now in cameroon seventy nine boarding school students who were taken hostage by separatists have been released reports say the kidnappers are still holding three adult hostages from the school the children aged between eleven and seventeen were seized early monday morning in the mendham the capital of the north west region no single group says it carried out the kidnapping but separatist militias have been calling for a school boycott. and the earlier we spoke to our west africa correspondent major increase in lagos nigeria he recently was in cameroon to work cover the presidential elections there he told us how schoolchildren have become targets in the regional separatist conflict. most of the schools in the region have been closed for more than two years now after pressure from the separatists they've been trying to force schools parents and kids not to go to school for two reasons one they want to force the government to get back to the negotiation table and the second point is they don't want the kids to go through the french speaking school system and that has led to a situation

one of the schoolchildren kidnapped in cameroon this week says their captors want all schools in the region closed seventy nine children were released on wednesday two days after being taken to members of staff are still in captivity government says the kidnappers a separatist from cameroon english speaking minority. you're up to date now with all the headlines and other news updates after al-jazeera world's. yes. i am. the only.

up fears grow for the safety of some eighty students and teachers kidnapped by armed separatists in cameroon the hostage takers say they will not be released until their demands are met plus the nazi concentration camp cult was a place of pure heart and as one of this expected guards goes on trial in germany today at camp survivor tells t w why this is so important to keep talking about the past. i'm sara kelly welcome to the program americans are voting in one of the most crucial midterm elections in decades today the first polls open in roughly an hour president trump is calling the ballot a referendum on his agenda democrats are hoping that a good result for them would force the president to rein in his policies the battle promises to be close. early voting has begun for the u.s. midterm elections and early polling suggests it will be a record year for turnout. and it's all because of this man he's divisive and he's energizing for those that love him and for those that don't this election is won't be being seen as a referendum on the man everyone can't look away from if he doesn't say so

unfortunately not although a massive search operation has started by the army of cameroon we however have more information on what has really happened on the night from sunday to monday some of the children who managed to escape saltus how the abductors came to the school managed to get access to one of the dormitories then rounded up all the children there beating some of them and before taking them to the bush they also tried to get access to more rooms to more dormitories to get more kids so unfortunately this didn't work out because otherwise most likely the number of children away affected would have been even higher no of course was mind boggling adrian is why would some separatists kidnap sello and go from children what's the point. well you need to know that for about two years now most of the schools in the region have been closed because of pressure from the separatists size they don't want the children to attend schools where they're taught in the french system so the obvious answer would be they try to duck the good children to force other schools to also close down but t

also coming up relief for families in cameroon dozens of children who were kidnapped and held hostage have been freed by their captors we'll have the latest from our correspondent. i'm sara kelley welcome to the program the days of republican control of the u.s. federal government are over in the first nationwide vote since president trumps election two years ago democrats have taken back the house of representatives but it's not quite the blue wave that they had hoped for republicans have actually expanded their majority in the senate and also. defeated strong democratic challengers in some of the important state governor races so mixed results in a polarized nation but what could it mean for governing first let's look at the numbers here's how things stand right now in the house of representatives two hundred eighteen seats are now needed to take control and as you can see here democrats have already surpassed that goal with some races yet to be called and here's how the senate is looking the lighter shading is representing the seats that are not up for election in this particular r

and relief for families in cameroon dozens of kidnapped. children have been freed by their captors we'll get the latest from our correspondent in west africa. with. i've. a lover rock great to have you along with us the time has turned in the u.s. politics where voters turned out in record numbers to end the republican party's control of the u.s. federal government in the first nationwide vote since president donald trump's election two years ago democrats have taken back the house of representatives but it's not quite the blue wave that they had hoped for republicans have actually expanded their majority in the senate and defeated strong democratic challengers in some key state governor races all tump is due to give his reaction the very soon and we'll have full live coverage later this hour as and when it happens but first let's take a look at the numbers for you here's where things stand in the house of representatives two hundred eighty seats are needed to take control and as you can see here democrats have already surpassed that goal w

