u.n. refugee agency puts the number at 150 people in white and killed. the head of tunisia's parliament mohamed and has been sworn in as the interim president topped out at night. 2 year old the subsea and a co will leave the country until presidential elections are held on september 15th . and the celebrations are continuing in puerto rico's capital off to governor recorder a c.e.o. announced he'll step down next month he's been under growing pressure off to nearly 2 weeks of mass protests. on a stand now whether been 3 explosions in the capital kabul at least 10 people have been killed and more than 40 others injured i still claim responsibility for 2 of the explosions targeting abbas in the ambulances that i'm followed the 3rd blast has been claimed by the taliban. of been protests against the demolition of palestinian buildings in occupied east jerusalem israeli demonstrators joined those rallying just meters away from their prime minister's home on thursday well matheson has more now from west jerusalem. since the demolition of the houses and what h

u.n. refugee agency has called it the west mediterranean tragedy of this year. internship the 1st democratically elected president. has been laid to rest in the capital tunis and 92 year old who was given full military honors died on thursday they were chasing reports from tin as. foreign leaders came to pay their respects of carthage palace to the man who helped guide tunisia to a new era of democracy. they praises the ship courage by gene scott as subsea came out of retirement to become the country's 1st democratically elected president in 24 she forged a link between the secular and religious sides of the political spectrum here avoiding the clashes that tore apart so many of the countries in the arab spring uprising. his coffin carried on the back of a lorry with a full military honor guard passed through the capital on the final journey to the city's century cemetery. everybody here has been out all day lining the streets open to give and pay their last respects to the legacy of the president and. his history of what he did we consider him now as our grandf

u.n. refugee agency estimates that 6000 other refugees and migrants are being held in libyan detention centers even though they haven't committed a crime yet they remain highly at risk of getting caught in the conflict or dying at sea and are schapelle al-jazeera. as observing 7 days of mourning for its president. the 92 year old will be laid to rest on saturday and said he will be remembered for guiding china's year into a new era of democracy david chase reports from carthage. the body of president. is being taken back to his official residence in carthage as tributes to his role in establishing democracy in tunisia followed in his wake the french president emmanuel and the german chancellor angela merkel both praised him for his courage. the new phase introduces government is now on the way the speaker of parliament mohamed el nasser sworn in to search term purlieus the country's president he will take over for up to 90 days while elections are organized. i swear by god almighty to protect the independence of tunisia and the safety of its lands to respect the constitution and law and fully

u.n. refugee agency says as many as 150 people might have been killed. the head of tunisia's parliament muhammad and occur has been sworn in as interim president after the death of 92 year old the subsea an acoa will leave the country until presidential elections are held on september 15th. said abrasions a continuing in puerto rico's capital of the governor a cut or a c.e.o. announced he will step down next month and on the growing pressure often need 2 weeks of mass protests. oh here the new prime minister boris johnson has been speaking to parliament saying that his leadership is the beginning of a new golden age johnson says his government will throw itself into bricks and o'shea sions and leave the e.u. by the end of october but the european union's warn that the prime minister that this is pretty much the best and only deal that he will get charlie angela has more now from westminster. inside 10 downing street a rousing welcome from a loyal team prime minister boris johnson's new cabinet dominated by breck's it hardliners at the 1st pep talk and we

u.n. refugee agency says up to 150el people areved to have drowned in a shipwreck off the coast of libya. surviving migrants were helped by local fishermen and then picked up by the libyan coast guard. a day after robert muellerto appeared on cahill, and the reviews are still coming inm the special counsel warned that russia is once again trying to attack america's elections. both democrats and republicans are claiming victory after the, hearinthough it seems the push to impeach president trump gained a little ground. -- gained little ground. my colleague jane o'brien asked senator chris coons for his reaction to mr. mueller's testimony. jane: senator, thank you very much for joining me. did robert mueller's testimony have any impact on the debate going on in your party aboot whether oro start impeachment proceedings against the president? sen. coons: i think the most importanmupart of robert ler's testimony was his forceful reassertion that russia continues to interferee upcoming american elections. i don't kn, since i don't serve in the house, how it will impact the debates within our h

