at india's prime minister narendra modi has become a state visit to the poll it's but his first visit since twenty fifteen when india imposed an unofficial blockade along the indian nepalese border. rescuers in kenya are continuing their search for survivors after a dam collapsed killing at least forty nine people many more still missing the dam in the rift valley around one hundred fifty kilometers north of nairobi bust on wednesday washing away most of the nearby village of any of i village after simmons reports. it was fun and unforgiving the die. released a surge of water that took homes and lives with it there was no warning and it happened in darkness this is the scene hours afterwards they're searching for a man one of dozens of people many of them are children the sprawl of daybreak is where families once lived whole homes swept away from the air you get some idea of the scale of this tragedy the dam is almost fully drained downstream the waves of floodwater gained momentum and later spread out inflicting much more devastation over a wider area. thank you for a long stretch fr

cleaned the city of jhana poor has been preparing for weeks for the visit of indian prime minister narendra modi people here hope this visit will cement friendship between the countries and most of the people here are very much like our neighbors across the border who want everyone to live together in a friendly environment the state visit is in keeping with mr moody's hand of that the politics he's visiting the hindu temple of john a key mythology has it that john extort or john the key to god a seat that was married to god john who was born in. india a place whose symbolism has been crucial to mr moody's hindu nationalism. the relationship between iowa and poor is unbreakable and invincible on this day we are inaugurating i direct bus service between the two historical cities for the provincial government mr modi's visit is finally attracting the attention the area deserves no this is the time we want to. bring in. but why don't the poor is celebrating movies visit the jubilation is not shared by people across the country trending on twitter is hash tag blockade was a crime mr modi referring t

some suggesting this could all be a ruse for political revenge by narendra modi, the prime minister, conspiring to hurt the opposition party. rochelle: a group of aviation exports have put together an alarming theory about the fate of the doomed malaysia airline flight. dheepthika: as much as an alarming theory, a sad one as well. post" reports a new chilling revelation by a team of aviation experts. the panel told us that it is possible the flight crashed due to a murder/suicide plot led by the chief pilot, and as evidence they say he did pressurize the plane, which essentially knocked out all the passengers. they say it would explain the total silence from the cockpit as the plane was plummeting. there was no mayday call. there was no final goodbye text. there was no attempted emergency call. for this panel, if it is true, they have called it an act of premeditated mass murder. on a lighter note, i will admit i am counting down the days that prince harry and meghan's wedding. i want to see the dress. many are in the throes of royal wedding fever, let's say. dheepthika: you are eith

is strong criticism of a country that is known as the world's largest democracy prime minister narendra modi is an avowed hindu nationalist but talks about modernizing the country and women's empowerment all just lip service says roy and not just from him protests over rape cases only started after women from upper classes became the victims the problem is india's caste system which no one is interested in dismantling. rapists normalised thing within the class hierarchy is it so normal for upperclassmen to just believe they own the bodies of no women you know when that huge protest happened but if part of me was a little bit wary of. is there a hierarchy of rape victims and do some rape count as every other. royal has also criticised the man we're veered as the father of india mahatma gandhi her comments accusing him of discrimination because he accepted the caste system prompted outrage she was called hysterical loud and shrill terms often used to describe women who speak uncomfortable truths she sensed but she can live with that . whole doesn't mean. i mean you know what would really hurt

became a disaster and india's prime minister narendra modi is in the third visit in forty years but the first since a new government was elected by all neighbors but relations can be tricky explain why and look at whether modi is making inroads. of course in the philippines has dismissed an outspoken critic of president. had the online reaction to this story and much more. to show using the hash tag. l.n. echo with the news live on air and streaming. online through you tube facebook live in an al-jazeera dot com for the seventh straight friday palestinians have gathered along gaza's border with israel and again people have been killed the protesters demand is to end the occupation and to recognize their right of return there have been scenes of anger violence and death in fact these live pictures at the moment coming in from that border area very similar to all of the other fridays we've had the israeli army is there since the protests began in march they've killed at least forty one people palestinians according to their right of refugees to return to the land they were forced to leave

