and military equipment to nigerian forces. for example, we recently sold nigeria 12 u.s. 829 super aircraft. it was the first ever sale of american military equipment to nigeria. these new aircraft will improve niger's ability to target terrorists and protect civilians. finally, we are deeply concerned by religious violence in nigeria including the burning of churches and the killing and persecution of christians. it's a horrible story. we encourage nigeria and the federal state and local leaders to do everything in their power to immediately secure the affected communities and protect innocent civilians of all faiths including muslims and christians. mr. president, thank you again for visiting the white house and being with us today. nigeria is a valued partner and a good friend. i look forward to working closely with you to deepen our cooperation and forge an even closer partnership. the united states is committed to working alongside nigeria as we seek a future of strength, prosperity, and peace for both of our countries. m

and military equipment to nigerian forces for example we recently sold nigeria twelve usa twenty nine super caetano aircraft its great aircraft in the first ever sale of american military equipment to nigeria these new aircraft will improve nigeria's ability to target terrorists and protect civilians finally were deeply concerned by religious violence in nigeria including the burning of churches and the killing and persecution of christians it's a horrible story we encourage nigeria and the federal state and local leaders to do everything in their power to immediately secure the affected communities and to protect innocent civilians of all face including muslims and including christians mr president thank you again for visiting the white house and being with us today nigeria is a valued partner and a good friend i look forward to working closely with you to deepen our cooperation and forge an even closer partnership the united states is committed to working alongside nigeria as we seek a future of strength prosperity and peace for both of our countries mr president thank you very much

and military equipment to nigerian forces. for example, we recently sold nigeria 12 u.s. 829 super aircraft. it was the first ever sale of american military equipment to nigeria. these new aircraft will improve niger's ability to target terrorists and protect civilians. finally, we are deeply concerned by religious violence in nigeria including the burning of churches and the killing and persecution of christians. it's a horrible story. and therage nigeria federal state and local leaders to do everything in their power to immediately secure the affected communities and protect innocent civilians of all faiths including muslims and christians. president, thank you again for visiting the white house and being with us today. andria is a valued partner a good friend. i look forward to working closely with you to deepen our cooperation and forge an even closer partnership. the united states is committed to working alongside nigeria as we seek a future of strength, prosperity, and peace for both of our countries. mr. president, than

business tops the agenda as president obama hosts his nigerian counterpart at the white house there's. no i'm larry i'm demasi and on and you're watching al-jazeera also coming out on the on the road all over and i still attacking afghanistan's capital kills twenty five people line of them john list who rushed to the scene to cover the story. to tell you one thing. large. israel's prime minister says he has secret files which prove that iran has been covertly pursuing its nuclear weapons activities and thousands rally in russia in protest against the blocking of the messaging app telegram. u.s. president donald trump has met with his nigerian counterpart muhammadu buhari at the white house the two leaders wrapped up a news conference in the last hour with business and trade among the key issues discussed nigeria to take down trade barriers to allow for more u.s. investment in the fight against boko haram nigeria has been struggling to buy a minute trick quick meant trump says nigeria is now free to buy helicopters from the u.s. but did not give a specific day. helicopters we love to l

military equipment to nigerian forces. we recently sold nigeria two aircraft. the first ever sale of american military equipment to nigeria. these aircraft will improve nigeria's ability to target terrorists and protect civilians. concerned by the religious violence including the burning of churches and the killing and persecution of christians. it is a horrible story. we encourage in a jury and the federal and local leaders to do everything in their power to secure the affected communities and protect civilians of all faiths including muslims and christians. mr. president, thank you for visiting the white house and being with us today. nigeria is a valued partner and a good friend. we can forge an even closer partnership. the united states is committed asworking alongside nigeria we seek a feature of strength, prosperity and peace for both of our countries. >> mr. president of the united states of america, ladies and gentlemen of the media, is a to be here.d honor states.and the united long history of cruel relations whic

the nigerian army says it has rescued one hundred forty nine hostages held by boko haram. and plastic pollution on the sea river cleanup efforts on one of the world's worst environmental blocks. so that medics say dozens of people have been killed in a suspected chemical attack on a rebel held area of eastern ghouta the syrian government has dismissed reports as a fabrication the u.s. is calling for an international response if the strike on doom is confirmed the touch you can name has the latest in a warning you may find some images in this report distressing. entire families babies children adults dead the people who remained in dumas thought they could shelter from the air strikes in the basements of building instead witnesses say they suffocated from a suspected chemical attack i saw how that looked in a darkened room with chemicals many children have been killed in tents airstrikes by the syrian government and its allies began on saturday. witnesses reported a barrel bomb with some sort of gas being dropped rescuers say they're struggling to get to the survivors and r

