according to the government of kenya and somalia and the u.n.'s refugee agency, somalia is on the path to peace and immunity. they signed a tripartite agreement sending half a million home over the next three years. the u.n. insists no one is forcing them out. >> we'll make sure that the refugees make their own decision prior to leaving camps, so it's purely voluntary. we are here to ensure that refugees take that position. >> twice a month the world food program uses biometric checks to decide who should get a hand out of rations. it's a massive logistical exercise that costs $8 million a month. kenya, too, says it has paid a heavy price and the time is right for refugees to go. the rations are calculated to make sure each person gets enough nutrition to survive. earlier this month the agency announced it would cut food by a quarter because of a budget shortfall. >> the reduction in rations has nothing to do with the tripartite agreement. it's a coincidence. the refugees don't see it that way. it sends a message that the kenyans and the donors h

and so i think that kind of helps somalia, if you like. they're not being attacked so much as helped. and i think that's really the critical distinction. yemen is a case where, actually, president hadi has publicly accepted unilateral drone strikes, you know? if he deems the threat sufficient that he's willing to allow this, you know, essentially violation of country's sovereignty for the purpose of getting after the threat, you know? but that may not necessarily be how the population feels. so i think even if you have a held of government accepting unilateral use of force, you really have to look very carefully at what's happening with the population sentiment, and you can find that really becomes a recruiting tool for the terrorist, insurgent or opposition networks. >> last question from me, is there a lesson to be learned? they said that there was an intelligence failure in terms of the somalia raid. is there a lesson to be learned here for the future? they said there were a lot of civilians there that they didn't expect or -- >> from w

they said that there was an intelligence failure in terms of the somalia raid. is there a lesson to be learned here for the future? they said there were a lot of civilians there that they didn't expect. spinet i just recently -- since we are on the 20th anniversary of black hawk down and actually the special operators just meant for the very first recognition of the anniversary. so, that was a very painful experience of those individuals as well as one that has major repercussions on u.s. policies, not just in somalia that i was in haiti at the time and it really went to a pullback. it led to i think a general sense that the u.s. wasn't great to be willing to pullout risks. if you made a good intelligence, you may not. situations are fluid. and if that was a tactical failure it is clear but it didn't turn into a strategic blunder and it would have if they had called in airstrikes and wound up killing a lot of civilians. so, to me it is much better that they extract themselves, get out, not their target. they can follow him and try it again another day. so, to me

bbc news, somalia. >> to think of children fighting for al-shabaab. you are watching "bbc world news america." still to come, women from south asian american communities create a calendar to share stories of their success. french police say they believe they have arrested the man who carried a gun attacks in paris this week. ,rench media have named him jailed in 1998 on charges of association with a criminal group. an unprecedented manhunt was launched after a photographer was shot in the office of a national newspaper in -- on monday. here is our correspondent. >> they knew the face they were hunting, but for three days the man in this picture of aided them. as time ticked by, fears were growing he would strike again. on friday, the government went into the reception area of a 24- her news channel -- says went into the reception area of a 24-hour news channel without firing, threatening staff. on monday he walked into the offices of the newspaper "liberation" and shot a 23-year- old photographer twice in the back. he remains in critical condition. so

and al jazeera in northeastern somalia. >> reporter: joining me is justin brady for the u.n.r the coordination of humanitarian after pers in nirobie and it's good to have you with us and it's good to get in the port but the main road out to other areas is cut by flooding. are you able to deliver aid? >> thank you for having me. it had been quite difficult getting access to the areas and as we speak there is an aerial assessment being done with authorities and u.n. agencies having a look not just at the areas that have been impacted but the roads and what damage has been done to make a full assessment and get resources out there as you mentioned to move things along. as your weather report noted we are dry in the area and see the land dry out and improved access into some of the areas we didn't have earlier in the week. >> how much resources are available to organizations like yours when the world is also dealing with the disaster in the philippines? >> well, certainly there is competition among donor funding. the appeal for somalia to this year is under 50% funded so we are q

they called it: >> worrying developments for press freedom in somalia. two of the independent radio stations have been closed in a raid which turned violence. on october 26th officers demanded entry to a newspaper in mogadishu. they entered forcibly and beat journalists, cop fizz kating cameras and computers. >> skye was shut down, they broadcast from the same building. the government consists the eviction was a routine matter. the directors say that the raid was politically motivated, conducted on short notice. on the same day as the raid tv journalist mohammed macmud died in hospital after being shot, october 22nd nted. the seventh journalist murdered in somalia after 18 were killed last year. >> on the scale of the most dangerous places around you wouldn't think of the philippines. if you work in the media it's up there. the country can be a murderous place to be a journalist. the free press that grew up after the fall of the markos regime has been plagued with attacks. violence reached a peek in 2009 when 34 journalists and 24 others were kidnapped a

