the ethiopian human rights act. today, however, strikes a far different tone, one not a criticism, but accommodation for the gray striped ethiopia has made since prime minister abe assumed authority in april of this year. consider where we were just a year ago. a state of emergency existed in thousands of political prisoners languished in jail. a kilgore standoff existed between ethiopia and its neighbor are trying to and of course people in prisons were being tortured and mistreated in the most rhythmic waves. as the subcommittee pointed out in the were held in march 2017 and i quote increasingly repressing policy has diminished political space and threatened to radicalize not only the political opposition, but also society by frustrating their ability to exercise their rights under law. the response to this, i introduced along with the original cosponsors, karen bass and mike coffman, a good friend and colleague from atrios 128 supporting respect for human rights and encourage inclusive governance in ethiopia. the

ethiopian community worldwide. and it's not just in the u.s. diaspora, it's ethiopians around the world. >> right. well, you know, when you mentioned promoting u.s. business involvement in ethiopia, and i agree with you 100%, but one way we also might look to be helpful, i mean, the diaspora has been involved in terms of business, but we might look for ways to promote that. especially the diaspora that has not felt they could really engage with the country because of prior administrations. so something that we might figure out what we could do to help promote diaspora business involvement as well in addition to, you know, the multi-national corporations. i wanted to ask you also about eritrea. with the opening of relations between the two countries, do you think or do you have any sense at all whether the force national service will continue? on the military side is, you know, considering what the nature of it be, and especially given that that's one of the major reasons for the migration out of eritrea. you know,

ethiopian airlines, and ethiopian telecom are the two biggest that are slated for private operation. the press is operating without being muzzled by the government, and independent media networks are allowed to work from ethiopia. with all the changes happening there, there are some worrying events. all over the country, nearly 2 million people have been forced out their homes to escape violence, particularly those from the somalia region, those from -- most of them are womeninwomen, children, and the elderly. that came to take the life of the new prime minister at a public support rally this june has yet to be resolved. there were highly publicizes of mob justice in the areas. the terror unleashed in the capital of the ethiopia somalia region where six churches were burnt down, presidents were killed and people labelled as high landers were viciously murdered in public squares -- all these signs i believe show the weakness in the institution that safeguards law and order, human rights, and democracy. the last 27 years, the eprda files weakened -- to be subservient to it. the -- can

government but the larger ethiopian community worldwide. not just in the usd aspera come ethiopians around thedw world. >> you know, when you mentioned promoting u.s. business involvement in ethiopia and i 100%.with you one way we might also look to be help for, the diaspora has been involved in terms of business, but we might look for ways to promote that. especially the diaspora but is not felt they could engage of the country because of prior administrations. so sunday we mightht figure out what we could do to help promote diaspora business involvement as well in addition to the multinational corporations. i wanted to ask you also about eritrea with the opening of relations between the two countries. do you think or do you have any sense at all whether the national service will continue on the military side considering the nature and especially one of the major reasons for the migration out of eritrea and the people on the boats attempting the make it to europe. >> ambassador bass come absolutely right on that. for the last 20 years, eri

that's ethiopian 101. >> marcus: i mean, when you think about ethiopian food, right, the foundation is anthony: it's not just food, it's an implement. >> marcus: yeah. >> anthony: we're having beyaynetu, a selection of stews, or wats, as they're called around here. that's gomen, sauteed greens. shiro wat, which is a chickpea stew. and tikil gomen, sauteed white cabbage. many, if not most of the dishes, spiced with the magical mysterious flavoring of the gods, berbere. >> maya: can i, can i give you one that's -- normally, they do it, they say gursha. >> marcus: you have to. >> anthony: this, this stuffing of food into your fellow diner's face, is called gursha, and it's what you do to show your affection and respect. try this at the waffle house sometime and prepare for awkwardness. now, when -- you were born here? >> maya: i was born here, yeah. >> anthony: left, what age? >> maya: 13. i grew up in holland, and after that we all went to london, germany and i'm in new york now so. >> anthony: i don't want to say it's a rootless existence. but, but it's a -- you know, where's home? >> m

