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. >> how are you feeling. >> why did you do it? deadly church shooting in the u.s. police arrest a 21-year-old white man, as president obama again speaks out over control. at some point we as a country will have to reckon with the fact that this type of mass violence does not happen in advanced countries. >> i'm darren jordon in doha with the world news. thousands of greeks rally to stay in the european union, as
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negotiators fail to reach a deal on debt little sign of peace in yemen facing their waterloo how a battle 200 years ago changed the cores of european history a 21-year-old white man accused of killing nine people is back in south carolina to face charges. dylann roof was arrested in a neighbouring u.s. state, a day after the mass shooting. police say it was a hate crime and president obama said america must face up to its violent gunculture. here is andy gallagher. >> reporter: these are the first pictures of dylann roof since arrested thursday morning in north carolina. he's suspected of carrying out a shooting of nine people attending a church in south carolina. >> i'm pleased to announce we
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have made an arrest in this case. we have arrested dylann roof roof, from lex ying tonne south carolina. police say the 21-year-old spent an hour at a night tame prayer meeting and stood up and started shooting. ththis say the police station, was a hate groim. >> we woke up today... ..and the heart and sole of south carolina was broken. >> reporter: as police worked around the scene of the massacre a nation-wide alert went out. the alleged shooter was pulled over in a north carolina stop. in shelby, a 3-hour drive from charleston. his uncle recognised the picture issued from the church cttv by police, and alerted the authorities. >> that awful person, that
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terrible human being who would go into a place of worship where people were praying, and kill them is now in custody where he will always remain. >> for the 14th time since he became president, president obama had to talk about a mass shooting in america. >> at some point we as a country would have to reckon as a fact that this type of mass violence does not happen in other advanced countries, it's in our ability to do something about it. >> in a facebook picture, roth is seen wearing a jacet carrying a flag of south africa, apartheid.
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within the euro group. in order to overcome it in today's meeting, we put on the table a radical proposal never discussed before not asked of us by the institution. an innovative proposal it is this, that we have a first call council, something like the britain office for budgetary responsibility monitor the budget. >> reporter: the council would trigger spending cuts making future deficits impossible and illegal. creditors rejected a series of proposals saying they rely on legal or financial slight of hand to dodge issues keeping up tax revenue and making the economy productive. there's a glimmer of hope. >> today in our meeting there was a strong signal.
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it's up to them to submit proposals, to fully engage with the institutions within the framework of that statement of february 20th. >> in athens greeks who fear the left wing syriza government is running too close to deadline gathered before parliament shouting greece europe democracy. >> it's believed that syriza is protecting political clients, and don't believe greece can blackmail creditors by threatening suicide. they want greeks to remain on a path. >> it means smaller government and private sector which suffered most from the 25% unemployment rate. >> honestly, i don't know what we can sent and what we can't. we need to avoid leaving the eurozone. >> there are fears that the brinkmanship may leave it to their need. as much as cypress was forced to
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cap itulate. as far apart was demonstrated earlier in the day. it was declared that greece neither can nor play it positions at odds with the government. the debt was a result of the sincerity or the cause. these people believe the stand off over the debt is poisoning the economy mark is the co-director for the center of economic and policy research in washington d.c., and says the eurozone leaders are pushing the greek economy to collapse to serve their own agendas. >> the european authorities, including the german government e.c.b. i.m.f. - neither want to see a default or greek exit of euro. what they are trying to do. this is evident since february is undermine and wreck the greek
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economy so they can undermine support in the syriza government. this is clear. they don't have any other way to resolve the problem. they don't want greece out of the euro. they don't want to push them up and the united states government, putting a lot of pressure on europe doesn't want that to happen. they don't want this government either. that's what they are trying to do. it's basically a strategy of regime change. they've been fairly successful they pushed the economy into recession. simply from the european central bank cutting off the main line of credit and restricting credit to the economy since then. and making unreasonable demands, so the problems can't be
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resolved. >> houthi forces backed by troops loyal to ali abdullah saleh have been accused of targetting residential areas in the southern city of jonathan toews. they bombed areas -- city of toews. they bombed areas near the citadel, and a mosque was hit. they pounded hotels and homes near scuffles broke out at a news conference held by houthi officials in geneva. a shoe was thrown at the head of the houthi delegation an act insulting in arab culture. it underscores deep divisions as they try to reach a humanitarian truth. from geneva, hashem ahelbarra reports. >> reporter: from the mountains of sanaa to the united nations offices in geneva, a journey that sums up the houthi rise to power. hamza is a senior member of the
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houthis, or the partisans of god as they call themselves, his fighters and troops loyal to former president ali abdullah saleh have a growing influence in yemen. hamza is on a charm offensive, saying he's here to talk about peace and turn the chapter of war. >> translation: we are committed to dialogue and a political agreement between all the factions. we want partnership. we don't want to exclude any party. >> the government is skeptical, saying the houthis are starting time. >> translation: it hasn't started because the houthi representatives had no vision. we hope they join talks with the u.n. and recognise the legitimacy of the government. >> reporter: former president ali abdullah saleh and his ally control the republican guard, an elite army unit blamed for shelling civilian areas. they have been firing rockets at neighbourhoods in tiaz to repel a push by tribesmen loyal to abd-rabbu mansour hadi. his envoy to the talks says the
