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flooding forces thousands from their homes in northeast china. ♪ >> hello, the un secretary general says un chemical weapons inspectors need four more dice finish their investigation in syria, and then they will need more time to analyze the findings. earlier, there was warning they any military action would require security counsel approval. >> international lasses that military action must be taken after a decision by the security counsel. that's -- that's what international law says. what will happen, again, i don't know. i do know that this,

the -- president obama and the american administration are not known to be trigger happy. what they will decide, i don't know. but certainly international law is very clear, security counsel has to be brought in. >> we have correspondents placed around the globe. we'll be speaking to barnaby phillips, and zena, and jackie roleland in paris who will be joining us. but first let's cross over to the united nations and james bays. the inspectors need four more days to complete their investigation, but really the diplomatic moves gaining momentum for possible military strike. >> there are lots of different tracks going at the same time, and lots of different clocks

ticking at very different speeds, i think. there is a new effort coming from the british side to get a un resolution. they want the other five permanent members of the security counsel to look at their draft resolution in the coming hours. i'm told they are trying to fix a meeting. it hasn't yet been arranged. so that effort is underway. the military clock is still ticking, because i think the americans if necessary will go ahead without a un resolution. and then there are those un investigators on the ground, and they say they need a little bit more time. >> at this time it is essential to establish facts, and that is why united nations investigating team is on the ground to do just that. they have completed -- as of

this moment, the second day of investigation. just days after the attacks, they have collected valuable samples and interviewed a number of victims and witnesses. the team needs time to do their job. that is why earlier today, right here, i said give peace a chance. give diplomacy a chance. stop fighting and start talking. >> that was ban ki-moon speaking earlier on, before that you and i were talking there was a press conference in geneva, and i got the sense that he was trying to push for a political solution to this crisis. >> yeah, i think these are important interventions from these two figures because all of the western nations in recent

months have been saying he is the man, he can immediate the solution. they have also been pushing very, very hard for the mission of these weapons inspectors. right now you have him doing his work, and the weapons inspectors for the very first time actually at the scene taking samples, and you hear bankky moon saying give peace a chance, and any action without security approval would be illegal. this is difficult for the u.s. and their allies at this time. they will try to go back to the security counsel to see if there's any chance of changing the russian position. in the end we have toe remember the events of ten years ago. if a u.s. president decides he has to take action, if he believes he has a moral authority that is more important than the security counsel, then

he will do it. >> okay. james thank you. the british piem minister david cameron has been holding a security meeting with ministers as well as his senior advisors to discuss a response to the aledged chemical attack. let's bring in barnaby phillips. you heard james bays telling us how the prime mainster david cameron is pushing ahead at the un for a draft resolution or something along those lines. what is it exactly? and have they specified what the response will be if the chemical attack is prove tone be true? >> i think the point to make first is that it's something of a surprise that the british are taking this tact today of going to the un security counsel, trying to obtain some sort of

resolution, which would ultimately authorize the use of force as the british put it in the protection of syrian civilians. just two days ago william hague said the security counsel has failed to shoulder its responsibilities, and britain would be acting legally, by definition, in conjunction with its allies if it took military action at this time. why the change of tact? to a certain degree it will be the international pressure you were talking about, and reflect pressure here domestically at home. there is concern across the political spectrum both from the government and also the left-wing labor party about the course of action that britain appears to be set on at this stage, and there's certainly scepticism at a popular level,

so you have a government that has to be seen to go the extra mile at the un even if privately it must believe that failure at the security counsel is inevitable. that would certainly be the trend of all of the diplomacy of the past two years. >> barnaby thank you. well un inspectors are continuing their work in the region where several chemical attacks were reported last wednesday. and there's been yet more violence in the country. >> reporter: un inspectors are looking for evidence to determine whether last week's attacks out of damascus involved chemical weapons. they are taking samples and checking those who are said to be affected. the syrian government says it didn't use poison gas, and has nothing to hide. but western powers are now suggesting an attack is eminent.

