A bomb attack in the Afghan Capital kills ninety five people and then has more than one hundred fifty of us the taliban says police were the targets. Hello again im citizen as it sounds is there a line from london also coming up. Pretenses on the streets of honduras as the new president is inaugurated they say he still reelection. To misunderstanding and is being given one of the richest man in the world saudi Prince Albert waleed bin tallow is released from detention in riyadh. And the Group Iranian politicians are promising to investigate reports of Police Brutality in the wake of the antigovernment protests that started a month ago. About. And afghanistans capital has killed at least ninety five people and injured more than one hundred fifty elbows the explosives were hidden in an ambulance allowing the bomb us a get through security in kabul green zone the most heavily protected area in the city the taliban says it carried out the itzhak and it was targets in place but most of the dead. From kabul jennifer glass reports. Another day of carnage on the streets of kabul this time the bomb was in an ambulance the driver pretended to be taking someone to a nearby hospital but instead he detonated his device on a crowded street the taliban said it was targeting policemen having lunch but as so often happens here afghan civilians going about their daily lives are among the victims including people lined up outside the interior ministrys Human Resources department. I was in my office we heard the explosion we didnt know what was going on so many people were injured i myself counted at least forty wounded near me everyone was on the ground and i couldnt tell who was dead or who was wounded the street was already heavily guarded with a number of checkpoints protecting government offices embassies a hospital and a school the area is usually bustling with people mergence the services evacuated offices shops and agencies perceptor blocks can you hear the security vehicles going by. Taking away the wounded and the dead there have been casualties here this is a very busy part of town in addition to the High Peace Council the Anticorruption Commission is also down there just down the streets at the u. N. Mine agency and this is normally a very very busy part of kabul its the Second Attack in the capital in a week taliban fighters battled Security Forces for more than fifteen hours at the citys Intercontinental Hotel in a siege that killed twenty five people last saturday security has been stepped up around the city but it wasnt enough. The police on the army of afghanistan is. Its really young its just said. You know eighteen years old they need more training they need more practice them need more experience but the taliban on the other hand they are very devoted fighters cobbles Emergency Hospital was flooded with patients its a scene thats been repeated many times the president says the uptick in attacks is because of increased military pressure on armed groups and political pressure on pakistan that may be the case but its the people here who continue to suffer the most jennifer glass aljazeera kabul. This latest attack is just the latest the wave of violence on december the twenty eighth and i still suicide bomber targeted a shia Cultural Center in kabul killing at least forty one people last saturday one of kabuls most iconic and heavily guarded hotels the intercontinental was also attacked the taliban claimed responsibility for the gun battle and see which saw twenty five People Killed and one hundred fifty guests desperately fleeing including some who used by cheats to hang from the building and then on wednesday i saw fights a stone the offices of save the children in the eastern city of jalalabad four people were killed and the aid agency announced it would suspend its operations in the country while u. S. President almost has just called for action in the wake of the attack im going to have baby a former adviser to the nato mission in afghanistan says the International Community needs to take action. During good winter time when the fighting stops on the frontlines then the terrorist attacks in the cities goes off in order to keep the country unsafe or sure that the countrys on safe normally if there is some this insurgence take the cities and go to you know suicide bombing in that attacking in the cities so thats one reason the other reason is that died think chains of attacks in the past week or month shows that that probably the insurgents and those organizations behind him in the region try to test the u. S. A new strategy in the next year or so the security situation will improve because they are investing a lot on their Security Services and also they are supporting the afghan air power so that they are capable to defend their territories we will see some improvements probably on the military side but it depends whether the International Community namely the u. S. Will take action based on the new strategy or not if they take and go behind those safe havens and put organizations the Intelligence Services in the region that are behind these attacks and put them under pressure and push them to stop then we will see changes under the umbrella of eisel you know regional. Players trying to to perpetrate these attacks and then say that i say claim that its not the middle east afghanistan a separate country its it has a separate culture that does not let. To flourish you know taliban has some roots in amongst some of the parts of the population yes but i think its not isolates not a matter of threat for afghanistan i think we should wait and see whether the u. S. Is serious the people of afghanistan expect this to to show the resolve i think they know or who perpetrates you know these attacks didnt know the roots of these attacks didnt know where their planet so didnt need to go in