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government step down. and shopping for groceries in detroit, a city abandoned by the major supermarket chains. ♪ european leaders have issued a unanimous statement expressing deep concern about the united states spy program. they warn that the damage done to trust could harm the fight against terrorism. the statement follows new revelations in the guardian newspaper that has many as 35 world leaders had their phones tapped. here is tim friends' report. >> reporter: eu leaders head for home this weekend, all of them more nervous of using their phones. they issued a strong final unanimous statement expressing

deep concern about u.s. surveillance activities, and saying that breach of trust could jeopardize future cooperation. the latest from the french leading newspaper with a suggestion that the u.s. penetrated the french computer system in 2012. and in london the guardian said the national security agency patrolled for the numbers of 35 world leaders. europe wants talks with washington to resolve the issue before the end of the year. >> translator: we said that france and germany, not as germany plus france, but each country individually will get in touch with the u.s. and try to work out a framework. obviously we will also have an exchange on how this should play out. >> reporter: a lot is at stake here. the united states and the european union are currently negotiating a big free trade

agreement, but the president of the european parliament from germany's opposition party has suggested that those talks should now be suspended. during the summit the german chancellor met with the french president who's country is another nsa target. she says she wants a pact that would put limits on spying of the us. >> translator: together we took an initiative. the purpose is to set a joint cooperate framework with the u.s. so we can put an end to these practices. >> reporter: but for now washington is unapologetic. >> we are not going to comment publicly on every allegation. the united states gathers foreign intelligence of the type gathered among all nations. >> reporter: there is now a lack of trust of the us. and that could damage future

intelligence gathering. >> now the reaction from washington, d.c., but first let's go to tim friends who is live for us from brussels. what more can you tell us about this statement? >> reporter: it's an extraordinarily strong statement and who would have thought something of this nature would have emerged from an eu summit. imagined it even a week ago. events really have snowballed. they came here initially to talk about the economy, to talk about the crisis in immigration in the mediterranean and southern europe, and they have ended up at least for the initial part of this summit being preoccupied with these latest revelations from the former national security agency contractor, edward snowden via newspapers in various european countries about

the extend of the surveillance. the german chancellor had her own mobile phone tapped into. so the statement reflects this. they have achieve unanimity, and it will send a very strong message to washington that they want some kind of action and they want it quickly. they have talked about getting together and sorting this out before the end of the year, and i think what they are aiming for is no kind of no-spy agreement, if that's the right way of expressing it. the sort of thing that possibly, as much as we can be sure of anything in the word of spying, exists between the u.s. and the uk for instance. so they want a new set of boundaries. >> tim, germany and france are pushing for direct talks with washington over this allegation. how do you see this playing out?

>> well, germany and france are leading the way because they have been the ones to be most recently effected. it was a unanimous statement but clearly there are differences of opinions within that. we just heard from the british premier, david cameron, in which he spoke about it was the right thing to do to praise the work of the intelligence services. they often go unrecognized because of the nature of their work. and he also went on to criticize people who in his words help our enemies and included in that newspapers. i think he assumption is his target was newspapers like the guardian in london, in britain, and la monde in france. so he obviously has a different perspective and that probably

has a lot to do with historical reasons between washington and london. >> tim, thank you very much for that. let's now get the perspective from washington, d.c. now no doubt a very uncomfortable situation for president obama to be in right now. just who approved this list of allies to spy on? >> that's very difficult to say. these are documents that the guardian newspaper has obtained and we're still trying to go through those. there isn't that much information except the nsa did encourage other government agencies to share their rolodexes with any kind of cool phone numbers they might have come across of world leaders, but it is quite important to put some context into all of this, i think. as far as the u.s. is concerned, if you are not a u.s. citizen, you have no protections over your privacy or communications.

there is no constitution protecting you, and that app blies you are a prime minister, a president, chancellor, or news anchor in doha or tv viewer at home. if you are not american, you have no protections. if you are american, you do have privacy rights, but those can be overridden by secret courts, or if you have foreign communication. so that's why perhaps there shouldn't be that much surprise that as far as the u.s. they are just doing what they do. but those interested in this topic and are discussing this in the u.s., they haven't been too bothered by the other implications that basically the u.s. is listening to the rest of the world, did she get some

personal assurance from barack obama in berlin that phone wasn't being tapped? we don't know. and what did the u.s. want from her phone? they keep talking about counter terrorism, but did they think she had information she wasn'ting handing over. but he is herself didn't seem too bothered about the revelations up until she found out her own phone was being tapped. back to you. >> reporter: all right. thank you very much for that. now the row over spying at the eu summit has overshadowed discussions on the rising number of migrants trying to reach europe. beenby phillips joining us from the italian island of lampedusa, where many of the refugees have been brought ashore.

