. >>> and a warping that sri lanka's elephants are under -- warning that sri lanka's elephants are under threat from illegal poaching. >>> well, there has been celebrations in the united states and afghanistan after a landmark prisoner swap. an american soldier held by the taliban for nearly five years has been freed in exchange for five of its leaders hold at guantanamo. they are on their way to qatar, which helped to broker the deal. more on that in a moment. first this report. >> reporter: this is the deal the taliban have long been pushing for. after almost five years in captivity, sergeant bowe bergdahl was reportedly handed to a farce of special operations soldiers in eastern afghanistan. in exchange five taliban proper at guantanamo bay will be sent to qatar, subject to security restrbdss, including -- restrictions, including a ban on travel. they are senior officials of the taliban government, that held power before the u.s. invasion. >> i want to go home. the afghanistan mn in our prisons, they want to go home too. >> during his captivity, bowe bergdahl could be seep in video ta

find out why the london anti sexual violence summit chose to ignore all cases of abuse in sri lanka. look it was terrible they are looking very hard to take a. long look at that back with the earthquake there's no. place. to. look at the polls. train's prime ministers ordered the government to prepare for a holton gas supplies this coming monday care was no more than four billion dollars in debt and has just one day left to pay at least after of what it owes if that deadline is not met russia will start only delivering gas that's been paid for up front earlier talk to r.t. correspondent really about this ongoing deadlock. so are these latest gas price talks of collapse we seem to be back to square one who's holding it up is ukraine or is it russia was the picture all depends on who you ask for example ukraine says that russia's price is too high and moscow says that gives demands are simply absurd so let's have a look at the facts first starters ukraine admittedly owes billions of dollars to russia and gals but has actually moved the deadline for payment back four times and now it's

that report from sri lanka. >>> good to have you with us. a u.s. soldier is being flown to a hospital in germany. sergeant bowe bergdahl was freed after five years in exchange for five detainees in guantanamo bay. >> i've been in afghanistan from may 3rd, 2009... >> this is the deal the taliban has been pushing for. sergeant bowe bergdahl reportedly handed to a force of u.s. special operations forces in eastern afghanistan by a 19-strong contight. in exchange five prisoners will be september to qatar and be subjected to security restrictions, including a ban on travel. >> i want to go home. you know, the afghanistan men in our prisons, they want to go home too. >> during his captivity bowe could be seen in video tapes. this prisoner swap has been discussed since 2011 but never came to anything. a white house official said weeks ago a new opportunity arose. >> in the roz garden, the president said u.s. safety would not be compromised. >> we worked for years o achieve the goal and we were able to thank the emir of qatar for his leadership in helping

ignores sri lanka's violations because it fueled the civil war by selling millions of dollars worth of weapons to that country. but i did some research and found reports about how the u.k. send weapons that probably were used in the mass killing of the tamil at the end of the war and even before and it is believed the between seven between fifty to seventy thousand innocent civilians were killed among the turmel and it is a real persecution of the tamil even today and why is the u.k. government silent and of course they have something to answer because of the sale of weapons to that country and because sri lanka holds the presidency of the commonwealth in the one hand you talk about you know the sexual violence and you talk about war crimes and then you sell weapons to this government. which. is like the mood of just two days into the world cup and the tournament is already thrown a few surprises no more so than the smashing victory the netherlands against world champions spain be didn't want but it's not just the football on the pitch that's provided muta time and there are plenty of

ignore sri lanka's violations because it fueled civil war by selling it millions of dollars worth of weapons to the country but i did some research on this. group who is about how the u.k. send weapons that probably wouldn't use in the mass killing of the time at the end of the war and even before and he does believe that between seven hundred fifty to seventy thousand innocent civilians were killed. among the turmoil and it is a real persecution of the time even today and why is the u.k. government silent and of course they have something to answer because of the sale of weapons to that country and because sri lanka holds the presidency of the commonwealth in the one hand you talk about you know the sexual violence and you talk about war crimes and these weapons to this government. so just three days into the future world cup and the tournaments already throw up a few surprises none more so than the huge victory of the netherlands against world champions spain rushing them five to one in fans of england in italy or watching the game currently between their teams with italy in the le

