Welcomesalian mayor refugees and migrants on trial for breaching immigration laws. Sudans Opposition Movement has suspended its campaign of civil disobedience and definitely. The countrys process leaders launched a general strike three days ago in response to a military crackdown on protesters that left 129 dead. The violence had engulfed the country with fear. The military now says it will release will will release Political Prisoners and both sides are set to talk. Reporter this fire in dark for was richer vision for allegiance to the protesters nationwide strike, according to the sudanese professional association. The group says about 10 people were killed and stores and homes by a Paramilitary Group called the Rapid Support forces, or rsf. Amnesty International Says it has evidence proving that they have committed war crimes in the region. An internet like out in reports of electricity outages in the capital means information is slowly trickling out. Tuesday was the third day of a nationwide strike intended to show the Transitional Military Council the protesters may not have weapons but they have power. With an ethiopian delegation mediating, the two sides reached an agreement to return to negotiations regarding a future government. Week, the say last military crackdown that killed almost 130 people only fortified their resolve. The community is unified and standing by each other. Andhbors are standing there providing food and water for other neighbors. Reporter an ethiopian envoy says the military will release Political Prisoners. Protest leaders are also demanding the Transitional Military Council restore access to the internet, lift restrictions on journalists, and ultimately allow civilians to determine the next phase of governance in sudan. Experts say it will not be easy. For the military to relinquish power after decades of dictatorship. They fear accountability and fear independent control over elections and fear the anticorruption commission. And they fear being told to get out of the war in yemen, which is lucrative for them. People may return to work, shops may reopen, and cars may fill the streets, but protest leaders say life will not resume as usual, and they reserve the right to return to their campaign of civil disobedience until their demands for civilian rule are met. Anchor a human rights activist and member of the Sudanese Doctors Union in the u. K. Says sudans protesters will continue the struggle for civilian rule. People are very worried and concerned about their safety. There are attacks on civilians, alluding, women and men as well are concerned about rape cases that have been confirmed. All the sudanese people remain resilient. They will not succumb to the brutal attacks and manipulation by the council, and the struggle will continue toward a democratic, free sudan. Anchor malis Prime Minister of visited the site of one the countrys worst massacres. At least 95 people, including 24 children, are known to have died when the government attacked the village on monday. The assault on villagers is expected to have been carried out by the community. Violence between ethnic groups has killed hundreds since january. A warning, this report contains graphic images. Reporter the silence is deafening. The smell of dead bodies hangs low in the air. The attack on the village started at dusk and went deep into the night. Few survived, hiding as loved ones were being killed. They encircled the village and shot at everything that moved, so everywhere, people were screaming, children were screaming, who tried to run and were shot down. Reporter the survivors believe they know who the killers are. It is their neighbors, they say. Both communities have been fighting each other for control over land. Ed groups have called accused the government of backing militias. Pointnsion is a breaking with each Community Calling for revenge attacks. In this spiral of violence, both communities are fleeing their homes. It is in this openair slaughterhouse on the outskirts of the capital that some have sought refuge. All of the People Living under this tent share one bowl of rice a day. Children show signs of malnutrition. There is not enough water to go around, so there is a threat of waterborne diseases. This is where they sleep, eat, and cook. Despite the calls for peas, eace, they are still the victims of violence. The president says the International Community in the country is under threat. I would like to call on everyone to stay rational more than ever. Reporter while the 14,000 you in soldiers and mali forces on the ground failed to prevent these killings, the villagers say this is a declaration of war and say revenge will come. The World Health Organization has confirmed that a fiveyearold boy is being treated for ebola in uganda, the countrys first case of the disease since the outbreak in the region. Congo withraveled to his family on saturday. Is vaccinating those who have come in contact with the boy. There was an outbreak where nearly 1000 1400 people died from the virus. The congolese government is grappling with a measles epidemic that has killed more people than ebola. The Health Ministry says at least 1500 people have died from measles so far this year. Around 65 thousand suspected cases have been reported across the country. It is the deadliest Measles Outbreak in the last seven years. Lets go to russia, where a wave of public anger has forced authorities to make