abdullah is a substantial lead and how abdullah abdullah hopes to cement his position. >> there's a lot of talk in kabul, behind the scenes that both sides are negotiating and abdullah abdullah's camp is trying to convince mr ashraf ghani concede, making abdullah abdullah president. the reason that they are pushing for this is many don't want to see a run-off vote. if it goes ahead on 14 june, it's at the peak of the taliban spring offensive - this week the armed group announced its spring offensive and carried out dozens of violently attacks. if a vote is called in the middle of june, it will be increasingly violent vote and the voters that go to the polls will be at risk of attack. a lot of back channelling trying to convince ashraf ghani to succeed. doesn't sound like he will, he's determined to go ahead. it's looking to be like a long shot. this week abdullah abdullah secured key backing from the 3rd-placed candidate. it's looking difficult for ashraf ghani to be named president of the country. >> thank you >>> still to come - reports of deadly anti-china riots in vietnam, prote

abdullah?ll, he said he did it for the unity of the country. there's politics at play here. the reality is that mr rossul didn't perform as well as he hoped, getting 11% of the vote, joining acted , who is likely -- abdullah abdullah, who is likely to be the next president he secured a place for himself in the cabinet. we asked mr abdullah abdullah if he'd give a place to mr rosul and he said "yes, he would." this is interesting, because rosul is close to the current president, hamid karzai. he privately did support him. it would appear the union between the candidates mean that hamid karzai, even though he'd no longer be president would have his eyes and ears on the ground in the next government. >> all right. thank you. >>> in cuba, hundreds march through the streets of havana calling for an end to homophobia. people dance in the streets. it was led by the daughter of cuban president raul castro. >>> in the united states michael sam is the first openly gay player to be picked for the national

abdullah abdullah has received the support of razul. he has the un official backing of hamid karzi. more from kabul >> reporter: former r i have a ls now on the same side in abdullah abdullah's bid for the presidency. it was sealed with a prayer after razul announced he was endorsing abdullah. he said he made the decision for the sake of national unity. remember supporting him not out of personal interest but because he shares the hopes i have for afghanistan. the former foreign minister could gain from his endorsement analysts say it has secured him a place. >> we asked the man widely expected to be the next president if he will offer razul a role in his government. >> absolutely. of course, the future government, we will form it with our team, with different teams, now one part of one team. now it's not his team/my team. that is over now. now, from this point onward, we are one team. it's not just razul who benefits from the union. out going president hamid karzai could, too. he is constitutionally bard and stayed publically neutral in the election but diplomats in kabul said he h

abdullah.mr rosul gets something out of this. he is likely to be part of a government when and if he does become president. this is intriguing because of who is supporting mr rosul. he is a long-time confidante of the current president hamid karzai, served as his foreign minister up until 2013. so if he is, indeed, included in future governments of abdullah abdullah, hamid karzai, the outgoing president will have someone within the government to be his eyes and ears on the ground. >>> still ahead we have the sport and the latest from the n.b.a. play-offs as the top guns in the west blow away. portland. >>> the breaking news out of yemen - a huge explosion rocked the military police headquarters. 11 are confirmed dead. it is feared that the death toll could rise earlier. four gunmen were killed as they tried to check a security check point. we go live. tell us about what is happening and why? >> well jane, sources confirmed that this was a suicide bombing attack targetting the headquarters of th

results show abdullah abdullah with almost 40% of the vote. we have a report on an alliance that could help him cinch the election. >> reporter: former rivals, now on the same side. the deal sealed with a prayer after zalmai rassoul announced he'd endorse abdullah abdullah. zalmay rassoul, who fashed third said he -- finished third in the first round said he made it the decision for the sake of unity. >> we are supporting abdullah abdullah - he shares the same hopes and aspirations i have for afghanistan. >> the former foreign minister who stepped down to take part in the poll could gain considerably from his endorsement. political analysts say his decision secured him a place in abdullah abdullah's upper circle. we asked the man widely expected to be the next president if he will offer zalmai rassoul a role in his go. . -- government. >> absolutely, we form different teams, and we are part of one team, not his team, my team. from this point onwards we are running and form government together. >>> it's not just zalmai rassoul who benefits. out

the former prime minister abdullah abdullah won 45% of the vote. ghani got 36%.e nounannounc beginning of august. >>> the captain and three crew members are charged with manslaughter. they are accused of banning the ferry as they told others to stay on board. more than 280 people, many pu l pupils from a high school in seoul died when the ship capsized. >>> a jailed journalist who's been on hunger strike more than 100 days has said he'd hold egyptian authorities responsible if his health fails. his current whereabouts is unclear. according to his family, he's now held in solitaire confinement at another prison. >>> you're watching bbc world news. stay with us here. still to come, the friends of syria meet in london to discuss the three year conflict of what realistically they can achieve. >>> she's won in a quarter of a million. an afghan teenager celebrating after getting the highest mark. [ male announcer ] legalzoom has helped start over 1 million businesses. if you have a business idea, we have a personalized legal solution that's right for you. with easy ste