so the government is putting its pressure on the somalias return to somalia and close down the camp.nterior secretary was in the area and spoke to some of the refugee leaders and officials there, and talking about the returns and their intent to close down the camp all together. here is what he told the crowd on saturday. >> there's no turning back. the process must move forward. the process will be done as humanely as possible, but will reach a point of no return. as a country we are glad we have hosted our brothers for more than two decades now. we are saying we are not tired of them, we are saying their country is stable enough for them to go and rebuild their country. >> a lot of the leaders and the un are k looking at the details of what he said. you notice the interior secretary gave no deadline for the closure. so they are interpreting this of more of a statement of principle rather than a statement of intent. everyone expects the refugee camp will close eventually, but without a time line it is relatively meaningless. and there is an agreement that says that the refugees can

over to everton. >> staying with somalia for now. the showers are in the process of drifting further inland. we have heavy rain, starting to make its way away from somalia and pushing into central and southern parts of ethiopia. over the next couple of days, some of these areas could see around 50mm of rain. over the higher grounds of southern ethiopia we may see 200mm of rain as we go to the next 37-48 hours. eastern parts of south africa saw lightish showers, clutch of storms in place, showers running in across bots warna into angola. the wet weather staying in places as we go through the southern and eastern cape where there'll be heavy rain. wet weather around ang owla out of the either i don't knowian highlands. the crowd drifting down, pushing to central parts of the heavy down false. 184mm of rain in 24 hours. and the wet weather in place over the next couple of days. >> let's tell you about the political storms. the mayor of toronto made a confession about taking illegal drugs again. rob ford admits he bought drugs and smoked

. >> nobody is going to convince mo refugee that it's safe to go back to somalia. she and her children are new arrivals, coming in august. they killed her husband when he refused to snub out his cigarette and then tries to force her into another marriage. carting to the refugee agency, somalia is now living roomen" the path to peace and security. they all signed an apartheid agreement that would send half a million refugees home over the next three years. the u.n. insists nobody is forcing them out. >> they need to make sure refugees make their own decision prior to leaving, so its purely voluntary and we are here to make sure that decisions made. >> twice a month, the world food program uses sophisticated buy metric checks to decide who should get a handout of rations. it is a massive logistical exercise that costs $8 million a month. kenya has paid a heavy price and the time is now right for refugees to go. the reactions are calculated to make sure each person gets just enough nutrition to survive. earlier this month, the agency announced it was cutting food by a

ninety s b i said this guy isn't worst worth indicting because the reasons she's sending money to somalia have nothing to do with terrorism they have to do with defending his oh. and then a year later all of a sudden when when the n.s.a. has to keep going to congress to get this free approved all of a sudden we have him indicted. moylan and the three other somali immigrants sentencing trial is set for november eighteenth. and activists came together to rally against the u.s. drone warfare program today they march from the white house to the headquarters of

but according to the government of kenya, and somalia, and the u.n.'s refugee agency, somalia is now firm on the path to peace and security. they all signed an agreement that would send half a million refugees home over the next three years. but the u.n. insists nobody is forcing them out. >> toe make sure that the refugees make their own decision, prior to -- so it is purely voluntary, and we have to ensure that refugees take that position. >> twice a month, the world food program uses sophisticated bio metric checks to decide who should get a handout of rations. it is a massive logistic exercise that costs donors $8 million a month. kenya says it has paid a heavy price, and the time is now right for refugees to go. the russians are carefully calculated to make sure each person gets just enough nutrition to survive. but earlier this month, the agency announced it was cutting food by a quarter thanks to a budget short fall. >> the reduction has nothing to do with the agreement. it is just a coincidence, but the refugees don't see it that way. for them,

he was granted asylum in the us after trying to escape the violence in somalia. erm agencies started looking into wall and as a suspect back in two thousand worry. in two thousand ten he was arrested with three other somali immigrants and in kind with multiple counts of conspiracy after he was caught speaking with one of the leaders of the group also bought and then he sent the group eight thousand five hundred dollars to support quote . only in the industry were convicted by a jury and are set to be sentenced on november tt bike that doesn't mean its case closed in on line at the edward snowden revelation that the nsa claim the wall and was a prime example that mass surveillance programs work to thwart terror plots. both tylenol in case. we knew at that time when we made the aquarium was when you remember that we have reasonable suspicion was affiliated with any group by me in the homeland that number was in yemen somalia those associated with al shabaab in order to find a needle it matched up against that number we needed a snack that's what the premise is in t

