introduce more measures to stimulate the economy as soon as he's inaugurated on january 20th kristen salumi al-jazeera wilmington delaware across several parts of the world the numbers of infections and deaths all rising fast italy has reported 814 deaths and more than 20 full files of new infections well than 58000 italians have died so far restrictions have been tightened a christmas with movement between regions and. in mexico new restrictions are also being imposed in the capital to curb a rise in the number of new infections the mayor of mexico city has suspended all non-essential government work and urged people to stay at home present under us manuel lopez obrador has has been asking people to counsel their year end travel plans and even avoid exchanging christmas presents over in south korea it's reported $583.00 new infections most of them in seoul the government has reimposed unprecedented restrictions in the capital closing most businesses and shops during the evenings the world health organization says vaccines alone will not eliminate covert 19 they say data suggests that they

many living under occupation have to wonder what difference if any at all it will make for them kristen salumi al jazeera the united nations the presence of central african republic has criticized groups behind an escalation in violence ahead of this week's election tensions have been right rising in the run up to the december 27th vote and wonder sent troops to the country to help deal with the fighting the government accuse rebels backed by the former president francois poses a of attempting to stage a coup. what we deplore what we condemn is that the people instead of entering the process so that we can have peace a democratic framework now that we've regained constitutional order we must maintain that order for democracy in the country but i'm 40 there are some who are engaged in parts of violence that the people condemn and that we condemn. russia has also voiced concerns about the unfolding political unrest catherine sawyer is in the capsule bungie with more on the security situation. if this stays to the general election here in the central african republic and we're seeing some pay tha

anything lawmakers agreed upon wouldn't be enough and promised to move quickly once in office kristen salumi al-jazeera wilmington delaware peru's former president is refusing to testify before the parliamentary commission that removed him from office last month mouth of his car attended a closed door session on tuesday but told reporters he made use of his legal right to remain silent he remains under investigation for corruption which he denies his car is a removal in november led to a political crisis that so 3 presidents in 9 days and violent protests across better. cuba is pushing ahead with economic reforms as it tackles a combination of u.s. sanctions and the pandemic it means the cuban peso will be devalued for the 1st time in more than 60 years the countries used to versions of the pacers since $99041.00 of which is only interchangeable in cuba this is all part of efforts to loosen the state controls over the economy police in argentina are investigating the death of football legend maradona have raided the office and home of the psychiatrist who was treating him on a lot of heart f

economy the supporters from kristen salumi president elect joe biden appealed to working class americans suffering disproportionately from the pandemic as he introduced his team of economic advisers the message help is on the way let's not forget who built this country working class and middle class people built this country and unions built the middle class. and from the most unequal economic and job crisis in modern history we can build a new american economy that works for all americans calling it the build back better plan called for immediate relief for those out of work in the form of affordable health care rent in student loan relief and child care and sick leave so workers don't have to choose between work and family vestment in infrastructure and clean energy he said will help create new jobs janet yellen would lead those efforts as treasury secretary in action will produce a self reinforcing downturn causing yet more devastation and we miss we risk missing the obligation to redress deeper structural problems inequality stagnant wages especially for workers who lacks a college e

let's go live now to kristen salumi, who's in wilmington, delaware, kristen, there is talk of all of building back better when it comes to the economy building back more equitably equitably. how do joe biden's picks janet yellen to seal around? how do they suggest he plans to go about doing that? well, they are a very diverse group in terms of race and gender. as joe biden himself said, they come from very different backgrounds, but they share his core economic vision. that's a vision, really of more government involvement, more government, bigger government role when it comes to raising wages and raising unemployment numbers and so on and emphasis really on helping low income workers who happen to skew more towards more and minorities. the groups that have been overwhelmingly hit hard by the pandemic, the nominees that he has have a history of calling for more government action. cecilia rouse, she is the nominee to head the council of economic advisors. she penned a letter calling for more government stimulus to more government stimulus to help these groups recover from the pandemic

