>> tech know. >> we're here in the vortex. only on al jazeera america. celebrations in kiev after ukraine scenes an historic deal with the eu. ♪ >> now the president is turning his attention to the ceasefire in the east which is due to expire in this an hour. we're watching the al jazeera news hour live from london. also coming up. as iraq's military battles to stop the sunni rebel advance, the prime minister fights to keep his job. the un middle east enjoy resigns after failing to reach a peace

deal. and we'll look at how safe people feel in abou ja. i'm tim frengd -- friend in rome, where the major is appealing for millions of dollar from donors to help save the historic sites. ukraine has joined georgia and moldova in joining theeu. the pact will bind the three countries more closely to the west both politically and economically. vladimir putin is warning of serious consequences. he said making ukraine choose between rush a the eu would split it in two. but ukraine's president called it his countries most historic

day since independence in 1991. but he now needs to decide whether to extend the ceasefire due to end in one hour's time in eastern ukraine. >> reporter: it came down to a simple flourish of a pen, a signature on a page. but this association agreement will fundamentally alter the economic prospects of millions of people. getting to this point has cost hundreds of lives and severely strained democratic ties. it has brought ukraine to the brink of civil war. the president said his country had said the highest possible price to make her dreams come true. >> of course all of us would have wished to have signed the agreement under different, more comfortable circumstances. on the other hand the external aggression faced by ukraine is another strong reason for this crucial step.

by signing this agreement, ukraine takes enormous commitment, but it is a document on joint ownership, and joint responsibility. >> reporter: this treatly is not without cost, ukraine now benefits to having access to the european market, but it must make significant reforms. full eu membership is still a long way off. and russia continues to express its anger, the kremlin predicting grave consequences. in moscow, president putin said the kiev administration had created a rift between the ukrainian people. >> translator: the anti-constitutional coup in kiev and attempts to artificially impose a choice between ukraine and russia have pushed society towards a split and painful confrontation. >> reporter: the united nations estimates more than 100,000

people from fled from eastern ukraine into russia this year. fearful of the conflict and perhaps the future. the ceasefire may be extended though in reality it has been almost meaningless. on thursday separatists openly attacked international guard units. in the early hours of friday morning, armed separatists released a four-man team from the international monitoring group. the osce. the timing of their release appeared politically motivated, it was a relief nonetheless. >> we welcome the return of our four special monitoring mission teammates after 31 days. >> but four other members and dozens of other hostages still remain in captivity. and paul joins us live now. paul what is the feeling there

in donetsk in would pro-russian separatists be willing to extend a ceasefire? >> there has been a second meeting of this group. it stopped short of being proper peace talks, but around the table are representatives of kiev, russia, the osce, and the separatist movement, and what they have agreed this evening is that they are prepared from their side to extend their ceasefire, and it is important to remember, this was not a joint ceasefire between army and separatists. they were two separate ceasefires. the separatists have said they are prepared to extend their ceasefire to monday. and it seems all of the attention will be on monday. there will be a telecall between the german chancellor, the ukrainian president, and the russian president on sunday. and although the ukrainian

president said he won't make his decision on the ceasefire until he returns to kiev, i think it's almost unthinkable that he won't join the idea that this can be pushed forward until monday and then a decision will be made as to whether there should be sanctions against russia, and perhaps a all-out military assault to dislodge the separatists that have taken control of these areas in the east. >> paul thank you. now georgians have reacted positively to their country'sing a agreement with the eu. >> reporter: that signing between the european union and georgia as well as moldova and ukraine is now over. the prime minister of georgia said that the doors to europe were now open, and it was now georgia's job to get on with the reforms necessary to be fulfilled as part of that

european union association agreement. this now formallizes the relationship. and at some point in the future will have an enormous economic impact. with the european union being open to georgia producers, and there is a lot of concern about now how to react to what the kremlin has been saying, which is that there could be serious consequences to signing this agreement if it affects the russian economy. georgia's involvement or impact on the russian economy is likely to be negligible. it is the other way around that really counts. georgia has faced the consequences of poor relations with russia. it has had an embargo or two tonight experts.