and military equipment to nigerian forces. for example, we recently sold nigeria 12 u.s. a-29 super kitano aircraft. a great aircraft in the first-ever sale of american military equipment to nigeria. these new aircraft will improve nigeria's ability to target terrorists and protect civilians. finally, we're deeply concerned by religious violence in nigeria including the burning of churches and the killing and persecution of christians. it's a horrible story. we encourage nigeria and the federal state and local leaders to do everything in their power to immediately secure the affected communities and to protect innocent civilians of all faiths including muslim and including christians. mr. president, thank you again for visiting the white house and being with us today. nigeria is a valued partner and a good friend. i look forward to working closely with you to deepen our cooperation and forge an even closer partnership. the united states is committed to working alongside nigeria as we seek a future of strength, prosperity and p

the nigerian army says it's rescued one hundred forty nine hostages held by boko haram. and plastic pollution on the yangtze river cleanup efforts on that one of the world's worst environmental black spots. so u.s. president all trump has attacked syria russia and iran there are a suspected chemical attack on a rebel held area of eastern ghouta saying there will be a big price to pay the syrian government to dismiss the reports as fabrication united nations has demanded an urgent security council meeting on monday to discuss the alleged attack attack you can name has the latest and a warning you may find some images in this report distressing. entire families babies children adults dead the people who remained in dumas thought they could shelter from the air strikes in the basements of building instead witnesses say they suffocated from a suspected chemical attack. with chemicals many children have been killed in tents airstrikes by the syrian government and its allies began on saturday. witnesses reported a barrel bomb with some sort of gas being dropped rescuers say th

equipment to nigerian forces. for example, we recently sold kitano 12 829 super aircraft. a great aircraft. in the first-ever sale of american military equipment to nigeria, these new aircrafts will improve nigeria ability to target terrorists and protect civilians. concernede are deeply by religious violence in nigeria, including the burning of churches and the killing and persecution of christians. it is a horrible story. we encourage nigeria and the federal state and local leaders to do everything in their power to immediately secure the affected communities and to protect innocent civilians of all face -- faiths, including muslims and christians. mr. president, thank you again for visiting the white house and being with us today. nigeria is a valued partner and a good friend. i look forward to working closely with you to deepen our cooperation and forge a closer partnership. the united states is committed to working alongside nigeria as we seek a future of strength, prosperity, and peace for both of our countr

the nigerian army says it's rescued one hundred forty nine hostages held by boko haram plus. a protest by members of pakistan's pashtun community they say they are being targeted by security forces. so in the last half an hour hunger and prime minister viktor orban has declared victory in the country's parliamentary elections with most of the votes counted preliminary results show that all bands for those party as one forty nine point five percent of the vote is nearest a rival is the leader of the job a party. with twenty percent in the socialist party leader quarter sean is a further back with eleven point nine percent obama has just addressed a crowd of his supporters in the capital budapest where he referring to his policy of protecting hungary's borders. this was a big fight a life changing when we created an opportunity for us to protect hungary the country hasn't yet reached the point where we want to be but we are on the way on the boat we selected together we will walk on the road i thank all of you for this . speech across one who's been following events this evenin

in the end the nigerians really do. the american assistance in creating incredibly and increasing assistance i think we can say because of the threat of bach or her around. exactly they were talking about the sale of arms and weapons to nigeria we know that the u.s. has provided helicopters they've also provided a level of training as well that has build up the american military presence in africa which has gone almost on knowledge i'm going to have to cut you off in your stride so sorry but we're going to get the lines to tel aviv where the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu is giving a lot of interest. concerning. me an intelligent achievement among the greatest we've known. and i would like the international community to hear what i have to say and understand. i will speak in english and i will continue in hebrew but. tonight we're going to show you something that the world has never seen before. tonight we're going to reveal new and conclusive proof. of the secret nuclear weapons program that iran has been hi

army and nigerian or product is now what we've seen over the last few months or so is the book what arms ability to continue to adopt its losses they've been changed out of most of the areas they have occupied but they are able to adopt in smaller groups to attack isolated and vulnerable communities recently with seen them launch during attacks on the capital coming to the outskirts of my degree which is a city that has been in the crosshairs for a very long time since the start of this interchange the nigerian army said and the nigerian government confirmed that the book was around fighters have been sort of degraded but what we've seen over the last one year or so is the strategy by boko haram to launch several types of operations suicide bombings during attacks on military formations ice at such an isolated communities abductions and kidnappings in the north east of nigeria in other words boko haram is telling the nigerian society that we are still very much on. no turkey has do ported the first batch of illegal afghan migrants as part of a move by the turkish government to depor

