and the first week of ramadan in iraq has been that deadly insurgency and sectarian violence have created a sky rocketing death toll more on the chaos and goal thing iraq later in the show . it's thursday july eighteenth four pm in washington d.c. i'm meghan lopez and you are watching r t while the last line of defense for wiki leaks or bradley manning's legal team failed today in court military judge denise lynn dismissed the team's request to drop the most serious charge facing the army private first class the charge of aiding the enemy here's why she turned it down george allen says that manning's terror training made him aware of the fact that terrorist organizations use the internet therefore he should have known that the seven hundred thousand military and diplomatic documents that he leaked could is out in the hands of america's enemies one day so is this a prelude to the ruling and what type of example does it set for future trials against was a blowers earlier i spoke with ortiz liz wahl who has covered the trial since day one at fort meade and i asked her about this ruling and i

first ramadan falling the two thousand and three u.s. led invasion began with a blistering wave of suicide bombings at police stations and the red cross headquarters now in two thousand and seven nine hundred thirty six people were killed during ramadan including two hundred thirty six the first week according to an associated press count but this year just seven days into the islamic holy month suicide attacks car bombings and other acts of violence have killed at least one hundred sixty nine people the death toll in the first week of ramadan hasn't been this high since two thousand and seven intensifying fears that iraq is slipping back into widespread chaos and a potential civil war now no one has claimed responsibility for many of the terrorist attacks but the indiscriminate and coordinated bombings used in most of these attacks are a favorite tactic of al qaeda which hopes to fuel hatred and undermine iraq's shiite led government al qaeda and other sunni fundamentalists consider shiites to be infidels in the groups extremist ideolog

practice of ramadan which would be doing the daylight hours they wouldn't have any food they wouldn't have any any water or what have you and then in the evening they would they would they be very religious they would probably break their fast they would probably break their fast and they would consume enough to. carry on and possibly resume. their protests ok i have one question for you after the monthly ramadan obama has on many occasions promised to close the facility and he's actually criticized the practice now what's stopping him to actually. stop this is like to give you overall answer that the muslims in the united states are living on the conditions worse than nazi germany they've thrown out all of the constitutional guarantees bayville and eyes of muslims and so we expect anything harmful coming from the government and we don't expect anything good coming from the united states government does a global war on islam we don't expect them to do anything good to us we are living under nazi five condition. right now is this condition we don't expect them to do anything good or ri

this despite the fact that many lebanese were shopping in preparation for ramadan. >> we are not scared by this message and not by the bombers, but so close to ramadan, this is a disgrace. >> t neighborhood is a beirut suburb known as a has bullet stronghold -- known as a hezbollah stronghold. many here believe there is a link, even though few are prepared to say it openly. >> they are trying to create sectarian strife between sunnis and shiites. i can assure you that neither sunnis nor shiites will be dragged into it. >> lebanon's political situation is far from stable at the best of times. analysts fear the civil war in neighboring syria could have destabilized it further. >> we are receiving conflicting reports at this hour about whether u.s. intelligence whistleblower edward snowden has accepted venezuela's offer of political asylum. a common to that effect was made by a russian official but then quickly retracted -- a comment to that effect. >> international support for edward snowden is widening with an irish report refusing to issue a warrant for his arrest. >> snowden has been w

this despite the fact that many lebanese were shopping in preparation for ramadan. >> we are not scared by this message and not by the bombers, but so close to ramadan, this is a disgrace. >> the neighborhood is a beirut suburb known as a has bullet stronghold -- known as a hezbollah stronghold. many here believe there is a link, even though few are prepared to say it openly. >> they are trying to create sectarian strife between sunnis and shiites. i can assure you that neither sunnis nor shiites will be dragged into it. >> lebanon's political situation is far from stable at the best of times. analysts fear the civil war in neighboring syria could have destabilized it further. >> we are receiving conflicting reports at this hour about whether u.s. intelligence whistleblower edward snowden has accepted venezuela's offer of political asylum. a common to that effect was made by a russian official but then quickly retracted -- a comment to that effect. >> international support for edward snowden is widening with an irish report refusing to issue a warrant for his arrest. >> snowden has been

