sunken boat in democratic republic of congo when vessel collapsed on friday while crossing the congo river and criminal charges may yet follow the supporting couple opens up again. this sinking boat is part of a potential criminal investigation with dozens of bodies believed to be trapped underneath has injures were heading to the regional capital on this wooden boat when it capsized. and i think i'm getting the boat had 3 separate levels who lived . they're more full of people and their belongings there were hundreds of passengers including kids older men and women who were swallowed by the water i myself lost 5 members of my family. and these people had relatives on board and now they're using fishing nets to recover bodies. survivors say the boat was carrying too many people and too much cargo including bags of cement. crossing lakes and rivers after nightfall is illegal in the d.r. see at least reporting agents are under arrest for allowing the boat to leave and the owner and members of the crew are under investigation so. horrified and heartbroken this tragedy is the result of fraudul

at least $46.00 people have drowned after a ferry capsized on the congo river it happened in the city of kissin ghani in the northern democratic republic of congo authorities say the boat was overloaded which is the likely cause of the incident search and rescue operations continue with around 100 people still missing there is the headline is more useful here on al-jazeera of the politics of population control thanks to. this is a film about women who had to abort their daughters. about men who can no longer find a wife. about girls were kidnapped for that reason. and about desperate parents. on the tires i don't come with you that. i eat only. was. one she is a province in southern china panshin don't envy my shan or parents who are searching for their daughter 3 year old pan shooting disappeared a month ago without a trace. at 1st nobody believed that something terrible could have occurred in this peaceful village where everyone knows each other with the search for her has remained fruitless. wow me if you see so you can see out your whole fine until you can do as i can tell it's al

the democratic republic of congo so far 46 people have been confirmed dead but rescuers are still trying to find hundreds more still missing after the boat capsized on the river congo officials say the ferry was overloaded with both passengers and the cargo cement its weight is making recovery efforts more difficult. some of. them horrified and heartbroken this tragedy is the result of fraudulent behavior on friday evening a boat owner and his crew undertook to travel at night despite time cross and unfortunately they defied it and that resulted in the roots we all deplore. at least 6 park rangers have been killed in an ambush in the eastern democratic republic of congo tack to place in verona national party park a unesco world heritage site famous for its mountain gorillas the park's been caught up in battles over its mineral deposits for more than a decade with several armed groups operating in that region. and al jazeera live from london still ahead. warnings question as hunger crisis is becoming critical following massive storms and the pandemic. spain's capital madrid calls a snow day bringing some money while weathering. how high that what i'm pleased t

rescue as a still working to recover bodies from the river congo after friday's ferry disaster in the democratic republic of congo 46 people have been confirmed dead but dozens more are still missing after the boat which was also carrying a cargo of concrete capsized in the city of kiss on gunny investigators now looking at filing criminal charges. diane reports. the sinking boat is part of a potential criminal investigation with dozens of bodies believed to be trapped underneath passengers were heading to the regional capital on this wooden boat when it capsized. and the deficit and get in the boat had 3 separate levels all of them were full of people and their belongings there were hundreds of passengers including kids older men and women who were swallowed by the water i myself lost 5 members of my family. these people had relatives on board and now they're using fishing nets to recover bodies. survivors say the boat was carrying too many people and too much cargo including bags of cement. crossing lakes and rivers after nightfall is illegal in the d.r. sea at least reporting agent

dozens more are missing after the boat which was also carrying a cargo of concrete capsized in the congo river investigators are looking at filing criminal charges. so. horrified and heartbroken the strategy is the result of fraudulent behavior on friday evening a boat owner and his crew undertook to travel at night despite time cross and unfortunately they defied it and that resulted in the routes we all deplore. and some news from iraq where a policeman has been shot dead and dozens of offices in protest as injured during clashes in the southern part of the country crowds gathered in the city of nasiriya to call for the release of activists arrested in earlier protests they've been demanding more jobs and better services in the city. risking it all madagascar is the program coming up next that's it for myself from the team here in london but more news from doha coming up in 30 minutes time. it's 10 years since the arab spring shook countries across the middle east a decade on from the 1st uprising we'll look at the legacy of the revolution. join us as we assess the changes in the political l

