>> announcer: this is al jazeera. ♪ >> hello and welcome to the news hour. at least 27 dead and as many as 350 injured as two explosions rock the lebanese city of tripoli. anti-government protesters are back on the streets of egypt, despite tight security. russia urges syria to allow

a un team to investigate an alleged chemical weapons third quarter. and the trial that is gripping china. we begin with lebanon where at least 27 people have been killed in explosions in the lebanese city of tripoli. over 350 have been injured. the two separate blasts both hand outside of mosques, the first was close to the home of the outgoing prime minister. the second explosion went off minutes later near the hospital. al jazeera's correspondent on on the phone. the death toll keeps going up. >> yes, powerful explosions, victims, really the worshippers

who were leaving the mosques following the friday prayers. like you mentioned the explosions went off just minutes apart. there has been no claim of responsibility, but lebanese officials say the attacks had one objective and that is to create secretary aaron strife in lebanon [ technical difficulties ] it is really a dangerous time for lebanon especially at a time when the syrian war has divided people in this country. the divide is not just along political lines but sectarian lines. just last week an explosion targeted civilians. and at the time they did say that the area was targeted simply because of hezbollah's role in the fighting in syria.

tensions high. and officials warning that the country's security is under threat. >> when we spoke a while ago, you were telling about me gunfire that resulted in tripoli shortly after the explosions. what is the scene right now? how tense is it? >> reporter: it is very sense, tripoli is a city which is not immune to violence. it is a city where there has been clashes -- intermittent clashes over the past year or so. dozens of people have been killed. clashes between lebanese parties, those who support the syrian government, and those who oppose the syrian government. so you can imagine the tensions in the city. the army is deployed in the area. they have launched an investigation. sifting through the rubble, trying to understand who is responsible. but lebanese officials also have been trying to play down the

sectarian nature of this attack. they believe those responsible for the blasts in tripoli were the same perpetrators who were behind the attacks in beirut east southern suburbs. it is a very dangerous time, and defining or describing an attack against the surgent community could mean the start of -- of iraq. we could -- [ technical difficulties ] >> on seeing the divisions that have been taking place in tripoli for the past couple of months, how had security been in the city? and do people really feel like the worst is yet to come? >> reporter: the question is not just security in that city. the security in the country. following the -- the powerful explosion in the southern

suburbs, the security apparatus, they set up check points, they are searching vehicles. they found an explosive laden car, and they arrested a number of suspects. they are calling them terrorists. they say they are part of a network car bombing ring. they issued a statement 48 hours ago, saying what they are fighting is quote, a total war against terrorism. and those behind this aim to provoke sectarian strife. you can see check points even in beirut. they are stopping vehicles and searching cars. so because there is a real fear that the syrian war -- many will tell you the battleground is no longer just in syria. >> okay. thank you. let's go over to news in

fact from israel br it says it has bombed a target -- [ technical difficulties ] some of the missiles have hit in northern israel, but didn't cause any injuries. one of the rockets was shot down by israel's iron dome system. security has been tightened in parts of the egyptian capitol. take a look at these pictures. these are live pictures. they are the latest pictures in fact. anti-coup protesters have called for over 20 rallies, after hosni ma bar rack has been released from prison.

[ inaudible ] >> reporter: so i can't hear very well -- protesting down here. four fingers is to signify solidarity with the people who were killed -- so that's why they have chosen this four-finger -- >> all right. i do apologize for the connection with bernard. bernard. i'll have to leave it there for you with you. he was speaking from one such demonstration going on right now in geza. now let's speak to mohammed from the anti-coup alliance.

