diplomat and me among his government bill richardson says he resigned from an advisory role to leader aung san suu kyi when he feared that a hinge of crisis was being whitewashed the u.s. gymnastics board has agreed to resign after a former team doctor was jailed for sexually abusing female gymnasts the u.s. olympic committee told the board to step down after it was criticized for the way it handled decades of abuse claims that he nasser is serving up to one hundred seventy five years in prison for assaulting young gymnasts under his care. venit opposition leaders have condemned the supreme court's decision to block their coalition from registering in upcoming elections the court's ruling comes just days after the madieu dominated constituent assembly announced that the poll would be held in april that's months ahead of schedule critics say madieu is depriving people of a free and fair election and those are the headlines the news continues here on al-jazeera after inside story i'll see in about twenty five minutes but i. the parting shot to me on mars leader from a veteran u.s. diplo

diplomat bill richardson says on some suit she lacks moral leadership and resigns from an international advisory panel of the door hinge or crisis while they bicker what about the plight of hundreds of thousands of refugees this is inside story. hello and welcome to the program i'm homage and frustration over me and mars handling of the or hinder crisis has boiled over into an argument between on song suchi and her friend now critic bill richardson the former u.s. ambassador to the un resigned from an advisory panel set up by the government after accusing it of trying to whitewash the crisis and in his resignation letter richardson accuse members of being a cheerleading squad for the government richardson was then accused by the government of having his own agenda his criticisms raise further doubts about a deal to repatriate nearly seven hundred thousand rohinton refugees stuck in bangladesh scott heiler has more from yangon. if you listen to government leaders in myanmar this week was supposed to see a trickle of britain's refugees returning to these new repatriation centers in rakhin

accused members of being a cheerleading squad for the government richardson was then accused by the government of having his own agenda his criticisms raise further doubts about a deal to repatriate nearly seven hundred thousand rohinton refugees stuck in bangladesh scott heiler has more from yangon. if you listen to government leaders in myanmar this week was supposed to see a trickle of britain's refugees returning to these new repatriation centers in rakhine state they said from tuesday the centers were open and ready to receive but the other country in this equation bangladesh said incomplete paperwork for the refugees is causing a delay no word on just how long some human rights groups think it's much more than paperwork the fundamental problem is that all the operations and set up these plans have been used these negotiations have been done leaving the refugees outside the door and they haven't been consulted they haven't been talked to and many of the refugees are simply too afraid to go back anywhere near the burmese military also this week the launch of a new commission to

politician and reportedly a friend of the suci but bill richardson sudden departure from an advisory panel on the range of crisis shows just how much that relationship may have soured i don't want to be part of a whitewash. and i felt as best that i resign immediately richardson said he didn't want to be a part of what he described as a cheerleading operation for suchi aimed at validating hiromi range of policies rather than honesty investigation the actions of me and miles military richardson was an international heavyweight on the team member panel chosen he says by suchi herself the u.n. estimates more than six hundred eighty thousand range of muslims fled a military crackdown from late august last year survivor spoke of atrocities including mess murder rape entire villages raised me and my maintains it was responding to attacks from mom to groups suchi once celebrated as a champion of human rights was heavily criticized over the crisis richardson is now adding his voice to that criticism accusing her of reflecting moral leadership she believes there concerted international effort

bill richardson is not alone in his disenchantment with the burmese leader.prison for criticising the military. he is not afraid to criticise now. she is a very difficult person to work with. we thought bringing bill richardson on board would help because they are personal friends. board would help because they are personalfriends. bill richardson had helped her in those days when she was under house arrest. for things to turn out this way i think is very dismal and also very disappointing. but the other members of the advisory board are continuing their work, arguing that it is too $0011 their work, arguing that it is too soon tojudge the their work, arguing that it is too soon to judge the myanmar government's efforts to fix the rakhine state conflict. government's efforts to fix the rakhine state conflictlj government's efforts to fix the rakhine state conflict. i think bill richardson was a little bit in a hurry to make that statement. i think it is unfair. and like the statement says, it is not a legitimate statement by him. already, in the areas where t

