combating boko haram. we have a number of programs that are in your folders and you have detailed speaker biographies. those watching on television or listening, you can find these on the public diplomacy council.org web site, and go to august 10th program notes. but i'll just summarize. you have the full bios in your folder, leo keyen, theaves of hausa service. he directs the planning and production of voa programs. also has recruited and supervises the voa staff, including overseas stringers, opened reporting centers to expand voa journalism, and to stand the broadcast reach the direct as i fillat programs in west africa and mobile media 24/7, audio, video, and web platform, and hausa dieup radio. mardot shorey coordinates policies and programs in support of the u.s. strategy to counter boko haram, and supporting usaid and department of defense planning in the chad region. the brings an interagency perspective to this position. at the africa center for strategic studies she managed programs on u.s. secur

the problem and perils that journalists face when they try to cover the boko haram story. western countries plan to recruit new recruits and open more online in a propaganda. overheard in the newsroom - where the jaded and cynical rein supreme >>> we begin with political battles in two countries, in which the media play a central role. there's a lot of reporting about the sales job that president obama has on his hands in washington, trying to win congressional approval for an agreement reached a month ago between iran and the west. there's less coverage of the iranian angle and the challenges faced. with the president hassan rouhani in the forefront and the supreme leader ayatollah khamenei less prominent but ultimately more powerful. the u.s. and iran are home to skeptics, conservatives arguing the risks outweigh the benefits. iran can engage a mekon six that sanction outlets, president barack obama has no choice but to conduct a messaging campaign in the face of opposition, and p.r. lobbyists and a leader with a load to lose. the u.s. media has been more than general aw

it's a big news story we know little about, the fight against boko haram, a militant group in nigeria, blamed for one atrocity after another. since 2009 when boko haram began a campaign much violence, authorities struggled to containment the group and tell a government side of the story. former president goodluck jonathan often was criticized for a failure to lead - at least publicly - the new president muhammadu buhari comes to office as a former nigerian dictator, he ha little patients for the news media. the fighting reached sa stage when neighbouring countries are getting involved. the nearby territories of nigeria, where boko haram is strong, it's a difficult region, leaving the consumers with incomplete picture of one of africa's deadly conflict. "the listening post" travelled to nigeria to get a better understanding of challenges journalists face when trying to cover boko haram. >> reporter: of all the civilian deaths in the african war zones, nearly half involved boko haram. but we'll probably never know the full extent of the violence. despite journalists trying to get the fa

and what many people see as the final onslaught against boko haram.een also over the los t no months thousand they resort to bombing that thisser than taking the military directly. especially in the northeast of nigeria where he have we have seen increasing pressure the military on boko haram. >>> since coming to power in may or rather assuming office in may, nigeria's president promised crush groups such as boko haram. nigerian analyst and risk consultant anthony goldman told me that boko haram switched us s folk to us hitting soft targets. >> it's been clear over the last few months the towns and villages that boko haram controls have been all taken back now by the military. but i don't think that yet when you talk to security people that they are look at this as all over. i think the feeling that when you talk to security people boko haram is down but certainly not out. and that the challenge for the security forces is it's very difficult to protect all of the towns and villages against an enemy that is ready to use improvised explosive devices, fe

contributing is not affected by boko haram directly but contributing its troops to fight boko haram insurgency, in nigeria and other countries, simply because they see boko haram as not only a cameroonian threat, chase out boko haram and so far collaboration between those two groups is very, very much in the play as this is contrary to what was there before, during the previous administration. >> reporter: ahmed idris reporting from energize. >>> police are looking to a suspect connected to the killing of a police officer in tennessee. tennessee. >> in colorado, the jury says it's reached a verdict in the sentencing phase of james holmes. the jury can either sentence james is holmes to life in prison without parole or consider a third phase for the death penalty. holmes was convicted of killing three and injuring 70 others. >>> bombing in las cruces appears to be linked. mailbox and trash can, located about 20 miles away from each other. new mexico governor susan martinez strongly denounced the perpetrators. >> only a coward would place an explosive device in a place of peace and a place of wo

no one knows what boko haram is trying to do with the people. are they taking them to negotiate a surrender, looking at the amount of pressure on boko haram now, or are they taking them to force them into fighting the troops from cameroon and other regional forces. no one can say in particular what is happening at the moment. there is a manhunt under way to try to save those people who have been abducted. we have seen how more than a year ago they have gone to chibok, abducted 279 girls, 219 are still missing. there has been abductions in borno state in jobe state by boko haram. but the biggest attention getter was the abduction of chibok a year ago in north-east nigeria >>> how much pressure might this put on the cameroon government who is part of a regional force fighting boko haram? >> well, since boko haram started to target cameroon, they have been under pressure. it was the first country in the region to seek the forces who experience rebels, and other flashpoints in africa. cameroon is under pressure, announcing the deployment of 2,000 tr

