the word luck 3 times now the supreme court has already made this practice illegal but now the hindu nationalist p.d.p. government of prime minister narendra modi wants to enshrine this ban into law and this has set off a furious debate amongst people as to what mr modi's true intentions really are. man's calm exterior heights the trauma of a marriage domestic violence pushed out into depression and to the brink of suicide even now 8 years since the abuse she says she's deaf on one but it was after her husband a well educated man after 3 times that sabina's life and legal uncertainties uncertainties that the government's bill. hopes to do away with my view is that the government is doing commendable job. protecting the rights and interests of the women of the minority section of the society i think it's a commendable job and you know why not why didn't people think about it doing it you know previously i think i'm all for it and the government i have my support. but that support is liking when it comes to some sections of muslim society in india. the german. is a leading group of muslim scholars

muslim go the case spot protests which intensified after some state ministers of the ruling hindu nationalist b.g.p. party initially defended the accused. sudan's military jointer has deployed more troops as a general strike and has its 2nd day 4 people died on sunday as opposition activists began a campaign of civil disobedience constituents as crackdown on protesters. police in kazakhstan have arrested hundreds of people during election day demonstrations opposition groups are wanted people to boycott a void they described as a false and a result show the longtime president's chosen successor has won easily robert frost a walker reports from the capital you know since. i was this was no it's the electoral turn outs the old thirty's wanted disorder in kazakh stones capital. and 2nd city. was the only court the vote protestors croyde because they do not believe this election office them a real choice. some said they supported the democratic choice of external and political party. with the reasons for it i'm not afraid because i've had enough i've been living without a home in temporary accomm

the case sparked national outrage which intensified when some state ministers of the ruling hindu nationalists b j p initially defended the accused the 3 were convicted of the rape and murder itself they've been sentenced to life in prison counting the costs is up next. hello i'm hasn't seeker this is counting the cost on the agency or your weekly look at the world of business and economics this week the trump doctrine a terrorist 1st negotiate 2nd who benefits as the global economy slows. as mexico steps up security on its border with guatemala we find out how climate change is forcing many to seek opportunities abroad. and peacock slumping vehicle sales on the rise of what was behind fee its attempt to merge with renault. so the direct impact of the u.s. china trade war has yet to materialize the global economic slowdown started long before the opening shots were fired in this battle central banks are getting ready to cut interest rates if they haven't already started to support growth all this to mitigate the fallout from trump's doctrine of terrorists 1st negotiate later for a transactiona

the case products national outrage which intensified when some state ministers of the routing hindu nationalist be j.p. initially defended the accused 3 were convicted of the rape and murder itself the prosecution is seeking the death penalty for them 3 others including 2 police officers were found guilty of to stroy evidence. you're up to date with the headlines here announcer got more news coming right up of the inside story from. this year's free for women's world cup has kicked off in front with more fanfare than ever before so is women's football finally being taken seriously and why is the top female player not taking part this is inside story. hello and welcome to the program i'm martin dennis now the world's best footballers are in france to fight for their sport's biggest prize no we haven't confused it with the world cup in russia last year we're actually talking about the women's world cup the 8th edition of the tournament is being played in 9 cities over the next month football's world governing body pfieffer wants to reach a record $1000000000.00 television viewers and more interna

girl the case sparks national outrage which intensified when some state ministers of the ruling hindu nationalist p j p party initially defended the accused 3 were convicted of the rape and murder itself they face the death penalty 3 others including 2 police officers were found guilty of destroying evidence. and international monitoring group which examined sunday's election in kazakhstan says it was taught by clear violations of fundamental freedoms this comes off to police arrested hundreds of people during election day demonstrations opposition groups want to be. to boycott a votes they described as a fast and early results show the longtime president's chosen successor has won easily robin 1st year walkout reports from the capital. i was this was no it's the electoral turn outs the old thirty's wanted disorder and kazakh stones capital. and 2nd city almaty was. the only court the vote protestors croyde because they do not believe this election office them a real choice. some said they supported the democratic choice of as extern a banned political party. with reasons for i'm not afraid becau

