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in part to drop investment to keep rwanda's positive development going. in formula one britain's lewis hamilton won the italian grand prix to extend his lead in the championship hamilton dealing a stunning blow to sebastian vettel who suffered an early spin after contact with holton's missed sadie's that left the german playing catch up all through the race to finish fourth joining hamilton on the podium ferrari's kimmie raikkonen in second and his mercedes team mate well thirty bought us in third. you know athletics germany's former olympic discus champion robert harting ended his illustrious career on sunday at a competition here in berlin nearly fifty thousand fans on hand in the cities in the big stadium to say goodbye to the popular thirty three year old it's a venue that holds many happy memories for him. a final farewell in a stadium it's been like a bit hot seeing won his first world title here and by then in two thousand and nine he didn't see most of that tally as well as two european titles and the limpid gold in two thousand and twelve he is t

stars take the stage in iraq to help doctors in rwanda and our history on fast forward but first autonomous weapons such as robots and rockets equipped with artificial intelligence or a.r.e can choose to kill on their own no international rules regulate their use how dangerous are robots with killer capabilities. and sean independently navigate difficult terrain a small metron to automatically work together to seek out a target without human help these one actually turns on tom but that could change quickly. this gun is also combat ready it's controlled by ai as has already been tested on a military base in iraq autonomous weapons can operate and kill independently counting many more systems are being. developed. yet there are few if any international regulations for their use the united nations member states have commissioned experts to address the issue in geneva robotics professor no shockey is representing the international committee for robot arms control at the talks the difference when a human soul generally thought almost weapon is that a soldier can be discriminate in the response

in rwanda voting has begun in parliamentary elections that are being held over the next three days with more than seven million voters eligible to vote in the east african country who wonder is still scarred by the genocide of one thousand nine hundred four when hutu extremists the minority community this is the first poll since then in which independent candidates are being allowed to stand when a young candidates from smaller parties are also vying for a seat but the governing patriotic front is still expected to cement its absolute majority in parliament. there was a party atmosphere in london capital kigali on the last day of campaigning before the three day parliamentary polls. the supporters of the governing party. front are confident of victory once again. we're feeling very confident and wherever we've been on the campaign trail masses of people turned out for us. they are happy with our party and our policies. and there's little doubt that the r p f will once again win the majority of mandates in the a.b.c. parliament until now the rwandan parliament had the highest proportion

rwanda is growing and i am convinced that we can do much more by being united.fferent points of view. it is the starting point to build our country in peace, having different points of view, without hindrance. miss ingabire returned to rwanda from her residence in the netherlands in 2010 to take part in presidential elections, but she was soon arrested and found guilty of multiple charges, including belittling rwanda's 1994 genocide. she denied the charges brought against her. among the other prisoners who were released early was kizito mihigo, a popular musician who had beenjailed for ten years for plotting to kill the president. today, though, profuse with thanks for his freedom. translation: i know that the president is someone who has a heart. i asked for forgiveness, knowing he is someone who forgives. i knew he would have mercy. i know him personally. it's not like everything you hear. the government insists that the decision to free miss ingabire was not political but merely the president choosing to exercise his prerogative. some critics have welcomed th

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legal advisor at the international tribunal in rwanda there's a show on t.v. here it was written called black earth rising i've got to ask you so many years old since hundreds of thousands were killed was that was the west implicated in any of that mass killing in rwanda well the west was implicated in the sense that they did not intervene when they should have i mean i think that's obvious in one thousand nine hundred for this they stopped the un from a muscular intervention that could have stopped the genocide i remember how traumatized it was to listen to some of the testimony in the war crimes tribunal for rwanda in the courtrooms and i was the legal advice and i was spokesman for the international tribunal and but it was also something very gratifying that we were able to bring the architects of that genocide to justice so that was a big success story for the motivation of the end not all shows national security adviser saying the i.c.c. the international tribunal the i.c.c. is dying at it and they had one of the problems of the international criminal cou

the highest proportion of female delegates in the world and many expect it to retain that record rwanda has come a long way since the terrible genocide of one thousand nine hundred four and the governing party has presided over a period of stability. rwanda is now viewed internationally as safe and relatively free of corruption and it's one of the least polluted countries on the continent of africa. many give president paul kagame a credit for that. but he's also come in for criticism for his strong arm tactics and oppression of the opposition. is not in the country during the vote. he's in beijing attending a summit on china african cooperation. in part to draw meant to keep positive development going. people have been gathering again in the eastern german city of chemist's today to take a stand against violence and racism the demonstration was called by the. church religious leaders as a state and local politicians gave speeches calling for tolerance and unity speakers said they represent the majority in kenya it's it follows on the heels of a divisive. protests and counter protests s