some analysts even say that the list of targets and final plan are ready. the uk, the us, france, and others say they are convinced the syrian government is to blame, but the un's top diplomat is calling for patience. >> the use of chemical weapons by anyone for any reasons under any circumstances would be an atrocious violation of international law. it is essential to establish the fact. a united nations investigation team is on the ground now to do just that. just days after the attacks, they have collected valuable samples and interviewed victims and witnesses. the team needs time to do its job. >> reporter: but it may be too late with western leaders determined to punish syria for

what they say is an atrocious crime. the threat of international intervention has not stopped violence on the ground. there has been more bombardment in the damascus, and there is more news of suffering. the syrian national coalition is accusing the syrian government of using phosphorous bombs. live to beirut now, zena all of this talk about possible military strikes and military intervention is napping the international community, but what are people in syria thinking of the possibility of that. >> yes, people are scared. we have spoken to a few residents of damascus. they are stockpiling food, and

some people are actually fleeing. we have sources telling us between 9 to 12,000 people entered lebanon over the last 24 hours. but an official at that border crossing, saying that we still cannot describe this as a mass exodus. so there is a lot of fear simply because the military targets in damascus are situated in civilian neighborhoods. the military airport which has been used by the syrian air force while civilians live in that area. fear in regime controlled territories, and fear in rebel controlled territories as well. we spoke to people in rebel controlled districts, and they are saying if the west is going to carry out limited air strikes to punish the regime, what happens after? will the government take quote -- and these are their words, take revenge against us and use chemical weapons or step

up attacks. and what scares them even more is the talk we're hearing more and more about the possible they the west is not only going to target regime forces but al qaeda-linked groups. and those groups live among civilians. so this is the feeling we're getting both from syrians who live in government and rebel-controlled areas in syria. >> let me ask you about the response, then from the syrian government as well as from the opposition, the syrian national coalition. on tuesday foreign minister, came out and spoke, but have they said anything in terms of readiness for a possible military strike, and what is the opposition saying? >> well, yes, we heard the syrian foreign minister saying we are ready to defend ourselves, we will use all available means possible. he did not elaborate. but syria is relying on his

powerful allies. and there have been a lot of statements made that they are warning that the regions could be engulfed and this could lead to all-out regional war. so the government is banking on the fact that there is no alternative. and the west knows this. if the regime falls today there could be chaos. who will take control? we know the opposition is fractured on the ground. you have grouched which are linked to al qaeda. other groups who want to see a democratic syria. so this is the fear. and we spoke to some rebel commanders on the grown and they have been saying yes, we welcome a strike, but if the west is even thinking about targeting groups who are opposed to u.s. policy, this will not be welcome, because at the end we are knot going to replace assad

only to be ruled by the u.s. administration. so it's a very murky situation. >> all right. thank you. if president obama does give the go ahead for strikes his military chiefs says u.s. forces are ready. but what form could it take. >> reporter: the obama administration says it will respond to this, the use of chemical weapons in syria, but the goal, they insist is not to get rid of the president, but to second him a message. >> it is not our policy to respond to this transgression with regime change. >> reporter: they say no decision has been made, but it seems likely the response would at most involve cruise missiles attacking military infrastructure, not chemical weapon stockpiles. a limited strike is unlikely to change the direction in syria.

>> in terms of shifting momentum on the ground it's not likely. targeted strikes are really more powerful in terms of the signalling that they achieve. and sending a very strong message that the use of chemical weapons will not be tolerated. >> reporter: many believe the president left himself little choice but to respond. this was one year ago. >> a red line for us is we start seeing a whole bunch of chemical weapons moving around or being utilized. >> reporter: president obama has been hesitant to get involved in syria. the majority of the american people don't want it. and the administration is afraid of who could come to power if assad falls. >> then what happens? who replaces that? what happens to the aloites. does al qaeda gain the upper hand?

