against dawn to be dropped now prosecutors have not given a reason as to why they are withdrawing the charge against city but the two women have maintained all along that they are innocent that they had no idea that what they were doing would kill kim jong nam in fact they thought they were taking part in a reality t.v. show and south korean and u.s. intelligence officials have said they suspect north korea's involvement in the murder of kim jong un. algerian state television has reported the president has returned home after a two week absence of a figure has been in switzerland receiving medical treatment he returns to a country rocked by protests and strikes over his decision to run for a fifth so has more after a two week stay at a swiss hospital abilities buttafuoco was apparently back in algeria according to a statement from his office pictures an algerian t.v. showing what is reportedly the president's motorcade driving from the airport this

is perhaps the most challenging episode in beautifully twenty year rule a seismic moment in the country's recent history with little sign of diminishing if algeria is authorities still closing the universities early would stop the protests it would appear to have been a miscalculation we are protesting against a fifth president a president who typically enough is enough in a country desperate for jobs anger at the unemployment rates and corruption has been growing especially since protests began three weeks ago students are debating . throughout universities to talk about the solution and to talk about they are the . students are aware and fortunately aware of the situation and they are taking the rights the rights and measures juju to avoid the weakening of the moment but it's not just the students who are voicing their anger a partial strike across the country is also under way at expected to last for five

days at the center of it all this man president abdelaziz bouteflika who has rarely been seen in public since suffering a stroke in two thousand and thirteen but his decision to stand for a fifth time an upcoming elections has galvanized opposition in the country and while he's offered to limit his time in office after the election promised to change how algeria is run it's not. beyond rest so so pumped questions of whether bouteflika is being used as a puppet candidate by a faction of civilian and military because in a country that largely managed to sidestep the arab spring protests the rallies are a reminder that it's not immune to the discontent that sparked the sort of i go al-jazeera. so there has had on al-jazeera schools out on shops are closed off to a weekend of power in venezuela. a long awaited report by the un special

rapporteur on her visit to a refugee camp in need to change for the ranger. the weather looks very unsettled across the good parts of here now lots of cloud piling in from the atlantic rolling in across northern parts and easing down towards the southeastern corner well some areas of low pressure here this is where we got the disturbed weather we see some very blustery conditions smashing their way in from the northwest crusts the british isles down across the low countries as well this is seen in central germany as they some of these but fish i was happy wintry in nature some that wintry weather will slide its way further southwards and as we go on through monday fair bit of snow coming down into southern parts of germany towards the out some heavy rain just around the the balkans and ninety's somewhat

some wintry weather over towards that eastern side of europe to into western russia and also affecting ukraine that will see this way for the south was dry skies do come back in behind. him for vienna but you can see more cloud in ramo very windy weather coming into western parts as we go on through choose like out force winds damaging conditions certainly possibility once again all the possible advocate to look generally dry we've got this little area cloud across northern areas of libya possibility of a few coastal showers here for a time it makes its way further east as the choose day with brighter skies behind. this is a boon for appoint people right now and technology there is so much going on to help people it's from thanks for calling i rather think there are what are you looking like today we get to that wind with their day to day tasks and give them

more independence and freedom you know this was one of them i don't get that sure is it's me to the exploration process was amazing in you know we have that technology available to us techno on knowledge easy. again you're watching on his or his reminder of our top stories this hour and china have grounded their entire boeing seven three seven max fleets a day off to an ethiopian airlines crash that killed all one hundred fifty seven people on board the jet went down just minutes from at this hour well on its way to nairobi. a malaysian courses for one of the women charged with the murder of the

hof brother of north korea's leader the charge against intimations that was dropped in the maze codefendant is still on trial. and algerian state television says present these beautifully has arrived back home after getting medical treatment in switzerland is facing mass demonstrations and strikes across the country. to run for effect. he has backed fighters and syria have launched an offensive on eyes was lost from maining territory the kurdish said syrian democratic forces resumed its attack on after a pause that allowing civilians to leave us t.f. says there are still around for thousands of millions in the town and that i still is using them as human shields and call as a former cia officer he says threats from armed groups will remain unless global instability is address. the real problem is less the coherent

