al jazeera calls for the release of its journalist arrested in germany, on a warrant issued by egypt. i'm here in doha also on the programme, a roadside bomb kills 19 people as the taliban gains control of the northern district mali government signs a peace deal with tuareg rebels but the accord may be a challenge.

international yoga day in india an al jazeera journalist has been detained in berlin at the request of egyptian authorities, akmed mansour has been accused of several crimes. al jazeera says mansour is one of our leading journalist. and must be released immediately. victoria gatenby reports. >> reporter: mansour was detained at berlin airport, waiting to board a flight to doha. he'll stay in custody. until he appears before a judge on monday. german police say he's accused of several crimes. mansour says the arrest may have been part of a secret deal made during abdul fatah al-sisi's visit to germany. >> unfortunately the german authorities are handling this case in a suspicious matter, and

that raises a lot of questions on their involvement and how they are cooperating with egypt. i'm sad to hear that there may have been a secret deal related to me, based on abdul fatah al-sisi's latest visit to germany. mansour's lawyer says his client's arrest is politically motivated. >> it's inconceivable to have an innocent man, all he was doing his job, in his two leading programs on al jazeera. >> reporter: abdul fatah al-sisi oppressed dissent in egypt. thousands of activists and opponents have been arrested, prosecuted and sentenced to death since the president was deposed two years ago. three al jazeera english journalists were wrongly accused of colluding with the muslim brotherhood. peter greste was arrested without charge. two colleagues mohammed badr and mohamed fadel fahmy face a retrial. al jazeera asked germany to immediately release mansour, the acting general said in a

statement: >> in 2014, mansour was sentenced in absentia to 15 years in prison by the cairo criminal court, on the charge of torturing a lawyer in tahrir square in 2011. mansour denied the charges. in october 2014, interpol rejected a request for an international arrest warrant by egypt, against him. mansour is an outspoken critic of the egyptian government. supporters say the arrest is a worrying sign that president abdul fatah al-sisi is extending crackdown on dissent beyond egypts boarders.

akmed mansour's lawyer joins us from london. he said germany acted irresponsibly. >> we don't see any reason why the generalions don't check the identity of the person, which shows, and here the arrest came after allegations. after a brutal event in egypt. working with the angela merkel as if he was from a well-recognised democracy. the germans knew of the oppression of journalists with any dissent. the conclusion is the egyptians new ahmed mansour was in

germany, and the germans complied with that request, and it is shocking that ahmed mansour was detained at the airport by the police as if he was a criminal. german authorities should be held to account for this, and the world will condemn them for such - such an irresponsible act. . >> in my opinion afghan children and 10 adults have been killed by a roadside bomb in helmand. a witness said all the children were under the age of five. police say the villages fled and were trying to get home. no one claimed responsibility for the attack. meanwhile, taliban fighters have taken control of a district in northern kunduz, afghanistan. the armed group took control. they are getting closer to the capital.

jennifer glasse filed this story. >> this is just out of kunduz city. they control the government offices and the police headquarters there. in their attack they captured police checkpoints and police vehicles and police weapons, we understand that there are casualties up there. the front line up there, chardory is a couple of kilometres outside the capital. they've been fighting out there since the taliban launched their offensive. but there's a late defensive by the government. intercharter represents the fact that the army sent reinforcements up there, heavy weaponry and one tank. they say they'll be able to take the territory back the distribute back from the taliban. but the people have spent the last two months as the fighting intensified, and in some villages we saw afghan villages

taking up arms on their own. this is the first fighting season that afghan forces are on their own, with the exception of a few n.a.t.o. jizors to train and assist them. they do not have n.a.t.o. air power, and that's why we are seeing these movements. notably right now in afghanistan, the taliban taking over their first district. afghan forces say they'll take it back. it's a serious problem the lebanese army says an unarmed israeli drone has crashed. the explosion was caused by an israeli jet bombing the site. the region has seen air strikes by the syrian government in the part. hezbollah fighters operate from there. al-shabab gunmen attacked a training base in the somali

capital. they set off a car bomb before storming the compound in mogadishu. the interior ministry said government forces took back control of the base and all four attackers were killed. the military said no security forces died u.n. secretary-general ban ki-moon welcomed the long-awaited peace deal between mali's government and an alliance between tuareg rebels. members in the coalition rejected the deal. they say the agreement doesn't address the demand for autonomy and the algerian treaty was signed on saturday. there was greater representation for rebels. the deal will be monitored by the international community, including the chance. the spokesman of the tuareg says

