and contest against najib razak.jib razak. ok. you are bringing back these old faces, the home minister, your son is the chief minister of the state and the head of the council of eminent persons, your adviser ‘s. these are some of the old faces from your old government. when you were in power until 2003, the criticisms are that launched vigorous attacks on the judiciary. you use the internal security acts to repress dissent and go against people who opposed you. should we be nervous? no. why shouldn't i say something against people who are against me, the opposition? as for my son, he was not allowed to go into politics until i resigned, until i was no longer the prime minister. then only he became the chief minister, not during my time. i don't allow any of my children to go into politics while i was still the prime minister. you make it seem as though, you were described as one of asia's strongmen and your rule was sometimes repressive. and example, in the south china morning post, lynette on, paper —— a professor

najib razak says he is not guilty, he's entirely innocent. in the time that you were prime minister, a book about you by the wall street journal's barry wayne, that about 100 billion ringgit, about tens of billions worth dollars, went missing under your watch. that is a lot of money. at that time they didn't prove i took any money. we did lose money because some of our people got involved in trading in currency and they lost money. it wasn't me, i couldn't take the blame for somebody doing, being corrupt. so you haven't benefited yourself personally, living a lavish lifestyle or anything like that? they have seen my house, they have seen my lifestyle and they know i don't live lavishly like the last prime minister. so, najib razak was someone you approved of, and some of his predecessors, like abdullah ahmad badawi and anwar ibrahim, who was your predecessor when you were in power. 1998, you pushed him out as deputy prime minister it is said, because he was pointing to state contracts that were given to some of your cronies. that is what he s

najib razak was ousted in an election in may. he's been charged with stealing money from a government investment fund, which he denies. three out of four children under five now has access to a tablet, smartphone, or computer, according to a study. the market researcher childwise asked more than a thousand parents here in the uk about their kids' media habits. the report also says children are spending an average of two hours and 48 minutes a day looking at screens. it is the cheapest way to babysit, i

mr najib thank you for joining one on one east. to begin with what was your reaction the night of the election and why do you think the malaysian people decided after almost six decades they wanted to chime in basically will last for two reasons. one we lost because of the false promises made by the opposition promises. which they themselves can see today they have considered very openly that they made the promises because they thought they were not going to read and of course the other one is to be lost the propaganda war. you know the vilification of me as a problem is that then as well as the party. it was

anti corruption commission and will be charged on thursday her husband former prime minister najib razak is facing trial for money laundering and abuse of power are being prosecuted after billions of dollars went missing for a state fund known as one n.t.v. . a missing chinese superstar has been ordered to pay one hundred twenty nine million dollars in fines for tax evasion and being being hasn't been seen since june or the reports say she's been detained in a letter posted on one of her official social media accounts she said she's accepted the authorities decision and is ashamed of her behavior actresses appeared in the x.-men and iron man franchises just to be the face of kathy and mercedes benz in china. and brown has more. well this is sort to be the biggest ever fine imposed on a chinese movie star eight hundred and ninety two million r m b that's almost one hundred thirty million u.s. dollars that's what the tax authorities say fan being being than they say if she pays this money back she will not face criminal prosecution fan being being says

rosmah mansor, who is married to former prime minister najib razak, has plead not guilty to 17 countsn of more than $2.3 million. sharanjit will have more on that story a little later. and, finally, the japan times has a story about two japanese giantsjoining forces. toyota and softbank are working together to develop self—driving technology and on—demand services like food deliveries, medical care and office space. you're up to date with the papers. thanks, kasia. you're right, i am going to cover that story. rosmah mansor, the wife of former malaysian prime minister najib razak, has pleaded not guilty to seventeen charges of money laundering and tax evasion. both she and her husband appeared in court in kuala lumpur, albeit on separate charges. i've been speaking to malaysian journalist and commentator, umapagan ampikaipakan, about the reaction to rosmah mansor‘s arrest. the reaction has been somewhat mixed. you will remember that when najib razak was first arrested, a couple of months ago, everybody was a little more — excited is probably the right word, and i mean that both in a g

mr najib thank you for joining one on one east. to begin with what was your reaction the night of the election and why do you think the malaysian people decided after almost six decades they wanted to chime in basically will last for two reasons. one we lost because of the false promises made by the opposition promises. which they themselves can see today they have considered very openly that they made the promises because they thought they were not going to read and of course the other one is to be lost the propaganda war. you know the vilification of me as a problem is that then as well as the party. it was a perfect storm you know that led to the end of but as i mentioned in the country but let's go to some of those propaganda claims that were made that you say were propaganda kinds i mean what do you say to those who accuse your government of having been a quick talk prosy of having been involved in one of the biggest heists the world have as if it's saying you know the alleged misappropriation of four point five billion dollar