case sparked national outrage, which intensified when some state ministers of the governing hindu-nationalistty defended the accused. indian law allows for the death penalty for rapists of girls under the age of 12. in this case, the judge sentenced the three men convicted of rape and murder to life in prison. >> we congratulate the hindu courts. we have been fighting for this for more than a year. today is a day of solidarity with a young, innocent girl. correspondent: india has struggled to stop violent crime against women and girls. more than 40,000 rapes were recorded in 2016, with many more going unreported, especially in rural areas. many say what happened to this family as a reminder of how much more needs to be done to protect women and girls. at least 95 people have been killed in an overnight attack in central mali, believed to be part of ethnic violence. gunman burned down a village. fighting has intensified in the battlehs in -- for access to land and resources. more now from neighboring senegal. correspondent: the attack took place in early hours of the morning when villagers wer

the case sparked national outrage which intensified when some state ministers of the governing hindu nationalist b j p party initially defended the accused indian law allows for the death penalty for rapists of girls under the age of 12 but in this case the judge sentenced the 3 men convicted of rape and murder to life in prison. we congratulate you do in court so we've been fighting for this for more than a year today is not a day for celebration but a day of solidarity with a young innocent girl india has struggled to stop violent crime against women and girls more than 40000 rapes were recorded in 2016 with many more going on reported especially in rural areas many say what happened to this family is a reminder of just how much more needs to be done to protect women and girls victoria be al-jazeera kavita krishnan us secretary of the all india progressive women's association she says in this particular case justice has been served i know that the family members are hoping for a more severe sentence and all of that i think as a women's rights activist i think that this isn't the remarkable ach

among those joining the protests, two politicians from ruling hindu nationalist bjp party.hey were later forced to resign.e this cpresented a watershed moment here in india. in a country where hs of crimes against children are reported every day, this one sent shockwaves not just because of its brutality, but because it exposed the deep religious dividen this secular nation. at court, a judge sentenced the main perpetrators to life in prison, deciding against the death penalty. in this country, only one in 4 rape cases ends in a conviction. >> we fought this for all of india. lawyers from all religions prked on this. finally, truth hvailed. rajini: this unmarked grave, the little girl's final resting place. her family say they are relieved they got justice even if they can't bring her back. rajini vaidyanathan, bbc news, delhi. laura: to sudan now, where opposition forces say they will use the symbol this oce to pressure the military government to make way for civilian leadership. over the weend, 4 more people were killed after security forces fired live ammunitionde n pro-

the opposition congress party has called a bill blass discrimination against muslims by the hindu nationalist government of prime minister narendra modi. others are more clear on what modi is doing the real purpose is to send a big political message to the hindu community especially the the poor and do mean that the. muslim man has a certain image. sexual jealousy towards the muslim man because he's allowed to marry more than one time he can very easily get out of a bad. man does not have these privileges. can't come in fast enough as a muslim woman tradition and religion to restore dignity she knows which side of the debate she's on. and there it goes this was the moment the 20000 cubic meters of steel and concrete were demolished in italy a series of controlled explosions in the last 2 pillars of them are on the motorway bridge may remember that bridge collapsed without warning last august 43 people were killed the bridge is a key piece of infrastructure for general authorities hope to have a new bridge in working order as soon as possible they say as early as next year. 50 years ago today

the case sparked national outrage which intensified when some state ministers of the governing hindu nationalist b j p party initially defended the accused indian law allows for the death penalty for rapists of girls under the age of 12 but in this case the judge sentenced the 3 men convicted of rape and murder to life in prison subsidy from in the spunky we congratulate the indian courts we've been fighting for this from ordinary year to day is not a day for celebration but a day of solidarity with a young innocent girl. india has struggled to stop violent crime against women and girls more than 40000 rapes were recorded in 26 with many more going on reported especially in rural areas many say what happened to this family is a reminder of just how much more needs to be done to protect women and girls victoria al-jazeera in just a moment on the al-jazeera news hour the sports news in the west indies do their best to raise spirits at the cricket world cup. coming up. time for a sports update with peter 3 thank you very much the toronto raptors aiming to make history by becoming the 1st canadian f