and that ban was lifted last year. a lot of concern that russia could now seek to disrupt that level of trade in punishment for georgia choosing this european path. and also russia is still very much able to control things down to the fact that it has troops on the ground in two territories internationally recognized as georgian. >> joining me in studio for a bit more analysis on this, what is going to change between rush and kiev now that the president has signed this pact with the eu? the >> everything. we're talking about breaking up an economic relationship that of the 20-odd years of ukraine's and russia's independence or -- well, since the demise of the ussr, brought ukraine

$250 billion in the form of all sorts of price discounts on gas, on low-customs tariffs or no tariffs, so that isment co -co -- is coming to a close, because the rules say that ukraine will only deal with eu now a russia doesn't have a role to play. >> but in the short to medium term this will hurt ukraine more than russia? >> absolutely. what ukraine or the eu for that matter don't realize or try not to talk about is that in the short to medium term, the gas prices and energy prices in ukraine in general are going to shoot up. >> they -- perhaps they don't talk about it openly, they want to hail this as being an historic agreement, but there does seem to be that acknowledgment on the part of

the government in kiev that we are going to have to go through reform, but we want to be the masters of our own political destiny. >> well, they have been. i think they are largely overstating the influence that russia has been having on ukraine. if anything -- i mean, i just mentioned the $250 billion. that's a pretty positive influence in my books. so they are going to lose that? okay. russia is losing out on some of the industrial economic links with quite a few enterprises in ukraine -- >> of course russia has threatened ukraine with serious consequences. what -- what do they mean by that? >> well, serious consequences is just what i said, that they are losing out on the economic privileges that they enjoyed, and have not been particularly -- >> but is russia likely to take more punitive action? >> no, i don't think we are talking about that at all. >> no biting economic

measures -- >> well -- >> we already know they have to pay a much higher price in natural gas -- >> it's not a higher price. they are being -- they were enjoying preferred prices. now that is going to stop. >> market prices. >> yes. >> how is this going to affect the political situation in eastern ukraine? >> the situation is difficult, and i think it is not going to be rectified certainly not by the signatures that he put down today. it is a split country and it is staying split. >> thank you for your analysis. coming up this news hour, not wanted by britain and hungry, eu leaders elect the next head of the european commission. and fears of the ebola virus spread across africa and we'll have the latest in

sport with sonia. ♪ now iraq's top shiite cleric has urged the country's political blocks to appoint a prime minister and president before parliament convenes on thursday. currently nouri maliki is fighting to keep his job. hoda abdel hamid reports now. >> reporter: it was a tough sell for william hague convincing the kurds to take part in a government under the leadership of maliki. the kurdish president says there is no going back to june 10th, the day the city fell. >> translator: we have waited for more than ten years for the iraqi government to address and solve the issues of these areas covered by article 140, but it

was to no avail. the iraqi government forces have withdrawn, and it was necessary for the forces to go in to provide protection. >> reporter: the, remarks came a day after he made a surprise visit to the oil-rich city under rebel control. with an order of u.s. made f-16 aircraft on hold, the iraqi recently purchased second-hand jet fighters from russia and belarus should arrive in the coming days. maliki blamed the u.s., saying it is the lack of air cover. but sunni's say a military solution will only increase the problem, and blame the prime

minister for narrowing down the rebellion to a fight against isil. >> if they didn't accept our political solution, they will face just isis and destiny. [ speaking foreign ] >> translator: and that clearly would be division of iraq. but not -- it's not the -- our -- our decision. that's a different decision. >> reporter: parliament is due to reconvene on july 1st. but the fighting is now at the doors of bagdad. hoda abdel hamid. as it stands now in iraq,