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army should city intact to -- stay intact to protect yemen. >> the military establishment, which is constantly pounded by the saudi-led coalition is the only guarantee against a political vacuum in yemen. the army is the back bone against any transition of democracy. if there's no army and police, the next government will be undermined by militias and al qaeda. the houthi press conference turned into a scuffle. secessionists from the south accused the houthis of killing people in southern yemen. as fighting conditions across -- continues across yemen, talks are stalled in geneva. the united nations hasn't been able to narrow differences between the rival factions. >> in the absence of progress in geneva, yemen's only hope is an agreement between the key players and the international community on a humanitarian truce, and have all the parties
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in yemen accepted and stop the suffering of people u.n. secretary general ban ki-moon refused to answer questions about why israel was left out of a list of violators in a report on children in conflict zones. more than 500 children died during israel's military operations in gaza. our diplomatic editor james bays reports from u.n. hours. -- headquarters. >> the u.n. secretary-general reporting on children in the conflict zones to security council, it's a controversial document league israel off its list of worst violators, despite detailing how the israeli operation in gaza caused the death of more than 540 children. later, ban ki-moon increased reporters. >> laij i hope you understand
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my situation, i surgeon the into over my special representative. >> reporter: secretary general we are told it's your report. it's you we have you ask the questions to. claiming he was too busy, the u.n. secretary-general left his special representative to answer questions, even though she recommended that israel be on the list of violators, and it was his decision to take them off the list. did the secretary-general bow to political pressure and remove israel from the annex. >> i will not answer the question. i stand by the report, what is in it. i think that we said already, and i think in the report you have the response of the secretary-general, so i'll stick to the report. >> reporter: in the security council meeting, the palestinian ambassador said he was anguished by a decision not to put israel on the list. >> if you meet the criteria, you have to be there, not for
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political consideration. to remove you from there. >> israel has given its response, even though it managed to keep itself off the black list. the ambassador to the united nations complained about misconduct in the office of the u.n. special representative, which he accuses of bias. lots more to come on al jazeera. global crisis getting worse. the u.n. says 40,000 a day are displaced because of war and persecution. protests in the dominican republic. hundreds of thousands face deportation to haiti. more on that. stay with us. appear
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morning brief. get a first hand look with in-depth reports and investigations. start weekday mornings with al jazeera america. open your eyes to a world in motion. welcome back a reminder of the top stories on al jazeera. a 21-year-old white man accused of a shooting at a historic plaque church in the u.s. has been flown to south carolina for questioning. dylann roof was arrested after nine were killed in an attack in charleston. the european union called for an emergency next week after talks between greece and the e.u. fail. talks failed at the houthi talks in geneva. a shoe was thrown. let's get more on the top story, the shootings at an ali abdullah saleh church.
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another mass murder in a country where gun ownership is enshrined in the constitution. president obama tried to end that reform there has been several notorious killings. 13 killed in fort hood in texas. then in january 2011 u.s. congress woman gabby giffords was shot during a committee meeting in tuscon. six people died. giffords was seriously injured. july 2012, 12 killed and 58 wounded in a shooting at a cinema in aurora and later 20 children, six staff killed at an elementary school in newtown connecticut. 2013 a man shot and killed 12 inside a navy yard in washington d.c. greg carr is an associate professor at howard university's department of african american studies, saying changes are
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needed to fix gun laws in the united states. >> the second amendment enshrines the gun culture, going back to the founding. country. the rational was there was no standing army. almost 200 years later, there's no rational to continue this thing. we heard president obama talk about it again, i doubt high school be any more effective now than he was in the wake of incidents that you mentioned, in blunting the use of guns. this man was given a 44 weapon by his father, when he couldn't obtain one because he had brushes with the law. you walk into a church and what you see is you are dealing death in part because you live in a culture enshrining and glorifying violence. the u.n. refugee agency says war and persecution displaced 60 million people, the highest ever recorded. since the fighting in syria in
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2011 nearly 3.9 million have been forced out of the country. bernard smith reports. >> these are the most basic of conditions for the latest refugees to arrive from syria no running water, no electricity, no toilets or relief from the 40 degrees heat. in this park trees are the only shelter. nearby camps that people want to go to are full. there's space in others but they are hundreds of kilometres away. >> we had everything we needed before the war. home, car. now we have nothing, i have been injured. now we are beggars, waiting for handouts. >> translation: we suffer from everything, no services, not much food. for children it's difficult to adapt in the heat. three have been bitten by scorpions, i have shrapnel wound, but can't go to hospital because i don't have i.d. >> reporter: there are
