news hour. this is the world's top news stories. defiant words. iraq's prime minister says he will not bow to international pressure and form a national emergency government. hundreds of turks leave libya on election day after threats by a retired general. help at last for hundreds of thousands of refugees in pakistan who fled the fighting with the taliban.

and was that a bite? suarez is hit with a disciplinary charge at the world cup. the united states has asked iraq's prime minister to form a national emergency government, one that would include members of different factions in iraq. the americans say it's the only way to stop the violence that killed over 1,000 people this month alone. al maliki says he won't bow to international pressure to do so. here's what he said on iraqi state television. >> translator: the council forming a national emergency government as they like to call it is an attempt by some in the opposition to launch a coup against our political process in order to destroy it.

uz special forces are in iraq and arrived in baghdad and are there to help the government beat the rebels but it's a big task. these are all the areas held by the rebels mostly in the north and west. they'll be particularly in what's going on here at the bajai oil refinery. let's go now to our correspondent in baghdad. al maliki's statement is clearly defiant. what do you make of it? >> what we're told by people close to nouri al maliki is he was very disappointed in the u.s.'s response. he said, look, the u.s. are meddling in the international affairs of iraqi politics. this is our arab land, and we need concrete military assistance. al maliki is asking for heavy military equipment including f-16 fighter jets for a year. they've been bought and paid for and haven't been delivered.

he wants action. he doesn't want to hear an idea he should form a national unity government. he said the constitutional process will go on and the government will be formed when it's ready. he's very angry and disappointed at what the u.s. has to say. the u.s. kept the message up when they were here. the u.s. secretary of state john kerry just finished a two-day visit. not only did he say this in iraq but in iraqi kurdistan as well. he said iraq needs to form the government. >> you just mentioned the baiji oil refinery there. we heard a lot of fightings and it changing hands. what's the latest we're hearing on that front? >> reporter: the rebels still insist they're in control of part of the oil refinery. we have spoken to the spokesman for the mill industry of defense. he says we're in control, and now in the last few hours we've seen pictures from iraq's state television where they flew a

helicopter over the refinery and hovered over it for a while and showed the pictures and landed in one part of the refinery. they weren't there for very long. they got back into the helicopter and flew back. this was a p.r. exercise designed to show that they were in control, but this is a big oil refinery and one that could well be in the hands of both the government and rebels in different parts of it. certainly that's what the rebels are saying. they insist in the next 24 hours them take the rest of the oil refinery. now, iraq faces a very tough fight when it comes to facing these rebels. these rebels have learned from their fights within iraq, within syria, and the tactics they use aren't just army tactics. they also take over towns. let's look at some of the things that they're doing now. this is in northwestern iraq. these pictures taken on monday show the rebels are running the affairs of the town by providing services the rebels hope they can get local people to

cooperate and consolidate their hold. >> translator: praise to god everything is normal now in terms of social life and security. things are much better now in comparison to how they used to be under the control of those tyrants. >> reporter: armid says the rebels are acting in a tactical manner. >> translator: it did surprise people in the high command. they were surprised by the speed of the attack and also by the civic services and management of the towns the isil provided. >> reporter: it's not just about providing services. another key tactic is taking over border posts. they've taken over border posts on the borders with jordan and syria, and that's key from them. from syria they can bring in reinforcements back into iraq. also, the military equipment they have captured, like humvee armored cars, they can take those from iraq back into syria. on the jordanian side, you can

see there's little traffic, which suggests the rebels have control of the crossing. >> translator: the army is retreating from the border. the border point and the whole situation is unstable. >> reporter: what has surprised many here in iraq is not just the speed in which the rebels have taken over towns but the strategic thinking that's come with it. military analysts say the rebels are using the experience they gained in syria and iraq to their advantage, and that's why they prove to be a formidable enemy to iraq's security forces. thousands of iranians demonstrate in support of iraq's fight against sunni-armed groups. many protesters who gathered in the capital of tehran say they're ready to take up arms. they want to defend the holy shia cities which are located near the iraqi capital of baghdad. six men have been arrested in morocco accused of recruiting

