happened just after takeoff let's get more on this now from how the valet who is a journalist in algiers and he joins us by phone so what more can you tell us about what happened here at this point. the latest information we have at least one hundred eighty people were killed in the crash this is obviously the worst train crushing during history. apparently the engine one of the four engines of the military plane caught fire before takeoff it exploded mature to the to the crash this is obviously a very sad and a country military. good solid went to the crash site been expressed condolences to how many victims this is the latest we have. no word yet on on what may have caused this crash i realize it's still very much at an early stage right now but what to investigate investigators what would they be looking at at this stage. the military said an investigation will be. will take place but according to sources one of the four engines of the plane caught fire this is all we know for now all right hand about it thanks so much for being with us. now a refugee exodus from the democratic republ

geria now where three days of mourning have just been announced after a military plane crash near algiers killing more than two hundred fifty people most were military personnel but the dead also include members of an independence group and refugees on a honda has more two hundred fifty seven people were on board the military aircraft it went down shortly after takeoff crashing near a military airport south of l.g. is the defense ministry says that many of the passengers was soldiers some of them accompanied by their families a number of people survived this family was among those being treated hurt when the plane crashed into a field close to where he was working going to the last go i could see that as soon as the plane took off it started to fall and the plane flew over my head and came really close the wing clipped me as i was jumping to get out of the way and then it burst into flames i've survived by the grace of god. the military aircraft was on its way to the algerian region of besh it stopping all fintan doof it's a region on the border with the disputed territory of waste in sah

coming to us now an algerian military plane has crashed near bullfighting airport in the capital algiers these are the latest pictures algeria's civil defense are reporting that one hundred and five members of the military on board were killed survivors have been sent to hospitals that's all the information that we have on that right now bill of course bring you more as and when we get it . so in syria's seven year long conflict there is a risk of escalating even further russia's ambassador to lebanon says that any u.s. missile fired at syria will be shot down and the launch sites targeted u.s. president donald trump threatened what he called a quick and forceful response against the suspected chemical attack on saturday syrian aid workers say at least sixty people were killed and more than one thousand injured in the southern town of duma russia denies the attack even happened and britain and france have pledged their support for any u.s. action zen or what is live for us in beirut in lebanon so it does appear as though the stakes are being raised now in syria. yes they have been raised

a military plane as question algeria near bullfighting airport south of the capital algiers i'll jury as defense ministry says at least two hundred fifty seven people have been killed most of the victims are military personnel there is no word yet on the cause of the crash which happened just after takeoff u.s. republican house speaker paul ryan says he won't run for reelection rides announcement follows a series of regional election wins for the democrats and mounting republican concerns about holding on to their majority in the house of representatives. he when judges in the hague have cost a war crimes acquittal for serbian nationalist politician yet to show show they sentenced him to ten years behind bars. he'll remain a free man because of time already served in jail shell didn't show up for the verdict facebook c.e.o. mark zuckerberg is testifying at the u.s. congress for a second day these are live pictures about the massive breach of user's private data he sat through a five hour grilling on tuesday when he admitted to making mistakes. renegade libyan general khalifa haftar ha

hundreds of people were killed when a military aircraft came down in a field near algiers.board, soldiers and their families. >> when my neighbor and i arrived, we found piles of bodies. it's a disaster, an absolute disaster. reporter: this man escaped with his life. >> the plane fell just after taking off from the base. it fell first onto its wing and it caught fire after it hit the ground. i had just enough time to say a prayer. reporter: the body inescapable. the soviet made-model is used to transport soldiers to remote locations. the plane had just taken off from his home base. it was headed for morocco, but it never got there. an investigation has been launched, the cleanup has started, and algeria has begun three days of mourning for the hundreds of people who lost their lives. brent: the doping scandal that rocked the 2014 winter olympics in sochi is spilling over from russia to austria and norway. the headquarters of the international biathlon union was rated tuesday evening by austrian police. a search warrant alleges a cover-up of doping cases during the sochi gam

