in libya gaddafi's son was sentenced to death by firing squad.e was convicted of killing protesters and committing war crimes during the revolution four years ago. he is being held by former rebel group that refuses to hand him over. john simpson reports. john: these men have been accused of murder, torture, and theft on a grand scale. there are now waiting for their fate. the judges have spent three years or more going through the evidence. the verdicts are clear-cut. death by shooting for gaddafi's son saif al-islam. huge fines and lesser sentences for others. for were acquitted. the power goes off as the verdict is red. there are constant power cuts. one of the accused has a seizure wrought on by stress. -- brought on our stress. another events his anger at the judges. we were not allowed to film him. this has been a next ordinary and and extorting a -- to an extraordinary try to -- this has been an extraordinary into an extraordinary trial. it will add another question mark to the way the trial is being conducted. the defense lawyers were ang

people nope it's not over yet. >> let's go back to our earlier story about muammar gaddafi's son being sentenced to death in a trial in libya. mark ellis is an international law specialist and executive director of the international bar association. mark good to speak with you. you have deep concerns about how the trial was conducted. just take us through them. >> well, i think the first real concern is the transparency issue. we know by reviewing the reports and speaking to a number of people including journalists it was exceedingly difficult to observe the trial on a regular basis, and the security situation in tripoli added to that confusion and it really set an environment that was very difficult for individuals observers to actually look at and see the trial day in and day out. that means it's difficult to get an assessment on whether or not the trial was in fact met international standards of fairness and impartiality. you have to have fairness for that to succeed. >> he wasn't in court to hear the verdict. i guess the question has to be was he able to follow proceedings and prop

we'll be right leon: a libyan court sentenced muammar gaddafi's son. saif al-islam gaddafi is currently being held by militia who is refusing to surrender him to the current government. today secretary of state john kerry implored member of congress to support the nuclear deal reached with iran. he defended the commitment before the house affairs committee and joined by the secretary of state of energy and the treasury secretary. kerry said scrapping the deal would mean a nuclear armed iran. secretary kerry: let me underscore the alternative to deal we have reached is not some kind of unicorn fantasy that contemplates iran complete capitulation. leon: kerry tried to convince republicans and skeptical democrats that the agreement is based on verification and not trust. congress has until september 17 to either endorse or reject the deal. maureen: two in names appear. they were added to the memorial this weekend. medina and hugg s died in a helicopter crash in earthquake relief mission in nepal. hall of heroes recognize those in the communication field w

muammar gaddafi was killed by rebels in 2011 after months on the run. the united nations says 220,000 died in syria, millions more fled the fighting. today a first briefing to the security council on the suffering. paul beban explains the news is grim. >> reporter: after more than four years of fighting in syria the scale of the crisis is staggering. since the spring of 2011 more than 4 million syrians fled the shattered country. nearly 2 million into turkey making it the country with the largest refugee population in the world. most poured into camps and communities in lebanon, jordan iraq. some made it to europe. more than 270,000 applied for asylum. inside syria the war displaced 7.5 million more virtually all of them according to the u.n. are enduring horrifying danger. what began in syria was unrest. it transformed into a war characterised by the complete failure to protect civilians. generating levels of suffering for most civilians. >> steven o'brien says government troops and other parties are making a bad situation worse. preventing humanitaria

for many libyans the gaddafi brothers and father's former aid represent the different faces of muammar qaddafi's 4-year long dictatorship a regime that many want left in the past. >> a new africa is emerging. the words of barack obama as he addressed the africa union in ethiopia. it is the first time that a sitting u.s. president has delivered a speech to the au. he said that africa is on the move and will move away from war and poverty. but he warned this progress is being put at risk by what he describes a the cancer of corruption and by leaders who cling to power against the wishes of their people. he also urged african leaders not to abuse their power by cracking down on critical voices. we have reports. >> it was the first ever to the four-member african union. and obama did not disappoint. it was his first criticism of african leaders who remain in office beyond their term limits that resonated most with the government dignitaries. >> when leaders try to change the rules in the middle of the game just to stay in office it risks instability and strife, as we've seen in burundi. an