terrorist organization like isis or al-qaeda and these are they are real problems but they are really the products of in the exploiters of the social and political unrest incompetence and the suffering of societies that have collapsed largely isis came to exist because syria has imploded and exploded simultaneously and there is the problem with the insurgency in iraq because the united states invaded and bad as saddam was destroyed whatever stability there was since the u.s. policy is largely incoherent now you have someone at the head of the government who is fundamentally incoherent in almost everything that he says or thinks that he believes john bolton is quite coherent himself although his policies are far different than those. other counterterrorism officials and experts would recommend but at least he is coherent the problem is that you can't have go in two directions

simultaneously and if you don't know what direction you're going to go and you will go around in circles and that's fundamentally u.s. policy we're staying we're leaving we're supporting your deferring to russia we oppose russia we want to go after iran but everything we're doing is empowering or strengthening iran's hold in fluence in syria etc etc so i don't have the answer because no one does american policy is president incoherent. iran's president has has arrived in iraq has fast of fishel visit to the country he hopes to convince leaders that to defy the u.s. president on the sunday have foreign minister mohammad javad zarif was in baghdad to lay the ground for the honeys visit a top administration is giving a lock a few more months to continue buying oil and electricity from neighboring iran before the u.s. enforces sanctions against attack iran. that as well as government has suspended schools and businesses as the worst blackout in decades continues. on and off in

the capital but many other areas have been without power. thursday president reports from caracas. for three days venezuela has been affected by power cuts. now that people have taken their frustration to the streets and started to block in the capital caracas. the people of venezuela are only asking for alec tricity and water we don't have food the food is rotten in the refrigerator there's no food or water. the situation has polarized the population between those who want to protest and those who don't. but then supporters of arrived some with their face covered and armed thank you will try to find a rolled up beer and their fans are all collectively better than government supporters mostly known as people we are basically told that the board may call our

model premier and remove everything they were using to block the roll. one of their leaders. said he won't allow anyone to generate chaos. they want to shut down the road and open them without distinction those people want to destroy everything and we will be harder on them just watch. the are like a paramilitary force they have more power than the police and have become a significant force on the street defending the revolution and the tearing protesters. there was a market nearby that merchants were forced to leave because of the tension in the area and people rushed to grab anything they could. joyleen is only eight and was one of them we asked her if this was the only food she had to eat she said yes. water has also become a major issue people in the neighborhood of liberty media has been without running

water for a month they have to wait for hours to feel in their containers. the government is not providing basic public services like water and electricity and so many other things. the government says the latest power cut was an act of sabotage and is struggling to restore electricity. but the power continues to go down venezuelans are already struggling with an enormous economic crisis the power outage is only making the situation worse. i'll just. travel to geneva to address the un human rights council. to deliver a report on her visit to refugee camp last month it's home to almost a million forced to escape violence and they bring. this report from the camp

the large tree is a reminder of the thick extensive forests that stood here just eighteen months ago now uprooted to make way for hundreds of thousands of they too forced from their land this is now the biggest refugee camp in the world. jamila katun fled me in mar in august two thousand and seventeen during the military crackdown on the regime in iraq kind state she says of course she wants to go home but only if there is peace what they skate from she remembers was terrifying. our next door neighbor's husband and wife they were killed which is why we left how can we go back at least if we die here as a muslim will be allowed to have a proper funeral but if we die there will just be thrown away. she was part of a mass exodus into neighboring bangladesh as well as the united nations accusing the me and my military of burning homes abductions rapes and murder almost one

million rangle live here in cancun are each with an individual story a perfect violation of the law and now the band two hearts stretch as far as the eye can see in every direction this is a makeshift city built out of human tragedy and there is now an international push to find out what happened and who is responsible. the international criminal court has sent a team to the camp as part of what it calls a preliminary examination they did not want to be filmed prefer to keep their first visit here low profile the un special rapporteur yankee levy was in cox's bazaar in january but it's the visit of the i.c.c. that could eventually lead to charges against the me i'm our government justice is something everyone here wants including twenty year old mohammed who says he worries he is losing his life here but going back for him has conditions out of your cardio we need your id cards we need them to recognize us as running is also