and take action. To honduras now at present one Orlando Hernandez has been sworn in for a second term against a backdrop of violent protests demonstrators say there were irregularities in the vote counting that gave him a surprise win and novembers election from home and has more from the capital. Inside the National Stadium go to rangers president one orlando and mondays was sworn in for his second term. And outside things were different. Sums up a nation divided by elections in which there were serious irregularities we are demanding our votes be respected we voted and defeated the narco dictator even with all his resources we defeated him you can see the protesters trying to advance on the National Stage here but there is a big line of military police arent letting them get anywhere near and its turned into a little bit of a pitched battle with tear gas and stones oh oh numbers will go way down from the tens of thousands marched to months ago a sense of futility more than thirty deaths to dampen the spirits of many in his speech the president gave the barest of mentions to the crisis agreeing to look at a letter to reform in the future stubbornly but its well we are prepared to listen to any off without barriers because that is the dialogue that will take is to bring conciliation and the hailing of the hungry and family. He preferred to talk about his plans to resolve poverty and a lack of jobs both grew worse during his first term in other areas he has seen progress he has come to agreements with the International Monetary fund. He has good terms with the world bank in. Good terms with the Interamerican Development bank that has been very helpful hes also had success in lowering the sky high murder rate although the security crackdown has also led to alleged human rights abuses to reinforce his reputation as a north or a tarion leader on the side of an elite ruling class now his biggest challenge is to prove to home durance that he can govern for all john hoeven. To goose. One of the worlds richest men saudi prince. Has been released from detention and says hell be cleared of corruption charges hes been held in a hotel in the capital riyadh since november along with about two hundred others and sponsored what the government calls an Anticorruption Campaign a hoax to reports. Just hours before billionaire saudi prince and waleed bin talib was released from the Ritz Carlton Hotel in riyadh he conducted an interview with the Reuters News Agency from the suite where hed been confined been tile is one of saudi arabias most prominent business men and one of the worlds richest men but hed been held for more than two months accused of corruption in the interview he described the entire situation as a misunderstanding not charges ok just some discussions between the government you know i mean but the rest assured that this is. No protection that we have and were just in discussion with the government on the various matters and i can divulge right now because we are going to discuss with them the mark perry and his likeness was just one of the many objects known as the prince gave a tour of where hed been detained been tellers arrest in the van that was part of what the government called an Anti Corruption campaign ordered by crown Prince Mohammed bin solid money the government says one hundred twenty four billion dollars is expected to be seized from more than two hundred individuals a group that is said to include the owner of the n. B. C. Television network as well as several other senior princes observers say the crackdown has allowed to do far more than simply consolidate power i think there are two things here its about money because the saudi. Government is facing Financial Difficulties because of the collapse of the oil prices over the past few years. When mr man is having very ambitious economic plan actually to reform the kingdom so he needs the cash money in order to carry on with this project but this is not the only issue the other issue in my opinion here is that hes trying to create a popular base of support for him because all these people are in fact caught up. In tallow his farm holds stakes in Companies Like twitter citi group an apple is estimated to be worth seventeen. Billion dollars his release could potentially reassure investors but analysts believe the timing of his interview with reuters as the World Economic forum met in davos was no coincidence having someone like prince to allow for example speak out publicly as he did yesterday shows that you know the saudis are trying to use him as somewhat the poster child of liberalism theyre trying to appeal to investors overseas saying we realize that what we did and the way we did it with that courage last year we saw completely undermined big Business Confidence and Investor Confidence in saudi arabia in town has told reuters he expects to remain in full control of his Global Investment firm without being required to give up his assets to the government out of there. As plenty more still to come including is think all the worlds the biggest jigsaw puzzle the struggle to piece together the files kept by east germanys notorious secret police. And defying gravity down under or at the sydney our festival where theyre asking someone comfortable questions about immigration. Hello there its very wet for many of us in the northern parts of australia at the moment you see all the cloud there stretching its way across the northern parts it is giving us some very heavy downpours and embedded within that cloud is several areas of low pressure and they could develop into something slightly more sinister if they pop over the sea they could become a cycle so weve got to keep a close eye on that region over the next day or so elsewhere and its a different problem in the southeast is just incredibly hot head look at that forty two