$3000.00 special reports. on deeds on digital. this is d.w. news live from berlin antigovernment protesters in hong kong kick off a new mass rally defying stern warnings from china. thousands have taken to the streets for a 9th straight weekend previous protests turned violent after clashes with police also coming up sudan is celebrating another major step towards democracy the

country's ruling military reaches a firm deal with civilians that will eventually lead to the election. and 5 years ago the so-called islamic state tried to exterminate the yazidi people of iraq now work begins to open mass graves in hopes of finding those who vanished without a trace. i'm married to evanston it's good to have you with us another mass anti-government rally in hong kong thousands of people have gathered in one of the major shopping areas in the city center police have called on protesters to stick to designated routes to avoid violent clashes on congress seen months of unrest trickle triggered by a controversial extra. long interest has evolved into

a wider movement for democratic reforms. w.'s charlotte charleston pill is in hong kong and she joins us now on the line for the latest so charlotte tell us what is happening where you are right now. marianas thousands of people back on the streets of hong kong today they have c.v.a. just from the route that was approved at the early hours of this morning by police so essentially it's the dow like that the people who are on the streets today are taking on the on the rise process now it's doing peaceful as far as we can see the children taking part in this rally but we know that protests like this follow a path to peaceful here in the day and that as the protests and full pockets protested as the violent clashes with police we've seen take on the streets as part call. as well today is going to be a t.v.

to protest part of these weeks as this crisis that we're seeing in hong kong and that is because this is the 1st big public protests taking place dozens of people was arrested earlier this week and then charged with rioting that right at that time that carries up to 10 prison but people here want to now see whether protesters are going to be frightened away by just read all of those charges over whether they are going to be told and by that whether they are going to want to come to the street to show that anger at what they think if it's very harsh treatment by authorities by police as well there is a lot of get hit on the street today against the treated all processes by police they saw people here are also calling the whole process to take to the streets on monday i have to take it a general strike that is planned to cherry span if these young people who were on the streets could break 10 years also lived in prison regular people here at home

call just to take a day off work and take part in this general strike so all eyes well tonight be on what happened whether we're going to see a repeat of some of the violence that we've seen in recent weeks the one to hear the call it a whole charlotte there was also earlier this week a warning from the head of the chinese army stationed in hong kong saying that violent protests are not going to be tolerated are people concerned that the chinese army could step in. well that was the warning that came out of that was also the release of the propaganda video showing the people's liberation army. street now some of the images that were shown in that video really echoes of the process that we've seen so far is. so does it look like participating it was dealing with prizes on the street not a love of a lot of people who are out protesting today the main concern is not whether

there's going to be just the chinese. people to the right. people that we feel like that they feel is that the police now feel emboldened to use the violence that we've seen so far they feel like they have to deal with the situation hopefully find these protests for that reason people here back off the streets protesting what they. from the chinese. to charlotte tell them till in hong kong we thank you very much for your reporting now sudan's ruling military council has reached an agreement with the pro-democracy coalition to form a transitional government one that will eventually lead to democratic elections now the deal follows weeks of negotiations led by the african union protesters held

regular demonstrations demanding civilian rule sometimes ending in deadly violence . the. celebrations on the streets of khartoum it's almost 4 months since long time leader omar al bashir was ousted during that time many sudanese feared another strong man would simply take his place but last night came the announcement that the military and civilians had reached a firm deal to lead together and move the 2 delegations have fully agree on a constitutional document. the. the agreement is expected to be signed in days it will start a 3 year period of transitional rule leading to elections during that time power will rotate between a military and civilian leader with a cabinet of technocrats to manage the country details remain to be finalized but

sudanese are hopeful. they agree marriage that has been reached today is a chance for a new beginning to take sudan into the place it deserves and it should open the door to the modern civilian future of sudan that we have been looking for for her i mean we have very happy about that because the 30 years we have been living in death darkness marginalize ation and killing well when anyone came out to express their opinion bullets would follow you but after 30 years god has answered i pray. amid the celebrations some hold the last images of those who lost their lives in the struggle more than 100 people are believed to have died in crackdowns against protesters according to doctors several soldiers have now been detained over the