suspicion was affiliated with a terrorist group plotting against the homeland that number was in somalia it was associated with al shabaab in order to find the needle that matched up against that number we needed the haystack right that's what the premise is in this case and in that point if just before somebody had made that clear you'd said this is going to connect to a number in san diego that would have been as surprising is if you'd said that number is connected to the same place in yemen but now mullen and his lawyer have filed for a free trial because he argues that the extent to which he was monitoring using section two fifteen and section seven zero two of the finest act violated his first and fourth amendment rights he also says that keeping faisel materials out of the hands of his attorney is a violation of due process so this case could be the first time that americans have a chance to see what the courts think about the constitutionality of the n.s.a.'s mass surveillance programs i was joined earlier by marcy wheeler she's a reporter for in the wheel dot net and i asked her

could best glimpses seen from somalia just a little while ago. at its peak, the sun was blocked out for a full minute. some amazing pictures. that is all for this edition of the "journal." for an in-depth look at all of our top stories, go to dw.de. thanks for watching. >> there was anger in germany this week amid allegations of widespread u.s. spying on the german government. media reports claimed the u.s. embassy in berlin claimed -- contained an nsa listening post. "the wall street journal" said the nsa had eavesdropped on angela merkel's cell phone for years. the paper said president obama was informed of the procedure this summer and it had been stopped. german lawmakers were outraged. >> eavesdropping on the mobile phone conversations of heads of government takes things to a new level. it is unacceptable. but this cannot distract us from the fact that a massive amount of spying on normal german citizens and businesses was underway at the same time. >> many called for talks on a free-trade deal between the u.s. and the eu to be suspended. in

in central somalia the heavy rain burst river banks submerging villages and farms. more than 4,000 people trekked to an base. >> the most disstressful one is the women and children. they are disstressed. most of the parents are killed. you have the kids, women without help. >> 20 babies have been born in the last few days. the military needs more medication as well as food and shelter. more people are expected to arriving as the rains continue. >> three people have been held in moscow after throwing fire crackers at the polish embassy. there was an attack on the russian embassy in warsaw earlier. monday's incident happened during a nationalist march to mark poland's independence day. ukraine's parliament held a vote whether to release a political prisoner. >> rallies have been held across italy against government budget plans. transport workers walked off the job for four hours in rome. 1,000 trade unionists marched to the city center. the budget doesn't do enough to lower taxes and revert years of cutbacks. >> leaders in france and the netherlands are joining force

al jazeera, somalia. >> daniel, spokesman for the u.n. refugee agency.ammed's package paints a pretty desperate picture there. how do you stop the flow of people when he says they are willing to risk everything? >> it's a big issue and it goes to the multiple factors involved. but it does show what these people are facing when they make that decision, especially the somalis who make up a large group of those who make the trip to yemen. you're talking about 20 years of instability and violence in somali. the international community is coming together to some degree to make conditions better there. but it is--it goes to show that it is a regional issue and certainly we appreciate on the important of regional cooperation be it monitoring, be it rescue at sea, make sugar people who make that desperate journey receive the assistance that they need be it on the sea when their boats are in trouble. once they reach the shores of yemen, especially that they get access to a country, that they get access to the asylum system when they need it, that they get the pro

authorities in somalia say 50,000 people are in need of food, water and medical supplies. the challenge is how to get the aid to the people. six days after the cyclone happened a few aid agencies are trying to reach the stranded villages. >> some workers are trained or are on standby. from there they are going to carry the kits and walk in the push. they'll go to the villages and will keep walking. damage to the infrastructure is massive. this is what the cyclone did to the road linking puntland's major cities. long queues of vehicles are on both ends of the damaged road. after days waiting for the floods to recreed, people can cross on foot. >> aid can't get to those that need it the most. the governments are supposed to do that, hampered by a lack of resources. >> this is the only machine available. officials from the puntland call for urgent help. >> translation: we need help from the international community and islamic countries. we need foot and a way to get aid to the villages. >> survivors have been telling tails of families wiped out. >> translation: my neighbours,

last week and somalia juggle national afghan governing and goals to continue to escalate the engagement and its on site to sign quickly. however the afghan president says he wants the april presidential elections have to go with us america currently has forty seven thousand troops in the country and wants to leave the force of around eight thousand behind off to twenty fourteen at the station. it is deputy prime minister has called for calm often monday's clashes in king county between official forces and militias left nine people dead. still in training it didn't it's a startling twist on cruise control across the country at the home nations to halt the fighting in the uprising conservative to be the keys to do some hideous government intended to rein in the come on and on that yet refuse to be what's happened to david eckstein need to speed up the indentation of restitution number fifty three c at twenty thirteen and the docu eight km loops from the sixty minute to support security of the army and police today she was so well. or maybe im so angry at the chaos the militias are inflict