kurdish forces are in control of the oil-rich region, while rebel fighters lead by isil hold large parts of anvil province. sunni rebels are also consolidating their hold on key targets including a major syrian border crossing and an airport. but iraq's military is fighting back, sending another 200 troops to defend the oil refinery, and launched an offensive to retake the town of tikrit. >> reporter: iraqi military aircraft high in the skies over tikrit. in a battle not reported by authorities or in state media, elite commender units are aledged to have tried to get a foothold in the town. witnesses reported fierce fighting and two of out of the

three helicopters used were downed. people say the military hit targets indiscriminately. >> translator: there is no isil here. you can film the whole area here, and you'll see it's a residential area. families live here. >> translator: they dropped barrel bombs here. we were home and all of a sudden two blasts took place. there is no militants here in the region. >> translator: the families were displaced. they all left. the situation is quite difficult here, there's no gas, water, or electricity. >> reporter: the government haven't released any information about this operation, but they have told al jazeera they are in control of the university. tikrit is a crucial town. it's not only the hometown of saadam hussein, but it is seen as being one of the key towns in the sunni heartland, and isil don't want to give it up easily.

isil also says it has captured many military equipments. photos were released by the fighters, but further investigation is difficult because of fighting. weeks into this crisis, iraq's politicians still haven't been able to agree on a united solution. and hopes of stability remain just that. imran khan, al jazeera. the charity war child says children's rights are being violated in iraq, and it's concern they are being targeted for recruitmentment for young groups. it's warning that young people are extremely at risk. and humanitarian access isn't getting to those most vulnerable. talk me through your biggest concerns about children in iraq

right now. >> thank you. we just released a report this week, based on the testimony and research that our teams in iraq have been doing over recent days, and it does paint a really horrific picture of the flairup in sectarian violence. and there were those children who were directly caught up and living in and amongst the violence that has flared up in areas of iraq, and those that are displaced. >> and you also identify two groups of kids -- or identify children being at risk of -- being targeted by armed groups, but then on the other hand they are also at risk of sexual violence. >> that's right. >> how did you come to that conclusion. >> those left behind, there are reports we're getting from people we have met who have been

displaced, are at risk of attacks on their schools and hospitals, a risk of recruitment l. there's plenty of evidence of that already. but also witnessing the horrific violence against their families and communities. >> you say the international response hasn't been adequate. there is a huge problem around logistics. how do you get around? how do you ensure people get the help that they need. what can be done? >> with half a million people on the move at least, and a huge proportion of those being women and children. arriving into northern iraq where there is a crisis upon crisis, because there's already a quarter of a million syrian refugees in this iraq, they need the full range of humanitarian support. the funding isn't there at the moment. the appeal launched in february,

is only 6% funded. so the basic needs that children require aren't met. in particular, though, in a crisis like this where the levels of violence are so extreme, and the trauma that children experience is so extreme, we think an added protection response is really needed. access to the displaced children is certainly there why the kurdish areas. >> dan thanks very much. >> thank you. well, events in iraqer were front and center as the u.s. secretary of state john kerry flu to saudi arabia where we held talks with the saudi king. he also met syrian opposition leader, and he asked for more foreign aid for the campaign to oust president assad. that's despite president obama seeking half a billion dollars to train and equip moderate opposition groups in syria. the middle east [ inaudible ] has resigned after

the collapse of palestinian israeli peace talks. this came after they failed to reach a comprehensive peace agreement this spring. two palestinians have been killed in an israeli air strike on gaza. they were killed when the car they were traveling in was hit on a coastal road. israel says the men were involved in firing rockets into its territory. this comes as israeli's military continues to target hamas in retaliation of the abduction of three teenagers. and protests are going on in the northern town. they were demonstrating against israeli's policy of detention. palestinians expected of security offenses are jailed

