yes or all outside of eritrea. daniel just give us an idea of what sort of reach the state has on critics outside of the country and what you know what sort of harassment people perhaps even like yourself may face for speaking out against the eritrean regime. historically the government comes from you know the legacy of. a liberation movement there are 3 people of liberation front which was how had widespread support throughout the eritrean the aspirant communities and as we all know eritrea as a country also has a long history of force and migration at least dating back to the $960.00 s. because of the prolong of conflict armed conflict was against ethiopia basically the the war of liberation and and also after the independence of the country in particular since 1998. the problem of course of migration has continued persistently and all because of all these factors there is a very large contingent of jasper our communities throughout the world and their interim government has effectively controlled the activities

yes or all outside of eritrea. daniel just give us an idea of what sort of reach the state has on critics outside of the country and what you know what sort of harassment people perhaps even like yourself may face for speaking out against the eritrean regime. historically the government comes from you know the legacy of. a liberation movement there are 3 people of liberation front which was how had widespread support throughout the day as per our communities and as we all know eritrea as a country also has a long history of force and migration at least dating back to the $960.00 s. because of the prolong of conflict armed conflict was against ethiopia basically the the war of liberation and and also after the independence of the country in particular since 1998. the problem of course of migration has continued persistently and all because of all these factors there is a very large contingent of gas but our communities throughout the world and there in government has effectively controlled the activities the way of

yes or all outside of eritrea. daniel just give us an idea of what sort of reach the state has on critics outside of the country and what you know what sort of harassment people perhaps even like yourself may face for speaking out against the eritrean regime. historically the government comes from you know the legacy of. a liberation movement there are 3 people of liberation front which was how had widespread support throughout the eritrean the aspirant communities and as we all know eritrea as a country also has a long history of force and migration at least dating back to the $960.00 s. because of the prolong of conflict armed conflict was against ethiopia basically the the war of liberation and and also after the independence of the country in particular since 1998. the problem of course of the migration has continued persistently and all because of all these factors there is a very large contingent of gas but our communities throughout the world and their interim government has effectively controlled the activi

yes or all outside of eritrea. daniel just give us an idea of what sort of reach the state has on critics outside of the country and what you know what sort of harassment people perhaps even like yourself may face for speaking out against the eritrean regime. historically the government comes from you know the legacy of. a liberation movement there are 3 people of liberation front which was how had widespread support throughout the eritrean the aspirant communities and as we all know eritrea as a country also has a long history of force and migration at least dating back to the $960.00 s. because of the prolong of conflict armed conflict was against ethiopia basically the the war of liberation and and also after the independence of the country in particular since 1998. the problem of course of migration has continued persistently and all because of all these factors there is a very large contingent of gas but our communities throughout the world and their interim government has effectively controlled the activities

welcome to the program obstat grant the relationship between ethiopia and eritrea could be summed up in 2 woods war and peace for 2 year war over a disputed border region 20 years ago at least 100000 people were killed a tense military standoff followed but last year things changed his new prime minister met agreed to accept an international ruling that sided with they were trapped on the border dispute then he launched a peace initiative with the eritrean leader. that resulted in diplomatic relations being restored on tuesday the ahmed received the nobel peace prize for his efforts but some of questioned that decision not least because the owner was not extended to president. working we'll bring in our guests in just a moment 1st though he is out diplomatic editor joins by. this was recognition of a man who's only been in office for 20 months prime minister ahmed praised for changing the few in that time releasing fantasies of political prisoners and putting the country on a more open policy but the committee that gives the award was determined to make one thing clear to the new lea

welcome to the program obstat grat the relationship between ethiopia and eritrea could be summed up in 2 words war and peace by 42 year war over disputed border region 20 years ago at least 100000 people were killed a tense military standoff followed but last year things changed they theo p. has new prime minister i'll be off that agreed to accept an international ruling that sided with they were trying on the border dispute then he launched a peace initiative with the eritrean leader of work that resulted in diplomatic relations being restored on tuesday i'll be off made receive the nobel peace prize for his efforts but some of questioned that decision not least because the owner was not extended to president of working we'll bring in our guests in just a moment 1st though he is our diplomatic editor joins by us. this was recognition of the mind he's only been in office for 20 months prime minister abu ahmed ali praised for changing ethiopia in that time releasing fantasies of political prisoners and putting the country on a more open power but the committee that gives the award was d

welcome to the program obstat grant the relationship between ethiopia and eritrea could be summed up in 2 woods war and peace for 2 year war over a disputed border region 20 years ago at least 100000 people were killed a tense military standoff followed but last year things changed his new prime minister met agreed to accept an international ruling that sided with they were trapped on the border dispute then he launched a peace initiative with the eritrean leader. that resulted in diplomatic relations being restored on tuesday i'll be ahmed received the nobel peace prize for his efforts but some of questioned that decision not least because the owner was not extended to president. working we'll bring in our guests in just a moment 1st though he is out diplomatic editor joins by. this was recognition of a man who's only been in office for 20 months prime minister ahmed ali praised for changing ethiopia in that time releasing fantasies of political prisoners and putting the country on a more open policy but the committee that gives the award was determined to make one thing clear to th