a plane went down outside algiers just minutes after takeoff.nce and its allies are weighing options on just how to respond to the suspected chemical weapons attack in syria. this is the u.s. and russia block rival revolution -- resolutions on syria at the u.n. mark zuckerberg tells the u.s. senate he takes full responsibility for the data breach of facebook but says he is not going to resign. the social media giant set for another grilling in washington today. we begin with the business update was stephen carroll. tell us about mark zuckerberg and what's up for him today. stephen: he is hoping to review tuesday's performance, where he added almost $20 billion back to the market value on facebook in the process. spike in facebook shares during the time the mark zuckerberg was speaking, investors clearly pleased by his performance in that senate committee. facebook shares closing up 4.5% yesterday and we will keep a close eye on those when wall street opens. good news for zuckerberg himself, his facebook shares are worth $3 billion more than they

state tv is reporting it came down shortly after take off, near the capital algiers.nd when you think of turkish cuisine? kebabs perhaps — or maybe baklava. it's a fusion of east meets west — influenced by asian and european cooking. now — one turkish couple is trying to raise the profile of their country's food — and they are thinking small — literally. as the bbc‘s tim allman explains. there are portion sizes, and then there are portion sizes. this may look like a doll‘s house, but it is in fact a miniature, fully working kitchen. burcu celenoglu and anil aydin have come up with dozens of recipes that don't need many ingredients. translation: turkish cuisine is tremendous and spectacular. at the same time, it's very difficult, depending on the recipes. it's even more difficult to cook it in a miniature kitchen. it takes three times as long, but it's very difficult for me, since i had a lot of fun, and i think that the outcome is really nice. the couple have their own youtube channel, offering a variety of miniature meals with a turkish twist. you want a tiny steak w

state tv is reporting it came down shortly after take—off near the capital, algiers.e people were killed on the ground. sophie long reports. the burnt—out fuselage of the ilyushin military transport plane that had been carrying more than 250 people. it had been bound for bechar, a town in south—west algeria close to the border with morocco. but shortly after take—off, something caused it to plummet and to crash into a field. translation: we heard a big explosion, and my neighbour and i drove here. there was very heavy smoke, then we realised it was an aeroplane accident. when we arrived at the spot itself, we found piles of bodies. it's a disaster, an absolute disaster. among those who lost their lives were the plane's ten crew. most of the passengers were military personnel. but algeria's defence ministry said some of the soldiers‘ families had been travelling with them. there have been no reports of any survivors. algeria's army chief has ordered an urgent investigation to find out what happened, what caused this military plane to crash with such catastrophic conseq

crash in algeria the jet goes down just after takeoff near a military base outside of the capital algiers. kelly welcome to the program u.s. president donald trump has blasted off a warning to russia over syria he has threatened to military action after an alleged poison gas attack last weekend just a short time ago he tweeted russia vows to shoot down missiles fired at syria get ready russia because they will be coming you should be partners with a gas killing animal who kills his own people and enjoys it now reports suggest that pro-government forces in syria are clearing equipment and troops from main airports and military bases ahead of a possible u.s. attack rival proposals by the u.s. and russia to investigate the alleged poison gas attack have hit a dead end as accusations fly over what actually happened. these images have shocked the world the young survivors of an alleged chemical weapons attack in duma eastern ghouta on saturday. what happened here is sent tension between russia and the west soaring to new heights. as so often during the syrian war the united nations security co

algeria is observing three days of mourning after a military plane crashed in the capital algiers killing everyone on board most were military personnel but the dead also include dozens of refugees by on a honda has more. two hundred fifty seven people were on board the military aircraft it went down shortly after takeoff crashing near a military a port south of l.g. is the defense ministry says many of the passengers was soldiers some of them accompanied by their families a number of people survived this family was among those being treated hurt when the plane crashed into a field close to where he was working. i could see that as soon as the plane took off it started falling the plane flew over my head and came really close the wing clipped me as i was jumping to get out of the way then it burst into flames i've survived by the grace of god. the military aircraft was on its way to the algerian region of bash it stopping often to do if it's a region on the border with the disputed territory of waste in sahara thousands of whiston saharan have sought refuge here the polisario front a grou