just tell us where you are and how many demonstrations and marches are taking place, and what your strategy is. >> right now i'm following -- i was injured -- so i'm in the -- i'm in the back office right now doing social media follow up. but, you know, we have here -- we have -- i have in front of me a picture and -- and live stream from different parts of cairo. there are different marches around all over cairo. there is -- there is -- right now in nashir city protesters heading from [ inaudible ] and [ inaudible ] they are all heading to the meet-up area, and i'm looking right in front of me now, there's [ inaudible ] and [ inaudible ] geza and

just -- all over -- all over -- every small city in cairo -- every big city in cairo, there are protests all over. and they all have destinations where they are going to meet up at. there are huge protests nationwide. and a few days following, mubarak's release -- >> okay. mohammed, but let me ask [ technical difficulties ] >> we have been in the streets ever since the military coup took place, or even before that. we're in the streets to denounce the military coup.

we're in the streets to protest against the viciousness and brutality. we're in the street basically fighting for our voices. every egyptian deserves to have their own voice, not to have people think for them. so we're in the street, basically calling for egypt's freedom just like we did january 25th, calling for egypt's freedom and political independentance. >> how long will you remain on the streets -- >> until the demands are met. >> will you remain on the streets until after the curfew? >> in different places have defied the curfew for the past week. so you are asking about today, there's no control over

the -- the -- the flood of people who are in the streets right now. if the people decide that they will remain on the street, then they will remain on the street as of the anti-co alliance, we don't know whether we're going to be on the street, we're just going to play it by ear, but there is no control when you have this many people on the street. is no control. we have seen after -- after the bloody massacres, you can't tell a father and mother or friend and colleague or cousin, their sons and daughters, and family members have been killed, and kay back -- go back home. they not going to listen. >> okay. mohammed who is speaking to us from cairo, who is a spokesman for the anti-co alliance, thank you. russia is urging the un

inspectors be able to investigation the alleged chemical weapon attack in syria. meanwhile un secretary general banky moon says it could constitute crimes against humanity. >> reporter: the pictures have shocked the world. what is happens equally shocking is that a united nation's team of chemical weapons experts is in syria, and staying at a hotel not far from the scene. they arrived three days before the aledged attack, but their limited mandate means they have not been allowed to the site. they are limited to go to the location previously agreed on. united nations secretary general

says the team must be given access. >> once again i call for immediate investigation of this latest incident. >> reporter: western diplomats hoped once on the ground they would be able to broaden the scope of their inspections. >> all of the indications from the casualties and everything else we have seen over the last 48 hours would lead us to believe that it is a chemical agent. these are non-persistent agents. they kill people very quickly, and then dissipate very quickly. so that evidence will not remain on the ground for very long. usually hours, possibly days, at the most a week or two. >> reporter: pressure to allow

the un team access to the site is mounting. >> our priority is to make sure the world knows the facts of what has hand, and that means the un team being able to get there and to investigate. now i know that some people in the world would like to say this is some kind of conspiracy brought about by the opposition in syria, i think the chances of that are vanishingly small, so we do believe this is a chemical attack by the assad regime on a large scale. but we would like the united nations to be able to assess that. >> reporter: russia has urged the syrian government to cooperate with the experts. john kerry agreed in a telephone conversation on thursday that an objective investigation was needed. but russia has since accused the syrian opposition of preventing an investigation.

the assad government has denied any responsibility for the attack. the obama administration says it needs to see conclusive proof that chemical weapons were used. fears persist of arms falling into the hands of al qaeda rebels. the longer the assad government presents the un from investigating the site the more powerless the international community looks. a million syrian children are now refugees. that's according to the united nations. 10 thousand of them have fled into north iraq which is home to one of the fastest growing refugee camps in the world. >> reporter: normally being described as one in a million is a compliment, here it's anything but, for a million syrian

children this is now their life. abraham is ten years old. he likes to tease his sister. he arrived in the camp a few days ago, and so far it's one big adventure. but for one so young, he said he has seen a lot. >> translator: we were being bombed and they just destroyed us. and now we're here. just want to back to my friends. >> reporter: according to one estimate 10,000 children have arrived here since thursday. >> they are identifying the school children and those with special needs, that will be relayed to unicef, and unicef after will walk on them regularly. >> reporter: this camp has a long way to go before it is

