hello, the president of somalia. sophia -- he is in london to discuss the future of somalia. he is hosting the event with david cameron. is also stepping up efforts to protect women. time we arehe asking the international -- we would do the work by ourselves but we need to support of the community. there are challenges, but we have the main one, which is building the security forces. seven months, we are moving [indiscernible] we believe this is the right time that somalia overcomes those challenges. by the end of the year, we are expecting the situation will be totally different than it is today. >> other issues we will be tackling is the issue of rape. we hear horrific stories about the -- violence against women. what are you doing to not just talk about this issue but actually to address this issue and eliminate it? >> as you said, these incidents of rape are very painful for us to hear. oury, we are presenting government to address the violence and sexual violence and the rape issues. we are coming to an agreement with the united nations to support somalia to overcome the

it is the people of somalia. they have decided somaliland will be. >> it is easy to understand why people here feel abandoned. to united has managed its people. much of the progress comes down to somaliland's sending money abroad. somalians sending money abroad. we are doing it ourselves. >> the african union has dismissed similar in and -- forissed somaliland's calls independence. the people say they will not give up hope for statehood no matter what. 10 members of the iraqi security forces have been kidnapped. hundreds of gunmen are gathering near a security headquarters in the city. in the iran, the two policemen and one soldier two separate attacks. iraq. joined from what is the situation like now. the situation remains tense. sources are speaking with us say that gunman are literally in every part of the city, as well as surrounding some of the army post. ultimatum tove an the army to leave their barracks. otherwise, they will be attacked as they leave their bases. foral leaders are demanding the police loca

of security. >> despite the challenges it faces, somalia is making progress. national elections are scheduled for 2016. >> every year worldwide, are around 1 million babies die on their first day of life. the tragic statistic was published tuesday in a report by the ngo save the children. it also released its annual mother's index, ranking the best and worst countries in the world to be a mother. >> the group considered the health of women and children in their countries, education and well being and female participation in politics. surprisingly, the u.s. sits in 30th place with the highest first day death rate in developed countries, but there are worse places to become a mother. >> a child is born. the baby is alive and healthy, but its birthplace, the democratic republic of congo, is a dangerous part of the world. many babies here do not even survive their first 24 hours. the drc , the takes last place in the 2013 report of the welfare mothers and children compiled by the ngo save the children. for years, the organization has been studying living condition

still to come, charting a new future for somalia. at the conference in london, getting the war torn country back on its feet was at the top of the agenda. contenders inding pakistan's upcoming election is recovering in hospital tonight after falling headfirst off a makeshift platform. >> imran khan makes his ascent. he balances precariously on an overcrowded platform, ringed by security guards. then, this. he tumbles headfirst in full view of shocked supporters. sing hero was rushed away, bleeding from the head and apparently unconscious. he was taken to the hospital he founded, where doctors say he is in no danger. hem his hospital bed appealed directly to the voters, sounding weak and looking exhausted. on election day, he said, remember what the koran says. god helps those who help themselves. go out and vote for change. 's main rival has sent his sympathies and his prayers for a speedy recovery. the front-runner to be pakistan 's next prime minister has canceled his election rallies tomorrow. but this follows another day of blood

would you ever want to be part of somalia again? >> no, no, no. we ate stand alone. -- we stand alone. >> the somali people share a common language, culture, and religion, but they have been divided by a turbulent history. freedom means more to these people then aid handouts. brazil has officially inaugurated its new natural stadium -- national stadium in brazil. the first match to take place is kicking off now. the president took to the pitch to open the stadium which will be one of the centerpieces of the 2014 world cup. it is brazil's most expensive, costing more than $750 million to build. at stadium in brasilia, hello, and they become it is quite a structure. how is the match going? it is just about to kick off in the next few seconds, actually. we expect a few thousand people, not a huge crowd. that is common for the small, local club teams. brasilia, the game itself is not so much important, what is important is the structure behind me. this is as you mentioned one of brazil's biggest and boldest stadium projects ever. the ilders said it is

al-shabab controls a huge part of southern somalia. they refused to allow a lot of international aid organizations into those areas, which exacerbated the extent of the famine. even then, there were a lot of aid agencies complaining that the donor community was pafar to slow to respond. they started to crank up the response at the thomas saw some of the worst images coming out of somalia. a lot of people will say if we ever see these kinds of warnings again, if it is incumbent on the donor's to start funding well in advance of a crisis. >> an american tour operator has been sentenced to 15 years hard labor in north korea. kenneth bae was arrested in november and has been accused of hostile acts against the government. now more details from the south korean capital. >> kenneth bae or pae jun-ho is a south korean-born american naturalized citizen, 44 years old, the head of a tourist group organization that's been to north korea number of times before. he traveled to northeastern city, the special economic zone of rason on november 3 with