general assembly in new york the ethiopian foreign minister will give a year you has been addressing the general assembly he said there's never been a time when we need multilateralism more he talked about ethiopia as a founding member of the un sticking to the principles and abiding by the fundamentals of multilateralism he said six months ago the transition of power in ethiopia offered new hope and changes for all ethiopians let's bring in shabbat tansey who joins us live now from u.n. headquarters in new york shihab i suppose the significant thing that the foreign minister spoke about was the normalization of relations with every try ending twenty years of conflict in the horn of africa. right and not just that but calling on the u.n. to lift the sanctions on eritrea that's pretty astonishing to hear from an ethiopian foreign minister after all these after all these years on it does seem however so far and i think the sanctions are up for review by the u.n. security council in november that there is some reluctance to tie the sanctions purely to the raw processional between ethiop

namazie this is al jazeera life from london also coming up receiving a hero's welcome leaders of an ethiopian opposition party once branded a terrorist group by the government a welcomed back from exile. we have a special report from greece's largest refugee camp overcrowded in facing closure because of its appalling conditions. and nasa launches a rocket to measure the world's polar ice sheets as global warming continues to melt the glass is. into the program our top story at least twelve people have been killed in the most powerful typhoon to hit the philippines this year typhoon it lost some of its power after it landed on luzon the largest filipino island roofs ripped off homes power lines were downed in heavy rains caused landslides jamila island reports now from the northern province of. typhoon arrived just as predicted vicious with its force pounding over most of northern luzon the early hours saw power and phone lines cut off in the ghetto city in calgary and province incessant rains and strong winds crippled many of the operations planned by emergency teams. but the destruction here

talking about this that the different melodies can sometimes give different meanings so this is an ethiopian one that a friend wrote . >> and this friend is part of the shabbat friday evening liturgy. [ music ] [ singing in yiddish ] [ music ] >>> good morning and welcome back to mosaic, i am rabbi eric weiss and we are in the middle of a conversation about music and the jewish community with kanter sharon bernstein. welcome back can't or bernstein. >> thank you. >> some of the things that i no you do, is pay attention to the music that comes out of different jewish communities. i wonder if you could talk a little bit about the ways in which you utilize yiddish and other examples of melodies like the way you sung the ethiopian version of some of the liturgy as we were leaving the last segment. shall we jump in with yiddish ? >> we can. i have at least -- as a yiddish singer, so i fell in love in college with yiddish songs. and the it is language. so i started delving into it and finding songs wherever i could and singing them and performing them. and eventually when i went to jerusalem for c

israel airlifted ethiopian june -- ethiopian jews to freedom and a new life in israel and the jewish state. u.n., israel is absurdly accused of racism. arab citizens's vote in elections, preside over courts and have exactly the same individual rights as all other israeli citizens. yet, here at the u.n., israel is shamefully accused of apartheid. today there are at least five times as many palestinians as there were in 1948, the year of israel's founding. yet, here at the u.n., israel is accused of ethnic cleansing. ladies and gentlemen, do you know what this is? anti-semitism old with a brand-new phase. that is all it it -- with a brand-new face. that is all it is. [applause] people was the jewish who were slandered and held to a different standard. today it is the jewish state that is slandered and held to a different standard. here is an example. take the outlandish attacks that have been leveled against israel after our parliaments recent -- declaredament recently israel the nationstate of the jewish people. mind you, israel is a free country. you can oppose this law, and people d

toward southern china off to a destructive twenty four hours receiving a hero's welcome leaders of an ethiopian opposition party once branded a terrorist group by the government are welcomed back from exile. and nasa launches a rocket to measure the world's polar ice sheets as global warming continues to melt the glass. on paul recent all with the sports lewis hamilton produces a stunning performance in qualifying for the singapore grand prix the f one tard to lead a surprisingly outpaces is for raleigh rivals to take pole position. welcome to the program at least twelve people have been killed in the most powerful typhoon to hit the philippines this year typhoon mangat lost some of its power after it landed on luzon the largest filipino island roos for ripped off homes power lines were downed and heavy rains caused landslides. alan duggan reports now from the northern province of young. typhoon monk arrived just as predicted vicious with its force pounding over most of northern luzon the early hours saw power and phone lines cut off in the ghetto city in calgary and province incessant rains an