u.n. refugee agency estimates that 6000 other refugees and migrants are being held in libyan detention centers even though they haven't committed a crime yet they remain highly at risk of getting caught in the conflict or dying at sea and schapelle al-jazeera. a north korea says wednesday's missile launches were a warning to south korea pyongyang one soul to stop importing high tech weapons and end joint military exercises the announcement on north korean state television confirmed suspicions of the tests were a new kind of missile launches were the 1st since may despite those tests u.s. secretary of state my pompei remains optimistic the united states can still work with north korea on player says he hopes to start a new round of talks next month iraq mcbride is live for us in song now so rob what are the north koreans saying about these tests. that's right has and this confirmation from north korea says also that their leader kim jong un attended the test oversaw it personally but also confirms that one of these missiles fired the one that traveled to further some 690 kilometers was a new ty

u.n. refugee agency says up to 150 others are still missing libya's a major departure point for refugees attempting to reach europe. in sao paulo in brazil armed men reportedly took 2 hostages and stole $40000000.00 worth of gold and other precious metals from a cargo terminal at the airport the 4 suspects arrived in black pickup trucks disguised as police cars and proceeded to threaten airport workers until they filled up the trucks with cargo a spokesperson said no one was hurt but the men and the hostages remain at large. palestinian president mahmoud abbas said he would stop implementing agreements with israel is the 1st time a bus has announced such a clear break in cooperation a sign of worsening relations between the 2 sides earlier this week israel demolished 12 palestinian apartment buildings for security reasons abbas called it a crime against humanity. britain's royal navy has this quarter to commercial ships through the strait of hormuz after a reversal of policy by the british government it had previously said it didn't have the resources to a scorch ships through the streets where ira

u.n. refugee agency says up to 150 are still missing libya is a major departure point for refugees attempting to reach europe. britain's royal navy has a score to 2 ships through the strait of hormuz after a reversal of policy by the british government it had previously said it did not have the resources to scorch ships through the strait where iran seized a british flagged oil tanker a week ago in many parts of asia and africa summer temperatures over 40 degrees celsius are common but here in europe it's highly unusual so millions of people are spread to ring in the 2nd heatwave of the summer in the french capital paris the mercury reached 42.6 degrees celsius shattering the all record by 2 degrees here's a look at how people here are trying to beat the heat. paris's top landmark doesn't offer much shade but at least as a chance to cool off in the truck or taro fountain a welcome relief on paris's hottest day ever i mean i'm from indonesia so i know. the sun is hot this is like too much. common sense for station. rory i have a horn nor air conditioner and also it's very hard it's not just a

u.n. refugee agency says the number could be as high as 150 people ahead of parliament muhammad has been sworn in as interim president after the death of. the subsea would lead the country on to a presidential elections are held within 3 months. now the e.u. is refusing to renegotiate the brics it with a drawn agreement with the u.k.'s new prime minister it commission president john told you in qatar boris johnson over the phone that the existing deal is the best and only one possible johnson insists he can get a new deal by the end of october chaldea angela reports from london. inside 10 downing street a rousing welcome from a loyal team prime minister boris johnson's new cabinet dominated by brics it hardliners had their 1st pep talk and we have. to ask the people. whose history we are. living. through. they've got the old i apologize for interrupting the present there's far too much noise in this strain but in parliament a very different johnson had promised to unite the conservative party but his ruthless decision to sack sidelined 17 senior ministers may have done the opposite . his 1st s

