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vote that could put sudan and south sudan at loggerheads again. >> the afghan election up for sale - how you can bias many voting cards as you like forum -- for up to $10 each. >> and the sport - a home party that has been 90 years in the making as the boston red sox in the world series at fenway park. within the past few hours it emerged that syria has destroyed all the equipment it uses to make chemical weapons. the organisation for the prohibition of chemical weapons

is satisfied that all chemical weapons von destroyed. they've been given until 2014 to eliminate chemical weapon stockpiles. it's met deadlines. it had until friday to destroy mixing equipment. last week a formal plan was admitted by damascus as to how it would destroy chemical weapon reserves. it has to be approved by the international watchdog executive committee. it is unclear what techniques will be used to destroy the weapons. omar al saleh is live for us in istanbul with more details. omar, they have destroyed the equipment, but the chemical stockpile is still there. >> yes, that's right. and the whole process has three stages. so what was completed is stage 1 and 2 is the verification, and then the oversight of the

destruction of all the equipment to make and fill and mix chemical weapons. it now starts from 1st november. the executive council of the opcw will have to approve by late november the detailed plan of destructions. that is provided by the syrian government. we have to put this into context. we are talking about roughly or approximately 1,000 metric tonnes of material, including sarin, the nerve agent, and mustard gas. the interesting bit of this is that the u.n. or the opcw have no mandate to carry out the destruction and, therefore, it's highly probable that a u.n. member state will have to provide technical and operational assistance in destroying that. >> that being the case, there's

always been this concern that the opcw won't be able to meet the deadlines to destroy all the chemical weapons. given that they have met this deadline, are they optimistic to meet the next few deadlines? >> yes, well, when you spoke to the officials from the opcw, they will say they are very optimistic about the phase that is completed - 1 and 2. if you remember the secretary-general of the united nations, when he was outlining the whole plan for the joint u.n.-opcw, he said the most challenging part is phase 3. that is the coming phase, if you will - destroying the stockpile. we have to remember all of this is based on what the syrian government declared. now, we don't know if the opcw has its own information that

contradicts what syria declared - that's one. and probably there will be some western countries with their intelligence saying that syria probably as more that what has been declared. that's why the most difficult part of the whole process is not yet assured or came. that is why the whole process could end the syrian stockpile of chemical weapons. and, of course, it will take us until next year to find out by the end of june next year. >> thank you omar for joining us. that's omar al saleh reporting on the opcw's meeting their deadline to destroy the equipment to produce syria's chemical weapons. >> now, the dong -- dong has taken democratic republic of

congo has taken back the last town held by the rebels. it's taken 18 month, and it's taken bunagana. al jazeera's malcolm webb was with the congolese soldiers for the final assault and sent this report >> day breaks. it's time to fight. >> a volley of rockets fired at the m23 rebels boosts moral. the congolese soldiers have a way to go. the rebel fighters hold a stretch of road surrounded by bush. at the end is the town of bunagana bunagana, on the border with uganda. >> i'm cleaning my gun. i'm fighting m23. they are not strong. >> they don't know what resistance they'll find on the way.

but they soon find out. some are terrified. most keep moving forward. >> between fire-fights. they are well received in the villages. beatrice thinks things are about to get better. >> translation: if the government takes back bunagana, all the refugees who are in uganda can come back. under m23 it was very tough. >> it's time to resupply. the confidence grows. then another gunbattle. the rebels flee. they were trying to burn the bridge to stop the tanks passing. the strategy fails, the advance gathers momentum.

