addis ababa, capital city of ethiopia. a cool, high altitude, urban center that will both confirm and confound expectations. fueled largely by direct foreign investment and a returning ethiopian diaspora eager to be part of the new growth, things are changing in addis. it's one of the fastest growing economies in the world. it's not the first time the place has gone through a growth spurt. in the 1950s, emperor haile selassie, known as "the king of kings," embarked on a similar program of massive public works. this was supposed to be the legacy of ethiopia. the future. but the next time ethiopia found itself in the headlines, it was for this. and for many of us, that was the end of the story. so i'm looking forward to this week. >> marcus: i can't wait to show you ethiopia. >> anthony: i've been waiting for you. i mean, i'll tell you right now -- >> marcus: you couldn't have picked a better time because we have old ethiopia right here, and we also have new ethiopia right here, and, that's like, that combo -- it's gonna be

addis: quÉ sucede si esta prueba resultara negativa? el dinero que ha aportado juliÁn gil, se le tenÍa que regresar? >> hace momentos ha registrado como el padre, tiene la obligaciÓn de proveer alimentos. si estos de la prueba no es el padre biolÓgico, dejarÍa de tener la obligaciÓn sin reembolso a los gastos ya hechos. addis: gracias al abogado carrillo, experto familiar. nos aclarÓ dudas sobre este tema. hoy se realiza la prueba de adn entre juliÁn gil y el pequeÑo matÍas. karla: mÁs adelante regresaremos contigo para ver cÓmo a esto. johnny: me preocupa es que son 25 dÍas que va a tardar la prueba. mucho tiempo, pensÉ que era mÁs rÁpido. karla: esperemos que no tengan tanto trabajo en el juzgado. vamos a la causa. meryl streep reta a melania a hablar sobre abuso. johnny: vamos a analizar diferentes temas en "sin rollo". karla: hablamos sobre lo que tenemos que hacer para que se cumplan nuestros deseos. alejandro chabÁn odisea cÓmo cumplir el propÓsito de adelgazar este aÑo. ♪ ♪ mejor, usa wipes que limpian tan

addis: quÉ sucede si esta prueba resultara negativa? el dinero que ha aportado juliÁn gil, se le tenÍa que regresar? >> hace momentos ha registrado como el padre, tiene la obligaciÓn de proveer alimentos. si estos de la prueba no es el padre biolÓgico, dejarÍa de tener la obligaciÓn sin reembolso a los gastos ya hechos. addis: gracias al abogado carrillo, experto familiar. nos aclarÓ dudas sobre este tema. hoy se realiza la prueba de adn entre juliÁn gil y el pequeÑo matÍas. karla: mÁs adelante regresaremos contigo para ver cÓmo a esto. johnny: me preocupa es que son 25 dÍas que va a tardar la prueba. mucho tiempo, pensÉ que era mÁs rÁpido. karla: esperemos que no tengan tanto trabajo en el juzgado. vamos a la causa. meryl streep reta a melania a hablar sobre abuso. johnny: vamos a analizar diferentes temas en "sin rollo". karla: hablamos sobre lo que tenemos que hacer para que se cumplan nuestros deseos. alejandro chabÁn odisea cÓmo cumplir el propÓsito de adelgazar este aÑo. cumplir el propÓsito de adelgazar este

addis: estamos a espaldas con el instituto de ciencias forenses. al abogado que hacemos preguntas sobre la controversial prueba de adn. la gente tiene dudas sobre la prueba que se realiza la al pequeÑo matÍas y juliÁn gil. quÉ se harÁ? >> mediante exudado vocal con un hisopo. se hace un raspado bucal y es muy rÁpido, en menos de cinco minutos esta tomada la muestra.

but we compete with different teams from addis ababa. we dominated the addis ababa championship. we are very proud of that. reporter: big races like the tour de france will probably remain a distant dream for the africa refugee cycling team. it is unlikely that countries will grant visas to these eritrean cyclists. sarah: that is your news. you can always find more of the latest on our website, at deed of you.com. i am sarah foreman -- at dw.com. i am sarah foreman. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] ♪ ♪ çÑÑñÑñÑñÑñÑñÑñÑñÑñÑñÑñ anchor: hi, everybody. welcome to "euromaxx highlights." today's show is filled with many winter wonders. here's what's coming up. cold as ice -- stay the night in a snow village in northern finland. works of art -- a swedish artist and his beadwork creations. and nerves of steel -- speedriding is an extreme winter sport. for our first destination, we venture to one of the northernmost regions of europe. lapland is covered in snow

