in the democratic republic of congo years of fighting has displaced large numbers of people from their homes aid groups a three hundred thousand children are at risk conflicts disrupt people's ability to farm to keep their livestock jobs disappear it can lead to economic collapse that causes food prices to skyrocket so even people who are miles and miles and miles away from any active fighting or find that they are no longer able to afford the simplest of meals fighting in just ten countries is now responsible for overseeing a twenty year decline in global hunger save the children is calling for governments around the world to protect children and hold to account those responsible for using food as a weapon victoria gave him be al jazeera. at least two people are dead and ten others injured after gunmen stormed the headquarters of libya's national oil corporation in tripoli libyan security forces say they have now we gained control of the headquarters after several masked individuals try to take over the building this comes after the u.n. brokered talks between several armed groups vyi

a few are students are attending schools in the eastern democratic republic of congo because they're afraid of a return of the ebola virus the health ministry says the death toll has now risen to seventy five since the epidemic was declared in august victoria gave him the reports. in mendocino including key the classrooms were empty on the first day of school the area is considered the epicenter of the latest ebola outbreak in the democratic republic of congo. the kids here today. afraid of above i think school could be a great place to contaminate each other worried parents say they're not taking any chances. we want our children to get the vaccine first before they start school. only a fraction of the more than eighty two thousand school age children in the to affected areas have attended lessons so far this week that's despite teaches receiving training on ebola prevention and protection to avoid the spread of the virus what do you. well we wish the kids but can't wait this week will continue with a win as you see at the end of the wake what the future holds for us. since the outb

in the democratic republic of congo years of fighting has displaced large numbers of people from their homes aid groups say three hundred thousand children are at risk conflicts disrupt people's ability to farm to keep their livestock jobs disappear it can lead to economic collapse that causes food prices to skyrocket so even people who are miles and miles and miles away from any act of fighting will find that they are no longer able to afford the simplest of meals fighting in just ten countries is now responsible for reversing a twenty year decline in global hunger save the children is calling for governments around the world to protect children and hold to account those responsible for using food as a weapon victoria gave him be al jazeera. human rights watchers accuse the chinese government of conducting a systematic campaign of rights violations against muslims and shin jan province the group says muslim week as a being subject to arbitrary detentions and daily restrictions on religious practice imran khan has mall. just practicing islam has become a problem for the chinese governm

opposition parties hold a mass rally in the democratic republic of congo in an attempt to get behind a consensus presidential candidate. legalizing witchcraft the senegalese government's new plan to raise the burden on hospitals. rescuers in indonesia still don't know exactly how disastrous the tsunami and earthquake has been on the central island of the way i see many four hundred people have been killed in the city of power alone hospitals are struggling to treat hundreds of injured people communication and power lines are cut off in coastal areas reports. bodies lying on the ground outside a hospital in the city of paolo as the reality of the devastating earthquake and tsunami begins to become clear survivors looking for their loved ones among body bags on saturday. waves of up to six meters search through apollo on friday evening triggered by a magnitude seven point five earthquake video on social media show the panic as people try to flee palu is home to more than three hundred thousand people but even more alarming now could be what emerges from the nearby city of dongola home

in the west of democratic republic of congo for three strangers sharing this barge with many others on a two day journey home along the congo river. it's the only way for them to travel cheaply in a country with crumbling infrastructure in december they go to the polls hoping that whoever the elect really improve their lives they will for the first time use electronic voting machines. i do not know anything about this machine. the only thing i have is my vote. opposition leaders and other civil society groups say the new system is not secure enough the technology was created by a south korean company which built similar machines for lections in argentina last year but the devices were then rejected because of security issues that made them vulnerable to hackers for russian what is no. one requires it in i will we we speak. about. electoral commission officials deny suggestions the machines could be used for wreaking and say changing the system means delaying the election they have the support of members of the ruling coalition. every mission has been taken by the electoral commission t