the idea is to try to calibrate a military action, enough to send a message, but not so much as to change momentum on the ground. and if there is something that knows how to do that, i have never met that person. >> reporter: the obama administration is expected to tell the american people why they feel they need to get involved. they will declassify some information, trying to make the argument that the world needs to do something, but only to a point. jacky rolelands is in paris for us, and france, is certainly adding its voice to the u.s. and the uk, staying that strikes in syria are a possibility. what is happening over there? >> the president has been meeting with his defense counsel earlier on wednesday, and that brings together the prime minister, the defense minister,

and the foreign minister, and also the chief of the armed forces. clearly when you have that kind of level of people, particularly people intimately involved in the military, then they must have been discussing some possible logistical considerations for if france is to get involved in some kind of joint intervention involving, for example, the united states and the united kingdom. now at the end of that meeting, the foreign minister came out. he really didn't have anything concrete to add to the kind of condemnations and the accusations against the syrian authorities, which we heard from the president yesterday. the minister simply said that the government will be watching the situation in syria hour before hour, and the president will take as he put it all necessary decisions at an appropriate time. one thing that is worth noting is that parliament has been recalled a week today, so that's next wednesday, but unlike in

the united kingdom, where it would appear that parliament is being asked to vote upon the united kingdom's response to these alledged chemical weapons attacks, in france it would be more a case of parliament being informed of what the president has decided. >> okay. jacky thank you. russia has evacuated dozens of its citizens from syria, and warned that western intervention will have catastrophic consequences. it has organized a plane to fly the evacuees to moscow. >> reporter: a pretty colorful reaction from the prime minister who is a fierce russian nationalist. he said the west's behavior in

the muslim world is like a monkey with a hand again today in. they pointed out that western intervention in iraq and afghanistan didn't work, and it certainly wouldn't work in syria. and he said if you think that by the west bombing syria's military infrastructure and then leaving the battlefield for the rebels to win would sell v everything, that is simply an illusion. he maintains and the government maintains that the chemical attacks were care rid out by the rebels. why? to drag america, britains and france into the conflict.

>> the supreme leader in iran is saying any possible attack on syria will have unpredictable consequences and it will be a disaster for the region. what will iran's response be if this is a missile strike on syria? >> well, it's difficult to say what the response will be at this stage, because we have to see exactly what the americans do. the iranians don't believe that the syrian army had anything to do with this. they say the syrians were winning on the battlefield for the last few months, and it's the militants that have an interest in bringing the americans into the equation, so there's really no incentive. and also recent documents have shown that the united states during the iran/iraq war, may have helped them use weapons against the citizens.

and americans were telling their diplomats to -- >> mohammed back to what you were saying about iran saying that it doesn't have evidence -- or rather iran is saying that there is some evidence that the chemical weapons had been given to what it is calling groups -- insurgent groups in syria. how does iran know this? what kind of evidence does it have? >> well, if you -- if you look in -- in recent history, the un investigators who were investigating chemical attacks in syria over the last few months, one was delpontey, she said it's almost for certain that the rebels used sarin gas in these attacks, so in the past, the -- it -- the fingers were pointed to the rebels by

investigators, and now the united states and western powers are completely unwilling, and the western media is completely unwilling to even give investigators in syria a chance to see the evidence. and i'm sure there is a huge amount of pressure on them not to say what they shouldn't say after what has been said so far over the past few days. >> okay. >> and they have been making alling sorts of excuses, saying that the government has destroyed the evidence, whereas the bombs or the weapons fell into rebel-held territory. how could the government destroy the evidence? so the iranians are more than suspicious of obama and other western leaders. >> back to the consequences for the whole region. any military strike on syria would lead to a retaller to attack on israel. >> well, it's hard to say what

will happen at this stage, but when you weaken infrastructure in a country and commanding control structures, then there are more variables out there and more things can happen. but what the itself is definitely doing and the british and french is from now on the rebels know they can carry out chemical attacks and they know the west will blame the government immediately. so they will carry out more attacks with impunity and kill people, and the american government will come in and attack more people. i'm a survivor of two chemical attacks. in the 1980s, the united states helped hussein use chemical weapons, and they told their own diplomats to say the iranians were behind it. this is what we have seen consiste

