>> the passengers and crew were freed in a raid at somalia's mogadishu airport. >> there was a sense that the pendulum was swinging away from terrorist efficacy. in other words, if you hijacked a plane, you didn't necessarily get a free run to the press conference. >> once again, we see terrorism's evolution in the sense that the terrorists themselves often have to change up their tactics if they're going to stay one step ahead of the government. >> west german industrialist hans martin schrier, a key government adviser, was kidnapped in cologne today. >> the terrorists riddled the cars carrying schrier and his police bodyguards with machine gun fire. the bodyguards were killed. >> this is the third terrorist incident in germany in the past six months. all involve death, and all involve the badder mine off group. >> the red army faction in west germany was part of a 1970s trend of moxist vanguard groups. the red brigade in the japanese

. >>> at least two soldiers were killed in a blast in the capital mogadishu, somalia. (f) hashem ahelbarra reports >> as happy birthday hashemahelo sign in let up in the conflict. >> central city of ta'izz where fighting has flared over the last few days. government troops backed by coalition forces are on the offensive in the province of mareb but progress is slow. >> translator: the terrain isn't helpful at all. the houthis have mind most of the fields in this area so we are cautious and yemen's new army hasn't deployed fully. >>> leader remains defiant. >> we are confident we will ultimately prevail. our people have defeated invaders in the past and we will do the same thing again. we will continue the fight until we liberate each and every inch of our country. >> reporter: the houthi leader seeming to willing to compromise. his group has freed three saudi hostages as well as two americans and a briton. a senior heu houthi official and oclose aid to former president ali abdullah saleh. oman is trying to peed 88th a settlement between yemen's warring faction he but a

. >>> a car bomb has gone off in somalia's presidential palace capital mogadishu, nobody has said they are behind the explosion. >>> now a dispute over teachers pay as led to the closure of all public schools in kenya. the country's supreme court ruled the government give the teachers a pay raise but it says it can't afford that. croint reports. >> this shelter small and stuffy but with schools closed it is one of the places that will allow children to go. the shelter was started by a nonprofit organization years ago, to help children with their tuition. hundreds have been turning up not only to study but also a hot mug of fo porridge. many don't have adequate at hoax. >> we have to blame government. >> all schools under the kenya government has been closed indefinitely. no solution in sight. >> the government says paying them more is just not sustainable and it will hurt their economy. teachers on the other hand insists the government is not being sincere and all the while, children in schools like this one continue to lose out. >> the salary commission would have no choice would be f

in the capital mogadishu. loud blast followed by gun fire. nobody yet says they were behind it.the armed group al shabaab says it's stepped upists attacks. alexis tsipras called a vote after losing his election in the syriza party, more from barnaby phillips who is in athens. >> not the traditional religious ceremony that all his predecessors have gone through and he never wears a tie. not even at this important state event. but alexis tsipras have learned the art of compromise. in july, face wednesday the prospect of greece's expulsion from the eurozone he agreed to a new bailout program and more austerity to the despair of many of his supporters. here at syriza headquarters there is great interest in the lineup of the new government. alexis tsipras has to pleas various political constituencies, but his action he are watched all across europe. european governments are hoping for a new administration that is genuinely committed to reform. alexis tsipras and syriza are. >> a strong position to implement controls if they really wish to. >> you have such a policy applied by left wi

the militants stormed the base some 80 kilometers south of the capital mogadishu on thursday. a car laden with explosives rammed into the base. a fierce exchange of gunfire followed. the base houses peacekeepers from uganda. the facility was taken by the militants at one point, but the soldiers later regained control. the au mission has yet to release casualty figures. the afp news agency quoted the military sources saying at least 50 soldiers were killed and 50 others remain unaccounted for. al shabaab continues to carry out acts of terror in somalia and neighboring kenya. despite counter attacks by somalian and au troops as well as drone strikes by the u.s. >>> all eye oos -- eyes on the global market. ramin mel gard joins us now. what are some of the key points in this report? >> there are some positives, but also a little bit of caution. let's go over the details. the u.s. federal reserve says the country's economy continued expanding across most regions and sectors by late last month and wages rose in some areas. but it adds china's economic slowdown is hurting demand for

in the lower shabeli region and au force in somalia fought off attack from al-shabab southwest of mogadishu soldiers over run the base and killed a number of amazon soldiers. we have a lot more to come still on al jazeera. ♪ find out about the music gambia's government doesn't want its people to hear. ♪ the only way to get better is to challenge yourself, and that's what we're doing at xfinity. we are challenging ourselves to improve every aspect of your experience. and this includes our commitment to being on time. every time. that's why if we're ever late for an appointment, we'll credit your account $20. it's our promise to you. we're doing everything we can to give you the best experience possible. because we should fit into your life. not the other way around. >> the show's called "third rail". we'll be talking about topics that you wouldn't ordinarily touch. people are gonna be challenged, we're not gonna take sides... an approach that treats every single player in a particular story equally. it's something fresh and something new. ♪ hello again, i'm marteen dennis and the top stories