. >> preliminary election results show abdullah abdullah with 45% of the vote in afghanistan. we have this report on an alliance that could help him clinch the election. >> reporter: former rivals, now on the same side. rosul made the decision to support for national unity. >> we are supporting abdullah abdullah, not out of personal interest, but he shares the same hopes and aspirations that i have. . >> the former prime minister could gain from his endorsement. his decision secured him a place. as he was leaving we asked the man expected to be the next president if zalmai rassoul will be offered a role in the government. >> absolutely. it will be formed with our own team. we are part of one team, not his team, my team, that is over. we will form a future government. >> it's not just zalmay rassoul who benefits from the union. outgoing president hamid karzai could. he is constitutionally barred from a third-term in office and stayed publicly neutral in the election documents said zalmay rassoul received discreet backing from the president meaning hamid karzai is all but assure

abdullah abdullah. we have more from kabul. >> reporter: former rivals now on the same tied for abdullah abdullah. resul said he made the decision for the sake of national unity. >> we're supporting abdullah abdullah not out of personal interests but because he shares the same homes and aspirations that i have for afghanistan. >> reporter: the former foreign minister could gain considerably from his endorsement. political analysts say his decision has secured him a place in abdullah's inner circle. we ask if he'll offer resul a role in his government. >> absolutely. now we are part of one team. now it's his team-my team. that is over now. now from this point on we are one team and we will form the future government. >> reporter: it's not just, diplomats say that he said that hidipsupport for abdullah is abs close as one can get. >> yes, the current president is widely expected to win a new term. voters seem to have got behind the hard line she's taken with russia why the ukrainian crisis. the president

a very happy abdullah abdullah. he announcing that the two are joining together. >> rashul is endorsing his bid for the presidency. this is good for abdullah abdullah for a number of reasons. he is an inflew initial politician, served as foreign minister for a number of years before stepping down last year to run in this presidential vote. but it's the voters, the supporters that rashul can put behind abdullah abdullah that is making a game changer here he is from the south of the country. he is an ethnic pashtoon and abdullah abdullah is from the north. he is annethnic pajek. but his support is in the north. now that these two sides have joined, it's all but certain that abdullah abdullah will become the president of this country in this run-off vote which is expected sometime next month. >> all right. let's leave it there. thank you very much. >> still to come, we have got the sport including can mer sies ease make four consecutive grand prix runs? we will have the details shortly. >>> it's been nearly 70 years si

the former foreign minister abdullah abdullah won around 45% of the vote. that is quite a bit ahead of his opponent ashraf ghani. live to kabul, and al jazeera's correspondent. we now that there's going to be a presidential run-off to be held in june. >> that's right. this presidential run off, which is scheduled for the 14th of june - it has been scheduled. it, of course, as you point out, will pit abdullah abdullah against ashraf ghani. these are two very different candidates from two different parts of the country, and two different support bases. but the reality is that this - although the first round results, a big margin separating the two of them, this is expected to be a tight race. they are different candidates, different constituencies, and many are expecting that the run off will be tight. however, the electoral commission, which is organising the election has expressed concerns, and from a logistical point of view it will be challenging. they have to travel to well over 50 districts by plane, but the real concern is one of safety and security. t

abdullah on this trip. i suppose he could, but officials say one of the reasons he is not meeting with hamid karzai is that he wants to stay out of the afghan political situation, but abdullah has promised to implement the agreement. he is a front runner by a fairly wide margin, and i think what the folks here are waiting for is the june 14th runoff election after which i'm sure they would be happy to announce. abdullah has agreed to sign the deal. shannon. >> thank you for sticking around for extended coverage today. let's bring in fox news military analyst general tom macanearny. >> he didn't directly address the v.a. scandal. he did repeatedly say we have a sacred obligation to our wounded war wrorz and to our veterans and we're going to make sure that they're taken care of back home. that sounded like a reference to what the white house certainly cannot ignore. >> absolutely. there's no question about it. this has been a scandal, if you will, that is really, as you mentioned earlier, that it is bipartis

