another reason pope francis is in albania is because albania suffered years of communist oppression.n atheist state where churches and mosques were outlawed and many priests and religions were killed. on the main street of tirana there are poster size pictures of those martyrs and the pope wants to honor the memory of those people and encourage people in the rebirth for the last 25 years. they had the dictatorship right up until 1991. so in its rebirth of religious freedom, christianity. that's another reason why the pope chose albania. it is the first european country that the pope is visiting and an interesting choice that he's not going first to brittain or to france or to germany. and i think another part of the reason for that is the pope kind of general theme of reaching out to people on the fringes, of remembering the less powerful, the less rich and so on. and this is one of the reasons why he's chosen albania. natalie? >> and as he speaks to the crowd there, we know there have been some certain issues about security of the pope because of a comment made about a visiting iraq

and greet the people of albania. as we mentioned, he's making a one day visit to albania. his first trip to a european country outside of italy. he plans to celebrate mass in the albanian capitol. that's where he is now. and bring what the vatican is calling a message of hope. albania is mostly muslim. also, it's just a one-day trip. the pope being a hard working fellow is packing a lot into this one day. following the pope's sunday trip cnn's vatican analyst, celia gallagher, as we look for the pictures of the pope setting out, let's talk about why he chose albania. this is certainly a country that's suffered over freedom of religion. >> reporter: that's right, natalie. it's an interesting, not so obvious choice for his first visit to a european country. one might think of france or germany or other powerhouses but instead he chose albania. there are a couple of reasons for it. one is as you say they suffered from 50 years under a communist dictatorship which eventually outlawed the practice of religion. it was the

peter's, in albania., obviously when the pope travels both vatican security and the country he is traveling to are always very careful in terms of security, especially in this moment. but the vatican reiterating that there are no new measures and in particular that pope francis doesn't want his personal safety to take the place of his being able to be close to the people. natalie? >> we certainly wish him a safe and successful trip. look forward to hearing his message in this mostly muslim country. thank you. delia gallagher live for us from rome. >>> sierra leone is on the final day of a three-day nationwide lockdown to help curb the spread of ebola. the government has ordered people to stay inside their homes while some 30,000 volunteers go door to door to educate people on the virus. aid agency doctors without borders has criticized this move. officials say the lockdown is unlikely to stop the spread of the disease. more than 2,600 people across west africa have died from ebola. >>> well, one of the ma

the pope arrived in albania's capital for a one-day visit.the pontiff said that albania had succeeded in finding peace between different religions. the country was once a communist state that banned religion. albania is the first european country pope francis has visited outside of italy. >>> thousands of volunteers are trying to keep the ebola outbreak from spreading. sierra leone is on lockdown as volunteers go door-to-door with information. emergency workers say the lockdown is hoping them find new cases of ebola. they're trying to make sure the sick can get to the treatment centers nearby. so far, more than 2600 people have died across west africa, nearly 570 of them are from see area leon. >>> this weekend, back here in the u.s., more than 1,500 volunteers went out across charlottesville, virginia, to search for any sign of missing university of virginia student hannah graham. they combed through bushes and backyards yesterday a week after the sophomore disappeared. surveillance video shows her leaving a pub and running, although it appe

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la selecciÓn de portugal sin su astro cristiano ronaldo cayÓ frente a albania.asta el alma -gran micheal jordan que estuvo presente. >> en nueva york comenzÓ la semana de la moda. conversamos con algunos especialistas hispanos. ♪ ♪ >> vienen de diferentes partes del mundo, afilan sus tijeras, preparan a sus modelos y acciÓn. >> para mÍ del mundo de la moda es todo. >> son mÁs de 300 diseÑadores que participa mostrando sus colecciones de primavera y verano 2015. al menos 13 modistas hispanos presentan sus trabajos en este evento. uno de ellos es cesar galindo. >> tengo cinco hermanas y una gran madre que siempre me han inspirado y soy latino y mi raÍz latina siempre sale en la ropa que hago. >> y eso es lo que segÚn galindo, se puede observar en sus vestidos con diferentes estampados que resaltan su conexiÓn con el caribe. >> si uno no conoce el mar, sol y las nubes y la gente que tiene tanto color, se inspira uno. es la vida relajada. >> en esta ediciÓn hay varios diseÑadores latinos que llegan por primera vez para mostrar su creatividad. uno de ellos es michael

