victims of rape, a verdict is expected in the landmark trial of 39 soldiers in democratic republic of congowe will get them out, nigeria prisons will free school girls as the government faces a growing tide of criticism and happy families and australia is to make adoption easier. ♪ and there have been reports of shooting at the site of friday's landslide in afghanistan and 15 trucks arrived with supplies, up to 4,000 people are homeless and in desperate need of help. matt is from the international organization for migration, he was turned back from there this morning. >> reporter: we attempted to reach the distribution site which is just outside the village. we returned back at the entrance due to reports of fighting and shooting. we really don't have too many details of what is going on but we were advised for our safety to turn back. and the number of the aid trucks that were in the site yesterday have been moved down the road as well. >> the situation is calm but there are concerns that aid may not reach the people who need it most. we have the report from the scene of the disaster. >> r

a verdict is expected in a landmark trial for 69 soldiers in the democratic republic of congo. >>> we'll get them out - nigeria's president promises to free over 260 stolen school girls. his government faces growing criticism. >>> two weeks after an avalanche killed 16 sherpas on mt everest, families are waiting for compensation. . >>> there has been reports of a shooting at the site of friday's landslide in afghanistan. up to 4,000 people are homeless and in desperate need of help. the fighting broke out when 15 afghan army trucks arrived at the scene of the disaster, laid ep with tents and surprise. >>> this report from the scene of the disaster. >> reporter: this boy is 15 years old but has lost so much. his mother, along with his two sisters, two brothers, are buried in the mountain of mud. >> translation: at the time of the landslide i was holding my mother's hand. it slipped. i escaped, else i would have been buried in the same place with them. >> he knows his family is gone. he says he needs to find their bodies for his own peace of mind. >> translation: i want to see their dead b

seeking justice for rape victims and a victim in the trial of 39 soldiers in the democratic republic of congo>> i'm in the center of the village where 8 agencies and afghan army started giving aid to people effected by deadly landslides. >>> nigeria president promises to free over 200 school girls as the government faces growing criticism and happy families and australia is to make adoption easier. ♪ but we open in the democratic republic of congo where the biggest rape trial in the country's history is waiting for victims, 130 women say they were raped by government soldiers and waiting to find out if the men will be convicted or not in a special military court. and, malcolm web is at the town of the center of the allegations. >> this woman says when she was 16 rebels abducted her and kept her prisoner six months raping her repeatedly and when she escaped she was pregnant. in november 2012 a few months after giving birth things got even worse. >> translator: we heard that government soldiers were coming and were looting, 17 of them came into where we were hiding, there were 14 of us and they

victims of rape - a verdict is expected in a landmark trial of 39 soldiers in democratic republic of congo. . >>> i'm jane dutton, you are watching al jazeera. on the programme - we will get them out. nigeria's president promises to free over 200 kidnapped school girls was his government faces criticism. >>> survivors of afghanistan's landslide makes a plea for help. >>> two weeks after an avalanche kills 16 sherpas on mt everest, their families are still waiting for compensation. >>> the biggest rape trial in the history of democratic republic of congo is about to reach its conclusion. 130 women that say they were raped by government soldiers are waiting to find out if they'll get justice. a special military court is considering its verdict. malcolm web reports. >> reporter: this woman says when she was 16 rebels abducted her and kept her prisoner for six months, raping her repeatedly. when she escaped she was pregnant. in november 2012, a few months after giving birth, things got worse. >> translation: we heard government soldiers were coming and looting. 16 came to where we were hiding.

there is a death penalty here in congo. nobody got the death penalty. some got long jail sentences. others are walking away. those who are walking away are very relieved. foes who receive long jail sentences were very angry. they were put back in a truck, some of them were kicking and shouting and screaming that it was not just because all of the seven--the 13 that were acquitted were officers, and most of the 26 that are going to jail are junior-ranking soldiers. for some human rights activists and victims will say this is a reason to criticize the trial and justice was not received. others will say that they sent the right people to prison. >> this woman said when she was 16 rebels abducted her and kept her for six months and raped her repeatedly. when she escaped she was pregnant. with a few months after giving birth things got worse. >> we heard that government soldiers were coming and looting, 17 of them came to where we were hiding. there were 14 of us, they raped one of them. after they were finished one of them took my baby boy. the next day i found him, and he died. >> repo