clash with liverpool next week after limping off with a groin injury during brazil's friendly win over cameroon in milton keynes. kylian mbappe could also be a doubt for next week as he was substituted due to a shoulder injury during the first half of france's friendly with uruguay at the stade de france. the losses didn't affect either of theose players —— the losses didn't affect either of those players‘ national teams as brazil beat reigning africa cup of nations champions cameroon 1—0 thanks to a richarlison goal while olivier giroud's second half penalty saw the world champions france to victory. elsewhere, italy scored a winner in the 94th minute against the usa through late substitutions. argentina currently lead mexico 1—0 and she let our 3—0 up against honduras. —— chile. in the uefa nations league, poland came from behind to draw against portugal — that means they'll be in pot one for the euro 2020 qualifying draw. that result sees germany drop into pot two — that means they could be drawn in the same qualifying group as england and world cup finalists france and c

the kidnapped students are from them and in the western english speaking part of cameroon separatist groups like the boys are waging an armed struggle for independence in the majority french speaking country groups have long vowed to destabilize the region and have attacked and kill teachers for disobeying orders to keep schools closed the armed separatists broke into the school building before dawn and of ducted the children from their dormitories as well as three stuff members. the local governor came to the school to meet with some of the parents assuring them their children would be brought back home. despite what's happened she. just needs a good man with no sort and. it is good to make. the student the book to brag about to do classrooms. but disagrees and then inductive gods. the incident deepens the atmosphere of fear and is likely to lead to more students staying at home in the future. for more let's bring in our correspondent andrea and krishna standing by in nigeria he just came back from cameroon and i'm trying to we have any more news about the possible whereabouts of th

it's better news from cameroon today. most of the students kidnapped from a boarding school in cameroon have been released. they were found abandoned in the town of bafut, in the north west region of cameroon, around 15 miles most of the students kidnapped from a boarding school from bamenda, where they were taken. these are the children shortly after being released — they're seen here in the office of the local governor. it was originally reported there were 79 students abducted. seems that was a little inaccurate. the driver with decent enough person. 78 students. we still know a possible integer are still being held and confusion over whether the chosen are still being detained. —— two children. the majority of people have been freed. it's not yet known who carried out the kidnapping. or why. cameroon's government has blamed anglophone separatists for the abduction, while the separatists accuse the government of stage—managing the kidnap to give them a bad name. here's the governor of the region. so that togeth

a major search is under way to find 79 children kidnapped from a boarding school in north—west cameroon. and how we shall remember them — 100 years of changing attitudes towards the first world war. aloe. —— hello. millions of people have already voted and, for the rest, polls open in just a few hours right across the united states, for the midterm elections that will determine president trump's ability to govern for the next two years. he's not on the ballot, but if his party loses control of even one of the houses of congress, it will have a huge impact on what he can do, for the rest of his first term. this from the bbc‘s north america editorjon sopel. his name is not on the ballot anywhere across the united states, but the forthcoming elections are all about donald trump. he's put himself at the absolute centre of this campaign, hurtling round the country energetically. and so it's impossible to avoid the conclusion that the results of tomorrow's midterm elections will be a referendum on his presidency. today he was in ohio. everything we have created and achieved is at stak

a major search is underway to find 79 children kidnapped from a boarding school in north—west cameroon. symbol of division — the banksy work of art that continues to cause controversy in the middle east. the chinese prime minister meets global trade leaders as his country's dispute with the us continues to cause widespread concern. a warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. also in the programme apparently 18% of britons have already done their christmas shopping — a much higher proportion than any of our european neighbours. so we're asking why is that? how organised are you or are you dreading the thought? get in touch. millions of people have already voted and, for the rest, polls open in just a few hours right across the united states, for the mid term elections. for the midterm elections. the outcome will determine president trump's ability to govern for the next two years. he's not on the ballot but, if his party loses control of even one of the houses of congress, it will have a huge impact on what he can do. our