can you bring us up to date on what has happened to the latest refugee arrivals? >> reporter: what we have heard is perhaps as many as 800 refugees were rescued from the sicilian channel as the italians call it. that's a large body of water in between libya, and sicily. and lampedusa is right in the middle of it. fortunately we're hearing of no fatalities at all. we saw ourselves that at least 200 of them were brought ashore here in lampedusa in the very early hours this morning. we weren't allowed to speak to them, but we could see that many were children and the italian coast guard tell us that most of them are syrians.

they have taken to a detention center which has a capacity of 300, and we understand there are close to 700 there now. and they try to move people on quickly to sicily, a much bigger island, or indeed to detention camps on the italian mainland where they asylum applications can be processed. >> barnaby phillips reporting for us from the island of lampedusa. now in rome hundreds of aratrarians are protesting outside of the parliament. they want europe to establish a humanitarian corridor so that refugees can come to europe safely. now kenyan deputy president must at tend his crimes against

humanity trial at the international criminal court in the hague. the appeals chamber has reversed an earlier decision excusing him of attending some of the sessions. he is accused of organizing the violence after elections in 2007. kenya's interior min store says it's refugee camps for somalis are being used as a training ground for rebels. joseph orly says this has to stop, and he is encouraging some refugees to return home voluntarily. peter can you tell us more about these allegations by the interior minister. >> reporter: well the allegation aren't particularly new. there have long been suspicions that the somali refugee camps

are being used to organize plan and infiltrate attacks from somali into kenya itself. they insist they are doing everything they can to try to monitor the movement of people in and out of the camp. there was a series of grenade attacks and so on some years ago. the un has since tightened up its monitoring of the refugees themselves. but since the westget a attack here in nairobi about a month and a half ago, there has been a renewed focus on the camp. there has been a lot of pressure on the refugees. they are under pressure to go back. the kenyan government insists it is not ready to force them back, but is putting a lot of public pressure on those refugees.

>> peter as we understand it, there have been several officials who have been let go of, shall we say, or who have lost their job over providing false documents. can you tell us more about this. >> yeah, this is also part of the fallout of westgate, and the westgate siege. a lot of people have been accusing the kenyan authorities, in particular the kenyan immigration services of allowing porous boarders that would allow these kinds of people to come in. no one is accusing the 15 officials who have been dismissed of actually issuing false documents to the attackers themselves. but what has happened is there has been very intense focus on the border controls, and it has been quite clear that it is possible to buy the documents illegally, and i think this is really a part of a purge of the

border -- of the border control authorities to try to crack down on corruption, to try to crack down on those sorts of elements that have allowed many thousands of people to come into this country illegally. >> interesting. peter thank you very much for that. voters line up in madagascar where people hope the election will end years of political turmoil after a 2009 coup. plus, despite growing rates of cancer in africa, there is almost no funding for treatment across the continent. we're in singal with that story. and we'll have sports coming up. two people are dead after clashes between police and

opposition supporters in the bangladesh capitol. thousands turned out demanding the government to stand down. let's cross to dacca. now the situation in dacca must be extremely tense right now. >> reporter: yes, the opposition rally is over, but people are still not out on the streets. and just a few minutes ago, we heard two explosions not too far from where we are. the police are saying they were crude homemade bombs thrown by opposition activists. and outside of the country two opposition activists were shot and killed. they were -- into and they

were -- those who were killed the victims were opposition -- and there -- four more people who are -- injured in that clash -- taking placing place in other parts of the country -- and tonight will not be the last of the violence. >> all right. thank you very much for bringing us up to date there. well let's get the weather from steph now and conditions not looking so good in western europe. unfortunately we will be getting to steph and the weather a little later on in the program, but right now let's bring you more news. voters in madagascar are trickling into ballot booths to choose their next president. it is the first national election since 2009. people have been given the day

off to vote. but with high levels of poverty many are choosing to work instead. tanya has this report. >> reporter: these sisters used to earn $30 a week selling baskets, but that was before the political and economic crisis. now they are struggling to make half of that. they supplement their diet with vine leafs because food prices are so high. the family has one wish from friday's election. >> translator: we are hoping for pat who can manage the country, someone who can help people like us. >> reporter: madagascar has been gripped by political crisis since 2009. condemnation international don r

