election commission says it will investigate allegations of voter fraud but has announced already that it believes the election was free and fair chance trafford al-jazeera. well it's been time to challenge me who's live for us in dhaka time they've given the tensions one wonders where we go next. yes it's a great question because the opposition has a stand the government has a stand but where do we go from here it hide a highly unlikely that election commission will investigate any of the complaints that made by the opposition party. the independence of the election commission itself is in question it's never been very independent is usually is influenced by the government from the government side rather than matter is the legitimacy of the election from the international community so you know since to have already got congratulations from the indian prime minister manmohan singh the chinese premier and the president so the european union and the united states are so proud didn't make any kind of you know official statement on the election the u.n. yesterday on a question on buying ad

the election commission says it will investigate allegations of voter fraud but has announced already that it believes the election was free and fair. that al-jazeera. quality now from time to charge really has the latest from doc. the prime minister said has been a party sense to be very confident that seems to be jubilant about the victory on the opposition side started complaining but it doesn't seem to be hired by the election commission and it is highly unlikely that the election come in and which is heavily influenced by the government it doesn't have the independent to pursue and investigate many of the complaints are from media reports and from our sources we do know that there has been rigging there has been violence i like cross the country most of the polling center in the capital city dhaka where stable and that's where they lection observers where i saw their vehicles and that is very still made it to the list most of this violence right up by local reporters but many of them were reported as it normally is because the media is quite suppressed you had a lot of self-censo

election commission says it will investigate allegations of voter fraud but has announced already that it believes the election was free and fair chance not that i just don't. and that's going to live to dock on our correspondent hundred chaldeans joining us from there so where to from here thunder you did shake a scene as performance in the news conference that you attended give us an idea of how she of how the government will deal with all the allegations and move forward. well since pretty much outright rejected the allegation saying that by and large this election was free and fair and one of the best. here is to accept the notion that there's been a regular it is worth snatching up violence all across the place that was relatively peaceful in the capital city dark out. question without a doubt just their rights there are a limited number of international law. action network for a free election day along with at least thirty thousand people last thirty thousand observatory rather applied for interested in observing this election all the twenty six thousand right through some of the

the election commission says that it will investigate allegations of voter fraud but the main opposition alliance that has rejected this election and is demanding that another one be held says that the election commission has been corrupted by the ruling party and there is mounting. it's a vote of fools. mohamad arsenal is a member of the bangladesh nationalist party he says his party polling station observers were arrested or prevented from entering by ruling party supporters. we have lost all faith in the election commission we don't believe they will stick to their words this photograph shows one of three c.c.t.v. cameras that we found taped over at a polling station in dhaka coffee come on as a journalist he says he was attacked by a group of men after he tried to film them attacking a man outside a polling station he can not verify whether his attackers were pro-government or opposition supporters. wanted this attack has scared me but i have to work it in talk of what these desks i depend on journalism for my family prime minister has seen says she has faith in the election commissi

election commission says it will investigate allegations of voter fraud but has announced already that it believes the election was free and fair chance trafford al-jazeera. still ahead. al-jazeera democratic senator and lizabeth warren takes the first step towards running for the u.s. presidency in twenty twenty. and a new year brings a new president in south america's largest country we'll explore what. may mean for brazil.

election commission says it will investigate allegations of voter fraud but has announced already that it believes the election was free and fair. but i'll just dump the. us democratic senator elizabeth warren has taken a may just step towards joining the twenty twenty presidential race warren tells supporters and she's forming a explorer trick committee that allows her to raise money and find the necessary stuff before full well in the watching her presidential bid she's also released a video promising to protect the middle class against the excesses of rule street a famous likely to feature prominently in her campaign has been america's middle class is under attack how do we get here billionaires and big corporations decided they wanted more of the pie and they enlisted politicians to cut a much fatter swines the crippled union so no one could stop we're going to turn the troops dismantle the financial rules meant to keep us safe after the great depression and cut their own taxes so they paid less than their secretaries and janitors it's time to write the rules for the no why after w

