students crowds march joining minds of demonstrations against the government of former president abdelaziz bouteflika the long time leader was forced to step down last month and authorities have arrested several people focus. to the u.s. now and democrats in congress will hold a vote on wednesday on whether to hold the attorney general in contempt william barr has refused every quest by congress to turn over an uncensored version of the report that looked into russian interference in the twenty sixteen election committee hockett has more from washington. the planned vote on wednesday marks a dramatic escalation in tensions between the trunks justice department and the congressional democrats specifically the house judiciary committee that will be voting to decide whether or not to hold william barr the attorney general in contempt of congress now that vote would only to be out of committee it would still have to be voted on in the broader house of representatives but certainly this is something that the trucker's justice department is pushing back on arguing that they are disappointed urging the comm

brother's twenty thirteen stroke the arrest come amid ongoing protests for political change after abdelaziz bouteflika resigned in april. tens of thousands of security personnel have been sweeping public schools searching for explosives ahead of their reopening on monday officials say the search is part of increased security measures after the easter suicide bombings at churches and luxury hotels killed two hundred fifty seven people. the second day of thailand's three day coronation ceremony has come to an end after a spectacular procession through procession through bangkok's old town hundreds of thousands turned out to see the new king of a deer a long corn for of royalists the ceremony has been a long time coming thailand's last coronation was almost seventy years ago when the new king's beloved father put me paul ascended to the throne. mutai king now have a juror longhorn made his first public appearance in saturday's coronation and grand style this spectacular royal for session took a seven kilometer route through bangkok's old town. the king was accompanied by over one thousand soldiers and a

stroke in twenty thirteen the arrests come amid ongoing protests for political change after abdelaziz bouteflika resigned in april. pope francis has called for a revolution of charity injuring his first mass in bulgaria urging people to open their hearts and homes to migrants during his three day visit to the balkans the pontiff is also expected to improve ties try to improve ties with the orthodox church he said to meet the country's patriarch fit in severe. south africa's governing african national congress has held its final campaign rally ahead of a general election on wednesday president cyril run the poser told the tens of thousands of supporters the victory was certain despite high levels of corruption and unemployment he said his government was entering a new era of accountability and that it be stepping up efforts to fight corruption and graft he also promised new jobs and economic growth. data christine manuel has been at that rally and she sent us this update. the official figures are not yet out but the agency was expecting a crowd of about one hundred thousand people to come out tod

is against the elections they say the current government is linked to the former regime of abdelaziz bouteflika nationwide demonstrations continue into their 14th week that would have leaked it was pushed out of power off to weeks of demonstrations leaving the country at a crossroads the 82 year old was algeria's longest serving president he was in power for 20 years mass protests began in february when he announced his bid to run for a 5th term many thought he wasn't fit to run he had rarely been seen in public after . suffering a stroke in 2013 by march 11th the president was forced to reverse this reelection bid he promised reforms and named to new prime minister but that wasn't enough use of lethal force a step down in april under pressure from protesters and the army well william lawrence is professor of political science and international affairs at george washington university and he's joining us from washington d.c. thanks very much for talking to us so how significant is this the fact that there have been people apparently applying to to join the list of contenders for the elections in

though they're against the elections saying the government is linked to the former leader abdelaziz bouteflika and newspaper says it's now highly likely that the elections which is shared good for july the 4th will have to be perspective. and in a separate development algeria's new state prosecutor is to sue in corruption charges against a dozen high ranking figures from beautifully his government and they include former prime ministers. and our maid who your idea as well as 5 former cabinet ministers the files have been referred to the supreme court syria's government has managed to regain control of the village located in the northwest region of the country government troops in italy captured kfar earlier this month before losing to pfizer's and when say they launched an air strike to regain control of the area dozens of government forces in that these 28 fighters were killed and their state media in saudi arabia says it's intercepted a drone with explosives launched by huth the fighters it's apparently was targeting the airport inches and that's close to yemen's border in the south who the

nearly two months after abdelaziz bouteflika reside.he army chief has been calling for mutual concessions between interim leaders and protesters. the demonstrators want him and athers from bouteflika's er gone before and elections are held. a group of gunmen in northern nigeria have launched an attack on to villages, killing at least 23 people. the killings happened in the early hours while victims were eating breakfast. gang reports say the carried out raids on other villages, stealing cattle and burning homes. they don't believe the motivations are political. serbia has reportedly deployed troops to exporter after police made several arrests in a northern territory dominated by serbs. the police say they were targeting organized crime but serbian leaders say the officers were sent to intimidate them. in the air and on the ground, police are on edge. has prompted serbia's army to be put on full combat readiness. this morning at 6:29, as the commander and chief, i ordered readiness for our armed units in case of danger to life of serbs.

