burundi's pment is saying the country is calm. he cautioned against imposing sanctions saying it wouldn't be effective. a controversial third term in july had warned opponents to discuss arm by saturday or in this case police action. a day after that nine people were shot dead. more on the u.n. security council's meeting on burundi. >> reporter: united nations in after african union officials warn that burundi could be on the verge of descending into full-scale violence. some language have described recommend necessary interest of the gen side of some 20 years ago. violence in the capital has been continuing on an almost daily basis after arms were to be given or amid threaten language the high commissioner for human rights warned that burundi could be at a very dangerous tipping point. >> recent inflammatory remarks by members of the government have suggested that this crisis, which has involved targeting people for the perceived political affiliations could increasingly take on an ethnic dimension. the president of the senate re

vis-a-vis the settlement process in burundi. called on the african union to come and see for themselves what is going on in those neighborhoods where the police is connecting the process so we are really akin to making sure that everything is done properly and following the internationally accepted standards that no human rights violations should be accepted and those who for one reason or another would have towed the line and will have to be brought to justice and be dealt with accordingly. >> you mentioned the police action, the government and the police accused of arbitrary arrest, torture and detaining opponents, what is your response to that, is that in line with government policy? >> of course not. and i also have to say what has been reported by some would have to be properly investigated and established by an independent investigation team which the afghan union has decided to do and expecting the afghan commission -- >> apologies for that, we lost the burundi foreign minister, i believe we have him back now. do we have

calls for tough action to prevent burundi from escalating into an ethnic conflict. the president of pay u.s. university resigns after race tensions on campus. -- a u.s. university. so then russia's sport minister strew says-- ministries is not spreefd about a report on doping in russian athletics. it has involved state involvement. they have been called to be banned from next weeks olympics. >> reporter: in the swiss sunshine a dark day for the sports of athletics. an independent commission set up by the world anti-doping agency w.a.d.a. to investigate claims of systemic doping in russia returned its verdict. >> our recommendation is that the russian federation be suspended. >> reporter: if it doesn't fix the problem, no russian athletes at the rio 2016 olympic games. this report says there is a deeply rooted culture of cheating among russian officials, coaches and athletes, some of whom are coerced into doping programs and then financially exploited. a w.a.d.a. accredited lab is accused of destroying samples and the country's own anti doping agency seems to have he

vis-a-vis disarmament process in burundi.ve called on the african unit monitors to see for themselves what is going on in those neighborhoods where the police is connecting disarmament process. >> the deputy president of south africa has been summoned by lawyers to answer questions over the 2012 killing of 34 minors by security forces in the americana region and director of the platinum mine where the shootings happened and accused of pressuring the minister of police to take action against the protesting miners. mafia boss accused of planning one of the biggest robberies in u.s. history is a free man, prosecutors alleged he played a crucial role in a 1978 arport heist that helped inspire a hollywood film and we have this story. >> reporter: crime in martin's mob master piece good fellas. >> and jimmy put together of what turned out to be the biggest heist in history. >> reporter: but on wednesday nearly 40 years after the robbery took place the only person to ever stand trial for it, aging mobster vincent was acquitted. >> t

violence in burundi could escalate to mass atrocities. the world body is urged not to impose sanctions. security forces continue to search for weapons in bujumbura held by people. after months by protest and calls for resignation, the president of the university university of missouri stood down. several races incidents on campus. it was only when black players on the football team took a stand that he decided to step down. >> reporter: it was a great victory for the nationwide activism that has intensified since the shooting of a teenager in 2014. about two hours east of the this campus. >> i'm resigning as president of the university of missouri system. the motivation in making this decision comes from love. >> reporter: weeks of protests over what was perceived as fish indifference to campus racism, from racial slurs. even when a graduate student had a hunger strike, there was only little reaction. there was a response from the missouri tigers, the university's football team. many of the players, star athletes, went on strike. they wer

we have outbreaks in burundi, iraq, and syria where there's conflict. and it's being covered up too. we have to be aware of this in our ability to respond, and to be very careful that we are doing adequate surveillance of ebola and polio and cholera, and mindful of the organization that is not protecting the children and those that are most vulnerable. >> who is then protecting the children, the most vulnerable now in sierra leone, as mentioned thousands have been over fanned. who is looking after them. >> that's a good question. we looked at agencies like medecins sans frontieres, providing the service. when the secretary-general created a special way to get around because it was banned. they were able to provide finance and funding to the agencies on the ground that can look after the kids, who can support the families, can do the long-term, you know, support and services that are required. not just to come and go, but to be there. that is what worked. that is the model we need to replicate in other disasters. let's face it. whether we talk about buru

