government the hotel is owned by somali m.p. and former finance minister abdul he mohamad nor does a popular destination among government workers and officials al-shabaab which is linked to al qaida has been waging a brutal insurgency in somalia for more that a decade. this attack shatters a relative calm that lasted a few months in a city. former intelligence contractor edward snowden u.s. intelligence contract has been living in exile in russia for the past 7 years after leaking u.s. intelligence documents now president donald trump says he's considering a paddling the world famous fugitive supporters view snowden as a whistleblower who revealed the extent of u.s. government surveillance but he's charged with violating the country's espionage act here's what donald trump had to say when he was asked about a potential padan everyone i'm not that aware of the snowden situation but i'm going to start looking at it there are many many people it seems to be a split decision that many people think that he should be treated different

abba is the word we use for dad in somali and abba is the traditional middle eastern name for father since i was born as his child that is what his children call him and we continue to call him that as well. they were both father figures to me and so i continued to call them abba and abba. >> host: what were the first eight or years like for you? >> guest: peaceful. i had a really enjoyable childhood and i grew up in a household where we had, not just you know my siblings and my father, extended family lived with us, my uncles and aunties and grandfather and my great-grandmother was always around and so it was a very loving environment and i was raised by educators so education was a big part of our life and we all loved learning and we were very curious kids. my grandfather and father grant grandfather encouraged discussions and debate and curiosity and i was known as the why kid when i was little and so i had a lots of intimate time with my grandfather and father because i was always around them asking questions and as a mother now i know how annoying that can be at times but they

the hotel is owned by somali m.p. and former finance minister abdul he mohamad nor does a popular destination among government workers and officials. al-shabaab which is linked to al qaida has been waging a brutal insurgency in somalia from over the decades. this attack shatters a relative calm that has lasted a few months in the city. restrictions on south africa's economic activity will be eased from today after president obama post the code 19 infections had peaked with more than half a 1000000 confirmed cases south africa has been hard hit hard by the pandemic the country implemented strict measures to curb the spread of the virus including a ban on alcohol and cigarettes sales but its lockdown has crushed businesses and livelihoods. here people are helping themselves we've been from this area in cape town and cooking for their neighbors who are even worse off than they are nearly 5 months of lockdown has pushed many into deeper poverty than they were before. my daughter can only work 2 or 3 days a week without th

and enthusiastic welcome for son a somali as she starts her work day the shelter she runs in jakarta is now home to around 1400 dogs and. most of them arrive injured the dogs that used to live in a home and have been abandoned are usually depressed when they're depressed they don't want to eat and they're also more susceptible to disease. normally some $120.00 animals arrive at the shelter each year but since the start of the pandemic somali says she's taken in at least $700.00. dollars an hour with the years it is become a sanctuary now not a shelter anymore because there are so many dogs and it's very difficult to find someone to adopt on. animals to feed means higher costs for the shelter somali has now taken to social media seeking donations she's worried about what will happen if people don't respond. right out you know we all go get it like what if there's no one else to help. if i take the dogs there's at least a chance i can extend their lives. but if i just leave them outside it will be the end for them and they'll die. while the economic impact from covert 19 is forcing som

the hotel is owned by somali m.p. and former finance minister abdul he mohamad nor does a popular destination among government workers and officials. al-shabaab which is linked to al qaida has been waging a brutal insurgency in somalia from all over the decade. this attack shatters a relative calm that lasted a few months in the city. ok let's take a look now at some of the other stories making news around the world this hour new zealand's prime minister just into arjun has delayed the country's election by 4 weeks because of the coronavirus pandemic will now be held on october the 19th after early success against covert 19 musial and is battling a 2nd outbreak last week its largest city was placed under lockdown. the 1st mediterranean cruise off to italy's coronavirus lockdown has sits crew and passengers on the embassy grandiose had to take a temperature checks and coronavirus tests before they left the general was a series of 19 it cost as excuse me on board ships has forced governments around the world to shutter

