Mexicos former defense minister has been arrested in the u. S. Now new details about the charges against him will be live in mexico city. Lets start in thailand where police and antigovernment protesters a force in the center of the capital water cannon was used to break through a barricade set up by demonstrators in bangkok for a 3rd day in a row thousands of people defied the government ban on gatherings calling for the Prime Ministers resignation and reforms to the monarchy scott hide the reports. Face to face in bangkok antigovernment protestors and thai police got into a violent confrontation 3 months in the making. The mostly Peaceful Demonstrations started in july but for the 2nd day thousands ignored the risk of arrest under emergency decree issued the day before. As promised in an announcement just after the violence began taia 30 began using everything at their disposal to stop the protests including water cannon with burning agent laced with water the protesters are demandin
Schools destroyed one week on from the beirut blast cleanup efforts reveal the extent of the damage. Reports of a social media post considered offensive to islam sparked violent protest in southern india. And a historic choice the democratic president ial hopeful joe biden named senator harris as his running mate. The top story here you Foreign Ministers will meet on friday to discuss potential sanctions against dello russo over suspected vote rigging and a violent crackdown on demonstrators and follows a 3rd night of on risk in the capital minsk anger has been growing after the Election Commission announced a landslide victory for the president Alexander Lukashenko thousands of opposition supporters have been detained during the protests which began after the vote on sunday the opposition candidates for atlanta took on a skier has left and shes now in neighboring lithuania live to a Detention Center in mens going to our correspondent step vasant step are the people who are being held
A looming election join me Steve Clemons in conversation with leading voices on the bottom line your weekly take on u. S. Politics and society on aljazeera. Sustainable Food Production is one of the greatest challenges for the future. With Global Demand for food set to increase by nearly 70 percent by 2050. Aquaculture is one of the most polluting and ecologically damaging industries. If we want to keep food on the table without continuing to ravage our natural environments. We need to completely rethink how the industries work. And russell beard in finland where one restaurant is championing a hyper local circular economy to create a revolutionary approach to dining im asked for in the end its the scientists come back thing jellyfish do this by taking them out of the sea and on top play. In developed countries like finland its hard to imagine that were in the thick of a global food crisis. These helsinki shelves are stacked to the hilt with a wide variety of tasty treat a hair salon m
She joins us today h. Then we look at how the Koch Brothers are influencing climate policy. Politic this is democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. The death toll from a massive typhoon in the southern philippines has doubled to more than 270 people. Typhoon bopha is the most southerly typhoon ever recorded in the western pacific and the strongest to hit the philippines this year. 80,000 people have been forced to flee their homes. We will have more from doha after headlines. New clashes have erupted in egypt in the ongoing uproar over a proposed referendum on a new constitution. On tuesday, thousands took to the streets to protest egyptian president Mohamed Mursis effort to hold a referendum vote later this month after asserting wide ranging powers, protecting him from judicial oversight. Egyptian forces fired tear gas at protesters, some of whom broke through lines to approach the president. The rally coincided with a one day strike from newspaper
Bank does next and the markets next move. Planes, trains and hyperloops. No, its not a cereal, its the future of travel. According to one entrepreneuent and it could mean getting from los angeles to San Francisco in under 30 minutes. We have that story and more tonight for monday august 12th. Good evening, everyone. Remember when the blackberry was the must have device for executives . Everyone wanted one, and if you had one, you couldnt put it down. Not any more. Blackberry has been passed by other phones, from apple, samsung and more. Today the blackberry waived the white flag. Its exploring socalled strategic alternatives, that includes partnering with another firm or taking the company private. Or even selling it off to the highest bidder. John fort has the latest on the possible future of blackberry. A humbling moment for a once proud brand. Blackberry, the company that first popularized the idea of a phone that could do more than make calls. The company that added alicia keys as