for the future of libya. honorable members of the parliament, ladies and gentlemen, most libyans agreed that the only way for this country is a political process. as secretary general i have been dealing with so many conflict issues in each and every country issues i have been urging that middle may be useful sometimes, but any solution gained through military means is not sustainable. there must be a political dialogue, a political solution. that is the only durable and sustainable solution. this is why the united nations and team of my special representatives is helping the libyans to achieve that goal, with the help and support of many special envoys and partners. in that respect i came to libya to convey a message for all. in september the united nations organized a meeting in the house of representatives. this constituted the first courageous step for which we will build on. i'm here to support the process that was initiated

we have a special report from libya, plus an interview with the u.s.to the country. >>> also in the program, alice is taking a look at the nervous markets, but also some not very sweet news. >> absolutely right. the world's biggest food group has announced weaker sales for the first nine months of the year. poor economic growth in europe and asia are to blame, as we asked the company's ceo when the market will start biting once again. >>> trekking in nepal is quite a routine trip for some. good business, too. but this year, it's turning into a deadly holiday for a considerable number. blizzards and avalanches have hit popular trekking circuits in the himalayas, killing at least 12 hikers already. it's one of the most dangerous spells of bad weather the region's ever seen. the authorities have already rescued more than 100 trekkers stranded in snowfall. laura westbrook has this report. >> reporter: these mountains attract more than 100,000 visitors to nepal from all over the world. but in the high himalayas, unpredictable weather can be deadly. a rescue

. >>> scores of families trapped in libya's second largest city is fighting rages on, the red crescentants a ceasefire. >>> an al-qaeda linked group in the philippines frees two german hostages after holding them for almost six months. ♪ >>> well we begin with a developing story out of nigeria where the go says it's reached an agreement for a ceasefire with boko haram. that's the armed group which kidnapped dozens of high school girls earlier this year. our west africa correspondent has been following the events. >> reporter: this is what we know. the defense force has just ordered all soldiers not to attack boko haram strong holds, and boko haram has promised or said it will not attack civilians or soldiers. in terms of the more than 200 girls abducted six months ago, we're told that substantial progress has been made, but there are still talks going on. there's no date yet as to when these girls will be released. we know one condition boko haram had was they want their top commanders released from prison. we also know these talks will continue into the next few days, so maybe we'll h

it does not have the support of the majority of libya. southern libya has been a mess, and the u.n. has not taken that seriously. the border issues that are not only toxic and lead to much chaos and problems for libya, much needed help, and in that respect when asked what it's government can do, it can't do very much having been elected by a small constituent of the population. you've not been able to allow and move away from troubled politics. unless you reconcile the former structures are there going to be any solutions in the future. >> thank you so much. much more to come in the al jazeera news hour. our exclusive report from inside north carolina. national celebrations have taken place. but leader kim jong-un remains out of sight. >>> farewell baby doc. haiti's controversial leader's funeral takes place in port-au-prince. >>> and th the biggest football tournament in africa will go on despite ebola fears. >> in liberia the u.n.'s peacekeeping mission has brought 41 staff members under observation. this is the second team member to test positive with the virus. the u.n. said its

[gunfire] called for a ceasefire in benghazi as fighting trapped families in libya's second city.arely have so many been in prison, beaten up, intimated or murdered in the course of our duties. >>> a letter from peter greste calls a message to the world calling for media freedom. negotiations believed to be taken place of a german man held hostage in the philippines. inside north korea our exclusive look if new farming reforms will help end starvation. ♪ we begin in libya that is where the credit crescent called for ceasefire in benghazi to move out families trapped by fighting and they launched offensive to gain grounds in the city and the general said he will run for president if libya demands it and has been involved in politics since the 1960s and he once fought former leader gadhafi and he rose through the ranks and head of the military and he was captured in the 1987 conflict with neighboring chad and gaddafi said that was not true and he spent 20 years trying to go against gaddafi and fought alongside some of the groups that are now his rivals and victoria has more. [gunfir

libya is being torn apart by rival factions three-year after colonel qaddafi was removed.atching a wave, whether it was pictures or paintings, john stephenson helped to bring culture to life with images that still captivate. welcome to our viewers on public television in america and around the globe. today, the welp organization announced that more than 9000 people have been infected with ebola in west africa and more than four and a half thousand have died. this comes as leading health officials appeared before congress to testify about the u.s. response. we will have more about that in a moment. first, the bbc medical correspondent has this report. >> in guinea, the grim battle against an invisible enemy continues. the concern is seems like this could spread the on the three countries currently to perhaps more. those fighting ebola are paying a heavy price. >> so far, 427 health care workers have been infected with ebola and 236 have died. our data shows that the cases are doubling every four weeks. >> in the first days after infection, before a patient exhibit symptoms,