fighters for rebel groups in iraq and syria. the men were arrested in the central city of fez. police say 900 more rock cans are currently fighting in syria. now, libyans have defied ongoing unrest in their country to vote in parliamentary elections, and it's the third poll since the toppling of gaddafi in 2011. more than 1.5 million people are registered to vote. they're electing 200 new members of parliament. it's a dangerous time in libya. hundreds of turks have been evacuating after a retired general gave them 48 hours to get out. the general accuses both countries of using spies. we'll have more from istanbul in a moment. first, this report from jonah hall >> reporter: turnout is not expected to be high, but those who do their ballot do so hoping

for an end to the violence and lawlessness that has fwriped the country since the fall of omar gaddafi three years ago. >> translator: at this time we need brave men who will put the country before themselves. we will do our part and god willing we hope to have good and better people. >> reporter: but the hope that this election will bring stability to libya seems a for lorne one. it's the first national vote since 2011 and still there's no viable army or police force. the government is routinely ignored by former rebel groups and tribes vying for control of territory and the country's oil wealth. in the past they have kidnapped a prime minister, attacked the parliament and blockaded oil terminals. tensions are particularly high in the east. in libya's second largest city of benghazi. here, the former army general has declared war on religious

fighting groups that he calls terrorists and the countries that he says support them. turkey and the gulf state of the qatar. >> translator: we always hope for the best, and god willing it will be a better libya. we have to stand by every parliament until we make a statement. even if there are hundreds of elections, we will continue until we build a country. >> reporter: this election may be another step in libya's transition process after decades of ought ought toe accuratetic rule but it's a process not yet over. in istanbul hundreds of turks have returned from libya because of the threats of the retired general accusing turkey and qatar of meddle inning libyan affairs. >> reporter: there are many thousands of turks in eastern libya that work mainly in the construction and energy industries. the turkish government advised its sit sflens -- citizens not

to travel there but not planning a massive evacuation of turkish workers already there. these 400 to 500 workers many in a power plant were evacuated at their own request. they said they weren't feeling safe anymore. this is because of this retired libyan general. he's appointed himself as a rescuer of deeply divided libya, and he says he's fighting islamic militants in eastern libya and he's turks in qatarians 4 hours to leave the area because he sent the turks sent spies there. the turkish foreign minister has said these claims are groundless. the libyan government also says that the general's orders don't carry any weight. they are not law, but then the libyan government itself has

vel very little influence on the ground in that part of libya. what the general says does seem to carry more weight than the orders or the message or the instructions of the libyan government. in pakistan gunmen have opened fire at a plane as it landed at the main airport. one person was killed and at least three others injured. the pakistan international airlines flight was carrying 178 passengers traveling from riyadh. security forces are searching for the attackers, and noun with has claimed responsibility. the pakistani military is launching air strikes in the tribal area in the north for the past few months. earlier this month the army made it into an all-out offensive soon after the taliban attacked karachi airport. it's estimated that more than 450,000 people have fled the region. authorities are struggling to cope with food shortages and overcrowded hospitals. many of the internally displaced

fled to banu. we have the update from there. >> reporter: although the majority of the idps are numbers about 450,000 have preferred to go to the big cities. there is still arrangement by the military at the camp just 7 kilometers from the border. a number of families have come here. the military would like even larger numbers because they have medical arrangements here and sanitation and they're brought military-wise to the particular area to give people seeking refuge there. however, the camp for the moment is not full capacity. there are dozens of families who have came to take advantage of this particular area. however, because the area is also under curfew, most of the people are still preferring to go to the populated centers. ten weeks after the ferry

sank in south korea, 75 students who survived the disaster have returned to school. emotions were running high. most of the students on the ferry were from this high school south of seoul. some 250 of their classmates died. one survivor appealed for their memories to be honored. >> translator: why did our friends and teachers have to become victims? why did the rescue effort not proceed properly? we ask that there are proper investigations. i hope that you will create a safer nation so that such accidents never happen again. just like we cannot forget them, we ask that the citizens of this country also never forget them. railway tickets in india increased by 14%. the hike is expected to hit the middle class hardest, but few think the extra revenue will help improve services. people across the country rely on the rail network for

