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northeastern lebanon still ahead on al-jazeera laurent gbagbo soon to walk free after the international criminal court but the former ivory coast president of war crimes and why can't. the nine eleven memorial in new york are causing an uproar. get a welcome back to international weather forecast or we're going to be seeing a system coming out of the bad in this system is going to bring a lot of rain as well as snow across much of the divide over the next few days so here on thursday we do have. quite a bit of snow here across parts of iraq as well as some rain coming into parts of iran that system is going to be moving quite quickly over here towards the east as we go from thursday to friday for you're going to be getting out of those clouds and snow terms are there about six degrees and then as we go towards friday that is going to be making its way towards the east down towards quite city we do expect to see a part of a few but the temps are a fifteen degrees one here in doha expect to see a drop in temperature as we go through the weekend so here on thursday twenty seven degrees winds are go

in the international criminal court ordered his immediate release. but it is a moment of incredible joy we feel like we all have been freed he is a leader our president a man of peace eighty witnesses gave evidence thousands of documents were produced but after seven years in prison the judges say the prosecution failed to prove that by going codefendant charles bleakly they were guilty of crimes against humanity including murder rape and persecution for all these reasons the chamber by majority here by the sides that the prosecutor has failed to such as. the burden of proof to the requisite standard as for seen in article sixty six of the rome statute. grants the defense motions for acquittal from all charges against mr bloomberg bull and mr. bug who was arrested in two thousand and eleven found hiding with his wife simona in a hotel room in the ivorian capital abidjan a humiliating moment for this former head of state unwilling to hand over power after an election defeat to alison ouattara supporters known as the young patriots went from house to h

what does this case say about the international criminal court and its ability to operate instrument for international justice. no i think the first thing which not touched on of course the judge is that the court have to be fair though if the defendants and victims and if in this case impede the prosecution didn't make its case to bring enough evidence and the judges were right to acquit and a good day and we'll see what happens ultimately on appeal so i think most of our focus should be on the lessons that the prosecutor can control from this undoubtedly if these are difficult cases to prove you have to show the connection between something that happens at a very local level and killing or rape all the way up through the chain of command to the head of state in this case don't buy the book that is difficult to do but at the same time the i.c.c. is well resourced and should have at the expertise do that what i'd like to see is that as you touched on a detailed examination of the strategy of the outset as should is she was said to have been more pro backbone kamandi arrested so that t

we thought at the international criminal court itself or. bleakley de facto is right now a man hugging. a bug really and at the same time you hear you know. i mean one thing being on the streets really you know more of a joy here on the streets of you people why well because just by being held at the international criminal court for crimes against humanity he really ocular figure of the opposition here and i recall notably. the liberation of his white human backbone that happened just a few months ago she was being held on charges of crimes against humanity here it accords in ivory coast and was released and she and the announcement made that very thing that her husband could be freed at that moment there were people going out on the street party and it's certainly going to be a party here in this neighborhood but there are eight thousand big. out of this. or enough to contest the election of two thousand and eleven who still want to see justice first some of them the fact that backbone has been freed from the clear from detention is the mov

the international criminal court is about to decide whether to acquit and free him off to seven years behind bars is accused of crimes against humanity let's cross now to nicholas hytner live for us and nic just how likely is it that bad boy will be released and what kind of excess of reaction might we expect. well there are three possible outcomes to this hearing either their judges will reject the demands of this trial being a nice acquittal or they will accept but both could be a free man returning home to ivory coast or there could be a conditional release now the three judges are split over what to do on this case it's been going on for over seven years and this is a blow to the prosecution that the lawyers of law were able to put this hearing forward in it in the first place because the prosecutors have showed an overwhelming evidence of rheims remember is accused of crimes against humanity but they've struggled or at least the witnesses that have come to this down have struggled to put a direct significant link between the crimes committed and by himself no matter what the fact

