lampedusa's memorial to the missing a poignant reminder. emma—jane kirby, bbc news, lampedusa. edwards and here is your monday sport briefing. hope you had a good weekend! serena williams could be a doubt for the final major of the year, the us open, which gets underway in two weeks' time. she suffered back spasms during the candian open final against bianca andreescu in toronto and was forced to retire while trailing 3—1 in the first set. andreescu is the first canadian player to win the title since 1969, and the wins follows her victory at indian wells earlier in the year. it's not easy for an athlete to pull out, especially in a final... in the final round, but i know she's going to bounce back real quick. she's an incredible athlete, and i wish her the fastest recovery. arsenal and manchester united both made winning starts to their premier league campaigns on sunday. pierre—emerick aubameyang scored the only goal of the game as arsenal won at newcastle, while ole gunnar solskjaer‘s team thrashed chelsea 4—0 at old trafford, making it a miserable top flight managerial debut

lampedusa's memorial to the missing a poignant reminder. emma—jane kirby, bbc news, lampedusa.elebrate the festival of eid al adha. the main city of srinagar has largely been in lockdown since india announced a week ago that it was revoking kashmir‘s special semi—autonomous status. some large mosques are closed in the muslim—majority territory, but smaller mosques have remained open to worshippers. people have been encouraged to attend prayers at local mosques instead of the main mosque in srinagar leaving some frustrated. translation: eid al adha always meant happiness. people used to come out of their houses to celebrate eid without fear. the himalayan region of kashmir is claimed in its entirety by both india and pakistan, but they each control only parts of it. the indian government has said that law and order has been maintained across india—administered kashmir during eid. here's the inspector general of the kashmir police describing the situation on the ground. the restrictions were imposed at certain sensitive places and depending on the local situation, we have given s

the spanish n.g.o.s rescue ship had been anchored a few 100 meters off the coast of lampedusa for danes it wasn't allowed to come to shore. but yesterday an italian state prosecutor visited the ship with 2 doctors to learn about conditions on board the prosecutor then ordered the ship be seized and evacuated in the evening he began an investigation of an unknown person for abuse of office the inquiry is not centered on the spanish aid organization or the unnamed suspect could be italian interior minister monti salvini instead he was responsible for preventing the ship from coming ashore more about the man it is highly likely that i am being investigated to state prosecutor and gentle has begun an inquiry against an unknown person and you can imagine the unknown person might be. a spanish naval vessel is on its way to italy it is offering to take some of the migrants to spain. the us president donald trump has comes with an official state visit to denmark because the danish prime minister refuses to talk about selling greenland to the us describing the proposal as absurd agreement as an

in the migrants his hardline stance is popular with many people here oh why should they come to lampedusa why. the age group has now filed a formal complaint with prosecutors in sicily accusing salvini of holding both the margarets and the crew hostage. fans about thousands of protesters in hong kong kept up their pressure on saturday with another weekend of open market see demonstrations fears of imminent crackdown by the chinese authorities have stoked tensions there but saturday's protests were largely peaceful while thousands of probation gathered at another rally where they called for an end to the violence on . charlotte charleston hill wraps up saturday's events in hong kong for. eggshells blunt's of the walls of this police station that left over by a small gathering of protesters who can search here after a peaceful rally earlier on today you know there was a moment where he looked like this gathering could descend and some of the violent scenes that we've seen in recent weeks we caught on camera several demonstrations prelate bins at police vehicles down below now riot police ac

in the middle of this political drama the spanish rescue vessel hovering off the coast of lampedusa with dozens of vulnerable people on board for more than 2 weeks they have not been given permission to disembark the open arms vessels repeatedly requested permission to dock despite continued rejection on someone board became so frantic they risked their own lives by jumping into the sea attempting to swim to land they were rescued by nearby italian coast guard vessels. on tuesday a local prosecutor visited the vessel and issued an emergency measure allowing it to dock. but this is one incident among many others despite tough new laws preventing such landings they still arrive desperate for safety in europe no matter the cost of reaching their. al-jazeera rome. dozens of migrants who were stranded on a rescue ship off the italian island of lampedusa for nearly 3 weeks have come ashore that's after prosecutors ordered the boats to be allowed to dock the open arms rescue ship arrived at lampedusa harbor a few hours ago spain and 5 other european union nations have offered to take them in. t

