news line from berlin come bohemians the elections condemned as an undemocratic sham after his crackdown on dissent the country's strongman ruler is expected to extend his long grip on power opposition groups say the vote is illegitimate will go to come boetius capital for the latest also coming up. california bad old days of enormous wildfires fueled by strong winds and high temperatures they've killed at least five people and sent thousands fleeing for their lives. that's not your

usual summer camp you had to rush out and meet young people on their summer break where they learned to fire guns and battle terrorists. and welcome to the program polls have now closed in a general election in cambodia and prime minister who in san appears sat for a sweeping and controversial victory despite more than a dozen parties listed on the ballot the main and only credible opposition has been outlawed and silenced critics are calling the vote a sham and say the prime minister is moving towards tightening his grip on more than three decades in power. ballots polling stations fingers stained with ink across cambodia voters went to the polls but with only one viable party in the running. and couldn't send the world's longest serving prime

minister was not taking any chances this year. after nearly losing the vote five years ago to the cambodian national rescue party he took action to make sure they wouldn't threaten him again. the rival party was dissolved by court order its leader jailed for treason websites critical of his party were blocked on sen's only real worry this election day was that cambodians would answer the opposition's call for a boycott. anyone who opposes elections destroys the nation and democracy and should not be forgiven. officially the boycott was averted cambodia's national election commission claims about eighty percent of registered voters cast their vote the opposition however believes that number is inflated former opposition leader sam rainsy now living in exile tweeted that no credible election observer would confirm an election process

that was quote falsified from the outset. for a majority of cambodians unsent is the only leader they've known he began his career as a military commander for cambodia's camaro rouge but as the regime carried out genocide on its own people don't send defected to vietnam to help overthrow his own government he was named prime minister of cambodia in one thousand nine hundred five when he lost the country's first elections in one thousand nine hundred three he dismissed the results and refused to step down from thirty three years after his career began he remains at the helm. but that. was before there were so many competitors but now there's just one. tell me i hope this country in the future will have a real democracy not fake. vote counting is under way though most see it as little more than a formality. the correspondent boston heartache is income bodhi has capital phnom

penh by stan the ruling party says there's been an eighty percent turnout considering there is no true opposition is this indicative of the support for the prime minister. well what the government is trying to tell people and the reason why turnout is so important for them is of course because in the absence of an opposition that they want to keep up that illusion of this being a democratic process and the opposition party that was involved they that year its leaders called for a boycott of these elections saying because this is that would be for voters the way forward to express their dissatisfaction with the government and to protest what happened here in the run up to these elections that what happened. was that the government there were numerous reports of local authorities officials. trying

to urge voters to go to the polls and and a lot of people and a lot of people heeded that because these local authorities you have to understand they wield lot of power and if you you know if you get at loggerheads with them then they can really make your life miserable so a lot of people did turn out at the polling stations today but it doesn't mean that they were all there in support of the government. that's in local and foreign rights groups say this bill is not credible you mention that as well the main opposition party was dissolved by the supreme court last year what can you tell us about the overall situation when it comes to limited dissent in the country well politically that that's what they did they say they saw that party there but that wasn't all there is they start down a lot of liberal media outlets in the country a lot of radio stations were shut down newspapers were shut down there were critical of the government or sold to people who are said to be loyal to then and

his regime and then also criticism with sipho critics who are intimidated with the help of the judicial system which the ruling party has a lot of influence over abbey now with no real opposition to speak of what can we expect next for combo dhea. well tonight on c.n.n. his regime they've they've strengthened their grip on power even further and that means that he can that he can keep working on on his succession he's already started putting in place his. one day hand over power to him so this doesn't this isn't both for everyone who wants a more democratic cambodia and i think somebody at the night has taken a big step toward becoming an authoritarian state every d.w. correspondent boston hearted reporting from cambodia thank you very much boston an

earthquake on the indonesian island of lombok has killed at least fourteen people and injured more than one hundred sixty others the six point four magnitude quake struck the northern part of the island in the early morning the island is close to bali and popular with international tourists the strong quake reportedly lasted for just a few seconds and sent people fleeing into the streets several buildings were damaged in the area and most of those who lost their lives were hit by falling slabs of concrete now from the other stories making news around the world a powerful typhoon has hit japan bringing heavy rains and winds of up to one hundred eighty kilometers per hour thousands of residents have been forced to leave their homes this season while typhoon so far the storm has now weekend and is moving west. people in mali vote in a presidential election today is expected to be a tight race between incumbent abraham boubacar kifah who is seeking