got out of the capital of ethiopia somali region in recent months the use of mobile money has boomed in the area in this cafe about half the customers pay with their phones you only see your money see you don't have to take an exam at all when you're you know pocket in term of court and that it's just like you know they do use so we can you know floyd the deal if you can. get money which was you know take it by someone else in g.g. go mobile money is even used to purchase the famous and widely consumed cuts leaves . this micro finance institution set up mobile money operations here about 6 months ago and now has 200000 customers according to the c.e.o. the somali region offers a many advantages links to the exposure from neighboring somalia where mobile money is already widely used to put it in this region and that's because of the customers who. this is really easy time to move to knowledge is simplicity almost so that's why this region has particular particular look to many competitors . during the covered 19 pandemic the government introduced incentives to encourage citizens to in

>> congresswoman, one of the themes that i found in your book was the importance of plans in the somali culture but also the paternalism, when you first got married you were even present your first wedding. >> that is not a somali concept, that's an islamic concept, some countries obviously have different cultures and traditions in the somali culture when we essentially have the formal ceremony here where you are getting by a priest or rabbi, but you would have the groom you would have a representative of the female and that is often tradition for somebody first marriage, woman's first marriage. so luckily, my father is alive and so he in those cases plays the primary and it's almost exclusively male and there are no female present you have a power of attorney that you turnover, some people who don't have a father or brother would have a distant relative and that becomes essential to have that power attorney in your father's and your brothers will have your best interest i have not too many worries that my father would not be a good represented person for me. >> unfortunately we are run

man: we're in nairobi cbd, actually, the central business district, at a somali restaurant. you ask fofor tea, they'll just bring you a camel tea without even asking. man: we have so many rather different types of products being taken out of this milk, camel milk. for example, we've got yogurt, we've got the carmel latte, which is loved specifically by the somalis. ahmed: it helps with my digestion. and, you know, i feel energized. and you can actually feel it instantly. when you drink, that day you'll actually feel it, like it's a detox. simpkin: with the human population growth globally, the world has been n me intensification in tererms of producing food for humans. we all know the e impact of livestk in terms of being blamed for global warming.g. in some countries, there's g gonna be ls rainfall or higher variability in the rainfall. and the camel is going to be one of the best adapted animals to deal with that. so really they are an animal of the e future. announcer: "earth focus" is made possible in part by a grant from anne ray foundation, a margaret a. cargill philan

somali security forces have ended a 5 hour see a hotel in the capital mogadishu. a suspected car bomb and shoes out of the elite hotel and lido beach saw at least 6 people killed and 40 others injured government officials are among the dead group al-shabaab has claimed responsibility for the attack. on the feeling that i can buy a car full of explosives was rammed into the front gate of the hotel then attackers from al-shabaab stormed into the hotel and started shooting at everyone they came across i saw many did bodies on the ground the situation in there is really miserable. new zealand's prime minister has delayed its addiction by 4 weeks as the country looks to contain a 2nd coronavirus outbreak she said are burned says she made the decision to push back september's election after consulting with rival political parties and the electoral commission comes after new zealand's largest city oakland went back into lockdown following and new outbreak of cases says the election won't be delayed a 2nd time i have decided on balance to move the election by 4 weeks to t

because the somalis all belong to the same tribe. in the tribe has six clans and they have hundreds of sub clans in each sub clan is divided into infinite murder spirits, they fought each other with rifles, machine guns, and judge by the look of lives of filth. in the old town, not one stone stood upon another. in the new part it had been built out of concrete and had been blasted back in the kyles of aggregate portland cement. there is no water or electricity and at night the only illumination was from tracer bullets, every tree and bush had been snatched for firewood welds up to the pavement that was left, mounds of sand blue through the streets, rubbish was dumped in goat grazed. everything that guns can accomplish had been achieved. so if there was not some place i go alone, i signed as a radio reporter from abc news and abc had managed to find a mansion more or less intact and they hired a 40 man army of somali mercenaries to protect this compound and then 20 some of us reporters, camera crews, producers, we were bedded down in