between ethiopia and eritrea achieved. well what it's led to is essentially what you heard in the speech which is the restarting of diplomatic relations the reopening of telecommunications lines and and some transport and you heard those plans for joint infrastructure there. unfortunately we've seen some regression since that progress in terms of the closure of some of the main road crossings by the eritrean government and that's due to some of the well we think that's primarily due to some of the lingering tensions between northern most province temporary which has a long long border with eritrea and the government in asmara and that really speaks to the fact that while there has been a warming of relations between the 2 governments between the 2 leaders there are still some serious political hostilities between the eritrean government and aspects of the ethiopian political scene key regional ethiopia's federation and until those issues are resolved then it might be difficult to move towards a full normalization of relati

they used to be one nation before eritrea's independence in 1903. between 10082000 they fought over the shared border. it's estimated 80000 people were killed the war was followed by a standoff that lasted 2 decades. suddenly those barriers were broken with abby calling for unity. dear people of ethiopia and eritrea. i would like to bow down and humbly thank you . because you chose compassion cruelty. peace not conflict love. forgiveness after fighting embracing and not pushing each other all. the division had gone beyond geopolitics families had been separated against their will and only reunited after the peace agreement was signed. extended the message of reconciliation to sudan do not pass trouble between the military and the opposition there. at home he attempted to overturn the. promoting free speech pardoning thousands of political prisoners and decriminalizing dissident organizations his nobel peace prize award has not surprised many. one of the important things he did is to reconcile us with our brothers the people of every tree that even i

and eritrea are like a strange siblings they used to be one nation before eritrea's independence in 1903 . between 982000 they fought over the shared border. it's estimated 80000 people were killed the war was followed by a standoff that lasted 2 decades. suddenly those barriers were broken with abby calling for unity. your. dear people of ethiopia and eritrea. and i would like to bow down and humbly thank you. because you chose compassion cruelty. peace not conflict love. forgiveness after fighting embracing and not pushing each other all. the way around with. the division had gone beyond geopolitics families had been separated against their will and only reunited after the peace agreement was signed. abby ahmed extended the message of reconciliation to sudan during a power struggle between the military and the opposition there. at home he attempted to overturn the. promoting free speech pardoning thousands of political prisoners and decriminalizing dissident organizations his nobel peace prize award has not surprised many. one of the important things he did is to reconcile us with our

to be one nation before eritrea's independence in 1903. between 10082000 before it over their shared border. it's estimated 80000 people were killed the war was followed by a standoff that lasted 2 decades. suddenly those barriers were broken with abby calling for unity. your. dear people of ethiopia and eritrea. i would like to bow down and humbly thank you . because you chose compassion not cruelty. peace not conflict love. forgiveness after fighting embracing and not pushing each other away. the division had gone beyond geopolitics families had been separated against their will and only reunited after the peace agreement was signed. abby ahmed extended the message of reconciliation to sudan during a past drug between the military and the opposition there. at home he attempted to overturn the old order promoting free speech pardoning thousands of political prisoners and decriminalizing dissident organizations his nobel peace prize award has not surprised many. one of the important things he did is to reconcile us with the people of eritr

siblings they used to be one nation before eritrea's independence in 1903. between 10082000 before it over their shared border. it's estimated 80000 people were killed the war was followed by a standoff that lasted 2 decades. suddenly those barriers were broken with abby calling for unity. 08 your. dear people of ethiopia and eritrea. i would like to bow down and humbly thank you . because you chose compassion not cruelty. peace not conflict love. forgiveness after fighting embracing and not pushing each other all. the way along with. the division had gone beyond geopolitics families had been separated against their will and only reunited after the peace agreement was signed. abby ahmed extended the message of reconciliation to sudan during a power struggle between the military and the opposition there. at home he attempted to overturn the. promoting free speech pardoning thousands of political prisoners and decriminalizing dissident organizations his nobel peace prize award has not surprised many. one of the important things he did is to reconcile us with t

eritrea's location. the red sea and swiss canal has made it a coveted ally for countries like the u.a.e. and russia countries that are seeking influence in the horn of africa for trade and political ambitions the u.a.e. has built a military base with secret prisons in the port of a sub off editor southern coast as the world celebrates a peace deal between the african neighbors millions of eritreans are still waiting to see if life will change for the better priyanka gupta al-jazeera. well let's not speak to know who is a senior lecturer in law at kiel university his life on the new south and you so much for being with us there are those who say that this award was too premature that it came too early in i.b.m. its premiership what are your thoughts. i do i don't believe it's too early or too premature and i think one of the reasons why it was important to recognize that we are met is the fact that he came to the political scene out of nowhere to be a sickly very quickly tried to change the tube in politi

