>> hello, and welcome to the news hour, it is good to have you here with us. coming up in this program. >> shouldn't expect dering-- >> president assad warns there will be retaliation if the united states attacks syria. caught on video rebels say they are fighting for assad. gun battles and hostage taking in the fill phones have

security forces fighting muslim separatists. and fighters suspend the pull out from turkey. and the incredible fine. the first van gogh to be discovered in 80 years is unveiled in amsterdam. >> hello, and welcome to the program. we begin with syria. in a moment how big is al-qaeda's presence there, and is president obama going to target their fighters? and then evidence, new evidence that the iranian involvement in the conflict, a video found on an iranian soldier inside syria. but first let's hear from president assad. the syrian leader has warned the u.s. of repercussions if it does an attack. >> expect everything, not necessarily through the government. the governments are not the only player in this region.

you have different parties, different factions, different i, so you have to expect that. in another area where attacks caoccur, soldier go to hospital because of chemical weapons. we only have video and pictures and allegations. our forces, our police, our institutions don't exist how can you talk about attack if you don't have evidence. >> they have warning that an u.s. strike would simply help those who brought down the twin hours. he was talking with moscow's ally, russia, and they also have been taking their case to lond london.

>> as motorcades swept into high-level meetings there is the appearancecy of diplomascy going on but underneath is hostility. secretarsecretary of state, joh, a former prosecutor himself, said the united states has the kind of proof that would stand up in court. >> there is no military solution, and we have no illusions about that. but a resolution to this has to come about because the parties are prepared to come and negotiate that political solution. and if one party believes you can rub out countless numbers of his down citizens with impunity using chemicals that have been banned in nearly a hundred years because of what europe learned in world war i, if he can do that with impunity he'll never

come to a negotiating table. >> in moscow where they continue to support bashar al-assad, they see things differently. here the american drum beats of warning and threats of their end. >> more and more responsible political leaders share our view, that the military video will ramp up in terrorism in syria and neighboring countries and it will increase refugees. >> russia insists international military action without u.n. agreement is illegal. syria said it will retaliate. >> at some point a political solution is the only way forward in our country. but if there is any aggression, then the opposition will change. >> they have produced a coalition that broadly backs the

u.s. including 12 of the g20 countries as well as key arab states and the arab league. his work is not yet done. >> the obama administration has done it's best to persuade world leaders and it will now work extremely har hard to persuade leaders at home. opposition on the streets have been defied before in the run up to war, but that won't keep them from trying. except more protests like this to grow in the weeks ahead. >> let's go to the line about al-qaeda and syria, the claim made by syrian foreign minister. we're at the capital of lebanon that shares a border with syria. what can you tell us. >> the government really has been using this garment.

some saying that it's playing this card, that it's us or al-qaida. the al-qaeda has a group, and you have nusra and you have another group from the caucuses. they are no longer on the front lines. some have stepped up into mini states. it they are their own sharia courts. a number of demonstrators are demonstrated against them calling their harsh rule of law, the way they governor. and it's very harsh and it's not according to the syrian culture. the u.s. secretary of state john kerry telling members of congress who are worried that an u.s.-led military action would empower these men, telling them that they represent the minority after 24% of the opposition forces, but these men are strong

and experienced fighters. even the opposition groups, which has ties with the western-backed syrian army are not clearly saying whether or not they will take up arms against al-qaeda. but really the people we've been talking about in syria that the battle against al-qaeda will be their next war. >> these are the men the administration does not want to see in power, and they know it. that's why al-qaeda groups in syria are maintaining a low profile. they feel they could be as much a target as the military regime if the u.s. decide to take powers. >> it seems that the western powers have decided to take this unique opportunity to destroy some of the rebel groups against whom they have a certain ambivalence and they do not trust them. >> the u.s. has not said whether any of those groups will be

targeted, but some in congress worry that they might take advantage of any u.s.-led military action. >> secretary of skate john kerry has put the opposition in two camps: the good guys and the bad guys. that means those linked with al-qaeda and those with the syrian free. council. heading the moderate opposition. the obama administration argues military intervention would help put these forces in power. that's not necessarily. brigades have failed. groups not aligned use such efforts as skepticism and feel it aims to serve a western political agenda, and those allied with them will not fight if the u.s. calls the bad guys.

