>> fault lines al jazeera america's hard hitting... >> today they will be arrested... >> ground breaking... they're firing canisters of gas at us... emmy award winning investigative series... fault lines invisible hands only on al jazeera america >> a hero's welcome. sudan's president want for war crimes defies a south african court order and returns home. a hello once again, live from our headquarters in doha. also coming up the president of the philippines praises the llf armed guufa for laying down its arms. thousands flee as kurdish voices say they pushed i.s.i.l.

out of a key syrian town. >> and i've decided i'm a candidate for president of the united states of america and the former governor of florida announces his bid to become the third bush in the white house sudan's president returned home to a hero's welcome after escaping arrest in south africa. he's wanted on an international arrest warrant on charges of war crimes in darfur. a court ordered his detention and arrest. we have this report from johannesburg safely home and out of reach of the south african courts. sudanese president is wanted by the international criminal court for war crimes left south africa after attending an african union summit, despite a

high court order that he should stay in the country until it ruled on whether or not he should be arrested. >> the impact of his living can be regarded as the ends of judd or committing contempt of court. he is a member of united nations apart from being a member of au but his country is part of the united nations. >> reporter: the court ordered the government to investigate how basheer returned to sudan. >> the government chose to ignore the rule of law, in favour of an agreement with african union that sitting heads of state should not be arrested. >> this is in line with sentiment that the i.c.c. targets african states, and lacks credibility. >> this is 2015, not 1715.

the concept of a european funded ngo, trying to enforce a european directed and funded courts, forcing black africans to send other black africans to europe in chains is incdible an incredible travesty. >> the au intend to set up an african court of justice. there's no indication if the court would take up the allegations against basheer the president of philippines praised the milf for laying down its arms. tuesday marks the first days of a decommissioning process for the rebel group to prove that it's committed to peace. have the fighters started to hand over their weapons? >> yes, indeed they have. it's a small portion of the rebel fighter group that is

being decommissioned. it's a symbolic event, 145 fighters witnessed by their families as they turned over their weapons, and accepted health cards from the government. they'll be given cash support to help them build civilian livelihoods. fishermen. farmers, opening small businesses, this is what the government envisions for the formal fighters. it's a move by the rebel group. they have made it clear that this is voluntary, that they are doing this by choice to show that they are committed to their obligations to lay down their arms and form a lasting peace by working with the government so that their portions of the southern philippines will begin to live without fear they say. rebel fighters have been against the government in fighting a protracted war of sorts, for almost half a century. >> yes, the peace deal took

many years to reach, didn't it? >> yes, indeed it did. over 17 years discussion between the front and several administrations. now the president - his term ends next year and he says he's making it his mission not just to see that the peace deal has been signed but that the basic law that sets up an autonomous entity for the muslim nation will see the light of day. he wants to see this basically given a solid foundation before he steps down in 2016 thank you very much once again. live for us from the capital of the philippines. >> opposition politicians in australia are reluctant to say if agents paid people smugglers when they were in government.

the current prime minister tony abbott will not confirm if they were bribed. it's suggested previous governments may have done the same. same. >> australia prime minister refused to engage the question. in his words the only moral question is whether australia had stopped the boats. the method implication was it doesn't matter. he refused to confirm or deny whether the payments had been made. it will not stop the questions. the indonesians are among those demanding answers, the vice president said overnight, monday into tuesday, that if the payments took place, it would amount to bribery, and wasn't the way a friendly state should

behave. in geneva. the u.n. high commissioner for human rights decried the contempt by australian politicians towards refugees. none of that will matter to the australian government ministers and the prime minister. they like when this issue is talked about, because domestically politically it plays well for them. polls though that people are pleased that boats have stopped coming. it will not stop the questions or the international condemnation, but explains to some extent why australia government is reasonably happy to let the questions come while they stone wall. politically, domestically, it works for them bangladesh's highest court upheld the death sentence much a high profile politician. mohammed was guilty of war

crimes committed in 1971. he was the secretary-general of one of bangladesh's largest opposition parties. >> to syria. kurdish forces cut off a main supply line of the islamic state of iraq and levant. they say they have retaken most of the town. it's i.s.i.l.'s only direct link to raqqa. thousands fled the violence. they headed to the border town from where bernard submitted now reports. for 14 months i.s.i.l. controlled the syrian town on the border with turkey. not any more. these are fighters from the syrian kurdish y.p.g. their flag flies over this border crossing. the 3-weak assault forced thousands of people to cross to turkey. u.s.-led coalition air strikes helped the y.p.g. push through.

