violence in central and northern mali as voterers went to ththe polls. no end in sight friday carr fire in northern california. it has killed six people, including two children and two firefighters. business news. stephen carroll joins the. we are going to start in pakistan where it is reported where the company is seeking a fresh bailout from the imf. stephen: plans being drawn for the new prime minister to seek the largest ever rescue package from the imf. local media reporting the country has secured a loan of $2 billion from china. that is adding two expectations of an imf deal to come. any agreement would limit the new leaders pledged increased public spending. although pakistan economy is projected by the imf to grow by 5% this year, it is running a budget deficit. 10 days ago, the central bank said it only had $9 billion left in for its -- foreign-currency reverse, prompting a move for sinking finance elsewhere. >> in spain, taxi unions meeting with officials today and talking about ride sharing apps. stephen: they met in barcelona and madrid. driv

fighters that attack the northern mali and city of kid out firing several mortars including one near a polling station the presidential election that's been dominated by security concerns and the threat from al qaeda has been escalating. three russian opposition leaders have been arrested at a rally protesting the government's plan to raise the state pension age the demonstration in moscow had been authorized by city officials the government's plans to raise the pension age for men to sixty five and to sixty three for women a spot widespread discontent well those are the headlines that is continues here on al-jazeera after if you find a latin america special that subject. you stand the differences. and the similarities of cultures across the world. al-jazeera viewfinder fresh perspectives through the lens of local filmmakers around the globe. your story for monday was the most amount for a long long.

community and all the efforts made in this country were not able to manage this crisis agrees in northern mali like here in the city of cow tension is at its highest some polling stations couldn't a new tool due to the threat of attacks the official results of the vote is expected by friday. and that is some of the other stories making news around the world on the eve of monday's historic elections in zimbabwe former president robert mugabe suggested he would not vote for the party he had led for decades said his successor emerson on god illegally took power last year but he did encourage them bob boyens to accept the result. of an earthquake on the indonesian island has killed at least fourteen people and injured more than one hundred sixty others the six point four magnitude quake struck the northern part of the island which is close to bali and popular with international tourists. a powerful typhoon has hit japan bringing heavy rains and winds of up to one hundred eighty kilometers per hour thousands of residents have been forced to leave their homes it's the season's twelfth typhoon so far

a state of emergency in parts of california devastated by the fire fighters have attacked the northern mali and city of kid doll firing several mortars including one knee a polling station the elections been dominated by security concerns and the threat from al qaeda has been escalating president keita is hoping to secure a second but faces a challenge from sixty eight year old somalia sea state three russian opposition leaders have been arrested at a rally protesting over the government's plan to raise the state pension age the demonstration in moscow had been authorized by the city or thora says the government's plans to raise the pensionable age for men from sixty to sixty five and from fifty five to sixty three for women has sparked widespread discontent those are your headlines up next al-jazeera world senegal's sinking villages. guns are part of the civic cookie. is simple but the college of war before us at them but the more peaceful and lit are the. big cut that's your place of aussie some in my little girl must be the seventh century nor engender so we send a civil service all cyni

fighters have attacked the northern mali and city of kid out firing several mortars including one near a polling station the presidential election that's been dominated by security concerns and the threat from al qaeda has been escalating. three russian opposition leaders have been arrested at a rally protesting the government's plan to raise the state pension age the demonstration in moscow had been authorized by city officials the government's plans to raise the pension age from mentees to sixty five then to sixty three for women a spot widespread discontent. well those were the headlines that is continuous here on al-jazeera after if you find a lot of america that subject. you to stand the differences. and the similarities of cultures across the world. al jazeera viewfinder fresh perspectives through the lens of local filmmakers around the globe. your story from under you are for the most amount for a while i'm not sure you can hear it from a grammy go. to kings or any of that but some of. your experience are put. in simply geared to marking me down you know i mean all born in europ

suicide bombers in northern mali have attacked a joint patrol of french and mali and soldiers as money defense ministry says a suicide car bomb was driven into a patrol of three french ahmed vehicles local reports say two civilian bystanders were killed several soldiers wounded comes two days off the six soldiers were killed in an attack on a military base in mali a three thousand strong force of french troops has been in the region since two thousand and twelve. more than forty african leaders are gathered in the capital of mauritania for the two day african union summit items on the agenda include south sudan where fighting is throwing the latest cease fire into jeopardy and calls to promote free trade across the continent but the main theme is corruption which according to some estimates cost africa twenty five percent of its combined g.d.p. . has more now from the summit. south sudan poses a real challenge for african leaders meeting here in the mauritanian capital shot and the reason why they are concerned is that they would like to show the world they take greater ownership of th