this democratic national convention will look less familiar john hendren l.g. 0 chicago somali security forces have ended a 5 hour siege on a hotel in the capital mogadishu a suspected car bomb and shoes out of the of the totality lido beach so at least 6 people killed and 40 others enjoy it government officials are among the dead group al-shabaab has claimed responsibility for the attack. leaders from southern africa are holding a virtual summit on monday to discuss regional issues a recent uptick in violence in mozambique is expected to be high on the agenda has more from zimbabwe. for 3 years people living in parts of northern most and baek have lived with violence and destruction attacks in kabul delgado province have rapidly gathered pace this year with fighters seizing towns for brief periods and increasingly hitting military or other important targets the government says local fighters affiliated to eisele are responsible leaders from southern africa a meeting on monday to decide what the region can and should do to help those in the exam. there's been a lot of issues that are on

at least 11 people have been killed during a 5 hour siege at a hotel in the somali capital mogadishu a suspected car bomb and shoot out of the elite hotel lido beach in injured 40 others government officials and a police officer were amongst the the armed group al-shabaab has claimed responsibility. for the attack as at the end i can buy a car full of explosives was rammed into the front gate of the hotel then attack us from al-shabaab stormed into the hotel and started shooting at everyone they came across i saw many dead bodies on the ground the situation in there is really miserable. so barbara his government is accusing the head of an influential group of catholic clergy of being evil and trying to promote a civil war that follows a statement from the country's bishops that was voted out at an all catholic churches on sunday blaming the government for economic collapse and human rights abuses are number of anti-government protesters have been arrested and eventually tortured during a current in recent weeks or low but as a former spokesman for the opposition movement for democrat

somali security forces have ended now a 5 hour siege on a hotel in the capital mogadishu. a suspected car bomb and shootout at the. store at least 6 people killed and 40 others wounded security forces say 2 gunmen are among the dead government officials often stay at that facility the group al-shabaab says it was behind the attack. on the feeling that i could buy a car full of explosives was rammed into the front gate of the hotel then attack is from al-shabaab stormed into the hotel and started shooting everyone they came across i saw many did bodies on the ground the situation in there is really miserable. the head of the u.s. postal service has been summoned to testify at a congressional committee later this month lois to joy he was appointed postmaster general by president onil trump and now facing accusations of trying to sabotage the mail network head of november's election by withholding funding and limiting its operations on saturday the postal service warned millions of mail in ballots mine are riving time to be counted on election day that's now speak to mike han

somali security forces have ended a 5 hour siege on a hotel in the capital mogadishu a suspected car bomb and shootout at the elite hotel and beach so at least 6 people killed and 40 others injured security forces say 2 gunmen are among the dead government officials often stay at that facility the group al-shabaab has claimed to be behind the attack and the head of the u.s. postal service has been summoned to testify at a congressional committee later this month that was to joy he was appointed postmaster general by president trump and now facing accusations of trying to sabotage the mail network head of november's election by withholding funding and limiting its operations that's it from london from our witnesses coming up next but there will be more news from doha in about half an els time. on the counting the cost how powerful banking and political plans destroyed. controversy about some stories to oversee love the americans with coverage from the last company awarded billions for a guy. that wasn't even. counting the cost on al-jazeera. sessional lucky as young they'd insist it w

a vicious dictatorship had been overthrown and the somali ended up shooting at each other. it wasn't traditional african tribal warfare because the somalis, belonged to the same tribe, but the tribe has six clans and hundreds of subclans and each is divided into murderous feuds. they fought each other with rifles, machine guns and by the look of mogadishu, with filth. in the city everything had been built with concrete and it had been blasted back to rebar and cement. there was no lights or electricity and everything was snatched for firewood. sewage weld up through the pavement, what pavement there was left. rubbish adop wreckage and goats grazed on the offal. and everything accomplished in mogadishu. i signed on as a radio reporter with abc news and abc news found a mansion that was protected. and they hired mercenaries to protect the compound. and we were housed in the compound and bedded down in shifts while our security as the somali mercenaries liked to be called were encamped. it was impossible to go out without the security and even with the gunman along there were