. >> they hide out in a neighborhood in burundi's capital. this man tells us that police arrested and tortured him. he won't release his identity for security reasons. he said his hands and feet were bound by ropes over three days he was detain: police accused him of participating in the protest that started in april against president pierre presidential bid. they wanted him to admit that he belongs to a rebel group. >> the police seem to have their intelligence. they have their targets. i don't have guns. >> many people are worried about the systemic murders that have been going on for months now. what started out as peaceful process has evolved to armed violence. people are now being regularly killed, and it is clear who is carrying out the killing. on saturday night gunmen shot and killed a young man on the streets. this woman's husband was among nine people murdered for assailants. >> until now i do not know who has killed my husband. >> some of the bodies being found have their hands and legs bound together. burundi's menu rights commiss

. >> gunmen kill nine in a bar in burundi hours before the government starts house to house searches for weapons. >>> she goes to school in the morning and teaches in the afternoon. meet the girl dubbed afghanistan's malala. >>> voting passed off smoothly in myanmar. many were voting for the first time in their lives. final results aren't expected for a few days and could be followed by weeks of >> >> the end of a historic day here in myanmar, the end of polling for this general election. it seems to have gone smoothly. there are no reports of violence, no reports or accusations of any kind of inconsistencies, election monitors from local and international organizations had fanned out across the country and so far, there had been no mention of wrongdoing or any suspicious activities at these 40,000 polling centers across the country. now the nld, opposition party headquarters here, people started to gather after the sunset, a couple of hours after polling closed to show support. they gathered out in front of the headquarters but then were told to go home and wait for the results. we

also today the foreign press has been banned from burundi.become impossible to get an accurate position of a foreign journalist so nobody can check what is going on. you know and burundi press went under ground and fled abroad is very, very difficult. >> and tell me the u.n. and we were reporting earlier the u.n. and international criminal court says it may trigger widespread violence as they put it, how likely is that and could we end up with a situation with a civil war? >> i don't think there will be a civil war in the next couple hours but the possibility of violence is there. i mean the president was saying a couple days ago announced that, you know, if the opposition would not agree on delivering their arms, you know, there they would be put to work. what does that mean? nobody knows. if you say it in french it's very bad. it has a very bad sounding because it all remembers to what happened in the genocide in rwanda in 94 that is one thing and opposition to give back the weapons. just until now nobody gave or handed over weapons yet. i

in burundi are searching door-to-door for illegal weapons. they are trying to stop violence in the wake of the decision of the president to run for a third term. scandal rocks the world of athletics. tried to extort money from athletes who failed drug tests. time for the latest business news. you are starting with new revelations coming out in the wake of the volkswagen scandal. boardkswagen supervisory meeting to discuss the scandal today. several engineers have admitted to manipulating carbon dioxide emissions data. did it because goals set by the former chief executive were too high. engineers began the deception two years ago after a declaration in march 2012. wanted to cuts emissions by 30% in 2015, but engineers did not tell him it would be too difficult to achieve. let's check on the markets and see how they are faring. data. digesting portrayed london's footsie completely -- ftse completely flat. the twohe eurozone for have been cut to 1.5%, down from 1.6% previously forecast. more travel chaos in the cards. passengers of live funds a

there are fears it may push burundi to civil war. in july president pierre nkurunziza won a third term in office. the opponents say it was against the constitution, but it was uphold by a special court. there have been ongoings battles. around 200 have been killed. 13 people are said to have died in the past week alone. many have been found in opposition strongholds in the capital. people are frightened. >> translation: we just lost loved ones, they have been savagely killed. we want justice, and want to know the truth. we want to know the reason for the hateful crimes. that's all we ask for. >> translation: we are scared for what is to come. we saw the neighbours fleeing and we decided to flee. >> reporter: foreign journalists have been banned to get press passes in the currenty, only international journalist spoke to us from bujumbura, and we are not naming him for his own safety. >> it's terror. five guys in uniform ordered five people to go inside - they killed them. this is happening every couple of days. a couple of days ago an

in burundi nine people have been killed in attack on a bar in the capitol.en now where more than 50 people have been killed in the past two days as fighting has flared up in various parts of the country and houthi rebels launched major offensive in the south capturing several village and pro-government says without immediate support from the saudi-led coalition they may lose more ground and we report. >> reporter: houthi fighters hold ground in the southern city of the bala providence, pro-government troops have retreated, out gunned and out numbered they are waiting for reenforcements. >> translator: forces are still capable of sending fighters and ammunition from sanaa to the main front lines and dumped. >> reporter: seven months after the start of the saudi-led air strikes houthi fighters are far from defeated. they have attacked a saudi military post in the border town. and after hours of fighting the houthis took control of the military post, destroyed armored vehicles before retreating. as the fighting continues across yemen, more civilians are continu

looks at boosting forces in burundi, concerns are growing that violence could spiral out of control. >>> an aging mobsters accused of planning a major airport heist walks out of a u.s. court a free man. >> first a iraq where kurdish regional president said kurdish forces have taken control of sinjar. the fighters known as peshmerga were backed by u.s. air campaign. in the last hours, they raised a huge kurdish flag in the town to signal their victory. it is a significant win for them. sinjar was captured by isil last year, the group killed and enslaved thousands of minority yazidis. the town links two isil strong holds, is a major supply route between mosul in iraq and isil's self declared capital raqqa in syria. northern iraq along one of the industry routes for the sinjar offensive comes this report. >> without facing stiff competition, kurdish forces have gone into the center of the town and declared they control the whole talk about. they came in through the north. the north was controlled by them before the north of the mountain. they took that in an operation in september where

