stronghold of raka the grave is estimated to hold around three and a half thousand bodies this is the ninth mass grave to be found near rock doctors here in germany say they've developed a new blood test that can detect whether a woman has breast cancer researchers at the university of heidelberg say the test is as reliable as a mammogram but cost lest and comes without exposure to radiation. well saying here in germany the parliament today voted to loosen of all that bans doctors from advertising abortions now up until now it's been a crime for doctors and hospitals to even say on their websites that they perform abortions now we will be easier for pregnant women in germany to inform themselves about their options for terminating a pregnancy although many restrictions will still apply. gabriella housing is one if thousands of his in jenny has been caught up in the center of the country's to paint revolution cats and. the fact that abortion is a criminal mind. that it's illegal in germany the woman to say i wouldn't change me . abortion is in fact permitted in germany but only in the

custody in syria in twenty fifteen eisel controlled huge swathes of syria and iraq linking the cities of raka and mosul kurdish forces are helping hundreds of civilians leave the armed groups last pocket of territory in the syrian village of boggles its feared people are being used as human shields which has slowed the advance joshua landis is director of the center for middle east studies at the university of oklahoma he says it's taking longer than expected to flush out the last i saw fighters from buckles. the s.d.f. has been overwhelmed with the amount of civilians had been pouring out well over five thousand and so have all the other fighters because there aren't tunnels underneath this but who's and it's very difficult to dislodge people without killing lots of civilians so they've been carrying on negotiations trying to get the civilians released it's taking longer than we thought because this is the end of isis they these foreign fighters have been collected in this one area and many of them are willing to fight to the death so it's a delicate it's a delicate process and whether it ta

as jihadists on the march in syria these images from the fall of raka in twenty fourteen. islamic state has since been defeated here and across nearly the entire country many fighters are dead and more have been taken prisoner recently the u.s. backed kurdish led syrian democratic forces or s.d.f. besieged the city of backcross the last remaining iowa stronghold the kurds say hundreds of foreign fighters remain in kurdish prisons their wives and children live in camps in northern syria the s.d.f. have long complained that european states are refusing to take back their own citizens u.s. president donald trump has echoed those concerns and has even threatened to release the jihadists he tweeted the united states is asking britain france germany and other european allies to take back over eight hundred isis fighters that we captured in syria and put them on trial the caliphate is ready to fall the alternative is not a good one and that we will be forced to release them europe hasn't yet come up with a clear response over the future of foreign fighters and their families. thi

custody in syria in twenty fifteen eisel controlled huge swathes of syria and iraq linking the cities of raka and mosul kurdish forces are helping hundreds of civilians leave the armed groups last pocket of territory in the syrian village of bug whose its people are being used as human shields which has slowed the advance of years of conflict in iraq have often made it too dangerous for international teams to help the conservation of archaeological sites but that's not all that's holding back restoration efforts stratford reports from a bill. erbil citadel in the kurdish region of northern iraq towers above the old city it was built by the ultimate in the nineteenth century but archaeological remains show civilization is dating back to the same area as built fortifications here around five thousand years ago. from a distance the walls look strong and well preserved inside moisture has been seeping up into the brickwork for centuries. much of this fortress popular with locals and visitors alike has either already collapsed will could do so soon. as our college ists we are facing many obstacles

in syria in twenty fifteen i still controlled huge swathes of syria and iraq linking the cities of raka and mosul kurdish forces are helping hundreds of civilians leave the armed groups last pocket of territory in the syrian village of bug it's feared people are being used as human shields which has slowed the advance joshua landis is director of the center for middle east studies at the university of oklahoma and he joins us now via skype from norman and oklahoma always a pleasure to have you on al-jazeera joshua president keeps saying that i said is about to be defeated any moment but the battle clearly goes on. yes the s.d.f. has been overwhelmed with the amount of civilians had been pouring out well over five thousand and so have all the other fighters because there are tunnels underneath this but who knows and it's very difficult to dislodge people without killing lots of civilians so they've been carrying on negotiations trying to get the civilians released it's taking longer than we thought because this is the end of isis these foreign fighters have been collected in this one are

custody in syria and twenty fifteen eisel control huge sways syria and iraq linking the cities of raka and mosul kurdish forces are helping hundreds of civilians lead. the armed groups last pocket of territory in a syrian village by clueless as here people are being used as human c.s. which has snowed in the advance joshua landis is director of the center for middle east studies at the university of oklahoma who says it's taken longer than expected to fashion the last i saw fight in some battles the s.d.f. has been overwhelmed with the amount of civilians had been pouring out well over five thousand and so have all the other fighters because there aren't tunnels underneath this but who's and it's very difficult to dislodge people without killing lots of civilians so they've been carrying on negotiations trying to get the civilians released it's taking longer than we thought because this is the end of isis they these foreign fighters have been collected in this one area and many of them are willing to fight to the death so it's a delicate it's a delicate process and whether it takes ano

