fighting in iraq has evolved in recent months. one trend is the rise of shia militia groups. >>reporter: it's a year since the shia muslim authority in iraq called all iraqis regardless of sect to arms. tens of thousands heeded his call and mobilization forces were formed. most who joined were shia muslims. that happened while -- he has blamed the u.s. government for the collapse of the army saying that much needed weaponry was

never delivered. >> the war effort must focus on the popular mobilization forces until we're liberated and get rid of isil and liberate our land and can go back to building the army with new rules and not on a sectarian basis. >>reporter: but, sectarianism remains in the headlines. militias are being accused of revenge attacks over the last months. in anbar province the militia's have angered some sunni tribal leaders so much that they pledged allegiance to isil. >> those thinking that the popular mobilization forces are just shia are wrong. they are more all iraqi -- for all iraqis. >>reporter: some of the more effective militias are supported by iran. on the battle field, they're supported by u.s.-led coalition

air strikes. in effect iran and the united states are on the same side when confronting isil. there are christian and sunni fighters within the popular mobilization forces but it is overwhelmingly shia. there is another question. why not just make these militia part of the regular iraqi army? the answer to that question lies in iraq's very complicated political landscape. each of iraq's religious groups is affiliated to a political party if the they are technically under the control of the commander in chief and the prime minister but answer to the faction which controls them. that gives each faction political and military influence. right now, all of the factions are united in the battle against isil. however, sectarian suspicions run deep in iraq and the popular mobilization forces remain controversial. in syria, a car bomb has

exploded. it's said to have gone off near a school. activists say at least 25 people have been injured. to the war in yemen now. houthi forces and allies have seized portions of a large desert province. it's right near the border with saudi arabia. representatives of the shia houthi rebels are preparing to leave the capital of yemen. >>reporter: no one here expected -- international community the fact that representatives of the former president saleh, that's a positive sign, a step forward. now, they will be tackling a wide range of issues. a cease fire to be implemented across the country. but the government says the houthis should pull out from the areas it

controls. the report says israeli soldiers did not commit war crimes during the offensive and accuses hamas of using civilians as human shields. 2,100 palestinians and 70 israelis were killed in 50 days of fighting. israel israel's prime minister had this to say about the reports. >> whoever wants to know the

truth, let them read this report. let them also read the report by the senior general. whoever wants to blame the state of israel let them waste time reading the report. they will continue protecting our soldiers and us. >> the report in which the occupation tries to clear itself of war crimes is an attempt to control the international public opinion and to pre-empt the report of the international council of human rights regarding the committing of war crimes on the gaza strip. this report has no value because the israeli war crimes were committed in front of a live and direct broadcast. mourners remembering a palestinian man killed by an israeli army vehicle in the occupied west bank. there are conflicting reports as to what

happened. pakistan's interior ministry has backtracked on its order to close the office of save the children in islamabad. authorities last week closed the organization. it prompted them to close all offices across the country. thousands of men and women who served in the indian army are fighting a new battle, trying to get better pensions years after leaving the military. >>reporter: signing their demand in blood, these men once fought for india and now they're fighting for a better pension.

>> this is a battle cry for equality. many of these soldiers retired from the indian army in their 30s with the same rank but a different time meaning most of them are paid vastly different pensions. service men and women have been fighting for this since 1973. this office is a front line in the battle. 46,000 men from this area have or are serving in one of the world's biggest armies. rethis retired colonel is leading the fight for their pension. >> when the country is faced

with an enemy or there's a natural disaster that's when people remember soldiers. >> it's also families of fallen soldiers who struggle to survive on meager pensions. >> it's really difficult to make ends meet with an army pension. i had to marry off four sister-in-laws. i'm on my own. i cover all my family's expenses. >> it's estimated the government needs to put aside at least $1.4 million a year to provide the kind of pensions wanted by ex-army personnel. >> any kind of compensation extended by the central government -- these things have

to be taken into account before we think of implementing any policy which has implications for the long term. >>reporter: it's a cause he thinks the government must budget for. serving the nation should be worth while for future generations. a 15th person has died of mers in south korea and the number of people infected has risen to 145. many are being treated in a hospital in the capital of seoul. >>reporter: it's one of south korea's largest, busiest, and most prestigious hospitals. it's now suspended the bulk of its services after being identified of the epicenter of the spread of mers middle easts are pretore syndrome. >> we're partially closed to fully focus on counteracting

mers. other than emergency operations we are going to temporarily restrict outpatient treatment, hospitalization, and operation. we will also limit people coming in to visit patients. in this city on high alert, people are taking every precaution to help contain the outbreak. using hand sanitizers and face masks with some calling on divine help. >> i prayed for god to safe our nation and eradicate mers from our land. >> i asked for a quick end to mers. >>reporter: so far the virus is confined to hospitals, medical staff, patients and their visitors. the world health organization says that there's no evidence to suggest that mers is spreading in the wider community or that the virus is mutating. the government is keeping a close watch on all infections. >> as of june 14th, seven more

cases have occurred and the total number of infected people is 145. >>reporter: mers was diagnosed in south korea nearly a month ago from in a business man who returned from a trip in the middle east. it's the largest outbreak outside saudi arabia where the disease was first identified in people three years ago. hundreds of protesters have marched in hong kong ahead of a key parliamentary group. people are angry at what they say is china's refusal of free and fair elections. >> at least six people are missing in china after parts of a nine-story apartment block collapsed. pictures show entire floors

missing. four people have been rescued so far. it's unclear what caused the collapse. the sunday times is reporting that britain has pulls agents working overseas after russia and china -- he left the u.s. two years ago after leaking details of extensive internet and phone surveillance by american intelligence. he is believed to have downloaded 1.700-0000 secret documents before leaving the u.s. >>reporter: it's two years now since edward snowden fled the united states after downloading secret files. he ended up in russia where he still resides. russia and china have managed to access around 1 million of those documents forcing western intelligence agencies including mi-6 to pull agents out of the field for fears of safety.

the paper quotes a source as saying we know us are russ and china have access to snowden's material and will be going through it for years to come to identify potential targets. he has done incalculatable damage. some agents have been lifted from operations to prevent them from being identified and killed. the prime minister's office in london are not directly commenting on the report but are saying there's no evidence anyone has been harmed. snowden supporters have always maintained he acted in the public interest notably in revealing mass surveillance programs. but these latest accusations will strengthen the argument among his critics that in fact he's always posed a threat to the national interests of countries such as the u.s. and

britain. the comet lander his made contact with earth. it's the first spacecraft to land on a comet. after three days act was lost when batteries ran down and there were fears it would be lost forever. it's moved closer to the sun and started to work again and has transmitted data to scientists in jr.ier for 85 seconds. >> it appears the lander is healthy. it's operational. and we will work now in the coming days on getting longer communication slots and then we hope also to command the

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