afghanistan's presidential election is underway on sunday just hours after incumbent president ashraf ghani kicked off his campaign at least 20 people were killed and more than 50 wounded when a suicide attacker and gunman targeted the capitol office of his running mate. once again civilians bore the brunt of the violence. so it was here and the election will cost the lives of our poor people the poor are the main victims are myself i'm affected by this attack there is no one to check on my situation. i can't go anywhere i have no shelter over here over. with the taliban and other insurgent groups determined to undermine afghanistan's fragile democracy many afghans worry about further violent attacks in coming weeks. well it's a photograph that since shock waves around the world and laid bare the horrific impact of war on children 2 girls covered in rubble in a bombed house in syria reaching for their baby sister the little one survived but one of the sisters died shortly after this picture was taken it live is the last province in syria controlled by rebels the government of president bash

1st day of election campaigning in afghanistan gunman stormed the offices of incumbent president ashraf ghani his running mate after he the detonation of a large large a car bomb it's unclear who is behind the attack. russia is facing international criticism after police arrested nearly 1400 people protesting against the disqualification of opposition candidates from local elections the european union called on moscow to respect both its own constitution and international rules after the crackdown alexei navalny a jailed opposition leader who had called for the protest has been taken to hospital clinic doctors say he's suffering from a severe allergic reaction in the valleys personal doctor who hasn't been allowed to examine him said she couldn't rule out poisoning. well hong kong has same some more violence as police crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators who defied an official band to blockade the city center police fired tear gas and rubber bullets as the protesters near the chinese government's office in downtown don't count saturday night thousands were arrested and many more injured t

1st day of election campaigning in afghanistan gunmen stormed the offices of incumbent president ashraf ghani his running mate after he detonated after the detonation of a logic car bomb it is unclear who's behind the attack. the united states director of national intelligence dan coats will resign resign from his office in august u.s. president donald trump confirmed the news via twitter adding that he would nominate republican congressman john ratcliffe as code successor the outgoing top angelic teligent official and trump had clashed several times over trump's russia policies . russia is facing international criticism after police arrested nearly 1300 people at an unauthorized rally on saturday they were protesting against opposition candidates being banned from local elections the e.u. called a moscow to respect its unconstitutional and rules meanwhile opposition activist alexei mentality has been taken to hospital after apparently suffering an allergic reaction while in custody. hong kong has saying. say more violence today as police crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators defying an of

afghanistan's presidential election is underway on sunday just hours after incumbent president ashraf ghani kicked off his campaign at least 20 people were killed and more than 50 wounded when a suicide attacker and the gunman targeted the kabul office of his running mate amaryllis ali once again civilians bore the brunt of the violence so right here most election will cost the lives of our poor people the poor are the main victims are myself i'm affected by this attack there is no one to check on my situation. i can't go anywhere i have no shelter job or if you're with the taliban and other insurgent groups determined to undermine afghanistan's fragile democracy many afghans worry about further violent attacks in coming weeks. let's bring in w correspondent sandra peters man who's an expert on the region and around the country so tell us we have this uptick in violence at the moment why do you think that is i mean we tend to forget that this continues to be for decades now one of the deadliest conflicts in the woods and right now there is a lot of going on politically you know the complain

she had all but secured a govement job when she was asked to meet a close aide of president ashraf ghani. yogita: do you want some water? shall i get you some? last year, she contested parliamentary polls and says c electimission officials also harassed her. yogita: the president's office declined the bbc's request for an interview. earlier they had rejected claims of sexual misconduct government. >> t response that the government gave is defensive. i think the culture of impunity is one of the reasons that people who commit this don't get trial. therefore the men, the perpetrators feel protected. yogita: democracy here hast ome at the c a deadly war. more women are in parliament and in government now.t bu they are not considered safe places to work, this progress could come to a halt. yogita lamaye, bbc news, kabul. laura: the afghan women daring to speak out. bcyou're watching orld news america." still to come on tonightm's progranjoying their lap of honor. the women's world cup champions are celebrated with a tickertape pafde through the streets o new york city. laura: iran's ambassad