it is a must for anyone keeping an elephant in sri lanka. the animal played on important role in this country. in terms of a panellingent. >> with the number of animals in captivity dwindling, some need to replace them. >> there was a shortage. those that owned animals are without animals. we asked the minister to come up with the programme to protect the tradition. this group of owners marched to the department for their request. elephants have been part of culture for centuries. replacing animals like this behind me is difficult. they want authorities to give them a solution. environmentalists warn that taming wild elephants is a smack. they say allowing it would encourage racket ears to capture elephants at will. >> activists show me copies of permits and licences which they say will be forged to capture elephants from the wild. this is found in the juppingle. abandoned when villagers heard its cry and raised the alarm. this mother had gunshot injuries and died a few days her calf could not be found. environmentalists say the scale of ele

ignores sri lanka's violations because it fuelled the civil war by selling millions of dollars worth of weapons to the country. but i did some research and i found reports about how the u.k. send weapons that probably where in use in the mass killing of the terminal at the end of the war and even before and it is believed the between seven hundred fifty to seventy thousand innocent civilians were killed among the turmel and it is a real persecution of the tamil even today and why is the u.k. government silent and of course they have something to answer because of the sale of weapons to that country and because sri lanka holds the presidency of the commonwealth in the one hand you talk about you know the sexual violence and you talk about war crimes and then you sell weapons to this government. talking to the international the big names talk to us the next live news update coming up in just about thirty four minutes time got some great programs lined up after the break it's the kaiser report if you're watching us internationally if watching us in the u.k. is going underground. there's

talks to us to find out why the anti sexual violence chose to ignore all cases of abuse in sri lanka. to refugees fleeing the crisis the army won't let the country we spoke to some of the ukrainian families then split by the conflict just a few of the stories straight ahead. debating american foreign policy is there one any more traditionally the political left and right and clearly different positions on how washington should exert power in the world today it appears everyone in the establishment is a hawk. dramas the truth be ignored. stories others refuse to notice. foods change the world right. through pictures of today's you know. from around the globe. forty minutes past midnight here in moscow now ukraine's prime minister has ordered the government to prepare for a halt in gas supplies this coming monday kiev is more than four billion dollars in debt right now it's just days left to to pay at least half of what it owes if the deadline is not met russia will start only delivering gas that's been paid for up front and talk to r.t. correspondent really about the deadlock. so are t

the un special envoy angelina jolie britain's been selling millions of dollars worth of weapons to sri lanka which has long been on the radar of human rights organizations civil war there ended in two thousand and nine which the sri lankan government accused of war crimes but even now rape and extrajudicial killings continue after he returns to discuss this with human rights advocate bianca jagger and artie's going underground which you can watch online but i did some research and found reports about how the u.k. sent weapons that probably were used in the mass killing of the tamil at the end of the war and even before and he does believe that between seven hundred fifty to seventy thousand innocent civilians were killed among the turmel and it is a real persecution of the tamil even today and why is the u.k. government silent and of course they have something to answer because of the sale of weapons to that country and because sri lanka holds the presidency of the commonwealth in the one hand you talk about you know the sexual violence and you talk about war crimes and then you sell weapons

course they have something to answer because of the sale of weapons to that country and because sri lanka holds the presidency of the commonwealth in the one hand you talk about you know the sexual violence and you talk about war crimes and then you sell weapons to this government. so more news in brief and security has been stepped up across afghanistan during voting in the second round of the presidential election the taliban had issued further threats to disrupt polling last saturday presidential front runner abdullah abdullah escaped an assassination attempt when a suicide bomber attacked his convoy in a couple of ball. iran's president says the country has reached agreement with international mediators for it to restart enriching uranium and that the west will lift some sanctions imposed over the country's nuclear program the deal is expected to be finalized before the twenty eighth of june last november world powers and iran reached a temporary you green mint under which around uranium enrichment program was limited in exchange for a partially of sanctions. militants linked to the i

