>> i felt like i was in a washing machine. >> we're kind of stuck with more than a century of bad choices. war of words. >> there has been no warning. >> differing accounts of yesterday's deadly encounter in the air over the syrian-turkey border. easing restrictions. >> of course we have to be careful. >> as four days on high alert, some parts of life in the belgium capitol are returning to normal. the result of the pentagon's

investigation on a doctors without borders' facility. a culture of violence. >> a typical brazil male beliefs a woman is his object. >> a better chance at surviving dangerous situations. >> good evening. this is "al jazeera america." we begin in moscow where words of recrimination are being aimed at turkey after turkirussian fo minister sergei lavrov called the incident a planned provocation but said his country would not go to war with turkey over it. the downed plane's copilot survived and said turkish forces

did not make contact with them before opening fire. turkey released audio recordings of what it says were the warnings the russians ignored. the pentagon says the warnings were heard by u.s. military personnel in the region. al jazeera's rory challands is in moss co. >> murderers, they chanted. many russians are angry with turkey and protests have occurred in a few cities in the past hours. this was the turkish embassy in moscow. eggs were thrown. >> this is embassy of murderers in my opinion. they showed their beastly grin. >> tuesday's incidents killed a russian pilot, shot to death by turkmen rebels while parachuting from his burning plane. a marine involved in the rescue operation also died and a helicopter was destroyed. the russian jet's navigator had a lucky escape. >> he was safe. the pilot navigator.

i believe he is already at our base. and he is like all of the other involved in the operation including the rescue operation, will receive state awards. the ministry of defense has already come up with this proceeds posal -- proposal. he will be awarded the star of the hero federation posthumously. >> the navigate offer and on television. >> there had been no warning, neither on the radio nor visually. there had been no contact whatsoever. so we started the combat course as usual. keeping in mind the moved of a bomber and and of f-16ing fighter jet. >> this, says turkey, was the pilot's final warning. [indecipherable) >> another proposal put into action, sending sophisticated s

5r s-400 missile. russia wants to show it has the ability to blow turkey's planes out of the sky, too. the kremlin has a tricky task. it says there has to be serious sequence for what vladimir putin called a stretcherous stab in the back. turkey is a nato member. that's reason enough to tread carefully. >> sergei lavrov says russia does not intend to go to war with turkey, that attitudes haven't changed. they have questions about the actions of turkey's leadership. >> turkey's president defended what its air force has done. >> translator: nobody should expect us to remain silent when our border security is constantly breached. our legal rights and our right of independence are undermined. we have no intention of escalating this incident.

we are only defending our own security and the rights of our brothers. >>tie wants russia's air attacks on turkmen rebels to stop. it insists isil is not operating in that part of northern syria and that russia knows this. rory challands, al jazeera, mosque co. >> john kerry reached out to his russian counterpart, sergei lavrov today to discuss russia's response to what happened in turkey. the secretary of state spoke with russia's foreign minister on the phone. kerry expressed con dole he knews. he urged lavrov to keep the crisis from escalate okay and called on him to help find a diplomatic solution. russian forces today bombarded a mountain area near the syria/turkey border close to where the russian war plane was shot down. about 12 airstrikes hit casab in the prove ever since of latikia. also, pro-government troops allied with the russians

attacked turkmen and al-qaeda's nusra front fighters in that area. refugees who have been there for a few weeks say there are no isil fighters around. >> has not stopped syrian and russian forces from carrying out those airstrikes. al jazeera's rene oday reports how one group of refugees hiding out in the mountains is now stranded. >> fatma was forced to leaves her home in the turkman mountains north of latakia to escape attacks by syrian government forces and the russian air force. more than 300 turkmen families have made the journey over the mountains in the last few weeks. they have arrived in an area near to the border with turkey but the border is closed and they are not able to cross into turkish territory. the turkmen are trapped on the mountain living in terrible conditions. >> i am 40 years old. i was forced today leave my house due to unprecedented shelling. but when we arrived, we discovered the planes were bombing this area, too.