in adelaide very very hot but it doesnt last for too long this cold front sweeps its way across as and on monday the maximum temperature will just be twenty seven far more bearable mobin though still in the hot if a now will be a foot around thirty five every towards new zealand and its also very warm for many of us here as well not a great deal of cloud showing up on the satellite picture just the old shower perhaps but i think for most of us it will be dry in fine and still warm twenty four there in christchurch and twenty seven in oakland and not a great deal of change really as we head through monday this whole month has been really very warm for us before the towards the north and here we have courts more in the way of cloud and a few outbreaks of snow as over the northwestern parts of japan and of the systems rolling its way towards the east away from us there on monday. From Satellite Technology to three d. Printing and recycled waste to solar powered classrooms africa is transforming young innovators are propelling change Building Communities creating employment and solving problems theyre challenging systems and shaping. Its about creative thinkers shaping their continents future innovate africa at this time on aljazeera. Welcome back reminder the top stories here on aljazeera a bomb attack in afghanistans capital kabul has killed at least ninety five people and injured more than one hundred fifty of those the taliban is claiming responsibility placed in honduras have fired tear gas at protesters on the streets of the capital angry at president one in operation after alleged irregularities in the election. One of the worlds richest man saudi prince lead bin tell al has been released from detention in a luxury hotel and says hell be cleared of corruption challenges. Malis army says at least fourteen of its soldiers have been killed in an attack on a camp in timbuktu it says at least seventeen of the attackers were also killed and they army is now back in control of the base as the worst attack on mali Security Forces you know every year committed race has more. Seventeen million soldiers injured in the attack are receiving treatment in hospitals so say at least two of the attackers have been killed and i me conall however told our jazeera that at least seventeen of the attackers have been killed there were also according to other sources they were also able to contact way six vehicles arms and i mean nations and then set fire to the rest they cannot move now this attack is one of five or six attacks that happened in the last one week in northern mali although the rest have not been officially confirmed by the money in authorities however were seeing increased cooperation and a new coalition between that made up the two and more up to two and the al qaeda and Islamic State and other Fringe Groups operating in northern mali that resulted in an increase in the number of attacks on both civilian and military targets in mali two or three days ago weve seen how a civilian bus carrying passengers run over a mine that killed at least twenty thirty people in that incident now it looks like the mud in such Security Forces unable to control the situation and it looks like things are as collating on the military front it could probably lead to a money asking for forty assistance to help deal with the rising number of attacks in the north of the country probably we may see a situation like the ones weve seen five six seven years ago when the french led an International Coalition to cheese out al qaida and other ophelia to groups in northern mali before things like him down a little bit in that area. The syrian observatory for human rights says the bombardment of a damascus suburb is continuing despite a proposed cease fire this video uploaded to social media by the White Helmets appears to show the aftermath of as strikes in the rebel held enclave of eastern groups or the volunteer group says at least thirteen people were injured in the overnight strikes on friday a spokesman for syrias opposition confirmed they had received an offer from russia for a cease fire deal. Based in germany have broken up a demonstration against the current Turkish Military operation in the syrian region of a freend more than ten thousand people joined the demonstration in cologne where some protesters refused to remove banned flags showing kurdish leader. The images Controversial Police feared it could have caused the protests to turn violent a ten Million Dollar project to reassemble the socalled stasi files has been abandoned because of inadequate equipment the top secret documents amassed over forty years by east balance communist police was shredded after the fall of the berlin wall David Chaytor reports now on the sometimes painful stories from some of the recovered files. Its been called the worlds biggest jigsaw puzzle six hundred million bits of paper are now having to be put back together again by hand there is still fifteen thousand bags of them to go through an urgent search is now going on to find sophisticated new software to try and cope with the task without a cutting edge computer scanner it will take many decades to finish victims of the secret police might now go to their graves without ever really knowing these missing pages of their own lives insist is at risk and looking into your own starting file is something very personal i felt to myself it allowed me to regain some control of my past of. The relics of communist rule beyond the iron curtain in berlin can give those include what it was really like to live through those dark hears these archives contain some of the names of the collaborators and files that have been successfully pieced together men like could not schmuck code named jack colby who spied on fellow Border Guards all informants had to make a handwritten vow of loyalty