al—shabaab pretty much controls most of mogadishu, outside of mogadishu. they are inside. that is why we need somalis who understand the language, who understand the culture, who understand the religion, to fight. thank you very much forjoining us. thank you very much forjoining us. thank you, sir, for having me. in brazil, 11 cities are in a state of emergency and 27 are on alert because of drought. a lack of rain in recent months has impacted farmers and exacerbated fires. it has also had serious consequences on local wildlife. sophia tran—thomson has this report. this is bananal island, a large river island in the central brazilian state of tocantins. it hasn't rained in the state's capital for 20 weeks now, and without enough water, it is difficult for large reptiles to keep cool. these caimans, relatives of alligators, are searching for relief from the sun. but the mud is so dry that some are finding themselves stuck, and dozens have died. to help them, conservationists are pulling them from the mud and relocating them. translation: more and more, the animals need o

dozens of people were killed and wounded in the latest attack in the somali capital mogadishu the government has vowed to destroy the terrorist group that claimed responsibility. i my ass waiter thanks for joining us the former consul on president call this wisdom or has called for quote democratic opposition to madrid's takeover of catalonia in his address he said the spanish government's decision to dismiss him was illegitimate and vowed to pursue his struggle for what he said ought to be a free country madrid's actions has left supporters of cotland independence outraged. callers pushed him on has been fined as. head of government in catalonia . but for supporters of cattle on independence here in the city of jonah he's still the president. pushed him on to address catalonians in a prerecorded speech on saturday and called for peaceful resistance replication of article one five five the spanish constitution which imposes direct rule in catalonia from madrid. my message to you is to have patience perseverance and maintain perspective. the best way we can defend what we have achieved up to

but even in mogadishu provisions are meager. after more than two decades of civil war state agencies lie in ruins. monitor hospital one of the largest state clinics in the country lacks medicine and the personnel to provide necessary care undernourished children. as bad as it seems the u.n. aid coordinator says the international community has learned from earlier crises instead of simply handing out food he stresses the need to transfer money directly to victims we are using much more innovative ways of assistance and in particular the local numb governmental organizations play a very important role in being the intermediary between the local communities ourselves and the authorities. but critics say that even in the case of national organizations and state agencies it's nearly impossible to control whether aid is getting through secretly filmed images like these show international aid deliveries often end up being sold at the local market places. anticorruption advocate mohamed mubarak says administrative abuses like these won'

dozens of people were killed and wounded in the latest attack in the somali capital mogadishu the government has vowed to destroy the terrorist group that claimed responsibility . i my ass waiter thanks for joining us a new opinion poll in catalonia shows pro independence parties would lose their majority their parliamentary majority by a razor thin margin in an election the spanish central government has called for a regional vote in december after imposing direct rule meanwhile the recently unemployed cuts alone president carlos pushes among has called for quote democratic opposition he says madrid's move to dismiss him as illegitimate and is vowing to pursue his struggle for what he said ought to be a free country madrid's actions have left supporters of independence outraged. colace bustamante has been fired as the head of government in catalonia. but for supporters of catalan independence here in the city of jonah he's still the president. pushed him on to address catalonians in a prerecorded speech on saturday and called for peaceful resistance replication of article one five five the

fresh it maqsood a journalist in mogadishu thank you. now so many other stories making news around the world u.s. president donald trump says he will release all the remaining documents relating to the assassination of president john f. kennedy in one thousand nine hundred sixty three this after intelligence agency concerns led a delay in their publication only the names and addresses of people still living would be withheld trump said he was making a move off to quote strict consultation with his staff. iceland's political future looks unclear following parliamentary elections no posse one another folks to rule out right prime minister the job may benedict's and conservative independence party won the largest share of the vote but is lacking willing coalition partners says the second election in a year of political scandals to shake the country pakistan has released sixty eight indian fishermen arrested for fishing in its territorial waters without permission the men are being sent to the border by train and will be handed over to india

al—sha baab pretty much controls most of mogadishu, outside of mogadishu. they are inside. that is why we need somalis, who understand the language, who understand the culture, who understand the religion, to fight. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news: the cuban foreign minister has denied reports that sonic attacks were carried out against us embassy personnel in havana. he said the alleged incidents were being used to damage bilateral relations. several staff at the us embassy fell ill, reportedly as a result of mysterious attacks carried out by covert sonic devices. iceland's main centre—right party looks set to remain the largest toppled the coalition. but, with other coalition parties losing ground, it is unclear who would get the mandate to form a government. iceland's second snap election in a year was held amid deep voter distrust, despite a thriving economy. italian—american actress annabella sciorra, who starred in us tv series the sopranos, has accused disgraced producer harvey weinstein of rape. she told the new yorker that weinste