ready to deal with the needs of children. this camp and many others like it require schools and rehabilitation centers. just imagine if this was your reality now, or if this was your earliest memory. all of that requires help and resources. resources that simply aren't here yet. for now the children help out the best they can and play in the camp. >> let's speak to peter kessler. he is joining us live from jordan. very good to have you with us. the un is saying this conflict has caused the worst refugee problem in 20 years, yet they are struggling to find the funding they need. why has it been so difficult? >> this is a tsunami of humanity

washing across syria. there are many people displaced inside syria, and now almost 2 million refugees outside of the country, and we have already surpassed 1 million children. many of these children are not yet in school. they may not have adequate shelter for winter, adequate water or health care, and the host communities in countries like jordan, turkey, lebanon, iraq now, and egypt are providing so much. the international donors and individuals need to come forward to contribute to help out with this crisis. >> are you optimistic that they will be doing so, and you spoke about what the children in particular are facing. i mean besides the physical stress and trauma, there must be psychological stresses.

how are you able to deal with that aspect of what children are facing? >> well, the children are enormously damaged. many of them, of course experienced war and -- and the tension and fighting and economic deprivation at home before their families opted to flee. it may have taken them days or weeks to find a border they could cross and then they end up in a refugee camp or living in a host country in a country that is overwhelmed with so many other syrian refugees. the children are traumatized, they -- sometimes of course are required to -- to -- to work, to raise money for the family. we have seen problems like early marriage, in some cases forced marriage. so indeed the families are under a great deal of pressure. that pressure falls on the

childrens to sometimes provide for their familiar list or play out games on the battlefields they saw back home. so indeed it is a very worrisome environment and an environment where countries like jordan, lebanon, other countries in the region need further support, and individuals need to come forward too to help out the un and eight agency efforts to care for this population that will be in exile for years. >> all right, peter good to have you with us. thank you very much. >> thank you very much. you are with the al jazeera news hour, and there's lots more to come. we'll have a report on the fukushima plant in japan. and the gang rape of a reporter causes outcry. and in sports find out who reached the final of the

caribbean's top cricket competition. ♪ but first the chinese court hearing the corruption case against bo xilai is hearing testimony from his wife. he's also accused of trying to cover up his wife's involvement in the murder of a british businessman. hairy has the latest from the courthouse. >> reporter: day two of the trial saw him locked in battle with prosecutors and the prerecorded presence of his wife. in a video screen, she spoke of the months leading up to the killing of the british businessman who's murder she admitted to. she said he had been intimidating her son.

the reason for the animosity according to the police chief was the unhappiness with hayward's management of a villa in france. the court heard testimony from a architect who said that he was demanding $2 million for his roll. bo xilai insists this doesn't implicate him. he called his wife simply mad. he continues to make the most of the stage after forded him. the wife said bo intimately equated with the man who had given him the money to buy the villa. >> translator: he knew everything, when we needed plane tickets our family always called him. >> reporter: on day one bo cross-examined the businessman, securing his admission that bo

knew nothing of the deal. bo xilai left the courtroom after the testimony concluded. japan's nuclear watchdog says the operator of the fukushima nuclear plant is failing to properly monitor the storage tanks holding the contaminated water. tepco says that new radiation spots have been found other tanks. anita is outside one of the exclusion zones set up around the plant. >> reporter: it would be fair to say that japan's nuclear regulators were shocked at what they saw at the plant. words like disappointed and careless have emerged at the press conference, but tepco, the

company responsible for what is left of these six nuclear reactions for their failure to detect these leaks, leaks of potentially hundreds of thousands of contaminated water. leaks that the company perhaps should have definitely picked up, but certainly didn't have any kind of an inspection schedule to show the inspectors that they were taking the issue seriously. the problem seems to be almost too big for the company to get on top of, and the creative ideas to get rid of that water, the company seems to be running out of. 50,000 people have been forced to leave their homes after the worst flooding in russia have happened in more