. >> five more people have been killed in burundi in the latest violence there. protestors against the controversial reelection of the president for a third term say they have been targeted by police. governments and opposition have been trading accusations about who is responsible for the deaths. catherine soy reports from the capital. >> there are reports of a grenade attack in one of the neighborhoods here i. police were attacked in two incidents. police have mounted a massive security operation to -- saying that want to get legal arms in the possession of people in some areas here in bujumbura. from his rideout in burundis capital, bujumbura, this man tell us police arrested and tortured him. he says his hands and feet were bound by ropes for at least three days he was detained. police accused him of participating in the political process that started april against the president's presidential bid. they also want him to admit that he belongs to a rebel group. >> the police seem to have their intelligence. they have their target. they seem to know where the we

concerned about in burundi? >> with thing the security council heard from various officials and african union reinitials, who are worried that the country may dip into full-scale, large-scale violence, some are compared to rhetoric. violence has been continuing on a daily basis as you mentioned in the capital, with the shooting that took place on saturday, leaving nine did. and a prominent civil right, and was found dead. this in a run up to the president of the country calling for illegal weapons, turning them in. what the security council heard from the high commissioner of human rights is his concern that the country was at the dangerous tipping point. >> recent inflammatory remarks by members of the government suggested that this crisis, targetting people for the perceived political areas could take it on. they have been ordered to identify and quote them to the police, for them to be dealt with. he also called on the police to get ready to finish the work. >> what are the next steps. >> we heard that the un

said it did: the ue has done democrated the ongoing violence in burundi. nephews of venezuelan president appear in the new york court accused of conspireing to smuggle cocaine into the u.s. aung san suu kyi's opposition party has won myanmar's londe mark election, the country's election commission confirms. it has released more results that show the n.l.d. has gained more than the two-thirds it needs to control parliament. aung san suu kyi's n.l.d. party has secured more than 329 seats, gaining control of both houses of parliament, but the quarter of the seats are allocated to the military which means it will remain hugely influential in myanmar's con decision also bars her from becoming president because she married a british citizen and her children have british passports. wayne hay live from yangon, so an important moment for aung san suu kyi an her party. talk us through it. >> reporter: yes. certainly a big day for the n.l.d. a day that comes incidentally five years ago to the day that aung san suu kyi, the leaderer of the n.l.d., was released from th

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fears mass violence in burundi could resemble the rue wand job genocide. thousands fled from bujumbura. live to catherine wambua-soi in bujumbura. give us the impression of how things are in the ground of the capital. >> just to put it into context. when i was here last, before the elections, the atmosphere was tense. i've been here a couple of ours, the situation, the atmosphere, seems to be worse, it's tense in parts of the city. people are afraid. we are at a neighbour where police and the military have been carrying out the security operation all day, doing door to door samps. they set up roadblocks. searching vehicles. some of the police forces found they had reserved weapons and people are afraid. the government says it's trying to stem a rebellion. to rid the country of illegal weapons. the reason why people are more afraid is the fact that bodies are recovered and found every hour of the day in streets, drainage systems everywhere much toss not clear who is carrying out the killing. government officials are targeted. they say they are trying to get

there are fears the ultimatum may thack burundi toward civil war.n july, the president won a controversial third term in office. his opponents say it was against the constitution. it was upheld by a special court. sporadic fighting between his supporters and opponents have led to the death of 13 just in the last week alone. many have found a stronghold in the capital. people are frightened. >> we just lost loved ones. they have been savagely killed. we want justice and want to know the truth. we also want to know the reason for these hateful crimes. that's all we ask for. >> we are very scared of what is to come. we see our neighbors fleeing and we also decided to leave. >> an international journalist spoke to us. we are not naming him for his own safety. >> it's terror at random, like last night, a bar was attacked, five guys in uniform and police uniforms ordered the people who were shipping outside to get inside, then they killed them. this is happening every day nearly or every couple of days, a couple of days ago. they were in another very popu

