the long term president of the democratic republic of congo joseph kabila say sunday's election really go ahead despite polling being suspended in parts of the country that official reason for this delay is concern over an outbreak but could be does opponents say the move is politically motivated but he's different protests as in the east of the country by firing live ammunition and tear gas the presidential election is taking place after a delay of two yes we'll go live to can chelsea in just a moment but first this report. makeshift barricades burned in protest a bad omen for sunday's already contentious presidential election in a country that hasn't held a peaceful one since independence from belgium in one nine hundred sixty now residents in and around benny a city in northeastern democratic republic of the congo may not cast their votes until march the country's electoral commission says that's due to the severe ebola outbreak and rebel fighting that's plagued the area more than one million of forty million registered voters could be affected by the delay protesters however see th

and just a reminder of the top stories we're following for you voices in the democratic republic of congo and choosing a new president going native joseph kabila is stepping down after eighteen unions reports of long lines as well as glitches at some polling stations. and in bangladesh today house declared shaikh has seen his ruling awami league the landslide winner of parliamentary elections but the opposition says it will reject the outcome amid allegations of voter intimidation and tampering. you're watching date on the news live from the end we'll have more news at the top of the hour and a reminder you can find all the latest headlines and information around the clock on our website and home. thanks for watching. we make up over we want tons of food that hundred thirty pipes we all of the civil service are. the ones to shoot for continents for. your card and join our youngsters because they share their stories their dreams. the seventy seven percent of these platforms from africa dry.

confusion and anger in the democratic republic of congo. the election‘s postponed again in some areas. the outgoing president tells the bbc the delay is due to ebola. on the day that people were supposed to vote, you don't have this epidemic spreading like wildfire. a huge hunt is launched in austria after five monks are attacked during a robbery at a vienna church. and as rescuers race to save 15 miners trapped in india, we report on the deadly conditions in the country's illegal mines. hello. welcome to bbc news. the us senate and house of representatives have adjourned without taking steps to resolve a damaging shutdown of parts of the government, which is now in its sixth day. both chambers convened for only a few minutes. this was the scene in the senate. in my capacity as a senator from kansas, there is no further business to come before the senate, i ask that it stand adjourned under the previous order. the senate stands adjourned until 10am on monday, december 31. at the heart of the disagreement is the $5 bllion that president tr

the democratic republic of congo ahead of sunday's gilead presidential election opposition candidate scored for a general strike after a call to suspend voting in some of the key strongholds. and indonesian struggle to get back to daily life often last weekend's devastating tsunami warning that made a living from the sea but now the tourists are dorsets bourses fish are gone. hello and welcome i'm under thought she the syrian army says it's entered the kurdish health of mom bij returned he has threatened and a friend since the flashpoint town in the northern syrian region has been under kurdish control since they captured it from the so-called islamic state in two thousand and sixteen when turkish backed syrian rebel forces started massing their mom bitch earlier this week the kurdish a y p g militia there urged damascus to intervene turkey views the wife e.g. as terrorists and as threatened to attack the town. i spoke to our correspondent in beirut earlier and asked her for more on the syrian army's presence in mom bitch well it's very clear the syrian soldiers are on the ground rig

and a reminder of the top stories we're following for you voters in the democratic republic of congo and choosing a new president going there you know joseph kabila has stepped down after eighteen years in pain reports of long lines as well as glitches at some polling stations. in bangladesh t.v. has declared shake has seen his ruling awami league of the winner of parliamentary elections but the opposition says it will reject the outcome amid allegations of voter intimidation and tampering. don't forget you can always get to the news on the go just download our app from google play it all from the apple store that'll give you access to all the latest news from around the world as well as push notifications for any breaking news you can also use the data to send us your photos and videos. your watching state of the news from the end. all coming at the top of the hour. we speak different languages we fight for different things that's fine but we also make up for freedom freedom of speech and freedom of press. giving freedom for global news that matters w made for minds. everyone has th

i'm calling last month thanks for joining us we starts in the democratic republic of congo where voters have been casting their ballots for a new president the winner will take over from strongman joseph kabila who should have stepped down two years ago but instead postpone the election several times the r.c. has seen years of conflict and a recent outbreak of ebola pope francis on sunday prayed for peace during the election roughly half of the d.r. seized population is catholic. what are you. liberals pray together for those in the democratic republic of congo who suffer from violence and ebola. oh. i hope everyone is committed to maintaining a peaceful climate that allows for regular and peaceful conduct of the elections. given their. polls were scheduled to close two hours ago but many are still open as people wait to cast their ballots there were also reports of glitches that some polling stations but for the most part voters were simply happy to finally have their say. they waited for two years to cost seventy eight watch difference one a few more hours in the pouring rain make. af

just a reminder of the top story we're following for you but it is in the democratic republic of congo choosing a new president. stepping down after eighteen years many polling stations. late into the evening with long lines of waiting to cast their ballots. watching date of the news lives. then we'll have more news at the top of the hour and a reminder you can find all the latest news and headlines around the clock on our website at state deputy dot com thanks for watching. if you ever have to cover up a murder the best way is to make an accident. raring to. never read a book like this. the truth most. streets.

