half a million people are forced from their homes as annal kylie-linked group claims more ground in northern iraq. ♪ ♪ we'll have the latest live from baghdad. hello, i am felicity and you ae watching al jazerra in london. also coming up. crack down on protests one of egypt's leading democracy activists is jailed for 15 years. india experiences its highest temperatures in 62 years. and excitement mounts ahead of the world cup in brazil, but not everyone is celebrating.

♪ ♪ hello an al quada-inspired group says it's captured another iraqi city in the last few hours. the islamic state of iraq and the levant or isil is claiming to have taken the northern city of tikrit. isil had already taken iraq's second city mosul and also attacking nearb nearby city. >> reporter: one of the biggest refineries burn as fighters take control. they mounted at tack in the early hours of tuesday morning quickly overrunning security force this is. but the take over didn't last long, iraq's fourth article are armored division and police took back control a few hours later. the fighters from the isil who have also mounted attacks here in kirkuk where fighting

controls, mosul remains under is life. corollas prime minister nouri al-maliki used his regularly televised address to deliver a strong message. >> translator: this is just the latest round of fighting against isil and it won't be the last. we will continue to fight against them with the help of the people of mosul. al qaeda and isil don't have the numbers to control the city. they don't have the power to confront the iraqi forces. >> reporter: but on the outskirts of mosul, people continue to flee. carrying what little they can and facing an uncertain future. the vast majority have waded through the river and arrived in to kurdish territory. some will stay in tholes, others with family and friends, most of them will suffer. the semi autonomous kurdish region already has 250,000 syrian refugeeses and will struggle to build camps for more. alongside the humanitarian crisis there is the failure of the army in mosul. some here are calling it a dereliction of duty that they

abandoned their posts. many officials here are very angry at what the army did. this footage shows the moment iraq's army fled from mosul on tuesday. this convoy drove in to the kurdish region abandoning the city, the governor says steps are now underway to get it back using tribal militias. >> translator: we have introduced practical steps to try to bring back a new system by mobilizing people in popular community to his try to win back mosul. our aim is to get rid of isil and the terrorist groups. we know that our enemy is terrorism. we are also meeting with international humanitarian organization to his try to ease the burden on those displaced people. >> reporter: all lies on 30's meeting in parliament where the prime minister will ask to a states of emergency to be declared. already opposition politicians have criticized this move saying the prime minister already has enough powers.

but whether the state of emergency is declared or not, iraq is in a state of crisis. imran kahn, al jazerra, baghdad. let's get the latest now live from baghdad. inning mar, can you bring us up to what we know is happening in tikrit, isil have claimed to have taken that particular town, don't they? >> reporter: yes, they have. and i have just spoke with one of our sources in tikrit. i would a outside of tikrit and economy firms that isil fighters are still in control of the town of tikrit. now, there are conflicting reports coming now from the state television, they are saying that elite army forces are clearing tikrit of what they called terrorists. now, we also have from the same source the iraqi state television saying fighter jets are targeting convoys of isil

feeders outside of tikrit and near the city. so very complicated, very fluid situation. now, when it comes to can can k we spoke to someone saying they are cleansing difference areas there the fighting not in the city but on the outskirts. the fact this he says they are cleansing areas it means that very finally felicity when it comes to baghdad let me give you want latest that i have for the wave of one car bomb and two suicides attacks. the latest that i have is at

least 23 people killed and over ford injured in the capital of baghdad. >> it's a very grim situation for civilians right across syria, omar. clearly isil are in control of parts of the country. how on earth is the government planning to try to restore some sense of order and stability? >> yes, the government is facing tough criticism by many people, even by members of the cabinet and the government itself. now the prime minister, nouri al-maliki came out and said, well, we didn't -- we didn't lose the war, we only lost one round and he called on iraqi security forces to stay firm and he reiterated the government's plans to back and support the iraqi security forces think he also called on what he described as volunteers, he said he with will form an army of volunteers from other areas to cleanse iraq from what he described as

terrorists. iraq is in a state of crisis, nobody knows what is going to happen next. i think what you see in terms of isil fighters, they seem to act with freedom because the crisis didn't start in the last two days, felicity it lasted last week when the isil fighters launch an attack on samarra and then in the last few days it waged an attack on mosul and, of course, 85% of mosul is under the control of that group. so it's very, very critical situation and very -- it's a big blow i would say for the iraqi government forces. >> yeah, omar, keeping an eye on events happening right across iraq, a very tricky situation, omar will keep us you up-to-date. thanks so much for that. well, thousands of people have been fleeing the violence al jazerra have been at the crossing near iraq's northern border. >> reporter: we are here at the main checkpoint before entering the kurdish region just at the

