Behind bars where in brazil prison officials are forced to strike deals with inmates in order to maintain order. Australias Great Barrier reef watchdog has given the go ahead for dredged mud to be dumped near the worldfame mouse marine park. It will allow for 3,000 cubic metres of mud, larger than the Great Pyramid of giza, clearing the way for the worlds biggest coal port, locking 328 million worth of coal port projects. The reef is a big tourist attraction, worth 5. 7 bill on annually to the economy. Environmentalists, scientists and tourist operators forged the plan. They are fear it will harm the reef. Possibly doubling shipping traffic in the area. Andrew thomas has the latest from sydney. This decision will see 3 million cubic metres of mud and sand dredged from the bottom of the point and dumped at sea within the Great Barrier green park. The authority that has granted the permission for the dumping says that therell be no damage to the Great Barrier reef, imposing 47 strict env
The fight to control a former hospital turned military post the former oligarch Mikhail Khordorkovsky says he has no political ambitions following his release. The future of south sudan may depend on who controls the Lucrative Oil feeds in the north of the country. The government led by president salva kiir has tried to hold off a rebellion by forces loyal to his Vice President. Troops are advancing on jonglei to recapture bor from rebels. Forces have taken control of unity state, an area with a great deal of oil. We have, to the north and east, Upper Nile State and from here the bulk of south sudans revenue comes. And now live to juba the national capital. The major battle for the economy is taking place in the north. How difficult is it to work out what is happening at all . Its very difficult. Thats why some people are concerned. They are not sure what is going on. One side says this, the other says that. The government says they are in control, people shouldnt panic, they should fi
[ music ] he is out of gaol and for now has no plans to return to russia. Mikhail khordorkovsky spoke for the First Time Since being suddenly released from a russian prison. The oil tycoon and critic of the kremlin was pardanned by the president. If the kremlin hoped the world would forget about Mikhail Khordorkovsky after his release, they were wrong. He arrived under flash bulbs. It was chaotic, but he was quick to thank those that helped secure his release, which he admitted came as a surprise translation i did not have a choice at the time i was released. A chief at the prison camp awoke me at 2 oclock in the morning and i was told i would go home. I found out that my trip would end in berlin. He said he would fight to help those behind. There are other Political Prisoners left in russia, not only those related to the yukos case. You should not see me as a symbol that there are no more Political Prisoners, but that i am a symbol of a society who didnt expect to see the release of t
Five years. Good morning everybody. Welcome to Al Jazeera America. Im David Shuster in new york. Former russian oil tycoon Mikhail Khordorkovsky in prison for 10 years is free and speaking out. In his first media interview since his release the highprofile critic said he is not planning to go into politics. His comments were made to reporters in berlin, where he is reuniting with his family. Putin pardoned Mikhail Khordorkovsky in a pr mood taking a lot of people by surprise. More from berlin. This is the moment days ago they must have thought was impossible. A family finally reunited. A day after Mikhail Khordorkovsky was released from gaol, he was back in the arms of his parents. He gave more details about conditions in prison. Because for a year and two months and 2. 5 years, but during these years i had long meetings with relatives and all the other times i was on a prison regime and had no long visits. Accused of tax evasion, Mikhail Khordorkovsky spent the last decade in detentio
And a teen shot by a colorado classmate has died. Tonight Barack Obama Says the u. S. Will try to rescue americans in south sudan. Gunfire abankruptly stopped evacuations in bor earlier. Nicole johnston has more on the situation. The crisis in south sudan is becoming even more dangerous. The government is sending troops and tanks to jonglei to take on the rebels. It says renae gayed soldiers have taken control. Gunfire hit three u. S. Military aircraft as they were about to land and evacuate american citizens from the town. Four u. S. Servicemen were injured. In the middle of this are civilians looking for protection. 35,000 are camped out in u. N. Compounds in bor, juba and other places. Bor is a strategic location within south sudan, and within the crisis both factions and the Government Forces are using it as a point they want to dominate. However, even the United Nations was a target. On saturday it held a Memorial Service for two indian peacekeepers killed at a base at akobo. They