and he told me more about the situation with regard to preparedness in albania. the demigods quite extensive across central bay now a major emergency crews are still digging with their hands with heavy equipment in the village of mana close to the epicenter where 2 building collapsed also in the portal town of portal city of doors there is another collapsed building and they're still looking for survivors there now wasn't that long ago and we'll say that albania had another earthquake small in this one it was in september and it that suggest therefore that there is a level of preparedness someone see authorities would you agree exactly i mean the reaction of the emergency crews that we saw in the capital today but also in the coastal town of tourists was much harder much more preparedness compared to the earthquake in september so this may help in a sense aides to the rescue considering that this earthquake is more significant than the one in september and what sort of happened what happens to communities when there is a an earthquake like this and obviously this

daring you navigate also ahead more than 20 killed and hundreds injured by a powerful earthquake in albania the bird people under their homes. chile's president calls for a new law allowing the military on the streets to protect infrastructure even a security forces are accused of committing a grave abuses. and the film festival that's found itself caught up in the increasingly tense relationship between china and taiwan. hello crowds who have been targeting u.n. peacekeepers in eastern democratic republic of congo say they won't stop until all of them leave they've been defying a curfew imposed after a 2nd day of violence accusing the peacekeepers of failing to protect them from rebels alexia brian reports. around 18000 u.n. peacekeepers are in the democratic republic of congo to protect civilians from attacks by rebel fighters. but some civilians went on the attack themselves at a u.n. compound in north kivu province on monday accusing peacekeepers of failing to fulfill their mandate. but we never see the police yes. we want we don't we don't want them just their young. peacekeepers guard

the rescue teams in albania trying to free survivors from the rubble of collapsed buildings turned deadly earthquake struck overnight more than 20 people have been have so far been found dead hundreds have been injured. i'm told me well welcome to the program we begin in malta where the prime minister's political fate is looking uncertain after he was pelted with eggs by protesters. was it must have had to be escorted out of the problem by security guards was an angry crowd gathered outside the building calling for him to step down i have been a series of high level resignations from the government i made a growing scandal surrounding a murder a journalist was fascinated glitz yeah was killed in a car bombing in 2017 after reporting on corruption in the country. keith schembri chief of staff to the maltese prime minister resigns to other ministers swiftly left office comrade mitzi and chris cardona here on the left why the explanation for maltese prime minister joseph muscat regarding his chief of staff decision to quit. she said this would enable the government to go ahead with its work

live from doha also coming up more than 20 killed and hundreds injured by a powerful earthquake in albania that buried people under their homes. president calls for a new law allowing the military on the streets to protect infrastructure even a security forces are accused of committing grave abuses and why the u.k.'s chief rabbi says neighbor leader jeremy corbyn is failing to stand untie semitism in his party. crowds who have been targeting u.n. peacekeepers in the east of the democratic republic of congo say they won't stop until all of them leave they've been defying a curfew imposed after a 2nd day of violence accusing the peacekeepers are failing to protect them from rebels alexia brined reports. around 18000 un peacekeepers are in the democratic republic of congo to protect civilians from attacks by rebel fighters. but some civilians we don't need take themselves at the u.n. compound in north kivu province on monday accusing peacekeepers of failing to fulfill their mandate. but we never see the. this. peacekeepers guarded what's left of their base in the eastern city of benny while a

rescue teams in albania trying to free survivors from the rubble of collapsed buildings after a deadly earthquake struck overnight more than 20 people have been found so far and hundreds have been injured. i'm told me a lot of well welcome to the program we begin in malta where the prime minister as political fate is looking uncertain after he was pelted with eggs by protesters. i chose a must have had to be constructed out of parliament by security guards as an angry crowd gathered outside the building calling for him to step down there's been a series of high level resignations from the government amid growing a growing scandal surrounding a mudder journalist. daphne corona. was killed in a car bombing in 2017 after reporting on corruption in the country. keith schembri chief of staff to the maltese prime minister resigns 2 other ministers swiftly left office conrad mitzi and chris cardona here on the left why the explanation for multis prime minister joseph muscat regarding his chief of staff decision to quit. she said this would enable the government to go ahead with its work seren

and an earthququake over albania stst night. ♪ >> welcome to the program. but again in malta where the prime minister and staff has set down in the growing scandal involving a journalists -- a journalist. >> the chief resigned in two other managers -- ministers left . why? the explanation regarding his chief of staff decision to quit. >> he said this would enable the government to go on quickly. >> some believe it was because a journalists e eosed cronyism. three men were arrested for the car bomb, but little more else was done. last week, a suspect in middlemen was arrested, but the prime minister granted a pardon if he helped find the mastermind . ththe very n next morningng, a businessman was apppprehended on his yacht. he is supposedly seeking immunity in exchange for cooperating with police. many say the government is corrupt. his family goes further saying he is protecting those behind the murder. >> welcome to dw. why do you think these three men have decidided to step down?n? >> at this stage, their position b become [indisiscernible] no government

