here in southern somalia and a town once under siege by al-shabaab a program is being implemented to rehabilitate one extremist fighters with the hope of peacefully reintegrating them into society. the former fighters here mostly men aged between 24 and 29 have been granted amnesty and are seeking a 2nd chance 2 of them are willing to share why is it decided to defect. for their safety and security we have withheld the location and real identities by calling them and that. was just 15 years old when he joined the group 5 years ago but the order in book could be 1st people join because the religion they say about promoting religion but this is just a front actually they're killing innocent people for no reason or to fight in this could be. similarly joined at the age of 16 it took a made years to escape from the group. if they also killed muslims in their tack when i saw my people dying i decided i had to break away of the. many men growing up in disenfranchised and poor parts of the country but led into joining us above for financial reasons and a sense of belonging. to address this

this is the news africa coming up on the program the story of a young kenyan who was recruited by al-shabaab skate and is now helping to make his country safe. the dream lives on. has been gripped by football fever as its national team prepares for the quarterfinals feature of the african cup of nations found c.b.r. team's success has made life better. i'm eddie michael jr your welcome to the show we start off in kenya a country struggling to deal with the effects of terrorism despite government efforts to islamist militant group al-shabaab continues to recruit and radicalize young people a 2 day conference is taking place in nairobi that by the un which aims to tackle extremist violence speaking at events the kenyan president who kenyatta called terrorist groups can see that groups and can affect a whole region he fought in the conference un chief on don't you get to visit that in nairobi that's helping young people while boyd radicalization by learning new skills and finding employment online. the u.s. is facing enormous challenges that employment is as i said in the beginning probably the

more on those stories in just a moment but 1st to somalia where 26 people are dead after our shabaab militants stormed a hotel in case my own among those killed a politician foreigners and journalists security forces and kiss my oh say they have ended the siege and killed the militants officials are calling it the deadliest day in the port city since insurgents were driven out in 2012 the extremists have been trying to topple the government there for more than a decade. sort of a need to have janice abilities bill on the line from the somalian captain long edition of the disease what more can you tell us about this deadly attack. well just as you have mentioned is one of the deadliest attacks to ever walk a. mile and if i may shed more light on this i think. it's a credit for the time to be to making an exclusive leading general on the end of a tell that is in downtown area over to smuggle that back as well for a number one detainees at the bomb one has been injured by security forces and us has been arrested on 2 of the attackers were neutralized of the legacy the plans to cool to p

violent millicent birds thanks to terrorize somalia figgy is killing many innocent people but now some al shabaab militants are being offered a chance to leave the group and rejoin society e.w. spoke exclusively to some trying to come to terms with their violent response to cole so coming up hopes rise for a breakthrough in the treatment of h.i.v. for the 1st time the bars was identified 40 years ago scientists in the u.s. say they managed to eradicate. from infected minds times of trauma and hostage takers the netherlands i'm sweden go instead sometimes at the women's world cup we'll go live to the who's 16 the on front full the highlights. i'm on your hips mackinnon thanks so much for joining us. the somali militant group al-shabaab has been waging a violent campaign in somalia for more than a decade now their aim is to replace the u.s. backed government and impose islamic sharia will now enough african union says. has seized control of the capital mogadishu but still controls around 20 percent of the country now the government is offering amnesty and rehabilitation to some militants who leave

more on those stories in just a moment but 1st to somalia where 26 people are dead after our shabaab militants stormed a hotel in case my own among those killed a politician foreigners and journalists security forces and kiss my oh say they have ended the siege and killed the militants officials are calling it the deadliest day in the port city since insurgents were driven out in 2012 the extremists have been trying to topple the government there for more than a decade. i would have a need to have janice abilities bill on the line from the salon in captain long edition of the disease what more can you tell us about this deadly attack well just as you have mentioned this is one of the deadliest attacks to ever walk a. mile and if i may shed more light on this i think some of. the credit for the time to be to make him an exclusive leading general on the end of a tell that he's in downtown area over to smuggle that back as well for the number one detainees at the bottom one has been injured by security forces and of has been arrested until that time has been neutralized of the legacy ji