and a reminder of the top story we're following for you noises in the democratic republic of congo and choosing a new president. joseph kabila is stepping down after a tame news many polling stations remain open with long lines of bush is waiting to cost their ballots. you're watching data news live from berlin and reminder you can find all the latest news and information around the clock on our website at www dot com. thanks for watching. i'm not laughing at the germans because they are but mostly i'm laughing with the german think deep into the german culture i. think that is grandma because it's all about who am i i'm rachel join me for me to get down to the polls. we may come over we want tells us is. that you we are the civil service or.

the democratic republic of congo talks to al-jazeera. president joseph kabila of the democratic republic of congo you were due to step down in twenty six the elections were due to be held then they been postponed ever since first please explain what's going on in two thousand and sixteen. election indeed it was supposed to take. the month of november or december. unfortunately due to. situations that there isn't. in twenty two thousand and twelve thirteen fourteen those elections did not take place. dialogue was organized and subsequently it was decided that elections take place this year after. the process and of course a government that was put in place with the sole mission or primary mission to organize these elections so actions taking place now there are a lot of people are very skeptical about that in the skeptical particularly about the recent delays in the recent exclusion of the catholic said they doubted the motives of the electoral commission majority of least according to opinion polls don't trust the electoral commission an

the democratic republic of congo without any discrimination. the congolese people have already been very patient, they have already accepted three postponements and even accepted a two—year wait and they are now saying enough. the electoral commission has just crossed a red line. let's get the latest now from those two areas which have seen the most unrest. in a moment, we'll hear from our reporter in goma — but first, here's louise dewast in kinshasa reporting on events in beni. there was a number of protests today. most of them are over by now as it is one hour ahead and so the day is nearly over. the protest were in beni, one of the main cities affected by a ebola outbreak. a transit centre was ransacked and that is did or where ebola cases wait for results. the health ministry said that 21 people fled from the transit centre and the angry mob was demonstrating that today, following a decision by the electoral commission to postpone the vote in the city and in three other locations across the country. the tension is high in the street. i

confusion and anger in the democratic republic of congo. the election‘s postponed again in some areas — the outgoing president tells the bbc the delay is due to ebola. on the day that people were supposed to vote we do not want this epidemic spreading like wildfire. a huge hunt is launched in austria after 5 monks are attacked during a robbery at a vienna church and as rescuers race to save 15 miners trapped in india — we report on the deadly conditions in the country's illegal mines. hello. the us senate and house of representatives have adjourned without taking steps to resolve a damaging shutdown of parts of the government — which is now into its sixth day. both chambers convened for only a few minutes. this was the scene in the senate. in my capacity as a senator from kansas if there is no further business before the senate i ask that it stand adjourned under the previous order. the senate stands adjourned until 10am on monday, december 31. at the heart of the disagreement is the $5 billion that president trump wants added to th

also coming up voting is underway in the democratic republic of congo with reports of long lines and delays as the country chooses a new president for the first time in nearly two decades. and we take a look back at a dreadful dear for germany's football team a shock early world cup exit the loop clinging to his job will twenty nineteen bring good news for the team. i'm calling last month thanks for joining us polls are now closed in bangladesh in the country's parliamentary election but authorities say they're investigating nationwide allegations of vote rigging and as a result several opposition candidates say they're pulling out of the vote it was also marred by deadly violence despite a heavy security presence we're expecting first projections soon but the outcome is largely seen as a foregone conclusion prime minister shake us ina is expected to be returned to power. it's an election that's been tainted by violence and vote rigging allegations turnout was low and security was high authorities limited internet access claiming rumors could spread unrest rights groups have spoken o

the democratic republic of congo without any discrimination. the congolese people have already been very patient, who have already accepted three postponements and even accepted a two—year week are now saying enough. the electoral commission has just crossed a red line. let's get the latest now from two of the areas which have seen the most unrest. in a moment, we'll hear from our reporter in goma — but first, here's louise dewast in kinshasa reporting on events in beni. there was a number of protests that today i think most of them are over by now as it is one hour ahead so the day is really over now. the protests were in the city of goma but in beni, one of the cities that was affected by earlier, a transit centre was ransacked and where cases wait for results, the health ministry says that 21 people fled from the transit centre. angry mob was demonstrating today there followed by the decision by the commission to postpone the vote this city and in three other locations across the country. in goma — the main city in eastern drc and also