it was a party organized by his wife's human backbone she's wanted by the international criminal court in august she was part of been freed after being sentenced by an ivorian court to twenty years in prison for her role in the two thousand and eleven civil war. since then she's refused to talk publicly until now breaking her silence to speak to al-jazeera she says. i am behaving in joy because we won remember the whole world was mobilized against ivory coast against the regime of bug bo and today the international criminal court washed him from guilt the court has confirmed that he is innocent. during a seven year long legal fight prosecutors presented eighty witnesses and thousands of documents to the court in the hague faced with what the judges described as an exceptionally weak prosecution argument the case collapsed prosecutors say they will appeal with lawyers worried about the possible repercussions the ruling could have on the surviving victims of the civil war that maybe then shows could appearing in certain areas where very reside and maybe they could again be targeted as it

judges from the international criminal court have granted provisional release after over seven years in custody. allies h had been on trial since 2016 for alleged war crimes. he refused to accept defeat. judges ruled it failed to satisfy the burden of proof. the chief had to say a little earlier. hereby decides th prosecutor hahas failed t to satisfy the burden of proof too ththe requisitee s standard as foreseen in article 6 66 of thee rome statute. grants the defense motion for acquittal for all charges. mediate release of subjeject to anyy, request by t prosecutor under subparagraph i of this article. we e can bring in douglas herbert. what does this mean? >> it is a setback. a real target is rececently. open in 2002. at the time, i it was seen as on dictators.k we have seen the first country to withdraw from the court. is a notion of international criminal justice and being abable to hold people responsible for thehese types of more crimes. nations accuseded or in the crosshairs of this court invoked national sovereignty. jojohn bolton called it an effective and dangerous. others

the international criminal court acquits a former president of ivory coast of war crimes on orders his release. after a war of words with lines of agreement the turkish president and donald trump consider creating a safe zone in northern syria. canada's prime minister justin trudeau condemns the death sentence of a canadian man by a court in china and in sport the latest from the australian open as serena williams started strong in her quest for a record equalling twenty fourth grand slam singles title. follow it is a big day in the united kingdom as members of parliament they're prepared to vote on teresa mayes crucial brags that deal after months of debate and they go she ations there's a lot at stake m.p.'s are about to begin their final debate on the contentious issue of leaving the e.u. on march twenty ninth we have two correspondents across developments for us shortly . will go to ne barca in london derry in northern ireland but first jonah hole in london so jonah and it's widely expected that the government is going to suffer a big defeat here but the question is by how much. ye

say international criminal court on wednesday halted the villa ivory coast president. new opinion by prosecutor has any is the question that is facing a day off to has a question long charges of crimes against humanity. as wife and. inside the house. friends family members politicians and supporters celebrate the international criminal court's decision to acquit the former president. it was a party organized by his wife's she's wanted by the international criminal court in august she was parted freed after being sentenced by an ivorian court to twenty years in prison for her role in the two thousand and eleven civil war. since then she's. fused to talk publicly until now breaking her silence to speak to al-jazeera she said. i am bathing in joy because we won remember the whole world was mobilized against ivory coast against the regime of bug bo and today the international criminal court washed him from guilt the court has confirmed that he is innocent. during a seven year long legal fight prosecutors presented eighty witnesses and thousands of documents to the court in

backed kurdish fighters the international criminal court is set to decide whether or not to acquit the former ivorian president laurent gbagbo is accused of war crimes related supposed to lection violence eight years ago that killed about three thousand people zimbabwe's security minister says a number of people have been killed in protests after the price of fuel doubled police fired tear gas and injured dozens of people in harare a three day general strike is underway during the worst economic crisis in a decades venezuelan president nicolas maduro has promised to raise the minimum wage by three hundred percent in an effort to halt hyperinflation maduro made the pledge during his annual state of the nation address on monday days after being sworn in for a second six year term as president. riot police in greece have fired tear gas at primary school teachers marching towards parliaments the violence broke out when demonstrators tried to break a cord next to the parliament buildings the teachers say their schools are understaffed and they're demanding the creation of more permanent pos