from across africa meeting at the summit in the ethiopian capital addis ababa said that they hope that the plans to liberalize the air market will give more access between african states and that it will promote trade and investments the fight against corruption has also been high on the agenda at that meeting. correspondent catherine on one go has been following that summit in addis ababa for us earlier we asked her what exactly the participants have agreed upon. well apart from the single aspace market they have also union rather than depending on the u.s. and the e.u. funding as you know right now the funding or the budget back of union is funded seventy four percent by. today by the european union and by the united united states so what they are the looking at is trying to move away from that and there seems to be some consensus but then we also saw discussions over the dispute over the not what if the opiah is building a dam on the nile and that could affect the water supply into egypt so we've seen this these countries hoping to find an agreement by the end of next month to to di

addie and jeff drove slower than normal, but all did well the first time around despite addie hitting a cone. >> i wouldn't pull her off the road, no. >> reporter: then the volunteers smoked again. >> i'm starting to get it, yeah. i can feel it in my eyes, in my body and head. >> i don't know if i can get much more stoned. >> reporter: this time it definitely started to show. dillan nearly hit the photographer. >> watch yourself. watch yourself. >> i had to grab the wheel to keep him from basically running you over. >> reporter: dillan was at five times washington's legal him, but here in california -- >> i feel i'm a better driver because i'm more focused. >> reporter: -- there is no legal limit and pot users know it. >> i drive better when i'm high. >> reporter: you've never been in an accident before? >> no. knock on wood, but i haven't. >> i've been smoking since i was 15 years old. >> reporter: you'll continue to do it because you'll never get arrested or convicted probably. >> right. >> reporter: in san francisco, maria medina, kpix5. >> stay with us tonight for a kpix5 special

addis: me da mucho gusto! quiero platicar de sus sobre esta situaciÓn que generalmente muchos enfrentamos ante una pÉrdida muy fuerte. adal ramones rompe en llanto al recordar a su madre. doÑa teresa falleciÓ hace un par de aÑos, veamos. ♪ adal ramones: hace falta, mamÁ siempre harÁ falta. ya tengo 56 y la extraÑo como un niÑo. addis: en exclusiva y sin contener las lÁgrimas, adal ramones nos compartiÓ lo que mÁs extraÑo de su mamá, a quien perdiÓ hace dos aÑos y cada dÍa la recuerda con el mÁs profundo y eeterno amor. adal ramones: la primera risa que vi en mi vida. recuerdo que en primaria hacÍa mis obras de teatro y gritaba desde allÁ "es mÍo, yo lo hice". escuchar la carcajada de mi madre era lo mÁs cercanoa sentir a dios, era lo mÁs puro. se extraÑa mucho. addis: su querida madre le inculcÓ los valores que hoy pone en prÁctica. asegura que por eso ahora puede mantener una relaciÓn cordial con su exesposa. adal ramones: yo quisiera haber reclamado tal cosa o no haber dado otra.

addis: miren, muy bien quÉ habla de juliÁn gil. no nos era contarse se va casar o no, quÉ esperanza cuando no estÁn los pueblos de mÉxico que todo el que tenga la boda es bien recibido. alan: que se casa en guadalajara como mi ana. ana: es sincera, mÍ me gusta. alan: es buena pareja, se la han pasado estos tres aÑos bastante tranquilo, sin escÁndalos, fuera de las fotos que salieron cuando se supo de su relaciÓn, pero es una pareja muy bonita. addis: lo que seguramente serÁ es que si se casan serÁ al aire libre. [risas] alan: mientras sea al aire libre la boda y no al aire libre la ropa, todo estÁ bien, amiga. [risas] addis: mÁs adelante tendremos declaraciones de ninel conde que culpa o seÑal a su ex, giovanni medina, de todo lo que pueda pasarle en lo que estÁ sucediendo con su hijo. tambiÉn hablarÉ con él. ana: declaraciones muy fuertes donde incluso le quiere mandar a ce -- mandar a hacer un examen psicolÓgico, vamos con francisca mientras tanto cono mensaje que muestra que el amor todo lo puede. francisca: qui

addis: nos vemos, feliz viernes! alan: no te vayas, estÁs viendo desde mÉxico a addis. carlos: estÁ la casa llena, verdad? karla: estÁn contentas? [gritos] aquÍ siguen los chicos de cnco. cÉzanne preparando porque mÁs adelante -- se estÁn preparando porque mÁs adelante nos van a cantar. estÁn listos para bailar? esto viene despuÉs de la pausa. mira quÉ belleza, aparte de estas bellezas de chicos. Éstas gorras estÁn inspiradas en la cultura mexicana iban a ayudar a recaudar fondos para los aafectados por los terremotos. andrea chediak nos cuenta. ana: inquilinos demandan a propietarios que les exigÍan probar su estatus migratorio. les decimos cÓmo defenderse si pasa lo mismo. karla: sexys de sus recatadas, las mujeres que muestran mÁs son mÁs propensas a sufrir acoso? el debate se prende. ana: cnco nos prende la fiesta! ♪ ♪ ♪ ma-má, ¡los dinosaurios... sólo comen carne! de hecho, los dinosaurios más grandes sólo comían plantas... y country crock les da un rico sabor a las verduras. country crock tiene ingredientes... reales y sencillos... ¡y