thank you >>> gunmen killed nine people in a bar in the burundi capital bujumbura. 7 bodies were on the floor in the venue. two others that escaped died in hospital. violence escalated in recent months in the country after a contested election result forcing tens of thousands to flee. security forces have been carrying out searches after a presidential deadline to hand in illegal weapons ran out. burundi's security minister says in spite of the new measure on weapons, normal life in the country can go on. >> translation: there's a matter that will support the process of enforced disarmament of civilians. it enables us to get hold of weapons gained illegally whether held by others or stored elsewhere. the operation will take as long as it takes. there were rumours it made civilians flee >>> you're watching al jazeera. still to come - from the economy it the refugee crisis. and voters in the country have their say on whether the country failed since joining the e.u. >> and i'm at the olympic robot in qatar, where more than 3,000 of the smartest young finds come together to battle for robo

gunmen killed nine people in a bar in burundi hours before the government had house to house searchesor weapons plus russia remembers the 224 victims of the sinai plane crash after an emotional memorial in st. petersburg. ♪ voting has passed off smoothly in what has been billed as myanmar's freest election ever, turn out is thought to be 80% with many voting for the first time in their lives. final results are not expected for a few days and could be followed by weeks of wrangling. and the national league for democracy is expected to win the most votes but it needs some 67% of seats from majority and the constitution bars her from becoming president. the army still dominates politics after decades in power, the military backed union solidarity development party needs just 35% to form a majority as 25% of seats are already reserved for the military. and activists say up to four million people may have been unable to vote including the minority rohinja muslims and we spent the day at a polling station and begins our coverage. ♪ the end of historic day here in myanmar the end of polling

we talked to a man in burundi who says he was tortured by police as the u.n. calls for an end to the violence there. the only way to get better is to challenge yourself, and that's what we're doing at xfinity. we are challenging ourselves to improve every aspect of your experience. and this includes our commitment to being on time. every time. that's why if we're ever late for an appointment, we'll credit your account $20. it's our promise to you. we're doing everything we can to give you the best experience possible. because we should fit into your life. not the other way around. >>> the top stories on al jazeera. french security forces have carried out raids across france. they've seized weapons, money and made several arrests. it is part of an investigation into friday's attacks in paris that killed 129 people. french police have released a photo of one of the suspects. 26-year-old salah abdeslam who was born in belgium. at least two of the french attackers had lived in brussels. the french military has laumplyged air strikes against i.s.i.l. in syria. figh

secretary ban ki-moon announced his intention to announce a special ver eyesor for burundi while the security council is considering a resolution. it would support the u.n.'s mediation efforts in the area and, also, threaten sanctions but we know from speeaking to te russian delegation, the russians not yet on board with sanctions. the negotiations will continue. >> all right. let's return to our stop story and that election in myanmar. european observers say on a whole the vote counting has been transparent. their main concerns are the low number of muslim candidates and low participation of women in politics. me yanma myanmar's ruling party has been conceding defeat: the opposition is expected to win about 70% of the votes. florence looey. >> bold predictions. the newspapers are already predicting a win for the main opposition party. the national league for democracy or nld. the streets of yangon, people weren't shy about with saying who they want in government. >> i want to see it. that's why i voked nld. >> i want anti-su to leave this country. >> if chi leads us, the country wil

there's fears the ultimatum pay push burundi to war. in july president pierre nkurunziza won a third term in office. opponents ta service against the constitution, but was upheld by a special court. sporadic fighting between supporters and opponents led to battles, around 200 have been killed. 13 are said to have died in the past week alone. many are found in opposition strongholds in the capital and people are frightened. >> translation: we just lost loved ones, they've been savagely killed. we want justice and want to know the truth. and the reason for a hateful crime. >> we are scared of what is to come. we see the neighbours fleeing. >> a journalist spoke to us. we are not naming him for his own safety. >> it's terror. five guys in uniform ordered five people to go inside - they killed them. this is happening every couple of days. a couple of days ago another bar was attacked in another popular area. it's terror. people are afraid. they are fleeing the city. people are fleeing the suburbs and the countryside. no one knows what will

fears of a spiral of violence in burundi as the opposition ignores an ultimatum to hand in weapons. >>> and in sport a warning - athlete corruption crisis could become the greatest sports scandal yet >>> in burundi, the deadline for a weapons amnesty is expire. the u.n. and the criminal court is worried that the ultimatum will trig or further violence. the pet warning the police will take suf action, as rob matheson reports, many are leaving because they are scared of being targeted. >> people in the capital run from their homes taking only what they can carry or stuff into a cart. >> translation: this fear is caused by what the leadership said. we are scared they may come down with all the military might. >> the president issued an ultimatum. aum illegal weapons she we handed in. many feel it will push boourned where are close to -- burundi close to civil war. >> when the senior officials use terms like exterminate. when members of the opposition in the dark of night throw grenades at police officers, this brings us to the brink. we need to pull back. >> the president won a controver

