president jacob zuma defends himself before a corruption in great millions are watching this televised hearing is accused of looting state funds. and president trump's tweets director for minority congresswoman trigger accusations of racism why did he singled him out. also painful anniversary for turkey. it was 3 years ago today that a fails to lead to mass purges from army generals to schoolteachers tens of thousands have been imprisoned or have lost their jobs we'll go live to stumble. i'm brian thomas thanks so much for joining us close to 100 people have been killed by monsoon flooding in 3 south asian states many more are missing right now more than a 1000000 people across nepal northern india and bangladesh have been displaced authorities are also warning of a looming health crisis from water borne diseases. a deadly monsoon season in much of south asia. in nepal the off the moth of mass floods and deadly landslides for the displaced there's more rain to come. by in bangladesh it's the same story dangerous flooding and mudslides. and for the a hinge of refugees from neighboring m

because you can't conceive of an america that includes us. former south african president jacob zuma has told a public inquiry that corruption allegations against him are quote a conspiracy to get him out of the picture he's accused of overseeing a culture of graft while in office including giving out state contracts and favors to allies officials have confirmed that the current of bull outbreak in the democratic republic of congo has spread to goa a major city close to the rwandan border where than 600 people have already died in the 2nd biggest symbol the outbreak on record. and here in europe another attempt today in brussels to save the iran nuclear deal from unraveling germany france and britain have called for dialogue amid increased tension in the gulf region between iran and the united states foreign ministers are meeting in brussels to discuss how they can convince tehran and washington to get back to the negotiating table u.s. iranian tensions have worsened since donald trump pulled out of the nuclear deal last year and it around agreed to curtail its atomic program in

refugees on board she says it was her duty to save lives. former south african president jacob zuma says he is once again willing to give testimony in a public inquiry looking into corruption allegations against him zuma had pulled out saying he felt he was being questions too harshly judges seem to have found a way to persuade him to continue. to japan now we have people upping tribute to the victims of an arson attack that killed 33 people and animation studio in the city of kyoto went up in flames on thursday after a man burst into the building and doused it with petrol. nearly 40 others were injured some of them critically japanese media reported that the 41 they were suspect had previously been convicted of robbery and treated for mental illness. devastating details are emerging of the arson attack that shocked japan witnesses say the fire at the cato animation studio spread so quickly that people jumped from windows to escape the flames. others scrambled up the stairs in a desperate and futile attempt to save their lives many of the bodies were found in a staircase leading to the r

40 minutes later. former south african president jacob zuma says he continued to give testimony to a public inquiry looking into corruption allegations against him zuma had earlier pulled out saying he felt he was being pressed questions too harshly provide written statements to questions from judges. iran is denied a claim by u.s. president donald trump that a u.s. warship shot down an iranian drone on pasty trump said the unmanned aircraft had come close to the warship in the strait of hormuz and accuse iran of a provocative and hostile action but iran's military says it has images that. trunks claim it says all its rules had returned safely to base and there was no confrontation with the u.s. warship. this is the ship that the white house says brought down an iranian drone the u.s.s. boxer an assault ship sent to the persian gulf just over a month ago u.s. president donald trump said a drone had come within a 1000 yards of the u.s.s. boxer and ignored calls to stand down. this is the latest of many provocative and hostile actions by iran against vessels operating in internationa

nations. form a former south african president jacob zuma has agreed to continue to give testimony to a public inquiry looking into corruption allegations against him and he pulled out saying he felt he was being questioned too harshly did not provide written statements to questions from judges the allegations against him that he allowed his cronies to plunder state resources during his 9 years in power he was ousted in february 28th and has long denied any wrongdoing. straight to johannesburg mojo in that journalist a 2 so kemal welcome to the w 2 so so why is jacob zuma so reluctant to answer these questions publicly in person. these are very serious charges he knows that if he is found to have done something wrong there are very serious consequences remember these are charges that involve that he allowed the reach the family which is accused of looting the state to sources to appoint the mid-south on his behalf he's say to have allowed a lot of corruption to happen and he's watched other allegations are that you struck that ministers to assist these. other people wanted to do this

now where former president jacob zuma has denied allegations of corruption at a public hearing in johannesburg rather he said he was the target of a character assassination by political and an enemies who want to who wanted to push him out of power mr zuma is testimonies being broadcast live on t.v. and is due to continue until friday. this isn't the 1st time film south african president jacob zuma has had to answer to corruption charges but this was his 1st appearance before a high profile commission into crafty allegedly at the school zuma as the keys to presiding over a culture of must looting of state assets during his 9 year tenure that was before he was ousted as head of state by his ruling a.n.c. party last year speaking uninterrupted was simply dismissed the multiple graft allegations against him he claimed he was a victim of a conspiracy. there has been a drive. to remove me from. it has come in different forms and that's why. they've been people who serve their way of trying to torch things in one form or that. the commission in charge of the inquiry hasn't been tasked w

