mogadishu was a very different place at that time then it is now. it was very culturally enriched environment. my earliest memories really are of music and art and plays in part of the education system was that you learned poetry some called somalia nations of poets so poetry was a way you express yourself in songs and plays were the way in which this originally nomadic culture passed down information, not much of somalia's history is written so everything was done through song and dance and as part of our education system we would have times in which throughout the day we would sing and dance and my aunts and uncles brought that home and so they would have my siblings and i pair off and do duets so we were often busy writing songs down so we could memorize them because none of us wanted to be outperformed by the other. >> host: you did not mention your mother. what happened? >> guest: my mother passed away when i was very little and i have no memory and, you know, i really didn't have much of a missed experience with her not being around because th

somali security forces have ended a 5 hour see a hotel in the capital mogadishu. a suspected car bomb and shoes out of the elite hotel and lido beach saw at least 6 people killed and 40 others injured government officials are among the dead group al-shabaab has claimed responsibility for the attack. on the feeling that i can buy a car full of explosives was rammed into the front gate of the hotel then attackers from al-shabaab stormed into the hotel and started shooting at everyone they came across i saw many did bodies on the ground the situation in there is really miserable. new zealand's prime minister has delayed its addiction by 4 weeks as the country looks to contain a 2nd coronavirus outbreak she said are burned says she made the decision to push back september's election after consulting with rival political parties and the electoral commission comes after new zealand's largest city oakland went back into lockdown following and new outbreak of cases says the election won't be delayed a 2nd time i have decided on balance to move the election by 4 weeks to t

and an attack in same place at a hotel in somalia's capital mogadishu at least 5 people were killed after a suspected car bomb blew up of the alito is held in lido beach and government officials say 2 gunmen are among the dead ambulance staff at the scene say dozens have been injured and we'll bring you more on that story of as we get it thailand has seen the largest protests so far demanding political reforms and unprecedented changes to royal rule a growing number of thais have rallied in weeks of student led protests when he reports from bangkok. in big numbers they came to the center of bangkok to escalate their call to change protesters gathered around democracy monument a symbol of what they say thailand doesn't have. i can't pick the fact that the government is so corrupt it's been in power for far too long and things aren't getting any better. after weeks of peaceful protests led mainly by students this was by far the largest and most diverse attracting ties from different sectors of society including other groups who staged mass rallies in the past. people have come out today the

and everything accomplished in mogadishu. i signed on as a radio reporter with abc news and abc news found a mansion that was protected. and they hired mercenaries to protect the compound. and we were housed in the compound and bedded down in shifts while our security as the somali mercenaries liked to be called were encamped. it was impossible to go out without the security and even with the gunman along there were people coming up, hands tugged at wallet pockets and chris bands. a they were grasping, pushing, whining, sneer people and young men waving ak-47 assault rifles pushed among the ground. rusted pickup trucks with gun mounts welded into the bed. there was another abc reporter, i'll call him leon. he offered to take me to the market in mogadishu. i said, sure, i wanted to see if there was a market in mogadishu. if there was a market, what were they selling? goats on offal, turns out. i learned about the medium of exchange in the market in mogadishu. i learned that there will always be a medium of exchange. now, the c

somali security forces have ended now a 5 hour siege on a hotel in the capital mogadishu. a suspected car bomb and shootout at the. store at least 6 people killed and 40 others wounded security forces say 2 gunmen are among the dead government officials often stay at that facility the group al-shabaab says it was behind the attack. on the feeling that i could buy a car full of explosives was rammed into the front gate of the hotel then attack is from al-shabaab stormed into the hotel and started shooting everyone they came across i saw many did bodies on the ground the situation in there is really miserable. the head of the u.s. postal service has been summoned to testify at a congressional committee later this month lois to joy he was appointed postmaster general by president onil trump and now facing accusations of trying to sabotage the mail network head of november's election by withholding funding and limiting its operations on saturday the postal service warned millions of mail in ballots mine are riving time to be counted on election day that's now speak to mike han

he's been treated unfairly. 5 people have been killed in an attack on a hotel in somalia's capital mogadishu government officials say 2 gunmen are among the dead i mean and stuff on scene say 28 others are injured an explosion followed by gunfire was howard at the elite hotel in lido beach it tack is ongoing still ahead on al-jazeera. i have to. go and everything gone in a matter of seconds we meet some beirut residents who've lost everything they've worked for. and the sale of cigarettes and alcohol resumes in south africa as coronavirus restrictions are lifted. hello there's more rain to come for the korean peninsula but probably for north korea wrong than south korea which is enjoying at least in the south a bit of a warm sunny spittal a moment in fact the rain is more likely to be showing itself in beijing where you have to be brief bit of flash flooding not significant but it's been iraq and in the last day or so could see some more the heavy rains down in sichuan the headwaters the yangtze in beijing itself the forecast is the thunderstorms from monday into tuesday there across a time

