rulings in his country despite the global outrage over the conviction of our colleagues those three al jazerrarnal assists. al sisi making those comments to the today at a military graduation. comes after several political leaders including john kerry condemned the verdict. erica has more. >> reporter: this is the sound of silence around the world. from al jazerra headquarters in doha to nairobi to seoul think. a moment of unity and protest of the verdict that sentenced these three journalists to prison for up to 10 years. the reaction after an egyptian court on monday was far from silent. especially the family of the accused. >> oh, me i god. >> reporter: peter greste's parents were stunned and angry. >> our son, peter, is an award-winning journalist. he is not a criminal. >> reporter: the court convicted the journal assists on charges they supported the muslim brotherhood which has been declared a terrorist organization. but the fight to free the journalists is not over. interim ceo of al jazerra america. >> we are determined to make sure that our journal assists will be freed. and the whole

simon mcgregor wood, al jazerra, london. >>> still lots more to come here on al jazerra, including as pain. peter greste's parents speak out against his sentence. also coming up, the u.k. bans a stimulant popular in africa, but could the move hurt those who grow it? and in sport, world number one rafael nadal makes amends for last year's first round wimbledon exit. >> we have strongly urged the government to release those journalists. >> journalism is not a crime. the performance review. that corporate trial by fire when every slacker gets his due. and yet, there's someone around the office who hasn't had a performance review in a while. someone whose poor performance is slowing down the entire organization. i'm looking at you phone company dsl. check your speed. see how fast your internet can be. switch now and add voice and tv for $34.90. comcast business built for business. >> now inroducing, the new al jazeea america mobile news app. get our exclusive in depth, reporting when you want it. a global perspective wherever you are. the major headlines in context. mashable says... you'

the top stories here on al jazerra. president abdul fatah el sisi says he will not interfere in the judicial system despite an international outcry over the jailing of three al jazerra journalists. colleagues in doha and at the bbc in london have held a silent protest to condemn the convictions. >>> and there are reports that gunmen have kidnapped 91 villagers in north eastern nigeria near where boko haram fighters abducted more than 200 school girls two months ago. >>> a united nations says more than a thousand people, most of them civilians, have been killed in iraq so far this month. thousands more have been displaced by this month's rebel up rising against the government. they have been seeking safety in refugees camps, including in the autonomous kurdish region. many iraqis are still volunteering to join the army, more than 2,000 volunteers have registered with recruitment centers to fight against rebel groups. >>> the u.s. state has held talks in northern iraq where they have renewed calls for an inclusive governm

al jazerra, london. >>> coming up on al jazerra, the continue her shall zip at this holmes measures beingd outside an up stale london apartment building. >>> and why this textbook is causing such a stir in venezuela schools. the performance review. that corporate trial by fire when every slacker gets his due. and yet, there's someone around the office who hasn't had a performance review in a while. someone whose poor performance is slowing down the entire organization. i'm looking at you phone company dsl. check your speed. see how fast your internet can be. switch now and add voice and tv for $34.90. comcast business built for business. >>> we have some breaking news to report out of oregon. there are reports of a shooting at a high school just outside portland in the town of troutdale. you can see a map here it's about 15 miles, about 20 minutes drive east of portland, oregon. the sheriff has said it's an active scene at this high school. it's caldron understand high cah school. there are reports a student called his mother to say that he was in lock down, this is a greating story so de

. >> real perspective, consider this on al jazeera america >>> welcome to al jazerra america, i al del walters, these are the stories that we are following for you. secretary of state john kerry preparing to meet with nato leaders in brussel, belgium after a stop in the kurdish region of iraq. the campaign to free owl colleagues al jazerra journalist intensifies as egypt's president says he won't interfere with the ruling keeping them behind bars. boko haram being blamed for yet another mass kidnapping in nigeria. ♪ ♪ >>> we begin in iraq. secretary of state john kerry set to meet with nato foreign ministers today in brussels of course the ongoing crisis in that country certain to be on the agenda. earlier today kerry met with leaders in the kurdish region there. calling for an inclusive government once again. meanwhile there are reports that dozens have been killed in fighting. jane has more from baghdad. >> reporter: there are intense efforts underway in baghdad and the kurdish capital to try to put together a coalition government. that's in line with a clear message from the u.s. se