and a reminder of the top story we're following for you noises in the democratic republic of congo in choosing a new president going native joseph comes in stepping down off to a tame news many polling stations remain open with long lines of bushes waiting to cost their ballots. their watching day w. news live from berlin and reminder you can find all the latest news and information around the clock on our website at www dot com i'm rebecca says thanks for watching . and gentlemen with t.w. any time any place. you have at the back of those. songs to sing along to them.

now the long term president of the democratic republic of congo joseph kabila says sunday's election will go ahead in this country that's despite a decision to suspend polling in some areas to launch the government says the move is due to security fia's but the opposition says it's been the thickly motivated today police dealt with protesters in the east of the country by firing live ammunition and tear gas to get an update from can in just a moment but first this report for you. makeshift barricades burned in protest a bad omen for sunday's already contentious presidential election in a country that hasn't held a peaceful one since independence from belgium in one nine hundred sixty now residents in and around benny a city in northeastern democratic republic of the congo may not pass their votes until march the country's electoral commission says that's due to the severe ebola outbreak and rebel fighting that's plagued the area more than one million of forty million registered voters could be affected by the delay protesters however see the decision as more to do with politics than

and pleas for peace on the eve of the democratic republic of congo's controversial and long delayed election. welcome to the program our top story security officials in yemen is saying hoofy rebels have handed over control of the vital port of a data to the government's navy and coast guard a ceremony was held to mark the transfer which is being carried out under the supervision of the united nations it's part of a peace deal reached in sweden earlier this month the saudi backed forces also agreed to open up humanitarian aid corridor all starting with the road from the data to the capital sana. forces also say they've started redeploying from her data as part of the un brokered peace agreement both sides analogy to pull their forces out of the city. on the surrounding province in the coming days. from the city manager of a different today the army transferred the control of the port to the interior ministry's coast guards they will now protect the port the forces will begin a redeployment according to three tints peace agreement the agreement that the redeployment needs to take place to prot

confusion and anger in the democratic republic of congo. the election‘s postponed again in some areas. the outgoing president tells the bbc the delay is due to ebola. on the day that people were supposed to vote we do not want this epidemic spreading like wildfire. a huge hunt is launched in austria after 5 monks are attacked during a robbery at a vienna church and as rescuers race to save 15 miners trapped in india — we report on the deadly conditions in the country's illegal mines. hello. the us senate and house of representatives have adjourned without taking steps to resolve a damaging shutdown of parts of the government — which is now into its sixth day. both chambers convened for only a few minutes. this was the scene in the senate. in my capacity as a senator from kansas if there is no further business before the senate i ask that it stand adjourned under the previous order. the senate stands adjourned until 10am on monday, december 31. at the heart of the disagreement is the five bllion dollars that president trump wants added

historic indeed the democratic republic of congo has never experienced a peaceful transition of power since gaining independence from belgium in one nine hundred sixty many are hoping that today will be the day including presidential contender martin for you little. clear it's done it's the end for joseph kabila. but there are problems with the vote a lot of them. there are reports that many polling stations never even opened causing frustration among voters and the opposition is concerned that voting machines have been manipulated to help could be less preferred successor when i was at it the two cities have been barred from voting actual residence in the opposition strongholds of dany and put tempo will have to wait till march to cost their vote long after congress new leader will be sworn in officials cited and ebola outbreak as the reason. any frustrated president stage their own mock ballot and protest but it will likely only be the next election that their voice is really heard it was so evident was us. sports now in twenty eighteen has been a year that many german football fans

the democratic republic of congo without any discrimination. the congolese people have already been very patient, they have already accepted three postponements and even accepted a two—year wait and they are now saying enough. the electoral commission has just crossed a red line. let's get the latest now from those two areas which have seen the most unrest. in a moment, we'll hear from our reporter in goma, but first, here's louise dewast in kinshasa reporting on events in beni. there was a number of protests today. most of them are over by now as it is one hour ahead and so the day is nearly over. the protest were in beni, one of the main cities affected by a ebola outbreak. a transit centre was ransacked and thatis transit centre was ransacked and that is did or where ebola cases wait for results. the health ministry said that 21 people fled from the transit centre and the angry mob was demonstrating that today, following a decision by the electoral commission to postpone the vote in the city and in three other locations across the country.