dice open arms has been more several 100 meters off lampedusa. these people are at the center of the judicial and political battle immediately the country's interior minister wants him to go elsewhere. if you don't do what i love you should tough guy wins in the end so i'm pleased to report that the migrants aboard the open arms have had the good news that the spanish government will open its ports to them most fun euro low for. dozens of young and frail people aboard i pronounce of already being allowed ashore need to leave this weekend. but salvage the alkies to take the obvious would send a wrong signal close up. it's a maritime standoff that's lasted for weeks now. at risk the safety of 100 people aboard the spanish beso. well the german government meanwhile is calling on the e.u. to restart naval missions for rescue operations in the mediterranean following this i'm joined by hans froth from the political desk good morning what is the german government want to see to prevent these types of all to regular crisis situations the german governme

rome now dozens of migrants who were stranded on a rescue ship off the tally in island of lampedusa for nearly 3 weeks have come ashore that sought a prosecutor has ordered the body to be allowed to dock the open arms rescue ship arrived at lampedusa sobber harbor a few hours ago in spain and 5 european union nations have offered to take the men . the u.s. state department has approved plans to sell $830.00 in dollar's worth of at 16 fighter jets to taiwan and congress is expected to give the green light to finalize the deal strongly opposes any arms deal with taiwan which it sees as a breakaway province but let's get more on this i corresponded to gaven any zonda is joining us live from washington d.c. it could be the largest on sale in 20 years for the island of cape what are they buying. yeah they're buying quite a few f. 16 fighter jets not one not 2 not even 10 this deal calls for the sale of 66 at 66 f. 16 fighter jets to taiwan it's where as you mentioned worth about $8.00 to $1000000000.00 this is a huge huge a purchase by the taiwanese and as you mentioned it's the biggest purc

ordered the evacuation of migrants from a spanish rescue ship after several jumped overboard off lampedusa and schools reopened as life slowly returns to normal in indian at mystic kashmir but few students show up. alone welcome to the program that syrian opposition activists are saying rebels have withdrawn from the strategically important town of concha koon insolvent province the town is a main population center and was home to 100000 syrians who took shelter that before the military escalation began in april towns nearby in the northern hama countryside afforded to government forces and rebel fighters who have risked being besieged if they didn't move further north but for the syrian government getting control of consequent gives it access to the crucial and 5 an important economic highway that crosses the country so you know holder has more now from beirut. back under the control of the syrian government images released by pro regime media show the town in southern england empty of residents and fighters rebels withdrew early on tuesday after days of fighting and hundreds of air strik

in the middle of this political drama the spanish rescue vessel hovering off the coast of lampedusa with dozens of vulnerable people on board for more than 2 weeks they had not been given permission to disembark the open arms vessels repeatedly requested permission to dock despite continued rejection someone board became so frantic they risked their own lives by jumping into the sea attempting to swim to land they were rescued by nearby italian coast guard vessels. on tuesday a local prosecutor visited the vessel and issued an emergency measure allowing it to dock in lampedusa but this is one incident among many others despite tough new laws preventing such landings they still arrive desperate for safety in europe no matter the cost of reaching their. al-jazeera road. and this is the scene right now live from where people are being allowed to disembark this is after some 3 weeks stranded at sea there are thought to be about 100 people still on board the open arms vessel. some 10 people around 10 people jumped off a bit earlier on and tried to swim ashore and then also there were some of

dice open arms has been more several 100 meters off lampedusa. these people are at the center of a judicial and political battle in need only the country's interior minister wants them to go elsewhere. q no 2 loving should tough guy wins in the end so i'm pleased to report that the migrants aboard the open arms have had the good news that the spanish government will open its ports to them most fun year although for. dozens of young and frail people aboard open arms have already been allowed to shore neatly this way can. take the obvious would send a wrong signal to the cornfield. it's a maritime standoff that's lasted for weeks now. at risk the safety of over 100 people aboard the spanish best so. well in another corner of the mediterranean a 2nd rescue ship is seeking to enter ports and malta so far authorities there have refused to let it dock saying they're obliged to do so only for those picked up in the country's rescue zone around $350.00 migrants are aboard the ocean viking far more than it was built to carry among them or $29.00 children

