a coup against shaikh has seen his father in seventy one shaikh became the first president of bangladesh he tried to introduce a secular democracy but many people in the country were opposed in a military coup in one thousand nine hundred five he was killed along with much of his family shaikh hasina and her sister were the only survivors. kind of busy largely benefited from the coup her husband zio iraq money came to power in one thousand nine hundred seventy seven he founded the nationalist party and began a re islamisation of the country but he too was assassinated shortly after that. his widow took over leadership of the nationalist party in one thousand nine hundred one and it as he had became the country's first female prime minister. but in one thousand nine hundred six she was voted out of office and replaced by sheikh hasina. since then both camps have been in a battle for supremacy one party takes office the other makes accusations of corruption or fraud or they call for an election boycott with their leader that is even now in prison it only seems to make the nationalists more

well positioned to come out i was saying that now the country's election commission says that shaikh has in his alliance won two hundred eighty eight of three hundred parliamentary seats but in the votes off the moth the prime minister has been forced to on the defensive amid those widespread reports of irregularities. for someone who's just won a record fourth term as prime minister shaikh has seen it has kept a low profile her party reportedly told supporters not to celebrate their lopsided victory on monday she dismissed allegations of vote rigging the mission the listeners are totally free independent no doubt. this comes amid mounting concern over voter intimidation there were reports of voters forced to cast their ballot openly in front of ruling party officials but the electoral commission dismissed these as stray incidents yet several voters told about intimidation at the polls. one man who wishes to remain anonymous says a voting official took his thought and in a ballot that had already been filled out for him without his permission. it was before the get speedy and it was

and in bangladesh today house declared shaikh has seen his ruling awami league the landslide winner of parliamentary elections but the opposition says it will reject the outcome amid allegations of voter intimidation and tampering. you're watching date on the news live from the end we'll have more news at the top of the hour and a reminder you can find all the latest headlines and information around the clock on our website and home. thanks for watching. we make up over we want tons of food that hundred thirty pipes we all of the civil service are. the ones to shoot for continents for. your card and join our youngsters because they share their stories their dreams. the seventy seven percent of these platforms from africa dry.

has declared prime minister shaikh seen as awami league the winner of parliamentary elections but the opposition is calling foul dozens of opposition candidates pulled out of their racism it allegations of vote tampering and intimidation and the leader of the opposition alliance has projected the result violence has also marred the voting. it's an election that's been tainted by violence and vote rigging allegations the head of the poll authorities limited internet access claiming online rumors could spread. they also restricted the use of motor vehicles as a security precaution. about one hundred four million people were eligible to cast a ballot but the process didn't go smoothly for everyone but. i wasn't allowed to vote for he told me to send a text message to get my serial number. i did it four times but i didn't get a response. now i'm confused river i can vote or not. and we came with a lot of hope but now i'm very disappointed how much that's where we have been i am like the whole process i felt very safe because of the heavy security i believe there is a free and fair electio

are among the most controversial groups in the popular resistance the salafi militia was founded by shaikh abdel abdul fatah also known as abu allah bus who has been accused of having links to al qaeda. in the. security headquarters were attacked a security personnel were killed in cold blood the wounded were denied and the people who carried out the operation were carrying black flags people recognized them as members about qaeda but they were fighting with us is forces. that. has been involved from the beginning in the battles to liberate ties everyone knows this and all factions deal with them when the u.n. delegate recently visited ties members of al qaeda attended and had photos taken with them. where. other evidence was found linking the abu allah bust brigades to our kind. in march twenty sixth al qaeda published a video showing an r.p.g. thirty two for the first time. the r.p.g. thirty two is a modern laser guided weapon assembled in jordan in partnership with russia. the company says it explodes the anti-tank rocket launcher only to the united arab emirates. then this type of weap

