and the name cardinal pell shows up.eone is vetting it and says, wait a second, this guy is under investigation for potentially being involved in sexual abuse. so they advised pruitt's aides to cancel the get-together. they went ahead with it anyway. so it was a irregular from the start. >> so you have this -- there's an internal debate to proceed with the meeting with card until pell. you have people going back and forth on whether they should do it. and basically, they urge him to cancel. they have the dinner anyway. okay. we also know from the documents that they knew exactly what they were doing, they were having dinner with this guy on purpose, it's in an internal schedule, right? we have a document, you have a document in which they have on the schedule, dinner with cardinal pell. >> no. there's e-mails from may of 2017, where they are debating this trip, it's going to occur in june, about having a dinner with cardinal pell. although it was on dampbt night and different restaurant. but as early as may 2017, they pl

cardinal pell arrived at a melbourne course hoping this would be his final appearance. it would be george pell was until recently the catholic church's treasurer arguably the third most important person of the vatican inside here a magistrate told him he will face a criminal trial accused of historic sexual offenses police formed a barrier to help clear his path out a large crowd of media and people who say they were abused by priests in the catholic church was writing. the magistrates had barely finished.

ranking roman catholics, cardinal george pell, is to stand trial in australia over historic allegations of sexual abuse. the 76—year—old has pleaded not guilty to the allegations which stretch back more than a0 years. our correspondent, hywel griffith, is outside melbourne magistrates court, and joins me now. tell us about this case, extremely high profile and controversial? absolutely. cardinal pell arrived with dozens of cameras trained on him as he went into the court, he needed a police escort to make it through the doors. he isn'tjust the most senior catholic in australia but one of the most senior in the whole roman catholic church. returned from rome to australia a year ago saying he would come to clear his name —— he returned. it's taken this long for the courts to decide whether or not he should stand trial. the magistrate listen to four weeks of evidence, some of it very harrowing, very detailed and

cardinal pell listened intently as the magistrate read out her ruling for more than an hour.in a loud voice, "not guilty." the vatican says it has noted today's decision, stressing that cardinal pell is still on a leave of absence granted to him by the pope in order for him to defend himself against the accusations. for those who have campaigned for the rights of abuse victims in australia, that next stage is vital. the eventual trial will bring even more scrutiny and even more pressure. yeah, we just worry about the claimants going forward now. we want to make sure that they've got the care and support and compassion that they need to get them through this... what will be a very, very trying court case. released on bail, the cardinal has had to surrender his passport and cannot leave australia. his trial is likely to take place next year. his defence team argue that he's been persecuted for the actions of others in the catholic church, but it will now be for a jury to decide on his fate. hywel griffith, bbc news, melbourne. 0ur religion editor, martin bashir, is here. what s

cardinal pell arrived at a melbourne course hoping this would be his final appearance. it would be george pell was until recently the catholic church's treasurer arguably the third most important person of the vatican inside here a magistrate told him he will face a criminal trial accused of historic sexual offenses police formed a barrier to help clear his path out a large crowd of media and people who say they were abused by priests in the catholic church was writing. the magistrates had barely finished asking hell. before he answered very very not guilty they were only words during the hearing he's been granted bail but he's not allowed to leave australia a legal suppression order bans the reporting yet of exactly what will stand trial for it also prevents the reporting of how many accusations have now been dismissed and what they were as a priest in the state of victoria and later archbishop of melbourne and sydney cardinal pell became australia's most senior catholic during his committal hearing a magistrate tested the credibility of pelts accusers and the strength

this name cardinal pell shows up.ays wait a minute this guy is under investigation for potentially being involved in sexual abuse. they advised pruitt's aides to cancel the get together. they went ahead with it anyway. it was irregular from the start. >> you have this internal debate to proceed with the meeting with cardinal pell. you have people going back and forth whether they should do it. and basically they urge him to cancel. they have the dinner anyway. okay. we also know from the foya documents that they knew exactly what they were doing. like they are having dinner with this guy on purpose. it's in an internal sequel. we have a document -- you have a document in which they have on the schedule dinner with cardinal pell. >> there are e-mails were may of 2017, they are debating this trip that's going to can you are in june about having dinner with cardinal pell. it was on a different night at a different restaurant but clearly in may of 2017 they were planning the dinner with him. >> it is an expensive dinner i