how does their baghdad fighters have attacked the northern mali and city of kid out firing several mortars including one near a polling station election been dominated by security concerns and the threat from al qaeda has been escalating president cagers hoping to secure a second term but faces a challenge from sixty eight year old so many i.c.c. mohamed valas the latest from bamako. voting has been going on smoothly throughout the day sunday here in the modern capsule by mccall and that's contrary to the expectations of some observateur who just a few weeks ago have been talking about the impossibility of organizing this election on should be one and that in view of the tremendous security challenges and logistical problems during the last seven weeks some groups related to al-qaeda in the islamic magreb threatened several times to disrupt this vote and also just a transportation of ballot boxes and voter cards to somebody most areas were a big challenge for the government here so today the government can bore start some success has been registered some incidents have been reported in the

elections of respondents since twenty thirteen over security concerns and attacks by armed groups in northern mali. our china's premier says the country remains open for trade with foreign partners that's after china and the u.s. imposed tariffs on each other's exports premier league told a meeting of european leaders china will open the door wider to foreign products to ensure global economic growth president donald trump slapped thirty four billion dollars worth of tariffs on chinese goods on friday china immediately responded with its own tariffs on american imports of protesters in the city of chicago have shut down traffic on a major highway to highlight the number of shootings there they had been warned that anyone walking on the road would face arrest but chicago's mess of port of the march have been two hundred fifty two murders and eleven hundred shootings in the u.s. city so far this year mostly in predominantly black and low income areas time for a quick break now but when we come back all the sports including jubilant scenes in england as fans consider the possibility their kids team c

thousand and thirteen after a french military intervention to drive out on qaeda linked groups from northern mali so on other forces joint including un peacekeeping mission and the west african joint force more than twenty foreign armies operate under those missions but all of that has not brought stability to mali a number of attacks by armed groups has reached unprecedented levels since two thousand and twelve the fighting has killed and displaced tens of thousands of civilians haters detractors see him as a mere french beneficiary who turned his country into an international protectorate he managed to bring together twentieth and arab nationalists to sign a peace agreement in two thousand and fifteen but so far it's largely remained ink on paper and there's been another conflict under his watch in the region of some ethnic falana tribesmen have joined al qaeda in the islamic magreb and response the bombarding militia was allegedly mobilized by the government against full on the fighters the army and the militia have been accused of carrying out extrajudicial executions of fully civilians mass

community and all the efforts made in this country were not able to manage this crisis of trees in northern mali like here in the city of cow tension is at its highest some polling stations couldn't a new tool due to the threat of attacks the official results of the vote is expected by friday. now to some other stories making headlines around the world in the u.s. wildfires raging across california have claimed another life a firefighter has been killed battling a blaze near yosemite national park that brings the state's overall death toll to eight six. have died in a massive fire in northern california hot and dry conditions have been feeding the flames. just president trump has threatened to shut down the government if the democrats do not support of plans to build a wall along the border with mexico trump has threatened to shut down several times since taking office in a bid to get congress to pass immigration matters he has asked for twenty five billion dollars to build the barrier. a polar bear has been shot dead for mauling a cruise ship employee on an arctic island in norway the guard was

well fight his have attacked the northern mali and city of firing several mortars including one near a polling station is comes as millions of mali is cost the vote in an election that's been dominated by security concerns amid a growing threat from al qaida and groups. president abraham boubacar kater is hoping to secure a second term but faces a challenge from sixty eight year olds in my assists a who has been heavily critical of molly's lack of security mohamed val has the latest from bamako. voting has been going on smoothly throughout the day sunday here in the modern cups obama and that's contrary to the expectations of some observers who just a few weeks ago have been talking about the impossibility of organizing this election on should do and that in view of the tremendous security challenges and logistical problems during the last several weeks some groups related to al-qaeda in the islamic magreb threatened several times to disrupt this vote and also just a transportation of ballot boxes and voter cards to somebody most areas were a big challenge for the government here so

