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presidential debate also, bigger, better suez. egypt celebrates the $8 billion expansion of its canal. we start in saudi arabia, where i.s.i.l. says it is spoible for a suicide -- responsible for a suicide bombing inside a mosque used by security. 15 were killed in one of the biggest attacks against the security forces in years. it happened in the town of aba, in the aseer region, close to the border with yemen. saudi arabia is part of a u.s.-led coalition against the armed group. i.s.i.l. is becoming active in saudi arabia, santa barbara report reports. -- hashem ahelbarra reports. >> this is where the attack took place, a suicide bomber got into

this mosque, blowing himself up and killing police trainees. they visited the injured in a nearby hospital. fighters from the islamic state of iraq and levant claimed responsibility for this attack. they included a targetting of two shi'ite muslim mosques in may. in the eastern province. 25 worshippers were killed. the heartland of saudi arabia's minority. last month, police arrested hundreds of suspected i.s.i.l. members, and displayed some of the weapons which were confiscated. the saudi arabia minister of interiors said it stopped i.s.i.l. attacks on mosques, security forces. they have seen a surge in violence in the last two decades when al qaeda launched nation hl

wide attacks. security forces led a crackdown. top leaders were either killed, arrested or fled to yemen where they formed al qaeda in arabian peninsula six years ago. now, saudi arabia faces new chapters. a fight at home against i.s.i.l., and a ministry campaign in yemen, against houthi militias the centre for public integrity defended its decision to train and equip moderate fighters in syria. the recruits accused the u.s. of failing to protect them when they were attacked by an al qaeda-linked group last week. >> reporter: syrian fighters trained by the united states refusing to fight.

five of the group were ri tained by al nusra, a sifted was killed. the white house is under scrutiny for the failure of the provision. >> reporter: would you say the white house is disappointed, the president disappointed with the mission. >> we have been forthright believe that the department of defense has been forthright about the changes that that operation faced. it has not significantly encumbered other aspects. >> reporter: groups say that it signed up to battle i.s.i.l., not nusra. it opposed air strikes on fighters in recent days. the pentagon denied that it decide its battle plan. we acknowledge the challenges. the idea that we were caught totally flat-footed by the idea that we were sending them into a dramatic and changing war zone

is not accurate. >> still, the united states spent money and months training the fighters, supplying them well night vision equipment. success is not contingent on one battle. even if the first foray into combat for the u.s.-backed group is a failure the u.n. security council is expected to adopt a draft resolution on friday to feght chlorine -- investigate chlorine gas attacks in syria. on thursday secretary of state john kerry said he reached an agreement on the resolution with his russian counterpart sergey lavrov. they met in malaysia on the sidelines of the a.s.e.a.n. summit the first commercial flight touched down in adin, after more than four months of fighting in yemen. coalition supporters secured the city from houthi rebels, and are gaining ground after taking back

an important military base. gerald tan has the latest. >> reporter: on patrol, forces combing through yemen's biggest military beast. fighters loyal to president abd-rabbu mansour hadi retook the strategic base this week. they are calling it a significant blow to the houthi rebels, and those fighting for the former president ali abdullah saleh. we are cleared out the area. fighters are in control and they are pushing back the fighters. >> the victory coincided with new military hardware from the saudi-led coalition. an intense campaign destroyed the watch tour and aircraft. >> translation: we are now in the air base, as you see, the situation is good. the most important thing is that we now have the airport. >> securing it has given the

popular resistance control of roads linking provinces. they are crucially the base on the road to tiaz. the next site for the coalition. battles have turned many neighbourhoods into rubble. with the support of air strikes, they are trying to take back the third-largest city. they want to build on recent gains that swept them from aden, both honoured and they hope tiaz will be next a frenchwoman kidnapped in yemen has been freed. it's about crime. we'll return in the coming hours, according to a statement released. the aid workers and translator were abducted by a gunman in sanaa on 24 january eight died in a suicide

attack in kabul. it was hidden in a truck, and detonated near an army compound. more than 400 were inadjourned. several in the facility were affected in the blast. no one has claimed responsibility for the attacks families of the missing chinese passengers of flict mh370 and malaysia airlines - a meeting has been cancelled. they were due to meet in beijing on friday, following confirmation from the malaysian government that debris found was part of the aircraft wing. relatives are angry over mixed messages coming from the inquiry into what happened in flict mh370. they accused the airline of a cover up a video of a disabled boy beaten to death in bangladesh provoked cause for his killers to be caught and punished. similar lynchings are common,

with more than 100 murdered. most of the victims are accused of being petty thieves. this report from north-east bangladesh on how attackers are taking the law into their own hands. a warning, some images may be upsetting. >> reporter: pictures haunt that man. he said his son would never steel anything. a mob thought otherwise. they killed him and gloated about it. pictures were posted online. they boasted that they had caught a chief. >> translation: we are poor. he used to go to the markets to help the family, selling veg akes. his mother called and said her

boy hadn't come home. i panicked. >> this is the outside market where the attackers caught him and tied him up to this pillar. it was early in the morning. but there was still people passing by. so they took him to this garage at the back. where they beat him to death. passers-by did nothing to stop the assault. the murder is provoking international outrage because the video has gone viral. bangladesh usually ignore public lynchings, which are common. when he and his friends were attacked he was lucky to survive. he said he was in the wrong place at the wrong time. >> translation: me and six friends were hanging out in the evening near a bridge where these men with flashlights came up and said they were looking for robbers. we told them we were students. they started hitting us.

