. >>> making gains against boko haram. nye jaer ya's military says it took another town from the armed group. >>> the pope draws more support for the family in the final leg of his u.s. visit. >>> hello. the european union high representative for foreign affair has told al jazeera that russia intends to step up the involvement in syria because it fears the imminent collapse of the assad regime. frederic a's comments follow up after they went to the port city. 5 hundred lu00 russian troops a. the four and a half year war has killed 250,000 people according to u.n. estimates. more than 11.5 million have been displayed with 4 million fleeing to neighboring countries. the pentagon has admitted that u.s.-trained fighters in syria handed over ammunition and equipment to a rebel group linked to al qaeda. >>> al jazeera's diplomatic editor is at the u.n. headquarters in new york right now. james, you had have very long interview, and she spoke about russia's desire to become more involved in eefs in syria. >> reporter: yes, and th

the latest town taken back from boko haram, nigeria's military says more than 200 boko haram fighters surrendered in banki on friday. it was used by boko haram as a staging post for cross-border attacks into cameroon. nigeria's president has given his military until november to defeated the armed group. since may of 2013, 2.3 million nigerians have been displaced by the violence. to one of our few international journalists on the ground, and travelling with the nigerian aem, he sent this from borno state. >> reporter: the military is still pushing boko haram, attacking their positions and from all indications boko haram is overrun now. as we left driving through to this place on the front line, you notice a sense of optimism on the part of the people. people returning to some of these isolated villages. peel are returning to their farms and homes abundant because of boko haram activity. to she had more light is the generally. despite the best light of the military, we still see boko haram attacks isolated communities in isolated villages in their numbers, and we have issues of ieds ex

. >>> and the president is in france asking for help to fight the group boko haram and met on mondayore days of negotiations planned and france provides logistic support to them and neighbors and the boko haram crisis is no different from the fight against i.s.i.l. as da'esh as it's also known. >> translator: boko haram is linked to da'esh as we know and receives aid and support from this group, fighting against boko haram is fighting against da'esh, it's no longer possible to distinguish terrorism from regions and it's the same terrorism inspired by the same death ideology. >> it's important that those with the commission can be in opposition to ensure that boko haram is rerouted. >> reporter: boko haram is thought to be behind two suicide attacks and students are now being scanned and searched before being allowed into classes and we have more. >> reporter: not your typical day at school but these are dangerous times. boko haram's attacks have been concentrated in small towns in cameroon's far north so many children in the largest city dwalla were not expecting this. >> translator:

the military launched an assistancive against boko haram in -- offensive against boko haram in the north. nigeria's military says more than 200 boko haram fighters surrendered. bangui was used as a staging post for cross-border attacks into cameroon. iations says 2.3 million nige -- united nations says 2.3 million nigerians have been displaced by violence >>> yemenis fleeing the war crossing aden to reach camps that are crowded and there are fears that somali could struggle to cope. >> reporter: it's meal time for the yemeni refugees in the port city. this is all they will get today. those here are the latest to arriving. this person is one of them. he was injured in fighting in the yemeni city of aden. >> translation: i was driving an ambulance when i was hit by a mortar, i had three surgeries on my leg. i was forced to flee with my family as i feared for my safety and couldn't provide for them. >> there's no let up from those escaping somalia, hundreds have been moved to the town, 4 hours drive. the town's only universities are home. >> officials from the yemeni embassy in somali comes

nigeria's military is making gains against boko haram in the north of the kubt country. banke is the latest town to be retain on friday. we have this update from borno state. >> reporter: the military says it is gaining ground every day on boko haram. it has captured one of the last major towns in the hands of boko haram, and it's conducting mopping-up operations driving from the capital to the front line. it's easy to see the relief on the faces of many nigerians coming up here hundreds of kilometers have driven for 16 hours nonstop to be here. people are relieved, and people have started to come back to their fans, coming back to their homes. some places are safe and there are safe runs of people that fled their homes because of attacks of boko haram. right now the knee jeerian military says that obama fighters surrender in the hundreds because of the pressure being applied on them by the nigerian forces and from neighboring countries, from cameroon, niger and chad as well as this republic contributing to the effort to crush boko haram. the cleef of army staff said the

more than 200 boko haram fighters surrendered on friday. bangui was used by boko haram as a staging post for cross-border attacks into cameroon. the united nations says 2.3 million nigerians have been displaced by the violence since may 2013. we have this update from borno state. >> the nigerian military is gaining grounds, and captured one of the last hands. and it's conducting mopping up operations, driving from the capital to the front line in the north-east of nigeria, it's easy to see the relief on the faces of many nigerians. coming up. hundreds coming nonstop to be here. people have started coming back to their farms, their homes. some of the areas are not particularly safe for people to return. that's why the nigerian army said operations are being conducted to ensure the safe returns of people fled their homes. right now the nigerian military is saying that boko haram fighters, because of the pressure applied on them by the nigerian forces, from cameroon, niger and chad. the chief of army staff said they were gaining more on bok bo

