his widow took over leadership of the nationalist party in one thousand nine hundred one hundred as he became the country's first prime minister but in one thousand nine hundred sixty she was voted out of office sheikh hasina returned to power since then both camps have been in a battle for supremacy one party takes office the other makes accusations of corruption or fraud or they call for an election boycott with their leader there busy and now in prison it only seems to make the nationalists more determined this time they hope to show that even without their party chairwoman they can win a majority in parliament. corresponded nimish jase wall is covering election for us from the capital dhaka amisha we heard internet has been severely restricted what's the situation where you are and what led to that internet shutdown. well the incompatible violence might have been down for over three dollars now that there have been some talk in the city and lot of town doesn't know i'm in the comic strip nation why the internet so shut down on a standoff shut down also also don't because to prevent

came to power in one thousand nine hundred seventy seven he founded the nationalist party and began a re islamisation of the country but he too was assassinated shortly after that. his widow took over leadership of the nationalist party in one thousand nine hundred one hundred as he became the country's first prime minister but in one thousand nine hundred six she was voted out of office sheikh hasina returned to power since then both camps have been in a battle for supremacy one party takes office the other makes accusations of corruption or fraud or they call for an election boycott with their leader that is ian now in prison it only seems to make the nationalists more determined this time they hope to show that even without their party chairwoman they can win a majority in parliament. corresponded nimish jase wall is covering election for us from the capital dhaka amisha we heard internet has been severely restricted what's the situation where you are and what led to that international. well that you cannot commit violence much has been down for over three dollars now that there ha

a former prime minister and the leader of the main opposition in bangladesh nationalist party has been barred from running she's serving prison time for corruption a move that the opposition says is politically motivated opinion polls put hussien on coal. yes for a resoundingly win on sunday but the two women have been locked in a decades long fight for control of. even if you can find a few posters of a kind it as a hanging across dhaka she won't win this election against prime minister sheikh hasina zia the leader of bangladesh is conservative nationalist party or b.n.p. is in prison on corruption charges her supporters remain optimistic. so people sentiments is growing there but i did in five out of heart this sentiment is the if. you will lose. what will it be and who thought in favor of it back. during the campaign b.n.p. supporters were repeatedly violently mistreated thousands of them were arrested. this is supporters of the b.n.p. and other opposition groups are not safe in their homes police are arresting them this isn't an election this is a process of removing voters. the pr

his widow took over leadership of the nationalist party in one thousand nine hundred one and it as he had became the country's first female prime minister. but in one thousand nine hundred six she was voted out of office and replaced by sheikh hasina. since then both camps have been in a battle for supremacy one party takes office the other makes accusations of corruption or fraud or they call for an election boycott with their leader that is even now in prison it only seems to make the nationalists more determined this time they hope to show that even without their party chairwoman they can win a majority in parliament. d.w. correspondent then we should just wallow is in dhaka and she sent us this report from a polling station on the eve of the vote i'm here at one of the six thousand polling centers in dhaka and there are at least forty thousand polling centers all over the country now let me take you through some numbers that are crucial to this election this particular center isn't easy am sent out the electronic voting machine will be use here this is the false time that in bangl

-a former prime minister and the leader of the main opposition party bangladesh nationalist party has been barred from running she's serving prison time for corruption a move the opposition says is politically motivated opinion polls put her say no on course for a resoundingly win on sunday but the two women have been locked in a decades long fight for control of bangladesh. even if you can find a few posters of a kind it as a hanging across dhaka she won't win this election against prime minister sheikh hasina zia the leader of bangladesh is conservative nationalist party or b.n.p. is in prison on corruption charges her supporters remain optimistic. so people sentiments is growing thereby did it in for about off this sentiment is the if. you will lose. and who thought in favor of the back. during the campaign the n p supporters were repeatedly violently mistreated thousands of them were arrested. this is supporters of the b.n.p. and other opposition groups are not safe in their homes police are arresting them this isn't an election this is a process of removing voters. the prime mini

