china stood by sri lanka during the war. it was a crucial time the time of support the last judgment was dreadful for. some analysts accused the government of taking financial short cuts and the lack of the transparency. >> loans offered at high interest secrecy surrounded the deals, raised important questions. >> were the chinese more willing and able to provide the commissions that the raja pack seas are alleged to have taken, you know. were they therefore, outbidding everyone else because, in effect they were underwriting or subsidizing the dynasty itself. >> they challenge history by unseeing the president. his win drew this response from beijing. >> translation: the cooperation between china and sri lanka is based on important principles of future benefit. we hope and believe the relevant cooperation will press ahead with a healthy and stable development >>> it's that healthy and stable development that sri lanka says it wants for all investments. >> if there's no problem or corruption - that's a serious note for the fu

also another development, sri lanka's new cabinet is due to be announced. to get more on the current situation in sri lanka, let's talk to charles stratford. tell us more then about this remarkable line coming out of sri lanka today, that mr mahinda rajapaksa actually thought of ways to try to retain power in sri lanka. >> i campaign spokesperson for maithripala sirisena said in the early hours of the night as the votes from going through, it seemed the then president mahinda rajapaksa didn't like what he was seeing and called for a meeting with representatives from the attorney-general office and the army chief, to find out that a legal means of him retaining power. it's worthwhile remembering that he called for the election two years early after seeing poor results of what he received in by-elections. to cut a long story short, that didn't go down too well with the attorney-general representatives, and the military refused to play ball and then called for a meeting with maithripala sirisena. it shows the lengths that the former president was prepared to t

it would be differently a fresh relief of democracy into sri lanka.es feel like he's got half the job getting to the presidency. gentlemen, thank you very much. >> the story i was talking about a moment ago, we know the russian space agency has been saying there was an ammonium leak. the crew in the u.s. section have been moved to the russian section. they have just tweeted and said they scant confirm the ammonia leak but the crew is safe. and there will be an update on nasa television. >>> for now, back down-to-earth, aaron in the latest business news. >> hey there. i'm going to talk about gold. if you're looking to get married this week and in the process of buying your other half any kind of gold for that matter this story may give you something to think about. around 15% it is mined by gold miners who work in unsafe conditions mines, handling toxics. gold mining is one of the most dang rougeerous industries mining as much as one buck a day. fair tried gold is the new trade for jewelry and they hope fair trade miner ss will get this. they rehily on

. >>> plus the pope in sri lanka. we'll be taking you live there. >>> an additional 10,000 troops will be out on the streets of paris and other french cities as the country steps up security in the wake of last week's terror attacks. >> thousands attended funeral services on tuesday in paris, in jerusalem as well for those victims who were killed. that includes three french police officers. president francois hollande awarded them the country's highest honor. ♪ ♪ [ singing in french ] >> you can hear them there, members of the french national assembly singing the country's national anthem after a moment of silence honoring the 17 people killed last week. >>> and the national assembly voted to extend french air strikes against isis targets in iraq. >> the prime minister drew a distinction between the fight with muslim extremists and people of the muslim faith. take a listen. >> translator: yes, france is at war against terrorism, jihadism and radical islam. france france is not at war against a religion. france is not

. >> and pope francis visits sri lanka with a message of hope and re-conciliation. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] >> a rally for tolerance and peace led by the muslim community. >> here in berlin, 14,000 people gathered at the brandenburg gate , creating a sea ofsigns with the symbols of judaism, islam, and christianity. >> the message -- there is room for all faiths and no room for jihad-ism. all major religions were on hand. >> it was the muslim community that unorganized that -- that organize this event. >> we began in the heart of berlin. >> it was a show of unity and solidarity. the french embassy side-by-side, the head of the jewish and muslim community and majors of -- and representatives of major legal parties. they said that the terrorists wanted to divide people, but instead achieved the opposite. >> they have brought us together. on sunday, the french defended the values of their republic. yesterday, today, and tomorrow we are the ones doing it here i

. >> and on the first on his asian tour, the pope makes an appeal for sri lanka to confront its past. >> sold out as soon as it went on sale. france's satirical magazine "charlie hebdo" return to newsstands wednesday. millions of copies were grabbed by readers|s in minutes. >> one week ago today, jihadist stormed the offices of the paper, killing 12 people. >> an offshoot of al qaeda claimed responsibly for the attacks, saying it was vengeance for them mocking the prophet mohammed. >> the same magazine has another controversial cover that has france and much of the world reading. >> newspaper stands in paris were swamped on wednesday people -- wednesday. people across the country lined up to get the copy. "it is on most like a political demonstration" this woman says. "i've never seen so many people lined up at my stand." many were late for work, offer charlie. the first printing of 3 million copies sold out in many locations by early morning. an additional two million were ordered to meet the demand. this woman says, "i think it is a historical issue, and it could be a new getting fo

