all these women who are doing amazing job in somalia. they never get encouraged when it comes to the decision making. when it come those decision make, when it comes to anything in their life. someone has to make a decision for them. that is not right. that is where we stand today. i am so happy, i am nervous. i am so happy to be here. and yesterday, when i saw the signing, president obama signing against violence against the women, it was relief. i knew and i know we can change. we can change. and our program called sister somali which that name it came from because it doesn't matter where we live, we are all sisters. and that's why need support to young generation to become leaders, to change, and not -- we have a lot of work to do -- education, health, and basic life. we're talking about human rights and basic life in somalia, and we don't have that. and that's the one of thing we are fighting for, and we want to keep fighting and hopefully one day we will change and the young generation is going to get there. and thank you very much

all these women who are doing amazing job in somalia. they never get encouraged when it comes to the decision making. when it come those decision make, when it comes to anything in their life. someone has to make a decision for them. that is not right. that is where we stand today. i am so happy, i am nervous, i am so happy to be here, and yesterday when i saw the president obama signing this, it was for me.i knew and i know we can change. it does not matter where we live, we are all sisters. we need support to and intimidation and become leaders, to change, and we have a lot of work to do. education, basic life. you are talking about the human rights of basic license amalia. we don't have that. we want to keep fighting. one day we will change. thank you very much having me here. i'm sorry i did not bring my speech. [laughter] [applause] >> thank you for your remarks on behalf of all of the women here and all of the women everywhere. i have to tell you, i have been in mogadishu and met with your president. and talked about the role that

human rights raises some questions about somalia.decision lies in dealing with some of somalia's otherwise systemic issues and he says that men with fake uniforms may be responsible for some of the rapes. >> there is no proof that those who are in uniform, all of them are government soldiers. >> last year's elections that brought in the president's government were hailed by western leaders as the dawn of a new era of peace and stability after two decades of war and famine. for many of somalia's refugees, those hopes are yet to be fulfilled. >> the leaders of five fast growing economies have agreed on a bank. they have been unable to agree on the terms. the plan is a direct challenge to the world's bank. >> the leaders of the world's biggest emerging economies came together to talk investment, trade, and global peace and security. billions of dollars of deals signed across an array of industries, but the idea of a collective bank like the world bank got the most attention. although agreed to in principle it was not quite ready to ceme

somalia's fragile economy is under threat this time because of a rapidly strengthening currency. the dramatic rise of the schilling is due to the influx of u.s. dollars from foreign investors. as we report, that is what having an impact on small businesses -- that is having an impact on small businesses. >> it's tough being a money changer in mogadishu. the local currency, the schilling, has doubled in value. and it shifts wildly every day. each million schilling brick is worth about $60 u.s., he tells me. tomorrow it will be worth between $62 and $65. the booming construction industry is one sector that ought to benefit from the schilling strength by making imports cheaper. but in somalia, investors in big business operate in the kind of parallel dollarized economy and here that's a problem. >> we have to change dollars into schillings to pay our workers. but the dollar keeps moving. also, we don't have a central bank. if we had one money, the schilling from the dollars, that would be easier. >> the government solution -- to introduce a new currency that is hope -- that it hopes

their involvement in somalia will stay as it is. amazon union in somalia has been a encouraged at the moment. they have taken great steps to maintain peace and rest power from the troops, which was a financial hub. that will be maintained, i think. >> thank you very much freer in sight. thank you for airtime. hugo chavez has taken a turn for the worst, coming down with a severe lung infection well undergoing chemotherapy. >> venezuelan television brings us the latest on the health of hugo chavez. >> is respiratory function as related to his depressed immune system. >> the somber update is designed to placate protesters on the street, who have been demanding more information on their leader's condition. they symbolically join hands to show that they feel trapped under this government. >> until they tell us the truth, we will not get off the streets. >> protesters are getting their message out. this placard reads that they want a free and sovereign venezuela with clear information as rumors persist. supporters, however, rallied. >> it

