are legally obliged to because kenya is still a member of the icc. >> the statement made by the african unionoesn't change that any bay. anyway. it's a defiant statement to the court and the countries that support it. in prior years the international court was popular by the african government. many of the cases were qutd by - requested by the african countries. now that the african politicians are in the docket things have changed. many have argued that africa can deal with their own problems but human rights activates say they are trying to seek immunity. the rights organizations have not been allowed to attend the last two african union meetings. zblerchlt we havwe have to spea. >> the leaders here are trying to protect themselves. they feel they should be protected and victims should suffer. no victim should be given the right to justice which is absolutely unfair. >> sudanese president has also been charged by the icc he is wanted for genocide. he refused to attend trial and so the court issued an international arrest warrant. while the statement doesn't get him off the hook it's a big p

the african union debating whether to pull out altogether. a little bit of detail, icc is a treaty based court to prosecute crime against humanity and they have one central argument, the icc they say is based -- biased beg pardon against africa, these are icc investigations in the world including those at the primary stage. you can see that the vast majority of them are on this continent and this is taking place in africa involving 25 people all from these numerous, different countries and among them two heads of state. we are seeing that the president bashir and kinyatti leading the campaign to withdraw from icc and said he will cooperate when it comes to his turn to before the court. and our correspondent malcolm webb is live where this meeting is taking place. what is the likelihood of the african union coming out and saying look the icc we had enough, we are putting out? >> well, we are yet to find out the meeting has just started. foreign ministers are here today and they will be deciding what presidents are going to sign tomorrow. sever

>> as african union troops call for more resources in somalia, a report that al shabaab base is attacked by western military force. hello i'm adrian finnegan in doha. the other top stories on al jazeera. more than 200 migrants are still missing after their boat sinks off the shores of the italian island lampedusa. plus. >> wanted debt or alive. i'm stephanie skoun, in koala m t lumpur. >> in somalia. a nighttime raid has been carried out on a base of the al shabaab group. at least one was killed, in bawari, a port city three miles south of mog mogadishu. no rg group has claimed responsibility. peter what more do we know? >> well, knowledge al shabaab has confirmed that there was a raid, i've just been speak to an al shabaab spokesman and said the raid took place about 2:00 a.m. exactly how many raiders were involved in the attack he said perhaps between ten to 15, nothing more. he said the attack was on a house was close to the beach, the attackers approached the beach in boats. he said they thought there was a gun blast between 20 minutes and half an hour. he said only one vessel was ki

a statement made at the african union doesn't say that, butt it's a strong political statement in defines of the court. >> in the early years the criminal court was popular. many of the its first cases were requested by african countries, many against rebels and warlords. now that african politicians are in the dock, things are changing. many of the governments meeting here at the african union argues that africa can deal with its own problems. victims' groups and human rights activists are saying that leaders are trying to seek impugnity. >> this man campaigns for international justice m rights organizations like his has not been able to attend the last african union meeting. >> the leaders are trying to protect themselves, and victims should suffer, no victim should be given the right to justice which is unfair. >> sued niece president has been tried. he is wanted for genocide. he refused to attend trial. the court issued an international arrest warrant. while the e.u. statement doesn't get uhuru kenyetta off the hook, it's a victory for him to have africa's support and a test for the i

they have not been allowed to attend the last two african union meetings.e have to speak to them outside. >> the leaders here are trying to protect themselves. they feel they should be protected and victims should suffer. no victim should be given the right to justice which is absolutely unfair. sudanese president has also been charged by the ic ctcc. he is wanted for genocide. he refused to attend trial and so the court iron yo issue an international arrest warrant. it's a victory for him to have africa's support and a big test for the international court. >>> they have been writing documents and love letters for people with no access to printers and computers. but the relentless march for technology is forcing street typists in rawanda to adjust. we report on the last members of a dying profession. >> the triumph at the typewriter is a life line. she doesn't know when it was built. all thre she knows it's older tn she is and she is 35. she bought it secondhand back in 1995 and she has been here with her two friends on a side street by the bus terminal eve