her new article for irin news is titled, "shock and revulsion over mogadishu bombing." we welcome you both to democracy now! amanda, let's begin with you. can you explain what you understand took place, the horrific attack that killed more than 300 people and injured roughly that same number? yeah, i mean, it is pretty much what you said. the attacks were horrific. the outcome has been devastating. to me, what i think i have seen that has been the most upsetting aftereffect is the lack of capacity that the country has to deal with this. people are still being pulled from the rubble. the hospitals are running out of blood. the hospitals don't have enough supplies. i think, to me, what is devastating about this is beyond what happened, is what happens next. i talked to one of the ministers -- therethere are not isn't enough water or enough antibiotics. so i think that is where the real focus needs to be now. ofn: amanda, what you make the fact no one has claimed responsibility for the attack up until now? mean, it is pretty interesting. as far as we know, our shabbat is t

bash it maqsood a journalist in mogadishu thanks. powerful storms swept across central europe causing at least five deaths and leaving a trail of destruction in its wake northern germany was one of the worst hit regions with winds gusting up to one hundred seventy kilometers an hour and severe storm surge caused the river elbert to overflow leaving parts of central hamburg under water fall in trees cut off major train connections and coast travel chaos across the country the storm also caused blackouts in hundreds of thousands of homes in poland and the czech republic. in formula one germany sebastian vettel will start in pole position in sunday's mexican grown pray but all eyes will be on lewis hamilton the brit only needs to finish in fifth place or higher to take the title now federal in his ferrari pulled out all the stops to grab pole beside him in second place dutchman max first up of red bull hamilton is right behind in row two the miss a driver leads by sixty six points and could well wrap up his fourth formula one title this

at least seven people have been killed in two car bomb attacks in somalia's capital mogadishu one appears to have targeted the president. and this is al jazeera live from london also coming up catalunya sacked leader speaks for the first time since spain imposed direct rule he's calling for a democratic opposition to madrid's takeover. make no mistake. speech or allies will be defeated. the u.s. issues a tough new warning to north korea but insists diplomacy still comes first. and concerns grow that hundreds of thousands of or henge refugees may never be allowed back into manama. at least ten people have been killed in two car bomb attacks in somalia's capital mogadishu the first target is a hotel where somalia's president was expected to host a meeting a suicide bomber rammed a vehicle into the building and detonated the bomb somali place a gunfire could be heard from inside the second bomb went off near the form of parliament house building and appears to have targeted the military. is following the story for us from neighboring kenya mohammed what more information do you have . well so

the death toll at a truck bombing in mogadishu rises to at least eighty people the search for survivors is underway. hello i'm adrian forget this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up some i saw fighters leave russia as part of a deal but others vows a fight on the battle for the syrian city enters its final stages. and i and this no i'm afraid to be living in a country where the women are suppressed because of the headscarf or what they are wearing immigration and islam become major issues as voters go to the polls in austria snap election also. down there inside the crater. a multi-mission we get up close to one of the world's most active volcanoes. two bomb attacks in somalia's capital mogadishu have killed at least eighty five people the first explosion was a powerful truck bomb that targeted area with many government offices hotels and restaurants police say the people are still trapped under the rubble of the hotel and they fear that the casualty numbers could rise paul brennan reports. when the truck arrived at the busy intersection and locally is k. five it was a traffic j

dozens of people were killed and wounded in the latest attack in the somali capital of mogadishu the government has vowed to destroy the terrorist group that claimed responsibility. i my ass waiter thanks for joining us a new opinion poll and cuts alone yes shows pro independence parties would lose their parliamentary majority by a razor thin margin in an election the spanish central government has called for a regional vote in december after imposing direct rule meanwhile the recently unemployed council on president carlos put him on has called for quote democratic opposition he says madrid's move to dismiss him is ill. met and is vowing to pursue his struggle for what he said ought to be a free country madrid's actions have left supporters a catalan independence outraged. colace bustamante has been fired as the head of government in catalonia. but for supporters of catalan independence here in the city of jonah he's still the president. pushed him on to dress catalonians in a preview called his speech on saturday and called for peaceful resistance replication of article one five fi

her new article for irin news is titled, "shock and revulsion over mogadishu bombing." we welcome you both to democracy now! amanda, let's begin with you. can you explain what you understand took place, the horrific attack that killed more than 300 people and injured roughly that same number? yeah, i mean, it is pretty much what you said. the attacks were horrific. the outtcome has beeeen devastating. to me, what i think i have seen that has been the most upsetting aftereffect is the lack of capacity that the country has to deal with this. people are still being pulled fromom the rubble. the hospitals are running out of blood. the hospitals don't have enough supplies. i think, to me, what is devastating about this is beyond what happened, is what happens next. i talked to one of the ministers -- therethere are not isn't enough water or enough antibiotics. so i think that is where the real focus needs to be now. of amanda, what you make the fact no one has claimed responsibility for the attack up until now? mean, it is pretty interesting. as far as we know, our shabbbbat