than 20 years. >> translator: i have just gone to the shop with some rubber boots, and look they don't help anymore. >> reporter: sandbag barricades have protected some homes and businesses, but authorities say the worst is still to come. >> translator: the peak of the floods should be around august 25th. but that doesn't mean that the water will stop falling. it will stay at that level for a while. >> reporter: according to officials these floods are the worst in the region since records began. 600 soldiers are currently building defenses. this area is more than 6,000 kilometers from moscow. but the government is dispatching ten ministers to oversea relief areas. even vladimir putin has pledged

a visit soon. in the philippines people are returning to their homes after torrential rains that have displayed thousands. rob mcbride reports. ♪ >> reporter: life is getting better they sing at this evacuation center. a visit by the country's vice president to hand out relief supplies helps make it so. >> it is rather tough because of the calamity that we are experiencing. >> reporter: the people seem very resilient. >> oh, yeah, that's the pi pill -pill -- pill -- filipino. >> reporter: a wooden hut sitting just above the water. >> translator: i don't worry that we might lose the house,

but i was surprised this time with the damage to the flooring. >> reporter: she and her neighbors have learned to live with the same routine of evacuation and routine. >> translator: every time we have a flood, i tell myself that's why we can't have anything nice like a tv, because we would just lose it. >> reporter: as people move back into their homes, for casters are watching what could be the next typhoon forming in the pacific. in this household, life returns to what passes as normal with an eye to what the weather will bring next. well, richard is going to tell us in fact what the weather will bring next to that area. richard? >> thanks. we are seeing an improvement at least in the short-term across the philippines, but really the rain across the philippines, particularly manila was the

result of what was left of the tropical storm and eventually typhoon trami. it has extended to as far as shanghai in the north. if we move into this region, you can see here at the bay -- you can see a wide bay which narrows as we get towards the mouth of the river. if you take a look at what happens, you can see the tidal wave which was produced. many rivers around the world exhibit this. people get too close -- they are captivated by actual scenes, and they get get up by it. should i be all right here? yeah, you are fine? are you sure. no, i'm not sure. and that's what happens. as far as the general weather is concerned we still have heavy rain effecting northern parts of china. and the situation across the

philippines still looking pretty wet here. our charts certainly shows that, but the worst of the rain looks as though it is over. all right. in sports we'll hear the defending champions think about their chances this year. stay with us.

here are the top stories, at least 27 people have been killed in explosions this tripoli. over 350 people have been

injured. anti-coup protesters have called for over 20 rallies across cairo and geza. this is after hosni mubarak has been released from prison. and the operator of the fukushima plant failed to manage the storage tanks contained contaminated water. over 300 tons of water have leaked from the facility. more marches have taken place after friday prayers in cairo. and jane ferguson was at one of them. >> reporter: it has been over a week since the killings, but protesters are still coming into the streets. their numbers are down, but

people are often putting their hand up like this now. it's a signal, number four, and it has become a signal of remembering the number killed. you heard jane ferguson saying that there were smaller protests and demonstrations in different parts of cairo as well as different parts of the country. is that a different strategy that the protesters are using now? >> i think they are trying as much as possible to continue to expression their opposition to everything that has been happening in egypt, so they are disbursing different protests throughout the area. if they focus on smaller areas, this perhaps will try to at least stem some of the violence

that we have seen. but the military has set a very dangerous precedent given the force it has deployed so far. >> do you get the sense that these protesters are -- are they pro morsi, or anti-sisi. >> i think this goes far beyond morsi at this point. this is about egypt being at the precipus of returning to the old regime. if this prevails -- we're going to see the fear that come with the mubarak regime, complete with all political forces in egypt, but it will extend to all groups in egypt, and i think that is what these protests are about right now. >> can the morsi supporters keep up the pressure despite many of the members now arrested, morsi