we have a stony and albania -- -- astoniatony up and albania providing military assistance. well be on the region in europe -- well be on the region in europe we have places like japan theaustralia -- well beyond region in europe we have places like japan and australia assisting in our military efforts. our global coordinated campaign with a global cordon aided coalition will be built not just -- global coordinated correlation -- cordon aided coalition will be built. much more will be done at the yuan general assembly later this month. our work together will grow and coalesce well beyond this month. what we are working to accomplish will require hard work, sustained commitment, and unwavering focus from all of us. presidentar that obama and the entire team absolutely understand this is something we must achieve and we will be successful. you have been listening to secretary of state john kerry speaking from the state department about the new government in iraq. about the various coalition members the united states has brought together to help stabilize the situation in iraq

. >>> new this morning, pope frances arrived in albania for his first trip to europe. he let in mass in mother teresa square in the country's capitol. the holy father intentionally chose albania for a visit but it is a quick trip for the pontiff who is heading back to rome later today. >>> also new this morning a violent night in philadelphia leaves two people dead and two others injured as "eyewitness news" reporter syma chowdhry explains police have have recovered a weapon but investigators are still searching for the shooter. >> police are looking for the the suspects involved in the shooting that leaves, two men dead and two injured. >> it looks like there is some type of argument. i don't know fit is between two different groups or not. >> reporter: bar fight leads to the shooting leaving two people dead and two injured. it happened on the 5600 block of north park avenue in olney a little bit after midnight. police say a group of people were inside an unlicensed bar that used to be a day care when an argument started, it spilled outside and that is when several sh

. >> pope francis arrived to albania. it's his first trip as head of the roman catholic church. it's a muslim majority country amid rising violence and the targetting of christians in the middle east. >>> we can show you live detectives from tehran, the capital of albania, where the pope is celebrating mass in mother teresa square in torrana. the pope taking mass in mother ter acea square. we'll leave you with those pictures. a disease that used to kill peoples in the bunches is now threatening to kill in the tens of thousands. not just about the tragedy, but tumbling economies and the chance of weak states. ebola, is the inside story.

perhaps it was this suppression of all religious belief that made the faiths feel equal, and albania an ideal place to highlight the value of tolerance. as the international coalition confronts the islamic state of iraq and levant, religious leaders in europe want faith to unit, not divide. >> it is nothing to do with islam, and the valuation promoted to the people. there are a lot of wrong things happening there. everyone has to understand that it is something that forces people's strength, to leave together. in this sense, we have to upped that we are leaving in the same shape, living in the same world. >> reporter: muslims and christians intermarry, whether religiously observant or not, and are welcome in each other's places of worship. albanians know to deny this is to tear families apart. >>> much more ahead on al jazeera. when we come back - on a mission to mars. n.a.s.a.'s maiden spacecraft orbits the red planet. [ ♪ music ] >>> and in baghdad symphonies play to inspire peace. oh, i love pet day. you guys are just two big softies. cut it out... look at these guys. oh, you... [

albania police formed a human chain to keep the clouds behind barricades.ff's first trip the mostly muslim country sissiesis began a crackdown on christianness iraq. >>> it is an odd one looking for a good place to eat, someplace you may never think of a dumpster. >> a dumpster. >> coming up meet a guy traveling around the country, eating only food out of the trash. what is driving him to do it, next. caitlin. >>> joyce, last weekend of summer, it felt like it. we hit 79 yesterday. we hit it again today. normal is 76. we will be below that starting tomorrow. cooler air with the arrival of >>> more on that breaking news, out of delaware that bus crash that tour busies at least 50 people on board, flipped over a short time ago. this happened in new castle county. emergency crews are on the scene, right now. we are told that one person has died and some are critically injured this crash happened on red lion road at route one in bear, delaware. our dave kinchin will be bringing us a live report tonight on the fox 29 news at ten. >>> 50 million americans go hung