election commission says it will investigate allegations of voter fraud but has announced already that it believes the election was free and fair chance trap al-jazeera. parts of the game the first two are under a state of emergency as the government attempts to deal with increasing violence thirteen provinces battling rebels have been placed under tight security the decision was made after ten policemen were killed in an ambush near the border with mali the officers were attacked while heading to a school that's thought to have been burnt by an armed group stay on the african continent sudan's president omar al bashir has ordered a commission of inquiry into nationwide protests that began nearly two weeks ago it a look at how police responded to the demonstrations which have killed at least nineteen people it comes as security forces again used tear gas and life fire to disperse crowds in the capital khartoum dozens of protesters were arrested calling on bashir to end his twenty nine year old despite his promises to implement economic reforms have a morgan has more from car too. today

election commission says it will investigate allegations of voter fraud but has announced already that it believes the election was free and fair chance drop al-jazeera. in many parts of the world is already twenty nineteen with spectacular fireworks displays a major saying in the new year now dame barbara has been watching the pirates next . party in the indian capital new delhi as midnight arrived in twenty eight turned into twenty. five. but the celebrations really started thousands of kilometers away in oakland. thousands of people watched brightly colored by what she did to the. city with or to say the show is. sunday three hundred twenty eight meters tall is the highest fireworks display in the southern hemisphere a couple of hours later it was the turn of australia's largest city sydney. i. disappoint from the still more than a billion people were at the waterfront watching a tons of fireworks go off the biggest display the city's ever seen. i. said bridge was the focal point for a show including a tribute to soul singer aretha franklin who died in august and a celebration of au

election commission says it will investigate allegations of voter fraud but has announced already that it believes the election was free and fair chance not that al-jazeera. still ahead here on al-jazeera democratic senator elizabeth warren takes a first step towards running for the u.s. presidency in twenty twenty. plus thousands of asylum seekers on mexico's border with the united states face a new year full of uncertainty. hello there we've got some fairly heavy rain over parts of north america at the moment you can see it on the satellite picture this area of cloud is snaking its way northward that could give us some severe storms as well as it sweeps its way eastwards eventually it will move away as we head through the day and choose day still giving some heavy snow there for the eastern parts of canada but the wetter weather for the south has left the coast very maro behind it though new york they're up at fifteen degrees that's fifty nine in fahrenheit we should be around six this time of year which is forty three doesn't change there was we head into wednesday the temperatures

election commission says it will investigate allegations of voter fraud but has announced already that it believes the election was free and fair chance trotted out just era. and said african. sudan's president omar al bashir has ordered a commission of inquiry into a nationwide protest that began nearly two weeks ago it look at how police responded to the demonstrations which have killed at least nineteen people becomes a security forces again used tear gas and live fire to disperse crowds in the capital khartoum dozens of protesters were arrested calling on bashir to end his twenty nine year rule despite his promises to implement economic reforms. but how to get into we shall enter into a new era where unity is reinforced and harmony is maintained in the whole country all with the aim to face the challenges and threats hovering above our head and here i renew the call to be honorable sudanese people in and outside of sudan to come together and stand united to parade on the good and not the evil we will join hands to denounce violence steer away from wars to engage in dialogue is the

elections can move forward that was the sense of the last hurdle for the government and the election commission before they could actually announce a date and start planning specifics for this election so that in just a couple of hours after that royal decree we heard from the election commission confirming that march twenty fourth is going to be the election day now this is something that's been a moving target definitely over the last several years of announcements for dates have been postponed and back and forth the beginning of this year we heard it was going to probably be on february twenty fourth that coming from the election commission but then the deputy prime minister said no that's going to have to be delayed then there is confusion over what it was going to be now there is no more confusion march twenty fourth election day here in thailand well as you say it's been a moving target skull so that's because one of the delays was the death of the former mall that quit obviously took a year out of that sort of shed jewel but people have been frustrated but they have taken to the streets

the election commission says that it will investigate allegations of voter fraud but the main opposition alliance that has rejected this election and he's demanding that another one be held says that the election commission has been corrupted by the ruling party and there is mounting evidence of votes of full. mohammed our son. is a member of the bangladesh nationalist party he says his party polling station observers were arrested or prevented from entering by ruling party supporters. we have lost all faith in the election commission we don't believe they will stick to the all.