in war zones like syria congo and others but the conference turned a blind eye to violations in sri lanka where the experts estimate thousands were raped during almost thirty years of civil war human rights groups say sexual violation is still used there as a torture methods against suspect criminals civilians are also at risk in sri lanka according to un survey every ninety minutes one woman suffers a rape an average of two five children are abused and there is no punishment for the guilty as most go free are just going underground host of she spoke to human rights advocate bianca jagger and she's convinced the u.k. ignore sri lanka violations because it was healing the war by selling millions of dollars worth of weapons to the country but i did some research on the sound reports about how the u.k. send weapons that probably were used in the mass killing of the tamil at the end of the war and even before and he does believe the. seven between fifty to seventy thousand innocent civilians were killed among the tunnels and that is a real persecution of the tunnel even today and why is the u

look at the london and the sexual violence summit and why you chose to ignore cases of abuse in sri lanka stay with us talk about. debating american foreign policy is there one any more traditionally the political left and right and clearly different positions on how washington should exert power in the world today it appears everyone in the establishment is a hawk. choose your language. make it with know if you're going to benefit from the. truth it's good you can sense you. choose the opinions that you think great to. choose the stories that in your life choose the access to. join me. for that in our. financial report terry contribute and much much. only on boom bust and only. eighteen minutes past the hour now ukraine's prime minister orders the government to prepare for a halt in gas supplies monday more than four billion dollars in debt and just a day left to pay at least half what it owes if the deadline isn't met russia will only deliver gas that's been paid for up front earlier my colleague kevin no one should out with r.t. correspondent a really good. so are these latest gas pric

we look at claims that a london summit on sexual violence ignored numerous cases of assaults in sri lanka . but first ukraine's prime minister ordered the government to prepare for a halt in gas supplies monday more than four billion dollars in debt in just one day left to bare least half of what it owes if the deadline isn't met russia will only deliver gas that's been paid for up front earlier my colleague discussed the matter with r.t. correspondent. so are these latest gas price talks of collapse we seem to be back to square one who's holding it up is ukraine or is it russia was the picture all depends on who you ask for example ukraine says that russia's price is too high and moscow says that kiev demands are simply absurd so let's have a look at the facts first starters ukraine admittedly owes billions of dollars to russia and gazprom has actually moved the deadline for payment back four times and now it's seven rounds of negotiations plus a huge hit here though that's still to be purged and we'll talk about what kind of strong position ukraine is in a moment but their economy is so

security staff were also attacked. >>> sri lanka where violence began. shops were burned and mosques attacked. muslims make up 10% of sri lanka's population. >>> christians have been targeted by hard linist groups. we have reports from colombo. >> one of the prisoners told me not to film the faces of people in congregation. they're afraid after attacks on what they describe buddhist nationalist groups. preaching for the assembly of god here since 1997. he shows the video of the attack on his church earlier this year. >> they broke down the gate and destroyed all windows and they set fire to all the religious books. >> the assembly of god was started in the u.s. a hundred years ago. with 166 followers it's the largest pentecostal denomination in the world. we went to see the monk who led the attack. >> these people go into villages saying buddha is a liar. they destroy buddhism. >> it's not just the evangelical christian community who are being targeted. >> tension is still apparent in this neighborhood of colombo. we tried to go down to the mosque but we

summit tackling the use of rape as a weapon of war seems hoes britain keep quiet about abuses in sri lanka it sold millions of dollars worth of bombs also meet the russian the painter giving a grandmaster as a run for their money his brother is reproduce arts finest works with pinpoint accuracy counting even yes we joined him in berlin after the break. we'll talk about language as well but i will only react to situations i have read the reports so i'm like. no i will leave that to the state department to comment on your latter point. secure a car is on the job. no. thank you no more. when you need a direct question be prepared for a change when you. get ready for a. critical speech. and the freedom to. dramas that come to be ignored. stories others refused to notice. faces change the world writes never. sold pictures of today's events. on demand from around the globe. up to. fifty. welcome back you're watching our theatre national britain may lose some of its independence over its nuclear the turned as it steps up collaboration with the u.s. over war has its another stab in the already wid

course they have something to answer because of the sale of weapons to that country and because sri lanka holds the presidency of the commonwealth in the one hand you talk about you know the sexual violence and you talk about war crimes and then you sell weapons to this government. you're watching a hearty international thanks being with us today now most of us can't afford to hang an original monterrey or picasso on our walls but perhaps we could settle for the next best thing a group of russian artists are making a splash in german art circles with their incredibly detailed reproductions are berlin correspondent peter all of a has been for a viewing. a who's who of art stares back at you from the walls of this small salon in berlin but this priceless collection including rembrandt's morning is and bone gulfs are the work of three russian brothers to do so because if you know this is a good example of what we do the original of this painting was lost during world war two we were able to recreate it from an old photograph. if gagne me and semi encore's in on the masterminds behind the mas

