>> announcer: this is al jazeera. . hello there. welcome to this newshour live from the al jazeera news center in doha. these are the main stories we'll cover this hour. the crisis in ukraine - russia says it will be unusual to hold elections whilst the military is being deployed in the east. aide arrives at the scene of the afghan mudslide. thailand's prime minister gives evidence in a court case that could force her from

office. and for sale - at a knock down price. why detroit is selling properties, starting at $1,000 each. ukraine's foreign minister says they are ready to support is new round of geneva talks if russia supports the upcoming elections. his comments came as russia's foreign minister said it would be unusual to hold elections in ukraine whilst the army was being deployed. sergei lavrov is in vienna where the foreign ministers of the council of europe are holding talks on the crisis. let's cross to our correspondent in kiev, nick spicer. sergei lavrov has not sounded convinced about backing the elections in ukraine. >> reporter: no, it looks like a slight softening of language

from what the foreign ministry was saying on the website, that the elections would be a sham. the foreign minister said it would be unusual because the activity taking place in the south-east of the country. he would like to see the people who are pro-kremlin, essentially the people who are anti-government. there are a lot of different people fighting. this is what he had to say. >> translation: we are confident that there is a way out of the ukranian crisis and can be found only on the basis of a national dial elent in which voices from the -- dialect, in which voices from the west, the south and the east are heard. >> we have the french president warning that there could be civil war if no elections are held. kiev is pretty determined to go ahead with them. >> well, kiev is, and the idea -

the ukranian government will say it's well and fine to have a national confrontation about federalism, but you need national authorities that are recognised and accepted by the people, and therefore a presidential election who represents the states, commands the armed force, that people look up to and trust. that's not the situation in ukraine, for a lot of reasons. one of the big ones being how the country was managed by the president. that's why the government was pushing for the elections. the western leaders have been accusing russia of disrupting them, not wanting it to take place, in order to ensure a state of chaos, which would prevent the government in kiev from getting closer to the west, particularly the european union. >> thank you very much. nick spicer reporting live there for us. >> thank you. ukraine's interim government says at least 30 pro-russian

gunmen were killed in fighting in the eastern sigh of slovyansk on -- city of slovyansk on monday. fewer ukranian soldiers were killed, with 20 others wounded. these pictures are from slovyansk. pro-russian groups are reported to have moved many of their forces to the outskirts, and reinforced barricades outside the regional government building that was taken weeks ago. pro-russian troops assessed their losses, but are vowing to continue to defy the kiev government. now, police fired gunshot into the air to disperse afghan villages who survived the recent landslide. the crowd began to attack police and workers at an aid cam in a desperate attempt to get food. as a result some aid agents sis pulled back -- agencies pulled back. 250 people have been confirmed dead after the landslide. we have this update from

badakhshan province. . >> reporter: this is as close as we can get to the aid distribution center where gunfire erupted. if you look over my shoulder, you can probably see a large group of men at the aid distribution center. they were caught in the gun fire - violence that erupted over confusion over where the aid would be distributed. we were told that the government decided to move it to another location. it was not provided to those that were in need of what was on of. that erupted in violence. is number of police officers sustained injuries, and that is why the aerial gunfire by security forces was used. it was a sustained appeared of gunfire, which lasted over a few minutes time. and it really underscores how volatile this area has become. this area which, of course, suffered an enormous

humanitarian disaster. these people living in these tents, of course, lost everything. they have very little and they are basically trapped in the middle between a desperate need for aid, and this volatile situation which has erupted. thailand's constitutional court will rule on wednesday whether the prime minister abused her powers. yingluck shinawatra denied the accusations whilst testifying on tuesday. a group of senators filed the case against her. if found guilty, she'll have to step down. she has been charged in a different case. her legal troubles are the latest challenge to her rule. >> reporter: this hearing before the court stems from an action the prime minister took in 2011 when she transferred the then head of national security to beprime ministerial advisor. that is a position that is effectively inactive and powerless. she is accused of using the