>> these people came to syria to help us. it's up to us to decide to deal with any group that is in our country. >> it's a loose alliance of forces with ideologylogical differences. some blame others for not helping early i don't know. >> these bad guys were allowed to take root because other countries, did not move fast night. >> the u.s. say the objective of military action is not to bring down the reseem or tip the balance enough for the bad guys to prevail. >> if there is an u.s. strike is it likely that hezbollah will get involved? >> well, hezbollah has not said what it will do as a party, but it has released a statement

calling on the free people of the world to get ready to confront and defeat the u.s. aggression. that's what their statement said. now many will tell you that if it comes to the question of the regime survival, yes, you will see it's allies just like less or iran retaliate and take action because their own survival rests and depends on syria's assad. hezbollah has publicly acknowledged that it's fighters are fighting along government forces. it is a fear, but lebanon has not been able to stay out of the conflict in syria. it has divided this country. lebanese applying themselves with different parties. if the u.s. decide to lead military action and if that strike puts the regime' survivas survival into question. >> a syrian rebel group has

released a video. it said it found iranian fight necessary aleppo. it shows an iran-run camp that is home to syria troops. >> iranian fighters on syrian soil despite being foreigners it appears they're calling the shots in a war that has arguably become as much about them as it has become about sirral. in aleppo, home to soldier, iranians control the communications, giving orders of where to fight and when. it's alleged that these are the first pictures giving how they operate. the rebel group that posted this video, this video came from a fighter who they captured.

it talks freely about their exploits. >> i've been in syria for a year. i've fought all across the country. now in aleppo. we managed to take control of the south of the city and we'll start pushing northwest. >> the video shows just how in control the iranian fighters are. they drive through aleppo freely, and when they pass syrian checkpoint it is clear once again that assad's army has little say about what goes on. >> where are your fighters? don't worry, don't be scared. we've deployed our forces everywhere. if there is an attack we'll confront it quickly. please, also, just so you no we've set up a checkpoint to secure the road. >> a memo posted on the wall base soldiers have been punished for driving too fast and damaging the vehicle. in this conversation another syrian soldier pleads with the

iranian commander to grant them with a holiday to boost their morale. there are other bases run b by them. and it would appear that syria's civil war is more of an international conflict. al jazeera. >> we cannot get more from the professor of modern and contemporary history of the middle east and an expert on iran. now that video shown and seemed to portray the fact that there are iranian fight necessary syria, and not only are they there, they seem to have--go so far to say they have quite a lot of authority. >> i'm not surprised with these kinds of images. iran proofed to be involved in

iranian and syrian crisis on political and military levels for different reasons. iran sees what happens in syria from outsider, france and iran, syria, iran sees what is happening so far is not just syrian. they want freedom and democracy also. it's this kind of perception in a way justifying this type of war in syria. >> what do you make of this video when ther there, there is. >> it's a good point. iran said it will not leave syria alone. hezbollah said he himself will fight with syrians if there is a need of that. that front, syriac hezbollah and iran, they see what is happening

and iran sees that unfortunate debates of striking syria is an issue, and iran should not stay away from that. >> when they say there is retaliation, would iran be front and center? >> we have to differentiate between rhetoric and realities. the question is whether iran would fight on behalf of syria? would iran fight on behalf of bashar al-assad? that's the question. i think there would be a question to be involved in such a crisis. look at the geopolitics of those countries. hezbollah said it's part of their political map. looking at the future what would

be the consequence of involving themselves more than they are now. do they want to be involved in this crisis? or do they want to be watching what is happening? the price would be high in the future. >> the geopolitical movements are very interesting. thank you for coming in and talking with us. >> later in this news hour we'll go to washington. also ahead. >> i'm david mercer here on the streets of mexico city where thousands of people have come out to protest proposed government reform. >> and coming newspaper sports, she's done it again. serena williams wins the u.s. hope for a fifth time. >> and the southern philippines

