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melt, we will have the latest report on climate change. iran's foreign minister is looking to break the deadlock on the long-running nuclear dispute within a year, the prospect of a settlement came after the highest level meeting between the united states and iran since it's revolution in 1979. iran and six world powers have also held talks at the united nations. kristen reports from new york. >> reporter: it was perhaps the most highly anticipated entrance at the general assembly, foreign minister mohamed joined the permanent five members of the security council and germany hoping to enyears of deadlock and sour relations. the president of u.s. secretary of state john kerry made the highest level meeting between the two countries in decades.

the european policy chief kathryn ashton said the talks were substantive. >> a change in the dynamics engaged with that and all had an opportunity to put their points of view and the atmosphere was a very positive one. >> reporter: they discussed an ambitious timetable to reach agreement over the nuclear program and she would like to see proof that iran is not working toward a nuclear weapon within a year, the irans said they would like to move even faster and eliminate the sanctions that crippled their economy. >> we believe that sanctions are counter productive in addition to being not founded in the national law. of course as we move forward there has to be sanctions and in the end game there has to be a total lifting of all sanctions and both sanctions as well as

multi sanctions and u.n. sanctions and hope to be able to move in that direction in a short span of time. >> reporter: he and his american counterpart described the meeting as positive but kerry remained cautious. >> we agreed to try to continue the process that we will try to make concrete and find a way to answer the questions that people have about iran's nuclear program. needless to say one meeting and a change in tone which was welcome doesn't answer those questions yet and there is a lot of work to be done. >> reporter: the group meets again on october 15 in geneva and the last deal is still on the table and exchange from relief from sanctions and says it's up to the new iranian government to respond.

kristen al jazeera united nations. >> and professor of political science says this is the first time both sides have been positive about making progress. >> because indeed a very positive start from the government. i believe it is for the first time after more than a decade of deadlock over iran's nuclear talk for the first time the two sides seems to be happy, seems to be hopeful that there is light at the end of the tunnel. i could see that from what the iranian foreign minister said after the first round of talks. mr. john kerry said, hey, the british prime minister said everyone seems to be very hopeful, as far as i can remember, during the past ten

years, it is for the first time that every side is happy. there were leaderss that realized that the sanctions is not aiming to a strategic objective and preventing iran from developing its nuclear program and sanctions make the people to suffer and that is the only result sanctions had after ten years and iran, the new iran president promised during his campaign he will definitely do something about the economy. and he knows he can't do anything about the economy unless he does something about the sanctions. >> reporter: and there has been a breakthrough on syria at the u.n., security council could vote later on friday after agreeing on a draft resolution on syria's chemical weapons.

it will help a plan to destroy syria's chemical weapons stockpile. >> russia and the united states have just introduced to the security council a draft resolution on the elimination of chemical weapons in syria. it is fully in line with a framework agreement which was reached in geneva by secretary kerry. we believe it's something which is working very pragmatically and strongly in support of this effort of elimination of chemical weapons in syria in support of the role, a very important role which is going to be played in that work by the organization on the prohibition of chemical weapons. >> reporter: tonight the council discussed a draft resolution that will uphold this international norm by imposing legally binding obligations on syria, on the government, to eliminate this chemical weapons program. this resolution will require the

destruction of a category of weapons that the syrian government has used ruthlessly and repeatedly against it's on people and make clear there will be consequences for noncompliance. this is very significant. this is the first time since the conflict began 2 1/2 years ago the security council has binding obligations on syria, binding obligations of any kind. >> reporter: to other news a bomb exploded on a bus in pakistan killing at least 17 government workers and the blast went with prayers friday and dozens of civil servants have been taken to hospital after they were injured. there is no immediate claim of responsibility. last sunday a double suicide bombing at a church killed 82 people. now the president condemned the attack on the kenya mall and called for help to fight al shabaab and what hum described the group as a regional threat

that must be fought politically and economically and a need for an expanded african union force inside somalia and we will be live in a moment with peter who is in the somalia capitol and let's get the latest from nairobi. >> it's extremely complicated and delicate what they are trying to do and they are being helped by british and french officials and f.b.i. is here and israelis and other european offices. what they are trying to do is basically go through the building, sift through it, gaining as much evidence and dna testing and fingerprints of bodies they find and clues that once they secure the other floors try to get under the rubble because there can be bomb by trboobie traps and we see

traffic which is able to move close to the shopping center and we are not being allowed inside to see the aftermath of what happened there. and there are so many unanswered questions, one of the biggest ones is what happened to the missing people. we understand the figure is less now and around 61, it was 71, some of those people have been identified or in hospitals around nairobi. what happened to those people? also what happened to the fighters? are they indeed buried under the rubble inside west gait or did they manage to escape in tunnels or escape across borders? all these questions remain unanswered. >> reporter: let's go to peter who is in mogadushu and the president is talking at the u.n. about the somalia group and it has been a problem in somalia for a lot longer. >> yeah, absolutely.