at least 11 people have been killed during a 5 hour siege at a hotel in the somali capital mogadishu a suspected car bomb and shoot out of the elite hotel lido beach in injured 40 others government officials and a police officer were amongst the the armed group al-shabaab has claimed responsibility. for the attack as at the end i can buy a car full of explosives was rammed into the front gate of the hotel then attack us from al-shabaab stormed into the hotel and started shooting at everyone they came across i saw many dead bodies on the ground the situation in there is really miserable. so barbara his government is accusing the head of an influential group of catholic clergy of being evil and trying to promote a civil war that follows a statement from the country's bishops that was voted out at an all catholic churches on sunday blaming the government for economic collapse and human rights abuses are number of anti-government protesters have been arrested and eventually tortured during a current in recent weeks or low but as a former spokesman for the opposition movement for democrat

have been killed in somalia and 40 others injured during a 5 hour siege at a hotel in the capital mogadishu a suspected car bomb went off followed by a shootout at the elite hotel in lido beach 5 attackers government officials and a police officer amongst the dead the armed group has claimed responsibility. here is house of representatives is being recalled to vote on legislation to protect the postal service the postmaster general has made cutbacks to the department and been summoned to testify before a congressional committee comes as protest is accused levied to joy of trying to sabotage the mail network head of november's election mike hanna reports from washington d.c. . for the 2nd straight day protesters gathered outside the postmaster general so. they can use him off sabotaging the postal service with a view to restricting mail in ballots in the election essentially backing president trump in what many view as naked photo suppression the american people have a right you know where we're not frogs slowly boiling in a pot we see what's happening and we're going to fight against it we'

of the story we've been following an armed attack is taking place in a hotel in somalia's capital mogadishu at least 10 people were killed after a suspected car a car bomb blew up outside the elite hotel in lighter beach dozens of people have also been injured security forces say 2 gunmen are among the dead government officials often stay at this facility is well known in the area. well now the head of the u.s. postal service has been summoned to testify at a congressional committee later this month joy was appointed postmaster general by president donald trump and now facing accusations of trying to sabotage the mail network ahead of november's election by withholding funding and limiting its operations on saturday the postal service warned millions of mail in ballots might go to arrive in time to be counted on election day. also heidi joins us live now from maryland what i mean obviously so the democrats led house is now. a postal service leaders to testify in this emergency hearing what are they hoping to accomplish with this. all they will likely be dragging across the coals the u.s. po

have been killed in somalia and 40 others injured during a 5 hour siege of a hotel in the capital mogadishu 5 attackers government officials and the police officer amongst the don't a suspected car bomb followed by a shootout at the elite hotel in lido beach injured 40 others armed group al-shabaab has claimed responsibility. he was house of representatives is being called back into session to vote on legislation to protect the postal service the postmaster general an ally of president donald trump has made cutbacks to the department and has been summoned to testify before a congressional committee have now been 2 days of protests outside limited joyce home then straight as accuse him of trying to sabotage the mail network ahead of november's election and if mr joy refuses to appear. he should be stamped return to sender you shouldn't be allowed to be the postmaster general with a after all this destruction he can answer to the american people. new coronavirus measures making the use of face masks mandatory in public spaces across spain have sparked protests in madrid hundreds of people mar

hendren l.g. 0 chicago somali security forces have ended a 5 hour siege on a hotel in the capital mogadishu a suspected car bomb and shoes out of the of the totality lido beach so at least 6 people killed and 40 others enjoy it government officials are among the dead group al-shabaab has claimed responsibility for the attack. leaders from southern africa are holding a virtual summit on monday to discuss regional issues a recent uptick in violence in mozambique is expected to be high on the agenda has more from zimbabwe. for 3 years people living in parts of northern most and baek have lived with violence and destruction attacks in kabul delgado province have rapidly gathered pace this year with fighters seizing towns for brief periods and increasingly hitting military or other important targets the government says local fighters affiliated to eisele are responsible leaders from southern africa a meeting on monday to decide what the region can and should do to help those in the exam. there's been a lot of issues that are on the cup abilities of the muslim we can military if we're from our fr