returning home from exile leaders of an ethiopian opposition party once considered a terrorist group by the government get a warm hug coming. and masses latest supercool mission to keep a close eye on the earth's melting icecaps i'm paul race with the sports lewis hamilton produces a stunning performance in qualifying for the singapore grand prix the f one title leader spring a surprise to out ice his ferrari rivals and take all position. so the most powerful typhoon to hit the philippines this year has killed at least twelve people and left a trail of damage now it is storming across the south china sea towards hong kong and southern china it began as a super typhoon monkey that lost some of its sting after it landed on those on the largest on it in the philippines but still roofs were ripped off homes power lines were brought down thousands of people were moved from low lying areas jamila island has seen it all happen she is in northern province. we are in a guy with one of the areas to first bear the brunt of the super typhoon this is about an hour from to get our city but access

an ethiopian celebration all in one afternoon. pace, being there for his district is republican congressman mike's calling card. >> i'm not your republican congressman. i'm your congressman. i want them to see me and they do now. not as pay partisan player. >> kaufman denied the odds before. in 2016, he won by eight points despite hillary clinton beating donald trump here by nine. >> this suburban colorado district has been a battle ground for years, one democrats have lost. if they can win this year, it's a good indicator they can take back the house. >> the democrat -- >> i'm not a career politician. i have been spending my life trying to get elected. >> this combat veteran jason crowe is running a classic race learned from 2016 lessons. >> now is a defining struggle in the defining election of our lifetimes. >> won against washington with party leaders. >> you will not vote for nancy pelosi as speaker or as democrats don't take the house? >> i will not vote for nancy pelosi. >> he said the game changer is president trump. >> fo

prime minister made this to give a real freedom to ethiopian people and i know it will bring change as once banned fighters return from eritrea there's also a new reconciliation process happening between the countries. that being locked in conflict since one thousand nine hundred eight in a dispute over the shared border that led to a khasi two year war which killed nearly one hundred thousand people now ahmed is pursuing economic opportunities with eritrea in the hope of attracting development and jobs but not everyone is celebrating the change in the political landscape this be fighting on the streets of the ethiopian capital after the liberation front displayed its flag. in order to pursue development in one of the world's fastest growing economies prime minister ahmed will focus on healing old ethnic division inside story lore about manly al-jazeera. let's bring our guest into the show now than we have in adam ethiopia a wall allo his assistant professor of cube university in the u.k. in london. research rik cambridge university and in frankfurt the dalai lama editor in chief of th

i thank the representative of ethiopian. such use is unjustifiable and criminaland it ethiopian.nal and it is a serious crime against international law and international peace and security, their use by whomever, regardless of their use by whomever, regardless of the circumstances, is to be condemned and is in eden and is act which is a serious attack against the regime, and they should be brought before justice. this the regime, and they should be brought beforejustice. this is the regime, and they should be brought before justice. this is also a problematic precedent because it is an attack against a nonproliferation regime. —— ignominious. contrary to the provisions of the chemical weapons convention, we reiterate the need for independent transparent objectives, and impartial and a investigation in line with prevailing international rules. —— and impartialand prevailing international rules. —— and impartial and apolitical investigation. with respect to the march events, it is essential for the parties involved to use the corresponding diplomatic channels to fulfil the principl

thousands of ethiopians have welcomed home rebel leader after twenty six years in exile is chairman of a group that fought for the self-determination of the people ethiopia's biggest ethnic minority ethiopia's government remove the terror group from its terror list as part of sweeping political reforms. german chancellor angela merkel's conservative allies in bavaria the c.s.u. have met in new nick to discuss strategy ahead of a key regional election next month polls show the party could be heading towards its worst result in more than sixty years as voters defect to other parties including the far right f.t. the party's leader horse as a whole for who also serves as germany's federal interior minister has dropped in the polls after clashes with merkel on a number of issues including migration. at the c.s.u. party conference in munich for us recently the c.s.u. has taken on some of the far right viewpoints of the immigration has not failed as a strategy. well migration is of course an extremely polarizing topic especially here in bavaria where the vast majority of refugees arrived in t

