jennifer glasse, al jazeera, afghanistan. >> police in texas have arrested three suspects following ahoot-out between rival biker gangs in waco. it broke out in a restaurant and spilled over into a nearby parking lot. police say what began as a punch-up ended up with 18 people injured. >> u.s. rail company amtrak is to reserve train services between philadelphia and new york on monday. the service was did zuptd last week. a special service was held in philadelphia in memory of those who lost their lives. >> kayaks has lined seattle in protest against all exploration in the arctic. activists warn there will be disastrous consequences for the environment. erica wood. >> joining in protest against the polar pioneer, the first of royal dutch shell's two rigs planning to send to the arctic the company says the region has about 13% of the world's undiscovered oil and much more of its gas. shell has been push to go drill off of the northern coast of alaska for years. a week ago, u.s. president barack obama gave his authorization. there is still some smaller permits yet to be approved. it's e

afghanistan. it was televised live and the first time police were prosecuted. there were some irregularities. not all the accused had defense lawyers. each was given a chance to speak for themselves. some of the most prominent murderers, identifiable from the slaying have not been caught. those in court to watch the case say they are disappointed with the trial and verdicts. >> it was a political gate. it was designed how to con people's mind to say she was killed. and the court in afghanistan is going to give death penalty, that would be perfect politically for them. the murder shocked afghanistan. many hoped it would spark a change in the justice system. it was said that offenses were too light and not all the killers have been brought to justice. >> this street has been named in her memory. after a public trial, there's no certainty that her murder will change afghan attitudes about justice or violence to women >>> now, to south-east asia and a humanitarian crisis at sea. the foreign ministers of thailand indonesia and malaysia are meeting to discuss a flood of refugees thousands arrived b

. >>> 11 afghanistan police officers have been found guilty and, four men have been sentenced to death for murdering the woman and some are questioning the fairness of warmth on in the courtroom. >>> the judge said police failed to help her, and the mob beat her in broad-daylight and that and their fair your to carry out police duties 11 to a year in jail and nine others were set free. >>> investigating this case, and now, it is in keeping with the constitution and police law. they know their rights. >>> this was the second-round of verdicts in the first four men got the death penalty and eight others 16 years in prison. >>> 18 others were free for lack of evidence, and all can appeal. the court case is unique, for its openness, and televised live and, it's the first time police have been publicly prosecuted and also some irregularities. >>> not all had defense lawyers and instead each was given a chance to speak for himself. some of of the most prominent have haven't been caught. >>> those in court to watch the case say they are digs appoint he. >>> it was a political case, it was des

also in afghanistan, 11 police officers were sentenced for failing to prevent the brutal killing of aoman falsely accused of burning a quran. jennifer glasse has more from kabul. >> reporter: the judge said police failed to help the woman as a mob beat her in brood daylight in kabul. in that meant 11 were sentenced to a year each in jail. nine other policemen were set free. >> translator: after thoroughly investigating the documents in this case the judicial decision announced is in keeping with the constitution and police law, the officers know their rights and have been given time for defense. >> reporter: this was the second round of verdicts. in the first four men got the sdaet penalty and eight others 16 years each in prison. all of the defendants can app meal. the court case is unique in afghanistan for its openness. it was televised live and it is the first time police have been publicly prosecuted. not all of the accused had defense lawyers. instead each was given a chance to speak for himself. the woman's family says some of the most prominent murders easily identifiable from

none of the people were foreigners, none from afghanistan. police say taliban attackers stormed that hotel as it was hosting a party, and opened fire. the u.s. citizen killed has not been identified. a british citizen, an italian, four people from india have been confirmed dead. >>> jury deliberations continue to decide the fate of the boston marathon bomber. jurors are deciding whether dzhokhar tsarnaev should live out the rest of his life in prison, or if he should be put to death. during closing arguments, prosecutors called tsarnaev a remorse-free terrorist, but the defense argues he deserves a chance at redemption. this is the same jury that convicted tsarnaev last month. by now they have experienced work with each other. because of that, legal experts say they will likely be able to reach a decision very soon. >>> a former san francisco political consultant charged with possessing and distributing child pornography is due back in court next month. enrique pierce pled not guilty yesterday to six felon gnu charges. now, he was taken back into cu

