Plus. Many ways to fall down in rome and the best way is to take a un mrann unplanned pass and a shower in one of the many fountains here. Trying to keep cool as the heat rises across europe. Hello, he defied his countrys constitution and inspired months of violent protests but burundis president Pierre Nkurunziza is on course to win a third consecutive term in office and as votes are counted there are some things to compromise and would not oppose the formation of a National Unity government which is the demand of opposition parties. Early figures suggest as many as 74 of people who could vote in this election did despite the ongoing threat of violence. Result is expected on thursday but the u. S. , the eu and the African Union have already said they wont recognize that result. Al jazeeras harry can join us live from the capitol and harry what more can you tell us about this idea of a unity government . Well its getting late and a lot of people are now heading home but we had a chance to speak to some of the ordinary people the street the ordinary vote is what they heard about it and heard about the proposed plan and to be honest the comments is it has been weeks, it has been months of violence and political instability and the election went ahead and saying the president is going to win a third term and the only way is to compromise and what is going to be made up of. A big question is it going to be the president , is it going to be the key opposition leaders, will it be generals who attempted a failed coup in may . What they do know is the president said yes im willing to talk about it. I have my third term on the condition i stay in power for five or more years and under ground people who are tired of the unrest says if compromise is a way out of the situation then lets just go for it. All the places other countries in africa where a National Unity government has worked and has been successful . Well most recently kenya in 2008 and zimbabwe in 2009 where the ruling party in both countries aligned with Opposition Party and seemed to work for five years and stopped conflicts from getting worse but some critics say when opposition parties enter this kind of deal it came out a lot weaker and come next election they didnt do so well and ruling party came out more favorably and that is a big concern, people who are concerned of a government of nationality unity and seems for now a lot of people are saying the president Pierre Nkurunziza is insisting on having a third term and staying in power for five years the only way to prevent conflict and more violence is a compromise and if opposition members agree to it and sit down and talk if it means five years of relative pain instead of a fullscale war and people are sick of the violence and are willing to accept it thank you. Now, a new report accused troops and allies fighters in south sudan of committing war crimes between april and june this year. Two Million People are believed to have fled homes in south sudan since 2013 when conflict erupted and interviewed more than 170 survivors and witnesses. The group documented about 60 unlawful killings of civilians including women and children and rape was widespread and people were burned alive according to campaigners. Some civilians were abducted. Others were shot while they tried to flee and were then crushed by government tanks. Phillip is a spokesman for south sudans military and says the u. N. Is already investigating those claims and the report is biased biased. The report which is antiand with people supporting no provision. Let us together with the human rights and the United Nations go to the ground and conduct a thorough investigation. Reporter at least 22 shia fighters have been killed when two suicide bombs were detonated in the battle for control of Anbar Province and Islamic State and levante targeted shia fighters from the Popular Mobilization fighters and we report from baghdad. Reporter this is a rare look at iraqs latest operation in Anbar Province against i. S. I. L. This footage was shot with the permission of Iraq Security forces. [gunfire] they launched what was described as the first phase to cut i. S. I. L. Supply lines and surround the cities of fallujah and ramadi and pmf are shelling houses they say contain i. S. I. L. Fighters. Translator we are bottom boarding within the perimeters of fallujah and consolidated all our efforts including the Rapid Deployment forces and Mobilization Forces for phase one of this offensive. Reporter by quartering it off they hope to strengthen positions and retake the towns from i. S. I. L. Fighters. Progovernment sunni forces are also involved in the fight and are calling on fellow sunni muslims to leave the cities. Translator we are aiming for the next 48 hours to completely finish the across ramadi and call on remaining people who are deceived by i. S. I. L. To immediately leave the city so they wont be accountable just like i. S. I. L. We will consider anyone remaining there with the group to be an i. S. I. L. Accomplice. Reporter this warning is a sign of how tough the battle will be. Many sunni fighters have taken the side of i. S. I. L. Out of anger of Iraqi Government and say they would rather die than surrender. No indication when this operation will be over and i. S. I. L. Is a formidable foe using car bombs as a Tactical Advantage and they say it will be a decisive operation and when the cities of ramadi and fallujah will fall then the whole of Anbar Province will be back under government control. Al jazeera, baghdad. A plane carrying military supplies from saudi arabia has become the first to land in aiden airport in southern