to be one nation before eritrea's independence in 1903. between 982000 they fought over their shared border. it's estimated 80000 people were killed the war was followed by a standoff that lasted 2 decades. suddenly those barriers were broken with abby calling for unity. your. dear people of ethiopia and eritrea. because i would like to bow down and humbly thank you. because you chose compassion not cruelty. peace not conflict love. forgiveness after fighting embracing and not pushing each other away but. there were a lot of. the division had gone beyond geopolitics families had been separated against their will and only reunite had after the peace agreement was signed. extended the message of reconciliation to sudan during a power struggle between the military and the opposition there. at home he attempted to overturn the old order promoting free speech pardoning thousands of political prisoners and decriminalizing dissident organizations his nobel peace prize award has not surprised many. i'm going to guess that i'm looking one of the im

to be one nation before eritrea's independence in 1903. between 982000 they fought over the shared border. it's estimated 80000 people were killed the war was followed by a standoff that lasted 2 decades. suddenly those barriers were broken with abby calling for unity. your. dear people of ethiopia and eritrea. and i would like to bow down and humbly thank you. because you chose compassion not cruelty. peace not conflict love. forgiveness after fighting embracing and not pushing each other all. the way around. the division had gone beyond geopolitics families had been separated against their will and only reunited after the peace agreement was signed. abby ahmed extended the message of reconciliation to sudan during a power struggle between the military and the opposition there. at home he attempted to overturn the old order promoting free speech pardoning thousands of political prisoners and decriminalizing dissident organizations his nobel peace prize award has not surprised many. one of the important things he did is to reconcile us wit

they used to be one nation before eritrea's independence in 1903. between 982000 they fought over their shared border. it's estimated 80000 people were killed the war was followed by a standoff that lasted 2 decades. suddenly those barriers were broken with abby calling for unity. your. dear people of ethiopia and eritrea. and i would like to bow down and humbly thank you. because you chose compassion not cruelty. peace not conflict love. forgiveness after fighting embracing and not pushing each other all. the way around. the division had gone beyond geopolitics families have been separated against their will and only reunited after the peace agreement was signed. abby ahmed extended the message of reconciliation to sudan during a pass trouble between the military and the opposition there. at home he attempted to overturn the old order promoting free speech pardoning thousands of political prisoners and decriminalizing dissident organizations his nobel peace prize award has not surprised many. one of the important things he did is to reconcile us wi

in terms of the rapprochement is with eritrea, there has been some positive steps. but, again, now we are seeing a slight slide back in terms of relations between the two countries because the border, for example, was closed again. that may not necessarily be a risk from my understanding. it is to do with eritrea's own internal concerns and suspicion because the government is extremely repressive. but i think at least now there is an opportunity for the two countries to work on some of the outstanding issues to move the countries forward. with this nomination from you and others i think you are saying you very much wa nt to i think you are saying you very much want to say that looking at who should win the nobel peace prize, it isn't a bad summer necessarily who has built up a body of work over many years but about someone who promises change. absolutely. the criteria is very clear. the nobel peace prize is awarded to individuals, so an individual or a group who have done the most in the cause of peace in the preceding year. the work he has done in ethiopia and the

but as has been the case in the past and the award was not shared by eritrea as lida gupta explains. it was a moment fewer trains and it healed paeans had expected to see in their lifetime soldiers once enemies entered their shared border open for the 1st time in 20 years last year's formal peace deal initiated by thier peers new leader abi hammered ended the decades long military standoff it also ended eritrea's years of diplomatic isolation the un voted to live sanctions and there was hope that one of the world's most secretive countries would open up but soon after editorial shut its border precedence is i guess a forty's one party state continues to govern was. political opposition and independent media are not allowed the whole process. and out in the way the word is trying to tell a. white washes or. tries to rehabilitate the image. where is that when it will. buy just like this is in africa is jade thousands of political activists journalists and rights campaigners some of them have been in prison for nearly 20 years their whereabouts are unknown we haven't seen any signs what

european promise to receive the nobel peace prize for ending 2 decades of hostility with neighboring eritrea and myanmar's need to anton through changes at the international court of justice to defend her country's treatment of writing a muslim. us democrats have officially revealed to articles of impeachment against president donald trump in their bid to remove him from office the articles outlined charges including abuse of power and obstruction of the congressional inquiry where trump and his white house team accused of withholding aid to ukraine to pressure it and to investigating joe biden a potential democratic challenger in the 2020 presidential race in service to our duty to the constitution and to our country. the house committee on the judiciary is introducing 2 articles of impeachment charging the president of the united states donald j. trump with committing high crimes and misdemeanors the 1st article is for abuse of power it is an impeachable offense for the president to exercise the powers of his public office to obtain an improper personal benefit while ignoring or in injurin

