only on al jazeera america >> this is aljazeera. >> hello, welcome to the news hour. these are the top stories. the iraq prime minister is seeking a state of emergency. a gun battle near pakistan's karachi's airport. >> one of the victims of the south korea's ferry disaster is

accusing the captain of murder. >> accusing the government of indock rating the children with books in the public schools. >> iraq's prime minister asked the parliament to declare a state of emergency. a territory was taken over and including the largest city. the government buildings including an airport is seized. and nearly two and a half thousand prisoners are freed by fighters from the state of iraq and lavance. we are hearing what the prime minister has to say. >> we are will not allow them to remain under the grip of terrorism. we are calling on the national

organizations and u.n. and european union and others to support the war on terror. they are fully aware that iraq could be the direct target but the region as a whole is going to suffer. we call upon them to cooperate with iraq and control therd boors in order to stop the terrorist groups from coming into iraq but cutting off the lines of support that provide them with funds, weapons and resources and men. the government is calling on them to carry out the duties. >> we are live from baghdad, we are looking at what he's saying and looking to pass a state of emergency and give us the context here and idea of how difficult it might be to launch since actions.

>> well, i can tell you that the speaker of the house said that the parliaments are reconvening for an emergency session on thursday. all eyes now on thursday to get a state of emergency passed. it is not going to be easy. he's faced immense criticism with the handling of the security of iraq. a state of emergency will give him sweeping powers. he's already put the iraqi arm on a state of alert. how long would the state of emergency last and what happens with the forming of the next parliament and returning to a state of dictatorship. it is clear that most of the politicians are in favor of taking a strong grip.

it all depends on the powers he's given the rules of the emergency of the state. >> if you look mosul -- we have lost our contact with him. we are going to the guest in the studio, the former middle east policy and director of the center, picking up on what he was saying, he was saying questions in iraq on the state of emergency is actually going to mean and not everyone is on board with it. >> absolutely not. he's going to strike hard in mosul and the areas of elsewhere. it is not likely going to pacify the suni population there.

where we have seeing a break down of trust between that community overall and the central government in baghdad. all this while the politicians are wrangling about a new government. we don't have a new government at this point and he's hoping to be the prime minister again and all this before a new parliament. it is showing how broken that the iraqi political system is. >> we talk about the suni community, and they are representing the community, and we have seen the violence because the suni community is antithe shiite led government. >> it is going to be a very dangerous game to target them at all al qaeda or terrorists.

there is a divided opinion. the problem is that we don't seem to have a reconciliation memberingism with the central government or the prime minister in particular. as long as that continues, we are likely to see iraq few they are and further into the abyss. >> that is a frightening thought. the governor has thrown his hands up and people fight to save your own neighborhoods. i mean, where is the police, the arm? >> the army and the federal police are seeing as sectarian actors here. it should be alarming that a second city, and other places are now under pressure and prove

vennses as well collapsing and putting a strong arm in place is not working. we have to find another way. i suspect that requires a regional approach as well as working with the iraqi's. there is a problem here developing, where the dreams of this islamic is drawing a line. i hear even today on the border crosses of syria and iraq there are elements who are now putting the pressure on the areas controlled by the kurds. >> what is the response he can get? >> he should endorse a regional conference and i believe that the u.n. should take on that role. there is an an exlented u.n. representatives there who has

got to know the parties well. there needs to be a regional approach. the government was planning a conference on the 15th of this month, the problem with that is government invitation is not taken up by so many of the suni leadership and the tribal leaders and while the efforts continue, i think more of a regional approach and bringing in saudi arabia and gulf states and iran and getting away from what is looking like a very serious problem. >> can action be taken fast enough? it is out of nowhere for the people that they have taken their eyes off of iraq. >> this is what happens when you try to manage some of the brewing conflicts that we have seen in the region, rather than try to resolve them.