transfer to manoeuvre so a relative by marriage could be police chief. the prime minister yingluck shinawatra appeared in court and said her actions were taken for the good of the country and at the time when the person was promoted to the police chief, he was no longer related by marriage because of a divorce in the family. her supporters see it as app attempt to unseat her after 6 months of street protests failed to do so. they accused the court of being bias, having ruled in 2008 to remove two prime ministers, allied to the shinawatra family. if found guilty she'll have to step down, and that could create a legal vacuum. analysts say a leader will nee to be found from the lower state of personal. the last election in february was nullified. both sides said they'd hold

major street protests this week and next the. >> united states is allowing the syrian national coalition to open an official diplomatic mission in washington. the state department says it doesn't mean it's recognising the main opposition alliance. the u.s. is giving $27 million of nonlethal aid to the coalition. the leader is expected to meet secretary of state john kerry on thursday. fighting between two syrian rebel groups kills 69 people in the oil-rich eastern provinces. the al qaeda-affiliated al nusra front has been battling against islamic state of iraq and levant. the al qaeda leadership disowned the i.s.i.l. for being too extreme. people in the area have been fleeing their homes. in the northern suburbs. idlib

30 soldiers were killed in a bomb blast. the human right group says rebels planted a large amount of explosives in a tunnel under a checkpoint. >> protesters in bahrain attacked a police station with petrol bombs. the violence broke out on tuesday in the shia muslim village. no one was heard, but villages in a nearby shopping center damaged. >> attacks intensified since the start of a shia-led uprising in 2011. former egyptian army chief abdul fatah al-sisi says if elected president bad muslim brotherhood will cease to exist, and he made the remarks in his first tv interview. he told an egyptian network, that he supports a law to clamp

down on process. >> translation: mr brahim and his request was not granted. i talk about a country in danger. people need to stand by us. anyone thinking otherwise wants to ruin egypt. >> this could be a view point, not about destroying egypt. >> translation: the right for progress will be granted. as for permitting the country to fold - no. we have obtained images. abdullah al-shami, an al jazeera reporter. he's been on a hunger strike for 106 days, and had drunk water since march 16th. taken before his arrest the picture shows him in normal health. the al jazeera arabic journalist lost a third of his wake.

his colleagues marked his 26th birthday with a solidarity vige ill. he's been held without charge and denied access to a lawyer or medical treatment we have also received an audio recording. the quality of the recording is poor. . >> three other al jazeera journalists are continued to be detained in egypt, held for 129 days. peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed are accused of conspiring with the outlawed muslim brotherhood. the movement has been declared a

terrorist organization by egypt. al jazeera rejects all the charges and is demanding their immediate release. still missing and to be sold into slavery. still ahead we explore what is being done to rescue 270 school girls kidnapped in nigeria. an island, a monastery and a 15th century fortress. some of italy's treasures up for grabs. find out why in a moment. an emotional moment tore liverpool in the english premier league. farah will be here to tell us what all the tears are about. . a verdict that saw the acquittal of 30 soldiers of rape has been criticised as unfair.

the crime dates back two years, when 130 women and girls were sexually abused. malcolm webb reports from goma where the biggest rape trial ever took place. sirn sirn. >> reporter: it was the first rape trial of its size. in the eastern city of game re 39 sold -- goma, the 39 soldiers charged arrived at court to hear the verdict. troops flooded goma. this woman lives there, and is one of dozens, hundreds, who tell similar stories. >> translation: we heard government soldiers were coming and were looting. 17 of them came to where we were hiding. there was 13 of us, they raped all of us. >> the court heard testimonies from 76 women before the time

came for the final judgment. they practised a death ceremony. this man got 10 years and was kicked out of the army. the income alone can be a life line for a family in a country with few jobs. 26 got gaol sentence, mostly for looting. the others were acquitted. only two were found guilty of rape. observers say the prosecution failed to find evidence in the founding trial. >> reporter: the defendants who were sitting in these chairs know they are safe. two-thirds are going to gaol, a third set free. all will be officers, leaving the victims and human right act visits asking if justice had been done. the defense says everything was fair. >> translation: we demonstrated for rape cases that these things did not rape. when the commanders heard there

was trouble and shooting, they called them to know who was present and who was absent. >> that's how guilt was determined - being absent from the role call. these men will spend years in gaol. they are angry about it, that their demanders let them down. with few rape convictions they were left wondering how much progress has been made. the u.k. is the latest country to offer to help to try to find more than 270 school girls that have been abducted in nigeria. boko haram claimed responsibility for the kidnapping three weeks after the girls went missing. the armed group threatened to put them up for sale. efforts to rescue the girls has been criticised. >> the deputy director in abuja