one would go into july into all this september october the fourteenth this is the biggest attack in mogadishu history and then that's not over yet just this weekend eleven killed after the deadliest blasts the security a mortgage issue what is it like. thank you very much for having me in. somalia and also in the region. need described as the nine eleven of somalia and the single attack that took place really. a number of civilians that we're talking about over six hundred people are . dying we are still mourning. so many people have shown their resilience and to give that unity in defiance of the terrorists and their actions so we believe these even though we are still mourning and we lost. a number of civilian it is but we are coming together to terms where we are saying enough is enough and should be defeated if so how do you know when he. figures that you show you has. ended their task winning the military war they did it as soon as it was there that's why you have seen and. types but when you look at the graph from doing up to now it was less. change in the fact is we have managed to sec

to mogadishu now where a bombing took place. it is the deadliest single attack in the country's history. correspondent: two days after the blast, he once crowded street in the heart of mogadishu lies in ruins. emergency workers still recovering bodies from the rubble but they say it will be difficult to determine how many were killed. so many victims completely charred by the flames. d they are worried about those who might still be alive. >> we heard those under the rubble screaming for help. even the way did are succumbing to they --even the wounded are succumbing to their injuries. this was a horrendous attack. correspondent: and hospitals, doctors are busy treating the wounded. these critically injured victims are being evacuated by air to turkey for further treatment. many relatives scattered at the airport, looking for the best for their loved ones. the tragedy began on saturday when a truck packed with hundreds of kilos of explosives blew up near a busy district in mogadishu. the blast leveled several buildings and set a

of information i'm going to show our audience minister a little graphic out a zero put together the mogadishu attacks in twenty seventeen here is january continue down here into january in february we had a suicide bomb thirty nine killed in march one two incidences here we have april may june i was looking for a month maybe you a month what was quiet that was peace or i couldn't find one would go into july into all this september october the fourteenth this is the biggest attack in markets issues history and then that's not over yet just this weekend eleven killed after the deadliest blasts the security a mortgage issue what is it like. thank you very much for having me in. somalia and also in the region. what we describe as the nine eleven of somalia and the single attack that took place really . a number of civilians that we're talking about over six hundred people. died we are still mourning. so many people have shown their resilience and to give that unity in defiance of the terrorists and their actions so we believe these even though we are still mourning and we lost. a number of civili

and scores of people are still missing after saturday's powerful truck bomb in the somali capital mogadishu the explosion killed hundreds of people and the death toll is expected to rise even further. plus the dawn of a new era in astronomy is at hand and that's what physicists tell us scientists have been discussing the existence of gravitational waves for a hundred years and now they have proved for the first time that they exist get ready to find out why these waves are so important. i'm burnt off it's good to have you with us iraq's military is reporting progress tonight but not in the fight against islamic state iraqi forces have moved into the disputed city of kirkuk in a bold campaign to retake land from the kurds thousands of kurds are said to have already fled the city tension has been high in the kurdish region following a controversial independence referendum that was held last month kurdish officials have called today's iraqi advance and unprovoked attack non kurdish residents in the city are reportedly welcoming the move and around the middle east tonight there is talk of a new

government develops to destroy the terrorist group claiming responsibility for the latest attack in mogadishu we just killed and wounded dozens of. i'm going to hold free thanks for joining me a massive anti independence rallies underway in the heart of catalonia with several hundred thousand people in barcelona demonstrating for unity with a spade this off the spanish central government imposed direct rule over the region in the wake of the catalan regional parliament moves to trigger it depends. also more on this we can cross we can cross. over to our correspondent who's there charlotte chelsea impale she's at an anti independence demonstration in barcelona charlotte what's the situation where you are. halliday yes we've been hearing from police that there have been some three hundred thousand people here taking to the streets of basra now to protest against the move by the regional government former regional government here to impose independence activists here say that there are some one million people who are on the streets it's been very friendly so far we've been hearing chants of we a

a bbc crew in mogadishu has been filming the first efforts to try to erase the scars of this massive attack. but no amount of humanitarian and military support for somalia has for somalia has so far succeeded

doha also coming up at least twenty people are killed in a truck bomb explosion and somalia's capital mogadishu plus. final rallies ahead of sunday's vote in austria which could see the country elect the world's youngest leader. a race against time to save a minority chinese culture from dying out in hong kong. i salute on the verge of being pushed out of its self-proclaimed capital in syria iraq or officials say the remaining members of the armed group are leaving the city as part of a deal brokered by tribal leaders but the fight is attacking civilians with them as human shields around a hundred rebels surrendered in iraq on friday the u.s. led coalition says it isn't involved in the talks but believe the agreement will save lives but i still entered iraq on twenty fourteen and soon swept across iraq seizing control of a large swathe of the country a couple of years on its territory has been reduced to this. the iraqi government is launching an offensive to drive the group from the last air it holds there while in syria as well as being on the brink of losing rocket eisen has just lost the to

