democratic republic of congo u.n.h.c.r. says poor security and province is hindering efforts to help thousands of people in need challenge bellus has. the eastern border of the democratic republic of congo isn't who morrow reports of violence to reach one thousand kilometers north to south. clashes between a ugandan rebel group and seize military in the north east has pushed civilians to make the dangerous crossing into and some are attempting to roll across lake albert one of africa's great lakes and the tale of petals and you know some died of hunger some drowned and the like there's no one to help you there's nothing to eat we surviving in the bush like animals. now the south east is reaching a tipping point where humanitarian disaster extraordinary proportions is about to hit the southeastern part of the democratic republic of the congress the province of plunges further into violence triggering spiralling displacement and human rights abuses the south east has been plagued by ethnic violence but new armed groups of pop

security forces in the democratic republic of congo opened fire ona democratic republic of congo opened fire on a rally calling for president kabila to go. the uk's opposition party would keep the uk in a customs union with the eu after the country leaves the bloc, its party's brexit spokesman has confirmed. labour's kier starmer told the bbc that the arrangement would be best for the economy, but still respect the referendum result. the policy shift marks a clear difference with the uk prime minister, who is committed to leaving both the eu's customs arrangement and the single market. with me is bbc political correspondent ben wright. in the uk, the labour party is in opposition, but they could have an influence on government policy, couldn't they? that's right, and the reason is because theresa may's conservative party doesn't have an overall majority in the house of commons. over the next year, really, leading up to the date of brexit, there will be many opportunities for members of parliament to vote on the brexit process so it doesn't take many, a handful, even, of tory mps, conser

the eastern border of the democratic republic of congo isn't whom world reports of violence reach one thousand kilometers north to south. clashes between a ugandan rebel group and seize military in the north east has pushed civilians to make the dangerous crossing into and some are attempting to roll across lake albert one of africa's great lakes and attain a paddle and you know some died of hunger some drought and the like there's no one to help you there's nothing to eat surviving in the bush like animals. now at the south east is reaching a tipping point where humanitarian disaster extraordinary proportions is about to hit the southeastern part of the democratic republic of the congress the province of plunges further into violence triggering spiralling displacement and human rights abuses the south east has been plagued by ethnic violence that new armed groups of popping up in congo leads in the area traps fighters don't know who is on whose side so civilians are targeted murders abductions and rape a common goodbye now they be heated people they can't open this stomachs removed t

of. you just read the constitution of the democratic republic of the congo and you find the answer. there is a provision within the constitution that can tell you if he can step down or not and it is written in the constitution very clearly and nothing will change in that constitution under the constitution there are supposed to be elections twenty sixteen your government said there would be elections in twenty sixteen then they were delayed we were told they would be in twenty seventeen they didn't happen twenty seventeen now we're told they should happen in december twenty third i think december twenty third twenty eight hundred the end of this year how do we know there are going to happen everybody nor that we the security challenge i think you have heard about these terrorist offensive we had to face in north kivu province where even the soldiers from un died you have already had already. understood about what happened in. the can we not sample terrorists or fences or these didn't make it easy it is this and that's the reason exercise is you have another election of course you c

the most violent places on earth but just how democratic is the democratic republic of congo given its president was supposed to have left office back in twenty sixteen the country's controversial minister of communications and will also debate the future of germany's angela merkel. also on the show she's been called the new leader of the free world but german chancellor angela merkel has grown increasingly unpopular at home struggle to form a governing coalition and has been undermined by the rise of the far right so how much is merkel herself to blame for the problems germany now face that's our debate but first protesters shot dead opposition figures and the internet shut down all some say because the president of the democratic republic of congo joseph kabila refuses to leave office the country's constitution says elections should have been held in twenty sixteen but the authorities keep postponing them so what next for a nation that's still recovering from what's been called africa's great war this week's headliner minister of communications. thanks for joining me up front your bo

the democratic republic of congo. refuses to leave office the country's constitution says elections should have been held in twenty sixteen but the authorities keep postponing them so what next for a nation that still recovering from what's been called africa's great war this week's headliner minister of communications. thanks for joining me from your boss joseph has been president of the democratic republic of congo for seventeen years and you've had presidential elections in your country delayed for nearly two years now is he ever going to give up power and let someone else be elected president. where my president used to see often. you just read the constitution of the democratic republic of the congo and you find the answer there is a provision within the constitution that can tell you if he can step down or not and it is written in the constitution very clearly and nothing will change in that constitution under the constitution there are supposed to be elections twenty sixteen your government said there would be