najib razak was ousted in an election in may.ed with stealing money from a government investment fund, which he denies. police investigating suspicious packages delivered to the pentagon have arrested a man in utah. a security alert was triggered at america's military headquarters when envelopes thought to contain the deadly poison ricin were sent to officials. further tests revealed the substance was castor beans, from which the poison can be made. a suspicious package sent to president trump was also intercepted. the british government has accused russian military intelligence of a series of major cyber attacks around the world. it's alleged the so—called gru was also behind the nerve agent poisoning, in the uk in march, of the former russian spy sergei skripal and his daughter. he was described by president putin this week as a "scumbag" and a "traitor to the motherland." caroline rigby reports. russia stands accused of state—sponsored cyber attacks targeting political institutions, businesses, media and sport. 0rchestrated by

when we met najib and his family had been living in the east african nation of djibouti across the sea from yemen for almost four months. there hasn't been an american embassy in yemen for over three years no because of the war. that means she's up against including emerge. considers it's likely she'll have had their cases assigned to foreign countries like booty as a try to get the army's away from conflict you want. nothing more than a mission to land the number out of my feet. my fishing in kenya nothing. to me not a bit of the not a. diminution to how to. tell this daughter eleven year old was born with cerebral palsy making it more urgent for her to get adequate medical care something that's become increasingly difficult in yemen. the fear of financial and. as the war escalated as you've applied for visas for his family to join him in the u.s. where he works to support them and where she met can get stable medical care. they applied well before donald trump became president and introduced a travel about. now so trying protests more initial chaotic rollout to the back would stop th

rosmah mansor‘s husband, najib razak, was ousted in an election in may.h corruption. mr najib is accused of stealing money from a government investment fund, charges which he denies. cristiano ronaldo has denied raping a woman in a us hotel room almost a decade ago. in a tweet, thejuventus forward wrote he had a "clear conscience" over the allegations. police in las vegas say they've reopened the investigation at the request of kathryn mayorga, who had previously filed a report with authorities shortly after the alleged incident. at a news conference a short while ago, ms mayorga's lawyer said the metoo movement had given her courage to come forward. the metoo movement and the women who have stood up and disclosed sexual assaults publicly has given kathryn a lot of courage and has, to a great extent, enabled her to come forward and to file her civil complaint as well as going to the police department. one of china's highest paid actors has been fined the equivalent pope francis has publicly welcomed two chinese catholic bishops attending a synod for the f

rosmah mansor, who is married to former prime minister najib razak, has plead not guilty to 17 counts $2.3 million. and finally, the japan times has a story about two japanese giantsjoining forces. toyota motor corp and softbank are working together to develop self—driving technology and on—demand services like food deliveries, medical care and office space. the wife of the former malaysian prime minister has pleaded not guilty to 17 charges of money laundering and tax evasion. both she and her husband appeared in court in kuala lumpur on separate charges. let's cross live to a journalist and commentator whojoins us let's cross live to a journalist and commentator who joins us via webcam. we know that malaysians have been reacting to all of this, the arrest of theirformer prime reacting to all of this, the arrest of their former prime minister as well as his wife, and the ongoing probe into 1mdb, the scandal which started it, the state front he is alleged to have stolen from. what has the reaction been like? the reaction has been somewhat mixed. you will remember that when najib razak

najib razak was ousted in an election in may.ng money from a government investment fund, which he denies. three out of four children under five now has access to a tablet, smartphone, or computer, according to a study. the market researcher childwise asked more than a thousand parents here in the uk about their kids' media habits. the report also says children are spending an average of two hours and 48 minutes a day looking at screens. it is the cheapest way to babysit, i have to say. mine were guilty of doing that under the age of five. we will discuss your thoughts on that. that is our social media conversations morning. many of you have been in touch. we will share thoughts later on. let's turn to our top business story. irish prime minister leo varadkar will hold talks later with the eu's brexit negotiator, michel barnier. he'll be pressing his case for no change to the irish border when britain leaves the european union — a day after uk prime minister theresa may defended her so—called chequers plan at her party conference.