as i will when the judge period the international criminal court said that faith in the trial was over the former ivory coast leader laura backbone looked visibly relieved he punched the air and some of his supporters began celebrating now all this comes just a day after key and his former minister of charles a good day were acquitted by this court of crimes against humanity relating to that post-election violence in ivory coast and twenty ten twenty eleven the judge in fact said that the prosecutor's case was too weak it didn't stand up and that is why it was being very now now what this means is that these two men could walk free in the coming days but there are a certain amount of formalities to go through so we don't in fact have a timeline and there is another caviar and that is that prosecutors could lodge another appeal that for example the release is done with certain conditions that these two men guarantee that they would come back to another trial in the future because the prosecution do intend to appeal they would like to see another trial in the future and what is this deci

the top stories on al-jazeera the international criminal court has acquitted the former president of ivory coast of war crimes charges the i.c.c. ruled the prosecution did not prove its case against a long who's been in jail for seven years three thousand people were killed in post-election violence in two thousand and ten when bugout refused to leave office the court says he'll be released on wednesday morning to allow time for the prosecution to respond the chamber by majority here by decides. that the prosecutor has failed to satisfy the burden of proof to the requisite standard as for seen in article sixty six of the rome statute grants the defense motions for acquittal from all charges against mr long backbone and mr childs liquid orders even drill ease of both accused when it has more on this now from abidjan in ivory coast. people are streaming out of their workplace to on to the streets just a moment ago the crowd behind me were chanting bag groceries bag vote three it's a victory for his supporters especially in this neighborhood over to control a popular suburb of abidjan a

it's a catchy tune celebrating laurent gbagbo a war criminal prosecutors of the international criminal court. a folk hero for the people of you a popular suburb of a beach on the loose like you sit beside me if you like that the i.c.c. has even more popular he is not a monolith fountain's but a man of peace we need him to come back and he's to come back to the bottom it's the only way this country can afford accused of crimes against humanity judges rule rule over by bush request to be acquitted in released after spending seven years in prison. he was picked up in two thousand and eleven found hiding with his wife simone in a hotel room a humiliating moment for this former head of state unwilling to hand over power to newly elected ouattara stoking divisions and calling for ivorians to throw out foreigners who is air force lead by example bombing a french military base killing several soldiers from the former colonial ruler quickly intervened in support of ouattara but was supporters known as the young patriots went from house to house killing anyone they thought were foreigners or sup

the international criminal a former irish president. prosecutors are saying they will appealal. also, the warehouse businins is booming in b britain as business stockpile produc i in case o ofa no deal brexit. there are mermaids in finland. the details on the way. theresa may faces a no-confidence vote today. deal faced the worst dedefeat in british modern history. at this point, it is anyone's guess how it will play out. >> evevery day without this isse being resolved means more uncertainty, bitternrness, and rancor. ofsked members of all sides the housuse to listen to the british people, who want this issue settled. work w with the governrnment too that. >> hundreds have turned out outside parliament in reaction to the vote. here's what some e has to say about how they felt.t. thing is a mess. >> i hope theresa a may carriesn in her position. she is t the person to sorort it ouout. who would do better? i do not think jeremy corbyn would do, for certain. >>>> a referendum, ideally. i do not think it will happen. nourse trent is in london. get akely is it to consensus of the hou

and the international criminal court ordered his immediate release. but. it is a moment of incredible joy we feel like we all have been freed he is a leader our president a man of peace eighty witnesses gave evidence thousands of documents were produced but after seven years in prison the judges say the prosecution failed to prove that by going codefendant charles bleakly they were guilty of crimes against humanity including murder rape and persecution for all these reasons the chamber by majority here by decides. that the prosecutor has failed to such as. the burden of proof to the requisite standard as for seen in article sixty six of the rome statute. grants the defense motions for acquittal from all charges against mr. and mr. bug who was arrested in two thousand and eleven found hiding with his wife simona in a hotel room in the ivorian capital abidjan a humiliating moment for this former head of state unwilling to hand over power after an election defeat to alison ouattara supporters known as the young patriots went from house to house killing anyone