the eastern border of the democratic republic of congo isn't to morrow reports of violence to reach one thousand kemah maces north to south. clashes between a ugandan rebel group and seize military in the north east has pushed civilians to make the dangerous crossing into and some are attempting to roll across lake albert one of africa's great lakes and a tale of pedals and you know some died of hunger some drowned and the like there's no one to help you there's nothing to eat we surviving in the bush like animals. now the south east is reaching a tipping point where humanitarian disaster extraordinary proportions is about to hit the southeastern part of the democratic republic of the congress the province of plunges further into violence triggering spiralling displacement and human rights abuses the southeast has been plagued by ethnic violence but new armed groups are popping up in congo leads in the area traps fighters don't know who is on whose side so civilians are targeted murders abductions and rape a common good i know but they be heated people they can't open this stomachs remo

humanitarian affairs and the democratic republic of congo. a german court is set to hand down a landmark ruling on thursday which could lead to a ban on diesel cars in german setting as the case has been brought by an environmental group which says that the city of student art has not done enough to limit the harm caused by emissions well did obvious christopher spring reports from the city ironically chairman a car making capital. for. it's the busiest time of day at this family run bakery and. dozens of customers throughout the city are waiting for their morning deliveries. like many small businesses in germany it's invested in diesel powered delivery vehicles which are cheaper to run due to years of tax breaks for diesel a ban on day use would hit the company as of interest. if a ban on diesel powered vehicles covers the whole city then we have a problem in principle that we'd have to shut down. can't deliver our products by public transport so we'd have nowhere to go. under this. design of blames the sheer volume of traffic in german citi

warns a humanitarian disaster in democratic republic of congo is unfolding. story in sports american lindsey vonn concludes this period and then pick i'll find king by winning downhill bronze in pyongyang time. syrian government bombs are continuing to rain down on the rebel held this strict. eastern hooten near damascus nearly three hundred people have been killed since sunday and all indications are that this is just the beginning the bombardment involves airstrikes rockets shelling and barrel bombs of crude unguided the vice filled with explosives and sometimes shrapnel and oil now according to medical sources eight hospitals were attacked on tuesday alone other civilian buildings have also been attacked like bakeries there targeted to cut off food sources and syria's government seems intent on an even bigger operation is that harder now reports all indications are that a ground offensive is next. there is no frontline in eastern. residential neighborhoods have become battlegrounds the syrian government lies are bombing the besieged rebel enclave into subm

warns of a humanitarian disaster in the democratic republic of congo and the charismatic preacher whose message reached millions us about angelus to billy graham dies at the age of ninety nine. syrian government bombs are continuing to rain down on the rebel held district of eastern hooten near damascus nearly three hundred people have been killed since sunday and all indications are this is just the beginning the bombardment involves airstrikes rockets shelling and barrel bombs there were crude unguided the vice filled with explosives and sometimes shrapnel and oil according to medical sources eight hospitals were attacked on tuesday alone other civilian buildings have also been attacked like bakeries their targets have to cut off food sources and syria's government seems intent on a bigger operation zain harder now reports all indications are that a ground offensive is next. there is no frontline in eastern. residential neighborhoods have become battlegrounds the syrian government under to allies are bombing the besieged rebel enclave into submission i look at the suburb of damascus i

republic of congo. empowering women a new television channel defies the odds to deliver a message in gaza. from dusky sunsets over the sprawling savannah. to sunrise atop an asian metropolis. hello there the rain is now building over parts of china if we look at the chart for us on wednesday we can see we've already got some wet weather over who now and who bay some of that is looking roll the wet and then that gradually expands over many other parts of southeastern china as we head through the day on thursday just a tiny bit of snow in the fall north most of us are going to see rain and it does look pretty soggy bit further towards the south we've also got some showers here but generally they are short lived and they come in the form of rather hefty shower so in between we'll also see some sunshine there are a few places though where it looks like we should avoid the worst of the showers the philippines that looks more or less draw as we head through the next few days and also for us in singapore that

