Other with praise as india rolls out the red carpet for the u. S. President. But away from the pomp and pageantry for die in the latest violence over indias citizenship law. And school the life of people watching kobe bryant is being remembered at a service in los angeles. Lakers legend was killed alongside his daughter john and 7 of us in a Helicopter Crash last month. The World Health Organization says the sudden increase in corona virus cases outside of china is the plea concerning Irans Health Ministry says 12 people have now died and rejected reports from an m. P. In the city of course that the figure could actually be as high as 50 well despite borders being closed and flights grounded the outbreak is spreading across the middle east kuwait iraq bahrain and afghanistan have all confirmed cases meanwhile in new york. 7 people have now died in italys north which has more than 220 cases thats the highest concentration outside of asia meanwhile outside of china itself south korea has the highest number of confirmed cases passing 800 in the last 24 hours and that least 8 people have died its raised its Infectious Diseases warning to the highest level china meanwhile says its postponing its annual National Peoples congress which was due to start on march 5th nearly 2600 people have died there and around 77000 cases have been confirmed but the w. H. O. Has praised the china for acting fast and says the epidemic there has been steadily declining the key message that should give all countries hope courage and confidence is that this virus can be contained indeed there are many countries that have done exactly that for the moment we have not with the mercy the uncontained globally spread of this bias and we are not witnessing largest gives if it does is or does does this virus have pundit make potential absolutely it has and we vary it from our assessment not yet. Well as you just heard there is some confusion over the number of deaths in iran the Health Ministry has pledged to be transparent with the situation we need to be honest we need to be transparent in the face of those people who are trying to distort the situation regarding other regions id like to say we are dealing with the cases and the symptoms and we have all the capabilities to spot this virus if we have a case that is suspected we will move them to a better place to be hospitalized we have the full capabilities to deter to treat and we will see everything in a clear way. Well the statement came after the government was accused of a cover up by an m. P. In kwan who criticized that the governments handling of the outbreak said bay explains why theres been extraordinary exchange in clash a war of words between a member of Parliament Ahmed a meter above the hes a member of parliament for the city of qom the epicenter of this virus here in iran and the Health Ministry now he said he puts the number of dead from the virus at 50 now he acknowledges not within maybe from the krona virus but he says that the governments performance on the issue has been 0 he says that nurses dont have the correct uniforms on are scared of treating patients he says that the government isnt really concerned and the virus has been present in iran for 3 weeks but the announcement was delayed by the government he also said that he knows of 2 children that have been infected by the virus and has called upon the Health Ministry to impose a curfew on the city of the Deputy Health minister has as denied the figure of 50 and said that even if it was half that number he would submit his resignation now about the responded to that and he said he sent the names of those that have died from the virus to the Health Ministry and he expects a resignation now the Health Minister has come out in response to all of this and he said that the government is dealing with the situation well meanwhile the northern italian regions of lombardy and veneto have closed schools universities museums and cinemas for at least a week police are manning checkpoints around 11 towns which have been quarantined for 15 days and residents are stockpiling food mohammad jim jim reports now from milan. In an interior than usual downtown milan a sense of anxiety but no signs of panic amid the 1st major coronaVirus Outbreak in europe landmarks like to do more cathedral and less scala opera house have been closed temporarily. The headline screams out virus the great fear even though fear at least for now isnt all that apparent yes schools have been shut down but his Vegetable Market remains open. Up at the auction you can but i didnt i didnt see any danger is were working a lot of the people are not leaving their houses and they call us and we bring the shopping t. Them thats the way were working at the moment the laws mayor says the main mission now is contain the possible further spread of the virus and that while numbers of those infected have indeed been going up that could be because Health Officials are proactively looking for new cases he also urged residents not to clear supermarket shelves but videos posted on social media like this one suggest that advice may be falling on deaf ears in northern italy the number of coronavirus cases continues to surge even though at least 10 hotspot towns are effectively under lockdown. Police check vehicles trying to enter one of the quarantine towns authorised lorries carrying essential goods and medical supplies are allowed through everyone else is turned away in an effort to contain the spread of the coronavirus even the venice carnival was cut short a medal that you dont know what it might be. Funny another thought i would have to sign in order to shut down the venue scania its another thought wed have to close the schools churches museums and all Public Places so i know im askin a lot from aussie thousands so i know all the way things go we can pull together well we just need to think about internally to be able to shut up inside us out of the event. Inside the town of the lingo authorities have allowed select shops to reopen outside long lines of shoppers wearing protective masks and gloves keen to stock up. All this as officials are still struggling to confirm the origin of the outbreak in italy. And milan well south korea has closed its parliament and canceled several plenary sessions of the building in seoul can be disinfected 3 politicians are currently being checked for the virus after coming into contact with an infected education official south korea is under a red alert which allows the government to take powerful steps to try to stem the outbreak with more than 830. 