hermann in sydney for more on the story hi peter what can you tell us about the allegations against cardinal pell and the charges that he faces well it dates back to until the mid seventy's of the last century that means about fifty years ago and. at that time george pell was a priest in the community of ballarat that's about one hundred twenty kilometers west of melbourne at that time he allegedly sexually abused a couple of boys close to the public swimming pool and twenty years on when he was already the archbishop of melbourne the same thing should have happened again and people say that he again abused boys in the area of the church somewhere so that's the two main points a couple of other points have been dropped but that's the two more main points still on. this is a man who's risen risen to the top ranks of the vatican to these allegations spell the end of his career. most probably yes just a short while ago we received a statement from the vatican the holy see says that the leave of absence that pope francis has granted to pelt is still in place this is of course a very diplomatic statem

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a judge in australia has ordered the country's highest ranking catholic cardinal george pell to stand trial on multiple charges of sexual abuse hell is the most senior member of the catholic church to be tried on such charges details about the allegations haven't yet been made public but police say they are store full sexual assault charges dating back several decades bell has pleaded not guilty a date for the trial has yet to be set. well with me in the studio now is over her own religious affairs correspondent martin martin good to see you the vatican's treasurer to face trial how damaging is this for the catholic church well it is clearly you know it's a stain on the vatican at least in terms of sort of public appearance but at the very same time i mean it's sort of the fact that was released to the australian authorities are released to defend his name in the court of louis no straight shows about any sexually willing to put very very high ranking people. in front of national authorities how unprecedented is this put this into context it is absolutely unprecedented for somebody of

an australian court rules that vatican treasurer cardinal george pell will stand trial on historicalexual assault charges. also, an environmental campaigner who says she was tricked into a sexual relationship with an undercover police officer is mounting a legal challenge to have him prosecuted. i was encouraged to be intimate and sexual with somebody who i would never, ever have got involved with if i had known who he was. and after the violent scenes at anfield, an italian offical promises liverpool fans they'll be safe in rome — if they follow the rules. good morning. welcome to bbc newsroom live. the future of the iran nuclear deal is in doubt after the israeli prime minister claimed his country had evidence that the iranian military were secretly planning to build nuclear weapons. the us said israel's claims were "co nsiste nt" with its own intelligence. but britain, france and germany have all pressed for the deal to be maintained. lebo diseko reports. benjamin netanyahu's message was clear. iran lied, big—time. he said iran's government deceived the international community whe

cardinal pell listened intently as the magistrate read out her ruling for more than an hour.he spoke only once as he was asked to enter a plea. he answered in a loud voice, nou ty. the vatican says it noted today's decision, stressing tha cardinal p still on a leave of absence granted to him by the pope in order to defend himself against accusations. for those who campaign for the rights of viims in australia, the next stage is vital. the eventual trial will bring even more scrutiny and even more pressure. >> we just worry about the claimants going forward now. we want toake sure that they have got the care and compassion they need to get thrhat will be a very, very trying court case. we need to make sure that they get a fair and just trial and that the defense treats them in respectful and dignified manner.po reer: released on bail, the cardinal has had to surrender his passpo and cannot leave australia. his trial is likely to takext place neear. his defense team argues that he has been persecuted for the actions of others in theth caic church, but it will now be for a jury

cardinal pell, who is 76, is the highest-ranking catholic to face the allegations.he has formally pleaded not guilty and dgdied any wronoing. our correspondent reports. reporter: one of the most powerful peoplin the catholic caseas hrdinal pell's drawn global coverage at every step. he has been guided through dozens of cameras and reporters waiting for him in the court. his supporters and detractors were here, too, anxious to hear the magistrate's decision. during his time in australia, the cardinal was considered thec voice of trch. thrn and bred in the state of victoria, he becam archbishop of melbourne. it is during his time here in the 1990's that some of the avxual abuse is alleged to taken place. other offenses are said to have happened in his home city, where in the 1970's he worked as a priest. for years, rbons have been placed across the city to show support for those who say that they were victims of abuse by catholic clergy. rt, the magistrate dismissed some of the most serious allegations against cardinal pel but she said ere was enough evidence to put p