u.n. refugee agency estimates that 6000 other refugees and migrants are being held in libyan detention centers even though they haven't committed a crime yet they remain highly at risk of getting caught in the conflict or dying at sea and are schapelle al-jazeera. mohammad the nasser has been sworn in and as tennessee is entering president after the death of president the subsea 92 orders have guided to nazir into a new era of democracy after protests in 2011 which toppled longtime leaders and 11 ben ali and sparked a wave of uprisings in the region a general election will be held within 3 months. and has more. new phase in tunisia's government the speaker of parliament mohamed in a sewer sworn in to serve temporarily as the country's president he will take over for up to 90 days while elections are organized. i swear by god almighty to protect the independence of tunisia and the safety of its lands to respect the constitution and law and fully take care of the people's interests and be loyal to tunisia. in this young democracy a vacant post for the country's leadership could spark a power str

u.n. refugee agency has called a preventable tragedy the un's mission in libya says the attack could constitutea war crime the secretary general calls for an independent investigation of the circumstances of this incident to ensure that the perpetrators are brought to justice it is important to note that the united nations had provided exact coordinates of the detention center to the parties levy has been caught in a power struggle between 2 rival administrations to several years the violence escalated and when forces loyal to warlord khalifa haftar launched an offensive on the capital the un recognized government says half the us forces out of blame for the strike for the government of national accord denounces the horrible crime that's been committed against a detention center for illegal migrants into giora the took place last night carried out by criminal aircraft this is a definite crime in every respect but have to reject that allegation his spokesman says they were targeting a weapons depot controlled by an armed group allied to the tripoli government. we were surprised to see the false

u.n. refugee agency meanwhile has said it had warned of the dangers to people in that particular center. this is a tragedy that was very much preventable just a couple of months ago we called with the urgent if i can ration of people from this specific detention center after a similar airstrike in just 2 of the people inside. no action was taken in that regard people have tragically paid the consequence with their lives to the warden it's of this detention center well known to both sides a of the conflict was known that there were 600 people living inside so there can be no excuse for this having been hit. we also heard from a senior member of the un refugee rights office for libya who is of the view refugee safety should come above everything else. we are deeply shocked by what happened saddened and now the priority is to actually take the people who remain in this detention center to a safer location as the other 3800 refugees and migrants who are men trapped in this area refugees are coming from conflict from countries in conflict of a have suffered in their home countries they have t

u.n. refugee agency estimates that 6000 other refugees and migrants are being held in libyan detention centers even though they haven't committed a crime yet they remain highly at risk of getting caught in the conflict or dying at sea and are schapelle al-jazeera. now mohamed n.s.a. has been sworn in as tennessee as interim president after the death of president the subsea mind to 2 year olds have said guided to nazir into a new era of democracy after protests in 2011 that toppled longtime leaders and then ben ali and sparked a wave of op risings in the middle east a general election will be held by mid september has heart again has more. a new phase in tunisia's government the speaker of parliament mohamed in a sewer sworn in to serve temporarily as the country's president he will take over for up to 90 days while elections are organized. i swear by god almighty to protect the independence of tunisia and the safety of its lands to respect the constitution and law and fully take care of the people's interests and be loyal to tunisia in this young democracy a vacant post for the country's leade

u.n. refugee agency estimates that 6000 other refugees and migrants are being held in libyan detention centers even though they haven't committed a crime yet they remain highly at risk of getting caught in the conflict or dying at sea and or schapelle al-jazeera. hundreds of activists have packed inside the main terminal hong kong's airport as they continue their calls. greater democracy well this is the scene in the main arrivals area where crowds are trying to take their message to international visitors these are live pictures they're angry at what they see as china's growing influence on the hong kong affairs and the government response to weeks of mass rallies protests began of reprimand extradition and all but grown into some of the largest in decades. to this is observing 7 days of mourning for its president 92 year old qaeda subsea who died on thursday his body has been taken to the presidential palace in carthage where he'll be buried on saturday was replaced by the speaker of parliament mahmoud and assume who leave the country until an election is held on september 15th his other you