00 cases confirmed around 7000. 00 troops are in or until after the virus was confirmed within the military. China is the laying its biggest political event of the year the National Peoples congress because of the outbreak the gathering of thousands of communist Party Officials usually takes place at the beginning of march but theyve all been urged to stay at home katrina you reports now from beijing. Across china the corona Virus Outbreak has closed shops restaurants and now beijings great hall of the people. Every much the venue ports the countrys most important political event the National Peoples congress but chinas top lawmakers have voted to delay the parliamentary gathering urging its 2000 delegates to stay home to fight the epidemic protecting the capital from a major outbreak has also become a priority reported to shop increasing cases over the weekend. To about 400 many are still too afraid to return to work. As best their 100 employees. Already have iraq people working in the office. I thought the subway to work was going to be packed there actually warned many people also announced the banning of trade in illegal wildlife the virus is thought to have originated in a life and seafood market. New coronavirus cases and teletubbies have been concentrated. 24 of chinas 31 provinces reported no new cases in the past 24 hours 6 have lowered Emergency Response levels president xi jinping has described the epidemic as a crisis and a major test but hes encouraging manufacturers and other industries to restart operations where possible. Industries which are the National Economy and peoples livelihood hinges and prices accelerating operation resumption of working at a full swing to increase production its the 1st time chinas National Peoples congress has been delayed in decades so far and no new date has been set but analysts say when the is rescheduled that will be the biggest indicator that china has finally won its socalled war against the corona Virus Outbreak. Aljazeera. While Global Stock Markets have plummeted because of a jump in coronavirus cases the dow jones suffered its biggest daily the climb in 2 years and the s. And p. 500. 00 fell by more than 3 Percent Companies doing business in china as well as tourism and the airlines suffered the heaviest falls and share prices and italy stock market in milan plunged by nearly 6 percent lets get more on this from kristen salumi in new york so 1st of all christine how severe was the sell off. Stocks across the board took a battering today as you mentioned not only were the major indices all down substantially with the dow seeing its worst losses in over 2 years with a plunge of a 1000 points but across all sectors of the economy 11 sectors that are listed for the major indices all saw declines and it really shows how connected the economy is to whats happening in china and those companies with the biggest exposure and china saw the biggest drops whether its Technology Like apple that not only makes its products in china but also sees china as one of its biggest growing markets their stocks are down more than 4. 7 percent airlines as you mentioned cruise ships are seeing big hits today as a result of this news that the virus continues to spread and the biggest concern though remains those manufacturing related stocks because china being the. Hub if you will for the worlds supply chain for many many products thats where the biggest worries continue to be for investors and so we saw a lot of investors putting their money in socalled safe havens whether its government bonds or gold at one point today gold was at its highest price in 7 years as investors look for an escape from this latest market sell off this is so christine i mean obviously china is key to the Global Economy but last week u. S. Markets were an all time high despite the virus you know obviously already had it having hit china very hard so whats changed is it really all about the fact that it now really has spread beyond the china beyond asia. Yes its interesting last week the markets in the u. S. Did hit an all time high but quickly started retreating from that i think there was a sense that the worst of the epidemic was over that china was doing a good job containing it new cases in china had perhaps peaked but then over the weekend we had this news of the spread of new cases in south korea and in italy in particular very close to a major manufacturing hub in italy the area not far from milan we saw people being quarantined there are so that has shaken investors some talk here in the United States about the Bernie Sanders of fact also affecting investors some concern that he is now the clear front runner for democrats hes a selfproclaimed democratic socialist and that has investors worried as well but really it comes down to the spread of the virus over the weekend and warning from g 20 countries as well that the worst of the epidemic isnt over and it could really take a toll on the Global Economy you know beatrice i see what happens over the next few days christine salumi with the latest there from new york christine thank you. Well coming up on the news hour from london the hours after Prime Minister appears in court over the murder of his a strange wife his farce he says it wants him to step down immediately the man who would be president of the corruption trial begins in paris for the forgotten man of french politics and force the hosts and point him in favorites get their campaign back on track at the womens t 20 world cup. Hollywood Film ProducerHarvey Weinstein has been remanded in custody after being found guilty of 2 counts in these new york Sexual Assault