. >> could somalia be heading for another humanitarian disaster? we returned to see what sparks new concerns. he has won the gold for indonesia, now the badminton player is back with dreams of a repeat. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the regime of president bashar al-assad received a blow to its heart today when a bomb ripped through a high-level security meeting in damascus. among the dead was the president's brother in law, his defense minister, and other members of the inner circle. the free syrian army was quick to claim credit. a top western officials say it was further evidence that the situation is spinning out of control. >> marshall military images on syrian state television. to prepare the population for news of an attack on the very heart of government. with deepest regret, a bomber has attacked the headquarters of national security. the defense minister, general daoud rajiha has been killed, along with two top military figures. one of those was the president's brother-in-law, assef shawkat. syria has been

four foreign aid workers have been released in southern somalia. they had been kidnapped on friday at a refugee camps in kenya. they have been working there for the norwegian refugee council. an army spokesman said the two men and two women are in safe hands, following a joint mission by kenyan and somali forces. we understand their driver was killed in the raid. hostages were handed over to somalia and officials and they are expected there sometime today. there were no injuries. none of the aid workers were injured in any way or form, but they were still slightly shaken, but relieved to be free there were others that were kidnapped a few months ago -- to be free. >> there were others that were kidnapped a few months ago that have not been freed. >> yes. the kidnapping of the four aid workers on friday was the first in an effort to secure the somalian frontier. everyone was still surprised. we are still waiting to find out the fate of the spanish aid workers that were kidnapped in sudan. >> and the army mission across the border there, presumably t

we took up from an airport in djibouti north of somalia. that's where the sdf has its operation base. soon an sdf destroyer comes into view. it is escorting a cargo ship. after awhile, we spot a chinese naval ship. the crew on the japanese patrol plane makes radio contact with the vessel. >> translator: we asked each other if there was any information on pirate activity. >> reporter: japan's self-defense forces are cooperating with chinese troops in their daily operations of the coast of east africa. but that cooperation doesn't always extend to asia. this pc-3 aircraft belongs to an sdf unit in okinawa. pilots there use the plane to carry out surveillance activities near the senkaku islands in the east china sea. japan controls the islands. but china and taiwan claim the islands as their own. i ask the pilot about the sdf's competing missions when it comes to dealing with china. >> translator: i think we need to share information because we have a common interest in fighting piracy activities. >> reporter: this list shows the schedule of e

he is one of the most powerful people still in somalia.ad various roles in somalian government. members of the cia, rendered him to sue secret prisons in afghanistan. and afghanistan, he was in a prison we think called the dark prison where prisoners are held in pitch black with music pumping 24 hours a day, very seriously abused with no access to lawyers. then it was taken to the salt pit, not much better. alternately, to bagram air force base where he was held for about five years until it was released and sent back to tanzanian in 2008. >> in the original reason why the u.s. government -- and the original reason why the u.s. government took him and jailed him? >> right. it is difficult to piece together because the u.s. government will not talk about why this happened. it seems somewhere in somalia between 2002-2005, there was a system where the cia would pay warlords money, essentially, for so-called terror suspects. the same thing happened in pakistan. 85% of people at guantanamo bay were sold for a bounty. in somalia, this was going

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the lowest number of civilians unfortunately have also been killed in pakistan and in yemen and in somalia and unfortunately american media in particular is very bad at reporting those deaths reports when the big guys are killed it's a little problematic to the american media when it comes to reporting civilian deaths and that's part of the problem now because obama's become more and more reliance on these drones as a tool of foreign policy built around this fiction the most precise weapon ever invented and no killing civilians what we simply know that's not true well chris if i can stay with you here i mean the administration defends that you know when these drones for used if any male adult male in the vicinity is considered a militant or a legitimate target i mean again this is this is really pushing the limit of using a weapon here i mean what about women and children we do know about funerals for women and children have been killed and these when they are these drones are sent we know it is a funeral. well the cia and national u.s. intelligence officials have indicated that they think

the charity says dale is in somalia are still unable to cope and called for an increase in aid. it's one of several agencies to call for more help for the country in recent months. more then have the votes cast in mexico's presidential election are being recounted following reports of fraud. the leader of the left wing prd party who came the second has demanded a total recount. will grant has been speaking exclusively to the man who won sunday's poll, pena nieto. >> the confusion continues to deepen. almost as soon as the polls close in sunday's vote, supporters of the left-wing candidate, lopez obrador, began to report irregularities. within days, the former mayor of mexico city presented his case to authorities. they included serious allegations of vote buying by pena nieto and his party. now it seems the country's electoral body agrees there's enough evidence of wrongdoing to order a recount of more than half the votes cast. for the left, the decision is welcomed the news. for mr. pena nieto, who considers himself to be the next president of mexico, the allegations are unfoun