the deal has been accepted. the agreement doesn't address the demands. the spokesman of the tuareg movement, and joins us from london. >> well, unfortunately, the community international, the movement. this is the agreement of the deal will not be succeeded. it's coming from the outside, outside. it's not addressing the problems with the tuareg people. they have been in the revolution since 1960. they want their own area in the north. the communities are trying to curl the wells of the tuareg people, and not to give them in their own country, and they think this will not be succeeded because it's not addressing the simplest requirements of the demands of the tuareg people. the problem is not just signing a peace agreement, and after 10 years or 2 years you have a similar problem. the main problem is to have an independent state. since joining mali the tuareg have been in revolution each two years. this is not the solution for the problem. give the tur egg

claiming, and many, many died, many people actually have been turned into refugees, we have almost 1,000, 40,000, and the tuareg is outside, suffering from all kinds of marginalization, and all sorts of that - that kind. so in solution, it is to solve the problem, is to give the tuareg their own state. now, many of those affected by the conflict in mali live in drought-stricken areas and are at risk of starvation. we have this report from mauritania on nomads unable to reach grazing land because of fighting. >> reporter: a cow that can't stand up any more doesn't have long to live. this man knows well the chances of survival for his remaining cows. this man can't afford to buy fodder, there's no hay or grass for the cows much he watched helplessly as they have died one

by one. two years without rain in this part of northern mali killed his only source of living. a younger nomad is facing the challenge differently. he roams the land, along with his family, in search of less drought stricken areas. >> we go back and forth between mali and mauritania. searching for grazing lands. we know there's no grass, but we look for green trees. after trips in the scorching heat of june, mumhammed's wife puts up the tent. the children are hungry and thirsty, so are the cows. they have to wait for the return of an expedition to try to find water. it's fetched by donkeys from far away. far down a well water is found. a camel has to walk hundreds of meters to draw one bucket. nearly half of the people of northern mali live as livestock

herders. they've been facing drought for years, and three years of fighting compounded the process. many say they have born the brunt between rebels seeking autonomy and the army maintaining control. >> there are better areas for grazing inside mali. the army kills our people. there's no grass in mauritania, our animals are dying here. >> reporter: not far from here, inside the border, livestock live in a similar condition, also affected by drought. >> the tropical region of north-western mallee is a last resort for these mauritanians. it receives more rain. they can't go there any more for another reason, which is the lack of security. instead the elders cross to mauritania, knowing they won't be able to find grass, but at least they can find security

still ahead on al jazeera, we look at how the war is affecting a small muslim community. >> i'm in azerbaijan - were there could be grave consequences for society.

welcome back. the top stories on al jazeera, and we call for the release of

our journalists. ahmed mansour has been detained in berlin. there may have been a secret deal to secure his arrest during a visit by egypt's president to germany. nine afghan children and 10 adults have been killed by a roadside bomb. in northern kund use i.s.i.l. has taken control. mali's government and tuareg rebels sign a peace deal. the tuareg will have representation in parliament, but it does not give them full autonomy with which they demanded the droouz muslim community fears for its safety on the syrian side. deaf conversation"uze muslim community fears for its safety on the syrian side. deaf conversation"the druze says

one escape route is open. last week 20 druze in the northern syrian province. they are spread between syria and jordan and are viewed as heretics. the chair of the contemporary middle east studies at the london school and political science, he says that the druze in syria were caught between the rebels and the regime on the other. >> one point that must be made is israel this question the question of the druze in syria, and a deal to the community in israel there's a sizeable druze community. it's influential. basically they measure all in government and they are the factors of the druze community in syria. and the military establishment in israel made it clear that

they would not allow a massacre against the troouz community -- druze community. they are welcome to come to israel, even though they are not one to anies bait arg -- exacerbate aggravate the continue of the community inside syria. the druze community in syria is caught between al nusra front on the one hand which has an extreme interpretation of islam, and the major war that has taken place. and do not want to come crass as sporting the government. now they find themselves in the high eye of the tomorrow because of the opposition led by the elements, and al nusra front pushing hard taking hold of idlib, and other areas. and now hoda israeli police say a

palestinian stabbed a border policeman in the neck. the officer shot his attacker and is now in serious condition in hospital. we have this report from west jerz. jerz. jerusalem according to the police a man stabbed israeli border police, he was stabbed in the net, but fired at the attacker after he was stabbed. critically wounding. the israeli police say that it is a senior role for palestinians from the west bank. the attack in jerusalem happened two days after a settlement was shot dead by palestinian man in the occupied west bank and the legal settlement according to

the police the israeli settler was shot at point blank range and is at large. in the last year following the incident when a palestinian teenager. following the kidnap-murder of a settler in the occupied west bank, the violence continues to erupt after the 50 day war french foreign minister say it's a stalemate in peace talks risk setting the middle east conflict ablaze. we go to cairo. they are trying to promote a french led peace deal. mahmoud abbas and binyamin netanyahu will meet on sunday