killed at least 8 soldiers outside a military base 14 others were injured by the blast in the capital mogadishu. the state department has spoken out in support of a former top saudi intelligence agent who was reportedly targeted in a folder assassination attempt it describes. as a valued partner jobbery filed a lawsuit in washington d.c. on thursday accusing saudi crown prince mohammed bin salon sending a hit squad to canada to try to kill him mike hanna explains why patrick leahy was one of 4 senators who sent a letter to the white house last month in the letter the senators express their concern about what they call the abduction in saudi arabia are saddled jobbery son and daughter. in his court filing our jobbery said his children now aged 20 and 21 were being held as what he called human bait to lure him out of hiding the state department has now responded to the senator's concerns in a letter to senator leahy it describes jobbery as a valued partner to the u.s. government working closely with the u.s. to ensure the safety of americans and saudis it also states that any persecution of famil

you very much indeed thank you an armed attack is taking place at a hotel and somalia's capital mogadishuat least 10 people were killed after a suspected car bomb blew up at the elite hotel in lido beach government officials say 2 gunmen are among the dead i'm being and stuff at the scene say dozens have been injured and that is i could guess it is a reporter a video dull son who's joining us on skype from mogadishu what more do we know about this attack 1st of all. we. the people are more than. under a little more than one on one total. government. who are a lot of who are on the ground. i just wonder about the line from you is very bad but i just want to clarify one thing before we leave you you said i if i understand it correctly that there are high ranking government officials who may have been at the hotel in a particular room is that correct. is there any suggestion that they might have been the reason why this hotel was targeted. and. you know you know. anything. about. that as a gaze a reporter a video del sun thank you very much indeed for the time and apologize to our viewers fo

somali security forces have ended a 5 hour siege on a hotel in the capital mogadishu a suspected car bomb and shootout at the elite hotel and beach so at least 6 people killed and 40 others injured security forces say 2 gunmen are among the dead government officials often stay at that facility the group al-shabaab has claimed to be behind the attack and the head of the u.s. postal service has been summoned to testify at a congressional committee later this month that was to joy he was appointed postmaster general by president trump and now facing accusations of trying to sabotage the mail network head of november's election by withholding funding and limiting its operations that's it from london from our witnesses coming up next but there will be more news from doha in about half an els time. on the counting the cost how powerful banking and political plans destroyed. controversy about some stories to oversee love the americans with coverage from the last company awarded billions for a guy. that wasn't even. counting the cost on al-jazeera. sessional lucky as young they'd insist it w

how you can leave mogadishu for minneapolis i think that is one of the things worth studying. she left the society which is a disaster dominated by the world war, people starving, no sense of opportunity to come to the most open society in the world, and she's angry. i don't get it. does she really think that mogadishu is better because she behaves like the terrible injustice. >> host: what do you think in the conversation and discussion about issues of racism that are of course important, and i wonder what you think about the evolution of the argument on the left where this new phrase is claimed, systemic racism. if this concept of you are a racist, but you just don't know it. >> guest: you have to acknowledge that african-americans more than any other groups experience that famous. then tim scott, from south carolina, introducing the bill on police reform said i think that he was stopped six times last year and he is a u.s. senator. .. is it more important for blacks to succeed or whites to visit? for some bizarre reason the wrath until left has decided in announcing your gu

mosque to somalia now we're at least 15 people have been killed in a militant siege in the capital mogadishu the militants attacked a popular beach hotel before being killed by security forces islamist group al-shabaab has claimed responsibility. and on mistaken sound. people take cover as best they can as somali special forces exchanged gunfire with al shabaab militants. the assault began when 4 attackers detonated a car bomb at the hotel's entrance then making their way inside foreign assault weapons and taking hostages. it's terrible many people are dead others are wounded and a large number are accounted for they took some people hostage. the sage was ended after 5 hours when all the gunmen were shot dead resulting in the rescue of hundreds of people. insurgent group al-shabaab says it was behind the assault claiming they targeted the high end hotel due to its connections to the somali government. the hotel is owned by somali m.p. and former finance minister abdul he mohamad nor does a popular destination among government workers and officials. al-shabaab which is linked to al qaida has

