driven by western demand zanzibar became a strategic crossroads here in zanzibar one of the world's last lead trade courts was about to develop. zanzibar developed in the nineteenth century largely as a major center of trade. but also became the center of a large commercial and by the sultan of zanzibar controlled not only zines about but tried to control the whole cost line. by eighteen sixties something like twenty thousand slaves water coming through tons about but of these slaves eight thousand six thousand may be. exported out. september on al-jazeera the fourth eastern economic forum is to be held in the city of le divorce stuck as russia looks to expand its influence in the asia pacific region on television and online the stream continues to talk into the extraordinary potential of social media to disseminate news the presidents of russia turkey and iran will meet into her on for another summit seeking an end to the war in syria we'll have extensive coverage people in power continues to examine the use and abuse of power around the world the united nations general assembly holds a

driven by western demand zanzibar became a strategic crossroads here in zanzibar one of the world's last lead trade ports was about to develop. zanzibar developed in the nineteenth century largely as a major center of trade. but also became the center of a large commercial and by the sultan of zanzibar controlled not only zines about but tried to control the whole cost line. by eight hundred sixty s. something like twenty thousand slaves what coming through it sounds about but of these slaves eight thousand six thousand may be. exported out. so tender on al-jazeera the fourth eastern economic forum is to be held in the city of le divorce stuck as russia looks to expand its influence in the asia pacific region on television and online the stream continues to talk into the extraordinary potential of social media to disseminate news the presidents of russia turkey and iran will meet in teheran for another summit seeking an end to the war in syria we'll have extensive coverage people in power continues to examine the use and abuse of power around the world the united nations general assembly

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in zanzibar the others where they are. and then slavery became the criteria for creating a hierarchy the states of the americas including the united states were less than britain because they could live with slavery the brazilians the cubans were morally corrupt because they weren't bothered by by coexisting with the evils of slavery so they were they were on a lower standard than the british africans were ruled out. the world map was redrawn to distinguish enlightened powers from half civilized countries barbarian kingdoms and savage lands. religions political regimes and degree of civilization make up a value system used to rank peoples around the world. with these standards slavery had become a backward practice unworthy of a civilized nation merely fighting the slave trade no longer was enough slavery had to be eradicated. with this global surge of abolition and slavery and institution as old as humanity began to shrink. the movement was launched by the former spanish colonies when came the british colonies. called by

in zanzibar the others with their arms were healing. and then slavery became the criteria for creating a hierarchy the states of the americas including the united states were less than britain because they could live with slavery the brazilians the cubans were morally corrupt because they weren't bothered by white co-existing with the evils of slavery so they were they were on a lower standard than the british africans were ruled out. the world map was redrawn to distinguish enlightened powers from half civilized countries barbarian kingdoms and savage lands. religions political regimes and degree of civilization make up a value system used to rank peoples around the world. with these standards slavery had become a backward practice unworthy of a civilised nation where lee fighting the slave trade no longer was enough slavery had to be eradicated. with this global surge of abolition and slavery an institution as old as humanity began to shrink. the movement was launched by the former spanish colonies when came the british colonies. call

the famous zanzibar pizza.tomato fresh, cheese, mayonnaise, with egg. >> anthony: sounds awesome to me. >> anthony: lookin' good. thank you. mm. weird and wonderful and -- mmm, damn. these stands are extremely popular with locals and visitors alike, so of course the government raised the rents. one guy, juma, decided to pick up and move his place a bit out of town. his customers came with him. >> saleh: this is juma. >> anthony: hey, juma. how are you? so, what are we havin'? >> saleh: yeah, you just have beef on a stick, chicken on a stick, half chicken, and all the spices and sauces that they have. i ordered beef for now. >> anthony: beef, good. ah, let's get half a chicken. >> saleh: half a chicken? >> anthony: yeah, sure. [ saleh speaking swahili ] [ juma speaking swahili ] >> anthony: juma is famous for his chicken. the bird is slathered with a mixture of garlic, lime, coriander, ginger, salt and pepper, then it's grilled and served either as sauté, or whole pieces, topped with tamarind chili sauce. >> sal