-a a former prime minister and a leader of the main opposition of bangladesh nationalist party has been barred from running she's serving prison time for corruption a move the opposition says is politically motivated opinion polls put a scene up on course for a resoundingly win on sunday but the two women have been locked in a decades long fight for control of bangladesh. even if you can find a few posters of a kind it is hanging across dhaka she won't win this election against prime minister sheikh hasina zia the leader of the english conservative nationalist party or b.n.p. is in prison on corruption charges her supporters remain optimistic. this is so people sentiments is growing day by day in favor of the sentiment is clear. you will lose. and who support in favor of the fact that. during the campaign b.n.p. supporters were repeatedly violently mistreated thousands of them were arrested. by supporters of the b.n.p. and other opposition groups are not safe in their homes police are arresting them this isn't an election this is a process of removing voters. the prime minister however

his widow took over leadership of the nationalist party in one thousand nine hundred one hundred asea became the country's first female prime minister but in one thousand nine hundred six she was voted out of office and replaced by sheikh hasina since then both camps have been in a battle for supremacy and one party takes office the other makes accusations of corruption or fraud or they call for an election boycott with their leader how that is even now in prison it only seems to make the nationalist more determined this time they hope to show that even without their party chairwoman they can win a majority in parliament. now to some of the other stories making news around the world yellow best protesters are turning out in paris and elsewhere in france even as momentum for their movement appears to be waning scattered clashes broke out in western paris with riot police firing tear gas at demonstrators. a strong earthquake has shaken the southern philippines the magnitude seven tremor struck the southwest of mindanao city mindanao island a tsunami warning was later issued and then lif

his widow took over leadership of the nationalist party. in one thousand nine hundred one how the disease became the country's first prime minister but in one thousand nine hundred six she was voted out of office sheikh hasina returned to power since then both camps have been in a battle for supremacy one party takes office the other makes accusations of corruption or fraud or they call for an election boycott with their leader now that is even now in prison it only seems to make the nationalists more determined this time they hope to show that even without their party chairwoman they can win a majority in parliament. let's have a look at some of the other stories making news around the world right now a strong earthquake has shaken the southern philippines the magnitude seven trauma stuff struck southeast of mindanao island the tsunami warning was issued but later lifted the quake shook buildings and cities some two hundred kilometers from the at this and so far no casualties or major damage have been reported. in london have agreed to let

is the leadership is always switched between the opposition bangladesh nationalist party led by call of the c.e.o. and the current ruling party they are barmy league but we are the leader of the opposition is currently in prison if the party does somehow scored a victory we do not know who will be leading it over all the polls are predicting that the opposition will not become a part and she can see now becoming a historic fourth term now the current government has been accused of cracking down on free speech as he was saying jailing opposition members how concerned are observers about election transparency in this election. the observers from human rights watch and even other observers from countries have expressed concerns about the transparency of these polls now as electronic voting machines being used for the four star game and they are also reporting delicious and slow and that's one of the polling centers viewer that actually we found many voters who were saying that the were not able to work because the serial numbers cannot be found of course the agents inside the election c

the leadership was always switched between the opposition bangladesh nationalist party led by karl of the cea and the current ruling party the album the league but we are the leader of the opposition is currently in prison if a party does somehow scored a victory we do not know who will be leading it over all the polls are predicting that the opposition will not be coming to part and she can see now becoming a historic fourth term now the current government has been accused of cracking down on free speech as he was saying jailing opposition members how concerned are observers about selection transparency in the selection. of all observers from human rights watch and even other observers from countries have expressed concerns about the transparency of these polls now as electronic voting machines being used for the four star game and they are also reporting delicious and slow and that's one of the polling centers we were that actually we found many voters who were saying that they were not able to work because the serial numbers cannot be found of course the agents inside the election

