lesotho, for those of you who don't know is surrounded by south africa. they had been warning the regional body against destructions. what sort of action can we expect from the regional neighbours, and south africa if the military coup is a military coup. the president zuma was appointed as chair of policy and defense, a position that les ute u was supposed to take, but it was decided that it was too unstable. south africa is expected to play a mediating role, along with the outgoing chair. but clearly those talks have not gone as well as either president thought they had. south africa has a strong history as the chair of that, and helped madagascar out of its coup towards democratic elections. >> significance of a coup in also otto, what is at snake. >> -- what is at stake? >> at stake is the water supply. billions of ram has been invested in the project, bringing millions of litres of water to the economic hub of south africa. les auto is supposed to be getting drugs, electricity, infrastructure, but south africa's water supply is at stake. >> thank you

the only operating radio station was radio lesotho.ly controlled by whoever is in charge. so the other free radio stations they were all out. >> reporter: leon, thank you so much for being with us. i really appreciate it. but as you think see, there are -- you know, indicative of the level of confusion still among many people here in lesotho. >> thank you very much, and a government minister has just said that the deputy prime minister has now taken the reins in the absence of the prime minister who as you heard is in south africa. >>> moving on in the european union plans to drawn proposals for a new sanctions against russia over its actions in eastern ukraine. ukraine's president says there is a risk of a full-scale war if the conflict with pro-russia separatists isn't resolved. >>> despite the ongoing conflict in eastern ukraine, several thousand russians and ukrainians have put aside their differences to party on the black sea coast. the most celebrated electronic music festival always helped -- used to be held agent rather in the

so still quite a confused picture, particularly for the people here of maseru and lesotho. we have been talking to some. they say they are afraid this is far from over, and they want a return of the democratically elected coalition government. they do not want to see a repeat of what happened in the 1990s, where south africa sent troops on the ground when there was a coup and dozens were killed. no suggestion that troops from south africa would be sent here. it is insisted they will not tolerate a coup and it must be resolved. >>> breaking news from somalia, and we are hearing reports of a blast near the national intelligence facility in the capital mogadishu. a blast that comes a day after the african union launched a new offensive against al-shabab fighters in the area. what are you hearing about the blast near the national intelligence facility building? >> well, we are receiving information that it was in the compound of the facility. there was a blast. there is right now [ inaudible ] the building is south [ inaudible ] >>> we'll leave it there for now, hopefully we'll

no suggestion that troops from south africa will be sent here, but lesotho's brother insists it willcoup aura tempted coup that this must be resolved midly. >>> russia and ukraine have carried out a swap of captured soldiers. russia has returned 63 ukrainian soldiers in across in to russian territory last week by mistake. and ukraine has handed over 10 russian paratroopers it captured last week and presented as evidence of a russian invasion. you crain's military has also struck ideal with pro-russia at the point testrussiaseparatists. soldiers were allowed to collect their dead and injured. >>> there are protests in venezuela over a government plan to combat food hoarding and smuggling. the measure would require all grocery shoppers to get fink printed to limit their food purchases. about 200 people marched against what president nicholas mo due owe calls a liberating tool. controls have reduced the supply of imported staple foods. >>> rescuers in nicaragua are stick trying to free five workers drapped in a gold mind near bonanza. 20 miners were rescued on saturday after crews dugga

. >> still to come, reports lesotho's deputy prime minister has taken control, and what attempted to be a military coup plus. >> i'll be out at sea. i'll be reporting on the conflicts as people tried to escape the fighting there. >>> hello again, the top stories on al jazeera - kurdish peshmerga and shia militias claim to have retain the northern iraqi town of amerli after fighting with the islamic state. the town has been under siege from isometric fighters for around two months now. the syria rebel group al nusra front said it's holding 45 u.n. peacekeepers monitoring the area between the israeli goalan heights and the syrian held area. the u.n. is negotiating their release. thousands of protesters in islamabad are standing their ground, calling for the prime minister to resign. violence that left three dead and 3 uns injured continued into sunday. china's leaders insisted they had the right to choose candidates. decisions were made by a standing committeement the former british colony wants free elections and is threatening to protest. pro-democracy activists promise civil disobed