she had all but secured a government job when she was asked to meet a close aide of president ashraf ghanir she contested parliamentary polls and says election commission officials also harassed her. the president's office declined the bbc‘s request for an interview. earlier, they'd rejected claims of sexual misconduct in government. the response that the government gave is defensive. i think that the culture of impunity is one of the reasons — the people who commit this don't get trial, so therefore the man or the perpetrators feel protected. democracy here has come at the cost of a deadly war. more women are in parliament and in government now. but if they are not considered safe places to work this progress could come to a halt. yogita limaye, bbc news, kabul. the australian government has announced plans to hold a referendum on recognising aboriginal people in the country's constitution. indigenous people were living in australia for more than 65,000 years before british colonisation. from sydney, here's hywel griffith. australia has been home to aboriginal communities for over 50,000

she had all but secured a governmentjob when she was asked to meet a close aide of president ashraf ghanitary poles and said election commission officials also harassed her. the president's office declined the bbc‘s request for an interview. earlier, they rejected claims of sexual misconduct in government. the response that the government gave is defensive. i think that the culture of impunity is one of the reasons that people who commit this don't get trial, so therefore the man or the perpetrators feel protected. democracy here has come at the cost ofa democracy here has come at the cost of a deadly wall. more women are in parliament and in government now. but if they are not considered safe places to work this progress could come to a halt. yogita limaye, bbc news, kabul. we have much more on the story on the website. there's a been a major shock in the cricket world cup as india, one of the pre—tournament favourites, crashed out. they were beaten by new zealand in a gripping semi—final. while new zealand fans celebrate, spare a thought for the millions of indian supporters left disapp

she had all but secured a government job when she was asked to meet a close aide of president ashraf ghaniget you some? last year she contested parliamentary polls and says election commission officials also harassed her. the president's office declined the bbc‘s request for an interview. earlier, they'd rejected claims of sexual misconduct in government. the response that the government gave is defensive. i think that the culture of impunity is one of the reasons — the people who commit this don't get trial, so therefore the man or the perpetrators feel protected. democracy here has come at the cost of a deadly war. more women are in parliament and in government now. but if they are not considered safe places to work this progress could come to a halt. yogita limaye, bbc news, kabul. president trump's labor secretary, alex acosta, is resisting calls for his resignation over his part in a case involving the billionaire financier, jeffrey epstein. on monday, jeffrey epstein pleaded not guilty to charges that he oversaw a network, trafficking underage girls for sex. alex acosta is under scru

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main intelligence agency and is regarded as one of the taliban's fiercest opponents and president ashraf ghani kicked off his bid for another term by announcing that peace is coming and promising to start talks with the taliban but the group has already rejected his peace minister's claim that direct talks to be held in the next 2 weeks. all have it very dark is a lecture of government and politics at cardon university and he says it is important for the afghan government to be seen as focusing on more than just the upcoming election. so this is not the 1st time the government has announced that they will go into direct talks with the taliban and perhaps this is not the last time and every time they have talked about going into direct talks with the taliban the taliban have flatly rejected it and did the statement that came out from the taliban was basically saying that all of those people who were. who will be from the government and the. dialogue will be that in their personal capacity it looks like the taliban have live coverage as far as this whole peace process is concerned they are talki

afghanistan's presidential election is underway on sunday just hours after incumbent president ashraf ghani kicked off his campaign at least 20 people were killed and more than 50 wounded when a suicide attacker and gunman targeted the capitol office of his running mate. once again civilians bore the brunt of the violence. so here must be a lecture and will cost the lives of our poor people the poor are the main victims are myself i'm affected by this attack there is no one to check on my situation. i can't go anywhere i have no shelter job or is your beef with the taliban and other insurgent groups determined to undermine afghanistan's fragile democracy many afghans worry about further violent attacks in coming weeks. i'm now joined in the studio sandra peters min an expert on of gonna start why is there such a spike in violence right now at this moment i think most of the time we tend to forget that this has been one of the bloodiest was ever in the history and in the past couple of years has seen year by year by year an uptick in. casualties and right now there is a lot going on politica

main intelligence agency and is regarded as one of the taliban's fiercest opponents and president ashraf ghani kicked off his bid for another term by announcing that peace is coming and promising to start talks with the taliban but the group has already rejected his peace minister's claim that direct talks to be held in the next 2 weeks. hobbit wide arc is a lecture of government and politics at cardon university and he says it is important for the afghan government to be seen as focusing on more than just the upcoming election so this is not the 1st time the government has announced that they will go into direct talks with the taliban and perhaps this is not the last time and every time they have talked about going into direct talks with the taliban the taliban have flatly rejected it indeed this statement that came out from the top.