the level of cooperation between these countries to defeat boko haram is very high. they foresee that probably in the next one month they will end the insurgency in northeast nigeria. >>> the leaders of burkina faso will have assets frozen for three months. three political parties will be denied access to their funds. burkina faso's government was re-installed on wednesday. >>> police in thailand are confident that the two men arrested in connection with with august's deadly bombing in bangkok are directly responsible for the attack. the two men were taken to the scene of the crime on saturday, and one of the suspects reenacted the attack. 20 died at the shrine. the police had previously said neither of the men was a main suspect. >>> singapore will take legal action against five indonesian countries it blames for causing high levels of air pollution. it's been ungefled by this thick smog for more than a month, a problem that occurs every year during the dry season and is caused by forest fires in indonesia, used to clear land for palm oil and rubber plantations. >>>

most schools have been destroyed by boko haram. but the hunger for education remains, and hundreds of children are back in school. and under difficult conditions like this. >> massive reconstruction work is underway as the nigerian military continues its campaign against boko haram. the military that claims to have a momentum against the group wants t to prevent from further attacks. >> you have to provide security for the habitants. we have to instill confidence that yes now we're in this to prevent anything from this terrorist group. >> the two-year wait is over. she's trying to catch up with they are studies before returning to school. after two years she hardly remembers what she learned. she also wants to be a doctor so she can help victims of violence. [singing] >> after the military exercise against boko haram there is much optimism here and for children it's a chance to be a kid again and to chase their dreams. al jazeera, maidugari, northeastern niger gentleman. >> egypt's president el-sisi has sworn in a new government. i

nigeria's president is in france asking for help to fight the group boko haram and met with fran frannday hand has two days of negotiations and the boko haram crisis is no different than the fight against i.s.i.l. and boko haram is behind two attacks since security measures have been in schools in the northern town and students are scanned and searched before being allowed into class and we have more. >> reporter: not your typical day at school but these are dangerous times, boko haram's attacks have been concentrated in small towns in cameroon's far north so many children in the largest city dwalla were not expecting this. >> translator: they put us in a line and started searching us and are scared because there could be a bomb and separated us into different groups. >> some parents did welcome the daily routine. >> we take our children and we want everybody to be, you know, relaxed and happy to be here. >> reporter: cameroon is a major contribute tore the nigerian led regional force that is taking on boko haram. critics say attacks like this one are one of the consequences. the bomb

even before victory over boko haram is declared. most schools have been destroyed by boko haram, but the hunger for education remains, and hundreds of children are back in school. a defiance under difficult conditions like this. massive reconstruction work is unway as military continues its campaign against boko haram. the military which claims to have the momentum against the group said that it wants to secure both students and school infrastructure from further attacks. >> you have to be there to provide security for the inhabit tonights--inhabitants. we have to inconfidence that yes, they are protected from this terrorist group. >> the two-year wait is over. she's trying to catch up with her studies before returning to school. but after two years she hardly remembers what she learned. she also wants to be a doctor, so that she can help victories of violence. [singing] >> after the military successes of boko haram there is much optimism here. for children in the region it's a chance to be a kid again an to chase their dreams. [sin

boko haram is neither protecting nor promoting islam. islam is a religion of peace. and does not advocate the killing of innocent people. [ inaudible ] ethnic tensions and that he was in africa, isil is making recruitment campaigns and strident efforts to expand in this sahara region. the operations have lead [ inaudible ] to the supposition that terrorism and violent extremism are the two sides of the same coin. mr. chairman, nigeria in [ inaudible ] effort of the united nations and the rest of the international community to contain isil. we sadly needed to do more. we need to take military action, combined with effective border security, intelligence coalition, and sharing, and vigorous policy action. these alone may not suffice. but they can stem the tide and reverse the process of recruitment, month, and effective operation of foreign terrorists, and their radical extremists. in order to put in place components of an effective approach to defeat isil, we must address the threat there source. we must find a way to prevent younger people from turning to terror in t