it's rare in the democratic republic of congo to see supporters of some of the country's most popular opposition parties together like this but here they are mobilized by key opposition presidential candidates and others who have been disqualified from running by the electoral commission the message in this joint it's clear they do not want or trust a new electronic voting system to be used for the first time in the country in the election in december. i know they have only to desist them using discussions and having dubious voters. but if we are together. will. they also question the validity of some sixteen million voters registered without their fingerprints taken electoral commission officials have said taking fingerprints during voter registration is not a legal requirement that the voting devices are foolproof and changing the system means delaying the paul. because. there is no where it mentioned that we have to use electronic. but we still are. and we are on what the law says. those who attended the rally called for a united position this has been difficult in the past because

still ahead on the bulletin new law tronic of voting machines to be tested in democratic republic of congo ahead of december the next sions and legalizing but kroft the senegalese government to do plan to ease the burden on hospitals. hello japan is in the sights once again off a typhoon has already made landfall just greystock and now it's coming out to wreak you changes in this massive katty ahead of which there's already a lot of rain because the breezes coming in from the southeast which is the warm pacific waters so heavy rain anyway and three days without it and then a category two or three typhoon making landfall in q shoe or thereabouts jaring sunday and running up fairly quickly across home sure the speed of motion is probably the good thing but there will be a storm surge into the by which osaka sits for example but then quickly the skies will clear and monday looks gorgeous thirty one degrees in tokyo twenty three has saka and the sun above you all the time we sort of avoiding it is a frontal system running out so the yellow sea and the korean peninsula getting some rain h

living quarters the international criminal court has fined the former vice president of the democratic republic of congo three hundred fifty thousand dollars for bribing witnesses during his war crimes trial members sentence was reduced to zero due to ten years already served he was acquitted of war crimes on appeal in june. the un human rights commission on south sudan is calling on the government to set up a hybrid court to try potential work crime criminals south sudan's government signed a peace deal last week to. nearly five years of civil war the commission says those who committed crimes during the conflict must be held accountable never morgan reports. it's only days since south sudan's were in parties agreed to end a war which has ravaged the world's youngest country but the united nations is keen for the government to take the next big step as soon as possible form a hybrid court to put on trial anyone suspected of committing atrocities during the conflict what we said in our report the south sudan is a country at war with the citizens because the attacks continue the violations on to

a coalition of opposition figures in the democratic republic of congo has been holding a rally in the capital kinshasa twenty one candidates have been approved to take part in this. number election but the exclusion of some key figures has thrown the votes fairness into doubt now some of the opposition are looking to agree on a consensus candidate. the congolese who want it come on candidates we know that the left side of the moving they are working to divide us but will try to keep one unity. today you need your position. looking machine take a look around. ten million you have to be removed from the. conference so i has more from can chalk. this up supporters are some of the most popular opposition parties and beyond homeboy to raffy to get them together like this they have their flags fly and opposition leaders have called for this joint friday to put pressure on the electoral commission lists and address some of the demands they not one of the biggest problems of the use of this electronic are working with opposition saying that it is not security is not provided for in the know a

in the democratic republic of congo a coalition of opposition figures have come together in a united front holding a joint rally in the capital kinshasa leaders warn thousands of supporters of what they say are moves by the government to steal december's presidential election but angry of the introduction of at trying voting and the exclusion of a number of candidates catherine sawyer was at the rally in contrast has this update. these are supporters though some of the most of the opposition the bodies of the good ol homeboy to laugh each to get them together like this they have their flags fly and opposition the does pop fall for this joint friday to put pressure on the electoral commission the lists and address some of the demands in one of the biggest problems is the use of the senate foreign exhorting missiles at the opposition saying that it is not security does not provide its role in the unknown and it can be. and they also have a problem with some sixteen million dollars would have been registered without having the privilege they said this is the correct facts that electoral