our mothers and sisters were raped we want justice from the i.c.c. they have to give us back our land and properties which were confiscated mohammed like so many of the other refugees was born in me and maher with no papers no official status not officially recognized the medium our government says they are bengali muslims despite their families having been in myanmar for generations all want to return home and many say they know it will be a difficult and long journey stephanie decker al-jazeera cox's bazaar bangladesh. they've all across japan are paying tribute to the victims of the twenty levon earthquake and tsunami which caused a meltdown at fukushima eight years on disasters that killed more than fifteen thousand people or thirty has continued to deal with the cleanup on the water used to cool the nuclear reactor is still contaminated and more than fifty thousand people are still displaced. the u.s.

is increasing its dominance in the global arms market with a surge in sales to the middle east that's the finding of the stockholm international peace research institute that shows u.s. exports grew by twenty nine percent in the last five years and the flow of arms to the middle east increased by eighty seven percent russian and chinese arms sales have fallen whilst europe turkey and israel have increased their share. some joe express calls a friendship train between india and pakistan has resumed service and have stopped running because of the recent violence in the region is the only real way that links the two countries making it a cheap travel option for people on both sides of the border while reports from the holes by a way station. their train to india leave twice a week early in the morning. it provides the only hope for many people to connect with families there why did between india and pakistan. the distance between low

order doughty on the indian side of the border maybe less than thirty kilometer but it still takes six hours destination due to security checks on both sides. had come to the station early and is not taking any chances as years already seen three cancellations because of escalating tensions between the two nuclear armed neighbors. really good thirty years your goal and. braga the other the resoluteness have i haven't seen any issues visiting pakistan and have felt the same love which i have back home in india yes i got worried when train services will hold you to reach intentions but now everything is fine and i am going back happily getting surjeet on the other hand is travelling with her family. grandmother boy. it is very difficult to get an

indian visa people are waiting for a visa here and since long due to the crisis between india and pakistan but now we are very happy that one who make it this time although dangers are running high bid when india and pakistan are prepared to remain strong we're divided on either side of the border. or god countries will be able to reconcile their differences and create an hour north of us. it's time for a good bye still fear no warm cup of tea a quick break for that move and checking travel documents. many are relieved to be able to travel again. i request countries to be friends and live in peace as people on both sides of books how we live and progress and prosperity. some says. i felt honored to be in pakistan when the people knew about me that i am indian

they met me with love which is unthinkable they even offered me tea i think war is not a solution to any conflicts. as more passengers arrive to crowd their space and some even find time to take a call from their loved one. by their baggage buyers in front of us counting room they enter one by one for security. ofter clearance did not under tight security the passengers board their trade for india for many years you're relieved to be finally moving again perhaps wondering if link will remain open to. some got their experience maybe back on track but no one told our long come on i did i get. bored.

with these top stories ethiopia and china have grounded their entire boeing seven three seven max fleets a day after. planes crashed killing all one hundred fifty seven people on board the jet went down just minutes after taking off from addis ababa on its way to nairobi catherine soy has more from kenya and a lot of questions were being raised by these relatives they are asking when are they going to get the bodies of their loved ones that they can bury and they were being explained to that this is a very delicate process all of the bodies were badly charred so there has to be a very deadly kate identification process before the bodies are brought home one of the women on trial accused of killing the hof brother of north korea's leader kim jong un has been freed malaysian prosecutors withdrew the murder charge against indonesian suspects as she'd been charged along with vietnamese national. marrying a toxic nerve agent. face a court in two thousand and seventeen. algerian state television says president.