zanzibar island everyone is hoping to get up close to the dolphins they regularly show up meals on the bar and there may be a tourist attraction. but as the number of tourists increase the dose in population is going down. and the team of volunteers from african impact designs about sitting out to monitor the marine mammal the problem is it's not regulated by the government so you can have anywhere at twenty or thirty but i'm going out at one time chasing a pod of maybe three or four dolphins and it causes a lot of to. so our goals here they say and race that the impact of the dolphin tourism has on the dolphin population of. african impact is unwilling to resume organisation enabling visitors from abroad to volunteer and participate in activities that benefit local communities this time lisa is with andrew from england and nico from slovenia it's the first time we've seen dolphins. i'm believable never seen anything like it. so many dolphins and they were so close to the hotel and. at the same time the reason we're here is to lots of research the impact of the tourism and the amount a

we covered the ferry that sank in near zanzibar in twenty eleven on that occasion a boat operator is using two old boats that have been bought from the us and were specifically designed to work only on legs and days they were being used out in the open ocean between mainland tanzania and zanzibar and when the seas got rough one heavily laden boat capsized about two hundred people died on that occasion there was a lot of anger immediately the owner of that boat disappeared wasn't seen for several weeks but when that anger died down and and a lot of the discussions around surrounding that accident then actually nothing much happened regulations didn't change no one was really held to account for the families who lost their loved ones were left to grieve with with little outcome all or nothing much to can to console them and that's common for people living in these legs like communities because these accidents are fairly common you can see behind me here some of the kind of aging boats these ones are out of use some slightly larger ones they're the ones that run with cargo between here

so you're definitely not an isolated situation in fact back in twenty twelve malcolm webb was in zanzibar for us when a ferry with at least two hundred eighty people on board sunk off the east african coast after it fits a once again from tanzania dozens of people killed there and that was actually the second such very disaster in zanzibar along the previous year two thousand and eleven two hundred people were killed when an overcrowded ferry capsized now we ask malcolm for his thoughts today on that event seven years ago. i covered the twenty eleven fact austin thompson and for how just era of medication traveling from mainland thames and its islands capsized in the indian ocean two hundred. knots occasion to be made decades before in the us and it was designed. like lakes they worked for many years. and it was decommissioned and sold bracing company and sound. seas one day when it was heavily laden. by the time there was a lot of shocking. regulation. of the now gone much safer think turia things are still behind. us so there's a big issue of maritime safety here to discuss isn't there

listen as collected data later transferred to zanzibar ministry of fisheries to help create policies and regulations for dolphin tourism. also started instructing boats keep us on how to put dolphins let cruising slowly and little to the animals . and not coming too close. anyhow missy is one of the trains keep us. that. way when. you're. getting started i know what happens because i have been trained. and i inform my visitors for example if we see them beating their tails it means they are already angry and they are leaving the place. when they dive under water they move away and head to a new frontier nation depending on what had just happened and elect gave. back. so front foot in skippers have a similar training but there are over thirty here most of them still get too close and drive the dolphins away it will take time and effort to make locals and tourists more attuned to the needs of the animals but african impact the fast steps have been taken. from dolphins in the indian ocean to sturgeon in german waters. but maybe you haven't heard of sturgeon this fish is known as a livin

for a long time it could be done off the coast of zanzibar but hordes of tourists have scared the dolphins away. the problem is it's not recognized by the government. because of the noise of the seven seas and now conservationists and tour guides are working together to find a solution. to africa. european stars deliver closing performances. and an example of the bombing. the bridges the bass player. playing good in concert in forty five minutes on. fox the temple of technology. market. the momentum of the board. is made in germany. your business magazine d w. every journey begins with the first step and every language with the first word published in the book. rico is in germany to learn german why not play with him simple online on your mobile and free to suffer d w z learning course nico speak german made easy. it would. we. get we're. welcome to this week's edition of eco africa the environment magazine internationally co-produced by channels television in nigeria d w in germany and.