at least ten people have been killed in two call bomb attacks and somalia's capital mogadishu one appears to have targeted the president. following citizen this is al jazeera live from london also coming up catalan sacked leader speaks for the first time since spain imposed direct rule he's calling for a democratic opposition to madrid's takeover. make no mistake any attack on the united states or our allies will be defeated the u.s. issues a tough new warning to north korea but insists diplomacy still comes first. growing violence in the democratic republic of congo leaves nearly eight million people in urgent need of food. and confidence grow that hundreds of thousands of or hendra refugees may never be allowed back into reality. at least ten people have been killed in two call bomb attacks and somalia's capital mogadishu the first targeted hotel where the country's president was expected to be hosting a meeting a suicide bomber rammed a vehicle into the building and detonated the device please say the gunfire could be heard from inside the hotel the second bomb went off near the form o

ball for cutting off such a breeze and they like thoughts targeting one of the busiest junctions of mogadishu and all school shooting rashid said the more carlos thing the group could have done but then there was people over who was one of the government's ability to protect the people in mogadishu saying look only the government. troops there more than twenty thousand of union peacekeepers in the country and have been there for more than two years why is that the. box holds all. compete on. you. in the cup with all. of the groups life of one group of people. to the government's ability to protect them i want our audience to shout and to see what it was like thinking surrounding five has hit the streets have a look as the council protest decides to upset today's a blast site that was cut by somali police and up to continue peacekeepers but the college press sourcing the police to shift and to discuss the goldfish bowl mourning period is over i'm does it as a militia say they come out ask the difficult questions they say that i'm going to the house will they believe kind of talk but also the g

somali security forces and the standoff in mogadishu where gunman killed at least twenty three people in coordinated attacks. from doha also coming up under pressure after a controversial referendum iraq's kurdish leaders reportedly not seeking to extend his term. spain's says catalonia is deposed leader can contest the december polls. calls for opposition to direct rule plus. you can feel the heat and smell the sulfur we'll take you up close to one of africa's most active volcano. holding hostages in a hotel in the somali capital mogadishu had been shot dead by security forces just hours before the fighters held coordinated attacks which killed at least twenty three people it began when two car bombs exploded and gunmen stormed a hotel where the president was due to hold a meeting monitor reports from neighboring kenya. this is the target of the first explosion. two hotel a stone's throw away from the presidential palace a car was driven up to the gates of the hotel before exploding causing a blast that was hard across the city at least three heavily armed fighters then stormed into

doha was coming up at least twenty people are killed in a truck bomb explosion in somalia's capital mogadishu. final rallies ahead of sunday's vote in austria which could see the country turn to the right and elect the world's youngest leader. hollywood producer harvey weinstein is expelled from the oscars academy after allegations he sexually harassed women for decades. on the verge of being pushed out of its self-proclaimed capital in syria iraq officials say the remaining fighters are leaving the city taking civilians with them as human shields is part of a deal brokered brokered by tribal leaders the u.s. led coalition says. it isn't involved in the negotiations but believes it will save lives around one hundred members of the armed group have surrendered in iraq or in the past day i saw into iraq in two thousand and fourteen soon swept across iraq seizing control of a large swathe of the country a couple of years on its territory has been reduced to this iraqi government is launching an offensive to drive the group from the last area it holds there while in syria as well as being on the

claims responsibility for deadly car bomb attacks in the capital mogadishu. the future of iraq the kurdistan media massoud barzani seems uncertain as reports surface that is to step down. and we'll tell you about a very modern french facing gaza's bronze age treasures. and it will begin in spain where the worst political crisis in four decades shows no signs of ending catalonia is deposed leader county's bridge to mourn is calling for a peaceful democratic opposition to madrid takeover of the region on friday but the spanish government insists new regional polls will go ahead in december anderson's reports from barcelona. live spain this the response to the breakaway declaration from barcelona on friday the demonstrators are unionists government supporters in madrid waving spanish flags. i am caton i am spanish and it is the moment in which we need to be more united be brave and to do something definitive. as the demonstrators in madrid called for the jailing of the catalan leader colors pleased him all he was freely walking around his home city of jerome sur

visited mogadishu. he met starving somalis and displaced people on the help. he came at the height of the country's famine since one thousand nine hundred ninety two and was the first african head of state in two decades what i see particularly as a. time there were the first to respond of course a lot of international community. came for what could be many many countries but turkish. they are always there and it's out of kindness and humanity. talk you also haas its biggest embassy in the world in somalia the third at the dick location of somalia much of the truck to fall for him and that is about interests in the horn of africa region yet. their presence in somalia has more to do with the interest of this country than that of. turkey may help prevent to be a strong ally in somalia state building it's also known to seek mutually look at the interests with the war. but for now menace so malas don't seem to mind that mohamed atta well just mogadishu somalia now u.s. secretary of state rex tillerson is on his way to doha as we speak i'm in doha.