the republic of congo and rwanda. he is coordinator food aid during the kosovo crisis overseeing the emergency response in 2004 tsunami in the northern province of aceh a and crs response to the 2010 earthquake in haiti. he also served as crs rep seventh of two angola haiti and they philippines and i would note parenthetically that i along with my other members applaud the work that was done during the tsunami in 2004 by crs and it's great to know that you were there making sure that all happens because otherwise it would have been far worse than it actually was. i would like to introduce ms. madeleine rose a policy advocacy advisor for mercy corps a global agency that provides assistance to those being in country suffering from natural disasters economic collapse or conflict. she leads portfolios on sub-saharan africans inc the ceo of feeeds advocacy mission and owns both feeeds llc witchcraft economics to fullman strategies for africa. she focuses on food security education and the environment and energy economics d

they have released a video threatening to sell the girls. >>> in the democratic republic of congo soldierse convicted of violations, 11 others were acquitted. >>> although many people believe the organization is a neutral authority on human rights some inside venezuela do not. march yana sÁnchez has our reports. >> reporter: he spend his days reading and reporting. on the night of march 20th he was walking home when national police guards chased him. i was running. three guards surrounded me. pushing me, kicking me. you raised my hands to surrender. one put his boot on me and shot me. >> the rubber bullet pierced his left leg. he said it went on for six hours before he got medical help. >> they made me walk, my leg hurt. i was in a lot of pain. they made me wipe the floor with my t-shirt. i was about to faint. only then did they send me to the doctor. >> reporter: the human rights watch report documents dozens of cases where protesters were beaten and tortured. it said 45 people suffered serious human rights violations and 150 were abused by security forces during the protests. it said tha

a former war lord from the democratic republic of congo is sentenced to 12 years in prison for the massacref hundreds of villagers. plus ♪ >> fighting the winter blues in australia. sydney's famous landmarks are lit up for a festival of lights. ♪ >> the thai military says that the former prime minister is now under arrest after being detained at a facility. this follows arrests that culminated in thursday's military coup. this is the scene life in the capitol of bangkok. where a nationwide curfew is now in effect. it has been in place for about an hour now. there seems to be some people braving the curfew, but this is downtown bang kong, a normally bustling vibrant 24-hour city. the vast majority of thais and tourists alike with abiding by the curfew. >>> the thai army spokesmen has talked to al jazeera. he has denied knowing the whereabouts of the former prime minister. but says other politicians were detained. >> not only has she been detained, but approximately 100-plus politicians that have been involved with the political conflict in thailand has been detained and the reason for that,

at least 15 have been killed in a stampede at a football stadium in democratic republic of congo. rival fans have been fighting. police fired tear gas into the crowd, drinkinguring the stam -- triggering the stampede. >> the united nations will discuss a report that could narrow the hunt for jonathan cohn, the leader of the lords resistance army. he is wanted for wore crimes and crimes against humanity. >>> this is a rare glimpse of jonathan cohn, often called africa's most wanted man. a leader of the lords resistance army, and led a ghostly existence in the jungles of central africa for years. he's been indicted by the international criminal court, stemming from a guerilla war waged in the north. tens of thousands were killed. over a million displaced. many raped and maimed. children forced to kill and mutilate their open families, and turned into copy's personal -- kony's personal soldiers. >> the l.r.a. is just about responsible for every war crime and atrocity in the book. in the past 3-4 years, the tactics of the l.r.a. have changed a bit. the violence has decreased significa

covers areas of south sudan the central african republic and the republic of congo. it's inhospitable area that kony and his men know well. >> it is hard to estimate by conventional means. we estimate that the lra only has about 160 actual combatants from uganda left. but even though the numbers don't seem that imposing, compared to other armed groups in the region, the lra is able to do much damage with relatively few fighters. >> reporter: so whereas the lra isn't quite the force that it once was, there is a real fear that the group could take advantage of unrest in places like the central african republic and south sudan to further destabilize the region. and for many who have survived his unimaginable tactics, the name joseph kony still reveals an unmistakable fear. stephanie decker, al jazeera. >> being oscar pistorius, possible anxiety disorder led to the are killing. >> it is my notion that oscar pistorius has an acts it a disorder. work hard to control the environment and be very prepared in order to alleviate their levels of anxiety. >> now prosecutors say t

covering areas of south sudan, the democratic republic of congo.t's inhospitable terrain that kony and his men know well. it's difficult to measure the strength of the l.r.a. now, we estimate that the l.r.a. only has about 160 actual combatants from uganda left. but even though the numbers don't seem that imposing compared to other armed groups in the region, the l.r.a. is able to do much damage with relatively few fighters. >> so where as the l.r.a. is not the force it once was, there is a fear that the group could take advantage of unrest in places like the central african republic, to further destabilize the region. for many who survived this unimaginable tactics, hearing joseph kony's name instills unspeakable fear. >>> joining me now from nairobi is david, a consultant for africa world media. the u.n. security council to talk about a report that could narrow the hunt for jonathan cohn. does that mean they have jonathan cohn in their sites, david. >> first of all, we went to the peace table, to the negotiations in 2005, we knew that there was g