this is what happens in most of the cases that happened in the two incidences off the island of zanzibar where in two thousand and sixteen at least one hundred forty five people died it's the same case that happened in two thousand and sixteen still in december in lake victoria where a boat capsized with twenty people on board so. that's that's basically what what what's being said. catherine and closing are authorities are putting measures now into place to improve safety on the waters well as much as they are they really are trying in that in terms of the government and it kept it keeps its ferries maintained this particular ferry had been maintained in the last two months it had gone through maintainance it had its engines overhauled so it really that was the initial force that it was a failure of maintainance that it wasn't this this boat was up to par in terms of that so that's what the times and government is doing is trying to maintain its ferries but also now it's a matter of making sure that those who had got tickets don't hand out more than the ferry can bear aren't catherine a

ferry disaster of the last century in two thousand and one nearly two hundred people drowned off zanzibar an island in the indian ocean a passenger ferry was carrying eight hundred people when it sank many survived by clinging on to match a says and fridges then one year later one hundred forty five people were killed in another ferry disaster in the same area there's talk now to catherine sawyer she's in nairobi in neighboring kenya as a catherine we just heard the death toll going up significantly what's the latest you're hearing on the rescue operation. well lauren you're right this rescue operation started at fast light around three g.m.t. and it's been going on and it's a concerted effort with. a lot of calls they're helping the rescue team with their boats to try and retrieve the bodies that are still stuck underwater we did speak. to the regional commissioner of one who said that this morning alone since this operations resumed twenty seven bodies have been retrieved so that adds to the forty four that were retrieved yesterday that makes it seventy one as you rightly mentioned a wi

swimming with dolphins for a long time it could be done off the coast of zanzibar but hordes of touristshave scared the dolphins away. the problem is it's not regulated by the government. because they are known to set the scene and now conservationists and tour guides are working together to find a solution go ahead africa. they promote health but sell a busy and diabetes. multinational food companies conquering new markets bringing convenience food to poor countries. they are believed to be staying to schools but people simply missed. the business of putting in forty five minutes on. staying up to date don't miss our highlights. programme online d.w. dot com highlights. time for an upgrade. our furniture that grows all by. our house with no roof. design highlights. you can make yourself. truths tips and tricks that will turn your whole special. leg up great yourself with t. w.'s interior design channel on you tube. welcome to this week's edition of equal africa environment magazine internationally co-produced by channels television in nigeria d w in germany and south africa's quickly t.

capsized in twenty eleven and twenty twelve between the tanzania and mainland and the islands of zanzibarhundreds died boats are often in poor condition and overloaded there is a need for regular to make sure that there are ten knows exactly how many people he has been born into limits the number of people and then there is another is for to do in terms of a rescue capacities. for capsizing i don't we're. really really fast here on the ugandan side of the lake the regulations say that all passengers are meant to wear life jackets and even given some to ride in this boat although not in brillion condition you can see them or over here but often there aren't enough to go around difficult for the authorities to enforce the rules the lake's fast three hundred kilometers long waterways a crucial for trade and everyone here is working on a tight budget but kept running for decades before they retired this one stopped running after it collided with another in two thousand and five. back in tanzania relatives wait for the bodies of loved ones the whole community deeply traumatized the president o

capsized in twenty eleven and twenty twelve between the towns in the mainland and the islands of zanzibar hundreds died boats are often in poor condition and overloaded there is a need for we could to make sure that there are ten knows exactly how many people you have on board and to limit to the number of people and then there is another you for to do in terms of risk you capacities especially for capsizing don't worry it's really really fast here on the ugandan side of the lake the regulations say that all passengers are meant to wear life jackets and been given something ride in this boat although not in brilliant condition you see them or over here but often there aren't enough to go around difficult for the authorities to enforce the rules the lakes passed three hundred kilometers long waterways a crucial for trade and everyone here is working on a tight budget boat kept running for decades before they retired this one stopped running after it collided with another in two thousand and five. back in tanzania relatives wait for the bodies of loved ones the whole community deeply trauma

capsized in twenty eleven and twenty twelve between the tanzania and mainland and the islands of zanzibar hundreds died boats are often import condition and overloaded there is a need for regular patient to make sure that the captain knows exactly how many people he has been born into limits the number of people and then there is another issue for to do in terms of rescue capacities especially for capsizing out because we're. really really fast here on the ugandan side of the lake the regulations say that the boat i think is a meant to wear life jackets even given some to ride in this boat although not in brilliant condition. the more they hear it often there aren't enough to go around difficult for the earth overseas to enforce the rules the lake's fast about three hundred kilometers long awaited crucial for trade and everyone here is working on a tight budget vote to kept running for a decade before they retire and this one stopped running after it collided with another in two thousand and five. back in tanzania relatives wait for the bodies of loved ones a whole community deeply trauma

