khalifa haftar - the retired general took part in the 1969 coup bringing muammar gaddafi to power. he was the military chief of staff at one point. he was disowned by muammar gaddafi after leading a disastrous military provision in chad in 1987 where 600 soldiers were captured. he defected and sought exile, and returned to take part in the 2011 uprising, toppling muammar gaddafi. he is accusing the government of not doing enough to stop the militias that rise to prominence. our correspondent is live for us from the libyan capital tripoli. tell us more about khalifa haftar. who are his supporters and how much of a threat does he pose to the libyan government, and perhaps just as importantly, to other militias. >> well, khalifa haftar is a known figure in libya, and controversial one, because you just mentioned his full history. now, what is important about khalifa haftar's force is not clear. it's not clear if he has the support of the entire libyan regions or the libyan forces. now, it depends on who you speak to. his spokesperson tells you that he enjoys wide popularity with forme

the son of the former libyan dictator muammar gaddafi is about to go on trial. we are live in tripoli. (♪) >>> >>> another five years in office - the a.n.c. officially declared the winner of south africa's application. plus... >> i'm reporting from a camp and i'll tell you how the jordanian authorities are trying to improve the security for the world's largest refugee camp for syria. >>> first, voting starts in parts of eastern ukraine as separatists hold a referendum on self-rule. there are not many questions about the legitimacy of the poll. the election is held in two regions. the combined population of 6.7 million people. only those in areas under separatist control will be able to vote. let's cross to donetsk and talk to paul brennan. paul is at a voting station. tell us what is happening around you, paul. >> reporter: welcome to polling station in school 95. it's been open since 8 o'clock this morning and has seen a steady stream, a torrent i would describe it, of people coming down. there's a queue nearly 200m long outside with people waiting to vote. p

. >> the son of the former libyan dictate job muammar gaddafi is about to go on trial. we are live in tripoli. plus... >> i'm reporting from the jordanian refugee camp - how they are trying to improve security in the world's largest refugee camp for syrians >>> another five years in office - jacob zuma declared the winner of south africa's election. >>> first polling stations in parts of eastern ukraine are open as separatists hold a referendum on self rule. those in areas under separatist control will be able to vote, in donetsk and luhansk. let's cross to dooun esque. tell us what is the wording. what is asked on the ballot paper? >> what is being asked here at the polling station in donetsk and the region and lugansk is whether the people favour self-rule. but think about it. that word, self-rule, is home to different interpretations. the feeling is the posing of the question, the wording has been made coy in order to allow for the there's a widespread variety of opinion, hard liners that would like to rush into the control of russia and others thinking it should rem

. >>> the son of muammar gaddafi in the dock, accused of trying to crush the 2011 uprising. >> live difficult in syria. residents in aleppo have been without running water for seven days. >> we'll look ahead to the climax to the english premier league season. plus - a horrific crash in the latest round in the indy car championships in the united states - details later. >>> voters in parts of eastern ukraine are casting ballots in a referendum on self rule. it's been condemned by the international community. the pop has been held in two region, donetsk and luhansk, but only people in a dozen areas understand separate control will vote. more than 3,000 polling stations reportedly have been set up. there has been fighting in donetsk, slovyansk, maricopa - among the towns voting on sunday. rebels have printed 3 million ballots, asking if voters agree to self-rule. opinion polls suggest around 70% in the east don't support the separatists, don't want to leave ukraine or be part of russia. the majority rejects the new government in kiev. the vote will not be legally binding. >> we'll talk to paul b

muammar gaddafi is being questioned by police about the murder of a woman, and denies having anything to do with her death. we have this report. >> antrim police station, a foreboding place, where the questioning of muammar gaddafi shows how far this place is from being at peace with itself. it was 41 years ago that kevin connauton, a mother of 10 was conducted from belfast. it was claimed she helped a wounded british soldier and she disappeared, her body disorder years lampt it underbin -- later. it undermined a claim of fighting a just claim. and a man who was the architect of a peace protest, as a commander that organised the abduction. jin's son spent -- jean's son spent thursday telling journalists that he was pleased history had not forgotten gerry adams. >> these people didn't care what they did. if they did care, they would have apologised. >> leading unionists in northern ireland and london said it was reasonable for the police to do this. and did not demonstrate bias. >> we have an independent judicial system in england and northern ireland and there has been no political in

