>> tech know. >> we're here in the vortex. >> tomorrow, 7:30 eastern. only on al jazeera america. >> hello, there, welcome to this news hour. this is al jazeera live from doha and london. coming up in the next 60 minutes. >> thailand's military chief rules out holding elections in the country for at least a year. and wars against any more protests. the carnage continues. only 2,000 lives lost a barrel upon attack in syria's aleppo. former u.s. soldier die

while waiting for treatment, the head of veterans affairs resigns over the healthcare scandal. tries to keep up the offensive until peace is restored in the east. >> and google launch as new service, allowing europeans to request the removal of to to terribly damaging web links. thailand's military chief has said elections will not take place for more than a year. general pryor chen who overthrew the government in a coupe last week, says there needs to be enough time for political reform and reconciliation. he warns against anyone who continues to protest against the militaries takeover. >> the military doesn't want to take over power,

doesn't deconserve to abuse power for any kind of benefits, but the country was not able to move forward, if the military and civil servants do nothing at all, who will look after you? who will come help solve the problems when the full democratic system cannot move forward. >> he says there are still many questions on just how the general plans to move forward. it really shows that the military is trying to carry out deep underlying reforms on at least what they say are reforms. it all depends on how inclusive they are going to be. the government they have just toppled a week ago. are they going to reach out to the other side as well, or are they going to have reforms that are just only one sided and only excessively the political tensions. the syrian observatory, says nearly 2,000 people have been killed in barrel bomb attacks in

aleppo province. ten far this year. at least 600 of the dead are children. began in january, and has forced thousands from their homes, human rights groups say this kind of bombing is a war crime. reports on the turkish side of the border. >> there has been a upsurge in violence over recent months. the government targeted rebel controlled areas particularly in the north of the country both aleppo as well as inland. now the syrian on serve story saying after 2000 people killed in aleppo province alone that's an average of 14 killed. two weapon that the government is using is barrel bombs. these are improvised weapons, cheaply made. and they are indiscriminate, and when they drop them they drop them on civilian neighborhoods. what is the government gaining, well, they are pushing rebels back, they are depopulating regions and more importantly,

they are trying to drive a wedge between the opposition between the people and the rebels. they want to tell the people. you support the rebels you will be punished. at the same time, the government does not want the opposition to govern the territory that they are win, in order not to cree yale an alternative. so the upserj in violence, just before elects are being held, both sides trying to gain the upper hand, but nobody is winning this war, and in interim, civilians are talking in the cross fire, and they are the one whose are dying. >> hundreds of syrians are on the move in the countries northwest, these families are from the city of itlie. after rebels advice them to do so. it seems they have made it their next target. >> to leave before

may 29th. as you can see, hundreds of leaving to the country side. >> people are scared after the islamic committee told them to leave. stations may be hit by mortars and also the govs militia men will force people to vote. so the people fled. >> many are two scares to speak on camera. others are afraid that a rebel advanced would unleash heavy bombardment. share employees and state institutions and when they want to get their salaries they would have to get their vote. >> daves ago they cap cur add strategic region, is

on a major highway that the regime used to supply it's forces in the north. >> the regime is hitting back, using the air force. against government forces. >> the regime has made battlefield gains. but here in the north, it is contested territory. but for now, their aim seems to be preventing people from voting. more of that speak, he is director of center for middle east studying at the university of oklahoma joins froes norman city. via skype, great to have you with us again. first of all, let's address this issue, the huge number of people killed by barrel bombs in aleppo. why do you think the government is using this kind of weapon when it kills so many people indiscriminantly? >> well, it is the cheapest weapon they have. and they have rung out other thing things to do.