mackinnon thanks so much for joining us the somali militant group al-shabaab has been waging a violent campaign in somalia for more than a decade their aim is to replace the u.n. backed government and impose a radical islamist law an african union force controls the capital mogadishu that al-shabaab still controls around 20 percent of the country. and the government is offering amnesty and rehabilitation to some militants who leave the group melanie courage about was given a rare access to one rehabilitation center in juba province she spoke to former militants there about why they decided to leave al-shabaab and about the nightmares that they still have. that you know they were part of it killing machine terrorizing somalia's population but now they're asking for forgiveness this facility in juba land is home to 86 young man who used to fight for one of the deadliest islamist extremist groups in the world. here in southern somalia in a town once under siege by al shabaab a program is being implemented to rehabilitate one extremist fighters with the hope of peacefully reintegrating the

somalia rehabilitating former al shabaab fighters thailand one year after the dramatic cave rescue. but we start out in mexico where an. cartel has been threatening reporters with abduction and murder over 100 media workers have suffered this fate here in the past 20 years . apart of a skate with her life. got a call a desperate voice saying we found bodies again the reporter knows the woman who called her she belongs to a group of mothers looking for their missing children now it's become a search for bodies. records life but then we want all the more aware and one has a leo's with the searches of. this they were told that there might be secret mass graves here they have discovered one little piece we have these women's loved ones have disappeared here we can see the bones are wessels playmobil said about was most likely all the money. has been reporting on the searching mothers for years and the vast majority of cases it turns out that their children were abducted and killed by the c.n.n. who are drug cartel. by covering the story to put herself in jeopardy she regularly receives

the group makes it incredibly difficult to leave many al-shabaab fighters from al-shabaab as i spoke to at this facility told me that they were warned numerous times that if they did leave they would have lethal violence coming that way so of course bad terrified of retaliation this is why we had to hide their identities but they were also saying that they are hopeful that they can inspire us to do the same and to lead us in this facility a total of $300.00 man have been rehabilitated there are a few other programs like this one across the country but many somalis and especially fighters. is doubting they don't know about the current programs yet so the hope is really that those who have been rehabilitated who reintegrating into society that they are the ones who can inspire them to even swell melanie given that indiscriminate violence that you mentioned carried out against somali people how do somalis feel about an amnesty program given their experiences with al-shabaab. the people i've spoken to on the ground. really do believe that the amnesty program and rehabilitation centers li

somalis how did it how to somalis feel about them given their experiences with al-shabaab. this among these i have speaking to on the ground they told me that they believe that granting amnesty and having programs such as this one is absolutely necessary for the country to pave the way to peace and to get rid of al-shabaab for good we went to a town which was liberated a few years ago from. coming back to live there a lot of returning refugees and internally displaced people coming back and i listen to their stories so many women telling me how they saw their husbands die how they were on the run for years and how they're trying desperately to get back to their villages but it's impossible because al shabaab is still controlling these areas listening to these stories it's really impossible not to feel their fear and their pain there is just no feeling safe and somalia just yet but there is hope and programs such as this one really do give the population hope all right melanie courage about reporting from nairobi thanks and much. have a look at some of the other stories maki

i mean you could as mckinnon thank you for joining us the somali terrorist group al-shabaab has been waging a campaign of violence in somalia for more than a decade that a mystery replace the u.n. backed government and impose islamic law on african union force has. seized control of the capital mogadishu but al-shabaab still controls around 20 percent of the country now the government is offering amnesty and rehabilitation to some militants who leave the group melanie courage about was given rare access to one rehabilitation center in juba land province she spoke to former militants there about why they decided to leave al-shabaab and about the nightmare as they still have. that they were part of it killing machine terrorizing somalia's population but now they're asking for forgiveness this facility in juba land it's home to 86 young men who used to fight for one of the deadliest islamist extremist groups in the world. here in southern somalia in a town once under siege by al shabaab a program is being implemented to rehabilitate one extremist fighters with the hope of peacefully rei

violent militia groups they terrorize somalia for years killing many innocent people but now some al shabaab militants are being offered a chance to leave the group and rejoin society p.w. spoke exclusively to someone trying to come to terms with that violent pasta also coming up police in hong kong begin arresting people up to the president perceived protesters stormed enron stock the parliament earlier this week more than 20 already in detention and the number of looks set to increase. and drama i'm haas a is the netherlands and sweden go into extra time at the women's world cup to build their lives to host cecilio in france the highlights. and i mean you could smoke and thanks so much for joining us. the somali terrorist group al-shabaab has been waging a campaign of violence in somalia for more than a decade now there are a mr replace the u.n. backed government and impose islamic law and african union force has seized back control of the capital mogadishu but al-shabaab still controls around 20 percent of the country now the government is offer an amnesty and rehabilitation to some milit