ordered the immediate disembarkation of migrants on board a rescue ship anchored off the island of lampedusa 89 stuck in deteriorating conditions on the open arms rescue vessel interior minister material as southie had defied a court order allowing them to disembark on tuesday 15 people jumped from the ship and swam ashore others have been evacuated for medical treatment a space had agreed to take in the migrants of mr ending a navy ship to lampedusa it's not clear where migrants will be allowed to land following the prosecutor's intervention. but as prime minister barak johnson has called on the european union to scrap its plan to avoid a hard border in ireland after britain leaves the e.u. the so-called irish backstop has been a sticking point in the backseat debate in the key reason his predecessor threesome may fail to get her breakfast plan through parliament mr johnson said to the assets of the european council leader donald tusk complaining about the backstop that mr towser came back saying the use plan is the only one on the table. dear donald begins boris johnson's letter to europea

, but now, an italian prosecutor has ordered the migrants to disembark in lampedusa.ate attempt to get to land. 0livia crellin reports. what is the problem? we are on the edge. frustration after 19 days stuck at sea. they want for everybody to get sick? and then to send us back? 15 migrants on the rescue boat operated by spanish charity open arms jumped into the sea and tried to make it to land. their destination within swimming distance. it was the latest act of desperation from more than 80 migrants still onboard a vessel where tensions and conditions have been steadily worsening. translation: after everything that has happened to them, after risking their lives in a boat in the middle of the sea, after all that, we're here for 19 days. we have experienced rough seas, evacuations, seasickness, anxiety and panic attacks. screaming. people have thrown themselves into the sea out of desperation. what else do you want to happen? what else can happen? i appeal now on a human level, i am not talking about the legal level. all these people must disembark in the closest saf

spain is offering a port to allow migrants currently stranded off the coast of italy's lampedusa island to disembark the mostly african migrants were rescued by the open arms ship more than 2 weeks ago but it only has only allowed unaccompanied minors to disembark the more than 100 adults still left on the vessel or to be distributed among 60 you countries who have offered to take some of the migrants in. accompanied by the italian coast guard the migrants finally reach land medical stop a 1st to see the unaccompanied youths before they are allowed into the receiving center in lampedusa. but just a few 100 meters off shore more than 100 of of migrants are in limbo as the italian government refuses to let their rescue ship dock. being on board be open since they were picked up near libya on august 1st. but the constant fights and arguments on board it's been 17 days of unbearable tension and living in overcrowded conditions even a detained person should not be treated this way and the computer is holding us against our will even though a court has mandated the evacuation of these people

stop a 1st to see the unaccompanied youths before they are allowed into the receiving center in lampedusa. but just a few 100 meters off shore more than 100 other migrants are in limbo as the italian government refuses to let their rescue ship talk. of being on board the open arms since they were picked up near libya on august 1st really asking for their constant fights and arguments on board it's been 17 days of unbearable tension and living in overcrowded conditions even a detained person should not be treated this way and for the good they do is holding us against our will even though a court has mandated the evacuation of these people so they can perceive medical attention. the spanish rescue ship one a legal battle to enter italian water is despite a ban by far right interior minister matteo savini he still refusing to let vessels dock in italy despite offers from up at you countries to take in the migrants his hardline stance is popular with many people here. why should they come to the avenues and why. the aid group has now filed a formal complaint with prosecutors in sicily accusi

drama in the waters of lampedusa. once more migrants brave the waves to reach the island. at least 14 people were eventually picked up by the italian coast guard and brought to shore. conditions on the boat had become increasingly desperate rescued by the spanish organization open arms 19 days earlier people had been crammed on board with dwindling supplies tantalizingly close to the shore but. couldn't take it any longer. 6 6 but tuesday around half the migrants had been allowed to disembark to receive medical treatment and to immigration interior minister salvini had resisted pressure from the judiciary to allow all migrants off the ship trying condemnation and offers to help from abroad. rescue people should not be used as hostages for the purpose of political point scoring and the situation right now is regrettable and should have never come to this. ban on tuesday dispatched a navy ship to bring the migrants to the spanish island of my yorka a journey of 3 days. but even as it was under way italian prosecutors intervened ordering the open arms to be seized and the rem