consistently throughout the last couple of decades, and -- [ technical difficulties ] >> talking to us from theron, thank you. >> thank you. well, it's two years since independence was gained from sudan. but thousands are still stranded along the border. also ahead. the victims of violence in the democratic republican of congo speaks out. and one of the biggest groups from turkey has its team banned. that coming up with joe a little later in sports. ♪ but first the independence of south sudan in 2011 brought joy to millions, but thousands

more are stranded in makeshift camps still waiting for buses to take them home. harriet martin has the story. >> reporter: once south sudan's independence looked certain, martha packed up her belongings and brought her children here. the plan was to get on a bus that would take them the thousand kilometers to south sudan where she was born. she says she thought she would be here a week. that was three years ago. she is still here waiting for that bus along with thousands of others. >> translator: we have no food. i earn about $0.50 a day doing domestic work. i'm waiting for anything to take me back. a truck, a bahs. i would even go by plane. >> reporter: when south sudan gained independence, thousands of refugees lost their citizenship rights and jobs.

they were expected to leave. at first the governments of sudan and south sudan supported the cost of transport, but then the money ran out. since the money ran out, those lost in the queue have been stranded here. the terrible conditions they have been living in, have been made worse in the recent flooding, but the help they really want is for the money to 2r5 travel south. >> reporter: in the meantime south sudan has closed the roads. so now they will have to go by plane. the estimated cost for all is $20 million. one hope is the mainly western governments that supported the south's independence might pay. but the international aid budget

for sudan has been halved. >> the air lift remains the only option, which is the most expensive option, and since there are other -- other needs which we have to somehow address as the floods and the situation in the area, the budget for air lift might be costly. >> reporter: the reality is, with so many other problems to resolve, the plight of these people is not high on anyone's agenda. harriet martin, al jazeera. let's get a check on the weather with richard. >> more flooding across sudan and south sudan is really an annual occurrence here. we expect a lot of heavy rain at this time of year. you can see the rainfall pattern through the year, and last year between june and october, there was more flooding, we had

300,000 people effected by the situation. it is an ongoing situation. each country in africa has a very different rainfall pattern. south africa here the rainfall is concentrated and the current rainfall is tying in with that peak. and you can see on the for cast once again there is certainly rain across ethiopia, but susan and south sudan still seeing quite a bit of rain. we could be seeing some rain occurring further north across parts of north africa. we might well find some showers pushing across parts of morocco, and it's pretty warm too. triply out close to 40 degrees in the next few days. still to come, could history

be repeated in syria? [ explosion ] also coming up, the indian ruppee sinks to a record low against the dollar, but not everyone is complaining, and we'll explain why. and coming up in sport, how a form champion was toppled by a teenager on day two in new york. all of the details coming up. ♪

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ban ki-moon says chemical weapons inspectors need four more days to complete their work in syria. the inspectors have been continuing their work in the region where several suspected chemical attacked were reported last wednesday. a series of car bomb attacks in bagdad have killed many and wounded more than 20 -- 200. 3,000 people were killed in what nato called a surgical attack in retaliation for serbia's attack on kosovo. harry smith went to belgrade to talk to people who lived through those attacks. >> reporter: even in a city steeped in history, it stands

today as del grade's most famous ruin, and the cities authorities have no plans to reconstruct it, preferring instead to leave it as a reminder of a terrifying chapter in its recent past. [ explosion ] >> the ministry of defense building was one of the first to be targeted by nato. the precision and fur rosty of the attack reminded the world of the power of the west. >> translator: in the days ahead of nato attack on my country, i felt helpless. i understood that in that battle we could only be losing. i would advise president assad to do everything to prevent nato