but the opposition has labelled the result farcical accusing the government a very triggering election commission has rejected the opposition's calls for a new election. well the been allegations of attacks on journalists during this recently concluded election al-jazeera has time to challenge as in speaking to a veteran journalist who says he was. attempting to cover sunday's. conflict is a senior political reporter who works for a big mali language newspaper. says he was attacked while trying to fill near a polling station on election day had to be hospitalized and almost lost his eyesight. the group of millions rushed towards me while i was filming started beating me and snatched my mobile phone away there were seven or eight of them it was impossible for me to resist them i started bleeding and at some stage i became senseless. the threat of violence was not the only thing that made it difficult for journalists to cover voting on sunday restrictive election commission rules created a sense of fear and anxiety about reporting in general according to come out a level. one or two measures were r

election commission says it will investigate allegations of voter fraud but has announced already that it believes the election was free and fair trial struck at al-jazeera. a delegation of the afghan taliban has arrived in iran for talks aimed at negotiating an end to the country's seventeen year war the talks into her on were held with the knowledge of afghan president. and focused on security issues as well as settling the parameters for any future negotiations in the peace process the taliban has recently held talks with representatives of several regional countries and the u.s. plans to withdraw up to half of the fourteen thousand american troops from the country two weeks ago the taliban held another round of talks with u.s. officials kuwait says it will reopen its embassy in damascus only if the arab league restores relations with syria the announcement comes after q.a. is deputy foreign minister was named in a lebanese newspaper listing financial supporters of the syrian government he has denied the accusation calling it an insult. we opened their embassies in damascus last wee

backing from the opposition leaders that's why he feels he gained when he won the election but according to later commission in the case he won this election by you have the option to go to court the key thing of course now is how the porters react either going to listen to his call to be vigilant to rise up and defend the vote. a spokesman for the answer group. and he said results sort of a new era. and you know it is quite a surprise since anything but should bury i decide is a new beginning we still have to wait to see what will come out from people context the results and hope that the process is going to be much more a keener than the electoral process so that we die end up in a situation that surprising because people don't feel represented in the result and just being that released now it is quite a shock for everyone but it is a new beginning so let's wait to see what will happen we have any challenge as and the final hour counts on the votes it is and this time as we are discussing the sign for us coming real time as we look at it much closer will just we'll be able to decipher if those results are

the election commission says that it will investigate allegations of voter fraud but the main opposition alliance that has rejected this election and is demanding that another one be held says that the election commission has been corrupted by the ruling party and there is mounting evidence of votes of full. mohammed our son. is a member of the bangladesh nationalist party he says his party polling station observers were arrested or prevented from entering by ruling party supporters. we have lost all faith in the election commission we don't believe they will stick to their words. this photograph shows one of three c.c.t.v. cameras that we found taped over at a polling station in dhaka coffee come on as a journalist he says he was attacked by a group of men after he tried to film them attacking a man outside a polling station he can not verify whether his attackers were pro-government or opposition supporters to die.

decree declaring that the elections were ok to move forward then a few hours after that the election commission coming out and confirming that march twenty fourth will be election day now there's been a lot of confusion particularly over these last couple of weeks because at the beginning of the year the election commission came out and said most likely the election would take place on february twenty fourth but then the government said that had to be postponed because they need to prepare the government needs to prepare for the coronation of the king in may there was a bit back and forth we saw a little bit of protesting on the streets here over the weekend the last couple of weeks but again today wednesday confirmed march twenty fourth will be the election day now over the last couple of weeks bans have been lifted on political parties for organizing and fundraising so they started the wheels moving toward this election day but now since we know what the date is going to be those political parties are going to start to move forward with campaigning and also we know that those who are going to

part of that into the ruling party they doubt it will be a credible comes at all eye on the election commission understand this could be the first democratic transfer of power since independence from belgium in one nine hundred sixty it will be a huge deal if this election result comes out we don't it's not contested and lot of people are hoping if that happens in the n.t. maybe conflict and economic stagnation so huge huge stakes on the line yeah a lot of people hoping for some positive change but of course it all depends on the outcome and how many people will accept it regardless of who wins for now harris thank you very much indeed her of course will keep keep us right across developments in kinshasa as they happen but i've been speaking to cumber who is a spokesman for the advocacy group friends of the congo he says people will take to the streets if they feel the result is not legitimate. for more every question that we are getting moments from the cause that we meant to our partners the situation is quite tense the measure of cities have been militarized specific injustice and i need to

