Are at isctrilat d. C. So my name is Alexander Evans and of the your master for todays event and i currently work as the research and Program Coordinator at the center for east Asian Studies within Johns Hopkins sais. Perhaps more important for todays event i am an alum of the 63rd japanamerican student conference back in 2011. I think in a lot of ways it was bad experience that really continued to motivate me to study japan put you on the path that i am in the creek of that experience. Particularly given that it was right after the march 11 triple disaster, an opportunity when japan was not open to many students to be able to go in and have persontoperson exchange with something that i would say it may sound corny but i changed my life. And so before we get started today will have a couple introductory marks so i would first like to introduce ms. Linda butcher, secular director of isc. Prior to this role she served as a director of Media Relations and Public Affairs at the current Eco
President is arrested and accused of accepting bribes. The hottest year on record as calls heat up for a global deal on Climate Change. People in burundi are voting in a controversial president ial election. One person died in violence leading up to the poll. The elections being boycott by several opposition leading parties. The u. N. , e. U. And African Union have all said they wont recognize the results. They urge the president not to go ahead with the vote, but he refused to back down. These are pictures of him casting a ballot. Theres been months of violence since he announced he was staying for a third therm. Critics say that violates the constitution. Its another great turn in democracy in the country so we allow the burundian people to vote or to choose someone who they believe in, then the leaders are the authorities they trust and also to choose from the many programs that feed them. We have two correspondents monitoring events. Catherine soy is in eastern rwanda where refugee
President is arrested accused of accept bribes. And we talk to children orphaned by the Ebola Outbreak. People in burundi are voting in a controversial president ial election. One person has died in violence. The election is being boycotted by several leading opposition parties. And the u. N. E. U. And African Union all say they will not accept the results. These are victures of the president casting his violence. There have been months of violence since he announced he would be standing for a third term. Critics say it violates the constitution. Translator its another great turn consolidating democracy in the country so we allow the people to vote or choose someone who they believe in, then the authorities who they trust, and also to choose from the many progresses that [ inaudible ] them. Reporter on the streets in the neighborhood, a very volatile neighborhood, one man was killed. The body was only removed a few minutes ago by the red cross, and these are people who said they are no
At the Japanese Corporate giant toshiba forces its Top Executive to step down. And womens Rights Groups in india want a ban on instant divorces. One more hour before polls close in burundi in a controversial president ial election that has seen months of unrest in parts of the country. The incumbent, Pierre Nkurunziza seen here earlier at this polling both. The opposition say they wont recognize the results of the vote. One person was killed in overnight shooting in the capitol. Haru mutasa has this report. Reporter after a night of gunfire and explosions, the dead are being counted on voting day. This man was an opposition member. No one here knows who killed him or why, but its frightening them. We dont sleep all night. We dont sleep. We are here. We see or hear the guns again neighborhoods. We dont know. We have fear. Reporter people say he was killed somewhere else and then dumped here. It is causing a lot of anger here. People are really concerned there could be lines have after t
Chaising bail only on Al Jazeera America Al Jazeera America, weekday mornings. Catch up on what happened overnight with a full morning brief. Get a first hand look with indepth reports and investigations. Start weekday mornings with Al Jazeera America. Open your eyes to a world in motion. Welcome back, a recap of the top stores here on al jazerra. Votes are being counted in a burundis president lex, the president is seek a third term even though the stop since says it goes against the constitution the the United States says a senior al qaeda member has been called in an air trying in syria. He was a key figure in a syrianbased al qaeda off shoot the u. S. Says an eight ship has arrived in aden. Since saudiled airstrikes began three months ago carrying threetons of surprise, enough to feed 180 for you people for a month. More on the stop stories. The elections in burundi. Almost half are now in rwanda of the people that fled. Catherine soi send this report. Reporter she came from the ca