hello, i am felicity and you ae watching al jazerra in london. also coming up.ck down on protests one of egypt's leading democracy activists is jailed for 15 years. >>> india experiences its highest temperatures in 62 years. >>> and excitement mounts ahead of the world cup in brazil, but not everyone is celebrating. ♪ ♪ >>> hello an al quada-inspired group says it's captured another iraqi city in the last few hours. the islamic state of iraq and the levant or isil is claiming to have taken the northern city of tikrit. isil had already taken iraq's second city mosul and also attacking nearb nearby city. >> reporter: one of the biggest refineries burn as fighters take control. they mounted at tack in the early hours of tuesday morning quickly overrunning security force this is. but the take over didn't last long, iraq's fourth article are armored division and police took back control a few hours later. the fighters from the isil who have also mounted attacks here in kirkuk where fighting controls, mosul remains under is life. corollas prime minister nouri al-malik

. >>> i am jane dutton and you are watching al jazerra. also on the program, after the fall of a president, the loss of crimea, and an ongoing rebellion, ukraine finally signs happen his tour us trade pact with the h p.e.u. the fight for iraq intense physician. [inaudible] 10 identifies. we and kind as grants ambition to reduce a team of wincer. >>> the u.s. state department has confirmed that its middle east peace envoy has resigned. final confirmation that america's effortses broken peace between israelis and palestinians has failed. let's talk to ross lands jordan in washington, d.c. what are you hearing about this? >> reporter: essentially martin is going to return to his job at a think tank here in washington. and the deputy, frank loewen between is going to be the acting special envoy, that's one signal, as it were, that the obama administration has not given up completely on the idea of trying to help the israelis and palestinians achieve a peace deal. that said, the paws is stil paul on. neither side is coming back to the negotiati

imran kahn, al jazerra, baghdad. >>> joining me now in studio is the spokesperson for nouri al-maliki'sthanks for coming in to the studio. does mim prime minister maliki surely not have to put the country above himself. he is a polarizing figure for iraq. >> prime minister nouri al-maliki has done the best that he can to try and make as inclusive as possible the last government. it was inclusive. it was inclusive of every aspect and every community of the iraqis, both the shia and sunnis and kurds. what will happen now, there is a process, what will happen is that the parliament will convene on the firs 1st of july. >> you are confident that will happen because some are telling their supporter to boycott that sitting of parliament saying now is not the time to do that. >> it is a legal requirement and a legal dury for every newly-elected m.p. to participate in this new sitting of the parliament. when he encourages them not to attends they are failing in their national duty. because during that period, during that seating the whole objective is for the newly-elected m.p.s, the blocks par

kristen, al jazerra, new york. >>> and we want to thank you for watching al jazerra america.m del walters in new york. "inside story" is next. reminder that you can check us out 24 hours a day just by going to our website aljazerra.com. where the news continue 24 hours a day, seven days a week. ♪ ♪ >> the battle lines are becoming clearer in iraq. and an army of sunni radicals are head east to baghdad where sunni fighters are preparing for a fight. and meanwhile, the u.s. is wondering if it's time to talk to a new player in iraq. iran. it's "inside story."

stay with al jazerra america. >>> welcome back to al jazerra america. i am stephanie sy.e today's headlines at this hour. five american nato troops were killed in southern afghanistan in what may have been friendly fire. the incidents happened yesterday during security operations which have been increased ahead of afghanistan's elections this weekend. iraqi prime minister is urging parliament to declare a state of emergency after fighters from the islamic state of iraq took over parts of mosul. gunmen seized government buildings and freed several hundred prisoners. >>> senior defense spin tell generals officials are meeting this morning with a senate commit any a closed-door session to discuss the white houses handling the army sergeant bowe bergdahl's release, dick durban says the obama administration only finalized the release in exchange for five taliban detainees a day before the june swap. >> it's been 75 years since the pub lake of the grapes of wrath. about the struggles of a depression-era family and the grueling working conditions of farm workers, melissa chan ta

imran kahn, al jazerra, baghdad. >>> and lease go live to baghdad and see speak to omar. he last hour state television has broadcast a statement from mime minister al medical key what, did he say in that statement? >> reporter: well, he talked the commanders and referred to them to a military court, three top military commanders that were in charge of the army where mosul lies and there was a security meltdown. he also sacked a division commander for fleeing the battle. basically he's trying to hold accountable those commanders for -- blaming them for the meltdown and losing the city of mosul and other parts of the province to fighters from the islamic state iraq and the levant as well as other sunni rebels. >> we are being hearing, of course, about bat unless baquoba, what's the latest on the ground there? >> reporter: well, the government sources as well as sources in the town of the army has managed to repel the attackers. there were attacks on a number of places, some of them are only 55 to 60-kilometers away from the capital, baghdad, so the government says it succeed

