surviving central african victims of jean peers bemba -- jean-pierre bemba's private army are disappointed that he dashed for crimeses against humananity chargeges. received several flaps simply because we told them we hadd nothing. when they found some money on us we were badly beaten. warlord -- former warlord judges in the-- hague who allowed his return to the polititical fray. >> members release is a big surprise -- been the -- member -- jean-pierre bemba's release is a big surprise to me. >> 12 kilometers away from the of his are the victims militia gathered. one of the central african villages mostly affectcted by rampaging congolese troops in 2002 and 2003. >> the trial is over and we can no longer appeal. >> for the close to 5200 victims throughout the country a new battle has just begun. the director of the structure has come personally to reassure those waiting to be compensated. >> after his acquittal the icc decided to compensate the victims. they will get one million euros and all which will cover their medical a and psychosocial need. it is our responsibility to assist them a

has returned to a welcome from hundreds of supporters in the capital kinshasa bemba was convicted of war crimes of the hague but freed in may after an appeal in almost a one and long delayed elections shadowed for december catherine sawyer has more from can chasa. many many of the places accompanied him they polices whilst we're accompanying him there is a lot of security presence here he not only warning i may not be supportive who say that they never expected to see him there was a bit of a problem inside the airport on the block ph so i have been happening between them but he's a political party organizer one of the police saying that they want to put him directly from the air to his home he's out local police to address these people but then he was saying that there is no way after ten years he can just come and you know i can only come here well tell him he's fine boy it's still coming at a very high enough up honey and remember back in two thousand and six he was the one not suspended and i don't want to be like him that i didn't know him and you know i'm not in a rat of anybod

that any kind it has to be in the country for at least one year to contest an election the fact that bemba has been away for ten years and still has a pending witness tampering case that the international criminal court could walk against his eligibility themba told out to sarah that he hopes it does not come to that are you surprised that the government in place. say that. you shouldn't be surprised i think that. those people in the. measure lity. the government not the right people able to talk about it. it's still unclear if president kabila plans to run for a third term despite being barred by the constitution so many congolese are anxious to see who the ruling party's nomination will be and whether hopefuls like bemba will be allowed to contest the december election catherine so al-jazeera kinshasa more than one hundred sixty illegal migrants have been deported from libya as part of a voluntary program this was initiated by the un to ease overcrowding in detention centers the deportation comes a day after libya's coast guard rescued five hundred seventy nine migrants heading to europe

opposition leader and former rebel commander john pierre bemba has returned to democratic republic of congo to a hero's welcome after ten years in prison for war crimes bamba flew back from the netherlands after a successful appeal of the international criminal court in the hague is already said he was a run in december's presidential elections catherine sawyer was with the cheering crowds in the capital kinshasa. when john pierre bemba in march from the airport in the democratic republic of congo's capital kinshasa thousands of his supporters went into a frenzy i know you was the last many of them say they never thought they'd be back home any time soon. i have a contingent of police escorted his convoy who was not allowed to make any stops to address the many people who lined the streets to catch a glimpse of him his first order of business was a meeting at his party headquarters he's expected to submit his documents to the electoral commission in the coming days so he can run for the presidency john cabin back in august we know all that is what he had what he's been waving i bet an

so the highlight for many people today was when john pierre bemba peered through a window at least party headquarters and he was there for about fifteen minutes with his wife waving at the hundreds of supporters who were here to welcome him in the town people went into a frenzy singing his praises and chanting remember for president member for president saying that he is the only candidate that he is the only leader out who can provide the change the sort of leadership that this country needs on the other a very dramatic scenes from the airport to this place he was this court said by a very huge police contingent who fired tear gas and supporters were blocked on the road all wanting him to address them but i think one of the conditions he was given is that he cannot make stopovers to address his speedball they're saying that he provides the much needed momentum aiden's politics of the d r c over the years the opposition has been divided and weekend and people are saying perhaps he could bring them together to rally behind one candidate and all this really making a lot of of of his oppone