indian prime minister narendra modi is on a two day visit to nepal its first trip since twenty fifteen when his government imposed an unofficial blockade along the nepalese border it caused a shortage of essential goods and that allowed china to step in i said been assessed the reports from poor motors visit is being seen as an attempt to tilt the balance back in india's favor. the streets have been decorated swept and cleaned the city of jhana poor has been preparing for weeks for the visit of indian prime minister narendra modi people here hope this visit will cement friendship between the countries and most of the people here are very much like our neighbors across the border who want everyone to live together in a friendly environment the state visit is in keeping with mr modi's hindu that the politics he's visiting the hindu temple of john icke mythology has it that john knox daughter john the key to god a seat was married to god john who was born in india a place whose symbolism has been crucial to mr moody's hindu nationalism we are to do not look down not about the relationship

the indian prime minister narendra modi has arrived in singapore on a three—day visit at the invitation he met his newly—elected counterpart mahathir mohamad and before that indonesia where both countries signed a number of pacts to enhance ties. well, to find out what he hopes to achieve on his visit here, we are joining in the studio by subramanya jaishanker, the former foreign secretary of india. i believe you will be meeting him today shortly, tell us about the purpose of his visit to the region? well, i think the important thing is she has gone to that summit in delhi. mahathir mohamad was in malaysia to meet the new prime minister there. he had a very solid visit to indonesia. overall, i think the fact that you have an indian prime minister here indicates a priority and a degree of commitment which i think is welcomed. you say commitment, but how much of that is a counter to the rise of china in the region? am not sure i would necessarily see this as conquering china, there's a long history association. if you look at the economic and security stakes, the fa ct economic and securi

india's prime minister narendra modi has begun his state visit to the pole here arrived in john paul where he attended the procession at the temple it's modi's first visit since twenty fifteen when india imposed an unofficial blockade along the indian nepalese border heavy rain is hampering the search for survivors of wednesday's dam collapse in kenya at least forty nine people died many more remain missing the dam is in the rift valley about one hundred fifty kilometers north of the capital it burst and washed away most of the nearby village malaysia's new prime minister says the king has agreed to pardon the jailed opposition figure and whatever him immediately mahathir mohamad also promised to reveal to his cabinet on saturday the ninety two year old was sworn in on thursday after a shock when it swept the opposition to power for the first time and waving him is in custody on charges of sodomy and corruption and those are the headlines the news continues here on al-jazeera after today's inside story next. once a strategy of war now the conflict is long over the good duck shouldn't

turning to india prime minister narendra modi's government has seen millions of people actually register to pay taxes for the first time more than ten million people filed income tax returns from november twenty sixth in june of them or of twenty seventeen that's up from the six million filed income tax returns from proceeding six years the sudden increase in income tax filers has actually given the country a stable tax base which means they'll be able to fund india's public services india's chief economic adviser said that the new tax payers will boost india's tax to g.d.p. ratio by one point five percent at roughly seventeen percent india's tax to g.d.p. ratio currently is the lowest among the so-called brics nations that's brazil russia india china and south africa. if you're trying to count calories and live in the united states you'll have some health from now on the rule requiring that calorie counts be listed on menus took effect this week the rule announced by the food and drug administration administrator scott goblet was eight years in the making and was mandated by the afforda

make her case before congress at what was her pending impeachment case india's prime minister narendra modi has begun a state visit to the pole he arrived in genoa pool and attended the press session at a temple it's modi's first visit since twenty fifteen when india imposed an unofficial blockade along the india nepalese border. argentina has begun talks with the international monetary fund about getting financial support its economy minister has met with the i.m.f. said chief christine lagarde in washington argentina is dealing with soaring inflation on its currency the peso has lost value. kenya's public prosecutor is to launch an investigation into what caused the dam to bust killing at least fifty people rescuers are still searching for survivors after rushing water swept away most of the village in the county many others remain unaccounted for days of heavy rain preceded the bursting of the patel dam flash floods have killed at least one hundred people across the country and destroyed thousands of hectares of farmland more now from us here is andrew symonds who's in nearby dub. anothe

international advocacy group for women's rights based in new york and she says prime minister narendra modi must do more to deal with the rising number of rape cases in india. it took a lot of international pressure to get him on board i know christine legarde called him out from the i.m.f. when he was in london people protested initially his response to all of these is let's ignore them and they will go away and given that there is government complicity almost in the silence i think that his government needs to do a lot more first speak out about it and then ensure that the justice system really functions for justice to be done in these cases because otherwise there is no deterrent these are going to go on but as well as president nicolas a little has expressed solidarity with his palestinian counterpart during mahmoud abbas's visit to caracas mother who has proposed further economic cooperation with palestine and to use a government backed cryptocurrency for transactions venezuela has longstanding diplomatic relations with palestine record it's a basket of from tel aviv during israel's tw

