>> iraq asks the u.s. to launch air strikes against sunni rebel fighters, who are trying to take control of the biggest oil refinery. hello, welcome, i'm stephen cole in doha. these are the top stories - spain out of the tournament after a defeat by chile. a new king for spain, king felipe xv after his father steps down. a jewel losing its lustre -

and china may be to blame. first, u.s. president obama has told congressional leaders he could launch air strikes in iraq without the approval of lawmakers. no decision has been made after iran formerly requested air sport. the u.s. needs more intelligence before it can take action. the largest target of fighters in islamic state of iraq and levant has been the largest oil facility. there has been fighting in bacuba. that's 60km from baghdad. prime minister nouri al-maliki has promised to retake teleavar. missual and tikrit are under control. a long-term political solution is proposed. there has been a meeting of is

rammic countries, calling -- islamic counties, calling on saudi and others to stop supporting the sunni fighters. >> translation: the military solution is not enough. we agree and confess there should be a political and radical solution. iraq is in danger and needs the support of the arab countries and the world to stop the offensive. the risk of separation, division and fragmentation do exist. if this happens, it could be more dangerous than what is going on in syria, because of resources and capabilities, if such resources fall into the hands of terrorists. groups mean that saudi arabia or the gulf states - no one will be safe in the evil of such groups. there has been talk of major destruction to the oil industry, the fighters posted a video,

nouri al-maliki says they are in control. the video shows them driving through the city. the government claims it's in control of the refinery, accounting for a quarter of the oil production. omar has the details. >> i spoke to one person who works at the refinery through his relative@noon the staff were asked to leave. an official at the refinery said 75% of the refinery is under the control of rebels. the government is refuting this, saying that they are in full control of the remindry and repelled the attackers -- refipry and rappelled the --

repelled the attackers and said 50 to 60 attackers were killed. these are the reports from the two sides. the situation is really uncleem uncleempt -- unclear. one of the world's investors blames nouri al-maliki nor not doing enough to prevent the uprising. barnaby phillips explains. >> reporter: when the fighters from i.s.i.s. o-i.s.i.l. the world woke up. sunni hard liners had the iraq army on the run of the the crisis had been festering for years. i.s.i.l. could count on the support of tribal leaders who lost faith in nouri al-maliki. >> it turned out to be a sectarian-pro-shi'ite leader,

marginalizing the kurds, the sunnis, alienating the sunnis and the kurds and pursuing a centralised government in baghdad. >> reporter: nouri al-maliki has been prime minister for eight years, fighting to preserve unity, he says, against the old regime and terrorists, many of whom have a safe haven in syria. nouri al-maliki is coming under criticism, not just at home, but abroad. in london, oil executives gather to discuss the iraqi situation. the mood is sombre. >> reporter: people came to the conference because of profits in iraqi oil. most want a peaceful iraq. many are worried that the country is in danger of breaking

up. this man was the united states ambassador. if he could talk to nouri al-maliki what would he say. >> act immediately, reach out to the sunnis, it's not a question of meeting people halfway, he'll have to take the initiatives do it quickly. >> reporter: is iraq salvageable. . >> it is in trouble now. >> reporter: go you think it will break up. >> we should look every day. >> reporter: outside intervention from the united states and iran has rarely been helpful. nouri al-maliki may well succeed in keeping the sunni rebels out of baghdad. convincing all iraqis that he'll govern in the national interest

will prove more difficult. families of some indian workers have been taken. many have been taken near kirkuk. 80 turks are believed to be held hostage. in afghanistan three taliban suicide bombers ait canned trucks -- attacked trucks carries n.a.t.o. supplies. two were killed by police, one blew himself up. dozens of fuel trucks were destroyed by ex plos tens of

thousands are leaving their homes in northern waziristan. hundreds of families fled the tribal area after a curfew was eased. ukraine's new president unveiled plans for a unilateral cease fire in the middle east. they'll have a choice between laying down wep jobs or -- weapons or leaving the country. it coincides with a report about worsening human right. we have a report from the eastern city of donetsk. the new president floated the idea of a ceasefire on monday. the prospect of a unilateral gesture came as a surprise. the announcement comes with a warning. this will be a short-lived offer, a limited opportunity for pro-russians to grasp. >> i can say that the period of ceasefire will be short. we expect the illegal armed groups will disarm, order will be achieved. including patrolling against

marauders, criminals and bandits destabilizing the situation in the east. that instability and the worsening human rights crisis is described in a latest u.n. report published on wednesday, saying: this pastor was one of them. he led his congregation in a prayer for a united ukraine - he was seized and beaten for three hours by the pro-russian militia. his experience was not an isolated one. >>. >> translation: unfortunately human rights are not observed here, here they go to those that hold the gun. they do what they want. if they think someone is a