so therefore it is an act of treason. >>> an al jazerra exclusive. an interview with one of the less vegas shooters before they went on a deadly rampage killing two officers, proof of his anti-government views. ♪ ♪ >>> there has been a school shooting in oregon, and i have just heard that a press conference was given, a students has been killed. the shooting took place in the town of troutdale about 15 miles east of portland. the sheriffs department also says it response today the gunshots at reynolds high school this morning. it was about 8:07 a.m. tactical team are currently evacuating students and staff. police say the situation has now been stabilized. again, one student was killed in this shooting. the shooter is also dead. those evacuated are right now being reunited with their parents. >> i missed the bus this morning and i was at carls junior and the girl salt lake are you at reynolds i heard there was a shootout i sprinted up to the school i found out it was in the gym that's where i would have been if i was at school. i am glad i missed the

we'll explain coming up next on al jazerra america. ♪ ♪ >>> welcome back to al jazerra america, i amy. here are today's headlines at this hour. it is the 70th anniversary of the d-day landsing in france. d-day was the beginning of the allied powers triumph over germany in world war ii. some 18 heads of state gathered in nomady to commemorate the allied attack. on the sidelines of today's ceremonies an unanticipated meeting between president obama and russia's vladimir putin. they discussed the crisis in ukraine. obama told putin the deescalation depends on him recognizing the newly elected ukrainian president and ceasing support to separatists. >>> now for tomorrow's big events, the belmont stakes. california chrome has a lot of people counting on him to renew enthusiasm for betting on the ponies. tom ackerman on the industry's hopes and dreams beyond the big race day. >> california chrome shines bright in the kentucky derby! >> reporter: since he eased across the finish line at the kentucky derby and followed through at the preakness stakes, this three-year-old colt has captured the

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al jazerra. >>> still to come on the program on al jazerra, more air strikes on benghazi as libya's power struggle takes another turn. run one of the world's poorest countries tries to stake afloat in the wake of a government corruption scandal. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> these are the top stories this hour, a meeting between russia's president and his ukrainian opposite number has ended and they have agreed to start talking about a possible seizceasefire in eastern ukrain. inside the country the army is harolding what it calls a victory in the east it says it has successfully repelled an attack near the mush a russian . the leading afghanistan candidate survived an attack on his coy voi convoy it killed sie >>> one person has been killed overnight and several injured in air strikes in libya. rockets are set to have hit a warehouse which was allegedly a weapons deposit so. a massive car bomb targeted the home of a local security chief in tri tripoli, but nobody was . the outgoing prema supported him. he has been visiting benghazi. he says because the government has failed to control them. he said he sup

. >>> hello there, you are watching al jazerra live from london. also coming up. the presidential vote is extended in syria in an election bashar al-assad is almost certain to win. nato a proves the plan to strengthen its military presence in eastern our europe as tensions simmer over the ukraine. and the date is set for spain's new king to take to the thrown. but in tough economic times, is the monarch i still welcome? ♪ ♪ >> hello, abdul fatah el sisi is egypt's new will he elected he won nearly 97% of the vote. it turn out rate itself was about 47%. let's go straightaway and speak for our guest, he is a very lecture you are in the studies of islam and the muslim world at kings college mere in london, thanks for think doing in. we are hearing the turn out is 47%, clearly not the 80% that sisi had been hoping for before the election, but it is actually only just less than what the 52% that mohamed marcy had during md during the 2012 election, what do we make of it? >> there was great dissolution among the egypt po population ad the chain events with high hopes of

tom ackerman, al jazerra, new york. >>> and a quick reminder that you can always watch al jazerra onlineaddress for you to click onto is aljazerra.com. aljazerra.com. best place to keep up-to-date with international news. are allies and that this comes in the context of the 70t 70th anniversary of d-day landings. questioned with quite strong even in the teeth since the worst recession. college tuition and fees public and private kept raising faster than the cost of everything else. as undergraduating high schoolers have been picking colleges education change lives but so does college debt. it is the inside story.