trial weinstein was charged with sexually assaulting former Production Assistant mimi haley and raping aspiring actress jessica man. The jury of 7 men and 5 women found him guilty of Sexual Assault which could see him jail for up to 25 years and 3rd degree rape charge which carries a maximum of 4 years in jail new york law defines this is having sex with someone who is incapable of giving their consent but weinstein was acquitted of the most serious charges predatory Sexual Assault and 1st degree rape jurors were not convinced that weinstein had also raped and the bella shora whose allegation was from too long ago to be tried in new york the movie mogul will be sentenced in march and also faces more rape and Sexual Assault charges in los angeles the weinstein case led that to the me too movement the Manhattan District Attorney prays that women brought the complaints against him. Harvey weinstein has finally been held accountable for brains he committed the women who came forward courageously and at great risk made that happen. Once the is a vicious serial sexual predator who used his power to threaten rape assault trip humiliate and silence is victims. Lets get more now from gabrielle is on those outside the courthouse in new york so gabriel he wasnt found guilty of the most most serious charges but still how much of a victory is this verdict for his accusers. Well they say its a huge victory and they are happy with this decision by the jury as you mentioned he was not convicted of the 3 most serious charges but the 2 that he was convicted of guilty of a criminal sexual act and a 3rd degree rape are very serious and together could mean 29 years in prison and at this very hour Harvey Weinstein who at one time was one of the most powerful movie producers in washington im in los angeles and also here in new york city now sits in a new york city jail awaiting sentencing next month and so thats why so many of his accusers view this very much as a victory not only for them but also for the wider you to me too movement now i did speak to an investigative journalist rich make huge hes been was one of the 1st journalist to investigate to Harvey Weinstein and he zigzagged accusations against him dating back to 2017 and what he said is there actually dozens of other women out there that have also accused weinstein of wrongdoing and hes interviewed many of them and i asked him a little bit about that. Having spoken to so many of them at these horrific experiences at the hands of Harvey Weinstein is that you know i think. Im sure some of them would want want to see greater charges and him go to jail for a longer period of time but this has to be seen as a victory. You know i have spoken to some of them today and there is there is a sense of victory knowing that hes going to be behind bars tonight. Because for so many years for some of them almost 4 decades. This seem like you know that 1st of all its a very private thing for many of them they didnt think that anybody else had this experience with him and then to see what whats whats come out the past couple years. For i know that for a few of them at least this is this is a big moment and seeing him behind bars is a sense of relief lastly its not over for Harvey Weinstein hes got more charges pending against him in los angeles where do you think that will lead to for him i think there are and without knowing the full details of the l. A. Case but i know i know at least one of the women who will be testifying and her case is horrific. And so i think its i can only imagine the case will be Even Stronger in los angeles than it is here in new york and. I imagine you know a verdict will be i dont i dont i start for me to predict but the case is pretty pretty strong from from all that i know we dont know what the sentencing will be yet in this case here but do you think Harvey Weinstein will ever be a free man again. I dont think so i really dont because i think now that hes in in custody i think more more people might even come forward yet and in other jurisdictions and i think this paves the way for for more more charges and more you know. More time to to convict i guess. Gabriel you hinted at him in that interview but what next for Harvey Weinstein. Well its not over for him this evening here he sits in a jail here in new york 3 wont get ill the next time will tend to hear from him as during his sentencing next month but now where it shifts to is los angeles where prosecutors there have already said that they are going to continue pursuing 2 separate rape cases against Harvey Weinstein there so he will be having to face justice in the state of california as well in terms of his sentencing which will be next month the 2 that the jury convicted him on here in new york carry a total of 29 years in prison if the judge sentenced him to the maximum and if she does that would mean Harvey Weinstein would not be out of jail until hes 96 years old the reality is on the outside the courthouse in new york thank you. India has rolled out the red carpet for u. S. President donald trump with more than 100000 people turning out to greet him hes in india on a 2 day state visit focusing on trade but he also hopes the trip will boost his reelection chances by appealing to the 4 and a half 1000000 Indian American voters elizabeth per annum reports now from auburn about. On his 1st foreign trip since his impeachment trial donald trump could not have looked more pleased with the reception he received it wasnt the 10000000 people trump said greet him in good iraq before leaving for india bought more than 100000 people packed into the saadat voted by patel stadium to hear the u. S. President praise all things indian from one of its founders to the heartland on the to cricket stars and the bollywood Film Industry his greatest admiration though was reserved for Prime Minister in the day of the movie you are living proof that with hard work and devotion indians get accomplished anything anything at all anything they want for Prime Minister morty into spoke of what he called the 2 countries shared values i got. Video that said what is today