area will get immediate financial assistance from the federal government fighters attacked the northern mali and city of kid doll firing several mortars including one near a polling station it comes as millions of people cast their vote in an election has been dominated by security worries threat from al qaeda and other armed groups has been escalating. up next it's inside story i'll have more news for you on this channel in about twenty five minutes see that. a turning point in zimbabwe the ruling party is put to the test in the first election without robert mugabe for forty years but the former president who was overthrown last year makes a surprise appearance and refuses to back his successor this is inside story. hello and welcome to the program. millions of zimbabweans who have lived for years under relentless poverty corruption and voter violence are deciding their future monday's election is being seen as a major test for the ruling zanu p.f. party its leader president emerson and god what is the front runner the former deputy of robert mugabe was fired weeks before the veteran leader

mali's president de bar he has come to go looking for votes the northern city has been hardest hit by violence during his five years and. believes he deserves to be reelected so. i'd like from the depths of my heart and my soul to once again serve this country well you can trust me with this wonderful task for five years and today for people across the region to withstand the storms and the winds and the rain to attend my meetings for hours means a lot to me. but some may disagree with keith assessment of his popularity. will i won't vote for kirkuk because it will mean more poverty corruption killings and unemployment when he banned the use of motorbikes here he denied many young and old people their only means of making a living if you was a good president the country wouldn't be in its present condition k.-tel was elected in a landslide majority in two thousand and thirteen after a french military intervention to drive out a qaeda link to groups from northern mali soon other forces joint including a un peacekeeping mission and the west african joint force more than twenty four and

french soldiers have been targeted in the suicide attack in northern mali but as news agency says atleast two have been killed out zero has been able to confirm that a three thousand strong force of french troops has been in the region since two thousand and twelve when they were deployed in response to an insurgency by armed groups. it's fifty years since world powers reached a landmark deal to bring an end to the nuclear arms race nuclear nonproliferation treaty was designed to stop the spread of nuclear weapons and in time eliminate them completely but some warn the danger of nuclear war is greater now than it has been in decades or in a haunted house more. it was twenty three years after the u.s. dropped an atomic bomb on hiroshima six years after the cuban missile crisis five nuclear armed nation signed a deal a nine hundred sixty eight the brought the world back from the brink of a potentially catastrophic war the us russia u.k. france and china undertook in good faith to give up their nuclear weapons the risk to the world pledged not to acquire them. every country in the world

electoral commission and the ruling party deny that anything on toward is going on fighters attacked a northern mali and city of firing several several mortars including one near a polling station. millions in mali and cast their votes in an. election that's been dominated by the growing threat of al qaeda and other armed groups the county is underway now president abraham kater is hoping to secure a second term but faces a challenge from sixty eight year old similar see say. as the latest from bamako. voting has been going on small city throughout the day sunday here in the modern cups of bamako and that's contrary to the expectations of some observers who just a few weeks ago have been talking about the impossibility of organizing this election and should do it and that in view of the tremendous security challenges and logistical problems during the last several weeks some groups related to al-qaeda in the islamic magreb threatened several times to disrupt this vote and also just a transportation of ballot boxes and voter cards to somebody's most areas where a big challenge for the government here

in northern mali years of conflict or for some three hundred thousand people to flee their homes tens of thousands of headed to the capital bamako but it's only the fortunate ones who are able to get charitable handouts mohammed valve reports. how does atlanta her friends make the daily visit to normal eman foundation to check if any aid is being distributed came to bamako with their families during the last few years fleeing insecurity and harsh living conditions in the north some of these women are we doze others just too poor to feed their children. to keep. to i arrived here from timbuktu in two thousand and twelve because the north became too dangerous i didn't want to stay here but i have no other option i can feel my children and our lives were in danger. the head of the charity has offered the backyard of her home as a haven for the women when there was no aid to be delivered to communal work or receive basic learning they also plant vegetables in the back yard and shelled the produce the charity provides help to nearly one thousand displaced families. that will go home and. w