on the outskirts of the town there was a handful of rebels left. they are seen off by a blast of heavy machine-gun fire by the soldiers. >> finally they have reached the town. they are deserted. all the civilians fled. there has been fighting. you can here the gun fire in the hills. the commander says it's over. they have taken the last rebel strong hold. doesn't mean the rebels can't hide in the hills, causing trouble. this is the last town they have control of. >> minutes later the street is flooded with delighted residents. the rebels weren't popular here. people say they stole, killed and raped. after more than a year of living under their rule, there was a sense of relief and celebrations. >> let's give you a little bit of a background. on the m23 rebels - it's made up

of army deserters who say they are fighting for the rights of the minority tutsi group, targeted during the 1994 genocide. the rebels reached their peak last april, when they captured the regional capital goma. the conflict forced 800,000 from their homes. many of the rebel soldiers retreated into rwanda. the u.n. and congolese government repeatedly accused them of backing the m23. they deny the allegations. an activist and spokesman for the friend of congo says it too early to be certain that the m23 has been defeated. >> we have to stay vigilant. we can't say they've been defeated. we see success on the

battlefield. m23 is a fabrication. there can be a fabrication tomorrow, m25 or so on. what we think is the path in the region is two fold - one to support the groups, and follow tansanian president's proposal, having the rwandan government talking to the fdlr and uganda with the adf - and on the conningo lease side supporting a legitimate government dealing with the issues. the government is not able to do so and doesn't have the will of the people. that's what we believe will bring about peace. >> mehabubnagar was with the conningo lease forces during the assault. he talks to us live. malcolm, the military, the

congoingees military is claiming victory, but is the conflict over? >> well, it's hard to say. in terms of holding any strategic territory, m23 lost everything they had, and all their crucial strategic assets. the border town of bunagana was an export town for minerals and other goods to come out of conningo, through you ganneda to the rest of the world. whoever controls that border has a decent income. in eastern conningo it's easy for small militias to survive in the jungles and hills. it's difficult to flush them out. they could linger in those places. if they change tactics, going to guerilla tactics they could cause more trouble. in terms of holding territory and holding population strrks it seems least for the mean time

it's over. >> now, from your story, there has been a lot of celebration in the township, seeing the rebels have been admonished. >> that's right. people are delighted. life is coming back to normal. tens of thousands of people were displaced during the conflict, ranging from people who just moved down the road to avoid rebel occupations and others who fled to neighbouring uganda, moving into long-term refugee settlements, now people are coming hope. it's only those fleeing to local prox imenties that come back, in the weeks and months if the situation is stable tens of thousands will come back from refugee camps in uganda and rwanda and camps from congo for eternally displaced persons. >> malcolm webb, thank you for that, reporting from rutshu.

>> well, the results from an unofficial referendum for the people of the region of abeyei are in. 99.4% of those who voted have chosen to be part of soouth sudan, rather than sudan. a referendum has been held in the oil-rich state, straddling the two counties. two ethnic groups live in the region, only one of them. the ngok dinka tribe, that held the poll. abeyei's owner-is one of the most important territorial disputes left unresolved after the independence of south sudan in 2011. the majority of the inhabitants is ngok dinka, but the ar on misseriya -- arab tribe misseriya shared the land - sometimes peacefully, sometimes not. there's enough water and space

for all, but not any more. it is valuable resources below the service. the discovery of oil in the region raised the stakes over who controls the state. now, our reporter peter greste is in abeyei for us. peter, if you could just explain to us what the significance of the vote actually means. >> well, this is important not because anyone recognises - in fact, no one outside of ding r the organizers and the ngok dinka themselves say this has validity. it's about the community stating what it wants. remember this is a referendum that has long been promised. in the peace accord of 2005, then it was put back and supposed to happen in 2011 and then by the end of today. the united nations has consistently tried to negotiate

who should participate and the african union decided only permanent residents of abeyei should take part. that excludes the nomadic tribe of misseriya. they held the referendum anyway. official or not they wanted to make the statement unequivocally. as far as they are concerned. the important part is to go back to democracy, that the community should have a right of determination. they are saying to the world, to carr tomb and geneva, we want to be unified with south sudan. it will take time for the government to accept that. farce they are concerned. they played their parts, they are on the table. >> on the other side, the rival group, the misseriya will hold their own referendum. why didn't they take part in this one. >> again, it's part of a