let's go live now to kristen salumi, who is in wilmington, delaware. kristen, how did joe biden's economy team if you like picks janet yellen? senior roles suggests a plans to go about building back betta, as he puts it. yes. well, as joe biden himself said, it's a team of nominees that come from very different backgrounds, but share his economic outlook, his economic vision for the united states. and we heard a lot about that today. a real emphasis on helping working class americans, particularly minorities and groups that have been hard hit by the pandemic. and one common theme throughout all of these nominees is that they've advocated for stronger government response. in the past. for example, cecilia rouse, you mentioned her, she will serve as the chair of the economic advisory council of economic advisers. and she wrote a letter months ago calling for more action on the part of government to help with the pandemic. some of the people who will be under her on the council, jared bernstein, heather boo, she progressive democrats that, you know, called

of new highs since may so it's not a great jobs report now get out more on that a moment from kristen salumi who's in joe biden's hometown wilmington 1st id gallica in miami and florida became the 1st u.s. day i think to surpass a 1000000 confirmed cases of covert 1900 tell us how people and the health care workers in hospitals are coping. i mean the picture in this state is pretty much the picture across the entire nation people are becoming increasingly aware that we are now heading into potentially the worst few months of this pandemic this state as you said has reached over a 1000000 new cases almost 800000 deaths but in the last 3 days we've had over 2500 deaths on 3 consecutive days on thursday that was almost 3000 so that is telling you where this is going and dr anthony fauci from the center for disease control and prevention is now saying that the the after effect of people gathering together for thanksgiving hasn't even hit yet he thinks that is yet to come he's now issued a warning saying people should wear masks both indoors and outdoors now we know that the vaccines are on the w

comments injuring his last briefing on monday 19 the situation has gone from bad to worse zeros kristen salumi sent us this report from the u.n. . but it was a 1st at the united nations a moroccan ambassador celebrating hanukkah with his israeli counterpart morocco is one of 4 arab nations to reestablish diplomatic relations with israel the deal was brokered by the united states. for decades the prevailing assumption was that the world would only see nor was it normalized in international relations with israel following a resolution of the israeli palestinian dispute but we have proven this assumption wrong while the u.s. took credit in the security council outgoing middle east special coordinator nicholai lab not noted the situation has gone from bad to worse for most palestinians despite an 8 month pas in the building of illegal jewish settlements in the occupied territories israel's destruction of palestinian homes for lacking permits that are rarely granted escalated by 70 percent with plans to build in areas seen as crucial to a future palestinian state advancing i do believe in a 2 state

many living under occupation have to wonder what difference if any at all it will make for them kristen salumi al jazeera the united nations. the indian government says it's ready for more talks with striking farmers protesters of blockaded highways into the capital new delhi for weeks the demanding the repeal of new agricultural pricing laws they say will hurt their livelihoods and benefit large corporations not china's leaders say the country has a right to cater to extreme poverty over the past 5 years the communist party has spent billions of dollars on dispatched thousands of officials to help rural households but critics question the sustainability of the program and say millions of people a risk of falling back into hardship katrina you report from watching county in kwan she province. lawton county in china south is known for its mountains its rivers and its poverty. it was among those one struggling to get by living in this dilapidated house she struggled to raise enough money to send her 2 children to school. but she says thanks to the chinese government her life has been transformed

during the last briefing on monday saying the situation has gone from bad to worse as there was kristen salumi has more from the u.n. . because of the. problems but it was a 1st at the united nations a moroccan ambassador celebrating hanukkah with his israeli counterpart morocco is one of 4 arab nations to reestablish diplomatic relations with israel the deal was brokered by the united states for decades the prevailing assumption was that the world would only see norm was normalized in international relations with israel following a resolution of the israeli palestinian dispute but we have proven this is sumption wrong while the u.s. took credit in the security council outgoing middle east special coordinator nicol i'm alive no to the situation has gone from bad to worse for most palestinians despite an 8 month pas in the building of a legal jewish settlements in the occupied territories israel's destruction of palestinian homes for lacking permits that are rarely granted escalated by 70 percent with plans to build in areas seen as crucial to a future palestinian state advancing i do believe i

