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Down in rome. One of the best ways is it take an unplanned bath and shower. Yes trying to keep cool as the heat rices across europe. J. And all the sports news including Chelsea Supporters banned. Hello, he defied his countrys constitution andifier violent protest but burundis president is on course to win a third consecutive term in office. His spokesman said that he would not oppose the formation of a National Unity governments which is the demand of Opposition Party. Well, early figures suggest as early as 74 of people who could vote in the election did despite the threat of violence. The result is expected on thursday. But the u. S. E. U. And African Union said they will not recognize that result. We have more on how unity government made be received by voters. Officials say that the votes across the country have been counted. Not the only interesting thing happening in burundi right now. People are hearing that the president would not be opposed to a National Government. So the key question for all those who are waiting for results, they have been through weeks and months of violence and instability, will they agree to a government of National Unity . They agree to work together. So will the government of National Unity work . We saw it brought up in kenya in 2008, and in dib babb way in 2009, but critics of this kind of set up say that they feel that the Opposition Party would enter this agreement. It seems all the key players seem to think that the dialogue is the only way out of this current political instability. The key thing to watch now is how quickly this National Government is going to be set up, and who will be in it, and will it work . Specializing in the Great Lakes Region thanks for coming in to the studio. Why do you think it is now that theyre not opposed to an unity government . I think in the position of strength, and im sure hes ready to redistribute jobs. And because he knows it will be a goal now. They said that they wont recognize the result when its announce odden thursday, what sort of effects could in a have on burundi . I think it could have a very bad affect because 50 of the state budget went to the burundi state, and it so it will have an effect on the economic growth. This isolation is a pretty bad effect. It will be a process before the election even took place. Its a country that is revealing itself. After ten years stability. And we can lack of trust in the population. The people have been traumatized by the war. So the situation is quite fragile. Even before there is any violence. We saw the violent protests in the run up to the election, what is the likelihood that that violence is going to continue an get worse. Will that depend on what they do with the unity government . Some member of the opposition. However, we have to see what extent the opposition organizational capacity to really to resort to violence. Theyre tightening the political state. They have to re to see to what extent theyll be able to endure. The fact that the African Union came out and said were not going to recognize this result. The africa union does not do that very often with one of its own countries. No, its interesting here. On the other hand the point with the African Union they want to to run a third term as well. I think on one hand there is a lot of members who want to stay in power so theyre not in a good position to give advice. Its good to have your thoughts. Thank you. South sudans president ial spokesman has dismissed a new report that claims that Government Troops and allied fighters committed a offensive between april and june this year. 22million people are pleased to have fled their homes. Human rights watch interviewed more than 170 survivors and witnesses. The group documented 60 unlawful killings of civilians including women and children. Rape was widespread and people were burned alive. Some civilians were abducted. Others were shot as they tried to flee and then crushed by government tanks well, a spokesperson for south sudans president. Theyhe said that the human rights report is baseless. If youre trying to implicate the government, trying to implicate the Government Forces youll only against sentence communities who will always try to blame the government, and youll find there is only one. But the truth is that the government soldiers are not committing these atrocities because these are the very people who are protecting and liberating these countries. Well bring them and punish any individual who has been involved in this incident. South sudans president ial spokesman claims that the allegations in the reports are baseless. How confident are you that the witnesses you spoke to were telling the absolute truth . Im totally confident. Weve been working on this with south sudan for 20 years. Weve been frequently on the ground throughout the country. Documenting allegations of human rights on all side of the conflict, and im absolutely confident that my colleague who is are experienced researchers have pulled together very crate information about the scale and the atrocities that have taken place. They have carried out what is happening in unity state. How if at all does your report differ from what they have found . I think for the most part our Research Findings are extremely similar. Obviously theyre certainly interviewed people different from those who we