the fact that byrne albania voice of america and later german newspaper billed were the ones to break this story isn't surprising these outlets. receive their funding from outside obey me i'm giving them the kind of editorial independence that allows them to cover issues most domestic news networks are reluctant to touch. us media space has opened up significantly since the end of the creative dictatorship in the early nineties. condit is actually rely on the mainstream news networks for hard hitting investigative reporting especially when it comes to corruption in the intersection of politics and organized crime when it wiretap story pro. splurge of coverage initially and then most of our being on the news out there and virtually silent one of the. terms media freedom there is a kind of self-censorship. they get a job with the mainstream television station or any space. they know that there was conflict between the government or a construction company that wants to. know something like this so they have to try and follow that particular to. stay away from certain stories because they

caused the deaths of a large number of soldiers in combat and during this march through montenegro and albaniafood.were no roads, no 150,000 of them reached the island. the soldiers were so weak and ill that another 5000 died. their bodies were handed over to the sea. >> for a general, it was a headache. wasgreek king constantine openly pro-german and proclaimed grgreek neutrality. central powers were spying on the allies. the french troops were forced to camp and swampland. moore died from mosquitoes and disease than from battle. >> it wawas important to stayayn the region and not to give the enemy two victories. a victory in n turkey and in greecece. we dececided to stay. ththree french divisions would fortify the city, build immense defenses with concrete, sheets of metal and other material brought in from france. in decembertart 1915 and the entrenched camp would be completeded by may 191. click's supplying the troops was difficult. crops.re ordered to grow there were complaints that there were no troops, only gardeners. his newspaper launched a campaign. the front wasas also mocked inin l

is carrying more than 100 people rescued from the mediterranean and the possum on from a terrace albania has also grounded 2 planes used to search for boats in distress rescue is still searching for about 40 people after a boat heading for europe capsized off the libyan coast at least 5 people drowned while 65 others were rescued well let's get more on this we're joined now by joe is a better vantage he's a spokesman for the nongovernmental organization volunteer or voluntary pilots is joining us live from the italian island of lampedusa very good to have you with us on al-jazeera so the italian civil aviation authority said that the planes can only be used for recreation or and professional activities but on what legal grounds have they grounded your planes. yes thank you for having me indeed or we have received information a few weeks ago about the fact that our aircraft would not be allowed anymore to fly who were both in distress while in fact we are quite surprised because from the beginning of the when we learned the project in fact more than one a year ago now we of course can all

. >>> you can remember this video from albania? >> this restaurant owner who went bananas on the tourists. >> they complained about the service. he latched on to the front of their car, banging on their windshield, some dudes broke through it. it turns out for every action there's an equal and opposite reaction. this is his restaurant. >> they're taking it down? >> with all of the attention that last video got and the fact that albanian authorities want tourists to feel welcomed, they looked further into this and they determined he didn't have the right documentation, the only course of action was to demolish the restaurant. >> the building looks like it's in decent shape. it's on the water. can't you border it up? >> tear it down. >> that dude will still come back. he's crazy. >> he was charged with intimidation, intentional damage and destruction of property. you want to see what it looks like after? >> that's gangster. >> it sounds like they already tried to demolish this place back in 2013 but he was ability to get around it. n

. >> this group of tourists were in albania, they finished a meet at the restaurant. the owner did not like their feedback. these guys are trying to get away. >> no, no, your service is great! >> this guy is insane. he's through the windshield now. >> he reaches in, grabs on to the dashboard. one of the guys fights back as the owner tries to work his way in. [ speaking foreign language ] >> we now see blood because his. they call the police. they bring the car to a stop. the driver parks it. it appears as though he's about to step out of the car. >> no. no. no. >> the man outside gets off the hood of the car. as they take off, the owner gets one more punch to the car. >> go! go! go! >> what a nut case. >> he has a long walk home. >> that's unreal. >> they eventually did find the police. the tourism minister met with them and apologized for this behavior. >> i would love to see the rating now. >> this guy already had pretty terrible ratings even before this incident. >> he could run with this, actually. the not so happy hour. the bacon me crazy sandwich. the knuckle sa