220 people are being held hostage by muslim rebels. members of the national libation front are fighting with government troops. at least six people have been killed so far. the group wants to establish an autonomous region for muslims. >> exchanging fire with fighters from the liberation front. the battl civilians running forr but some are caught in the cross fire. >> i saw them roaming around and knocking at the door of my master's house. they got them inside and took them away. they want self rule for muslims. it's broken away from the liberation front which has been in talks with the philippine government. the mmlf felt left out. >> we want the conclusion of

that. we want to establish our own government. not autonomous government but we want independent nation. >> a military spokesman said the fighting happened when tanks blocked an attempt by several hunmmlf members. >> our goal to secure and protect the city, and protect innocent civilians from being affected. >> the airport has been brought down and troops brought in. >> in guatemala 11 people were killed in violence which police are blaming on a criminal gang.

they're pointing the finger at corrupt police officers. most were in a bar during the time of the attack go i don't know what to think because you can no longer live calmly, peacefully. this happens everywhere, but it never happened here before. this is a humble town. >> mexico has unveiled proposed sweeping changes to its tax system aimed as improving certainly welfare. it's opening the energy sector to private investors. but these movements have been greeted with mass protests. >> three weeks of demonstrations, and no end in sight. it started with mexican teachers opposing the government plan to comcompetency tests. now they'e

opposing the changes to the tax system and nationalized oil industry. >> in reality what they're trying to do is increase the taxes paid by all mexicans in order to replace revenue lost by selling the oil off to foreigners. >> protest leader called on mexican to come out in force to express their opposition, and tens of thousands of people showed up. >> we're against the structural reforms. structural and education reforms. they only tell us the good parts but the reality is it will only benefit politicians. >> it provides a major source of revenue for the country and gives jobs to 160,000 people, and it's for this reason that people are afraid of what opening the oil industry to private enterprise could do.

>> but the government argues that transformational changes are needed to reverse the declining oil production. partnering with foreign companies is the best way to achieve this, and fourth bouy a company from sliding further into recession. >> with these tax reform there would be no privileges. the object of this proposal is that all the tax payers without exception will contribute to the nation according to their capacity. >> it remains to be seen if the president will be able to steer his ambitious agenda through mexico's congress. but with more demonstrations planned for the coming weeks, the road ahead will not be an easy one. >> moscow's kremlin-backed mayor

has-elected to another term. his main challenger got over 27%. >> we demand to cancel voting outside of polling stations and to hold a second round. if this is not done we will analyze more information and find out more information and present it in detail, and we'll address citizens calling them to come out to the streets if moscow continues to violate the voting rights of moscow-ites. >> they have made their name as an anti-drugs campaigner. it's one of the worst election defeats for the kremlin in recent years. a recent russian diplomat has been killed in abkhazia.

he was shot outside of his house. george gentleman claims abkhazia as it's territories. thousands protest in the capital of bucharest of using cyanide claiming that it claims a huge risk. but leaders say the mine will bring jobs. >> the constitution has just been torn apart. the gold is only the tip of the iceberg. >> norwegians are going to the polls to elect a new government. prime minister has cast his

vote, but others say he will lose. he said he would like to continue the job his government started. >> we have then during this eight years that we are able to take responsibility for the country. we have the lowest unemployment in europe. we've been able to come through the national crisis with a strong economy, and we've been able to improve the quality of both healthcare and education. we would like to continue with that. >> just a day after tokyo won the rights for the olympics, more good news. japan said there is more good news for its economy. the annual growth rate could be at 3.8% that against previous forecasts of 2.6%. the government is considering doubling the sales tax. it is sculptorly at 5%. the world's second biggest economy is slowing down. that's according to the latest fission by the chinese