the world health organization is warning of a possible ebola catastrophe in the democratic republic of congo rebel attacks in the east have forced a w w h o to suspend operations against an outbreak there where live in east africa for the latest. but first christophe is here with the business headlines and fresh turmoil over the economic crisis in argentina lay back to square one that's right we're talking term on and off the streets argentino central bank president luiz kabuto has unexpectedly resigned after just three months in the position this after tens of thousands of people turned out to protest against the government's plans to impose austerity in exchange for another loan from the international monetary fund a currency crisis has seen the argentinian peso lose half its value against the u.s. dollar this year the w.'s ofelia harmes reports from. protests on the streets of point in theory that people turned out to reject on the stairs he punches the government eight need to secure funds from the i.m.f. . so my. i'm a teacher and i say no to the adjustments. i want the president

investigations atrocities continue to occur in the democratic republic of the congo sudan libya syria and many other nations the hard men of history are not deterred by fantasies of international law such as the i.c.c. the idea that far away bureaucrats and rogue judges would strike fear into the hearts of the likes of saddam hussein hitler stalin and gadhafi is preposterous even cruel time and again history has proven that the only deterrent to evil an atrocity is what franklin roosevelt once called the righteous might of the united states and its allies a power that perversely could be threatened by the i.c.c. as vague definition of aggression crimes thus we see paradoxically that the dangers of the international criminal court stem from both its potential strength and its manifest weakness. fourth the international criminal court is superfluous given that the message to q.s. judicial systems already hold american citizens to the highest legal and ethical standards u.s. service members in the field must operate fully in accordance with the laws of armed conflict when violations of l

so both of the leading democratic republic of congo opposition figures. have called for mass protests after the top court upheld his exclusion from december's presidential election and his appeal was thrown out because of a case against him at the international criminal court. explains. members of jumpier band there's opposition and elfie party hold an emergency meeting the former rebel leader has a strong following in the capital kinshasa and ben both party secretary is calling for mass protests. are not we are now nts the establishment of a crisis committee in collaboration with the other forces to develop a plan to bring people to conquer their sovereign rights confiscated by predators. benbow was released from prison in the hague earlier this year after a conviction for crimes against humanity was quashed the electoral commission rejected his application to be a candidate in december's presidential election on monday the constitutional court rejected his appeal because of the case against him at the international criminal court he's due to be sentence

a new documentary, city of joy, tells the up lifting story of a refuge in the democratic republic of congreo for women w survived rape as a weapon of war. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> welcome to the program, everyone. i'm christiane amanpour in new york. a sense of siege seems to be gripping the capital after explosive exposes even from within the white house. many top trump administration officials and cabinet secretaries have been forced to deny that they are, quote, anonymous. after "the new york times" published an op-ed unsigned but claiming to be by a senior official. the column asserts a quite elt resistance exists within the corridors of power working to preserve democratic institutions from the president's, quote, whims. coming just a day after the legendary watergate journalist bob woodward's new book which paints staffers actively working against their own president to protect national security, the latest revelations including this quote. there were early whispers within the cabinet of invoking the 25th amendment. that's the one that would seek to remove a president from office for being men

won't be talking about the situation in mali or south sudan or central african republic or democratic republic of the congo but when you get all the world leaders in one place it is an important moment to try and push almost particular issues for example the democratic republic of congo with elections jew at the end of the year they believe this is the last push to make sure that the government there is not going to have a thing up its sleeve that's going to try and skew those elections so a lot of discussions about a lot of issues here in new york some of them public many of them behind closed doors it will be a busy week thank you very much our diplomatic editor james bass at united nations well now russia's defense ministry has again blamed israel for the downing of a russian jet off the coast of syria on monday saying israeli air traffic controllers deliberately misled its pilots fifteen crew were killed when the reconnaissance plane was shot down by syrian air defenses russia says israel gave incorrect information about air strikes it was conducting in the area that meant syria's anti-air