the presidential poll would help the country out of a crisis that forced a longtime leader abdelaziz bouteflika to quit. reports. july the 4th is a proposed date of algeria's presidential election but it doesn't have any candidate so far the constitutional council has declared that almost all of the 77 candidates don't meet the legal requirements to take part candidates from the future front party a national republican party withdrew their applications calling for the election to be delayed and for the creation of an independent election monitoring body. the authority can form an independent entity like a national committee with branches nationwide so that we can have an election not involving the executive powers namely the president the government and the constitutional council critics of the ruling military fear the election will work in its favor the army's chief of staff rahm agave saleh sees the election as an important step to restoring stability to algeria. jago a presidential election will put it into those trying to prolong the crisis it's important to form an independent body to orga

or against the elections they say the current government is linked to the former regime of abdelaziz bouteflika nationwide demonstrations have continued into their 14th week. well bit of reka was pushed out of power after weeks of demonstrations leaving the country at a crossroads the 82 year old was out here is longest serving president in power for 20 years mass protests began in february when he announced his bid to run for a 5th term many thought he wasn't fit to run he'd rarely been seen in public since suffering a stroke in 2013 by march the 11th the president was forced to reverse his reelection bid he promised reforms and named a new prime minister but that wasn't enough he was forced to set down in april under pressure from the protest is and the army but william lawrence is professor of political science and international affairs at george washington university he says it's like the these elections will now have to be postponed. well this is another blow to the effort by the army to have elections on july 4th we are in had a number of previous problems mayors and political fissionable

stood president has been arrested cited both of flicka had been algeria's defacto ruler since abdelaziz bouteflika suffered a stroke in twenty thirteen weeks of protests forced the longtime president to resign last month. venezuela's opposition leader has made another bid for the support of the country's military and there's a tent to take over as president on quiet go. to break ranks with president nicolas maduro but military commanders. so far. as the story from caracas. venezuela you are venezuela it's now or never that's the message from sanchez to this police officer is. what it sounds like a pretty from someone who is tired of the ongoing crisis in the country that. there's so much needed in our neighborhoods people cannot eat there's no medicine no security and they know it because they have family my husband died because we can find medicine. from all across crack us small groups of people headed to the headquarters of the navy the army the police and the bolivarian national guard responding to opposition leader one last call to go out and convince them to switch sides people have come her

believe said bouteflika was the country's de facto ruler for several years after his brother, abdelaziz bouteflikasive ongoing protests calling for a radical change pushed the president to resign in april, but demonstrators continued to demand the removal of all those linked to the former administration. sri lanka's president maithripala sirisena has said the security forces would "eradicate terrorism" and restore stability before presidential elections which are due to take place before the end of the year. meanwhile, sri lankan authorities have called on the public to surrender swords and large knives amid heightened security concerns following the deadly easter sunday attacks. more than 250 people were killed in the bombings. the us city of minneapolis has reached a $20 million settlement with the family of an australian woman who was shot dead by a policeman in 2017. justine ruszczyk damond, who was 40, had called police to report a possible sexual assault near her home. she was shot as she approached a squad car despite being unarmed. the police officer was convicted of third degree murder on

