that had the effect of empowering the jihadists in eastern libya. >> when president obama said gadhafiust go, i think they were whip-sawed at the suddenness of the change of direction. yet it's all sort of seeped away. >> right. >> if you will from the public narrative and discussion. republicans now with a select committee, one hearing. why only one hearing? >> well, we would certainly like to see a lot more energy out of them. i don't want to condemn the committee because it's still early in their process. they have a lot of classified information to get through. but my goodness, the first hearing -- we had a committee for months. we have had one hearing, very short duration. basically a hearing that was asked for by the democrats about something that i think is irrelevant to most people's consideration. >> accountability. >> right. who cares about the recommendations of a flawed process? what people want to get to the bottom of is accountability for what happened in terms of the actions, omissions and decisions before and after. >> to me, anything -- accountability in washington, d.

seven soldiers are killed during violence in eastern libya.d times for the circus in bangladesh, were

. >> reporter: eastern libya is bracing for a serious escalation of violence. former general announced he is about to launch a new offensive to liberate benghazi, libya's second-largest city from what he calls terrorists. >> translator: the heros of operation dignity, they are now fully prepared to achieve their goal, namely to liberate the city of benghazi. it is a city worthy of living. it has sacrificed the lives of martyrs to the terrorists bullets. >> reporter: the opponents have promised to counter his attack. they call themselves the benghazi lions, and released a video in response to the threats. >> translator: we want have any assault against the household of the revolutionary fighters. the response will be in the same manner. you are nothing but agents to america. and you will meet the same fate that the collaborators have seen. this is a clear warning to you. >> reporter: they drove forces from their main bases in benghazi, killing dozens of fighters. the city is now in control of religious militias. on wednesday the forces called for an armed uprisin

. >> attacking an air base in eastern libya, fighting has been reported in the city of benghazi. and several soldiers have reported to have been killed and 50 wounded. it's controlled by forces loyal to the renegate general. aljazeera's mohammed has more. >> we're getting reports from sources and eyewitnesses on the battlefield, on the ground, saying that four separated suicide attacks, forces loyal to renegate general, in the air base this morning, and this is part of the operation started by the region. again, it's the forces this morning, and heavy fighting is going on around the air base. now, it's clear that the revolution ears are planning to take control of the air base, which has been controlled by general for months now. as he managed to take control of the air base, this means that the momentum most probably would go to them because only around 30 kilometers to the south would be in the hands of the renegade general. >> gulf states have demanded that full power be restored yemen's government. in saudi rainia they say that all weapons, and military equipment and money sh

seven soldiers are killed during violence in eastern libya.nd hard times for the circus in bangladesh, were new technologies are staeding the audience. hong kong's leader has used a late night protestor, that he will not resign. see why the government was willing to talk & that protestors are risking serious consequences if they escalate their demonstrations. two protestors have threatened to occupy government buildings unless the chief executive steps down. for the past one to two days there have been students and other young people surrounding and threatening to occupy government buildings including the chief executive office, and government head quarters. the government and the police will continue to exercise the upmost restrains to allow these students and other young people to demonstrate. al jazeera was at that prez conference, more on what he had to say. >> for a man whose position is in question, he was certainly very calm as he walked into the press conference, flanked by his chief secretary kerry lamb. he said he was nominating his

intelligence agencies were operating in eastern libya, gathering intelligence and he was determined to drive them out of benghazi. to that end, he gathered two dozen operatives and significant fire pour, including ak 47s, rocket propellers and mortars. he is also accuse of stealing documents, maps and sensitive computers, including the location information of a highly classified cia operation. there's nothing in the it indictment that suggests the attack was spontaneous, or that he was the master mind of the stault, which left four americans dead including ambassador chris stevens. >> there's a big difference between filing an indictment und under penalty of perjury in a court of law. this dpimt is law, the rest was spin, and you don't see any of the spin in this violent. >> today the judge said that the case is so complicated that they will not meet again until mid-december, brett. >> catherine, thank you. . still ahead, the economy in focus for the midterms. first, sweetening the deal for iran. we'll look at the prospect the obama administration could lift sanctions without congress.