donodono donors severed ties forcing more in to poverty. 92% of them live on cents per day. madagascar's development has reversed. regardless of who the next president is, the people's demands are the same. they want real progress and to see improvement in their lives. it's the condition of the international mediators that neither the former nor current president can run for office. >> translator: i don't have a good feeling about this. the election was prepared in difficult conditions in a hurry. the main candidates don't get along. it is all being dictated by outsiders. all of that makes me

uncomfortable. >> reporter: but no matter how big or small a step towards democracy will be welcome here. >> joining me now from paris is liddy, he chief analyst for madagascar at a consultantsy firm. former political rivals are not going to be running in these polls. so does that mean that madagascar will get a fresh political perspective now in >> madagascar needs to turn the page. yet as you said, many of the candidates are linked to the former leaders and that was to be expected because of the long crisis that's been going on since 2009. so it would have been hard for anybody to emerge from almost nowhere, have the financial

means and have a good program to win the heart of the people, i think it's quite normal that the person who would be elected would be like -- not a transition, but linked to the past. [ overlapping speakers ] >> that being the case. the current leader says he accept whatever the result may be. how close do you see this election being run? >> i think because the [ inaudible ] is fielding three candidates, unofficially and that they are at least three or four additional ones that are linked to his camp, the vote might be diluted in favor of his candidate. whilst the candidate of the [ inaudible ] being dr. robinson, is the only one from -- from that camp. i think there's going to be, no matter what, a second round,

otherwise will be surprising to many people that might not be effected, and that the opposition condition date might be shortly ahead in the first round, but in the second round, the candidates would, you know, put their votes together. >> so it's going to be quite a close -- [ overlapping speakers ] >> yes, it's going to be quite a close election. >> yes. yes. >> now what would you say would be the priority for the next president? >> priority would be reconciliation, and winning the trust of the donor community. donors are dying to help madagascar again with poverty surging to 92% of the population now as opposed to 70% a couple of years back. somebody who wants to work and

who is fighting corruption, i think most candidates have this in their program, and makes them look very similar, but the population has other priorities with the [ inaudible ] sector growing as a result of the crisis, and, you know, donors are needed to fund the budget again, because as high as 40% of the budget is gone. there is no investment at this time, so madagascar needs to reconcile itself with its own people and the international community. >> lydie thank you very much for your incite. now i do believe that steph is ready to tell us about the weather conditions in western europe. >> that's right. it looks like we could be looking at one of the worst storms since the great storm of 1987, but at the moment it is very unsettled. this is certainly given us some

very heavy downpours to parts of portugal. but this area here is now going to begin to break up. so it will only be scattered showers as we head through saturday. the heavier downpours will be up through parts of scandinavia there. so some wet weather at the moment but nothing compared to what will see. you can see this very tightly packed, that's an indication that the winds are getting stronger and stronger. and it's this one that is going to cause all of the problems. it looks like the winds could be gusting up to 130 or 140 kilometers per hour. we're also looking at a period of very heavy downpours as well. and that system is expected to run along the south coast. while it is with us, it is going to give us very destructive

weather, exactly where it is going to go has some uncertainty to it. so keep a close eye on the forecast, because it will cause quite a few problems late on sunday and into monday. >> thank you very much. in syria rebels have been keeping up the pressure on government forces in several key cities. opposition fighters claim they killed 15 government solders after they took a check point. this video shows rebels targeting a government-armored vehicle. according to syrian media, a number of people have been killed in car bomb attacks in damascus. and proassad forces have shelled cities this district was targeted by government jets and in dahra, a neighborhood was hit by shelling. now one person has been

killed in northern lebanon after fighting between sunni muslims andal -- aloites. at least five people have been killed since violence broke out in tripoli on tuesday. the tunisaan government has agreed to talks after thousands of protesters took to the streets. they denounced the recent violence. earlier in the birthplace of the 2011 revelation, protesters accused the government of failing to provide adequate security against militants. for more let's cross over to our correspondent live in tunis.