rescue teams in albania are trying to free survivors from the rubble of collapsed buildings after a deadly earthquake struck overnight more than 20 people have so far been found dead hundreds have been injured. and the hunt for the thieves involved in germany's dresden jewel heist still no trace of the intruders who staged the or dayshift robbery making off with priceless gold and jewel encrusted artifacts. i'm told me all laddie well welcome to the program we begin in malta where the prime minister's political fate is looking uncertain after he was pelted with eggs by protesters. i joseph muscat had to be escorted out of parliament by security guards as an angry crowd gathered outside the building calling for him to step down there's been a series of high level resignations from the government amid a growing scandal surrounding a mudder journalist. daphne cairo and was killed in a car bombing in 2017 after reporting on corruption in the country. keith schembri chief of staff to the maltese prime minister resigns to other ministers swiftly left office comrade mitzi and chris cardona here o

rescue teams in albania trying to free survivors from the rubble of collapsed buildings after a deadly earthquake struck overnight more than 20 people have so far been found dead hundreds have been injured. on the hunt for the thieves involved in germany's dressed in jewel heist still no trace of the intruders who staged your day shift robbery taking off with priceless gold and jewel encrusted ought to fast. i'm told me all laddie well welcome to the program we begin in malta where the prime minister's chief of staff is tourism minister and economy minister all stepped down amid a growing scandal surrounding a mud a journalist daphne cairo and a girl it's you know was killed in a car bombing in 2017 after reporting on corruption in the country. keith schembri chief of staff to the maltese prime minister resigns 2 other ministers swiftly left office conrad mitzi and chris cardona here on the left why the explanation for maltese prime minister joseph muscat regarding his chief of staff decision to quit. she said this would enable the government to go ahead with its work serenely what i'v

rises to 38 could become albania's most deadly quake and. i am. now as. i'm headed home for a glad you could join me u.s. president to donald trump has signed a no backing anti government demonstrators in hong kong now the legislation mandates an annual review of the favorable trade status that washington grants hong kong it also threatens sanctions against chinese officials who commit human rights abuses in the territory china has denounced the bill calling it a serious interference in its internal effects but it has been welcomed as a victory by hong kong's pro-democracy movement yet you ask. no matter the administration and the congress they sent a clear signal to president xi hong kong even is on the hot line rule of beijing but we are also the global city that will have foreign businessmen also that live here and how to safeguard hong kong's political and economic freedom that's also would be the quiet here and also one of the issue that presidency or korean should not ignore that was the pro-democracy activist said you're sure a warm w

police say they're clearing up dangerous items and gathering evidence or succumbing to rescue teams in albania a race against time to find survivors of choosing to break the death toll rises to 30 it could become albania's most deadly quake ever the and they could only happen in front of a renowned chefs is suing the gastronomical bible the mission in guides he says it nearly broke him by suggesting he used the wrong type of cheat in one of his slaves . i am. the arabs i'm going to home free glad you could join me here as president donald trump has signed a law backing anti-government demonstrators in hong kong the legislation calls for an annual review of the favorable trade status that washington grants hong kong now it also threatens sanctions against chinese officials who commit human rights abuses in the territory that china has denounced the bill calling it a serious interfere. it's tunnel internal excuse me assassination but it has been welcomed as a victory by home constant pro-democracy movement from the us no matter the administration and the congress they sent a crew saying no to a

board we put that very question to her also coming up rescuers hunt through rubble for survivors of albania's worst earthquake in 30 years more than 2 dozen people have died while families of those missing wait anxiously for news. do you use it or lose it so if you haven't logged into twitter a while well you might want to the company's about to delete the accounts of millions of in active users. on the hard thank you so much for joining us a new teen is set to take the reins of power in the e.u. european lawmakers have approved a group of new commissioners taking over the executive branch of the european union 1st of underlying well now formally take charge of the european commission this sunday should be the 1st woman in the eaves top job earlier von der leyen outlined her plans. for the presidency is strasburg saying she would focus on equality and the environment. and our buses birches max hoffman is as strong as vote for us they caught up with the incoming in a christian president or. the europe that you want to build with this new commission how is the rest of the world supposed to view

a deadly earthquake hits albania rattling the nation overnight the $6.00 magnitude tremor killing at least 16 people and injuring hundreds an intense search and rescue operation is underway to free survivors still believed to be trapped underneath collapsed buildings or in the capital tehran. on live ark if you so much for your company everyone we begin right here in germany where the manhunt is on for their grays and thieves that made off with priceless 18th century jewels in the german city of dresden police are now combing the crime scene at the green vaults museum still looking for clues that might lead them to the robbers all devastated museum officials are trying to work out what exactly they lost. treasures that even the french king louis the 14th was said to be jealous of the gemstone sets of the saxon prince elector 3 of them have been stolen their material value is estimated to be in the millions their cultural value is and calculable made 5 and it's a unique collection the biggest saxon treasure of the 18th century which is at the heart of that cultural heritage. that's ju

