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>> and inside pakistan's largest city karachi, a funding source for the taliban. al-shabab has been blamed for an attack in kenya. 48 are dead. gunmen stormed pecka tony, not from from lamu. attackers opened fire on hotels. a bank and government offices - pictures showing damaged buildings and burnt out cars. we have more for us from the kenyan capital nairobi. the gunmen drove into the town on sunday evening in two minivans, giving you anned in of how many attackers were involved in the attack. several have been involved, estimates putting it up to 50 gunmen involved in the attack. the gun battles lasted several hours. the extent of the damage transpired in the early hours of

monday morning, when it was clear that several government buildings, local lodging house, a pret roll station, restaurants and -- petrol station, restaurants and coffee shops were damaged. and many people had fled into a nearby forest seeking refuge there. it's important to note that the attack appears to note that locals were targeted as opposed to an attack targetting westerners or tourist targets. in that sense this attack will appear to be different. authorities pointed the blame at al-shabab, and this comes with a larger context that there is an ongoing terror threat in in country. there has been foreign embassies issuing travel warnings to the citizens. the united states reviewing the lel of staff. the -- level of staff. the u.k. shutting down its console assate.

this comes as another security incident in an ongoing terror threat in kenya. the u.s. and iran are considering cooperating over deteriorating security situation in iraq. it would mark an improvement in relations between the two. inside sunni rebels won control of the rebel city of talafa. it is west of the country's second biggest city mosul, which rebels took along with tikrit. sunni rebels posted pictures online that those fighters massacring hundreds of soldiers near tikrit. pictures are authentic. there are doubts over a claim of having killed 1700 soldiers. earlier on sunday iraq's prime minister nouri al-maliki promised to crush rebels. at least 15 were killed in

explosions in baghdad. hundreds of thousands of iraqi people fled their homes. many arrived in the city of haza. more refugees are expected to turn up where you are because the fighting in tal afa. tell us the latest on that. >> well, according to sources we spoke to in the city, it appears that it's fallen into the hands of the sunni rebels. as of last night we were told that 90% of the city was in the hands and we were told there was no more iraqi military presence there. tal afa was one of the last strongholds, if i may call it like that, of the baghdad government here in the province, the soldiers held the ground. it appears that that is gone. we are expecting another flow of refugees here into the kurdish regions, there's a substantial queue of cars. we can assume that some of them

have made their way from tal afa to hear. this is basically their only way out of the town. we do understand that this has been a bloody battle that lasted throughout the day yesterday, and i think that the tragedy of the city is that it's a mixed city ethnically. representative about what iraq is. it's predominantly trickman, but they are divided along the sectarian lines of shi'as and sunnis and from what we understand the population feels that they were at an extreme risk. some flee here, others to here. hoda abdel-hamid, the sectarian divisions are growing, nouri al-maliki is promising to defeat the fighters, there's shia volunteers rushing to join the iraqi army, how worried are

people about the growing rift. >> i think they are extremely worried in 2004, "5 and "6 people were talking about the sectarian war in iraq. it never reached the levels of what is happening now. you never see so much hatred or young men from both sides of the divide willing to kill each other. you have civilians trapped in the middle of the stage who don't know what to do. some are displaced year after year from province to province, city to city. it's a huge tragedy. as far as they are concerned, many would tell you that the country has been partitioned and they see the north as a kurdish area, and the area in the south where the sunni rebellion swept through will remain like that. there's no way that the iraqi government will be able to reimpose its authority and because of the hatred and lack

of trust, and then you have shia heartland. people are worried that the iraq they knew will never be there again. >> thank you for that. hoda abdel-hamid in haza. now, kiev ran out of time to pay the gas bill. $2 billion to russia. the dead line was a couple of hours ago. ukraine faces fag the gas supply cut off. the discounted rate was axed in april. it was given ca time to settle the bill after making a payment of $786 million. almost sa% -- 15% of gas used comes prior ukraine. ukraine owes $1.95 billion in total. that's a big bill. the price for gas in ukraine is $$485.5 per thousand cubic metres. that is the highest in europe. kiev says it was ready to make full payment if russia cuts its

price. the offer was rejected. rory challands is live in moscow. so what is the latest on the dispute. we know the deadline is gone, what is happening now? >> essentially it's what russia and gazprom are saying to ukraine, is that if you want more gas, you have to pay for it up front. so no cash, no gas. it's the result really of a dispute that has been labouring on for weeks and weeks and weeks. we've had negotiations in brussels, and berlin and russia, although it was willing to push the deadline was not willing to come down blow a price of $385 per cubic metre of gas, it's around about $100 discount on what ukraine is currently paying. ukraine rejected that. it wants a lower price.

russia has now run out of patience and said that ukraine will only get gas that it pays in advance for. and it is also russia and gazprom are taking a case to the stockholm court of arbitration, essentially suing ukraine for lots of other unpaid gas bills which amount to some 4.5 million. we know that politically things are tense between russia and ukraine with all the trouble going on. surely russia wants to get some agreement. it doesn't want to turn the gas off. it will lose a huge customer. >> yes, of course. everyone wants this to be resolved. nobody wants a situation of unpaid bills, and gas being shut off. so the europeans want it sorted. ukraine wants it sorted, and russia wants it sorted as well.