a boko haram commander was captured in the army raid. we have more from abuja. >> 101 children, 67 women and 10 men have been freed when they launched an operation liberating eight villages destroying boko haram camps in those areas. the nigerian military said it has captured a very certain commander of boko haram. now this is all coming at a time when the military is recording success over boko haram fighters. two weeks ago they announced they have chased out boko haram and confined them to the sambisa forest right now the multi national task force from nigeria, cameroon, chad, are launching coordinated attacks on different fronts to try to corner boko haram into one particular location to launch an slot. it sees boko haram not only as a nigerian cameroonian chadian threat but also a regional threat. as we speak a major offensive is underway to chase out boko haram. so far collaboration between these two groups is very very much in the play as this is contrary to what was there before. during the previous administration. >> it's one yea

also coming up the nigeria-based armed group boko haram reportedly kidnapped dozens of people in neighbouring cameroon. we are live in abuja >>> grief and tragedy in iraq - we meet the victims of war in the city of fallujah caught in the crossfire >>> a grim anniversary. 70 years on hiroshima remembers the horrors of the atomic bombing >>> angry relatives of the victims of malaysia airlines flight mh370 stormed the company's beijing office. they are angry because they do not believe the wing fragment found on the reunion island belonged to the missing plane, despite the government confirming that the piece was from the missing boeing 777. well china suffered the biggest loss of people when mh370 went missing. relatives said not enough has been done to find out what happened. adrian brown is live in beijing. why don't the relatives believe what the malaysian government is saying? >> well, good question. i mean on the face of it i think the families would take some measure of comfort and closure from the revelations from the announcement by the malaysian government overnight. but in case that i

fingers are being points today boko haram but they did not claim it.resort to this use of suicide bombers and the plantingism pro surprised explosive dividess on highways and busy locations like highways, churches, and mosques. the president of nigeria came to power on the promise of defeating boko haram and already the military alongside of other troops are stepping up operations and we have seen how they they have increasingly pressured boko haram in to a particular corn never what many people see as a final a slot against boko haram. we have seen over the last two months how boko haram increasingly resorts for bombing rather than taking the nigerian military friday troops from other country directly. especially in the north cease of nigeria where we have seen increasing pressure from the military on boko haram. >>> that was ahmad idris our cropped never nigh year gentleman. let's go to abuja. how much of a hold, mr. goldman, do you believe boko haram has in the north of the country with the president and military saying they can indulge in certainly

camps in the areas and they said they captured a very senior commander of boko haram., this is all coming at a time when the military is recording success over boko haram fighters two weeks ago nigerian army says it finally chased out boko haram in all territories and keeping them in the forest northeast of nigeria and the multi national joint force and groups from chad and republic including the new republic are launching attacks on a different front to try to corner boko haram in one particular location to launch a final onslouth and being in this country is not effected by boko haram directly but contributing troops to fight insurgency in the north of nigeria and other parts of the neighboring countries because it sees boko haram a chad threat and also a regional threat. as we speak now offensive by the joint task force to chase out boko haram and so far collaborations between these groups is very much in the play and contrary to what was there before in the previous administration. >> tunnel that links france with england are the site of migrants trying to get to t

and coming at a time when they talk of success of boko haram fighters. ago nigeria said they chased out boko haram in all territories and confining them to the main base in north east of nigeria. right now troops m fro nigeria are in the public including the new republic have coordinated attacks on different fronts to try to corner boko haram in one particular location to launched a final onslaught and this is not effected by boko haram directly but also contributed truce to fight boko haram insurgency in the north of nigeria and other parts of the neighboring countries because it sees boko haram not only a chad and ruling threat but regional threat and as we discuss there is trying to stop boko haram and collaborations between these two groups is very very much in the play as this is contrary to what was there before during the previous administration. >>> the greek stock market has crashed. i think it's safe to call it that and fallen by over 20 percent after resoaping for the first time in weeks and four shares in the banks were down to a third and th