diplomats bill richardson defends himself after resigning from a myanmar advisory board on the hinge of refugees. bowing to pressure the entire u.s. gymnastics board plans to resign in the wake of a sexual abuse scandal involving a former team doctor. president obama's warning the turkey's operation against kurdish fighters in syria could be extended to the border with iraq al jazeera has traveled with the turkish army as it continues its offensive to sweep fighters from the region the move risks a possible confrontation with the kurdish y p g militia it's a group backed by the united states and nato ally seventy deca and a cameraman jamil bassil have this report from the city of us us. as we enter syria it is the free syrian army flag that flies high here we're on a media trip into as organized by the turkish authorities they take us close to where there's been fighting with a y p g a kurdish armed group turkey calls a terrorist organization turkish forces are trying to push it out of the region of africa the front line is just a few kilometers west of here both turkish troops and t

politician and reportedly a friend of the suci but bill richardson sudden departure from an advisory panel on the hinge of crisis shows just how much that relationship may have soured i don't want to be part of a white war. and i felt as best that i resign immediately richardson said he didn't want to be a part of what he described as a cheerleading operation for suchi aimed at validating hiromi range of policies rather than honestly investigation the actions of me and miles military richardson was an international heavyweight on the team member panel chosen he says by suchi herself he quit before the panel made its first visit to western rakhine state dismissing that as just a photo opportunity the u.n. estimates more than six hundred eighty thousand range of muslims fled a military crackdown from late august last year survive a spike of atrocities including mess murder rape entire villages raised me and maintains it was responding to attacks from mom groups suchi one celebrated as a champion of human rights is heavily criticized over the crisis richardson is now adding his voice to

governor from new mexico bill richardson richardson was part of an international advisory panel on the range of crisis but no more than he had some pretty scathing criticism for the panel and she herself will start with this report from me on a hand. he's one of america's most experienced diplomats a former u.s. politician and reportedly a friend ivanka suchi but bill richardson sudden departure from an advisory panel on the range of crisis shows just how much that relationship may have soured i don't want to be part of a whitewash. and i felt as best that i resign immediately richardson said he didn't want to be a part of what he described as a cheerleading operation for suchi aimed at validating hiromi range of policies rather than honesty investigation the actions of me and miles military richardson was an international heavyweight on the team member panel chosen he says by suchi herself the u.n. estimates more than six hundred eighty thousand range of muslims fled a military crackdown from late august last year survivor spoke of atrocities including mess murder rape entire villages

diplomat bill richardson who clarified the circumstances around his departure from the wreckage. they're making it up that they let me go they were begging me to stay the national security adviser used on at the last night i was there. what they said was that in public statements that i was pursuing my own agenda yeah my own agenda was basically follow the kofi annan recommendations do something about the refugees stop the human rights atrocities release the two journalists that were detained because freedom of the press is a bedrock of democracy and a kofi anon recommendation of finding out what's going on yeah i was outspoken and on sun suchi my former friend well i still respect or didn't want to hear that this commission was a whitewash she doesn't want to show more leadership because she's afraid of the military the military has enormous power there. she says there's a separation of constitutional rights between the military and her she doesn't want to offend them she doesn't want to take them on but she should say to the military we're in a terrible mess stop these atrociti

diplomat bill richardson will step down from an advisory panel set up to deal with the refugee crisis he was handpicked by the civilian leadership to sell on the committee but richardson said he feared the bottom was becoming a whitewash and a cheerleading operation. on sun city have a listen. there's. international effort against me m.r. . and i believe she is wrong she blames all the problems that mia mar is having on the international media on the when on human rights groups. on other governments and i think this is caused by the bubble that is around her by individuals that are not giving her frank advice and for more of the story let me join journalist david greene a bomb he joins me from young going in i'm in ma now did very strong coming from a visit soon that what it indicated how did on some future the act to them. yeah you know i spoke earlier today with aung san suu kyi spokesman he said they are very side about the resignation of bill richardson but he said that they were just and did not understand the advice the mandate of the advisory board and that was this advisory bo