the people of libya continue to suffer. al jazeera. >> let's take this on. we're joined in london by lecturer of the islam world. welcome to the program, sir. you've talked of isis in iraq and in syria, what's your sense of this talk of growing support you have libya? >> there seem to be indications that the is is making a leap from syria and iraq into north africa, there is another islamic group who have explicitly pledged allegiance to i.s. with the parliament recently having sought refuge in the eastern parts of libya, they're now being chased by islamist movements. this is now becoming a security concern for neighboring egypt as islamic movements shift east wards. >> is there any coordination between the desperate groups in iraq and libya? >> that is very difficult to ascertain and establish especially in a fluid situation like this, and it has been the same with other movements like al-qaeda. given the role of media in particular social media in this time and age there is not always a need for coordination, and it is difficult often to distinguish coord

libya needs one parliament that represents all libyans. the united nations recognizes and supports the legit massey of the elected house of representatives and demands all people to respect it. it has to come with inclusion. >> at the moment 9 elected parliament has been held off. it's members fled there after the government lost control of the capitol of tripoli to an armed group. well, that's called libya's dawn, which is an alliance of conservative fighters who control large parts o of the area. a patchwork of militias are engaged in daily battle it's to wrestle control of different cities. this was the scene in bengahzi after a car bombing on friday. the armed groups toppled together in 2011 but since they have disbanded and now they're at war with each other. >>> senior lecturer in the study of islam in king's college in london, he said any deal is unlikely to end the fight in libya. >> it's very difficult to ascertain to what extent this government will be able to re-establish some degree of authority. i mean, they had decided to mov

and four other allies have called for the immediate end of the fighting in libya. forces loyal to chalitha hafta, dozens of people have been killed in this recent escalation of thousands of civilians who fled the violence. al jazeera has the latest. >> these gun shots are emblematic. these hims are th hills are thet battle front. a renegade former general is forcing and trying to take control from the dawn of libya who control most of the country. but civilians unwittingly caught in the conflict, supplies are running out. a statement says the united nations supported mission in libya, vest in li invest in libg to claim legitimacy. attacks intensified almost immediately after the u.n. chief's visit to tripoli. >> this seems clear that the international community and other countries that have involved themselves, are supporting a negotiated settlement at this time. we do realize there is a lot more mileage in the violence still to come. however having said that, this situation can only end. >> who also have international support but no control on the ground. while su

as reasonable groups battle for con libya, u.s. and european powers call for an end to the fighting. hello, this is al jazeera, live from doha, i'm adrian finnegan. also coming up: as violence claims for lives in yemen, can the new prime minister put an end to the fighting? another night of clark in hong kong as-- knight of clashes in hong kong, plus. >> i'm fez jemil. hundreds of thousands of aids patients in india could be left without the drugs come the end of this month. >> the u.s. and four european allies have called for an immediate end to the fighting in libya. forces loyal to the retired general, khalifa hafta, dozens of people have been killed in this recent escalation and thousands of civilians have fled the voyages. the latest from osama ben jabid. >> emblematic of the conflict here, these hills are the latest battlefield. forces in the capital of tripoli and the city of zindan. he is trying to take control over dawn of libya who control most of the country. but civilians unwitwittingly cat this the conflict. a statemen

destroyed government buildings, murdered politicians -- libya appears to be on the brink of anarchy. islamists against secularists, tribal troops against mercenaries. once united against muammar gaddafi, now they are enemies. the army and police have long since capitulated. >> there were many losers in the revolution, but no clear winners. power had to be divided, but without the aid of neutral security forces. that is why the struggle for power has become such a violent conflict. >> this is the prime minister, a national leader without a nation. he was elected only a few months ago. then watched the country fall apart. 1700 militia groups are operating in libya, controlling around 200,000 fighters. the strongest are from zintan and the coastal city of misr ata. benghazi, the cradle of the revolution, is now run by ansar al-sharia, an offshoot of al qaeda. the new seat of parliament is not recognized by the islamists, who only garnered a minority in the election. they have thrown together their own alternative government in the national congress in tripoli. their biggest opponent is

violence and rivalries split libya and toppled the former leader. it is showing no signs of reconciliation. >> now, in yemen the fighting killed at least ten people. at least eight people killed in the southern province. we are in the capital and going live to him in a moment, but first his report. >> soon after the prayers are offered in the southwest there was a message to fighters. they are not welcomed here and the pledge to protect the province and the country. 2.2 million people and most of them sunni and response that cou could bring a different aspect to fighting. >> no one can enter by force. my response and ethical duty is securing the ties. it is aur duty to provide security to the citizens. >> in the province, fighters gathered their forces and fought for the control of parts of the province. but the group remains unopposed in other parts of the country and made significant gains in recent days and weeks and controlling more than six provinces and the important port on the red sea and controlling the capital and yemen has a new reality.

