best from the imported over to from india but how many years do you think it's going to take until nepal is completely two to absolutely free or has really diminished the invasion. actually is very difficult to get rid of the best. once it is introduced in the five no place can we completely eradicate we can either get any place but we have to make it so we can live at home with a good half an hour. with farming communities locked into a globalized world threats to crops from new invasive species are slowly becoming the norm plant wise now operate in thirty four countries gathering data to form a knowledge bank to track outbreaks and protect small holders i catch up with ridge india at his farm i want to see what can be done to rescue his devastated crop. wow these are tomatoes are all completely destroyed completely destroyed i. get money from these groups it helps to make. family to support your family and support. how much do you think you've lost with this infestation how much money . thousand. and forty percent i had also for. my more well what are you still alive ok i recently dig

in nepal for example well. it is sharing ideas and practices.companies, so they have benefited as a result of us being there are every bit as much as we have done so by being there. something else you push is gender equality. you have 50% of the workforce female, incredible? is gender equality. you have 50% of the workforce female, incredible ?m is remarkable, and i think nepal had suffered a lot because many of the local construction force had left to work in the middle east, and in the immediate aftermath of the earthquake there were huge labour shortages and they address that by employing more women into the construction industry. as you say, we had 50—50 male and female balance. remarkable. and that is not just in nepal but something you are trying to push throughout your project? indeed. certainly from our perspective it is very high on our agenda, the diversity. 0ur organisation, other 21% of our workforce is female, which might not seem particularly high, but relative to the sector, it is about 11% female, so we are very good in respect o

nearly all of nepal's heritage sites we re nearly all of nepal's heritage sites were destroyed in thestoration work is not being done properly. also coming up on the programme for you. the bells ring out for queen elizabeth and prince philip on their 70th wedding anniversary. benazir bhutto has claimed victory in pakistan's general election, and she has asked pakistan's president to name her as prime minister. jackson has been released on bail of $3 million after turning himself in to police in santa barbara. it was the biggest demonstration so far of the fast—growing european anti—nuclear movement. the south african government has announced that it's opening the country's remaining whites—only beaches to people of all races. this will lead to a black—majority government in this country, and the destruction of the white civilisation. part of the centuries—old windsor castle, one of the queen's residences, has been consumed by fire for much of the day. 150 firemen have been battling the blaze, which has caused millions of pounds‘ worth of damage. welcome back, everybody. watching you s

more than two years after nepal's devastating earthquake, the un ways temple restoration work is just good enough. it's 9am in singapore, 1am in london and 8pm in washington where president trump has declared north korea a state sponsor of terrorism — as he increases pressure on kim jong—un over his nuclear ambitions. speaking to reporters at the white house, president trump said the move would trigger further sanctions against pyongyang to be announced on tuesday. this designation will impose further sanctions on penalties in north korea and related persons, and supports our maximum—pressure campaign to isolate the murderous regime. tomorrow, the treasury department will announce an additional sanction, and a very large one, on north korea. this will be going on in the next few weeks. it will be the highest level of sanctions when it is over. the north korean regime must be lawful and it must end its unlawful nuclear and ballistic missile development and stop all support for international terrorism, which it is not doing. the new us restrictions are seen as a way of increasing pressu

still to come on the program nepal continues on a slow path to democracy with millions expected to turn out the provincial polls. and displaced by al-shabaab and. we need the kenyan villagers who say. to return to their homes. we've got some right in the forecast for southern parts of china over the next couple days not looking too bad for monday jan refine and dry. some of the way in there pushing into hong kong and emotions are further to go on through choose that cloud of rain coming into southern parts of the country still some showers there once again into central areas of vietnam you know just some wet weather coming in across china joining up with a heavy showers that we have across the goal pushing across. we have seen some very heavy rain here in the past few days in a firm out of cloud two across southern areas of india as one would expect at this time of the year you see some heavy showers just coming into our time and that is southern areas under protest a fair amount of cloud actually to central parts of india further north it is somewhat clear i say clear we do of course s