the price these people have paid homes turned to rubble. >> we lost our home 10 days ago. fierce fighting forced us to leave to save our children. before that life was okay. >> we were terrorized by i.s.i.l. we left because of heavy bombardment from all sides. i'll never go back. in there you died 100 times a day. the y.p.g. had it in its sites as a connection between the turkish border and i.s.i.l.'s capital. i.s.i.l. have now lost control of the only main road to the city. >> this is the fourth time that turkey opened the border. most of these people have been waiting 24 hours to get through. they are carrying everything they can manage. for the most part they look relieved to have made it through. and will be processed by the

turkish authority and allowed in to turkey. turkish police caught these fighters trying to escape amidst the crowds. losing the area is the most significant defeat since it swept through northern syria two years ago. for the kurd the means control of a large area of syrian territory along the border with turkey the united nations says its own peacekeepers have been sexually exploiting the people they were sent to protect. according to a report about a third of the abuse involves minors under the age of 18. a diplomatic editor james bays has more in haiti, where the misty upham had a -- u.n. had a peacekeeping mission for over a decade. the report found u.s. soldiers had transactional sex for 200

women. money, electrical its and goods were handed over. there'd been allegations of sexual abuse and exploitation. it's clear it's going on. a victim told al jazeera, she reported the attack to the u.n., but never heard anything more. >> children used to stand around the camp waiting on the shoulders. i stood there two. one called me over. i thought he was going to give me something to eat. when i got there, he pulled me inside the barbed wire covered my house and raped me . >> kofi annum in 2003 laid out a policy of zero tolerance. it's not working. they are angry with one part of the report: >> it makes one sad to think the

united nations which is supposed to be the gold standard for gender quality and ending sexual violence around the world, would even consider for a split second the notion that it's romantic to have a relationship between a peacekeeper and the civilian - anyone in the civilian population they are sent to protect. >> i asked a spokesman for the u.n. secretary-general why ban ki-moon doesn't name and shame the countries involved. >> it's his intention to do that. if you look at a continuum over the last few years, the transparency has increased. it hasn't increased to a level we should be satisfied with. >> tuesday, a major review of

peacekeeping operations, the first in a decade, will be published. al jazeera learnt that that will raise the issue of sexual abuse by peacekeepers, and urge more accountability still to come on al jazeera - u.n. secretary-general ban ki-moon calls for a humanitary ceasefire in yemen as peace talks get under way in

geneva.

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africa, he's wanted by the capitol hill on war crimes charges. a south african court ordered his detention and his arrest. basheer had left the country. one of the largest rebel groups in the philippines is starting the first phase of a decommissioning process. president aquino praised the mlf for laying down its arms, saying it's a sign for a commitment for peace. and is calling on all filipinos as they transition to civilian life opposition leaders warrant an inquiry into concerns that australians sent boats back to indonesia. australia prime minister will not confirm or deny. there are suggestions that previous governments may have done the same former governor of florida, jed bush announced his lanes to run for president of the united states. the republican whose brother and

father was u.s. presidents is facing city competitions. >> andy gallagher reports from miami john edwar bush bedder known as jeb as from a famous family. he hasn't been governor for decades, but has been watching from the sidelines. >> here is what it comes down to. our country is on a bad course. the question is what are we going to do about it. the question for me is what am i going to do about it? and i've decided i'm a candidate for president of the united states of america the 62-year-old promised a brighter future declaring that america deserves better. he had a difficult few weeks. questions over whether he would

have supported the war in iraq revealed an unprepared jed bush he called the questions hypothetical. days later he said he wouldn't have supported the war knowing what he does now. none of that dampened the spirits of others. >> he is the one joys jed bush now. it's time for jed bush to become the president of the united states. >> it's reported that jed bush raised close to $100 million, but plans to offer a path for citizenship may alienate him from conservative voters. >> he's a politician that can help the party win hispanic votes. business leaders say they'll watch his campaign closely. >> he is one of several candidates. there's several on the democratic side. the more that enter, the more

the conversation takes place and hopefully the conversation resolves around our economy. >> absent from his announcement were his father and brother. former presidents and campaign posters don't carry the family name. the bush legacy is something that could hold him back. >> over the past few weeks he's his own man. his family name is a help and a hindrance. team jed say they'll show that this candidate is the best republican to win the presidential election in 2016. >> this is the beginning of a long road for jed bush his promise to run a positive campaign, he's one of 11 candidates vying for his party's nomination. u.n. sponsored talks to end the conflict in yemen begun in geneva.

the rebel houthis missed the first day, representatives strapped at djibouti because the plane carrying them didn't get clearance to take off. we have this report from geneva. >> the united nations secretary-general was hoping to meet all factions in the law. that didn't happen the houthis and allies of the former president were stranded. they missed the first day of the talks in geneva. the egyptian government refused permission for their plane to fly over to switzerland. for ban ki-moon, it is an opportunity to pull yemen from the brink of disaster. >> yemen's existence hangs in the balance. while parties bicker yemen burns. the parties have a responsibility to end the fighting and begin a process of peace and reconciliation.