well asia's for prime minister najib razak and his top treasury boss are facing new charges in a widening crackdown on corruption both men pleaded not guilty to six charges relating to the looting of more than one of the half billion dollars in government funds they've been released on bail of two hundred forty thousand dollars separately now he was charged with thirty two counts over an investment fund scandal including money laundering at abuse of power he's denied any wrongdoing now it's been called the biggest bank fraud in south african history more than one hundred thirty million dollars was stolen from the v b s mutual bank leading to its collapse south africa's finance minister suggested that the bank can be saved but if it isn't it's the poor who will end up paying the ultimate price as it is funny to miller has more now from the popo province in little. corrupt and beyond saving that's the final word in a reserve bank report on the theft of more than one hundred and thirty million dollars at south africa's v b s mutual bank the only black owned bank in limpopo province it was su

when we met najib and his family had been living in the east african nation of djibouti across the sea from yemen for almost four months. there hasn't been an american embassy in yemen for over three years no because of the war. that means visa applicants including american citizens like machine have had their cases assigned to foreign countries like booty. this is try to get the army's away from conflict you want. nothing more than a mission to land a number out of my feet. nefesh an inconvenient message and. allows them to not build the nada the aladdin mission to how to. sell this daughter eleven year old was born with cerebral palsy making it more urgent for her to get adequate medical care something that's become increasingly difficult in yemen. to feel the financial and. as the war escalated and as you've applied for visas for his family to join him in the us where he works to support them and where she met can get stable medical care. they applied well before donald trump became president and introduced to travel about. mass oprah protests more initial chaotic rollout of the wou

on wednesday after being questioned by the anti corruption commission husband former prime minister najib razak is due to face trial next year for money laundering and abuse of power more than a billion dollars is said to have gone missing from a state fund well let's get more on this now and talk to professor james ginn is the director of the asia institute at the university of tasmania and joins us live from hobart professor chin how significant are these charges against russia and what does it tell us about the one m d b scandal well i think these charges are highly if this is the first time the wife. i mean the malaysia charge. so she's been charged with some of the charges relating to the one and the money my understanding is that you know. only let us dollars used to receive them back. and how will ordinary malaysians be viewing this case i mean she was very unpopular wasn't she perceived as greedy and power hungry yes i think she has a very. he aren't dumbs the relation up listen a lot of people do not like her because there were many reports of. lavishly overseas and there were al

silenced opposition many malaysians are hoping that those things are now behind them with the ousting of najibzak from the prime minister's office four months ago however the country's new leader might have fear muhammad is no stranger to media censorship or corruption mahathir has already spent twenty two years as prime minister and was known for locking up political opponents shutting down newspapers and remolding media legislation but that was the old math here allegedly this new one has pulled a u. turn in his approach to the media news sites shut down by energy are now back online and not have fear has repealed one of the more contentious laws passed by his predecessor the anti fake news act but many onlookers still wonder understandably if this new mahathir won't turn out the same as the old one given that much of the system he's talking about dismantling was built by him listening post flo phillips now on what mahathir mohamad change of tune might mean for the malaysian media. matin mohammed the seventh prime minister of malaysia was in the senate. and his first stint from one thousand

base that will see what exactly will be sri lanka's political future for malaysian prime minister najib razak has admitted that things went wrong and the one empty the that's the fun from what she and associates are accused of stealing billions of dollars as facing a thirty eight charges of corruption and money laundering and exclusive interview with al jazeera as one on one east he denies any wrongdoing saying he was not in control of that fund or its lawyer reports in kuala lumpur. not you brought up once seemed untouchable son of a former prime minister who rose to power himself but he has since fallen from grace charged with corruption money laundering and criminal breach of trust over accusations of stealing billions from a state investment fund called one m. d. more than six hundred eighty million dollars which the u.s. department of justice says can be traced back to one m.t.b. was deposited into not jim's bank account in an exclusive interview with al jazeera as one a one east denies any wrongdoing. they kept on accusing me of receiving a huge sum of money but they forgot to men

the families we met during a reporting like najib and his family seems like they met the criteria for a waiver under the. one of the things that where really scratching our heads about it is a sort of and you hardship requirement and how we can show that many of the people as you can imagine leaving countries like yemen would suffer and you hardship if they're not able to rejoin their families in the u.s. the families we met also seems like they meet the criteria particularly because they're american citizens and in this case his daughter she met needs critical medical care both of which are listed as qualifications to be considered for a waiver. so who's deciding who gets a waiver the u.s. government official position is that it's a consular officers discretionary decision but if you put yourself in a position of a consular officer and you're sort of told and the rhetoric around at the administration is over sort of an overall ban these people from these countries are essentially undesirable are going to have a much harder luck to decide whether or not someone should be eligible for

