welcome to the news. confrontation between security forces and student protesters in egypt. at least 30 people are killed in a suicide bombing in the syrian city of hama.

damaged and dying. the children poisoned by leads in the rush for gold. hello. fighting has broken out at university in cairo between police and students protesting against the military-backed government. security forces used tear gas to disperse demonstrators outside the university, and protesters responded by throwing rocks at police. don mccain is joining us live from cairo from what happened, dominique, and how it actually started outside of university. >> reporter: we understand, doreen, that between 2,000 to 3,000 protesters, students left their classes and began protesting. at that point a few hundred left

the campus, went out onto the street. the police were there, and they fired shots into the air. what happened next is the subject of some confusion because the ministry says they shot fires in the area and tear gas was fired and rocks were thrown at police and some people were arrested. the students have said, in fact, what happened after the shots were fired, they went back inside, and the police followed them in and fired tear gas at them and then arrests happened. so there's some confusion and difference of opinion on the two sides there. it's worth making the point that as our university, the head of the university had said if there were protests today, then there was the high chance that he would have to cancel all classes. if there were protest to other universities -- >> all right. that was our reporter speaking to us from cairo.

apologies for that connection with dominique. dominique was giving us an update on the situation at the university and the clashes between security forces and students demonstrating over there. let's move on to other news for you. syrian state media is reporting the deaths of at least 30 people after the r suicide in bombing in hama. he detonated explosives at the eastern entrance the toe. it follows another suicide attack that killed 16 soldiers at a checkpoint near the capital on saturday. rebels reportedly took the position, but there's been heavy fighting there then and opposition activists say the military has launched air-raids on the checkpoints off damascus. opposition fighters have also seized a makeshift barracks in a building near damascus. it was previously a pharmaceutical factory.

holding the posting would allow rebels access to a neighborhood in the capital of damascus. well, the arab league chief says a date for a peace conference on syria has been set. the so-called geneva two talks will be held on november 23rd. russia and the u.s. have been pushing for the talks which aim to establish a transitional government as well as elections. >> translator: it has been decided that the geneva conference will be held on the 23rd of november. preparations for this conference are taking place. there are a lot of preparations and obstacle that we should overcome before this conference. 11 hostages from lebanon and turkey have returned to their families. it's part of a complex deal between lebanese groups, turkey, syria, as well as syrian rebels that's expected to see more people released. this is essentially a three-way prisoner swap.

nine muslims from lebanon have returned home as we were saying, and they were suspected of being hezbollah fighters helps the assad regime, something they denied at the time they were taken. in retaliation, two turkish airlines pilots were abducted in beirut. why turkish? turkey is thought to have links to the rebels that head the lebanese men, and two piements have been radio leased. the third element is still to take place. more than 100 female prisoners held by the syrian government are to be released, and that's another concession to the rebels. we're live in in southern tur y turkey. what do you hear about the release of the female prisoners from the syrian jails? >> reporter: well, we've been hearing all sorts of things for the last 24 hours, but let me bring you up to date with the latest official information coming to us from syria's

information minister. we stopoke to his office, and ts is what the office had to say. we don't have any statement to release at this stage. we asked if he can confirm or deny the fact that syrian female prisoners would be released. in exchange, he said we don't -- we can't tell you anything. we don't have any information. this is coming from the office of syria's information minister. what other information we have from activist groups in syria close to the rebel groups, a group making the demand is that at least 127 syrian female prisoners were released. it's disputable if they are still in damascus or they've reached turkey. >> it seems to be a bit of a confusing situation when it comes to the particular female prisoners that we expect to be released. it really shows you the release

of the turkish pilots as well as the nine shia lebanese, it shows you how complex and intertwined the situation is when it comes to syria and how many players there are involved. >> reporter: yes, that's exactly the case. this whole hostage crisis, if i may call it that way, started about a year ago, and then for the last weeks, perhaps months there was some secret negotiations that involved the turkish intelligence as well as some senior lebanese security officials. those were then met with a mediation that led to the release of the lebanese. of course, everyone is talking to each other, including members of the syrian government as well as the rebel brigade. it's called the northern storm front. that front has made the key