he returned it libya and led the uprising that toppled muammar gaddafi. he accused the government of not doing enough to stop hardline militia. we have this report from tripoli. >> reporter: a brazen attack on the congress, the country's parliament. tripoli turned into a war zone. heavy machine-guns, rocket propelled grenades and weapons used. plumes of black smoke in the care. according to witness, gunmen driving military vehicles stormed the building, saying they were members of the zinc tan brigade that had bases near the airport. this attack seems to be linked to unrest in eastern benghazi. a spokesman for the libyan national army khalifa haftar told al jazeera that they declared an open war on the government for supporting what they called extremists and terrorists. on friday forces loyal to khalifa haftar attacked the bases of two militias in benghazi, the fighting leaving dozens dead. khalifa haftar was forced to act. >> translation: today the national army launched a battle to defend our nation, people and the lives of officers who are being assas

bombing that we were involved in that led to muammar gaddafi's fall? >> history is often not a good comparison, it's not a good judge. i look at what we did in kosovo, at the aware against mill otto vich. there was a significant amount of assistance with the central government in creating a central government in constitutional principals. the security vacuum that is being created inside of libya since our departure at the end of the war resulted in what we see on the ground today. >> if the west can't have a role, what can lead to a peaceful resolution. is it possible? >> i think that it's possible. the difference now is that it's a large escalation compared to previous violences. we have seen libya on the brink, and the informal sector, religious and tribal leaders, pulling it back from the brink. the challenges delaying the problem, which is that people don't believe in a political solution, there's a strong belief that to assert power to make change you need control. that is why they will not give up their weapons or they use armed forces. they anno

all of this represents the chaos that has engulfed libya sense the overthrow of muammar gaddafi, in particular for the last several months, benghazi saw a wave of attacks, and even in tripoli the government is struggling to rein in powerful militias, so every group that has its weapons and men teems to act impunity. that is why everybody, the residents and politicians are criticising the government for being very weak. >> our correspondent live in tripoli. thank you. >>> 303 people are now confirmed to have died in tuesday's mining accident in turkey. a second fire in the coal mine in soma hampered search operations. anti-government protests have turned violent in istanbul and other cities. one survivor told how officials knew methane gas levels had rich inside the mine prior to the explosion. >> at least the officials could have warned us before. no one informed us until the smoke came. if the company let us leave earlier, we would have survived. when we got out of the mine, the smoke was everybody. because of that we could not leave. >>> thousands in myanmar rallied for constitutional change

we support the joint military operations and condemn the attack on the penalty by muammar gaddafi loyalists. >> on sunday, forces from the zinc tan militia attacked the parliament. they said they were acting on general khalifa haftar's orders. >> translation: terrorism exists and sucks to spread under the name of islam. islam doesn't have anything to do with them. >>> the caretaker government which is weak and struggling to rein in the militia proposed an initiative to end the worsening crisis, calling on the general national congress to elect a new prime minister. if it fails, the counter caretaker government remains until new elections. the initiative calls on the g.n.c. to take a break until a new body is elected. >> still to come - it's election time in malawi. can the government shake off a corruption scandal to pull in the vote? >> i'm phil lavelle at the cannes film festival. there's no shortage of female actors. where are the female directors? it's a bit of a sore point. find out why later in the programme. us >>> it's good to have you with us. these are the top stories on al jazeer

since the fall of muammar gaddafi's regime energy installations became a target. the idea is to gain influence and force the government to meet their demands. since last year militias that fought in the revolution seized four oil ports in the east, demanding federalism. libya's oil productions of 1.6 million barrels dropped to less than 250,000. the crisis of the general national congress. the government reached a deal with the militia. the closures have cost libya dearly. the chairman of the finance committee says they had to propose a budget with a deficit of $8 billion because of the blockade by the militia. the meter is running regarding the revenue losses. up until now estimates are 12 to 15 billion. this is revenue not recognised, not completely lost because it remains in the ground. it's revenue not recognised in a budget year which makes it difficult to meet financial commitments and be able to pay salaries and pay our financial commitments to local and international suppliers. >> libya tends to cover the deficits with surpluses in years gone by. the upcom

the country is in chaos after the fall of muammar gaddafi's regime. the government is struggling to rein in well-armed powerful militias, lacking the resources on the border. the coastline of more than 1,700 kilometres. >> this is a transit point for migrants. once caught, some will be detained, others set freement the interim government says it's not only libya's problem, and the european union needs to do more. >>> 15 people have been killed in a stampede at a football stadium in the democratic republic of congo. rival fans have been fighting. police fired tear gas, triggering stam peats. >> reports suggest two al qaeda fighters may have been killed. it happened and initial reports say the drone destroyed the car in which the people were travelling. joining me now, the capital of yemen. is hashar. tell us more about the strike. >> it targeted an off-road vehicle travelling in a vast desert area. witnesses say that four people were killed in the attack. we don't know whether they were al qaeda operatives or not. it marked a significance escalation in