government. food price inflation is much higher and in august it stood at 4.7%. we have this report. >> china just released it's latest inflation figures, the consumer price is up 2.6%. why are we talking about this at one of the largest pig farms in china? because of pork-flation. it's been the second driver for inflation. there is a pork preserve because there is a direct connection between prescribing in food pricspikes in pork pricesand so. >> pork is the main meet and the primary choice of meet for--mear

chinese people. >> in complexes like this, there are 60,000 pigs here. they are in the works of an american company that is the world's largest pork producers, it increases the country's reliance on imported goods. >> it looks like tornado season could be making an appearance. let's get more of the weather. >> meteorologist: yes, it looks like we're going to look at a hurricane at last. this cloud is tracking its way towards the west, and at the momenting it a tropical storm called humberto, tanned looks like it will track its way to the west and then further to the north carefully maneuvering away

from the cape verdi islands, so that's good. the main area of that storm won't make landfall. by the time it makes its way north, it looks like it will become a hurricane. and it's quite late in the season to see our first hurricane. the last time it was so late it was septembe september 11, 2002e saw hurricane gus t gustoav. we have this area of clouds that is not giving us a lot of heavy downpours. over 111 millimeters over some parts of switzerland there. it's tracking in far fresher air, so berlin having a bit of a shock with the weather now. it has turned. 17 degrees the top temperature on tuesday. lots of showers as well, and

that wet weather only slowly inching its way eastward through wednesday. many parts of europe staying cold and unsettled and again some of the rain is going to be heavy. that extends all the way down to the islands here corsica, and they could catch some very sharp showers. down in the southwest showers as well. >> thanks. well still coming up, still more coming up on this program. still going strong. the popular airplane that boeing thought was well past it's prime. and in sports, the bitter basketball between two baseball rivarival database bitter basebl rivals

>> hello again, our top stories on al jazeera. syrian president has told the united states to expect everything in retaliation for any military attack on the country. bashar al-assad was speaking to an u.s. tv network. he also demanded that the united states prove it's use of chemical weapons. no. the philippines 220 people are being held hostage by muslim rebels. at least six people have been killed so far. let's go back to our top story and that's the conflict in syria. u.s. politicians are going to begin debating on monday.

it will be a busy day in washington, d.c. and here's what it looks like. in less than two hours 1500 gmt will rally on capitol hill in support of strikes. at 1800 gmt, u.s. senate will continue debate against those strikes. polls show that they would be evenly divided on military action. and at 1900 gmt the u.s. house of republicans will meet as washingto"washington post" survy suggest. let'let's go to washington, d.c. kimberly, the senate is due to debate on this. tell us what you think it's going to look like. >> well, i can tell you what it's going to look like as a lot

of passionate argument before and against the president's request for authorization. this will be convening after a five. week recess. this is the first opportunity for many rank and file members to get their viewpoints on record. we know this will be an opportunity for vocal members who are opposed to the action, will try to stall it. harry reid will try to limit that effort. again i can tell through is a very strong vocal faction within the senate that it's trying to limit the debate. of course if you point out the president also making his case not just will he be giving the primetime interfere interviews,e his top war planning advisers, director of national

intelligence national security adviser, all meeting in the lower chamber of capitol hill. that will be a closed briefing but there is a lot of suggestion coming out of that group about intelligence. >> we've seen kerry go on the offensive in europe and of course obama is going to be addressing the nation at some point. how are the american public taking this? are they likely or is there room for them possible swayed? >> there is always room for them to be swayed, of course, this is president obama's strong point, his ability to speak, connect, and communicate. but on this issue it has been a real challenge for him so it's going to be left up to the president really to speak to the american people and make his case. here are the points that i can tell you are real concern for the american public. the intelligence. right now what the american people are seeing is largely circumstantial evidence, and there is real concerns on the

