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the chadiany after government announced it was pulling out of a peacekeeping mission, soldiers are packing up already. >> chadian soldiers shot and killed 30 people and injured 300 more in an unprovoked assault on
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civilians. that, according to the u.n. human rights office, announcing its preliminary findings of the deadly shooting at the crowded market on march 29. this has been, according to , chadiane we talked to troops who came in and started shooting indiscriminately, according to witnesses. >> they were threatened by the anti-christian militia. friday, they suddenly opened fire on people. why remains a mystery. the head of the african said this offorce the account. >> the report is a total fantasy. it is not at all what happened. what happened is the commander of a chadian battalion had to inspect troops a minority of the country. , his convoy was
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that ared by those anti-christian. accusedhave also been of fighting rebels. seizure of power a year ago sparked sectarian violence. government came into power in january. chad has announced it is pulling troops out of the country. >> the u.n. chief ban ki-moon has today been speaking about the situation in the central african republic. he said it is one of his top priorities. our correspondent is at the united nations headquarter in new york. she tells us what the u.n. chief might do about it. do.here is not much he can he keep saying how concerned he
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is about the situation. the security council can really take action to stop the killing. we do expect the security council to vote next week, tuesday or wednesday, on sending a peacekeeping mission to the ca are. they are expected to approve such a mission, -- to the central african republic. they are expected to approve such a mission, but it could take six months despite the fact that many of the soldiers who will make up this mission will from the already existing african union led forces. an extra setback for that mission to stabilize the country. we got news that the chadian soldiers are withdrawing. >> jessica reporting from new york. two other news now, an attack on the military post in northern yemen has left five people dead and five others injured in. this is in the oil-rich area of
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the country. the attack was with rocket propelled grenades and machine guns. no one has claimed responsibility. now where afghanistan two journalists working for the associated press were attacked by an afghan police commander who opened fire on them. the prize-winning german photographer was killed instantly in that attack and a canadian correspondent was seriously injured. today is the first known instance of an insider attack on journalists. this report contains disturbing images. >> a deadly attack on the eve of afghanistan's presidential election. a german photographer working for the associated press was killed on friday after a colleague, a canadian national, was hit twice. kathy gannon was taken to hospital for treatment.
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the other killed in was wounded. the wounded journalist, who was about 60 years old, is in critical condition and our surgical team is providing her first aid. >> the incident happened in the eastern cost problems, and it was in the scar that the women , and iteastern province women this car that the were attacked. the reason behind the attack remains unknown. it comes at a time of heightened beforey from 24 hours the country's presidential elections, and election insurgents have pledged to disrupt with a campaign of violence. >> afghanistan is extremely tense. it has been for a while. tension has intensified recently ahead of elections. >> this is the second recent attack on western journalists in afghanistan.
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friday's shooting was believed to be the first time that an afghan police officer had intentionally killed a foreign .ournalist >> against the backdrop of this latest bloodshed, final preparations are underway ahead of sunday's presidential elections in which the country's president of 13 years, hamid karzai, won't be running. a research associate at the american enterprise inns juden d.c. explains that -- institute in d.c. explains that whoever wins will face a very daunting task. >> we are at a time that most foreign troops are set to exit afghanistan by years end. all of the security and government responsibility is to afghansferred security forces and the afghan government. the selection is a very major test for the afghan government because it will demonstrate how -- afghan government welfare
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will fare after the international community leaves. they are the ones who are in charge of security. >> gives us a sense of which of the candidates look best equipped to lead afghanistan. the country faces a fairly uncertain future. >> there are two candidates who are plausible to win the elections. it is difficult to tell from now who the winner will be. it is likely that any of the unlikely that any of the candidates will be the first winner. the election will go to a runoff and whoever wins the runoff will be the victor. thato matter who wins,
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person will face daunting challenges in terms of security, in terms of securing aid and curbing the violence. >> three men who raped a journalist in india were today handed the death sentence. the assault took place last year in an abandoned textile mill. a fourth defendant was sentenced to life in prison. the judge said he wanted to send a strong message to society. the fatal assault of a new delhi in 2012 sparked public outcry and calls for much harsher deterrence. "i will bathe the law, but i won't respect it." so says the turkish prime minister. twitter will be unblocked. users posted claims of government corruption and it had
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been shut off. today, the court ruled that users have a right to freedom of expression. ona local tribunal ruled friday that the video sharing site has to be accessible again. is "ang it entirely intervention against freedom of expression." a country's high court had already twisted the government's arm to unblocked twitter. >> we are, of course, bound by the constitutional court's verdict, but i don't have to respect it, and i don't. twitter, as well as youtube and facebook are commercial companies. this has nothing to do with freedom. >> twitter was banned after to sitested links suggesting government members are involved in a corruption scandal. youtube was blocked on march 27 after a link to an alleged meeting was posted.