still to come: health workers resume their battle against ebola in the democratic republic of congo. home to canada in disgrace. all the athletes should be clean going into the games. i'm just happy that justice is served. it is a simple fact that this morning, these people were in their homes. tonight, those homes have been burnt down by serbian soldiers and police. all the taliban positions along here have been strengthened, presumably in case the americans invade. it's no use having a secret service which cannot preserve its own secrets against the world. and so the british government has no option but to continue this action, and even after any adverse judgement in australia. concorde had crossed the atlantic faster than any plane ever before, breaking the record by six minutes. this is bbc world news. the latest headlines: bill cosby has been sentenced to between three and ten years in prison following the us comedian‘s conviction for drugging and molesting a woman. president trump addresses the un on everything from iran to north korea. he also says he rejects globalism in favo

minute the vast majority an estimated three hundred thousand children are at risk here in the democratic republic of congo where years of conflict have displaced large numbers of people from their homes aid groups and the u.n. have reportedly less than ten percent of the money they need to continue saving lives here. syria of commerce south sudan are among the other conflicts where hunger is rife. war destroys livelihoods it disrupts food production and in some areas starvation is a military strategy. the other victims. are . now staying with her story madonna is a senior communications officer at the world food program she says the international community must commit to ending conflicts around the world. well i think that the world needs to make it very clear to the parties to this conflict that they won't accept this kind of callous brutal and vicious assaults on innocents conflicts disrupt people's ability to farm to keep their livestock jobs disappear it can lead to economic collapse that causes food prices to skyrocket so even people who are miles and miles and miles away from any active fig

there have been several new developments of the democratic people's republic of korea. on april 20, the dprk announced immediate halt of certain longer-range ballistic missiles. on may 24, the dprk reportedly dismantled its nuclear test site. the dprk also reportedly dismantled missile related .nfrastructure international experts woulere not invited to witness any of these activities. in the meantime, there continue to be signs the dprk is maintaining its missile programs. agencyernational atomic remains unable to access the dprk. the agency continues to monitor development through commercially available satellite imagery where possible. in its regular reports to the iaea board of governors in the iaeaonference, director general reported that the agency had observed signatures consistent with the continued operations of the plutonium production reactor, radio chemical laboratory, and a legend radium enrichment -- a legend radium enrichment facility. -- to realize the denuclearization of the korean peninsula. it is hoped the positive thelopments together with leaders of

mosques in germany despite protests against his visit opposition groups hold protests in the democratic republic of congo ahead of december as a presidential election. hello rescuers in indonesia still don't know exactly how disastrous the tsunami and earthquake have been on the central indonesian island of solo se nearly four hundred people have been killed in the city of palo alone and hospitals are struggling to treat hundreds of injured people communication as well as power lines are cut off in coastal areas reports. bodies lying on the ground outside a hospital in the city of paolo as the reality of the devastating earthquake and tsunami begins to become clear survivors looking for their loved ones among body bags on saturday. waves of up to six meters. through palo on friday evening triggered by a magnitude seven point five earthquake video on social media show the panic as people try to flee halloo is home to more than three hundred thousand people but even more alarming now could be what emerges from the nearby city of dongola home to over two hundred seventy seven thousand people it has

in the kasai region of the democratic republic of congo three quarters of a million children are suffering from acute malnutrition two years ago fighting broke out between the army and marine and rebel fighters leaving more than a million fleeing the majority unable to find food. guns a fall in silence but hunger remains as farm a struggle to replant fields that have been pillaged actually very shocked by what i saw and what i heard. visited several hospitals where children were treated for complication of. these children were struggling to survive in syria the government's been accused of war crimes after using a strategy of surrender or starve areas including. refugee camp were held under siege while crucial food and medical supplies were blocked all the while the regime continued to mount bombing campaigns the new report by save the children says starvation is being used as a weapon of war other countries it listed as most dangerous to children including iraq afghanistan somalia nigeria south sudan and the central african republic. global hunger is now on the rise reversing two decades