. >>> in burundi, bu abuja bujumbe spoke to a freelance journalist in bujumbura that we are not namingause of security reasons. >> the people are afraid, most of the people living in the suburbs, the suburbs that were known to have a lot of opponents in their midst, they're not just fleeing. the army and the police are searching homes now and everybody is expecting the worst. there was already a first wave of refugees that went to rwanda, congo and also to tanzania. the people that are leaving the capital now leaving to the country side. most of them have relative in the country side and that's where they go. so they leave their homes behind. sometimes, the husbands they stay there just to watch over their possessions over their homes but most of the homes are empty. they can say that they're defending themselves but actually this government i can say it has been terrorizing the population for the last couple of months. >> sunday marks two years since one of the most powerful storms on record made landfall in the phil peens. typhoophilippines. typhoon haiyan. iajamilla alendoggan has t

many say human rights work in burundi is dangerous. as the killings condition, they still are documenting them from abroad. malcolm webb. al jazeera >>> in china, there's a shortage of pilots, not for commercial passenger air draft but to fly drones, often on farms, that's why they set up sa school near beijing. technology editor reports. >> for many people, a remote control helicopter like this is a toy. not for the students. they are the first group at a school in beijing, giving students the skills they need to get work as professional remote controlled pilots. >> i want to build my own company with drone services and work for myself in a new and popular line of work. >> the 2-week course include learning about insurance, regulations and students are taught how drones are built, and how they can be fiffed. after that, they are trained on flight simulators. if we practice with a drone we have a lose. with a simulator, students have a solid foundation and have the confidence improved and they'll be more comfortable piloting the real d

essential envoy to the great lakes region of africa and says the situation in burundi is troubling. >> we are gravely concerned in this kind of of as he called a last call ultimatum is not what is needed. officials are using terms like external nate and pulverize those not worthy to live. remember, there is still time to get the peace talks started and not see this escalate to mass violence. >> the african union has talked about the need to do immediate contingency planning. i know some of that has been underway before by various actors. we think it's very important for them to be taking the lead in the region and also for the neighbors to step up. they have the most immediately to lose from this situation, spiraling out of control, whether that's tanzania or congo, rewith a da or angola. they have to be a crucial part to sending signals to pull back from the brink so we don't see this weekend the ultimatum from the president to trigger going to mass violence and even those who are rather friends will not stand with them if there is that move to mass violence. >> al jazeera peter gres

there are fears now the ultimatum to turn in weapons may push burundi to a civil war. >> sporadic fightingetween supporters and opponents led to ongoing battles. around 200 people have been killed. >> at least 13 people are said to have died in the past week alone. may not have been found in opposition strongholds in the capital and people are frightened. >> we just lost loved ones. they have been savagely killed. we want justice and want to know the truth. we also want to know the reason for these hateful crimes. that's all we ask for. >> we are very scared of what is to come. we see our neighbors fleeing and we also decided to leave. >> an international journalist spoke to us. we are not naming him for his own safety. >> it's terror at random. last night, a bar was attacked, five guys in police uniforms ordered the people sitting outside to get inside, then to kill them. this is happening every day nearly or every couple of days. a couple of days ago, another bar was attacked in another very popular area. it's terror, so people are very much afraid. people are fleeing the city. people ar

that could open the door for supreme court to hear the case this term. >>> a warning that burundi is moving into a rwanda type genocide. after people protested the president's eventually election to a a third term, observers say statements from the government leaders suggest ethnic genocide is iminept. >> the president of the senate recently ordered local authorities to identify and i quote, elements which are not in order, end quote and to report them to the police for them to be dealt with. he also called on the police to get ready to finish the work. >> security forces are reportedly going door to door in opposition strongholds looking for government critics. france is threatening sanctions against burundi. >> south african president jacob zuma is under fire for wanting to buy a presidential jet, the old jet needs to be replaced, he says but what zuma wants is wasteful. when the economy is struggling. to let the public know as much as possible about the jet without compromising security. >>> resulted in the deaths of some 50 fighters this weekend, as violence continues in parts of

fears of fresh violence in burundi assem nesty expires. >> a celebration in sierra leone after the country is declared free of ebola. egyptian investigators say they are considering all possibility scenarios in the search for what caused last week's plane crash in sanai in which 224 people died. the man loading the investigation said experts were analyzing a loud noise. earlier, the foreign minister criticized for not sharing intelligence. quoted by the reuters' news agency said they were checking security cameras at sharmal sheik where the aircraft took off. paul wrenan now reports. it's been seven days since metro 9628 fill out. sky take 224 people to their deaths and flowers were laid on saturday at the crash site in the desert. after a week of leaks, rooufrmz and speculation, an official statement when the from the egyptian crash investigators. >> it is scattered over a wide area, more than 13 kilometers in length which is consistent with an in flight break-up. some parts of the wreckage are missing. it is hoped to locate them in the coming days. >> the lead investigator confirmed metr