. >>> to the democratic republic of congo now.ges have acquitted all but two of 39 soldiers accused of raping 130 women and girls two years ago. it was the country's biggest mass rape trial. as malcolm webb reports from goma, many are questioning the fairness of the verdict. >> reporter: it was the first rape trial of its size here in the democratic republic of congo. in the eastern city of goma 39 soldiers charged arrived at this military court to hear the final verdict. 18 months earlier retreating government troops flooded the town of goma after being defeated in battle. this woman lives there and is one of dozens, hundreds to tell similar stories. >> translation: we heard that government soldiers were coming and were looting. 17 of them came into where we were hiding. there were 14 of us, they raped all of us. >> the court had earlier heard testimonies from 76 women before the time came for the final judgment. a long sentence in a gaol is not much better. this man got 10 years and was fibbed out of the army. the number alone c

. >> well, the event took place in february 2003, in the north-east of a democratic republic of congoin that part of the country there were rival militias trying to gain territory. allegedly katanga read the patriotic resistance force. members of that group launched a raid on a village in 2003, 200 civilians were killed. katanga was convicted in march of some charges, but not all of them. the judge ruled he wasn't a direct participate, but an accessory to the attack, and they convicted him of planning the attack and procuring weapons. of other charges, sexual violence, he was cleared. >> katanga, a militia leader known as simba is the second person to be convicted of the international criminal court. earlier this year he was found guilty of four counts of war crimes and one of creams against humanity, relating to an attack on a village, targetting a rival militia and ethnic hema civilians, 200 people were hacked or shot to death. many women were raped and used as sex slaves. child soldiers were used and civilos imprisoned in a building full of dead bodies. in 2012 a codefendant was co

we want this to happen over the democratic republic of congo, over africa. we want to grow young people who are the future to create jobs, have their own businesses. >> earlier in the day secretary of state john kerry met with joseph kabila about recent security successes in eastern congo. tomorrow for the regular week ahead segment. we'll look at the fighting that displaced a million people. don't forget to join us at 8:30 pm eastern. >> australia has plenty of sun shine, why are millions of its citizens defirpt in vitamin c. >> i'm kaelyn forde in new york. where one. expensive clean-ups in history is getting under >>> welcome back to al jazeera america. let's get you up to date on the top stories. emergency cruise ended their search for survivors in the cland slide after rescue workers were lost in another slide. more than 2,000 are feared dead. the focus now on helping 4,000 afghans left homeless. >>> several european mediators have been freed. the government is stepping up it military campaign to retake some strong holds in the east. >>> the u.s. state

now a former malitia leader in the democratic of congo is sentenced to 12 years and he had earlier beenvicted of being an accessory to war crimes including the killing of village's and after a five eyear trial in the hague he is the second person to be convicted by icc and his time in jail will be reduced because of the time he has already been detain ed. >> a joint sentence of 12 years imprisonment and orders that time spent in detention in accordance with an order of the court, that is from 18, september, 2007 to this day, 23, may 2014 shall be deducted from his sentence. >> and we are watching events in the hague and we have mr. barber and you have been at the icc once the sentence has been given on mr. katanga and it will disappoint people he got 12 years and, b, he will not serve that term in its entirety. >> reporter: i think you are right and let's remember that katanga was actually brought to the hague in 2007. his trial started in 2009 and lasted about 4 1/2 years. what he was convicted of were crimes which happened during an attack on a village called bogoro in the democratic

he coordinates in burundi, central africa, and congo. and rwanda. since joining crs, he has coordinated food aid during the kosovo crisis, overseeing the emergency response to the 2004 tsunami and directed crs's response to the 2010 earthquake in haiti. he served as a country representative to angola, haiti and the philippines. i myself along with a few other members were there and applaud the work that was done during that tsunami in 2004 by crs. it is great to know that you were there making sure that happen because otherwise it would have been far worse than it actually was. i would like introduce ms. madeleine rose is an advocacy advisor for mercycorps an aid agency. she leads mercycorps portfolios on sub-saharan youth programs, counterterrorism, and humanitarian access, countering violent extremism and atrocity prevention. she has also worked for the committee on national legislation in congress at the united nations and with community based organizations in south africa and for netapp. we will then hear from mr. caspar -- i hope i am pronounci

you realized that the congo was a safer place to invest than russia.ble, you had that vision? >> we spent a lot of time there and you know what? you can't ever control anything. you can't work under the law in russia. you have to rely on other people's favors. the drc they want investment. they want the money. they want to create jobs. they want to develop their country. and they have a good mining law. you know, at the end of the day i've always said, if you develop world-class businesses that are highly profitable, you pay tax, you employ people, what else do politicians want? >> so you're not worried about any sort of change in the tax regime in the drc? >> jim, i worry every day about every place that i put my shareholders money in. i will continue to do that. >> you're doing much better than the industry. dr. mark bristow, thank you for coming on "mad money." >> thank you, jim, for having me. >> if you want to own a gold stock it is this one. randgold. that's mark bristow, ceo of randgold resources. symbol gld. don't move. lightning round is next.

