one side, increase partnership with africa union and our countries. just yesterday we were discussing this with turkey, increasing levels of cooperation on managing flows of refugees and migrants. seconds, the decision to increase our presence with the missions and operations. it has been discussed and it has been decided already to increase our presence there last week. and last element among many others, the heads of states and governments asked me last month to prepare operations to dismantle the business model of all smuggling operations. less than one month later we adopted the crisis management concert and the decision to establish the operation with headquarters in rome and with commanders. the operation will consist of four phases. the decision we have just taken to establish the operation would be public. and so we'll have the chance of looking at that. this will allow us to continue or actually start the operation planning with the commander and headquarters, and to prepare for the launch of the operation itself. hopefully already at the nex

>> well, they talk a lot about the importance of partnership particularly with the africa union to address the root causes of this crisis, and also to go after the smugglers who are bringing the migrants to europe. she did not speak directly in the speech to the council however, is a resolution that would give europeans the authority to actually seize the boats of these human traffickers. in libyan waters and even on libyan soil this is something that would require a chapter seven resolution from the security council, and as i said she didn't talk a lot about this openly but it's what's being discussed right now behind closed doors with members of the council. we know that u.n. officials and the committee of the red cross has expressed reservations about this idea. they think need to ask for more this is why they've addressed poverty, conflict and human rights behind the scenes in this resolution. >> is the e.u. likely to get that from the u.n.? >> there are a lot of tricky league questions that need to be worked out here. first of all is libya on board with this? we heard the libyan ambas

women of africa shaping peace, building, and development supports the overarching theme of the africa union theme of women empowerment and development towards africa agenda 2063. ladies and gentlemen, as we celebrate the africa today we are called to reassess its journey, acknowledge the progress that we as africans, particularly women have made while reflecting upon the common challenges we still face in the global environment. while african women have made significant gains over the continent they are still widely marginalized within the corridors of power and when applying for jobs continue to face social exclusion from education to their inability to own land or inherit property. the agenda 2063 calls on african stakeholders to work together to build a prosperity and united africa based upon our shared values and common diss destiny. we vowed to put all our people starting with women and girls, into the center of africa development. in addition, to empowering its people africa seeks to harness its advantages such as history, culture, and natural resources in order to reposition itself i

africa. they'll also talk about peace building and development efforts. it's being co-hosted by the african union and the african ambassador group, the ambassador to the u.s. is expected to participate. and this event happening the day after with the united nations calls africa day may 25th each year to celebrate the continent's achievements and reflects on its challenges. it also comes on a day where the african economic outlook was posted today. "wall street journal" saying the trend indicates that african economies will return to closely tracking emerging asian ones as the world's fastest growing regions progress is patchy, they write and precarious. east africa writes the "wall street journal" is seen growing at 5.6% this year, still turbo charging the expansion while economies are expected to stagen an impressive recovery with a 5% growth. but "wall street journal" writes that southern africa wants the continent's economic leader mainly because of south africa's performance is becoming a drag on the overall growth in the economy. that reporting on the outlook for the african economy from the

because the africa union faces a number of very difficult challenges south sudan somalia somalia, burundi etc. the weight of nigeria and it's wisdom will be very important. >> thank you for sharing your expertise with us here on al jazeera. thank you. >> parts of end are under a record-breaking heatwave with temperatures soaring for the seventh straight day. we have reports from new delhi heat-related illness and deaths are on the rise. >> millions of indians have been struggle to go live and work in sweltering conditions with temperatures reaching over 45 degrees celsius in some parts of the country over the past two weeks. the worst effected states have been the southern indian states. this unprecedented heatwave as described has killed more than 1300 people in one state alone. they're in worst-affected area where limited medical and water resources are being stretched to the limit. there are growing concerns on the part of doctors and health experts that the high temperatures that delhi has experienced there are dangerous toxins in the air that will have long-term consequences for mill

very critical moment in moving towards a peaceful africa with the 1963 founding of africa, of the africa union. we have a wonderful set of guests with us today. i like to extend a special warm welcome to our co-host this afternoon, ambassador mohammed of the republic of egypt. thank you for joining us this afternoon. and, especially, warm welcome to ambassador mutild of rwanda, who are with us here today. and i know there are a number of other ambassadors who are coming in and out. so, please, feel welcomed, we're delighted to have you with us today. and, of course, i'm always happy to see ambassador princeton limon who i worked with through the years. and we will also have him here. he was the former u.s. special envoy for sudan and south sudan. so two years ago on the 50th anniversary of the african union, the 53 nations set out a plan for the next half century. and i think, incredible set of vision and foresight. and they came together for the agenda 2063, which was a road map that put together a vision of the continent as a prosperous

