badie has been sentenced to death before, with those sentences later reduced to life imprisonment. court also sentenced american citizen mohamed soltan to life in prison on charges of supporting the brotherhood and transmitting false news. the defendants were tried for events surrounding the rabaa massacre of august 2013, when egyptian forces killed hundreds of protesters opposing a military coup. the verdicts will be appealed to egypt's highest civilian court. they come just two weeks after the obama administration lifted a freeze on military aid to the egyptian regime. in a statement, the white house condemned soltan's life sentence and demanded his immediate release. a nine-year old girl is reportedly pregnant after being gang raped in captivity by the militant group islamic state in iraq. the girl is one of over 200 yazidi christians released by isis last week. she has been flown to germany for medical treatment. aid workers say she is so young, she could die if she delivers the baby. hillary rodham clinton has kicked off her bid for the democratic presidential nomination with

an egyptian court confirmed the death sentence for mohammed badie, a spiritual leader of muslim brotherhood. it fold a crackdown on mohamed mursi, and the muslim brotherhood in 2013. we have this report. >> translation: i confirm the execution for a crime they are accused of. >> reporter: the moment mohammed badie, spiritual leader was sentenced to death in a cairo court of the 13 others were spared execution, but given life in prison for inciting chaos and violence. the men were among thousands detained after mohamed mursi, the nation's first democratically elected president was overthrown by the military in 2013. a dual u.s.-egyptian citizen, mohammed sultan was given life for his ties with the brotherhood. >> i'm defending sultan not because he's american. that's not the consideration of the defense. he'll take legal procedure to the verdict. other trials believe that he will be found innocent. >> 27-year-old sultan was arrested in august 2013 when security forces came looking for his father a prominent member of the muslim brotherhood, and among those sentenced to death. the u.s. state

others have been given the same sentence as badi.er 36 people were sentenced to life in prison. >> reports say aleppo has suffered further shelling. these pictures have been broadcast which it says shows the aftermath by anti-assad forces. according to the syrian observatory for human rights at least five people were killed in that attack. syrian government forces have reportedly targeted areas of the capital, damascus including yarmous where a refuge see camp is based. these pictures which cannot be >>> verified havesaid to show the aftermath of the shelling. syrian forces have been fight to go regain control of the areas since isil fight fears over iran much of the camps last week. palestinian ref years are due. to discuss concerns about safety, the pal stanian refugees in the country. isil says he has taken parts of ramadi, the vast ambar province insisting it's holding ground in the area. the violence comes two days after prime minister hydar announced an offensive against isil there t a report: >> reporter: the islamic state of

presidential bady took over the command of the popular mobilization force to curb the criminal activities of a few members. but he also warned again demon eyeing this force which is now the main power fighting isil. al jazeera baghdad. >> teams in iraq are exhuming the bodies of 136 people thought to be massacred. the human rights ministry said that some bodies have been removed from four mass graves in tikrit. it's thought that they were recruits from a nearby camp killed by isil. more dna is needed to confirm their identity. >>> calling on all sides to inspect the palestinian camp. they say that residents of the yarmouk camp have suffered untold indignities. syrian government forces have been fighting with isil and have seized control of much of the area a week ago. we're joined from damascus via skype. thank you for joining puts i want to know more about what you've been find out about the experiences that people are having there in the camp. >> well, we've been greatly alarmed by the developments in recent days inside yarmouk in the change and intensification of the camps. we're deali

. >>> now, an egyptian court sentenced mohammad badie, the spiritual leader of the outlawed muslim brotherhood for death for inciting chaos and violence. 13 other senior members have the same sentences. the court sentences u.s. egyptian citizen to life in gaol for supporting the group and transmitting false news. the sentences can be appealed before egypt's highest civilian court. >> reporter: fighting intensified in iraq's province between the iraqi army. i.s.i.l. says it seized most parts of the town. the iraqi army says it's holding grounds. hundreds of families fled the area. >> 43 security forces have been killed during the fighting in anbar province. charles stratford has more. >> the iraqi army targets i.s.i.l. positions near the city of ramadi struggling to defend the area. the fighting comes days after the military supported by thousands of shia militia took control of the city of tikrit. this is a sunni muslim. despite the army saying it is safe to return he is afraid to go home. a. ry can't go back to tikrit because of what the shi'a militia did. the destruction in tikrit. they ente