minister abu ahmed receives the nobel peace prize but ending 2 decades of hostility with neighboring eritrea. fears of another eruption keep search teams off new zealand's white highland as police begin an investigation into at least 6 deaths. hello we begin in the us where house democrats have announced the 1st charges against president donald trump in the impeachment inquiry the 1st article accuses trump of abusing his power by pressuring the leader of ukraine to investigate his political rival by withholding aid a 2nd accuses him of obstructing congress as he has refused to assist the process donald trump has dismissed the impeachment process as a witch hunt. in service to our duty to the constitution and to our country. the house committee on the judiciary is introducing 2 articles of impeachment charging the president of the united states donald j. trump with committing high crimes and misdemeanors the 1st article is for abuse of power it is an impeachable offense for the president to exercise the powers of his public office to obtain an improper personal benefit while ignoring or in in

minister obviously perceives the nobel peace prize for ending 2 decades of posterity but neighboring eritrea. a new president takes office in argentina as the country is providing us reclaim power and debate over the state of the u.k.'s battle health service reaches fever pitch 2 days before the general election. u.s. democrats have officially revealed to articles of impeachment against president donald trump and their bid to remove him from office the articles outlined charges including abuse of power and obstruction of the congressional inquiry will trump and his white house team are accused of withholding aid to ukraine to pressure it and investigation joe biden a potential democratic challenger in the 2020 presidential race in service to our duty to the constitution and to our country. the house committee on the judiciary is introducing 2 articles of impeachment charging the president of the united states donald j. trump with committing high crimes and misdemeanors the 1st article is for abuse of power it is an impeachable offense for the president to exercise the powers of his public of

minister of their red receives the nobel peace prize for ending 2 decades of hostility with neighboring eritrea. bosnia stops moving migrants out of a controversial camp where hundreds have been living in freezing conditions on the makeshift tents. fellow democratic leaders in the u.s. house of representatives have published articles of impeachment against president president donald trump accusing him of betraying the nation the charges against the president include abuse of power and obstruction of congress both stemming from donald trump's efforts to pressure ukraine to interfere in the 20 twentieth's actions heidegger castro has more from washington. standing before a portrait of one of the nation's founding fathers george washington house democratic leaders made a historic announcement today in service to our duty to the constitution and to our country. the house committee on the judiciary is introducing 2 articles of impeachment charging the president of the united states donald j. drum with committing high crimes and misdemeanors the 1st article is abuse of power for withholding security

honored for his reforms not only in his own country but also for his peace agreement with neighboring eritrea. was believed that this is an affair of the herods piers is a labor of love so a statement this is a hard war the wage and nobel committee views the prize for abbey ahmed as encouragement to continue the process of reform in his own country and to keep the peace with eritrea. in the champions league the current title holders liverpool have secured their place in the knockout stage of this season's tournament liverpool 12 nothing against red bulls ultrabook they go through as winners of group e. along with 2nd place italian side napoli they also qualified nevertheless napoli fired head coach carl and bloody right after that match. you're watching the news live from berlin stay tuned up next our documentary film featuring medical research on the move don't forget you can all get all the latest news and information around the clock on our web site that's t w dot com or follow us on twitter at d w news i'm carl assman thanks for watching now before we go we want to pay tribute to the woma

honored for his reforms not only in his own country but also for his peace agreement with neighboring eritrea. i believe that this is an affair of the hurt is is a labor of love statement this is a hard war the no wage and nobel committee views the prize for abby ahmed as encouragement to continue the process of reform in his own country and to keep the peace with eritrea. our exports now and in the champions league the title holders liverpool have secured their place in the knockout stage of this season's tournaments liverpool won 2 nil against red bulls out spork they go through as the winners of group ia long with the 2nd place napoli the italian side qualifying as well there nevertheless though napoli fired its head coach carlo right after the match. you're watching the news live from berlin stay tuned up next our documentary film featuring medical research on the move and don't forget in the meantime all the latest news and information available around the clock on our web site that's d.w. dot com or you can follow us on twitter at d w news i'm quinn aspen thanks for watching before we g

honored for his reforms not only in his own country but also for his peace agreement with neighboring eritrea. was believe that this is an affair of the hurt this is a labor of love sustaining this is a hard war the wage and nobel committee views the prize for abbey ahmed as encouragement to continue the process of reform in his own country and to keep the peace with eritrea. are sports now in champions league title holders liverpool have secured their place in the knockout stage of this year's tournaments liverpool won 2 nothing against rebels they go through as the winners of group eve with 2nd place going to napoli the italian side also qualifying nevertheless napoli fired its head coach carlo letty right after the match. you're watching the news live from berlin stay tuned up next d.w. business with my colleague kris kobach and don't forget you can get all the latest news and information in the meantime on our website that's d.w. dot com or follow us on twitter at d w news i'm calling assman thanks for watching before we go we want to pay tribute to the woman and the voice that made rock