the city is in prime minister narendra modi's constituency, and he has been tweeting his condolences khare vineet in varanasi. this is a busy stretch, eyewitnesses say when the concrete structures fell, there was more going on here and this entire area was packed with commuters. they say that they tried very hard to save the victims trapped underneath. but they could save only a handful. there are slippers, clothes, vehicle parts scattered all over the place, a reminder of what the victims went through. the prime minister has said that he is saddened by what has happened here. but people here are angry and they say they want action. translation: expressing sadness in english is a mere formality. and anguish is a mere formality. i feel like the culprit should be given tough punishments. officials say they are looking into the reasons behind what has happened here. the buildings have collapsed and structures have fallen in the past killing people. and many experts blame these incidents on for safety and construction standards. let's go to syria now. the global chemical weapons watchdog

cabinet approved the death penalty for rapists of girls below the age of 12 after prime minister narendra modid an emergency meeting in response to nationwide outrage in the wake of the rape cases. according to government officials, the order also amends the law to include more drastic punishment for a convicted rapist of girls below the age of 16. this comes as there were 40,000 rapes reported in 2016. 40% of them child victims. last week, nermeen shaikh and i spoke to world-renowned indian author and activist arundhati roy about the increasing incidence of9 in india. calledot that modi for the death penalty because he was concerned about the death -- is only after he went to england and realized what a big issue internationally. and had to make a spectacle i'm an appearance of doing something. the truth is, first of all, i'm against the death penalty. but what actually happens is, of course there's a death penalty for mass murder. all of the people who are involved in mass murder sentence to death very dramatically and then released. really, it is a question of gathering evidence, of making

these elections are important, a litmus onn as narendra modi's popularity.tant by the markets. then, based on, what you said, that anything short of a decisive showing will be taken by the markets badly? >> absolutely, that is very true. the markets are attaching huge importance to the elections. it will be interpreted as narendra modi -- that is why elections are important, and if elections, ithe is going to be taken negatively by the markets. out about showng take in the morning when the exit polls showed him getting a decisive victory. >> you imagine this will be the next one for markets. expectation has been attached. voting count starts on tuesday. thank you, live out of mumbai. quickly before we reveal the answer to our guest the chart segment, one last look. what are we looking at? the white line is eight shares index -- h shares index. the blue line is the philippine component. what is yellow? boring? it find little box with the link, send me a response and your questions in case you have any. have a quick look. in a few minutes will be giving -- we

the prime minister narendra modi says he's instructed that rescue teams should go out and help thosehave been injured. to get a sense of the kind of damage that can be done, have a look at this car. it was parked here overnight and a branch came down, collapsed on the car, absolutely shattering it. look at the damage, the car is a write—off and thank goodness there was no—one inside when that happened. storms like this, pre—monsoon storms, are fairly common in india, they happen every year. what the meteorological office department says is that this year's storms have been far more ferocious. that's why we're seeing this high level of death and also the huge amount of damage that you see across north india. remember president trump's "america first" message? the officers on american jobs and industry. and then the tweet from the president. zte has been hit by sanctions which prevent the company from accessing its us—based suppliers. kim gittleson is in new york. help me through this one. help me through this onem help me through this one. it is complicated and it just help me through

the first though to india or prime minister narendra modi.ruling b j p party is celebrating after coming out on top in a regional election the b j p has won the most seats in the state of karnataka were polling a challenge from the congress party now the result cements prime minister modise struck stature as a national leader ahead of general elections next year modi was seeking a second term in two thousand and nineteen was a star campaigner in the state he went up against his rival congress president raul gandhi who led the campaign for his party now the battleground state of karnataka is home to india's tech the loss here leaves the congress in power in only three of india's twenty nine states let's get more on the story now with india correspondent sagna found the car she joins us from delhi where she is following the story for us by phone or good to see you now where does this a leave the opposition congress ahead of national elections next year. well to me i think to these result is frankly nothing short of a disaster for india's grand