. >> in afghanistan, 19 police men and seven soldiers have been killed in a taliban attack. taliban gunmen surrounded police headquarters. heavy fighting is ongoing, and the district police chief says the gunmen have captured most of the area. >> it's been a year since the indian prime minister narendra modi claimed a landslide election victory, promising to bring in reforms that would reposition india was a global power. as reported some voters say little has changed. >>> a year ago an indian government came to power, promising to clean up the country's politics, and its neighbourhood. not much has changed in this community in the heart of new dehli. despite optimism at the ballot box, life is as hard as it was 12 months ago. >> translation: i don't know why i voted. what's the use. we are so poor we have nothing. no one helps us we are sick and have no one to turn to. >> before his first day in office the prime ministered tackling the indian sanitation crisis would be the top priority. >> looking around the neighbourhood, it's easy to see why voters are just as disenchante

against police brutality in baltimore and ferg an alan fisher explains. >> reporter: after 14 years the usa is wiping down its foreign wars but so much of the equipment used in iraq and afghanistanrican streets. in ferguson when the death i've young black man sparked protests armored trucks flanked by camouflaged heavily-armed police officers was the response. it opened the debate about the militarization of the police and had the president questioning how far things had gone. >> there is a big difference between our military and our local law enforcement and we don't want those lines blurred. >> reporter: under a pentagon program known as 1033 equipment and gear no longer wanted by the military is passed on to the police. for example alabama has nine grenade launchers from 2006 until june last year, among the military equipment that has been passed on to america's police forces includes 432 mine resistent ambush protected armored vehicles. 435 other armored vehicles. more than 44,000 night vision pieces, 533 planes and helicopters and almost 94,000 machine guns capable of firing in sustains bursts. >> the idea that on you are police officers are armed like this are problematic.

not from afghanistan. now, policel and opened fire while a party was taking place. we don't yet know the name of the u.s. citizen who was killed. also, among the dead a british citizen, an italian and four people from india. >>> 8:06. also new this morning livermore police are looking for a gunman who fired at an officer early this morning. police were called to a reported shooting in the area of chestnut and north first streets just before 1 a.m. an officer approached the suspicious man at the scene. police say without provocation he fired several shots at the officer who was able to duck into his patrol car to avoid the gunfire. police set up a perimeter, but so far the gunman has not been caught. >>> a group of suspects accused of defrauding a cell phone store is now charged with trying to run over a mountain view police officer. police tweeted a photo of the scene last night at grant park plaza shopping center. the officer was responding to a complaint at an at&t store. the situation escalated and police say the s

. >>> taliban gunmen are attacking a police head quarter? southern afghanistanicemen and seven soldiers have already been killed in the siege. the district police chief has appealed for immediate help from the afghan government. our jennifer glasse joins us live now from kabul on what is happening there. jennifer. >> reporter: richelle, there is fighting actually in many places in afghanistan today. the interior ministry tells us that there is fighting in three did districts in helman province that take you said where the taliban forces got in and attacked at least -- captured at least three army checkpoints and surrounded the district headquarters. the interior ministry says reinforcements have been sent in. but the phones there appear to be down. usually basically around afghanistan they use cell phones the phones there appear to be down so would he don't have the latest on what's happening there in helman province. other mayors have been attacked also. but in just the laughed hour. in the last hour a suicide bomber attacked a court. he and two other a side bo

al-shabab claims to have killed some kenya police officers and keep it here and the rest of the news taliban gunmen attacking headquarters in southern afghanistan3 police and 7 soldiers have been killed in the siege in the province and the district police chief appealed for immediate help from the afghan government. the first hearing has ended in the trial of a "washington post" journalist in iran and the first day of jason rezaian's trial was behind closed doors and absence of the family and is charged with filing and cooperating with the governments and iran says the law must take its course. may are continuing the task of exhuming trafficking victims from shallow graves in the jungle. on monday they removed body parts from the site in the northern malaysia state and 139 graves were discovered in a grave that is by thailand and they called for help to solve the migrant crisis and we have been to the jungle camps in the state. >> reporter: malaysia police have begun to exume graves close to the thai border and now police today took us to an area a burial site which they say has 37 suspected graves and the forensic team was there digging up one

. >>> gunmen have stormed a building in afghanistan's capital. police and special forces are at at scene as they push into. guesthouses and hotels. what can you tell us so far? >> well, i'm standing here in what is normally a major thoroughfare and it's eerily quiet here. dozens of forces here including this criminal response unit where they believe four gunmen have gone in. i live not far from here. we heard gunfire. it's very quiet right now. there are forces on the scene. it's unclear what the strategy is. officials have told us that foreigners have gotten out of the guesthouse. it's unclear how they got out. we heard two gun blasts. it seems like it's very much a seize mentality no fighting going on, but a very tense situation here. >> so i'm guessing at the moment we don't know if people are staying in these guesthouses if they're being held. i know that you say that some of them have managed to get out? >> it is home to both afghans and foreigners. it's a time when people are re reaxing. many people are off. if is are a guesthouse. and definitely

. >>> the gunman surround a police compound in afghanistan after killing 19 police officers and 7 soldiers in an ongoing siege. the insurgents moved within 65 feet of the compound after seizing police vehicles and weapons and blocking roads out of the nazad district. the police chief now calling on the government for an immediate response while speaking with reporters by phone from inside the compound. >> an australian mother has reportedly abandoned her two children to go and move to syria and join isis. 26-year-old jazz mean milanova left her children with a friend to pick up a new car and never returned. her ex-husband got a note saying she is in syria. one of the former friends saying the jihadi bride recruiter might have on vinced her to join isis. >> prim mine ster tony abbott announcing plans to pass the law that would give the government power to strip the citizenship of any one suspected of terrorism even without a conviction. there are more than 100 australians that are suspected to be fighting with isis. it law would help keep them out of australia. >> back at home the field of