a rare uturn over a case against the popular journalist. All charges against the russian reporter have been dropped, and earlier, he walked free from a police station. The investigative journalist had been accused of drug dealing, but his lawyers said the drugs were planted by authorities. Russias interior minister says he will ask president Vladimir Putin to sack to Senior Police officers over the case. The journalist is known for his work exposing moscows political elites corruption. Was first greeted with cheers when he was released from house arrest. Emotionally, he thanked everyone for their support. The announcement that he was freed from all charges came as a surprise, and an unexpected turn of events in a country where it is not unusual for critics to be framed in drug cases in an effort to silence them. Much for allvery of the support. I hardly understand what is happening. Im happy justice has been served and the criminal case was dropped. I hope the investigation will continue and i hope no one will find themselves in the same situation. Reporter it is significant because it shows to many here in russia that they can actually influence government decisions. For a long time there was a feeling of apathy. How this will play out we will still have to see, but it is unprecedented, because highranking Police Officers may possibly be removed from their positions, and journalists and others have said they will not rest until those who did the framing a rock to justice. Anchor still ahead in this halfhour, government officials and hong kong brace for a showdown as protesters gather early for their next rally against the proposed extradition law. Plus, injecting new life into an ancient but dying language in south korea. A. Welcome back to your International Weather forecast. Across southeastern parts of austria, we are watching a weather system making its way toward you right now, and with it, we expect to see some heavy rain as it makes its way through. Here is your forecast as we go toward wednesday. From melbourne all the way back toward adelaide, expect to see possibly even severe storms on this frontal boundary. We could see some localized flooding as the system pushes through. Toward the east, not too bad on wednesday. 23 for sydney and brisbane. The storm system will bring rain showers to sydney toward thursday. Tempmperatures coming downwn to beut 20, but brisbane will 23. Across the north and south island, plenty of messy weather as we go toward midweek. A storm system is making its way across the tasman sea, winning a lot of rain and wind in the area. We start to see an improvement toward thursday for both locations, but the clouds will still be a problem for christchurch, with a temperature of 13, and latate we can will probably be raining again. In parts of japan, not too bad for much of the area. We have some close to the north, but across tokyo, looking nice at 24 degrees. By thursday, it will be about 26. Anchor welcome back. He is a reminder of the top stories on al jazeera. Sudans operation opposition has suspended a campaign of civil disobedience. Both sides have agreed to talks. Malis Prime Minister his bidders visited a village 100e gunmen killed at least people. Charges against a russian investigative journalist have been dropped after a public outcry. He was known for work exposing corruption amid moscows political elite and had been accused of drug dealing. A boat carrying dozens of migrants have capsized in the mediterranean. At least seven people have died, including two children. The boat had left the Turkish Coast for the greek island of lesbo when it turned over. To the south, libyas coast guard said it intercepted about caring 60 people also trying to reach europe. Meanwhile, a populist government has approved state fines up to 67,000 dollars for migrant rescue boats. It has also targeted a mayor who brought his dying town back to life by welcoming refugees and migrants. First the mayor was suspended and now he is on trial, accused of aiding illegal immigration. We report from where he launched his landmark scheme. Reporter he won praise integrating migrants into the town he ran, but he is a man in exile. He is no longer allowed back to his hometown, even though he made the remote Italian Village well known for its welcome to outsiders. Now hes facing trial for allegedly aiding illegal immigration. Mayorave made a choice as to support people who have no voice. Pushing for that every day because i believe in a humane society. Reporter this is the new mayor. He made his and not jural speech on sunday, promising a new dawn for the village, with the help of the far right, antiimmigration party. Vehemently against previous immigration, they say it is time for change. It needs to not just repopulate asylum sing course seekers, but standing firm. Reporter where once the streets are full of life, there is scarcely Anyone Around now. The government has cut funds that sustain projects here. Migrants who settled here are reluctant to talk to anyone about the situation. That is also the case for its aging population. The integration model was praised all over the world, but they were plenty who did not agree, and the mayor was investigation for abetting illegal immigration among other charges. He can even face time in prison. From a Global Village to a rapidly deserted one, the new mayor has promised a renewal of its fortunes. The problem here is with so