said the nigeria government poll itized the issue. >> clearly the interpretation in the presidency is that this is a political issue in that it dents the image of the president, and all that we spee in nigeria, what is upper most in the line of the president and his wife. they are not in the mood for this reaction of the presidency or the wife of the president. we want to see action on the part of the government, we are not seeing it. we are upset that this government is doing nothing about the girls that have been kidnapped. we made the point that in is cross-boarder into nigeria, there's a lot going on, we need international help to address this problem. the government has not shape that they were deal with it locally. suddenly this country needs

international help to deal with the level of terrorism that the government has not shown confidence to handle. to the nigerian capital of abuja. yvonne, have we seen parental reaction to the boko haram video that came out? >> not so far. remember the parent are far away. they haven't been able to communicate openly with the public about how they feel. many representatives in the community where the girls were snatched from are here in the capital and obviously the fact that the video is out. claiming responsibility, claiming they are going to sell the girls, heightening fury and anger amongst family members and protesters. generally amongst the public about what is being done.

most see the video of a brazen sign of boko haram, and the group and the ability to continue such attacks. many people are still planning to have protests in the capital to keep pressure on the nigerian authorities to find the girls. the international concern that is it growing is helping to keep the issue in the spotlight. thank you for bringing us the latest on that dreadful case in nigeria. the united nations secretary-general ban ki-moon is in sued yn for talks with -- sudan for talks with official. government troops have been battling with each other despite the u.s. threats of sanctions. the civil war displaced about a million people with both sides implicated in atrocities and war crimes. >> french peacekeepers and

central african republic were engaged in a battle with heavily-armed gun me. france says 40 fighters opened fire on peace keepers in the north-west. thousands of french and african troops are struggling to put a stop to the violence and stablilize the country. >> a growing list of celebrities are protesting against brunei's implementation of criminal law. u.s. tv host jay leno is amongst those calling for a boycott on the bor chester hotel chain, linked to the sultan of brunei. he joined protests outside the beverly hills hotel, which is part of the company. a diver involved in the search for dozens of missing people from a ferry disaster died. the 53-year-old was making his

first dive when he fell unconscious. as the divers pulled him to the surface after losing communication. divers are battling strong currents as they try to recover the bodies of up to 40 who are still missing after the ferry sank. more than 260 people are confirmed to have died. now, china may be north korea's biggest ally but has little faith in its neighbour's leadership. leaked document reveals the chinese army dealt up with a possible collapse of the north korean government, including proposals to create refugee camps. the documents relate to japanese media. a professor of korean studies joins us live from seoul. thank you for being was. it seems like an interesting report. a real rare insight into the thinking of beijing towards its allies in pyongyang.

firstly, the strong possibility that the regime may not survive. >> well, i would say it's vt. it has been done by the chinese, contingency planning has been done for a long time. it's the case when some information is leaked. there have been cases when chinese sort of deliberately leaked other areas of its contingency planning, and when i talk to the chinese they don't make a secret of the plans. >> how much do you think the plans tie in with contingency plans that south korea, the u.s. and other neighbours in north korea must be making? >> i believe there is little if

any. at least all major parties worry about other parties almost as much as they worry about north korea's ability. if there is a crisis in north korea it might lead to confrontation and clashes like in china, south korea and the united states. unfortunately i believe that there is no coordination. there's sort of an expectation, including in china that it will be difficult to be certain about the north korean regime. so if it is clearly a possibility, therefore outline parties, great powers should be prepared. >> one wonders how much the plans must upset the north

korean neighbours. >> i am sure they are aware of the plan, and they have been aware of outside plans for many years. i don't think they are surprised and shocked. in the recent few months there has been some problems in relation to north korea and china. because last december in north korea, the north korean leader arrested and executed his second in command, his uncle. he was, amongst other things, being too close to china. it was in the papers that he was selling stuff to china. >> cheaply and made unfavourable agreements with china and so on. recently we saw sort of problems with trade relations because of

trade volume decrease for the first quarter of this year. it decreased. so they are not surprised. they don't like china. they believe that chinese might be making stuff. >> andre, interesting to speak to you and get a bit of an insight into relations in that part of the world with north korea. thank you very much. >> thank you. >> chinese authorities detained a prominent human rights lawyer in bm. pu sf. zhiqiang is accused of creating a disturbance, mocking the 125th anniversary of the tiana men square protest. six have been wounded in a knife attack in china. it's the latest in a series of assaults at stations over the past two months.