the democratic republic of congo's the election is already two years a vigil. and the electoral commission has announced the second postponement in a week in three areas this election will do that the elections the beni pretend to be initially planned for december thirtieth a new program from march twenty ninth and will be subject to a specific calender. the electoral commission said the three areas would have delayed parliamentary polls and provincial elections in march that means that we can think excluded from the presidential poll that's meant to happen on sunday the electoral commission said the reason was conflicts and then a polar outbreak all three areas a key opposition strongholds. and this is one of the reasons why hundreds of civilians have been killed in a series of massacres around the town of benny in the last four years it's not clear who is behind them the government blames a rebel group called the a.t.f. . or outbreak started in august and spread to the area around benny more than three hundred people have died. campaign rallies were allowed t

web al-jazeera kinshasa a democratic republic of congo. all right still ahead here on al-jazeera uncovering isos grim legacy another mass grave is found in northern iraq. the u.s. state of california takes the lead with tough anti gun laws and you get tougher and then you get. however we're seeing some really heavy rain stormy weather across southern parts of the u.s. more of that where where that came from asked a lot of clout being pumped up from the gulf of mexico lighting over towards the eastern seaboard mother little area a cloud that's just spilling its way out of the rockies nat'l sink further southwards and east was fair bit of snow there into colorado into new mexico into i was i'd rather for colder states have the desert southwest fair bit of snow to up towards miss year ie illinois indiana and some really heavy rain arkansas for example pushing down towards that eastern side of texas louisiana big downpours coming in here we are allowed to see some flood in new york not so bad so you make our way into where new year's eve we se

web al-jazeera kinshasa the democratic republic of congo. joins us now live from the capital kinshasa so katherine bring us up to speed on what's been happening there are people still waiting to vote. yes they are housed but let me just fast give you some information that we're getting from an area called zero south cuba and democratic republic of congo right at the border with uganda so some people have been killed in a polling station so this is what happened there was an election commission official who was helping people use this electronic voting machines some suspected that he was made misleading the elderly and other voters who could not use the machine process the wrap said of.

and people in the democratic republic of congo await the outcome of sunday's netball presidential election as the ballots are counted tensions remain high following allegations of widespread voting irregularities. i'm christine one go welcome to the program. people in new zealand are ringing in the new year these are live pictures from oakland the first major city in the world to welcome twenty nine thousand. i. thought. i'd next to welcome the new year is new zealand's neighbor all straight we'll be bringing you pictures from sydney and new year's updates from around the globe as people say goodbye sweet eighteen and hello twenty ninety. abunimah dishes prime minister shake has seen a has secured a third term in office ofter a landslide victory in the country's divisive national elections the electoral commission says the scene this coalition won two hundred eighty eight out of three hundred seats in parliament but opposition members have rejected the results as richt amid widespread allegations of voting irregularities. to some she's a humanitarian to others she's an autocrat shaikh hasi

voters in the democratic republic of congo are casting ballots for a new president for the first time in nearly two decades the winner will take over from strongman joseph kabila who's been in power for eighteen years there's been long long lines in reports of glitches of polling stations but for the most part voters are simply happy to finally have their say. they waited for two years to cast their vote what difference will a few more hours in the pouring rain make. after eighteen years of the same man in charge voters in kinshasa waited eagerly for their chance to select a new president they have a choice between three main candidates two from the opposition and a former interior minister favored by outgoing president joseph kabila. but if you give me a city going to i feel liberated and happy we completed my civic duty to deal with and have just voted in a historic election for nor would be to refuse to it's. historic indeed the democratic republic of congo has never experienced a peaceful transition of power since gaining independence from belgium in one nine hundred sixty many ar

violence in the democratic republic of congo. with more than 200 people arriving in the past two months, the uk government defends it's handling of the increase in migrants crossing the channel. after the christmas chaos at gatwick, sussex police say some of the drones seen over the british airport may have belonged to their own force. the actress damejune whitfield, best known for her roles in the british sitcoms terry and june and absolutely fabulous, has died at the age of 93. yemen's houthi rebels say they have begun to withdraw from the key stretegic port of hodeidah as part of a ceasefire to allow in urgently needed food aid. the houthis control most districts of hodeidah, including the port, through which most food and humanitarian aid enters yemen. a un team arrived in the city last week to oversee the ceasefire. here's our arab affairs editor sebastian usher with more. it isa it is a small sign of hope in yemen. the apparent implementation of the first stage of a hard—won deal on hodeida, agreed to let un sponsored tal

republic of congo. alex vines as head of the africa program at chatham house says it will be difficult for the opposition to react to the delay because it's so divided while the timing is terrible i mean we're just going to few days before the elections this election has been constant perspire and as many of you viewers know since twenty sixteen and the two locations in the east of the country. the of course you say are because of ebola and then you may be in the west because of violence but the problem is going to be that these are now perspired to march they are opposition strongholds and we don't know how they're going to tally these votes with the final result especially since up the moment the plan is to announce a president a new president in the democratic republic of congo on the eighteenth of january two thousand and ninety one of the opposition leaders is saying he'll probably still go ahead.