is a journalist in algiers and joins me on the phone mr ballard good to have you with us on the program just bring us up to speed on what we know about the plane crash oh yes this is obviously one of the worst planes are the russians are doing it's really. only a sheen military plane that crashed this morning according to military sources here at the. crash site one of the core anythings of the grain caught fire on takeoff exploded which exploded so. caution all according to reports one hundred. the pictures that we're seeing show the emergency services being on the scene very quickly what do we know about any survivors are there any and if so which hospitals all ok sions are they gone to for treatment. according to military sources there were at least talking on the plane so i can tell you that there are a lot of survival rates. as a military. hospital here in the. last several years the. language and that's where most of regular victims will be. taken for treatment most of the survivors will be taken seriously but also last was all over the capital because it is not far from the capit

people the military plane went down shortly after taking off from military airport near the capsule algiers the government says most of the dead were soldiers and their families is thought to be algeria as worst ever disaster in the world's deadliest plane crash since two thousand and fourteen as a by johns president has won a fourth consecutive term in a snap election that was boycotted by the main opposition parties. have claimed victory in a televised address off taking eighty six percent of the votes facebook c.e.o. mark zuckerberg faced more tough questions on the second day of his testimony about the massive breach of uses private data facebook has been in the spotlight after the personal information of eighty seven million users was harvested by the political consultants in cambridge analytical there's i had lines are back with more news a.j. selects hunted. for the benefit of saddam people so. they are current witness documentaries that open your eyes at this time on al-jazeera. i've got them all right there are more than what i do but. if you think let me think that i think if you

in the fields outside algiers what looked like a brushfire but which turned out to be something much worse. a military transport aircraft burning uncontrollably it crashed just after takeoff the plane's cargo dozens of soldiers and their families now many of them are dead. first responders hastily dragged their bodies out of the wreckage and lined them up and meet rows the crash is grim told all too apparent. the plane was a russian made early you should seventy six it's used by several countries armies to transport soldiers to remote locations the aircraft had just taken off from to farrakhan airport the home base for the planes it was headed for the country south towards the moroccan border but it barely made it off the ground hundreds of first responders soon rushed to the scene trying to rescue anyone they could from the wreckage the government has already ordered an investigation this isn't the algerian air force's first crash but it's the country's worst ever making the search for answers urgent indeed. joining me now is a journalist a set of measures launching the situation fr

show we start out with some breaking news right now and algerian military plane has crashed near algiers more than one hundred people may have been on board when the jet went down near airport that's about thirty kilometers southwest of the capital illusions seventy six transporter was reportedly headed for that are in southwestern algeria rescue crews are at the scene but there's no word yet on any casualties we'll have more details for you as they come yet. we're turning now to our main story the head of facebook one of the world's most powerful companies has been answering questions before hearing of u.s. senators mark zuckerberg was called to the senate after revelations that millions of people had their private data misused by the political consulting firm cambridge analytic oh facebook facebook is now under fire for its lack of privacy protections it was the social network versus the u.s. congress facebook's mark zuckerberg one of the world's youngest c.e.o.'s testifying before one of america's oldest senates almost half of the u.s. senate took part in a hearing that lasted more th

two hundred people reportedly killed when the jet goes down at a military base outside the capital algiers the cause of the crash is on clear also the program the c.e.o. of facebook faces rigorous grillings of us over his company's misuse of private data. and i'm sure you used to mock apologizes but really they may be enough to deflect criticism. and. the united nations divided the security council three to agree on a coordinated response to the alleged use of chemical weapons in syria the u.s. says damascus and russia are to blame you. i am i am. i'm a brit that shima we begin in algeria where state media say more than two hundred people have been killed in a military plane crash the illusion seventy six strong supporter went down in the. ports around thirty kilometers southwest of the capital algeria the area is an agricultural zone with no residence it was reportedly headed for in southwestern algeria it's also been reported that those on board. emergency crews are off the site and have rescued some survivors. joining me on the line is sara mesh she's monitoring the situation from the t

were killed in a military plane crash the jet went down at a military base just outside the capital algiers the aircraft was packed with soldiers and their families heading to a base in the country's southwest iser by john's president. has won a fourth term in office after an election that was boycotted by opposition parties with more than half the votes counted. it was on course to take nearly ninety percent of the vote the election commission says the turnout was about seventy five percent and there were no complaints of irregularities. view of the a script all who was poisoned along with her father a former russian double agent in britain last month has released a statement saying that she will not accept an offer of help from the russian embassy british authorities blame moscow for poisoning scrip hall and her father with the nerve agent nobody choke her father remains critically ill in the hospital in the united states the republican house speaker paul ryan says he will not run for reelection when his term expires in january decision is seen as another blow to the republican party as h