. -- of the boko haram. and john kerry in qatar to reassure gulf states that the nuclear deal with iran is a good one for them. sisley excels closure, nothing being traded, all shut as the turmoil around greece's finances have been dealt with. greece's stock market has remained shut. it's reopened a few hours ago down 23% at the start. it has now recovered slightly as the day has gone on. one of the smallest stock exchanges in europe, but still. reporter: a few photographers and a steady stream of figures, the opening of greece's stock exchanges small but symbolic. for five weeks, it has been closed. the government wanted to avoid a massive selloff. but it does not mean a complete return to business as usual. greeks are not allowed to buy their shares via bank accounts. those bringing cash into the country will face no restrictions. keep in the little cash desk keeping the little cash they have in the banks is crucial. recapitalization of the banks remains crucial to greece's negotiations to its creditors. i

obviously boko haram. and everything, as i say, is being done. the spokesperson appealed to nigerians to be patient. it is over a year since that video that we played, where you see the girls, was released. almost nothing has been seen or heard since. he appealed for patience. he did remind us that it was only three months ago that muhammadu buhari took power, so only a few weeks. he's still trying to saern what has gone before, and looking at how to move the whole issue of their rescue, and return to their families forward. he pointed out the fact that it is an incredibly remote area, where they believe the girls are, which is the forest area in north-eastern nigeria, but i do believe that the girls are alive. there is a great amount of sadness, and disillusionment for many people here, who have had many promises, many fine words from the government. not just of muhammadu buhari, but the previous leadership under goodluck jonathan, that everything was being done, but still, unfortunately, the girls are missing. >> hard to be patient when it coul

we are seeing how boko haram continue to abduct people. although the last few months we have seen how the military have succeeded bringing the captains from boko haram. >> what are authorities or even nigerian authorities saying about the thousands of nigerians that have been sent back to their country from cameroon? what reasons are being given? >> well, largely it's a bit of a concern for the cameroon authorities after a spate of suicide bombings in the northern cities and other places. last week the authorities arrested three people including some nigerians including a nigerian who they said was arrested with bomb-making equipment, trying to access some locations. so the authorities are really concerned that among the 12 to 17,000 nigerians taking shelter in cameroon, they could be boko haram hiding within that community. they deported 2,000 already. but nigerian authorities are saying the numbers are higher than that. we are seen how the emergency management agency are reporting that more than a thousand people have been on the border

eyea boko haram commander was also captured. more details on the raid and who they found. >> reporter: well, actually more than 100 children have been sort of freed by the nigerian army when they raided several villages. 101 children, 67 women and the rest are men. who are freed by the nigerian military and this is coming after a time when the nigerian military is stepping up its effort or fight against boko haram. we have seen in the last few months how they have chased them out of all territories they previously occupied and making the army say that finally, there is no territory under boko haram control. as it is it looks like the army is en cycling one of the notorious bases of the bicycle ha ha ram group in the forcest as you know other militaries from the region are also launching coordinated effort to his a hack boko haram and and finally crush them according to military sources. >> tell us about the regional effortsefforts and ultimately what their end game is and how they will achieve it. >> reporter: well, over the las

. >>> at least 47 people have been killed in a suspected boko haram attack in northeastern nigeria.exploded in a market in a village about 135-kilometers south of borno state capital. >> reporter: the female suicide bomber was looking to cause maximum damage and that's what happened. 47 dead and 52 injured hospital sources are saying the fatalities may go higher than already registered because of the severity of some of the injuries. she targeted a very busy market. today's market day which lies between two areas that have been attacked seven samardzija severely by boko haram in the past. these "the stream" attack was coming at a time when the military alongside niger, cam, cameroon and chad are stepping up. boko haram didn't not claim responsibility for the attack but fingers are pointings at them they have been using suicide bombers and improvised explosive device on his highways and busy locations like markets, churches and mosques killing hundreds of people over the laugh two months. the president of nigeria came to power on the promise of competing boko haram a already the mili

boko haram did not claim responsibility but fingers are being pointed. seen over the last two months how they are increasingly resort to this use of suicide bombers and the planting of improvised explosive device on his highways and busy locations like markets, churches and mosques, killing hundreds of people over the last two months. the president of nigeria came to power on the promise of competing boca huh ralph the military a -- boca huh ralph and the military is stepping up operations and increasingly pressuring them in to a corn in what opinion people see as the final onslaught against boko haram. we have seen also over the last two months how they increasingly resort to bombing rather than taking the military and troops on directly. ers in the northeast of nigeria where seen increasing pressure on boko haram. >>> human rights group amnesty international is calling for an investigation in to allegations of rape and murder against u.n. peacekeepers in the central african republic. amnesty says the troops have been linked to the alleged rape of a 12-

