forces have joined an african union operation against al shabaab fighters continue their campaign to impose islamic law despite losing strongholds in somalia malcolm webb has the latest from the kenyan capital. the president of kenya who kenyatta and the secretary general of the united nations and tainio guitar is meeting here in nairobi with government and security officials from a number of african countries as well as from the african union european union and the united nations talks about countering terror and preventing violence extremism in africa significance in kenya in this discussion its role in the conflict with al shabaab the somali arms group kenya's military entered somalia in 2011 along with militaries from other african union member states along with the us in fighting al shabaab an image on al-shabaab carried out a number of bloody attacks against civilian targets here in kenya many kenyans civilians have been killed the conference is a follow up to what was just over a year ago the un's high level conference on countering terrorism that took place in new york with t

they're not prompted a series of attacks by al shabaab here within kenya on kenyan soil the many kenyans to millions have been killed the most recent of those major attacks was in january here in nairobi in the dusit hotel complex was attacked by gunmen 21 people were killed there so this is very much something that's a conflict that's been brought home to the people here people in nairobi are very much among those those thousands of victims that you mentioned across the continent welcome thanks very much. an outbreak of measles in chad has caused a national emergency to be declared other african countries are also struggling to contain this preventable disease patient numbers of soared 700 percent in some locations. it is so much it hurts. the fever won't go down. and this baby's lungs are filled with. these are children on the brink of death because they were not vaccinated against measles oh no we didn't know what it was we thought it was malaria it's only here that they told us she has measles you don't understand we are so scared of losing her they keep giving her injections but she

a prominent somali canadian journalist is one of 26 people killed in a 12 hour attack by al-shabaab on a popular hotel in case nato. and 2 days of rain trigger flash floods and landslides in nepal killing at least 43 people. on the new wimbledon champion the radio arena williams what could have been a record equalling 24 grand slam singles talk. welcome to the program our top story the protests against hong kong's extradition bill have now turned into a much wider movement opposed to the influence of beijing fighting broke out on saturday after thousands of protesters marched in the town of showing sri close to the border with mainland china shop as in traders from the mainland are accused of driving up prices by all buying tax free products to take home and sell jamelle alan duggan reports now from hong kong. the protests in hong kong began more than a month ago and show no sign of easing up with much of the activists frustration do you corrected at the territory's chief executive as a home call people really. we love our place we often call as always file this one by small rise only

al-shabaab fighters in somalia say they attacked a hotel killing at least 26 people and injuring dozens it happened in the port city of my own in the autonomous region of jubal and among the dead are people from kenya tanzania the u.s. britain and canada malcolm wyatt has more from nairobi in neighboring kenya officials who survived the attack say it began with a suicide bomber in a car there was a bomb in the vehicle in the vehicle was rammed into the hotel causing a large explosion gunmen then followed on foot attacking the premises and a gun battle ensued between them and the security forces who were posted at the hotel the gun battle went on for hours but eventually those security forces were able to take the situation on the control is kind of violence is common in some parts of somalia but in recent years it's been rare in the town of kids of my own but it's widely believed to be connected to an upcoming election which is meant to take place there in august the time of the attack there was a political gathering going on inside the hotel elders plan representatives and legislators

then al-shabaab of the series of attacks on kenyan thought many kenyans being killed in january this year gunmen attacked the dusit hotel complex here in nairobi 21 people were killed just over a year ago un held the 1st ever high level conference for countering terrorism with leaders of counter-terrorism and many of its member states in new york to follow up on that it's holding a series of 5 regional conferences the counter-terrorism 1st was last month held in mongolia this one here in nairobi is the 2nd and there are 3 more coming in the months ahead. and now it's the end of the road for the volkswagen beetle. after 8 decades the last edition of the iconic car rolled off a production line as a factory in mexico where the confetti shower and to the tune of a marriott she found the factory will now switch to building a new s.u.v. for the north american market. hello mr hall with the headlines tensions are high in the strait of hormuz after a new revolutionary guard called boats approached a british oil tanker and asked it to stop this comes just days after u.k. royal marines seized

that's right al-shabaab the armed group from somalia has claimed responsibility for the attack they used to control the city of my up until 2012 when they were pushed out but they've remained present in some parts of juba land in the region not in the city or not in other cities for many years but they're still able to carry out these sporadic and deadly strikes like the one that we've just seen in the meeting that was going on in the hotel at the time that it was attacked was a planning meeting with local elders and legislators who were planning local elections that were meant to be held in august in case my in the city of kiev my so it's quite possible that disrupting the process of this elections was the intention of al-shabaab the attack ok we'll leave it there for now thanks very much for the update michael ware our correspondent in nairobi the u.s. house of representatives has voted for a twelvemonth freeze on weapons ols to saudi arabia and the united arab emirates but the amendment aimed at stopping the killing in yemen still needs the approval of both the senate and president tr

al shabaab fighters in somalia say they attacked a hotel killing at least $26.00 people and injuring dozens it happened in the port city of can small you know in the autonomous region of jubal and among the dead are people from kenya tanzania the u.s. britain and canada welcome what has more from nairobi in neighboring kenya. officials who survived the attack say it began with a suicide bomber in a car there was a bomb in the vehicle in the vehicle was rammed into the hotel causing a large explosion gunmen then followed on foot attacking the premises and a gun battle ensued between them and the security forces who were posted at the hotel the gun battle went on for hours but eventually those security forces were able to take the situation on the control this kind of violence is common in some parts of somalia but in recent years it's been rare in the town of kids. but it's widely believed to be connected to an upcoming election which is meant to take place there in august the time of the attack it was a political gathering going on inside the hotel elders plan representatives and leg

