>> ...can effect and surprise us... >> wow, these are amazing... >> techknow, where technology meets humanity! only on al jazeera america >> police in the u.s. investigate a possible link between a racist manifesto and a man confused of shooting nine people at a church. you're watching al jazeera live from our headquarters in doha. coming up in the program. al jazeera calls for the release of its journalist arrested in germany under a warrant issued by egypt. implementing the mali accord may prove to be a challenge. and the work marks the first

international yoga day. not everybody is at peace with the idea. a u.s. church which was the sight of a shooting is set to re.for services later on sunday. rereopen for services on sunday. since the gunman shot and killed nine people. meanwhile the fbi is investigating if a racist manifesto written online was written by be dylann roof. hundreds of people join in a march in honor of the victims. mourners have been laying flowers outside the church in charleston. gabriel elizondo has more. >> raw emotions pouring out in

charleston and all over south carolina as people continue to mourn over this terrible massacre that took lives of nine people. we saw people marching in front of the church where the crime took place solidarity and to the wider community as well. we also saw protests in the capital, columbia south carolina and asked to have the confederate flag taken down. recently the flag has been associated with the ku klux klan the racist group here in the u.s. the church set to reopen for the first time since the shooting. you see signs or symbols harkening back to a much different period in the state history. darryl boils boyle was shocked what

he was seeing. the confederate flag, stands as a memorial on the state house grounds. just days after nine people were killed by a racist to keep slavery during the civil war in the early 1860s was later adopted 50 white supremacist group, ku klux klan. the alleged shooter dylann roof also posed with it with pictures online. >> i think it's despicable that we have this flag flying on our state grounds. >> reporter: the flag can only be removed by the legislature. it honest a part of american history some say. but the killings in charleston have again fueled debate whether

it's an appropriate symbol. >> i see disrespect, i see racism. >> a monuments honoring strom thurmond is known in part for his attempt to block the civil rights act. then there's the issue of current laws. the u.s. attorney general is investigating the shooting as a possible hate crime. here in america the states also have additional statutes that call for different punishment for those that enlist hate but south carolina has no hate crime legislate. manylegislation. >> people who hate, people who have no real time to humanity. they believe that freedom of speech gives them the right the say anything and not account for it. and we have to change that.

>> but other residents here say race relations have improved. >> i can't speak for a black person but we've been dealing here in our store for generations dealing with blacks and whites, together, and we've never seen anything but you know kindness. >> ♪ we shall overcome ♪ >> healing and a better racial understanding and an end to any symbols that might prevent that. gabriel elizondo, al jazeera. >> a al jazeera journalist has been destained in germany. al jazeera's acting director general says abdel mansour is one of the world's most respected journalist and must be released immediately.

victoria gatenby has the story. >> german police say he is accused of committing several crimes. mansour says his arrest may have been part of a secret deal made during egyptian president abdel fatah al-sisi recent trip ogermany. >> translator: unfortunately the german authorities are handling that in a very suspicious manner and how they are collaborating with the military regime in egypt. there may have been a secret deal that is related to me personally, based on sisi's latest visit to germany. >> mansour's attorney says his arrest is politically motivated. >> it's inconceivable an innocent man all he's doing is his job. he has two leading programs on al jazeera. >> sisi has largely suppressed

dissent in egypt some cases sentenced to did death since former president mohammed more sition wasmorsiwas arrested years ago. and three other al jazeera journalists, peter greste, mohamed fahmy and baher mohamed. the network's acting executive general says, our network is the arab world's most watched has taken the brunt of this. other countries must not allow themselves to be tools ahmed mansour is one of the arab world's most respected journalists and must be released immediately. sentenced to 15 years in prison

by cairo's court. and october 2014 interpol rejected egypt's request for an international arrest warrant against him. mansour is an outspoken critic of the egyptian government. his arrest a worrying sign that sisi is extending his grips outside of the country. victoria gatenby. al jazeera. taken back control of the base and that four fighters were killed. the ministry also said no security forces were killed. u.n. gent ban secretary-general ban ki-moon, has whrosmed the welcomed