opposition fighters are backed by the dawn of libya and alliance of conservative malitia.re waiting for reenforcements and until they arrive with rocket launchers from all rockets and say they have been able to stop the advance of tribes and troops with limited cash of weapons. they show us with mortar and tank shells and hitting residential areas and civilians and hospitals. yes, we are on the dawn of libya. >> reporter: as the fighting rages on supplies are running low. the u.n. put an end to the violence to ally in humanitarian aid has gone unheard and political deadlock continues for rieb ri riebel rebel dawn of libya appears to have an upper hand but not recognized by powers and the house is by the brook and has international backing. besides the western mountains there has been more fighting in benghazi and more tribesmen are believed to join the forces but the dawn coalition say he and his men are remnants of the regime and must be defeated to defeat the gains of revolution and they are confident they will win the battle but the war they are fighting appears to have

the opposition fighters are backed by the dawn of libya, an alliance of conservative militias. the men are waiting for re-enforcements, and until they arrive, making rocket launchers from all rockets. they have been able to stop the advance of better equipment tribesman and troops. >> they show us what mortars and tank shet. shells. the fire is hitting areas. we are all feeling it. >> reporter: supplies are running low. the united nations pleas for an end to the violence. the political deadlock continues with two rival parliament and no government. the trip based leader -- tripoli based leadership supported by the dawn of libya fighters appears to have the upper hand. they are not recognised. it is limited to the eastern si of tobruk, but it has reege an sol backing -- regional backing - the other militia >>> liberia's coalition says the dawn of libya and khalifa haftar's men are part of that old revolution. they are confident they'll win the battle. but the war appears to have no end in site >>> there has been more protests at universities across egypt. at cairo university, st

explosion ] >>> the red crescent calls for a ceasefire in benghazi as fighting traps families in libya's second city. >>> this is al jazeera live from our headquarters in doha. also ahead - an armed group in the southern philippines extends a deadline to behead a german hostage >>> president obama resists pressure for a west african travel ban as more countries ban travellers from ebola-hit nations >>> we go to north korea to see if forming reforms will end malnutrition and starvation. >>> we begin in libya where the red crescent called for a ceasefire to allow families to leave. an offensive by general khalifa haftar has been launched. victoria gaetan by reports. >> reporter: benghazi is caught up in a struggle for control between forces loyal to the government, and rival militia groups. war planes bombed militia positions and people supporting renegade general khalifa haftar's forces dismantled check paints set up with other fighters. libya is under the control of two governments supported by armed groups engaged in daily nighting. in the gerry arn area, south of tripoli, these are som

libya needs one parliament that represents all libyans. the united nations recognizes and sports the legitimacy of the house of representatives, and demands all people to respect it. legitimacy has to come with inclusion. this includes new procedures based on the most important decisions. >> at the moment the elected parliament is being held off in remote city. they fled there. the group is called libya's dawn controlling large parts of the capitol. they refuse to recognize the house of representatives. instead they reconvened the previous parliament, the general national congress. no single group is in charge of the entire country. a patchwork are in control. this is a libyan city after a car bombing. the group has since disbanded and now are at war with each other. >> it's very difficult to ascertain to understand what this government will be able to re-establish some degree of authority. i mean, they had decided to move the parliament, which they thought was at a safe distance of where the conflicts had been erupting so far, but it seem

how is that being received inside libya?as far as i know, the situation on the ground is very difficult. in many of these front lines, the lines are en tang he had between the forces. for example in the western side, the forces of the door of libya trying to cap the supply line both sides, a cease-fire to allow the evacuation of injured people. so far on the ground, there is nothing as such. >> nosil, thank you so much. now to the latest developments on the ebola outbreak. linebiera's president, ellen jo johnson sirleaf has made a plea to help with the fight. 4 and a half thousand people have died. cuba is certainlieding 165 doctors and nurses with plans top send nearly 300 more to linebiera and guinea. israel has announced it will begin screening passengers arriving from ebola-hit countries in west africa. it comes as global health experts are meeting at the world health summit to tackle the ebola outbreak. these are live pictures of the meeting in berlin. according to the world health organization, more than 9,000 cases of

