al-jazeera london we're getting reports gunmen have kidnapped two cuban doctors in northeastern kenya local media say the assailants sharp police officer dead before driving off of the path the city is close to kenya's border with somalia and ethiopia. at least five civilians have been killed by rocket fire in shelling west of libya's capital tripoli fighting between forces loyal to warlords and those of the u.n. backed government has been going on for more than a week after the offensive is facing fierce resistance with the internationally recognized government saying it's captured more than two hundred of his men more than fifty people have been killed in fighting over the past week. still ahead of al jazeera the choices we face are stock and the timetable is clear britain's prime minister defends said decision to delay briggs's. the world's largest democracy turns out for the first phase of a mouth and election. hello again welcome back to international weather forecast here across europe particularly the north we are looking at colder than average temperatures across much of the areas s

we're getting reports that government have kidnapped two cuban doctors in northeastern kenya local media say the assailants shot a police officer dead and then out before driving off for the doctors the city is close to kenya's border with somalia and ethiopia. tens of thousands of displaced syrians away things and leaves the remote refugee camp on the border with jordan conditions are worsening two thousand people have left through a corridor or open by the russian military have gone back to their villages which are on the government control and many others are now seeking safe passage to the opposition controlled north they were holding reports. forty thousand syrians are trapped in this remote corner of syria where there is little to sustain life there is a way out of rock band camp to record door opened by the russian military it leads to their villages and towns which have returned to government control after years of fighting worsening conditions in the camp is why almost two thousand people left even if it meant returning to their homes without security guarantees and although . t

with a majority of kenyans it's the affordability compared to locally assembled units or new imports last comic was like general motors or kenya's own t.v.'s motors are welcoming the move. there are still lots of elderly cars on kenya's roads on the outskirts of nairobi used car dealers still offer foreign models over seven years old but that will change this summer when the government moves the age limit for imported secondhand vehicles from eight to five years a nightmare for dealers with the five. is that most of the because that i'm getting in but it will be expensive and at the same time duty were a bit costly for us so it demeans every local rich or be president sitting at. six hundred thousand. a million plus analysts predict that the ban will have positive effects on the local economy and on domestic car production. this technical college in nairobi trains hundreds of car mechanics and automotive engineers. rogers meroka gets why the ban will be hard on local dealers but he sees positive economic effects in the long term that of course there were removed big day before it's quite difficult here for imports we're now deal

holding drive us in second hand car dealers in kenya over a government ban on the import of used cars into the country will it really stimulate the local guard the street or just average kenyan drivers. come from five g. to cybersecurity an artificial intelligence that's german chancellor angela merkel opens the world's biggest industrial technology fair in she leaves the door open the shyness walk away saying no one should. be excluded per se from the heart of technology the mobile infrastructure in western nations. is his business africa on the. us car importers and salesman across kenya are in shock after the government announced that from july all modes cars older than seventy years cannot be imported into the country anymore the law is intended to help a local car industry problem is though imported second hand cars are highly popular with a majority of kenyans you the affordability compared to locally assembled units or new imports. is like general motors or can is own t.v.'s motors are welcoming the move. there are still lots of elderly cars on kenya's roads on the outskirts of nairobi used car dealers still offer foreign models

the islands on kenya and a beautiful sport. but for the local communities the remote location means it can be a struggle to a vital health care. these are the safari doctors the team from long island braved the ocean in a bid to offer free medical care to isolated communities. we access ten to twelve villages at the moment and it's for this is about one hundred people so we travel with a medicine to address the basic illness this is a lot of respect three issues you know this carbon monoxide cooking there's a lot of the mythology issues. so far doctors is the brainchild of thirty four year old omer omar a resident of la she's not a medical self but she got together with nascar in ten to fifteen to start the project today the safari doctors team has eleven regular members as well as international and local volunteers. dr abdul hakim is one of the volunteer medics. there are many reasons why. they are not enough. and then here especially nice is. because one i think this is that remoteness second thing because of security although well some of the

kenya. >> hundreds of thousands of tourists visit the 10 national parks each year and local officials fear the kidnapping will scare off foreigners. like it did in 1999 after rebels killed eight tourists including two americans. u.s. officials tell cbs news it is unclear who kidnapped her but her fear is the captors will sell her to a terrorist group. >>> police say when the gunman dragged her and the driver from the safari vehicle, they left behind two elderly tourists from canada. >>> governor gavin newsom traveling to el salvador to learn firsthand what is prompting thousands of people to leave and seek new lives in the u.s. one of his aides whose father made the same journey nearly 40 years ago is joining him. california has a large salvadoran population. >>> in southern california investigation underway after a family discovered a hateful message on their lawn. take a look. the family discovered two swastikas burned into the grass in front of their home. police say the vandals used a certain type of chemical to burn the grass. two more were found imprinted on the street nearby. >> ver