right now this village the road that links the capital to the rest of northern somalia has been sweptway by the floods. on both sides of the road there are long rows of vehicles and people sitting on the roadside waiting for it to open. the government is is trying with the little machinery they've to create a di diversion and clooee road with sand and it will take days and there is very little aid coming from outside. the two main airports have remain closed. the government officials say they have sent people on foot to friday to find out not only the death toll but the needs of the people and how bad the situation is. >>> in iraq there have been several bomb explosions targeting shi'a muslims. 3436 people have been killed ner baghdad. and security is tight in the holy city. they are commemorating the death of hussein 1300 years ago. he was the grandfather of prophet mohammad. bring us up-to-date on the other bombings. >> that is right we have seen at leave five bombings across iraq in the cities south of baghdad. so far we have heard there have been 54 people that have died and 115 p

kenny has had to somali refugees from one decade and the elitist treaty which aims to see somalia to try and participate in the development of the country. some believe that conditions have improved the additional personnel and security. even though very little is known about before she carries into the mall attack suspect has been identified earlier as has signed a deed in lieu of a somali media for his family moved to norway. the mm he did to the west country in the arab oil. the winning choice. according to a new poll. sexual harassment higher rates if the note in two weeks elation and a surge in violence and said to business groups contributed to the result of this survey more than twenty two arab countries has taken place three hundred and thirty tend to expect. women have become one of the biggest leases of the arab spring since it started three years ago. he did not snowing point three percent of women entails is subject to sexual harassment and onto pompous and subject agenda to meet relations according to two separate report by the un and units to post american trafficking i

it was formed to around two thousand and six and has conducted numerous attacks in somalia he struck value in all its key link in a speedboat. you know. though. the people. i said that the eco tt's a shock when the words in kenya when most of the people are christian. i've mostly mine to read these tend to be four they also want ninety two suffered discrimination. and it will be nice to sleep ports. the port. i would ever do. because he just never been a frightening the snake like the fit into bac show the team petition and muslim community. in oct for support as of august about were gunned down no call was named as the creaky forces. following that can stand up the stench itchy was that the police. amidst the ride was the man the bride looked cute for that day. after weeks of negotiations. we were able to meet one of the group's leader. abu bakar sorry if i manage your business name to mock the brewery. it means on god's knee and psyche the un security council sanctions froze his assets last year and he is banned from traveling outside kenya. he expressed his hatred for the west. lo

somalia struggling to reveaat t two dades of civil war the security situation remains unstable. despite the launch of a new government last year. islamic extremists continue to carry outerror attacks across the country. dave is here that's torn down and you will only add to the chaos fighting over food supplies has been reported between armed groups in the center of the country. a sign of relief and this is music jenny gallon is us that the barack obama spitfire next to it that all is said chat. she just testified before people who could confirm or deny her nomination i achieve that has been filling the hearing for estelle aside what the un have to think what the fish really clear that her focus is getting the jobless rate down which is in line with the current chair ben bernanke he stands in awe also in line with the britain of speech that she released the day before the hearing which means a gallon if indicating that the federal reserve will keep its monetary easing in place until the economic recovery becomes more solid. guillen spoke at her confirmation hearing and the senat

last glance this could be caught from somalia just a little while ago. i think that is a peak in central gaza on the sun was blocked down for more than one next. it's an amazing pictures that. that's all for this edition of the journal for an in depth look at all of our top story seem that our website at the dw got d thanks for watching. goo. for it. it is i can i know none of us think we need to get some eats and peanut sauce the sauce. i love that. what a piece. next time you hear the eight hundred and sixty munich in the womb. in may the cost of tickets to the wound through. mm mm the air. it was a leader in germany this week amid allegations of widespread us all in bloom the gym and government. media reports claimed the us embassy in the main thing is this a glistening touched. the wall street journal said the nsa to eavesdrop don't hang them in their pool so often the years. the paper said president obama was informed of the prestigious this summer and is a standstill gemini will make his pro ranks. staying. it is for the deal eavesdropping on them

it was formed to around two thousand and six and has conducted numerous attacks in somalia. he struck value in all its key link in a speedboat. you know. you can't fool the people. i said that radical teachings of john wentworth in kenya. when most of the people are christian. i've mostly mine to read these tend to be four they also bought nike to suffer discrimination. and it will be nice to think. ports southport. i would ever do because each is made from a fight the snake like the fit into bac show the team to the shed and listening to many key. in oct for support as of august about were gunned down nope those named as the creaky forces following that can stand the stench itchy west at the base of its duty by muslim men. the bride looked cute for that day. after weeks of negotiations. we were able to meet one of the group's leader. abu bakar sorry if i've mentioned is nicknamed to mock the brewery it means on god's knee and psyche the un security council sanctions froze his assets last year. and he is banned from traveling outside kenya. he expressed his hatred for the we