cameroon's english—speaking minority make up about 20% of the population. the school that was attacked is in bamenda in the north—west. journalist peter tah has been to the school. what we have seen in this school this afternoon, very anxious faces of pa rents this afternoon, very anxious faces of parents who want to know the whereabouts of the children. many of them are simply shocked and they are still trying to digest the news that the children have been kidnapped. the unfortunate thing for these pa rents the unfortunate thing for these parents is that, since yesterday, they have not been able to even know whether the children have been kidnapped or not because the authorities have simply banned access to this school where i am now. i have actually tried to look across the fence and i have seen so many of the children who have been left behind, most of them in the lower forms and the school, who are just idling around and are quite confused as well because the do not know where their parents are. the bbc‘s mayeni jones, in lagos in neighbouring niger

barbara starr you're watching live from london also coming up seventy eight school students kidnapped in cameroon are freed but mystery surrounds who took them madagascan voted for a new leader to lift them out of poverty even though three of the front runners are former presidents. and france remembers the sacrifice of tens of thousands of african and asian soldiers who died in world war one. thank you for joining us we begin in the u.s. and that the vine siv midterm elections which have set the stage for the remaining two years of president trump's first term in office he's that cleared the results a tremendous success for the republicans and that's the spy the democrats winning back control of the house of representatives so far they have two hundred twenty one seats to the republicans one hundred and ninety eight as expected the republicans retain control of the senate rob reynolds reports. the voters have spoken democrats who control the u.s. house of representatives thank you all for making the future better. parents here. listen very the string of democratic victories began in suburban vir

now seventy nine students who abducted from a high school in cameroon have days ago have two days ago have been freed the pupils their driver and teachers were taken from a presbyterian boarding school and the mender by separatists a priest who helped negotiate their release as the fighters a still holding two star members the mend is in an english speaking region where separations have been fighting to create an independent state saying that they're discriminated against by the french speaking majority and the language division stretches back to the end of french and british colonial rule almost sixty years ago most people still speak french while english is the first language for a fifth these anglo phones as they're known mostly live in the north west and southwest divisions deepened two years ago with protests by english speakers complaining about discrimination and demanding more autonomy for their regions well that didn't go down well with cameron's president poured beer he rejected their demands and ordered a security crackdown so what began as peaceful protests deteriorated in

more likely to help or harm her chances of victory and relief for families in cameroon dozens of kidnapped children have been freed by their captors or get the leaders to form the our correspondent in west africa. or an. i am. now my level rockery to have you along everyone the time has turned in u.s. politics where voters turned out in record numbers and ended the. the republican party's control of the us federal government in the first nationwide vote since president trumps election two years ago democrats have taken back the house of representatives but it's not quite the blue wave they had hoped for republicans have actually expanded their majority in the senate and defeated strong democratic challengers in some key state governor races so a mixed verdict and a fifty fifty split decision what does the future hold now for this polarized nation first let's take a look at the numbers. here is where things stand at the moment in the house of

mali have never qualified, while cameroon were in canada three years ago. but striker ajara nchout knows just how tough it will be to try make it again. we know it is not easy for us, but we work for that. it is not a problem, we are going to play tomorrow against mali, we know it would be easy for us but we will do well because we need to qualify for the world cup. this sunday, the voting closes for the bbc african footballer of the year award. if you haven't voted yet, you're about to hear from the nominees. and if you're an aspiring footballer, they may have some sound advice if you're hoping to make it to the top. details of how to vote to follow, but first let's hear from the cream of african football. my my name is savvy 0mani. —— savvy 0mani. —— sadio mane. my name is savvy 0mani. —— savvy omani. -- sadio mane. -- lam i am mohamed salah. to believe himself, to tell them self i can and i will do it. don't look at what other people have because it is difficult when you see a all the people in their cars and a lot of luxuries, you will be li

