that was dan in tanzania. found an elevator that goes sideways. the picturesque town of rottweil, germany, home to fearsome dogs, chocolate box buildings and a 246—metre tower housing the tallest observation deck in germany. but this tower isn't just about great views. built by an elevator company thyssenkrupp, it has 12 lift shafts running inside it. one is used to transport passengers to the top, the others to test the latest in elevator technology. the inside area is in the core of the tower. only a few people really have the chance to see what we have built and what is running there. an elevator without any ropes. this is revolutionary. instead of steel ropes, the cabin is carried by linear motors, it is the same tech that drives japan's bullet train. as well as eliminating the speed and height restrictions of today's technology, this allows passengers to travel sideways as well as up and down, just like willy wonka's fantastical elevator in charlie and the chocolate factory. behind the scenes, behind the

>> tanzania probably has 25% to 50% of the total population of lions. 30,000 lions remaining. i think it's not so much the worry of the size, but it's the rapid decrease. we've lost large predators in the big part of the world. the world carries on. you would probably have other predators to take their place. you know, that'd be the hyenas, that'd be the cheetahs, that would be the leopards. of course, they couldn't take the big prey like the lion does. if you think about it that way, lions are a big show of an ecosystem that is healthy. they're important to that. 20, 22 hours of the day they relax. the female, you see sleeping cats lie. >> they are beautiful. s are uny as a meteor heads toward the metro area. go, go, go, go, go! we can fit more! there's still more room! we gotta go. juicer! we don't have a juicer! the volkswagen tiguan. it fits everything you need, and everything you don't. coming at you with my brand-new vlog. just making some ice in my freezer here. so check back for that follow-up vid. this is my cashew guy bruno. holler at 'em, bru

the latest on environment topics from africa and europe this is what we have coming up today in tanzania donkeys are still being stolen and killed far more than on the most well fed come pain as a lamb then a shipyard in germany is building guess what pooley functional green vote out of renewable materials and in senegal we meet women using d.s.o. look paul to earn money and provide light to the habit. but first let's stop the show here in nairobi. i have joined its neighbors in banning the sale of plastic bags and other plastic products but that doesn't mean an end to plastic waste around nairobi an estimated two hundred fifty tons of plastic are generated every day it can be recycled in different ways now. in the kenyan capital has found a way of timing the west into fuel. plastic litters this dump site counting. every kenyans generates four million tons of garbage. to see one juror who is a model for school children. collecting waste helps income. come here to collect plastic with my friends. this job helps me pay for school fees. everything. on an average day lucy and others collect

the latest on environment topics from africa and europe this is what we have coming up today in tanzania donkeys are still being stolen and killed farmers and animals welfare campaign is all around then a shipyard in germany is building guess what fully functional green both renewable materials and incentive go we meet women using paul to earn money and provide light to the avenue. but first let's stop the show here in nairobi kenya has joined its neighbor rwanda in banning the sale of plastic bags and other plastic products but that doesn't mean an end to plastic waste in every round nairobi an estimated two hundred fifty tonnes of plastic generated every day it's come to recycled in different ways now i just can't entrepreneurial in the kenyan capital has found a way of timing the west into fuel. plastic litter this dump site counting. every canyons generates four million tons of garbage. to see one juror who is a moderate for school the children. collecting waste helps an income. like come here to collect plastic with my friends. this job helps me pay for school fees. everything. on a

you're watching news still to come tanzania's government banned photos like these from social media look at how and whether the government's moves are proving effective. but first a disturbing story in california thirteen brothers and sisters allegedly imprisoned by their own parents the victims range from two years old to twenty nine police say they were alerted by a teenage daughter who managed to escape. authorities were shocked at what they found hidden in this quiet suburb describing emaciated captives in foul smelling surroundings with padlocks and shackles. neighbors described the family as reclusive the children nearly invisible. they were the type that you didn't really get to know anything about them they were very good themselves and it says china issue so they only kept to themselves so and the only time you would see him you would never see one person you would never see anyone come outside all you have really seen is that. they'd go out maybe make a grocery run and that was about it. parents david and louise turpin were arrested after one of their children broke free and ma