yemen. The airport was closed for four months because of the war but has reopened a week after Kurdish Forces took control back from Houthi Rebels and saudi navy chief was also on board to pay a brief surprise visit. Elsewhere nine houthi fighters reported have been killed in fighting in southern yemen and besieged by progovernment fighters who were able to take control of three positions. In the area. At least 25 People Killed and 38 others wounded in a Suicide Attack in afghanistan. The bomber on a motorcycle detonated explosives at a Central Market in the almar district in the northern province. Afghan military operation had benatar getting taliban fighters the night before. Two Turkish Police officers killed from fighters from the out lawed Kurdish Party and pkk says it carried out the killings on the border of syria for retaliation for bombing on monday and 32 people died in the attack by i. S. I. L. In the kurdish town and pkk says policemen cooperated with i. S. I. L. And also protests across turkey after the government temporarily blocked twitter to stop images of the attack being shared on line and we were talking to turkey at the Border Crossing with syria. Reporter this is the armed wing of the Kurdish Party that out lawed party in pkk in turkey and said it was reall forry and targeted in the region because the pkk is saying they cooperated with i. S. I. L. This act the pkk has said is done as revenge for that suicide blast that killed 32 people at the Community Center just two days ago. This is really under scoring just how tense things have gotten here on the border. A lot of the kurdish population here very angry with the turkish government and say they knew they were going to be targeted and not surprised they were targeted and think they would be targeted more in the future and think the turkish government allowed i. S. I. L. To infiltrate this area and have not done enough to protect especially kurdish citizens in this area and that is really raising alarm bells in that community. Turkish government for their pardon said repeatedly over the past few days they are going after i. S. I. L. They believe that i. S. I. L. Is behind this attack even though nobody claimed responsibility for the attack and, in fact the turkish government today released the identity of the primary suspect in the suicide bombing and say this is a turkish citizen who went into syria six months ago and crashed back over border in turkey about ten days ago. The turkish government is trying to calm the community here trying to tell people that they will increase security measures that they will do everything they need to do to protect turkish citizens and kurdish citizens here but a lot of those statements are falling on deaf ears particularly on the border where we are. Still to come on the program. You have the right to remain silent. Cyber crack down in philippines as government steps up the fight against child pornography. And lagging behind the bolivia town and a fiery dispute between miners and the government. Welcome back reminder of the top stories here on al jazeera, burundis president Pierre Nkurunziza is set to win a third term in office and will not oppose the unity government which opposition parties are demanding. A new report accused troops and allied fighters in south sudan of the unity state between april of this year and 22 people from iraqi forces have been killed after two suicide bombs were detonated for the battle of control of Anbar Province. U. S. Secretary of defense met the saudi king as he continues a tour aimed at easing fears over last weeks Iran Nuclear Deal and king solomon recommended the agreement but talked about how it would be enforced and carter is on the third stop of middle east tour and visiting israel and jordan and israel is the main ally in the region and strongly criticizes the deal which it says will fuel instability in the region. Al jazeera is live now for us in the jordan capitol amman and has he had success in convincing them the iran deal is a good thing . Reporter i think the short answer so that is sort of. As you rightly point out the israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been perhaps the most vocal and fierce critic of this deal that has been made with iran and global powers. The saudi leader has been a bit more diplomatic king solomon of course welcoming the deal but did say that he had concerns over what he described as iranian interference in the region. Now, what he means by that is many of course see iran as being involved in conflicts throughout the region including places like iraq and syria, in lebanon, and other places and the concern that the saudis have and indeed other partners of saudi arabia has here in the region is that iran that has had some of its sanctions lifted will try to become even more influential in the region and challenging saudis dominance in this region. So while the saudi king cautiously welcoming this deal is still an awful lot of reservations that they have and indeed very vocal and bitter opposition from the israelis and others. And we also gather that mr. Carter is going to be troubling both to qatar and iraq and how has the deal gone down in those countries . Reporter indeed we understand that mr. Carter will also be traveling to those other countries. He will start with qatar and i think the qatar point of view is not too dissimilar of saudi arabia and of course there is concerns right across the gulf about resurging iran but iraq is a bit more complicated and we only have to look back at the history of what is effectively this deal that has been reached between iran and global powers and