we use somalia's where we are interrogating prisoner. we have cia operative and military intelligence interrogating prisoners. some of whom who have been snatched off the street in young countries. i documented a young guy from ken a ya who was snatched out of the home, taken to wilson airport, shackled and hooded, and flown somalia where he was put a bedbug infested underground prison with no access to light or the outside world, no access to lawyers and could not tell his family where it happened. it happened under president obama. when i called the u.s. government for comment they said that sounds right. why wouldn't we do that? it's natural we want to cooperate with the somali and kenya authorities in the fight against terrorism. i think most americans were the under the impression when obama issued the three executive orders he did a couple of days he was going to be dismantling it not rebranding and recast it as a more legitimate form of running the same program. that's largely what happened. renditions continue under president oba

as we face food insecurity crises in somalia, syria, and the drc, usaid is charged with the unenviable task of deciding who won't get the food aid they need because they have maxed out their ability to purchase food locally. the bottom line is that these artificial restrictions on our ability to respond to humanitarian emergencies must be reformed to make our programs more flexible and efficient. i urge my colleagues to adopt the senate reforms in title iii. i think the chairs and my representative ed royce and tom marino, for their leadership on international food aid. i yield back. >> the chair recognizes the gentleman from michigan, congressman levin. >> think you so much. looking about, i so admire the tenacity, especially the four of you. tenacity is an understatement. stabenow, adn mr haved mr. peterson, i often talked about how long this is taken. a rare this provides bipartisan opportunity. within our domain on helping the cotton and sugar we leave to your good judgment, as long as you maintain the necessary provisions we are obliged to under our international responsibilities.

this is the tiny somalia state.hile international navies protect the gulf, one of the worlds most important shipping lanes, these men are protecting their territorial waters. it has driven piracy to a seven-year low, however it may not be for long and pirates could be fully back in business soon. this is the man leading the war against piratcy. >> the abilities to carry out th.very little has been done. we've not been assisted, and with our limited capacity there is very little we can do. >> reporter: there is a chance some pirates prove great destruction. many join the lucrative trade. today hundreds of pirates have been held at the main prison in the port city. many more remain either in prison or on trial in other countries. this man has been in custody for three years. he will spend the rest of his 24 year jail time here. >> there are thousands of well-known pirates who are still free. they include the finance years and those who take shapes and take ransom. they should be here, too if they are serious about fig

there have been several rape allegations against the peacekeeping force in somalia.here are 18,000 soldiers deployed to the african mission there. peace keepers protect somalia's fragile government and secure key locations in mogadishu. they plan to increase pea keepers to 26,000. the human rights watch says those coming forward aren't being intimidated. >> reporter: initially the government response was very positive. they set up a technical committee to investigate the allegations. but very quickly we have seen both in terms of how the investigation was carried out at the technical level, but also in terms of the lack of information about the investigation by the government has basically shown a lack, really, of will to make sure that this investigation is carried out effectively, transparently, and we really get to the truth of these allegations. there needs to be very strong political messaging from the government in high positions that harassment, intimidation all individuals who are coming forward and reporting on this very serious issue are not going to be int

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. >> after a tropical cyclone hit northeastern somalia swept away homes and livestock. hundreds of people still unaccounted for. a national disaster emergency is being declared. the alleged raich of a somali -- rape of a smali woman by african union forces was investigated so badly it made the situation worse. inquiry in the way security officials look into the incident are said to have intimidated the woman. there have been several rape allegations against several members of the african union peace keeping force. >>> 18,000 soldiers deployed from the african union, protect somalia's government. the african union plans to increase the number of peace keepers to 26,000. lletitia benjamin netanyahu bada reports. >> straight away in august they set up a technical committee to investigate the allegation he. but very -- allegations. but very quickly, in terms of how the investigation was carried out at the technical level but also in terms of the lack of information about the investigation, by the government, has basically shown a lack, really, of of will to make sure that t

now, it's very rare that somalia see as storm -- actually since the mid 1960's.nly five storms have made land fall in this region. over 100 people died because of this, they received a year's worth of rain just in two days across h region. of course, here in the states we are looking at an atlantic hurricane season. >> kevin, talk later, thank you. president obama choice to lead the federal reserve says there's more work to do. janet yellen told senators today she committed to promoting a strong recovery. she says she will do whatever the necessary to get the one back on track. >> this is a virtually unprecedented situation. and we know that those long spells of unemployment are particularly painful for households imposed from great hardship, and costs on those without work. on the pages, of those who suffer these long unemployment spells. on their families. so i consider it imperative that we do what we can to promote a very strong recovery. fixed mortgage rates also increased. the market is responding to the plan to maintain the feds economic stimulus. next, ba

somalia's prime minister welcomes the decision. >>> for more on this, i'm joined by the chief executive for being with us. so you must be relieved with this court ruling, but you only just bought yourself extra time, haven't you? because this money transfer service could still be permanently shut down. >> well, no, because that's what the court decided it cannot be shut down. we're very hah my -- >> but it goes to a full trial next year? >> it might never go for a trial. we might find a better solution. and we're asking the uk government to find a solution here. these are good needs for the customers who rely on this service. >> you say that that risk has disappeared and yet barclays has made it absolutely clear that this money transfer system, they are concerned about it because it is vulnerable to money laundering, and funding armed groups. what assurances can you offer them that it wouldn't be exploited in this way? are you having discussions now? >> well, this has nothing to do with us. they are talking about the entire industry. >> that's right. >> and money laundering is a risk to

