barnaby phillips reports. >>> >> reporter: suspense in the courtroom before the verdict. the families of the two men hoping their long ordeal would end with the conviction of two police officers. the father had traveled from tunisia to be here. ziad was 17 when he died and buna was 15. chased by police they jumped into an electricity substation where they were electrocuted. their deaths led to weeks of rioting across france. thousands of cars were set alight. the government declared a state of emergency. we were not allowed to film the verdict. the judge ruled there was no clear evidence the police knew that the two boys were in danger, and therefore, they could not have been expected to help them. the two police officers were acquitted. there was anguish and despair from the friends and family. this woman shouts we've waited ten years, but the police are above the law. this trial has highlighted some of france's deepest social wounds. it's examined the sense of alienation that many young people feel on the edge of paris in the poorer suburbs. these problems are as releva

barnaby phillips reports. >> for much of the past two years, the central earn republic has been in chaos. mainly christian militia separate to the capital. french and african forces the u.n. says the degree of stability has returned. >> you look at bangee it is bust ling withbustling with activity. people moving around at any time you know and not really serious incidents recently. >> katherine samba panza is the president, the u.n. says it is arrested more than 300 powerful individuals, some september of major human rights abuses. if these people can be brought to justice the u.n. would at last be making progress towards ending the culture of impunity that has been such a problem in the car. >> those people who created troubles knew there was going to be a law of amnesty or something and after a while they would be in a position to start again. this is not going to happen this time. we have caught quite a few big fish. people in the crun know very well the terrible role these people have played, so we have to bring them to justice and that will be i think a very strong signal also for t

barnaby phillips, al jazeera fallkirk. >> the president has ended the spring of coca plants. the colombian government will look at other means to destroy the coca plants. four people have been killed during a shootout between rival gans in rio de janeiro brazil. violence is frequent in shanty towns around rio. police have been pushing them out of their old neighborhoods to improve security for the 2016 olympic gamings. >>> in the philippines thousands of people have been evacuated before the arrival of a typhoon emergency workers are preparing relief packages and they've designated buildings as emergency shelters. forecasters telling people to brace for heavy rain and strong winds. >>> south africa's main opposition party is about to elect its first black leader. as haru mutasa reports shake off the image of being dominated 50 white minority. >> reporter: south africans know politically things are changing. the democratic alliance will have a black leader and how do voters feel about that? >> south african people are scared of being led by a white person. but i don't think it

barnaby phillips rashingsz, fulkirk. >> germany and the u.k.ave suspended their use of the new airbus a 400 military transport plane after one crashed in spain. the aircraft came down just north of seville air force after 10 people were on board. it's not yet clear how many survived. the plane was undergoing flight trials before being delivered to spain's military. airbus say they are sending a technical team to help invest gators. >> media in turkey is reporting one of the country's most controversial figures has died at the age of 97. he was a general who led the 1980 military coup and in years of fighting in turkey. the coup was followed by a wave of arrests, tortures and extra judicial killings. he was sentenced to life in prison for his role in those events. indonesia's president ordered the release of five political prisoners after spending 12 years in jail. activists say the president is trying to repair his image after ordering the execution of eight drug smugglers including seven foreign nationals. from abupura, a report. >> reporter:

as barnaby phillips reports from the town of falkirk not everyone is happy with the party party's meteoric rise. >> here they are more than 50 of them. many of them no doubt amazed by the scale of their victory. scottish national party mps guess for a team photo before travel to go westminster. they are the new force in british politics, yet their success does not tell the whole story of the election in scotland. [music] >> from the town of falkirk it's parade day. this town voted no to independence in last year' referendum but like everywhere else in scotland it has elected a nationalist mp. >> the scale of their support is distorted by the british voting system. they won 95% of scottish seats with only 50% of the votes. and that leaves the other half of the scottish electorate with very little representation. >> we found some of them on full kirk's high street like this pensioner who voted conservative. >> i'm very much for an united kingdom rather than a separatist country. i think there is a lot of that people--i may be wrong but i feel there are a lot of people out there who think the

