francis television watchdog the c.s.a. launched an investigation which is unlikely to troubles him he's already been convicted of hate speech 3 times and every weeknight see news provides him with a platform elsewhere in the french media anti muslim sentiment cloaked under a veil of secularism is common it's visible in the kind of interviewees and analysts they favor sometimes in the journalists they hire such as joy. as wayne try a print reporter at le figaro who showed her true colors recently when she saw a young muslim female blogger online the blogger wasn't even talking about politics she was sharing budget friendly recipes with university students. so she's wearing a headscarf and a french journalist ritu 8911 as sophie ending her the job with this horrific terrorist attack. like. this joins was invited in every single news network to discuss the case. against muslim women had to shut down her twitter account because of the threats she received if you want to spin paul into a typical french culture war you just conc

supporters onto the streets police and soldiers are imposing a nighttime curfew for the next ten days pope francis has wrapped up his asian tour and he's on his way back to the vatican the head of the roman catholic church had been on a six day trip to bangladesh and meanwhile the international community hoped he to dress the six hundred twenty thousand rangar who fled violence in rakhine state but he didn't mention the ethnic minority until day five of his. those are the headlines the news continues but right now it is inside story. diplomatic chaos in just twenty four hours donald trump goes from threatening to destroy north korea to chipping away at the so-called special relationship with its closest ally the united kingdom is u.s. foreign policy now at a crossroads this is inside story. of will come to the program today with me piece it all be campaign promises have been reset deadlines have been mists but the trump twitter bravado is a constant it's been a week of tough talk and miscommunication mr trump first tagged the wrong mrs may but still set the agenda his agenda this week donald trump

pope francis is a group of ranger refugees in bangladesh for forgiveness for the world's indifference to their plight it was the first time that the pontiff that used the term ranger on his trip to asia he'd been advised not to use the word while in myanmar earlier in the week to avoid inflaming tension diplomatic sources have told down to zero that saudi arabian officials have no objection to attending the annual gulf cooperation council summit in kuwait they have been doubts about whether the summit would go ahead because of strained relations between g.c.c. members saudi arabia the u.a.e. bahrain and egypt cut ties and imposed an economic blockade on cattle in june katter's amir shaikh to me been how it ultimately has received an invitation to next week's meeting the electoral court in honduras says that ninety five percent of ballots have been counted but the still low result five days after the presidential election there officials say irregularities are filed to vote one thousand ballot boxes there's the headlines more news on al-jazeera after inside story next. diplomatic chaos

anti islam party won almost one hundred seats in parliament in the general election in september pope francis is wrapping up his asian tour where you find to use the word during a mass on friday the head of the roman catholic church blessed people during a gathering for young people in bangladesh capital dhaka before returning to rome in a few hours euro senate republicans have passed the most sweeping tax reforms in more than three decades it's a key political victory for president donald trump days administration won the support of republicans who've been holding out on friday the house of representatives have passed a separate version so now must meet the senate to agree on a final bill critics say the bill will add one trillion dollars to the u.s. budget deficit in the next decade. the palestinian chief negotiator is warning the u.s. would be playing with fire if a great big nice is jerusalem as the capital of israel so i was referring to reports that president trump could announce the policy change on wednesday those are the headlines the news continues in algiers a first it's inside sto

because of course michael flynn had a significant part in the early days of the top administration pope francis for the first time use the word will hinge to refer to the muslim minority following a security crackdown in olga's the pontiff use the politically sensitive term while meeting revenger refugees in the bangladeshi capital dhaka he apologized for the world's indifference to their plight and asked them for forgiveness. united nations has launched a record appeal for more than twenty two billion dollars to help victims of conflict and humanitarian crises around the world yemen is the world's worst humanitarian crisis with more than twenty two million people in need severe food shortages and a color crisis nine people have been injured have been killed and thirty six injured off the gunman stormed a college in pakistan at least three men dressed in women's burkas carried out the attack there's a headline stay with us on al-jazeera inside stories next. diplomatic chaos in just twenty four hours donald trump goes from threatening to destroy the north korea to chipping away at the so-called