emma heyward, al jazerra. >>> still on al jazerra,. >> reporter: i am wayne in new zealand.sts have just started a global project looking at the world's marine ecosystems. it's a project that could also have significant benefits for humans. >>> and the discovery of an engrave on the ground a mammoth tusk that changed the way the world understood human evolution evolution. that coming up. ♪ ♪ >>> welcome back. a reminder of the top stories on al jazerra. the u.n. secretary general has called for an arms embargo in syria describing it as a failed state. ban ki-moon has warned the war is bleeding beyond its borders and has now spread to iraq. >>> u.n. security chief has suhr -- lebanon security chief has survived an attempt. security has been stepped up over increasing fears of more attacks 30 people have been arrested. we are getting aren't you crane's new president is about to declare a ceasefire in the east. the interior ministry says the directive is part of a plan to bring peace to ukraine following months of unrest. >>> the unrest in iraq and the war in syria have contrib

>>> welcome to al jazerra america, i am del walters. these are the stories we are following for you. i war of words in washington over what the white house will or will not do in iraq. they are expected to speak on the subject in just a few minutes. meanwhile a tug-of-war over iraq's largest oil refinery playing out on the field of battle. the end of a major industry in albania. ♪ ♪ >>> at this hour we are a waiting poured from the white house has to what the president plans to do in iraq, all of this on a day when the cries let that country has only grown worth with both sides fighting for control of a major oil refinery. mike viqueira has been following the story. before i come to you i want to play sound from senator john mccain on the floor of the senate just moments ago. >> what has the united states of america done? told we see on the front page of washington post. u.s. sees risks in iraqi air strikes. the president of the united states going golfing and is now fiddling while iraq burns. >> clearly this has turned in to a partisan

mary snow, al jazerra. >>> and a programming note.ight we will have a special half hour report on iraq. in crisis iraq, chaos and collapse it airs tonight at 8:30 eastern time. right here on al jazerra america. we continue to watch the state department. we are expecting comments momentarily concerning the arrest and capture of a key suspect in the benghazi libya attacks, we'll bring that you briefing live when it happens, stay with us. >>> again, you are looking live at the state department. we are awaiting word from state concerning the arrest and capture of a key suspect of the benghazi libya attack. that attack left four americans dead, including the ambassador chris stephens, we'll bring you those comments live when they happen. elsewhere, bring back our boys, that's the word from israel today as it continues to search for the three missing teenagers. israel cracking down on hamas, they believe the group kidnapped the boys, the israel he ambassador to the united nations calling to the to the inter flagsal pure at this. >> i call t

al jazerra rejects all of the allegations against its staff.for another detained al jazerra journalist, has requested his immediate release on medical grounds. he has been held without charge since august last year. and has been on hunger strike for more than four months. >>> the u.s. and iran has just end aid second of talks about teheran's nuclear program. it's hoped full negotiations were begin on june 16th. they struck an interim deal to immaterial it'immateriallimits . they were negotiate on wednesday. >> the goal to s* to come to a better understanding of the differences which exist on each and every yes. to have more conversations to try to breach the gaps that exist and that will happen next week in negotiations with [inaudible] >>> is really parliament has elected aid new president. he is from the ruling right wing party. the veteran nationalist politician is also a supporter of the jewish settlement movement. he succeed shimone perez in july to become israel's 10th president which is largely a ceremonial role. >>> to ukraine now, clas

. ♪ ♪ >>> hello, you are watching al jazerra.o ahead, a new reign in spain, crown prince felipe becomes king. and safe at last an injured explorer is rescued from germany's deepest cave after 12 days underground. plus, marching to their own beat the former child soldiers get ago i fresh start in the democratic republic of congo. ♪ ♪ >>> it is still unclear how washington will respond to iraq's request for air strikes against sunni rebels. there is increasing pressure on prime minister nouri al-maliki to resign to help unify the country. meanwhile, the iraqi army has taken back control of the country's biggest oil refinery a report with the latest. >> reporter: fighters from the islamic state in iraq and the levant are heading towards baghdad. other sunni groups link today the former leader sadam hussein are also taking part in this rebellions against the government. iraqi authorities are asking the united states to help push them back. >> what the united states is doing is about iraq. it is not about maliki. and nothing that the