demand, key condition that prisoners, female prisoners in syria have to be released in order to facilitate the release of the lebanese as well as the turks. if we can bring what happened yesterday, lebanon's foreign minister found the syrian government for accepting lebanon's desire to facilitate the release of the lebanese hostages by freeing the female prisoners. so it's a very complicated situation here. >> okay, omar. thank you. at least 12 people are dead following a series of explosions in iraq. six people were occurred and another ten injured in a twin blast that targeted the chief of police's house nir the city of tikrit. further west people died and a dozen more were injured. the giant u.s. bank, jpmorgan chase has reportedly agreed to pay a record $13

billion fine. the u.s. justice department is trying to reach a settlement into bad mortgage loans the bank sold to investors. they were a major cause of the worldwide financial crisis five years ago, and the main issue is whether the bank sold mortgages that it knew were riskier than they appeared to be to the customers. financial analyst louise cooper says he could lose his job if the fine is confirmed. jpmorgan was recorded as being the one big american investment bank that had a good crisis when you put it like that, because it didn't have the problems, the financial problems that so many other did. yet, as we went through the last couple of years, jpmorgan's whiter than white reputation has gotten dirty and dirty. we have the london raider that lost jpmorgan $6 billion on unauthorized positions.

jpmorgan has been fined by a million for that. jp mo began was part of a class action lawsuit for fixing prices to do with credit and debit charges, so that's another thing. now we have this. so i wonder if diamond, the ceo of jpmorgan, can survivor this crisis. this is bigger than all the others. this is a very large fine, and the size of the fine is indicative of the wrongdoing done. pakistan's prime minister sharif is in washington for talks with president barack obama. it's the highest level official visit in several years. this comes as the u.s. released more than $1.6 billion in military and economic aid held back since 2011. relations between the two countries have been tense since the raid that killed osama bin laden. nts heads the agency for

security. he said the release of aid is a goodwill gesture ahead of the meeting. >> the u.s./pakistan relationship is one a need base, both dependent on the u.s. for the security of offers for the insiders of pakistan, particularly in areas bordering pakistan. pakistan is looking for the united states to for bilateral support but also washington support in international financial institutions such as the imf and world bank. i think it's a need relationship, and that's how i think it will continue in the years to come, particularly ahead of the complete withdraw of the u.s. and other major troops from afghanistan. coming up on the al jazeera news hour, who is looking down

on the bangladeshi version of the sarong. ♪ happy birthday to you and plenty to sing about as the sydney opera house turns 40. also ahead, a grand slam for boston, but was it enough to send the red sox to the world series. sports are coming up a little later. well, it's been two years since the death of former libyan leader gaddafi, and the leader that ruled the current for more than 40 years was killed during the revolution in 2011. libya has been struggling with the reality of governance and is facing several key issues. it failed to build up the army and police force. in some cases the government allows armed militia who helped

omar gaddy to operate and in other they're outlawed. one attacked the american diplomatic mission in benghazi in september of last year. at the time four people, including the u.s. ambassador, christopher stevens, were killed. earlier this month they abducted the minister in the capital of pr tripoli. it raised serious questions. meanwhile, oil exports mrument meted after workers at oil facilities in the east went on strike. they demand the region be given more awe ton my and power. let's speak to the chief political analyst who will tell us about the future of libya. right now it's looking very bleak with a very volatile security situation. >> yes. what we usually call that in international relations, libya is about to become a failed

state. a "failed state" means there will be no more center power able to control and safeguard the sovereignty of the country domestically or otherwise. the decentralization of power and the strength of the armed militias is such that it would be easy with the police within the country. they dictate to a large degree the oil production and the various services that are entrenched in the various ministries as well as in parliament. therefore, that's the decent realization among fighting factions and militias could really lead libya down the path. >> when you look at tribes, it's -- libya has always been a tribal society. it's been entrenched in tribal affiliations for decades. how is that playing a role right now in the instability and the