to somalia now where at least 26 people are dead after al shabaab militants stormed a hotel among those killed or a politician foreigners and journalists security forces in kiss may say they ended the siege and killed the militants officials are calling it the deadliest day in the city's since insurgents were driven out in 2012 the islamists have been trying to topple the government for more than a decade for more on this i'm joined on the line by journalist abdul aziz below in somalia's capital mogadishu thank you for joining us now we just heard the basics of what happened can you tell us any more details about this attack. well to mention that he's one of the deadliest attack 2. 1000 some odd of course town is a strategic reason the lifeline for the radical militant group al-shabaab now exactly what happened is history tiger balm a detainee couldn't exclude you late in get going on the entrance of a popular restaurant in the hotel known as as he that is in the downtown area which might be for several devices stormed in the facility and began shooting down chalo occupants most of them

militant groups they have terrorized somalia for years killing many innocent people but now some all shabaab terrorists are being offered a chance to leave the group and rejoin society that you spoke exclusively to some former militants trying to come to terms with their violent past also coming up police in hong kong began arresting people after pro-democracy protesters stormed and ransacked the parliament earlier this week more than 20 are already in detention and the number looks set to increase. class drama and heartache as the netherlands and sweden go into extra time at the women's world cup we'll go to the host city for highlights. i'm sumi so much going to thanks for joining us the somali terrorist group al-shabaab has been waging a campaign of violence in somalia for more than a decade they are aim is to replace the u.s. backed government and impose islamic law and african union force has seized back control of the capital mogadishu but al-shabaab still controls around 20 percent of the country the government is offering amnesty and we have the taishan to some militants who leave th

citizens the struggle to reintegrate fighters from one of the world's most violent militant groups al-shabaab has spread fear across somalia for years fighting the government and killing civilians but now some male was him for being offered a chance to rejoin society speaks exclusively to former fighters trying to come to terms with their violent past also coming up tonight tensions between the u.s. and iran rise further as an oil tanker loaded with me in crude is seems off in southern spain it's said to have been heading to syria in violation of e.u. sanctions and cuba facing more u.s. sanctions this time against the state owned shipping company we look at human life it was the u.s. embargo that's been in place for more than 60 years. and president gets his 4th of july parade in declares it to show. his a salute to america on independence day is opposed by many and weather forecasters say it may even rain on. i'm burnt off it's good to have you with us we begin tonight with an unlikely story of trying to come to terms with the past the islamist militant group al-shabaab has been waging a vio

the somali terrorist group al shabaab has been waging a campaign of violence in somalia for more than a decade their aim is to replace the un backed government and impose islamic law and african union force has managed to seize back control of many cities including the capital mogadishu but al shabaab still control around 20 percent of the country to weaken the organization the government is offering amnesty to some militants who leave al-shabaab now some of these defectors are in we have all the taishan centers melanie cord the ball was given rare access to one site she spoke to some former militants about why they decided to leave al-shabaab and the nightmares they still have. that they were part to fit killing machine terrorizing somalia's population but now they're asking for forgiveness this facility in juba land it's home to 86 young men who used to fight for one of the deadliest islamist extremist groups in the world. here in southern somalia in a town once under siege by al-shabaab a program is being implemented to rehabilitate extremist fighters with the hope of peacefully re

live from the struggle to reintegrate fighters from one of the world's most violent militant groups al-shabaab has spread across somalia for years fighting the government and killing civilians. sense of being offered a chance to rejoin society g.w. speaks exclusively to former fighters who are coming to terms with that violent past also on the program. the president he's got the truck for something pressed by francis national day celebrations the staging a military parade as we saw in washington for the 4th of july and it's proving. to be afghanistan women's football coach tells me fifo president should resign over his handling of a sexual abuse scandal. i'm phil gal welcome to the program. the islamist militant group al-shabaab has been waging a violent campaign in somalia for more than a decade it's a race to replace the un backed government time to impose its limits shari'a law though the capital mogadishu is now controlled by a force from the african union al-shabaab still controls around 20 percent of the country now the government is offering amnesty and rehabilitation to militants who l

al—shabaab was driven out of the city back in 2012. so this is the kind of city that seemed to be relatively safe and popular among business people. but in the rest of the country, particularly in the south and central part of the country, al—shabaab central part of the country, al—sha baab has established central part of the country, al—shabaab has established a presence that has been difficult to get rid of. the government and its international partners have struggled to regain control over these parts, despite, you know, the us air strikes these parts, despite, you know, the us airstrikes and these parts, despite, you know, the us air strikes and multinational forces operating in the area. so al—shabaab forces operating in the area. so al—sha baab is still forces operating in the area. so al—shabaab is still an ever present threat to destabilise the country. kismayo there. —— tomi oladipo there. let's get some of the day's other news. thousands of people have taken to the streets of the sudanese capital, khartoum, to

stairs d w news africa coming up on the program the story of a young kenyan who was recruited by al-shabaab skate and it's now helping to make his country. he's safe. the dream. hospital gripped by football fever also its national team prepares for the quarter final stage of the african cup of nations found cv out team success has made life better .

