president lula da silva started as a trade unionist fighting corruption.tionalise corruption. no one has done anything worse. bite here, members and supporters of the workers party are out in force. —— but. the presence in face of president lula da silva is everywhere to pick people have come from all over brazil to be here for lula. they are notjust here to support his court battle, but also to support his running for president later this year, a race is currently leading. his supporters say there is no evidence against him and it is just a way to stop him becoming president against. he represents nowadays the only political option that the working class have in brazil. translation: i am pretty sure you will not be sent to prison, but if the is found guilty, he will become a martyr. —— if he. but if the is found guilty, he will become a martyr. -- if he. no one knows which way the judges will vote on wednesday, but whatever the decision, authorities are preparing for strong actions on both sides. kitty watson, bbc news, brazil. —— katy. tens of thousands

da silva loses it. >> brad: wow. >> clark: i think it may have been da silva who swiped at it last, perhaps>> brad: jackson-cartwright trying to get a hand in there too. here is another look. jackson-cartwright. i don't know. >> clark: that might be jackson-cartwright from that angle. i think it was jackson-cartwright there, brad, from that last angle. da silva going to lose control here as he starts to lose his balance. that is tough. because both arms were were going toward the ball. at the same time. from that angle it looks like da silva. it looks pretty definitive. >> brad: if that holds it would be the seventh second half turnover. if it stands. it would be their 11th today. and the officials are taking all the time they can. i don't blame them. first place in the pac-12 is on the line and only 18.9 seconds remaining in regulation. >> clark: try to look at it one more time. >> brad: this one we haven't seen. >> clark: ok. da silva. >> brad: i think so too. >> clark: yeah. wildcats ball, i think. if nothing else, it's not conclusive enough to change it from the call on the floor. >> br

thousands rally in southern brazil for their former president, lula da silva, urging an appeals court to overturn his conviction for corruption. fears of a major eruption in the philippines after fresh activity from mount mayon. and the south african jazz musician and campaigner against apartheid hugh masekela has died at the age of 78. hello. the us attorney—general, the country's top prosecutor, has become the first member of president trump's cabinet to be questioned by the special counsel investigating allegations of russian interference in the presidential election. it's understood jeff sessions was also questioned about whether the trump team colluded with russia, and then tried to impede the russia inquiry. and the washington post is reporting that special counsel robert mueller is seeking to interview the president, as well. the bbc‘s david willis is following events in washington. you are absolutely right to the justice department confirming today thatjeff sessions, the attorney general, was interviewed by robert mueller‘s team, investigating alleged collusion between the tru

let us know what you think. against former president lula da silva. he's been found guilty of accepting a penthouse apartment as a bribe. are politically motivated. our south america correspondent, katy watson, reports from brazil. politician of brazil is worth chanting about. chanting about. define the future of lula, and of brazil. brazil. he wants to run for leadership again. leadership again. tuesday evening to thank the crowd for their support. for their support. one thing will stop me from what i am doing. am doing. that will be the day i am no longer here, the day i die. no longer here, the day i die. society, a society we can be proud of. people here are angry. situation is because he wants to run for presidency again. for presidency again. victim, they say, of a political witch—hunt. witch—hunt. he is leading the polls of the october elections. of the october elections. the country needs him back in power. this is a teacher in her 50s. from college, and even she benefited. benefited. she is here because she believes in this. believes in this.

that first brazil is up held a conviction against the former president lewis in the asio lula da silva the corruption and money laundering but he was defiant saying he will still run for the presidency in october today's a bove reports now from the southern city of porto alegre where his supporters have been rally. these people are standing by. they're convinced he will be brazil's next president despite a court's ruling that makes it almost impossible for him to run. the risk distance will never die we lost the battle but not the war president. on wednesday an appeals court upheld his conviction for corruption and money laundering even increased the sentence to twelve years and one month one of the judges said there is no doubt that the former president was involved in a corruption scheme. i looked at these questions one by one reaffirming specifically that the issue of culpability is the largest vector for the sentence and i consider culpability to be extremely high in this case it happened in the city of port where extreme security measures were taken to prevent clashes between supp

