barnaby phillips in athens. we will cross back live to barnaby in the next few hours for more analysis. we're still waiting to hear from alex sis tsipras, the leader of the left wing party which is the party with the most votes. >>> as we were hearing, another issue on voters' minds is how greece and europe can cope with the worsening refugee crisis. as they keep cross the mediterranean, for many the journey is deadly. at least 13 refugees drowned off the coast of turkey while trying to get to greece. they were on board a rubber dinghy when the vessel collided with a cargo ship. it's believed 46 people were on board. in the border town in croatia, there were chaotic scenes as hundreds of refugees tried to board the trains. police tried to hold people back but many climbed through the windows, for several days thousands of refugees have been stuck between hungary, slovenia and croatia. they haven't agreed on how to deal with the increasing number of people arriving. we have this update. >> reporter: well, at this

barnaby phillips, al jazeera, athens. >> the u.s. justice department has launched a criminal investigation into volkswagen. the car maker accused of rigging tests in diesel vehicles. >> the had was the frankfurt car show on monday. under the bonnet of this volkswagen, it says has been falsifying data for years to embellish the clean air credentials of its much prized turbodiesel tdi engine. it lost more than a quarter of its value in trading. >> it will cost millions of dollars and class action lawsuit. what's more important volkswagen's image is severely damaged. >> the people's car, the famous beetle, famously remade, will only get worse. >> they're recalling at least half a mill vehicles, jetta, golfs and beetles, and volkswagen will be facing up to $reign billion, the highest amount levied on a oout auto manufacturer. >> and the european government has just launched a inquiry into the car maker's business. the very idea of clean diesel may be cast into doubt. >> the diesel has been found to produce noxious gases, and the viabilit

barnaby phillips, al jazeera, the hague. >> and still to come on the program, commemorating the past with a message for the future. marking 70 years since the end of world war ii. and how vibrant colors are bringing life back to gaza strip. >> a reminder of the top stories here on al jazeera. scuffles this hungary between refugees and rit riot police. calling rebeliev for more. >> president obama's iran nuclear deal. >> the israeli government pulled out all the stops to try to stop the iran deal from going forward even before the agreement was reached. the israeli prime minister ben hallorabenjamin netanyahu lobby ied congress with his speech. the pro israeli lobby apaec spent tens of millions of dollars on tv ads and lobbying. hosting rallies like this one in maryland on tuesday urging supporters to get involved. >> we called our senator's office, but it didn't work. >> but senator mcculsky came toward with her support allowing president obama the ability to veto. >> president obama did press conferences and interference. >> the energy secretary tried to explain the complication of

barnaby phillips reports. >> he was a feared warlord who went by the nickname of the terminator, but now in an international court he only has his lawyers to defend him. >> murder and tasted murder of civilians, the crime against humanity. >> it took 15 minutes to read out all of the charges against him. a litany of gruesome crimes. he lived calmly. >> do you plead guilty or not guilty to each of th of those 18 counts you are charged with? >> not guilty, he said. he fought with and led armed groups in the eastern congo for more than a decade. the prosecution alleges that he ordered his troops to rape and murder and even carried out killings himself. >> humanity demands justice. justice for the people of the democratic republic of the congo. justice for the innocent lives lost. ravaged and destroyed. >> he's being charged only with crimes that took place from 2002 to 2003 in etouri province. the icc does not have the resources to investigate further. the icc had looked at the possibility of holding this trial in the eastern congo so people could see justice being done at close quarter

barnaby phillips is in athens. >> for second time alexis tsipras was sworn in as prime minister in a secular ceremony not the traditional religious ceremony that all his predecessors have gone through. he never wears a tie, not even at this important state event. but alexis tsipras has learned the art of compromise. in july, faced with the prospect of greece's expulsion from the eurozone, he agreed on a new bailout program and more austerity to the despair of many of his supporters. here at syriza headquarters there is great interest in the lineup of a new government. alexis tsipras has to please various domestic political constituencies. but his decisions are being watched closely across all of europe. european governments are hoping for a new greek administration which is genuinely committed to reform of the greek economy and state. this economist says alexis tsipras and syriza are in a strong position to implement difficult reforms if they really wish to. >> to have such a policy applied by left wing government increases its legitimacy. and binds more people to the broader cause o

barnaby phillips, al jazeera, athens. >> macedonian police, a key transit point for people trying to get into the european union. now human rights watch says police abused refugees at the macedonian border, people punched and kicked, forced to run through rows of police armed with batons. describes conditions there as inhumane and degrading, a center which last been shut down. macedonian government has star started disciplinary proceedings. facing corruption allegations in the united states. the 72-year-old is a key figure in the u.s. investigation into football's world governing body, alleged that south africa made a $10 million payment in 2008 to warren and other fifa executives for their support in the 2010 world cup bid. mr. warren denies the accusations. talk become a border dispute, also there the presidents of ecuador and uruguay. tensions along the colombian border to venezuela have been getting worse in the recent weeks. global weather event known as el nino. , water system causes the water to warm up. as mary ana reports, not only causing fish stock to disappear. there's. >