at least 145 people died in 2012, when a packed ferry sank while transporting people to zanzibar in the and almost 200 were killed in the region in the previous year. in 1996, more than 800 people lost their lives in lake victoria in one of the worst ferry disasters of the last century. caroline rigby, bbc news. a british cabinet minister has said there are no changes "on the table at the moment" after prime minister theresa may's brexit plan was rejected by eu leaders. chris grayling — the transport secretary and a leave campaigner — said it was impossible for the british government to agree to northern ireland having different customs rules to the rest of the uk. the next milestone in the process is fast approaching, with another summit in october. but with trade and the irish border still unsolved issues, a no—deal brexit remains possible, as russell trott reports. it was hoped there would be some harmony at this meeting in salzburg, the setting for the sound of music. instead, eu leaders gave theresa may's brexit plans short shrift. everybody shares the view that while there are pos

one hundred forty five people died when their ship their ferry capsized and sank off the shores of zanzibar which is a semi autonomous island belonging to time and in one thousand nine hundred ninety six at the lake victoria another ship capsized killing at least five hundred people so these incidences i'm not uncommon and then only blamed on overcrowding ok catherine thank you so much from the studios katherine i'm wonder there in nairobi . now some other stories making headlines around the world today thousands of pro independence demonstrators have rallied in barcelona to mark one year since the spanish government crackdown on catalonia is succession and push protesters demanded that jail activists be released from prison nine still remain in custody on charges of rebellion and abuse of power. vietnamese president trond day quoting has died at the age of sixty one according to state media president kong had suffered a serious illness and had been treated both at home and abroad he served as president from april to any sixteen. and thousands of protesters have marched in guatemala city ag

at least 1a5 people died in 2012, when a packed ferry sank while transporting people to zanzibar in the and almost 200 were killed in the region in the previous year. in 1996, more than 800 people lost their lives in lake victoria in one of the worst ferry disasters of the last century. caroline rigby, bbc news. let's get some of the day's other news: it's emerged that one of the two men the uk has accused of carrying out the novichok poisoning in salisbury visited britain three times in the two years before the incident. alexander petrov, seen here on the right, has denied being a russian military intelligence agent, and says he was just a tourist. the white house has approved what it calls offensive measures to stop cyber attacks. the united states accuses russia, china, iran and north korea of conducting "reckless cyber attacks" against the us and its allies. the immediate aim of the new policy is to prevent hackers from disrupting the us mid—term elections. four people have died after a woman opened fire at a warehouse complex in the us state of maryland. the woman, who's among thos

at least 1a5 people died in 2012, when a packed ferry sank while transporting people to zanzibar in then. and almost 200 were killed in the region in the previous year. in 1996, more than 800 people lost their lives in lake victoria in one of the worst ferry disasters of the last century. caroline rigby, bbc news. the bbc has learned that britain is considering plans to set up an international tribunal to bring myanmar‘s military leaders tojustice. the united nations has accused the generals of genocide against the country's rohingya muslims. the un report listed gang rape, assaults on children, mass murder, and the destruction of entire villages as some of the atrocities committed against the rohingyas. britain's foreign secretary, jeremy hunt, who's just returned from a visit to myanmar, is expected to seek international consensus on his plans at the un general assembly next week. the world anti—doping agency has lifted its suspension on russia that was imposed three years ago after accusations of widespread, state—sponsored drugs cheating in sport. it means that russia will again be

capsized in twenty eleven and twenty twelve between the tanzania and mainland and the islands of zanzibar hundreds died boats are often import condition and overloaded there is a need for regular beijing to make sure that the captain knows exactly how many people he happened boarding to limits the number of people and then there is another you forty two in terms of risk you capacities especially forget sizing i didn't work it's really really fast here on the ugandan side of the lake the regulations say that the boat passengers are meant to wear life jackets even given some to ride in this boat although not in brilliant condition you see the more they hear it often there aren't enough to go around difficult for the authorities to enforce the rules the lakes fast down three hundred kilometers long waterways a crucial for trade and everyone here is working on a tight budget boat to kept running for decades before they retired this one stopped running after it collided with another in two thousand and five.