. >> eastern libya is bracing for a serious escalation of violence.announced he's about to launch a new offensive from what it calls terrorists. >> they're now prepared to achieve their goal. mainly to liberate the city of bengahzi. it has survived and marters are falling victims to the treacherous bullets. >> reporter: the group called bengahzi lyons, has responded to haftar's threats. >> the response will be in the same manner without mercy or leniency. you are nothing but agents to america's brutal haftar. this is a clear warning to you. >> reporter: at the end of july, driving forces the main bases killing dozens of fighters. the cities are now under the control of religious militias. they've seized large amounts of weapons. on wednesday haftar has warned about the up rising and urges young people to carry weapons and fight against the militias. and things got worse after several groups opposed the newly elected parliament leading the country in a state of political paralysis. >> coming up on al jazeera america the white house said that the presid

. >> eastern libya is bracing for a serious escalation of violence. general haftar has announced that he'll mount new offensives fro against terrorists. >> they're fully prepared to achieve their intermediate goal, mainly to liberate the city of bengahzi. there are martyrs falling victims. >> we will give response in the same manner. without mercy or leniency. you'll meet the same fate as their soldiers and collaborators are seeing. this is a clear warning for you. >> reporter: they drove haftar forces killing dozens of fighters. now the control is under the militias. they have seized large amounts of weapons. they're urging young people to carry weapons and fight the militias. rivalries have deeply split libya. and things got worse after several groups opposed the newly elected articlement leading the country in a state of political paralysis. >> nurses dealing with the ebola virus in texas said they were not receiving training. we'll look at the training they are now receiving. and in hong kong police beat a demonstrator. >> consider this: the news

intelligence agencies were operating in eastern libya and he was determined to drive them out of benghazi. to that end, he took two dozen operatives and heavy firepower, among them assault rifles, grenade and rocket propelled grenades and mortars to attack the u.s. consulate and annex. he oversaw the theft of massive documents and computers from the consulate that contained the location of the cian operation. we are talking about an annex that is a cia facility and so the identification. facility and everything connected with it is classified. >> reporter: since fox first reported on the theft of the computers back in july, the state department unsuccessfully argued that classified information was not compromised in the 2012 attack. today the prosecutors were asked if this is a single suspect in the case and they left the door open to more in the future. shannon. >> thank you, kathryn very much. >> reporter: you're welcome. >> could be trouble looms for the democrats in the u.s. with over two weeks until the midterm election. recent polling endicates that president obama is losing support

. >> reporter: eastern libya is bracing for a serious escalation of violence.general said he is about to launch an offensive to in his words liberate benghazi. >> translator: they are now fully prepared to achieve their goal, namely to liberate the city of benghazi. it has sacrificed and the lives of martyr are falling victims to the terrorists bullets. >> reporter: the opponents advocate a form of political islam have promised to counter his attack. the group's special brigades released a video in response to his threats. >> translator: we warn of any assault against the household of the re lugsary fighters. the response will be in the same manner. you are nothing but agents to america. and you will meet the same fate your collaborates have seen. >> reporter: they drove forces from the bane bases in benghazi, killing several fighters. they have seized large amounts of weapons. on wednesday they called for an armed uprising in benghazi urging young people to fight the militia. rivalries have deeply split libya which has fallen into uprising since gaudify was to

moved in to the areas surrounding garian and many individuals surrounding the early on the eastern side of libyarticularly in the city of benjamghazi. many of the districts which have seen the forces loyal to the renegade general hafta and the militia of it libya have been almost completely deserted by the civilian populations which have moved to other areas and we are talking of about at least 61 dead so far according to medical sources and 45 injured. most of them in the -- within the ranks of the civilian population. a very desperate situation on the front supplying many of these. very short, very acute situations regarding the medical situation. most of the medical, injured people, have been taken to the local hospitals which are overwhelmed. so many of them actually have witnessed yesterday in the city have been taken into the hospital in the city. >> western powers are urging fighting leading to the sanctions. how is that being received inside libya? >> as far as i know, the situation on the ground is very difficult. in many of these front lines, the lines are en tang he had between the fo

agencies were collecting information and he was determined to drive them out of eastern libya.alleges took two dozen men to the consulate, lit it on fire, and also stall documents as well as computers that contained the locations of the cia operations. >> talking about an annex which is a cia facility. the location of the facility, everything connected is classified. reporter: fox news was first report it had been stolen from the consulate, they have argued unsuccessfully the classified information was not compromised in that attack, martha. martha: it sheds things in such a different light of the information and what they were going after after that attack. another question is do these new charges carry the death penalty, catherine? reporter: the new charges include in murder of a u.s. diplomat, u.s. personnel and destruction of property. b the consulate and cia annex and those do potentially carry the death penalty. it alleges that took heavy firepower when they attacked the annex including ak-47s, semi semiautomatic rifles, grenades, rocket propelled grenades and mortars cal