the military will defeat boko haram at the end of the year but the people say they can only hold on tothey have now, hope, mohamed, al jazeera, northeast nigeria. >>> royal dutch shell says it is stopping drilling off the alaska coast because of disappointing results and the oil giant has already spent millions of drilling an exploration well and repeatedly tried to block drilling because they feel a disaster oil spill in the arctic wilderness. pope francis has flown home after a six-day trip to the united states and in an address to congress they reminded politicians to care for people and encouraged religious freedom and immigration too and will prosecute priests who sexually abuse children and adam fisher reports. >> with a smile and a wave pope francis ended his first ever trip to the united states and attracted crowds and affection and a visit from a pope who has political points he believes are tied closely to his faith and talked about abortion and same sex marriage and more and he talked about child sex abuse in the catholic church and revealed he met victims, had their stories

from all indications boko haram is overrun now. as we left yesterday driving through to this place on the front line, you notice a sense of optimism on the participant of the people. people returning to some of these isolated villages. people are returning to their farms, to their homes that they abandoned because of boko haram activity. to shed more light on is the nigeria's chief of staff. sir, despite the best effort of the military, we still see boko haram attacking isolated communities and isolated villages in big numbers, and then we have issues of ieds exploding in other parnt parts of the country. is it a source of worry for the nigerian army, because it has promised to deal with this as quickly as possible. >> thank you very much, ahmed. potentially we've degraded the boko haram terrorists. as you can see, just yesterday about this time we already took over the banke town, the border town with cameroon. unfortunately, twe look for [ inaudible ] and there was about seven wounded unfortunately. we continue to have these isol

after the military successes over boko haram there is much optimism here. for children in the region it's a chance to be kids again and to chase their dreams. ahmed idris al jazeera, maiduguri, northeastern nigeria. >>> nepal will don't its first formal accusation shortly, key of maoists that came to power in 2008, ending the 240 year monarchy. >>> a new law in myanmar requires women to seek permission before marrying men of other religions. florence looi reports. >> they are from myanmar but live across the border to thailand. nine years ago they married and moved to the thai border town where they say they face less discrimination as a mixed faith couple. now a new law in myanmar, mohammed fears myanmar will become increasingly less tolerant. >> this is the family's business. why do we have to ask permission from the government? if in the future we have problems in our family do we have to report every conflict to them? >> reporter: under the law interfaith couples have to notify the local government and post a public announcement of their intention to ma

after the military successes over boko haram there is much optimism here. for children in the region it is a chance to be kids again and to chase their dreams. ahmed idris, al jazeera, northeast nigeria. >> more news any time, and of course the sport is on there. watch now icon. aljazeera.com. >> i'm mei-ling mcnamara in canada here to discover how the great bear rainforest is being protected. >> i'm amanda burrell. i'm in london to find out how to make old houses green. >> and i'm yaara bou melhem in indonesia's south sulawesi looking at how the efforts of local people are restoring this

after their talk he said boko haram is different than isil or daesh. >> translator: boko haram is linkedesh as we know, and receives aid from this group. fighting against boko haram is fighting against daesh. it's the same terrorism inspired by the same death ideology. >>> republican presidential contenders in the united states are holding a debate again, another one on wednesday, and the spotlight has been mostly on the controversial billionaire donald trump, but another outsider is doing fairly well. ben carson is sitting in second place in many polls and alan fisher has been looking at why he has been attracting so much support. >> reporter: he may be soft-spoken but he is becoming a big noise. ben carson is now surging in the polls, not bad for someone who has never run for office before. >> i'm not going to be a traditional politician. >> reporter: ben carson has never served in congress, never been a senator or a governor. he is not a professional politician, and think that's one more reason why people will vote for him. raised by a single mother in detroit, he dropped out of schoo

fighting against boko haram is fighting against daish.is no longer possible to distinguish terrorism from regions. it is the same terrorism inspiring death and ideologies. >> boko haram is thought to be behind two suicide attacks on sunday. extra security measures have been introduced at schools. students are now being scanned and searched before going into class. >> not your typical day at school, but these are dangerous times. boko haram's attacks have been concentrated in small towns in the far north, so many children and parents in the largest city weren't expecting this. >> they put us in a line and started searching us. we are scared, because there could be a bomb. then we entered. >> we want to protect our children at school and want everybody to be relaxed and happy to be here. >> news of a twin bombing the day before the start of the new school year is worrying some. the army suspects the nigerian group is involved. one man in this northern town said he saw two children acting suspiciously. >> there were two kids on the other sid