boko haram suspected as an explosion kills people in nigeria. >> hello. good to have your company, watching al jazeera live from london. also coming up, pro government forces make significant gains against houthis rebels. much of the south now under their control. the u.s. says it is dismayed by murder and rate claims. thousands continue to arrive on the greek island. the billion dollars truck cause seized by the u.s. coast guard. at least 47 people the death toll suspected in a blast in nigeria's northeast, the military and witnesses have confirmed the explosion. at least 50 were hurt, the regions where hundreds have been killed in attacks by suspected memberrens of the islamic group. our correspondent is there, what do you know about what happened so far? >> looking to find maximum -- that's what has happened. 47 people dead, they are saying that the fatalities may arise bought of the severity of the influence, and this is happening at a time when the military is bringing the operations against boko haram. >> that area of the country, under boko haram c

we've seen boko haram for the first time running from the military. we've seen the military for the first time taking the fight to the boko haram fighters, and which is completely different from what we used to see over the past few years, when they are only on the defensive. we see how boko haram has taken the initiative and much to it's the other way around. >> thank you. >> a taliban suicide bomber detonated forces near an afghan special base killing officers and civilians. >> in a second taliban attack, a military helicopter was shot down, all 17 people onboard were killed. the afghan defense ministry says the attack happened in the remote southern province. there were five crew members and 12 soldiers and officers on the aircraft. aid agencies are helping more than a quarter million people affected by flooding in myanmar. it contaminated water and cut off electricity. a month of unusual heavy monsoon rains and a cyclone have whether he had to vast parts of the country submerged in water. 74 people have died so far. our correspondent has the lates

boko haram fighters decapitated his father in front of him. the traumatized boy says very little and stays away from the rest. he tells me he wants to be a doctor to help people in pain. his adjustment to life has been particularly hard. the impacts of boko haram violence on this bill leo are physical and psychological. he was struck in the face, and the four-year-old is having nightmares and behaves abnormally. the school, which is run by the government, has 100 children, and more are expected. >> it's not a big deal to take care of the children in the primary school. we believe we will help, and with determination, we have the determination, we shall not allow these children from their normachildren to be kept from their normal growth of children. >> right now it's playtime. the teachers say they keep asking when their parents will come for them, and when they're going home. al jazeera. nigeria. >> one of the last survivors of the famed world war ii breakout inspired the hollywood movie "the great escape" has died in australia. paul royal wa

boko haram fighters decapitated his father in front of him. the traumatized boy says very little, and is detached from the rest. >> he tells me he wants to be a doctor to help people in pain. his adjustment to life has been particularly hard. >> the impact of boko haram violence here are physical and psychological. he was shot in the face and the 4-year-old is having nightmares and behaves be a normally. the school which is run by the state government has 100 children and more are expected. >> it's not that big a deal for us to take care of this children in the family school, we believe we have the determination which will not allow these children to be denied their normal growth as individuals. >> back at the school, it's play time. at least to help take their minds off what they've been through. the teachers say they keep asking when they're parents will come for them and when they're going home. al jazeera, nigeria. >> in april, unireceive is looking at nigeria. the report says 800,000 children have been forced from their homes, some of the

it is fighting boko haram in north nigeria and other parts of the country because it sees boko haram not only as a nigerian and chadian threat but also a regional threat. as we seek a major offensive is underway by the multi national joint task force to chase out boko haram. and so far the groups are very much in the play as this is contrary to what was there before during the previous administration. >> two malian soldiers have been killed after their convoy was ambushed. the soldiers were fired at. four others were injured. earlier this year ten soldiers were killed in raids claimed al-qaeda-link. mexico is one of the most dangerous countries if the world for journalists. the latest victim was a journalist reuben espinoza who was found murdered in mexico city. >> even in death photo journalist reuben espinoza takes his camera with him. he was harassed into mexico city, where he fled to. >> it's hard to do journalism or even live in veracruz. anyone who criticizes the government is attacked. i had to leave because of the violence all journalists experience there. and while i've been

and more than 150 people, according to local sources have been kidnapped by boko haram. it's not certain whether these kidnapped victims are within cameroon territory or moved to nigeria. the activity of boko haram in northern cameroon over the last few months, there has been largely attacks on civilian targets, and there has been a rise in suicide bombings inside cameroon and boko haram. we have seen how boko haram launched attacks on islands in the lake chad area and parts of north-eastern nigeria, where they are facing a tough battle, and multinational joint task force troops in that region >>> for the cameroonian authorities, what are they saying about sending back a few thousands, that lived in cameroon, back to nigeria. >> yes, the problem started at least a week ago, and the cameroonian authorities last week announced they are sending back at least 2,000 nigerians back home, people they said are living inside cameroon without proper registration or documentation. the process started when cameroon yn authorities arrested expected boko haram bombers in cameroon. and