you are in an india which is full of diversity with thousands of languages are spoken with just thousands of costumes cusins and several religious group and communities all rich diversity on unity is a Strong Foundation of india u. S. Relationship the but President Trumps the visit comes at a time when that in the body and has hindu nationalists but at the agenda party of facing criticism for the treatment of Indian Muslims i asked him can confess that i heard him. Not to be disbelieved. He talked about. Indias peacefulness yesterday. But these are all the 3 things that have been under threat in the last 6 years. They have been 2 months of nationwide protests against the citizenship law which fast track citizenship to minorities from 3 neighboring countries but excludes muslims one Police Officer was killed in violence between pro and antigovernment protesters if that happened in delhi as President Trump was just a few hours away in visiting the taj mahal white house official said President Trump will raise concerns over the citizenship law with Prime Minister morty the 2 leaders will discuss Defense Security and trade in new delhi on tuesday while theres no progress expected on their big differences when it comes to trade President Trump believes the happy man after the warm welcome he received it might not be the countrys most populous state but nearly a 3rd of Indian Americans have connections here and 9 months ahead of the u. S. President ial election trumps hope in coming to. Will help boost his popularity among the 4 and a half 1000000 Indian American voices elizabeth aljazeera. Someone so bottom line is a writer and journalist and joins us now over skype from cambridge to discuss this further sir thank you so much for joining us here on aljazeera we just heard from our correspondent there at the end of her report saying that donald trump leaves a happy man how do you think that under modi has viewed this visit what do you think that having trump in india does for him. Well i think from Prime Minister modi is in a difficult time in his tenure hes really beleaguered his government is under fire for his citizenship act and its record against muslims and i think he thinks that this particular juncture allying himself so publicly and so visibly with the leader of the free world so to speak really boosts his image and boost his image because you think the 2 men actually have things in common when it comes to their policies to their ideology and do you think that that is how the millions of people who voted for him there under modi see donald trump as an extension of him and a mode if you will im not sure they see him as an extension but youre right that they definitely have things in common theyre both nationalist populists they have that use the same kind of language and it dont take 2 to win the elections the ability of sounds pretty much the strong man image to lead oh but i think you know in india just the fact that india u. S. Ties are so important means that any sort of closeness that can be demonstrated the remotely demonstrated as close mr donald trump today i think anything like that is a philip to it leaders image and obviously we are in a year of elections even the United States is so the whole trade deal still has massive question marks over a how important is it for india and do you think theyre under modi feels that this visit somehow helps a man in trying to convince the u. S. Well i think if he thinks that hes mistaken dont come even to so he came to india but he clearly said that the trade was months away he was very weak about to go shooting it and i think india would have gotten a sense of that signal even before trump landed in india if anything i think all of this is going to just wait until after the u. S. President ial election to be negotiated once more and of course india is under the spotlight for the controversial citizens shape laws what impact do you think this visit and potentially any statements from from donald trump have all this on the slow and the perception of it around the world when the white house has said that President Trump is going to have a word with the Indian Government about this but you know its difficult not to think that these these exclusions of muslims from several policy measures of the Indian Government has passed its difficult to think that that doesnt actually played right into going prompts wheel house so what kind of conversations will happen about this its very difficult to say but the difference is stark i mean you could see the sort of carefully stage managed orchestra to vent in and there but today just a couple of hours away you had these massive riots in the capital in delhi where the trump would be tomorrow so the fact that they could somehow separate these 2 events shows quite a disturbing and windy in gap between perception and reality and do you think perception and reality might clash tomorrow when they are in delhi. We have to see to curity really really tight and im sure the police will want to do its best to make sure that no riots ensue tomorrow but equally destro terrorists have been have been so fierce for the last 2 and a half months that its difficult to see how they can be quelled without a significant use of force will of course be following that visit here on aljazeera for the moment someone supermom a. Writer and a journalist sir thank you for sharing your views with us thank you thanks lots more still to come on this news hour including malaysias Prime Minister unexpectedly points in whats believed to be a bid to stop his Coalition Partner from replacing him as agreed crowds gather outside a high Security Court in london as we can leaks founder Julian Assange begins his fight against extradition to the u. S. And in sports the worlds best womens tennis players are whats kept them head out of the competition. Had a very unsettled weather picture across much of europe plaintive crowds streaming in and not just out of course we have got rain and also a fair amount of snow but the winds have been pretty strong that continue to stream in from the west and really impacting