transportation and livelihood and commuters and politicians are very sensitive to any changes. >> reporter: train travel in india has just become more expensive. hundreds of millions of commuters will now have to pay more to use one of the world's largest rail networks. this, in turn, it expected to push up the prices of other items. >> translator: everything here moving along the country's rail network, from rice to corn. everything will become more expensive because of this. >> reporter: this 19-year-old student can't afford to miss the train. it's his main mode of transport. his daily commute in new delhi won't be affected by the new ticket pricing, but the long distance trips he makes at least once a month will. he hopes the extra money he spends will help to better the experience. >> translator: the increase in railway prices will help the government to give us better facilities like clean toilets

and trains that run on time. an increase in fares might help the government to better manage it. being more isn't an issue for me if it gets better. >> reporter: he's been maintaining this track since the 1980s. the british built the vast rail network more than 100 years ago. now the indian government wants to raise more money to improve it, but he has little incentive to work harder. >> reporter: i don't get any benefit doing this skrob. the railway promised me a salary raise and overtime, but i still haven't got it. i workday and night, and it's hard to feed my family. >> reporter: overhauling the rail network is one of the new indian government's top priorities, and its allies agree just as long as the changes don't hurt their constituents. the increase this rail ticket pricept prices represent the prime

minister's first big policy challenge. his last-minute decision to roll back the 14% hike on some sectors shows just how difficult it is for any government to push through changes that affect hundreds of millionses of people. regardless of how necessary they may be to help revive india's economy. plenty more still to come on this al jazeera news hour, including billions of dollars he is estimated in lost earnings. we're in south africa where miners are ending their strike. plus, a cease-fire at risk. nato leaders meet to discuss what they describe as continued russian interference in ukraine. and in sports, harsh break for the ivory coast against greece at the world cup. all those details coming up with farrah.

gunmen seized 60 women and girls and more than 30 males from the village. >> reporter: the government issued a statement in which he says he shares the pain of the families. however, he doesn't confirm this mass kidnapping. he does infer that it took place, but he's calling for accuracy in information and a thorough inquiry into what's gone on. now, he's in a pretty awkward spot really because he represents the opposition, the apc. they rule this state. federally, there is the ruling party in control, and they are responsible for national security. he ran into trouble, a big dispute after he criticized the

military when the original kidnapping the 276 schoolgirls took place two and a half months ago. now a situation is the people in displaced camps like this are in a desperate state. the whole fabric of society in northern nigeria has been ripped by boko haram's activity that's had an unprecedented level. now we have a situation where the state is trying to calm the situation, it is trying to keep it going while the federal government is saying very little about what it plans to do. the army clearly is failing to provide security to the people. now, most observers would tell you that no one is standing accountable for their actions, and no one really is addressing the prime concern about the people suffering in this way. there are conflicting reports over a sudanese woman

freed from death row after a conviction for abandoning islam. a court ordered her release on monday after an international outcry when she was sentenced to death last month, but she was detained at the khartoum airport trying to fly to the u.s. it's unclear whether or not she's been released. thousands of south african miners have returned to work after a five-month long strike. a deal was reached with platinum producing companies. the companies estimated the strike cost them several billion dollars in lost earnings. this is our report. >> reporter: thousands of miners are back at work, and there are some of them right now. they're in the stadium here in american as and are brought up to speed when they go back underground. the mines haven't been used for more than five months. it's not safe for them to go

underground. they go through search health checks and go through orientation processes and also basic safety measures to be taken through to make sure they're ready to go underground. mine bosses say it's been so long they aren't sure how long it will take before they're fully operational, but the workers are relieved to be going back to work. >> to survive. i think now it's all about jobs. >> i'm so happy because during this time it was so, so suffering for all of us. >> reporter: wage negotiations have been long and sometimes tense, but eventually the different parties came to some sort of agreement. one issue was wages, how much to pay the mine workers? the lowest paid get 20% annual increase in terms of base salaries. some miners say that is very