pope francis is leading an open air mass for about one hundred thousand catholics in bangladesh he's the first pope to visit mainly muslim nation in more than three decades the head of the roman catholic church would also meet ranger refugees in dhaka more than six hundred twenty thousand rangers have fled violence from the neighboring bangladesh since all this to a child stratford joins us live now from cox's bazar so charles just talk us through what the pope is doing today. and i want to just that having some problems there with charlie. try and come back to him a little bit later if we can but you're watching live pictures there coming to us from that mass that the pope is having in bangladesh we'll come back to charlie if we can a little bit later. now russia is accusing the u.s. of doing everything it can to provoke north korea on wednesday the u.s. warned pyongyang that it will be utterly destroyed if war breaks out early this week north korea tested its latest intercontinental ballistic missile but russia says cutting diplomatic and trade ties isn't the answer to the standoff

the lights attained on the secular approach francis taking has led to the passage of other laws including one passed in 2000 food that banned students from wearing any religious symbols in school written in the post 911 era that law was widely perceived to be aimed at muslim students and the headscarf the head japs they will and i did it back to the express through it when they wanted to take. it out of it. these days when the french media cover news stories where secularism and free speech intersect and i see today is a constant contextual fact. lacey used a long time since he learned almost on the french where he or she. is not seen lawless and published in between the state and we just have a new nation it's a whole culture. ranch people accept and if you remain in the home. which isn't very street it's implementation of the old it doesn't exist in your ex. where it lives. it's become a kind of buzzword people try to use it to. push forward political agenda so of course it has come forward again following this nation last week for some it is yet another sign with. some people who. don'

and this will be remain as business as usual hit and run and controlling friends and counter francis. saudi arabia is reported to have improved its ballistic missile capability by technology from china its media report cites 3 unnamed sources for the previously unreported classified information and describes a suspected missile factory west of the capital riyadh president donald trump is accused of not disclosing intelligence to congress which isn't tearing getting democrats trump refuses to rule out military action with the ron the saudi missile report heightens concerns of the middle east arms race. china's foreign ministry has responded to the accusations but hasn't clearly denied helping saudi arabia but their missile program. the truth. the chinese government has always opposed the use of weapons of mass destruction as well as their proliferation trying to has been very strict with its export of missile technology china and saudi arabia our strategic cooperation partners we've maintained good cooperation in many fields including the arms trade and this cooperation does not violat

with around $80000.00 worshippers because of the lockdown if only the traditional mass service by pope francis was watched by millions online. and for the 1st time in nearly 100 years easter messenger islam has been celebrated without a congregation tens of thousands of christian christians from around the world would usually visit the city around this time but itself herefore the reports. easter bells ring out from the church of the holy sepulcher in the courtyard below weight of the custody of the church key responsibility passed down through his family for more than 850 years released. this is only the 2nd easter in history when the city has been attacked like this in 1349 a play closed the doors of the church for several months the catholic patriarch of the church arrived to conduct the mass with a reminder of the easter message that life will prevail the coronavirus lockdown as utterly changed the face of easter in jerusalem usually this square would be thronged with christian photograms from around the world waiting to celebrate mass in the place they believe jesus christ rose from the d

a professional we've pushed them to the limits today they're here they're showing it they're right francis government has said that people must learn to live with the virus but in recent days it's hardened its tone and approach these measures are temporary they're necessary put there not all but 3 study shows that unfortunately there is more risk in closed areas without masks in bars and restaurants it's not we the french government saying this it's international research so we must reduce the risk across from the health situation is deteriorating thousands of new covert cases are registered each day doctors in several regions say hospitals are under pressure here in paris the government is also imposing more restrictions jim school falls and swimming pools will close and balls will have to stop serving at 10 o'clock at night this cafe owner says the new rules are confusing we don't understand at all why only bars bars and restaurants in our culture there a place for people to come together a place where you can go after work to relax if they don't come here they'll go elsewhere they'll bu