and done it with soviet union and gaddafi why is it different? >> what we are talking about here is leverage that we had as a result of those sanctions. they were beginning to work. swift banking sanctions and we had them where we wanted them and then we loosened our leverage. and so the concern that we have right now, the more money iran gets back in the pocket, the less likely it will comply. and so there is a disiddents and it is worth exploring further. and we'll wait again for the details. and if we get them or don't get these. we look forward to having you back. >> an incredible story of triumph over adversity. >> a veteran bloindinded and partially paralyzed in the marathon. that hero joins us live. nobody told me to expect it... ...intercourse that's painful due to menopausal changes. it's not likely to go away on its own. so let's do something about it. premarin vaginal cream can help. it provides estrogens to help rebuild vaginal tissue and make intercourse more comfortable. premarin vaginal cream treats vaginal changes due to menopause

crimes during the crackdown against the 2011 revolution, which ultimately toppled the gaddafi regime. the former prime minister and head of intelligence are also facing the death penalty. in news from turkey, the police have detained more than 1,000 people in the ongoing crackdown on suspected militants from the self-proclaimed islamic state, as well as members of the dissident kurdish workers party, known as the pkk. meanwhile, at an emergency meeting in brussels today, nato offered support for turkey's escalating military actions which include air strikes against isil in syria and attacks on pkk camps in northern iraq. they have called the assault on pkk camps a dangerous development that will create more terminal -- more turmoil. in germany, an explosion in dresden struck the car of a leftist politician who has been advocating for refugees. the explosion comes one day after dresden residents smashed windows in a hotel that is being converted into refugee housing. asylum applications to germany are expected to double this year as hundreds of thousands of refugees flee syria, iraq a

a libyan court passes death sentence on muammar gaddafi pass most prominent son, site eval islam -- site eval islam -- saif al-islam. barack obama is set to shortly become the first ever u.s. president to address the african union. a short tour of the region is in focus on security and human rights. he is now in the ethiopian capital. we have seen those images in the last half-hour of the main african union building there making a speech to the unit. he has already praised many in the fight against terror. expressing real concern about democratic and human rights. one of the issues obama has been addressing is the civil war and south sudan. tens of thousands have been killed in the conflict area it is hoped the two sides will agree to a peace deal by mid-august, but the rebel leader has told france 24 there are some issues to be resolved. our correspondent has this report. >> calling for a breakthrough in the peace efforts, barack obama underlined the urgency of the situation in south sudan. speaking in addis ababa, he thanked the african union and the radio -- and the mediation force. p

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he was used as a pawn by ronald reagan to counter gaddafi. i scoured u.s. papers and this story wasn't there. anchor: we will go to a story covered quite a bit in the u.k. concerning the british royal family. tell us about that. >> there is a story that exploded over the weekend in the "sun" releasing images from a home video 80 years old of the royals and this was the queen age seven doing what looks like a nazi salute. the daily mail dragged it out a few more episodes leads with the fact there is a new tv documentary that will reveal how prince phillip stood up to the queen's husband and met and admired hit her and three of phillip's sisters were married to senior officers, nazi officers and when prince phillip attended a family funeral in germany he was apparently confronted by crowds giving the highly hitler salute. interestingly, a defense of the queen comes from the guardian. you would not expect that being a left wing paper saying this short video doesn't tell the whole story. the seven-year-old queen was with her nazi sympathizing uncle edward who w

nicknamed the desert fighter he was celebrated by the united states and france for sufficiently fighting gaddafi's libyan troops in the 19 1980s. western powers were accused of turning a blied eye using henchmen trained in the united states. 40,000 people died and 240,000 were tortured before he fled to senegal where he lived in quiet exile for the past 20 years. >> we made other mistakes in the past. no question about that. we recognize that and go forward, and one of the ways that we deal with it is seeing that those that commit the horrible crimes alleged to have committed torture and crimes against humanity and war crimes should face justice and their accusers. >> the big question on everybody's lips was will he show up to the trial? he's here. >> it's his supporters. they're threatening the lawyers and witnesses. he joins in. they're shouting in french. it's a masquerade. [ speaking in french ] >> as he's removed from court, he shouts god is great, and then he adds the court is a tribunal. the trial will continue without him. for the victims and human rights organizations organizations, this