i pledge to support the ministry for state to pure ity in the. Service of its great tasks regarding the Protection Force of occasion of germany with all my power this is a stars expenses receipt showing payment of seven thousand five hundred and garion foreign to an informant here a photograph of an undercover surveillance operation and this a letter of commendation for a senior spy code name shefa stationed abroad is reward three hundred german marks and a bronze medal. The stars izo unshown house and prison in east berlin is now a memorial its been estimated that nearly one in six of the population of the german democratic republic collaborated with the secret Police Thousands of lives were torn apart by the stars e. And nothing can put them back together again but nearly thirty years after the fall of the berlin wall the victims might find some painful comfort in finally finding out the name of the person whose betrayal put them behind bars thomas is now a tour guide in the prison where he spent more than two years in the cells for trying to escape to the west. As a god but for many there were situations where people were surprised learning that maybe even their best friend was an informer that happened the other for some people want to know about this but others dont. Know that they stole two years from my life or this will have consequences until the very end of it some lives and of David Chaytor aljazeera eastern berlin a group of iranian m. P. s is to on sunday to visit some of the demonstrators being held in prison after the recent wave of protests there promising to investigate reports of torture and deaths in place custody then bus traffic reports from teheran. Here. In the weeks that followed antigovernment protests in iran Security Forces and Police Detained thousands of suspected demonstrators most have been interrogated and really just made to sign a pledge promising never again to participate in unrest or damage public property almost everyone tried to contact even those who marched in favor of the government declined to speak to us many said they worried they might say the wrong thing and lend themselves in a prison cell by coincidence or by design government actions following opposition rallies have created an atmosphere of fear and speaking publicly is seen as an act of courage. Is the secretary of the justice seekers a Student Movement with members from universities across to the advocate for Public Housing and better Economic Conditions and took part in protests last month but stopped when protests became violent. Long as problems exist protests will happen and they happen in every country these kinds of protests are something normal and it is the peoples right and its something natural he said iranians are frustrated after enduring years of hard times but violence was something most antigovernment protesters did not want. Their own kid things happened that we didnt want some people died in different parts of the country also in tehran some students after these incidents were arrested and there were news reports that someone was killed during an interrogation but that just to seek a movement wants without any judgement is transparency on these kinds of incidents he also said a lack of transparency about the deaths of protesters and people in Police Custody was making many iranians distrust their own government and that government leaders blaming outside forces with no evidence was unacceptable even though they admit that the demonstrations were started by people who have legitimate economic concerns. The official position of the government is still that the protests were overtaken by foreign enemies so instead of framing the antigovernment rallies as a domestic disturbance of civil rights the government is framing everything that happened as an external threat to Irans National Security iranian leaders say they live in a tough neighborhood and maintaining internal stability Must Come First but. We have some enemies that never hide their animosity america the cia and global imperialism and International Zionists have never hidden their animals to towards us and this climate any protests could actually compromise our security while an organized and peaceful protest in the streets can give us insight and shouldnt be in a way that our enemies could be so use no rosie added that any iranian is welcome to seek out people like him and demand their rights but they would have to play by the governments rules. Those who hold rallies and protests there are children ive been in parliament for two years most days we see thousands of people in front of parliament protests they come to hold banners chant slogans sometimes the silent we see theyve written banners we speak to them they agree we agree we legislate some laws for them i dont think there is a country that has the kind of freedom we already have in iran while president Hassan Rouhani continues to publicly defend the rights of protesters earlier this week that the one provincial Governors Office denied a request by the city council to designate a part of the capital specifically for peaceful protests critics say its an example of government double speak. To her on. Thousands of albanians have been taking part in protests against the government in the capital tirana a calling for the resignation of Prime Minister and the ramos government accusing it of links to organized crime after the appetizer. From the Early Morning hours to people from many old indian state is thought to gathering here in the center of capital to all night in then. Under government protest accusing the government of links to the organized crime and calling for his resignation the opposition has been preparing for todays protests for a month blaming the government also for the lack of Economic Development which according to them is the main the