u.n. refugee agency is called a preventable tragedy the un's mission in libya says the attack could constitutea war crime. the secretary general calls for an independent investigation of the circumstances of this incident to ensure that the perpetrators are brought to justice it is important to note that the united nations had provided exact coordinates of the detention center to the parties libya has been caught in a power struggle between 2 rival administrations to several years the violence escalated in april when forces loyal to warlord khalifa haftar launched an offensive on the capital the un recognized government says have forces are to blame for the strike. the government of national accord denounces the horrible crime that's been committed against a detention center for illegal migrants into giora the took place last night carried out by criminal aircraft this is a definite crime in every respect but have to reject that allegation his spokesman says they were targeting a weapons depot controlled by an armed group allied to the tripoli government. we were surprised to see the false cla

u.n. refugee agency says up to 150 margarines are missing from a boat that capsized in the mediterranean after leaving libya local fishermen and the coast guard rescued some 140 people libya is a major departure point for migrants attempting to reach europe. the u.s. government is to start executing death row inmates for the 1st time since 2003 the justice department said the execution in federal prisons would start in december for 5 men all accused of murdering children and recent years all executions in the u.s. have been carried out by states rather than by the federal government. thousands of women have marched in cities across chile to demand reforms through abortion laws they want abortion to be completely legalized and freely available for laws allow the procedure only in cases of rape when a fetus is not viable or when a woman's life is in danger. that a space x. rocket carrying scientific equipment has successfully launched from cape canaveral on route to the international space station the dragon aircraft will deliver supplies to the i.s.o.'s on saturday. well here in germany a recen

u.n. refugee agency estimates that 6000 other refugees and migrants are being held in libyan detention centers even though they haven't committed a crime yet they remain highly at risk of getting caught in the conflict or dying at sea and are schapelle al-jazeera. sanctions on north korea or face of a having a devastating effect on the economy it's shrunk by the most in 21 the years according to figures compiled by south korea's central bank but it doesn't appear to be having an impact on north korea's military ambitions coming out and says missile tests this week were a warning to its neighbor private force from seoul. the figures provide the stark is devore dense yet of how sanctions against north korea are hurting it economically last year the economy contract did by 4 point one percent that's on top of a 3 and a half percent contraction the year before at the height of the nuclear and missile testing crisis when the tougher sanctions were introduced compare that with 2016 when the north korean economy grew at nearly 4 percent better even than south korea in the same year figures released e

u.n. refugee agency at this stage we have also heard earlier from when you get there as you mentioned the secretary general who said that he was outraged by the news of the airstrikes he called it a horrific incident and called for an independent investigation and the. u.n. special envoy to libya salaam a said that under the under certain circumstances the attack on the migrant and refugee center could be considered a war crime so cool 3 independent investigation and expressions of outrage but what can the u.n. actually do about it. it's a very good question they can apply moral pressure if such can be actually applied or appreciated by the parties they can call for dialogue and. return to the negotiating table they could perhaps. pass resolutions although that seems very unlikely in any near term i think that the focus right now merriam is on fact finding gathering evidence investigating trying to find out exactly who did what when and for what reason and the spokesperson for the secretary general said if it is a question of war crimes the most important thing will be about intent in oth

u.n. refugee agency estimates that 6000 other refugees and migrants are being held in libyan detention centers even though they haven't committed a crime yet they remain highly at risk of getting caught in the conflict or dying at sea and are schapelle al-jazeera. sanctions on north korea appear to be having a devastating effect on the economy it's shrunk by the most in 21 years that's according to figures compiled by south korea's central bank but it doesn't appear to be having an impact on north korea's military ambitions on young says missile test this week or a warning to its neighbor from mcbride reports from seoul the figures provide the stark is devore dence yet of how sanctions against north korea are hurting it economically last year the economy contract did by 4 point one percent that's on top of a 3 and a half percent contraction the year before at the height of the nuclear and missile testing crisis when the tougher sanctions were introduced compare that with 2016 when the north korean economy grew at nearly 4 percent better even than south korea in the same year figures released e