. >>> taliban gunmen are attacking a police headquarters in southern afghanistan. 13 policemen and sevendiers have already been killed in the siege in the helmand province, the district police chief has appealed for immediate help from the afghan government. jennifer glasse has more from kabul. >> reporter: afghan officials tell us that fighting going on in three areas of helmand province in southern afghanistan afghanistan. the standoff has been particularly difficult going on for many hours the taliban taking at least three army checkpoints and surrounding the district headquarters. at least 20 army and police have been killed so far in that attack. local officials have called for reinforcements and the interior ministry say they have sent them but it's hard to get updates from there because the phone system apparently seems to be down in that area. examine that's just the late nest the series of attacks there is a siege going on in kandahar where two gunmen or top of a roof. they are surrounded by afghan forces. they have killed one woman so far. in another province, we saw four suici

. >>> taliban gunman are attacking a police headquarters in southern afghanistan, 13 policemen and seveners have already been killed in this siege and that is in helman province and the police chief appealed for immediate help from the afghan government and jennifer glasse has more from kabul. >>> fighting going on in three areas in southern afghanistan and in nalzod the standoff has been difficult for many hours and the taliban taking at least three army checkpoints and surrounding the district headquarters and at least 20 army police have been killed so far in the attack and local officials called for reenforcements and say they sent them but it's hard for updates from them because the phone system seems to be down in that area, that is the latest in the attacks and in kandahar two gunmen are on a roof and surrounded by afghan forces and killed one woman so far in the province. we saw four suicide gunmen attack the local courts, they have been killed along with two policemen killed in the attack and northern afghanistan and the fight there continues with sporadic clashes there between

taliban fighters attacked police checkpoints in southern afghanistan this morning. the taliban has launched a number of attacks across the country since late april. >>> author and activist gloria steinem was among 30 women who crossed the korean demilitarized zone or kdz in this bus early today. part of an observeens of international womens disarmament day. they originally planned to walk crews the area but instead the -- across the area but instead the bus took them across. the activists are calling for reuniconviction and peace between -- reunification and peace between north and south korea. >>> in ireland, a big victory. ireland is the first nation to legalize same-sex marriage. [ wild cheers ] >> the referendum vote was a victory passing with support from 62% of voters. ireland is the first country in the world to utilize the popular vote to grant gays and lesbians the trite marry each other -- the legal right to marry each other. >>> move back move back. >> tensions flared overnight in cleveland when protesters took to the streets to to speak out against the a

. >>> police in afghanistan have responded to a an attack on a guest house pop player with international visitors, it happened overnight in an upscale kabul neighborhood where several em bass is are located. police have surrounded the building and gunfire has been heard in the area. no one has claimed responsibility. earlier this month taliban fighters attacked another guest house in kabul killing 14 people. nine of them foreigners, including one american. >>> a blistering, dangerous heat wave has much of i india in its grip. officials say more than 750 people have died. on monday, some areas in eastern india recorded temperatures as high as 117 degrees. the hot dry conditions are being made worse by winds blowing in from pakistan. officials say the intense heat is expected to continue for another two days. >>> more than 100,000 u.s. taxpayers have just had their old tax returns stolen. who the i.r.s. suspects is behind the hack and how they did it. >>> also the fight for free an american reporter month faces years in an iranian prison as his trial begins in teheran. >>> president obama

in afghanistan, 49 suspects, including 19 police officers, were put on trial today in connection withhe mob killing of an afghan woman. the 27-year-old woman was beaten, kicked and then set on fire as several policemen reportedly looked on. the case drew national attention after the attack was captured on a mobile phone and distributed online. today's court proceedings were televised nationally in afghanistan. and prince william and kate middleton are the new parents of a baby girl. the unnamed newborn was delivered shortly after 8:30 in the morning local time in london and weighed in at eight pounds and three ounces. the princess is the fourth in the line to the throne behind her grandfather, prince charles; her father, prince william; and her 21-month-old older brother, prince george. >> sreenivasan: something different tonight. we're going to use most of our remaining time to offer you a detailed look at life in one of the poorest sections of baltimore. our focus is sandtown/winchester-- the impoverished neighborhood where there was rioting this past week following the death of fre

afghanistan. the taliban is claiming responsibility for a car bombing in the capital. afghan police say the attack earlier today killed at least one person and left 18 wounded. investigators say a suicide car bomber targeted a european union police vehicle near the main airport. the taliban has launched a wave of attacks across afghanistan since the drawdown of most foreign troops last year. >>> the u.s. is digging through reams of intelligence it gathered during a daring and deadly raid on isis. take a look at this animation. it shows the u.s. army's delta force as it flew into eastern syria friday night into saturday morning. about two dozen commandos tried to take abu saief alive. but he apparently resisted capture and was killed. officials say he was in charge of the militant group's oil and gas operations, which used to be its main money making tool. pentagon correspondent barra starr has more. >> president obama personally authorized the mission, sending army delta force commandos deep into eastern syria. their target? to capture a man the u.s. believes is a top operative in i

