good morning, welcome to al jazeera america. i m morgan radford. fema is sending a million litres of clean water to west virginia. more than a dozen water distribution centres will open in a few hours to help hundreds of thousands of people in charleston that can t eat, drink or bathe. at the same time an investigation has begun into what happened, why and who may be responsible. until then the water supply is off limits. our jonathan martin is at the scene fema and homeland security brought in 12 tanker trucks like those behind me. many have brought in sizeable containers. it s not clear how long the problem will last. it came to light around 10:30 when freedom industries reported a leak from a container into the elk river. this was a concern because the facility is close, about a mile and a half, upstream from the water treatment facility. the chemical got into the water line. many people reported a strange odour, a smell similar to liquorice or a sweet candy. it was de
meet your growth objectives. we offer expertise and tailored solutions for small businesses and major corporations. what can we do for you? and now, bbc world news. anger over the case of the del he rape victim delhi victim. five suspects to be charged. a key commander is reported to have been killed in a u.s. drone attacks. a swiss gunmen killed three women before being wounded by police. he is now in custody in hospital. welcome. this is bbc world news. the shell oil rig is said to be stable. quirky or just quackers? welcome. a special court in delhi is expected to charge five men with the gang rape and murder of a woman whose case sparked anger and outrage across india. police are presenting 1000 pages of evidence to the court over the attack that took place on a bus last month. if convicted, the suspects could face the death penalty. the 23-year-old victim has not been named. the benefits of naming my daughter is that girls will not be afraid anymore. they hid
detained in north korea is on his way back to the united states. merrill newman departed beijing airport about 15 minutes ago, headed for his home in san francisco. he d been held in north korea since late october. officials said they released newman on humanitarian grounds and for apologising for crimes committed during the korean war. he spoke to reporters before leaving beijing. i m glad to be coming home. melissa chan has more. great news that merrill newman has been freed. you can well imagine how distraught his family has been. he s missed thanksgiving, but will be home in time for the holidays. we hear that merrill newman was part of a special unit called the white tigers. military intelligence stole secrets - we didn t know about the group until the 1990s. so from the north korean perspective they consider merrill newman, even though he s advanced in age, a serious enemy. from the north korean perspective and because of their propaganda they believe they are in
they are here to reassure people enough to open up shop. at the moment there s no understood or medicine. there s little the french can do about the growing sectarian violence between muslims and christians. we muslims have been here for 200 years. they are killing off every day. militias have killed more than 260 people. they slaughtered us. this is where many cystians are sheltering. they are under the protection of french and african forces. there ll be another 2,500 soldiers here soon. they ll head out to different parts of the country where hundreds of thousands of people have lost their homes. too late for the people in this hospital, evacuated after attacks by the fighters the muslim seleka groups. it s completely entry. they used to treat hundreds of people. what happened here friday night, to the early hours of saturday is horrific. some of the forces went inside dragging out injured people, killing 10. nine months ago the rebel group marched in bringin
in the east china sea. the victims of typhoon haiyan exploited in abused. we visit the philippines a month after the storm that left millions homeless. first, the president of the central african republic told al jazeera he has not lost control of the country. thousands more french and african union troops are on their way to stop attacks by rival militias. the red cross says it s collected more than 400 bodies after three days of bloodshed. the african union has around 2,000 troops. the plan was to increase it to 3,600, but now the e.u. is bringing the force up to 6,000. it submitted 1200, but an extra 400 went in, bringing the total to 16-00. thousands have been forced out of their homes. the president of chad said the central african republic could be moving towards a religious war. nazanine moshiri reports from bangui. foot patrols in the city of bangui. it s new to the city, but reassuring to many. they are mere to assure people in opening up shops. there s no food