barnaby phillips reports from glasgow. >> reporter: she is now the most powerful woman in british politicsshe has lead the scottish national party to an astonishing victory all but sweeping the labor party out of scotland. >> it hasn't happened overnight, labor has been losing the trust of the people of scotland for many years and failed to heed repeated warnings but we're seeing scotland put its trust in this party and be a voice for more aggressive politics. >> reporter: a succession of leading politicians lost their seats. for some in the party which has such deep roots in scotland there was gallows humor, but others must wonder what happened. >> it's not an easy one to explain. as far as i can make out, the scottish publish which for decades were happy to support a labor party that strongly opposed nationally. and independence, now believe that independence is the most important priority. >> reporter: so are we now bound to see another referendum on whether scotland should leave the united kingdom. >> i think it's highly likely and i think it probably became more likely as a result of

of a possible 59 seats in scotland it is now the third largest force in british politics and barnaby phillipsorts. >> reporter: she is now the most powerful woman in british politics. nicklas has lead the scottish national party to an astonishing victory that has sent shock waves across the united kingdom, all but sweeping the labor party out of scottland. >> it hasn't happened overnight. labor has been losing the trust of the people of scotland for if years. but what we're seeing today is scotland putting its trust in our party and be a voice for more aggressive politics and that's what he intend to do. >> reporter: a succession of leaders lost their seats. for some in the party which has such deep roots, there was gal louse humor. but others must wonder and struggle for reasons of what happened. >> it's not easy to explain. as far as i can make out, the scottish publish which for decades were happy to support the labor party now believe they have abandoned the most important priority. >> reporter: we are now bound to see scotland leave the united kingdom? >> i think it became more likely. i

and barnabie phillips reports. >> reporter: for two years the central african republic in chaos and fighting muslim seleka and anti-balaka and mainly christian malitia spread to the capitol bongi and tens of thousands of muslims fled and now after many months of peace keeping by french and african forces the u.n. says a degree of stability has returned. >> you look at bongi, it is bustling with activity small shops and sellers everywhere people moving around at any time you know and not really citizens recently. >> reporter: this is the central african republic interim president and she supports this peace forum forum but has little power to take on war lords and militia and u.n. arrested 300 powerful individuals and some suspected of major human rights i s and if they are brought to this they will end impunity that has been such a problem in the c.a.r. >> people with troubles knew there was going to be a law of amnesty or something and that after a while they would be in a position to start again. now, this is not going to happen this time and we have caught quite a few big fish and people

. >> barnaby fliches with the story. >> she wasn't even -- phillips with the story. >> astonishing victory that has sent shock waves across the united kingdom and even beyond. all that's sweeping the labor party out of scotland. >> it's not something that's happened overnight or the referendum although that's accelerated the process. labor has failed to heed repeated warnings but what we're seeing today is scotland putting its trust in snp to make scotland's voice heard, and be a voice for progressive politics. and that's what we intend to do. >> for some in the party which has such deep roots in scotland these past 100 years there was gallows humor but others must wonder where had their party can ever -- whether their party can ever recover. >> it's not an easy one to explain. as far as i can make out the scottish public which for decades were happy to support a labor party that strongly opposed nationalism and independence, now believe independence is the most important priority. >> reporter: so are we now bound to see another referendum on whether scotland should leave the united kingdo

barnaby phillips in london. >> a new initial tough to drive racism out of football. >> they'll pass on evidence to fifa who might take action from fines to expulsion from the tournament. but the real problems may not come in the qualifiers but at the world cup itself, where some russian supporters or notorious for racism. >> the manchester city was abused by fans in moss do in in 2013. then they said black players might boycott the russian cup. now they have to acted decisively. >> somebody else has to be done. for me they should stop. they need change. >> one positive change is that racism is under scrutiny like never before. but the coming world cup in russia could present fifa with huge challenges, and these could bring it's commercial interests and it's principles into potential conflict. >> fifa's head much stability everof stability say racism is happening weekly in russia. >> if you read that report into 2015, 2016, into 2017 doesn't there come a stage where you say all right a world cup in russia is not a good idea. >> we expect the people of world cup to have a positive impact

