The African Union and the u. S. Condemn the military takeover. A Bangladesh Court sentenced another leader to death. He has been found guilty of fighters during the war in pakistan. Ali was a senior member, and the leader was given a death sentence for similar crimes. We are joined by dhaka. Who is mir quasem ali, and how significant is he. Mir kaz em ali is a seniormost leader of jemaah islamic party. He was a leader and has been accused of forming a unit that collaborated with the army. Hes been accused of killing Freedom Fighters during the war, and is the chief financier, owning a lot of businesses, is the director of an islamic bank, owns a tv channel that has been shut down. That context is instrumental. He was barely 12 years old during the war. But theres another evidence, in 12 counties many have been found guilty and given this sentence. Senior leaders have been convicted and given that sentence. What is the fallout from the death sentence . Well, since last year, most of the seniormost leader and the midranging leaders of jamaat islam levia has been marginalized. Most of the leaders are behind and have been convicted. Along with this, the government has been tracking down on them, and has marginalized the party. The Election Commission has been stepping in. The government feels theres no big rush to carry out the sentences of the conviction. Theres not much political milage to gain since they won the election. We have to see down the road whether they carry out the sentences. That report from dhaka, bangladesh. Power is being restored to millions of bang la derbies who were left in the dark for is it hours. It was blamed on a transition line failure. Key buildings were forced to rely on generators, until it could recover. Iraqi Kurdish Forces began a battle against the armed group in syria. They fired rockets at i. S. I. L. Targets in the northern border town of kobane. The group has been trying to capture the town. The peshawar crossed into syria from turkey. There has been fighting between kurdish peshawar fighters and i. S. I. L. In northern iraq. They are battling for control of rabea on the syrian border. Charles stratford has this report. Reporter peshawar soldiers fire at fighters from the Islamic State of iraq and levant or i. S. I. L. In northern iraq. They are defending the town of rabea, the syrian border, a kilometre away. Al jazeera is the First InternationalNews Organization on this front line since the peshawar took control from i. S. I. L. Last month. The fighting has been intense. Defending the position is vital to Kurdish Forces. Translation rabea is strategically important because its the main route for i. S. I. L. The peshawar dug in. They built high defensive mud banks, saying i. S. I. L. Forces usually attack at night. Many peshawar were killed. Around 70,000 people fled when the fighting started. Peshawar military vehicles are parked among the abandoned homes. I. S. I. L. Forces are a kilometre in that direction. The peshawar retook the town of rabea. With that they said i. S. I. L. Changed the strategy. I. S. I. L. Used trucks laden with explosives to ram frontline positions and checkpoints like this. I. S. I. L. Now have groups on foot, who try to infiltrate at night. Translation they have tried to come in on foot. The day we retook zumar, they thought we took it heavily. They used grenades to repel them. They left many, including rocket launches. The question is whether they can hold the condition. When cloud cover makes the air strikes more difficult. Translation the air strikes are important. The second thing is aint tank systems and night capability, and we need engineers. Destroyed villages got the road. The peshmerga saying they could never have retaken the town. Winter joins closer. Peshmerga continues to defend towns like this across iraq. In the iraqi capital baghdad, eight have been killed. The explosion happened at a tent serving the pilgrims. 22 others were injured an agreement in yemen has been signed to form a new government the the deal has been accepted by the houthi rebels, opposition and the houthi parties. Its not clear how long it will take to become a reality. The deal has been netted by United Nations special envoy. All parties have reached an agreement to authorise the president highly, and the Prime Minister to form a government. According to competence and integrity standards, and reporting laws in human rights, and in partialitiy in state affairs. In contrary, they set force peace. Al jazeera correspondent is in sanaa for us. Now, before we get to the deal, omar al saleh, we hear reports that yemen security fighters are battling fighters in the north. What can you tell us about that . Yes, well, the fighting between the al qaeda fighters and the Yemeni Security forces as taking lace on saturday and is continuing throughout the night. At least 12 soldiers were killed. Three others were kidnapped. A number of military vehicles were seized by the fighters, by the al qaeda fighters who retreated to a nearby mountain. The clashes took several hours, there were reports that the al qaeda fighters managed to seize a security building before they left. This is a typical tactic, if you will. In the capital, omar, a political deal has been made between the houthi rebels, opposition groups and the houthi party. How soon are we likely to see the formation of a new