all my friends died. rights groups say mob beatings are a sign of people's lack of faith in the justice system. the police say incidents are rare and are working to stop them. >> every citizen is authorised by the law, but law and order - they can be arrested. so we have a build-up of people. so that people can take the law into their own hands. >> such measures bring little peace to this area. all this man wants is to see the killers punished for taking away his cherished son myanmar's president urged people to leave the low-lying southern delta region, widespread floods killed 70. aid agencies are scrambling to

help. more than a quarter of a million were affected by the flooding. florence louie sent us this story. it's one of the four worst-affected areas, and has been declared a disaster zone. >> we are here whether the road access reopened a day ago. people here tell us that they were - that the town was submerged, water up to 4-6% high. it receded in the last few days, they had to leave their homes and stay in a monastery, at least 12 died in the township. they have been risking danger, roads are open for more aid coming in. people have been coming in by boat from the capital. people say that's not enough. they'd like to see more.

along the way we have seen destruction, especially of farm land. we have seen fields submerged in mud, covered in debris, brought by the floodwaters. that will take weeks to clear. a lady told us that she is afraid of what she'll eat in the next few months. she has not been able to plant her next season of crops the main u.s. candidate in 2016 have face said off in a televised debate. donald trump was criticized for refusing to guarantee that he would not run as an independent candidate if he failed to win the nominee. chris christie and rand paul had a heated exchanges about telephone records. >> you support the amendment. get a warrant. get a judge to sign a warrant. >> make your point. >> senator, you know, when you sit in a sub committee blowing hot air about this, you can say

things about that. when you are responsible for protecting the lives of american people, you need to make sure that the system works as it's supposed to. >> here is the been, you fundamentally misunderstand the bill of human rights. every time you did a case you got a warrant from a judge. i'm talking about searches without warrants of all americans' records, that what e fight to end. i don't trust president obama with our records. i know you gave him a big hug, if you want to give him a hug again, go right ahead. brazil's leader rating hits a new low and a big art theft ever. ever. >> 150,000 people injured every year. 33,000 are killed.

>> to see my child laying on the table. >> what was that total bill from start to now? >> almost like 10 million dollars. >> enough people have decided that the gun lobby has too much power for too long. the nra is not invincible.

. >> the top stories on al jazeera. i.s.i.l. says it carried out a suicide attack on a mosque used by saudi arabia security forces. 15 were killed near the yemeni border the pentagon has defended its decision to train and equip syrian opposition fighters to take on i.s.i.l. recruits accused the u.s. of failing to protect them when they were attacked by al nusra front last week. the main u.s. republican candidates for president in 2016 faced off in a first televised

debate. donald trump was criticized for failing to guarantee that he would not run as an independent candidate if he failed to win the primary the approval rating hit a low of 8%. dilma rousseff is facing anger over corruption and a stagnant economy, but with a year and the start of olympics in rio de janeiro, she hopes the feel-good factor will rub off on her leadership. daniel schweimler has more president dilma rousseff spoke on television after her rating slumped to a low. growing numbers are dissatisfied with the way she is running the country in the midst of an economic downturn and a corruption scandal bringing revelations every day. >> she is breaking a lot of

promises. she's promising things and not doing it. >> it's about all the nest and corruption. it is her fault. >> reporter: they are reacting in the ways that are customary. going to the windows and batching pots and pans for the duration of her speech dilma rousseff responded by saying that her party filled those pots and pans with food, and will continue to fill them, and urged the brazilian people to have faith in her government, she is strong, and is the person right to lead the country forward. we'll have to see in the next few days whether brazilians have taken heed of her words, and they'll be revitalized by her

urging the country to stand behind her and her government. >> now for the migrants that get to europe, there's many hurdles. one of the barriers is a new language, charles stratford reports from a school set up in the migrant camp to help each. the makeshift school was set up last month. the majority of people in this class this calais have given up resisting their lives, clinging on to trains trying to get to the u.k. many have applied for asylum in france. this man arrived in the camp four months ago. he has a wife and four children in sudan.