. >> four men from somalia have been charged over the deadly attack on the shopping mall in kenya.a nairobi court said the four men were linked to the al qaeda militants. include providing shelter and. covance to the suspected gunman, suspected to have been linked to al-shabaab. russian opposition leader alexi nepali has thrown his weight -- novotnyt don t -- alexi -- he is the number one critic of russian president vladimir putin and he is known for his ability to mobilize mass street protests. he says he is going to skip this one to avoid giving the kremlin a chance to discredit him or the event. about 10,000 russian nationalists are in the streets of moscow in what has become an annual show of anger against the presence of muslim migrants. in the u.s., the white house and senior lou s lawmakers -- senior u.s. lawmakers have rejected pleas for clemency by edward snowden. it comes days after a german lawmaker published a letter from the fugitive saying he is ready to testify to congress. snowden extending an olive branch to the united states. last week the former national security

the "new york times" says as much as half the food aid sent to somalia is diverted to corrupt contractors, islamic militants and local u.n. staff. >> well, somalia is a really difficult environment. >> zimbabwe, handed out food aid to supporters of their leader at a political rally. >> again, when you have bags of food,. >> but by calling for more government aid, you're calling for more of the aid that despite all the promises of reform, has ended up in the hands of corrupt dictators. >> we're not just calling for more government aid. >> i understand that. you do some great work. but why do you call for it at all? >> there is a lot of misconceptions about u.s. aid. one of the biggest misconceptions is that most u.s. assistance actually goes to government. in fact, that's not true. most u.s. assistance goes to u.s.-based charities, ngo's and contractors. >> and the u.n., which sometimes -- >> there is a portion that goes to the u.n. we're very clear that the u.n. is not the solution to poverty. just as aid is not the solution to poverty. people are the solution to poverty. >> let's hear fr

. >> flooding is feared to have killed 300 in somalia. hundreds are missing after two days of heavy flood. united nations food and agriculture organizations says entire villages have been destroyed. let's check occupant the whether with steph. >> let's have a look at somalia and see what caused the flooding. it was thanks to a tropical cyclone. it slammed into the coast and disintegrated. here is a picture over the past 24 hours. you can see it disintegrate there. the energy is in the atmosphere. the showers will bubble up. again thursday and for friday some of them will be heavy, pushing towards the south. mogadishu will see heavy showers and through parts of yooeth i don't knowia it will be wet. the area of heavy rain will stick around as we head through the day friday. there could be more flush flooding as the rains are going to stick around for 48 hours. we can go to roam and look at what is going on in the philippines. there has been plenty of cloud over the past 24 hours. this has given heavy rain, 113mm in places. the rain is easin

but the kenyan government said it's closed to close the camp near the border with somalia and it willntary but many somalians fear they will be forced to go home and we are live from the capitol nairobi and tell us why the decision was taken by the kenya government, peter. >> well, i think the kenya government is under a lot of political pressure and domestically. this statement seems to be a fall out from the west gate siege from a few months ago with al-shabob and killed a lot of people and it has been breeding ground for a lot of extremist and they are now under pressure to push those people but over the weekend the interior minister was in the refugee camp and implied they are preparing to close the camp and this is what he said. >> no turning back. the process must move forward and the process will be done as smoothly as possible but the process we have no return. it's our country. we are glad we have hosted our brothers for more than two decades now and saying we are not ahead of them, we are telling them to rebuild the country. >> reporter: peter, it's reported that this proces

this one is on the horn of africa, specifically somalia and here is the spiral of cloud as it moves in arab sea and models look like they could be on the order of 100-125 millimeters of rain and like what we normally see and normally gets 5 millimeters during november and we could see double the rainfall in as little as 48 hours and something on that order and it will weaken moving in lands through tuesday and on into wednesday. but also i think parts of ethiopia will have the benefit of the rainfall too but in somalia with heavy rain it causes flooding and we need rain for the crops so it's an an issue across the region and not so much for ethiopia and the rest of africa you see on the satellite big shower clouds you would expect across parts of uganda and the democratic republic of the congo and we would see rain over the next 24 hours or so and a fairly wet day in l i berville and conditions and lost the rain across the north and here it's dry and fine and sunshine and a good time to visit and the gulf at the moment weather conditions are looking fine and fair amount of sunshine exp