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decide later whether or not to uphold a corruption conviction against the former president lula da silva. he's been found guilty of accepting a penthouse apartment as a bribe. thousands of his supporters have held rallies, saying the charges against him are politically motivated. tens of thousands of people in the philippines have been forced to flee their homes as the country's most active volcano continues to fire huge plumes of ash and lava into the air. the army has been drafted in to help clear the danger area around the mayon volcano. now on bbc news, hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, with me, zeinab badawi. my guest is south african jazz legend and political activist hugh masekela. his life and music have reflected the struggles of the anti—apartheid hero, and the years of black majority rule. so, why does he now describe south africa as "fast turning into a rubbish dump, and becoming removed from its authentic african culture"? hugh masekela, welcome to hardtalk. thank you, thank you, zeinab. you were born in 1939 in witbank, 100 miles east ofjohannesburg. you said "if i have a trum

decide later whether or not to uphold a corruption conviction against the former president lula da silva. he's been found guilty of accepting a penthouse apartment as a bribe. thousands of his supporters have held rallies, saying the charges against him are politically motivated. tens of thousands of people in the philippines have been forced to flee their homes as the country's most active volcano continues to fire huge plumes of ash and lava into the air. the army has been drafted in to help clear the danger area around the mayon volcano. now on bbc news, tuesday in parliament. hello there, and welcome to the programme. coming up in the next half hour: the government confirms it won't appeal a high court ruling on benefit payments for people with mental illness. labour reckons it's good news for ha rd—pressed claimants. the cuts that have been brought on disabled people by this government is an absolute disgrace. also on this programme: the former chair of the social mobility commission says ministers weren't willing or able to "put their shoulders to the wheel" to tackle the problem.

of december a court in brazil is up held a conviction against former president luis ignacio lula da silva the corruption of money laundering it's a major setback in his plans to run again for the presidency but he insists he will contest. election u.s. president donald trump has urged turkey to curtail its military offensive against kurdish fighters in northern syria on saturday turkey launched an air and ground operation an african to push out why p.g. fighters which it considers to be terrorists the u.s. sees the fighters as allies helping is in its fight against isis the former doctor for the u.s. gymnastics team has been given a prison term of up to one hundred seventy five years for sexual assault very nasser pleaded guilty to being accused by more than one hundred fifty women including several u.s. olympic gold medalists of those the headlines the news continues here on al-jazeera of the inside story next. we understand the differences. and the similarities of cultures across the world so no matter how you take it al-jazeera will bring you the news and current affairs that. al-jazee

cholera and diptheria in yemen we get a weather update next here on al-jazeera then brazil's lula da silva insists he's not out of the presidential race despite losing a court appeal over his corruption conviction. beijing's controversial plan to clean up the city that's leaving thousands homeless. hello we've got some more snow in the forecast for japan over the next couple of days the winds coming in from the northwest direction so there's that crowd drifting into the western side of honshu in particular and the lake effect snow will be coming down once again then on the other side of the mound since sheltered in tokyo temperatures getting up to around three degrees celsius it should be lost a crisp dry and sunny as we go on into a sas day temperatures start to pick up a little still want to snow flurries a possibility take it getting up to around six degrees celsius a five for a soccer sort of temperature we can expect to see in shanghai over the next day or so temperatures gradually picking up here we've had some unusual snow shall we say . but we have seen some snow fall in shanghai s

doha are coming up in the next thirty minutes judgement day in brazil for former president lula da silva called verdict could dash any hopes of his return to power. on the move with nowhere to go thousands of civilians unable to escape fighting in northern syria. security measures ahead of next month's. winter olympics. welcome to the program save the children has suspended operations in afghanistan in response to an attack on its workers the gunmen stormed the agency's compound in the eastern city of jalalabad after a suicide bombing just outside that two people have been killed including a policeman jennifer glass our correspondent following events are a difficult day for save the children but what's the situation like now as it was. just a half an hour or so ago. it is has just ended security forces are clearing the building forty six people a harrowing day for them more than eight a half hours trapped inside that building with those attackers they have been rescued the death toll has gone up to three two guards from save the children and one civilian a twenty five people have been in