barnaby phillips, al jazeera. >> the nigerian air force has released new video showing what appears bokoharam fighters fleeing their stronghold in the sambisa forest. more than 200 women and children held captive by boko haram were able to escape. china is building a runway on the disputed spratley islands in the china sea. we have this report from one of the islands called thitu. >> thitu one of the largest islands in the south china sea. the philippine government controls it along with eight other disputed islets. they were forced to hand over the island in 1974. around hundred people have lived here since the '70s. there is a health center, a school and police station and even an airstrip, and they've been living here peaceful for many years. but that is slowly starting to change. these are troubled times. he said that fishermen like him are being harassed by bigger vessels from china and they're inching closer. >> they're using cyanide so there is no fish in the area. we cannot go out far because we're afraid of them. >> the south china sea is believed to be home of rich oil worth bi

barnaby phillips reports. >> reporter: at wembley stadium an initiative to drive racism out of football. independent monitors will watch the qualifiers for the next world cup in russia and pass on evidence to f.i.f.a. who may take action from fines to expulsion from the tournament. the real problems may not come in the qualifiers but at the world cup itself where russian supporters are notorious for racism. this man of manchester city was abused by fans in moscow. and said plaque players may boycott a russian world cup. >> you have to take a distinction. something has to be done strongly. show them - should they have to stop. for me show them they need to change otherwise it will be an extension. >> reporter: one positive change in world football is that racism is underscrutiny like never before. the coming world cup in russia could prech f.i.f.a. with huge -- present f.i.f.a. with challenges bringing commercial interests and principles into conflict. >> the monitoring system - f.i.f.a.'s head of sustainability spoke of racist incidents happening on a weekly basis. >> if you carry on re

barnaby phillips was in court. >> reporter: suspense in the courtroom before the verdict. the families of the boys hoping their long ordeal would end with the conviction of two police officers. one of the boy's father had travelled from tunisia. he was 17 when he died. the other boy 15. chased by police they jumped into a substation, where they were electrocuted. their deaths led to weeks of rioting across france. thousands of cars were set alight, the government declaring a state of emergency. >> we were not allowed to film the verdict. the judge ruled there was no clear evidence that the police knew the two boys were in danger, and therefore they could not have been expected to help them. the two police officers were acquitted. there was anger and despair from friends and family. this woman shouts "we waited 10 years, but the police are above the law." the trial highlighted some of france's deepest wounds. it examined the sense of alienation, that young feel was on the edge of paris. the problems are as relevant in 2015 as they were in 2005. >>> but the lawyer for the po

but the landslid victory is not celebrate by all, as barnaby phillips reports. >> reporter: here they are, more than 50 of them. many no doubt amazed by the scale of their victory. scottish mps had a team photo before coming down to westminster. they are the new force in british politics the success does not tell the whole story of the election in scotland. in the town it's parade day. they voted no to independence in the referendum. like almost everywhere else in scotland it elected a nationalist mp. the snp won a crushing victory in scotland. but the scale of their support is distorted by the british voting system. they won 95% of scottish seats, with 50% of the votes. that leaves the other half of the electorate with little representation. >> we found some like this pensioner who voted conservative. >> i'm very much for a united kingdom. rather than a separatist country. there's a lot of people out there. i may be wrong, but there's a lot thinking if we wave the flag everything will be all right. i don't think it's the right thing to do. >> then there's sherlock holmes amateur enth

barbara touching on the political landscape in scotland radically altered, and as barnaby phillips reportsow the third largest force in british politics. [ applause ] >> reporter: she is now the most powerful woman in british politics. she had lead the scottish national party to an astounding victory. all but sweeping the labor party out of scotland. >> it is not something that happened overnight or even just since the referendum. labor has been losing the trust of the people of scotland for many years. but what we're seeing today is scotland putting its trust in the snp to standing up for scotland in westminster, and be a voice of more aggressive politics and that's what we intend to do. >> reporter: a succession of leaders lost their seats. for some in the party which has such deep roots in scotland these past 100 years, there was gallows humor. >> i can't explain it. it's not an easy one to explain. as far as i can make out, the scottish public which for decades were happy to support a labor party that strongly supported nationally. and independence now believe that independence is the