deserved a full american priest as found guilty of sexually abusing often girls under his care in east timor and concerns over chinese investments as thailand plans for high speed railway off track the stories after the break. ah hello there. let's start in south east asia and malaysia's been hit by what have been described as the worst floods in years that's after more than a month. rain fell in a day on saturday. now the torrential rain stop, but people are still being rescued from those flood waters and it's still a rather wet picture with thunderstorms rolling into koala lumper on wednesday. it's going to get wet her across southern areas of indo china. we could see some possible flooding, affecting southern areas of vietnam, cambodia, and thailand, as that heavy rain rolls in and the rains are going to pick up as well because parts of bornea and it's looking a lot dryer across central areas of the philippines. and it has in recent days now as we move over to australia, if you are the hot and dry with exceptional heats affecting western areas, australia recorded its highest temperature s

i don't think we can do but we did. >> that was east timor in 2002 almost a year later on february 15, 2003, millions of people around the globe rallied to say no to the iraq war. democracy now! broadcast live from massive protests in new york. this is actor and activist harry bellefonte. >> this is not the first time we the people have been misled by the leadership or those created the bay of tonkin which also led us into a war in vietnam. a war that we could not and did not win. we lied to the american people about grenada and what was going on in that tiny island. lied to the american people about nicaragua, salvador, cuba, many places in the world. we stand here today to let thospeople and others know america is a vast and diverse country and we are part of the greatest truth of what makes our nation. dr. king once said if there is if mankind doesn't put an end to war, war will put an end to mankind. >> then the news of ouster of jean-bertra aristide in a u.s. backed coup. >> this is a democracy now! focus. >> he was kidnapped. he said was forced to leave haiti. >> did u.s. securi

a former us missionary has incense a 12 years in prison for sexually abusing young girls in east timor 84 year old, which abused them. that is shelter for orphans and young people. he was defrost by the catholic church in 2018 after confessing to sexually abusing the children. jessica washington is in jakarta in neighboring indonesia. she says the case has divided the predominantly catholic mentioned it to him last day is a very religious country around 98 percent of the population identify as catholic and the church has played a very important role in the history of this young nation. many still feel a sense of gratitude to the catholic church for the support that the church gave people during the indonesian occupation that provided food, shelter, and safety during what was a very difficult time for many timorese people. and so as a result, many people still feel a sense of discomfort at anything that discredits the institution of the catholic church. and in this figure of rich a dashboard, we have a figure who was not only a priest, but a very influential one. at that he had support

found guilty of sexually abusing young girls at a shelter for orphans and impoverished children in east timor, 84 year old rich of dust. bah, use them at his top of on his children's home, which took in hundreds of young people in our faces up to 20 years in prison. were jessica washington is life for us in the indonesian capital jakarta and jessica, what more details are emerging about the courts verdict and the reaction to the sentencing? well done, just a few moments ago, we heard that the verdict and the sentencing that the accused has been sentenced to 12. he is in jail and found guilty of sexual abuse against 4 children in his care. and we heard a few moments ago from the prosecution who acknowledged that this is an historic outcome for team or less day or east team or. but they are disappointed by what they say is a very light sentence. they know in a statement, they acknowledged that this is beatrice history for the nation. children were subjected to horrible crimes because as a society, we were blinded by the belief that a figure like the acute would not commit crimes against childre

now he's been sentenced to 12 years in prison for section abusing young girls in east timor, 84 year old richard dust bah, abused them, but his shelter for orphans and impoverished children. the jury is concluded that 1st day of deliberations in the trial of a former u. s. police officer involved in the shooting of a black motorist. kimberly porters pleaded not guilty to manslaughter. the death of dante wright, she says she meant to use her taser. but you had gun instead. and open fire. those were the headlines. the news continues here now to 0 world simon. shaheen. 8 musical journey state. you. thanks for watching bye for now. ah ah . ah. mm hm. with this is on believe. so a lawsuit in your love, it must, won't you send me a lot of g 0. shaheen. musician performa visionary from his base on the east coast of the united states. shaheen shares traditional arabic music with performers seeking to create a difference out. it's a style that has attracted followers across the world. cody, it does, she ha, she's giving you the shabby, the ability, an older through connie, more hot battery in