>> it's very important, language. if you decide to stay here, you speak their language. it's very important. >> reporter: all the teachers here are volunteers, and say around 100 people attend classes each day. >> in french ... >> translation: some come with no french, some with basic english. we have some that can't speak english. that is difficult for us. most in this camp are not interested in the french or staying in france. >> for the students that study here, the school represents hope for the future, and decided to stay in france. the majority of the people in the camp are determined to get

on the trains and get to the u.k. riot police blocked groups of men trying to climb on to trucks heading to the tunnel. some of the many that fled violence and persecution - a new hope that their journey to a better life is not over yet the obama is under fire over its annual report on human trafficking. the u.s. congress accused the state department of watering down figures for political prince. the state department official is trying to persuade senators that that is not the case. >> thank you for having me here. >> reporter: sara is a state department official overseeing the annual trafficking persons and tip report, for 15 years. the report has been called a u.s. effort, highlighting

countries that don't do enough to prevent forced labour, sex trafficking and other human rights abuses. now, legislators suspect the reports were manipulated for the white house's political agenda. >> several months ago he heard reports close to this process, that this year's report was under exceptional pressure to shape the rankings for political demands, not the facts on the ground. >> sewell tried to address the concerns. >> there are complicity of use. the secretary takes them into account when making final decisions. >> reporter: but it didn't work, she never denied the political influence charges in so many words. senators that called the hearing said they think there's too much evidence suggesting otherwise. >> the main argument, the ranking of malaysia, among the worst offenders called tier 3 in cthe 2014 report. senators suspect that states

move up in the rankings so the u.s. can continue to negotiate with it in the ongoing partnership. if malaysia stayed into the three, the u.s. legally cannot continue to negotiate with it. in kuala lumpur, the secretary of state rejected suggestions that he was pressured to change malaysia's ranking to keep the talks on electric. -- on track. >> i'm confident it's the right decision made without record to -- regard to issues. issues. >> the senators are unpersuaded. they'll take a closer look at how the report is put together. >> i'm putting you on notice. that any destruction of emails, phone records or letters from 11.19 am on could have significant consequences.

>> if there was any consolation for sewell, the senator reassured that they would blame her, and they promised they'll find out who is responsible for undermining a report once considered above reproach it was an art theft. two men stole 30 masterpieces. police released security video hoping to unlock the multi-million mystery. we have this report from new york. >> reporter: it's flickering, it's poor quality and hard to make out much of anything. federal bureau of investigation hope this released decades' old surveillance video could bring in leads on the largest art theft history. 25 years ago two men posing as police officers walked into the museum in boston, and walked out with 13 art mast ever pieces. three rembrandts, two imported oil pointing, one the only sea escape rembrandt painted.

they took "the con cert", one of only 36. a flag, and sketches by degar. >> the stolen its are worth $500 million or more, pragmatically that is an estimate. i like to point out that the pieces stolen from gardner are the true definition of pricelessness, because they can never be solved or replaced. since the theft, the museum left the walls where the artwork was lekated, empty, a reminder that they'll never be seen again. in the past 25 years the fbi said they investigated thousands of leads. they say they now les concerned finding who are the perpetrators, and more concerned with finding the art.

>> we understand some that come forward with the whereabouts of the artwork and the pieces is not involved in the theft or illegal activity. as for newly released video, it shows the shadow of a man the night before the theft. he then is mysteriously allowed to enter the museum after midnight. who is the man, what was he doing, what does he know. could he be the man to unlock the mystery of stolen art. many want answers to, hoping the mystery does not go unanswered for 25 years. now, the first ship passed through the nily widened suez canal. egypt marked the occasion with a lavish ceremony attended by high

profile delegation. >> reporter: it's been called the great egyptian dream. kings, queens, gathered on the bank of the suez canal through an organization rich and pomp and patriotism. among the dignitaries, leaders from the arab world and the french president, francis hollande. the expansion is designed to double the number of ships sailing between europe and asia. it has great political significance between abdul fatah al-sisi, who after years of unrest says he wants to unite the nation. >> translation: the new suez canal is not just an engineering achievement. there's a great dimension to what has been done. in one year, we have given egyptians more confidence, piece of mind and less anxiety about the future. no one can harm egypt if we are united in the future. >> reporter: earlier in the day he travelled along the widened canal by presidential yacht.

flanked by the egyptian navy. the 8 billion project greeted a -- created a 35km bypass along the route and deepened and widened the waterways. the original suez canal which opened in 1869 took 10 years to build. the new channels 12 months to dig, employing more than 40,000 workers and soldiers labouring around the clock. ahead of inauguration, the egyptian government promoted the new-look canal, describing it as a channel of prosperity. on the streets of cairo, some have celebrated the opening. only egyptians have been allowed to invest in the project and expect to see a share in the proifits. it could be more than a year, and the government hopes the channel will double the toll and refloat the economy. while deep social divisions

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