himself now detained and mubarak released to house arrest yesterday. >> certainly. we are now seeing a leaderless opposition. these are simply families who have lost loved ones. people outraged that we could see the return of the mubarak regime. even without mubarak, but certainly a return of the culture and the climate that the mubarak regime instituted across egypt. >> politically where does egypt go from here? how do you see this playing snout >> well, we have seen the intended reforms to the constitution, and those i don't think will go well for the egyptian people. we're seeing the return of the old political forces, the corrupt leadership returning,

and i think this -- in addition to the emergency laws and excessive use of violence and force by the egyptian government, means that egypt is returning back to its old political ways, and given the fact they are doing this on the back of a protest going back to june 30th. >> all right. thank you very much. the crisis in egypt leaves the u.s. government in a quandary. the white house has condemned the crack downon the protesters, but there is no sign of them cutting the military aid that they give egypt every year. >> reporter: a fairly sizable protest by washington standards at the white house. these are [ inaudible ] christians here to urge president obama to stand against the muslim brotherhood.

>> the muslim brotherhood had their chance, and they did not do well for the egyptian people. we are supporting egypt go back to the peaceful ways. >> reporter: after this military crackdown, newspapers and a few members of congress called for the president to stop the aid. but will fighting back against the aid that was being stopped, the white house admitted in a remark that mostly went unnoticed, the u.s. is still giving aid to the military. >> the department of defense said the answer to that question is yes. >> but the department of defense didn't announce anything, and they have refused to answer questions about exactly what they have been buying the egyptian military. by law all mill fair contracts have to be listed, and if you pour through all of the documents, you can find since july 2nd, the u.s. military has agreed to buy an $8 billion

border surveillance system, spent millions to train military officers, and signed a contract for more than $13 million so egypt can replace engines on its m-16 fighter jets. at the same time halting delivery of jets they already bought. when asked about that the department of defense says ask the state department. the state department says ask the dod. >> i think dod has some good examples they have put out there. >> reporter: what u.s. officials have repeatedly said is the u.s. is not taking sides, but they are spending money to buy equipment. whether they will ever give it to them, all of the departments have the same message on that, it's under review. fighting continues in the eastern democratic republic of

congo. several people were seriously injured and buildings destroyed when mortar shells lands on thursday. but the government and the rebels have blamed each other for starting this latest outbreak of violence. the indonesian government has announced new policies to boost its struggling economy. the new measures are aimed at reducing imports and increasing agriculture and metals industries. north and south korea have agreed to a meeting for families separated by the war between the two which ended in 1953. and if they go ahead, it will be the first time families split by the conflict will see each other in three years. the have agreed to hold the reunions in north korea at the

end of september. >> yeah. yeah. >> reporter: retired businessman has been doing this for years, fielding requests from people looking for relatives in north korea and helping them meet. he had a brief you -- reunion with his brother in china. >> translator: they asked me to help arrange other [ inaudible ] but i had to run my business. but i started this as soon as i stopped working in 1988. i have helped more than 100 people find their relatives. >> reporter: the meetings can be risky for north korean who have to slip quietly in to the country. the only other way for families to meet is through the official

channel. the south korean red cross keeps a database. only around 100 names are chosen each time by ballot. the last official reunion was in 2010. they are always heart-wrenching affairs. with everyone getting on in years, there is the knowledge that this meeting could be their last, and such reunions depend on the state of interkorean nations. >> reporter: two meetings have been arranged. the years of separation have been hard for many families. >> translator: separated families do not know where their mother and father's tombs are located or whether they are