him about security issues at a time when he represented interests that would benefit in the fall of gaddafi in libya. those e-mails were actually hacked by another group. so much for the secure private server argument. to top it off, you didn't turn those e-mails over. we find out about them when blumenthal turns them over pursuant to a subpoena. hillary, you just hid and deleted our e-mails. you were conducting the people's business in a manner that prevented anyone from knowing about it. and if that isn't intent to hide secrets, deceive, and defraud the american public, i don't know what it is. so why? were you afraid that people might find out the reasons for your shift in policy decisions or were donations to the clinton foundation connected to the sale of arms around the world that doubled when you were secretary of state, especially to those governments who gave millions to the clinton foundation? one in particular, algeria, you took money from them after saying you wouldn't and then conveniently forgot to disclose it on your clinton foundation disclosure. hillary, there's a reason no

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against humanity corruption, and suppressing peaceful protest during the 2011 up rising against the gaddafi regime. the case has world more than 200 witnesses and 40,000 pages of evidence. the case was brought but the fairness has been repeatedly questioned. human rights watch claim he has not had proper legal reputation. >> still to come on the news hour. china tackles phone piracy. >>> fears of trade around the country may lead to job cuts. we'll have more later. >> but first, a new africa is emerging. the words of barack obama as he addressed the africa union in ethiopia. it was the first time a sitting u.s. president delivered a speech at the a.u. he said that africa was on the move and it would move away towards prosperity, away from war and poverty. but he did put on the list what he called cancer of corruption. he urged africa african leaders not to abuse their power by cracking down on critical voices. >> it was the first-ever address by an u.s. president to the africa union. and barack obama did not disappoint. it was his criticism of african leaders who will remain in office beyon

him about security issues at a time when he represented interests that would benefit in the fall of gaddafi in libya. those e-mails were actually hacked by another group. so much for the secure private server argument. to top it off, you didn't turn those e-mails over. we find out about them when blumenthal turns them over pursuant to a subpoena. hillary, you just hid and deleted our e-mails. you were conducting the people's business in a manner that prevented anyone from knowing about it. and if that isn't intent to hide secrets, deceive, and defraud the american public, i don't know what it is. so why? were you afraid that people might find out the reasons for your shift in policy decisions or were donations to the clinton foundation connected to the sale of arms around the world that doubled when you were secretary of state, especially to those governments who gave millions to the clinton foundation? one in particular, algeria, you took money from them after saying you wouldn't and then conveniently forgot to disclose it on your clinton foundation disclosure. hillary, there's a reason no

they suffered chaotic divisions since muammar gaddafi was toppled in an uprising. a u.n.-backed government is based in tobruk. it has the support. libyan national army and signed a peace work agreement. the rival group as based in tripoli, and claims to be the legitimate government. it's supported by a collection of armed groups known as libya down. >> joining us from washington d.c. is jason pack, president of libyaanalyst.com. a consulting company. thank you for joining us on al jazeera. two governments, one is taking the peace agreement or the framework seriously. is there really any hope that this will lead to a solution? >> there is. but we shouldn't think of it as two governments, zero governments. there's no sovereignty in libya. you have a range of competing militias. what is encouraging, but not headline grabbing as iranian negotiations, is the u.n. backed negotiations have most of the factions to sign their names to it. this is not going to change the situation on the ground. we have a multipolar civil war. now we have a framework within which to build one gover

the contras in nicaragua, before -- he was seen as a bulwark against the market off the -- muammar gaddafiupport, he took power, maintain power, but turned his country into a police state. it was a one party system. he is accused of thousands of political killings, of systematic torture. we happened to stumble on the files of his political police, the dds, in the event in offices. in these files alone, we were able to calculate the names of 1208 people who died, over 12,000 people who were tortured or victims of opportunity detention. he carried out waves of ethnic cleansing against, first in the south in 1984, then against other ethnic groups. he was overthrown, finally, 1990 by the current president of chad . it is been 25 years since hissÈne habrÉ fled to senegal 25 years his victims have been pursuing him. amy: and the secret police? >> it was kind of like his personal gestapo. it was, according to the documents we found, his eyes and ears. it reported directly to him. so we have daily reports going to him about the treatment of different prisoners. it is clear from these documents, wh