northern mina lead and home to its largest collection of somali. it's also one of the most densely populated areas on the planet. almost all the celebrations the local hospital receives and unexpected deliver. it to. paradise heights home to former squatters but still in the heart of the slum. macdonald about one unit and. couple. that are. remy primitivists is a self-taught midwife delivering new life in the slides. to a 0. 0000. 00 you can handle anything. you cannot know a woman. and who's been in labor for 3 days is in distress in a neighboring slum and needs rand his help. i think i'm pregnant are leaving her husband r.c. and 2 children live in this small. bit of it. that's about in the night our own asthma and yet i mustn't let you know exactly what i'm going to get back i have to say it was still i'm the one you know i'm not i'm not so much just. comes to. us remember understanding that who was in love. with him on the only you know. not just him aboard and didn't. even want to struggle a cause he's not because he's a union maybe god not min

well let's take a look at some of the other stories making news around the world somali security forces say they've ended a siege in a beachfront hotel in the capital mogadishu at least 15 people were killed one minute and stagnated a car bomb outside the elite hotel and gunmen stormed the building taking several hostages islamist group al-shabaab has claimed responsibility for the attack. thousands of protesters have rallied in bangkok to demand political change tensions in thailand have been rising after the arrest of 3 leading pro-democracy activists the demonstrations come after years of political turmoil and failed promises to restore democracy following a 24 team military coup. a professional israeli ice hockey player has raised eyebrows after signing with a polish team that plays for the same city where the auschwitz concentration camp was located. says he'll play in honor of the jews who were murdered there by german nazis during the holocaust. is a city that cannot escape its past even if it wanted to this is where the infamous auschwitz concentration camp is located and where

averse let's take a look now at some of the other stories making news around the world this hour somali security forces say they've entered to siege in the capital mogadishu at least 15 people were killed when militants dish a night in a car bomb outside a popular beach hotel and gunmen stormed the building taking several hostages islamist group al shabaab has claimed responsibility for the attack. use the island's prime minister just into od and has delayed the country's election by 4 weeks because of the coronavirus will now be held on october 19th after early success against covert 19 new zealand is battling a 2nd outbreak last week kids largest city clint was placed under lockdown. u.s. president donald trump has said he'll look into a pardon for whistleblower edward snowden trump said he had heard strong arguments for and against the move. to form a national security agency contract faces criminal charges over his leak of classified documents that revealed u.s. government surveillance. well the name hezbollah means party of god and in lebanon the shiite islam as a group is powerful

somali security forces say that they have ended a siege in the capital mogadishu at least 15 people were killed when militants detonated a car bomb outside of a popular beach hotel and gunmen stormed the building taking several hostages islamist group. as a responsibility. of the trial starts today of the main suspect in what could be germany's largest ever organized child sex abuse case police investigating an online pedophile network said that they were dealing with more than 30000 data traces which could include different ip addresses computers and phones we met one survivor of abuse who's now fighting for justice. as a child marcus dyckman was sexually abused for almost 10 years by 3 different perpetrator has in his home town of coton. today he's returned to the scene of the 1st crime this is where a shooting gallery owner funfair lured him into a caravan and raped him. but. i have this movie playing in my head that i haven't been able to start since the drama how do you work i'm lying here as a little boy 5 years old with a shoulder length blond hair make it on a bed with creased wh

news around the world at least 5 people have been killed in an attack on a beach front hotel in the somali capital mogadishu state media say the militants detonated a car bomb outside the hotel before a gunman stormed the building islamist group al-shabaab has claimed responsibility . thousands of protesters have rallied in bangkok to demand political change tensions in thailand have been rising after the arrest of 3 leading pro-democracy activists the demonstrations come after years of political turmoil and failed promises to restore democracy following a 2014 military coup. to sport now and in formula one motor racing world champion lewis hamilton won the spanish grand prix for the 4th straight year on sunday the result was the british drivers $156.00 podium finish breaking a record long held by a german racing legend. some of the drivers took a knee on the track before the race to show their support for the black lives matter of movement. and then they were off with world champion lewis hamilton starting from pole position and his mercedes teammate valtteri bottas also in the front row.