president jacob zuma says he continued to give testimony to a public inquiry looking into corruption allegations against him zuma had early of pulled out saying he felt he was being questioned too harshly provide written statements to questions from judges. to the u.s. president says an american warship destroyed an iranian drone in the strait of hormuz on thursday trump accused iran of provocation and hostile action he said the drone was down dr repeated warnings were ignored. this is the ship that the white house says brought down an iranian drone the u.s.s. boxer an assault ship sent to the persian gulf just over a month ago u.s. president donald trump said a drone had come within a 1000 yards of the u.s.s. boxer and ignored calls to stand down. this is the latest of many provocative and hostile actions by iran against vessels operating in international waters the united states reserves the right to defend our personnel our facilities and interests and calls upon all nations to condemn iran's attempts to disrupt freedom of navigation. and global commerce. iranian foreign minister

. former south african president jacob zuma has told a public inquiry that corruption allegations against him are a conspiracy to get him out of the picture is accused of overseeing a culture of corruption while the office including giving out state contracts and favors to allies. and donald trump has rejected criticism of a series of racist tweets in the tweets he said the 4 democratic congresswoman of color and all of the american should leave for us and go back to the crime infested places they came from the president says he stands behind the remarks. police say they have seized a stash of weapons including a missile from suspected neo nazis in the north of the country 3 men were detained in chile and i'm not a member of b. the nazi propaganda seized. turkey's marking 3 years since a failed coup against president. since then many questions remain unanswered including whether top members of the military or foreign powers were involved there's questions remain the consequences of that coup attempt a clear. the night of july 15th 2016 was filled with chaos and violence elements o

a car to get liberated next from apartheid and me on jacob zuma who was the president of your circle of course and i think a lot of people voted for him because he did promise plates he promised anticorruption promised transparently and transparency but mainly he also said he would get more investment and more job so he's under a lot of pressure and it's not an easy climate for him ok alice great to get your take on those unemployment numbers for south africa thank you very much south african electricity utility eskom has plunged even deeper into the red it reported a net loss equivalent to one of the half $1000000000.00 in the last year as to be 10 times the previous year's level as can officially blamed lower sales and increased transaction costs the utility supplies the vast majority of south africa with electricity but it is my it in debt and has aging infrastructure that has led to widespread blackouts repeated bailouts by the south african government haven't helped. well this is help the bubbly and say their economy is worse than ever devastated after years of corruption

world former south african president jacob zuma has told a public inquiry that corruption allegations against him are a conspiracy to get him out of the picture he's accused of overseeing the culture of graft while in office in crude including giving out state to contracts in favor us to allies. police in italy have seized a stash of weapons including an atta and missile from suspected neo nazis in the north of the country 3 men were detained childred and nazi memorabilia neo nazi propaganda seized. you foreign ministers meeting in brussels are discussing how to get the iran nuclear deal back on track tensions in the gulf have worsened since donald trump withdrew the us from the deal last year iran has recently begun to exceed limits on the radio in richmond in breach of the agreement. germany's ocilla found a lie and has announced that she will step down as the country's defense minister the hope is that the european parliament will vote tomorrow to give her a new job as the 1st female president of the european commission that outcome is far from certain as she faces skepticism from

the crime infested places where he says they came from and south africa's former president jacob zuma shrugs off corruption allegations on live television but his testimony enough to counter the evidence against him. plus congo's ebola outbreak spreads with the death toll already at $1600.00 the virus reaches the crowded city of goma on the border with rwanda the world health organization describing the new case as a potential game changer. by brinkerhoff it's good to have you with us tonight germany's ursula fund ally and has announced that she will step down as the country's defense minister min she has big plans for host. is that the european parliament will vote tomorrow to give her a new job as the 1st female president of the european commission now though that outcome is far from certain from the faces skepticism from parliamentary groups angered at the way she was foisted on them by national leaders so she's been on a charm offensive making around the promises to win over lawmakers. keeping up with. it's not an easy task last week. she was on the move constantly meeting almost

vote that could make history tomorrow also coming up tonight south africa's former president jacob zuma shrugs off corruption allegations on live television but it was his testimony enough to counter the evidence against him and scores killed millions contending with floodwaters and buildings collapsing his monsoon rains sweep across the whole india and bangladesh plus the congo is ebola outbreak spreading with the death toll already at 1600 the virus reaches the crowded city of goma on the border with rwanda the world health organization describing the new case as a potential game changer. i bring to our viewers on p.b.s. in the united states and all around the world welcome germany's arsal of fun and has announced that she will step down as the country's defense minister and a big gamble for her hope is that the european parliament will vote tomorrow to give her a new job as the 1st. female president of the european commission now that outcome is far from certain underlying faces skepticism from parliamentary groups angered at the way she was forced on them by national leaders as a 3r