. >>> the son of muammar gaddafi is due to gave evidence via video link. he and former officials face corruption and war crime charges. >>> security in jordan has made the refugee camp al-zaatari a priority. rival groups have taken root at the world's largest refugee camp for syrians. >>> back to the top story - the referendum on top rule. john square is a former leader of a group that funded civil society groups and tells us in his view the vote is illegitimate. >> in terms of international legitimacy and within ukraine, it doesn't exist. it's no more legitimate than, say, a vote in a school for a" with underaged voters. what is likely to happen afterwards is it will be seized upon as a pretext by russia for further intervention, possibility armed in the eastern half of ukraine, or for further pressure on the kiev government to give concessions to russia in that part of ukraine. >>> paul bripan is live in -- brennan is live in donetsk. what is on the ballot paper. what is the question ukrainians are asked. >> the question is, some would say, is deliberate

. >>> the son of muammar gaddafi in the dock, accused of trying to crush the 2011 uprising. >> live difficult in syria. residents in aleppo have been

one example-- american efforts to train libyan government forces in the wake of the fall of muammar gaddafi have been put on hold as the country descends into an ark. instead of training libyan troops, u.s. forces are standing by aboard the amphibious ship "baton" awaiting an order to evacuate all americans from the country. another example-- u.s. drones are helping the nigerian military search for those kidnapped school girls, even though the nigerian military has a history of human rights violations. still, it puts fewer american lives at risk, is much less expensive and is frequently done in secret, all of which makes it easier to sell politically. norah. >> o'donnell: david martin, thank you. u.s. intelligence believes an american citizen linked to al qaeda terrorists has carried out a suicide bombing in syria. bob orr has been looking into this. >> reporter: this picture on radical islamic web sites, shows a smiling bearded man holding a cat, but u.s. officials believe the man who called himself abu hurayra al-amriki is the first american suicide bomber to die fighting for al qaeda in

the son of the former libyan dictator muammar gaddafi is about to go on trial. we are live in tripoli. (♪) >>> >>> another five years in office - the a.n.c. officially declared the winner of south africa's application. plus... >> i'm

the crisis is the worst in libya since the war to ousted muammar gaddafi from power. >> getting the royal seal of approval, the popular king of thailand throwing support behind the general who overtook the country. he didn't attend the ceremony. the general has not given a time frame for elections being held. >> arizona and alaska now dealing with massive wildfires. the slide fire between flagstaff and sedona, the funny river fire burning south of anchorage, alaska. we have the latest on the efforts to get both of these fires under control. >> under control certainly does not describe these fires this morning. neither are even halfway towards being put out. both have burned since at least last tuesday. >> the crews have been doing an amazing job. >> firefighters in arizona have been working around the clock to get the slide fire under control. it's a huge undertaking with the fire covering 21 square miles in and around oak creek canyon, a popular destination between sedona and flagstaff. latest estimates had the fire at 25% contained. no homes have been destroyed to date, but people have

music and drinks before the time of muammar gaddafi, forced closures when he was in power and now a period of uncertainty. everyone has an opinion on the new government and body that elected it, the general african congress. >> the g.n.c.'s mandate expired in february. they are illegitimate. the objectors are not for the good of the country. the people protested to end the g.n.c. but have military before i go grades protecting them and we don't want to get involved in a sea of blood. >> the vote of confidence took place sunday with heavy security protecting the meeting. >> it took around seven hours to get enough general national congress members into that building, just to be able to legally start the vote. in the end, it did pass, but it's a decision that is proving controversial. >> many g.n.c. members stayed away in protest. >> what happened from the beginning was unconstitutional. the prime minister needed 120 votes. he only got 113. they stopped the session, but continued voting. we should have stayed with the old government, who were prepared for elections in june. i have no issues

. >> libya has become more stable since the ouster of muammar gaddafi. early they are year, rebels blocked oil ports. libya is now losing almost a third of oil production. >> libya lives off selling oil and gas. it has a number of oil ports and gas pipe lines. the industry generates billions of dollars in revenues. this refinery is operating at full capacity and the oil terminal is working smoothly. libya's oil and gas facilities are under threat. since the fall of colonel muammar gaddafi regime, the government has been forced to meet demands. >> four oil ports have been seized in the east. they demand federalism, better salaries and an end to the corruption in oil sales. production has dropped to less than 250,000. the crisis led a vote out of the prime minister. the interim government reached a deal with the militias, only two oil ports open. the closings have cost libya. chairman of the finance committee in the general frequent ken congress said they had a difficult sit of $8 billion because of the blockade by militias. estimates are 12 to 15 billion