. >> will do the right thing and encourage the african union to support the icc because this is an important international justice accountability organization. >> if you look at most of the cases before the icc they're what are called several-referrals. autonomous african governments say, can you handle this, we can't. are it's not icc targeting africa. >> in terms of the possibility of a withdrawal, it seems pretty unworkable. if other countries say we won't, it is unworkable and if others say we will, it is a stalemate isn't it? >> each of the heads of state has to return to the country, table the motion before parliament, and a letter needs ton written to the united nations secretary-general announcing withdrawal. so this is in essence more talks about talks. >> let's say there is no vote for a mass withdrawal. but the african union says it would be unfair for sitting heads of state to be targeted. how would that work, in your opinion? >> well, i think what we need to remember here is not to foster a culture of impunity. which means that no one is above the law including a sitting head of

the african union accuses the icc of singling out the continent. urt defenders say several of the cases were referred by the african governments. time is running out in the u.s. republicans and democrats have less than a week to reach a deal to raise the debt ceiling. if they don't, the world's largest economy could default on its bills. officialsfinance wrapping up meetings in washington, the risk of a u.s. debt fault overshadows everything else on the agenda. >> bankers and politicians meeting in washington were hoping to focus their attention on efforts to fight global poverty, but the u.s. audit impasse took center stage as the imf and world bank's had their annual meeting in the capital. the chairman of the finance minister urged the americans to reach a compromise. we have all made it clear we cannot solve this for the americans, they have to do this themselves. but we urge them to find a solution. it is in the interest of the u.s. and the world. thousands off federal employees remain at home on unpaid leave. during his weekly address, preside

the areas around al shabaab are all controlled by the african union troops that are here but their group for the past year and a half, there are people asking plenty of questions about whether it is possible to launch a major ground offensive to tighten the screws on al shabaab or whether they will be reduced to pinpoint strikes like the one we saw earlier today. >> kenyan police said on saturday only between 4 and 6 armed ones were involved in the attack that left 71 people dead. they have named four of those who they believe were involved. andrew simmons in mambasa has those details. >> hours after the official release, we see pictures showing four gunman walking non-chalantly around the storeroom and on the supermarket hours after the joint attack beca began came a statement naming the four gunmen. one named is thought to be from somalia. and one name that could be an ail yes, sir or assumed name and omar namub lived here for 16 years and left for somalia with a relative thought to be an uncle. the u.n. monitoring group say he may be a relative, the most wanted operative in the region

then looking at the african union troops sitting on the front lines around al shabaab and watching how they have been struggle to go advance against the islamist group. here is what we found: >> this is what a roadside bomb does to an armored troop carrier. al shabaab punch add hole in the engine bay as it carried a load of troops through mogadishu. the vehicle is a wreck. after six years of constant, grinding work, their equipment is wearing out. >> operations we are working on... >> inside a briefing room, a group of senior officers explained their problem. >> we will go from mogadishu to our main supply route. >> if the african union decides to advance against al shabaab, these men will have to work out how to do it. the commanders have just over 17,000 troops to cover almost half a million square kill meters of scrub land p they can defend a handful of key towns, but the countryside belongs to al shabaab. >> if we had more tools and enable us to continue our operations on ground, that would be better. and that's what we are asking today, international community. >> this is the shar

the african union betrayed the icc as a near colonial constitution persecuting african leaders and willweight to the argument. we can expect to see attention focused on the un security council which is to consider a resolution by the african union asking the security council to put off both trials until both of kenya's president and ruto has left office and that is a controversial move and that is where the focus will be for the diplomatic and political efforts here in africa. >> reporter: how do you see this affecting kenya's ties with the rest of the african neighbors? >> this is an interesting one. i think there is now enormous pressure on both william ruto and kinyata to somehow withdraw from the icc. they have a difficult line because they want to be seen cooperating with the court. they don't want to be seen to be evading justice and they said they believe in justice and they are not -- they want to clear their names in the court. but at the same time if they do continue with their corporation with the court it will put pressure on other african leaders trying to distance the cont

. >> as african union troops call for more resources in somalia, a report that al shabaab base is attacked by western military force. hello i'm adrian finnegan in doha. the other top stories on al jazeera. more than 200 migrants are still missing after their boat sinks off the shores of the italian island lampedusa. plus. >> wanted debt or alive.

and i think the african union is advancing a different path, and that path brings not only peace keepers a political process that will deal with the long term needs of the people of the central african republic. >> it was good to talk to you, thank you. >> my pleasure, thank you. >> let's cross back to barbara in london now with more news from europe. >> a legal challenge is being mounted against the re-election of az exrbijan's president. pictures emerged online on wednesday, which appear to support allegations of ballot stuffing or multiple voting. well, observers working with the organization for cooperation in europe have been highly critical of the voting process. >> repeat allegations intimidation. even physical attacks in the lead up to an election day, which we found seriously flawed. >> green peace has spoken to al jazeera about its concerns for activists being detained over a protest. the activists and the freelance journalists have been charged with piracy which carries a sentence up to 15 years. they are convinced of the justice of their cause. >> i think the sacrifice alread