. >>> we have images of abdullah al-shami, since his rest in egypt last august. they were taken on saturday whilst he was transported to court. his detention was extended for 45 days. he's been on a hunger strike for 106 days and drunk only water since 16 march. taken before his arrest this picture shows him in normal health. he has lost more than a third of his wait. abdullah al-shami's colleagues have been marking his 26th birthday with a solidarity vige il. he's held without charge and denied access to a lawyer or medical treatment. >> al jazeera received an audio recording of abdullah al-shami speaking to reporters during a court hearing. egyptian police kept journalists at a distance so the recording is of poor galty. -- quality. thrive al jazeera english journalists have been detained in egypt, held for 129 days peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed are accused of false ing new and conspiring with the muslim brotherhood, declared a terrorist organization with egypt. al jazeera rejects all charges and demands their release. >>> the united state

this food has been supplied by supporters of the country's leading presidential candidate abdullah abdullahlunteers tried to distribute the meals in an ordinary way. as is the case at all distribution areas, scuffles broke out as people pushed their way to the front. the desperation here is easy to see. many have not had a hot meal in days and are worried that the food will run out before they get something to eat. overseeing the delivery of the aid is a member of parliament. she tells us that the government is doing its bet. >> we underit's very difficult, but we would like to bring - we will be here for more days to improve the people. the distribution committee will distribute the people to the most needy people. we have decided and hope it will improve. >> the chaos continued as more people forced their way forward. not everywhere here looking for food is directly affected by the landslide. men have come from neighbouring villages. people like ali, what the government calls an opportunist aid seeker, someone coming here knowing that supplies are available and taking whatever he can get.

. >>> well, abdullah is an assistant professor of history in qatar. thank you for making it into the studio. it seems like it is a foregone conclusion that will have a certain victory. put this into context for us. apart from his personality, what is driving his popularity. >> in many ways this harkens back not to the elections that we have seen in the last couple of years, in which there was a context, or symbolic elections that we have seen hosni mubarak win year after year throughout the three decades that he was in power. in that sense it's meant to legitimize a regime that came to power, using forceable oppression and violence and is trying to show there is many that feel uneasy about the revolution, an uneasy democratic revolution. destroying networks, things that were there from the hosni mubarak years. it's an attempt to reinstate those things by state's institutions like the security sector, all of whom ben fitted from the arrangements. >> let's make this clear, those who were against president mohamed mursi, the previous president were not n

abdullah abdullah and ashraf ghani failed to secure the 50% of the vote in the first round. since then more than 3,000 election staff accused of fraud have been fired. that has raised the stakes. this report from kabul. >> reporter: preparations for the presidential run-off are well under way. these workers are preparing the sealed ballot boxes for delivery to polling stations across the country. there's more than 12 million eligible voters, and coordinating votes across 34 provinces at 20,000 polling stations will be a logistical challenge. a political analyst warns that is not the least of it. >> the situation is predictable. as i state, we are hearing a lot of indications that they are going to disrupt the round. security may be the first and biggest challenge. >> last week the taliban begone a spring offensive, marking the start of the fighting season. the group threatened to disrupt the poll, describing it as fake. this man says he's confident that the vote will be held on time. >> organization in afghanistan, this election. but we know that probably the taliban and oth

the contest will be a run off between abdullah abdullah who scored 45% of the vote and the runner up,nce minister ghani. elections will be held in june. western combat troops are due to leave the country by the end of the year. >>> a chinese worker has been killed during another day of rioting in vietnam over beijing deployment. 90 were injured. >>> the captain and three senior crew members of a ferry that sank off south korea last month are charged with manslaughter. they're accused of abandoning ship telling the passengers to stay on board. 11 other crew members will also face charges of negligence. stay with us on bbc world news. still to come, we'll take you on a tour of the national september 11th memorial museum. stay with us. good job! still running in the morning? yeah. getting your vegetables every day? when i can. [ bop ] [ male announcer ] could've had a v8. two full servings of vegetables for only 50 delicious calories. two full servings of vegetables hey, razor. check this out. listen up, thunder dragons, it's time to get a hotel. we can save big on killer hotels with pri

. >> former rivals now on the same side in abdullah abdullah's bid for the presidency. he was endorsed. >> we are supporting abdullah abdullah for president because he shares the same hopes and aspirations as i ever for afghanistan. >> the former foreign minister who stepped down last year to take part in the poll could gain considerably from his endorsement. political analysts say his decision secured him a place in abdullah's inner circle. as he was leaving, we asked the man widely expected to be the next president if he will offer rasul a role in his government. >> of course the future government, we will form with our own team, with different teams. now we are part of one team. now it's not his team, my team, that is over now, now from this point on, we are form the government. >> it's not just rasul who benefits from the union. outgoing president karzai could, too. he has stayed publicly neutral in the election. diplomats said backing was received which means karzai is all but insured an insider in the future government. the support for abdullah from the north coul

this time president abdullah abdullah gol. he called for a re view on safety regulations after a did asker. >> one individual lost a huge pain for their family. this is felt by all of us. we face a huge devastation. we need to unite and face the pain and unity. >> in soma the long list of victims and grieving families are named over the municipalities address system. this town is dependent on coal mining that supplies the thermal power station. people here are eithering with emotion over safety questions. whether this will have app impact on the government is unclear. >> one of america's fears is coming true. syria's grautal civil war is on the verge of spilling over. there was a car explosion on the border. it killed 40, it did not involve government forces. one opposition group targeted another opposition group, trying to gain control of the border post. >> attorneys for three al jazeera journalists on trial say the prosecution has new unreasonable demands, wanting the defence to pay hundreds of thousands in fees to see the