peacekeepers to burundi as political violence escalates there. it has condemned the killings, tore tune and human rights and also sanctions. the president began his bid for a third term which he controversially won. >> reporter: i just spoke to the farn affairs minister here-- foreign affairs minister here. he is broadly he is happy with this resolution that was passed by the council. the u.n. is happy that the u.n. recognises a need for a dialogue between the different political parties, whether in the country or outside the country. the minister of foreign affairs saying that there needs to be a national dialogues, talks needs to be jump-started so as to pacify this country and unite the people. he says he is happy that the u.n. recognises that. he says that he is happy with the draft of this resolution in times of sanctions. the original proposals by france talked about targeted sanctions, but in this resolution that was passed, they talk about unspecified measures. so the minister told me that really targeted sanctions is not a solution. what

it came on the same day that a burundi opposition leader was buried. observers say that some supporters were too afraid to attend the funeral. >>> bali airport has reopened after ash from a nearby volcano forced the terminal to close for two days. favorable winds saw the ash cloud from the mountain blown away from the airport clearing the sky above the island. nearly 700 flights were canceled during the closure. >>> now, here's something to chew over. an unlikely tourist attraction in the u.s. is set to be steam cleaned away. but as allen schauffler reports, fans of the gum wall in the city of seattle say it won't stay cleaned for long. >> seattle's must-see tourist spot, the space needle, the free monday troll, bruce lee's grave, pike place market. and the gum wall. >> it's disgusting. >> it's seattle. >> the gum wall, 2,000 square feet of living, growing multi flavor art of the grotesque really two walls now. >> of alleys it smells the best. [ chuckling ] smells like wrigley spearment. >> dna from all over the world. >> it started as a place for thea

human rights work in burundi is dangerous. as the kittings continued -- killings continued, he's documenting them from abroad >>> the british government is unveiling new surveillance laws that significantly extend its power to monitor people adds activity online. critics complain the government will use the power to spy on citizens. neave barker reports. the government says the loss of privacy is necessary to keep people safe. >> the controversial bill is expect to give power to who, where, what everyone is doing online, allowing police and intelligence agencies to reach into the private life. the bill is yet to be published but will include measures requiring internet firms keeping web, phone, social media usage. it could see a ban on tech companies like apple and google from offering unbreak age encryption deciphered by private customers, police and security expect to see what websites people have visited but will need a warn to see individual web ages. what is unclear is who will issue such warrants. this lies with the gove

burundi's human rights commission says it's had report of retaliatory killings. no one has claimed responsibility but both government and the opposition have accused each other. >> there are a number of people who live in some neighborhoods of their captive city mostly. but of course, in some other areas as well, who own guns and who actually actually continue choose them either against the police or against their neighbors. >> in response to all this, police are carrying out a major security crack down. many people have been arrested in neighborhoods regarded as opposition strongholds. >> i don't know where a place who live only people in opposition in this country or place where live only one ethnic group in this country. to me, people are targeted are people who have arms illegally. >> her and her relatives continue to mourn her husband. she says he was not a political man and she just wants to know who killed him and why. catherine soy, al jazeera, bujumbura. >> now what you may think is an unlikely relationship between loggers and conservationists is helping

coming up here on al jazeera, the international court put burundi's opposition to meet over fears thatlence will spread. >>> and violence returning to the streets in athens, during the first general strike. >> we're here to fully get into the nuances of everything that's going on, not just in this country, but around the world. getting the news from the people who are affected. >> people need to demand reform... >> ali velshi on target. ♪ >>> you are with us here on al jazeera, these are the global headlines. massive offensive has been launched to retake the strategically important iraqi town of sinjar from isil forces. >>> a summit between european and african leaders has henneded in malta, with the announcement of a $2 billion plan to tackle the course of migration from africa. >>> and health officials in the occupied west bank are blaming undercover israeli soldiers for the killing of a palestinian man who was shot dead in a hospital in hebron. >>> new developments in russia's doping scandal. the country's olympic committee says it has recommended the former russian athletic's head

with the violence and the impunity is a good reason people are afraid in burundi.venlg seller is an american artist whose often minimalist approach has had a maximum effect over his maybe 60 years in the art world. now the whitney museum in new york city is staging a retrospective of his career. the first for a living artist at the museum's new home. we visited the 79-year-old as he was overseeing the final touches o this crowning achievement. >> this is the museum of american art. it does mean something to be an american artist and have an exhibition in this museum having kind of a new beginning. this is a very successful and rouse building t is a little tricky about what you're going to have in the show. i want to tell a store eighth really shows the drive of the work or the sense as a whole not wanting to put one after another by date. the idea is i see the exhibition as more of a presentation, a number of rooms that would be what you might call the medleys so you would see something early, something late, something in the middle. and then you'd see how they rel

