u.n. weapons inspectors arrive in du damascus, the opposition claims people are being being starved to death just a few kilometer as way. welcome to al jazerra live from doha. also on the program, italy's government confront a challenge from enter plus scone i holding a vote of confidence in the coming hours, president obama's postponed his trip to malaysia to deal with the government shutdown. and we are in cambodia for the

latest on the flooding that's claimed does ens of lives. hello we hope to have more on syria in just a moment. but first a partial government shutdown in the united states continues. it's the first in 17 years, a number of public services have closed. all because politicians have not agreed on a new binge he had. and government staff forced to stay at home might not be paid. kimberly explains more in this report. >> reporter: they are no closer to resolving the crisis that has partially shutdown the u.s. government. feuding petitions are refuse to go negotiate to end the deadlock and instead, both parties traded jabs over who is to blame. >> my goodness, they won't even sit down and have a discussion about this. our country has big problems. today our government has big problems. the only way these problems are going to be resolved if we sit

down amicably and keep the american people in mind and come to an agreement. >> now they are focusing on trying to cherry pick some of the few parts of government that they like. they don't like it all. but they like a few parts of it. just another wacky idea from the tea party terrific republicans. >> reporter: the most visible effect of the shutdown the closing the national parks, museums and monuments. world war ii veterans hoping to visit the monument constructed in their honor were turned away by government officials. but millions of people living in the u.s. are being hurt. almost all of the national space agencies workers have been told to stay home. the food & drug administration will also have to stop some of its safety inspections. in all, the federal government has some 2 million employees. around 800,000 of them have been told not to come to work at all. potentially without pay. and now many fear they won't be

able to pay their bills. >> i am just hoping we get back soon. we are losing money. too much money. >> most of muyco workers have either one salary or two government salaries. so they won't be getting any money at all. >> reporter: the u.s. president says he's willing to have a discussion with republicans but not under these conditions. >> congress gem has to stop governing by crisis, they have to break this habit. it is a drag on the economy. >> reporter: the same feuding politicians who can't agree. to reopen the u.s. government must soon approve a white house request to raise the u.s. debt limit. it's yet another fiscal battle brewing in the united states with dire consequences. last fight in congress over the debt controling in 2011 resulted in the u.s. losing its triple-a rating. and the country appears at risk

again. the political brinkman ship among lawmakers shows no sign of stopping s kimberly, al jazerra, washington. >> president obama's health care program has been launched despite it being a main issue at the heart of the government shutdown. the affordable health care program is the largest expansion in america's health service in 50 years. 7 million uninsureds americans are eligible to buy cover in the coming months, for the republicans, they are heavily opposed today it arguing that the reforms are unaffordable. now it's going to be a day of political drama in italy. the prime minister will ask parliament if a vehicle of if i confidence: the push to topple the government is faltering. his deputy is backing let a. the former prime minister says

the government has played a part in his own political down fall. the vote expected in the next hour. to syria now. and the opposition has accused ba hard al-assad of systematically starving people too death. the allegations relate to the duh plus cusdamascus suburb than under siege for nine months, now government forces have intensified their killing campaign there. meanwhile in, another part of the capital, a new team of u.n.-backed chemical weapons inspectors is getting ready to do its job, they have nine months to find, dismantle and destroy the government's arsenal. it is the shortest deadline for such a mission has ever faced. let's get more on this now, following develops from neighboring jordan. tell us more about what we know about events in damascus at the moment, those stories coming from the opposition.

>> reporter: well, as you mentioned this statement came out of the syrian national coalition saying that a suburb of damascus that's very close to president assad's seat of power because it's close to the capital. has been under siege for 280 days and hundreds of people there have died because that area has been continuously bombarded and besieged and food deliveries are not arriving there. that's why the statement says some people are starving to death. and even water there is not drinkable according to the statements because of government shelling of water tanks and water wells. and schools are not functioning. neither are hospitals. and this is why the syrian national coalition is calling on the international community to provide humanitarian corridor to his get food deliveries to the area so that people don't starve to death and it hold the international community responsible for performing its

duties and it's humanitarian duties to provide aid not only to other parts of syria, but to this part close to the capital which the syrian national coalition says is under siege. >> thanks for that. live following developments for us in syria. now, the international community is working to convene a peace conference in geneva next month. the opposition syrian national council says it plans to sends a delegation to that meeting, but more and more armed groups are rejecting its authority and some syrian refugees feel the same way. she went to meet them in the valley. >> reporter: he no longer feels he has a place back home in syria. he's resign today a reality that his stay in lob no one will be for the long-term. for him, the planned international conference in geneva has no chance of bringing the opposition to power.