threat, they arrest them. if they think he's an enemy, they beat him. >> reporter: what is striking is page after page details the chronic effect of the conflict of ordinary civilians in the eastern ukraine. it talks about complicated supplies. food is running short in hospitals. humanitarian delivers help, but they are a drop in the ocean. >> reporter: bags of clothes and nappies have been collected by pro-russian activists. it's destined for a town under bombardment by the army. >> translation: there's a humanitarian catastrophe. people can't buy food and hygiene. the stuff that we send is essential. >> reporter: the home it that an assess fire could create a possibility. a pause for thought. there's no guarantee at all that

the separatist leaders will agree to take part. it's been a week now since three israeli teenagers went missing in the west bank, israel launched an operation to find the boy. 250 palestinians have been detained, including hamas politicians. divisions are appearing in the government, over how to deal with the israeli response. jane ferguson joins me from ramala on the wayning. it's -- on the west bank. it's been a week. any sign of a breakthrough? >> there's no sign of a breakthrough yet. as you say, almost a week and the israeli crackdown in the west bank, stretching across the wang continues -- west bank continues, there was between 20-30 arrested. this crackdown is focussing on hamas activists and focussing around hebron in the south of

the west bank, near to where the three went missing. it takes the total to around 300. as it conditions, there's no breakthroughs. no one claims specty for the -- responsibility for the three missing teenagers. the israeli government is trying to reassure the public and the families of the missing teenagers, that they are doing everything they can to bring them home safely and find out where they are. we spoke to one of the families of one of the missing teenagers. >> reporter: people in this town pray for the safe return of a local teenager. this 16-year-old went missing with two other israeli teenagers, while hitch hiking home from a religious school in the occupied west bank. israel accuses hamas of breaking

them. there has been no break through. this man's aunt told al jazeera the family is devastated. >> we are all in shock. i'm still in shock. it hits me again and again and again - like it's unbelievable. a kid coming back from school and he's gone. it's unbelievable. the cult yim. i'm in -- cruelty, i'm in shock, over and over. >> reporter: it's not just in small communities like this, but across the nation. everyone is gripped by this story. israeli tv channels have been camped out for days with around the clock coverage of the story. hitch hiking is a common part of the israeli life, especially near illegal settlements in the west bank. israeli soldiers are stationed near hitch hiking spots. people here say they are not afraid. >> there's nothing to be afraid of. if there's bombing on a bus,

should we not catch buses. it's the same for me. this is our lifestyle. an intense search is under way across the israeli army, with hundreds of activists arrested. no group has not claimed responsibility. israel said it has thwarted dozens of attempts to kidnap many. few are willing to give up catching a ride with strangers. israel tightening its grip on the wang. is it -- west bank, is it driving a wedge between fatah and hamas? >> well, this issue is certainly going to put a lot of pressure on the fresh and fragile unity government that was formed last month between the two rive at palestinian groups. neither group are coming out and explicitly criticising the other yet. they are not naming the other in their statements. however, it's clear that

tensions are rising. this will be one of the greatest challenges to the unity government, yet president mahmoud abbas gave a statement yesterday when in saudi arabia, and clearly felt under enough pressure to defend his position and fatah's position on this, which was that their cooperation with the israelis to find the missing teenagers was what was needed. he criticised in condemned the missing teenager situation, saying that those that took them. anyone that took them were damaging the palestinians, and called for them to be released and said they are, afterual, human being. that will not go down with hamas, who said anyone that approaches resistance, they are arming the palestinians. no major fall out, but detentions are clear. jane ferguson reporting from ramallah. still to come on al jazeera da

dash... >> i'm kath turner, five years ago the venezuelan mining sector was booming. today they say the government abandoned them. the industry is dying. the industry is dying. >> challenges faced by india's

the performance review. the industry is dying. >> challenges faced by india's that corporate trial by fire when every slacker gets his due. and yet, there's someone around the office who hasn't had a performance review in a while. someone whose poor performance is slowing down the entire organization.

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and tela far. ukraine's president is outlying plans to a unilateral ceasefire, allowing pro-russian separatists to lay down weapons and leave the country. it's been a week since three israeli teenagers have been missing. they say they were kidnapped. chile has been celebrating a 2-0 win over gending champion spain -- defending champion spain in the football world cup. it knocks spain out and ensures chile a spot in the second round. there were scenes of jubilation in santiago. in madrid the mood was sombre. it marked a bitter end to six years of success that saw spain win two european titles as well as the 2010 world cup.

the title holders exits will be remembered as one of the biggest upsets of brazil. in the other groups the netherlands were looking to represent opening match fireworks, and it was a much-win match for cameroon and malaysia. >> the netherlands followed a 5-1 thrashing of spain. robbins scored first for the dutch after 20 minutes. no sooner had the game restarted than tim cahill scored what could be the goal of the tournament. after the break, sokk ruse were awarded a penalty. it made it 2-1. an equalizer through robin van persie, and they wrapped up the win in the 68th when memphis tooupa scored giving the dutch a 3-2 win. cameroon are out, losing 4-0 to croatia in their second game.