but the egyptian government is denying involved in the battle for libya's second largest city. victoria gaetan by reports. >> reporter: the battle for benghazi is fought on the ground and in the air. forces loyal to renegade general khalifa haftar say they want to liberate the second-largest city from terrorists. ansar al-sharia are defined. >> translation: the army barracks are in our hand. anyone who dares to mess with us, we will bury them. benghazi will be your graveyard. >> as the battle for benghazi intensifies, there has been more allegations that egypt's air force has bombed targets in the city. >> translation: after calling for peace in libya, we were surprised there was no calls for the u.a.e. in egypt to stop interfering. we know the limited power of the libyan army, it's unaccepted to help general khalifa haftar with the air stripes. >> reporter: egypt's government says it denies involvement, but it is in egypt's interest to bring back the separatist leadership. >> egypt would not like to see an islamic regime neighbouring in libya, so will do its utmost to make sur

mohammed has more on the struggle for libya's second-largest city. >> reporter: eastern libya is bracing a serious escalation of violence. the former general announced he is about to launch a new offensive to liberate benghazi, libya's second-largest city from what he calls terrorists. >> translator: the heros of operation dignity, they are now fully prepared to achieve their goal, namely to liberate the city of benghazi. it is a city worthy of living. it has sacrificed the lives of martyrs to the terrorists bullets. >> reporter: the opponents have promised to counter his attack. they call themselves the benghazi lions, and released a video in response to the threats. >> translator: we want have any assault against the household of the revolutionary fighters. the response will be in the same manner. you are nothing but agents to america. and you will meet the same fate that the collaborators have seen. this is a clear warning to you. >> reporter: they drove forces from their main bases in benghazi, killing dozens of fighters. the city is now in control of religious militias. on wednesday

libya is now under the control of two opposing governments.s the area south of tripoli these are just some of the families who have left their homes to escape the fighting. >> translator: they shelled our house in the middle of the night. my son was injured but when we got him to hospital, the doctors said they couldn't do anything for him, and he died. >> reporter: the town's university has been turned into temporary shelter, but there's no school here so the children make the most of what little they have. >> translator: our country is in a state of war, and the schools are closed. we had to leave our homes and come live here. >> translator: because of the fighting we have missed lots of lessons which is sad. >> reporter: the fighting has killed hundreds of people and forced hundreds more to leave their homes. it's a pattern being repeated across the country. violence and rivalry deeply split libya following the uprising that topple the former leader. the rival groups now vying for power show no sign of reconciliation, so people in libya con

we have more now on the struggle for libya's second largest city. >> reporter: libya is bracing for a serious ex-canalation of violence. general haftar threatens to retake the areas. >> they're working to a liberate the city. >> haftar's opponents advocate a thought of political islam, and has promised to counter his attack. they call themselves the bengahzi lions and released a vigil of threats. >> we warn of any assault against the household of the revolutionary fighters. the response will be in the same manner. without remorse or leniency. you'll meet the same fate as soldiers and collaborators have seen. this is a clear warning to you. >> reporter: at the end of july, they have drawn forces killing dozens of fighters. the city is now under the control of religious militias. they have over a seized large amounts of weapons. they urge young people to carry weapons an fight the militias. the rivalries have deeply split libya, which has fallen in chaos in 2011 after the falling of oma muammar qaddafi. and things got worse after several groups opposed the newly elected parliament leadi

rival militias are battling for control of eastern ben gas and i towns west of libya.e than 100 people have been killed in violence in the past 10 days, al jazerra has a report. >> reporter: this mosque is one of the few remaining buildings still functional in libya's western mountains region. batters homes and streets tell what happened here. many residents of the town have left after the heaviest fighting since the fall of the c go qaddi regime but some had nowhere today tann the house was hit by a rocket causing serious damage, tearized my family and damaged two cars, mine and a friends. this is true tear on, it's undez presented. >> reporter: dozens have been killed here in the last 10 days. groups and forces loyal to the remember gate general are trying to take control of the western mountains. the opposition fighters are backed by the dawn of libya and alliance of conservative militias. these men are waiting for reinforcements and until they arrive making improvised rocket launchers from old rockets. they say they have been able to stop the advance of better equi