had least 50 people have drowned after a ferry capsized on the congo river happened in the city of kiss and danny. democratic republic of congo on friday authorities are blaming overloading. the covert 19 outbreak in the u.k. is broken 2 more records on friday the country reported more than 1300 deaths on friday the highest since the pandemic began there was also a record number of new infections london's mayor is declared a major incident saying the spread of the virus is out of control in the city is that a crisis point made parker is in london he says leaders there are urging people to be more cautious than ever i think the message is really sinking in but progressively you do get the sense that the authorities feel they need to go much further in hammering home how serious the situation is where the leicester square center of london on a saturday tens of thousands of people pass through here ok nothing like those scenes now but still people are here they're milling about they're going to restaurants and cafes that are still offering takeaways so there are reasons for people to be he

at least 70 people have drones after a ferry capsized on the congo river and happens in the city of kissin ghani in the northern democratic republic of congo on friday authorities said overloading was the likely cause of the accident search and rescue efforts are still ongoing. and i said nations says post-election violence in the central african republic has forced 130000 people to flee into neighboring countries as nicholas hart reports many of them are seeking refuge in cameron bearing scars of unspeakable violence is going to wear maxime and his family they fled the central african republic to cameroon after armed groups to go over control of their town who are a unesco world heritage site is now in the control of the anti christian militia group carrying out what maxime describes as a reign of terror. because i was on my motorcycle when they changed my legs. look they stabbed me in the stomach and in the back then they stole all i had. a made a presidential election a coalition of armed groups that fought each other in 2013 have joined forces capturing almost 2 thirds of a nation the

which capsized on friday on crossing the congo river the wooden boat was also carrying cement and its weight is proving problematic for recovery crews. the u.k. health secretary says britain is vaccinating 200000 people a day against cope with 19 matt hancock says they're opening mass vaccination centers this week the outbreak continues to surge and severe restrictions will likely be in place for another 3 months england's chief medical officer is warning the national health service is facing its most dangerous situation in living memory and doctors a whole lot choudary is an urgent care doctor with the n.h.s. in london he says the main problem is that some hospitals don't have enough space in the emergency departments to separate covert 19 patients from others. i don't think we're turning away any and what's happening is we're being overloaded with coded positive actions and what that has is about a detrimental effect moving forward so we're getting more and more covert actions we're seeing one more covert positive patients and that means we have to segregate and we have to say look

at least $46.00 people have drowned after a ferry capsized on the congo river it happened in the city of kissing gani in northern democratic republic of congo on friday authorities say the boat is overloaded more than 100 people have been rescued but many others are still missing search and rescue operations continue. millions are without electricity in pakistan following a major breakdown of the national power grid the blackout is affecting the entire country and was caused by a sudden surge in the system as one of the worst power outages to hit pakistan. 10 new born babies have died in a hospital fire in western india stuff rescued 7 other infants at the government run hospital in the state and much of russia thought the fire was caused by an electrical short circuit is the 3rd fatal hospital fire in india in the last 6 months. madrid is experiencing its heaviest snowfall in 50 years storm filomena has killed 4 people and disrupted travel across spain but a solid business reports most bunheads i'm bracing the freak weather. after tweeting 3 months of restrictions the spaniards are e

at least 70 people have drowned after a ferry capsized on the congo river that happened in the city of kissing ghani in the golan democratic republic of congo in on friday authorities say the boat was overloaded that's the likely cause of the incidents more than 100 people have been rescued at least another 100 a missing such rescue operations continue. a funeral spent held for a prominent member of gimmies opposition group who died while in prison supporters say that russia was killed by authorities and that they want the government of president alpha condé to be held accountable as hayami reports. the mourners remember guinness opposition spokesman roger bomba he died last month while in police custody his family says he was poisoned for being a member of the opposition the union of democratic forces of guinea the official account is that he died from liver disease. who called me one night to tell me he felt sick 4 days later i arrived to the hospital he was gravely ill with a stomach illness i also tim what the problem was he said he didn't know i asked when the symptoms started aga