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the those series of talks a couple of years ago was under the auspices of the vatican and even pope francis who has not really been that harsh against m a dura over the years has expressed that promises were not kept rather than as well in government so the history of talks with europe would imply that there is not going to be a successful outcome here and that's what vice president pencil in the united states was saying you know just a day ago was that the talks there should be no talks and then today the state department said that if there are talks that the talks should be focused on the exit of madeira only nothing else to mexico now where wreckage levels of violence and people's frustration with the police is inability to tackle it are driving a surge in vigilante justice rights groups say at least 121 people have been killed by an angry mob since the start of 2015 mannion rapido has more from take comma a mexico. on the streets of a neighborhood in the state of mexico closely least is meeting residents reeses a leader of a neighborhood watch group set up in response to a growing crime

also francis out at the u.s. threat sansa pushes ahead with plans to tax internet giants and we're in southern if you hope you're to examine the impact of a water crisis on rural communities and joining us for us good news from england's cash for the strength here in the cricket world cup semifinals plus serena williams goes for a spot in her in that wimbledon final the day after mixed doubles run with i'm sorry comes 20. welcome to the news of the u.k. government says a rainy and boats have tried to obstruct a british oil tanker in the strait of hormuz it says the 3 iranian vessels turned away after a british navy warship intervened and gave a verbal warning iran has denied any confrontation with the british vessel that iran has been threatening to retaliate since british marines seized an iranian oil tanker in waters near gibraltar last week was obvious danding buying for us in tehran to give us full reaction from there we'll go to lawrence leigh in london to gauge what's going on in there of course another int

pope francis is here. he worked to revise the church. choir sang hymns, while over 1,700 priests took part in the mass. the 78-year-old pontiff dubbed this people's pope said reconciliation is important in a country struggling to come to terms with the end of almost 30 years of civil war. >> [ inaudible ] not discrimination hatred and violence, but in respect for the sacredness of life respect for the dignity and freedom of [ inaudible ] and robbing commitment to the wealth of all. >> reporter: catholics are a minority in sri lanka. they hope the goodwill created by the first papal visit here will help revive the faith. >>> heavy flooding in malawi has killed 40 people and left many more homeless. the president declared the country a disaster zone. the floods have damaged crops, washed away livestock and destroys roads and bridges. >>> to nigeria's general elections, more than a quarter of the population are without their voter's card. that means that possibly millions may not be able to vote. >> reporter: confused and frustrated. this m

pope francis visited philippine. in the threat of a storm force the pope to cut his visit short. >> drenched by rain, a devout crowd welcomed the pope to tacloban. this was a visit of significance on a person, religious and political level. pope francis' visit to a people who have suffered through intense and frequent storms was part of of a hope to push leaders to an agreement on climate change. there he is, pope francis delivering a message of compassion to the typhoon victims here in the philippines and delivering a message to the world about the devastating effects of climate change. changing weather patterns are part of the reason why life continues to be difficult in see side communities here. these women survived typhoon haiyan in 2013, and formed an association to try to help themselves. >> they look forward to the pope's visit, and hopefully the pope will put sense to how people understand poverty and the effects of climate change on poverty and how it really promotes poverty in lives of people like these wo

back to the subject of francis hollande. he has a number of responsibilities, the first from a security point of view to protect the citizens of france. he has made it clear that his priority was going to be to mobilize all forces at his disposal to track down and neutralize the two suspects. as far as that priority goes it seems to be moving into the final stages. beyond that as a political leader, it was important to reassert the unity of france. he did that in one way by leading from the front. inviting his open rival, nicolas sarkozy, leader of the opposition unp party, former french president defeat in elections in 2012 by francis hollande to attend the community cabinet meeting, demonstrating that this was a time for political forces to work together not a time for party politics the the message of unity and working together is something we can expect more and more. he will be stressing, seeking to emphasise what unites people in france than tearing them apart. the diverse society, a significant population of 5 million