door to put that very question to her also coming up rescuers hunt through rubble for survivors of albania's worst earthquake in 30 years more than 2 dozen people have died the families of those missing wait anxiously for news. as a famous a face will be taking over as coach is struggling bundesliga side her to land here in cannes but that was part of team germany that won the world cup in 1900 only to coach the german and u.s. national teams is now under contract with her to up until the end of the season. thank you so much for your company everyone a new team is now set to take the reins of power in the e.u. european lawmakers have approved a team of new commissioners taking over the executive branch of the european union vondra lyon will now formally take charge of the european commission. this sunday will be the 1st woman in the top job of underlined outlined her plans for the presidency of strasburg saying she would focus on equality and the environment. and our buses virtues chief and our brussels birches rather max hoffman is strasberg for us he caught up with the incoming e.u. commis

the 6.4 magnitude quake was felt far beyond albania's border. the government declared wednesday a day of mourning for the victims. mi hayward, al jazeera. >> still to come, tens of thousands of people are affected by floods in kenya, but rescuers are fighting landslides to get to the worst hit areas. still underwater, venice continues to suffer from one of the worst flooding's the city has ever had. ♪ >> once again, the picture in new south wales is sandstorms. red dust over the road. this is in rural new south wales. this went through sydney, brisbane on the satellite. when it went through sydney, it did not have wind, it had thunder and lightning. some damage was done. trees were uprooted in the suburbs of sydney. we may get aw, so few showers in the early part of wednesday. back to generally fine weather. temperatures in the 20's. potter further west. that will more or less be maintained with a slow drop the next day. the hint of a few s showers in north territory, to the north of south australia. quite often, these systems go across the se

well i've been speaking to mete his a journalist in albania and he says the emergency crews were more prepared compared to when there was a recent earthquake which was in september. the demigods quite extensive across central bay now a major emergency crews are still digging with their hands with heavy equipment in the village of mana close to the epicenter where 2 building collapsed also in the portal town of portal city of doors there is another collapsed building and they're still looking for survivors there now wasn't that long ago and we'll say that albania had another earthquake small in this one it was in september and it that suggests therefore that there is a level of preparedness amongst the authorities would you agree exactly i mean the reaction of the emergency crews that we saw in the capital today but also in the coastal town of tourists was much harder much more preparedness compared to the earthquake in september so this may help in a sense aides to the rescue considering that this earthquake is more significant than the one is to temper and what sort of happened what

you're watching news still to come on our show in albania the hunt for earthquake survivors continues some are pulled alive from the rubble but for some worried families the news is grim. but 1st germany's chancellor angela merkel has put up a spirited defense of the nato alliance in response to criticism by president mccall of france merkel said that preserving nato was at least as essential today as it was during the cold war and argued that it is important to keep turkey in the alliance michael was speaking the german parliament which has started to debate on the government's budget for 2020 that includes defense which is a controversial topic because germany is under international pressure to spend more on its armed forces here's what chance america had to say. some girls who made the commitment to increase our defense spending towards the margin of 2 percent and that is what we are doing the budget for next year sets a not a quarter of 1.42 percent 5 years ago we were 1.18 percent we will continue this step by step process 1.5 percent until 2024 and that the defense minister has

a powerful earthquake has hit albania the defense ministry says at least 6 people have been killed 6.4 magnitude quake struck north of the capital to run your storage is a call on people to stay out of their houses. armrests in eastern democratic republic of congo has continued to choose they would call set alight and armed men on the streets 4 people including a soldier were killed on monday in beni as protesters stormed the u.n. compound angry and persistent attacks by armed rebels. well the election in the united kingdom is less than 3 weeks away and for some people their vote is going to be influenced more by climate action and environmental policies than the usual economy jonah hall reports from a region that's still reading from flooding. the flooding that hit doncaster in the north of england this november inundated homes and farmland affecting hundreds of people it should have been a once in a generation event no longer. for 2 years. exploded in 2007 and then 12 years later it. sounds as. if this is the environment yes what sets these floods apart from the last time it happened

numerous aftershocks followed the main quake adding to the fear and causing further damage albania is one of the poorest countries in europe and its neighbors were quick to offer help teams from its legal research romania are already helping in rescue operations. world using hand signals rescuers ask the silent as they listened for cries of people trapped under the wreckage many people are still missing their families are hoping and praying they will be found alive. that are some of the other stories making news around the world iraqi protesters have set fire to the iranian controversal services here the giraffe outrage of iranian influence in the country has been seen with widespread anti-government protests it's the 2nd time this month the demonstrators have attempted to burn the concert. apple's agreed to russian demands to share the crimean peninsula as part of russia region's currently showing its russian territory on its maps and web apps but only for users within brushing borders. russia sees crimea from craig 24 to an extent in the referendum that care for its western allies s