abdullah elshamy is asking a medical report to document his poor health. >>> the turkish police have fired tear gas at demonstrators. ten people have been detained by police to be deployed in large numbers in anticipation. last year's campaign against plans to redevelop istanbul's turned into mass anti-government rallies. >> if you attempt to go there, i'm sorry, but our security forces have cleared orders. they'll do whatever is necessary from a to z. we will not go to the square like you did last summer. >> the defense has taken aim at the chinese government for its actions in the south seas. chuck hagel accused china of destabilizing the region. >> china has called the south china sea a sea of peace, friendship, and cooperation. and that's what it should be. but in recent months china has under taken destabilizing unilateral actions, asserting it's claims in the south china sea. we also oppose any effort by any nation to restrict over flight or freedom of navigation, whether for military or civilian vessels, from countries big or small. the united states will not look the other wa

abdullah al-shami's lawyer filed a third grievance to the attorney-general demanding his release and requires a medical report to document his poor health. >>> the nigerian military ruled out the use of force to retrieve girls kidnapped. the army says it has located the girls, but claims launching an offensive may get them killed. they were taken from their school in borno state by boko haram fighters in april. >> we know where the militants are, leave us alone, we are working. we'll get the girls back. when the president said we have al qaeda in we've ka, i believe -- we've ka -- west africa. >>> a sudanese woman sentenced to death has given birth to a baby girl. miriam was accused of abandoning is lame and marrying a christian. they have launched an appealment the judiciary will review the conviction. >>> e.u. heads of state are due to meet in brussels in the coming hours to discuss the results of european elections. there was a surge in support. francis hollande's party was beaten, saying the e.u. is too remote and complex. >> translation: i will reaffirm at the european council t

abdullah abdullah says he will approve the deal. the president said he was in the neighborhood, he thought he would drop by, actually they sneaked him out of the white house about midnight. he thanked the troops for their sacrifice, he said we'll know soon if some soldiers will stay behind to preserve the gaines others fought for. >> i'm going to have to mike some decisions in conjunction with the folks on the ground about how we manage to transmission, not just through the end of this year, but post 20423. we'll make the announcements fairly shortly. but i felt it was important that i check in face to face directly before those decisions were finally made. >> this is the president's fourth trip to afghanistan since taking office. the last one in 2012, came exactly a year after osama bin laden was killed. >> i want t go back now to the va scandal. what's the latest on the situation coming from the white house? >> the president's aids traveling with him on air force one say the scandal over veterans having to wait for medical care an

now, we are quite likely going to see afghani or abdullah abdullah, the two people in the runoff for june 14th fighting for the presidency, both pretty clear. they will sign that agreement very quickly indeed, unless something major changes their opinions there the window is open for the white house to keep troops there and thousands necessarily want. but as you suggested, that window for them taking everybody out may be increasingly wide. remember, actually, the last visit there, may 2012, he slipped in at night, made leaks from the afghans that he was coming, it wasn't much to of a secret, to see president karzai that relationship, to be honest, not particularly good. not even bothering to go to see him today at all, karzai, in the last weeks of his presidency certainly u at that previous visit two years ago, signed an agreement about future u.s. afghan, military and economic cooperation. it was a key day but the relationship soured so significantly since then. i think today certainly, we will hear more about the timing, the fact that june 14th is both the date of the afghan presid

abdullah al-shami has been on a hunger strike for four months and continues to refuse food. he confirms he's been put in solitary confinement where there has been attempts to force-feed him. the al jazeera letter has been sent to the u.s., french and british foreign ministers, as well as senior e.u. and u.n. figures. in it al jazeera lawyer cameron doherty wrote: >>> al jazeera is demanding the release of its other journalists who have been in prison in egypt for 144 days. the trial of peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed is set to resume on 22 may. they are accused of cop spiring with the muslim brotherhood -- conspiring with the muslim brotherhood. al jazeera rejects the charges. >>> the richest man broke his silence saying he supports the government. he ordered workers to protest against separatists. >> reporter: a siren sounded, steel workers gathered outside the factory, responding to a video message by the billionaire industrialist, calling on them to rally against pro-russian separatists. >> translation: is looting in cities and taking hostages a fight

