they told us that they saw a liquid happened to their loved ones was a crime. and they want justice and answers something war too often tonight's. a drive for complete change in chile large rallies are held across the country but the anger boils over. time about this and this is all to see a lot from doha also coming up counting is underway in guinea in a high stakes presidential vote inflamed by ethnic tension and constitutional change. another cease fire on the edge of collapse the u.n. chief says azerbaijan and armenia are ignoring international calls to stop fighting . and united in color and tribute to rallies across france to honor

a teacher beheaded over a lesson. tens of thousands of people have packed into the center of chinese capital to mark the anniversary of a protest movement demanding change and greater equality demonstrations to places the country kuntz down to a referendum on rewriting the constitution. in frustration has focused on inequality in adequate pensions health care and the education system protests have resumed in the past week after being put on hold because of coronavirus restrictions. police have been using water cannon to force the last of the crowds off the streets the demonstrations have been largely peaceful but a small number of people have attacked police and some buildings 2 churches were

targeted including one that's used mainly by police in america and it's at the scene human has more from the capital since ya go tens of thousands of people families babies children elderly people all here to commemorate the anniversary of what had to be is called the social explosion on october 18th of last year and things were going very well indeed until a group of massed vandals we don't know who they were began attacking 1st of all police and bird down a police church this is a church that is used mainly by police force and another chapel which is a national or national heritage site in chile very nearby they also looted shops all through one of the main avenues about 700 meters from where i am right now close enough to the main protest area where we could see the smoke and smell it and hear of course the ambulances and the fire trucks that were trying to get to this area so they had clearly been marring what was supposed to be and many had hoped

would be a peaceful protest just one week before chileans are supposed to go to the polls for this all important referendum and there are people who are afraid especially political leaders in the opposition that this sort of thing could keep people from going out to vote next sunday. violence has broken out in ivory coast 2 weeks ahead of the presidential election there at least 2 people were killed in the city you know. it's the stronghold of a leading opposition candidate the house of pos called off in gas and was burned down on his party's office was attacked in abidjan and ghassan has called for the vote to be boycotted he says president of the sun were told his bid for the 3rd term is illegal. and votes are being counted in guinea's presidential election following months of deadly unrest and a campaign marred by violence the poll appears to be largely peaceful but dozens of opposition supporters say they had trouble casting their ballots because ak reports

. this is when the trouble start not enough observers too many votes to count election officials say a record number of getting came out to take part in this election most are 1st time voters queuing hours before the polls open to have a say in the country's future despite a divisive and violent presidential campaign with candidates for mentoring ethnic tension the voting was peaceful you don't need. to give your vote but not your life we are what we have in common the stronger than what divides us the nation is what we have in common politics divides us we have to favor the nation we have to challenge ourselves that we are in these rather than that of his political parties presidents guineans people's party is largely backed by the milling group while delos opposition party is mostly supported by the philosophy people at the age of $82.00 president alpha condé amended the constitution allowing him to run for a 3rd mandate despite widespread protest. this is

a lever to move goods you can trust but i wish were free democratic and transparent election and that everything is done peacefully and with tranquility we will make sure all polling stations are secure guinea cannot develop if there is not peace security and unity we call on all candidates who avoid violence already opposition candidate general is saying he believes he has won the vote and accuses the election commission of favoring incumbent president alpha condé. descriptive. i'm not worried about the outcome of the election however i have major concerns for peace and cohesion if mr alpha condé tries to seize power for cunning in violence this would not be acceptable to our supporters and to begin to. have voted for change. while the west african body ecowas in the african union sent observers the e.u. didn't analysts fear the worst is yet to count with candidates refusing to accept the outcome of the vote putting the electoral process in jeopardy.

any more for one thing contestant and for the way these results. were a time. regardless of ethnicity have almost no access to electricity or running water with 20 percent of the population living in extreme poverty and yet the country is rich in minerals home to the largest reserves of bauxite in the world the challenge for the country's next president is to deliver on what has become a broken promise political stability and the economic prosperity so many getting into waiting for nicolas hawke al-jazeera. a vigil has been held in nigeria to remember those killed by a controversial police unit that's now been disbanded dozens of people have gathered in lagos calling for an end to police violence the special anti robbery squad was shut down last week after mass demonstrations in its accused of how

disciplined and brutality the u.n. secretary general is urging armenia and azerbaijan to respect a new ceasefire that's only a day old both sides have accused each other of violating the agreement this is the 2nd truce aimed at stopping fighting over the disputed region of the whole know how to block the breakaway province is internationally recognized as part of azerbaijan but it's controlled by ethnic armenians. for some people in azerbaijan there is little hope that the truce will bring peace to the other hamid met residents in the city of conscious who have lost loved ones but want to keep up the fight. guly if i show you where i was sleeping at home with her extended family her nephew is in a critical condition and she wonders what will do future hold now that the family house is gone but she remains defiant. really should fight until the end we are behind the president we believe in our country we believe in