to some she's a humanitarian to others she's an autocrat shaikh has seen a daughter of the founder of bangladesh now set to serve a third straight term in office as scene is credited with boosting the economy and giving refugee shelter to her supporters her victory represents both hope and security. i expect the new government to keep their promise of creating more jobs for young people and also to increase the age for working in the government sector . hopefully they will continue with the progress they've already made. we feel safe under this prime minister and we believe we will be safe under her in the future. we have many hopes and wishes and shake us here is the daughter of a model. but sunday's vote was plagued by allegations of vote rigging and voter intimidation has seen as critics accuse her and her party of authoritarianism of detaining opposition candidates and supporters despite heavy security election campaign violence spilled over into voting day with clashes turning deadly opposition alliance leader come out hussein has called the vote farcical and is seeking fresh ele

for someone who has just won a record fourth term as prime minister shaikh has seen it has kept a low profile her party reportedly told supporters not to celebrate their lopsided victory on monday she dismissed allegations of vote rigging the mission listeners are totally free i mean independent no doubt. this comes amid mounting concern over voter intimidation there were reports of voters forced to cast their ballot openly in front of ruling party officials but the electoral commission dismissed these as stray incidents yet several voters told about intimidation at the polls. one man who wishes to remain anonymous says a voting official took his thoughts an ink the ballot that had already been filled out for him without his permission. it was. experience it was deep and if you want to experience and. actually if you like you can to express whatever you feel right the moment but i just feel like i was. there somewhere and an expert on bangladeshi politics described the effects of intimidation on a generation of young people who had never voted before. young people expected but there a

countries hoping twenty nine thousand will bring them increased ability bangladesh's prime minister shaikh rejects calls for a new vote consecutive election victories been mauled by deadly violence. and tensions are running high in congo the votes are being counted in sunday's landmark presidential poll made widespread allegations of voting irregularities. by man on a home free glad you could join me. rev lists around the walls all ringing in the new year hong kong is one of the latest to welcome the start of twenty nine t. the traditional fireworks over the. are accompanied by music and the light show watched by hundreds of thousands. and the australia kicked off the proceedings in spectacular style sydney staging its largest ever fireworks display and of course there are still many more parties to come and we'll have updates from around the globe as the world says goodbye to twenty eighteen and good morning twenty eight ninety. now in other news bangladesh's prime minister has been declared the winner of sunday's national elections the country's election commission says that she has seen

bangladesh's prime minister says a conscience is clear shaikh has seen rejects calls for a new photo after wouldn't have stood consecutive elections despite this latest being mobbed by deadly violence a rival say a victory is a front. congo meanwhile is awaiting the outcome of its a landmark presidential election sunday's votes are being counted and tensions a high allowing allegations of widespread voting irregularities. i'm still have a chance and i'm going to match that delivers her traditional new year's address and openness tolerance and respect as one of the toughest years of her political career goals to an end. i'm still gal welcome to the program. the world has begun to ring in the new year these pictures are from sydney's a famous a fireworks display the opera house and harbor watched by an estimated one of the health million revelers on the waterfront. hong kong celebrates the arrival of twenty nineteen in just under an hour we'll bring you live pictures from their fireworks and new year's updates from around the globe as the world says goodbye to twenty eight take home go

lead government is not batting an eye quite as you mentioned there a lot of confidence there from shaikh has enough but how widespread are these charges that the vote wasn't free and fair and indeed could they need to a new election while multiple media reporters said that they will solve stuffed ballot boxes while on field guest of the and the accounts of social media especially jarring you of course heard from the water that who've just made it out right now but there are also stories like one district where there were more warts for the leading of on the lead than that actually illegitimately bordeaux's we also heard another story where one water said that he cost his water for the communist party but in his wants to do and there was zero votes for the cons of the communist party he asks where did my will to go but when it comes to you lection the election commission us come out today and be as supposed to be the ones investigating any claims of the regularity yes but then we have a statement today that there's going to be no do you lection she because you know we continue to hold bod