he might have had a father who lived in libya.here are reports he went to libya in 2011 to fight against the regime of gaddafi. that is not confirmed by authorities. authorities have not confirmed anything except his identity. we should have more soon. >> thank you for that. now, a u.s. federal jury has found for former employees of the security firm blackwater guilty of killing innocent civilians in baghdad. the 2007 shootings barked an international outcry over the role of private security contractors in a war zone. the defendant had claimed it was an act of self-defense, but the jury found one guilty of murder and three others of voluntary manslaughter. all could face decades in prison. >> after 11 weeks of trial and years of legal battle, a verdict. a federal jury found for former -- four former blackwater security guards guilty of killing unarmed iraqis seven years ago. three of them are convicted of involuntary manslaughter, a force of murder. -- a fourth of murder. the accused open fire at a busy roundabout in september, 20

in that respect i came to libya to convey a message for all. in september the united nations organized a meeting in the house of representatives. this constituted the first courageous step for which we will build on. i'm here to support the process that was initiated and representative of all libyans. it is my prompted prompted admonition, peace building always is, that's right we have to work together. all parties will have difficult decisions. you will have to make hard choice, hard decisions. this will not be easy. we're here to praise your courage to participate i and lead in this process. the proposal of this dialogue will put an end to the institution of crisis. the country cannot afford to be politically divided for so long. libya needs one parliament that represents all libyans. the united nations recognizes and supports the legitimacy of the house of representatives and demands all people to protect it oit. this inclusion entails procedures based o on decisions. as any parliament in any democracy in the world, the house has to make all

libya has been dragged to hell. libyans are falling.ato countries have withdrawing their ambassadors, leaving libya drifting in the wind. >> reporter: just as international intervention played a major rule in the outcome of the revolution, officials say external forces are at work in libya once again, trying to ensure that the power struggle between pod rat and extremist faxctions ends the wa they want it to. >> because of its wealth and geographic features, which is a large, porous society which is absent any kind of institutional security right now. so it's not surprising that its neighbors and its near neighbors and further neighbors have concerns. >> reporter: some like the u.s. ambassador feel that this perceived interference will delay any democratic transition. others such at libyan ambassador to the uae believes so-called political islam must be defeated at all costs. >> we are facing a monster, really. a mutation of islam that purports to be islam that is not islam, a monster that is closer to fascist ideas and to totalitarian

and four european allies called for an end to fighting in libya. forces loyal it a retired general, khalifa haftar, launched attacks against militias in the eastern city of benghazi, and in the west. dozens of people have been killed in an escalation in violence, and thousands fled. we have the latest. >> reporter: these gunshots in libya are emblem attic of the gunshots, sustained, but no major gains. they are the latest battle front in the western towns. a renegade former general is pushing his forces between the capital tripoli, and the city of zip dane. he's trying to control most of the country. civilians in the conflict are suffering, and supplies are running out. the u.n. is calling for calm. a statement said the united nations nation is proposing an:. >> four months of parliament tried to claim legitimacy, and the u.n.'s effort to bring the two sides to negotiate are not working. >> attacks intensified after the visit to tripoli. >> it seems clear that the international community, via egypt and other countries that involved themselves in th

eastern city of benghazi and towns in western libya. more than 100 have been killed in the last 10 days. associate vice president of middle east and africa at the united states institute of peace. good to have you with us. as i mentioned it's been three years on since the killing of gadhafi. is this still a revolution in the making that can lead to a better libya? >> any transition, particularly what we've seen with libya which involved a lot of violence and involves a lot of going to take a lot of time and going to be painful. but i think there is a very sincere legitimate government at the core that's trying build on some coalitions that will finally result in some stability. but we are very far from that scenario today. >> ists interesting today but you mentioned the tobruk, i'm assuming you're referring to the tobruk government that's trying to build on. is that not undermining the state and its authority? >> it completely is, i think one of the primary issues and one of the key challenges in libya is everyone keeps asking is it a f

we have chaos in libya.ately, i believe, the radical islamists are going to gain control. >> that's certainly how it looks when a democratically elected parliament holed up at a ritz carlton saying we're scared and can i get another cocktail? it doesn't look good. >> that's going to cascade throughout the rest of the middle east as we've seen in syria and what's going on in iraq. it is not looking good. fortunately we have general al sisi in egypt who is becoming a strong armed person getting rid of the radical islamist muslim brotherhood. but we are not giving him the assistance in the amounts that we ought to, megyn. that's very disturbing to me because they are really becoming to bowl work in the mideast right now. >> right. it's like a domino effect we've seen them now take over in iraq, obviously we know what's happening in syria, now libya. the radical islamists have seized control. one wonders if we don't get involved militarily in all of these places, and, you know, query what it is an appetite for t