troops from the african union were on the front line in somali. peter greste has more on this difficulty matter. >> this is what a roadside does to an armoured troop carrier. al-shabab laid the charge, punching a hole in the engine bay as it carried troops through mogadishu. after six years of constant grinding work their equipment is wearing out. >> inside a briefing room a group of senior officers explained the problem. >> we will go from mogadishu on the main supply route... >> if the african union decides to advance against al-shabab, these men will have to work out how to do it. the commanders have just over 17,000 troops to cover almost half a million square kilo metres of scrubland. they can defend a handful of towns, but the countryside be longs to al-shabab. >> if we had more tools to enable us to continue operations on the ground, that would be better. that's what we are asking the international committee for. >> this is the sharp end of that problem. >> we still on the way. >> bravo company from sierra leone is on a foot patrol beyond t

the successes of the african union mission in somalia, contribute companies and strategic partners to combat al- shabaab are demonstrating the strength of an action -- african led a model. this-based al qaeda affiliate is a dangerous present. the terrorist attacks on the west gate shopping mall for which al-shabaab has taken credit is a chilling example of the challenges for somalia and the region. extremism inggests the corner of africa maybe he bought them. it also makes clear that al- shabaab poses a threat to u.s. partner nations and american citizens and u.s. interests in the region and elsewhere. al-shabaab must be stopped. the federal government of somalia must is increased if capacity. unified a fractured political theem and provide to somalia people. for all of this, the government needs our support and much more. our primary interest is amalia at helping people of somalia build a peaceful nation that is stable with a stable government that is able to ensure civil security and services for its citizens. to turn to what our policy engagement in somalia. admission of the federa

. >> even if the african union decides to attack, they couldn't do it without extra men or equipment. they don't even have a single helicopter. there is a lot of attention being focused on how. >>> kethey were accused cracking down on people due to a video being released. for the first time th the image that's identified the westgate mall attackers. one man walks through the supermarket and joined by a sec and later two other men. the closed circuit tv video gives the time as 1 10 past 5. there are into whos no whose ho. another clip those the check cht on the floor. and there are still images in the clips unofficially released and passed on to kenyon media. they don't give any insight as to what happened to the civilians or how the seige came to an end after the collapse of this building. >> this is the first violence in the wake of the west gate mall attack. the police used light rounds as the demonstration at the mosque turned into ry riots. the protestors throwing stones are going to a nearby catholic church. somsome were shot and others wee taken to hospital with stab wound. >> a

the world's top news stairs, beginning with patrol on african union troops fighting al shabab. >> alhabab has said that one of their soldiers has been killed in a nighttime raid. >> helicopters and planes search for bodies off the italian island where bad weather is preventing divorce from reaching the sungen boat. >> a day after deadly protests in cairo, plus. >> wanted, dead or alive, i'll be telling you why malaysia has launched a nationwide rat hunt. >> western forces have attacked an al shabab base in a town on the somalia course, according company csomalia intelligence o. the raid comes two weeks after a shopping mall was attacked in kenya. 72 people died at the west gate mall in nairobi. we have reporters in both countries, let's start with peter. peter, what more do we know about this attack? this nighttime raid? >> according to al shabab it took place at 2:00 in the morning. they say a scad ron of western special forces attacked the beach and focused operations on asafe house that was right on the waterfront. they say that one of their soldiers was killed in the operation, b

the success of the african union mission in somalia, -- amisom troop contributing countries and strategic partners to combat and eviscerate al shabaab are demonstrating the strength of an african-led model. nonetheless this somalia based al qaeda affiliate remains a dangerous presence. the all too recent terrorist attack in nairobi for which al shabaab has taken credit is a chilling example of the challenges for somalia and the region. the tax suggests the violent extremism in the horn of africa may be evolving. it also makes clear that al shabaab presents a threat to u.s. partner nations in east africa, american citizens, and u.s. interest in that region and elsewhere. al shabaab must be stopped. the federal government of somalia must increase its capacity to town to -- counter al shabaab, unified a fractured political system, and provide basic services to the somali people. for all this the government of somalia needs our support and much more. our primary interest in somalia is to help the people of somalia build a peaceful nation that is stable, with a stable government , that is able

as i said the african union determined that only the community in abeyei have the right. it will complicate the political playing field. >> thank you peter for getting us up to date. peter greste speaking from abeyei. >> earlier this year a 16-year-old girl was gang raped as she walked home. coming up we report from kenya, where women's rights campaigners demand her attackers are punished. >> also striking workers in indonesia show the government they are a force to be reckoned with. taxling times in football. how the french president is hoping to divert a strike on the pitch. . >>> one of the men accused of genocide and crimes against humanity in cambodia apologised for what happens, saying he accepts moral responsibility. nuon chea and khieu samphan are two of the most senior surviving leaders of the khmer rouge regime. they are accused of issuingest rating the deaths of 2 million people in the 1970, through torture. nuon chea in his opening address denied he was at fault. >> translation: i have no authority and did not commit any crime. nonetheless, i would like to exp