we welcome increased united states investment in nigerian economy. economic regulations between nigeria and the united states are -- trade and investment, framework agreement, and africa growth and opportunity act. the commission in particular comprised bilateral political economy, humanitarian partnership, is a basic economic framework for engagement between our two countries. nigeria's trade was the united states stood at 6.7 billion united states dollars, according to statistics, and comprised of $4.7, also of nigerian exports to the united states. and 1.89 4 billion united states dollars, exports to nigeria. >> we thank the united states government very much for cooperation we have received in an effort to recover stolen funds. our governments have put the machinery in place for our respective governments to collaborati collaboration. over 500 million united states looted funds. siphoned away in banks around the world. we congratulate the united states government asset recovery. which was speer headed by the united states department for money lau

on sam is a this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up the nigerian army says it's rescued one hundred forty nine hostages held by. greece prime minister seeks a third straight as the country heads to the polls. i i confrontations and celebrations in brazil as former president lula begins time in jail for corruption. the u.s. is calling for an international response again. the syrian government different ports of a chemical attack on rebel held eastern alter are confirmed medics a dozens of people have been killed in the suspected gas strike in duma the syrian government is calling it a fabrication though charlotte ballasts has the latest we should warn you you may find some of the images in this report to be distressing. the window into what life is like in the rebel held in clave after image children mothers fathers struggle for oxygen after a suspected chemical attack. reporters cannot get into the town civilians cannot get out so internet videos are the only evidence of the suffering. government shelling started on friday the city was pounded with hundreds of is strikes and

as part of efforts to address -- [inaudible] in the country, the nigerian military adopted, the nigerian military adopted counterterrorism insurgency approach code named operation safe corridor to deradicallize, rehabilitate and reintegrate boko haram members into the larger society. this program is currently embarking on a number of projects including operation centers and integrated farms providing poultry and greenhouse farming among others. a number of international partners including the international organization for migration have contributed to the success of operation safe corridor. of we indicated that we would appreciate whatever support we could also get from the united states. we -- [inaudible] to the united states' support in the reconstruction and rehabilitation efforts in the northeast of nigeria as well as humanitarian assistance to the internally-displaced persons through agencies such as the united states agency for international development and other international partners. the united states of america has been to date the biggest contributor to the humanitarian respo

the nigerian army says it's rescued one hundred forty nine women and children from the group because the hostages were in the village of the medic kuta in the northeastern state of borno the not part of the group of schoolgirls kidnapped from the towns of chibok and depth they still missing is committed to supporting now from. the army said those rescue are residents of yet ameri corps a village in northeastern nigeria was held captive by boko haram but they did not say for how long they've been held captive by the fighters the army said eight followed and the rescue followed an operation that they conducted on saturday where they encountered bokhara fighters in the ensuing firefight they killed three of them and also captured five now these people have been taken to hospital and are being treated and later to be profiled by the nigerian army and nigerian or product is now what we've seen over the last few months or so is the book white arms ability to continue to adopt its losses they've been changed out of most of the areas they have occupied but they are able to adopt in smaller g

currently involved in nigerian army and people nigerians. wondering what is happening how much how many soldiers are there to deal with all this why is it the other agencies. are not up to the task or what and how would be nice you know i mean you with. regional issues like book one i'm fighting oh it's a pleasure to be fighting in the northeast of the country and then with all the. small fires all right we'll leave it there for now thanks so much ahmed three. the u.s. is calling for an international response against the syrian government if reports of a chemical attack on a rebel held area of eastern the halter are confirmed medics say dozens of people have been killed in the suspected gas strike in duma the government is calling it a fabrication chalmette us the latest we should warn you though you may find some of the images in the report to be distressing. window into what life is like in the rebel held in clave after image children mothers fathers struggle for oxygen after a suspected chemical attack. reporters cannot get into the town

the nigerian president is vowing to track down the gunman who attacked a catholic church on tuesday the death toll has now risen to nineteen including two priests the attack happened in a remote village and venue state in central nigeria police say the attackers also burned nearly fifty houses violent clashes between philosophy herdsman who are mostly muslims and farmers who are predominantly christians have been occurring in the region since twenty thirteen minute rist joins us now from the capital of butcher just explain to us what happened here. well basically peter gunmen invaded the village of my lawn and then started attacking washing pots in the church and setting homes on fire eventually according to the spokesman of the state governor the death toll this morning has risen to nineteen with dozens of others injured and some people as well missing in that particular part of central ny jenner by the way this is this is an area that is that has been a flashpoint in coming religious and of course. tribal violence in central nigeria over the last ten years or twenty we've seen a rise

the nigerian president is vowing to track down a gunman who attacked a catholic church on tuesday the number of people killed has now risen to nineteen including two priests it happened in a remote village in benue state and central nigeria police say the attackers burned nearly fifty houses there has been fighting in the region between for loni herdsman who are mostly muslims and farmers who are predominantly christian since twenty thirteen. inventor peter madsen has been sentenced to life in prison for murdering and dismembering a swedish list on his submarine kimball's remains were found at sea after she interviewed him on his homemade boat manson admitted to cutting up her body but says she died accidentally pounced on board prosecutors say wall died either by strangulation or she had her throat cut. up next inside story a dream we'll keep you company with the news top of the hour in the coming hours i will see the usual time tomorrow. all world leaders doing enough to stop the war in yemen.