peter, death toll from these two truck bombs in mogadishu is still rising. of the you make magnitude of this deadly attack? was really attack horrific. because of the sheer scale of destruction.on and the fact that a fuel truck was et on fire, which then magnified the impact of these attacks, but these attacks have up, by my count, this is the 34th time that al off a car bomb in mogadishu just this year alone so as it's been defeated adoptingttlefield it's terrorist tactics against civilians. > the somali government has blamed this attack on al shabaab but they have not yet claimed responsibility. what do you make of that? i think because even they were surprised at the horror, and i think they are worried blow back. it's one thing to target a government ministry and bombs tly one of the car this weekend was aimed at the oreign ministry but it's another thing to take innocent lives. and they are facing one of those moments where they may have overreached. if there is a silver lining in this horror it may be that it turns more people off from them. >> the som

we'll start with that developing story out of somalia two bomb attacks in the capital mogadishu have killed at least twenty people the. first explosion was a massive truck bomb targeting an area with many government offices hotels and restaurants police say that people are still trapped under the rubble of a hotel and they feel that the death toll could rise paul brennan reports. when the truck arrived at the busy intersection known locally as k five there was a traffic jam dozens of motorists stuck in their cars hundreds of bystanders too and so the explosion caused qana the woman to show them cover couldn't have come out this was the biggest explosion i have ever heard the car exploded at the center of the busiest junction in mogadishu it caused huge destruction some more than twenty dead people around the street and there may be more than that in the collapsed buildings i myself and i've never seen a scene like this ever before all the buildings around here have collapsed there are close to two hundred people in these buildings i hope everyone is ok ok five is in a bustling commer

the first blast tore apart a busy street in central mogadishu. it said cars on fire and flattened buildings. offices restaurants and kiosks that once stood at this intersection on no more a popular whose house was reduced to rubble not far from the somali foreign ministry. security forces had been training this truck when it suddenly blew up locals described the explosion as the most powerful they'd seen. it's really terrible with a heavy heart i would say this is the worst attack i've ever witnessed a lot of people died and many properties were lost. this is really devastating we've never seen such a scene before. a lot of buildings disappeared completely became a problem. a lot of dead bodies at the scene a little bit bodies i myself really counted more than twenty five bodies on the scene after that there was a second blast. another bomb more date casualties from the second blast in the medina district well brought to a local hospital. some people are now recovering but they lost limbs at this are still fighting for their lives. so. what happe

smoke billowed over mogadishu. translation: i was driving in front of a hotel, a soldier was talking to someone in a luxury car and then a big blast went off. two female passengers were on board but i do not know where they have gone. the islamic militant group al—shabaab said they carried just two weeks ago the city was hit by the worst ever bomb attack. al—shabaab has been blamed for that attack although the group has not claimed responsibility. thousands of somalis took to the streets demanding tougher action against the insurgents. somalia has been a more or less failed state now for over 25 years, torn apart first by rival warlords and, more recently, by the islamist extremists al—sha baab. the group lost their foothold in mogadishu in 2011 but have continued their battle to overcome the somali government. allied to al-qaeda, they're believed to have between 7000 and 9000 fighters. in 2016, 723 people died and 395 bomb attacks in somalia. and this latest bombing came as ministers were due to meet emergen

the first blast tore apart a busy street in central mogadishu. it said cars on fire and flattened buildings. offices restaurants and kiosks that once stood at this intersection on no more a popular who was reduced to rubble not far from the somali foreign ministry. security forces had been trailing this truck when it suddenly blew up. locals describe the explosion as the most powerful they'd seen. it's really terrible with a heavy heart i would say this is the worst attack i've ever witnessed a lot of people died and many properties were lost. and this is what's really devastating millicent's such a scene before. a lot of buildings disappeared completely became probably. a lot of dead bodies at the scene a lot of it bodies i myself only counted more than twenty five bodies on the scene after that there was a second blast. another bomb more date casualties from the second blast in the medina district brought to a local hospital. some people are now recovering but they lost limbs at this are still fighting for their lives. so. what happened yesterd