more than 20 killed and hundreds injured by a powerful earthquake in albania that buried people under their homes also this hour a sectarian tensions rise lebanon's outgoing prime minister says is offering a solution by not standing again and at a film festival that's found itself caught up in the increasingly tense relationship between china and taiwan. thank you very much for joining us crowds of been targeting u.n. peacekeepers in the east of the democratic republic of congo say they won't stop until all of them leave they have been defying a curfew imposed after a 2nd night of violence accusing the peacekeepers of failing to protect them from rebels and o'brien reports. around 18000 un peacekeepers are in the democratic republic of congo to protect civilians from attacks by rebel fighters. but some civilians went on the attack themselves at a un compound in north kivu province on monday accusing peacekeepers of failing to fulfill their mandate un support it did. but we never see the police strong we want we don't we don't want them just they're young. peacekeepers guarded what's l

government and asks the president to appoint a new leader buildings toppled and dozens of aftershocks in albania up to 18 people are killed in a strong earthquake. the challenges facing thousands hit by landslides in kenya where at a town of a harmless they've lost everything. well thousands of people are defying a curfew and a locked in a standoff with un peacekeepers in the democratic republic of congo 2 people are now confirmed killed after crowds tried to march towards an airport where un forces based now they're venting their anger against the u.n. forces for failing to protect them from attacks by rebel groups 4 people were killed on monday as protesters attacked u.n. compounds and set fire to the town hall and the un wrist has now forced the world health organization to pull almost a 3rd of its stuff from beni which is grappling with an ebola outbreak it warns the instability will most certainly lead to an increase in the ball the cases al-jazeera produced county has been closely following the story in benny. what we we just we are really trying to experience the determination of these pe

reports in the port city of jurists and western albania. rescue teams pull a dead man out of the rubble of this hotel. they brought out his dead brother on lookers see mesmerized by the prospect of life or death emerging from this tube it's the same story across the street another collapsed hotel in this resort town at least one man believed trapped between concrete floors so tightly packed it's hard to believe anyone could have survived here as crews peel away the destruction the death toll is likely to rise but it might have been much higher the earthquake that struck at 4 am on tuesday was heralded by earlier warning tremors i remember was that before you start shaking that you better start getting harder and harder harder why did it open the door in my room and i jumped on balcony. and i knocked on the window with my dad and my mom because they were sleeping in the 1st or 2nd week all the neighbors there were terrified all panicking kids and everything coming out 7 multi-story buildings collapsed nationwide and hundreds of homes are ren

the day after albania's most powerful earthquake in decades rescue teams are still digging in search of survivors but their relatives are worried this man's daughter and granddaughter are under the rubble of this apartment building he spoke to them by mobile phone in the 1st few hours after the building collapsed but has since lost touch he is too distraught to talk to us the state machineries our thoughts are still geared towards rescue of those people still trapped under the rubble and in this once 5 story apartment block behind me 2 families are said still to be trapped and rescue crews are trying to pull them out but one and a half days after the earthquake that leveled this building there is now only a hangover of hope that they may still be alive this woman's son and her family were lucky to be pulled alive from the rubble of their apartment building soon after the earthquake but they are now homeless and so is she a person being given these. i've been on the street for 2 days i slept on the beach the 1st night i'm still in the streets i don't want charity i want food oh clothi

the hundreds injured as albania suffers its worst earthquake in decades. and facing hackles from protesters and criticism from the chief rabbi but the u.k.'s opposition leader insists there is no place for anti-semitism in his party. thank you for joining us crowds of people accusing un peacekeepers of failing to protect them from rebel attacks are still out on the streets in eastern democratic republic of congo they are defying a curfew imposed after a 2nd day of protest there's been a standoff between hundreds of protesters and u.n. forces just outside the town of benny 2 people were killed on tuesday one as protesters try to march towards an airport where the peacekeepers are based people are angry at u.n. forces for failing to protect them from an increasing number of attacks by rebel groups in the area 4 people were killed. on monday as protesters attacked u.n. compounds and set fire to the town hall violence has forced the world health organization to pull almost a 3rd of its staff from benny in the middle of an ebola outbreak but that warns that the

survivors we have an update on the hunt for people feared trapped in the rubble of an earthquake in albania. and rumbling into paris why french farmers have a brief with the government. but 1st protests against the united nations are spreading in the eastern democratic republic of congo in beni where the rest started people have driven the car skids have a man killed during demonstrations around the streets ahead of his burial in the past 2 days 6 people have died protesters are angry at what they see as a failure of u.n. peacekeepers to protect them from armed rebels who have killed dozens of people this month. well around 100 kilometers away in goma police have fired live rounds into the edit clear protesters people also tried to steal the u.n. facilities there but they were blocked by security forces so the price. this is spread from benny to other cities tembo is one and as we've mentioned goma that is where our correspondent catherine sawyer joins us from and catherine within the last 20 years or so of unrest and indeed the un presence in east india are see there have been outbursts li