after the military successes over boko haram, there's much optimism here.or children in the region, it's a chance to be a kid again and chase their dreams. >>> the head of the roman catholic church is due to arrive in havana on saturday on a visit to cuba and the united states. pope francis will spend four days on the communist caribbean island before flying to washington d.c. it's the first time visiting both countries as pontiff. and he's credited in developing a thaw in relations between the two cold war lifrls. lucia newman has more. >> reporter: at havana's palace of the revolution, the celestial sound. reversing for the mass on sunday, under the gaze of revolutionary icons, or the separations for the event. it's predicted that it would be marvellous. the pope would leave here very pleased. this is the third visit in 17 years by a pope to cuba. a disproportionately large amount considering the small number of catholics in this country. but cuba's size is not in proportion to the political presence in latin america. and regional politics is something in

after the military successes over boko haram, there's much optimism. for children in the region, it's a chance to be a kid again and chase their dreams. >> members of the democratic republic of congo's ruling party says the president has no plans to hold on to power after his term ends. joseph kabila sacked several politicians after he claimed he wants to delay the election. haru mutasa reports from the capital. >> members of the ruling coalition say there's no crisis. senior politicians were sacked for demanding that the president leave office. more are resigning. kabila's followers say it doesn't mean their leader is losing support. >> if tomorrow they become 1,000, it will not change anything. if they think by jumping out of the boat it will sink, they are wrong. we are the wrong person. the country will be all right with kabila. >> the sacked officials are forming their own party to stop kabila hanging on to power. >> they are intimidated for challenging the president. they insist the only ones that back the president will leave. >> the president s

after the military successes over boko haram there is much optimism here. for children in the region it's a chance to be kids again and to chase their dreams. ahmed idris al jazeera maiduguri, northern nigeria. >>> ordering all schools in kenya be closed because of a teacher strike, the state says it doesn't have money to increase teacher salaries. >>> farmer from myanmar says thesaythree have been forced frm their homes, by a large highway. wayne hay has the story. >> for decades the mountains of myanmar were hidden from the outside world. as the country continues to open up after years of military rule i.t. has come under increased scrutiny. this is a section of the asian highway network that has just opened here. it is part of the united nations project started in 1959 to promote development in the region but for many the development has come santa cost. at a cost. >> it is a good to have the road so people can travel easier and bring in more business but not for my family. we have no place to go. we will lose our business. >> reporter: the road cuts thr

the military vows to defeat boko haram by the end of this year. until then, people in the northeast say they can only hold on to what they have now, hope, ahmed idris, al jazeera, nigeria. >>> government of nigeria is concerned about defeating a radical ideology. >> there are a few factors, in the first place i think there is a different kind of military and political will. the chief of army staff has been out there, at the front with the troops, there's a different kind of political will since the change of government at the end of may. i think that there's also an increased exaps capacity o capae nigerian side, some of the equipment bought in the last year, 18 months has found its way to the front lines. and on boko haram i think there's a change in structure of the organization as they've lost territory, lost some of their camps in the forest, there's a space opening up for some of those who were forcibly conscripted over the last 18 months two years into boko haram to be able to vu surrender. that does leave a hard core around the group's lead

boko haram's attacks have been concentrated in the far north. many have not been expecting this. >> they put us in a line and started to search us. we are scared because there could be a bomb. they put us in different groups. >> some parents did welcome the new daily routine. >> this is wanting everyone to be relaxed and wanting to be here. >> cameroon is a major contributor to the force that is taking on boko haram. critics say attacks like this one are one of the consequences. the bombs went off the day before the start of the new school year. one man saw two children acting suspiciously. >> there were two kids on the other side. they had their hands in their pockets. a man who is now dead asked a child where are you from. he didn't answer and kept his hands in his pockets. there was an explosion. >> the people are not strangers to violence. even with more soldiers on the streets. the area is an easy mark for boko haram fighters crossing the border from nigeria. >> back it diwali the lessons include briefings on the group and its tactics. the

after the military 6 of boko haram, there is optimism there for children in the region, it's a chancebe educated and achieve greatness. ♪ >> mohammed debris, northeastern nigeria. >>> the eldest son of the vice president and prime minister of united arab interem ranem rants died of a heart attack. he was 33 years old. three days of mourning have been declared across the uae. each oath i can't says it wants to expand maternal health carry. many live in isolated villages. charles stratford visited one community where a government-run program is making some positive changes. >> these ladies are members of what the ethiopian government calls its women's development army. >> my name is sanjana. >> my name is undabo. >> my name is nitrasa. >> my name is esman. >> my name is nana. >> the women real volunteered 34,000 medical outreach workers spread across the country. their mission: to assure better maternal healthcare to ethiopian women. in a village nearby, a family waits for nanu to arrive. she is a qualified midwife and is responsible for 35-year-old beruit kwhos who is close to giving b

reports suggest boko haram has did i placed more than a million students. encouraging children to return, ahmed adris reports from maiduguri. >> the name boko haram, western education is forbidden. but these students are inspired to learn after the new school year. only a few schools are left standing. most schools will now have to improvise. aysha began her studies in this old prison yard, has been converted to a temporary school. aysha is determined to be a doctor despite the risk. >> i don't know why they are destroying our schools or what is going on in them. all we wanted is to get an education. >> the government has launched an ambitious program to get back to school even before the boko haram is totally displaced. defiance under difficult conditions like this. massive reconstruction work is underway as the nigerian military continues its campaign against boko haram, the military which claims to have the momentum against the group says it wants to secure both students and school infrastructure from further attacks. >> you have to be there to provide t

