Few days. But the aussies military says a couple stuck to death on saturday were victims of mistaken identity. And tell you how the threat of Global Warming is fueling a race to push to create the perfect back to terry in but. Pop art all hard all your sports including starting off in stara Lewis Hamilton will be far away from the f one season in abu dhabi action and reaction coming your. Welcome to the program al top story the Prime Minister of malta is to step down in january he made that announcement on National Television off the growing calls for him to resign over his governments handling of the investigation into the mud of journalist ethnic ironic 2 years ago earlier thousands of people marched towards maltas courts of. Justice in the capital the letter demanding moscow to step aside in the last few days his chief of staff has resigned after being arrested over the case and a prominent businessman fenech was charged with complicity in the murder he denies the charge politicians from a scots party met early on sunday to discuss his future and decided to back him but he now says he will resign in the new year. I want to see i was one of motors best known investigative journalist she had a popular blog famous for its punchy political opinions and corruption allegations some against members of the government it made her many enemies though it was very popular and even off death the blogs still attracts more views than the combined circulation of all of newspapers according to the foundation her sons and her husband set up in her name well she died on october 2017 when a bomb went off under her car just as she was driving away from her home just under 2 months later 3 men were charged with carrying out the bombing they have pleaded not guilty despite daphnes family and other journalists continued to campaign for justice the investigation went quiet until prominent businessman youre going fenech was 1st arrested on november 20th this year on monday a taxi driver accused of being a go between for the people who ordered the killing and those who carry to tao was pardoned by the president in exchange for testifying in court of divac to cabinet ministers the Prime Ministers chief of staff Keith Schembri resigned he was arrested on tuesday but released 2 days later on saturday youre going fenech was charged with being complicit in the murder he has pleaded not guilty well this was the announcement from the Prime Minister earlier. Definitely and if we do the greatness of our country is not defined by individuals this is greater than i am i will write to the president of the labor party so that the process for a new leader of the labor party is set for 12th of january 2020 on that day i will resign as a leader of the labor party in the days after i resign as Prime Minister our country will start a short process of approximately one month for the labor party to choose a new leader and new Prime Minister is also informed the president of the republic. Will join me now from valetta is herman gregg his editor in chief of the times a multi newspaper and who knew death need. So Joseph Muscat has now confirmed that he will resign but it wont be immediate he will wait until a new leader is appointed in january is that going to be acceptable to the protesters and of course to the family of daphne chronicle its. It wasnt accepted to such an extent that just minutes after the Prime Minister made his announcement and other protests has been lined up for tomorrow afternoon people are saying its not good enough Josefina Scott the Prime Minister has to go but he has to go today not next week or next month but today and this is pressure thats on president its quite unprecedented in maltese politics especially for a number of reasons joseph was scott is a very very popular Prime Minister he won 2 elections by a landslide he is hugely charming theory found the Ruling Labor Party and only last april may he won the european elections with another landslide so all this is happening just a few months after that and it has been brought about because of the public protests out there and of course because there is a case a very serious case were talking about a case of a murder journalist here which has gone straight to the very top right and so just explain to our viewers that might not be as familiar with the case as yourself why people are so angry with the Prime Minister specifically and his actions in relation to this case. Very simply joseph must guard is very Close Friends with his now former chief of staff teach camry teach him the last week was arrested a couple of times in connection with the murder keech can bury had secret offshore accounts with york and senate youre going fenech is the guy who was yesterday charged with Daphne Carter want to go to sea as a murder plus another of joseph miscounts friends. Former now tourism minister conor admits he also had a secret account with the organ fenech so people are almost saying much about his guilty by association now there is nothing pinning the murder to joseph in the scott but theres certainly a lot of discomfort over the find that keach can be his right hand man was who was until last week sitting cabinet meetings was actually being named as a suspect in the murder now hes been freed by the police or police or they have found nothing about him but there are some serious claims still being made about him right so this is really the concern is about the people that a surrounding the the Prime Minister and the business dealings that they have with one of the main figures in this case youre going fenech who has been arrested though hes denied the charges is it just about