trial by error a new electronic voting machines tested in the democratic republic of congo ahead of the summer elections. grounds that varies the day from another friday protest thousands turn out for the funerals of seven killed by israeli forces. and in s'pore a year extend their leader in the united states in the ryder cup eighty four after winning saturday's orbit fashion i'll have more on that later in the program. rescuers in indonesia still don't know exactly how disastrous the tsunami and earthquake have been on the central indonesian island of selassie maybe twenty four hours on about four hundred people have been confirmed dead that's just in the city of palo alone communication and power lines of cut off in coastal areas and the death toll is expected to rise considerably as dosage of reports. bodies lie on the ground outside a hospital in the city of paolo as the reality of the devastating earthquake and tsunami begins to become clear survivors looking for their loved ones among body bags on saturday. waves of up to six meters search through palu on friday evening triggered

anything memo book called are on their way to bond in the west of democratic republic of congo for three strangest sharing this barge with many others on a two day journey home along the congo river. it's the only way for them to travel cheaply in a country with crumbling infrastructure in december they go to the polls hoping that whoever the elect will improve their lives they will for the first time use electronic voting machines. i do not know anything about this machine. it's the only thing i have is my vote does count opposition leaders and other civil society groups say the new system is not secure enough the technology was created by a south korean company which built similar machines for lections in argentina last year but the devices were then rejected because of security issues that made them to hackers for russian votes is not. right because there is a in i would rule we we speak. about the. electoral commission officials deny suggestions the machines could be used for wreaking and say changing the system means delaying the election they have the support of members of the ruli

the area is considered the epicenter of the latest ebola outbreak in the democratic republic of congo. and the kids here today. i think school can be a great place to contaminate each other worried parents say they're not taking any chances. we want our children to get the vaccine first before they start school. only a fraction of the more than eighty two thousand school age children in the two affected areas have attended lessons so far this week that's despite teaches receiving training on prevention and protection to avoid the spread of the virus what. well we wish the kids would come well wait this week will continue with a win as you see at the end of the wake what the future holds for us. since the outbreak was declared five weeks ago it's spread across two provinces including in and around the complex and where dozens of armed groups operate health workers need military escorts to get to those in need the world health organization says without a cease fire the disease will continue to spread and thousands of children would be at risk of losing more than just their education vic

it will have cost school attendance to plummet and the democratic republic of congo the health ministry says the death toll from the bowler has risen to seventy five since the epidemic was the cleared in august victoria reports. in man gaynor including key the classrooms were empty on the first day of school the area is considered the epicenter of the latest ebola outbreak in the democratic republic of congo. the kids here today parents are told are afraid of above i think school can be a great place to contaminate each other worried parents say they're not taking any chances. we want our children to get the vaccine first before they start school. only a fraction of the more than eighty two thousand school age children in the two affected areas have attended lessons so far this week that's despite teaches receiving training on ebola prevention and protection to avoid the spread of the virus what do you. well we wish the kids would come well wait this week will continue with a win as you see at the end of the wake what the future holds for us. since the outbreak was declared five weeks a

countries that actually can blame that debt on you know china is you looking at djibouti and a democratic republic of congo and you're looking at zambia that's you know a considerable chunk of the national debt to china. in nairobi thank you now imagine your alarm clock going off and turning on your lights or opening the curtains and brewing your coffee automation to make your morning less stressful for many of us it might be a vision of the future but the international consumer electronics fair which is currently underway here in berlin the smart home has already arrived. even the plots against cook can chill out and base kitchen camera checks what's in the fridge and projects recipe suggestions on to the countertop like how to make the perfect roast the stove opens automatically taking things from their. table keeps the chocolate brownies warm and gooey till it's time for dessert. it's a kitchen that takes cullen mary worries away and even loads the dishwasher in the future nearly everything will be connected to the internet through voice control the door the t.v. the lights and the oven. so no.