the world somali security forces say they've ended a siege in a beachfront hotel in the capital mogadishu at least 15 people were killed one minute and stagnated a car bomb outside the elite hotel and gunmen stormed the building taking several hostages islamist group al-shabaab has claimed responsibility for the attack. thousands of protesters have rallied in bangkok to demand political change tensions in thailand have been rising after the arrest of 3 leading pro-democracy activists the demonstrations come after years of political turmoil and failed promises to restore democracy following a 24 team military coup. a professional israeli ice hockey player has raised eyebrows after signing with a polish team that plays for the same city where the auschwitz concentration camp was located. says he'll play in honor of the jews who were murdered there by german nazis during the holocaust. is a city that cannot escape its past even if it wanted to this is where the infamous auschwitz concentration camp is located and where joining the 2nd world war the nazis murdered well over a 1000000 people m

somali security forces say that they have ended a siege in the capital mogadishu at least 15 people were killed when militants detonated a car bomb outside of a popular beach hotel and gunmen stormed the building taking several hostages islamist group. as a responsibility. of the trial starts today of the main suspect in what could be germany's largest ever organized child sex abuse case police investigating an online pedophile network said that they were dealing with more than 30000 data traces which could include different ip addresses computers and phones we met one survivor of abuse who's now fighting for justice. as a child marcus dyckman was sexually abused for almost 10 years by 3 different perpetrator has in his home town of coton. today he's returned to the scene of the 1st crime this is where a shooting gallery owner funfair lured him into a caravan and raped him. but. i have this movie playing in my head that i haven't been able to start since the drama how do you work i'm lying here as a little boy 5 years old with a shoulder length blond hair make it on a bed with creased wh

from detention what are called reports for russian language service he was arrested in his hometown mogadishu off a few days before the presidential election in belarus but i called received a 10 day prison sentence for petty hooliganism charges he denies and which he's considering appealing but i called says his prosecution was purely political it was his 2nd time in prison this year. well u.s. secretary of state mike pump aoa says his country is working with its european partners to support the bill of rights and people. made the comments while visiting warsaw where he signed a deal that will see a 1000 u.s. troops move from germany to poland the defense pact will pave the way for an increased and sustained u.s. military presence in poland which is something the government there has long called for. august the 15th is a day of celebration for poland in 1920 polish forces defeated russian bolshevik troops in the landmark battle of warsaw 100 years later poland's leaders again have reason to celebrate. on saturday the country's defense minister has signed a new accord with the u.s. secretary

world at least 5 people have been killed in an attack on a beach front hotel in the somali capital mogadishu state media say the militants detonated a car bomb outside the hotel before a gunman stormed the building islamist group al-shabaab has claimed responsibility . thousands of protesters have rallied in bangkok to demand political change tensions in thailand have been rising after the arrest of 3 leading pro-democracy activists the demonstrations come after years of political turmoil and failed promises to restore democracy following a 2014 military coup. to sport now and in formula one motor racing world champion lewis hamilton won the spanish grand prix for the 4th straight year on sunday the result was the british drivers $156.00 podium finish breaking a record long held by a german racing legend. some of the drivers took a knee on the track before the race to show their support for the black lives matter of movement. and then they were off with world champion lewis hamilton starting from pole position and his mercedes teammate valtteri bottas also in the front row. and in a masterfu

around the world at least 5 people have been killed in an attack on a beach from the somali capital mogadishu many more have been wounded so details about the incident are still emerging state media says islamist militants detonated a car bomb before a gunman stormed the building. thousands of protesters have rallied in bangkok to demand political change tensions in thailand have been rising after the arrest of 3 leading pro-democracy activists the demonstrations come after years of political turmoil and failed promises to restore democracy following 824000 military coup. u.s. president donald trump has said he will look into a pardon for whistleblower edward snowden said he had heard strong arguments for and against the move the exiled former national security agency contractor faces criminal charges over his leak of classified documents revealed u.s. government surveillance. well now to poland a country where members of the community have faced increasing attacks from politicians and religious leaders human rights observers say homophobic sentiment has become normalized in poland but the pa

they mean that he's holding out well and plans to appeal against the course decision the court in mogadishu have convicted him to 10 days in detention facility effective immediately we were indeed able to talk with alexander a few days before his arrest and beg that he expressed some concerns that their bill or russian authorities would likely not allow an independent report on that coming presidential elections. irina filatov reporting they're moving on to football and the champions league is back with manchester city eliminating real madrid and leon also reaching the quarterfinals at the expense of christiana and all those you ventus there german champions byron munich meanwhile hosting england's chelsea later on saturday looking to wrap up their progression to the last 8 having not played for over a month. time to get the champions league balls back out again. by and return to europe's big stage having played their last 16 1st leg at chelsea way back in february they won 3 nil to take charge of the tie before the coronavirus suspension hit the bulls as they go resumed in me quicker than