addis: nos vemos, feliz viernes! alan: no te vayas, estÁs viendo desde mÉxico a addis. carlos: estÁ la casa llena, verdad? karla: estÁn contentas? [gritos] aquÍ siguen los chicos de cnco. cÉzanne preparando porque mÁs adelante -- se estÁn preparando porque mÁs adelante nos van a cantar. estÁn listos para bailar? esto viene despuÉs de la pausa. mira quÉ belleza, aparte de estas bellezas de chicos. Éstas gorras estÁn inspiradas en la cultura mexicana iban a ayudar a recaudar fondos para los aafectados por los terremotos. andrea chediak nos cuenta. ana: inquilinos demandan a propietarios que les exigÍan probar su estatus migratorio. les decimos cÓmo defenderse si pasa lo mismo. karla: sexys de sus recatadas, las mujeres que muestran mÁs son mÁs propensas a sufrir acoso? el debate se prende. ana: cnco nos prende la fiesta! ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ grandes sólo comían plantas... s dinosaurios más y country crock les da un rico sabor a las verduras. country crock tiene ingredientes... reales y sencillos... ¡y le da un rico y fresco sabor de campo... a tus verdu

addis: [risas] tres burritos me voy a comer mÁs adelante. les tengo que platicar amigos, sobre esto que sucediÓ que no nos esperÁbamos. dio declaraciones la es cosa de cristian castro. un matrimonio que durÓ mÁs de lo que me van a durar los burritos a mÍ, veamos lo que dice. reportero: carol victoria viejo de italia, donde actualmente vive a mÉxico para viajar a su familia, tambiÉn estuvo en mÉrida. asegura que no fue a arreglar nada sobre su divorcio con cristian castro. >> estamos en contacto para chismear. reportero: la violinista aclara si es verdad que hubo infidelidad de su parte. >> ya ves, maluma es muy atractivo, mensaje arme con maluma fue, claro que no, no sucediÓ es. reportero: cÓmo ha sido tu experiencia para ti desde que lo conociste hasta ahora? >> no sÉ, simplemente me casé y el matrimonio durÓ 30 dÍas, no funcionÓ y ya, lexaaudiencia, como cualquier divorcio, cualquier separaciÓn. reportero: responde a los cuestionamientos sobre si c christian presentÓ a su nueva novia en argentina. >> no lo creo capaz, no c

but we comompete with differeret teams frfrom addis ababa. we dominated the addis ababa championship. we are very proud of that. reporter: big races like the tour de france will probably remain a distant dream for t the africa refugee cycling team. it is unlikely that countries will grant visas to these eritrean cyclists. sarah: that is your news. you can always find more of the latest on our website, at deed of you.com. i am sarah foreman -- at dw.com. i am sarah foreman. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] ♪ ♪ yeah i'm here in the french capital you're watching live from paris on franance24 ensemble just was in these awful stories. as the turkish army bottles kurdish fighters in syria president president precious time one threatens to take the fight. all the way iraqi. america first doesn't mean america alone as the message president trump takes the double story addressed the world economic forum idea today. some of the ways is whether o

the cloud of uncertainty hangs over the african union's annual gathering in addis ababa . a dispute between some of its members over the dam is building on the nile threatens to undermine the unity of the pan african organization the african union is extremely encouraged by is that the different countries are meeting direct directly and bilaterally to try and sort out their differences for this for the situation to be dealt with in an amicable and in a direct manner between the states involved and that is encouraging for the african union but recent developments on the ground appear to suggest otherwise egyptian president of the. perceived real action has expressed concerns over the megaproject known as the great if the european. saying it will disrupt the flow of water to his country but at the dam is crucial for which is eager to become the largest producer of hydroelectric energy in africa and whose population often struggles with a lack of electricity. if the apia egypt and sudan initially agreed on solving the dispute through dialogue but sudan and egypt are now facin

protests were good dina is one of more than one hundred prisoners freed from a prison in the capital addis ababa three hundred sixty one other inmates also released in the south of the country always denied violating the law and his release is part of a government drive to foster a national reconciliation bill bratton has more. moronic edina is a hero to his supporters and thousands of excited well wishes for the guard of honor to score his convoy to nine miles from the detention center on the outskirts of paris ababa to his home in the nearby town upon a. leader of the aroma federalist party had been arrested after returning from a visit to brussels a year ago was accused of collusion with outlawed groups a charge she always denied as if i have dared violated while it is there no owes them a footman a member of parliament and always a consideration in this you know. i have been always you know as big things that. anyway it's good that them out. his freedom came as part of government efforts to stem a spreading wave of violence and unrest which flared up in twenty fifteen has claimed hundr