yes, the islamic militants take over libya one day. what will happen?he means to deliver the rockets or whatever, the means to deliver destruction to europe, they can do frit this side if they have control. >> reporter: in tobruk, they say the threat of extremism in libya is as great as that posed by islamic state militants in syria and iraq. but the world, busy now with those places, is looking the other way. bbc news, tobruk. >> and tim will have more from tobruk in this weekend's edition of "our world" right here on "bbc world news." still lots more to come right now here on "bbc world news." do stay with us, including hong kong's chief executive proposing talks with students after another night of clashes on the city streets. >>> and concerns of food shortages in west african countries hit by ebola. 40% of farms in sierra leone are abandoned. oh no. who are you? daddy, this is blair, he booked this room with priceline express deals and saved a ton. i got everything i wanted. >>> hello. welcome back to "bbc world news." our kasia madera. our main hea

in libya supreme court set to rule on legitimacy of one of two rival parliaments.aced a political power vacuum since former leader moammar gadhafi was killed exactly three years ago and militia battling for the eastern city of benghazi and towns in western libya and now from al jazee jazeera. >> reporter: this mosque is one of the few remaining buildings still functional in the western mountains region and battered homes and streets tell what happened here and many residents of the towns have left after the heaviest fighting since the fall of the gadhafi regime in 2011 but some had no where else to go. >> translator: the house was hit by a grand rocket that detonated causing serious damage and terrorized my family and damaged two cars, mine and a friends. this is true terror. it's unprecedented. >> reporter: dozens have been killed here in the last ten days. and the groups and forces loyal to the general are trying to take control of the western mountains. the opposition fighters are backed by the dawn of libya and alliance of conservative malitias. these men are w

and we report. >> reporter: chanting for the over throw of parliament the one that sits in the libyand for months two rival representatives and no government. these protesters oppose any foreign intervention and support libya's dawn in the reliance of malitia which controls the country including the country tripoli and gather in the freedom square of benghazi, a battleground for months and this is the latest car bomb that went off in front of a local hotel and it was not clear who was the target. like other parts of libya no one single group is in charge here and he is declared a terrorist group by the united states says it's making gains in the city. but it denies aims to expand beyond benghazi. >> translator: we regret this internal strife that our people in libya are dealing with. the treacherous has dragged them into this and cost loss and tragedy. my god, if this will drag on they will lose more and more and pray it will end soon. >> reporter: but increasing numbers of radical fighters is becoming a serious concern. this video posted on the internet appears to show a convow in s

libya - a lot of groups fighting. there were external elements. we also have to give a credit to the european union and the united states, who stood with the experience in tunisia. they were supporting from far. they gave loans. they advised them. they didn't interfere in the fabric. political life, the way they did in other countries. that's why tunisia - soon we'll see a recovery. the country has a lot of potential. it's a great country, there's a lot of potential with tourism and agriculture, the trade with the european union. recovery with indonesia is looming. >> i want to get your thoughts on the future of libya and syria? >> those are two of the worst cases going. in syria the entire social fabric of the country broke down. the war is continuing. the amazing thing to those of us in the west is the survivability of the bashar al-assad regime, and how he managed to hold on to a large segment of the population that supports him against the opposition. syria is in for a long, difficult period. with regard to libya, they are in chaos. they are i

libya.ou went to libya, and it seems now people look to libya as a failure. >> remember the sentence of one of the prime minister's of mao zedong. he was asked, what you think of the french revolution? he said, it is a little early to say. two centuries after. so three years after the libyan revolution, it is still a little early to call it a failure. , for me what i fear is you have to compare what is happening in libya with what is happening in syria. what is the result of nonintervention, and what is the result of intervention? the result of intervention in libya is chaos. the result of nonintervention in syria is chaos plus 200,000 dead plus islamic state. >> chaos on either side. >> plus 200,000 dead on the side of nonintervention. the result of intervention is better. >> you have a column i referenced in which you called for a marshall plan for ukraine. what is that? >> i call it a marshall plan. organized by a man with people from germany, banks, industry. i proposed an economic rebui

. >> all armed groups in libya haven't demanded to withdraw from their positions and stop fighting. ban ki-moon has come in trying to broker a deal. >> the country cannot afford to be politically divided for long, a long time. >> libya needs to represent all libyans. the united nations recognises and supports the legitimacy of the elected house of representatives, and demands all people to respect it. legitimacy has to come with incugs. this inclusion contains procedures and consensus, and it is important. >> aid agencies in sierra leone say the international community needs to invest more money to contain the ebola outbreak. international help arrived in the form of a jumbo jet full of medical supplies. the first of three consignments. doctors say the country doesn't have enough resources to treat patients >>> a group of chinese medical workers conducted an ebola risk assessment on china's peacekeeping mission in liberia. this came after two men were confirmed of having ebola. the first contained case died last month. 31 staff are under investigation. the chinese group visited a se