one year after rwanda the un failed to prevent the massacre of eight thousand muslim boys and men during the bosnian war annan said those events forever influenced his thinking and actions as secretary general. another low point the u.s. led war on iraq in two thousand and three without the un's approval venting his frustrations and on what later called the invasion illegal just one of the many times when he spoke bluntly to world leaders. the secretary general is the chief administrative officer but he also does have a political diplomatic and the moral voice which periodically must be heard. that moral voice is now silent but in the words of anand's foundation on announcing his death it will be remembered as one that radiated genuine kindness warmth and brilliance. a major storm is bearing down on the south east coast of the us forecasters say hurricane florence has weakened slightly but still has the potential to cause massive damage authorities fear it will bring to wrench will rain and severe flooding nearly two million people have been ordered to evacuate but with powerful winds an

but i came to rwanda in two. two thousand and six i did not know anything about rwandan cycling. we saw some riders very few but we saw a massive amount of transport bikes and taxi bikes it's their major means of transporting goods you see up to two hundred. two hundred kilos of whatever it is they're transporting going to the market on bike. these guys have already been riding a bike so they have an aptitude for riding a bike before they even get to our center. he's a great rider he's one of the captains of the team. she's spent a lot of time in congo and a refugee camp. actually was a total surprise to all of us she's going to be the real spark for the future generations of women to say hey maybe i can make you know cyclist. i think there is a massive amount of trauma even within our riders you know. and i think cycling has been an amazing outlet for them a way of giving them meaning in life and a way of helping them reconcile their past. see. things like genocide no one could bear the sight of a machete. just terrified people. even look at the till. who clearly have interests

in rwanda or jailed opposition leader has been released from prison after an order by the president paul gauguin me retiring go to usa was sentenced to fifteen years behind bars in two thousand and thirteen for terrorism she'd been in detention since two thousand and ten when she opposed could gummi in the presidential election day is one of more than two thousand prisoners who sentences have been commuted prominent musician is the term he go is also being freed he was jailed in two thousand and fifteen after the government banned the song he released about the one nine hundred ninety four rwandan genocide. rwanda's president those freed more than two thousand prisoners as i mentioned including opposition leader of acquiring a b a day or two and to be those one of the most prominent critics she's been serving a fifteen year prison sentence her troubles began when she returned from exile in the netherlands to contest elections in august two thousand and ten just three months later she was arrested and charged with planning to overthrow the government and downplaying the rwandan genocide h

is home to the world's largest gorilla species but still all of the borders of eastern call go and rwanda has decimated the population animal rights activists report but less than one hundred of these great apes remain in the region. a local environmental initiative has taken up the fight to stop purchasing and to protect the lowland gorillas still that people can also benefit from the conservation measures in the law so that so a keen to protect this rare species. the town of because who enjoys an ideally to locations on lake kivu one of africa's great lakes the cathedral is an art deco masterpiece and close by is cousy bigger national park with its tourist magnet guerrillas the visitors aren't coming for the last twenty years of bloody conflict has been fourteen east congo all the mineral resources. into poverty plots to villages on the edge of the park tourism could create new jobs but right now one of the few sources of income is a mushroom farm set up by an environmental group. goldman him up right away lee's mushrooms help to protect the national park because the women don't need to

off into the heart of the rain forest there's a lot of money to be made from gorilla watching in rwanda and uganda. track as well as the gorillas dating movements it often takes hours to find them but today were enough for. a short walk takes us to a family of nineteen gorillas led by the silverback chima newquay. it's quite safe in this part of the park but in other areas rebel groups operate they can be more dangerous than the guerillas. to listen to you were the first i was afraid they would bite but now i'm happy to have seen them i didn't realize the park was so important to be cool then you. should make the former ranger strategy of holding back seems to be working. on. them in the future i will help to protect the park and make sure no one comes scavenging so the gorillas can stay safe in my. study she. whether the growers are able to keep their promises will depend on how the regional economy develops everyone is hoping plenty of tourists will come to see the gorillas that should help to bring change for the better. play some entered you can see how we're protecting this world h