. >> this group of tourists were in albania, they finished a meet at the restaurant.eedback. these guys are trying to get away. >> no, no, your service is great! >> this guy is insane. he's through the windshield now. >> he reaches in, grabs on to the dashboard. one

more than the total for 2018. 4 countries, britain, albania, greece, the czech republic once on track towards eliminating measles completely, have slipped backwards. for more than 12 m continuously >>e are backsliding. we are on the wrong track. we have a worrying trend that all regions are experiencing an increaseme iles, except for the region of the americas, er: the, public fears thatline. vaccinesay be helpful. one single completely discredited report anoduced more decade ago linking the measles vaccine autism has said the campaign to eradicate the disease back years. what's more, the collective memory of how dangerous measles can be is fading. this is not a minor childhood ailment,is but a seriousse that can cause bndness, pneumonia, and death. today the world health organization warned against dangerous misinformation about vaccines on social media, and said social media companies should make sure health advice on their platforms was accurate. high vaccination rates must be reestablished, it said. otherwise, children will suffer uncessarily, and some will die. an laura: in respo

the who says the united kingdom, albania, czech republic and greece have lost their status as havingd measles. while many european countries have introduced stronger vaccination policies, it says there are pockets where the vaccine is being refused, and that is causing the virus to spread. still ahead on the program, making the daily trip down to the lake. ♪ isle the lack of basics feeling the spread of the ebola crisis. and one of the world's most influential businessmen could find himself going back to jail. ♪ ♪ >> hello, welcome back. we are across the southwestern part of australia. were seeing final system purring through perth -- final systems. systems pushing through. perth temperature staying in the midteens, won't change as a cold front pushes through. alice springs, temperature 27. over here, rainy for parts of temperature 17. brisbane, sunshine, 23. very nice for the north and south island of new zealand. storm systems have pushed through, more sun is going to be in the forecast map as we go toward friday. auckland, 16 degrees, christ thosese12, saturday, temperatures stay

goats belong to a cooperative with a vision for the future which spiros even came all the way from albania for. i'm thankful for this gold project as a member of the corporate it feels like it's my own business and. suddenly you know . this is precisely their goal. everyone takes on responsibilities this way they believe life until us can be worth living again this includes maria comma the mayor she helps out wherever she's needed the latest project is a cheese factory it was donated by the swiss municipality of mine and it's run by volunteers. the demand is huge the idea was developed when the u.n. refugee agency inquired about the possibility of sending refugees to tell us. the mayor had just one condition that they could work. more now joining the some of the program which brings refugees to tell us will be starting up again and we hope that some of them will be interested in working at the cheese factory nothing of them going to. the small island of t. los in the aegean sea was once greece's most indebted municipality all that could left then 20 years ago it bought a large ship which c

for 2 weeks along with more than 100 other migrants after being rescued off libya's coast but as albania agreed to let the miners come ashore following a demand from the prime minister. meanwhile more than 350 migrants remain stranded on another humanitarian rescue boat off the coast of the ocean viking vessel operated by 2 a quips including doctors without borders as not been given access to ports in italy or multi migrants on board were rescued over the past few days in the waters off libya well earlier i spoke to sam turner who is the head of mission for libya at doctors without borders and he described to me the trauma some of these migrants have entered. our team on board our medical team have conducted over 100 consultations already and they've seen a large number of people with injuries both nonviolent from the time that they were being danger in libya but also violence related injuries where people have been struck with guns or were beaten with sticks started to or had thought of liquid food on them. it was extremely clear about all of these people on board the ocean biking right

is now the deadliest place in the world to be a journalist politics mixes with organized crime in albania and reporters there are in danger plus the internet. where the online search for a cure can be worse than the imaginary disease so we began with one of the most sweeping and lasting communications blackouts of the internet age india's attempt to silence the people of kashmir when prime minister narendra modi made good on his election promise to revoke article 370 of the indian constitution he swept away what little remained of kashmiri autonomy the region officially called jamu and kashmir in india is now set to come under complete control of the government in new delhi more indian troops have flooded it and communications have been cut off a near total shut down of the internet mobile phones and landlines a blackout that is now into its 4th week 2 distinct news narratives of sense. emerged indian outlets particularly its plethora of 24 hour t.v. news channels say the situation in kashmir is under control and there has been a little resistance then there are the handful of indian outl