the jubilant crowd in the ethiopian capital addis ababa on saturday supporters of the oromo liberation front welcomed leaders who after years in exile in neighboring. around fifteen hundred fighters accompanied him among the welcoming party general secretary because despite his condition. the fact that mr doubt and he are biters at me. like it is that he for the past seven years i am now well. heroes this saves a lot about how my. very sure that it is. the largest ethnic group in each opiate but for decades they've been complaining of political marginalization or liberation front says it represents the aspirations of the or more people it's militants took up arms against the central government for years they described the former regime. as oppressive and demanded self-determination for the oromo the oil f.'s being banned for years labor. by the ethiopian government in july if your peers newly elected prime minister ahmed granted an amnesty to all dissidents if they denounced violence and agree to talks involving government leaders from the ethnic to the political situation remains vola

namazie in london you're with al-jazeera also coming out receiving a hero's welcome leaders of an ethiopian opposition party wants branded a terrorist group by the government welcome back from exile. public gatherings are banned in zimbabwe's capital as a deadly cholera outbreak continues the government blames mismanagement and corruption. a nasa launches a rocket to measure the world's polar ice sheets as global warming painting used to melt the black sea is. at least twelve people have been killed in the most powerful typhoon to hit the philippines this year typhoon mangat lost some of its power after it landed on news on the largest filipino island rues were ripped off homes power lines were down then heavy rains caused landslides jamila alan duggan reports from the northern province of. typhoon arrived just as predicted vicious with its force pounding over most of the we saw in the early hours saw power and full lines cut off in the ghetto city into the province. incessant rains and strong winds crippled many of the operations planned by emergency teams. but the destruction here is noth

with that you know i would buy that he was would pick up a good ethiopian is determined to make a life for herself in germany china certainly hopes she succeeds to round out the day a trip to a museum. fatty fled iran because the situation for women there is so bad. turn beat every day when was the first time you took your car. right. yes the first day was first but maybe the second in do you remember how you feel when you the first time you went out in the people look at you you're outside and you love tentative seemed cool in my chair but still why did you teach. refugee to improve the game he was doing during these moments if we saw march was so much beauty these moments i. i would never have to move i thought. oh and just one more thing vocab practice. jaime maybe a demanding teacher but fatty and hasim love him. and a very good teacher actually cares if you let this movie why because every day he teaches the stick in my. o.e. he is a forty four if. they did call it a day call again. or a day or a good effort to do. a little bit. showing up today don't miss our highlights. program

good for you i would find out he was a good good good ethiopian is determined to make a life for herself in germany i was certainly hopes she succeeds to round out the day a trip to a museum. fatty fled iran because the situation for women there is so bad. you can't beat it every day when was the first time you do cures come. right. yes the first day was. like you know maybe the second and do you remember how do you feel when you the first time you went out in the people look at you you're outside. you love to lean cool in like here but still why did you teach a refugee to improve to gay and you are doing at this moment is if we sold the march used so much beauty the small things i. would never have to make right. oh and just one more thing vocab practice. time and maybe a demanding teacher but fatty and hasim love him. as a very good teacher actually there is if you're going to let this and that movie why because if the teacher is a stick in my. o.e. he is a force for good. a good a day all again again all day every day to do you know you're going to. be a spice and soft on a mission. t

thousands of ethiopians are welcome home a rebel leader. after twenty six years in exile is german of a group that fought for the self-determination of the more people into o.p.'s biggest ethnic minority if you will because government removed the group from its total list as part of sweeping political reforms. here in germany angular merkel's conservative allies in bavaria the c.s.u. have held a one day congress in munich to discuss strategy ahead if a key returned election in the state next month polls show the party could be heading towards its bust result in more than sixty yaz as voters defect to other parties including the far right. the popularity of the party's leader. who is also germany's interior minister dropped to an all time low after he clashed with medical on a number of issues including migration. it's meant to be a show of unity christian social union had her say hoffa and the very end primedia . their intended message this area needs to c.s.u. for stability and to succeed. to make the various so successful and to make sure

some of the other stories making news around the world thousands of ethiopians have welcomed home rebel leader of the twenty six years in exile is german of a group that fought for the separate domination of the old robel people ethiopia's biggest ethnic minority if you will because government removed the group from its terror list as part of sweeping political reforms. antiglobalization activists staged protests on the tenth anniversary of the collapse of the us investment bank lehman brothers in paris protesters gathered in front of a bank to blast investment policies and tax avoidance schemes activists also protested in frankfurt's financial district this international banking practices have not been adequately reformed since the two thousand and eight financial crisis . there in germany chancellor angela merkel's conservative allies in bavaria the c.s.u. have held a one day congress in munich to discuss strategy ahead of a key region election in the state next month polls show the party could be heading towards its worst results in more than sixty years as voters defect to other par