barnaby phillips was there. here is his report. >> the group was festive. in particular, syrians fleeing conflict. >> that germany and sweden are taking more than their fair share. we should be taking in the same number of refugees. >> basically, i would want people to treat me well that i have to happen to flee england, that's why i'm here really. >> this was pickadilly in london. gives far more in foreign aid to help syrian refugees than any other country in europe. they are saying emphatically that is not enough and that britain should be doing more. but an impressive turnout doesn't mean this crowd is necessarily representative of britain as a whole. for all the passion on london's streets prime minister david cameron may feel he has done enough to placate his critics. barnaby phillips, al jazeera al, central london. >> says britain should take more refugees. >> open your hearts and open your minds and open your attitude towards supporting people who are desperate, who need somewhere safe to live. want to contribute to our society and are human beings j

barnaby phillips, al jazeera, at ins. >>> coming up, taxicab driver by day, author by night. how a syrian man is fulfilling his dreams of writing while rebuilding his life in the u.s. ♪ >>> we're just getting new information about russia's military buildup in syria. national security correspondent jamie mcintyre joins us now by phone. jamie, what can you tell us? >> reporter: a short time ago a senior defense spokesman said that four fighter planes have now rived in western syria where the u.s. has been observing the buildup. they also spotted four additional helicopters this morning. that brings the number to eight. they are a mix of transport and some helicopter gun ships. the addition of these strike aircraft, and flanker, which is the nato name for it, that deployment comes as moscow asked the united states for military to military coordination, and this morning ash carter spoke by phone with his russian counter part. we're told by a senior pentagon official that he assured secretary carter that the russian military deployment was defensive in nature and was designed to

barnaby phillips, al jazeera. >> the bomb has exploded in a camp for displaced people in nigeria. the camp was housing some of the 2 million who have fled violence of boko haram. >>> flood waters have started to recede in northern japan but hundreds of people have no more homes to go back to. more than 100,000 people have been affected by heavy rains across the country. at least three people killed and more than 20 others are still missing. >>> wayne hay sent us this update by one of the areas hardest hit by the flood. >> this was the 18th typhoon to sweep across the country so far this year but something completely different. more rain fell in a 24 to 48-hour period than normally falls in the entire month of september. and it was simply too much for the rivers to cope with. in particular, the kinugawa river which burst its banks around 1:00 in the afternoon sending a wall of water into the city of jos rvetionsol and taking everything with it. good news the water is receding in many areas so people can go back to their homes and begin a cleanup operation. there are still several p

barnaby phillips reports. >> reporter: at the mortuary in southern turkey, a journey's end for two brothers and a mother trying to make it to greece. the father survived. the 3-year-old's body rushing up on the beach. his 5-year-old brother and mother drowned, along with 15 others from two boats. >> we went into the sea for four minutes, and the captain saw that the waves were to high. he panicked and died into the sea. things were so high. the boat flipped. my wife and kids, i took them in my arms. i realized they were dead. >>> for thousands of refugees that went through turkey, they know the risks. here, men, women and children in syria, pakistan, afghanistan and elsewhere wait for a chance to sail to europe. turkey gives syrians the rights to work if they want it, but they may feel europe offers better opportunities. this personal paid $1200 to be smuggled from here to a greek island. >> there's no work. we don't have enough money, we plan to go to germany. there's work and a life there. i couldn't find work here. four house rental they ask $350 to $700. >> greece's aegean islands in ar

barnaby phillips has more now from athens. >> alexis tsipras. >> does he still have magic? he's still young, still charismatic. but it has been a bruising year. defeated by creditors, humiliated in berlin. he said don't let the old parties back in, the old regime that created the debt crisis in the first place. he may have lost to europe saying his supporters, but he went down fighting. >> ' licks citizen tsipras came to power promising to end austerity in greece and the eurozone. well, he failed to end austeri austerity. so this election is all about whether greeks are prepared to give him a second chance. >> people are feeling disappointment. >> i met people who supported the left wing syriza when they voted in january. this man said he'll vote for him again. >> i think they're corrupt. syriza, i have some hopes. >> but antonias said that he'll vote for another party. >> the corruption will be the same. and i don't believe that the choices are many. >> disappointment, disillusionment. words that, um, is up the national mood, according to this analyst. >> the spark of hope

barnaby phillips reports. >> this man is accused of destroying precious cultural heritage. he listened to the charge against him at the international court in the hague and identified himself. >> it is me. >> i'm from the taureg tribe. he was born 40 years ago and i'm a graduate of the teacher's institute in tic timbuktu. and i've been a silver servant since 2011. >> with links to al-qaida they occupied the city of timbuktu. they set about destroying a number of tombs and mosques which offended their own strict interpretation of islam. hundreds of years of history smashed into dust. according to the prosecutor, he was a zealous member. he could become the first man to be tried for war crimes committed against buildings and culture, although human rights groups hope that courts will examine other allegations against him and his colleagues. >> indeed, the atrocities included rape, sexual slavery against others. and to take into account the credible evidence provided within the national system about these further scopes of crime. >> timbuktu suffered badly during the occupatio