back among his people congolese opposition leader sean pm bemba returns home after a decade in jail. the date for afghanistan's presidential election has been announced amid increasing security concerns plus. i'm in the south of tehran where ron's water crisis is making it more difficult to beat the summer heat. we begin the program with our live detailed coverage of two developing stories at this hour on the left of your screen the pictures from her daddy where there are mass demonstrations after the announcement of the general election result and on the right you see here bev who's returned to the democratic republic of congo after more than a decade we will be live in kinshasa for more later but first to. well the electoral commission says the rulings on a p.f. has taken a two thirds majority in parliament or president imus and was party swept most rural constituencies while the main opposition one in urban centers but it's yet to announce the outcome of the presidential vote an observer say they're not sure why it's taken so long they're pushing for results to be released quickly

when john pierre bemba in march from the airport in the democratic republic of congo's capital kinshasa thousands of his supporters went into a frenzy i know you was there although many of them say they never thought to be back home any time soon. i have a contingent of police escorted his convoy who was not allowed to make any stops to address the many people who lined the streets to catch a glimpse of him his first order of business was a meeting at his party headquarters he's expected to submit his documents to the electoral commission in the coming days so he can run for the presidency john the arab mbak you are the window all these bodyguard cords and he's been waving i bet hundred of them here and they have been singing his praises and saying that he all you want he can provide like change all of the leadership of this country or even bring the opposition together to support one candidate. was arrested in belgium for crimes against humanity a decade ago he was sentenced to eighteen years in prison by the international criminal court in twenty sixteen the judges held him criminally

jumpier bemba makes us presidential and the sin of space the no one applying to be candidate in december still. hello and welcome back as we look at weather conditions across the strait we still have this active front working its way across south australia into victoria and new south wales live a little fellow was some strong gusts along that the risk of storm activity too so cold air falling all behind and certainly ahead on through into satellites which in melbourne there just thirteen degrees i think sydney will see want to two showers during the day and generally rather bite is looking pretty unsettled for the showers fall in behind the on some brisk wind. knocked at the wall for perth are struggling just fifteen degrees celsius across into new zealand where we've got some heavy showers still for both islands gere in the course of friday that tough frontal system further north is going to be clearing away during the course that they should draw a brighter quieter during the course of the day on saturday i said up into northeastern parts of asia the heat wave across japan continues th

after his conviction was overturned by the international criminal court in the hague jumpier bemba told challenges their. hands. and the strike kills dozens in the yemeni port city of the data now u.n. health officials are worried about a new wave of cholera. logs a whole rob and this is out of there alive my headquarters here in doha also coming up zimbabwe's ruling party celebrates a presidential victory but opposition leader nelson chamisa isn't accepting the result. also chair through the streets of congo's capital but to. bed for the presidency is running into problems. i. am in to crush protests in nicaragua where the president pushes through a tough new law. welcome to the program a new fear for the people of yemen as the conflict between who through rebels and the saudi ambassador lie and strikes on the world health organization is warning yemen may be on the brink of a new wave of deadly cholera because of widespread malnutrition the united nations is hoping for a cease fire in northern yemen to allow for vaccinations the coalition in yemen has denied carrying out an air strike

bemba is watching closely his just free time and they live in years in the netherlands ten of them in prison as he face trial at the international criminal court for war crimes after his recent acquittal ben but also has ambitions to be president situation a very sad and i feel very sorry for mr khatami. who they don't allow him to to come back to his own country i think this period of time is very important for the election for me everybody should be able to participate in the election is christian is not to the government official that noise a. procedure to get into the country and he's just trying to cause trouble that's only insists that he just wants to come to the capitol hill and face the electoral commission presidential hopefuls have until wednesday to father documents with a commission many congolese are concerned about how katun the supporters will react if the government continues to kick him out catherine sorry al-jazeera. protests in iran are growing over poor social services and the worsening economy videos are being shared on social media. demonstrations. recently in l