just speculating, let's say that two of the main contenders for the presidency are abdullah abdullah, and afghani. my hunch is afghani would be interested in maintaining a strongly centralized state and abdullah abdullah would be more interested in the possibility of decentralization. i think -- and we can talk about more why that would be the case. but it's not clear to me that the path is fixed in one or the other. some people believe that there would have to be a constitutional amendment around this, other people say, no, there's room for maneuver here. but i think it is a central question for the next government about the extent to which decisions get made more in the provinces. the possibility, for example, might district governors be elected? might governors be able to have budgetary authority? might they be able to collect taxes? that would be a very different model, and it's hard for me to imagine that at least in the short term it won't be a loss for the president. in terms of power. so i'll leave it there. >> let me just comment on that briefly. i think that we tend to think

abdullah al-shami's lawyer filed a third grievance with the attorney-general demanding his release, and is requesting a medical report to document his poor health. >>> nijia's president goodluck jonathan is preparing to attend a meeting of west african leaders, after announcing a war against boko haram. tuareg separatists are on the agenda of a grouch of 15 -- group of 15 west african countries. >>> young men armed with machetes attacked a mosque. 11 were dead. a quarter of the population fled because of availables involving christian and muslim groups. we have this report. >> an act of revenge on the streets of bangui, young men tear apart a mosque in the central african republic. the previous day another part of the city. a christian church is attacked. armed men threw grenades and fired on the crowd. 11 killed, one is a priest. >> translation: we've had enough. the central african people have been massacred by the coalition, those that continued to be massacred by m.e.r.s.an ris. >> it has not stopped the violence between muslims and christians. >> we shed enough tears. it needs to s

a fourth sournal rift abdullah al-shami has been -- journalist abdullah al-shami has been detained since august and has been on hunger strike for over 100 days. >> this is unprecedented. a government going after a national news network for doing their work, and using terrorist-related charges to keep them in kust without evidence -- custody without evidence. >>> al jazeera rejects charges and demands the immediate and unconditional release from the government. it orders the egyptian government to take advantage of world press freedom day to free colleagues and journalist deprived of their freedom for doing theirons. >>> joining me on the set -- their jobs. >>> joining me on the set is peter townsend from the doha center of media freedom. let's start with our journalists, back in the dock for the 7th day. ironically it's world press freedom day. what are your expectations? >> we are hoping to see a better outcome than in other proceedings. some of the evidence shown has been, as you know... >> laughable. >>..laughable. yes. we are hopeful. the case has been dragging on. we are hoping ther

the president abdullah gol has been to the site. there has been scuffles between riot police and protesters. in istanbul they threw fire works and petrol bombs and police retaliated with what were called rubber pellets and smoke bombs. in ismaya they broke up the protest. caroline mall own joins us. it would appear it's a while since a survivor has been pulled out. how dangerous is it still, for those that need to go in, to pull out the bodies and make the mine safe? >> that's right. we understand it's dangerous for any rescue or retrieval of bodies operations in the mine behind us, reflected in the quite scope that we are seeing here today. as you mentioned the only occasion we see ambulances come from the scope bringing more dead bodies. most of the action that we have seen has been when there has been high up politician visits like that of president abdullah gol yesterday, bringing a level of resentment from some of the rescuers and miners and relatives. as the politicians visit. they get the feeling that the operations are stall

. >> in an interview with "france the afghan presidential candidate abdullah abdullah talks about the need for a responsible exit strategy by the americans. >> we are stressing upon as responsiblesue of exit. that is important because nobody would like to leave behind a can have thet potential to lead to the earlier .ituations still, there is time for working together and addressing these .hallenges what is expected is a responsible exit strategy. >> u.s. secretary of state john kerry has challenged whistleblower edward snowden to man up and come back to the united states. these comments come in the wake of an american television interview with snowden who described himself as a trained specializing in electronic surveillance. the 30-year-old now living in exile in russia reiterated that he had worked undercover for and national security agency. snowden handed over secret nsa documents to news outlets including "washington post" and "the guardian," and in another therview with "france 24," journalist who worked with snowden says questions need to be asked as to why such a high level s

we seem to be having communication problems with abdullah. we will try to get him back on the line a little later on. speaking to us from argo. as you can understand, the communication lines there would be very difficult after this landslide. >>> moving on to other news. seven international observers captured by separatist groups in eastern ukraine arrived in general assembly. the o.s.c.e. mission was detained in slovyansk for a week, along with five military officers. the release coming as the army sent troops into a second town in the east, in a fight against anti-government groups. >> there is significant ebb and flow in the pro-ukranian and pro-russian forces here in the east. there has, undoubtedly been success for the ukranian military operation, an anti-the terror operation happening to the north of donetsk where i am standing now. slovyansk, check points have been established around the town, ringing the whole city and controlling traffic in and out. that secured the release of the o.s.c.e. observers who had been held for more than a