died in a military plane crash over the jet went down at a military base just outside of the capital algiers aircraft was packed with soldiers and their families heading to a base in the country southwest of exit polls in azerbaijan show the incumbent president ilham aliyev idea comfortably winning a fourth consecutive term with more than eighty percent of the vote opposition parties have accused authorities of rigging the vote and boycotting the polls he has ruled the oil rich country of since taking over from his father back in two thousand and three. facebook boss mark zuckerberg has been answering more questions from u.s. lawmakers about data privacy. testifying following revelations that millions of people have their facebook data misused by the political consulting firm cambridge analytical as he did yesterday zuckerberg began by apologizing to lawmakers over the scandal and during the questioning later on zucker burb told a democratic lawmaker that his own personal data was among those affected have a listen we're going to include in the garden sold to the militias who reported. your

killed in a military plane crash the jet went down at the military base just outside of the capital algiers the aircraft was packed with soldiers and their families heading to a big sin the country southwest. and the united states the republican house speaker paul ryan said that he would not run for reelection when his term expires in january ryan's decision is seen as another blow to the republican party as it tries to retain its majority in the house of representatives and elections later this year. so they can get a public memorial service has been held in south africa for the late winnie mandela the anti apartheid activist and former wife of nelson mandela passed away last week after a long illness she was eighty one. the boss of facebook mark zuckerberg has been answering more questions from u.s. lawmakers about data privacy sucker burgas testifying following revelations that millions of people have their facebook used by the political consulting firm cambridge analytical as you did yesterday's october began by apologizing to lawmakers over the scandal and during the questioning later

of mourning after 257 people were killed when a military transport aircraft crashed just south of algiers can go to another paper which stresses the morning aspect. -- "thesee this paper nation" in er arabic. the papers and algeria stressing the important role algerians has ine algerian army daily life. --both of those stories after the news cycle focuses on that, you look at a piece in the guardian. there's some good news out there. by an academic who argues that lets take a step back, don't over dramatize. if you think of things more broadly, the world is not as horrific as you think. lifee last two centuries, expectancy has doubled. extreme poverty has been dealt with and there's been massive progress in education for girls as well. don'ttake a step back and get drawn into the new cycle and focus on the improvements. >> there are lots of good things happening. we just need to remember what they are. if you want to see more, log on to france24.com. stay with us on "france 24." we will be back with more international headlines after a short break. ççzñvpx] manit' been a ile. sam sure ha

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crashed in algeria the soviet era plane went down around thirty kilometers southwest of the capital algiers it was carrying soldiers as well as independence activists from the west.

the algerian army's chief of staff has ordered an investigation into what caused this crash near algiersre now working to identify those who have been killed. here is our north africa correspondent rana jawad. it's a difficult to get updates at the moment, because the system is in the moment, because the system is in the investigation phase. they face again been collecting bodies at the crash sites since this morning. the defence ministry, as mentioned earlier, has launched an investigation to find out what may have caused the crash. we only know that it was a russian—made aircraft, probably purchased from the soviet era, as it were. probably an old aircraft, but certainly there'll be aircraft, but certainly there'll be a lot of questions as to whether it was maintained, for example, that's something for aviation specialist to look into in the next day or so as they try to determine what caused it. there have been other crashes of this kind before, but certainly not as big or deadly, but beyond that, generally speaking, although they don't, a jury is not necessarily reputed to have maint

personnel there is no word yet on the cause of the crash we'll speak to how he's a journalist in algiers he's joining us on the telephone any clear idea on how this crash actually happened. a lot. of you know we have no official word on why the let it be crushed up and. some sources say that one of the year and into the plane it to cry or shortly after that they come up and then it exploded or stood to be crushed. this is an old you know very open investigation to determine precisely what caused the crash but there's already also hold what can you tell us about the death toll because the latest death toll we have is a two hundred fifty seven are authorities hoping that they will find any survivors . apparently there are no survivors unfortunately all of the passengers bankroll members were killed in this. tragedy two hundred fifty seven people were were killed the two hundred forty seven passengers and thing crew members all of them were killed unfortunately we understand that dead or most of the dead rather are military personnel army personnel as well as their families that's according