web al-jazeera concern in the democratic republic of congo. hundreds of people have protested in lebanon's capital and anger at the political stalemate and western economy there was some violence in beirut as riot police tried to stop the protesters from reaching government buildings the demonstrators are calling for lower food prices and tax cuts as well as free medical care they also want a new unity government to be formed seven months on from the general election apostle u.s. government shutdown is likely to stretch into the new year after democrats refused to back funding of over five billion dollars the president trumps border war with mexico the political stalemates means numerous government departments no longer have any funding around eight hundred thousand federal workers have been left unpaid over the christmas holiday senate approval is needed for any deal to break the deadlock that's been adjourned. mexico's new president is facing a backlash for delivering on a campaign promise some workers have launched a legal challenge after.

historic indeed the democratic republic of congo has never experienced a peaceful transition of power since gaining independence from belgium in one nine hundred sixty many a hoping that today will be the day including presidential contender martine fi you live. there it's done it's the end for joseph kabila. but there are problems with the vote a lot of them. there are reports that many polling stations never even opened prompting frustration among voters. and the opposition is concerned that voting machines have been manipulated to help could be used as preferred successor when. two cities have been barred from voting a tool. residents in the opposition strongholds of beni and pretend though will not be able to cast their vote for d.r. congo's new leader this time around official cited in a polarized break as the reason. in beni frustrated voters staged their own mock ballot in protest but it will likely only be the next election that their voice is really heard. so. please when you bashing is in kinshasa and is following the elections for us when the some parts of the country weren

the democratic republic of congo elect a successor for joseph kabila on sunday, as the government bans campaigning in the capital. courtoming up, a japanese rejects a request by prosecutors to extend a detention, paving the way for his possible release. more on that in business news. ♪ thank you for watching live from paris. it has been dubbed the big amble. donald trump ordered withdrawal of over 2000 u.s. troops in syria, while declaring victory over the islamic state group. critics have cited several concerns, including a revival of the militants. on syrianree turn policy as trump announced plans to withdraraw troops from the coununtry. have been president for almost two years and we have stepped it up. against isis. we have beaten them and beaten them badly. we have taken back the land. it is time for our troops to come home. >> the decision will affect about 2000 troops mostly supporting the syrian democratic forces, an alliance of kurdish and allied fighters. his tweet contradicts the military department, which wants to ensure the islamic state group does not rebuild. as recent

and the polls are closing in the democratic republic of congo for a presidential election that could result in a historic transfer of power after nearly two decades of strongman rule. monday. night. plus wrapping for democracy in thailand we look back at one of our favorite the words of the past year. i'm calling to ask then thanks for joining us we start in bangladesh where prime minister sheikh is racing towards a landslide win in the country's parliamentary election but the opposition is calling foul dozens of opposition candidates hold out of the races amid allegations of vote tampering and intimidation and the leader of the opposition alliance has rejected the results violence has also marred the voting. it's an election that has been tainted by violence and vote rigging allegations ahead of the. authorities limited internet access claiming online rumors could spread on rest. they also restricted the use of motor vehicles as a security precaution. about one hundred four million people were eligible to cast a ballot but the process didn't go smoothly for everyone. but i wasn't al

in the democratic republic of congo awaits the outcome of sunday's not presidential election of votes of being counted in tensions a high following allegations of widespread voting to make and. i forgot a welcome to the program. australia is ringing in the new year these live pictures from sydney's a famous a fireworks display at the opera house and they harbor and estimated one of the half million spectators are currently down on the waterfront. japan will welcome the arrival of twenty nineteen in two hours away we'll bring you those pictures up by tokyo and new year's updates from around the globe as the world says goodbye to twenty eight and hello. bangladesh's prime minister has been declared the winner of sunday's national elections the electoral commission says the shaikh has seen its alliance won two hundred eighty eight out of three hundred parliamentary seats but a victory has been overshadowed by allegations of vote rigging the opposition members demanding fresh elections. to some she's a humanitarian to others she's an autocrat shaikh has seen a daughter of the founder of b