heels of iraq and the invasion of iraq on faulty intelligence that the united states are being led into that again. and then there are questions about money and tight fiscal budgets. there is a fear among the americans especially among the unemployed that the u.s. cannot afford getting involved in syrian civil war. this is coming from people who are having trouble putting food on the table, why are they getting involved, and this is whwhere he'll have to maketies case. >> back in studio, retired brigadier general in the u.s. army and secretary of defense for the middle east. as all these talks, strikes, debates inside the u.s. europe trying to be convinced to join

in and give support to this strike, we've heard bashar al-assad say that if a strike does go ahead there will be retaliation. in what form can you concede this retaliation? >> i think in a number of ways. we've picked up an intercept that iran is inside of iraq, and should an attack happen they should go against american interests in iraq. certainly their clients such as hezbollah could conduct operations in the region. there are lots of actors that syria could count on to cause trouble. >> would it be mainly u.s. targets? >> it depends on the number of countries who are participating in the coalition. but i think primarily the united

states. >> they have warned that any attack on syria would boost al-qaeda's presence there. is this something that the u.s. should be concerned about? >> certainly the u.s. is concerned about the al-qaeda presence among the rebels. al-qaeda integrated inside the rebel forces, is not helpful to the cause that we are seeking which is not only the ouster of assad, but bringing in a secular reform-minded government inside of damascus at peace with its neighbors. al-qaeda is inconsistent with that. >> another point that kerry had made was, one, we would strike, and then take them to the negotiating table or hand over your chemical weapons and we will talk. how likely is that scenario? >> well, probably unlikely, but it's important to stress what

secretary kerry is saying. there is no military solution. the military strike is a means to the solution, not the solution itself. a new syrian government at peace with its own people is the ultimate goal. that's the goal not military action. military action is simply one of the means that can be used to obtain that globa goal. >> would this not spark a wider conflict? could it be limited? >> i'm concerned about the other side that it's so limited. it's nothing more than a simple warning. it's like a cop pulling you over to the side of the road and not giving a ticket. i'm concerned that the wrong lessons will be taken away from a limited underwhelming strike considered by the administration. bashar al-assad will emerge from his bunker and say i and my

iranian proxies have defeated the largest government in the world. >> thank you very much. good to speak to you and get your thoughts. >> thank you. >> kurdish rebels have suspended their withdraw from turkey. saying they're not fulfilling their side of the agreement. the pkk said turkey promised to help the kurdish people. we go to turkey, so anita, what is the latest on that? >> well, it's a crisis of confidence, really. what it isn't is a deathblow to the peace process. the peace process that we're hearing from both sides especially from the kurdish side today who says this peace process is dead but what the kurds want to see is a great deal more effort on the part of the turkish government.

they have, and the government has said they've begun the process of drawing down their presence in the southeast of turkey, and they were meant to pull back in groups over time to somewhere in iraq and stay there and not engage in fighting in turkey again. the government says 20% of them have done that, and they want to see more. but the kurdish groups, the pkk and their political wing say the government has not yet begun to fulfill it's part of the bargain. there were many initiatives they wanted the government to start meeting. they wanted to see a scrapping or redrafting of the terrorism law here which has for years been used to jail kurds of all walks of life, not just pkk fighters but journalists, it's an instrument that will be used. the kurds feel to terrorize them as a population. they want to see that scrapped

completely. they want to see something they've been asking for a long time, kurdish education for their children. they want to see that threshold lower, and a few other points besides they argue that the government has not moved one single step to meet any of those commitments. and until they do they put the withdrawal on hold and they're waiting for the government to do something on the government side. so what you have is the crisis of confidence awaiting as the kurds see it, a gesture to reassure them from the government. this comes at a point in time whewhen the turkish government s enormously concerned with other problems with syria. >> and another problem for them there seem to be protests in several cities across the country.