political situation? >> what happened is that because of the way that gaddafi was taken over through military mean, international military intervention plus arming of the tribes, of the libyan people, that led to tribal militias, tribal -- armed tribes as well as regional-based warlords. those, especially in the east that control some of the important, vital economic interests of the country such as oil rigs and so on and so forth are capable of paralyzing the country. it's no longer just a question of a country made up of tribes. now, 40 years of that dictatorship by gaddafi is coming to the surface through violence and through conflicting interests among the tribes but also among the region. we have, as many viewers know, 2 million regions in the country and the eastern region around

benghazi is calling for a federal libya whereby that oil rich part of the country is autonomous. >> is there a role to be played by the international community and nato who were so instrumental in the revolution and toppling of gaddafi? >> originally it was supposed to be libya's neighbors as well as those that took on gaddafi, they were supposed to help bring about the training and the institutionalization of a modern libyan military and police. that has not happened. there has been some procrastination on a number of european countries, bullet also the libyans are quite careful how they approach this. the main problem is actually within libya. those militias, the registered members among them are 225,000. they are paid by the government, and they're the ones who are supposed to come together to make up the national army.

for the time being, they are in fights among them. some of they can are secular. there were different regions fighting for resources and influence. that's why it's on the verge of becoming a failed state. if that happens, it will be difficult for any foreign power, even if it is willing to capable of resolving the libya question. >> okay, thank you. that's our senior political analyst. well, the former president of the maldives is demanding the current president resign after runoff elections were canceled. nasheed's supporters rallierall. police stopped the election on saturday because of a supreme court ruling and they said it couldn't go ahead because not all candidates are signed off on the registry lists. dozens of bush fires are still raging this australia forcing thousands to leave their homes.

the government declared a state of emergency in the state of new south wales. one man has died and more than 200 homes destroyed since thursday. andrew thomas has more from the blue mountains in west sydney. >> reporter: despite all efforts, the fires are still burning. the blue mountains west of sydney now orange and gray as they're progressively blackened, and this is a situation likely to get worse. weather forecasts, which had predicted rain over the coming days, were wrong. the most up-to-date suggest it's about to get hotter and windier. >> this is a continuing, volatile, difficult, dangerous firefighting environment, and based on the forecast and the size of these fires, it's expected to become a whole lot worse yet. >> reporter: in sparsely populated areas people are receiving warnings by text message. leave or if it's too late shelter fast. this is what they're trying to

prevent. more than 200 homes were burned after thursday's fires. it's obvious how intense this fire was. it only lasted here for a couple of hours, but that was enough to destroy almost everything. a few things still distinguishable. a washing machine back there. this ladder is melted at the end. here. the pages of a book. the house was his. already insurance assessors have been around to ensure help is on the way. he has advice for others that may soon go through the same trauma. >> you can only do so much, but in the end you just have to make sure that your loved ones are safe. >> reporter: only one person has died as a result of the fires so far, and very few have been injured. animals, wild and domestic, haven't been so lucky. >> this guy had his feet burned.

we had to give him anesthetics and east on painkillers. >> the fire that raged through here began when wind brought down power lines, but elsewhere the army is investigating whether an explosives training exercise for soldiers accidentally striked another. the fear is more accidental sparks will light out. andrew thomas, al jazeera, in the blue mountains near sydney. seth is going to join us now. we got to know, seth, how much worse will it get in australia? >> thanks. recently the temperatures have been quite well behaved, but things are changing particularly in the sydney area. this reason is this area of the clouds sinks down towards the south. ahead of that it's pulling down air from the northwest. in this interior region of australia, the air is very dry

and hot. so as that wind picks up, we see the temperatures there in sydney over 30 degrees as we head through the next few days. the winds will pick up a little bit as well. it looks like it will be wednesday when we see the worst of the weather, and it's going to be the worst because the winds are likely to be the stronge strongest. further towards the north, and we have another very severe area of weather as well. fortunate at the moment it's nowhere near land. you see a very distinctive swirl there on the satellite picture, and this is our super typhoon francisco. the sustained winds are over 260 kilometers per hour, so it's an incredibly strong system, like a category 5. it's an intense storm, but fortunately as it runs towards japan, it will go into cooler water and that will allow the storm to ease a fraction. that's good news for japan,