he celebrated mass in a scare named for mother teresa, who was, herself, albania. it was to highlight peaceful christian-muslim cohabitation. security was tight after threats against his life by i.s.i.l. rebels. >>> hundreds of thousands around the world hoping to make an impact on climate change today. here in the u.s. the biggest rally is in new york city where tens of thousands are hitting the streets before noon. in australia, a major march is taking pleas in melbourne. offer in london, crowds are gathering on the substance of parliament. in paris, parades, marches and bikers criss-crossing the bridges of seine. time for a look at the national fore cost, and for that we turn to dave warren. >> we are talking a lot of rain, in india, pakistan. it's that time of year, the monsoon, putting rain down. this is the worst in 50 years. this is what it looked like. 700,000 are displeased because of the rain that has fallen here over the past two weeks. that's the big problem there. a lot of people are displaced and cut off. we see a similar situation across the south-we

. >>> on a trip to albania, the pope denounced extremists who said they were perverting religion. militants who trained in iraq and syria had returned to albania and might pose as a threat. >>> a british man being held by isis terrorists are pleadings for his release. militants are threatening to kill alan henning who went to syria to help civilians caught up in the civil war. a muslim doctor who was with him said it is not his fight so he should not pay the price. >> syrian refugees in turkey massed along the border to welcome relatives as they fled isis. the u.n. refugee agency said 70,000 syrians have crossed the border in the past 24 hours and preparing for hundreds of thousands of more. turkish authorities said they are ready to deal with the influx. >>> the fbi has launched an investigative tool to identify people. it's facial recognition, the system could give investigators a thorough background on a person in ten minutes. the fbi has 100 million records that can link someone's fingerprints to information. critics say they will use it to violate people's privacy, but they c

♪ el papa francisco regreso este domingo a roma tras una visita de once horas a albania, donde hizo unpa fuera de las fronteras de italia y el cuarto de caracter internacional, despues de los realizados a brasil, tierra santa y corea del sur. mas de dos mil 500 marchas en 160 paises se realizaron hoy pidiendo medidas para proteger al planeta a raiz del cambio climatico generado por la contaminacion derivada e las emisiones de carbono que se producen todos los dias. la marcha de nueva york rompio un record de asistencia-- esperanza ceballos nos cuenta mas. >> entienden creo mejor planeta se puede augurar cuando se unen voluntades de distintos sectores. unirnos y sentar resoluciones juntas en vez de dejar a las corporaciones hacer eso. >> convencer al gobierno de que tienen que invertir en energÍas renovables. >> cientos de miles de personas se unieron a la marcha que iniciÓ en la calle 59 en manhattan. las personas llegaron de diversas ciudades y paÍses a unirse la manifestaciÓn. >> de todas partes, de hawai, de massachusetts. >> pero durante la marcha a favor del medio ambiente quienes

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. >> it was albania, because of our - because the community, muslim community, kath lake community --atholic community can live good together here. we are very tolerant. >> we never had problems where we are a peace loving people. we love god, but don't discriminate against faith. >> reporter: religion was banned under communism. the orthodox church became a gymnasium. a mosque became a studio. when the iron curtain fell the church baptised adults. >> the pope conducted mass under the banners of clerics, muslims, and perhaps it was this suppression of all religious belief that made the fate seem equal, and albania a place to highlight the value of intolerance. >> religiouse leaders in europe wants faith to unit, rather than divide. >> we promote to the people, a lot of wrong things happen. everyone as to understand that opinions are something that force people's strength, the way they live together. in this sense we have to understand that we are leaving the same ship. we are leaving the same. muslims and christians frequently intermarry, whether observant or not, and are welcome in e

thank you. >> i thank the representative of albania. i give the floor to the representative of new zealand. , new zealandsident thanks you and secretary kerry for convening this important debate. new zealand continues its deep concern of the concern in -- his situation in -- this situation in iraq. we are outraged and are appalled at the loss of life and the innocent civilians and the widespread abuse of human rights. it deserves the strongest condemnation. we have been shocked by the resulting humanitarian crisis. since june, new zealand has made two humanitarian contributions referred to earlier by secretary of state john kerry to assist those displaced why the violence in iraq. we commend the efforts of those in the international community who have been providing relief assistance to people in the greatest of needs. so it is, madame president, new zealand takes this opportunity to express solidarity for the people of iraq as they deal with this crisis. we offered new zealand's support to the newly formed government and wee minister -

