this is e.w. news live from bali the afghan capital kabul wrought by a suicide bombing dozens of civilians are killed as they line up to register to vote in elections later this year. or so coming up the political crisis in armenia deepens police detained over two hundred protesters as well as three prominent opposition politicians among them a man leading days of mass antigovernment demonstration. found germany's social democrats elect their first female at leader but with far fewer votes than

expected it does on the day in august have the support she needs to turn the party around after years of decline. five hundred home free thanks for your company in afghanistan a suicide bomber has killed at least fifty seven people including several children and wounded more than one hundred in the capital kabul bomber detonated explosives at a voter registration center there are fears that such attacks could prevent elections from going ahead later this year. it was around ten am local time sunday when a suicide bomber blew himself up in a crowd outside a voter registration center in. schools died instantly dozens more were injured the what if most of the victims had come here to collect

identity cards so they can participate in elections later this year but your mom and you will call the bombing i was here with my son who was wounded and taken to hospital you know that he thought i counted many dead bodies on the ground right here and others over there and of our father father had more particularly after the little girl your child might marry brothers and i were all injured we had come to get our id cards the only thing we want from this government is a peaceful country. and what does. this so-called islamic state claimed responsibility by it's news to it i is has repeatedly struck the area but authorities believe this attack is a direct attempts to inhibit the country's election process afghanistan will hold parliamentary elections in october the government has added police and military troops to protect polling centers but this attack is one of several in recent days that underscores the concern for security leading up to the poll. in armenia

police arrested over two hundred demonstrators german rallies against the country's government authorities also detained three prominent opposition politicians including nicola peshmerga now he has been leading the anti-government demonstrations in the capital yet of on the protests have continued for over a week. or demonstrators a calling on the newly appointed prime ministers said circassian to resign with critics accusing him of clinging on to power and failing to address economic problems. a tenth day of protests on the streets of yet of. their anger to hard to contain. the political deadlock opposition leader nico pushing only prepared to discuss circassians resignation.

this isn't. these aren't talks. this is an ultimatum and blackmail. you don't have the power you've reported to have. authority and mania has come into the hands of the people. under the glare of the media their meeting lasted just several minutes prime minister circassian abruptly ended the encounter. just hours later. was detained as he led a demonstration in the armenian competence. that. this past week parliament in the former soviet republic of just three million people voted to allow circassian to transition from the largely ceremonial post of

president which he served two terms to that of prime minister. public anger has grown on what the opposition perceives as a power grab claiming serge circassian is becoming a leader for life. here and even. the prime minister's team is not popular amongst the people neither are social and economic policies. resentment has been slowly growing for years. and now it's turned into this huge dissatisfaction with the worst. dissatisfaction that the opposition has called the start of a peaceful velvet revolution one they'll continue till their demands are met. let's get you up to date now with some of the other stories making news around the world four people have been shot dead at a waffle restaurant in nashville tennessee several people were injured in the

shooting the gunman was seen wearing nothing but it copes during the attack police say they're looking for twenty nine year old suspect who is believed to have fled on foot. is choosing a new president in national elections. because of the ruling conservative colorado party has held a big lead over his closest rival in opinion polls his pro-business party is expected to remain in power but could lose seats in congress. the syrian government forces have been carrying out as strikes on districts in damascus held by jihadist groups the targets included the palestinian refugee camp the strikes are part of an operation by the syrian regime to retake the remaining opposition holdouts in and around the capital. activists in nicaragua say at least twenty five people have been killed this week amid a wave of anti-government protests among them was

a journalist who was shot dead while broadcasting live on facebook thousands have taken to the streets in recent days over proposed changes to the country's pension system. images of the unrest that has rocked the central american nation of nicaragua for four days now police using tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse protesters the violence erupted as nicaraguans took to the streets in an unusually direct challenge to president daniel ortega's rule. that protesting a proposed change to the social security system forcing workers and employers to pay more towards the retirement system. as the funeral service was held for one of those killed in managua there were renewed calls for the government to act. violence doesn't bring anything good here we have a fifteen year old student who's been killed blood which has been spilt unjustly.