our army we believe in our people let there be war and let us liberate our territories why isn't the international community stopping this we should defeat them and then just been hit several times since the beginning of october but saturday's attack was the most devastating so far it happened the week after humanitarian ceasefire brokered by russia was announced and hours before a 2nd one was agreed the humanitarian cease fire is only about swapping bodies and wounded soldiers people on either side have very little faith that the conflict will stop each accusing the other of violating the cease fire 1st. military operations have continued in the disputed enclave of nagorno-karabakh there to be human cost is melting in the capital city and i cared a funeral ceremony was held for a younger meaning soldier who people say was killed hours after the 2nd ceasefire

was announced here too many are wondering why is a temporary cessation of hostilities i mean years paid a heavy price so far nearly $700.00 soldiers have been killed on the battlefield in the capital yerevan bells in prayers to commemorate. we are praying for our guys they are right this is just a cause we are fighting for our land and we will prevail. as it pertains armies making territorial gains in several regions surrounding their goal not care about which have been occupied by arming yes since 1904 they represent about 20 percent of as it by jens territory many as here is like a mean. field the momentum shouldn't be lost yes the war has started and it is obvious internationally that we are gaining more landsberg and are we are strong enough to occupy lands but it's true that people don't want to die and war is not

nice and we are not afraid of dying i mean for our land because we are in a correct price where liberating or lines people buy from ground wires rights but whole nice is to die while you defend your land both countries have indicated that the body swap could take place in the coming days so far there hasn't been a period of calm long enough for this to happen and the human toll of this war continues to rise. and jack. rallies have been held across france in honor of a teacher who was beheaded saniel patty was killed days after showing his students cartoons of the prophet muhammad during a lesson about freedom of speech the suspect was shot dead and several people are in custody if barker reports this is where paris comes to defend what some see as french values thousands gathered at the past of the republican solidarity with samuel party a history teacher brutally killed in a quiet paris suburb

a level good for we're here to defend the republic the values of the republic liberty equality fraternity and secularism we can feel that the fatherland is threatened that those values are under threat. the murder suspect named as a was shot dead by police on friday close to samuel party school. he was an 18 year old born in moscow of chechen origin and had no apparent connection with the teacher or the school investigators say he stalked the area before following the teacher whom he stabbed and then decapitated with a knife and 11 persons been arrested as part of the investigation. earlier this month putty had shown his students cartoons of the prophet mohammed in a lesson on freedom of expression the caricaturist were 1st published by the satirical magazine charlie abdo which led to

a wave of attacks in paris and 2015 is believe the lesson angered a number of muslim parents activists say the authorities had been warned about the killer but it failed to act the person who committed this horrendous unspeakable unfathomable crime was hard being reported worktable times on social media because he was already displaying sign that he was about to commit something and many of the people who reported him were muslims and in the french media already muslims can report someone who pretends to be one of there is. a moment of unity in the face of a brutal crime the french government's promised a 0 tolerance approach with tighter financial controls on religious cultural and sporting associations but the killings a reminder of fault lines in french society weeks after president emmanuel micro-loan controversially described islam as a religion in crisis while defending the country secular values gnostic islam islam

. the murder has shocked the nation focusing the spotlight once again on tension successive french governments have struggled to resolve the barca al-jazeera. still ahead on al-jazeera people in italy face new restrictions after a spike in the number of coronavirus and factions. and the stakes are high in bolivia's presidential election by the outcome could impact the country's democratic future. hello the 1st snow of the season's falling in the midwest and in new england. and you might think that looks like a winter low bringing more with it but it's not that significant there will be certainly up in the higher ground in montana significant might just catch wyoming and trying to run to the plains states and temperatures will drop there will be

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rewind return. the update on the best of algeria's documentary. renditions inside libya's christian. fundamentalists came to tripoli they ransacked all sorts of feelings associated with gadhafi it was in the office of spy chief that they found a stash of documents which revealed a collaboration between british and libyan intelligence services on al jazeera.