. >> number three, take us to albania pope francis is there today. first european trip outside rome. here are the latest pictures we're getting in. he said mass in the central square of albania's capital calling for co-existence among religion. the pope is in the predominantly muslim country speaking out against terrorism, social and religious prosecution and poverty. >> this was supposed to be a good time. more than 100 people are on this rep lick yaf a 19th century scooter. it was a beer tasting cruise around manhattan. that is usually fun. the party fizzled out when the boat ran aground on a reef. good news here is nobody was hurt. was rescued. >> and number five, nasa's latest high-tech planet exploring spacecraft is on track to enter mars orbit tonight. they hope to discover how our neighbor got so cold. >> all right. let's talk about temperatures back here on earth. climate change is a big deal. and today in new york organizers are promising the biggest climate change demonstration in history. in a few hours, tens of thousands, maybe even hundr

the pope called harmony between religions in albania, inspiring an example for the world. security extra tight because of reports militants may be posing a threat. >>> after months of political tension, afghanistan has named a new president to head a unity government. former finance minister ashraf ghani has been declared the winner. in accordance with a power-sharing deal, his one-time rival will fill the position of chief executive. they did not release the final vote fearing it would inflame tension. >>> in northern california, cooler, rainy weather is helping firefighters against a growing wildfire in the northern part of that state. it's just 17% contained. at least ten homes and nearly 130 square miles have been burned east of san francisco. thousands of homes are still in danger and thousands of people remain under evacuation orders. the man accused of deliberately starting that fire is being held on bail. >>> what's being called the biggest climate change march clogged the streets in new york and more than 150 countries around the world. people from all over the co

. >> albania winning 1-0 over portugal with a superb second-half goal. denmark came from behind to beat armenia. serbia against france in a friendly. >> our goal was to win. at the beginning, we were winning. in the end, it was a draw. he made a fine double save during the game. it could have been better. we could have been more effective. >> more european qualifiers on monday. england went out in the group stages of the world cup in brazil, beaten by italy and uruguay before drawing with costa rica. the winner has not silenced the critics. the new captain thinks they are due a big performance. >> we are a tightknit group. we are working out together to get the best out of each of them . we believe we can do that. we have got a lot of quality on our team. obviously, it is about that quality coming together. if that happens tomorrow night, then i'm sure we'll have a good performance. >> it is familiar territory for the man who led the swiss to the 1994 world cup. he is down the striker. >> we are pleased with our options. we haven't taken anybody in to re

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. >>> we can show you live detectives from tehran, the capital of albania, where the pope is celebrating mass in mother teresa square in torrana. the pope taking mass in mother ter acea square. we'll leave you with those pictures. a disease that used to kill peoples in the bunches is now threatening to kill in the tens of thousands. not just about the tragedy, but tumbling economies and the chance of weak states. ebola, is the inside story. hole low, i am ray swarez, the united states now plans to send 3,000 soldiers to liberia to help that country fight it's spreading ebola outbreak. the world bank estimates that the disease threatens some of the poorest countries on earth, with economic contraction. a disaster as they are still getting back on their field after years of war. some are being bent to fast track a response to the disease. the signs are good so far, but we are still far from ready to scale up drug treatment. are we at the point where a public health strike force a nato for disease, should be equipped and waiting for crisis just like this one? with people constantly on the m

i would like to invite the secretary general as well as the presidents of albania croatia to join me here you have nato roadmap for the next ten years. different leader in syria now many of the members of congress of both parties who have gone to syria in recent months have said. feel. relief which is diddy's time for him to go. to be released to syria is really. playing right close to. her street. and i think the true. on our reporters. instantly cut. below. proposes steps for peace between ukraine's warring sides saying his latest phone conversation with president bush showed they see eye to eye. but the crisis is seen differently by the u.s. leader who accuses russia of ignoring diplomatic solutions. russian journalist on the ice then and has been confirmed killed a month after going missing all covering the ukrainian conflict. and washington says the video showing a second american journalist being executed by islamic state terrorist in iraq is apparently off then.