we find out why the london anti-sexual violence summit chose to ignore cases of abuse in sri lanka. and find out what's been prepared for fans attending the world cup as we report for you straight from the action that's coming up later in the program to stay tuned. there's a media leave us so we leave the media. by the see bush and see your. play your party there's a bill. for shoes that no one is asking with the guests that you deserve answers from it's all politics. r t. speak your language. programs and documentaries in arabic it's all here on all t.v. reporting from the world talks of the ip interview intriguing story are you. trying. to find out more visit our big. dog called. welcome back here what you heard here in the national of britain is increasing its collaboration with the us when it comes to nuclear weaponry raising fears it could lose its deterrent independence and the two countries already work very closely sharing intelligence and exchanging prisoners but as boy boy reports such far reaching cooperation might not be benefiting britain's. america and britain already

last place you would expect religious violence to break out, but that's exactly what happened in sri lanka. the guy has a helmet on and bar in his hand. he's smashing up the place. he's not the only one. you see other men inside the pharmacy with their faces covered in masks, and they are kicking in glass cases, broken window, and in the back of the store, customers are trying to get out, and they are mixed in with the bad guys in the place, and they -- >> woah! >> they set the place on fire, they fire bomb the place. somebody's on fire. the fire goes out, but several people were injured in the incident, but this is not the only incident like this in sri lanka. the muslim minority have been targeted by buddhists that have been embarked by a monk making a speech, and violence has broken out, and dozens of homes and shops set on fire, two mosques have been set on fire, and now this religious minority is afraid. they have lived side by side for years. >> wait, the people coming in, setting the place on fire and destroying it are buddhists who have a problem with the muslim owners of the shop?

al jazeera, karanella, sri lanka. >> time from robin. can't wait. >> it's been action paxed day so far. tennis to start and roger federer is on court aiming to blank a place at the french. cruising in the second. a tie break to level the match and a break-up in the third. the winner of this match will face 2010 french open sem e finalist berdyc. he will secure his spot over american isner. . >> of course, i am confident if you win in four matches, then you feel good. >> that's my case. whoever will win, i am going to try to do -- try to do my best and play good tennis. >> a managed win spanned two days and 22 games in the deciding set. it had been suspended because of bad light on saturday but 7th seed won 12-10 to set up a meeting with modesko. he completed victory in his thioate round match beating in straight sets. in the women's column, navardo has booked her place in the quarterfina quarterfinals, a straight sets winn winner. the canadian brushed aside 6-1, 6-2 to reach the last 80 over 20. the youngest player left in the draw. some

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it is a must for anyone keeping an elephant in sri lanka. the animals play a role in this buddhist country. especially if terms of a pageant. with a number of animals in captivity gipd limbing, some want a way to replace them. >> there's a shortage of them. those who have formed animals without animals. you ask the minister to come up with a programme to protect this tradition. >> this group of owners marched to the department with their income. >> elephants have been part of culture and tradition. replacing animals is difficult, and want authorities to give them a solution. environmentalists warn that taming wild elephants is a mistake. they say that allowing it would encouraging racket ears to encourage them at will. >> activists say they have been forged to accommodate baby elephants captured from the wild. this footage and photographs show a calf abandoned. when villages heard cries and raised the alarm. the mother had gunshot injuries, and died a few days after footage was recorded. the calf could not be found. environmentalists say the

he sent this report. >> it's a mini sri lanka in the beati beating heart of the city.he alley ways. people here don't have much money. they volume their way of life. from the ethnic minority watches the world go by. now 65, she was born in the same two room house which now shelters her large family. she's unhappy as it's been earmarked for demolition. >> translator: i don't want to go. i want to stay in slave island, she says. many nearby houses have been demolished. >> after decades of war, the government wants to rival singapore. it plans to liberate these lands for commercial purposes. as a result in recent months, entire streets of traditional houses have been flattened resulting in this. >> luxury high-rise hotels have come up like these already mushrooming in the city. on slave island, here the modest flat of people evicted from slave island like he and his family displaced years ago. he says it's nice old maybes have moved here. they have no payment for their old house. only a small sum towards rent. some human rights campaigners say people are unwillingly force

