streets of damascus. this is obvious from the activities in the markets. >> from outside the apparent calm of central damascus this is a conflict that's claimed the lives of more than 100,000 seasons and forced 2 million to leave the country while president bashar al-assad's regime may stop using the chemical arsenal most of the dead have been killed by conventional weapons. >> let's give you more details on those two proposals, an initial draft resolution gives syria 15 days to give details of the chemical weapons including locations which will be in a binding resolution to be voted on by the united nations council and backed up with a threat of force if syria doesn't comply. meanwhile, russia wants something different. it wants syria to place its

weapons under international control, but it will be backed up by a non-binding statement and would not involve the threat of force.the russian prime minister had this to say about the upcoming talks. >> in geneva we agreed to discuss the initiative with wide support of the world. syrian chemical weapons will be placed under international supervision understanding that will abandon the use of force in the syrian republic. >> we'll go to moscow in a moment but first we'll go to geneva, switzerland where the talks between kerry and lavrov will begin. when are those talks going to begin? >> well, looks as if the russian foreign minister will be arriving only later in the afternoon. john kerry has arrived, you saw the motorcade arrive at the

intercontinental hotel behind me. it may be a late evening for the u.s. secretary of state and for the russian foreign minister. from what we gathered, this is at least a two-day intensive discussion between the two men we know also that the russians and the americans have traveled over here together with their own teams of chemical weapon inspectors to look at the evidence they have. it would pave the way essentially for the disarmament of bashar al-assad. >> now, there are more than just a few sticking points between the two sides, aren't there? >> reporter: well, absolutely. russia, the u.s., failed to see eye to eye on a number of different things. first and foremost, the u.s. has been pushing for an agreement backed by a strongly worded u.n. resolution that would ensure the

use of military force should the syrians not actually follow-through with their promise to hand over their chemical weapons. the russians say they do not want any binding agreement whatsoever, putin earlier on said you can't expect syria to unilaterally disarm, while that continues to be the threat of u.s. force. then, of course there is a key differences of opinion over the use of chemical weapons for a start. in an article by the russian president in the new york times vladimir putin indicating and reiterated the russian points of view, that the chemical attack in the suburbs of damascus was care read out not by the leadership in syria but by the syrian opposition although the united states, eu and arab league have agreed unanimously that bashar al-assad is to blame. there will be key difficult sticking points to be able to hammer out before any clear-cut

deal on disarming al-assad can be pushed forward. >> okay. thank you very much. that's from geneva. so, this is now moscow. so, vladimir putin, the russian president with an opinion particle in today' new york times . was that a personal appeal to the american people over syria? >> reporter: it was a personal appeal. i think it also reflects frustras and attitudes towards the united states which is shared by a large part of the russian military -- sorry, russian political and military establishment. a feeling that the americans have really over reached themselves over the last ten years or so, have got involved in a series of adventures that backfired. iraq is the obvious one, libya,

moscow. those davis of opinions, different ways of seeing the world gives us a flavor as to why it will be very difficult for the two sides in geneva to reach agreement. there is a suspicion, a different understanding of the way that the world works. however, you've got to say, it is a bit of a mute point really. to what extent with vladimir putin impact the u.s. public or political opinion through an article in the new york times , he's probably not the best person in the world to tell the united states establishment they're in the part of an exceptional nation. it is not necessarily advice that would be appreciated at this point in time. you have to say that the russian diplomacy has been winning arguments anyway, that president obama has been struggling to gain popular and political support for the idea of attacks on syria. >> thank you very much.

>> at least 33 people have been killed in two bombings in the iraqi capital of baghdad. mosque was being led when a car exploded and a suicide bomber blew himself up when people ran to help the wounded. no group has claimed responsibility for the attack yet. >> muslim leaders in somalia issued a religious decree, making the declaration at the close of a 5-day conference on the ratification of islam on friday. they're fighting to create an islamic state in somalia. >> the philippines army moved in to try to end a 4-day stand off with rebels in the southern filopine city of zamboanga. fighters have attacked a second time in the same area. the new attack happened a few