how much does this have to do with the kurdish issue? >> a few of them, absolutely do. one of the very interesting things that happened during the june-july protest period was kurds found themselves standing side by side with a very unlikely group of new political friends, new activist friends and new straight out friends. they stood side by side with people they never would have met normally in an urban environment and found common cause with them. so bridges built there have continued to bring many of the problems that spurred the feeling of public discontent behind the protests of that period have not gone away. overnight we saw clashes with police in eight cities around turkey, and there is still clashes going on today. the police have consistently taken a harder line in how they deal with these people. so the tear gas comes out fairly early on in the event. some of those clash was say

about the kurdish issue, some of those, although not explicit at the moment feel concerned about the drum beats of war. some of them about an initiative to drive a road through the park area, so a lot simmering in turkey and a lot of pressures on this society at the moment. >> thank you. at least 28 people have been killed in two days of fighting between hindus and muslim in northern india. hundreds of soldiers have been deployed, and we have more from new delhi. >> armed and alert, indian soldiers guard the tent streets after communal violence claimed more than 20 lives over the past few days. a curfew has been imposed to prevent further clashes between hindus and muslims. >> we held a meeting with religious leaders especially those belonging to the hindu community as many of them were

involved in the conflict. we held talks with the muslim leaders and all of them assured us that they would help us keep the situation under control. more than 50 people including local politicians have been detained. the violence started after three men were murdered in a nearby village. the police say an amateur video showing two men being lin lynchy a mob. >> the video being released is not linked to us. >> the state has a history of communal problems. in 1992 some 2,000 people were killed in religious riots. al jazeera, new delhi. >> pakistan's new president has been sworn in. he has taken over.

the president in pakistan is a ceremonial post with most of the power belonging to the prime minister. plenty more next, we have all the sports. we'll tell you about the youngsters hoping to follow famous fathers footsteps. we'll have the details. ç]

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daggers are the symbols for century, and they certainly don't come cheap. >> this may be one of the first things that attracts the attention of visitors to yemen. the curved knives yemenis thrust in their waistbands. they have outlived dynasties and daggers refuse to disappear. a family that has been making daggers for more than 1,000 years. he does not see it as a business but a passion passed on from one generation to the next. this is not a symbol of the old days when yemenis used dagger in self defense. here it's not the type of car you drive or where you live but the type of knife you carry. show me your dagger, and i'll show you who you are.

the embroidery on the belt, the carving on the a sheath those who the person belongs. >> it shows yo you are genuine yemen. without a knife i'm nobody. we don't be look at their dress. we look at their gambias. >> it can be expensive. they can cost a million dollars. they are made of rhino hones. and they have to be smuggled into yemen. >> it has special powers. it protects you from poison. >> in desperate need of cash. he wants 4,000 u.s. dollars.

it's made of rare gold pieces. he says he feels a part of him is being taken away, but he has no option but to sell his gambia to pay their debts. most yemenis prefer to keep their curved daggers tucked in their robes paying tribute to an ancient tradition. >> and now we go to the sports. >> thank you very much well djokovic will see ralph nadal: meanwhile celebrations continue for serena williams who claimed victory over sick tore i can't asarenka. >> another sign for the world's number one.

>> ladies and gentlemen, you your 2013 u.s. open women sings champion, serena williams. >> it was the second successive year that williams-azarenka has made the final and came for a repeat performance. she looked to be cruising at 4-1 in the second. but as the day began to evaporate that temper began to rise. as azarenka kept her cool, leveling the match as a tiebreaker. but the champion responded in style, 6-1 in the final set securing her 17th ranked plan. >> i was disappointed with me year, to be honest. i wasn't happy with my

performance in the other two slams with not even making it to the quarterfinals of one. so i definitely feel better at least with a second grand slam under my belt. >> she's playing definitely her best tennis right now. it really shows how focused and how composed and how much she can raise the level. that's just really exciting for me, to be able to compete against this type of player who can be the greatest of all time. [ cheering ] >> azarenka believes that williams could be the greatest ever. let's see where she stands in the list of female grand slam winners. this is her seventh and puts her six in the all time standing.