, every country that is duty bound to protect the safety of its citizens and both countries in africa union and in the united nations have also anti terrorism laws and any country is duty bound to the safety of its nations. >> all right we'll leave it there, thank you very much for your thoughts. >> a leading aid agency warns the humanitarian situation is reaching an alarming state with my health centers destroyed and distribution of much needed aid suspended in south sudan. >> we have seen an escalating and continued use of violence against civilians. medical care and essential humanitarian care has been reduced. hospitals have been closed. medical staff have been evacuated. throughout this violence. we see more people moving to the protection of civilian sites where increased numbers in the sites via tensions within the sites and the approaching wet season are all extremely concerning. >> catherine was at the doctors without borders news conference with this update. >> i spoke to the military spokesperson a while ago. he said that government troops are in unity state the birth place of th

they are the largest group of trade unions, the congress of south africa trade unions is making some very real demands on the government. it is suffering a split in its group but wants wage increases for. sector workers. >> the government is saying if it would meet the demand for the minimum wage, it would cost them $7.1 billion next year and they don't have the money. the government is under huge pressure on a wider level in this country around 40% unemployed over 50% of the country living in poverty vast amounts of inequality and a huge disparity of wealth here. it's important to recognize it is suffering at the moment and there are questions here as to whether the split could compromise workers rights in the months ahead. >> in greece, thousands joined a may day demonstration demanding the government should act on its promises to end austerity. trade unions have called a 24 hour strike. the government which is running out of money is under pressuring to agree on a new deal with international lenders. >> at least 13 people have been injured during demonstrations in jerusalem. israe

topic today, women of africa peace building and development supports the overarching theme of the africa union theme of year of the women empowerment and the development towards africa agenda 2063. that we as africans particularly women -- while reflecting on the common challenges we still face in the global environment. african women have made gains in political and social development over the continent. there are still widely marginalized within the corridors of power. and when applying for jobs and continue to face social exclusion from education. the agenda 2063 calls on africa stake holders to work together to build a prosperous and united africa. based on shared values and common destiny. we bow to put all our people starting with women and girls into the center of africa development. in addition to empowering its people, africa seeks to harness the competitive advantages such as history, culture and natural resources in order to reposition itself in the world. in order to become a prosperous africa, strong influential and worthy partner, we need to strengthen our institutions. promote a

within the ruling party i think to undermine effectiveness of trade unions by isolating the charismatic leader of congress of south africa's trade unions may be a move that direction. we certainly see reformers within the government and the ruling party people that would surprise some of the critics who if push comes to shove will move that direction. the trouble is the climate of ideas is hostile to the type of private sector led growth, and the rights necessary to get there. either the reformers are more likely to fall short. the scenario is that continuing economic decline and oefrt move to try to undermine democratic institutions in the country. a gentleman to your left. yes, you sir. >> david terry with executive intelligence. simple question. the first is -- >> is the mike on? >> like this. okay. you projected what you thought might be the most likely coalition government which could come in 2024. but i didn't understand clearly who the participants were. >> there are essentially four players in the political space at the moment. there's the african national congress which has about 40% of the vote of potential vote,

ruling party, i think undermined the effectiveness of trade unions by isolating the very charismatic leader of the congress of south africa's trade union may be a move in that direction. we certainly see reformers in the government and the ruling party, people that would prize some of the critics who if push come to shove will move in that direction. the trouble is the climate of ideas is very hostile to the type of private sector led investor c. growth. the property rights. i therefore think the reformers are more likely to fall short. the scenarios that then emerge is continuing economic decline and adverse move to try to undermine democratic institutions in the country. there was a gentlemen to your left. you, sir. >> david cherry with the executive intelligence review. a simple question. the first is, -- >> is this mic on? >> here? >> like this. okay. you projected what you thought might be the most likely coalition government which could come in 2024 but i didn't understand clearly who the participants were. >> there are essentially four players in the political space at the moment. there's the african national congres

. >>> and in athens thousands of workers walked the streets after unions called for a 24-hour strike. may day rallies in south africa as well. charles stratford is there. >> reporter: i'm here at the stadium just outside of johannesberg and members of trade unions across the country are gathering to celebrate labor day. the trade unions in this country have played a pivotal role in the struggle against apartheid. and wield a lot of power here. the congress of south african trade unions are making some very real demands on the government. it wants wage increases for public sector workers. >> workers of south africa demand 10%. we believe the imagine yourty of workers are staying away from their communities to go into work and therefore the cost of living is too high in south calf. >> reporter: the government is saying if it were to meet the demands, that it would cost them $1.7 billion next year. and they say frankly they just haven't got that money at hand at this stage. the government of course is under huge pressure in this country. around 40% unemployed. over 50%lying in this poverty. and a huge disparity in welf