americans are casting their ballots we'll tell you what's at stake and why the poll numbers also coming up cameroon's president colby begins his seventh term in office with a pledge to confront the country's english speaking separatists even as the hunt continues for dozens of chinup schoolchildren. and the nazi concentration camps to talk was the place of sure for and as the trial of one of its guards begins in germany account survivor tells d.w. why it's so important to keep talking about the past. i'm seeing you so much god it's good to have you with us millions of americans are voting in the most crucial midterm elections in decades donald trump is not on the ballot but the vote is being seen as a referendum on the u.s. president's agenda now surveys suggest the republicans will look keep control of the senate and that the democrats could take back the house of representatives and that will put them in the position to push back against the president's policies but the battle promises to be tight. it's their first chance to vote since trump's election back in twenty sixteen the american public is

and in other news dozens of children kidnapped in cameroon have been freed by their captors we'll get the latest details from our correspondent. i'm brian thomas thanks so much for being with us well both democrats and republicans are claiming bragging rights after the u.s. midterm elections with the results pointing to a very mixed picture in the first nationwide vote since president trump's victory two years ago democrats have taken control of the house of representatives but republicans have actually expanded their majority in the senate and also defeated strong democrat challengers in some of the important state governor races let's give you a look now at some of the numbers in the house of representatives two hundred eighteen seats are needed to take control as you can see here democrats have already surpassed that goal with some races yet to be called. and here's how the senate is shaping up the lighter shading there representing the seats that were not up for election on top of that the night's results republicans now at fifty one seats officially which means they have defended

and dozens of kidnapped school children are freed by their captors in cameroon they were abducted by armed separatists earlier this week. i'm simply so much going to thank you for joining us u.s. attorney general jeff sessions has been forced out of office by president trump the move comes straight after the midterm elections president trump has long expressed frustration with sessions after he recused himself from the investigation into links between trump's presidential campaign and russia no trouble tweet is that sessions chief of staff matt whitaker will replace him until a permanent successor is chosen the democrats are now concerned that session's removal may be a prelude to limiting or even ending the russian probe something they're warning would trigger a constitutional crisis. let's get the latest with my ash waiter she's standing by for us in washington hi maya was this expected. somewhat sumi there are people who have been watching the administration as it's gone through its ups and downs for the past two years year and a half and unfortunately somewhat from the beginning

all right colbert say going we thank you for giving us that update from cameroon. the toughest sanctions to date that's what the u.s. is calling the latest measures against iran it's targeting the country's oil and financial sectors but iran's president hassan rouhani says it will be business as usual for attack iran trumpet ministration israel promising sanctions that were originally listed as part of the twenty fifth the nuclear agreement the move will have hundreds of businesses including those from countries linked with to her on all the u.s. secretary of state says there will be consequences for any nation that continues business with iran we hope a new agreement with iran is possible but until iran makes changes in the twelve ways that i listed in may we will be relentless in exerting pressure on the regime . as a reflection of the result today we are closing our sanctions that were previously listed under the nuclear deal this includes sanctions on energy banking shipping and ship building industries. since the trumpet ministration came into office we've don

their children were taken from this school in cameroon in their speaking region. video of the children in captivity was released by the men who held them. now free the peoples a still traumatized. in return for their release kidnappers have demanded the school to be shut down they say the separatists fighting for independence for the english speaking region from the majority french speaking country most of the schools in the region after been closed for two years because of the pressure of separatist group they have two reasons one they want to present the governments to get on the negotiation table the second reason they say is that they don't want their kids to grow up under the french language system under the french school system. the children was still being held on tuesday when cameron's letter and president was sworn in he didn't mention the students but vowed to confront english speaking the fight says the president seventh time looks set to be marred by growing separatist on rest. to football now and byron munich have edge closer to the champions league k