. >>> there's demonstrations across europe, and one of the biggest ones is barnaby phillips. he's there for us. barna barnaby, there's been a lot of debate in this country over the refugee issue, how much should be allowed in the u.k. if any at all. how many people turned out? was that reflected in the numbers? was it bigger or smaller than anticipated? >> i think that amnesty international, bab barbara, hoped that 80,000 people marched through london today. free-throw line have been short of 80,000. at one point in piccadilly that runs right through the heart of the west end of london, i stood by the side of the road and it took an hour for the crowd to pass by. so, yes, many, many thousands of people. the last remnants are having a bit of a party outside parliament behind me. most people have drifted home by now. the atmosphere extremely and they were saying things like germany and sweden are putting britain in the shade. they are shaming this country. we, the british, should be doing much more. we should take refugees in and one person and saying that refugees are welcome.

. >> barnaby phillips is in athens. over to you, barnaby. >> reporter: thank you, lauren. a night of triumph for tris practices after a bruising eight months. when he was elected in january he promised no more austerity and bailout agreements with creditors. he had to make a u-turn on the crucial issue. he ignored the results of a referendum which he called in greece back in july. he survived a major party rebellion, and he's apparently almost as popular as he was at that moment of triumph in january when he first became prime minister. how did he do it? well, let me bring in my guest. what do you think? how do you explain this? >> this is a major personal try jump triumph for alexis tsipras. the party is the core of syriza, of the old radical see reza. tsipras managed to pull this off in a spectacular way with such a huge margin from the see rise. >> party. >> reporter: it's a sign of the continuing disgust with what the greek people have that he painted as the old political establishment. >> the most important is the option of this, because the old political system is to

scale of the triumph was much bigger than expected but as barnaby phillips now reports, the task ahead is pretty daunting. >> reporter: they game had i a second chance and alexis tsipras savored the moment. he lost his strug building greece's creditors and was forced to accept more austerity, he survived a party rah bell i don't know and, yet he appears to have emerged almost as popular as ever. >> i want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for this great victory. for this clear victory. we gave a tough and difficult fight. today i feel vicinity gated because the greek beam gave us a clear mandate for us to continues to battle and nba and out of the country to raise up our people's dignity. >> reporter: this is a night of triumph for alexis tsipras and his party. he's now the dominant force in greek politics. but in the months to think do, he must implement reforms that will be very unpopular with these supporters who are now celebrating. ♪ >> reporter: but those concerns are for another day. the voters hope that where greece has led other european countries will follow and embr

barnaby phillips takes us to the largest gathering in london. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: it's sample, heartfelt message, that refugees are welcome in britain. the mood was festive being the crowd optimistic, that by come out in large numbers, they can shame their government in to taking in more refugees. and in particular, syrians fleeing conflict. >> germany and sweden have take then more than their fair sherry believe as a country our size and wealth we should take in the same number. >> basically i put myself in their position and i want want people to treat me well if i happened to have to flee england, that's why i am here real i remember this wa piccadin central london it, took one hour for the crowd to march past op i opposition. the british government it says gives far more in aid than any other country in usual. the thousands of people who have come on the today are saying that's not enough. and that britain should be doing more. but an impressive turn out doesn't mean this crowd is necessarily representative of britain as a whole. many british people feel this country has taken in too

barnaby phillips, athens. >> somalia's presidential palace, seven people killed. witnesses reporting a large blast. nobody has said they carried it out. around of armed group al shaba shabaab, gal gala mountains, near the semi anonymous region. autonomous region. >> reporter: recent al shabaab logs have seen dozens of their fighters heading north. >> the al shabaab left here about 300. he they keep moving in small groups. we have frequent clashes with them. >> these men know they can be ambushed at any moment. the president says his forces have been left to their own devices. they need more arms and ammunition. >> we are alone fighting with no help. unlike other parts of the country, this is unfair. with the new additional of security thrits threats from ye. >> make forced law frogs. this is galgala town, it's now under the control of punts land's forces. after being deserted for years, life is returning to galgala house. it was a strategic hideout for al shabaab forces. the town is heavily mill tried, yet the presence of all these soldiers is not enough to neuter