a village in the northeastern congo where some 200 people were hacked to death with machetes. it is only the second ever conviction by the icc. and a water spring. officials in the mexican capital want to extend the main water supply to that village residents say it is just an excuse to seize control of the spring water. the gunmen that killed seven people last year could join the ranks of fighters in war-torn syria. crossed into syria from neighboring turkey. campaign has wrapped up in egypt. already regarded by many egyptians as the de facto leader faces just one challenger in the polls. track tory is now on be ruled by a strongman. his main present in the past , he had notign appeared in public, worried about his safety. he faces just one challenger. they have already made their allegiance clear. >> he has 296,728 votes, 94.5%. >> campaigning for development and employment, it seems the popular choice. back to those that overthrow the ,uslim brotherhood president it's all 1.5 thousand supporters killed last summer and thousands more jailed. the leader is representing a retu

. >>> now almost all of the soldiers accused in the rape trial in the democratic republic of congo have been cleared. 24 were convictof lesser charges such as looting. 130 women accused the soldiers of raping them during fighting in 2012. malcolmalcolm webb has more fro. >> 26 people in total going to jail but most of them have been charged with other crimes such as pillaging. 13 people have walked free, they're all disperse again bringing further criticism that there seems to be possibly impunity for high-ranking soldiers whereas the 26 who are going to jail are of lower ranks with the exception of one officer above them. the trial was fair, the right people did go to jail, and some people will say in a context of almost no justice at all, the first trial of its kind even though it wasn't legally watertight, it was better than nothing. >> nairobi, at least three people were killed and 60 others injured. follows two explosions on the coavment city momb -- coastal city mombasa. >> unable to confront our security agencies directly, the terrorists have now resort are o soft targets. we wil

a democratic republic of congo court convicted only two soldiers of rape doing a trail. 135 case cases of sexual violence were referred. the democratic republic of congo government has been under pressure to convict the soldiers. >>> in greece 34 people, including four children drowned when two boats capsized. three dozen others were res cured. several were missing. the boats were trying to bring people into greece illegally. some use greece as an entry point to the e.u., the trip is risky. more than 40 died trying to cross the waters. in nepal, it's been two weeks since guides died in an avalanche. relatives are relying on the government for help. we have this report from kathmandu. >> this man lost his father. he had been to the summit of everest nine times, spending 20 years to help people achieve their dreams. >> he was a very honest and decent man. he used to help everyone, i miss him a lot. now a monk leads prayers in his home, where the families observing the traditional 49 days of mourning. these buddhist rituals can cost tens of thousands, and so far the family received no mon

. >> victims of a mass race in the congo found dozens of government troops raped 130 women and girls from one town in 2012. monday, a d.r.c. court convicted two soldiers charged with lesser crimes and cleared the others. lawyers say the ruling is insulting. the conflict in the democratic represendemocraticrepresentdemo. >> there are growing fears girls that were kidnapped will never be found. >> yanked from their bed in the dead of night. 300 young women, ages 16-18 were told they would be taken somewhere safe by men dressed in nigerian military uniforms. they were actually an armed group fighting western influence in nigeria. the girls were preparing for a physics test. only some names have been released. many of the names are biblically inspired, ruth, esther, mary, hanna, rebecca. two thirds of the girls are christian and forced to convert to islam. families and supporters of the kidnapped girls have been protesting, demanding the nigerian find their nieces, sisters, daughters. the cries of nigerian activists have been echoed around the world. demonstrators from washington, d.c. t

di,coordinates in burun central africa, and congo. and rwanda. crs, he hasg coordinated food aid during the close of a crisis, overseeing the emergency response to the directed crs'sd response to the 2010 earthquake in haiti. he served as a country are presented to angola, haiti and the philippines. i myself along with a few other members were there and applaud the work that was done during that tsunami in 2004 by crs. it is great to know that you were there making sure that happen because otherwise it would have been far worse than it actually was. i would like introduce ms. madeleine rose is an advocacy aidsor for mercycoprrps an agency. mercycorps portfolios on sub-saharan youth programs, counterterrorism, and humanitarian access, countering violent extremism and atrocity prevention. she has also worked for the committee on national legislation in congress at the united nations and with community based organizations in south africa and for netapp. we will then hear from mr. caspar -- i hope i am pronouncing that correctly. who is the uganda-ba

