gabriel elizondo, al jazeera. >> a al jazeera journalist has been destained in germany.jazeera's acting director general says abdel mansour is one of the world's most respected journalist and must be released immediately. victoria gatenby has the story. >> german police say he is accused of committing several crimes. mansour says his arrest may have been part of a secret deal made during egyptian president abdel fatah al-sisi recent trip ogermany. >> translator: unfortunately the german authorities are handling that in a very suspicious manner and how they are collaborating with the military regime in egypt. there may have been a secret deal that is related to me personally, based on sisi's latest visit to germany. >> mansour's attorney says his arrest is politically motivated. >> it's inconceivable an innocent man all he's doing is his job. he has two leading programs on al jazeera. >> sisi has largely suppressed dissent in egypt some cases sentenced to did death since former president mohammed more sition wasmorsiwas arrested years ago. and three other al jazeera journ

talk to al jazeera. only on al jazeera america. >> the kenyan authorities clampdown on suspected islamic militants is a reaction to events in nearby somalia. in 2006 - ethiopia - assisted by the united states - invaded. overthrowing somalia's islamic government. five years later, kenya became directly embroiled in the conflict, sending in several thousand soldiers. kenya invaded somalia in order to crush the increasingly powerful islamist movement, al shabaab. >> they went into that war thinking they would sweep shabaab into the sea. instead what they've done is opened the door for al shabaab to enter kenya. they now have a domestic insurgency and recent events show that shabaab has learned very quickly how to exploit the many local political conflicts that kenya contains. that makes shabaab the most dangerous thing the kenyan state has ever faced. >> since the invasion of somalia, there have been multiple attacks by al shabaab inside kenya. >> there is no denying how serious the threat is here in kenya,

these are the top stories here on al jazeera. syrian governmental forces are accused ever using so-called elephant rockets in duma just north of damascus. rockets is the recent addition of improvised weapons. >>> gathering over a electoral reform plan. if it passes, the city will be able to vote for its own candidates in hong kong but only if china vets the candidates. >>> bank notes in indonesia allegedly handed over by australian officials to people smugglers at sea. >>> let's go back to the conflict in syria. while the government comes up with a new type of improvised weapons having is tangible consequences on the ground as juliana rufus reports. >> reporter: it was a television controller's nightmare. a cyber attack of epic proportions. 12 channels taken off air. how did a french tv station end up being brought down by hackers? the answer may lie on the war torn streets of syria. as syria's uprising started so did another conflict. a cyber-war. activist rami jara was one of its first casualties. >> in my arrest i spent three

. >> the new home for original documentaries al jazeera america presents only on al jazeera america running for their lives. fire rips through a water park in taiwan injuring more than 500 people. hello there i'm shiulie ghosh you are watching al jazeera live from doha. also coming up on the program yes votes. the greek parliament votes in favor of a referendum over the bailout deal. >>> a tribute to the victims of friday's massacre in tunisia. >>> how the internet could change the lives of cubans. the greek parliament has decided to back i prime minister alexis tsipras' call for a referendum on the european bailout. planned for next sunday. the decision hasn't been welcomed by greece's euro zone partners. they have refused to extend the bailout of june the 30th. greece needs to make a $1.8 billion repayment to the international monetary fund by tution. thereby tuesday. there is a real fear that the banks may run out of money. barb biphillipsbarnlbarnaby phillips reports. >> the prime minister, alexis tsipras, say the referendum was a chance for greek people to take back their own destiny.

only on al jazeera america. >> hello i'm david foster this is al jazeera. headlines. major be owner moves against i.s.i.l. in anbar province. >>> in the u.s. the senate there has failed to extend what is known as the patriot act which gives security services powers or at least it did to spy on american citizens. now talking about the freedom act which imposes more controls on a different form much is data collection. murder charges filed against the owner of the garment factory that collapsed in bangladesh. 41 others face charges as well. >>> iraq the threat from i.s.i.l. forced many families to flee their homes now. now fears of revenge from shia militia, is causing concern as well. imran khan, our correspondent in iraq is looking at the toll that is taking on receivables. >> reporter: it is only half finished but this building in cirkt is home for hundreds, life under i.s.i.l. has left a deep psychological scar. >> translator: life was meaningless senseless. because of them all basic services stopped. we had no water no electricity. i.s.i.l. oppressed us. wouldn't l

to the assad regime we are joined by al jazeera's syria contributor rasha al alash. thank you for joining us. can assad survive without the russians and the iranians? >> no, assad cannot survive without the russians and the iranians. in fact, without their support he would have fallen about three and a half years ago. whether or not the iranians and the russians will actually abandon assad is a really complicated question. they are not going to leave just like that. they have a lot of interests especially the iranians, they are not going so let i.s.i.l. take over dmask. partdamascus. to maintain some sort of hegemony over syria. >> what is your reaction to an international business times report that says that russia is pulling back because western sanctions have hurt it so much that it's reaching out to other gulf states who oppose assad? >> yes, again russia has enough problems of its own. it's got ukraine and hurting domestically but it still has that navy base in syria. you know syria has a very sort of also symbolic presence for russia from the soviet days, it us