>> well, i was in somalia. stephen: why? that is not usually a vacation destination. >> it's actually very beautiful. stephen: is it really? it is actually. stephen: but people get kidnappedded there. >> well, they're starting to, yes. anyway, so eric and i, we are humanitarian aid workers. i'm a teacher by profession. he's a human rights lawyer. we were there doing humanitarian aid work. >> stephen: and how long had you been there before you were kidnapped? >> well, we were living in the northern part of somalia which is safer. definitely. so i had traveled down into southern somalia for my organization to do some training and things for my staff. in the place where i was kidnapped i was only about a day. >> stephen: you had just gotten there. when did you know that you were being kidnapped by pirates? >> i didn't know i was being kidnapped by pirates for a while. >> stephen: really? you actually were kidnapped before you were realized you were being kidnapped? >> i realized that i was being kidnapped. that was about it. i

they are using their craft to encourage somalia to talk about the kind of society they want. >> it is a blood flower. the painting is deliberate attempt to hold a mirror to his own society. i want the viewers to see what we became through the civil war, to see what we lost and what it turned us into. >> his art of a much wider project. the workshop is producing overly political paintings designed to make people reflect on the past. most somalis would recognize this as a traditional story of a woman who went mad after she saw her children killed in fire. she started murdering other children in revenge. the artist intends it as a metaphor force -- for somalia itself. >> i think it is time for us to sit down and discuss, see a way out of this anarchy we have been in for the last 22 years. so, this piece opens up the mind to see a different view. >> at the movement is not confined to galleries and private walls -- but the movement is not confined to galleries and private walls. intendeds the art is to make some olli's think, its messages do not necessarily reach a much younger -- make its

al shabab has been pushed out of somalia's main cities. >> soon, there will not be a front where they are fighting. soon there will not be an area they control. >> but the united nations says somalia still has 1.4 million internally displaced people. for those living in camps, the situation is desperate. >> we are suffering because of lack of food, lack of medicine, and lack of clean water, so we are sending our appeal to the aid agencies in order for them to reach us in time. a year has passed since we received the last food distribution. >> the united nations says about 1/4 of somalia's population still needs aid to keep them alive. >> after the break, two german soccer teams take apart their rivals in the champions league. now, they will be facing each other. >> that story for you and a lot more. state to end. >> stay with us. >> we will get to that soccer is in a moment, but first, one of the largest gatherings of its kind in germany -- over 100,000 people taking part in a special meeting of the protestant church in hamburg. >> they will be praying over the next days along with di

they lost their lives, many of them in places like somalia and syria. if you look at what is happening, we can understand why. somalia has not had a functioning government that is able to dominate all of its territory for decades. syria is the opposite. it had a very strong central government that is not -- now collapsing into anarchy. i understand why walking around trying to get stories can sometimes cause your lives. i was also held hostage in syria last december. as i sat there, i thought i was going to be added to this list. i was lucky. after five unpleasant days, i got out. there was a gun battle and a rescue and i managed to escape. i was rescued and escapes. i returned to syria last week for the first time since being kidnapped. instead having my name added to this list, i have the honor of paying respect to my colleagues who did not make it. i would like to thank the newseum for that privilege. why do we do it? why do we take the risks? is it for fun, the adventure? is it for the money? there are easier ways of making a living. world. tensions

the seaport represents more than a return to business for somalia. it could be the engine of its economic resurrection. great this activity is news for people trying to earn some money, from porters unloading the bags to , andsalers, lorry drivers farmers that grow lemons. the problem is that very little of this money is making its way into somali government coffers. have an incomet tax. most of the federal budget comes from foreign aid. --t little government's revenue the government collects is at these ports. even people who work here says corruption goes right to the being> our money is stolen by the management and by the businessman. found that report most of the revenue was going missing. to 80% is unaccounted for. , wee we are paying for that need to understand the money generated. we need to figure out. they have the right to do so. we need to demand that. otherwise, nothing is going to change. >> port authorities deny the allegations of corruption. these truckloads of goods are emblematic of a city rising out of the rubble. the gun is still t