the case sparked national outrage which intensified when some state ministers of the governing hindu nationalist b j p party initially defended the accused indian law allows for the death penalty for rapists of girls under the age of 12 but in this case the judge sentenced the 3 men convicted of rape and murder to life in prison subsidy. we congratulate the indian courts we've been fighting for this from ordinary year to day is not a day for celebration but a day of solidarity with a young innocent girl india has struggled to stop violent crime against women and girls more than 40000 rapes were recorded in 2016 with many more going on reported especially in rural areas many say what happened to this family is a reminder of just how much more needs to be done to protect women and girls victoria gates and be al jazeera well earlier i spoke to the question of the all india progressive women's association she says the conviction comes despite opposition from those in power. this isn't the mockable achievement you can but find the next show that was put on the investigation and the prosecution had be

the weeks of political violence that had claimed at least 12 lives run to a modis right wing hindu nationalist party and another left wing party have accused each other of instigating violence both during and since india's free cell. a severe psycho that was due to hit the west coast of india has changed course and is unlikely to make landfall cyclon value was supposed to strike near the state of gujarat today with gusts of up to 180 kilometers per hour tens of thousands of people were evacuated in anticipation of that storm and l g b t q activists in ecuador are celebrating after the country's constitutional court granted same sex couples the right to marry the decision comes after a legal battle brought by several day couples ecuador is now or rather now joins only a handful of latin american countries that allow same sex marriage. or heading to africa now where a senior health expert has called the outbreak of ebola in the democratic republic of congo truly frightening dr jeremy farrar of the welcome trust says that the epidemic is the worst since 2016 and shows no signs of stopping now the

kashmir the case national outrage which intensified when some state ministers of the ruling hindu nationalistb j p and defended the accused 3 were convicted of rape and murder itself the prosecution is seeking the death penalty for them 3 others including 2 police officers were found guilty of destroying evidence rescuers are preparing to pull out the wreckage of a tour boat that sank in the river danube in hungary at least 20 people are confirmed dead of the boat collided with a cruise ship 2 weeks ago. those were the headlines and back with more news in half an hour here on al-jazeera you can join me for her in the meantime is rewind. my. guess. hello and welcome to rewind i'm richelle carey and the decade since we launched al-jazeera english back in 2006 we have built a library of moving and powerful documentaries here army wine revisiting some of the best of them and looking at how the story has new dawn today we are rewinding 10 years to 2008 amar set out on a unique journey across the united states to get to the heart of what it meant to be muslim in america and that was back in the dec

failing to act they has been an increase in attacks against muslims and other minorities since the hindu nationalist b j p came to power in 2014 there is a candlelight vigil and rally planned here in the capital new delhi on wednesday for ansari and other victims of more than chains and that will call in side with the u.s. secretary of state mike pompei as visit just days after the us released its annual report on religious freedom which it said today has been an increase enver the just violence and intolerance against minorities and dhea under the current government led by prime minister that. you see up is holding a state funeral for 2 generals including its military chief who were killed on saturday part of a feel good. region of police shot and killed the man they accused of leading the attacks hoarding us more now from. it's a national day of mourning as bids farewell to its military generals conan was killed on saturday shot dead by his bodyguard in his own. home mckown and was in the process of stopping a regional rebellion in the northern i'm higher state when he was killed another general w

the case sparked national outrage which intensified when some state ministers of the governing hindu nationalist b j p party initially defended the accused indian law allows for the death penalty for rapists of girls under the age of 12 but in this case the judge sentenced the 3 men convicted of rape and murder to life in prison subsidy. we congratulate the indian courts we've been fighting for this from ordinary year to day is not a day for celebration but a day of solidarity with a young innocent girl india has struggled to stop violent crime against women and girls more than 40000 rapes were recorded in 2016 with many more going on reported especially in rural areas many say what happened to this family is a reminder of just how much more needs to be done to protect women and girls victoria gates and be al-jazeera. secretary of the all india progressive women's association and joins me now via skype from new delhi good to have you with us on the program let's just begin with this specific case has justice been so be it a drug great deal of scrutiny and anguish for those looking for justice. w