good news because they work long hours underground sometimes in dangerous conditions. they need more pay. on the whole people seem relieved and happy the strike is over. they hope to see less of the strikes in the future. now, the weather with steph, and it seems pretty wet in china, isn't it? >> that's right. we have monsoon rain and we expect it. over the past few days it's very, very heavy. i can show you the pictures on the satellite showing the bright areas over the past few hours. it's mostly along the south coast. the streets have quickly become flooded with water. it happened quickly, because you tonight normally go out in a night flowing sun dress to wade through water. clearly, very severe flooding there. also until the province to the north of there, that's the hunan

province, there were huge landslides that completely blocked a road and takes over three days to clear all the mud. all of the flooding and the landslides, they're all factoring in the amount of rain we had. there will be more over the next few days. as i said, you do expect rain this time of year, but it's particularly heavy on thursday and friday in the northern parts of our map. around shanghai we see some of the wettest of the weather and further south there should be more in the way of dry weather. you can see the leading edge of the monsoon rains at the moment. they're this area of cloud here. there's also plenty of clouds to the north of that, though. these are the premonsoon rains at this time of year. some are lively just at the moment. >> thanks very much, steph. russia's senate voted to scrap a resolution allowing military intervention in ukraine. putin says the move is to support the peace process in the east. ukraine's president has threat uppened to end the cease-fire deal after a military helicopter

was shut down. all nine on board was killed. poroshenko ordered soldiers to fire back without hesitation if attacked. nato members have threatened another round of sanctions against russia with the escalating violence in eastern ukraine. they're meeting for talks in brussels where it's reviewing it's relationship with moscow. >> take effective measures to stop destabilizing ukraine. secondly, create conditions for the petition plan to be implemented. thirdly, to end its support for armed separatist groups, and fourth, stop the flow of weapons and fighters across its borders.

this is a rare opportunity to de-escalate the crisis caused by russia's aggression. >> we urge russia to take the necessary action to stop the flow of arms across the border and stop supporting illegally armed separatist fwrups in eastern ukraine. in the absence of that action by russia, the case for stronger sanctions from european union nations will, of course, become stronger. >> reporter: there's been a lot of repetition of nato's support of ukraine's territorial integrity, but they have been talking concrete measures. ukraine's foreign minister is here, and sitting next to him, the secretary-general of nato rasmussen said one of the things they're talking about is setting up a trust fund to help ukraine's military. there's reaction to the downing of the mercury helicopter in the east of ukraine. a lot of hints that there could

be fresh sanctions applied against moscow unless there's more action by russia. now, this week president putin did ask the upper house of parliament to revoke the authorization of military force in ukraine, but it seems that after that attack on the helicopter, what people want to see is a direct action in terms of applying pressure on separatists, if that is possible, to withdraw some of their forces. also, rasmussen called on russia again to withdraw forces from the border regions and to stop sending forces into the east, which is something that russia says it hasn't been doing. all the while, though, they're ramping up the pressure. they're saying that there should be tough action by russia by friday. that's when the european union has a summit meeting in brussels and possibly agreement for new sanctions. the sister of spain's new king phillippe was formally

charged after a corruption probe. princess karrina and her husband were accuse of embezzling. the charges pave the way for an unprecedented criminal trial. the ruling is a major blow to the king who was proclaimed head of state in a ceremony last week. fifa opened disciplinary proceedings against luis suarez after he was accused of biting an opponent. it happened in the 1-0 win over italy that knocked out the four-time world champions. richard carr reports. >> reporter: luis suarez caused kroers in the world cup. he's accuse of biting the shoulder of an italian defender. he didn't see the incident but it was clearly visible on camera

in brazil. he's served a ban for racism and during the last world cup he was set off for a deliberate handball on the goal line. fifa opened disciplinary proceedings against the striker. >> only he knows what's going through his mind and why he does it. as you say, he could be facing 24 months or 24 matches maximum. there's millions of children around the world, and he has a responsibility to those children. he has to act in the right way and set examples, and i think fifa has to come down on it. louiie luis a world class player, and that's why people pay to watch him. >> reporter: despite the joy for the 1-0 victory, the fans have mixed feelings over the incident. >> translator: he can't be biting all the time. he's gone too far. he can't be biting all the time. >> translator: it's very complicated. look at him still celebrating.