many countries this is the netherlands this assassin heim and just look at this this is what damage the wind has done is not just that of course many other areas across mainland europe again there are some warnings across the u. K. For strong winds busy going into tuesday yet more rain and snow will appear across much of the north and the northwest all of its 20 across into mainland europe on its way through france and really across most central areas for into germany on into the baltics meanwhile across the southeast its mainly clear and dry the winds here should be dying down as we head through chooser they have been very strong for the start of the week and then by wednesday. All of that rain with that snow working its way further east was in quite a lot of this will turn to quite a wintry mix really across much of germany and further to the south but a break across areas of the u. K. But still some stiff winds and again we have got more snow across those Northern Areas mostly care across northern sections of africa certainly on g. s about by wednesday we could see want to 2 showers really long as coastal areas of algeria. Migrants in uniform volunteering their labor to appease locals and combat anti migrant sentiment. People in power travels to the north of italy where a bold experiment is underway. With an unconventional approach to integration. Italys migrant boot camp on. I was raised in france. These are my grandparents. These are my parents and this is me. Fighting both and thats. The 1st of a 2 part epic tale of a remarkable family. The father the son and the. One on aljazeera. The earth. A reminder now of the top stories on aljazeera the World Health Organization says the sudden increase in corona virus cases outside of china is the plea concerning Irans Health Ministry says 12 people have now died there. Has been confirmed in more than 80 hollywood Film ProducerHarvey Weinstein has been remanded in custody after being found guilty of 2 counts in his new york Sexual Assault trial the movie mogul will be sentenced in march and faces more rape and Sexual Assault charges in los angeles and more than 100000. 00 people turned out to greet donald trump on his 1st visit to india as u. S. President trump will discuss the fence security and trade with Prime Minister and their mody on tuesday. But away from the pomp and pageantry a policeman and 3 civilians were killed during violence in delhi state over indias new citizenship law which opponents say discriminates against muslims hundreds of police were drafted in to restore calm and keep to activists and muslim protestors apart tony burke reports from the scene. It took police several hours to regain control after a 2nd day of unrest some of the most violent protests for weeks in the capsule against the citizen Amendment Law the fighting was in the districts of jeffrey bad and budge on border in northeast delhi between hindu groups who support the law and muslim communities they say the legislation is racist and discriminates against Indias Muslim minority im looking at it we were all sitting here peacefully protesting near the jeff about school and there was no provocation from our side all of violence that happened took place from their side the mob came and threw stones at the mosque theyd be making provocative slogans and speeches like it shoot the traitor. We have figured out if thats all this violence was preplanned theyve actually called people to assemble and there was a plan in place when they attacked us it also seems that the local police were on their side everyone had a weapon some even carried a gun they were the ones who threw the 1st loans. But i will do for you as the trouble escalated a number of people were seriously injured and investigations into the deaths have begun its not clear yet who was responsible for the death of the police but but it underlines just how volatile the situation remains here and it shows the deepening anger that still exists on both sides of this sensitive issue was this video seems to show hindu protesters throwing stones while a policeman does little to stop them the scene show others setting fire to muslim property the video cannot be independently verified the violence followed threats by hindu leaders to remove a group of muslim women who sit down protesters forced the closure of a major road. Mosque in jeffrey bag was attacked and cars and homes were set on fire in efforts to maintain calm police have imposed emergency measures banning gatherings of more than 4 people but we saw little being done to enforce the natures. Their. Ship between the him. Has become bad and this tension is now spreading to other places surrounding this locality and also further afield outside delhi. As more Security Forces were drafted in to guard areas overnight. And local people are fearful for the violence to come. Out his era just for god. The Palestinian ArmedGroup Islamic jihad says it has completed what it calls its military response to israel but will continue to fire rockets says long israeli airstrikes continue inside gaza the Israeli Air Force says that at least 80 rockets were fired from gaza on monday while it carried out multiple attacks using aircraft and the tanks israeli air strikes also killed 6 people including to Islamic Jihad fighters in syria on sunday night israels army chief says its unclear whether the fighting will escalate or died down Turkish Backed armed groups have reportedly recaptured the town of their out in syrias province is on the strategic m 4 highway connecting aleppo with latakia Syrian Government forces assisted by Russian Aerial cover have been trying to regain ground in the countrys last rebel held region almost a 1000000 people have fled the violence with the u. N. Warning that the fighting could end in a bloodbath. The United NationsWorld Food Program says more than half of zimbabwes 15000000 people are in need of food aid the country is one of the worlds at least food secure nations a situation made worse by one of the worst droughts in decades the World Food Program has blamed Climate Change for the period raising conditions