malcolm webb al-jazeera kinshasa in the democratic republic of congo. so i had hair and al-jazeera security stepped up ahead of bangladesh's general election campaign mobbed by violence. and israel's prime minister travels to south america to find a new ally. i once again while our tropical depression has made an impact zone in the philippines huge massive cloud now pushing across those central areas likely known as a man this but title that for a rightful title twenty four hours six hundred and twenty millimeters of freight coming down here this is what it looks like when you see that kind of amount of rainfall that has been widespread flooding into central air was a system is now making its way further west was but still quite a legacy of showers coming through that sunday's pichot go on into monday less wait yes but the shadow is still never too far away so painful weather where that came from eventually it will dive its way down towards the gap between borneo and the southern parts of the some more heavy showers that system may well intensify in the

we're getting breaking news out of the democratic republic of congo there have been protests in the towns of goma and but. these other three opposition strongholds where the government has delayed presidential voting to another three months we'll get more details in a little bit later. on as a turn to our top story on donald trump's unannounced visit to iraq in one can join us live now from the iraqi capital in front so a very short visit by the u.s. president but he's left many iraqi officials unsure about exactly what is u.s. policy in the region. well he was only on the ground for about three hours at the al assad air base many concerning a simple photo opportunity he was criticized very heavily for being the first president in recent history to not visit a active combat zone and so he was very criticized for that so that's likely to be the impetus behind the visit now there was supposed to be a phone call or a meeting held between prime minister. and president donald trump they couldn't agree what they calling the parameters of that meeting so it didn't take place and we've been told

the democratic republic of congo talks to al-jazeera. president joseph kabila of the democratic republic of congress and you are due to step down in twenty six the elections were due to be held that they've been postponed ever since first please explain what's going on in two thousand and sixteen elections indeed it was supposed to take place the month of november or december. unfortunately due to. situations that there isn't. in twenty two thousand and twelve thirteen fourteen those elections did not take place. dialogue was organized and subsequently it was decided that elections take place this year after a concerted. process and of course a government that was put in place with the sole mission or primary mission to organize these elections so actions taking place now that a lot of people are very skeptical about that in the skeptical particularly about the recent delays in the recent exclusion the catholic said that they doubted the motives of the electoral commission majority of according to opinion polls don't trust the electoral

also coming out tensions rise in the democratic republic of congo ahead of sunday's delayed presidential elections opposition candidates called for a general strike after authorities pushed back voting even further in one of their key strongholds. plus a look back at one of our hardest hitting stories of twenty eighteen we meet the egyptian woman confounding stereotypes and fighting for respect in the boxing ring . hello i'm terry martin good to have you with us thailand is preparing to see in the new year with a groundbreaking change to its laws on same sex relationships under legislation set to be approved early in two thousand and nineteen it could become the first asian country to legalize same sex unions that would be a big step forward for. the country's gay community but some say the law does not go far enough in meeting their demand for equality with heterosexual couples. these two want to be in perfect union and not only in a workout routine would emerge into chinda. more than just training bodies the pair fell in love twelve years ago and have been together ever since. three ti

the main opposition candidates here in the presidential election the democratic republic of congo and here in doha thank you very much i mean many woman has just and are they are to visit her dying son after a year long legal battle prevented from seeing him because of a travel ban on people from yemen and four other mainly muslim countries as well as north korea and then israel and they are all boys an american citizen with a rare brain disorder they were granted her of these are after a civil rights group took the case to court. the reality is that the waiver process . no transparency no meaning process and no oversight. that they also approved her shows that there was no issue with her case to begin with and that she should have been approved months ago. so let's be clear . if she wants her these that this week was not an act of kindness on their part. the embassy in department of state had a legal obligation to adjudicate shamus one hundred clients within a reasonable amount of time and they failed on the application. john hendren was out the airport and has more from san francisc

our p stories -- protesters battle police in the east of the democratic republic of congo as the election is postponed again in par country. the drc's outgoing president joseph kabila tells the bbc is because of an ebola outbrey . >> on the ople were supposed to vote, you have this epidemic spreading like wildfire. lucy: the u.s. congress meets and adjourns within minutes with nothing on the government d.utdown that has left hundreds of employees unp s relaxed attitudes towar in france encourage predatory behavior? we have a special report on how attitudes may be changing. lucy: hello, welcome to "bbc world news." there have been protests ithede mocratic republic of congo with yet another delay in presidential elections in some parts of the country. the polls were meant to take plthe on sunday. ities in the capital, kinshasa, are blaming security concerns and an outbreak of ebola in the east of the ituntry. the government says listening to the device of the electoral commission. the clashes took place in the goma,n cities of beni and seen to be strongly supportive of the opposition. this