and eritrea has since shut its border the whole process. and out in the way the word is trying to tell a. white washes or. tries to rehabilitate the image. where it is that when it. will. budged even the slightest is in africa is jade thousands of political activists journalists and rights campaigners some of them have been in prison for nearly 20 years their whereabouts are unknown we haven't seen any signs whatsoever all openings whether it's in terms of release of high profile. since since the. minister of finance was actually arrested all calling on the government to reform to implement the constitution so we are not seeing any steps whatsoever in precedence is a yes of course restrictive state young eritreans are forced to join the military often serving in deaf. in italy and that's led to a generation of refugees desperate to escape a system described by activists as nothing short of modern day slavery the system has been in place since the order. with one of the excuses was that they needed country on a walk out in theory you know ac

prime minister received the nobel peace prize but says it should also be shared with eritrea's leader. says he impeachment charges against him a week democratic party leaders announced on tuesday accusing him of abuse of power and obstruction of congress heidi joe castro reports from washington standing before a portrait of one of the nation's founding fathers george washington house democratic leaders made a historic announcement today in service to our duty to the constitution and to our country. the house committee on the judiciary is introducing 2 articles of impeachment charging the president of the united states donald j. drum with committing high crimes and misdemeanors the 1st article is abuse of power for withholding security aid and a white house visit with ukraine's leader in exchange for political investigations that would benefit trump's reelection the 2nd obstruction of congress for refusing to cooperate with impeachment investigators the evidence is every bit as strong that president trump has obstructed congress fully without precedent and without basis in law if allow

. >> she said the prime minister was the main architect of the peace with eritrea and there is still more work to be done between the two countries. work seemsnt, this to be at a standstill. it is the hope of the nonorwegin nobel committee that your previous achievements, coupled with added encouragement of the peace prize, will spur the parties to further implementation of the peace treaties. theut after accepting prize, the new nobel laureate would declare he felt he was also accepting it on behalf of his eritrean counterparts. >> i accept this award on behalf of ethiopians, eritreans, and likewise i accept this award on behalf of my partner and comrade goodwill, trust, and commitment were vital in ending the two decades deadlock between our countries. >> the speech continued in a tone of humility from a leader who started from the most humble beginnings and worked his way up through the military ranks after fighting a war with eritrea as a young soldier. his aides say that reserve was a reason for declining all media interviews in oslo, that cause some controversy. he may need mor

he was awarded the prize for his peacemaking efforts which ended two decades of hostility with eritrea. that's all. stay with bbc world news.

honored for his reforms not only in his own country but also for his peace agreement with neighboring eritrea. i believe that peace is an affair of the hearts this is a labor of love sustaining peace is a hard war the wage and nobel committee views the prize for abi ahmed as encouragement to continue the process of reform in his own country and to keep the peace with eritrea. it's known as the toughest rowing race in the world and 4 women from hamburg want to be the 1st german women's team to completed the atlantic challenge system make the 5000 kilometer trip across the atlantic from the canary islands to antigua they've been training for a year and will finally set off on thursday morning. lean forward push let go lean forward push let go this movement will dominate the lives of these 4 women for 50 days starting tomorrow they are the 1st german team to take part in the world's hardest rowing race the telescope whisky atlantic challenge that means 2 hours of rowing to our sleeping always alternating 24 hours a day. which he always has also i think i also want to get to know me a little bit

honored for his reforms not only in his own country but also for his peace agreement with neighboring eritrea. i believe that this is an affair of the hair piers is a labor of love sustaining this is a hard rule the no wage and nobel committee views the prize for abby ahmed as encouragement to continue the process of reform in his own country and to keep the peace with eritrea. oh yes some football news for you and let's catch up with all the champions league we're joined by nick mckenna kline from d.w. sports is also with us on the buddhist you could show on the weekends can't miss good see you nick dorfman there through the knockout stages of the champions league what does last night's result say about that german sign that they have very very lucky indeed to be in the over the last 6 games in the champions league they haven't exactly convince that was to be expected because in a very tough group with barcelona into and they've had to rely on some very young players last night it was jane sandstone you know on to school the goals both teenagers and young 20 year olds but the star of last ni

