international forces pushed al-shabab out of the capital mogadishu in 2011. the group managed to attack target and the cities. this assault will cause more concern because the group was able to get through parliament and reach somali's top politicia politicians. >>> in djibouti there has been a grenade attack in a restaurant popular with westerners. two were killed, a dozen others injured. djibouti had hundreds of troops fighting as part of the african union mission. it's home to one of the biggest army bases in the region. >>> a car bomb explots in northern iran -- explodes in northern iran. the city has witnessed a growing number of attacks. >>> the votes are being counted again in malawi's presidential election after an attempt by the president to order a re-run. the election commission admits more votes were cast than there are registered voters. >> reporter: the head of the election commission tells staff to ignore an order. there were too many irregularies, says joyce banda: others say the president does not have the power to cancel the elections. exerc

. >>> breaking news coming from the somali capital mogadishu. latest reports suggest that there have been several explosions outside the parliament building in mogadishu. heavy gunfire has been reported. witnesses spoke of rebels appearing to launch an attack during a parliamentary session. now, we understand that al-shabab, the militant group, is behind the attack. let's speak to our correspondent who jones us on the line from -- joins us on the line from mogadishu. tell us what is going on at the moment. >> there has been an exchange of gun fire between al-shabab inside the parliament building. >> and how long has this been going on. how many people have died. we are hearing of their being four bodies. >> the fight has been going op for an hour. there has been several explosions. seven military has been killed, 13 wounded including security force and a member of the parliament. >> this was an attack launched during a parliamentary session. yes, that's true. around 11 o'clock. they were getting ready to vote. the first explosion happened around

. >> thank you for talking to us on the line from mogadishu. this attack is an indication, isn't it. >> i think the killing of inning people and innocent somalis is really an action that will demonstratiodemonstrate that tht they believe and they continue. >> now it has been thought that al-shabab has been put in its place, it has been kicked out of mogadishu and down to the south, but clearly this isn't the case, is it. >> well, actually it shows how al-shabaab attacks innocent people. i think they're trying to protect the people of somalia, and and you know, control. what this shows is al-shabaab are assign to demolish. >> talking to us from a line from mogadishu, thank you very much. >>> now to malawi where the president has declared the presidential election null and void. she has ordered a fresh election to be held in 90 days and said she won't stand. earlier in the week the president said there were serious irregular layerties, but that vote rigging were rejected by the election commission. we just heard within the last 15 minutes or so t

al-shabab rebels have launched a major assault in mogadishu. they set off a massive car bomb and penetrated a building with suicide commandos. the somali capital has been the target of a number of suicide attacks by al-shabab militants. group hasda-linked been waging a military campaign since they were pushed out of the city two years ago. yemen thatlitants in killed 27 people overnight. dozens of gunmen attacked the police headquarters in the alsoeastern city, and they stormed bank branches and military posts before withdrawing in the morning. al qaeda has staged a series of hit and run attacks the past month. ukraine is gearing up for a presidential election tomorrow, but many ukrainians are worried because separatists in the east have threatened to block the vote. a ukrainian official says at least half of the election districts in the east have been unable to prepare for the vote because their offices have either been sealed or blocked by armed men. the vote is seen as a crucial step toward resolving the country's crisis. >> a small crowd g

. >> al-shabab claimed responsibility for a bombing in mogadishu. place say a former local government official who died in the explosion was the target. >>> to syria, armed groups agreed to stop fighting and leave the last-remaining stronghold by sunday. the move was delayed as rebels seek more assurances from the government. we have this report. >> reporter: the old quarters of homs is the last rebel strongholds in the city. some 1,000 fighters are inside. for months they have been under siege. they may be given safe passage out as part of a deal with the government. the rebels will retreat to the country side of the city. the arse are also under siege. the deal aloss the state to regain control of a city known as the capital of the revolution. >> it is impossible to take back the city. we were so hangry. we -- hungry. we couldn't walk. i used to way 73 kielo, now i'm 5. >> this man arrived in istanbul and said the bombardment and the seem on rebel-held areas forced neighbourhoods to surrender one after the other. in early 2012 the regime began a c