so they are manufacturing these. of courser they are not smart bombs they are not guided. where the point is to destroy the morale of the opposition. and to kill as many people as you can in order to break their will, and get them to cave in, now, many of these refugees -- alone poe was two-thirds depopulated today, and many flee into turkey. this is a way to punish turkey, as well as to punish the rebels and show civilian as your reporter said that anybody that leaves with these rebels is going to have their homes destroyed and their lives ruined. >> is it working? is it destroying their morale? >> i think it is. test destroying the morale of the syrians and i think that for the time being, many of the countries around, we just heard president obama say

that he does not want to get involved in this fight. and that e good news, for bashar al-asaad. he is running these elections and i think he has made a plot of syrians fearful, that if they don't embrace him, if they don't elect him, they are going to live a life of fear, and abject poverty. we just heard the u.n. report saying that more than half live in poverty, many in severe poverty. the country's economy is collapsed. and this is -- you know, the question remains, how long can this go on. >> even as the rebels are on the back foot, we hear them planning this major assault, how do you think that's going to play out? >> well, the rebels are, i think, hard put. because they are being hurt very badly in the suburbs of damascus. they have just been kicked out.

we last heard of a big offensive, never materialized in part because saudi arabia and the united states have not helped the rebels as much as they thought. the heart land of rebel resistence, and so it will be very difficult for them, and i think this is what they are trying to do and that the war goes on. >> always good to speak to you, and get your views on the on going situation. >> thank you for asking me. >> well, the u.s. veterans affair chief has resigned over a healthcare scandal. eric in many cases paperwork was also to hide long wait times. how the affair unfolded.

>> this is how a u.s. president ends a scandal that is harming his reputation. with the announcement someone is taking the fall. >> a few moments ago, secretary shinseki offered his own resignation. >> until friday morning, eric shinseki was the head of veterans affairs, better known as the v.a. several weeks ago, the phoenix v.a. hospital was lying about how long patients had to wait to see a doctor. partly so managers could win bonuses and promotions. 40 people died waiting for an appointment. at the time, shinseki said he thought it was isolated, but many vet reps complained that it was happening to them too. then came an audit that said the phoenix problems were much more serious than people thought, 1700 people called for appointments and had never been scheduled. that let shinseki to apologize to veterans on

friday. we are contacting each of the 1,000 veterans waiting for appointments to bring them the care they need and deserving, and we will continue to accelerate access to care for veterans nationwide who need it. utilizing care both in and outside of the v.a. >> but it was too late. even though they like and respect shinseki, more and more intent the week chalk for his head. the president admitted in an election year, politics were a factor. >> we occupy not just a environment that calls for management fixes, we also have to deal with congress, and you guys, and i think the judgement, that he could not carry out the next stages of the form would being a distraction himself. and so my assessment was

unfortunately, that he was right. >> president obama may have made a change at the top of the v.a., but it will take much more than that to fix both the problems at the agency, and the questions about the president's management skills. rosalyn joe dan, al jazeera, washington. >> president obama has lost another high profile member of the staff, his press secretary, is stepping down. obama kays carney has been one of his closest advisors and friends at the white house. he has named josh earnist as his replacement. still much more to come here on this news hour, including growing outrage in india over the rape and murder over two teenager girls we have a report in new delhi, with the latest. plus, cold comfort in northern france, why refugees evicted from their camp have been left in limbo. and sport, roger federer stays on track for an

18th grand slam title, the latest from the open, still coming up. ukraine's government is vowing to press ahead with it's offensive against pro russia separatist in the east. let's get more on this our european news center, lauren? yes, the active defense member say -- in a phone call to his french counter part, has urged an end to the bloodshed, he called on them to start direct dialog. follow's thursday's deadly attack, he is unlikely to be in the mood for talks. he has vowed to punish whoever was responsible. 14 ukrainian soldiers were killed including a senior army general. be tough government and u.s. accused russia of being behind the unrest.

>> we recognize that in east of that country, a special military operation is being performed by the russian federation, and over the last few weeks we have seen many examples that confirmed that i will telling the truth. >> it has intensified with records of shelling in residential areas. and this is said to the damage to the hospital after it was led to be hit by mortars overnight. the self-proclaimed mayor, says children should be evacuated, around 200 have already left. can give us this update earlier, describing some of the fighting he just witnessed. >> there have been several loud explosions. no -- i haven't had to take cover, but this is exactly what is happening just about every single day here, and that explains why many people are beginning to leave, and 200 children have indeed been evacuated. these are often not aimed