there were no survivors. >>> a military coup appears to be under way in lesotho. soldiers have vouched place headquarters and the prime minister's residents. tensions rose after prime minister tom thabane dissolved parliament to avoid a no confidence vote. this is what he said to al jazeera about the coup. >> i'm talking to you from a venue in south africa. i left yesterday, late. this morning those following mothetjoa metsing were looking for me. what they were going to do, i do not know. i mean to return home as quickly as possible. >>> still ahead - yemen's president is meeting political leaders to discuss talks with the minority shia houthi community. that is coming up. stuart! stuart! stuart! stuart! ♪ check it out. this my account thing. we can tweet directly toa comcast expert for help. or we can select a time for them to call us back. the future, right? ♪ this doesn't do it for you? [ doorbell rings, dog barks ] oh, that's what blows your mind -- the advanced technology of a doorbell.. [ male announcer ] tweet an expert and schedule a callback from any dev

paim has -- tania page has been covering the story from lesotho's capital maseru. the deputy prime minister will take over the reins of the country and run it while the prime minister is in south africa. he denied that it is a coup. the prime minister tom thabane insists that the military attempted a coup. the military denies it. this is where it started, the police station behind me, where the military came, where shots were fired. a police officer was killed, three injured, and a soldier injured. it seems as if it could have been injured by an attempt by the government to sack the sitting commander of the military. he refused to give up his post. quite a confused picture, particularly for the people here of maseru and lesotho. we talked to some, they are afraid that this is far from over. they want a return of the democratically elected coalition government, and do not want to see a repeat of what happened in the 1990s where south africa sent troops on the ground when there was a coup, and dozens were killed. no suggestions that troops will be sent here. lesotho'

and what we are hearing from the contacts here is this could be a move by the lesotho congress party to demand the reopening of parliament. the prime minister perhaps making a move or making a move against the prime minister to lead the country. >> more information on this breaking news sorry as and when we have it. >> hundreds of migrants arrive every day, and a record number, 150,000, have been rescued at sea. italian authorities are concerned about the number of children travelling alone. al jazeera is live from the port of posalo on the island of sicily. tell us about the situation there and what the might raned find. >> well, it is a dire situation, in the sense that you look at what happened here, at least 1,200 migrants were rescued at sea by the italian navy. others are taking to other ports around sicily, but a new development, more and more will be taken to mainland italy, because of the sheer volume of these people is too much for one place alone and one regional administration. as you said, there's a concern of the amount of children travelling alone. that arrive here. we

lesotho's prime minister has taken control following what appears to be a coup. the south african president jacob zuma called a meeting in pretoria to resolve the crisis. we go to lesotho, with tania page. >> calm on the streets and cracks are wide open. the army may have withdrawn to its barrack, but the prime minister is in south africa, where he accuses the military of totalling to seize power. the deputy prime minister has taken charge. they told al jazeera, he is not trying to destabilize the country. >> this is not a coup. let's get if straight. i'd not still bee a deputy prime minister, the prime minister would not be a prime minister. if there is a coup that has tape place in lesotho. >> this is the first police station the military raided. one police officer was kill, three injured, and so was a soldier. the military says it was not an attempted coup. it was seizing weapons it believed would be supplied to the army. >> anyone with such a government creates a crisis. i'm calling on the military to put down their arms, sit and follow the right procedures.

thank you for joining us >>> the small army of lesotho is denying that it staged a military coup.ountry's prime minister fled to south africa fearing for his life. >> reporter: calm on the streets of lesotho after the sound of gup fire at down. the prime minister is in south africa, where he accuses the military of attempting to seize power. he told al jazeera that dialogue, not violence should be used to solve disputes. it creates a crisis. i'm calling on the military to put down the arms and sit down and follow the right procedures, but that defeat, the army that we spent time training. the coalition government almost collapseded in june. >> the military raided police stations to seize weapons it believed could have been supplied to supporters of leading politicians ahead of a plan on monday. it was called by the deputy prime minister to demand the resumes of parliament. >> it's been denied that mothetjoa metsing is behind the event. >> this is not a coup. i would not be a deputy prime minister now. the prime minister would not still be a prime minister. if there is a coup that