and we have reaction from sri lanka and after the election of a new president in sri lanka.and in sport chelsea continue to set the base in in the english premier league. >> we have this news coming out of libya. a number of people have been killed and injured in an explosion of what is pleased to have been a bomb. state media reporting two suicide-bombers have killed seven in an attack on a cafe in the northern city tripcally. that's what we have at the moment. the number of deaths, suicide-bombers blamed in tripoli and northern lebanon. we'll have more on that as we have it. we go to another suicide attack. this one in nigeria where police believe a girl as young as ten was carrying the suicide vest. more than six people have lost their lives. let's start with this one the horrible fact that this was a child, a very young child the police say was responsible. >> exactly. that's what the police are saying. a child as young as ten or even less may have carried out the attack on monday. this is the third time there has been an attack in three months. but this is not the first

china stood by sri lanka during the civil war. it was a crucial time. the kind of support that the last government was grateful for and eagle for reward. but some analysts accuse the government of taking financial short us. >> loans at high interest, haste and secrecy surround these deals with important questions. >> were the chinese more able and willing to provide the kind of commissions that are alleged to have taken were they therefore outbidding everybody else because there was certain underwriting or subsidizing. >> the challenger made history by unseating the two-term encome benefit president. his election drew this response were beijing. >> the cooperation between china and sri lanka are in interests in the two country's people. we hope that it the relationship will further press ahead with a healthy and stable development. >> it's that healthy and table development that sri lanka says it wants for all investments. >> business will go on without any problem if there are is no corruption or fat layers laird on. that's a serious note for the futur

a short time ago florida the pope canonized sri lanka's first saint.e'll get you the latest in a live report coming up in roughly 15 minutes. you are watching cnn. i appreciate you staying with us. i'm errol barnett. >> i'm rosemary church. in headlines, the first issue of "charlie hebdo" since last week's massacre is selling out of newsstands across paris today. three million copies have been printed up from the usual 60,000. the cover shows a cartoon of the prophet muhammad under the title "all is forgiven." >> at least 11 people were killed when a passenger bus came under heavy fire in eastern ukraine according to ukrainian authorities who spoke to reuters. they say rebels attacked the bus at a government checkpoint south of donetsk. >>> indonesian officials may be closer to answers in what sent airasia flight 8501 into the java sea last month. at this moment, they're listening to what's on the cockpit voice recorder. the flight data recorder of found on monday. it's believed the plane's fuselage has also been found, though it's not been confirmed b

ending what was called a dynasty in sri lanka the sri sri lankans have voted against a cronyism form of government. >> a return to the consolidation of reconciliation with the tamal minority which really has not occurred since the end of the civil war and that is a major issue which will now face the incoming government. >> so what sort of utterance he has been made regard to the reconciliation with the huge tamal minority qumght? rajapaksa was credited with win it is war but he didn't win the peace is he? >> that's right. the difficulty of mr. sirasena, he was from the mold of the old government and hasn't made any promises of how he will secure the reconciliation with the tamal minority. constitute a significant minority that there will be a move towards reconciliation, that there will be a move towards the demilitarization of the country but at this stage we haven't had any firm promises, it is more a hope on the part of the tamal people. >> and when about the international oarnlings if you orientation if you like of the sri lankan people, finger-wagging from his former european a

putting further pressure on sri lanka, the government to cooperate with the u.n.olution and set up the tribunal to look into the ong structural genocide against the people. >> thank you very much indeed for talking to us at al jazeera >>> indonesian divers lifted the tail section from the crashed airasia out of the sea. the recovery of the tail is vital for looking for the cockpit voice and data recorders. the airasia crashed into the java sea nearly two weeks ago, killing all 162 passengers on board. >> a judge in the u.s. dismissed a lawsuit seeking commoning from the u.n. -- compensation from the u.n. for haitian victims of a cholera epidemic. 9,000 died after waste from a nepalese peacekeepers camp spilled into a river five years ago. >> reporter: it's a major setback for haitian cholera victims' families and justice. a judge throwing out a class action lawsuit means the chances of the united nations facing questions in the 2010 color out outbreak -- collerholera cout break may not -- cholera outbreak may not occur. there was evidence the u.n. introduced chole