my believed peace between ethiopia and eritrea was within reach. i was convinced that the imaginary wall separating our two countries for too long needed to be torn down. and in its place, a bridge of friendship, collaboration and goodwill has to be built to last. that's how i approached the task of building peace. a peace bridge with my partner. we were both ready to allow peace to flourish and shine through. the singer in the band, roxette, marie fredriksson, has died at the age of 61. the swedish star achieved global success in the 1990s with hits including ‘the look,‘ ‘joyride' and ‘it must have been love', which featured in the film pretty woman. a statement said the singer had died today "following a 17—year long battle with cancer". her bandmate per gessle paid tribute, saying, "you were the most wonderful friend for over a0 years, things will never be the same." christmas trees can be a controversial topic at this time of year, whether to get one or not, real or fake, or the decision to chop one down versus getting one in a pot th

now the leaders of eritrea and ethiopia are meeting to revive stalled peace talks and return president as i.s.f. work he arrived in the ethiopian capital addis ababa on wednesday where he held talks with the prime minister of the ahmed the 2 countries signed an historic peace agreement last year and then a 2 decade military standoff but i'm certain the remains of economic cooperation and border crossings again the official says 7 in their return for ball players have disappeared at the end of a regional tournament they went missing after the final game in uganda is capital kampala the players are the latest to defect from eritrea which has been described by human rights group says one of the most tightly controlled regimes in the world well over the past decade dozens of eritrean players have disappeared or refused to go home and 201510 players refused to return after a tournament to qualify for the world cup in botswana and last october 5 players disappeared in uganda in the middle of a regional meet now eritrea's government is forcing footballers to pay a bond and surrender their pro

is promised a red receives the nobel peace prize for ending 2 decades of hostility with neighboring eritrea. and peter slipper in doha with all your support back on the tranced cricket map in a few hours time pakistan faced for lanka in the country's 1st international match in over a decade. democratic leaders in the u.s. house of representatives have published articles of impeachment against president donald trump accusing him of betraying the nation the charges against the president include abuse of power and obstruction of congress both stemming from donald trump's efforts to pressure ukraine to interfere in the 2020 lections. has more from washington. standing before a portrait of one of the nation's founding fathers george washington house democratic leaders made a historic announcement today in service to our duty to the constitution and to our country. the house committee on the judiciary is introducing 2 articles of impeachment charging the president of the united states donald j. drum with committing high crimes and misdemeanors the 1st article is abuse of power for withholding sec

oslo he was given the award for his work in bringing in end to decades of hostility with neighboring eritrea the president of that country was not included in the commendation of the head said his country is now on a path to genuine democracy but warned about the influence of global superpowers in the horn of africa. just as in iraq a standing firm in their demands for political change gatherings have continued incidents. by dad despite a particularly bloody weekend of demonstrations 25 people died when unidentified gunmen opened fire on crowds in the capital around 450 people have been killed in 2 months of rallies. there's a top stories do stay with us our world is next with one woman's extraordinary journey down the nile out of morey's feel after that scene a bit i think. the the the old. the. the and. the. benefit of the ban in the absence of. the name of. the couples that are running out. and that is on saturday and where i get a call ahead on our boss thing that event. began unfolding waste. in the. could have beat my money that even quinn has been. refunds. by the looks on the list. a

s a long time and a new eritrea they warned that militant groups continue to pose a threat to peace in the region. france is into its 6th day of strikes on public transport and in schools industrial action is in protest against the government's proposed pension reform which would force workers to either retire later or face cuts to their pension funds. and it obvious correspondent is at the strikes in paris and sent us this update. the strike here in paris is a big chance for the french president manuel my call whether he can implement the reform of the pension system of the retirement system in france as he has a promise you things to a system is unfair when it's sinking into debt with an aging population in france now trade union and the protesters you're clearly argue against that they're concerned that their friend pensions will simply ring and they are not ready to compromise here asking that the entire plan is going to be scrapped people embarrass prepare themselves for many more days of traffic chaos. just reporting there from france authorities in new zealand have wings the num

committee praised abhi for his efforts to end 2 decades of conflict with ethiopia's longtime anomie eritrea abi warned that militant groups continue to pose a threat to peace in the region. and the other nobel prizes were given out at a gala ceremony in stockholm sweden they included the literature prizes for both years 2018 and 2902. of poland and p. $200.00 of austria last year's literature prize was postponed due to a sex abuse scandal involving the selection committee. and as has been sworn in as president of argentina it's up to the presidential sash from his predecessor mockery in his inaugural speech the center left politician down to put the people's needs ahead of repaying argentina's foreign debts his vice president is former president cristina fernandez cares. well the murder of a former chechen rebel in berlin last august continues to strain relations between germany and russia the man was shot dead in a public park and german authorities suspect that he may have been killed at the order of the kremlin now german lawmakers are angry at russian president vladimir putin's comments