less tha n $25 billion in outstanding debt, and less than $4 billion of that is from china, while ethiopian outstanding debt and $12 billion outstanding debt and $12 billion is from china, so there is still head space as far as debt is concerned. and that gives china a lot of control in the meantime while other countries are looking to africa, the united states looking to get a piece of the action, the uk, theresa may was there, and other european leaders. everyone else sees the potential. they absolutely see the potential. they absolutely see the potential. they absolutely see the potential vast amounts of natural resources, which china needs in large quantities, so what they tend to do is to attach the right or the option to mind the resources in the option to mind the resources in the event of default. the equipment going from china to africa is largely mining equipment to get those resources back to china, so i think there are issues around those options in terms of transparency regarding the debt covenants that cover the african debt. very interesting. thank you, simba, for coming in t

an ethiopian celebration all in one afternoon. for his suburb area district. >> i am not your republican congressman, and i am your congressman, and i want them to see me and they do, not as a partisan player. >> reporter: in 2016 he won by eight points despite hillary clinton beating donald trump here by 9%. >> reporter: this has been a battleground for years when democrats have lost, and if they can win here, they can take back the house. >> i am not a politician. >> first-time politician is running a classic 2018 race learned from 2016 lessons. >> now is the defining struggle for our democracy and the defining election of our life times. >> reporter: if you are elected, no way no how you will not vote for pelosi has speaker? >> that's right. i will not vote for nancy pelosi. >> reporter: but this year's game changer is donald trump. what makes you think you are the one that will turn this district blue. >> we live in a very different world than two years ago, donald trumps is president of the united states. >> many in the immig

of thousands of ethiopians demonstrated in the capital against ethnic violence over the weekend that left at least twenty three people dead police fired tear gas to disperse the demonstrators seven hundred people have been held in the capital as of the violence the unrest follows a mass rally last week to mark the return of leaders of the formerly exiled oromo liberation front. our u.n. human rights commission on south sudan is calling on the government to set up a hybrid court to try suspected war criminals south sudan's government signed a peace deal last week to end nearly five years of civil war here but morgan reports. it's only days since south sudan's were in parties agreed to end a war which has ravaged the world's youngest country but the united nations is keen for the government to take the next big step as soon as possible form a hybrid court to put on trial anyone suspected of committing atrocities during the conflict on what we said in our report the south sudan is a country at war with the citizens because the attacks continue the violations until new the art flow of in

demonstrators shut down the ethiopian capital addis ababa angry over an outbreak of ethnic violence which left twenty three people dead. and in sport defending champions india get ready to start the defensive the asia cup cricket title. now more than one hundred people have died in flooding across ten states of nigeria heavy seasonal rains caused the rivers to step banks floods have spread across the country over the last two weeks a national disaster has been declared in four of the states and the nigerian government has approved twenty one million dollars of medical relief support meanwhile rescue teams in the northern philippines a desperately digging through mounds of modern the hope of finding survivors of a landslide it hit a mining area and it's a gone province burying this sleeping quarters where many locals had been sheltering from typhon monkhood the storm ripped through the country on saturday killing dozens of people with heavy rains continuing those growing concern for those still missing as. reports. these the mountain was indestructible but the force of nature proved too gr

because you know for twenty years until now the european parliament was formed around two big people ethiopian lawyers center left center right all the political decisions even on russian sanctions or trade issues are the outcome of an agreement between these two political families so the european parliament political landscape it's an easy seat landscape because you have two groups you have to do you need the agreement between two groups and that's it that will change next year next year you will have fragmentation probably it would be necessary to have the agreement among four groups to me to have a majority that means i completely different. decision making process at the repeal level i think next year in this very period we will see over the old good times of twenty seventeen or twenty sixteen because the european parliament would be completely different and in this european parliament. the other main point will be. are the populous parties running together in a unique group in a unique front or are them divide it. because of course if they are united and if they get not twenty twenty five