. >> libya's supreme court has delayed a decision on the legitimacy of two rival parliaments.moammar gadhafi's death was supposed to usher in a new democracy in the country. in may gunmen burst into government headquarters in tripoli during a protest to suspend bounty payments for those who fought against gadhafi, various militias. and in september a u.s. ambassador and three other americans were killed when armed militants swarmed the consulate. all in all militias became more powerful and more violent. in may of this year a renegade general launched and assault to wipe out of islamist dreamt extt groups he called. in tripoli with more. >> the decision of the coorn constitutional division, in light of the hearing that went all the morning between the two sides, the legal representatives of the mps who are boycotting the parliamentary sessions in tobruk the meetings happening in the city of tobruk, they argue, are illegal. however, the other side, the legal representatives of the libyan mps were meeting in the city of tobruk have argued for an adjournment because they claim th

it's a tale of two lub -- libyas. well look at the rivals >>> protesters in hopping copping -- hong kong gobbing back to the streets after talks are deadlocked >>> in sport, serena williams suffers one of the heaviest defeats in years. >>> iraqi troop and pro-government militia recaptured part of tikrit from i.s.i.l. the government is trying to take it back, because it lies on an important supply route for i.s.i.l. i.s.i.l. fighters in syria seized u.s. military supplies meant for kurdish forces in the besieged found of kobane. the u.s. confirmed that one of the 27 bundles of weapons and ammunition it dropped has gone missing. >>> one of libya's rival prime minister's has been holding tacks with the envoy. the militias that back him took over the capital in august. the prime minister and cabinet he pushed out are in the east of the country, in tub ruck -- tobruk. >> reporter: well armed and fighting street-level battles. there are two governments pushing for supremacy in libya, and a town south-west of tripoli. they h

seven soldiers are killed during violence in eastern libya.nd hard times for the circus in bangladesh, were new technologies are staeding the audience. hong kong's leader has used a late night protestor, that he will not resign. see why the government was willing to talk & that protestors are risking serious consequences if they escalate their demonstrations. two protestors have threatened to occupy government buildings unless the chief executive steps down. for the past one to two days there have been students and other young people surrounding and threatening to occupy government buildings including the chief executive office, and government head quarters. the government and the police will continue to exercise the upmost restrains to allow these students and other young people to demonstrate. al jazeera was at that prez conference, more on what he had to say. >> for a man whose position is in question, he was certainly very calm as he walked into the press conference, flanked by his chief secretary kerry lamb. he said he was nominating his

in libya, yemen, or syria. >> okay, hashem. thank you. joining us from to you nice. in syria the northern town of kobane has seen some of the most intense fighting in years. the battle has been ranging for 40 days within sight of the turkish border as they defend the town again isil fighters. bernard smith is following developments from the board to tell us whether they are, in fact, developments on the ground or it just seems to be a stalemate. >> well, there has been fighting throughout today. we've been down there on the turkish side of the border, and we've heard gunfire and mortar fire. that has faulted that very heavy fighting. the isil forces have been determined to find the border crossing. they have won that border crossing and won control of it because they believe they don't have it, if they don't have control of it, it will be used as an access point for syrian kurdish fighters. those reinforcements whether they come from iraqi peshmerga o or allied to the syrian army. they push back without airstrikes the syrian ku

if we didn't get engaged in libya. now there is a guy that i cited in the book, harvard democratic strategist he went in and did the math. he said look the surest way of knowing if there be a bloodbath is what happened in the second largest in libya. and when he fought the rebels only 200 people died died and they were all soldiers. women were killed and children were killed. there was no bloodbath. why would he not duplicated that in benghazi this is the same strategy that bill clinton used in serbia and kosovo in 1999. it worked then and it works now. we should take one more question. yes ma'am in the back. >> first of all thank you for being here. i can't wait to read your book. my question is do you personally think that we would be able to flip the senate in three weeks? >> it's interesting because it will be gone i don't be gone until after that. [laughter] >> i'm going to start the dance altogether. i think there is a good chance that we will do that. [applause] >> okay. last question. >> i just want to say that