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the kidnapped students are from them and in the western english speaking part of cameroon separatist groups like the boys are waging an armed struggle for independence in the majority french speaking country. groups have long vowed to destabilize the region and have attacked and killed teachers for disobeying orders to keep schools closed the armed separatists broke into the school building before dawn and abducted the children from their dormitories as well as three stuff members. the local governor came to the school to meet with some of the parents assuring them their children would be brought back home despite what's happened. to stage government we're no sir and. didn't get. to the next. student in the back to run back to the classrooms. but disagrees and then god. the incident deepens the atmosphere of fear and is likely to lead to more students staying at home in the future. this is d.w. news still to come on the show as a nazi concentration camp guard goes on trial here in germany we meet a woman who survived the horrors of the holocaust. but first we have some of the other s

the students are all from by men in the west an english speaking part of cameroon separatist groups like the amber boys are waging an armed struggle for independence in the majority french speaking country. in the past they have attacked and killed teachers to disobey orders to keep schools closed but this time the group says it wasn't involved and accuses the army of staging the whole thing to discredit them the children were taken from their dormitories before dawn. along with three staff members. the local governor came to the school to meet with some of the parents he assured them that children will be brought back home. despite what happens yeah. just to govern your nose and. where to make sure. the student the book to brag about to do classrooms. as good but as good as a man in that regards. the incident deepens the atmosphere of fear and is likely to lead to more students staying at home in the future are just one sports item for you in football liverpool's hopes of reaching the knockout stages of the champions league have suffered a blow they slipped to a surprise to no defeat at

and seventy nine school students kidnapped in cameroon afraid to put mystery surrounds who took them. because president donald trump has fired attorney general jeff sessions and came a day off a trunk republican party lost control of the house of representatives and chooses midterm elections that would increase his majority in the senate will have much more on the election and is often lost and a few moments but first can really help it has more on a contentious day at the white house worried i should not that's another reason it was supposed to be a news conference about the outcome of the midterm elections as well sit down but it quickly turned into a testy exchange with reporters which included questions about the future of president donald trump's cabinet and the fate of his have battled attorney general jeff sessions and i'm very happy with most of my cabinet will look into that different people for different positions shortly after the president tweeted that his attorney general was out sessions writing in a letter to the president at your request i am submitting my resignation

authorities in cameroon say all 78 children and a driver of ducted in a country's southwest have been freed. the kidnappers are holding the principal and another teacher hostage. police is said to be carrying out negotiations. >> the nightmare lasted almlmost twtwo fullll d days. 79 childldren abducted in this boboarding school by unidentifid gunmnmen were released wednesda. negotiators linked to the presbyterian church worked relentlessly to have them freed. >> they were brought to one of our churches. they looked tired and exhausted. >> kidnappings have become common in cameroon's rthwest and southwest english speaking regions. anglophones have complained of discrimination. what started as peaceful protests in 2016 has deepened to a full-blown secessionist movement. separatists have kidnapped soldiers and children to pressure the government into state.g their breakaway the army has b been accused of killing unarmed protesters and torching villages. last few years, thousands have fled their homes, with 20,000 escaping to nigeria. marseilles, anger is growing following the collapse of

and cameroon seventy nine boarding school students who were kidnapped by separatists have been released reports say the kidnappers are still holding three adult hostages from the school the children aged between eleven and seventeen were seized the earlier monday morning implemented up the capital of the northwest region with no single group says it carried out the kidnapping but separatist militias have been calling for a school boycott. and earlier i had the opportunity to speak with our west africa correspondent increase who is in lagos nigeria he was in cameroon recently in that very region covering the elections there first i asked him what's been happening with the children since their release. well the local governor was talking to journalists today and local journalists and he said the children were reunited with their families and that they're related leave fine that they're doing relatedly well and what is quite interesting we also said they're going straight back to school right now they're going back to their boarding school and this is an shop contrast to what we've heard f

