minister is blaming buddhist extremists are trying to tarnish the reputation of the government bernard smith al-jazeera and the gumbo in western sri lanka. the rights group amnesty international says it had it has evidence war crimes may have been committed in libya or a lot of there has waged a 6 week long offensive to capture the capital tripoli from the un recognized government the city has gathered witness statements sans compiled satellite images which it says reveal on law for rocket attacks on a neighborhood of tripoli the group is calling for an international investigation earlier we spoke with the animal cry me who is the deputy director of middle east and north africa at the sea international she says several attacks have been launched on civilian areas and migrant detention centers. we believe residential areas residential neighborhoods where no obvious military target was i don't hide were being targeted with unguided and precise. rocket we've also looked at 2 attacks that have struck migrant detention centers. including an airstrike at a warehouse facility located in the immedia

that, my friends, is bernard smith. he's a snare drum teacher at the atlanta drum academy.ows down, his student jazzman is up next. >> i could do that with one hand behind my back. and then she did. >> stands there watching him take it all in. she's like, all right. got you, got you. >> she basically is virtuoso.ñr >> she's fantastic. mr. bernard has played for the atlanta house drumline and is currently the captain of the atlanta braves heavy hitter drumline. i think it's safe to say she's got it. >>> when you guys were growing up, did any of you have that art toy where you put a drop of paint and it would spin out? yeah. well nick here wants to ramp up that idea. >> we're going to create the first-ever massive spin art machine. >> thing is, though, that particular idea is not easy. he's got a fan motor to do it. that wouldn't work because it's not designed to have any weight on it. much like this other he got off craigslist. >> it also started smoking. >> there you go. >> he enlisted the help. rob just separated it with a bearing. so basically the bearing took the weight

tensions between different ethnic groups and religious groups in sri lanka lives so our colleague bernard smith was in some of the areas where anti muslim violence took place and he spoke to a few but as village leaders here is what one of them told him about the challenges of repairing relations have a look. ok we'd like to talk with muslim and muslim community leaders to have a discussion and live in a couple way to be able to live harmoniously muslims need to realize this is not arabia this is sri lankan lanka has a culture and a civilization and identity so amarnath where does that come from that idea of questioning muslims and sri lanka's train long can this. i mean this goes back quite a while and i know there was a very interesting clip to listen to because i mean i'm myself i'm a canadian by background and i mean we've dealt with the community and in the north and east have dealt with this similar kind of majority areas and for a long time and i think there's a deep sense amongst a lot of minorities this is very structural this goes up this is very much part of what it means to be a sri

businesses the government says hardline buddhist groups are under investigation over the attacks bernard smithreports from the combo in northern sri lanka a chat with almost any village monk will give you an idea of the challenge sri lanka faces in repairing relations between its muslim minority and buddhist majority population we'd like to talk with muslim and muslim community leaders to have a discussion and live in a mickle way to be able to live harmoniously muslims need to realise this is not arabia this is sri lanka in sri lanka has a culture in a civilisation and identity 31 man from this village are in police custody after violence in northwestern sri lanka on monday. open under their oath says the men were protecting the village and didn't attack muslim properties 9 mosques were vandalized and hundreds of businesses in more than 30 towns and villages were ransacked by what witnesses described as sin healy's young men a sailor wickramasinghe is not vines or to one of the buddhist nationalist political groups that are now the focus of government criticism after this week's violence if i

tensions between different ethnic groups and religious groups in tauranga life so our colleague bernard smith was in some of the areas where anti muslim violence took place and he spoke to a few buddhist village leaders here one of them told him about the challenges in repairing relations have a look. we'd like to talk with muslim and muslim community leaders to have a discussion and live in a way to be able to live harmoniously muslims need to realize this is not arabia this is sri lankan lanka has a culture and a civilization and it identity so amarnath where does that come from that idea of questioning muslims and sri lanka this. i mean this goes back quite a while and i know that was a very interesting clip to listen to because i mean i myself am a tumble canadian by background and i mean we've dealt with the community and in the north and east have dealt with this similar kind of majority areas and for a long time and i think there's a deep sense amongst a lot of minorities that this is very structural this goes up this is very much part of what it means to be a sri lankan state that it'

minister is blaming buddhist extremists are trying to tarnish the reputation of the government bernard smith al-jazeera and the gumbo in western sri lanka to hong kong now where pro-democracy activists has been sent back to jail after a court rejected has been to have has prison term quassia joshua one was sentenced to 3 months in jail last year so reports from hong kong. joe sure one was the most high profile activist behind the problem ocracy protests here in hong kong in 24 last year he was given a 3 month jail term for contempt of court for his role in obstructing aside during these demonstrations he's already served time for other convictions but he feels the high court to have this job turn quashed he arrived at court confident but the judge ordered he returned to jail to serve 2 months of his prison sentence no regret at all and now it's hard for us called to you our flights through our games or extradition law that extradition bill is being proposed by the government and would allow hong kong to extradite fugitives from hong kong to mainland china to stand trial. for the 100000 peopl