including sri lanka's president president's bid for a third term. >>> a government that is attempting to recover even though government forces have pushed boko haram out. >> it's a chilling and draconian sentence... it simply cannot stand. >> this trial was a sham... >> they are truth seekers... >> all they really wanna do is find out what's happening, so they can tell people... >> governments around the world all united to condemn this... >> as you can see, it's still a very much volatile situation... >> the government is prepared to carry out mass array... >> if you want free press in the new democracy let the journalists live. >> you're watching al jazeera. a reminder of the top stories. bangladesh prime minister has accused the main opposition leader of trying to create anarchy. lang debangladesh national party has created a blockade on the road in the controversy of the anarchy in the country's election. >>> and pakistan's lower house of parliament has postponed a vote on whether to set up special military courts to try terror suspects. the debate follows an attack on a school in

in north central sri lanka his ally for decades, now his political opponent went to the ballot box. maithripala sirisena fought what many describe as a brave campaign against the sri lankan leader accusing mahinda rajapaksa and his family some of whom long held positions of high political and economic power, of being autocratic and corrupt. >> translation: i know the vast majority of people will vote for me to take on the huge responsibility for the country. we are going to win. my hope is to build a country without violence - a kind and affectionate nation. >> reporter: there has been talks of voter intimidation it's unclear yet how clean the election was. >> concerns raised by groups about abuse of resources, and the partialitiy of the media and pre-election violence it will go towards establishing judgment as to whether there's a level playing field. >> reporter: the votes began being delivered to the counting center in the early evening. the election commission declaring the poll free and fair. >> i voted because we needed change. we have economic difficulties. the military regar

we are turning our attention to sri lanka. ans to cut back the power of the president. ♪ >> you are with "on the move" coming to you live from hong kong. the new sri lankan president is expected to name his government soon. maithripala sirisena has a smaller, more open administration and an end to corruption and nepotism. [indiscernible] let's have a look at president service and a's -- president s irisena's to do list. thank you very much for joining us. let's start with the election result, which was a regular surprise. mr. rajapaksa losing. the opposition, service and -- sirisena winning/ . >> there has been a huge governance deficit. the corruption, the family dynastic project, etc. >> indeed, that is perhaps one of the reasons why he was kicked out of office, essentially. this is going to be top on mr. siriawsena's to-do list. what do you anticipate he is going to do? >> as you probably know, he's got a plan. the central focus of that plan is the -- of the parts of the executive presidency. that opens the door to corruptio

sri lanka for many years knew the orders of civil strife. it's seeking to facilitate peace and to heal the scars of those years. >> reporter: pope francis will be heading north tomorrow where much of the civil war took place. he will be holding a mass there at one of the most prominent churches here in sri lanka. all of this very symbolic years. the first pope to be allowed to go north. for the past three decades until 2009 there was a civil war going on. very symbolic indeed. a good first day. thank you for joining us at 1:50 in the afternoon in sri lanka. >>> a warning to the u.s. military on its own packed website. what officials are -- hacked website. what official are saying after the break. >>> later, we'll be taking a closer look at individuals believed to be responsible for the terrorist attacks in paris. right. real milk. but it won't cause me discomfort. exactly, no discomfort because it's milk without the lactose. and it tastes? it's real milk! come on, would i lie about this? [ female announcer ] lactaid®. 100% real milk. no disc

it was what many saw as payback for china helping sri lanka fight during its civil war. the new government has different plans. >> china has been our friends from the 1950's. the element of corruption will be eliminated. >> china won a large share of post war development projects, including an international airport and the countries first he can press weighs. >> china stood by sri lanka during the civil war here, a considerable time. some analysts accuse the last government of taking financial short cuts and the lack of transparency. analysts say huge chinese loans have high interest, and secrecy surrounding these deals have important questions. >> whether the chinese were willing and able to provide the kinds of commissions that is alleged to have taken were they therefore outbidding everyone else because in effect, they were underwriting or subsidizing the dine knee itself. >> this response came from beijing: >> the cooperation between nine in a and sri lanka is based on important principles of mutual benefit. we hope and believe that we will further press ahead with a

. >>> right, to sri lanka now. there was an attempted coup when he lost the election.nomy seeded defeat on he conceded defeat on friday. an investigation is now being launched. the new cabinet is also set to be announced later on sunday. let's go live to charles strait ford our correspondent who is there in the capital. and charles tell us more about the former president going to the army for support. >> reporter: we'll tell what you we know. in the early hours of the morning on the ninth of december just as those votes were being counted out it seems as if he saw how poorly he was doing and called a representative of the attorney general to come up with some sort of legal means by which he could retain his office. after lengthy discussions, it was found that there were no legal means and so we hear the military refuse today play ball. and it was then that he called this meeting with the now president and conceded defeat in that election. it's worth noting, putting this in context that of course he called this election two years early because of what he perceived as be