. >> reporter: the european union wants to tackle the problem at source mainly in africa. it plans to target the smuggling rings south of here in the shure sahara desert. >> it can run but there are limits. high unemployment here and most of these people are not happy to be here, they want to be in europe. >> many of these people walked for weeks for some this is their second failed attempt at crossing. they have lost everything but they still have hope. >> we prefer being in europe than being in africa. there's big difference. in africa and in europe. when you get to europe, everything will be okay with you. >> reporter: tunisia offers these people little more than shelter. they have a choice, go home with nothing or try to return to libya. risking their lives again to reach a new continent. are nazanine moshiri, al jazeera, southern tunisia. >> in nepal the death toll now tops 7300, aid groups say they are having trouble getting it to the people who need it most. sahil raman has more. >> working at full capacity. many needed tents and medical supplies are on their way to

. >> most of those fleeing north africa are believed to be victims of organized traffickers. the european union is now planning military intervention against people smugglers in libya. >> just how easy would it be, given how many desperate people are willing to do anything to catch a boat across the mediterranean? we have this report from libya. >> these people are hoping to make it to europe. it all goes to plan, they will pay around $1400 each in order to take a boat crammed with hundreds of others across the mediterranean. they do whatever work they can to raise the money. many are fleeing hardships in danger. it's not an easy life. >> i'm not doing well at all. i have no money. i rarely get any work. it's incredibly difficult to survive here. most of us are desperate and the libyans hate us. >> this human drama does not play out in the capital. it on olds along the coast. we traveled with a military commander and his unit. not much bothers these men anymore. they've seen it all. for them, trying to stop the flow of migrants is a losing battle. last night, they arrested 10 women from nigeria

africa. >> reporter: i'm here in a stadium, and representatives of trade unions from across the country are gathering to celebrate labor day. the trade unions have played a pivotal role in the struggle against apartheid here. they are making very well demands on the government. it wants wage increases for public sector workers. >> we demand 10%. we deliver the majority as staying away there their communities. and therefor the cost of living is too high in south africa. >> reporter: the government is saying if it were meet demands for a public sector wage increase it would cost them $1.7 billion next year and they don't have that money. the government of course is under huge pressure in this country, around 40% unemployed, over 50% of the country living in poverty, vast amounts of inequality and a huge disparity in welfare. and the union itself is suffering at the moment and there are questions as to whether that split could compromise worker's rights in the months ahead. >>> a group of scientists are saying the earth can be cooled by blocking out the sun. details next. >> part of our month

africa across the med train year in to europe. jacky rowland reports. >> reporter: the european union is sometimes accused of being slow and bureaucratict on the subject of migration it has reacted swiftly by agree to go start a military operation in the mediterranean against people smugglers. >> hopefully, already at the next council in june, we might be ready to adopt the launch of the operation. that will help as we have to follow the recommendations so the preparatory work that the commander will have in the coming weeks. in the meantime, obviously the work in the security council of the united nations will continue. >> reporter: it's images like these that have spurred european lead nurse to action. the first part of the operation against the smugglers will involve surveillance and gathering intelligence. but european navies will need a u.n. security council resolution if they want to sears and destroy vessels. >> this is about criminal networks. it's about border control. it's about migration. and therefore the european union is now working on how to respond to this. of course one of the problems is that there might be foreign fi

. >> the european union wants to takele it at the source, mainly in africa. it plans to target the smuggling risks south of here in the a ha rah dessert, a controversial idea is to try to persuade transit countries like morocco egypt, to help register and process people. >> tunisian is one of the few organizations helping. it says europe's can't outsource it's problems. >> it can run to the limits that is high unemployment here and most of these people are not happy to be here. they want to be in europe. >> many here walked through the dessert to reach libya. some people this is their second or even third failed attempt at crossing. this is why they keep trying. >> there's a big difference in africa, and in europe. when you get to europe, everything will be okay with you. >> go home, or return to libya. risking their life again to reach a new continent. al jazeera. >> okay, still to come on the program, going to exam why foreign policy has been largely ignored in the lead up to the u.k. general elections. plus the latest from the remote region in nepal where