a second five year term and opposition candidate to my left the say the poll comes as the country battles a wave of ethnic violence and jihadism. zimbabwe's former president robert mugabe has declared he will not vote for the man who ousted him last year amberson and god wot speaking in harare he says that his successor quote illegally took power but he encouraged them bob weigh ins to accept the results of monday's presidential election. israel has released palestinian teenager i had i mean me from prison a seventeen year old was jailed for eight months alongside her mother for slapping and kicking two israeli soldiers near her home in the west bank israel says she's being used by her family for political reasons or palestinians she has become a symbol of resistance. extreme summer temperatures in many parts of the northern hemisphere have left firefighters battling massive blazes in the united states at

least five people have died in infernos raging through northern california include two small children who perished with their great grandmother more than thirty eight thousand people have been ordered to evacuate their homes and authorities warn the fires are far from under control. people in northern california are used to wildfires but not on this scale fire fight to say they have never seen anything like it. they're doing all they can to contain the flames but so far less than five percent of the blaze is under control. it's burning in every direction all at the same time and we've got even though we have multiple resources the way that it's burning the intensity that's burning uphill downhill even if it doesn't have a strong wind on it it's it's burning is it's got a santa ana wind or for a strong sixty mile an hour seventy mile an hour winds. more than six hundred

properties and homes have been destroyed since the fire broke out on monday night forty thousand people have been forced to flee the flames. but the family of sherry bledsoe seen him on the left did not manage to escape she received the news that had children of four and five year old boy and her grandmother were killed as they waited for help their former home has been burned to the ground and neighbors said the community was taken by surprise by the speed of the fire there was we were told we were in danger this was like you see in the movies with tornadoes. one minute it's fine the next minute everybody is screaming. the national guard has now also been drafted in to help. but the dry weather and winds are hampering their efforts to put the five's out. to russia now which is put on a display of its military might during the annual navy day parade on show were

forty warships sailing in parade formation through the waters of st petersburg president vladimir putin presided over the event saying his country's elite helped protect russian interests large crowds turned out to catch a glimpse of warplanes and submarines as well. a culture of militarization and nationalism is one that's instilled early in young russians every summer thousands attend summer camps where they learn to fire guns and simulate clearing a building of terrorists the so-called patriotic summer camps are now growing in popularity. for a summer holiday playing war these kalashnikov machine guns may not be loaded with real bullets but it was a bit but camp the boys are learning how to handle them. the kids here are aged between ten and sixteen. but it's like the old i know.

little it's nikita's first time in the military summer counter the fifteen year old is from nearby moscow like many of the boys he wants to try out life as a soldier here to decide if it's for him. you don't feel like a normal russian citizen here you feel like a soldier maybe even in another country and on a secret mission it's totally different from normal life so shane that teacher. today the boys are swinging into action to clear a building of terrorists. the instructors say these are current real life scenarios from the russian army's operations. but the instructors in the camp have a military background several are even actively serving soldiers though the program is open to girls the camp counselors see it as a male rite of passage. to me i would make them sleep with their weapons each with their weapons a man should always have

a weapon with him it's his job to protect the weak and to protect women if it doesn't have a weapon he's not even a man anymore is what. it is a private camp and receives no government funding but the idea matches the mood in russia a recent government survey shows that over ninety percent of people in russia feel patriotic. so far military summer camps are the exception rather than the rule in russia but a recent. education in the country praises the camps it says they're a good way of instilling patriotism. we need a strong generation. to protect country and bring up decent kids. and bring up a whole generation in the ninety's after the fall of the soviet union. and that's why the government is also putting an emphasis on these military patriots.

like. the battalion gathers to review the day before. the organizers insist the camp is about and not about patriotism or preparing a new generation to fight for russia. isn't as important to me as the law for your home country when she became but also plays a role if you have that feeling already developed it's impossible not to be patriotic here. nikita is still deciding whether the army is for him in the long run but for some of the boys this camp has clearly kindled a flame that will be hard to put out. just a reminder of the top story we're following for you. party has claimed victory following national elections extending prime minister and thirty three year grip on power human rights groups have criticized her crackdown on dissent and the

opposition calling the election a sham. live from berlin back at the top of the hour and. you can get the latest on our website at www dot com now to send thanks for joining us. we make up oh but we want tons of office to and up the two types of december's some offices. they want to show you the continents feature to be part of it and join our youngsters as they share their stories their dreams and their challenges the seventy seven percent platform for africa charge.