shih-tzu abe pays tribute in hawaii to hundreds of american soldiers killed in shinzo abe pays shih-tzu ab tribute to hundreds of american soldiers killed in pearl harbor. rescuers in russia find a black box of a military plane that went down sunday with 92 people on board. russia has reportedly grounded

similar makes of that plane until the reason for the crash is determined. officers onpolice trial in turkey. they are charged with aiding in a field military to the summer. 1200 indictments have been prepared in what is now the most far-reaching legal process and turkish history. everyone. i am genie godula in paris. those are our top stories this hour. areck obama and shinzo abe coming together for a historic pilgrimage to pearl harbor. abe will be the first prime minister to ever visit the memorial second is the remains of a battleship that was sunk in the pearl harbor attacks o from japan. our correspondent has the details. showsymbolic visit and a

of unity, but no apology for shinzo abe. the japanese prime minister bowed his head and stood in silence before a wreath of flowers at the memorial cemetery. it was the first stop in a trip meant to strengthen relations with the united states, and that be and barack obama make a historic visit to pearl harbor tuesday. it will be the first time the japanese prime minister visits the u.s. arizona memorial, where over 1000 u.s. soldiers died 70 years ago. japaneseis amid concerns over china's expanding military capability in the region, less the month before the donald trump inauguration. the president-elect questioned the value of the u.s.-japan alliance during his campaign and suggested tokyo should a more for the american troops

stationed their bank. shinzo abe has strengthened ties with the u.s. since his election in 2012 or less year he pushed for a revision of japan's constitution, allowing the country to deploy its military to assist allied nations. abe's pearl harbor trip comes seven months after barack obama possis store visit to hiroshima, where the u.s. dropped an atomic bomb in 1945. genie: that visit is meant to show a strong alliance between japan and the united states. "france 24's" chief foreign tells us how strong that alliances and how it is likely to change on a donald trump -- change under donald trump. astonishing when you consider how bad things were 70 years ago at the end of the second world war. the reconciliation has been no apologyough with

from barack obama when he went to hiroshima earlier this year, and we are not going to get and apology from shinzo abe in hawaii either. but there is no real need for an apology at this stage. the united states expressed regret for what happened in hiroshima for the loss of life, and the same at the japanese site here. this is a relationship which has survived all tests and is now extremely strong, not just important but critical to the future of the region. with china becoming such an pacifict player in the basin now, i think the united states sees japan as absolutely key to security in the region. the question is, will this develop the on the relationship between obama and abe. there have been doubts expressed because donald trump has thrown into question the relationship, suggesting that japan as well as

south korea are to be doing more to pay for their part in the relationship. donald trump, in many aspects of foreign policy, will come to revisit that. we do not know what the contours of his foreign policy will be, either with asia or europe or anywhere else, for that matter. but on the issue of japan, it was interesting that shinzo abe was the first foreign leader to meet donald trump after his election in november, referring to him as a brilliant businessman. in turn, donald trump stressed the importance of the relationship with japan and how happy he was with that relationship. i think it is very unlikely that having overview the situation with a relationship, is likely to pull back from that japan is absolutely critical for united states security, and it is unlikely donald trump will back away from that. france 24's chief

foreign editor, robert parsons. russian investigators have found the lockbox of the plane that crashed into the sea on monday. -- have found the black box of the plane that crashed into the sea on monday. among the passengers were dozens of seamers -- dozens of singers from russia's military choir. they were going to perform at a news years -- add a new year concert. all makes of that plane have been grounded until it has answers. thomas lowe told us more about the discovery of the flight recorder today. thomas: this is being referred to as the main blacks box -- the main black box. it will be flown back to moscow in the next few hours, where they will be trying to decrypt the information on there. between days and weeks, depending on what has

happened to the black box and the condition they find it when they open it up. the second black box has been located in the tale of the plane. but that has not been brought to the surface yet. continues.earch now 13 bodies have been pulled from the water. that search is going on 24 hours a day. these are the main planes they use for this kind of trip, which involves taking large numbers of people from one place to another. they have avoided buying european planes to replace them with. these are old soviet were courses. they have a very troubled history. some 39 deadly accidents they were brought into service in the early 1970's. was particular plane brought into service in 1983, so it is over 30 years old.