and u.s. intervention. >> reporter: for generations war has been an all-too present reality. this museum in the heart of belgrade has relics of many past conflicts, including two world wars in the past century. it also has many painful reminders of a far more recent conflict. from 1999 its displays include american uniforms. and there were civilian casualties. 16 died here. one who was rescues still relives that moment next to the bombed out building stands a simple memorial to those who died. >> translator: i hope an event like this will never happen again. this was a precedent since an attack like this never hand before like this in history. i couldn't believe this could

happen in spite of all of the warnings that were given to us. >> reporter: there were many situations the people in serbia found themselves in years ago. harry smith, al jazeera, belgrade. a series of bomb attacks in bagdad has killed at least 71 people -- [ technical difficulties ] out shopping and on their way to work. more than 4,000 people have been killed in iraq this year alone and there are fears that this may be the beginning of a sectarian war. >> reporter: the black smoke is a telltale sign that once again there is murder in bagdad. witnesses say two car bombs went off. local people stand around shocked at what they have seen. >> translator: what sin have those innocent people committed? we hold the government responsible for such violent

acts. >> reporter: in total there were 12 explosions, 10 car bombs, and 2 suicide bombers. the tactic is becoming familiar. the bombs are time today go off either in the morning targeting commuters or in the evening when families take advantage of the cool air. analysts suggest it's members target shiite and mixed neighborhoods to frighten people and keep their sectarian agenda alive. it certainly had an effect, bagdad residents rarely leave their own neighborhoods. the prime minister has promised to deal with the violence, but these scenes are becoming a weakly occurrence. for the first time un troops have opened fire on rebels in the democratic republic of

congo. both sides say they will fight on. in a moment we'll speak to malcolm webb who is in goma. first here is his reports. [ sobbing ] >> reporter: the relatives, lost him to a conflict that none of them ever wanted. his men lay him to rest. he was killed in action in a battle with m23 rebels. the preacher tells the mourners that the mission must continue. witnesses say many were killed on both sides in heavy fighting here over the last week. but neither side will say how many. nearby at a hospital in the city of goma, this major was luckier. he survived being shot in both

arms when being ambushed by the rebels. >> translator: the m23 rebels used to be our soldiers. we served together and we know some of them personality. nobody likes that they mutinied, but the government is going to deal with them. >> reporter: he is one of a handful of wounded government soldiers here, most of them officers. there were more injured at this military hospital. relatives come to check on their loved ones. the government has provided some supplies for the injured soldiers staying here. here are mattresses, food supplies, and cups, and medical equipment. the injured soldiers are staying at a ward over there, but we're not allowed to film inside. the number of dead and injured soldiers is a highly sensitive issue. the health minister has flown in to visit. he is part of a delegation sent here by the president to assess

the situation and hand over the supplies. >> there is not very -- a very important numbers of soldiers what has been killed, and even here in the hospital, perhaps we can see that there is around hundred injured soldiers. ♪ >> reporter: back at the cemetery, the captain is lowered into his grave. his wife struggles to say good-bye. his comrades are upset too. they have already been through a lot. both sides have vowed to continue the fight, and if they do, there may be a lot more burials to come. >> let's speak to malcolm. he is joining us out of goma. what are you hearing about the latest on the front lines? >> early this morning, just before sunrise, the government and rebel forces started

fighting. they have been engaging in artillery rockets, and unofficially they had helicopter gun ships firing on the rebel positions, but we have just heard for the first time ever in this conflict, un troops have engaged with the rebels as well. they are engaging infantry soldiers with the rebels at the front line. >> malcolm, i wanted to ask you about the un and the more combative role that they have now taken on in the fighting. what are the implications of that? >> well, on the one hand it could tip the balance in favor of the government if by having a well trained, well equipped force on their side, on the other hand, m23 rebels know the territory very well. it's very hilly here, and they have fought on every single one of those hills, so we don't yet

know which way things will swing. but the political implications could be enormous. since they are engaging soldiers right at the front line, there is probably going to be casualties, and casualties for the un soldiers. >> all right. mall -- malcolm thank you very much. six people have been killed in the afghan province, and four afghans have been killed in as attack. the bomb was designated as a nato convoy was passing by. the egypt revolution that toppled the president was partly driven by social media.