they supplied the pentagon with 40 year old chinese ammunition that was stored in albania aboard really any business with the u.s. but what works with the chinese weapons when the us sanctions so they repackage the ammo to hide its origin. in 20 lesson to new york times expose a different oh you went to jail but the coos got away with house of mist. so you guys didn't really have a background in that you were just 2 young guys in their twenty's why did you get contracts to supply arms and union why did they give us the contract. well they gave us the contracts probably because we were very very competitive we were what they called the best value to the government. who says the wood oaks movie failed to tell the whole story he insists the pentagon knew all along that he and his partner was supplying some to chinese ammunition. his claim supported by documents that surfaced in court. they kept on taking deliveries i think like 3 deliveries a week of 4 aircraft loads of ammunition for like 4 or 5 months after they found out it was chinese. who says the pentagon was happy with the arrangeme

says the united kingdom albania the czech republic and greece have now lost their status as having eliminated measles he says while many european countries have introduced stronger vaccination policies there are still pockets with vaccine is being refused and that's causing the virus to spread. well i still has on the private making the daily trip down to the lake whites fear the lack of basic amenities is fueling the spread of the abetting terrorists. months after his release from jail on one of the world's most influential business men could find himself going. hello again and welcome back we're here cross the southwestern part of australia we are seeing a few funnel systems pushing through so for perth that's going to give you the off and on chance of rain showers clouds as well as winds as we go into the weekend as well so here those clouds here those winds pushing through the terms of those going to stay into the mid teens and that's not really going to change as those cold front pushes through but we are going to see alice springs a very nice day few a temperature of $27.00 degrees out

for 2 weeks along with more than 100 other migrants after being rescued off libya's coast appears albania agreed to let the miners come ashore following a demand from the prime minister giuseppe conti meanwhile more than 350 migrants remain stranded on another humanitarian rescue boat off the coast of malta the ocean viking vessel operated by 2 aid groups including doctors without borders has not been given access to ports in italy and malta the migrants on board were rescued over the past few days in waters off libya well earlier i spoke to sam turner who is the head of mission for libya doctors without borders and he described to me the trauma these migrants have injured. our team on board our medical team have conducted over 100 consultations already and they've seen a large number of people with injuries both nonviolent from the time that they were fleeing danger in libya but also violence related injuries where people have been struck with guns or were beaten with sticks. or had thought of liquid food on their own. it was extremely clear about all of these people on board the ocean b

says the united kingdom albania the czech republic and greece have now lost their status as having eliminated missiles. uganda says a 9 year old congolese girl has tested positive for ebola off travelling there from the d.l.c. this is people in the congolese border city of goma warn the virus may spread there because they don't have enough clean water many of the city's 2000000 residents have no access to running water and struggle to comply with medical advice to wash their hands frequently alexia brian reports. laiki views shores are always busy as people from around goma gather their daily water supplies for some this is the only water they can find for drinking and washing. and keeping planes now even more important in this daintily populated city after the 1st cases of the a bowl of virus were confirmed here last month was a standard been set up outside public buildings and at the busy border crossing with rwanda you and bush out war because of the a bowl epidemic we have to wash our hands all the time but the problem is water isn't easy to find here in goma every day alice can walk e. q

says the united kingdom albania the czech republic and greece have now lost their status for eradicating measles it says while many european countries of introduced stronger vaccination policies are still pockets where the vaccine is being refused and that is causing the disease to spread. well now to another deadly disease but some good news this time a team of international scientists led by the university of glasgow have discovered a new drug that may help prevent the spread of malaria it targets the parasite that causes the infectious mosquito borne disease the drug can kill the parasite which grows in the liver and red blood cells at all stages of its life cycle that malaria currently affects more than 200000000 people worldwide and it kills nearly half a 1000000 people mainly children each year well for more on this i'm joined by andrew tobin lead scientist of the study at the university of glasgow sir thank you so much for joining us here on al-jazeera mean malaria obviously as we've just heard is an enormous killer worldwide and this potentially is an enormously important discove