shots and explosions have been heard in the north eastern nigerian city of my degree security forces are reportedly battling a large number of fighters suspected to be members of the armed group boko haram are committed jurists has more from freetown in sierra leone. the fight is suspected to be members of boko haram sneaked into the villages of jimminy and ballet surely under the cover of darkness and then launched at least ten bombs and it's suspected to be suicide bombs and launch on these two villages now this is coming just a few days after book or on fighters suicide bombers in fact four of them launched attacks close to what i gather is an area they have targeted several times on the outskirts of my degree one woman was killed in that attack and the four suicide bombers now this is one of the large scale operations we've seen around my degree area in months bible koran there were gunshots and it's not clear whether the fighters also launched attacks in addition to the suicide bombs that went off in these two villages now this is coming at a time when the nigerian government is

army and nigerian or for two years now what we've seen over the last few months or so is the book or arms ability to continue to adopt its losses they've been chased out of most of the areas they have occupied but they are able to adopt in smaller groups to a type isolated and vulnerable communities recently with seen them launch during attacks on the capital coming to the outskirts of my degree which is a city that has been in their crosshairs for a very long time since the start of this insurgency the nigerian army said and the nigerian government confirmed that the book was around fighters have been sort of degraded but what we've seen over the last what was the last one year or so is this strategy bible quote to launch several types of operations suicide bombings during attacks on military formations attacks an isolated communities abductions and kidnappings in the northeast of nigeria in other words spoke out on is telling the nigerian society that we are still very much on kenya has suspended construction of a seven hundred kilometer border wall along the frontier with somalia

army and nigerian or forty's now what we've seen over the last few months or so is the book white arms ability to continue to adopt its losses they've been chased out of most of the areas they have occupied but they are able to adapt in smaller groups to a type isolated and vulnerable communities recently within them launch during attacks on the capital coming to the outskirts of my degree which is a city that has been in their crosshairs for a very long time since the start of this insurgency than i did an army said and the nigerian government confirmed that the book was around fighters have been sort of degraded but what we've seen over the last one year or so is the strategy bible quote to launch several types of operations suicide bombings daring attacks on military formations ice attacks an isolated communities abductions and kidnappings in the northeast of nigeria in other words spoken is telling the nigerian society that we're still very much on the shipping industry which varies everything from food to gadgets is one of the world's biggest polluters it has largely escaped tight

border authorities the nigerian president. is set to meet in washington on monday to discuss economic and military ties the talks take place at a time when both the u.s. and china are looking to strengthen financial relations with africa with at risk reports from a butcher of war the talks might achieve this heavy the moment i want you. to came into office promising to defeat boko haram but with just over a year left through the end of his first term there are two groups to pose a significant threat. to the attacks in the northeast continue why he hopes to use his visit to washington to acquire military hardware to fight. in the hearts of the nigerian president ruby his three pronged. to secure nigeria. to revive the economy and to fight corruption in whatever we have america can collaborate with nagin in this three program again the president will be talking with the american president. the nigerian president is under pressure to tackle the rising violence in the country from boko haram attacks in the northeast to coming out

the nigerian president thank the u.s. for its military support i'm pleased to surgeons in the u.s. economy and asked for their help in recovering funds siphoned out of nigerian government accounts hard to governments if with the machinery in place forgot a script to go to new generals to collaborate in. return to nigeria over five hundred million now to save their lives over looted funds the two presidents walked out of the rose garden and back to the white house partly the warmth of the sun also warming relations between the two men alan fischer al jazeera at the white house still ahead for you on the program sending a message to the world that they are not defeated the palestinian national council meets for the first time in twenty two years and a u.n. security council delegation arrives in myanmar and me to the country's leaders as part of an investigation into the rangar crisis. however the weather's looking largely dry across australia over the next couple days it has some pretty good sunshine recently manji little more cloud just starting to slide its way through the pond mis

border authorities the nigerian president. is set to meet donald trump in washington on monday to discuss economic and military ties the talks take place at a time when both the u.s. and china are looking to strengthen financial relations with africa when interest reports now from a butcher on what the talks might actually achieve. he was. hardly came into office promising to defeat boko haram but with just over a year left through the end of his first term the armed group still poses a significant threat to the attacks in the northeast continue while he hopes to use his visit to washington to acquire military hardware to fight. in the heart of the nigerian president would be three pronged gained to secure nigeria to revive the economy and to fight corruption in whatever we have america. would make you know in this three pro game the president will be talking with the american president on. the nigerian president is under pressure to tackle the rising violence in the country from boko haram attacks in the northeast to communal

