in a movie god and uganda. >> something has a potential to destroy uganda. and it is coming from the outside. if we don't move fast i foresee a lot of death happening. the fire has already been set. and i think it is important to trace it back to where it is coming from. >> we are you now joined by the oscar winning director of that film ross williams and a former member of parliament, dr. robert bukena. lgbt persecution in uganda is very serious, has the death penalty for homosexual acts. it didn't pass but it's come back to life with slightly in a slightly milder version. but still with life sentences for gays. what's going on? >> i'm not sure the bill was actually altered. dr. bukena can probably answer that question if the bill has been altered but i think the death penalty is still part of the bill. but what's going on is just as you said,% execution of homosexuals, they become the scapegoat for a lot of -- there's a lot of issues probably in uganda, corruption. and so gays are an easy scapegoat. >> is it really that, trying to distract from bigger issu

his name in his family's native uganda and by uganda's everywhere. >> if someone knows my name is first question is are you related to him. it's always been a sense of pride for me and my family. >> in 1971 he became uganda's first chief justice. if there was mount rushmore in uganda, his face would be on it. >>> i'm constantly reminded about how great he is. i should have a bigger picture of myself. great things are always possible. >>> the greatest thing that he is remembered for is standing for the rule of fair and just law in uganda. even if that meant encountering the man's chief justice. the dictator. >>> more than just hearing about it. when we walk down the street and somebody who recognizes the man to you say, i want to say how much i appreciate what your grandfather did for the people and our country. it gives a sense of pride. >> he paid a terrible price and in 1972, forces believed to be working and took him in to custody and publicly tortured him before murdering him before setting him on fire. he was just 50 years old. >>> 41 years later. he says he has taken important les

and signs of hope in uganda where a brain disease is effecting thousands of children. developing story in france where a diplomatic roe is brewing with the united states. the national security agency is accused of spying on french citizens and we have a man in paris and the tell us more about it, tim? >> david, this has come as something of a bomb shell on monday morning. the french have woken up to discover that during a 30-day period between december and january this year the united states intercepted no fewer than 70.3 million phone calls in france over a 30-day period. lamond the highly-respected french newspaper has broken the story and the fallout has already been swift. the u.s. am -- ambassador is being called and it's shocking news and seems it was just not suspected terrorists that the u.s. was monitoring, it was also people from the world of business, from the world of politics, and during that period under an operation code named u.s. 985 d like something out of a spy novel which of course it fully justifies, they spied on these millions of french citizens

>> uganda has been attacked before, so they certainly need to be on guard. >> thank you for coming in. when brazil auctions off the rights to its libra oilfield, it is expected to be one of the history,eals in royal as it is thought to contain up to 12 billion barrels of oil, making brazil one of the world's largest producers. many brazilians are worried about the selling of a major national asset. brazil is about to join the big league, and anyone who is a player in the oil business is headed south. deep beneath these ways is the field, one of the largest offshore deposits ever found, and brazil is selling the rights to develop the area with some pretty tight strings attached. it is one of the most mind- boggling opportunities of the century. they could make 2 million barrels of oil every day and trillions of dollars to help the economy. just to the north of rio de janeiro oil is taking over. contractors,onals, and their support vessels are filling up with their share. companies are well- established in brazil, including bp. they are not bidding for the rights to the libra field, but

in 1971, he has uganda's first chief justice. if there was a mt rushmore, benedicto's face would be on it. >> he inspires me a lot in terms of i'm reminded of how great he is. i should have a big expectation of myself because great things are possible. >> the greatest thing that he is remembered for is standing for the rule of fair and just law in uganda. even if that meant countering edicts put forth by the man who supported him. >> more than hearing about it. when you walk down the street. someone who recognises you takes the time to come up and say, "i want to say how much i appreciate what your grandfather did for our people and country" >> his grandfather paid a terrible price for opposes i'die amen. forces took him into custody, publicly tortured him before murdering by setting him on fire. he was just 50 years old. 41 years later, he has taken lessons from his grandfather's death as well as from his lich. >> it can do one of two things - one it can square you from politics or foreign affairs, or inspire you to find a cause