u.n. refugee agency says the number could be as high as 150 people ahead of parliament muhammad has been sworn in as interim president after the death of 92 year old. and the country on 2 presidential elections are held by september 15th and north korea has confirmed. today were new technology and says they were a warning to south korea but the u.s. secretary of state says the door to diplomacy remains open. now u.s. senators have backed legislation that would block some sales to saudi arabia the foreign relations committee voted $13.00 to $9.00 with republicans joining democrats and backing the measure many voiced concern the weapons could be used in the ongoing war in yemen the legislation which is expected to be opposed by president trump would also impose sanctions on the saudi royal family well one member of the foreign relations committee has told al jazeera that the u.s. saw the relationship will change once donald trump leaves office senator chris murphy says there is time to fix what's broken. my hope is that the saudis realize what is happening here the only thing that is protecting

u.n. refugee agency says the number could be as high as 150. the head of 10 is yours parliament muhammad has been sworn in as interim president after the death of 92 year old. and us will lead the country to a presidential elections are held on september 15th. north korea's confirmed its missile tests on thursday were a new technology and meant as a warning to south korea but the u.s. secretary of state says the door remains open for diplomacy with pyongyang. and more now on the death of tunisian president. he'll be remembered for leading to new year's transformation from a dictatorship to a fragile democracy after the arab spring after former presidents in ben ali fled the country in january 20th leveland power was handed out. to the prime minister mohammad the new chief but that didn't stop the protests over nucci resigned the next month. the said he was named as his replacement elections were held later that year for a constituent assembly tasked with rewriting the constitution and appointing a new government that election was won by another

u.n. refugee agency is saying that as many as 150 people might have been killed at sea head of tunisia's parliament home in occurs been sworn in as interim president after the death of 92 year old the steps and a car will leave the country on till presidential elections are held on september 15th. and celebrations are continuing in puerto rico's capital after governor a card or a sale and else he'll step down next month. even on the growing pressure after nearly 2 weeks of mass protests. soaring temperatures have broken records across europe as the continent swelled has an unprecedented heat wave person baked in its line its 2nd hottest day on record with a temperature of 38 point one recorded in cambridge mercury rose to raechel 39.4 degrees in the southern netherlands that's hotter than temperature seen on wednesday when a 75 year old he recalled was broken belgium saw its highest recorded temperature of 40.6 in the town of klein brogue all french capital swells had in its hottest day of a with 42.6 degrees there and germany 2 recorded its highest have a temperature of 42.6 degrees in the northwe

u.n. refugee agency has called it the worst mediterranean tragedy of the year. now the european union has criticized bahrain for executing 2 men convicted of terrorism calling the use of the death penalty cruel inhumane and degrading bahrain went ahead with the killings despite international concern about the fairness of the trial of the man who was shot by firing squad. has more. the she our protesters in bahrain had gone to the streets to protest against the death sentence given to 2 men who'd been convicted of terrorism related charges on saturday the government executed and. who were in their twenty's it said they were guilty of breaking into a prison killing a police officer and carrying illegal firearms but their families say they were coerced into false confessions they are present as family. to feel that there are at their prisoners whereas torture. and one of them that he was on wheelchair during that period when he was in the jail. on friday a protester climbed on top of the behind the embassy building in london going on britain's new prime minister bo

u.n. refugee agency estimates that 6000 other refugees and migrants are being held in libyan detention centers even though they haven't committed a crime yet they remain highly at risk of getting caught in the conflict or dying at sea and her schapelle al-jazeera. protests are expected later on friday in occupied east jerusalem where almost $100.00 palestinian homes were demolished by the israelis on monday but houses in the area of while hamas on land controlled by the palestinian authority were bulldozed despite warnings from the un and the e.u. homeowners have lost the 7 year long legal battle to overturn an israeli military eviction order rob matheson joins us live from where the hamas in occupied east jerusalem how the process shaping up now rob. and so far sam we haven't seen any sign of protests we have seen about 200 people here who have been gathering for friday prayers here in what a homeless as a gesture of solidarity with the families and the palestinians who lost their homes when the israeli military engineers destroyed them demolished them back on monday i'm going to comment just