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diffract american priest has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for sexually abusing young girls in east timor, 84 year old richard dash back, abused them at his shelter for orphans and impoverished children. he was the frogged by the catholic church in 2018 thailand has announced its delaying the closure of bangkok, central station for a month. the station was due to shop on thursday to make way for a new high speed railway funded in part by chinese loans. tony chang reports from bangkok but more than a century while m pon station in bangkok has stood as a testament to tie independence in the face of colonial dominance. opened in 1916 at a time when thailand was threatened by british regional control. it says at the center of se, asia's 1st railway network. but while m pong is due to close, to make way for a new grand central station, at the heart of a high speed rail network. that's caused considerable concern for many, particularly as china is the main investor level of the camera i'm. it's important to make sure that when china makes investment, how are we going to make people of this coun

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but he is showing no signs of slowing down the plans for an official visit to east timor early next year. and christmas has come early to one of the world's remotest regions. volunteers from the friends of santa claus. charity have been going down the amazon river into the jungles of brazil during the week before christmas since 1998 they visited more than 500 remote communities, bringing festive cheer and presence. to over a 150000 children. still want to fish. i'm so happy to bring some happiness to these children. this region missions or maybe had never seen santa claus round here had never received a tall. you know, i can only front these problem. tears that left her homes for jobs gives them happiness to these children. many times i don't even have something to eat, let alone be able to buy a torn if there's a fuzzy image. i the latest on all our stories right here al jazeera dot com ah. the main stories for you now under dhs, of thousands of protest as of march, the presidential palace in the sudanese capital har tomb. a demanding military stay out the country's transition towards

this is in east timor 84 year old richard dash buck abused than at his toughness children's home, which took in hundreds of children who not fuss is up to 20 years in prison. dash back was different in 2018 after he confessed to the abuse. this case has been polarized, though, with supporters, including the former president and on august mt, former ukrainian president pet report of shank was being investigated over suspected support of russian back rebels and eastern dumbass offices from the state bureau of investigation, trying to subpoena, put a shank on thursday, a chism of buying 7000000 dollars worth of coley through state on companies from areas control by the separatist is when he was in office. or franco's lawyer described the cases unique nonsense, humanitarian groups and me and marcy civilians are being targeted in fighting between the army and rebel groups or than 3000 people have escaped the violence by crossing the border into thailand just this week. but hundreds have already been forced back cathy lopez on the on us this report. these type of attacks are forcing thousands

s. missionary has been sentenced of 12 years in prison for sexually abusing young girls in east timor 84 year old, which a dashboard up abused them. it is shelter for orphans and impoverished children. and the jury's conclude this 1st day of the liberation in the trial of a former u. s. police officer involved in the shooting of a black motorist. kimberly potter's pleaded not guilty to man's daughter. after the death of dante wright, she said she meant to use her taser. the drew had gone instead, and open fire and chillies, president elect gabriela burridge is hel, transition talks with the outgoing administration. he defeated his right wing opponent by a surprise margin during sunday's runoff. vote so i was with the headlines. the news continues here on the al jazeera after studio, the unscripted stateroom. thanks for watching, backing up. a musician, performa visionary teacher. ah, how's is there a world meets the man bringing traditional arabic sounds to a whole new audience, being a woman and being american, playing with it already is something new from austin to palestine. the la

a former us missionaries been sentenced to 12 years in prison for sexual abusing young girls in east timor, 84 year old richard. dusta abused them at his shelter for orphans and impoverished children. and the jury has concluded its 1st day of deliberations in the trial of a former u. s. police officer involved in the shooting of a black motorist. kimberly potters pleaded not guilty to manslaughter. over the death of dante wright. she says she meant to use her taser, but to her gun instead and opened fire. so those were the headlines. the news continues here now to 0 up at the street station. thanks for watching bye for now. ah, each and every one of us has got a responsibility to change our personal space for the better we are. we could do this experiment and if by diversity could increase just a little bit that wouldn't be worth doing. had any idea that it would become a magnet who is incredibly rare species. they are asking for women to get 50 percent representation in constituent assembly. here in getting these people begun to collect the signature, the same, the re saying this extremel