in the democratic republic of congo years of fighting has displaced large numbers of people from their homes aid groups a three hundred thousand children are at risk conflicts disrupt people's ability to farm to keep their livestock jobs disappear it can lead to economic collapse that causes food prices to skyrocket so even people who are miles and miles and miles away from any active fighting or find that they are no longer able to afford the simplest of meals fighting in just ten countries is now responsible for overseeing a twenty year decline in global hunger save the children is calling for governments around the world to protect children and hold to account those responsible for using food as a weapon victoria gave him be al jazeera. several armed men of attack the headquarters of libya's national oil corporation killing at least two people and injuring ten all this is the first attack of its kind against top manages of libya's state oil industry a security forces say they've now regained control of the landmark building in the capital tripoli it comes less than a week after a fr

in the democratic republic of congo years of fighting has displaced large numbers of people from theiromes aid groups a three hundred thousand children are at risk conflicts disrupt people's ability to farm to keep their livestock jobs disappear it can lead to economic collapse that causes food prices to skyrocket so even people who are miles and miles and miles away from any active fighting or find that they are no longer able to afford the simplest of meals fighting in just ten countries is now responsible for reversing a twenty year decline in global hunger save the children is calling for governments around the world to protect children and hold to account those responsible for using food as a weapon victoria gave him be al jazeera. the united states is expected to shut down palaces diplomatic mission in washington it's in response to palestinian efforts to get the international criminal court to investigate israel we will pursue our the ferals to the international criminal court and those who are about going to courts should stop committing crimes and in the next forty eight hours

the international criminal court is fine the former vice president of democratic republic of congo three hundred fifty thousand dollars for bribing witnesses during his war crimes trial sentence was reduced to zero due to the years already served he was acquitted of war crimes on appeal back in june also bamber has been barred from standing in december's presidential election in democratic republic of congo and russia says it has proof that ukraine was the one which down the flight m.h. seventeen in two thousand and fourteen that killed all two hundred ninety eight people on board the kremlin's defense ministry says the missile had been produced in one thousand nine hundred six and was owned by ukrainian authorities but it's dutch led investigation concluded in the salt was russian made and was transported to ukraine from a military base in the city of course up to date with the headlines here on al-jazeera inside story is next. germany and austria greet them both the e.u. border force says divisions hyson over immigration is a sign of increasing old diminishing common ground what extent

dollars according to wrap gold gold operates gold mines on the ivory coast mali senegal and the democratic republic of congo the price of gold is on the pressure since february the precious metals value has sunk by more than thirteen percent some analysts believe the merger could boost investor confidence. and that is your business update here on d w more to come in the next hour see you then. respect women in particular. brand new series. my name is larry finn music of an. old. and maybe even a creative super woman. next on. the film reality. shows things in a different love's. miter. get inventive see it in season cut it dissolves in space into endlessness. one of the greatest artists of our time james to have a holiday on. in sixty minutes on d w. a contentious figure at home. in germany. gorbachev is one of the great heroes of the twentieth century because gorbachev the last leader of the soviet union was an agent of change. he continues to fight for world peace with the reminder by minaj we have to comprehend where visas taken us today there is a new arms race. the arrow of time gorbachev and

at the democratic republic of congo the price of gold is under pressure since february the precious metals value has sunk by more than thirteen percent some analysts believe the merger could boost investor confidence in business with you. it engineering it's conceivable. using cells it passes as a protective shield pumping ocean bows and. removing carbon dioxide. but is that really a good idea what about the side effects. tomorrow too to. enter the conflict zone with tim sebastian. i'll be challenging those in ca asking tough questions demanding muslims. as conflicts intensify i'll be meeting with key players on the ground in the sun zones of. cutting through the rhetoric holding the powerful to account for scott's a comfort zone. conflict zone with tim sebastian on d.w. . story so that people who hold on for g.w. on facebook and twitter up to date and in touch and follow us on. climate change. waste. pollution. isn't it time for good news eco africa people and projects that are changing our environment for the better it's up to us to make a difference let's inspire each other. eco whateve