hours ago. they accuse the government of going back on a promise to develop the impoverished region. we go live to zamboanga city and the situation is more tense in the last few hours? >> indeed. the last few hours has seen hundreds of military forces actually moving in to the area where about 300mnlf fighters are holding civilians hostage. the tanks have come in. all day today we have heard fact, there will be a lull in the fighting but it started early this morning and it has not stopped until now. now, for human rights services, they're concerned about those trapped within that area and we have spoken with them, they said what they want is to be able to have a channel directly with

mnlf commanders to see what they wanted and allowed to go in and dispense food and items to those that need it. they have not managed to get the food to them since monday and according to human rights organization there are four decomposing bodies that are still unclaimed until now of the hostages. >> over 100 hostages i understand are still being held. what's being done to try to release them. did the government say they were trying to reach some kind of political solution? >> reporter: well, yes. according to the press this morning, they're looking at a police cal, peaceful solution to end this crisis. they say that they have spoken to the founder of mnlf whose denied that he's given and issue the directives to commanders to conduct this. on the ground we're not seeing that, we're not seeing what they said was the plan to actually open together with a

third-party, possibly indonesia and to discuss and find a solution with the mnlf. there was a peace government signed in 1996 but it was never implemented. now the government is dealing with other break away groups. this is not inclusive and they say as long as -- it does not include all of the needs and the agregrievances are more for the people of southern philippines. we'll see an end to the fighting and rebellion here in the southern philippines. really everything is fluid at this point, the military minister has not confirmed that anything is underway but on the ground it is much what we see. >> all right. thank you very much. that was live from zamboanga where the stand off between the philippines military and rebelss continues. we have a statement being

delivered by britain in parliament. let's hear what he's saying. >> there is new funding agreements and other accesses for humanitarian organizations inside of syria and to provide medicines, contamination tents and medical training against chemical weapons attacks in syria. second, we remain committed to helping bring about a political settlement. the basis for a political solution was agreed in geneva last year. namely the information of a transitional government with full executive powers drawn from the regime and opposition by mutual consent. we're in close touch with partners in geneva to make this a reality. it is clear that no lasting or meaningful political solution can occur without moderate syrian opposition. the syrian national coalition has committed itself to a secular, democratic, pleuralist

syria asking for equal rights for all syrians. that's something we can support. we're providing 20 million pounds in non-lethal support to the opposition including 4 by 4 vehicles, body armour, communication equipment, also purification kits and equipment to protect against chemical weapons attacks. this includes 5,000 escape hoods, a stock of nerve agent pretreatment tablets which have been delivered. the president of the national coalition and i discussed ways that the u.k. could provide further none lethal support to the opposition to help save lives, alleviating their pain and suffering, providing services in areas no longer under the regime control and prepare for geneva too. this support is done because of the appalling crimes being

submitted in syria. the human rights council independent international inquiry issued a report yesterday describing crimes against humanity and war crimes, being committed by the regime and forces, including indiscriminate shelling, seizure, massacre, murder, torture, rape and sexual violence and forced does appearances, execution and pillage and violations committed by extremist anti regime armed groups which we also condemn. on top of this we're mounting mass murder by the regime's use of chemical weapons. >> we have made it clear we respect the views of the house. the u.n. team is expected to report on its investigation into the 21st of august attack early next week. we await their findings, there should be no doubt in this house

that all the evidence continues to point in one direction. the government confirmed that u.k. experts have tested samples from a victim reportedly treated as a result of that attack. her clothing and soil samples tested positive for sarin. human rights have done their own assessment, there are signs that the government forces were certainly responsible for the attacks and that the nerve agent was delivered in the attack with specially designed rocket delivery systems. they went onto say that the scale and coordinated nature of the two attacks, the presence of governmt controlled potential launching sites within range, other alleged attacks against opposit held areas using the same 330 millimeter rocket delivery system and the dock.ed possession of the 1 40 elementary and the 30 millimeter

rocket systems used to deliver the weapons in the arsenal all point towards syrian government responsibility for the attacks. the international consensus of the regime was responsible in growing during the g20 11 notions including the u.k. signed a statement condemning their use of chemical weapons and supporting efforts of the united states and other countries to reenforce the prohibition of chemical weapons a week later that statement is now being signed by 25 countries. on saturday i attended the foreign minister meeting which agreed that there was strong evidence of regime culpability. and in this face of the chemical weapons use we can not remain idol. this growing international pressure including the threat of military action by the united states had an impact. on monday i hosted secretary kerry for detailed discussions on the way forward. on the same day the russian