. >> well, let's talk about sri lanka. it is struggling to stop the illegal elephant trade. dozens of baby elephants are kidd naps. environmentalists -- kidnapped every year. we report on how sri lankan culture is partially to blame for the problem. >> a getle giant -- gentle giant. a familiar sight in this village. her openers have a permit and licence -- owners have an appointment and a licence, a must for keeping animals in sri lanka. they play a role, especially in temple pageants. with the numbers in captivity defined lipping, some owners -- dwindling, some owners want a way to replace them. there's a shortage of domesticated elephants. those that onned them for yearn -- owned them for generations are without animals. >> reporter: this group of owners marched to the wildlife department. >> elephants have been part of tradition for centuries. replacing animals like this is difficult. they want authorities to give them a solution. environmentalists warn that taming wild elephants is a make. they say allowing it would encourage racket ears to encourage it at will. activists

. >> it's been more than five years since the sri lanka victory over the tamil tigers. we have reports from the north city where thousand thousands thousands are prevented from going back home. >> reporter: human rights groups say the militarizatio militarization of tamil area means for thousands of people still can't return to their homes. a man breaks down in tears when i ask him how he copes. it is so difficult, he says. fighting for the family to flee their home in 1990. >> i'm 63 years old. i can't even walk any more. we had our own house and land. life is very difficult. >> reporter: the military are now developing the area in an army. >> we thought they would allow us back to our lands. but they never did. >> reporter: council say 9,000 people were displaced by the military. they say that's an only. only 400 owned land in the first place. a council member shows me maps that is under army control. >> the army has ignored our request for land to be returned and continue to use it for military purposes, generating income, building hotels and recreational areas. >> t

. >>> sri lanka is struggling to stop the legal elephant trade. dozens of baby elephants are being kidnapped, and it is threatening the koulentry's el -- country's elephant population. sri lanka's culture is partly to blame. >>> a gentle giant. a familiar site. her openers have a permit and a loans a must for anyone keeping an elephant in sri lanka. the animals play an important role in this country, especially in panelling ents. with the number of animals in captivity defined lipping, some owners want a way to replace them. >> there's a severe shortage of domesticated elephants. those that owned animals for generations. we asked the minister to come up with a programme to protect the tradition. >> reporter: the group of openers marched to the wildlife depp. elephants have been part of the culture and tradition. replacing animals like this behind me is difficult and want authorities to give them a solutionful environmentalists warn that taming wild elephants is a mistake, saying that allowing it would encourage racket ears to take them at will. >>

police in sri lanka have arrested eight suspects they say were involved in purely anti-muslim riots. the riots started on june 15th in the resort area. four were killed. thailand's military junta says elections will be held around october. the army commander who led the coup plans to lead a political coup. >>> a vigilantee leader in mexico has been arrested for carrying an unauthorised weapon. he's a leader of the one of the self-defence groups battling drug gangs in the state. he's taking over the nights temp lar cartel. the government banned civilian troops. >> reporter: jose is a found are of the movement, charismatic and well-known figures of it. when the government told the vigilantes to stand down and deputize some of the members of the movement, he just wouldn't take part in it. he said the fight was not over, the vigilantes were needed to fight. earlier here on friday we saw video of him, on local media site. the police and military was saying they were unable to do that and the government was corrupt and not trustworthy enough - if the government can't do it, the people have