least two hundred fifty seven people now it happened near the military airport south of the capital algiers marianna honda has more. two hundred fifty seven people were onboard the military aircraft it went down shortly after takeoff crashing near an airport south of l.g. is the defense ministry says many of the passengers were soldiers some of them accompanied by their families a number of people survived this family was hit with the plane crashed into his field was all over i could see that as soon as the plane took off it started falling the plane flew over my head and came really close the wing clipped me as i was jumping to get out of the way then it burst into flames have survived by the grace of god the military aircraft was on its way to the algerian region of bashir with a stop in to do for that's a region on the border with the disputed territory of western sahara without sense of people have sort refuge twenty six western sahara and were reportedly on board the crash is likely the worst in algeria is aviation history made in the hand and jazeera well let's get more this war corre

aircraft was packed with soldiers and their families when it crashed soon after takeoff near the capital algiers the death toll makes it one of the deadliest plane crashes ever three days of national mourning have begun in the country rescuers pick through the rubble at the site of algeria's worst ever plane crash hundreds of people were killed when a military aircraft came down in a field. on board soldiers and their family. when my neighbor and. we found piles of bodies it's a disaster an absolute disaster. this man escaped with his life and. the plane fell just after taking off from the base it fell first onto its wing and it caught fire after it hit the ground i just had enough time to say a prayer. but the body kind is inescapable the aircraft a soviet made model used by several countries armies to transport soldiers to remote locations. the plane had just taken off from its home base at the feyerick airport it was headed for morocco but it never got there. an investigation has been launched the cleanup to start it. has begun three days of mourning for the hundreds of people who lost their

state television is reporting that it came down shortly after take off, near the capital algiers. were killed on the ground. sophie long reports. the burnt out fuselage of the ilyushin military transport plane that had been carrying more than 250 people. it had been bound for bechar, a town in south—west algeria, close to the border with morocco. but shortly after take—off, something caused it to plummet and to crash into a field. translation: we heard a big explosion, and my neighbour and i drove here. there was very heavy smoke, then we realised it was an aeroplane accident. when we arrived at the spot itself, we found piles of bodies. it's a disaster, an absolute disaster. among those who lost their lives were the plane's ten crew. most of the passengers were military personnel. but algeria's defence ministry said some of the soldiers' families had been travelling with them. there have been no reports of any survivors. algeria's army chief has ordered an urgent investigation to find out what happened, what caused this military plane to crash with such catastrophic consequences.

the aircraft came down just after taking off west of algiers. an investigation into the cause is underway. you are watching "bbc world news america." still to come on tonight's program, syrian refugees hoping to bring their families to the u.s. s a slow process, and tonight we hear from those longing to be reunited. a memorial service has been taking place in south africa for anti-apartheid campaigner winnie mandela, who died at 90's ago at thewage of 81. shone of the leaders in the fight -nine days ago at e age of 81. she was one of the leaders in the fight against minority white rule when nelson mandela was in jail. reporter: a sendoff fit for the mother of the nation. hundreds gathered here in solidarity with the woman known to many as simple he mama winnie . >> she was the best, she tried comanche was a great fighter we all -- she tried, she was a great fighter. we all loved her. reporter: her grandsonst lam those who he said were dragging his grandmother's name through the mud. >> the people are angry, we are hurt, and we will not tolerate

plane crash the algae yes the jet went down and around thirty kilometers southwest of the capital algiers and mark zuckerberg apologizes to u.s. senators over the data mining scandal the facebook c.e.o. will face another day of testimony in front of house members later today. you what immediately news live from berlin and have more news in half an hour look forward to seeing them. when you can see new citizens there unhurried. one is he conscious and they don't hesitate to try out new consumer trends jimmy's retired population is grabbing their existing palate is too even so old age poverty is a serious issue especially among women. what do these developments mean for the next generations made in germany. on the. race to race and work with time for sixteen years. in refer this. stove and. creates at the same. reverse kristie. a sprayer of a different kind removing does to make. your romex sixteen minutes on t.w. . he takes it personally you went with a little bit wonderful people and stories that make the game so special. for all true fans. become more than football online wouldn't fighti