we can trace the roots of it to iraq. In fact, the first facetoface meetings between the iranians and the u. S. Were facilitated by the iraqi leadership. Now while iraq has certainly strong ties with iran and irans influence in iraq has grown since the 2003 invasion there are obviously concerns on the grounds, iraq is suffering from major sectarian divisions but i think iraqs point of view is simply this if iran can help them in their fight against the Islamic State of iraq and levante then they will certainly welcome that in any way that they can. However, again as we have been repeating many other nations in the region very concerned still about this deal. Thanks so much. Security is tight in bolivia capital as protests or miners over Government Investment continue and clashes in the streets. Protesters have blocked access in and out of the mining, city and people there demanding hospitals, roads and International Airport be built in their region. This is a rural area known for its mining, resources but suffers a lack of development and lagging behind the rest of the country and we are there and sent this report. Reporter this is one of the entrances to the city here about two kilometers from the center of the city. People are keeping it blocked. They have been here for more than two weeks and they are taking 24hour turns to prevent anyone or any truck from coming into the city. Now people say they will keep the city paralyzed because they feel betrayed and the president side five years ago he would bring some industry here. However, these people, these protesters say nothing has happened. So on tuesday the members or the leaders of the Civic Committee of policy did not meet the government ministers who were waiting for them to begin a dialog because they said the government does not want to comply with one condition which is that the president , president morales has to sign the final agreement between both parts and the government says the president will not do that. In the meantime the protests will continue and that they will keep the city here isolated and paralyzed. A Memorial Service held in texas for sandra bland, the black woman found dead in a jail cell three days after being pulled over for not using a car indicator and they say this is the latest example of racial violence and Excessive Force by Law Enforcement and video for the arrest is adding to this as we report. Get out of the car now or im going to remove you. Im calling my lawyer. Get you out of here. Reporter at a time when the spotlight is on Law Enforcement in the United States this happens. Get out of the car, i will light you up. Wow. Get out now. Wow. Reporter what should have been a routine traffic warning turned sour. The local police chief admits the officer Brian Encinia did not follow the correct procedures. Regardless of the situation it doesnt matter where it happens, dps state trooper has to be professionalism and courteous through the contract and that is not the problem of what happened. Reporter some people find the video by texas police uncomfortable to watch and some of the most dramatic parts take place off camera making it even harder to ascertain what is happening. Three days later sandra is found dead in her police cell. The medical Examiners Office listed the manner of death as suicide suicide. [chanting] not the way her family and friends see it. At a Memorial Service on tuesday sandras mom had this to say. That was my baby. Yeah. She wasnt a convict, she wasnt a suspect she was my baby. Yeah. The real issue here is something occurred that is going to change the world. Reporter her family insists she couldnt have been suicidal because she was excited about starting a new job. Sandra brands death has added to the tense Race Relations in america. We are in a state of emergency. Here in texas we are not afraid of i. S. I. S. We are afraid of the police. Reporter in the last year there have been two highprofile cases where unarmed black men died in altercations with white offices triggering protests, riots and cause for major reforms. Its not clear if the arrest is linked to blands death, while her family waits for results of a federal investigation the authorities are asking people not to rush to judgment, al jazeera. The philippines government says it is stepping up its fight against the exploitation of Children Online and follows a warning from interspol and f. B. I. Saying it is a hub for crime including child pornography and we report. You have the right to remain silent. Reporter australia nationals arrested a few months ago by authorities for the rape and murder of a 12yearold girl. He is also accused of running a cyber sex business in which children as young as two years old were filmed and their videos sold to online buyers abroad. Get up. Reporter another Foreign National was arrested a few days ago. And he is a former mayor from belgium and he is also accused of child pornography. Interpoll and ferstel bureau of investigations warned the Philippine Government that the country has become a hub for a billion dollar global cyber sex industry. The head of the Crime Division says the situation is worrying. There is a Large Community of child abusers who have found an online platform. They think its an eye opener for the government and for the law enforcers that our children here are vulnerable in this kind of crime. And gives more reason for enforcers to double their effort in trying to protect our children. Reporter the number of government raids and arrests like this one are increasing. The rise of child pornography is alarming, porn sites showing children rose by over 300 since 2011 