pictures emerge of kenyan soldiers during the west gate mall siege which shows upscale looting and ugandahere a mysterious brain disease is affecting thousands of children. ♪ hello, we begin with a developing story out of france where a diplomatic roe is brewing with the united states. the u.s. national security agency is accused of spying on millions of french citizens. and foreign minister called the nsa spy program unacceptable and the newspaper says the u.s. swept up 17 million phone records and text mess j as in a one-month period and based on documents leagued by former contractor edward snow den. >> translator: i've summoned the u.s. ambassador and we knew about this since june and took action but seems we need to take it further and it's unacceptable and want to make sure it doesn't happen again. >> reporter: let's bring in tim who is life from paris and that is what u.s. secretary of state john kerry is flying into right now. i will ask you about the statement that has been made, what does he mean when he says take it further? >> well, i think what has been revealed monday mornin

at the end is the town of bunagana bunagana, on the border with uganda. >> i'm cleaning my gun. i'm fighting m23. they are not strong. >> they don't know what resistance they'll find on the way. but they soon find out. some are terrified. most keep moving forward. >> between fire-fights. they are well received in the villages. beatrice thinks things are about to get better. >> translation: if the government takes back bunagana, all the refugees who are in uganda can come back. under m23 it was very tough. >> it's time to resupply. the confidence grows. then another gunbattle. the rebels flee. they were trying to burn the bridge to stop the tanks passing. the strategy fails, the advance gathers momentum. on the outskirts of the town there was a handful of rebels left. they are seen off by a blast of heavy machine-gun fire by the soldiers. >> finally they have reached the town. they are deserted. all the civilians fled. there has been fighting. you can here the gun fire in the hills. the commander says it's over. they have taken the last rebel strong hold. doesn't mean the rebels

now, why uganda, in particular? why is uganda such a right space for this rabbit anti-gay agenda? underground. after he fell, it became aboveground. and mike bickel, the owner of ihop, was there to take it as a christian nation. uganda built schools and hospitals. and the thing about this is everyone i talked to said they feel they have lost the culture war in america, but they're winning in africa. >> this film also resists you being the american with all the answers. i've come to show you how backward uganda is, and it resisted by putting at the fore the uganda activists themselves pushing back against the anti-gay agenda risking their own lives. tell us about some of them. >> it was important that ugandans came one the solutions for this, and the brave heroes like christopher sohanjo who stood up for the rights of lbjt youth and was one of the only people in uganda who stood up. you go to his church and it is filled with everyone who has been rejected by the church in uganda. he is such a brave man. and it was important that he was the one that came up with the solution and it

child soldiers both were involved in clans even and a serial massacres and in both in the case of uganda and syria millions of people were displaced because of that actions now of the i.c.c. it was very firm on the uganda joseph colony was indicted and he had for some reason really almost never hear anyone associated with the i.c.c. calling for. similar action against the syrian rebels i agree with you. to see them grows out committing crimes and they should be based again in the same way that this libyan rebels were committing crimes they should be investigated i agree with you that the concept ok wrote recently agree but mr moore and company have to take a very short break now but when we come back discussing international actions and fear is impossible without invoking billy beyond finale was it a striking success or an irredeemable failure of the i.c.c. well that's coming out in a few moments on worlds apart. free transport charges free. range month free risk free studio time free. download free blog plug in video for your media projects a free media dog r t dot com. play welcome to

the rule of fair and just law in uganda.ven if that meant countering edicts of infamous dictator idi amin da da. >> an older person would say, hey i want you to know how much your grandfather did for our people and our country. it gives you a sense of about appreciation. >> in 1972, forces believed to be working at amin's behest, tortured him and murdered him by setting him on fire. 51 years old. 40 years later, mathias kiwanuka has learned a lot. >> it can inspire you to turn away from this osh a reason that you are so inspired that you want to give to this life. he chose to do what he did knowing the chemical weapons and he still dit and for that he is beloved by an entire nation, an entire region, an entire continent. and so i feel that maybe politics isn't your thing. maybe philanthropy isn't your thing but whatever it is you find you have to be 100% bought into it to where you would be willing to give your life. >> john henry smith, al jazeera. >> pr card is analysis still up 2-know in the third inning. >> the long neck

