sessions, as well as his new chief of staff, jim kelly, have launched an administrative crack down on uighurs and journalists. in technology news, a sexist manifesto written by a google engineer has sparked outreach by stating that women are biologically inferior. manifesto, the now fired google software engineer also argued against programs to promote more women and workers of color in the tech industry. toemailed his manifesto coworkers on friday, sparking widespread condemnation. the american civil liberties union has filed a lawsuit against maine governor paul lepage, over his practice of deleting comments and blocking people from his official facebook page in order to censor dissent. the aclu says "free speech must be protected from government censorship on facebook just as is it in any other public forum." in kenya, early election results show current president uhuru kenyatta leading the vote against his challenger, former prime minister raila odinga, who is claiming an overnight hacking effort has manipulated the election results. odinga's supporters organized a handful of protests as

it came out just a few days after jeff sessions held a conversation about uighurs, a top priority of general john kelly, chief of staff of president trump? joel: this report has been in the works for over a year. these reports that come out of the global change research program are meticulous and well reviewed. it is a long drafting process. some say it takes too long and we are being too careful but the fact is, we have to do that and it is important that it is done. this is world-class work. >> the guardian has revealed that workers at the department back culture should not use the theirclimate change in work. a generator 24th email, a top official at the u.s. the eight wrotehat oversees farmers to other senior officials "it has become clear that one of the other previous administrations priorities is not consistent administration, namely, climate change. please maker staff aware of this in the executive branch." and you talk about what pressure you have received in terms of work on climate change? joel: it is chilling to hear those words. we have been nervous about this. i will sa

chinese authorities concluded the incident was caused by a group seeking independence for the xinjiang uighur autonomous region. >>> a terrorist attack has been thwarted at the louvre museum in paris. a man armed with a knife attacked a soldier on guard at the popular tourist attraction. the man was carrying bags as he tried to enter the museum's shopping area. the soldier shot and wounded the attacker after he pulled out the weapon. >> translator: we wanted to get to the louver but saw the baggage and found out there had been an attack on a soldier >> translator: this kind of attack on an authority is unforgivable. >> reporter: local media said the man shouted that "god is great" in arabic. >> translator: an officer providing security at the louvre museum was assaulted in the attempted attack. which we believe was terroristic in nature. >> hundreds of tourists safely evacuated from the museum. prosecutors suspect the man acted alone. they say his backpack didn't contain any explosives. >>> the new u.s. defense secretary is on his first foreign tour. after visiting south korea, james mattis i

others saying he is from the uighur minority in china. not even clear how we entered the country. -- how he entered the country. a lot of unclear unknowns and this is adding to the feeling that security forces are not really on top of this. security forces have been promising that they will be sn close to identifying him but at the moment they are still struggling to do this. the fear is with every day that passes, the terror attack gives the killer an opportunity to either strike again or to flee the country, possibly to syria. sarah: what is the government doing to keep people safe? government are promising a very tough stance. they say that the security forces will again step up their operations. the trouble is that people heard this repeatedly after a year of sustained terror attacks, be it from kurdish rebels or islamic state. the state of emergency will be extended another three months. the prime minister announced today. but he dismissed calls by the opposition for a discussion on islamic state activities in turkey or even a parlia

uighurs are turkish ethnic group. she said the tendency became more prevalent after a new chinese anti-terrorism law took effect last december. kadeer said many uighurs have been detained after being branded terrorists, for simply opposing what she called the government's oppressive ethnic policy. she appealed for the issue to be taken up at this week's g7 summit. the chinese government harshly criticizes her as an anti-chinese splittist. an official says she's virtually a puppet of western nations. >> trade seems to hold the key here. abe had a one-on-one with u.s. president obama. abe also sat down with prime minister david cameron. that lasted about 35 minutes. they agreed that trade agreements are needed to boost global economic growth. these include the economic partnership agreement between japan and the eu and the transpacific partnership agreement. trade wasn't the only topic. the two leaders vowed to strengthen ties in politics, security, investment and nuclear power. they also exchanged views on anti-corrupt

his comments were critical of the government's policies on tibetan and uighur minorities. according to his lawyer, pu admits to posting his views but denies trying to provoke social unrest. a verdict has yet to be announced. >>> chinese leaders want more influence in international finance and are getting a push from a major international institution. let's go to our business desk. there's been a lot of headlines on this topic. >> exactly. last year the international monetary fund including the yuan. the european bank for reconstruction and development or ebrd approved china's application for membership. board members made the announcement on monday. the officials said in a statement they are ready to work with the new beijing-based asian infrastructure investment bank including on joint projects. the ebrb was established in 1991 to support former soviet and eastern european states. more than 60 nations, including japan and the u.s. as well as european union are members. they provide funds to invest in projects in different countries. china is trying to create an economic z