this includes the beginning of ramadan. >> the month of ramadan is set to begin shortly, a time of fasting in contemplation for moslems around the world. a new leader of the syrian national council has called for a cease-fire during this time, but fighting there has been increasingly tense over recent days, and there are fears of many trapped civilians. activists say there is a huge need for humanitarian and medical aid, but there are no safe roads for supplies to be brought in. >> we met a committee that came in, and they offered a cease- fire during the month of ramadan to stop the bloodshed. >> but there is no sign rebels there or anywhere else in syria will listen to a call for their leadership in turkey to put down their weapons. the syrian government has already rejected the idea of a temporary truce during ramadan. the battle for damascus is intensifying, too. these pictures uploaded to youtube, which aljazeera cannot independently verify, shows neighboring positions. rebels exchanged gunfire forces.o-assad in aleppo, the rebels have promised to increase their attacks against govern

observing ramadan is one of the five pillars of islam. it is also a time when christians pray for the islamic world, asking god to reveal to them the truth about jesus christ. joining us now is tom doyle, the middle east director for e-3 partners ministry, and author of the book "dreams and visions, is jesus awakening the muslim world?" tom, it is great to have you back. there is war in syria, and major powers like the u.s. and russia and europe are trying to manage that outcome, and some would say it is naive, even a fantasy to think that prayer can make a difference in the world events, but what do you say? >> there is the physical war we're seeing on the ground, but the bigger war is the spiritual war raging overhead. that's what we see happening in egypt right now, syria. so although it looks bad on the news politically, spiritually it is turning around. we are seeing in egypt some of our leaders say that they have never encountered more muslims that are open to the gospel than now, and seeing many come to faith in christ. and, again,

additional food for ramadan. >> i did not expect to spend ramadan away from my sons. this is the first time i have a meal on ramadan without my beloved son. >> this is the largest camp for syrians across the world. the refugees say that the foods and a doubt are almost never enough and that life requires strenuous labor. >> nothing is easy about life here. the heat is unbearable. i went to collect freshwater, after the morning prayers. i have been here for seven hours. we are dying here. >> some refugees can buy baked goods but others rely on the canned food that they are given. >> it is hard enough for the syrian people and now this is more hard for ramadan. >> he was one of the first refugees to move into the camp a week ago pick -- one year ago. >> we are barely getting by and we borrow money from here or there. there are also people turned into beggars. >> some refugees have given up on fasting because of the harsh conditions but most continue to honor the holy month of the year despite the difficulties. time innd most of the worship, praying for a return to stabl

despite the beginning of ramadan celebrations on saturday tens of thousands of islamists rallied in the capital in support of morsi whose whereabouts are still unknown. turkish police fired tear gas on protesters heading towards gays the park in istanbul is comes after parliament amended of law which prevents the military intervening in internal political disputes on friday legislators redefine the military's duties as towards outside threats this is considered an antique to measure its protest against the government continue in the country's main cities. it's thought a full two mechanism which switches rails may have caused a fatal train wreck outside of paris on friday six people were killed and dozens were injured when the train hit a crowded platform and services a still suspended on the line officials say a collision with another train was narrowly avoided by the driver who rang in alarm within seconds of the accident. the death toll of iraq's latest suicide blast has risen to thirty eight with another two dozen injured in nighttime explosion ripped through a cafe in the northern c

which lasts through the month during ramadan observance abstain from food or drink from sunrise to sunset the prisoners who have eaten are still considered hunger strikers because the u.s. military requires several days of sustained eating and minimum caloric intake before a prisoner is removed from the list of hunger strikers the u.s. military officials say forty five of the prisoners are still on the force forced feeding list meaning they can be strapped down and fed a liquid nutrient mix through a nasal gastric tube on monday a u.s. federal judge called the procedure a quote painful humiliating and degrading process that comment was made in a ruling in which she said she had no with already to order a stop of the for speeding that's been ongoing at guantanamo bay now get moved fishel say out of respect for the prisoners religious beliefs the forced feedings will only be carried out at night during ramadan now so far what's not clear is if they get mowed detainee's in time to completely abandon their hunger strike or if the evening is a temporary reprieve during the holy month of ramada

the explosion comes two weeks after negotiators agreed to hold violence during ramadan. but frequent attacks are casting a shadow on the negotiations. the next round of talks is scheduled to commence after ramadan. >>> afghanistan's first and only female governor has been awarded a prize many regard as asia's highest honor. the award foundation based in manila recognizes asian individuals and organizations who contribute to human development. the governor is among three individuals and two organizations to win the prize this year. in this announcement the foundation commends her efforts and cites the poverty and discrimination she had to face to support her people. she champions education and women's rights in afghanistan. a member of the minority in myanmar is another of this year's recipients. it's given to individuals and groups that contribute to peace and social services in asia. the foundation will hold the awards ceremony on august 31st in manila. >>> the government of myanmar is struggling to contain the spread of sectarian hatred in the country where it recently