. >>> pope francis arrived in the balkan nation of albania. the head of the roman catholic church was in the capital, meeting with the president. he's set to highlight interfaith harmony in the mainly muslim country amid rising violence in the middle east. >> a palestinian artist in ramallah is turning destruction in gaza into images. here is her story. >> my name is bush ra. i'm a 25-year-old graphics designer. as a palestinian, a human and an arab, i cannot be an observer to the destruction of a country and the mass killing of a people, especially if it's my homeland and people. this requires me to rest. and that is not only done by military means. we resist by our culture and art. before working on the pieces i was helpless. i couldn't do anything. when i started, i felt something was speaking to me. i felt hope. i felt empowered. >> anyone who stares at the sky sees shapes in the cloud. you look at the smoke and you spot shapes as well. this is not about me, it's the story of those killed. each takes time. i contemplate enough and have to

. >> pope francis arrived in albania for his first european trip. he is in the capital where he'll meet the president. >>> air france pilots voted to extend their strike for another week. they are opposed to the airline's push to develop a low-class subsidy which they fear will undermine their jobs. nearly half of all flights were cancelled on saturday. scenes of destruction during the israel offensive on gaza have been turned to images. she hopes to bring attention to the plight of her people. here is her story. >> i am bushrah. i'm a 25-year-old graphics designer. as a palestinian, a human and an arab, i cannot be an obviouser to destruction. especially if that's my homeland and people. this requires me to resist. it is not done by military means, but culture. before working on the pieces, he was helpless. i couldn't do anything. i felt that something was speaking to me. i felt hope and empower. . >> anyone who stirs up the sky sees shapes in the clouds. you look at the smoke resulting from the air strikes and you see shapes. this is not about me,

iraq's ambassador to the vatican said there have been credible threats to the pope's visit to albania this weekend. nbc's tracie potts has the latest from washington to us >> isis is expanding in numbers exponentially. >> reporter: as the house prepares a quick vote on arming syria's opposition, president obama's at magill air force base today getting an update from the unit that will oversee the fight against isis. >> it's the men and women of centcom who will partner with others of the region who will carry out our limited military mission. >> reporter: limited. no boots on the ground. the president has promised repeatedly, but his top general tells congress -- >> if there are threats to the united states then i of course would go back to the president and make a recommendation that may include the use of u.s. military ground forces. >> reporter: more than 1,000 u.s. troops are already there with more on the way. the state department tried to clarify. >> the president has been very clear, we will not have troops on the ground in combat roles, period. >> saying we're not going to hav

vatican has been quoted as saying there have been credible threats made ahead of the pope's visit to albania this weekend. nbc's tracie potts has the story. >> isis is expanding in numbers exponentially. >> reporter: as the house prepares a quick vote on arming syria's opposition, president obama's at macdill air force base getting an update from the unit that will oversee the fight against isis. >> it's the men and women of centcom who will partner with others in the region to carry out our limited military mission. >> reporter: limited. no boots on the ground. the president has promised repeatedly. but his top general tells congress -- >> if there are threats to the united states, then i, of course, would go back to the president and make a recommendation that may include the use of u.s. military ground forces. >> reporter: more than 1,000 u.s. soldiers are already there with more on the way. the state department tried to clarify. >> the president's been very clear, we will not have troops on the ground in combat roles, period. >> saying we're not going to have boots on the ground, it just

i would like to invite the secretary general as well as the presidents of albania croatia to join me here you have nato roadmap for the next ten years. to some of the headlines now from around the world starting in mali where four u.n. peacekeepers have been killed and fifteen others injured when that convoy hit a landmine on monday the u.n. base came under mortar fire four civilians were injured northern mali fell under control of separatist an al qaeda linked extremist following a military coup in two thousand and twelve the un mission took over responsibility for security in the region last year after french troops forced islamists from key towns. thousands of marched through the peruvian capital against what they say is fraud by the country's electoral council supporters of the former mayor of lima came to the rally after his name was removed from the ballot in the upcoming election riot police blocked the protesters movement as they tried to march to government buildings. and to remind you are breaking news this hour here on r.t. international it's been confirmed that russian ph