just at the separatist fighter positions but appear to be random. they have even hit hospitals here, and so russia today has acruised the government of breaking the geneva convention with exactly these sort of mortar rounds we have just heard, because there's no way they can protect innocent civilians why this sort of combat is going on. >> another move international on servers has been detained. it monitors for the security cooperation one team was held for eight days in the latest incident a teen was stopped by arm men, and later freed. another teen hasn't been heard from since monday, but a separator leader says they are safe and will be freed soon. ukraine's government says there's increasing evidence of involvement in the east by russian fighters. our correspondent says scores of volunteers among the armed groups one of these is a

malaysia. an ex-perth of russia -- here in london, thank you for coming in. so why would cheffian fighters be involved? >> it is a very clever move by putin and the kremlin. which is really what they are trying to avoided, a sort of brotherly confrontation. so by sending chechyniaens that seem to be probably mercenaries in the sense that they are being payed to participate in the conflict, he is finding a way around it. >> tyutin has denied or at least the pro russian leader has denied that he is behind this, is it your expectation that he is. >> well, i think it would be very difficult for these trucks to go through the boarder, if they are come from russia, not being noticed or stops.

otherwise, if russia didn't want them to go through, they would have been stopped. >> so what's the idea behind -- is there another layer of complexity here, in that they are saying if we -- if the chechyniaens are not -- -- is there some other layer of complication here? >> it is very complex, because on the one hand, putin is trying to make sure there is no bloodshed. >> involved in the front and confrontation, the russian army with a ukrainian army, and at the same time, he has pressure to do something about it, support russians because in east ukraine, who are asking for support.

so in some way he has to do something, but he doesn't want to do a direct confrontation, so this is a way of addressing part of the problem without getting directly confrontation fading some way, putting pressure to stop the fight, sending the message that if they don't stop with the attacks more proof might come in, more volunteers might come in. >> and these well armed and experienced volunteers in some cases perhaps more experienced than the peoplele cooing to help out. >> yes. very experienced fighters many seem to have been fighting before in chechynia. we remember there was some fighters from chechynia, the famous that fought -- fighting early 1990's. so there is a bit of a tradition of these fighters to move whenever they feel there is some kind of commonality, or they are being maybe paid, this is not unusual.

and you find that in many other conflicts worldwide. >> as the first step towards baying off it's gas debt, made the announcement as representatives from the two countries met in berlins. russia has stepped up the pressure to pay it's bill, estimated to be $3.5 billion. there will be more talks next week, that is stopping the crisis from deepening. 23 people have been arrested in barcelona after riots broke out for a fourth night in a row. the trouble began on monday, when police evicted squatters, which has become a symbol for the squatters movement. 300 extra police have been deployed to try to keep things under control. security forces have arrested six people after what they described as a special anti-terrorist operation, the men are

accused of having links to al quaida, and sending recruits to mali and syria. lee barker reports. >> images of the accuse have had been released by police, the six men are all spanish nationals. they were arrested in dorm raids at eight addresses and predominately muslim parts. after the arrest, the men were brought to a military airfield, they were charged with being part of a terrorist cell with links to al quaida, and of recruiting training and sending fighters to conflicts in mali, and syria. among them is the first spanish jihaddist after passing through training in africa. >> the six men have been put on a military plane, where only two months ago, spanish people remembering ten years since the train bombings. >> on four busy commuter trains killed 191. since the attack, more than 470 people have been

arrested on terrorism charges in spain. the spanish government is eager to show with these latest arrests that this is a battle they are winning. al jazeera, malyia. >> in the last few days main has been dealing with an influx of migrants trying to force their way over the razor wire fences. has risen sharply in recent months. so far this year, there have been 39,000 irregular boarder crossings. almost all of them traveling from libya to italy. when 40,000 arrives over the course of the whole year. accounted for first two press of arrivals detected hahs year. another place that has seen an inflex of migrants is france. earlier this week, forced to be cleared a makeshift

camp, with hundreds of migrant whose are trying to come to the u.k., they were told they would be found bet err accommodation elsewhere, but two days later many have returns. simon mcgregor woods reports. >> local volunteers provides some food, but not much. the fighting has drifted to europe by foot, he remains determined to reach the u.k. >> 45 days. i tried to go to the u.k. to maybe 40 times or 40 times. they want to aid their identity left five years ago. >> everything knows there