zimbabwes also in the midst of an economic crisis with inflation hitting 500 percent. Climate change is intensifying. Zimbabwe and indeed all of Southern Africa is a prime example of the people suffering most at the hands of Climate Change listen to his governing all Desoto Convention party wants Prime Minister thomas about it to step down after he was charged with the murder of his a strange wife the by now has now appeared in court where his lawyers argued that his office grants immunity from prosecution the bias sat with his new wife who was already being charged with the murder over. In 2017 for me to miller is in the capital macedo and has more now on the Prime Ministers appearance in court. The citys Prime Minister tom to bonnie made a much anticipated however brief appearance in Court Earlier today this is our after he left le souter last week when he was 1st jew in court to face murder charges at that time he said hed rushed to south africa for an emergency medical appointment since then hes returned to listen to but when he appeared today his Legal Defense argued that they are questions around whether or not a sitting Prime Minister should be charged and prosecuted the court ruled that the case should be referred to the Constitutional Court its intervention now now to bali has delayed the sleeker process for the time being is still facing a tough political battle with very the billions in the rule of law so i deserved things only natural that has to happen. To see on the island as you mention where all we can say the political and child and those who are doing that there are no more theyre dealing with and they will know soon now the drama in court has trickled down to parliament with the National Assembly met earlier today while it didnt deal with the issue of the Prime Minister or the scandal that is embroiled in the old pursuit a convention thats the party that divinely leads met in the strolling to deal with the succession battle the parties involved in the party is deciding who to replace to barney whether they are for people who could possibly take that position but it appears to be a significant rift within the a. B. C. And its difficult for that party to decide who should replace the Prime Minister when he steps down in july earlier this month 3rd that he would retire at the end of july the party isnt necessarily happy with it with many of them saying they want the Prime Minister gone now. Theres political turmoil in malaysia after the king accepted the unexpected resignation of the Prime Minister mahathir as party has also quit the Coalition Government after some of its members planned to exclude the Prime Ministers chosen successor and what abraham from a new administration the Prime Minister is the worlds oldest leader at 94 he had returned to power in 2018 as chairman of the party after forming a coalition with the Peoples Justice Party of those former rival and what abraham promising to hand over power to him their partnership that defeated then Prime Minister. Of the us may no party hes now on trial accused of stealing millions of dollars from the government while fund Florence Louis has more now from kuala lumpur. The fate of malaysias government is in the balance soon after Prime MinisterMahathir Mohamad sent his resignation to the king his party announced it was quitting the Coalition Government over the Weekend Party members held talks with opposition politicians on forming a new coalition that would block a plan to hand over power to mahathir is rival Anwar Ibrahim thought has to do it with also with personality these 2 men have a history a long history here put. Him in jail and they came together and now i think were seeing a situation where to my theory malaysia seems unwilling to let on more take power again and what was deputy in the 1990 s. When he was Prime Minister for the 1st of his spells as leader both were members of the United Malays National organization or im no the party in power since what was then malaya gained independence from the british in 1957 but they fell out and was sacked then jailed for corruption and suddenly he described the charges as trumped up after his release anwar rose to become leader of the opposition and struck up an alliance. With the heart they just before the last general election in 2018 to defeat. The Ruling Coalition agreed that mahathir would hand of a power to anwar by may this year 94 year old mahathir the worlds oldest Prime Minister hasnt given a reason for his resignation but analysts say they dont see eye to eye on a number of issues including a decades old policy to grant preferential treatment to the mill a muslim majority such as in jobs and Home Ownership malaysia were really just dangerous so the mill a big yard the very worried that the chinese component in the oil and mr asian was getting too powerful so for the past 2 years the opposition are not and has every making the argument that the previoUs Government was essentially a mill a from control by the chinese and therefore we have to overthrow the measure that it becomes of malaysia government again the king has appointed there to stay on as interim Prime Minister while the new cabinet is formed to govern it has to show it has the support of 112 of 222 members of Parliament Mahathir could well stay on if he has enough support from m. P. s even if it means a change in Coalition Partners Civil Society organizations have expressed disappointment at the turn of events they say its undemocratic if politicians who were defeated in 2018 elections can be brought back to power like this instead of through the ballot box its a development thats created confusion and anger Florence Louis aljazeera kuala lumpur the corruption trial of former french Prime Minister and president ial candidate francois fuel and his wife has been postponed until wednesday lawyers asked for the delay to show support for a judicial strike against the governments Pension Reforms that reports from paris. Francois feel on his wife penelope what through paris called by police and security moments after the trial of the former conservative president ial candidate was perspiring and it was a rare appearance by feel. You know only 2017 he was the frontrunner in frances president ial race a former Prime Minister he was politically experienced well connected and confident he would win but i didnt want to change my beliefs or my goals according to peoples way ups or the language of the planet. Things seemed to be going feel this way until the scandal broke a french newspaper alleged that fear had misused taxpayers money when he was an m. P. To pay his wife penelope as a parliamentary system for years for no work the couple was placed under formal investigation or denied the accusations and said he was a fictive of the political smear campaign. 