just get us up to date on what is happening there in tunis. >> reporter: those talks are expected to begin in the next hour or so. joining me now is somebody who will hopefully take part in those talks. we have the national dialogue starting soon. how hopeful are you, this is the it? finally there can be an tend to this political crisis? >> well, very hopeful because in tunisia -- end up in fining the common road -- it happened in the two past days is nart of the opposition, and the government did not use the same terms the government is going to -- his position three weeks from now. this difference in terms did not have to become a crisis, so we

use is the method of the custodian and we ask the quartet to play through. and he gives his understanding of this agreement, and when he read -- prime minister by the hard opposition, they found out the problem was solved, and here we can -- this afternoon nominate the commission for the election, the commission for the constitution and mainly the commission that will create the new government. >> reporter: thank you very much for joining us here. so hopeful times for tunisia, but people are very concerned still about the economic times and security situation. they want politicians to come up with answers. >> thank you very much. argentina is one of the world's largest producer of

soybeans, but some shop owners are refusing to sell local products because of problems with pesticides. plus new york city gets back on its feet, but the building boom comes at a human christ. and details on the grand prix much later in sports. ♪

♪ welcome back. and here are the headlines this hour. european leaders have issue adieu nan mouse statement expressing deep concern about

the united states spy program. the statement follows new revelations in the guardian newspaper that as many as 35 world leaders had their phones tapped. kenya's interior minister has accused somali refugees of planning what he calls terrorist attacks. a two people are dead after clashes between police and opposition supporters in dhaka. thousands took to the streets demanding the government stand down. let's go back to our stop story, and that is the growing row over the u.s. spy program. mr. morez thank you very much for make it on the show. as we heard the government

chancellor has spoken against the u.s. because of their spying. >> well, of course the eu and the u.s. share intelligence. that's obvious, and to the global audience watching this program know it's obvious that that is continuing. but it will be also bemuse and interest your audience that this is happening. and the way to understand it is not that spying exists. of course it does. the united states spies on its friends as well as its enemies of course. most people realize that. what is interesting is the scale and depth of this spying. 35 world leaders, but also before this scandal of angela merkel, we have ordinary citizens having their calls

intercepted, for example. so there are issues beyond just the elite having their phones tapped, and i think it's a scale and proportionalty. yes, it's about friends spying on freb -- friends. and i think that's what is new about this, and what is confusing people and creating a new paradigm if you like. >> all right. we do know the david cameron, the prime minister of britain was rather reluctant to sign the statement released by the european union, but what do you make of the allegations that britain was also involved? spying on their allies. >> well, most eu countries implicated. i'm leading the european parliament inquiry on the weekend, i'm aware that my country is subject to many of

these allegations, but most of the big countries, france, germany, and so on are implicated in this, so this is a very wide-ranging set of allegations being produce and communicated by the guardian and the "new york times." and really the way to look at this is to understand this is an unprecedented set of whistleblowering allegations which should make us think. because you have allegations of the nsa infiltrating, you know, commercial companies of -- of, you know, untils of ordinary citizens having their communications listened to. people may think this is acceptable. some do. but increasingly there is a feeling that this is disproportion at it, and it just didn't -- just can't be just about security. although security and the fight against terrorism --

>> i want to bring the discussion back to the current allegations and spying on 35 world leaders. now the european union no doubt very angry over it. what can the eu as a block do? >> that's a very good question. theeu after the lizbin treaty, has new powers. so we entered into negotiation as a european union are the united states. we exchange financial information when your citizens fly to the united states, we have passenger name records which we freely give to the united states. these deals if you like -- another one is called the safe harbor agreement, these are deals which we are freeze, deals which we negotiate freely with the united states, so there are many issues which we negotiate with the united states which potentially could be frozen. we also have data protection

legislation. so these are big tools that we have. so this is not about cosmetic discussions with the us. this is about proper negotiation, and that's why there's real reaction, i feel from the united states this time around. >> thank you very much for speaking with us. now japan's prime minister has unveiled a proposal for a new -- secrecy law. it would limit access to information that should be made public. in that would mean that journalists could face up to five years in jail if they public prohibited information. south korea's military has conducted a military drill in the sea of japan. five navy ships, combat jets and navy helicopters were used in the drill with solders also performing mock landings on the

islands. they a former rising star of china's communist party has lost his appeal against a life sentence for corruption. he was removed from office in 2012 amid a scandal which saw his wife convicted of a british businessman's murder. >> reporter: this was the first time such a politically sensitive case was heard out in the open. ultimately the public still only saw what the government allowed them to see, but unlike usual defendants in chinese courtrooms, the former mayor refused to go quietly. he was, after all, set to challenge for the presidency before all of this. the map did not show atonement.