. >>> so as we've mentioned now there has been trouble in sri lanka. fighting started after a rally by the right wing buddhist group. where curfews are now being imposed about. the justice minister is accusing his own government of failing to protect muslims from buddhis buddhist. >>> they say the situation has deteriorate over the past few years. >> there are small groups who are disturbing the peace. you know, there has been for approximately two years there has been a very, very i would say horrible campaign by three groups. they are all ithey are continuing with what is similar to what is happening to muslims in myanmar. >> attacks in tienanmen square where pav five people have been killed. >> slipping out of the port in pen yang. this boat brings provisions. >> for vietnam, being a weaker country it's very hard to challenge china. >> flanked by two guard ships this is as close as china allows anyone to get to its controversial rig. still boats engage in maritime dance with its counterparts. >> the vietnamese coast guard show evidence of its vessel

the event featured products from kenya, sri lanka, china, and of course japan. this man is president of tokyo-based tea supplier. his company has more than a century of history. he brought a range of premium green teas that his company produces with growers across japan. dobashi has been working with one of the growers for something new on the u.s. market. they're producing flavored green teas with subtle sents such as plum, kelp, and shiso. one blend is particularly unusual. this one has a chocolate banana flavor. dobashi says they may be experimenting with unorthodox flavors, but they're careful to keep the deep, rich taste of the tea. >> the banana chocolate was surprisingly good. it's a nice balance. it's not overwhelming, too strong. >> reporter: dobashi says he received many inquiries about the flavored blends, and he's feeling confident. >> translator: sales of green tea are rising in the u.s. we see this as a major opportunity to expand our customer base. >> reporter: the healthy brew is finding new fans in the u.s., and that's great news for the growers

. >>> if you would like to find out more about the plight of sri lanka's elephants, and our top news stories, analysis and features, go to the website at aljazeera.com. >> the president told west point's graduating class that america must continue to lead the world. spelling out the obama foreign policy, it is the inside story. >> hello, i'm ray suarez. sometimes it's hard to remember that they're talking talking about the the same guy. his critics say he's weak-kneed. the president's defenders say he ran getting the u.s. out of iraq and information. did one and is well on his way to the second. he promised he would be far more selective about the use of american military power in the world, and there are no american casualties from syria, libya or the black sea. there have been no military airstrikes on iran's suspected nuclear program, and iran has come to the negotiating table. his speech to graduates at the military academy of west point rests on two main pillars, the united states remains the indispensable nation, and there is not a military solution to every problem. >> the que

to find out why the london and i saw actual violence summits chose to ignore cases of abuse and sri lanka. and find out what streets have been prepared for fans attending the world cup as we report for you straight from the action that's coming up later in the program. this is the media leave us so we leave the media. by the sea motions to cure the play your party there's a bill. for shoes that no one is asking with to get that you deserve answers from. politics. to. choose your language killing flick over the internet a real kind of thing still some of the. truth is that it's the consensus to. choose the opinions the great. choose the stories that impact the. truth the access to. welcome back this is our to international britain is increasing its collaboration with the us when it comes to nuclear weaponry arrays and fears it could lose its deterrent independence the two countries already work very closely sharing intelligence and exchanging prisoners but as boyko reports such far reaching cooperation might not be benefiting britain's. america and britain already shag kiya know how in har

sri lanka has been trying to boost foreign investments as it recovers from a three-decade civil war. looking to expand in the u.s., daichkkei newspaper says willi. says dai-ichi is looking to move. asian stocksnext, rise after china's manufacturing hits a five-multi-. -- five-month high. more on that when "asia edge" returns. >> welcome back to this monday edition of "asia edge." the health check on china's economy shows a recovery in may. the slowdown may be over. >> hopefully it is over. we see the rebound to 50.8 for the official pmi from beijing. it is because beijing stepped in with targeted measures here and there. it gives you an indication that perhaps they are a bit worried. so they put this for for growth that they want to see happen. you did see an improvement from february. if you look at the various components, most of them were better except for employment because that dropped. many less of the people that were surveyed, some 3000 companies for the survey, expected to hire perhaps less in the future. not hire for the future. from a policy makers perspective in beijing,

. >>> and the changing face of sli sri lanka.e areas of the city will be flattened to make way for high-rise residential blocks. in this bid for progress, families say this is changing. we'll look at what changes could mean for those living and working in the capital. lots going on. tweet me @bbc aaron. that's it with business news. back to you geeta. >> lie down now. >> i'm not that bad unfit. >>> i want to bring breaking news now from russia. it is being reported president putin has asked the upper house of parliament in moscow to revoke permission and right it granted for russian forces to intervene militarily in ukraine for russian speaker there is. the head of state has filed proposal to revoke use of armed forces on territory of ukraine. that would be a diplomatic step forward in the eyes of many global shifts, in the middle east at least, change aing position between west and russia. we'll update you on that. we're speaking to our correspondent in 15 minutes to get context on that and further confirmation of details. >>> l

