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are complaining about confusing coronavirus restrictions and a slow vaccine rollout. welcome to the program its taiwan's worst rail disaster in decades at least $54.00 people have died and dozens are injured after a train derailed in the tunnel after hitting a sliding truck now the accident happened just north of the city of our lane and an investigation is underway to find out exactly what happened adrian brown reports. the rescue team scrambled to reach passengers trapped in the front carriages carriages that folded into each other after coming off the rails as the train entered a tunnel. this woman yells carriage for carriage for has everyone come out. 350 passengers paid for seats with more than 100 others

reportedly standing and i was able to hear more i could feel the emergency brake was put on and the train just shook and then stopped it and i didn't don't know the names and sentiments again we're fine but some of the passengers in our compartment were injured. inside the narrow tunnel emergency workers struggled to reach the enjoy it there was no other way for us to get out so we had to climb to the top of the train and then climb down i was sitting on the aisle side and i was thrown to the floor. a spokesman for the rail network says the accident was caused by one of its construction trucks sliding from a work site above the truck the fire department later released pictures of what appeared to be the wreckage of the truck beside the d. rail train this is taiwan's worst ever train accident and it's believed to many of

the dead and injured were heading home to mark the 4 day annual ching ming holiday when chinese people tend to family grades adrian brown al jazeera hong kong. catherine why is the taiwan correspondent for the new straits times newspaper she says standing any tickets add to the issue of safety in trains it was more difficult for the ambulances and the firefighters to reach the site of the crash because there are only 2 main highways reaching quality and from the bigger cities like taipei and new take the city and that proved to be a little more difficult but i think right now the. the injured have been rushed to 6 different hospitals in the region and so far no more people trapped this takes us facts back to 2 years ago when the taiwan relations ministration announced that for these newer model trains traveling down taiwan's east coast which is there more.

heavily mountainous areas in taiwan there will be standing tickets available and i think it is approximately $120.00 standing tickets for each train so that would be about a quarter of people if the train fills up a quarter of people would be standing up and people had objected in 2018 then they said it wasn't saved but the administration said they had. they had an adequate exams and tests for the carrying load for these trains and it should be safe but also in 2018 a train derails. it was for different reasons and it was not because there were many people standing up but it also added to the concern that it is not saved having stanhope tickets sold anymore for these these routes the european union is expected to host a meeting with all of the parties involved in the 2015 or iran nuclear deal next

week for the conference would also include the united states which withdrew from the long mark david 2018 under donald trump's presidency washington service open to direct talks with iran but the iranian foreign minister says in a tweet that such a meeting is unnecessary fisher is live for us outside the white house so some may take this is a step in the right direction certainly from the u.s. his point of view. certainly a significant step forward so we know that joe biden when he was campaigning to become president said it was his intention to go back into the iran nuclear deal certainly over the last couple of months there have been talks between the american side and the iranians through intermediaries including the europeans trying to see if there was some way they could come to an agreement with neither side ready to make the 1st step they really ins were to stop the enrichment of uranium they said they would consider that if the united states lift sanctions or perhaps even gave

them the $130000000000.00 worth of oil sales cash that was frozen abroad neither side ready to make that 1st step so there have been discussions it appears there's no been a breakthrough it's getting both sides together in the same city of perhaps not in the same room perhaps not face to face talks but certainly this is something that the united states are looking forward to from the state department just in the last 10 minutes have had this statement where they see that it is early days and while there is no signs of an immediate breakthrough in the don't anticipate an immediate breakthrough and there will be difficult discussions ahead we believe that this is a healthy step forward you have to remember a couple of things 1st of all that the iranians have a presidential election in june so the united states would be keen to at least get the workings of a new deal under way before then the other thing is that they want to talk about things outside the nuclear deal they don't just want to talk about and richmond and the process that was there before they also want to talk about missile testing and

also whether or not iran will look at how it influences other countries in the region those are things that the americans would like on the agenda not entirely sure the iranians are ready to speak about that at the moment but the fact that both sides are going to be in the same city perhaps even in the same room come next week it's a big step forward indeed it is of course we'll continue to follow that with you alan fischer there for us at the white house. demonstrators in myanmar are out on the streets once again the day after the military shut down wireless internet services across the country now they've laid flowers in public places to remember those killed during the crackdown in miramar 2nd largest city of mandalay there are reports of more gunfire by security forces protesters on thursday the u.n. security council strongly condemned the use of violence by the military against civilians but it stopped short of any action china's insistence. the killing of