figures from the regime of the former president abdel—aziz bouteflika, of the former president abdelaziz bouteflikamonth. new presidential elections are due to be held injuly. the united states and canada have dropped aluminium and steel tariffs that were imposed just under a year ago. it follows lengthy negotiations and a telephone call on friday between president trump and the canadian prime minister, justin trudeau. it could pave the way for the ratification of a new north american trade agreement. david willis reports. president trump broke the news that he was lifting tariffs on metal imports from neighbours mexico and canada in a speech in washington, dc. we have just reached an agreement with canada and mexico and will be selling our product into those countries without the imposition of tariffs or major tariffs. big difference. president trump imposed tariffs on steel and aluminium imports last march, pitting the us against all its major trading partners including the european union. lifting them in regards to mexico and canada. he's expected to pave the way to the ratification of the unite

hope the presidential poll would help the country out of a crisis that forced longtime leader abdelaziz bouteflika to quit sara higher up reports. july the 4th is a proposed date of algeria presidential election but it doesn't have any candidate so far the constitutional council has declared that almost all of the 77 candidates don't meet the legal requirements to take part candidates from the future front party a national republican party withdrew their applications calling for the election to be delayed and for the creation of an independent election monitoring body. the authority can form an independent entity like a national committee with branches nationwide so that we can have an election not involving the executive powers namely the president the government and the constitutional council critics of the ruling military fear the election will work in its favor the army's chief of staff rahm agave saleh sees the election as an important step to restoring stability to algeria. so a presidential election will put in them to those trying to prolong the crisis it's important to form an independent

they're demanding the departure of key figures from the regime of the former president abdelaziz bouteflika new presidential elections are due to be held injuly. at least nine people have died and another 84 have been injured in violence in the ivory coast. fighting has flared in the past few days between tribes, at a town in the centre of the country. inter—community violence is common in the ivory coast, a country with several dozen ethnicities among its 25 million inhabitants. the venezuelan government and the opposition have confirmed that they have sent delegations to talks being held in norway to try to resolve the country's economic and political crisis. earlier this year, juan guaido ratcheted up the pressure on nicolas maduro by declaring himself the country's interim president. despite four months of demonstrations, mr maduro remains in office. guillermo olmo has more from caracas. for the first time in the four months that we have been witnessing the venezuelan crisis, it seems that both sides have an incentive to negotiate. the opposition has failed to achieve the goal of oustin

power for nearly 60 years they also want the july election to be scrapped former president abdelaziz bouteflika resigned in april after saying that he would run for another term meanwhile protest as in sudan overbet of many of the roadblocks they'd set up in the capital as demanded by the military for transition talks to resume but i keeping up their protests holding friday prayers by the army headquarters where a mass sit in is going on mohammed atta ports from heart to. the under the scorching sun they gather for friday prayers and to keep their protests alive i'm on. a special prayer say to for the dead who just days before were part of their movement the friday someone has political messages to me and calls for the protestors took home down there and to military. it's compulsory i must respect the security forces including the rapid support forces there our partners in our struggle for change they protected us from the old regime when we needed their help they are from our family. the loud chants begin as soon as they're done with the prince. the martyrs i'm not dead but right here with us

ousted frazzled and has been arrested so i would have been algeria's de facto ruler since abdelaziz bouteflika suffered a stroke in two thousand and thirteen two former intelligence chiefs have also been taken into custody weeks of protests force the ailing longtime president to resign last month after here tempted to run for a fifth term but demonstrations have continued demanding a complete shake up of the ruling elite and the former leader a hundred cut out from qatar university says protesters are still seeking radical change. protested so one more day want you know to go through a very democracy transition. she gestured like to clean aims like dr ben b. to talk to him but he and so want to get over and to the transitional period but for the time being. who seemed that he said eminent of . which if you are as well as they do we you know we are going to know where and so far what the politician says how about chief it is only. nation of bush if not more and the people need more it's not having a president and he was almost out you know he was. eighty two years old he was very sick date they

they're demanding the departure of key figures from the regime of the former president abdelaziz bouteflikalections are due to be held injuly stay with us on bbc world news, still to come. and, the frown that launched a thousand memes. the internet star grumpy cat has died at the age of seven. this is bbc world news today. iam i am lewis vaughanjones. our top story. the united states and canada agree to drop tariffs on steel and aluminium imports — imposed just under a year ago. 0k, next week, people across europe will be electing their representatives in the european parliament, the eu's only directly elected body. the polls, across 28 nations, will be largely seen as a barometer for the strength of the continent's populist parties. they are expected to do well, including in france where president emmanuel macron has vowed to confront them. lucy williamson reports from france's north—eastern border. if you want to see what freedom of movement in europe looks like, come to the north—east corner of france early on a weekday morning. this is one of 40,000 people from this area to cross the bo