the Prime Ministers handling of the case or if could he find himself directly involved or perhaps the question by prosecutors at some point at this stage there is no evidence whatsoever linking the Prime Minister to the murder but i mean there are questions being asked there are questions being asked because the cambria now is being suspected of obstructing the course of justice there are claims that last week keech can retry to forward a letter to your going fenech what he was in Police Custody this is how serious is the cases so people are saying how could you have this man sitting next to you while you are running the country. Thank you very much for explaining that to us we appreciate it taking time speeches from the letter well to thank you well now the Iraqi Parliament has approved Prime Minister abdul abdul matties resignation it comes after weeks of protests across the country demanding that he step aside he will stay on low to lead a caretaker government but attention now turns to who replaces him so mona fulton reports from baghdad. After only 13 months in office iraqs embattled Prime Minister addle of the mahdi has officially stepped down yet his succession is mired in uncertainty according to the constitution the president is supposed to take up the office of the Prime Minister until a replacement is chosen but instead of the mahdi is staying on as part of a caretaker government. The largest bloc in Parliament Led by shiite cleric mokhtar the outsider must now nominate a replacement within 15 days its a murky and often lengthy process that requires consent from shia sunni and kurdish parties as well as regional and global power brokers 7. More than ever the choice would have to be accepted on the streets its a daunting task for Political Parties put himself face the wrath of the protesters the heart of course our own home. With the biggest block based on the last parliamentary election we have to nominate a candidate form a government with guidance from tied to al sabah we will cancel sectarian and political appointments system to give the right the protesters because the people of the largest bloc and the demonstrations are where the sacrifice has been made the candidate the people will be a choice as well. But in a lot of peoples choice would require fresh elections a key demand of the protesters we want to do so all of this government. Believed in tears the takers government or just say that the better to give all make. For their cause also. Releasing a new low for. Politics partys Parliament Member say that passing these reforms could take up to 6 months of being fully accept and fully support the idea of dissolving the parliament and having a fresh air. Action but that that you have to know that there are costs to stop or seizures 1st we have to go with it we need a government even an interim government or government before holding the elections this week we are discussing even past their new electoral law. Which is overseeing their elections in iraq the new election law currently tabled in parliament suggests an increase in independent candidates at least considerable power in the hands of Political Parties including the ability to choose the Prime Minister. Protos just say that his resignation is meaningless if they cannot choose the next leader themselves they demand a president ial rather than a parliamentary system whereby the head of state is elected by popular vote a demand that has thus far been ignored by the political establishment see one of 14 aljazeera baghdad at least 3 civilians including a child have been killed in as strikes in the libyan capital this happened in the swami neighborhood in the south of tripoli but it resources saying the attack was carried out by forces linked to the east and warlord who for have to at least 10 others were injured and then 10 people have been shot in an attack on a church in bikini several gunman opened fire during a matching mass in the village of the tury in the estrie gen which has come under increasing attack over the past year from on groups with links to al qaeda and i still. Well its emerged that a couple lynched by a crowd in the eastern part of the democratic republic of congo a victims of mistaken identity the man and the woman were killed in the town of beni in north kivu province where theres been a violent protest in the last week they were accused of being rebels but the military says the man was a sergeant in the army who was on his way to work the crowd attacked them after finding guns and bullets in their bags despite them having a child with them they suspected them of being members of the allied Democratic Forces which is blamed for killing more than 100. 00 civilians in the past month a u. N. Peacekeeping chief has been in beni where there have been protests against u. N. Troops. But here. We are on the side of the people of this region the congolese people are there any things we can do better of course they are and we will work on it are our partners with who we work with every day also thinking about how to work even more closely with us. Our d. C. Armed forces the National Police the authorities. Well as Catherine Sawyer is in the city of goma in the east india and says that people are now taking security into their own hands. It was found out that this man was a sergeant in the army and he was going to work in it to which is a neighboring province he was accompanied by his wife who is also stoned to death and their child who is safe and what happened is that they were boarding a taxi to take them to this area but the taxi moment was very uncomfortable because were asking to go to places where killings have