people eat what they can find. there is no running water or electricity. no schools or hospitals. humanitarian organizations don't operate here the turkmen are fending for themselves and it's tough going. >> translator: we hope we won't have to stay here for long, but at the moment, we need nothing more than for our children to feel safe and secure. >> the russian air force has bombed most of the villages in the turkmen mountains. en if one day the turkmen are able to return to their homes, they may find very little is left. al jazeera. now to paris where the french parliament voted to extend airstrikes against isil in the wake of this month's deadly attacks. the votes in lower and upper houses were nearly nammous. germany vowing to step up thevite against isil. angela amerimerkel said skwlaer everything it can to prevent paris-like attacks. france's president is asking

them to fly at a time flag at their homes. after four days on lockdown, belgium's capital city has re-opened. officials say there is an imminent risk of a terror attack. schools and public transit were working again today, but the armed forces continue to conduct raids across the country in search of suspects linked to the paris attacks. neeb barker has more from brussels. >> reporter: four brussels is tentatively lifting some of the most destructive reap instructions. most metro lines are open again returning a semblance of normality to the morning commute. people are still anxious. >> of course, we have to be careful because any moment, something can happen. danger is everywhere. >> below and above ground, there is still a heavy military and police presence. vehicles pulled over for random checks. al thousand extra personnel have been called in to patrol brussels and other belgian

cities. every few minutes, a reminder that this is a country hunting for the remaining suspects in the paris attacks along with people who may be planning more. >> as well as the metro system schools and universities have re-opened, also, but the government has maintained the highest security level, level number 4 which basically means an attack is viewed as imminent. the government says it's not just playing it safe. it's acting on credible intelligence. >> belljam has issued an international arrest warrant for this man, mohammed abrini. he was seen driving a car used in the paris attacks. despite several raids and multiple arrests, there is stilt little progress in the man hunt for 26-year-old sala absalam, thought to be one of the paris gunmen. police believe when he escaped, he may have still been wearing an explosive vest. at brussels's free university, students are arriving back on campus. armed police stand guard.

the main library remains closed. >> here, students try to make sense of the chain of global events that suddenlil suddenly, without warning, have had such a big impact on their ordinary lives. >> maybe in two weeks, there will be no more cops and no more soldiers in the streets but the feel of threats with a presence is not just in the media. it's real. >> the government says the alert level will remain at the maximum for at least another week. the price of keeping europe safe, but many question how long this can last. 19 barker, al jazeera, brussels. >> eleven a leb neepz military court charged 26 people of belong to go isil of those charged, a judicial source says 23 are directly linked to the suicide ex mroesz that took place in beirut earlier this month. the blast targeted a hezbollah-controlled residential neighborhood and killed 44

people. security forces say they are their investedgations have led to the arrests of others not directly linked to go that attack and to the seizure of large amounts of explosives. isil is claiming responsibility for yesterday's attack on a presidential guard bus in tunisia's capitol. 12 guards died. another 20 were wounded. tun easeian authorities say the explosive used -- the explosive used traces back to neighboring libya. so they have closed the border for the next 15 days and declared another state of emergency after what was the third attack on tun easeian soil just this year. al jazeera's nazinene moshura. >> flowers, the wreckage of the bus has been removed. investigators are trying to work out how this could have happened. many tun easeians want answers. >> the bomb we want off in the middle of rush hour. the target appears to have been the presidential guard. the four members of the public

were also injured. >> a dozen people lost their lives. >> that's way too much. tun easeian people always find a way to recover from similar incidents, but we are not used to this kind of thing. the president has declared a state of emergency. this gives the police sweeping powers to arrest and detane. it also means people can't protest or go on strike. there are restrictions, too, on media coverage. >> the state of emergency is actually giving a possibility for security forces but, also, justice to be more quick and in terms of taking. >> in a show of defiance, the international film festival will continue screenings. this musician says tun easeians must continue their way of life. >> arts and cu culture are as

important as the economy. i hope the film festival can continue. >> the tourism industry has been damaged after two previous attacks on tour thifts year. the country needs investors and vis visitors to come back soon. >> will be difficult now after this. >> a previous state of emergency and increased security in a country failed to prevent this latest attack. the tun easeian government will have to come up with a new strategy to deal with an armed group clearly capable of hitting one of the most elite forces in the country right here in the capitol. nazinene mashiri, tunis. >> we have breaking news out of venzuela venzuela, a leader of the opposition has been assassinated. lewis manuel diaz was shot in a rally in the central street of juarico with the wife of lopez when he was killed. sources claim a group of armed men opened fire while driving by

the event. details remain unclear as to whether diaz was a target or if his death was a result of a stray bullet. venzuela's president warned voters who may be leaning toward the opposition telling them if they betray the legacy of late leader hugo chavez, they will end up alone. many former supporters have turned against him and his policies because of shortages of basic staples, the world's worst inflation and high rates of violent crime. polls show the opposition with the best chance its had to win control of congress in the last 16 years. venzue venzuelans head to the polls. pope francis in sfriksz, the message et cetera delivering on his journey an the concerns over his safety. later, why these cubans who had hoped to head to the united states find themselves trapped in coaststa rica.