many people voted for change here in sri lanka say they were unhappy with the way politics crept intospect of life and the country foreign service not spared and one area the new government says needs urgent reform. >> to put the foreign ministry on tract and to restore the credibility of sri lanka within the eyes of the international community. >> reporter: the new government has begun work on the broad reforms it promised. later this month it will introduce a mini budget which many hope to bring the hope they need al jazeera, columbo. >>> haiti president has sworn in new government ministers and michelle is yet to reach a deal with opposition and holding new elections and they were named a week after parliament was dissolved and months of protests and calls for his resignation because of allegations of corruption. in guatemala a former police chief guilty of ordering soldiers to set fire to spanish embassy while protesters were inside and he was sentenced to 90 years in prison and al jazeera's david mercer has more from guatemala city. >> reporter: it was a ruling that many people h

sri lanka's new president says the funding process for these projects lacked transparency.payments are unsustainable. and has promised an inquiry in to corruption. >> i think an investigation is important. justice must are done, justice must be seen to be done. it's not only about the people who stole it's about the people coming to offers as well. it's justice is done, then the people who hold offers will also be careful in the future. >> reporter: al jazerra spoke to the former governor of the central bank two days before the election. we asked him for his response to threats of an investigation by the now newly elected president. >> for him to get up one more than and say look, i have. [ inaudible ] that. questions his credibility. >> reporter: he resigned the day after the election win. one political party has already submitted complaints to the bribery commission about him and members of the former president's family including the former president. back on the farm, he says he will continue supporting his favorite local politician. but with his election campaign in tat

sri lanka ♪ >> announcer: this is al jazeera. ♪ hello and welcome to the news hour i'm nick clark ina and these are the top stories. ♪ a low-key celebration of armed forces day in iraq as the military struggles to survive and fend off i.s.i.l., lower house of parliament votes to allow terror suspects to be tried in special military courts. immigration and identity in the spotlight in germany as protesters organize mass rallies. and driving development at the daka rally, one car lays down the challenge to make the race cleaner and greener. ♪ so then we begin in iraq where the army marked the 94th anniversary but instead of the usual big military parade the celebrations are reduced to a wreath laying ceremony and battling i.s.i.l. that seized large parts of the country and we are in irbil in northern iraq and given the problems iraqi military has had it's no surprise this event has been marked in such a low-key way. >> indeed, nick these are very tough times for iraq army and have had months of turbulence and many with the iraqi army and absent from the ceremony today were the pump and

on a day which their president calls the beginning of a new political era for sri lanka. charles stratford al jazeera colombo. >> indonesiaen divers have left of the tail of the airasia plane out of the java sea. the investigators are still looking for the section that includes the cockpit data recorders. the flight went down killing 162 on board. >>> now the first ever attempt to recycle a rocket for a space launch has failed. the privately owned space company successfully sent what it called the unmanned cargo ship into orbit but it could not get the launching rocket to land which it was supposed to do safely in the much atlantic ocean. instead it collided with the ship and broke apart. >>> australia is thought to be home of suffering but it isn't. an olympicic athlete taught them how to do t. >> a century ago it was the scene of an historic event. fresh water beach is known as australia's home of surfing. the statue of duke kahanamoku stand above it. the hawaiian was an olympic swimmer, but the hawaiian also surfed. when he came, he brought his board. and his exhibitio

the pontiff arrived in sri lanka a short time ago. he wants to see peace and prosperity on the island which is struggling to recover from a decade's long civil war that ended back in 2009. in the next half hour we will take you to colombo for a love report on pope francis' visit. >>> after a soggy weekend in parts of southern california a winter storm is bringing moisture to the southwestern u.s. pedram the problem always is too much of a good thing, right? >> exactly. it becomes a bad thing very quickly. at least for will ka cal, the rainfall came in about an inch this past weekend in los angeles. some of the worst drought areas in southern california and central california that region had about 60% of coverage area for the worst drought. now that's improved to 30% of the region seeing the exceptional drought. notice a few warnings and watches and advisories in place. about a quarter million people across this region, excluding some of the major cities. leer's the perspective, notice a few snow showers falling in the higher elevation

many people who voted for change here in sri lanka say they were unhappy how politics crept into everyt of life and the foreign service was not spared and is just one area that new government says needs urgent reform. >> this challenge would be to put the foreign ministry back on track and stop the politicalzation and restore the credibility of sri lanka. >> reporter: the new government began work on broad reforms it promised and later this month they will have a mini budget and hoping it will bring relief they need al jazeera, columbo. >>> voting started in zambia for the president after the death of michael satta last year and a close race from the patriotic front and the united party for national development and we report from a polling station in the capitol. >> reporter: this election wasn't meant to happen now but michael died last year while in office and people have to come out and vote for a new president and come out in big numbers, waiting in long lines and exhausted about casting their votes. when they get to the door the idea is to check and go in and cast their ballots an