reports in the port city of juris and western albania. rescue teams pull a dead man out of the rubble of this hotel. they brought out his dead brother on lookers see mesmerized by the prospect of life or death emerging from this tomb it's the same story across the street another collapsed hotel in this resort town at least one man believed trapped between concrete floors so tightly packed it's hard to believe anyone could have survived here as crews peel away the destruction the death toll is likely to rise but it might have been much higher the earthquake that struck at 4 am on tuesday was heralded by earlier warning tremors i remember was 10 to 4 and start shaking the bed to start to get in. there they did open the door in my room and i jumped from balcony down and knock on the window with my dad and my mom because they were sleeping the 1st. 35. kids and everything 7 multi-story buildings collapsed nationwide and hundreds of homes are rendered uninhabitable creating a displaced and terrified population prefer in the open air to any con

buildings toppled and dozens of aftershocks in albania after 16 people were killed in a strong earthquake. the challenges facing thousands hit by landslides in kenya where the people who've lost all their belongings. well hundreds of people are in a standoff with un peacekeepers and security forces in the democratic republic of congo after another day of protest it's just gone 6 pm now in the town of benny where 2 people are confirmed killed after crowds tried to barge towards an airport where un forces based now they're venting their anger against the u.n. forces for failing to protect them from attacks by rebel groups 4 people were killed on monday as protesters attacked u.n. compounds and set fire to the town hall the unrest has forced the world health organization to pull almost a 3rd of its staff from beni which is grappling with in a bowl out bright and it warns the instability will most certainly lead to an increase in the ball the cases al-jazeera produce a county has been closely following the story in beni. what we would just do we are really trying to extricate the determinatio

some buildings were almost completely destroyed mcquay can hundreds of people were injured albania's prime minister visited a makeshift camp an. intimate. the quake left as an a shelter everything is destroyed flops windows everything and we cannot live there are you know. the 6.4 magnitude quake was felt far beyond albania's border the government has declared wednesday a day of mourning for the country's many victims and heywood al jazeera still to come on al-jazeera tens of thousands of people are affected by floods in kenya but rescuers are fighting landslides to get to the worst that areas and still underwater venice continues to suffer from one of the worst flooding the city ever seen. how they once again the picture in new south wales was that of sandstorms the red dust over the road here this is in rural new south wales is a frontal system which went east as you can follow it here it went through city it starts way to brisbane on the satellite view when it went through sydney this was the picture it didn't just have the wind it had sunder and lightning and rain as well as quit

a deadly earthquake hits albania rattling the nation overnight the 6.4 magnitude tremor killing at least 16 people and injuring hundreds an intense search and rescue operation is underway to free survivors still trapped underneath collapsed buildings or in the capital toronto. thank you so much for joining us everyone we begin this broadcast with a manhunt that is on for the brazen thieves that made off with priceless 18th century jewels in the german city of dresden police are now combing the crime scene at the greenbelt museum still looking for clues that they hope might lead them to the robbers all devastated museum officials are trying to work out what exactly they lost. treasures that even the french king louis the 14th was said to be jealous of the gemstone sets of the saxon prince elector 3 of them have been stolen their material value is estimated to be in the millions their cultural value is and calculable and they fight and it's a unique collection the biggest saxon treasure of the 18th century which is at the heart of that cultural heritage. that's just a few years ago the mus

also on the program, rescuers search for survivors of albania's worst earthquake in 30 years. more than two dozen people have died and families who are missing -- who have people missing wait for news. public anger reaches a boiling point in malta. it is gripped by a deep political malaise, rocked by high-level resignations and allegations of a -- of a cover-up linked to the suspected killer -- killing of an investigative journalist. can n european s space engineees improvove the area on program ad in -- and compete with private challengers like elon musk's spacex? ♪ phil: i'm filled -- i am phil gayle. welcome to the program. the european's incoming president has won parliaments approval for her new team. ursula von der leyen is the first woman to hold the top job and she has set out ambitious goals to turn the bloc into a green superpower and boost economic growth. as well as those challenges, she will have too deal with deep divisions amongst eu member states. >> resounding approval from the eu parliament, confirming the new team of incoming commission president, ursula v

to albania now. where at least 6 people have been killed and hundreds more injured in the most powerful earthquake to hit the country in decades the 6.4 magnitude quake struck 30 kilometers northwest of the capital causing buildings to collapse and sending panicked residents out onto the streets it is the 2nd earthquake to hit this country in 2 months. joining us now from tirana the capital there is journalist faces are like matt who is joining us so tell us this is the biggest earthquake to hit albania and decades what is the situation there right now well emergency crews searched your taken with their bare hands and we have the equipment into focal points in the portal city of tourists and in the village shop which is very close to at the center of the earthquake there was a better response from the authorities there this time compared to their wait that you did september then merge or 2 crew sent our army corps of engineers were ready to respond and there is some rescue efforts that have been succ