barnaby phillips, al jazeera. have they landed yet? >> they landed just a few minutes ago. it's a bit chaotic. they are volunteers from denmark who are helping giving them water and food. you will see on that, there are a lot of children on this boat, tiny kids, these children are as young as two years old, and the other two babies are less than one year old. and it's the birthday, actually, of the little girl in yellow who is holding the apple in her hand. now, they have arrived on this wooden boat here. it is actually one of the largest boats we have seen arriving on this coast. usually they arrive in shawler rubber dinghies and in much smaller groups. i asked one of the syrian young men, said how was this crossing? he says this was in the a crossing, it was an escape, there is a big difference. i was watching them, they were telling each other, i cannot believe our dream came true. there is certainly a lot of joy. now it is not going to be very easy for them. yes, they are relaxing. yes, they were welcomed and one of the ladies say, we have never seen this kind of treatm

barnaby phillips, al jazeera, athens. >>> close race expected between the governing social democrats and socialist parties. the socialists promising to ease awz tairt austerity. australia's new prime minister malcolm turnbull. nowsing cabinet members, including the first female defense minister. call his new cabinet a ministry for future. >>> nepal is getting ready to finalize its constitution today, a document seven years in the making but protests erupted around the country. saying the new constitution doesn't represent them. subina shrestha has the story. >> end of a nine year peace process which was originally intended to help end ten years of political violence. >> translator: today on the 20th of september, 2015, i already find nepal's constitution accepted by the people. >> second time that even anger among some lawmakers. the former prime minister and leader of former rebels was closely involved in the drafting process. but he says the elite establishment has hijacked the constitution. >> from within the community, the consistent dploog and consistent community which are term

barnaby phillips has the story. >> they watch the news as desperate people arrive every day in their city. in a square in central athens, elderly greeks outnumbered by thousands of afghans. a few will stay in greece and build new lives here like unis who came 14 years ago. he says greeks are generous but he worries that political instability will change that. >> we are afraid that because of this election and because of this crisis maybe the climate will be changing. maybe some extremist groups will use this condition on benefit of themselves, that's why we are afraid. >> this is what he fears. the neonazi golden dawn who have gathered just a few blocks away. foreigners out of greece they chant. golden dawn have no chance of winning this election but according to opinion polls they're now the third most popular party in greece. for them the refugee crisis is an opportunity. he says it's a disgrace, thousands cross the sea into greece, whilst all our politicians can do is dream who will leave th leave the party. this doctor is currently the minister of refugees until greece gets anoth

barnaby phillips is live for us at the hague. what do we know other than him pleading not guilty, barnaby? >> the course session got under way a couple of hours ago. we heard from the chief prosecutor and she made a strong and compelling case of the atrocities that bosco is accused of. they were graphic, some of the details. horrific murder of small children. the way in which many girls were recruited by the u b.c., the rebel force, that they had a senior position in, and were used for the sexual gratification of the soldiers, handed from one soldiers to another. he listened throughout, pretty calmly, dressed in a grey suit, a silver tie, looking swarve. when he stood up to deny the charges, he was calm. his voice was very, very quiet. we had to strain to here him say he's not guilty of all the charges. >> it's going to go on for a long time. what is likely to happen next. >> well, the prosecution will carry on throughout today at least. probably until the middle of the afternoon, 3 o'clock or so in holland. we hope to hear from

all the experts warn that this trial goes on for years. >> barnaby phillips reporting from the hague. joining us is simon adams, executive director for the global center. with the responsibility to protect. crimes accrued of are horrific. this is a man whose has been a member of a number of armed groups. guilt aof massacres, rape, recruiting child soldiers, killing men, women and children. it's good that he's ended up in handcuffs in the hague. it's bringing attention to a conflict that does not get much attention, even though it has killed many in the world. what do you hope gets out of the trial? >> this is a deadly conflict. we don't know how many people have been killed. all estimates say somewhere in the vicinity of 3.5 billion. it's been going on for 20 years. groups emerged. going back to being rebels. he led a group. he made a peace deal with the government. in the army. he was responsible for protecting people that it would be praying upon. another armed group. he's on trial for a specific series of crimes perpetrated in the early part of this new century, and he hopes it get

barnaby phillips, al jazeera. o. >> iraq's defense minister has come under fire in the soouft st of the city of tikrit. progovernment forces retook the city from i.s.i.l. in april. imran khan has more. >> southwest of the city of tikrit, the attack took place. he was visiting troops, he does this on a number of occasions. but it goes to show you how dangerous that area is. this was an attempt calling to iraqi state tv, only one shot was fired. he survived, one of his guards was slightly wounded. this was seen as a success for iraqi government who got rid of i.s.i.l. fighters from one of their strongholds. there are certainly ant antigovernment probably i.s.i.l. in that area and capable of mounting government attacks. >> in iraq's naish provinc iraqe expected to join the offensive. they are suspected by allied troops and shia militia. zeina khodr reports. >> weapons given to the iraqi army are now being used by the shia militia men. these men who operate under the government backed popular mobilization forces have