al—shabaab was driven out of the city back in 2012. so this is the kind of city that seem to be relatively safe and popular among business people. but in the rest of the country, particularly in the south and central parts of the country, al—shabaab central parts of the country, al—sha baab has established central parts of the country, al—shabaab has established a present that has been difficult to get rid of —— presence. in the government and its international partners have struggled to regain control over these parts, despite the us air strikes and multinational forces operating in the area. so al—shabaab is still an ever present threat to destabilise the country. tomi oladipo there. let's get some of the day's other news. thousands of people have taken to the streets of the sudanese capital, khartoum, to mark 40 days since security forces shot dead dozens of demonstrators. protestors are calling for an independent investigation into the killings. sudan's ruling military council has called on people to support the power s

attacks as a because through one of the positive it's going to school to travel after militant group al-shabaab was overpowered and then lost control of just my job to them to pray give based on a major source of financial and they just sort of up a notch a lifeline for the militant groups or hurting them money to quantify out of attacks from outside the to give money to define time but the group of money to run such a brazen attack in the heart of the taking of the newsies village in use in love with issues thank you very much for that update. now let me bring you up to some other stories making news around the activists in hong kong have clashed with police in a town near the border with mainland china thousands took part of the protests against the activities of chinese traders in the area this comes after weeks of rallies against hong kong's policies seem to favor china's central government. a gritty it has struck a ukrainian t.v. stations building in kiev there were no immediate reports of injuries police are investigating the incident as an act of terrorism the t.v. station had plans to a

at least 26 people are dead after al shabaab militants stormed a hotel in somalia among the dead or a politician foreigners and journalists security forces in case my own say they ended the siege and killed the militants officials are calling it the deadliest day in the city since insurgents were driven out in 2012 the islamists hope to topple the government and have been trying to do so for more than a decade. for more on this i'm joined on the line by journalist abdul aziz below he is in somalia's capital mogadishu we've just heard the basics of what happened there can you tell us any more details on the attack for your wife and whatever happened to somalia as you've mentioned it's one of the most daring raid by al-shabaab in somalia relatively fairborn a region. been some are you know exactly what happened. to credit for these if i could be to make you think lucidly. 100 of them are going to rebuild you outside a popular downtown to smile before the fight is strong if the city then began. with looks like we may have lost the line there that was a doula zs below a journalist from so

the al quaida-linked al-shabaab continues to spread across somalia. in response, the u.s. has intensified its battle against them, despite president trp' decision to scale back operations against other islamic insurgencies in places like afghanistan and syria. last year saw nearly 50 air strikes against al-shabaab, and already over 25 in the first few months of this year. jim? >> axelrod: thank you very much, debora. up next on the "cbs weekend news," the investigation into convicted sex offender jeffrey epstein expands to new mexico and the caribbean. and later, a major-league tribute gets an ending straight out of hollywood. hollywood. >> axelrod: jeffrey epstein may have committed crimes in more places than investigators first thought. the billionaire was arrested last week, accused of sex trafficking. prosecutors are now looking beyond florida and new york, to properties in new mexico and the caribbean. here's laura podesta. >> reporter: this expansive compound, reported to be worth $12 million, nestled in the hills outside santa fe, features manicured gardens and a ne

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

so al shabaab is still an ever present threat to destabilise the country. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news: britain says it might release an iranian oil tanker seized by its troops off gibraltar on the condition it does not go on to syria in breach of eu sanctions. the uk's foreign secretary says he told iran that after due process in gibraltar‘s courts, his country would facilitate the ship's release. senior venezuelan officials have led a march through the streets of the capital, caracas, in protest against a recently published un report. the report was published last week by the un human rights chief, michelle bachelet, and it accuses the government of widespread human rights abuses against opposition activists. the government says the findings are biased and aimed at discrediting president nicolas maduro. torrential monsoon rain across south asia has caused widespread flooding and landslides. dozens of people have been killed as floods engulf parts of nepal, assam and bangladesh. heavy rains are expected to continue in th