voters in nepal are taking part in elections that marked the final stage of a peace process that started eleven years ago the aim is to turn the country into a federal democratic republic sabrina shuster reports not from the ninth district. the early morning call is no deterrent for these people in the district they have come to exercise their right to vote district and national officials have been working for days to ensure daily action happens. the new constitution is being implemented and as a local elections have already taken place this is the first phase of election for national and is stated as and this election is important because we do about implementing the constitution. the first phase of this election is happening in the hills and mountains where climate and terrain can be challenging the second phase will take place on december seventh in more moderate planets there are nearly six thousand registered voters here and competition is fierce every vote counts and representatives from all sides are keeping a tight watch. there are candidates representing both the left alliance o

people in nepal are voting in a general election which many hope will bring stability to the country.rom a ten—year civil war with maoist insurgents, and a huge earthquake in 2015. they're the first elections under a new post—war constitution in nepal which has paved the way for sweeping changes to the political system. police in belgium have made around 50 arrests in the capital brussels after a street protest turned violent. some demonstrators in masks attacked police officers and damaged shops near the city centre. reports say those arrested were between 15 and 18 years old, and had broken away from a protest against slavery in libya. at least 31 migrants drowned off the coast of libya when their boat capsized on saturday morning. they were part of a group of over 200 people trying to make the illegal and perilous journey to southern europe. the vessel sank off the shores of garabulli, a coastal town east of the libyan capital. the bbc‘s north africa correspondent rana jawad reports. for these survivors of the latest boat capsize off the libyan coast, the bodies they walked past co

people in nepal are voting in a general election which many hope will bring stability to the country.ill recovering from a ten—year civil war with maoist insurgents, and a huge earthquake in 2015. voters will choose a new parliament and provincial assemblies. they're the first elections under a new post—war constitution in nepal which has paved the way for sweeping changes to the political system. police in belgium have made around 50 arrests in the capital brussels after a street protest turned violent. some demonstrators in masks attacked police officers and damaged shops near the city centre. reports say those arrested were between 15 and 18 years old, and had broken away from a protest against slavery in libya. authorities in egypt say the gunmen who attacked a mosque during friday prayers, killing more than 300 people, were carrying the flag of the so—called islamic state. up to 30 men surrounded the building and opened fire on worshippers, including children. it happened in the town of bir al—abed in northern sinai. in response, egyptian forces have been carrying out air strikes

of this election which will turn into a federal republic so he has rushed out of their district in nepal. is a bubble in newspapers reporting that wrote mugabe was granted full immunity and a payment of ten million dollars to convince him to step down as president is involved independent also says a former president has been promised he can keep all his properties and that he will be paid his salary for the rest of his life the ruling party disputes that we got we got a special deal here in which us reports now from harare. officials in say that robert mugabe got the usual standard normal retirement package given to any former head of state we're told that he wants to stay in zimbabwe he plans to do that but he is able to leave the country and go to singapore for his usual regular medical check ups he's indicated he wants to do some farming in the country and we've heard his wife grace is still planning to build the robert mugabe university all eyes are now on the new president emerson when i got well and the cabinet he is going to form are some indications say that it could be as early

there are candidates representing both the left alliance of nepal's communist party unified marxist leninistand the former maoist and the democratic alliance of the nepali congress and the right of center parties one candidate will represent this district in the national assembly and two in the state assembly but for people like groom who runs a hotel here this election is more about development and tourism. i really hope that we get a good representative tourism is important for us and we need good roads for people and tourists here we also need schools and hospitals. district is on attracting route and has recently been linked by roads but the journey is precarious polls close at five in the evening local time but by late afternoon most people have already cast their votes while in milan district officials say that more than the expected number of people have cast their ballots nationally the turnout has been no making it difficult to predict the outcome of this election which will turn into a federal republic that he has rushed out of the euro when an district in nepal. still to come on t