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dominated the addis ababa championship we're very proud of the. big races like the tour de france will probably remain a distant dream for the african refugee cycling team it is after all unlikely that countries will grant visas to these better trained cyclists. liberalism the international film festival opening next month is known for showcasing movies that address the social and political issues of the day while last year's program was devoted to refugees and migration all this year a well known chef from syria and refugee herself will be cooking for the ip guests at the opening reception and here is our story. conjuring up the taste of damascus bringing the craziness of her home country like fried okra to germany is maliki just my passion the sets year old migrant hopes that she can help germans learn more about her heritage foundation try our food in the they see it's it's good food it's not all that people think about food we have only falafel and. after they see it it's very big maliki has been practicing has skills in the shared kitchen of

addis: estos lo que dijeron. despuÉs habÍa un ambiente de mÁs conciliaciÓn, como que algo sucediÓ cuando se vieron cara a cara. juliÁn gil manifestÓ estar agradecido por ese momento. podrÍan llegar a una conciliaciÓn, porque el amor por su hijo es indiscutible. estÁ precioso. karla: querÍa preguntarte, porque ayer, uno de los abogados que estuvo hablando contigo mencionÓ que el resultado podrÍa tomar aproximadamente de 15 a 25 dÍas. quizÁ se los pueden dar en cinco dÍas. addis: claro, porque es mucha la presiÓn mediÁtica. en una situaciÓn comÚn, de personas mortalesrealmente pueden tomar hasta 20 dÍas. en este caso hay mucha presiÓn mediÁtica y es posible que la situaciÓn se acelere. johnny: el hecho de que ellos se llama estado aproximadamente media hora o 15 minutos orando los dos, sin tener que estar hablando con el abogado, creo que esto podrÍa llegar a ayudar muchÍsimo.. karla: quÉ bueno que lo pudieron hacer, los mantendremos al tanto. quÉ mÁs nos tienes? addis: tengo que platic

leading opposition figure was one of one hundred sixteen prisoners freed from a prison in the capital addis ababa as part of a mass release of prisoners jailed more than a year ago for their part in anti-government protests the government has so far pardon more than five hundred of the protesters arrested. at least eleven people are now known to have died and forty eight were injured by two suicide bombs in the city of my degree in northern nigeria official suspect the group boko haram to be behind the attacks. a leading voice in hong kong's pro-democracy movement has been sentenced to jail for a second time for his role in protests in two thousand and fourteen joshua wong has been given a three month jail term for contempt of court and has already been taken into custody where you can get much more on all those stories on our website you can see it on your screens right now the address al jazeera dot com and of course i'm going to have everything on those stories coming up on the al-jazeera news hour that's in less than half an hour coming up next though its inside story thanks for watchin

reports from addis ababa. it clouds of uncertainty hangs over the african union's annual gathering in addis ababa. a dispute between some of its members over the dam it is building on the nile threatens to undermine the unity of the pan african organization the african union is extremely encouraged by is that the different countries are meeting direct directly and bilaterally to try and sort out bed differences for this for the situation to be dealt with in an amicable and in a direct manner between the states involved and that is encouraging for the african union but recent developments on the ground appear to suggest otherwise egyptian president of the. perceived real action has expressed concerns over the megaproject known as the great if the european. saying it will disrupt the flow of water to his country but at the dam is crucial for it which is eager to become the largest producer of hydroelectric energy in africa and whose population often struggles with a lack of electricity. if g.o.p. or egypt and su

announcer: sunday night, addie eastern on q&a -- at eight eastern on q&a. north vietnam launched surprise attacks in south vietnam in the lunar new year. many people considered it to be a turning point of the war. "reel america", saigon - target zero 1968. tet .ffensive this film contains graphic scenes that may be disturbing to some viewers. ♪ >> saigon was alive as everyone prepared for the lunar new year. for the people of vietnam, it is a sacred time of year. this was to be the first spring of the second republic of fear not. -- of vietnam. the troops opposed by the north vietnamese seemed to promise people a safe holiday, free from the anxiety of war. at the temples, people gathered to pay respects to their ancestors. on the eve of the new year, thousands of families prayed before the altars of their ancestors. they prayed peace might be restored. this year, the traditional firecrackers became the fireworks of war. the viet cong taking advantage of the celebration launched a savage attack on saigon, violating the truce they had proposed. areas of the