of congo now with the military has launched an operation against an suspected of killing fifteen tanzania un peacekeepers and december troops are targeting members of the allied democratic forces near the town of betty and the north kivu province shallot ballasts reports . the beginning of an offensive by congolese troops on rebels hiding on the border the ugandan group known as the a.d.f. killed fifteen peacekeepers in an ambush on a un base in north kivu province in december it was the biggest single loss of peacekeepers in nearly a quarter of a century those killings triggered this response. army vehicles transported three hundred troops to the area with tanks and armored vehicles to ploys the said. we decided to launch an operation against the i.d.f. and all other groups in the area this is the last operation and we are prepared to fight to the end so we can restore security and peace in the region. the congolese hope it's the last but it certainly isn't the first here is a joint u.n. and congolese task force starting an offensive against idea fighters back in twenty fifteen. original

of south africa still some lively showers there into madagascar and also into southern parts of tanzania two hundred eighty six millimeters of rain twenty four hours inevitably there has been some flooding here as a result of that and that wet weather does stay in place for northern parts of madagascar northern areas of mozambique tanzania with more heavy rain for the congo . character. welcome back that's update on the top stories now an unpublished u.n. report seen by al-jazeera has chronicled extensive human rights violations in the war in yemen the paper documents the massive million casualties due to saudi led coalition airstrikes is ready forces applied to gas at palestinians protesting against the detention of the teenage palestinian activist to mimi and then you had of south africa's winning african national congress is about to crack down on corruption and restore nelson mandela his mission. iran says it will retaliate against the us after president donald trump announced fourteen new sanctions against iranian people and entities sanctions came as trump extended the iran nuclear

name is shannon choke she's a model and actress in tanzania photos like this she has a big following fill half a million followers on instagram and now amber lulu another big social media star seven hundred fifty thousand followers but these are two of the women that are really being targeted for kind of expressing their sexuality on on social media they're even now added to government watch list and they're being directly targeted they were they are part of a bigger crackdown to do what the government says is protect moral standards and values intends on the in society so with pleasure is what this is one of the i go around the houses what are they doing well i mean you're added to a list in fact we have actually a good example here name is pretty candid she's another one of these are pretty kind i'm sorry another one of these social media stars well she was summoned by the government reportedly banned from posting on social media for six months and she was made to apologize for her actions and this is the statement that she gave to the media media pretty kind said that she apologiz

a 6—year—old boy from tanzania has become the country‘s youngest app developer.ids his age.|j am even, i‘m just a normal six—year—old boy, i love school and playing games but after school i am ethan man, a superhero child! i created the game because i wanted kids to dream big dreams, i wanted to inspire kids to read and to love school. i believe kids should be responsible to dream big dreams and to love school, love reading and the message is you can be anything you wa nt to message is you can be anything you want to be. a un report predicts there will be a shift away from classical teaching to informal learning through mobile. for many children mobile is and will be their first interaction with digital and information literacy. since its launch a few months ago, it already has high reviews on google play and 500 downloads. even ca ptu red google play and 500 downloads. even captured this vision of what he wa nted captured this vision of what he wanted to do, the superhero character comes from himself. we discussed how it was going to look, what it was going to d

congo has launched an operation against an armed group it blames for the killing of fifty eight in tanzania and un peacekeepers last month troops are targeting members of the allied democratic forces near the town of beni in north kivu province. we are all conscious of the situation and danny and we started the operation against the a.t.f. this morning this is the last operation against the rebels and we will defeat them . police are investigating the stabbing death of a mexican journalist the body of seventy seven year old carlos. was found in the state of. rights groups say there was a crisis of press freedom in mexico at least six mexican journalists were killed for their work last year act of. one point five million dollars to the town's up campaign a defense fund for victims of sexual abuse he earned that figure reshooting scenes for the movie all the money in the world while his costar michelle williams made less than a thousand dollars for the reshoots revelation has highlighted gender pay disparities in hollywood. those are the headlines on al-jazeera the all of god is up next thank

is investigating last month's attack in the democratic republic of congo that killed fifteen tanzania and peacekeepers u.n. suspects the democratic forces uganda and armed group were behind the attack election officials in honduras say there's not enough evidence to overturn results of november presidential election president won a london hand as was declared the winner last month after he narrowly defeated leftist candidate salvador nasrallah despite claims of voter fraud. those are your headlines we're back with more news here on inside on al-jazeera that's after inside story. look at the economic reasons behind the middle east's. new year. with. the chief global economist at u.b.s. what's his dangerous idea. this time. the. meeting.