come fully back to go this is al jazeera live from doha also ahead another step in nepal's long path to democracy where voters are having their say in the first regional elections it's just not enough rights groups warn the arrival of four aides planes in yemen will do little to tackle the humanitarian crisis thus. i don't know what to do. nothing to do with sales may be going through the roof at amazon but we'll find out why some of its workers have little to smile about. thanks joining us for those have returned to the streets on the outskirts of pakistan's capital islamabad. in even larger numbers despite a police crackdown on saturday at least six people were killed one hundred fifty injured when officers moved in to disperse a protest camp with tear gas and water cannon thousands of others have rallied in solidarity blocking roads in several cities and paralyzing major highways the government asked the military to help restore order but at least for now the army seems hesitant to get involved the protestors are supporters of a religious political group they're angry over the wor

from nepal's ram a chap district. these fields in the village of data around one hundred kilometers from katmandu were barren until eighteen months ago even though the soon river flowed just meters away villagers had a new way to access the water that's when so they should mandate he came to their aid he installed an irrigation system. when i first came here the store was so dry and crumbly that the only thing the locals grow it was two crops of my funder is a technician for a project run by an apart department of irrigation the department has been trying to find a way to irrigate more than four hundred thousand hectares of land in dhaka bhandari and his team built these tanks to store water from the river below but there were more problems to tackle this finished and have electricity till three months ago and this massive solar panels were installed and these panels can be maneuvered towards the direction of the sun and the direct current that it creates pumps the water to the tank there are pipes that connect the wa

who's one of the world's longest serving prime ministers is systematically silencing critics voters in nepal are taking part in elections that marked the final stage of a peace process that started back in two thousand and six the aim is to turn nepal into a federal democratic republic so minister reports from mélange district. the early morning call is no deterrent for these people in the parts manon district they have come to exercise their right to vote district and national officials have been working for days to ensure the election happens for them there both new constitution is being implemented and as a bottom feeder local elections have already taken place this is the first phase of felix one for mr miller and his did as simply this election is important because it is about implementing the constitution. the first phase of this election is happening in the hills and mountains where climate and terrain can be challenging the second phase will take place on december seventh in more moderate climate there are nearly six thousand registered voters here and competition is fierce every vot

weeks they're demanding the resignation of the government minister they accuse of blasphemy people in nepal of voting in a general election today the country's first since the civil war ended ten years ago in that country tens of thousands of police deployed to protect polling stations voting has been mostly peaceful but local media are reporting several small explosions that cause no casualties. and a volcano on the indonesian island of bali has erupted for the second time in less than a week mount a goon sending ash and steam three kilometers into the sky disrupting international flights to the tourist destination volcanoes alert status is at its second highest level. now aid agencies are concerned for the safety of russian jews muslims who are facing repatriation from bangladesh to their native me and now the two countries signed a pact on thursday agreeing to begin returning the refugees within the next two months they also agreed to take help from the united nations refugee agency to enhance the safety of that repatriation program many ranges however say they don't want to return. fati

government minister they accused of blasphemy on saturday six people were killed in the violence people in nepal are voting in a general election today the country's first since the civil war ended ten years ago tens of thousands of police have been deployed to protect polling stations voting has been mostly peaceful so far but local media did report several small explosions that cause no casualties. cubans have been marking the first anniversary of the death of their former leader fidel castro paid homage to the communist revolutionary with an evening of music and political speeches that's ahead of elections that will end with a change of government in february of next year. and a volcano on the indonesian island of bali has had a series of eruptions mount agung sending ash and steam six kilometers into the sky disrupting international flights to the tourist destination indonesia has raised its alert level alert level for aviation to read that is the highest possible warning. now aid agencies are concerned about the safety of range of muslims who are facing repatriation from bangladesh to their

pakistan we're going to move on now to some of the other stories making news around the world people in nepal voting in a general election today the country's first since the civil war ended ten years ago tens of thousands of police have been deployed to protect polling stations voting has been mostly peaceful but local media are reporting that several small up explosions are no casualties. protesters have gathered in cities across australia in support of asylum seekers being held in detention centers on mannus island in papua new guinea the protest is calling for the asylum seekers to be evacuated to a stray is joining the government however is refusing them entry under its harsh policy of housing asylum seekers in remote offshore camps and cubans have been marking the first anniversary of the death of their leader fidel castro they paid homage to the communist revolutionary with an evening of music and political speeches that's ahead of elections that will end with a change of government in february next year a volcano on the indonesian island of bali has had a series of eruptions mount a g