. >> al-shabab claimed responsibility for bombing in somalia's capital, mogadishu. several were killed, others wounded. a former local government official who died in the explosion was the target. >>? india the army has been deployed after 31 muslim villagers were shot dead. police accused tribal residents of targetting immigrants. an indefinite curfew has been impressed. >> columbian authorities ruled out the chaps of finding survivors in a goldmine that collapsed. 10 bodies have been discovered in a mine. 60 are believed to be buried under tonnes of mud and gravel. >>> we heard from barack obama earlier, but this was sort of a light evening affair, an evening the of black tie as the u.s. president poked fun of world leaders and himself. we are talking about the anum white house correspondents dinner. he addressed the gathering with a traditional joke or two. >> of course, we rolled out health-care.gov. that could have gone better. [ laughs ] >> in 2008 my slogan was yes, we can. in 2013 my slogan was control alt delete. >> funny boy. in sport, floyd mayweather jun

i was until my second born and raised in mogadishu. we smelled tasted good. yuki has returned to his country to perform a life changing decision. so what's inside the international medical organization that sends home twenty four and five. geary said the man and his team performed hundreds of patients getting in the future of the day. i saw was just us. that is by mrs and that includes. and two hundred. it is this. i decided on. this is this going soon. you go i didn't sneeze. this is obvious. this is a piece. most of my life is a daily struggle. if you're blind the couple becomes even harder you cannot go to school. oh what a time and even he could not help you find any. anti mohamed ibrahim gazed into my knee is only eight months ago he was in the mexican prognosis i e he's right because of the scheme was no longer able to come and provide focused on me. he has traveled over fifty dollars to compensate for duty. after being screened by the telco is he he's given them up with wonderful piece of protection this underneath self takes only two teammates bill pa

and a powerful bomb explosion in the somali capital mogadishu killed at least five people and injured six more. the blast happened in the city center on a busy street. details are still emerging but somali security officials believe the attack may have been a car bomb melt into a post about has reportedly claimed responsibility for that attack. a judge in cairo has adjourned the trial of three journalists working for the news channel al ghazi are un to mid may. the defendants were also denied bail they're accused of fabricating news reports that undermined the egyptian state and of joining a organization. the rest of your breath muhammad funny and bought him a comment sparked an international outcry. the latest hearing today coincides with world press freedom day we take a closer look now at the opulent battle facing journalists any text. it's a special day it would be a sunday and ceo of the news paper in egypt. she's been named on the reporters without borders least of one hundred information here at the dnc is dedicated to self to protecting tenants. she writes about injustice spea

militants striking in the capitol city of mogadishu.later they tried to storm the complex with law makers inside. and at least seven people were killed. and el sal vador. gun men opened fire and killed six people and wounding five more. the bus was on the way to the airport when men dressed as manies workers began to shoot. they believe it was likely gang related. >> china. caught on video. rescue crews saving construction workers. they were laying a floor in the shaft when it gave away and sending them pledge plunging 30 meters down. they suffered minor injuries and are expected to be okay. that's a wrap on the fox trip around the world in 80 seconds. >> the man known as the father of gijoe has died. he passed away of cancer in rhode island and left behind a popular legacy. he was head of development in ha ssbro toys. he was inspired by the need to honor america's war heroes. he was a 11 and half inch movable doll and in the decades to follow gi joe had coaccessories and cartops and feature films. donald levin was 86 years old. >> late

the bomb went off near the turkish embassy in mogadishu, and the attack is the latest in a string of bombings attributed to al qaeda-linked al-shabab rebels. we'll have more information as it becomes available. >>> more famine and widespread disease s atrocities that are sip on mouse with the african continent. not all is off. africa is on the rise and urged developed nations to help. kerry made the assertion in a washington post op-ed saying the continent saw income rise 30%, seven of the world's fastest growing economies are in africa, and not to mention g.d.p. will rise 6% in the next 10 years. the burden of africa's success is wasted each and every year on corruption. >> presidential elections are said to take place next week in south africa. for the first time, south africans born after the end of apartheid will be able to vote. nelson mandela made history becoming the first black president. many say now that they are disillusioned. we go to johannesburg. good morning. nelson mandela's party is seen as a front runner. a growing number of south africans are aligning themselves wi