iphone minister lavrov announced russia -- the russian foreign minister lavrov made a proposal for the chemical weapons destruction. in response the regime announced they supported the initiative and was ready to cooperate and that they intended to join the chem weapons convention, opening up sites and giving up the chemical weapons. given the track record any commitment made by the syrian regime must be treated with great caution. this is a regime that's lied for years about possessing chemical weapons. it still denies it used them and refused to allow inspectors into syria. the prime minister has said we have to take this proposal seriously and test the sincerity, if this regime gave up the chemical weapons stockpiles it would be a major step forward. we agree with president obama that this initiative has a potential to remove the threat of chemical weapons without the

use of force. intensive discussions are taking place on how to achieve this. secretary kerry is meeting foreign minister lavrov today to discuss the proposal. our diplomats in new york are in close discussion about the draft security council resolution and the five parliament members met for consultation last night. a resolution must establish a binding commitment for the regime to give up chemical weapons within a specific time frame. we will hold further discussions in the security council once the u.n. inspectors have reported. the u.k. will make every effort to negotiate an enforceable agreement promptly placing the chemical weapons stocks under international control for discussion. the house should should be in no doubt of the scale of the challenge and immense practical difficulties that need to be over cold. it would require the genuine cooperation of a regime that

denied until recently that it had the weapons and had used them against its own people on at least 14 occasions killing many hundreds of people, including women and children. the regime has a large number of sites, probably the largest stock of chemical weapons than any nation in the world. in numerous different locations in a country that's a contested battle field we would need to have confidence that all chemical weapons have been identified and secured and that they could not fall into the wrong hands. these issues can all be overco with sufficient international unity and good will and provide there is a complete change of approach by the al-assad regime to all of its past practices and deceptions. so, we will approach the negotiations with determination and resolve knowing that if successful it would be an important breakthrough but overcoming all of those issues will not be easesy and that in the meantime thousands of syrians are dying every month from conventional weapons in this worsening conflict.

it is abundantly clear that this opening is not coming about had the international community shown disregard of the chemical weapons of syria and the pressure on the regime must be maintained. at the same time we'll continue to do all we can to alleviate humanitarian suffering and save lives and support the moderate population and make every effort to advance a diplomatic solution to a conflict that's now gone on for far too long. >> thank you, mr. speaker. >> the foreign setting of britain addressing the parliament on syria. he talked about the uk giving humanitarian aid to syria and that the u.k. is committed to trying to bring about a political settlement in syria. that syria needs a moderate opposition for such a solution and that the government respects the votes in the parliament on

action in syria. he says that they're waiting for the u.n. chemical weapon attack next week and that all of the evidence points to the syrian government being responsible for that alleged chemical weapons attack in the suburbs of damascus on august 21st. he said the international community cannot be idle and mentioned that russian proposal for the chemical weapons to be under international control. he says syria's governments govs willingness to comply must be treated with caution and it must be taken seriously and could remove the threat of chemical weapons without force needed with a timeline needed. overcoming many issues will not be easy he says but if the negotiations do succeed it will be an important breakthrough.

>> in other news, the dutch government has apologized for the mass killing of indonesians during the colonial rule. thousands were killed in the wharf independence which ended in 1929. more than 60 years later the role of the netherlands in the war is a sensitive issue between the two countries. >> on behalf of the government i aapologize for these actions. today i also apologize to the widows of them. >> we have more. war crimes have taken place in indonesia the dutch government has finally apologized. an apology that lasted only five minutes and there were no representatives of the indonesian government present, nor any widows that the apologies were meant for. the dutch government decided to

hold a ceremony at the dutch embassy, not going to the location where the war crimes actually have taken place. they did that because they wanted to make a broder gesture than they did before, they wanted to apologize for all of the war crimes, executions, that have taken place between 1945 and 1949. the whole idea that this is all very sensitive shows because of the wording being used and the way that the ceremony is being housed. a lot of veterans are still pressuring the government not it apologize, they feel that they're also victims themselves of this very traumatic experience during that period. now, you have been urge, the dutch government, to compensate the families of victims and