. ♪ ♪ >>> hello, you are with al jazerra, we are live in doha. to come, homes are hit by artillery shells in eastern ukraine as government forces battle pro-russia separatists. kenya's president blames local politicians and not al-shabab for two nights of attacks in which dozens of people were killed. >>> 220 twin twisters devastatea small town in the united states. i state of medical has been declared in the state of nebraska. ♪ ♪ >>> now iraq's rebel up rising is moving closer to the capital. sunni fighters are now battling government forces, just 60-kilometers outside of baghdad. they are fighting for the city of baquoba, where overnight rebels attacked and occupied several neighborhoods. now since the up rising started a week arc sunni rebels have so far ceased tikrit, mo sus in the north. and pushed out government troops to siege a large part of northern iraq and its western border in to syria. live now to omar in baghdad to get the very latest on today. and omar, it seems as though the rebels are moving closer to the capital. and they have

richard parr, al jazerra. >>> now, the u.n.'gency has declared a network of man-made caves in israel a world heritage site. caves are just outside jerusalem and have been used for thousands of years as burial sites, storerooms and hide outs. the announcement by the world heritage committee was made at its annual meeting. >> we are very happy about the inclusion of the park and caves in the world heritage site's list because it's an extraordinar area. it's a wonderful site with exceptional points of interest. with an extraordinary history. >>> now intrepid tourists could soon be lifting off to the edge of space in a balloon. yes, a balloon. a u.s. company says it's really pleased with the world record breaking test flight that's taken place above new mexico and it's hoped the high altitude balloon will lift a capsule able to carry 32 passengers many kilometers straight up. high enough to see the earth's curve. list off is not plan today another two years and the price of a ticket, well, that also could being out of this world, co

you are watching al jazerra live from london. also coming in the next third minutes. >> all of us, all nations have a responsibility to tried to end this conflict. >>> the u.s. announces hundreds of millions of dollars of aid for countries hosting syrian refugees. >>> the taliban he releases video showing the moment the u.s. soldier bo berg dal is released in afghanistan. >>> the discovery of two planets one of which may be able to sustain life. ♪ ♪ >>> pro-russia separatists have now seized two government bases in the eastern city of luhansk which were abandoned by ukrainian government forces. intense fighting there has forced many people to flee from the city and there is continued violence in and around the eastern city o. here is our correspond effort david chater. >> reporter: after another night of intense clashes in the city, some of the girls and boys ended up on this school bus without their mothers. >> translator: who is going to look after them, one woman demanded? >> reporter: they have been driven across the russian

heidi jo castro, al jazerra, texas. >>> up next on al jazerra america, people in india are trying tod relief from a staggering heat wave as the country deals with some of the highest temperatures its had in over 50 years. >>> welcome back to al jazerra america, i am steffi sy. here are the headlines at this hour. a second city in iraq has fallen. half a million people are fleeing mosul as isil seized that city yesterday. also in iraq, at least 18 people are dead following three bomb blasts in dag dad, they occurred just a short while ago. the first public hearing on the bowe bergdahl case is happening this morning, defense secretary chuck hagel has been defending the administration's decision to negotiate his release without consulting congress, he said it was legal and in the nation's best interest. >>> people in india are suffering from a staggering heat wave right now. temperatures in india have recently soared to over 116 degrees, that's a 50 year high. as if that wasn't enough. people in the northern part of the country can't use air-conditioners because of blackouts. ♪ ♪ >>> i

>>> welcome to al jazerra america, am michael eaves, here are the stories we are following at this hour. new described yo. bowe bergdahl's happened over raises mo questions about the prisoner swap to free the american soldier. president obama focused on foreign policy. he's in brussels for a g7 meeting where ukraine security is on the top of the agenda. >> he said well, we train you and drop you behind the lines for about 20 miles and if you survive you getting to home after the war. >> world war ii veterans return to nomady as the greatest generation marks the seventh anniversary of d-day. ♪ ♪ >>> criticism is mounting over the deal between the u.s. government and the taliban trading five try-ranking taliban leaders. this morning bergdahl's former cap tours released a video of his hand over to u.s. special forces, randall pinkston is joining us now. what do we know about this video? >> reporter: we can say that the video appears to be authentic. saying it is consistent with what happened. it was released on a taliban website showing sergeant bergdahl in the minutes before his rescue sa

one of the four al jazerra journalists detained in cairo egypt is now free.zing pictures we are going to show you here. 26-year-old abdullah elshamy. he was carried out of the cairo prison just moments ago. i don't know if we have those shots, pretty amazing to see. elshamy had been on hunger strike for five months. the public prosecutor ordered his release on medical grounds along with 12 others. erica wood has the story. >> reporter: in prison without charge for 10 months, abdullah elshamy was arrested in august while he was reporting for al jazerra arabic on the protests being staged following the ousting of mohamed morrisey. mol long he maintained he had done nothing i don't think. five months in to his descension went on hunger strike. within four months he had lost almost a third of his body weight. >> i have been detained since the 14th of august -- >> reporter: just days after this leaked video was broad bro, elshamy said he had been placed in come terry confinement. he said vomited and passed out after being force fed. hits family warned again his he