state television said that it came down shortly after take off, near the capital algiers.le were killed on the ground. sophie long reports. the burnt—out fuselage of the ilyushin military transport plane that had been carrying more than 250 people. it had been bound for bechar, a town in south—west algeria close to the border with morocco. but shortly after take—off, something caused it to plummet and to crash into a field. translation: we heard a big explosion, and my neighbour and i drove here. there was very heavy smoke, then we realised it was an aeroplane accident. when we arrived at the spot itself, we found piles of bodies. it's a disaster, an absolute disaster. among those who lost their lives were the plane's ten crew. most of the passengers were military personnel. but algeria's defence ministry said some of the soldiers‘ families had been travelling with them. there have been no reports of any survivors. algeria's army chief has ordered an urgent investigation to find out what happened, what caused this military plane to crash with such catastrophic consequences

state tv is reporting that the aircraft came down shortly after take off near the capital algiers.s believed most of the dead are army personnel and their families. there were some deaths on the ground. now on bbc news — click. this week, we're talking sg, the latest mobile network tech, starring robot hands, robot feet and a robo worm. welcome to bournemouth on the south coast of the united kingdom, famous for sandy beaches, seaside amusements... and having the worst ag mobile reception in the uk. i hate it. it's not good in anywhere, really. it's very, very temperamental and really, it's really not good. well, there's some good news. 56, the next generation of mobile network, is coming. but it's notjust about your phone. sg promises to enable self—driving cars, smart cities and the whole internet of things as every machine starts talking to every other machine. this week, the first stage of bidding to become a 56 operator in the uk ended with ee, 3, 02 and vodafone splashing out more than £1.3 billion for the privilege. now, to date, no standards have been agreed, but we do have

local television reports say the plane came down about 20 miles south—west of the capital algiers, shortlyrom a military airport. sophie long reports. this is what remains of the iliouchine military plane that took off from an airbase near the algerian capital. according to state television, it was heading to the town of bechar, close to the border with morocco. but shortly after take—off, something caused it to plummet and to crash into a nearby field. killing more than 200 people on board. emergency services were quickly at the scene, with firefighters working alongside members of the civil protection service to put out the fire. in a statement, the algerian defence ministry confirmed the crash had taken place but did not give any information on casualties. local media are reporting that at least 250 people have lost their lives. but authorities haven't yet confirm how many were on board. that has prompted fears that the casualty rate could climb. according to local media, most of those on board were military personnel. among them, several members of the polisario front, an algerian—back

crashed in algeria the soviet era plane went down around thirty kilometers southwest of the capital algiers it was carrying soldiers as well as independence activists from the western.

europe determined to help his country in its hour of need he joined the free french air force in algiers promoted to major he again served in air reconnaissance reunited with his former flyers in arms. one of his comrades from the army said he was not only intelligent. a writer and pilot who was good at mathematics and physics as well. but his companion said he was above all one thing. look at a true friend it if you look too. good to others. when i bend over to tighten stubborn straps or my joints crack or my old fractures hurt. so the ceremony of putting on my uniform takes a long time elaborately putting on my harness to allow myself to be fried alive on yet another desperate mission john phillips an american photographer working for life magazine published a gripping report about the by now legendary aviator. i don't think he had any faith in the future. he wondered what he would be able to write about once his job was over. my impression is that he wasn't planning any new projects for when the war was over if his world had ceased to exist. one time he crouched down by an answer nest

state television are reporting that the aircraft came down shortly after take off — near the capital algiers's believed that most of the dead were army personnel and their families. you are date with the headlines. time for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. us military action against president al—assad's forces in syria seems imminent. president trump told the russians, assad's military backers, to get ready by way of a tweet. a spiral of events which began with an alleged chemical weapons attack by the syrian army is heading towards a dangerous confrontation between washington and moscow. my guest may have a feeling of deja vu. philip gordon was the senior adviser on the middle east to barack obama in 2013 when assad's use of chemical weapons came close to prompting the us military ‘s response. did hesitation then sow the seeds for the crisis today? philip gordon in washington, dc. welcome to hardtalk. thank you. nice to be here. given your experience in the obama white house at that crucial time ijust referred to, in 2013, does everything that is happening today seem grimly familiar? sure it