they're demanding the departure of key figures from the regime of the former president abdelaziz bouteflikaal elections are due to be held injuly although the reuters news agency is reporting that they might be delayed. rohingya refugees in bangladesh have been issued with their first ever identity cards. more than a quarter million people have been registered by the un which says the cards will safeguard the rights of the refugees when they return to myanmar. rohingya muslims are a minority in rakhine who are denied myanmar citizenship and face severe restrictions. in the uk, the prime minister theresa may and leader of the oppositionjeremy corbyn are blaming divisions in each other‘s party for the breakdown of talks to end the deadlock over brexit. mr corbyn pulled the plug earlier on friday after six weeks of discussions between his labour party, and the conservatives. john pienaar reports. odd to see them talking at all about a brexit compromise, but still bad news for mrs may when they broke down. these talks have now reached what i believe to be a natural conclusion. the prime ministe

complete overhaul of the political system including the removal of allies of former president abdelaziz bouteflika public pressure to force his resignation months ago. french president emmanuel macro has reiterated france's support for iran in its struggle against the islamic state militant group a macro speaking after talks with the visiting iraqi prime minister abdullah abdullah mani madi in paris to abdul marti was of making his first visit to france since his election last year to see the. partial results from britain's local council elections or show a dramatic fall in support for the two main political parties the governing conservatives lost around four hundred forty seats in the opposition labor party nearly eighty commentators say the results reflect the public's frustration with the deadlock over breakfast. today world press freedom day we are heading to nigeria the country's constitution guarantees freedom of the press but in practice that freedom is difficult to protect some parts of the country are conflict zones it is the area in the north east to dominated by the muslim extremist gr

abdelaziz bouteflika stood down last month, following weeks of protests, but demonstrators continuedl those linked to the former administration. said bouteflika — who served as a top advisor to the presidency for more than a decade — has been accused of trying to hijack the transition to a new government. the us city of minneapolis has reached a $20 million settlement with the family of an australian woman who was shot dead by a policeman in 2017. justine damond, who was 40, had called police to report a possible sexual assault near her home. she was shot as she approached a squad car despite being unarmed. the police officer was convicted of third degree murder on tuesday. egyptian archaeologists say they've discovered an old burial ground near the pyramids, that's more than 4,000 years old. the site contains colourful wooden coffins and limestone statues dating back to the era of the old kingdom around 2500 bc. british police has said a leak revealing the uk would allow china's tech giant, huwaei, to partly develop its 5g network, does not amount to a criminal offence. the leak fro

believe said bouteflika was the country's de facto ruler for several years after his brother, abdelaziz bouteflikarotests calling for a radical change pushed the president to resign in april, but demonstrators continued to demand the removal of all those linked to the former administration. the us city of minneapolis has reached a $20 million settlement with the family of an australian woman who was shot dead by a policeman in 2017. justine ruszczyk damond, who was 40, had called police to report a possible sexual assault near her home. she was shot as she approached a squad car, despite being unarmed. the police officer was convicted of third degree murder on tuesday. scotland yard say a leak from a high level british security meeting about the chinese technology firm, huawei, did not amount to a criminal offence. the uk's defence secretary, gavin williamson, was sacked after theresa may said there was compelling evidence he was behind the leak — but he has strenuously denied the allegation. he wants an independent investigation into the source of the leak from the national security council. our

students crowds march joining months of demonstrations against the government of former president abdelaziz bouteflika a longtime leader was forced to step down last month and authorities have arrested several people for corruption and in the united states democrats in congress will hold a vote on wednesday on whether to hold the attorney general in contempt william barr has refused a request by congress to turn over an uncensored version of the miller report that looked into russian interference in the twenty sixteen election those are the headlines on al-jazeera has him saeco will be with you with the al-jazeera news hour at the top of the hour from me fully back to the whole team thank you for watching the stream is next stay with us. i swear every. i for me ok and you in the stream today what challenges does ramadan pose for muslims with eating disorders that he must be games with take a look at how those who are struggling can best be supportive and i'm really good at this time of year can be difficult for muslims struggling with or recovering from eating disorders and related to mental health is