. >> a military court in congo will deliver a verdict in a mass rape case, dozens of soldiers accusedng women and girls from one town in 2012. the trial is unprecedented and there is no possibility of appeal. >> this woman says when she was 16, rebel's abducted her and kept her prisoner for six months, raping her repeatedly. when she escaped, she was pregnant. in november, 2012 after giving birth, things got even worse. >> we heard government soldiers were coming and lotting. 17 of them came where we are hiding. there were 14 of us and they raped all of us. after they finished, one took my baby boy. i found him the next day, but later he died. >> she's one of dozens of women who say they were raped at the same time in the same town in the east of the department of congo. >> the road follows the lake and when the soldiers reached here, the town, they went on a spree of looting and raping that lasted for about three days. almost a year later, on the mounting international pressure, 39 of the suspect's were charged before a military court in the first case of its kind in congo. >> the mo

congo dealing with get it. done. hello welcome to sophie and co i'm sort of a shevardnadze and the world's biggest sporting event is just weeks away brazil is getting ready to welcome the teams for the c.f.l. world cup and excitement is boiling over now what does russia have against a heavyweights of international football while west somebody who should know the legendary football figure who is guiding russia's team my guess today is. just two months to go until the two thousand and fourteen world cup kicks off and for the first time in twelve years russia's national team will be among those competing expectations are low for a team like an experience in politics has read it sadly with calls for russia to be kicked out don't worry. about effect team spirit is the russian team being underestimated. do they have any chance of an unlikely victory. fabio capello of the coach of the russian that's a national soccer team it's great to have you on the program today welcome agreement from the british so i want to start from

they relate to a 2003 attack on bogorhum in congo targeting civilians. up to 200 people were attacked while they were sleeping and hacked or shot to death. many women were raped and used as sex slaves. judges accepted child soldiers were used in the attack. >> at a time lasted more than four years. in the end, his sentence was nowhere near the maximum 25 years which the prosecution had asked for and some observers say the icc should be sending a stronger signal to people implicated in war crimes and crimes against humanity. >> the legal team are worried that a sentence seen as lienience could lead to further atrocities. >> i am not 12 years is that much for someone for many years, committing those crimes for many years. is the icc prosecute, the fact he was acquitted to any connection to the sexual crimes is a disappointment? >> 60% of the individuals charged by the icc have been charged with some form of sexual violence. so the intention of the prosecutor to prosecute these crimes is ambiguous. i don't think we are seeing the results or juris prudence t

have been killed and dozens more seriously injured at a football match in the democratic republic of congoa stampede in a stadium toward the end of the game between asb club and you are looking at some injured there and clashes between rival fans and police put tear gas in and comes weeks after 21 people were killed at a stampede at a music festival. and the league title race will go down to the final day and atletico goes to barcelona next sunday and the winner of the game will be crowned champions but madrid is out of the running and we talk about the high drama. >> nothing short of victory would be enough to keep them in the title race and no lapse for concentration and the move would be costly. and he struggled to create chances and they subtracted the off side flag and looked defenseless as well and charles was second of the game. a 2-0 loss and the race was down to two. it would do nothing to lesson the pressure on atletico madrid on the verge of their first title since 1996. the day two was an scrappy goal and they wanted to look away in a share of points in the winners. barcelona h

>> this is "the journal congo coming to you live from dw in berlin. -- "the journal," coming to you live from dw in berlin. in it in ukraine ahead of sunday's referendum on breaking away from key as that from kiev. we will go live. >> ukraine's presidential election must go ahead without disruption at the end of the month or russia will face a tougher new round of sanctions. that was the message from the leaders of germany and france today. speaking after two days of talks on the german coast, angela merkel and franÇois harland -- franÇois hollande said it is crucial to stabilizing ukraine, and they called on all sides to avoid violence. they also condemned the disputed referendum in eastern regions this sunday, which is being held by pro-russian separatists seeking to break away from kiev 's control. >> we have agreed to cooperate very closely and stay in regular contact because the next two weeks leading up to the election on may 25 will be a very dairy -- a very delicate period. we want to make clear that the russian president needs to make a greater effort to send signals of de-escal

a former war lord from the democratic republic of congo is sentenced to 12 years in prison for the massacre hundreds of villagers. plus ♪