>> the international community is giving bashar al-assad the chance to stay in power. >> reporter: it is not just that, he tells me that his voice and the voice of many syrians is being ignored. >> those who speak on our behalf are the ones who are fighting on the grounds. and they are not attending geneva. we don't want a political solution. the future of syria should be decided on the battlefield. >> reporter: there are those who disagree. he would accept any solution that would silence the guns. there will be no winner in this war he told me. >> i don't support either side in it conflict. i want them to find a way to reconcile. i don't really feel anyone represents me. all of them are just fighting for a chair. >> reporter: these syrians have been largely left to fend for themselves. they complain about the lack of humanitarian assistance and the lack of support from the international community and there are those who accuse the

west of abandoning the syrian people's fight against the regime. >> the international community is making a deal from bashar al-assad. because they haven't stopped him from killing us, why are they silents. people the assad government have the upper hand. and the regime did say president a shod doesn'assad doesn't planr ballot unless through the balance you can box. there are millions that have little say about their future but. for them to negotiate with is al jazerra sawed would be a did he betrayal to those that die diedr the years. there are no easy answers or solutions. the political body in exile that is is recognized by the west is posed to represent these people, if and when peace talks are held. but very few syrians relate to the group.

and the fractured armed opposition on the ground has publicly said the snc doesn't represent them. the opposition has a seat at the negotiating table but it won't be representative of all syrian voices. al jazerra, lex n lebanon. >> israel and iran have gone head to over over their nuclear program. israel's prime minister said his country will defend itself against iran alone if necessary. the iranian delegation wasted no time in hitting back. al jazerra's diplomatic editor james bays has more. >> reporter: it was a fourth right speech. the israeli prime minister telling the world what he thinks about iran. just days after the historic phone call between president obama and president rouhani. >> i wish i could believe rouhani, but i don't. because facts are stubborn

things. and the facts are, that iran's savage record flatly contradicts rouhani's soothing rhetoric. >> reporter: one year earlier netanyahu had drawn a diagram showing how close he camed iran was to building a got. >> last year when i spoke here at the u.n. i draw a red line. but iran is positioning itself to race across the line in the future at a time of its choosing. >> reporter: he said israel would only trust iran when they agreed to four points, to seize all nuclear enrichment. to remove their to be piles sto, dismantle inning from structure the final stages of building a bomb. and to stop all work on its

heavy water reactor. without these, israel would retain the military option. >> israel will not allow iran to get nuclear weapons. if israel is forced to stand-alone, israel will stand-alone. >> reporter: within minutes, an iranian diplomat exercised their right to reply. >> we just heard an extremely imflammatory statement by the last speaker in the general assembly's general debate. in which he made allegations against peaceful nuclear activities of my country. i do not want to dignify such unfounded accusation with an answer other than categorically rejecting them all. >> reporter: iran's nuclear program will be back in the spotlight in just over tw week's time. after all the conciliatory talk between iran and the west, detailed technical negotiations

in gentleman neave, a it will be a big test. james bays, al jazerra, at the united nations. >> we have much more still to come here on al jazerra. battling the mighty mekong. part of cambodia are flooding after the river bursts it's bake, al-shabab threatens more attacks in kenya unless they leave somalia. we'll visit the frontline of the struggle to defeat the group. that's all ahead. [[voiceover]] every day, events