on lake tanganyika in what is now western tanzania the explorer was ill and virtually destitute and refused stanley's peace to leave africa the pair travelled together as far as tambura from their livingston insisted on traveling south again hoping he might get finding mysterious hidden sources of the rivers flow into another. in the year eight hundred seventy four another expedition set out with food and medicine for livingston it was new to morning that the group met livingston's african servants now carrying his embalmed body towards the coast. it instant had died on the first of may eight hundred seventy three in the village of cheek tumble where his heart was removed and buried the rest of his body was taken to london and finally buried in state in westminster abbey. the scorpion there. superstars and they've been rocking fans the world over for more than fifteen years on stage in the museum. and in the documentary for ever and today. the scorpions a special on. topics war next on the. guilt doesn't exist ten eighty euro max talk to the artist in basel i don't like people that are on t

on lake tanganyika in what is now western tanzania the explorer was ill and virtually destitute but refused stanley's peace to leave africa the pair traveled together as far as tambura from their livingston insisted on traveling south again hoping he might get find the mysterious hidden salsas of the rivers flow into another. in the year eight hundred seventy four another expedition set out with food and medicine for livingston it was new to morning that the group met livingston's african servants now carrying his embalmed body to watch the coast. livingston had died on the first of may eight hundred seventy three in the village of cheap tumble where his heart was removed and buried the rest of his body was taken to london and finally buried in state in westminster abbey. road and. enter the conflicts fronting the powerful. thank you. this week my guest is mark gregor the filmmaker israeli government spokesman now his country's ambassador get him out. of a job since israel annexed jerusalem the city has it become. our home. thank. you for. our culture. i care. for my. superfood. my current.

is investigating an attack on the democratic republic of congo last month that killed fifteen tanzania and peacekeepers the u.n. suspects that the allied democratic forces are ugandan armed on the attack as far as an arm to be active in congo's north kivu province where the assault took place . now zimbabwe's new president has formed a coalition government with the opposition and less than one god made the statement after visiting ailing opposition leader morgan chang at home china was battling colon cancer when i came to power in november after a military coup and popular protests forced out longtime leader robert mugabe. election officials and on doors have rejected an appeal by the opposition to the results of november's presidential election president on orlando and is was declared the winner last month after he narrowly defeated leftist candidate salvador last election officials say there wasn't enough evidence to support the opposition's claims of water for dozens of people died in opposition protests during the long delay in announcing the results. at least eighteen people have

the other side of the mozambique tap again some heavy rain that's affecting northern mizen big and tanzania. the weather sponsored by qatar and greece. the scene for us where on line what is american sign in yemen that peace is always possible but not what happens not because the situation is complicated but because no one cares or if you join us on sat there are people that there are choosing between buying medication and eating this is a dialogue i want to get in one more comment because this is someone who's an activist just posted a story join the global conversation at this time on al-jazeera. welcome back a quick recap of the top stories here on al-jazeera the u.s. state department is urging turkey not to intervene against kurdish forces in a free in syria the turkish government says if they attack in the coming days but it's seeking approval from russia just. pope francis is arrived in peru on the second leg of his south america told the leader of the roman catholic church is welcome to meet him up with him present at wrote a book. and u.s. ambassador to the un nikki haley has met gr