many other places in italys poor south is there is a dying population and few incentives to attract people to come here. The panels project was routinely criticized by italys party leader and deputy Prime Minister , whose antiimmigration policies have divided the country. Those who remain in the village are fearing the worst. What he created here should not be destroyed. He created an Economic System that works here and court and can work through out the country. These small towns suffer from depopulation. There are no young people here, they have all left. Reporter the promises of the new mayor will be a challenge in this remote area. If the villages to come back from the brink of faces, many believe it will require a complete overhaul if it is to avoid the fate of dying out altogether. Staying in italy, the island of sardinia has been hit by its worst locust invasion and 70 years. Infested houses, destroyed crops, and devastated more than 7000 acres of pasture. Farmers say it is the worst outbreak since the end of world war ii. The invasion has been linked to a recent rise in temperature that in temperature. An escalation in airstrikes by russian bank backed Syrian Forces in a string of rubble haired held areas in the foodwest has hampered distribution efforts. It has been unable to reach some 7000 people in the area since the violence erupted. , meanwhile, is imposing sanctions on a syrian businessman and his family after washington accused him of profiting from the civil war. He and his two brothers have close ties to president assad and are being cut off from the u. S. Financial system for allegedly assisting a solid and his government. They are said to have made billions. Trump says he thinks something positive will happen with north korea after receiving what he called a beautiful letter from kim jongun. Testing, no major missile testing, nothing like when i first got here. When i first got here, it was a bad mess. We have a very Good Relationship together, and i can confirm it because of the letter i got yesterday. I think something will happen that will be very positive. In the meantime, we have our hostages back, the remains keep coming back, we have a relationship. Anchor trump also says he is looking into the possibility of granting asylum to venezuelans fleeing political turmoil in their country. Our White House Correspondent has more. Reporter u. S. President donald trump on wednesday indicating that he may consider offering temporary protected status or even asylum to those in venezuela wishing to flee political persecution. The suggestion has a lot to do with editorials that ran in newspapers here in the United States in the last week or so essentially calling the president a hypocrite for talking tough on venezuela, criticizing the leader in venezuela, nicolas maduro, calling him a brutal dictator, but doing nothing to support the people in terms of offering them the opportunity to leave the troubled nation. Thatresult, it may be donald trump is responding to those allegations of hypocrisy. We know already that 3. 4 million venezuelans have left, but they have been absorbed mostly by countries with far lesser means than the United States. Colombia, peru, ecuador, argentina. We know that earlier this year in the house of representatives, democrats put forward a bill to try and offer some sort of asylum to 72,000 venezuelans. A similar measure was introduced in the senate but getting lukewarm support from republicans. It appears that now the president may have a couple of things on his mind, not only does editorials that may be pushing the president to soften his immigration stance, but also the fact that many venezuelans that do flee live in the u. S. State of florida, which will be pivotal for the president in the 2020 president ial election. Another reason, knowing he will need those votes, that the president is reconsidering his tough immigration stance. Anchor in hong kong, protesters are gathering ahead of another mass rally against the contradiction controversial extradition bill. Organizers want to repeat the sides of the mark in the cities financial district. Protesters are against a new law that would allow people in hong kong to be extradited to Mainland China. Businesses have pledged to close for the day as a sign of support. Meanwhile, chinas leaders continue to voice support for the hong kong leader resisting demands to shelve the controversial extradition bill. We report from beijing, where legal experts are defending the proposed law. Reporter china began aggressively pursuing chinese fugitives oversees five years ago. Thats when president xi began an Anticorruption Campaign that continues. In the words of state media, some suspects were persuaded to return and others were extradited from one of more than 30 countries that now have a treaty with china. A criminal lawyer represented two suspects that ended up on a plane back to china. Both received suspended jail terms. Proof, he says, that the rights of suspects are being safeguarded in china. Some people in hong kong oppose or are worried about setting up an extradition system with china. I personally think it is unnecessary, because the Positive Side overrides the negative. Reporter he says it would ultimately help to reduce crime in both hong kong and china. Chinese Officials Say there is nothing sinister about hong kong meeting a new extradition law. They say the territory has become a haven