making news around the world at least 5 people have been killed in an attack on a beach from the somali capital mogadishu many more have been wounded so details about the incident are still emerging state media says islamist militants detonated a car bomb before a gunman stormed the building. thousands of protesters have rallied in bangkok to demand political change tensions in thailand have been rising after the arrest of 3 leading pro-democracy activists the demonstrations come after years of political turmoil and failed promises to restore democracy following 824000 military coup. u.s. president donald trump has said he will look into a pardon for whistleblower edward snowden said he had heard strong arguments for and against the move the exiled former national security agency contractor faces criminal charges over his leak of classified documents revealed u.s. government surveillance. well now to poland a country where members of the community have faced increasing attacks from politicians and religious leaders human rights observers say homophobic sentiment has become normalized in

news around the world at least 5 people have been killed in an attack on a beach front hotel in the somali capital mogadishu state media say the militants detonated a car bomb outside the elite hotel before gunmen stormed the building is a missed group al-shabaab has claimed responsibility. thousands of protesters have rallied in bangkok to demand political change tensions in thailand have been rising after the arrest of 3 leading pro-democracy activists the demonstrations come after years of political turmoil and failed promises to restore democracy following a 2014 military coup. israel launched further airstrikes on hamas positions in gaza overnight has closed the enclaves offshore fishing zone the army said the measures were in response to rockets and balloon fire bombs being sent into israeli territory over the past week it's the most intense escalation of hostilities in months. u.s. president donald trump has said he'll look into a pardon for whistleblower edward snowden said he had heard strong arguments for and against the move the exiled former national security agency contractor

moscow let's take a look now at some of the other stories making news around the world this hour somali security forces say they've entered the siege in the capital mogadishu at least 16 people were killed when militants detonated a car bomb outside a popular beach hotel and gunmen stormed the building taking several hostages islamist group al-shabaab has claimed responsibility. and new zealand's prime minister the prime minister just seemed odd and has delayed the country's election by a full weeks because of the coronavirus pandemic will now be held on october the 19th after early success in battling codes of 19 new zealand is battling a 2nd outbreak last week in largest city all cloned was placed under lockdown. and thousands of protesters have rallied in bangkok to demand political change tensions in thailand have been rising off to the arrest of 3 leading pro-democracy activists the demonstrations come off to use of political turmoil following a 24 tane military coup. well the name hezbollah means party of god and in lebanon on the shiite islam this group is all powerful its influe

somali security forces have just ended a 5 hour siege on a hotel in the capital mogadishu a suspected car bomb and shootout at the elite hotel in light of beach story 6 people killed and 40 others injured security forces say 2 gunmen are among the dead government officials often stay at that facility the head of the u.s. postal service has been summoned to testify at a congressional committee later this month we join was appointed postmaster general by president donald trump and now facing accusations of trying to sabotage the mail network ahead of november's election by withholding funding and limiting its operations on saturday the postal service won millions of mail and when the millions of maine and ballots will not arrive in time to be counted for election day. are new coronavirus measures of come into effect in the colombian capital the capital despite protests against the country's 5 month lock down business owners rallied in bogota after 2 more weeks of strict measures were imposed in 7 of the city's neighborhoods protest as want the mayor claudia lopez to find ways to revive