instudents kidnapped cameroon. the military says they are doing all they can to find them. also coming up, france wants a new tax on digital giants like google and facebook in place by the end of the year. is that realistic? getting dumped on instagram is never nice. it is probably worse when you are the italian interior minister. first, our top story live from paris. the polls have opened in the united states. all four hundred 35 seats in the house of representatives are up for reelection. many places where the seats are up for grabs voted heavily for donald trump two years ago. it is being seen as a referendum on donald trump himself. to tome, let's go live burgess watson. you are at a polling station at a school in arlington, virginia. tell us what is happening now. even up ands s not for thee last hourur or so, thee have been a heavy strtream of peoplele coming into cast their ballots s to vote in whatat is a clososely watatched election. democratics a stronghold. republican up until the days of ronald reagan. people here seem upbeat. people have a vote on. it is a comp

you're watching al-jazeera live from london also coming up seventy eight school students kidnapped in cameroon are freed but mystery surrounds who took them and we report from the world's most environmentally friendly country efforts to keep it that way. u.s. president donald trump has hailed the performance of the republicans in the midterm elections in a long and fractious press conference in which he starred with several reporters despite losing control of the house of representatives from said the outcome represented a history that find success against the olds but he believes that he can work with the democrats to get things done there was a big day yesterday incredible day and last night the republican party defied history to expand our senate majority. well significantly beating expectations in the house for the mid. and midterm year we did this in spite of a very dramatic fundraising disadvantage driven by democrats wealthy donors and special interests and very hostile media coverage to put it mildly the media coverage set a new record in a new standard. well time became particularly a

clash with liverpool next week after limping off with a groin injury during brazil's friendly win over cameroon in milton keynes. kylian mbappe could also be a doubt for next week as he was substituted due to a shoulder injury during the first half of france's friendly with uruguay at the stade de france. the losses didn't affect either of theose players

one of the schoolchildren kidnapped in cameroon this week says their captors want all schools in the region closed seventy nine children were released on wednesday two days after being taken to members of staff are still in captivity government says the kidnappers a separatist from cameroon english speaking minority. you're up to date now with all the headlines and other news updates after al-jazeera world's. yes. i am. the only. american man spoke out against french colonial rule in the one nine hundred fifty and found himself in exile. a communist and a jew he became a thorn in the side of kink house and the second in the one nine hundred sixty s. and seventy's. his fight against injustice cost him twenty two months in hiding seventeen years in jail and thirteen years in exile. but he eventually returned to morocco a free man. he was praised for his sacrifice for moroccan independence and fight for democracy and freedom. he was. sometimes called the moroccan mandela. he was born in one nine hundred twenty six into a wealthy moroccan jewish family in casablanca. despite his comforta

thank you for that andrew simmons live for us in istanbul still ahead on al-jazeera the search is on in cameroon after armed men kidnaps dozens of children and their school principal security on high alert for mexico's most wanted drug kingpin as selecting a jury gets underway in new york city. from dusk the sunset so it's proving savannah. to sunrise atop an asian metropolis. hello there we've got some very heavy rain still over parts of europe on the satellite picture you can see this area of cloud here that's pushing its way northward and as it hits land it's going to lift and give us some very heavy rain so that's where the worst of the weather is likely to be over the southern parts of france and a bit further north as well as you hit some of the higher ground so very very wet here during the day today and they could be some flooding that system will then gradually edge its way eastwards give us a bit of snow as it makes its way across the alps there and then gradually begin to ease as we head through the day on wednesday behind it there's another weather system pushing its way in so very w