he has to go to the dentist now. >> reporter: this season it looked like suarez put his misdemeanors behind him as the liverpool striker was voted the player of the year in england. he's now again in the headlines for all the wrong reasons. richard barr, al jazeera. this latest incident isn't the first time suarez caused controversy. at the 2010 world cup he was sent off in the quarterfinals against ghana for deliberately handballing on the line. ghana missed the resulting penalty and suarez celebrated as uruguay went through. later that year, etches banned for seven matches in 2010 for biting an opponent on the shoulder while playing until the netherlands. a year later now playing for liverpool, suarez was found guilty by the english football association of racially abusing the manchester united defender patrice. he was suspended and fined $62,000.

in april 2011 he was caught biting again. this time a chelsea player on the arm. suarez didn't appeal a ten-game ban and was criticizing for not appreciating the serious ngs of the incident. on tuesday, as we mentioned, suarez has been accused of biting an italian opponent again on the shoulder at the world cup. still ahead here on this news hour. >> $400 to $500, and that's just one call. we will work all night. >> hidden in plain sight. modern day sex slavery in the u.s., and what one city is doing to end it. and later in sports, tiger woods sets his sights on a major return. those details are coming up.

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have arrived in baghdad. libyans votes in parliamentary elections many hope will help to unite the country. hundreds of turks had to leave because of threats from a retired general accusing turkey and qatar of meddling in libyan affairs. thousands of refugees are in

camps, and the army is continuing a defensive against the taliban. let's get more now on our top story. the turmoil in iraq, and thousands have been displaced by the fighting between rebels and the government. they seek safety in refugee camps in the autonomous occurish region. jane reports from baghdad. >> reporter: the conflict in iraq has become a crisis in neighboring countries. jordan has reinforced security at its borders with iraq after advances by the islamic state of iraq and the levant. custom officials are at their post, but for drivers this long desert road is once again lined with danger. >> translator: no army, no police, all checkpoints are destroyed and all vehicles destroyed. >> reporter: for iraqis the escape routes are closing. more than 1 million people have fled their homes since mosul, iraq's second biggest city, fell

two weeks ago. many have ended up in makeshift camps like this one in iraq's kurdish region. aid agencies are trying to prevent the return of polio and an outbreak of measles. >> translator: if the polio spreads, it could cover the whoem of kurdistan. there's an international program to tackle this and for measles. >> reporter: few people are going home any time soon. iraq is struggling to take back territory captured over the past few weeks by the isil which vowed to overthrow the government and declare a hard line islamic state. the iraqi army is relying on mortars and machine guns. the military had a hard enough time fighting al qaeda and iraq. they're battling sophisticated fighters with minimal american help. iraqi officials say they took back this village west of baghdad on tuesday. >> this is the area we liberated

from isil. god willing, we will sper fallujah and liberate it for the sake and security of iraqis. >> reporter: fallujah fell to the isil and tribal fighters in december. with fighting so many fronts, iraq is unlikely to take the city back now. jane raff, al jazeera, baghdad. he joins live from do you buy. first of all, why is maliki so resistant towards forming a more inclusive government? >> i think that al maliki is seeking to keep as much power as he can. it's in his character to do that. in addition, he's a shiite politician he wants to keep the shiites in power in baghdad. this is not going to fly with the sunni uprising occurring, and also with the perspectives of the kurds in terms of forming