constitution al-jazeera is kristen salumi takes a closer look at the place the next president calls home. delaware traces its european roots back to the 1600s the city of new castle boasts many historic sites including the courthouse where the state 1st declared independence from great britain not to mention its more powerful neighbor pennsylvania this landmarked example of federal period architecture belong to the son of george reid one of the signatories of the us constitution like many in the state tour guide and murphy hopes the 1st state's 1st president will finally put delaware on the map i can remember traveling to california one time they asked me where i'm from and i said delaware and where's that even those who aren't huge fans of joe biden can see his election has benefits to bring more more tourists i think that she would be king from it was here in new castle that joe biden won his 1st election 50 years ago taking a seat on the county council he hasn't lost an election since and many here see a win for biden as a win for delaware the shipping industry has long since left the

thanks very much from wilmington delaware christian salumi thank you kristen well the development u.s. president donald trump has ordered the withdrawal of nearly all american troops in somalia by january 15th of course this follows other announcement other announcements that we've had on withdrawals from afghanistan and iraq before his term ends and pull the inauguration of president elect joe biden heidi joe castro is in washington now with more any more details on this. larry and we know that the total number of u.s. troops in somalia currently is somewhere around $700.00 and while that number may not be large the pentagon has long considered this mission against al shabaab in assisting the smalling government to be a cornerstone in the u.s. policy against al qaeda and its affiliates around the world and the pentagon statement announcing this this withdrawal it makes takes pains to say that these troops will be relocated to neighboring nations of somalia and in fact cross border operations may yet continue and the statement does say that the u.s. is not abandoning its african allie

kristen salumi with more now from wilmington, delaware. the certification process is typically just a formality, but since president has continued to cast doubts on the results in these states, and particularly the announcement that these 2 states, arizona and wisconsin have certified their winning to joe biden. it just takes on added significance. president trump won both of these states in 2016. now i know that he lost to arizona just over 10000 votes and wisconsin was 26000 votes, but again, significant since he won those states in 2016, he and his legal team continue to act as if the results are still under dispute. and we do expect more legal challenges to come in wisconsin. there's already been 2 county wide recounts that were paid for by the trial team and more legal challenges are expected there in arizona. they have 5 days to contest the results, the president's personal attorney, rudy giuliani, was in the state today meeting with certain republican state lawmakers looking for what they hope to find more evidence of fraud again. s

introduce more measures to stimulate the economy as soon as he's inaugurated on january 20th kristen salumi al-jazeera wilmington delaware and other world news ethiopia's government says it's captured or killed most of the leaders of the embattled seagrave region as it tries to bring an end to the month long conflict by the head of the to grand people's liberation front says people in the regions capital make a way of protesting about looting by ethiopian backed eritrean soldiers a media blackout in the area makes it difficult to confirm these claims the u.n. says fighting is complicating efforts to deliver humanitarian aid despite a deal granting them access catherine mahoney is a spokeswoman for the united nations high commissioner for refugees she says the u.n. is hearing unverified reports of human rights violations in tikrit. you know we've had some 47000 people cross the border from ethiopia into sudan a 1000 people crossed the border just last night now what's different about the situation now we know people are still on the move those that are arriving say that more are coming but w

kristen salumi takes a closer look at the place the next president calls. delaware traces its european roots back to the 1600s the city of new castle boasts many historic sites including the courthouse where the state 1st declared independence from great britain not to mention its more powerful neighbor pennsylvania this land marked example of the federal period architecture belonged to the son of george reid one of the signatories of the u.s. constitution like many in the state tour guide and murphy hopes the 1st state's 1st president will finally put delaware on the map i can remember traveling to california one time they asked me where i'm from and i said delaware and where's that even those who aren't huge fans of joe biden can see his election has benefits to bring more more tourists i think she would be king from it was here in new castle that joe biden won his 1st election 50 years ago taking a seat on the county council he hasn't lost an election since and many here see a win for biden as a win for delaware the shipping industry has long since left