out of eastern libya.ng indictment suggests he took part in at least two co-phases of the attack starting with u.s. consulate. the third phase and final wave of the assault comes from the cia antics. they did unlawfully and knowingly use, brandishing discharge firearms to include handguns, semiautomatic assault rifles, ak-47 assault rifles and destructive devices. grenades and rocket propelled grenades. firepower alone is completely inconsistent with the administration's initial explanation a demonstration was somehow to blame, martha. this morning a state department spokesman has tried to suggest information on the computer was not a big deal when the indictment clearly states the computer had location information on the cia, that is a classified site. fox news first reported on the computers in july. they once again downplayed the theft. >> in the evacuation, all caps five computers were safely removed by the tsa agents. no classified information was compromised. >> fox news was told locals employed by t

forced the government led by prime minister to withdraw to the eastern city of tabrook and most countries recognize that asably as libya'slegislature but both are disputing control of revenues in the country's main source of income. and they are battling for control of the eastern city of benghazi as well as towns in western libya. more than 100 people have been killed in the fighting over the last ten days as al jazeera reports. >> reporter: this mosque is one of the few remaining buildings still functioning in the western mountain regions and battered towns and streets tell what happened here and many of residents of the town left after the heaviest fighting since the fall of gadhafi in 2011 but people like he had no where else to go. >> translator: the house was hit by a rocket causing serious damage and terrorized my family and damaged two cars, mine and a friends. this is true terror and it's unprecedented. >> reporter: dozens killed here in the last ten days. since the groups and forces loyal to the general are trying to take control of the western mountains. opposition fighters are backed by the dawn of libya and

with the parliament recently having sought refuge in the eastern parts of libya, they're now being chased by islamist movements. this is now becoming a security concern for neighboring egypt as islamic movements shift east wards. >> is there any coordination between the desperate groups in iraq and libya? >> that is very difficult to ascertain and establish especially in a fluid situation like this, and it has been the same with other movements like al-qaeda. given the role of media in particular social media in this time and age there is not always a need for coordination, and it is difficult often to distinguish coordinated or orchestrated actions from simple copy catting. >> what possible interventions can take place to resolve the situation taking place? >> well of course egypt has vital interest in creating some stability in neighboring libya. the al sisi government would rather focus on getting egypt's economy back on track rather than constantly dealing with domestic or international security issues. an international coalition has become embroiled once again in libya while very bus

. >>> now a renegade general who backs government forces in libya is threatening to retake the eastern city of bengahzi. a weak central government and rise of a number of armed groups in libya has left parts of the country lawless. we have more now on the struggle for libya's second largest city. >> reporter: libya is bracing for a serious ex-canalation of violence. general haftar threatens to retake the areas. >> they're working to a liberate the city. >> haftar's opponents advocate a thought of political islam, and has promised to counter his attack. they call themselves the bengahzi lions and released a vigil of threats. >> we warn of any assault against the household of the revolutionary fighters. the response will be in the same manner. without remorse or leniency. you'll meet the same fate as soldiers and collaborators have seen. this is a clear warning to you. >> reporter: at the end of july, they have drawn forces killing dozens of fighters. the city is now under the control of religious militias. they have over a seized large amounts of weapons. they urge young people to carry

is supported by dawn of libya fighters appears to have an upper hand at the moment but not recognized by powers and the house of representatives influence is limited to the easterninternational recognition and regional backing. besides the western mountains more fighting in benghazi and more troops have joined the forces and libya dawn coalition say her and his men are representing parts of the old regime. the fighters seem confident they will win the battle but the war they are fighting appears to have no real end in sight. i'm with al jazeera. >>> human rights watch estimates that 132 students in egypt have been arrested since the academic year began a week ago, on cairo university they chanted slogans with the government and confront body i police and demanding the return of fellow students who were expelled for taking part in an earlier rally. al jazeera continues to demand the immediate release of its journalists in egypt, peter greste and fahmy and mohamed have been in prison and they are appealing their convictions. a new study suggests the number of dengue patients has been massively under estimated in india, researchers believe there could be as many as