because here it certainly has been very wet recently. we had a storm that was weaker. that was only a few days ago. now we've seen another huge area of cloud over us. that certainly gave us very heavy downpours there for many of us in japan including nagoia. that system is now beginning to pull away. it's going to give us very heavy downpours there as we head through monday. in the south it's drying up, but we have francisco heading towards us for thursday or friday. >> thanks very much for that. the self-proclaimed sultan of sglulu died in the philippin. he passed away in the manila hospital after organ failure. he was 75 years old. his ancestors ruled over parts of philippines and asia. more than 70 people were killed in a siege and shoot-out with malaysian troops earlier this year. let's stay in the

philippines where muslims make up around 15% of the predominantly catholic christian population, and they're asking the government for help to teach school children about islam. >> reporter: she says she comes to teach every day with a renewed sense of purpose. this despite being getting only 80 u.s. dollars a month. she left a higher-paying job to teach arabic language to these poor filippino muslim kids. she says this job is far more rewarding. >> translator: i'm willing to teach for free if necessary and share my knowledge as an arabic teacher. i choose to teach here because the children here need me the most. >> reporter: there were around 50 muslim children that go to school every day. they have taught the government-required school but are given lessons on arabic and

islamic studies. they rely on private donations alone. the funding is barely enough to pay for the teachers and develop the facilities. the population of filippino muslims is around 5 million. yet, there are only about 40 islamic schools across the country. a majority are like this, poorly funded and in dire need of government support. the philippines is the bastian of cath lichl in southeast asia. more than 80% are roman catholic. there have been decades of rebellion against the government whom they say long ignored their cries for equality and justice. despite the steps the president's government has made to improve the lives of many filippino muslims, those that support the islamic schools say the government needs to start with education. >> they need the governmental support for the muslim children.

especially because, you know, muslim communities live in a christian environment. >> reporter: marginalization has been a reality these students have come to accept, but many hope education may one day help these children rise above their situation. al jazeera, manila. myanmar's opposition leader has called on the european union to support her punish to change the country's constitution announced before the elections in 2015. suu kyi met the european president in brussels. the constitution blocks suu kyi from becoming president because it bars anyone whose children or spouses are foreign nationals. a fire destroyed a factory in the industrial area of the indian capital of new delhi. the blaze broke out in a cardboard manufacturing plant. no one was injured.

the fires are common in india where safety regulations aren't strictly enforced. the lugi is a traditional form of dress worn by men in asian countries. in bangladesh have consider it the symbol for the lower class and call for it to be banned. for many that's not an option. >> reporter: it's the southeastern version of sarong, a traditional clothing that offers relief from heat and humidity. weather christian or muslim, almost all own one at soim point, but it's not welcome everywhere. >> i've just been told by that hotel behind me that i can't enter because i'm wearing this lugi. it might be one of the closest things to national dress, but for many it's a symbol of a backward lifestyle.

they considered banning them to wear lunis. that would have been a major problem him and his colleagues. almost all of them wear them. >> translator: lungi is the most comfort to wear while driving a rick shaw. it's easy to pedal. >> reporter: the proposed ban led to a huge outcry has people came to defend the item of clothing. they backed down in the face of the criticism and says it never intended to ban it in the first place. despite modernizing forces, it's still enormously popular. the industrial is so informal, there aren't any reliable records on how many are sold each year, but it's estimated to be worth more than $100 million. >> reporter: bangladeshi men have worn them. when you're at home there's nothing that beat its. >> reporter: ironically they all

wear western trousers to work. >> you can't wear them to work. it's more professional to wear trousers. >> reporter: it might lose some ground to western clothing, but as long as people have to work outdoors in the sweltering heat, it looks unlikely it will disappear from public view. still to come, we're live in belgrade where the wife of yugoslavia's former leader has died. and coming up in sports. the driver that survived a dramatic indy car event has secured the championship. back in a moment.

