three. starts january thirteenth w. . this is a news live from berlin allegations of vote rigging in bangladesh's general election both already say they're investigating complaints from across the country by elements also model voting in some places the results are expected to show another when the prime minister shake hands enough also coming up after a senegalese player was subjected to racist abuse at

a recent match support of the italian club take a stand against discrimination in football. and a glimmer of hope for the mountain gorillas of rwanda a species that's no longer critically endangered we look back on one of our favorite stories of the twenty eighteen. i knew it was mackinnon thanks so much for your company. bangladesh's election commission says it is investigating nationwide allegations of vote rigging in the country's parliament tree poll ballot the now being counted after a vote that was mobbed by deadly violence despite a heavy security presence first projections are due in the coming hours but the outcome is largely seen as a foregone conclusion prime minister shake has seen or is expected to be returned

to power. it's an election that's been tainted by violence and vote rigging allegations turnout was low and security was high authorities limited internet access claiming rumors could spread unrest rights groups have spoken of a climate of fear at polling stations opinions were divided. following i really like the whole process i felt very safe because of the heavy security i believe there is a free and fair election taking place year holiday. for he told me to send a text message to get my serial number. i did it four times but i didn't get a response. but now i'm confused. i'm very disappointed. for decades the ruling awami league and the nationalist

b.n.p. party have jostle for power but with opposition leader in prison prime minister sheikh hasina was the clear favorite to win. during her time in power the prime minister has been credited with boosting the economy and welcoming refugees but critics say she's become increasingly authoritarian and accuse her of detaining opposition candidates and supporters. the. opposition coalition leader come out his same voiced his anger. we look being people are being there is two candidates being there is two and one get to see the president did not know her dog it would not be a rose i could not be with you the world is that you were in a bad dream i could not think it was wrong with theirs over forty seven you and i would have you given your post. it's been nearly fifty years since bangladesh

gained independence but the country still isn't free from political turmoil the election commission says it is investigating nationwide allegations of vote rigging . as but to our correspondent michele jazz well and i also about the reports of violence between opposition members and supporters of the ruling party there have been reports of deaths as accu to fourteen but as many as nine people have been killed in different parts of but even speaking about fight in different parts of bangor they should excuse me but even speaking about talk it is worth noting that while our time out at the polling centers we noticed recently noticed at the opposition party polling agents would normally absent even inside the polling booths where representatives from all the parties are supposed to be there to help quarters find their names on the cd on all find the serial numbers on the polling lists seven nor representatives off the opposition bangladesh nationalist

party which is about of concern which some people have reduced questions about but heavy security deployment across tosca and violence is already breaking out in other parts of the country. so does the opposition stand any chance asshole in the selection. well given that there's a serious lack of a lack of the bow the opposition's representation right now out in the field it kind of supports what the opposition has been claiming is that there is an uneven playing field already opposition leaders have been coming out with comments saying that if this election is a free and fair run the really come to power of course that is a convenient claim on the other hand we have to do in parties saying that they're confident that they will win a historic consecutive toward term bang of the issues important to north has a tendency towards and i incumbency this is this is going to be a historic third term because in the past the party is the leadership is always switched between the opposition bangladesh nationalist party led by call of the

c.e.o. and the current ruling party they are barmy league but we are the leader of the opposition is currently in prison if the party does somehow scored a victory we do not know who will be leading it over all the polls are predicting that the opposition will not become a part and she can see now becoming a historic fourth term now the current government has been accused of cracking down on free speech as he was saying jailing opposition members how concerned are observers about election transparency in this election. the observers from human rights watch and even other observers from countries have expressed concerns about the transparency of these polls now as electronic voting machines being used for the four star game and they are also reporting delicious and slow and that's one of the polling centers viewer that actually we found many voters who were saying that the were not able to work because the serial numbers cannot be found of course the agents inside the election commission of the site said this was purely a technical glitch no clear evidence off or any kind of of wood rigging of ballot

box stuffing has come out opposition leaders of course are claiming that they are hearing reports about this but right now as of now we are also getting reports from observers in dhaka saying that currently the election is proceeding as expected so this picture will be cleared up later in the evening but concerns have been expressed. all right well reporting from death thanks so much. now to the democratic republic of congo a way presidential election is underway people there are choosing a success that's a strong man leader joseph kabila but there often is that violence could overshadow the ballots could be the is leaving office after eighteen years in power long lines formed outside polling stations across the volved central african country and numerous congolese expressed frustration at problems that prevented them from voting international observers have echoed the concerns of congo's opposition parties that the election is not free and fair and three opposition strongholds