rival militias are battling for control of eastern ben gas and i towns west of libya.e than 100 people have been killed in violence in the past 10 days, al jazerra has a report. >> reporter: this mosque is one of the few remaining buildings still functional in libya's western mountains region. batters homes and streets tell what happened here. many residents of the town have left after the heaviest fighting since the fall of the c go qaddi regime but some had nowhere today tann the house was hit by a rocket causing serious damage, tearized my family and damaged two cars, mine and a friends. this is true tear on, it's undez presented. >> reporter: dozens have been killed here in the last 10 days. groups and forces loyal to the remember gate general are trying to take control of the western mountains. the opposition fighters are backed by the dawn of libya and alliance of conservative militias. these men are waiting for reinforcements and until they arrive making improvised rocket launchers from old rockets. they say they have been able to stop the advance of better equi

. >>> now libya's supreme court has delayed a reaction to the legitimacy of the power environments, since moammar gadhafi was killed three years ago. eastern city of benghazi and towns in western libya. more than 100 have been killed in the last 10 days. associate vice president of middle east and africa at the united states institute of peace. good to have you with us. as i mentioned it's been three years on since the killing of gadhafi. is this still a revolution in the making that can lead to a better libya? >> any transition, particularly what we've seen with libya which involved a lot of violence and involves a lot of going to take a lot of time and going to be painful. but i think there is a very sincere legitimate government at the core that's trying build on some coalitions that will finally result in some stability. but we are very far from that scenario today. >> ists interesting today but you mentioned the tobruk, i'm assuming you're referring to the tobruk government that's trying to build on. is that not undermining the state and its authority? >> it completely is, i think one of the primary issues and one of the key challenge

libya fighters appears to have the upper hand. they are not recognised. it is limited to the eastern si of tobruk, but it has reege an sol backing -- regional backing - the other militia >>> liberia's coalition says the dawn of libya and khalifa haftar's men are part of that old revolution. they are confident they'll win the battle. but the war appears to have no end in site >>> there has been more protests at universities across egypt. at cairo university, students chanted slogans against the government. the protesters were confronted by the police. they are demanding the return of colleagues who were expelled for demonstrating. >> meanwhile, al jazeera continues to demand the release of its journalists imprisoned in egypt. peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed have now been imprisoned for 296 days. they are falsely accused of helping the outlawed muslim brotherhood, and are appealing against their convictions. >>> the swedish military's search for evidence of activity in territorial workers entered a third day. prompted by a report of a possible russian submarine intr

libya. forces loyal it a retired general, khalifa haftar, launched attacks against militias in the eastern city of benghazi, and in the west. dozens of people have been killed in an escalation in violence, and thousands fled. we have the latest. >> reporter: these gunshots in libya are emblem attic of the gunshots, sustained, but no major gains. they are the latest battle front in the western towns. a renegade former general is pushing his forces between the capital tripoli, and the city of zip dane. he's trying to control most of the country. civilians in the conflict are suffering, and supplies are running out. the u.n. is calling for calm. a statement said the united nations nation is proposing an:. >> four months of parliament tried to claim legitimacy, and the u.n.'s effort to bring the two sides to negotiate are not working. >> attacks intensified after the visit to tripoli. >> it seems clear that the international community, via egypt and other countries that involved themselves in the conflict do not seem to support a negotiated settlement at this point. there's more mileage in the conf

libya. dozens have been killed in fierce clashes between rival groups in the eastern city of benghazi, the latest from our correspondent. >> reporter: the gunshots in libya are emblem attic of the conflict. no major gains for a single force. these are the latest battle front in the western towns. a renegade general is pushing his forces between the capital and the city. he is trying to take control and militias who control most of the country. civilians caught in the conflict are suffering. the u.n. is calling for calm. a statement says the united nations support mission: in tripoli and tobruk, the parliament tried to claim legitimacy. attacks intensified after the u.n. chief's visit to tripoli. >> it seems clear that the international community, via egypt and other countries do not support a negotiated settlement at this point. we realise there's a lot more mileage in the conflict and the violence still to come. having said that, this conflict can only end in negotiated settle ed. >> egypt and the u.a.e. are report to provide support. saddan and qatar are said to back the militias. that is what

