a little too early to write him off for life. >> should they be locked away for good? >> he had a tough upbringing but he still had to have known right from wrong. >> iraq sunny rebels claim to have killed thousands of soldiers. you're watching al jazeera, live from doha. also ahead - victory for columbia's president. his predecessor accuses him of the biggest corruption in history. time to pay the gas bill. the deadline from russia to ukraine is hours away. plus... >> i'm andrew thomas in a valley

in tasmania and a request that world heritage status be removed from these forests. first, breaking news. kenya - gunmen attacked three hotels and a petrol station. the coastal area is in the heart of kenya's tourism industry. local radio has reported that a police station has been hit. we cross to our correspondent on the line from nairobi. what can you tell us about these attacks? >> gunmen stormed a township in the late hours of sunday evening and were involved in a gun battle lasting several hours into early hours of this

morning. several gunmen were involved. they fired at the police station at three lodging houses and started to fire indiscriminately into the town. many people in the town fled into a neighbouring forest. the red cross is talking about 20 people being killed in the attacks. the numbers will be higher. they have been unable to assess the full damage given that many fled into the forest. [ inaudible ] they are trying to figure out the scale of the operations. we know that this is a popular tourist site. give us an idea of the sort of area this is. is it a troubled area and has anyone claimed responsibility? >> it's important to point out that the attack was not on the

lamb u island, which is the popular tourist site. this is a township on the mainland. particularly important to note is that it doesn't seem that this is an attack, there's no knowledge that the nature of the attack is not a usual attack on foreigners or tourists. the attack was [ inaudible ] it's a commercial area. that is important to point out. the authorities, of course, are pointing the finger to the long-suffering al-shabab. the kenyan national disaster operation center twitter handle tweeted that the attack would be attributed to al-shabab. although so far there has been no claim of responsibility. thank you for getting us up

to date on the situation, that report from nairobi. the vans of sunni rebels -- advance of sunni rebels in iraq has been so swift and violent that the united states is thinking of talking to iraq's neighbour iran. they have promised to help iraq fight the sunni rebels, if asked. there are reports that hundreds of iranian troops are in iraq. that is denied. if the u.s. and iran cooperate it marks another improvement in relations between the two. the foreign ministers last met in november. richard from the washington based think tank at the hudson institute said it's unlikely that the u.s. and iran will cooperate militarily. >> if the u.s. were to

intervene, they'd use air strikes or drone attacks. without having troops on the ground, it's not clear how effective an air strike would be. normally you need controllers to tell them how to attack. drones may be useful. iran would probably use is different tool. they'd rely on the revolutionary guard, which is active in syria and else where, and we could see a large range of military help. iran was in parts of iraq in the 1980s, during the iran-iraq war. i doubt you'll get to the extent where we see u.s. aircover of iranian forces. any cooperation would be limited, and may be along the lines of the u.s. telling iran "don't send in regular forces", and iran saying "don't send in the ground forces", trying to

work out what not to do. sunni rebels released images of a mass execution. a caption suggesting that shia soldiers are being punished for fighting sunnis. a diplomatic source confirmed the fact are authentic, there are doubts over the rebels claims of killing 1700 soldiers. in baghdad a series of explosions killed 15 people on sunday. witnesses are reporting a new attack on the north-western town of cal afa. rebels, including fighters from the islamic state of iraq and levant, the i.s.i.l., remain in the key cities of mosul and tikrit. we have this report from baghdad, where the prime minister has been telling troops that there's no hiding place for the rebels. a defiant prime minister and a promise to avoid what he described as a terrorist

conspire assy against his country. >> translation: there are thousands like you, all iraqi people. raise up, volunteer, and we couldn't even have space for these, and we will vance to all space to crush our enemies. earlier iraqi military confirm a helicopter action, part of a campaign to reverse the tide of sunni rebels, the defence ministry says the cockpit video shows multiple air strikes against islamic state of iraq and levant. in the province of sala hadeen, and the second biggest city mosul. hundreds of rebels have been killed clearing towns and villages in the operation. >> translation: brothers, what we need to veries is the

security situation in baghdad is under control. the security forces are carrying out attacks, negotiation to attacking terror -- in addition to attacking terrorist hideouts. troops control moosual and tikrit, and are -- mosul and tikrit and are pushing forward. people are fleeing. >> translation: about 110,000 displaced people have arrived. the number is set to increase. 5% of displaced families returned to the area controlled by peshmerga worses. in baghdad a suicide bomber struck a neighbourhood. many were killed and injured. the capital is secured, but there is a sense of fear amongst many. iraq is heading toward a civil war, and the sectarian tension is building up.