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syria's opposition has accused president bashar al-assad of system at i cannily starving people to death. the allegations relate to the damascus suburb. it's been under seen for the sie last nine months, it's the second day of a partial shutdown the u.s. government. first time in 17 years some public services have been suspended due to budget constraints, politicians have still not agreed on a new budget for the next six weeks. in italy, prime minister enrico will ask parliament for a vote of confidence in his coalition government within the hour. he's calling the vote after former prime minister ordered ministers from his political party to leave the coalition. his push to topple the government is faltering. his deputy is backing leta. now, hundreds of migrants continue to land on the tiny islands nation of malta. the maltese government is

accusing the european union of doing nothing to help with the burden of looking after the a sue limb seekersasylum seekers. >> reporter: the maltese navy approach ace boat with mostly african migrants. under international law it has no choice but to help them. malta is the first gateway to europe from north africa. this year alone, loan, more than one and a half thousand people have been rescued and taken to ma at that happens shores, its government says the rest of europe isn't sharing the burden of responsibility. >> we cannot afford to give them what they expected. they left their country they took the risk crossing the desert and the sea hoping to find a better future unfortunately in malta they don't 90 it. >> reporter: this is where they happened up. military-run detention center. under maltese law, they can be locked up here for up to 18

months. waiting to be processed. these migrant saw all they want is freedom. but the maltese government insists it cannot let them go because there is no one on the islands to look after them. it says that perhaps this harsh treatment will discourage others from coming here. many of these men are from the horn of africa. living in these cramped dormitories with no access to the outside world they have this message for my grand heading to europe. >> that's why i am telling them not to come and look for a better life because it's no different the life there and here. >> reporter: that's exactly what many maltese people want to hear. 10 years since joining the european union, people here fila baban doned by brussels. >> every european should take according to their size. >> malta is a very small country and we cannot afford all these people. >> reporter: there are some migrants here who have been given a chance.

like sulley, who left ethiopia seven years ago. he is now studying for a master's degree. >> things will be changed. africa will not remain [inaudible] and you may not see my grants coming from africa. you may see in the near future i hope, you see tourists from africa. >> reporter: but his case is an exception, there is no single european policy to deal with migration. most member states are not prepared to accept more migrants. destroying the european dreams as these africana sigh legal seekers, al jazerra, malta. >> in greece, the leader of the far right golden dawn party is to appear in court charged with running a criminal group. and five other other members of apartment were arrested oveparls

checking down after a musician was stabbed to death. the man who was arrested said he was a golden dawn supporter the other party denies any connection. >> the mekong river has burst it banks flatting seven provinces, 30 people are dead and thousands of families have been forced to leave their homes, meteorologists are warning the flooding around the capital could be the worst for 17 years. for more let's go to very ron do who is in in cambodia. >> reporter: cambodia is one of the world apt least developed country but it has a big united nation aid agency presence and international nongovernment organization presence. so the response to the flooding disaster is quite rapid and thorough. what we have seen is that heavy rains since the third week of

september, added to a typhoon that's just hit the neighboring country of vietnam have contributed to high waters along the river and the river here in cambodia. what's that meant is that 10 out of 24 provinces in cambodia have been affected by the flooding. 370,000 people have been affected altogether. and 43,000 have had to leave their homes. the assessment says aren't finished yet on what the affect has been on infrastructure, roads, bridges, schools have had to close down, they have been flooded and pagodas as well, the places of worship here and it is a holy fest cal coming up in buddhism the main religion in this country. what we are seeing is the annual rainy season becoming more and more of a challenge across the entire greater mekong region. as climate change kicks in.

and it's increasingly difficult for these communities who are generally used to flooding because of the monsoon to get past that stage of recovery and move on and take the next step up in their quality of lives. >> new zealand's government has unveiled technology it says could revolutionize the world's fishing fleets, gerald tan explains. >> reporter: a pvc tube that could change the face of commercial fishing. the fish inside are the intended catch. but escape roles let the small ones out while still under water. >> we can now target fish exactly the species and the size of the species that we want to catch. and what we don't want to catch stays in the water swimming. >> reporter: it holds enough

water so the fish remain alive. anything else that's unwanted known as by catch can be thrown back in to sea. simple in design but a poe potentially monumental solution to a persisting global problem. traditional fishing nets trap many unintended animals, each year bycatch kills 100 million sharks 300,000 see familiarals including small wales and dolphins as well as 250,000 turtles. that o is on top of thousands ad billions of smaller fish. this late every invention is the result of a $43 million project and new zealand's government and fishing industry. joining a host of existing methods used to reduce bycatch including warning dolphins but the device is creating a wave of