it was very firm on the uganda joseph colony was indicted and he had for some reason really almost never hear anyone associated with the i.c.c. calling for. similar action against the syrian rebels i agree with you. and lucy and rose are committing crimes and they should be based again in the same way that the libyan rebels were committing crimes they should investigate it i agree with you that the concert ok wrote recently agree but mr moran and company have to take a very short break now but when we come back discussing international actions in syria is impossible without invoking billy b. and finale or was it a striking success or an irredeemable failure of the i.c.c. well that's coming out in a few moments on worlds apart. it is easy to. say. maybe yours you don't know if you don't think carl norris plans to release. everyone in my life that i cared about their goal much and then it became a scam well. i was a national champion in track and field and also i was able to go and qualify for the olympic games. you know nine hundred eighty eight i started to experiment with other drugs i

embassy in uganda is on alert.roup called al-shabab thought to be fading away, but it seems to be regrouping. and there is a lot to discuss with rep ileana ros-lehtinen who is part of the house foreign affairs committee. thank you for joining us. >> thank you, uma. >> the latest news of the group that may be tied to al-shabab today with the attack on the suicide bomber that killed 12 people there. >> well, al-shabab poses a clear and present danger to the entire region of east africa and the u.s. national interest in that region. what they want is they want to control uganda. they want to say, i -- somalia. they want to say we want all the foreign fighters out from uganda, kenya, jabuti, ath opennia and all of -- ath opennia and all of those -- ethiopia and all of those places so they are saying that you have stay out. we are invested and we want a peaceful state. somalians don't want the terrorist group there either. now al-shabab has warn allegiance to al-qaeda, formerly a few years ago. so what we thought would

. >> the sign of hopes in uganda where a mysterious brain disease is affecting thousands of children. ♪ >> an eight-year-old child is among three people who have been shot dead at a church in egypt. gunman on motor bikeses opened fire at a wedding in ki cairo. the christian churches have been the eye of attack. the attackers arrived on not or- motor bikes and opened fire without warning. their targets a christian congregation at the church of the virgin mary. the people were attending a wedding and were just leaving when the gunmen arrived. >> we came running his at a -- t hysterically. i found a woman on a chair with gunshot wounds. the local parish priest said although the target was a christian church this was an attack on the entire country. >> what happened i is an insulto egypt and it's not directed only to the christians. we are destroying our country just imagine what people outside of egypt will think when they hear this has happened. we are an nationally known church. the christians make up 10% of the population. in resent months dozens of churches have been attacked across

the first elected prime minister in uganda's history. first justice. >> he inspires me a lot.it is a constant reminder that i should have big expectations of myself. >> the rule of law in uganda, the man who appointed him as uganda's chief justice, idi amin. >> an older person said, i appreciate what your grandfather did for our country. >> mathias's grandfather paid a terrible price. in 1972, forces believed to be working on amin's bequest, tortured him by setting him on fire. he was just 51 years old. math yas has taken important life lessons. >> it can scare you away from politics or foreign affairs in general or can inspire you to find a cause that you believe in so passionately that you're willing to give your life. it isn't as if he wasn't warned of what's coming down. he chose to do what he did, and still did it. he is loved by an entire region, and entire continent. maybe philanthropy isn't your thing but whatever it is, you have to be 100% bought into it to the point you will be willing to give your life. >> john henry smith, al jazeera. >>> andy murray, one of the be

if there were a mount rushmore in uganda. it's a reminder for me they should have a great expectation of myself. >> the greatst things that he's remembered for is standing for the rule of fair and just law in uganda. that meant if the man who appointed him as the chief justice. >> more than just hearing about it. when we talk down the street. somebody who recognizes you take the time to come up. >> he was just 50 years a-year-old. 40 years old said he took the lessons from his grandfather's death. >> it can scare you away from politics an your foreign affairs in general or it can inspire you to find a cause that you believe in so passionate that you're willing to give your life. he's a situation where he didn't know what could possibly come down. for that he is loved by an entire nation. whatever it is that you find. >> john hen try smith, al jazeera. >>> remarkable story now and far young man a lot of fans on a football field. >> much deep near to that. >> thank you very much. >> dave warren has the weather next. . millions