people in nepal are voting in a general election today the country's first since the civil war ended ten years ago tens of thousands of police have been deployed to protect polling stations voting has been mostly peaceful so far but local media have reported several small explosions that caused no casualties. protesters have gathered in cities across australia in support of asylum seekers being held in detention centers on mannus island in papua new guinea the protesters are calling for the asylum seekers to be taken to australia is joining government however is refusing them entry under its controversial policy of housing asylum seekers in remote offshore camps. and of all cane on the indonesian island of bali has had a series of eruptions mount a goon sending ash and steam six kilo much as into the sky disrupting international flights to the tourist destination indonesia has raised its alert level for aviation to read that's the highest possible warning level now there's been a spectacular day of action in the bonus legal starting with one of the most eagerly anticipated matches of

people in nepal are voting for in a general election today the country's first since the civil war ended ten years ago tens of thousands of police have been deployed to protect polling stations voting has been mostly peaceful but local media have reported several small explosions that cause no casualties. of ok no and the indonesian island of bali has had a series of eruptions mount set ash sent ash and steam six thousand meters into the sky disrupting international flights to the tourist destination indonesia has raised its alert level for aviation to read the highest possible warning aid agencies are concerned about the safety of the hinge and muslims who are fleeing were facing repatriation from bangladesh to their native myanmar the two countries signed a pact on thursday agreeing to begin returning the refugees within two months they also agreed to take help from the un refugee agency to enhance the safety of the repatriation program many rohingya however say they don't want to return. fatima the two and does what she can to keep her flimsy shed clean life is hard as a refugee and t

india, pakistan, bangladesh, nepal, well over 1000 deaths as a result of massive flooding. continent is one of the most vulnerable to climate impact. in pakistan this year, we attempters recorded 53 point five degrees centigrade. that is literally the upper end of what a human being can tolerate in the open. amy: do you know that in fahrenheit? >> i don't know that. i'm sorry. amy: keep going. 120 degrees perhaps. is -- super floods affecting bangladesh. in nepal, the devastation not just in the lives being lost, but also the damage to communities. in pakistan, four out of 10 people face multiple indices a policy which basically means people have barely been able to survive. these shocks ofof climate are causing people to barely surviving into not surviving at all. one flood raise into about 50 billion for pakistan. we're seeing floods and droughts becoming a regular occurrence. so much so that people are suggesting that the billion or so people that live on the indian continent may not be able to live therere by the end d ofe century. we are talking about potentially hundr

. >> they are looking for volunteers to set sail with nepal and help with the operation -- with themnd help with the operation. >>> 5:24. you could soon be streaming eagles games straight from all your mobile devices if you have one cell phone service. landon dowdy is here to explain. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. that's right. verizon is reportedly close to a new digital streaming detail with the nfl. it would allow the company to give customers access to games on all devices. verizon will lose the exclusive rights to stream games on mobile phones meaning cable, satellite, and other streaming providers could offer games through their apps. >>> a quick check of the markets on wall street. it could start the day in the red. the markets are coming off of two straight weeks of losses. as far as this week, look for data on housing and the consumer. back to you. >> thank you. >>> 5:25. what a win. eagles nation is celebrating this morning. what the victory means to excited fans and how teamwork has been at the center of the success of the eagles. >>> and a blaze that left them

ten days the tension among family members here is likely to continue to al-jazeera on district in nepal. well hundreds is preparing for elections as well on sunday and public safety is one of the key issues of the campaign while the murder rate has dropped the country is still one of the most dangerous in the world marianna sanchez reports from the capital to go. with every election there is hope and he will do just the hope for change is crucial in one of the world's most violent countries because his sandals will vote with that in mind. i want to have the blessing of being able to come back home alive every night for now we don't have that. the promises of improved security i fight against corruption but also of a better economic future those are some of the core issues the nine candidates are offering no durance on sundays general elections. broadcaster and center left candidates. is splitting the opposition vote with former professor research from the liberal party opinion poll say president that man this is leading he's the first president in his recent history to run for reelectio