but now an italian prosecutor has ordered the migrants to disembark in lampedusa. to land. 0livia crellin reports. frustration after 19 days stuck at sea. 15 migrants on the rescue boat operated by spanish charity 0pen armsjumped operated by spanish charity 0pen arms jumped into the sea and tried to make its land. their destination within swimming distance. it was the latest act of desperation from more than 80 migrants still onboard a vessel where conditions and tensions have been steadily worsening. translation: after everything that has happened to them, after risking their lives in a boat in the middle of the sea, after all that, we‘re here for 90 days. we have expensed rough seas, seasickness, anxiety and panic attacks dash experience. people have thrown themselves into the sea out of desperation. what else do you want to happen? what else do you want to happen? what else can happen? i hope you will now ona human else can happen? i hope you will now on a human level. all these people must disembark in that safe port, 800 metres away. the closest port, so 800 m

in the middle of this political drama the spanish rescue vessel hovering off the coast of lampedusa withdozens of vulnerable people on board for more than 2 weeks they had not been given permission to disembark the open arms vessels repeatedly requested permission to dock despite continued rejection or someone board became so frantic they risked their own lives by jumping into the sea attempting to swim to land they were rescued by nearby italian coast guard vessels. on tuesday a local prosecutor visited the vessel and issued an emergency measure allowing it to dock in lampedusa but this is one incident among many others despite tough new laws preventing such landings they still arrive desperate for safety in europe no matter the cost of reaching their. al-jazeera rome. the case of a british land oil tanker seized by iran a month ago is making its way through the country's calls there had been speculation that the center in paris could be freed after gibraltar which is a british territory released in the rain in tanker but the iranians say the 2 cases are blamed meanwhile australia has a

migrants have been stranded for 2 weeks off they simply are allowed to disembark on the island of lampedusa. and thousands flee the violence and as syrian forces retake a strategic town of the mostly rebel held on clay. saddam has formally disbanded the military council that took power after deposing longtime president almost all of the shade in the past few hours the military and protests leaders have announced and 11 member sovereign council to run the country for 3 years to the elections are held it will be led by left hand in general the fact that for the 1st 21 months but it has been heading the military council which is ruled the country since but she too was ousted and april has been morgan has more now from current form. the decision by sudan's military council to appoint a sovereign council comes in line with a power sharing agreement that was signed between the military and the opposition coalition known as the forces of freedom and change on saturday now asper that agreement the rule of the suffering council will be largely ceremonial and it will be overseeing the executive counc

27 unaccompanied minors to disembark a migrant rescue vessel in limbo off the italian island of lampedusa interior minister matteo salvini reluctantly authorized them to leave the open arms ship 6 e.u. countries say they will take in the migrants. accompanied by the italian coast guard the migrants finally reach land medical stop a 1st to see the unaccompanied youths before they are allowed into the receiving center in lampedusa. but just a few 100 meters off shore more than 100 other migrants are in limbo as the italian government refuses to let their rescue ship dock. that's been on board the open arms since they were picked up near libya on august 1st. last call for their constant fights and arguments on board it's been 17 days of unbearable tension and living in overcrowded conditions even a detained person should not be treated this way because they will is holding us against our will even though a court has mandated the evacuation of these people so they can receive medical attention. the spanish rescue ship one a legal battle to enter italian waters despite a ban by far right inter

dispersion drives them on the horizon safety on the italian island of lampedusa behind them chaos aboard a charity vessel the migrant struggle through the water. unli to be brought back to the visibly overcrowded open arms and this is what they were turning to. the state of new mused me aboard the ship its captain sounding an s.o.s. about what might happen if they aren't allowed to dock in nearby italy of the few days we've spent days waiting there when people in the water fights violence crises older time what more do you want deaths your mother has it of. your mother that it doesn't work those foot dice open arms as being more several 100 meters off lampedusa. these people are at the center of the judicial and political battle immediately the country's interior minister wants him to go elsewhere. like you know who would love the tough guy wins in the end so i'm pleased to report that the migrants aboard the open arms have had the relieving news that the spanish government will open its doors to them it was fun you're all know for. dozens of young and frail people aboard open arms have