is some extreme -- there is extremism, fundamentalism, and fighting and problems, so we came here to save our lives. >> and alley, lost his business in egypt, for over a year. >> i came here to be free. because i thought it was in europe, but i have found no tremendous come here. >> they told the highn't grays that would be taken to a better place, the problem is they didn't tell them where that would be, and many fears it would be much further, and therefore much further from their dream, of reaching the u.k. >> and so they have come back, close to the trucks and the ships that head for england, and the promise of something better. the volunteers think the recent success of the national front shows in local patience is wearing thin. >> we were shamed we have shown no common decentsy to these may grants. they may not have the

right of french citizens but they still have human rights. >> on friday, authorities told the migrants they have 24 hours to identify new site, and then 48 to leave this one. it seems a p proker solution to their plight is as far away as ever. simon mcgregor wood, al jazeera. >> late they are news hour, with more from europe, including millions of young europeans out of work, a lost generation down the line. >> . >> japan says it wants to play a bigger security role in asia. made the comments during a regional security summit, notice the dialog, it comes at a sensitive time, when japan and a number of other countries are involved with china. >> it's something the

japanese government has not done in decades. >> taking a stronger stance on military offense. not just for the oakland but also for ally in the region and around the word. who has to change the policies in place since world war ii. >> play an even greater and proactive role than it has until now. making peace in asia. >> it is a move viewed as a counter balance to the growing military might of china. in this, japan has strong support from the united states. as it too is focused on expanding it's influence in the region, militarily and economically. there are several territory disputes in the asia specific region involving china. one directly over uninhabited islands in the sea. but the latest flair up is with street nan. china has positioned a

deep sea oil rig, that sparked anti-china riots. and earlier in the week, a collision with the boat sank a vietnamese vessel. the philippines has taken it's dispute to the united nations, japan is working to supply patrol boats to vietnam and the philippines. china is expected to increase pressure on those near the disputed areas. >> to make clear that china also has it's ante story claims in the south china sea, and then it would take a very dim view if countries were to get closer to japan, in defense terms. >> and that's why some countries here are not overtly supporting a bigger role by japan. they are economically and politically reliant on china. and his new proactive stance in regional security. al jazeera, singapore. >> still ahead, here on this program, turning real life into fiction, the foster kids bringing

their experience to the binge screen. >> and in sport, the l.a. clippers basketball team, for a record breaking sale, those details coming up with robin.

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>> hello, again, a reminder of the top stories this hour. thailand's military chief has ruled out holding elections for at least a year. general who overthrew the government in acylase week, says there needs to be enough time for political reform. >> syrian observatory for human rights says over 2,000 people have been killed in barrel bomb attacks so far this year. only 600 of the dead are thought to be children. and ukraine's acting defense minister says the army will continue it's defensive against separatist in the east, until peace and order are restored. the hospital there was allegedly hit by mortar. >> several hundred people have been rallied in libya, in a show of

support, who has launched an aggressive offensive against militias. antigovernment demonstrators vowing to back in triply. the army of fighting terrorism. rival progovernment demonstrations have been taking place. joining us live from the capitol, triply is stephanie decker, our correspondent there, we are looking a few live pitches it doesn't look like the numbers have sustained in support of this retired general. >> well, we saw hundreds here in mortar square, in the higher hundreds i have to say, also in benghazi, that was a large crowd there, and a smaller protest, that is also in the east of the country that the message they are giving is not necessarily in support of the man himself, this former general, but actually against terrorism, and how put

that into context, the protestors in the east, say they are against assigning anyone to get rid of the extremist groups that are here. and i think the message is very much against the militias, they want a strong army, a strong police force, and they just want a government that fungs which is something that maz provide add real challenge here at the moment. we have two prime ministers two governments and we are waiting on a legal reaction, to see how to proceed, but there's elections in less than a month, and that is certainly making it much more difficult here to move forward. >> yeah, i wanted to ask you about that next, because you have these elections in this current state of affairs. to deal with that. >> it's incredibly difficult, we spoke to the head of the election