elections in july they say they want all those associated with the old government of president abdelaziz bouteflika to go mass protests that began in february forced the longtime leader to resign earlier this month the most powerful cyclon in twenty years has pummeled indeed needed india's east coast a category three cycling for he has killed at least three people flattened buildings and forced hundreds of thousands to leave their homes. people in mozambique are trying to rebuild their lives after the destruction from cyclon canot some towns are dealing with a cholera outbreak that's after several cases were recorded in some hard hit areas aid delivery has been slow to get to many because of the continuing bad weather a woman jailed for the murder of the north korean leader's half brother is now free and back home in vietnam do one arrived in hanoi after spending more than two years in a malaysian prison she's one of the two women put on trial for the poisoning of kim jong nam at kuala lumpur airport two years ago wang was convicted last month on a lesser charge of causing injury after prosecutors

they're demanding the departure of key figures from the regime of the former president abdelaziz bouteflikatial elections are due to be held injuly although the reuters news agency is reporting that they might be delayed. rohingya refugees in bangladesh have been issued with their first ever identity cards. more than a quarter million people have been registered by the un which says the cards will safeguard the rights of the refugees when they return to myanmar. rohingya muslims are a minority in rakhine who are denied myanmar citizenship and face severe restrictions. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: why the birth of these raven chicks is good news for the future of the tower of london. this morning the plane carrying mr gundy arrived in delhi. they solemnly witnessed his final return from the political battlefield. ireland has voted overwhelmingly in favour of gay marriage and in doing so favour of gay marriage and in doing so approved the change on a national referendum. it was a remarkable climate to what was surely the most extraordinary funeral ever given to a p0p extraordinary

believe said bouteflika was the country's de facto ruler for several years after his brother, abdelaziz bouteflika stroke. massive ongoing protests calling for a radical change pushed the president to resign in april, but demonstrators continued to demand the removal of all those linked to the former administration. the prime minister has called on the labour leaderjeremy corbyn to set aside their differences and "do a deal" to leave the european union. her comments in a sunday newspaper follow the conservative party's worst result in english local elections since 1995. the former conservative party leader iain duncan smith called on mrs may to resign. mr duncan smith said she was in effect a caretaker prime minister. our political correspondent nick eardley reports. urgently seeking a solution. tories mulling over devastating local election results trying to find a way to solve the party's troubles. these members are in scotland. there weren't any elections here this week, but many agree failing to deliver brexit was behind the election drubbing. and this former leader has had enough. he believes

allah e head of the algeriann army has been the country's de facto leader since president abdelaziz bouteflika resigned from power last april. on tuesday during military drills in algeria south he called for a quote to mutual concessions he also askeded algerians to learn from history making references to the nineteen nineties when a civil war resulted in the death of some one hundred and fifty thousand people. what a good user? adults ariens. we must learn from past tragic experiences and events. when common sense was absent? and when the only loser was our homelands. the general. who led the guy would want done? gates side of also said elections should be held as soon as possible but did not mention it dates. only two little knownwn figures have submitted their candidacies for the vote casting doubts o on whether the poll will actually take place. demonsnstrations and one is iris cooling for the low on abortion to be changed lawmakers said that introduce a bill to legalize abortion for pregnancies. up to fourteen weeks a similar measure last year paas lower house of congress but was defeated

demand the removal of politicians and officials associated with the regime of alstom president abdelaziz bouteflika the to make a similar mix between the they want to destroy us but they want we demand late only we reject their stories of being we are the ones who choose who represents us normally the. many protesters day believe that interim president up till kadok been salah is the right person to run the country at this critical moment presidential elections are scheduled for july the protest is not just in the capital but across algeria unrelenting in their demands but complete regime change was a. logical elections under this president can only lead to a fraudulent government but we is the one who fix $6000000.00 forms for bootlicker but weasel actions are rigged and dollars and we will not take part in that and we say no to the elections. some want chief of staff my guide salah to step in and remove the political elite but he's wounded against what he says are attempts to create a power vacuum so i spite such warnings anti-government protesters seem determined to continue their rallies until