nobel committee praised for his efforts to end 2 decades of conflict with ethiopia's longtime enemy eritrea they warned that militant groups continue to pose a threat to peace in the region. and the other nobel prizes were given out at a gala ceremony in stockholm sweden included the literature prizes for both 20182019. took a chunk of poland and peter hunka of austria last year's literature prize was spawned due to a sex abuse scandal involving the selection committee. the leaders of russia and ukraine have agreed to implement a cease fire in eastern ukraine russian president vladimir putin and ukrainian president of a lot of ms lewinsky but for the 1st time to discuss the conflict centered on the donbass region is currently held by russian backed separate since. there is so are under way in a number of french cities as labor unions press ahead with another day of strikes to protest the government's planned overhaul of the retirement system now in their 6th day the strikes have caused mass disruption to transport and other public services the action is in response to presidents and many we

he was awarded the prize for his peacemaking efforts which ended two decades of hostility with eritrea. that's all. stay with bbc world news. there's more on our web site bbc.co.uk/news and the news app. now on bbc news live to singapore for asia business report. the world's most valuable and profitable company makes a stock—market to be. profitable company makes a stock-market to be. trump's nafta rewrite. it's a wednesday, glad you could join us. we kickoff the programme with the energy markets and it is indeed a major day. raising over $25 billion last year. we explain what this listing means that the company and the saudi economy. three years after it was first announced, sally aramco is finally going public. the company is looking to raise $25.6 billion. alibaba raise looking to raise $25.6 billion. aliba ba raise $25 looking to raise $25.6 billion. alibaba raise $25 billion in 2014. this makes it the largest listed farm and just to give you a sense of the scale. bumping total world demand. giants like apple, exxonmobil and shell. initially the company was looking at raising fun

condemned the lack of transparency and say questions remain also coming up russian on grates its 1st eritrea into crimea says an exciting the region from ukraine in 2014 it's a big step toward cementing russian control over the territory despite international sanctions plus fighting racism in football more allegations of racist abuse in english football the players' association now demands a government inquiry after a chelsea defender was allegedly subjected to monkey chants on the pitch. on my ark thank you so much for your company everyone a court in saudi arabia has sentenced 5 people to death for the killing of journalist journalist. the saudi writer and washington post columnist was assassinated and reportedly dismembered inside the saudi consulate in istanbul over a year ago but his remains were never found well despite today's ruling questions still linger the court proceedings were shrouded in secrecy in the i. densities of those who were sentenced today are no. machines in a country that in forces far more than $100.00 death penalties each year the sentence against the suspected mur

now the leaders of eritrea and ethiopia are meeting to revive stalled peace talks eritrean president of work arrived in the ethiopian capital addis ababa on wednesday where he held talks with prime minister abbey amid the 2 countries signed an historic peace agreement last year ending a 2 decade military standoff but uncertainty remains over economic cooperation and border crossings ugandan official says 7 eritrean football players have disappeared at the end of a regional tournament they went missing after their final game in uganda as capital kampala the players are the latest to defect from eritrea which has been described by human rights groups as one of the most tightly controlled regimes in the world well over the past decade dozens of eritrean players have disappeared or refused to return home in 201510 players refused to return after a tournament to qualify for the world cup in botswana and last october 5 players disappeared in uganda in the middle of a regional meet are now eritrea as government is forcing footballers to pay a bond and surrender their property ownership docu

movement and it's not a little anybody you want just a good life until the one when the leaders of eritrea and ethiopia meeting to receive this state to revive other still peace negotiations i would train president i.z.'s up work a arrived in ethiopian capital addis ababa where he was met by prime minister ahmed and he country signed a historic peace agreement last year ending a 2 decade military standoff bods uncertainty remains around economic cooperation and border crossings. ugandan officials says 7 eritrean football players have disappeared at the end of a regional tournament the players are the latest to defect from eritrea which has been described by human rights groups as one of the most tightly control regimes in the world well this isn't the 1st time ever train players have done this and 201510 players refused to return home after a tournament to qualify for the world cup in botswana then last it's over 5 players disappeared in uganda in the middle of a regional meet and that eritrea's government is forcing footballers to pay a bond and surrender their property ownership document

contributed in ethiopia and eritrea and has done a number of positive actions toward realizing peaceful horn of africa as a region and so on and so forth, but also clear he is still confronted with a number of trials when it comes to peace in the country and also sustaining democracyents andnd fair in the country. i am so happy he is receiving this. i hope it is also significant that this price is not simply for ethiopia, but i would think this is a price for africa -- in particular, the horn of africa. we have to say this is a price which goes both for the ethiopians as well as the where peace takes to wear his conflicts, you can be one. -- whereas in conflict, you can be one. amy: can ask about the criticism of d dr. ahmed weeks after the announcement of the peace prize that he would be receiving it, came under harsh criticism over his silence in the face of protests that police said had resulted in the deaths of 67 people. explain what happened. that evenunfortunate though a number of reforms have been done, they were facing a number of challenges and ethiopia and internally it looke