i would like to invite the secretary general as well as the presidents of albania croatia to join me here you have nato roadmap for the next ten years. let's go back to our breaking news here in r.t. ukrainian president petro poroshenko has backtracked on his initial announcement of a full ceasefire in the country's east instead steps toward reaching a truce will be discussed that's his latest line ukrainian leader how dare you announce on twitter that a permanent truce in the region was imminent the president's official website recently amended the information dropping the word permanent. bakiyev says the initiative follows a phone conversation with russian president vladimir putin in which they discussed further steps to end the bloodshed in the region however putin's press secretary stresses that no agreement between moscow and kiev was breached because russia is not a party in this conflict instead the truce must be discussed with the self-proclaimed republics they in turn say they are ready to end the conflict if kiev stops its assault meanwhile u.s. president barack obama has s

the pope traveled today to albania, a predominantly muslim nation, where he accused extremists of perverting religion to justify violence. in an apparent reference to isis, he said: >> ( translated ): let no one think you can use the shield or god while planning and committing acts of violence and oppression. let no one use religion as a pretext for actions that contradict human dignity and fundamental human rights. >> sreenivasan: in afghanistan today, a political breakthrough, nearly six months after the presidential election, the top vote-getter, ashraf ghani, on the left, agreed to share power with the runner up, abdullah abdullah. the deal was struck only after afghan officials agreed not to release the final election tally, which abdullah said was so tainted that it should never be made public. and zoo officials in the czech republic marked world rhino day. by setting fire to more than 100 pounds of rhino horns in an effort to highlight the endangered status of the animals. poachers kill the animals then sell the horns, which, for centuries, have been prized in asia for use in traditio

and it came during his trip to albania during a speech. the pope blasted extremists who use religion to justify their evil, saying let no one consider themselves to be the armor of god, while planning and carrying out acts of violence. it was the second time his holiness publicly targeted isis. security was unusually tight during his trip to the mainly muslim country. >>> today is the last day of summer. and nbc meteorologist bill karins is here. >> you love summer too. >> i do. i am not -- >> your favorite season. that's pretty smart. looks like some areas will be warmer than they were, maybe enduring some of the summer season. but not the case in the west. we're starting off this morning with temperatures over the weekend that were very warm. it felt like summer, had an incredibly warm, one of the warmest summers ever recorded for many areas of the west. a lot of it associated with the drought. september, extremely dry from l.a. to san francisco. even to the northwest, september has been pretty dry. that's about to change. we have one fr

i would like to invite the secretary general as well as the presidents of albania croatia to join me here you have. roadmap. for the next ten years. breaking news here were naughty international ukrainian president petro poroshenko has declared a permanent ceasefire in the east of ukraine says the announcement follows a phone conversation with russian president vladimir putin in which they discussed the steps to end the bloodshed in the region however a person press secretary stresses no agreement between moscow and kiev has been reached because russia is not a party involved in the conflict the truce must be discussed with the self proclaimed republics they in turn say they're ready to settle. down and discuss the conflict have indeed stops its assault meanwhile u.s. president barack obama says it's too early to judge what the troops will made a military crackdown on anti-government fight is has been going on now for five months. so let's take a look now at how the fighting between the ukrainian army and the anti government forces has been on folding lugansk and don yes you can see

i would like to invite the secretary general as well as the presidents of albania and croatia to join me here you have nato roadmap for the next ten years. now let's get more insight into our developing and breaking story this hour here on r.t. international that a permanent cease fire has been agreed in the east of the country between the ukrainian military and the anti government forces let's go live to london to washington town the host of arties going underground option is good to see there what's your opinion then is this cease fire a sign that kiev is really ready for patients to open dialogue always it just looking for a time out to try and regroup its forces. that is certainly one of the questions to the question here in london of course where in britain preparing for the largest gathering of world leaders the country's ever seen the whole summit was billed as a war with russia by ukraine so this news will have called everyone on the whole and as to the bigger questions that you raised i mean thousands of people have died hundreds of thousands of being displaced. so a lot of a