commission here, and he said to mow, you know, i am not speaking the the government yet, there's no coordination, especially when it comes to security, and that is a huge issue, he says we know there are elements of society here, and regions that will try and disrupt these elections, he said they handed over security plans and they haven't heard anything back, and he said basically which government do i speak to, he said we are on our own, and this is a concern, because these elections are in less than a month, he says that they do -- there's certainly can do it, they have the will, but certainly a huge challenge, and these elections are crucial, as you can see from the people that have come out today, they want this country to move forward, they want some kind of order, and they have fed up. people are furious, the dreams they had two years, three years now after the revolution have gone, they said they knew they had problems. they thought they would getter and they have only gotten worse. >> reporting for us live there, thank you.

>> egyptian presidential candidate is promising a new era for egypt. he is poised for victory in this week's election, he secures 92% of the vote, but hundreds who boycotted have been stating anti-coupe rallies. >> anger and frustration on the streets of egypt. not everyone is celebrating the eminent presidency of the chief. egypt second largest city, crowds of young people marched in solidarity with the thousands of prisoners currently behind bars. amnesty international says close to 20,000 egyptians have been jailed since the military coupe, why local rights groups say the number is as high as 40,000.

force ms. prisoners to take drastic measures in a bid to security their freedom. >> they treat my father very badly, they treat us badly when we go to visit them that's why we have decided to begin an open ended hunger strike, when he is released and returns to us a freeman. >> cheers him on, in the square. despite government exit polls pointing to aceci winning over 90% in the presidential election, the country has yet to witness similar scenes like the huge crowds which gathered in the square in 2012, to celebrate the victory of mohammed morrissey. >> this' also huge doubt being doubt over the credibility of this year's elects, including from international groups.

we had observers around the country, but we feel that -- freedom of association, and beautiful speech, are -- last months and made it not possible to have a presidential election. >> the poll has left egypt divided. several marchs were held throughout the country. in the east, morrissey is my president. like the fall. and in the cairo suburb, anti-coupe protestors took to the streets there. the army was hoping would follow the presidential election. in the country, and they are considering to demand the release of the journalists detained there. they have now been held

in prison for 153 days. they are accused of conspiring with the outlaw muslim brotherhood. al jazeera rejecting the charges against all it's staff. the fourth al jazeera journalist is being held in a cairo prison without charge for more than nine months. demanding his release, he is also requesting a medical report. >> at least two people have been killed in a second day of violence in the central african republic. they left 11 people dead. >> more than 100 fighters in the eastern republic of congo have handed over their weapons.

one faction rwanda hoo too rebel group. they will be kept in a camp until talks are held with rwanda, involving taking them back. world health organization says the outbreak of ebola in west africa is spreading. there have been nine new expected deaths since tuesday. >> reports suggest the assault happened in the northern state of calatan. police have reportedly detained 13 men and are searching for others. the teenager was said to have been with a friend when she was lured into a hut. >> two police officers in india have been the

cousins age 14 and 15, were strangled and hung from a tree. the girls have gone missing from their village home in the northern state on tuesday evening. three suspects have been held over the case. the father of one of the victims is dend maaing a federal investigation. >> the police came to my house, and inyou remember toed me that my daughter has been found hanging from a tree. i want federal investigators to look into the case. because i do not trust the state police. >> more now from new delhi. >> the young victims is adding to the outrage in this case. and the family is accusing police of their election of duty, they are claiming that police initially refused to help search for the girls and later when the bodies were found, refused to file criminal charges against the accused. there are villagers got so upsed, they surrounded the bodies still hanging from the trees and

refused to let them turn them over to the police, until criminal charges were filed. now the state authorities have stepped in and twoed at least two police officers and say they will be doing a full investigation. now, this crime comes about a year and a half after the brutal gang rape and killing of a pair medical student here. that crime shocked the country into having an open debate about women's safety, and the issue of rape which has been under rotherred in the country before then. now india's own crime statistics show that a woman somewhere in this country is raped every 22 minutes. a figure many women's group is being underestimated. now, there have been stronger laws brought into protect women since that infamous gang rape, but as this event show ms. of these crimes still occur despite having tough new laws. neighbors pakistan the prime minister has ordered an investigation after a pregnant woman was stoned and beaten to death. by her family, human