without trial. so jane, why don't we start first by discussing martin resignation. how is that likely to impact a peace process that was really shaky at best, some would say non-exi non-existent. >> reporter: it was a peace process that eventually didn't lead to anything. people here won't be very surprised at the resignation. the deadline for any kind of signed agreement came and went at the end of april. there were huge challenges, either side managed to really edge closer to one another. some of the nails in the coffin were of course the continued expansion of illegal settlements, as well as issues over prisoner releases. the palestinians wanted more prisoners to be released from israeli jail, and the last batch

were not released. return the palestinian leader ended up signing 15 treaties internationally. and that enraged the israelis. essentially the talks collapsed before april. they were not going anywhere by april because of the issues i just mentioned. so his resignation doesn't come as a huge surprise to people here. >> and of course there have been clashes as well between palestinians and riot police because of this pollty of administrative detention. a great deal of anger. just take us through exactly what has been happening. >> well administrative detention, is again in the headlines here. just over two weeks ago, three israeli settlers went missing. two of them are 16 years old. one of them 19 years old. now it's not clear what happened

to them when they went missing. they are presumed kidnapped by the israelis. the israelis are k actually saying that hamas did this. nonetheless ever since there, there has been the biggest israeli military operation across the west bank in over ten years. hundreds of people have been arrested. it has been largely a crackdown on hamas. well over a thousand houses searched. and those detentions are in the headlines because so many more have been detained since then. there have been clashes between the palestinians and the israeli army. and five palestinians were killed by live fire over the past two weeks. those raids have calmed down now. they are still go ing, and the search operation is still ongoing, but they have pulled bah k from the intensity from what they were, probably in an attempt to try to calm tensions.

>> jane ferguson, thank you. three al jazeera journalists who were sentenced in egypt on monday have been in prison for 181 days. peter greste and mohammed fahmy were given seven years in prison, baher mohamed was sentenced to ten years, because he had a spent bullet in his possession which he picked up at a protest, it was a spent casing. in pakistan dozens of journalists have demonstrated against their jailing. and there was a letter submitted supporting their release. yup i don't know says pakistan and egypt are both suffering an attack on media freedom. the lawyer for a sudanese woman freed from death row and later arrested over forced travel documents remains in custody. she was released late on thursday after being detained at

the airport, but is unable to leave the country. >> translator: the prosecution continues to charge maream. we proceed to try to present her defense. still to come on the al jazeera news hour, thousands died in one of the bloodiest battles of world war ii are honored as heros. a former sex trafficking victim turning around the lives of women jailed in houston, texas. and columbian football looks forward to a bright future after years of difficulty. we'll have all of that and more in your sport. ♪

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bagdad. ukraine's president is deciding whether to extend the ceasefire that is scheduled to expire in half an hour. noweu leaders have nominated the former president of luxemberg. >> the council voted to nominate as the next president of the european commission. britain and hungary were opposed, but we will now work to secure our best interests. but this is a bad day for europe. it risks undermining the position of national goes,

national parliaments, and hands new power to the european parliament. >> john claude is a veteran brussels deal maker. from 1995 to 2013 he was the prime minister of luxemberg and one of the architects of the euro. he was the president of the euro group. he was the lead candidate for the european people's party which won the may elections. the european president is the most powerful job in brussels. it oversees national budgets, enforces treaties, and negotiates international trade deals. joining me now is an author after historian of european politics here in london. good to have you with us. is he the right man for the eu's top job? >> this is very open to

discussion. the problem in my view is not just if he is the right man, but who is the right plan? there must be reforms or there will be an continuation of austerity and economic stability lead mostly by germany and angela merkel. one of the key problems here, including cameron discussing the future president of the commission is honestly we don't really know what they are going to do -- >> in your view david cameron's opposition, david cameron's fears are completely unfounded, because actually we're going to see very little change? >> are partially unfounded. in terms of cameron, i would make a distinction between the national side and international side.