the mali peace deal. stopped short of giving the full autonomy the touareg rebels had long been fighting for. susanna wing reports. >> first of all the northern population is very diverse so a certain segment of it has joined in on this peace accord. essentially this peace accord is a very important step towards peace. without it, mali wouldn't be able to achieve peace. however that said, there will have to be very quick and immediate etch implementation of integration of different populations in the government, immigration ofintegration into the security apparatus up north et cetera and without that people will get

frustrated again i suspect and certain groups will claim that other groups in the north are being privileged over them. and so it's really murky waters at this time. but again it's an essential step towards peace in the country. >> nine afghan children and ten adults have been killed by a road sigh bomb in hellman province. all children were under five years old. villagers were fleeing from fighting and trying to get home. no one has claimed responsibility for the attack. and taliban fighters have taken charge of a province in northern kundu province. jennifer glasse joins us live from kabul. jennifer, security forces very concerned about the presence of the taliban fighters. how significant is this advance by the taliban? >> reporter: welt, it is a

very significant event fauziah the district took over last night is only acouple of kilometers outside the kundu city the province provincial capital. this latest attack of the taliban taking over 12 checkpoints in chardarra again just outside the provincial capital. three police have been killed six injured. provincial authorities put that number much higher. captured 12 checkpoints and with them police vehicles and weapons. local police who fled area told al jazeera that they did so because there were not enough government forces to fight off the attack.

>> what can you tell us about the helmond attack that killed nine children and ten adults? remind us again of the unrest in the province. >> reporter: the fighting in helmond has been teld for terrible for a year now. this particular incident was vehicles traveling back to their district in marja. they were traveling home and hit a road side bomb. road side bombs are one of the biggest causes of death in afghanistan. it is taliban that usually plants these road side bombs and most often civilians are the victims. >> thank you jennifer. still to come on al jazeera. cracking down on the illegal thai ivory trade.

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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. >> you're watching al jazeera. a reminder now of our headlines. the fbi is investigating an online racist manifesto apparently written by a man charged with the shooting of nine in charleston. the church is set to reopen for

the first time since the attack. al jazeera is calling for the release of abdel mansour. he is accused of several crimes. long awaited peace deal, it will give the rebels a greater representation but not full autonomy which they have been requested. many live in drought stricken areas and are at risk of starvation, mohammed vall reports from mauritania's border. >> a cow that can't stand up any more, doesn't have long to live. the chances for survival for one of his remaining continuous, he

can't afford to buy fodder. there's not much grass to live on. he has watched as they died one by one. two years of drought a younger nomad is facing the challenge differently. he roams the land along with his family in search of less drought strin areas. >> translator: we go back and forth between mali and mawr tain en yah. we know there is no grass but we at least look for green trees. >> mohammed's wife puts up the tent again. their children are hungry and thirsty and so are the young cows. they all have to wait for a return from an expedition to find water. far down well water is fown. a camel has to walk hundreds of meters just to draw one bucket.

nearly half of the people of northern mali still live as life told herders. they have been facing severe drought for years and three years of fighting has compounded their problems. the arab and touareg families here and the mali army trying to maintain control. >> there are better areas for grazing further inside mali but the army there kills our people. there is no grass in mauritania, our animals are dying here. >> reporter: not far from here on the mauritanian side of the border the livestock live a similar condition, similarly stricken by drought. it used to receive more rain but now they can't go there anymore for another reason which is the lack of security. instead, it's malian herders

cross into mauritania know they can't find grass but at least they can find security. mohammed vall, al jazeera on the mali mauritania border. >> two people killed on the yemeni capital sanaa. second attack in a week on sanaa attributed to i.s.i.l. and street battles continue between rebels loyal to abd rabbu mansour hadi and houthis. the french foreign min sister has warned israeli and palestine that risking setting the situation ablaze.