. >>> nigeria's army says it rescued nearly 200 people held by boko haram. about 70-kilometers south of. of the 178 pima jested more than 100 were children. a commander from boko haram was captured in the rate says the army. let's talk about this. tell us about the raid and how successful they were it seems. >> reporter: well, the army said a coordinated raid watts carried out over the weekend and were successful in freeing 178 people held captive by boko haram. early he had nig nigerian air fe it said raided a half a dozen of hide outs and destroyed them all. this is happening at a time when the nigerian army is making gains over boko haram. they have lost territory after territory but are continuously resort to go use of suicide bombings and other explosive device to his target mostly saffle targets like is illville vinnie areas like mosques, churches, market et cetera and some other places where you find a large number of is ill vinnies gathering. >> i would imagine the growing regional couldn't between neighboring countries is helping in the fight. exact

boko haram fighters decapitated his father in front of him.umatized boy says very little and is separated from the rest. he tells me he wants to be a doctor to help people in pain. his adjustment to life has been particularly hard. the impact of boko haram violence on little abdul are physical and psychological. he was shot in the face, and the four year old is having nightmares. the school which is run by the government has 100 children, and more are expected. >> it's not that big of deal for us to take care of these children in the family school. we believe it's a matter of will. it's a matter of determination. and we have the determination. we shall not allow these children to be disadvantaged in terms of their normal growth as individuals. >> reporter: back at the school, it's playtime, at least to help take their minings off of what they have been through. their teachers say they keep asking when their parents will come for them, and when they are going home. >>> campaigners are warning of a ecological disaster in the dead sea which they

the nigerian military captured a very senior commander of boko haram. this is all coming at a time when the military is recording success over boko haram fighters. two weeks ago, the nigerian army announced it chased out boko haram in all territories and confining them to the forest in the northeast of nigeria. right now with the multi-national joint task force are also launching coordinated attacks on different fronts to try to corner boko haram in one particular location to launch a final onslaught. it sees boko haram not only a nigerian cameroonian and chadian threat, but regional threat. a major offensive is underway now to chase out boko haram and so far collaboration between these two groups is very, very much in the play as this is contrary to what was there before during the previous administration. >> in pakistan, the local government is demolishing slums on the outskirts of islamabad. hundreds of houses have been bull dosed. land price have skyrocketed in the capitol and there isn't enough cheap housing to go around. >> 20-acres of mud brick h

now this is all coming at a time when the military is recording success over boko haram fighters.ks ago the nigerian army announced it has finally chased out boko haram in all territories and convining them to the main base in the northeast of nigeria and the joint task force troops from nigeria including the republic are also launching coordinated attacks on the front to corner boko haram in one particular location to launch a final onslaught and this is not effected by boko haram directly but also contributing its troops to fight the legacy in the north of nigeria and other parts of the maybe er neighboring countries and it cease it as a threat and also a regional threat. as we speak a major offensive under the way from the task force to chase out boko haram and the groups is very much in the play as this is contrary to what was there before during the previous administration. >>> quick update you on g.c.c. meeting in doha secretary of state john kerry has just sat down. you can see him there pulling up his chair. when we get more details about what has come out we will let you

boko haram fighters decapitated his father in front of him.atized boy says very little and is detached from the rest. he tells me he wants to be a doctor to help people in pain. his adjustment to life has been particularly hard. the impact of boko haram here are physical and psychological. he was shot in the face and the four-year-old is having nightmare and behaves abnormally. the school run by the government has 100 children and more are expected. >> it's not a big deal for us to take care of this, these children at school. we believe it's a matter of will and determination and we have determination and not allow the children to be disadvantaged because of their normal growth as individuals. >> reporter: back at the school, it's play time. at least to help take their minds off what they have been through and the teachers say they keep asking when their parents will come for them and when they are going home. mohamed devries, al jazeera, nigeria. >>> the u.n. envoy to libya says peace talks must be completed in two weeks before a mandate runs