. >> the european union wants to tackle the problem of migration at source, mainly in africa. it plans to target the smuggle ing rings south of here in the sahara desert. a controversial idea is to try to persuade transit countries to help register and process people. organizations helping these migrants say europe can't outsource its problems. >> there are limits. most of these people are not happy to be here. they want to be in europe. >> many of these people walked for weeks through the desert to reach libya. for some this was their second failed attempt at crossing. they lost everything, but they still have hope. >> if we had more jobs in our country. we prefer to be in europe than in africa. there is a big difference. in africa and europe. i've been watching the tele,when you get to europe, they will be working with you. >> they have seen little more than shelter. they have a choice. go home with nothing or try to return to libya. and risk their lives again to reach a new continent. al jazeera, southern tunisia. >> now to nepal where the death toll stands at to more than

. >> reporter: the european union wants to tackle the problem of migration at source mainly in africans to target the smuggling rings south of year in the desert. a controversial idea is to try to persuade transit countries like morocco, egypt and tunisia, to help register and process people. tunisia red crescent is one of the few organizations helping. >> translator: it can work but there are limits. there is high unemployment here and most of these people are not happy here. they want to be in europe. >> reporter: many here walked through the desert to reach libya, for some this is their second or even third failed attempt at crossing. this is why they keep trying. >> there's big difference in africa and in europe. i be watching the difference. when you get to europe everything will be okay with you. >> reporter: they now have a choice. go home with nothing, or return to libya. risking their lives again to reach a new continent. >>> the french parliament has approved a new law that proposes wider intelligence gathering powers. it will force innocent companies to monitor users. it ha

union. >>> liberia has officially been declared ebola-free, but there are still other cases in west africa. as caroline malone reports. >> picture of health as liberia is declared ebola free, no cases have been seen for 42 days. twice its incubation period. >> i lost my father from this ebola crisis, i'm so happy that i'll be able to play joke shake hands, things i have not been able to do for six months. >> reporter: but people in neighboring guinea and sierra leone are still dealing with ebola. nine new cases in the last week, the lowest total in the last year but it means that eenl is stillebola isstill spreading. >> we know the borders are porous especially with sierra leone. also with guinea. >> the disease has killed nearly 11,000 people since it was first detected more than a year ago. people with ebola get fevers, diediarrhea and often bleed internally. there's no known cure for ebola. but a vaccine has been quickly developed over the past year. trials on healthy volunteers show it's safe and it's now being used to protect front line workers in guinea. >> like with many fatal disea

unions have called a 24 hour strike. and in cuba the venezuelan president joined his cuban counterpart in a may day rally. hundreds gathered to mark the day. >>> meanwhile in south africa junior members gathered in johannesberg. charles stratford spoke with some of them. >> reporter: i'm here in the stadium just outside of johannesberg, and representatives of trade unions from across the country are gathering to celebrate labor day. the trade unions in this country have played a pivotal role in the struggle against apartheid. they are the largest group of trade unions. they are making some very real demands on the government. it is suffering a split in its group, but it wants wage increases for public sector workers. >> we believe the majority of workers are staying away from their communities, and therefore, the cost of living is too high in south africa. >> reporter: the government is saying that if it was to meet the demands for a public sector wage increase being made that it would cost them $1.6 billion next year and they say frankly they just haven't got that money at hand at this stage. the of course is under huge pressure. around 40% unemployed. over 50% of the

. >> reporter: the european union wants to tackle the problem of migration at source namely in africa to target the smuggling rings south of here in the saraha desert a controversial idea is to try to persuade transit countries like morocco, egypt and tunisia to help register and process people. tunisia red crescent is reallying and said europe cannot out source the problem. >> translator: it can run but there are limits and high unemployment here and most of these people are not happy to be here and want to be in europe. >> reporter: many here walked through the desert to reach libya. some people this is their second or even third failed attempt at crossing. this is why they keep trying. >> there is big difference in africa and in europe. and the different and when you get to europe everything will be okay with you. >> reporter: they now have a choice go home with nothing or return to libya. risking their lives and to reach a new continent, i'm with al jazeera, southern tunisia. >>> let's go to riyadh and saudi arabia where the gcc meeting is taking place, the focus being on yemen an

africa. charles stratford has the story. >> representatives of members of trade unions across the country are gathering to celebrate labor day. now it's important to recognize that the trade unions in this country have played a pivotal role in the struggle against apartheid and wield a lot of power here. now largest group of trade unions the conference of south african trade unions is making some real demands on the government. it's suffering a split in its group but wants wage increases for public sector workers. >> demand he 10%. we believe that the majorities of workers are staying away from their communities and therefore, the dos of living is too high in south africa. >> the government at this stage is saying that if it was to meet the demand for a public sector wage increase being made by kasatu it would cost them $1.7 billion next year and frankly they haven't got that money. at this stage the government is under huge pressure under a wider level over 40% unemployed over 50% living in poverty, a huge disparity of welfare. it's also important to recognize that kasatu is itself suffering there is a question as to whethe