djibouti which is about seventy seventy seven percent of its national debt to china and also the democratic republic of congo which goes china's seven billion and as well as china six billion dollars. china clearly sees the african come to them as a big supplier of natural resources but doesn't see anything beyond. well it does the president the chinese president xi jinping did announce eight new areas that china is very interested in deepening the relationship between africa and china and among them is health care which they you know intended to bring you know clinics into the continent and also train african clinics as well all of medical personnel but then they also looking at green development tool issues to do with climate change as well as looking at agricultural revolution or agriculture and you know advancements but also they're also looking at peace and security and there's talk of starting a peace and security body as it stands china does give significant funding to the. african union force in somalia. these infrastructure projects are they a one way street what are the benefits for commis

and we want to look more closely now democratic republic of congo our friends at a.g. prost have this reminder about what is so often referred to as a forgotten conflict the little. yellow bus. and i can't believe you don't do day one and i. don't think we do one and i'm on my side in. exhibit one of the we're about to go one on that one that one i've been on back shuttle one of them which are many shannon i wonder what that will be funded. while i'm one of. the. loved ones that only. does that as there is there they. would love. to talk. to those. what can be done to save children in the d.r. c. from starvation a very interesting discussion on inside story about this recently with peter darby watch the show by clicking on the show. dot com and then click on inside story iraq's prime minister has tried to ease tensions in the oil rich south with a visit to basra the city's been rocked by deadly protests over alleged corruption and government's neglect the latest demonstrations began after thirty thousand people were hospitalized for drinking polluted water matheson is

it's rare in the democratic republic of congo to see supporters of some of the country's most popular opposition parties together like this but here they are mobilized by key opposition presidential candidates and others who have been disqualified from running by the electoral commission the message in this joint trial and it's clear they do not want or trust a new electronic voting system to be used for the first time in the country in the election in december and. i know they have only one plated the system by reducing discussions and having it dubious voters who just but if we are together. we will prevail. they also question the validity of some sixteen million voters registered without their fingerprints taken electoral commission officials have said taking fingerprints during voter registration is not a legal requirement that the voting devices are foolproof and changing the system means delaying the paul tucker late because in the calendar there is no where it mentioned that we have to use electronic vote but we still have time. and we are told on what the last thing. those wer

minute the vast majority an estimated three hundred thousand children are at risk here in the democratic republic of congo where years of conflict have displaced large numbers of people from their homes aid groups and the u.n. have reportedly less than ten percent of the money they need to continue saving lives here. syria of south sudan are among the other conflicts where hunger is rife war destroys livelihoods it disrupts food production and in some areas starvation is a military strategy. the other victims. al-jazeera . the former cambodian opposition leader kim carr has been released from jail he's been imprisoned for a year awaiting trial on treason charges he's accused of plotting to overthrow the government his daughter says he's been freed and placed under house arrest sudan's entire government has been sacked by the country's president omar bashir has dissolved the government and cut the number of ministries from thirty one to twenty one in a bid to tackle a growing economic crisis he's already picked a new prime minister. the ugandan president has warned other countries not to interfere

in the kasai region of the democratic republic of congo three quarters of a million children a suffering from acute malnutrition two years ago fighting broke out between the army and marine and rebel fighters leaving more than a million fleeing the majority unable to find food. guns a fall in silence but hunger remains as farm a struggle to replant fields that have been pillaged actually very shocked by what i saw and what i heard. visited several hospitals where children were treated for complication of syria these children were struggling to survive in syria the government's been accused of war crimes after using a strategy of surrender or starve areas including. refugee camp were held under siege while crucial food and medical supplies were blocked all the while the regime continued to mount bombing campaigns the new report by save the children says starvation is being used as a weapon of war other countries it listed as most dangerous to children including iraq afghanistan somalia nigeria south sudan and the central african republic. global hunger is now on the rise reversing two dec