was john pierre bemba's supporters all free to welcome people it's been ten long years they say and now it's time for him to take back his rightful place in the country's political scene. we are very happy many people see the hate for all of us i have confidence in him because he's. bambery ties to the democratic republic of congo intense political times president joseph kabila has delayed a crucial election for two years kristen certainty and protests in which dozens have been killed by security forces many congolese say they feel oppressed corruption is high and the government is increasingly isolated by the international community members supporters believe that only he can change the box tight surely. you don't know congolese need. ten years in prison for nothing and he is still in the acts of the people. was supported by his rebel group time opposition party many analysts believes that still presents a formidable challenge to the ruling party they were fans of ring was bamberger's moment for the liberation of the congo political party headquarters east of what does that mean you be

in june the electoral commission which is supposedly independent has long been painted by bemba and by his supporters as deeply partisan as coming up with inflammatory statements or inflammatory rules so what is most likely to happen is indeed supporters will take to the streets and will seek to find other ways extralegal ways to try to shape this this election this process perhaps even to boycott it or to try to derail it president joseph kabila has held office since two thousand and one and his rule over the mineral rich country has been marked by corruption and civil unrest two weeks ago he signaled he would not run in the election raising fears among the opposition he tried this. day on is the power behind the throne the opposition will log its appeal at the constitutional court on tuesday failing there it's feared violent protests on the streets can be expected to shop al-jazeera. u.s. national weather service has dropped all warnings as tropical storm lane moves away from hawaii the weather system brought to wrench all rain and flooding and they have been forecasts of days more r

as i said extra legal opposition by bemba and others could derail the process altogether and then we might be in for him are far more fluid and fragile scenario because at the moment the state in the market to go public of congo is very very weak it does lost control over large swathes of the territory and in that sense you know if there is no election is there is no credible process we may see a further unraveling of of the state itself and therefore more violence harry verhoeven thank you very much indeed thank you. political uncertainty looms over zimbabwe as the country prepares for the inauguration of m s m one and gaga as the next president the main opposition candidate has rejected friday's constitutional court ruling which conferred one on gaga as a new leader but it's not just politics that's on people's minds but also leningrad was legacy under the former president robert mugabe at least twenty thousand people were killed by the army when he was the state security minister in the one nine hundred eighty s. malcolm weapons when speaking to some of the survivors. it was right

warlords turned opposition figure in democratic republic of congo's bemba has lodged his application to run for the upcoming presidential election the former rebel commander arrived home and wife in the state after eleven years in exile ten of them spent in prison catherine sawyer reports from the capital kinshasa. john pierre bemba arrives at the electoral commission offices to submit his candidacy for president the last twenty four hours have been a whirlwind for him has been heavily guarded by police party officials say his movement has been restricted he's not allowed to publicly address his supporters and the government has denied him access to a residential home in the suburb called in the capital city. the police are telling us that the. residents this is a violation of his words he's come home and should be able to freely move around and leave where he wants to. kinshasa as police commissioner is in charge of security arrangements he says all this is for his protection but they will not allow him to go to court which is also a presidential area so. security measures have to b

you may have heard of this man, jean—pierre bemba.country after spending a decade in prison in the hague to formerly submit his candidacy for december‘s presidential elections. you can see here the crowds of supporters who've gathered to greet him off the plane, and in the streets of the capital kinsasha where he landed, many of them wearing t—shirts, hats and scarves bearing his face. a deadline for presidential candidates to lodge their applications expires in a week and they must be in the country to do so. the former rebel leader had a war crimes conviction by the international criminal court overturned in june. anne soy reports from kinsasha. a homecoming after more than 12 yea rs a homecoming after more than 12 years away. 14 of those, this man, john pierre bemba, live the life of a villain, imprisoned for war crimes. but recently freed on appeal, he has come back to this, a hero's welcome. kilometres of roads filled with excited crowds for a politician with big ambitions, it is motivation enough here. translation: our president