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coming up next year here al jazerra.like bacon, you might want to pay attorneys farmers are dealing with a piglet virus and it's causing pork prices to surge. the performance review. that corporate trial by fire when every slacker gets his due. and yet, there's someone around the office who hasn't had a performance review in a while. someone whose poor performance is slowing down the entire organization. i'm looking at you phone company dsl. check your speed. see how fast your internet can be. switch now and add voice and tv for $34.90. comcast business built for business. >>> egypt's election commission just announced the final result of its presidential election a former egyptian army chief won by a lan slide. the commission says the turn out was 47% of egypt's 50 million voters, sisi won with nearly 97% of the vote. >>> pig farmers in the u.s. are struggle to go cope with a virus that's killed millions of animals over the years, for consumers it means paying more as pork prices surge, john has the store free iowa. >>

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comcast business built for business. ♪ ♪ >>> you are watching al jazerra.op stories. iran's president says his government will fight what he calls terrorism in neighboring iraq. iraq is struggle to go bad fighters from the islamic state of iraq and the levant. the group pushed government forces out of two cities, including mosul and tikrit. ukraine has accused russia of sending tanks over its border east of the regional capital donetsk. kiev's interior minute city says they have been sent to help anti-government fighters. >>> riot police and protesters have fought in the brazilian city of sao paulo. just hours before the tpaorld world cup kicks off. brazil will face-off against croatia in opening match. fans have already start today gather any stayed numb in sao paulo ahead of the game. >>> a fourth woman has been found hang from the tree in the northern i understand january state. the family of the 19 year old says she was raped. three others were found in similar circumstances in the last two weeks. here is more from new delhi. >> reporter: very little in

me david foster you are watching al jazerra. man tipped to be afte afghanistan's next president survives a bomb attack. >>> cleaning up india's polluted waterways why nobody is willing to take on the challenge. ♪ ♪ >>> france's government now says that talks on a ceasefire to end the crisis in eastern ukraine will begin in a few days this is afternoon the first face-to-face meeting between the russia president vladimir putin and the new ukrainian leader petro pair shiancoe. the two met in france where leaders from around the world are commemorating the 70th anniversary of the d-day landings barnaby phillips was there and sent us this report. >> reporter: he was a significant outsideing in the gathering the mainly western regions, vladimir putin whose country did more than anyone to defeat the nazis but is now in a bitter dispute with the west over events in ukraine. in fact he met briefly you crane's president elect petro poroshenko and even discusses a ceasefire. it will take much more than this to resolve the crisis in ukraine

. ♪ ♪ >>> good everything, everyone, this is al jazerra america, i am john siegenthaler in new york.ained or deserter? the growing controversy over the release of an american p.o.w. in a deal with the taliban, cyber crime, a global hacking ring accused of stealing millions by holding computer piles for ransom. >>> plus. >> reporter: if you can make out that's the actual base on fire. >> down, down! >> gun fight in ukraine, bullets fly in the biggest battle yet in the conflict. >>> syria's election, how little tomorrow's vote means to the desperate families who fled their homes. >>> i didn't see anything but bullets going by. until i hit the ground. >>> and d-day remembered. he was a pair trooper with the 80 secondary born when he jumped behind enemy lines in nomady. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> and we begin tonight with the latest on the release of army sergeant bowe bergdahl. he was handed over by the taliban on saturday after being held for nearly five years. his freedom is being celebrated but the controversy is intensifying over the terms of his release and the circumstances surrounding his captu