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>> we use this website very often. it is a very important platform in social media. >> this ban was ridiculous in the first place. he is our prime minister and i respect all of his decisions because we don't know what kind of information he has. >> the twitter controversy has not dented the prime minister's popularity. elections,arty won he hinted that he could run for president in august. >> for more, we go to our correspondent, patrick rowan, who has been following events for us in istanbul. just to clarify, are twitter and youtube up and running as usual? now up andtter is running, but youtube remains blocked. now remember that before the wouldon, he said that he
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wipe twitter out. he was very vehement about this, and now he is saying that this ruling that happened yesterday undermines turkish national and moral values. he even questioned the court's patriotism. so of course, as we have seen in this report, the opposition dictatorials megalomania. now, the prime minister openly opposed both bands on twitter and youtube, and the opposition tried to portray this as a power struggle. but it is unclear if this is a cop/bad cop.good were intendedes to bring down the prime minister in a corruption scandal, he is
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even stronger now. >> it looks like he is after last weekend's local election results. >> that's correct. the opposition really has no clear vision, no alternative narrative for where kurt -- for where turkey is going and where it should be going. opposition parties are unwilling or unable to harness to this very popular anger. they seem to despise each other much more than they fear the prime minister himself. , not only can he point to his successes from the past 12 years, he cannot so point to the opposition as being disorganized. of mounting claims corruption are becoming increasingly irrelevant. he has portrayed his detractors
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as unpatriotic stooges to foreign powers. everyone might find his rhetoric less capable of success if the opposition could organize better. >> thank you for that update. u.s. secretary of state john kerry has said he is losing patience with both the israelis and the palestinians. israel went back on an agreement to release palestinian prisoners, dealing another blow to the peace process. let's listen to what john kerry had to say. >> regrettably in the last two days both sides have taken steps that are not helpful. and that is evident to everybody. so we are going to evaluate very carefully exactly where this is and where it might possibly be able to go. kerry returns to
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washington today and is expected to discuss this over the course of the weekend. the senate intelligence committee has voted to release sections of a secret report which is harshly critical of the cia in the aftermath of 9-11. it puts the spotlight on the bush administration for gathering intelligence using cruel methods such as waterboarding. a show of hands to lift a blackout on a hotly contested report. the report uncovers the cia's breach on -- the cia's a gram.ation for >> the results were shocking. the report exposes brutality that stands in stark contrast to our values as a nation. it chronicles a stain on our history that must never be allowed to happen again. this is not what americans do. brief, aa 500 page
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potential for a public look into the cia's interrogation and detention regiment in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks. it was during the bush administration that these methods were used. they include sleep deprivation and waterboarding. the document found misleading claims about the effectiveness of the program. of the release of the report say it could endanger lives overseas and jeopardize the u.s. relations with other countries. hischairman stood by decision. >> the general public has the right to now know what was done and what is in the report. i voted to declassify that and the general public can make up their minds about whether or not this was done properly.