is it up to the election commission to pursue these things?g to try so hard to nak no one's eyes glaze over in this answer. >> you're not the one eyes glazing over. >> i know. so what we're looking at is, i think the first question is why didn't the department of justice go after this? they've already gone after michael cohen for campaign finance violations. i think the answer is there's really technical differences but this is harder to prove and there's less money. so they may have thought kind of we have got two clear wins, why should we go after it. the federal election commission, which as we know really is mired in dysfunction, could go after this. i think it's important for us to remember that there are different types of campaign finance violations. so this one i would say, if it is -- if everything that we're hearing is true, would be much more serious than the typical thing of i filed a disclosure report late because it's part of trying to defraud the american public and trying to influence their vote in a way that is not telling the

democratic republic of congo that is according to provisional results just announced by the national election commission she's ok to be the preferred candidate of outgoing president joseph kabila if the long awaited result is confirmed it will pave the way for the country's first peaceful handover of power since independence from belgian and nine hundred sixty. six. having gained more than seven million votes or thirty eight point five percent of the votes. mr felix is provisionally declared the elected president of the democratic republic of congo let's go to our correspondent how to metastases joining us live from the capital kinshasa the electoral commission saying that felix. has one hundred but that is already being disputed by the country's powerful catholic church what says it's telling show that. anyone. exactly we just outside the building when martin for you one of the opposition leaders is going to be he's going to get his take on this result like you did people like the catholic church expected him to win the election and he did not know what is their reaction going to be more crucially what

categorically the result published by the election commission president. this in the international community to the surprise victory is at odds with other towns. the catholic church of congo. and announced completely different results therefore i think while remaining calm and avoiding confrontation that we must have clarity on these results we. expected. with a history of coups conflict and contested elections the d r c has been on edge during campaigning with allegations of widespread election irregularities including vote rigging and violence. anyone who denies. the internet has been cut off for weeks in an apparent attempt to stop speaking about the results rights police had been deployed the boat that was two years old finally see the exit of president joseph kabila after nearly eighteen years in power but there are questions about how much influence he will still have. the venezuelan president nicolas maduro has vowed to correct deep mistakes as he put it as he was sworn in for a second six year term of the ceremony in the capital caracas president m

decree declaring that the elections were ok to move forward then a few hours after that the election commission coming out and confirming that march twenty fourth will be election day now there's been a lot of confusion particularly over these last couple of weeks because at the beginning of the year the election commission came out and said most likely the election would take place on february twenty fourth but then the government said that had to be postponed because they need to prepare the government needs to prepare for the coronation of the king in may there was a bit back and forth we saw a little bit of protesting on the streets here over the weekend the last couple of weeks but again today wednesday confirmed march twenty fourth will be the election day now over the last couple of weeks bans have been lifted on political parties for organizing and fundraising so they started the wheels moving toward this election day but now since we know what the date is going to be those political parties are going to start to move forward with campaigning and also we know that those who are going to

decree declaring that the elections were ok to move forward then a few hours after that the election commission coming out and confirming that march twenty fourth will be election day now there's been a lot of confusion particularly over these last couple of weeks because at the beginning of the year the election commission came out and said most likely the election would take place on february twenty fourth but then the government said that had to be postponed because they need to prepare the government needs to prepare for the coronation of the king in may there was a bit back and forth we saw a little bit of protesting on the streets here over the weekend the last couple of weeks but again today wednesday confirmed march twenty fourth will be the election day now over the last couple of weeks bans have been lifted on political parties for organizing and fund raising so they started the wheels moving toward this election day but now since we know what the date is going to be those political parties are going to start to move forward with campaigning and also we know that those who are going t