al shabab has threatened to strike uganda unless they pull troops out of somalia.uinea's party took 53 seats. they hold a clear mage. majority. the opposition say the results are unrealistic and unaccept unacceptable. >>> in zimbabwe people are goig through a sel severe water shor. it's worse for those that can't pay the bill. >> this is neither a lab or recycling factory. it's an average kitchen in zimbabwe's capital. it looks like this because water is in short supply. for peter and his family huge water bills have made matters worse. tackling the water prices was one of the campaigns of the government. they wiped off duc dues but disconnected residents that weren't paying by july. many cannot make the payments. it was 50. i paid $50 from $80. it's a chronic crisis. a cash starved city council faces many challenges creeping infrastructure and lack of capacity means it can meet half of the city's required water needs. officals say lack of ri revenues a key problem. >> people who do not want to settle their bills on time or settle them at all. it's just one of thos

. >>> uganda is one of the countries that has criticized the icc's role, responsible for thousands of deaths during the conflict in northern uganda, it is only then that an arrest warrant was actually issued. let's talk to victor o chen. we're great to have you with us. correspondent in adis amountbaba was just telling us that. what was the general opinion of the icc. >> i think it also stretches down to the people in the community because at the end of the day we have the question of who are we looking at? whose justice? are we looking for justice for the heads of state or the justice for the victims of war? i know in the community people are saying that their fear is not the icc. their fear is the criminal genocide, to prevent genocide, why would we should a concern that the leader decides to do something that protects their position with respect to their people? so the big concern right down here is whose interest, whose justice are you looking for? it should be representing the views and perceptions of the victims and survivors of war. political immunity, we need leadership, with

embassy in uganda warning anal sh al shabab strik could be happening soon in uganda. they show the terrifying moments of the mall attack. it shows shoppers casually walking through the mall when they hear the gun shot and begin running for their lives. much of the video too graphic to show you. 67 people were killed in president bloodbath. >> normer new england patriot aaron hernandez set to be arraigned in a massachusetts courtroom. carlos or tease faces an accessory to murder charge. prosecutors say order tease w o tease was one of the men with hernandez. hernandez pled not guilty to the murder. automatic oo investigation into the terror attacks in benghazi. investigators for the republican led house armed services committee zero in on a press release. it was issued by the white house a day before the attack. it said that president obama had met that day with key national security principles to discuss the steps taken to protect u.s. persons and facilities abroad on the eve of the 11th anniversary of september 11th. as investigators now say they want to hear from th

they seized control of the rebel base which sits on the border of uganda. the town has been the scene of celebration. it was the last stronghold of the m 23 army, and they had been fighting with the army for the last 23 months. >> we came in with the congress congolese, and when we came in the town had completed deserted. every had runaway from the fighting. now as you can see that's all over. the civilian versus come running back when they saw the civilian government come in. you can see the soldiers are in good spirits with the martial arts demonstration going on in the camera here. >> they're very happy, and very glad to see the back of the m 23 rebels. it's the last town they control and just a few hundred meters away of the border of uganda. including th the export of congo valuable minerals, whoever owns this border can make a lot of money. it doesn't mean that m 23 cannot cause more trouble. they could run u up to the surrounding hills and regroup, change tactics and maybe pursue guerrilla warfare as well, but as far as strategic centers this was the

the talks are taking place in uganda. >>> and police have raised u uganda security to the maximum level after u.s. intelligence warned of an imminent say tack. al shabab have threatened to attack. >>> in zimbabwe people are running out of clean water in the capital. the aging infrastructure and increasing population are causing severe shortages and the city council is disconnecting supplies to those that can't pay their bills. >> this is neither a lab or a recycling factory. it's an average kitchen in zimbabwe's capital. and it looks like this because water is in short supply. for peter and his family huge water bills have made matters worse. tactackling the water crisis was one of the campaign promises of the government. the city council did wipe out ducdues but also decided to disconnect residents that were not paying bills after july. many cannot make the full payment. >> yeah it was 50. they disconnected my water after i paid 5 $50 from $80. it's a chronic crisis. a cash starved city council faces many challenges. creeping infrastructure and lack of capacity means it can barely meet

