the security situation is tense in south sudan's capital of juba. the gsdf members have been given expanded duties that allow them for the first time to use weapons to defend people, including aid workers. >> i am happy that they are coming. and we pray that they continue giving us the good security we need in south sudan. >> the peacekeeping scene, people say the u.n. has not done enough to protect the citizens. >> in juba, more than 270 people were killed in july in clashes between forces loyal to the president and anti-government forces. an nhk crew has learned the conflict has halted, but destroyed buildings were seen at many places. government troops are on high alert for possibl attacks. the japanese group will build roads and carry out other duties while carefully monitoring the security situation. >>> indonesians police have questioned the gr of jakarta over blasphemy allegations. he's the first ethnically chinese and also the first christian governor of the capital. he has faced harsh criticism from islamists. that's in the country with the

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and private compounds housing refugees in the capital, juba. the panel found that at least 73 people were killed during three days of attacks. the spokesperson says ban will review the operation to properly protect people. south sudan gained independence from sudan five years ago. fighting flared up again in july between government and rebel forces. u.n. officials say the capital is now relatively stable. about 13,000 peacekeepers, including japanese ground self-defense force personnel, are taking part in the u.n. peacekeeping mission. >>> officials and experts the the united nations and more than 60 countries are meeting to set targets for the existence of natural disasters in asia. the northeastern japanese city was severely damaged by the earthquake and tsunami in 2011. the aim of the three-day conference in new delhi are to establish concrete goals on the frame work for disaster risk redr reducti reduction. an official from japan's governing liberal democratic party said people in the region can learn a lot from each other. >> translator: i

the security situation is tense in south sudan's capital of juba. the sdf members have been given expanded duties that allow them for the first time to use weapons to defend people, inincluding aide workersrs. >> i'm happy they are coming and we pray that they y continue giving us the gogood security i south sudan. >> the peacekeeping is something people think has failed. they say the u.n. has not done enough to protect the citizens. >> more than 270 people were killed in july in clashes between forces loyal to the president and anti-government forces. an nhk crew h has claimed that halted and destroyed buildings were seen in manany places. governmentnt troops were on hig alert for possible attacks. the japanese group will build roads and carry out other duties while carefully monitoring the security situation. >>> a non-governmental organization says the number of people killed or injured by land mines rose sharply last year to more than n 6,000. the international campaign to ban land mines released its annual report on tuesday. it says nearly 6,50

housing refugees in the capital of juba. at least 73 people were killed during three days off attacks. the spokespersoson says ban wil review the operation so as to protect people. south sudan gained independent from the capital is now relatively stable. >>> at least 18 people have drowned after a boat packed with migrant workers sank off an indonesian island. more than 40 are still missing. the boat was carrying about 100 indonesians. the boat sank on wednesday in rough seas and heavy rain. search efforts are continuing. so far 39 people have been rescued. the boat was taking indonesian workers home from malaysia. >> many indonesian workers go to malaysia because wages there are higher. indonesian police suspect the operators of the vessel violated safety regulations. poorly enforced safety regulations mean fatal accidents are common. >>> at least two people have been killed in bombings and shootings in southern thailand. five others including civilians were injured. the attacks took place at ten locations in patani provinc

and private compounds housing refugees in the capital, juba, came under fire. >> they did not respond effectively to the violence due to an overall lack of leadership, preparedness and integration among the various components of the mission. the special investigation also found that command and control arrangements were inadequate while peacekeepers maintained a risk-adverse posture. >> the panel determined at least 73 people were killed during 3 days of attacks. the spokesperson said ban will review the operation to properly protect people's safety. south sudan gained independence from sudan five years ago, fighting reignited in july between government and rebel forces. u.n. officials say security conditions in the capital are now relatively stable. japanese self-defense forces personnel are taking part in the u.n. mission there. >>> people in thailand continue to mourn their late king there's now a growing sense of uncertainty over the future of its economy. nhk world explains. >> reporter: the economy is the thai government's top priority. >> translator: we ask you not to let the s

that means next weekend he will face up there with the second place winner, alan juba -- alain juppe. the big shock on sunday, of course, was the elimination of the former president, nicolas sarkozy. it was hoping to make his political comeback. he got 24.6% of the vote. sarkozy says he will vote for francois fillon in the final harry -- in the primary second round. my campaign is going to continue to gain momentum. i have one week left to complete, so whoever you support, i tell you, together we will build a stronghold for change in this country. long live the republic, long-lived france. genie: campaigning continues between francois fillon and alain juppe. at theirll take a look policies. the two foreign -- the two prime minister's will share common ground, but when it comes to foreign policy and the economy, they are worlds apart. our correspondent explains. >> francois fillon, a staunch conservative, and alain juppe, a center-right moderate. they want to increase working hours, abolished wealth tax, and increase the retirement age. but francois fillon has taken his policies a step

the capital juba is mostly calm. that's where japanese peacekeepers are stationed. a replacement team arrived earlier this week. they have a new task. armed rescue of u.n. personnel and others that come under attack. that wasn't previously allowed under japan's old laws. >>> u.s. president-elect donald trump is diversifying his team. his appointments had all been white men but in his latest he named women to two key positions, despite their criticism of him during his campaign. trump appointed nikki haley to be ambassador to the u.n. on wednesday. she's the governor of south carolina and is of indian decent. during the presidential race, haley slammed trump over various policies, including immigration. she also called him unfit to be president. trump also announced he was nominating betsy devos as education secretary. a former chair of michigan's republican party. she had also been critical of trump. lewd comments by trump about women emerged during the campaign and tarnished his image. the two female nominations are seen as an attempt to reconcile wi b both menn a

that security is relativevely stable in juba. it's the west and north of south sudan where security is deteriorating. >> reporter: japanese officials admit the situation is severe. a u.n. adviser warned last week there's a strong risk that violence could escalate into genocide. and the u.n. refugee agency said last month an average of 3,500 people fled the country every day. that deteriorating situation could pose problems for the condition the new mission needs to meet. the law says any country the sdf members operate in must approve of them being there throughout the entire operation. in the case of south sudan, that approval could be considered lost if the current government loses power. but for now, the plan is for the sdf personnel to start their work around the middle of next month and continue until march. japanese officials will keep a close eye on developments. tomoko kamata, nhk world, tokyo. >>> russian investigators have detained the country's economic development minister on suspicion of taking a bribe. the news is c

we saw in the obama administration issuing new rounds of actions side to restrict travel in juba and now travelers coming back to the islands to bring back those famous cigars and the rom. are we likely to see more of those kinds of executive action as we near the end of the obama administration? how do we go about the issues that could come up in these final days and how do you parlay that into stories in the first hundred days of the new administration. >> i think you get most definitely more rule-making, this is something president obama has relied on for much of his second term because it's clear the republican-controlled congress which for the last nearly 2 years has been completely controlled once the republicans want to completely controlled by republicans and the republican-controlled senate in 2015. i think he's done most until time has run out so he's done most of what he's going to do. margaret might know better because it's been over a year since i was covering the white house day today and yet the danger of executive orders as the white house was the first to acknowledge