world at least 5 people have been killed in an attack on a beach front hotel in the somali capital mogadishu state media say the militants detonated a car bomb outside the elite hotel before gunmen stormed the building is a missed group al-shabaab has claimed responsibility. thousands of protesters have rallied in bangkok to demand political change tensions in thailand have been rising after the arrest of 3 leading pro-democracy activists the demonstrations come after years of political turmoil and failed promises to restore democracy following a 2014 military coup. israel launched further airstrikes on hamas positions in gaza overnight has closed the enclaves offshore fishing zone the army said the measures were in response to rockets and balloon fire bombs being sent into israeli territory over the past week it's the most intense escalation of hostilities in months. u.s. president donald trump has said he'll look into a pardon for whistleblower edward snowden said he had heard strong arguments for and against the move the exiled former national security agency contractor faces criminal cha

news around the world this hour somali security forces say they've entered the siege in the capital mogadishu at least 16 people were killed when militants detonated a car bomb outside a popular beach hotel and gunmen stormed the building taking several hostages islamist group al-shabaab has claimed responsibility. and new zealand's prime minister the prime minister just seemed odd and has delayed the country's election by a full weeks because of the coronavirus pandemic will now be held on october the 19th after early success in battling codes of 19 new zealand is battling a 2nd outbreak last week in largest city all cloned was placed under lockdown. and thousands of protesters have rallied in bangkok to demand political change tensions in thailand have been rising off to the arrest of 3 leading pro-democracy activists the demonstrations come off to use of political turmoil following a 24 tane military coup. well the name hezbollah means party of god and in lebanon on the shiite islam this group is all powerful its influence stretches across society through religion politics and the military

news around the world this hour somali security forces say they've entered to siege in the capital mogadishu at least 15 people were killed when militants dish a night in a car bomb outside a popular beach hotel and gunmen stormed the building taking several hostages islamist group al shabaab has claimed responsibility for the attack. use the island's prime minister just into od and has delayed the country's election by 4 weeks because of the coronavirus will now be held on october 19th after early success against covert 19 new zealand is battling a 2nd outbreak last week kids largest city clint was placed under lockdown. u.s. president donald trump has said he'll look into a pardon for whistleblower edward snowden trump said he had heard strong arguments for and against the move. to form a national security agency contract faces criminal charges over his leak of classified documents that revealed u.s. government surveillance. well the name hezbollah means party of god and in lebanon the shiite islam as a group is powerful its influence stretches across society through religion politics and

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how you can leave mogadishu for minneapolis and have a grudge rather than gratitude i think is one of the great things worth studying. you know she left a society which is a disaster dominated by warlords and people starving, no sense of individual opportunity, very oppressive behavior for women to come to the most open and free society in the world and she's angry. i don't get it. you would think in fact i'd be curious i'm trying to get a friend of mine to ask does she really think mogadishu is better than minneapolis? she behaves like we have done it hurt herbal and justice by making an american. >> you know of course the conversation the debate and the discussion about the issues and racism are of course important and i wonder what you think about the evolution of their command on the left now where the new phrase is coined systemic racism. it's his concept of wealth you are racist but you just don't know it. >> first of all i think you have to acknowledge that african-americans more than any other group experienced sleights and i've had very famous famous african-americans tell me

so while the security forces have ended a 5 hour sea a hotel in the capital mogadishu. a suspected car bomb and shootout at the elite hotel in lido beach so at least 6 people killed and 40 others injured government officials are among the dead group al-shabaab has claimed responsibility for the attack. on the feeling that i can buy a car full of explosives was rammed into the front gate of the hotel then attackers from al-shabaab stormed into the hotel and started shooting at everyone they came across i saw many dead bodies on the ground the situation in there is really miserable. the coronavirus pandemic has had a huge impact on the world's 3rd largest economy japan's gross domestic product shrunk by a record 7.8 percent in the 2nd quarter or at an annualized rate of 27.8 percent south korea's reported its highest daily jump in you covered 19 infections since march there were 279 new cases on sunday most of which were in the capital seoul south korea has recorded more than 15000 infections since its right began at least 300 deaths their affairs as laser surge could gro