the families we met during a reporting like najib and his family seems like they met the criteria for a waiver under the bed. one of the things that where really sort of scratching our heads about it is a sort of undue hardship requirement and how we can show that many of the people as you can imagine leaving countries like yemen would suffer and you hardship if they're not able to rejoin their families in the u.s. the families we met also seems like they meet the criteria particularly because they're american citizens and in this case his daughter she met needs critical medical care both of which are listed as qualifications to be considered for a waiver. so who's deciding who gets a waiver the u.s. government official position is that it's a consular officers discretionary decision but if you put yourself in a position of a consular officer and you're sort of told and the rhetoric around at the administration is over sort of an overall ban and these people from these countries are essentially undesirable we're going to have a much harder luck to decide whether or not someone should

i want you coming by you john you know why don't you know just you he said is missing a bit but mr najib it is important because people are asking he is being charged with money laundering and he's inviting arrest your facing arrest he's not i think it's really important that you talk about how you feel about that no i mean but let's let's then take action against your i mean i am i'm not in the government now that the governor pursued business off i'm can see a bit more do you think he is abiding interest your view has value not in situ or just knew i was not in touch with him anymore but he hasn't spoken out in support of you this is what you just want to thank you do you want us to follow up with him what you want to believe les do you blame him for anything is whether it's i said my position has. been. a process with all the excessive force the ability to recall to where was the last time you communicated enough thank you like to you thank you thank you mr know you. eighty percent of the visually impaired could be cured without access to treatment . where there was a will there is a

want you coming by you john you know why don't you know just you he's sitting here saying big but mr najib it is important because people are asking he has been charged with money laundering and he's inviting arrest your facing arrest he's not i think it's really important that you talk about how you feel about that not i mean but let's let's then take action against your i mean i am i'm not in the government now that the government pursuing this is off i'm can see a bit more do you think he is abiding interest your view has value not insecure or just new i've got in touch with him anymore but he hasn't spoken out in support of you this is going to respond to you do you want us to follow up with him what do you want to believe really do you blame him for any of this go well as i said my position is you know. the process involved excessive force of the military because when was the last time you communicate is enough thank you like to you thank you thank you mr know you. insult career around two million dogs are eaten every year but now animal rights groups want the ancient tradition taken

i want you coming by you john you know why don't you know just you he said is missing a bit but mr najib it is important because people are asking he is being charged with money laundering and he's inviting arrest your facing arrest he's not i think it's really important that you talk about how you feel about that no i mean but let's let's then take action against your i mean i am i'm not in the government now that the government pursuing this is off i'm can see a bit more do you think he is abiding interest your view has value not in situ what is new i have got in touch with him anymore but he hasn't spoken out in support of you this is going to respond to you do you want us to follow up with him what you want to believe it will a do you blame him for anything it's not whether it's i said my position has. been. a process with all these us force. you to because when was the last time you communicate is enough thank you like you thank you thank you mr know you. in south korea around two million dogs are eaten every year but now animal rights groups want the ancient tradition taken off the

the families we met during our reporting like najib and his family seems like they met the criteria for a waiver under the. one of the things that where really scratching our heads about it is a sort of and you hardship requirement and how we can show that many of the people as you can imagine leaving countries like yemen would suffer and you hardship if they're not able to rejoin their families in the u.s. the families we met also seems like they meet the criteria particularly because they're american citizens and in this case his daughter she met needs critical medical care both of which are listed as qualifications to be considered for a waiver. so who's deciding who gets a waiver the u.s. government official position is that it's a consular officers discretionary decision but if you put yourself in a position of a consular officer and you're sort of told and the rhetoric around at the administration is over sort of an overall ban these people from these countries are essentially undesirable are going to have a much harder luck to decide whether or not someone should be eligible for

malaysia's anti—corruption agency has arrested the wife of former prime minister najib razak on suspicionsmah mansor‘s husband was ousted in an election in may. he has already been charged with corruption, accused of stealing money from a government investment fund, which he denies. police investigating suspicious packages delivered to the pentagon have arrested a man in utah. a security alert was triggered at america's military headquarters when envelopes thought to contain the deadly poison ricin were sent to officials. further tests revealed the substance was castor beans, from which the poison can be made. a suspicious package sent to president trump was also intercepted. there are reports coming to us from the united states that the report by the fbi on supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh could be with the senate in the next few hours. he, of course, is accused of sexually assaulting a woman in 1982 — a claim he denied when appearing beofre the judicary committee last week. —— before the judicary committee last week. chris buckler is our washington correspondent. let's go live to h