police shot one suspect. no motive for the attack has been found. let's get the weather with everton. there has been heavy rains in southern india, ahead of the monsoon season. how is it looking? >> it will be more of the same, unusually wet. monsoon season is another three or four weeks ago. we don't expect this rain fall at this time of year. look at this massive cloud around the far south of india and affecting sri lanka. we are expecting big downpours. 82mm of rain in 24 hours. that's about a month's worth, the may average in 24 hours. further south into the north of sri lanka, we have seen more rain fall - 91mm of rain, again, in 24 hours. the monsoon season, 1st of june,

rain fall in a similar area, affecting sri lanka. as we go on through the next kum of days, you see the intense downpours across the same area. staying very wet. an organised area. we'll keep a close eye on this. it is very organised. big rain fall totals coming in, in excess of 100mm of rain. possibility of flooding. and flooding too around the eastern side of mediterranean. >> everton, thank you very much. italy's public debt hit a record 2.5 trillion in april, the second-highest debt in europe. in a bid to tackle it the italian government will sell off prime barracks.

a convenient eastern island and a castle were two items up for sale. faced with a soaring public debt italy's economy is struggling to stay afloat. this island off venice is one of five prime holdings auctioned on tuesday, the first of a number of sales that should bring $700 million in the state's coffers by the end of the year. the island is only a 10 minute boat ride from st. marks square, but miles away from the glamor of venice. once a dumping ground for plague victims, the island was used as a mental institution. it's been laid abandoned in a state of ruin, a reputation as a haunted island. the only tourists left are the occasional ghost hunters. the state's real estate agency hopes the island's troubled past

will not scare off investors. >> translation: the highlighted has been abandoned for 35 years. we put it up for sale because we want it to be made valuable. the island is open to everyone. if it end up in the hands of a venetian, better. >> reporter: selling the island will cut public debt and give italy a new lease of life. this grouch of ven easterns -- group of vern easterns start to enter the auction. they hope to beat bidders and prevent the island from falling into private hands. >> the fact this it's abandoned by the state doesn't mean it's been abandoned by the community. the use of the lagoon of their own world, and we shouldn't be allowed to moor there - we do

not like. >> by tuesday morning the locals raised more than $400,000. other potential buyers will have time until tuesday to enter their bid. should it end in private hands, the winner's game will be the ven irn's loss. we are getting breaking news from saudi arabia. we have been hearing from the interior ministry that the saudis uncovered a large terrorist network involving 62 people - most of them are saudis. including a palestine, a yemeni and a pakistani. we heard they intercepted a bomb-making factory and seized a million saudi arabia re--als, equal to quarter of a million u.s. a large terrorist network that appears to have been busted in saudi arabia. we'll try to get more information on that development

there from saudi arabia later for you. >> plenty more ahead in newshour, including five nobel-winning economists saying the global war on drugs has been a failure. find out why shortly. >> and the parasite destroying colonies of the honey bees. it wasn't a top performance in the east for the n.b.a. play-offs - coming up later.

is hello, you are watching al jazeera. a reminder of the top stories. it's ready to support geneva talks. russia must first support elections. the russian foreign minister said it was unusual to hold meetings in ukraine. the council of europe are holding talks on the crisis in ukraine. police fired gunshots into the air to disperse african villages to survive the landslide. the crowd began to attack police and workers in an aid camp in a desperate attempt to get food. thailand's constitutional court will rule on wednesday whether the prime minister accused her powers. yingluck shinawatra denied the accusations. if found guilty, she'll be forced to step down. a global war on drugs has been a trillion dollar failure, according to five nobel