, you're watching al jazeera live from london. also coming up in this program after the u.s. surveillance act expires there is discussion on communications monitoring. >>> malaysia will fire 6,000 of its employees. their services no longer needed. >>> and banning smoking in beijing, will it work? >>> paris removes the love locks weighing down a 19th century bridge. >> okay, starting in iraq where government forces have suffered major losses as they try to drive the islamic the islamic state in iraq and the levant. there were explosived rigged into a tank in front of a base. the base is supposed to be a secure position just before that, 42 policemen died in a suicide attack north of fallujah and on sunday, 33 iraqi government fighters died in an ambush east of the provincialal capital ramadi, which isil had seized two weeks ago. government said its operation in anbar would be a quick current offensive. just a few days in and iraqi forces appear to be struggling. we have more on a tank near tikrit. >> this was perhaps one of the bol

only on al jazeera america you hurt me. you hurt a lot of people. >> hearing from the victims families, the shooter who killed nine people at a south carolina church shows little emotion. you're watching al jazeera live from doha. i'm dorena bogeza. yemen peace talks collapse. emergency funding for gross's banks as worried customers rush to pull billions out of their accounts. >> meet a pan known as afghanistan's king of the north. >> the u.s. justice department says it's investigating the shooting of nine people in a charleston church as a hate crime as well as a crime of terrorism. dylann roof heard from victims' families andy gallagher reports from charleston. >> dylann roof is held as the shooter of the charleston emanuel ame church. >> i forgive you you hurt me, you hurt a lot of people. but god forgive you and i forgive you. >> the family members offered similar deeply emotionally staples before dylann roof was led away. those in court offered forgiveness despite losing those closest to them. the justice department sa

talk to al jazeera. only on al jazeera america. >> brittany menard's decision to take her own life last year. sparked a national debate. >> brittany didn't wan't to die, the brain tumor was killing her, she simply took control over how that process would go. >> now see what her husband is doing to keep his promise to change "right to die" laws nationwide. america tonight only on al jazeera america. >> the kenyan authorities clampdown on suspected islamic militants is a reaction to events in nearby somalia. in 2006 - ethiopia - assisted by the united states - invaded. overthrowing somalia's islamic government. five years later, kenya became directly embroiled in the conflict, sending in several thousand soldiers. kenya invaded somalia in order to crush the increasingly powerful islamist movement, al shabaab. >> they went into that war thinking they would sweep shabaab into the sea. instead what they've done is opened the door for al shabaab to enter kenya. they now have a domestic insurgency and recent ev

talk to al jazeera. only on al jazeera america. >> racist manifesto revealed. the website carrying photos of the u.s. pan charged with church shootings. live from our doha headquarters, i'm shiulie ghosh. journalist arrested in germany under a warrant issued by egypt. mali's touareg rebels can they be experiencing peace. >>> the fbi is investigating whether a racist manifesto found online was written by a man accused of pass shooting in the united states. a website shows pictures of dylann roof holding a handgun and visiting a confederate cemetery. charged with murdering 9 people in a charleston, south carolina church. it will reopen for first time since the shooting. gabriel elizondo has more. >> in south carolina people continue to mourn over this terrible massacre that took the lives of flynn people. we saw people march -- of 9 people. marching showing solidarity to the wider community as well. we also saw protests in the capital, colombia, south carolina. a flag many people associate with a racist period here in this country harkening back to the civil war

fault lines baltimore rising only on al jazeera america this is al jazeera it isthis is al jazeera. >> hello there i'm felicity barr and this is the newshour live from london. coming up. sudan's president al bashir flies home flouting the international criminal court. >>> kurdish forces say they have driven i.s.i.l. out of a key border town. >>> talks over yemen open in geneva and after delay the houthi delegation are finally on their way. plus, jeb bush confirms he will run for the republican nomination for president but why no surname? >> you know who is still at fifa and intep sepp blatter could stay if there is no credible candidate for his replacement. >> hello sudan's president oem al bashir is back in his home country. bashir arrived at the capital khartoum. flew out of the johannesburg earlier on monday. johannesburg's high court is to investigate why he wasn't kept in the country. he is known on an international arrest warned and wanted by the international criminal court claiming he committed atrocities during the darfur conflict. more details from johannesburg. >> the south