diplomat bill richardson who will be speaking to just a moment has left an advisory panel on the range of crisis set up by the government just days ago well which isn't says he resigned fearing a whitewash but the government says he was removed scott leiter has more from the angle. if you listen to government leaders in myanmar this week was supposed to see a trickle of britain's refugees returning to these new repatriation centers in rakhine state they said from tuesday the centers were open and ready to receive but the other country in this equation bangladesh said incomplete paperwork for the refugees is causing a delay no word on just how long some human rights groups think it's much more than paperwork the fundamental problem is that all the operations and set up these plans have been devised these negotiations have been done leaving the refugees outside the door and they haven't been consulted they haven't been talked to and many of the refugees are simply too afraid to go back anywhere near the burmese military also this week the launch of a new commission to follow up from a gr

who quit an international advisory panel on the range a crisis of pursuing his own agenda bill richardson a former close friend of mammals leader unsexy chief resigned from the group while it was making its first trip to russia and state he said c.g. like more leadership and that he didn't want to be part of a whitewash tensions came to a head when richardson raised the case of two voices reporters who were on trial in myanmar i was very unhappy and distressed right downtown through the reaction to my point that this issue of the reuters journalists being treated fairly and rapidly. that brought almost an explosion on her part. saying there were issues relating to be a peripheral secrecies act that this was not my charter as a member of the advisory board and was very heated that during that week i don't want to be part of a whitewash. and i felt as best good that i resign

diplomat bill richardson has stepped down from the advisory panel to set up a deal with the refugee crisis he was handpicked by the civilian leadership often in ma to self on the committee but bridget's and said he feared the panel was becoming a whitewash and a cheerleading operation for me and mas leader aung san suu kyi have a listen she believes there's a concerted international effort against me amar and i believe she is wrong blames all the problems that we have mars having on the international media on the one hand on human rights groups. on other governments and i think this is caused by a bubble that is around or by individuals that are not giving her frank advice. and for more on the story let me join journalist david greene obama joins me from young gone in a me and ma now did very strong comments from richardson that one of the indicated how did unsung suchi react to them. yeah you know i spoke earlier today with aung san suu kyi spokesman he said they are very side about the resignation of bill richardson but he said that they were just and did not understand the advice the ma

richardson joined the fbi as a special agent in 1996. he was worked with the bureau in louisiana, tennessee, virginia and several stints at headquarters. throughout his career, he specialized in the investigation of white collar crime, public corruption, hate crime, violent crime, gang matters and terrorism. mr. richardson has served as assistant director of the criminal investigation division with oversight of all fbi criminal matters. thank you for being here today and -- does he recognize individually or all -- okay. well, thank you for being here today and we're going to recognize you individually so you can begin with your testimony, mr. richardson. >> representative perry, chairman mccaul, ranking member rice and members of the committee, i'd like to thank each of you for inviting me here today to discuss this very important issue. my name is steve richardson, i'm the assistant director for the fbi's criminal investigation division. the issues that we're going to talk about today fall under my leadership at the fbi. the fbi is dedi

one who is particularly special to me, my kindergarten teacher and richardson, who is here with richardson, who is here with us tonight. [applause] gov. greitens: thank you. i was in mrs. richardson's kindergarten class at mckelvey elementary, home of the dragons, and it was there that i first heard the story of a boy from the town of diamond, missouri. he was born over a century ago and was born a slave. when he was a baby, he and his mother were kidnapped. he never saw his mother again, but by god's grace, he found a loving home and a new family that raised him as their own. now, at the time, no school in town would admit a black student. so his parents taught him how to read and write. when he was older, there was a school about 10 miles down the road that opened its doors to him. he worked hard and did well. so well, in fact, that he was admitted to an agricultural college. this was a tough time for american farmers. their land was losing its richness and no one could figure out a fix. the young man from diamond invented new ways to grow crops. he traveled the country fixing farms, som

do some of them feel the same sentiment as mist richardson? the other four international members. i think there was a brief statement by the south african former defence minister who seems committed to carrying on. bill richardson did say that although he feels he can not work with this group, he said there are dedicated officials who do want to get a grip of this crisis in rakhine state. possibly the other four members feel they must carry on. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: emmerson mnangagwa says he's committed to free and fair elections in zimbabwe. he's been speaking to the bbc in his first television interview since taking power. also on the programme, a three year long goodbye — elton john announces retirement plans to spend time with his children. the shuttle challenger exploded soon after lift off. there were seven astronauts on board, one of them a school teacher. all of them are believed to have been killed. by the evening, the heart of cairo was in the heart of the demonstrators. they we re the h