apologize for years now. the occupation of dutch of indonesia ended in 1949. why has it taken the government so long to issue this apology? >> well, they couldn't find any representation. of course, they couldn't reach out to the netherlands themselves to just, you know, they didn't have the means to do so. there has been a committee established a few years ago that -- to look at the interest and they basically reached out to speak on behalf of them. so, we approached the dutch government and started legal proceedings. >> reporter: okay. but, the dutch government took years, 60 years, since the war ended to issue this apology. >> right. >> reporter: the apology is that excesses were committed merely. >> yeah. right. yeah. this is all happening on the initiative of the dutch government, they were forced by court order to do this. the first court order that was done in 2011. a court issued that the state is

responsible for the summary executions and they would not benefit. it was that court proceeding that brought the state to apologize first in 2011 and now again. so, it was really because of the initiative of the victims. nothing happens in between those 60 years, basically, the governments remained silence, perhaps hoping this would go away. it didn't. just in time, i must say, because, of course, the widows are all in their 90s and even one is 104 years old. it is just in time or you could also say very, very late. >> reporter: now, the government will be paying 26,000 in compensation. does that seem like enough for a life? how are the clients responding? families of the victims? >> reporter: the amounts are always arbitrary, of course, how do you pay for an execution from 60 years ago? people have moved on with their

lives. also you need to compare the standard of living from here and that over there. it wasn't easy. the government expected, of course, more cases to come which also determined the amount we agreed to. i think -- i think the money, you know, it is a symbol. it will remain symbol. it is a symbol. it at least is something. you can do something with it from now on. >> okay. thank you for speaking to us. she's a dutch lawyer that represented the relatives of indonesian victims. >> let's get the latest weather now. we have had showers over south africa. how is it looking over the next few days? >> that's right. across southern here but over the next few days you see it doesn't look bad. you see the downpours over the eastern side of the country. over higher ground around the peaks here. the bigger clouds, the showers here, they're in the process

going east over open waters. if you go through friday. it is brightening up nicely, the temperatures around 25° celsius. 15 celsius and we'll see wetter weather making its way in here. you see this band of rain moving in from the southern oceans and that will slide in as we go into saturday. so, it will turn grayer but notice the temperatures, not really changing any. so, another high of 15° with that rain rolling in. we think that the heavy rain into parts of west africa meanwhile, 94 millimeters of rain coming down in 24 hours. lesselesses that usual front pug the showers through, running across into the western side of africa. more showers to come here over the next few days. wetter weather on friday. we'll just be around the golf of guinni making its way across nigeria with the showers going into saturday then. north, a bit of wet weather into parts of morocco but for most of north africa, dry, warm, sunny.

>> thank you very much. still ahead on the program. the new face on the block. we hit the campaign trail with a man that could be germany's first black member of parliament. in sports, tiger woods stays in the hunt for a 10 million-dollar pay out at the season ending tournament and we'll have details later.

>> welcome back. you're watching al jazeera. these are the top stories. the u.s. secretary of state john kerry is in geneva holding talks

with his russian counterpart love love. they'll discuss a russian plan for syria to put chemical weapons under international control. >> the philippines army has moved to end a 4-day stand off with separatist rebels as fighters attack a second town. the dutch government has apologized for mass killing of indonesians under colonial war. thousands died in the wharf independence that ended in 1949. a lull on the crisis in syria with a diplomatic push for syria to hand over chemical weapons. take years. >> in this landscape that's now syria, this is what is believed to be one of the largest supplies of chemical weapons. even u.s. officials admit they don't know where all of the stockpiles are. national security expert walker

says that's the first problem. >> the question is, how do you verify something that's never really been in the public domain and even intelligence sources, it is difficult. chemical weapons can be disguised in a lot of ways unless you have a team that's on the ground verifying this could take a long period of time. >> another issue is the violence. inspectors had cars shot at in the last inspections. it is not clear they would be safe securing the stockpiles and if possible the weapons had in places that the al-assad government is not in control of. former weapon inspector butler says it is possible because he did it in iraq. i iiraq. >> it was a long process, our instructions were to destroy, remove, render harmless iraq's weapons of mass destruction. that, of course, included chemical. in my final report to the city council i said we have done it. >> libya is a different example. international inspectors say they have gotten rid of their chemical weapons only to find out after the fall of gadhafi

