they told us that they prefer to stay in bangui. the condition is security. >> the trouble in the central african republic started about a year ago. when mainly muslim seleka rebels overthrew the government. christian groups formed militias, carrying out revenge attacks. >> it's regrettable, but we cannot do anything about it. they are the ones that brought weapons here. we live together for a long number of years. they are the ones that brought weapons to kill us. as the trucks pull out of the city, some cheered. others looted property owned by muslims, and vandalized the mosque. the government is against evacuating people, saying that it divides the company. with thousands killed and many more forced from their homes, this may be the only way to try and end the violence. >>> members of the european union will meet on monday to decide on further sanctions against russia. in the eastern city of slovyansk, pro-russian gunmen paraded three ukrainian intelligence officers held in captive. eight european observers on sunday were taken h

they say they prefer to stay in bangui. the condition is the security. >> the trouble in the central african republic started about a year ago when mainly muslim seleka rebels overthrew the government. christian groups formed militias gains the seleka fighters, carrying out revenge attacks. >> it's regrettable, but we can't do anything about it because they are the ones that brought weapons here. we lived together for a long number of years, they are the ones that brought weapons to kill us. >> as the trucks pulled out of the city, some people cheered. >> others looted property owned by muslims, and vandalized the mosque. the government is against evacuating people, saying it divides the country. but with thousands of people killed, and many more forced from their homes, this may be the only way to try and end the violence. >> u.s. secretary of state john kerry has reportedly warned that israel is at risk of becoming an apartheid state. kerry was setting up the consequences if peace talks failed to produce a separate palest

they prefer to stay in bangui. the condition is the security. >> the trouble in the central africa republic started a year ago when mainly seleka rebels overthrew the government. therthose against the seleka fighters have carried out attacks. >> it's regrettable. they are the one who is brought weapons here. we lived together for a long number of years, but they are the one who is have brought weapons to kill us. >> reporter: as the trucks pull out of the city some people cheered. others looted property owned by muslims and the mosque. they were against the people saying it divides the country. but with thousands poof killed and many more forced from their homes this may be the only way to try to end the violence. nicole johnston. >> we have this coming up on the news hour. >> the citizens of macedonia are cheated and there is no basis for an electoral process. >> refuses to accept election results. >>> fast becoming an essential travel requirement for the wealthy in pakistan. we'll tell you about the latest bullet

secretary-general bangui moonaccused both sides of -- bangui can accused both sides of blocking aid andrges the deeply divided security council to take action against the violation of international law. >>> now, the trial of three al jazeera journalists in egypt has been adjourned for 10 days. they've been in gaol for 117 days. peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy, and baher mohamed are accused of providing a platform to the outlawed muslim brotherhood. sharm r the fourth -- abdullah al-shami, the fourth al jazeera journalist has been held without trial since august and has been on hunger strike for 94 days. al jazeera rejects charges and demands release of its sfap. >>> three people died after a security guard opened fire in kabul, in a hospital. a doctor and father and son who were visiting were killed. they were all u.s. citizens. we have this report. >> reporter: the shooting happened inside a hospital in kabul. the attacker was supposed to be protecting those inside. >> a police security a guard opened fire on three foreign nationals. three were killed. one was wounded in the incident

actually they told us they prefer to stay in bangui and the condition is the security. >> reporter: the in the central african republic started a year ago when rebels over through the government and formed malitia against the fighters carrying out revenge attacks. >> translator: we cannot do anything about it because they are the ones that brought weapons here. we live together for a long number of years but they are the ones who brought weapons to kill us. >> reporter: as the trucks pulled out of the city, some people cheered. others looted property owned by muslims and vandalized the mosque. the government is against evacuating people saying it divides the country. but with thousands of people killed and many more forced from their homes, this may be the only way to try and to end the violence. nicole johnston, al jazeera. >> the syrian president bashar assad has nomination for the presidential election and it's going to be held on june the third and despite the civil war and he is expected to be elected to a third term in office, no word if anybody's going to oppose him. opposition f

they are doing it in bangui, and now they are slowly deploying in the rest of the country. >> now with the support of the french and the e.u. force. >> in the past the u.n. secretary-general ban ki-moon warned of eth know religious cleansing, a country where brutal violence goes unpunished. the peacekeeper's mandate gives them broad authority to maintain law and order, including the power to arrest and maintain. done at the government's request, and according to humanitarians, with the support of the civilians. >> everybody from the muslim community, the christian community said they want peace and security. if we can have peace and security economic activities can resume. we can go back to cultivating fields, being with cattle. that's important. >> it took months of debate and discussion with the security council to get to the point, and months more for the additional peacekeepers to be recruited and deployed. the deadline can't come soon enough for a population in harm's way. >> the u.s. health secretary that oversaw the rocky rollout of president obama's heath care law resigned. kat

angry residents in bangui carried the dead body of a victim to the prime minister's office, in protest at the violence. religious violence escalated between muslims and christians since the start of the year. >>> four senior politicians accused of a coup plot that sparked south sudan's civil war have been freed. their release, aimed at easing the country's civil war, was a key demand of the rebel fighters. we have this report from the south sudan capital juba. . >> reporter: finally free. after four months of detention, the ghanan men and three other high ranking members have been released midway through a trial for treason. it was a jubilant scene outside the court. family and supporters gathered to celebrate their release. the happiness of being set free was clear. the tone when speaking to the media was defiant. >> translation: the government has no case against us. they have no reasoning agaibs us. all -- against us. all of it was false accusations. the government's decision to withdraw the charges is a retreat from justice. >> 11 alleged coup plotters were released in december, se