. >>> seven people have been killed in an attack that happened in mogadishu, a former government official, according to police was killed. somalia's al-qaeda-linked a al shabaab rebels said they targeted the official deliberately. >>> south africa opposition parties are holding rallies before next week's election. the ruling amc has been fighting corruption scandals but are still favorites. from johanezberg. >> the economy freedom fighters says south africa's fighter jacob zuma is incapable of running the country. land is what tababuta wants. >> they sabotaged us as the people of south africa. we believe we deserve to have our own places, named as people. >> julius is the leader of the economic freedom fighters. he is tapping into the discontent some people have with the ruling african national congress. he wants to seize land from whites without compensation and nationalize the mines and banks. alex willis feels more can be done to help south africans. she said the democratic alliance has her vote. >> do you feel that they respect -- i feel they represent the people as a whole rather tha

a government -- in mogadishu. no one claimed responsibility. >> former secretary of state condoleezza rice says she's declining an invitation to appear at a commencement. students waged a campaign to uninvite rice. objecting to the role that she played in the iraq war as a member of the bush administration. rice announced her decision on facebook saying: >> campus officials responded saying:. >>> the n.b.a. made the next play towards seizing control of the l.a. clippers basketball team, announcing that they will appoint a new chief executive officer to supervise the team's day-to-day operations. this week clipper's owner donald sterling was banned for life from the n.b.a. after recording racially charged comments. >> coming up next on al jazeera america, we take a deeper look at world press freedom day - a day that hits close to home for al jazeera america. >> here what a judge told our colleagues being detained in egypt after the break. >> plus, on the trail of mers, a potentially deadly disease in the middle eas

have some breaking news now - five people have been killed in an explosion in a crowded street in mogadishu. we'll bring you more on that as soon as we get it. >>> syria's government is set to regain control of the city of homs after a possible deal allowing hundreds of trapped fighters to leave. civilians and some fighters were allowed out of the old quarter this year. a few armed groups stay on. a 48 hour ceasefire agreement was agreed on to let rebels out of the area and other areas, the last stropinghold -- stronghold in the city. homs is the largest city, the capital of the revolution. it was one of the first to rise up, much fell to opposition forces. over the past two years, the government laid siege to areas home to tens of thousands. at the beginning of this year om the old city was held -- only the old city was held by armed groups. if the deal holds, that will fall to government control. >>> rebels are insisting they'll cancel a deal unless a u.n. delegation supervises their call. zeina khodr september us this report from neighbouring turkey. >> reporter: the old quarters of homs

news over seas, the militants in somalia carried out a double suicide bomb attack in the capital of mogadishu.ç the six people involved in the attack are dead. a somali officer is also dead trying to prevent a suicide bomber from entering the building. al shabab a terrorist group linked to al qaeda carried out similar attacks in the past but there's no word yet if that group was behind this attack. >>> and in arizona, a wildfire burning in a scenic canyon, and that's expected to nearly triple in size, as firefighters scramble to contain it. the fire is burning between sedona and flagstaff. business owners worried the blaze will keep customers away from the premiere tourist destination over this holiday weekend. since it began on tuesday, the slide fire is said to be able to scorch more than 11 square miles in and around oak creek canyon. without rain, it could burn 3600 acres of land. hundreds of residents have been evacuated. they do believe someone set that blaze. >>> and in portland, oregon, residents are being told to boil their drinking water this holiday weekend because of e. coli bact