alive or dead. >> reporter: but he works on tirelessly, driven to help others like himself. even though he believes his organization will become irrelevant in the coming years, because by then those old enough to remember their relatives in the north will have passed away. police in india have launched a manhunt for four men suspected of taking part in the gang rape of a young journalist. the incident is drawing comparisons with the fatal attack on a student that sparked nationwide protests. >> reporter: yet another gang rape in india. this time a journal list was attacked while she was on assignment. her male colleague was tied and beaten while the young woman was raped. police have released sketches of

the suspect. >> translator: all of the teams duties were divided, and we wondered who could go to such places, because people don't generally go to such places even in the daytime. all of the suspects have been identified. >> reporter: this latest attack comes eight months after a vicious gang rape in new delhi sparked nationwide protests. the young women in that case, died. sexual assault laws in the country were reformed, but opposition politicians say little as changed. >> i don't know what is happening. there is no fear of law in the mind of people because they don't get punished. they get -- get away with it. >> reporter: the residents are shocked by the attack. >> we prided ourselves on living in a very safe city, but nowadays what is happening is un-understandable to me.

what is going through people's minds when they behave like this towards women, children, and other people? so it is because there are too many people in the city? >> reporter: police have promised to throw their full weight behind the investigation as the young victim recovers in hospital. a state of emergency has been declared as a wildfire burns out of control near yosemite national park in the us state of california. residents and tourists have been told to leave the area. firefighters have been trying for a week to try to tackle that fire. seven bodies have been discovered in a grave at a park outside of mexico city, and police are trying to find out if the remains belong to members of a group of young people who were kidnapped from a bar in may. and the mexican city of

juarez once had the highest murder rates in the world, but things are slowly changing. >> reporter: life is slowly changing for these residences. you can see it on the faces of these women. something unthinkable. few dared t to leave their homes after the sun went down. at the other end of the park, this father leads a memorial service for families who lost loved ones. he said the community is caught between a painful past and an uncertain future. >> translator: we have lost 10,000 lives. and now we are trying to reconstruct this community. but we don't have the support. >> reporter: he recognizes the government spent money, but he

says it's not enough to change the root cause of violence, nearly half a million people living in poverty. security remains the priority. when the retired colonel was brought in as police chief, the number of arrests shot up. police tactics remain controversial. this sign says bedemand justice and shop the abuses. these protests have been happening almost on a daily basis. and all of these people here say that members of their family have been detained and thrown in jail without any evidence. >> one active duty officer said the force remains above the law. >> translator: torture methods included suffocating suspects with plastic bags using a wet rag tos a suffocate them.

deep mistrust is another part of the legacy that the father worries about. >> translator: we have told the children that they will be able to earn money honestly, to say no to corruption, no to drugs. so what happens if you can't sustain this? you kill hope, which is the most important thing. >> reporter: a warning that if juarez is ignored and forgotten, the city and country will pay the price again. still to come in this news hour in sport the your row league produces some world-class goaling, and we'll be here with the best of the action coming up. ♪

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♪ well as many industries fall on tough times across europe, there's one that is rapidly growing. wine makers in the uk are doing brisk business, and that is due to, believe it or not, the weather. >> reporter: the uk is known for many things like the beatles, westminster, wimbledon, but wine? really? >> yes, really. we discovered we fake a fantastic sparkling wine in this country. >> reporter: this is his vineyard in southern england. one of a rapidly growing number springing up.

>> english sparkling wines have been winning top awards over the past few years because the quality is fantastic. >> reporter: there are lots of opportunities to convince the connoisseurs british is the best. conditions for growing grapes right now are perfect. this country has just gone through a bit of a mini heat wave. and what everybody here is aware of is how unpredictable the british weather is. last summer it was miserable, and the yield as a result was pretty horrendous. the uk's wine industry is still tiny compared to others. neighboring france has 110,000 vineyards and 27,000 wineries, more history, more experience

and for the uk that means there is still a lot to learn. >> we have been going for 60 years. they have been growing grapes in some parts of the world for thousands of years, so we don't have the experience or the perfect answer to how to get good commercial yields. >> reporter: the rest of the world is unlikely to be too concerned about the tiny competitor, for now theuk will just take big ambition. now here is andy. >> thank you so much. australia's cricket team is looking to make the push they need against england. england have lost two wickets so far. england the loss after australia's first first quarter total. so far england have an unassailable 3-0 series lead.