on syria, we have let it drift. we had been warning that these areas were being infiltrated by the al qaeda extremists and similarly in iraq the broken system is allowing the resurgence in iraq. this is a very deeply worrying silts situation. it is requiring the regional actors to avert the kind of horrible scenario that we are seeing of these al qaeda, extremists taking over large parts of the territory in iraq and syria. >> very worrying situation. thank you for coming to the studio. >> now to pakistan where the gunmen attacked a security post near the karachi airport and still recovering from sunday

night. pakistani taliban is claiming responsibility for both of the attacks. flight operations have now resumed. >> even though the local media was reporting a fresh attack on karachi airport the security forces were quick to say this was not an attack but a fighting incident in which unidentified gunmen opened fire on the security force at the airport. the airport is now clear and the search operation is underway of the airport and the airport is now safe. all flights have indeed resumed into karachi airport and the situation is now normal. >> the military restarted a campaign of air strikes targeting the taliban and 15 rebel fighters were killed on

tuesday. nine hideouts were destroyed in the early morning attacks. >> emotions are being running high at the start of a trial over the south korea ferry diss a tar. the relatives are calling the captain and the crew murders. we have more from the court. >> what would be a day of high emotions inside of the court began outside. the relatives scuffled with the officials as they are trying to gain access. they have come to see the captain. all are accused of negligence and breaking the laws. they have abandoned the ship as the passengers were told to stay in the cabins. >> if they don't get a death sentence, they are walking our

streets. that is wrong. they don't have a right to do that. >> cameras were only allowed in the opening moments of the trial and the relatives shouting animals, murders. there was the opportunity of the defense to make the points, the lawyer saying that the captain did all he could do to right the ship and he was the last member of the bridge to get to safety. the charge of homicide is unusual in a case like this and combined with desertion and the crews actions. there was a reminder of those in court are far from those being accused. they are calling for the police to arrest the business leader accused of being the real owner of the ferry company. it's actions are overloading the

sea wall and the government is key in the tragedy. the focus is on the answers from the captain and the crew inside of the courtroom. >> coming up here on this news hour, subway strike is called off for 24 hours but world cup fans are still threatened. >> the argentina vice president is facing allegations of abusing power. >> plus, the people who are c l calling ought to be stripped. more in the sports. >> afghanistan two remaining candidates in the final days of campaigning.

they are deciding between the two. one is promising to create jobs and helping the rural poor. we have joined him on the campaign trail. >> young and old, he's looking for broad support alt this campaign rally in kabul and the presidential hopeful is urging the voters to cast their ballots for him as the next afghanistan president. >> a head of state is not a slave master. the really is to serve the people. a servant of the people. >> the former world bank economist is following the u.s. led invasion of 2001, he served as a special adviser to the u.n.

envoy to afghanistan and the overseas experience is impeccable and tipped as a possible successor to the u.n. secretary general. but being the president has always been the goal. he gave up the u.s. citizenship to run in the poll. this year he fared better in part by aligning himself with the powerful war lords and the economic growth and securing a third of the vote. >> he's got some support here but the momentum is building behind the rival, the chances of wins are not promising. not only did he receive a higher pror portion of the vote in the first round he's more visible in

the runoff. he said he's certain he's going to win. are you hopeful for saturday's election? >> what are you hopeful for? >> in serving the people. >> but any victory is decided by voters and that outcome is far from assured. >> five are killing in southern afghanistan apparently involved friendly fire. the troops died on monday. most of the troops are operating in the area are from the u.s. >> egyptian police arrested seven people for assaulting a 19-year-old student in a square. it happened during the celebrations of the inauguration of the president on sunday. cher condition not known.

>> aljazeera continues to demand the release of the journalists detained in egypt. they are accused of it issing the brotherhood. they have been held 164 days. the prosecutions demanded the maximum penalty and wanting seven years in jail and 15 years. >> the lawyer for another detained journalist demanded the release on medical grounds. he's been on a hunger strike for more than four months. >> israeli government elect add new preponderasident. he's becoming the president in

july. >> now, to the weather. it is so hot here in the middle east. what is happening? >> i know what you are saying. it is a heat wave. clearly the temperatures here in saudi arabia 51 degrees celsius. it is hot. it is gro -- going to be less hot in the coming days. a light wind and maybe lifting dust and sand. the top temperature 44 degrees as we go into the middle part of the week. it is staying dry. nothing in the way of significant rainfall to speak about. it is about the dust and the sand and hazy sunshine.