mentally as well but there is also another ship is not too far away circling the sister island of lampedusa the island of the noise as it has been circling the area for several days now with $356.00 people on board this is already another cause for concern because they will have to at some point go to adopt for a safe landing they have already requested that an executive with the european commission has already called out the e.u. member states to show compassion and try and see if they can provide a solution with which these people can be taken on and given the opportunity to seek asylum in e.u. member countries but of course this is all part of the process which has been happening in these islands here even though the interior minister met there salvini has said that he has banned these landings from taking place the reality of the of the matter is that they keep turning up while there are people who are desperate to try next escape the conditions that they found themselves in libya they will do anything they can. possible to try and find safety in the european union country. now british

in the middle of this political drama this spanish rescue vessel hovering off the coast of lampedusa with dozens of vulnerable people on board for more than 2 weeks they have not been given permission to disembark the open arms vessels repeatedly requested permission to dock despite continued rejection or someone board became so frantic they risked their own lives by jumping into the sea attempting to swim to land they were rescued by nearby italian coast guard vessels. on tuesday a local prosecutor visited the vessel and issued an emergency measure allowing it to dock in lump it was a but this is one incident among many others despite tough new laws preventing such landings they still arrive desperate for safety in europe no matter the cost of reaching their. al-jazeera rome. dozens of migrants who were stranded on a rescue ship off the italian island of lampedusa for nearly 3 weeks have come ashore that's after prosecutors ordered the boat to be allowed to dock the open arms rescue ship arrived at lampedusa harbor a few hours ago in spain and 5 other european nations have offered t

been circling the same spot in the mediterranean sea the italian island of illinois are close to lampedusa it was refused entry to malta and the italian authorities have ignored 2 appeals by the vessel to dock safely. just days before another drawn out standoff between italy and a ship run by a spanish charity open arms it came to an end when a local prosecutor visited the vessel and after witnessing the conditions on board ordered it to dock. overjoyed at finally reaching land they suffered days of distress at sea with no way of knowing if they were going to be able to stay alive . to see how it's possible that the differing government are. all the international. until now any consequences this monument known as the gate to europe is a symbol of how. has been a welcoming people seeking refuge over the years but italy's interior minister my fair. claims that the ngos who've helped me do that and nothing more than taxis the people smugglers its critics say that he's playing politics with vulnerable people's lives and in framing the charities as the enemy many on lampedusa say it has not res

refused the offer because of the potential danger that they'd face sagna guy there reports from lampedusa. they were pulled from the sea as they attempted to reach land in europe we were told to stay on board but some were so desperate they jumped into the water to be rescued. they could not have imagined the journey from libya would have taken this horrifying turn but what they feared most was being forced back. they would be taken back to libya where they have been exposed the abuses and that would be bloody the danger many of them did that to flee libya more times but have been intercepted the by the europeans the border do believe. and force them back to the danger for nearly 2 weeks the ocean viking operated by doctors without borders has been circling the same spot in the mediterranean sea the italian island of you know as or close to lampedusa it was refused entry to malta and the italian authorities have ignored 2 appeals by the vessel to dock safely. just days before another drawn out standoff between italy and the ship run by a spanish charity open arms it came to an end when a

very much for your time on this we really appreciate it that is jerry's event of entered live in lampedusa thank you. to malaysia now where the former prime minister najib razak as in a court for his 2nd corruption trial the 66 year old faces at $25.00 charges including money laundering is accused of using his position to stay in a $500000000.00 from a state investment fund as hardy arm has more. malaysia's former prime minister najib razak is expected to face 5 trials this one could be the most significant it involves more than half a $1000000000.00 linked to a one m.b. de state fund that allegedly ended up in his bank account but in this case he faces $25.00 counts of money laundering and abuse of power none of the people in charge of corruption of the all region they have been put in jail and people are waiting to see where this government can deliver the promises they made in the last election which is the mission. and people are asking will go to jail or. massive corruption. corruption allegations have been weighing on a g ben his inner circle for years as prime minister he set up the

george meanwhile dozens of people marooned on the open arms rescue ship off the italian island of lampedusa for almost 3 weeks will finally be allowed ashore some jumped overboard in an attempt to swim to land the island's public prosecutor has now ordered that all on board be brought ashore and the vessel seized. al-jazeera world is the program coming up next with the story of an unusual friendship between a lebanese filmmaker and a young syrian refugee to stay with us. let have our law and a moment will give fish a little bit there. that very sad moment to listen that for kids. to her she shared with him before me ok. with every move every move has shut and move and move and move and move. one by a bend in that and then down so it him so want to. say that i am cherish a sad one. i am king a thinness and so i am so with this as you me in they show the down essential difference . over to visit we could sneak she had me do it in the. yani. when to when who own oh and even if none did i wanted moon x. a so full that a more had a because him of. yeah. but i had lifted a lad i am in the ending