a new narcotic unit government. >> what does in mean for iraq? >> it means that for the short term at least al maliki will try to hold on. this will cause more pressures to actually resign on him and find a substitute for him that could either be nominated by sunni politicians or perhaps by iran itself. there has to be a change in government and also a change in how the government is structured for more inclusion in order to rectify the situation on the ground. >> of course, it shows as well he's really not listening to what the u.s. wants. john kerry just been there recommending that he forms a more inclusive government. do you think it will affect the extent the u.s. is willing to help him? >> reporter: i think that the u.s. is very interested to try to reverse the course of isil, the saddamists and the sunni tribal forces making advances

throughout the country. that is why the u.s. has sent in the first batch a couple of hundred officers from special operations to do the establishment of a special -- i'm sorry. of a jock or joint operation center to discuss it. it's followed by others that are trainers. this may come a little too late because of the opposition advances, and within the next week or two, we'll probably see some more within iraq. >> of course. also the fact we've been seeing the army fleeing with the first sight of any opposition. >> uh-huh. well, the army currently right now is in a bit of a problem because of the loss of equipment. up to one-fifth of their armor has been taken by isil and related forces. on top of that with desertions and the melting away of primarily sunni soldiers from

the iraqi military has left the military kind of a hollow shell if you will even though they have a lot of people. but their equipment numbers and so on is really not up to snuff as well as the train. when the u.s. left iraq several years ago, they're training mission was half-accomplished. this is the result. an iraqi military that just can't fight against a smaller force. >> what do you think the isil's next move will be and the broader sunni rebellion? is it more towards the border regions, or will they move south to baghdad? >> well, i think they're tuly trying to do both. they might try to split heading towards baghdad. they will do so in the next few days to try to encircle part of the city. as we know, around baghdad and the outer neighborhoods are sunni, and they might pick up momentum there.

to the west with jordan there's been some attempts to penetrate jordan, which have been fought back. even within the last 48 hours there was an attempt to cross over into saudi arabia. i believe that isil will continue to try to push towards the west in order to expand its property. >> great to speak to you. thanks for joining us there from dubai. >> thank you. the israeli army says it carried out air strikes in the golan strip. israel said it targeted five hidden rocket launchers and the weapons manufacturing facility. two palestinians were hurt. there has been a spike in violence mountain area since three israeli teenagers went missing in the occupied west bank. israel accuses hamas of kidnapping that. the united nations cultural agency unesco declared a network of manmade caves in israel a world heritage site.

the caves are outside jerusalem. they've been used for thousands of years for burial sites, storms and hideouts. they made it official at their meeting in qatar on sunday. >> we're very happy about inclusion of the caves and park in the unesco world heritage sites list because it's an extraordinary area. it's a wonderful site with exceptional points of interest, with an extraordinary history. several u.s. states are ramping up efforts to crack down on a growing human trafficking trade. the industry generates $9.5 billion a year in the united states alone. we report from houston in texas. >> reporter: joyce cameron says selling food on the street is the best job she's ever had. for the first time since childhood, the money she makes

she gets to keep. that didn't always happen. >> one call is $400 to $500. that was just one call. we would work all night. >> from the time she was 12 years old, cameron was held against her will as a commercial sex slave. she's one of thousands in the u.s. abducted by criminals known as pimps. here is where they often end up, in the southwestern city of houston. >> it's a transportation hub. it's a multi-cultural city. it's a crime that's very profitable on the commercial side of things. you can bring in a young girl, enter into the sex trade and sell her over and over again. >> reporter: much of the illegal activity takes place near the port of houston. the city's international shipping center and proximity to the u.s.-mexico border make it a magnet for forced labor and commercial sex. a state government report says most of houston's human traffic issing run by mexican gangs with links to mexican drug cartels.

police have no idea how many human trafficking rings are operating in houston. all they know is that the majority of them are hidden in plain sight. officials directed us to dozens of nightclubs where human trafficking was expected. once inside we discovered fancy drinks weren't the only thing being sold but also young women. >> the fact that slavery exists in america today is embarrassing. it's frustrating. it's frightening and tragic. >> reporter: houston officials created a human trafficking task force. they want people to report suspected trafficking and illeg illegal brothels that seem to pop up as quickly as police shut them down. >> there's still ladies out there going through the same thing. they need help. >> reporter: rewards of up to