cceated by awas firm in hong kong, part of her software is ethiopian. developed by team of engineers in the country's capital. >> we re in the leading age of ai. that this is tte reality. years,,it hasee grown from a team of four to dozens of programmers working from clients -- working with they recently launched a school and university stuuents the foundatiins of coding and entrepreneurship. they will have to overcome barriers likk limited internet access and offer morore support% young developers. >> he wanns to expand it. there is no incentive for software developers. leadership. country's thh prime minister used to old the science aan technology portfolio. in ower since march, he promisee maaor reform to boost the technology ssctor. >> ssaabucks has opened a cafe in mexico city staffed by workers who are at least 55 years old. isspart of a nationaa program in mexico aimed at getting older people into the workforce. shifts are limited to six and a half hours.% starbucks i've -- starbucks -- they are targettng 120 workers. they have over 7000 employee

demonstrators shut down the ethiopian capital addis ababa angry over an outbreak of ethnic violence which left twenty three people dead. and in sport defending champions india get ready to stop the defense of the asia cup cricket title. now more than one hundred people have died in flooding across ten states of nigeria heavy seasonal rains caused the rivers to. floods have spread across the country over the last two weeks a national disaster has been declared in four of the states and the nigerian government has approved twenty one million dollars of medic.

say that the key to his success outside denver is the ethiopian community. >> a lot of these immigranton't view me as a republican member of congress. they view me as their congressman. i was at an ethiopian event last night, where they are registered democrats but they are organizing for my campaign. >> it's very expensive for republicans to try and convince democrats to come along with their campaign. this is the district that republicans have spent the most on over the last eight years. >> dana: peter, i've got to say, i might get a screen grab of the shop because you look good in colorado. thanks for being here. >> [laughs] >> dana: meanwhile, republicans are launching ad campaigns and states because they battle to keep control the said senate. >> the tax cuts are morally wrong. morally wrong? trumps tax cuts are saving middle-class families $2,000. after 12 years in the senate, the catskill left missouri behind. heidi heitkamp, she rubber-stamped the washington liberal agenda. >> joining me now, the former communications director for the dnc and fox news contributor and josh holme

this but again it's day strike and fire the showers they remain further north anywhere from the ethiopian halas right into the gulf with guinea. capturing a moment in time. snapshots of other lives. other stories . providing a glimpse into someone else's world. inspiring documentaries from impassioned filmmakers. with nice documentaries to open your eyes on al-jazeera. are now and as they are these are our top stories president obama's pick for the u.s. supreme court is expected to defend himself when he testifies in front of the senate judiciary committee on thursday brett kavanaugh sic user christine blassie ford will also answer questions about an incident she says drastically altered her life trampas call the accusations against cavanagh a con job. the u.s. president has accused china of meddling in the upcoming u.s. midterm elections donald trump made the claims as he chaired his first u.n. security council meeting he gave no evidence for the accusations which were denied by beijing also attacked iran calling it the was leading sponsor of terror. and people in vietnam have been payin

tens of thousands of ethiopians have welcomed back a former rebel group, the oromo liberation front.e than three decades fighting a separatist insurgency on behalf of the country's largest ethnic group, the oromo. they've been allowed to return as part of a new wave of political reforms in the country. the us space agency, nasa, has successfully launched a satellite designed to measure changes in the world's ice sheets and provide precise information on how they are being eroded by global warming. the billion dollar project will put a satellite almost directly over the north and south poles and from there it will fire a laser at sea and land ice to take measurements. professor helen? fricker?from the scripps institution of oceanography, she's a key icesat scientist who was at today's launch and joins me now live. and. welcome, professor, thanks for being with us on bbc news —— live from california. can you explain how it is going to work. icesat-2 is a laser mission, sending a laserfrom space above the earth's service and it will be bouncing off the surface of the earth, all around i

and a lot of hazards out there still a lot of unknown that could pose a threat of thousands of ethiopians demonstrated in the capital against ethnic violence over the weekend that left at least twenty three people dead police fired tear gas to disperse the demonstrators seven hundred people have been held at the unrest follows a mass rally last week to welcome the return of leaders of the formally exiled liberation front. the international criminal court has fined the former vice president of the democratic republic of congo for bribing witnesses during his war crimes trial. but will have to pay a three hundred fifty thousand dollars fine then the sentence was reduced to time already served in prison need baka has more from brussels. the international criminal court has sentenced. to twelve months in jail and fined him three hundred fifty thousand dollars but the court said that this sentence should be considered already served after spent ten years in jail in the hague on earlier charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity carried out by his movement for the liberation of congo in