counterweight to say they too have just as much right to say what happens here. they come down and spend six months of the year in the region. they say because they don't live her doesn't mean that isn't part of their land. as noam adds there's no way they own - they are not settled anywhere. it doesn't mean they don't have the right of determination over what happens. numerically the misseriya were perhaps larger than the ngok dinka. if they hold their referendum, unofficially they'll be able to say, "look, we have this number of people. we have this group of people who want abeyei to remain in the north and balance this out. i'm not sure that we'll have the same weight. as i said the african union determined that only the community in abeyei have the right. it will complicate the political playing field. >> thank you peter for getting us up to date. peter greste speaking from

abeyei. >> earlier this year a 16-year-old girl was gang raped as she walked home. coming up we report from kenya, where women's rights campaigners demand her attackers are punished. >> also striking workers in indonesia show the government they are a force to be reckoned with. taxling times in football. how the french president is hoping to divert a strike on the pitch. . one of the men accused of genocide and crimes against humanity in cambodia apologised for what happens, saying he accepts moral responsibility. nuon chea and khieu samphan are two of the most senior surviving leaders of the khmer rouge regime. they are accused of issuingest rating the deaths of 2 million

people in the 1970, through torture. nuon chea in his opening address denied he was at fault. >> translation: i have no authority and did not commit any crime. nonetheless, i would like to express my deepest remorse to those who suffered during the khmer rouge." >> 8 seven-year-old nuon chea was the architect of the regime's aids and policies and was second in command to the leader pol pot. >> 82-year-old khieu samphan was its official head of state. he was one of the movements powerful elite. their trial losted two years, and the -- lasted two years and the prosecutor asked the court to sentence them both to life in prison. florence looi has followed the trial in phonm penh. >> this is the last opportunity for nuon chea and somalia to address the courts. nuon chea known as brother number two, indicating how high

up in the hierarchy he was. he defended his actions saying everything he did was out of love for the county and he'd never hurt his people. the second, khieu samphan is 82 and head of state. he said he wasn't aware of the horrors and didn't order the crimes that he was accused of. >> if survivors are hoping for a form of contrition or resource, they did not get that. a survivor said she couldn't believe what she was hearing, referring to the menace liars. a verdict is not expected until next year, and survivors are hoping that the two men will live long enough to see sentencing. the trial was initially meant to have four defendants, one passed away, this year, and the other has been declared unfit to stand trial because she has alzheimer's. many survivors see it as a last

opportunity to get justice. >> workers in inton eesh yeah launched a 2-day nationwide strike. tens of thousands of them came face to face with paramilitary troops trying to break the strike. we have this report. >> these are paramilitary groups threatening protesting workers, a tactic used by the indonesian military in the past. the men were trying to provoke a fight. >> one of the workers got hit by a machete. unbelievable. we don't want a war, we want to convey our demands. >> the paramilitary groups enter the industrial zones where workers have been on strike. >> these are demonstrations. paramilitary groups and the military are trying to stop the

demonstrations now. >> workers started to arm themselves with sticks, but a fight was prevented. labour unions say an estimated 2 million labourers in 20 provinces in indonesia are on a strike. they are demanding a 50% increase of the minimum wage. >> 50%. >> translation: only 2.5% of rich people in indonesia own 100% of all indonesia's assets. that is not fair. we fight for justice. they don't want to share. that's why they use the force of money and power to fight us. >> labour unions in indonesia have become vocal in the past few years, after a period of repress. they managed to increase wages after a series of protests. employers are complaining that indonesia's economy is hurt by the workers actions. after tolerating the protest for

over a year authorities appear to be trying to stop it. . the u.s. national security agency is denying reports the spy agency tapped into google and yahoo data centres around the world. a report in the "the washington post" cited documents leaked by former nsa contractor edward snowden. the latest allegations comes as a delegation from the european parliament is visiting washington to investigate claims of eavesdropping on european leaders and citizens. >> it became clear that the damage, image damage for the united states is so high something has to be done on that. i hope it will be successful because we need messages for our people that without purpose it cannot happen - or on citizens. >> people in kenya are calling for the government to take action against men who