hello and welcome you're watching al jazeera i'm fauziah ibrahim. al jazeera calls for the release of its journalist arrested. >>> implementing the mali accord may prove to be a challenge. and marking the first world yoga day but not everybody is at peace with the idea. a u.s. church which was the sight of a deadly deadly shooting is set to reopen later for services on sunday. it will be the first time when the services are eld held in emanuel africa episcopal methodist church. dylann roof was shown on a internet site to bes to deliver a manifest toe. manifesto. >> protests in the capital columncolumbia south carolina. civil war era and most recently the flag has been associatewith the ku klux klan the racist group here in the u.s. on sun this church is planning to reopen again for first time since this terrible shooting. it promises to be an emotional moment. you see signs and symbols harkening back to a much different time in u.s. history. >>> he had to stay a picture of it. the confederate flag, long a symbol of racism, still flies as a memorial

meaning including jihad, is killed in kenya. >> these confidential reports obtained exclusively by al jazeera, claim to show that makaburi had extensive links to the somali militant group al shabaab and that he was planning and financing bombings in kenya. but despite these alleged links, the authorities failed to produce enough evidence to convict him in court. >> makaburi was placed under surveillance. >> using the code-name "chris" for their target - they explained the intelligence needed before they could strike. >> people known to the target can be used unwittingly as part of an operation. >> on the evening of the 1st april 2014 makaburi was heading home from yet another court appearance. unaware that he was being watched. >> and then you act? [rapid gun fire] >> makaburi was shot as he left the courtroom. he became the third prominent muslim cleric murdered in kenya in the last 2 years. >> every other time these sheikhs are coming up and saying we feel our life is threatened, then the next day, "poof" they're not there and everything goes quiet. >> all were gunned down in front of witne

be abdullah al-shami al jazeera. stripes. abdullah al-shami al jazeera. >> authorities be responsible for the ousting of mohammed morsi. fest promising democratic country to one of pass killings and violence. killing is unacceptable, there is no way to end the bloodshed unless the military coup and the empowerment of revolution is broken. we ask speak now to al jazeera's former cairo bureau chief abdel fatahfatah fayed. why do you think they needed to issue this statement? >> actually this is reflecting a political crisis not a security or police crisis. although the government is only dependent on the police or security solutions other can see the opposition is saying this is a political crisis, not just a terrorism crisis not just a violence crisis. it is reflecting the political division we could say. the muslim brotherhood is also saying that the explosion is some kind of government responsibility, and blaming the government and the regime, the total regime, saying the regime is the responsible for the huge explosions even

james bays, al jazeera washington. >> thank you so much for joining us here on al jazeera. so first of all you've had time to digest this report. you've been in gaza, what kind of reaction has there been to this just among ordinary people in the strip? >> well first of all the main citings of the report is that both israeli and palestinian groups created grave human rights violation. committed war crimes, tortured collaborators with israel. hamas denied any responsibility and said that the united nations group try equate between the victim and the criminal. people here are not really aware of its result since it's the holy month of ramadan but hopeful that the fighting may bring them the rights especially as they believe the international community has a role in the ending of suffering and locate the restrictions. >> we have seen similar reports to this that in the end it didn't symptom the situation and wars exploding between israel and hamas but the palestinians are members of the icc. does that lend people more hope? i know you said people are not aware of the ins and ou

only on al jazeera america. >> announcer: this is al jazeera. hello and welcome to another news hour from al jazeera in doha i'm adrian and our top stories a south african court considers to comply with an arrest warrant against sudan's president for crimes against humanity. australia accuses indonesia for failing to claim the borders and people smugglers turn back

this is al jazeera live from london. also coming up: standing strong against racism the congregation at the church in charleston which has re-opened following the shooting that left nine people dead. the greek cabinet ahead of the summit to present a debt default. the world marks the first international yoga day. the idea isn't sitting pretty with everyone. hello. an al jazeera journalist spent the night in german custody after being detained in berlin. the arrest warrant arcs awe ahmed mansuer of torture. he denies the charges which his lawyer says are politically motivated. supporters staged a protest where he is being held. al jazeera's acting director general says mansaour is one of the world's most resupposed journalists and called for his immediate release. >> he was detained at berlin airport as he waited to board a flight to doha. german police say he is accused of committing several crimes. those crimes are alleged to have taken place in egypt. mansour says it is not only unwarranted and unjust but may have been

only on al jazeera america. >> welcome back. a quick reminder of the top stories here on al jazeera. greek mps have voted to back a bailout for a referendum next sunday. the european partners refused to extend the credit life line after the june 30 deadline. >>> houthi rebels have attacked an oil refinery in aden. >>> and in sousse, dozens of tourists were killed by a gunman on friday. hundreds gathered to denounce what they called extremism. >>> the it's been 11 days since a gunman shot and killed nine church goers in the state of south carolina. the alleged shooter was used the confederate flag and it is being pulled down. tom ackerman has more. >> reporter: bree newsome climbed up the 30 foot flag pole at the south carolina state house early on saturday. she and her supporters say they were taking down the confederate state battle flag, a mark of white supremacy that inspired the killing of nine black bible study members night charleston church. police put the flag back up and arrested newsome on 3,000 bond but within hours a