has arrived back home after getting medical treatment in switzerland he's facing mass demonstrations in strikes across the country after his decision to run for a fifth. u.s. backed fighters in syria have launched an offensive on isis last remaining territory the kurdish state syrian democratic forces resumed the attack. of the pausing to allow civilians to leave says there are still around four thousand civilians in the town and i still is using them as human shields iran's president hassan rouhani has arrived in iraq for his first official visit to the country he hopes to convince leaders that to defy the u.s. president the top administration is giving iraq a few more months to continue buying oil and electricity from neighboring iran before the u.s. and forces sanctions against tehran on sunday iran's foreign minister mohammad javad zarif was in baghdad to lay the groundwork for rouhani visit the rates

expressed hope relations between the two neighbors will improve. state now with all that does are back with more news on al-jazeera after tax. the ultranationalist marks connected with one of the world's worst humanitarian crises we doe as illegal migrants joining with the military to impose a deadly political agenda we have to protect our nation what has happened to the region that's one of the biggest stains on the country as a whole. and not religion this is a politics. an unholy alliance on al-jazeera. al jazeera. where ever you are. living life impossible

or tied to a dock that's according to the world health organization approximately two hundred fifty three million people globally a vision impaired to protect the blind. today on tech night some of the latest innovations making it easier to help people the sight problems navigates a complex while if you want to grab a basket they're just slightly outweighed by. and even enjoy off again through a gentle touch i think there are so many people that i met that were really crucial to this and later as populations age and then patents become the prevalent a new study to determine what technology is needed in the future to ensure that people can live independently at home safe and happy we really need to figure out ways to better help people as they age as they develop various chronic conditions

and do it in a way that optimizes their quality of life the scientific into the crystal ball of aging this is the text a show about innovations that can change why we're going to explore the intersection of heart and humanity and we're doing it in a unique way this is a show about science by scientists. new york city. an intersection similar to many of around the world city streets often a confusing maze of speeding because to live moving. says of people who assume tamia still navigating side routes traffic nights cost schools and construction sites i'm challenging for most people but the complexity of this intersection increases dramatically for those with limited visibility for those who have blind.

techno stuck to crystal reports advocating a major metropolitan city is difficult no matter where you are but the brazilian paired find it especially difficult now new technologies are being developed that can help even the playing field. technology really really useful at the same time it's not like technology is just doing everything for me you know it's helping need to do things myself twenty eight year old lindsay yes a lino of boston massachusetts visits new york city often blind since birth years of training enable her to navigate these busy streets i'm using a cane and it's essentially a glorified you know stick but it does its job very well and new technology doesn't need to replace things but it can certainly enhance what i'm able to do twenty

third street and seventh avenue is a new york city department of transportation pilot intersection for new technology . in two thousand and eleven the city installed the first a.p.s. pedestrian signal here. today of the twelve thousand four hundred sixty intersections controlled by traffic lights in new york city two hundred nine now have a.p.'s and the number increases by seventy five each year. the beeping boxes are helpful especially when you have an intersection that's a little more dicey it tells me that ok the light did just change so i can go i should go now as long as it sounds see if these devices while improving the safety aspect of crossing streets are currently in need of an innovative update re orks city discovered that after they had installed these devices that people people were still having difficulty crossing the street because of the increased complexity

with the introduction of dedicated bike and bus lanes so they came up with the idea of actually adding a map to the sari in this intersection a printed tactile diagram is being tested at the excessive book the test room signal recently some new innovations in printing have made it possible to create very low cost talked while graphic and brutal songs that are durable enough to put outside lindsey demonstrates the tactile math to passer by george this is also blind so if you feel the braille at the very top it says west when he first street so that's the street that would be crossing this this line is showing the direction of travel these arrows you're a lanes of traffic so you have us believe you have you know the lanes of traffic where the cars are going you know from your left to right there's

a why here. oh oh you are here yeah right now you know what to expect in the past three days yes ok yeah steve landau says this is the first step in making traffic signals more interactive future generations of science he says will actually have a verbal function and it'll say car or bus or cross walk so by heading speak to an interactive us book to this. we could really be universally accessible i think the most exciting potential is technology that takes into account the skill that a person already has and then fills in the gaps and also to do different kinds of things that maybe aren't as easy for me to do now.