gang-raped a 16-year-old girl. in nairobi protesters gathered at freedom park and marched to police headquarters and demanded justice. let's look at the case and why it triggered anger. in june 6th men attacked a girl, known to the media assist liz. in a dune of busia. they then threw her into a pit, a latrine. a day later three men were handed in to the police. they were told to cut the grass of the police compound and sent home. >> it was not reported it the media until doctors treating the girl reported it. she had spinal surgery and had to use a wheelchair. she's still undergoing treatment. we have this report. >> this is an account for accountability and the end to the infinity with which women are raped across kenya.

this outrage is in relation a punishment to young men who gang-raped a girl of 16 years owl. they are here to present a petition. they have been telling the media in the past 48 hours that the six men have been arrested who gong raped the girl who is known as liz to the media. now, the activists who are here from different organizations told us that they have been in touch with the family, in touch with people who live in the area where liz comes from, and the arrest has not happened. they are calling on the constabular of police to arrest the men and make sure they face the charge of rape. they call the act of asking the men to cut grass and be released as the worst punishment for rape in the world. the story is not the only case of rape in this country. in fact, it's a widespread

problem in this country. however, it took the courage of the doctor who was treating her for a broken back and the medical condition of fistular who decided to come out and speak to the media. he did that. >> let's take a look at the weather now with steph. there's a major typhoon headed to the philippines. any idea when it will make landfall. >> the eye of the storm will make landfall in four or five hours time. you'll think it's already with you if you are there. >> here is the cloud, a distinctive swirl and a large eye on that as well. you can see plenty of cloud over many parts of lucien, it is giving us heavy downpours and the winds are picking up. the heaviest of the rain is 75mm. at the moment it's raining heavier further north, where the

worst of the weather is at the moment, where we are expecting around 200mm of rain by the time this storm has passed. now, at the moment the winds of 150 k/hr, of course, we have gust of winds on top of that. that will make it the equivalent of a category 1 on the simply sop scale of atlantic hurricanes, the weakest. it will give a lot of rain and that will cause the problems. as it runs towards the west, over-lucien, it will lose the energy source, it's no longer over the sea. once over the sea it will reintensify edging towards land and vietnam as well. these two places are going to see the storm as well. >> thank you very much for that. now, the boston red sox are once again world series champions after crushing the st louis cardinals 6-1 in the baseball

final. for the red cox victory is sweet for the city which was paralyzed by the boston marathon six months ago. kath turner reports from the fenway park. >> the boston party has just begun. dozens of fans who couldn't get tickets to the sold-out game eventually made it into fenway park, pushing past security, continuing celebrations inside. >> this is unbelievable. >> the red sox victory celebration is about more than sporting glory. all season the baseball team carried the hopes of a city, still trying to come back from an attack on a premier sporting event. >> we needed it. it's perfect. >> on april 1, '52 bombs went off at the finish line of the boston marathon. three were killed, more than 260 irn jurd. jeff was among them, losing both legs. a stranger wearing a cowboy hat picked him up, put him in a

wheelchair and rushed him to an ambulance. >> people stop carlos to shake his hand, say thank you and have their photo taken with a man who symbolizes the way boston pulled together during trauma. >> dealing with families or the victims, if survivors. like i say, participating in many events and that helps all of us. >> dan runs an organization looking at how sport can create positive change. the red sox players used influence and talented to strengthen ties to the community. >> the backdrop of the bombing was great motivation for everyone in the city. just in sport in general it's a great deflection tool to think about things and rally around the hope of a new season. after six months of private and public grieving boston has something to cheer about. >> you have the home crowd behind you, boston strong.