border with the province. now, there is a queue of cars stretching for several kilometers, make more. for the kurdish authorities this is a logistical challenge and a security challenge. every single car that comes through gets thoroughly checked by the kurdish forces. at the moment the authorities here are given priority to families or to people who have some sort of connection to the kurdish region. maybe they own a property or maybe they have already relatives living in the towns and cities across this part of northern iraq. but everybody has to register here first and the wait is long. it's very hot, and sometimes tempers flare. now we have been talking to a lot of the people coming through, they have been describing a calm situation for the past 24 hours or so in mosul. they said that members of the isil are roaming around the city, most have their faces covered but they say that they

are protecting government buildings, banks, even though they do say that police stations have by and large been destroyed. now people here are eckstromly worried of what is going to happen next. they do expect a reaction from the authorities in baghdad. and what they fear the most is that that reaction will be similar to what has been happening in the anbar province since the beginning of the year where the government has actually used air strikes to go after the members of the islamic state in iraq and the levant. so this is one of the biggest fears for people here even though they are extremely angry at prime minister al-maliki and put the blame squarely on him for what's been happening in their city. to egypt now where a well-known activist has been sentence today 15 years in prison. he was found guilt on charges of taking part in an illegal demonstration. he played a leading role in the up rising against former president mubarak in 2011. 24 people were also sentence today 15 years in jail on

similar charges. a court has ruled that detained al jazerra journalist will remain behind bars. the criminal court extended his impressment for another 45 days. his lawyer had requested his immediate release on medical grounds. he has been held without charge since last august. and has been on a hunger strike for more than four months. he insists he won't break his fast until he's released. al jazerra continues to demands the release of its other journalists detained inky just a minute. three al jazerra staff are accused of supporting the muslim brothebrotherhood and have beend for 165 days now. on thursday egyptian prosecutors demanded the maximum penalty for them. they have seven years in jail for peter and 15 for the others. egypt's new president abdul el sisi has ordered his interior minister to fight sexual harassment after several women were attacked during his

inauguration. president sisi visited one of the victims in hospital. he was shown on state television apologizing to the woman. and promising her a trip to mecca. paid for by the state. seven men were arrested on sunday for attacking women near cairo's square. following festives for sisi's squaring in as president. bringing you some breaking news now. we have just been hearing that three miss aisles have been fired on a compound in the area in pakistan, there are reports two people have been killed. but so far no information on who it was who has died. we'll have more on that apparent drone strike there as soon as we get it. hong kong airliner cafe pacific has suspended flights to scratch karachi. after two attacks on the airport. it's now open but remains on red

alert following the death on 32 people on sunday. there was another attack on tuesday although no one was hurt. it leaves the future of peace tacks with the taliban in doubt. northern india is in the grips of a major heat wave with temperatures hitting record highs of up to 48 degrees. the hot weather also has led to power cuts which, in turn has affects thousands of businesses. a report from new delhi. >> reporter: around here electricity is never taken for granted. for 27 years, this factory in the north indian state has produced materials for the electrical and ou automotive industries. but power cuts of up to five hours a day discorrupt disrupt n and cost money. the brothers have little choice but to keep these generators running all the time. >> we are losing money. we are losing our profits.

and at times we have to just [inaudible] >> reporter: at least 2,000 businesses in this industrial zone are operating at the mercy of the state's haphazards power supply. industry bodies say that states across north india need to generate at least 40,000 megawatts more of electricity if trade is to stay on track. >> nearly around 25% of the small enterprises are unable to run their unit and most of them have [inaudible] so that means a lot of people have become or will become the unemployed work. >> reporter: in new delhi, the intense heat wave is keeping most pedestrians off the street. and the government is trying to be more frugal with energy supplies. it's proposed cutting power for malls at 10:00 p.m. and asked government office to his turn off their air-conditioners with