the nobel committee praised abiy ahmed for two decades of attempts to end conflict with eritrea. he warned the continue to pose a threat to peace in the region. and other nobel prizes were given out at a gala ceremony in stockholm, sweden, including literature prizes for 2018 and 2019. last year's literature prize was postponed due to a sex abuse scandal involving the selection committee. more than 300,000 people have marched in a number of french cities as trade unions press ahead with another day of strikes to protest the government's plans to overhaul the country's retirement system. the strikes have caused mass disruption to transport and other services. unions say proposed pension reforms could force workers to work longer. >> the strike in paris is a big test for french president emmanuel macron, if he can implement the reform of the pension system, of the entire mitt system in france as he has promised. he thinks the system is unfair and is sinking into debt with an aging population in france. trade unions and protesters clearly argue against that. they are concerned their

the leaders of eritrea and ethiopia a meeting to revive stored peace to go there try and president work arrived in the ethiopian capital addis ababa where he was met by prime minister ahmed of the 2 countries signed a historic peace agreement last year ending a 2 decade military standoff but uncertainty remains around economic cooperation and border crossings and ugandan official says 7 eritrean football players have disappeared at the end of a regional tournament the players are the latest to defect from eritrea which is being described by human rights groups as one of the most tightly controlled regimes in the world that this isn't the 1st time ever dr players have done this in 201510 players refused to return home after a tournament to qualify for the world cup in botswana and last october 5 players disappeared in uganda in the middle of a regional maze now a trade is the government is forcing footballers to pay a bond and surrender their property ownership documents before leaving the country but it's not just footballers every year tens of thousands of eritreans fully mainly to esc

peacemaking efforts which ended two decades of hostility with ethiopia's longtime avenue -- enemy, eritrea. as ethnic violence has been rising at home, he has been keeping festivities and meetings with the media. a christmas note for you if you are a christmas lover. chances are you might have an ugly holiday sweater or two in your closet. chances are you don't have one that looks like this. this sweater appears to show santa getting ready to snort cocaine. social media did have a field day with that sweater listed onn the walmart canada website, pushing the store to apologize for promoting it. walmart canada said the sweater was sold by a third-party seller and did not represent walmart's family-friendly values. let's look at the headlines on "france 24." there is more travel chaos on the sixth the day of the nationwide strike in france. it is getting turned up a notch, with unions calling for mass protests in the streets to fight the government's planned overhaul of a controversial retirement program. nobel peace laureate aung san suu kyi at the hague today, defending myanmar against acc

the leaders of eritrea and ethiopia may seem to revive store peace negotiations or try and president of work he arrived in the ethiopian capital at a suburb where he was met by prime minister ahmed now the 2 countries signed a historic peace agreement last year ending a 2 decade military standoff but uncertainty remains around economic cooperation and border crossings uganda the fischel says 7 try and football players have disappeared at the end of a regional tournament the players are the latest to defect from eritrea which has been described by human rights groups as one of the most tightly controlled regimes in the world this isn't the 1st time or try and players have done this in 201510 players refused to return home after a tournament to qualify for the world cup in botswana and last october 5 players disappeared in uganda in the middle of a regional maze now it tries government is forcing footballers to pay a bond and surrender their property ownership documents before leaving the country it's not just footballers every year tens of thousands of eritreans flee mainly to escape

prime minister received the nobel peace prize for ending 2 decades of hostilities with neighboring eritrea. and i repeat a simple dollar sport pakistan is open for test cricket as it prepares to host sri lanka its 1st international match in over a decade. u.s. democrats have officially reviewed 2 articles of impeachment against president donald trump in their bid to remove him from office the articles outlined charges including abuse of power and obstruction of the congression. and privately but trump and his white house team accused of withholding aid to ukraine to pressure it into investigating joe biden a potential democratic challenger at the 2020 presidential race. in service to our duty to the constitution and to our country the house committee on the judiciary is introducing 2 articles of impeachment charging the president of the united states donald j. trump with committing high crimes and misdemeanors the 1st article is for abuse of power it is an impeachable offense for the president to exercise the powers of his public office to obtain an improper personal benefit while ignoring

valley bowl the top region with militants and a boulder to eritrea which is quite dangerous in itself but this volcano which started rocking when i was on top of it i got out of there as quick as i could other tourists stayed up there they thought it was fantastic to watch this lava spewing out i think a lot of people have fascinated by you know a part of the us which is changing and dramatically. kind forming out. so people are quite fascinated by this sort of thing to get so close to it is is quite amazing but you don't want to be there the run from time to your business had there been some soon joining us from new zealand then thanks for calling in on your holiday and stay away from those active volcanoes i will. note a limb big gains no soccer world cup no russian athletes today the world's anti-doping agency known as wada banned russia from all international sporting events for the next 4 years the ban means that the country's flag will not be on show in next year's tokyo olympics the country's soccer team will not be able to call itself russia to qualify for the 2022 world cup a