the explosion comes two weeks after muslim negotiators agreed to halt violence during ramadan as part of ongoing peace talks with the government, but frequent attacks are casting a shadow on the negotiations. the next round of talks is scheduled to commence after ramadan. >>> the government of myanmar is struggling to contain the spread of sectarian hatred in the country where recently granted greater freedom of expression. religious leaders are reportedly fanning the conflict between buddhists and the small muslim population. violence between the two groups has killed more than 100 people since may last year. nhk world's tiha twey reports from myanmar's largest city, yangon. >> reporter: muslims around the world are celebrating the holy month of ramadan, including in myanmar. muslims make up a fraction of the population of myanmar, where 90% of people are buddhist. relations between the two communities have always been difficult. they're getting steadily worse. violence sparked in may last year when a group of muslim men attacked buddhist women in a western state. anti-muslim rioting

working conditions for laborers are especially tough during ramadan. muslims north supposed to eat from sun up to sun down for an entire month. >> translator: it's really hot. this summer is even harsher because you can't drink water during the daytime. >> it's very hot, but i have to work regardless of the sweltering heat. otherwise, i can't make money for my family. >> reporter: the temperature in kuwait has also exceeded 40 degrees in recent days. whether officials forecast that next week the mercury will surge past 50 degrees. >>> torrential rain is causing havoc across a wide area of china. landlieds have crushed homes and stranded dozens of people. officials say 37 people have died. storms are lashing sichuan and hunan province, inner mongolia and the capital of beijing. the state-run xin hewn news agency reports 18 people are confirmed dead after a landslide in dujiangyan city in sichuan province. searchers are looking for 100 people. the rain could get heavier on friday. >>> weather experts from around the world are in japan to work on new pred

which lasts through the month during ramadan observance abstain from food or drink from sunrise to sunset the prisoners who have eaten are still considered hunger strikers because the u.s. military requires several days of sustained eating and minimum caloric intake before a prisoner is removed from the list of hunger strikers now u.s. military officials say forty five of the prisoners are still on the forced forced feeding list meaning they can be strapped down and fed a liquid nutrient mix through a nasal gastric tube on monday a u.s. federal judge called the procedure a quote painful humiliating and degrading process that comment was made in a ruling in which she said she had no authority to order a stop of of the force feeding that's been ongoing at guantanamo bay get moved fishel say out of respect for the prisoners religious believes the forced feedings will only be carried out at night during ramadan now so far what's not clear is if they get mowed detainee's in time to completely abandon their hunger strike or if the evening is a temporary reprieve during the holy month of ramadan

and iftar is the prayer we do before we break the fast of ramadan. i said, i don't see why not. >> earlier this year, after the boston bombings, a pew research poll showed that 4 out of 10 americans believe islam is more likely than other religions to encourage violence among believers. the people here are very aware of that perception. >> a lot of people will say, well, you always say islam is peace. you always say islam is peace, but we don't see that. this is that in action. >> and if islam is our way of maintaining our dignity and our self-esteem as men and coming back and being good husbands to our wives, good fathers to our children, then maybe america needs to look at it. >> do i believe that there's a problem with some sectors of the community that are vulnerable and susceptible to violence? absolutely. i wouldn't deny that. do i believe that some of those who carry out, like in the boston situation, then find ways of thinking about their faith as a context to justify that? absolutely. i think the largest antidote, cure if you will, to any co

which lasts through the month during ramadan observance abstain from food or drink from sunrise to sunset the prisoners who have eaten are still considered hunger strikers because the us military requires several days of sustained eating and minimum caloric intake before print a prisoner is removed from the list of hunger strikers now u.s. military officials say forty five of the prisoners are still in the forced forced feeding list meaning they can be strapped down and fed a liquid nutrient mix through a nasal gastric tube on monday a u.s. federal judge called the procedure a quote painful humiliating and degrading process that comment was made in a ruling in which she said she had no with already to order a stop of the force feeding that's been ongoing at guantanamo bay get moved fishel say out of respect for the prisoners religious beliefs the forced feedings will only be carried out at night during ramadan now so far what's not clear is if they get mowed detainee's in time to completely abandon their hunger strike or if the evening is a temporary reprieve during the holy month of rama

