Over cities that were taken over for months. And the dirty secret in poland. Hello there, welcome to the program. At least 13 people have been killed after a huge explosion in the chinese port city of t tianjin. These are live pictures that were seeing now just after dawn. The explosion happened after midnight. Thats what the site looking like now. We know its an industrial area, but there are lots of residents and flats around it. We know from eyewitnesses, too, lots of windows were shattered. Hospitals were full overnight and well get more information from chinese authorities tomorrow. Earlier al jazeera spoke to drew chemovac, an american living in tianjin. I her a rush of air followed by a second rush of air and smoke. This is a Development Area with factories. There are malls and a large concentration of apartment towers. So initially at thought we because that area there are a lot of pharmaceutical factories, chemical factories, initially we thought it was from one of those. From
And returning home, were in somalia, where refugees are struggling to adjust to a new life after years of living in neighboring kenya. We start, though, this south africa, eight Police Officers have been found guilty of the murder of a taxi driver in 2013. The 27 year old was videos struggled with police who then tied him to the back of a van and dragged him behind it. He was accused of parking illegally. Well take you live to our correspondent who can tell us about that a little later. In the meantime, though, lets go to yemen. The red cross is suspending aid operations in aden after an attack on its office. The group says that armed men looted equipment and money. All local and Foreign Staff are being withdrawn. It says it hopes to resume operations if the security situation improves. The city has been under progovernment control since july when Houthi Rebels were forced out of it. Well, theres more fighting in other parts of yepmen as Hashem Ahelbarra reports. Reporter an anmorred v
Prop up a falling market. The United Nations High Commission for refugees says europe must unite if it is to succeed in tackling the refugee crisis. They say about 3,000 refugees are expected to cross into macedonia, every day in the coming months. Lets hear now from Andrew Simmons in the serbian town where tows of refugees who have crossed from macedonia are trying to find shelter. Reporter this is described as a onestop center, the entrance into serbia for these people. So many of them, more than 10,000 passing through here in less than five days. They are intent on getting to hungary, an e. U. Member state that has registered a hundred thousand people so far this year. Thats more than double the entire amount for 2014. The crisis is getting deeper all the time. It is no exaggeration to say this is the biggest refugee crisis since the second word war. Germany is predicting that 800,000 asylum applications will be made in one year alone. The politicians are trying to reach some sort o
Transferred where President Trump says duterte is doing an unbelievable job on the drug program. We will speak also with Glenn Greenwald about how the Media Coverage of the Manchester Bombing victims should be a model for all young victims of war from yemen to afghanistan. Plus, we will speak to toronto activist and journalist desmond cole. I think what was revealed is a certain naivete where we ignore very obvious problems of racial discrimination. We want to tell ourselves that it is not happening here and we especially want to tell ourselves we are not the United States of america. Amy up until recently, desmond cole was a columnist at the toronto star. Its editors told him he had to choose between being a journalist or a black lives matter activist. He decided to stop writing his column. All of that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. We are broadcasting from toronto, canada. In new revelations about possible
Top seed nearly lost it against the british opponent spurred on by her home crowd. Thanks for being with us. No ultimatums, and no to those who terrorize you. Thats from greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras. Tens of thousands turned out for rally and whatever result the economy is on the brisk of collapse. The word no the no campaign backed by the government wants a future in europe but with a better deal. Less austerity. The vote no means that there is a possibility that the country will have a future. Not far away the yes crowd met in greek. Theyre four a new bail out and quickly one that will allow the banks to reopen. Theyre all here to show that we want to be european citizens, and that a possible return to drachma would be a total disaster. Sundays referendum called constitutional by some and a dangerous gamble is the next act in a drama already five years old. The conclusion has never been less certain. The no vote will right history. Our people will move on within an europe of d