pope francis is here to cantonnize the 17th century catholic missionary. he worked to revive the church under persecution by the dutch call lolizers. over 1,700 priests took part in the mass. the 78-year-old pontiff said reconciliation is important in a country struggling to come to terms with the end of almost 30 of civil war. >> not in discrimination hatred and violence but in respect for the sacredness of life respect for the dignity and freedom of others and commit to the welfare of all. >> reporter: catholics are a minority in sri lanka. they hope the goodwill created by the first papal visited here in 20 years will help unite people of all faiths in what has been a deeply divided country. >>> the former mayor of the mexican town of iguala has been charged in connection with the kidnapping of 43 missing students. there have been months of protests after students went missing. grieving families are demanding more information from the government which has been criticized for the handling of the case. >>> now haiti's political instability has told recons

. >>> pope francis has been to visit those who survived last year's typhoon haiyan in the philippines. but bad weather forced him to cut off his trip to tacleban. >> drenched by unseasonable rain a devout crow crowd welcomed the pope as he held mass for tens of thousands of people. this was a visit of significance on a personal, religious, and political level. pope francis' visit here, an area where people have suffered through intense and frequent storms is is an attempt to push negotiators to an agreement in climate change talks later this year. >> there he is, pope francis delivering a message of compassion to the typhoon victim it's here in the philippines and delivering a message to the world about the devastating affects of effects of climate change. >> a reason why life continues to be difficult in seaside communities here. these women survived typhoon haiyan in 2013, and formed an association to try to help themselves. >> they look forward to the visit as a break from all this, and hopefully the pope will put some sense into how people understand poverty and the effects of cli

pope francis does believe climate change is largely man-made. that's one of a number of political issues that he's been tackling in this visit to the philippines. >> so characteristic pope francis by the sound of it, harry. this is a man that we have come to appreciate as being one who doesn't shy away from those controversial issues. >> reporter: that's right. and that's been very much his modus operandi here in the philippines from the very first public engagement that he had on friday morning when he met politicians, including the president acquino. he said then that there had to be a real serious effort to tackle corruption. there was a scandal of inequality in this country. the president said that some of the other politicians listening might have found that somewhat offensive. or even shocking when the president gave his support to the comments, but also started talking about some of the criticism that catholic bishops have been throwing the way at the president's own administration such as the government's recent bill now law to insure th

almost a million sri lankans celebrate pope francis who calls for reconciliation. >> coming up, a story on a threatened species only found in these waters that could hold a secret to saving human lives. >> and in sports, ivory coast striker becomes the first big-money move in the january transfer window. more in sports ahead with raul. the united nations is appealling for help to deal with freezing water that has swept across the military. 7million syrians inside and outside of the country are in desperate need of help. that includes the 3.8 million who are now living in neighboring nations. 1.6million are in turkey. another 1.1 million in lebanon. while 622,000 syrians are in jordan. 233,000 are in iraq. and 136,000 syrians are in egypt. nicole johnson reports from bay beirut in lebanon. >> it's freezing cold in aleppo, and they're desperately trying to stay warm. without wood and fuel he can't he has no choice but to use whatever he can find. >> we have no money. so we were forced to break our furniture for heating. we have no relatives here. they have all gone away. >> aleppo used to

francis hollande has called for an emergency meeting. what do you think would be his next steps? >> well i think he'll - clearly the first thing will be to ascertain who did this. as i said before while we don't know for certain, there i think, going to be an element of assumption that this is likely to have been carried out by people who are on some level or another against "charlie hebdo' characterisation of muslims over time. that is what "charlie hebdo" as a magazine is known for, it's not only that they are rude about anyone they are rude about francis hollande christians, andextreme islamists and feel that it's their rite to say what they like about anybody. they have been targeted over time by muslim groups who have felt wronged by "charlie hebdo" to have attacked their religion and they have been condemned by politicians for attacking islam saying that they shouldn't do it because it's like holding a red rag to a bull. an hour before the attack "charlie hebb doe" put the i.s.i.s. leader on the front saying best wishes to him. it looks like at first clans it was well organ