brazil wherejudges will decide whether to uphold the conviction of former president, luiz inacio lula da silvasions has become the first member of president trump's cabinet to be questioned by the special counsel investigating allegations of russian interference in the presidential election. tens of thousands of people in the philippines have been forced to flee their homes as the country's most active volcano continues to fire huge plumes of ash and lava into the air. now it is time to look at the stories that are making the headlines in media across the world. we begin with time which covers us attorney generaljeff sessions being questioned by a special counsel into links with russia — it asks whether president trump will be next. an investigation leads the financial times — the paper sent undercover reporters to a fundraiser alongside some of britain's biggest names in business — but they came back with reports of groping and sexual harassment. bloomberg looks at the british regulator halting rupert murdoch's bid to buy all of sky but its take is that the sky news channel could go — to ease

al-jazeera because in brazil is up held a conviction against a former president lewis in asio lula da silva for corruption and money laundering it's a major setback for his plans to run again for the presidency but he insisted he will seek reelection in october to raise a boat reports from puerto allegra. but. these people are standing by. they're convinced he will be brazil's next president despite a court's ruling that makes it almost impossible for him to run. a lot. of the resistance will never die we lost the battle but not the war effort president twenty eighteen. on wednesday an appeals court upheld his conviction for corruption and money laundering even increase the sentence to twelve years and one month one of the judges said there is no doubt that the former president was involved in a corruption scheme. i looked at these questions one by one reaffirming specifically that the issue of culpability is the largest vector for the sentence and i consider culpability to be extremely high in this case it happened in the city of port where extreme security measures were taken to prevent c

bin solomon is due to visit london within weeks judges in brazil have barred former president lula da silva from leaving the country that order follows the loss of his appeal against convictions for corruption and money laundering and three years were added to his jail sentence despite that he's been named as these parties candid to campaign for reelection in october. india is celebrating its sixty ninth republic day with a military and cultural parade which you're watching live now attended by leaders from ten south east asian nations being hosted by a minister narendra modi and present ram nath coven the day marks the adoption of the indian constitution one nine hundred fifty early sixty thousand security personnel a day being deployed in new delhi for the event rebel architecture is happening. as witchcraft is sorcery killing spreads across papa new guinea when used exposes shocking human rights abuses. of the specific mission stark stark when used at this time on al-jazeera. architecture has own ways defined the human world . from the simplest struck chances to the greatest monuments. r

judges in brazil have barred former president lula da silva from leaving the country the order follows the loss of his appeal against convictions for corruption and money laundering but he's determined to make a political comeback this year. as an act of defiance against a courtroom. on corruption charges brazil's workers' party firmed up the former president as their officer candidate for this year's presidential elections that will take place in october remains defiant and he said that if you become brazil's president again he will rule for this country's most vulnerable on wednesday a unanimous ruling left with little room for higher courts and then. are expected to block his candidacy. for receiving over one million dollars in bribes paid by a construction company in the form of a triplex his lawyers say that the case is politically motivated that is the victim of political persecution and that there is not enough to condemn him. what we saw was that more than once president lula was convicted without ever having committed a crime the votes read during the day by the appellate cour

judy decide on wednesday whether to uphold a corruption conviction against former president lula da silva. hundreds of his supporters rallied in southern porto alegre in the southern city of port on a great to hear him speak a day before the decision if he loses his appeal he'll be unable to run for president this year despite being the early favorite to win. i don't know if it is the fear of lulu's return in twenty eight i don't know if it is free or if it is for you it's good because they're not afraid of the but things we did but of the good things we did. the u.s. justice department has confirmed attorney general jeff sessions was questioned last week over alleged collusion between donald trump's presidential campaign and russia is believed to be the first time a member of trump's cabinet has been questioning the inquiry which is that by former f.b.i. director robert mueller and the oscar nominations are out ahead of a ceremony on march fourth that will be watched closely for how the academy reacts to recent sexual assaults scandals in the movie industry the film picking up the most n