internationally this might put the uk into a sort of marginalization. it's not actually clear in my personal view what the main eu party families are going to do, because we don't know by -- from -- [ inaudible ] from [ inaudible ] what is their vision of europe? the >> that has been the problem, hasn't it? we have seen this has been an issue that has come up time and time again during the course of the euro crisis. fears of the break up of the eu has subsided for now, but what does this union look like in the next five to ten years. >> yeah, because honestly, i'm not sure of some of their views. probably trying to say something on their vision of europe are the two extremes, on the far right and the far left.

very different visions of europe. but the problem today is the lack of vision for europe, and the lack of vision from europe from europe's people partily, from socialists, but also from cameron. he is very good for criticizing the elite, but what is he proposing. reform is a very interesting word in political vocabulary today. >> there you go, i think you have raised more questions than answers. >> sorry. >> good to have you. ♪ bosnia serbs have unveiled a monument that sparked the launch

ofward one. the statute's unveiling comes on the anniversary of the 100-year start of the war. it has been recognized as britain's greatest military victory, but few people have heard about the battle. now f after two generations, thousands of soldiers who died in one of the bloodiest battles of world war ii are being honored as heros. here is our report. >> reporter: been called the forgotten army of world war ii, but after 70 years, thousands of british, indian, and allied soldiers who challenged japanese forces in india are finally being recognized. 91-year-old fought in the battle here.

but he says the sacrifices of the solders have long been forgotten. >> translator: we would be happy in if the government recognized what we did. we hope the government can provide services for contributing to this war. >> reporter: the battle is amongst the most ferocious every fought. allied troops were up against an 80,000 japanese army. they were able to prevent the occupation of india. >> it has been recognized now as the greatest british battle of all time. and if you consider who the battle was up against or judged against, it beat out waterloo and d-day in being considered the greatest british battle. >> reporter: general william

slim lead the forces on this very battlefield in 1944. he says the treacherous and wet conditions killed many soldiers. >> we're surrounded by trenches were very young men would have crouched and day f after day had to fight off wave after wave of japanese attacks. >> reporter: today those who survived are being honored. thisment commemoration recognizes the sacrifices made by so many to protect india, but ultimately it's a somber reminder that in war every side loses. officials in india say at least 15 people were killed and dozens of homes flattened when a gas pipeline exploded. witnesses say flames leapt more than 24 meters high as a thick

plume of dark smoke billowed into the air. the fire burned for more than five hours before it was brought under control. pakistan's prime minister has promised a financial aid package for displaced families. hundreds of thousands have fled a military offensive. during his visit he met army officials and handed out aid to families. the package includes money for food and housing, and a special allowance. thousands of students in the philippines have joined the global campaign to free more than 200 kidnapped nigerian schoolgirls. they demonstrated in manila. nigeria's president says his country has entered one of the darkest phases of its history after the latest boko haram

bombing which killed 22 people. andrew simmons reports. >> reporter: they are still clearing out, and many people are still in shock. wednesday's bomb struck at the heart of the capitol in one of its busiest shopping districts. the president came to the scene after cutting short a visit where he was attending an african union summit, and he gave this warning. >> [ inaudible ] >> reporter: it's understood nigeria's military had been put on high alert. but for the third time this year, they got through what many believe is inadequate security. now people are afraid to go shopping in the city center. this electrical store may be open for business, but no one is buying.

>> everywhere nobody -- we are not oppressed -- nobody know -- don't know what can happen now. >> reporter: and at a cell phone store nearby it's a similar mood. >> we're not safe. we don't feel safe. we just want to come out there and do business. and we cannot close down. >> we don't know what will happen tomorrow. we need more security in this country. >> [ inaudible ] the security aspect of this country. they have to buckle up. >> reporter: security contractors say they feel they are on the front line. checks and searches have been increased but no one is confident. many of the owners of private security forms say too much is expected of their unarmed staff. they say it's the army and the police who should be doing more to provide protection for the people. but what more can they do in the organization representing

nigeria's lawyers say if the scourty forces are failing, the government should consider negotiating with boko haram. >> it is not clear to us, but [ inaudible ] we will have to deal with it somehow. we cannot -- go cannot throw up its hands. >> reporter: as the president visited casualties in hospital, though, he seemed resolute about taking a harder line. and he said earlier that people should stop criticizing the security forces, but help them more instead. his words come as a time when public confidence in many the police, and the government appear to be at an all-time low. sierra leone's government has told its citizens not to shelter people with the ebola virus. the disease is spreading out there west f africa.