the international criminal court acquits the former president of the ivory coast of war crimes and orders his release. after a war of words and lines of agreement the turkish president and donald trump considered creating a safe zone in northern syria. allow an obstacle hotel complex in kenya's capital is under attack at this hour with reports of at least two explosions and heavy gunfire people are being rushed to safety several cars were a blaze by the buildings and nairobi police say they have cordoned off the area it is unclear at this point who is behind the attack but we are monitoring this story for you we are going to go live now for more from catherine sawyer who is joining us on the from in kenya so catherine what are you hearing. well i've been talking to some journalists out there and i see some pictures that are coming out that. this is as you mentioned a huge concert complex great restaurants high end restaurants and banks and things like back happened is that this one. arrived just about an hour or less in an hour ago and there was a suicide bomber there according. to explod

and the international criminal court ordered his immediate release. but if. it is a moment of incredible joy we feel like we've been freed he is a leader our president a man of peace eighty witnesses gave evidence thousands of documents were produced but after seven years in prison the judges say the prosecution failed to prove that by going codefendant charles bleakly they were guilty of crimes against humanity including murder rape and persecution. for all these reasons the chamber by majority here by decides that the prosecutor has failed to such as. the burden of proof to the requisite standard as for seen in article sixty six of the rome statute grants the defense motions for acquittal from all charges against mr long black bull and mr childs liquid bud but was arrested in two thousand and eleven found hiding with his wife simona in a hotel room in the ivorian capital abidjan a humiliating moment for this former head of state unwilling to hand over power after an election defeat to alison ouattara supporters known as the young patriots went from house to

the international criminal court has halted the vilest of former ivory coast president following a new prosecutions early in the course of that event for you to go. to his wife and. inside the house. friends family members politicians and supporters celebrate the international criminal court's decision to acquit the former president. it was a party organized by his wife's human backbone she's wanted by the international criminal court in august she was parted and freed after being sentenced by an ivorian court to twenty years in prison for her role in the two thousand and eleven civil war. since then she's refused to talk publicly until now breaking her silence to speak to al-jazeera she's due to watch and see her i am behaving in joy because we won remember the whole walled was mobilized against ivory coast against the regime of bug bo and today the international criminal court washed him from guilt the court has confirmed that he is innocent. during a seven year long legal fight prosecutors presented eighty witnesses and thousands of documents to the court in the hague faced with wha

that it keeps control of mega projects like these minerva nando's al-jazeera colombo the international criminal court will release former ivory coast president long after rejecting a prosecution but to extend his detention the court in the netherlands wrote the bible is free to go a day after acquittal on charges of crimes against humanity they were related to post-election violence eight years ago in which three thousand people were killed the prosecution had planted a pale as ashes brings us more now from the international criminal court. the judge is saying that the prosecutor's case was extremely weak in a way is a blow to the international criminal court you know it's been around for more than twenty years and so many convicted three individuals quite low level individuals never a government leader in fact it was just year twenty eighteen zaps or the former vice president of congo shop here pember a well his case was thrown out and so some say that it means it calls into question if you like the credibility of this court it's abilities but we spoke to the spokesperson for the prosecutor he

and the international criminal court set to announce a verdict in the war crimes case against former ivory coast president long by the book. and in sport the latest from the australian open as raina williams starts strong her quest for a record twenty four at the grand slam singles title. i . follow all eyes are on the united kingdom and the all important briggs's vote later on tuesday members of parliament will votes on teresa mayes deal to leave the european union the prime minister has been warning m.p.'s to back the agreement or risk no breaks it a talk all sides are bracing for turmoil because parliament is widely expected to reject a plan john a whole starts us off from. the three less than. eighty days to go until briggs's day and the odds are in favor of britain actually exiting the european union on march the twenty ninth lessen by the day. two and a half years since britain voted to neve the country is run by a government that lost its majority in an ill judged election going on to secure a brink's a deal with brussels that by prime minister to resume a loathed by many othe