it happened in lesotho. a small country landlocked by its nation. soldier seized the police headquarters and surrounded the prime minister's home. tensions have been home since the prime minister dissolved parliament. the prime minister told al jazeera that he has fleaed to south africa. >> it's been hard to get through to contacts on the ground. but latest information is that residents have been coming out on the streets trying to figure out what is going on. the military is on the streets. setting up roadblocks. they appear to have taken over police stations and positioned near state house. the airport is open, as do the borders, and there haven't been recent reports in the last few hours of gunshot as there were at about 4 o'clock this morning. people used to coups and attempted coups, they had a history of them. it's unclear whether the military is acting alone or whether they are backing a partner. there was a peaceful election in 2012. the first coalition government is made up of three parties and is shaky. in june a coalition partner threaten

. >>> lesotho's prime minister has fled the country. he fled to south africa basis a coup. >>> 22 trapped in the golan heights is safe. a second group of 44 u.n. soldiers are still being held hostage. they are among hundreds mon forking the line between the golan heights and the soviet held area. >> macau's elect recall committee voted to re-elect the incumbent leader. the election has been at the center of protests. fernando chewy was voted in with support of the pro-beijing electoral committee. others were not able to cast their ballots. >> china warned foreigners against meddling in hong kong politics. beijing is deciding how they will choose their leader. activists are threating civil disobedience if they are not allowed to hold elections. >> 17 years since hong kong returned to chinese rule, the deal that made it possible is starting to be threatened. china promised hong kong a high degree of political autonomy. that pledge is being tested. the political temperature is rising. ever since the protest in july. it was organised by pro

other news, the prime minister of the tiny african kingdom of lesotho has fled to neighboring south africa after what he the country'sby military. several people were wounded overnight. saidense force spokesman soldiers seized two police stations to prevent police from arming political groups. let's go live to our correspondent who joins us on the line. the prime minister said this was a coup, but the military said it is not. what is your take? >> the military said this was along the lines of an anti-terrorism operation. the opposition wanted to hold a protest march on monday that would force him to reinstate parliament. police say that the protest march would have been violent and disruptive. on the other hand, people who were organizing the march said outside forces who were aligned to the government are going to come in and disrupt that. the army is saying that police are going to arm those outside forces, and they had to stop the police. >> this protest march sparking this apparent coup, but there must be some background. what is driving this conflict? the military is aligned to the pr

. >> a military coup took place in the small african nation of lesotho. the country's prime minister fled to south africa, saying the life was in danger. soldiers seized the headquarters and surrounded the home. the army denies staging a coup. it is deeply concerned by the clashes, and it's encouraging peaceful dialogue. next, wet weather down south. we will have the forecast. >> major news from the medical world. a drug to prolong the lives of millions of americans. first a story from the summer of 2014 - a new pill to prevent h.i.v. infections. >> i'm jake ward in san francisco. the castro district of san francisco holds the highest concentration of gay men in the united states. until now the only open of presenting the spread of h.i.v. through sex as abstinence or condom. the centers for the disease control recommended h.i.v. people, anyone at risk of cracking h.i.v. talk to a doctor about something new. it's called prel and consists of a pill called troouf arda, protecting h.i.v. negative people from contracting the disease. people taking truvada have

a military coup took place in lesotho, the prime minister fled to south africa saying his life was in danger. soldiers seized the hours. the army denies staging a coup. they are encouraging peaceful, political dialogue. >> in columbia gay rights activists scored a win. the constitutional court ruled in favour of a same-sex couple wanting to adopt a child. we have this report from bogota. >> it's taken five years, but columbia's constitutional court ruled veronica will be able to adopt her partner's daughter. we decided that a person's factor of the same sex cannot we a factor of exclusion >> reporter: it marks a first in this conservative catholic country. it comes with limitations. only gay couples can adopt. and only after living nothing for two years. the lawyers say it's a step in the right direction. this is historic if you think seven years ago there were no rights for same-sex couples. the constitutional court, step by step. has been extending the rights of citizens, upholding the constitution. >> in the capital opinions are divided. i don't think this is a good decision. it's

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