interviewed. But the nature of the attacks and the facts that were still seeing deliberate attacks on civilians, were not seeing here people who were caught up in fighting between armed groups. The time and time again were seeing armed men from the government and allied militias come in. They were attacking the women and elderly in an effort to pursue their aims. So a lot of information in common. And both u. N. And Human Rights Watch we have found an extremely brutal level of atrocityies between civilians. There are horrific allegations. Human Rights Groups are calling for an arms embargo and sanctions. But how effective do you think they would be in actually stopping more violence of this nature . What is absolutely clear since the outbreak of the war in december 2013 none of the interventions by the International Community, the u. N. The African Union and others have succeeded in bringing a halt to atrocityies to civilians. Many are dying. Many are raped and as you said many are displaced. Its vital that we step up in the international response, and there are three things that were pushing for that we believe can make a real difference. An arms embargo. Sanctions against those most responsible for the crimes were seeing endless impunity and there is no doubt for us that this is just fueling a cycle of violence and further violence that will not end until such time as those responsible. Many in the International Community backed its independence. I myself worked in south sudan in the 1990s and like many people i was excited to see the birth of a new country and felt that the southern sudanese had an opportunity to establish themselves free from the repression of the government. But unfortunately that is not been the case. The fact that there have been continued violations of human rights have taken place with no justice, no accountability and complete impunity. Great to have you with us from new york. Thank you. Two suicide bombs were detonateed in the battle for control of iraqs anbar province. It targeted shia fighters from the countrys Popular Mobilization forces. In is a rare look at iraqs latest opposite ration against isil. This footage was shot with permission from Iraqi Security forces. They would cut the supply lines and surround the cities of fallujah and ramadi. They are shelling houses that they say contain isil fighters. Were bombarding. Were consolidating all our efforts including the Rapid Deployment forces in the Mobilization Forces for phase one of this offensive. By cordoning off ramadi and fallujah they hope to retake the town from isil fighters. Were trying to cordon the area to ramadi. Were asking people to immediately leave the city so theyre not held accountable just like isil. Well consider anybody remaining there to be an isil accomplice. This warn something a sign of how tough the battle will be. Many soony fighters have taken the side of isil in anger towards iraq government. There is no indication of when this will be over. However, the iraqis say that this will be a decisive operation. And when the cities of ramadi and fallujah will fall, then the whole of anbar province. The crackdown in the philippines as the government steps up the fight against child pornography. Lagging behind a town in a crease to ceasefire. First in yemen pro Government Forces say theyre in full control of aden after pushing the houthis out of their stronghold. Theyre reportedly been killed. Earlier aden wass international airplane was reopened after four months. The airport has been closed since march because of the war. 13 houthi fighters have reported to have been killed. Pro government fighters were able to take control of three positions. I think 25 people have been killed and 38 others wounded in an Suicide Attack in afghanistan. A bomber on a motorcycle detonated explosives. The u. S. Secretary of defense has met the saudi king as they aim at easing fears of the landmark iran nuclear deal. Ashton carter is on the third stop of his middle east tour. We have this update from the jordanian capital. U. S. Secretary of state ash carter has achieved mixed results in his middle east tour. Middle east is opposed to the deal with iran. Saudi arabia cautiously welcoming the deal with king salmon saying that he was concerned with what he described as iranian interference. Whatever the case mr. Carter is going to go on to qatar and iraq. Qatar, of course, has similar concerns as saudi arabia does about irans role and there are concerns that iran plays a destabilizing force in iraq and syria and lebanon. But his reception in iraq is likely to be very different. Iraq and iran are very close and have been since the 2003 invasion. The two countries are working very closely together against the threat posed from the Islamic State of iraq and the levant group. But again there are sectarian concerns in iraq and in carter, no doubt will reaffirm the u. S. Military commitment to the region and, indeed his commitment to countries like israel, saudi arabia qatar and jordan. Here that deal is a good thing and could possibly bring some calm to the unrest weve seen over the years. A Memorial Service has been held in texas for sandra bland. She was found dead in a jail cell after being pulled over for not using her car indicator. Get out of the car now. Im going to yank you out of here. At a time when the spotlight is on Law Enforcement in the United States