has declared prime minister shaikh has seen as a wobbly winner of parliamentary elections but the opposition is calling foul dozens of opposition candidates pulled out of their races amid allegations of vote tampering and intimidation and the leader of the opposition alliance has rejected the result violence has also mob voting. the big day is over after a ballot dogged by allegations of vote rigging and intimidation. the leader of the opposition alliance come out hussein has already called the election farcical. though the moment the president did simply do. not need a new term good that they've been through to do not part of the new putin government. that's the shortest go to the right there that is put. there were reports of voters having to cast their ballot openly in front of the ruling party officials but the head of the election commission dismissed those as stray incidents the governing awami league was the clear favorite to win after collated c.-a the leader of the main opposition party the nationalist b.n.p. was imprisoned and barred from running critics say a wall me league leader

are among the most controversial groups in the popular resistance the salafi militia was founded by shaikh abdel abdul fatah also known as abu allah but who has been accused of having links to al qaeda. because security headquarters were attacked a security personnel were killed in cold blood the wounded were denied and the people who carried out the operation were carrying black flags people recognized them as members of al qaeda but they were fighting with apple says forces. that he . has been involved from the beginning in the battles to liberate ties everyone knows this and all factions deal with them with me one delegate recently visited ties members of al qaeda attended and had photos taken with them. other evidence was found linking the up will of us brigades to act. in march twenty sixth ina al qaeda published a video showing an r.p.g. thirty two for the first time. the r.p.g. thirty two is a modern laser guided weapon assembled in jordan in partnership with russia. the company says it explodes the anti-tank rocket launcher only to the united arab emirates. then this type of weapon

was reflected in an agreement between the us brigades and a leader of the muslim brotherhood party shaikh hammoud afy. in february twenty sixth teen i'm a traffic received members of a popular resistance battalion who were returning from training. members of the battalion well armed with austrian. respotted hundreds of this type of rifle as well as the s.s.g. sixty nine sniper rifle in many locations in yemen including a province controlled by so-called islamic state this weapon was for sale in markets and even got into the hands of children interesting latest type of gun was also spotted in the possession of saudi soldiers before the war in yemen began the journalist asked the austrian manufacturers how the weapons had ended up in yemen but received no response from them all from the austrian government. that there would be out a while abbas brigades advance with the help of the armored vehicles given by the arab coalition. in november twenty fifteen the other one a bass brigades received three u.s. made m. a t.v. armored vehicles. a few days later the vehicles were spotted in the street

are among the most controversial groups in the popular resistance to salafi militia was founded by shaikh abdel abdul fatah also known as abu allah bus who has been accused of having links to al qaeda. the. security headquarters were attacked by security personnel were killed in cold blood the wounded were denied and the people who carried out the operation were carrying black flags people recognized them as members of al qaeda but they were fighting with us is forces. that. has been involved from the beginning in the battles to liberate ties everyone knows this and all factions deal with them when you win delegate recently visited ties members of al qaeda attended and had photos taken with them. other evidence was found linking the abu allah bus brigades to our kind.

nermeen: and i'm nermeen shaikh. welcome to all of our listeners and viewers from around the country and around the world. federal prosecutors have accused president trump of committing a federal crime by directing illegal hush money to two women during the presidential election. the accusation was revealed friday, in filings made public by the u.s. attorney's office in the southern district of new york, including a damning sentencing memo for trump's former attorney michael cohen, who has admitted to paying the women. the memo states -- "with respect to both payments, cohen acted with the intent to influence the 2016 presidential election, he acted in coordination with and at the direction of individual-1." individual-1 is a reference to president donald trump. the payments were made to adult film star stormy daniels and former playboy model karen mcdougal during the campaign in order to prevent them from speaking to the media about their alleged affairs with trump. amy: the sentencing memo was made public friday al

nermeen: and i'm nermeen shaikh. welcome to all of our listeners and viewers from around the country and around the world. u.s.-china trade relations remain one of the world's top stories this week. on saturday, president trump and chinese president xi jinping met at the g20 summit in argentina and agreed to a 90-day truce in the ongoing trade war between the two countries. but tensions remain high. on tuesday, trump threatened to impose new tariffs, tweeting "i , am a tariff man." the move shook the world's financial markets. meanwhile, authorities in canada have arrested a top chinese executive at the request of the u.s. government. meng wanzhou, the chief financial officer of the telecom giant huawai, now facess extradition to t the united stss on unknown charges, possibly alleged violations of u.s. sanctions against iran. she is the daughter of huawai's founder. while trump's meeting with xi jinping focusesed on trade, it s uncleaear if the two leaders discussed anotother major issuen china. the united nations an