. >> congo, 2007 -- i'm sorry, kenya, 2007. >> guest: that was a big -- kenya goes to show how you can make progress in one election and then a few years later, the lack of followup or violence can have restoked and you can have a mess again. so, in -- it's very, very difficult to set a country on a path when we have fixed it and now they know how to run elections and it's just going to work. and so in kenya it's been up and down with election monitoring, and it is not the election monitors' fault per se but it's a good example of where they have been very worried about being critical because of the violent potential if they come out and condemn the elections. >> host: what do you teach at duke? >> guest: i decree introduction to policy, policy analysis, help undergraduates right honors thesis and teach these topics like tools of international pressure. ways to provoke domestic response. >> host: you write: you can't vote. anywhere. in the world. >> guest: yes. >> host: why is that? >> guest: but a i'm a danish citizen, and the danish laws require residency in order to vote and i'm not

of dozens that say they were raped at the same time in the same down east of democratic republic of congo. the soldiers along this road following the shore after being defeated by the rebels, when they reached here the town, they went on a spree of looting and raping. a year later, with mounting international pressure, 39 suspects were charged in a military court. the most recent hearse were held in this town, in goma. perpetrators rarely stand trial. this person works with victims of sexual violence and sentences are rarely upheld, and the impunity means attacks continue. >> translation: you act like you arrest someone. later you find them out and about. the rape victim is unsafe because officials say he was arrested. you find him arrested down the streets. he's sentenced to some years, after a few weeks he's out. >> meanwhile they are awaiting for a judge's decision, and to see if it will bring change. >>> more to come on the programme, including tensions in odessa. the latest from the southern ukranian city, where more than 60 pro-russian separatists have been freed. >> and the world's

challenge that covers areas of south sudan, the central african republic and the democratic republic of congo. it's the inhospitable terrain that kony and his men know well. >> right now. >> we estimate that the lra only has about 160 actual combatants from uganda left, but even though the numbers don't seem that imposing compared to other armed groups in the region, the lra is able to do much damage with relatively few fighters. >> so whereas the lra isn't quite the force that it once was there is a real fear that the group could take advantage of areas of unrest to further destabilize the region. for many who have survived unimaginable tactics hearing joseph kony's name still instills an unspeakable fear. stephanie decker, al jazeera. >> a psychiatrist testified in the oscar pistorius actual. the defense is trying to show that pistorius accidently shot his girlfriend. >> it is my opinion that oscar pistorius has an anxiety disorder. those with anxiety disorders try to control their environment and try to relief their anxiety. >> reporter: if convicted, pistorius faces 15 years to life in pr

covering areas of south sudan, the democratic republic of congo. it's inhospitable terrain that coney and his men know well. it's hard to measure the strength. we estimate that the l.r.a. has 160 combatants from uganda left. even though the numbers don't seem that imposing compared to other armed groups in the region, the l.r.a. is able to do much damage with relatively few fighters. >> so whereas the l.r.a. is not the force that it once was, there's a fear that the group could take advantage of unrest in places like the central african republic, and south sudan, to destabilize the region. for many that survived, hearing joseph kony's name instills an unspeakable fear. >>> u.n. secretary-general ban ki-moon will brief a security council on developments in south sudan. a ceasefire appears to have been broken soon after it came in effect. the south sudan accuses the arm, i of voting first. the ceasefire was part of a wider agreement between president salva kiir and former vice president riek machar. >>> nearly 2,000 indigenous people massacred during

a verdict is expected in a landmark trial for 69 soldiers in the democratic republic of congo. >>> we'll get them out - nigeria's president promises to free over 260 stolen school girls. his government faces growing criticism. >>> two weeks

. >> the court convicted him for his role in an attack on a village in eastern congo in 2003. he was found guilty of arming a militia group that used weapons to brutally shoot and hacked to death around 200 people. he is the second person ever to be sentenced by the icc. across europe, people are heading to the polls to elect a new european parliament. ireland and the czech republic voted on friday. the election is a litmus test for prague's centerleft government. the netherlands and great britain already handed in ballots. written's nigel farage and his anti-eu party are predicted to perform well. the final tally will be released on sunday. >> but in the netherlands, surprise early results showed a far right dutch populist geert wilders has underperformed and was beaten into fourth place by pro-european parties. >> all predictions pointed to them winning more of the vote, but exit polls in the netherlands indicate geert wilders'base far --geert wilders 'party got five percent less than in the last election. >> naturally, it is because of the low voter turnout. just 37% went o