you very much indeed for joining us live there from to go seek out a thank you for the elections in nepal the causing tension in a small village in the eastern man i district most of the town's residents are related to each other and little differences have led to disputes among family members to be mistress to reports from men and district in brother village and district on the famous on the put a circuit in the park but this flags fly along with flags of political parties the stars of the party congress and the democratic alliance and the sun are the hammer and sickle of the left alliance in the small village everyone is related to each other because of its remoteness and distance from the capital in the past the community had a common identity and decisions were made unanimously now that mainstream politics has been thrown into the mix family relationships are strained. thomas ringarooma has come all the way from gottman to devote he and his wife she me don't want to stay with anyone if. i decide the other would get opposite the. devote. both sides or relatives whoever wins i hope they

nine slaves to the belmont mansion where in the 1700s judge richard peters purchased slaves to free nepals -- free them and hid runaways in his attic. >> you could go to places like the johnson house in germantown and go to an attic where enslaved africans who were trying to seek freedom, they would go and stay. >> reporter: some of the sites also house museums and offer tours giving all who might be interested a closer look at the fight for freedom that was fought in the shadows. pamela osborne, nbc10 news. >> amazing history. where i live, mt. holly, lawnside, there are places that involved the underground railroad. amazing stuff. >> yes. >>> now to more of the stories we're following at 5:00 a.m. -- >> honoring a phillies legend. the baseball world comes together to remember roy halladay. >>> city on the rise. big changes coming to atlantic city. the next step in the jersey shore revitalization. [ cheers ] >>> free meek mill! >> louder! >> rallying for a jailed rapper. from billboards to chants, the growing demands for a philly native to be released. >>> starting off your morning with

councilmembers, and to ambassadors from belgium, greece, hungary, the league of arab state, luxembourg, nepal, nicaragua, the republic of slovenia and spain. and welcome too to senator ron johnson who has escaped for an hour from the tax wars on capitol hill. and to former senator johnson. by the way, one staffer from senator johnson's office attended our foreign policy program. and finally, let me acknowledge my own relationships and our respect for some of your senior staff, including my old capitol hill buddy, margaret peterlynn, your chief of staff. and your newly minted and highly reviewed assistant secretary for europe, wes mitchell. so now, please welcome the 69th secretary of state, mr. secretary, the floor is yours. [applause] secretary tillerson: well, good morning and thank you, jane, for that very kind flukes and also thanks to the wilson center for this opportunity to address you today. the wilson center has made important contributions to public policy and it is very fitting venue for our discussion today on europe considering 100 years ago, the united states entered world war i

valerie was based jumping in nepal, a 6800 metres high mountain in the everest region.st mountains on all seven continentss. let's get some sports now. thank you very much indeed. croatia are on the verge of qualifying for next year's world cup finals in russia. they're away to greece in their second leg. it's o-o, it's 0-0, but it's 0—0, but they lead 4—1 on aggregate. northern ireland will feel aggrieved after a controversial penalty in the opening leg of their tie against switzerland proved the difference as they missed out on a first finals appearance since 1986. jessica creighton has been in basel following the story. northern ireland's world cup dream is over in the cruellest of ways. it was a really brave performance by the players, but ultimately they just fell short. it was 0—0 here tonight in the second leg, but eve ryo ne tonight in the second leg, but everyone will look at the first leg on the cruel penalty decision that went against them in that first leg in belfast. but for switzerland, theirfans in belfast. but for switzerland, their fans streamed out of

more than two years after nepal's devastating earthquake, the un ways temple restoration work is just

when one on district on the unfairness circuit of nepal where elections are taking place for a state and national assembly now it's been almost four hours since polls have started and the lines are continuing almost half the votes have already been cast and at this polling booth. is the smallest electorate with just about five thousand five hundred eighty one registered voters but it is one of the most challenging districts because of climatic conditions as well as difficult terrain. because of this are just tickle challenges elections are going to happen in two phases the first phase today is in the mountains and the hills and the second phase of the seventh of december in the lowlands where climatic conditions are much better now there are two major contestants one the left alliance between the you know unified marxist leninist party as well as the former maoist and the other ones the democratic alliance the old old get vanguard of democracy in terms of the party congress and the other right wing parties so the competition is really high but locals over here that we've talked to sa