the international criminal court has just ruled to keep former ivory coast president in custody until a new hearing in february. also the government and did thic republic of congo rejected an african union request to suspend the announcement to final results for the disputed presidential elections. and as many as 1.2 million french women experience some form of sexual abecause or assault in 2017, but they were just -- there were just four convictions. this according to a new report. >> breaking news coming out of the hague. major decision from the international criminal court has just ruled to keep the former ivory coast president and his youth minister in custody until a new hearing in february. the judges ordered they should be freed immediately, but a day later the prosecutors filed a last-ditch attempt to keep them bind bars arguing they might abscond. the charges against humanity, in connection with disputing a 2010 election that left 3,000 people dead and more than half a million people displaced. the first former head of state to go on trial at the i.c.c. get more from frank. f

former president of ivory coast is cleared of war crimes by the international criminal court. and in support palestine keep up their hopes of reaching the knockout rounds of football's nation. and we begin in the u.k. where prime minister theresa may withdraw all agreement overwhelmingly rejected by politicians including more than one hundred people from within her own party so this is how the vote came down two hundred two voted for theresa made steel with the european union with four hundred thirty two voting against that means the prime minister lost by two hundred thirty votes after the crushing defeat the opposition leader the opposite position literally a leader of the labor party pardon me tabled a no confidence motion in may's minority government which will be debated on wednesday paul brennan has this round up of a dramatic day of events in london. the eyes to the right two hundred into. the nose to the left four hundred and thirty to. two hundred and thirty vote margin of defeat was an emphatic rejection of teresa mayes bret's its strategy but still the british prime

and appeals panel that the international criminal court has granted a last minute request to extend the detention of the former ivory coast president laurent gbagbo prosecutors have asked to keep him in prison while they appeal against his acquittal he was tried over post-election violence eight years ago in which three thousand people were killed still faces a twenty year jail term back home for financial crimes butler has more from the hague. well what this decision means is that the former ivory coast leader loral backbone and say he's well minister charles day will remain provision in detention here in the hague it follows the appeals chamber all the international criminal court accepting a request by the prosecutor not to free the two men well on tuesday the two were acquitted of crimes against humanity for post-election violence in twenty ten and twenty eleven in the ivory coast the judge said that the prosecution actually failed to build a strong enough case to convict them the judge then on wednesday said the two were free to go but that is when the prosecutor said that they the

in the international criminal court ordered his immediate release we're. right up there but it is a moment of incredible joy we feel like we've been freed he is a leader our president a man of peace. eighty witnesses gave evidence thousands of documents were produced but after seven years in prison the judges say the prosecution failed to prove that by going codefendant charles bleakly they were guilty of crimes against humanity including murder rape and persecution for all these reasons the chamber by majority here by decides that the prosecutor has failed to satisfy the burden of proof to the requisite standard as for seen in article sixty six of the rome statute grants the defense motions for acquittal from all charges against mr long bible and mr childs bug who was arrested in two thousand and eleven found hiding with his wife simona in a hotel room in the ivorian capital abidjan a humiliating moment for this former head of state unwilling to hand over power after an.

have protested against the possible prison release of former president laurent gbagbo the international criminal court is about to decide whether to acquit and free him after seven years behind bars is accused of crimes against humanity three thousand people were killed when he refused to accept defeat against alison ouattara who's now ivorian president an artwork displayed in northern israel is causing outrage among the arab christian minority the artist who created the sculpture says the museum used it without his permission but the museum says it supports freedom of expression or about and money has more. this is a sculpture that's caused so much outrage in titles macc jesus it displays a fast food outlets famous mascot hanging from across an important symbol in christianity haifa museum is added to disclaimer that it's not meant to cause offense but it has. on friday hundreds of protesters face off with police on the streets at a attempted to force their way into the museum to remove it themselves others are camping outside until the work is taken down. this is something i kneel for i redeem