place of clashed with demonstrators in the democratic republic of congo the clashes occurred in the east of the country where authorities have suspended voting in sunday's elections citing security concerns and in a vote. police fired live ammunition and tear gas at the demonstrators who say the decision to delay voting was politically motivated the regions excluded from sunday's vote are considered hotbeds of opposition to longtime president joseph kabila. makeshift barricades burned in protest a bad omen for sunday's already contentious presidential election in a country that hasn't held a peaceful one since independence from belgium in one nine hundred sixty now residents in and around benny a city in northeastern democratic republic of the congo may not pass their votes until march the country's electoral commission says that's due to the severe ebola outbreak and rebel fighting that's plagued the area more than one million of forty million registered voters could be affected by the delay protesters however see the decision has more to do with politics than safety bottled up with jus

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and the polls are still open in the democratic republic of congo for a presidential election that could result in a historic transfer of power after nearly two decades of the strong man who. must meet take a look back at the dreadful year for germany's football team a shock early world cup exit but koshi will conclude clinging to his job for the twenty nineteen brings some good news for the team. i'm calling aspen thanks for joining us we start in bangladesh where early returns in the country's parliamentary election show prime minister sheikh hasina racing towards a landslide win but the opposition is calling foul dozens of candidates have pulled out of their racism allegations of vote tampering and intimidation and the leader of the opposition alliance has rejected the results islands has also marred the voting. it's an election that has been tainted by violence and vote rigging allegations. the head of the paul authorities limited internet access claiming online rumors could spread on rest. they also restricted the use of motor vehicles as a security precaution. about one hundred fou

and tensions rise in the democratic republic of congo ahead of sunday's delayed presidential election opposition candidate school for a general strike called off forty suspended voting in some of their key strongholds . i'm at home free thanks for joining me the syrian army says it has entered the kurdish held town of man turkey house threatened and offensive now the flashpoint town in northern syria has been on the kurdish control since they captured it from the so-called islamic state in twenty. sixteen when turkish backed syrian rebel forces started gathering new man bed earlier this week the kurdish y p g militia there damascus to intervene turkey views the wife e.g. as terrorists him has threatened to attack the town. when earlier we spoke to our correspondent in beirut about the presence of the syrian army in man bitch but it's very clear the syrian soldiers are on the ground right now they're poised at a city and flag it is not yet nor how many of them are there yet but it's also to a certain extent it's relevant because on this side of the border which is in syria the two majo

republic of congo. doctors joined protests against the dons president has denounced the movement against him as treasonous own so this solid. rush accuses israel of putting passenger flights at risk with misidentified into syria and the deaths of two guatemalan children in u.s. immigration custody put more pressure on donald trump's odd line on the seats installed liverpool beat new calls for noll to go six points clear at the top of the english premier league. wins these foods total games as much as two markets you manager. thank you for joining us non delayed elections in the democratic republic of congo have been dealt a new blow with people in three opposition strongholds told they won't be voting on sunday the government says polling in beni and you'll be will be delayed until march due to an ebola outbreak and security concerns over violence since the final results of the elections will be declared in mid january it's effectively means a vote in these regions will be no and voids are a postponed t

malcolm webb al-jazeera kinshasa in the democratic republic of congo alex vines head of the africa program at chatham house says it will be difficult for the opposition to react to the delay because it's so divided and while the timing is terrible i mean we're just going to few days before the elections this election has been constant perspire and as many of you viewers know since twenty sixteen and the two locations in the east of the country bear me a brew tembo the authorities say have because of ebola and then you may be in the west because of violence but the problem is going to be that these are not for sperm to march they are opposition strongholds and we don't know how they're going to tally these votes with the final result especially sense of the moment the plan is to announce a president a new president in the democratic republic of congo on the eighteenth of january two thousand and ninety one of the opposition leaders is saying he'll probably still go ahead and contest the elections several of us are saying that they're thinking about what to do and a number of others are sayi

kinshasa the capital of the democratic republic of congo and rossi was shot he died in hospital after all that. but marie says his ideas live on. we will not shut up because it's our country they have guns and they can kill but he said they can kill all eighty million of us they can even kill me but can they kill all congolese. reraise neighborhood clean most people of four and it's a similar story throughout most of hungary meanwhile on the home full of people make billions of dollars every year from the country's vast mineral wealth as people say they want change rights groups say people are really free to demand it but the bar. cap jamba spent nearly forty years trying to challenge that he's a human rights lawyer. i assure you it can not be a free election because the regime is already used to courts to block some of its opponents and the electoral commission is clearly trying to give advantage to the ruling party. has been violent on the campaign trail with his camera phone video his pleas pranking up a rally of opposition candidate martin for you live activists eighteen people we