no one got a majority but the runoff election is june 14th and the frowner in that race, abdullah abdullah has pledged to honor this agreement to keep several thousand u.s. troops in the country. now the cloud over this trip, of course, is the veterans administration scandal. a number of v.a. facilities hiding the actual wait times that vets were enduring before they were able to get medical care. the president trying to keep v.a. secretary eric shinseki on the job to fix the problem though there have been calls from a number of republicans and even some democrats for shin sec toe step down. the secretary announced earlier this weekend that vets -- some vets will be allowed to obtain health care at private facilities. the v.a. already spends around $4.8 billion to enable veterans to get care at private facilities. eric? >> wendell, thank you. we all owe a debt of gratitude on this memorial day weekend to each and every one of the service members we see behind brad. we thank them as a nation. wendell, of course, thank you. >>> meanwhile, the doctors are still in. we've all been there, feeli

abdullah has promised to fulfill that agreement. run off to be held june 14. defense experts say it's important to keep a limited number of troops in afghanistan to keep it from falling back in the problems that you see now in iraq, to keep the taliban from regaining control and to retain the authority of the central government. the cloud over this visit, that ambassador bolton was talking, is the scandal at the v.a. about some allegations hid the long time veterans were waiting for medical care. the president waiting for a report now from v.a. eric shinseki on how widespread the problem is and he's trying to keep shinseki on the job to fix the problem that even a number of republicans and even some democrats are saying the secretary should come down. the president saying they will allow vets to get care at private facilities in order to ease the demand on the v.a. system. in a statement yesterday secretary shinseki said he's enhancing the ability of some v.a. facilities so that veterans can get care sooner. arthel? >> indeed. thank

king abdullah is showing that kind of leadership.see that in the rest of the countries in the middle east. >> the pope is preaching religious tolerance. programs those leaders that you're talking about will get together and continue to try to share the sentiments and carry out that religious and christianity, everybody, some sort of unity around the world. let's hope for that, ambassador ray flynn, i appreciate your time. >> thank you. >> of course. >>> now back to the horrendous mass shooting at the university of santa barbara in southern california. so many of those victims apparently are young. now one of the family members of one of the victims is speaking out. richard martinez is the father of the 20-year-old student, his son christopher ross martinez was killed. here's what he said just a few moments ago. >> you don't think it will happen to your child until it does. chris was a really great kid. ask anyone who knew him. his death has left our family lost and broken. >> there is heartbreak and horror and tears in this country t

this food has been supplied by supporters of the leading presidential candidate abdullah abdullah. volunteers tried to distribute the meals in an orderly way. as is the case at nearly all aid distribution areas, scuffles broke out as people pushed to the front. >> the desperation here is easy to see. many haven't had a hot meal in days and are worried that the food will run out before they get something to eat. >> overseeing the delivery of the aid is a member of parliament. she tells us the government is doing its level. >> we would like to establish a system. we'll be here to try to improve the system. there's a distribution committee who needed - who are the needy people. >> the chaos continued as more people forced their way forward. not everyone here looking for food is directly affected by the landslide. many came from neighbouring villages, people like this, an opportunist aid seeker. someone that came to the district, knowing supplies are available and taking whatever he can get. >> translation: i'm poor. these people that suffered in the landslide are my brothers, but i ne

also heard one more version about why the princes are imprisoned in total king abdullah has had thirty wives and fathered thirty children the mother of the imprisoned daughter says they are victims of a power struggle within a large family of a saudi king. i wish i know what that why he's doing i'm divorced and he finds a chance for. his son's death from the team behind otherwise encourage them to do it because for girls educated beautiful out of the way for other sisters tool to show in society to fall in and the king has other daughters present him as a reason why is that your daughter is in particular that are the ones in this situation you know i told you journalists he was encouraged to do to do that by the house rather specially in the pub and sees. this is paying his sisters to be something. in the in the government in the future and they want the father to take those although he has the reason i'm divorced so there's no one to just protect them or that is the father no it's not try so i'm far away we see them occasionally so now after the break our military hardware built for o

>> abdullah elshamy [indiscernible] >> we are losing you. >> can you hear me now?>> yes. >> he is a correspondent for al jazeera who was arrested when thetary and police raided pro-morsi sitting in cairo. [indiscernible] he began a hunger strike in january. his health has seriously deteriorated. november him once in . his conditions were very draconian. i saw him in the courthouse and the defendant's cage where he was packed into a room much too small for the number of prisoners and in the sweltering heat of egypt. there were only given water for an hour a day. he is searcy starting to feel the effects of the hunger strike. last week, he was taken -- >> we have 30 seconds. >> he was put into solitary confinement. his family says the prison administration is trying to break his hunger strike. there are three al jazeera journalists also held. >> i want to thank you for being kudos -- sharif abdel kouddous. fitzgerald, based in libya. when we come back, we're going south to chile to hear about a young activist who burned what looks like something like $500 million wor

