>> iran's president says his government will fight what he calls terrorism in neighboring iraq. iraq is struggling to combat fighters from isil. the group's captured two major cities, including mosul and tikrit. the violence forced half a million people to leave their homes. the majority trying to cross

into the kurdish region of northern iraq. >> the first drone strike in pakistan, 16 people were killed by two attacks in north waziristan. >> we are joined bay professor at qatar university. iran is considering getting involved. what could their involvement be and how significant is that? >> iran is really worried about what's happening in iraq. this means two things. one al-malaki is a supporter to get the job done in iraq especially in politics and in military base. second one means that if they have not finished what's happening in iraq now, this means the united states will be

intervening, and this will not be pleasing iran. iran wants to keep united states away. if isil becomes more involved in iraq, this is a real concern to iraq. >> the same scale as previously. >> oh more, actually. >> if we do get iran stepping in, what are we looking at here, sunni shared battle of all battles? >> this is a phase of sectarian conflict. this is not the first phase. it's ongoing conflict started in 2003, but now, we witness this phase of it in syria and lebanon and all of this now together

coming to the first point with basically what's happening in iraq, because all of the shia sectarian debate started in iraq i have not 2003. all of the sunni were accusing the united states of presenting iraq to eye raines because they had not built a strong government in iraq. >> what about turkey, will they step in? all right some 48 people have been captured from their consulate in mosul. >> to iran, to the turkish government, this is a real challenge. they don't want to see a fragile state in iraq. they see a weak state. if the situation continues in iraq, the central government is not able to tackle it, basically the surrounding country will face the problem just behind their doors.

they don't want this thing to be expanded. there's no guarantee that the government in iraq will be able to tackle it so far. >> you say that the u.s. is to blame for a lot of what's happened, but how much blame is to be placed on malaki and the fact that he wasn't able to tackle this. >> of course, where have the military spent the last 10 years. how come, you know, few hundreds of people were able to force thousands to leave their military base. this is a big question mark. i think who has to answer this question is malaki, who is actually leading politics and military in iraq and he has to deliver on that. basically, what's happening to those thousands of soldiers who disappear in over a minute from a city like mosul and tikrit. i think who has to answer the question is the government of malaki who is running the country for eight years now. >> thank you.

>> the u.s. says it's intensifying training of the iraqi military. the widespread desertion of troops raises questions about the strategy in the region. >> there were few pitches at the state democratic about what the u.s. can and will do now that the islamic state of iraq is on the march now. >> i'm not in a position to outline the strategy. >> the u.s. administration has not assess how many military equipment has been seized by the fighters. mosul is a pivotal moment for u.s. strategic interests. >> u.s. policy is underpinned by the chum suns is that the force will lead to a favorable outcome and arming of local forces will

be sufficient as it leaves. >> this transfer sets a dangerous precedent in negotiating with terrorists. >> a few kilometers up the road, the u.s.'s former ambassador to syria was giving interviews on how the u.s. should have sent more weaponry into the area to aid bashar al assad. >> getting them the wherewithal, that can be cash, and ammunition. >> some question whether u.s. foreign policy makers are truly absorbing what's currently happening in iraq. >> unfortunately instead of really rethinking what a terrible mistake it has been to militarize extremists and use them for as the implementer of u.s. policy, instead of seeing when mistakes have been made can be calling it off and getting

serious about diplomacy even with people we don't like, instead of doing that, the call all over washington is to pour more and more weapons into these conflict zones. >> a debate is underway on whether to send more weaponry into iraq or replace the government there. what is not discussed is whether a past u.s. policy is directly responsible for what is happening in iraq and if it's time for a different approach. >> police in south korea are searching for the billionaire believed to be the owner of a ferry that sank in april with the loss of more than 300 lives. police suspect he may be hiding in a church compound and are searching the area. >> it was another huge show of force in the hunt for south korea's most wanted man. 4,000 police gathered for a second day, searching this sprawling complex.