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it's a catchy tune celebrating laurent gbagbo a war criminal for prosecutors of the international criminal court. a folk hero for the people of you put on a popular suburb of abidjan. like he does the reason i will go with me if you like that the i.c.c. has made be even more popular he is not a man of dollars but a man of peace we need him to come back and it's to come back to the other man it's the only way this country can afford accused of crimes against humanity as judges will rule over by bush requests to be acquitted in released after spending seven years in prison. he was picked up in two thousand and eleven found hiding with his wife simone in a hotel room a humiliating moment for this former head of state unwilling to hand over power to newly elected ouattara stoking divisions and calling for ivorians to throw out foreigners was air force lead by example bombing a french military base killing several soldiers france the former colonial ruler quickly intervened in support of ouattara but was supporters known as the young patriots went from house to house killing anyone they thought

and the international criminal court ordered his immediate release we'll do whatever. it is a moment of incredible joy we feel like we've been freed he is a leader our president a man of peace. eighty witnesses gave evidence thousands of documents were produced but after seven years in prison the judges say the prosecution failed to prove that by going codefendant charles bleakly they were guilty of crimes against humanity including murder rape and persecution for all these reasons the chamber by majority here by decides that the prosecutor has failed to satisfy the burden of proof to the requisite standard as for seen in article sixty six of the rome statute. grants the defense motions for acquittal from all charges against mr bloomberg will mr. bug who was arrested in two thousand and eleven found hiding with his wife simona in a hotel room in the ivorian capital abidjan a humiliating moment for this former head of state unwilling to hand over power after an election defeat to alison ouattara supporters known as the young patriots went from house to house killing any

the appeals panel of the international criminal court has granted a last minute request to extend the detention of former ivory coast president laurent gbagbo prosecutors have asked to asked to keep him in prison while they appeal against his acquittal but he was tried to over post-election violence eight years ago in which three thousand people were killed face a twenty year jail term back home for financial crimes natasha butler has more from the hague. well what this decision means is that the former ivory coast leader laurent gbagbo and his woman minister charles play good day will remain provision in detention here in the hague it follows the appeals chamber all the international criminal court accepting a request by the prosecutor not to free the two men while on tuesday the two work acquitted of crimes against humanity for post-election violence in twenty ten and twenty eleven in the ivory coast the judge said that the prosecution actually failed to build a strong enough case to convict them the judge then on wednesday said the two were free to go but that is when the prosecuto

one of the former president of ivory coast has been acquitted of war crimes charges by the international criminal court judges ruled the prosecution failed to prove their case against all and ordered his immediate release he was charged with crimes against humanity in connection with violence after disputed election in two thousand and ten three thousand people were killed about bo was the first former head of state to stand trial at a global court the chamber by majority here the song that the prosecutor has faced such as. the burden of proof to the requisite standard. as for seen in article sixty six of the rome statute grants the defense motions for acquittal from all charges against mr. childs. older even adriel ease of both accused and brings us more now from ivory coast capital abidjan where the victims of the the atrocities and the torture and the killing of the two thousand and ten if you count unleavened contested election they do not want to see them back go back into the country they say that justice has not been served but if you speak to the supporters of laurent background there are

the international criminal court acquits the former president of ivory coast war crimes and orders his relates. to french president is up a dialogue with the nation as he tries to address the concerns of the vest protest movement. the latest from the kenyan capital nairobi first of all reluctantly hotel complex is under attack and witnesses have reported explosions and gunfire so they say an operation is still ongoing and their main concern is that the attacker was still in the building the group has told al jazeera behind this attack and so far five people are confirmed dead. upon my colleagues. landing into evolution just attending every. so i went to. all the way up and i didn't go to these conditions i didn't measure the industry. you need to reach that was too dangerous you know we need hear something new i didn't see nothing but after he isolated. for even. more updates on that to come meanwhile it is a big day in the united kingdom make or break time really for theresa may and the government in just a couple of hours parliament will vote on the prime minister's plan for leaving

former ivory coast president on barboza expected to be freed from jail later on wednesday the international criminal court acquitted him of crimes against humanity but bo has been behind bars for seven years he was accused of ordering violence following the disputed election and twenty ten protests over rising living costs in zimbabwe have continued for a second day and the stay internationals at least eight people have been killed and more than two hundred detained the protests broke out after the cost of fuel was doubled during the worst economic crisis and a decade well those are the headlines on the al-jazeera a.j. selects is coming up next thank you very much for watching. shadowy financial operations are propping up north korea's economy bring the elite fueling the nation's missile and push its. investigates north korea's secret money on al-jazeera. even a man without a doubt not a monolith and i guess the talk that joe hockey is contemplating at the athletic league out we are hoping the prime minister modi is going to wake up and listen to us for what we have been trying to say for the last p