but al jazeera has learned al jazeeras are going on between the u.s. qatar and the taliban. all five men were swapped to free bowe bergdahl. they've been living in qatar under travel restrictions since released from guantanamo bay. it's going to be easier to carry guns in texas. a measure will allow licensed gun owners to have concealed weapons at state colleges and universities. the bill now goes to the governor who has pledged to sign it into law. and the governor is expected to allow the open carry of handguns on the streets. >>> the fda is soon text expected to announce a new rule essentially banning all trans fats. some say that the move will make americans healthy you but not everyone is happy about the change. >> studies have linked partially hydrogenated oils to cardio crass sue car disease. some of the studies date back to the late 1950s from an illinois bio chemist who stockholder our lisa stark about the struggle to get the fda to eliminate trans fats. >> you were also asking the industry in 1968 to get rid of trans fats? >> that's right. and they refused to, and

al jazeera. yemen's capital has been hit by a series of car bombs with dozens of people reportedly killed and injured. two of the blasts targeted mosques. the other hit the political headquarters of houthi rebels. a group linked to isil has claimed responsibility. >>> doctors who lost friends in the chlorine attack spoke of chemical bombs being dropped. >>> the u.n. agency rebuked hungary after it's announcement of building a wall along it's border to keep migrants out. >> it was a television controller he is nightmare. the cyberattack of epic proportions. 12 channels taken off air. so how did a french tv station end up being brought down by hackers. the answer may lie on the war-torn streets of syria. syria's up rising started so did another conflict, a cyber war. activists one of the first casualties. >> in my arrest i spent three days where i was tortured, but on the second day i was taken in for interrogation. but the questions were first of all they wanted my facebook account. >> digital med

i'm lauren taylor, this is al jazeera, live from london. also coming up a u.n. report on last year's war in gaza says, both sides committed offenses that could amount to war crimes. >>> greek concession is as a possible settlement of a debt deal. >>> and how one pop star got apple to change its tune swiftly over paying royalties to artists. hello, the al jazeera journalist detained in berlin at the request of the egyptian government has been released without charge after the german authorities reviewed his case. ahmed mansour spent two days if custody. the state attorney general in berlin has ordered mansour' un, release. unconditional release. to a charge he and his lawyer deny. >> i extend appreciation, i extend my thanks and appreciation to the honest, honorable judges of germany. and i appreciate your support. >> one of mansour's lawyers says his arrest was politically motivated. >> the germans have for their own reasons arrested him relying on some fabricate allegation, no one would believe them. mansour was in the square, and no one raised any charges phys

on al jazeera america. >> welcome back. you're watching the al jazeera newshour live from london. one of the key judicial officials in egypt has been assassinated. >>> violence on the streets just hour before the poll opens in burundi. >>> and as thousands rally outside the greek parliament in support of syriza, the government has verified that it will miss its deadline of repayment to the european officials. >>> u.s. territory of puerto rico is facing its own financial troubles. major reforms need to be made to solve its spheal billion $73 billion debt. puerto rico is expected to give a televised announcement on monday. >>> asian infrastructure investment bank, more than 50 countries have signed an agreement in beijing to joined the aiib. the aiib is seen as a rival to the western dominated world bank. >> a step of historic significance towards establishment of the bank and we are happy to see what we have chieived soachieved so far. >> a woman has decide of her injuries after a fire ball consumed visitors to a concert. colored powder was thrown into the crowd. >> we rented it ou

only on al jazeera america. >>> hello again, let's look at the top stories at al jazeera. several sunni tribal sheikhs in anbar province have pledged allegiance to i.s.i.l. now, they met in the city of fallujah on wednesday, and promised support to the head of i.s.i.l. abu bakr al-baghdadi. >>> top f.i.f.a. executives have told a u.s. judge that he and others agreed to take prescribes for the awarding of the 1998 and 2010 world cups blaze's testimony in 2013 was released by the u.s. justice department on wednesday. >>> allegations made to al jazeera suggests that yemen's former president ali abdullah saleh supported and directed al qaeda in the arabian peninsula. a former al qaeda operative has spoken exclusively to our investigative unit. >> now, the swiss cop necessarily's -- company nestle's snint noodle -- significant noodle brand imaginie has (imaginie has -- maggie has banned the sale for high levels of led. nestle said the lead levels are within acceptable limit. >> we are waiting for the reports from all states to come. and then we'll take a picture of the whole is

al jazeera.lo, this is the news hour, hive from london, coming up. as greeks count down to a debt default by government reaches out with another last minute offer to the euro zone. egypt's president says he will change laws for swift justice to though what killed the chief prosecutor. military personnel and it's families killing all onboard. also whyed aing a second to the world's clocks could cause big problems. >> as the temperature rises and the defending women's champion turns up the heat, on her dutch opponent on center field. hello, the greek government has requested a new bail out deal from the euro zone in a last minute effort they have been discussing the proposal but time is running out. greece is nowless than four hours away from a deadline to make a $1.6 billion euro repayment. that's about $1.8 billion. but it can't afford to pay without an agreement with it's lenders to free up millions more. greece owes more than anyone else a total of 35 billion euros or just under $40 billion. mi