president elect joe biden says that he will make masks mandatory joining us 1st 100 days in office kristen salumi hustle and has been following developments from wilmington delaware. interesting news coming out late here from wilmington and president joe biden saying that he intends to ask americans to mask up once he takes office for 100 days the 1st inkling we have of how his response may be different than the current administration's he was speaking to us network c.n.n. and described his plans he said where possible he would mandate mass for example on interstate travel on airplanes and in federal buildings but otherwise would seek to influence americans by his example and they said it was important for him and the vice president themselves to wear a mask as an example of course mask wearing has become controversial in some parts of the united states so there could be some pushback on that front but both biden seeming to stress that there would be an end date that this was for a limited time $100.00 days to get the virus under control he also talked about the fact that his plan was not to clos

says he'll ask americans to make a commitment to mask wearing when he takes office more now from kristen salumi in wilmington delaware interesting news coming out late here from wilmington and president joe biden said.

kristen salumi reports the governor of arizona. a republican makes it official signing off on election results, declaring democrat joe biden. the winner in his state, by just over 10000 votes, arizona's secretary of state assured voters the election was conducted by the book . you can see accuracy and fairness in accordance with arizona's law and elections procedures, despite numerous unfounded claims to the contrary. those claims coming from none other than president donald trump and his personal attorney, rudy giuliani, who met with some arizona state republicans still looking for evidence of fraud that has yet to materialize. while the president's supporters gathered outside 4 out of 5 legal challenges waged by republicans in arizona have been dismissed by the courts. in wisconsin. the president's campaign paid $3000000.00 for recounts in 2 counties, but that only turned up more votes for biden. and that state too, has now officially been certified for the democrat. a recount is essentially an audit of the process that verifies

many living under occupation have to wonder what difference if any at all it will make for them kristen salumi al jazeera the united nations the u.a.e. is a de facto ruler and a private bank in luxembourg have been accused of trying to plot economic downfall bamberg news says it's seen correspondence between mohamed bin ziad and bank havilland that suggests a plan to sell to cut us financial markets and deplete its front exchange reserves the idea was reportedly hatched soon after the u.a.e. and others imposed a blockade of council back in 2017. denies the allegations china's leaders now says the country has eradicated extreme poverty now over the past 5 years the communist party has spent billions of dollars and dispatched thousands of officials to help rule households but critics question the sustainability of the program and say millions of people are at risk of falling back into hardship katrina you reports from your county and problems. lawton county in china's south is known for its mountains its rivers and its poverty. it was among those one struggling to get by living in this dilapidat

introduce more measures to stimulate the economy as soon as he's inaugurated on january 20th kristen salumi al-jazeera wilmington delaware. in other world news ethiopia's government says it's captured or killed most of the leaders of the embattled stingray region as it tries to bring an end to the month long conflict but the head of the tea grain people's liberation front says people in the region's capital mckelway are protesting about looting by ethiopian back to retrain soldiers a media blackout in the area makes it difficult to confirm these claims the u.n. says fighting is complicating efforts to deliver humanitarian aid despite a deal granting them access now sudan has played an important role in helping refugees from ethiopia stingray region despite its own economic difficulties but this is not the only challenge posed by the conflict as mohammed reports on the sudan ethiopia border. the sudanese army on patrol near the border it's on the lookout for refugees who might be stranded in the area after escaping the fighting in ethiopia is no integrate region brigadier general because it

biden says that he'll ask americans to make a commitment to mask wearing when he takes office kristen salumi in wilmington delaware interesting news coming out late here from wilmington and president joe biden saying that he intends to ask americans to mask up once he takes office for 100 days the 1st inkling we have of how his.