in 2012, 145 people died when a packed ferry sank en route to zanzibar. a year before, 200 people died in a similar incident. and this disaster will ignite memories of more than 20 years ago when over 800 people died after a ferry capsized in the very same waters of lake victoria. tanzania's president has ordered the arrest of the ferry operator and declared four days of mourning. little comfort for relatives who watched as the line of bodies brought to shore kept on growing. debora patta, cbs news, johannesburg, south africa. >> glor: authorities in northern ws tfornia today delivered the news that many women had waited a quarter-century to hear: there is an arrest in the norcal rapist case. the suspect is a married man who hasbeen hiding in plain sight. jamie yuccas has more on this. >> for 27 years, there has been one common thread: his d.n.a. >> reporter: investigators say 58-year-old roy charles waller targeted, then terrorized, at least ten women. >> he would bind them, and then aspeatedly sexually assault them. >> reporter: the attacks in six 99rth

also have incidences of ferries capsizing in the indian ocean this one that sank off the island of zanzibar killing at least one hundred forty five people the common practice here is the usual need these ferries are overloaded and they don't carry more than their capacity so this is why there's a lot of these incidences. thank you so much do you ever use catherine and wonder talking to us from nairobi. now to some of the other stories making headlines around the world today meet me as president tran di qual has died at the age of sixty one according to state media president quang had suffered a serious illness and had been treated both of home and abroad he served as vietnam's president from april twenty sixth seen. thousands of protesters who marched in guatemala city against corruption the protest comes after president jimmy moralities decided to end the work of the un anti corruption commission it had led high profile graft probes targeting dozens of powerful kemal ins including morales and his family. authorities in peru have recovered more than seventeen hundred ancient artefacts which

were killed when a ferry capsized it was coming from the mainland tanzania heading to the island of zanzibar a year before about two hundred people were also killed all these incidents blamed on overcrowding so investigations that have started are really going to be focusing on that the issue of overcrowding we're told in this particular incident the ticketing officer is among those who were in that ferry so investigators are going to be scoring the offices trying to see whether there are any backup records to try and see how many people exactly were in that ferry a lot of questions are going to be asked the government need to supply those answers quickly people hoping that this investigation they're going to be speedily done that they're going to get. the information publicly and the government is going to do more in terms of putting measures in place to make sure an incident like this a tragedy does like this does not happen again absolutely catherine sobering is the latest from nairobi thanks very much kyra. that investigation by the associated press news agency shows a systematic campaig

at least 145 people died in 2012, when a packed ferry sank while trans boring people to zanzibar in thetransporting. and almost 200 were killed in the region in the previously. in 1986, more than 800 people lost their lives in la ke than 800 people lost their lives in lake victoria in one of the worst ferry disasters of the last century. caroline rigby, bbc news. —— in 1986. -- 1996. christine blasey—ford, the woman who's accused president trump's nominee to be a supreme court judge brett kavanaugh of sexual assault in high school, has said she's prepared to testify next week before congress, but only if certain conditions are met. her lawyer has also said the conditions for any appearance must be fair. 0ur correspondent chris bucklerjoins me now from washington. chris, what kind of terms is christine blasey—ford step leading? there are two things here. first there is the question of safety. christine blasey—ford says she has a threat against and wants some reassurance of her safety. but there are also terms and conditions she also wants issue goes ahead with testifying. she says she is

and cargo ferry sank in twenty eleven almost two hundred people died when a ferry capsized near zanzibar waterways are always busy because they're crucial for people's livelihood. there's always activity along the shores of lake victoria any time of day or night people depend on the lake for their survival fisherman for fishing others for water transport and trade the people on the boat that capsized many of them are on their way home from the market when the boat tipped over but now it's more than a day since the boat capsized hope of finding any survivors and now very slim a mile from where al-jazeera gabber port uganda. the chairman of the u.s. senate judiciary committee says he'll give brett kavanaugh accuser more time to negotiate the details of a testimony before the committee christine ford says kavanagh sexually assaulted her in high school he denies those charges the committee had set a friday deadline to agree for ford's testimony a white house correspondent kimberly how could reports. after days of surprising restraint u.s. president donald trump turned on christine blazin for

swimming with dolphins for a long time it could be done off the coast of zanzibar but hordes of tourists have scared the dolphins away. the problem is it's not regulated by the government. because they are not up to seven feet and now conservationists and tour guides are working together to find a solution go at africa thirty minutes w. . betoken. his works goddess fortuna. the munster figure. beethoven twenty. his creations. his brand mystical calm let's go for it nikon of the. look what do we really know about the man behind the torch. what motivates him how does he think and feel private moments in the life of a great fashion designer. songstress says start september ninth. this is d w news live from berlin sweden century old political consensus it threatens to underwrite of all over migration the far right sweeping democrats could win as much as one quarter of the vote and the country prepares for its first election since taking in more migrants per capita than any other country in europe . also coming up.