and twenty three baby gorillas have been on a date with an official naming ceremony in rwanda we'll tell you why and why him homage to show you the hash tag eighteen spread. the news grid live on air and streaming online through you tube facebook live in an al-jazeera dot com we call it syria's war but today was proof that it is a conflict owned and influenced by so many others and the presidents of iran turkey and russia matts to state their varying claims with turkey's president one warning of a bloodbath in the rebel stronghold of his talk grows a final offensive these talks could well decide what happens to millions of people in syria and really the future of this seven year civil war the syrian government says it is planning a military offensive but the united nations envoy said panic is spreading among the three million people and. they have been warnings from both france and the u.s. that they will take action particularly if chemical weapons are used what a three way meeting means three well placed correspondents to talk us through it all with what they invest into iran where the

one year after rwanda the un failed to prevent the massacre of eight thousand muslim boys and men during the bosnian war annan said those events forever influenced his thinking and actions as secretary general. another low point the u.s. led war on iraq in two thousand and three without the un's approval venting his frustrations and on what later called the invasion illegal just one of the many times when he spoke bluntly to world leaders. the secretary general is the chief administrative officer but he also does have a political diplomatic. voice which periodically must be heard that moral voice is now silent but in the words of foundation on announcing his death it will be remembered as one that radiated genuine kindness warmth and brilliance. will a state funeral taking place in our court today and correspondent. is there following today's events for us hi isaac tell us about this burial service who was there and what has been planned for this state funeral. service is currently taking place just behind me is full to capacity a lot of world leaders such as the liberian president is he

rwandan genocide supporters say the case was politically motivated eight hundred thousand tutsis rwanda's second largest ethnic group were killed in the one nine hundred ninety four genocide by the hutu majority in the beer said that many hutus also died protecting tutsis she wanted them remembered on a genocidal moral. i feel i tanks see if anybody was supposed to me andy thanks to the president who gave me disability. to ask him if it isn't possible to load is also other politica prison will stay here because if you see in the dead election of or counted today you see that to take action where day there is a hope that today it is see the opening of the political space. iraqis could finally be getting a working parliament on saturday m.p.'s elected a new speaker ending months of political deadlock following may's election but concern is growing that control of iraq's politics may be swing towards pro iranian parties robertson reports from baghdad. after months of political deadlock since the last election iraq's parliament may be growing into gear m.p.'s have finally elected a new speake

in rwanda the government has released two thousand prisoners among them opposition leader. who was sentenced to fifteen years behind bars in twenty thirteen for terrorism offenses she'd been in detention since twenty ten when she ran against polygamy in the presidential election. i think see if anybody was supposed to me. andy thanks today to president hu give me disability. would you like to ask him if it is a placebo to go to. prison we stay here because if you seem to did election of your concert today you see that the ticket election which there is a hope that today it is see the opening of the political space flooding in eastern sedan has displaced more than five thousand people and destroyed twenty six thousand hectares of farmland the worst affected areas mythos in the state of get out if dozens of villages are submerged and many people who haven't been able to find shelter in the u.s. the coast guard marines and volunteers are rescuing scores of people trapped on a tropical storm florence slammed into the state of north carolina on friday eleven people are now confi

in rwanda the government has released two thousand prisoners among them opposition leader. who was sentenced to fifteen years behind bars and twenty thirteen for terrorism offenses she had been in detention since twenty ten when she ran against paul kagame me in the presidential election. well she was charged convicted with planning to overthrow the government and downplaying the rwandan genocide supporters say the case was politically motivated eight hundred thousand to it says rwanda second largest ethnic group were killed in the nine hundred ninety four genocide by the hutu majority in the media said that many hutu hutus also died protecting tutsis she wanted them remembered on a genocide the moral. high tank see if anybody was supposed to me and. the president. give me disability. ask him if it is a placebo. politica. will stay here because if you. did election of or counted today you see that a ticket election where there is a hope that today. the opening of the political space iraqis could finally be getting a working parliament on saturday m.p.'s elected a new speake

has just set up a polo plant in rwanda. in fact in the next six to eight years three hundred million cars will be sold in africa. i'm not please when i only see toyota's increase in vehicles there are no german cars. we missed our market opportunity thirty years ago. yes now things are changing you have restructured development aid for africa that's what you call the marshall plan with africa referring to the u.s. program to rebuild europe after the second well. i think it's about partnership who is taking on which roam the. partnership talking as equals and it means africans have to do more. of the fifty four african nations only a third are doing well. issues such as corruption human rights and good governance are key challenges. overcoming these will lead to an economic upswing and prosperity but i've just come back from botswana. it's a great example regarding economic development. long. of course human rights and democracy are not at european standard. so one third of african countries is functioning well. but in one t

remains unclear exactly how the law will be policed human rights groups have repeatedly criticized rwanda for clamping down on press freedom. nigerian president mohammad a hottie will stand for reelection in february next year the ruling party all progressives congress approved his nomination on saturday the main opposition party has not yet selected a candidate among the hardest challenges of dealing with a group before hot on the economy and his own health problems. this is al jazeera these are the top stories and rescue efforts are ramping up in indonesia almost two days after an earthquake and tsunami devastated the island of soloway see more than four hundred people have died in the city of polish alone dozens are thought to be trapped in the rubble of a hotel and nearby mall when this from the powerful typhoon trami are battering japan's southern islands as it churns northwards towards the mainland flights are suspended and people are being warned to stay inside western japan is still recovering from last month's typhoon gebbie which was its most powerful storm in twenty five years.