. >>> official media in china's shenzhen uighur autonomous region say police have killed 28 members of a terrorist group thought to be connected to an attack on a coal mine in september. a new site affiliated with the regional government reports that the long-term manhunt ended last week. those killed were reportedly in contact with the foreign extremist group around the time of the attack on the coal mine in xinjiang's western region. the report says the attack killed 16 people including police officers and injured 18 others. some foreign media have put the death toll at 50. this is china's first official disclosure of the incident. analysts say in the wake of the paris attacks, the aim is to show that china also faces threat of international terrorism. >>> a united nations committee has adopted a resolution denouncing north korea's human rights violations. it recommends the u.n. security council consider referring the situation in the country to the international criminal court. japan and the european union co-tabled the resolution to the third committee of the u.n. general assembly

many uighurs travel to turkey through central asia. but they began using southeast asian routes after the crackdown was tightened. police suspect the group held uighurs to illegally enter turkey with fake passports. they say the group's members harbor a grudge against the thai authorities for obstructing their operations and that's why they carried out the bombing. but why did the group resort to terror attacks that could harm many civilians? an expert points to an incident in july. about 100 uighurs who had entered thailand illegally were deported to china. the images of uighurs with their heads covered in black hoods sparked an international outcry. uighurs in turkey attacked the thai consulate. >> translator: it's obvious that the attacks are linked to the deportations. but the thai government has refused to acknowledge the connection. because if it does, it will be criticized for what it has done. >> reporter: the bombers chose an unlikely target, central bangkok. the thai authorities have yet to grasp one month after the explosion

. >>> china's xinjiang uighur autonomous region has been hit by a magnitude 6.5 earthquake. four people have been confirmed dead, and at least 48 others are injured. the national earthquake bureau reports the quake struck on friday shortly after 9:00 a.m. local time on friday. the epicenter was in the county of guma, which is known as pishan in chinese. the focus was estimated to be 10 kilometers below the surface. the state-run xinhua news agency says many houses in the area have collapsed. an employee of a restaurant in the area told nhk strong jolts shattered windows, but he didn't witness any toppled buildings. he also reported power outages. guma is in hotan prefecture in the southern part of the autonomous region. its population of a quarter million is mostly made up of ethnic uighurs. >>> people in myanmar will go to the polls in november for the first time since the country went from military to civilian role. nhk world's senior commentator aiko doden met with myanmar's president thein sein for an exclusive interview. she asked him about the biggest challenges facing

observers say he was apparently referring to separatists in china's zin january uighur autonomous region which borders pakistan. china has close ties with pakistan include economic cooperation. observers say chinese officials are also interested in developing resources in afghanistan. >>> indonesian president joko widodo has called for deeper economic cooperation between asia and africa to eliminate poverty. the appeal comes ahead of the asian-african summit which starts in indonesia's capital jakarta on wednesday. joko spoke at the asian-african business summit on tuesday. he told business leaders that asia and africa have both posted economic growth of around 5% in recent years. but he called for deeper ties as indonesia prepares to mark the 60th anniversary of the landmark bandung conference. >> translator: 75% of the world population still suffers from poverty and conflict. i believe this forum is a place to realize and strengthen the spirit of bandung to cooperation and investments that ensures mutual benefits. >> leaders of newly independent asian and african countries gathered in

most of those people are thought to be members of the uighur enin this case min -- ethnic minority. officials say uighurs who leave illegally could join islamic militants and then return home and launch terror attacks. >>> friday marked 40 years since khmer rouge forces marched into the capital. patchari raksawong is following the story. >> the takeover marks the beginning of what would become the worst ever atrocities in modern southeastern asian history. by 1975 indochina has been torn apart by decades of unrest. in cambodia communist forces rolled in where they toppled the pro-u.s. government. in the years that followed more than 1.7 million cambodians died from torture, starvation or forced labor. the entire country turned into what became known as the killing fields. on friday, a group of people gathered to remember the victims at a memorial service. it was one of the most notorious execution grounds in cambodia. >> translator: i come here today to pray and offer good blessings to those who were killed during the khmer rouge regime under pol pot. >> millions of cambodians were