cargo ferry sank and in twenty eleven almost two hundred people died when a ferry capsized near zanzibar. waterways are always busy because they're crucial to people's livelihood. there's always activity along the shores of lake victoria any time of day or night people depend on the lake for this a viable fisherman for fishing others for water transport and trade the people on the boat that capsized many of them were on their way home from a market when the boat to take over but now it's more than a day since the boat capsized hopes of finding any survivors and now very slim malcolm webb al-jazeera reporter uganda. the chairman of the u.s. senate judiciary committee says he'll force a vote on brett kavanaugh supreme court nomination if kavanagh's accuser won't testify on monday christian basie forces kavanaugh sexually assaulted her when they were both in high school the announcement comes as u.s. president donald trump broke his silence about the allegations white house correspondent kimberly hockett reports. after days of surprising restraint u.s. president donald trump turned on chris

driven by western demand zanzibar became a strategic crossroads here in zanzibar one of the world's last lead trade ports was about to develop. zanzibar developed in the nineteenth century largely as a major center of trade. but also became the center of a large commercial empire the sultan of zanzibar controlled not only zines about but tried to control the whole cost line. by eight hundred sixty s. something like twenty thousand slaves what coming through it sounds about but of these slaves eight thousand six thousand may be. exported out. of struggles. or source. understand in terms of minnesota's pain bore full of pleasure in or less than that and that also has an invisible thread of the elephants running the system an intimate look at life in cuba today from a clue are any funny media and it outlines how many diag told me it was a little why didn't mr levy you're my cuba on al-jazeera. al-jazeera where ever you are. in indonesia palm oil is a billion dollar business want to win east investigates the price the country's paying. to feed the world's paul morley addiction. on al-jazeera

cargo ferry sank and in twenty eleven almost two hundred people died when a ferry capsized near zanzibar. waterways are always busy because they're crucial for people's livelihoods. there's always activity along the shores of lake victoria any time of day or night people depend on the lake for their survival fishermen for fishing others for water transport and trade the people on the boat that capsized many of them are on their way home from the market when the boat tipped over but now it's more than a day since the boat capsized hopes of finding any survivors and now very slim a mile from where al jazeera gabber port uganda. now the chairman of the u.s. senate judiciary committee says he'll force a vote on brett kavanaugh supreme court nomination if his accuser doesn't testify on monday christine forward as for more time she says cover not sexually assaulted her in high school u.s. president donald trump says she should have approached the police when the alleged incident took place a white house correspondent kimberly halkett reports. after days of surprising restraint u.s. president d

capsized in twenty eleven and twenty twelve between the tanzania and mainland and the islands of zanzibar hundreds died boats are often in poor condition and overloaded there is a need for regular beijing to make sure that it knows exactly how many people you have been born into limits the number of people and then there is another if for to do in terms of risk you capacities to forget so using our students were it's really really fast. here on the ugandan side of the lake the regulations say that all passengers are meant to wear life jackets and been given some to ride in this pose although not in brilliant condition you can see them or over here but often there aren't enough to go around difficult for the authorities to enforce the rules the lakes fast about three hundred kilometers long it's waterways a crucial for trade but everyone here is working on a tight budget boat kept running for decades before they retired this one stopped running after it collided with another in two thousand and five back in tanzania relatives wait for the bodies of loved ones the whole community deeply tra