. >>> the violence continues in burundi with more deadly attacks in the capitol overnight and protesterscontroversial reelection of president pierre nkurunziza say they have been targeted by police and we have more. >> reporter: from his hideout in a neighborhood in the capitol he tells us police arrested and tortured him and won't reveal his identity for security reasons and says his hands and feet were bound for ropes for three days he was detained and accused of being in the political process that started in april against the bid and wanted him to admit he belongs to a rebel group. >> translator: the police seem to have their intelligence and have their target and seem to know where they are but i don't have guns. >> reporter: many people are worried about the systematic murders that have been going on for months now. what started off as people process has dangerously involved to arms violence, people are now being regularly killed and their bodies do you remember ped in -- bodies dumped in the streets and in trenches. one was killed in the streets and he came before and her husband w

has called for talks to stop widespread killings in burundi following the controversial elections. there have been accusations over who is responsible for the deaths. catherine soi reports from bujumbura. >> reporter: from his hide out in bujumbura, this man tells police arrested and tortured him. he won't give his identity for security reasons. his hands and feet with bound for the three days he was kept. they also wanted him to admit that he belongs to a rebel group. >> translation: the police seemed to have their intelligence. they have their target. they seemed to know what the points were, but i don't have guns. >> reporter: many people are worried about the systematic murders that have been going on for months how. what started out as peaceful process has evolved to armed violence. people are now being regularly killed and their bodies dumped on the street and in trenches. it is unclear who can carrying out the killings. on saturday night gunmen shot and killed a young man on this street. this woman's husband was killed by unknowna sailants. you must be afraid because until n

peacekeepers to burundi as political violence continues to escalate. it has condemned the killings, torture and human rights violations and also threatened sanction. at least 240 people have been killed since april. that's when the president began his bid for a third term which he controversially won. catherine soi has more from bujumbura. >> reporter: i just spoke to the foreign minister, who says he is happy about the resolution passed by the council. he says he is happy that the u.n. recognise a dialogue kneeled between the parties, whether in the country or outside the country. if you remembered, the regional talk about had opinion initiated by the east africa just before the presidential election. of those talks, the president of uganda and had launched the talk. elections happened and we haven't seen any forward movement in those talks. so the minister is saying that there needs to be a national dialogue. talks need to be jump-started to pacify this country and unite the people. so he says he is happy that the u.n. recognises that. he says that h

security council is to meet later to discuss the recent violence in burundi. police in the east african nation are searching for a gunman who killed nine people in the capital. the attack happened at a bar sunday just hours after a deadline for civilians to give up weapons. security forces have been conducting door to door searches for weapons. violence hit the country since the president's controversial and successful bid for a third term. burundi's security minister said the measures are necessary to secure peace in the country. >> there's a new technique to support forced disarmament of civilians, giving us the ability to take the weapons. this operation will take as long as it takes. the only thing is that there were rumors which made civilians flee. >> hundreds of elderly people in kenya are murdered every year after accused of witch craft often by their own relatives. charity working with the elderly say traditional beliefs and ignorance are other threats. our correspondent malcolm webb that been to one place they are finding refuge. >> three hours drive

many human rights frups groups and the united nations say what's happening in burundi could get worse. words like genocide have resurfaced. >> every time you have a situation you need to remain reasonable. at times some of the assessment and pronouncements and statements that those people are making could actually inflame the situation and get the opposite of what they're intending to do. >> reporter: the united nations security council has passed a resolution calling for unspecified measures against those sent in to balance. the u.n. has also discussed the possible of deploying troops should the situation worsen and it's pushing for political dialogue. >> i think some people out there think that this is something that needs to be done only with the opposition here, but we think that we have to be -- you have to be broader and bring on board many people, various stakeholders whether they're in the country or outside the country. >> reporter: in many other parts of the city life is going on as usual. markets are busy and people are coming to work. when you talk to them, they tell you t

in burundi people have been killed in the capital bujumbura. greek fishermen have helped rescue stranded refugees on the island of lesbos. the greek coast guarda appealed to the fishermen to rescue people who were stranded after their boat engine failed. volunteers helped them and gave them emergency blankets. volunteers have been joining greek authorities to help with the influx of refugees and the rescue effort. the hundreds of thousands of refugees who have arrived on the greek islands so far this year have change how the islands look and do business. new shops and restaurants are popping up to cater for the refugees' needs. not everyone on the island is happy with the changes. >> reporter: a scene full of contradictions, juxtaposing money against misery. >> many businesses that were about to close down are now being kepta live. >> reporter: refugees line-up to pay what little money they have to local businessmen and women who have learned to afflimate. the sandwiches may be simple, but menus can now be found in many languages. catering to c