talk to al jazeera.nly on al jazeera america. >> nearly 2,000 firefighters working right now to put on and put out a rageing wildfire in lake county. 500 structures are threatened but no damage has yet been reported and no evacuation orders are in place. winnipeg, canada is trying to combat what many believe is the worst mosquito problem in dates. the city has been spraying the bugs with a potentially potentially cars potentially carcinogenic material. >> winnipeg. >> so our son can actually enjoy the winnipeg summer. >> we love winnipeg, it's an awesome city but the mosquitos did drive us out. >> clay soil that traps standing water on the surface. entomologists call this the north american capital of that buzzing bothersome pest. >> there will be tons, just tons, i'll be covered. >> it's not just a knew sans, the mosquito is the world ass most dangerous animal. in effecting 25,000 with dengue fever. here it is west nile virus. 160 insect scrollworks and a bug chief. >> i'm really encouraging residents t

al jazeera live from our headquarters in doha i'm sammy and also in the show al jazeera journalist begins third day in german detention amid growing calls for his release, greece makes a last-minute effort to creditors ahead of an emergency meeting in russell and cocoa shortage fails a blow to the local economy. ♪ fighting outside afghanistan's parliament is now over after a suicide car bomb explosion and a gun fight between police and attackers, 21 people were wounded. afghan police say all seven of the armed men in the attack have been killed and the parliament was in session in kabul at the time and let's get more now from jennifer glasse and joins us from the afghan capitol and we start with casualties and where do things stand now? >> 21 people injured and five women and three children and one child is in critical condition and police tell us five were killed in the dramatic attack on the parliament building this morning and watched it live on t.v. and it was heavily attended session when the bomb went off outside parliament and the building shook and the parliament chamber filled wi

richard martin, al jazeera. >> hundreds of syrians have gathered near the turkish border over 13,000 syrians have crossed the border. strategically important town, al aviad, the only town on the border near raqqa in syria. video of an alleged incident shows a soldier swinging a rifle, it happened north of rah ramallah. >>> israel, video shows a man pulling afiring a bomb nearby. >>> files contained intelligence techniques that would allow foreign powers to identify supplies. edward snowden is wanted in the u.s. for leaking files from the u.s. national security agency currently in russia where he was granted asylum in 2013. >>> a man who opened fire on the dallas police headquarters, was shot dead by police. melissa chan has more from dallas. >> reporter: the blaze of bullets in the night caused such chaos that police thought they were attacked by multiple gunmen but it was one man who rammed his car into headquarters. before leading officers on a car chase. and then, a standoff. >> this was an on again off again negotiation. he would get angry during negotiation and hang up and stop t

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hello, i'm martine dennis, this is al jazeera live from doha. targeted intelligence and military personnel. plus. >> i'm andrew thomas in a helicopter above the ande pawn seaandemansea. >> black or white? an activist is accused of lying about her racial identity. >>> but first let's get an update of what's going on in afghanistan. the taliban has attacked a police compound. at least 17 officers have been killed. in the hellman hellman province. afghan security forces are suffering record casualties. more than 5,000 have been killed this year alone. >>> more people being infected with middle east respiratory syndrome, or mers, insistence outbreak last po in south korea 138 have been are concerned and 38 have died. richard thompson reports. >> at this market, they brought out the big guns in the fight against mers, as fear of contamination spread, few seem to be are watching. >> sales have dropped 40 to 50% normally people are walking around and be be showing up. >> later gave this warning. >> the outbreak has been large and is complex. more cases

"talk to al jazeera". only on al jazeera america. ceo. >> hello again.monday is world oceans day and al jazeera is taking a closer look at some of the most pristine ocean environments in the world. scientists are worried about coral reefs be disappearing. nick clark has more. >> things resonate from a long time gone. travel two and a half hours south of havana and you'll come to a pristine stretch of beach bay of pigs. here too another legacy of cuba's history and years of isolation, pristine coral reef. around the world 50% of the coral reefs have disappeared but here coral reefs have had the opportunity osurvive. >> here, cuba has engaged had a enormous bit of conservation, word-leading. that compares to maybe about 9% currently if the united states and only 2% worldwide. the lack of chemical fertilizers in agriculture has also meant there's very little toxic runoff into the ocean. it's almost like a time machine going back in time to see what these coral reef ecosystems used to look like. that really gifts me hope for the future. >> the further out to