joseph voss is credited for reestablishing catholicism in sri lanka.e civil war, meeting those who suffered most and calling for forgiveness. the war ended five years ago. but reconciliation has yet to happen. with this visit, many say the process of healing can perhaps finally begin. cnn, colombo. >> the pope is on his way to the philippines. that visit is likely going to cone side with a tropical storm. >> let's find out what the forecast is with derek vandam. so what is the weather for pope francis? >> it's interesting. on his trip to the philippines, he's stopping in tacloban. if you remember, that's where typhoon haiyan hit. he's going to be visiting some of the families impacted from that sport. this is the latest satellite imagery. 65 kilometer sustained winds with tropical storm michaela. there are a couple of different weather patterns we're monitoring. one scenario brings us in a west-northwest direction, impacting the islands here bringing more rain than wind. expecting 100 to upwards of 200 millimeters of rainfall. a large cone of uncertain

sri lanka says it's own inquiry is enough here.do you think its incumbent for the new president to cooperate with the national inquiry? i think one of the problems we have before is that the united nations will ask us to proceed with the lessons learned and reconciliation of the commission butted a to say that they didn't do it. they decided to the domestic inquiry and included some distinguished international lawyers on that, but i think it was too little too late. >> the thing is there are a lot of people--a lot of people outside of the country of sri lanka--a lot of people have suggested that is impossible, and to negate any accusations of favoritism and lack of impartiality--to say that it would be fair and open, you need to go to the international community. >> that's complete nonsense. you know that the international community is not always the most fair and just in the world. there are a lot of double standards. you know perfectly well accusations of basically abuses, the countries who have done the most in the last few year

there were buddhists, that's the major religion practiced in sri lanka. there were also people from the hindu community and muslims and christians as well who all got together for that service. the ethnic conflict isn't something he hasn't shied away from mentioning. even yesterday as he arrived at the airport and met the nuew president of this country elected less than a week ago he talked about how healing needs to include the pursuit of truth and many i spoke to hope his visit to the northern area puts the spotlight on some of their long standing demands for a proper investigation into the last leg of the war. >> thank you very much. live there from colombo. >>> let's bring you up to date to all the business news and the euro under the spotlight. >> hello, yes. the ecb does have the legal authority to buy eurozone government bonds, government debt the ruling by the justice, one of the top lawyers of the european union. why is this significant? it means the european central bank can use bond buying debt buying by stimulating the economy, if needed facin

> the unity march bringing 50 global leaders to the french capital >>> from doha also ahead how sri lanka's former president offers a failed plan to keep mahinda rajapaksa in power when he realised he could lose election. >> protesters on the streets. >> hello. interior ministers from across europe are holding a security summit in the french capital and are discussing ways to counterterrorism aspects. turkey's prime minister said that he will help to trace a fourth suspect who is thought to have fled towards the middle east. crossing over to jacky rowland, joining us from paris. tell us about that. >> what you said about the bringing together interior ministers, security ministers from countries in europe and further afield. the question of course is how much can be organised in a hastily awaited image. it's parts of in many ways symbolic to bring the people together to talk about security i think, or practical work will take place afterwards in the days and weeks to come. clearly when you talk about threats now, these are not real threats. they cross borders, you have a europe without bord

. >>> sri lanka's new government is taking a closer look at its relationship with china. china had become the partner of choice for the former president, securing millions worth of development projects. as reported. critics accuse both of widespread corruption. >> reporter: proof of close ties between sri lanka and china. here at an action in colombo chinese porcelain and goods. >> the former president took the relationship with china to a new level. many saw it as payback for china helping sri lanka fight the tamil tigers during the civil war. the new government has different plans. >> china will continue to be a friend, but corruption will be eliminated. >> reporter: china won presents the port international and expressways. >> china gave the kind of support the last government was grateful for. but some analysts accuse them of taking financial shortcuts and the lack of transport. analysts say huge loans, at high interest, and secrecy surrounding the deal is in question. >> whether chinese were willing and able to provide what the former president was alleged to have ta

it's what many saw as china helping sri lanka fight the tamil tigers during the war. the new government has different plans. >> china is no exception. they've been our friends and continue to do so. the element of corruption will be eliminated. >> china helped with the port power plant and expressways. china assisted. they offered support that they were grateful to reward. the last government is accuse of taking financial short cuts and the lack of transparency. huge chinese loans, extraordinary secrecy surrounding these deals raised questionses. >> whether the chinese are willing and able to provide what is alleged to have been taken, were they outbiting everyone else. never underwriting or subsidizing the dynasty themselves. >> a challenger made history by seeking the president, and drew this response from beijing. >> translation: cooperation between china and sri lanka is based on important principles of mutual interest. we hope and believe the relevant cooperation between china and sri lanka will further continue with a healthy develop. >> it's that development th