which lasts through the month during ramadan observance abstain from food or drink from sunrise to sunset the prisoners who have eaten are still considered hunger strikers because the u.s. military requires several days of sustained eating and minimum caloric intake before a prisoner is removed from the list of hunger strikers now u.s. military officials say forty five of the prisoners are still on the force forced feeding list meaning they can be strapped down and fed a liquid nutrient mix through a nasal gastric tube on monday a u.s. federal judge called the procedure a quote painful humiliating and degrading process that comment was made in a ruling in which she said she had no with already to order a stop of of the force feeding that's been ongoing at guantanamo bay fishel say out of respect for the prisoners religious beliefs the forced feedings will only be carried out at night during ramadan now so far what's not clear is if they get mowed detainee's in time to completely abandon their hunger strike or if the evening is a temporary reprieve during the holy month of ramadan now some

which lasts through the month during ramadan observance abstain from food or drink from sunrise to sunset the prisoners who have eaten are still considered hunger strikers because the us military requires several days of sustained eating and minimum caloric intake before put a prisoner is removed from the list of hunger strikers the u.s. military officials say forty five of the prisoners are still on the forced forced feeding list meaning they can be strapped down and fed a liquid nutrient mix through a nasal gastric tube on monday a u.s. federal judge called the procedure a quote painful humiliating and degrading process that comment was made in a ruling in which she said she had no with already to order a stop of of the force feeding that's been ongoing at guantanamo bay now get moved fishel say out of respect for the prisoners religious beliefs the forced feedings will only be carried out at night during ramadan now so far what's not clear is if they get mowed detainee's in time to completely abandon their hunger strike or if the evening is a temporary reprieve during the holy month of

which lasts through the month now during ramadan observance abstain from food or drink from sunrise to sunset the prisoners who have eaten are still considered hunger strikers because the us military requires several days of sustained eating and minimum caloric intake before a prisoner is removed from the list of hunger strikers now u.s. military officials say forty five of the prisoners are still on the forced forced feeding list meaning they can be strapped down and fed a liquid nutrient mix through a nasal gastric tube on monday a u.s. federal judge called the procedure of quote painful humiliating and degrading process that comment was made in a ruling in which she said she had no with already to order a stop of of the force feeding that's been ongoing at guantanamo bay now get moved fishel say out of respect for the prisoners religious beliefs the forced feedings will only be carried out at night during ramadan now so far what's not clear is if they get mowed detainee's in time to completely abandon their hunger strike or if the evening is a temporary reprieve during the holy m

ramadan. and i mean martin welcome to break in the set in case you didn't know today's the first day of the muslim holy month of ramadan well it's a cause for joyous celebration in many parts of the world it marks another chapter in the nightmare that goodman detainees are facing every day is the over half of the prisoners are on a hunger strike but since february prison authorities have been force feeding them twice a day however ramadan calls for fasting from sunup to sundown and many of the prisoners and pleaded with authorities to halt the practice during this time but no such luck the practice which is recognized internationally as a form of torture will continue but they have said that they'll try to administer the themes at night to show some respect to their religion was not so nice and really getting tortured to the evening hours issue of force feeding those prisoners was even brought to a federal judge in her ruling yesterday she explained that she did not have the power to halt them

which lasts through the month during ramadan observance abstain from food or drink from sunrise to sunset the prisoners who have eaten are still considered hunger strikers because the u.s. military requires several days of sustained eating and minimum caloric intake before a prisoner is removed from the list of hunger strikers now u.s. military officials say forty five of the prisoners are still on the force forced feeding list meaning they can be strapped down and fed a liquid nutrient mix through a nasal gastric tube on monday a u.s. federal judge called the procedure a quote painful humiliating and degrading process that comment was made in a ruling in which she said she had no with already to order a stop of of the force feeding that's been ongoing at guantanamo bay now get moved fishel say out of respect for the prisoners religious believes the forced feedings will only be carried out at night during ramadan now so far what's not clear is if they get mowed detainee's in time to completely abandon their hunger strike or if the evening is a temporary reprieve during the holy month of r

which lasts through the month now during ramadan observance abstain from food or drink from sunrise to sunset the prisoners who have eaten are still considered hunger strikers because the us military requires several days of sustained eating and minimum caloric intake before print a prisoner is removed from the list of hunger strikers now u.s. military officials say forty five of the prisoners are still on the forced forced feeding list meaning they can be strapped down and fed a liquid nutrient mix through a nasal gastric tube on monday a u.s. federal judge called the procedure a quote painful humiliating and degrading process that comment was made in a ruling in which she said she had no with already to order a stop of of the force feeding that's been ongoing at guantanamo bay now get moved fishel say out of respect for the prisoners religious believes the forced feedings will only be carried out at night during ramadan now so far what's not clear is if they get mowed detainee's in time to completely abandon their hunger strike or if the evening is a temporary reprieve during the