is about to hit the democratic republic of congo violence erupted late last year in the south eastern province of tanganyika it's estimated that in this area alone more than a fifth of the area's population that is six hundred thirty thousand people have been displaced. forced to flee their homes forced to seek refuge in camps like this each with a story to tell of the violence that is destroying lives. here they beheaded people they cut open their stomachs removed their guts and leave them to die that's how they're killing people. john key's a can be is one of the six hundred thirty thousand congolese displaced in tank and he could province in the past year he says militias burnt his village to the ground while among women though i had to take all my clothes off and jump into the river but i didn't have a choice i was fleeing for my life i mean the injured were left behind. the violence witnessed by so many is taking its toll with ongoing conflicts between rival militias the un refugee agency is warning the democratic republic of congo is in crisis the humanitarian disaster extraordi

she has vo jane: disturbing developments in the democratic republic of congo there. today at the national portrait y gallre in washington, the official portraits of president obama and his wife, michelle, were unveiled.mr obama called his likeness with the former president pretty a leafy backdrop, sharp, while mrs. obama sidley -- simply set of hers "wow." among those in attendance wereid former vice prt joe biden and hollywood luminaries like steven spielberg and tom hanks, and of course, me, althougi only got a back seat. it was lovely to be ther though. from andy warhol's pop art to the civil rights movements, the 1960's were a decade of social and political change. a new exhibit at the philadelphia art museum is bringing together paintings, photographs, architecture, and fashion that highlighted this extraordinary time in american culture. i went to have a loo revolutions, war, social upheaval, and assassinations marked the 1960's, but on the front lines of culture, erything was groovy, baby. designers and artists experimented with new forms, new materials, and a

and desperation in the democratic republic of congo with militia violence on the rise and people desperate for the president to step down the report on the catholic church is increasingly political role. with. a michele henery thanks for joining us german chancellor angela merkel has announced her cabinet picks to solidify a grand coalition with the social democrats pending the s.t.d. east final approval of that coalition merkel says she's put together a young dynamic team which represents a new start for her conservative party and it includes her most prominent critic from within the c.d.u. . after weeks of speculation and rumor around the new cd you cabinet mescal says she's blending fresh faces with wise heads. it's been a moment there i instigated the at the moment i'm the only one who's passed the age of sixty all others a younger in some very much younger than this and with this team we can now tackle the challenges of the future and there are many few look in a grand coalition out will lead the ministry of economic affairs minister of defense remains under law in the new minister of

many of these children in the democratic republic of congo's kasai region count violence among the earliest memories militia have destroyed schools and homes across the region and the u.n. says thousands of children have been forced to become soldiers save the children is one of several organizations trying to rehabilitate victims i think talking about in this report of children being raped children being forced to fight children being forced to kill other children horrifying brutality and so there's a number of things we can do we can invest in mental health and social support for children in disasters and we can rebuild the society around them get them back into school with their families there's a whole range of things we can do but that does take investment it takes time and it takes support. despite greater international standards when it comes to protecting children increasingly brutal tactics are being employed to fight the widespread use of indiscriminate weapons cluster bombs have seen child casualty numbers saw. this nine year old range ago was shot three times whilst fleeing myan

warns of a humanitarian disaster in the democratic republic of congo plus. i'm scott hardliner in bangkok where the buddhist leadership some nine decades ago banned female monks there's now a movement going around the system and they're gaining support their story coming up. hello thank you for joining us syrian government bombs are continuing to rain down on the rebel held this streak of eastern kuta. near damascus nearly three hundred people have been killed since sunday and all indications are this is just the beginning the bombardment involves airstrikes struck it's shelling and barrel bombs a crude unguided device filled with explosives and sometimes shrapnel and oil now according to medical sources eight hospitals were attacked on tuesday alone other civilian buildings have also been attacked like bakeries their target has to cut health food supplies and syria's government seems intent on an even bigger operation is that a harder now reports all indications are that a ground offensive is next. there is no frontline in eastern huta. residential neighbor