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pope francis arrived in kenya for the start of his african tour. it is his first visit to the continent as head of the catholic church. hundreds lined up to catch a glimpse of the pontiff who bought a message of ethnic and religious reconciliation. >> saying our society experienced religious, economic,

men and women of good will are called to work for r reconciliation and peace, forgiveness and healing. the pope is scheduled to travel to uganda. a country torn apart by conflicts between christians and muslims. tonight, in contact looks into the complexities that lie ahead of the pope in africa. cath be written soi reports. >> these catholics have been waiting a long time to see their pope but he wouldn't just be meeting them. he is also due to meet political and religious leaders from all face. >> we are often talking of inter religious dialogue. and so when we see the holy father being able to kind of encounter the heads of all of these other regions and

denominations, i think for me, it's something that is very powerful. >> the pope's visit comes as security forces across the continent grab pel well violent groups. al shabaab has carried out attacks in somalia, uganda and kenya. they attacked earlier this year killing 148 people. many of them students. the assailants appear to target non-muslims but muslims have complained of ethnic and religious profiling and the hunt for sympathizers. >> the utter applications that have come from the attacks, they border closes to telling people, we cannot live together any more as a country, the people, we have no other place to go to. >> this is where the pope will celebrate his biggest mass, on the grounds of the university of nairobi. >> an estimated 200,000 people are expected on these grounds for the special mass.

hundreds of thousands more in streets around here watching on big screens. the pope will mostly be talking about peace, acceptance and r reconciliation, a message he has taken to many other places across the world. >> from kenya, pope francis is due to travel to uganda and central african republic where muslim and christian groups have been fighting each other since 20s 13. there is concern about his safety they say we cannot guarantee your safety there are things above our control. >> throughout history, the pope is expected to talk about climate change, a subject he is passionate about. kenniarsians come to hear his thoughts on goverance. many african countries are

riddled with poor leadership and confli conflict. his messages is highly anticipated. ca catherine soi. >> a change in the church, most who identify as practicing catholics now live in the southern hemisphere. as of 2012, the largest group of cathlics live in latin america. almost 23% in europe and 15% in africa. the smaller numbers in asia and north america. that's a big change from 1970. then, europeans represented nearly 40% of the world's catholics. africans were less than 7%, a number that has since do you mind. these trends are expected to continue by 2050. africa should over take europe and together with latin america will account for 63% of the cath ling church. >> refer end robert dow joins us from los angeles this evening, an assistant professor at notre dame's department of political science and his research focuses on religious and democracy in

africa. father, it is good to have you with us as the pope begins this important trip. why, given all of the security concerns, has he chosen to go to africa? is it because the catholic church is growing there faster than anywhere else? >> yes. certainly that's part of it, antonio. the church has been growing in africa a great deal and the church plays an important role in society. it's in a way, it's exactly because certain countries are under so much pressure and people so much thaeptsz to go and visit this. >> as you say, the challenges are real uganda and the central africa republic in the middle of affirmed conflict. does he hope to bring an olive branch to sooth tensions between

christians and muslims in much of the continent? >> i believe so. he is going with a message of reconciliation and peace and enter religious tolerance. christians in kenya have been under attack in the northeast and in the northern coast. as you said, al shack ab has been active there so the pope is going there with a message of peace and he's going to be doing his best to promote tolerance, tolerance greater respect for religious freedom and tolerance for all and for people in the central african republic. >> that's where the security concerns are probably the greatest. some believe that it is on the verge of general side or it may be occurring.