they hadn't. in the white house, an acknowledgment that getting rid of the chemical weapons will take years and they say they'll know sooner if it is likely to happen. >> this is a process taking a certain amount of time, but it needs to be credible. it needs to be verifiable and we'll work with our allies and partners to test whether or not that can be achieved. >> the one thing that the obama adminis has avoided say something how much time they're willing to give the idea of diplomacy. we'll have a better idea after the meeting in geneva about a possible u.s. time frame. >> we have a former jordan ambassador to the ounc the units whose joining us live. are you optimistic that there will be an agreement over what to do in syria?

>> i'm very optimistic. many people around here are optimistic as they have seen the distancing, the possibility of a military strike as more and more culpable and we look forward to this meeting in geneva. we believe there is political will on both sides, the americans and russians to reach an agreement to operate the possibility of a military strike. >> now, we just had the british foreign secretary saying that the syrian government has a willingness to comply, it must be treated in due course. do you believe that the syrian minister, do you believe that syria is ready to hand over the chemical weapons? do you think it is a credible statement or just a delaying tactic perhaps? >> i think they're clever enough to realize there is no room anymore for maneuvering.

mitary strike that could be destructive and delivering their chemical arsenal, i think common sense dictates and also political wisdom dictates on behalf of the syrian government that they take the second choice, which is allowing international monitoring and verification leading to them giving up that arsenal altogether. >> in this appoint, military intervention in syria has not been ruled out completely. they're on hold. where does jordon stand? does it want to avoid that intervention in syria at all costs? >> absolutely. we have been extremely concerned about the possibility of a

military strike not only because we believe that it would make a bad situation worse but also because we thought it would -- that it would make -- that it would probably cause more casualties and would probably have unimaginable sequences for them and other neighboring countries and we live in the middle of a very critical, very conflicting political situation. any wrong move may lead to consequences which would be difficult to control beyond the united nations, the super powers or the individual powers around. >> jordon is in a tough position geographically, stuck there right next to syria and officials saying it won't be involved in any war. military hardware, doesn't it? also gets u.s. grants and support?

>> absolutely. i mean, we have -- we have military personnel who are engaged in training and equipment. the jordonian opposition of the government. if there is any military moves in the direction of syria, jordon will not take part in any of this. i believe that's the position -- the mood of the people here in jordon, it is intensely against military action and against official involvement at any cost. so, there is a great sense of relief and hope in justin trudeauen, as, in fact, in other parts of the world that we are now dealing seriously and very much willingly with the political and diplomatic option and the hope is that we would be able to avoid the needs for a military strike which would

probably be punitive, with punish some but not solve any problem and not help the situation in syria at all. >> sir, thank you very much for speaking to us. that's a former jordon ambassador to the united nations. meanwhile, the head of the free syrian army has voiced opposition to the russian plan for syria's chemical weapons. >> we say to the international community it is not enough to put chemical weapons in to the international supervision, not enough to seize the chemical weapons which are guilty for the crimes committed. they have to hold those that committed the crimes responsible. to try al-assad before the international criminal court. he admitted he owns the tools of crime and he's ready to hand them over. >> al jazeera has launched legal action against the egyptian authorities over the detention of journalists.

the correspondent seen here and a camera man are being held. the network says they'll take action in the international courts and before the united nations. for more on this, we're joined by the general director for the doho center for media freedom. welcome. thank you for coming in to speak to us, do you think that the egyptian government, the egyptian authorities are justified in what they're doing? >> no, i don't think so. you know, there is a general crackdown on al jazeera, in the only on al but on other outlets, other journalists. especially -- they were jamming the signal of al jazeera. they were detaining a crew of al jazeera english, closing the office. attacks, harassment, especially al jazeera was kind of picked --

it was -- >> why al jazeera in particular? >> well, i think it is a very polarizing situation in egypt and part of the egyptian public sees al jazeera especially the live channel as biased, in favor of muslim brotherhood and so since -- most of the media is seen as something that threatens our silence. >> is there any media organization that is now able to operate freely in egypt? >> there are. there are many media organizations. egyptian media organizations. when it comes to the egyptian ones, only those supporting the army and the government, that's a tragedy. two years ago, two and a half