nermeen: and i'm nermeen shaikh. welcome to all of our listeners and viewers from around the country and around the world. u.s. customs and border protection have ordered medical checks on every child in its custody following the death of two guatemalan children in recent weeks. on christmas eve, an eight-year-old guatemalan boy named felipe gomez alonzo died in new mexico while in the custody of cbp. the child was admitted to a hospital earlier on christmas eve, diagnosed with a common cold, given ibuprofen and antibiotics, and released. but the boy continued to become more ill throughout the day. after he began vomiting, the boy was sent back to the same hospital, but fell unconscious along the way. he was pronounced dead 12 minutes before christmtmas. the cause of death is not yet known. the boy was first detained along with his father on december 18 after they crossed the border west of el paso, texas. this follows the death of a seven-year-old indigenous guatemalan girl jakelin caal , maquin, who died on decembe

killed in election related violence in bangladesh plays in about half an hour with prime minister shaikh is seen as seeking a fourth term in office she's been criticized for cracking down on her opponents and restricting press freedom the warring sides in yemen have begun handing gave responsibility for the port of her data to the united nations forces of being redeployed as part of a un backed deal between the two thieves and the yemeni government south korea's president has received a letter from the north korean leader kim jong un asking for talks in the new year president mean j. ins office says that kim was sorry he couldn't make a planned visit to the south before the end of two thousand and eighteen they came and met three times this year and have made a series of goodwill gestures. the balance of power in northern syria appears to be shifting following the u.s. decision to withdraw its troops russia and turkey have agreed to coordinate with each other off the talks in moscow on saturday meanwhile and her has sent fifty tanks to the syrian border in preparation for possible attack

nermeen: and i'm nermeen shaikh. welcome to all of our listeners and viewers from around the country and around the world. we begin today's show looking at syria. on wednesday, president trump ordered the withdrawal of all 2000 u.s. troops in syria in a move that surprised many in washington and around the world. trump tweeted -- "we have defeated isis in syria, my only reason for being there during the trump presidency." he later posted a video on twitter explaining theovove. pr. trump:e have bn fititing f a l lontime.. i havend president promised two yes,s, ande have rllyy steppepeit up anwe have won against isis he beatenhem and have been them dly. we have taken backck the land. and now it is time for our troops to come back home. amy: president trump ordered the withdrawal despite opposition from within the white house. in september, trump's national security advisor john bolton had said u.s. troops would stay in syria until iranian troops and its proxforces leave. while trump claims isis has been defeated, a rep

enemy changed no longer socialism or communism it became the west in a because i remember when khalid shaikh mohammed who was the architect of nine eleven when he came to bosnia at the end of the war he came there because he believed the war in bosnia change the mindset of the jihad is that it was the moment in which the jihad and the west started to see each other as enemies no longer as potential allies and that's why he came there to recruit because he thought the bosnian war graduated many talented leaders who would become the leaders of al qaida and the future in fact khalid shaikh mohammed met his left hand and future right hand man there have been achieved who was he was with us in the bosnian. brigade yeah i mean in fact many of the leaders you know from the bosnian jihad you know al qaida and yemen were led by two former yeah i was going to say it is because again when it was about destroying coalminers or in yemen told you exactly actually you know many of the yemenis who came to fight the in the bosnian jihad they were before that fighting against the southern separatists who were

the world today election campaigning has ended in bangladesh ahead of a boat where prime minister shaikh is expected to secure a record fourth term a campaign that has been marred by allegations of foul play critics say opposition figures have been jailed for political reasons ahead of sunday's poll. in chile protesters have attacked police amid growing controversy over the recent shooting of a young indigenous man police allegedly shot the unarmed man while he was driving a tractor on thursday chile's president the country's police chief to resign over the killing. and in new york residents were stunned when the sky over manhattan started to glow a bright neon blue the eerie sight prompted fears on social media of an alien invasion but the explanation proved more mundane a transformer fire at a local power plant. to sailing now where the wild oats boat crew are savoring a particularly sweet victory after winning the prestigious sydney hobart yacht race last year wild oats crossed the line first as well but they were stripped of the title following a near collision early on this time the