u.n. refugee agency estimates that 6000 other refugees in migrants are being held in libyan detention centers even though they haven't committed a crime yet they remain highly at risk of getting caught in the conflict or dying at sea and are schapelle al-jazeera. a landslide in morocco's atlas mountains as killed at least 24 people on thursday a van was buried by the landslide following heavy rains in a remote area south america rescue teams are searching for survivors a government investigation is now underway. there are no specific final figures on the number of victims of vehicle was buried under a huge dust it's a tragedy the authorities will issue more details after the completion of the removal of mud and dust. in is a speaker of parliament has been sworn in as interim president following the death of president bush he qaeda subsea 92 year old guided to his into a new era of democracy after protests in 2011 toppled the longtime leader as an aberdeen ben ali and sparked the arab spring wave of uprisings across the middle east a general election must be held in 3 months catching up as had

u.n. refugee agency has called it the worst mediterranean tragedy of this year bring you more on all those stories in the news hour that's coming up at 2100 g.m.t. with myself al-jazeera world now continues. tama of al jazeera arabic has investigated allegations that the government in bahrain secretly conspired against the shia community joining the popular unrest of 2011. he viewed video testimonies from alleged members of al-qaeda containing these accusations and one of the videos a man with known links to al qaeda in bahrain mohammed. claims that officers from bahraini intelligence recruited al qaeda members to form a cell tasked with the murder of bahraini opposition activists these allegations have been strenuously denied by the bahraini government. john kerry our code worked for the american central intelligence agency the cia in bahrain where his role was to catch al-qaeda leaders in the middle east and pakistan this included the capture of a saudi citizen known as abu zubaida you know the baron is i think underestimate it when i say battery's i mean the bahraini government i believ

u.n. refugee agency is called a preventable tragedy the un's mission in libya says the attack could constitute a war crime the secretary general calls for an independent investigation of the circumstances of this incident to ensure that the perpetrators are brought to justice it is important to note that the united nations had provided exact coordinates of the detention center to the parties libya has been caught in a power struggle between 2 rival administrations to several years of violence escalated in one forces loyal to warlord khalifa haftar launched an offensive on the capital the un recognized government says have forces out of blame for the strike for the government of national accord denounces the horrible crime that's been committed against the detention center for illegal migrants into giora the took place last night carried out by criminal aircraft this is a definite crime in every respect but have to reject that allegation his spokesman says they were targeting a weapons depot controlled by an armed group allied to the tripoli government and that. we were surprised to see the fal

u.n. refugee agency is called a preventable tragedy the un's mission in libya says the attack could constitutea war crime the secretary general calls for an independent investigation of the circumstances of this incident to ensure that the perpetrators are brought to justice it is important to note that the united nations had provided exact coordinates of the detention center to the parties libya has been caught in a power struggle between 2 rival administrations to several years of violence escalated and when forces loyal to warlord khalifa haftar launched an offensive on the capital the un recognized government says have forces out of blame for the strike. the government of national accord denounces the horrible crime that's been committed against the detention center for illegal migrants into giora the took place last night carried out by criminal aircraft this is a definite crime in every respect but have to reject that allegation his spokesman says they were targeting a weapons depot controlled by an armed group allied to the tripoli government. we were surprised to see the false claims t