into the hands of oscar da silva. baseline 3 -- 30 left. they are within 4. down 3. davis not this time. pretty good look for a 3 that would have tied it. it doesn't work out. stanford falls 69-64. that is the sporting life for tonight.>>> great stuff with the hall of fame. they will always argue about it. not on the day when the winners are name.>> we will be right back. >>> a part of our gross and another part of dalton's -- in southern california. the killer whales breached the water several times. not very far from the pot of dolphins. the orchis chased a seal.>> a lot of activity today.>>> good night everybody. see you back here tomorrow. rr claire: honey, do you need me to move the car? oh, it's not in the way. okay. oh, no! iron cross! she's going down! oh, god. phil... you okay? yes. i am. i am okay. honey, why do we keep this car? it's a classic! no, it just sits here. and the seatbelts don't work. the doors stick. it leaks fluids. we haven't put fluids in it in 10 years. well, i'm gonna fix all that anyway. and then, uh, it's gonna be haley's car. oh, we're

an appeal court in brazil begins to rule on a corruption conviction for former president lula da silva that will have a major impact on his political ambitions. as fighting intensifies between kurdish and turkish forces in northern syria the u.n. says civilians are being blocked from escaping. i'm tatiana sanchez with the sport as an unlikely face the australian open finals for the five time there will be a korean player in the last four of the tennis. where he will be. a low a very warm welcome to the program our top story save the children has suspended its operations in afghanistan following an attack on its eastern office in jalalabad three of its staff members were killed in the suicide attack and siege which has now been claimed by ice. jennifer glass has more from the capital kabul. i detect began with a car bomb at the door of the save the children office in jalalabad in eastern afghanistan the gunman stormed the building for more than eight hours they battled afghan security forces while dozens of save the children staff were trapped inside the building was set on fire eventua

held a corruption and money laundering conviction against the former president lewis in the lula da silva the popular politician known across the country as lula had appealed against a nine and a half year prison sentence last year for money laundering and corruption. for me this court ruling is an opportunity to travel through brazil and have a dialogue with the brazilian people about what they have about what they're losing and what i will have again in the future. now i can see to everything that they are doing is to close the door to my candidacy this provocation is so shameful but now i want to be candidate for the presidency of the republic are his feet now to paolo sotero who's in washington d.c. he's director of the brazil institute at the woodrow wilson center thank you for joining us so lula there seems defiance says despite the fact that the court has not only up held the conviction against him but increases sentence that he's will run in october as elections how can. he probably wants his appeals are not going to be sustained because the nature of this decision there is no dif

and brazil's former president lula da silva has lost his appeal to overturn his corruption convictionhis prison sentence has been lengthened. we're live in sao paolo to find out what that means. for more than 20 years — this man — larry nassar molested young american gymnasts. more than 160 of his victims and their relatives spokes at this sentencing hearing — today he was for at least 175 years. judge rosemarie aquilina was scathing. i've just i'vejust signed i've just signed your death warrant. i need everyone to be quiet. myself co nte m pt i need everyone to be quiet. myself contempt powers, i told you, i'm not nice. ifind that contempt powers, i told you, i'm not nice. i find that you contempt powers, i told you, i'm not nice. ifind that you don't contempt powers, i told you, i'm not nice. i find that you don't get it, that you are a danger. before the judge passed sentence — she read part of a letter she had received from nassar — defending his actions. i was iwasa i was a good doctor, because my treatments worked, and those patients that are now speaking out for the same ones t