has been in jail since february but shaikh has seen a says the opposition would have done the same if they had been in charge and she's the one leading the country now for a record third time in a row. and now some of the other stories making news around the world u.s. senator elizabeth warren has taken a key step towards running for president eight twenty twenty the democrat from massachusetts has formed an exploratory committee she's had several run ins with president donald trump who's called her pocahontas pointing to doubts about her claims of having native american roots. at least three people are dead and dozens of missing following an explosion in an apartment building in russia the blast in the nine story block in the city of mecca neato gorse cap and early in the morning when many residents were asleep on thora g.'s believe it was caused by a gas leak. security forces in sudan have fired tear gas at protesters who were planning to march on the presidential palace anti-government demonstrators want to step down crowds gathered in the capital khartoum and they were confronted

running high in bangladesh as the country prepares for general elections on sunday prime minister shaikh has seen a is seeking her third consecutive term in office and a fourth overall the opposition says thousands of their supporters have been arrested by thorazine and accuse the ruling awami league of blocking a fair vote at least ten people have been killed and thousands injured in pre-election violence correspondent. in bangladesh's capital and sent us this report. heavy security on the streets of dhaka ahead of sunday's palace officials say they've deployed to six hundred peasant police soldiers and other forces throughout bangladesh but five years we spoke to in the capital were hopeful the poll would pass off without any major hitches. and you know very excited my friends and i are first time voters. expect a fair and free election to should i expect that everyone is able to vote freely and will cast their vote peacefully but it i mean. the run up to the palace has been marred by deadly violence between supporters of the governing awami league and the opposition now on the eve of

polls have just closed in bangladesh as parliamentary elections where prime minister shaikh hasina is expected to win a comfortable victory she has been praised for taking in hundreds of thousands of her head injury refugees fleeing neighboring me and ma the critics accuse her of attempting to solidify her power by silencing political opponents including tribal leaders the who is currently imprisoned on corruption charges the first projections of the results are expected in a couple of hours. i spoke to a correspondent. and i asked her about the reports of violence between opposition members and supporters of the ruling party there have been reports of deaths. reported that as many as nine people have been killed in different parts of but even speaking about it in different parts of bangor they should excuse me but even speaking about talk it is worth noting that while i'm out of the polling centers we nor just noticed that the opposition party polling nugent's would move to be absent even inside the polling booths where representatives from all the bodies are supposed to be a bit ahe

despite a heavy security presence the first projections are coming in and it looks as if prime minister shaikh sina overturned to power in a landslide where. it was an election tainted by violence and vote rigging allegations head of the poll authorities limited internet access claiming rumors could spread unrest they also banned motorcycles a common form of transportation one independent news stations and they were taken off air dozens of opposition candidates have now withdrawn from the race at polling stations opinions were divided. i know that it could follow that i ran like the whole process i felt very safe because of the heavy security i believe there is a free and fair election taking place or. i could hold of it. allowed to vote for a told me to send a text message to get my serial number. i did it four times but i didn't get a response because with now i'm confused river i can vote or not. came with a lot of hope but now i'm very disappointed. for decades the ruling awami league and the nationalist b.n.p. party have jostle for power but with opposition leader in prison prime minister

but shaikh has seen as says the opposition would have done the same if they had been in charge and she's the one leaving the country now for a record third time in a row. now to congo where there's a tense wait as the votes from sunday's presidential election a count it means of people took part in an event that could see the first peaceful transfer of power in decades but questions over its fairness amounting with accusations of mismanagement and irregularities especially in opposition areas. so tense in many parts of congo returns to polling stations today to study lists of initial results posted outside provisional nationwide results and not to out for another week day was plagued by technical problems and allegations of vote rigging . i don't think the elections were credible too many people found their names want on the electoral lists they were told to go to other centers and even there they didn't find their names so as a result many didn't get to vote so. scenes like this one in the net or district of conscious are not uncommon long lines formed as voting machines malfunctioned.