torrential rain and flash floods have displaced tens of thousands of people in southern somalia. many villages are now under water. people are desperate for help. the situation is mainly affecting large parts of a central region. now this report. >> many villages are completely isolated. farms inundated. thousands are in need of food, medicine, and shelter all because of torrential floods that have swept a region in southern somalia after the river burst its banks due to heavy rain. iswater caused by the floods blocking 22 villages in the province. floods disrupted road that can only be reached by small boats. >> people are trying in vain to prevent water from flowing to their farms and are appealing for help. >> our region has never areas far awayh from the river banks. >> thousands left homeless and there's a growing possibility of the possibility of disease. >> flooding forced us to leave are flooded houses, leaving us with nothing. we don't have food or water or toilets. we are suffering. officials in the provincial capital are appealing to local and international authorities

nightmare in somalia's desert and her dramatic rescue by u.s. navy s.e.a.l. team 6. jessica buchanan has an incredible story to tell. you'll hear it tonight. >>> we begin though with breaking news and a warning. several major cities are in the path of some very dangerous storms. an estimated 35 million people across the united states could see some of the most volatile and potentially the most dangerous storm systems so far this season, one that far eclipses the one that unleashed 16 twisters across texas on wednesday that killed six people. the breaking news tonight, the national weather service is now confirming another tornado touched down in alabama just a few hours ago. we just got this video from outside the town of athens in northern alabama. meteorologist chad myers is live with the latest. chad, what's going on? >> it's a central park and also, central plains storm here, all the way from minnesota back on down even into the parts of wichita and into amarillo. here's the deal. we have all of this weather, we have warm air on one side, co

nightmare in somalia's desert and her dramatic rescue by u.s. navy s.e.a.l. team 6. jessica buchanan has an incredible story to tell. you'll hear it tonight. >>> we begin though with breaking news and a warning. several major cities are in the path of some very dangerous storms. an estimated 35 million people across the united states could see some of the most volatile and potentially the most dangerous storm systems so far this season, one that far eclipses the one that unleashed 16 twisters across texas on wednesday that killed six people. the breaking news tonight, the national weather service is now confirming another tornado touched down in alabama just a few hours ago. we just got this video from outside the town of athens in northern alabama. meteorologist chad myers is live with the latest. chad, what's going on? >> it's a central park and also, central plains storm here, all the way from minnesota back on down even into the parts of wichita and into amarillo. here's the deal. we have all of this weather, we have warm air on one side, co

an illegal rogue group in the congo for example i've come around like corners and met with a lot somalia militiamen had to bargain my way out of those situations ultimately being asked to be married with a camel that would be presented to my father so there's just been a lot of crazy things that i've experienced just to truck the way international weapons from exporting countries go to these wars and it's really one of the highest profile cases you've worked on as victor viewers might know through the film board of war characters played by nicolas cage talk about this case and what players have replaced him since his imprisonment and well i think victor boot is kind of the poster child or poster man for the illegal arms merchant the merchant of death so he is one of them he had been one of the most prominent arms traffickers and he had been working in places everywhere from colombia to congo liberia to afghanistan he took off in the early ninety's after the cold war and he worked with a lot of western groups and so there wasn't any ideology this was all about war profiteering i first cam

over thirteen million people in somalia kenya ethiopia eritrea and djibouti are once again threatened by famine. the u.n. approaches the international community for immediate food aid. and. you know the way the animals are children from the most horrific that we've seen in years. we grew up learning about africa as hunger problems. that the african people always suffer from hunger and the so-called developed world always stands food. is there perhaps something wrong with the food aid mechanism. if you're looking at all this money that has been pumped in the fifty's and you're still starving. then it means that something's not right incomes or the interest of those who are putting to be assisted in kenya or any other african country to improve their food security one of the hate. will be popped. and you can see it even to the many ways because it becomes almost like. a business. to do what. is given once you can put together speaking we're looking at a very wealthy continent which has been now sustained into public t.v. to see for aid in the street and and that's why we need to put two