of violence in somalia.order prohibits the importation into the united states directly or indirectly of charcoal from somalia. it also amends the designation criteria specified in e.o. 13536. as amended by the order e.o. 13536 provides for the designation of persons determined by the secretary of the treasury in consultation with the secretary of state to have engaged in acts directly or indirectly threaten the peace, security, or stability of somalia, including but not limited to acts that threaten the transitional federal institutions or future somali governing institutions. the african-american union mission in somalia. or future international peacekeeping operations related to somalia. or asked to misappropriate somalia in public access have been instructed to delivery of humanitarian assistance to somalia or access to or distribution of humanitarian assistance in somalia. have directly or indirectly supplied, sold, or transferred to somalia or to have been recipient in the territory of smolial of arms o

came to greece two years ago fleeing war torn somalia but he's found no peace in athens and i want to wish if i had known what it was going to be like here i would never have left somalia from what happened to you when you're attacked. they beat me to the ground and ran over my leg with a bike. his case is by no means unique the mother of these children was also assaulted while pregnant the perpetrators remain at large as in neighborhoods like this in central athens where an increasing number of attacks are taking place the so-called vigilante groups in disco targeting ethnic minorities. victims say there's little point turn to police but just not interested. greece's immigrant influx is worse than any other e.u. country is poorest border with turkey that's where ninety percent of all those seeking refuge and to europe and in a country that's circling the drain and nationalist rhetoric is flooding into mainstream politics i think that. the here are the groups minute tartus that insists it's an e.u. wide problem which hardpressed greece ends up paying for twice with a doubling to our a

be some phenomenal performances so he faces a tough challenge and so do the athletes from war torn somalia some of whom have literally risked their lives to be at the games. represent their country in middle and long distance running but their path lympics has been a struggle to somalia as a limp it president was blown up by a suicide bomber and with no real training facilities the athletes have had to train on the war torn streets. well imagine when you live in a country that hasn't got a sports team and we had norah to run and train except on the streets of mogadishu at a time when a friday was at its worst we still had to train in iran did not fear early in the morning running past rude x. men and great armor and militias sometimes the soldier on guard would mistake rice for beans so he said bombers or attackers and order us to start where they would shoot sometimes the soldiers would stop ice and then detain ask wrong period which really affected our training schedule. in an amazing story now all the athletes are dreaming of getting their hands on a medal but there's little chance of t

near the somalia border. year, and now these people were trying to help the somalis in the refugee came taken from that camp and because of the tipoff of the local population, the kenyan authorities rescued them. one was injured by a gunshot wound to the foot. but they were relieved when they got off and spoke briefly to the media. >> all right. good news on that account. thank you, david. >>> the most sacred tombs of timbuktu were set ablaze by militants, and we will tell you why things are getting out of control in mali. here can be such a big thing in an old friend's life. purina one discovered that by blending enhanced botanical oils into our food, we can help brighten an old dog's mind so he's up to his old tricks. with this kind of thinking going into our food, imagine all the goodness that can come out of it. just one way we're making the world a better place... one pet at a time. vibrant maturity. from purina one smartblend. one pet at a time. well hello, welcome to hotels.com. summer road trip, huh?

they have helped us in somalia, djibouti, and ethiopia. there's a long way to go. the infrastructure is not there to help grow the economy, but i encourage u.s. companies to be more engaged in africa. there's a growing middle class presented opportunities for us. africom will be essential. that is one piece in developing aid and they're making a critical difference in their region. in his capacity building, the capacity of the local nations to govern and grow. of these are very important relationships and i was more optimistic about our relationship there. >> a quick follow up? >> did you hear anything new about al qaeda in africa, some of these terrorist groups? are you can talk about all? and are you hearing more affirmation of their growing were becoming more formidable? >> the good news outweighs the bad during the good news is we have had considerable success in somalia and in yemen. we have been contained in the arabian peninsula, the more robust threat at the moment. they have really yielded some substantial help. the bad news is what happened in mali, the c