it's a former french colony. the french said it not safe for the pope to go. why run the risk? >> the pope says he is not interested in protecting himself. >> i doesn't seem to be concerned about his own security? >> in saint peter's square, he had much of the bullet proof, you know, surroundings of the pope mobile removed. he wants to send a signal that et cetera willing to take risks out of love for other people. >> about aren't you concerned if there has to be any attack on the pope that that could exacerbate tensions? >> yeah. that's certainly a possibility, but we know that there is no guarantee. but we know that wherever the pope has been, there has been a

great deal of peace. there has been a defendant great deal of unity. and so, the hope would be that the pope's presence there will be a baum, will be a comfort for all people, whether christians or muslims, the pope's visit will actually be something that brings people together across the religious divide. >> on the pastoral side, the church at africa is more conservative than in most of the rest of the world. >> the pope has been more liberal in his words when it comes to social issues than recent popes. uganda and other countries criminal eyes homosexualities. do you think the pope will address those issues head-on or avoid them? >> i think that the pope, if he's going to address those issues, he will address them with religious leaders privately. i think he is going to focus most of his public pronouncements on issues of

poverty, respect for the dignity of all people, concern for the poor and concern for the environ the. >> there is a lot of anticipation and and excitement throughout africa for his visit. father dowd from notre dame, a pleasure to have you with us. >> thank you, antonio. tragic but avoidable, the penta goodeon releases the assessment on a doctors without borders hospital last month. what's at stake as the divided koreas plan for high-level talks?

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only on al jazeera america. welcome to "al jazeera america." coming up in this half hour of international news, iran's supreme leader accuses the u.s. of using sex and money to infiltrate his country. our american minute. in 345e7bz hundreds gather for the funeral of jamar clark, fatally shot in a struggle with police. his death set off protests.

president obama reiterated today that there are no credible threats of any planned attack against the united states. but security has been stepped up since the violence in paris. the president urged americans not to let fear abrupt their holiday. more than 46 million americans are expected to travel over thanksgiving. also on the president's agenda, the annual thanksgiving pardon. he spared not one but two turkeys during this year's event. honest and abe will live out their rest of their days in a farm of virginia. the president used a little bit white house humor going as far as calling abe totus. >> a nuclear treaty has gone into effect. it may open the door to future opportunities b it comes to nuclear power. >> much like defense, environment, health, education will continue to strengthen and

grows as a result of this agreement. >> the deal allows the u.s. to governor south korea's commercial nuclear activities not next 20 years. it restricts south korea's right to reprocess nuclear fuel that originated in the u.s. south korea' a could possibly. the decision will depend upon future negotiations. the treaty gives south korea more flexibility for research and data collection. officials from north and south korea are at the board tory lay groundwork at high level talks aimed at reducing tensions. both sides agreed to improve relations in august after an escalation of incidents involving land mine explosions and gunfire at the border. north and south korea are technically still at war. the 1950 to noon 53 korean war ended with a truce, not a peace treaty. harry fawcett joins us from seoul. what's on the agenda? important meetings? >> they are important meetings.

just to say, antonio, so far, we don't know they have actually begun. they were due to start at around 10:00 a.m. local time. it's about two and a half hours after that point now. we know south korea because these talks are happening on the northern side of the military demarcation line, south korea has to lay a communication line up to the venue for the talks. apparently that's the reason for the delay. we don't know yet that they are underway. once they get underway, they will be as you say trying to set the scene, the dates, the level of have thety for these high level talks that are due to happen sometime, we believe, soon. either in seoul or pyon yang on thursday on the koreanan "penguins of madagascar." it's understood the south korea ians want to talk about the kind of family reunions we saw in late october. that's when families separated by the korean war can for a few moments at least see those from

whom they have been separated. south korea is keen to accelerate that prosbecause so many are so old. so many have died while waiting on the lists for these reunion end of thes. north core kia may want to talk about the resort where these reunions also take place. south korea ian tourism to that resort was ended in 2008 after south korea ian tourist was shot dead. they may want to talk about ending trade restrictions which were imposed after the sinking of a south korea ian warship in 2010. first, they have to start talking about these talks and try and set some kind of date and some kind of level of seniority for exactly who will be on each side's delegation. >> who will be there and talking. what was the impetus behind these talks happening now? >> you will remember in august, there was a very serious round of tensions between north and south. >> was sparked in early august by a land mine blast on the southern side of the tmz maiming

two south korea ian soldiers. the south korea ian side responded by restarting loud speaker broadcasts. there was an exchange of artillery fire over the dmz. >> led to a high-stakes round of talks between the two sides, very senior people involved. they went on many hours of a time over several days. >> led to an agreement on august the 25th. part of which it was that there would not just be regular reunions but high level talks. there hasn't been much progress. south korea has been talking about getting these underway. little response until a few days ago which has led to these talks and what we do know, though, is that there hasn't been what a lot of people were speculating about here in south korea, a north korean rocket launch or potentially a nuclear test to mark a recent very significant political anniversary in according north korea. >> that's some kind of positive sign, the an sense of a negative sign at least which could lead to some kind of momentum if they can get these talks underway.