cardinal pell listened intently as the magistrate read out her ruling for more than an hour.ilty." the vatican says it has noted today's decision, stressing that cardinal pell is still on a leave of absence granted to him by the pope in order for him to defend himself against the accusations. for those who have campaigned for the rights of abuse victims in australia, that next stage is vital. the eventual trial will bring even more scrutiny and even more pressure. yeah, we just worry about the claimants going forward now. we want to make sure that they've got the care and support and compassion that they need to get them through this... what will be a very, very trying court case. released on bail, the cardinal has had to surrender his passport and cannot leave australia. his trial is likely to take place next year. his defence team argue that he's been persecuted for the actions of others in the catholic church, but it will now be for a jury to decide on his fate. hywel griffith, bbc news, melbourne. people around the uk have been marking may day. in 0xford, nearly 30,000 pe

cardinal george pell of australia today became the highest roman catholic official to be charged withual abuse. pope francis has said confronting the abuse scandal is vital for the church's credibility, but on cardinal inll, he's been largely silent. seth doane is in rome. >> reporter: the embattled 76-year-old cardinal faced jeers this morning as he entered the melbourne court. >> nowhere to hide today! >> reporter: cardinal george l ll is a top adviser to pope francis, seen here in the conclave that elected the pope, and he's the third highest- ranking member of the catholic church. he's accused by multiple people of sex abuse charges that date back decades to when he was a priest in australia. the specifics are not public, and while about half of the charges were dismissed, the judge still found there's enough anidence to bring the case to reial. pell has been accused of sexually offending two choir members at a cathedral in melbourne, and of other sexual abuses at locations, including a pool. rd heard pell emphatically declare his innocence at a vatican press conference last june.

here's the third most senior figure in the catholic church now a judge in australia has ordered cardinal george pell to stand trial on charges of sex abuse he denies the allegations. israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu presents evidence he says proves tehran is lying about its nuclear program critics say it's old news and question his timing. and in football byron munich face an uphill battle against real madrid in the champions league tonight they have just ninety minutes to turn the semifinal tie around or risk their troubled dreams ending in tatters. i'm sumi so much gonda good to have you with us the european union says there is no justification for a controversial u.s. tariffs on steel and aluminum and that it wants a permanent exemption the e.u. was responding to president donald trump's decision to delay the imposition of such tariffs just hours before a deadline was due to expire the e.u. says it has noted the move by trumpet that the postponement is prolonging uncertainty for businesses. a sigh of relief for the steel industry at least for the moment for the next four weeks the e.u.

he's the third most senior figure in the catholic church now a judge in australia has ordered cardinal george pell to stand trial on charges of sex abuse he denies the allegations israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu presents evidence he says proves tehran is lying about its nuclear program critics say it's old news and question his timing. i'm sumi so much going to thank you for joining us there were just hours to go before the deadline expired then u.s. president donald trump decided to delay a decision to impose controversial steel and aluminum tariffs on the e.u. and canada and mexico critics fear the import duties could spark an international trade war the us has now extended discussions for another month. four more weeks but despite gaining a one month reprieve the e.u. and the u.s. will still be desperately trying to reach an agreement. washington says it's been unfairly treated in trade with the e.u. and it wants concessions from brussels gemini's institute for economic research study tariffs on five thousand products it compared to how the e.u. and us tax each other the results ther