we are helping our nigerian partners the first ever sale of american military equipment to nigeria. these new aircrafts will improve nigeria's amendment to target terrorists and protect civili s civilians. we are deeply concerned by religious violence in nigeria including the burning of churches and the killing as and persecutions of christians it is a horrible story we encourage nigeria and the federal state and local leaders to do everything in their power to immediately secure the affected communities and protect innocent civilians of all phase including muslims and christians mr. president, thank you again for visiting the white house and being with us today. nigeria is a valued partner and a good friend. i look forward to working with you to deepen our cooperation and for a closer partnership the united states is committed to working alongside nigeria as we seek a future of strength, prosperity and peace for both of our countries. mr. president, thank you. >> reporter: mu thank you >> mr. president of the united states of america, ladies and gentlemen of the media it has been a

by introducing retaliatory tariffs on all the one hundred products plus the nigerian city of my degree targeted once again it is at least twenty people were killed in an attack that need to be carried out by boko haram. is right struck a deal with the un's refugee agency to resettle thousands of african migrants and asylum seekers in western countries the government had wanted to send them back to africa offering them plane tickets and cash to go but the supreme court suspended the deportations last month most of the migrants from eritrea and sudan let's go live now to west jerusalem zero stephanie decker is that staff prime minister netanyahu has been talking about this in the last hour you were watching what other specifics of this new deal then. yes he went in to the details of how the so all unfolded how israel wanted to deport all of the african migrants that remain here the asylum seekers thirty five thousand of them he said that basically the supreme court as you mentioned put a stop to it needing details needing a third country we knew the third country in talks was rwanda rwan

the nigerian army says it has rescued one hundred forty nine hostages held by iran. and i'm sorry it's all have all the support including sebastian vettel holds on to win at one barring grand prix for ferrari expanding its overall championship lead over in the west hamilton. so the medics say thousands of people have been killed in a suspected chemical attack on a rebel held area of the syrian government to dismiss the reports as a fabrication the united nations security council is expected to hold an emergency meeting on monday to discuss the alleged attack you can name has the latest and a warning you may find some of the images in this report distressing. entire families babies children adults dead the people who remained in dumas thought they could shelter from the air strikes in the basements of building instead witnesses say they suffocated from a suspected chemical attack i saw how that looked into docking dumas with chemicals many children have been killed in tents airstrikes by the syrian government and its allies began on saturday. witnesses report a barrel

now the nigerian army says it has. that rescued one hundred forty nine hostages all women and children held by boko haram in borno state in the northeast of the country their women and children were being held in the village of yeti maddy coulda the rescue people were not among the kidnapped schoolgirls into book and dutchy who are still missing amid interest has the details now from a picture. the army said those rescue a residence of yet a medic would have believed in northeastern nigeria who were held captive by a book or arm but they did not say for how long they've been held captive by the fighters the army said eight followed and over the rescue followed an operation that they conducted on saturday where they encountered book quote our fighters in the ensuing firefight they killed three of them and also captured five now all these people have been taken to hospital and are being treated and later to be profiled by the nigerian army and nigerian or for two years now what we've seen over the last few months or so i

according to the nigerian government 3 million bottles are being drunk every single day. and that figure is just for two of nigeria's northern states. the sweet stalbridge taste make sure high and get you hooked. addiction to this powerful opioid has reached unprecedented proportions across the country. this is a serious issue, it is biting everybody, going from one home to another. if you think you site, you are not safe. overuse of codeine affects the brain and can lead to insanity. and this is the result. a government rehabilitation centre where addicts are chained for fear of violence. some, just 16 yea rs fear of violence. some, just 16 years old, with a clear message to other young people. translation: the national drug law and enforcement agency are out on the week but believe they streets every week but believe they only capture 10% of streets every week but believe they only capture 1096 of syrup on the streets. this is the front line in the war against syrup. in a five—month undercover investigation posing as unscrupulous business people wanting to buy cough s

when basically this is not the first time the nigerian government. the government said in a statement just some days ago that it will give amnesty to those who one true friend those who want to abandon the struggle those who. are ready to give up their arms however we've seen nothing more than an escalation although you can argue that a previously another month or two of the islamic state in west africa has released some of the gozo most of the goals they kidnapped from a school in. but. what i would question that he's a more dangerous of course from what people in little is think the. call for to long as i'm trying to establish himself as the rightful leader of the group but his methods were. not palatable not acceptable by islamic state or whatever you try this might just be down to allah and so with that organization but he's been rejected so instead they chose a son of the or the founding father of boko haram in nigeria so it's not clear whether or not these people will accept the amnesty what we've seen over the years is an escalation and people