this happens. Get out of the car. I will write you up. Uaw. Uaw. What should have been a routine traffic warning turns sour. The local police chief admits the Police Officer did not follow the correct procedures. We have the obligation to expicture professionalism and be courteous. Youre about to break my wrist, stop some people may find the video released by the texas police uncomfortable to watch. [ yelling ] and some of the most dramatic parts fake place off camera making it even hard for 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. [ yelling ] but thats not the way her family and friends see it. At a Memorial Service on tuesday sandras mom had this to say. She was not a convict. She was not a suspect. She was my baby. So the real issue here is something of her is going to change the world. Her family insists that she could not have been suicidal because she was excited about starting a new job. Sandra blands death adds to the racial tensions in america. Youre not a afraid of isis, were afraid of the police. There have been cases why unarmed black men died in altercations with police. Calling for riots and calls for major reforms. Its not clear if the arrests are linked to blands death. While her family waits for the results of the investigation the authorities are asking people not to rush to adjustment. Now talks between bolivian officials and protest leaders have been held in la paz holding weeks of democrat frustrations. Demonstrations in the capital have blocked access in and out of the city of potosi. They demand that roads and hotels be built in their region. The area is known for Mining Resources but suffers lack of development lagging behind the rest of the country. The government protest leaders are sitting down at the negotiating table. We know how those discussions are going . They agree to sit down but when they were about to begin the talks the government announced that the talks would not be carried live, which was one of the continues that protest leaders put. And they said that they argued that the miners had exploded the optic fine, thats why they could not carry this dialogue live. The protest leaders walked out of the meetings and violent protests have resumed in la paz with explosions going off in different places. Our producer in la paz tellling thats they have set explosions outside of the interior ministry. What is it like in potosi right now . People are protesting and the protest here is much calm however all the roads that access the city, and the roads that you can see behind me. All the roads throughout the city are blocked. Most of the people here all the people we have been talking to have told us that they support these protests. Now the situation is not that bad they say they have enough food for two more weeks. They have some supplies that are sold on and off so they have to be alert to see when vendors are out on the streets selling food. One of the directors of the hospital here told me that the medicine is guaranteed that most of the doctors are supporting the protest so theyre only treating patients in the emergency ward. People are telling us that they will stay with the strike on. Theyre here for the long haul until the president signs the final agreement, and the president has only offered to meet the protesters once there is an agreement signed with the ministers. Reporting live from potosi. Thank you. A volcanic eruption has briefly shot down one of beers busiest airports stranding hundreds of passengers. Shooting plumes of ashes at the skies for week. There have been outgoing flights, and canceledthat have been canceled for two hours. A warning from interpol and the fbi that the country has become a global hub for cyber crime including child pornography. You have the right to remain silent. Australian national was arrested a few months ago by philippine authorities for the rape and murder of a 12yearold girl. Hes also accused of running a cyber sex business in which children as young as two years old were filmed and their videos are sold to online buyers abroad. Another Foreign National was arrested a few days ago. A former mayor from belgium hes also accused of child porge. Interpol and the bureau of investigations warn that the country has become a hub for billion dollar global cyber sex industry. The head of the cyber crime said that the situation is worrying. There is a Large Community of child abusers who have found an online platform. Its an eye opener for the government and law enforcers that our children here are vulnerable to this kind of crime. And its more reason for enforce enforcers to double their effort to protect our children. The number of raids and arrests like this one are increasing. The rise of child pornography are alarming. Morninger porn sites have risen by more than hundred . Online child abuse is difficult to fight. Often abuseers target children from impoverished communities. It has a deep and traumatic impact on a child. The difference between a sexual abuse and other abusers 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 that we do together. The foundation has been rescuing abused children for over 25 years. They have helped many children recover. Through art they break the silence of their abusive pasts. Finaling finding the courage to speak out about what he suffered as a young boy. Now he helps other boys who are in a similar situation. Children