. >> the european union wants to tackle at the source, mainly in africa. it plans to target the smuggling rings south of leer in the scuderia dessert. a controversial idea is to tried to persuade countries like morocco and egypt to help register and process people. one of the few organizes helping, it says europe can't outsource it's problem. >> it can run the limits it is high unemployment here, and most of these people are not happy to be here, they want to be in europe. >> many here walks through the dessert to reach libya. for some people this is their second or third failed attempt. this is why they keep tryinga big difference in africa, and in europe. i when you get to europe, they now have a choice. go home with nothing or return to libya. risking their lives again to reach a new continue innocent. al jazeera, southern tunisia. hurt, still to. co, we are going to exam while foreign policy has been largely ignored in the run up to the u.k. general election. >> many protests as the constitutional court clears the president to run for a third term. and

. >>> the european union has pledged an additional $76 million in aide to address the crisis in central africasident warned at a meeting in brussels on tuesday that more help is needed. jacky roland reports. >> reporter: the extra money pledged by the european union is a recognition that the crisis in the central african republic is far from over. the money will be spent on humanitarian aid and promoting stability and security. >> translator: we're not a shamed to ask for assistance because we don't have the means. we have begun to give hope to the people and we need to take that through to the end with the support of the international community. >> reporter: the central afghan republic remains volatile. french and african troops oversea a fragile peace after two years of fighting. nearly half a million people are homeless within their own country. christians forced out by muslims, and muslims forced out by christians. the muslim minority in particular is paying the price of the violence. another half million people have fled over the boarder to chad cameroon, and the democratic republic of co

africa. charles stratford is there. >> reporter: i'm at a stadium just outside of joe hand necessary berke. and unionbers are gathering to celebrate may daye. the trade unions in this country have played a pivotal role in the struggle against apartheid and wield a lot of power year. they are making some very real demands on the government. it is suffering a split in its group, but it wants wage increases for public sector workers. workers. >> the workers of south africa demand 10%. the cost of living is too high in south africa. >> reporter: the government is saying if it were to meet demands, that it would cost them $1.7 billion next year and they say, frankly they just haven't got that money at hand at this stage. the government of course is under huge pressure on a wider level in this country. around 40% unemployed. over 50% living in poverty, vast amounts of inequality and a huge amount of welfare. but the union is suffering at the moment. and there are questions whether the split could compromise the progress in the months ahead. >>> as our correspondent reports, other groups are using the day a

africa. >> we have seen to stop the flow of migrants to the european union and reduce the disasters. >>> europeannd defense ministers have been meeting in brussels to discuss forming a naval force to to the mediterranean. officials in tibruk sent representatives to remind leaders that the crisis is liting libya. >> we look forward to the early involvement of european union leaders to create a positive dialogue. >> the migrants are desperate to reach europe. libya has been beset by fighting since the government was pushed out of tripoli by a rival militia last year. they called for a truce after seven months of fighting. >> god willing we hope that the dialogue will succeed and convince more parties to resort to a solution that will make everybody happy. >> elsewhere there is a signing that nationwide truce is on a horizon. until that happens it also seems that there will be no unified approach to combating libya's migrant crisis. natasha gnegen, syria. >> 13 trucks packed with supplies have entered a town in northern homs. the red cross will distribute the aid. more than 2,000 families in the tow

africa. co-hosted with the african union and the african ambassador group. later, a look at the population in prison in the united states with the national academy of sciences taking an in-depth look at the growth of incarceration and their report examining the origins and impact of having so many people in prison in the u.s. live at 3:00 eastern over on c-span. we're back on the road to the white house, vermont independent senator bernie sanders in burlington, vermont, on a campaign stop as he runs for the democratic presidential nomination. his remarks at 6:00 p.m. eastern, also on our companion network c-span. >>> this summer book tv will cover book festivals from around the country and top non-fiction authors and books. weekend we're live at book expo america in new york city where the publishing industry showcases upcoming books. in the beginning of june, live for the printer's row index pulitzer prize winning author lawrence wright. near the end of june watch for the annual roosevelt reading festival from the roosevelt presidential library. in july, th

