>> hello and welcome to the news hour. these are the stories making headlines. >> a vote of confidence. we'll be live in rome. >> senior member of greece's party appear in court. the leader is also due to come before judges in a few hours. >> experts arrive in syria to assess the government's chemical

weapons stockpile as the people say people are being starved to death in damascus. >> flooding claims dozens of lives. >> we begin this news hour in italy where former leader beryl sconey has sparked a drama, appealing for his governments survival ahead of votes in parliament. that's due to happen in the next few hours. latta said the government's survival must be separated from berlusconi's legal troubles. berlusconi has been fighting a string of legal convictions, first convicted of fraud in october 2012 and sentenced to four years in jail. the high court upheld the

conviction in august. politicians were expecting to vote friday whether to strip berlusconi of a senate seat. in retaliation, berlusconi ordered five ministers in his party to resign from the coalition government, leading to the prime minister to seek backing from parliament and a he volunteer of defense. let's go live now to sonia live in rome. what stage in the process are we at and when are we expecting the vote to happen? >> well, the vote is expected to happen in the next two hours. after that, the results, the senators all will be voting individually and all those votes counted individually, as well. what is interesting to note also is how they are already splits in the party over which we members are going to be voting.

about 91 say they are going to be voting against the volt of confidence, but 35 say that they will support the government. the general consensus is that the party, berlusconi's party seems to be in two groups, doves and hawks, saying he was in control of the hawkish side, saying this was motivated by personal reasons. berlusconi this friday faces a senate commission that will decide whether he will keep or be booted out of the senate following his conviction for tax fraud. >> of course, his deputies have already called for the party to back the prime minister. you were saying the party is split. how much of a blow has this been for berlusconi.

do you imagine he can come back from all of this? >> it's getting ever more difficult with each situation, in the controversial situation. it's almost reaching a appointment of no return, not least because of his conviction for tax fraud. that has certainly jeopardized his political career. this is a man who has been dominating italian politics for decades. he has brought back his ability to arrange deals with parliament and senators in exchange for favors. it's actually interesting to see how he's managed to have such long and deep controversial

presence. we will certainly see him in a more compromised position. >> what are you hearing which way the votes will go? >> well, there seems to be a cautious agreement among a lot of commentators, a lot of the press that the vote of confidence might very well go through a course that we can't say at this point which way it can go. there is no definitive. what we do know is that the position in the senate is certainly not as strong as it is in the lower half. this is why the vote of confidence is so important, and that's why it is interesting that members of berlusconi's party have been given a very open show of support to the government, the prime minister in part backed up by economist, by our political forces in the

country who say that italy does not need another crisis. that has had an impact on its economy, as seen on tuesday. italian politicians and other forces do want to see a form of stability so italy can try to stabilize through its recession. >> very interesting hours ahead there in rome. thank you very much. >> three senior figures of greece's far right party have appeared in court. all three have been freed, but with travel restrictions while awaiting trial. they were arrested as part of a crackdown on the party leader, who is due to appear in court in the coming hours. he's charged with running a criminal group. we have been following the court

appearance in athens. bring us up to date today. it's been quite complicated. >> this morning, three out of four members of parliament, who's hearings began yesterday were released. one has to pay bail, the other two were released with travel restrictions. the one who pays bail is an important figure, one of the four meanwhile is behind bars pending a trial. all four have been charged with belonging to a criminal organization. they deny that. now later today, the overall leader of golden dawn appears in court. that's about half past 12g.m.t. that's expected a all of hours from now. he, we understand, will face the same kinds of charges and we would assume that he also will vehemently deny them.

let's get up to date with the pitch from the athens courtroom. >> this is how golden dawn came to court, a party in disgrace accused of undermining democracy and using violence and criminal methods. this is what greek police say they found, fascist memorabilia and it seems a movement prepared to use force. golden dawn still has its supporters. they say a corrupt government is persecuting their party to draw attention away from its own failings. later in the day, four of golden dawn's most senior figures were also brought to court. >> here come the golden dawn members of parliament. they've been behind bars for three days. during that time, they've been vilified as neonazi thugs, now

have the chance to put their side of the story in court. >> can this be a fair trial or will it in fact be a witch hunt? >> i'm sure they'll get a fair trial and the judges today are very, very specific in what they're searching. they're very fair persons. >> there was a heavy police presence that around court, but some of those arrested are themselves policemen and several senior police officers have been suspended because of suspected livings to golden dawn, all suggesting that a movement that grew out of greece's economic crisis cannot be easily crushed, no matter how these trials proceed. >> such an interesting case, barnaby, what are the accusessations against golden dawn? do you know what kind of evidence the state has against party? >> well, the kind of evidence that's been coming out in the