it was a cable that described muammar gaddafi's visit to the united states. and it was this richly detailed portraits of what his requirements would be in his hotel. he wanted a tent on the ground. it was very controversial. it was really richly detailed who traveled with. he traveled with free female nurses. how he was in such bad physical shape that the police don't give him a hotel room with stairs because he would get out of breath. really richly detailed. we were about that whole cable in the new york times, the guardian was going to use it julian assange was going to use it area and then government called up and said ok, take a look closely at the cable. to see the names of the bottom that described the people who were accompanying qadhafi who do you think gave us all that information? and what you think is going to happen to them? when to dock this is that cable and the new york times with a description of how is in horrible shape, is a little bit of a not job etc.. what's going at those people? >> so not only did i agree to all the cable back into lat

close of 23 points yesterday but down 327 for the week it gave 2080 and as of 35 funded nearly six gaddafi the opening bell. >>darya: to more sharks are showing up all along the shore yesterday researchers by this 68 ft. shark there were some of by the dozens researchers say we are seeing more sharks in that area because of el nino for bringing warmer temperatures in the water than earlier than they would if you're wondering why the sharks are swarming in shallow water research to say is an easier place for the shark to hunt for food which is sea lions nine unions a string of attacks on bay area internet lines the fbi's getting involved will explain what happened new details on an escaped inmate will learn this morning of the convicted murderer practice their escape the night before will have the latest details. >>mark: 11 attacks on internet cables parts of the bay area the latest happened yesterday morning and amid accounting because i love this along the interstate 80 corridor of the with the sacramento the service provider's affected away from broad ban formally found of a three commun

. >> muammar gaddafi's son was found guilty. he testified before the court via video link, still held by a libyan rebel group that refuses to release him. international courts also want to try him on similar charges. >> leaders from a dozen pacific rim countries are due to meet in hawaii today for decisive talks on a landmark trade agreement pushed by president obama. the goal is to create a single global marketplace and slash the cost of trading. there are many potential downsides. >> its products monitor levels of air and water pollution and eco tech, an australian company has exported them around the world. tariffs and regulations have made some big markets mexico in particular difficult to crack. its boss homes the transpacific partnership will change that. >> we're confident that we have the mechanisms to put out the services and the competitive edges to take on these opportunities that a t.p.p. would bring. >> in all 12 pacific rim countries involved in the t.p.p. talks which make up 40% of the global economy exporters are

because he decided it was time for gaddafi to go. some of our muslim leader friends inorth africa and the northeast continue to ask, does your president not understand that he keeps helping the people that are at war with the united states? does your president not understand that he is harming the people that are helping stop terrorism in the world? this deal that has now been cut with iran the largest supporter of terrorism in the world, is going to do for the middle east and the world what president obama's bombing did for libya. it has to be stopped. this deal has to be stopped. it does not meet any of the requirements that the president and all his minions said was going to come out of a deal with iran. and oh, yes, there were celebrations here in washington because they were able to convince iran into taking back over $100 billion and also we were able to convince them to allow us to take them off the arms embargo so they cod go aheaand start buying weapons from russia fm china, wherever they wish, let's help the russian economy

it was a cable that described muammar gaddafi's visit to the united states. and it was this richly detailed portraits of what his requirements would be in his hotel. he wanted a tent on the ground. it was very controversial. it was really richly detailed who traveled with. he traveled with free female nurses. how he was in such bad physical shape that the police don't give him a hotel room with stairs because he would get out of breath. really richly detailed. we were about that whole cable in the new york times, the guardian was going to use it julian assange was going to use it area and then government called up and said ok, take a look closely at the cable. to see the names of the bottom that described the people who were accompanying qadhafi who do you think gave us all that information? and what you think is going to happen to them? when to dock this is that cable and the new york times with a description of how is in horrible shape, is a little bit of a not job etc.. what's going at those people? >> so not only did i agree to all the cable back into lat