is not just a international advice bill richardson is notjust a very international advice bill richardsonvery old friend of aung san suu kyi, who used to go see her when she was under house arrest. for him to come out and notjust resign from this commission, this advisory board, but also to give such damning language about are basically saying she refused to listen to advice and he feels that the board is little more than a cheerleader for government policy and he does not feel it is serious about implementing the commission or addressing the deep—rooted problems in rhakine state on issues such as citizenship for rohingya ‘s. he has gone out and said this is worthless. it just gone out and said this is worthless. itjust adds to the enormous damage that has been done to the reputation of aung san suu kyi over the past six months. jonathan head for us there in myanmar. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: flood alerts in paris, and across france, as water levels keep rising. the shuttle challenger exploded soon after lift—off. there were seven astronauts on board, one of them a woman sc

do some of them feel the same sentiment as mist richardson?m any of the other four international members. i think there was a brief statement by the south african former defence minister who seems committed to carrying on. bill richardson did say that although he feels he can not work with this group, he said there are dedicated officials who do want to get a grip officials who do want to get a grip of this crisis in rakhine state. possibly the other four members feel they must carry on. given the language he has used and particularly about aung san suu kyi, he said she was not listening to him and he feels she is not given good advice at all. he gave a picture of someone advice at all. he gave a picture of someone he felt was cut off. i think that will damage the credibility of this and international part of the commission. they will carry on their work on the government will push on both the warnings that he highlights here is the focus that aung san suu kyi is putting on development. she has many myanmar business involved in rebuilding bike

diplomat bill richardson slams me and mark leader aung san suu kyi for her handling of the refugee crisis he says she's afraid of the military. the place to do business. donald trump sells his america first vision to business elites in dab also takes the opportunity to again class the media. and sport roger federer has an easy going to expect a process called seventh australian open final is last for parliament from chang great song from the much use of blisters. their warm up and the news hour we begin inside northern syria where al jazeera has travelled alongside the turkish army is they continue their offensive to sweep kurdish fighters from the region president reject tired bored to an earlier war an operation all of branch could push all the way to the east to the front here with iraq well that move risks a possible confrontation with the kurdish y p g militia group of fighters backed by their fellow nato ally the united states stephanie decker and her cameraman gemma bustle of this insight from the city of assess. as we enter syria it is the free syrian army flag that flies high her

this is for admiral richardson. it's my understanding that forward deployed naval forces had critical operational demands that took the u.s.s. fitzgerald and the u.s.s. john s. mccain away from dedicated maintenance, training and certification periods. can you please describe steps that the navy has taken to ensure that this is not continuing to occur with the remaining ships. in other words, how are we ensuring fdnf ships receive the necessary maintenance and training to set their crews up for success? >> yes, ma'am. the establishment of that force generation model in japan, the fact they we are doing rigorous scheduling not only for maintenance but also to schedule training and certification events enforced by the fleet commander before they're assigned to missions, that is essentially the -- our side, the supply side of the supply/demand tension. and so that -- adhering to that in a rigorous way is really the way that we guarantee that. and then as we look through the command and control structure in a comprehens

shaun richardson once played alongside jonny wilkinson at newcastle falcons.ped a life of crunching tackles—for delicate brush strokes. shaun now earns a living as an artist. but as mark denten reports, he's kept his sporting links. but the simple buzz of being at the by but the simple buzz of being at the rugby ground has never left shaun richardson. he has played with some of the biggest names. jonny wilkinson, armstrong, all of those iconic people. internationals. it was a good environment. learned my trade. but he has had to lay on a new trade. a car accident cut short the rugby trade. making the most delicate touches, on one of these compositions, he earns a living from fine art. it has always been my life. growing up, many hours designing trainers, paint, just anything that interested me that that time. after my gcses, i chose to do graphic design. it was my passion outside of rugby. and some of the most famous names are his customers. to paint jonny wilkinson, iconic people, that is my passion. we have the connection with middlesbrough? ben gibson. real

