>> hello, welcome to the news hour from our headquarters in doha. coming up in the next 60 minut minutes. going on the offensive. it's the gunshot that changed the world. a century later the scars are still there. the prime minister of luxembourg after winning e.u.'s most powerful job from britain.

plus, a sampling of the fast finger work of musicians as they escape the hardship of life in gaza. >> the turmoil in iraq and what government sources are calling the zero the army says it's retaken tikrit and said that the military has reached only the outskirts of the city and has not pushed into tikrit yet. the police say they're getting ready for attacks and rebels.

the government began the offensive by securing the road to baghdad. it claims it has received support of tribes from samarra to tikrit. we have the latest. it's difficult to get the truth of what has happened on the ground. the iraqi government saying it has taken tikrit, any evidence that that is the command or not? >> well, that certainly is what the iraqi government would like you to believe. they've been placing that message on state television saying that tikrit has been cleansed of isil fighters. the army says they are on the outskirts. they are putting isil under pressure with helicopter fire in their bases and identifyout

identifyouts--hide outs, but the battle continues. they say the clashes are ongoing. what we know is that the fight has gone from samarra to tikrit quite quickly. what happens next, they go into today and surround the outskirts. >> we'll see. okay, the military reinforcing northern baghdad, fortifying roads and bridges. are those defensive measures? >> they're both defensive measures and offensive measures as well. now in the last year we've seen a tactic from isil fighters with

only what they call the baghdad belt. they regularly blow up bridge there is. they regularly attack army barracks there. what the army is doing is rebuilding those and strengthening them, and they're also fort flying the barracks as well. now whether they're expecting an onslaught over the next few days and weeks remains to be scene. what we know they're preparing for an on slot if that ever happens. >> thousands of people have been trapped by the fighting. including 1200 workers in samarra. meanwhile, 18 people are still working. saturday marks a deck kate since iraqi leaderrers took control. in the decade since violence has

killed 100,000 people. the country is struggling to keep together. >> reporter: late june 2004 the u.s.-led provisional authority is handing over power. the head is this man, paul bremer. much of the political landscape today was shaped by his first act in charge by banning the rule of the baath party he sought to do away with all the vestiges of saddam era. >> it was basically a terror house. i will continue to say and believe that the iraqis are better off today. >> but many iraqis might question that. the introduction of democracy is accompanied by violence as groups linked to al-qaeda sought to take control.

militias pushed iraq close to civil war. the u.s. government responded with a surge of troops in 2007. but it was only the following year that the tide turned. when sunni trieds agreed to take ona on al-qaeda. nouri al-maliki, a man who presented himself as an unifying figure, but who some believe was anything but. >> he has turned out to marginalizing the kurds and the sunnies and created a centralized government in baghdad. that really was a recipe for disaster. >> opponents say his policies have led to the recent upsurge in violence as the islamic state in iraq and the levant has taken

land. >> this is the future of iraq. nothing good will happen for iraq. >> reporter: when u.s. forces led the invasion of iraq in 2003, their president george w. bush said they had no purpose but to remove a threat and restore control of th of the country back to its people. what is happening to that now is up to question. how much of what is happening now can be blamed on the recipe for disaster left behind. >> i would say 100%. america invaded iraq to destabilize the country. that's their intention. they calculate the interest would be served by destabilizing

the country. let me give you some ideas. why they appointed bermer to be the governor of iraq. this man has no history on iraq, it's people, it's history. he does not speak the country. he is not even an expert on the middle east. there are many experts in america. there are many middle eastern centers that have qualified people. why they chose him. >> they left a legacy of disaster. >> no question. >> has the tide turned in mali maliki's favor? >> no question. that's a continuation of the policy start with bermer. it started with the council. it started with the first cabinet. the answer to that definitely yes. you see, the u.s. interest in destabilizing the country and

keeping conflict under control on occasion the conflict go out of control, and this is what is happening now. so now they are trying to recontrol the conflict. how are they recontrolling the conflict? by operations, asking for a new government, or new personnel, imuing the new component of iraqi society. >> should the americans have any part at all? >> they want the component of iraq, but not an effective government. they said that in 2010. it's going to be a government consisting of iraqi component. and in a few weeks maliki became the only member of that cabinet. i think this is what they're going to do again.