pope francis is here to canonize a 17th century catholic missionary joseph voss. he was persecuted by the dutch colonizers. over 1,700 priests took part in the mass. the 78-year-old pontiff dubbed the people's pope said that reconciliation is important for a country struggling to come to terms in the end of 30 years of civil war. >> respect for the dignity and freedom of others and commitment to the welfare of all. >> catholics are a minority in sri lanka. they hope that good will be created by the first papal visit in 30 years to unite people of all faiths in what is a deeply divided country. >> there is more news on all the toys we're covering on our website at www.aljazeera.com. you can also watch us by watching live icon. that's al jazeera. the ghosts of men and women fill the wards of government hospitals across india. they stare silently - suspended in limbo between the living and the dead. these patients are the infected - victims of a contagion so lethal it kills almost one and a

catherine with al jazeera, southern malawi. >>> pope francis called on leaders in the philippines for corruption and he made comments in manila and this is a visit to the mainly catholic nation in 20 years and harry faucet reports from manila. >> reporter: pope francis wasted no time tackling politics on the first day of the visit to philippines and said the country leaders needed to get serious about corruption poverty and what he called inequality. >> it is now more than ever necessary that political leaders be outstanding for the integrity and a commitment to the common world. >> reporter: the philippine president has waged an anticorruption drive but one which critics say dis disproportionate lyly has leaders and they are at the cathedral for the visit and the sight of the man himself. >> pope francis is actually here. i want to be enlightened and want to be inspired and all the things he suggests are very doable and people can follow him, his example. >> reporter: new waves of excitement and expressions of love. but in the cathedral where he began the sermon quoting jesus words f

pope francis became head of the roman catholic church. catholics and noncatholics quickly noted that francis practices what he preaches. he spoke out on global inequality and echoed those sentiments by turning down the palatial vatican apartments. he's often turned down the papal vehicle for more humble once, and one of the first acts as pope was to kiss the feet of inmates. >> he is in a better position to understand us, you know, when we talk to him he can usually connect with us. you know? so it's like he's with us. >> greeted by huge crowds around the world it wasn't long before the pope took on a sort of rock star status. last year, francis graced the cover of rolling stone and in 2013 time named him person of the year, stating what makes this pope so important is the speed with which he has captured the imaginations of millions who had given up on hoping for the church at all. the pope's message is having a positive impact on his one year anniversary as pope in march of 2014 a pew poll found 85% of catholics have a favorable view of

. >>> the vatican has defended pope francis after he through a pretend punch. they said the actions should not be interpreted as justification for violence. >> reporter: pope francis wasted no time in tackling politics on his first full day in his visit to the feel peens. he said the country's leaders needed to get serious about corruption poverty and scandalous inequality. >> it is now more than ever necessary that political leaders be outstanding for the honesty, integrity, commitment to the common world. >> reporter: the philippine president has waged an anti corruption drive, but one which his critics disproportionately targeted opposition figures. away from the politics the popular devotion. thousands crowded the streets to await the first mass of pope francis's visit and the sight of the man himgs -- himself. >> all of the things he suggests is very important. people follow him, his example. >> reporter: his arrival brought new waves of excitement and expressions of love. inside the cathedral he began his sermon by quoting jesus's words from the goesel. >

there you can see pope francis has just got in to his pope mobile and is driving away. it was only within the last couple of minutes or so that the mass ended. it was a mass that he's dedicated pretty much to those who lost their lives in the typhoon of 2013. and indeed to those who survived, so scenes like this not really seen in the philippines capital for 20 years or so, that was when pope john paul ii visit tell the philippines. this also concludes the pope's 6-day tour of asia. ♪ ♪ >>> now, let's go to some other news. the united states has freed a prisoner held as an enemy combatant for 13 years he has flown back to qatar he admitted one count of conspiracy to provide material support to al qaeda. his lawyer says he only needed guilty to be able to return home home. >>> libya's triply had of based self declared government is meet to go decide whether or whether to send representatives the u.n. backed peace talks in geneva libyan factions including the elected government in have agreed to attended talks next week aimed at forming a unity government and at putti