. >> boko haram has displaced more than a million children in the north ever nigeria. ahmed idris reports from ma madd gri maiduguri. >> after six years of violence only a few schools are left standing. most schools will now have to improvise. studies in this old prison yard. it's been converted to a temporary school. ayesha is determined to be educated despite the risk. >> i don't know why they are destroying our schools or what is going on with them. all we wanted is to get an education. >> the government has launched an ambitious program, even before boko haram has been completely destroyed. hundreds of children are back in school and defiance under difficult conditions like this. massive reconstruction work is underway as nigerian military continues its campaign against boko haram. the military which claims to have the momentum against the group said it wants to secure both students and school infrastructure from further attacks. >> you have to be there to provide instill confidence in them that yes they're now protected or there's some school arrangements in the e

as we know and received aid and support, fighting against boko haram is fighting against dash. it's no longer able to distinguish terrorism in regions. >> it's important that those countries, they can be opposition to ensure thab that w kohou ram. >> there is no problem greater than hunger. >> the story of america's poet laureate in his own words. >> i finally get to blossom into the beautiful flower i am! >> "inside story" takes you beyond the headlines, beyond the quick cuts, beyond the soundbites. we're giving you a deeper dive into the stories that are making our world what it is. >> welcome back. the top storys on al jazeera, israel's military stormed a compound for a third day. 26 palestinians have been injured. tuesday marks the start of the jewish new year when jews are allowed access to the site. hungarian police detained more than 9,000 refugees. several european countries have begun to tighten border controls as the policy chief call calls r unity. malcolm burn bull has been sworn in as australia's prime minister. >>> let's talk more about the refugee crisis. sarah,

the president said boko haram is no different to isil. >> translator: boko haram is linked to daesh asnd receives aid and support from this group. fighting against boko haram is fighting against daesh. it is no longer possible to distinguish terrorism from regions. it's the same terrorism, inspired by the same death ideology. >> it's important that those culture [ inaudible ] commission they can be in opposition, but the next region [ inaudible ] to ensure that boko haram has been routed. >>> presidential con terns for the republican party in the u.s. rust debating again on wednesday. the spotlight has mostly been on the controversial billionaire donald trump, but ben carson is always doing quite well. alan fisher has been looking at why he is attracting so much support. >> reporter: he is becoming a big noise in the race to become the republican presidential nominee. he is surging in the polls, not bad for someone who has never run for office before. >> i'm not going to be a traditional politician. >> reporter: ben car son has never served in congress, never been a senator or a govern

the military vows to defeat boko haram by the end of this year. until then, people in the northeast say they can only hold on to the only thing they have now: hope. >> knowledge pope francis is promising to restore faith in the catholic church. the catholic leader made the address in philadelphia just as he had been meeting with u.s. survivors of clerical sex abuse. this is the first time he tackled the subject and ahead of a final mass expected to draw hundreds of thousands of people. adam fisher reports. >> has beg a shadow over the visit. until an address to bishops, he talked about child section abuse in the character -- sex abuse. he said he met victims, heard their stories, offered his prayers. >> i have heard in my heart these stories of suffering, of those youth who were sexually abused and it continues to be on my mind that people who had the responsibility to take care of these tender ones violated that trust and it caused them great pain got weeps. >>m allegations became pickup public and it's estimated there may have been as many as 10

no one has claimed responsibility, but boko haram fighters have been blamed. the armed group has been trying to carve out a state in the northeast since 2009. >>> human rights watch says the egyptian military's campaign against isil in northern sinai is harming thousands of civilians. the rights group says the government has evicted over 3,000 families and raised thousands of homes in northern sinai. cairo is trying to create a buffer zona long its border with the gaza strip. >>> the israeli army has detained four pal tip general chirp in occupied east jerusalem. they were returning from holiday when we were picked up on