the big campaign al shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack in an area it was driven out 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. so to hide out and just see it or at least 48 people have been killed and 35 others are missing in a poor choice of flooding and landslides caused by monsoon rains hundreds of people have been evacuated from their homes and in the u.s. tropical storm barry has made landfall in louisiana despite weakening from the hurricane barry is still forecast to dump heavy rains that could last for days. well those are the headlines do stay with us here for europe's a bit and colony. the european parliament brussels where the people of europe send their representatives . because of the boxes of the of the m.p.'s. they belong to the people will jump at these to hold the european union to account. a look you can hear us look inside. what do they do here. nothing. i am there's a hugely impor

now at some of the other stories making news around the world at least 26 people are dead after al shabaab militants stormed a hotel in somalia among the dead are politician foreigners and journalists security forces in kismayo say they ended the siege and killed the militants the group has been trying to topple the government for more than a decade. police in new zealand say that a nationwide buyback of automatic weapons has begun successfully gun owners in the city of christ church handed in more than $200.00 firearms automatic and semi automatic weapons were banned in the wake of deadly attacks on 2 mosques in christ church in march. activists in hong kong are holding fresh protests this time in a town near the border with mainland china they're demonstrating against the activities of chinese traders who operate in the area the rally follows weeks of protests in hong kong against policies seem to favor the china's china's central government. deadly monsoon rains a flood of the nepalese capital katmandu at least 15 people have been killed by torrential downpours and landslides across the

even on to other news now al shabaab fighters in somalia say they attacked a hotel community leads to $26.00 people and injuring dozens it happened in the port city of kiss my own the semi autonomous in the autonomous rather region of jubal land among the dead people from kenya tanzania the us britain and canada it's go to our correspondent martin webb who is joining us for more on this from nairobi in neighboring kenya what more are you hearing malcolm about the attack and those who died who officials who survived the attack of said it began with the suicide bomber in a car the car was bombed and it was rammed into the median a hotel causing a large explosion and then gunmen on foot followed up attacking the premises and they fought for hours with security forces who eventually managed to take control of the premises now the president of drivel and said the 26 people have been killed among them kenyans terms in americans and a briton the somali journalist syndicate said there were 2 journalists in there who have been killed one of them hold on the lie of prominent broadcaster and jou

the big campaign al-shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack in an area it was driven out 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 and cards are affiliated al-shabaab group still has a powerful presence you. might try to hide out and just. thousands of venezuelans have marched in the streets of the capital in defense of presidents nicolas maduro the rally follows a damning u.n. report of death squads and murders in the country the u.n. human rights chief michel busson a released the findings after visiting venezuela last month's report claims killings were part of a government strategy to neutralize and criminalize political opponents. russia has launched a powerful new telescope into space with plans to observe more than 3000000 black holes throughout his lifetime the specter of g. developed was germany is intended to replace an older telescope known as the russian hubble it's hopes the satellite will create the finest ever detailed sky map of cosmic radiation to help s

a prominent somali canadian journalist is one of $26.00 people killed in a 12 hour attack by al-shabaab on a popular hotel in kismayo also. this is party stands largest open pit called mine i was on a big job in the per desert and i'll tell you why workers here claim that this could be progress on solution to it and if you christ is 100 years to come. welcome to the program 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 show in sri close to the border with mainland china. shoppers and trade is from the mainland are accused of driving up prices by bulk buying tax free products to take home and sell german onondaga 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 directive at the territory's chief executive as a home call people we love our place we are on call as always file this one by small rise only uses our cities or on

representatives and legislators were meeting in preparation for that election and the armed group al shabaab of taking responsibility for the attack what's not clear is if it was an attempt to disrupt the electoral process generally or specific candidates or politicians were being targeted protesters and marking 40 days since the killing of more than $100.00 of the earth fellow demonstrators and the dependence investigation that's being demanded into the killings by security forces a political transition agreement is due to be solid on saturday the agreement is between a pro democracy coalition and the military includes a joint sovereign kills all to govern until elections in 3 years time have a borgen has more. protesters in sudan are running up across the country in various states they're saying that they want accountability for the murders for the killings of protesters in front of the army headquarters on june 3rd 40 days ago now there is thing that they pro-democracy 10 was attacked by army security forces and the military and they are saying that what the army was trying to do was and