pope francis has also called on leaders to reject corruption. he was making a number of comments ahead of a great deal of excitement and anticipation ahead of his visit. harry few cesc has fawcett has more. >> reporter: the first mass of that five-day papel visit is now over. it would held behinds where pope francis spoke in english directly to the congregation inside and the thousands gathered here in the square in the streets around outside. he began by quoting from the gospel the words of jesus christ, do you love me. to which there was the immediate response a chorus of yes. which amused the pope and he thanked the congregation for that. then went on to the serious nature of his message which is very much about fighting inequality and poverty. reflecting comments that he had made earlier to politicians including the president of the country. so it seems to be very much the theme of this first day proper of the visit. that along with the huge crowds we saw as i say thousands gather heard, very, very keen to get everybody the briefest glimpse

hope francis gets a warm welcome in the philippines on the latest leg of his asia tour. >>> and detroit diversifies, the motor city changing gears to attract small businesses with big dreams. ♪ >> it's a chilling and draconian sentence... it simply cannot stand. >> its disgraceful... the only crime they really committed is journalism... >> they are truth seekers... >> all they really wanna do is find out what's happening, so they can tell people... >> governments around the world all united to condemn this... >> as you can see, it's still a very much volatile situation... >> the government is prepared to carry out mass array... >> if you want free press in the new democracy let the journalists live. ♪ >>> you are watching al jazeera, let's recap our headlines now. nigerian president is visiting the heartland of boko haram after attacks on two towns last week. u.s. secretary of state john kerry described the attacks as a crime against humanity. >>> wide-spread flooding in southern africa has killed more than 70 peoples. large areas of malawi have been declared disaster zones. and in

when he arrived pope francis arrived in a pope mobile made in the style of the jeep half bus that is the signature mode of transport for one and all around the streets of manila. he spoke on the feast honoring the infant jesus and spoke about the family, adopt ago fairly traditionalist message on the family. for all of his progressive and inclusive language, he has adopt add fairly traditionalist messages in many appearances here in the philippines. there have been moments of controversy on the plane on wait over speaking about the charlie hebdo attacks saying there were limit to say free speech, scolding politicians here about inequality and corruption. for the money millions who came out on to the streets today this was really a very personal landmark in their lives and one to remember for a lifetime. >> shores in southern yemen are an escape from a for those from the horn of africa. those who make it still face extortion and abuse from smugglers. as part of our special series on escape routes, we have this report from the port of aidan. >> through an interpreter they tell us of th

more now. >> reporter: it was just across the road here at the cathedral that pope francis announced that he would have to cut his visit short. he said that his pilot had advised that a typhoon that is causing the winds and rains that you can see now was getting in the way of the flight plan and if they didn't leave earlier they would be caught up and would be a dangerous to fly. so he made the announcement, he made his apologies and he said he was personally disappoint. he was supposed to be having an intimate lunch with 30 typhoon survivors and listening to their stories and also supposed to open the center, the pope francis center for the poor. those were accomplished, however, it was done at a much faster speed than had been expected. he also at the cathedral behind me visited a mass grave where many victims of typhoon haiyan were buried. this is, of course, a much weaker typhoon but it's happening at an unusual time. typhoon season in the philippines used to be just between july and august, but you are getting them around the year now and experts say that's because of climate ch