but where are they now? >> reporter: he describes himself as a revolutionary. he is a publisher, but in his spare time he makes videos and songs with a political message. his latest project is a campaign called being heard. these young revolutionaries had a single message, topple dictator and bring a democracy. today many say those leaders seem to have disappeared. >> the military and the policiesover general sisi have simply silenced and turned off the volume on anything which does not support their narrative. we don't know who is for, or against, or thinks differently. we just don't know. >> reporter: his work has become popular on the internet. he says unlike two years ago. he won't take to the streets or

be part of the demonstrations. he'll say home. >> we are all under house arrest right now. >> reporter: political movement and protesters in egypt often try to become associated with an area of the city like a square or building. this is the famous freedom square. many revolutionaries say the people here are not what they used to be two years ago. the area became the epicenter of the pro morsi movement after the coup before they were violently evicted. so they want a neutral territory, a third option, or a third square. where are telerevolutionaries where have they gone? >> these days i think they are psychologically killed. very, very depressed.

>> reporter: the group third square has 20,000 followers on facebook. just as the previous movement, it wants to inform and coordinate through social media, but operating in a post coup environment is difficult. at times dangerous. he says many are squared and intimidated. he is urging people to bang pots and pans from balconies when the clock hits the curfew time each night. he says egypt has not been a true democracy yet. his latest song was inspired by a lullaby for children. it says don't worry, freedom is coming. it will be here very soon. coming up in sports, five-time u.s. open champion looks to make it six as he gets his 2013 campaign underway. that's coming up.

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♪ well the white house has again called on north korea to pardon and imprisoned american missionary. kenneth bay was sentenced to 15 years hard labor in april on subversion charges. the u.s. is sending robert king to north korea this week to negotiate his release. florence has more from soul. >> robert king is due to arrive on friday, and it will not be his first visit to north korea.

he manage to secure the release of a korean american missionary who has been held for six months. at that time north korea said it was releasing jung on humanitarian grounds. bay had been sentenced to hard labor, but was recently sent to hospital. king's last visit did not result in resumption of food aid to north korea, nor did it result in north korea returning to six-party talks, and the obama administration has said that king's visit is limited.

but this can be seen as north korea's latest charm initiative. the city in northeast china has been strengthening its dikes to prevent more flood damage. much of the city has been underwater since flooding began on sunday. 33,000 people have been relocated. harry is by the river and sent this update. >> reporter: standing here you get a sense of the scale of this effort. soldiers loading up these fishing boats with sandbags. these are several meters above farm land. and this is a secondary defensive embankment.

it hasn't overtopped this embankment yet, but has seeped underneath it to some extent. so they are either riding the height or dropping it over the side in hoping to plug any leaks. this area effects hundreds of thousands of people, at one point the river was at 56 meters. one of the fishing boat captains that we spoke to a little while ago said he was 50 years old, and he had never seen it this bad. it could take several weeks at best to get this back to normal. >> reporter: the australian prime minister is set to go head to head in a final debate before the elections next week. andrew thomas reports from the

seat of lindsay in sydney's west. >> reporter: people here tend to sneer at those who live out here in the sprawling west. it's not where the rich or beautiful people live. but it is where elections are decided. people here, most working class, tend to prereflect the per vailing mood. people's priorities here matter. >> small businesses are going to the wall out here. we need jobs. and our borders to be quite honest. >> prices are really going up very high, yeah. >> reporter: so he has not impressed you? >> no. >> i'm on the fence at the moment. don't know who i'm going to vote for. they need to really, really, in

the next ten days come up with something really impressive, otherwise i won't be voting for either. >> reporter: this is a minister in the current labor government. [ inaudible ] voted for his opponent next week, he won't even be a member of parliament. >> there is one vote that counts, that will be on the 7th of september. and i'll be working hard right up until 6:00 pm when the polls close. >> reporter: until then, it's all free balloons and handshakes. what is surprising is how many here say they still haven't made up their minds how they are going to vote. just ten days out from the election there are still people up for grabs. when they have the debate on wednesday, it will be the people in the markets they'll both have in minds. the indian ruppee has