bodies ability to be trapped under the wooden vessel which capsize some friday or crossing the congo river. by disturbing video a cell emerging from the files on capitol hill where the same. it's includes one of the risers shows him that they wanted to kill vice president mike pence chapelle reports in the fall like this is causing a social media companies. following an unprecedented attack on the u.s. capitol building many are asking whether president donald trump incited his supporters to commit acts of violence during the chaos trump tweeted his view the vice president mike pence lacked the courage to try and change november's presidential election results twitter immediately restricted that post citing a risk of violence meanwhile the crowd could be heard chanting. the president's comments came as members of congress and the vice president were certifying the election results twitter later suspended his account and warn that his supporters are planning future armed protests on january 17th now the smaller so-called tech platforms are being criticized for their roles in the events gap s

are believed to be trapped sons of the wooden vessel which capsized on friday while crossing the congo river officials say it was overloaded with both passengers and its cargo of cement its weight is making with covering efforts more difficult. so to come on out to say ruins groups around the pandemic combine to make course amala sound of crisis worse. it's time for the perfect janet. sponsored plan qatar airways hello the weather looks pretty dry pretty quiet across a good part of china over the next couple days but it's certainly going to be cold still cold enough fane shapin cold enough for some some snow nowhere near as intense and when there is widespread heavy across parts of honshu and hokkaido the avalanche race becomes more of an issue over the next few days but certainly still a bit of a wintry mix going on here some wet weather toss some wintry weather to sliding across the korean peninsula minus 2 in seoul on monday plus 2 for beijing as we go on into choose day things starting to warm up if we can say getting up to one degree celsius is warming up there in so still some wintry w

at least 46 people have drowned after a ferry capsized on the congo river it happened in the city of kiss on a gurney in the northern democratic republic of congo authorities say the court was overloaded. and polls have opened in kurdistan presidential election the frontrunner is a man who until last year was serving an 11 obvious sentence for kidnapping saudia japan was freed from jail by supporters during protests following a disputed parliamentary election in october. and the qatar saudi border crossing is seeing traffic for the 1st time in 3 and a half years it's reopened after an agreement to end a blockade of qatar which was imposed by saudi arabia the u.a.e. bahrain and egypt covered $900.00 testing measures are also in place well those that were the headlines the news continues here on al-jazeera after counting the cost statement thanks for watching. we realistically how can you do that institutionalize corruption in this country we listen if this breaks up into a conflict between pakistan and india this has implications for the rest of the world we meet with global newsmakers

bodies are believed to be trapped under the wooden vessel capsized on friday while crossing the congo river. ukase chief medical officer has issued a dar warning about the capacity of hospitals to treat the wizened number of seriously ill over 1000 patients christmassy says hospitals could become overwhelmed and emergency patients turned away in 3 weeks time if people ignore the containment measures around $200000.00 people per day in the case of been vaccinated against the virus and kurdistan politicians are part of the except for a landslide presidential election when polls closed with early results suggesting he is more than 3 quarters of the votes to barf was freed from jail by supporters during process in october following a disputed it's parliamentary election and that's you're up to date stay with us now to syria inside stories next. suspended for good donald trump's been banned from a number of social media platforms for breaching their terms of use and many say it's about time. that a crackdown on freedom of speech and how has social media helped those in power push their agenda th

dozens of bodies are believed to be trapped on the ferry which capsized on friday while crossing the congo river officials say it was overloaded with passengers and it's called go of cement. now to iraq where a policeman has been shot dead and dozens of officers and protesters injured in a 3rd day of clashes in the southern part the country crowds gathered in the city of nasiriya to call for the release of activists arrested in recent weeks they've been demanding more jobs and better services in the city witnesses say police and military forces try to force the protesters to disperse by firing into the air. a bomb attack in afghanistan's capital has killed 3 people including a spokesman for the public protection force which deploys guards for international organizations zia were done previously worked as a journalist for several afghan media networks attacks on journalists politicians and rights activists are on have been on the rise in recent months despite peace talks between the government and the taliban. so far no group has claimed to be behind the attack. we were not allowed to get close t