african heads of state are in ethiopia's capital addis ababa for the annual african union summit the two day meeting is headed by rwandan president paul kagame may is taking over as the union's chairman african leaders are also expected to make a joint statement condemning the us president donald trump's reported swore on the state of the nations. like many african countries in the open are struggling to keep up with a growing population and a staggering wealth gap our correspondent catherine wando sent us this report. this sleek train could be in a wealthy country like germany but it's actually in a discovered ethiopia local journalists and takes us on a tour of the city states this four hundred seventy five million dollar light railway was built with the help of china it began operations in twenty fifteen and could not come at a better time. for the us later because if you see the fuel for the tax year for taxes it would be the it was the transportation the. speeding through the city you notice the numerous construction sites with a g.d.p. of seventy two billion dollars it especial

african heads of state are in ethiopia's capital addis ababa for the annual african union summit the two day meeting is headed by rwandan president paul kagame a is taking over as the union's chairman african leaders are expected to make a joint statement concerning us president donald trump's reported slur on the state of their nation. finland's incumbent president sali minister has declared victory in his attempt to gain a second term early election results show that the center right politician security constable lead early in the vote against his closest rival harvest gold in isto is known for cultivating good relations with russia. swedish ikea founder enviro come fred has died at the age of ninety one come under small scale mail order business into a global for mature empire ikea's first department store opened in one thousand nine hundred fifty eight today the company has more than three hundred shops famous for their meatballs around the world. aged just seventeen founded a mostly mail order business called ikea five years later the company began to sell furniture with its fir

african heads of state are gathering in ethiopia's capital addis ababa for the annual african union summit fighting corruption and reforming the union our top goals of the two day meeting headed by rwandan president paul kagame who is taking over as the union's chairman african leaders are also expected to make a joint statement condemning u.s. president donald trump's reported slur on the state of their nations. and like many african countries ethiopia is struggling to keep up with a growing population and a staggering wealth gap our correspondent catherine sent us this report. this sleek train could be in a wealthy country like germany but it's actually in a disk of about ethiopia local journalists and well and takes us on a tour of the city states this four hundred seventy five million dollar light railway was built with the help of china it began operations in twenty fifteen i could not come at a better time. for. that of us played a big role to reduce. fuel for the taxi and for the masses it would be the only person in the cross corporation picking. speeding through the city you know

serve delicious meatballs across the world african heads of state are gathering in ethiopia's capital addis ababa for the annual african union summit fighting and corruption fighting fighting corruption and reforming the union are top goals of the two day meeting headed by rwandan president paul kagame who is taking over as the union's chairman african leaders are also expected to make a joint statement condemning u.s. president donald trump's reported slur on the state of their nation's. unlike many african countries if the opiah is struggling to keep up with a growing population and a staggering wealth gap our correspondent catherine on wonder sent us this report this sleek train could be in a wealthy country like germany but it's actually in a discovery ethiopia local journalists and takes us on a tour of the city states this four hundred seventy five million dollar light railway was built with the help of china it began operations in twenty fifteen i could not come at a better time. for the us played a big role to reduce. fuel for the next year or so we could see the world within the tr

stood down today. because they lead to heart disease. middle—aged and elderly people. are to blame. in addis ababa. the building was a gift from china in 2012. of the night to servers in shanghai. but china rejects the allegations. giving china regular updates on the secrets of the african union. by this single sensational story by someone. by one newspaper. with africa and the african union will be only further housed. on a military base. at least 11 soldiers were killed. two were killed by the security services, and a fifth was arrested. the islamic state group said it was behind the attack. to put in place plans to shut down the city's water supply. of a severe drought. is the world's first major city to run dry. from a broken chair—lift. above the machinery‘s cables on the side of kreischberg mountain. and just like in the movies, the mission was successful. reported any injuries. mike pompeo. to the north korean nuclear crisis. attempts to curb north korea. might be for action. with nuclear weapons. was many things were possible. through to perhaps other options and he wouldn't go i

our correspondent catherine is standing by for us in the ethiopian capital addis ababa where leaders from african union countries are due to start meeting on sunday catherine we've heard the fight against corruption is high on the agenda why is it considered so urgent. well because corruption is one of the major problems within this continent that all the fifty five countries in africa suffer from it is an impudent to social economic development as well as political development and you have a calm man down on the grassroots not receiving basics of this is because of corruption and this is normally treated by officials within the government and those who are working in public institutions making life a little difficult for the common man and that's that's one of the reasons why this is something that has to be addressed and how exactly is that going to be addressed one of they proposing to do to tackle corruption. ok sorry looks like we lost catherine there speaking to us from the ethiopian capital we do apologize to our viewers for that well turning now to some other news the berlin