its own for producing a higher quality catch because the fish hits the deck alive. >> the colors of the fish are there, the nice bronze colors you don't see when they come up with the traditional harvest methods. >> it will take a few more years of fine-tuning but its inventors hope it leads to sustainable fishing. jarel tan, al jazerra. >> an international criminal courts trial against kenya's vice president william route owe is set to resume at the hague. he's accused of crimes against humanity relating to ethnic violence that left more than a thousand people dead in 2007. his trial has been adjourned to allow him to return to kenya to deal with the aftermath of the attack at a nairobi shopping mall. kenya's president is also facing charges. meanwhile, the group that carried out that attack has

threatened more violence on kenyan soil. the somali armed group al that lob issued a statement it came off the kenyan president said he won't be bullied in to withdrawing its troops, they will set up a inquiry into the siege. al-shabab says it wilin tense identify attacks insides kenya unless the last kdf boots exit samal i soil. the group said it had a right to defend somalia and its people from what it called enemy aggression, it said the den january government was inviting unprecedented levels of insecurity, bloodshed and destruction upon its people. peter has more from somalia. >> reporter: this is the frontline of kenya's fight against a al-shabab the bone dry and dusty expanse stretches out far south. the rebels are only a few

kilometer to his the north of here. the kenyans have been dug in for just over a year. watching mostly, and fending off al-shabab attacks. the militants aren't likely to win a direct contest against the heavy weapons, but since they arrived the kenyans haven't pushed further never to al-shabab territory either. their offensive has stalled. history urges foreign armies to be cautious when coming in to somalia even it's been humanitarian missions like the americans in early '90s and oath kwroep endethiopians in 20. somalis have banded together and driven them out. the kenyans crossed in to somalia in twoupb 11. after al-shabab first kidnapped aid workers and tourists. the idea was to push them away from the border and protect the home land. but the west gate attack has raised questions about whether the plan is really working.

>> the opposition in somalia has always been very clear. the country went to somalia because the al show bob activities there are a threat to our national security. that threat has not been eliminated. and therefore it has -- we will not reconsider our position, it's been very clear that we will continue to take action on that front. until our security and interest in the country is protected. >> reporter: now in the wake of the west gate attack, the kenyan military is under intense pressure to go after al-shabab. but the group has changed. it's apparently less interested in fighting to hold its grounds against the kenyans big guns and heavy armor. >> they are not prepared to engage in any conventional war anyways, they decided to go under ground and for the longer game as opposed to a shorter game. so even if the kdf attacks

al-shabab positions that would not have an impact al show bob in the shorter term. >> reporter: as darkness falls the kenyans test their weapons. they are probing no man's land beyond the air for are the to see if anyone shoots back. tonight there is no response. >> fire! >> reporter: al show bob is holding its fire. peter, al jazerra, in southern somalia. >> a woman left infer tile by form of early menopause has given birth for a healthy baby thanks to a new technique developed by doctors in the united states and japan. researchers say they will start looking at whether it could be used to treat other forms of infer till at this. tom ackerman reports. >> reporter: a clinical researcher holds the first baby born by the pioneering technique called in vitro activation. the 27 japanese women who took

part in the permanental study, suffered from a rare condition preventing them from producing normal amounts of estrogen. the result follicles in their ovaries cannot probably mature in to fertilized eggs. >> they reach menopause at 40 years of age. and they cannot have their own children. the only choice they have is to have egg donation or adoption. so we try to figure out a way to this patient can have their own mature eggs and then can have their own baby. >> reporter: the scientists found a way to unblock a signaling pathway to awaken the dormant follicles. >> this process actually disrupted the break. so that all the follicles start to grow. this was a real surprise. >> reporter: the researchers collected mature eggs from five of the women in the study for in vitro fertilization, one other woman has become pregnant as a result. it's a breakthrough but one

whose potential is still unknown. >> enter cautious not to give false hope because it has hot been done for large numbers of women yet, but it really does hold much more potential than so many of the things that have been -- that have been tried in the past. >> there you go.