have been perspiring since twenty thirteen of security concerns and attacks by armed groups in northern mali. china's premier says the country remains open for trade with foreign partners that's after china and the u.s. imposed tariffs on each other's exports premier league told a meeting of european leaders that china will open the door wider to foreign products to ensure global economic growth president on a charm slapped thirty four billion dollars worth of tariffs on chinese goods on friday china immediately responded with its own tariffs on american goods run mcbride has more from beijing in spite of their increased spending power chinese consumers are not going to like paying more for their favorite american brands just as the stores selling those things will not be happy marking up the prices sales are likely to be affected the alternative of course is buying the same products from other parts of the world just as their government seems to be forging deeper trade relationships with anyone and everyone other than the united states premier league could chang has been in bold guerrier me

thousand and thirteen after a french military intervention to drive out and qaeda linked groups from northern mali so on other forces joint including a un peacekeeping mission and a west african joint force more than twenty foreign armies operate under those missions but all of that has not brought stability to mali the number of attacks by armed groups has reached unprecedented levels since two thousand and twelve the fighting has killed and displaced tens of thousands of civilians haters detractors see him as a mere french beneficiary who turned his country into an international protectorate he managed to bring together twentieth and arab nationalists to sign a peace agreement in two thousand and fifteen but so far it's largely remained ink on paper and there's been another conflict under his watch in the region of some ethnic felony tribesmen have joined al qaeda in the islamic magreb and response the bombarding militia was allegedly mobilized by the government against full on the fighters the army and the militia have been accused of carrying out extrajudicial executions of fully civilians mas

reunite the country among them will be tens of thousands of people forced from their homes in northern mali by fighting who are now in the capital relying on charitable handouts mohamed viles reports now from bamako. how does atlanta her friends make that they did visit to new orleans man foundation to check if any aid is being distributed they came to bamako with their families during the last few years fleeing insecurity and harsh living conditions in the north some of these women are with those others just too poor to feed their children to keep. from book two i arrived here from timbuktu in two thousand and twelve because the north became too dangerous i didn't want to stay here but i have no other options i couldn't feel my children and our lives were in danger. the head of the charity has offered the backyard of her home as a haven for the women when there was no aid to be delivered to communal work or receive basic learning they also plant vegetables in the back yard and shelled the produce the charity provides help to nearly one thousand displaced families. so i don't feel we send r

thank you so much fighters overturning the northern mali and city of kid doll firing several mortars including one close to a polling station comes as millions of people cast their vote in an election has been dominated by a security concerns the threat from al qaeda and other armed groups has been escalating the president abraham peter is hoping to secure a second term but does face a challenge from the sixty eight year old somalia sisi mohamed el has the latest now from barco. voting has been going on smoothly throughout the day sunday here in the modern cups of bamako and that's contrary to the expectations of some observers who just a few weeks ago have been talking about the impossibility of organizing this election and should do it and that in view of the tremendous security challenges and logistical problems during the last several weeks some groups related to al-qaeda in the islamic maghreb threatened several times to disrupt this vote and also just a task petition of ballot boxes and voter cards to somebody more areas where a big challenge for the government here so today th

northern california for decades thank you very much gabriel in as way when our fight is of attack the northern mali and city of kid l. firing several mortars including one near a polling station is comes as millions of millions cost the votes in an election that's been dominated by security concerns amid a growing threat from al qaida an armed groups present every him is hoping to secure a second term but faces a challenge from sixty eight year olds to my ss say. there is mohammad vall is in the capital bamako and joins us now. mohammed security was always going to be the big issue in this election apart from this more to shell attack near a polling station how smoothly has voting then today. yes i can say that here in the capital bamako it has gone smoothly throughout the day we have been touring some stations or some polling stations including the one where i'm standing now by the way it has just closed at the top of this hour it has been smooth as i said for a while today or so in the south no reports of major incidents in the north what you have just mentioned there in mortar shells and also so

ranked among the poorest countries in the world landlocked on drought stricken in its a vast northern regions mali and struggled with for and that's government mismanagement political disunity and ethnic fighting mileage g.d.p. grew up around five percent last year not bad compared to many other developing countries but i mean even distribution of wealth aspect of the half of the population under the internationally recognized poverty like many in mali don't care about statistics they simply want jobs and social services in a secure and stable environment around my family my life it is now my lands are suffering because of low income and high cost of living we pray to god to give us a good leadership that would make the country better but the leaders in general don't keep their promises and they only think of their personal interests some have dubbed it the election of all the challenges and or the high stakes others doubted the election could be organized in time because of the rising number of attacks by armed groups no matter who wins this presidential race everyone here is worried about the fu