todays lies between areas that are attacked by boko haram in the past. this attack at a time when the military alongside the troops and republic are stepping up operations against boko haram. they did not claim responsibility, but fingers are blame are pointed towards them. >> they are resorting to the use of devices, killing hundreds of people in the last two months. the president of nigeria came to pure on the promise of defeat. and the military,iad and the republic are stepping up operations. we see how they pressured boko haram into a corner, in what many see as a final onslaught, and we see how they resort to bombing, rather than taking the military and troops directly, especially the north-east. where we see pressure. dismrooment human rights group amnesty international calling for an investigation into allegations of rape and murder. amnesty international says the troops have been linked to the alleged rape of a 12-year-old and killing of a 169-year-old boy and his stepfather. 16 witnesses and a victim have been interviewed. the u.n. says the clai

it is the first chadian trial involving suspected boko haram members. these men are accused of having organized when attacks that killed 30 people in june -- killed 38 people in june. >> there is the rule of law in chad. that's why we don't respond to terrorists who are violent with more violence. the government has provided the suspects with more -- with lawyers so they can have a fair trial. reporter: the authorities believe this nigerian national was the mastermind behind the june attacks. since then, chad has toughened up its antiterrorist laws. some opposition groups are concerned about these measures. >> the new antiterrorist law might restrict freedoms. what's happening in chad now is that the constitution is not being respected. with this new law, people might try to settle the scores. it might lead to chaos. nicolas: chad has been targeted by boko haram as it has been at the forefront of the regional struggle against the group. have lost much territory, but they are still able to carry out attacks in the region. claire: a new, experimental bloo

before boko haram fighters overran his village, he used to farm 50 heckers of his own. >> translator:an't compare the times. look at me now, i am just a laborer, who doesn't make enough a day to feed their family. >> reporter: thousands of farming communities have been displaced by boko haram fighters. their farm lands idol and income in ruins. at the market the supply chain has been torn apart. this is the market one of the busiest in the northeast. it used to be much busier for buyers and sellers, but years of boko haram violence have displaced thousands of rural families in neighboring states effectively cutting off most of the supplies. this person has three small factories producing edible oil. two have shut the third only operating occasionally. >> which run out of raw materials because of the insurgency, which is seriously affecting our productions. >> reporter: now when a few supplies aren't enough to run the factories, and it's the same story of this cluster of milling factories. the economic impact of this violence is becoming clear. >> the commercial activities are substant

>>reporter: thousands of farming communities have been displaced by boko haram violence. farm lands idle income gone. at the market the supply chain has been torn apart. this is one of the busiest markets in the northeast. it used to be much busier but years of boko haram violence have displaced thousands effectively cutting off most of the supplies. >>reporter: there are three factories creating oil. two are shut down and the third only operates occasionally. >> because of the situation in the northeast, it's seriously affecting our production. >>reporter: now with a few supplies, they're not enough to run the factories. the impact of this violence is becoming clear. >> the commercial activities -- investment on one hand which takes time to do. the investments are being destroyed. >> everyone here is hoping for a quick resolution to this conflict so that the long process of recovery can begin. for now, hope is what everyone in the region is hanging on to. >>> a man wielding an hatchet has been killed in a tennessee cinema. police killed him as he was attempting to leave

getting the education for which boko haram is exposed. this is proof they were alive, but not a single one has been rescued. outrage at the government's inability to find the girls and clampdown on mass protests in nigeria. >> we want the girls now, and alive. >> reporter: the campaign hashtag "bring back our girls" began in nigeria, rapidly proceeding around the goirls. it drew the dangers of big names such as ellen degeneres and first lady michelle obama. and became a big story. >> this unconscionable act was committed by a terrorist group determined to keep these girls from getting an education. grown men, attempting to snuff out the aspirations of young girls. i want you to know that barak directed our government to do everything possible to support the nigeria government's efforts to find the girls and bring them home >>> but the girls are still not home. boko haram said most converted to islam, and been married off and the brutal campaign terrorized the north-east of nigeria, with abduction and murder, showing no sign of ending. let

before boko haram fighters overran his village, the father of seven used to farm 50 hectares of his own. >> translation: you can't compare a life then and now. i was making enough for my family. i was an interpreter. look now, i'm a labourer who doesn't make enough to feed the family. >> reporter: thousands of communities have faced the violence of boko haram. their farms are idol, income in ruins. at the market, the supply chain has been torn apart. this is a mark, one of the busiest in the north-east. it used to be busier. years of violence has displaced thousands of families in neighbouring states. most of the supplies being cut off. >> reporter: this man has three small factories producing edible oil. two shut, the third operates occasionally. >> we are running out of raw materials because of the situation. the insurgency is affecting our productions. a few supplies are not enough to run the factories. it's the same story of this cluster. these milling factories. the full economic impact of violence is becoming clear. commercial activities in terms of trading. we are doing a lot of