many living under occupation have to wonder what difference if any at all it will make for them kristen salumi al jazeera the united nations the president of central african republic has criticized groups behind an escalation in violence ahead of elections on sunday tensions been rising in the run up to the december 27th vote no wonder sent troops in the country to help deal with the fighting the government accused rebels backed by the former president francois busies a of attempting to stage a coup you know. what we deplore what we condemn is that the people instead of entering the process so that we can have peace a democratic framework now that we've regained constitutional order we must maintain that order for democracy in the country but i'm 40 there are some who are engaged in parts of violence that the people condemn and that we condemn. 2 men have been found guilty of manslaughter over the death of 39 vietnamese migrants a group of migrants suffocated in a lorry trailer lost their. smuggled into britain the bodies were discovered in october last year 1 of the men convicted was the driv

introduce more measures to stimulate the economy as soon as he's inaugurated on january 20th kristen salumi al-jazeera wilmington delaware. in other world news ethiopia says it's captured or killed most of the leaders of the region as it's tries to bring an end to the month long conflict but the head of the tea grains people liberation front says residents of the capital the regional capital mackay are protesting about looting by ritually in soldiers a media blackout in the area makes it difficult to confirm either side's claims the u.n. says ongoing fighting is complicating efforts to deliver humanitarian aid despite a deal granting them access. where the polls have opened in parliament recognize women are among the more than 300 candidates this comes as the country's economy's reigning from falling oil prices and the coronavirus pandemic as bring in john jonas following these elections for a small and a very different poll in kuwait from the previous ones in many ways that's right for the 1st and foremost is the in fact that covert 19 has had on the election season in the past you would s

many living under occupation have to wonder what difference if any at all it will make for them kristen salumi al jazeera the united nations now the u.a.e. is defector and a private bank and luxembourg have been accused of trying to plot cattles economic downfall greenburg news says it seen correspondence between mohamed bins i ed and bank havilland that indicates a plan to attack countless financial markets and deplete its foreign exchange reserves the idea was reportedly hatched soon after the u.a.e. and others imposed a blockade of cattle back in 2017 and denies the allegations now in kabul and is the director of policy analysis at the arab center for research and policy studies he says there had already been signs the u.a.e. was trying to sabotage cattles economy. we all know that by fall of 2017 actually then i got him and it was trying actually to put more pressure on qatar on order to borrow a tool. that their team demands that had been put forward by the people creating countries when actually resisted at the very beginning so the plan was to try and undermine qatar's economy and i als

growth slowing new data shows the economy still has 10000000 fewer jobs than before the pandemic kristen salumi reports now from wilmington in delaware. with colder weather on the horizon and the coronavirus surging in an already fragile economy the united states is bracing for a tough winter american employers sharply scaled back hiring in the last month adding just 245000 jobs the fewest since april president elect joe biden says quick action is needed to reverse what he described as one of the worst economic crises in modern history the folks out there aren't looking for a handout they just need help they are in trouble through no fault of their own nothing they did cause them to have hours cut or lose their job or drop out of the market but they need they need us to understand when a crisis need to come together as a nation be the congress to act and act now biden has highlighted the plight of working class americans and struggling business owners speaking to those who have lost jobs in the service industry and public sector in a virtual round table discussion earlier this week like karen c

has just released further details about his plan to tackle the pandemic and we will speak to kristen salumi about that in just a moment but 1st let's go to rob reynolds who is monitoring the latest developments from los angeles rob so we had the head of the c.d.c. warning that by february the u.s. death toll could reach 450000 narrow it's being followed up by the staggering record death toll numbers and the l.a. stay at home what up on what can you tell us. well kim here in california we've broken another one of those dreadful milestones that we keep hearing about the from all around the world 20000 new cases of code 19 positive infections recorded on wednesday you heard the mayor there saying that it's time for everyone to hunker down cancel all of their engagements and just try to be as self-contained as possible well just a couple of hours ago the mayor of the excuse me the governor again of a new some of california said that he is going to be instituting a series of regional stay at home orders based on the capacity of hospitals governor said that once. they in each region hospital emer