no reprieve forecast electricity shortages are expect today cost the indian economy many millions of dollars. observers also warn this extreme weathers air worrying reminder that the ailing power network can't keep up with rapidly risings demand. and when all else fails, it's the traditional ice vendor that businesses and households turn to. but even he is struggling. >> translator: i have been doing this for 26 years, my business is doing well. but the supply of ice is very low. i work for 12 hours and ice is available for only four hours. >> reporter: the government has given itself 10 days to fix north india's power problems. and a change driven by the authorities or mother nature with the arrival of the monsoon season this month, couldn't come fast enough. al jazerra, new delhi. and still to come on the

program, currency crisis in ghana, as the value plummets by a third this year. plus spain's parliament gives its backing to the a abdication of king juan carlos. ♪ ♪ ♪

welcome back, i am felicity with the headlines here on al jazerra. the i says lamb i can state of iraq and levant or isil claim it has captured the northern town of a tikrit, around a half a million people have escaped

after isil forced the arm toy retreat on tuesday. a well known egyptian activists has been sentence today five 2350e years in prison guilty of charges of taking part of an illegal demonstration. and hong kong-based airline calf say pacific has suspended flights to karachi after two attacks by the pakistani taliban. the airport is now open but remains on red alert following the deaths of 32 people on sunday. soldiers from the democratic republic of congo and rwanda have been fighting along board, the drc says soldiers from neighboring rwanda crosses the border and ab ducked one of their soldiers. in the last few hours there has been further conflicts as they tried to rescue the soler. it's africa's worst performing currency and it's continuing to fall on the mark market. it has lost a third of its value this year having a big impact on people's savings, a report from

the capital. >> do you have any dollars. >> reporter: he is worried about his savings. he's come in to this foreign exchange bureau to swap his money for u.s. dollars. >> the recent did h did he deprf the currency. some people are converting to foreign currents. >> reporter: prices hats shot up by 30%. the countries rim ports more than it exports. the government is spending beyond its means causing the currency to lose its value. the archbishop called for a currency resurrection in his recent address. it will take more than a miracle for that to happen. the state is now on a drive to encourage people to buy goods made in ghana, hoping this will

reduce the need for imports, and boost the value o. >> we need to stretch it out and it takes time to fix and we are working on it. >> reporter: withdrawals in u.s. dollars from local banks are now forbidden. so is exchanging for any amount exciting $5,000. landlords, hotels and even banks have been charging in u.s. dollars instead of using their. the government wants to restore trust in the ghanaian currency. he is not convinced the measures have had no effect yet so he watches his savings witherer away as it continues to slide. al jazerra,. both sides in south sudan's conflict has agreed to form a transitional government in the next si 60 days it's the fires e

they have sat down together in a month and only the second meeting since the civil war began last december. thousands have been killed in the conflict and more than a million people have fled their homes. the talks were mediated by the ethiopian prime minister. >> the main outcome of this summit is that they agreed fully to commit themselves to the already signed agreement, and to complete all the negotiations in the coming 60 days and then establish a transitional government of national unity and proceed for reforming the country. the british foreign secretary william haige has announce aid $10 million fund to help victims of sexual violence in conflict around the world. he joins angelina jolie in london for a second day of a summit on ending sexual violence that, meeting is the result of a two-year partnership between the pair. about 1200 people are attending, including government ministers,

military and judicial officials. the high profile meeting follows a series of violent incidents against women. south korean police have raided a church complex looking for the bill an air owner of a officer that sanction in april. more than 6,000 officers entered the compound founded by him. but he wasn't found there. hundreds of his supporters turned out to protest against the raid. it follows the start of the trial of the ferry's captain and crew members, more than 300 people died in the disaster. harry faucet sent this update from seoul. >> reporter: this isn't the first time that police and prosecutors have raided this facility belonging to the evangelical baptist church an organization linked to it the man. they went in first on may 21st, that time only 70 police officers went in and they were guided around by members of the church. this time a much, much bigger operation, 6,000 police officers gathering at dawn, being allowed in around 8:00 a.m. local time. and they are really combing the

entire facility. i think what they are really after is if they don't find him, and of course he is the man believed to be the real owner of the company that operated and owned the ferry that sank on april 16th. if they don't find him, they are at least hoping to find some kind of information that might lead them to him. the presumption is that the operation to conceal him, to evade capture has been run from here by his network of religious supporters. no coincidence either that this all comes on the day after the president of south korea issued a pretty damning vert on the manhunt so far saying it was really hard to believe that they haven't been able to catch him yet. asking for police to really reexamining -- reexamine the arrest methods. one other note, the joint chiefs of staff of the military saying that they have heightened operations and vigilance at least around the coastlines in case he tries to evade capture by stowing away on a boat and leaving south korea altogether.