plummeted. it has hit a record low against the dollar down to 68.75 cents. this comes despite the fact that india on tuesday approved infrastructure projects worth $28.4 billion, and that's in an effort to try to revive the economy and prop up its currency. this year the ruppee has fallen by 19% so far. but no everyone is complaining. there are some who are benefits from the depreciating rupee. >> reporter: this woman's apparel business is booming. she exports to the u.s. and is earning much more for her garments because of the 15% slide in the value of the rupee.

>> i have never seen it this low. >> reporter: but she doesn't plan to invest her profit in india. >> the infrastructure that is being provided is not enough. whether it's the electricity, because you are running everything on the generator, for the water, the roads, for the fact that you are taking three hours to reach where you are working. >> reporter: she wants to invest overseas. it's not just indeeian businesses that are concerned about the working environment here. despite efforts by the government, companies are still staying away. the government admits it needs to reform its economic policies. >> the prime minister of india sits on a pulpit which he uses to preach. he shouldn't behave like a clerk in a government office pushing files.

that's the impression he gives. >> reporter: with elections just eight months away, the government desperately needs to win back the confidence of businesses and consumers. their poll prospects may depend on it. time for sports news. here is jo. >> thank you. one of the biggest football clubs in turkey has had its ban confirmed. the european governing body found that officials helped to fix matches to win the 2011 turkish league title. they have been expelled from the league and barred from qualifying for next year's league. arsenal lead 3-0. ramsey put the gunners one-up on

the night. arsenal have now qualified for the group stages of the competition 16 times in a row. >> we completed the job and we had some problems to get into [ inaudible ] of the game, but of all of the second half, they control the game and did a professional job. it was not a very -- maybe exciting game, but we did what we had to do. >> in tuesday's other ga games . . . all of the winners will now go into the draw for the group stages. that takes place in monaco on thursday. well the long-anticipated transfer of gareth bail to

madrid could be eminent. the $134 million record sale of the winger could be very, very soon. he criticized him for failing to appear for practice. a big shock at the u.s. open. 2011 champion has been knocked out in the first round bay 17-year-old qualifier american teenager who is ranked 296th in the world, stunned the 11th seed winning 2-1. she has never beaten a player ranked higher than 69th in the world. >> obviously it's a great feeling to beat a past champion, and sam is amazing, so -- although she didn't play nearly her best today, i played

amazing, so i'll take it, but yeah, i have to worry about the next match, so i can't celebrate too much. >> last year's runner up swatted away the chance of dena, 6-love, 6-love. the match at fleshing meadow was played 24 hours later than planned due to heavy rain. but the grand slam champion cruised to a win in straight sets in just 93 minutes. a recent slip in form has seen federer seed slip. >> it's clear when you win everything, it's fun. but that doesn't mean you love the game more. you just like winning and being on the front page and lifting trophies and doing comfortable press conferences, it's nice,

you know. but that doesn't mean you really actually love it love it. that shines maybe through more maybe in times when you don't play that well, and for me, i knew it -- you know, winning or losing, you know, practice court or match court that i love it. >> the top seed beat lit wa wane -- lithuanian's player. shane victorino was the star for the red sox. they routed the orals 13-2. he now has 11 homers this season. this win extending boston's league at the top of the eastern division. and that's all of sport for now. >> all right. do stay with us on al jazeera, we are back in just a moment

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arabia for that. ♪ welcome to al jazeera, i'm del walters, these are your headlines at that hour. un secretary, bank i can moon says inspectors in syria need more time to do their job. today un inspectors have now resumed their investigations in a suburb of damascus. 50 years ago today, the reverend martin luther king, jr. delivered his famous i have a dream speech. washington will be honoring that speech with one of his own. thousands are expected to attend the event which started with a marc