kenya. it has reduced the lead time less than half. most coffee here is re—exported. although an increasing amount is sold locally in the uae.ews, the local love affair with coffee shows little sign of ending. let's talk about the olympics now, because with just over one year to 90, because with just over one year to go, tokyo is getting ready. while the games attract international attention, hosting the event is very costly. let's look at the financial challenges faced by previous hosts. he isa challenges faced by previous hosts. he is a magnificent athlete! we are witnessing history. the great champion adds to his legend! a lot of very excited people about the olympics, but hosting the olympics can be very expensive for the host country. earlier i spoke with a sports consultant and asked why countries still do it.|j with a sports consultant and asked why countries still do it. i believe the challenge is when you put a financialfigure to the challenge is when you put a financial figure to hosting something like the olympics or the world cup it really doesn't make sense. countries go into it with a bigger plan. what they wan

what is happening in africa and countries like kenya, you cannot blame china for the efficient utilisation of that infrastructure. your blame local not maximising their resources. there are many things many people or entities need to be blamed for underperformance, not just china. china is, infact, giving kenya an enormous opportunity to connect to the fastest—growing zone of trade on earth, which is the indian ocean, andi earth, which is the indian ocean, and i would expect that we should put our pressure on the kenyan government and east african governments to use it to the maximum. building in the first place was grossly overpriced was the point there. we should get more countries involved in this belt and road initiative together with china because if we co—operate and elevate the standards and have more oversight and accountability it is a great opportunity. alvin, do you wa nt to great opportunity. alvin, do you want to revise what you think? transparency and accountability is everything. many countries have a role to play. if a country is corrupt and china is taking advantage of that. if a country is democratic then it is

driving off with the two city is close to kenya's border with somalia and ethiopia katherine has the latest from nairobi. this incident happened at nine am local time about six g.m.t. and these two cuban doctors a general practitioner not and a surgeon are part of an exchange program between the kenyan and cuban government that started last year so they're heading to walk at the main government hospital in midair our town which is right at the border with somalia companied by two police officers as is procedure in areas that are considered hostile like. this gunmen intercepted the vehicle they were in to into saloon cars they came out shooting killed one of the police officers and we've also had from the police spokesman who has said that police have recovered the vehicle the government vehicle that was carrying the cuban doctors and our entire gating the other police officer who was driving that vehicle of the police spokesman has also said that. the military and other security agents up assuming the kidnappers who have entered somalia and now time is of the essence because their father they go into somalia and specifically to territories tha

city's close to kenya's border with somalia and ethiopia let's go live now to nairobi katherine sawyer is there tell us more about this could now. in this incident happened nine am local time that's about six g.m.t. and this doc two doctors dr harrier who's a general practitioner and landy rodriguez surgeon are part of an exchange program between the kenyan and gov and huband governments that started last year so they were heading to work at the main far all government or far off hospital in mid-air a town which as you mentioned is right at the border with somalia and they were company by these two police officers ease their procedure in areas like that considered hostile so these gunmen intercepted the vehicle there were using the gunmen were in the saloon vehicles that came out. shooting and as you mentioned killed one of the police officers also in the last two hours or so hard from the police spokesperson who has said that they have recovered the government vehicle that was carrying the cuban doctors and they are interrogating the police officer who was driving that vehicle the police spokesman also said adrian that the joint effort by the military and the police

kenya's wildlife service had to deal with at lake kapnarok. it's believed the three elephants were searching for water when they got stuck in a wallow. their distress calls also brought dozens of localsw. thank you so much for hello there, good morning. at the moment, it feels like winter has made a comeback. we've had everything thrown at us in the last 24 hours. lots of weather watcher pictures of big hailstorms affecting the uk, and of course, the sunshine coming out in between has led to some lovely rainbow pictures as well. we're seeing a short, sharp burst of really cold air that's come down from the arctic. you can see how that colder air has plunged southwards, and with it all those shower clouds. the cloud that's in the north sea is coming back into scotland and northern england, which is why we're seeing some sleet and snow, and it's quite slippery over some high—level routes. some icy patches around, with temperatures in many places close to orjust below freezing. so a cold start really, i think, to wednesday, and a pretty miserable morning across the far north of england and scotland. some rain, some sleet and snow across the hills. that wetter weather clears away from no