thank you for being on inside story benedict in geneva how credible are the election results released by the electoral commission. and i think that we aren't just going to. church. that the result do not owe to respond to the world i have observed so i don't think that our the election as they call it is a problematic while now and if. you look at the early church being the numbers i think that our present president will have the service of that in the city. in paris is true that the catholic bishops conference of congo whose preferred candidate is not a secret is martin for you know says it made verifications and has results that are totally different from those of sandy the electoral commission who in your view has the right the correct results that represent the will of the congolese people. i'm very clear with you i think the process has been all very chaotic and i'm not surprised to ever is of that given room for discussion so today we are in front of. what i call official body which is seventy which is that mr. warren this election and apart from that we have another group who says unfortunately it is not

backing from the opposition leaders that's why you feel he generally won the election but according to make your commission the cave you won the election now you have the option to go to court the key thing of course now is how the porters react either going to listen to his call to be vigilant to rise up and defend the vote. is a spokesman for the advocacy group friends of the congo and he says the result marks the start of a new era. and you know it is quite a surprise anything should bury id science is a new beginning we still have to wait to see what will come out from people context the results and hope that the process is going to be much more cleaner than the electoral process so that we die end up in a situation that surprisingly because people don't feel represented in the result they just mean the release now it is quite a shock for everyone but it is a new beginning so let's wait to see what will happen we have any challenge and the final counts of the votes it is i understand as we are discussing new science formation it's coming real science as we look at it much closer will just we'll be able

well let's go to the democratic republic of congo now because the election commission is saying that the results for the presidential vote may now be delayed because it still hasn't received most of the ballot papers regional monitors say sunday's election was relatively well managed despite several challenges technical and organizational problems meant that many people couldn't vote well more than a million others in three opposition strongholds they were excluded because of what we all thought it said were concerns about security and. well meanwhile the congolese ruling party says the internet will remain shut down in order to prevent disorder. the common front for the congo regrets the internet shut down monday but notes that some people tried to use the internet to put the congolese people against each other. we asked the population to remain calm and white peacefully for the provisional results that the electoral commission will publish in the coming days sudan's president omar al bashir is under immense pressure to implement reforms as he tries to overcome sometimes violent prot

decree declaring that the elections were ok to move forward then a few hours after that the election commission coming out and confirming that march twenty fourth will be election day now there's been a lot of confusion particularly over these last couple of weeks because at the beginning of the year the election commission came out and said most likely the election would take place on february twenty fourth but then the government said that had to be postponed because they need to prepare the government needs to prepare for the coronation of the king in may there was a bit back and forth we saw a little bit of protesting on the streets here over the weekend the last couple of weeks but again today wednesday confirmed march twenty fourth will be the election day now over the last couple of weeks bans have been lifted on political parties for organizing and fundraising so they started the wheels moving toward this election day but now since we know what the date is going to be those political parties are going to start to move forward with campaigning and also we know that those who are going to

the only thing that made it difficult for journalists to cover voting on sunday restrictive election commission rules created a sense of fear and anxiety about reporting in general according to come out on level. one or two measures were relaxed later like travelling by motorbikes and entering the polling centers but the original rules and guidelines issued by the election commission made journalists anxious about their safety. is concerned about his safety but determined to continue his work as a journalist despite the attack each. of those this is the first time in my media career despite identifying myself as a journalist and also having my press card on me that i was still attacked i have to carry on my work with a degree of fear this is the fact there is no denying it. all political parties have denied any involvement in attacks on the press. dhaka japanese police are launched a terrorism investigation after a man drove a minivan into a crowd celebrating the new year in downtown tokyo at least nine people were injured police say they had a large tank full of kerosene in the vehicle suggest

election commission says it will investigate allegations of voter fraud but has announced already that it believes the election was free and fair. still ahead on al jazeera democratic senator elizabeth warren takes the first step towards running for the us presidency in twenty twenty. and the new year brings a new president and south america's largest country we'll explore what. may mean for brazil. from long flowing winds to an enchanting desert breeze. and i know that the weather is all quite quiet for many of us across the southeast in parts of china at the moment most of us a seeing some fine settled weather the wetter weather is here ever parts of taiwan and stretching down through parts of the philippines but it is moving northward so by the time we get to wednesday that more of us will be sings and think of cloud and a few outbreaks of rain and it does look like that will include us in hong kong of a further towards the south we've seen very active weather here look at the satellite picture we can see a lot of cloud that's making its way towards the west and that's really intens