top stories. egyptian police have fought with university students in cairo. security forces used tear gas at the university. state media in syria says at least 30 people died in a suicide car bomb explosions, dozens more are injured in the central city of hama. let's stay with syria. the peace talks, in fact, that we hear may be held in geneva in about a month's time. we have with us in the studio a member of the syrian national council. he's joining us here in doha. good to see you again. the syrian national coalition has said that its members will decide in the coming few days whether they will attend the geneva 2 conference set for reportedly november 23rd. what is the coalition's

strategy, do you think? >> i believe the strategy is to get the opposition inside and outside united, because frankly, we had a problem in the leadership. there was some discontent and frustration inside for -- because the coalition was not living up to the expectations. so the leadership of the coalition is trying to now open all channels with all the opposition inside, whether it's military or civilian, in order to come up with one decision, one decision either to go or not to go. the last thing we want to do is to split the opposition. >> an opposition that is already split, some would argue, but you yourself are a member of the syrian national council, and that's under the umbrella of the syrian national coalition. this council is threatening to quit the coalition if the coalition actually does go and attend geneva. is that a unanimous decision by the council?

>> i would say it's unanimous but it's not final. it's contingent upon certain conditions. >> which are? >> the major condition here is that he and his close group shouldn't be part of future syria. you have to -- we have to -- you know, different between the goal and means. we cannot compromise in the goal, which is assad-free syria, he won't have his own group. in the meantime, how do you achieve that? we can argue that. a few weeks ago there was some talk about the proven of the head of the coalition in going to it, and that was perceived that it's approved without the conditions. that's when the council said, no, we're not going to go just -- just go no matter what. there are conditions, and if those conditions are not fulfilled, we're not going to go. >> and then what happens?

what are the consequences of the council quitting the coalition at such a fragile time when it comes to syria. you saw what happened in hama with that syrian car bombing. >> i don't think the coalition can go without the council. even with the council, there are problems in getting the people inside to approve. that's why the head of the coalition is going inside and meeting with all brigades and leaders and so on to unite them all on one opinion. so i don't think the coalition would go without the council. >> just very briefly how do you see the prospects for peace going forward. >> there is an upcoming meeting in istanbul for the coalition, and i think this meeting will discuss this issue. how would they not only convince the council, which is -- or the inside coalition, but how will they also convince other opposition figures who are outside the coalition in order to come as one team and decide

yes or no? >> okay. thank you. thank you from the syrian national council. thank you very much. >> my pleasure. in venezuela both the president and opposition leader are seeing their approval ratings slip, and now they're going on a campaign trail for mayoral races seen as a referendum. rachelle reports from ka ras cuss. >> he's back on the campaign trail and losing the closest presidential election in venezuela in more than a decade. this time opposition leader enrique cap ril less is rallies his base for a mayoral candidate. venezuelans will vote in december to elect hundreds of mayors and local officials. these elections are crucial for his part. >> reporter: for me, these elections are a referendum where venezuelans can choose between the country ma ndurred row wants or the country the majority wants. >> reporter: what venezuelans want is still a deeply divided

issue. just steps away, campaign stop, pro-caprilles and pro-government supporters nearly clash. they're out protesting the campaign stop he's making in his home state. as you can see, with the local elections two months away, tensions are on the rise. since taking office in january, president nicholas mad ndur row has increased pressure on his political enemies. two of his top aides are being investigated for corruption. in april opposition lawmakers were beaten in congress for refusing to recognize mad ndur row as president. ka prip less has to releay on h own youtube channel to get his message out. although he's still polling high, some supporters are gring disenchanted with his party,

like ya onmart they see that voted for him. >> they're not as united as they should be because they lack leadership. cape ril less is making a name for himself, but the opposition should be stronger. lead poisoning affect it is thousands every year, especially children. the world health organization says there are ways to reduce the risks and called for action to eliminate the use of the metal. that exposure is estimated to contribute to 600,000 new cases of children with intellectual disabilities every year. children are particularly vulnerable because they absorb four to five times as much lead as adults do. children at the highest risk are the very young as well as the