fighting against boko haram is fighting against da'esh and no longer possible to distinguish it from and it's the same death ideology. >> this input that those countries did with the commission. and the opposition but meeting in may next year to ensure that boko haram has been rerouted. >>> brazil announced almost $17 billion in spending cuts and tax rises to try to balance its books, healthcare, low cost housing and spending on agricultural and subsidies will be hit hard and the economy has been hurt by a slow down and demand from china. the currency plunged by a third this year, the bonds were cut to junk status. smoke from huge forest fires in indonesia has been spreading to neighboring malaysia and singapore and forced them to shut schools in four states including the capitol kuala-lumpur. >> reporter: it is so bad schools ordered to close and they will start an exercise on tuesday in hopes that rain can bring some form of relief. >> it's one way to disburse or minimize the case in terms of bringing down all the particle what is suspended in the air to the ground but for temporar

the military vows to defeat boko haram by the end of this year, until then people in the northeast sayd on to the only thing they have now, hope, mohamed northeast nigeria. >>> south africa has become the first african country to legalize the flying of commercial drones and film crews are looking forward to using the unmanned aircraft and despite the risk so are other industries and miller reports. >> reporter: the buzzing sound of a drone often associated with military use but flying drowns for commercial properties is legal. >> for the benefits in using this technology and we do forecast there will be a rapid and explosive growth of technology in south africa. >> reporter: the second instructor in the country since licenses began to be issued and drones will create business opportunities for pilots. >> we had an opportunity in a park with runners to help protect them with the drones and that's where we really started operating the drones and instructing people. >> reporter: once a camera is attached drones can be used in agriculture to mining, and i has come from local film and produ

fighting against boko haram is fighting against daish. it's no longer possible to distinguish terrorism from regions. it's all inspired by the same ideaology. ahead of that report, -- the tigers in 2009, it ended a bitter civil war that lasted more than 25 years. ever since, there have been accusations from human rights groups that war crimes were committed by both sides. the then president always maintained he was fighting terrorists, a term he used for the tigers. but a united nations report after the war found around 40,000 civilians were killed in the army's final offensive. on wednesday, the u.n. human rights council finally delivers the result of the investigation. the findings are of the most serious nature. the report is expected to call for a judicial process backed by international monitors that could implicate senior officials. tentative steps have been made towards reconciliation. by agreeing to cooperate and not fearing to cooperate, in part because they are not responsible for what happened in the past, sri lanka is going to

seenmany nigerians, he has poverty and boko haram terrorism. 12,000 nigerians have tried to make it to europe by see this year alone. often with fatal results. nigeria has africa's most powerful economy. the country is rich in natural resources but fails to exploit potential. most nigerians exist in bitter poverty and the population is growing dramatically. the country has 170 million inhabitants. nigeria has massive problems with pollution, child labor and religious strife. it is very explosive. europeangerman and migration policy is based on making a distinction between those who believe fearing's -- prosecution and those who leave as economic migrants. i would like to talk a bit about the degree to which that holds. ask usman to get us started. can you explain how they really hold up? mr. shehu: like i said before, in a country like nigeria -- for example, the reporter discussed that the person left where bo boko haram is. if you live in those areas, you do not have a way of living. the majority of nigerians in the west are not coming from the northeastern part of the country where

. >>> at least 15 people have reported to have died in a boko haram attack in niger. a offensive, drove boko haram from much of the territory held in northern nigeria. >>> brazil's president dilma rousseff is talking about how to salvage brazil's economy. the currency has plummeted against dollar, while investment confidence is as low as it's pen been in years. >> i'm in the economic heart of brazil but all 800 kilometers to the northwest to the capital brasilia, to see what president dilma rousseff will do next, will she impose the necessary measures to get brazil back on track? can she? the brazilian currency the reale is the lowest level against the dollar since it was introduced in 1994. investor confidence is at an all time low. >> the government needs to let investors know that there is a political environment of understanding and debate and all the measures they're discussing will in the end be approved. >> the president wants to make macive cuts to public spending closing ten of her 39 ministries but by doing that she risks alienating, those who elected her le

. >>> boko haram attacks have forced 500,000 children in west africa to flee their homes in the lastonth. this is according to a new report. the numbers also show an upswing in attacks in nigeria, cameroon, chad, and niger this year. 1.5 million children are homeless. it's blamed on boko haram. >>> well as you probably already know, pope francis is a big soccer fan, and that's great news for a group of young soccer players who are about to share their love of the game with the holy father. >>> a group of young grants in new york left everything they have ever known behind to start a new life in america. part of that new life involves their love of soccer and as roxana saberi reports they are about to share their love of the game with the pope himself. >> reporter: soccer is helping these teenagers remember where they came from, what they loved, but also why they left. >> translator: i used to play in my country every day, just like i'm playing with these guys today. it hurt me to have to leave my country, but i had to come because it was too dangerous. >> reporter: he and most of his