. >>> breaking overnight, a deadly earthquake in albania. hundreds are hurt. rescue operations under way. >>> i'm alone and i'm old. but guess what. i'm tough. i took that table and i went to working on him. >> and one upstate new york burglar messed with the wrong woman. how an 82-year-old grandma took care of business. >> helps when you're a dead lifter. welcome to our viewers and around the world. this is "early start." i'm caitlkaitlan collins. >> i'm christine romans. 4:00 a.m. in new york. 11:00 a.m. in jerusalem. a federal judge ruling former white house counsel don mcgahn must testify under subpoena. a judge said that aides are not immune from testifying. for the constitution, no one is above the law. jackson ruled that if mcgahn wants to refuse to testify, he must do so in person and question by kquestion. the justice because it will appeal the ruling, setting the stage for a showdown between the executive and legislative branches. >> the decision can be bad news for anyone who has worked in the trump white house and is refusing to testify. they could

numerous aftershocks followed the main quake adding to the fear and causing further damage albania is one of the poorest countries in europe and its neighbors were quick to offer help teams from its legal research romania are already helping in rescue operations. water using hand signals rescue was asked to silence as they listened for cries of people trapped under the wreckage many people are still missing their families are hoping and praying they will be found alive. in malta a series of high level resignations has rocked the government there or that says a scandal grows over the number over the murder rather of the investigative journalist daphne carr why not go more than 2 years ago 2 senior government figures have resigned and another says he has suspended himself the opposition is calling for prime minister joseph moscow to step down saying the only decisions he's taking are to protect those around him. making a short sharp exit an angry crowd through accusations and eggs and multis prime minister joseph muscat as he escaped palm and shrouded by tight security hours earlier his

rises to 40 making it one of albania's deadliest quakes africa. and it could only happen in france a renowned chef suing the food industries bible the michelin guide she says it nearly broke him by suggesting she used the wrong type of sheens in one of the souffles. i'm sumi so much gonna it's good to have you with us u.s. president donald trump has signed a law backing anti-government demonstrators in hong kong the legislation mandates an annual review of the favorable trade status that washington grants hong kong it also threatens sanctions against chinese. fishel who commit human rights abuses in the territory china has denounced the bill calling it a serious interference in its internal affairs but it's been welcomed as a victory by hong kong's pro-democracy movement you as well that the administration and the congress they said it curious that you know your presidency hong kong even is on the hotline of beijing but we are also the global city that will have foreign businessmen also 'd that live here at how to safeguard hong kong politico at e

rises to 40 making it one of albania's deadliest quakes after. i'm sumi so misconduct thank you for joining us the european parliament has voted to declare a climate emergency law makers hope the move will send a powerful signal to the un climate summit which starts in madrid next week they're also ending to put pressure on the incoming e.u. executive to take a leading role in the global fight against climate change or let's get more on the story now we have our correspondent garrick back to standing by for us in brussels hi gary good to see you how much support was there for this deck declaration among lawmakers in parliament. so i mean a clear majority here amongst the lawmakers in strasbourg backing that largely symbolic resolution and that was one of the main concerns for some u.p.s. who have said you know it lacks the substance there is that there was the concern that it could fuel expectations that then could not be met and that is why the conservatives for instance said let's rather call it an emergency rather than emergency now while the

peacekeepers until all of them leave more than 20 killed and hundreds injured by a powerful earthquake in albania that buried people under their homes also this hour as sectarian tensions rise lebanon's outgoing prime minister says he's offering a solution by not standing again and can these plants help save the find out how they're being genetically super charged to consume more carbon dioxide. thank you for joining us crowds who have attacked targets targeted u.n. peacekeepers in the eastern democratic republic of congo say they won't stop until all of them leave they've been defying a curfew imposed after a 2nd day of violence accusing the peacekeepers a failing to protect them from the rebels and brian reports. around 18000 u.n. peacekeepers are in the democratic republic of congo to protect civilians from attacks by rebel fighters. but some civilians went on the attack themselves at a u.n. compound in north kivu province on monday accusing peacekeepers of failing to fulfill them. you weren't supposed to piss in but we never see the police yes. we want we don't we don't want them to stay youn

rises to 30 it could become albania's and most deadly quake at. hand could the acquittal of this man melt frosty relations between germany and sterkel he was one of several german systems arrested by turkish authorities in 2017 so join us to tell us his story. i am. the arab. i'm home free glad he could join me he was president donald's child has signed a new backing anti-government demonstrators in hong kong now the legislation mandates an annual review of the favorable trade status that washington grants hong kong it also threatens sanctions against chinese officials who commit human rights abuses. in the territory china for its part has denounced the bill calling it a series interference in its internal affairs but it has been welcomed as a victory by hong kong's pro-democracy movement the u.s. no matter the administration and the congress they sent a clear signal to president xi hong kong even is on the hot line rule of beijing but we are also the global city that will have foreign businessmen also 'd that live here and how to safeguard hong k

albania dealing with a strong earthquake. six people are dead. 325 injured after a 6.4 quake struck near the capitol. it shook buildings and homes in the middle of the nilgt night. two mornts after september's tremor injured dozens in the same area. u.s. justice department will appeal a ruling that former white house counsel mcgahn must testify in the impeachment inquiry. judge said presidents are not kings. u.s. prosecutors maybe charges against rudy giuliani. a grand jury subpoena hints conspiracy, obstruction of justice and money laundering charges. he insists he's done nothing wrong. an executive of ukraine state owned gas company cooperating with federal prosecutors. giuliani's associates were seeking corrupt deals in ukraine. senior investigative correspondent has the details. >> reporter: he thought it was a joke. the two shady businessmen from south florida had no backing or experience. they had the trump administrations ear and wanted a cut of ukraine's natural gas business. >> this is crazy. it was the first time in