imran kahn, al jazerra, baghdad. >>> for the very latest let's go live to baghdad. talk us through what the government has been up to today, omar. >> reporter: well, in the last hour or so, prime minister nouri al-maliki arrived in samarra on military helicopters. he met with security commanders in the city. he also met with the governor of the province. he held a few meetings, they are discussing the security conditions in samarra and the wider conditions in the province. government sources -- or actually security sources here in baghdad told us that the government contained against -- campaign against isil fighters and groups could start in the very near future. he said within two days things could be turned against isil fighters. so we have to wait and see what the government will do, but there are movements for troops and there are air strikes from helicopters at home in tikrit. now, a mosque was damaged in that air strike, i believe four people were killed. four people from the same family were killed after that strike. and nine injured. that strike took place i

thank you. >>> now, one of the three al jazerra staff imprisoned in egypt has spoken out.ers along with mo hammer famoham. on monday a cairo judge found them guilty of having ties to a terrorist organization. and of airing false news. the verdict was widely condemned around the world. with the evidence presented by the prosecution being described as farcical. peter greste says i will fight the wrongful conviction against him and his two colleagues. >> i am devastated and outraged by monday's vert. verdict. throughout this trial the prosecutor failed to present a single piece of concrete evidence to support the outrageous allegations against us. at the same time, our lawyers have highlighted countless procedural errors, irregularities and abuses of due process that should have had the entire case throne out of court many times over. that is why i intend to do everything i can and consider all possible measures to overturn the conviction. the verdict confirms that our trial was never simply about the charges against us, it's been an attempt to use the court to intimidate and

and thank you for watching al jazerra america. i am stephanie sy. "inside story" is next and for news updates throughout the day, head to our website aljazerra.com. >> is the united states innovated iraq >>> the united states invaded iraq and over through saddam hussein more than a decade ago and then spent years pacifying the country, hoping to leave behind a stable rebuilding nation. one of the countries main cities has fallen to gorilla fighters and the baghdad government may be losing its grip. that's the "inside story": ♪ ♪ ." ♪ ♪ >>> hello i am ray swarr h juar. suarez.a brown university put tt of the war over $2 billion. the cost that brown estimates 134,000 iraqi civilians died in the long years of war. add security forces, aid workers and journalists, and that number leaps to between 176 and 189,000. just under 4500 american troops died in iraq. that eight-year american presence brought down the murderous government of the sadam hussein, disbanded the iraqi army. americans worked hard to rebuild the power and water systems, the civil servic

lawrence lee, al jazerra, london. >>> for all the latest news check out -. >>> hi, i am lisa fletcher and you are in "the stream." today are men the oppressed gender? we take you inside a world where american men believe they are the widely disadvantaged sex. their claims, like rape is used as a scam, fuel controversy. yet their movement is growing. and later, why fed up dads are mobilizing across the country demanding their right to be in their child's life. hear why they believe courts and the child custody system are stacked against them. ♪ ♪ >>> my digital producer and co-host is here bringing in all of your feedback and holy cow is there a lot of feedback. >> as you can imagine. this is probably the most divisive show we have done in a long time. the type of responses are extremely emotional. and a lot of people are not happy we are doing the show. i gotta honor that voice, first up lauren, i am quite certain these men's rights activists got all the air time they needed last month after the usc b shooting. allison says i will not be tuning in tonight. i have no use for organizati

imran kahn, al jazerra, baghdad. >>> the u.s.reased its spy presence in iraq as the isil has gained ground. but officials have not decided whether to keep sending weapon to his iraq's government. isil fighters have already been seen in american humvees and there is concern that today's attacks in mosul could put more u.s. weapons in their hands. was lynn jordan is at the state department. >> reporter: the obama administration says it's deeply concerned about the deteriorating situation in inside iraq particularly in the north where mosul fell for members of isil on tuesday. a state department spokesperson noted that the deputy assistants secretary of state for iraq and iran, has been in the country consulting with top iraqi leadership about the best ways the u.s. can assist in this situation. which left members dead. the obama administration says there is no consideration of sending u.s. troops back in to iraq, mainly because it believes that the iraqi army can secure the situation inside the country. however, the u.s. is very wo

kim very nell, al jazerra. >>> let's join david chater live in donetsk, eastern ukraine. even with fukudome there are peace talks or a seize fire it will take a long time before the bad blood of the people in the area goes away. >> reporter: david, that's right. there is a very goose phrase to describe the situation, it's that ukraine's past is always eating its future. now will a 15 minute conversation and a brief handshake mean that ukraine can escape it's a past and find a new and peaceful future? we have to wait and see. i think it's a very good sign that has been a little bit of draw down in luhansk. i think the mood on the ground amongst separatist fighters that i have been with is that this war is going to continues. they are going to continue fighting against the ukraine government because they call them terrorists, they have vowed