only on al jazeera america. >> again reminder of the top stories here on al jazeera. the funerals have been held for more than 40 iraqi police and shia militia men marks a particularly deadly day for iraqi forces in anbar province. 45 iraqi troops were killed when a tank rigged with explosives explosives waswas driven to and exploded at the gate of a military facility. >>> russia says a european union mission against libyan people-smugglers must precisely outline the eu's power in full before it can be agreed. the eu wants to use smuggling boats on the libyan shores. >>> pier nkurunziza, opposition leaders will continue to protest against him wanting to run for a third term. haru mutasa reports from the capital bujumbura. >> julian isn't sure if it will be safe to go out on tuesday so he's doing it now. opposition leaders are planning to protest against pierre nkurunziza's decision to run for a third term which violates the constitution. >> it's come, there is no protest, civil society and the opposition have called for a break so we can organize. >> reporter: but aft

only on al jazeera america. >> now a reminder of the top stories here on al jazeera. turkey tries to establish a stable government. and northern syria and u.n. envoy to libya has presented the latest peace plan to rival governments. meeting in morocco to try to solve months of fighting. >>> it is estimated that almost 5900 migrants were rescued from the mediterranean sea over the weekend as they traveled from north are africa to europe. 9 pregnant women were included. government there keeping its people in a state of fear, in eritrea, through what it calls a pervasive control system. being so widespread that the government enormous it. eritrea effectively enslaves people with a system known as arbitrary service and anyone who be tries to leave the country is considered a traitor more than 5,000 5,000 flee every month. >> we seldom see hiem human rights violations of the scope and scale as we do in eritrea these days. a large portion of those crossing the mediterranean around using other irregular routes to reach europe are eritreans. they are fleeing a country ruled n

talk to al jazeera. only on al jazeera america. in syria with intense fighting, we see here in northern aleppo and hasaka provinces. according to united nations comes as al jazeera finds evidence of a troop buildup on the russian side of the russia-ukraine border. a meeting in paris in tuesday and with i.s.i.l. gaining so much ground, model jamjun looks at what we can expect from those talks. >> reporter: with their fighter jets still taking off france's commitment to combating i.s.i.l. still continues. part of the coalition battling the group they are among the countries whose air raids promises to pummel the group. but in iraq the situation remains dire. critics say the coalition strategy is extremely misguided the administrative meeting in paris will make little difference. >> this conference is based on a myth on a dream. that there is still an iraqi army. no, there is nothing like an iraqi army. the iraqi army has been disbanded in 2003. >>> it's journalist nicholas anna, taken hostage for almost a year. >> we are supporting a

talk to al jazeera. only on al jazeera america. >> welcome back. a reminder of the top stories here on al jazeera. >> the secretary general said that russia's plans to strengthen its arsenal is dangerous and describing it as nuclear saber rattling. putin said that he plans to put an extra 40 inter continental missiles by the end of the year. . >>> peacekeeping forces are taking to long to deploy the country. >>> at least 17 people were killed when a passenger train hit in to tunisia. one of the largest groups in the philippines has started to hand over its weapons. now some of the fighters are preparing to make the transition to civilian life. from manila we have these reports. >> voltairely laying down its weapons. that's what the mlif wants people to see. but after some 40 years of war the muslim rebel group is serious about peace. it signed a peace deal with the government last year and the president aquino is determined to get skeptics on its side. our brethren willingly laid down their arms knowing that there may still be violence. this an is

al jazeera. well, the u.n. is appealing for $16,000,000,000 to help millions of yemenis avoid a humanitarian disaster there. mohammed jandrun has more on that. >> reporter: suffering in place of celebration, this is yemen. we are supposed to feel joy says this man, to relax with our families. but look at us. the holy month began with a string of suicide car bombs and dozens dead in sanaa. we are living in pure horror this, this woman says. we are terrified. in geneva, peace negotiations between yemen's government in exile and the houthis were supposed to yield a cease-fire. instead, they resulted in scuffles. as the talks ended without an agreement to stop the fighting. the situation is so dire the u.n. launched an appeal for $16,000,000,000 to help civilians in yemen. >> i am deliberately raising the alarm about the looming humanitarian catastrophfee facing yemen where 21 million yemenis, 80% of the country's population, are in need of some form of aid to meet their basic needs. >> severe water, food and medic

al jazeera, hong kong. >> stay with us here on al jazeera. coming up, a setback in the journey for this solar plane attempt to go fly around the world. >> we hear from peter greste who talks the retrial of his colleagues egypt. we will tell you howell former fifa chief defended himself against corruption claims, but used a fake story to do so. >> under why the shia militia are there. i'm asking for your analysis of that. does that not send a signal of inability on the part of the iraqi army? i know they were called to join the fight but how do you see that when you analyze the ability of the iraqi army to fight alone? >> we saw a huge setback last year with the fall of mosul where we saw the iraqi army lose a considerable amount of its end strength. the iraqi army may be only half the size it was before the june offensive last year in mosul so there's no doubt that the iraqi army is not as strong as it once was and the iraqi's need all the help they can get on the battlefield against isil. in the long term, it is still in the interest of all