they want to go to syria are wonderful top stories this tens of thousands of people have protested in chile's capital marking the one year anniversary of mass demonstrations the crowds were mainly peaceful but there were several violent incidents including the burning of 2 churches. votes are being counted in guinea's presidential election african day is vying for a controversial 3rd term in office but the main opposition candidate accuses condi of rigging the vote so he can stay in power. the u.n. secretary general antonio has urged armenia and azerbaijan to respect a new cease fire both sides accuse each other of violating a 2nd truce aimed at stopping the fighting over the disputed region of nagorno-karabakh. police in belarus have been given the green light to fire on protesters if need be but the threat hasn't stopped tens of thousands of people from marching through the streets of the capital minsk protests

are calling for an end to president alexander lukashenko has 26 year rule opposition leaders for atlanta to kind of sky has threatened to call a nationwide strike unless look at shanker quits within the next week mass demonstrations began 2 months ago after local shanker was reelected in a poll widely seen as rigged name are going to stay i cannot stand beside standing aside to make a feels like drinking tea when your house is on fire one cannot be aside one cannot drink tea when the house is on fire now. country is on fire on fire from violence and lawlessness. at least 13 people have been killed in a car bombing in western afghanistan with the death toll expected to rise 120 people were injured in the suicide attack in the city of federal skulk in call province no one has claimed responsibility for the blast and in a separate attack 8 afghan security officials were killed in condos province the

afghan government has called the attack despicable. saudi arabia's king solomon has issued a series of reforms they include restructuring the kingdom's advisory council the supreme court and the highest religious body a pointed a new head for the shura council it's a body of 150 appointed members whose main task is to study the proposed laws then submit them to the king who decides which ones will be referred to the council of ministers something common the is editor in chief of the international interest and current affairs analysis magazine with a particular focus on the middle east he says the changes may not be what some were hoping for. i think it's not necessarily the appointments that we should be looking at but more the fact that we have a lot of the same faces with the same token suggestions of reform as we saw with it at the point of. committee appointed as an assistant to a deputy in the shorter council decided that mohammed bin segment is trying to

promote women to senior positions we saw this follows on from over the last year we've seen some changes such as the ambassador to washington. and for example i think what's interesting is that because the shura council itself is a toothless or going to organization while it has some significant characters it doesn't have much influence over decision making or policy making in the kingdom what's interesting is there is the continuities that we're seeing in the council of scholars this suggestion that the government or any of them have been sent men is content with the way that the religious authorities are operating and we've seen some promotion of the members who have reiterated that and to cut their message we've seen the sermons change in mecca and medina the 2 holy sites to try to promote some of the saudi policies this idea that we would have seen a conservative backlash we're seeing that there is this continue if you would suggest that the government is at ease with the religious authorities toeing the line after

a string of imprisonment of religious figures outside of the official state apparatus and official state institutions so i think that continuities speaks volumes as to how mohammed bin cement feels about the situation feels about his control of the kingdom chief palestinian negotiator saeb erekat has been taken to an israeli hospital more than a week after contracting covered 19 they were transported from his home in the occupied west bank to west jerusalem a palestinian liberation organization says erika requires special care because of chronic health problems it would seem to lung transplant in the u.s. 3 years ago. israel is easing its 2nd coronavirus lockdown after a month of restrictions a job in factions means people can now travel more than one kilometer from their homes and restaurants can open but only for takeaway parks beaches and kindergartens have also been cleared to open south africa's health minister and his wife have tested positive for covert 19 the pair have now gone into self quarantine

at home the country is the worst affected in africa with infections surpassing 700000 there are fears a 2nd wave would worsen the economic recession italy's prime minister has announced new measures saying there is no time to waste after a spike in covert 1000 cases to 7 counties says he wants to avoid a full lockdown but the situation has become critical mayors will be allowed to close public squares in the evening to stop people gathering gyms and public swimming pools may remain open accounting said that could change if the rules aren't followed. we should wait a few days before we can see the results of the new measures we must commit and continue to make the sacrifices while waiting for the check to be completed before monoclonal antibodies and for vaccines that we can make them available for all of us. we have to commit to situation is critical of the government as president must place point will be able to overcome

difficult moments. a landslide of vietnam has killed at least 14 people the hits military barracks several personnel there are still missing it comes days after another landslide killed 13 people and most of them were soldiers we had not seen heavy rainfall this month causing the worst flooding in years and in neighboring cambodia the death toll from heavy flooding has risen to at least 20 countries seen heavy rains and flooding for the past few weeks due to a tropical storm tens of thousands of people have been forced from their homes. protesters in thailand have ignored warnings from police and demonstrated in the capital on sunday calling for the prime minister to step down they came out in the thousands despite a ban on huge gatherings demonstrators are also demanding a more democratic constitution and changes to the monarchy tony chang was the protests. once again for the 5th day in