thank you mr president my name is juliana and mr president trump i like to know nigerians in their need of the two connell craft. and the problem back home will you be kind enough to release at least the fourteen to twenty two enabled country tackle the situation in the country and how soon will you be visiting one thousand well i would like to visit nigeria i'd like very much to visit nigeria it's a sin amazing country and in certain ways i hear from the standpoint of the beauty of a country there's no country more beautiful so i would like to and the first part of your question i couldn't hear what you were saying go ahead. helicopters all we love helicopters he likes them more than i do he likes buying helicopters but he is and they're buying a lot of helicopters helicopters want to know how soon very serious them to go on this very sad we're getting it approved part of the problem was that you were not allowed to buy helicopters in our country and now you are i work that out so that now you can buy the helicopters that you want they weren't allowed to buy the helicopters in our coun

and i'm nick lot of this is al jazeera live from london also coming up in the program the nigerian army says it's rescued one hundred forty nine hostages held by boko haram. opposition leaders are encouraged by a high turnout in congress parliamentary election but prime minister viktor all bans party is still expected to win. confrontations and celebrations in brazil as former president lula da silva begin serving a prison sentence for corruption. so that medics say dozens of people have been killed in a suspected chemical attack on a rebel held area of eastern ghouta the syrian government have dismissed reports as fabrication the u.s. is calling for an international response if the strike on doom is confirmed the touch you can name has the latest and a warning you may find find some of the images in this report distressing. entire families babies children adults dead the people who remained in dumas thought they could shelter from the air strikes in the basements of building instead witnesses say they suffocated from a suspected chemical attack i saw how that looked into docking dumas

army said and the nigerian government confirmed that the book was around fighters have been sort of degraded but what we've seen over the last one year or so is the strategy by blackwater to launch several types of operations suicide bombings during attacks on military formations at such an isolated communities abductions and kidnappings in the north east of nigeria in other words spoke out on is telling the nigerian society that we are still very much on kenya has suspended construction of a seven hundred kilometer border wall along the frontier with somalia of the confrontations between security officers and people from a nearby somali town but locals on the kenyan side say that partially build a wall is help prevent al-shabaab fighters from crossing into kenya from and they're on the kenya somali border crosser and so in parts. this is what is meant to keep out fighters based in somalia part of a larger government project to protect the park. in the kenyan county town of mandela clan elders say the border barrier has helped along with other security measures including arming vett

nigerian army says it's rescued one hundred forty nine hostages held by boko haram. donald trump is threatening to retaliate against syria for the suspected chemical attack on the rebel held area of eastern goods at the us president warned that there will be a quote big price to pay for the first time since. assuming office blamed russian president vladimir putin for backing syrian president bashar al assad syria and russia have denied any role in the strike on duma which killed more than forty people the un security council will hold an emergency session on monday natasha going to him as more. entire families babies children adults dead the people who remained in duma thought they could shelter from the air strikes in the basements of buildings instead witnesses say they suffocated from a suspected chemical attack. with chemicals many children have been killed in tents airstrikes by the syrian government and its allies began on saturday. when this is report of barrel bomb with some sort of gas being dropped we were trying to. bring in shelters but when the city was

nigerian army says it's rescued one hundred forty nine hostages held by boko haram. i. confrontations and celebrations in brazil as former president lula begin serving a prison sentence. in sport patrick reed has a shot at winning his first major golf site or the american will be taking a shot lead into the final round of the masters. now the u.s. is calling for an international response against the syrian government different ports of a chemical attack on a rebel held area of eastern alter are confirmed medics say dozens of people have been killed in the suspected gas strike in duma the government is calling it a fabrication shall about us has the latest we should warn you you may find some of the images in the report to be distressing. the window into what life is like in the rebel held in claims after him children mothers fathers struggle for oxygen after a suspected chemical attack. reporters cannot get into the town civilians cannot get out so internet videos are the only evidence of the suffering. government shelling started on friday the city was pounded with huh

training and military equipment to nigerian forces. for example, we sold nigeria 12, us 829 super aircraft. it is great aircraft in the first ever sale of american military equipment to nigeria. that will improve nigeria's ability to target terrorist and protect civilians. we are deeply concerned by religious violence in nigeria including the burning of churches and killing and persecution of christians. it is it a horrible story. we encourage nigeria and the federal state and local leaders to do everything in their power to immediately secure the affected communities and protect innocent civilians of all faiths including muslim and including christians. mr. president, thank you again for visiting the white house and being with us today. nigeria is a value would partner and a good friend. i look forward to working closely and deepening our cooperation and forging a deeper partnership. the united states is committed to working alongside nigeria as we seek a future of strength, prosp prosperity. and peace for both of our countries, mr. p

but this is president trump meeting with the nigerian present in oval office. they spoke of terrorism, trade, christians being murdered in nigeria we want to listen in. >> we have many things that we do together, as you know, especially on terrorism and terrorism-related. we have a very big trade deal we're working on for military equipment, helicopters and the like. >> julie: we have met before. we have developed a great relationship and we look forward to our discussion today. very important. again, especially as it relates to terrorism. that is terrorism here around all over the world. it's a hot bed. we're going to stop that also, we've had serious problems with christians who have been murdered, killed in nigeria.