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ambassador of congo.he question the committee is seeking views on today is whether or not the central african republican is in the throes of a pregenocide atmosphere or already embroiled in a genocide. my speech will address these issues as we work toward helping the community and stem the tide of violence we see today. i first want to say something that is very similar to what my colleagues on the panel have said about the severe devastation of the crisis. i have been up on the border many times and the remains there re refugees from other conflicts even. there is internal issues that have never been resolved, social issues and poclitical and ethnic issues keep the country unstable and the people at the c.a.r. at the mercy of the next wave of violence. because of the continued instability and not being on the international community raid for a decade, the events have set in motion two things: revenge killing which is now sectarian violence. and now we are hearing unconfirmed reports of what i call revers

week but they were all that was the final set to go buy something of a cool job reminds you of the congo productive. i was afraid. and it's going to be open for one thing about ghost of his art for free for the ticket because you feel when going forward. welcome to fund capital amman on the state to pay their respects to former one legend at the center on the twentieth anniversary of the brazilians death into attending a memorial service in the italian circuit with family members and possum car drivers including double one champion fernando homes or when ferrari team making the right of center steve mcclaren can hop back in arguably one of the past weekend to that one of the summer inappropriate austrian driver roman rite but at the height of a crash during qualifying on friday the following day thirty four year old center suffered head injuries when he can read off the track of one hundred and ninety mile an hour time to read okada said it was arguably the most talented driver of his generation of over a relatively short tenure great was rebuilt on toast. most of us and forty one race w

seeking justice for rape victims and a victim in the trial of 39 soldiers in the democratic republic of congo>> i'm in the center of the village where 8 agencies and afghan army started giving aid to people effected by deadly landslides. >>> nigeria president promises to freeve

carry all for the democratic republic of congo and thirty million dollars and eighty on condition they carry out and credible elections i'm pleased to know the thirty million dollars movie the band available from the status of the whole day in order to support transparent and credible elections as well as recovery and destruction programs eastern drc. foreign ministers of major refugee sixteen countries have attended one day meeting to discuss a resolution to the syrian refugee crisis amazingly the first the country's copper and a modest number of syrian refugees brought together foreign ministers from jordan lebanon egypt turkey and iraq along with the united nations high commissioner for refugees. the minister's up of the importance of continued international support for the refugees and their host communities. this was that the need for increased international support as i keep reminding that is no humanitarian solution to the political crisis in syria that is a political solution that would end the humanitarian crisis and the men to suffer. well time now for a short break but stay

at least 15 people have been killed in a stampede at a football stadium in the democratic of congo ands have been fighting in the stands during the match and people fired tear gas in the crowd and that triggered the stampede. a drone strike killed at least four suspected al-qaeda fighters in the northern providence and the first time they used drones in the defensive against al-qaeda that started two weeks ago and we have more from yemen capitol. >> the drone targeted an off-road vehicle traveling in a desert area in the province. witnesses say four people were killed in the attack and we don't know if they were al-qaeda operatives or nothing but this is an ex escalation in the fight against al-qaeda where the army has a massive operation and an operation that could backlash in the past yemen and other groups like and necessity international were critical of drone attacks saying they killed civilians at random. people here in the capitol say that the yemen government should never compromise on sovereignty and the issue of plan and lead the fight against al-qaeda and shows also the limi

he's been questioned in relation to the adoption of a larger team of congo to police without further evidence that would be passed to the dpp the prosecution service will make a decision one way or another the sniper is going to be addressed in the coming days and there's talk about this being politically most of the week and motivated before an election today is may the twenty first polling day is to over three weeks from now in some cases are only going to do that thank you very much indeed. yet the report the commission investigation into the killing of twenty oh nine and enjoyed prison eight years ago has concluded his death was avoidable. i'm sure nothing happens. i danced the night after he was beaten to death in the basements out in the early hours of the first of august two thousand and six the commission of investigation report into the killing of dowry damage here in cell number two in the basement and the choice jail is highly critical of the prison system and highlights systemic failures on the part of the psychiatric services and prison management particularly in mount j

carry all for the democratic republic of congo and thirty million dollars in the heat on condition they carry out fat and credible elections. he is doing well the thirty billion dollars will be giving the earlier stages of the whole day. in order to support transparent and credible elections as well as recovery of destruction programs in eastern drc foreign ministers of major refugee sixteen countries have attended one day meeting to discuss a resolution to the syrian refugee crisis the same. the country's copper and a modest number of syrian refugees. the foreign ministers from jordan lebanon egypt turkey and iraq and of the united nations high commissioner for refugees the ministers from the importance of continued international support for refugees and their host communities. what is that the need for increased international support as i keep reminding that is no humanitarian solution to the political crisis in syria that is a political solution that would end the humanitarian crisis and the amount of suffering. now for a short break but stay with us the more than a species including