we haven't seen much of boko haram attacks in terms of attacking the military formation, or attackingmations there, security forces and other government installations, but we have seen a rise in suicide bombings in borno state, and [ inaudible ] state over the last two months, and hundreds have been killed in that particular area. according to military sources, the boko haram military has been seriously degraded, what they can do is only [ inaudible ] what we're hearing about now in borno state. >> achmed, thanks for joining us. and just a reminder if you are joining us, the breaking new out of nigeria, we are hearing that at least 47 people have been killed in this attack in borno state in the north of nigeria. and of course we'll keep you up to date with anymore developments on that story if and when we get it. pro-government forces in yemen are making major gains against houthi rebels, they have be pushed from the last province still under houthi control. when you add to the other places recently taken, it means most of the south is now held by forces loyal to the exiled president.

boko haram says that most of them have been married off. brutal campaign terrorizing -- most of nigeria shows no signs of ending. >> reporter: in addition to thursday being 500 days since the girls were abducted it's also the culmination of seven days of activities by the relatives of the girls and their supporters to try to draw the public's attention to the fact that the girls are still missing and to try to mobilize the public to put pressure on the government to do more to find them. relatives will hold a peaceful demonstration. in the evening there will be a candle lit individual -- i have guile. the government says they are doing all they can to rescue them. but the military has intelligence gathering in the area where they believe some of the girls are being held captive, and there are several missions going on to try to locate the girls, and that everything is being done. but they point out the fact that it is only in the last few weeks that the new president took over from president goodluck jonathan. he is still trying to get to g

boko haram fighters decapitated his father in front of him.he says very little and is detached from the rest. he tells me he wants to be a doctor to help people in pain. his adjustment to life has been particularly hard. the impact of violence are physical and psychological. he was shot in the face and the four-year-old is having nightmares and behaves abnormally. the school has 100 children. and more are expected. >> translator: for us to take care of this in the primary school. we believe it's a matter of when and determination. we shall not allow these children to be disadvantaged in terms of normal growth as individuals. >> reporter: back at the school it's playtime. at least to help take their minds off what they have been through, the teachers say they keep asking when their parents will come for them and when they are going home. >>> a hundred thousand white balloons have been installed in london's gardens. it's part of the invasion series in which he uses light balloons to fill space. he explains why he chose london. >> i'm a photograp

at least 47 people have been killed in a suspected boko haram attack in north-east nigeria, a bomb exploded in the market in the village. about 135km south of the borno state capital. we have the latest. >> the attacker wanted to cause damage, and that is what happened. she touted a busy market day, and hospital sources are saying the fatality could rise because of this sum of injuries after the attack. this incident happened as nigerian troops and troops from countries on the niger side are stepping up the operations against boko haram. over the last two months, we saw boko haram, and its capability to attack and retain territories in nigeria and other countries have been degrade the activity and reaction from the neighbouring countries. we see how they changed tactics by taking the military head on. to targetting areas like mosques, killing as many as they can. >> this also is coming at a time when nigerians are hopeful when they see the last of attacks. it's mon a week when there was an attack. >>> the head of the u.s. environmental protection agency apologised for a toxic spill into the

over the last two months, we saw how boko haram shrunk and the eighty to attack and retain territories, they have been degraded by the activity or the actions of the military or the neighbouring countries. we saw how they changed tactics to targeting targets like markets, and mosques. killing as many as they can. this also is coming at a time when nigerians were hopeful that they have seen the last of such attacks. it's been more than a week since there was any major attack of this area in the north-east of nigeria. >> 40 people are missing in central china after a landslide swept through a mining town. the department said that dormitories were buried along with three homes. four people have been rescued from debris >>> the chinese currency fell to its weakest point against the dollar, after the central bank intervened pushing it lower for a second day. the trade partners accused beijing of manipulating forren exchange to make its exports cheaper. >> russia in recession, but the figures are worse than predicted. analysts predicted the economy passed through the worst of its troubleses.