the question is at what price, that is what all the dispute, and all the labouring, the discussion has been about. we are in a serious situation. we are in a situation in which it looks like the gas will pretty much be shut off to ukraine. that may have an impact on europe and gazprom told the european commission to expect disruption in supply. but, there are mitigating factors here. there are reasons to be optimistic. the main one being the fact that everyone wants this sorted as quickly as possible. also, it's supper at the moment. so the demand for gas is not nearly as much as in the depths of winter. since previous shut offs in 2009, as you mentioned before, since that time, there have been numerous measures put in place. there has been means established

by which greater reserves can be built up so if the gas is shut off, you can rely on those, and also ukraine and europe put in place reverse flow technology, wits means if there's a dispute between russia and ukraine, europe can then sell gas back to ukraine, but hopefully it won't come to this, and hopefully there'll be a resolution soon. >> okay. we wait to see if that's the case. thank you for that. columbian president juan manuel santos vowed to bring peace to columbia. juan manuel santos staked his reputation an securing a deal with f.a.r.c. rebels. the victory means talks will continue. we have this report from bogota. >> reporter: peace it the winner. that's what juan manuel santos told columbians.

>> this is the end of 50,000 violence. with more liberty and justice. juan manuel santos have for years in office. they'll have to deliver op their promise to end the war. >> i voted for peace, because i expect the war to finish. if santos betrayed us they'll pay a price. we need peace, because they've been hostages to the war. >> millions backed rival candidate whose party will continue to be a strong force in opposition. >> translation: this is the first day to organise the party. it's the new alternative. despite the victory juan manuel santos faces a challenge in congress. 20 senator from the opposition party is elected and the leading

senator is alvaro uribe, who labelled juan manuel santos a traitor. >> alvaro uribe has attacked juan manuel santos saying he abandoned hard-line policies. now he will fight back. >> the peace negotiations will be an issue against wish the senate will act. if and when the agreement is signed, it will be subjected to a referendum, against which they will work to assure that the population votes against it. >> reporter: half of the country voted for the opponent. and shares a concern. >> i would like there to be peace, peace with justice, not peace with impunity. after a tightly contested race, juan manuel santos will breathe a sigh of relief. his greatest challenge will be to convince columbians that it's time for a negotiated peace.

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welcome back. a reminder of the top stories. sunni rebels in iraq scored another victory and they control the north-western city of tal afa, rebel fighters have taken mosul, tikrit and tal afa. al-shabab has been blamed for an

attack on a coastal town of pecka tony, leaving 48 dead. witnesses say they attacked hotels, banks, government offices and set fire to buildings. ukraine has run out of the time to pay the gas bill of $2 billion to russia. the deadline was at 6 o'clock g.m. t. kiev faces having its gas supply cut off. >> the pakistani army says 120 fighters have been killed in air strikes, it's part of a military offensive that began on sunday, targetting strong holds in north waziristan. on monday government jets pounded targets. killing 12 people. the operation is seen as a response to an attack on pakistan's busiest airport in karachi last week. we go to kamal hyder live in islamabad. talk about movements on the ground and what is happening in north waziristan.

>> as you mentioned there has been fresh strikes, not just in one division of north waziristan, but in two subdivisions. we are told that there has been casualties where 15 fighters were killed, another 12, and air strikes in the shelow area. across the country, airports are on red alert. security has been beefed up. we are hearing that in the province all leave has been cancelled for doctors in the hospitals. they have been put on emergency footing. the military operation is likely to last for some time, according to reports we are getting. we have surrounded certain fighters in the north waziristan area. they have cordoned off access routes. at the same time the pakistanis have asked forward security to be beefed up to prevent the

fighters escaping across the border. the government has been asked to conduct operations where the leader of the taliban is said to be hiding. >> thank you for that. kamal hyder in islamabad. taliban fighters are using pakistan's largest city karachi to raise funds. police investigators have been told the fighters made as much as $1.2 million from kidnappings. we have this report. >> reporter: a police sweep in one of karachi's slums. a search for fighters hiding in an alley, it's part of an ongoing operation against criminals in the city. more than 20 million people have been estimated to live here in the largest city. the search was successful. weapons were found, and six suspects arrested. in the last few years many fighters came to karachi after

military operations against them in the north. >> the largest population outside of tribal people from south and north waziristan are in karachi. they have the highest numbers of taliban fighters. they come here and become guests. law-abiding sit dispense are helpless in the face of those that use intimidation and exploit loyalties. policing is difficult as crime fighting carries a burden of counterterrorism operations. corruption within law enforcement is helping criminals. many people do not trust police men and the taliban know it. >> karachi is the economic hub for the taliban, extortion is easy, it can make $5,000 and threatening phone calls to the businessman. taliban moved to kidnapping. our assessment from the last 8-10 months is they generated