. >> seven people have been killed in a bombing in mogadishu. police say there is a targeting of former local government official killed in the explosion. >>> final rallies are beg held ahead of next week's election. facing the toughest challenge yet, likely to return to power, tania page explains >> reporter: the blue of the democratic alliance filled the hall like a rising tide. although it's more popular than ever, it's small compared to the governing national congress. it's south africa's biggest opposition party. >> if our government was doing its work properly, south africa would be attracting much more investors and the economy would be growing much faster to create the jobs we need to tackle our biggest problem, which is unemployment and poverty. >> all opposition parties say they can create the jobs. the african national congress hasn't. the da has one major problem? >> the democratic alliance is perceived by many people to be a party that protects the interests of whites even though some of its leaders and the vast majority of the crow

with two powerful explosions and continued with rounds of gunfire coming from a nearby mosque in mogadishu at least four police officers have been found dead insurgents from an al qaeda linked group who launched the raid were pushed out of the capital two years ago but have since then intensified their guerrilla campaign in somalia and neighboring kenya. clashes in egypt have killed two people ahead of monday's presidential elections dozens were injured in violence between islam ists on their opponents during a muslim brotherhood rally the country's been in turmoil since president morsi was ousted by the military last summer. and america has pulled the plug on millions of dollars in military aid to thailand. to the government in a coup over one hundred top politicians including the former prime minister have all been detained. by six senior officers soldiers used force to dispose hundreds of campaign is a military imposed on the gatherings of more than five people. or so up next here on c.n.n. national taking on austerity and financial fraud but. with george galloway if you're joining us i

in march three bombs went east of nairobi and known as little mogadishu and four people were killed inomb attack on saturday and sunday two crowded buses were hit by homemade bombs on one of nairobi's busyist roads and we have a security specialist for franklin consultants and is live from nairobi. does this look like the work of el-shabob? >> most certainly el-shabob holds the tactical initiative from the border in mandara all the way down to the coast. >> and why would el-shabob target members of the somali community in kenya? >> el-shabob are aware that the kenya police developed a certain technique or tactic that does not differentiate somali citizens from those who might be guilty. in fact, by targeting their own people in eastly they participated the rounding up of some 12 somali citizens as well as refugees and placing them in the stadium, processing them, in essence -- >> we may well have lost andrew. i think we have lost andrew. i'm sorry about that. we lost the picture, it's broken up, andrew talking about the security situation especially for samali in kenya which experience

parliament it started with two powerful explosion then rounds of gunfire from a nearby mosque in mogadishu at least seven people were killed including six attackers and one soldier only try to stop a suicide bomber from entering that building insurgents from al qaeda linked groups who launched the raid was pushed out of the capital two years ago but have since then intensified the guerrilla campaign in somalia and also neighbors kenya. i wonder that's a breaking news story from belgium a cover of deadly shooting outside the jewish museum in the capital just a few hours ago police have now reportedly detained a suspect in the case three people were killed when the gunman opened fire there local media reporting that another person died on the way to hospital the shooter emerged from a nearby vehicle and started firing according to reports of then fled in the car according to witnesses belgium's interior minister's commented says that it appears to be an anti semitic terror attack we'll keep you posted on that developing story setting story from belgium throughout the night. thanks for being

it happened just beyond the gate of the parliament building in mogadishu where a car bomb exploded followed by a suicide bomber and an armed assault. gunfire could be heard as security forces tried to fend off the gunmen. al shabaab has claimed responsibility for that attack. next on al jazeera america, a lan land mark ruling on force feeding detainees at guantanamo. coming up next. >> it's insane... >> the borderland memorial day marathon only at al jazeera america >>> yesterday, a federal judge ruled that the military can, in fact, force feed a gauvent guantbay prisonner on hunger strike. the lawyer for the detainee called it inhumane. >> the judge lifted the ban because a principleser's life is in danger. he will be if he had from a tube. joining me is counter terrorism attorney that represents the inmate at the heart of this story: on thursday, a federal district court judge lifted a ban on force feeding your client. what was your client's reaction to all of this? >> well, we are very disappointed. as you can imagine. we are disappointed with judge kessler's order lifting the temporary