so as a journalist so we led a campaign challenging the sexual violence we went to the international criminal courts and we got the social support women have paid the price but they have that capacity of resilience and so with the question that they are strong they are working hard and they never gave up and that's why i have hope and then to make change happen. remember at 16 years old she was very young and now i'm proud. and also to save lives and i was almost dying from a complicated pregnancy. she has kids but lives in the country but a few months later decided to collect crops and to collect money. that's why i am proud and there is another hope because there is such violence and i encourage you and with the international community and what the project has brought it i hope we have that special book for the democratic republic ofal congo and that is the true story of congo but we still have hope and goals and liberties. i had hoped your love his commitment in any act that comes back to those congolese people. and i am convinced is the change for women. thank you. [applause] . >> thank y

the international criminal court ordered his immediate release will do. better but it is a moment of incredible joy we feel like we all have been freed he is our leader our president a man of peace. eighty witnesses gave evidence thousands of documents were produced but after seven years in prison the judges say the prosecution failed to prove that by going codefendant charles bleakly they were guilty of crimes against humanity including murder rape and persecution for all these reasons the chamber by majority here by decides. that the prosecutor has failed to satisfy the burden of proof to the requisite standard as for seen in article sixty six of the rome statute grants the defense motions for acquittal from all charges against mr bloomberg and mr childs legal. orders he made it release of both accused bush went to article eighty one through no. please. can you this please. i appeal to the to the public please sit down otherwise i have to have a kuwait bug who was arrested in two thousand and eleven found hiding with his wife simona in a hotel room in t

and the peals pearl of the international criminal court has granted a last minute request to extend the detention of former ivory coast president laurent gbagbo prosecutors to keep him in prison while they appeal against his acquittal he was tried over post-election violence eight years ago in which three thousand people were killed but both still faces a twenty year jail term back home for financial crimes natasha butler has more from the hague. well what this decision means is that the former ivory coast leader laurent gbagbo and his woman minister charles playgroup day will remain provision in detention here in the hague it follows the appeals chamber all the international criminal court accepting a request by the prosecutor not to free the two men well on tuesday the two work acquitted of crimes against humanity for post-election violence in twenty ten and twenty eleven in the ivory coast the judge said that the prosecution actually failed to build a strong enough case to convict them the judge then on wednesday said the two were free to go but that is when the prosecutor said that

the prosecutor has failed to satisfy the burden of proof on the international criminal court acquits the former president of ivory coast of war crimes and his release install of palestine keep their hopes of reaching the knockout rounds of the asian cup alive a draw with children giving them a chance of making it beyond the group stages for the first time in their history. an update first of all from the kenyan capital nairobi where a luxury hotel complex is under attack witnesses have reported both explosions and gunfire police say an operation is still ongoing and their main concern is that the attack is still in the building the armed group al-shabaab has told al jazeera its fighters are behind this attack and so far seven people are now confirmed dead. i've called my colleagues. manning everywhere everybody was just beginning every. so i went through all of these i didn't go to these conditions i didn't was there in the future. you need to reach there was sudanese i grew up in new york when you're talking you know why do you swear not that guy but actually i swore i don't trust h

kurdish fighters he now says there is great potential to increase economic developments the international criminal court is set to decide whether to release former ivory coast president but bo bo has been detained for the last seven years he's accused of four counts of crimes against humanity following a disputed election in two thousand and ten zimbabwe's security minister says a number of people have been killed in protests after the price of fuel was doubled a three day general strike is underway during the worst economic crisis and the decade. that is when the president nicolas maduro has promised to raise the minimum wage by three hundred percent in an effort to hold hyperinflation made the pledge during his annual state of the mason address on monday. a canadian citizen has been sentenced to death in china on drug smuggling charges robert lloyd berg was handed fifteen years and november but he appealed and has now been given a harsher sentence canada's government is condemning the decision those are the headlines the crusades an arab perspective is coming up next on al-jazeera stay with us.