mr richardson criticised what he called a government whitewash over the plight of rohingya muslims, anduu kyi. our correspondentjonathan head joins me from myanmar. tell us more about this. ultimately, do you think it will make any difference? i think it is very important week of aung san suu kyi appointed five international members to her advisory panel um to convince the outside world she had planned to address the conflict in rakhine state, based on applying the recommendations of the commission from last year and address the long—term problems. she hasjust time and time again about her blueprint and appointed these five advisers to show that she wanted to listen to international advice bill richardson is not just listen to international advice bill richardson is notjust an extremely experienced diplomat and a former governor of new mexico but an old friend of aaron surrey who used to go and visit her way back when he will she was under house arrest. but to give such damning language about her, saying that she refused to listen to advise and he feels that the board is little more tha

i asked him about the significance of mr richardson's move. it is very important.al members to work advisory panel to convince the outside world that she had a plan to address the conflict in rhakine state based on applying the recommendations of the kofi annan commission from last year. she said that was her blueprint. she has said it time and time again in statements, on the rare occasions he has made them, and she pointed to these five advisers to show that she wants to listen to international advice bill richardson is notjust a very seasoned extremely experienced diplomat, but also a very old friend of aung san suu kyi, who used to go see her when she was under house arrest. for him to come out and notjust resign from this commission, this advisory board, but also to give such damning language about are basically saying she refused to listen to advice and he feels that the board is little more than a cheerleader for government policy and he does not feel it is serious about implementing the commission or addressing the deep—rooted problems in rhakine state on i

diplomat bill richardson calls me an ass lead up powerless and afraid of the bill a free hand. china's ban on ivory forces craftsman to find new ways to use their skills. against those stories in just a moment but first some breaking news out of afghanistan there's been an explosion in the capital kabul that happened close to the old interior ministry and several embassies these are the latest pictures from the area we understand that been several casualties it comes just a week after an attack on the intercontinental hotel in the city lived out of kabul and al-jazeera isabella shah who. what more can you tell us. they're doing it was nonstop here in kabul and the really big calm day a sunny day but. that the city was jolted with with a heavy explosion we could feel that the doors were slammed here we were like kilometers away from this explosion site now we spoke to some police sources there that they're telling us that they explosion happened on the road to the old into did ministry a building now there are two checkpoints heavy guarded checkpoints now the secure the police s

politician bill richardson and million miles government that began when richardson quits an international advisory board on the range of crosses labeling it a government whitewash and saying me and. lacks moral authority over me and mom now says it asked him to quit scott hardly has the latest from. if you listen to government leaders in myanmar this week was supposed to see a trickle of britain's refugees returning to these new repatriation centers in rakhine state they said from tuesday the centers were open and ready to receive but the other country in this equation bangladesh said incomplete paperwork for the refugees is causing a delay no word on just how long some human rights groups think it's much more than paperwork the fundamental problem is that all the operations and set up these plans have been devised these negotiations have been done leaving the refugees outside the door and they haven't been consulted they haven't been talked to and many of the refugees are simply too afraid to go back anywhere near the burmese military also this week the launch of a new commission to foll

[applause] thank youens: lieutenant governor person, speaker richardson, and members of the missouri house, president richard, and members of the missouri senate, chief justice fisher and justices of the supreme court thomas state officials, members of the cabinet, our first lady and my wife. [applause] we have many honored guests here tonight. one who is particularly special to me, my kindergarten teacher here tonight. [applause] gov. greitens: thank you. i was in mrs. richardsons kindergarten class and it was at my school that i first heard the story of a boy from the town of diamond, missouri. agoas born over 100 years and was born a slave. when he was a baby, he and his mother were kidnapped. , but by saw her again god's grace, he found a loving home and a new family that raised him as their own. towne time, no school in would admit a black student. so his parents taught him how to read and write. there was aolder, school that opened its doors to him. he worked hard and did well. so well that he was admitted to an agricultural college. this was a tough time for american farmers.