the first blast tore apart a busy street in central mogadishu. it's it cars on fire and flattened buildings. offices restaurants and kiosks that once stood at this intersection on no more a popular who was reduced to rubble not far from the somali foreign ministry. security forces had been trailing this truck when it suddenly blew up. locals describe the explosion as the most powerful they'd seen. it's really terrible with a heavy heart i would say this is the worst attack i've ever witnessed a lot of people died and many properties were lost. and this is what's really devastating you know this is such a scene before. a lot of buildings disappeared completely became probably. a lot of dead bodies at the scene a little bit bodies i myself only counted more than twenty five bodies on the scene after that there was a second blast. another bomb yet more data casualties from the second blast in the medina district to a local hospital. some people are now recovering but they lost limbs at this are still fighting for their lives. what happened yesterday

claims responsibility for a deadly car bomb attacks in the capital mogadishu. the future of iraq kurdistan leader massoud barzani seems uncertain as reports surface to step down and not seek reelection. i'll tell you about the very modern threats facing gaza's thousand year old treasures. and it will begin in spain where the worst political crisis in four decades shows no signs of ending the catalan lead a countless bridge to moan is calling for democratic opposition to madrid's takeover of the region or spanish government which dissolved catalonia parliament and sacked its government on friday says new regional polls will go ahead in december. as a message that i want to convey sometimes is that we have to be patient but if we have to have perseverance and it was about money it is clear to us that the best way to defend what we have achieved so far is to have a democratic opposition to article one five five this is the response to the deliberate action against catalans who have for many centuries felt different we have to overcome any threats and to act in a c

at least twenty three people have been killed in coordinated attacks in the somali capital mogadishu it began when two car bombs exploded and a gunman stormed a hotel where the president was due to hold a meeting police say thirty hostages have been rescued from the building so far but many remain trapped inside the dough reports from neighboring kenya. this is the target of the first explosion the two hotel a stone's throw away from the presidential palace a car was driven up to the gates of the hotel before exploding causing a blast that was hot across the city at least three heavily armed fighters then stormed into the hotel shooting anyone in sight and i'm going to rely on you i was driving a took to the front of the hotel and i saw a car exploding at the gate of the hotel i don't know where two of my clients have gone i don't know if they're dead or alive but i saw four dead bodies. and two he's popular with somali members of parliament and other government officials the hotel was also the venue of vomiting between the somali president mohammed of the life of the module and the

for the first blast tore apart a busy street in central mogadishu. it said cars on fire and flattened buildings. offices restaurants and kiosks that once stood at this intersection on no more a popular who was reduced to rubble not far from the somali foreign ministry. security forces had been trailing this truck when it suddenly blew up. locals describe the explosion as the most powerful they'd seen. it's really terrible with a heavy heart i would say this is the worst attack i've ever witnessed a lot of people died and many properties were lost. and this is what's really devastating to know this is that you see before. a lot of buildings disappeared completely became probably. a lot of dead bodies at the scene a little bit bodies i myself only counted more than twenty five bodies on the scene after that there was a second blast. another bomb more date casualties from the second blast in the medina district were brought to a local hospital. some people are now recovering but they lost limbs at this are still fighting for their lives. so. what happen

coming up scores of people are still missing after saturday's powerful truck bomb in the somali capital mogadishu the explosion killed hundreds of people the death toll is expected to rise further and they ripple in the fabric of space and tom scientists have been discussing their existence for a hundred years so get ready to find out why gravitational waves exist and why they're so important. i'm worried gough it's good to have you with us iraq's military is reporting progress tonight but not in the fight against so-called islamic state iraqi forces have moved into the disk. did city of kirkuk in a boat campaign to retake land from the kurds thousands of kurds are said to have already fled the city of tension has been high in the kurdish region following a controversial independence referendum held last month kurdish officials have called the iraqi advance a quote unprovoked attack none kurdish residents in the city are welcoming the move and around the middle east tonight there is talk of a new civil war in the making. celebrations in kirkuk as iraqi forces roll in. supporters of the iraqi cent

the people in somalia's capital mogadishu are trying to come to terms with one of the worst car bomb attacks ever a truck bomb exploded outside a hotel at an intersection lined with government offices restaurants and shops hours later a second blast struck another business district in the city most of the buildings in those areas have been destroyed still being pulled out of the rubble president mohammed up to life visited the scene his government has declared three days of mourning. the target of these terrorist is not government officials but civilians as you see here there are no government buildings only civilians who are going about their daily life we have to come together and fight these monsters until we eradicate them from our country. speaking to al-jazeera the united nations deputy special envoy to somalia say despite such attacks the security situation around the country has improved a great efforts have been made by the government to secure the city but also other areas and in the country but nevertheless when one is desperate enough to get through these kind of things d