g. S. T. . Well, according to politicians who were present, they are optimistic and say it could really take a few days, up to a week. When you look through the details of that agreement, there are signs that there could be more problems. Now all the parties signatured that agreement authorised the president and the Prime Minister designate to choose candidates. What is not mentioned is that theres an Advisory Board for the president , and that is made by several bit cole blocs, including the uties. If the houthis did not accept a candidate, i dont think the government would be formed soon. The houthi fightes may withdraw their claims and fighting. Thank you. Omar al saleh speaking from the capital sanaa forces loyal to the electors in libya have regathered part of the city from militias. The areas captured include pictures that were seized in july. More than 250 were killed in the offensive that began two weeks ago. Army troops are back by loyalists, to general khalifa haftar. Opposition parties in burkina faso are calling for protests after ltcol isaac zida was appointed head of state. There were prove tests after president comp reached 27 years. Reporter in Burkina Fasos capital the cleanup has begun. People sweep away the debris after the violent protests. Translation we hope that the fight will be a lesson for all africans. Translation it follows days you have upheaval. President ial guards says he is now head of state. Translation while we wait for people and political parties, we take responsibility for the transitional group. Reporter the army says he has its backing. The military hierarchy are informing the nation and the International Community that ltcol isaac zida has been elected to lead the country until replacement of president Blaise Compaore opposition leaders rejected and called on people to protest. They refused to support Burkina Fasos army chief Honore Traore, who announced on friday that hed lead a transitional government. Isaac zida enjoys support from some sections of the public. Translation late tonight colonel isaac zida has the situation under control. With the direction of general Honore Traore happening. They can continue protests. In the end it was isaac zida who declared himself, and i think most people will back him. It was an attempt for the 27 year rule sparking days of protests. Demonstrators stormed parliament. Blaise compaores resignation was welcomed by many. He is now on the identifiry coast. People in the rebel held Eastern Ukraine voted in the west, says hes illegitimate. Uprude and destroyed. We report from norge argentina, where activists say huge swathes of forests are lost every welcome back, the top stories, a second jamaat islam levia person has been sentenced to death for the torture of fighters during the Liberation War in pakistan in 1981 islamic fighters are fighting Islamic State of iraq and levant and i. S. I. L. Kobane has been under siege for more than five weeks. An agreement has been signed in yemen to form a new government. The deal has been accepted by houthi rebels, opposition groups and the ruling party. Voting is underway in the ukraine where prorussian separatists hold elections denounced by the west. Residents in the west declared peoples republics of donetsk and luhansk. The election is designed to bring some legitimacy to the makeshift military regime controlling the selfdeclared republics. In donetsk. People are voting for two parliament and president s, and is almost certain to select the chiefs in their toast. Three million ballots have been printed. It will not be internationally recognised. No internationally recognised independence have been invited. Millions of prorussian separatists refused to take part. Hoda has the latest from the u. S. Translation these numbers like like an election. Polling stations and don esque and luhansk are ape. 3 million ballots were printed. Half the populations are gone. Theyll be able to vote online, and therell be polling stations opened in russia for the refugees. What it states is legitimacy. We heard that over and over by the separatist leadership throughout the week. Theyve been trying to impose themselves as civilian leaders, and the front runner, the current Prime Minister of the donetsk peoples republic was the first person to vote in the polling station. He was dressed as civilian. It was the first time hes seen them. This vote was a step needed for the region, and he was hopeful that after that the economy could be kick started again. There was a huge problem. The separatists are cash strapped. The pensions and the salaries are not paid any more. He admitted that there was another issue of international recognition. We know already that the west and the u. N. , for example this vote went against the agreement and on the ordinary side moscow said it would recognise the vote, even though it stopped short of indicating and recognise the vote. The president says recent protests do not represent the majority of egyptians. There has been recent supporters. He was removed by the military in a coup by july. Al jazeera demands the release of the journalists. He has been detained in egypt for 309 days. Peter greste, Mohamed Fadel fahmy and Baher Mohamed are falsely accused of hoping the outlawed muslim brotherhood. Al jazeera rejects and charges against them. It marks the United NationsFirst International dale to end impunity. Human