cardinal pell told the court he was not guilty.some of the other stories making the news. the american actress, ashleyjudd, is suing the disgraced hollywood mogul harvey weinstein, claiming he damaged her career in retaliation for her rejecting his sexual advances. msjudd was in the first group of women who came forward last year to accuse the film—maker of sexual misconduct. this also just this alsojust in in this also just in in the past hour or so. the trump administration has postponed a decision on whether to impose steel and aluminium tariffs on the european union and other us allies. temporary exemptions from the tariffs will be extended until the first ofjune. eu negotiators had raised the prospect of new tariffs on us goods if an exemption extension were not reached. new research shows that three quarters of all freshwater species in lake victoria, in east africa, are at risk of extinction. a report by the international union for conservation of nature says pollution from industrial and agricultural sources, overfishing an

jeff, the pontiff granted cardinal pell leave of absence from one of his priorities reforming church finances. that top job is still vacant. >> seth doane following this with the vatican behind him. seth, thanks. owner of a wildlife park in south africa is lucky to be alive tonight. after being attacked by a lion. the ordeal was captured on camera. a warning the video is graphic. here is debora patta. >> reporter: shamba was the animal sanctuary star attraction. usually up close and personal with the tourists and the park safari vehicle. on saturday, he was lured away from the gate to his enclosure by a staff member. the distraction aims to help park owner, 72-year-old mike hodge open the gate to exit the park. described as a routine precaution. on that day, it was anything but. >> suddenly, hodge runs back to the vehicle as shamba gives chase. but the lion pounces and drags him into the bushs. shocked. terrified touristed scream for help as the male lion, mauls hodge. shots ring out. at the end of the ordeal, shamba will be dead to save his owner's life. hodge was air lifted to a ho

i think they will cardinal pell is a long measure the most see it happening anywhere in the world to face criminal accusations of this nature and now there was a royal commission into institutional abuse of children embarrassing situations but particularly the catholic church that ran that in australia for two years and i'm failed some shocking. institutional cases of sexual abuse against children by people in the catholic church now these allegations came subsequent off that but that was shocking enough the fact that somebody so senior in the catholic church right up there with the pipe in the vatican has been brought back to australia to festival try and draw out the charges against him file and now face a criminal trial that will reverberate right surrounds the catholic church well why locally here in melbourne there was clapping as the magistrate left the colts at the end of the hearing there are those who say that they were abused by people in the catholic church in previous years and they're very happy to see somebody so senior have to face a jury for what he is accused of but

and vatican treasurer, cardinal george pell, is expected to face two separate trials in australia onexual assault charges. and tight security in rome as liverpool fans gather ahead of wednesday's champions‘ league semi—final. nine months since the group known as islamic state was defeated in its stronghold of mosul, and it's still not clear how many iraqi civilians died in the battle. the range of estimates is huge from at least 1,000 to more than 10,000. and reports suggest many were killed in coalition airstrikes. so far, only the us and australia have accepted any responsibility for civilian deaths. the official line from britain's ministry of defence is that officials have seen "no evidence." 0ur defence correspondent, jonathan beale, reports from mosul. this is the graveyard of the group called islamic state. it is also the tomb of an unknown number of civilians. the old city of mosul, where the extremists made their last stand. defeated with the help of unrelenting coalition air strikes. making their way through the shattered shell of the city, a team of iraqi volunteers, tryin

of peaceful protest could become violent also on this program a judge in australia orders cardinal george pell to stand trial on charges of sexual abuse apparently is the most senior figure in the catholic church he is pleading not guilty. of israel's prime minister binyamin netanyahu presents evidence he says proves that he wrong lied about its nuclear program critics say it's old news in a questioning his timing. plus countries around the world are marking international labor day we focus on the situation in china and on one for workers fights for is right. in european soccer by munich face an uphill battle tonight against real madrid in their champions league semifinal the bonus league titles have to be cheering al to have any chance of reaching the final. hello and welcome my name is christopher spring thanks for joining us hopes high of a new era in a new of parliament due to elect a new prime minister today the only candidate opposition leader nicole indiana. led days of protests that prompted the previous prime minister. to resign last month now and has been speaking in holman to head o