the somali capital has killed at least 6 people and left mogadishu's man badly injured the group al-shabaab has claimed responsibility saying its target was the newly appointed u.n. envoy to somalia the blast went off shortly after janus was method man. britain's new prime minister abbas johnson is about to hold his 1st cabinet meeting after that he'll address parliament in westminster he's appointed mostly briggs his top ministers and then says britain will only the european union by october 31st that in bob reports from london. it's being called britain's biggest cabinet clear out without a change of ruling party on a day that saw more than half those in the top jobs gone many of them sacked it became clear loyalty to boris johnson in the leadership race has been rewarded and support for his rival the previous foreign secretary jeremy hunt has been punished while many of the new appointments a prominent vote lead campaigners like dominic robb who resigned as breck's secretary in protest at to resume a deal with brussels income's pretty patella right winger who's on the case at bringing ba

the big campaign al shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack in an area it was driven else from 7 years ago the african union's multinational force in somalia says it will continue to work to stabilize the country but this latest attack shows al qaida affiliated al shabaab group still has a powerful presence you know. sort of hide out and jersey. still ahead on the bulletin the number of dead rises in may on after monsoon rains triggered a devastating landslide and flooding plus i'm stuck fast reporting for like used to be the hour i'll see in town top box and is basically stand where the government is trying to bring life back into the desert. hello again welcome back to international weather forecast what's going to be a chilly rain here across much of the southeast we are talking about temperatures that have come down across many areas and we're talking below average for some regions so take a look at the saddle image a lot of rain across much of the same area as well so the forecast map here on sunday there is the rain and it's going to continue to stay quite rainy as well a

and $26.00 people including 9 foreigners are killed by al-shabaab attackers at a hotel in southern somalia. also keeping an eye on louisiana bracing for a deluge as tropical storm barry bears down on the u.s. state. and i'm we're hard in with sports on women's final day at wimbledon history back in the 1st arena williams as she goes for a record equalling 24th grand slam title with mona help standing in her way. welcome to the zone what began as protests over an extradition nor in hong kong has now turned into a much wider anger over the influence of china fighting broke out on saturday in hong kong involving protesters against visitors from mainland china riot police used pepper spray and bats homes to stop demonstrators setting up barricades injuring shway not far from the border they say shoppers and traders from china are invading hong kong and drive up prices by buying products to take home and sell let's cross over to our correspondent who's monitoring events for us in hong kong just bring us up to speed on exactly what's happening now. while there's a complete turnaround from the la

al shabaab fighters in somalia are claiming responsibility for a bomb blast which killed at least 17 people others were injured near the international airport in the capital mogadishu suspected car bomb blast then gunfire was near a security checkpoint. the president the philippines wants to bring back the death penalty for crimes related to illegal drugs in the state of the union in state of the nation speech rodriguez detent they said his crackdown on the drugs trade will continue despite international condemnation of the thousands killed in the 3 year police campaign outside congress in manila protesters burned his effigy and demanded his resignation. the illegal problem is going up in yours and in march to secure late because we need to sustain. all very good moves at the. us congress dorian state the death penalty what he most crimes related. as well. jamil alan duggan has more from manila. this is all basically for a stronger measures i.p.o. before congress for the imposition of the death penalty for illegal drugs and plunder is proof of his government's priority he also admitt

where last week i'm much loved and respected journalists out in the area was killed an attack by al-shabaab armed group a cousin souad sent us this video. as the alumni lucan want to know who got a card to. i am sorry i had. think you a diseased international us whole don't know lou it was some mother and wife she was a light of hope she was a changed me her positive thinker she was of rule of love and full of kindness sure was caring in forgiveness person those who she was. me all my grand hair the highest level of gentle not a lot of you know mean a lot of your own mean i think you again international you to give me the opportunity to share with you who she was in how we would like to remember her for ever. i think just so out for that last week after her don was tragically killed several people tweeted at us that we should pay tribute to her and her work on the stream here's just one of those tweets more lives said can we have a special show in memory of how done and all brave journalists who sacrificed their lives to rebuild somalia let's talk about our resolve to keep the legacy of all

around violent extremism its army went into neighboring somalia in 2011 to fight the armed group al-shabaab and since then launched a series of attacks on kenya many kenyans being killed in january this year gunmen attacked the dusit hotel complex here in nairobi 21 people were killed just over a year ago the un held the 1st ever high level conference for countering terrorism with leaders of counter-terrorism for many of its member states in new york to follow up on that it's holding a series of 5 regional conferences to counter terrorism the 1st was last month held in mongolia this one here in nairobi is the 2nd and there are 3 more coming in the months ahead. still ahead on al-jazeera drilling deeper into control of a sea well look at the reaction to turkey's latest oil exploration near cyprus. and why the iraqi city of mosul is struggling to rebuild 2 years after the defeats of i saw. it i would support a bit of history was made at the major league all-star game in cleveland for a whole be here with all the details of the 1st. hello again we're here cross parts of turkey things are going

russians news agency says at least 13 people were killed including 2 journalists the armed group al-shabaab says that carried out the attack turkey has just received a 2nd shipment in the delivery of the russian s. 400 missile defense system the controversial deal has angered the united states with washington threatening to impose sanctions police in gibraltar have released all 4 crewmembers of an iranian oil tanker seized last week the ship was detained by british forces on suspicion of taking all to syria in breach of e.u. sanctions. more protests are expected in hong kong this time targeting shoppers from mainland china who cross the border to buy tax free products them and state street demonstrators are gathering in the shang shui district just a short distance from the border with the chinese mainland it follows weeks of protests triggered by failed attempts to push through a bill allowing suspects to be sent to mainland china for trial the edges of tropical storm barry lashing the u.s. state of louisiana as it moves closer to land a state of emergency has been declared in several area