. ♪ but first african union members are debating whether to withdraw from the international criminalthe icc is a treaty-based court that prosecutes crimes against humanity and those who argue for withdraw have one central argument, the icc is biased against africa. these are all the icc investigations in the world including those at the preliminary stage. we are hearing the icc linked tribunals in former yuklozlavia and these are in africa and involve 25 people and heads of state and kenya's president and kinyetta is leading the campaign to withdraw from icc and, malcolm webb is with us now and it's a quite controversial issue, the withdraw from icc and they said yesterday that the african leaders are effectively asking for a license to kill. how strong is the opposition within the organization to withdraw from the icc? >> so far there is only a handful of countries that are advocating for withdrawing and some are saying they don't need to take such a strong measure and others in nigeria said they don't have an issue with the icc. south africa which is one of the biggest players on t

security council has passed a resolution, backing a cease fire in central african union. >>> down playing reports of migrant workers being mistreated in qatar. outstanding evidence of workers living in crowded camps. jamal ahshia reports. >> leaving their country for a job in qatar. but the promise of a better life hasn't materialized. knocked off a scaffolding, colleague killed. but it's not just at work where these men suffer. many live in overcrowded labor camps. they sleep in cramped dormitories where sanitation is often poor. >> the plight of migrant workers has become more of an issue for qatar ever since it was awarded the 2022 world cup. unions have criticized qatar for not doing enough to protect laborers. but the government insists it is doing its best to improve conditions. this week it met with workers of woodworkers international. >> there are concerns over companies that confiscate passports but this is illegal and we prohibit this practice. as a improvement we've introduced is an increase in building site inspections and bang staff working from 11:00 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the s

but the african union does say it would be unfair for sitting heads of state to be targeted. how would that work, in your opinion? >> well, i think what we need to remember here is not to foster a culture of impunity, which means no one is above the law including a sitting head of state. and that's what the icc is about. we need the icc or regional bodies. because we see sitting heads of state perpetrating these crimes. >> though no organization is perfect where do you think there should be reforms with the icc? >> i think we need to look at the united nations security council referrals, we see more politics than actual rule of law. we need to encourage the icc to expand its scope. for instance, the preliminary investigations in honduras perhaps should be expand he. >> angela we thank you very much for your time. we have a great deal more for you on this program. with the harsh pilgrimage coming, we have a report on the area of mecca, we are in the capital ofsen cal where the taps are drying up. [[voiceover]] every day, events sweep across our country. and with them, a storm

face a difficult choice, turn away from the local militias and give their military resource tots african union, leaving the state weakened or create a fighting force out of men with questionable loyalties. al jazeera, somalia. >> not long ago, secretary of state john kerry and russian foreign minister were at odds over the syrian war. now kerr why is praising assad. >>> a sued blast and explosion that left four dead. earlier there were funerals from clashes that violence that stretched late into sunday night. ouour correspondent in cairo, wo we do not name for security reasons. >> the protesters that led mars on friday, they call themselves the anti-coup alliance against the rule in egypt, they're saying they're going to start ratcheting up the protests. they're going to he will us that there are going to be more protests over the coming days. we're expecting to see more on the streets in the next few days. but quieter today so far. >> filling in for president barack obama, mr. kerry adding the shutdown back home was, quote, a moment in politics, al jazeera has more from bally. >> reporter: as

peacekeeping effort which has made great strides has been strongly backed by the united states by the african union and the european union. of considerable concern al-shabaab has demonstrated a unique ability to recruit young members of the somali diaz for community in europe and in the united states and convince them to travel to somalia, convince them to join the fight. u.s. africa command suggests that these foreign fighters in their words remain the greatest threat to western interests regionally and internationally. one witness today called the united states a callback primary export of western fighters to the al qaeda affiliated group. indeed one of the first americans to become a suicide bomber carried out his attack in somalia. on line videos that are shown here in the united states and shown in the west end shown in britain promised potential recruits a glamorous new life and we will hear today about one effort in the somali american community to counter such propaganda and recruitment. needless to say we need to be on top of this al qaeda aligned groups reach into the u.s.. al qaeda leade

and the african union, the u.k. and turkey and others. slowly emerging from the abusiness. what is relentless effort to -- that legitimacy, catch, and resources need finish the mammoth task ahead. i thank you and the subcommittee for the opportunity to present my -- and happy to answer any questions. >> thank you very much. >> thank you, senator. we frequently travel to countries where we search purpose. conditions in somali have proved -- has with the help of ethiopia the smoacial national army, and various ally clab maliciouses serious strategic set back. somali has a new -- ad billion in support. however, the federal government only has a fact of control of mogadishu in part of the south. shall baseball is down but not out. and elsewhere remains dependent on amazon and will likely for some time to come. neither amazon nor the government it kim pose a peace and stability is only possible through a nation-wide process of negotiation, power sharing, and improved govern mans. arguably the most intract call issue is a question of federalism. simply put, there remain serious d