laura: moving to the latest atrocity carried out by andrea's -- nigeria's islamist group boko haram. 150 people were either shot to death or drowned trying to escape when gunmen entered their village. the attack happened in the .ortheast states boko haram, which is pledged allegiance to the islamic state organization, has killed thousands of civilians during the insurgency that began six years ago. turkey looks set to hold fresh elections just two months after the ruling ak party lost its majority in parliament. prime minister ahmet davutoglu says efforts to form a coalition have failed to comes amid a surge in violence by kurdish militants. i spoke to our turkey correspondent and he said why no one seems to be willing to work with erdogan's party. reporter: they need 18 votes to form a majority in parliament so he could have forged a coalition with any one of the three opposition parties. he refused to negotiate with the hdp, adish party, the second opposition party, the ultra-right mhp party, refused to negotiate with him. he clearly believes that jumping into bed with the governme

. >>> boko haram violence has made thousands of children orphans. but one school away from the violence is offering them a new start in life. >> reporter: this is what boko haram doesn't want them to have, an education. these children's parents were killed by the armed group in northern nigeria. their school and home for now offers them a new start. but the transition has not been easy. >> we are trying gradually to bring them out of the bad experience, at least let them forget about some of the bad experience. it's a process, it's a gradual process and they are coming out gradually from the bad situation. >> reporter: it's been six months since they have been here trying to adjust. the children may be making progress, trying to be kids again. most will live with the trauma they experienced for the rest of their lives. some have seen what no child should ever see. many are still in shock. this boy was sad. fighters decapitated his father in front of him. he says very little and is detached from the rest. he tells me he wants to be a doctor to help p

the boko haram fighters are physical and psychological.e was struck in the face, and the 4-year-old is having nightmares and behaves unnormally. the school run by the government has 100 children and mother are expected. >> it's not big of a deal to take care of the children in the family school. we believe that it will win with dwerngs and that we have the determination. we shall not allow the children to be disadvantaged in terms of normal growth. >> back at the school, it's play time. at least to help take their minds off what they went through. the teachers say they keep asking when their parents will come for and when they're going home. al jazeera, kanol, nigeria. >>> still to come on the program, environmentalists have that sinking feeling warning that industry and human skut of machines and the dead sea towards eek local disaster the. the dutch sprinter runs the faster in 17 years. rs. one of the most famous mineral-laden lakes is at risk of drying up. more than a third of the surface area of the dead sea has disappeared over the la

boko haram fighters decapitated his father in front of him. the traumatized boy says very little, and deters from the rest. he tells me that he wants to be a doctor to help people in pain. his adjustment to life has been particularly hard. the impact of boko haram vines are physical and psychological. he was struck in the face, and the four-year-old is having nightmares. the school run by the government has 100 children and more are expected. >> we take care of the children in this school. >> back at the school it's playtime. at least to help take their minds off of what they've been through. the teachers say that they keep asking when their parents will come for them, and when they're going home. al jazeera, nigeria. >> one of the world's most famous lakes is at the risk of drying up, the question being asked is can you bring a dead sea back to life? >> it's one of the most popular tourist destination in the region. the tea sea is shrinking rapidly. the ancient salt lake famous for its water and mineral-rich mud has been losing meters of wate

boko haram fighters decapitated his father in front of him. he says very little and he says he wants to be a doctor and help people in pain. his adjustment to life has been particularly lard. the impact of boko haram fighters, are physical and psychological. he was shot in the face and the four-year-old is having nightmares and behaves abnormally. the school which is run by the cano state government has 100 children and more are expected. >> it is not for us to take care of these children in the primary school. we believe it is a matter of will, it is a matter of determination and we have that determination, we shall not allow these children to be disadvantaged in terms of their normal growth as individuals. >> reporter: back at the school, it's play time. at least to help take their minds off what they've been through. the teachers say they keep asking when their parents will come for them and when they're going home. ahmed idris, al jazeera, cano, nigeria. >>> the trial of journalists, accused of aiding the muslim brotherhood. their case has

. >>> military officials say soldiers were able to free 178 hostages of boko haram this weekend.freed are women and children. >>> the military also says it captured a boko haram commander and air strikes killed a large number of fighters. >>> meanwhile, boko haram released a new video today, but something important was missing, the group's leader. he was last heard from in march when boko haram released an audio message pledging allegiance to isil. his absence has lead to increased speculation that he is in hiding or has been wounded or even killed. >>> a planned visit to the united nations by sudan's president in september may put the u.s. in a difficult position. he is wanted by international criminal court for war crimes. he is scheduled to speak on development goals. in 2013 he announced plans to attend the general assembly but then canceled its trip. the u.s. is not a member of the icc, and is generally obligated to provide visas for world leaders. >>> the city of rio de janeiro is facing a new sethback. a report accuses rio police of using unnecessary and often deadly force