. >>> taliban fighters in afghanistan killed 26 police officers and afghan soldiers.k started before dawn. a taliban stronghold due to the profitableopian that is grown -- profitableope yum that is grown there. >>> former israeli prime minister ordered to serve 8 months in prison. he was found guilty of illegally accepting money from u.s. supporter. the decision caps a down fall of the man who hoped to work out a peace agreement a few years ago. it comes in addition to a six year prissant sentence last year -- prison sentence last year. >>> business is taking its local flavor across the pacific. blue bottle coffee opened in japan. the first store outside the united states and it has been a big success. in some cases people are actually waiting in -- actually waiting in four hour lines. they operate 17 cafes in the bay area, new york and los angeles. last year they raised $26 million to expand outside the united states. >>> detectives in las vegas are investigating the death of b.b. king after family members accused business associates of killing him. he died after yea

. >>> a taliban gunmen are tacking a police headquarters in southern afghanistan. 13 policemen and 7 iers have already been killed in the siege in hellmann province the district police chief has appealed for immediate help from the afghan government. >> reporter: afghan officials tell us fighting is going on in three areas of hellmann's province. in one area the standoff has been particularly difficult, going on for many hours, the taliban taking at least three army check on its and surrounding the district headquarters, at least 20 army and police have been killed so far. local officials have called for reinforcements and the interior ministry says they have sent them. the phone system seems to be down in the area. there's a siege going on in kandahar where two gunmen are on top of a roof they are surrounded by afghan forces. they have killed one woman so far. in another province we saw four suicide gunmen attack the local courts. they have been killed along with two policemen killed in that attack. and in northern afghanistan, the fighting continues there are sporadic attacks there.

george clooney tells us about married life and his plans to help the people of syria. 11 police officers in afghanistane been sentenced to one year in prison for their role in the death of a woman falsely accused of burning the koran. david lloyd reports for us. david: we returned to the shrine where she was killed on a friday, and at about the same time. this is what it must've been like. it took one word from a man to come and beat her to death. >> what is happening in the square rallying to an event influenced by her death. a drama that feels like a battle for the future of the soul of afghanistan. the outpouring of support started when women carried her coffin to the grave. some are saying that islam should not the and national religion, it should be a secular state. >> they're using islam to oppress people. to keep them silenced. they are stopping people from reaching a democracy. david: the gathering of islamic clerics and scholars are fighting back. they think they are losing influence and they see their authority draining away to the media. on one side you have responsibility to your office and

afghanistan. >>> and we follow a police patrol trying to route out human trafficking operations. ♪ ♪ >>> hello againp stories here on al jazeera, at least 40 people have been killed as they tried to leave the yemeni port city of aden. houthi shells struck the boat they were on. meanwhile houthi fighters have continued to shell the saudi border town to the northwest of yemen. >>> israel's prime minister is struggling to form a new government after a former ally withdrew his support. benjamin netenyahu has until the end of the day to secure the eight seats his needs to form a coalition. >>> and a judge in afghanistan has sentenced four men to death for killing a woman wrongly accused of burning the quran. >>> nearly a million people are displayed because of the fighting in afghanistan. they are among 38 million people forcibly displaced within their own countries. we'll hear from the council in just a moment but first let's hear from jennifer glasse. >> reporter: this person came to afghanistan six years ago. fighting forced him out of his village. >> translator: at least we are safer here there is no

police department declining to comment. >> that was abc's alex perez reporting. >>> officials in afghanistan say at least ten police officersd in a taliban assault. the fighters attacked ten police officers in the volatile south. three checkpoints have been captured by the taliban. the group has launched the a number of attacks across afghanistan. >>> women activists have been denied the chance to walk across the demill -- demilitarized zone across south korea. they were turned down, but allowed to crosby bus. this year marks the 70th anniversary of the division into two separate countries. >>> ireland has become the first county in the world to legalize same-sex marriage by popular vote. it was considered an landslide with 62% of voters saying yes to same-sex marriage. its a surprising margin of victory for gay rights in a mostly conservative catholic nation. 20 years homosexuality was illegal in ireland. >>> a fight to the bitter end between chicago and anaheim. we have a highlights of the late double overtime game. >> we have more on the leak from the pipeline in california that left a sheen on the water. >>> plus, meteo