past couple days is being leaked from witnesses who are now under protective custody, men who say they belong to golden dawn and that they wanted to tell the state what was going on within the organization. that they talked about paramilitary training camps and hit squads that carried out violence across the athens city center. golden dawn has been accused many times of particularly targeting ethnic migrants. there has been an in flow of migrants into athens, and that has caused tension. golden dawn is saying these are lies concocted by a desperate government, a desperate government in the midst of an economic crisis, which is trying to distract the greek people from the real issue, those are economic mismanagement and corruption. they say they are not neonazis. they say they are proud greek

nationalists. >> of course the leader will appear in the coming hours. barnaby thank you very much. that's barnaby phillips in and got thence for us. >> now, syria's opposition has accused president bashar al assad of systematically starving people to death. the allegations relate to the damascus suburb that's been under siege for the past nine months. now the syrian national council say government forces have intensified they're killing campaign there. the team of u.n. chemical inspectors is readying to begin its job. they have the shortest deadline such a mission has ever faced. for more on the job, they have ahead of them, i'm joined by the former head of the international atammic energy agency, also the

chief weapons inspector in iraq from 2000-2003. it's great to have you with us, especially on a story like this. do you think that this deadline of nine months to destroy syria's chemical weapons is realistic given the fact that there are dozens of locations and of course access to these sites can be very difficult? >> well, the chemical weapons organization state that it should be doable, but it's certainly, everyone realizeles that it is a big challenge during the civil war conditions. it would be easier if the civil war were ended, and that of course is another effort made by the u.n., to get the parties together and to get the ceasefire in a conference. >> what will these investigators actually be doing right now in syria? >> they have just arrived in damascus. it's an advance party, according to the news of some 20 people from the o.c.w. they will be going through with

the syrian government the various locations in which chemical weapons are stored and what quantities there are. i imagine they will discuss how they will get to these sites, and to verify the figures given by the syrian government and to discuss how can they do the safety. >> how much of a problem do you think it is that the government has pretty much known that investigators will be arriving for a while, so presumably some of the chemical weapons could have been moved? >> well, there have been some reports about movement, but i don't think they're not really worried about it. could be that movements would be to consolidate the stuff to fewer paints than before. that would be advantageous. i personally think that the syrian government would have very little reason to hide the chemical weapons any longer, because i think they are more of a liability than anything else. they will know that if they got away from a punitive strike on this occasion by the skin of their teeth, they would not get

away from such a strike if they used them a second time. i don't think that's a great worry. there could be a worry that opposition groups melee their hands on it, use it and try to blame the government. the government itself i think is cooperative. it could be that they will stop the inspectors from going into other areas where they have other military secrets than the chemical ones. >> what would be the hardest task for them now? >> i think the security remains the hardest task. if they are stores where there is unrest and hostilities, they need to negotiate not with the government, but these other groups. that was the case in damascus and after the big attack with gas when they had to negotiate with a number of other groups to get their assurances that they would not be attacked. even though, there were some shots fired on the convoy that came in, so i think security remains the big thing. the inspectors will have

assistance from members stationed. there are lots of security in organizations operating in the area, and i'm sure the u.s. and the russians and the sirens together will try to do their best, but it's not easy. >> absolutely not. always great to hear your thoughts on the subject. thank you for joining us. >> thank you. >> ok, lots ahead for you, including com bowed i can't tries to cope with some of the worst flooding in almost two decades. >> more attacks threatened in kenya unless troops leave. >> later in sports, how arsenal's new german star inspires them to an important win in the champions league.

the european union's foreign policy chief that met with egypt's foreign minister in cairo, the second trip to find a compromise between the interim government and the muslim brotherhood. egypt has been in grid lock since the president was ousted in july. a court in the capitol cairo passed a ruling over a week ago, ordering muslim brother hoods assets to be seized. in egypt, the transition to civilian rule is wanted to be sped up. he madid address to soldiers and policemen. >> u.s. president barack obama has canceled a trip to malaysia to sort out a government shut

down which began on tuesday, the first in 17 years. some public services will close as politicians fail to agree to a new budget. employees have been forced to stay at home and might not be paid at all. we have more. >> they are no closer to resolving the crisis that has partially shutdown the u.s. government. politicians are refusing to negotiate. 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. >> but now, they are focusing on trying to cherry pick some of the few parts of government they like, they don't like at all, but they like a few parts of it.