on a week-long tour of asia. >> it was the first time i saw the pope. >> he's bringing peace to sri lanka a message. he is on a mission to bring peace to the world. >> i hope for peace and religious peace in our country. >> thousands of sri lankans waiting for for a glimpse of the pope. >> this is a first visit to the country in 30 years. >> the pontiff visit came at a crucial time for sri lanka. he'shethat is trying to move on after 30 years of conflict. >> the process of healing also needs to clue the pursuit not for the sake of reopening old wounds but as a necessary means of promoting justice healing and unity. >> speaking of we building, the pope emphasized promoting human dignity, respect of human rights and inclusion of each member of society. the pope will visit a holy shrine in northwest sri lanka. >> opening statements began in in a trial for a man accused of silk roads. ross olbrecht made millions running the size, accused to be the most profitable marketplace. >> traders are now talking about storing oil for when the rices go up again. where are the drums where is the bottom a

hundreds of thousands of people in sri lanka's capital joint pope country. the pope canonized the catholic saint in a ceremony it's the first papal visit since the end of the civil war in 2009. >> i want to talk to you about piracy on the world seas continuing to fall. in 2014 attacks dropped by 44% compared to 2014. 245 incidents were recorded around the globe. most attacks record ships boarded, few involve a hi jagging. the rest are attempts or were they have been fired upon. the navy started to patrol and last year there was 11 and criminals were stopped in those incidents. they have almost doubled in south-east asia. the main target is armed gangs receiving cargos of diesel and oil. more on the story. we'll talk to the director of the international maritime bureau joining us from london. with a drop - doesn't it say more about who is behind the spot in hijacking? >> this is a small coastal tanker. it's the best diesel oil cargos on board. they take place in the approaches - the southern approaches to the south seas and vessels are boarded and patients di

thank you very much indeed alan keenan there talking about a new group in sri lanka. malawi hechters wiped out by floods destroying crops many families rely on for livelihoods. from the southern district where many farmers appear to have lost matt pretty much everything. paluka is devastated. she had enough in storage to last her until april and the floods came and she lost everything thruingincluding her home. stoob honest i am strapped. >> she and many other farmers now have to rely on food handouts the water swept aggie everything. those we talked to said they have never witnessed this kind of flooding before. >> the flootsdz were unprecedented affecting areas that had never been flood prone. climate change and deforestation are being blamed. more than 1 third of mawlai is classified as forest land but the deforestation is one of the highest in southern african. the rains came late and an amount it has never been. the environment has been devastated by cutting wood for burning bricks. roughly 90% use charcoal or firewood. she is one of the millions use charcoal to

. >>> still to come we have to sri lanka, where relations with the minorities are in the spotlight aheade presidential elections. ♪ >> it's a chilling and draconian sentence... it simply cannot stand. >> this trial was a sham... >> they are truth seekers... >> all they really wanna do is find out what's happening, so they can tell people... >> governments around the world all united to condemn this... >> as you can see, it's still a very much volatile situation... >> the government is prepared to carry out mass array... >> if you want free press in the new democracy let the journalists live. ♪ >>> you are watching al jazeera, a reminder now of our top stories. a palestinian man convicted of the murder of three teenage israeli settlers has been sentenced. he was given three life sentences over the killings that occurred in june. >>> iraqi security forces say at least 30 soldiers have been killed in a series of isil attacks in anbar province. 24 isil fighters are also reported to have died. the attacks come as iraq's army is marking its 94th anniversary. instead of the big military parade

. >>> still ahead on al jazeera, the pope visits northern sri lanka urging forgiven for what he calls evil done during the civil war. >>> and al jazeera finds there are a number of problems with the registration process. >> monday. the most secretive nation on earth. >> we're heading to the border between north and south korea. >> a rare glimpse inside. >> kim jong un sometimes does strange things, but he is smart. >> as tensions escalate, what will be the fallout? >> we're still at a state of war with north korea. >> we have to be ready to fight tonight. >> "faultlines". al jazeera america's hard-hitting. >> today they will be arrested. >> ground-breaking. >> they're firing canisters of gas at us. >> emmy award-winning, investigative series. new episode. "hidden state: inside north korea. monday 9:00 eastern. only on al jazeera america. ♪ >>> the top stories on al jazeera. al-qaeda in the arabian peninsula says it is behind the attack on the offices of charlie hebdo in paris last week. the new edition of the french newspaper has sold out almost immediately after going on sale in pari