wet weather for the peninsula. notice the green shades out in the sea. it is actually a tropical storm. it is going to make its way towards us in the next day or so. the cloud is pushing across the sea there. not too concerned about the winds just yet. it is equivalent to a category 1 storm. on the other side of the waters more rain, laura. >> 44 degrees, no problem. now metro workers in brazil suspended a strike that brought the city to a stand still but resuming the would beingout on thursday if their demands are not met. that is the day that the world cup is to begin. we have a report from the city. >> no agreement, but the strike is suspended, at least for a

day. that was the surprise decision by the metro union members after four hours of closed door talks with the government broke done. they are returning to work for now and meeting again on wednesday, a day before the kickoff in the city of the world cup and deciding the next course of action. the day started, several youth protestor burning the rubbish and blocking a major avenue. it is tense at time. the police are looking the doors of the station to prevent a revault. the riot police went in to break up the crowd. the strike was ruled illegal by the court. the union wants them all to get the jobs back. it is a sticking point in the negotiations. >> we may have been talking to the government for two months

but they have not been negotiating with us. they are criminalizing our movements. >> in the midday, more protests, a thousand activists marched in the city center to show the support for the workers. the officials are confident if the workers decide to strike again, it won't threaten the world cup games in the city. >> the federal, state and city government is ready to offer a big event that is going on as planned. for any, we have a plan, not just for the metro. >> the metro workers strike is a catalyst for the new protestor, the big question is this is beginning of the end for the protests or continuing throughout the world cup. >> for now, it is over, but the threat of another strike is looming. aljazeera brazil.

>> contending with the strikes and world cup protests, they may have mrding to deal with it. rising waters have killed nine people and the rains washed away roads and bridges and using helicopters to rescue and provide aid. >> it is said that more women are kidnapped in nigeria. it is the same area where boko haram kidnapped over 200 girls back in april. >> the second highest authority in nigeria and we have a critic of the government and a bank governor until the government

suspended him. >> human rights workers in malaysia are asking the government to investigate is suspects in police custody. some parents are saying their sons were murdered. the human rights group says abuse by police officers must be to blame. >> britains top school inspectors are saying there are hard line values and they are ordering the on the spot inspections and required to teach british values. >> not too long ago this school was praised. now it is condemned as failing the pupils by not teaching them

about the extreme i'dologies. the parents want more control over the schools. >> we require independent schools and academies to respect the british values and now we are consulting new rules that strengthen the standards further and requiring all of the schools actively to promote british values. >> yet some of the children came out after the exams to say how wrong they are thinking it is. >> we actually want to find out about more religions and visit the churches and learn more and find out, like you know, just because we are following us lam or muslim we don't hate other reledge i don't knows. >> has the school told you to come out and talk to us?

>> no. >> another school a failure in the government's eyes. this woman that speaks for the parents did the teacher training at the school. >> what evidence is brought forward? you have the latest article in the paper about we are telling children about how to fire and prostitutes, when are they going to stop, how much dirt are they going to throw on us and saying is it because we are muslims? >> it is not as necessarily straightforward as they have you to believe, they are seeing it as most important that antiterrorism work is conducted through the department of education. many of the teachers is saying that is the wrong response. most parents do want a balanced education and believe a few

conservative muslims are trying to get a bigger voice and could undermine the standards in the secular state schools. this woman forced from her job. >> do you regard what happened at your school as a form of extremism? >> it is more focussed on wanting faith and islamic education more than extremism. >> where social values constitute values, there isn't anyone that agrees with the government that extremism is an accurate description of what is happening here. >> the argentina vice president is appearing in court over allegations and using the position to buy a bankrupt company that won a contract to

prince currency. >> this was the first time a serving vice president of argentina was called to answer a judge's questions. he said he's done nothing wrong and happy to battle the way through the throngs of the media and hundreds of his supporters. >> i have got no doubt that he's innocent. if the justice system finds something, then fine, we will see. >> there is sa group of mafia behind this and i hope that the judges will be investigated since they are all mixed up with this. >> he's accused of abusing his position while he was the economy minister to help the bankrupt printing company and benefitting when given government contracts. >> there is now more focus on

what is going on in the building behind me. from the pressures from the government and the supporters. the accusations have been hanging over him for the past three years. side tracking the political career and hampering the operation of the government. >> so there's a very strong opinion against him and has been around for a while. and i think it is definitely hindered his career or his future. in fact, when considered for vft vice president. he was deemed not good enough to run for the mayor. >> do you think this hearing is demonstrating the the judge is working independently? >> there is a strong public

opinion supporting the courts, wanting them to act independently and they want to see if they are actually will. it is waiting for the first shoe to drop and this is early expectation, will the courts able to act in an independent and strong way. >> the judge will hear others accused of involvement in the case before deciding in the next few days whether there is an enough evidence for a full scale trial or if not and he's allowed to go on with his career. >> lots more still to come on the program. including mosquitos is are causing a problem. >> don't rock the boat, taking time out in sweden. >> the owner of the l.a.

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