in tanzania, people say tanzania, they are actually really slave laborers.st of them work for very poor families who can afford to pay them almost nothing for 14 hours a day they do child care, cooking, cleaning the house, getting water, getting firewood, going to the market, everything, these are -- these families are so poor that they can't afford to pay them. if a woman who lives in a house high on the hill has to go down by the road to sell vegetables, she needs someone to take care of her household and then these girls sometimes as young as 6. what do sawa girls collaborate to improve working conditions when i was there, they held a weekend retreat to develop strategies. they teach each other to do more lucrative work such as cooking and sewing. they also egged policymakers and employers to ensure that they get fair treatment and their legal rights. >> get lit players of los angeles include mila who is currently the youth poet and writes 3-minute spoken word poem in response. they've informed both the classic and the spoken word poem on platforms as div

zipline says it is expanding service into tanzania and add medical supplies.it is a great use r an excellent start to the year. we will see you next week for "m" [captioning performed by the nats caption cora >>> oahu white sandy beaches -- we're globe trotting to the world's most luxurious sea side get aways right now on "mansions and millionaires" best destinations. >> from tropical breeze to crystal clear waters we take you inside this very special place. >> it's a true sense of luxury. >> and revealing the hollywood beauty who didn't want to leave. >> she stayed with us for weeks. >> then life is more than ha beach on oahu.

to this date six countries are signatories ethiopia uganda rwanda tanzania kenya and burundi. egypt and sudan were absent having refused to even attend the meeting. there was a mood of celebration among those who signed the so-called mile quarter framework agreement and want to regulate ourselves. having come it's far. less than that to why it's even more often said to make sure that all. the signatories believe egypt and sudan will have to come on board at some point and sign a new agreement all the time they walk out but they still come back because there is no in the cells that they can be able to use and what we have been telling them the only simple way is probation with that at asians sure enough a few weeks later in june two thousand and ten the egyptians return to the negotiating table. it was a bitter pill for them to swallow. however they have yet to sign the entebbe agreement. for the egyptians at least for the time being facts on the ground are more important than the signing of any a cool must of. egypt and certain neutral parties believe that we don't need to sig

un is investigating an attack on the democratic republic of congo last month that killed fifteen tanzania and peacekeepers the un suspects that the allied democratic forces are ugandan armed groups were behind the attack its functions are known to be active in congo's north kivu province where the assault took place those are the headlines on al-jazeera artscape is coming up next thank you for watching. in the philippines millions live in overcrowded slums but some have found another place to call home public cemeteries wonder when he meets those living among the dead at this time on al-jazeera twenty first century africa a continent undergoing great change and finally seizing control of it. but it's been a long shot at one hundred years ago for telegraphy was a colonial to god and how to write about the face of the. crime or term for the independent competent. in the post-colonial euphoria photographers like my legs the big shot that you call for us. but elsewhere the narrative was of a call on manageable continent often with too fast to just one. now a new generation to see photography

zipline says it is expanding service into tanzania and add medical supplies.it is a great use for drones and an excellent start to the year. we will see you next week for "m" [captioning performed by the nats caption cora ♪ robert handa: hello, and welcome to "asian pacific america." i'm robert handa, your host for our show here on nbc bay area and cozi tv. memories and a memorable musical performance are in store for you today. first, author jeanette arakawa and her book about the internment of japanese americans through the eyes of a child from the bay area. then memories to light, a project by caam, center for asian american media that collects home movies and tells the story of asian-american and pacific islander communities through those personal images. and we wrap up with our traditional showcase for artistic and cultural performances with young wilson zhang, a freshman in high school, but already a world class guitar player. he will perform live in our studio, so don't miss it. well, when our first guest was a freshman at uc berkeley,

this is an image from a funeral last month in tanzania 1a tanzania and soldiers died in the democraticore broadly around africa, mali has the highest number of fatalities of any mission, the next on the list is the central african republic and sudan more specifically in darfur. we can hear more from the un. the context in which we have deployed forces has fundamentally changed, we are being directly attacked and targeted. we have taken more casualties in the last year than in the previous two combined and the old ways of doing business are not sufficient to deal with the changed environments. there are a couple of issues, one is to do with the equipment and technology and there is also mindset, having clear instructions, being trained to use the equipment you have but also willing to take action. defending yourself is one thing but sometimes projecting strength is necessary because that deters against attacks. in these particular contexts, when we are being directly targeted, we have to be more robust and sometimes that might mean going on the offensive and having different technologie