police are investigating exactly what led up to the crash. >>> new this morning, overseas officials in afghanistan a taliban assault has left at least ten police officers dead. taliban fighters attacked police checkpoints in southern afghanistan this morning. the taliban has launched a number of attacks across the country since late april. >>> author and activist gloria steinem was among 30 women who crossed the korean demilitarized zone early today, part of an observance of international women's disarmament day. they originally planned to walk across the area. instead, the bus took them across the dmz. they're calling for reunification and peace between north and south korea. >>> thousands of people gathered in california yesterday for a vigil in honor of the six students killed there last year. about 7,000 blue lights were given out to students in isla visit a. there was also an open mic portion. elliot roger killed six and injured more than a dozen others before committing suicide last year. after the rampage near the college campus police found him dead in a car with a self-inflicted gunshot w

afghanistan. family members peppered livermore police with questions about the ongoing investigation into the crash. >> i will stay here and answer questions until everybody's questions are answered but the gathering and the reason for being here today is to make sure that the family is the focus of attention. >> we all want answers, you know. and we all want to help. >> it is broken. it is a broken family. >> reporter: jones is scheduled to be back in court later this month. meanwhile, the family says funeral services for them will be held in keyside on monday. life in livermore christian hartnet, kpix 5. >> no criminal charges have been filed yet because prosecutors are still reviewing the case. >>> the weekend closure of the san mateo bridge is creating some traffic troubles around the bay area. caltrans closed the bridge to put on a new road surface. as they have take an lot of wear and tear over the years. and this is the first time since the bridge opened, the road bed is getting some care. >> it is the original surface from 1967. so just like with anything, in time, it is 50 years old, it is

and an afghan police chief in northern afghanistan is asking for reinforcements to fight the taliban.19 police and seven soldiers were killed during a siege in the helmund province. a truck bomb killed and wounded others. exploding at the gate to a dwoft compound. dash cash to a government compound. the white house is making it clear it supports iraq in the fight against isis. joe biden speaking with iraq's prime minister and welcoming the decision to mobilize more troops. and a fast-moving fire kills 38 people at a rest home in central china. another six were injured and 51 people live at that home. tire officials don't know what ignited the fire, but are launching an investigation. i'm kelly wright. now back to "red eye." for all of your headlines go to fox news.com. are you watching the most powerful name in news. fox newschannel. they remember the private conversations i have while driving with my wife, emily. and for that i am grateful. the point being i know a thing or two about the frustrations of air travel. i do. it comes as no surprise that one man about to fly from charlott

at about the same time in northern afghanistan hundreds of taliban fighters fighting afghan soldiers and policeand the civilians are caught in the middle. >> our entire village has fell into the hands of the taliban. >> there are no displaced candies in this city so people have moved in with relatives and friends. some living 20 to a room. local officials say no aid has arrived yet. the united nations anticipate 150,000 more afghan also become displaced in their own country this year. where there is conflict, there is displacement. >> reconstruction work is underway in nepal following the earthquake that has killed more than 7600 people. in the historic town workers have started the major task of saving buildings before further ruin. nearly 200 heritage sites throughout the country have been damaged about work is going on to restore essential services to restore power and water supplies. officers leave the group may have been plotting target mosques in centers used by people. >>> investigators believe that the germany co-pilot that crashed the germany germanwings plane into the alps had practic

do that there could be a major crackdown later in the week >>> in afghanistan the taliban attacked seven checkpoints killing it 10 police officers in the south. two posts in sanguine and helmand have been captured. the checkpoints are regular targets, and are often poorly manned. after decades of war, afghanistan is facing an energy crisis. the end of n.a.t.o. and fuel subsidies made the situation worse. jennifer glasse has more from kandahar. >> this job feeds his family of 12. he thinks he won't have a problem. >> we have eight hours of electricity a day. we used to have 24. there were 100 working here, now there's 12. >> reporter: mohammed said losing his job could force him to be a fighter for the taliban or turn to crime. anything to make money. businesses get eight hours of power a day, residents four. two hours at a time. kandahar struggles more than other cities in afghanistan. there are sporadic outages in other places, residences and people have full-time pow, because the capital has access to imported electricity. the power problem here wasn't always this bad, it's worse since the n.a.t.o. withdrawal. >> when

. >> the taliban is claiming responsibility for an attack on a hotel in afghanistan's capital city, kabul. police say five people were killed and dozens of guests were trapped inside as gunfire erupted. the siege ended after several hours, when afghan special forces killed the three armed attackers and rescued 50 people. >>> more now on our top story. the deadly train derailment in philadelphia. investigators say they are in the process of getting a search warrant for the engineer's phone record. to see if he was distracted at the time of that crash. they're trying to figure out why the train was going more than 100 miles per hour. 160 kilometers per hour when it left the tracks. >> let's bring back cnn's samuel burke. we speck to him a little earlier. live at the crash site. has the the very latest. samuel, just after 2. 30. in the morning. in philadelphia. what is happening now at crash site. does the activity at this early hour indicate that authorities perhaps believe there may be more victims at the scene? well, rosemary though the investigation is going on as you can see from the lights the