must be protected of their rights, of their bodies because in their eyes everything is sacred. Hundreds of filipino children are believed to be vulnerable to online abuse. Ronaldo and other children like him say that the situation is not entirely hopeless. Their future can still be saved. Even if the rescue may seem like only one child at a time. Al jazeera, northern philippines philippines. Still ahead on this news hour from london. Conservationists are birdie as asian appetites fuel the shark fishing industry. And gold at record low prices. Well tell you about this football official might not be watching any games from the side line for a while. Burundis president is on track to win a third term in office. A new report of allied fight necessary south sudan are committing war crimes during an offensive between april and june of this year. And at least people from iraqi forces have been killed on two suicide bombs were decimated in the battle for control of anbar province. At least 20 people have been killed in northern cameroon, according to military sources. Suicidebombings are carrying out at a densely populated neighborhood in the capitals far north region. They have cap offered one of the last strongholds of alshabab. With military officials saying they face no opposition when they went into the town. It comes a week after an offensive to flush alshabab fighters out of southern sow mall with a. A senior United Nations official has resigned in the scrutiny of her role in the handling of child sex abuse in the Central Africa republic. The u. N. Deputy high commissioner for human rights was accused that she did not follow up quickly enough that french keeping troops were sexual abusing children. She said she was distracted by budget cuts. Shes resigning for health reasons. Conservationist in begun in a say fishermen who are capturing sharks for their fins are posing a threat to the regions rich marine diversity. They say that sharks are being caught for their fins for the asian market. This fishing boat has return returned from three days at sea. The prize catch is a shark. Fishermen in this Western Region of ghana say that they cut off the fins to sell to agents who export them. Shark fin soup is a delicacy. These shark finishes have a threatlike substance like spaghetti. When people cook them and eat them, they say it gives them long life. Other fish dont have that, so its more expensive that other types of fish. He can catch up to 50 sharks in one month and get a kilo for the fin at a fraction of what they sell internationally. They usethey occasionally catch cool finish, which they use as bait for the sharks. According to this leading marine biologist the killing of sharks and dolphins is on the increase. But he said conservation is not the government priority. There is no doubt that we know that its illegal. Not because of the need for food so its the dolphins are not being used as food now directly. The meat is being used that is not right. Because of Food Security its making it difficult to enforce these rules. Ghanas Fishery Commission denies that dolphins are being caught. As for sharks, the Commission Said that fishermen are complying with convention because theyre making use of the whole shark rather than just cutting off the fins and discarding the body at sea and its just a small percentage of fishermen involved in these activities. Were talking about fishing fleet. Those countries that are buying should stop. Fish stock are declining and fishermen say theyre doing what they can to survive. Conservationists fear in the end its not just fish but humans who will suffer the consequences. Al jazeera, in the Western Region of ghana. Two turkish Police Officers have been killed by fighters from the outlawed kurdistan workers party. The pkk said that it carried out the killings in retaliation of bombing on monday. 32 people died in that attack by isil in the kurdish town. The pkk said that the policemen had cooperated with isil. They have been protesting across turkey after the government blocked activity for stop images that have attack from being shared online. Now the price of gold has fallen to its lowest level in five years this week. Traditionalcally the biggest market for individual gold buyers has been india. But the current low cost has not motivated people to buy the commodity. We have reports now on why indians are losing their appetite for the precious melt. Looking for a bargain. She wants to buy gold jewelry that shell enjoy for years and one day pass on to her daughter. And there is good reason why shes doing it now. Prices are low, so its a good time for me to invest my money in gold. With the price of gold at a fiveyear low the jeweler should be excited. Indians have traditionally bought gold, which they consider to be a reliable investment. This sentiment has kept the family in business for 45 years. But the recent low prices have meant fewer customers. Weve been exiting expecting more customers with the market low. But the it has been really slow. There are reasons to put off buying golder now from wedding season and the confidence in currency of the u. S. Dollar. People see this as a huge change of heart when the price of gold crashed two years ago this store was full of enthusiastic shoppers. But today despite the low prices customers are ladder to find. A sign some analysts say that indians are not rushing to the