36 years of political life 36 years without energy the show problem today i am the target of a ruthless one sided attack 7 days a week 24 hours a day for. Is this fair its chriss shoes france has a history of corruption and nepotism in politics some so feel as a symbol of both and public pressure mounted on him to step down he refused forged ahead with his campaign but the damage was done for fail to make it past the 1st round of the president ial election losing out to the far right smearing the pen and emanuel mccaw who went on to win. Feels lawyers are asked for the trial to be delayed because of an ongoing lawyers strike at the court against the french governments planned Pension Reforms the trial is now expected to begin on wednesday if they are is found guilty of misusing public money and his wife of complicity they both face up to 10 years in prison the high profile case prompted president backoff to pass an Anti Corruption law targeted to cleaning up politics a few months after he was elected the osce kept a low profile in recent years in a t. V. Interview in october he ruled out a return to politics for one of frances best known politicians its been a spectacular fall from grace. Just era paris we keep leaks founder Julian Assange has begun his u. K. Court battle against extradition to the us authorities there are demanding that the 48 year old be handed over to face trial for espionage which could see him jailed for life assigned as lawyers or say the charges are politically motivated or and so we have reports now from the court in london. I know there are 5 to his many supporters juden a soldier is one of the greatest journalists of his generation and they were out in force at the opening of his extradition hearing in the queue for the court where politicians from a variety of Different Countries for them to journalism is on trial here and with it the united kingdoms belief in it i think it absolutely is john is on trial i think its a landmark case for freedom of speech and digital age and the freedom of the press i think the implications of the outcome of this really important to what journalism is going to look like in the future and the digital age and he has become a political prisoner in this country and that the u. S. Hes determined to extradite him to the u. S. To get even. And the solution i think must be political. This is madness that the u. K. Is even into tiny having a court case. Should be sighing in the british Prime MinisterBarak Johnson should be saying to the u. S. President back off culture mind back to 2010 when wiki leaks bust onto the scene with the leaks video footage of a u. S. Helicopter shooting civilians but of our traffic to 65. And its easy to remember how it was solange became a celebrated antiwar activists as well as a driver of a new form of journalism the digital leaking of classified information. But the vilification of Chelsea Manning who provided wiki leaks with the information and the now dropped a Rape Allegation against a stone which drove him to the Ecuadorian Embassy in london for 70 is allowed the Us Government to accuse someone of being a malicious act guilty of not just bad journalism but a bad carrot so this is the determination the judge in the case is going to have to make is a sauna she hero or villain this process wont take days or weeks or months but potential. And the biggest question really is what happens to judas owners during all that time the Authorities Say that if hes released on bail then hell be a flight risk his supporters say that keeping him in prison is a risk to his life for reasons entirely unclear a soldiers being held in solitary confinement in the prison next to the courts for up to 20 hours a day his father whos been visiting him says unjustifiable is not a very old boy when used to be in prison you can come to. Spend the time with his family. He says the soldiers lawyers will paint him as a political prisoner and have suggested they may attempt to seek asylum for him in france for the indefinite future though his only journey is the underground tunnels from his prison cell to the court room lawrence lee aljazeera in london. Carnival celebrations have been called off in the german state of hess and after a vehicle was driven into crowds at one parade around 30 people were injured including children after the crash in the western town of fall carson the driver was arrested at the scene police say that they believe the crash was deliberate but the mans motive is not no. All 8 the airports in the Canary Islands have reopened after a severe sandstorm over the weekend high winds blew dust and sand from the Sahara Desert across the sea to the Spanish Islands which lie off Western Sahara skies turned orange and strong gusts fanned 3 wildfires the head of Regional Government described the weather as the canaries worst in 40 years still ahead in this news hour well be live in los angeles where mourners have been attending a service to remember the life of basketball great kobe bryant. And now here is andy with the sport. Thank you so much barbara the life of basketball legend kobe bryants is being remembered at a service in los angeles the former like his pilot was killed alongside his door to china and 7 others in a Helicopter Crash last month. The singer beyonce opened up the Memorial Service at the citys staples sense as long as the house the car peoples names where Bryant Stauffer the like