defense ministers from five european union countries are due to meet for talks to stop human trafficking and the flow of migrants from north africa. >> libya's ambassador to the u.n. rejected a u.n. plan to tackle the migrant crisis, saying libya's been left out of crucial discussions. thousands from the middle east and africa are departing from libya's shores for europe. many of them are dying at sea. in this report, some of these images may be disturbing. >> some call the crossing of the mediterranean the journey of death. still thousands are willing to take their chance. he tells me there was chaos, people were shouting, the boat capsized and people fell into the water. he doesn't know what happened next. he was thinking of himself. he was rescued by the libyan coast guard. often, dead bodies are forgotten at sea and float back to libya. he said he has never seen anything like it. he's the driver of the only refrigerated ambulance. he has transported dead fighters and seen all sorts of wounds. >> it's horrifying. there is a terrible smell. the bodies were in the water for 20 or 30 days. some were eaten by the fish. some bloate

bush stood up at the state of the union and said saddam hussein was buying uranium in africa that wasalso a discredit ditted claim. when dick cheney said iraq and al qaeda were working together when he said it was confirmed mohamed atta had been meeting with iraqi intelligence officials in prague he said that was pretty well confirmed. it was not well confirmed at all. not only did it never happen the intelligence community did not believe that it had happened. but vice president cheney said it anyway. said it was pretty well confirmed. who are we to question him. the bush administration made a decision that they wanted to go to war in iraq they built a public case that they thought would provide a good pretext for going to war in iraq. it was not the cia that cooked up, right? it was the political folks. i mean they told us the smoking gun was going to be a mushroom cloud, if we didn't invade iraq, there was the possibility of an atomic blast in the west. saddam had nuclear capability. when they wanted to sell that story about saddam buying aluminum tubes that he was supposedly using

institute of peace and their discussion about women's leadership in africa, co-hosted with the african union and african ambassador group. later a look at the population in prison in the united states with the national academy of sciences. taking a look at the growth of incarceration and their report examining the origins and impact of having so many people in prison in the u.s., live at 3:00 eastern time >>> we're back on the road to the white house today. vermont independent bernie sanders on a campaign stop as he runs for the democratic presidential nomination. his remarks at 6:00 p.m. eastern time also on c-span. >>> with live coverage of u.s. house we complement that coverage by showing you the most relevant hearings. the presidency look agent the policies and legacies of our nation's commanders in chief. lectures in history with top college professors delveing into america's past. our new series real america featuring areing films. watch us in hd, like us on facebook and follow us on twitter. >>> next, a look at financing of terrorism and ways to cut off money to terrorist groups. earl

. >> reporter: the european union wants to tackle the problem of migration at source mainly in africans to target the smuggling rings south of here in the -- sahara desert. they are trying to help register and process people. this is one of the few organization helping. it says europe can't outsource its problem. >> translator: it can work but there are limits. there is high unemployment here and most of these people are not happy to be here. they want to be in europe. >> reporter: many here walked through the desert to reach libya. or some there is their second or even third failed attempt at crossing. this is why they keep trying. >> there's big difference in africa and in europe. i will watching on the telly, i be watching [ inaudible ] when you get to europe everything will be okay with you. >> reporter: they now have a choice so home with nothing, or return to libya, risking their lives again to reach a new continent. >>> people in the united kingdom are voting in a general election in two day's time as expected domestic issues have been center stage in the complain. but britain'

the european union is planning to go after the criminal gangs for smuggling migrants from africa.aders have stepped up their efforts since last month when hundreds of migrants died when a ship sank in the mediterranean. the plan calls for a naval operation that would stop votes used by traffickers. the eu wants to improve how the gangs movements are tracked. chicago's credit rating has been cut, and i may cost the windy city more than $2 million. booties has lowered the credit rating to junk. that allows banks to demand that debt be repaid early and also triggers fees for inning swap's contracts. there a manual place to refinance -- mayor rahm emanuel plans to refinance debt to reduce those penalties. and those are your top headlines. coming of the next half hour, and the battle over the future of dupont, investors have rejected an attempt by activist investor nelson peltz to get on the board. we will hear from ellen kullman. japan's three biggest carmakers recalling another 6 million cars because of problems with faulty airbags that can send shrapnel flying into passenger compart

africa are dealing with the disease. >>> david cameron says he'll press ahead with a vote on the u.k.'s membership in the european union. he is staying in downing street after an election that took experts and pollsters by surprise. simon mcgregor-wood joins me from london. how are the papers capturing the reaction to the election results? >> well very much dependent, as you would expect on which side of the political spectrum the papers are. most of thisem in this country are supportive so the headlines show satisfaction. the "the daily telegraph" here, headline banner for the conservative party talks of the chosen one in a reference to damn reports "the times" not far off. the sweetest victory, and the "sun", center of the right, part of rupert murdoch, making fun of david cameron's two defeated opponents, nick clegg and mr miliband - awkward - as they had to attend the victory in europe day commemoration yesterday. and the one paper that voted or written on behalf of the labor party in support of the left and center left. the "the guardian" is pretty much dominated by analysis at the defeat - shock and horror as hum

