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celebrations in the capital of burkina faso as the coup leader stands down and the prime minister is released. ♪ ♪ hello there, live from doha. also ahead. a call to a ceasefire in libya as a framework deal is proposed to end the conflict. chinese president flies for nba to the united states to meet with tech executives and then moves to the white house. and the story of defection. we'll take to you a film festival focusing on what unites and divides north and south
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korea. ♪ ♪ efforts to resolve the political up rest in enter deena faso are taking place on two front. in the capital, the coup leader has agreed to step aside and the prime minister has recently been released. in the meantime, negotiations are continuing in the nigerian capital abuja. niklas reports now. >> reporter: this is mobile phone footage of soldiers from burkina faso's regular army moving towards the capital. army's chief of staff warned the coup leader and his presidential guard to surrender their arms, some did, others won't. under pressure they addressed the nation apologize for this coup. >> tracey: we confirm our commitment to return power after
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a did i fitch agreement to get out of the crisis made under the authority of. [ inaudible ] >> reporter: the reaction on his the streets was immediately. they chanted freedom. hundreds have been injured and a dozen have died since the coup took place almost a week ago. >> tracey: we have lost brave fighters, we are ready to die to free burkina faso. >> reporter: the situation remains very come tiff. who is in charge is still unclear. it's a combination of mediation, economic sanction from the former colonial power and threat of more vie lips that perhaps will bring an end to this coup of but with more soldiers on the streets, this crisis is far from over. niklas at&, al jazerra.
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the united nations has been trying to bring the warring parties in libya together for more than one year. >> we have now a text that it's a final text. so our part of the process is now finish said. >> reporter: u.n. envoy says the framework deal worked out in morocco is the way forward to end the conflict in libya but it's not a deal yet. >> in this situation, in libya, with such strong confrontation, killings, humanitarian crisis, so many problems, they must expect that if there is a solution, this proposal is the solution. >> reporter: libya has been in a state of civil war and crisis since the revolution in 2011. among those struggling to fill
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the power vacuum are two rival governments, a renegade general and dozens of militia groups. >> the measures made taken during the last three years, the last year of these negotiations are almost about trying to create a two dimensional government that will evened up having two sides coming to one table but ultimately both sides want to annihilate each other. they have elements and proxies and elements that they have private armies of international war but ultimately both sides want to annihilate each other. >> reporter: leon is now calling for an immediate ceasefire between these factions. >> they have to be positive. they have to see what this process is going to bring for the country. not to be concerned about what they would have liked to see in the text or to see as outcome of this process and will not be there.
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this is not the question today. the question today is to get libya back on track to build peace, development, prosperity in the country. >> reporter: leon was given an october 20th deadline to get a unity government in place. thus the fourth anniversary of the capture and death of libya's long-time ruler colonel muammar qaddafi. the envoy to libya says the peace deal is not there yesterday but appears closer than ever before. okay, let's return to our top story. events rapidly developing events taking place in burkina faso. we understand that the coup leader has agreed to step aside and the prime minister that was being held by the group, the security group has been released confirmed by the french ambassador to enter keep a faso, niklas joins me live now. niklas, where are we with this? have arms been laid down?
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the prime minister has been released. just update us with the latest details. >> reporter: well, yes, indeed the prime minister has been released. this is according to members of the opposition. but negotiations between the presidential guard and the regular army are ongoing. and this is being mediated by the chief of the army. now, the problem at the moment is that many members of the presidential guards are not ready to lay down their arms. so this morning, the army put up an ultimatum for the presidential guards. they have up to 10:00 a.m. or 10:00 gmt to surrender otherwise they will storm the presidential guards barracks, located just behind the presidential palace. the interim caretaker president said that he feared for his life and sought refuge at the french
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embassy house. meanwhile, we are hearing reports that troops are going to start to approach the presidential palace in the next two hours. >> okay, so let me just get this clear. justify looking at the details, is it the president that has been released? the coup leader has decided to step aside, but members of the presidential guard are -- some members are refuse to go do this. just remind us exactly why they mount third degree coup in the first place. why are they not want to go step aside? >> reporter: now, the presidential guard are an army within the army. they were close to the former leader, the former leader of burkina faso. and they have been pretty much his private army for the last 25 years. and so when he was overthrown last year, the presidential
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guards, there was discussion by the interim government to disband the presidential guard. this is a core of the army that is better paid, better equipped and enjoys certain privileges that the others didn't. and they are not ready to give up those privileges. that is the main issue right now. okay, all right, thank you very much for that. and very quickly, just very quickly before we leave you, niklas, anybody else released? has everybody been released? there were a number of other ministers that had already also been taken hostage. is everybody released now? >> reporter: as far as we know the top lead every ship has been released. there is no other information about the rest of them. as far as we know, the prime minister and the president has been released. and remember that the general said he is willing to negotiate depends on the grounds terms of the frame of the agreement that will be discussed today a.
