in this distinctions between boko haram -- endless distances between boko haram's with operating with foreign hostages and how groups further north operate. that is to say, al qaeda and the islamic network, and in the cases of five hostages being taken by -- french hostages being taken by al qaeda, they are taken for months and sometimes years and several have been murdered by their captors, which so far has not happened this year at any rate with boko --am in nigeria with these the french family being taken hostage and then later the french priest. >> thank you very much. moving on to the state of health of michael schumacher, doctors see a slight improvement in his condition. surgeons operated on him a second time and some of the internal brain hemorrhage has been absorbed. >> we have better control over the situation. michael schumacher is not out of danger. but we have a bit more time for our medical process. be next few hours will crucial. >> the racing legend remains in a medically induced coma. however, surgeons reviews to give a prognosis could let's get a surgeon's perspectiv

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georges vandenbeusch had been held prisoner by the group boko haram. held,er 48 days being georges vandenbeusch is finally free. priest spoke of his weeks in captivity. there was the anger of being separated, but i told myself a keeping mele were and i was praying that everything would be ok. >> tuesday, his release was confirmed with a statement on the website. paris's was a sign of resolve. >> it shows we should never lose hope for our hostages. in order to ensure their safe release, there are two conditions. government's steadfast determination and its discretion. >> georges vandenbeusch had been working in cameroon since 2011. gunmen -- 15 gunmen erskine to his compound. some of his belongings were later found in nigeria. france denied reports that it paid ransom for his release. to arrive in due paris wednesday, greeted by his family and the french president area -- and the french president . >> we will have more on that story. i am joined by an analyst who specializes in the middle east and north africa. thank you for being with us. comesood news

the boko haram fighters were screaming god is great as they carri carried out their assault. some helicopters were damaged during the fighting, but they say that more than 20 boko haram fighters were killed, many wounded, and two air force personal were injured in the fighting that went on very, very early in the morning, monday, at around 2am to 7am. now, the reason this is only coming to light now is because communications in the region have been completely cut off since the nig earian military started their offensive. they say they cut mobile communications to stop boko haram members communicating and planning attacks. clearly the attack on the air base and airport shows that boko haram has serious capacity to attack. >> still to come on al jazeera america. find out what a major sticking point is for ministers at an annual trade conference plus, i'm rob reynolds in dhaka with the second in a series of reports on the tannery industry, and the tef stating impact on the environment and the people who live here >> the top stories on al jazeera. thai place are allowing proteste

her husband were killed when boko haram attacked a church.everal people were killed in the suicide bombing. regina remembers what happened as if it was yesterday. >> they hit my husband. he fell down inside the church. the police used their guns. they didn't know what is inside. the guy was trying to enter. so that police shoot the car. >> regina lost the family home because they couldn't afford the rent and spent most of 2013 selling vegetables on the street to make money. it's not enough to live on. >> since last year, my mum has not paid the house rent. >> many families have been affected by boko haram. the group, which wants reform of islamic law has been behind many bombings, hundreds have been killed. thousands have fought the groups in may when a state emergency was declared. most victims have not received help from authorities. this year the church has been trying to get on its feet. >> this is where the suicide attackers detonated explosives. you can see the impact over here. despite happens, the church has reopened and regina still

her husband was killed after boko haram attacked a church.everal were killed in a suicide bombing. renaling eena remembers happened as if it was yesterday. >> it hit my husbands. he fell inside the church. >> the police suicide a gun. they didn't know what is inside. trying to enter. >> police shoot the gun. >> regina lost the family home. she has spent most time selling vegetables. it's not enough to live on says the daughter. >> over the last year my mum can't pay the rent. >> many families have been affected by boko haram. the group wants islamic law imposed. hundreds are killed in the attack. thousands of soldiers fighting since may, when a state of emergency was declared. most victims have not received help from the authorities following attacks. this year the church has been trying to get back on its feet. >> this is exactly where the suicide attack is detonated their explosives. you can see the impact of the attack over here. despite what happens, the church has reopened and reg attends mass. regina shows us the wreckage of the vehicle

many families have been affected by boko haram. the group, which wants a strict form of islamic law has been behind many bombings. hundreds have been killed in the attacks. thousands have fought the groups in may when a state of emergency was declared bit the president. most victims have not received help from authorities following the attacks. this year the church has been trying to get back on its feet. >> had is where the suicide attackers debtonated their explosives. you can see the impact of the attack over here. despite what happened, the church has reopened and regina still attendants mass here. >> we see the wreckage of the vehicle used in the attack. it's a reminder of what happened. regina says she comes here to pray and think. >> i feel bless said. sometimes when i come to church i watch and think about what happened. >> regina wants to put 2013 behind her. she is praying that 2014 will be a better year for her and her family. and it will be the end of boko haram. >> the second part of the series will be on the italian i

alleged boko haram militants have attacked an air force base in nigeria at least twenty four gunmen in two guards of being killed during the battles but more casualties among personnel on the base expected. of imposed a twenty four hour curfew around the site and in nearby city the attack comes a week off of the nigerian military bombarded boko haram hideouts on the border with come over. to italy where heavy downpours and tornadoes of course severe flooding in central and southern italy two people killed so far roads and cars were submerged police said a train was de railed just two weeks ago a storm killed sixteen on the island of sicily. all right i'm back in half an hour's time with more news here on the international but coming your way next as mad max the kaiser report. war is probably the most complex and difficult human activity. that. all of us are still locked up. in the phenomenon of friendly fire probably extends back to the invention of gunpowder. just kill a bunch of people you don't know if you want to say on the premises there are of us people. reading. this some shoots