. >> translation: if the government takes back bunagana, all our relatives who are refugees in ugandaan come back. under m23 it was tough. >> it's time to resupply. confidence grows. then another gun battle. again the rebels flee. they were trying to defend this bridge. they tried to burn it to stop tanks from passing. but the strategy failed. the advance gathers momentum. on the outskirts of the town there was a handful of rebels left. they are scene off by a blast of machine-gun fire from the soldiers. finally they reached bunagana. the town is deserted. all the civilians have fled. there has been a bit of fighting. you can hear gunfire in the hills. the commander says it's over, they have taken the last rebel stronghold. doesn't mean the rebels can't hide in the hills and cause trouble. this was the last town they had control of. minutes later the streets are flooded with delighted residents. the rebels were not popular. people say they stole, killed and raped. after more than a year of living under their rule, there was a sense of relief and celebration. >>> an activist and spokes

they still hold one town on the uganda border.hese congolese army tanks are getting ready to move into position for what the army says is the final push against the m23 rebels. the the morale is high, they've had several victories. no one knows what is going to happen next. >> further back from the front line here are some of the men they have been fighting. they are rebels who surrendered. now they are prisoners of war, so we can't show you their faces. the congolese army says it has captured many rebels, although most countries deny supporting the rebels. >> we have proof, we have identity cards of uganda and rwanda. >> meanwhile the tanks drive to the front line in preparation for the attack. the villagers know what is coming. they move away with their possessions. the piglets are more scared than this lady. she and her family lived under the rebels for a year, she doesn't like it. >> translation: the rebels are bad. they take women, they steal animals to eat. at harvest time they take the crops. every family has to give them f

. >> in 197 is, he became uganda's first chief justice. if there were a mount rushmore in uganda, his face would be on it. >> he inspires me a lot in i'm constantly reminded on how great he is. it's a reminder that i should have a big expectation of myself because great things are always possible. >> the best things he's remembered for is standing for the rule and just law in uganda. >> it's more than just hearing about it. when you walk down the street and someone who recognizes you. i just want to say how much i appreciate what your grandfather did for our people and for oh our country it gives you a sense of pride. >>> the grandfather played a py terrible price. forces believed to be working -- took him in to custody, publicly tortured him before murdering him by setting him on fire. he was just 51 years-year-old. years later, he said he's taken important lessons from his grandfather's death as well as from his wife. >> it can scare you away from foreign affairs or it can inspire you to find a cause that you believe in so passionately t

he became the first elected prime minister in uganda's history. then in 1971 he became the first chief justice. if there was a mount rushmore, then benidito kiwanuka's phrase woulfacewould be on it. >> it's a constant reminder that i should have a big expectation of myself because things are always possible. >> standing for the rule of fair and justice law in uganda, even if that meant countering edicts put forth by the man who placed him. >> more than just hearing about it. when you walk down the street and someone recognizes you and takes the time to say, usually an older person to say i appreciate what your grandfather did for our people and our country. it gives a sense of pride. >> reporter: that my was' grandfather paid a terrible price. in 1972 forces believed to won workingal amin's behest, publicly tortured him before murdering him by setting him on fire. he was just 50 years old. 41 years later matthias kiwanuka said he has taken important lessons from his grandfather's death as well as his life. >> it can do one of two things. one, it c

in 1971, he became uganda's first chief justice. if there were a mount rush more, he would be on it. >> inspires me a lot of i am constantly reminded about how great he is and a constant reminder for me to know i shouldn't have a great expectation for myself because great things are always possible. >> the greatest he is remembering for is standing for law even if that meant countering e ducts by who appointed him. >> more than hearing about it, when we would walk down the street when somebody tablkes th time to say i want you to know how much i appreciate what your grandfather did for our country. >> he paid a price for opposing eddie amin. they took him into custody, publically tortured him before murdering him by setting him on fire. he was just 50 years old. 4-1 years later, he says he has taken important lessons from his grandfather's death as well as from his life. >> they can do one of two things, one, scare you away from politics and foreign affairs or government in general or inspire you to find a cause you believe in so pa

if you ever call the attack in uganda july 2010. there were a series of bombings against civilians watching the first world cup match in the paula uganda. 74 were killed there by al-shabaab. many more were injured including by the way of one american killed there. today we are joined by the fbi agent who led the bureau's investigation into that deadly al-shabaab attack in uganda. last year about a quarter of al-shabaab's attacks took place in kenya so that is a significant increase. for al-shabaab these attacks are retribution for a neighboring countries contribution of troops to the u.n. authorized african union peacekeeping mission in somalia. this peacekeeping effort which has made great strides has been strongly backed by the united states by the african union and the european union. of considerable concern al-shabaab has demonstrated a unique ability to recruit young members of the somali diaz for community in europe and in the united states and convince them to travel to somalia, convince them to join the fight. u.s. africa co