sentiments that echoed by african leaders in fact the african union chairman and president of the rwanda paul kagame is said that china is a friend and you have serial ramaphosa as the president of south africa's alluding to the fact that africa and china share the same vision but during this first day of the summit there was emphasis on transparency especially by the african union commission chairman with a fuck you saying that there needs to be transparency with trade between the two parties and also we had a statement by the united nations secretary general antonio terrorists who said that there has to be sustainable physical policies in order for africans or in order for both parties africa and china to see the benefits of this particular relationship you're speaking about sustainable policy here there is growing criticism that chinese infrastructure projects are pushing african nations into debt how big a problem is this where you are in kenya for example. well it's interesting to see that the standard gauge railway stood as one of the success stories during the first day of the sum

in the news a head to head presidential pardons in rwanda and opposition leader was among two thousand prisoners for. an ultimatum for the greek government improve conditions or one of europe's biggest refugee camps could be shut down. and other remains little to say whether wise about this part of the world the near middle east there are still shells in the very edge of your screen tempting tempting for afghanistan you'd like to see him and they're not far away but the most significant ones been around turkey the circulation of the still reza the warm black sea enough will be repeated across the caucasus as well otherwise it's dry and hot forced to baghdad forty six down in kuwait doesn't show very much sign of changing we go forty seven in the forecast for q eight come monday and there's not much for prevailing breeze so given that it's fairly light humidity still quite high from southern kuwait down to the u.a.e. which is to be expected it shows itself rather more encouragingly with the heavy still blowing inside out i would she's months of cloud and drizzle and green on the ground

rwanda has decided to free victorian opposition leader who was jailed for fifteen years the justice ministry in kigali said. beer a was convicted for conspiring to form an armed group to undermine the government and for seeking to minimize the one thousand nine hundred four genocide which kills more than eight hundred thousand people will be freed along with other prisoners. medical officials say israeli soldiers have killed three palestinians including a boy taking part in weiqi protest at gaza's border with israel many more people were wounded israeli military says it's used the force necessary to prevent the border breaches by some twelve thousand palestinians must near the fence some of them hurling rocks and firebombs. u.s. president has been dealt a blow after his former campaign chairman paul montfort's agreed to cooperate with special counsel robert miller there is investigating possible collusion between trump's presidential campaign and russia as part of the deal on first his pages of guilty to two criminal charges one of conspiracy against the us and one of conspiracy to obstruct

meanwhile in rwanda two thousand prisoners have been released from prison after an order by president paul kagame a among them victoria better who was sentenced to fifteen years behind bars back in twenty thirteen for terrorism she'd been in detention since twenty ten when she opposed in the presidential election i should have eloquent tanks see if anybody was supposed to me. andy. the president who gave me disability. to ask him if it is a placebo. for you to resign will stay here because if you see. did the election of your concert today you see that to take it election where day there is a hope that today it is see the opening of the political space well into various troubles began when she returned from exile in the netherlands to contest elections in august twenty ten just three months later she was arrested and charged with planning to overthrow the government and downplaying the rwandan genocide her supporters say the conviction was politically motivated the genocide of course was an eight hundred thousand tutsis were killed in one thousand nine hundred four by hutu extremists

rwanda's president. has pardoned the jails opposition leader victoire barry she was serving a fifteen year sentence on charges of terrorism and seeking to minimize the nine hundred ninety four genocide officials say she will be freed immediately along with several other positive political prisoners. and then just under a month from now voters in the german state of bavaria will go to the polls the really conservative c.s.u. party is fighting to keep its majority in the face of a challenge from the far i say fifty today the party is meeting in munich to present its election program c.s.u. has recently taken a hard line on immigration chief and german interior minister hard for a clash with i'm going to go over the issue in june this tactic brought the government to the verge of collapse. nina that is the c.s.u. party conference in munich for us nina the varian conservatives rue the stays for more than seventy years and now it looks like they will lose the absolute majority so why is this so significant. s