the court case is unique in afghanistan for its openness. it is the first time police there were also some irregularities. not all accused had defense lawyers. instead they were given chance to speak for themselves. some of the most prominent murders easily identifiable from cell phone footage haven't been caught. those in court say they were disappointed with the trial and the verdicts. >> it was a political game. though whole thing was designed how to calm people's mind to say a person was killed and the court is going to give death penalty, and that would be the perfect answer politically for them. >> reporter: the murder shocked afghanistan and many hoped it would spark a change in the justice system. critics say the penalties have been too light. there is a shrine where her body was burned and this street has been named in her memory. but there is no certainly that her murder will change afghan's opinion of the justice system or violence against women. >>> in clum bee say they at least 62 people were killed in a landslide in the northwest of the country. they are

he has -- he was responsible for leading the afghanistan war coalition. >>> the new york city police department is mourning the loss of one of its own. the 25-year-old brian moore was shot in the head over the weekend. the suspect under arrest has an extensive criminal background. moore is the fifth city officer shot in the last five months. his death comes amid months of mounting tension between the public and police. and the police commissioner says anti-police sentiment is at a historic high. >>> hundreds of law enforcement officers from around the country are in town today for the annual blue mass. the service honors officers and first responders. the mass took place at the catholic church. some streets in the area will be closed until 2:00 this afternoon. >>> coming up on wusa 9, president barack obama makes one last visit to david letterman and the late show. >>> a sixth republican joins the race for the white house today. >>> turning now to 2016 and the presidential race. hoping he does better than the last presidential contest, mike huckabee formally joins the race today on t

afghanistan. among 49 men on trial, 19 police men accused of stopping the murder. a 27-year-old was beaten run over by a car and her body burnt, on a kabul street on the middle of a march afternoon. hundreds watched, many recording it on cellphones. some of that was used in court to identify the defendant. when charges were read out, many admitted to being there, but said they didn't participate in the beating. >> the trial is not with the murder of akonda. it's a test of the system. because the family lawyer failed to testify against those. law number 54 is failing to help a victim of mob violence. it's never been enforced. but it is hoped that successful victims mean the law will be in force in the future. >> definitely they should be prosecuted for murder. but if you are standing by filming not doing anything you have a legal obligation to step in and protect. >> reporter: senior police officers testified about the breakdown in communications and a failure to send police to stop murderous crowds. junior officers held in custody told the court they called for hel

the battle for the city. >> 11 police officers are sentenced to jail for their role in the brutal mob killing of a woman falsely accused of burning the koran in afghanistant of failing to prevent the murder. videos of the killing spread around the world sparking international outrage. >> police are high alert in waco texas there are warnings there could be more violence after sunday's biker gang shootout. nine died, many others hurt between the shootings of rival gangs. >> new protests in burundi after last week's failed coup. the demonstrations are becoming increasingly violent. the army has used tear gas and gunshots to quell the rebellion against the president's bid for a third term. >> this man who calls himself god and doesn't want to be identified is protesting protests on the streets. here a protestors tells him some soldiers shot add them and shows him bullet casings. he said the president should not run for a third term in next month's election, sake it's against the constitution. the president has said the protests must stop. many activists fear being arrested. >> there are many protestors. some stay all day. we have to find them something to e

afghanistan large triggered by the earthquake. lantang is popular for tourists and mountain climbers. 100 bodies have been recovered. including two russian diplomats >>> police clashed with demonstrators in indian-administered kashmir. >> the issues driving the demonstration coming up >>> with the production of opium poppies on the ride. a look inside afghanistan's secret drug court. >>> in india-administered kashmir police used water canons and gas on demonstrators, government workers. things were tense as they tried to enter a main gate. most are contract workers who feel they are being exploit, and want permanent jobs >>> off the radar, heroin in afghanistan. 90% of world heroin will set a production level. >> the afghan government claims it's making progress shutting down the trade and to prove it granted access to a top secret facility to al jazeera's "101 east" programme. steve chow takes us inside. >> reporter: in a secret facilities in kabul, four men accused of smuggling $4 million of heroin are about to answer to justice. afghanistan's special drug court is run as a clandestine operation to prevent judges and prosecutors from being targeted or boug

soldier in afghanistan when he was only 15. >>> university of maryland police have arrested a 21-year-old man in connection with an assault inside a dorm room. police say colby dean wandered in last friday while drunk and according to the police report he walked into three different rooms with the doors unlocked and in one case a female student reported waking one a hand touching her inappropriately. he is facing sex offense charges. >>> former maryland governor martin o'malley is moving full speed ahead toward may 30th. that's the day he'll announce whether he plans to run for president. o'malley plans to sign a lease for office space near penn station. he is casting himself as an alternative to hillary clinton. o'malley held a call with supporters yesterday saying that he can bring new leadership and progressive values to the white house. >>> the arlington county police department has named an official police chief acting chief jay farr will permanently replace retired chief doug scott. farr has been serving in the role since march. he has been a member of the arlington county police de

and about the same time in northern afghanistan hundreds of taliban fighters averaged an offensive where they're fighting thousands of afghan soldiers and police. the civilians are caught in the middle. >> our entire village is falling into the hands of the taliban. our houses have been burned and destroyed. >> 10,500 families have left their homes in a matter of weeks. there are no dispoliced camps in the city so people have moved in with relatives and friends some living 20 to a room. local officials say no aid has arrived yet. the united nations anticipate as many as 150,000 more afghans will become displaced in their own country this year, where there is conflict, one official said. there is displacement. jennifer glasse, kabul. >> coming up, tracking the health of the nation's hispanics yield surprising results and preparing for the worse, a spacex trial in case anything goes wrong. that's next. >> the national survey on the health of hispanic, there was a real disconnect between those who need care and those who receive it. >> maria immigrated from south america 30 years ago. the 54-year-old said she has a number of health issues. >> i h