all these women who are doing amazing job in somalia. they never get encouraged when it comes to the decision making. when it come those decision make, when it comes to anything in their life. someone has to make a decision for them. that is not right. that is where we stand today. i am so happy, i am nervous, i am so happy to be here, and yesterday when i saw the president obama signing this, it it was a lead. i knew. i know we can challenge. this name came because it does not matter where we live. it is for the young generations to become leaders to change and learn. the lot of work to do appe. we want to keep fighting. hopefully, one day we will change. the next generation will get there. thank you very much for having me here. i'm sorry i did not bring my speech. [applause] >> thank you for the women here and all of the women everywhere. i have met with your president. i have talked about the role women are playing in your country. i have no doubt that with leaders like you there will be a bright future. i thank you for everything yo

in somalia, a car bomb has killed at least eight people near the presidential palace. a business out of control -- leaders from around the world gather to try and regulate the global arms trade. abuing off the sand and dhabi -- in abu dhabi. they are switching on the solar power. a car bomb has exploded in the somali capital. at least eight people are reported to have been killed in the attack, which was close to the residential palace in the capital, mogadishu -- the presidential palace in the capital, mogadishu. our correspondent, peter greste tha, is on the scene. >> it is a little too dangerous to remain at the site. we saw the remains of the car bomb lying in the street. a lot of people standing around, getting very nervous. people trying to clear -- the police trying to clear people away. , we understand from eyewitnesses, the attacker was trying to reach the national security intelligence chief, who controls the district that is, effectively, mogadishu. the target was a minibus filled with people. the attacker rammed a minibus. the car bomb went off and killed a

. >> narrator: gaith met fighters who he believed were from somalia, afghanistan, iraq, and saudi arabia. but he wasn't allowed to interview them on camera. >> the whole day was very strange. we passed army checkpoints, we drove through the desert, we were met by the fighters, and now we are in a city. it's a real city, it's an actual city. people are living in the city, people are having their normal life, as we're going to see. yet at the same time, this is al qaeda. this is not even, you know, taliban and al qaeda. this is al qaeda in the arabian peninsula, and they just control a whole city. >> narrator: gaith was shown these pictures, filmed by al qaeda. local people had been summoned to the town's theater. it showed al qaeda fighters attacking a major army base near jaar. almost 200 yemeni soldiers were reported killed, and dozens of prisoners were believed to be held in jaar. jalal al marqashi, the top al qaeda commander in this region, was shown visiting the prisoners. >> it's unconceivable for a small unit of 60 fighters to achieve this kind of victory. i really wanted to see, d

one has commanded foreign fighters in somalia. the other gentleman has helped the organization recruit english-speaking young people. >> south korea has a chinese internet address was the source of a large cyber attack. hackers hit the servers of banks and broadcasting companies yesterday morning. we were telling you about that but investigators think the chinese computers were used to hide the true source of the attack with suspicion on north korea which has made throats again the south in recent days. >> from the harlem shake to clips of cute kittens, the huge milestone youtube has just hit thanks to many of you. >> incredible discovery at the bottom of the atlantic thanks to the c.e.o. of a major internet company. amazon's top dog is helping recover some amazing >> the manhunt is on for a serial bank robber in the north bay. look at this surveillance video, the f.b.i. has joined forces with santa rosa and the police in the hunt for this man called the hoodie bandit believed to be connected to three bank robberies in the first t

drone strike in somalia a close friend bill albert jawi came to the u.k. as a baby grew up there killed under the same circumstances in somalia within hours of calling his wife in london to congratulate her on the birth of their first born son that same year a sudanese british man took his four british soldier in on a holiday to the sudan four days after leaving he was stripped of his passport and his children were kept from growing up in the u.k. another case a british born family including three children all stuck in pakistan after losing their citizenship while their two years ago let's go to london where he's a new farmer spoke with the person behind the investigation. well the full extent of chilling government program to rid the country of suspected terrorists has been revealed we now know that over the last three years sixteen people have had been stripped of their british passports and the grounds of national security critics claim that these suspects have little chance of appeal with human rights lawyers actually describing the whole process as me