is the leadership is always switched between the opposition bangladesh nationalist party led by call of the c.e.o. and the current ruling party the army league but covers the other leader of the opposition is currently in prison if her party does somehow scored a victory we do not know who will be leading it over all the polls are predicting that the opposition will not be coming to part and she could see now becoming a historic fourth term now the current government has been accused of cracking down on free speech as you were saying jailing opposition members how concerned are observers about selection transparency in this election. but observers from human rights watch and even other observers from countries have expressed concerns about the transparency of these boards now as electronic voting machines being used for the forst time and they are also reporting delicious and slow and that's one of the polling centers viewer that actually we found many voters who were saying that they were not able to work because the serial numbers cannot be found of course the agents inside the ele

is the leadership is always switched between the opposition bangladesh nationalist party led by karl of the cea and the current ruling party the army league but the other leader of the opposition is currently in prison if a party does somehow scored a victory we do not know who will be the leading edge over all the polls are predicting that the opposition will not be coming to pot and she could see now becoming a historic fourth term now the current government has been accused of cracking down on free speech as you were saying jailing opposition members how concerned are observers about selection transparency in this election. but observers from human rights watch and even other observers from countries have expressed in the polling centers viewer that actually we found many voters who were saying that they were not able to work because the serial numbers cannot be found of course the agents inside the election commission of the site said this was going to a technical glitch no clear evidence off or any kind of of would trigger a ballot box stuffing has come out opposition leaders of

party is not allowed to run she's. serving prison time over corruption charges the opposition says those charges are politically motivated. and sheikh hasina have been locked in a decades long fight for control of bangladesh it's often known there as the battle of the two big guns but in both sports hasina on course for a resoundingly win on sunday here's more of. a final show of support for bangladesh as ruling party the awami league ahead of sunday's election polls here indicate prime minister sheikh hasina is on course for an historic victory. hope the voters will be able to exercise their voting rights peacefully if we can translate the support we have from the people into votes at the polling station we hope to definitely win the election. because support comes along with widespread criticism of the slide towards authoritarian rule in the country. has seen his chief rival that was national unity front scully disease but she's been in jail since february after being found guilty for corruption her party says the co

and violence the opposition bangladesh nationalist party says some eight thousand of its members have been arrested. but new opposition coalition leader kemal hussein has kept on campaigning. i would appeal to the people you must be courageous voting is our right this is how we show ownership of our country. accusations of harassment and intimidation have raised concerns about the credibility of the vote. security has been stepped up in the capital dhaka burned across the country internet services have been severely restricted this authorities climb in an effort to fight propaganda. starting with sealing where the wild oats boat crew are saving a particularly sweet victory after winning the prestigious sydney hall but yacht race the last year the boats crossed the line first but was stripped of the title following a near collision early on this time there were no such problems for the australian vessel as the drac top a ninth win in the seventy fourth edition of the event but it ended up being one of the closest races in years while those completed the route in one day nineteen hours

that boycotted the last elections the bangladesh nationalist party said that over its three hundred or so candidates it is putting forward more than a half had suffered some forward or some form of violence by the ruling party or ruling supplant party supporters they said that at least seventeen of their candidates had had their candidacy cancelled in the course we have seen yet what is being described by the opposition here is unprecedented levels of intimidation and violence in the run up to these polls of course the ruling party the awami league is denying these allegations opposition candidates in the democratic republic of congo have refused to sign a peace pact since the country prepares to vote in sunday's divisive and long delayed friends eventually elections the written pledge was aimed at averting post-election violence ahead of the vote to choose a successor to president joseph kabila but opposition candidate says he would only sign if amendments were made ruling coalition candidate emmanuel i'm vanisher direct indorse the agreement. earlier the country's top archbishop a