reason why so many old binions are leaving the country on the other hand will be a new Prime Minister he did all by herself or decided not to respond to opposition there legations political analysts here in tehran are say that there is no evidence that the Prime Minister is involved in organized crime however they argue that old binions have many reasons to protest the protest is also considered a test of support for the main opposition democrats who suffered a landslide loss in the last two years parliamentary elections tensions in the political scene could make old been years road to European Union more difficult albania was granted e. U. Candidate status in two thousand and fourteen and hopes to launch negotiations this year however during the todays protest no incidents reported and Police Security was tight near the main government offices where the rally took place Spains Constitutional Court has ruled catalonia formally pushed him on will be able to attend a swearing in session but only if he is physically present impala mint is the only way he can take up the position of regional leader who has been living in brussels since october and is wanted in spain on charges of sedition and belly and for spearheading catalonia independence for. Villages in the philippines forced from their homes by the threat of a volcano eruption and are being hit by flooding heavy rain has fallen in villages around the mount Mayon Volcano in the central philippines which has been spewing lava and ash for the past two weeks izing water has forced the relocation of some of the seventy five thousand evacuees and for shelters. Annual Arts Festival in australia is turning the spotlight on the nations immigration policies among the shows in sydney is a play highlighting the governments treatment of refugees hundred thomas has taken a look. On a stage rather than in a court room is a truth and Reconciliation Commission that australia has never had. The place cool tribunals delves into the dark side of australias treatment of Asylum Seekers refugee actors describe their experiences of the countrys immigration system the actors also confront the treatment i mean did you know saw strains an aboriginal elder plays the courts magistrate. Telling. About telling a story and its about acknowledging and healing for the audience being there is about sending a signal as well as enjoying the show it does challenge just saw strangers say well. What is what has been happening is unacceptable and yet we have been accepting tribunals is one of several shows at this years Sydney Festival which tackle social issues jurassic plastic features dinosaurs created from thousands of discarded plastic toys its a comment on out throw away society exhibits with a social message go are the exception rather than the rule for the most part the Sydney Festival is simply about showcasing great and accessible culture and the city thats hosting it. January in australia is the middle of summer sydney at its best often the way that we get out of stick out. Heres a photograph of where you live is a photograph of where we live in january so what are you come down to us. Much of the festival takes place outdoors highly sprung is an energetic mix of trampoline in theater and a street arts a park or theres also a. Karaoke carousel with children and adults encouraged to sing their way around the right its still culture but a lot less political after Thomas Al Jazeera sydney. The second of a look at the main stories making the news here on out is there are a bomb attack in afghanistans capital has killed at least ninety five people and injured more than one hundred fifty of those the explosives were hidden in an ambulance allowing the bombers to get through security in the citys green zone the most heavily protected area in kabul the taliban says it carried out the attack jennifer glasses that. I can hear the security vehicles going by. Taking away the wounded and the dead there have been casualties here this is a very busy part of town in addition to the High Peace Council the Anticorruption Commission is also down there just down the street at the u. N. Mine agency riot police in honduras have fired tear gas at protesters on the streets of the capital they were demonstrating against president one islander and unders as he was sworn in for a second term and opposition groups say there were irregularities in the vote count during novembers general election. One of the worlds richest men saudi prince a waleed bin talal has been released from detention and says hell be cleared of corruption charges hes been held in a hotel in the capital riyadh since november along with about two hundred others a sponsor of what the government says is an Anti Corruption drive. Malis army says at least fourteen of its soldiers have been killed in an attack on a camp in timbuktu it says at least seventeen of the attackers were also killed and the army is now back in control of the base its the worst attack on mali Security Forces in over a year. The syrian observatory for human rights says the bombardment of a damascus suburb is continuing despite a proposed cease fire agreement this video uploaded to social media by the White Helmets appears to show the aftermath of airstrikes in the rebel held and clayborne Eastern Ghouta the volunteer group says at least thirteen people were injured. And police in germany have broken up a demonstration against the ongoing Turkish Military operation in the syrian region of africa more than ten thousand people joined the demonstration in cologne where some protesters refused to remove banned flags they show the image of kurdish leader abdul asha thats all from a for now coming in of aid to africa and how solar power can revolutionize remote schools. We understand the differences. 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