organizers in security is another the government has little influence in large remote areas of northern and central mali armed groups linked to al qaeda have threatened to disarm in the electoral activities their security is being grabbed up in the capital bamako. the government says it has mobilized more than thirty thousand personnel to maintain security at polling stations special forces organize daily patrols and exercises such as this one to raise the state of readiness as the countdown to words election day begins in don't move limit only for we have provided resources to our regional governors to ensure the safety is traditional voter cards and polling centers we guarantee the security of this process with the help of our partners in the noosa and french operation as well as armed movements voters have a choice of twenty four candidates including president people he would like akita who is seeking reelection he won by a landslide in the last election five years ago since then has lost much support his opponents say he has failed to restore stability and improve the livelihood of mali's among his

ranked among the poorest countries in the world landlocked on drought stricken in its a vast northern regions mali and struggle with foreign that's government mismanagement political disunity and ethnic fighting mileage g.d.p. grew up around five percent last year not bad compared to many other developing countries but i mean even distribution of wealth has been nearly half of the population and the internationally recognized poverty like many in mali don't care about statistics they simply want jobs and social services in a secure and stable environment. in my life it is my land the suffering because of low income and high cost of living we pray to god to give us a good leadership that would make the country better but the leaders in general don't keep their promises and they only think of their personal interests some have dubbed it the election of all the challenges and or the high stakes others doubted the election could be organized in time because of the rising number of attacks by armed groups no matter who wins this presidential race everyone here is worried about the future of mali and fe

ranked among the poorest countries in the world landlocked and drought stricken in its a vast northern regions mali and struggle with foreign that's government mismanagement political disunity and ethnic fighting mileage g.d.p. grew up around five percent last year not bad compared to many other developing countries but i mean even distribution of wealth especially of the african population and the internationally recognized poverty like many in mali don't care about statistics they simply want jobs and social services in a secure and stable environment around. my lands are suffering because of low income and high cost of living we pray to god to give us a good leadership that would make the country better but the leaders in general don't keep their promises and they only think of their past no interest some have dubbed it the election of all the challenges and all the high stakes others doubted the election could be organized in time because of the rising number of attacks by armed groups no matter who wins this presidential race everyone here is worried about the future of mali and few deny the n

organizers in security is another the government has little influence in large remote areas of northern and central mali armed groups linked to al qaeda have threatened to disarm in the electoral activities their security is being grabbed up in the capital bamako. the government says it has mobilized more than thirty thousand personnel to maintain security at polling stations special forces organize daily patrols and exercises such as this one to raise the state of readiness as the countdown to words election day begins in don't move limit only for we have provided resources to our regional governors to ensure the safety is traditional voter cards and polling centers we guarantee the security of this process with the help of our partners in the noosa and french operation as well as armed movements voters have a choice of twenty four candidates including president he will work akita who is seeking reelection he won by a landslide in the last election five years ago since then has lost much support his opponents say he has failed to restore stability and improve their livelihood mollies among his long lis

thousand and thirteen after a french military intervention to drive out and qaeda linked groups from northern mali so on other forces joint including un peacekeeping mission and the west african joint force more than twenty foreign armies operate under those missions but all of that has not brought stability to mali the number of attacks by armed groups has reached unprecedented levels since two thousand and twelve the fighting has killed and displaced tens of thousands of civilians caters detractors see him as a mere french beneficiary who turned his country into an international protectorate he managed to bring together twenty and arab nationalists to sign a peace agreement in two thousand and fifteen but so far it's largely remained ink on paper and there's been another conflict under his watch in the region of mopti some ethnic for money tribesmen have joined al qaeda in the islamic magreb response a bomb but a militia was allegedly mobilized by the government against full on the fighters the army and the militia have been accused of carrying out extrajudicial executions of fully civilians mas