we have to identify who are the leaders of boko haram. know what condition they are in.r: you can see the full interview on france before at 11:45 paris time. supporters say he represents a new style of british politics. opposition leader jeremy corbyn soft -- sought to live up to his revocation, going head-to-head with the prime minister for the first time today, tackling him on issues like the nhs and housing. he turned his back on the aggressive delivery usually favored by members of parliament. instead, he calmly asked questions he said he received from the public. let's see how that went down in the u.k. benedict, jeremy corbyn has been in the headlines for several weeks now. those hoping for an electrifying performance by the new labour leader would have been somewhat disappointed. it was all pretty tame, wasn't it? reporter: very tame. he wanted to different tone. he did not want to be theatrical. he wanted it to be about substance, and much more civil. that, you can tick all those boxes, because that's what happened in an absolutely jampacked prime minister's que

. >>> the nigerian army says more than 200 boko haram troops surrendered. it is the biggest group to lay down arms since the nigerian army ramped up its fight against boko haram over the past few weeks. nigeria's president has given military commanders a november deadline to end the boko haram insurgency, the group has killed almost 17,000 and is still holding hundreds of kidnapped school girls hostage. >>> a year later the search for answer he continues. in tonight's in context what the parents of dozens of students who vanished in mexico are demanding. that's bigger than usbeyond the. we're giving you a deeper dive into the stories that are making our world what it is. >> these people have decided that today they will be arrested. >> i know that i'm being surveilled. >> people are not getting the care that they need. >> this is a crime against humanity. >> hands up... >> don't shoot. >> hands up... >> don't shoot. >> what do we want? >> justice. >> when do we want it? >> now. >> explosions going on... we're not quite sure - >> is that an i.e.d.? >> "fault

boko haram's attacks have been concentrated in small towns in cameroon's far north so many children and in the largest city weren't expecting this. >> translator: they put us in a line and started searching us. we are scared because there could be a bomb. when we entered they separated us into different groups. >> this is just to protect our children. because we want everybody to be -- you know, relaxed and happy to be here. >> reporter: news of a twin bombing the day before the start of the new school year is worrying some. the army suspects the nigerian group is involved. one man in this northern town says he saw two children acting suspiciously. >> translator: there were two kids on the other side. they had their hands in their pockets. a man who is now dead asked one child where are you from? but he didn't answer and kept his hands in his pockets, and there was an explosion. >> reporter: the use of children as suicide attackers is a known boko haram tactic in nigeria, and would be a worrying development here in cameroon. the lessons include briefings on the group. the government whi

in the west african nation of cameroon, the islamic militant group boko haram is suspected of carrying out two suicide bombings today. the first bombing killed two people in a town near cameroon's border with nigeria, the second bombing near a church killed four. cameroon has been repeatedly attacked by boko haram, which is based in nigeria, and has contributed troops to a five- nation coalition fighting the terror group. a fast-moving wildfire in northern california has forced thousands of residents to evacuate their homes. the fire has grown from 10,000 to 40,000 acres since it began yesterday and has caused heavy damage in and around middletown, california. the fire, in lake and napa counties, 100 miles north of san francisco, has destroyed blocks of homes, businesses, and a school. more than a thousand firefighters are fighting that blaze, and hundreds of structures remain threatened as residents flee to shelters. >> as we came down it was just fire everywhere and all the houses, neighbor houses, friend's house, everybody's houses are burning up. it's awful. but we're here and we a

. >>> more than 380 people have been killed by boko haram militants in northern cameroon since january. that's according to a report from amnesty international. they said boko haram had committed war crimes and caused untold fear and suffering to the civilian population, amnesty's calling for an international investigation in to the group and the government's crack down which may have led to possible human rights abuses. >>> global commodity prices have weakened over the past few months, the price of comer has take an i hit over chin's a falling we hands which consumption half of the world supply. and that's had a ripple affect in countries like sam bee a which is africa's second biggest producer. >> reporter: thousands of families in zambia's northern city depend on the local copper industry. one of those families is here. but he has lost his job after global copper prices hit a slump. >> i am going through a hard time because as a family man, i have children that are going school, so it's hard for me to survive at the moment. >> reporter: he's now looking for temporary work. but that

a nigerian army spokesman says the rescue came amid a wave of government attacks on boko haram campsof the country. the army has not said where the rescued women and children were kidnapped from, nor their condition. meanwhile, nigeria's president says authorities are talking with boko haram prisoners about the release of more than 200 schoolgirls abducted last year. >>> a high school player in new jersey was caught on camera ripping an opposing player's helmet off, then hitting him in the head with it. incident occurred last friday night during a high school football game in linden, new jersey. player who was hit was taken to the hospital where he received ten stitches. the other player was penalized but not ejected from the game. police are investigating to see if they'll file charges. >>> an escape artist happy to be rescued after nearly drowning after a stunt in new jersey. yesterday he was trying to escape from a water-filled plexi glass glass. he was underwater for 2 1/2 minutes but could not open the last lock and signaled for help. he was responsive and taken to the hospital.