former us missionary has been sentenced to 12 years in prison, sexually abusing young girls in east timor, 84 year old dad, abused them at his shelter for orphans and impoverished children. he was the frog by the catholic church in 2018 years. christian group whose missionaries were held hostage for monks in haiti, says that they were not released. they escaped the groups as the 12 hostages travel through the forest. after having pass guards on december, the 15th, the gang kidnapped the group, mid october, were demanding a $1000000.00 for each person. ah, just bear with me. so he'll rob the reminder of our top stories, the restrictions on gatherings and businesses in south korea following arise encoded 19 infections. health work as a warning of a major crisis is, hospitals are stretched with new reco, daily infections and serious cases. the head of the world health organization is calling for limits to gatherings during the holiday period. dotted her draw said that the evidence, the only constraint is more transmissible and can evade vaccines. but he's insisted, it's still too early to sa

be showing no signs of slowing down with plans for an official visit to east timor early next year. ah. the main stories now. conservative politician jose antonio cast has conceded chili's presidential run off vote to his left wing rival gabriel. burridge. forage is leading with 54 percent of the vote with half of the ballots counter so far. a former student protest either campaign to overall in economic model. he says is created sharp divides and inequality in the.

be showing no signs of slowing down with plans for an official visit to east timor early next year. ah. the main stories now. conservative politician jose antonio cast has conceded chillies. presidential run off vote to his left wing rival gabrielle burridge. forage is leading with 54 percent of the vote with half of the ballots counter so far. a former student protested a campaign to overall an economic model. he says is created sharp divides and inequality in the country. and he is also pledged to make the changes to lanes demanded in the mass movement of 2019 and are the headlines. hundreds of thousands of protests of march to the presidential palace in the sudanese capital, hart toombs. they are demanding the military stay out of politics. security forces via tear gas and after attempting to block bridges, health ministry says more than a $120.00 people were injured. demonstrate is a mocking 3 years since the start of the revolution that ended former president, a model bush years, 30 years in power. was them countries of place to set up a humanitarian trust fund for afghanistan,

s. missionary's, been sentenced to 12 years in prison for sexually abusing young girls in east timor . h a 4 year old rich had thus, bah, use them that is shelter for orphans and young people. he was defrost by the catholic church in 2018 after confessing to sexually abusing the children. a u. s. christian group was missionaries were kidnapped in haiti, says the group escaped captivity and says 12 people travel through forests walking for 16 kilometers. the ohio based organization confirmed it was raising funds for ransom payments, but it's not clear if they were paid a gang kidnapped the group in mid october and were demanding a $1000000.00 for each 1st. now the number of people killed in the strongest typhoon to the philippines. this year surged to $375.00. another 500 have been injured and at least 56. i'm missing the dinner. got islands were at the epicenter and of jamila. allan doug reports survivors a desperate for drinking water and food? this is central st. dinner, good island, a town which bore the brunt of super typhoon rice fury on thursday. what was once a thriving coasta

american priest has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for sanctuary. abusing young girls in east timor, 84 year old richard dash bark, abused them at his shelter for orphans and impoverished children. he was the frogs by the catholic church in 2018. the government of kurdistan is taking control of a private gold mine saying it had concerns about safety and the environment. the canadian owners say the environmental concerns are a pretext for nationalization. al jazeera has been given unprecedented access to the mine, sam basra. avi has more from categor, stands is so cool. region the foothills of the tear and shone. melton rage dramatic terrain that stretches across 5 countries. its highest pete is in the central asian nation of kurdistan. where i do look landscape hides the secret what the country's precedent described as an environmental disaster. ah, for 30 years, a major industrial operation has scarred the land and been at the center of serious industrial accidents. earlier this year, following decades of public protest, the new government seized operational control of the commodor

s. missionary has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for sexually abusing young girls in east timor 84 year old richard dashboard, abused them at his shelter for orphans and impoverished children. he was defraud by the catholic church in 2018 a u. s. christian group whose missionaries were held hostage for months in haiti, says that they were not released. they escaped the rope, says the 12 hostages traveled through forest after living pass guards on december, the 15th again kidnapped the group mid october and were demanding a $1000000.00 for each person. ah, your charges there with me. so hell, rommel, a reminder of our top stories, the restrictions on gatherings and businesses in south korea following a rise in covey. 19 infections, health workers, a warning of a major crisis as hospitals are stretched with new records.