a row protesters have come out on to the streets of bangkok to show their displeasure the government and again the earth orators have tried to stop them and failed earlier in the day the police had warned that anyone attending would be charged and arrested they even said that those people who turned up and posted selfies on social media could be liable for 2 years in jail or 2000 dollars fines but clearly that hasn't deterred anyone people are still here and they're still determined that their demands be met quite a lot of york intolerantly not up to me i think we need to change we need to demand an end to the unfairness that has happened the 1st thing that i want to see is that they stop ignoring our voices we should be able to gather and protest peacefully and i want to see more freedom not arrests at this stage we don't know how long these protests are going to continue to a certain extent some of the phase has gone out of this because the protest leaders

have been detained that said these protests have now spread they're taking place in different sites across bangkok and tonight even in different places across the country the protesters are shown that after the crackdown on friday night they're still prepared to come out there still to come out prepared to come out in numbers and they're not scared and now the ball is very much in the government's court. the prime minister of the self declared republic of northern cyprus has not really won a presidential runoff and who's backed by turkey secured a little under 52 percent of the vote but exults unlikely to have implications of a heightened tensions in the eastern mediterranean sonia gager reports. it was a tight race offering 2 different views over the south declared republic's future and the results could have hardly been closer in one corner the outgoing president was to for. a political moderate who supported a framework for

a peace deal with greek cypriots to reunify the ethnically divided island he also wanted less control from turkey. there are a lot of one day in the future when we look back at the date of the 18th of october 2020 i hope you will remember it as an oral day for turkish cypriot democracy and will. challenging him as in tata a nationalist closely aligned with turkish president trichet thai of odo and he favors a closer union with ankara and maintaining separate ministrations on the island of vision backed by turkey. 'd from the message will be given to the world by reflecting the will of turkish cypriots at the ballot box that message is that once a unifying peacemaking person who will be everybody's president sits in the presidential chair tensions will be left behind. but for months now the eastern mediterranean has seen tensions escalate contested maritime claims has pitted

turkey against greece cyprus and the european union of offshore rights as it was used gas exploration in the surrounding waters a move contend as a provocation by brussels earlier in october turkish troops open public access to the closed off seaside ghost town. is the 1st time it's done so since turkish forces invaded the northern part of the island in 1974 turkish cypriots want the reopening of the resort town to be a potential incentive for the island's future but greek cypriots want for russia to be returned to their control before any talk of reconciliation begins. after the election we need a period of normalization where we take stock of things on the ground. and riya stop me a sense of democracy and participation and inclusiveness. might pull

northern cyprus further into tuckey's a little bit but just on the hearts of those who voted want a different future for the territory one with more control over it so in effect as and that will play into any forthcoming peace talks if resolving the cyprus problem is to become a reality sony vaio out as their focus on things underway in bolivia and a presidential election there that many hope will restore stability bolivia was plunged into political crisis last october when then president evo morales sought a 4th time it sparked protests that forced him out of office that i support reports from but i sense. it's an election that has pulled bolivia's democracy to the test and that's why millions of bolivians are headed to the polls on sunday meal somebody and says he hopes the new president will help solve the enormous problems but livia faces today. of pre-mortal sort of says what we believe in sir asking is the best person to win the elections and that person who wins would be peacefully

able to go in this country and provide better solutions and democracy before everything that's what bolivians are hoping for unfortunately there are many disturbances last election and proven frauds we hope that in these elections everything is transparent for the elections are meant to point an end to an ongoing political crisis since able more dallas was forced to resign last year after accusations of fraud prompted people to take to the streets. we want to come transparent election in for what happened in the last election in october november 29th not to be repeated there was fraud and there was a lot of convulsions that was stirred up i hope everything turns out peacefully in that the next government can also provide the solutions that all believe humans are hoping for. one of us will have to choose between we sow to say even what alice former finance minister. we want to go to the elections because we're going to win them we're going to defeat them at the polls and they know it's brothers and

sisters. and former press and got a lot missa with a journalist and a writer serious gun and if they win evil murali as well return we all know what that would mean more corruption and more overspending. opium polls suggest there will be a 2nd round the only thing that's happening in argentina is extremely important in this elections because over 160000 bolivians are expected to vote in polling stations like this one i'm going to side of and in another part of the country they represent iran through percent of the total electoral roll and in the title actually like this one the vote happening here could be decisive on saturday the lector a tribunal announced there won't be a preliminary results system as in last year's election to avoid confusion so the counting process will take time to guarantee transparency all the while fighting the pandemic and this caught in political limbo the question is whether the

elections will be enough to guarantee the stability the country needs. and when a scientist or brazilian street artist has paid tribute to football legend ahead of his 80th birthday this mirror has been unveiled in this hometown santals took almost 4 months to research and complete. this is all to 0 these are the top stories tens of thousands of people have protested in chile's capital marking the one year anniversary of mass demonstrations the crowds were mainly peaceful but there were several violent incidents including the burning of 2 churches saying newman has more from santiago things were going very well indeed until a group of massed vandals we don't know.