windswept filled one continued to be an international crime scene for a long time to come how it all just zita addis ababa ethiopia. well first of the political prisoners pardoned by the democratic republic of congo's new president has been released from jail phoenix the secure the promised about seven hundred prisoners most of whom were jailed under the previous regime would be freed during his first one hundred days in office got held up as a day on reports was frank de angelis spent two and a half years in kinshasa central prison was he is one of three prominent opposition leaders released from jail after being pardoned by democratic republic of congo's president félix tisha katie who was elected in december was was i'm very happy to see my brother released from jail i don't know how to express all the emotions finally my brother is free human rights lawyer firming young combi was also released he'd been sentenced to twenty years in prison in two thousand and nine and charges of being a threat to national security. an additional seven hundred political prisoners have also been pardoned by d

windswept filled will continue to be an international crime scene for a long time to come how it all just zita addis ababa ethiopia and more on our website address that is al-jazeera dot com and can watch us by clicking on the live icon. montaner with a round of headlines on our jazeera the police presence across new zealand has been stepped up after friday's attack on two mosques in the city of christchurch fifty people were killed when a gunman opened fire in the mosques extra offices are to be deployed around schools businesses and places of worship under thomas has more from christchurch it's expected that all the bodies will be released by the end of wednesday that's certainly what just in the rod down the prime minister here has promised in terms of all information we're expecting a press conference from the police lights on monday that if anyone else further has died of their injuries will be expected to hear that at the moment the number killed overall still stands at fifty or families of those killed in the attack will be able to bury their loved ones from wednesday according to the c

windswept filled will continue to be an international crime scene for a long time to come how it all just zita both europea authorities in paris have begun a major clear up operation after violent yellow vest protests caused extensive damage on one of the world's most famous streets rioters ransacked and set fire to shops and other businesses along the shore sillies a violence started when protesters threw smoke bombs and cobble stones at the police more than two hundred were arrested the demonstrations began four months ago of a proposed fuel tax hikes but i've grown into wider protests against the president .

site of a cross that a second the confidence of the global evasion industry mohamed atta well just zita . into. ten saudi women appeared in a court in riyadh for the first time since their detention a year ago the cases against them have been withdrawn international condemnation and outrage over the state of human rights in the kingdom. is one of the lead campaigners against the ban on women driving and it's among those standing trial mama deval has the story. is a younger activist who's been fighting for saudi women inside to drive among other demands she's a graduate of the university of british columbia in canada and was ranked by arabian business magazine as third on the list of top most powerful arab women in two thousand and fifteen in recognition of her phyllis activism but the rebellion and other female campaigners paid a hefty price you clued in constant touch us mint and even detention at the hands of saudi authorities. last may she was arrested after releasing a video showing her behind the wheel on a highway between the united arab emirates and saudi arabia in defiance of th

the well just zita morrone was. millions of dollars are set aside every year for water projects in areas prone to drought in kenya despite this many people still die of hunger every year as affected in the northwest region of chicana say they want permanent solutions catherine soy reports. food has begun are arriving into qana it's one of thirteen counties most affected by a severe drought the government says more than a million people need argent help a quarter of two can as residents are on the brink of starvation this food has come from kenya's capital nairobi we need to get a permanent solution to this problem because we've been having because of drugs previously. of the roma done so we just go with them but i think measures the national government has released two million dollars to help other kenyans are making donations through different initiatives there's a rush to get food to those who need it most of this is the drought that's what i. was wondering when i was there i was the primary pang of knowing about

>> zita jones, new york. what's your read on what kind of happens next?i think her statement was interested because she said in there, this was handled properly, we looked into this and we moved on, basically. but here's the problem. the staffer stayed in her office since this incident occurred for months, and then when politico started asking questions about it, she dismissed that staffer. so that raises questions about did she actually handle this the correct way? for gillibrand, this is an issue that if she wants to run for president, this is going to be front and center. she talks about this often ever since she came to the senate. for military sexual harrassment when brett kavanaugh was getting confirmed, she was one of the most vocal critics saying, believe the women. so if that's her public position, prooifivately she's clearly got an issue here. >> she's a centerpiece not just of the political campaign but in her career. this is one thing she's tried to be in the forefront of. let's also remind folks about the role she played in al franken, callin

windswept filled one continued to be an international crime scene for a long time to come how it all just zita addis ababa ethiopia. gunmen have attacked an army base in mali killing at least twenty four soldiers vehicles were destroyed when the base in the central region of mopti was braced for briefly under siege on saturday night a camp commander is amongst those who've been shot and although no group has admitted responsibility attacks by groups linked to al qaida and eisel are common the philippines is officially withdrawn from the international criminal court it began the process to leave last year after the hague based court launched an initial examination into president rodrigo to toto's drugs war thousands of suspected drug users and dealers have been killed since the crackdown started three years ago so because president sent out a warning to protesters a day after they stormed the state run television station demanding his resignation ah of opposition supporters crowded the presidency building in belgrade as alexander fluted held a news conference inside demonstrators according to f

to the site of a cross in the confidence of the global livy ition industry mohamed atta well just zita. in a few of the kurdish led forces in syria say they've killed thirty eight eisel fighters and their final assault on the armed groups clave syrian democratic forces have been bombarding us for three days where a number of fighters remain the operation intensified after a brief pause to allow civilians to leave yes the s.s. three of its fighters were killed during the latest operation. has more from the turkey syria border. this is the third night running the bubbles is coming under intense shelling and air strikes day had been a lull last week allowing fighters to surrender and civilians to be evacuated but earlier in the day spokesperson for the syrian democratic forces that's the kurdish forces on the ground leading this battle have said that the battle for bubbles is coming and then that's probably why we see this intensification of strikes and shelling now in the air strikes also stream important simply because on the ground a goodish forces have been advancing very slowly they'