somali security forces have just ended a 5 hour siege on a hotel in the capital mogadishu a suspected car bomb and shootout at the elite hotel in light of beach story 6 people killed and 40 others injured security forces say 2 gunmen are among the dead government officials often stay at that facility the head of the u.s. postal service has been summoned to testify at a congressional committee later this month we join was appointed postmaster general by president donald trump and now facing accusations of trying to sabotage the mail network ahead of november's election by withholding funding and limiting its operations on saturday the postal service won millions of mail and when the millions of maine and ballots will not arrive in time to be counted for election day. are new coronavirus measures of come into effect in the colombian capital the capital despite protests against the country's 5 month lock down business owners rallied in bogota after 2 more weeks of strict measures were imposed in 7 of the city's neighborhoods protest as want the mayor claudia lopez to find ways to revive

have been killed in somalia and 40 others injured during a 5 hour siege at a hotel in the capital mogadishu a suspected car bomb went off followed by a shootout at the elite hotel in lido beach the only power plant in gaza could shut down on tuesday due to a lack of diesel israel closed the main goods crossing with gaza making it impossible for fuel shipments to get in israel says it's in response to rocket attacks and fire bombs by hamas. and there been 2 days of protests outside the u.s. postmaster general home has made cutbacks in the department and been summoned to testify before congressional committee demonstrators accuse him of trying to sabotage the mail network ahead of november's election there's i had lines on the back with more news after a.j. selects. talking to al jazeera. is the government not to take the necessary action to really address some of the structural issues we listen i still think that travel is the safest mode of travel and to spend that we meet with global news makers and talk about the stories that matter on the 00. 00 any of your new movie. is neutral give or

election by withdrawing funding 5 people have been killed in an attack on a hotel in somalia's capital mogadishu a 1000000 stuff on scene say 28 others are injured an explosion followed by gunfire was heard at the elite hotel in little beach the attack is still going on israel has closed the fishing zone off the coast of gaza overnight air strikes were launched against hamas positions in southern gaza the israelis say they're responding to makeshift fire bombs attached to balloons being sent over the border from gaza and those are the headlines the news continues here on al-jazeera after one on one east good buy. it's a. good. thing. when the movie princess sailed into sydney for the 1st time last year the ship was greeted with fireworks and celebration as the one everybody was to go along for. now the ruby princess is famous for all the wrong reasons put the money down the 1st and i never put out scifi 1st absolutely appalling what i've done. a special commission of inquiry is examining how hundreds of infected passengers were allowed to leave the ship spreading the virus around the country and

new outbreak of cases somali security forces have ended a 5 hour siege on a hotel in the capital mogadishu a suspected car bomb and shootout at the elite hotel so at least 6 people killed group al shabaab has claimed responsibility for the attack. those are the headlines more news on. a global pandemic mass protests demanding change economic recession and geopolitical tensions not to mention the small matter of a looming election join me steve clemons in conversation with leading voices on the bottom line your weekly take on u.s. politics and society on al-jazeera. the attack on the 17th of october 2090 shocked me. this in lower drugs took over the streets of the northern city of coolie a country with devastating the rate of high powered weaponry. from machine guns to a k 47 assault rifles screwdriver guns roam to the teeth despite strict gun control . gang members smuggle weapons across the border from the united states. about 70 percent of the guns seized in mexico to trace to the u.s. . successive mexican governments of asked the u.s. to do more to stop weapons flow. for action of growi

seen since the coup in 2014 an armed attack has been taking place at a hotel in somalia's capital mogadishu at least 10 people were killed after a suspected car bomb blew up at the elite hotel in light of beach security forces say 2 gunmen are among the dead and the head of the u.s. postal service has been summoned to testify at a congressional committee later this month louise did joy he was appointed postmaster general by president trump and now facing accusations of trying to sabotage the mail network ahead of november's election by withholding funding and limiting its operations on saturday the postal service won millions of mail in ballots mine all right in time to be counted for election day those the headlines talked to al jazeera is coming up next. the attack on the 17th of october 2090 shocked mexico. this in lower drugs called took over the streets of the northern city of coolie a country with devastating the rate of high powered weaponry. from machine guns to a k 47 assault rifles from its cars rather guns roam to the team despite strict gun control. gang members smuggle weapons

and those achieved in mogadishu. i signed on as a radio reporter with abc news. and then to be intact and hired a 40 million army of mercenaries to protect the compound. and we are housed in this compound as they like to be called and even with the gun man there are all these people to bake and see. no foreigner could just make a move without making a hornets nest and those young man waving ak-47 assault rough on - - rifles with the gun mounts mounted into their bed. there is another abc reporter. but leon offered to take me to the market in mogadishu i wanted to see if there was a market and if there was what were they buying and selling? i learned an important lesson about medium of exchange in that market. i learned there will always be a medium of exchange. it may not be what you suspect but as society collapses there will be a form of currency so with the armed somali transfer and this requisite track but getting down to the market my friend leon gets out of the car and pulls out the 9 millimeters glock pistol and racks a bullet into the chamber. i am lookin

biggest demonstrations yet in the capital means also coming up a deadly gun and bomb attack on a mogadishu hotel leaves 15 dead and raises new fears about the strength of the islam mess.