managed to contain about seventeen percent of the car fire in northern california the largest and deadliest of ninety fires currently burning mali's government says attacks by gunmen or other violence disrupted around a fifth of polling stations during sunday's election in the northern city of kid i'll fight his five rounds at one polling station counting is underway with results two in about a week. and bulldozers and construction crews have started to sail off the six hundred kilometer border between iraq and syria the iraqi government says the a miss to stop cross border attacks by i so fight. as the top stories the news hour is coming up in about half an hour's time do join me then coming up next it's inside story. indians no more four million people have been left off the list of citizens in the northern state of asylum modi's government argues they could not produce valid documents so have they become stateless and will this create further division this is inside story. hello and welcome to the program. four million people in northern india effectively lost their citizenship after their names were left out of a national data

votes are being counted in mali's presidential election but the poll has been marred by violence in the northern city of quito fighters there have fired ten mortar shells including one near a polling station and cambodia's ruling party has claimed victory in the election there which has been widely described as a sham by human rights groups current prime minister who has sent who's been in office for over thirty years is accused of voter intimidation those are the top stories the system continues next. august on al-jazeera european muslims today are facing the consequences of having their faith linked to the tax even though they two of victims of the bombing it's the largest multi-sport event on the continent asian games and get caught i will host athletes competing in a mix of traditional and the limpid sports a vibrant new series of character led documentaries from immigrant neighborhoods across europe as a rainy and brace for u.s. sanctions due to get back in place on the sixth the buddhist algis here will cover the developments from town wrong in a three part series al-jazeera uncovers the m

now agreed to leave for rebel held areas of northern syria after a deal brokered by russia through our ports only seventeen people have been killed in central mali ahead of sunday's presidential election tensions hali ahead of the vote which will see twenty four contenders for the presidency including the incumbent president abraham. last week the campaign team for the opposition leader . was attacked by a gunman in timbuktu. and wildfires in northern california killed at least two firefighters and forced thousands of residents to flee firefighters say the blaze is only partly contained hot weather and high winds are fueling the flames well those are the headlines the news continues here on al-jazeera after one of one essential that's a water bottle. a survivor of the genocide the million people who begged me to kill them when they're suffering but i didn't have the heart to do who's dedicated his life to searching the woods for bones of the victims of the srebrenica massacre. will leave them here is that all. you know hope of finally laying the past to rest and giving peace to the victims' families because i need to if i could just find a think

mali will stay dry twenty nine. twelve boys in their football coach go missing deep in a cave in northern timer with rising floodwaters rescuers are running out of time and one when he's inside story of time and extraordinary heat on al-jazeera. welcome back here's a reminder of the top stories on al-jazeera at least seventy four people have been killed and almost two hundred injured by fierce wildfires near the greek capital athens rescuers fear they may find more bodies in coastal areas devastated by the fire hundreds of people are missing in lauer after a partially built a dam gave way the collapse sent flash floods through nearby villages killing and unknown number of people and israel has shot down a syrian jet it says entered its airspace killing the pilot the syrian military says the jet was flying over syria territory. a long time casting agency has advertised for actors to play the role of people protesting against a visit to britain by the emir of qatar on monday the agency extra people sent out an e-mail on behalf of a client seeking a large group of people to fill space outside downing street during the vi

well now to mali where the government says attacks by gunman on the violence disrupted around a fifth of polling stations during sunday's election in the northern city of kid our fighters fired water around one polling station down the less present and bring him to congratulate voters on a successful election day saying the credibility of the elections hadn't been affected results in june about a week and is hoping to win a second term. around four million residents of the northern indian state risk of losing their citizenship the government has published a register of citizens and to be included people must prove they came to india by the twenty fourth of march one thousand nine hundred seventy one this is two days before bangladesh declared independence which led to hundreds of thousands of refugees fleeing to india many of them settling in assam say to officials there are telling the new foreigners they won't be deported but security has been stepped up to prevent any violence against them. reports india has tightened security across the northern state of which borders bangladesh thousands of bengali speaking muslims are worried about being

the west african country of mali have been voting for a new president but the poll has been disrupted by several militant attacks security was tight especially in the northern regions of gowan timbuktu in some areas the vote was unable to go ahead after militants set fire to ballot papers incumbent. is seeking a second five year term his main rival is opposition candidate. a former finance minister there was also on rest in the run up to the pole amid years of heightening ethnic violence and jihadism. for more let's go to journalist bram post amiss who's in mali's capital bamako brand there have been concerns of election violence what can you tell us about the security situation this hour. right this acuity situation in the capital bamako is pretty well seven up i'm in the polling stations where i've been has been well protected nobody enters a polling station without showing a voter scott so that means no elements who shouldn't be there are allowed in i would imagine that in the rest of the country in several other regions most notably suggests ok. please go and see grew the situation is a bit similar i would imagine the thing places like mopsy which is wh