rescue of the global gold industry. And for millions of consumers here a turn away from gold is not necessarily a bad thing. From the extent that low gold prices are a new thing look at other Financial Assets that are more attractive then thats good for the financial sector. We want people to move in from gold to Bank Products and other savings products. Buying gold has been a tradition for generations but traders think it will only be a matter of time before they are back for a muchloved investment. Thousands are rescuing their lives in mumbai. Workers who are mostly from communities who deal with dangerous gases. We have this report. Its a disgusting job but several times a month he has tad it. Several meters down he removes a mixture of rubbish and human waste with just a tshirt shorts, and stamina. Its the reality for sewer cleaners across mumbai and parts of india. Wethere is no safety here. This is our job. Despite the risks a worker will go back into the sewers every eight to ten why days. Its difficult to describe just how terrible and overwhelming the smell it. Just being this close for even a few seconds is nauseating. There are 8,000 workers who regularly go down sewers like these. After several minutes he has to get out. He needs some time to regain his composure. At his home he said that lack of education means cleaning sewers is the only job that he and others can do to support their family despite what it does to them. When we go down some make us unconscious. And it effects us badly. To insure that they have masks, gloves, and breathing apparatus this is still common in certain parts of the country. Research being conducted shows that the cause of being exposure to the gasses and waste could effect longterm health. Hypertension lowlife expectation. These workers denied work without safety gear. The supervisor stopped them from working telling them to wait for a cleaning machine. The workers shout at him and said theyve never been offered a machine before. Mumbais mayor said that shes surprised to hear what we saw, and insists all city districts are supplied with safety equipment. Ill do surprise inspections if its true ill make sure that these people get safety commitment. Theyre the citys backbone. Despite the risks workers dont believe that their situation will change, and all the one that is weve spoke to seem resigned to continue to doing the dirty work. Al jazeera mumbai. Youth south korea will be watching north korea carefully. The north Korea State News Agency reports that they have put up a launch tower at its missiles base. It could be in preparation of firing a long range rocket. Earlier this week the minister said that they have no interest in following irans lead and negotiating a nuclear deal with the west. A new drug may slow progression of alzheimers disease. There has been a slow down in mental decline when taking the drug compared to taking a placebo. With us now is head of political alzheimers disease your research in u. K. The reason why this drug is so interesting and exciting is the fact that it slows down the progression of alzheimers disease as opposed to just treating symptoms. Thats right. I think the watch words tonight is cautious optimism. I think what weve seen is this developed. It does slow progression for people in the early stages of alzheimers. These are interim results and we wont know for certain if it has these effects until we see the reports. And until that time we wont know for certain that this is having the effect and if it does show the same results that we see today in 18 months time then we really will have a breakthrough. A drug that is modifying the disease, slowing it down. What is interesting about this drug, it was only when they looked at it and tried it out on patients with the very first signs of alzheimers that it was shown to actually work . Thats right. It was threat posed was a future in 2012. It failed to reach its inpoint but when they went to reexamine those data they looked at it and realized that it was potentially having affect in the early stages. That caused them to continue the trial in patients, in that early stage. And these are the results that we see today. So much effort trying to find the treatment, an effective treatment. If you put it in in terms of one break fruit. Weve seen a number of failures over the years. And that has sent advised the drugssent advised the the reasons for those failures, the plain is a complex organize the challenge of defeating alzheimers is akin to putting man on the moon. That means that complexity is that its a very complicated disease and the drugs needed are very complicateed. We need to continue the investment and continue research to now forward. Can you put it in context for us . This disease seems to be effecting more and more people presumably because people are living long. Thats why its so important. Thats right. The numbers are growing every year. We have 850,000 people with alzheimers disease. 