five time explosion ripped through a cafe in the northern city of pure kurth as locals broke ramadan fast police have shut down a local car phase for the time being so they're unable to guarantee people security . british police are investigating a target on a mosque in the u.k. time of tipton the fourth and a month incident took place on the same day as the funeral of the soldier lee rigby was murdered in broad daylight by alleged islamic extremists so on his point of hospital the most cap'n to be nearly empty and luckily nobody was hurt but people in the area saying that they're extremely shaken that they're now going to be looking over their shoulder next time they go to their place of worship now this is happened on the day of the funeral the private funeral of a british soldier drummer lee rigby who was killed in an islamist terror attack in which in may since then there's been a real spike in islamophobia could tax across the country so tensions are certainly on the rise and people speaking outside the mosque saying that they're not feeling very comfortable it's all about this

which lasts through the month during ramadan observance abstain from food or drink from sunrise to sunset the prisoners who have eaten are still considered hunger strikers because the u.s. military requires several days of sustained eating and minimum caloric intake before a prisoner is removed from the list of hunger strikers now u.s. military officials say forty five of the prisoners are still on the force forced feeding list meaning they can be strapped down and fed a liquid nutrient mix through a nasal gastric tube on monday a u.s. federal judge called the procedure of quote painful humiliating and degrading process that comment was made in a ruling in which she said she had no with already to order a stop of of the force feeding that's been ongoing at guantanamo bay get moved fishel say out of respect for the prisoners religious beliefs the forced feedings will only be carried out at night during ramadan now so far what's not clear is if they get mowed detainee's in time to completely abandon their hunger strike or if the evening is a temporary reprieve during the holy month of ramad

which lasts through the month during ramadan observance abstain from food or drink from sunrise to sunset the prisoners who have eaten are still considered hunger strikers because the u.s. military requires several days of sustained eating and minimum caloric intake before a prisoner is removed from the list of hunger strikers now u.s. military officials say forty five of the prisoners are still in the forced forced feeding list meaning they can be strapped down and fed a liquid nutrient mix through a nasal gastric tube on monday a u.s. federal judge called the procedure a quote painful humiliating and degrading process that comment was made in a ruling in which she said she had no with already to order a stop of of the force feeding that's been ongoing at guantanamo bay now get moved fishel say out of respect for the prisoners religious believes the forced feedings will only be carried out at night during ramadan now so far what's not clear is if they get mowed detainee's in time to completely abandon their hunger strike or if the evening is a temporary reprieve during the holy month of

which lasts through the month during ramadan observance abstain from food or drink from sunrise to sunset the prisoners who have eaten are still considered hunger strikers because the u.s. military requires several days of sustained eating and minimum caloric intake before a prisoner is removed from the list of hunger strikers the u.s. military officials say forty five of the prisoners are still on the forced forced feeding list meaning they can be strapped down and fed a liquid nutrient mix through a nasal gastric tube on monday a u.s. federal judge called the procedure of quote painful humiliating and degrading process that comment was made in a ruling in which she said she had no with already to order a stop of the force feeding that's been ongoing at guantanamo bay now get moved fishel say out of respect for the prisoners religious beliefs the forced feedings will only be carried out at night during ramadan now so far what's not clear is if they get mowed detainee's in time to completely abandon their hunger strike or if the evening is a temporary reprieve during the holy month of ram

ramadan. i'm not a martin welcome to break in the set in case you didn't know today is the first day of the muslim holy month of ramadan while to cause for joyous celebration in many parts of the world it marks another chapter in the nightmare that goodman detainees are facing every day is the over half of the prisoners are on a hunger strike but since february prison authorities have been force feeding them twice a day however ramadan calls for fasting from sunup to sundown and many of the prisoners have pleaded with authorities to halt the practice during this time but no such luck the practice which is recognized in or gnash.