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the meeting in abuja is very crucial to what is happening in burkina. >> okay, niklas, you will keep us up-to-date on that. for now, thank you very much. now, the death toll from a series of bombings in northeastern nigeria on sunday evening has risen to at least 80. four explosions have also left about 150 people injured. no one has claimed respond. but boko haram fighters have been blamed. the armed group has been trying to carve out a state in the northeast since 2009. interior ministers from the e.u. are meeting in brussels in a few hours to discuss the refugees crisis. eastern european nations failed for reach an agreement on the emergency relocation. the emergency relocation of refugees during talks earlier on monday. now, they are opposing the e.u.'s plan for compulsory quotas. european leaders will meet again on wednesday to try and find a
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solution. well, hungary's parliament has allowed the government to deploy the army to tackle this influx of refugees. the military has now given per mission to join the police in using nonlethal weapons like rubber-coated bullets and tear gas. refugees have been using hungary as a transit route to reach wealthier western european countries. prime minister victor orban has told parliament that the whole continent is under threat. >> tracey: the ply grant are not just banging on our door they are breaking it down, not a knew hundred, not a few thousand, but several hundreds of thousands, actually williams of migrants are laying syn siege to hungary. there is no end insight. millions are preparing to travel. africans are among the hundreds of thousands of pima driving in europe in search of a better life. natasha ghoneim reports on their
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journey across west africa to libya. >> reporter: this is the border between begi guinea and mali. it's a tran spirt port for starting a new life in europe. some of then don't make it. according to the international organization for migration, more than 2700 people died in the mediterranean sea this year. this man's brother was one of them. >> tracey: when he left for europe, everybody was driving. wiewpt to sea your family member lying like that at sea. >> reporter: but the prospect of poverty is enough to keep pushing ahead. >> i left because of persecution, i have been persecuted politically. >> reporter: this is the second time he's tried to get to europe. >> when i went, i met -- i was unfortunate when i met this it's lamb i can attack.
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they took over the border i decided to return back. so that i wouldn't be falling in their ambushing. he and others are traveling from western african countries, including sierra leone examine liberia. moving northeast to the border between guinea and mallee, tracking across the is era desert and north to libya where they hope to safely cross the mediterranean and land in euro europe. there are open borders in the european union there is a similar block in africa. it's called the western community of african states. since 1975. 15 countries have been part of a borderless region where people can move freely. the goal is to increase economic cooperation. it's made it easier for people determined to build a life in europe. >> tracey: when we receive people passing through, they have the national cards and their pass poured, they say they want to go mali.
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can can we know that if they want to go mali or spain or further on. >> reporter: even so the border police check for proper documentation, those that don't have it face deportation. despite the open borders in this region, amnesty international says people are also facing the same kind of racism and zeno phobia refugees are complaining about in europe. this woman said the risk isn't worth it. >> some tie in the process, the children die in the process the children get lost. i don't think it's worth it. >> reporter: disapproval. danger and the worries of family don't appear to be enough to squash the dreams of many africans heading north. natasha ghoneim, at&t u-verse. coming up on the program, the presidents of venezuela and clock me bee a meet for talks to ease tensions over a border
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dispute. >> he was so ahead of his time. >> father junipero serra was so devastating to native american cultures. >> we have suffered greatly, what kind of saint would allow that? >> and you're gonna let the pope know? >> absolutely.
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>> "inside story" takes you beyond the headlines, beyond the quick cuts, beyond the soundbites. we're giving you a deeper dive into the stories that are making our world what it is. ♪ ♪ you are watching at&t u-verse. al jazerra. people have welcomed the fact that the army is in the capital to disarm a group behind last week's coup. now the coup.