court in shenzhen autonomous region handed down the death penalty to three suspects who are said to be uighurs. xiao said the court gave the suspects harsh punishments. >>> gunmen carried out a deadly ambush in northern afghanistan. they killed seven policemen. no one has claimed responsibility. the officers were traveling from northern kunduz to a neighboring province to collect their salaries. up to 30 gunmen attacked them. earlier this week four police officers were killed while manning a security post in parwan province just north of the capital kabul. insurgents in afghanistan killed more than 5,000 police officers last year. taliban militants have been intensifying their attacks since foreign combat troops left at the end of last year. >>> members of a south korean civic group want to share the glory and the burden of hosting the 2018 winter olympics. they want to shift some events from pongchan and other cities in the country and even overseas. they said the organizing committees should make use of existing facilities elsewhere in south korea and they're looking at other sites in the re

the report says officers in the xinjiang uighur autonomous region saw people trying to detonate explosives and they shot the would-be bombers dead. the report says residents in a commercial district of cashcar spotted a person with an explosive device. the person wielded an ax and tried to detonate the device before being shot by police. they shot five others who were attempting to set off the explosives they were wearing. xinhua says a vehicle with explosives inside was also found at the site. police have responded to a spate of attacks in recent months. many residents in the region are reportedly unhappy with the government's ethnic and religious policies. >>> authorities in indonesia may be a step closer to understanding why an airasia passenger jet crashed into the java seat last month. navy divers have retrieved the plane's flight recorder. search and rescue authorities say they found the flight recorder under one of plane's wings. the jet took off from the indonesian city of surabaya with 162 people on board. it was heading to singapore but disappeared from radar screens shortly afte

the report says officers in the xinjiang uighur autonomous region saw people trying to detonate explosives and they shot the would-be bombers dead. the report says residents in a commercial district of cashcar spotted a person with an explosive device. the person wielded an ax and tried to detonate the device before being shot

many uighur muslims in the region are increasingly wary of the economic and political disparity with the han people who represent the majority in china. they're also discontent with government restrictions on religious activities. in may, attackers threw explosives into a morning market in urumqi killing or injuring more than 130 people. other attacks in july targeted police stations and government buildings in the district of kashgar killing 37. security authorities have reportedly shot dead 59 people suspected of involvement. >>> japanese business leaders are visiting beijing in hopes of strengthening economic ties between the two countries. they've held their first-ever networking event of its kind with chinese executives, and they're expecting to meet with vice premier wang yang later this week. japanese delegates from the japan/china economic association include sadayuki sakakibara who chairs the japan business federation or keidanren. members of the delegation kicked off their six-day tour by meeting executives of major chinese financial institutions and environment-related fir

year maybe even better on ga reports on how korean cars are commanding more premium price carrying on uighurs least tried to make inroads into the luxury car market seems to be off the trade ministry said tuesday that increasing sales of more expensive cars all the nations bottle exports reached a record high of twenty eight point seven billion us dollars last year up more than three percent from a year earlier the record value comes despite a fall in the number of vehicles sold overseas last year cause largely based rights the united auto workers and we are tapping and the ministry said the average export price of korean cars has risen nearly forty percent in the past four years. the biggest increase in exports from the west like hyundai motor is stepping up its efforts to sell its maturing model janice it's the korea automobile manufacturers association estimates korea's overall two thousand ericsson coal shipments to the west at a record twelve billion dollars up nearly fifteen percent from the previous year. inbev the world's fifth largest automaker plans to introduce new luxury models in

china's muslim uighur ethnic minority makes up about 90% of the population of kashgar. armed residents and police in the district fought in mid december. 14 residents and two officers died. uighurs often protest against the government's religious policy, and complain about the economic gap between their group, and the majority han chinese who hold key economic and political posts in the region. >>> south korean president pack geun-hye says trust and feelings should not be sacrificed by digging up wounds of the past. she made the comments days after japanese prime minister shinzo abe visited a war-related shrine in tokyo. park spoke during a meeting with senior aides. she said a country that repeats acts not in line with universal values can never be considered a first-class nation, no matter how affluent it is. she did not name japan, or abe. abe visited yasukuni shrine last thursday. the memorial honors japan's war dead, including military and political leaders convicted of war crimes by an international military tribunal after world war ii. abe says he went there to r

the uighur i guess what return stop picking on his rhetoric threatening soul with on a damp attacked u s defense officials expressed their concerns that a provocation to babysit me financial markets remained calm after the us fed's announcement to start it on the train. as for investors actually increased their state and local for the feeling of london's historic apollo theater collapses on patrons during a performance leading to over seventy injured. audience members. the kids be kids apartheid era. it's friday december twentieth year in korea lot from full time teaching them shawn lane things so much for joining us we begin with harsh rhetoric they came abruptly out of killing and today this time it threatened to launch an attack on soul without notice and respond south korea said it would sternly react to any provocations the defence ministry correspondent and enhance our top story. a fresh morning out of north korea is turning up the key to an inter korean relations seoul's defence ministry has confirmed that kelly and sent it back to south korea's presidential office of a latte