hello from al jazeera's headquarters in doha i'm jane dutton. more than 3,000 migrants rescued off the coast of libya warnings thousands more could come. world leaders arrive from germany for the g7 summit. greek financial crisis and ukraine are the topics. we begin in turkey where polls have opened for parliamentary elections. 56.6 million penal are eligible topeople are eligibleto vote. they will be choosing seats for parliament. the ak party focuses on religious equality. the maim opposition is the republican people's party or chp wants a higher minimum wage bonus pensions and a mega city to create economic growth. the chp needs to win at least 267 seats to gain a part of the parliament. as a party of the kurds it's been targeting young urban and secular voters. bernard smith joins us from turkey. i've been watching the picture behind you for afew minutes it looks busy and people are taking the election seriously there. >> one of thousands of schools open across turkey for voting today. this is a country that boasts a particularly high partic

welcome to al jazeera, at headquarters in doha. coming up in the next half hour - controversy flares over the u.s. confederate flag with calls for its complete removal. >>> al jazeera journalist detained in germany is released without charge >>> and how long is too long to spend online. we talk on japan's growing digital addiction. >>> eurozone leaders say they are eurozone leaders say they are hopeful a deal on a greek bailout could be sealed this week, saving the country from economic disaster. greece had submitted a new budget. one it hopes has been expected, giving it access to straightly needed funds. the ball is now in the court of the european authorities. phil lavelle is following developments in brussels. >> reporter: the perfect way to start the day. the seems greece's p.m. alexis tsipras had a lot to grin about first thing. this was a man with a plan to get his country the next chunk of bailout cash it needs. the smiles were not to last. first his finance minister turned up 45 minutes late, and then greece's creditors sa

talk to al jazeera. only on al jazeera america. >> >>> hearing from the victims' families, the gunman from the church shooting in charleston shows little emotion in court. >>> you're watching al jazeera live from our headquarters in doha. also coming up trying to avoid a humanitarian disaster in yemen, a call for $9.5 billion as truce talks collapse. >>> refugees treatments are

. >> weeknights on al jazeera this is al >> this is al jazeera. >> hello there i'm barbara serra. this is the newshour live from london. coming up in 60 minutes. turkey's president says the election means no one can rule alone about but other parties oppose a pact with akp. human rights abuses in eritrea on an almost unprecedented scale. >> we don't yet have a complete strategy. >> barack obama says the coalition needs a full-out guarantee before it can drive out i.s.i.l. plus. >>> the coral reef. >> plus, like chief thomas b aff says fifa needs a clarified real to clear up its image. >> hello there, thank you for joining us. turkey faces weeks of political instability after voters stripped akp of its ruling majority in sunday's elections. recep tayyip erdogan has vowed to move for this but other parties have vowed to resist. the largest vote share about 41% but this only delivered the party 258 seats. the main opposition party that's the center left republican people's party or the chp came second with the 132 seats. while the nationalist movement party or mhp will have 30 seats

andrew thomas, al jazeera.ydney. >> still ahead on the al jazeera news hour, the militarization of the baltic, how nato has completed a huge exercise as tensions rise with russia. >> i'm rory challands. the military theme park bristling with guns and tanks that russia hopes will be fun for all the family. >> and cameroon's sensational come back to mace them in the next round. we'll have that on sport with the rest later. >> greece is on a painful course of default, a warning from greece's central bank. the country has been surviving on a $270 billion bail out as the european central bank the commission, and international monetary fund. greece said that the terms of the loan are too tough and on sunday the government failed to renegotiate the deal with its creditors and unlock more funds. now greece is running out of time to get the money it needs to make the $1.8 billion payment due by the end of this month. and then another $7.5 billion will be due in july and august. the greek prime minister said he's still l

. >> "talk to al jazeera". only on al jazeera america. gay marriage. what does that say about the power of the vatican and the pope. >>> they wanted to pope to be something he may not be. yes, he has a great story and a great history and he's doing a great job of reaching out. but nowhere has he said he's going to change doctrines. >> so is he a secular pr face? >> i don't know anything about the vatican. i'm an athiest and the whole religion thing is bizarre to me. >> first, we ask if the u.s. is a super power in decline. this is third rail. >>> is america in retreat? many say yes. >> a red line for us is we start to say chemical weapons. >> once you draw that line, the credibility of the united states is on the line. >> the united states is now number two. the chinese economy just overtook the u.s. >> that's going to be the sun setting on the american century. >> there is no alternative. >> there's no question it's a much worse world order if nobody is providing that leadership and the americans are best situated to do so. >> tonight we have ambassad