flex your legs agree it's blind since age eight today at thirty three he's a u.s. paralympic athletic champion who currently holds the long jump world record. while his athletic abilities put him at the top of his sport some complex and even common tasks sighted people take for granted often challenge him we met lex at a supermarket in ocean beach california how difficult is it for you to navigate with someone like you would take take for granted as a mundane task a grocery shopping i think is one of those things where a lot of times our stores will have a. customer service area so i would go to that that would require me to have a specific list of items and there are those times where. you want to learn more about the product you want to learn what types of ingredients are in them and maybe you want to make a better selection i'm going to fleece so you know

a lot of toms i'm very particular about what goes into my body recently lexus sidestep the help desk for something decidedly more high tech today he shopping with ira i like thanks for calling i wrote this is very. the grocery store. and interested in picking up a couple of things what are you looking for today you know are interested. thank you callers for sour already so i got my game in your head around so i can take it. ok so the cash registers are to the west where the produce is again all right i see the produce market is to the right hand side of lex is not shopping alone he's connected in real time to an agent assistant who could be hundreds of miles away from him but is feeling exactly where his. aron kader is the managing agent operations what does it mean to be an ira agent it means that we get to

assist the blind with their day to day tasks and give them more independence and freedom so as cited folks kind of take for granted just jumping in the car and running to the grocery store to pick up a simple item and getting back home now with the use of they can really incorporate that and just jump on public transportation or an hour and run to the grocery store with outside assistance it's two humans one out there in the book one person sitting in front of a computer connected through technology and acting as an individual to do it back as to do an activity. you know experience something beautiful here's how the system works spark glasses with a built in camera is paired with an app on the user's phone when they want to systems they press a button and via cellular service they're connected to an agent who is currently using this technology are called explorers and agencies the video in real time

streaming in from the glasses that the explorer is wearing their g.p.s. location and a full profile on the user back in the supermarket lex is navigating the produce area there's a child with a car he's stocking the bananas he just goes so if you wanted to step forward here . what car is going to be here on the right and then we're directly in front of the right ok so i see. pepper potatoes and i see what i believe are cucumbers if you want to extend a hand you'll feel. let's see there will be potatoes on the top and then the second row down i will be cucumbers so you'll get your hand to the camera if you don't mind till to your chin to your chest slightly so the video drops down yeah ok perfect you've got a cucumber in your hand to me teaching like how to tuck their chin to their chest which is not you know it's a kind of an awkward movement for someone who doesn't have vision is to look down to the floor and look up to the ceiling so then you really build that report on the

teamwork that's so interesting that those movements i would take for granted because that's how i explore my space wouldn't really be necessary yeah it's interesting because when you say look down like to them they're like well i am looking down but if you say stuck your chin to your chest that gives it more that more just that little bit more description really tells them exactly how far to look down if you'll take your to chin slightly down go down one row. yes and that's the caesar purpose to prevent your fingers to. thank you so it's got to keep those crew times thrusting in there and the permanent cheese as well. you know. are you still interested in a tomato. please ok let's take a peek around so typically tomatoes aren't refrigerated so if you want to turn do you have full turn around that's all i want to eat ok so you don't see any tomatoes here and on the other side we're on the end so let's head towards the right hand

side. and if you'll pas here and turn your skin your head ok great i see tomatoes on the high all that's on your left hand side so if you were to move over a couple of steps they're actually at the very end this case here the tomatoes are on your right hand side so well now that you're out there on the left hand side. on this one here and i believe if you want to extend your hand now directly in front of you these are either apples or tomatoes. over. there. it was like a tomato ok and if you'll just tuck your chin slightly yet that sure is a tomato so it's a red right so i don't see any. welts or holes in it while grocery shopping is just one small task in lex's life he uses this technology for more complex situations like travelling through airports or visiting major cities for the first time so for me there are those times where you want to.