got out of the capital of ethiopia somali region in recent months the use of mobile money has boomedin the area in this cafe about half the customers pay with their phones you only see your money see you don't have to take a call when you're you know pocket in term of war and that it's just like you know they do useful way so we can you know the void the deal if they. get money which was you know taken by someone else in g.g. mobile money is even used to purchase the famous and widely consumed cups leaves. this micro finance institution set up mobile money operations here about 6 months ago and now has 200000 customers according to the c.e.o. the somali region offers a many advantages links to the exposure from neighboring somalia where mobile money is already widely used to put it in this region and that's because of the customers who. this is really easy time to me to just believe simplicity almost so that's why this region has particular particular to many competitors. during the covered 19 pandemic the government introduced incentives to encourage citizens to increase their use o

got out of the capital of ethiopia somali region in recent months the use of mobile money has boomed in the area in this cafe about half the customers pay with their phones you know what you see you get your money see you don't have to take a lot of money on your you know pocket in term of court and that it's just like you know they do use so we can you know floyd the deal if you. get money which was you know take it by someone else in g.g. go mobile money is even used to purchase the famous and widely consumed cuts leaves . this micro finance institution set up mobile money operations here about 6 months ago and now has 200000 customers according to the c.e.o. the somali region offers a many advantages links to the exposure from neighboring somalia where mobile money is already widely used to be to put it in this region and that's because of the customers who are. really easy time to meet the knowledge is simplicity almost so that's why this region has particular particular to many competitors. during the covered 19 pandemic the government introduced incentives to encourage citizens

after new zealand's largest city oakland went back into lockdown following a new outbreak of cases somali security forces have ended a 5 hour siege on a hotel in the capital mogadishu a suspected car bomb and shootout at the elite hotel so at least 6 people killed group al shabaab has claimed responsibility for the attack. those are the headlines more news on. a global pandemic mass protests demanding change economic recession and geopolitical tensions not to mention the small matter of a looming election join me steve clemons in conversation with leading voices on the bottom line your weekly take on u.s. politics and society on al-jazeera. the attack on the 17th of october 2090 shocked me. this in lower drugs took over the streets of the northern city of coolie a country with devastating the rate of high powered weaponry. from machine guns to a k 47 assault rifles screwdriver guns roam to the teeth despite strict gun control . gang members smuggle weapons across the border from the united states. about 70 percent of the guns seized in mexico to trace to the u.s. . successive mexican gove

came to the fight with jihad just groups in the north however he did enjoy the backing of france somalis former colonizer and french troops have been in mali since 2030 to keep terrorists at bay the results in the country have been rather modest the security situation in mali has recently deteriorated. the security situation in the central countries has deteriorated considerably in recent months conflicts prevailing in the region are have an unprecedented humanitarian consequences on civilian populations face an insecurity and displacement. french president emmanuel micron actually believes that the operations are successful their home a 1000000 little cafe with improved their effectiveness in information exchange and the fight against terrorism and succeeded with their unique information center in niamey we have strong results especially in recent weeks. france recently raised the number of troops in the region to 5000 but locals say they want them out and. the reason we are protesting is that france has been here in our country for 7 years but people die if we had 10 difficulties when

let's get a quick check of some other stories making news around the world somali security forces say that they have ended a siege in the capital mogadishu at least 15 people were killed when militants detonated a car bomb outside of a popular beach hotel and gunmen stormed the building taking several hostages is in this group al-shabaab has claimed responsibility. hundreds of people have rallied in madrid to protest the mandatory use of face masks and other restrictions to contain the parana virus pandemic the protest comes 2 days after the spanish government announced new measures including the closure of discuss. the 1st major mediterranean cruise after italy is coronavirus lockdown has set sail crew and passengers on the am as s.c. grandiose to take temperature checks and coronavirus tests before they left china with a series of covert 1000 clusters on board ships forced governments around the world to shutter the industry. the number of migrants arriving in italy by boat has already surpassed the total for last year according to the un refugee agency so far there have been more t