wonder whether he was fit for office nigerian stock market fell to a three month low following today's announcement. doubly correspondent adam increase joins us from nigeria's a commercial capital lagos welcome i mean so did this announcement come as a surprise well of course people have been waiting for it a long time there's been speculation ongoing for a very long time but that it came today that they were already parts to london again that is indeed a surprise because as you said before he was in london for more than one hundred days last year on medical treatment a very long time and that of course triggered speculation once again of people who said is he really going to london for official business like his spokesperson said or is he going for medical treatment once again and obviously it is quite likely that the presidency wants to kill possible rumors at this point of time and how has the announcement been greeted well of course supporters are very happy about it they credit him for his successful fight against corruption and his serious fight against corruption but he in the c

in the heart of the nigerian president will be his three pronged i gained to secure nigeria to revive the economy and to fight corruption in whatever we are america can collaborate with nigeria in this three program again and the president will be talking with the american president. the nigerian president is under pressure to tackle the rising violence in the country from boko haram attacks in the northeast to communal fighting in central parts of nigeria is expecting a delivery of fighter jets in arms from the united states but they're not expected for another two years a long wait for a government just product we need to war against iran. with a beautician coming from the white house some believe the meeting could focus more on what the americans want the west actually looking for important countries like nigeria for. political interest so invited the nigerian president is important to see how nigeria can be off that can be part of the american and the west and in the west and your political interest for now there appears to be little american appetite for nigeria's hydrocarbons af

troops have gone in there it's not just boko haram releasing them the nigerians have actively gone in to get them. well basically the army says the the you ninety five or the one hundred forty five that include. forty five women and ninety four children were rescued when the army went on a patrol train to what is called the remnants of backcourt army northeast nigeria and then the encounter for quite a fight is along the way in the village of maybe you caught up now firefight ensued between the two groups and then eventually they killed the three people and arrested surprised by fighters and then as they moved closer to the village the realize that there were one hundred forty nine women and children in the village but no adult leone among them so they rescued them and they believe that these people have been held hostage by boko haram although they did not see for how long have they been held we know the nigerian military has chased our vaquero from a lot of areas and recently when you run out of it on the service of forest it it's said that somebody called up fighters moving into co

to stop the exchange of information there because according to them always when they would use the nigerian military information on boko haram it was just a matter of time i'm so who are on was also aware of the situation so back then the relationship reached a low but this seems to change now with the president trump has cost and also sad to. see just war notes military plans and other equipment was six hundred million u.s. dollars and it's there will be interesting to see if there will be another deal struck today read it very very briefly i've got twelve seconds left will president rouhani led by the be bygones when it comes to those a derogatory remarks the president trump said earlier quite like quite likely is done it before unlike other african heads of states who have been heavily criticizing trump for that he has been staying silent and a lot of people here believe that he will stay silent once again and say well is bright right either increase in lagos and carson phenomenon in washington gentlemen thank you. and ben is back with business and the question will he won't he the inter

case are the headlines right now on al jazeera nigerian army says it has rescued one hundred forty nine hostages held by boko haram in borno state in the northeast of the country women and children are being held in the village of euro mari kora and syrian soldiers kill three of the fighters and ensured another five medics in syria say at least eighty five people have been killed in a suspected chemical attack on a rebel help part of eastern go to the u.s. is calling for an international response if the reports are confirmed syria and russia its biggest ally say these reports are false reports that airstrikes are continuing over that area was following the story from amman in jordan. those who've been able to get out of the rubble are saying that they're having a difficult time accessing people who may be stuck keep in mind that according to witnesses there has been a constant bombardment so not only are we dealing with a suspected chemical attack in duma witnesses say that there has been constant artillery fire and missile fire so it's making it very difficult for the few people there

technically defeated i looked at my daughter of course and directional behind the declaration by the nigerian government over a year ago that boko haram has been technically defeated was seen book or on launch this attack they have duction of the death she goes in and goes to going to school in northeastern nigeria state of your b. state as well as similar types we've seen on isolated communities in northeastern nigeria the now i did military battling them in several on several problems and addition to other responsibilities of attack or other containing the violence between farmers and herdsman as well as bandits in other parts of nigeria well it's poorly understood and some argue more common than we think we're talking autism here a brain disorder that affects an estimated sixty seven million people around the world it has an impact on how people interact with others and how they experience the world they. may have trouble reading non-verbal cues facial expressions or jokes or be overwhelmed in social situations people with autism are often misunderstood autistic children may be misinterpre