cardinal pell arrived at a melbourne court hoping this would be his final appearance. in one week george pell was until recently the catholic church's treasurer arguably the third most important person of the vatican inside here a magistrate told him he will face a criminal trial accused of historic sexual offenses police formed a barrier to help clear his path out a large crowd of media and people who say they were abused by priests in the catholic church was writing. the magistrates had barely finished. before he answered very very not guilty they were only words during the hearing he's been granted bail but he's not allowed to leave australia a legal suppression order bans the reporting yet of exactly what will stand trial for it also prevents the reporting of how many accusations have now been dismissed and what they were as a priest in the state of victoria and later archbishop of melbourne and sydney cardinal pell became australia's most senior catholic during his committal hearing a magistrate tested the credibility of pelts accusers and the strength of his defen

cardinal pell, who's 76 and a former archbishop of melbourne and sydney, pleaded not guilty to all the. the bbc‘s hywel griffith was following proceedings at melbourne magistrates‘ court, where cardinal pell received a large police guard. until this time last year, he was the vatican treasurer, thought to be the vatican treasurer, thought to be the third most powerful figure within the catholic church. but he left rome and flew back to a strangely saying he wanted to clear his name against all the charges of historical sexual offences —— flew back to australia. the magistrate has listened carefully to the evidence dating back to his time as a priest in the 19705 and a5 evidence dating back to his time as a priest in the 19705 and as the archbishop of melbourne in the city. today she announced around half of the charges were dismissed including some of the more serious sexual a55ault ones, but for the other half of the charges, multiple accounts of historical sexual offences, he will face trial, he will go before the jury. he has already had to submit his passport, he is not allowed to

a roman catholic cardinal is to stand trial in australia for sexual abuse decades ago cardinal george pell pleaded not guilty after dozens of witnesses gave evidence at a month long committal hearing the former archbishop of melbourne in the one thousand nine hundred rose to become a vatican treasurer an aide to pope francis but those are the headlines the news continues here on al-jazeera after the street station thanks so much and by the. getting to the heart of the matter if more stuff i can do the turkish cypriot leader calls you today and says let's have talks would you accept facing realities what do you think reunification of look like a lot of people think the peaceful unification is the only option for prosperity of south korea hear their story on talk to al-jazeera.

administrator pruitt had dinner with over a dozen leaders from the holy sea and on june 29th, 2017, cardinal pelld. but the documents specifically said that the dinner was with pell even noting it would take place a day before the cardinal's birthday. this tri-- this trip is under scrutiny by $120,000 and his justification. >> it was a g-7 trip a week after the paris decision -- >> jim, the epa claims that scott pruitt didn't know the cardinal was coming to the dinner. however that does seem to be contradicted by the may schedule where he is the only named vatican participant and clearly states dinner with cardinal pell and even mentions the following day is his birthday. >> there is a paper trail. sarah gannon, thanks very much. >>> be sure to tune in tont for a special report investigating the controversy epa chief scott pruitt tonight here on cnn in the 9:00 hour. >>> phone is ringing and it looks like a number you know, but, wait, is it a telemarketer? and is anyone trying to stop those pesky robo-calls? we'll have more. almost $800 when we switched our auto and home insurance. with liberty,

administrator pell had dinner with over a dozen leader from the holy see, and on june 29, 2017, cardinal pellunder scrutiny for its $120,000 price tag. and reporting that it was organized by an activist friend of pruitt's. his justification -- >> the trip to it tally was a g-7 trip. >> reporter: the epa claims scott pruitt did not know that cardinal pell was coming to the dinner, that does however seem to be contradicted by these documents, in addition epa hasn't said who paid for the dinner, but did say scott pruitt paid for his own meal. >>> still much straight ahead, in the newsroom, but first, when this week's cnn hero saw children begging in the streets of vietnam, he went from tourist to altruist. he left his home in new york and now works year round in vietnam to give young people's the skills to move out of poverty. meet neal bermis. >> we have kids with all kinds of difficult backgrounds, we have kids with aids, we have some that have been trafficked, sometimes more than once. no matter how difficult, how tortured their life may have been, with 100% assurance, i know that young perso