, there was an attempt to build a national police force in afghanistan. there's a number of ways in which one can build a police force, one of which is to train people, hire people from around the country. instead, what ended up happening was that there was -- the police force that was built was a con glom race of local mishes and the -- conglomeration of local mishes. they were -- militias. not those who were most effective in providing law and order. and the effect of that was that now today, we have marishas all around the country. someone is considered the most rapasheous of the afghanistan security forces. if we were serious about state building that would have meant not privileging it every step of the way, privileging the building of institutions, helping the afghan state connect taxes instead of propping it up. all of that would be a very tall order and would be a break from the paradigm that's dominated in the last 13 or 14 years, which is counterterrorism. i think that would be an alternative. i'm not -- i don't believe that actually would have h

afghanistan. the blasts appear to attack a convoy of eu police training mission cars close to the airport in the capitolafghan women are reported to have been killed. the taliban says that it was behind the attack. manitable fighters have taken over many to leave but if jennifer glasse reports, local officials say they need more support from the national government. the latest rival at the camp in kundu city. the tents began going up a few weeks ago when thetable started fighting in the surrounding area. this week it reached hyder's village. i took my children and ran. she said the taliban forced her but the villagers were caught in the middle. >> the taliban occupied the whole village. the government forces were attacking them. what could we do in we would have died if we stayed so we left. >> across the camp people tell similar stories. the summer heat keeps growing. there are no bathrooms or running water here, and many people are angry. we have least everything and no one helps us we have been here six days without a piece of bread. why doesn't anyone care about us. >> people left their homes with w

afghanistan. the blast and to target a convoy of eu police training mission cars close to the airport in the capitolcable. two after again women are reported to have been killed. the taliban said it was behind the attack. >>> more than 10:00,000 protesters are demanding the resignation of the prime minister grezsky, after the opinion opposition released tapes of wire tapz claiming the government has had a surveillance. the government says the tapes reveal corruption across all levels of the state. with more from let's speak to robert foriester-walker. it has had a history of a potential disunity, but how united are all of the ethnic groups there behind these protests? >> reporter: hi. yes. you probably can see behind me now that the crowds have largely left with a hardcore of opposition supporters. some who have vowed to stay on. various estimates did they certainly many thousands of people came out to show their support for what has turned in to an opposition movement agains this government. al bannians make up 25% also represented here today with me is the leader of the social democratic movement

afghanistan. you think is this going to goat way of iraq. the taliban attacked a policeern afghanistan yesterday and killed 20 afghan security personnel. they are pressure foreign fighters using beheading and other telltale signs of al qaeda in the arabia peninsula or of isis. there is a lot of concern this is going to slip away quickly if we don't have a presence there. though it is president obama's goal to leave places and many americans want everybody home and out of there if you look at what's going on in iraq it's hard to be scared about what could happen in afghanistan. bill: i thought his powerful line was this. few know what it's like to take a bullet for a buddy or live with the fact that he or she took one for you. that's powerful. >> absolutely. that gets at a real ground level, that's what it's about. but in an important way bill, to honor the sacrifice of our troops in iraq and afghanistan, it's not to throw away all they achieved willy-nilly. people predicted if we entirely left and are no longer providing advice and various levels of support that's what w

afghanistan for its openness. it was tell viced live and it was the first time police have been prosecuted.re were also some irregularities. not all of the accused had defense lawyers. instead each was given a chance to speak for himself. and some of the most prominent murders easily identifiable from cell phone footage haven't been caught. those in court to watch the case they are disappointed with the trial and the verdicts. >> the whole thing was designed how to calm people's mind to say okay. she was killed and the court in afghanistan is going to give death penalty, and that would be the perfect answer politically for them. >> reporter: the murder shocked afghanistan, and many hoped it would spark a change in the justice system. critics say the sentences have been too light and not all of the killers have been brought to justice. >> reporter: there is a shrine where her body was burned and this street has been named in her memory but there is no certainly this will change afghan's minds and just advertise or violence against women. >>> a three day conference in riyadh has ended. it end