>> ban ki-moon called for a 2-week truce to allow aid delivers to the needy. the chairman blamed the houthis for fighting. >> there'll be no ceasefire or pause unless houthis withdraw from all, unless they stop all fighting on the ground. unless they release all hostages, prisoners. >> meaningful talks start when the houthis arrive in geneva. for now, neither the houthis, nor the government seem to be willing to make concessions. >> translation: we are not happy with this version of taking the security matters in our hands, who is going to fill in this vacuum this state institutions police and army are not able to protect themselves.

fighting conditions across yemen. in the city of tiaz forces loyal to president abd-rabbu mansour hadi said they propelled a houthi offensive. the united nation fears all-out civil war as the talks collapse. >> yemen's neighbours and key players are here. they don't have a united approach. all agree the humanitarian crisis must end the u.n. envoy to syria, stefan, is in damascus. his spokesman says he's expected to tell senior officials that the use of barrel bombs is unacceptable. syrian state tv said rebels shelled rebels in government-held areas. 23 people have been killed and 100 injured. >> hundreds of syrian and iraqi asylum seekers in greece have been demanding better living

conditions. 300 marched on the island, saying the conditions at the camp were ipp tolerable, with no electricity or access to water. many have arrived in greece this year. >> egyptian president mohamed mursi is expected to receive a final ruling on his death sentence on tuesday. he was sentence said to death with dozens of others during a mass gaol break. the ruling can be appealed. rob matheson has this report. >> reporter: mohamed mursi was sworn in as the first egyptian elected leader. a leading member of the muslim brotherhood, he won because of backing from supporters and voters who didn't want a president like mubarak. he tried to ease the fears of women and minorities. politically and economically

the following 12 months were tough. mohamed mursi's opponents accused him of being a puppet. allowing social problems to become crisis. all that sparks the protest leading to his removal by the military. in the days leading up to mohamed mursi being ousted. millions of opponents and supporters lined the streets. mohamed mursi said his role was legitimate. the opposition responds mohamed mursi's time was a failure, and polarized egyptians. some estimates say there were more than 9,000 protests nationwide after his elections. hopes that the economy would improve were dashed. inflation scored. fuel shortages were part of every day life. sectarian tension rose to the surface. mohamed mursi was praised for reining in the military but

criticized for throwing out rules imposed by the supreme council of the armed forces. he decided to give himself authority, it was supposed to be temporary. judges went on strike until mohamed mursi tore up the decree. >> in a speech almost a year after the elections, when mohamed mursi considered he had made mistakes. for many it was a way forward. >> on june 30th. millions rallied across egypt. calling for his resignation. days later. the man ponded as defence minister abdul fatah al-sisi, led a cue removing him from power. abdul fatah al-sisi is running the country. the authority launched a crackdown, more than 1400 were killed. mohamed mursi and his followers, began a long wait in gaol. >> reporter: kenya's army said

it killed an al-shabab commander responsible for the deaths of 60 people. he was one of 11 al-shabab members killed in a fire fight. as catherine soi reports. the military tries to prove that it was success flyfighting. >> people in mpeketoni queue. one of the dead is a kenyan who led a series of attacks that happened in mpeketoni, a year ago. people were murdered in mpeketoni alone. a british national has been identified. he converted to islam, fighting alongside al-shabab four years ago. >> thousands came to view the

bodies. the air is thick. it's so that people can help in yitches and boost confidence to deal with al-shabab. >> reporter: this woman's brother and seven other men were shot dead. >> reporter: people did not believe the government was doing enough. we came to see for ourselves. we go home feeling that we are being protected. >> more than 50 gunmen planned to carry out local attacks. >> these are weapons. security forces are fleeing the gunmen. it stretches all the way into somalia. >> we cannot relent. we can't sleep or say that we are recalling the operation. >> this person could not view herself to view the bodies. she came to see the plaque put

up to honour those who were attacked. >> her husband was burnt in his car. south korea has confirmed four new cases of middle eastern respiratory syndrome or m.e.r.s. bringing the numbers of infections to 154. the health ministry says three more patients have died, bringing the death toll to 19. we were sent this update from seoul. >> while the death toll rose in south korea due to m.e.r.s., the authorities are trying to reassure the public in the country and the international community that they have the situation under control. national newspapers are reflecting that. the korean times is saying a third of those in quarantine under the age of 50 and that hospitals that are not affected are taking control of all of accident and emergency cases

while a medical center is under quarantine. that is the message that they are trying to get out to the community, that they are safe and authorities are taking all the precautions that they can. disinfecting cases such as cafes, and the transport system and try to make sure they attract the estimate 16.1 million tourists they hope to bring into korea. many coming from china, japan, hong kong. there's a question mark as to how it will be affected because of m.e.r.s. with 100,000 cancellations being reported. it's a real worry for the authorities and the tourist industry here in the country. >> there has been celebrations in the u.k. to mark the 800th anniversary of magna carta.

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