guilty to charges of sexual abuse spanning decades a day before his trial starts in melbourne cardinal pell will be the most senior catholic clergyman to be tried for sexual abuse. and the un's nuclear watchdog says there's no credible evidence to back israel's claim that iran has secretly continued its nuclear program on monday israel's prime minister said he had thousands of documents that proved iran lied about its nuclear weapons activities but the i.a.e.a. says all the documents are related to older programs from before two thousand and three well more on that in the news hour and twenty five minutes time off to inside story. will a new prime minister solve the crisis and i mean yes the election of a replacement follows an outpouring of anger by protesters the opposition is promising change and an end to corruption what's the expression for dodging the former republics of the soviet union this is inside story. and a welcome to the program i'm jane after weeks of mass protests arrests and resignation of the prime minister amin is on the brink of ushering in a new leader or is it opposit

peaceful protests could turn violent and also on this program a judge in australia orders cardinal george pell to stand trial on charges of sexual abuse powell is the third most senior figure in the catholic church is pleading not guilty. and in the champions league by munich face an uphill battle tonight in madrid the bundesliga titans facing the traffic the challenges they have to win against sure how to have any chance of reaching the final. hello and welcome my name is christopher spring thanks for joining us hopes are high of a new era in armenia with parliament due to elect a new prime minister today the only candidate opposition leader nicole pushing on who led days of protests that prompted the previous prime minister said the sharks you're on to resign last month machine and has been speaking in parliament ahead of today's vote warning all makers of what he called a political. tsunami if they fail to elect him a sunni and has the support of all the opposition parties in parliament but he also needs folks from the governing republican party to win. we're going to get the latest now fro

vatican treasurer cardinal george pell will soon arrive at a melbourne court to learn if he will face trial for charges of sexual assault dating back more than 20 years. and this video is trending on bbc.com. sajid javid has been appointed britain's new home secretary as the government struggles to deal with a row over deporting immigrants. his appointment follows the resignation of a key ally of the prime minister, amber rudd. that's all from me for now. stay with bbc news. and another top story here in the uk. the chief executive of sainsbury‘s has apologised now on bbc news all the latest business news live from singapore. president tried postponed a decision on whether to impose steel and aluminium tariffs on us allies. bonjour australia. french president macron hopes to drum up more business down under after a stopover in washington, dc. good morning, asia, hello, world. glad you could join us. newsjust in, the trump administration has decided to hold off making a decision on whether to impose steel and an elite —— aluminium tariffs on canada and the european union and mexico unt

a judge in australia has ordered the country's highest ranking catholic cardinal george pell to stand trial on multiple charges of sexual abuse and hell is the most senior member of the catholic church to be tried on such charges details about the allegations haven't yet been made public what police have said so far is that they are historical sexual assault charges dating back several decades pel has pleaded not guilty a date for the trial has yet to be said. we're going to link up now with journalist roger may not in sydney he's been following this case for us roger give us some small detail on the court's findings pelz lawyer i believe says the worst of the charges in his words have been dismissed. yeah well i'm about half the judges were dismissed earth for the clue going to get in is that cardinal thel committed sexual offenses at a similar in the original victorian town of ballarat in the one thousand nine hundred seventy it's a when he was a priest in the area the court was told that the witness of this alleged incident was not credible but the magistrate belinda weren't willin

cardinal george pell will stand trial over historical allegations of sexual abuse.denied the accusations. cough syrup made with codeine is causing alarming levels of opioid addiction, across parts of africa. nigerian authorities estimate many thousands of vulnerable young people are now consuming it, every day. taken in large quantities, it can cause serious physical and mental damage — some addicts are being chained up because staff in rehab centres fear violence. but it's against the law to sell it without a doctor's prescription, so how is all this happening? rona myer reports. in the back streets of kano in northern nigeria this scene is distressingly common. young people drinking cough syrup with codeine. according to the nigerian government three million bottles are being drunk every single day. and that figure is just for two of nigeria's northern states. the sweet strawberry taste makes you high and gets you hooked. addiction to this powerful opioid has reached unprecedented proportions across the country. this is a serious issue, it is biting everybody, it'