abdullah abdullah and ashraf ghani are the two ganned kates, neither -- candidates, neither securing 50%. since then 3,000 election staff have been fired because they were accused of fraud. we have this report from the african capital. >> reporter: preparations for afghanistan's presidential run-off are well underway. these workers are preparing to seal ballot bombs for delivery to polling stations across the country. there are more than 12 million voters for the june 14th pole, and cord noting the poll at 24,000 polling stations will be a huge challenge. this political analyst warns it is not the least of it. >> the situation is unpredictable. as i say, we are hearing a lot of indications that taliban will disrupt this round, security may be the first and biggest challenge. >> last week the taliban began a spring offensive, marking the start of the fighting season. the group dlatenned to -- threatened to disrupt the poll, describing it as fake. we speak for the election, and they are confident the vote will be held on time. >> the option for the afghan people, organization and afgha

we also heard one more version about why the princesses are imprisoned in total king abdullah has had thirty wives and fathered at least thirty eight children and the mother of the imprisoned daughters says they are victims of a power struggle within the large family of the saudi ruler. a find a chance for. his sons are definitely behind he was encouraged to do it to do about buying a house rather special in the pub and. this is playing to his sister to be something in and the government in the future and they want the father to hate those girls although he has reason i'm divorced so there's no one to just protect them or that of the father no let's not try so i'm far away we see them occasionally. are still to come here with the international austerity terrible toll . before the end of the day. the pain they feed desperate for work and security an increasing number of greeks have taken their own lives faced with the pressure of financial disaster. and a second chance for those who always dreamed of becoming an astronaut project mas one has plans to put people on the red planet and ca

. >>> abdullah al shammy has been on hunger strike fo and has losa third of his body weight. >>> an assessmenthow it treats its migrant workers. it will host the world cup and that will draw attention to how it athlete treats its workers. first, conditions at workers camps. they're called squalor and cramped. and it's difficult to change jobs or leave the country without an exit permit. and amnesty international said a number of domestic maids are physically and sexually abused by their employers. michael stevens is the deputy director of the royal united services institute in qatar. he said it's too early yet to see if any real improvements are being made. >> certainly we've not seen any substantive legal changes here. we hope that those are coming, and we hope the government is working along with human rights organizations and the u.n. as well. i think there are top policymakers, and i think they feel hurt by the criticism that has come their way. some of these legislations and ideas take a while to filter down to the bottom, and actually the implementation phase is more complicated, and the

international also heard one more version about why the princesses are in prison in total king abdullah has had thirty why some father did least thirty eight children the mother of the imprisoned daughters they are victims of a power struggle within the large family of the saudi root. a friend the chance for . his sons are definitely behind he was to courage to do to do that by half brothers specially in the pub and. who are up like this is his sister to be something. in in the government in the future and they want the father to take those girls although he has reason i'm divorced so there's no one to just protect them or there is the father no it's not try so i'm far away we see them occasionally. it's r t international she was barred from the local supermarkets and drug stores in her hometown in pennsylvania but now the wheels of justice a turning in favor of anti fracking activist vera scroggins restrictions on where she can go have now been relaxed by the state sees that marina portnoy are now reporting on how the outspoken campaign has been fighting back. you can see the equipment

king abdullah is, what, 90 something? >> i don't know exactly. >> the revolution that took place in the middle east in tunisia, libya, egypt, some think it has gone from the spring to the winter, it has said, in some places. how secure are the monarchies in the middle east? >> i will tell you one thing. a monarchy is not 100% secure. i always say that i have my one theory. every king, every emir, every ruler, they know the pulse of the seat more than the ex-president anywhere else because he cared about his family. he cared about his monarchy. he wanted his son to stay in power and he wants his generation to stay in power. they are trying to communicate with the people more. are they doing everything right? no. are they doing everything excellent? no. can they do better? yes. if you compare what happened in countries like the gcc monarchies, where they have the wealth, if you compare it with other countries in the middle east with oil, agriculture, water, civilization, population. you see where they are and where we are,

jeanne saudi arabia king abdullah is daughters used to live a life of royal opulence they lived in a sumptuous multi-million dollar palace with our own personal hell i pods money was of no concern and they went on a regular shopping trips as well as holidays in luxury ski resorts but all that was taken from them thirteen years ago when their father ordered them to be locked up for good and today they live in isolation and claim the king is refusing them food earlier my colleague andrew farmer got a firsthand account of the situation from two of the princess's. we are having. far. over the last few weeks you have had a lot of international exposure about your fate do you sense that that is helping your children were both where. i'm from. everyone in the wires and. human rights organization come out and actually hold. your current. the reasons for keeping the princess's part as bound remains a mystery one of the most widely held series is that they're being punished for supporting women's rights it's been a longstanding issue that with government crackdowns on activists reported on a r