embassy in kumpala, uganda, on high alert.. >> reporter: the interception of the phone calls are being received by the westgate mall attackers, some of them were coming from uganda. it is that feeding into the broader fears that have spurred this terror alert from the u.s. embassy in kumpala. take a look, chris. the alert is stark, the u.s. embassy in uganda continues to assess reports that a westgate-style attack may soon occur in kampala. at this time, there is no further information on timing and/or location on this attack. the attackers are relentless in this video obtain by cnn. watch as unaware shoppers suddenly run for their lives. a wounded man tries crawling to safety but the gunman returns. outside, helicopters circle and you can hear the gunfire that's coming from al shabaab attackers combing the hallways. civilians run and crawl to wherever they think they can to survive. in a supermarket, the massacre continues. surveillance video shows the hostage roundup has begun. a mother and her two children push an injured c

i met when i was in new york with the foreign minister from uganda and he said we have people on the ground. he said we still need the support to move those people around and when the enablers. because our budget cycles and how we budget, were not always able to provide them with that needed as early as they that support. we also want to be able to continue to support them. each year because of our funding cycles, sometimes there's a delay and when we can get our support out to them. you tell the how we might use his model. i was in mali a few weeks ago for then operation and a similar model was used. -- for the and operation -- inauguration and a similar model was used. thank you. >> was sort of lessons might we learned -- what sort of lessons might be learned from amason? as we look at the success and there are many successes and one of the challenges is the pulling together of all of the external supporters with all of the and thet coalition troop contributor countries that step up and answer the call and managing across the complexity is one of the biggest challenges and can make

this little boy in uganda will most likely die soon.ffers from seizures, his mind is slipping away. >> translator: three of my children already had the disease. two already died. he won't last much longer. >> reporter: it's not uncommon for parents to tie their children to a tree or in a house so they want wander away and fall into a fire. >> these are children who either live in internally displaced personal camps. the concern is did something happen in the camp, so lots of people have been looking at trying to ask the right questions of what could have happened in the camp in terms of food source, water source, toxins munitions. >> reporter: as the children continue to melt away the best scientists are researching. the cdc have ruled out over 30 explanation for the origin of the disease. >> you can't help but be affected. >> reporter: the world health organization estimates over 7,000 children have already been effected. and that somebody ist. ♪ ♪ >>> good tthis hour. the friends of syria are currently meeting in london trying to enco

. >> in the remote regions of sue begasudan uganda and tanzania te are thousands of children that arefering from nodding syndrome and there is no cure. >> there is nothing i can do. i can keep giving him malaria pills and it isn't working. the government is not helping. a world away the cdc has been studying in unexplained neurological disease since 2009 after a plea from the uganda government. >> it's a troubling disease. it affects children from 5 to 7 who were well before that. and they have a progressive nodding of their heads. >> the nodding is a type of seizure. the children become mentally and physically stunted. this doctor has been traveling to the area in the past four years. working with health officals on the ground and studying children and looking for a cure. there are many ideas of what may cause nodding syndrome. environmental toxins and exposures to chemicals during war and eating strange things. first discovered in the 19 -6r 9 12kr01960'snodding syndrome witn sight this little boy may die soon. he is suffering from seizures and he is losing control of his body and h

at this point you are looking at al shabaab attacking uganda and either op ethiopia as part of the war on terror. >> do these countries become our new front lines for the war on terror? >> well, these countries are excuses basically. the small conflicts that are taking place on the local level allow al qaeda to in fill trait these places. they have reasons to work with al qaeda ap rativeoperatives. over the years, al qaeda has been unable to operate in other countries. it was a reason for al qaeda to persuade somali that kenya was an enemy and deserving of an attack. and the question for the united states is, how successful will al qaeda continue to be at using africa's small wars to hurt u.s. interests? >> what are the u.s. interests in going after them what are our threats doe messically? >> i think there are very little threats at this point. 50 somalis who have u.s. passports have left the united states and gone to somalia. there is a remote possibility that they will come back and launch and attack. the u.s. is worried about al qaeda operatives. they are coordinating with the radi