u.n. refugee agency has called it the worst mediterranean tragedy of this year. i still ahead on the program in some national condemnation after bahrain executes 2 men convicted of terrorism charges despite concern about the fairness of the trial and colombians demand action after the nerd of hundreds of activists i'm community need us. rather heat waves over effectively no record breakers to come the last couple of countries the brits is still very near and actually finland so the highest temperatures are on saturday now we've still got high pressure sitting over scandinavia and as you probably have heard the waters drifting away towards greenland east coast agreement and the cutting in from the atlantic as it is produce plenty of thunderstorms this is all sundry stuff and they're still going to be in the forecast next 2 days but temperature wise well this is the picture on saturday they were particularly extreme as you can see and the wind is rather more telling that coming down from the north is don't particularly warm anyways stockholm's got $29.00 admittedly

u.n. refugee agency estimates that 6000 other refugees and migrants are being held in libyan detention centers even though they haven't committed a crime yet they remain highly at risk of getting caught in the conflict or dying at sea and are schapelle al-jazeera. they've been protests by israelis against the demolition of palestinian homes and homeless in occupied east jerusalem israeli activists have been rallying in solidarity with palestinians now prime minister benjamin netanyahu is home and reports since the demolition of the houses in what before the song monday there has been an international * film the nation of the houses and the buildings being born done countries like the united arab emirates saudi arabia but also the united kingdom germany spain have all said that this was something that should not have happened but these protesters tonight i've been in the center of jerusalem were just a couple of blocks away from the prime minister's house i mean these protesters are jewish the israelis and palestinians need to leave here together and we are the people of this land both of us an

u.n. refugee agency and the international organization of migration, more than four million venezuelans have fled the country. i want to applaud the work of representatives darren soto, mario diaz-balart, and my friend donna shalala from the rule committees, for their work to advance this bill, to provide temporary protected status for venezuelan refugees already in the united states. that's why i'm glad we've included this bill in the rule today to ensure this bill passes the house as soon as possible. overall, mr. speaker, this rule provides for consideration of two very important measures we need to get done before the upcoming district work period. i urge all my colleagues to support the rule and the underlying bills and with that, i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time they have gentleman from oklahoma is recognized. mr. cole: thank you very much, mr. speaker. i want to thank my good friend, the gentleman from colorado, mr. perlmutter, for yielding me the customary 30 minutes and i yield myself such time as i may consume

u.n. agency for palestinian refugees have been accused of last year. ington cut hundreds of millions of dollars in funding to that agency. the state department saying it was irredeemably flawewed. a toxic work culture of secrecy and bullying -- that is what is alleged by an internal human agency for palestinian refugees. he claims the senior management has been consolidating power and leading to exodus in staff. among the accusations -- nepotism,misconduct, discrimination, and othther abus of authorities for personanal gain. among several bosses accused of such practice, the agency's commissioner general, who allegedly appointed a woman he was romantically involved with as an advisor andnd traveledd excessively with her on busisins classslights. he has rejected ththe characterization of the leadership sent out by the report but says corrective measures will be taken if needed once a u.n. investigation into the findings is complete. unrwa -- politicized environment it is working at. inthe a agency was created 1949 after hundreds s of thousas of palestini

u.n. refugee agency estimates that 6000 other refugees and migrants are being held in libyan detention centers even though they haven't committed a crime yet they remain highly at risk of getting caught in the conflict or dying at sea and are schapelle al-jazeera. thousands of mine is in south africa who are suffering from potentially deadly diseases have reached a historic legal fettle meant with $350000000.00 in a class action lawyers for the mine workers sued 10 major companies for compensation 6 of the coming days accepted a deal which has now been approved by a course in johanna's back up to 100000 minus all their dependents could benefit many miners were affected by lung disease or illness says as a result of that way rich in sport as a human rights while he's been working on this case for many as and he says the court's decision is a landmark in the history of minus rights in south africa before the there was no such rot in south africa and there was no civil accountability on the part of employers towards workmen who suffered from occupational diseases so that was the big bright 32011