the case sparked national outrage which intensified when some state ministers of the ruling hindu nationalist b j p initially defended the accused 3 were convicted of the rape and murder itself the prosecution is seeking the death penalty for them 3 others including 2 police officers were found guilty of destroying evidence. now an international monitoring group which examines sunday's election in kazakhstan says it was tarnished by clear violations of fundamental freedoms preliminary results show. has won the presidential election with around 70 percent of the ballots the organization for security and cooperation in europe says some procedures were disregarded on vote day casting doubt on an honest vote count well some 500 protesters calling for a boycott of the elections were arrested they accuse government of all denies in the votes to control the outcome a walker reports now from the capital. was this was not the electoral turnout the old thirty's wanted disorder in kazakstan capital. and 2nd city almaty was the only course the vote protesters cried because they do not believe this electi

case marked sparked a national outrage last year after several state ministers from the ruling hindu nationalist party the fended the accused victoria gate and b. has more security was tight outside court as the queues arrive to face justice that their role in the kidnap gang great and murder of an 8 year old. of the 7 minister trial 6 were found guilty of a policeman and destroyed evidence of a 3 main accuser found guilty of kidnap rape and murder. the victim was held prisoner in this temple for 4 days in january last year before she was strangled and beaten to death the court heard that it was part of a plan to force her muslim name magic community to leave cata a district in the indian administered kashmir area of jamu the victim's family faced death threats after their daughter's death as a result the supreme court moved the trial to the neighboring state of punjab. we are worried for our other kids after the killing of our girl we don't even let them go to school people try to pressure us off to register the case but the police many people try to shield the culprits by mounting pressure on

, how does the pakistan approach to dealing pgp changes of the they have become increasingly hindu-nationalist and there has been more and more conflict between hindus and muslims in the region? mr. khan: it is not for me to or thebout how india chases --india -- the the choices that they make in the political ideology or leaders that they elect. it is really for the indian people. that india is a huge country. it is a diverse country. to frame it in any createsar way, that distress that will be felt by those who are not part of that framework, whatever framework is being pushed. we -- i can say fromwe are coming back that point where we are determined to create or deal with extremism. we are taking measures to deal with fundamentalism and we are andng to go back to accepting society and enriching society that we were, the society that i grew up in. these divisions will create consequences, for us and consequences. for us in pakistan, sometimes the consequence is sometimes extremism across the border invites oxygen to our own extremists also. that is where our concern would be. i think it is f

failing to act they has been an increase in attacks against muslims and other minorities since the hindu nationalist b j p came to power in 2014 there is a candlelight vigil and rally planned here in the capital new delhi on wednesday for ansari and other victims of mob lunching and that will call in side with the u.s. secretary of state mike pompei as visit just days after the us released its annual report on religious freedom which it said there has been an increase. enver the just violence and intolerance against minorities in india under the current b j p government led by prime minister met in the morning. ukrainian delegates have walked out of a meeting of a european based human rights body after russia's voting rights were restored the council of europe which is not ling su the e.u. suspended law school 5 years ago after it onyx the territory of crimea its 47 members largely supported moscow's return but ukraine says they should be no concessions to russia until crimea is returned. zimbabwe's president says a decision to ban the use of foreign currencies will be an important step in repairing

among those joining the protests, two state—level ministers from the ruling hindu nationalist bjp partyes notjust because of its brutality but because it exposed the deep religious divides in this secular nation. at court, the judge sentenced the main perpetrators to life in prison deciding against the death penalty. this unmarked grave, asifa bano's final resting place. tonight, her family say they are relieved they got justice even if it can't bring their little girl back. rajini vaidyanathan, bbc news, delhi. broadway's success is normally linked to soaring ticket prices but now attendance is also booming. it was against that backdrop that the tony awards were handed out here in new york last night. for the city it is good news because as tourist numbers soar, broadway theatres enjoyed their sixth record—breaking year in a row. certainly a new act for the theatre houses that were struggling in the 1970s, as tom brook reports. today, we are only selling tickets for this evening and is listed on the board on either side. broadway theatre is definitely bringing in the crowds. # way down