$10,000 for a human trafficker, but getting the information for police is a cal lenning. in an industry where they make tens of thousands dars in a single night, a $1,000 reward provides little incentive. the u.s. has deported dozens of child migrants and their families to honduras. it's estimated that 100,000 migrants from honduras travel illegally through mexico every year. aid groups says they have drug cartels and murders on their journey. well, the honduran president asked for them to work with them tackling the situation facingmy grants. >> translator: this should be the final objective. we can't avoid recognizing this is a humanitarian crisis and

together we can only face the challenge. the australian government wants to scrap a tlau makes it illegal to insult someone publicly because of the ethnicity or race. among those concerned are the muslims including one top artists that uses it as a catalyst for his work. >> he's a rising star of the australian art world. twice the his paints portraits make mihm a finalist. his latest photography exhibition is personal, a product of his own experience. >> this is called uc more, and it's an abbing rags how people perceive muslims. it's a self-portrait under the mask, and it's how people see us. as a muslim person i feel we're turned into monsters post-9/11. >> it's called "siege" because in australia is under siege and how they feel as sub-home.

he's also half ma lay and has a distinctly muslim name. that made him feel an outsider in his own country. he fears that things could get worse. right now australian law makes it illegal to offend, insult, our humiliate people on the basis of their color, race and ethnici ethnicity. in 2011 a gentleman was convicted of offends fair-skinned aboriginal people in the newspaper column. it led australia's government to propose the law to be change. >> people have a right to be bigots, though, and they can say things that other people find offensive or insulting. >> abdullah fears the stl for any change to the racial discrimination act could send. >> the government says it's okay to say these things, and they

said that you have a right to be a bigot, and they talk about free speech. they don't give me the freedom just to exist as a person and to exist with that being dehumanized because of my ethnicity or religious background. he certainly hopes so. his personal experience of discrimination may have been the catalyst for his art, but he doesn't want it to continue nor get any worse. andrew simmons, al jazeera, melbourne. the actor eli wallak died. he was in modern films and appeared on the big screen well into his 90s. in "the ghostwriter" and oliver stones equell. twitter is a powerful tool

for digital diplomacy. you see how many politicians now connect with the public. half of the leaders are active on the social networking site. at a new study, it shows which ones have the biggest following. india's new prime minister has been singled out as the one to watch wherein weeks of his election when the count might haved into the top five with nearly 5 million followers. he stent come near the king of the town. he has near 44 million, and pope francis uses the sight on a near daily basis to spread his message to 14 million followers. coming up after the break, there's an argentinian invision as 150,000 fans arrive to cheer on the wednesday's world kwup

manager with nye jaer nigeria. is it loyalty at the world cup? 150,000 argentinians

are there for the first final round match of the world cup. there's an invasion of fans from neighboring argentina has transformed her city. we have the report.

>> reporter: where there's smoke, there's fire for a typical argentina teen barbecue. they're sitting around telling jokes and talking football. it's a classic campsite, but in isn't the other side of the border. it's brazil. >> translator: we've come to leave the world cup. i'm 28 years old and it's the first time a world cup has been held on my continent. who knows when it will happen again. >> reporter: the argentine colors dominate everything. never have so many people from one country traveled another for a world cup match. for the blue and white, so that argentina will get to the final and be the champion. the more we pray, the better.

only a fraction have tickets to the game, but it doesn't matter. at the bus station more arrive from as far away as the last stop before antarctica. >> translator: we hitchhiked for months to be here had our team plays. >> reporter: the fans have waited outside the stadium for hours waiting for the bus that carries their team that goes by so they can greet them and messi, the player they pin all their hopes on. in the end, they barely get a glimpse. this is the closest they get to messi. no matter. the sports commentator is rehearsing the final world cup game with messi playing the winning kick.