>> right. the absence of anything negative from north korea is always a good thing. harry fawcett in seoul, thanks. ukraine is raising the stakes over an ongoing trade dispute with russia. it has closed its airspace to all russian planes. commercial and military. the ukrainian prime minister said his country would no longer import natural gas from russian. the prime minister said it will buy that gas from other european countries at a better price. another day of violence in the occupied west bank. an israeli soldier is in critical condition after a pal stanian shot him. it happened between palestinian villages and israeli settlement. this is the latest in the a series of similar attacks. since october, 90 palestinians have been killed along with 19 israelis and an american. a u.s. investigation into a doctors without borders hospital in afghanistan reveals errors on the part of american military

personnel were large that's correct blame. 30 patients and hospital staff were killed in the bombing in kunduz last month. al jazeera's jennifer glasse has more from kabul. >> reporter: eyewitnesses say it was a terrifying attack. in the early morning hours of october 3rd, a u.s. plane rained bomb did and bullets on a doctors without borders hospital in kunduz. patients burned to death in their beds. staff were decapitated. at least three children were among the 30 people killed in the attack. the commander of u.s. forces says a u.s. investigation shows it was a tragic but avoidable mistake. >> the report determined that u.s. strike upon the msf trauma center in kunduz city afghanistan was a direct result of human error compounded by systems and procedural failures. the u.s. forces directly involved in this incident did not know the targeted compound was the msf trauma center. >> doctors without borders had given the u.s. and nato forces

exact coordnauts of the hospital four days before the strike. campbell said the mistake happened because the attacking aircraft was diverted, the electronics malfunctioned and identified the building without verifying it was a military target. they thought it was another building a few hundred yards away. making the distinction between protected and enemy targets and ensuring that an attack is proportional are basic tenants of the laws of bar which every u.s. forces member learns from basic training and are enforced throughout their military career. u.s. officials here wouldn't say why these basic tenants weren't followed but they did say some of those involved did not follow the rules of engagement. >> those individuals most closely associated with the incident have been suspended from their duties, pending consideration and disposition of administrative and disciplinary matters. >> doctors without borders had asked for an international independent investigation.

>> requires the consent of the united states and afghanistan who believe military investigations are sufficient. u.s. commanders said they would like to help rebuild the hospital, but doctors without borders did not accept doanations from governments and they said they don't want to rebuild until they know this kind of attack won't happen again. jennifer glasse, al jazeera, kabul. >> an emergency settlement got underway in croatia to discuss the refugee crisis in europe. vice president biden was there along with the heads of balkan nations. leaders of those countries say they will now only accept people escaping conflict, not people deemed economic migrants. slovenia is in the process of building a fence along its border with croatia to stem the flow of refugees. as the debate lets up as to whether to allow more syrian refugees into the united states. others found safety here years ago. roxanne a saberry met with

bosniasns after surviving years of war. >> thank you so. >> closman, running this restaurant is proof that refugees like him can succeed. >> the united states is my home. it is something that i will another leave. >> war drove him from his hold land of bosnia 20 years ago. he settled in utica, new york. this summer, he opened a bakery. >> do you want it named here? >> aimed after his oldest son, an aspiring attorney. >> i think it's great opportunities. this is the city that is very known for welcoming any refugees. >> utica used to be known as a factory town. when the textile middle closed in the 50s and heavy industry left in the '90s, jobs vanished and the population plunged. >> at one point, there were folks with bumper stickers that said will the last person out of the city turn out the lights? >> when the city leaders decided

to bet on refugees. about 12,000 came from more than 30 countries, mainly bosni bosnia myanmar and the former soviet union. >> they come, they bring other aspirations, their children, their dreams. they buy houses. they get jobs. >> today, the population is no longer dropping. >>r refugees are now the main source of new people in utica and helping transform neighborhoods opening dozens of businesses including this auto repair shop and across the street, a bosnian restaurant. >> bosnians real seen as the most successful newcomers. they filled many deserted homes. >> they have help revitalize parts of the city that have been neglected. >> not all refugees a adapts as well. >> some might coom with no english skills, maybe low literacy rates as a xwraup. those folks might need more support on the front end. >> support like food stamps and help finding jobs.