just another wacky idea from the tea party driven republicans. >> the closing of national parks, museums and monument are the most visible shutdown. world war ii veterans hoping to visit the monument constructed in their honor were turned away by officials. millions of people are being hurt. space agency workers have been told to stay home. the f.d.a. will also have to stop 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. many fear they won't be able to pay their bills. >> i'm just hoping to get back soon, because we're losing money, too much money. >> most of my coworkers have either one salary, or two government salaries, so they won't be getting any money at all. >> the u.s. president said he is willing to have a discussion with republicans, but not under

these conditions. >> congress generally has to stop governing by crisis. they have to break this habit. it is a drag on the economy. >> but the same feuding politicians who can't agree on how to restore government funding 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. >> in 2011, it resulted in the u.s. losing its triple-a credit rating. the country appears at risk again. political brinksmanship among lawmakers shows no signs of stopping. >> israel and iran have gone head-to-head over iran's nuclear program. israel's prime minister told the meeting his country will

defendant against iran alone if necessary. the iranian delegation wasted no time in hitting back. we have more. >> it was a forthright speech, the iranian prime minister together 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. facts are stubborn things, and the facts are that iran's savage record flatly contradict's rouhanis soothing rhetoric. >> one year earlier, netanyahu had drawn a diagram showing how close iran was to building a bomb. >> last year when i spoke here at the u.n., i drew a red line.

now iran has been very careful not to cross that line, but iran is positioning itself to race across that line in the future at a time of its choosing. >> he said israel would only trust iran when they agreed to four points, to cease all nuclear enrichment, to remove their stockpiles, to dismantle infrastructure and to stop all work in its heavy nuclear 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. >> within minutes, an iranian diplomat exercised their right to reply. >> we just heard and extremely infamy atory 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. >> iran's nuclear program will be back in the spotlight in two weeks. after all the conciliatory talk between iran and the west, detailed technical negotiations in geneva, it will be a big test. james bays, aljazeera at the united nations. >> time to get a check of the weather. >> things looking unsettled in eastern asia during typhoon season. this is a tropical storm that is going to head north wards away from the philippines up towards the east china sea and yellow

sea, probably hitting shanghai as it goes past. moving northward, we've got another tropical storm which is expected to skirt up the coast over the next day or so. that is going to be a major feature and moved through the forecast toward thursday. you can see it moving away. much of thursday is going to be bright with a few showers. tokyo topping out at 27 degrees. >> the typhoon has dissipated, but left an area of low pressure, pulling in moist air at the moment, looking wet here with heavy showers. toward the south, thailand and cambodia have been affected by rain. this area remains unsettled at the moment. for phnom penh, it looks to be quite wet for the next two or

three days. >> now, cambodia's river has burst its banks. so far at least 30 people are dead and thousands of families have been forced to leave their homes. meteorologists warn that flooding around the capitol phnom penh could be the worst in 17 years. for more, here's veronica pedrosa. >> the response to this flooding disaster has been quite rapid and thorough. what we've seen is that heavy rains since the third week of september added to a typhoon that's just hit the neighboring country of vietnam, contributed to high waters along the rivers in cambodia. 10 out of 24 provinces have been

affected by the flooding. 370,000 people have been affected altogether, and 43,000 have had to leave their homes. the assessments aren't finished yet on what the affect has been on infrastructure, roads, bridges, schools have had to close down. they've been flooded, and pagodas, as well, the places of worship. there is a festival coming up in the main religion in this country. the annual rainy season becoming more and more of a challenge across the region as climate change kicks in. it is continually difficult for these communities, who are accustomed 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.

>> an army convoy carrying relief goods in pakistan have been attacked, two soldiers killed in a strike of the area of strong hold of fighters who want a separate state. >> myan mar said it will take all necessary steps after a spate of arson attacks. since june last year, 240 people have been killed in fighting between buddhists and muslims. 140,000 others have been driven from their homes. aid agencies are struggling with a crisis in the philippines. more than 100,000 people have been displaced by clashes between the army and accept are a activity fighters from the

moro national liberation front. government troops are still hunting for leaders believed to be on the run. >> the somali armed group that carried out the west gate mall attack in kenya have threatened more violence. the president said he won't be bullied by al shabab. he promised to set up a new in cushion into the siege on the mall last week. we have more from southern somalia. >> this is the front line of kenya's fight against al shabab. the bone dry and dusty expanse stretches on you from the airport in somalias far south. the rebels are only a few kilometers to the north. the kenyans have been dug in for just over a year, watching mostly, and fending off al