let's go it barnaby phillips live in london. thousands taking to the streets. >> the numbers seem to be swelling. what do they want? the message boils down to the country should do more to help refugees, taking in more refugees. the chant is "refugees welcome here." i have seen a knaner go past. we are at the top end of piccadilly. the crowd came from hyde park, marched down piccadilly and will stop at whitehall. the banner says germany one, britain nil. the sentiment germany lived up to its obligations and britain has not. >> it's difficult to sa whether we are talking of tens of thousands, we'll have a better sense later in the day and the government will be watching. how representative, do they represent middle englands. they are all questions for the prime minister david cameron. >> the numbers, i guess, are indicative for support for refugees in the country, not everyone is that keen. >> the background context is the discussion about the refugee crisis in britain is entangled with a broader debate about immigration and migr

barnaby phillips joins us live from the hague where the trial is taking place. barnaby it seems he is going to wash his hands of any responsibility of any of these charges. what have you been hearing there today? >> reporter: he spoke for about half an hour this afternoon, laura. calmly, quietly, in swahili. and he said he did not recognize the picture of him that the court had been presented with during the morning and yesterday eaves dense. that he was a professional disciplined soldier who lead men in uniform. he was not a criminal. let's hear a little bit of his testimony this afternoon. >> translator: as an officer i have always fought with people in uniform, i have never attacked civilians. on the other hand, your honor, i have always protected them. >> and what have you been hearing from the prosecution team? >> earlier in the day, we heard from lawyers speaking on behalf of witnesses, and they were paining a very disturbing account of the militia fighting in the province in eastern congo, back in 2002. for example, they spoke about one girl -- i think sh

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barnaby phillips has more from athens. >> he still have the magic? tsipras is still young, charismatic but it's been a bruising year. defeated by predators, defeated by brussels and berlin. he says don't let the old party be back in. in the first place. he may have lost to europe but at least he went down tonight. came to power in the euro zone. aust air it. >> talking to the way people leave disappointment. >> i met young people who supported the left wing when it won in january. he said he will vote for them again. within the same. the same and disappointment, disillusionme disillusionment, some that sum up the national mood for this analyst. a spark of hope existed in the last election eight months back. the spark was part of tsipras's image. it's a totally negative role. it's difficult to predict the result. leader of the center right democracy. some warmed to his down to earth style but it's part of a discredited establishment. at an athens citing festival, they are enjoying the last war of evening before what could be a long hard winter. someho

let's take a look, no official pictures taking place at the moment. s barnaby phillips is covering. how much more stable does it make greece do you think barnaby? >> reporter: i'm not sure with all the upheavals we have had. the majority of parliament is slightly smaller than before. when you look at the difficult austerity measures within the last months, the votes from the opposition party the conservative party and indeed some of the smaller parties they will vote in tariff of those measures. so even if alexis tsipras faces further discontent and rebellions on his own back benches as he the in the previous parliament, it is conceivable that we could end one a situation where he's rest constitute at the opposition. if you like plus sa change. minister of labor in the outgoing government, you don't yet know george i'm sorry whether you'll be in the new governmentagovernment but you'lt soon. >> it is is prerogative of the prime minister. >> the turnout very low. an encouragement amount of disillusionment in the greek voters. syriza down 3,000 votes since january. >> but the majority

barnaby phillips reports from athens. >> reporter: they watch bemused as desperate people rife every day in their city. elderly greeks outnumbered by hundreds of after gansz. most of the afghans plan to move on. but a few will stay in greece and build new lives here. like eunice who came 14 years ago. he worried that political and economic instability will change things. >> because of this election and all thes because of this crisis, maybe this climate will be changed. maybe some extremist parties, extremist groups will use this condition on benefit of themselves or for something else. that's why we are afraid. >> reporter: this is what he fears, the neo-nazi golden dawn who have gathered just a few blocks away. foreigners out of greece they chant. golden dawn have no chance of winning this election, but according to opinion polls they are now the third most popular party in greece. for them the refugee crisis is an opportunity. he says it is a disgrace. thousands cross the sea to greece whilst all our politicians can do is dream about who will lead the country. >> you cannot stop t

straight to barnaby phillips, live at the protests. they are looking peaceful. what is the message there, barnaby. >> it's peaceful. it's a large crowned. i'm on whitehall. the crowd is entering parliament square. earlier it entered piccadilly. thousands and thousands - it took an hour for the crowd to walk past. they are holding up banners saying things like refugees, we should do more. there is no them and us. it's a solidarity message. the question is to what extent does the crowd speak to britain, and to what extent will a conservative prime minister i just policy. let's not forget he made something of a u-turn, this time 10 days ago, saying that britain would take no more syrian refugees. he change pd the strategy in the wake of a widespread public outcry after the pictures of the poor syrian boy washed up on the beaches of turkey last weekend. he had to do something. he came to parliament. britain will take in the refugees over the next five years. perhaps it dissipated the public anger somewhat. in the minds of these people it wasn't enough. >> one of the