corruption charges against a dozen high ranking figures from the government of former president abdelaziz bouteflika include former prime ministers abdul malik solo and ahmed yeah as well as 5 for my cabinet ministers their files have been referred to the supremes court now one other story we're watching at least 30 people are dead and 200 others missing after a boat sank on lake my and on bay in western democratic republic of congo officials estimate several 100 people were on board when bad weather hit they were mainly teachers travelling to collect their salaries by boat because roads in the region are too poor to use. one of sudan's main opposition parties has rejected calls from other protest leaders to organize a general strike this week it's the latest sign of divisions between opposition groups after weeks of political deadlock that trying to force the military to hand over to civilian rule more than 6 weeks after they took control from president tomorrow to share imran khan has more from hard to him. the national policy have made that announcement asking people not to take part in the natio

they're demanding democratic reforms and the removal of politicians from former president abdelaziz bouteflika is governments presidential elections are expected it's in july the longtime loser was forced to step down last month. india's prime minister in there and ramadi has pledged to take his country to new heights after leading his party to a landslide reelection victory with most of the 600000000 votes can see it's the big j.p. has security a large majority in parliament it gives moody a purple mandates to implement his nationalist vision which promises a stronger economy and a more influential role in international affairs also held raman joins us now from the capital new delhi. after that big win for most of the b j p what's happening today. well the vote counting continues and we can confirm that the b j p have at least 302 confirmed winning constituencies across the country and with their allies they should reach a round about a figure of 340 to 350 in the coming days we are waiting for the election commission to give an official final sign off you might say on to to confirm the. win

pro-democracy protesters are back on the streets of algae is they want everyone from alstead president abdelaziz bouteflika in a circle to hand over power they also want the july election to be scrapped former president would if he can resign in april after months of anti-government protests the army is now overseeing a 90 day transitional period before new elections. not to booking a fossil where they are concerns about an increase in the number of attacks against christians there's still no word on who was behind last sunday's church attack in the country's north the government police i saw in the greatest maybe behind it there is nicholas hock has an exclusive report from the remote region of donegal where the group is expanding its reach. we travel deep into northern bric enough. on the front line of an expanding war against the group islamic state in the greater sahara. this is double 0 a christian town in the muslim region now living in fear. i examined my goal was running late for last sunday's mass when 20 mouse gunmen stepped in front of him they shot the priest in the head then they randomly sele

entry protesters are against the elections saying the government is linked to form a leader abdelaziz bouteflika. newspaper says it's now highly likely the elections set for july will be perspire owned in a separate development here is new state prosecutor is pursuing corruption charges against a dozen high ranking figures from the government of abdulaziz beautifully they include former prime minister's abol malik's l.l. and made way are as well as 5 former cabinet ministers the files have been referred to the supreme court. use of a professor of political science and international relations at cafe university he says protests as a likely to work in news. it is a very important development let's not forget that these 2 prime ministers have been seen by a judge before all over the last 2 weeks when they opened up the investigations and obviously the fact that their files have been transferred to the high court suggests that there is mounting evidence against a few weeks ago the who or the chief of staff we spoke about corruption in algeria he made it absolutely clear that he had solid evidence ag

against what they call the ruling elite they want key figures connected to oust of president abdelaziz bouteflika to cede power presidential elections are expected in july but protesters are unrelenting in their demands for a complete regime change pressure from demonstrators and the military force a president to step down last month and has led to multiple arrests in sudan meanwhile protesters are defying 45 degree heat to continue their 5 week long sit in at army headquarters in khartoum protest leaders are threatening a civil disobedience campaign as they grow increasingly frustrated with the military's delays in handing over power military rulers are promising elections in 6 months if an agreement can't be reached with the opposition he morgan has the latest from the protests in khartoum. here in front of the army headquarters protesters are saying that they will continue with their sit in until their demands are fulfilled now the temperature is $45.00 degrees celcius is the holy month of ramadan and many of the people here are fasting but they're saying that that is not going to stop them fr