minister sheikh hasina the opposition party the bangladeshi nationalist party led by. we have not seen agents from that party of course the people from the ruling party experion this a simple simple absence the opposition however claim special. closing very soon and results will start rolling and so one of the deciding officer hewitt tells us that the first picture will start coming through but on seven pm by eight pm bhangra time we should have an idea about how things are going to turn out in the national elections this through. that was. wild reporting from dhaka now to some of the other stories making news around the world at least twenty two people have been killed and many more missing after torrential rain triggered landslides and flash flooding in the eastern philippines more than twenty two thousand people fled their homes ahead of the storm and rescue operations are underway but many of the affected areas are still inaccessible due to flooding. tens of thousands of serbians have marched through the capital belgrade again to protest against attacks on oppositi

by prime minister sheikh hasina the opposition party the bangladeshi nationalist party led by the current the in general we have not seen agents from that party of course the people from the ruling party explain this a simple simple absence the opposition however claims pressure both will be closing very soon and results will start rolling and so one of the deciding officer hewitt tells us that the first picture will start stop coming through but on seven pm by eight pm bangladesh local time we should have an idea about how things are going to turn out in the national elections this year. and that was. reporting from. now to the democratic republic of congo where a presidential election is underway people there are choosing a successor to strongman leader joseph kabila but there often is that violence could overshadow the ballot is leaving office after eighteen years in power long lines formed outside polling stations across the vast central african country and numerous congolese expressed frustration at problems that prevented them from voting international observers have echoed the conc

party says thousands of its activists have been detained since november while the ruling awami league party maintains if it will be free and fair for more let's cross now to time to chowdhry who is in dhaka time to first of all understand the government to follow through with plans to shut down the mobile phone at what was it done this. well they have announced it only that they're going to shut it down at least for the lection day but that day they fought to shut it down for a while then they restarted back again and again today without any announcement they actually did use the. internet from pro g. to two g. which basically you want to be able to browse the net or be active in the social media not a lot of people can understand during the election day because the reason they have to slow it down or set it down but the day before some obviously will be surprised with the younger generation who are very active in facebook bangladesh is one of the most active facebook users in asia and all the debates they've got in politics those in the social media and this is also on the background

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party says thousands of its activists have been detained since november the ruling awami league change the vote will be free and fair. as the latest from dhaka. the city the capital city is very calm today many of the people actually went to their district town despotic places to cast their vote tomorrow it's a big day but there is a sense of fear and apprehension among the people we spoke in the straits many don't want to go to respective villages and places saying that things are not as we are alive there's been lot of violence if everybody goes and among the hundred in four million people who are eligible to vote things going to be different the ruling party for its blaming all the violence on the opposition the opposition we know from media reports as well as from rights bodies and civil society has come under attack repeatedly within the last two weeks making it difficult for them to campaign or publicize their candidates many at least eighteen candidates are contesting from the prison many of them being confined to their home because they're scared to come out and campaign for th

party so some of its activists have been detained since november ruling awami league party maintains the vote will be free and. for more let's cross now to turn. in that what is the sense is the feeling that these will be fair elections. well it also depends who you ask if seok somebody from the ruling party they'll say yeah things will be fair and they're very confident of winning the election by and large if you talk in the street to calm people and of course with the opposition members they'll say look that hasn't been a level playing field for the opposition that when unable to bring out campaign procession or rallies they couldn't even put postcard in the city and we roamed around the city or hardly could see any posters of the opposition we didn't see how do any rally last two lakes maybe one or two rallies in the dipstick towns it's been more violent the opposition rallies being attacked by allegedly by a ruling party people in many cases at least fifty nine candidates convoys by that time i was what i meant allies and a few days ago at least a dozen journalists what i type ag

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party says nineteen activists have been held the head of sunday's vote police say a supporter of the ruling alarmingly was killed. those are your headlines the news continues here on al-jazeera after science in the golden a stay with us more women more diversity the new look of the u.s. congress what it needs for the first time on january third will what it means for the democrats and for president joining us for coverage of this historic shift in american politics the news. on al-jazeera. the nature of life it has intrigued scientists throughout the ages today it's used in all sorts of applications from lasers and communication to particle accelerators we're living in a science and technology boom period but the roots of our understanding of optics and light can be traced back to a period between the ninth and fourteenth centuries that's when a revolution in science took place in the islamic world a golden age of science i'm a british professor of theoretical physics but born in baghdad i'll be looking at the states of leon.