tens of thousands of ethiopians have welcomed back a former rebel group, the 0romo liberation front. spent more than three decades fighting a separatist insurgency on behalf of the country's largest ethnic group, the 0romo. they've been allowed to return as part of a new wave of political reforms in the country. this coming week across bbc news, we're marking six months to go until the uk leaves the european union. the british prime minister has passionately defended her plan to brexit and admitted she gets a little bit irritated about speculation about how long she will last in herjob. in an interview with nick robinson for and rama, theresa may was also sharply critical of the former foreign secretary borisjohnson's description of her blueprint for leaving the eu as being like wrapping a suicide vest around the country. borisjohnson country. boris johnson says country. borisjohnson says this plan you've agreed to, it is a suicide health, around the british constitution. well, first of all, i have to say i think that choice of language is com pletely think that choice of language is

. >> north on telegraph, possible ethiopian, dark clothing. 5'8", medium build. >> what's the weapon? >> unknown. >> just after we learned that b.a.r.t. police are cutting back patrols. had been putting in overtime and working six days a week following the stabbing death of nia wilson. >>> senator john mccain was honored one more time on eve of burial. packed the national cathedral for final goodbyes. elizabeth hur with more. >> reporter: final farewell befitting a political giant. >> john has bestowed on us a must needed moment of unity. >> reporter: leaders and rivals of the past and present sitting together to celebrate the life of senator john mccain. >> i know you can see that gathering here in this cathedral, the nation is here to remember you. >> reporter: mccain's daughter megan with a tearful tribute. at times defiant. >> america of john mccain has no need to be made great again. america was always great. >> reporter: taking apparent jab at president trump, reportedly never invited. name never uttered but in every speech, underlying reference. >> john despised abuse of power.

returning home from exile leaders of an ethiopian opposition party once considered a terrorist group by the government get a warm hug coming.

self-determination for the oromo the oil efs been banned for years labeled a terrorist organization by the ethiopian government in july if your peers newly elected prime minister i'd be ahmed granted an amnesty to all dissidents if they denounced violence and agree to talks involving government leaders from the ethnic to the political situation remains volatile there were violent confrontations earlier this week provoked by internal rivalries some fear groups that have seen their long standing status undermined by the political changes are determined to disrupt any form process. well john muhammad is executive director at r m e a media network he says the return of the m.l.s. marks a milestone for the country. historic day indeed of almost fifty years of struggle and being followed some forty years ago come home. four million people attended today's evil historic day the reason is a little more than the american protest into the last four years have been the primary cause of the jane they voted the authoritarian government under the great war and where in the past to transition to basement rose cyni

ethiopian police have detained two hundred people in connection with ethnic violence in iran mia state which includes the capital addis ababa after twenty three people were killed on saturday the clashes escalated after the once exiled leaders of the or on the liberation front welcome back to ethiopia local reports say groups of aroma used looted shops and attacked people from ethnic minorities the international criminal court has given the former vice president of the democratic republic of congo a twelve month sentence for witness tampering but will not go back to prison because of time already served if bach has more now from brussels is currently staying with his family. the international criminal court has sentenced. to twelve months in jail and fined him three hundred fifty thousand dollars but the court said that this sentence should be considered already served after bamber spent ten years in jail in the hague on earlier charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity carried out by his movement for the liberation of congo in the central african republic in the early two thou

rainfall totals these are probably things we could use to the waves that develop maybe some where the ethiopian are as they go over west africa i mean benchley towed into hurricanes. capturing a moment in time snapshots of other lives other stories. providing clips into someone else's well. inspiring documentaries from impassioned filmmakers everybody's going to. sacrifice. is going to be some member. witness on al-jazeera. because. the only people. reminder of the top stories are syrian and russian warplanes have carried out some of the heaviest bombardment yet positions in southern province activists and rescue workers reported more than sixty years strikes iraqi security forces a curfew imposed on the. iraq's parliament. to work out how to contain violent protests there and that egyptian court. and hundreds more prison terms over the two thousand and thirteen. a total of seven hundred thirty nine people were charged in the trial. the latest that time to resolve the war in yemen has failed to get off the ground the official government delegation is leaving the swiss city of geneva after waiti