and facing is also on the way in bangladesh with security forces on the high as prime minister shaikh has seen as expected to win another amid accusations that the government is trying to stifle opposition. plus offer a senegalese player was subjected to serve racist abuse at a recent supporters of italian club not believe take a stand against discrimination in something. in a minute she has mackinnon thanks so much for joining me after more than two years of delay presidential polls have finally opened in the democratic republic of congo voters will decide on a successor to joseph kabila who is stepping down off to an eighteen year reign he is facing a strong challenge from os in spite of a former director manager exxon mobil recent polls put faiumu in the lead at international observers have echoed the concerns of congress opposition policies that the election is not free and said the government decided not to open. polling stations in the opposition strongholds of beni and the tempo cited militia violence and outbreaks of. decision lead to unrest the demonstrators accusing austerit

been marred by violence and allegations of political suppression by the ruling posse prime minister shaikh hasina is expected to win a comfortable victory and claim a third consecutive term. she's been praised for taking in hundreds of thousands of ranger refugees who were fleeing neighboring it mean mom but critics accuse her of silencing political opponents including her tribal. is currently imprisoned on corruption charges around six hundred thousand security personnel have been stationed around the south asian country to quell possible outbreaks of violence but at least five people already reported to have been killed in election related violence. correspondent nischelle j as well is covering the election for us from the capital dhaka the polls opened a few hours ago we're hearing that several people have been killed already what can you tell us about how the situation is developing. well while talking which is where i am right now remains have been reports of deaths. reported that as many as nine people have been killed in different parts of but even speaking about in different parts

party have jostled for power but with opposition leader khaled as in prison prime minister shaikh a senior was the clear favorite to win. during her time in power has seen has been credited with boosting the economy and welcoming refugees but critics say she's become increasingly authoritarian and accuse her of detaining opposition candidates and supporters. the leader of the opposition alliance come all are saying has already called the election farcical and this demanding a rerun. people are being killed people are being arrested candidates have been arrested and one dissident on president did not have heard of it would not be able to go as i could not even be able to. even a bag man i could not think it was bungled is up to forty seven you and i would have seen this in your bus and. despite heavy security the deadly clashes that marred the campaign continued on election day. it's been nearly fifty years since bangladesh gained independence but the country still isn't free from political turmoil. our correspondent michele just wallace standing by for us in dhaka at the election media cen

in prison prime minister shaikh has seen a was the clear favorite to win during her time in power has seen has been credited with boosting the economy and welcoming refugees her critics say she's become increasingly authoritarian and accuse her of detaining opposition candidates and supporters. was the leader of the opposition alliance kemal hussein has already called the election farcical wouldn't believe it though jim on the face of it you did see the. under new clearly good they're going to do through to give you know part of the new credit government. for this because it was right there that is pushing. despite heavy security the deadly clashes that marred the campaign continued on election day it's been nearly fifty years since bangladesh gained independence but the country still isn't free from political turmoil. now that some of the other stories making news around the world israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu says it's only a matter of time before brazil moves its embassy to jerusalem during a visit to rio de janeiro netanyahu said brazil's president elect jaya both the

and in bangladesh prime minister shaikh should say no wins a third term in office says her ruling awami league sweeps to a landslide victory in parliamentary elections but the opposition accuses it team intimidation and vote tampering and wants a new election. plus some dropping for democracy in thailand we look back at one of our favorite date of news stories of the past year. i'm rebecca races thanks for joining us we start in the democratic republic of congo where voters cast their ballots for a new president with strongman joseph come below stepping down the deal say it could soon have its first peaceful transition of power but the election was plagued with problems facing voter lists and and ballots. broken machines hours after polling stations were supposed to close many remained open with long lines of people waiting their turn to vote in other areas officials were already counting votes reports say four people were killed in election violence at one polling station in the country's east some twenty one candidates are running for the president say. they waited for two years to co