$1.2 million in ransom. >> taliban and other groups generate millions. despite kidnappings and extortion, they will find places to hide. that's where the belief is struggling to console them. police say the slums where taliban have support are difficult to chase. many informants and security personnel have been killed, working under cover. >> translation: not many of us are willing to bite the menace, special when it comes to family. many don't care about sacrificing themselves. when it comes to family, not everyone is willing to risk it all. >> to help on the front line police officers are calling for specialised training. unless they can improve their image, resources alone will not be enough to face complex threats facing a popular city.

the sri lankan justice minister says three have been killed in fights against buddhists. the violence began in a sworn town. shops were burnt, mosques attacked. a curfew has been imposed. muslims make up 10% of sri lankans population. christians have been targeted by hard-line groups as charles stratford reports from colombo. >> reporter: it's sunday's worship of a large evangelical church. a pastor told me not to film people. they are afraid after attacks by members of buddhist nationalist groups. in the town of hikadowa i met a man preaching for the assemblies of god. he showed the video of attacks on the church earlier this year.

>> translation: they broke down the gate and destroyed the window and set fire to all the religious books. the assemblies of god started in the u.s. with over 66 million followers it formed the largest pentecostal congregation. they were attacked by the way evangelical christians were converting muslims. >> translation: these people go into villages saying buddha is a liar and are destroying the people. >> reporter: members of buddhists riot d over plans to use this building for prayers. >> we tried to go to the mosque, 200 yards down the road, but we were stopped from filming by a group of young buddhists. >> reporter: the buddhist groups

behind the attacks appeared in recent years. the largest group denies a role in the violence. >> we have not done anything against christians or muslims. we are exposed to certain fundamentalists, christians and muslim groups. >> reporter: of course, groups like b bs represent a small minority. the vast majority of buddhists condemn violence against other faiths. >> you can find there may be radical moments. that is not actually original religion. there are mormons. sometimes they get political influence also. we can see there are some of these things. they come, and they go. it's hoped that moderate views like this, held by most

buddhists in sri lanka will calm the religious continuation. a court in china sentenced three people to death for an attack in beijing's tiananmen square. five were killed, 40 hurt when a car ploughed into a crowd before catching fire. china blamed the uyghur separatists for the attack. five have been given gaol sentences. sudan's former prime minister has been released from gaol after a month in custody. he was arrested on may 17th for criticising abuses in darfur by the rapid support force of the government. he has led the opposition since riek machar's coup. there has been protests calling for his release every friday. four of his daughters were detained at the demonstration. the israeli military arrested dozens more as they

search for three missing teenagers. those arrested include the speaker of the parliament and a senior hamas figure. israel accused hamas of ab ducting the teenagers of missing since thursday. the trial of three al jazeera journalists resumes in cairo. peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed have been held for 170 days. they face charges of supporting the out-lou lawed muslim brotherhood -- outlawed muslim brotherhood. al jazeera rejects the charges and demands their release. we have this report. [ inaudible ] >> reporter: almost six months behind bars waiting for others to decide their fate. journalist 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 terms, 7 years for peter greste, and 15 years for baher mohamed

and mohamed fadel fahmy. they are not alone. al jazeera arabic journalist abdullah al-shami is also in prison. but without charge. he has been on a hunger strike for five months and his health is declining. their families are getting increasingly frustrated. >> the prosecution did conclude its case with what i think if all fairness were wild and sweeping allegations against a whole of the group. >> other journalists found themselves called enemies of the state. activists too. a court sentenced fatah to sa years gaol. he was a key figure in the 2011 uprising that toppled al-barak. the general is the president. he's promising to fix many problems. journalists want him to promote

freedom of the press. he has a state that has done the opposite. [ ♪ theme ] well, no major your jocks at the world cup -- shocks at the world cup on sunday. there was plenty of drama for the last gasp winner and the first use of goal line technology at the finals. richard nicholson has the action. >> reporter: the fourth day of the world cup in brazil saw two-time champions facing bosnia hertzo gough eena in the finals. a final touch put argentina in front. argentina's captain and star player lionel messi showed why he was the best in the world. he slotted home making it 2-0 after of 5 minutes.

despite a late goal, argentina held on to win 2-1. switzerland came back from a goal down to beat ecuador. harris scoring the third minute of injury time to grab switzerland dramatic 2-1 win. the other group saw france beat honduras and wilson was sent off for a second yellow, giving away a penalty before the break. karen converting the spot kit. 1-0. goal line technology used for the first time. and a shot coming off the post to hit the goalie to come in. there's no doubt about the third as benzama scored after 32 minutes rounding out a win. richard nichol sn. martin kaymer won golf, by eight shots at pinehurst. the former world number one

became the 7th player in 114ors to lead from start to finish. his final round 1-under 69 assuring his pager main -- major win. you can get all the latest news and sport on the website, >> i'm russsell beard, in southern kenya, where the latest development in human elephant conflict resolution is creating a real buzz. >> and i'm amanda burrell in indonesia, to see a wasteland