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feels cold in brazil has up held a corruption conviction against former president luiz inacio lula da silva. is a major blow to his hopes of winning back the presidency in or outside is elections he was convicted on charges ranging from corruption. to money laundering that his bosses argue the case against him. a part of a conspiracy to keep himim from power lefeft offifice in twenty eleven wh rachael high approval ratings. as good as she had to share our correspondent two victories that says him all three judges ruled to hold a conviction what is the same for the former president. yes at the cdc both is still i why i see anybody do met. no sir if you can have a. are just as he okay so what the president now that we know that all three judges have ruled this activation regression should be out health. it's very bad guy folder. not only has he. not at all. a month old so that retail victory limits he's up he'll auctions. because of use underlying tactics to avoid immediately going to trial. at least three milligrams did. all sees all spendingg as presidents in also goes elections. the study

thousands rally in southern brazil for their former president, lula da silva, urging an appeals courtof a major eruption in the philippines after fresh activity from mount mayon. and the south african jazz musician and campaigner against apartheid hugh masekela has died at the age of 78.

brazil will decide whether or not to uphold the corruption conviction against former president lula da silva. yes has been found guilty of accepting a penthouse apartment as a prize, but he has millions of supporters who say that the charges against him are politically motivated. our south america correspondent katy watson reports from brazil. katy: jose points out his old house. for more than 20 years, he lived here. but thanks to a housing program created when lula was president , he moved into a brand-new block of flats next door. he is grateful, but pragmatic. >> his government was good when it comes to housing, because lots of people had no means to live well, and now they live in their own house. but in general, politicians are pretty dirty. i will not judge whether he is innocent or not, but if he has not done anything wrong, he will prove it. katy: on the other side of sÃo paulo, tome is angry. he owns a construction company. he is ashamed of the corruption scandals that have engulfed politicians and business people in recent years and feels look is the biggest symbol of all that has

judges in brazil have rejected an appeal by the former president lula da silva against his corruptionviction. the three judges said he had broken the law by accepting a apartment from a construction company involved in a corruption scheme. they increased his original sentence from 9.5 years to just over 12 years in jail. apple has announced that changes that allow users to turn off the controversial feature that slows down iphones when batteries are running low. the firm was criticized in december after it admitted deliberately slowing down some aging iphone models to conserve battery life. it has promised to rectify the problem, but still faces lawsuits. and tammy duckworth will become the first sitting u.s. senator to give birth later this year at the age of 50. the illinois democrat is a retired army lieutenant colonel who flew helicopters during the iraq war. she was the first female double amputee after suffering severe combat wounds in 2004. the so-called islamic state group has said it was behind a suicide bomb and gun attack on a children's charity in afghanistan. the offices

a brazilian court has barred former president luis ignacio lula da silva from leaving the country a federal judge ordered authorities to seize the seventy two year old's passport earlier this week an appeals court upheld list corruption conviction and increase his sentence to twelve years in jail. parliament and on do it us has begun its new legislative period amid furious protests opposition parties reject the reelection of president one orlando hernandez. he is set to be sworn in for a second term on saturday at least thirty one people have died in protest since the disputed november election. to turkey now where president has traveled to his country's border with syria for a briefing on the turkish offensive against kurdish forces there on january twentieth turkey began what it calls operation olive branch it's targeted the area around afrin in northern syria in an attempt to clear the town of kurdish militia which turkey views as a security threat the attacks have opened up a new front in the already complex syrian civil war look for more let's bring in correspondent you leon who is fol

due to visit london within weeks according brazil has barred former president luisa nasser lula da silva from leaving the country follows a ruling on wednesday upholding his conviction for corruption and money laundering but he is determined to run for the presidency this year. those are the headlines the news continues on al-jazeera but first let's turn over to the stream. facing reality growing up when did you realize that you were living in a special place the so-called secret city getting to the heart of the matter the mean maher government calls you a gringo terrorist hear their story on the talk to how dizzying at this time. i am family ok with millie kapow who is in park city utah we are wrapping up our coverage of this year's sundance film festival now that. i think. i am here alongside filmmaker. and indigenous activist and. you're so right now you are live in the stream. and remember that if you want to add a comment you can do so live or we will try and get that comment right into this show. scientists from west virginia i just moved to silicon valley and i'm in the. movement