drone strike in somalia now his close friend whose name is below all bird jawi he came to the u.k. as a baby and grew up there he unfortunately suffered a similar fate he was deprived of his nationality and a year later he was also killed in a u.s. drone attack in somalia and that same year a sudanese a british man took his four british children on holiday to sudan shortly after leaving he was stripped of us passport his children meanwhile prevented from growing up in the u.k. now in another case british born a family including three children all lost their citizenship while in pakistan parties under former spoke to the man who first broke the story in london. well the full extent of chilling government program to rid the country of suspected terrorists has been revealed we now know that over the last three years sixteen people have had been stripped of their british passports and the grounds of national security critics claim that these suspects have little chance of appeal with human rights lawyers actually describing the whole process as mediæval and sinister well to talk more a

strong drone attack in somalia that very same year a sudanese british man took his four british children on holiday in sudan shortly after leaving he had his family were stripped of us passport his children were. ended from growing up in the united kingdom and in another case a british born family including three children all lost their citizenship while in pakistan is andrew farmer has been speaking to the man who first broke the story in london let's roll that clip. well the full extent of chilling government program to rid the country of suspect terrorists has been revealed we now know that over the last three years sixteen people have had been stripped of their british passports and the grounds of national security critics claim that these suspects have little chance of a pale with human rights lawyers actually describing the whole process as mediæval and sinister well to talk more about this is chris woods from the bureau investigative journalism which actually broke this story chris with a new report it says or people are claiming that this completely ignores people's human rights

s most wanted list having fled to somalia as an orgy dot com for the details .at least forty nine people including a semi a muslim a cleric have been killed in a suicide bombing in central damascus president bashar al assad has vowed to avenge his friends and death by ridding syria of extremists more than eighty others were injured in the explosion which authorities suspect targeted the cleric muhammad. a sunni muslim he was an important pillar of support for president bashar al assad is part of the small alawite sect it's the first as suicide attack to hit a mosque since of the syrian uprising began reporter abdulemam was any has the details the most shocking news and details that after the bomb they discovered another bomb which is the door of the most. happy news that it wasn't exploded. they managed to a dissolve it and started the mosque of mr that i've done which is one of the most important school in syria and one of the most important one in their stomach would be is the one who was.

ok that's you know the libertarian paradise in somalia but. what do you have what you want i want to government that is within the constitution there are certain arguments that we can definitely make that there are places for government to protect business interests to protect the ability for companies like costco to hire a piece of the league companies so that's where people are getting rich people and those are the eighty five percent of americans job the job creators are people spending money now this guy that filmed the mother jones video complain that he didn't have health care will eighty five percent of the health care plans in this country are provided by the profits of corporations and their electively done so so i'm not sure why we're criticizing the ability they are to operate in the frame here not provided by the profits of corporations first of all their deductible from the profits of corporations and secondly if somebody has a job they've got a job but they doesn't mean that they're going to have a job because some corporation sa

>> it's been a forefront in the al-qaeda link in somalia.s an incredible amount of experience. kenyatta could be a bit more difficult for the united states. he's charged with crimes of humanity and that last election and the issue for the u.s., the u.s. and u.k. and other major powers do not have anything but essential contact with icc and that's going to be a big issue going forward because not only are kenya playing a crucial role in somalia, but they're also as i understand it, playing a crucial role in providing intelligence against that other al-qaeda franchise across the red sea -- so you know, in addition to the hopes if r a free, transparent democratic process, there is concern about how the u.s. is going to do business with such an important regional player, john. >> thank you. we're going to get to jonathan. we've had reports of sporadic violence even before the election began. ten people were killed, including two police officers on a police station. now, you are an american. you've lived in nairobi for a couple of years. you've t

somalia, there's a lot of efforts to stabilize the country. in mali we're hoping to have more and more returns there. many know that the french went into the country to try to stabilize and work with the people on the ground to get them to go home. i think the first thing is to be a political solution, that is what we aim for and what we encourage our executive committee, which is membership of many many, countries from all over the world encourage political solutions. our high commission is vocal on that front. political issues are number one then we try to make sure we maintain a welcoming environment where the refugees will be long term. unfortunately, there are many refugees in long term situations. we have refugees inside syria. there's still a lot of people who cannot go home. hopefully, as the international communities provides support inside the country with conflicts, afghanistan is another country. it is still the largest refugee population in the world. afghans are all over the world and they are in pakistan and iran. many are in eu