and a space of unexplained deaths in burundi create an atmosphere of suspicion and fear. ♪ police ine and belgium launched major operation to find suspects linked to friday's attacks in paris, 129 people died in those assaults, more than 150 raids were conducted overnight across france. a rocket launcher and assault rifle and bulletproof vests were seized and prime minister bell says more attacks are likely as europe and france remain targets, french investigating the attacks are focusing on the growing attention to belgium, at least two attackers had lived in brussels and raids ongoing in brussels and we can cross now to paul brennan who is live there and you are in the neighborhood where some of these raids are being taking place and tell us what you have seen. >> reporter: well, in contrast to the french authorities who have been giving almost a running commentary of raids ongoing there here in brussels and in bull gum the police and the prosecutors have been very reticent with the progress and we are in the neighborhood which has been the focus of the authority's attention becaus

in burundi, a begun man have killed seven people.ecurity forces are carrying out searchers after presidential deadline to hand in illegal weapons ran out. some believe it may provoke civil war. defeat in the key state election in india. losing the election means the government will struggle to push through key reforms nationally. a memorial service is being held for the victims of last week's plane crash in egypt in st petersburg. [ ♪ ] you're looking at live pictures from st petersburg space pace cathedral. the bells are to ring out 224 times and that is to remember the victims from the plane crash. joining us from moscow, as we talk to you, we were looking at those live pictures from that memorial that is taking place in the church. >> yes. that's right. it's a wonderful church there. it's huge, it's one of the biggest christian churches in the world. it is fourth largest by some estimates, and this memorial service fits into the general tradition of russian orthodox and remembering the dead on the ninth day is one of the particula

declares the instability in burundi a threat to policy. >>> but first a look at the stories making headlinescross the u.s. in our american minute. the mayor of new orleans today described shootings at a local park as domestic terrorism. he's calling on the public to find those responsible for firing on 17 people last night. the gun fire erupted on two groups at an unpermitblock party that was packed with hundreds of people. >>> owners of drones will soon have to register their aircraft. a federally sponsored task force is also calling for identification numbers on all drones. the government wants any rules s before afternoon onslaught of christmas sales of drones. nola the endangered white rhino at the san diego zoo has died. her death leaves only three northern white rhinos on earth. officials say she was euthanized yesterday after her health began to decline after surgery ten days ago. the 41-year-old female has lived at the zoo for two years. >>> deal ends the battle over the country's second oldest oil field and withdraws from a city that has been devastated after thover a year of fighti

diplomats that burundi, quote, is not in flames. more than 200 people have been killed in political violence there since april and tens of thousands of opposition have fled. u.n. observers are warning that things could get much worse. it all began when he began to violate the constitution by running for a third term in office. still to come on the al jazeera news hour, germany announces plans to test other diesel cars after the volkswagen emissions cheating scandal. in florida, we'll tell you why florida's enclave finds itself in danger. and in sport, venezuela's struggling economy hit one of the country's most beloved sports. >> at 9:30 - "america tonight" - top investigative reporting, uncovering new perspectives. >> everything that's happening here is illegal. >> then at 10:00 - it's "reports from around the world". >> let's take a closer look. >> antonio mora gives you a global view. >> this is a human rights crisis. >> and at 11:00 - "news wrap-up". clear... concise... complete. >> israel's condemns new labeling laws which requ

the toronto star, burundi crisis, run up to rwanda genocide, but the nation is at a tipping point. the united nation is sounding alarm that mass violence may be next. canada should push the united nations towards beefing up presence about burundi and security council should be prepared to intervene. the south china more than post writes with the election behind them, the work is for the winners and losers in myanmar. it suggests the over chemisting victory of aung san suu kyi's n.l.d., the winners will have to work closely with the military to ensure their success turns into real benefits for myanmar. the japan times offers thissed on tore cal cartoon-- editorial, wrote together by economic interests, being pulled apart by disputes over history and territory al claims. it is big and cold and melting into the owe shans. that is the warning about a glacier in green land sliding fast. it is reportedly holding enough ice to raise ocean levels world wide by more than 18 inches. images says the ice block is melting, losing mass at a rate of five billion tonnes every year. researchers say

says it fears mass violence in burundi could resemble the rwandan genocide.rine soi has more. >> reporter: the military and the police have [ inaudible ] they have been conducting door-to-door searches, they have also set up check points like that one, searching vehicles. the atmosphere is very tense. people are afraid. they have left their homes and gone to safer neighborhoods. [ inaudible ] have been found on the streets, rivers, bushes, it's unclear who is doing the killings, but some accuse security forces. the government says it is trying to stem out a growing rebellion and rid the country of illegal weapons. the u.n. has raised concern and so has the president in rwanda who has said this is taking an ethnic dimension and they have to worry about the group who's members have been accused of carrying out some of these atrocities. the government is down playing concerns. officials we talked to said all is well, the government is doing its job and trying to keep the country safe. >>> around 25 people have been killed in southern niger in a boko haram attack