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and he set a deadline of october 20th for both sides to sign it off. the european union's interior ministers are meeting in brussels in a few hours to discuss the refugees crisis. on monday, eastern european nations failed to reach an agreement on emergency relocation of refugees. chinese president's first stop on his u.s. visit is not the white house, instead he's starting off in seattle where he will meet u.s. tech executives on tuesday. both countries have been sparring over cyber security and apple is the latest u.s. company tackling a security breach within china. developers were there trick ed in to using a modified version of code. it's called x.-code. it's a is off wear package used to create apps for i phones, ipads and mac computers of
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course the tech giant has since removed the applications affected with the malware from its app store. the chinese leader has defended its government and says it does not engage this hacking nor does it support the theft of commercial secrets. now, he made those comments in an interview in the wall street journal, assayed ran brown now reports, souper security is one of the -- cyber security is one the sussex pecked talks with president obama. >> reporter: a powerful lead he should the guardian of an economy that remains strong even as it slows. >> he is arguably one of the stoppingest leaders. but he also is going there at a time when there is very good optics he's a chinese leader in command of a very large economy. >> reporter: ahead of this visit, some of his very advisers made a rare public appearance to brief the media.
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the president has a simple mess final his u.s. hosts our economies remain dependent on each other, especially now. >> tracey: the two countries have some differences but that's not unusual. are shared interests are far wider than our differences 67 those difference says are apparent in the south china sea. recent satellite photos appear to show china building a third runway in these disputed waters. despite a promise to end reclamation work. last month china showed of some of its latest military hardware. it's the technology you don't see that worries the u.s. government. >> the cyber warfare, president xi will not budge an inch because he is actually expanding the cyber warfare capacity. >> reporter: china's state-controlled media says this will be the most symbolically
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important visit by a chinese head of state since the former paramount leader we want there 36 years ago. it caused a lot of excitement because this country was slowing emerging from decades of ice lake, the atmosphere for this visit, though, is likely to be very different. >> we have the panda huggers and the drap dragon slayers and most of the dragon shares are on did debate stage bashing china. the mad of the country right now is very much of an anti china feel to it. >> reporter: but the view of the united states among most chinese pima peers very different. this is a generation for whom u.s. brands and culture vs have had a big impact. >> i remember when i was young we were taught i have a dream. going to america would be my dream. >> tracey: i watch many american tv programs and movies, they have a lot of influence on my life. >> reporter: the two leaders last met in beijing almost a
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year ago. for president peeping this will be a further opportunity to enhance his international immaterial and china's a reminders as well that he will be president for a lot longer than his host. adrian brown, al jazeera, beijing. the u.s. just department has launch aid criminal investigation in to the world's largest selling car maker volkswagen. it's accused of facing-y missions tests to diesel vehicles, and could face $18 billion in fines. >> reporter: this was the frankfurt international motor show on monday. under the bonnet i've dark secret revealed last week by the he want environmental protection agency in the united states. vehicle rag unit says has been falsifying date for years to embellish the clean en inses of its much priced turboal t.d. i
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evenini.it's stock last value. >> our company was dishonest and in my german words, we have throughout screwed up. we must fix those cars, the cars and prevent this from ever happening again and we have to make it right. with the government, the public, our customers, our employees, and also very important our dealers. >> reporter: the news for the makers of the people's car, the famous beatle famously resumed, could get much worse. >> they are ordering vehicles wag town recall about half a million diesel-powered vehicles, jettas, golfs and beatles primarily build between 2009 and 2015. the epa is talking about a fine of potential as much as $18 billion which would be the highest ever leveed against an
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auto make. >> reporter: $18 billion is an enormous sum of money, but add to that the cost of half a million vehicles recalled in the u.s. that the evening ps says v.w. must return to proper functioning and then take in to account that the german government has just announced an emission inquiry in to vehicles sold in europe and you can see the potential for total catastrophe from volkswagen gets bigger and bigger. nor does it stop there. vw has set its future course on engines built to use clean diesel. very idea may now be cast in to doubt. >> diesel has been shown to produce these very large amounts of noxious gases, much larger than perhaps we had all expected in the viability of diesel will come in to question for vw who has invested so much in this clean diesel strategy. that will be a very material blow. >> reporter: it is all closely damaging for the brand. what if everything in life was