chris evert, and steffi graff has 22. williams needs eight more if she's going to get above australia's margaret court. the u.sthe new york yankeest boston so, tied in the ninth when pitched high and wild and came off the mitt o, and allowed susuki to get home. >> michael walker pitched seven shut out innings and drove in two runs as st. louis beat pittsburgh 9-2. it was a three-game sweep for the cardinals. the pirates are one and a half games behind. sunday saw the first full day of the new nfl season. the dallas cowboys upset super

bowl champs the new york giants. tony romo with two touchdown passes, and three touchdown passes from eli man could g mand not protect the giants. pittsburgh steelers lost to tennessee and had two key players injured for a year. new zealand took the lead in sailing america's cup. team u.s. won the second by just eight seconds, their first of the series. new zealand made six more victories to claim the oldest trophy in international sport. in the argentina premiere

division, fantastic atmosphere for the biggest match since their return to the top flight. they impose their first victory and the team won 3-0. olempo move up to 17th. one young cricketer has major expectations to live up to, he made his first appearance in mumbai top junior league. he's still only 13. his 40-year-old father is the highest rank score center test cricket history. and he has asked the media not to put too much pressure on the teenager. >> if he can live his life like a normal 14-year-old without thinking of anything other than falling in love with the sport.

>> thanks for that. now, one of canada's most famous planes is staging a strong come back. it was used for decades in most remoter corners of the world. but production was halted in the 80s only to jump in a few years ago. we have more on this aviation icon. >> think of it not as a sports car but as a pickup truck. one that flies and can take off and land almost anywhere with a few hundred meters of space. it's hard to imagine a more versatile aircraft than canada's twin otter. just ask a pilot. >> everyone loves these airpor airplanes. it's a cult airplanes, they just want to fly a twin otter.

>> but being rugged and popular didn't stop the twin otter from going out of production in 1988. it simply did not fit the business plan at boeing, which owned the company at the time. enter viking air, a parts maker from canada that bought the original designs and started making twin otters again in 2008. they have sold 80 planes so far and they're producing a new one every ten days. >> we're placing aircraft in north africa, asia, we're going to the middle east, it's going to the uae. and it's the one aircraft that does all those jobs. >> it seen to move canadians through it's often harsh landscape. it is now the airplane of white house from the moldives to peru,

and at its heart says it's manufacturers is it's all about canada. >> it's a very canadian airplane. we never would have been able to sell to some of the customers that we were talking to early on without that kind of recognition of a great canadian airplane. >> with more than 800 aircraft produced since the 1960s this is a plane carrying people and goods around the world for decades to come. >> the twin otter adds new mea meaning to the phrase "ahead of its time" it first flew a half century ago, now the world is rediscovering this remarkable aircraft that seems to be able to take off, fly and land in any condition. al jazeera, victoria. >> a long lost painting by vincent von goff ha van gogh han unveiled. it is the first time in 85 years

that a painting by the artist has come to light. the discovery was an once in a lifetime experience. >> it is a great privilege to present to you this morning a new work, a newly discovered painting, ladies and gentlemen, it is a work by si vincent van h that we're going to present to you from his most prominent period in career in holland, when we worked in the south of france and it is the period during which he also painted the sunflowers, some of his really most famous works. >> and we'll be speaking to see how amazing and unusually this discovery is. stay with us. we'll have all our sto top stors

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>> president assad warns there will be retaliation if the united states attacks syria. >> hello and welcome to al jazeera live from doe ma. >> meanwhile in his first u.s. tv interview in nearly two years, syria's president bashar al-assad is denying that they were behind the chemicals attack. 18 children were hurt when a swing fell to the ground at a carnal o