>> with the world cup, here's farrah with more. thank you so much. luis suarez could face a lengthy ban after appearing to bite an opponent at the world cup. fifa started disciplinary proceedings after he clashed with the player. suarez could face a two-year or 24-game ban from international football. for month on this we'll go to lee we willing live for us from rio. what has fifa said about this? >> reporter: well, as we stated they're given a daily briefing. this is a procedural briefing that happens daily. it's not a specific luis suarez briefing. please don't speculate and let us do the work on the manner. we review all the evidence.

the uruguayan authorities have come later today to submit their side of it, which will probably be luis suarez's side. he protests he's innocent. i can tell you from many years of following things this is swift work for them. the time frame is crucial. he faces a long worldwide ban from football, but the thing is will he be effectively kicked out of the world cup? that's what people want answered and they have to find him guilty when going through the processes. uruguay played colombia on saturday. will he be available for the match? >> suarez has done this before. any insight as to why he keeps doing it? >> remember, he's been seeing a psychologist at liverpool not just over this. it's with all matters around his play, but he talked about how i

grew up in uruguay, the kind of street ball he played. it was very, very rough. this is second nature to him. people will tell you when you meet luis suarez, he's a nice guy off the pitch. when you see the biting that people talk about all over the world and on social media, he has a serious problem. he did it for a third time is something fifa is unlikely to stand for and will cause problems in his career and maybe uruguay the world cup. >> we'll talk more about this later. lee we willings reporting live from rio. thank you. uruguay won that game 1-0 and face colombia in the last 16. they beat angel 4-1. colombia was assured of the place in the last 16 so rested key players during the game. jackson martinez scored twice and james rodriguez came off the bench to wrap up the win in their game against uruguay on

saturday. also group c greece had a controversial win over ivory coast. he looked to put it into the last 16. this incident saw greece awarded a penalty. he gave his side in the 2-1 win. so after all that, uruguay finished second in group d. they'll face colombia in the round of 16 on saturday. on sunday greece will play costa rica, both italy and england have exited from their group. france play ecuador later on wednesday in their final group e match with many players coming from a former colony. france has an ethnically diverse team, and as simon mcgregor would report, this has sometimes divided the nation. >> reporter: it's a snapshot of the diversity. these kids are french, but many

prefer the national colors of their couldn't of origin. it's a microcosm of france's complex story of race and identity, which is still having divided loyalties. in the equally diverse national side, it receives minute scrutiny. when things go well, it's a positive symbol of integration. when they go wrong, a sign of the national problems. >> translator: there's a tendency to ignore the minority role. it's perceived they cause the problem. when it goes well, everyone is well integrated and we see the fruits of a france that is successful. >> in brazil things are going really well. french fans believe they could go all the way, as they did so famously in 1998. a similarly diverse team which some hoped would be a template for better race relations. it didn't happen. if anything, racial tensions have worsened. the anti-immigration national

front is doing better than ever. cue 2010 and the worpd cup in south africa. france fell out of love with its footballers. the national front pounced on it as a symbol of all that's wrong. two wins in two matches re ignited it for the stars of the future. disallusionment of recent years has been replaced by hope, although expectations this time around are more realistic. >> integration is not working. we have to make it work better. that's one element to help integration. it won't be football or sport by themselves that forges a new society. >> france's headlines these day are dominated by the economic, political and social challenges. a good world cup win won't fix the myriad of problems, least of all the complex problems of race and national identity, but it proves a much-needed distraction

and for that most people are very grateful. france versus he can door, one of four more games coming up on wednesday. argentina needs a point to finish the top of the the qualifying group. a draw is enough for nigeria to go through. join us every day for the world cup update and a daily wrap of everything going on at brazil 2014. it's at 15:40 gmt. that's all your sports for now. back to you. >> thanks very much indeed. now, a space flight company is one step closer to sending brits to the edge of the earth in a balloon. it reaches world record heights up to 170,000 feet. they carry it into space so it's high enough to see the earth's curve. stay with us here on al jazeera if you can.