goals sealed a win over cameroon. the biggest shock of the finals so far saw gending world cup champion -- defending world cup champion spain knocked out. this was a must-win after losing an opening match. despite the chance, they couldn't get on the score sheet. the chileans did. chilla's second owed a lot to poor goal keeping. the punch landing at the feet of charles, finishing in style. chile ran out two neil winners -- 2-0 winners, ending spain's world cup run. spain has a new king after the ab dickation of juan carlos. no leaders or royals have been infitted. we go to madrid.

mixed emotions for spaniards out of the world cup, but they get a new king. an end of an era on the palace and on the pitch. is it sinking in there, jonah? >> i passed glum faces coming in here this morning after the game on wednesday fight. it's a lot to contemplate and take in for the spanish nation. the end of the rein of a king who sat on the phone for 40 years, and the end of the twice european and world champion footballers going out in the second game of the world cup, it's all over the newspapers. the two top stories. el-mondo, the national. the monarchy, felipe and juan carlos, father and son. here brazil 2014, the end of a golden gauge, looking desperate -- age, looking desperate. these are two united nations,

important to them. or have been in the past, in the hearts and minds of many spaniards. the footballers brought home successive injuries. juan carlos's glory days may have been years ago. they are well remembered. he led the county from dictatorship to democracy, fending off a military coup. his latter days touched by scandal and controversy. it will be for a new king and spanish football team to rebuild and repair the damage. it's a time of austerity, isn't it? i suppose it will be a low key ceremony to reflect it. a lot of people will turn out. this is not a monarchy that is down and out. recent polls suggested 50% of people support the monarchy.

felipe has personal ratings about 70%. he's well placed to cheer people up to restore trust and credibility for the institution moving forward. johna hull reporting. venezuelan president nicolas maduro apologised for the death of a german businessman. he'd been in the country for eight hours, before being killed in a shoot-out in the hotel of caracas. police are close to identifying his killers. venezuela's gold mining industry is facing a tough time as production levels fall. in 2011 the late president hugo chavez nationalized the sector. his policies destroyed the city. kath turner reports from a small mining town in a venezuelan state. >> reporter: this is who gold

mining looks like in venezuela in 2009. multi billion, thousands working at extraction and processing sites producing 12 tonnes of gold. this is what it looks like in 2014 - an industry on its knees, producing one tonne of the gold. an industry gone idle. >> translation: this industry is what drives the economy of this area. without the money from the gold, people will die. every day there is another abandoned plant and mine. the only activity was from outside the mine, a handful of employees panning for gold, from excess materials. >> translation: i've been here since 1988. five years ago it was different. it was paradise. there were many jobs.

it has deteriorated 100%. in 2011, former president hugo chavez nationalized the industry. he took control of every goal-producing opportunity. the government used to run seven mines and four processing plants. nine of those have been shut down. this one behind me is one of two that is still open. both of those are running at 30%. our request to film inside the state-run mine and an interview were rejected. this man has been working in mining for 36 years, since he was 19 years old. at this privately operated company he can make up to 12.85 a day. he dismisses that he is an illegal minor. >> i'm venezuelan, and the land i tread on is mine. i do not consider myself illegal.

illegal ailiens come from outside. i'm proud to work in mining. we have prime ministers. the state does not -- permission. the stayed does not service as it should. >> reporter: the only way the gold industry can survive is if the government changes its policies, president nicolas maduro's focus is on a depressed economy, relying on a more valuable resource - oil. hydera bad is the pearl capital in india. it's lost its lustre thanks to a flood of cheap imports from china. >> reporter: for 30 years this man travelled across india looking for unique pieces of jewellery. he has an encyclopaedic knowledge of prized gems, including the pearl. >> it is unique because it is center of drilling and assortment of pearls.

and rulers. they promote it in the street, and they are fond of pearls. it's hard to walk the streets of hydera bad's historic area, without passing a business whose survival depends on the shiny white gem. >> reporter: for more than 200 years they came to the traders and artisans. times changed. the modern fashion industry's push towards quick, disposable trend impacted this business. >> in a hidden corner of india's pearl capital he two, keep the family's tradition alive. a second generation pearl merchant, he used to employ from china. his artisan would turn it into pieces of jewellery. the creative licence is disappearing because the flow of

synthetic pearls. >> china captured the market. they had a large quantity. they started in a huge quantity. like the processing, finishing everything was down in china. but for gemologist, the future of india's multi- million industry depends on quality, not quantity. natural pearls cost 100 times more than synthetic ones. there is still enough customers out there who want to invest in something unique. >> it may affect to some extent. many people are quality conscious. >> the forces of global trade may have changed the work flow of the industry. mann eesh says it will take a lot more than cheap imports to take the shine off a centuries

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