happened places where people are fleeing in fear and when they were father interrogated people are saying they did not have answers that were clear that they did not have ideas as well when their bags were such there was military if the t. Bullets medical kits as well and so on and so they were stoned to death now what people have done people of beni have done since that time is saying that they were going to take charge of their own security so theyve set up this checkpoints in some parts and people who are coming into the city and via calls particularly those who are coming from areas where these killings have been happening theyre saying that they do not trust Security Forces enough to do this and to take care of their safety is also an ongoing offensive with the military and the u. N. Against a. D. F. In the forest we spoke to the spokesman about that as well he said that they are making advances they have been able to take several bases from the a. D. F. Rebels theyve also been able to kill one of the top provoke commanders but people are still frustrated theyre saying why is it that even with the ongoing operation a rebel fighters are able to come back to the villages and kill them. Still ahead for you on this news hour from london. Exit polls president marks the end of his 1st year in office with a big posse in the capital while others march against violence in the country. A new generation of russian women fight for Domestic Violence to be made a crime hoping to save the lives of women like alyona why theyre facing resistance and threats. And spot on an elderly eventa star and a balance of power wasnt enough for a little well reveal more in sports. Now both People Killed in fridays attack on the bridge have been formally identified by the police 23 year old saskia judds was a graduate of Cambridge University she was attending a prison a rehabilitation offense along with another graduate 25 year old jack merits they and 3 others were stabbed by osa monk on merit and jones were involved in the learning together program which connects graduate students with prison is to study criminology well the Justice Ministry has launched an urgent review of people convicted of terrorism related offenses have been released from prison after it turned out that the attacker had been jailed for a terror plot on sunday Police Arrested a man in the city of stoke on trent as part of that review just 2 weeks before the u. K. Votes in a general election it has become a big political issue as henri chalons explains. Only on sunday have police started moving vehicles from London Bridge because buses and trucks have been stranded just as they were when the attacker was shot dead by police of the murdering 2 people which is you know its on friday its been a still in the resort snapped countless times already by curious tourists quicker to move has been the Prime Minister sensing elect. Threats or perhaps an opportunity Boris Johnson is trying to absolve his conservative party of blame the spy being in power for a decade i think this whole system of automatic Early Release which was brought in by labor it was under and it was under that system the tenure of that ive only been in office probably projects so i think well you know you just want to tell you what i mean this wearing body has been one of the reason i think its ridiculous i think its repulsive that individuals as dangerous as this man should be allowed out after serving only 8 years and thats he why we are going to change the law actually the reasons why this man can was out of prison early despite being convicted of terrorism offenses are complex there are the particularities of his case including his successful 2013 appeal against his original indeterminate sentence adding to that years of legislation on sentencing and release from various governments including conservative ones there are less than 2 weeks till the general election not a good time for the government to have to admit 74 other people convicted of terrorism offenses have been released early on another political show the leader of the opposition was asked if he opposes the Early Release of such prisoners i think it depends on the circumstances it depends on the sentence but crucially depends on what theyve done in the not necessarily not not necessarily you know i think there has to be an examination of how our Prison Services work and crucially what happens someone released from prison the conservatives still have a polling lead over labor party in recent days its narrowed election campaigns can turn on events like this and how governments handle them or a challenge how to 0 london. Now the president of syria now has returned to the country 2 days after he was convicted of murder thats the berta say supporters welcomed him home despite a court convict. And of killing 15 political opponents in 1902 when he was the countrys military leader he was sentenced to 20 years in prison but the court didnt issue an order for his arrest or to say whod been on an official trip to china called it a political verdict. Security forces in mexico shot dead 7 more suspected Cartel Members following an attack in the northern town of the union on brings the total number of People Killed in the area near the u. S. Border this weekend to 21 including 4 Police Officers on saturday government sprayed the Mayors Office in the small town with bullets before being chased by Police Incident comes days after u. S. President donald trump raised tensions by saying he would designate mexican criminal gangs as terrorists well earlier mexicos president was involved in a celebration marking a year in office in opposition camp