a new chapter for the rajapaksa. rajapaksa brother of a former president and himself the next defense secretary now the candidate for the sri lanka paper when a party expected later this year. i did not. know i love my country i am proud of my country and i have a vision for the future of this country. i value to support unity to give leadership to all kinds and bring peace happiness and prosperity to the motherland . good rajapaksa led the military to victory over the tamil tigers ending 26 years of civil war. he was given a free hand by his brother then president mahinda rajapaksa to do so. but accusations of human rights abuses and walk rhymes. many tamils in the north and east are still looking for answers about their missing relatives or those abducted under rajapakse as watch some complain of intimidation and harassment when they tried to speak up sherry in savior who has worked with these communities says his candidacy for president is causing concern he's seen terminator of dissent yes so in that context like

a new chapter for the rajapaksa good hobby rajapaksa brother of the former president and the next defense secretary. now the candidate for the sri lanka up of the gentleman a party expected later this year. i love my country proud of my country and i have a vision for the future of this country. to give leadership to all kinds and bring peace happiness and prosperity to the model and. good rajapaksa lead the military to victory over the tamil tigers in 26 years of civil war he was given a free hand by his brother then president mahinda rajapaksa to do so. but accusations of human rights abuses and walk rhymes plague his tenure. many tamils in the north and east are still looking for answers about their missing relatives or those abducted under rajapakse as watch some complain of intimidation and harassment when they tried to speak up sherry in savior who has worked with these communities says his candidacy for president is causing concern he seems terminated of dissent yes so in that context like an old people are a bit worried about i mean in any kind of dissent it would not be tolerated

a new chapter for the rajapaksa. rajapaksa brother of a former president and himself the next defense secretary now the candidate for the sri lanka better when a party expected later this year. i love my country i'm proud of my country and i have a vision for the future of this country. to support unity to give leadership to all kinds and bring peace happiness and prosperity to the model and. good rajapaksa led the military to victory over the tamil tigers and in 26 years of civil war he was given a free hand by his brother then president by him the rajapaksa to do so. but accusations of human rights abuses and walk rheims league his tenure. many tamils in the north and east are still looking for answers about their missing relatives or those abducted under rajapakse as watch some complain of intimidation and harassment when they tried to speak up cherie and savior who has worked with these communities says his candidacy for president is causing concern he seems terminated of dissent yes so in that context like an ol

mr rajapaksa denies any wrongdoing. bombings earlier this year. mr rajapaksa's strongman image appeals to many sinhalese who have been critical of the current government's failure to prevent the suicide attacks by local islamist groups. sri lanka's governing alliance has a formidable task in challenging mr raja pa ksa. anbarasan ethirajan, bbc news. let us introduce you now to alan tong — who goes by the nickname of the ‘asian ice man'. why? because he loves to immerse himself in ice and sub—zero conditions, to practise meditation. his lifestyle has taken him to the arctic — but it poses a bit of a problem at home in his native kuala lumpur. here's his story. exhales. so it is important to stay in control. learn to accept the cold. ifeel so refreshed and energetic. screams. my name is alan tong, better known as the asian iceman. when i was in the arctic wilderness the connection with nature is irreplaceable. the energy there is completely different — so pure and so awakening. i guess we live in a tropical country so we

mr rajapaksa denies any wrongdoing.s earlier this year. mr rajapaksa's strongman image appeals to many sinhalese who have been critical of the current government's failure to prevent the suicide attacks by local islamist groups. sri lanka's governing alliance has a formidable task in challenging mr raja pa ksa. anbarasan ethirajan, bbc news. the main city in indian—administered kashmir, srinagar, is once again under complete lockdown. a curfew, which had been eased for the past two days, has been strictly reimposed for reasons that remain unclear. the region has been violently disputed by india and pakistan since the 19117 partition. the bbc‘s rewind unit takes a look back at the key events in kashmir‘s history. newsreel: the trouble began in early august. there were disturbances in kashmir and the forces of both sides ignored the ceasefire line and crossed into each other‘s territory. neither side has really won the fight but the war has shown just how bitterly divided the two countries are over kashmir and how deep ar