early morning on the outskirts of addis ababa in ethiopia these men shared a love of cycling as well as a similar life story they've all fled their home country at a trailer where they could have faced compulsory military service under slave conditions anyone who resists risks their life. every day they spent hours in the saddle under the professional guidance of their coach to flit at a tree or to escape being drafted into the military. i'm very proud of being the coach of the refugee cycling team. i was a professional cyclist and had technical manager of the eritrea cycling foundation . ok i'm watching the news coming to you live from london we're going to interrupt of brought doesn't take you live to davos where jim winchelsea angle of america is about to address delegates but first he's being introduced by klaus schwab the founder of the was economic forum well. and we are very happy that you have come and joined us once again at a time when things are very important for europe you know you can't discuss your without having you with us. would discuss chancellor lies. again i know

african heads of state are gathering in ethiopia's capital addis ababa for the annual african union summit fighting corruption and reforming the union our top goals of the two day meeting headed by ever wanted president paul kagame who is taking over as the union's chairman african leaders are also expected to make a joint statement condemning u.s. president donald trump for port reported slower on the state of their nations. and like many african countries ethiopia is struggling to keep up with a growing population at a staggering wealth gap our correspondent catherine wanda sent us this report. this sleek train could be in a wealthy country like germany but it's actually in a discover ethiopia local journalists and takes us on a tour of the city states the spot hundred seventy five million dollar light railway was built with the help of china it began operations in twenty fifteen and could not come at a better time. for. that of us played a big role in reducing. fuel for the tax year for us and we could reduce the you within the transportation. speeding through the city you notice the nu

african heads of state are gathering in ethiopia's capital addis ababa for the annual african union summit fighting corruption and reforming the union our top goals of the two day meeting had headed by rwandan president paul kagame e who is taking over as the union's chairman african leaders are also expected to make a joint statement condemning u.s. president donald trump's reported slur on the state of their nations. and like many african countries ethiopia is struggling to keep up with a growing population and a staggering wealth gap our correspondent catherine. sent us this report. this sleek train could be in a wealthy country like germany but it's actually in a discover ethiopia local journalists and takes us on a tour of the city states the score hundred seventy five million dollar light railway was built with the help of china it began operations in twenty fifteen i could not come at a better time. to call. it of us played a big role to reduce. fuel for the tax year for us if we could reduce the what was the prosecution. speeding through the city you notice the numerous constructio

in the ethiopian capital addis ababa african heads of state are gathering for the annual african union summit reforming the african union will dominate the two day meeting headed by for wanton president paul kagame who is taking over as the union's chairman african leaders are also expected to make a joint statement condemning u.s. president donald trump's reported slur on the state of their nations. and now to some of the other stories making news around the world spain's constitutional court has ruled that catalonia fugitive ex-president carlos pushed him out must be present in the regional parliament to be allowed to form a new government supporters have been considering electing him to loan us president without having him return from exile in belgium. afghan officials say the death toll from saturday's bomb attack in kabul could still rise at least ninety five people are reported killed so far more than one hundred fifty injured with some in critical condition the taliban claimed responsibility for the attack. protesters have clashed with police in honduras after the country's pres

african heads of state are in ethiopia's capital addis ababa for the annual african union summit today summit is headed by rwandan president paul kagame e is taking over as the unions chairman african leaders are also expected to make a joint statement condemning u.s. president donald trump's reported slur on the state of the nation's correspondent catherine wando summed up some of the issues on the agenda. the thirtieth africa union summit was officially opened here in the if you can capital now the session was opened by president paul kagame who is the chairman of the african union now center stage is the issue of anti corruption and how countries can fight corruption using frameworks and institutions but the highlight of the day was the discussion on african union reforms in his new mandate president paul kagame is looking to see that the african union is more independent as it stands seventy four percent of its budget is funded by the e.u. and the us there is a hope that this could reduce to fifty nine percent by two thousand and eighteen. but also another issue that was on the age

african heads of state are in ethiopia's capital addis ababa for the annual african union summit the two day meeting is headed by will want and president paul kagame may who's taking over as the union's chairman african leaders are also expected to make a joint statement condemning u.s. president donald trump's reported swore on the state of their nation's war correspondent catherine on want it summed up some of the issues that are going to be on the agenda. the thirtieth african union summit was officially opened here in . capital now the session was opened by president paul kagame who is the chairman of the african union now center stage is the issue of anti corruption and how countries can fight corruption using frameworks and institutions but the highlight of the day was the discussion on african union reforms in his new mandate president paul kagame is looking to see that the african union is more independent as it stands seventy four percent of its budget is funded by the e.u. and the us there is a hope that this could reduce to fifty nine percent by two thousand and eighteen.