>> the african union wouldn't actually have the power to give heads of state immunity but they could put out a statement requesting that of the international criminal court. then if the international criminal court if it would grant such a thing would have to rewrite the statute, the rome statute, signed by 133 cunt. they can ask the united nations security council to defer the trials one year at a time on certain grounds. they've asked that before and the security council turned them down. if they do it would be a question of repeating that request, see if they can get any further. but if those trials were to be deferred for the whole duration of the terms of the president and vice presidents of kenya that would be unlikely because that would require that repeated decision again and again and there's a lot of opposition to that from other countries. some from africa and outside africa as well. >> malcolm webb from the ethiopian capital, thank you. >>> uganda is one of the countries that has criticized the icc's role, responsible for thousands of deaths during the conflict in norther

embargo, monthly budget support from turkey, and expanded african union peace keeping mission. they believe it has fallen short of using the positive momentum to advance the dialogues with key domestic actors including existing federal member states. third, neighboring countries are sometimes seen as undermining state building efforts by encouraging and sometimes helping with the formation of more sub national entity to suit their own interest. while ethiopia and kenya face real threat from somalia as we have seen, their interference -- the somali to take place toward the end of 2016. it this is not impossible. while is not impossible, it's highly improbable given the mag attitude of task ahead. it should remain an admiral goal for the current government. we must not substitute state building for process building. elections are not an end in themselves. but rather a means toward the more vital objective of viable state of forming a viable state. that includes finalizing the constitution, settling on federal structure, and adopting political party laws. the scheduling facing pro

the african union says none of its leaders will be executed while they are in office. a case against kenya's president. scheduled to face charges of crimes against humanity next month. mall come web has the details. >> ash can leaders arrive. they came to discuss the continents relationship with the international criminal court. which has now taken a turn for the worst. kenyan president was here, he is due to stand trial at the court next month. but now african leaders say he doesn't have to. shall be required to appear before any international court or terminal during his term of office. >> this is where it all started violence following kenya's disputed 20007 election. more than 1,000 people were killed and more than half a million displaced been two prosecutors say he is among those responsible, he and his deputy are facing trial in the hague. so far, they have cooperated with the court and attendant hearings. here legally obliged to, because kenya is still a member of the i.c.c. the statement made doesn't change that in any legal way, and countries that support it.

strong words from the african union, peter, what do you make of them? >> i don't believe they are overstating their case here. this remains a very volatile area indeed. it is not just the oil that is at stake here, it is incredibly rich grasslands. and one of the communities that has laid claim to this is a nomadic tribe that moves from sudan into this region every year. they spend up to six months a year here and it's according to economists that the cattle trade that results from that is worth perhaps as much if not more than the oil resources that leave this region. it is a very valuable region but culturally politically it's a rich area. the dinka lay claim to ownership of this land if you like. they both say they're responsible for deciding which way it may go. but the dinka are involved in the polybecause they say the other side doesn't have the right to decide which way it would go. >> the possible are way could it go the misrea, nothing changes because this referendum is not binding on anybody. so what difference might it make? >> well, there ar

it is very concerning to us that the african union is meeting this weekend to discuss its relationshiprnational criminal court with the view of either asking for a block or a mass withdraw from the international criminal court or to try to negotiate to ensure that those heads of state or sitting heads of state who are facing trial to have those trials [ inaudible ]. that is not what the international criminal court is all about. >> is there any merit to the point that they target african leaders. there is a trend here. >> no, those arguments have been made in the past by the au as well as quite a number of african states, but if one looks at the cases that are before the international criminal court, five of them were referred to the court itself by african states themselves because they were not capable of handling those cases within their nation or jurisdictions and two of those cases were referred to the international criminal court by the united nations security council. so it's a disingenuous argument to say they are targeting africans, because that is where those crimes have been