minister is blaming buddhist extremists are trying to tarnish the reputation of the government bernard smith al-jazeera in a gumbo in western sri lanka china says it's taken steps to protect its companies after the us placed one way and 70 affiliates on a trade blacklist washington believes equipment produced by the chinese company could be used to spy on america but why is repeatedly denied the allegations adrian brown reports from a tech trade show in tianjin. what you see here is at the heart of the trade dispute between china and the united states the 2 countries are competing to be world leaders in artificial intelligence robotics and 5 g. technology. showcasing its achievements while away china's national tech champion its expansion plans in the united states now seem over after the u.s. put the firm and its affiliates on a trading blacklist an issue too sensitive for this company official to discuss i guess the french it operates a company so sorry. but he's confident while way will still thrive in other markets so now laid her maybe your fire level. we hope we can cooperate are the b

while our bernard smith is in the predominantly tamil town of and northern sri lanka bennett i believe you have just attended a commemoration a vent nearby. and a stage of the commemoration was one of the main. very solemn and moving events of they've had in the northern parts of sri lanka and sell a few years ago it was called a celebration of victory in the capital colombo but up here it's always been much more of a commemoration i was at the location where the very last bottle essentially of the civil war was held in those dying months because civil war when the government forces launched its final big assault on the l.c.t. liberation tigers fight says it's estimated some 40000 people were killed just in those few months and that beach area where today's ceremony was held where people let large candles in memory of lost relatives that was a scene of blood shed with bodies all over that beach area at the end of that conflict so a very moving day in the states but at smith and north entry lanka for us thank you for that update and well the united states has reached a deal with canada

tensions between different ethnic groups and religious groups in sri lanka lives so our colleague bernard smith was in some of the areas where anti muslim violence took place and he spoke to a few but us village leaders here is what one of them told him about the challenges of repairing relations have a look. we'd like to talk with muslim and muslim community leaders to have a discussion and live in a couple way to be able to live harmoniously muslims need to realize this is not arabia this is sri lankan sri lanka has a culture and a civilization and identity so i'm our nothing where does that come from that idea of questioning muslims and sri lankan ness. i mean this goes back quite a while and i know that was a very interesting clip to listen to because i mean i'm myself i'm a canadian by background and i mean we've dealt with the community and in the north and east have dealt with this similar kind of majority or an ism for a long time and i think there's a deep sense amongst a lot of minorities that this is very structural this goes up this is very much part of what it means to be a sri lan

overnight curfews have been put in place in 2 provinces in an attempt to prevent further violence bernard smith is following the story joining us from what more is the sri lankan government saying about these allegations they're putting forward on buddhist groups. during this was in a press conference on wednesday updating the security situation in sri lanka where the government says. although i've been no further attacks since the beginning of the week and that is essentially because there's been a curfew in place and that has kept a lid on the violence for the greater challenge of course with your language to try and find some sort of long term solution to bring these fractured fractured communities back together but it was not in this one and i are one of the ministers in the government here who for the 1st time we've heard this from the government blamed buddhist nationalist extremist groups for provoking this by. we also ensure that those people who are behind these were arrested and today yesterday also last night would be days peace in this country nothing has happened . so we've used th

connection with the raids that saw mosques and muslim own businesses target says and days of violence bernard smith has more from the gumbo. during this was in a press conference on wednesday updating the security situation in the shrine where the government says. have been no further attacks since the beginning of the week and that is essentially because there's been a curfew in place and that has kept a lid on the violence for the greater challenge of course with your language to try and find some sort of long term solution to bring these factions fractured communities back together but it was not in this town and i asked one of the ministers in the government here who for the 1st time we've heard this from the government blamed for this nationalist extremist groups for provoking this find. your saw ensured that those people who are behind these were arrested and put it yesterday also last night who did this piece in this country nothing has happened. so we've beefier the again hold it we feel that these are organized attacks on muslim business houses premises that are happening and we will ensur

tensions between different ethnic groups and religious groups interlock our lives so our colleague bernard smith was in some of the areas where anti muslim violence took place and he spoke to a few but us village leaders here is what one of them told him about the challenges of repairing relations have a look. we'd like to talk with muslim and muslim community leaders to have a discussion and live in a way to be able to live harmoniously muslims need to realize this is not arabia this is sri lankan sri lanka has a culture and a civilization and identity. so are not where does that come from that idea of questioning muslims and sri lankan. i mean this goes back quite a while and i know that was a very interesting clip to listen to because i mean i'm myself i'm a canadian by background and i mean we've dealt with the community and in the north and east have dealt with this similar kind of majority areas and for a long time and i think there's a deep sense amongst a lot of minorities that this is very structural this goes up this is very much part of what it means to be a sri lankan state that it's