rights activist have been protesting against the killing. let's get some more news from europe now, and join lauren again in london. >> google has just launch add service, which allowed european servic services -- giving people the right to be forgotten. the world's biggest search engine has introduce add web form, for which people can submit their requests. it says it will assess whether it includes outdated information, and if there's a public interest, the ruling spans from a case brought by an spanish man, that says an auction about his home infringed on his privacy. people that want data removed and explain why. they mulls also give their home country, and provide official i.d. to

guard against fraudulent applications. larry page has. >> progressive as europe. to do bad things. the company committee of executives and independent experts to craft a long term approach to dealing with the ruling. our technology expert saying deleted such links. >> lit disappear from google in the e.u., but it is pretty academic because it will remain in places like google in the states. checkf they fry to vir they are still waiting to see how big the blood gates are, a considerable number that already have been from convicted criminals who want details taken down. remains to be seen. age immarket on many

people in europe, one of the most effected was young people, the international labor organization says more than 73 million people aged between 15 and 24, are out of work. that's more than 12% of the world's youth population. young people are almost three times more likely than adults to be unemployed. in the last ten years youth unemployment -- the figure for the european union is only slightly better at 24%. but in portugal 45% of youth are struggling to find work. their fears that will lead to job lessness later in life, prompting talk of a lost generation. >> two months after she left school, her days are following a predictable pattern, she looks for jobs, many of her small salaries and short term contracts but she calls anyway. and sometimes like today, she goes to an interview. she is already been to 20

in recent weeks so she tries not to get her hopes up. people don't reply, if they do, they tell me they don't have any experience. >> the problem for young people, who have suffered unemployment in a country like portugal a there may be long term consequences. economists believe their future career prospects, their earnings even their happiness, can be effected by a spell of youth unemployment. and so, even as economists start to grow in southern europe, the consequences of this crisis could be felt for decades to come. she likes to keep busy, but the work has dried up. she hasn't had a regular job for almost two years.

in these conditions she says it's not possible to start a family. >> i have many friends in a worse situation than me, because i don't have children. i have friend whose have two children, school to pay for, healthcare, and so on, they have to ask theirn't parents for help, it is our parents generation that is keeping us going. >> the hostile where she has been interviewed offered her a job, not love to live on, but young europeans are desperate for just a start. as it becomes more and more difficult to break out of a cycle of unemployment. barn by phillips al jazeera,less ban. >> on saturday we will be reporting where youth unemployment and remain as major problem three years on. the official count down to scotland's referendum has begun, while campaigning officially

underway, polls suggest 30% will say yes to leaving the u.k., plus 40% are against it, there is still enough undecided voters to swing the vote. this week, the scottish government published a report suggesting it is to be more than $8 billion a year better off, but the british treasury, says every scott will be worse off by more than $2,300 a year. >> and that's the news from europe, back now to laura in doha. >> thank you very much. still to come, in all the sport, afghanistan's wheelchair basketball team, overcomes incredible odds.r

one film on the program has been written and performed entirely by young people that grew up in foster care. children enter the foster care system in the united states. forcibly taken from an abusive home. >> is your name henry. >> yeah, why. >> for others it may but due to a parent's death, or in the case of clark, drug addiction. >> they said get your stuff, i was like where am i going, what to take. if my mom is not going, just me and my brother? >> in all cases it is a real life drama, here

plays out in a movie, called know how, by actor whose have lived through it. >> we are going to be doing screenings of the films. >> the film is a product of the possibility project, for years he has been teached theodore underprivileged kids as a tool. but after staging a play based on the experiences of foster children, he saw an opportunity. >> the impact on the audience was overwhelming and we have heard that. they felt like they were learning something they had never seen before, which was a surprise to us. >> hattie, you are very intelligent, and all you have to do is pass the test. >> the different story lines in the film illustrate hard facts, only 50% of american children in foster care finish high school. and 60% are convicted of a crime. >> the film too three years to realize, and a major commitment from a group of young people stick struggling to get their own lives under control. now they are showing it not only at film festivals but also to the