intelligence agency and is regarded as one of the taliban's fiercest opponents well president ashraf ghani kicked off his bed for another term by announcing that peace is coming and promising to start talks with the taliban but the group has already rejected his peace minister's claim that direct talks would be held in the next 2 weeks a spokesman said the talks with the afghan government would only be possible after a deal is finalized with the u.s. over the withdrawal of its troops who are dark habeeb or dark is a lecturer government and politics at cardon university and he says it is important for the afghan government to be seen as focusing on more than just the upcoming election. so this is not the 1st time the government has announced that they will go into direct talks with the taliban and perhaps this is not the last time and every time they have talked about going into direct talks with the taliban the taliban have flatly rejected and indeed this statement that came out from the taliban was basically saying that all of those people who were. who will be from the government and the

targeted amrullah saleh, afghanistan's former intelligence chief and running mate to president ashraf ghani, who's seeking another term in elections s scheduled for september 28. in libya, the yuan backed government of national accords as an attack by renegade general saturday killed five medical workers and wounded seven others at a field hospital outside tripoli, the latest deadly assault on libya's capital city by forces loyal to former libyan general who already controls much of the eastern libya. in bahrain, a 22-year-old activist died sunday after taking part in protests against the execution of two men despite calls from human rights groups and the united nations to halt their killings. the young man's cause of death is unknown though activists say there were clashes with police there were clashes with police during saturday's protests. local authorities have said he died of natural causes. the two executed men were convicted in a mass trial on terror charges last year but human rights experts say confessions were obtained through torture. speaking to al jazeera, a bahraini activist

president ashraf ghani is running mate in september's election the interior ministry says a ruler sollars office was targeted on the 1st official day of campaigning sulla is regarded as a fierce taliban opponents and as a former heads over afghanistan is main intelligence agency russia's opposition leader is being treated in hospital for severe facial swelling as am brushes he was taken there from jail where he's serving 30 days after calling for and see government protests a doctor at the hospital says novell me a prominent critic of president vladimir putin has been diagnosed with hives and is feeling better but his own doctor says he may have been poisoned more than a 5000 people were detained as the demonstrations. rangar refugees in bangladesh have rebuffed orders from a high level delegation from myanmar to return to their villages 3 quarters of a 1000000 of the missing minority in myanmar fled the military cracked and there 2 years ago a standard reports from refugee camps and coaxes bazaar the rango one safe to guarantees and full citizenship before they go back. they came to the

attack in afghanistan's capital kabul another 50 were injured in the explosion including president ashraf ghani is running mates in the september elections. the former head of afghanistan's main intelligence agency that protests in hong kong are going underground with pro-democracy activists preparing to target trains hundreds of rail workers are supporting the mass demonstrations but they have called off tuesday's planned strike on the metro system separately beijing has now way did describing the week's long anti-government protest as a challenge to the rule of law sarah clarke has this report. after weeks of mass rallies and violent confrontations between police and protesters but asians chief policy officer managing hong kong's affairs had this response. we call on all the people in hong kong regardless of their social backgrounds to unequivocally oppose and boycott violence the recent developments especially the acts of violence by a small number of radical elements have seriously undermined the broad interests of hong kong for prosperity and stability. this is the 1st time china's state c

attack in afghanistan's capital kabul another 50 were injured in the explosion including president ashraf ghani is running mates in the september elections. the former head of afghanistan's main intelligence agency that protests in hong kong are going underground with pro-democracy activists preparing to target trains hundreds of rail workers are supporting the mass demonstrations but they have called off tuesday's planned strike on the metro system separately beijing has now way did describing the week's long anti-government protest as a challenge to the rule of law sarah clarke has this report. after weeks of mass rallies and violent confrontations between police and protesters but asia's chief policy officer managing hong kong's affairs had this response. we call on all the people in hong kong regardless of their social backgrounds to unequivocally oppose and boycott violence the recent developments especially the acts of violence by a small number of radical elements have seriously undermined the broad interests of hong kong for prosperity and stability. this is the 1st time china's state c