killed. 5 migrants and their companions have been allowed to disembark on the italian island of lampedusa it follows a court ruling on wednesday which said emergency support must be provided to migrants on board a spanish rescue vessel which has been stranded in the mediterranean for more than a week the boat itself has been barred from docking in lampedusa but several people brought to shore by the italian coast guard all those other top stories this hour we'll have more news for you in about 25 minutes time so do stay with us for that but coming up next on al-jazeera it's time for the stream. year in the stream and today we're taking a look at a movement aimed at rebranding that we want to hear your thoughts so tweet us or comment on our live chat and you too can be in the stream. the finality of death is overwhelming for a lot of people in fact more than half of americans are afraid or very afraid of facing it according to a chapman university study but the birth of the death positive movement is hoping to change the cultural mindset from cotton clubs to death cafes people are learning

spain says a rescue ship stranded off the italian island of lampedusa can take the migrants on boardrt closer to italy, such as palma de mallorca or menorca. the offer came after the charity open arms, which operates the ship, rejected an offer to take them to southern spain, saying conditions on board were now so bad, the voyage would be too long. here's leigh milner. crying and screaming. chaos and frustration aboard the migrant rescue boat proactiva open arms. they've been stranded off the coast of the italian island lampedusa for two weeks now, and in the desperate attempt to reach the shore, some have decided to take matters into their own hands. italy's government has reluctantly allowed 27 children and two newborn babies to disembark from the open arms. the rest have been told to stay on board. translation: the two newly-born children i promised to get off, but the presumed minors, the presumed refugees fleeing a presumed war, presumed sick people, no. i am alone against everyone. the prime minister wrote to me to get people off. the court has opened a case. do i need to end u

they're now on the italian island of lampedusa.he rescue ship named "open arms" was not embraced by anti- immigration officials in rome. holly williams has the late details. holly? >> reporter: well, norah, those stranded migrants have finally been allowed onto italian soil tonight. where they have been greeted by cheering supporters. their evacuation was ordered by an italian prosecutor when he went onboard their overcrowded rescue vessel and saw firsthand the conditions there. video earlier today showed some of the migrants apparently in a state of despair, hysterical in some cases and clearly veryl ob and attempted to swim to shore. the rescue boat, which is run by a spanish charity, had been at sea for 19 days and was anchored just off the italian island of lampedusa. but italy's far right wing interior minister, matteo salvini, has banned migrant rescue vessels from docking at italian ports, leaving the people on board stranded despite several european countries offering to take them in. the ban is popular with some italian vo

however that's still a thousand kilometers west of lampedusa. leaving springs defense minister criticising matteo salvini is hard l liners to cheat. but take a okay a lid. i think he represents the complete opposite to the european union's values. he showing that with the open arms of the past few days. the e. u. has a position at included but he prefers to o blow his own horn. that state. spain portugal germany romania from sound like some bug will offer to take in the open n arms passengers. however even should the situation be resolved but there's another such i issue waiting in the wings. the ocean viking charity ship which is also seeking safe harbor. with over three hundred and fifty more migrants on board. an iranian tanker the sense of the angry cononfrontation betweween iran a wasashington is n nice tt self agrees. with us was freed from detention of the british territory of gibraltar and tehran is mouourning the a any s move to seize the vessel again would have heavy consequences. the irananian tanker whose name has been changed from t

migrants aboard a rescue vessel are allowed on land on the italian island of lampedusa what happens to them now. plus the guilty as charged one of the most powerful figures in the catholic church the former vatican treasurer australian cardinal george pell loses his appeal against a conviction for child abuse we'll go live to sydney. i'm brian thomas thanks so much for joining us. well italy's president is set to begin talks with political leaders today to try to find a way out of a growing government crisis the country was plunged into uncertainty yesterday when prime minister giuseppe conti resigned he blamed the far right deputy prime minister material salvini for the class of the government saying salvini had engineered the crisis for personal gain. she is and she is for the it's funny and prime minister as he arrived at the senate in rome for a crucial debate on the government's future was. in a traumatic command he resigned from his post bringing its it is populous government to a swift end after just 14 months in power come to accuse interior minister matteo salvini of being the