me and it did get across the river we've only the capital city on the river there on the other side is the democratic republic of congo the river divides the 2 countries and that's where tens of thousands of people have fled just in the last few weeks. and would have been you know as least of any percentage deeper may have a listen to an income of that back because had you breaks down what is happening right now to civilians in the central african republic have a listen have a look let me. now there are people who have been hiding in the bush because they are scared of future attacks and that means people living in the most precarious conditions you can think of not having access to clean water and no food no health care and people even washing themselves a no money in one hour with more than half the country relying on a major in assistance armed actors must guarantee seat access for aid workers to reach people in need and the owners and governments must increase their financial support so agencies can respond immediately to humanitarian needs on the ground. indeed some in what they have seen and what our teams are t

now least 50 people have drowned after a ferry capsized on the congo river it happened in the city of kissing gammy north democratic republic of congo on friday authorities say overloading of the boat was the likely cause of the incident now china says it's ready for a visit by the world health organization scientists investigating the origins of cope with 19 earlier this week members of the team were denied entry at the last minute they included dutch for ology professor marian months she spoke to al-jazeera step fasten wost about the delay and what comes next we got a message that the visa had not been resolved so that we were asked to stay where we were. waiting for for what else would would follow and so far so w.h.o. is discussing with china. you know what the issue is and there you have reschedule work has already started you have been asked to do with deep dive into what exactly happened at the early stages of this pandemic. and we have been preparing that in discussions with our chinese colleagues the chinese government has been accused of a lack of transparency about the orig

hundreds of bodies are believed to be trapped some of the brutes which capsized on friday crossing the congo river with boats was also carrying cement and its weight is proving problematic for the country chremes. still to come on al-jazeera why protest in foreigners in india vandalized cell phone tires forced the closure of petrol stations plus. the joy all of it screams worst winter storms in 50 years to death at least 4 people. i'm a sport find out why this basketball coach was unhappy on steam and ash. trust. however once again we've got some more in the way of dry and quiet weather across the middle east peace and peace is the cloud up towards to around the caucuses chance of one of 2 showers just around armenia nothing too much to speak of having said that you might say just about that western side of saudi arabia a key continuing to blow along with gulf highs here in doha around 21 celsius and co nice having said that temperatures falling back into the mid teens as a result of that but it does stay lossie dry but much as it should be for this time of the year that's right weather comes down

trapped on the wooden vessel that capsized on friday while crossing the congo river investigators say they're considering filing criminal charges. are they on reports. the sinking boat is part of a potential criminal investigation with dozens of bodies believed to be trapped underneath passengers were heading to the regional capital on this wooden boat when it capsized. and 5 a 2nd get in the boat had 3 separate levels all of them were full of people and their belongings there were hundreds of passengers including kids older men and women who were swallowed by the water i myself lost 5 members of my family. and these people had relatives on board and now they're using fishing nets to recover bodies. survivors say the boat was carrying too many people and too much cargo including bags of cement. crossing lakes and rivers after nightfall is illegal in the d.r. sea at least report agents are under arrest for allowing the boat to leave the owner and members of the crew are under investigation so. i'm horrified and heartbroken this tragedy is the result of fraudulent behavior on friday eve

is still missing after a passenger ferry capsized in the democratic republic of congo the accident happened on the river congo close to the port city of kiss and gunny rescuers say there's the chance of finding anyone else alive ferries on the river often overloaded with passengers it comes 4 days after another boat disaster in the east of the country where 20 people are still missing. now armed groups in the central african republic of launched another attack on government forces in the western city of boo are a part of an alliance opposing last month's reelection of president fast and darragh united nations says more than 30000 people have now fled into neighboring cameroon nicholas huck has more. bearing scars of unspeakable violence is gone you were in his family they fled the central african republic to cameroon after armed groups to go over control of their town who are a unesco world heritage site is now in the control of the anti christian militia group carrying out what maxine describes as a reign of terror. because i was on my motorcycle when they chained my legs. they stabbed me in the stomac