although most ways in antout were guarded to the hilt, we found one unmanned by police, allowing our camera to get inside the single world of the compound. complete with abandoned subway cars for dormitories, and hundreds of angry church members, on wednesday, one was arrested for obstructing the police, five on suspicion of traveling to the south to aid the man in hiding. >> what's to be achieved through this investigation? i represent five people. the search is going on for a second day. we doubt anything will come up here. >> the leader of the salvation sect, the precurse sore to the church is also a businessman, believed to be the real owner through family and other companies of the ferry that capsized in april, killing more than 300 people. his continued evasion of a

nationwide manhunt involving 50,000 police and a half million dollars reward is becoming more embarrassing for authorities every day. the pressure is on from the very top. earlier this week, the penalty said it didn't make sense that he had not been caught. they were widening the scope of the operation. the local council is sending in building standards inspectors to check for infringements. >> after all this effort and searching now in the rain, they'll want to find more than simple building infractions at the end of it all. there had been talk of finding two female master minds of his escape, a mother kin and chin. if they were here, they vanished, also. >> an estimated 168 million children around the world work. most of them full time. often in conditions that deprive them of adequate education, health or basic freedoms.

today is the world day against child labor, launched by the international labor organization to focus attention on the global extent of the problem. about 53 million child laborers are under 15 years old and work in hazardous conditions. the asia pacific region has the largest number of child workers, mostly around 78 million. the country with the highest number of child labors: >> in ghana, many children work at an electronic dumping ground. it is toxic work. >> environmentalists say this is the most toxic place on either. all kinds of electronic equipment are dismantled by young men and children. they do this with their bare hands. it comes from europe and north america. >> we are looking for copper,

metals, anything we can resell. >> duties pay them up to $10 a day for what they collect. they export the scrap metal children pick to asia. everything is recycled, but none of it is green. most is toxic. the electronics contain cadmium which causes kidney failure and bone disease. fumes are beyond the maximum recommended level, posing a danger to the nervous system. >> the smell is heavy, gets into the lungs, burns the throat. it's absolutely suffocating. for people here, this is what they breathe every day at work. >> there's no hospital here or doctors. the pharmacy is where young men and children go for care. >> i will give them a pain killer and tell them to go to hospital, but most of them don't

have health insurance, and they don't have money. >> experts say this is also a security threat, because some of the waste comes from government institutions, like the u.s. congress, and big european companies. >> some of the computers will definitely contain confidential information on defense, medical care, these are very confidential issues that should not get to a third party. >> countries like sweden, the u.k. and germany dump waste here. all have signed the convention against the movement of hazardous waste. all are in breach of it. the trade continues. fueled by western computers swapping their old electronics for new technology, this once natural wet land is now a toxic dumping site, slowly killing these children. >> in our second report on child labor, we will visit a charcoal

factory in the philippines where youngsters are working in dangerous conditions. you can see it friday on aljazeera. >> up next, it is sport. we'll meet the player who broke brazilian hearts at the world cup in just a minute.

>> it's been a lonely, uphill battle. >> there is not enough money and resource he is. we need more money to build bigger robots. i work within these limitations and try to make progress a little at a time. >> his large and mini sized inventions have won awards, wowing crowds with their martial arts moves. he said his designs could be much more advanced. he looks to the u.s. where hundreds of millions of dollars of defense funding have loud

building of weapons of the future, including developing humanoid soldiers. fear of losing the articles race in robotics, japan's government is stepping in. >> charged with create be a program called impact, she says it will fund in venters of robots for military use. >> in japan and around the world, you are seeking for new ideas and we want to be in the front place of this game. >> it used to be the stuff of science fiction, but technology is advancing quickly and such a scenario is a real possibility. >> hollywood has long entertained with tales of intelligent killer machines, but

today, real life drones operate in conflict zones with some able to attack targets without how many cruel. the u.n. began to debate whether to ban killer bots. >> if killer robots make decisions purely independent from human being, who to kill, when to kill, how to kill and if those robots kill civilians, how are you going to make those robots accountable. >> now working on a four-meter robot, says he's against war and builds his machines to entertain crowds. he adds with the arms race in robotics having begun, he doubts whether anyone or any nation can afford not to get involved regardless of the dangers to humanity. >> you can watch the full report in japan entering the robotic arms race right here on

aljazeera. >> we've been talking about football, the whole world is talking about football. >> six hours and 12 minutes to go until the start up. 2014 world cup takeover has been getting the protest maybe continuing in the house nation but for the players and fans, now is the time to focus on football. that's exactly what we are going to do. we are joined live from rio. it's been 64 years wins brass still hosted the world cup. the place must be quited just a few hours before. talk us through. >> this has ban build up to world cap, strange in a way, dominated by concern about cost to the brazilian people that would rather see money spent elsewhere, but they want to tackle antpathy forward fifa.