very poor. we have this report from nigeria's zamfara state where hundreds of children are affected by lead poisoning where the metal is used in light be. >> reporter: she's four years with lead poisoning. she's among more than 1,000 children who regularly come to this rural clinic for treatment. her mother has lost two children already. >> translator: she has seizures and is running a fever. every time it gets worse. memories of my two dead children come back to me, and i'm afraid of losing her as well. all of my five children have similar symptoms. >> reporter: the surrounding villages sit on huge gold reserves, and in the rush to extract the metal, miners came in clothing contaminated with lead which was brought into the entire households. it took government authorities three years to acts. a u.s. company cleaned up the

lead. that eliminated the risk of more contaminated and allowed for the treatment of infected children to begin. so far doctors without borders has successfully tleeted 1,600 children in eight villages. hundreds of children are not as lucky. this village lost about 200. life here is getting back to normal after the cleanup. doctors are now faced with a huge task of treating more than 1,000 cases. the aid agency helping some of the poisoned children is warning that the problem is bigger than originally thought. >> there are more villages in this area affected, and yeah msf has not the capacities to take care of all villages. there are 70 villages identified in which mfn is not working, which are suffering from lead

poisoning. >> reporter: treatment for these children is expensive and takes time. doctors say it could take up to five years of medication and laboratory testing. for her and other mothers, the discover of gold in their xhunlts is a curse. their only concern now is nursing their children back to health, but with so much activity at the gold mines, there is a good chance that the situation will only get worse. al jazeera, nigeria. elections are under way in one of the smallest but richest countries in europe. luxembourg's prime minister was forced to call early elections in july forking a spying scandal. the widow of former yugoslavia leader tito has died. she passed away in a belgrade hospital after heart failure.

we're live from belgrade with more on how people in the region are reacting to her death. >> reporter: well, it is fair to say that this news is already expected, because she spent almost the last two months in the hospital, which is right behind me, in intensive care unit because she was accepted there on august 23rd on a grave condition. everybody were expecting the news like that will emerge any day. just yesterday i spoke with her personal biographer who told me that only -- that it is a matter of hours that she is currently in a really grave condition. she was connected to all the machines, for instance, for life support. for instance, artificial lungs, then a transfusion, et cetera, et cetera. so when that news erupted this

morning, it was in the same time not a shock but everybody were starting to think about her legacy or what she did and what she was in the last 30 or 40 years, how long she was in house arrest and how long she was with tito during his best communist times. >> so what kind of funeral arrangements are being made for her? >> reporter: it is apparently a hot potato in the hands of the serbian government, because just before she was accepted to emergency service here in belgrade hospital, she asked the serbingian government to be buried next to tito in a house of glow flowers where he was buried in 1980. she wanted to spend the rest of eternity in order to the

biographer with her lifetime partner. but the serbian government has to decide that immediately and urgently whether this is possible or not. there are opposing soyses. on one hand there's a voice strongly aposes this because they say this is a mausoleum dedicated to tito and there's no place for his wife. on the other hand, there is voices at that support that idea, because they say that tito was not alone figure in his struggle during his reign here in the former yugoslavia, that she was all the time with him, supported him all the time, and it is rightful thing to do to leave her and allow her to be buried next to the tito. i think in the next few days the serbian government will have to decide what will actually be the burial place of tito's widow. >> thank you very much.

well, for years now we've seen unmanned aerial vehicles being used in war zones, and journalists filming britain news from helicopters has been going on for decades. now a group of researchers has decided to put the two together. john has traveled to the u.s. state of nebraska to tour the only lab in the world making drones for journalists. >> reporter: for the news media frontier, the sky is the limit. matt waits as he watched a demonstration of the the unmanned aircraft when he had an ephiany. >> just absolutely blue my mind. i watched this, and i thought there is every tornado that i've covered as a journalist, every hurricane, flood, wildfire, biblical disaster. use your imagination. >> reporter: drones have longed served as the eyes and arms of the u.s. military and intelligence agencies, but they