government is offering a reward for capturing two captives in somalia. they are members of the terror group and they may be planning attacks. both men are on the fbi's 10 most wanted lists. >>> vice-president joseph biden said the obama administration is not giving up on assault weapons. it will not be part of a gun control senate because it does not have enough votes to pass but it could still pass an amendment. vice-president joseph biden is speaking about the need for gun control this morning with the mayor meek bloomberg. >>> he met with a dozen different faiths yesterday when he was still cardinal he proposed they would legalize gay marriages but the idea was rejected. >>> some people say they are gay and will spread hate. the punishment is ugly. now pam girl is responsible for the -- pam is responsible for the ads and she said they are tee -- designed to hurt. >> if this is a small price i have to pay, it is a small price. >>> they have to run the ads because of freedom of speech but mount any will run a peace campaign at the same time as those con

this that somehow it did come along in 1982 i was invited to cope with this terrible situation in somalia where warlords were preventing food from getting to the people nobody was prioritizing but the situation was critical the government was afraid that i went to somalia and it martin be in the way that was difficult to see these long lines of people were seeing dead children because they did not get there soon enough and the work that was being done and the injuries from the fighting going on and i did manage to speak with both warlords. nick accuse me to coax them in the tummy but i did like my finger to say this is not acceptable. food musket to people so they can survive then i went to new york to draw attention to the situation. he thanked me for years and years afterwards but had they raise the situation and it was very useful for his purposes having gone to somalia and was less difficult that it became more of what i expected to do to go to rwanda and we did go in 1994 something you never want to see and the blood splattered ruined the issues and clothes and a small government try

government is offering a reward for capturing two captives in somalia. they are members of the terror group and they may be planning attacks. both men are on the fbi's 10 most wanted lists. >>> vice-president joseph biden said the obama administration is not giving up on assault weapons. it will not be part of a gun control senate because it does not have enough votes to pass but it could still pass an amendment. vice-president joseph biden is speaking about the need for gun control this morning with the mayor meek bloomberg. >>> he met with a dozen different faiths yesterday when he was still cardinal he proposed they would legalize gay marriages but the idea was rejected. >>> some people say they are gay and will spread hate. the punishment is ugly. now pam girl is responsible for the -- pam is responsible for the ads and she said they are tee -- designed to hurt. >> if this is a small price i have to pay, it is a small price. >>> they have to run the ads because of freedom of speech but mount any will run a peace campaign at the same time as those con

their role in the peace building mission in somalia has placed them on the front line of the operations but also on the receiving end of reprisal attacks. attacks like this one have been .lamed on al shabab this is a popular shopping district in nairobi. at least 20 killed and 100 injured in attacks in the last year. in one of the bombings .f the suburb, he believes i am seeking reelection. more years ofsee intelligence. a more robust way of dealing with this. and then when that happens, following up and apprehending the culprit before they commit more acts of violence. >> they are preparing for possible violence up to the elections. officials of the agency are training members of emergency groups. >> people were caught unaware. they know -- there were not expecting this intensity of violence. the storm, the government, everyone, they are preparing for and hoping and for the best. >> we are collaborating with other agencies and we are sure that we will provide an environment for a peaceful to referee, and a fair election. , the last assurances election remains vigilant in their minds an

i would never expect this when working in somalia. i never thought someone is going to see the work you are doing in somalia, but that is what happened and i really appreciate it. first lady, i honestly do not know what to say. thank you. also, i would like to talk about on behalf of the women, these really shall really fabulous women, and the work we do. it doesn't matter where we live, it is always the same. as a woman, we share one work, we are always quiet. we don't talk. we don't say anything. we just listen whenever someone tells us. i am a mom. i have three girls. i have to be a role model. not only to them but to all young girls. not only somalia, but all over the place. we need to speak out. we need to be involved. we need to be a part of this change. i mean, decision making. we have in somalia, women who are fighting. we have a government that is strong. we're fight. all these women who are doing amazing job in sew male ya. they never get encouraged when it comes to the decision making. when it come those decision make, when