from justice for hundreds of criminals who cannot be prosecuted because of the legal loopholes. Chinas legal system is controlled by the communist party. Critics say it is biased toward a presumption of guilt, especially in high profile or politically sensitive cases i goes involving human rights lawyers. Government statistics report a 99 percent conviction rate in pony 17. In 2017. This is one of the handful of activist still prepared to talk to the media. Resist they are right to the extradition law. Hong kong is the only place under communist rule where people can take to the streets to express their opinions and i support them. The last time we did that in Mainland China was 30 years ago. Chinas state media said the violence after sundays rally in hong kong was , butditated and planned concedes the protest was a reminder that more needs to be done to explain why the law change is necessary. One of the uks Largest Charities has been heavily criticized for failing to disclose allegations of child abuse by its workers. A damming report by the Charity Commission says that oxfam had a culture of tolerating poor behavior. Oxfam aid workers were allegedly using prostitutes in haiti after the earthquake in 2010. There were claims that some of the prostitutes were as young as 12 or 13. The report says the charity did not do enough to investigate the allegations. Oxfam has apologized for what it has called shameful action. This is an organization that has lost sight, to some extent, to what it has stood for and the people it serves. Oxfam is an organization about helpingg poverty and phone will people helping Vulnerable People anywhere in the world. In response to haiti, what we saw from the reporting to the commission and authorities was a lack of full and frank disclosure. And take the see view that they were putting their own Corporate Reputation first instead of the people who had come to harm. Anchor botswanas high court has ruled in favor of the criminalizing homosexuality. [applause] anchor there were scenes of jubilation inside the courthouse in the capital. A 1965 lawruled that that made homosexuality punishable by up to seven years in prison was discriminatory. The ruling comes just a month after Kenyas High Court upheld its laws criminalizing homosexuality. For the panector africa lesbian, gay, trends, and intersects Association Says this could have widespread implications throughout africa. The judgment is very significant because it sets a precedent for the rest of the countries in africa, especially those who form part of the commonwealth countries in africa , and we are at a point now where we are repossessing the narrative and doing away with colonial laws that abuse homosexuality and queerness as subversive in nature. It is a very important judgment and also the introduction of the turn of the new tide in africa, where we are having to be forced to actually see that these colonial laws do not belong to africa, and rather be claiming our clear stories in africa. Spoken bylanguage , and than 10,000 people not just so few speakers but an aging one. We went there to find out how theyre trying to save their language one word at a time. Reporter preparing for a concert, the children are singing in a language that dates back thousands of years. But it could have a future numbering just a few. For parents who have been listening to them rehearse, the lyrics are mostly just memories from their own childhoods. When i was young, i spoke it, but after i started work, i would really have opportunities to use the language. Reporter with the cultural history that is probably as old as the rest of korea, this area has a unique language to match. But integration and more modern Times Combined with immigration and mass tourism have taken their toll. What makes the language so endangered is that below an estimated 10,000 people speak it , and nearly all of them are elderly. Unless something is done now, within a few decades, it could simply disappear. Among the measures being taken by the islands government are compulsory language classes in schools. Use emitill simultaneous use of the language in documents. It underpins the culture in spirit of the people. It is part of the character of the island and we want to revive the cultural identity through the language. Initiative, aher language hotline. This experts language Experts Department undertook an ambitious exercise 10 years ago, recording hundreds of hours of interviews with speakers. Already she says many of the words and phrases in common use then have vanished. It adds urgency to hold on to what is left. Rather than trying to resurrect the old language, our goal is to extend the use of some of the more beautiful words and phrases into the modern language, and then the language will not disappear completely. Reporter to keep it alive, at least in part, for future generations, rather than allowing it to slip away with the present generation of elderly islan brandon my e experience is so difffferent than a mainlanand chinese, it wouldnt be authentic for me to try to cook food for Mainland China because thats not me, and thats not my audience. My audience is san francisco,o, and these crosscultural exexchanges a are the basis for how food evolves. I feel like whatat werere seeig in this next wave of this generation of american cooks is this newfound confidence in valuing our traditions and its impact t on the food d culture in america