enemy of the state democratic republic of congo opposition leader and former rebel commander pierre bemba is back home after serving ten years in jail for war crimes he was welcomed by thousands of supporters of the airport in the capital good shots of them but was freed from jail in the netherlands after a successful appeal the international criminal court in the hague now wants to run in december in the actions the u.s. will impose sanctions on two turkish officials over the trial of an american pastor in turkey washington says brunson who led a protestant church in is near has been on fairly detain. when ian lawmakers have summoned the president before parliament to answer questions about the country's flag economy how some rouhani has come under pressure from hardline rivals he says the u.s. pulled out of a nuclear deal with the country. while fires in california are showing no signs of abating with the u.s. state set to record one of its worst fire seasons in history far fight as a still back to seventeen blazes have killed eight people in the last week alone while the fast moving fl

free and we need a credible electoral process the country is on edge former rebel leader john pear bemba has submitted he's kind of d.c. to the electoral commission. to return home after being acquitted of war crimes and the international criminal court in the nothing lands he spent ten years in prison pending his trial and other popular opposition leader the two who the negs was stopped from crossing the border from zambia to submit to the election documents presidential hopefuls have three days left to complete the process at the beginning of the year catholic church leaders organized anti kabila protests there were valid confrontations between shaky forces and protesters on the street in other parts of the city several people were killed and injured. rosie more kendall's family is rary of politicians his sister says was killed by police in the demonstration and assuming the government the truth of this is look what i want thirty's who killed my brother arrested i also want to split a cool justice he always said that one day our children will live freely and with dignity leaders of the

was john pierre bemba supporters all free to welcome people it's been ten long years they say and now it's time for him to take back his rightful place in the country's political scene. we are very happy many people see the hateful of us i have confidence in him because he's. bambery ties to the democratic republic of congo intense political times president joseph kabila has delayed a crucial election for two years kristen sat in tea and protest in which dozens have been killed by security forces many congolese say they feel oppressed corruption is high and the government is increasingly isolated by the international community the supporters believe that only he can change the bad tight surely. you don't know congolese need. ten years in prison for nothing and he is still in the acts of the people. was supported by his rebel group time opposition party many analysts believes that they still present a formidable challenge to the ruling party the sense of bringing the. moment for the liberation of the congo political party headquarters he said what does that mean you believe that he is

crowds turned out to greet the former warlord john pierre bemba has returned home after a decade in jail now a surprise ruling in june by the international criminal court kwok his conviction for war crimes is a former vice president and his return shakes up the political landscape in one of africa's most turbulent countries he is expected to stand of the presidential election that is scheduled for december and he will pose a stiff challenge to the president joseph kabila who's been delaying the election for two years. and let's get some more on this now i am joined by very own wendy bashi wendy was born in the democratic republic of congo and can give us some more insight into the significance of or term welcome to you wendy and i'd like to ask you why is such a popular figure in congo. good evening everyone i think is going to have him by is a very huge figure and very popular figure because the heaviest story we've the country we can remember that in two thousand and six there was election and kind of you know was claiming two windows election instead of pseudo was struggling and demon

the highlight for many people today was when john pierre bemba peered through the window at the sparky headquarters and he was there for about fifteen minutes with his wife waving at the hundreds of supporters who were here to welcome him in the town people went into a frenzy singing his praises and chanting remember for president member for president saying that he is the only candidate he is the only leader who can provide the change of leadership that this country needs are very dramatic scenes from the airport to this place he was this court said by a very huge police contingent who fired tear gas and supporters were blocking the road wanting him to address them but i think one of the conditions he was given is that he cannot make stopovers to address his speedball they're saying that he provides a much needed momentum in the politics of the d r c over the years the opposition has been divided and we can and people are saying perhaps he could bring them together to rally behind one candidate and all this really making a lot of of of his opponents both in opposition and the ruling p