a court in brazil has unanimously rejected an appeal by the former president, luiz inacio lula da silvaof corruption and money laundering. the threejudges said he had broken the law by accepting an apartment from a construction company, and increased his originaljail sentence from nine—and—a—half years to just over 12. he plans another appeal. north korea's ice hockey players have arrived in south korea ahead of next month's winter olympics. they're taking part in joint practice sessions for the first time as part of a unified team at the games. they will also march together under a unified peninsula flag at the opening ceremony. president trump has declared he is looking forward to being interviewed by robert mueller — the special counsel investigating allegations of russian interference in the us elections, and possible obstruction ofjustice. the president told reporters he would give testimony under oath, but it's not clear when — or if — any questioning will take place. i have to say,... would you do it under oath, i have to say,... would you do it underoath, mr i have to say,... wo

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a brazilian court has approved the seizure of former president lula da silva's passport.low to the politician's plans to run for the presidency again later this year. three judges voted on wednesday to uphold lula's convictions of taking a bribe and money laundering and extended his sentence. in sport, jose mourinho has extended his contract as manager at manchester united until 2020, with an option for another year. his previous deal was set to expire next year. mourinho said he was "delighted" that united felt he was "the right manager. " myanmar‘s government has accused the former us diplomat, bill richardson, of carrying out a personal attack on aung san suu kyi. mr richardson resigned from a burmese investigation into violence in rakhine state, calling it a "whitewash." he was particularly critical of ms suu kyi, saying she lacked moral leadership. our south—east asia correspondent, jonathan head, reports. for five months, myanmar‘s forfive months, myanmar‘s rakhine state has burnt and smouldered. its muslim population has fled in staggering numbers. and the reputati

neighboring uganda since the beginning of december the former president of brazil luis ignacio lula da silva insists that he will run for election in october despite losing his appeal for corruption and money laundering convictions judges added almost three years to his nine year prison sentence is lowered is denounced the decision as a politically driven farce they plan another appeal this time in the supreme court as the headline is the news continues here on al-jazeera right after inside story next. is the president of egypt scared of the competition. is the latest contender forced out of the race for the presidential election in la the army's chief of song is under arrest and the former prime minister has also been forced to drop out this is inside story. hello and welcome to the program i'm laura kyle it doesn't look like many or should that be any challenges are going to make it to polling day for the presidential election in egypt voting in march will be the second sense of will fattah el-sisi deposed president mohamed morsy five years ago critics say the election is turning into a fa

ajudge in brazil has seized the passport of luiz inacio lula da silva, and banned him from leaving theions that the former president illegally lobbied on behalf of a swedish firm which was selling military aircraft to brazil. this week, in a separate case, an appeals court increased his jail sentence for corruption. oprah winfrey has said she doesn't "have the dna" to be us president. she'd been widely touted as a democratic contender for the 2020 elections after that rousing speech at the golden globes. in an interview with instyle magazine, she says the job isn't something that interests her. a group of mostly us scientists has moved the hands of its so—called doomsday clock — a measure devised to illustrate concern over the world's destruction, by nuclear weapons and other threats — forward by 30 seconds. the clock now stands at two minutes to midnight, closer to the symbolic point of annihilation than it's been since the height of the cold war. the scientists, backed by 15 nobel laureates, cited north korea's nuclear and missile programme, climate change and conflicting american po

of december a court in brazil is up held a conviction against former president luis ignacio lula da silva the corruption of money laundering it's a major setback in his plans to run again for the presidency but he insists he will contest the election u.s. president donald trump has urged turkey to curtail its military offensive against kurdish fighters in northern syria on saturday turkey launched an air and ground operation an african to push out why p.g. fighters which it considers to be terrorists the u.s. sees the fighters as allies helping is in its fight against isis the former doctor for the u.s. gymnastics team has been given a prison term of up to one hundred seventy five years for sexual assault very nasser pleaded guilty to being accused by more than one hundred fifty women including several u.s. olympic gold medalists of those the headlines the news continues here on out is the era of the inside story next. we understand the differences. and the similarities of cultures across the world so no matter how you take it al-jazeera will bring you the news and current of the matter t