yet, this is start day, brazil against croatia. they are trying to bury the ghost of 1950 and what happened the last time the world cup was played here where you are guy won. it was genuinely described here as a national tragedy. they want to get it right this time. the excitement about that match is now building. >> little doubt that the home nation is favorites to win this world cup and a record six time lifting. how much pressure is on them, would you say? it's clear that brazil are now favorites largely through the calm work of coach scolari. he's a man who has done and seen

it before. this is a huge pressure on the player's soldiers and on his soldiers. all the matches played here, host nations have often got a very good record in world cup numbers. they will expect to win. the challenges will come from elsewhere, the likes are argentina and you are guy and spain, these are teams that could give us a hard time. they're playing croatia in sao paulo. >> any world cup nation is going to have pressure with a country as rich in football history as brazil, is intensified further. >> the time is right for all brazilians, it's what the whole world has been waiting for. at 22, he will be playing in his very first world cup. >> i'm anxious, but extremely

happy also, because many people would like to be here. i received messages from friends saying it's their dream, too, but they went different paths. i hope i can fulfill the dreams by winning the world cup. >> croatia is ranked 18th in the world and have plans to counter act him. >> i will lock him in his hotel room. i respect him. he's a top player in brazil. >> we know what awaits us, there are so many good players, but croatia that good word cup players. >> the manager scolari has experience on the board. >> we ever seven steps. we have to go up the 17 steps to

start. we have to think of the first step. we can't jump the seven steps. >> a nation of almost 200 million anxiously awaits. >> brazilian fans expecting a win later tonight. the good news for them is namar has found the key to his hotel room, got himself out and has found his way to the pitch. as you saw croatia play earlier in the year, they are a gifted team that could be far better opponents to play, but there are worst, too. next up cameroon also in this group. brazil will simply expect to win. a host nation has never lost their opening game of the world cup ever, brazil would be the

first. >> the last time brazil hosted the world cup was in 1950, the final game against you are guy. the result was completely unexpected. >> the last time brazil host add world cup at rio's stadium, the outcome shocked the world. and crushed brazil, the hot favorite to win. that winning goal in 1950 has gone down in history, and so, too, the player who scored it. >> it was a bitter moment for brazil. they say many people committed suicide. the pope, frank sinatra and me, the only three people that have ever silenced. >> today, the man is 88, the last surviving member of the teams who took part in that cup final. at the time, there were

practically no you are guillens to celebrate among the 200,000 spectators. he is now loved by brazilians. they all want to have their picture taken with him. >> pele told me he saw his father cry when i scored. he told him don't worry, dad, when i grow up, i'll make brazil the world champion, and he did. >> he says the only thing missing in his life is to witness you are guy win again, but this time from the stands, so he can celebrate with the fans. >> arable story. >> fifa president says he's dean

play his part in moving the institution forward. many critics blame him for the damage caused by the govern body with allegations of corruption. >> we must lead by example and we must listen to all voices. we must be responsible and upright in all that we do. we must do the right thing, even if it comes at the a cost. >> aljazeera will have a special brazil update each and every single day at 15:40g.m.t. join the team for the latest news from brazil. you can check our dedicated brazil 2014 website with the

latest news. >> the new york rangers kept stanley cup hopes alive winning game four. they recorded a 2-1 victory in madison square gardens cutting the lead to one. they will have to win the remaining games, starting in los angeles friday. >> our guys competed. i mean, they're a real good team, threw everything they had at us and our goal stander stood tall, gave and you say chance, and we got another chance to get the play.

>> having the time of his life, he ripped through the batting lineup in the second inning, picking up four wickets. that is the best performance in new zealand by a debutante. plenty more on our website for sport plus a comprehensive section looking at brazil and the world cup that's about to kick off in the next couple hours. who do you think will win the world cup and who will finish as the top scorer? get involved in our poll, on twitter and our website. >> exciting stuff. thanks very much for that. we've got another full bulletin of news coming up.

i'll see you then. you then.

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