and if he does they are going to arrest him now i was talking to another position leader john pierre bemba he himself has just returned to the country he's been away for eleven years ten of those in prison on the international criminal court for war crimes he was acquitted alley this year and he's also been facing restrictions in this country we have to be united because as you know we have just one run of the election and if we want to win and bring new change fundamentally change we need to be one wide one because if we split there are many candidates it will reduce our chance for one candidate to have the majority in the first one so we don't have today the luxury to be many so i plead for everybody to be one united when i can and i have one candidate the political situation is very fluid there's a lot of tension in why it's good to be strongholds and a lot of concern about how he supporters will react if police keep blocking him from getting into the country at least thirty nine people have been killed in an attack on a shia mosque in afghanistan. targeted worshipers during friday pray

off to his conviction was overturned by the international criminal court in the hague jumpin bemba tools challenges there. will the druze remain loyal to the state of israel the arab speaking minority long thought they're part of israel but the new nation state law says israel is a homeland for jewish people only the druze and other minorities are outraged and they fight the discrimination this is inside story. hello and welcome to the program. the new law declares israel as a homeland solely for jewish people non jewish minorities are understandably outraged including the druze minority tens of thousands rallied in tel aviv for one of their largest protests in recent history they say the new nation state law passed last month makes them second class citizens and after decades of loyalty to the israeli state they're disappointed at the discriminatory legislation which affects them and many other non jewish people the israeli cabinet met on sunday where prime minister benjamin netanyahu had this to say. the deep ties with the jews and our commitment to them are also essential we will esta

john pierre bemba talks to al jazeera. should be about thank you very much for talking to al-jazeera thank you i'd like to start with perhaps the hardest question for you during those ten years inside you. you would didn't have criminal responsibility for the atrocities committed by your militia you were convinced always you were going to come out an innocent man but during those ten years that you have any feelings about your moral responsibility for what happened i think that of course i have a lot of sympathy for all the people in the in the central africa in general but. the my brothers sisters and of course any victim. i'm supporting i mean or do to be in but as you say you have been acquitted by a professional judge experience judge on this judge. does what i can see that's all the disease has been said and when when you head back are you going to have a special message are you going to actually say. that you feel sorry for what happened that you have sympathy for the victims and you want to start on a clean slate of

john pierre bemba arrives at the electoral commission offices to submit his candidacy for president the last twenty four hours have been a whirlwind for him has been heavily guarded by police officials say he's movement has been restricted he's not allowed to publicly address his supporters and the government has denied him access to a residential home in the suburb called in the capital city. the police are telling us that have been. deceived. will be able to freely move around and live where he wanted. his police commissioner is in charge of security arrangements he says all this is for his protection but they will not allow him to go to court which is also a presidential area. missions have to be taken he's holding very close to the president as he didn't in two thousand and six he supporters the presidential guard and people. about happening again. at the electoral commission offices i had to first register as a voter before filing his candidacy he's been away at the hague for the last decade was arrested in two thousand and eight in belgium for war crimes committed by his militia i

john pierre bemba talks to al jazeera. should be about thank you very much for talking to al-jazeera thank you i'd like to start with perhaps the hardest question for you during those ten years inside you. you were didn't have criminal responsibility for the atrocities committed by your militia you were convinced always you were going to come out an innocent man but during those ten years that you have any feelings about your moral responsibility for what happened i think that of course i have a lot of sympathy for all the people in the in the central africa in general but. the my brothers sisters and of course any victim. supporting i mean or do to be in but as you say you have been acquitted by a professional judge but experience judge on this the judge. does what i can see that all the judges have been seated and when when you head back are you going to have a special message are you going to actually say. that you feel sorry for what happened that you have sympathy for the victims and you want to start on a clean slate