estimates 60,000 people have crossed the mediterranean from north africa this year and nearly 2,000 have died on the way. the european union adopted new proposals to address the issue. here is the policy chief describing some at a meeting in brussels. >> increasing our engagements on conflict prevention, crisis management starting from the areas of conflict from where the majority of people are fleeing in these times. mideast, syria and libya. increasing our work with the african union with african and arab countries in particular, countries of origin, on poverty eradication and obviously i mentioned libya this is i guess going to be also an element for questions, but as you might have noticed, we have increased even more our level of engagement with all different league and parties in this state to make sure that we can work with each of them to fight the trafficking and the smuggling of human beings on the libyan territories. >> live to brussels now. that is an announcement, jonah from the e.u. is it a view held across the european union all the different countries? some just want to send the people back and are rejectin

union. vago: in april, norway's military issued its report that detailed operations in afghanistan, fighting pirates off the one of africang its nato allies. in our connuing conversation withth the admiral norway's chief of defse i asked about the rength and weaknessess highlighted in the annual report. miral: the strength is we have been passed with nine tasks from the government which we do on an annual basis. they have not been nen for 2014 tour 2015. some of these tasks start at home. that has to do with surveillance, intelligence gathering in facilities, maintaining our sovereign rights fishery ptection and a number of issues. we also support the police in various operations like counterterror and soso on. these tasks we believe we do fairly well. we have the available forces necessary to solve the issues on a day-to-day basis. they are well-trained. they are well-maintained. their readiness is very short. we are talking about hours to get these forces available. internationally, we contributed in 2014 in 10 different operations in 16 places around the world. 35% of the navy activity was abroad. we also believe we d

south africa alleged -- south african bid committee arranged for a $10 million payment to be made to a caribbean football unionhere mr. warner was based to support it. warner it is alleged accepted the bid. ultimately south africa struggled to make the payment so it is alleged that fifa may be $10 million payment using money intended to support south africa's 2010 bid. it is astonishing, just some of the allegations present within this indictment. kirilenko caroline: how on earth has fifa responded? mark: it is ironic you said it sounds like a film script a what lady was walking by earlier -- a lady was walking by earlier and she said she liked the whole affair to a roman alaska -- polanski film. here is a statement this is a difficult time for football, the fans, and fifa as an organization. we understand the disappointment that many have expressed. i know the events of today will impact the way which many people view us. while there will be many people who are frustrated with the pace of change, i would like to dress the actions we have taken, and will continue to take. let me be clear, such misconduct has n

estimates 60,000 people have crossed the mediterranean sea from north africa this year and nearly 2,000 have died on the way. so the european union adopted a new set of proposals to help address the issue. jonah hull has more. >> reporter: well this is a very brood, very ambitious strategy to try to deal with the migrant crisis in the mediterranean across all of its points from the very beginning, root causes in home countries to possible military measures to disrupt the smuggling networks in transsit countries like libya, through to enhanced rescue efforts in the mediterranean, and enhanced processing efforts in europe to decide where people should go next. nay are trying to put in place an e.u. wide quota system where countries in the e.u. would be compelled to take ally sum seekers on an balanced basis. but that is meeting some resistance. notably from countries like britain, but britain is not alone in suggesting that instead these people should be sent back if it's deemed they are economic migrants rather than political refugee refugees. britain, ireland and denmark have arrangements that entitle them to opt out of deals lik

the european union plans to go after the criminal gangs blamed for smuggling migrants from africa.fter hundreds of migrants died when their ship sank in the mediterranean last month, eu leaders stepped up their efforts . their plan calls for a naval operation that would stop boats used by traffickers. they also want to improve ways in which they track to gain movement. pimm: "the middle class" is a favorite definition -- a favorite move used by economists and investors. but what makes a person middle-class? >> some people argue individuals in the united states making $250,000 a year belong to the middle class. others disagree. but the term "middle-class" is ambiguous. what it means depends on who you ask. let's ask what are some ways to define the middle class. a 2010 international study to find the global middle class -- defines the middle class as 10seholds that spend between to $20 per person per day. india considers their middle-class to be household that spend at least four dollars per day. in the u.s., an average american spends closer to $95 a day. companies often defined th