a successor to president joseph kabila was due to be declared on sunday but the head of the election commission now says just fifty three percent of the votes have been counted election was postponed in three opposition strongholds which led to protests and violence or. a political played their parts in their country and i fear it may to generate if the election commission doesn't tell the truth about the results. i fear nothing even if the electoral commission publishes a different result the church will denounce it but it's the people who decide what to do them. out is there is how brains this not more now from can chasa. opposition leaders offer a straight and they say they want to know why it's taking so long to release the results to ruling party gave a press briefing and the state of the confidence that the candidates diary is going to win the election they say if you liza's for whatever reason they would challenge the result important to building there behind me that is the electoral commission officials then they also gave a press briefing with the state so far they have counted fifty t

congo's presidential vote that's according to provisional results announced by the national election commission. just ahead of the preferred candidate of alex going for president joseph kabila the result is concerned it will pave the way for the country's first peaceful handover of power since independence from belgium in one nine hundred sixty s. the supporters have been celebrating on the streets of the capital kinshasa riot police have been deployed in the concerns of result may spark unrest how do we toss a has more from kinshasa. he had spoken and in his speech he called president joseph the father of democracy going to be a prison where everyone in congo not just his supporters and he thanked the other candidates namely martin for the manual to darya he did willing to work with them to build a bridge we also heard from martin for he is the man according to opinion polls who was supposed to have won the election he feels that the election was called in the supporters to defend the vote he had the option of going to court which is what he feels now one of viable option he could maybe try to

vision good reject categorically the result published by the election commission president. president told trump has walked out of a meeting with the democrats after they refused to fund a border war with mexico he called to me to be a total waste of time and tweeted afterwards that he had said bye bye to the democrats stand off and seen the government in a partial shutdown now for two and a half weeks u.s. secretary of state mike pompei was in egypt where he'll be giving a major speech on the trumpet ministrations middle east policy his stop in cairo as part of an eight day tour of the region the cities where former president barack obama delivered his address to the broader muslim world in two thousand and nine or wednesday pompous stops in iraq to reassure government officials about america's commitment to the fight against isis sources have told al jazeera that turkey's prosecutor is working on a list of saudi suspects accused of murdering jamal khashoggi indicating a trial in absentia is likely to take place in the country where he was killed just a few days ago saudi a

evolute realises the provisional results are different from what we've seen on the ground the election commission declared opposition candidate feelings to be the winner gupta this report. do you think. an announcement few had expected one that could set the stage for the first democratic transfer of power in the d r c since independence. thousands of phoenix just a katy supporters poured onto the streets to celebrate a surprise. just to carry would see his father lead congress opposition for more than thirty five years had a message of unity. oh you know i know how many of you find it hard to accept but i say with sincerity i pay homage to president joseph kabila president of the republic today we must no longer consider each other as adversities or rather as partners and democratic change in our country. but he will have to contend with his rival martin file who has rejected the provision results. to suit you all those who learned of the truth of the ballot boxes especially to congress national bishops the past couple conference sankoh and the church of congo through your historical observation

has demanded the democratic republic of congo's election commission released accurate results from sunday's presidential vote. the congolese branch of the catholic church said it knows the outcome based on information from the forty thousand monitors its employees the church has not said which candidate it believes won the election but the ruling coalition of outgoing president joseph kabila insists its candidate won the most votes. brazil's new president diable scenario has held his first full cabinet meeting since being sworn in two days ago his chief of staff announced a purge of government contract is seen as sympathetic to previous left wing administrations also naro has already unveiled plans to step up privatizations toughen prison sentencing guidelines and to hand control over indigenous land claims to the powerful agriculture ministry john homeland has more from brasilia. puerto rico. from the now he's president not open begin making good on his election promises he'll face some big challenges. crime is number one more than sixty thousand brazilians were killed in two thousand and