the bangladesh nationalist party says thousands of its activists have been detained since november all right up to date with the main headlines here in algeria the news continues right after the listening post for not. getting to the heart of the matter how can you be a refugee after a while eight borders between five safe countries facing realities the pain starts from the very beginning got there by name screwed by providing context housing is not just about four walls and a roof here their story and talk to al-jazeera. on the twenty second of may a series of major news stories broke across west africa in a simultaneous publication now known as the west africa leaks journalists from eleven countries had pored over gigabytes of data nearly thirty million leaked documents on tax havens and the secretive offshore companies of the rich and powerful like the panama papers investigations of two thousand and sixteen and the paradise papers stories last year this collaboration was coordinated by the i.c.i. jane.

a minority government for a week when his coalition partners walked out of the alliance the flemish nationalist party was angry at his decision to sign a un pact on migration critics say it will just increase the number of migrants coming in to europe. the un's world food program is causing food aid to more than one hundred ninety thousand people in gaza and the occupied west bank is blaming a severe funding shortfall the un is now asking for three hundred fifty million dollars in funding to help the one point four million people across. excuse me occupied palestinian territories zimbabwe's former first lady is wanted for questioning in south africa grace mcgarvie is accused of hitting a woman with an electrical cord in a hotel room in johannesburg last year gabrielle engels said she suffered a serious head injury the wife of former president robert mugabe however says it was self-defense but despite no longer being first lady grace mugabe is still protected by zimbabwe but it's hard to beat arsenal explains her options could be limited. the government spokesperson here in zimbabwe said that we

party just does not read enough bar to actually push through such a demand this demand was pushed through in ninety six by massive nationwide protests by the party in opposition then contemplated the b.n.p. just does not have that many to push at the election through. all right that's. spawn a report saying from the ben leticia capsule dhaka for us thank you. as two thousand and eighteen comes to an end it's time for us to take a look back the years soul grace fanatical change north and south korea took the first steps toward peace and denuclearization in germany chancellor angela merkel signaled the end of an era with her plans to step down the chance of before the country's next elections and breaks it deliberations continued our correspondents traveled the globe to bring us these and many other stories have a look. like these week life has been an unrelenting few days of the day when the fires broke out stakes are desperately searching for survivors and then came the search for bodies it couldn't stop and says she wants to know a new breed to consume a few new. and the hope is to be ca

party says nineteen activists have been held ahead of sunday's vote police say a supporter of the ruling army the was killed protests over the exclusion of three areas from sunday's election have continued for a second day in eastern parts of the democratic republic of congo fear action commission's decision is facing a challenge from a presidential candidate in the supreme court donald trump has threatened to close the border with mexico if he doesn't get funding from congress for his proposed border war it's raised the stakes in his standoff with democrats led to a partial government shutdown those are your headlines the news continues after witness and of course there's always al-jazeera dot com if you want to stay updated with the news around the clock. the real. world. it has an ideal being. so ok i want what i want to talk about as i will but i don't even know why but i do know where they were little in that you don't matter there's little that jazz i'm lookin at me but when i had a child with what i was there knows and doesn't want others are not gonna watch. the way that. they kn

party quit seventy shows decision to sign a un migration pact that critics say would increase migration into europe a grievance or violent protests in belgium over the weekend and rallies attended by far right leaders including mine the pen and steve banner. there's a lot of stories to stay with us the crusades an arab perspective is up next on al-jazeera more news after that thanks for watching. in the history of conflicts between east and west. the mightiest battle between christianity and islam. a holy war in the name of religion. for the first time. the story of the crusades. from an arab perspective. cut. cut. cut. the crusades are the epitome of holy war. yet the roots of this two hundred year conflict laid out in religion but in the economic condition of medieval europe late a little sleep. shae that look at that molests you know. there the in the last no. doubt unless that from the cliche. while the pope was trying to hang on to his historical forat over the people of your. all that got few soft and then all elements in balboa like elements i get. meanwhile in the east internal