despite ongoing investigations, atrocities continue to occur in the democratic republic of congo, sudan, libya, syria, and many other nations. the hard man of history are not deterred by fantasies of international law such as the icc. the idea that faraway bureaucrats and wrote judges would strike fear into the hearts of the likes of saddam hussein, hiller, stalin, and -- kittler stalin, and gadhafi, , is preposterous and even cruel. time and again, history has proven that the only deterrent to evil and atrocity is what franklin roosevelt once called the righteous might of the united states and its allies. a power that perversely could be threatened by the icc's vague definition of aggression crimes. we see paradoxically that the dangers of the international criminal court stem from both its manifest weakness. -- its potential strength and its manifest weakness. fourth, the international criminal court is superfluous given that domestic u.s. judicial systems already hold america citizens to the highest legal and ethical standards. u.s. servicemembers in the field must operate fully in a

that's the beauty which holds about seventy seven percent of its national debt to china the democratic republic of congo which china's seven point one billion dollars and which i was trying to six point one billion dollars catherine i mean chinese policymakers clearly see the african continent as one of its main supplies for natural resources it doesn't see anything but you all not does it have any big plans for that partnership. or during his keynote speech chinese president xi jinping did talk about deepening relations in terms of areas like climate change and health as you can recall during the outbreak china did play a pivotal role in west in west africa but also then looking at starting a peace and security body within the continent and we already seeing chinese peacekeepers very active in countries like south sudan and mali and catherine is there anything that germany can learn from china's relationship with africa. well other than the fact that you know africa union chair commission chair fuck you said that china in africa does centuries of history and as well as you know fighting the im

the world health organization is warning that in the bull outbreak in the democratic republic of congo could rapidly spread in the coming weeks attacks by armed groups some community resistance to vaccinations as well as the geographic reach of the virus could create a perfect storm according to the w.h.o. . sweden's prime minister stephan has been ousted in a no confidence vote about two thirds of the parliament voted against who lease the country's social democrats his departure comes two weeks after elections that saw this story gains for right wing politicians. in berlin a surprise result exposes a nother fracture and chancellor angela merkel's government lawmakers from her conservative bloc have defeated her choice of four parliamentarian leader and instead elected a critic of miracles governing coalition wealth bring house defeated longtime marital ally volker countered by a vote of one hundred twenty five to one hundred twelve counter had held the post for thirteen years and never before faced a challenge well ahead of the vote most observers expected counter would win we electi

the fate of american citizens to a committee of other nations, including venezuela and the democratic republic of the congo, entities that are not even states, like the palestinian authority? you would not appear i would not. this administration will not. the icc is an assembly states party and cannot supervise the court anymore than the united nations general assembly can't supervise the u.n. bureaucracy. recent allegations of mismanagement and corruption among icc personnel make this perfect clear. the first prosecutor elected by the assembly of states parties attempted to protect a high-ranking government official from prosecution, assisted a businessman with links to violations in libya, and shared confidential court documents with angelina jolie. i cannot imagine why. [laughter] amb. bolton: in short, the criminal court unacceptably places power in the hands of an unchecked authority not accountable to anyone. it is about the constitution of the united states. it is antithetical to our nation's ideals. indeed, this organization is the founder's worst nightmare come to life. an elegant off

around the world today the world health organization is warning that the ebola outbreak in the democratic republic of congo could rapidly spread in the coming days weeks attacks by armed groups some community resistance to back the nations as well as the geographic reach of the virus could create with the w.h.o. is calling a perfect storm. sweden's prime minister stefan as been ousted in a no confidence vote about two thirds of the parliament voted against the law then who leads the country's social democrats his departure comes two weeks after elections that saw historic gains for right wing politicians. with u.s. supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh has filed not to let what he calls false accusations drive him out of the nomination process the senate plans to hear testimony this week from at least one of the two women who claimed to have an all sexually assaulted them in the one nine hundred eighty s. kavanagh has denied any wrongdoing here's what he said in an interview on fox news . i've never sexually assaulted anyone not in high school not however. i've always treated women with dignity an