go onan really just without problems. genie: that is thomas lowe. in istanbul, the trial is underway for 29 turkish former police officers accused of aiding in the field military crew. they sought to overthrow the government, and loyal to for to look:. alleged thathave files have begun in other towns, but this trial is the most significant to date. >> istanbul's first trial related to the july 15 two gets underway under tight security. officers are accused of aiding the attempted takeover by disobeying their orders. >> everyone involved must have a fair trial. those who are not guilty must be

separated out. those who are must be sentenced so they get the greatest punishment because it is a betrayal of the company. >> 21 of the former officers face life imprisonment. they are a handful of the 40,000 people who have been in prison since july's attempt to overthrow the government. 100,000 others have been fired or suspended from their jobs. they include journalists, teachers, judges, and government employees accused of being loyal to the muslim cleric erdogan says was behind the coup. it sparked international alarm with the rest continuing. the turkey interior ministry says 100,000 people have been detained in the last week alone. genie: new cctv footage out of france shows the suspected attacker of the berlin christmas market went through the french city of lyon has made his escape.

-- anis amri was on the run before being shot dead by police. >> the investigators are sure. anis amri, the alleged perpetrator in the christmas travel from leon by railroad in france. platformws him on the december 20 2, 3 days after the attack in berlin. he is wearing a hat, a rucksack, and his alone. that heso from lyon purchased train tickets using finallying on to turin, milan. how did the suspect, the suspect -- the subject of an international arrest warrant, get from germany to france, considering france is in the state of emergency with heavy

security measures taken after the berlin attack yeah cap investigators are still trying to determine whether he benefited from the help of any accomplices. were of his relations arrested a day after he was shot by italian police in milan. genie: officials in the philippines are assessing the damage from a typhoon. that powerful storm wreaked havoc over the christmas weekend, forcing close to 100,000 people from the homes. at least six people have been killed with close to 20 still missing. manila correspondent dean bernardo rip. areas -- of these dean: much of these areas are affected of the weekend, there have been a lot of debris come a lot of fallen trees. disrupted,ave been

and those who have lost the homes are trying to rebuild them. hopefully they will be able to restore their lives. to government is very glad help, although there are some incidents. some ships nearly crashed into the shores. there is an environmental problem here. -- fortunately, there was no spillage. people who were stuck at the -- regular stations workdays resume today. someone -- some who are not able to return home are hoping to go home this new year's day. genie: that is dean bernardo reporting from manila. to venezuela, and the opposition to the president, nicolas montero, says they will not sit down with the government until key demands like -- nicolas

uro, says they will not sit down with the governmental key demands are met >> acting as mediators between the government and the opposition. "there will be no dialogue between the government and the opposition until they fulfill the agreement. in other words, until they satisfy the demands in the first letter." release political opponents from jail. in theitical turmoil latin american country comes at a time of deep economic difficulty, which the opposition blames on the policies of the president. accuses thero

coosition of seeking a dialogue between the discoup. it could lead to further negotiations, but the opposition have said they will not attend the meeting if concessions are not made. the opposition are now mulling their options, including organizing more demonstrations. protests and clashes with security forces in 2014 lead to 43 deaths. many are concerned there could be violence again. there is fear that the opposition is playing into the hands of the government. genie: stay tuned. i will be back in 15 minutes with more headlines.

this forest is one of the oldest national parks. guerrillas are not the only ones living among the trees. it also provides a group of rebels cover. this is a town on the edge of the jungle. my fighter? >> yes, my my. >> they are just one of 40 militia operating in this region. the congolese army has just defeated a group of them and are now celebrating. they threw stones at us, but we killed them. good job, man. stay in the area.

>> they were easily beaten. they came from neighboring villages armed only with sticks and stones to fight the heavily armed military. these prisoners have been put on display, along with their useless weaponry. >> the chief gave us sand and rocks and told us we could make bombs out of them. now i see it was a lie. >> local residents say there is nothing random about this attack. many believe the congolese military were targeted, secretly collaborating with some of the region's most infamous killers. members of the congolese military have been accused of helping the adf, or allied defense forces.

dreams of overflowing the edge of overthrowing the president. they have crossed the region since the 1990's. "when you march, you should think of allah, recite the prayer. you will know that god is with you and nothing bad can happen. do not be afraid or alarmed when you fight against her enemy. never backed down. when you kill, do not think it is you doing the killing. you." s guiding the adf has been filling out nks with children. at 14, this boy was forced to join up.