produce-winning economists and are packing a london school of economics reports which says drug policies offer the past four decades created a $300 billion black market. by pushing the burden of drug control fon producer countries like afghanistan and mexico violence and corruption increased. in consumer nations it mooept mass imprisonment. 40% of nine million prisoners are serving sentences for drug offensives. john collins is the editor of the london school of economics report and joins us from london. it's a damning report, not just at the drugs war, that it has been a failure, but it is fuelling violence and the back market. >> yes, i think what we have seen over the last few years is an emerging international

consensus, that the war on drugs has been a disaster. there's few people advocating consensus on the war of jobs. we acknowledge that we need to rethink international drug policies. we need a change and in report is saying what do the next steps for international policy makers look like. how do we end the war on drugs. it's not a question of if we want to end it, but how. what do you think the radical rethink must involve? >> well, i think what a lot of the things you subjected is a good start. the idea that too much money goes things that are ineffective and in many cases damaging, ipp cars rating a vast amount of people for drug offensives. spending time and resources chasing commodities from one country to the other and the violence that goes with it, it

just displaces it. we have programs that are beneficial in terms of economic. the relative costs are minor. if we look at syringe exchange, opium constitution therapy, safe injection sites, programs and access to treatment programs which are scientifically proven to work. a huge benefit to cross ratio and are underfunded, the reason because of an ideological pursuit of a war on drug, that it's better to chase commodities than treat people who are ill. >> we are seeing an opening up of drug policies, particularly marijuana - do you think that sort of thing works as well? >> we certainly advocate this in the report. the time has come that states have to start trying different forms of regulatory experimentation. what is happening in washington

state and colorado and uruguay is a positive step. we will learn from what this state and country does and move forward from there. we are not troying to say that we know -- trying to say that we know what your policy will look like. this is a complex issue. what we are saying is let's start examining alternatives, learn from the process, and let's move forward in that direction. we have had previously a unipolar focus, a prohibition alone and the war on drugs approach solving the issue, and it hasn't worked. it's time to try for alternatives. >> you have big names supporting your findings and in report. is the time right to overcome resistance to making the changes? >> i think so. certainly, you know, we produced this report with the upcoming u.n. secretary general assembly

session. the idea is the academic community is saying enough is enough. it's time to rethink the international drug control strategy. the states have been calling for this. it's time for europe to get on board and be involved in the discussion. and time for the u.s. to take a different approach to the issue and we are calling on states to rethink this. >> john clins, thank you for joining us from london. >> to support what john is saying, is man has been arrested after authorities found $2 million in cash in his van. police are investigating whether he was transporting the money for an organised crime group. mexican drug cartels are believed to have expanded money laundering operations in guatemala in recent years. as mentioned uruguay is set to sign a law creating a marijuana market. it's revealed details of how

people can grow, sell and use marijuana. the first country to launch a cannabis market. each household is allowed to grow six plants. >> reporter: clubs that grow marijuana can cultivate and smoke legally what they've produced illegally for years. the health and rech rational benefits should be enjoyed by a wider public, free of stigma and misunderstanding. >> translation: we want to end these taboos that surround marijuana. the so-called evil weed. >> the world is watching, uruguay's experiment is designed to tackle the drug gang, bring marijuana into the open and explore its participation. >> who would have thought.

operating openly and legally in the heart of this area. dedicated to this debate, the passing of this lawyer is just beginning to open up. the books and several languages covering marijuana from every angle. >> translation: we are entering a period where cultivating marijuana is legal. and academics will want a suitable place to do research. >> polls show most uruguays are opposed to the legalization of cannabis. the government pushing it through. the difficulty that the government had is it doesn't know what direction it's going in. there's lots of contradctions. users will be allowed up to 40 grams a month. deciding how taxes are levied, who can and can't buy, and

countless other detailed delayed the implementation governing the new law. >> there are so many interested parties, economic, political, moral. so many are worried about the consequences and we are happy the government has been taking its time. >> it's tough being a pioneer, there's nothing to copy. they are turning to expert advice to marijuana users who they were prosecuting. a twist of fortune to contemplation over a legal smoke. >> ahead of the columbian president's re-election campaign resigned over a bribery scandal. he is accused of taking an is it 12 million bribe. he denied the accusations saying they are politically motivated.