party just does not read enough bar to actually push to talk to demand this demand was pushed through and ninety six by massive nationwide protests by the party in opposition then the the b.n.p. just does not have that many to push for the election through all right that's the mission correspondent reporting from the bangladeshi capsule dhaka for us thank you . now the japanese rio you she has won the opening round of the prestigious four hills tournament in germany kobayashi edged out of the competition in the old but still phonology thanks to he's huge champ his first two champ brother off one hundred thirty eight point five meters the victory gives him a chance of becoming the first chap and he's at needs to win the four hills tournament since one thousand nine hundred ninety eight. the year is coming to an end and it's time for us to take a look back correspondents have filed many exciting research reports from all over the world about people's personal fates political crises wars and disaster is but also stories that encourage and teach us or rather touch us and perhaps make us t

party quit the ruling coalition the new flemish alliance opposed his backing of the un migration pact the decision men's michele is sent to set to lead a minority government until parliamentary election jeweled for late may. thousands of people have marched through london in a counter protest to a probe rexx at rally prime minister to raise in may is pushing ahead with a crucial vote on her a new exit deal which would see close economic ties with the parliament is expected to reject the divorce deal on tuesday. when france is reeling after another saturday of violent protests by the so-called yellow vests movement police detained almost two thousand demonstrators with dozens reported injured in clashes french president emanuel my call is under pressure to address the anti government on rest he's now going to speak to the nation early in the coming week and also plans to meet with union and employers groups on monday. another night of unrest on the streets of paris. shops. banks nothing new does and does fled across the city sounds of extra police were out here is practically on lockdo

this nationalist party is claiming the discover moment is actually denouncing is actually bringing down democracy in the country and that bringing them to part would actually promote free speech and encourage democracy in bangladesh tomorrow what we will be waiting and watching is how free and fair this election is is there truly a level playing field the opposition does not believe so but the ruling party believes that with another dominant they can bring bangladesh from the sprit of development in the last ten years to a whole new level. let's have a look at some of the other stories making news around the world moscow and london have agreed to let some diplomatic staff return to the embassies after they were expelled earlier this year person told twenty three russian diplomats to leave after accusing moscow of a nerve agent attack in england in march russia denied the charge and retaliated by expelling british diplomats. a strong earthquake has shaken the southern philippines the magnitude seven tremor struck southeast of mindanao island a tsunami warning was issued but later lifted

the fact that the nationalist party backed out and that the far right put us to place our signs are how divisive the issue is. it is not legally binding for countries. >> we saw thousands take to the streets taunting antigovernment slogans. in their case, it was about the new labor laws. >> this is one of the largest since 2010. sunday's protest was the fourth. about 10,000 people came out to voice their anger. to allow companies to demand 400 delayof overtime and payment of those hours up to three years. opposition is calling at the slave law. bloomberg explains protesters are demanding a free press. they held a sit in at a tv station to make sure their voices can be heard. they vowed to emulate the yellow vest movement. they are still plowing ahead nationalist.t wing he wants to re-christianize the country. he has encouraged the church to take control of schools, which are mostly run by local authorities. oftep toward a lack religious freedom is sure to cause outrage. summit in poland. they came up with something that has been dubbed as a victory. >> a deal was signed. some countries

the leader of the main opposition bangladesh nationalist party leaders zia is serving a ten year jail term for two separate corruption cases it's estimated around six hundred thousand members of various security forces including the military and police have been deployed for sunday's election opposition party say at least ten thousand six hundred of their supporters have been detained in the run up to these elections and at least seventeen of the candidates now the organization human rights watch says that the atmosphere of fear and repression is not consistent with holding credible elections and some opposition candidates say that members of the security forces and supporters of the ruling party have surrounded their homes stop them from leaving and prevented them from campaigning in their local areas. at least ten people have been killed during election campaigning from both sides this video shows what the opposition says was an attack by ruling party supporters on a group of opposition politicians including the man leading the b.n.p. alliance while the party's leader. is in prison