the city's been devastated by recent fighting a reference to i saw him 26 team orders heroes kristen salumi reports from the news from the u.n. . the security council asked the secretary general all the way back in february to come up with some ways to help libya the international community being very concerned about the situation there to help them move forward with a peace plan and a way to implement a cease fire that was before they even had a cease fire in place back in october they did agree the warring sides there did agree to a tentative ceasefire and the secretary general was asked to advance these recommendations he's asked for more time to present them citing ongoing peace talks between the parties has also been looking for a new envoy to lead the u.n. mission in libya so all of this combining to bring it down to the end of the year and the last possible minute and we did get a copy today of a letter that the sick secretary general sent to the security council with some of those recommendations and he's focused on the area of sirte and setting up a u.n. monitoring mission there th

says he'll ask americans to make a commitment to mask wearing when he takes office more now from kristen salumi in wilmington delaware. interesting news coming out late here from wilmington and president joe biden saying that he intends to ask americans to mask up once he takes office for 100 days the 1st inkling we have of how his response may be different than the current administration's he was speaking to us network c.n.n. and described his plans he said where possible he would mandate mass for example on interstate travel on airplanes and in federal buildings but otherwise would seek to influence americans by his example and they said it was important for him and the vice president themselves to wear a mask as an example of course mask wearing has become controversial in some parts of the united states so there could be some pushback on that front but both biden seeming to stress that there would be an end date that this was for a limited time $100.00 days to get the virus under control he also talked about the fact that his plan was not to close the economy but to offer clear guidance not

many living under occupation have to wonder what difference if any at all it will make for them kristen salumi al jazeera the united nations china's leaders say the country has eradicated extreme poverty over the past 5 years the communist party has spent billions of dollars on dispatched thousands of officials to help rural households but critics question the sustainability of the program and say millions of people are risk of falling back into hardship katrina new reports of looting and county and growing the province. lawton county in china south is known for its mountains its rivers and its poverty . was among those one struggling to get by living in this dilapidated house she struggled to raise enough money to send her 2 children to school. but she says thanks to the chinese government her life has been transformed she's been given a new harmon town and left this old farmhouse behind this is how. to live in crumbling buildings built about 50 years ago without any water or electricity this area is also deep in the mountains and far away for many essential services including hospitals durin

that he'll ask americans to make a commitment to mask wearing when he takes office more often kristen salumi in wilmington delaware. interesting news coming out late here from wilmington and president joe biden saying that he intends to ask americans to mask up once he takes office for 100 days the 1st inkling we have of how his response may be different than the current administration's he was speaking to us network c.n.n. and described his plans he said where possible he would mandate mass for example on interstate travel on airplanes and in federal buildings but otherwise would seek to influence americans by his example and they said it was important for him and the vice president themselves to wear a mask as an example of course mask wearing has become controversial in some parts of the united states so there could be some pushback on that front but both biden seeming to stress that there would be an end date that this was for a limited time $100.00 days to get the virus under control he also talked about the fact that his plan was not to close the economy but to offer clear guidance not

12000000 people could lose their unemployment benefits if it's not approved by the end of the month kristen salumi has more from wilmington delaware. the president elect is saying that congress needs to act immediately he did express optimism as we heard there that some relief would be coming in making its way through congress in the form of that nearly one trillion dollar aid package but he's saying that even that won't be enough he's predicting that more stimulus will be needed in these attempting to reassure the american public and saying that as soon as he's inaugurated on january 20th that he plans to introduce even more stimulus packages and try to pass more aid for the american people and businesses but of course he'll have to work with congress in order to make that happen. u.s. president donald trump has ordered the withdrawal of most american troops from somalia about $700.00 a base there advising local forces in the fight against social bob the jordan is part of chums plan to reduce u.s. involvement in counter terrorism abroad the european union has criticized ethiopia for limiting aid