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there has been an attack on the parliament building in mogadishu. six fighters are dead after a car bomb exploded. al-shabab is claiming responsibility for the attack. we'll have more details as they become available. >>> well, ukrainians head to the polls on sunday to pick the next president. the vote could be a crucial step towards resolving the crisis. separatists in the east threaten to block the vote. dana lewis joins us from the capital kiev. it's been a violent run-up to tomorrow's elections. what is the security situation like where you are now, and to what degree is the government stepping up efforts to ensure peace of elections? >> reporter: well, good morning. they say that they are stepping up effort, but, i mean, we know that it is a great challenge for them. in kiev we are told around maydan square, they've been stepping up security in terms of keeping a closer eye on who was coming past of the camp, who was coming in. they have security people on gates, around kiev and across the country. they are tight nipping security on the polling

countries it started with two powerful explosions and rounds of gunfire from a nearby mosque in mogadishu at least ten people were killed including several civilians and a soldier to try to stop the suicide bombers mention ability insurgents from al qaeda linked group and launch the right wing of the two years ago since then have intensified the guerrilla campaign in somalia and also in neighboring kenya. all the news service twenty four seven a course thanks for choosing our international we do appreciate what you mean to us coming up mike scott is here with more as extreme economics off the break and if you're in the u.k. good evening i should return z's because special program up for you going underground. i marinate join me. for in-depth impartial and financial reporting commentary interview and much much. only on bombast and. how do you. balance those things the security on one side and liberty and democracy on the other side we don't have any intention to egypt to touch any person as long as he's peaceful as long as you talk you're more dealing with your hands you know throwing molo

parliament it started with two powerful explosions then rounds of gunfire from a nearby mosque in mogadishu at least ten people were killed including the soldiers who tried to stop a suicide bomber from entering the building insurgents from an al qaeda linked group who launched the raid were pushed out of the capital two years ago but have since then intensified their guerrilla campaign in somalia and in neighboring kenya as. a recap of our breaking news story this hour two russian journalists from life news t.v. who were captured by ukraine's military over a week ago have now been released. from the russian republic of chechnya and had been for the past few days trying to secure the reporters release this is footage from the chechnya leader. he posted it on his instagram account showing the two men on a plane heading for the chechen capital grozny the journalists were accused by ukraine of terrorism and i that russia said was entirely false they'll remain in grozny for one day before being brought back to. the. break find out why eight wheels are better than four in technology but if you'r

tha >> your mom said your dad told you guys that she was killed in a rocket attack in mogadishu. >> no, that's just lying. that's just lying. >> reporter: they say their wh mother left them when they were young and is now trying to reunite only to get out of the he refugee camp. >> we love her burr she left us when we needed her the most so we don't want her. >> reporter: yaya abdi flew back as and in custody of family services. >> our hope is we can find out w the intimate details about how he went about getting on to the his tarmac what his mental thoughtsme were. >> reporter: in the meantime his family is still waiting for him to come home.st him >> we love him and we miss him so much. san j >> the sheen say police department says once its investigation is concluded, it will consult with the d.a.'s office to determine if criminal d agai press passing charges will be ll right filed against the teen-ager. h norah?ween >> thank you. after a the main highway, interstate 15 was closed after a bridge caughtfire. fire. it caused a 20-mile traffic jam in san bernardino county. >>> an >> an

ayaan hirsi ali, an outspoken defender of women's rights in islamic societies, was born in mogadishu,somalia. she escaped an arranged marriage by emigrating to the netherlands in 1992 and served as a member of the dutch parliament from 2003 to 2006. in parliament she worked on furthering the integration of nonwestern immigrants into dutch society and defending the rights of women in dutch muslim society. in 2004, together with director theo van gogh, she made "submission," a film about the oppression of women in conservative islamic cultures. the airing of the film on dutch television resulted in the assassination of mr. van gogh. .y an islamic extremist at a.e.i., ms. hirsi ali researches the relationship between the west and islam, women's rights in islam, violence against women propagated by religious and cultural arguments, and islam in europe. her background, as mentioned, she was a member of the parliament in the people's party for freedom and democracy . in the netherlands, 2003 to 2006. she was a researcher at the beckman foundation in amsterdam, the netherlands, 2001 to 2002.