>> did you see that? these terrible incidents began at the end of 2014 with the authorities deciding to oust the adf. over 120 massacres have been counted in the past year and a half, with around 1000 civilian casualties. many have decided to leave the endless cycle of former behind. one third of serengeti inhabitants are now thought to have fled. father jerome has watched his congregation shrink by the day. >> depriest leaves last.

he cannot be the first to go. if he leaves -- the beast leaves last. -- cannotest leaves last 30 be the first to go. if he leaves, the whole village will leave. some of the victims of the congolese military have decided to take advantage from the rebel threats and steal from locals. this woman says she witnessed .er husband's murder >> the hindu killed him. >> it was the hindu. she says the hindu killed him. she said there were soldiers there. the military are here to protect, the congolese military. >> the congolese military? how can you explain the government of a country kills their own people. >> that is the problem. no one knows.

maybe there are some soldiers who became adf. based on her testimony, it was hindu soldiers. is a net name given to some of the soldiers stationed here in aron getty. they have been regularly accused of sharing intelligence with the adf. the truth has never been established. as a kid being put on trial, do a trial in congo? human rights homes have always existed. everyone is afraid of getting killed. speak. why we prefer not there will not be any trials. they crush human rights just like that. >> to find out the reason for this alleged tie between members

we takermy and the abf, a difficult road through the jungle, tour the area where the rebels can be found. oice sits 35 miles from the serengeti. they blamed the massacre on the adf. he says he is extremely lucky to be alive. they cut me here. they cut my throat with a machete. that is how i lost my voice. now i have problems breathing. i am disabled. he says he was left for dead and was able to witness everything that happened. the massacre was officially blamed on the adf, but he tells another story.

came to my house because he had a thing for my wife for it after that he went to other villagers' houses, and he killed them, too. he had it all planned out he was a congolese major -- he had it all planned out. he was a congolese major. >> a report published in may blames thehe leader of operatios against the adf. the report says that the general -- was made to wear a helmet here. supply the troops and ordered the killings. now that he has been transferred to another region, he has denied everything. result of one corrupt system, not just the actions of one man. >> they join the army and even create groups. the officers involved in particular take armed groups,

justifying their presence here. it justifies them getting rich and staying to fight the rebels. they take the money, they go abroad and build houses, do whatever they want. at the same time, our country's people are suffering the consequences. report is now being presented at the international criminal court in the hague. it is an embarrassing situation for the u.n.. the congolese army -- for the u.s.. the congolese army's most significant super. -- most significant supporter. the peacekeeping order is being held in place by a french general. what do you think about the congolese general supposed to be an ally but is actually a congolese general? there could be those who are helping to sustain a situation like this.

behave infailing to an appropriate manner or by helping the other side. i don't think anybody can deny that, but it is different saying that it goes right to the top. >> the general claims only a few individuals could have been colluding with the enemy, and a majority of congolese soldiers want to get rid of the adf. to help them, with that goal, the u.s. has set up a force intervention brigade. they use u.n. peacekeepers to launch attacks. the u.n. soldiers take controls working congolese army, alongside them. you have to keep a distance, keep a distance.

we are traveling with them to the heart of the jungle. that around 600 congolese soldiers have died during -- have died doing the same. >> this is not good. >> why? >> i think shooting, shooting. yeah. doug: we are at the heart of amy territory. the adf have been hiding among these treats -- these trees over the past 20 years. former strongholds sit at the top of the hill overlooking the jungle. the enemy is never far away. yesterday we had some adf

fighting for the north and for the south. they went back into the bush. >> number two such -- >> every evening grenades are given out. you go when the weather is poor. >> soldiers from the offensive force have their own strategy, staying in the camp. not long before 6:00 p.m., a message comes through on the commander's walkie-talkie. doug: is from a congolese peacekeeper that drones force a suspicious movement in the par -- in the forest. they decide to let artillery take care of it.

40 minutes later, u.n. cannons kick into action. >> ok. 25 -- >>qwueeewep@1@1pxxxxxx

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