. >> now the african union has called on the international criminal court to stop prosecuting its heads of state. meeting in ethiopia agree that the kenyan president should not attend his up coming trial in the hague. they asked to defer the trial of the kenyan president saying that it's flawed. >> no serving e.u. heads of state or government or anyone acting or entitled to act in such capacity shall be required tto appear in front of any international court during his government. >> trying to stop fighters from advancing into a syrian city, activists are reporting government shelling in downtown damascus. >>> well, the influx of syrians fleeing the war is straining the neighboring country of lebanon. >> reporter: the united nations is overwhelmed by the unfolding refugee crisis in syria. in lebanon alone it registers about 3,000 syrian as day. many of the syrians here, however, are not looking for assistance. they believe refugee status is a ticket to europe or to the united states. >> we think that this u.n. card will allow us to go to a foreign country. it is a better future for my f

peter, al shabab had seemed to be on the back foot recently in co malia because of the presence of african union forces there, but the recent mall attack in nairobi clearly shows they're still a force to be reckoned with. >> yeah, there are a lot of differing opinions as to what that signifies as to al shabab's exhibits. a number analysts here think that it's a mistake to assume that this means al shabab is on the decline. that attack was very well organized. it would have taken a lot of preparation. there were a lot of people involved, so the fact that they were able to carry that out undetected says that they still maintain a significant capacity. here inside somalia itches, there's been a fairly bloody internal power struggle between the nationalists and idealogues. it seems the idealogue's have come out on top. it seems to have given the extremists relatively free hand to operate without having to go through all sorts of messy internal debates. al shabab has lost ground across the country and lost control of key revenue sources, such as the port here in mogadishu. what we're learning from a

increasingly squeeze zed from both sides by the kenyan defense forces coming in from the south and the african unionarea that is heavily guarded, heavily, heavily armed. it's understandable that given, as soon as the operation was seen to be compromised in some way, it was easier to withdrawal back to sea, i imagine. by the way, it's a port town, rather than engage on what is al shabaab's territory. one of the things about al shabaab, they are the most wired and most high profile on social media. we are seeing them take to social media to talk about it. they are posting pictures on an affiliate website that shows the equipment the s.e.a.l.s were forced to leave behind. we are seeing pictures, we haven't managed to get them yet, but we are seeing u.s. navigation, gps devices and hand grenades they were claiming were used during the attack. the kind of bullets used in h-16, which is the u.s.

the city is under control of the somali government and african union peace keepers are station stationed there. >> security has been upgraded after an attack was warned in the capital of cam palais. 79 people were killed in cam palais three years ago. al-shabab threatened the strike against uganda unless it pulse troops from somalia. >> rebels from democratic republic of congo say a peace deal could be close koord to the newsagency. m 23 is holding talks and said it made major concessions on demands. it controls around 700 square kilometres in the east, bordering rwanda in uganda. >> thailand is a hot spot for animal trafficking. it's one of the world's most profitable black market industries worth more than $10 billion a year. bears, tigers, pangolans and elephants are frequently targeted - used to make medicine, clothing and food. every year dozens of thai forces are killed trying to stop the illegal animal trafficking. a force has been built to try to stop it. >> thailand is losing ground in a battle against illegal wildlife trafficking and poaching. their enemy changed tactics and th

face the difficult choice, turn away from the local militias and give military resources to the african unioneaving the statement weakened or create an effective fighting force out of men with questionable loyalties. peter with al jazeera in southern somalia. >> they recovered the bodies of 83 migrants on sunday, 194 people are known to have died in last week's boat accident. over 100 more believes to be missing and italy immigration minister will improve conditions at a migrant center where survivors are being housed and they will arrive back home in lebanon after their boat sank off of indonesia and we have been to meet them in northern lebanon. >> reporter: and he left lebanon with his family and returns a few months later without them. he is still in shock. more than a week after surviving a boat accident off the indonesia coast and he doesn't know if the bodies of his family were among those recovered until dna tests are completed. all he knows is he wanted to give them a better life in australia. >> translator: i decided to seek asylum because we were already dead in lebanon and we surv

worst when the president was removed from fire by five militias in march and call themselves an african union of 500,000 was drafted to protect the capitol and 400 soldiers are supporting the weak government and neighboring countries caused further instability by using the car as a base. joining us now we have the africa desk director of the international federation for human rights and joins us via skype. thank you very being on al jazeera. and we said the car could be the next somalia and how worst is this since the rebels ceased power? >> they took the border and there is no real military picture so the anarqee are managing the border by themselves and human rights like executions and villages which are burned and also these are people. so there is a real need for security and for to stop the massive violations that are occurring right now. >> reporter: what is the nature of the violence taking place, is it of a sectarian nature? >> at the beginning it seemed more political and more usual and we know the country has been unstable for 20 years now or maybe more. but now that is a political