>> the red sox were not expected to do that well. as boston rallied in the aftermath of the marathon bombings, so, too, the team. the win will not erase the painful memories, but it will help this city forget, if only for one glorious night. >> you are watching al jazeera. still ahead - online overload, the u.s. president says he takes responsibility for the failure of his new health care website. >> the secret project that is the talk of san francisco. all the details. and the world's most expensive footballer gareth bale justifies his price tag. the latest from la leagua coming up.

you are watching al jazeera newshour. a reminder of the top stories: syria can no longer produce chemical weapons, according to weapons inspectors. it's emerged all the equipment used to make the chemicals have been destroyed by the government. soldiers in the democratic republic of congo retook the last town held by the rebels. people in bunagana celebrates with troops after they flushed out the m23 fighters following an 18-month rebellion. >> the results are in for an unofficial referendum held in abeyei, an oil-rich state straddling south sudan and sudan. people voted to be part of south sudan with a result of 99.4 in

favour. >> amnesty international is criticising jordan for refusing syrian refugees at its border. the human rights says people, unaccompanied men, palestinians and iraqis from inside syria are being stopped. jordan hosts more than half a million refugees at the camps. >> it's been a year since these people have been living at the camp. they barely survived the winter. ali says the reason he lives in the tent is because of widespread bribery here. >> those with money pays the engineers $150 and get a prefabricated home. those with no money beg for them. my 8-month-old baby is living in

a tent with rats. this is no life, it's a slow death. >> these accountsar firmed by an amnesty international which says gangs have diverted assistance. support by international organizations are inadequate. the services are clustered together where the original infrastructure of the camp was built. people living further away finds is difficult to get to schools, clippic and shops. amnesty international says walking several kilometres to reach service assist a struggle for the elderly, people with disabilities, and women who had households. >> amnesty international also criticises jordanian policy. it says jordan is violating international law by supporting refugees, an accusation the government denies. the report says jordan has been

turning away syrian refugees who arrived at the border since may. the government says it's not true. >> the policy regarding syrian refugees is the same. the refugee that reaches our borders is allowed in. refugees are allowed in, and then they are searched and medically examined. then they are transported into the refugee camps. >> amnesty international says there have been unannounced border closures and some syrians had to pay a bribe to get into jordan. syrian sources said they pay up to 500 to send an injured person to jordan. amnesty international says it's aware of many challenges jordan face, but insists there are areas that need improvement. for ali and their family, all they want is a safe and proper shelter to keep them warm during the winter months.

>> now, let's take a closer look at some of the other issues highlighted by the amnesty international annual report. one was poor security, that organised gangs formed in the camp and are taking greater share of the resources. women and girls told researchers they live in fear of sexual violence and harass: half of children eligible for school were registered to attend. children as young as 12 worked to support their families. andrew harper is u.n.'s hdr representative to jordan. thank you for making it on the show. amnesty international alleges that jordan is turning away refugees from its borders, refusing them entry. what do you make of that accusation? >> well, all i can say and what i have seen. last week i spent two nights on the eastern border with the

jordanian border guards to check into the allegations. at least when i was there there was no one who had been held back. we saw probably between 1200 and 1800 people cross during the two days. >> sure. you are, however, an official with the united nations, and so, of course, everyone will be on their best behaviour while you are there. would you admit that perhaps these discrepancies could happen without any official presence? >> well, certainly, but if you let me finish. one of the questions that we are asking the refugees is were they being held back at the border or villages or towns inside syria. the answer was no. i think there has been issues in regards to logistics. i think there has been changes for the jard anians to move people through the desert. i know there's challenges on the western border where there has been a lot of fighting. there's hundreds of thousands of

syrians within 50 to 100km of the jordanian border, and the conditions are not great. it's difficult for them to get through the fighting, through the front line. all we can do is acknowledge the fact that jordan has, for a population of 6 million people let in 600,000 syrians already. there's 300-400 more coming in every day. you have to balance the overall situation that there is a civil war on jordan's borders. it's got 600,000 syrians, a couple hundred thousands iraqis and 2 million palestinians. rather than being critical - this is where the value of these reports are - we need to highlight the tremendous burden and challenges that jordan has. i don't think the report on za'atari. we had 120,000 people arrive in nine months, there were shortages and there can be improvements. within the next few months every