>> in indonesia the gap between the rich and poor is widening despite an economic boom. the country's economy increased by 5%. not many have benefitted from the growth. we have this report from jakarta. >> reporter: indonesia is becoming one of the largest economies in the world. real estate prices are booming. new businesses are opening every day. possibilities are everywhere. this man is seizing them. he owns an it company, with seven employees, two cars and enough money in the bank. >> i'm from an ordinary background. you can say i'm a self-made man. the situation in indonesia has g given me a chance to grow. >> although he works in the same city, he lives in a different

world. as a motorcycle taxi driver he has to beg for customers, trying to make $10 a day. >> translation: i am disappointed. they talk and don't do anything for the people in this country. what we see is the same thing - rich people are getting richer and poor people are getting poorer. >> one country, two worlds. one full of luxury, and plenty of opportunities. the other where people struggle every day to survive. they are two worlds apart and the government failed to close the gap. sammy's world has airconditioning, shopping mauls and coffee shops. the number of rich people in indonesia has grown. there are more poor people now. >> translation: i don't know what i feel when i see all that luxury. i only thing this belongs to a rich person, and we poor people

can't enjoy it or enter the buildings. >> not only his beside, but his career as a stand-up comedian is booming. a novelty in indonesia. >> translation: the grouping about the government is freedom of speech, which is wide by accepted. we see a lot more young intellectuals duping the freedom and this is good for the economy >> translation: now i do this work. what i expect from the elections is that i can get a proper job to buy a small house and send my children to school. >> the government commits that a growing gap is a problem that feeds to be addressed. opposition parties are trying to reach out to people saying they are improving their lives. they can only hope that these are not just more empty promises

ahead of the elections. still ahead here on this newshour - bidding for a bargain. abandoned homes go under the hammer, starting from $1,000 each. >> what is next for the most decorated olympian of all times. stay with us.

mill lions of south africans

will cast their votes in elections. many will be voting for the first time. we have been to meet some of them. >> reporter: jarrod says some of his white friends can't find works. the government policies are meant to create work in balances, created by discrimination created by apartheid dealers. he feels that it's time to see beyond colour. >> if i could speak to president zuma, i would say mr president you cannot use nationalistic undertones. you can't use race as an excuse, it's time to move forward. if you are re-elected in 2014 - which i don't know if i would be too happy with - but if you are reelected, it's time for jobs. >> jarrod is what is called a born free. part of a generation born after apartheid. economic class divides the young people, more than race.

>> reporter: some young people don't like the term born frees saying it applies that those born post apard height are one group, when they have different experiences living in a divided south africa. this man is worried about employment, trying to navigate his way out of poverty. >> i'm 20 years old, but sleeping in the same room as my parents. they don't have privacy. if i want to take a bath, someone has to go out. when i wake up. i have to go out so my little sister has a bath. >> those between the ages of 18 and 19 are registered to vote. >> we are seeing a use that is disillusioned by the current landscape in south africa. they don't feel as if their vote will make a difference. for some, they opt to go out and

vote. >> jarrod is determined to vote and wants to see more jobs. they want the basics, such as a decent place to live. researchers in the u.s. report the spread of a parasitic fly that has become a mortal threat to honey bees. the zombie fly is believed to be contradicting to the collapse of some bee colonies, we have this explanation. >> honey bees fly out in the middle of a night. >> reporter: researchers witness a strange unnatural event. honey bees leaving the hives to die in the middle of the night. collecting the dead bees, in the lab the cause is clear. they are infected by the zombie fly which lays eggs inside the bee, hatches out and kills the bee in the process. beekeepers report the phenomenon

in more populations across the united states. >> i had people call me and say "you have to move the bee, something is going on." yards would be littered with hundreds of bee carcasses from the parasite. the zombie fly was known to have targeted bumblebees and wasps. it's affecting the honey bee, they are struggling with parasites, diseases and the increasing use of pesticides. that's why researchers set up the website, encouraging citizen scientists to report sightings and send in specimens. >> sit s -- citizen scientists, recently on the east coast in the vermont area. >> honey bees pollinate billions in crops. they are considered fundamental in global food supplies. the survival is likely to depend