making news today. because they lead to heart disease. middle—aged and elderly people. are to blame. in addis ababa. the building was a gift from china in 2012. of the night to servers in shanghai. the tide of the times. this single sensational story by someone. by one newsreader. and the african union will only be further housed. to put in place plans to shut down the city's water supply. of a severe drought. is the world's first major city to run dry. from a broken chair—lift. mountain. and just like in the movies, the mission was successful. injuries. mike pompeo. to the north korean nuclear crisis. north korea. understand what the timeframe might be for action. be for action. ran down, if diplomacy, negotiations, failed. negotiations, failed. look like north korea was able to strike the us with nuclear weapons. strike the us with nuclear weapons. pompeo would say was these things were possible. were possible. clearly, they are looking at a range of options. looking at a range of options. —— mike pompeo. mike pompeo. options and he wouldn't go through that detail. that detail. the ho

the first industrial park was built in addis ababa. but the biggest has just opened south of the capital. ethiopia is flying high in africa. it has the fastest—growing economy, albeit from a low base, and it has become the darling of international investors. the industrial park is a phenomenal project... ethiopian workersalreadyhave echoes of its own dramatic growth. translation: why did we choose ethiopia 7 it has a stable political situation and a peaceful society. and it is the second biggest country in africa. without a big population there is no market. there's a huge amount of building going on across ethiopia. the scale and ambition is impressive. row after row of government built social housing. a new electric railway to whisk imports and exports between the capital and the coast. perhaps the most visible sign of ethiopia's economic growth is its airline. it has been dramatically expanding over the last ten years. it is government owned. ethiopian airlines now flies all over the world. what better advert for a country on the

there are good enough as one of one hundred sixteen prisoners freed from a prison in the capital addis ababa he was greeted by thousands of his supporters three hundred sixty one more prisoners were freed in the south of the country hundreds of people were killed in a two thousand and sixteen crackdown on months of protests by the country's overall more people the government the so far pardoned more than five hundred of the protesters arrested one hundred of those following the story and has the latest for the release of the first gruesomeness the prime minister ehud promised two weeks ago would come of leave to all those who've been doll to the words of the prime minister of the god. a mentor gives you a pick and actually take such a bold step what many if you prince really excited about is the intention of the prime minister announced to close the mock prison in the heart of addis ababa a muslim security prison that is housing hundreds of political prisoners which has been used as a torture chamber for most of the past fifty years of course the government is cutting all of these step

the cloud of uncertainty hangs over the african union's annual gathering in addis ababa . a dispute between some of its members over the dam it is building on the nile threatens to undermine the unity of the pan african organization the african union is extremely encouraged by is that the different countries are meeting direct directly and bilaterally to try and sort out their differences for this for the situation to be dealt with in an amicable and in a direct manner between the states involved and that is encouraging for the african union but recent developments on the ground appear to suggest otherwise egyptian president opted for to have sisi perceived real action has expressed concerns over the megaproject known as the great if the european. saying it will disrupt the flow of water to his country but at the dam is crucial for which is eager to become the largest producer of hydroelectric energy in africa and whose population often struggles with a lack of electricity if your pia egypt and sudan initially agreed on solving the dispute through dialogue but sudan and eg

a cloud of uncertainty hangs over the african union's annual gathering in addis ababa . a dispute between some of its members over the dam it is building on the nile threatens to undermine the unity of the pan african organization the african union is extremely encouraged by is that the different countries are meeting direct directly and bilaterally to try and sort out their differences for this for the situation to be dealt with in an amicable and in a direct manner between the states involved and that is encouraging for the african union but recent developments on the ground appear to suggest otherwise egyptian president opted for to have sisi perceives real action has expressed concerns over the megaproject known as the great if the european. saying it will disrupt the flow of water to his country but at the dam is crucial for which is eager to become the largest producer of hydroelectric energy in africa and whose population often struggles with a lack of electricity if g.o.p. or egypt and sudan initially agreed on solving the dispute through dialogue but sudan and e