this week, a victims' group won its appeal against the decision. hhe wife of former prime ninister najibwith several oofenses, including money laundering. rosmah mansor‘s husband was ousted in an election in may. he's been charged with corruption, accused of stealing money from a government investment fund, which he denies. the report by the fbi on supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh could be with the senate in the next few hours. a vote on whether to confirm looks likely later this week. he faces accusations from several women, which he denies. he denied an assault in 1982 when he appeared before the judiciary committee last week. chris buckler is our washington correspondent. they have a chance to see it, from what we understand, effectively on thursday in america. so from the morning they will be able to look at the report and get details. there are indications that there are only one copy of this report, but essentially republicans will go in and see it, and that will be followed by the democrats, and they will see it effectively back—to—back. those details are still to be cleared

i want you coming by you john you know why don't you know just you he said is missing a bit but mr najib it is important because people are asking he is being charged with money laundering and he's inviting arrest your facing arrest he's not i think it's really important that you talk about how you feel about that not i mean but let's let's then take action against your i mean i am i'm not in the government now that the government pursuing this is stuff i'm can see a bit more do you think he is abiding interest your view has value not in situ or just knew i was not in touch with him anymore but he hasn't spoken out in support of you this is going to respond often do you want us to follow up with him what you want to believe really do you blame him for anything it's not whether it's i said my position has. been. a process with all excessive force of the ability to because it was the last time you communicate is enough thank you like you thank you thank you mr know you. al jazeera. where ever you are. also one of our biggest strengths is that we talk to normal everyday people we get them t

for malaysian prime minister najib razak and his top treasury but also facing new charges in a widening crackdown on corruption both men pleaded not guilty to six charges over the looting of more than one and a half billion dollars in government funds it's been released on bail on of two hundred forty thousand dollars. google has fired forty eight employees including thirteen senior managers over sexual harassment claims since two thousand and sixteen in an e-mail to employees the chief executive said the tech giant is taking a hard line on misconduct his note was in response to a new york times article which says google gave android creator andy rubin a nineteen million dollar exit package while he faced sexual misconduct claims. ethiopia has appointed its first female president sally wark is a would it was selected unanimously by the parliament in addis ababa it comes just a week after the prime minister appointed a gender balance cabinet in which half of the posts are held by women paul brennan reports. ethiopia's new president was warmly applauded into the parliament as the unanimou

detained after being questioned by the anti corruption commission her husband former prime minister najib razak is set to face trial next year the money laundering and abuse of power charges followed the disappearance of billions of dollars from a state fund known as one in the. u.k. prime minister of tourism a has defended her brags that strategy at the tory party conference may says the u.k. will be a champion of global free trade and says she's not afraid to leave it in without a deal well those are the headlines now it's back to out of their world stage and that's what. this centuries old building in the heart of the historic order of the lebanese city of tripoli has been a sanctuary for widows unable to support themselves since ottoman times. and the other widows living here rely on charitable donations of the basics to live on. fatty son makes a deliveries and then she is responsible for the distribution of everyone's share. each widow gets an allocation according to the size of the family all living in one tiny room and. some families have grown up but the hunka like oh my daughter

charges of sodomy was granted a full pardon and the man who put him back in prison former prime minister najib razak is standing trial for corruption to many of those casting ballots in port dickson today was for a new clean and malaysia with this man as their leader. on the road i hope anwar wins because i have long supported him on a ninety three year old bahati a ostensibly have a deal for him to take over as prime minister in two years this the fessed up. a al-jazeera. now tens of thousands of people have been demonstrating in berlin against racism and discrimination wide range of groups including pro refugee gay rights and muslim organizations are all backing the protest has been organized as a counter rally against right wing groups who've been holding demonstrations across germany over the past few months some of which have turned violent and immigration is a key issue for voters in the german say to bavaria as they head to the polls on sunday to elect a new regional parliament a survey suggests an increasing number of people are rejecting the rhetoric of the right and the centrist gree

was detained after being questioned by the anti-corruption commission has been former prime minister najib razak is set to face trial next year for money laundering and a piece of power it's over billions of dollars that went missing from the state funds known as one and d b. china's tax authorities have ordered one of the country's top actresses pay a one hundred twenty nine million dollars fine funding being hasn't been seen in public since june reports have emerged saying she's been detained by the authorities edge and brown has more. well this is sold to be the biggest ever fine imposed on a chinese movie star eight hundred and ninety two million r m b that's almost one hundred thirty million u.s. dollars that's what the tax authorities say fan being being older than they say if she pays this money back she will not face criminal prosecution funding being says she hopes to be able to do just that now fund being being is not the best known actress here in china but she certainly one of the best paid earning some forty three million dollars last year she vanished from public view in june