outrage within or without india is a so depressing and to many critics also say that prime minister narendra modi slow in condemning a such rape cases also he is not doing enough to protect girls and women elizabeth show on our social media desk thank you. you're watching news still to come on the program following on from today's stories about rape in india this life sized sculpture is a reflection of indian women's vulnerability some symbolism there it's part of an exhibition in germany by six female indian artists and you will have a view. but first helen hunt for his back with a look at the tunisian economy thank you sarah well as voted on sunday in their first local election since the twenty eleven arab spring revolution but so far turn out to be no no jobs are scarce in tunisia and first the apathy is widespread some young people feel they have no other choice but to mix better prospects in europe and that's where a german she is in training center. not some is a fisherman but the thing that really makes him money is smuggling people across the mediterranean into europe. instead of fifteen

the city of john and poor has been preparing for weeks for the visit of indian prime minister narendra modi people here hope this visit will cement friendship between the countries and most of the people here are very much like our neighbors across the border who want everyone to live together in a friendly environment the state visit is in keeping with mr moody's hand about the politics he's visiting the hindu temple of john icke mythology has it that john knox daughter john the key the god a seed was married to god john who was born in india a place whose symbolism has been crucial to mr moody's hindu nationalism or to do not look on and on about the relationship between iowa and poor is unbreakable and invincible on this day we are inaugurating i direct bus service between the two historical cities for the provincial government mr modi's visit is finally attracting the attention the area deserves no this is the time for all we want to. bring. but why don't the poor is celebrating movies visit the jubilation is not shared by people across the country trending on twitter is hash tag blocka

it's a slight setback for narendra modi's party, which holds power in most of the other states.ere summoned to the vatican to discuss whether the church covered up incidents of child abuse. the pope himself has apologised for previously dismissing accusations against priests as "slander". against priests as slander. the meetings are going on behind closed doors, these pictures are from earlier in the week. bbc mundo. the german football federation has criticised two of its international players mesut ur—zil and ilkay gunder—wan, who are both of turkish origin, for posing in photos with turkish president recep tayyip erdogan. one of them gave him a signed shirt with the inscription for my honoured president, prompting some german politicians to question their loyalty to german democratic values. facebook is often criticised for not doing enough to remove offensive or hateful content posted on its site. today it released this web internal data showing for the first time exactly what it has been doing. in three months facebook removed 3.4 million items of violent content. that's a

of karnataka where the ruling congress party is facing a strong challenge from prime minister narendra modi's hindu nationalist party the b j p but away from the political action there are major concerns about parties trying to buy voters with cash and commodities is an all too common problem in indian elections and g.w. correspondents saw you fall in the car and ashish malhotra and they went to that region's capital bangalore to find out more. about. brady is campaigning hard in southern bangalore. they were part of. the independent candidate is running in state elections on just one issue keeping up politics. it's a message his supporters have been relentlessly pushing out in the streets for months. completely connecting with voters during the campaign stop ready is a software engineer turned social activist. he's known for fighting against corruption in government offices. the centerpiece of his bid is the one vote one no scheme which urges average people to fund his campaign ready says it can raise accountability in elections often tainted by allegations of bribery and voter manipulation.

. >> indian prime minister th narendra modi and xi jjinping i china, how do they improve the relationshiphe president -- >> we don't have an official policy but certainly think it's always good when other world leaders are getting along. and certainly when we can cooperate, that's definitely a good thing. we have great relationship with both countries and hope to continue to do so. thanks, guys. >> all right. that was sarah huckabee sanders. the white house press secretary. concluding her briefing there on a very eventful day. again, the news broken by nbc just before that white house press briefing, is nbc news reporting exclusively that there had been a wiretap on donald trump's longtime lawyer, michael cohen, a phone tap in the weeks leading up to the raid of his home and his office. back in april. the exact duration of that wiretap, the exact date that it began, when it began, unclear right now, but, again, nbc news reporting that there was a wiretap, that question did come up amongst several others at this briefing. the highlights, if you didn't catch the whole thing there, sarah huc

insects also leaving green stains on the walls supreme court justices have given prime minister narendra modi's government a week to respond the taj mahal was built in the seventeenth century and is often visited by world leaders on state trips to india well now cities around the world are struggling with the effects of climate change one of the biggest challenges is to ensure clean drinking water now and in the future as part of al-jazeera is first series rob reynolds reports from los angeles on the looming problems for millions of californians. an estimated eighteen million people now live in the los angeles metropolitan area on land that was once largely arid this sprawling city has thrived despite the lack of an obvious large source of water nearby los angeles is history is tied with water this place was able to grow and expand and become one of the largest metropolises in the world because we brought water here the second phase of i think los angeles is growth now is going to be with the new normal with the expectation of less water over time and more people how can we sustain economic pro