because he was allowed a visit from catherine ashton, the du foreign-policy chief, and from an african unionanel. the military effectively allowed these visits as well as visits by to selected human rights thatrs in order to prove legally speaking he is not disappeared, that the state is taking responsibility for his to tension but refusing, for security reasons, to disclose his location. having said that, he is denied due process rights, the rights of her printer to have access to family visits, medical visits, and to a lawyer -- the rights to have family visits, medical visits, and a lawyer. we believe former morsi should be prosecuted. he should be held accountable for crimes that he offered during his one year in office. he did praise the police and .rder them to kill protesters in january, he did allow his supporters to set up effectively a torture camp for his opponents outside the gates of the presidential palace, among many other human rights violations. and we're not talking about governance, we are talking about recognizable criminal offense that he threw commission or omission all

international organizations, both governments and other organizations like the united nations and african unionve to recognize the outcome of the referendum because ultimately it has to be up to the community to see what their political fate should be and saying we could live with short-time refusal to recognize but this is a statement of what we want and so at some point or another these organizations, these governments are going to have to recognize the outcome of this vote. >> we will see whether they do or don't. peter thank you very much indeed. former president of ivory coast lost appeal to be released on bail. and he faces four charges of crimes against humanity at the international criminal court in the hague. the allegations relate to violence that followed the election in 2010. and mozambique is the fastest growing economic but them and the rebel group is wearying foreign investors and we report from mozambique's second biggest city. >> she was 35 years old when the civil war ended in 1992. after more than 20 years of peace, sporadic fighting and the government which is led by the par

but we also need to remember that the african union forces have been in there for a number of years and even though they are not at that specific location, the fact that they are in some alia task in one of malaysia's many wholesale markets where the rat population lives with apparent impunity. the city rat catcher here has worked there for 15 years. grewing up in a rural rig, road ants hold no fear for him. his team set several traps around the market and will leave them overnight to see if they can catch anything. >> i have probably caught 30,000 rats in the past 15 years. i love my job. i am helping reduce the number of rats and the amount of disease. >> that's a good thing, too, because malaysia has launched a campaign to try to reduce the country's rat population. they will pay 60 u.s. cents for any rat brought to governmental disposal centers. there has been a spike in the number of cases of lepto sclerosis, a bacterial disease found in rat urine which can be fatally. almost 3,000 people have fallen ill so far this year with the disease which causes a variety of symptoms involving

and african union in the regional organization in east africa with no clear division of responsibility. but it was the overlap being mandate of the u.n. and a you to have military peace enforcement responsibility but having been in mogadishu with the forces of over 70,000 troops it is some major political asset while there is a political mandate of security policy. isn't the issue of federalism. both are headed by special representatives and on starch and how to share responsibility. the west gate mall attack much has been written it has long been excepted although not the first but the most destructive. of the somalian muslim population of what al-shabaab was seeking. with the opinion of the crisis group to support and prioritize nationwide negotiation that the federal government will implement for the new states have ruled based process. its support capacity building but be linked to reconciliation to insure the minority clans are adequately represented. it is difficult for the aid agencies. but congress should consider supporting the hire work fund with the initiatives in the periph

with the african union mission with contributing countries as strategic partners to even serrate al-shabaab shows the strength of the african led model. but this somalia based al qaeda of chile it remains a dangerous presence. the all too recent terrorist attack on the shopping mall in nairobi that al-shabaab has taken credit that is the challenges for the region. with violent extremism in the horn of africa may be evolving into makes clear al-shabaab is a threat to partner nations of east africa, and their consistency and american interest in that region. al-shabaab must be stopped. the federal government of somalia must increase the capacity to encounter al-shabaab to unify and fractured political system, and provide basic services to the somali people. they need our support and much more. our primary interest helps the people of somalia build a peaceful nation that is stable with a stable government to insure civil security. this leads me to turn what our policy engagement is. prior to recognition we have three primary elements provide trevor kidd union mission orgy amazon the strategic

the urgent for the next several years at least five to continue their significant support of the african union mission in somalia and tell the somali national army forces actually come on line and can take over some of the static security positions currently held. it if they were to leave today the somali federal government would very likely fall very quickly. that is because the somali national army today is an amalgamation of different clan relations that used to report to warlords -- warlords and if you look at the various brigades of mogadishu that make up the army today is pretty quick to identify which warlord and faction a sub along too. their loyalty and interoperability between various sub plans just in the city of mogadishu is markedly low and frankly the somali national army that is being funded by the united states and european partners and mogadishu is crafted from one plan. to the concern of all other clans in the regions of south central somali and somaliland. for this reason we actually need quickly to expand somali national army recruitment and take the clan militias from most