republic of congo. the africa program at chatham house says it will be difficult for the opposition to react to the delay because it's so divided. well the timing is terrible i mean we're just got a few days before the elections this election has been constant perspire and as many of you viewers know since twenty sixteen and the two locations in the east of the country me and bhutan both the authorities say have because of ebola and then you may be in the west because of violence but the problem is going to be that these are now for spawn to march their opposition strongholds and we don't know how they're going to tally these votes with the final result especially since at the moment the plan is to announce a president a new president in the democratic republic of congo on the eighteenth of january two thousand and ninety one of the opposition leaders is saying he'll probably still go ahead and contest the elections several of us are saying they that they're thinking about what to do and a number of oth

tensions in the democratic republic of congo after the government postponed the presidential election by one week after a fire destroyed voting materials. the opposition coined the move unacceptptable. drones buzz the tarmac of gatwick airport and bring flights to a standstill and stranding passengers in the lead up to christmas. jim mattis resigned, saying his views were no longer in line with president trump's. have a right to a secrcretary of denense whose vis are better aligned with yours, adding allies needed to be treated with more respect. there are reports trump has decided to pull out a significant number of american troops from afghanistan. >> after trump's decision to withdraw support from syria, another partner. jim mattis submitted his resignation, citing policy disagreements. in an orderdvance that is conducive to our values and we are strengthened in this effort by the solidarity of our alliances. you have a right to have a secretary of defense whose views are more in line with you. >> he previously warned an early withdrawal would be a strategic blunder. praised theve

want to zero kinshasa or the democratic republic of congo. so he joins us now live from the capital kinshasa so katherine bring us up to speed on what's been happening there are people still waiting to vote. yes they are housed but let me just give you some information that we're getting from an area called zero south cuba and democratic republic of congo right at the border with uganda so some people have been killed in a polling station so this is what happened there was a lection commission official who was helping people use this electronic voting machine some suspected that he was leading the elderly and other voters who could not use the machine process the wrap said police outside of fired live or let one. of both was in the queue the process hand on the police and they to mop till he died as well now coming back to can shock. in one of the. opposition areas it's been very tense all day with a lot of problems including some polling stations where there were no voices raised voices registers in this in this polling station the gate is s

is preparing to leave the region also coming up tensions rise in the democratic republic of congo ahead of sunday's delayed presidential election opposition candidate school for a general strike off storage was suspended voted to end some of the a key strongholds. and the indonesians struggle to get back to daily life evolved in last weekend's devastating tsunami we meet the fisherman abuse program has gone and so does the tourist who used to find his carriage. and. i'm going to home free glad you could join me another twist in the syrian civil war as government forces office a port to the codes at their request now the deployment of the syrian army to the town of mt man the beach comes ahead of a threatened turkish assault there and while russia welcomes the move and turkey decries it ankara is sending its defense of foreign ministers to moscow for talks on the shifting situation following the announced u.s. withdrawal of its troops from the region. u.s. forces still patrol the flashpoint town of men beach but after last week's white house announcement it's not clear for how long. what

kinshasa the capital of the democratic republic of congo. and rossi was shot. he died in hospital after all that talk about the apartment but marie says his idea is live on. we will not shut up because it's our country they have guns and they can kill but drusie said they can kill all eighty million of us they can even kill me but can they kill all congolese. reraise neighborhood is it clean most people are for and it's a similar story throughout most of hungary meanwhile i mean how people make millions of dollars every year from the country's vast mineral wealth people say they want change the rights groups say people really free to demand it but the bar . cap jamba spent nearly forty years trying to challenge that he's a human rights lawyer. i assure you it cannot be a free election because the regime is already used to courts to block some of its opponents and the electoral commission is clearly trying to give advantage to the ruling party. has been violent on the campaign trail with his camera phone video his pleas pricking up a rally of

republic of congo. alex hynes is head of africa program at chatham house hearing on it and he joins us in the studio thanks for coming as well would you make a decision to postpone the elections in these in these particular areas. well the timing is terrible i mean we're just going to few days before the elections this election has been constant perspire and as many of you viewers know since twenty sixteen and the two locations in the east of the country. the authorities say a because of ebola and then you may be in the west because of violence when the but the problem is going to be that these an awful spawn to march their opposition strongholds and we don't know how they're going to tally these votes with the final result especially since at the moment the plan is to announce a president a new president in the democratic republic of congo on the eighteenth of january two thousand and nineteen so what do you think that the opposition is going to do about this summit is that do they have a unified respo