the big campaign al shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack in an area it was driven out 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. south african soldiers are being deployed to one of the country's top tourist spots to tackle a surge and shootings gang violence and murder cape town has south africa's highest murder rate and police are struggling to cope almost 1500 people were killed in the city and why the western cape province just in the past 6 months in the last year up until april 2904000 murders were recorded in the western cape province an increase of more than 6 percent but nearly half of those killings were reported at just 10 police stations violent crime in south africa is a national problem last year more than $20000.00 people were murdered there that's 57 a day the police minister has likened it to a war zone for me to miller has the latest from the manen

now at some of the other stories making news around the world at least 26 people are dead after al shabaab militants stormed a hotel in somalia among the dead or a politician foreigners and journalists security forces in kiss mayo say they ended the siege and killed the militants the group has been trying to topple the government for more than a decade. police in new zealand say that a nationwide buyback of automatic weapons has begun successfully gun owners in the city of christ church and in more than $200.00 firearms automatic and semiautomatic weapons were banned in the wake of deadly attacks on 2 mosques in christ church in march. activists in hong kong are holding fresh protests in the town near the border with mainland china they're demonstrating against the activities of chinese traders who operate in the area the rally follows weeks of protests in hong kong against policies seem to favor china china's central government. deadly monsoon rains a flood of the nepalese capital topped manjoo with these 15 people have been killed by torrential downpours and landslides across the country

then al-shabaab of the series of attacks on kenyan thought many kenyans being killed in january this year gunmen attacked the deuce it 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 the counter-terrorism 1st was last month held in mongolia and this one here in nairobi is the 2nd and there are 3 more coming in the months ahead. the dispute over high tech exports from japan to south korea is worsening south koreans protested outside the japanese embassy in the capital seoul the demonstrations followed japan blaming what it calls security concerns for tightening restrictions on exports of semiconductor materials south korea's president says japan has no reason to question the effectiveness of its sanctions on north korea oh memorial service has been held in hong kong for a protester who took their own life and the government has made concessions af

$148.00 people at university in 2015 last month the defendants were found to be members of the group al-shabaab based in neighboring somalia which claimed responsibility for the attack one of them has been given a life sentence while 2 others will be serving up to 41 years for being accomplices catherine so as more. when the chief magistrate made his ruling 2 weeks ago to clear that the convict would get hefty sentences 41 years for the 2 of them and life in prison for a 3rd was believed to be for tanzania and according to the track codes he is say to have been more connected to the gunmen he was found on the premises of the university after the attack was found hiding under a bed and when he was asked his explanation was and create he was also found with patterson area the suggested he would carry out an atrocity now this is a case that many kenyans have been following and it is the home of the fast case involving a major terrorism incident and it really sets the pace at the president to other such related cases that are still in court for example we're waiting for the ruling of another case i

this is news coming to you live from berlin at least 26 people on a day and off to al shabaab extremists almost 10 in somalia security forces say they've killed all the minutes and after a 14 hours siege in the port city office miles also coming up people in new zealand start handing in their weapons a cup.

no one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack but the al qaeda linkedd islamic group al-shabaab frequently launches large attacks in somalia. firefighters andnd portugal say that huge wildfires have ravaged a mountainous region in the heart of the country and are now under cocontrol by 90%. dozens were injured in the blaze that has been burning since saturday. 1700 firefighters were depeployd toto put out the flames in a district northeast of thee capitatal of lisbon. now in india, the country's space agency says they have just launched an unmanned spacecraft to the far side of the moon. that is a susuccessful launch fr india that comeses after a weekf technical snags that delayed liftoff. >> after a weeklong delay due to a few -- fuel leak, scientists at the indian space research readyzation say they are one billion dreams to the moon. they plan on becoming forth in the world behind the united states, russia, and china to land a lunar spacecraft. , it isthe moon chariot built almost entirely in india. at $140 million inin cost a frfraction osimimilar missions y other countries.