some of the 850,000 people displaced by the war in afghanistan, and that number will continue to grow. >> concealed in the jungles of thailand policetry to root out human traffickings organizations. >> making a return top barcelona, the details in around 30 minutes in sport. sport. >> there are now 38 million people who have been forcibly displaced within their own countries. the norwegian refugee council released its annual report showing a 15% increase last year. that's a figure distinct from refugees forced to leave their countries. 11 million people were nearly displaced. that's 30,000 every day 60% of those are in five countries. iraq south sudan syria the democratic republic of congo and nigeria. europe saw large numbers of displaced people, nearly 650,000 were additional placed by the war in ukraine but it was iraqi civilians suffering the most with at least 2.2 million people forced from their homes. >> al jazeera has more now from a camp for displaced people in iraq's capitol baghdad. >> you can see the conditions that people have to endure in this camp. now according to the u.n., there's at least 140,000 anbar residents t

afghanistan. the blast appeared to target a convoy of e.u. police gaining cars close to the airport of kabul. the fatalities included two women. the taliban says it was behind the attack >>> about 10,000 have been forced from their homes in afghanistan. taliban fighters took over many villages there. as jennifer glasse reports, the people are appealing for help from the government in kabul. >> reporter: this is the latest arrival at this camp in kuehne duz city. the camps went up when the taliban fought in surrounding areas. this week it reached the village. >> translation: there was heavy fighting. i took my children and ran. >> he and his wife have 12 children. she says the taliban forced her to feed them. the villagers were caught in the middle. >> translation: the taliban occupied the village, government forces were attacking them. what co we do? we would have died if we stayed so we left. across the state people tell similar stories, there's no bathrooms, running water. people are angry. "we have lost everything and no one helps us." >> translation: we have been here six days in the sun w

ended up in the crowd and video evidence shows police standing ideally by while the murder took place. this is a case that captured the attention of afghanistan. many demonstrated. the trial has been televised on national television ever since it started on saturday. afghans will be watching closely to see what happens to the police me. before the sentencing the girl's mother spoke to the court saying she wanted justice. that has been the key word since it happened. it was a shock to the afghan nation. voined again women -- violence against women is no surprise here. the fact it occurred in a public error with so many watching horrified the afghan people. they are looking to see what will happen with the schedule. >>> iraq's government sent reinforcements to protect the baiji refinery. it is the country's biggest refinery on road to the stronghold of mosul. imran khan has the latest on the government's battle against the group. >> all across baghdad you'll see sites like these, blast walls standing as testament to the security situation. let me bring you up to date. let's start with mosul. it's in the hands of i.s.i.l. there has been air stri

at the same time in northern afghanistan hundreds of taliban fighters launched an offensive in conduce, fighting soldiers and police. the civilians are caught in the middle. >> reporter: our entire village and falling into the hands of the taliban. our houses burnt and destroyed. >> reporter: 10,500 families left their homes in a matter of weeks. there's no displaced camps. people moved in with relatives and friends. no aid has arrived yet. the united nations anticipates 150,000 more afghans will become displaced in their country this year. where there's conflict, there's displacement >>> this is the secretary-general of the norwegian refugee council, and he's calling for action to ease the crisis. >> it is as difficult and simple as having the armed groups and government sit down and discuss reconciliation and cooperation, it's as difficult and easy as to get the russians and the americans and the saudis and the iranians and the turkish, for example, to discuss the conflicts of the middle east. and not pull in opposite directions but in the same direction. it is to put - have people be accountable for the violatio

afghanistan. jennifer glasse has the story. >> according to the distribute police chief the headquarters are surrounded, seven afghan soldiers and nine supplemental been killed in this fighting that is now still going on. if his forces don't get help they might move the headquarters themselves. we understand the siege has been going on for practically the entire day. the taliban has captured a lot of area and have the headquarters surrounded. >> remind us why this area is so important. >> it is a big drug producing area the taliban has invested very heavily in hellmond, and not known this district but all along helmond proafns the province,th the taliban forces have kept the taliban from capturing any district centers. that is a very, very serious certainly escalation in this. very fierce fighting season since the taliban launched their spring offensive last month. they are fighting in ten provinces across afghanistan not only in hellmond but among the east and the south. very very fierce fighting, the first year that afghan forces are not fighting with nato forbes. they don't have the he logistics and

counties have been declared disaster areas. >> a series of attacks in afghanistan has killed at least 20 security personnel including police officers and afghan soldiers. the taliban says it was responsible for the attacks. the group has taken over three army check points and surrounded a district headquarters in helmand province. a major operation in anbar province the area has been under isil control since last week. iraqi state t.v. announced the operation today showing u.s. forces handing over weapons to the iraqi army. the troops will be backed by shia and sunni fighters. >> the latest tensions and violence in the middle east can be phrased back to a time when colonial governments divided up the region. it was all about power and influence to help western nations get more control. >> the genesis are today's middle east map dates back to world war i. as allied and access powers battled each other diplomats agreed to carve the post war middle eastern provinces into french and british spheres of influences. it didn't wash with either side when the war ended. >> by the time they got to paris and the peace negotiations, th