escaping an appeal court in brazil begins to rule on a corruption conviction for former president lula da silva that will have a major impact on his political ambitions and an uneasy truce allows families to return home in the democratic republic of congo but can the peace last. save the children has suspended operations in afghanistan in response to an attack on its offices the gunmen stormed the aid agencies compound in the eastern city of jalalabad after a suicide bombing just outside two security guards in a civilian died in the attack with several others injured i still has claimed responsibility jennifer gloss has more from the capital kabul. a harrowing day for several dozen people trapped inside the offices of save the children the attack happened at nine o'clock in the morning and it wasn't until more than eight hours later the security forces were able to rescue those trapped inside the building in the meantime they exchanged gunfire and grenade blasts were heard inside the save the children office in jalalabad in eastern afghanistan save the children has decided to suspend its operat

also coming up brazil's appeals court upholds a corruption conviction for former president lula da silva of a major impact on his political ambitions. larry nasser the disgraced former doctor of the u.s. gymnastics team is jailed for up to one hundred seventy five years plus. i'm james day in day where president trump is expected in the coming hours will he be set by the global elite to gather. i know save the children has suspended its programs in afghanistan following an attack on its eastern offices in jalalabad three of its staff members and an afghan army soldier were killed in a suicide attack and siege which has been claimed by eisel jennifer glass has more . the attack began with a car bomb the floor of the state of the children office in jalalabad eastern afghanistan the gunman stormed the building for more than eight hours they battled afghan security forces while dozens of save the children staff were trapped inside the building was set on fire eventually afghan police and soldiers killed the attackers and rescued the staff afghanistan is one of the most dangerous places for c

lula da silva is appeal against corruption. if the prison sentence is a held the seventy two year old's hopes of making a comeback in this year's presidential election with a major setback the former leader who is known across the country as lula has been leading early polls against his possible challenger the far right politician jr well son naro to raise a bow is life is now in porto alegre. thousands of supporters already where you are one of the demonstrating about. all of this is that right now. we. very take. you to. that. right now our. soldiers. are being. banner it's actually going to be here they're calling take this to the point when you get it on wednesday to say that you cannot be detained and you are not should not be tempted to leave not going to be expending i've been very sick to bring your leg but people are coming here and these people are not going to be addressing the supporters are going to be a company also my former friend sitting beside him said that as long as you say the night he hasn't made it and he

a court in brazil is upheld a conviction against former president louis ignacio lula da silva for corruption and money laundering it's a major setback for his plans to run again for the presidency but he insists he will contest october's election officials in turkey are disputing the white house's version of a phone call about its offensive against kurdish y p g fighters in northern syria the white house says that president donald trump urged his turkish counterpart to curtail ankara's campaign in africa which is now at its sixth day but he says trump did not force concerns of escalating violence when you see here on i was here right after the stream next. zero. where every you. ok and you're in the stream today as part of aspect from the sundance film festival you'll meet some brilliant young mind set to change the world their stories are part of a new documentary science fact. and i'm only.

a court in brazil is upheld a conviction against former president luis ignacio lula da silva for corruption and money laundering it's a major setback to his plans to run again for the presidency but he insists he will contest october's election officials in turkey are disputing the white house's version of a phone call about its offensive against kurdish y p g fighters in northern syria the white house says the president donald trump urged his turkish counterpart to curtail ankara's campaign in africa which is now to its sixth day turkey says trump did not force concerns of the escalating violence when you see him on i was here right after the stream next. where ever it suits. me ok and you're in the stream today as part of ast special week shows for the sundance film festival you'll meet some brilliant young minds set to change the world their stories are part of a new documentary science fair. city utah with the director of a documentary. from around the world in their quest to win intel international science and engineering where. the winner in the category of medicine. those youngsters