watching all just headquarters here in doha also coming up seventy nine schoolchildren kidnapped in cameroon all freed up misstates the street surrounds who took the. boat for a new leader to lift them out of poverty even though three of the frontrunners all former presidents. welcome to the program u.s. president donald trump attorney general jeff sessions the amount spent comes just hours after trump's republican party lost control of the house of representatives and chief state's midterm elections they would also increased its majority in the u.s. senate we'll have much more on the election and its aftermath in a few moments but first particle hain has this report on the man who was one of trump's earliest backus but his time at the justice department was troubled almost from day one. attorney general jeff sessions was an early and enthusiastic supporter of donald trump's bid for the white house. now when that bid succeeded president appointed his loyal supporter attorney general. but in his confirmation hearings sessions failed to tell the whole truth about a campaign error meeting he ha

and seventy nine school students kidnapped in cameroon afraid that mystery surrounds who took. his president donald trump has fired attorney general jeff sessions announcement came a day off the trunk's republican party lost control of the house of representatives in tuesday's midterm elections that would increase its majority in the senate much more on the election and its aftermath in a few moments but first a whole kit has more on a contentious day at the white house worried i should know better than it was supposed to be good news conference about the outcome of the midterm election sit down but it quickly turned into a testy exchange with reporters which included questions about the future of president donald trump's cabinet and the fate of his have battled attorney general jeff sessions and i'm very happy with most of my cabinet we're looking at different people for different positions shortly after the president tweeted that his attorney general was out sessions writing. the letter to the president at your request i am submitting my resignation trump as muse publicly abo

stories we're covering for you as well who will have the latest on more than seventy students from cameroon who have been freed by their captors. from cool briskness and fuel. to the war on trying to this of southeast asia. hello there we've had some heavy heavy rain over parts of southern europe recently and now over parts of italy we've got scenes like this this is from cheriton you can see how high the post river is there and just outside the city it's burst its banks now the rain responsible he's gradually fading out as it rolls its way northward but only because another weather system is pushing in from the atlantic now fortunately the main focus of the rain here is further north than italy so it's over positive britain and ireland down through parts of france that's what we see the worst of the weather the heaviest of the rains and that will gradually sweep eastwards as we head through the day on thursday now as it works eastwards it looks like it's breaking up a bit so not as much rain here but behind it there's yet more wet weather so generally speaking that the western parts of eur

the students in captivity be authenticated all right we thank you for giving us that update from cameroon on this developing story. sri lanka parliamentary speaker says he will not accept mahinda rajapaksa as the new prime minister until he sees proof he commands a majority in parliament this development comes as the president ordered m.p.'s to reconvene on november the fourteenth last week he fired prime minister run away from a single and replaced him with the former leader rajapaksa bernard smith has more from colombo. really pointed prime minister rajapaksa can certainly pull out a large crowd of supporters many here in the room for an array of a long bow to show that there's a feeling that he's been on stage with the president who gave him the job without the backing of haldeman's and the president says he's not going to recall parliament until november fourteenth but that's prompted a furious backlash from the speaker of sri lanka's parliament. he's accusing the president of consistently misleading him by promising to recall all of it either today or a couple of days and and then no

the government in cameroon has launched a huge search for 79 children kidnapped from a boarding school. unidentified gunmen seized the students and some of the staff. students have described hiding as the hostage—takers ransacked the building, in bamenda in the north—west of the country. the us secretary of state, mike pompeo, says washington will exert relentless pressure on iran unless it changes its current course. at the first sweeping economic sanctions. the us post. speaking after the reimposition of sanctions, mr pompeo said the objective was to starve the country of the revenue he said it used to fund violence. now on bbc news — the travel show. this week, the travel show is in taiwan, an island of traditions and religions, amazing landscapes and modern marvels. i'm on a journey to discover how the island's colonisers have shaped the history, culture, and traditions of this beautiful land. whoo! oh, my goodness. don't go into the house! taiwan is a unique blend of east and west, making it one of the most dynamic and travel friendly destinations in asia. this view is magni