generally fine and dry now a little bit of cloud across northern areas perhaps the odd shattering to algiers at seventeen degrees celsius presently woman repat i'm very hot for kyra. the weather sponsored by cats all these. stories generate thousands of headlines cooperation with different angles from different perspectives. the more concrete evidence that russia was responsible for this separate the spin from the facts that's why on god's. the misinformation from the journalism the issues here go far beyond one data mining company and one election with the listening post on al-jazeera. and again you're watching i just hear a mind of our top stories this hour u.s. president donald trump has vowed to keep up the pressure on north korea and till there's complete denuclearization on the peninsula his comments come after the historic declaration of peace between kim jong un and mungy in on friday. large crowds have descended on yemen's capital in sana'a to pay tribute to the who the leader is samad he was killed and a saudi led air strikes last week saudi media says another airstrike on friday k

people the military plane went down shortly after taking off from military airport near the capsule algiers the government says most of the dead were soldiers and their families is thought to be algeria its worst ever disaster in the world's deadliest plane crash since two thousand and fourteen azerbaijan's president has won a fourth consecutive term in a snap election that was boycotted by the main opposition parties. have claimed victory in a televised address off taking eighty six percent of the votes facebook c.e.o. mark zuckerberg faced more tough questions on the second day of his testimony about the massive breach of uses private data facebook has been in the spotlight after the personal information of eighty seven million users was harvested by the political consultants in cambridge analytic. there's i had lines back with more news a.j. selects hunted. i am doing this hold the benefit of saddam people so bad they see the importance of. witness documentaries that open your eyes at this time on al-jazeera.

course northern parts of morocco that will run across northern algeria sicko on three wettest day algiers with a top temperature of twenty two degrees. here with al-jazeera live from doha my name's peter dhabi let's just recap our top stories for you the police in the canadian city of toronto are questioning a suspect after a van was driven onto a crowded sidewalk at least ten people died and fifteen were injured officers say the suspects alec naseer appears to act it deliberately. the u.n. secretary general has condemned an airstrike on a wedding party in yemen more than thirty people were killed in the attack by saudi led forces in another air strike last week the second in command of the rebels was killed. one of the story the french president emmanuel macron has started a state visit to the u.s. with the iran nuclear deal expected to dominate his talks with donald trump as your macro is urging the u.s. president to stick with the twenty fifteen accord as a may the twelfth deadline for mr trump to recertify the deal closer. antigovernment protesters in nicaragua are refusing to back do

africa caro thirty five degrees but we have got cloud and right to the northwest a cool wet one in algiers just fourteen celsius. as we embrace new technologies rarely do we stop to ask what is the price of this progress what happened was people started getting sick but there was a small group of people that began to think that maybe this was related to the kind of fish closure and the job and investigation reveals how even the smallest devices have deadly environmental and health conscious we think ok we'll send our you waste to china but we have to remember that air pollution travels around the globe death by design on al-jazeera. the mind of the top stories. russia and syria say they have irrefutable evidence the status of the suspects chemical attack in duma was staged moscow's accused britain being directly behind a fabrication un security council's been meeting to discuss threats of military actions in the west and its allies in response to saturday's attack yes is a key syrian government forces of using chemical weapons at least fifty times. gaza's help ministry says one palestinian

east as you'd expect say heavy showers there every possible algeria on sunday including for us in algiers we're also expecting a few showers around to musea as well it all clears away though as we head through monday and then for most of us it does look a good deal brighter quiet for all of us though if a more cloud of rain is edging its way towards morocco and it could be from reaches there in robot. mode. you're watching al-jazeera let's recap the top stories right now medics in syria say at least seven people have been killed in a suspected chemical attack on a rebel whole part of eastern go to the u.s. calling for an international response if there are reports are confirmed syrian government ends tonight with sponsibility calling it false. and variance or voting in a parliamentary election following a heated campaign dominated by immigration the prime minister viktor orban is favored to win a third consecutive. party leader or has tapped into the public's anger at corruption allegations against the government. the former president of brazil a little to silva has begun his twelve year