here and could bring showers in across parts of somalia over the next couple days and one to watch.ther south hef showers into central parts of mozambeek and the cloud is here and further showers to come in here as we go on through saturday. on the other side of the beach showers to the eastern side of madagascar and we have the top temperature of 30 degrees. >> the growing number of refugees arriving in europe has a warning from health officials and the world health organization has confirmed an out break of polio and the report in the british medical journal the lancet and they said the vaccine is not effective to prevent the spread of the disease and most countries have been polio free for decades and said the out break was reported in october, at least two cases were confirmed and the virus probably originated in pakistan and three countries globally where it's common and spreads easily from person to person through contaminated food and water and children. people living in crowded conditions are at risk and includes refugee clamps in lebanon, jordan and turkey where 2 million s

. >> northeast somalia is also struggling after a cyclone. 300 people have died and a state of emergency declared. >> a suicide bomber strikes in iraq as tens of thousands of muslims mark ashoura. >> hello, we are in london with the latest in europe, including a allowdown in the euro's recovery as the economy gross a slim .15%. >> farewell to a contradict legend. he is playing his final match. >> aid is finally reaching parts of the philippines devastated by typhoon haiyan. a u.s. aircraft carrier arrived. the uss george washington will assist operations and help helicopters to move supplies. more pictures are emerging from the disaster zone. this is 20 kilometers of coastline ripped to shreds. tacloban is one of the worth hit areas. survivors are flocking to the city's airport hoping to travel on elsewhere. this man came from cebu looking for family members. >> deadar alive, i need to see them. i'm left with nothing. it's difficult, so difficult, especially since i wasn't here, i couldn't help them. >> security has detear 80ed affecting residents amounted aid workers. the army is out in

. >> a tropical cyclone wreaked havoc in somalia.00 people were killed when it slammed into the horn of africa. region was hardest hit. flash floods and landslides killed thousands of love sac ivestock. in german]g inand it's the season again germany's rhine region. november 11 is the traditional start of carnival celebrations. for the next month, they will be donning their costumes to sing and party. ♪ carnival is known as the fifth season in germany and is celebrated mainly in catholic areas. ♪ efforts continued on tuesday to form a new government for germany. 'svalnangela merkel conservatives and the social democrats are trying to hammer out a deal. the two sides found common ground on energy infrastructure policy. but plenty of disagreements remain. l has given a cold response to the proposal to allow voters to decide on european matters by referendum. rabbis from across europe wrapped up three days of discussions in berlin. the gathering in the german capital coincided with the 75th anniversary of kristalnaacht. the conference o

of the world focuses on the humanitarian crisis a flood is growing worse in the horn of africa, in somalia the flooding submerged villages and farms, killing 100. 4,000 survivors have been displaced and have no food and clean water. relief forces are scrambling to set up camps. the situation is complicated by clashes between plans. >> ousted egyptian president mohamed morsi has released a letter from prison. he says the country can't return to stability until he is back in hospital and those responsible must be held accountable. he claims to have been kidnapped by egyptian military offices. >> syrian forces are pushing to regain territories ahead of peace talks. a battle is under way in the northern city of aleppo. in response opposition fighters are calling for reinforcements. al jazeera's correspondent reports. >> cornered into a battle for aleppo opposition fighters dispatched reinforcements to a strategic city. this shows the first batch sent to fend off advances by the syrian army. over the past few days government forces believed to be backed by regional fighters who support the regi

. >>> the leaders of somalia's hunt land region -- puntland region say more aid is needed. aid has arrived from ethiopia and djibouti. it is not enough. >> translation: we are thankful for the support of our neighbours. theirs is the first outside help. the unfolding disaster is huge. we need immediate and long term he. >> a senior chinese leader called for politicians to unite behind bed reforms aimed at rejuvenating the country, restructuring the economy. number 3 in china's communist party urged members to push through the changes. they include closure of re-education camps - they hold tens of thousands of inmates. panels have the power to sentence offenders to years in camps without trial. the businesses will play a bigger role. it's unlikely industry sanctions will be relaxed. some parents will be allowed to have more than one baby. it's an attempt to reambulance the ageing society. andrew thomas reports from beijing, and the news have been welcomed by many. >> there's a lot of excitement in the playground at beijing. it's not all among the children - single children a