the libyan government, since the fall of colonel muammar gaddafi. they can't stand in front of powerful militias that have a strong base. >> thank you for that update >>> four have been wounded at a rally in cairo, for the egypt presidential candidate, abdul fatah al-sisi. it's the first incident since campaigning began two weeks ago. the e.u. and the center ran by the u.s. president will not monitor the presidential vote. observers will not be present because the government hasn't given it permission. it will send an election assessment team which will have an election role in scrutinising the vote. the transition to democracy is faltering. >> palestine president mahmoud abbas held closed door talks with israel's chief peace negotiator livni in london. there's confusion about the status of the talks. on thursday, the prime minister said live ni was representing herself, not the government. let's get more on this. it's from the jerusalem post. he joins us live from jerusalem. so secretive that the talks came out now, that took place on thursday. wha

many of the recruits fought against colonel muammar gaddafi's regime. the libyan army integrated thousands of rebels like her. libya doesn't have a well-equipped army, one that is capable of overcoming tribal and regional loyalties. >> the plan to build a modern army is son track. capabilities of forces are growing. libya sent thousand for training programs in european and arab countries. there are plans to send more. the u.s. africa command is worried about security and has a liaison team to coordinate training requirement. >> the colonel is a director of training at the technical military school and the challenge is not the lack of weapons or equipment. >> the important thing is to build a soldier with a military doctrine far from polarise aces. the loit which should be to the nation, the people and constitution. equipment can come later. building a soldier with a new culture requires ests. >> the libyan army is decades old. its arsenal lies in ruins. they are accused of negotiating the military. libya lacks the political will to build its forces. >>

gaddafi in 2011. there's a real sense of apprehension here. there is also a sense of people choosing sides. libya has suffered from increasing polarization in recent months. and that seems to be coming to some kind of crescendo. several different dynamics that have been rolling in recent months, peer to be -- appear to be coming to a head with the events in the last week. >> in terms of the existing parliament, mary fitzgerald, it has been characterized as islamist-dominated, but it has many divisions with in it. can you talk about some of those divisions, especially the role of the party connected to the muslim brotherhood? >> the national congress was elected in libya's first elections in decades in july 2012. it is important to note the makeup of the congress, 80 seats in the congress were allocated to party list. 120 were allocated to individual candidates. of the 80 allocated to party list, the more liberal-leaning party, the national forces alliance, won the majority of seats out of the 80. the

. >> i remember the day you had muammar gaddafi on stage at cfr. cfr, what isat your first question? >> i want to know what he can do to change the dna of india? this country has all this potential but never realizes it. what can he do to change the culture? >> this goes to the obama administration and visa issues. this is the issue, you would go away from hindu-muslim domestic, pakistani, politics more than economic issues. you mentioned my book, "foreign policy begins at home," that is mr. modi's idea. do that given the scale of that country. >> help me understand -- is that education, is that the cutest thing? >> infrastructure and doing something about corruption. >> let's get to the agenda, we focus on the stories that are going to dominate the headlines. you are going to get us started. >> i will rip up the script. usk at rick's interview with . giving us a historic perspective. we have never seen -- >> it could -- >> this is extraordinary. full focus of "bloomberg surveillance" is on the june 5 ecb meeting. >> mario draghi there. tom, you ar

since the fall of muammar gaddafi. live coverage begins at 12:30 astern. what i'm trying to say is fod kills, ok? and it's not partisan, frog. we don't have unlimited budgets. and money gets wasted on a building that's never going to be used. it could have helped some people here in the united states. and you keep say seeing this again and again and again and again. i'm very proud to work for this administration. and i think it's important that people realize i was pointed by the president. and inspector generals are independent. and -- but it's important that the people see that the government does care and they a lot of people care about wasting money. sunday night at 8:00 on c-span's q&a. >> the head of the federal communications committee tom wheeler told members of the congress on tuesday that the fcc was following a court decision. they could allow internet con ten providers. scombr the proposal is in responds to the decisions and their net neutrality rules. this is two and a half hours. >>> we'll call to order the subcommittee on >> chairman of the

the city is dealing with some of the worst violence since the end of the war against muammar gaddafi in 2011. forces loyal to a retired libyan general stormed the parliament building over the weekend. the head of the army special forces now says he's on the side of that retired general. >> a dramatic twist in libya as the some kinder of special forces switched sides, speaking in benghazi, says he's joining forces with the retired general. the forces declared that because of the emergence of terrorist groups killing kidnapping and destabilizing our security, we will stand with the will of the people and join the battle of dignity under the leadership of the libyan national army. >> the army is led by general hafta and declared open war on what it calls extremists and terrorists. he accused the general national congress of supporting extreme groups. powerful groups in benghazi accused the general of staging an attempted coup and will fight against him. >> they've been trying to destabilize the country for a while. the latest coup, by the murderous general that took place in benghazi, w