thousands marched to support greece in france. greece has failed to reach an agreement. monday is the last chance for athens not to default. thousands of the anti-austerity marchers took to the streets in berlin to demonstrate solidarity with the greece people. greece needs to repay $1.8 billion. and hopes to strike a deal with creditors to get bail out funds to re pay the ms a group laing linked to islamic state of iraq and levant claimed responsibility for a car bomb attack. two were killed outside a mosque. it was the second attack in a

week. i.s.i.l. is believed to be behind it the saudi-led launched new air strikes against the houthi rebels. street battles continue between forces loyal to abd-rabbu mansour hadi, and houthi rebels. six rebel and fighters were killed. u.n. sponsored talks in geneva collapsed on friday without agreement a u.s. church which was the site of a shooting is set to reopen for services on sunday. it will be the first time worshippers will be allowed in the eman all e.p.a. since a gunman killed nine people. a website was discovered that showed pictures of dylann roof posing with a hadn't done burning and spitting on the u.s. flag. the fbi is investigating the if the manifesto was written by the

shooter. >> hundreds joined in march. we have more. >> emotions - all over south carolina as people continue to mourn over this terrible massacre that took the lines of nine poem. people marching in front of the church showing solidarity to those that lost their lives and the wider community, and protests in the capital. people asking to have the confederate flag taken down a flag associated with a racist period in the country, back to the civil war. they have been associated with the ku klux klan the basis in the u.s. the church is planning to re-open again the first time since the territory. you drive around the state, and

you see signs or sim balls harkening back to a much different period in the state's history. >> azerbaijan - the first host country, a developing country. the country has bup of the highest abortion rates. they can terminate the pregnancy based on the gender of their unborn child. >> reporter: this woman has been abandoned by her husband. the child she is expecting is a girl. he said "we'll kick you out on the streets if you don't have an abortion. i said "i don't care, i'll keeping the baby", her case is extreme, but not unique. many are pressured into an abortion. if they are having a girl.

azerbaijan has one of the highest abortion rates. ratio of girls to boys was 100:115. there's a lot of reasons why in azerbaijan selective abortion is a common. this region is male dominated. there are other pressures, families are smaller, fewer boys, and as the prenatal techniques are widely accessible demand for selective abortion grows. lawmakers are doing what they can to tackle the problem. >> translation: all women have the right for abortion. to stop gender selection we wanted to stop abortion after three months. i hope a supporter of educating people. the law doesn't always solve the problem. >> reporter: this woman works with the women says the problem

runs deep. >> i think society needs to challenge the pertension of women. you believe a girl brings evil to the world, it needs to change,. and the perception of a woman's role in society has to change the united nations warns of this dangerous population, and women in society could lead to prostitution, human trafficking and gender violence. those may be the challenges facing the next generation. south korea has reported three now cases of middle eastern respiratory syndrome otherwise known as mess. the number of cases climbed to 169. this is the biggest outbreak since discovered in saudi arabia three years ago. the numbers much deaths from tainted schol has rich --

alcohol hafs rich. funerals have taken place. there has been several arrests. it's the worse incident millions of people around the world are celebrating the first ever international yoga day. the event was supported by narendra modi, who toined tens of thousands. more than 100,000 camps have been set up >> reporter: it was a sea of people. more than 40,000 - bending twisting and breathing their way to a yoga venue. they were joined by millions across the country and around the world as e.u. member countries are expected to host

event. >> it's not the begin of penetration, it's peace, goodwill and high goals. >> many brx health and peeling. she was in an accident. damaging an eighty to walk. >> l there was a lot of clarity in mind. i feel it work subtlety changing the way you think. the government is hoping the international day nation the ancient practice popular. there's more to international yoga day than setting a record. with some hoping it will boost the multibillion yoga industry and the country abroad. although it originates in india, some don't believe. for those used to spending time behind the death instead of on

the yoga mat, it is meant to encourage physical fitness. some minorities say the government is using the occasion to impose hindu beliefs on them making it mandatory for students and civil servants. >> i'm for the my money is not for the projection of a region. it's for the welfare of the entire country. >> reporter: the government says yoga day is not mandatory, but to promote a healthy lifestyle to the world. people in malaysia's capital kuala lumpur honour the ancient practice. 1600 budding yogis took part. one man in the u.a.e. marked international yoga day by attempting to set a world record

for the last stand. he held posture for 61 minutes new and analysis back on the website at aljazeera.com. hello, i'm richard, and you are at "the listening post". some in the media are