party says nineteen activists have been arrested ahead of the vote on sunday police say a supporter of the governing awami league was killed the government's accused of arresting more than eight thousand opposition members since november the prime minister sheikh hasina is seeking a third straight term those are your headlines the news continues here on al-jazeera after death machine by. the marshall islands holds a toxic legacy from years of u.s. military nuclear testing. as the sea levels rise one on one east investigates the threat this followed posers on al-jazeera. the two thousand and eight financial crisis threaten to completely disrupt the global financial system governments made the choice to bail out big banks and to rescue troubled economies. they get home they go home to make a movie so that the l.a. borg posse go back so melissa huckaby pascoe see and safe. model economy. it's a club law doesn't put extraordinary extraordinary or even. the fairly. laid back if you don't see the proof with a pretty an opportunity do you. have a good talks are about some. good sign up of.

party says nineteen not to miss a been arrested ahead of sunday's vote and police say a supporter of the ruling awami league was killed and u.s. president donald trump has indicated he would order the border with mexico closed down this is border wall is funded the partial shutdown of the u.s. government's likely to continue into the new year after both houses of congress adjourned without agreeing on a funding bill but those are the headlines this continues here on al-jazeera a definition of statute that so much of a. colleague must much is saying has now been held in pretrial detention for two years what is his crime. why hasn't he been tried yet why hasn't justice been applied in this case is he detained because he said journalists as journalism become a crime have moles become a tool to silence voices of truth we will continue i news coverage with professionalism and impartiality our work will remain credible and accurate but journalism is not a crime incarcerating journalists is not acceptable we demand the immediate release of our colleague mahmoud to same and all journalists d

party quit when the show's decision to sign a un migration pact that critics say will increase migration into europe. to stay with us radicalized youth is coming up next by fire. china could be facing a debt that's according to s. and p. global the trumpet ministration just been insisting towards the saudis and other producers that they want to have more production to cool down the prices we bring you the stories that are shaping the economic world we live in counting the cost on al-jazeera. ironic that when many governments around the wall declare that the fight against terrorism is the number one priority this hasn't stopped. the fia has continued the attacks have continued we have to wonder why is this the case. for the past twenty years i've been working on the question of political violence and terrorism it's persistence in our lives in our times in our societies begs the question why. could it be that the policies governments think will prevent violent extremism might actually be making things worse in the aftermath of the nine eleven attacks on the united states in two thousand an

after the one nine hundred ninety elections in bosnia herzegovina three main nationalist parties shared power the muslim s.d.a. led by alyea is a bag of it the serve s.d.s. under rather than carriage and a branch of from new to germans croatian h d z. the s d a n h d said wanted independence while the serb s.d.s. wanted to remain in the rump of yugoslavia along with serbia and montenegro. so the relationships between nice three parties soon deteriorated dramatically. on the twenty ninth of february nine hundred ninety two a bosnian independence referendum was held. the muslims known as bosniaks and the croatians took a full part but the bosnian serbs largely boycotted the vote and rejected the yes result on the first of march the same day a serb wedding party was sporting the serbian flag in downtown serie a when it was fired on by a bosnian muslim gangster killing the groom's father. the serb family made for the holiday inn where a number of rooms had become the temporary h.q. of the bosnian serb leader radovan carriage inch. the bloody wedding episode may have offered the bosnian serb

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party the largest in the opposition coalition but now she's serving a seventeen year prison sentence for corruption charges she says are politically motivated charles stratford has that story from dhaka on the day's events voters cast their ballots off journalists in campaign described by the band with issue opposition as one of the most violent in this country's forty seven year history. of the do we have a lot of hope in this election because we couldn't vote in the last one but this time we came to vote let's see what happens now the government deployed hundreds of thousands of security forces across the country an effort it said that was to guarantee a peaceful vote for weeks of violence and what the opposition described as intimidation by the ruling party.