in the democratic republic of congo so far 46 people have been confirmed dead but rescuers are trying to find hundreds more still missing after the boat capsized on the river congo officials say the ferry was overloaded with both passengers and its cargo of cement and its weight is also making recovery efforts much more difficult. so. i'm horrified and heartbroken this tragedy was the result of food human behavior on friday evening a boat owner and its crew undertook to travel at night despite time cross and unfortunately they defied it and that resulted in the routes we all deploy. a policeman has been shot dead and dozens of officers and protesters injured during brawls in southern iraq crowds gathered in the city of nasiriya to call for the release of activists arrested in early a protest they've been demanding more jobs and better services in the city witnesses say police and military forces try to force the protesters to disperse firing heavily into the air. and in as chief medical officer is warning that the national health service is facing its most dangerous situation in living memory as cover 1000 infections soar across the u.k. on sunday britain

in the democratic republic of congo so far 46 people have been confirmed dead rescue still trying to find hundreds more that a missing after the boat capsized on the river congo officials say the ferry was overloaded with passengers and its cargo of cement and its weight made is also making the recovery efforts much more difficult. so. i'm horrified and heartbroken this tragedy is the result of food human behavior on friday evening a boat owner and his crew undertook to travel at night despite time cross and unfortunately they defied it and that resulted in the routes we all do poor. the search and rescue team in indonesia has found human remains in twisted wreckage in the java sea the discovery comes a day off there a passenger jet with 62 people on board disappeared shortly after takeoff from jakarta airport's the aircraft's flight recorders have also been located. talk to al-jazeera is coming up next looking at catalogues unexplored wildlife of the more news after that about 30 minutes time i see that. and. cats are. one of the richest nations per capita in the world. it's experienced a rapid development since or the natural gas were discovered here

transmission itself, and modern history in 1976 in a small town along the ebola river, in what is now the democratic republic of the congo we used to get viruses names of places where they were discovered. so lyme as a town in connecticut. and marburg, it's a hemorrhagic fever, some factory workers in germany got that in the 1970's. that is how we name these vaccines. host: politico has a story this morning, "the crash landing of project warp speed." the distribution problem smart is success. what kinds of problems does the biden administration have to get right right off the bat. >> the trump administration has the lack of a whole government response. they didn't amazing job -- all credit to them for helping to develop the mrna vaccines, which if you want to talk about the science of it, it's really cool. it's important to let the viewers know just how safe these vaccines are going to be. they've done an ok job in creating something that will lead to the manufacture and the counties. they have done a really bad job with the last mile problem, which is basically where you have the post office, right? if i send you a pack

africans have fled the violence the neighboring countries most of them across the river to the democratic republic of congo on the other side inside the country more than half of its 5000000 people are in urgent need of humanitarian assistance and hundreds of thousands have fled their homes. sandrine natalie is one of them she told us nothing is more terrifying than waking up to find yourself in the middle of a battle when you're 7 months pregnant now she staying here at a relative's house also a 5 in the morning i was woken up by the sound of heavy weapons they were shooting rockets he did my room traumatised i didn't know what to do with situation. i took my children and walked for 6 hours to get to hospital. the current crisis here began 8 years ago when armed groups overthrew the government of the time. when these people fled their homes they've been living on the plastic sheeting ever since the conflict has continued for as long and so has its devastating effect on people's lives. 0 central african republic lawyers for uganda's opposition leader have gone to court to try and end to his house arrest bo

humanitarian crisis both for the displaced people here and those across the river in the neighboring democratic republic of congo who fled the camps thank you malcolm for that markham way of reporting there live from in central african republic in the u.s. nearly 100 charges have been brought against dozens of people and close to 300 investigations opened in connection to last week's deadly capitol hill right. nancy pelosi is calling for the prosecution of any members of congress who may have helped supporters of president donald trump if in fact it is found that members of congress were accomplices to this insurrection if they aided and abetted the crime there may have to be actions taken beyond the congress and in terms of prosecution al-jazeera as mike hanna is in washington and has more on the investigations into the capitol hill. threats of violence in the days leading up to the inauguration and maybe even beyond certainly very real according to security officials here in washington d.c. and palosi saying that it would be investigated whether some members of congress did those who stormed the capitol last w