mr rajapaksa denies any wrongdoing. year. mr rajapaksa's strong—arm image appeals to many sinalese who have been critical of the current government's failure to prevent suicide attacks by local islamist groups. sri lanka's governing alliance has a formidable task in challenging mr rajapaksa. ukraine has described a visit by russia's president, vladimir putin, to the annexed crimean peninsula, as a "blatant violation of ukraine's sovereignty". mr putin, was the guest of honour, of a right—wing nationalist bikers' group. crimea was annexed from ukraine by russia in 2014, violating international law. lots going on in the world of sport and holly has the latest. there was a dream start for manchester united in their first premier league game of the season. ole gunnar solskjaer‘s side beat chelsea 4—0 — their biggest victory over them at old trafford since 1965. a miserable start for frank lampard though in his first game as a premier league manager. chelsea had looked strong in the first half until marcus rashford got unite

that's right have any in 2015 when the rajapaksa. was voted out not many people thought it would be this. such a short period of time before the prospect of a rajapaksa was talked of again but that's not the case here these are give us in the stadium the convention of the s. and p. p. the new sort of political front set up by the former president that's putting forward we hear the former defense secretary go top be rajapaksa that convention is taking place in the auditorium behind me in fact the former president giving his speech to the party party faithful as we speak and quarter of the rajapakse are being talked about his his formal kind of no mean mission is still awaiting a few minutes before he mounted stage but till then the former president is talking it up and talking about the fact that it's only them 10 can bring what is needed to sri lanka one analyst who i spoke to earlier in the day saying that the failure of the current government which is the one that got rid of my in the rajapakse in 2015 that their failure to deliver

both sides would refuse to vote up or shadows following go top in rajapaksa but right now in terms of his sort of followers it's all about he being able to bring sri lanka back on track the u.n. secretary general has confirmed a car bomb attack has killed 3 u.n. employees in libya the explosion in the eastern city of benghazi happened moments before a u.n. convoy passed through the area the u.n. security council has meant to discuss that attack and the latest developments in libya i join others in condemning in the strongest terms today's attack on the u.n. convoy in benghazi we send our deepest sympathy to the families of the victims u.n. exists to help and protect people and attack against its representatives is an attack on the international community at large and we salute the work the un's millis doing in libya at the same time as the assistant secretary general said scores of libyans have also been injured safely the libyan representative coming convey my country's condolences and sympathies to his country and to his people. well since that attack on the u.n. in libya there has

a new chapter for the rajapaksa . rajapaksa brother of the former president and himself the next defense secretary now the candidate for the sri lanka up of the jenna peddling a party expected later this year my mum i did not. know i love my country i'm proud of my country and i have a vision for the future of this country. i value to support unity to give leadership to all kinds and bring peace happiness and prosperity to the model and. now i mean good job it rajapaksa led the military to victory over the tamil tigers and in 26 years of civil war he was given a free hand by his brother then president mahinda rajapaksa to do so. but accusations of human rights abuses and walk rhymes plague his tenure. many tamils in the north and east are still looking for answers about their missing relatives or those abducted under rajapakse as watch some complain of intimidation and harassment when they tried to speak up sherry in savior who has worked with these communities says his candidacy for president is causing concern he's

those who believe in rajapaksa celebrate as he has the official sort of nomination for the party but there are those who have misgivings misgivings that the man who led the sri lankan war machine with all the allegations against him. indeed become this country's leader a decision at the polls in a few months time. for voters in argentina taking part in presidential primaries that are expected to give an early indication of what's to come in october the general election with 2 major parties have already chosen their candidates incumbent president crees up against opposition leader. voting has started in guatemala where people are choosing a new president in a runoff election opinion poll suggests the former 1st lady sandra torres is ahead of the center right candidate. john allman has more. money. who was in the air at the last quarter mile than the elections a groundbreaking united nations backed commission was going off the corrupt politicians the president himself had fooled and i. i in the streets thousands marched for change and for a moment it looked like they get it. fast forwa