allegations made to al jazeera suggest that at least seven yemeni government officials knew where al qaeda's chief bomb maker was hiding. despite that he is still a wanted man. a government informant has told al jazeera's investigative units he exposed the whereabouts. >> ibrahim al asiri thought to be al qaeda's top bomb make are he reportedly built the bombs income most daring attacks the underwear bomb on 2003, and explosives hidden in a printer. a year later. >> this equally informant says he has told the yemeni government where he was hiding. hane mohamed al jaheb said he informed on al qaeda from 2006 until 2009. he had been a member of the group since the late '90s. he claims he first met asiri in late 2008 in yemen. >> mujahid said he was training many of the al qaeda in the arabian peninsula fighters. including the nephew deputy director of the national security bureau. >> colonel amar could not be reached for comment. he says he was fooled and so was the united states and many western governments. today, ibrahim a.m.asiri still has not been caught and the threat of an asiri

i'm barbara sierra, you're watching al jazeera live from london. also coming up on the program greek concessions are welcomed bringing hopes of a deal later this week to stop a default. >>> an u.n. report on last year's war in gaza says that both sides committed grave abuses which could amount to war crimes. the taliban launches a brazen attack on the afghan parliament as it meets to endorse a new defense minister. and russia's prime minister orders retall orders retaliatory measures after extensions made in the ukraine. >>> thank you for joining us. the al jazeera journalist detained in berlin at the request of the egyptian government has been released without charge after the german authorities reviewed his case. presenter ahmed mansour spent two days in custody. egypt had asked germany to extradite him but the state attorney general in berlin has ordered mansour's unconditional release. egypt sentenced mansour to 15 years in prison abstentia for allegations that he and al jazeera deny. >> i extend my banks and appreciation to the justice of germ

>> al jazeera has questions t answer.ed to look at inevitably it was miskes but it was egy that arresteds and egyptian authorities that made the allegations against us and that is where we need to fight the case. >> right now what is your focus professionally and personally? >> everything else in my life hinges on the outcome of this trial and so we really it's all about keeping the attention, keeping the right oppression and doing the right kind of work to make sure the court uerstands there no evince against u and the only concluont can come t if it's following due process is to acquit all of us, everyone involved in the case. >> reporter: the president zizi is going ahead wh june election dispute calls from neighbors for a delay and chose not to attend a summit in tanzia and more than 90,000 people have fled because o violee and harry has the latest fm the capitol capitol. rter: norotests on monday because opposion aders have told peopl monday is a time out. there ar people to ope the shops markets and told people on t

america presents only on al jazeera america >>> i'm ali velshi on target calling for back up.d police departments ask for help as they try to reform the ranks and weed out bad cops. upped the gun - police officers put to the test with split second decisions on the use of deadly force. >>> there's a new mandate for the nation's police development. evolve now. i will bring you police chiefs from across the country and take you inside s

kimberly halkett, al jazeera. be. >> still to come, supporting an entire family on just $10 a day but this rohingya living in thailand is more fortunate than others. >> i'm robin forester walker who recording from azerbaijan. >> we're here to fully get into the nuances of everything that's going on not just in this country but around the world. getting the news from the people who are affected. >> people need to demand reform... >> ali velshi on target weeknights 10:30p et is >> hello again the top stories here on al jazeera. african leaders are gathering for the african union summit in johannesburg, with the crisis in burundi on the top of the agenda agenda. calling for the arrest of omar al bashir president of ever president of sudan at that conference. >>> whistle blower edward snowden. >>> 12 months after a series of attacks in which almost 100 people died. al jazeera catherine soy reports. >> just started rebuilding his hotel a year after it was banged down by gunmen. he was in this room about 11:00 p.m, when

talk to al jazeera. only on al jazeera america. >>> hello again. pope francis has denounced corruption and spoken out about the polite of migrants during a visit to the italian city of turin. he was there to pray at the turin shroud. >>reporter: the pope became the latest of hundreds of thousands of pilgrims to venerate the piece of cloth believed to display the face of christ. in the still dimness, the leader of more than a billion roman catholics paused for a moment in silent prayer. the shroud is believed to have covered the body of jesus after the crucifixion. outside the church large crowds gathered to hear the pope speak. turin is a major car manufacturing city. the pope denounced the exploitation of workers. >> we say no to corruption that is so widespread that it seems to be an attitude. normal behavior. but not in words, rather in deeds. we say no to collusion, fraud, bribes and the like. the pope went on to speak about the plight of migrants. immigration increases competition. migrants shouldn't be blamed because they're themselves victim

al jazeera, kabul. >> druze community members are worried about the safety of their families in syria. fighters were seen surrounding the village in syria this week. the minority is viewed by al-qaeda as her particulars and at least 20 people were killed in in lib last week by al-nusra. she said the druze find themselves caught between the warring sides. >> well, the jews in syria are in a very critical situation under pressure from many sides. we have seen massacres recently happen in idlib province. >> they have made very clear that they are welcome to come to israel even though basically they do not want a exacerbate, aggravate the predicament of the druze community inside syria itself. the community is caught between al-nusra front on the one hand which has an extreme interpretation of islam and the also the major war that is taking place. they do not want to come across as supporting the syrian government. the druze community in syria has tried to be neutral not take sides but now find themselves in the eye of the storm because the opposition the syrian opposition led by the elem