looking for people who are different profiling if they were looking for a criminal of slavic origin in uganda when the police be wrong to stop me due to standing out from the crowd i don't think so that's not racial profiling it is just common sense obviously it is best to fight the causes of illegal immigration rather than asking for id in moscow subways but they have to do something so i guess id checks are here to stay but there's a big difference between looking at someone's passport and doing stop and frisk or involuntary blood and urine tests that is what immigration control goes over the line but that's just my opinion. the olympic torch is on it's a big journey to such. one hundred and twenty three days. through two thousand and nine hundred towns and cities of russia. really fourteen thousand people or sixty five thousand killing. in a record setting trip by land air sea and others face. olympic torch relay special coverage on the. my name's daniel bushell chemical agents or red lines except critics say when the us uses them on a full greater scale coming up one in three u.s. service

. >>> and more on children in uganda. >>> hello, france has condemned the u.s. spy program that has reportedly intercepted the phone records of millions of its citizens. france foreign minister has reported that the national security agency secretly monitored 70. million phone calls over a 30-day period. it comes after revelations that the u.s. has a vast spying program that french prosecutors are already investigating. france, in fact, is not the only country to voice concern. mexico has called for an investigation into allegations the u.s. spied on its president. >> i've summoned the u.s. ambassador. he will come to the foreign ministry this morning. we have known about this since june and we needed to take action. it seems we need to take it further so it won't happen again. >> what are we expecting from the u.s. and france? is there going to be a diplomatic fall out because of these allegations? >> well, i certainly think there will be very chilly relations for a while at least. belowhether or not this causes a significant riff between the countries, we're n

if you were looking for a criminal of slavic origin in uganda would the police be wrong to stop me due to standing out from the crowd i don't think so that's not racial profiling it is just common sense obviously it is best to fight the causes of illegal. immigration rather than asking for id in moscow subways but they have to do something so i guess id checks are here to stay but there's a big difference between looking at someone's passport and doing stop and frisk or involuntary blood and urine tests that is what immigration control goes over the line but that's just my opinion. dramas that truth be ignored. stories others refuse to notice. faces change the world right. to picture folks stay. home to from around the globe. look to. me. my name's daniel bushell chemical agents or red lines except critics say when the u.s. uses them on a full grade to scale coming up one in three u.s. servicemen permanently disabled an explosion of birth defects they don't even have medical terms for. and an f.b.i. whistleblower ties america's grog epidemic to the highest levels of government. office

was a part of a group, a tribal group that lives in the north, fighting against the government of uganda more and more fractured, he was push into the bush and it's quite common for rebel groups to grab young children and use them as porters to move through the jungle. but the problem is he has traveled unabated for over 20 years. i looked for him in 1996. i was in northern uganda and southern udan, which is now south sudan, and he just hit the spotlight about two or three years ago. he has been doing the same thing for 20 years. it's something that has festered for too long. he is not osama bin laden but he is worth hunting town and bringing to justice. >> you said that the special forces are doing their best, but in your estimation, they're looking in the wrong places, you have a better idea. how come? >> the u.s. special forces have 100 people, but they're actually training local troops, and they have work in four different countries. so they're limited by that. second of all, it's very large area. a lot of people say it's as large as texas. actually as large as the united states. and

embassies in uganda warning americans a similar attack could happen there. what are we learning?>> yes, the u.s. embassy has raised the terror alert levels there. they haven't gone into details what's sparking this but asking american citizens to take every single precaution. on that video we showed you, the cctv video, you can see the attackers speaking on the phones throughout. kenyan authorities believe they were receiving instructions from other parts of their network across this region and some of those intercepts they say traced calls back to countries in in region, one of whom is uganda. that's definitely feeding into the broader sense you have a very active very agile terror network in this region and that west gate could have been part of a broader plan. >> are they advising americans to get out of the embassy or doing anything with security different than they normally do? >> reporter: we understand actually the ugandan armed forces have canceled leave for a lot-security arms tharps police officers have been told they need to be on stand by in caseness backup is require