it happened as people were meeting to break the ramadan fast. straight to baghdad. what more can you tell us? >> it is a string of attacks and may have had a lot of attacks during ramadan, but these are particularly shocking because they occurred in the south. in basra in particular, three roadside bombs went off as people were shopping. that killed at least 28 people and there were also bombings in a holy city and outside or inside according to initial reports, a sunni mosque south of baghdad. those were not the only bombings. there were more bombings in mosul and north of baghdad. all of this against the backdrop of increasing attacks. no one is taking responsibility and people are becoming increasingly concerned that this is going to continue. all in thehappening context of the backdrop of ongoing attacks. nevertheless, we have a wave of x lotions targeting mainly shia cities. is there any reason why there might be an uptick in violence at this point in time? iraqi is such a fractured come the -- such a fractured country. one of the major factors does appear to b

which lasts through the month during ramadan observance abstain from food or drink from sunrise to sunset the prisoners who have eaten are still considered hunger strikers because the u.s. military requires several days of sustained eating and minimum caloric intake before a prisoner is removed from the list of hunger strikers the u.s. military officials say forty five of the prisoners are still on the force forced feeding list meaning they can be strapped down and fed a liquid nutrient mix through a nasal gastric tube on monday a u.s. federal judge called the procedure a quote painful humiliating and degrading process that comment was made in a ruling in which she said she had no with already to order a stop of of the force feeding that's been ongoing at guantanamo bay now get moved fishel say out of respect for the prisoners religious beliefs the forced feedings will only be carried out at night during ramadan now so far what's not clear is if they get mowed detainee's in time to completely abandon their hunger strike or if the evening is a temporary reprieve during the holy month of ra

which lasts through the month during ramadan observance abstain from food or drink from sunrise to sunset the prisoners who have eaten are still considered hunger strikers because the u.s. military requires several days of sustained eating and minimum caloric intake before a prisoner is removed from the list of hunger strikers now u.s. military officials say forty five of the prisoners are still on the forced forced feeding list meaning they can be strapped down and fed a liquid nutrient mix through a nasal gastric tube on monday a u.s. federal judge called the procedure of quote painful humiliating and degrading process that comment was made in a ruling in which she said she had no with already to order a stop of of the force feeding that's been ongoing at guantanamo bay now get moved fishel say out of respect for the prisoners religious beliefs the forced feedings will only be carried out at night during ramadan now so far what's not clear is if they get mowed detainee's in time to completely abandon their hunger strike or if the evening is a temporary reprieve during the holy month of

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which lasts through the month during ramadan observance abstain from food or drink from sunrise to sunset the prisoners who have eaten are still considered hunger strikers because the us military requires several days of sustained eating and minimum caloric intake before pretty a prisoner is removed from the list of hunger strikers now u.s. military officials say forty five of the prisoners are still on the forced forced feeding list meaning they can be strapped down and fed a liquid nutrient mix through a nasal gastric tube on monday a u.s. federal judge called the procedure quote painful humiliating and degrading process that comment was made in a ruling in which she said she had no with already to order a stop of of the force feeding that's been ongoing at guantanamo bay now get moved fishel say out of respect for the prisoners religious beliefs the forced feedings will only be carried out at night during ramadan now so far what's not clear is if they get moved detainee's in time to completely abandon their hunger strike or if the evening is a temporary reprieve during the holy month o

which lasts through the month now during ramadan observance abstain from food or drink from sunrise to sunset the prisoners who have eaten are still considered hunger strikers because the u.s. military requires several days of sustained eating and minimum caloric intake before a prisoner is removed from the list of hunger strikers now u.s. military officials say forty five of the prisoners are still on the forced forced feeding list meaning they can be strapped down and fed a liquid nutrient mix through a nasal gastric tube on monday a u.s. federal judge called the procedure a quote painful humiliating and degrading process that comment was made in a ruling in which she said she had no with already to order a stop of of the force feeding that's been ongoing at guantanamo bay get moved fishel say out of respect for the prisoners religious believes the forced feedings will only be carried out at night during ramadan now so far what's not clear is if they get mowed detainee's in time to completely abandon their hunger strike or if the evening is a temporary reprieve during the holy mon

which lasts through the month now during ramadan observance abstain from food or drink from sunrise to sunset the prisoners who have eaten are still considered hunger strikers because the u.s. military requires several days of sustained eating and minimum caloric intake before a prisoner is removed from the list of hunger strikers now u.s. military officials say forty five of the prisoners are still on the forced forced feeding list meaning they can be strapped down and fed a liquid nutrient mix through a nasal gastric tube on monday a u.s. federal judge called the procedure a quote painful humiliating and degrading process that comment was made in a ruling in which she said she had no with already to order a stop of of the force feeding that's been ongoing at guantanamo bay now get moved fishel say out of respect for the prisoners religious beliefs the forced feedings will only be carried out at night during ramadan now so far what's not clear is if they get mowed detainee's in time to completely abandon their hunger strike or if the evening is a temporary reprieve during the holy