kenyan forces are in somalia fighting against those very same terrorist organizations. it also is a economic hub in east africa so many american businesses like ford and others are based there. general electric. and so it's key to the region as a whole and the neighboring countries like south sudan which we've played such an important role diplomatically in trying to bring peace there rely on kenya and its ports. >> ifill: you know something of uhuru kenyatta. what do we know about him other than he's the son of a very famous leader of the country, a very wealthy man and now under this cloud. >> he's also very much a person who respects the west. he was educated in the united states. he's been pro western in his outlook. he's been the minister of finance before and the deputy prime minister. he's always had strong relations with the united states. now the case against him is problematic. as it was stated it's falling apart. the co-conspiracies of all that were charged with him are charged with attending a particular meeting at state house. in that meeting planning repri

destroy in the name of god, and they are receiving support from some german salafists anin mali, somalia, and in syria. the president of germany's domestic intelligence agency says egypt serves as a gateway for jihad this -- jihadists. >> i consider it a threat to germany's security when salafists traveled to egypt. we have currently identified 58 young german salafists who traveled to egypt last year. and who may return with the goal of radicalizing other people in germany, recruiting them for jihad or carrying out attacks on specific targets in germany. >> the willingness of salafists in germany to engage in violence is growing. the number rapidly increase in 2012 from 3500 to 4800. it is still not clear who planted a bomb in a train station in december. salafists or right wing extremists who wanted to make it look like an islamist attack. since germany banned militant, his followers have regarded the country as a battlefield. >> i myself did not intend to blow up a bomb, but there are definitely many brothers and sisters who want to spread a bombing mood. >> the followers in london gi

. >> somalia's capital was hit with a suicide bombing on monday. the attacker blew up a car, killing 10 people. it was the worst attack there this year. shabab took -- al responsibility. their forces were pushed out of the city. >> a connolly's warlord turned himself into the u.s. embassy -- congolese warlord turned himself into the u.s. embassy peer and he was later -- embassy. he was later transported to the hague. germany's defense minister within molly, -- mali, visiting the troops. thomas said germany's help with training must be accomplished -- accompanied with a process of political reconciliation. he said germany would continue to provide assistance as long as mali's government needs it. syriare were claims from that the violence there had taken on a new dimension. state tv showed pictures of what it said were victims of a chemical attack by rebels on an area close to aleppo. the rocket contain poisonous gasses. we have had 16 civilian martyrs and 86 wounded, most of whom are in a serious condition. >> the government asked the un to investi

further south across central parts of africa, heavy rain across parts of somalia in towards ethiopia and also a few showers expected further west. i think we did see one or two showers, highs of 31 degrees. the heaviest rain is expected to cross angola and the democratic republic of congo. -- only on link tv. recap ofget a quick stores. the funeral of an influential supporter of the syrian president has taken place in damascus. he was a sunni cleric well known broadcasting on state tv every friday. he was killed on thursday in a bomb attack. the president of cyprus is expected to go to brussels on saturday to present international creditors with a new bailout proposal after parliament approve measures on friday to try to avoid bankruptcy and to get and you rescue package. in pakistan, supporters of the cricketer turned politician are holding a rally. the country is getting ready for a new election in may. barack obama is going to return to washington later on saturday, ending his middle east trip. on his visit, he promised the u.s. would continue to push for a two-state solution, but

prospect of syria turning into the somalia of the middle east. john kerry, the american secretary of state arrived with a promise of $60 million in aid, worth more than a handshake to the head of the opposition. but not get the missiles and guns he wants. a demonstrator echoed the syrian regime line that its opponents and their foreign friends are terrorists. -- saidman said there that weapons would be coming soon. >> we hope that we heard today translates into action on the ground. we hope that it is translated into a serious investment into the military infrastructure of the armed opposition. we hope that it translates into a very strong message to bashar al-assad. >> the foreign secretary made a point not to rule out arms supplies. out atuld not rule that all. it is very important that all options remain open. the balance of risks is changing. the crisis is worsening. we are entering that new phase. cracks in iran, western countries and their arab friends -- >> in rome, western countries and their arab friends are building up one side of suppo