local leaders told us refugees are worth the investment. >> what would you say to somebody who complained that refugees require and use taxpayer dollars? >> in the short-term, there is tax dollars that have to go towards the school district, the county the city, to help acclimate the refugees to the community but you have to look long-term. >> how much of a long term? >> from what i have seen, within a year, but after that, i think you are seeing most refugees who are moving off social services, now buying homes, starting businesses. and then contributing to the tax base. >> a 2000 study by hamilton college found it takes the city 13 years for the financial benefits of resettling refugees to out weigh the costs. one big cost and big hurdle is education. in november, the state sued the school district here claiming the high school was turning away

refugees. still, utica is keeping its doors open to more refugees. it's expecting about 400 in the next year. >> you know what time and when? >> but if reviewees hold a key to utica's success, another big challenge remains: keeping future general raises in the city. >> what are your plans for the snoouft do you both plan to stay in utica? >> depending upon where my career takes me is where i will most reliable go but definitely my hometown forever. >> roxanne a sulburry. utica. >> certainly children were caught crossing the border, double the number picked up in october of last year. usually, the number of border crossings drops in colder months. according todas from u.s. cust odoms and border protection, the majority of the children came from elsalvador. 3,000 cuban migrants are stranded in coast a rook a after

nicuaragua denied them entry. they met to discuss the crisis but continue resolve it. it began with a flight to ecuad ecuador. they traveled symbol central america. as john hollmann reports, their hope was to eventually reach mexico and then the united states. >> this wasn't how they imagined their journey to the united states would end. 3,000 cuban my glanced are stuck in a camp on the coast a rican side of the boarder with nicruragua. hold it a meeting on tuesday would get them moving north again. it didn't. it would have been interesting to have a positive response from the nicaraugan government. we don't have motivation other than getting to the united states but we do not have passage through nicarauga. >> strong ties with the cuban

government which doesn't approve of its citizens to flee the island. it has rejected costa rica's plano for a humanitarian corridor for them to pass through central america. >> we didn't come here with our hands empty. we came with a real proposal for granting safe package for my graptsz. we had proposals reamjected by one single country: nicarauga. >> under u.s. law, any cuban who makes it on to u.s. soil is offered what amounts to asylum. with improving relations, mistaken cubans worry that could change and are rush to go make the trip before it's too late. without a breakthrough in the deadlock, their journey is on hold for now. john hollmann, al jazeera. >> the u.n. has named today november 25th as the international day for the elimination of violence against women. around the world, people are shining a light on the issue. in new delhi, india gate was lit

up in orange. in spain, women held rallies to demand an end of violence. 16 days are planned for the orange the world campaign, international human rights day. off of the radar, violence against women in brazil. the city of pretoria, marchiana sanchez takes a closer look. >> reporter: a man chases his wife at gunpoint and kills her at point-blank range. this is brazil where violence against women is the 5th highest in the world and the city of victoria is the capitol of womencides. >> she said her partner beated her including when she was pregnant. >> i felt like rubbish, like an insect or worse than that, always thinking it was my fault. >> the region of santo has one

of the highest rates of femecide in the country. >> there is a culture of violence against women in brazil and here in victoria where men believe women are their property. >> the typical brazilian male beliefs the woman is his object. he doesn't accept being cheated on or being broken up with. he reacts with violence. >> that's beginning to change. >> it takes only four seconds to activate a panic button. police and municipal agents receive the e mensch emergency alarm until smartphones. agents at this municipal command center hear the alarms. voices are heard through the panic button and recorded here as rescuers are on their way to save victims. the national institute for preventive technology created the alarm buttons. >> a woman who is about to suffer an aggression doesn't have the time to call and be asked questions.

now, rescue is between 3 and 10 minutes. >> reporter: since 2013, 11 men have been detained after vict ims activated the device. for grassy, it's been a defendant life-changing experience. >> with the button, i feel free because i know if he approaches me, i can press it, and someone will come and help me in four or five minutes. >> reporter: only 100 women who have obtained judicial restrictive measures can register to obtain the panic button. 23 have used it and there are more than 600 women moo's who nowqual. >> few and are waiting for their turn. thousand thousands of brazilian women still living in fear. march anna sanchez, victoria, brazil. >> gambia has banned female general tam mutilation effective immediately.