the united nations and the arab league expressed concerns and called on iraq's leaders to find a plit cole solution. -- political solution. that could be too late. the pakistan military said 115 anti-government fighters have been killed in air strikes. it's part of a strike on strong holds in north waziristan on the afghan border. the operation is seen as a response on an attack in the biggest airport. we go to kamal hyder. is the government calling this a successful offensive? >> it's too early to say anything because the operation started anything, which is sunday, and no one expects a quick solution, because this operation is likely to go on for weeks, if not months. the military is saying that they

attacked new positions close to the afghan barder, and also -- border, and also they have issued instructions to the local population, that they should be on the lookout for announcements and conyesating in designated areas. an evacuation is being prepared for, and the taliban spokesman has sent the media an email in which he worns that there'll be prizes across the country, and is blaming the prime minister for sab timing the police dogs. the situation critical. most of pakistan on red alert, the paramilitary forces as well. >> as you say, the situation is critical. thank you for getting us up-to-date. columbian president has won

a scob term in office after the run off election. the victory means santos finished peace talks, and this was a major part of the campaign, we have this report on bogota. peace it the winner. that's what the elected president told columbians. >> translation: this is the end of 50 years of violence in our country, and the beginning of a new columbia with more liberty, justice and columbia at peace. juan manuel santos has four more years in office. voters say he has to deliver on the promise to end the war. it's peace. i expect the war to finish one day. if sandos betrays us, he'll have to pay a price. we need peace because we have all been hostage to the war.

>> reporter: peace talks divided columbians, many backed oscar ivan zuluaga, whose party will be strong in opposition. >> translation: this is the first day to organise our party more effectively, it's a new alternative, a new choice. >> reporter: despite the victory the president will face a change in congress, 20 senator from the democratic party have been elected and the leading senator is former president uribe who laboured juan manuel santos a traitor. you reeb yeah said he withdrew his hard line policy si gaines the rebels -- against the rebels and he will fight back. >> the peace negotiations will be an issue. they'll use every opportunity available, and if and when the agreement is signed, it will be subjected to a referendum against which obviously central democratic will work to ensure that the population is against

it. half of the country voted for the opponent and shares a concern. >> i would like there to be peace, but peace with justice, not peace with impunity. >> after a tightly contested race, juan manuel santos will breath a sigh of relief that he is president. his greatest challenge will be to convince columbians that it's time for a negotiated peace. e.u. brokered gas talks between moscow and kiev has ended without an agreement. as a result russia will cut off gas supplies. a cutting off of supplies to ukraine could interrupt supplies to the rest of europe. more now from nadine barber. >> after the soviet union broke up gas prices were set and remained below the market raid

paid by the rest of europe. in 2010 it dropped to $315 per cubic thousand metres in return for ukraine allowing russia to keep the bleat in sevastopol. last year viktor yanukovych abandoned a deal in favour of a deal with russia, and it dropped to $268. after viktor yanukovych was ousted the crime yap parliament voted to join russia and a referendum endorsed that. with relations between ukraine and russia at a low. vladimir putin warned gas supplies could be cut. in april russia's gazprom raised the press. russia offered to low it, kiev reports that the new offer is 44% higher than the previous rate. >> we put forward proposals.

it's 268 u.s. per 1,000 cubic metres for gas. another compromise praise we are ready to consider is 326. >> why does this matter? >> the european young yn gets 30% of its gas. back in january 2009 a similar disagreement led moscow and 18% reported reductions or cuts in gas supplies. gas prom switched off prices although it postponed the deadline self teems. a quick recap of the top stories on al jazeera. gunmen attacked three hotels and a petrol station on kenya's coast, killing 14. the coastal area is in the heart

of kenya's tourism industry. rad radio reported that the police station has been hit. sunni rebels in iraq released picture on twitter claiming it shows troops killing hundreds of shia soldiers. the victims were being punished for fighting sunnis. officials said the u.s. was willing to talk to iran about the crisis. president juan manuel santos says his election marks an end to decades of violence. juan manuel santos got merely 51% in the run-off vote. he won 45% and conceded defeat. more than 100,000 cambodian workers fled thailand fearing a military crackdown on migrants. the military toughaned rules for militants which seized power in a coup. veronica pedrosa reports from

the thai-cambodian border. >> reporter: foreign workers getting out of thailand in huge numbers. these are some of the rux 800,000 cambodians working in thailand, and the newest face of political turmoil in the country. usually 150 people cross the border every day. according to the international organization, 45,000 made the trip home on one day alone this woke. the iom is helping the most vulnerable people - young children, pregnant women, the disabled and the elderly. the border crossing is not used to coping with these sorts of numbers. this is the cambodian side. people are looking for transport. while they are waiting, it's hot and humid. they need food and water. that's been overwhelming.