40million worldwide, and those numbers are going to grow expo at the exponentially. Still to come on the program could this copy of the quran be the oldest in the world . And the australian surf through a wave of anxiety after one of their own is attacked by sharks on Live Television. Hello again. Sweltering conditions are continuing to cause problems for people in parts of europe, and there is no respite at night for many either. Its not only people who are struggling in this heat. Cooling down in the heat. Ice is on the menu in romes sue. Animals are struggleing to deal with the heatwave that has hit europe in the past few weeks. Humans are not coping so well either. June was the hottest on record and 2010 is on its way to being the hottest year ever recorded. The length the heatwave in europe is extraordinary. It started in july and went up to 40 degrees but because of the high him it feels humidity it feels like 50. We dont know when it will end. One way to cool off is take ing a bath or shower. In serbia, locals escape the heat by dipping in the Mineral Spring while in spain locals struggle to cope with the third heatwave of the summer. Back in rome the Civil Protection agency distributes thousands of bottled water every day. But that only offers a temporary respite from the heat even at night the temperatures do not go below 28 degrees. The only way way of relief is through fans and air conditioners. Al jazeera. Roam. Well, we still have to catch up with all the latest sport. Here is lee. Four fans who refused to allow a black man on the metro have been banned from attending matches. The fans were in watching the League Champion in february. They were filmed refusing to allow a black frenchman to board a train. All four fans have been banned between three and five years. They have called it a joke. He was banned for apparent offensive gesture back at the supporters. Another man has been announced as the star of the 2018 qualifier draw. Before being announced as the man to conduct the draw, he said if racism effects the world cup it will be really ugly. Iti see it happening almost every day. Hell be making the draw in st. Petersburg where he is a hero amongst fans. The qualifying for the 141 nations across five confederations will be decided with Vladimir Putin and sepp blatter both in attendance. Breaking another footballing record involving a Major League Soccer team. More than 93,000 fans turned out in pasadena to see the barcelona barcelonala galaxy match it was suarez who would score and they would go on to win 21 meanwhile, Manchester Uniteds new 40 million striker will show the 31 win over the earthquakes. And the swedish striker helped to a 42 win. In new jersey. Bolivias football chief has been sent to one of the most violent prisons following a corruption scandal. Chavez is treasurer of the south american football federation. He would show 14 fifa officials arrest he has been placed in a high security prison and is denied the charges. Im being held for preventive detention. This decision will be afeeled by the 72hour deadline. Im really embarrassed but im certain that trickery will be revealed. This is obviously a coup. The british cyclist chris froome is still in control the Tour De France in stage 17, the first alpine stage. They started the day in third place. Still comfortable in the Yellow Jersey is froome three minutes and ten seconds ahead. The chance of a test match cricket in south africa. Just 69 behind south africa. Meanwhile, pakistan has won their first oneday series against sri lanka for nine years. Pakistan reached their target with nine overs to spare. Venturing in the water despite a sufferer being attacked by a shark on Live Television during a championship. Andrew tomorrows reports. In just three days it has become the most famous shark encounter since jaws. The footage of mick fanning has enthralled people from around the world. But for the surfer it feels personal. More people surf in australia than anywhere else. All 20 attacks in australia so far this year. The only that proved fatal was on a surfer. Sports writer will swanson who himself was still out on wednesday wrote in a up in saying that the thrill of knowing that you might be killed is part of the appeal. If there is a dark shark attack and very next morning we were all serving in the same spot. It was frightening and spooky, but that fear and that spookiness was part of the attraction for sure. Although the number of shark attacks is small, in australia it is rising, five were killed in 12 months to february. To avoid being next is the common topic on the beach. One answer, bait and kill the sharks. Thats what they did in 2014 after an attacks. But conservationists were outraged, and the toll on big sharks are now on hold. They can trap and kill other harmless sea life tagging can alert people when a known big one gets close to shore. Aerial surveillance also helps. But its all piecemeal. An electrical post that sharks dislike can be fixed to surfboards or motorized craft. I have no doubt that youll see spark shields. If people see sharks in the environment theyre taking a calculated if tiny risk. There is one way to guarantee safe surf. Dont get in the ocean in the first place. Even if the waves in the pool arent quite the same. Andrew thomas, al jazeera. Andrew thomas has the right idea there. That would what i would be doing doing. Thanks, lee. Now researchers have made a remarkable discovery in the connection of middle eastern literature. Fragments of the quran has been identified as some of the oldest in the world. Radio carbon tests carried out by the university of oxford has dated the parkment as 645 ad potentially placing it in the lifetime of the prophet muhammad. It is written in the early form of arabic. Stay tune for julie mcdonald. Shes in next. Bye bye. Pap