protests bragged diena is one of more than one hundred prisoners freed from a prison in the capital addis ababa three hundred sixty one other inmates were also released in the south of the country always denied violating the law and his release his part of a government drive to foster a national reconciliation bill bratton. is a hero to his supporters and thousands of excited well wishers formed to guard of honor to a school with his convoy to nine miles from the detention center on the outskirts of addis ababa to his home in the nearby town of. the leader of the aroma federalist party had been arrested after returning from a visit to brussels a year ago was accused of collusion with outlawed group. the charge she always denied barry violated by liz the no. former member of parliament and it was a construction in the low. house. i have been always you know respect things that. anywhere it's got that them out. his freedom came as part of government efforts to stem a spreading wave of violence and unrest which flared up in twenty fifteen has claimed hundreds of lives and threatens the stabi

caroline quentin and mark addy starred in the world premiere of the hypocrite. i've spent the last two days running round inside a cardboard box which represents a commode, for reasons that are too complicated to go into. the play was by award winning hull—born writer richard bean and told the story of hull's role in the start of the english civil war, shutting the city's gates on the king. who will make the first advance? i'm really looking forward to the people of hull seeing this play. there's so much great stuff in it. some of the jokes, they're so deeply entrenched in the culture here, they're going to love it. upon your conscience! the show had the theatre's biggest cast, its biggest set and spectacular special effects, and it won a new audience, a third of them had never been to this theatre before. february brought another world premiere. 6,000 pipes, written by britain's most popular living composer, sir karljenkins. # there's a starman waiting in the sky... weeks later, the orchestra made way for one of david bowie's old bandmates, the spider from ma

. >> reporter: addy simmons came to the walmart on the boulevard tuesday evening to do some shopping on her way home from work. she was upset about the news of a knife-wielding woman abducting a female customer right here in the parking lot. >> it goes to show that, you know, you can't trust people now a days and anybody, anybody around you have to be careful of everybody around. >> reporter: police say this woman approached a 22-year-old shopper as she head to do her car last thursday just before 8:00. and quickly demanded money. >> this offender produces a knife and 2017 honda. >> who would think a woman would pill pull a knife on another woman. >> reporter: suspect forced the woman to drive to a nearby atm on rising sun avenue and withdrawal $500. she was later scene in a mercury grand marquis at a nearby wawa. now police say the same female suspect struck two nights later in a shopping center parking lot a few blocks away. >> grabs the complainant by the arm. orders her -- demands money, don't make a scene or shy nothing that effect. this complainant was able to free herself of t

african union leaders have wrapped up their on your summits in ethiopia's capital addis ababa calls for an end to the conflict in south sudan but it's another issue on the sidelines that appears so grab the headlines ethiopia's hydroelectric dam on the blue nile so don egypt any have been at odds over the project but a short time ago leaders from the three countries met on the sidelines of the e.u. summit in august and agreed to resolve their differences let's go to hush covering the summit in august for us so what have these three countries agreed and will this be a lasting agreement. funny they came here to this other with the aim to settle their differences and agree on how to move forward when it comes to the dam that has been built by the opium on the nile now this is a very complicated. issue here for different reasons first of all egypt is concerned that the dam is going to disrupt the flow of water to about one hundred million. egyptians and they say this is a red line and a threat to the national security of egypt but when they were talking about the need to solve this problem

corruption is the main focus of the thirtieth annual african union summit which is underway in addis ababa it's the first summit since emerson what took over in zimbabwe from the else that leader robert mugabe the leaders are also expected to issue a response to donald trump the rocketry comments about african countries well those are the headlines are going to have more news for you in half an hour coming up next it's talk to al-jazeera. only. you can form a move. to see. the my act plant in the southern your roles birthplace of the soviet union's nuclear weapons program. today it reprocess the spent nuclear fuel but fifty years ago my ex suffered what's thought to be the world's third worst nuclear accident that was covered up until the one nine hundred eighty s. vast areas of land were contaminated including. a city built from i.x. workers and so secret it was left off maps activist nadezhda his father and grandmother died of cancer as did many others she campaigned for the truth about the contamination and compensation for residents but fled to paris after she was accused of bein

turkey military officer and from reza italy by skype is joshua landis director center for middle east addie's at the university of oklahoma very warm welcome to all three of you let me start off with you joshua landis what do you make of this outright support now for the kurds in syria and the u.s. backing this thirty thousand strong force well it's clearly a new departure for the united states the u.s. went into syria saying that it was a very narrow policy to defeat isis today isis is largely defeated yes there needs to be more policing but the united states has developed a policy which goes far beyond defeating isis today it is trying to roll back iran we can. help its allies israel and saudi arabia and did not i our side capability to rebuilt keep it weak and divided this means supporting the kurds in the north and a larger unclaimed. this is infuriating turkey an error to want it is driving turkey towards russia and i believe it's a dangerous policy for the united states because it'll be very difficult and it will isolate the united states from assad iran turkey and eventually even iraq