civilians in myanmar has been the focus of international outrage save the children says at least 43 children have been killed by security forces in the past 2 months a 6 year old girl was the youngest amongst them while a one year old boy was injured after he was shot in the with a rubber bullet and human rights watch says the military was forcibly disappeared a house forcibly disappeared hundreds of people since the coup the total number of people killed now stands at more than $500.00 phil robertson is the deputy director of human rights watch the asia division he says the world needs to do more to hold near mars military leaders accountable. we need the unicef and the other groups that are working on child rights issues to really step up and be very vocal about this i mean the types of killings that we're seeing in some cases the military or the police or simply going into neighborhoods and and shooting up the neighborhood or barging into houses and shooting at anybody who's in there and colluding the

case of the young 6 year old girl who died in her father's arms and other cases we have of course children you know 16 year old 17 year olds who are out on the protest lines you know trying to do what they can to defend their neighborhoods against these incursions by armed police and military you know there has to be a recognition that there is a responsibility by the international community to really hold accountable the military for these actions that they've taken against children people are being taken away at night often when the internet is shut off people are you know obviously seen being taken away but there's no real clarity on who is taking them and then relatives as they seek to find where their loved one has been taken can get no answers and there's no formal notification a lot of times what we're seeing is sort of pass the buck mentality where the relatives go to this police bureau and they say we don't have them and maybe the other police bureau and oh no maybe the military is going to mean it's a it's

a game of trying to shuffle the relatives around while giving no answers so we fear the worst for many of these people were concerned that the longer they're held without access to their families and without access to lawyers without any acknowledgement in fact that the authorities even have them means that it's more likely they will face torture and other abuses while in detention. house in order to a new president it's the west african nations 1st democratic and peaceful transfer of power it is 1st address sounds president mohamad bones zuma accused of groups of committing war crimes by killing civilians on wednesday security forces stop what they call an attempted coup have to an attack on the presidential palace civilians of be increasingly targeted fine of groups operating near the border with mommy. and there have been media reports of a possible mass killing reportedly carried out in ethiopia's northern to grey region is reportedly happened in the town or they go in early march the following

unverified footage which we advise our views is of graphic content emerged on social media are burned wary what appears to be ethiopian in military uniforms can be heard speaking in america language off camera then seen dragging a group of men off a cliff after they've been shot dead but with access and internet connections severely limited in a to dry it's difficult to independently verify these accounts well the government's offensive in to grow began last year but it had been months in the making the 2018 prime minister abu ahmed took office and united ethnic based political parties but the to gripe people's liberation front all the t.p. l.f. as it's known we should rule the theory of a 27 years refused to join last year prime minister perspired elections because of the current virus pandemic but the t.p. l.f. called him an illegitimate leader and held its own local vote in defiance which was strongly condemned by the government and the situation deteriorated rapidly after

t p l forces in to grind attacked a federal military base in november last year killing dozens of soldiers the government controls much of but there's still fighting in some areas well earlier we spoke to journalists we'll get to choose in addis ababa he says the videos seem to validate the various reports of violence in the 2 growing region. the prime minister for ethiopia the i.m.f. has promised there will be a full investigation done but there has been lots and lots of allegations made against all activists that have been involved in the region so this will take much of the country's resources. the prime minister promises going to be fulfilled but the kind of allegations we've been hearing that from day one we're just beginning to see actual video evidence of the allegations that have been made by the people up to cry from from last year and the last you know what shocks me the

most. people i mean we've been hearing from day one that people have been dying there is an issue of famine that's coming up. there has been limited resources and we've been hearing high numbers of people like that that have been dying in that region we just haven't been able to see their faces until now and the videos are showing us that there are people dying and we're beginning to see the faces behind the numbers and that's why it's having on such a strong impact just with the new york but many many countries that have interest in helping ethiopia advance or work police in the democratic republic of congo have broken up a protest in the eastern city of goma there's anger over attacks by rebel groups that have killed at least 200 people in recent weeks the u.n. says around a 100 different rebel groups operating in eastern d.r. safe chance traffic reports. they hold on photographs of

some of the dead victims of the latest mass killing in eastern democratic republic of congo. activists with a group called fight for change are demanding the government and un do more to stop the bloodshed at least 123 people reported killed in numerous attacks during the last 3 weeks. we denounce the ineffectiveness of the enforcement which has an offensive mission but which for years has failed to do anything. we want to mobilize the national and international opinion in the face of this tragedy. a rebel group called the allied democratic forces or i.d.f. this expected of carrying out the latest attack 23 people shot and many hacked with machetes in a village in the remote forests of the beni region in the northeast of the country the problem is. the i.d.f. originated in neighboring uganda in the 1990 s.