. >> a french army truck patrols the streets of bangui. escalating tensions sparked violence in recent months. since december many thousands have left the city. the situation could descend into ethnic cleansing. and where muslims and christians can meet, the atmosphere is tense. the few people would go on camera, saying the main wish is for peace to return. >> we are together, altogether. all we want is peace, peace so we can go back it oo business, to deal with our needs. into this volatile position came the u.s. ambassador to the united nations. the security council will vote on the peace-keeping force for the country, she says it cannot come too soon. >> no question that we need to redouble our efforts every day. with this add - it adds more urgency to the task of getting more troops and police deployed rapidly. >> one contentious issue is the make-up of the international force that is currently in country. chad supplied thousands of troops. many are muslim, and that is an issue for some people. >> we'd like our central african authorit

it happened on saturday, about 450km north of the capital bangui. and in the capital a mosque was looted after the last remaining muslims were escorted out of the city. 1300 packed what they could carry and boarded convoys heading north. tens of thousands have been killed by fighting between christians and muslims. >> translation: with what the ant balaka are doing -- anti-balaka are doing, they killed a lot of muslims, we can't stay, we will leaf to save ourselves. >> south sudan's government is expected to resume peace talks in a few hours. they are being held in the capital of ethiopia. negotiations failed since the signing of a ceasefire, which never took hold. the rebel leader riek machar denied his forces were behind the massacre of hundreds of thousands of people. >> thousands have been killed in a car bomb attack, happening in an outdoor market in the shia neighbourhood of the city. iraq is holding elections for a new parliament. the number of deaths and attacks reached its highest level since 2008. >> 21 people have been killed and 50 injur

french peacekeepers escorted the group from bangui to a town controlled by muslim seleka fighters. thousands fled the coup. a u.n. peace-keeping pores will arrive in september, as part of efforts to restore stability. >> there has been two separate attacks on mrs. in north-west pakistan. three died in a bomb attack, targetting their vehicle. it happened shortly after another attack on a patrol on the outskirts of petrowa. >> 10 people have been killed in a suicide attack at a polling station in northern iraq. it happened in kirkook. 200km north of the capital. security is being stepped up ahead of parliamentary elections. it's the first election since the withdrawal of u.s. troops in 2011. the united states is investigating whether syrian soldiers attacked civilians with chlorine gas earlier this month. amateur video shows dozens of people struggling to breathe. rebels and the government blamed each other for the alleged attack in hama province. the syrian government has until the end of the month to hand over a stockpile of chemical weapons. >> the head of the u.n. says syria's ne

from bangui. >> behind bars and yet not in jail.or thousands of migrants in italy this seems more like prison. the center in bari, migrants are held before repatriation. human rights organizations have, found there is no access to recreation, have limited free tom of speech. life here can be alienating and migrants have to resort to danger alternatives to basic needs of boiling water. >> i can't sleep, i have insomnia. i'm dying here, this is my child and i'm locked in here. what kinds of law is this? >> conditions here is pretty bad, it's dirty and every time i take a showers, i fear i'll catch hepatitis. now a chaks le class action leda lawyer. >> haven't committed any crime that requires incarceration. >> the judge ordered restructuring within 90 days, or face closure. the deadline was monday. >> for the director of this center it told us that conditions in here have somehow improved, migrants can be detaindz for up to 18 months and their fee dom of movement is somehow limited. while this is not officially a prison but it certain

the rebels have regrouped in that region after being driven from the capital city of bangui. president obama is praising-- and defending -- a 10-year agreement with the philippines, allowing us forces greater access to military bases. the pact was signed as he arrived in manila to meet with president benigno aquino. the news also sparked protests by hundreds of filipino activists, opposed to any renewed us military presence. they burned effigies of both leaders. mr. obama maintained the move will be good for the region. >> i want to be very clear: the united states is not trying to reclaim old bases or build new bases. at the invitation of the philippines, american service members will rotate through filipino facilities, will train and exercise more together so we're prepared for a range of challenges including humanitarian crises and natural disafter theres. >> ifill: it's aimed at countering aggressive chinese moves in the region. it's been five weeks since the washington state mudslide, and today, authorities officially ended the active search for bodies. the death toll in

repeatedly come under attack from a christian militia in the central african republic fled the capital bangui they were guarded by african peacekeepers as they headed to the relative safety of the north around three weeks ago the u.n. authorized the sending of twelve thousand troops to the country currently peacekeepers from france and the african union are struggling to end months of sectarian violence that has inflamed thousands of lives and. riot police in taiwan's capital used water cannons to clear a set you know hundreds of protesters against nuclear power sunday the country's president agreed to hold the construction of a controversial nuclear power plant that triggered mass rallies the activists are worried it could bring major risks as the face of your facility is being built in an area that is prone to. the north east romania where more than three hundred people have staged a protest against a shale gas fracking us oil giant chevron plans to drill. police and social activists were briefly detained earlier this month coordinated rallies took place in sixty towns and cities nationwide