for the first 6-7 years al shabaab has been operating here and somalia lived with attacks since that time. as you can imagine there are a lot of people who are direct victims who suffered directly under al shabaab and caught up in attacks and forced to move their homes. we have been out across mogadushu talking to the somalia about the west gait offensive. he understands the pain of al shabaab attack, in one bombing earlier this year he lost his restaurant, two staff and his nephew. his daughter died in another. the blast that took his business was aimed at a government official, the suicide bomb detonated it in a car outside the restaurant. he heard al shabaab justification for the west gate

attack and says it's hyprocacy. the mayor has plenty of experience with al shabaab and showed me the concrete barriers around his office they hope would fend off would be assassins. >> it's a religious war in the city. it's not military it's religious and we need qualified, well trained individuals and i think we don't have that intelligence and we don't have it. >> reporter: victims runs deep here and you don't have to go far to find people to complain of what they say is al shabaab's hyprocacy and take the people who say they were forced to run from their homes because of the policies. in the shade of the city's

cathedral the animals wait for food. the family fled here a year and a half ago during the last drought after al shabaab refused to let agencies in. and the experience of the movement, the west gate attack still came as a shock. >> translator: i feel really bad for them. we expect it here because we don't have a good government to protect us but there they do have a proper government, i never thought it would happen to them. >> reporter: and so the city, more than a thousand kilometers from west gate feels nairobi's pain and also learned difficult lessons the mayor believes kenya would do well to believe. >> reporter: you have covered this part of africa, this area, so extensively. do you think that with this latest attack on west gate do you think that al shabaab miscalculated how much support they have among the somalia community? >> well, it's possible.

but here is what i think they might be calculating. they must know and must be aware this came to the attack of this scale will provoke a significant military response from kenya. if we look at the history of somalia 20 years ago when americans came in and 2006 when the ethopians moved the forces in it had an effect with national lists opposed to it and there were quite a number offensive jan casualties and i suspect what al shabaab is calculating when he comes with the same kind of approach with bombs and heavy tactics and try and occupy large chunks of the country it will provoke some kind of national list backlash and that is what al shabaab is calculating and they have to be careful if they do come in about

how they conduct the military operations to make sure it's very targeted and focused and make sure they maintain public support. >> that is peter joining us from the somalia capitol. and blocked roads are hampering aid workers in pakistan and coming up, the struggle to help villages whose lives have been destroyed by an earthquake. and why people in northern canada are enjoying bigger catches than ever before. ♪

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good to have you with us, these are the top stories on al jazeera. a bomb exploded on the bus in pakistan killing at least 17 government workers. dozens of other wounded civil servants have been taken to a hospital. iran's foreign minister says he is looking to break the deadlock on the run longing nuclear dispute in a year as prospect of a settlement came after the highest level meeting between the united states and iran since its revolution in 1979. and they have been progress on syria at the united nations, the security council could vote later on friday after agreeing on a draft resolution and syria's chemical weapons. the army is bracing for protests on friday after days of rioting after a hike in fuel prices and soldiers have been sent to the capitol and hariot reports. >> reporter: angry protesters

are with a student who was shot dead on wednesday during protests for removal of fuel subsidies and they want to over throw the government and he shows bullets he says were fired by security forces. elsewhere the streets appeared calm as people stayed away from work and schools were closed and these were forming across fuel stations and this was after stations had been torched during protests. internet services are restored after 24 here internet blackout that prevented protesters organizing themselves through social media and cars burned and buildings torched which were more violent than similar protests here last year. the government did not condemn the protests themselves but did condemn the level of violence involved. >> translator: we don't feel embarrassed by the protests. it's understandable and

respected but we can about ones that damage people and property and rights. >> reporter: they cannot offer cheap fuel and they are short of cash after the economy lost 70% of oil economy when south sudan was independent two years ago but some say lifting subsidies say they can not afford and struggling with rising prices for months now because of the high inflation rate which according to some analysts remains as high as 50%. the leader of the opposition party is calling for peaceful protests and a general strike. >> translator: the salvation of the nation lies in a new system, our party has laid out our vision for the new system, a vision for a constitution and just peace and how to achieve this. mobilization, sit-ins and civil protests leading to a general strike. >> reporter: the government was clearly prepared for the

demonstrations and there is currently a high security presence on the streets too. in contrast sudan's opposition party has a reputation for being disorganized and poorly led and while mortem straightss are -- demonstrations are coming it's not clear. >> reporter: he welcomes protests but condemns violence. >> these turned out to be some sort of terrorist actions against the people more than the government and it's some sort of looting and burning the gas stations and some of the cars over there and some areas are strong to the government and people as well. and it's not the administration

and everybody can talk about the demonstration and appear here and there or stuff like that and we from the very beginning we did that with the administration and we led them. but some people and it's some sort of organization regarding the administration and anything but attacking the people attacking the bands attacking the supermarkets and attacking the gas stations and so on and actually this is horror to the people and the people owl are against it. >> reporter: and government plans to lay off thousands of state workers has resulted in