believe the capabilities of $1500 drones like this could be just as usual to news organization. >> he walks in my office and says, i want to create a drone journalism lab. my first thought was, what is that? >> reporter: with a $50,000 grant from the knight foundation, the university of nebraska launched the world's first uab lab for young journalists. >> we are quite literally creating this new tool for journalists to use, because there is no -- there are no guidelines. there are no suggestions on how you should use this, what you can use it for. we're just making everything up, and i'm going to keep doing that. >> the picture on this test model might look a little wobbly, but with refinement it can look like this and eventually drone journalism could mean almost no place is out of reach. they're still a work in progress. a drone is already in use in

australia to cover cricket. could airborne paparazzi and unmanned car chase coverage be next? the technology is so far ahead of the law it has left many questions unanswered. >> somebody says, well, if that thing flies over my house, i'm getting my shotgun and i'm going to shoot it down. it's actually -- as silly as it sounds it's actually not clear whether or not they could do that. when we think about it, we're kind of writing a rule book. >> reporter: for now commercial drones are still illegal in the u.s., but aviation authorities are crafting new laws that could have drones like this filling the skies by 2015. john hendrick, al jazeera, lincoln, nebraska. coming up on al jazeera, not going for a song. the violin which hasn't played a tune for more than 100 years fetches a titanic price. i'm at abu dhap i and we'll

tell you why there's a real buzz around brazil as they begin competing for the world cup. on august 20th,

now, who's bought a violin that hasn't played a tune for more than 100 years, and why have they paid almost $1.5 million for it? andrew potter has the titanic story. >> reporter: corroded by the ocean and no longer playable, but it's what this violin represents that makes it of huge value. these initials stand for wallace

hartley. he was bandleader on the ocean liner titanic, which so famously sank on its maiden voyage in 1912. hartley and his band mates played to comfort passengers as the ship went down. this was the instrument he used. >> it represents bravery in human nature, the way this young man and his colleagues and all the people on the ship stayed to fulfill their duty. >> it also represents a substantial investment for one collector after going under the hammer at auction. >> at 900,000. go, go. >> 900,000 british pounds, $1.4 million and more than four times the expected value. >> it's not about the cash. it's about what it is. it's the most iconic there is. it's history, it's a brave man. the money is secondary. it is a very valuable item.

there's no doubt about that. >> reporter: the violin was discovered in an english attic in 2006. there's been fierce debate about its authenticity, but this aucti auctioneer is adamant it's a real thing saying hartley strapped it to his body in a case before becoming one of the victims. there's no word on who the buyer is yet, but it's hoped the instrument will remain on public display. andrew potter, al jazeera. time for sports updates. >> thank you so much. the boston red sox are through to baseball's word series. they bite the detroit tigers to clench the american league championship series. with boston down 2-1 in the seventh shane victorino hit a grand slam to give the head sox a 3-run lead. boston who won the best of seven years 4-2 will meet the st. louis cardinals. this world series will be a rematch of 2004, which boston

won. game one is at fenway park on wednesday. >> obviously, the first thought was getting enough air to tie the game, and then it got to the point where i felt like, wow, this could get up over the wall. i mean, all the emotions went through my mind, and i seen it. no disrespect and i would never be a guy that, you know, if guys took it wrong, but i was definitely excited when i ran around the bases. the motogp world championship has blown would it open after mark marquez was disqualified at the australia grand prix. he almost collided with rival jorge lorenzo early in the race. it was black flagged with five laps remaining after failing to pit for the required time. the defending champion lorenzo started from pole and won the race ahead of dani pedrosa. he cut the leader to 18 points with two races remaining. >> today it has been a crazy

race. much different than a normal range with this changeover in the middle. we practiced a lot before the race, the change of the bike, and we could improve so much. so that's one of the keys. a number of high-speed crashes marred the indy car event in california. he was lucky to avoid other drivers after crashing into a wall. a multi-car crash later caused chaos. only 8 of the 25 drivers finished. will power claimed victory but scott dixon secured his third indy car championship in fifth place. egypt is hosting cameroon's sports in the second leg of the african champion league's title. the tie was level at 1-1 heading into the match. they took an early lead, and the egyptians are currently leading