supporters of an ethiopian opposition party the was once outlawed a celebration the return of its leaders after eleven years in exile patriotic gin bought seven had been considered a terrorist organization by the government until the parliament voted to lift that label in july several of the opposition parties are returning to ethiopia as part of the recent reforms introduced by the prime minister ahmed. thousands of people in haiti have taken to the streets to protest against corruption that demanding an investigation into allegations of a misuse of funds dozens of former government officials are accused of embezzling money from a venezuela sponsored oil loan scheme the protesters say that money could have been used to help alleviate poverty and eighty the poorest country in the western hemisphere. hundreds of protesters have been arrested in moscow as a rally against raising the pension age they're angry at a plan to increase the retirement age by five years the opposition leader alexina valmy called for protests before he was sentenced to thirty days in jail. at all which is strong. th

into tanzania joining up with the showers that we have crossed central africa anywhere from the ethiopian hadas through the gulf of guinea and across a good parts of west africa right throughout the week. a journey both dark. blue there's a rave for everybody and there's a lot of corruption and beautiful lake and beautiful lady you have to be very patient and audi's also the city has ascended towers introduced to it though when my father and my mother or our chief or king for had the personal story to discover the source of one of the most expensive commodities sent from had left an hour just . of the market watching al-jazeera remind of our top stories to reuters journalists have been found guilty of illegally obtaining state secrets and sentenced to seven years in prison while over the choice or who were arrested while investigating a massacre of ten rohingya muslims the verdict has been condemned by the united states of u.k. united nations has called for them to be released also libya's un backed government has declared a state of emergency after five days of fighting in the capital at

self-determination for the oromo the oil f's been banned for years labeled a terrorist organization by the ethiopian government. in july if you hope is newly elected prime minister i'll be ahmed granted an amnesty to all dissidents if they denounced violence and agree to talks involving government leaders from the ethnic to the political situation remains volatile there were violent confrontations earlier this week provoked by internal rivalries some fear groups that have seen their long standing status undermined by the political changes are determined to disrupt any form process one hundred violent or disease. refugees stranded in bosnia say they've been beaten strip searched and robbed by croatian police seventeen people interviewed biologists eras of the abuse took place during attempts to pass into croatia bosnia as emerged as a new route into western europe since the e.u. tightened its borders critias interior ministry denies the allegations. the largest refugee camp in greece is facing closure at the end of the month public health officials described conditions on less valse as unsafe john ps

see more in the way of sunshine meanwhile sunshine and showers as lobby showers continue from the ethiopian highlands into the gulf of guinea and could pop west africa. whether online or humanity has been taken out of its goals of this one told you about the number on a spreadsheet or if you joined us on sat i guarantee no one else has a back story like yours this is a dialogue i'm just tired of seeing the negative stereotypes about native americans everyone has a voice resurfacing that's good comments here questions i'll do my best to bring them into the cell join the global conversation on how to zero fresh perspectives new possibilities to. debate and discussion so it's only one piece on a story that doesn't get nearly the news coverage that it deserves says so much to talk about is there any way of measuring that is our number at all that we could put. on to serious award winning programs take you on a journey around the globe. hello again the top stories on the al-jazeera news hour the former pakistani prime minister nawaz sharif was greeted by a crowd of jubilant supporters after bein

the problem is that this rhetoric is almost identical to what we saw coming out of the previous ethiopian government when it was denouncing the very protests that brought all that helped bring the power over the past three years so that the rhetoric out of the government is unlikely to be any more effective now than it was them right and so as you say promise abbé ahmed it is ethiopia's first around the leader that was a very significant move for the country and appeared to pacify protests for some time but if he has his enemy in enemies and his detractors could that mean that his position is not sustainable over the next few months. is sustained ability of his position is very much going to come down to how he addresses this violence some of the wider ethnic violence that you've mentioned in ethiopia some of the violence that also takes place along the border region between a romi and the small the region absolutely if this violence continues certainly if it escalates in the capital addis ababa that will be a very powerful political tool for his opponents within the ruling coalition to c