Independence. Opposition leaders in burundi are accusing the governing party of fear and intimidation they say there have been attacks ahead of next years elections the u. N. Is warning of further violence but the government has told al jazeera the vote will be free and fair catherine saw reports from brandys commercial capital bujumbura protected by when you can to cross memories of what happened 4 years ago remain true for this man he tells us his young son was shot by police while on his way to buy bread. Riots started in 2015 and pays n. P. R. Includes a run for and won a fair tom but hes opponents say it was unconstitutional street protests a failed coup vigilante like attacks and assassinations threatened to tear the country apart another election is due next and the believed father says people are still being intimidated by Security Forces and men. The Ruling Party Youth wing called him born in a. Numb way im talking to you is putting at risk if the police know what im talking o
The proceedings. We will have live coverage wednesday on cspan3. We have peter ambler, the executive director of giffords to talk about gun violence in america. Leader todd ruger, the and staff writer of cq roll call and kevin johnson, Justice Department reporter with usa today. Guest it was a year after that when the tragic shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School happened, 20 dead kids in their classroom, six educators murdered when gabby and her husband mark decided to lots launch what is giffords. It was talked at first. The politics of guns had not shifted in the way that we have now seen them. It seem like it was a step forward and two steps back. We had a lot of proverbial doors slammed in our face but we persevered. Today we are a Large National , organization with dozens of staff, offices across the country footprints in many , states. Host todd, go ahead. The democrats app taking control of the house and cite a very political popular idea behind gun control. Yet the bills hav
Museum, and also to all of you at home who are watching via cspan. We have this evening a wonderful presentation by lord browne, and then followed by discussion with professor Daniel Minisini of rice university. So without further ado im going to hand it over to lord browne come help me welcome john browne to houston. [applause] ladies and gentlemen, i want to thank the Houston Museum of Natural Science for inviting me, to spend some time this week. For someone who is on the boards of several museums and galleries, i have a deep appreciation for the role that institutions like this play in the local community and, indeed, in society more generally. As a window on the past and explainer of the present and a guide to the future, they are indispensable resources which go above and beyond what you can read in books. Houston is fortunate to have this place, and its a great pleasure to be here. As a natural scientist and subsequently an engineer, ive always sought to maintain a Broad Perspec
We didnt see any support from russia in the investigation into this murder. Thats. Existed is absolutely groundless speculation and this topic is being whipped up by the german media. In the stomach but you can trust and we were warned that this would happen sooner on 1000. Dollars i never thought that Something Like this could happen here and germany. The government is still discussing the possible consequences could be. Should. We need a coordinated European Response like we had with the script al case. Also coming up of nato and its family feud in the worlds most powerful military alliance lose tongues and open microphones can be a recipe for bad blood. Every different leader has teams who every now and then have their jaws drop at unscheduled surprises like of that video itself for example. On to our viewers on p. B. S. In the United States and all around the world welcome we begin the day with a murder. Here in berlin and a crime trail that may lead all the way to moscow today ger
Now on bbc news, its hardtalk with shaun ley. Hello and welcome to hardtalk. Im shaun ley. We use random trials to test whether medicines make a difference. Why not use the same method to find effective treatments for poverty . The experimental trials in africa and india run by professor esther duflo and two colleagues have won them the nobel prize for economics. Among theirfindings food aid isnt helping the poor, and the poorest kids dont need more books, they need more time. A fashionable idea wins the nobel prize. But is this really a story of failure of economists to predict the financial crisis, and of economics to offer Big Solutions . Professor esther duflo, welcome to hardtalk. In awarding the prize to you and your fellow economists, Abhijit Banerjee and Michael Kremer, the Nobel Committee praised your experimental approach to alleviating global poverty. How would you explain what you do . So the idea is very simple. So first of all, you take a big problem, like how are we goin