regime removed 1st to allow for a legitimate vote demonstrations have been going on since abdelaziz bouteflika stepped down in february. 11 people have been shot dead in the north eastern indian state of charla pradesh one of those killed is a sitting member of the legislative assembly authorities suspect a rebel group based in the area tensions said been growing in some areas during india's 6 week long general election the founder of huawei says the u.s. is underestimating the strength of his company ranging face says the chinese tech giant won't be hit by a blacklist which makes it almost impossible to do business in the u.s. google's parent company alphabet said it was suspending some ties with huawei and some american chip makers may be forced to stop supplying parts to. although this time we're on the blacklist our own company won't be affected by it but the us is a country with the rule of law u.s. companies cannot avoid respecting the launch as the media reports on this they should deeply understand that u.s. companies share a common fate with us a global sea levels could rise by to me

them met the requirements protesters say the current government is linked to former leader abdelaziz bouteflika nationwide demonstrations are now into their 14th week let's just remind you of how we got to this point was pushed out of power after weeks of demonstrations leaving the country at a crossroads the 82 year old was algeria its longest serving president in power for 20 years mass protests began in february when he announced his bid to run for a 5th term many thought he wasn't fit to run he had rarely been seen in public after suffering a stroke in 2013 by march 11th the president was forced to reverse his reelection bid he promised reforms and named a new prime minister but it wasn't enough to defeat it was forced to step down in april under pressure from protesters and the army wives i'll speak to mock todd badri who's a lecturer of islamic studies at qatar university thank you so much for joining us on al-jazeera so no candidate to run in the july 4th election that the army chief guide salah is adamant has to go ahead what happens now what are the options for the military. i think th

in algeria the youngest brother of the former president abdelaziz bouteflika has been arrested saeed beautifully has been detained along with two former intelligence chiefs anti-government protesters want the entire former beautifully dismantled at least twenty two people have died in rebel held areas of northwest syria in the last day as government forces and their russian allies pound the region with more as strikes the upsurge in violence and eleven hama province is comes despite an eight month old truce. venezuela's opposition leader is making a fresh bid to win over the armed forces as he seeks to oust president nicolas maduro won by doe's told his supporters to protest outside military bases but there are meanwhile has also been courting the army meeting troops that are to scale military exercises. north korea has fired what's been described as several identified short range projectiles into the sea off its east coast a suspected weapons test follows the failure of the denuclearization summit between kim jong un and donald trump in vietnam in february. and cycle has stormed int

of president abdelaziz bouteflika into custody along with two former intelligence chiefs side but if he was the country's effective ruler his brother suffered a stroke six years ago but protesters aren't backing down continuing their calls for a review of the entire political establishment so africa's ruling party has held its final rally before wednesday's general election president serum a pause there is ending with campaigning in johannesburg african national congress the a.n.c. is marred by allegations of corruption is facing a challenge from the democratic alliance as well as the economic freedom fighters party. the runoff election for a new president is underway in the newly named republic of north macedonia candidates from the governing social democrats on the opposition conservatives failed to win an outright majority in last month's election both parties have argued over the recent name change aimed at ending the long running dispute in greece and its province of macedonia. so those are the headlines the news continues here on al-jazeera after inside story somebody. south af

president protests against the elections saying the current government is linked to formally to abdelaziz bouteflika nationwide demonstrations have now continued into their 14th week bruiser fico was pushed out of power after weeks of demonstrations leaving the country at a crossroads the 82 year old was algeria its longest serving president in power for 20 is mass protests began in february when he announced his bid to run for a 5th term when he thought he wasn't fit to run he'd rarely been seen in public office suffering a stroke in 2013 by march 11th the president was forced to reverse his reelection bid he promised reforms and named a new prime minister but it wasn't enough here's a figure was forced to step down and april under pressure from protesters and the army william lawrence is a professor of political science and international affairs at george washington university he says it's unlikely the elections will be postponed. well this is another blow to the effort by the army to have elections on july 4th we are in had a number of previous problems mayors and political officials ready refusi