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tom ackerman, al jazerra, new york. >>> and a quick reminder that you can always watch al jazerra online, the usual address for you to click onto is aljazerra.com. aljazerra.com. best place to keep up-to-date with international news. are allies and that this comes in the context of the 70t 70th anniversary of d-day landings. questioned with quite strong even in the teeth since the worst recession. college tuition and fees public and private kept raising faster than the cost of everything else. as undergraduating high schoolers have been picking colleges education change lives but so does college debt. it is the inside story. hello. i am ray swarez. college and university tuitions have soared. much faster than consumer prices much fatter than the cost of houses, much faster than the wages of american families, so that old reassurancing optimistic idea, going into debt for a good college education would pay back the borrower many times over, that theory is getting a second look. it is unquestionable but even during economic crisis and years of slow growth, college graduates did better than

. >>> a global vigil for jailed al jazerra journalists. but egyptian president stands by the court's decision. >> translator: we will not interfere in judicial matters because the egyptian judiciary is an independent and exalted judiciary. no one inter feared with the affairs of state institutions. ♪ ♪ >>> hello there, welcome to al jazerra live from doha. i am laura kyle. also coming up on the program two months after nigerian school girls are kna

volunteers join the fight in irs rebels move closer to the capital baghdad. ♪ ♪ >>> hello, you are with al jazerra live in doha. also to come, homes are hit by artillery shells in eastern ukraine as government forces battle pro-russia separatists. kenya's president blames local politicians and not al-shabab for two nights of attacks in which dozens of people were killed.

>>> tkpoerpbt get you can keep up-to-date with all the days stories on the al jazerra website. aljazerra.com. there is also a lot of background, a lot of analysis so it's something really not to miss. aljazerra.com. >>> i am lisa fletcher and you are this. today thousands of minors are crossing the u.s. mexico board alone and ending up in shelters under federal custody. just how unanticipated was the surge and subsequent shellerring crisis. plus undocumented pima frayed to report crimes because of their immigration status. how that fear could be turning their communities in to targets. and later, rogue soldiers in the mexican army. confrontations between border protection and mexican soldier on his u.s. soil. sometimes resulting in attacks on american citizens. what's going on? ♪ ♪ >>> this has been a conversation in america for you last few weeks, but what is interesting is who knew about this ahead of time? >> three words explosive in the u.s. politics, board, he undocumented and immigration. we have all three in today's discussion. we shared all of this with our community an

marrmary snow, al jazerra. >>> while runs for frontier phabgtsdz have been very strong. qatar and the united air ab emirates two big components of the index left. both countries upgraded to emerging market status and analysts say part of the reason why frontier markets were sewing so well is because qatar and the uae had big gains leading up to the move. investing in front here markets is not for the faint of now. joining me now to explorer that say professor at harvard business school and authored the book winning. thank you for being with us. >> thank you. ali. >> sometimes we tell these stories, not to get people encouraged to invest in markets like this, but it's actually possibly to warn them way from them. as good as frontier markets might be. this is not necessarily something the average retail investor should play with. you are absolutely right. it's not for the faint hearted as your lead-up piece suggested, you could have returns of minus 30%, plus 50%, minus 12% and so on and so forth. it's something for the ow sophisticated investor or someone who has money to

thank you for watching al jazerra america, aim stephanie sy. talk to al jazerra is next. for news updates throughout the day head to our website aljazerra.com. rosie perez was three years old when her schizophrenic mother put her in a catholic children's home where she was often abused. >> i had to physically fight back or else, you know, my ass was going to get kicked. >> the oscar nominated actress's new book explains how she overcame odds? >> i felt like i was always acting, always escaping into different realities. >> how a fighting spirit and humor helped her survive? >> i was ham and cheese served on a platter. >> i recently spoke to her in new york. the book starts out with your early years, with your tia, your all the, who you loved and who took really good care of you. at some point, your mother, who you didn't realize was your mother, comes and gets you from tia's house and puts you in a catholic children's home and that's when you first started experiencing abuse. the book is filled with so many painful stories it's hard to recount all of them. how difficult wa

so therefore it is an act of treason. >>> an al jazerra exclusive.nterview with one of the less vegas shooters before they went on a deadly rampage killing two