we believe that the government needs to stop this violence. the country will not go anywhere with such violence against our youth. who wouldn't. in a televised address president ortega has sought to defuse tensions saying that changes were not due to take effect until july and that there was time for the government and the private sector to negotiate. but the important thing is to get this agreement for consensus. to the family of nicaragua to all nicaraguans to keep the peace. corps. but nicaraguan business leaders have rejected his comments they say the government must first end the police repression of the protests and the violent confrontation that has already claimed so many lives. gemini center left social democratic party

has elected a woman as leader for the first time in its one hundred fifty five history and then alice was elected a short while ago to special conference in the city all these fought and she won sixty six percent of the vote beating the morning long of america city offends book forty seven year old nonis faces a huge task in reviving have parties dwindling fortunes yesterday had its worst ever election result last september. and that s.p.d. party conference for us is all political correspondent thomas thomas not as the first woman to lead the s.p.d. how significant is that. it is indeed significant because we're talking here about the party described as the oldest in germany and also because not a very important task a very important challenge ahead of namely to push the renewal of a party that has suffered a lot in recent months as it's gone from one crisis to the next it is also

important if you look at germany's political spectrum because not is not the only woman now leading a party we've got four women in germany why the need of code the political parties so it is significant not as has been chosen for a wide variety of reasons all right sixty six percent of the vote that is what she's taking from her party how convincing is that. it shows first and foremost i'm not everyone is happy with this and everyone believes that she will be able to push the party forward so from doc perspective for her it is not necessarily a fantastic result but on the other hand i don't think yesterday i was expecting another one hundred percent which was what martin shows the former leader had that one hundred percent which was at first a dream quickly turned into a nightmare for the s.p.d. then how did worst result in the german elections so from doc respective. certainly

possible and certainly a bit more realistic if you will instead of having high hopes on the analysis now to work and try to unite the party and try to make clear what the party stands for and how they plan to achieve what the participants will well let's be realistic social democratic parties across europe have faced existential crises in recent years any chance now that not as can revive social democracy in germany and potentially in europe. pogo will be to try and revive social democracy in germany but some of the challenges that social democracy facing now in germany are also challenges that other parties around europe face and that's something that we clearly saw here today by the way social democratic parties are facing a very important question namely what they stand for some of the voters that traditionally voted for the social democratic parties have now gone elsewhere so the challenge is that knowledge cars are also challenges that all the parties share right thomas

spyro political correspondent at the s.p.d. conference in these biden good to talk to. and his roots now in sunday's late game assad was cologne scored in late goal to hold second place shall go to a draw shaka had a two one lead for almost a now about then muscle of this a banged in a spectacular free kick from long range on fortune if a cologne the one point doesn't help them much in their battle to beat the draw. well don't want to live in the uk who wins on saturday with the hosts looking to bounce back from last weekend's loss to rival shaka but leverkusen have been in blistering form lately were gunning for their third win in a row so a fierce clash in prospect is both sides had their sights on the place. michael writes more the armbands imo you know gets a started as duma went into this fight for third place. the hosts were dominant

from the start it's only a shock reaction from amazon as john stopped short and son show from putting them in front. just a minute later though essential to grab his first goal at the professional level. because it's defense looking somewhat shaky but take nothing away from me which means explicit in. the black and yellows piled on the pressure this fall on christian pull a sick kind of penalty but was that was to tank to stop. the second half break more of the same percentage he got set for the next big shot. for minutes hours and that's a fine fruit bowl by god so found royce who double dog mystique with his cool goal of the season. because you can hardly get out of their own house how much the media fill it but the game beyond the gets in the sixty minutes. of the. goal is one to not put all month though the brilliant sunshine was

sacrosanct to make it borne ill. of that i would stay here just to go undefeated home record remains intact i decided made a big step in the direction of the automatic champions league places. now let's check out of the results from have been is a good match say thirty one while that child cologne drole expects tour of minds saturday dortmund toure leyva who is an adolescent had to balin damage frankfurt's european hopes hoffenheim scored a bangle against leipsic by a beat hannover step got down but they've been some time for hamburg in the relegation battle by beating my book on friday that defeated folks walk. so a quick look at the table then with all of the weekend's games in the can now dortmund and hoffenheim take important strides in the battle for europe leyva who is in the lights it both moved down a notch in the bottom hoff with mites and books still nowhere near as safe while

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