backed mainly kurdish fighters read talk the city of raka and the syrian army with help from russian estrada's regained full control of their hours or the fall of these two key strongholds weakened eisel and they began to lose more and more ground more than four years after the group's rise in syria has left is a tiny patch in burgos near the iraqi border. well it's introduce our panel now joining us from morocco is muhammad basta is director of the moroccan institute for policy analysis and ankara via skype is use of a freelance security analyst at set at the foundation for political economic and social research and in london is mesa gifted a human rights activist and anti eisel campaign a very warm welcome to all of you mr mass start with you and robot are we seeing the end of the group of eisel in syria. i think it's from a military perspective with think i think it's it's it's a successful and a complain to limit the ability of the. caliphate and we have seen that many of the its fighters has been killed and its territory has been trying. so it's from that perspective i think it'

backed mainly kurdish fighters read talk the city of raka and the syrian army with help from russian instructs regained full control of their hours or the fall of these two key strongholds weakened eisel and they began to lose more and more ground more than four years after the group's rise in syria has left is a tiny patch in burgos near the iraqi border. but let's introduce our panel now joining us from morocco is muhammad basta is director of the moroccan institute for policy analysis and ankara via skype is use of a freelance security analyst at set at the foundation for political economic and social research and in london is mesa gifted a human rights activist and anti eisel campaign a very warm welcome to all of you mr mass start with you and robot are we seeing the end of the group of eisel in syria. i think it's from a military perspective with ink i think it's it's it's a successful and a complaint to limit the abilities of the. caliphate and we have seen that many of the its fighters has been killed and its territory has been trying. so it's from that perspective i think it

. >>> the fremont po shopping centers after a spike in car rakas. has been more than 300 burglaries in the past six weeks. it typically happens at night in gym parking lots and shopping centers. city four and specific comments and ranch 99 and marina market and club sports. the police say they are targeting cars with laptops and electronics inside. >> people go in to get a cup of coffee. they go in to get dinner and watch a movie or something like that in a large parking lot that is where this occurs. >> one break-in at the ranch 99 parking lot was caught on surveillance video. take a look at a man and a sweatshirt got out of the suv a burglary tools and grabbed valuables and took off the police may use digital signs to warn people about the spike in burglaries. >>> vermont senator bernie sanders come a candidate and is setting the bar high when it comes to finding his presidential campaign. the campaign says he raised more than $4 million in the first 12 hours after announcing his bid. before that announcement, kamala harris was the biggest fundrai

backed mainly kurdish fighters read talk the city of raka and the syrian army with help from russian instructs regained full control of their dogs or the fall of these two key strongholds weakened eisel and they began to lose more and more ground more than four years after the group's rise in syria has left is a tiny patch in burgos near the iraqi border. but let's introduce our panel now joining us from morocco is muhammad basta is director of the moroccan institute for policy analysis and ankara via skype is use of a freelance security analyst at set at the foundation for political economic and social research and in london is mesa gifted a human rights activist and anti eisel campaign a very warm welcome to all of you mr mass start with you and robot are we seeing the end of the group of eisel in syria. i think it's from a military perspective with ink i think it's it's it's a successful and a complaint to limit the abilities of the. caliphate and we have seen that many of the its fighters has been killed and that its territory has been trying. so it's from that perspective i thin

hq2, talk to jim stewart about that and the continuing scandal around bezos himself with raka swishern a couple of minutes. >>> welcome back to "squawk on the street." stocks off highs of the day with the s&p 500 barely holding gains ahead of more china trade talks this week. as we drill to one of the underperforming sectors, it is in energy. this as u.s. crude oil prices tumble to lowest level since mid january. up tick in drilling activity along with refinery fire in illinois, weighing on the index. among the names to the down side, noble energy and occidental petroleum, chevron. worth noting, despite that rally, it is down 50% from recent highs last july i will send it back downtown to you at the new york stock exchange, david. back to you. >> thank you, dom chu at hq. >>> "closing bell" approaches, but not for a little while still, i'm very excited. >> most important hour of the day. laugh on friday, it made the week in terms of gains we were lower for the week heading into the final hour, things turned around, there was buying you get it it is important. also some big names on th

by so-called islamic state militants the grave located just outside the former iowa stronghold of raka holds an estimated three and a half thousand people. german researchers at the university of heidelberg hospital say they have developed a new blood test that can detect whether a woman has breast cancer the procedure called liquid biopsy is as reliable as a memory gram but costs less and comes without exposure to radiation it's set to be marketed later this year. this is the news africa coming out in the next fifteen minutes it's getting out of hand zero looms a grave crisis has sparked a huge public outcry about what's being done about it speaking to the country's press maybe frosty my model view. also coming out. gay sex is a crime in kenya by the high court's meetings that on friday we meet one woman for whom the landmark ruling huge has no impact. i'm eddie michael jr welcome to news africa i'm glad you tuned in rape and sexual violence has.

stronghold of raka holds an estimated three and a half thousand people. german researchers at the university of heidelberg hospital say they have developed a new blood test that can detect whether a woman has breast cancer the procedure called liquid biopsy is as reliable as a memory gram but costs less and comes without exposure to radiation it's set to be marketed later this year. imagine it happens in your neighborhood someone confides in you. that a man has a sexually molested a child what would what should you do well for the next four days the pope will be posing questions just like that to leaders of the catholic church their answers could signal an historic change or ensure that the future remains like the past where sex abuse is more often treated as a sin to forgive and not necessarily a crime to prosecute i burnt off in berlin this is the day. i was. raped by a priest when i was standing they are blocking justice for all victims of sexual abuse others was good in god not.