>> reporter: hospitals like this across west f africa are struggling to deal with could be one of the worst ebola outbreaks in the region. if left untreated ebola will kill the majority of the people who get it. the world health organization is warning people to be vigilant. >> people are traveling by roads. there is roads go through west africa, and of course there is some control, but we all know that all of these borders are quite porous in fact, so we have to be careful there, and we need to be prepared. >> reporter: efforts to contain the spread of the virus is hampered by many factors. now the government has stepped up its effort to try to stop the

spread of ebola. it has made it an offense for individuals to give anyone sheller who is affected. the who says countries in the region should be prepared for possible arrival of those carrying the virus. many in this region don't understand the virus. some health workers have been attacked by villagers. this woman says she is happy to test negative and will now help raise awareness. >> translator: on the third day they drew my blood again, and did another test, which proved negative this time. i feel so relieved. i feel like in heaven. i'm now going back to my community to raise awareness. >> reporter: the world health organization estimates there are 176 people already infected in see area leon, and at least 46 deaths. and officials fear if governments fail to take immediate action, things could

get much worse. a month-long sting to capture child sex of fekders in the u.s. has now taken place. among those arrested was a teaching assistant for children with special needs. >> allowing your children to go on social media unsupervised is like letting them walk down a dark ally in an unsafe town. in texas a hub for sex trafficking, is helping female victims turn their lives around. and the success is down to a former victim who is teaching them. [ singing ]

>> reporter: it's not unusual for katherine to get this kind of greeting when she comes to work at the jail in harris county, texas. twice a week the women open up to miss kathy as they call her to share stories of being tricked and then trapped in a life of sex trafficking. >> this man drove up and said hey, do you want make some money, and i'm thinking iment am desperate, and he threatened to kill me if i ever left. >> reporter: the experiences are similar. lured into prostitution as young girls but never allowed to keep the tens of thousands of dollars they made. there were tears as they recall the beatings, and the sheer number of girls trapped with them. >> i have a lot of cuts and stabs and been shot and sfuf stuff like that. there were multiple girls, different ages, different colored skin, some didn't even speak english. >> reporter: they all agree being arrested on charges was

like being rescued. for the first time they say, they feel no shame, but only because of miss kathy. she was once a back up singer for some of the biggest names in show business, but she too was trapped and trafficked herself. >> i have been there and done that. i can show them where my ear was cut off and put back on. human trafficking and sex slavery does not necessarily mean everybody has been chained in a basement and fed dog food. there are mental chains. >> reporter: this is the first of its kind in her counseling. she says dozens of women have gone through these doors a left with education and -- >> i am finding out who i really am. >> i was able to survive that

dark deep hell to come back and get somebody else get the recipe to come out and look up and live. >> reporter: she says she is living proof there is life after being victimized after human trafficking. all that is needed is love, support, and a second chance. still ahead, sunna will be here with all of the sport. including we hear from american funny man who is drumming up support for the u.s. world cup cause. ♪ all the way to you.