playing politics with vulnerable people's lives and in framing the charities as the enemy many on lampedusa say it has not resolved the problem. everyone thought the immigration program would be solved by so very me banning the entry. of a book from arriving everyone just pretends they don't exist. as the ocean viking continues to wait for a port of safety and immigration voices will continue to use their rights as a call to control the charities that rescue them while those on board already bearing the scars of a brutal journey continue to wait for refuge in europe if and when your thirty's finally allow it. al-jazeera it was up. these 4 people have been killed and 22 injured during a thunderstorm in ponens toucher mountains lightning hit a group of tourists on gevalt almost 2000 metre high mountain after a sunday morning. me rescue teams with the help of 4 helicopters worked to airlift victims another person has been killed in the west to touch us in slovakia according to mountain rescue services. in kosovo nor makers of voted to dissolve parliament paving the way for a snap election the

this afternoon, some migrants, tired of waiting off the coast of lampedusa, jumped overboard and triedg, here in rome, the outgoing prime minister went to see italy's president. the decision to call an early election now rests exclusively with the head of state. james reynolds, bbc news, rome. carrie lam has announced the immediate establishment for a path forward for dialogue. she also said hong kong's police watchdog has set up hong kong's police watchdog has set upa task hong kong's police watchdog has set up a task force to investigate complaints of police brutality. professor timothy 0'leary is the head of the school of humanities and languages at the university of new south wales and gave me his analysis of the situation. well i think there isa of the situation. well i think there is a great deal of scepticism about the offer in hong kong. people remember a similar event during 0ccu py remember a similar event during 0ccupy in 2014 where during the umbrella movement carrie lam organised a dialogue with the student leaders at the time which was widely seen to be pretty much a wast

the mediterranean sea the vessel the open arms is anchored off the coast of the italian island of lampedusa it picked up the migrants and refugees off the coast of libya several weeks ago and called on the italian coast guard to transport them to land so far is still is interior minister. has only allowed for the baby is and small children to come on to land and those with medical emergencies. there's been violence in yemen in southern region of the young between u.s. separatists and government forces this follows the end of a deadline imposed by the separatists southern transitional council for government army officials to surrender their training camp yemen's internationally recognized government said earlier this week this is had lost control of all its military in the southern port city of aden. there are calls for an investigation in iraq after more than 30 bullet is a barrett in kabul a province without any identification they included women children and elderly human rights groups are accusing the government of covering up evidence of possible sectarian violence that's akin to a repo

rescue boat into the mediterranean sea the vessels anchored off the coast of the italian island of lampedusahey picked up the migrants and refugees off the coast of libya several weeks ago it's called on the italian coast guard to transport them to land but so far italy's interior minister matteo salvini has only allowed in minors and those with medical emergency. british government says it's extremely concerned about the disappearance of a staff member from its hong kong consulate who's been missing since crossing into mainland china the u.k. foreign office says simon chang attended the business event and then on august the 8 and he was supposed to return to hong kong the same day but china insists it's got no information on his whereabouts russia's accuse the us of escalating military tension after it tested the ground launched missile with a range of more than 500 kilometers the test would have been banned under the intermediate range nuclear forces treaty but washington formally withdrew from the landmark $987.00 pact with russia earlier this month the us administration says moscow had a

mediterranean sea trying to escape worsening conditions on board reached the nearby town and island of lampedusa the crew of the spanish ship says the situation is out of control. people are getting increasingly desperate they've been stranded for most 20 days literally refusing to let the ship docks fane says they can go and be sending a navy ship to pick them up. slowly alone says a spokeswoman for the charity proactiv open arms she says many felt they had no option but to jump all these people have been living on the deck of our boat for hunting days now seems the moment that we rescue so i'm going martin that was the beginning of their we ended the rescue we were 100 the 3 who were leaving thinking i'm doing everything on board to know about. we think that all these people come for media grown for a song off of music by the laces or kind of as the person on the i was really really not so it was not allowed to go or say after that they were really new 19 days ago when he was the both online who are they or you know it was as if there was they have been seen how we have rock uses some of them