refugee in za'atari will have a caravan, and with more water - there's schools and hospitals... >> we understand the limitations that everyone is facing at the refugee camp that is it overflowing with refugees at the moment. i want to turn the tapes to security within the refugee camp. there are reports that women are sexually harassed. reports of organised gangs and that children as young as 12 are working. what do you say to that. how can you guarantee their safety within the camp? >> what we are doing is working with the jordanian security authorities, we are working with donors. we have a program in place to train up the 200 jordanian police force to be inside the

camp, we are putting up police stations inside the camp. improvements can be made. allegations of harassment or assault are taken seriously. if there are people arrested, then they'll be put forward towards the jordanian courts and punished. we are not saying that that harassment does not take place, but every refugee has to abide by the laws in jordan. if they break the laws they'll be subject to jordanian law. we'll push them to apply. there's nothing worse than people to be praying upon vulnerable people. i would say that the security situation in the camp improved dramatically in the last three or four months, people would like reports that focus on how bad things are. if you look at the indicators, there's no murders, the mortalitiy rate is lower than jordan. the morbidity rate is lower on the rest of jordan. there's a lot of successors.

we can make improvements. we need to focus on recognising that a small country like casey jordan is doing better than countries in europe and the west. >> thank you for taking the time to talk to al jazeera. >> andrew harper's unhcr's representative from jordan. >> al jazeera uncovered evidence that suggests the presidential elections next year in afghanistan could be compromised. voters will go to the poll to decide hamid karzai's successor in april. there are concerns people can buy more than one voting card. jennifer glass reports from kabul. >> you are looking at counterfeit voter cards. in afghanistan people are worried they can be used in upcoming presidential elections. we travelled to the east where we found the cards on sale. they can be used to cast a vote. you can bias many as you can

afford. >> an official said he couldn't tell whether the cards were real or fake. he said on election day there'll be enough observers at the poll to prevent corruption. >> the chief electoral officer said he was surprised to see the forgeries. he was confident they won't be used to stuff ballots, even though the man selling them said he had 2 million of them. >> for a person trying to vote two or three times or proxy vote, manipulate the process, they'll have zero chance. >> when we showed the cards to abdullah abdullah, presidential candidate, he was worried the election could become a repeat of the 2009 poll, when he came in second, and withdrew because of accusations of vote rigging. al jazeera found fake voter cards at the time, but weeks before the vote. there's more than five months before the poll. the election commission is not worried. it's the nation which is

worried. they have to be worried if this is happening in this way. they have to be worried. >> abdullah abdullah asked for voter id cards and a comprehensive voter list more than a year ago. the election commission said it didn't have the time or money. abdullah abdullah and commission hopes the election observers and the afghan people will keep next year's election honest. u.s. president barack obama says he'll take full responsibility for fixing problems associated with the government health care website. the affordable care act is supposed to be one of the key elements of the president's legacy, aiming to provide health insurance to millions who don't have it. the website crashed when it opened this month. people have since struggled to use it. >> israeli forces shot dead a palestine man in the occupied wang. it happened in kabatia thursday morning.

the 22-year-old was shot in the chest after a raid on the local vegetable market. >> to an israeli city where tension it dividing some communities. there's a rivalry between the ultimate re orthotox population and moderate residents. fraud allegations of mayoral elections are making the situation worse. >> they are ultra orthodox, living devout and private lines to strict rules. here it has become an issue for others. >> this is a fully religious part of the city. >> daniel shows us around the city. he says it's slowly changing. he wants to bring up his five children in a diverse neighbourhood, but not one that imposes restrictions on the way they want to live their lives. >> what they see here is a large population of haradan moving in,