the big campaign al-shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack in an area it was driven out 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. to hide out and jersey. in the poll at least 50 people have been killed in flooding and landslides kohls by monsoon rains there another 30 people are reported missing and as sabina shuster reports from the capital katmandu more devastation is expected. cars and motorbikes buried in mud after reversed quickly rose above their danger levels and burst their banks streets have been flooded the water flowing into her since thursday it's been raining steadily across the park triggering flash floods and landslides hundreds of people have been evacuated from their homes and rescuers have been searching for those reported missing emergency services have also recovered some bodies in move on the outskirts of the capital that men do the heavy rains brought one wall crashing down crushin

the big campaign al shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack in an area it was driven out 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 affiliated al shabaab group still has a powerful presence i'm not so high it out and just. still ahead on the bulletin the number of dead rises in may after monsoon rains triggered devastating landslides and flooding plus. i'm andrew symonds reporting from georgia on what's at the heart of recent protests over russia what georgians see as the occupation line after the war with russia in 2008. how they're fighting fires in southern italy the heat of course but i have some good news on that front the amount of cloud is coming down from the north you think it's bad to set off a few thunderstorms and it may well be the majority admittedly look at there on this side of the adriatic but for cost wise they could still come across to southern it is the picture for sunday giving us a northerly wind it's no surprise to find temperatures in the middle t

al shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack in an area it was driven out 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 and cards are affiliated al-shabaab group still has a powerful presence. so to hide out and just. thousands of venezuelans have marched on the streets of the capital in defense of presidents nicolas maduro the rally follows a damning u.n. report of death squads and murders in the country the un human rights chief michel busson a released the findings after visiting venezuela last month the report claims killings were part of a government strategy to neutralize and criminalize political opponents. russia has launched a powerful new telescope into space with plans to observe more than 3000000 black holes throughout his lifetime the specter of g. developed was gemini is intended to replace an older telescope known as the russian hubble its hopes the satellite will create the finest ever detailed sky map of cosmic radiation to help scientists investigating dark matter

a prominent somali canadian journalist is one of $26.00 people killed in a 12 hour attack by al-shabaab on a popular hotel and kissed my arab plus. i'm so far so reporting from what used to be the hour we'll see in calcutta pakistan in the big east and where the government is trying to bring life back into the desert. follow the protests against hong kong extradition or 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 close the border with mainland china shoppers and traders from the mainland are accused of driving up prices by bulk buying tax free products to take home and sell john doe good reports 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 correct it at the territory's chief executive as a hong kong people we love our place we are on call as always try out there still by far right on the easiest our cities are on the pro there are great. just to operate our people told o

somalian capital mogadishu has killed at least 17 people and injured dozens more the militant group al-shabaab says it carried out the blast which targeted a busy checkpoint near the airport the group has been trying to topple somalia's government for more than a decade. totally constricted the streets of the cab to the sound one to vent their anger at the refusal of gov to cargo it was a 2 design has been under pressure to step down after the publication of sexist and homophobic text messages exchanged by him and his team he had already promised not to run for reelection next year. in the philippines thousands of anti-government protesters marched outside the house of representatives in money into their president or decoder dead jay was delivering his state of the nation address they were calling for detail to to step down over his controversial policies including a brutal anti drugs campaign despite international criticism detectives remain spock at home. now to create a real present the only real party claims one an absolute majority following sunday's parliamentary election if confirmed th

now at some of the other stories making news around the world at least 26 people are dead after al shabaab militants stormed a hotel in somalia among the dead or a politician foreigners and journalists security forces in kismayo say they ended the siege and killed the militants the group has been trying to topple the government for more than a decade police in new zealand say that a buyback of automatic weapons has begun successfully gun owners in the city of christ church handed in more than 200 firearms automatic and semi automatic weapons were banned in the wake of deadly attacks on 2 mosques in christchurch in march. activists in hong kong are holding fresh protests in the town and near the border with mainland china they're demonstrating against the activities of traders from mainland china who operate in the area the rally follows weeks of protests in hong kong against policies seem to favor china's central government. in the united states new orleans is bracing for a massive downpour as tropical storm barry begins lashing the coast barry has been moving slowly towards the easy ana a

least 26 people have been killed in an all night attack on a hotel in the somali city of kismayo al-shabaab has claimed people behind the attack. when all the stories we're following flash floods and landslides in nepal of killed at least 43 people after 2 days of incessant rain overflowed its banks destroying roadways and flooding towns police evacuated some homes in the capital katmandu. the heavy rain is expected to continue throughout the weekend. floods and mudslides of also left a trail of destruction in northeast india killing at least a dozen people their homes have been submerged and more than a 1000000 people displaced thousands of people in assam state are living in relief camps environmentalist say it's a clear sign that climate change is affecting the ecosystem. i'm also following tropical storm barry which has now made landfall in the u.s. 8 of louisiana this despite weakening from a category one hurricane it's still forecast to dump heavy rain that could last for days the storm called ashore near intercoastal city about 257 kilometers west of new orleans more than 70000 peopl