this is the first papal visit to the capitol in nearly 20 years. >> reporter: pope francis wasted no time in tackling politics. he told an audience of politicians and diplomats, that the country's leaders needed to get serious about corruption poverty and scanned olous inequality. >> it is now more than ever necessary that political leaders be outstanding for the honesty, integrity, and commitment to the common world. >> reporter: the philippine president has waged an anti corruption drive, but one which his critics say disproportionately targeted opposition figures. away from politics the popular devotion. thousands crowd the streets to await the mass of the pope's visit. >> pope francis is actually here. i want to be enlightened, inspired. >> all of the things he suggests people usually follow him. >> reporter: his arrival brought new waves of excitement and expressions of love. he began his sermon by quoting jesus's words from the gospel. >> do you love me? >> yes. >> then thank you very much. [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: his main message, though focused on poverty and the

as pope francis is about to celebrate mass, christian converts executed in the 19th century. he made a global appeal for compassion and solidarity towards refugees. well uganda has one of the fastest growing populations in the world. many ugandans want smaller families but for catholics this often pose east problem. malcolm webb has the report from central uganda. >> reporter: ful of the women here have recently given birth then they were referred to the family planning clinic. they'll each have more than six children. rose already has eight. she's come here because she doesn't want any more. >> translator: my husband does not have a job. i have no way of earning money. we struggle to afford the basic needs for our children, even a place to live. >> reporter: so she and her husband have agreed she should undergo sterilization. people who come to this house center can get free could be domefree condoms orbirth contro. about a third of the women in uganda all their partners are using contraception but the catholic church says all of these methods are wrong. pope francis is seen

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rocket around europe as the paris killings play into the hands of the far right. [ cheers ] >> and pope francis denounces the wealthy minority as we visits one of nairobi's 11 slums. ♪ >>> russia has questioned whether turkey has any real intention of fighting what it describes as terrorism in syria. the russian foreign minister made the comment after meeting his syrian counterpart in moscow. it's the latest in the war of words between the two countries after turkey shot down a russian fighter jet along its syrian border on tuesday. >> translator: we have a lot of questions about ankaras true intentions and its level of real commitment to eliminate terrorism, in particular in syria, and its interest in the normalization of the political situation in syria. >> translator: isis militants received weapons and free passage. we're talking about militants from several countries. they receive medical help and weapons from turkey. turkey made the skeps to shoot down the russian jet because it supports and encourages those terrorists. >> reporter: moscow will suspend visa-free travel to turkey startin

francis has set up a commission to deal with it. the committee says he must call on outside help and everything must be made public. >> the credibility of the church will always be at stake unless there's a possibility of having total zero tolerance, protecting children to the health and protection that they need and deserve. >> reporter: the report's tough stance will be welcomed by victims of abuse worldwide. >> for so long we have been disbelieved. for so belong we have been criticized because they -- the church said that we were only after money or we -- we are anti-catholic. >> reporter: this is a real clash of cultures between the un and the vatican. it's also a challenge to pope francis, can he turn the new language and atmosphere of his papacy into a change in the secretive culture of the catholic church? >>> after 40,000 miles and 123 days, the olympic torch finally arriving in sochi. it was the longest journey in the history of the torch. the celebration coming just two days before the winter games kick off in sew chew, bu

pope francis is here to can on the -- cantonnize a previous heard. the 78-year-old pontiff said reconciliation is important in a country struggling to come to terms at the end of almost 30 years of civil war. >> [ inaudible ] for it not in discrimination hatred and violence but in respect for the sickness of life respect for the dignity and freedom of all, and commitment to the welfare of all. >> reporter: catholics are aminority in sri lanka. they hope the goodwill created by the first papal visit here in 20 years will help unite people of all faith in what has been a deeply divided country. >>> the u.s. city of detroit may be on the road to financial recovery, after an economic collapse, but it is still suffering many problems. a major issue is the tens of thousands of homes that remain abandoned and in disrepair. and although the city is going through a rebirth, many are still leaving to find work elsewhere. so they are not quite out of the woods there yet, john? >> reporter: that's right. detroit is a city that had a population of 1.8 million peo