years ago there was a -- we as journalists, we have high hopes for egypt and this has not materialized. it is a very dangerous place to be a journalist in egypt. some have died in exercising their profession. many were arrested, harassed, silenced and so the picture is gloomy actually. sir, thank you for coming in to speak to us. that's a general director for the doha center for media freedom. thank you for your time. >> you're welcome. >> hundreds of miners are holding protests in the south african city of victoria. they're calling for the state to represent those arrested in the london mine and they have been formed by a former youth leader of the ruling african congress. we're going live to where the

march is starting out from. what's happening? how large is this protest? >> i would say about 500, 600 are here in the city of victoria. they're heading to the union building which is a tower here in victoria. they're angry, they say that they want to provide the money, to provide representation at the inquiry. they say if the state can't fund the miner, why are they providing money for legal representation for the police for example. they're angry. when they get there they'll be addressed by political leaders but the thing they want said, they want fair representation in the inquiry. they say if the money isn't there for them, they won't attend the proceedings, one, and they won't get fair representation in the commission when they talk about what happened last year when 34 miners were shot and killed by

police. >> why has julius joined this protest? is he just trying to cash in, gain politically from what's happening? >> well, yeah. it is an election year. the president, also the opposition parties, they're capitalizing on, this not just him, and this party, we have the opposition, democratic alliance party, you have the ist, a lot of parties, all are here trying to capitalize on what they see as a weakness of the rulers. that's why they're ignoring the miners? how will they appease him? he needs their votes. the ruling party, if they stay in power, they want to get as many in parliament as possible which means keeping people happeny. we'll see how it pans out. the mines are in court, the judge will rule in a few weeks time whether to fund them or not. the current situation right now, we'll wait and see what the governmt does.

>> thank you. that was live from victoria. the 250 million-dollar of the world's most expensive footballers are ready to be teammates.

>> welcome back. the london fashion week begins on friday. campaig hope it will remind the public of the working conditions in manufacturing units in bangladesh and

coincides with meetings over compensation for the victims of the disaster that was anotherly five months ago near the bangladesh capital. we have a report from london. >> the british economy took a turn for the better but still cheap disposable clothes are popular for millions. that's at the heart of the tension over paying conditions for the people that make them. there is enormous pressure on the global clothing retailers. 80 western companies gradually signed up for the safety rules to protect against fire. a new pay rate system is approaching a living wage for garment worke that's not been set. this union leader that's been lobbying in london thinks that's what thin outcome after the deaths of more than 1,000 people. >> it means that they're not interested. there is no progress for the

workers, for the workers, they're simply thinking about the profit. >> just as mean spirited in the view of campaigners is the refusal by several household names, multinational chains, to offer compensation at all to the people killed or that are destitute because of the building collapse. >> they're making huge profits at the expense of worker, when this happens, which should have been avoided, the fact that the companies are not paying the compensation is disgraceful. >> which makes london fashion week a good opportunity for the industry to remind people of the bizarre relationship between glamour and poverty, a few leading lights in fashions are trying to keep the pressure on. >> we have seen a lot of window dressing from the british high street, the european high street, where on the one site they say one thing, but the impact is the zipping, the merchandising teams, they're seeing different things in the

supply chain. >> the work here is being done quietly by people that realize they're unlikely to get the shoppers to protest where they buy their clothes. a petition signed by a million people calling for more dignity for garment workers tells a story. but there is not enough yet to force change. >> time for all of the sports news,. >> we're going to boxing. there will be a final press conference, after final words on wednesday, it was tense, may weather could earn 16 million and he believes he's worth every penny. he's 0-42. i don't have to wor worry abouto

he has faced, whatever he did good, i can do great. i was person to be here, i'm at the pinnacle, face of boxing, i'm dedicated to my craft. >> he can say whatever he wants, when you're up in the ring, words don't mean anythi let's see saturday night. let's see if he says the same thing after the fight. >> currently the best paid sportsman and the man that used to hold that, tiger woods, is preparing for the third event in the season ending playoffs of the conway farms course in chicago. it is a course he's not played before and it is the first he's been in chicago since the united states loss in the ryder cup last year. it was the second in the playoffs again benson. >> it was a bit of work, i normally don't work this hard for a pro am. toyed do work. i was out -- i had to do work. i was out yesterday.