u.n. refugee agency estimates that 6000 other refugees and migrants are being held in libyan detention centers even though they haven't committed a crime yet they remain highly at risk of getting caught in the conflict or dying at sea and schapelle al-jazeera let's go on trial top story now the violence in syria report colleville is the spokesperson for the united nations high commissioner for human rights and he joins me now live from geneva richard let me start by asking you about the places that are being targeted is a civilian areas and given how persistent the bombing is you and the u.n. believe this could be deliberate yes i mean just in the past 10 days alone we know of 10 different locations that have been hit by a strike some of them. more than once several times over 10 places where they've been civilian casualties that in other strikes where they've been haven't been casualties these tend the strikes are along a 2 main routes the m 4 and the m 5 in. there are essentially civilian areas civilians really have nowhere to go and bombs are falling in market squares in bakeries and so on

u.n. refugee agency tells us there's about 26 million refugees in the world, so even at its high water markery selective. we decide who is even eligible to apply to the united states for resettlement. that's done through the state department in consultations with other agencies. so it's already at best a very selective process, and making decisions about which refugees are in the most humanitarian need, but also which ref gees are in u.s. foreign policy interests to be resettled. i used to work at an agency within the department of homeland security, so a national security focus has always been part of this programs, and in choosing who those refugees are and how they can be vetted and screened, national security is embedded in the u.s. resettlement program. >>> we'll leave it there. thank you both for your time. >>> there's aladdin, lion king, and now cats? what's going on at the box office. our film critics weigh in on tinseltown's remake revival. tinseltown's remake revival. is just a button. ♪ that a speaker is just a speaker. ♪ or - that the journey can't be the destination. most peopl

u.n. agencies have repeatedly called for survivors not to be returned to libya because of the conflicts in the country while charlie yaxley from the united nations refugee agency has reacted to the sinking saying today we have seen yet another tragedy on the mediterranean according to testimony from survivors it's estimated that some 150 people have died at sea which would make this the largest shipwreck on the mediterranean in 2019 this horrific event highlights once again the dian need for a shift in approach to the mediterranean situation into action is needed to save lives at sea and to prevent people from getting on these boats in the fast place by offering safe legal alternatives well earlier i spoke to len a doornail who's the spokesman for the international organization for migration and he says the latest shipwreck continues a worrying trend in the mediterranean. there would be about $4000.00 people who've taken to see this year and have been intercepted arrested or brought back suddenly typically put into detention which we are so it's really it's it is a 0 sum game for the migrant to say that they think they're going to try to get a better li

u.n. peacekeepers which i think is unrealistic but the fact is that even humanitarians or people like monitors from the un refugee agency are not able to get into the areas where mars proposing to send these row into without international access and some sort of protective mandate for international staff to be able to go in these areas and monitor what happened i think it's be very difficult for the government of myanmar to persuade the running of to go back right and give the last word to you. having listened to all of this do you think he will ever ever be able to go back when you've been outside of your country for more than 20 years will you ever be able to go home at the moment in burma the power will is of the army she she can do an undo of really do anything any time in any means the governments are not going to do the end of the government is only like food let's try again which rather stand by lehman if the me and iran call me the army i said i the anime then something can tease so. at present and i didn't do it can go back to hold on leaves and i'm living then as an economy. evolves the security as a safe area

u.n. agencies have repeatedly called for survivors not to be returned to libya because of conflicts in the country charlie actually from the united nations refugee agency has reacted to the sinking saying that today we have seen yet another tragedy on the mediterranean according to testimony from survivors it's estimated that some $150.00 people have died at sea which would make this the largest shipwreck on the mediterranean in 2019 this horrific event highlights once again the dying need for a shift in approach to the mediterranean situation action is needed to save lives at sea and prevent people from getting on these boats in the 1st place by offering safe legal alternatives or we can speak to leonard doyle who is the spokesman for the international organization for migration he joins us now via skype from sheffield in england manage 150 people potentially dead in this shipwreck in this is just the largest this year talk us through the numbers more broadly and the trends that we're seeing. well this is of the really a very dramatic it has meant as you just read and said there have been about 4000 people who've taken to see this year and have

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