new projects specifically directed to the farali population, which means they'll an a majority in the city. it will be difficult to see now the needs of others will be taken care of. >> this is the result of mutual mistrust. the orthodox and the liberals fight in the streets. it happened frequently over the last few years. the election for mayor caused controversy. large protests took place against the winner. he won by a narrow margin over his moderate challenger. police are investigating allegations that the vote was rigged in his favour. >> what is happening here was a growing orthodox population - it reflects a wider debate in the country, about the identity of the state. religious and secular israelis are concerned their lifestyle could be affected. >> for now people here hope a

compromise can be reached, where lifestyles are not imposed on the other, as is sometimes the case. >> in extreme cases an outside - outside sina gogs you may see a sign asking women to cross to the other sigh. part of the conflict over the last couple of years is people saying, "it's illegal to do that." you cannot discriminate against a man or woman for walking in this or that way. >> there is a concern that if the city continues on its current path in 10 to 15 years the non-haradi will be forced to leave. still ahead - weighed down by waste. we'll have the details on a report about the growing global garbage. jo will be hear to tell you how the red sox won a series title -

the first in a decade. all that in sport.

>> and welcome back. have you ever paused to consider exactly what and how much you throw away each day. if you've never thought about it, left over food, empty bottles and unwanted packaging contribute to landfills. a new report projects the amount of solid waste will tripping by the year 2100. >> let's talk trash. the average person generates 1.4

kilograms of solid waste. collectively that amounts to 3.5 million tonnes around the world as nations develop and populations grow, so does the rubbish. by the consider 20-25 the amount of garbage globally will double. by the next century triple to 11 million tonnes daily. it's not all equal. people in urban areas throw away twice as much as those in rural communities. there are variations by nation. the average canadian produces 777 kilograms of waste per year - nearly double a japanese. many developed countries are in the process of reducing the trash pile through recycling programs. so the attention is being placed on populations in asia and africa, who are catching up in wealth and waste. it's feared that if this is not properly managed, it will put

too much environmental stress on the planet, and eventually raise another problem - where will all our rubbish go. >> where, indeed. it's time for sport. here is josh. >> we have to go back o century to see boston red sox celebrate a world series at home. on wednesday they went from worst to first to be crowned 2013 world series champion. they did it by beating the st louis cardinals in game 6. boston off with a 3-1 double in the third. mike napperly added the singles in the fourth to give them a 6-0 lead. in the end it was coji" wihar, the japanese pitcher helping the red sox seal a 6-1 win for their third championship in 10 years

and the first at home for 100 years. it was emotional for the players and fans following the boston marathon. >> in a time of need in response to a tragedy, i go back to our players undering their place in this city. they kind of - for lack of a better way to describe it, they get that there's, i think, a civil responsibility that we have wearing the uniform, particularly in boston, i think the fans - they got to a point where they appreciate the way we played the game, how they cared for one another. in return they gave the guys energy to drive on. >> sometimes bad things have to happen for us to get the message. we got the message. we stay together. and show the whole world that this is the best country of every place. >> the french president francis hollande will meet representatives of french football clubs this thursday to try to avert a strike.

clubs are set over the government's plans to impose a 75% tax on those earning more than 1.4 million, which would affect all the top players. the 20 clubs in france's top tier say they'll strike at the end of november in protest because the new tax makes them unable to compete at a european level. there'll be no exceptions made for footballers. >> russian csk moscow have been told to close part of their stadium because of racist behaviour of their fans. manchester mid-fielder tourez says he was subjected to racist chants. european football's governing body ordered the partial closure for the next champion's league game against bayern munich on november the 27th. >> an incredible game in the spanish premier division. real madrid bounced back.