many living under occupation have to wonder what difference if any at all it will make for them kristen salumi al jazeera the united nations tech giants microsoft and google have joined facebook's legal challenge against israeli cyber surveillance firm n.s.o. a brief by the companies to a u.s. court describes the firm's hacking tools as powerful and dangerous last year facebook sued n.s.o. over claims it exploited a loophole in whatsapp allowing it to spy on more than $1400.00 people worldwide it was revealed on sunday that spyware sold by n.s.o. was used to hack the phones of dozens of al jazeera journalists. the u.s. justice department has charged so a new suspect 32 years after a bomb attack took down an airliner over lockerbie in scotland former libyan intelligence officer. is accused of making the bomb that blew up the pan am plane in 198-8278 people 270 people were killed most of them americans the u.s. is requesting mesereau would be extradited from libya where he's in custody. the united states has filed criminal charges against a 3rd conspirator. suit here. for his role in the bombing

we're following this with al-jazeera as kristen salumi. she's been listening. she's joining us now from wilmington in delaware. kristin, we've been hearing quite a lot about the veracity of joe biden's picks for this economic team, but also very much underlining that the serious job ahead. what with did you take from president elect biden's remarks, and what do you think this says about the way policy will be directed? yes. well, as you say, a real emphasis on raising the fortunes of all americans with a special emphasis on working class and the most vulnerable who have been hit hardest. by this pandemic, we heard that reflected in the remarks of joe biden and of janet yellen biden. you know, talked a lot about his own family, as he often does. he talked about his father losing a job and saying that he didn't expect government to fix his problems, but he expected government to understand his problems. and joe biden said this team understands so hoping to strike a sympathetic note with those who've been hardest hit by this pandemic in the economic fallout from i

violence has since expanded to other regions including neighboring begin a fast so and new share kristen salumi our correspondent is standing by at the united nations with more details on this is just really a report that you've managed a brief glimpse at kristen but what else did it say. yeah it contains many disturbing accounts in its 338 pages about what has happened in mali since that insurgency was launched by the tar eggs in 2012 it covers a lot of ground the investigation was launched as part of a peace process in 2015 and it found a litany of war crimes and crimes against humanity by all of the main parties in this conflict the work climbs by mali and defense and security forces include violent attacks on those who are suspected of cooperating with armed groups outside of a combat situation and for the various armed groups there's just a litany of crimes against humanity it's really many disturbing details everything from or maiming rape attacking humanitarian groups including the united nations their sexual violence rape. just a whole list of things and one example that they give that

many living under occupation have to wonder what difference if any at all it will make for them kristen salumial jazeera the united nations the u.s. justice department has charged a new suspect 32 years after a bomb attack took down an airliner over lockerbie in scotland former libyan intelligence officer mohamad is accused of making the bomb that blew up the pan am plane in 198-8270 people were killed most of them americans the u.s. is requesting mr would be extradited from libya where he is currently in custody the united states has filed criminal charges against a 3rd conspirator. keer. for his role in the bombing of pan am flight 103 let there be no mistake. no amount of time or distance will stop the united states and our scottish partners from pursuing justice in this case china's leaders say the country has eradicated extreme poverty over the past 5 years the communist party had spent billions of dollars and dispatch thousands of officials to help rural households but critics question the sustainability of that program and say millions of people are at risk of falling back into hardship

introduce more measures to stimulate the economy as soon as he's inaugurated on january 20th kristen salumi al-jazeera wilmington delaware. for more still ahead on the news hour including as most american troops are ordered to leave somalia we also what next in the fight against on groups in the region. a record number of women are on the ballot as polls open in kuwait parliamentary elections. and lewis hamilton substitute puts his mercedes at the top of the talking sheets in bahrain details coming up with peter. to ethiopia where the government says it's captured or killed most of the leaders of the embattled to gray region as it tries to bring an end to the month long conflict with the head of the grand people's liberation front says people in the region's capital michael are a protesting about looting by ethiopian backed eritrean soldiers a media blackout in the area makes it difficult to confirm these allegations well sudan has played an important role in helping refugees from ethiopia has taken a region despite its economic difficulties but this is not the only challenge posed by the c