his journey is 20 and be. Blessed so now talk Robert Runnels hes at the Staples Center rob just tell us a little bit about what we saw and heard its. Well indeed the service has concluded now it was billed as a celebration of the lives of colby and giana bryant and about 20000 people. Filed into the Staples Center to bid farewell to their beloved superstar Michael Jordan wept openly as he. Eulogized the man that he described as a little brother saying in the game of basketball in life as a parent colby left nothing and in the tank he left it all on the floor there were many emotional moments here today but perhaps the most moving of them all came when Vanessa Bryant kobes widow described her relationship with her husband and her with her daughter and bid them farewell. God knew they couldnt be on this earth without each other he had to bring them home to have him together. We both rest in peace and have fun in heaven telling me to get one day we love you both and miss you forever and always mommy. Now the cause of that helicopter accident last month that took the lives of colby and gigi brian as well as 7 others has still not been determined but investigators are looking into the weather conditions as a primary likely cause it was very foggy that day the ceiling was low visibility was poor and we have learned that attorneys for the nesa bryant have filed a wrongful death suit against the company that own and operated that helicopter saying that the pilot who was also killed in the crash failed to to exercise ordinary caution and was negligent and the. Proper runnels at the rb from a moral service in los angeles for us thank you so much for tennis world number one of a chuck of age didnt have too much trouble reaching the last 16 of the dubai tennis championships on monday he was up against world number 259. 0 to go out without a fight or a perhaps understandably djokovic shot a bit see much for him 6061. 00 to the serve in his 1st match since winning the Australian Open last month. Well the worlds top womens tennis players are in court this week a big cuts are open this being one sport or major events women and men play for the same prize money but its been a hald battle for equality as far as more reports. The profile of female sports stars has arguably never been higher but its still tennis players he said a class above all others forbes business magazine says the worlds top 10 highest paid female athletes are all tennis players and many of them have stopped off in doha for the cats are over then i think its a strong field for womens right now and theres so many great and inspiring womens not only in tennis but i think we did a great job just to you know get the same prize money as the mens they have and just developing our game to the queen of tennis its a far cry from the 1970 s. When a group of 9 female players led by Billie Jean King started their own tennis tour called the virginia slims circuit it was an effort to fight back against the inequality and dominance of the mens game the circuit eventually evolved into the Womens Tennis Association that still runs the game today. But. Events such as the 21900. 00 football world cup in france prove there is a huge market for elite women sports and potential rivals for tennis. The t 20 cricket world cup being played in australia now has live coverage in more than 200 countries. In 2015 womens tennis world number one ashley barty took a year off from the sport played top level cricket the australian says the rise in popularity of other women in sport should be viewed as a threat to tennis its growing you know its amazing the development of womens sport over the last probably 2 years its been a massive growth in sport i think for me personally tennis has led the way its been incredible and exciting new generation of players will help keep tennis ahead of the chasing pack of sports 21 year old american safina can and has just become the youngest Australian Open champion in more than a decade yeah its a very exciting of course womens tennis is really exciting and people love watching it i think its everyone brings a different aspect to the game i feel like a lot of youngsters are coming up which is really good you know rising stars more than 40 years since the womens tour began these are the players benefiting from its history and working hard to guarantee its future far a smile aljazeera. Ok but is how your sport is looking for now lets get back to barbara and look and they thank you and you can find out much more on our website the address aljazeera adult coalmine you can see of course our top story there the spread of the coronavirus ill have more on that in just a few minutes that i. There is a huge group of people at work behind our screens and the power they have is massive that urge to keep swiping through a twitter feed thats designed the way we all click i agree to the terms and conditions that sounds to most of us never even give it a 2nd thought and actually thats design is one of the rigs floors how designers are manipulating our behavior in the final episode all hail the algorithm on a jersey of. The on the boat. The in the foot the bill to. The i. As a weapon of war leaves the very deepest scars. Scars so wrong that the victims men and women can barely talk about it. They are the only witnesses who can help bring about justice aljazeera follows human rights campaigners in libya investigating since the 2011 revolution. Libya unspeakable crime on aljazeera understand the differences and similarities of cultures across the bomb so much on how you take it will bring you the news and Current Affairs that matter to you. Coronavirus kills 7 in italy and at least 12 in iran spreading to several other middle east countries and sending markets into a tailspin. Blown Barbara Sarah this is al jazeera live from london also coming up Harvey Weinstein is found guilty of Sexual Assault and 3rd degree rape but cleared of the most serious charges against him plus your nation is doing so well we are very very proud of India Donald Trump and their own promote the lavish each other with praises india rolls out