trinidad and tobago, a home advantage for this semifinal, but the batting lineup completely failed. easing to a 7-wicket win with more than three to spare. and the scoop shot for 6. later on jamaica and barbados will meet. the jamaican anti-doping committee fires back on the claims that their team could be banned from the olympics. a number of jamaican athletes have failed tests in the last week. they said in a statement . . .

well 12 world champions have been back in action at the diamond league in stockholm. the 400-meter champion just one of them. it was almost a second down on his winning time in moscow. and the kenyan followed up her major title win with another victory there. six of australia's top swimmers have been given a final warning. an official investigation has said they could still be banned for the rio games. they have been given bans for their behavior at a training camp at the landon games. they were also criticized for their attitude towards female teammates. >> the found that the done

conduct was disreputable. he found the lighter conduct, which involved behavior towards some female swimmers in the team were boorish, selfish, obnoxious and disrespectful. ryan braun has normally apologized for using performance-enhancing drugs. braun spent months denying his drug use before recently admitting his guilt. he said a combination of feeling self righteous and having a lot of unjustified anger lead me to act in the way i did. the second half of the belgian grand prix has just finished. the belgian finished with the quickest lap time. thursday saw the final

playoff round for the europe league. they beat romanian team in this first leg match. this was swansy's first european match. in more than 20 years they are back to premier league action on sunday. grabbing a late consolation. and there was the strike of the game. 30 matches in total have been played. still no news on if or when gareth bail will be heading to real madrid. >> the team is changing and adapting to its new players. i think it was good to -- to test a few things as well.

and you know -- in the end we wanted to get a result here that could put us in a good position for the second leg, and i think we achieved it. >> kevin has taken an early lead in the pga fedex playoffs. tiger woods also in good shape. some pretty wet conditions in new jersey. roary maccel roy fit three double bogeys. woods is three shots behind stadler and 4 under. top three all black number tens all out with injury, meaning taylor will take his debut. the opening rugby championship match was last saturday. >> hopefully he has found it pretty easy to come up to speed with things. but at the end of the day he is

in the number 10 spot, he has got to control things, and i know from my experience with the crusaders he has the ability to do that. defending us open champion andy faces a possible match ipo in the semifinals this year. serena williams the top seed and defending champion. she has a tough match against the french player. for murray it will be the first time he has ever defended a grand slam title. >> yeah, it's a new experience, and my edge and the number of years i have been on tour, it's not often you get new experiences. so i don't know how i'll deal with the pressure and how i'll feel on monday. i'm expecting to be nervous, but this week it has just been a bit different.

>> yeah, it's important when i come here to feel really good. i'm definitely feeling better than i have in the past, but i also just want to improve and have fun. that's what i want to do this year is enjoy myself. i tend to do my best when i enjoy myself and have fun. you can check out more on our website, aljazeera.com/sport. also you can get in touch with us on twitter and facebook. >> thank you very much. russian cosmo knots aboard the space station have been going on a space walk. they tried to swap old laser equipment for a new telescope mount. that operation lasted about six hours, but they ran into trouble and had to give up unfortunately. we're back in just a moment with more news.

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i'm richelle carey here is the headlines at this hour. international outrage is building as the civil war rages on in syria. russia is calling on the syrian government to allow un inspectors to investigate a suspected chemical attack that killed hundreds. meanwhile the country's refugee crisis has reached a milestone, an estimated 1 million children have been forced to flee. at least 13 people have been killed from two bomb blasts in tripoli. one of the bombs exploded as people were coming out of a mosque after friday prayers. and tensions are tie this morning