agencies in charge of children in foster care. >> many in the cast working on the project was the first time they openly talked about their experiences. >> none of us think we are going to go off and be like the next denzel, the nexthamly berry, we are doing it because this is important to tell these stories. >> their ultimate goal is to improve foster care, and provide a happy ending for more children in the system. al jazeera, new york. >> let's get all the sports. >> thank you very much. is hoping us with some of the top progressing in the third round of the french open. roger federer didn't make it easy for himself, leaving three sets. in the 7-5, 6-7, 6-4

contest, that lasts more than four hours. it was like expected, not a straight forward easy match, where i knew that he was just going to try different things, play aggressive, serve well, and then take big cuts at the ball, and it is how it went, you know. >> he set off clash with earnest, the man who blasted him as being boring last year. >> while second seed novak oversithas a win, for 9th successive time. the grand slap comcast sports netting out a four set winner. >> in the women's draw, 2012, has advanced to the fourth round without losing a gape. beating paula of argentina, 6-love, 6-lo, in 51 minutes.

it is the 6th time in three years she has made it through. while she crashed out, going down in the third round, to 21-year-old angela 6-4, 6-4. and is now headed to round four. >> al jazeera. the basketball team is said to be sold for $2 billion. former microsoft ceo has agreed to buy the franchise, it would end the ownership of donald sterling who has been banned for life for making racist comments. so, if this $2 billion sale goes ahead, lit make the l.a. clippers the most expensive team ever sold. the previous sale came in

april, were sold for $550 million to two investment firm executives. how does this stand against other sports in 2008 to the nfl miami dolphins were purchased by stephen ross for one point for$1 billion. they were brought in 2005 for $1.4 billion by markham glaser the american billionaire who passed away sadly earlier this week. but the most expensive franchise in world and the los angeles dodgers, led by magic johnson purchased the major league team for $2.15 billion in 2012. earlier we spoke to dan kaplan in new york, he is the finance editor for the sports business journal, we asks him if he thinks it is a good investment. >> it is a terrible investment. you can pay $1 billion for the clippers and still contend it is not a good investment,

2 billion it is fantasy to he will get any rate of return on that. that said, if he wants to spend $2 billion that's what it was necessary to acquire it, and it appears it was, more power to him, and the nba. but it is not a good investment, in terms of a rate of return. clippers aren't even the primary tenant in their building they have nine more years left on the lease, the arena in los angeles, they do have the opportunity for some more tv money, coming up in a couple of years the nba's economics are quite strong, there's going to be a new national tv deal, the nba is very strong overseas but before this all started people saw the clippers as maybe worth seven or $800 million. this -- to go two and a half times that, it is fantasy land in terms of the economics but again, if he wants to pay it and

it gives him psychic value, that's great. great for him, great for the nba. >> finally, in italy to take part in the international basketball competition. there has been a major challenge for the players, many of who had never left their war torn country. reporting the players have overcome war and civilities to find mu joy in life. >> big cheers for afghanistan's national wheelchair basketball team, and it's first international tournament. this team of disabled athletes traveled from the war torn country to italy to face the nation's champions. >> for me, i couldn't believe that i am in a tournament with a very strong teams. champion, that the national team of italy, and the champion of italy teams.

it's -- i am so proud of myself. and other players that -- >> four years ago, these players were complete amateurs. now they are playing against professional teams abroad. today this game is worth so much more, that has been here. feels like a victory. >> some of them were born with disabilities other suffers spinal injuries from car accidents but most are victims of the country's war. he was hit by shrapnel in his spinal chord when he was eight, he has lived in a wheelchair ever since, basketball for him was a real game changer. >> when i am in the court, i play basketball. i don't feel that i am a disabled person. i feel that i am normal person, in a -- a normal person that work and play and has fun, yes, i feel like that.

>> it was a challenge at the beginning because they did not know how to play. so it took some time to start, and then we managed to get a trainer and started -- >> the game ended with a win for the home team. ravaged by war. al jazeera, cantu. >> and there's more on our website. check out aljazeera.com, there's also details there on how to get in touch with our team using twitter. and facebook, good, see you later. >> stay with us here that's it for me and the team, here in doha. thank you for watching.

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