years in exile tell of them spent in prison afghan soil reports in the capital kinshasa john pierre bembaarrives at the electoral commission offices to submit his candidacy for president the last twenty four hours have been a whirlwind for him has been heavily guarded by police party officials say his movement has been restricted he's not allowed to publicly address his supporters and the government has denied him access to a residential home in the suburb called in the capital city that. the police are telling us that have been behind judges residence this is the volition of these words he's come. be able to freely move around and leave where he wants. kinshasa as police commissioner is in charge of security arrangements he says all this is for his protection but they will not allow him to go to court which is also a presidential area. security measures have to be taken he's holding very close to the president president in two thousand and six supporters crushed with the presidential guard and people we are trying to avoid anything like that happening again. and the electoral commission

after his conviction was overturned by the international criminal court in the hague john pierre bemba talks to al jazeera. lead their lives not to stop. it created the modern world. the slave trade language the geography and the very fabric of human civilization upon it were built to the great west and palace and was constructed and hierarchy of races but how did it come about and what became of it. the slavery routes coming soon on al-jazeera full of struggles at the mouth that are you know them well they're they're out of the same human to me full of pleasure let me go and make i sent you. wind me funny and it will last only have me an intimate look at life in cuba today if you go over and i don't know where to give us a lesson with a game of the past or rather what are the name of my live. by cuba on al-jazeera. we understand the differences and the similarities of cultures across the world. so no matter where you call home al-jazeera will bring you the news and current affairs that matter to you. al-jazeera. bangladesh one students it will crack down hard on protests over road saf

blocked from entering the country at the zambia border it comes a day after a former rebel leader bemba submitted his bid to join december's presidential race . now japan's government has condemned a top medical university for systematic discrimination against female students tokyo's medical university is accused of deliberately slashing the entrance cause of female applicants a japanese newspaper says the school wants to keep female numbers down because it believes that they left the profession after starting a family the school has launched an investigation. entrance exams that unfairly discriminate against women absolutely unacceptable i am waiting to hear a report from two q. medical university upon taking the necessary measures more than one hundred thirty thousand people have been ordered to move to shelters around shanghai as typhoon jong daryn is china has raised its toxin alert level at least one hundred fifty flights have already been cancelled and outdoor activities suspended in july caused power outages to thousands of homes in japan well those are the headlines on the al-ja

the most high profile of those is former warlord jean—pierre bemba.n for bribing witnesses at the international criminal court. he was seen as a frontrunner to succeed joseph kabila. president trump has cancelled plans for his secretary of state to visit north korea. mr trump said progress toward the us goal of de—nuclearising the korean peninsula was too slow. david willis reports from washington. capping a tumultuous week at home, president trump is now facing a major setback involving a key area of foreign policy. following what he described as a successful summit with kimjong—un in singapore earlier this year, plans were made for the secretary of state to revisit north korea this weekend, only for those plans to be scrapped 2a hours later. finally, it has dawned on donald trump that perhaps the nuclear problem with north korea is not over. and so i think what he has done in his mind is to say, we've done our part but somehow china is not doing its part. why is china not doing its part? because they're in a trade war with us. so we will get the tra

bemba is watching closely his history time and they live in years in the netherlands ten of them and piece of is he face trial at the international criminal court for the war crimes to his reason to quit on them but also has ambitions to be presidents situation very sad and i feel very sorry for. him to come back to his own country i think this period of time is very important for me everybody should be able to participate in the election is christian is not a government official. procedure to get into the country and he's just trying to cause trouble at this but he just wants to come to the capital kinshasa the face of the electoral commission presidential hopefuls have until wednesday to file the documents with a commission many congolese are concerned about how katun the supporters will react if the government continues to mount catherine. conciousness. one person has been killed during protests along the gaza israel border palestinian officials say fifty others were injured when these really military use the lives of fire against demonstrators tensions along the border have been