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five suspects have been arrested and al are believed to be part of the uighur group. unrest has been fueled by the chinese authorities heavy-handed dealings with the uighurs and restrictions on the minority's religion and culture. >> three former world journalists have pleaded guilty to hacking phones ahead of a high-profile trial that starts this wednesday and is expected to last until next easter. it sees a defendant said former editors like rebecca brooks and andy colson facing 15 phone acting related charges. -- phone hacking related charges. broosks is said to have been active in hacking. a bust of winston churchill has just been unveiled there. john boehner was joined for the unveiling ceremony today by secretary of state john kerry amongst others. half a century after the british prime minister was granted honorary u.s. citizenship. he was addressed three times more than any other dignitary. make sure you catch the 90th edition opening with a dazzling chocolate fashion show. the french tennis champion was among those wearing chocolate creations. also taken to t

. >>> chinese authorities believe the ethnic uighurs were behind the bombing in tienemen square. >>> china's central television said authorities detained five suspects on suspicion of colluding with the dead suspects. cctv said all five were captured within ten hours of the incident. judging from their names, all five detainees are believed to be wiegers. they announced quick police response. the media called the crash an act of well organized terrorism. they said a flag with a word implying islamic holy war was found. they stopped short of saying who carried out the incident but left the impression it was wieger islamic extremists. >>> chie 23450ez prosecutors told police they are officialry arrest a squaurn nails being held for reporting on corruption at a state-owned company. >>> a correspondent for the new express newspaper was detained by police after his article was published. the newspaper demanded for two days that he be released. but it suddenly apologized to its readers after state run media report thad he told police that he had miss reported the story. the state run news

the suspects are believed to be members of the ethnic uighur minority. the sport utility vehicle crashed into a low bridge and burst into flames after had drove through the crowd. the driver and two passengers died along with a chinese man and a woman from the philippines. 40 others were hurt. china's central television reported police detained five suspects about ten hours after the incident ask that the suspects admitted they planned the attack with the three who died in the suv. cctv revealed a man, his mother, and his wife were in the vehicle, which was registered in the autonomous region. they reported they use the gasoline to burn the suv. investigators found a sword, an iron rod, and a flag bearing and aggressive, religious term inside. the state-run news agency said all of the suspects alive and dead are believed to be ethnic uyghurs, judging by their names. they've long complained china's majority han dominate them politically and economically. >>> for china's leaders, security worries are an extra headache to their economic concerns. the countr

it is too early to draw a conclusion from this act. >> we were talking about the uighurs. there are descriptions of two men distributed to hotels. men whose names signal that they are from the promise -- province that is home to uighurs. the most recent unrest in june of this year -- steve tsang, we know that there is a lot of resentment. could something be possible. there has been talk in the past. >> it is entirely possible. anything is possible under the sun. the idea that two of these three people are almost certainly uighur and therefore this must be a terrorist attack is a bit like -- the conclusion would be -- it is not the kind of evidence that will pull anything at all. you can have uighur people doing business who may be under influence, who may have caused something like this without actually intending it to be a terrorist act. a terrorist act is an act of theater to draw attention to a particular cause. there is no particular cause being drawn attention to. we don't know why they are doing it. >> one prominent uighur intellectual warning against any hasty concl

it shows the names and addresses of two men from the uighur autonomous region. it also lists the license plate number of a car. the document called for people to come forward if they have information about the men. some in the chinese media say authorities released the document to gauge public reaction. right now, government officials are only talking about the crash in vague terms. >> translator: the relevant ministry is now investigating the incident. we are also taking strong measures to secure the safety and stability of the capital. >> reporter: analysts say chinese leaders may be growing worried about the possibility that the crash may trigger unrest. kurando tago, nhk world, beijing. >>> the concern about unrest has evolved into media control. chinese officials have abruptly halted nhk's satellite tv transmission in china during reports related to the crash in tiananmen square. audio and visual feeds were cut off during an nhk news program for overseas audiences on tuesday. one suspension lasted for two minutes at noon japan time. another halt at 7:00 p.m

uighurs in pakistan view this with a sense of unease. after the september 11th attacks in the united states, pakistan drew huge military and financial support from the u.s. in its fight against terrorism. but relations deteriorating and it can't expect further u.s. help. this is one reason why china is increasingly important to pakistan. unless it improves ties with the u.s., pakistan's dependence on china looks set to grow. >> nhk world's hideki yui from islamabad. >>> heavy rain and strong winds hit japan yesterday. i was caught up in it. gleets to sayaka mori for the world weather forecast. >> good morning, catherine. sunny weather is coming back. but, yes it was very windy and very wet here in tokyo. to give you an idea how the conditions were, i want to show you some video. this video is from kushiro in hokkaido. you can see a flooded road here. gale force winds and heavy rain have also impacted this area. this is from niigata. blustery winds toppled trees. you can see firefighters there clearing the debris. sustained winds of 115 k