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 claimed responsibility for the attack in an area it was driven out 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. so to hide out and jersey. 3 policemen have died in a gun battle with armed fighters in northeastern afghanistan the attackers targeted a government compound on the position of a nearby hotel in baghdad's province security forces killed 2 of the men before arresting another 2 hours after the firing began a taliban spokesman has claimed responsibility for the attack. at least 43 people have been killed in the paul due to flooding and landslides caused by monsoon rains many more are missing and is to be in a certain reports from the capital kabul and do more devastation is expected. cars and motorbikes buried in march after rivers quickly rose above the danger levels and burst their banks streets have been flooded the water flowing into her since thursday it's been raining steadily across nepal trig

agency a regional presidential candidate was also among those killed in the attack which the group al-shabaab has claimed responsibility for. now south african soldiers are being put on patrols in cape town to help fight a surge in gang related violence and murders the defense ministry says they'll be there for at least 3 months let's go now to our correspondent farm in the militias joining us live from there looking at some of the figures farming the nearly 2000 deaths in the past 6 months a spike in violence last weekend and is this why authorities feel they have to take this move. that's certainly some of the reasoning behind why they have decided that the army should to be deployed that violence is now reached essentially absurd levels people in communities like this one we're in manenberg and they've been calling for some time as well as local governments have been asking the national government to deploy the army because they say police have lost control there been a high number of murders and looking back in the last couple of weeks in 52 hours alone about 55 people were killed and one

the big campaign al-shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack in an area it was driven out 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 affiliated al-shabaab group still has a powerful presence and so to hide out and jersey. the weather is next but still ahead on al-jazeera monsoon rains in the portrayal landslides and flooding killing at least $43.00 people plus. i'm andrew symonds reporting from georgia on what's at the heart of recent protests over russia what georgians see as the occupation long after the war with russia in 2008. hello again well tropical storm barry has made landfall here in louisiana and it's going to be bring still some very heavy rain across much of the region we're going to be seeing louisiana mississippi arkansas into parts of tennessee as well under flood risk over the next few days now the satellite you can see it when the system made landfall but take a look at the rain here across the region i just mentioned so the flood warnings are going to be

representatives and legislators were meeting in preparation for that election and the armed group al shabaab have taken responsibility for the attack what's not clear is if it was an attempt to disrupt the electoral process generally or specific candidates who politicians were being targeted soldiers are being sent to help police fight rising crime in one of south africa's top tourist destinations cape town has the country's highest murder rates the troops will reinforce the city's struggling police force for 3 months in poor neighborhoods identified as crime hotspots. the story. this isn't a new problem and if you speak to people here on the cape flats they say this has been going on for years and now it's out of control and this is why we're seeing government taking action by they say deploying soldiers to areas on the cape flats and just to give you an idea if you look at the number of these 10 areas within the boundaries of the city of cape town contributes to almost hall of the number of people killed and most of it related to gang violence the government has said it's preparing to depl

somali capital mogadishu has killed at least 17 people and injured dozens more the militant group al-shabaab says that it carried out the blast which targeted a busy checkpoint near the airport the group has been trying to topple somalia's government for more than a decade. israeli forces have begun demolishing palestinian homes outside of east jerusalem residents were forcibly evicted after a deadline expired for them to remove the buildings israel says they are illegal and too close to the barrier separating israel and the palestinians palestinians accuse israel of using security as a pretext to force them out oh well 7 straight weekend of anti-government protest in hong kong has descended into violence the demonstrations began peacefully as tens of thousands took to the streets against an unpopular extradition bill that they fear would erode the city's autonomy as protesters headed for the office of china's communist party police fired on them with rubber bullets and tear gas and did a new development suspected members of criminal gangs attacked and attacked demonstrators have a look. it

somali capital mogadishu has killed at least 70 people and injured dozens more the militant group al-shabaab says it carried out the blast which targeted a busy checkpoint near the airport the group has been trying to topple somalia's government for more than a decade puerto ricans are out on the streets of the capitals and want to vent their anger at the refusal of governor ricardo to resign or so you know has been under pressure to step down after the publication of sexist and homophobic text messages exchanged by him and his team so you have already promised not to run for reelection next year. well you have problems in puerto rico reporter carl nielsen who's you know he's been tracking this story for years potentially the war just purchased ever in puerto rico is what we're seeing right now what are we seeing today yeah i mean i think that this will in the being the biggest that the island has ever seen i mean so far the turnout is huge definitely hundreds of thousands of people organizers are thinking up to 1000000 people this is a country or territory of just over 3000000 people and wi