. >> we knew that they were in somalia. >> he was arrested back in november of 2010. it was a free-for-all for pirates and a jumping off point for those traveling to somalia. no charges were ever ever brought. he was headed to security officials before he was deported. he will link up with somali militance. he was a controversial muslim preacher. michael was trying to join them, his aims were throat -- thwarted. sources estimate of , itnd 100 british nationals will be the preferred route. but a dangerous area of the world. and the family issued a statement describing their horror, profound shame, and distress at the senseless killing. they condemn all those that engage in acts of terror, you are watching bbc world news america. still to come, you call that a coffin? a master carver that has made a final resting places that look like no other. to help workers have been shot in pakistan. the one to faithfully for working on a campaign. three policemen escorting them have been killed in less than a year. of the attacks have been taliban. the pakistani >> in the body of a

jessica buchanan was held hostage in somalia for more than three he months. mistreated, malnourished and health was deteriorating so fast then one night in an a instant everything changed. >> sean: walk us through the night of your resources he cue. >> i could hear scratching. there were large beetles that come out at night and i thought they were on my sleeping map. i hear one of the guys sleeping next to me get up and i see this look of sheer terror on his face and then the entire night erupts into gunfire. and all i can think is that i know i need to get down as low as i possibly can to the ground because i'm so afraid that i will be shot the in the head or are that maybe one of the pirates is going to shoot me if we are are being retaken. i had no ey idea what was going on. never did it cross my mind that it could be someone coming to my rescue until i feel hands on me roughly shaking me and i'm starting to fight back because i think if i'm being rekidnapped by another group i'm not going. i don't have the energy to survive this, i can't do this any more.

people don't need to be reminded of the brutal war with somalia. them, they have a right to independence. >> the right, it has a similar value with the air we are breathing. >> it has a constitution, parliament, and its own currency. but without international recognition, it can't get the foreign investment that it needs. recent conference in london, they fetched millions of dollars. the president refused to attend the talks. >> the president has made it clear that he wants a united somalia. i will be clear that we can't overturn that. we would like to remain friends with it is the people that have decided. >> is easy to understand why people here feel abandoned. managed to unite its people. is sending progress money from abroad. solution, theed independents and elections, all of that. >> the african union has the mess -- and dismissed their calls for independence in the international community seems unwilling to back recognition. the people say they will never give up hope of statehood. >> at least 20 people have been hurt after trains collided in

operations in somalia, yemen, and afghanistan. the majors -- the major focus is the u.s. these two who were killed in a u.s. aug strike -- drone strike week apart. i had the opportunity to interview jeremy scahill about his book when we were here in new york. i asked him to start with who i anwar al-awlaki is. >> two of

a stable somalia is vital and would insure the safety of a major maritime route. >> translator: taking mid and long-term viewpoints investment will now need to be made into human resources that can serve as the driving force in society. >> somalia's president said young people are essential for the reconstruction of his country. but he added education and employment prospects must be improved. >> this is what makes our youth to be attracted by the forces of piracy, extremism, terrorism, because of lacking of hope and opportunity. >> the president talked about what young people in his country need. they also went to a meeting that put a spotlight on another key actor in africa, women. >>> people gathered for a symposium to talk about how to encourage women to help lead africa's economic growth. about 200 women including entrepreneurs and representatives from japan participated. one of the two female presidents gave a keynote speech. she stressed that improving the status of women will create economic opportunities. >>> the issues that affect growth, health and poverty, are all linked to

yemen and in somalia and mali. we have to continue to worry about al qaeda being able to establish a foothold in one of these countries. and, therefore, establishing a base from which to attack the united states or europe. >> former cia counterterrorism chief robert grenier says north africa isn't a concern. immediately. when you look at north africa, do you think this is the next place to worry about, or do you think that's a largely a local struggle? >> it's a local struggle and we need to be somewhat concerned about it but i think we have to be very careful, lest we nationalize a local security concern. >> how dangerous are those franchise operations we think of mali and we think of somalia? >> i think we have to be very careful because in all of these geographies that you mentioned, yes, there are a small number of international terrorists properly so-called and people that we do have to worry about. but for the most part, the people that occupy this ungoverned space are local people and have their own local co