aid workers say things improved since the migration began. >> the military has been helpful in coordinating, coming in and taking the need of transport and today has been a lot more coordinated in terms of moving the trucks in easily, picking up the migrants. it's all because the leader of military intervention announces plans to toughen the rules. fear of a crackdown and unconfirmed reports that soldiers killed nine workers spread quickly. back in bangkok a military spokesman denied a crackdown. >> we understand and deal with the issue. there's no human rights violation happening, happened to the cambodian worker by thai officials. >> it's the gap in understanding between what the military rulers in thailand say and the

cambodian migrant workers understand, that is causing a surge of humanity. >> most of the workers say their families called them to come home and haven't worked long this thailand. >> there was a rumour that there was a crack done. >> in an atmosphere of uncertainty and military rule, rumours are having large-scale consequences. >> veronica pedrosa joins us live. you are close to the thai border. are you seeing more cambodians crossing the border? >> as a matter of fact, the fms have gone down. the day before yesterday we saw a high number, about 47,000 crossing at the crossing alone. yesterday we heard around 20-25,000 people cross the borders. we are looking at the dwindling

numbers at the moment. it looks as if it's a pretty straightforward process though. we followed one particular migrant worker going home as he was processed through the thai military, through immigration, the thai and ambodian immigration, helped out by the u.n. agencies. then put on a bus to go back home. it all seems straightforward and orderly. the big question is what this surge or tide of migrants means about the future of the neighbour hood, the economy and the direction that the new military rulers want to take the country. usually they have testy ties.

how do they see the influx on the surge of cambodians, how do you see this affecting thats in the neighbours. >> i would say that there has been already a letter written by the cambodian government, asking for the good treatment of migrant workers that have come across. there's a news conference scheduled for a little later. given by the ministry of foreign affairs. it's going to be effected. the truth is that most pieces don't care that much about people and are very marginalised. thailand depends on migrant

workers from cambodia, myanmar and laos, to keep its construction, manufacturing, and fish rice industry going. >> thank you very much for that. that's veronica pedrosa reporting for us from cambodia. >> the trial of three al jazeera journalists is due to resnum cairo. peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy, and baher mohamed have been held for 170 days. they face charges of supporting the outlawed muslim brotherhood. al jazeera rejects the charges and demands their release. we have this report. [ inaudible ] . >> reporter:. >> reporter: almost 6 months behind bars waiting for others to decide their fate. journalists peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed are on trial falsely accused of supporting the outlawed muslim brotherhood.

the egyptian prosecution is asking for the maximum gaol term. seven years gaol for peter greste, and 15 years for baher mohamed and mohamed fadel fahmy. al jazeera arabic is also in prison, but without charge. he's been on a hunger strike for five months. his health is declining. families are frustrated. >> the prosecution did conclude its case with what, in all farps, were wild and sweeping allegations against the whole of the group. >> reporter: other journalists are called enemies of the state. activists too. a court sentenced allah fatar to 15 years gaol, a key figure in the 2011 uprising that toppled hosni mubarak. general abdul fatah al-sisi is now the president.

he's promising to fix egypt's many problems. journalists want him to promote freedom of the request. so far they have a state that does the opposite israel i army has searched door to door in hebron, looking for three missing teenagers. palestinian teenagers said soldiers used ex-pleasize forcing -- explosives to force their way into a home. the teenagers were kidnapped last yours and binyamin netanyahu is blaming it on hamas. australia is calling on the world heritage committee scrapping its ruling protecting a large area of the tasmanian wilderness, it's an unusual move and it's about money as andrew thomas reports. >> reporter: they reach for the sky, growing straight up. some are as much as 80 metres tall, and four to 600 years old.

right now the trees of tasmania's florence teen valley are protected and can't be logged. >> last year the world heritage community added the tall wet forests. >> the lifting which u.n.e.s.c.o. is on the advice of the last government. as a result, jobs are at risk. [ ♪ music ] >> reporter: this quitar made from -- guitar made were wood from australian native trees sells for $5,000, a cabinet like this selling for $30,000. >> being able to say this is an item made of birds eye human pine with blackwood and you can only get that in tasmania - that is the cornerstop of our industry. >> reporter: late last year the australian government changed, the one thinking environmental standard are holding back the economy and asked u.n.e.s.c.o. to reverse last year's decision and say that the forests are not

of world heritage value. that outraged environmentalists. they thought they had won it. it included some protesters living in trees for months. this is protected on behalf of humanity, added to the world heritage area and is an embarrassment that australia is prepared to go down the line to undo the lifting. some think that the original process to extend the heritage area is flawed, and independent experts had links to environmental links and no attention was paid to the cultural value of what they do. these products grow in the for forits. we can't harvest 'em. there's a quality of what is listed. normally they are pristine, this is - areas lake this fall in the zone, that have been logged

before. >> it's unprecedented for a country to ask for a delisting. u.n.e.s.c.o. needs to decide whether it was made on bad advice and whether to allow the logging of some of these giant trees. sport now and martin kaymer won the golf second major, the u.s. open, by 8 shots in north carolina. the former world number one became the 7th player in 114. his final round 1 under 69 ensuring his second major win after claiming the pga championship. the government has taken the government has taken journalists to the south china if i told you that a free ten-second test

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