making news around the world somali security forces say that they have ended a siege in the capital mogadishu at least 15 people were killed when militants detonated a car bomb outside of a popular beach hotel and gunmen stormed the building taking several hostages is in this group al-shabaab has claimed responsibility. hundreds of people have rallied in madrid to protest the mandatory use of face masks and other restrictions to contain the parana virus pandemic the protest comes 2 days after the spanish government announced new measures including the closure of discuss. the 1st major mediterranean cruise after italy is coronavirus lockdown has set sail crew and passengers on the am as s.c. grandiose to take temperature checks and coronavirus tests before they left china with a series of covert 1000 clusters on board ships forced governments around the world to shutter the industry. the number of migrants arriving in italy by boat has already surpassed the total for last year according to the un refugee agency so far there have been more than 15000 see a rival's with many people rescued by co

around the world this hour somali security forces say that they have ended a siege in the capital mogadishu at least 15 people were killed when militants detonated a car bomb outside of a popular beach hotel and the gunman stormed the building taking several hostages is the most group al-shabaab has claimed responsibility. new zealand's prime minister just into ardern has delayed the country's election by 4 weeks because of the coronavirus and demick it will now be held in mid october after early success against covert 19 new zealand is battling a 2nd outbreak last week its largest city off land was placed under lockdown. the 1st major mediterranean cruise after italy's coronavirus lockdown has set sail crew and passengers on the c. s. c. grandiose. had to take temperature checks and coronavirus tests before they left genoa a series of covert 19 clusters on board ships forced governments around the world to shutter the industry. the number of migrants arriving in italy by boat has already surpassed the total for last year according to the un refugee agency so far there have been more than $

the government in somalia say that a five—hour siege at a hotel in the capital, mogadishu, has been broughtlled when al—sha baab islamist militants exploded a car bomb and stormed the beachside hotel. more than 200 people were trapped before being evacuated. police in warsaw have kept apart pro— and anti—gay rights protesters outside the university, two days after being accused of heavy—handed policing towards lbgt campaigners. a right—wing former presidential candidate told the conservative rally that if they failed to stop gay rights activists, poland would, as he put it, go the way of the west. in thailand, an estimated 20,000 people havejoined a protest in bangkok calling for sweeping political reform. the thai government has successfully contained the coronavirus, but the tourism—dependent economy was badly hit — and a series of other blunders have eroded its popularity. but it is the student movement's unprecedented call for reform of thailand's monarchy which has stunned the country, where harsh laws criminalise any negative comment about the royal family. jonathan head reports. they

somali special forces say they have ended a siege at a hotel in the capital, mogadishu, that was stormedeports say more than 20 people were killed when a car bomb exploded on the recently built elite hotel on lido beach, which is reportedly owned by an mp and is frequented by government officials. according to one government source more than 200 people, including cabinet ministers and members of parliament, were evacuated from the beachside hotel. the al—shabab militant group has claimed responsibility. australia has seen its deadliest day of the coronavirus pandemic after the state of victoria recorded 25 deaths in 2a hours. victoria's previous daily record was 21, recorded last wednesday. there were 282 confirmed cases in the state in the past 2a hours. the total death toll from covid—19 in australia stands at 421. new zealand's general election has been postponed because of the recent outbreak of covid—19 in auckland. the poll had been due to take place in september, but the date has been pushed back by four weeks to the 17th of october. the prime minister, jacinda ardern, took the de

somali security forces say they have ended a siege in the capital mogadishu at least 15 people were killedwhen militants detonated a car bomb outside a popular beach hotel and gunmen stormed the building taking several hostages the islamist group al-shabaab has claimed responsibility. hundreds of people have rallied in madrid to protest the mandatory use of face masks and other restrictions to contain the coronavirus the protest comes 2 days after the spanish government announced new measures including the closure of disco. the number of migrants arriving in italy by boat has already surpassed the total for last year that's according to the un refugee agency so far there have been more than $15000.00 sea arrivals with many people rescued by coast guards in italian waters that is up almost $4000.00 on last year islands off southern italy like lampedusa and sicily have attracted the majority with more than 40 percent of migrants arriving from tunisia in north africa our correspondent max under reports now from the sicilian town of qahtani seta where authorities say they are struggling to cop