with the aim of setting up a so-called islamic state it is one of more than 100 rebel groups fighting for control of territory in the resource rich region. the un says a recent surge in attacks by the i.d.f. has killed nearly 200 people and forced 40000 others to flee their homes it says the attacks could constitute crimes against humanity. something very very much. we must no longer continue to count deaths we do not know if we are really in a country where there is a government because a responsible government must not allow people to keep being killed on it if the government feels incapable i believe the government should go and cooperate with other states to help. one of the un's mission in eastern democratic republic of congo was set up in 2010 and includes thousands of military personnel and police a mission statement says must go is authorized to use all necessary means to

protect civilians aid and human rights workers under threat of violence. anger over the killings is rising across the region there was scuffles when a u.n. aid truck arrived in the town of pretend. police dispersed the crowd by firing into the yeah. and police broke up the demonstration in goma some protesters would beaten and bundled into a van that's the latest mass killing suggest u.n. forces are not able to stop the violence in eastern democratic republic of congo and the protest to say police action against them shows the government won't even listen to their demands that the killings must stop john strafford al jazeera.

coverage of the 5th day of trial for the murder of george floyd that's to get underway once again in the u.s. city of minneapolis the former police officer is charged with killing floyd by kneeling on his neck so 8 minutes and 46 seconds the trial is seen as a pivotal moment in u.s. race relations. in minneapolis and standing by for us gabriel we saw a very emotional testimony in court all day what can we expect on friday. probably perhaps a little bit more of the same trial is expected to get underway momentarily in this courthouse behind me here in downtown minneapolis the judge has told the jury and told the court that they are ahead of schedule so they expect only about 4 hours or

a half day of testimony on this friday and then the judge said he plans to release the jurors around lunch time we do not know who the prosecution will call today we do not know until. the court goes into session and the warriors call the 1st witness we do know that the chief of police the head of the police department here in minneapolis is on the witness list as potentially someone that could be called as soon as today perhaps by the prosecution we'll be watching that very closely it's unconfirmed if the chief of police will be testifying but if he does that will be hugely significant because it is so rare for a chief of police to testify in a criminal trial against one of their own former deputies so we'll be watching this trial very closely today here in minneapolis well of course we will come back to you and of course the court to minneapolis once it convenes again on friday we're

waiting for that to happen maybe within the next few minutes thank you. no bangladesh 3 people have been killed by a fire near a ring a refugee camp broke out in the makeshift market in the early hours of friday morning and has now been brought under control it happened less than 2 weeks after a huge fire near by which destroyed thousands of tents and killed at least 15 people. well staying in the country the protests also against police brutality after demonstrations last week at least 11 people were killed in those rallies during the visit of the indian prime minister narendra modi tumblr choudhry it's not those demonstrations in bangladesh capital dhaka. thousands of people are gathered in front of the largest mosque in the country most of the supporters from have fathered a slimy and other really just party there demanding the release of their fellow

party men who are detained by police and also to bring justice to those killed by police firing in recent violence 5 there have been leftist party have been protesting against him on this visit in bangladesh in the last several weeks actually on sunday people were killed and shut down all across the country following days there was also violence when the opposition brought out at a rally. the government said they had to crack down because they had to quell the violence many buses and trucks right by so many properties where the rights group of criticize the government on cracking down on descending guys there's no room for freedom of expression there's a digital security act 'd which cartels any kind of expression in the social media mainstream media they also say the police have been using heavy handed tactics to quell any kind of legitimate protest in the country in recent years 3 suspected

rubbles have been killed in a gunfight in indian administered kashmir indian security forces raided a village near poll. confrontations with presidents often occur after security forces destroyed a house during an operation in recent years there have been accusations of forces have blown up or set fire to residential buildings where rebels have taken shelter . u.s. president joe biden has ordered the pentagon to remove some military assets and forces from the gulf that's according to a report in the wall street journal the u.s. has reportedly removed at least 3 patriot missile batteries including one from a base in saudi arabia american officials say an aircraft carrier surveillance systems are also being diverted because of military needs elsewhere. christians in indonesia marking good friday and easter but at the high security there just days ago a suicide bomb attack at a cathedral injured 20 worshippers security forces have increased screenings at churches the good friday jessica washington has more from the capital jakarta.