regularities one of the opposition front runners martin for you lou has made this threat against the election commission. saluted. the proclaimed results are not lawful we will release our own figures already known by the electoral commission says the international observers african observers and local observers is a feel good. congo was rocked by violence after of its in two thousand and six on twenty eleven now there are real fears of more instability. or heavy snowfall and avalanches in austria and germany have claimed at least five lives train services and roads have been disrupted authorities are warning that the avalanche risk in the alps remains high some communities have been cut off completely more snow is due this week. a delivery of supplies for yak and now a small village in bavaria the area is almost completely cut off the main roads are blocked by falling trees the only way in and out is among this forest path how much longer it will remain open it's not clear more snow is expected with or she said declared a state of emergency because of falling trees other parts of bavaria also buried in

have the usual other election that usually they were resting and environment imposed by the election commission what matters now is how the international community reacts to this election day u.n. the united states and the european union hasn't made any official reaction to this but the election how about that government already got recognition from the chinese prime minister and the president as well as indian prime minister what will matter down the road is potentially could destabilize the country because millions of people run able to vote in this particular election. at least five people are being killed and dozens of others are missing off to have a very good. schools dozens of landslides and widespread flooding. police in japan's capital tokyo have launched a terrorism investigation of to a car into a crowd celebrating the new year at least eight people were injured and police say it was a deliberate act it happened on one of the city's most famous streets in the fashion district of. just after midnight a suspect believed to be the driver has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murde

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congo's presidential election that's according to provisional results announced by the national election commission speaking to supporters just because he promised to be the president of all congolese he also praised outgoing president joseph kabila as an important political partner who had been celebrating on the streets of the capital kinshasa as if confirmed the result could pave the way for the country's first peaceful handover of power since independence from belgium and nine hundred sixty tasa has more from kinshasa feeling to look a he was never really seen as the frontrunner in this election in fact according to opinion polls and the catholic church many people assume that martin another popular opposition leader would win by use the borders office speaking with make you late that perhaps give the kitty struck a deal with president joseph kabila and that the deal probably includes for example that you the k. becomes president and the ruling party candidate on the former ruling party candidate mangas adare becomes prime minister it doth peculation hadn't been confirmed but that is what they

street protests election officials say they have counted just over fifty percent of the votes they say the process is slow and asking people to remain calm by law only the electoral commission can announce results supporters of the magnus a diary president joseph kabila the preferred candidate say they are confident he has won we are not giving a result of the presidential election but according to a bold to one million. machines that do we have. in. the country we can say that we are claiming victory all for emmanuelle of amazon shari for election. the government has cut internet and islamist services saying it's to stop the fake results circulating on social media if the results aren't disputed italy congo's first democratic transfer of power since independence. this is a historical time for the congo. a peaceful transition of power in this country everybody really for the moment you see this is not. a peaceful transition and could give legitimacy to the administration of the next president whoever that's going to be. joining me in the studio now is. he is president of the congolese opposition in the diaspora so this is a coalition of opposition voices that are all around

month's presidential election they were expecting an announcement on sunday but the head of the election commission says it's counted less than half the votes. it's been delay after delay and patience is wearing thin people in the democratic republic of congo were first promised election results on sunday now some time next week. joseph kabila has clung on to his presidency since his term ended two years ago despite that he says he will step down after seventeen years in power he hopes emmanuel rahman son is shaddai would take his place a man who played a role in the violent suppression of opposition protesters in two thousand and seventeen chad hari is up against two main opposition front bonus for more oil executive martin face and the son of the late opposition leader felix just. the united nations security council held a closed door meeting with representatives calling for transparency in the election results we call on all actors for call and restraint the olding of these consultations underlines the will of the security council to maintain a very attentive monitoring of the electoral process

about who won last weekend's presidential election in the democratic republic of congo the election commission's days so far it's received less than half of the ballots earlier this week the catholic church said there was a clear winner and urged the results to be made public they've been more clashes in paris today with thousands of so-called yellow face protesters returning to the streets calling for president emanuel to step down the process began last year over and now scrapped feels acts but have grown into a broader uprising against falling living standards. a polish city is in mourning after five teenage girls were killed in a fire it happened while they were inside an escape room and attraction with people are off to the room and have to solve queues to get out firefighters have claimed substandard safety procedures. thousands of people have been protesting in capital budapest today against what they're calling a slave labor law it was tossed in just before christmas and allows employers to demand hundreds of hours of overtime from their workers prime minister victor all bonds reforms ha