will see no balloting asshole until march authorities council the vote if the outbreak and ethnic violence. a top government officials from russia and turkey have met to discuss their response to the u.s. military pullout in syria the talks took place off to turkey threatened to launch a military operation against u.s. backed kurdish forces there moscow in anchorage now say they'll coordinate ground operations in syria with the shared goal of eliminating terrorist groups as to despite the fact that they're backing opposing fights in syria's civil war. a warm reception for turkish officials in moscow but after the hugs and handshakes the pressing business of shifting alliances in syria washington surprise military withdrawal has reshuffled the deck following their talks moscow in ankara presented

a united front. we've been saying it today we have reached an understanding on how russian and turkish military representatives on the ground will continue to coordinate their actions under these new circumstances with an aim and to a bad akkad the terrorist threat in syria with the church of those who would interest interest groups least. but one likely point of contention the northern syrian city of mann bridge controlled by kurdish forces on could have used them as a terrorist threat. turkish television broadcasting these images of a convoy moving into position for a possible offensive on man bitch. the kurds meanwhile requesting and receiving help from syrian government forces backed by russia. a potentially explosive situation says one local expert. to quote the fight over money could lead

to an uncontrollable military escalation it's not just about turkey and the kurds there is a much larger conflict in the background between international powers which use syria for their own means namely turkey and russia off. as tensions mount the people of man bench have little choice but to wait and see how the interests of these international powers play out. all right let's have a look at some of the other stories making news around the world the north korean leader kim jong un has sent a letter to south korean president asking for more peace talks between the two in twenty nineteen that the leaders of the two koreas who met three times this year had taken bold measures to overcome years of hostility. and at least twenty two people have been killed and many a missing off to terentia will rain triggered landslides and flash flooding in the eastern philippines more than twenty two thousand people fled their homes ahead of the storm rescue operations are underway many of the affected areas are still

underwater. italian football club will play their next two home matches in an empty stadium off the napoli player. was subjected to racial abuse in milan earlier this week it was the latest in a series of incidents in italian football with all sorts he's struggling to eradicate the problem in the absence of an effective official solution some fans are now taking it upon themselves to show racism the red card. coulibaly has known italian football at its worst today napoli friends showed their players abroad to sarita with their support ahead of their three two victory over blown you're on saturday a group of supporters distributed ten thousand flyers declaring solidarity with their defender big problems of the coulee body was racially abused by internazionale friends in milan on wednesday. after the game napoli coach

carlo ancelotti few officials for failing to take action. he was racially abused for the whole match. we asked the authorities to intervene that only announcements were made about this. they didn't temporarily suspend the match as we had requested them and that's i think would have been the right thing to do father while officials and or thora teams struggle and fail to deal with the problem grassroots activities by from a more inspiring example. some group we were a group of friends when we come to the stadium we are passionate and this is unthinkable for us and it always happens wherever we travel with napoli these incidents shame italy shame everybody if you don't know what i mean. italian football grounds are a long way from finally being free of racism but supporter initiatives like this

one show that progress can be made. now as the year draws to a close we are looking back on some of the best stories from the last twelve months this report about rwanda's mountain gorillas there are more than six hundred critically endangered animal species in sub-saharan africa from the black rhinoceros to the mongoose lima hundreds of the continent's unique creatures are likely to disappear forever if nothing is done to help them but the population of mountain gorillas is growing and their official status has now been scaled back from critically endangered to simply endangered. it's a rare sight this rugged figure in the forest. but not as rare as before. thirty years ago the mountain gorilla which is darker and shaggier than its low and cousins was nearly extinct. now its population has risen to over one

thousand. two hundred. in rwanda tourists pay large sums nearly one thousand five hundred euros to see these great apes the revenue goes toward protecting the animals. you see me here if you were here. it's pretty exciting. to be honest it's a lot of money for me. only to be able to do this one for my life but. looking at all have this memory for my life. the mountain gorilla lives almost exclusively at higher elevations and as humans have encroached on its habitat its population has dwindled. years of war and human conflict have also contributed to the decimation of the species population. these four gorillas were

found dead allegedly killed by local charcoal traders angered that the forests protected status impedes their business. the mountain gorilla is still not thriving but conservationists hope that their efforts will continue to bring them back from the brink. it was a new life thanks so much for joining us. slayer. church fully.

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