but brolin is putting aosiv sp on the uighurs. dep -- berlin is putting a positive spin on the figures. >> philippoeer est there's optimism. more jobs, higher wages, solid growth. that is what the government backer of stability. >> we have put the crisis behind us much more qck tn most other industrialized nations. but growth has swed significantly since last autumn because of economic factors abro. slow, as is the u.s. recovery. and devopg cntesre si steam. >> germany recorded strong growth last year, 3%. this year,hawi slow to just 0.7%. in 2013, it is expected to bounce back. the picture couldti b clouded by the financial markets, and any escalation of the eurozone debt crisis, but of those threats do not materialize, berlin expects employment to hit record levels. it is is forecasting 220,000 new jobs for this year. >> gma i lde in the labor market, not just in europe, the world. we're seeing the benefits of star sheryl reforms and the agemtseaed b unions and employers. the labor market is much more flexible than in the past.

the skaters zoom several times around a 111 uighur rink at speeds of up to 60 kilometers an hour. unlike regular speed skating, time does not matter. all that counts is to crosses the finish line first. >> keep your left shoulder down, your left shoulder. >> the coach says short track needs $10,000 of training to compete with the best. every move has to become second nature. back muscles need constant work to endure the g-forces in the curves. that is six days a week in an elite sports school. >> i think germans can endure a lot. that is important to get to the top. i think we're doing so well, because athletes often know what they want to become. they have good role models, and that makes them train harder. >> she was once a rol for 10 years, she was a short track racer. now she is passing on her knowledge. >> i like becoming a coach. having my athletes on the podium is a huge success for me. it motivates me every time. >> and perhaps heard charges will bring her medals at the first youth olympics in innsbruck, where a team germany plan to prove they are the world's best. >> thos

it said the suspects are uighurs. china's shenzhen uighur autonomous region has seen a series of violence over the past three years. there's frustration between the uighurs over the economic and political dominance of the majority han people. >>> japan's nuclear power crisis has forced businesses to cut their electricity consumptions this summer to avoid triggering a blackout. an aquarium near tokyo managed to find the perfect energy saving switch. one that helped it launch a captivating new show highlighting the beauty of creatures that usually spark considerable fear among beachgoers. raja pradan takes us there. >> reporter: other worldly creatures float gracefully, seemingly through space. they are jellyfish and these colorful lights are giving them a touch of glamour. this aquarium is transforming the experience of watching these creatures into something more like a trip to the planetarium. the effect is mesmerizing. especially for some of the youngest members of the audience here on their summer vacation. >> last

that is making its way to the gasoline bombs, were the uighur euro is making gas even more expensive. -- for the week bureau is making gas more expensive. >> christmas travel has been slowly getting back to normal. after days of heavy winter conditions. frankfurt airport reported only a few dozen cancellations thursday, but it is a different story on the audubons. there are numerous accidents because of the conditions. >> roads in a north german state were blocked with fresh snow thursday morning. a new cold front moving down caused massive problems for road and rail traffic. further south in lower saxony, motorways became treacherous and slippery as a rain froze to i said as it hit the ground. another area, just walking to the tram was a risky business. on thursday, there were no problems, but traffic was heavy. roads in and around munich filled up with travelers heading for alpine regions. >> anyone wanting a relaxed journey would be best off traveling on christmas eve, assuming the weather plays along. motorways another major roads will be pretty empty. hopefully the weather gods w

today we meet a young uighur musician who is trying to generate a better understanding of uighur culture through its traditional music. we report from beijing. >> reporter: this bar in central beijing is popular with young people. a group is playing latin music but the musicians are uighur. the band's guitarist left the region for beijing four years ago with the hope of becoming a professional musician. he pursues his dream while living in an eight square meter room. the instrument he's playing now is called a dotar. it's a two-stringed traditional instrument he brought from his home town. uighur music is not well known in beijing. so he has no choice but to earn a living playing more popular genres. but he hopes that one day he'll be able to perform the music of his native culture. >> i sing songs in spanish without understanding the lyrics. what i really want to do, though, is play uighur music. >> reporter: a devout muslim, yasin regularly prays at the mosque. the different language and culture of the han chinese have made him feel like a stranger in beijing. >> i speak mandarin poorl