failing to act they has been an increase in attacks against muslims and other minorities since the hindu nationalist b j p came to power in 2014 there is a candlelight vigil and rally planned here in the capital new delhi on wednesday for ansari and other victims of more than chains and that will coincide with the us secretary of state mike pompei as visit just days after the us released its annual report on religious freedom which it said there has been an increase enver the just violence and intolerance against minorities and dhea under the current government led by prime minister the. let's go back to europe poverty and a declining population holding back albania's rural counties but farmers and even local mayors put the blame on mesh no politicians who they say are only interested in helping their own supporters john psaropoulos has more now from chicago in northern alberta. works from dawn until dusk on his face in albania as far north near the border with montenegro his only hope comes from his son who takes their produce to market but the local population is declining and there are no longer

the case sparked national outrage which intensified when some state ministers of the governing hindu nationalist b j p party initially defended the accused indian law allows for the death penalty for rapists of girls under the age of 12 but in this case the judge sentenced the 3 men convicted of rape and murder to life in prison subsidy. we congratulate the indian courts we've been fighting for this for more new year today is not a day for celebration but a day of solidarity with a young innocent girl. india has struggled to stop violent crime against women and girls more than 40000 rapes were recorded in 2016 with many more going on reported especially in rural areas many say what happened to this family is a reminder of just how much more needs to be done to protect women and girls victoria gates and be al jazeera while still ahead on al-jazeera on strike protesters in haiti take their anger against the government to the streets. of political and economic crises in venezuela take a toll on the sick and the vulnerable. and in sport ferrari fury by the fallout from the canadian grand prix is far

hindu girlfriends also. i miss them a lot. these were protests following her murder — in support of the accused. among them were two state level ministers from the ruling nationalistn forced to resign. as details of this horrific crime became public vigils were held. it also added to pressure on the the government to pass a new law introducing the death penalty for anyone convicted of raping a child under 12. it is though still at the discretion of the judge whether to hand down that punishment. according to india's national crime records, a child is sexually abused every 15 minutes in india. but because of social stigma, there is a reluctance to talk about it. here's an indian supreme court lawyer. this was a case in which a number of people from the ruling party came out in support of the rapists and the barassociation, bizarrely, had shown up and was refusing to allow police to file the charge sheet. so this is really a victory of the legal system in the face of political uncertainty. and the case had to be transferred from one district court to another because there was so much pressure and the bar association was supporting the rapists. and that was done by t

in kolkata to protest weeks of political violence that has claimed at least 12 lives modi's hindu nationalist b j p and the trinamool congress have accused each other of instigating violence during and since india's recent election. u.s. president donald trump has pledged to transfer the photos and us troops from germany to poland the move comes after a white house meeting with polish president. poland has been lobbying for additional u.s. forces to counter a perceived threat from russia. this is the news africa coming up in the next 15 minutes. violence. in central mali u.n. troops. to make people feel safe. making any real difference. to. the briefs that we hear the young nigerians on the state nation. to the old fool. is no view to take on no me. no. end to the show we start in uganda where it was feared and even expected the. crisis spread.

among those who joined the protests, two state—level ministers from the ruling hindu nationalist bjpign. in a country where rapes are reported on a daily basis, this case sent shock waves because of its brutality and religious overtones. the family of the little girl say it was a struggle to get there, but that today they're relieved that they finally have justice. rajini vaidyanathan, bbc news, delhi. a10—minute mri scan could soon be offered as part of the uk's first prostate cancer screening programme. the test, which is being trialled in london, is said to be quicker, cheaper and more reliable than the blood tests and internal examinations currently being used. 11,000 men in the uk die from prostate cancer each year. let's get more from our health correspondent michelle roberts. tell us more about how it works? at the moment we don't have a reliable test for prostate cancer which is why we don't offer screening in the uk. this trial is looking at whether there is a test we can do in healthy men to pick up early warnings of cancer. the test they are looking at is something called