come ina is a ghost station in the south of the democratic republic of congo. there's been no train service for five months but now it's running again. the train left lubumbashi the second largest city five days ago. no one knows when it will arrive. and the train everyone is waiting for has a surprising name holme del or the swallow. by. news of the swallows arrival spreads like wildfire by the bush telegraph all word of mouth. it's the cheapest rail service in the d.r. congo like a local bus it stops a virtually every station and drools huge crowds. half of them a street vendors a day every stop even in the remotest villages the station becomes an instant market. the. amateur. i don't know if that is the ideal home program yet i wrote that there are several. there are no. i'm going to the time good. bye. but there's not much time for selling. the train is already packed. passengers clamber for remaining seats. has been riding this train for twenty years. he knows what to expect. them to come see but he got there i think because the self emphasizes the decisio

republic of congo. the central african nation has suffered years of conflict and desperate poverty, and the government stands accused along with foreign corporations, of plundering its rich natural resources, while millions go hungry. well, the latest violence has flared up in the eastern province of ituri, where mass hunger has intensified rivalry over land. catherine byaruhanga has travelled there with un peacekeepers, and sent us this report. village after village, destroyed by fighting between rival communities. gangs of armed young men terrorised this remote province of ituri. we've just arrived in this town, and from what we understand from the un peacekeepers here, this has been a flashpoint in the fighting. there are several villages that have been destroyed and people have fled, leaving many of them empty. the dead here have been buried in a hurry. we find homes razed to the ground. the few who remain are now under un protection, but many of the local hema people are gone, driven out, in a coun

republic of congo. it's a perilous journey from the congolese border to the ugandan side. some of these people are using vessels that are not very safe and in some cases the lake is rough. and, team gb‘s aimee fullerfeels the force of the weather at the winter olympics in south korea. and coming up on sportsday on bbc news, could chelsea end their two—game losing streak in the premier league with a win against bottom club west brom? good evening. within the past few hours, the charity commission has launched a statutory inquiry into oxfam, citing concerns that the charity might not have fully and frankly disclosed, all the details about some of its workers in haiti in 2011. earlier today, 0xfam's deputy chief executive resigned following allegations of sexual misconduct involving some of its staff. penny lawrence said she took full responsibility, and said she was ashamed this had happened on her watch. our special correspondent lucy manning reports. haiti's red light district. prostitution is illeg

republic of congo. and dodging dogs in india. fear on the streets where thousands die every yearfrom rabies. hello to you. some developing news from south africa. and the ruling african national congress has decided to "recall" or remove president jacob zuma as head of state. earlier, after a 13 hour meeting of the party's top leadership, they'd given him 48 hours to resign. he has long been under pressure over corruption allegations. local media are reporting a late night visit by the party's new head, cyril ramaphosa, to mr zuma's house. the bbc‘s milton nkosi is in pretoria, and sent this report earlier. what we now know is that since we have him here, the president of the anc, cyril ramaphosa, drove out and he went to presidentjacob zuma's official residence, and when he arrived there, there was some delay at the gate. they said it was too late, but eventually they were let in. and after a very brief period, the convoy returned back here and they were still talking, i suppose, at that time, he had

republic of congo. and dodging the dogs in india: fear on the streets where thousands die every yearfrom rabies bites. hello. reports in south africa say that south africa's ruling anc party has formally requested president jacob zuma to step down. it follows marathon talks by senior party officials that continued into the early hours of this morning. if the 75—year—old does not go, he will face a vote of confidence in parliament that he is expected to lose. jon ironmonger reports. cyril ramaphosa left a 13 hour meeting of the party's executive committee under the weight of a momentous decision: to remove jacob zuma is the head of state. earlier on monday night, the anc leader visited the president in person, telling him to step down within the next two days. but under that —— at an unconfirmed report suggests that presidentjacob an unconfirmed report suggests that president jacob zuma asked an unconfirmed report suggests that presidentjacob zuma asked for another three months. since cyril ramap

republic of congo. and dodging the dogs in india — fear on the streets where thousands die every yearfrom rabies bites. hello. first, some developing news from south africa. the ruling african national congress has decided to "recall" or remove president jacob zuma as head of state. earlier, after a 13—hour meeting of the party's top leadership, they'd given him 48 hours to resign. mr zuma, who faces corruption allegations, has been resisting pressure to step down since he was replaced by cyril ramaphosa as head of the party in december. what we now know is that since we have been here, the president of the anc, cyril ramaphosa, drove out, and he went to presidentjacob zuma's official web it is, and when he arrived there, there was some delay with the gate. —— official residence. eventually, they were let in. after a brief period, the convoy returned back here, and they were still talking, i suppose, returned back here, and they were still talking, isuppose, at returned back here, and they were