for malaysian prime minister najib razak and his top treasury boss of facing new charges in a widening crackdown on corruption both men pleaded not guilty to six charges relating to the looting of more than one of the half billion dollars in government funds they've been released on bail separately now jeep is charged with thirty two counts over an investment fund scandal that includes money laundering and abuse of power he denies any wrongdoing. thousands of central american migrants mostly from honduras oppressing on with their long trek across mexico into the united states that's despite a warning from u.s. president donald trump that they would be allowed to enter the country illegally the migrant caravan has become a dominant issue in campaigning for november's midterm elections in the u.s. now deserves john holeman reports now from chiapas in southern mexico. they resumed the trek at four in the morning trying to make some headway before the baking midday sun even then it was hard work several thousand men women and children dispersed in a long exhausted trail their goal is to re

after being questioned by the anti corruption commission last month husband the former prime minister najib razak is set to face trial next year for money laundering and abuse of power charges followed the disappearance of billions of dollars from a state fund known as one m d. a court in peru has cancelled the pardon for the former president alberto fujimori and ordered his a rest he was pardoned by presidential decree last december which more had served half of a twenty five year jail term after being convicted of having links to death squads and ordering two massacres it was released on humanitarian grounds due to poor health. concern is growing for the safety of prominent saudi journalist jamal khashoggi who's missing in turkey he's been a vocal critic of the kingdom's leadership senior turkish officials believe he's inside the saudi consulate in istanbul. as more. on tuesday jamal khashoggi walked into this saudi consulate in istanbul to collect proof of his divorce so he could remarry he hasn't been seen since but you know not when the who he does in the one position we are positive h

will also remain a mass grave wayne hay al jazeera palu indonesia malaysia's former prime minister najib razak has admitted that things went wrong at one m. d. b. that's the investment fund from which he and his associates are accused of stealing billions of dollars but he was facing thirty eight charges of corruption and money laundering in an exclusive interview with zero one i want to east he denies any wrongdoing flora's louis reports from. one seemed untouchable son of a former prime minister who rose to power himself but he has since fallen from grace charged with corruption money laundering and criminal breach of trust over accusations of stealing billions from a state investment fund called one mt be more than six hundred eighty million dollars which the u.s. department of justice says can be traced back to one mt was deposited into not jobs bank account in an exclusive interview with al jazeera as one no one east not denies any wrongdoing. they kept on accusing me of receiving a huge sum of money but they forgot to mention that the bulk of the money was returned four months afte

calls for his freedom or that of others sunny diagonal al-jazeera or former malaysian prime minister najib razak and his top treasury boss are facing new charges in a widening crackdown on corruption both men pled not guilty to six charges of looting of more than one and a half billion dollars from a government investment fund and g.b. is already facing dozens of charges over the case including money laundering and abuse of power he denies any wrongdoing of former french president nicolas sarkozy has lost an appeal against an earlier decision to put him on trial over illegal campaign financing the case known as the big malian affair goes back to sarkozy's reelection push in two thousand and twelve is accused of colluding with a public relations company to disguise the true cost of his campaign france sets limits on how much candidates can spend on campaigning. ethiopia has appointed its first female president saleh work zero day was selected unanimously by the parliament in ad is out of her comes just a week after the prime minister appointed a gender balance cabinet brenna reports. ethiop

the visit by shinzo of ok adrian brown and beijing adrian thank you former malaysian prime minister najib razak and has top treasury bonds are facing new charges in a widening crackdown on corruption both men pleaded not guilty to six charges relating to the looting of more than one and a half billion dollars from the government and that's meant as he has already facing dozens of charges over the case including money laundering and abuse of power he denies any wrongdoing or french president nicolas sarkozy has lost an appeal against an earlier decision to put him on trial over illegal campaign financing the case known as the million affair goes back to sarkozy's re-election push in two thousand and twelve is accused of committing with a public relations company to disguise the true cost of his campaign france sets limits on how much candidates can spend on electioneering. ukrainian filmmaker who's been called russia's most famous prisoner has been awarded the top humanitarian rights prize human rights price that is a long sense of has been jailed by russia on terrorism charges there is a