the catholic church in the area they killed at least one thousand people including two priests the nigerian president ordered the immediate arrest of those who perpetrated the attack locals say the act was carried out by fall and he had two men who've been in conflict with farmers in that part of central nigeria but there is no claim of responsibility they've been sitting tight attacks between the farmers and cattle reraise in central nigeria over the last decade or so so far this year dozens have been killed in that region the nigerian president described the attack as barbaric as vile and promised to track down the perpetrators and bring them to justice the police was unable to bring the situation under control after the police chief was ordered to relocate to been arrested to bring to an end this crisis the nigerian army was deployed in large numbers and is conducting exercises aimed at calming frayed nerves and also dealing with those carrying out those attacks it has made several arrest however the attack still continue and israeli court has sentenced a soldier to nine months in prison

this is not the first on the nigerian government offered amnesty to be rejected although they assert certain point there were discussions between the government and the fighters however people in the northeast of the country continue to want to hear about the escalation and what it could mean to their future and their lives. libya is said to have one of the largest irrigation projects in the world with three thousand kilometers of underground water pipes but many cities are still running dry so residents of finding alternative ways to quench their thirst man would up to one head is in misrata for the latest pot and asked series on fast. this is how many libyans search for water. brahim bull how to dip says he used to buy water from tankers before he hired this will drilling machine. now he can easily access water right under the basement of his new house. the man made the river water cut frankly farm on us so we had to hire this drive machine to get the ground water it is costly workers say the drilling process is not easy in the water from underground is in most cases mixed with har

be so fitting suit is much more significant gunmen have killed at least twenty people in the nigerian city of matter around seventy people have been injured in the fighters are reported to have set off explosions and opened fire on two villages on the outskirts of the city. china tariffs on up to twenty five percent of more than twenty or twenty u.s. products including cork and wine it's in response to the u.s. raising duties on foreign steel and aluminum imports last month. but with nearly sixty refugees escaping me and more for safety and malaysia to make a stop in thailand because of bad weather around seven hundred thousand right and to have been forced from their homes since me and more launched a military crackdown on rakhine state august hackers have stolen the credit card details of war then five million department store shoppers in the united states they did it by attacking the payment systems of saks fifth avenue and lord and taylor criminal group past and threatening to sell that information. candidate carlos alvarado has been elected president following a runoff election o

technically defeated i looked up and i didn't question the rationale behind the declaration by the nigerian government over a year ago that boko haram has been technically defeated was seen book or on launch this attack they have duction of the death she goes in and girls are going to school in northeastern nigeria state of your be state as well as similar types we've seen on isolated communities in northeastern nigeria the now i did military is battling them in several on several problems and addition to other responsibilities of attack or other containing the violence between farmers and herdsman as well as bandits in other parts of nigeria and these four civilians died in protests in the southern villages of indian administered kashmir demonstrations broke out after indian forces launched counter insurgency raids overnight thirteen fighters and three indian soldiers died in gun battles many kashmiris say they openly support n.t. india rebels. protesters march where the fighting happened to help the rebels escape they then started throwing rocks at indian forces who responded with live am

nigerians with i'm a christian power they seeing this visit. well it's seen differently for his supporters they see this as a basically a boost to president biharis popularity those who are skeptical say that this is a projection that he's fit to run for another term in office following months of speculations over his health that the arms deal about almost five hundred million u.s. dollars of arms deal that the u.s. government decided to go ahead with the government has been widely criticized here especially from members of the national assembly will all say that they simply this is appropriation did not this is why get this deal did not go through proper appropriation however his supporters say basically that there are provisions in the constitution that allows for contingencies now we've had travels over the past few weeks that is supposed to be in for in pertaining to issues of security but his critics say basically that that is in fact a premature campaigning they say that the focus right now of the president is in the upcoming february ele

been technically defeated i looked up and i didn't question the russian behind the declaration by the nigerian government over a year ago that boko haram has been technically defeated was seen book or on launch this attack they have duction of the death she goes in and goes to going to school in northeastern nigeria state of your b. state as well as similar types we've seen on isolated communities in northeastern nigeria the now i did military battling them in several on several problems and addition to other responsibilities of attack or other containing the violence between farmers and herdsman as well as bandits in other parts of nigeria hundreds of flip rians forced to leave their hometown of tel word that during the civil war a stranded in the desert a deal to allow their return now looks doubtful as barbara and gulp are reports. that's one way blowing through this dense a camp people here were promised they could return to twelve. six years after they were forced from their homes but they have been blocked and even shot at by uniformed and plain clothes forces just twenty seven kilometer