observers at the polls last month and says its numbers don't tally with the results declared by the election commission. reactions were mixed after felix a katie was announced the winner from jubilation was. to consternation people certainly made their feelings known. the opposition leader wasn't expected to win the presidential vote in the democratic republic of congo but he edged out his main rival putting the country on course for its first democratic transfer of power in almost sixty years since independence. and i know many of you will find it hard to accept. but i say it with sincerity i pay homage to president joseph could be president of the republic. today we must no longer consider each other as adversaries. but rather as partners in democratic change in our country. some believe sikka katie won by cutting a deal with president joseph kabila whose clung to power for eighteen years. although could be preferred candidate only came third the man expected to win martin is among many contesting the results. susan. moved him of these results do not reflect the truth of the ballots. this is obviousl

about who won last weekend's presidential election in the democratic republic of congo the election commission says so far it's received in a stand off of the ballots earlier this week the catholic church said there was a case of women and the result to be made public a polish city is in mourning off to five teenage girls were killed in a fire it happened while they were inside an escape route where people are locked in a room and have to solve clues to get out firefighters have been named substandard to safety procedures. it's been a few weeks since those at war in yemen mission sweden and agreed on a ceasefire since then they've been reports of repeated violations off the truce which applies to the port city of four data the city is a crucial entry point for aid shipments and a lifeline for millions of yemenis on the verge of starvation today the u.n. suspicion then voy a rives in yemen to try and shore up the troops. he hopes to save what is a fragile cease fire un special envoy martin griffiths knows that the longer they can keep the gun silent the more precious aid can be delivered to the

commission, the federal election commission, the securities and exchange commission, the internal revenue service, and the small business administration. with this current unnecessary, misguided government shutdown, the agencies responsible for these objectives are not able to fulfill their mission for the american people. hundreds of thousands of federal workers are being furloughed without pay. consumer help lines are going unanswered due to a lack of staff. enforcement activities are being suspended. loans from the small business administration are not being processed. in addition, with the closure of the federal election commission, reports of political malfeasance are not being investigated. of great significance, without this funding, millions of americans will not be able to have their tax returns processed so that they can receive the refunds on which they rely to make purchases, pay bills, school tuition. these refunds when spent by taxpayers contribute immensely to the national economy, creating and maintaining countless jobs. as a member of the house financial services appropri

at the polls last month and says its numbers do not tally with the result the cleared by the election commission. was supporters of felix just a k.t. euphoric as their man is declared the winner. was the opposition leader wasn't expected to win the presidential vote in the democratic republic of congo but he edged out his main rival putting the country on course for its first democratic transfer of power in almost sixty years since independence. i know many of you find it hard to accept but i see it with sincerity i pay homage to president joseph kabila president of the republic. today we must no longer consider each other as adversaries but rather as partners in democratic change in our country. was some believe jessa katie won by cutting a deal with president joseph kabila who's clung to power for and the teen years although could be less preferred candidate only came in third the man expected to win martin for you lou is among many contesting the results. susan. the end of these results do not reflect the truth of the ballots so. this is obviously an acceptable electoral fraud of a nature tha

international community to back of the outcome of its presidential election the head of the congolese election commissionwas addressing the un security council as it debated the result which saw the opposition leader make sessions the katie declared a surprise winner opposition rifle mostyn for you lou who came a close second test dismissed the result and says he will challenge it in the country's constitutional court. this may not look like what you'd expect to see from supporters of a candidate who just lost an election but these jubilant scenes are at a rally in kinshasa for the loser of the presidential vote in the democratic republic of congo the crowds are boyd that runner up martin fight you lou says he's challenging the election results in court he claims that he won by a. and slight. break up rise up sons of the congo take courage we'll go to the constitutional court to file an appeal. to stay there was old by the by but each polling station. this isn't. for you lou accuses outgoing president joseph kabila of making a backroom deal with the surprise declared winner opposition leader felix she co