Illegal trade in ivory, new evidence suggests chinese officials are involved in the smuggling of tanzanian ivory. The u. N. Backed elected parliament has been ruled illegal. A different unelected government controls the capitol of tripoli. Victoria reports. [ gunfire ] reporter libya has been under the control of two rival government, each supported by armed groups engaged in daily fighting. Now the Supreme Court has ruled on how to move forward. It has declared the u. N. Backed parliament elected in june and now based in tobruk is unconstitutional and should be dissolved. The ruling was welcomed by the members of the rival parliament in tripoli. Translator following todays ruling, we resumed our proceedings this morning. We are now waiting for the committee that promised to present the first draft of the constitution on december 24th. This is what all libyans are waiting for, to see the future, built around a constitution. Reporter in august armed groups opposed to the government took
Tanzanianativery. And we meet the man who science can finally see in color. Welcome to the program, libyans Supreme Court has ruled that the u. N. Backed parliament is illegal. A different unelected government controls of capitol of tripoli as has the backing of a powerful militia group. Libya has been racked with violence and instability as rival groups battle for control. They have been battling over important institutions such as the International Airport in tripoli. One group has controlled the airport since 2011, but in august it fell into the hands of a group that opposed the parliament. Both benghazi and tripoli are so insecure, the now Unconstitutional Parliament held itsen election us. Reporter libya has been under control of two rival groups engaged in daily fighting. Now the Supreme Court has ruled on how to move forward. It has declared the u. N. Backed parliament is unconstitutional and should be dissolved. The ruling was welcomed by members of the rival parliament in trip
The last two americans being detained in north korea are coming home. The state department made the announcement. Flor washington. The days of life in a prison camp are over for kenneth bay and matthew miller. On saturday, north korean authorities released the two men, and they boarded a plane for the u. S. A wonderful day for them and their families and obviously, we are very grateful is for their safe return. I appreciate a great job on what was obviously a challenging mission. Director clapper is james clapper, the u. S. s director of National Intelligence. In a statement, the u. S. State department called clapper key to the mens release. We are grateful to director of National Intelligence clapper who engaged on behalf of the United States in discussions with dprk authorities about the release of two citizens. Its not clear why clapper was brought in to negotiate or whether he had a second reason for meeting with the officials in pyongyang and the north core ans purportedly like to
The last two americans being detained in either former president or highprofile diplomat on the fate of u. S. Citizens. There is some speculation that by releasing the men, Kim Jong Un Kim might be trying to soften his countrys image. North korea faces sanctions because it refused to stop the Nuclear Weapons program and the u. N. Security council could soon refer kim and others to the International Criminal court for human rights violations. Bay, a christian missionary, had been convicted nearly two years ago for trying to convert North Koreans. Miller was jailed earlier this year for disturbing the peace. Neither will be prosecuted for traveling to north korea but the Obama Administration is warning other americans, its not a good idea to visit. Ross cylinder jordan, al jazeera, washington. Joining us is isaac sto stonefish, a former beijing correspondent with newsweek. We appreciate your time. Are you surprised by this . Thank you for having me. I am surprised but a lot of what north
He is confident he is walking to address the nation with a message of home. He faces a string of problems including sectarian tension, violence and stability. International issues. We will deal with it according to our capacity, according to the regions capacity. Its not an easy thing we could start in yemen but with the support of all of the yemeni people, the support of our brothers, neighborhood, with the support from our friends all over the world, we will take he will those challenges. This is the swearing in ceremony for the newly formed government. Ministers loyal to the former president showed up and backed the current president. The leader had warned against such moves. This is general mahmoud, the new defense minister who faces the delicate task of reforming an army and getting the support from military commanders. His clear, general roushan is the intelligence chief and interior minister. His task is to deploy Security Forces in a capitol controlled by shia houthi fighters.