have trouble hiring jews at this plant and they rejected african-americans, mexican-americans, anyone with a left-leaning past. the soviet union enterprise leaders surrounded the town with double row of barbed wire fence and gated and guarded it, taking them from los alamos. in a selected for political and ethnic reliability. those are mostly -- so people who are russian or ukrainian nationality. there's a lot of locals around. they didn't. here's classic workers. it's a dupont brochure and it's pretty amazing photo. they didn't have enough male workers and added a lot of women and put them in the most dangerous jobs in the chemical processing plant. here's a soviet, more contemporary photos of soviet city which is so close and walled off. i couldn't ever entered. and here are the soviet workers. here's an aerial shot that the cia took in the 1960s. francis bowers was just flying over ozersk when he was down in his u2 plane in 1962. this was one of the shots he was trying to get. this walled off complex that was

cannot be a 51% majority nation and the republican party has to have a message for african-americans and hispanics and unionity folks at maybe we don't get it all right, maybe not every policy is perfect, but if we are not constantly striving to have a message to communicate to everybody, we have failed. he was not constantly rerunning last week's game. that was not him. he was forward looking. he was about the next victory. it was never about last month's defeat, never. >> he said to me elections are about tomorrow night yesterday. -- not yesterday. >> we will ask for the support of every single american. our appeal of boundless opportunity crosses every barrier of geography, grace, and belief in america. we are not going to leave anybody out of this opportunity. [applause] everything but we will speak to every heart. in word and action, we will represent the entire american family. that's what we must the all about. [applause] ♪ [applause] ♪ >> thank you for watching that with us. i know it brings a lot of wonderful memories to many of you who worked with him. mr. speaker, we know that you have places to

people involved in organized crime are becoming numerous in the north african state of libya, and malta is also asking the european unionlove libya as one of the main [ inaudible ] so they can find solutions in the north african country to address the emergency situation. >> these refugees their allegations say that basically they were shot at by the very people who had arranged their passage across the mediterranean in a row about money. >> indeed any maltese president flu to libya and met with the prime minister. after the talks, which were focused on the migration emergency. the prime minister made it clear that every single allegation, especially this one where the migrants claim to have been shot at will have be investigated and as far as i'm informed the investigation still going on. adrian. >> karl thank you very much. >>> bush fires that have been raging in southeastern australia appear to be easing. but there is a still a real danger to people and property. thousands were asked to leave their homes. andrew thomas is in the blue mountains just west of sydney. here is his report. >> reporter: john cameron wasn't

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unique when compared to those other two battles because at milliken's bend the majority of the union force for africanamerican troops. that was not the case in the other two battles. in addition they were former slaves which again was not the case at the other two battles. milliken's bend today no longer exists. it was washed away years and years ago but there has been a renewed interest. but it was a very small find but an important fight and that is what part of motivated me to write the book. i had to know more and the more i've went on to greater questions i had. there are all sorts of twists and turns to the story, the unexpected things like the black troops thought -- fought well and it's a story that i think has been missing from civil war history for a long time. so that is the end of my formal presentation. i do have a web site where you try to post when i can. there is more information on the battle they are and also links to the e-books if your inches in those and we will open it up for questions. oh i do have to tell you that i'm leaving out an awful lot of stuff. this is only about two ch

when compared to those of the two battles because at milliken spend the majority of the union forces were african-american troops. that was not the case of the other two battles. in addition, there were former slaves which, again, was not the case is the head to battles. milliken is banned today no longer exists. it was washed away years and years ago, but there have been a renewed interest, but it was, you know, a very small fight, but an important fight. that is part of what motivated me to write the book. i just had to know more. the more i went on, the greater questions i had. there are all sorts of twists and turns to the story, i expected things like henry mccaw like saying that the black troops falwell. and it is a story that i think has been missing from civil war is tree for a long time. so that is the end of my formal presentation. i do have a website where i try to post my can. there is more a information on the battle there. also, links to e-books if you're interested in those. and we will open it up for questions, no, and i have to tell you that i am leaving out an awful lot of stuff

boats and other vessels ignored their calls for help. 110 african migrants were killed in that wreck, raising questions about the european unions and their immigration policies. >>> pope francis follows the village where they lived in the 13th century. the pope says that they can learn lessons from the past. tina krauss reports for wjz. >> reporter: pope francis drew applause. and even some hugs as they met with followers in the italian town. it's the village where they famously rejected wealth, embracing the life of poverty. pope francis says he wants them to resemble francis' church of the poor. he called on the church to strip themselves of the vanity and pride. saying that we become the christians, like nice sweet things, but not real christians. on the day marking that there. the pope -- pope posted a luncheon for the poor. they will be outside the town's cathedral as they called for an end of violence in syria and around the world. for since the election six months ago, pope francis has started to redefine everything. this week he called together the international panel of cardinals to find ways to rid the vatican of bure