shabab attacks. the militants haven't pushed further since the weapons have arrived. >> fortune armies are cautious if coming into somalia, even if it's humanitarian missions. if they're coming too hard and too many civilian casualties, sow malians have driven them out. >> the kenyans crossed into somalia in 2011, after al shabab kidnapped aid workers then tourists. the idea was to push them from the border and protect the homeland. the attacks have raised questions about whether the plan is working. >> our position in somalia has been very clear. the country went to somalia because the al shabab activities there were a threat to our

national security. that threat has not been eliminated and therefore we will not consider our position. it's been very clear that we will continue to take action on that front, until our security and interests in the country is protected. >> now the west gate attack, the 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 ground against the kenyans big guns and heavy armor. >> they are not prepared to engage in any conventional war. they've decided to go underground and for the longer game, as opposed to a shorter game. even if there is an attack offal is that bonn positions, that would not impact al shabab in the shorter term. >> as darkness falls, the kennens test their weapons.

they probe no man's land beyond the airport to see if anyone shoots back. tonight, there is no response. al shabab is holding its fire. aljazeera in southern somalia. >> still to come on the news hour, the hidden cost of mexico's drug war. why thousands are kidnappings are still going unreported. >> in malta, this tiny state say it cannot take any more people and the responsibility must be shared. >> the nhl season opener. it's a knock. ç]

>> welcome back to top stories here. italy's prime minister has asked for a vote of confidence in his coalition government, saying the government's survival must be separated from berlusconi's legal troubles. he's trying to persuade enough to define berlusconi call to bring down the government. >> greece's far right party have three appearing in court. all three have been released with travel restrictions, another is charged with running a criminal group and will face charges in the next hours.

>> syria's opposition accused bashar al assad from starving people to death in a suburb of damascus that has been under siege for nine months. >> for more on italy's political woes, we discuss with a political commentator, live now for us in rain storm. thank you for being on the news hour. firstly, if the prime minister wins the no confidence vote, is the government saved, is the political crisis over? >> the political crisis would be over in the immediate future, but the instability i think is going to continue somehow, because the majority will be narrow that the political meaning of this political phase

is that berlusconi's going out of the scene, because his party at this point is bleak which is a very new thing for political history. also, it must be taken into account that those people who split are high pro fuel members of the party. prime minister is important leader of the party. today, the political meaning is that berlusconi is at his final point. >> it's certainly a huge low he for sylvio berlusconi. i don't think anyone can deny that, but he's such a survivor in italian politics. do you see an opportunity for a comeback or is this the end of his political career? >> according to me, he is at the

end of the political career, even though we have said this too many times, so, you know, i'm a little bit cautious in saying that. i think that the berlusconi brand, so to say, will perhaps continue with his daughter marina, but it has to be seen whether this is going to happen or not. the immediate future, i think that he is in big trouble both on the judiciary level and on the political level, so this is a very important day today in the presence of political phase of italian history. >> very interesting indeed. thank you very much for your time. we'll be watching that very closely in rome. >> hundreds of migrants continue to land on the tiny island nation of malta. the government is accusing the european union of doing nothing

to help with the burden of looking after the asylum seekers. we have more. >> the maltese navy approaches a boat of migrants. it has no choice under international law but to help them. malta is the first gateway to europe from north africa. this year, mor more people have landed. >> we cannot afford to give them what they exspecked. they are crossing the desert and sea hoping to find a better future. unfortunately, they don't find it. >> this is where they end up, a military run detention center. under maltese law, they can locked up for 18 months, waiting to be processed.

>> all they want is freedom, but the maltese government insists they cannot let them go because there is no one on the island to look after them. they said the treatment will perhaps discourage others from coming here. >> many of these men are from the horn of africa, living in these form stories with no access to the outside world. >> i'm telling them not to come, and look for a better life, because it's no different the life there and here. >> that's exactly what many maltese people want to hear. ten years since joining the european union, people here feel abandoned by brussels. >> malta is a very small country and we cannot afford all these people. >> there are migrants here who have been given a chance, like s ax li who left ethiopia years

ago. he is studying for a master's degree. >> there will be changes. africa will not remain continuing on, and you may not shimmying grants coming from africa. you my see in the near future, i hope you'll see tourists from africa. >> but saleh's case is an exception. there is no single policy to deem with the migration. most member states are not prepared to accept more migrants, destroying the european dreams of these asylum seekers. >> tens of thousands of people go missing every year in mexico. there's a public distrust towards the police force, accused of being involved in the criminal underworld. we report. >> justice.