. >> that is right, the comments made between sri lanka and philippines on thursday pope francis sayingarly in reference to the charlie hebdo no justification for this matter or other matters but as you just said he said they could not be the use of free speech despite the fact that free speech is a fundamental right and indeed a necessary good in terms of defending the common good he said but that could not extend to insulting or making fun of religion and if that happened and the response could be expected and i think it was the way in which he illustrated that and standing next to a vatican colleague and said if this man insulted his mother and said a curse word about his mother he could expect a punch in return and some think he may have been saying some justification for the sort of response we saw in paris and pontiff is saying no and speaking in an informal way among colleagues and his presence is the first day of the five day visit to the philippines and he has been on the streets and a huge public welcome for him but he has not been afraid to mix it in politics and he is focuse

. >>> pope francis again calls for reconciliation in sri lanka. ♪ >>> france's president says his countryt show great determination against terrorism. hollande addressed french troops on the aircraft carrier which is sailing off for the indian ocean and may deploy to the middle east. >> translator: i continue to regret that the international community did not react to syria on time. france was ready. orders had been given. but another route was chosen. >>> jonah hull joins us live from paris. this was hollande's annual address to the french military. he talked a lot about domestic issues, but a lot about international issues as well. tell us more about his address. >> reporter: well i think this was perhaps an opportunity for president hollande to make two coy points the first was to demonstrate what he is doing, and what is being done to protect the homeland so protect french citizens a week after those attacks on the headquarters of charlie hebdo last wednesday, and he made the point that 10,000 troops had been deployed in record time. nothing like this he said had ever been seen before

tomorrow the pope leaves sri lanka for the philippines. >>> time now 4:42. this is one of the strangest and coolest things we have seen in a long time. this morning, we have a story behind oakland mayor libby schaaf's sail ride. >> finally get to the bottom of that. >> what's cool about your school? email your nominations to us at coolschools@kpix.com. we may come and feature your school on the show. >>> two climbers expect to finish a historic ascent of yosemite's el capitan by tonight. kevin jorgeson and tommy caldwell atrying to finish a free climb -- are trying to finish a free climb of dawn wall with nothing but their hands and feet, just ropes for protection. >> they are holding on to things big as a fingernail. >> this is going to happen. we won't feel the whole immensity of it until they are on top. >> the two men began the climb december 27. >>> a popular beer garden is expected to show up near at&t park in san francisco and "the yard" will include a coffee shop, retail stores and waterfron deck. it will across from lefty o'doul's. developers say it

it is the first papal visit to sri lanka. he's expected to canonize the nation's first saint.ch in northern sri lanka for a service expected to draw a half a million people. >>> newly released video shows two suspects behind a violent mugging in fern rock. a 41-year-old man was leaving the delco pharmacy on the 5600 block of north broad last tuesday when he was pushed back inside. both suspects threw him to the ground and one threatened him with a gun before taking off with $300. if you recognize either man in this video call philadelphia police. >> 5:57 now and all new coming up on "action news," slipping and sliding in berks county. >>> it may have led to a nasty overnight crash. we have more on the dangerous conditions there and elsewhere. >> plus, a berks county man confessed to the revenge killing of a marine but he says he didn't do it alone. "action news" continues. >> ♪♪ living with chronic migraine feels like each day is a game of chance. i wanted to put the odds in my favor. so my doctor told me about botox® an fda-approved treatment that significantly reduces headac

. >> you were born in sri lanka. >> i was born in 1976. the civil war out in the early 1980's. th my parents are buddhists. my mom was a nurse. insinuate able to himself to get posted to the sri lankan high commission in canada. we were six years old when myself, my sister, and my parents integrated. my dad proudly talks about how he was a communist organizer. when he spoke out about that, there was a huge pushback from the government that said you can't talk like this. there was a lot of pressure on my father to the point where he could not reasonably return to sri lanka without our life not being in some kind of jeopardy, so we filed for refugee status. the canadian government gave us ,efugee status, and we stayed and life as we knew it abruptly stopped and we had to start all over again. no house, no close, no nothing. fast, i'm sitting here with you. it is crazy. it's not supposed to turn out this way. being you go from well-off to almost nothing? job i made $55,000. i show that to my parents because they complained when i took this job. i took a job in finance because i saw

whatever he says is followed in sri lanka with respect. >> thank you very much indeed. >>> we hope youe on "bbc world news." more to bring you including after thousands join an antiislam march. angela merkel promotes tolerance. shopping online is as easy as it gets. wouldn't it be great if hiring plumbers, carpenters and even piano tuners were just as simple? thanks to angie's list now it is. start shopping online from a list of top-rated providers. visit angieslist.com today. you want an advanced degree, but sometimes work can get in the way. now capella university offers flexpath, a revolutionary new program that allows you to earn a degree at your pace and graduate at the speed of you. flexpath from capella university. >>> you are watching "bbc world news" with me, david eades. the latest headlines. the three police officers killed in the paris attacks have been given the highest award, the legion of honor. in israel funerals are being held for the victims of the supermarket killings in paris. the government says forces killed at least 143 bow ka hor am sollers. they said one was ki