somali special forces say they have ended a siege at a hotel in the capital mogadishu, that was stormedthan 20 people were killed when a car bomb exploded on the recently built elite hotel on lido beach, which is reportedly owned by an mp, and is frequented by government officials. according to one government source — more than 200 people, including cabinet ministers and members of parliament, were evacuated from the beach—side hotel. the al—shabab militant group has claimed responsibility. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: he's not donald trump — is that all democratic challengerjoe biden has going for him? we investigate, ahead of the national convention. washington, the world's most political city, is today assessing the political health of the world's most powerful man. indeed i did have a relationship with miss lewinsky that was not appropriate. in fact, it was wrong. in south africa, 97 people have been killed today in one of the worst days of violence between rival black groups. over the last ten days, 500 have died. czechoslovakia must be free! russia is observing a natio

somali special forces say they have ended a siege at a hotel in the capital mogadishu, that was stormed more than 20 people were killed when a car bomb exploded on the recently built elite hotel on lido beach, which is reportedly owned by an mp, and is frequented by government officials. according to one government source — more than 200 people, including cabinet ministers and members of parliament, were evacuated from the beach—side hotel. the al—shabab militant group has claimed responsibility. sources in the afghan government say the release of some of the most controversial taliban prisoners, is being delayed because of objections from foreign governments and from within kabul. last weekend, a grand council approved the release of 400 remaining detainees, a demand of the taliban as a pre—condition to the start of intra—afghan peace talks. further doubt was cast on the negotiations process after a recent attack by a gunman on a negotiator and prominent afghan women's rights advocate, fawzia koofi. the taliban has denied involvment in the attack. ahmed rashid is a journalist and forei

somali special forces say they have ended a siege at a hotel in the capital mogadishu, that was stormedded on the recently built elite hotel on lido beach, which is reportedly owned by an mp and is frequented by government officials. according to one government source, more than 200 people, including cabinet ministers and members of parliament, were evacuated from the beachside hotel. the al—shabaab militant group has claimed responsibility. the democrats will host their national convention on monday, wherejoe biden will be confirmed as the party's nominee for us president in november's election. the event has been scaled down due to the coronavirus pandemic. mr biden knows there are some in the party less than enthusiatic about his nomination, particularly on the left. but there is a belief his choice of running mate, senator kamala harris, can help him unite the party and turn a healthy lead in the polls against donald trump into victory. folks, thanks, i understand there are thousands of you on this zoom... campaigning, covid style. this is a socially—distanced fundraiser. but there

responsibility for the latest bomb and gun attack in somalia a 5 hour siege at a hotel in the capital mogadishu killed at least 16 people and injured 40 a shootout followed a suspected car bomb explosion 5 attackers government officials and a police officer are among the dead so. a car full of explosives was rammed into the front gate of the hotel then attack is from al-shabaab stormed into the hotel and started shooting everyone they came across are so many did bodies on the ground the situation in there is really miserable. talk but serve begun moving the japanese cargo ship that's leaking oil off the coast some rushes as meant to be drawing to a ship graveyard in india the japanese owned carrier has split apart 3 weeks after plowing into a coral reef and a 1000 tons of fuel has already leaks into the indian ocean and a massive cleanup operation is underway involving thousands of volunteers. millions ingalls are facing electricity blackouts in israel close the main crossing to import diesel for the only power plant israel says it's responding to hamas rocket attacks and fire bomb balloons fro

edge of the moment soon wind is a cliff like cosa tends to generate rain every now and again and mogadishu has a rain in the forecast a 2 out of the next 3 days the next 3 humid days i should say. so that's the general picture then big thunderstorms in concert go west it's dry each of the south is that time it's mid winter in most of southern half where all of southern africa to be honest but the wind direction is so critical to some places paulton is mostly in particular with a wind of the interior gets particularly warm and not record breaking but is well above where it should be. for. japan is doing a massive thing to protect against devastating tsunami one o one east investigated nature can be can tie break the you will expose communities to greater danger. on al-jazeera. al-jazeera. every. welcome back a greater amount of our top stories here on al-jazeera tougher restrictions are being reimposed in and around the miller after infections in the philippines jumped more than 100000 from tuesday businesses and public transport are expected to close and people will need special passes to