libya. you have russia and eastern ukraine. the premium should be there but given the soft demand and the strong growth in north american production the sense of the market that geo politics isn't mattering right now. >> what about the lack of growth in europe and the fact that they are almost tipping into recession and china slowing down, as well. >> absolutely. you have weak growth in europe. you have poor chinese numbers. and you look at the demand side of the ledger it is not great by any means. i think what is amazing is you have had the return of production in very volatile countries like libya which is leading a lot to believe that the supply pitcher is fundamentally robust. that is where things might be more challenging. i think you could see potentially the libya numbers fall off. i think saudi arabia will be very important to watch when they lower the official selling price yesterday there was a view that the saudis are content. if you move below 90 on brent i think that puts some of the other producers in a real fisc

libya is now facing. at the moment the elected wallment is in the remote eastern city. it's members fled there after the government lost patrol to an armed group. that group is called libya's dawn, an alliance of conservative fighters that control large parts of the capitol. they refuse to recognize the house of representatives. instead, they reconvened the previous parliament, the general national congress. no single group is in charge of the country. a patchwork of militias is engage to wrestle control of different cities. this was the scene in ben ghazi. the armed groups fought together to topple the dictator muammar qaddafi in 2011, but they've since disbanded that alliance and now they're at war with each other. allison director general of the institute. he join us now live from bay root. good to have you with us. first of all, do you think the u.n. can pull this off? can ban ki-moon create a reconciliation between the two sides? >> i personally don't think that the violence has been the answer so far, and many libyans do. but the dialogue is not necessarily the sol

. >>> in libya at least 16 people have been killed by fighting in the eastern city of benghazi.diers loyal to former general khalifa hifter have launched an offensive to regain ground. victoria reports. >> reporter: benghazi is caught up in a chaotic struggle for control between forces from the government and rebel groups. war planes have bombed suspected positions, and people supporting the general's forces have dismantled check points set up by fighters. libya is now under the control of two opposing government supported by armed groups engaged in daily fighting. in the area south of tripoli these are just some of the families who left their homes to escape the fighting. >> translator: they shelled our house in the middle of the night. my son was injured but when we got him to hospital, the doctors said they couldn't do anything for him, and he died. >> reporter: the town's university has been turned into a temporary shelter, but there's no school here, so the children make the most of what little they have. >> translator: our country is in a state of war, and the schools are

eastern city. aljazeera, tripoli. >> egypt's president said his country will work with sudan to support libya's military against armed militia. al sisi said sudan and egypt agreed to coordinate efforts to achieve stability in labor yes. he said they will support state institutions, primarily the military. sisi's remarks came at the end of a meetin meeting. >> aljazeera continues to demand the immediate release of its journalists in egypt. the three have been in prison 295 days now, accused of helping the outlawed muslim brotherhood, a charge they deny. they are appealing against their convictions. >> more than 1,000 health experts are meeting in berlin to discuss way to say stop the spread of the ebola virus. according to the world health organization, more than 9,000 cases of ebola have been reported worldwide. west african countries remain the worst hit by the outbreak. almost 2.5000 people have died in liberia, sierra leone have seen 1200 dead and 860 in guinea. the total number of fatalities from the outbreak currently stands at 4,500. >> we have more from the world health conference in berlin. >> before the summ

led initiative in libya has been anaunsed in the hope of stopping the fighting in tripoli to provide aid. in the eastern city, a renegade general continues his assault on splinter militia groups. 40 have been killed in four days. >> these gunshots in libya are enigmatic of conflict. these are the latest battle front in the person r western towns. a renegade general is pushing its forces between tripoli and zinc dane. and is trying to take control from dawn of libya. civilians unwhitingly caught in the conflict are suffering, and supplies are running out. the u.n. is calling for calm. a statement says the support mission is proposing a cessation of the military operations, investing in libya for four days to facilitate humanitarian sentence. four months, and parliament tried to gape legitimacy. the efforts to bring the sides to negotiate don't seem to be working. attacks intensify after the chief's visit to tripoli. >> it's clear that the community, and others that involved themselves don't support a negotiated settlement at this point. >> we realise there's a lot of mileage in the conflict and the war a