the turkish ambassador in mogadishu says their. fight is well in the past. threats. on the ground but despite all this. we will continue. somalia is the biggest recipient of turkish aid in the world it all began in august two thousand and eleven when the then prime minister president. visited mogadishu. he met starving somalis and displaced people and help the hungry b.b.c. . he came at the height of the country's wast since one thousand nine hundred two and was the first african head of state in nearly two decades what i saw particularly as a business at the time they were the first to respond of course a lot of international community. came for what could be many many countries but. they are always there and it's out of kindness and humanity. talk you also haas its biggest embassy in the world is somalia the third at the dick location of somalia makes it attractive for foreign and interests in the horn of africa region yet turkish officials argue that their presence is somebody who has more to do with the interests of this country than there or. turkey may help pre

the first blast tore apart a busy street in central mogadishu. it said cars on fire and flattened buildings. offices restaurants and kiosks that once stood at this intersection on no more a popular whose house was reduced to rubble not far from the somali foreign ministry. security forces had been training this truck when it suddenly blew up locals described the explosion as the most powerful they'd seen. it's really terrible with a heavy heart i would say this is the worst attack i've ever witnessed a lot of people died and many properties were lost. and this is what's really devastating to know this is that you see before. a lot of buildings disappeared completely became a problem. a lot of dead bodies at the scene a little bit bodies i myself only counted more than twenty five bodies on the scene . after that there was a second blast. another bomb more casualties from the second blast in the medina district well brought to a local hospital. some people are now recovering but they lost limbs at this are still fighting for their lives. so. what

the first blast tore apart a busy street in central mogadishu. it said cars on fire and flattened buildings. offices restaurants and kiosks that once stood at this intersection on no more a popular host was reduced to rubble not far from the somali foreign ministry. security forces had been trailing this truck when it suddenly blew up. locals describe the explosion as the most powerful they'd seen. it's really terrible with a heavy heart i would say this is the worst attack i've ever witnessed a lot of people died and many properties were lost. and this is what's really devastating to know this is that you see before. a lot of buildings disappeared completely became problems. a lot of dead bodies at the scene a little bit bodies i myself only counted more than twenty five bodies on the scene after that there was a second blast. another bomb more date casualties from the second blast in the medina district well brought to a local hospital some people are now recovering but they lost limbs at this are still fighting for their lives. so. what happen

coming up at least twenty two people are killed in two vehicle bomb explosions in somalia's capital mogadishu a man my minister says the ranger refugees may have planned their exodus to make it look like ethnic cleansing. and the fresh face of the right way in the austrian wizkid who could be on the verge of becoming the world's youngest leader. within the next few hours icily is expected to lose its last tiny foothold in the city of raka its one time self declared capital syrian forces backed by the u.s. on their final advance through the streets local officials say the remaining eisel fighters are expected to leave the city very soon taking civilians with them as human shields it's part of a deal brokered by tribal leaders the u.s. led coalition says it isn't involved in these negotiations but believes it will save lives around one hundred members of the group had surrendered in iraq in the last day or so when at the height of its strength i saw the cloud rock its capital it also swept across iraq seizing control of a large swathe of the country. of years on its territory has been reduced t

by a group al-shabaab frequently launches gun grenade or bomb attacks in mogadishu despite being forced from the capital six years ago by african union and somali troops the own growing threat is a constant worry for many somalis hope brennen al jazeera. the man mark government minister responsible for repatriating randi refugees from bangladesh has told al jazeera they may have planned the exodus to give the appearance of ethnic cleansing more than half a million ranger a fled a military crackdown which began at the end of august the arab or muslim has more from young on it was meant to be an interview about repatriating the hindu refugees but then the minister responsible for their research women said this guy got a blow up ali and by flirting with the groups they can make the accusation that this is if that cleansing maybe they systematically playing for that reason. i'm saying it could be that i don't know if. they might have been planning for that they may be planning for that to make it come under the definition of ethnic cleansing ethnic cleansing is the description used by the u

a group al-shabaab frequently launches gun grenade or bomb attacks in mogadishu despite being forced from the capital six years ago. african union and somali troops the ongoing threat is a constant worry for many somalis paul brennan al jazeera. kenya's opposition leaders are accusing the police of using excessive force against their supporters that's after police shot two protesters dead in c.i. a in the country's southwest the opposition are demanding voting reforms for a presidential election rerun this month after the supreme court and now the oldest vote. in addition to killing the naming. polls open in less than an hour in austria and a snap election that could see the far right freedom party enter a coalition government the vote is a year early after the government fell apart in may with a conservative people's party lead in the polls austria could elect the world's youngest leader david schaper reports from vienna. called the austrian politics. at thirty one he may be short on years but he's long on ambition and his t.v. broadcast which you people party shows his eyes are set