at churches around indonesian military and police are screening worshipers before they enter good friday is one of the most important days in the christian calendar this holy week there is heightened security with personnel at the gate and armored vehicles standing there. don't. i feel that indonesians live peacefully side by side our diversity is beautiful but there are people who want to disturb the security. on sunday in the eastern port city of mark assad a married couple detonated a bomb miracle troll injuring 20 people. it is not shocking any more every time there is a christmas celebration is the celebration of brave ramadan group or asian period. sadly to say there are over and attacked again christian churches. the bombers died in the attack since then police have arrested

suspected associates of the couple who were linked to an ice all affiliated network . in 2018 a family of 6 detonated explosives at several churches in the city of sirte killing more than a dozen christians security forces have cracked down. on these violent death works in recent years and arrested a number of key individuals while attacks are less frequent than they were in the early 2000 experts say religious intolerance is still a security concern. thank you from jakarta straight over to minneapolis where the court is now sitting in the george floyd case we were expecting them to start testimony on day 5 steve the prosecutor has also make his 1st comments let's just listen in to what the judge is saying i will so what the prosecutors have to say at this moment in time well in each of their names

. i was john edwards 0 interest c u r t i guess e.d.w. they are yes. it's repeated more next morning. would you please tell the jury your occupation. i mean you know it was for you sergeant. long have you held that position. 2007 so proximal 14 years. not as a sergeant but as a police officer for 14 years all right so you started as a police officer in 2007 did you start with the minneapolis police department i started as a cadet program all right that was your 1st job force yesterday ok you started as a cadet describe that experience with. the cadet program is our curriculum

designed for those who have graduated college from accredited college. do you want to go on. more criminal justice and law classes. as well as partake in skills. as well as. various scenario based simulations pertaining to law enforcement with secret design with the end goal of becoming a whole sort of. host or. in the post is the police officer standards and training board is that right correct ok and that's how you get your license to be a police officer in the state of minnesota correct correct after obtaining that you can be a officer a license a piece of a certain state or missile and you occasionally take. yes. party. all right and you can usually take continuing education credits to keep your

license correct correct. you do that as part of insert strike correct ok. so after you graduated from the academy and became post certified what was your job duties. after upon graduating academy you are a new. officer on f t o you know what do you mean by f t o. every new officer is the veteran officer as you learn the ropes after you completed your field training than did you become a patrol officer yes or it can you please share with the jury the different places within the minneapolis you were a size control officer so i finished my role. rotation 3rd preuss and so many of us. from there went in was assigned to the 5th recent night is also

sought me out was located off of 31st and they. were as a patrol none longer spondon. and i primarily work the night shifts. i worked made a watch of in our dog watch dog watch if just pretty much means overnights. and we started at nighttime in the shift ends when the sun comes up. so. my journey started on the night shift in the 5th precinct. oh through the course of your m.p.v. career you've done assigned to different units or teams is that right yes sir one of those was a community response team is that right yes. i did approximately maybe year and a half in our search team community response team that is a unit that's not bound by 9 a long troll that is a unit that's primarily focused on crime patterns that are happening within that

cruising so we do a lot of burglar suppression robbery suppression. situation things of that nature there aren't focused on specific crimes in that person. you've also got assigned to communion gauge you're sorry yes sir could you describe what that is. no one takes more lives. so i was in the community engagement unit for approximately 2 years now that unit. was a unit that derived from former president obama's 21st century policing initiative which pretty much means. more community oriented policing. and that unit that i was a part of was primarily focused on. the specific needs of the community so i

worked directly with members of the community things like neighborhood watch organizations a lot of meetings but it was specific to specific needs of the community we weren't . we were no one control. and i have unfinished assignment well you mention that your current rank is that of sart is that right yes or ok. leverage no and you would you take a test if you sergeant and then get selected for this or it's now your patrol sergeant where you currently aside i'm on the right no. prior to that immediately prior to starting here we also i was assigned to the 3rd precinct dog watch shift the overnight shift. when you're working as a shift sergeant you typically wear uniform yes or outfitted with a body worn camera yes or do you have a partner in the i mean one of the really sergeants that are on that ship though

but no partner are you assigned a car. yes so when you write and you write solo yes. you know you. as a minneapolis police officer you cite a certification that you're familiar with very curious when you have this least a part policy is that right yes or and is part of that is in addition to all of the policies that have been introduced to focus on that of. critical incident response all right. now when we are looking back to may 2020 you're supervising the dod what you are you working on may 25 2000. when you recall getting your shift. shift our shift started at.