according to Government Data on line abuse is the cyber crime in the country and a crime that is difficult to fight. Many abuses happen in villages and often they target children from impoverished communities. It has very deep and traumatic impact on a child. The difference between a sexual abuse and other abuses is that the child is usually groomed for a period before the abuse happens and the child is convinced by the perpetrator that this is something we do together. Reporter the Stairway Foundation has been rescuing abused children for over 25 years. And he has helped many children recover through art they have managed to break the silence of their abusive past. Like renaldo who finally found the courage to speak out about what he suffered as a young boy. Now he helps other boys who are in a similar situation. Translator children must be protected of rights and bodies because in their eyes everything is sacred. Reporter hundreds of philippine children are believes to be vulnerable to online abuse. But renaldo and other children like him also say the situation is not entirely hopeless. Their future can still be saved even if the rescue may sometimes seem like its only one child at a time. Al jazeera, northern philippines. Volcanic has left people stranded and shooting plumes of ash in the sky for weeks and both incoming and Outgoing Flights were cancelled for around two hours. Conservationists in ghanna say people catching sharks for their fins are increasingly being killed for their fins to supply the asian market and we report. Reporter this fishing boat has just returned from three days at sea. The prize catch is a shark. Fishermen in this Western Region of ghanna say they sell the meat locally and they cutoff the fins to sell to agents who export them. Shark fin soup is a chinese delicacy. Translator these shark fins have a threadlike substance like spaghetti so when white people eat it they say it gives strength and long life other fish doesnt have it and that is why they are more expensive than other fish. Reporter depending on the season he can catch up to 50 sharks in one month and get 50 a kilo for the fin and a fraction of what they sell for internationally. In addition to the shark the fishermen sometimes catch dolphin which they use as bait for the shark. Conservationists say they are both supposed to be protected because they are are migration species. According to this leading marine biologist the killing of sharks and dolphins is on the increase. Fresh. Reporter but says conservation is not a government priority. There is no doubt that we know it but because of the need for food so its overlooked and, in fact, the dolphins are being used as food now directly. It is being preserved which is definitely not right and the cost of Food Security is making it difficult to enforce these rules. Reporter ghannas Fishery Commission denies that dolphins are being caught. As for shark the Commission Says the fishermen are complying with convention because they are making use of the whole shark rather than just cutting off the fins and discarding the body at sea and a small amount of fishermen involved in activities. We are talking about the fishing fleet and fishermen and its an issue if shark fin, you know, is a treat maybe we should endorse countries that are buying to stop. Reporter fish stocks are declining and fishermen say they are doing what they can to survive. Conservationists fear in the end its not just fish but human that will suffer the consequences al jazeera, Western Region of ghanna. Sweltering conditions are continuing to cause problems the people in parts of europe there is no respite at night for many either. Its not only people who are struggling in this heat. From rome we report. Reporter cooling down in the heat on the menu in romes zoo, the animals are struggling to cope with the sweltering heat wave that has gripped italy and Southern Europe for the past three weeks. Humans are not coping so well either. Experts say june was the hottest on record and 2015 is on its way to become the hottest year ever recorded. Translator the length of the latest heat wave in italy and europe is extraordinary and started at beginning of july and caused temperatures up to 40 degrees but because of the high humidity it feels like more than 50, we dont know when it will end. Reporter fortunately there are many ways to cool down in rome and the best way is to take an unplanned bath and a shower in one of the many fountains here. Elsewhere in europe the heat wave is just as unbearable. In serbia locals escape the heat by dipping in a Mineral Spring and in spain they struggle to cope with the third heat wave of the summer. Back in rome the Civil Protection agency distributes over 10,000 free bottles of water everyday but even that provides a temporary respite from the heat. Even at night temperatures dont go under 28 degrees. The only way out of night sweats is ceiling fans and air conditioning but most shops have long run out of both. It seems that in italy as in the rest of europe the only way to weather the heat wave is to keep a cool hand for the rest of the summer al jazeera, rome. Much more on our stories on our website, the address to click on to is al jazeera. Com. Get out of the car, i will light you up get out, now. New video shows the arrest of a woman in texas days before she was found dead in a jail cell. Now officials there are insisting the video was not altered. Further in missouri they hire a new interim police chief just before the First Anniversary of Michael Browns controversial death and john kerry heads to
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