protests. police used tear gas and thousands marched on congress and the presidential palace in the capitol lima and there are roadblocks on the highway which is a major road through the country. and police in argentina have fought with squatters and they are living in a factory in the providence and three were injured as rocks and bombs were thrown. the death toll from an earth quake in pakistan is 339 and thousands are homeless in the providence and the district. >> reporter: we have been able to travel with the military convoy heading into the interior of iran. it's a distance of about 30-40 kilometers but it has taken us over three hours and that is because of the battered roads

and the fact that this is an insurgency district with a number of attacks against the security forces. the military is moving in full combat gear and carrying relief supplies and taken so much time because of the logistic nightmares and here distance is not measured in kilometers but more in the hours it takes to travel those kilometers. so it is proving to be an extremely difficult challenge because it's a very large providence, the largest providence in the country and getting to the centers where they need it most is the key factor. today we will be visiting some villages with the military where that distribution is likely to take place. but this is several days after that earthquake and shows you the logistical nightmare of operating in this particular providence. >> reporter: to india where a rescue operation is underway

after a building collapsed in mumbai. one person has died and more than 50 people are thought to be trapped under the rubble. the 8th building collapse in mumbai this year. and staying in india villages are cutoff and roads washed away after days of heavy rain in the state. and we report. >> reporter: the rains finally stopped around the city to reveal the damage. when the flooding began rescue efforts were slow in this area but picked up on thursday. we followed these rescue workers as they headed out and floating on the water what used to be a paved road there were signs everywhere that showed how bad the flooding became here. rescuers came to the small village outside of the city and people told us they had been stranded for days, and making due with what they have.

>> this is like this for four days and no food and nothing here and just water everywhere. >> reporter: only a few villages at a time can be taken away and that time couldn't come sooner for a man trapped in the village with his pregnant wife without any amenities. >> translator: if they are not helping us out we will be stuck there and my wife is pregnant, and we couldn't get a doctor of any kind to support her. >> reporter: it's the first day the rains which began almost a week ago stopped and they are welcoming the break and the first chance to rescue people in the area but hundreds around the state are still trapped and the forecast is calling for more rain. rescues like this one are happening around here and they expect to stay busy. >> translator: so far today we rescued 150 people. for the past few days we rescued people from bridges, highways and now because of the weather we have come to the periphery.

>> reporter: but after being rescued these people were left to fend for themselves without any help. all they can do now is wait for the water to recede so they can return to their village and determine what is left of their homes. al jazeera. >> reporter: some of the world's leading scientists on climate change say mankind is clearly to blame for global warming. they are in sweden for the panel only climate change conference, and we are in stockholm. >> the u.n. released the blockbuster report on climate change and spent six years and looked at 9,000 scientific papers to try and understand how and why it's happening and perhaps this page of the summary says it all, it's a look at the warming of average sur t surfacs of the 100 years and predict temperatures are only going to rise more in the years ahead.

surface temperatures but also ocean temperatures is a really key important part of this report is the rising of sea temperatures and the impact that will have, not on the melting of polar ice caps but also rising the levels of the ocean will have huge impacts on fishermen, on people living in low-lying areas. it's a dark picture it's painting but not without potential and saying if caps can be made to emission of greenhouse gasses some will fix, not all but some can be prevented in the decades and centuries ahead. >> reporter: fishermen in canada are enjoying big catches than ever before because of climate change and they are helping build a commercial fishing industry for the first time. daniel lack has been meeting the men making a bounty in canada's eastern arctic. >> reporter: beneath the ice

free of cumberland sound more fish than ever before. >> we will start loading from here. >> reporter: a great first catch for peter on the first voyage and this is known as turbit is a species just began to catch in recent years and a longer ice free season is helping build a commercial fishery where once people finished only for food. >> we went out to test our lines and also to test the new fishing grounds in cumberland south and i'm glad to say that with the effort of everybody we did catch quite a bit in a small amount of time. >> reporter: new machines prepare for export to east asia. bigger fishing boats catching more fish mean dozens of jobs where most are unemployment or work for the government. >> it falls really well in a

traditional lifestyle and so if people are able to use some skills that they have always had and apply them to a job, then that is something that will probably be of more long-term benefit. >> reporter: projects like this newly-built small craft harbor and this entire fishing peer show the authorities here are taking the prospect of commercial fishing seriously but some warn looking for opportunity in what is essentially a global climate crisis might be premature. in the canada western arctic and alaska commercial fishing is halts until scientist look at the polar seas. >> i think that is a precautionary approach and in the law and when you don't understand it you study it before you start exploiting it and what we should do. >> reporter: canada is cutting funding for research and many of those who live in the harsh

environment want to seize what opportunities arise from climate change even as they confront its challenges, daniel with al jazeera. >> reporter: and you can find all of our reports and features on climate change.