it controls around 700 square kilometres in the east, bordering rwanda in uganda. >> thailand is a hot spot for animal trafficking. it's one of the world's most profitable black market industries worth more than $10 billion a year. bears, tigers, pangolans and elephants are frequently targeted - used to make medicine, clothing and food. every year dozens of thai forces are killed trying to stop the illegal animal trafficking. a force has been built to try to stop it. >> thailand is losing ground in a battle against illegal wildlife trafficking and poaching. their enemy changed tactics and the national park rangers are in the cross-hairs. >> it's more dangerous as the commodities, the illegal rose wood or the wildlife is more valuable. there's more money involved. and the criminals are wanting to protect profits and not wanting to get caught. they are bringing in weapons. instead of running, they are shooting. >> outgunned by the poachers, 12 rangers are killed each year. the government decided they needed an elite force to fight back. the first members of the king of tigers is a new br

the conningo lease army says it has captured many rebels from uganda and rwanda. >> we have proof, weave identity cards of uganda and rwanda. >> meantime the tanks drive to the front line in preparation for the attack. the villagers know what is coming, so they move away with their possessions. the piglets are more scared than she is. she and her family lived under the rebels for more than a year. she doesn't like it. >> the rebels are bad. they come to take women, they steal people's animals. at harvest time they take the crops. every family has to give them five buckets of food every season. the tanks are in position. the villagers start to run. as the sun set the shelling begins. the soldiers get ready to advance. they are nervous. it's the beginning of a battle they hope will be the end of the war. malcolm webb - al jazeera - in the democratic republic of congo. >> we move on to syria, and a damascus suburb that has been under siege by government forces since january has been evacuated after the red cross mediated a deal. there's fears the safe passage organised from the suburb ma

they estimate over 7,000 children have already been affected by nodding syndrome in uganda, south sudan and tanzania, and that number is growing. >> if you want to visit historic places, i'm thinking arlington national cemetery, for example, soon you'll be able to do it without even leaving your home. google hired someone to walk the cemetery foot by foot. it is part of the company's mission to capture every nook and cranny of the earth on camera. maria joins us now. >> reporter: google has been doing this, going to places hard to reach. you can't go to them by car. they use these devices. they hire people who use these backpacks with this device on top. it has 15 cameras all around it. when you stitch these images all together you get panoramic 360-degree view. this is from the colorado river, the views from the black bridge, arizona, the grand canyon. if you like to go underwater go to wilson island, the great barrier reef in australia. soon google will be showing you panoramic views of the arlington national cemetery. they've hired people go to the cemeteries and get close up much to

at the end lies the last rebel strong hold, the town on the border with uganda. >> i'm just cleaning my gun, because i want to go fight m23. they are not strong. our mission is to chase them over the border. thank you. >> they don't know what resistance they'll find on the way. they'll soon find out. some are terrified. most just keep moving forward. between fire fights, they're well received in the villages. this woman thinks things are about to get better. >> if the government takes back the town, then all of our relatives who are refugees can come back. under m23, it was very tough. >> it's time to resupply. the confidence grows. then, another gun battle. again, the rebels flee. they were trying to defend this bridge, and they tried to burn it to stop tanks from passing. the strategy failed. the advance gathers momentum. on the outskirts of the town, there's just a handful of rebels left. they're seen off by a blast of heavy machine gunfire from the soldiers. >> finally, they reach the town. it's completely deserted, all the civilians have fled. in a bit of fighting, you can still

it comes days after the peace talks broke down in the uganda capital. let's get more from peter. what can you tell us about the fighting there. is there. >> the fighting began early morning local time. it's giv difficult to know who started. both side accuse the other for firing the first shot. the fighting is in and a are ina where we have seen a lot offing ioffighting in the past. it's forced several thousand people to flee. 2 to 3000 may have fled over the border into iran. things have stabilized a bit. but it's a very difficult and tense situation. the authorities are concerned about the fact that fighting has guantanamo. gun and what seemed to be promising peace talks collapsed. >> this follows the breaks do you know of thdownof talks betws and the government. what led to the break down of those talks? >> it depend on who you talk to. the talks have been going on for some period for weeks and weeks. and we were getting signs they were close to a an agreement. just a couple of weeks ago. but things stalled and it seems that the m 23 we m 23 rebels hae accused the government f