Prison for the mass killing of political opponents. And im we are starting with sports and the arabian gulf cup host qatar on the field right now against the u. A. E. With a place in the semifinals at stake its a game with as much politics as team pride. Thank you very much for joining as Security Forces have stopped and for marching towards a u. N. Base in the east of the democratic republic of congo they were heading to the peacekeeping compound near the airport in beni one of 2 bases in that city at least 2 people have been killed demonstrators have been targeting u. N. Peacekeepers there for more than a week now saying theyre failing to protect civilians from attacks by rebel groups that speak to aljazeera as catherine soy whos in goma the knowledge a city in east india r. C. Catherine tell us 1st about what youre hearing about the situation in beni whats happening on the streets there right now. Well right now the military in beni is expected to hold a press conference in the comi
Wanted to say the Prime Minister must step down immediately. And im leah harding with sports host nation qatar defeat the United Arab Emirates for 2 and a politically charged Arabian Gulf Cup Group match they now qualify for the semifinals on home soil. Thank you for joining us Security Forces have stopped an angry crowd from marching towards a u. N. Base in the east of the democratic republic of congo they were heading to the peacekeeping compound near the airport in beni one of 2 bases in that city at least 2 people have been killed demonstrators have been targeting u. N. Peacekeepers there for more than a week now saying theyre failing to protect civilians from attacks by rebel groups the Congolese Army says the rebels are the protesters enemy and not the u. N. Is promising to deploy more troops to restore order in beni. Now catherine soy is in goma the largest city in eastern d. R. C. With more on the demonstrations still very unsafe on the streets the situation quite uncited as we
And. And angry scenes in malta protesters demanding the Prime Ministers immediate resignation over the murder of a journalist stop politicians from leaving parliament. Thank you for joining us police in the democratic republic of congo say 4 people were killed on monday during protests in the eastern town of benny 3 protesters and one policeman gunfire was heard as civilians marched on a Un Peacekeeping base in the area the Congolese Army has been deployed to block them from getting close the locals are protesting against what they feel is a lack of protection from the un after a recent spate of attacks by armed rebel groups at least 100 people were killed in november and the on the Democratic Forces militia has been blamed for much of the violence well the unite. Nations has been trying to stabilize the eastern democratic republic of congo for the past 20 years its mission which is known as sco has more than 18000 personnel and is the 3rd largest peacekeeping operation in the world mo
A powerful typhoon slams into the philippines. And im leah harding and doha with all of your sports argentina and barcelona superstar lionel messi wins his 6th ballon dor title it equals the number one by his great rival christiane arnaldo. Police in the democratic republic of congo say 4 people were killed on monday during protests in the eastern town of banning 3 protesters and one policeman gunfire was heard as civilians marched on a Un Peacekeeping base in the area the call of these army has been deployed to block them from getting close the locals are protesting against what they feel is a lack of protection from the un after a recent spate of attacks by on dreadful groups at least 100. 00 people were killed in november and beyond the Democratic Forces militia has been blamed for much of the violence well the army has issued an appeal for locals to avoid protesting as its preventing the soldiers from carrying out security operations. It. We are calling on our populations and all o
A typhoon bears down on millions of people in the philippines. And a warning from scientists about how much quicker the worlds 2nd largest ice sheet is breaking up. Into the program mexicos president has promised hugs not bullets well as part of his strategy to combat drug crime a year on hes witnessing the worst day of homicides in the countrys history since records began in 197127 deaths on sunday alone. With some of them the 22 killed in the gun battle between drug cartel and Security Forces in a town near the u. S. Border its the latest embarrassment for president and the rest Manuel Lopez Obrador who vowed to tackle violent. At its roots by fighting poverty and inequality with social programs rather than the army lets get more on this from our correspondent alan fischer whos in mexico city really worrying figures about this. I mean what more is the president saying because he in during his Election Campaign his platform was all about cleaning up those crime figures there are those