french led peace initiative and fabius is set to meet palestinian leader mahmoud behalf and israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu on monday. neave bark he reports on austerity measures in gland. >> surprise majority in last month's general election, in the height of the london financial district, a sea of banners the global system that these protesters blame. >> there's people here from every different cause. people campaigning for the health service education housing all these different things. so what we're saying is we want a different kind of society, we want to end austerity we're

terrified of what the government is going to do and we're saying we want an alternative. >> through the center of the city past downing street. here to the very gates of parliament. the police on high alert for signs of trouble. conservative party plans to introduce further spending cuts to pensions, public services, and social welfare has enraged the country's left wing. conservative government say greater austerity is needed to stop britain living beyond its means and to help balance its books. trait unionists, celebrities many thousands of people gathered here in central london, united by one key aim: and end to austerity. >> a lot more can be done by the

rich. >> many people the conservative government is creating an unfair society, broadening the gap between rich and poor. they want the situation to be being guided by cooperation rather than competition. neave barker, london. monday's summit is sooner as one of the last chances to keep greece from defaulting on its loan and possibly threefg euro zone. leaving the euro zone. greece has to repay 1.8 billion it owes the international monetary fund by the end of the month. it needs bailout funds to make that payment. pope francis has viewed the shroud of turin. many believe the shroud is a wrapping of jesus but it could

be a medieval fake. the pope is set to meet the homeless and prison inmates in turin. total number of mers cases has climbed to 169 and so far 29 people have died. it's the biggest outbreak of mers since it was first discovered in saudi arabia three years ago. the number of deaths from tainted alcohol in the indian city of mumbai has risen to 94. funeral services have taken place for the people, police made several arrests over the poisoning. it's the worst case of its kind in a decade. people around the world is celebrating the first ever international yoga day

introduced by india's prime minister narendra modi. fez jamil has the latest. these people are part of the tens of millions of people across india marking this as international yoga day. civil servants some who are notoriously unfit are joining in. just as yoga is a set of complicated exercises this is promoted as a healthy living practice be in india. including minorities are worried yoga is promoting the hindu religion over their own. and attendance violates their

beliefs. but the government says today's events are not mandatory and simply motivating a healthy lifestyle. about 1500 budding yogis took part at a group session in a par. u.n. secretary-general ban ki-moon says he hopes the day will highlight the benefits. striking a pose in taiwan's be capital. in a bid to curb illegal ivory trade the thai government says it's making progress. scott heidler reports from bangkok. >> from huge tusks to small sculptures. thousands registered their

ivory. documented 150 tons of it. under the country's new ivory act that started in january. african ivory is illegal in thailand so if people registered their goods they would not be charged. >> translator: thai people see elephants as sacred. this makes them believe that any ivory products are sacred also. that's why we couldn't go to the extreme now of curbing the legal ivory trade but we started with registration. >> trade in yairnl ivory asian ivory is legal. elephants and their ivory are not only sacred to thais. only asian males grow tusk african elephants of both sex

grow tusks. combating illegal wildlife trafficking. they feel there should be a total ban on ivory in thailand, it's a trade that's booming. >> we're seeing this growing demand in luxury items that are often wildlife products and often products from endangered species. because they are endangered, they are harder to get and hold a higher status. >> side step blame. >> translator: we don't know the story behind the ivory we buy. someone wants to sell it, we just buy it. we don't know if elephants were killed for their tusks. you can't blame the buyers. >> thiestled isthailand is also used as a

pass-through country for trade. some feel if the desire for ivory is not reduced through awareness the supply will continue to find its way to those who believe prestige can be purchased. scott heidler, al jazeera bangkok. >> brazil play their final group stage game on sunday. fans hope they will stage a come back after a disaster. >> fundamentals that have established their nation's top standing. but since brazil's drubbing on home court, the sport has received a boost. >> we are hopeful.

>> red card and suspension for the rest of the tournament. seconds after the game with colombia ended he kicked the ball at a poant and tried to opponent and tried to head butt another. >> out of the entire team only namar shoots to the goal. brazil had five shots and four of them were from namar. >> like their idol who is the star of fc barcelona. >> brazil kids watch the european league more than the brazil team. they idolize those players much more than the brazilian team. >> the sentiment was similar at a nearby bar where the mexico match drew a small crowd.

>> when barcelona was playing last week this bar was filled out to the street. if it was brazil that was playing we wouldn't fill 15 tables. >> tom ackerman, al jazeera. >> a reminder, you can always get the latest on aljazeera.com. ♪ i'm in africa, where multinational project is