the turkish ambassador in mogadishu says their. fight is well in the past. threats. on the ground but despite all this. we will continue. somalia is the biggest recipient of turkish aid in the world it all began in august two thousand and eleven when the then prime minister president. visited mogadishu. he met starving somalis and displaced people and help the hungry. he came at the height of the country's. since one thousand nine hundred two and was the first african head of state in two decades what i saw particularly as a business at the time they were the first to respond of course a lot of international community have. came for what could be many many countries but. they are always in and out of meat and it's out of kindness and humanity. talk you also has its biggest embassy in the world in somalia the question of somalia makes it attractive for foreign and interests in the horn of africa region yet turkish officials argue that their presence is somebody who has more to do with the interests of this country than there or. turkey may help prevent to be a strong

the first blast tore apart a busy street in central mogadishu. it's it cars on fire and flattened buildings. offices restaurants and kiosks that once stood at this intersection. a popular whose house was reduced to rubble not far from the somali foreign ministry. security forces had been trading this truck when it suddenly blew up locals described the explosion as the most powerful they'd seen. it's really terrible with a heavy heart i would say this is the worst attack i've ever witnessed a lot of people died and many properties were lost. this is what's really devastating to know this is that you see before. a lot of buildings disappeared completely became problems. a lot of dead bodies at the scene a little bit bodies i myself only counted more than twenty five bodies on the scene after that there was a second blast. another bomb more date casualties from the second blast in the medina district were brought to a local hospital. some people are now recovering but they lost limbs at this are still fighting for their lives. so. what happened yest

our top stories: at least 230 killed in the somali capital mogadishu, in the deadliest terror attack since the islamist al—shabab group launched its insurgency. translation: what happened yesterday was incredible, i've never seen such a thing before and the death toll is uncountable. sebastian kurz is on course to become europe's youngest leader, as his conservative people's party leads in austria's general election. police in britain are investigating allegations of sexual assault by the hollywood film executive, harvey weinstein, on three women, including actress lysette anthony. hello and welcome to world news today. even for a country as scarred by conflict as somalia, the images from the capital mogadishu beggar belief — the result of a massive truck bomb at a key road junction on saturday which has killed at least 230 people. hundreds have been injured in the bombing in the shopping district. it's the worst terror attack on civilians since al—shaabab began its insurgency more than ten years ago. president mohamed abdullahi mohamed has declared three days of national mourn

loomes spoke billowed over mogadishu. translation: mackay was driving in front of a hotel, a soldier was talking to someone and then a big last word of. to firm up passengers we re last word of. to firm up passengers were on board but i do not know where they have gone. the islamic muslims and rupert machar —— al—shabaab said the muslims and rupert machar —— al—shabaab said few the: muslims and rupert machar —— al—shabaab s: days w the: muslims and rupert machar —— al—shabaab s: days ago - the 5 city of —— few days ago the city was hit by bomb attack. hit by the worst ever bomb attack. al—shabaab hit by the worst ever bomb attack. al—sha baab has hit by the worst ever bomb attack. al—shabaab has been blamed for that attack although the group has not claimed responsibility. thousands of somalis took to the streets demanding tougher action against the insurgents. somalia has been a more oi’ insurgents. somalia has been a more or less failed state now offer over 25 years, torn apart first

now as we understand there's been a lot of public anger against in mogadishu what's going to happen if these attacks don't stop is there going to be more demands from the public for more extreme measures. yes of course in the past are we to use. the public to come together in order to protest against the. militants. to shout at the accused or shut up or be behind the attack is our doctor the capital of somalia that people that killed hundreds of people. up to two weeks. that was heard a list of. talking to you about the bombing attacks which have killed dozens in the somali capital mogadishu now on to some other stories making news around the world u.s. president donald trump says he will release all remaining documents relating to the nine hundred sixty three assassination of president john f. kennedy this after intelligence agency concern has led to a delay in their publication only the names and addresses of people still living would be withheld trump said he was making the move after quote strict consultation with his chief of staff. iraq is kurdistan veteran leader mossad will not

up the search for survivors under way after at least twenty people were killed in a truck bombing in mogadishu plus. this no i'm afraid to be living in a country where the women are suppressed because of the headscarf and what they are wearing immigration and islam become a major issue says polls open in austria's snap election is a live pictures from vienna also. where a gathering of people probably around the world is. into the. i saw appears to be on the verge of being pushed out of its self-proclaimed capital in syria rocka local officials say that some myself isis have been allowed to leave the city after a deal was brokered by tribal leaders on saturday it's not clear how many faces are still inside. the city kurdish backed syrian rebels have said that the battle could take hours or days and take you live now to our series hashem is following developments for us from an attack here on the turkish syria border what is the latest fashion on the fighting in iraq are. dozens of foreign fighters to occupy fewer buildings in the very center of the city of the problem fighters face of this part