. >> this is what it often sounds like in libya these days. the fighting's being done by the dawn of libya and brigades that cause the gaddafi regime. the groups have made. >> the fighting has caused suffering among civilians and supplies are running out. so far, hospitals in the city of kikla report over 100 fatalities and in benghazi are reports are dozens of injured and dead. the u.n. is calling for calm. for months, the efforts to bring the two sides together don't seem to be working. >> it seems clear that the community for egypt and other countries involved themselves in the conflict don't support a negotiated settlement at this time. we do realize there is a lot more mileage in violence still to come. this conflict can't end in a negotiated settlement. >> providing support to the elected politicians in the city, they also of international support, but no control on the ground. the competing leadership base in tripoli is said to have the support of sudan and qatar. the base is calling for more weapons and logistical help. that is what th

i don't remember. >> so, when was the first time you heard that he was in libya?when he died. >> how did did you hear that? >> my daughter called me. >> and who had she heard from? >> i don't remember. >> you didn't even know he was there? >> no. >> or what he was doing? >> no. >> did the state department call you then or just your daughter? >> she called to tell me and then i looked out the window and i saw all these people walking towards my house, some of them were my friends. they must have known. i don't know how they knew what had happened but they started to come into the house and next thing i know people came through the front door from washington my friends and that was the beginning of that long process. children supposed to outlive you. >> it's the wrong order. >> wrong order. so, what happened? did they give you any information? i mean, tell me about that day. >> that day was just filled with crying and tears. if they told me anything, i don't remember it. and it was like that for two or three days. so, looking back, you're in a fog and you are just t

and libya is in chaos, and it's a trouble for its neighbors, for tunisia and egypt. you have in that country all sorts of very different groups of people. and some are very nasty and harmful to their neighbors. >> did the arab spring change foreign policy in washington at all, mr. bannerman. >> of course. i think we saw the arab spring in&the liberal democratic phase, and we saw it in our own image, where we're heading. i don't think that we saw the underlying changes in society and understood all of the things that were going on in the region. therefore, the american policy has changed toward the region and we're less optimistic today. but we're still behind the curve, and i think that's a problem that washington has. things are changing in the region, much more quickly than we can adapt. >> are there policy that's need to be developed in washington? >> i think the policies in washington were hesitant in the beginning, and didn't know where to stand. the egyptian president, mubarak, on january 28th, said that we can solve the problems of the world. and they were hes

at least 16 people have been killed in the libya city of benghazi and follows fierce fighting betweences loyal to a rent grade general a fighters from benghazi council and battling malitia from mizarati across libya. runoff will be held later this month to choose brazil's next president and in sunday's election the current president failed to win an outright majority securing around 41% of the vote. she will face center right candidate in the second around. he got nearly 34%. in third place was the socialist parties silver and she was leading the polls in august when she entered the race following the sudden death of campos and this is from south palo. >> reporter: she was up beat but not reelected and she did not get enough votes to avoid a runoff. >> translator: this is a simple message i have to move forward and continue in this fight together with each one of these borders to change brazil. >> reporter: the story of the night was this person who made a dramatic late surge to finish a strong second. his message to get the economy growing with traction and coupled with a strong last

dawn of libya, further alliance of conservative militias. they control most of the area including the capital tripoli. hold up in eastern tobruk. no control on the ground. with promises of support from abroad he urged the libyan army to enter tripoli last week and called for mass civil disowe beadisobedience. but in tip li the message has not gone down well. >> life is back to normal, you can see how crowded the shops and popular markets are. >> there's no civil disobedience at all. the people work and the security is okay. thank god everything is well. >> despite the fighting by frieps trand armed groups libya's oirl exports have not been affected. the national oil corporation is functioning as all conflicting parties need the oil money. oil proceeds are going into a central bank, thousands of public employees still need to be paid and that may well be the only delicate unspoken rapprochement between libya's warring forces. >> prosecutors are asking for death penalty for the captain of a ferry that sank in april. 14 members of the ferry. ha

and several of its european allies are calling for an end to the fighting in libya. a general who has the backing is trying to drive them out of bepi benghazi. a difficult time for people in tripoli. what is the latest on the fight in benghazi? >> the latest information about the fighting in benghazi, there's ongoing skirmishes between forces allied to the down of libya operation, around khan youni [s] and the change of fire. there's squirmishes going on between the two sides, around the air base. the latest information point out that no side works out a major drive, and the forces have not been able to halt the advance. the forces loyal have attempted to make on the last few days, but around the two towns - major battles. heavy fighters loyal. and the forces of zintan, and the tribal militias trying to take the advance and trying to take control of the towns. a heavy change of artillery fire. without gapes to the two sides. the forces loyal to libya operations managed over the last few days, and the toll or the number of dead on both front seems to address day by da