recent deaths of 6 demonstrators giving sudanese hope for justice and peace in the let's get you a quick check. now of some of the other stories making news around the world puerto rico has a new governor lawyer petrel here lou easy was sworn in after weeks long protests force his predecessor to step down. said that the island senate will vote on whether to confirm his position hundreds of people chanted and rang bells outside the governor's mansion to mark the change of leadership. the king of the indigenous population of new zealand has visited a plot of land that's been occupied by protesters they're angry at plaza turn the territory near awful and into a housing development because it's considered sacred to morey's the more a king says he visited to try to help the protesters find a solution. now 5 years ago the so-called islamic state began its attacks on the yazidi religious minority in iraq

a campaign of genocide. images show fleeing the onslaught of i its forces in august of 2014 they had to leave without food or water and an estimated 200 children died of dehydration as people descended the slopes of mount singe or the. home in northwestern iraq well for those left behind life became a nightmare i as fighters raped women and shot the men. though the central region was liberated from the so-called islamic state in november of 2015 today many as it is still live in refugee camps and thousands remain unaccounted for are reported there get a show come at some of those still searching for answers. remembers exactly when he last saw his brother it was august 3rd 2 cells and 14 went together with their families they fled the approaching i-s. fighters his brother tried to find food and was caught by the terrorists along with

5 other family members for a long time bashar hoped that his brows i was still a life. no longer have any hope there's no more oh yes. not in syria not anywhere and only they would have been able to keep prisoners. bashar and those left of his family currently live in a refugee camp in northern iraq like many as they are afraid to go back home afraid of their arab neighbors who they say cooperated with i guess. musharraf and his family provided blood samples to the authorities hoping that the remains of his brother will be followed they are haunted by the memories bashar says but still. better to know what happened to my brother in law. in march iraqi or thirty's together with the u.n. finally began to exhume the 1st mass graves. many years e.d.'s came to witness it.

desperately seeking closure 5 years after i as killed their men and then slaved their women and children hundreds if not thousands of years he used a belief to be buried here the disinterment began in cold hometown of nobel peace prize winner and herself a nice victim she called on authorities to protect the mass graves and thus the evidence of what the years he's had to endure. there is not a single yazidi family that didn't taste the bitterness of this genocide they almost their loved ones their property and their dreams. blood samples and bones are being tested in a forensic lab in fact that specialists are trying to identify victims through their d.n.a. and they are searching for criminal evidence. but time has taken its toll the bones

have been exposed to flats fire and fighting it could take years experts say to put cases together but the families want answers sooner. as a pause. be carried out quickly and not neglected i don't want to start to the graves now and then drag their feet for 2 or 3 years. and to date only 12 out of more than 70 confirmed mass graves have been exhumed recent vibe fires in the homeland have already destroyed several grace and each day it is getting harder to identify possible victims and to secure hard evidence for islamic states crimes. u.s. president donald trump has signed an agreement with the e.u. to increase american beef exports in the bloc it was a rare bit of positive trade news from

a president who hopes to extract even wider concessions from the europeans later this year and it comes a day after the president announced new tariffs on china a move that's expected to prolong a trade dispute that's been especially painful for american farmers. after german cars and french wine u.s. president donald trump's most recent beef with the european union was with well beef the u.s. had long found it hard to export its meat across the atlantic after long negotiations trump's announcement on friday sounded like a triumph for the farmers and ranchers listening in the white house. opening markets for our farmers is about more than just an industry it's about a way of life generations of hard work passion and dedication of god to make in america the largest producer of high quality beef anywhere in the world by far we're proud of our farmers and ranchers we love our farmers and ranchers and with

this announcement we take one more step and giving them the level playing field that they have looking they've really been looking forward to this for many many years you folks know that they want a level playing field that's all they want on the subject of a level playing fields u.s. farmers and ranchers will also have to change their ways the agreements doesn't mean the e.u. is easing its ban on hormone fed beef at all for u.s. farmers higher exports to the e.u. will make up for market share loss in china that countries slapped import tariffs on u.s. meat in retaliation for trump's tariffs on chinese products. some sports news now and in tennis to the sports writing stars will clash in the semifinals of the washington open one of them warm up tournaments for the u.s. so. greek up and comer stephanus to see pos soft bend walk pair but it was australia's nick kyrgios who wowed the crowd with an entertaining win over slovakia

and norbert gumbos he won this and throwing rally on his way to breaking his opponent's serve. and then he delivered an aids to win the match curios to run over to thank a woman in the crowd after asking her where he should place the just ice is shocked . you're up to date now on d w news stay tuned for shift our tech program that's starting in just a few moments thanks for watching. carefully and don't look to be sure to do game.