and cargo ferry sank in twenty eleven almost two hundred people died when a ferry capsized near zanzibar. waterways are always busy because they are crucial to people's livelihood. there's always activity along the shores of lake victoria any time of day or night people depend on the lake for their survival fisherman for fishing others for water transport and trade the people on the boat that capsized many of them are on their way home from a market when the boat it over but now it's more than a day since the boat capsized hopes of finding any survivors and now very slim malcolm webb al-jazeera port uganda rescuers are still searching for survivors in the philippines after a landslide in several province buried dozens of homes on thursday at least at least twenty nine people have been killed while forty two are feared buried under the rubble early reports said some of those traps had been tending text messages to their families. a woman accusing donald trump's u.s. supreme court pick of sexual assault has been given more time to negotiate the terms of her testimony christine blassie ford

and cargo ferry sank in twenty eleven almost two hundred people died when a ferry capsized near zanzibar. waterways are always busy because they're crucial to people's livelihood. there's always activity along the shores of lake victoria any time of day or night people depend on the lake for their survival fishermen for fishing others for water transport and trade the people on the boat that capsized many of them are on their way home from a market when the boat it over but now it's more than a day since the boat capsized hopes of finding any survivors now very slim malcolm webb al-jazeera port uganda european council president alter succès he's convinced the e.u. and the u.k. can still find a compromise of a break he was reacting to a strongly worded statement by the british prime minister to resign may a day after break sepang was heavily criticized at a summit in austria she demanded more suspect for the u.k. and accused a lead is a failing to provide better options for an amicable deal reeling from her bruising a huge summit theresa may delivered a defiant ultimatum to europe the e.u

cargo ferry sank and in twenty eleven almost two hundred people died when a ferry capsized near zanzibar. waterways are always busy because they're crucial to people's livelihood there's always activity along the shores of lake victoria any time of day or night people depend on the lake for their survival fishermen for fishing others for water transport and trade the people on the boat that capsized many of them are on their way home from the market when the boat over but now it's more than a day since the boat capsized hopes of finding any survivors and now very slim a mile from where al jazeera port uganda the chairman of the u.s. senate judiciary committee says he'll give brett kavanaugh as accuser more time to negotiate the details of her testimony before the committee christine ford says cavanagh sexually assaulted her in high school he denies those charges the committee had set a friday deadline to agree the details of ford's testimony but the extension was announced a few minutes ago the health ministry in gaza says one protester is being killed at least forty wounded by israeli f

he's expected to sail to zanzibar in the coming months making stops in villages along the indian ocean coast those aboard will be allotting communities about the dangers of plastic waste and what they can do to protect the environment but building this boat is not the end game the team of boat builders say they use the experience for the next project we wanted was a big about long twenty metres and good voyage from the captain some of them but all these talents thus we decided drop this prototype one now so we have seen what we wanted where because most of the material one of deficient. the launch of flip flop he was on the world clean up the when millions of people volunteered to clean the beaches put twenty four hours the united nations says more than eight million tons of plastic finds its way into the world's oceans every yeah that's a serious dumping a garbage truck for every minute. there was a mob of using plastic in the right perspective you can use plastic but you can't recycle it and today we have seen from rubbish to abort. the islanders in law. of the villages. and hope the

capsized in twenty eleven and twenty twelve between the tanzania and mainland and the islands of zanzibar hundreds died both are often in poor condition and overloaded there is a need for regular beijing to make sure that there are ten knows exactly how many people he has been born into limits the number of people and then there is another if more to do in terms of risk you capacities especially for a cat so using our students were. really really fast here on the ugandan side of the lake the regulations say that all passengers are meant to wear life jackets and even given some to ride in this boat although not in brilliant condition you can see them or over here but often there aren't enough to go around difficult for the authorities to enforce the rules the lakes last three hundred kilometers long waterways a crucial for trade and everyone here is working on a tight budget but kept running for a decade before they retired this one stopped running after it collided with another in two thousand and five. back in tanzania relatives wait for the bodies of loved ones the whole community deepl

and cargo ferry sank in twenty eleven almost two hundred people died when a ferry capsized near zanzibar. waterways are always busy because they're crucial for people's livelihood. there's always activity along the shores of lake victoria any time of day or night people depend on the lake for their survival fishermen for fishing others for water transport and trade the people on the boat that capsized many of them are on their way home from the market when the boat it over but now it's more than a day since the boat capsized hopes of finding any survivors now very slim malcolm webb al-jazeera port uganda. in gaza the health ministry says one protester has been killed and at least forty injured by israeli fire on the border the demonstrations against the israeli blockade on the gaza strip have been going on for more than five months many are demanding their right to return to the homes and land their families were expelled from seventy years ago and i hosted sent us this update earlier from the protests so we're here just a short distance away from the israeli border and the man you can s