abdullah al-shami has been held without charge and denied access to a lawyer or medical treatment since august. and has been on a hunger strike for 105 days. abdullah al-shami decried his conditions saying it's documented that i'm an strike: >> al jazeera rejects all charges and continues to demand the unconditional release staff. >>> time to see what is trending on the web. >>> this case plays out like a movie. 14 years ago a clerical error gave a gaol-bound missouri man a second chance. monday a circuit chance gave him a third. in 2000 then 23-year-old cornelious mike anderson was sentenced to 13 years in prison for armed robbery. due to a clerical area, he was never contacted to report to gaol. the missouri department of the corrections thought he was already there. cornelious mike anderson spent the next 13 years turning his life around. he became a skilled carpenter, started a contracting business, got married and had kids. last july when he would have been due for release, the courts realised the error and the swat team arrested the father of four at his om. a change.org petition

. >>> a video has been leaked al jazeera arabic abdullah al-shami. it was leaked. he has been on a hunger strike for 114 days. two days ago it leaked past the authorities, asked him to transfer to a hospital. the 26-year-old may be close to dying. he's been in custody without being charged since august of last year. abdullah al-shami says he asked for independent doctors. >> i have reached 106 days of the hunger strike, to hold the egypt shop government and judiciary - it's my responsibility i, if anything happens to me... ". >> three others have been held in egypt for 130 days, peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed. they are accused of conspiring with the outlawed muslim brotherhood. al jazeera rejects all the charges and demands their immediate release. >>> there are tough laws in the united states banning children from buying tobacco product, and what the country does not have are regulations preventing them working in tobacco field, exposing kids to nicotine poisoning. we have more from our correspondent, from the hart of the tobacco industry. >>

at the same time there are a lot of saudis will believe that king abdullah has. actually reformed so he talked at some point about allowing so do women to vote but things are extremely slow the mother of the imprisoned daughters say they are victims of a power struggle within the saudi rulers large family of thirty eight children. and the chance for. his sons this from the team behind he was encouraged to do to do that by half brothers question in the pub and. up like this is his sisters to be something. in and the government in the future and they want the father to pay those girls although he has these an un divorce so there's no one to just protect them or that is the father know let's not try so i'm far away we see them occasionally the ukase booming cocaine habit is leaving its traces in the water supply according to a new study. water experts say the contamination levels pose no threat to human health but show the drug is more widely used than ever before for more on the story r t v dot com. also there are new york police department recruits of muslims from

among those abdullah al-shami, the al jazeera arabic journalist who has been on hunger strike for weeks and lost more than 30 kgs. it is a breach. human rights. i see into better occasion than today to remind the world about the plight of the men and that there are dozens of reported reporters and citizen journalist in prison. they are prisoners of conscience. the world will be watching closely. . >>> journalists held for 126 cases, here is stefanie dekker with more on the deteption of our cole -- detention of our colleagues. >> reporter: their seventh appearance in court ended like all the others - bail denied. mohamed fadel fahmy was briefly allowed out of the caming to address the judge -- cage to address the judge u and tried to explain that journalists need to explore all sides of a journey. >> translation: for me communication with the muslim brotherhood, the wasat party or the naerty or anyone else is something routine for me. i work hard to get an interview with an officer, i work hard to reach my sources. that is what journalists do. >> saturday is world press freedom day, our

just speculating let's say that to the main main contenders for the presidency are abdullah abdullah and ashkan ghani. between the two of them with the ashram gandhi would be interested in maintaining a strongly centralized state and abdul up to love would be more interested in the possibility of decentralization. we can talk more about why that would be the case. it's not clear to me that the path is fixed in one direction or the other. some people believe there would have to be a constitutional amendment around this. other people say there is room for maneuver here but i think it is a central question for the next government about the extent to which decisions that made the possibility for example might governments be allowed did? might governors be able to have budgetary authority? might they be able to collect taxes? and it's hard for me that at least in the short-term it wouldn't be a loss for the president. i will leave it there. >> to comment on that reflate a think week tend to think of government as having, as an institution that should divide accountable services to the peo

among those freedom fighters is abdullah al-shami. the al jazeera arabic correspondent who has been on hunger strike for weeks and lost more than 30 kilograms. his detention for almost nine months without even standing treatment is:. >> i see no better occasions than today to remind the world about the plight of these men, and that there are dozens of respected local egyptian reporters and citizen journalists suffering in prison awaiting trial. >> journalism is not a kim. >> they are prisoners of conscience. . >> journalists held for 126 days. here is stefanie dekker with more on the detention of our colleagues. >> reporter: their seventh appearance in court ended like all the others - bail denied. mohamed fadel fahmy was briefly allowed out of the caming to address the judge -- cage to address the judge, and tried to explain that journalist need to explore all sides of a story. >> translation: for me communication with the muslim brotherhood, the wasat party or the naerty or anyone else, this is something -- naerty or anyone else, th