. >> an egyptian court has conferred the death sentence for mohamed badi, the spiritual leader of the muslim brotherhood. followed the removal of mohamed morsi in 2013. 13 other members of the group were spared execution but given life in prison for insighting riots and violence. u.s. state department released a statement condemning his sentence. this morning al jazeera america presents a soledad o'brien special, kids behind bars. she sat down with john siegenthaler. >> in america near 90% of young men, predominantly black and hispanic. several states are now trying to make sure the time they serve is time well spent. the goal is to keep them from coming back. one of those is the subject of a new documentary that airs sunday at 10:00 p.m on al jazeera. let's take a look. >> reporter: inside these walls, teenage arson is, gang bangers, even kids who kill. but this once notorious juvenile lockup is trying something new. >>> what does playing the piano do for you? >> therapy a hobby an interest. >> education, offering a second chance. >> put gas on his car and set it on fire and it blew

mohamed badi were sentenced to death by hanging for inciting chaos in egypt. they have vowed to appeal. 36 others received life in prison. among them is a u.s. egyptian activist who has been on a hunger strike for 46 days. they supported mohammed morsi who was ousted in a coup. the group claims they are looking for peaceful activism. >>> in a statement the white house press secretary said we call for mr. sultan's immediate release from prison. we remain concerned about his health that has worsened during his 12-month long incarceration. the u.s. will ensure that he receives support until he can return safely to the united states per his witches. >>> dozens of families fled to tikrit when it was under isis control. the iraqi city has now been liberated, but some families say they're still afraid to go home. >>> plus, new video shows the extent of destruction by isis militants on an ancient city in iraq. ♪ ♪ >>> a devastating display of destruction by isis. new video claims to show militants demolishing an archaeological site in northern iraq last month. militan

inciting chaos and violence. 13 other seniorsmez of the group have been given the same sentence as badi. 36 people were sentenced to life in prison. >>> staying in egypt where the isil affiliated group that calls itself sinai proveince. it willt he is expected of carrying out attacks across the sanai region. it shows him as two egyptian soldiers were being killed. >>> on monday voters in sudan head to the polls for the country's presidential and parliamentary elections. president obama al basheer has been until power since he staged a coup in 198 nigh. he has ruled the country with no signs of giving up power. >>> it's a breezy afternoon along the blue nile in khartoom the last weekend before the sudanese head to the polls to vote in presidential and parliament earlier. politics doesn't seem to be on anyone's mind. we spoke to more than 30 people. it was har to find someone planning to vote. >> i want the elections to be fair and we want our ruler to be somebody new because frankly, we are fed up with the shiia. >> bashier seized power in a military coupe in 1989. he is the only sitting

with many roads into nepal badie damaged the airport is vital in aid effort the first few days afteruake are important to get rescue teams in and try to find survivors in the outlying areas that have been affected by one of nepal's worst disasters, kathmandu. >>> nepal government is still in urgent need of tents and medical supplies dozens of countries have sent aid and rescue teams but while help is beginning to arrive people are getting frustrated it's not reaching them fast enough and andrew simmons has this reports on the outskirts of kathmandu. >> reporter: they are fighting over sheets of plastic, anything resembling shelter is in short supply. tents are not available now and the crowds are either homeless or refusing to return to their houses for fear of another earthquake. this is where many of them have come from from street to street it's the same homes destroyed, the army is trying to save lives but their success rate has diminished, their efforts now are more directed of recovering bodies. this officer is frus frustrated he doesn't have specialized search equipment. >> tr