more wicked, in fact some of the worst people on earth have filled in in libya, in syria, in iraq, putin's on the margin in eastern everybody sees america is there, our allies are concerned about the support they're going to get. so the consequences of a policy, and domestically the great idea of expansion and title mrvelts and a new economy and all this stuff, is this a crisis of competence? the irs, the va, the secret service, all the institutions in the past you would make a movie about, the secret service has to be acknowledged has the hero. all of these agencies that are trusted are showing how badly that government is run. you combine them and you get a sense that things are out of control. >> mara, today with the secret service director resigning, capped what has been a bad few weeks. >> it's been a bad few weeks and the voters as they have for some time think the country is on the wrong track, 2-1. however, the secret service problems predated president obama and so far they skrhaven' been turned into a political indictment of him so far. although there was a republican congressman who said at the hearing,

led initiative in libya has been announced in hopes of stopping the fighting in tripoli, that to provide humanitarian aid. and in the eastern city of benghazi, general kalafi hiftar continues his assault. psalosama benfit reports. >> between the forces between the capital tripoli and the city of zinfan. in the arms of conservative militias that control most of the country. but civilians are suffering and supplies are running out. the u.n. is calling for calm. a statement says the united nations powr delivery of humanin assistance. for months rival parliaments have tried to claim legitimacy. efforts to bring the two sides together don't seem to be working. >> it seems clear that the international community via egypt and other countries that have involved themselves in the conflict so far don't seem to support a negotiated settlement at this time. we do realize there's a lot more mileage in the conflict and the war still to come. however, having said that this conflict can only end. >> egypt and uae, also have international support but no control on the ground. while sudan and cart are sai qad to be supporting tobruk. the daw

power, is libya on the verge of becoming a failed state in the country's elected parliament was driven from the capital tripoli earlier this year by militants and is now based in a hotel in the easternt is desperately trying to hold the country together. here is a report. >> reporter: libya, a country the world helped free from dictatorship, has now descended into chaos. just a few hours sailing time from europe, this navy patrol vessel daren't venture far for fear of militants. >> translator: they're outlaws, extremists, and militias. >> reporter: this stretch of coastline is one of few bits of libya its newly elected parliament still controls. three years after the overthrow of colonel gadhafi, much of the country is in the hands of rebel militias. some of them linked to al qaeda. libya's elected parliament has fled to this remote port, tobruk, a thousand kilometers from the capital tripoli. it's been forced to stay in a huge 1970s hotel. many here say they had to be smuggled out of the capital tripoli after they and their families were attacked by islamists militias. the militias seized the capital in august after islamists lost the elections and set up a rival government. it say

delegation to libya will try to stop the fighting to allow humanitarian aid to reach affected areas. meanwhile the battle for control of the eastern city of bengahzi has intensified. forces loyal to general haftar where people have been killed in days of fighting. >>> 400 migrants in five boats, half of those were vessels that ran in trouble in libyan waters. >>> the "world health organization" says it will conduct a full review of its handling of the ebola crisis. the u.n. agency has been criticized for responding too slowly. leaked internal documents suggest that who admit to bungling the response to the outbreak. ebola has killed more than 4,000 people in west africa. >>> well, liberia is one of the hardest hit by the virus. they have just moved from civil war. >> reporter: jefferson carr escaped liberia as a young boy leaving behind his family. he arrived here in ghana as a teenager in 1998. he planned to return to liberia to set up a management studies college. but ebola has changed all of that. >> after 14 years of civil war, trying to recover from everything that we lost, and then this ebola, this disease has come up again.

of a artillery fire between the forcers loyal to the dawn of libya and the intent forces loyal to the ren gatrenegade general. on the eastern side of the front typically on the side of benghazi there has been quiet periods of time in comparison with the heavy fighting heavy skirmishes that went on the past few days between the two sides. and there has been reports of a u.n. brokered initiative to try broker a ceasefire typically around the city of tikla and talla to allow for the evacuation of the injured and other people. >> the accuser of the, charged with 18 counts including murder. u.s. ambassador to murder christopher stevens and three others were killed. so far hatalla is the only person charged with the incident. and a real rags to riches story, joko wododo was sworn in as indonesia's leader. the 53-year-old is the first indonesian president who doesn't come from the military or social elite. in his inauguration speech, wododo appealed for a fairly fought election. >>> examining whether water shutoffs are a violation of civil rights. >>> and the fed chief, growing income inequality in the u.s., is there a clear way f