that's what this woman is looking for. her 16-year-old nephew was one of 12 kidnapped from a bar in mexico city. they turned up months later decapitated in a mass grave. four police have been arrested in the case. >> ask people how they feel when they see a police officer arresting somebody. you don't know if it's a real cop, a fake one or if he's making a legitimate arrest or just kidnapping someone. >> mexico is awash in kidnappings. a new sway reveals more than 105,000 people were kidnapped last year. the 105,000 is an estimate. a little more than 1300 kidnappings were actually reported in 2012. most people are too afraid to report crimes to the police. september 20, this was the scene on one of mexico city's main avenues. three police taking part in the kidnapping of a colombian man. human rights advocates say 70%

of all kidnappings are carried out by active or former police officers. a major reform of mexico security forces is needed, including creating a civilian authority to police the police. >> if there's a police officer who thinks that it's possible to make -- to commit a crime in the street in front of the people without any consequence, that is an institutional problem. >> mexico city's mayor said the institution is solid. >> in any given moment, a police officer might stray off the path. what we need to do is identify these police and punish them. >> not only have police been linked to both crimes, but both kidnappings were caught on video. there are 8,000 security cameras across mexico city, meant to deter crime, but make apprehension of criminals for police. >> although the pickup truck the

police threw their victim last month passed cameras on its way out of the capitol, nothing was done to stop it. once out of the city, it was lost. one victim in a sea of victims still missing. >> guinea has one of the worst poverty rates in africa, making it hard for women to support themselves and their families. several new projects are helping them launch businesses. >> when this woman received a loan of $300 from a mike co finance organization for women, her life changed forever. the loan helped her start a business selling dry fish. she makes $500 a month and employs two people. >> i know the value of micro finance. my yesterday and today are not the same. my children are in school, and i

even beaut television for them to watch, because i don't want them to end up on the street, and i am able to buy for fish to sell. >> she is one of the lucky ones. >> there are millions of women looking for cash to start their businesses, but there are only 15 micro finance organizations in guinea. getting access to that micro finance money is not easy. >> women have to give 10% of the money they want to borrow to the micro finance organization, and have a guarantor to get the loan. the interest loan is 1% and the money has to be paid back within a year. that's difficult in a country with high poverty and unemployment. she has helped lift thousands of women out of poverty through micro finance. new equipment was just received through new financing. she said the government should take the lead in making small loans available if it's serious.

>> the government has to take micro finance easily, making it easy for organizations to register with the central bank. >> that won't be easy. interest rates are as high at 25%. most people don't earn enough to open a bank account. the government has set up a new micro finance agency to make small loans more accessible. >> when this government took over, guinea was a country, not a state. senegal has four times the amount, it is too easy to criticize us. we are putting reforms in place. >> the reforms have helped, but more changes are needed. micro finance have lifted millions in africa out of poverty. the hope of many is that they will become more accessible to

them, too. >> still to come four, the world's largest floating book fair docks in sri lanka hoping to shore up literacy. >> we have the champions league details.

>> a tiny tree house is within the grounds of a hotel in the hudson valley in the u.s. state of new york. at 19 square meeters, it is the smallest project. joining me live now discuss this is an architect and key note speaker. great you with us. what's the highlight of the

festival so far for you? >> well, i must say the buildings that we are staying in are pretty incredible, the marina sands hotel with its boat on top of 57 stories of hotel in flee blocks. that's quite a wow, with an incredible park next to it. >> we showed our viewers some other amazing exhibits, but are they getting more daring, do you think throughout the years? >> it's a very positive moment for architecture, because technology's allowed us to design all sorts of things that we wouldn't have been allowed to do before, drawing programs that can do very complex curves, that kind of thing. also, architects and interior designers are becoming household names, as the public gets the taste for architecture, so

architects are doing more wonderful and excitings things. >> wonderful and exciting, but are they practical? some of these buildings don't look practical for why they're being built. >> that's always the question the public asks, can there be practicality. it is the job to make buildings which are comfortable to be in, but i think it's also the job to bring some magic to their work. that really carries over into the way that the public appreciates spaces. we know it in london, the prince of wales complaint about architecture being subdued in recent years. i think you'll find the public is very enthusiastic about contemporary architecture. >> indeed. what is your favorite exhibit this year? >> i'm one of the judges for the inside part of the festival, the interior section, and i did see