diplomat bill richardson has accused me and mot of trying to whitewash the crisis he resigned from an advisory panel sparking a rift with cheez government it's called has more from young gone. if you listen to government leaders in myanmar this week was supposed to see a trickle of britain's refugees returning to these new repatriation centers in rakhine state they said from tuesday the centers were open and ready to receive but the other country in this equation bangladesh said incomplete paperwork for the refugees is causing a delay no word on just how long some human rights groups think it's much more than paperwork the fundamental problem is that all these operations and set up these plans have been devised these negotiations have been done leaving the refugees outside the door and they haven't been consulted they haven't been talked to and many of the refugees are simply too afraid to go back anywhere near the burmese military also this week the launch of a new commission to follow up from a group headed by former un secretary general kofi anon it's members both from myanmar and

diplomat bill richardson has quit an advisory panel set up to tackle the ranger refugee crisis richardson said he feared the panel had was becoming a cheerleading operation for myanmar's government as decision raises new doubts about efforts to repatriate seven hundred thousand rippin jim muslims who fled myanmar last year yes present donald trump is expected to arrive in davos switzerland later today for a much discussed visit to the world economic forum but first the focus is on britain with a speech by prime minister theresa may that will certainly touch on the exit from of britain from the european union the w.'s been facility is in davos he says it's dealt all she'll be as outspoken about drugs as her predecessor david cameron. cameron stepped down as prime minister in twenty sixteen after that disastrous british vote to leave the european union i was quite surprised to learn that he even show his face again here in davos and he's been caught of the sidelines saying to a billionaire businessman that it was a mistake the referendum but that it wasn't a disaster what certainly was a di

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but richardson has walked out now, as soon as the work of this board has started.to the reputation of aung san suu kyi and has undermined significantly the reputation of what she is trying to do to fix these problems in rakhine state. let's brief you on some of the other stories making the news. ajudge in california has barred david and louise turpin, the father and mother accused of abuse, imprisonment and torture, from any contact with their 13 children. the siblings were rescued when a 17—year—old girl managed to escape from the family home in perris. the parents deny the charges. if convicted they face life in prison. a court in brazil has unanimously rejected an appeal by the former president who was convicted last year of corruption and money laundering. threejudges year of corruption and money laundering. three judges said year of corruption and money laundering. threejudges said he had broken the law by exit in an apartment from a construction company and they increased his original jail sentence from 9.5 years to 12 years. more women than men are being adm

diplomat has quit an international panel dealing with the ribbon or refugee crisis bill richardson said he feared the panel would whitewash the role of mia mars government and he criticized what he called an absence of leadership by me and my leader and sons who cheat her office said richardson had been terminated for having his own agenda. on meanwhile a top u.n. official has warned against me and maurice plas to repatriate the nearly seven hundred thousand ranger refugees living currently in bangladesh unicef a director just in the four sites that says it's still not safe for them to return home and that members of mia mars' military are still attacking were injured villages but me and mara says it wants to begin bringing their work and access. for those traumatized by ethnic violence this may prove a forbidding prospect it's one of the holding camps myanmar is building just across its border with bangladesh the site will serve as a reception area for returning ranger refugees before they're sent to camps in other parts of wreck and state. the bangladesh side will send back the forms

did i miss claire richardson is here with us in studio to analyze this address hi claire along the sweeping speech what stood out to you the big question going into this was is donald trump going to stay on script is he going to be a twitter president or a teleprompter president and for the most part he delivered a fairly sober address usually the state of the union is a fairly rare opportunity to get some insight into what the president of the united states is thinking what his plans are for the future of the country in the coming year with donald trump we know what he's thinking in real time because we can see his reactions on twitter so in this case we saw some things that we expected to see we saw him promote the strength of the united states economy we saw him tout the new republican tax plan that was passed at the end of last year but there are some parts that observers had expected to see that were conspicuously missing from this speech one area where he didn't go into great detail was on immigration which has been one of the most divisive issues in the last month particularly the fa

has quits an international advisory board aimed at resolving the turmoil in rakhine state bill richardson who was once considered a close friend of sense suchi accuse the me and leader of lacking moral leadership on the issue he branded the panel set up by suit a whitewash calling it a cheerleading operation for the government it was very unhappy and distressed right down through she reaction to my plea that this issue of the reuters journalists being treated fairly and rapidly and that brought almost an explosion on her part. saying there were issues relating to the official secrecies act that this was not my charter as a member of the advisory board and the very heated exchange that we had i don't want to be part of a whitewash and i felt as best that i resign immediately places bangladesh's prime minister shake a scene is to appeal to the united nations general assembly for more help in dealing with the crisis meanwhile man mas military has been accused of using gang rape as part of an ethnic cleansing campaign against the range of rights groups say that the attacks occurred during a r