. >>> police in sri lanka arrested four people after a riot in a resort area.our were killed. >>> one of mexico's vige lapty leaders has been -- vigilantes has been arrested for carrying an unauthorised weapons. he leads a group of self-declared forces fighting the drug gangs. vige lapty groups -- vigilante groups have been banned by the government. >> reporter: jose is a founder, charismatic figure. when the government sold the vigilantes to stand down and deputize some members into a federal police force, he wouldn't take part, saying the fight was not over, the vigilantes needed to fight and the government couldn't do it on his on. on friday we saw video of him on a media site where he said he would keep taking back towns and the police and military were unable to do that. and that the government is basically corrupt and not trustworthy enough. if the government can't do it, the people have to rise up and take back towns. if they charge him, and he's hold for a long time, it could create press against the government because they have done a good job in the p

he had been the commandant ed to death camps in german occupied sri lanka. .. it's quite impossible to understand. by which he meant that sends allows thought it was too old to be useful as slave labor he could find no excuse to -- his death. he understood this but do not want his father to meet his end of a gas chamber so he took his father to the kitchen served him a final meal and escorted into the so-called infirmary which was sort of a structure disguised as a medical facility by a red cross. they are at the door the two men would have said their goodbyes. a prisoner from the camp would have escorted the older man, the elderly man down a long corridor to the edge of an open pit. they are an ss guard most likely a man who was notorious for his sadism ordered the old man to take off his clothes, stand on the plank at the edge of the pit and murdered him with a pistol shot to the back of the neck. later that day blau returned, the younger blau returned to his office and thanked him. there is no need to thank me but if you want to thank me you may. in his eyes

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usaid has been in the forefront of recovery -- haiti, indonesia, sri lanka. even beyond that, in the political sense, i think the relationship has been well enhanced, well beyond what we faced with mr. bush, in places like asia, latin america, and africa. host: ok. who would like to take back? -- take that? guest: i think that is one of the key things that hillary clinton tried to do. when she was secretary of state, she tried to go to as many places as she possibly could. she broke records for her amount of travel. her big initiative was to try and elevate women and the poor around the world. and i think that is where she wanted her legacy to wind up. i think you will wind up seeing her talk a lot about that as she goes forward. host: back to your earlier point, this is from "cq weekly," thrones" is the headline. cantor as eric majority leader this week is a short term price. -- prize." on kmployed as lobbyists street - -- on k street. the question is how wealthy does eric cantor want to be. guest: we went through the financial disclosure forms. he is the we

usaid has been in the forefront of recovery -- haiti, indonesia, sri lanka. even beyond that, in the political sense, i think the relationship has been well enhanced, well beyond what we faced with mr. bush, in places like asia, latin america, and africa. host: ok. who would like to take back? -- take that? guest: i think that is one of the key things that hillary clinton tried to do. when she was secretary of state, she tried to go to as many places as she possibly could. she broke records for her amount of travel. her big initiative was to try and elevate women and the poor around the world. and i think that is where she wanted her legacy to wind up. i think you will wind up seeing her talk a lot about that as she goes forward. host: back to your earlier point, this is from "cq weekly," thrones" is the headline. cantor as eric majority leader this week is a short term price. -- prize." on kmployed as lobbyists street - -- on k street. the question is how wealthy does eric cantor want to be. guest: we went through the financial disclosure forms. he is the we

a visit to an elephant orphanage in southern sri lanka. a young man with his chickens.t looking at times square we knew we'd see things we hadn't seen before. i call this photograph, waiting for lady gaga and it was incredible group of faces and bodies to capture, they look like wax figures to me in their seriousness. >> lady gaga of the house, i love it. like a dance to me. there's lots of movement and energy and it happens all the time. people are always taking pictures in times square, a little bit about exhibition" and voyeurism, dave is a voyeur with an artist's eye. historically times square was known as very seedy place that nobody wanted to go to in the 12960s and '70s even in the '80s. one goal is find pockets within the square in the areas surrounding it that still have that feeling of what it was like to be there in the past. in separation of photographing new year's eve in times square, i had no idea what i was getting myself in to. there is one million people that sometimes wait up to eight hours penned in, they all have smiles on their face. hope your frow