alleged boko haram militants have attacked an air force base in nigeria at least twenty four gunmen in two gods are being killed during the battles but more casualties among the personnel on the base are expected authorities have now imposed a twenty four hour curfew around the side and a nearby city the attack comes a week off the nigerian military bombarded boko haram hideouts on the border with cameroon. well thank you for joining us here on r.t. international just a moment a look at the lives of military families who have lost their loved ones on the battlefield but more unexpectedly and bouts of friendly fire thanks for joining us . you. craig is in a tough spot right now trying to figure out whether to join the e.u. or the regime's custom union it would be nice if they would you know maybe allow the populace to vote for their future via referendum but sadly it looks like the politicians will be making a historic decision i can see why some people want to look west and some people want to look east but i don't understand why so-called ukrainian nationalists want so desperately to

alleged boko haram militants have attacked an air force base in nigeria at least twenty four gunmen in two gods have been killed during the battles but more casualties among personnel on the base feared authorities have imposed a twenty four hour curfew around the site and in nearby city the attack comes a week after the nigerian military bombarded boko haram hideouts right along the border with cameroon. now afghanistan's accuse the united states so forcing it into an unfair contract with nato by cutting off fuel supplies to the country's security forces president karzai recently rejected washington's deal to let the alliance's troops stay after twenty fourteen and now says pressure is being applied to drag him back in. reporting now on why kabul refused to sign the deal in the first place . in the war getting out as often harder than going in and nowhere does that hold more true than in afghanistan president obama promised to withdraw combat forces by the end of twenty fourteen. full responsibility for their security in this war to a responsible. but the two countries have been at al

boko haram is based there.nce the government declared a government emergency in the spring time. >> millions of people in chad struggle with hunger and extreme poverty. eachier the government spends millions to celebrate the coup of 1990. the extravaganza sheds lying on the divide within the country. >> dust and jooub ligs on what the chadians call the day the democracy and freedom >> translation: i'm happy because the president came to bonkor. we have nothing. the president came to us and we are happy. >> every year chadians are expected to look and sound happy on this occasion. it's the anniversary of the coming to power of the chadian president. >> translation: we can congradualate ourselves for the progress that we have made. >> like on all previous occasions they spoke on positive achievements, economic development and gave a rosy picture. many would tell you that that exists only in the minds of the political leaders of the country. what you see behind me is where the majority lives in abject poverty: >>

he was being held by islamist group boko haram.rench born in -- foreign minister is on his way to ameren to bring him back home. surgeons were able to operate on a racing legend the second time. some of the brain hemorrhage has been absorbed but he remains in a medically induced coma. israel releases 26 palestinian prisoners. they are welcome back as national heroes by president mahmoud abbas. thanks for joining us on "france 24."

around the site under nearby city the attack comes a week after the nigerian military bombarded boko haram hideouts on the border with cameroon. heavy downpours and tornadoes have caused severe flooding in central and southern italy at least two people have been killed roads and cars were submerged and police said the train was due to just two weeks ago a storm killed sixteen people on the island of sicily. this is r.t. international live from moscow coming up here on the program the lives of military families who have lost their loved ones in bouts of friendly fire the continued documentary coming your way now. i was thinking somehow i had to come back because mom was waiting for me. and i just knew that everything would be fine for some reason we were so confident because we were going to get married officially after he came back how could he not come back because the mere thought of it never crossed her mind. when the militants decided to try and break through to her new guinea screaming grenade. or would they explode and blow them all round his back toward us and it was all over all. w

the radical armed group boko haram operates in the area.ll be handed over to french authority in the capitol. >>> the pentagon has announced the transfer of three guantanamo bay detainees. they are the last chinese nationals to be deferred from the u.s. camp. now back to steven in doha. >> if thanks julie. >>> with less than six months to go before the football world cup, brazil is trying to clean up rio's image. most people living there in the towns are fighting what they say as a stereo type of their neighborhoods. rachel levin reports. >> reporter: it takes a lot to knock down this boxing champion, growing up in many one of rio's hundreds of chanty towns means he is used to fighting stereo types. >> translator: a lot of foreigners hear the word and associate it with crime. >> reporter: he is one of 1.5 million brazilians who live in these communities. sprawling neighborhoods controlled by drug gangs where police don't dare to patrol. it's an image repeated constantly on tv and movie screens. >> translator: when go looking for a job and t

let's bring in boko haram. during the iraq war nada was involved. i'm a fan of this program. can you tell me, first of all, in this season, friendships, you had an iranian official turned doublehomeland, the pace of their operations. >> what about female agents. are they portrayed fairly? is carie portrayed similar to what you do? >> "homeland job. aside from the mental health this, would she, or be promoted. >> she'd be identified on the application process. yes, she'd have a hard time climbing up the ladder. >> the mental illness aside claire danes istry, they are no brained to do that. going rogue is not a common theme. >> explain what you think happened in the bob levison case. >> i'm largely reading it like everyone else. i was shocked to find out an analyst had crossed the line from receiving information to operationally running an asset, according to we learn early on where the line is. >> if i met you on the street and look at you on television now, i would never suspect that you work with skill sets and they train you to achieve the operations. >> great to see you. m