has asked him to stay on as caretaker leader con take used right wing interior minister metellus albania of putting his party before the country and breaking down the government to force early elections the u.s. state department has approved plans to sell $8000000000.00 worth of f. 16 fighter jets to taiwan congress is expected to give the green light to finalize the deal china strongly opposes any arms deal with taiwan. u.k. and e.u. leaders appear to have hardened their positions on reopening breck's of negotiations european council president donald tusk has rejected british prime minister bars johnston's latest demands to get rid of the so-called irish backstop provisions in the current withdrawal agreement a large explosion has had an arms depot belonging to a paramilitary group north of baghdad a salacious in the recent series of blasts at military bases and munitions depo iraq the explosions have all occurred inside the longing to the popular mobilization forces no one's claimed responsibility. in venezuela parts of the capital and at least one state have endured and other power bl

europe and north korea but there were also some indigenous communist movements that took power in albania a few years later, most importantly china. ultimately about a third of the human race was living under communist regimes. also at the democratic socialist were achieved successes in the decades after world war ii. they were able to form governments on their own with coalition partners and attempt to pursue their path to socialism. there is a whole new branch of the socialist tree that grew up in the aftermath of world war ii. that was in the new nations that were born through decolonization. african socialism, arab socialism. almost all of these new nations embraced some kind of socialism. sometimes just strong men wanting power and this was the way to describe themselves. so by the time we get to the mid- 70s, we find a situation in which the curiosity to make things right, upwards of 60% of the population of the world was living under settlements of one kind or another calling themselves socialist but then the pendulum began to swing back for reasons, i can think of some that were i

they supplied the pentagon with 40 year old chinese ammunition that was stored in albania on board during any business with the us but what works with the chinese weapons were under us sanctions so they repackaged the ammo to hide its origin. in 2011 after new york times expose a different went to jail but the quds got away with house of s. . so you guys didn't really have a background in that you were just 2 young guys in their twenty's why did you get contracts to supply arms and you mean why did they give us the contract. well they gave us the contracts probably because we were very very competitive we were what they called the best value to the government. who says the wood oaks movie failed to tell the whole story he insists the pentagon knew all along that he and his partner was supplying sent to chinese ammunition. his claim supported by documents that surfaced in court. they kept on taking deliveries i think like 3 deliveries a week of 4 aircraft loads of ammunition for like 4 or 5 months after they found out it was chinese. who says the pentagon was happy with the arrangements un

the four countries are albania, the czech republic, greece and the uk — but, cases are increasing across first half of this year — that's already more than for the whole of 2018. and the news isn't any better for worldwide figures. here's kate o'brien from the who. over 364,000 cases have been reported to the who from the regions. the number which is only for cases up through august is the highest number of vehicles to the mac measles cases reported globally in any yearsince mac measles cases reported globally in any year since 2006 and we have not completed the year yet. this is almost three times as many cases we re almost three times as many cases were reported as the same time last year. one doctor's research suggests a link between the rise of populist political parties and mistrust of vaccines. here's drjonathan kennedy of the global public health unit at queen mary university here in london. ultimately, populism is an anger and an distrust of elites and experts, so in the political sphere it seems to manifest itself as support for antiestablishment politicians and political moveme

stripped four countries from having measles free status — britain, the czech republic, greece and albaniathe afar region of ethiopian found this object, which challenged that view. when cleaned up, it turned out to be a near complete skull of an ancestor of lucy, called anamensis. using computerised scans, researchers built up this face of what anamensis actually looked like. very little was known about anamensis until now. these are replicas of bone fragments from anamensis. we have gotjaw bones, arm bones and a leg bone. until now, this was all we had, not enough to know very much about it but the discovery of a nearly complete skull has transformed our understanding, notjust of this species, but how the first humans evolved from these advanced ape—like creatures. an analysis published in the journal nature suggests that lucy‘s kind is a branch of anamensis rather than a direct descendant. this suggest that other species of advanced ape living at the time, may also have branched and so there are many more contenders to lay claim to being the ancestors of the very first humans to have wa