in the democratic republic of congo used to be home to mess some 15000 people it's now sheltering 30000 refugees from the central african republic they crossed this river in dugout canoes after their homes were attacked by armed groups who for very long. i fled were just a kid i took my children and my little sisters and i ran away i got in the canoe and i came here. the united nations says more than 200000 people have a scape firelands in central african republic in the past 2 months and tens of thousands of displaced inside the country the lack of support for the political process leads directly to 200000 people men women and children fleeing for. their lives and seeking refuge in countries that are the or themselves in crisis and we also need to know the hospitality of the population of the democratic republic of the congo of chad of other places most refugees arrived here with nothing the u.n. says conditions a dire there's not enough food or house in the rivers a main source of water for drinking washing and cooking grates of malaria despair tree infections and diarrhea a common see here given the huge logistical constraints it's very difficult to

river. and dugout canoes on the other side is a relative safety in remote villages in the democratic republic of congo only accessible by boat he went to look for them with the un refugee agency. and we found them in their thousands sheltering in villages along the river bank. our arrival crowd people here say they've been waiting for help since they arrived here last week they lined up hoping we brought it. and more keep coming. others go back to retrieve possessions from their homes or crops from their farms. that's what elites back home are tried. and she came back with nothing. the rebels attacked our village last week we had a lot of gunfire they destroyed everything they raped girls and they kidnapped some of them and we didn't see exactly what happened because we had to run. violence escalated since elections last month which political opposition says were rigged the armed groups say the government must go. about 2 thirds of the country including most of its gold and diamond mines the armed groups now control the villages that we can see just over there on the other side of the river people who

congo. killing looting and rape by fighters from groups in the central african republic to send tens. of thousands of villages on the run many of them have crossed this river. in dugout canoes on the other side is a relative safety in villages in the democratic republic of congo only accessible by boat he went to look for them with the un refugee agency. and we found them in their thousands sheltering in villages along the riverbank. our arrival drew a crowd of people here say they've been waiting for help since they arrived here last week they lined up hoping we brought it. and more keep coming. others go back to retrieve possessions from their homes or crops and their farms. that's what to leave back home a tried. and she came back with nothing. the rebels attacked our village last week we had a lot of gunfire they destroyed everything they raped and they kidnapped some of them didn't see exactly what happened because we had to run her sister fled with her one month old baby daniel. you know. it was 4 in the morning when the rebels attacked and started burning houses we all ran my husband ran into the forest where he fell into the hands of the rebels and

in the republic of congo refugees continue to iraq most refugees arrived here with nothing the u.n. says conditions a diet there's not enough food or housing the river is the main source of water for drinking washing and cooking rates of malaria risp are 3 infections and diarrhea a common you see here given the huge logistical constraints it's very difficult to get humanitarian assistance into this area but we are very aware that the needs of the refugees we have seen enormous. violence has escalated since the elections last month which the political opposition says were braked the armed groups say the government must go un peacekeepers russian mess and reason and rwandan troops support the government of former prime minister has described the situation in the country as a poker that takes african presidents meeting in angola have called for a cease fire and the armed groups to stop the encircled meant to the capital bangui these refugees have no idea when it'll. be safe to go home but while they wait they desperately need help to survive victoria gayton be al-jazeera. dozens of endangered wild elephants are being sold as an option in namibia despit

africans have fled the violence to neighboring countries most of them across the river to the democratic republic of congo on the other side inside the country more than half of its 5000000 people are in urgent need of humanitarian assistance and hundreds of thousands have fled their homes. sandrine natalie is one of them she told us nothing is more terror. trying then waking up to find yourself in the middle of a battle when you're 7 months pregnant now she's staying here at a relative's house. and 5 in the morning. there were shooting rockets he did my room traumatised i didn't know what to do. i took my children for 6 hours to get to a hospital. the current crisis here began 8 years ago when armed groups overthrew the government of the time. when these people fled their homes they've been living on the plastic sheeting ever since the conflict has continued for as long and so has its devastating effect on people's lives malcolm web al-jazeera the central african republic. lawyers for uganda's opposition leader have gone to court to try to end his house arrest the wind has been prevented from leaving his