which lasts through the month now during ramadan observance abstain from food or drink from sunrise to sunset the prisoners who have eaten are still considered hunger strikers because the u.s. military requires several days of sustained eating and minimum caloric intake before a prisoner is removed from the list of hunger strikers now u.s. military officials say forty five of the prisoners are still on the forced forced feeding list meaning they can be strapped down and fed a liquid nutrient mix through a nasal gastric tube on monday a u.s. federal judge called the procedure a quote painful humiliating and degrading process that comment was made in a ruling in which she said she had no with already to order a stop of of the force feeding that's been ongoing at guantanamo bay now get moved fishel say out of respect for the prisoners religious believes the forced feedings will only be carried out at night during ramadan now so far what's not clear is if they get mowed detainee's in time to completely abandon their hunger strike or if the evening is a temporary reprieve during the holy

which lasts through the month during ramadan observance abstain from food or drink from sunrise to sunset the prisoners who have eaten are still considered hunger strikers because the u.s. military requires several days of sustained eating and minimum caloric intake before print a prisoner is removed from the list of hunger strikers now u.s. military officials say forty five of the prisoners are still on the forced forced feeding list meaning they can be strapped down and fed a liquid nutrient mix through a nasal gastric tube on monday a u.s. federal judge called the procedure a quote painful humiliating and degrading process that comment was made in a ruling in which she said she had no with already to order a stop of of the force feeding that's been ongoing at guantanamo bay get moved fishel say out of respect for the prisoners religious beliefs the forced feedings will only be carried out at night during ramadan now so far what's not clear is if they get mowed detainee's in time to completely abandon their hunger strike or if the evening is a temporary reprieve during the holy month of

which lasts through the month during ramadan observance abstain from food or drink from sunrise to sunset the prisoners who have eaten are still considered hunger strikers because the u.s. military requires several days of sustained eating and minimum caloric intake before a prisoner is removed from the list of hunger strikers the u.s. military officials say forty five of the prisoners are still on the force forced feeding list meaning they can be strapped down and fed a liquid nutrient mix through a nasal gastric tube on monday a u.s. federal judge called the procedure of quote painful humiliating and degrading process that comment was made in a ruling in which she said she had no with already to order a stop of of the force feeding that's been ongoing at guantanamo bay now get moved fishel say out of respect for the prisoners religious beliefs the forced feedings full only be carried out at night during ramadan now so far what's not clear is if they get moved detainee's in time to completely abandon their hunger strike or if the evening is a temporary reprieve during the holy month of r

the next round of talks is scheduled to commence after ramadan. >> emerging economic powers still struggling with poverty. em boldened citizens still demanding democracy, threat of violence, push for peace, the shadow of conflict. get news and insight on south and southeast asia every weekday live from bangkok only on nhk world "newsline." >>> leaders in the republic of sue dan are promising to make life better for their citizens. their economy has struggled since they lost oil wells when south sudan separated. they are hoping to tap into something else below their feet. nhk world reports, some are questioning who will benefit in the end. >> reporter: a large part of the republic of sudan's 1.8 million square kilometers is sand. that includes an area just north of the capital but a large project is underway to turn it into lush green land. this is a reresearch and development firm made in the huge desert. the the al fall fas have already started to grow. there is plenty of water underground so crops can grow. authorities plan to have 13,000 heck ters cultivated and want to set up 180 wells t

ramadan is one of the five pillars of islam. the prime minister of luxembourg announced he will step down on wednesday admitted -- news that triggered early elections. he's one of the chief architects of the euro and came under fire over a scandal involving the countries the grid services. an inquiry found the nation's spy agency had been out of control for years. it was allegedly involving bribery, warrantless surveillance and snooping. the reports of the prime minister was a rare of many practices but failed to react or pass on information. they announced they were withdrawing support and calling for new elections. he then bowed to the pressure. >> i will go to the grand duke and under the resignation of my government. has been set for october 20. his christian social people's party confirmed he will once again run for the office of prime minister. >> the only surviving suspect in the boston marathon bombing appeared for the first time in court on wednesday. dzhokhar tsarnaev and his older brother are suspected of detonating t

the muslim brotherhood blamed police, saying they fired on morsi supporters during ramadan prayers. against this backdrop. egypt's interim government is taking shape. the new cabinet will be sworn in today. >>> to moscow. fugitive edward snowden might be running out of options. cnn has learned that snowden applied to russia for temporary asylum while he awaits safe passage to latin america. snowden faces espionage charges in the u.s. for disclosing a secret domestic spying program by the national security agency. >>> all right. now to the aftermath of the george zimmerman not guilty verdict. later this hour we're going to hear some of anderson cooper's conversation with juror b37.