somali special forces say they have ended a siege at a hotel in the capital mogadishu, that was stormed more than 20 people were killed when a car bomb exploded on the recently built elite hotel on lido beach, which is reportedly owned by an mp and is frequented by government officials. according to one government source, more than 200 people, including cabinet ministers and members of parliament, were evacuated from the beachside hotel. the al—shabab militant group has claimed responsibility. australia has seen its day of the coronavirus pandemic after the state of victoria recorded 25 deaths in 2a hours. victoria's previous daily record was 21, recorded last wednesday. there were 282 confirmed cases in the state in the past 2a hours. the total death toll from covid—i9 in australia stands at 421. new zealand's general election has been postponed because of the recent outbreak of covid—i9 in auckland. the poll had been due to take place in september, but the date has been pushed back by four weeks to the 17th of october. the prime minister, jacinda ardern took the decision after consult

before the explosion putting out a fire so it's quite possible that inadvertently very touched off the somali nitrate which was being stored you know warehouse which companies officials have also said it was a dodgy warehouse been reported as a highly hazardous origin 2040 sort of route it looks as though he could have been an accident caused initially virus or some incompetence. of the last few years just to pick up on water a correspondent in tel aviv was telling us israel has offered medical monetary and aid to lebanon and a lot of strained relations between those 2 nations in in recent down indeed further back time what response do you expect from the government in beirut to the . well israel has said it will grow through 3rd parties because. it's unlikely that there would be any direct contact between lebanese government or the new israeli government because they have no relations so very very hostile and confrontational relations so to write a song throwing a party might come forward but i think there are enough offers coming from around the world and already for the lebanese not to rus

somali security forces say they have ended a siege in the capital mogadishu at least 15 people were killedwhen militants detonated a car bomb outside a popular beach hotel and gunmen stormed the building taking several hostages the islamist group al-shabaab has claimed responsibility. hundreds of people have rallied in madrid to protest the mandatory use of face masks and other restrictions to contain the coronavirus the protest comes 2 days after the spanish government announced new measures including the closure of disco. the number of migrants arriving in italy by boat has already surpassed the total for last year that's according to the un refugee agency so far there have been more than $15000.00 sea arrivals with many people rescued by coast guards in italian waters that is up almost $4000.00 on last year islands off southern italy like lampedusa and sicily have attracted the majority with more than 40 percent of migrants arriving from tunisia in north africa our correspondent max under reports now from the sicilian town of qahtani seta where authorities say they are struggling to cop

somali special forces say they have ended a siege at a hotel in the capital mogadishu, that was stormedthan 20 people were killed when a car bomb exploded on the recently built elite hotel on lido beach, which is reportedly owned by an mp, and is frequented by government officials. according to one government source — more than 200 people, including cabinet ministers and members of parliament, were evacuated from the beach—side hotel. the al—shabab militant group has claimed responsibility. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: he's not donald trump — is that all democratic challengerjoe biden has going for him? we investigate, ahead of the national convention. washington, the world's most political city, is today assessing the political health of the world's most powerful man. indeed i did have a relationship with miss lewinsky that was not appropriate. in fact, it was wrong. in south africa, 97 people have been killed today in one of the worst days of violence between rival black groups. over the last ten days, 500 have died. czechoslovakia must be free! russia is observing a natio

somali special forces say they have ended a siege at a hotel in the capital mogadishu, that was stormed more than 20 people were killed when a car bomb exploded on the recently built elite hotel on lido beach, which is reportedly owned by an mp, and is frequented by government officials. according to one government source — more than 200 people, including cabinet ministers and members of parliament, were evacuated from the beach—side hotel. the al—shabab militant group has claimed responsibility. sources in the afghan government say the release of some of the most controversial taliban prisoners, is being delayed because of objections from foreign governments and from within kabul. last weekend, a grand council approved the release of 400 remaining detainees, a demand of the taliban as a pre—condition to the start of intra—afghan peace talks. further doubt was cast on the negotiations process after a recent attack by a gunman on a negotiator and prominent afghan women's rights advocate, fawzia koofi. the taliban has denied involvment in the attack. ahmed rashid is a journalist and forei