trying to get the speed of the greens a bit. they were a bit quicker early on. slowed up a bit as the day went on. overall the course is in perfect shape. it will be a fun week. >> now, the world's two most expensive footballers have met up asthma triple digits as madr. thumteammatesthis must be orchestrated by the camera, in combined there, there is 250 million. he's just had 30 minutes of football since july but he could play some parts in the league match. >> from one end of the football sector to the other, a few weeks after hosting their first home international in ten years,

afghanistan in the red shirts, they have now won the south asia football federation championship. they beat india in the final that was held in napal to claim the first ever internonal title. great pictur fantastic scenes coming up in kabul as well. these were the scenes after that victory in the afghanistan capital. you may remember afghanistan's team made a global impact since the last world cup and football is clearly making big strides. >> i'm very happy. i cannot control myself because this feeling and this win we had today can be repeated again and again and we can move forward not only in this field but in other aspects of life if we have peace. >> foreigners recognize afghan and afghanistan as terrorists, suicide attackers, bombers and fighting. afghanistan has talents, if you watch closely, afghanistan has done well in football, cricket and other sports in a short

period of time. brazil retained second place in the top division after a win. the game in rio looked defense tinned to put a draw but the substitute here scored in the 89th minute. >> the red sox extended their lead in the american league after beating second place tampa bay rays, 7-3 in the 10th inning on wednesday. the game was tied at 3-3 after the regulation 9, but then there was a lead and they managed to hold onto it for the win. >> national league, the diamondbacks beat the division leaders and the dodgers, they lead in rbis this season and arizona avoided a sweep.

>> six and seven of the american cup took place on thursday. oracle team u.s.a., trying to find an opponen understanding or opponent, they have been tryingú to figure out why they're losing so badly. they're -one after the first five and they have even called on britain, the most decorated olympic sailer ever to try to turn around their fortunes as they aim to hold onto the oldest trophy. four america's top winners believe though that the oracle can turn things around. >> i have been through there, lost the cup, then we have been down in australia too as a backup skipper to john. that championship, i really thought from day one that we would win it and i think that's in the hat. that no matter what we will afternoonlfinally get up and wi.

we did. much more sports on our website. check it out. details there as well on how to get in touch with our team using twitter and facebook. al jazeera.com/sports. i'll have more for you later on. >> great stuff. thank you. people in germany could vote in their first black member of parliament when they go to the polls on september 22nd. karamba diaby was orphaned when he was 7. for 12 years he's been a german citizen and hopes to win office as a member of the social democratic party. >> another campaign bus in another german city for another it is election time. with this social democratic

candidate, he's one-of-a-kind. he's black. karamba diaby who holds a doctorate in chemistry was beaten up for his skin color years ago. in germany racism is higher than else r it is not stopping him from meeting voters. the opposite. >> there is an open innocence our society, it is in the infant stage. we're developing in this regard. parties have not identified the potential of immigrants. if they use their abilities and experiences with a different cultural background they could enrich the political process. >> nationwide only 4% of the candidates running for parliament are of immigrant background. around 20% of the population is of immigrant stock. so, the proportion of minority reputation here is far below that in the parliament of france or great britain for example. part of the problem is german law which requires immigrants to give up citizenship of countries of origin to be german and to vote. many just don't want to do that.

another part of the problem is the way german was old traditional family roots here see immigrants. as one of the very few turkish german mps. >> still, they have difficulties with the names, i think it will take time to have a more normal situation, the people don't act like -- does she speak german? is she able to understand everything that's going on there? it is not normal. >> karamba diaby is high up on the party list and has a chance of being elected. he says he doesn't want to be a curiosity or an mp told by the party to specialize in immigration issues because he's an immigrant. he wants to be a member of parliament like any other german can hope to be if they want, try and wins. >> that's it from me for now. thank you for watching al jazeera. there's lots more ahead. do stay with us.

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