and in sri lanka he's a down-to-earth pope. and he we can hear and see that he's on a mission to bring peace to the world. >> i hope that the pope will bring us peace. >> thousands of three lankaens lined the streets as the pope went in an open jeep. >>here on the sea front on wednesday, tens of thousands of people are expected to attend. it's the first papal visit to this country in 20 years. >> the papal visit comes at a crucial time for sri lanka which is trying to move on after 30 years of conflict. a new president was elected last week, and the pope had a clear message on reconciliation. >> the process of healing also needs to include the pursuit of god. now,not for the sake of opening old wounds but as a means of promoting justice healing, and unity. >> speaking of rebuilding, the pope emphasized the importance of promoting human dignity and respect for human rights, and including each member of society. the pope will visit a holy shrine in sri lanka before he leaves the country on thursday. aljazeera. >> still ahead toni

bbc news jakarta. >>> pope francis is in sri lanka on a six-day tour of asia.aking shortly after arriving the pope called for reconciliation between the majority and the minority. he said the nation could not fully heal without seeing the truth. our correspondent reports from the sri lanka capitol. >> reporter: after a long flight, pope francis arrived to sunshine and a warm greeting on the tarmac from sri lanka's new president. >> your holiness -- peace and friendship among our people after overcoming -- we are people who -- based on our -- >> reporter: this is a nation that wants the future to be a harmonious one after a conflict that ended five years ago. for this audience the pope chose to speak in english about the need to pursue the truth of what happened dur thag war. >> the process of healing needs to include -- not for the sake of opening all wounds but as necessary means of promoting justice, healing and unity. >> reporter: as the pope arrived, he said it was no easy task to overcome the trust. it could be done by cultivating reconciliation solidarity

hopefully a start of a new political era for sri lanka. charles stratford, al jazeera colombo. >>> recommendation of charges be brought against david petraeus, petraeus allegedly provided classified information to paula broadwell, his form he mistress. >>> life in prison on terrorism charges, abu hamda, extradited from the u.k. to stand trial in new york. now hundreds have been killed in nigeria in the latest attack by boko haram which amnesty international could be the deadliest massacre of the armed group. unconfirmed reports suggest up to 2,000 people including women and children have been murdered in the northeastern town of bago. thousands of nigerians have had to flee to neighboring niger and many remain internally displaced. >>> in the pakistani capital baghdad. mohamed val explains. >> it's known as the sunday bazaar a market for used clothes. this could be the most influential area in the city of bagz. baghdad. >> comes at times to help. the clothes come from various foreign destinations for a trivial price wholesale. some of the

preaching a message of reconciliation, pope francis arrives in sri lanka to a warm welcome. welcome to our viewers on public television and around the globe. the funerals have taken place. the people killed -- taken place for the people killed in the capital. they died so that france could live in freedom. in a sign of defiance, charlie hebdo is reducing -- releasing an issue with the prophet mohammed on the cover. >> they say freedom has a price. this was the price it forced on france. three police officers killed along with 14 others in islamist attacks. for the highest price, they received the highest honor on their coffins from the head of state. the sacrifice was enough to move the relatives and the prime minister and president. his gentleness is a stark contrast to the way they died. >> i express my gratitude and pride. because of you, with you, france is still standing. long live the republic. long live france. >> another reminder immersed today up police courage during the attacks. the footage of the first two gunmen reveling in what they had done. the freedoms they

and almost a million sri lankas attend mass with pope francis as he again calls for reconciliation. >> hello it printed 3 million copies but that was enough to meet demand as the charlie hebdo magazine. sold out before dawn. it has a cartoon of the prophet muhammad on its cover striking controversy for many muslims. but more copies have been ordered as demands outstrip supply. they're also sending an aircraft carrier to the middle east to be used against the islamic state and al al-qaeda in iraq. there is claim of responsibility for the attacks on charlie hebdo not from the islamic stake but islamic state but in yemen. >> they were queuing before dawn and celebrating if they managed to get their hands on a copy. >> i'm so happy. i woke up super early and went everywhere. they were all sold out but now we're happy. >> it's not showing the cover but on the inside pages charlie hebdo is as irreverent as ever marking the hypocrisy that it sees between islam. hundreds of copies have gone abroad. where has the demand come from? >> the majority comes from the european and north amercian regi