>> that to gather intelligence information and to maintain our network in somalia. >> reporter: thism up because he has money he can provide? >> that's right. >> reporter: money and equipment wasn't all storm gave ikrima. he was introducing two major al qaeda franchises. >> this is ikrima since the 23rd of february, 2010, where -- and where our rookie is asking me to pass on an e-mail to ikrima. >> reporter: these e-mails and dozens of others, storm says, evidence he connected ikrima to al qaeda in the arabian peninsula and to al locky killed in a drone strike last year. he says ikrima and aulaqi were planning attacks. >> they agreed to send people from somalia to receive the training and they would arrange the traveling to the west. that would be for terrorist attacks over there. >> reporter: storm lost touch with ikrima last year when he retired from spying. but he blames intelligence services for building him up and leaving him at large to perhaps be involved in the kenya shopping mall attack. >> i could really frustrated to know that ikrima had been maybe involved in westgate's t

. >> the case in san diego was about $8,500 that went to somalia? >> yeah, and i don't have the specifics, but it's open record so you can pull that up pretty easy. >> this is one of the major cases they use to justify these programs and he just told us that he didn't know the specifics of it. >> there has, to my knowledge with classified clearance, never ever been a terrorist attack in the united states that's been foiled by use of any of this information. not even once, and they've been collecting this information since right after 9/11. so, there's just no basis for it. it just isn't any use. one thing that you hear from them is that they are looking for a needle in a haystack. what they're actually doing is creating a haystack and then inserting a needle in it. >> we're here today for a very simple reason, to defend the fourth amendment. >> after the leaks, as outraged constituents complained about surveillance to their elected officials, the house of representatives nearly passed a bill to end the phone data collection program. it was defeated

all four suspects are believed to be from somalia.ay two had fake identification cards from another country. so authorities aren't even sure of two of the defendants' real names. somali terror group, al shabaab claim responsibility for ate tack. in which 70 people were killed. we're tracking the case in nairobi. >> i'm here in kenya, where over a month after the westgate terror attack that shocked and outraged kenyans, four men finally appeared in court today to face charges of supporting, commissioning and harboring terrorists. although the four men are believed to be somali, none of them have i.d.s that check out in fact two were carrying fake kenyan identification. a fact that's led to the firing of several kenyan immigration officials and a broadening investigation, back to you. >> and secretary of state, john kerry, is in saudi arabia now. this is the second stop of the middle east tour. now kerry is trying to mend fences with some allies. high on the agenda are concerns about the u.s. reaching out to iran, and what to do about t

. >>> at least two people were killed in an explosion in the capitol of somalia.he explosion happened after a bombing at a restaurant. no one so far has claimed responsibility for any of the attacks, but al shabab frequently carrying out attacks in the region. >>> up next on al jazeera america what may be the world's biggest display of pot products anywhere. at 9 pm with an encore at midnight, go deeper on the nations top stories with america tonight >> a fresh take on the stories that connect to you... >> investigative journalism that's engaging, powerful, thought provoking... >> there's nothing but hopelessness... >> it's either kill or be killed... >> america tonight, right after live news at 8 and 11 eastern. >> welcome to al jazeera america i'm john seigenthaler, and here's a look at the headlines... >> al jazeera america, there's more to it. what happens when social media uncovers unheard, fascinating news stories? >> they share it on the stream. >> social media isn't an after-thought, it drives discussion across america. >> al jazeera america's social media

up to 300 are feared dead after a cyclone in somalia. now in of emergency is place after days of flooding in the northeast. some of the areas most hit are the infamous pirate hotspots. egypt -- the egyptian deposed president mohamed morsi says that he will sue his authorities . he is currently in prison facing trial over his involvement in the death of protesters outside of his presidential palace two years ago. a rare step backwards for israel. it says it will not go ahead with plans to build 20,000 new settlement units. benjamin netanyahu shot down the proposal just after the news became public. more on how the move is linked to the current nuclear talks with iran. >> it is a quick climb down from the israeli government. parrots revealed that tenders have been published for 25,000 new settlement homes in the west bank. however, later in the day, a statement from benjamin netanyahu shot the proposal down. created a need this tension with the international community. just when we are making an effort to persuade it to reach a better agre

we love our brothers and sisters in somalia. our brothers and sisters in tel aviv, ethiopia, guatemala two. that is not just rhetoric. you have to be able to move on the ground. if we are honest with ourselves, we have to acknowledge that the dominant tendencies of our neoliberal capitalist society is pushing us forward toward an authoritarian fascist regime. let's just be honest about it. first thing is we financial lies our economy. connection between the military industrial complex. the prison industrial complex is affecting so many of our precious black, poor, and brown brothers. the cultural multiplex that connects hollywood and cable such a truncated political discourse that we have to choose between a far right andhearted republican party a milquetoast spineless neoliberal democratic one. where is the cloud of witnesses concerned about poor people, concerned about working people? ofs is not a matter political correctness. this is choosing to be a certain kind of human being, willing to organize and mobilize with others ma