numerous aftershocks followed the main quake adding to the fear and causing further damage albania is one of the poorest countries in europe and its neighbors were quick to offer help teams from its legal research romania are already helping in rescue operations. water using hand signals rescue was asked to silence as they listened for cries of people trapped under the wreckage many people are still missing their families are hoping and praying they will be found alive. he was secretary general antonio that had us has been holding talks with german chancellor angela merkel here in berlin and they're discussing a range of issues including the conflict in syria and libya terrorism and climate change for meeting the chance of a mistake it has attended the un internet governance forum which aims to ensure that the internet is accessible affordable and safe. for the w.c. physical ed isn't here to krishna caught up with the secretary general just before his meeting with the german chancellor she asked him if wild leaders were failing to cooperate adequately to address global problems here i

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rescue teams in albania a race against time to find survivors of tuesday's earthquake the death toll rises to 48 making it one of albanian deadliest quakes after. i'm sumi so much god it's good to have you with us u.s. president donald trump has signed a law backing anti-government demonstrators in hong kong the legislation mandates an annual review of the favorable trade status that washington grants hong kong it also threatens sank. against chinese officials who commit human rights abuses in the territory china has denounced the bill calling it a serious interference in its internal affairs but it's been welcomed as a victory by hong kong's pro-democracy movement to the us no matter the administration and the congress they sent a clear saying no to president xi hong kong even is on the hot line rule of beijing but we are also the global city that will have foreign businessmen also that live here and how to safeguard hong kong's political and economic freedom that's also will be the quiet and also one of the issue that presidency or karen should not ignore earlier we spoke to our co

rescuers save a little boy after an earthquake in albania claims at least 30 lives. in business, crypto crime wave. theft and fraud losses from digital currencies are soaring — as the market continues to boom a warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business, and sport. also in the programme, british actorjohn boyega has admitted that he left his copy of the closely—guarded script for the new star wars movie under his bed and that it ended up for sale on ebay. that was after he moved and it was left behind. so we'd like to know have you ever lost anything important or valuable? president trump has signed a bill into law in support of pro—democracy protesters in hong kong. under the new act, the us will have to be satisfied that hong kong retains sufficient autonomy before it agrees favourable trading terms. the hong kong government said the legislation would send a wrong signal to the protesters. china described it as a gross interference in its internal affairs. our correspondent nick beake is in hong kong. nick, i

rescuers save a little boy after tueday‘s deadly earthquake in albania. powerful aftershocks continue to rock the area. more protests in malta, as an investigation into the murder of a prominentjournalist puts the government under intense pressure. and clive james, one of australia's most celebrated broadcasters and writers, has died at the age of 80. the chinese government has announced it would take firm countermeasures after president trump has signed into law a bill that backs pro—democracy protesters in hong kong, despite objections from beijing. the bill approved by congress last week requires the state department to certify every year that hong kong has significant autonomy from the rest of china. that will decide whether hong kong retains the favourable trading terms with the us that have helped maintain its position as a world financial centre. the bbc‘s nick beake is in hong kong. nick, first of all, this bill signed by the president overwhelmingly approved by congress, what is actually new here? what difference will it make? well, mike, it

the rescuers and albania are searching for survivors the day after a powerful earthquake wealth or to say at least $26.00 people are now known to have died with hundreds more injured the magnitude $6.00 event struck about 60 kilometers northwest of the capital tirana you may find some of the images in this report disturbing. finding survivors of albania's worst earthquake in 30 years is a slow and delicate operation but it is real during results. a man has pulled out of a collapsed building alive in 2 man one of the town's hardest hit by the quake it's around 20 kilometers from the epicenter. that was but many were not so lucky. earlier in the same town a child's body was found. the quake struck early on tuesday morning when most of the people here were asleep in bed. in my bedroom went to my kid's room and the door just slammed on me like hurt both my arms this is horrible there were. numerous aftershocks followed the main quake adding to the fear and causing further damage albania is one of the poorest countries in europe and its neighbors were quick to offer help teams from its lea

the albania red cross is coordinating the response. here's how they described the situation. the impact is terrible due to the collapsed buildings that we have faced and the people which have been in a great panic and alarming to the situation which left their homes and get out immediately. it was not they, it was dark steel, with the children, crying. and it was also a very, very dramatic scene that we faced due to this earthquake in albania. red cross always keeps a stock with basic materials for such cases — i mean, for emergency happenings — like tents, like blankets, like hygienic needs and other materials, clothes. so we always keep this stock available. to respond quickly as soon as something happened. so this stock contains for about 1,000 beneficiaries. the european union says rescue teams from italy, greece and romania are on their way to help. next, let's hear from ardit toca, a journalist based in tirana, on what happened when the quake hit. it was suddenly, so we were inside of homes and it was just a moment. so everyone ran away and we just found each other