1-0. the winner faces orlando pirates in the final. the return of messi wasn't enough to inspire them. they dropped their first points of the season as richard parr reports. >> reporter: messi returned to the bench for bars loan that after missing three weeks with a hamstring problem. he was missing the target. ahead of the defender and a shot from resulted in heads being in hands. while messi couldn't believe what he was seeing, he failed to do much better when he came on midway through the second half. barcelona failed to kor for the first time in 65 league games. they miss out on a record equally ninth straight win this season. returning from injury, the most

expensive player started on the bench for real madrid. after a goalless first half, real took the lead just seconds after the interval and helped his cross and miss renaldo and threw it to the net. he came off for the last couple of an hour. he owned a questionable penalty, and he went down under the pressure of wellington. renaud nauld toe nets his it in spopage time. they have a touch week ahead in barcelona. they arrived there having not won since the opening day of the seen. antwan gave him a first-half lead against valencia. they doubled their advantage on the hour. valencia got a goal back in the 93rd minute.

they won 2-1, the first victory in eight games. they now traffic to face manchester united in the champions league. madrid had the chance to go two points clear at the tom as an owned goal by the goal keeper, and they lost 1-0 in espanol. they also were able to match the 45-year record, nine wins at the start of the season. they're now a point behind barcelona. richard parr, al jazeera. there are four more matches taking place on sunday. in the early take offthey passed a ten-man grenada 2-0. visitors were helped. he scored no goal to give them the lead. they unsealed the win in the 55th minute with a strike from the edge of the area. the world's best young

footballers are on display over the next two weeks at the under 17 world cup. brazil will be looking to build on their excellent start when they face host uae later on sunday. it's a game that has a lot riding on it as joanna explains from abu dhabi. >> reporter: the match between the usa and brazil is one of the most anticipated so far of the tournament, especially by the home fans. there's a lot riding on the under 17 ua team. they spent the last 15 months playing tournament after tournament just to try and get ready for this home under 17 world cup. it's hoped that in the future they can repeat the success of the seniors team that qualified for their own one and only world cup when it was held in 1990 in italy. things aren't looking good for the uae as they head into the match. they face brazil with slovakia 6-1 in the opening game.

brazil will end the three time champions and they're not luking the strongest in the tournament so far. their sole player, there's a buzz around him after he scored a hat trick in the home game. expect plenty more goals as brazil plays the uae in abu dhabi later. golfer rory mcilroy has been divided his maiden victory at the korean open. he fished just 1 shot off the pace. there was a bizarre finish to the event. he was penalized two strokes for grounding his club in a hazard while leading on the 13th hole. it give hundred a one-shot victory but he refused to sign his scorecard. he allowed let him lift the trophy. ethiopia has won the beijing marathon in an event record time, around 30,000 runners from 40 countries took place in the race beginning in tiananmen

square. two months after claiming a bronze at world championships in moscow, he had i time of two hours, 7 minutes and 16 seconds. he beat the previous record that stood for 27 years by 19 seconds. he continued china's dom -- the chinese have won every race since 1992 in the women's event. there's much more sport on our website. for all the latest check out aljazeera.com/sports. that's it for me for now. back to you. >> see you later. thanks very much. before i go, it's time to party. ♪ happy birthday to you >> the most famous landmark celebrated its 40th birthday. a giant cupcake, rock stars and dancers all joined in the fun at sidney opera house. so did the family of the icon's

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this is al jazeera america live from new york city. i'm richelle carey with a look at today's top stories. the search for two florida fugitives is over. charles walker is joseph jenkins are headed back to prison. police found the convicted killers hiding out in a motel in panama city on saturday. the two escapees will make court appearances later today. two workers from b.a.r.t. were killed saturday. the two men were hit by a train while they were inspecting a piece of track. commuters remain stranded at b.a.r.t. and its employees still cannot reach a contract