free and we need a credible electoral process the country is on edge former rebel leader john pear bemba has submitted he's kind of d.c. to the electoral commission. to return home after being acquitted of war crimes by the international criminal court in the nothing lands he spent ten years in prison pending his trial and other popular opposition leader the two who the negs was stopped from crossing the border from zambia to submit election documents presidential hopefuls have three days left to complete the process at the beginning of the year catholic church leaders organized anti kabila protests there were valid confrontations between the shaky forces and protesters on the streets in other parts of the city several people were killed and injured. rosie more kendall's family is rary of politicians his sister says was killed by police in the demonstration and are suing the government the family of this is look at well i want thirty's who killed my brother arrested i also want split equal justice he always said that one day our children will live freely and with dignity leaders of the r

republic of congo the opposition leader john pierre bemba has been told that he can't compete in the upcoming presidential election the election commission says it's rejected his application because he's being convicted by the international criminal court. is seen as a possible front runner for the job he returned home to take part in the vote after serving a decade in prison for war crimes he can appeal against a decision ahead of december's election. political uncertainty hangs over zimbabwe as the country prepares for the inauguration of him as a man and as the next president the main opposition candidate has rejected friday's cool truing that confirmed as the new leader but it's not just politics that's on people's minds but also president menem dad was legacy under the former president robert mugabe at least twenty thousand people were killed by the army when he was the state security minister in the one nine hundred eighty s. al jazeera is marking weapons been speaking to some of the survivors. it was right here that henry cabot says soldiers abducted him and tied him up he was

after his conviction was overturned by the international criminal court in the hague john pierre bembatold challenges they're. capturing a moment in time. snapshots of other lives other stories. providing a glimpse into someone else's world. witness on al-jazeera. again you're watching a minder of our top stories rescue teams are struggling to get to many parts of the indonesian island of lombok that's after the second earthquake in a week destroyed homes and buildings lombok was hit by a magnitude six point nine quake on sunday night at least ninety eight people have been killed. she lives in bangladesh are protesting for a ninth day despite a government promise to improve road safety police and groups armed with wooden battens attack students in the capital dhaka protests began last week when two students were hit by a speeding bus. donald trump squeeze on iran is about to be intensified new sanctions are due to be announced by the white house the european union says it deeply regrets the reimposition of u.s. sanctions and is sticking to the twenty fifteen nuclear deal. since the sau

after his conviction was overturned by the international criminal court in the hague john pierre bemba told challenges there. i'm. more than eighty people are killed in the second major earthquake to strike lombok island in the nation within a week. alone down jordan's this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up. a week of student protests in bangladesh about the state of the roads results and a stern warning from the government. innocent. six people arrested as venezuela begins a crackdown the following what the president has described as an assassination attempt against him. longstanding rivals agree a power sharing deal providing another chance for lasting peace in south sudan. at least eighty two people have died following a magnitude seven earthquake on the indonesian island of lombok the quake was also felt on the neighbor not end of bali triggering panic there among tourists and locals alexia bryant has more. and usually draws holidaymakers from around the world but the indonesian island of lombok has been hit by a second deadly quake in a week i. it collapsed buildings and

comes as another rival of president joseph kabila former rebel leader and ex vice president jumpier bemba also returned home to launch his own bid katherine sawyer has more from. the voice good to be arrived at the border between sandy and the democratic republic of congo to support his filming his journey with the r.c. government has denied many john. kerry out there to be managed to get to know months mind a police clinton first time back crossed the border into. exile in nine hundred sixteen after fooling out with president joseph kabila he was accused of trying to topple the government using foreign mass no ease and latest sentence in his absence to three years in prison for real estate fraud government officials say you will. be arrested if he manages to return tension is high in his strongholds and novel position figure. is watching closely his history timed they live in years in the netherlands ten of them in prison as he faced trial at the international criminal court for the war crimes to his reason to quieten them but also has ambitions to be president situation very sad and i f