at the bottom of the list, somalia and the democratic republic of congo. it's more dangerous to be a mother than to be an armed fighter. by the way, the u.s. ranked 31 out of 178 countries tumbling from sixth place eight years ago. >>> a big surprise on an american flight. from memphis over the weekend. this picture is showing none other than prince william right there in coach. that's the back of his head in the window seat. he's making his way back to london after a friend's wedding and reportedly his grandmother asked that on personal trips royals pay for their own travel and avoid displays of extravagance. >>> today a lion king moment at the national zoo in washington, d.c. watch the all important swim test for the lion cubs. one, two, three, four went into the water. paddled around, scrambled about into the arms of human parents with warm blankets. all four passed with flying colors. which means they just need their vaccinations and they'll join their brothers and sisters in the outdoor exhibit. >>> next, the people betting they have a better way to g

got to play in africa's key from security challenges the peacekeepers to the democratic republic of congo. so mommy i'm so gonna get great support and financial aid to the peacekeeping mission since then it died. this is in africa. thai stocks that this sprawling over the cost of five decades. we really could sell to six africa is expected to take political and economic cooperation with the cousins to new heights and strengthen the people that i just knew the nation's lot of things for africa sleep seems to think he ate it. thai opposition leader potty seat in the dead diva has urged to delay a general election planned for july by up to six months. i use it to told a news conference on saturday that the vote should allow time for reforms aimed at ending the country's political crisis. the former prime minister said that he wanted the country to be run by a neutral interim government with limited powers. that said that he would not be part of the reform committee and that no politician should be included. i mean this to lunch to mediation efforts on april the twenty fourth however protest

chilling scene in the rain company can hide and seek is the case before rising to the lynching of congo and siebel. a senior prosecutor said the prosecution team is keen to kim's actions before deciding whether to request a court warrant to form he'll rest him for fifteen surviving crew members from the ferry and four dimple piece of the company of force to be unless it's to the allegations of the negligence and of failing to protect passengers. china has pushed the philippines to immediately release that the taied chine fherm afishinga sea. the players and it's eleven run korea would ted by the philippine police on tuesday morning in the war has all the time the show. the captain of an albany a point on is facile to several philippine home and fced thr way onto the brisk fall for all flesh colts in the and then to contract. mitchell is a major fishing base for chinese fisherman and tons of course use a distinct new homes onto the detained crew. chocolatey china has in his sovereignty over the sea and outs including the bunyan shell of the nine shining. the chinese men tend to lead prot

from the list of officials of the company to get the heater the leader was accompanied by comrades congo so that i don't she and my one true that has fuelled speculation that the palm may have a place tie at them and treat with bureau chief. north korea watchers are keeping a close eye on them that i want less promoted to the position of vice marshal less than two weeks after being put in the ranks of the four star general. khan reportedly led last year's very content from tech who was once the second most powerful men in north korea. experts say pond speedy promotion may be intended to cap the power of che every team's current number two. as for a chat that vanished from sight of the few weeks. the rumors are that it has been hospitalized due to complications from diabetes and confused. many unions. that is here to help estimate a little more sense of the south bronx or activities that north korea's nuclear test site. professor welcome. while it's normally not as the first question of course and do you think that we need to be needing to have these kind of cruel warnings coming from nor

a detective spent four days questioning adams about the murder of jean the congo who was kidnapped and killed by ira members. adams denied any involvement. police said a file has been sent to the prosecutor that the us to decide if he should face charges. and i joined along the line by david mackay trek from belfast a big gerry adams has been released. now the prosecutor is going to weigh in what more can you tell us whoa it. yet it is often filled with charges brought against them. but the fear of the lie to that of a hero of the tension that long because it sought to that of electric charges will be brought to the weekend of the journey after a couple of them. richard tribute to the republicans the weak dollar. the first minister of northern ireland has accused sinn fein of trying to blackmail police since and says this is all politically motivated what is behind this aggressive rhetoric. and overthrew the elected on the committee is very important for the republican portion them to keep their literature. jill. because they have the available pool of energy and action and expelled a

including pregnant women than it is the ngos and civil servants played hand and saying bring back congo is that it's going to have around has been letting god use mr linky below. too cool to think and sold into marriage the panel has not yet made in response to the accusation. protest is that the government to make this hearing but they kept us in order to secure the ghostly. many of the that might not even done for rescue. i got there. well that's not what they want the blood went to the golf club doctor from one bath. me pause. then the sun has not even in unison. the songs in a box of those twenty five goal second opinion when he died is not possible. i've got about two hundred yards i'm indebted to the mall it's time everyone robots needs to do something to hide it. then developments him about the happenings in the country. he said that in the country's first parliamentary election system restore to us scorsese in twenty eleven. heavy security was in place with hundreds of thousands of soldiers and police deployed to protect polling stations and a big cool down in baghdad and errand