to the greek capitol and speak toays's barnaby phillips. what does that tell us, barnaby, about what a potential future greek government could look like? >> what is most most likely, barbara, is that syriza will lead again that tsipras will return as the greek prime primary. it's not definite within the margesins that the new democracy could finish first but pretty unlikely. i think within the camp, they believe that they have won this election but where the complications come is the fact that it's impossible for them, we are absolutely certain of this, to win an absolutely majority to have 151 seats out of 300 in the greek parliament and their preferred coalition partner, the small right-wing party, independent greeks in the previous parliament may not have got enough seats combined with syriza to form a working majority. what does that mean? looking at a 3-party coalition, a messy process. you are looking at political instability. exactly what grease does not need at a time of comic crisis. let me bring in my guest at this point. her name

barnaby phillips reports. refugees welcome here. >> it's a simple, heart-felt f mention that refugees are welcome in britain. the mood was festive. by coming out in large numbers, they can shame their government into taking in more refugees. in particular, syrians fleeing conflict. >> if german and sweden are taking more than their fair share, i believe, as a country of our size and welcome, we should take in the same number of refugees. >> i put myself in their position. i would want people to treat me we will if i happened to have to flee, you know, england. so that's why i am here really. >> this was piccadilly in central london: it took one hours for the crowd to march past opposition. >> the british government arlingz it gives more in foreign aide to help syrian refugees than any other country in europe. the thousands who have come out in central london is saying emphatically that is not enough and britain should do more. >> an impressive turnout doesn't mean this crowd is necessarily representative of br

barnaby phillips reports. >> they watch bemused as desperate people arrive. in a square in athens, elderly greeks outnumbered by hundreds of afghans. most of the afghans plan to move on, but a few will stay in greece and build new lives here like eunice who came 14 years. he worries the economic and political instability will change that. >> we're afraid that because of this election and also basis of this crisis, maybe this climate will be changed. maybe extremist groups will use this to their benefit of themselves. that's why we are afraid. >> reporter: this is what he feared, the neonaz gli golden dawn that gathered a couple of blocks away. foreigners out of greece chant. golden dawn has no chance to win the election, but according to opinion polls they're the third most popular party in greece. for them the refugee crisis is an opportunity. he says it's a disgrace. thousands cross the sea into greece while all our politicians can do is dream about who will lead the country. this doctor is temporarily the minister of refugees until greece gets a new govern

barnaby phillips has been listening to the testimony at the hague. barnaby not only you listening to it, but this was broadcast, too across the congo, and people who were his victims were able to hear it. the first time he has ever given an account of himself, yeah? >> reporter: sorry, david i'm getting a different voice. could you repeat the question. >> just tell me a little bit about the fact that was not only was this broadcast in the court, but it was broadcast on local radio stations in his own country, and this is the first time he has given an account of what he says he did. >> reporter: yes, that's right. and just to put it in this context, yesterday and this morning, the prosecution has been painting a very harrowing picture of what he and his militia had been doing. for example, this morning, we were hearing from lawyers for witnesses, and they were saying that some of those witnesses include girls in their teens who had been passed around from commanders to commander used for sexual favors. they included relatives who had been forced to w

phillips was at one of the largest rallies in london. >> reporter: it's sample, heartfelt message that refugeess welcome in britain. the mood festive. the kraut optimistic by coming out in large numbers they can shame their government in to taking in more refugees. in particular, syrians fleeing conflict. >> germany and speed sweeped have take then more than their fair sherry believe a country our size and wealth we should take in the same refugeeses. >> basically i put myself in their position and i would want people to treat me well if he had to flee england, that's why a. here real eu6789 this was pick a piccadilly in central london, it took one hour for the crowd to march past opposition. the british government argue that his it gives far more in foreign aid to help syrian refugees than any other country in europe. thousands of people who have come out today in central london are saying emphatically that is not enough. and that britain should be doing more. but an impressive turn out doesn't moon this crowd is necessarily representative of britain as a whole. many british people fe

barnaby phillips sent this update from the hague. >> reporter: bosco, when as the terminator has a notorious repulation as a war lord that wreaked havoc in congo for years. the charges pertain to a specific period, 2002, 2003 in the province. 18 charges, crimes against humanity. war crimes, sexual crimes. he denies them all. the trial is likely to be a slow in intricate process. 88 witnesses called by the prosecution. there's the logistical changes of bringing them over from eastern congo to the netherlands. over the next two days what we are expecting are opening statements and a staples himself, he denies the charges against him >>> patrick is a senior project leader at the institute for justice. he is also an expert on the great lakes region, and joins us on skype from cape town. good to have you with us. does this establish accountability for others accused of crimes? that region? >> yes, i think definitely it say - it's a great case showing there's a willingness on behalf of i.c.c. to deal with the atrocities committed in grc. as you know, there are so many atrocities, crimes which have