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♪ snna is here now with all f the sport, starting of course with the world cup. ♪ thank you very much. lou suarez is back. after being banned. he says he believes the ban is excessive. he was spotted at the team hotel before making his exit. one of suarez's sponsors has already decided to end its deal with the player, and fifa are standing by his decision. >> what happened with suarez was beyond the game. it was far beyond the fair play and attitude you can have when

you play at the world cup as the chairman of the committee said. he said when you are at the world cup, the 32 teams playing at the world cup, the 23 players of these teams they have to show the best of the best, because they are the example for the rest of the world. >> and these are pictures from last year's cup in brazil, which saw suarez's teeth have been dangerously close to a shoulder before. he confronted suarez after the clash. at the time, either player was cautioned by the match ref fee. expectations are high in columbia who will play uruguay. they ended the 16-year drought. marry ana sanchez reports. >> reporter: the comeback, after a 16-year wait appears to be

paying off. columbia has won all of its matches so far. >> translator: seeing our team coming back with so much strength after all of these years fills us with emotion and motivation. there are moments when you want to cry. >> reporter: the last time columbia made was in the 1991 world cup. and drug kingpins were controlling the game. william played in those years. >> translator: the traffickers began man ageing the teams and brought lots of money. but when it got out of control, all of the good turned bad. >> reporter: whole teamser were threatened. referees kidnapped or killed. the lives of players were at stake. in a crucial match, columbia's captain scored a goal that lost

him his life. he was murdered two months f after columbia was eliminated. >> translator: his death laid bare the mafia culture that defined us. becould all smell how rotten our football had become. >> reporter: now many believe that violence in columbian football is long past. >> translator: apparently it seems that football is now more transparent and you can't really tell if the hands of mafias are in it. >> reporter: celebrations have resulted in at least nine deaths, with over 3,000 fights related to the game. for now columbians are putting their trust in the new team, hoping it will break from its dark past.

so down to 16 and the knockout rounds will commence on saturday. brazil will get the fun started against chile followed by columbia and uruguay. netherlands face mexico, and costa rica takes on greece. monday france will meet the current kings of african, nigh, and three time champion will play algeria. ahead of the last 16, the u.s. soccer bandwagon is well and truly rolling. and jumping on board is comedian will farrell. he announced he was ready to play and do whatever it takes to help his country. >> i'm not going to lie to you. i'm not in the best shape.

okay? [ cheers ] >> i'm going to try my best -- i'm going to try my best, and i'm going to live up to the spirit of this american team. [ cheers and applause ] >> and i don't care if the game gets close, i will bite -- i will bite the opponent. [ cheers and applause ] >> jokevic has now moved into the next round at wimbledon. during the third set he dived for a forehand falling awkwardly on his left shoulder, but after some treatment he was able to continue. he'll now move to the next round. in the women's champion, the

second seed was eliminated on friday. >> the key was just the belief in myself and -- to not give her any easy points, and i think i -- i did that right, and i was serving very well, and i was following the tactic what my coach said, and i think that was the key. >> and that's all of your sport for now. >> thanks very much. more of the ancient roman city of pompeii has collapsed. parts of a column and wall crumbled after heavy rain on thursday. thisment comes as the mayor of rome appeals to international donors to help restore the glory of the capitol. tim friend visited one site in dire need of restoration. >> reporter: he got the idea from alexander the great's tomb in alexandria, so when he

returned from his egyptian campaign in 28 bcsc, augustus built this as a symbol of his power. but now it's crumbling away. it originally looked like this. and survived incarnations as a circus and an opera house as well as some poor restoration under benito mussolini. it immediates $5.5 million just to reopen to the public. >> this area belongs to entire man kind, and i believe that we need to look all over the world to -- to gather all of the resources that we can gather together inner order to maintain what we have here. >> reporter: archeologist showed me around. without more money, her work is restricted. >> translator: the wall made with traditional methods is wearing out. these ancient walls are

kremabling. it's essential that we do something quickly. >> reporter: we're about to enter the heart of this muse lee um. this is where augustus himself would have been burr -- buried. at least 22 family members were buried here including augustus in 14 ad. the mayor says treasures like this will re -- remain hidden from the public without outside help. >> you can catch up with aljazeera.com. you have comments, analysis, ing blogs from our reporters on the ground. and video on demand. so aljazeera.com. that's it for this news hour. i'll be back in a full moment's time with a full bulletin of news for you. do stay with us. ♪

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