a wonderful shopping center that looked sublime, in gorgeous colors, wonderful atmospheric environments, great ledgability. i can't say which one it is, because as the head of the jury, i'm supposed to have an open mind. >> you don't want to give anything anyway. thank you for joining us from singapore. >> pleasure. >> now, the world's largest floating book fair that just stopped in sri lanka, with one of the highest literacy rates, reading is popular on the island. the good old fashioned book is facing a rival in the age of new technology. we explain. >> an avoid reader, eager for more, this mobile library service for children is very popular. this girl has borrowed books for years. >> i've enjoyed reading books since i was very young, books

are nice and meaningful. >> the books project visits 42 areas every two weeks. organizers hope to entice new readers into the older world of books. >> children introduced to books at this age continue to read when older. >> the world of technology if they don't read is where they turn. while children can read on high tech devices, many don't embrace it to the same degree. >> in addition to print media, the audio field has expanded greatly. there is a reason for children moving away from it. >> the new world of technology hasn't ended the paper text. the world's largest floating book fair attracted thousands of visitors in columbo. >> as for books, i think it's a

refreshing different experience to hold it and read. >> with 500,000 tights on sale and another half million in stock, the ship's captain said there is still a market for books in many of his ports of call. >> we do see more and more electronic books, but for many of the places we visit, that's going to be far, far in the future. >> the on lime gaming community have a different view. >> the libraries are part of it. those are going to get closed very soon. reading, all those things can be done through the internet. >> the president is not taking any chances, initiating a project to provide books to sri lankaen school children and develop libraries in rural areas. >> most parts of sri lanka is luring young people away from books, but for these children, nothing beats a good old fashioned read.

>> it's time for the sport. here's robert. >> hello, there, arsenal continued with a win against nay. on deadline day signing, they got the lead after eight minutes. the north london club doubled their lead when ursel set up to tap the ball home. that's arsenal's 10th win in a row. >> fantastic first half, created a great pace. great finishing, great movement, and that's the game you want to see. second half was a bit more hand break issue, a bit more cautious. we played more not to make a mistake than to score. >> surviving a tough match in

scotland to win 1-0 and improve, the captain scott brown was sent off an hour after the mark. he made the most of the numerical advantage, scoring a header. they now go top of the group with six points. >> it's clear that we would prefer to play with him. any manager wants his players all available. barcelona doesn't have excuse for bad results because he wasn't playing. we have excellent players who can help us get a result without him. >> last season runners up, a 3-0 win, plus a win for chelsea. this game was interrupted by green piece against the russian energy company. a banner was revealed. the game did restart.

the score was 1-0. >> both sides open campaigns with victories. mann city face a team that has reached the championship league's final three times in the past four years. they haven't made it past since two seasons ago. >> we don't have the team the last two years or so. it's done to reach the next group. i think we started this year in the champions league very well with the win, and that's very important for the team, for the confidence, and now with we play home against a big rival in the group. of course, we want to beat they will, and stay in first position. >> the city's former manager won't return to the sidelines later on wednesday. the italians signed a contract

for the turkish club, but his first match will be in england. >> real madrid has had its player ruled out. >> i'm less happy than i was. the match wasn't good. we lost to darby. that's a bad thing for us. we need to react quickly and change the results and our game. so far, i really trust my players. i'm sure our reaction will be good. tomorrow's match is so important. >> at the crucial stage of the asian championships league, the second leg of the semifinals kick off in a few others. they can reach the final for the first time holding on to the first leg win.

later, iran need to turn around a two goal deficit. >> the pirates beat the cincinnati reds in the wildcard game. johnny cueto struggled, giving up four runs in the game. pittsburgh's 6-2 victory mean they face the st. louis cardinals in the playoffs. >> the chicago blackhawks have begun the defense of their stanley cup title with a 6-4 vicary, taking a 4-1 lead in the season opener. patrick kane scored a second, three goals and an assist. johnny o'day put the blackhawks back in front.

they are trying to be the first team in 15 years to successfully defend the stanley cup. >> the first game of the season between the montreal canadian and maple leaves will be remembered for fighting. a concussion was had when he slammed into the ice. the game was won by toronto 4-3. >> kenya pushing for a 20-15 world cup spot. they battered first. and got thence picking up four wickets. they meet again on friday. a win guarantees afghanistan progress. >> please stay with us. bye for now.

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