to see the head and be blessed by hymn. -- him. >> francis is here to canonize a missionary. he worked for the church. there was singing in two language. 1,700 priests took the mass. the 78-year-old pontiff dubbed the people's poke said reconciliation is important in a country trying to come to terms with 30 years of civil war. >> conciliation lies not in discrimination and violence but in respect from life. respect for dignity and freedom. and commitment to the world. >> catholics are a minority in sri lanka. >> they were created by the first papal visit in 20 years, to unite people of all faith in what has been a deeply divided country. >> piracy on the world sees continue to fall. in 2014 attacks drop by 40% compared to 013. that saw the lowest number of attacks. this is where they've been happening. 245 incidents recorded around the globe, involving ships hooded. there are attempts. in mali it's falling since the navy patrolled there. a criminal in all of those incidents. they have almost doubled in south-east asia. the main target is where armed gangs have been trying to

>>> pope francis's travels continues. this report from halo in the philippines. >> reporter: drenched by unseasonable rain a devout crowd welcomed the pope as he held mass for tens of thousands of people. this was a visit of significance on a personal religious and political level. pope francis's visit here, an area where people have suffered through intense and frequent storms is part of his avowed hope to push negotiators to reach a meaningful agreement of imports climate change talks later this year. it's said the vatican will shortly issue an encyclical on its position on climate change. >> there he is: pope francis delivering a message of compassion to the typhoon victims here in the philippines and delivering a message to the world about the devastating effects of climate change. >> changing weather patterns are part of the reasons why life continues to be difficult in sea side communities here these women survived typhoon hayan in 2013 and have formed an association to try to help themselves. >> they look forward t

pope francis wasted no time in tackling politics on the first full day of his visit to the philippines and told an audience the countries' leaders needed to get serious about corruption poverty and what he called scandlous. >> it's more important that political leaders be outsiding for the honesty, integrity and a commitment. >> reporter: there has been an anticorruption drive and critics say disproportionately targets opposition figures. away from politicians the devotion and thousands in the streets of the cathedral to await the first mass of the visit and the sight of the man himself. >> pope francis is actually here. i want to be inlight ended and inspired and what he said yesterday are very doable and people will follow his example. >> reporter: his arrival brought new waves of excitement and expressions of love and in the cathedral where he began the sermon quoting the jesus words from the gospel and his main message focused on poverty and the need for traditional catholic values in a society where church attendance following and contraception is on the rise. the philippine churc

pope francis there addressing around about 3 million people. >>> ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> a lot more to come here at al jazerra including the new home for refugees from fighting in afghanistan. but where is the help they were promised from government leaders? >>> action! >> cling up society with soap tv. why the thai government is choosing television to teach. right here on al jazeera america. >>> let's have a look at the top stories here at al jazerra. isil fighters in northern iraq have released around about 250 yazidi kurds many are elderly and have been taken to hospital in irrelevant bill for check ups, they have killed thousands of yazidis in its advance across northern iraq last year. more protests are called for in niger later on sunday. three fires were set on fire in the second day of rioting of the protester are anger at charlie hebdo's front page cartoon that depicts the prophet mohamed. millions of roman catholics in the philippines have gathered to hear an outdoor sunday mass in manila. this is the final event of the pope's six-day tour of asia. and his final day in the philippines, vi

>> so what do you say to pope francis, who just recently said, “you cannot provoke. you cannot insult the faith of others. you cannot make fun of the faith of others.” he's arguing that there should be some limits to free speech. that mocking muhammad is seen as a terrible insult by many muslims. >> i think that the pope, who is chairing a church responsible for the inquisition in europe, should be very careful talking about the right to answer mocking with violence. >> well, that was 500 years ago. >> yes it was. >> certainly in the united states there's a very strong feeling of free speech. but there are some polls that have shown that 79% of people in france believe that you shouldn't be publishing anything that mocks any kind of religion. so just as most papers and magazines will put limits on what they publish, they will not advocate violence. they will not publish pornography. is there such a thing as appropriate self-censorship, where we as journalists can make the appropriate decision say “well, some things shouldn't be and most american news outputs have