a surge in violence in the democratic republic of congo has the story of hundreds of villages and forced more than six hundred thirty thousand people from their homes the un's refugee agency has warned that fighting in southeastern province could lead to a humanitarian disaster of extraordinary proportions. israeli media is reporting that a former confidant of prime minister benjamin netanyahu will testify against him over corruption allegations shlomo felber a former director of the communications ministry was arrested on sunday and stored he'll get a lighter sentence in return for his corporation brazil's senate has passed a decree which puts the military in charge of security in rio de janeiro the measure allows the army to take command of police forces in the crime plagued state where violence has spiked by eight percent in the last year well those are the top stories i'm going to have more news for you in just under half an hour do stay with us coming up next on al-jazeera its witness thank you for watching as you soon. about a man. most on the balcony. with a. little boy in the bac

republic of congo. battered by hurricane maria and facing an economic decline sizes of young brits are we to head to the u.s. mainland in search of opportunity to. god . hello there are some of us in australia it's been pretty stormy recently in canberra we're seeing some pretty violent storms and also over perth as well those in perth of ripped the roof from homes and have also brought down some trees as well now the storms here are easing just the outside chance of the old showers as we head through monday and a maximum there of twenty two degrees there is going to be some more wet weather further east than most of that around the coast of new south wales and just nudging its way into queensland this rain is fairly useful we haven't seen a great deal during february and that's now going to be nudging its way northward as we head into tuesday so for new south wales tuesday does look drier ira to wards new zealand and here we're seeing some persistent rain across the south island that's gradually just n

republic of congo one hundred sixty seven countries have now ratified the international treaty which bans the conscription of children under the age of eighteen the un has highlighted fourteen countries where the problem is still a concern it's figures from last year show more than three thousand children were recruited by armed groups in democratic republic of congo around forty percent are girls in northern nigeria unicef says boko haram used eighty three children as so-called human bombs in the first half of last year that's the practice of forcing children to become suicide bombers in two thousand and seventeen the number of child soldiers doubled in the middle east particularly in yemen with more than nearly two thousand children some as young as ten recruited to fight and in south sudan at least nineteen thousand child soldiers are involved in conflict the un has obtained the release of almost two thousand child soldiers so far in south sudan but the situation remains particularly alarming habit morgan has been talking to a few former child soldiers in the be you. these moves a

touching on the issue of the democratic republic of congo and a new law which could affect their business. nothing was said about that. i guess it is difficult to comment when they do not know what the government may decide. there have been comments by other companies which also have issue with the government on this particular situation about potential changes to tax rules. that would be changes which would be retro active, even to agree the contracts that were signed yea rs agree the contracts that were signed years ago. we are definitely concerned. give me an idea about how cool this is to the mining industry generally and glenn caught in particular? cobalt is something that is crucial to the battery chemistry is, particular with having a long, charge life. you are talking about electric vehicles there. the car industry is so headed in that direction. do they see that as being a really important part of business in the next few years? they have geared to their business in particular for these battery materials. it is notjust cobalt, within glencore you see a lot of zinc production and

mourners in the democratic republic of congo are calling for the body of a veteran opposition leader to be repatriated from brussels a year after his death to the catholic cathedral in kinshasa to remember. many accuse officials offending to have his body returned to avoid a funeral service that could turn into a mass rally against the president joseph kabila. eighteen people have been injured after a minivan hit but restrooms in the chinese city of shanghai the city's local government says the van was on fire when it mounted the pavement police are investigating the incident but initial reports suggest it was an accident. well those were the headlines the news continues on al-jazeera the stream station. facing realities growing up when did you realize that you were living in a special place the so-called secret city getting to the heart of the matter why is activists to live in jail just because she expressed herself hear their story on and talk to al-jazeera at this time. hi i'm sorry ok a little overweight afghanistan's capital kabul has been hit by four major task having almost o