dozens of boarding school students are kidnapped by a separatist group in cameroon. and we visit a sixteenth century port that's form into disrepair but could now be rebuilt after lifting of u.s. economic sanctions. we've got signs is some slightly dry weather making its way into italy as we go on through the next twenty four hours or so you still say fair amounts of cloud easing through italy into the age magic into the balkans we'll see some showers still pushing up into northern parts of italy up towards the up snow over the higher ground yes that's nice than just way over towards the pyrenees as well i mean ever so sister for madrid it's on the cool side we've got more wet weather just waiting in the wings there that wet weather stretches right up into our lives it will eventually make its way across the british isles every sixty celsius i say sixty's houses that's mild for london winds picking up as we go on through wednesday fourteen degrees at that stage was not a filled out with the strength of that wind a very blustery day lots of rain rattling its way in ac

group of students abducted from a high school in cameroon on monday have been freed the seventy nine pupils their driver and teachers were taken by armed sefton's from a presbyterian boarding school in bomb end up a police involved in the negotiations says the fighters are still holding the school's principal and one teacher amanda is in cameron's anger far region where separatists have been fighting to create an independent state of first they denied their existence but now china's government is vigorously defending a detention program in the far western province of jang it is facing growing international criticism of reports up to a million muslim men and women are being held in so-called reeducation camps china correspondent a.j. brown reports from cache dar. islam is the dominant faith in shin germ but it cash it could mosque worshippers are reminded of a higher authority of sign at the entrance proclaims love the party love the country close by photos of president xi jinping are projected onto a giant screen in one he's surrounded by a group of forming local muslim we goes the p

still ahead on al-jazeera the search is on in cameroon after armed men kidnapped dozens of children and their school principal and israel's government makes a diplomatic push in search of new partners in the gulf. hello there we've got some very heavy downpours ever parts of southeast asia at the moment on the satellite picture you can see the brightest white area of cloud here just to the north of borneo and to the south of it now so fortunately at the moment most of that is over the sea but it's moving and it's working its way towards the west so on wednesday will see it gradually track its way towards the southern parts of thailand and then on thursday the southern parts of time and really do look very very wet and there is likely to be some flooding out of this system here for the south it will also be some showers but in between there will be some breaks and some sunshine as well so even across java there and into bali we can expect the odds downpour during the day down towards australia there's also been very wet weather here as well but security around melbourne all thanks to thi

firefighters as the plains and gulf homes and businesses and one of the schoolchildren kidnapped in cameroon this week says the captors wanted to goals in the region close to seventy nine children were released on wednesday two days after being taken to members of staff are still in captivity the government says the kidnappers a separatist from cameroon english speaking minority. those are your headlines are back with more news here on al-jazeera that's after al-jazeera select. stigmatised suffering. by society people. and. in war can be done. community. health workers who are challenging attitudes and working tirelessly to combat leprosy in india like ancient enemy. we work hard to take the place that. was. meant to. last us. and. to. live in a. sense that i mean. this is destroying everything is destroying the country as a whole people have lost hold because they just don't feel like it will change i was very upset about it i want to remind them that we do something about. this leave it to get worse than it really is. i think it is the best way to do it it's a powerful tool. house my house

of claim responsibility for the kidnapping of around eighty people from a boarding school in western cameroon video released by the ambos only a freedom fighters shows the students giving their names and the names of their parents the rebel group took at least seventy nine students and their principal from a presbyterian school in the city of bam end on sunday it's in the country's english speaking region where separatists are fighting for an independent state jury selection is underway in the u.s. for the trial of one of mexico's most notorious drug lords. guzman also known as as chapo has been held in solitary confinement in new york for the past two years security for the trial is expected to be high especially for witnesses and jurors. it's been revealed the lion airplane that crashed into the sea off indonesia last week had the same fault for earlier flights information downloaded from the plane's black box showed a damaged airspeed indicator now relatives of the one hundred eighty nine people killed on board want to know why the aircraft was allowed to keep flying next year bryan report