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union. it was an incident which finally made the world sit up and take notice. up to 800 people lost their lives as they try to cross the mediterranean from north africa to europe last month. now the italian navy found the vessel from which they perished. steviestephanie dekker reports. >> reporter: you can't see the bloated drowned bodies of hundreds of people trapped inside. the italian navy has released these images. they won't release the footage of the many dead, but the investigation into what happened on april 18th. >> we found many bodies. it's impossible to say how many of the majority are in the bottom part of the boat, but it doesn't up to what the survivor have told us, that there were around 800 people on the boat. >> only 28 people have survived the accident. the boat collided with the merchant ship coming to their rescue. and in panic the boat capsized. the a robot has been gathering vital information around the deck that lies beneath the surface. some of the navy ships involved in that search are now return to go port. investigators will be scrutinizing the footage of that wreck. one of the key questions is whether some of the migrants interest

africa. they'll also talk about peace building and development efforts. it's being co-hosted by the african unionhe african ambassador group, the ambassador to the u.s. is expected to particip

. >> woodruff: european union officials are now offering a plan for distributing the wave of migrants from north africahe middle east. and, the e.u.'s foreign policy chief laid out a separate plan today to cut off the flow of migrants. jonathan rugman of independent television news reports. >> reporter: in the calm seas of the mediterranean another boatload of desperate migrants seeking sanctuary in europe. around 800 of them drowned last month. forcing britain and its e.u. partners to treble the search and rescue effort. this afternoon the e.u.'s top diplomat appealed to the u.n. security council to back a new u.n. resolution authorizing force. making sure that they cannot be used again and making sure the assets of the organizations are destroyed. >> reporter: the russians might veto a resolution. >> but the russians might veto a resolution. destroying fishing boats would also mean destroying legitimate livelihoods. if a ship is flagged you need the flag state's permission to sink it, while traffickers can replace rubber dinghies easily and at little cost. and though this man purports to be libya's p

about what we were going to do about the soviet union deploying ss20's from europe and how it should be grappled with. there were many other big issues. africa had problems with what was then radisha. there were big issues. >> no one talked about the die tent weapons. >> that is one of the issues. nato is not spending enough money on its conventional defense. we face challenges in the baltic states. we face challenges in east europe and nato has got to get its act together. we face challenges in the middle east. we need a proper policy over palestinian and israel. tony blare needs to be replaced and we need to new consider at the time, a spokesman and we've got to do seriously in dialogue with turkey particularly. >> if politicians here aren't prepared to talk about these things like an election campaign, do you think europe deserves veto power? >> i don't think france has a particular foreign policy. america i guess the only one really at the moment with a foreign policy and putin and he certainly has a foreign policy for russia. britain will remain in the security council veto power can't be taken away from it, they'll veto it if they do.

defence ministers from five european union countries are due to met for talks to stop human tracking and a flow of migrants from north africa >>> libya's ambassador to the u.n. rejected a plan to tackle the crisis. libya has been left out of the crucial international discussions. thousands of people in the middle east and africa depart from the shore with many dying at sea. >> just a warning, some of the images are disturbing. >> reporter: some call the crossing of the mediterranean the journey of death, still thousands and thousands are willing to take their chance. he says there was chaos, people shouted. the boat capsized, people fell into the water. he doesn't know what happened next, he was thinking of himself, he was rescued by the libyan coast guard. there were bodies at sea. often they are forgotten at sea and they flow back to libya. this man has never seen anything like it. he is the driver of misrata's only refrigerated ambulance, he transported dead fighters and saw all sorts of wounds. >> translation: it's horrifying. there's a terrible smell. the bodies were in the water for 20 or 30 days, some were eaten by t

africa. last year we concluded partnership agreements with 27 african countries, and these are very much about development but also about partnerships. because countries need to slowly, gradually, and sensitively open their markets to the european union, and this is a positive step that signals a new maturity of new africa trade relations, a partnership of equals. in the americas last year we concluded a groundbreaking agreement with canada. in latin america we have a broad network that includes central america, caribbean, and the entire pacific coast. our new strategy will also look at filling that gap by deepening our existing but old agreements with mexico and chile. and then, of course, we have to deliver on ttip. doing a deal with our trade partners would make a major contribution to expand the amount of our trade covered by ambitious trade rules. ttip is also the lead negotiation to the most advanced trade disciplines. both sides plan to go for that their investment will not be confiscated or discriminated or nationalized, but it's in an open, transparent ways that creates confidence. and we are working with this intensively -- is my first i thought that actually and we will present some ideas this week to the uk parliament and