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1.7 million refugees in turkry, more than 33,000 are in camps. what were temporary refugees are now permanent fixtures. turkey has overtaken pakistan as the largest refugee hosting country. this is one of the first camps the turkish government built, it's more than three years old. the aid agency says it has the capacity to increase facilities should there be another influx of refugees. the turkish government says it has little support to cover the cost of hosting syrian refugees, saying it spent $5.2 billion, providing food and water, even to those makeshift camps. >> everybody should do more. there are too few countries providing assistance to our relief and humanitarian efforts. it's a few western countries, it's a couple of golf countries,
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but there are 50 big economies in asia, in north american, europe, we need more resources. >> the u.n. says the massive suffering made the middle east the world's largest producer and host. bernard smith, al jazeera. south-eastern turkey the european union criticized plans by hungary to build a wall along serbia to shut out illegal migrants. tens of thousands crossed over the the planned 4 meter wall would stretch 175km along the frontier. it's not an effective way to control migration. hungry insists the war is necessary. >> hungry is a front-line country, and everything must be done to protect hungarian people and hungary from the
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uncontrolled and uncontrollable flow of illegal migrants. >> translation: what are which supposed to do build a wall towards macedonia. we will not build walls, serbia will not enclose itself. denmark's right south party won elections, the block won enough seats to defeat the coalition government. prime minister says she will step down as leader of her party, an intense 3-week election campaign was dominated by immigration and the economy. >> thailand is the fourth country to register the deadly middle eastern respiratory syndrome, the first m.e.r.s. infection. officials are confident they've been able to isolate the first case of m.e.r.s. and thailand identify the 75-year-old as a potential
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m.e.r.s. patient the first day he arrived and he has been taken to hospital as three members of his family. 50 people in contact with him are monitored closely. the concern is if anyone with m.e.r.s. gets into the general public, a congested city of 10 million, ministers of public health are confident with mechanisms in place. 67 entry pints have been monitoring anyone with m.e.r.s. potential. they told the people not to panic, an as the commute shows, they are listening. >> there has been protests in the capital of the dominican republic, where hundreds of thousands of migrants face deportation, part of a law targetting illegal migration. human rights groups say it goes towards zenno phobia. thousands registered with the dub can government hoping to say
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and work legally. adam raney has the latest. >> it's a big issue. many got paperwork in before the deadline to prove that they should be a citizen. but only 10,000 of the applicants were fully backed up by proper documentation, says the government. that means hundreds of thousands face the risk of deportation. we have not seen deportations since the deadline on wednesday. we have been speaking to people of haitian attempts and they say they have done everything they can to prove they belong or have a right to stay here they were told the paperwork is incombleat.
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tom of these people reporting say some will go to haiti on their own accord. losing some. their rights. we are hearing report of reports of people crossing into hatty, they are afraid the government might put them on a bus. >> 200 years ago a battle was fought that would alter european history. the battle of waterloo in belgium confirmed the rise of the british empire ending french dominance, and a group of enthusiasts have been marking the anniversary, barnaby phillips reports. >> reporter: in the fields outside brussels. the british army is preparing to fight the
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french. they don't look like battle hardened soldiers, but the duke of wellington is confident of victory. over the emperor napoleon. >> i've never been defeated by a french army, i have no intention of starting today. >> you have never came face to >> you have never came face to c face with the emperor himself, have you? >> i understand the self-proclaimed emperor is not the man he used to be. i understand he's not in good health. i'm in robust health. >> reporter: amidst the pomp and ceremony and fun, it's easy to forget what a terrible slaughter took place on the fields. at the end of the battle of waterloo 50,000 were dead, the wounded were in agony, without access to any form of medical treatment, and the duke of wellington said he was tired of war, he never wanted to see another battle. on the opposite side of the battlefield a familiar figure is coming tout inspect his guard. -- out to inspect his guard. napoleon was a short man, casting a long shadow over europe. i have been summoned to meet him - a great honour. what does napoleon make of europe in 2015?
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>> he would want to be in charge. if he could see europe today, he would not be impressed. he would prefer it to be a great empire, but under-french control. >> this lady is playing a polish countess, one of napoleon's lovers, she pace her respects to the dead. >> remember the people that died here, it's not important which side it was - french, english, russians, just remembering people that died here. >> waterloo was the battle that ended french domination of europe, and brought peace for decades. for the people that came here, people that have come from across the world, waterloo is an opportunity to live in the past for a few days, and wear fabulous uniforms. a quick reminder you can keep up to date with all the
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news on the website. there it is on the screen. all the latest from the church shooting in charles tonne, where a 21-year-old white man accused of the shooting has been flown to south carolina for question. aljazeera.com. all the latest on that story and more. a sanctuary attacked, but a congregation with a long history of standing up against evil. >> many of us don't see ourselves as just a place where we come and worship. but has a beacon, and a bearer of the culture and a bearer of what makes us a people hate. >> what the sites do is give an echo chamber w
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