question international advisory panel tackling the hinge of crisis calling it a whitewash bill richardson was a former close friend of men monthly that she he was signed from the group as it was making its first trip to state where violence has forced more than seven hundred thousand people to flee to bag the dash he says it's isn't a quick pose a lengthy argument with c.t. during a meeting on monday i was very unhappy and distressed by downtown through the reaction to my point that this issue of reuters journalists being treated fairly and rapidly. that brought almost an explosion on her part. saying there were issues relating to the official secrecies act that this was not my charter as a member of the advisory board and the very heated exchange that we have i don't want to be part of a whitewash. and i felt it's best but then i resign immediately all mammals military is accused of using gang rape as part of an ethnic cleansing campaign against the range of rights groups say the attacks occurred during a recent crackdown in rock states in which as many as seven thousand people are thoug

diplomat bill richardson has resigned from an international advisory panel tackling the hinge a crisis calling it a whitewash at least seven hundred thousand fled kind region for bangladesh since the start of a military crackdown in august. a train derailment in italy has left at least two people dead dozens injured it happened in peel tello in the province of bil'in the train full of commuters came off the tracks in the morning rush hour. people fleeing the eastern democratic republic of congo reporting a surge in the number of killings rapes and abductions by armed groups the u.n. says the violence pushed more than ten thousand people into neighboring uganda since the beginning of december. officials in turkey are disputing the white house's version of a phone call about its offensive against kurdish y p g fighters in northern syria the white house says that president donald trump urged his turkish counterpart to curtail ankara's campaign in africa which is now at its sixth day the turkey says the truck did not force concerns of escalating violence turkish officials also say that tro

diplomat bill richardson has resigned from an international advisory panel tackling the hinge of crisis calling it a whitewash at least seven hundred thousand range of flat near mass rakhine region for bangladesh since the start of a military crackdown in august people fleeing the eastern democratic republic of congo reporting of surgeon rapes killings and abductions by armed groups the u.n. says the violence has pushed more than ten thousand people into neighboring uganda since the beginning of december at a court in brazil has up held a conviction against former president louis ignacio lula da silva for corruption and money laundering it's a major setback for his plans to run again for the presidency but he insists he will contest october's election. as u.s. president donald trump has urged turkey to curtail its military offensive against kurdish fighters in northern syria on saturday turkey launched an air and ground operation an effort to push out why p.g. fighters whom it considers to be terrorists the u.s. sees the fighters as allies helping it in its fight against i saw in a phon

diplomat bill richardson has resigned from an international advisory panel tackling the hinge of crisis calling it a whitewash at least seven hundred thousand or hinge or fled kind region for bangladesh since the start of the military crackdown in august. people fleeing the eastern democratic republic of congo are reporting a surge in killings rapes and abductions by armed groups the u.n. says the violence has pushed more than ten thousand people into neighboring uganda since the beginning of december welcome web reports now from the. refugee transit camp in uganda rebecca salama says many of her neighbors have been killed or raped in recent weeks armed groups keep attacking her village in the democratic republic of congo that's why she's walked here to neighboring uganda with her family they met by ugandan soldiers near the border. when you go to pick your crops or go to the forest or fire you if you're a man they kill you and if you're a woman they'll rape you that's why we came here. along with other new arrivals rebecca continues her journey in a u.n. truck the u.n. says more than t

diplomat bill richardson denies he was asked by myanmar's government to step down from advisory board on the rating a crisis. president . is warning that turkey's operation against kurdish fighters in syria could be extended to the border with iraq al jazeera has traveled with the turkish army as it continues its offensive to sweep fighters from the region the move risks a possible confrontation with the kurdish militia a group backed by the united states a nato ally seventy dechen a cameraman jamil bustle of this report from the city of. as we enter syria it is the free syrian army flag flies high here we are on a media trip into as organized by the turkish authorities they take us close to where there's been fighting with the kurdish armed group turkey calls a terrorist organization turkish forces are trying to push it out of the region about the front line is just a few kilometers west of here both turkish troops and the free syrian army are taking part but on. i'm not sure that. one of the f.s.a. fighters why he is involved in turkey's operation for some it seems it's personal. be