the bangladesh nationalist party says thousands of its activists have been detained since november all right up to date with the main headlines here in algeria the news continues right after the listening post now. getting to the heart of the matter how can you be a refugee after you while eight borders between five safe countries facing the realities the pains that's from the very beginning got there by name screwed by providing context housing is not just about four walls and a river hear their story and talk to al-jazeera. on the twenty second of may a series of major news stories broke across west africa in a simultaneous publication now known as the west africa leaks journalists from eleven countries have pored over gigabytes of data nearly thirty million leaked documents on tax havens and the secretive offshore companies of the rich and powerful like the panama papers investigations of two thousand and sixteen and the paradise paper's stories last year this collaboration was caught. ordinated by the i.c.i. j. the international consortium of investigative journalists based in the

party quit over michelle's decision to sign the un migration pact that critics say would increase the number of migrants coming into europe right leaders such as fonts marine le pen out in violent protest against the plan on sunday. the u.k.'s prime minister to resign may is due to last question session in parliament for the year it's happening as the government bears for the possibility of a no deal breakers it next march there are just over one hundred days to go before the u.k. student leave the european union with parliament in deadlock ministers have agreed to step up planning for a crash exit thousands of military personnel are on standby a friendly civil disruption ministers are also sending letters to one hundred forty thousand firms advising them about preparations penny marshall the actor and director who was one of hollywood's female trailblazers has died the seventy five year old was known for her role in the one nine hundred seventy sitcom eleven and shirley and she made her lasting mark as a.

party says thousands of incentives have been detained since november while the ruling awami league party maintains the vote will be free and fair let's bring in charles hold she's an associate fellow at the asia pacific program at chatham house joins me now live from london there are lots of see is that this election won't be seen as legitimate so will it be free and is there a level playing field between both parties contesting this vote. i think the irony of this election is that if it was indeed a free and fair election we would possibly have seen the of army come back to power but the army lead in it's a big to ensure that it come back comes back to power we use all possible means irregular unlawfully means to win the what so we would see we have already seen a massive intimidation of waters of people belonging supporters of the nationalist party we have also seen an ingrained use when you pollution of the state machinery the election commission the police which is working at the behest of the government so to say that they live there is a level playing field is not accurate the play

party says nineteen activists have been arrested ahead of sunday's vote and police say a supporter of the ruling elite was killed. in the partial shutdown of the us government is likely to continue into the new iraq to both houses of congress adjourned without agreement a vote on the impasse is expected next week. well those are the headlines the news continues here on out is era of the machines that that's what. date it drives markets creates profits and generates an endless cycle of production and consumption. we live on credit our homes cars schools and government expenditures are financed by borrowing. data has become the engine of our growth the lifeblood of our global economy. it's an economic machine impacting the global economy with more and more date being produced day in and day out. this debt machine has grown to epic proportions and now seems to have spiraled out of control public debt the debt held by governments is soaring. the eurozone is having a much harder time then other economies emerging from the crisis of spiraling debt why and what are the solutions. to debt mac

party quit in anger over michelle's decision to sign the un migration pact critics say it will increase the number of migrants coming into europe. u.s. officials and representatives of afghanistan's taliban are meeting in the united arab emirates for three days of talks in the past year washington has stepped up its diplomatic efforts to end america's longest war alan fischer reports from washington d.c. . faced with a resurgent taliban u.s. president donald trump has approved sending more troops into afghanistan but with the military push he's also trying to establish new peace talks the u.s. special peace envoy to the zalmay khalilzad has won the support of pakistan which will significant influence over the taliban and he enlisted the help of saudi arabia and the united arab emirates as well all four have been sitting down with taliban representatives in abu dhabi for the time being the priority issue for the taliban will be a peace deal with the united states and also for the afghan government as long as they're part of the political power rating there will be the thinking on that li