rights impressed human rights organizations. They have made a call for the release of al jazeeras staff. Its unfortunate that the al jazeera journalists like other journalists paid the price for their work. The government had problems with other ideologies. Problems outside of taking it out on the journalists. Dont thet them in your country and your home. Dont put them in prison and use kangaroo courts. Unjustifiable reasons. The African Union is gearing up to call humanitarian workers. More than 350 people have been training at the headquarters. They are expected to be sent to guinea and sierra leone. The e. U. Has more than 150 other workers on the ground in three countries. Billionaire Richard Branson says had quest for space tour will continue, despite the crash of a Virgin Galactic rocket. A pilot is dead and another injured after part of the rocket explode the. Reporter spewed across the mojave desert, the wreckage of a billionaires dream. Investigators are combing what remains of spaceship two, a craft that was on the first ride into space. Careful to strike the right tone. The tragedy is a setback. As long as lesson could be heard, space travel would go ahead. Pushing the bounds of knowledge and possibility comes with unavoidable risk. Testing the boundaries of human capabilities and technologies is standing on the shoulders. Yesterday they fell short. Well comprehensively address the crash and are determined to learn from this. The spacecrafts like spike was claimed months ago. This video shows what was meant to happen. Guided to around 50,000 feet. The passenger shuttle engages, and powers up. The only known difference during the flight as the use of a different fuel. Space experts say the cause of the crash was likely to impact when the passenger boards. Not much else. It sets back the project. The investigate goes ahead. It will not stop. I think Space Tourism is fantastic adventure that will happen. It sees normal citizens paying money, going into space and in spite of new generations. They are booking their own place. Reporter the glossy Advertising Campaign helped to presell several hundred seats at 250,000 each. The first flight was due to take off in 2016. Refunds are being offered, but Richard Branson was convinced that the sun hasnt quite set on the goals. Two vietnamese men were arrested in south africa after a seizure of rhino horn. 41 kilos the horn worth millions of dollars on the black market were seized. The two men were stopped when their flight refuelled in johannesburg investigators in southern mexico are checking several mass graves to see if they can find the bodies of students. Adam raney reports. Reporter this poor but peaceful neighbourhood is where some of the mass graves were found. A warm afternoon, friends. Family. Inside the humble shacks, people are afraid. They tell stories of horror and fear. People around here keep to themselves. Why risk crossing anyone. They know the price they can pay. I asked the policeman on duty if he heard the same stories, because this had been a place where cartels bury their victims. Reporter now, police will not let us go any further. Some of the graves found here are two kilometres up to the road. Locals tell us that any time today or tonight they will see cars go up the hill quite full. When they go down, it was pretty much empty. Reporter this man lived here for nearly three decades. He slept on a floor. He would rather be poor than join a gang. Reporter three of his nephews have been missing for years, and he often writes poetry to deal with the pain living amid deaths. His latest honours the 43 missing students. The students fate is still unknown. This man, living so close to death can only imagine the worst a volcano in costa rica erupted. It rumbled into life on wednesday. Volcanic ash spread to the capital san joesa, 65km away. Environmental groups have protested against deforestation in argentina. They say that landowners have been colluding with the government to manipulate the war. Reporter huge areas of forest dragged by two bulldozers. The devastation is stark from the air. 100,000 forests were in the air to make way for soya and sugar crops. Agriculture it moving into areas considered unproductive. Salta is a new frontier, rating deforestation in recent years, among the highest in latin america. This is thick forests that thrives. In the north of argentina. Some of the trees can take hundreds of years to grow. It takes a day to destroy 120 acres of forest, to land looking like this. Protesters tried to stop fuel deliveries to the bulldozers, saying the federal government and landowners are manipulating the law. The forest is the sound. They say Indigenous People are conserved in the forest was being sacrificed. Reporter a claim the government denies. The framework allows us to make the changes. We are ready to listen to objections by the environmental groups. The wichi Community Number a few thousand, making a living by hunting and gathering, doing jobs deep in the forests. Its whittled down. Translation why dont they respect us. We need our space. This woman doesnt speak spanish and talks to us in the native wichi. She says no one listens. Theres fear in our heart, she said, for the children and grand children. She doesnt know what theyll do you can log tonne the website for the latest news. 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