Heightened tension in kenya as a repeat president ial election opens amid the oppositions calls for boy costa. Georgiadis their homes are raman also coming up in the next thirty minutes betting farewell to a revered monarch bangkok grinds to a halt for king. Five day funeral. Brazils president survives a key parliamentary vote to put him on trial for corruption. And classified documents into the assassination of president john f. Kennedy all set to be released more than fifty years after his killing. Welcome to the program polls for the controversial president ial run in kenya and now open Opposition Leader raul has withdrawn from the election and has asked supporters to boycott the vote it comes as protesters have been throwing stones at police in nairobi is there a district the Supreme Court had an old the elections held in august due to irregularities well how did we get there. On august the eleventh who are kenyatta was declared the winner of the initial president ial election held
Iraqi forces launch an assault on last strongholds in the country. Logan on peterbilt were watching al jazeera live from our headquarters here in doha also ahead kenyas president cast his vote in the Election Rerun but an Opposition Boycott is overshadowing the process. Bidding farewell to a revered moment bangkok comes to a standstill for kingpin the problems five day funeral. And the Catalan Leader and the parliament are to meet to discuss madrids plans to take control of the region. Iraqi forces have launched an assault to recapture two key towns held by isis and ra in the west of iraq and near the Syrian Border and they are among the last strongholds in the country Stephanie Deca is in bill in Northern Iraq so stephanie weve got this offensive going on in west and what are your sources telling us the latest information. When it started early this morning there has been an offensive in unbar province led by the iraqi forces for quite some time pushing ice a lot of those areas this n
Alone welcome m p t w watching aljazeera live from doha also ahead iraqs Prime Minister rejects the kurds offer to freeze their referendum on secession as he travels to iran to meet leaders there. At least forty seven People Killed in an explosion at a fireworks factory in indonesia. And protests against madrids plans to seize control of catalonia as the Regional Parliament meets to discuss that issue. Violence has erupted in Opposition Strongholds in kenya where protesters are rallying against the president ial Election Rerun voting got underway early on thursday except for consumer. Stations remain closed over security concerns the police there fired live rounds and tear gas to disperse the crowds one person was killed the Opposition Leader ran a i saw his supporters to boycott what he calls a sham election the Supreme Court and all the first poll held in august because of irregularities. The. Requesting them humbly that they should turn out in large numbers thats their vote make the
Carry this is the news hour live from doha coming up in the next sixty minutes the president ial election is marred by violent protests and Opposition Strongholds at least one person has been killed. Protests against madrids plans to remove autonomy from catalonia but the next move of the regions leader as im clear postpones a key speech. Iraqs Prime Minister rejects the kurds offer to freeze the referendum on secession as he travels to iran to meet with leaders there. With the latest. Record is the. Level of baseballs world series body and i dont just. Violence has erupted in Opposition Strongholds. And kenya where people are heading back to the polls for the second time and in just over two months voting for a new president got underway earlier on thursday except for in consumer who were most polling stations are closed because of security concerns police there fired live rounds and tear gas to break up protests against the vote and at least one person has been killed twelve others i
And live from studio fourteen here at aljazeera headquarters in doha im dead you know welcome to the news grid scenes of gunfire and tear gas and flaming barricades as opponents of kenyas president try to derail an election that overt kenyatta has no chance of losing his bitter rival right refused to run urging everyone friends and foes to join his boy part were live to the oppositions heartland and the capital also on the grid rumors of a run wild in spain as barcelona and madrid try to stare its other down in their secession standoff there it is there had been talk that catalan president parness would call a snap election to break the deadlock but hes yet to confirm anything so until he does the National Government is Standing Firm with its moves toward seizing catalonia powers and a day most thais have been dreading dressed in mourning bly and fighting back tears theyve said a final farewell to their longtime king a National Father figure well look at the devotion and mystique surro