[singing] also, singing the praises of of a drug lord. How his escape posted his legend legend. Getting off the mark three minutes into the career. Votes are being counted as burundis president ial election turn out was reported to be low. An Opposition Leader was skilled as voting continued. The run up to the election has been overshadowed by demonstrations and boycotts over his decision to run for a third term. People have accused the president of violating the constitution by seeking for a third term in office. The out gym of the election is not expected to be known for days. However, the United Nations the European Union and African Union said they will not recognize the result. We have reports. After a night of gunfire and explosions in burundis capital the dead are being counted. This man was an opposition member. No one knows who killed him or why, but it has frightened them. We dont sleep at night. We dont sleep. Were here the. People say he was killed somewhere else and then d
Is adding a new dimension to medical training. Hello, thank you for joining us. Votes are being counted in burundi after critics dismiss as having no credibility. The president had already served the mexico two terms under the constitution but the governments accuses opposition rivals of provoking opposition protest. This man was an opposition member. No one knows who killed him or why, but its frightened them. We dont sleep. At night we dont sleep. We are here. The guns, the people, we have seen people say he was killed somewhere else and dumped here. It has angered a lot of people. There have been lots the protests over the last two months. And there are concerns that there could be violence after the elections. The president announced he was running for a third term. He said hes impressed by the large voter turn out in the countryside. Today we have voted in our country. This is a decisive opportunity to allow all burundians without exception. But lines at polling stations were shor
Idea that killing cecil was illegal. This is Al Jazeera America live from new york city. The Afghan Taliban is denying the reports that its long time leader mullah omar has died. They say they have credible evidence that he died in 2013 in pakistan. He headed the tap ban in the 199s but fled after the u. S. Led invasion in 2001. The state Department Said it is still looking into the reports. Jennifer glasse is live in kabul for us. Jennifer, good morning to you. What are the afghan officials saying . Well, the afghan president s Office Issued a statement saying saying that it has credible evidence that the afghan leader mullah omar died in 2013. The spokesman for the told al jazeera that he decide in a hospital in karachi pakistan, in april april 2013. The of a afghan it will ban saying these reports are not true. Refresh our memory of who mullah omar was and what did he. Omar was a young mujahideen leader who fought the soviets in the 1980s. He founded the Taliban Movement, which took
True. We have a trail of dna inspired sculptureing will bring millions for charities. And michel pl latini will run for fifa president. More coming up. The envoy for syria has proposed solutions to end syrias civil war. The new proposals have been made while keeping the Syrian People in mind. Before he began his briefing ban kimoon outlined the needs of syria. 250,000 people have been killed since the war began four years ago. And 10 million have been forced from their homes. And he added that atrocious crimes are almost an hourly occurrence. Here are some of the u. N. Special envoys briefing. The deepening tragedy to not leave any stone unturn to the ongoing syria conversation that are taking place were hearing them which may require more time and maybe linked on developments. We just tried to develop recommendations guided by the views and analysis shared with us during the consultations. The Syrian People have been consulted. This was their opportunity. In the briefing in new york a
This is al jazeera america. Live from new york city. Im randall pinkston. Thousands forced out of their homes as a series of wildfires have ravaged their state. In the bone dry landscape the flames are spreading quickly. The biggest the rocky fire than 90 square miles. Day and night firefighters are racing against the clock trying to contain wildfires blazing in california, washington, and oregon. Doomsday, a thats what it looked like. The flames were fueled by lightening winds and dry temperatures. Those pretty much escalated and got pretty big. Firefighting planes are making the rounds. Including dc 10 tankers releasing fire retardant. Evacuation orders where 12,000 people have been issued in communities. One resident is camping in an rv with his pets. Just keeping an eye and seeing when we can get back in. As they keep up the battle, crews are mourning the loss of one of their own. 38yearold david ruell lost his life. They said that the drought has played a major factor in these fir