bemba has also returned to launch his own presidential bid catherine sawyer has more from can sasa. voice good to be arrived at the border between sandy and the democratic republic of congo to support his filming his journey the d r c government has denied many journalists access to the border area there to be managed to get to know months lined the police quickly forced him back across the border into zambia. and we went into exile and sixteen after forcing out with president joseph kabila he was accused of trying to topple the government using foreign mass neris and later sentenced in his absence to three years in prison for real estate fraud government officials say he will be arrested if he manages to. tension is high in his strongholds. if the turn could be and there will be no elections will make sure of this. and i will position figure. is watching closely his history time and the eleven years in the netherlands ten of them in prison as he faced trial at the international criminal court for the war crimes after his reason to quit them but also has ambitions to be president. v

in the democratic republic of congo opposition leaders on pierre bemba's been told he cannot compete in the upcoming presidential election the election commission says it's rejected his application because he has been charged by international criminal court for tampering with witnesses members see him as a possible front runner for the presidency he returned to kinshasa to take part in the vote after serving a decade in prison for war crimes he has a week to appeal against a decision and political uncertainty hangs heavily over zimbabwe which is preparing for m.s.n. non-god wired to be sworn in as its next president he survived an opposition court challenge against his election victory but a ruling his main rival has rejected there also lingering questions about non-god was legacy under former president robert mugabe as malcolm web reports now from harare it was right here henry cabot says soldiers abducted him and tied him up he was in one thousand nine hundred three ways government said it was fighting a rebellion here in a much a barely learned region henry says even though he was

off to his conviction was overturned by the international criminal court and the hanging jumpin bemba tools towns as they are. will the druze remain loyal to the state of israel the arab speaking minority long thought they're part of israel but the new nation state law says israel is a homeland for jewish people only the druze and other minorities are outraged and they fight the discrimination this is inside story. hello and welcome to the program. the new law declares israel is a homeland solely for jewish people non jewish minorities are understandably outraged including the druze minority tens of thousands rallied in tel aviv for one of their largest protests in recent history they say the new nation state law passed last month makes them second class citizens and after decades of loyalty to the israeli state they're disappointed at the discriminatory legislation which affects them and many other non jewish people the israeli cabinet met on sunday where prime minister benjamin netanyahu had this to say. the deep ties with the jews and our commitment to them are also essential we wi

from prison to the polls that is the plan for kong former rebel leader shown here bemba who's on his way to fall for his bid for the presidency his home office spending thirteen years behind bars for war crimes before winning an appeal at the hague where katherine so i was with the chair in crowds and the d.l.c. capital kinshasa. in march from the airport in the democratic republic of congo's capital kinshasa thousands of his supporters went into a frenzy i know you go out of there there are many of them say they never thought to be back home any time soon. i have a contingent of police escorted his convoy was not allowed to make any stops to address the many people lined the streets to catch a glimpse of him his first order of business was a meeting at his party headquarters he's expected to submit his documents to the electoral commission in the coming days so he can run for the presidency john the abend back in the window all the while he had poured in waving hundred of them here and they have been seen as brave and saying that really all you want you can provide a change of the l

john pierre bemba arrives at the electoral commission offices to submit his candidacy for president the last twenty four hours have been a whirlwind for him has been heavily guarded by police party officials say his movement has been restricted he's not allowed to publicly address his supporters and the government has denied him access to a residential home in the suburb called in the capital city that. the police are telling us that have been two judges residence this is a violation of his words he's come home and should be able to freely move around and leave where he wants he. can shut his police commissioner is in charge of security arrangements he says all this is for his protection but they will not allow him to go to court which is also a presidential area so. security measures have to be taken he's holding is very close to the president today's event in two thousand and six he supporters crushed with the presidential guard and people we are trying to avoid anything like that happening again. at the electoral commission offices i had to first register as a voter before filing his