. >> breaking news, car bombs exploded near the presidential palace in motor vehicle dis mogadishu.e'll bring you more on that as we get it, but we're going to stay in somalia. al-shabab gunmen have spread north to set u up in the mountains in puntland. >> here armed forces are engaging members of the group who have been holding out here for several years. recent al-shabab losses have seen dose dozens of their fighters heading north. >> they are more or less on the run as we've outnumbered them. they keep moving in small groups. >> this man knows that they can be ambushed at any moment. getting no response they move forward they say the forces have been left to their own devices. >> we have been fighting with no help. unlike other parts of the country. this is our fear. >> the poor roads make for slow progress, but there have been successes. until recently it was an important base for al-shabab militias. it is now under control of the forces. life is returning as more residents return to their homes. a base where they've receive armed shipments. the town is heavily militarized. yet

exploded at the gates of somalia's presidential palace, at least five people were killed in the capital mogadishu. as yet no claim of responsibility. the palace is the official home of the president prime minister and parliament speaker. >>> stocks have suffered their biggesbiggest fall ever of volk. facing more questions over whether i.t. happened in europe as well. jonah hull reports. >> this was the frankfurt international motor show on monday, the volkswagen stand under the bonnet a dark secret, revealed last week by the environmental protection agency in the united states. volkswagen it says has been falsifying data for years to embellish the clean air credentials of its much prized turbodiesel tdi engine. in early trading on monday the company's stock lost to up to a quarter of its value. >> translator: at the time cost vast amounts of money and there is a threat not just of fines but also class action lawsuits. what's also very important: volkswagen's image is severely damaged. >> reporter: the news for the makers of the people's car, the famous beetle famously remade could get much worse.

there were no flights into mo mogadis mogadishu. i went to this airport outside nairobi.ef was flying accredited journalists in. i wasn't accredited. at the other end of the airport, the drug dealers who were providing cot to the somalis, they said i could pay my way. i was negotiating to do that when someone from unicef saw me and felt sorry for me. i was 22 i think. >> i thought i had an adventureeroadventur adventurous early 20s. you involve into a journalist and get hired fairly early on at fnc, 1999. you come over here to do a bunch of reporter. then you get married, you have children. >> we got to jerusalem in '99 that's when fox hired me full time. and that's when the two -- our two daughters were born there. >> you had two really intense situations. the first in 2006, steve santanny was kid napped by terrorists and you were involved in getting him released, how did you do that? >> we were well-connected in gaza, we had great stringers down there. we had met with many of the leaders of hamas in the past. we started pounding the pavement trying to find out where the

there were no flights into mogadishu because the civil war was going on and no planes going.is little airport outside of nairobi and the unicef was flying accredited journalists. in i wasn't accredited. at the other end of the airport the drug dealers who were providing cross to all these somalis they said i could pay my way in cot. i was negotiating to do that when someone from unicef saw me and felt sorry for me. i was 22. >> i thought i had an adventurist early 20's. >> greg didn't know i was coming. >> so then you evolve into a journalist. and you get hired fairly early on at fnc 19999, right? >> right. >> you come over here to do a bunch of reporting. >> it sounds like a -- that they are firing. >> then, you get married and you have children. >> we got to jerusalem in '99. that's when fox hired me full time. and that's when the two -- our two daughters were born during the -- >> you had two really intense situations. the first in 2006, steve centanni was kidnapped by terrorists. >> yes. >> and you were involved in getting him released. how did you do that? >> steve and h

paul area, which they call little mogadishu. shabab fighting in africa or al qaeda fighting in the mideast. the danger of the syrian refugees is exactly the same as the experience we've alreadywit. there will be guaranteed among them -- >> bad guys. >> -- particularly with this development. >> think about what the germans are doing? they're taking 500,000. >> you know, germany owes the world a lot from what germany did previously. i like that they're stepping up to the plate. we have to be extremely careful in vetting, particularly, the young men. >> all right. thank you very much geraldo for joining us. go talk to donald trump. >> all right. >> but me first. >> okay. >> meanwhile straight ahead -- >> a new surprise in the bowe bergdahl case. he planned to abandon his fellow soldiers for weeks. the man who put his own life on the line trying to save the so-called deserter reacts next. >> and do you see anything wrong with this uniform? meet the criminals behind it. take a close look, and the mug shots are hard to forget. today,