live to barnaby phillips. a lot of people expected to turn out for the march. feelings are running high. >> let's see how it goes. a few thousand so far. i suspect organizers hope it will fill up. they hope 80,000 would turn up. you it's too early to draw conclusions. the mood, traps you can hear them cheering is euphoric. coincidentally the labour party elected a new leader. i know you'll talk to my colleague about that. many are supporters of jeremy corbin. for the march to have an impact it needs to movened the left of british politics. if david cameron is to pay attention and feel out of step with the british publish. i've been looking at it, here is my report. >>> children who arrived in england without their parents, fleeing war. more than 700 in the care of kemp county council in the south-east of england. they have run out of foster parents who can look after them and is planning new reception. locals say there's a legal and moral obligation to help. >> these are not economic migrants, these are young war refugees that witnessed atrocities that hopefull

barnaby phillips has that part of the story. >> another boat from lesbos arrives in the harbour. almost 2,500 on board. many fled war, all hoping for a better life in europe, or, at least, to give their children a chance. >> now they reached the mainland. they want to carry on. that suits greeks, who provide buses to take them to center of athens, for where most of these people travel northwards. germany, the preferred destination. >> but if angela merkel's government has been among the most generous, they are looking for other european countries to do their part. >> translation: we need a strengthened response, and only with common european solidarity will we master this challenge. >> reporter: in paris, the french president is in agreement. his country will participate in an e.u. wide quota system for refugees. >> translation: france is willing to do its part. the european commission will propose placing 120,000 people over the next few years, france will take 24,000. we'll do it. we'll do it as a matter of principle. it's part of a proposal that we, ourselves, put forward. >>

the charges against him include murder, rape, and recruiting child soldiers, barnaby phillips is life for us at the hague. barnaby, tell us more about him and what he has allegedly done in the past. >> reporter: he had a checkered career in the awful chaos that has blighted eastern congo for almost 20 years now. he participated in the original rah bell i don't knows against the former president and he was a warlord in the early 2,000s, the charges against him pertain particularly to the period two noun two, 2003, in the eastern province of. [ inaudible ] but he carried out in a very active military role long after that. at one point he was actual live general in the congolese army, following. [ inaudible ] with the administration, he later broke away again and rejoined other rebel forces. he handed himself over to the i. g.c.c. had been on the run, if you like, from the i. g.c.c. for some seven years, he handed himself over at the american embassy in rwanda, next door to congo, for reasons which are not still entirely clear clear. >> i hear there will be a couple of child soldiers the

barnaby phillips has more from athens. >> does he still have the magic? alexis tsipras is still young. defeated by greece's creditors, humiliated by brussels and berlin. he says don't let the old parties back in the old regime that created the debt crisis in the first place, he might have loss to europe, he said supporters but at least he went down fighting. alexis tsipras came to power promising to end austerity bull this election is all about whether greeks are prepared to give him a second chance. >> disappointment, from the politicians because it's the same story, three years ago. >> i met young people who supported the left wing syriza party when it won in january. he says he will vote for them again. >> already corrupt and syriza not yet so much i guess so i have some homes let's say. >> reporter: but antonis says he will vote for another party. >> on monday unemployment will be the same, the corruption will be the same. and i don't believe that the choices are many. >> disappointment, disillusionment. words that sum up the national mood according t

barnaby phillips reports >>> children who arrived in england without their parents, fleeing war. more than 700 in the care of kemp county council in the south-east of england. they have run out of foster parents and is planning new reception. locals say there's a legal and moral obligation to help. >> these are not economic migrants, but young war refugees that witnessed atrocities that hopefully you and i will not witness. i spoke to a young man whose mother and father were murdered in front of them. he ran, leaving them with the gunman, and didn't stop until he felt safe, in the u.k. >> reporter: many people in britain feel compassionate to the refugees fleeing war. the discussion about the crisis in this country is entangled with a wider debate about immigration as a whole. the conservative government won the election, reducing the numbers of immigrants coming to britain, helping to explain the reluctance to take more refugees. this man came to this country from cyprus. he belongs to migration watch, wanting to reduce migration to britain. the country is less equipped than ger

barnaby phillips joins us from hague. what else was heard? >> harrowing testimony, even if it was coming second hand from lawyers for the witnesses, not the witnesses yet, at this early stage of the trial. for example, we heard the accounts of sexual slavery that you were talking about, and we heard horrible accounts of people forced to dig their own graves and then being buried alive in those graves as relatives watched. a little later we heard from the defense lawyers for the first time as they tri and outline their strategy, casting doubt on the var at identify of witness accounts. dating back 12 years, and trying to put in context what was happening in eastern congo, saying that the e.u. pc. the mission in bosco and uganda was not specifically motivated by ethnic rivalry, if you like. it was not merely a prohoma militia seeking to kill people from different ethnic groups and other tribes in the area. let me bring in my guest. she's from the international federation for human rights. cary, are you confident that the trial - it's a big test