this is in tanzania. costing a lot of money again. here is the story. she has struggled with her healing since she was born. now hearing operation is about to change this youngster‘s life. in the past, an operation like this would have meant an expensive trip to india or kenya. funded items any and taxpayers. but this time, she was treated in tanzania by local doctors at the country's national hospital. 11 children have had surgery hospital. 11 children have had surgery year since lastjuly. and doctors hope to help many more. surgery year since lastjuly. and doctors hope to help many morem africa, we have many children born with profound healing loss. in the past, they would wear hearing aids with no benefit. but with cochlear implant technology, we have a device implanted in the year itself will stop —— in the ear. such real like this one is cost as much as $37,000 per person and was most performed in india. now the cost has been cut in half to at least $15,000 per person. cases of children being born wi

> there was a surprise attack and we now know that this was an al qaeda attack on the embassy in tanzaniaattack, she was in a meeting with the kenyan minister of commerce. his office was quite close to the embassy, just across the parking lot really. the department of commerce colleagues were upstairs -- upstairs at the meeting. i was coming back for just a few minutes. the ceiling caved in, and i thought i was going to die. i thought i am going to die. i didn't. , down 21 flights of stairs with my colleagues. i kept thinking, i just need to get out of this building. back to my embassy, into be medical unit, and i will be all right. -- into the medical unit, and i will be all right. it was when we exited the building and i saw the charred of what was once human beings, looked up and saw that my embassy was destroyed that i realized there was no medical unit to go to and i was going to have to take charge. head. was injured on her she very crucial that she very graciously donated the suit she was wearing that day. you can still see the bloodstains that remain on that suit from that horribl

we know this was an al qaeda attack on the embassy in tanzania and the embassy in kenya. >> u.s.ambassador to kenya at the time. on the morning of the attack, she was in a meeting with the kenyan minister of commerce. to theice was close embassy, just across the parking lot. she and some department of commerce colleagues were upstairs at the meeting. >> i was thrown back, was unconscious for just a few .inutes the feeling came in, and i thought i was going to die. it was a feeling i will never forget. this is it, i am going to die. but i didn't. i went down 21 flights of stairs with one of my department of commerce colleagues. i kept thinking, i just need to get out of this building. back to my embassy, into the medical unit, and i will be all right. it was when we exited the remains and i saw the of what was once human beings, looked up and saw that my embassy was destroyed, that i realized there was no medical unit to go to and i was going to have to take charge. head, was injured on her and she very graciously has donated the suit that she was wearing on that day, and you can

in sri lanka; in myanmar; in bangladesh; in djibouti; in pakistan; in tanzania. and what this is all about is getting oil and gas, from the greater middle east, and transporting it to china via the indian ocean, north through pipelines into china, in order to avoid the strait of malacca. - china will be tempted to pay more attention to the persian gulf region, and possibly start deploy military assets into that area if the united states draws down and pulls out. and there's a lot of speculation going on right now that the united states is going to use american energy independence as a way of, sort of separating itself from the volatility of the region. - [narrator] in the united states, the low cost of oil is a mixed blessing. it means cheaper fuel and goods, but can increase consumption and hurt america's oil and gas sector. - [colgan] on the aggregate, low oil prices are a boon to the us economy. they're great for consumers; great for industry all around, except of course, for the oil producing sector. - [gerrard] i think low oil prices move jobs around. low oi

that wet weather does stay in place for northern parts of madagascar northern areas of mozambique tanzania with more heavy rain for the congo . coveted beyond wealth thank you very much taken without hesitation. for to indict some. power defines our. people in power investigate exposes and question the use and abuse of power around the globe at this time on al-jazeera. when the news breaks members of the knesset israel's parliament setting a higher threshold for any future attempt to give up any parts of truce and the story builds. up to a day just what president stated in our country there is not other way and when people need to be heard china has a serious shortage of women and a lot of lonely men al-jazeera has teams on the ground to bring more award winning documentary and live news on air and online. yeah. yeah. this year and the stories trending on our website al-jazeera dot com a number one a linguist so you've gotten the father of the chinese fanatic who would have been one hundred twelve years old today and google is honoring him at number two the. vulgar language controversy at