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>> a final decision on declassifying information remains with the white house. it is unclear how long the process would take. >> we have good news from the u.s. stock market. >> indeed, the u.s. employment market finally seems to be bouncing back after a week stretch that was blamed on the harsh winter. u.s. employers added 192,000 jobs in march, a little below expectations but still pretty reassuring. number of u.s. jobseekers increased by half a million, but that is good news because it means that the unemployed are feeling a bit more optimistic and starting to look for jobs again. the market in the u.s. is down despite that good news. but the owl and the s&p started out well -- both the dow and the s&p started out well. the s&p fell down more than one dow .92%.d the
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european markets all closed in the green. 5100 in london. nine solid days of gains make this its longest positive streak since september. spain and italy are also ending the day on a high after a report that the european central bank is planning a possible $1 trillion of asset purchases. to the veryesponse real fear of deflation by falling prices and the economy spiraling downward. the process is already underway in greece, where prices fell almost three percent in 2013, and spain and is worried it could be next. >> at a market in madrid, stall owners and their customers don't need to look at statistics to
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realize prices have fallen. >> i can confirm the prices are lower and that we are selling less. i used to get 15 euros a kilo. today they are nine euros. >> we see it in fruit and vegetables. not long ago, i could get five kilos of potatoes for five euros. slipped twove percent in the past year. that might sound like good news for hard up spaniards, but it is worrying people here. >> we are adjusting prices as much as we can, but we cannot bring them down anymore. we are already on minimal margins carried >> this could sign of arly warning spiral. the minis are not hiring workers fast enough. the specialist -- companies are not hiring workers fast enough. >> we think the risks are
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sufficiently high to take steps immediately. inflation is really just an undercover way of raising interest rates. is really just an undercover way of raising interest rates. spain might not be able to pay back its debt. the bank of spain has called on the european central bank to lower interest rates as a safeguard. stallholders are not the only people unhappy about the shape of europe's recovery. tens of thousands of protesters marched on the european parliament in brussels on friday. some threw rocks at police who pushed them back with a water cannon. they say the eu is focusing on prosperity at the expense of creating jobs. these things have not worked.
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we have an unemployment rate skyrocketing. stop austerity. stop these plans. >> let's have a look at today's other big stories. car sales in britain have fallen. rising consumer confidence. ssl says they will look at offers over the weekend. the offer is up to $15 billion. has recalled its earlier offer. talks ended today and vivendi has left the field open again. another big-money bidding war in today.wraps up
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is facing broadcaster arrival and sports. it paid a record amount for the right to screen top matches. it is still well behind what the english and spanish news charge for tv rights. that is it for business news. back to you. >> thank you very much. up next, a check on what is going on in cyberspace. web news is next. >> hello and welcome to today's web news where we will be taking a look at some of the stories making headlines. coming up on today's show, algerians make fun of their president.
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an antifeminist campaign in germany sparks lively debate and a two legged dog becomes a web sensation. american web users have been posting under #prayingforfort hood. people have been posting tributes on social networks, expressing their sorrow over yet another shooting tragedy. with campaigning for algeria's april 17 residential election , web users have been having fun poking fun at the person who has been in power for the last 15 years and is expected to be reelected for a fourth residential term.
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many say he is no longer capable of governing the country. he appears to have inspired online comedians. satirical clips like this one depict a very weak figure making no sense when he speaks. this facebook game entitled find him. you have to turn over faces of the areas algeria and politicians. layers have a challenge as, despite their attempts, no one has had -- no one has found the
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president so far. there are doubts as to whether he will be fit enough to lead the country for the next five years. members of the youth wing of the launchedive party have an antifeminist campaign called equality instead of egalitarianism. assages like i am not feminist because sometimes i need a man by my side to support me or because i want to achieve my goals through effort. in response to mandate that 30% of executive ordered seeds should go to women by
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2016. angela merkel's government legislation recently, but critics say women are not defenseless creatures and do not need to be given preferential treatment. the opposition has angered women's rights campaigners. they remind them that if it was not for feminism, women would not even have the right to work and the fight continues to counsel -- to counter inequality in the workplace. beenar sentiments have launched on facebook to coincide with international women's day on march 8. believe --sked to asked togg99ññwççñmw ÷w
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