barnaby phillips sent this update from the hague. >> reporter: it took the court 15 minutes to read out the charges, a long litany of appalling crimes. he listened calm reply throughout and then stood up calmly and in a quiet voice said he was not guilty of all 18 charges against him. then we heard more from the chief prosecutor here at the i.c.c. and she describes in sfom graphic detail the murders of civilians, young children, women, bodies disembowelled. the most appalling atrocities in remote villages in eastern congo, in the specific period 2002-2003. there's criticism of the trial that it's focussing on that period when bosco was at large as a warlord and general in the congo please army for a longer period, going up to 2013. but because of limited resources, the i.c.c. decided to focus on the narrow period. there was also a big debate as to whether the trial should happen in the hague or bugno or in eastern congo, so that people there can see justice being done, see the warlords wreaking havoc in that part of the world. ultimately one of the reasons the trial is here is there was

. >> barnaby phillips in athens. thank you. >>> at least 13 refugees drown off the coast of turkey trying to get to greece. they were on board a dinghy when their vessel collided with a cargo ship. it's believed 46 people were on board. >>> in croatia there were chaotic scenes as hundreds of refugees tried to board trains. >> go back. >> police tried to hold people back, but many forced their way onto a waiting train climbing through windows. for several days thousands of refugees have been stuck between hungary, slovenia and croatia. they haven't been able to agree on how to deal with the increasing number of people. we're there and we have this update. >> reporter: at this moment everything is under the control , but in the last five days we were seeing a lot of chaotic scenes in croatia. it took five days for the government to take over the control over the situation. well, people were not in the past few days were not having anything. there was a lack of food, water, or other supplies they needed. they're angry a

. >> straight to athens to speak to al jazeera's barnaby phillips. i understand we have had some exit polls out. what the do they say? >> what they say, barbara is that probably the largestly party were between 30 and 304% of the vote. with between 28.5 and 32.5% of the vote. so you will see from there that there is a potential overlap. this is by no means conclusionive. we understand that it's on the basis, the exit poll, of 75% of the vote. so within margin for that slim lead to materialize to harden or to be reversed as we get more details. but what you would say is likely a certathe government, a coalit government probably a bigger coalition than they had before when they had only one junior partner. you will remember the independent greeks. the independent greeks on the right may just have scraped into parliament again but perhaps not with enough seats with the reduced majority to govern in the green parliament to have 151 seats in a 300-seat parliament. just to roll back a little bit, remember in january, he got 36.3% of the vote. whatever happ

barnaby phillips was there for us. >> reporter: many thousands of people marched through central london today. at one point on pick difficultly i waited an hour. that's how long it took the crowd to pass me by. the last of them, the remnants having somewhat of a party outside parliament here. people in the crowd were saying refugees are welcome and britain has been put in the shade and shamed by other countries like germany and sweden taking more. the prime minister, david cameron, disagrees and he has already reversed his policy from where he was a week ago. he now says that britain is taking some 20,000 -- will take symptom 20,000 syrian refugees over the next five years. he points out that britain is a much more generous donor of aid to syrian refugees in the region in immediate surrounding countries. of course, he'll want to know to what extent his political instincts on this issue are aligned with those of middle england. the people who are out here today disagree with their government. >>> an investigation is under way into the crane collapse in saudi arabia which killed 107 peopl

barnaby phillips has been listening to the testimony. >> we heard from lawyers for the witnesses appearing later in the trial. they painted a chilling picture. what the militia was doing in a province in eastern congo. in 2002 to 2003. they spoke about the rate of gills in their teens, and spoke about how they were forced to dig their own graves before being buried alive while distraught family members looked on. later we heard from him himself. he spoke calmly for 20 minutes. he said he did not recognise the picture of him, which the prosecution was putting forward that he was a ruthless killer. far from it. he said he was a disciplined soldiers, and led men under scright command to the province. this is what he had to say. >> i have always fought with people in uniform. i have never attacked civilians. on the other hand, i have always protected them. >> what happens now in the trial? the court adjourned until september 15th, when we expect the first witnesses to appear. all here are warning that this trial could go on for years. >> still to come on the programme... [ ♪ ] ..china pledge

barnabie phillips has been listening to his testimony, and has the latest. >> we herd from lawyers from the witness whose will be appearing later in this trial. and they painted a chilling picture, of moscow's militia is doing in eastern congo in 2002, to 2003. they spoke about the widespread rape of young girls in their teens, and they spoke about how some victims were forced to dig their own graves before being buried alive while distraught family members looked on. but later, we heard from bosco himself. we spoke calmly in sway healey. he said he did not recognize this picture of him which the prosecution was putting forward. he says he was a disciplined soldier, and he led men under strict command. this is what he had to say. >> i was in office. i have always fought with fearful uniform. i have never attacked civilians. i have always protected them. so what happens now? well, the your honor has adjourned, that'ses when we expect the first witnesses to appear, but all the experts are warning that this trial could can go on for years. gall ma la's president has been in court to face c