women's union informing me that the former predecessor was going to be running for the president of tanzania and couldn't think of anyone better than myself to take on that role i couldn't see myself as an ambassador. i said what do you think i know? i'm a medical dr.. she reminded me i should take some time and think about it. i thought she was kidding. about a week later, she called me again and then slowly i began to realize that she was serious, so we joke about it and say she was courting me like a man escorting a woman. it took her six months to finally get me to say yes but it was not an easy decision because it never occurred to me that my experience with the more than the diplomacy and before i finally made the call to the chairman to say that i would take the position, i had a conversation with my husband who reminded me of how we can very nicely to a woman but that it is our problem together and put together your going to build on this and this woman who otherwise would be exceptionally uncomfortable in this conversation can laugh about it and joke about it so she reminded me that

we now know that this was an al qaeda attack on the embassy in tanzania and ken that -- kenya. we have a couple of items from that tragic event that are highly personalized. we really get a sense of the person and what it was like to be there during that time. cannot imagine anything more traumatizing than your office building exploding. ambassador who was our ambassador to kenya at the time. on the morning of the attack, she was in a meeting with the kenyan minister of commerce. his office was quite close to the embassy, just across the parking lot. she and some department of commerce colleagues were upstairs at the meeting -- >> when we heard noise which we learned was a stun grenade. there were about eight people in the room at the time and most of them got up to walk to the window to see what it was about. that was the purpose of the stun grenade, to bring people to the windows. back, and was unconscious for a few minutes. in.ceiling came going to die.s it is a feeling i will never forget. but i didn't. as i went down 21 flights of stairs with one of my department colleague

republic of congo has launched an operation against an armed group it blames for the killing of fifteen tanzania and peacekeepers last month troops are targeting members of the allied democratic forces near the town of benny in north kivu province. over the headlines on al-jazeera counting the cost of. news has never been. but the message is simplistic and misinformation is rife listening post provides a critical counterpoint challenging mainstream media narrative at this time on al-jazeera. hello i'm sam is a than this is counting the cost an al-jazeera your weekly look at the world of business and economics this week oil hits its highest level since two thousand and fourteen we look at what's behind the rise of black gold. also this week anger over austerity we examine the economic reasons for the protests in tunisia and it's all about china for a man who's been pushing for greater access for french companies. oil has hit seventy dollars a barrel for the first time since two thousand and fourteen brant crude jumped after opec said it would continue to limit supplies the organization of course

predecessor had turned in her resignation and that she was going to be running for president of tanzania. and that she couldn't think of anyone better than myself to take on that role. because i laughed at her. i couldn't see myself as an ambassador. i said, what do you think i know? i'm a medical doctor. and she reminded me that she herself is a pediatrician. and that i should -- i should take some time and think about it. i thought she was kidding. about a week later, she called me again and then slowly i began to realize that she was really serious. so we joke about it. we say she quoted me like a man would be courting a woman. it took her six months to finally get me to say yes. but it was not an easy decision because it never occurred to me that my experience as a family physician would more than prepare me for diplomacy. and before i finally made the call to the chairman to say that i would take the position, i had a conversation with my husband who reminded me of how as a physician we can very nicely tell a woman that she's overweight but that it is our problem together. and that

down through africa until you get to the proposition of running running from angola to southern tanzania. news has never been more available it's a constant barrage of it with every day but the message is a simplistic you have been trained that good logical rational person crazy monster and misinformation is rife dismissal and well documented accusation and evidence is part of genocide the listening post provides a critical counterpoint challenging mainstream media narratives at this time on al-jazeera. to stand the differences. and the similarities of cultures across the world. al-jazeera the controversial leader of islam had his cock he is one of the most one internists in the history of israel you come to terms on his alleged extra judicial killings by israeli intelligence and being caught in the last post is only death if someone tried to get to the media meet. the border kill him in damascus on al-jazeera world. what we've just witnessed on the floor was a sonic. sort of democrats this will be called the trump shutdown.