>> translator: things have improved compared to the past. the trial was relatively open and just. >> translator: they were following procedures, sure. everything has been predetermined by chinese leaders. it's all just show. >> reporter: in his first speech after being installed president in november of last year, he acknowledged that if epidemic corruption wasn't dealt with, it could destroy the communist party. the government has also been careful to not expose too many details. since 2008, 32 minister officials have been charged with crimes. ten of them brought to task under the administration. but in the last few months of 2012 alone, more than 700

politicians fled the country with over $400 billion u.s. dollars. but many believe there is more going on than just a moral crusade. >> translator: the anti-corruption campaign conducted by the chinese communist party is just a toll used for its own political struggle. it can't eradicate a phenomenon of crap sh -- corruption in the system. >> reporter: so questions will remain about party leaders intentions. consolidating power this way could still work against them no matter how carefully they attempt to craft the show. one person has died and at least 40 others injured in app explosion at a plant in mexico. a boiler exploded causing the

factory roof to collapse. dozens of people have been injured after university students clash with riot police. the students are demanding the resignation of the head of the college over aledged mismanagement. police used tear gas to disperse the crowd. farmers in argentina have been accused of using more e pesticides than ever to get larger harvest. >> reporter: this man and his wife own a grocery store in the countryside, but they won't sell what is produced in local farms. he says there is so much pesticide in the region, fruits and vegetables are unhealthy.

he has lung fibro sis. >> translator: they took my life away. i know i won't make it until the end. my life has been shortened. >> reporter: most of the countryside is now planted with soy, but it was corn and other grains before as well. but people here remember the days when the price of soy was so high internationally, everybody started planting it. the country was called the bread basket of the world. growing and harvesting was faster. genetically modified seeds and pesticide blends were sprayed on crops. activists say there were no regulations. >> translator: we have to take matters to hand and speak about what is going on, because if [ inaudible ] doesn't talk about the government will keep signing off on companies and they will

keep harming and killing peopl . >> reporter: cancer rates have increased. but the findings are disputed because there is no direct connection to pesticide use. >> translator: spraying has to be controlled nationwide. a spraying tractor should be at least one kilometer from homes, and aerial spraying should be banned. >> reporter: he has taken his fight to congress. he wants to warn millions they could face health problems if the use of agree -- ing a row chemicals are not controlled. eight agencies have made the fight against aids in many

countries. but cancer is also a problem. >> reporter: she suffers from breast cancer. she is in so much plain she can't even lay down. at the age of 35, cancer is taking her life away. >> translator: please don't have pity on me. i'm fighting with all that i have. i'm fighting with my heart. >> reporter: treatment is expensive. most breast cancer patients die alone at home with no care. this is the only cancer institute in the country. those who make it here are steps away from death. >> translator: when here try to hide air breast cancer. only when the flesh begins to

rot and smell do they begin to see us. >> reporter: these patients suffer from advanced stages of cancer and some are experiencing enormous amount of pain. they have been here since 4:00 in the morning to get access to the only radio therapy machine there is in this west african region. purchased 24 years ago, this machine is no longer used in the west. the institute relies on a government grant to keep it running. >> translator: there is a political will, we just have a limited budget. all diseaseings and illnesses are a government priority. >> reporter: government [ inaudible ] limits the import of morphine to just a kilo a year. >> when you have medications that can easily relieve this

pain, it calls into question whether they have met their obligation under the torture convention. >> reporter: before she had cancer she was a popular hairdresser. well the sport is just ahead on this news hour, including the reigning tour de france champion gets to grip with a new sport. on august 20th,

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welcome back. new york is experiencing a construction boom. but as the new buildings go up, so do the number of workers dying. >> reporter: the building boom in new york city has come at a high human cost. construction workers getting injured and killed. a new review of federal figures have found the main cause of death is from falls. around 75% of the victims are latinos, immigrants or both. yet those groups make up just over a third of all of the city's construction workers. five years ago pedro was a construction worker supporting his mom. then a fall left him with neck and back injuries so severe he hasn't been able to work since. >> there were security issues.

>> reporter: he says he stayed because he needed the money. >> in the construction field you have got to get the job done. the boss is always you got to do it, you got to do it. they just want the job done. >> reporter: in jan a construction worker fell to his death while working at this site. labor right's advocates say 88% of workers who died from false here in queens were latino or immigrants or both. day laborers and undocumented workers are reluctant to report safety hazards. >> if they speak out and refuse to do the job they risk being sent home for the day or fired. >> construction in new york city is a very tough and competitive business, and you are always looking to get the best price. but those contractors who employ the latinos and minorities cut