libya, further alliance of conservative militias. they control most of the area including the capital tripoli. hold up in eastern tobruk. no control on the ground. with promises of support from abroad he urged the libyan army to enter tripoli last week and called for mass civil disowe beadisobedience. but in tip li the message has not gone down well. >> life is back to normal, you can see how crowded the shops and popular markets are. >> there's no civil disobedience at all. the people work and the security is okay. thank god everything is well. >> despite the fighting by frieps trand armed groups libya's oirl exports have not been affected. the national oil corporation is functioning as all conflicting parties need the oil money. oil proceeds are going into a central bank, thousands of public employees still need to be paid and that may well be the only delicate unspoken rapprochement between libya's warring forces. >> prosecutors are asking for death penalty for the captain of a ferry that sank in april. 14 members of the ferry. harry fawcett has more. >> the prosecution has said that the captain of the sewall, in the

, the down of libya fighters appears to have the upper hand at the moment, but are not recognized by world powers. the elect the house of representatives influence is limited to the eastern city but has international recognition and regional backing. >> besides the western mountain, there's been more fighting in ben gas, more tribesman believed to have advanced forces. libya's dawn negotiations say remnants of the former regime must be defeated. the fighters are confident they'll win the battle but the war they're fighting appears to have no end in sight. aljazeera. >> today marks three years since muammar gaddafi was killed by rebels who ousted him from power. >> in yemen, new reports of violence between sunni tribesman and shia houthis as a government is being established there. there is a temporary ceasefire that started on saturday and fell apart on sunday. >> the rescue of trekkers off the himalayas, where 38 were killed in blizzards and avalanches. more than 200 were rescued. >> swedes royal navy is scouring its coast for a foreign vessel. >> they suspect a russian submarine entered their territory. we report on the escalating tensions. >> it's an underwater search

eastern side of the city of benghazi, it is quiter. there have been sporadic skirmishes between the forces loyal to hasta and those to the goal of libyation. there hasn't been any reports of casualties so far. however, there has been talk of an initiative brokered by the united nations to allow for a cease-fire, especially around the cities of kikla to allow for humanitarian relief to be delivered to the civilian population and allow, also, for the injured people to be transported into hospitals. nothing has been confirmed regarding this initiative but there is very strong indications that that might be the case may be. we will know about this within the next few days or hours. >> we will come back to you as that develops. for the moment, thank you for joining us. now, human rights watch estimates that 132 students in egypt have been arrested since the academic year began over one week ago. at cairo university on sunday, students chanted slogans against the government. they were confronted by the police. the demonstrators are demanding the return of colleagues who were expelled for taking part in an earlier rally. >>> al jazeera conti

eastern edge. it's 95% russian speaking, which when you think about what is happening in ukraine. you imagine people in the baltics being worried. putin has never forgiven n.a.t.o. for something like libya. n.a.t.o. told rushby -- told that they had no plans. it's in russia's history to push back on n.a.t.o. it's a sphere of influence. it's whether they can seat the divide. if you get estonia angry enough, the president will say we are upped threat. you have to do something, that pouts other n.a.t.o. countries in a difficult spot. >> we have an increasing mistrust between both sides where it's playing out the worst. technically all-out war. you got back from crimea, it's gone. >> it seems to be gone. the west will not admit that. it goes to crimea, it is all russian. you look at sevastopol, and black sea napele fleet where it shared space, taking over subs, ships, repainting over the numbers. it's russia now. you see elements of russian power showing up. there's an ethnic minority in crimea. the tatars suffered so much. they were deported by stalin. came back. they are sunni muslims coming back in the 1980s, coming back to their homeland. no one nose who is carrying this out. they are t

eastern or central, call (202) 585-3880. mountain and pacific regions, call (202) 585-3881. some sad news out of washington. , from athe olympian libya, washington. two shot dead and four hurt in marysville school shooting. noting that a burst of left twon marysville students dead, for more wounded and a grieving community asking why? the shooter, a freshman athlete, took his own life after opening fire during the days first lunch period. a girl who has not yet been publicly identified. for the victims, all students, remain hospitalized. three incredible, one in serious condition. you can see the pictures there from the daily herald out of washington this morning. on the issue of gun violence in america, an issue that has become a campaign issue. here's a story from the new york times today. a new tv ad puts the focus on guns. michael bloomberg is injecting $1.7 million into the closely contested race for governor in connecticut, with an ad drawing attention to the far-reaching gun control bill signed by governor dana will i in the mass shootinghe at sandy hook elementary. it's a broader effort to aid candidates with bipartisan crede