. >>> in a mass today in albania pope francis denounced extremists. a refer to sunni militants fighting in syria and iraq. >> he praised the peaceful coexistence. they banned religious in 1967 and 100 priests and bishops were executed or died under torture or labor camp before his death in 1985. the pope said to kill in the name of a god is a great sack rulidge. >>> day of tears and ceremonies as kenyons mark one year since a gunman opened fire and killed 67 people. and injuring 200 more. >> survivors placed flowers before a memorial plaque. the siege lasted four days. the attackers died in the siege. four other men were arrested and they are on trial now. militants claimed responsibility for the attack. saying it was retribution for troop presence in somalia. >>> more private nude celebrity pictures. the latest victim is rihanna. two nude photos were poted this morning. -- posted this morning. other photos also suffered this weekend. the leaks -- surfaced this weekend. apple says hackers targeted accounts and not the icloud system itself. >>> all rig

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. >>> the pope said that albania succeeded if finding peace between different religions. it was once a communist state that banned religion. according to figures provided by the vatican, roughly 60% of albanians are muslims and only 15% are catholic. there's also a small percentage of christians. >>> an unmanned rocket blasted into space carrying supplies for nasa's international space station. it's delivering more than 5,000 pounds of supplies and the first 3-d printer for astronauts. also on board space unit batteries, food, clothing and electronics. it's expected to arrive by tuesday to the space station. space x is owned by tesla ceo. >>> the water is become contaminated. one central california town that felt it this summer is tiny seville. it's southeast of fresno. under water wells started running dry nitrates contaminated the water. sometimes the water supply was so low people couldn't shower or wash clothing. >> we're seeing over and over again that if we're not paying attention to the soiurce of the water it's vulnerable. >> experts say it's a big issue for many

bush visiting albania. george w. bush's visit to estonia is a visit to a balkan country. it's a visit to a baltic country. while that is hysterical, it's not nearly as hiss tear terikal as the time we labelled the large body of water off the coast of florida as the indian ocean. yes, i once did that. life is amazing and then you die. the president of the united states was in the baltic nation of estonia, and he spoke with some passion about what is inspiring to him about that part of the world. >> exactly 25 years ago people across the baltics came together in one of the greatest displays of freedom and nonviolent resistance that the world has ever seen. on that august evening perhaps 2 million people stepped out of their homes and joined hands. a human chain of freedom. the baltic way. and they stretched down highways and across farmlands, from talon, they lit candles and sang anthems. old men and women brought out their flags of independence. young parents brought their children to teach them, that when ordinary people stand together, great change is possible. here in e

it was rebuilt and again destroyed after a stalinist dictator declared albania the first world's athiestte. in the latest incarnation, 15 muslim families own it and it stands as a symbol of religious tolerance. lunch with argentina's kirschner. raising questions back home about the pope's policible role in his native country's financial crisis. a report from bubuenos aires. >> the first head of state pope francis received was argentina's christina kirschner, the president of his country. today, argentine is a is em body over whether it is or isn't in default. this after a u.s. court prevented a new york bank from making a scheduled payment to bondholders until argentina also pays holdout hedge funds. what does the pope have to do with this? a lot. if you are the president of argentina looking for divine support from the government. support that the pope's former press secretary says the president will receive. >> visit to the u.n. next month to show the support. the church's position is critical of spec pplaci capitol which can many make many suffer and go into bankruptcy without a care.

he praised albania as an example to the world. he received a warm welcome to the state as pope. >>> still to come - residents of sierra leone have been ordered to stay in their homes for three days. they are waiting to see if the lock down will be lifted. sanctions imposed from russia appear to be working. it's not stopping russia from fighting back. >>> the ukranian military says pro-russian separatists and forces are firing at government forces, despite a ceasefire that is two weeks old. there's a buffer zone, but the ukranian government says it will not go ahead with the plan until truce violations cease. we have the latest from donetsk. >> reporter: the ukranian military is claim toing have lost two -- claiming to have lost two soldiers, eight injured as a result of firing from the separatists positions. the separatists saying that the ukrainians have breached the ceasefire agreements on six occasions, including yesterday, saying they were responsible for blowing up an industrial explosives factory in separatist-held territory