mali's government says attacks by gunmen or other violence disrupted around a fifth of polling stations during sunday's election in the northern city of kid i'll fight is five rounds at one polling station counting is underway with results two in about a week. and bulldozers and construction crews have started work to seal off the six hundred kilometer border between iraq and syria the iraqi government says the aim is to stop cross border attacks by i so fight is. over the top stories the news hour is coming up in about half an hour's time do join me then coming up next it's inside story. indians know more four million people have been left off the list of citizens in the northern state of a son in a river a modis government argues they could not produce valid documents so have they become stateless and will this create further division this is inside story. hello and welcome to the program i'm i'm a jump four million people in northern india have effectively lost their citizenship after their names were left out of a national database of registered citizens the list now includes only those who were able to prove they were in

attacked northern regions in the country after the government failed to react there was a military coup when islamist groups began to threaten the south. from. back the insurgents islamist attacks and mali is still far from stable with elections coming up at the end of july just how much of a difference can politicians make clear visions and enthusiasm are essential and the man we're about to meet has. worked to make as many people as possible aware of their rights and responsibilities as citizens. demand accountability from politicians. how their taxes are being spent on where the promises are being kept. are decided to quit working as a lawyer after the islamist insurgency in two thousand and twelve. shocked my nation. if the group has managed to bring my country to this state and to install its own democratic. country. nationhood. we work with village communities it's a village elders greet us and spend a whole day with us. they place their faith in us and ask us to pass on their problems to your thirty's in the hope that their situation will improve. i think these people who give us a euro or a dollar or even a few cents. it's thanks to their donations that we can make our way there

mali's government says attacks by gunmen or of a violent disrupted around a fifth of polling stations during sunday's presidential election in the northern city of fighters fired mortar rounds at one polling station counting is underway with results jus in about a week mohammed yvel has more from the capital bamako. and here. counting ballots by lamplight through the night the voting process went smoothly in the maalik up to the sunday a great relief for of oddities after weeks of security concerns results from twenty three thousand polling stations across the country are now in but it will take days to count them all it may be friday before an early official result could be announced president seeking a second five year term he congratulated himself and the people of mali for the relatively calm democratic process moving them to be doing some real pleasure for me to perform the citizen act and it's a start a victory for the people of mali who have voted calmly and serenely this vote will have demonstrated our democratic maturity and our status as a great people that optimistic view is being eco the across the political spectrum in focus

mali. it's important for the region because of what you have mentioned the security challenge in the northern part of the country around the two book to area and also in the central park around you know this is not only peculiar to miley you have also causes of insecurity in other parts of the said region and we we started to learn a lot from what happens in the republic of might call the election that we have been through the a website is viable the process is election monitors were interested in our process some foresee just from the security that arrangements to the deployment of stuff for the election so the deployment of material for the election we're pretty confident what we have observed is the same situation that we have observed elsewhere that cannot be any election without people complaining but we have complaints of of the votes that i just i which has been our greatest it was addressed by a multi-stakeholder approach involving the electoral commission the francophonie the civil society organizations political parties were confident this is going to go through i think described as

northern indian state of us here bangladesh prime minister had promised to act on documented muslims who came to the country during the nine hundred seventy one war between banging bash and stand. mali's president abraham cater has congratulated voters on a successful election day despite some violence in the north millions of people cast their ballots on sunday results are due in about a week kate is hoping to win a second term his main rival is sixty eight year old. been critical of caters record of the opposition in cambodia says the international community has failed the people there calling for the results of the general election to be rejected. to leave the lot of. the ruling party claimed victory in sunday's vote which has been widely described as a sham by human rights groups prime minister hun sen is accused of voter intimidation he's been in office for thirty three years last year he dissolve the main opposition party whose leader is in jail awaiting trial for treason. to the. market. in cambodia. history in words to be a celebration of the. right to choose. unfortunately that choice. before paul was over there was also. announced by the. national election. before he rejecte