spain's parliament has voted overwhelmingly in favor of allowing king juan carlos to ab did indicate. the vote took place on wednesday in preparation for juan carlos handing over duties to his son the crown prince felipe. he's due to resume the thrown on june 19th. but several left wing deputies voted against the legislation, they also walled ka*uld for a referendum on the future of the monarchy in spain. >> translator: the abdication has been held in a secret manner there has been a palace maneuver between political parties, parliament has been left out. citizens have been treated as subjects and the public campaign has been talking up the good deeds in a an attempt to make it appear like a rejew that's it was system. drivers of london's iconic black caps caused chaos in the capital as they protected the u.s. smart phone app uber. taxi blocked major roads in the center of the capital of the uber anna laos passengers to get a taxi ride at the touch of a butt inning. it calculates the distance of

the ride and pays drivers direct. black cap drivers say the service breaks the law because it classes cost calculates costa meeter. yemen's president is replacing government ministers responsible for oil and electricity accord to this country's state kne news agency. they are angry about severe petrol shor shortages and powers entering the their days, the tax on fuel have left people across yemen without electricity and fuel over the past few days. in the u.s., the second most powerful man in the house of representatives has lost his republican primary to a tea party challenger. u.s. house majority leader eric cantor was beaten by college economics professor david brat. it sent shock waves through congress and given the conservative movement a landmark

victory. >> i know there is a lot of long faces here tonight, and it's disappointing, sure. but i believe in this country, i believe there is opportunity around the next corner for all of us. so i look forward to continuing to fight with all of you for the things that we believe in for the conservative cause because those solutions of ours are the answer to the problems that so many people are facing today. thank you all very, very much. 10s of thousands of people have marched in the chilean city of santiago calling for education reforms. organizers say that 80,000 people demonstrated against poor public schooling and expensive private universities. as police moved in with tear gas and water cannons protesters responded with rocks and paint canisters. in argentina, thousands of protesters were out in force demanding higher pensions and more benefits. union members rallys insurgentst

of the state pension. demanding the state pays all the money it owes to pensioners. ♪ ♪ now then, there is a party atmosphere among the 10s of thousands of football fans converge on the ground brazil from around the world. but the mood is far less festive among many brazilians. why? well, lucia newman reports from rio de janeiro. >> reporter: the world cup visitors, the party is already underway in what for the next month will be the world capital of football. this european fan saved up for more than two years to make the journey to brazil. >> i am rooting for england, first of all because i am born and raised there and then ghana. >> reporter: it's a world cup event like no other, a sport that brings the masses together and sturtz patriotism no matter what your countries problems

says this man from stain the current world cup champion. but visitors from all the competing countries are convinced now it's their chance. rio de janeiro fans from every content take photos from outside stadium where the final match will be held. but a few meters away, brazilian public servants are outraged at allegations of corruption and waste. >> it's totally crazy to understand the government pay millions and millions to football and the people nothing. >> reporter: residents of this middle class street have put out the welcome mat for the world cup. but they are the exception. as we saw for ourselves from one of the city's highest vantage points. be it in poor or richer neighborhoods what most stands out is what's missing the

houses, the streets, the buildings are not plastered with brazilian flags and decorations as they have always been before a world couple of even those that are hosted in countries thousands of kilometers away. these football lovers tell us they will be watching the games, but not celebrating the expense associated with hosting it. a somber mood, yes. but one that many hope will give way to the passion for football, that brazilians are known for. once the tournament actually gets underway. lucia newman, al jazerra, rio dudejaneiro. brazil's president has defended the $11 billion the country has spent to stage the world cup. >> we invested about $626 billion in education and health care, so in the same time frame the amount invested in education and health care in brazil was 212 times more than the amount invested in stadiums. and for the latest on the

world cup go to our dedicated website, check out aljazerra.com/sport/brazil2014, there you will find reports, opinion pieces from our correspondence in brazil and right across the globe. a great way to keep up-to-date with the world cup. in india, a woman's fate can take a cruel twist when her husband dies. >> they would beat me, both my daughter in law and my son would beat me.