gareth bale the world's most expensive player was labelled a flop following a performance against barca. he did score the opening two goals. they fought back, trailing at half-time. a hat rick from cristiano ronaldo sealed the 7-3 win. roma's top in italy's serie a, looking for a 10 wins from 10 when they play the bottom side. there was a full card of action on wednesday. nappaly second with their win. >> rory mcilroy has taken the first round lead at the wcg champions event in shanghai. it was a good result in china, reaching the season-ending race to the play-offs, making a great

start shooting 7-under par 65, finishing two shots clear of the field. >> to the nba where dwight howard got his career off to a flyer with a win. howard scored 17 and had 26 rebounds, leading rockets to a 96-83 win. his team-mate top scored. a ninth straight home victory against the bobcats. >> roger federer finally qualified for the season ending atp finals after beating south african kevin anderson in the second round of the paris masters. the swiss star who has fallen to number 7 and one one title. won. ensuring he'll be at the finals for the 12th consecutive year to yl ivan llendl's record of successful appearances. rafael nadal in london, the

spaniard who qualified, is through to the third round of the paris masters after beating his compatriot. he faces levich next, the 2012 runner-up. >> india's cricketers chased down a total of 350 or more when they beat the australiaies. >> south africa pulled off a win over pakistan in the first one-dayer. they managed to score 183 in their inages. pakistan went to victoria with nine overs -- victory, with nine overs left south africa blew away the lower order claiming a win. >> native american representatives met with nfl officials trying to force the washington redskins to change

their name. members of the oneida asked owners to meet them to discuss the issue. they want roger goodell to impose sanctions on washington if they continue to use the name. >> it's a civil rights issue making it an issue for the national football league and owner in the league and the sport of football. football and nfl should be unifying for us and they can be. we want to help them succeed. it's unaccept hable that in this time, the 21st century a team will use a racist slur over the objections of people offended by it, and victimized by it. >> that's all the support for now. >> thank you, jo. >> it's the talk of the town in silicon valley. the latest hype is over a barge built by tech giant google off san francisco bay. it has everyone guessing what the project is all about. melissa chan finds out. >> silicon valley will not stop

talking about it. it doesn't look like the most exciting thing, just a big box sitting off the shore of an island between oakland and san francisco. it's a barge covered up, fenced in and guarded 24 hours a day, seven days a week and reveals the role google plays in this town. anything it does sparks excitement. we visited some start ups at the offices of rocket space to find out what people in the industry think about the mystery project. >> yes, it's like the talk of the town. initially when it was a discovery that google was working on this barge offshore treasure island. my thought was some sort of glass retail store like everyone else was speculating. >> i'm on the side of a data center because it makes sense for google. they need a lot of competing power, floating the center could be moved near the place where the competing power is needed.

>> my suspicion will be a data center. the reason i say that is i remember back in the day around 2005 google was rumoured to have containers that were basically like trucks. they would position around the country to reduce latensy for their service. >> google's invention and innovations lead. the company's generous budget for research and development, every one of its engineers encouraged to pursue pet projects means the latest venture could be about anything. >> the secret is by coastal. a similar barge owned by google. the popular guess is that it's a floating data is center using ocean water as a cool able to. we won't know if that explanation holds waurpt, for some time to come. >> stay with us here on al jazeera, we have another full bulletin of news at the top of the hour.

not just twitter, what has happened through social media and the anonymity of the net is that you see websites, hate-filled websites targetting all sorts of groups, popping up. there has been a huge number of those that exist as well. this is the 900-page document we call obamacare. it could change costs, coverage, and pretty much all of healthcare in america. my show sorts this all out. in fact, my staff has read the entire thing. which is probably more than what most members of congress can claim. we'll separate politics from policy, and just prescribe the facts.

>> the nsa has been accused of spying on everyone from average americans to leaders around the world. there's word the agency has hacked google and yahoo, grabbing huge amounts of data. >> you deserve better. i apologize. i'm accountable to you for fixing these problems. >> secretary of health kathleen sebelius said the buck starts with her and promises to fix the federal health care website in a month you. >> thousands of babies die in this country because their mothers do not have access to adequate health care. some suggest obamacare may reverse that trend. >> the red sox are word champions! >> for