an architect pulled in other countries to approach him and to be his designs he said bangladesh and nepal nepalese authorities have already been in touch with them to find out how they can better protect their population from the risks of the earthquake this has been an extraordinary world architecture festival because they have launched a manifesto they see pulling on architects to address a number of social issues from social inequality to climate change how to how as an aging population and tackle food production and water resources just to say good design is not just the people who can afford. to take a look at the headlines on al-jazeera they rolling party in some way has joined war veterans in calling for president robert mugabe to resign because he made his first public appearance since the army takeover on wednesday he attended a graduation ceremony in harare is also call for his wife grace to leave the party meanwhile the u.s. is calling for a return to civilian rule as soon as possible. you and encourage team investigated lease of chemical weapons in syria will be disbanded afte

polls opened in nepal which is holding the first phase of federal and state elections but the vote is leading to disputes in some areas the choice of candidates is causing tension amongst families and close knit communities should be the shuster reports now from menang district. in brother village in milan district on the famous on a put a circuit in the park but this flags fly along with flags of political parties the stars of nepali congress and the democratic alliance and the son of the hammer and sickle of the left alliance in the small village everyone is related to each other because of its remoteness and distance from the capital in the past the community had a common identity and decisions were made unanimously now that mainstream politics has been thrown into the mix family relationships are strained. thomas ringarooma has come all the way from got money to vote he and his wife she me don't want to stay with anyone if. this site the other would get opposite the two of devote. both sides are relatives whoever wins i hope they develop the district as all the hotels are aligned

ten days the tension among family members here is likely to continue to al-jazeera manon district in nepal. headlines on al-jazeera the army has been called in to restore order to the pakistani capital islamabad after more than one hundred fifty people were injured in violence between police and religious protesters brought police fired tear gas and water cannon at the demonstrators as they clear their city and camp the protesters are calling for the resignation of a minister he was accused of admitting a reference to the prophet mohammed in a parliamentary bill come out harder isn't sukiyaki near the eastern city of lahore regret that gondry there's been a strong reaction they've been announcements on the market for people to come out where door that karachi literally gridlock a lot harder to paralyze because the protected are now blocking talk point for them the third day there along. the highway everything a block egyptian prosecutors say twenty to thirty gunman carrying i saw flags were behind the attack which left more than three hundred people dead egyptian military has launched a ca

have been devastating and in the united states, floods in many parts of asia and india and china and nepal wildfires. the wmo is not saying that all these events are caused by climate change, scientists would say it is very difficult to attribute any single events to climate change, but the wmo says clearly, the tell—tale signs of the human influence on the climate are evident in these events. the human influence, they say, is the continued use of fossil fuels, the burning of fossil fuels by humans. that report may not be a big surprise to the meeting here, but it is likely to increase their sense of urgency, to get on with their business here and put the framework in place for the paris climate agreement agreed two years ago. there are more than 350,000 mobility scooters on britain's high streets and pavements, travelling up to eight miles an hour. but their users don't get any formal training. in 2014, there were more than 200 mobility scooter—related accidents in england and wales, nine of which were fatal. now psychologists at nottingham trent university are working to develop a video

and the pakistani capital islamabad thank you now on to other world news and polls have opened in nepal's northern mountain district says voters take part in the phrase federal and state elections under a new constitution as the first phase of the vote across thirty two districts the election is expected to lay the groundwork for the past ran dition into a federal state since the king was forced out of office in two thousand and six the himalayan nation has been trying to overhaul its political system and leave behind years of violence and instability power is being devolved away from the central government to seven uni created states the changes will make it more difficult to remove a prime minister those who push to reform say will lead to more stable governments a proportion of seats in state and federal assemblies will be allocated to women and indigenous people the aim is to increase gender and social equality but they are concerns that fringe parties will be pushed aside leaving power in the hands of the parties which have dominated the past politics for decades now the vote is also