somalia is threatened because of overfishing by european nations. the local fishermen that depend upon those fish apopka -- upon those fish have no way to feed themselves. they have no way to eat. but they have votes. and they became pirates. on the u.s.?mpact it joins forces with others around the world and spent $2 billion trying to prevent piracy that is caused by overfishing. >> what is the answer? what should the u.s. government to be trying to do to prevent that in africa? >> it is not a question of prevention, but support. supply information, provide support to prevent these things from happening. it is cheaper to intervene before it becomes a national security issue. >> what more would you like to see the government doing? you talk about support from the u.s. government. can you be more specific? >> first, it is a very tough time. the competition for resources we have now in this economic is fierce. their limited. climate is something we should invest in. every dollar that we spend on international conservation comes back to us. >> what are

s most wanted list having fled somalia also on our website you will find having a majority of british doctors admit to prescribe an placebos to their patients r.t. dot com to find out more. at least forty two people including a top sunni loyalist cleric have been killed in a suicide bomb attack in central damascus the blast ripped through a mosque while it was packed with worshippers who had gathered for evening prayers more than eighty people were injured in the explosion which authorities suspect targeted the cleric mohammad al bootsy a staunch supporter of president bashar al assad this is the first time since the start of the uprising that there's been a suicide attack in a mosque reporter. has the tabs. the most shocking news and most details that after the bomb backpack did what they discovered another bomb which is the door of the mosque and. happily happy with that it wasn't exploded. they managed to or dissolve it it's inside the mosque of mr the medina the body which is one of the most important schooled in syria and one of the most important one in the islamic word he is th

s most wanted list having fled to somalia you can track them down to r.t. dot com. divisions are appearing in the n.t. a sad syrian national coalition after the election of the interim prime minister to govern rebel held areas there twelve members of the body initially resigned from their brother or opposition group after u.s. citizen ghassan hitto was appointed. me who's been involved in the n.t. is movement told us radicals no dominate the coalition. the coalition went too far forming and monochrome government which we can characterize as extremists the reason behind this is the mechanisms that we used in the selection of a head of government were wrong and undemocratic this coalition wasn't elected it was appointed and radicals make up the majority does not match the reality of syrian society if this coalition was the result of free and fair elections then we would have accepted the results of the vote should not deprive syrian minorities of the right to participate in political life as one should not to bribe the syrian liberal political groups of the rights at

s most wanted list having fled to somalia also on what on our website. having say the majority of british doctors it meant to prescribing to their patients had to r.t. dot com to find out more on that. for the week. at least twenty nine people including a top sunni muslim preacher have been killed in a suicide bomber. in a mosque in central damascus the also heard where the mosque impact with the worshippers who had gathered for evening prayers more than eighty people were injured in the explosion which fourteen suspected targeted the cleric mohammad a staunch supporter of president bush now of course those are very grim in pictures you're seeing right now it's the first time since the start of the uprising that there's been a suicide attack in a mosque reporter. has the details the most shocking news and most details that after the bomb they discovered another bomb which is the door of the mosque and. happily the happy news that it wasn't exploded. they managed to dissolve inside the mosque of mr which is one of the most important school in syria and on

if you are in somalia right now. has. ten million dollars. the u.s. is willing to pay for any information on to the citizens that recently made it to the top of the most wanted list having fled to the african country. to bully the majority of british. patients. to find out more about the. at least forty two people including a top sunni loyalist cleric have been killed in a suicide bomb attack in central damascus the blast ripped through a mosque while it was packed with worshippers who had gathered for evening prayers more than eighty people were injured in the explosion which authorities suspect targeted cleric mohammed. a staunch supporter of president bashar al assad it is the first time since the start of the uprising there's been a suicide attack in a mosque report. xeni has the details. the most shocking new. details that after the bomb they discovered another bomb which is the door of the mosque and. happily the happy news that it wasn't exploded. they managed to dissolve it it's inside the mosque. which is one of the most important schooled in