them met the requirements protesters say the current government is going to former leader abdelaziz bouteflika nationwide demonstrations are now into their 14th week let's take a look at how it got to this point defeat as you know was pushed out of power after weeks of demonstrations leaving the country at a crossroads the 82 year old was algeria as long as serving president in power for 20 is mass protests began in february when he announced his bid to run for a 5th term many thought he was unfit to run he had rarely been seen in public after suffering a stroke in 2013 by march 11th the president was for syria versus his reelection bid he promised reforms and named a new prime minister but it wasn't enough to defeat it was forced to step down in april under pressure from protesters and the army or let's speak to. a lecture of islamic studies at qatar university so we are at a point where the army wanted these elections to happen on july 4th but no candidates so what happens next. the following step i think the constitutional council. declared the various no no candidates and they have to post

referred their cases to the supremes course they all served in the government of former president abdelaziz bouteflika. at least 20 people have been reportedly killed in an ambush on a military convoy in northeastern nigeria this happened while the army was trying to relocate refugees from a camp in the dumbo region of all no state no one has claimed responsibility but known to be active in the area. and in sri lanka almost 100 people have been detained by the military it's part of an investigation into the easter sunday attacks that killed 258 people in april the suspects have been handed over to police for further investigations all those are the top stories this hour do stay with us for rewind though looking at the state of iraq after u.s. troops withdrew in 2012. hello and welcome once again to rewind i'm come out santa maria in the decade or so since the start of al-jazeera english back in 2006 we've broadcast hundreds of moving powerful documentaries and here on rewind we are revisiting some of the best of them and looking at how the story has moved on today where rewinding to 2012 when fault li

demand the removal of politicians and officials associated with the regime of alstom president abdelaziz bouteflika i think the similar mix of people know that they want to destroy us but they want we demand lates only we reject their stories of beings we are the ones who choose who represents us not for the only many protests.

to leave office immediately became president after the ailing longtime leader abdelaziz bouteflika stood down last month amid public anger at him running for a 5th term elections are due to be held in algeria and july but he looks founder julian assange has suffered psychological torture that's according to a united nations special rapper toure who also says a sign just help was critical that he should not be extradited to the united states to face charges of espionage. shows all the symptoms of a person who has been exposed to psychological torture for a prolonged period of county who are speaking about is severe stress and constant stress. of severe psychological trauma and seriously gravely concerned that if this were to be extradited to the united states he would be exposed to a politicized show trial in grave violation of his human rights a new memorial has been unveiled a new york author and those who lost their lives in the 911 attacks many of the 1st responders continue to suffer from post to toxins early 18 years ago or sensibly has more. in the park where the twin towers once s

news out of algeria now we're getting reports that the youngest brother the former president abdelaziz bouteflika has been arrested side but to flee had been algeria has de facto ruler since his brother suffered a stroke back in twenty thirteen also to a beautifully because form intelligence chiefs have also been taken into custody well weeks of protests forced the ailing longtime president to resign last month after he attempted to run for a fifth term but demonstrations continued to test as want to put to sleep her regime dismantled and inside is prevented from holding top jobs. going to join on set now by muhammad karachi is a media studies professor university here in doha i'm ahmed how significant then is this move by the algerian military and why are they doing it now this is really important because the people who did the protesters you know they are waiting for such a move and it has many significance because first of all this is the. of the gates. by the people by the algerians and when you said that you had. to say this is big news in nigeria this is it means that you know demand of cou

frazz present an area which has become a focal point for the revolt which forced out president abdelaziz bouteflika the demonstrators are also calling for other members of the ruling elite to step down. now to news from hungary the united nations says the country has violated international law by deliberately depriving asylum seekers of food hungary's right wing government has taken a hard line towards refugees since the migrant crisis of twenty fifteen the un human rights office says it has direct information that migrants in detention centers are not being fed some for up to five days hungry has previously promised to end that practice o'brien reports. the two transit zones on hungary's border with serbia are testaments to the uncompromising stance of the budapest government refugees arriving via serbia and applying for asylum in hungary must do so from within the confines of these detention camps and since twenty eighteen the default position of the authorities has been to reject every application. at that point a detained refugee finds themselves stuck they cannot leave the transit zone they ca