the government made the announcement on the government orders but there is no specific law against it. they say it is not part of islam, which is the religion of 95% of the country. the controversial procedure comes with major health risks including elt cysts. 25 million pim have undergone that practice. securing the olympic games a little more than eight months away from the opening ceremonies in rio, a plan to keep spectators safe. the ancient treasures of china, digging to discover the next new dinosaur. next hour, researchers hope they can eradicate malaria by engineering the bug that cars it. how they are changing the genes of mosquitos. that's coming up at 11 eastern, 8 pacific.

s the controversial french comedian was sentenced to prison by a belgian covered. anti-semitic joekdz. stranger to the law, he has been repeatedly convicted of racism in france and faced fines for hate speech. in this most recent case, he told the audience of 1100 people muslims and christians shouldunite to kill the jews. judges say he was inciting

genocide. he was not in court for the verdict and can appeal the decision. brazilian officials in rio announce their execute plan for the 2016 olympic games with the creation of an intenlligence center. more than 100 countries have asked to have a princess in that execute center. >> we will work in all of the brazilian territory and have an intelligence center for foreign services and up to this moment, we have requests from 103 countries to be present. we believe after these events, we will have even more offers for cooperation until the olympics. >> another concern addressed was securing brazil's more than 10,000 miles of border. now, our global view segment, a look at how news outlets across the world are react to go variousents platform the jordan times under the headline, implicating all muslims writes the backlash against muslims

isn't unusual but it suggests the western backlash against their own muslim communities is, quote, what the terrorists strategy hopes to achieve. the new zealand herald offers this editorial cartoon making fun of slad mif putin, shown wielding a sword riding a bear off of the cliff saying, watch closely american wimp. this is how a real man sorts stuff out. spain's el mundo shows isil fighters watching the explosive action in the air above them and say i love to sit and watch os our enemies are fighting each other the supreme leader of iran issued an order against the u.s. accusing it of using sex and money. >> there are money and sexual attractions they use them to stakt people, make up a bogus and false cause and direct people into their designed path.

>> ayottalah khmeni, remarks after many arizona of pro-western journalists which hard liners say are needed to prevent western filtration. a bush fire has burned through more than 300 square miles in australia killing two people and thousands of farm an maelz. officials fear the death toll may rise. the fire fighters say they are having a hard time getting in front of the fast-moving blaze. it's burning 45 miles north of adelaid. the flames forced workers to abandoned pig and poultry tarmz. the cause has not been determined. heavy rainfall brought doha to a standstill. the city got more than three nshz of rain and, more than

qatar usually gets in a whole year. schools, shopping mall and the embassy were shut down. in saudi arabia cars were emerged in tunnels, an unusual site in the desert kingdom. schools have been cleaned for three days. rains are expected to continue into thursday. china, importance in the study of fossils is growing. new infrastructure has helped researchers to increase the number of dinosaur discoveries. rob mcbride reports from sh shu chang where paleontologists could be on the brink of a new fine. >> watched closely by local media. their interest is heightened by the possibility he is about to discover a new dinosaur. >> this particular parcel, probably is a small, meat-eating dinosaur. this leg and i didn't back to the lab and prepare a fossil and see whether it is new pieces or

something. >> given the location of this dig, there is every chance of success. this excavated sight in eastern china is unique given its extensive concentration of dinosaur fossils created through a process of bones being gradually covered by saidiment millions of years ago, this effectively has become a mass dinosaur, too. the fossils have always been here. it's only relatively recently that china has had the resources and the infrastructure to excavate them properly. what the fossil hunters are finding is a rich variety that doesn't exist anywhere else. it's led to a fossil equivalent of a gold rush. >> at sites around northeast china and in more remote locations in the gobi desert, a surging interest in china, p prehistoric pass is helping drive fossil hunting. it's led to the discovery of feathered species yielding evidence on the links between

dinosaurs and birds. t the museum chronicles these and other skofshingdz. like ceratops esc cape motivated the cureator proving for the first time the existence of a triceratops family of dinosaurs outside of the united states. >> when we began, we didn't know what to expect. it was only when we finished we realized it was so big and important. >> for shu ching, there can be few places better to work as a paleotologis right now. >> a rare opportunity. >> sealed for all time, a fossilized snapshot of a p prehistoric age waiting to yield more of its secrets. from a time when dinosaurs roammed this land. rob mcbride, al jazeera, eastern china. that's it for this international

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