muslims around the world this week began their month-long observance of ramadan, when they fast from sunrise to sunset. in egypt, the holiday falls amid continued unrest after the military's removal from power of former president mohamed morsi. morsi's political party, the muslim brotherhood said it will not cooperate with the interim government and vowed to continue protesting. tensions were particularly high after the military fired on brotherhood protesters, killing more than 50 people. one of the country's top muslim clerics called for an end to bloodshed and warned both sides against dragging the country into civil war. i am now joined by kate seelye, senior vice president of the nonpartisan middle east institute. she was a long time correspondent in the middle east and has reported from there for, among others, this program. kate, welcome. >> thank you very much. >> you've been to egypt many times. as you look at it from here, what do you see? how do you characterize the mess it's in? >> well, egypt is facing a very challenging situation as it transitions from an authoritarian

ramadan. i'm not a martin welcome to break in the set in case you didn't know today is the first day of the muslim holy month of ramadan while to cause for joyous celebration in many parts of the world it marks another chapter in the nightmare that goodman detainees are facing every day is the over half of the prisoners are on a hunger strike but since february prison authorities have been force feeding them twice a day however ramadan calls for fasting from sunup to sundown and many of the prisoners have pleaded with authorities to halt the practice during this time but no such luck the practice which is recognized internationally as a form of torture will continue for they have said that they'll try to administer the themes at night to show some respect to their religion was not so night.

and we still have plenty of customers when ramadan is over. >> it is clearly good for business. the guests spend even more time breaking their fast in the restaurant. >> more news and a half an hour from now. >> stay with us. >> we find george zimmerman not guilty. >> cleared of the murder of trayvon martin. protesters take to the streets. and, what does it mean for the u.s. and its justice system? this is "inside story." hello and welcome to the program.

tv channel has stirred up controversy by broadcasting the muslim call to prayer each morning during ramadan. some critics said the move by channel 4 could inflame tensions, coming less than two months after the murder of a british soldier in london. two muslim converts, who are british citizens, have been charged with that crime. it was hardly the first case of religious violence in england, whereas david tereshchuk reports, a government program designed to prevent extremism has had mixed results. >> the bombing of the boston marathon came as a horrifying shock to many americans. to some overseas observers, though, it came as no great surprise. >> i think the united states has been behind us in this respect. the united states has always regarded certainly jihadist terrorism as something that comes at it from the outside, but it doesn't. you've got to swallow a bit of pride and say, yes, we have a homegrown problem. >> great britain's governments have had long experience, over decades, of terrorism from within their own country, some of it with a religious dimension. the northern english cit

don which last through the month now during ramadan observance abstain from food or drink from sunrise to sunset the prisoners who have eaten are still considered hunger strikers because the us military requires several days of sustained eating and minimum caloric intake before a prisoner is removed from the list of hunger strikers now u.s. military officials say forty five of the prisoners are still on the forced forced feeding list meaning they can be strapped down and fed a liquid nutrient mix through a nasal gastric tube on monday a u.s. federal judge called the procedure a quote painful humiliating and degrading process that comment was made in a ruling in which she said she had no with already to order a stop of of the force feeding that's been ongoing at guantanamo bay now get moved fishel say out of respect for the prisoners religious believes the forced feedings will only be carried out at night during ramadan now so far what's not clear is if they get mowed detainee's in time to completely abandon their hunger strike or if. preved during the holy month of ramadan now some law

and we still have plenty of customers when ramadan is over. >> it is clearly good for business. the guests spend even more time breaking their fast in the restaurant. >> more news and a half an hour from now. >> stay with us.

of the muslim holy month of ramadan while to cause for joyous celebration in many parts of the world it marks another chapter in the nightmare that goodman detainees are facing every day is the over half of the prisoners are on a hunger strike but since february prison authorities have been force feeding them twice a day however ramadan calls for fasting from sunup to sundown and many of the prisoners have lead with authorities to halt the practice during this time but no such luck the practice which is recognized internationally as a form of torture will continue they have said that they'll try to administer the themes at night to show some respect to their religion was not so nice and really getting the torture to the evening hours the issue of force feeding those prisoners was even brought to a federal judge in her ruling yesterday she explained that she did not have the power to halt them but added that obama does and should address the issue the sad reality of a base and obama's past efforts i think we can all agree that waiting on the president to address get most pointless but