allowed to leave australia this will have big implications for the catholic church at one stage cardinal pell was the most senior catholic at the vatican managing all its finances they say is an incredible fall from grace from him although it is yet to be determined whether he's guilty and he says he is not of any of the accusations that will now go to trial. hundreds of latin american migrants seeking political asylum in the us a still waiting at the mexican border border guards have already turned them away following orders from president donald trump to stop the so-called migrant caravan in a visit to a u.s. border patrol station in california u.s. vice president mike pence stressed on the administration's commitment to border security. and the hundred fifty men women and many small children that are being processed at our border not far from here will be completely reviewed by our customs officials under our asylum laws and that will take place that's why we we've got to build a wall not just for the physical barrier that it prevents but also because of a wall sends a very clear message t

but judging australia orders cardinal george pell to stand trial on charges of sexual abuse powell is the third most senior figure in the catholic church he's pleading not guilty. and israel's prime minister binyamin netanyahu presents evidence he says proves iran lied about its nuclear program critics say it's old news in a questioning his timing and. hello and welcome my name's christopher spring it good to have you with us. media's parliament is due to elect a new prime minister today the sole candidate is opposition leader nicole young who led days of protests that prompted the previous prime minister. to resign last month a senior has been speaking to parliament ahead of today's vote and warning lawmakers of what he called a political tsunami. if they fail to elect him machine has the support of all opposition parties impala month but he also needs votes from the governing republican party to win that vote. we're going to get the latest now from d. w.'s nicola connelly nick you are in central here a van in republic square i believe where passion and supporters are gathering ahead

a roman catholic cardinal is to stand trial in australia for sexual abuse decades ago he's george pell cardinal george pell he has pleaded not guilty after dozens of witnesses gave evidence but a month long committal hearing. in the philippines capital manila thousands of union workers have marked labor day with protests there angry over the president roderigo to tertius failure to honor one of his main campaign promises union groups expected to turn to sign an executive decree ahead of labor day to strengthen the rights of temporary workers those are your headlines the news continues after the stream i will see you same time tomorrow. you stand the differences. and the similarities of cultures of. al-jazeera. femi oke a today why are looted ethiopian treasures from the nineteenth century still in the u.k. . a new exhibition in london showcases plundered artifacts from the obvious simian empire casting a spotlight once again on the debate over whether the spoils of war should be returned to their home countries so right now you are in the stream we're live on al-jazeera and eugene so l

the catholic church's top officials will face sexual abuse charges in an australian court cardinal george pell served as a priest in victoria during the one nine hundred seventy s. rising to become archbishop of melbourne in the one nine hundred ninety s. he's accused of several acts of sexual misconduct during those years but pelle is now australia's most senior catholic cleric and serves in a row must vatican treasury he's pleaded not guilty under thomas has more from outside the court in melbourne. the magistrate ran through the various accusations against called know how he made it very clear the her job was not to decide whether the jury should convict on any of them but whether it could convict the credibility of a witness so poor as to completely collapse in front of a jury and if not accusation should go to trial was it physically possible for what was being alleged to have occurred again if that relatively low ball was poss then again the accusation should go through to a jury trial india and she decided that about half of the allegations against called should go to a jury trial on we

churches top officials will face charges relating to multiple accusations of sexual abuse cardinal george pell served as a priest in victoria in the one nine hundred seventy s. rising to become of melbourne in the one nine hundred ninety s. he's accused of acts of sexual misconduct during. his most senior catholic cleric and serves serves in treasurer he's pleaded not guilty after thomas reports now from outside the court in melbourne. the magistrate. was not to decide whether the jury should convict on any of them but whether they could convict the plate ability of a witness so. as to completely collapse in front of the jury and if not. should go to trial physically possible was being alleged to have occurred again if that. was paul. then again the accusation should go through to a jury trial in the end she decided that about paul the allegations against called no palp should go to a jury trial on when state called new pal will face a criminal court's the directions hearing to find out more details about when and where his trial will take place in the meantime he's been allowed out on bail bu