cargo ferry sank and in twenty eleven almost two hundred people died when a ferry capsized near zanzibar the waterways are always busy because they're crucial for people's livelihood. can just run us through here what the key safety questions are that the authorities the relevant authorities must be addressing now . because in the case of the boat in tanzania it's going to be overloading i can show you a few of the kinds of boats that are used all around lake victoria in tanzania here in uganda and in kenya as well you see these small wooden boats easy often used by fishermen to transport between the many small islands and further away you can see some of the larger boat ferries and cargo boat those ferries that carry large numbers of people and it was a large ferry like that that in tanzania because it was overloaded caps i think are meant to be wearing life jackets to regulation here in uganda stipulate that they have to you can see a few people wearing them just here but of course often there aren't enough to go around also very difficult for authorities to enforce this kind of regula

capsized in twenty eleven and twenty twelve between the tanzania and mainland and the islands of zanzibar hundreds died boats are often import condition and overloaded there is a need for regular beijing to make sure that the captain knows exactly how many people he had been born into limits the number of people and then there is another issue for to do in terms of a rescue capacities especially for gas so using i didn't we're. really really fast here on the ugandan side of the lake the regulations say that the boat i think is a meant to wear life jackets even given some to ride in this boat so they're not in brilliant condition. the more they hear it often there aren't enough to go around difficult for the earth or it's easy to enforce the rules the lakes fast down three hundred kilometers long waterways a crucial for trade and everyone here is working on a tight budget boat to kept running for decades before they retired this one stopped running after it collided with another in two thousand and five. back in tanzania relatives wait for the bodies of loved ones. the whole community deep

and cargo ferry sank in twenty eleven almost two hundred people died when a ferry capsized near zanzibar. waterways are always busy because they are crucial to people's livelihood. there's always activity along the shores of lake victoria any time of day or night people depend on the lake for their survival fisherman for fishing others for water transport and trade the people on the boat that capsized many of them are on their way home from a market when the boat it over but now it's more than a day since the boat capsized hopes of finding any survivors and now very slim malcolm webb al-jazeera port uganda. in other world news the chairman of the u.s. senate should just cheri committee says he'll force of vote on brett kavanaugh supreme court nomination if his accuser doesn't testify on monday christine basically ford has asked for more time she says cavanaugh sexually assaulted her in high school u.s. present donald trump says she should approach to the police when the a major incident happened at house correspondent kimberly hocket reports. after days of surprising restraint u.s. presi

at least 145 people died in 2012, when a packed ferry sank while transporting people to zanzibar in the indian ocean. and almost 200 were killed in the same region the previous year. in 1996, more than 800 people lost their lives in lake victoria in one of the worst ferry disasters of the last century. the headlines on bbc news: despite it being rejected by eu leaders at their salzburg summit. which would have prevented a cancer drug being used to treat a common eye condition. the drug could save the nhs up to 500 million pounds annually. the metropolitan police admits, for the first time, that an undercover officer had a sexual relationship with an environmental activist —— with the knowledge of his bosses. it was a good night for the british teams in the europa league last night. sergio aguero has signed a one—year contract extension with manchester city to take him through to 2021. he joined the club in 2011 and is their record goal—scorer. and stuart hogg will miss the autumn international series after having surgery on an ankle problem. he will be out for up to three months. i will

of the worst ferry disasters of the last century in twenty eleven two hundred people drowned off zanzibarthe island in the indian ocean that is part of tanzania the passenger ferry was carrying eight hundred people when it sank one year later one hundred forty five people were killed in another ferry disaster in the same area let's speak now to catherine sawyer who is in nairobi in kenya for us so catherine the death toll continues to go up what what's the latest that you're hearing there on the recovery operation. the death toll continues to go up the situation as you mentioned is moving very quickly and the commissioner the regional commissioner all of warm ones and this is where this tragedy happened had a press conference about an hour ago and he said that forty four people today have been rescued thirty seven of them still in hospital he say that this operation now has moved from rescue to recovery and we also spoke to a district commissioner who think that they have made an appeal a local appeal for divers from other parts of the country to come and help in this recovery effort as t