there are candidates representing both the left alliance of nepal's communist party unified marxist leninist and the former maoist and the democratic alliance of the nepali congress and the right of center parties one candidate will represent this district in the national assembly and two in the state assembly but for people like groom who runs a hotel here this election is more about development on tourism and. i really hope that we get a good representative tourism is important for us and we need good roads for people and tourists here we also need schools and hospitals. district is on attracting route and has recently been linked by roads but the journey is precarious polls close at five in the evening local time but by late afternoon most people have already cast their votes while in milan district officials say that more than the expected number of people have cast their ballots nationally the turnout has been no making it difficult to predict the outcome of this election which will turn into a federal republic. out of the euro when an district in the. islands commission says the u.k. m

things very slow research on i could be quite wet once again but for much of india for bangladesh nepal and across into pakistan weather conditions are dry and fine temperatures just below thirty there in delhi now here in the arabian peninsula it's still relatively quiet again humidity still a little in the high side for the gulf states but very pleasant weather thirty three degrees here in doha on the other side of the plane it's looking pretty warm still from mecca and he respects the top temperature of thirty seven degrees. facing realities the president said that there would be a complete audit a hundred percent audit that audit hasn't happened getting to the heart of the matter so are you saying then that the future of the g.c.c. will be in doubt. here the story. on talk to al-jazeera at this time. i really felt liberated as a journalist was. getting to the truth as i would that's what this job. good to have you with us on these are all top stories president. mental health issues. in the u.s. state of texas twenty six people were killed when a lone gunman opened fire in a church n

only thing the locals could grow was two crops of maize bunder is a technician for a project run by nepal's department of irrigation the department has been trying to find a way to irrigate more than four hundred thousand hectares of land in dhaka bhandari and his team built these tanks to store water from the river below but there were more problems to tackle this village didn't have electricity till three months ago and this massive solar panels were installed and these panels can be maneuvered towards the direction of the sun and the direct current that it creates pumps the water to the tank there are pipes that connect the water from the tank to the village and gravity does the rest of the work it's hoped this technology can provide a solution to a growing problem the drying up of water sources across the himalayan belt even those scientists are wary of admitting this phenomena to climate change entire villages in the pile are in danger of being forced to migrate. eighty three percent of our land is in the hills and in the mountains and most of the areas are not yet electrified we now k

south it's very slow research and i could be quite wet once again but for much of india for bangladesh nepal and across into pakistan weather conditions are dry and fine temperatures just below thirty there in delhi now here in the arabian peninsula it's still relatively quiet again humidity still lived on the high side for the gulf states but very pleasant weather thirty three degrees here in doha on the other side of the plane it's looking pretty warm still from mecca and he respects the top temperature of thirty seven degrees. on counting the cost black gold big dreams and a mega city in the desert why saudi arabia is pinning its hopes on a ram culture futureproof its economy to raise or not to raise a big decision for the bank of england and talking turkey the challenge is behind its strong recovery counting the cost at this time on i just sit. there in your mind of the top stories when i was there a vigil has been held for victims of sunday's church shooting in southern and springs in texas which killed twenty six people including children. u.s. president all trump and japanese prime mi

or poles have opened in nepal which is holding the first phase of federal and state elections since a major part in the ongoing process to overhaul the political system in twenty fifteen vote was passed to change the constitution power is being devolved away from the central government to seven newly created provinces and other changes will make it more difficult to oust a prime minister as hoped it will lead to a more stable governments a proportion of the seats in provincial and federal assemblies will be allocated to women and a digital people the aim is to boost gender and social equality but there are concerns that fringe parties will be pushed aside leaving power in the hands of the parties which have dominated the polls politics for decades while the vote is causing tension among stanleys and close knit communities to be the shastra reports now from men and district. in brother village in milan district on the famous unappointed circuit in the park but this flags fly along with flags of political parties the stars of the party congress and the democratic alliance and the son of