bin solomon is due to visit london within weeks judges in brazil have barred former president lula da silva from leaving the country the order follows the loss of his appeal against convictions for corruption and money laundering and three years were added to his jail sentence despite that he's been named as he's party's candidate to campaign for reelection in october. india is celebrating its sixty ninth republic day with a military and cultural parade which you're watching live now attended by leaders from ten south east asian nations being hosted by a minister narendra modi and present ram nath coven the day marks the adoption of the indian constitution one nine hundred fifty early sixty thousand security personnel to being deployed in new delhi for the event rebel architecture is happening. as witchcraft is sorcery killing spreads across papa new guinea when used exposes shocking human rights abuses. of the specific mission stark stark when used at this time on al-jazeera. architecture has own ways defined the human world. from the simplest strong chance to the greatest monument. rebell

brazil's former leader da silva.tis just one equation latin american investors are weighing this year. the strategies em fixed income and macro. a, you must be looking your chops. swith all of this volatility projected for this year, that is where you make your money, right. ? : for volatility with -- volatility brings them back. we always find opportunities but when there is chaos in the --kets, that is vonnie: will there be chaos and brazilvonnie:? our people used to political risk? costas: potentially. the judges will announce the ruling. i see three potential outcomes. previous -- the last minute on and allows the appeal. the third outcome is the same as moreirst but only with severe language about not allowing another appeal and potential he coming up with harsher language and punishment. the first one is what is already discounted in the market. therefore i see a further rally brazil isopped to having a number of other problems so i do not see a sustainable rally. a tealsecond case, where is -- an appeal is all

judges in brazil of barred former president lula da silva from leaving the country the older follows the loss of his appeal against convictions for corruption and money laundering three years were added to his jail sentence despite that he's been named as his party's candidate to campaign for reelection in october to raise a bow reports from sao paulo. against a courtroom. on corruption charges brazil's workers' party. the former press. candidate. that will take place in october remains defiant and. becomes brazil's president again he will rule for this country . on wednesday. with a room full of higher courts and then. expect it to block his candidacy. over one million dollars. in the form of a trip his lawyers say is politically motivated that is the victim of political persecution and that there is not enough to condemn him. for what we saw was that more than once president lula was convicted without ever having committed a crime the votes read during the day by the appellate court judges were not able to demonstrate any elements that would indicate that a crime had been committed

on wednesday whether to uphold a corruption conviction against former president luis ignacio lula da silva. thousands of his supporters rallied in the southern city of porto alegre to hear him speak a day before the decision if he loses his appeal he'll be unable to run for president this year despite being the early favorite to win. here. i don't know if it is the fear of lulu's return in twenty eight i don't know if it is free or if it is for you it's good because they're not afraid of the but things we did but of the good things we did. a new videos have emerged showing african refugees being abused in libya illegal detention centers and extortion have become common and warning some of you might find pictures in osama bin job as reports disturbing. this man stripped naked is being told to stay silent as he's burnt with what's said to be molten plastic. in another video people are being beaten as kidnappers discuss ransom money these videos are reportedly of sudanese refugees being abused in libya a disease or cannot verify the pictures. but the humiliation and abuse of african migrants

on wednesday whether to uphold a corruption conviction against former president luiz inacio lula da silva. thousands of his supporters rallied in southern brazil to hear him speak a day before the decision if he loses his appeal he'll be unable to run for president this year despite being the early favorite to win you know was defiant as he addressed the crowds. here. i don't know if it is the fear of losing return in twenty eight i don't know if it is for you if it is for you it's good because they're not afraid of the but things we did but of the good things we did out of conviction against a property in sao paolo. details. the beaches of what have long been a holiday getaway for people living in brazil's financial capital. but lately it's become one no one for another reason it's the focus of the corruption accusations against former president. but everyone say this is apartment i think that as a former president of brazil he should have been the most correct of all if he bought it and gave up on the apartment as he lawyers say he should have a. documentum forming that i think he's cut