sri lanka is hoping to raise its financial sectors.securities regulator says he is aiming to get the country on the msci emerging markets index s&s 25th teen. companies touire elicit $15 million in shares. over's war of words security has moved up a gear. senior military and defense officials were in talks over territorial tensions in the region. john dawson is live in singapore this morning. ha in also joined by ron hanoi. >> it has been a very tense conversation. some very tense faces out again and small conversations and whispering corners, this kind of stuff. joining the u.s. in the war of words. china, as it's my it grows and becomes a biggest economy in the world, that is the concern. is east china sea, what going on as to tensions. chuck hagel gave a speech and he called china's actions in the south china sea as destabilizing. shinzo abe says he does not welcome dangerous encounters. the deputy chief of the pla in hena about the hagel speech, said it is full of words of threat and intimidation's. this -- intimidationsd. this lea

>> not just in this but we remember that charles we want to the g-20 summit in slilanchingea -- sri lanka instead of her majesty. so inevitably yes the palace are the first people to say we need to think ahead werks need to plan, we need to consider how her majesty will manage as she gets older. and we were hearing the other day of thing that is she no longer quite felt able to do in particular ceremony. but what always strikes people here is how well she seems to cope with an occasion like this. we all think of our own friends or relatives i'm not sure i would quite manage that at that age. >> well, charles is a youthful 65. so just going into the robing room there i mentioned earlier. and that's where of course they will wait for her majesty to arrive. just at this point before we get to the main event today, which is the delivery of the speech itself. a thought on how the speech is put together and a thought really about a kind of political tension that there might be. because you're two different parties, facing an electoral contest next may. can you tell us about the process of getti

. >> not just in this but remember that charles went to the g20 summit in sri lanka the first time heded over commonwealth event. the palace is the first people who say we need to think ahead and consider how herb majesty will manage as she gets older. we were hearing the other day thing she no longer quite felt knowing what to do at a ceremony that what strikes people here is how well she seems to carry on in an occasion. we think the folks of similar ages and we think ourselves could i quite manage that at that age? speech charles is a useful sixth sixth -- youthful 65. his going into the roving room where they will wait for her majesty to arrive. at this point before we get to the main event today which is the delivery of the speech itself. a thought on how the speech is put together and a kind of political tension that there might be. you are facing an intellectual contest next may. can you tell us about the process of getting the free speech is together? >> i think you touched on it earlier in the program. there were many people who said back in 2010 that the coalition couldn't l

. >> not just in this, but we remember cha charles went to the g-20 summit in sri lanka instead of her majesty. so inevitably, yes, the palace are the first people to say we need to plan ahead, we need to consider how her majesty will manage as she gets older. we were hearing the other day of things that she no longer quite felt able to do at a particular ceremony. what always strikes people here is how well she seems to cope with an occasion like this. we all think of our own friends and relatives of similar ages and think -- we think of ourselves. we think not sure i'd quite manage that at that age. >> charles is a youthful 65, so it's a slightly different context. just going into the robing room there. i mentioned earlier, and that's where, of course, they will wait for her members of the jury sti majesty to arrive. before we get to the main event today, which is the delivery of the speech itself, a thought on how the speech is put together and, you know, a thought really about a kind of political tensions that there might be because, you know, you have two different parties, you're

food to arrive from warehouses in sri lanka. in fact, it took more than three weeks for those shipments to arrive. but for local and regional procurement, we were able to start helping people right away. we saved lives. in syria where the deliver -- delivery of u.s. food is impossible, local food purchase is the only viable option. it's time to make a change. this requires $10 million. vote yes, please, on the royce amendment. the chair: does the gentleman reserves? mr. royce: i reserve the balance of my time. the chair: the gentleman from california reserves. for what purpose does the gentleman seek recognition? >> to speak on the amendment. the chair: does the gentleman claim time in opposition? mr. garamendi: i am. the chair: the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. mr. garamendi: i thank you, mr. chairman. mr. royce -- excuse me -- my colleague from california, you've been working at this issue for a very long time and you have considerable knowledge and certainly a compassion and a deep understanding of these issues. t