those who believe in rajapaksa celebrate as he has the official. for the party but there are those who have misgivings misgivings that the man who led the sri lankan war machine with all the allegations against him me indeed become this country's leader a decision at the pause in a few months time south korea has opened the last of 3 hiking trails along its side of the demilitarized zone the government hopes initiative will promote cooperation with the north it coincides with the launch of several short range missiles by pyongyang as honey on has more. for the 3rd and last hiking trail along the demilitarized zone that separates north and south korea is now open to the public well known rock once marked by fences and land mines along this highly militarize. border public access was restricted for decades until now just a. little aside that has been forbidden to the public is now open for the 1st time i believe this symbol of division will become one of peace thanks the program is part of an agreement signed in september by the 2 korean leaders that

rajapaksa has been accused of overseeing atrocities during sri lanka's decade long civil war. and as has more from colombo. ending months of speculation the former defense secretary has been nominated as the presidential candidate of the newly formed alliance sri lanka brother john of param a no he is basically told the gathering here today that he is proved by actions rather than words that he is capable of taking on the challenge. today what is needed for this country is leadership with a vision for the future someone who has a plan for development someone who can implement those changes have a principled and corrupt political leadership. those who believe in rajapaksa celebrate as he has the official sort of nomination for the party but there are those who have misgivings misgivings that the man who led the sri lankan war machine with all the allegations against him me indeed become this country's leader a decision at the polls in a few months time. more than 20000 people have rallied in the romanian capital book chorus calling on the government to resign they say the admin

those campaigning for go to are bare rajapaksa say he's a terminator and will stamp out corruption and fraud but won't be an authority. that something sri lankan voters will have to decide whether to believe or not when they choose then express didn't. just 0 colomba. a shooting at a mosque in the norwegian capital is being investigated as a possible act of terror on saturday a gunman opened fire on the r. nor islamic center in oslo before being overpowered by a civilian only one person injured police say the suspect appears to hold far right and anti immigrant views he's been charged with murder after his 17 year old stepsister was found dead at a separate location now as prime minister says the government has a plan though to tackle hate speech. spanish emergency services of moved about a 1000 people from their homes as a wildfire on the canary island of gran canaria spreads and it's been burning since saturday it has so far charred about 1000 hectares of land and wildfires also threatening homes on the southern greek island of elephant sauce people were moved from a tourist camp and

rajapaksa has been accused of overseeing atrocities during sri lanka's decades long civil war those are your headlines the news continues after inside story. china intervened to stop protests in hong kong beijing warns protesters saying its patience is wearing thin after many weeks of chaos but what options does it have to deal with anger in hong kong and is a military intervention possible this is inside story. hello and welcome to the program. china has warned it might be losing patience with what it calls a color revolution in hong kong it said those who play with fire must not mistake beijing's restraint for weakness they will eventually be punished a few days after that warning protesters were back on the streets for the 10th straight weekend they've defied a police ban on some of the marches and again faced tear gas activists have also staged a protest at the international airport to make arriving tourists aware of their campaign protesters want chief executive leader kerry lamb to resign greater democratic reform and an inquiry into alleged police violence but lam says her pr

is certainly cannot change or will simply move in as they didn't see the line call with president rajapaksa and start taking over national assets to negotiate that date including the guardia airport and others this is what we are going to see as economic colonization to promises and in that situation do you expect these countries then to stand up to china absolutely not so this is just a test of things to come and these countries because they are poor mismanagement put themselves into the situation russia. well china is a communist country so those countries the muslim majority countries and the organizations should realize the atheist's communist ideology they don't tolerate any kind of leeches leaves and that they look at islam as a threat to the coming this region so today the owaisi or any other muslim countries they are not realizing what's happening in our region what's happening to you good people are not going to stay there everything is going to be exploited like what they seem said. it's going to be a you know the chinese communist government is calling islam as a mental disease s

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