safety training. >> reporter: the building boom has also created a greater risk for those desperate to work. one of america's largest cities has not had a supermarket chain in years. now it had been a struggle for detroit residents to find healthy food until now. a new organic food store has opened, but can residents afford it? >> reporter: detroit beautiful from a distance, but a different picture as you get closer. detroit has had no major grocery store in decades without a car, it's hard for locals to even find healthy food. >> it's really tough. i have to pay someone and i have to wait or wait around for a

ride. i have to pay someone if i want to catch a cab. >> reporter: without any transportation often it is just the corner market that is the only place you can buy food. >> you go to get greens or something, they are wilted, or they are sour when they have been there too long in the package. so it's almost a non-win situation, really. >> reporter: but a win is exactly what whole foods market is trying to create. they opened a detroit store in june despite scepticism. how could an up scale, organic grocer survive in a bankrupt city? >> regardless of what some of the demographic studies may show, our shoppers are here in detroit. >> reporter: the gamble appears to be paying off. the parking line is full and the checkout lines are packed. some shoppers drove more than

ten miles to get here. obviously it's not possible for one grocery store to feed a city, so many detroiters rely on unique grass root needs for getting fresh fruits and vegies. peachers and greens offers fresh pro do you see. >> we're there to be able to make sure that -- if they don't have transportation, we are still there. there are people that want healthy food and maybe they are in wheelchairs and can't get out. there are a number of reasons why they can't make it into the market. >> not too bad. >> reporter: not too bad and getting better, a reflection of the spirit of detroit. >> we do what we do. we're survivors. we're detroiters. >> reporter: heidi zhou castro, al jazeera, detroit. it's time for sport now and here is joe. >> thank you very much. we start with formula one and

this sunday's grand prix will go ahead as planned. the country's top court delayed a hearing until next week. one of those who will be glad of the news is the three-time reigning champion, he stands on the verge of a fourth world title. heavy fog forced friday's practice sessions to be canceled at the japanese grand prix. heavy rain is forecast for saturday. mark marquez holds an 8-point lead in the championship standings. >> now that we have missed friday's free practice one and two, we're looking at a schedule for saturday and sunday where we believe the weather will

improve. so we have many options. we've just had a meeting with the teems explain that we are going to try to run tomorrow as much as possible and a revised schedule for sunday if necessary. on to world series where the st. louis cardinals have leveled things up with a the boston secretary of state at a game apiece. david ortiz lived up to his big papi nickname. then they went ahead 3-2 in the 7th. both making their series debut. [ inaudible ] a set of bruised ribs from game one, but came through with a huge hit. st. louis coming on to win 4-2

to level the series. yo-yo torie says players may boycott the olympic games in russia if it doesn't tackle racism. they say if we aren't confident coming to russia, then we won't come. they have opened a disciplinary hearing into the matter. csk have denied the racism allegations. england's fa could face a fine from fifa after polish fans lit flairs. one fan always ran on to the pitch during the match. fifa have confirmed they have opened disciplinary proceedings against the english and polish association. more bad behavior, a referee in kuwait ordered a

[ inaudible ] the players confronted him. he responded by punching one player, kicking several others, and sending most of the team off in a red card rage. then a disgruntled player deliberately kicked the ball at the official. australia's new football coach has said an emotional good-bye to his club before taking up his new position. he resigned this week after being appointed as manager of the socceroos. the players sent him out a winner with a 1-0 victory over brisbane . we'll take an imdepth look at australia's choice to return to a home grown coach.

that's on our website. check out aljazeera.com/sport. south africa has been penalized for ball tempering on a second test against pakistan. he had rubbed the ball on a zip on his trousers. captain graham smith finishing with 234. pakistan lead the series 1-0, but have a massive fight ahead. the world's top female tennis player is on course to retain her title at the wba championships. the winning streak at this tournament now stands 30 matches, dating back to 2009. the olympic flame has so far traveled by car, plane, train, and even a sleigh.

now you can also add nuclear powered ice breaker to the list. the flame has been transported to the north pole as part of the 65,000 kilometer journey. tour de france champion chris [ inaudible ] has been embracing his role as a global cycling ambassador. the british rider just getting stuck into a bit of sumo wrestling. he'll be back in more familiar garments when he headlines an exhibition race on saturday. >> he doesn't look good in those little tights -- >> no he wasn't look good. >> joe, thank you very much. stay with us here on al jazeera, another full bulletin of news

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this is al jazeera america live in new york city. i'm del walters with a look at today's top stories. a number of allies growing increasingly upset with the u.s. over the allegation of spying. they say the trust has to be restored and reinforced. a report in the french newspaper says the u.s. has spied on 35 world leaders. and now