on a better underof new and emerging threats. let's get the latest sports. here is farah. liverpool manager brendan rogers believes his side's english premier league title bid is over, after liverpool threw away a 3-0 lead to draw 3-3 at crystal palace. they are in front. goals from daniel surge and luis suez. delaney pulled one bat. emotional liverpool players aware that manchester city now need to win their last two games to become champions. >> for me we needed to win tonight to keep the pressure on. obviously it was still in the hands of manchester city. so it would have given them a little pressure in the aston

villa game. aston villa will go. i am sure they have good players like they have done against the top four teams. everyone will look against the manchester squad and look at them as a tam that can get -- team that can get the job done. >> the draw did see liverpool top, they'll be replaced by mann city if the champions win a game. math matticly chelsea could win the league but need liverpool and mann city to lose the remaining gains. >> sepp blatter suggests that clubs should face greater punishments. it comes after an incident where a midfielder was racially abused by atletico madrid fans. he was speaking at the opening of a center of excellence in cameroon. the matter is that they must fight racism. but it can only be fought if it

applies strictly the solution tape by the f.i.f.a. congress last year on the islands, and it says that in repetition occasions - cases of repetition, you have to deduct points of a team, which is that the fans are responsible, or you have to eliminate the team if it goes to a club competition from the competition. >> there's 37 days to go until the wuppertal starts in braz -- world cup starts in brazil. the coach has picked 23 players to face france, switzerland and ecuador. most of the regulars that saw the team through qualifying - it will be their third appearance at a world cup finals. >> defending champions thrashed the asian team in the round of

16. korean rivals were beaten. stealers had the advantage heading into the home leg. to the n.b.a. the l.a. clippers beat oakland city thunder 122 to 105 in the western conference. bradley beale scored 25 points, trevor added 22 to lead washington to a 102-96 win over top seed. game 2 is wednesday in indiana. >> this is a tough building to play in. we haven't won here in a while. why wouldn't this be the level time to come and cabinet a win. just coming out, ready to play,

getting an early jump help us out throughout the game. >> the peng wince beat the rangers taking a 2-1 lead. sidney crosby scored his first goal ending a 13-game shout. marc-andre fleury shut out the rangers 3-0. game 4 is wednesday. >> in the day's other play-off game. marian gaborik scored giving his team a bin over the anaheim ducks. the kings are 2-0 up in their level of seven series. game 3 thursday in l.a. roger federer withdrew from the madrid masters to spend time with his family. they are expecting his third trial. he's pulling out of the you were tournament but will rejoin the

tour. he will likely miss the role mosters and the french open if it conflicts with the birth. roger federer has not missed a grand slam since 2000. michael phelps's comeback continues at the charlotte's grix. he came out of retirement, competing in california. he has entered the 100 metres butterfly and 200m freestyle in north carolina. >> that it all the sport for now. back to you. thank you vich indeed. >> it was once known as the automotive capital of the world and the home of motown music. recently the u.s. city of detroit is notorious for bankruptcy and debt. he is taking the first steps towards survival. john hendren reports. >> the motor city has a major problem. in the shadow of detroit's auto

empire lie 80,000 abandoned and blighted homes. the world's largest bankrupt city is making would-be home openers an offer they can't refuse, a house in a neighbourhood with a neighbourhood of $1,000. >> anyone and everywhere has checks, they can afford this. >> the first of a dozen homes is auctioned online with the bidders taking advantage of a chance to buy low and grow with detroit. >> there's a lot of opportunity, architectural gems. it's a place to put your money, and a place where you can really see your investment grow. >> detroit may be bankrupt, but the city center is looking more prosperous than ever. downtown detroit is surrounded by a landscape of boarded up and blighted homes in worse shape than ever. >> mike duggan is the first white mayor in 40 years.

the majority black city was so desperate for a man to revive it few cared about his race. duggan started by notifying the openers of 79 properties that they need to get the houses repaired and occupied within six months or watch the city seize the title. >> it's been stabilizing the neighbourhoods. they want to set up neighbourhoods that are stable and able to be saved. >> the winning bid in the new programme's first home auction did not come from deborah leafy. >> people at work know my situation and slipped me the paper. >> the price $32,000 - a fraction of the cost of the average american home. the point is not to drive up property values, but to repopulate the ghost towns that surround a newly hopeful motor city. do stay with us here on al jazeera. we'll be back with another full

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