the strongest earthquake to hit albania in decades topples buildings and injures dozens of people. one of my climate change matters more to than the economy to most of british voters . but 1st let's go to georgia where protesters are attempting to block people from entering polman this happening of course in the capital tbilisi they have been demonstrating for weeks now they want change to the electoral system police of use water cannon to try to break them up but so far they are refusing to move so we can go live now to our correspondent there robin for us a walker is outside parliament what's the situation and all the protests is managing to maintain their presence and indeed. to block people from getting into parliament. team right now you can probably see just behind me in those yellow jackets in those yellow jackets the georgian police who have formed their own court to know around the sides entrances to the main parliament building they've put up yellow buses said to block the roads to stop and in and anticipated attempts by the opposition to prevent the governing party in pe

also the strongest earthquake to hit albania in decades topples buildings and kills at least 9 people. bought into the program protesters being killed while trying to storm another united nations compound in eastern democratic republic of congo hundreds of marching towards the airport on the outskirts of the city of beni where you and the peacekeepers were based but security forces stopped them from forcing their way past roadblocks protestors have been turning their anger on security forces and aid workers for not protecting them from armed groups peacekeepers had retreated to a un military base after their compound was attacked on monday amid the violence the world health organization has pulled almost a 3rd of its staff who are working to combat the spread of a bowler. produce that carney is on the line from beni when we last spoke to 'd protesters were still planning to march towards the airport there's still a great deal of anger what's the situation like now. this edition of right now we have a road block. 4 on the men in any town. can not turn it around properly because there w

first yours hunt through rubble for survivors of albania's worst earthquake in 30 years more than 2 dozen people have died of families of those missing we anxiously for. the. public anger reaches boiling point in malta the european union small this nation is in the grip of a deep political malays rocked by high level resignations and allegations of a cover up linked to a journalist for sassa nation. and a famous face will be taking over as coach a struggling one has to decide turns up you're going to klinsmann that was part of team germany that won the world cup back in 1980 he coached the german and u.s. national teams is now under contract to try to actually get out of this east. thank you so much for your company everyone a new team is set to take the race of power in the e.u. european lawmakers have. proved a team of new commissioners taking over the executive branch of the european union or dissolve on their alliance role now formally take charge of the european commission this sunday should be defrosted woman in that news top job earlier wagner lyon outlined her plans for the presid

numerous aftershocks followed the main quake adding to the fear and causing further damage albania is one of the poorest countries in europe and its neighbors were quick to offer help teams from its legal research romania are already helping in rescue operations. while the water using hand signals rescue was asked to silence as they listened for cries of people trapped under the wreckage many people are still missing their families are hoping and praying they will be found alive. soccer now let's take a look at tuesday's. champions league action byron munich's robert levin dosti again put in a strong performance during 4 goals as byron munich clinched top spot in group b. after hammering red star belgrade tottenham advance to their comeback win was the 1st home match for new coach josie marino in group c. in manchester city drew with ukrainian side checked on yet and qualified for the last 16 and in group d. leverkusen beat lokomotiv moscow to keep their chances of progressing alive and that's because of the tickle madrid lost to you ventus. germany great you're going to has been name

news still to come in albania the hunt for earthquake survivors continues some are pulled alive from the rubble but for other families the news is good. that 1st u.s. president donald trump is in florida rallying his supporters he cannot ignore the continuing impeachment inquiry which is gathering pace and wait but he says it's an attempt by what he calls the establishment to stop him from booking for the people he's publicly ileus was at the rally. it's being bill does president from home coming here to the state of florida moved its official residence here recently from new york the republicans of course are focused on 2020 this is an important swing state because from lynn back in 2016 but the ongoing impeachment inquiry has cost a long shadow over president almost trump but he remains defiant it's a terrible hopes last week someone testified that i told him quote what do you want for ukraine i said i want nothing this is a quote i want you know where pro quo i want nothing tell president still it's going to do the right way the failed washington has set up and is trying to stop m

at least 20 people are killed and hundreds injured as albania suffers its worst earthquake in decades all. pan facing had calls from protesters and criticism from the chief rabbi but the u.k.'s opposition leader insists there is no place for anti semitism in his party. along with the sports where the 24th arabian gulf cop has kicked off in this year's edition having extra political significance for the blockading nations of saudi arabia bahrain and the u.a.e. only. crowds of people accusing un peacekeepers of failing to protect them from rebel attacks are still out on the streets in eastern democratic republic of congo there are defined. a curfew imposed after a 2nd day of protests there has been a standoff between hundreds of protesters and un forces just outside the town of benny 2 people were killed on tuesday one as protesters tried to march towards an airport where the peacekeepers of based people are angry at u.n. forces saying that they failed to protect them from an increasing number of attacks by rebel groups in the area 4 people were killed on monday as protesters attacked t