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as reliable as a volkswagen we want the '80s addres '80s ads tk the ceo on had to apologize for breaching trust. now the presses of venezuela and colombia have agreed to restore their ambassadors after a month long diplomatic spat. they met for talks in the ecuadorian capital. in august, venezuela shut land crossings after three border guards were shot, a security crack down followed and 1500 colombians were deported. we have more now from the colombian capital bogota. >> reporter: after long and complicated negotiations the presidents of colombia and venezuela agreed to a gradually normalization of the border region, this is the first important step to solve a month long crisis that paralyzed trade and movement a long the boarder and saw over 17,000 colombians
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either being deported or voluntarily returning back to colombia from venezuela for fear of reprisal, for fear they say of being accused of being responsible for the chronic shortages in venezuela, juan manuel santos and nicholas maduro agreed to a seven-point agenda. among those points they decided to reinstate immediately their respective ambassadors, they say they will start a joint investigation of the situation of the border and, also called for a ministerial-level meeting on we understand in caracas venezuela. to discuss and then implement new sense i believe border policies. >> tracey: here as president maduro said, wisdom prevails. this has been a peaceful debate, a respectful and productive dialogue. >> reporter: for now, though, the border crossings will remain shut. they will be reopened in a
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graham il yougarage you would ws point in details have been given in how long that will take. pope francis will be making his first visit to the united states later on tuesday, he will be travel on the ground from cube arc economy colluded his trip there, praying for reconciliation among cubans at the country's holiest that lane, it was also a special anniversary for the pontiff himself. it was 62 years to the day since he decided to become a priest. scott walker has pulled out of the of the race for the white house. the swears governor hopes his exit will make it easier for people to choose the right conservative candidates. 15 republicans now remain in the running. >> i will suspends my campaign immediately. i encourage other republican presidential candidates to consider doing the same so that the voters can focus on a limited number of candidates who
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can offer a positive, conservative alternative to the current front runner. human rights watch says the egyptian military's campaign against isil in northern sinai is harming thousands of civilians. the rights group says the government has evicted over 3,000 families and destroyed thousands of homes in northern sinai. cairo is trying to create a buffer zona long its border with the gaza strip. seven people, including three foreign nationals have been kidnapped by an unidentified gunman in the southern philippines it happened in a resort southeast of the capital m manila. police say 11 gunmen on motorcycle boats were involved in the object ducks. now, the seventh film testify rat suffered way in south could a. showcasing documentaries from around the year, this year organizers decided to focus more on the issues separating and
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united hing the two career as. >> reporter: at an abandoned u.s. military base inside the adjoining controlled buffer zone it gets under way. to lead it off a film that directly addresses the division on the korean peninsula. telling the story of a north korean going tour. i former prop began at that painter who now makes equally critical but often critical work as an independent artist in the south. with his identity hid tone protection his family over the border. the film charge the increasing aching side i as plans for his first solo ho in beijing given to attract the attention of north korean officials. >> he's very poetic. but he's also very honest and he has a unique story. he is a di deflector who still really loves his homeland. he does not love a lot of things
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about his home land but his heart is -- he says he has a divided heart. for the festival's organizers making this firm the opener is a statement of intent as they shift the focus more closely to i want korean issues. >> it's always been a special festival not one dealing with just the issues we certainly never promoted it that way. but this year, we have brought in a special dmz special because of a feeling that it hasn't received enough attention in the past. >> reporter: the goal is to make a small festival still in its relative up fancy in to a significant pan asian documentary vents. in terms of scale it cants compete to the biggest international film festival in a couple of weeks time what does have, what it's name and location lend it is a particular focus, a focus themes of peace. >> reporter: more than 100 films around the world are to be shown
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most united in some way by the theme of peace just a short distance from the world apt most heavily militarized border. and just to remind you, you can keep up-to-date with all our stories on the website the address is aljazeera.com. >> this week on talk to al jazeera, katrina adams, she sits atop u.s. tennis as chairman of the board, ceo, and president of the united states tennis association. >> it's been 133 years since we were founded, so it is an honor to be the first... i don't think i have to fight for it, uh...i was just being me. >> adams' climb to the top took a decade, and now the first african american and former professional player to lead the national governing body, is busy setting the agenda for her