republic of congo has altered operation against an armed group it's plain for the killing of fifteen tanzania and un peacekeepers trips to targeting members of the allied democratic forces near the town of benny in north kivu province you have today those are the latest headlines inside stories next. donald trump extends the iran nuclear agreement but warns the u.s. will withdraw if changes are not made but can this deal between negotiators and why is trump adamantly against it this is inside story. i know that i welcome to the program i'm laura kyle this is a last chance that is the message u.s. president donald trump has sent out of the extending sanctions relief to iran as aggressively warned european allies he would withdraw from the two thousand and fifteen nuclear agreement altogether if it's amman's to change it and not met trump has publicly branded the deal before and during his presidency as the worst ever well iran says an announcement is a desperate attempt to undermine a solid agreement that is not where negotiable in the middle of all this all european leaders who have essential

netwo want to call them microexchanges, but there are best practices or good practices let's say tanzania, and we want to connect those people with counterparts in kenya. and believe it or not, when i was in southern california in march, there are people who, when i was talking to one municipality, they didn't know what let's say tanzania, and we want to connect next door was doing. that's not the municipality som d.h.s. need to fund because they are literally right next to each other, it's just to say that finding opportunities for communities to connect and talk bout these issues. and i would just say that the network wants to engage and to connect and find areas of sin energy --synergy for some your initiatives. as i said before, it's not .rying to be the only network the only way that we're going to truly defeat isis, it's by developing beyond just the defeat isis coalition national governments. ways for civil society and others to work with each other. and one of the challenges, though, when we bring people to the united states, the relationship between the mayor and religious leader

is investigating last month's attack of the democratic republic of congo that killed fifteen tanzania and peacekeepers the un suspects democratic forces in uganda and the group of being behind the attack. and orthodox christians around the world are celebrating the christmas holiday five west bank city of bethlehem palestinian christians are marking the day with parades and a mass the eastern orthodox faith follows the old julian calendar which puts the birth of jesus christ on or near the seventh of january the united nations has condemned a recent series of death sentences in egypt with twenty people reportedly executed in the past two weeks human rights office expressed concern that the use of military courts to try civilian. we're seriously concerned that in all of these cases due process and fair trial guarantees do not appear to be followed as military courts typically deny defendants rights accorded by civilian courts reports also indicated the prisoners who were executed may have been subjected to initial inforce disappearance and torture before being tried now the latest repo

main rain is still where it should be my go to three malawi those in zambia towards the south of tanzania and northern mozambique we've seen some particularly heavy rain here recently the same is true in northern madagascar ask the tropical cycling that's not happily see. just. counting the cost why the jury's still out on this spot it's wall street still. we delve into china's better than expected growth story and countless negative public. come to the calls. on al-jazeera. our mind at the top stories here on al-jazeera a customer boyle who was formerly a close ally of saudi arabia says the gulf diplomatic crisis has been manufactured in an audio recording obtained by al-jazeera the u.s. says it will withhold another forty five million dollars payment to the un's relief agency for food aid to help palestinian refugees turkey's fired artillery across the border into the kurdish controlled enclave of africa in northwest syria. yemen humanitarian disaster shows no signs of her and then sing with margin and poor yemenis rummaging through rubbish in order to find something to eat overall some

likely to be heavy around the coast but the wetter weather is around the coast of mozambique and into tanzania as well further south largely fine a draw except it doesn't hit twenty nine degrees will also be accompanied by a few outbreaks of rain. welcome back a reminder of the top stories here and al-jazeera. an al-jazeera crew has filmed a syrian government missile attack on account for this place civilians in the north of the country it comes amid a government offensive to retake a rebel held a dalit province that's caused hundreds of thousands of people to flee the area. hundreds of people have protested in the chin is the in capital to mark seven years since the revolution the spark the arab spring anger has risen over new austerity measures after a year of rising prices and the french dairy company accused of covering up contaminated baby milk says it will pay damages to families affected about twelve million tons of the powdered milk are being recalled across eighty three countries due to the risk of salmon or other ports. zambia's government is easing some emergency measures imposed to