in total unicef said that 1.5 million children are homeless because of boko haram. many of them are suffering from malnutrition and cholera. >>> the pakistani taliban has claimed responsibility for a deadly attack at an air force base. at least 43 people were killed, including some who were praying inside of a mosque. nicole johnston is in northwest pakistan with the details. >> it's the type of attacks that the pakistani taliban is known for, but it has not carried out one like this all year. early in the morning fighters attacked a guard post outside of an air force base on the outside skirts. some wore suicide vests. they forced their way in, entered the mosque, and started shooting. many people were killed. most of them were the air force who lived inside the base. >> they were trying to attack the children, attack the mosque. >> the fighting between the military and the pakistani taliban continued all day. it was the first major assault since there was a rapid response force designed to respond to attacks likes this. >> the good news is that they're honoring it

the west african nation has been part of the fight against boko haram for a year. they managed to recruit 35 hunt. the paper suggests cameroon risks becoming destabilized if it does not adopt a strategy countering the routes of destayingisation. >> an exhibition show cases the works of two giants of 19th century painting. the emotional content is a focus of the show. >> reporter: the scream, one of the best known paintings in the world, a picture of the mental anguish is the best known work. not just fascinated by inner workings, as was the contemporary, dutch painter vincent van gogh. a handful of traditional paintings show. visitors see what influenced the painters, and appreciated the huge advances. it's hard to understand more than 100 yearsator the shift in style and conflict, paving the way in podderb art. they wanted potato eaters to show. caricatures. morning, the picture of a woman on her bed was considered scanneda lose. barefoot, open third. the show has taken six years to put together. more than 100 pictures, one more beautiful and powerful than another

most of the construction work is underway as the military is campaigning against boko haram. the group wants to secure the students and schools from further attacks. >> you have to be there to provide security for them and instill confidence, yes, they are now protected. >> the two year wait is over and trying to catch up with her studies before returning to school, but after two years she hardly remembers what she learned. she wants to be a doctor to help the victims of violence. after the military successes, there are much -- it is a chance to be kids again. and to chase their dreams. ♪ >> opinion polls in greece indicate that millions are undecided a day out from a general election. they promised years of depression. >> does he have the magic? still young. it is a bruising year. defeated by the creditors. humiliated. he says don't let the old parties back in, the old regime that created the debt crisis in the first place. he may have lost to europe, but at least he went down fighting. >> he came to power ending the prosperity. he failed to end and this election is all abou

authorities have accused the militant group boko haram. this comes as unicef says the number of children forced to flee from boko haram's violence in nigeria and neighboring countries has topped 1.4 million. in burkina faso, the leader of an apparent military coup says he is released prisoner after tense negotiations led by the president of senegal. last week, the presidential guard, which is loyal to burkina faso's former longtime president blaise compaorÉ, detained interim president michel kafando and dissolved the transitional government. at least a dozen people have been killed in the violence. a new compromise plan calls for president kafando to be returned to office, the leaders of the coup to receive immunity, and new elections to be held on november 22. in yemen, thousands of supporters of the houthi rebels celebrated the first anniversary of the group's takeover of the capital sana'a. the ongoing conflict between houthi rebels and saudi-backed forces loyal to yemen's ousted president has killed at least 4000 people and sparked a h

the militant group boko haram may have been responsible. and the victims were called martyrs of the kingdom of god. fewer floors were added to the building. members of the church possibly hindered the first respondsers. later the coroner said the church was criminally negligent, that evangelists refused to accept and a far cry from the media. >> no one arrived the questionsment on the saturday i woke up and the first picture i saw on the phone was then president shaking hands. and he had gone for a visit to the church. >> that was the final straw for one of the reporters, saying he did not accept a brown envelope and after reading the coverage felt compelled to ex-lows a cover up. tweeting that they bribed journalists. >> the pastor has not commend on the authenticity. not publicly or in response to the question. the backlash was swift. and the most deathing attacks came from journalists. >> people wrote damaging articles about me. we are talking about one with six lives. all we could see is if we were trying to become famous. bribing journ