>> you are saying they want to regain control. but obama said he doesn't want to do that. >> well, i agree with that, too. my only feeling is if they're really serious we should have a government in all of iraqi-- >> could that include maliki. >> possible, not from my point of few, but possible to include al maliki. >> who is going to be credible enough to go into baghdad and say you have got to have an unity government. >> my feeling let the iraqi solve their own problems. the americans, the iranians, the saudis, they should leave iraq and let them solve the situation themselves.

>> if nobody goes into iraq, and isil builds a state, you think that would be-- >> i don't think isil has enough support within the iraqi society. the reason isil has some support now is because of the conditions and environment with the maliki germ in iraq. the iraqi people have nothing to do with isil. they did that five or six, seven years ago. we should deal with the environment that generated isil. >> that's the same question, the same answer. but are you seeing a redrawing now, do you think, of the geographical borders that were established 50 or 60 years ago that would included an isil state? >> not necessarily. that's what the americans want. >> no, that's not what the americans want. >> you never know.

>> well, they say something in public, but in reality they support something else. iraq could be redivided again, it's possible. it may be possible three or four. but this kind of policy is going to continue. >> well, we have to unfortunately leave it there. thank you for joining us. >> you're welcome. >> stay there for a moment. >> a car bomb attack in southwest syria has killed two people and wounded several more. activists say it was targeting a market. >> in the were vince there has been renewed clashes between isil and the al-qaedaa al-qaeda al nusra front. they had pledged their allegiance to isil. secretary of state john kerry said that it will be

important in repelling the state of iraq and levant. ukraine's military has regained control of the checkpoint in the east counsel of donetsk. if true it would defy agreement to extend a cease-fire until monday. this video released by the ministry showed the aftermath of fighting on friday. four soldiers were killed. five others wounded. during the day president poroshenko signed a trade deal. russia condemned it saying it could divide the country. european union leaders have chosen one of the most jobs in

brussels. for the next five years the former prime minister of luxembourg will lead the european union, but it was by no means you man must. >> it was a decision that never shocked anyone in the european union. all 27 member voted in favor of the luxembourg leader, that is except two. >> all of the countries voted in favor. >> he had served as you're ozone's president. it's that track record that swayed the majority. >> i think the decision for john claude is a decision that will allow us to have a commission president with european experience. >> reporter: that same experience countered against him in the eyes of britain's prime minister david cameron was

adamant that it was time for fresh flood and reform. >> this is a bad day for europe. it risks undermining the national governments national parliaments, and it hands new power to the european parliament. the status quo is not right for empty u. and it's not right for britain. it has got to change. >> it has pushed back and want cameron's conservative party is divided on the question of britain leaving the union. his promise with a referendum on the issue. >> the u.k. trend is partly for politica politics. the the market bias suggests that labor or democrats are going to be the next government.

so it's unlikely we'll get referendum. >> hungry's prime minister explained his no vote and would not accept sneaky treaty change. in the meantime, david cameron will be hoping he has taken on some of his desire for reform. al jazeera. >> nigeria's president said his country is in one of the darkest in its history. two people were killed in an attack on wednesday at a shopping mall.

>> attacks by boko haram is hurting the northern country. we look at how one industry in particular has been effected. >> reporter: this is the market. one of the biggest textile markets in africa. traders from western and central african countries and north of the continent come here to buy or sell. this is the only thing he knew. trading in my yea nigeria in textiles, but attacks by boko haram over the last three years have impacted people like him. >> people have suffered. >> this year it is improving.

>> many of his customers from neighboring countries are staying away. only a few of them who can stand the stress of nigerian secure check points come to buy. now i have my passport and entry visa, but i suffered a lot at the hands of law enforcement agents. i've been coming here for 15 years to buy goods. i won't come here again, ever. >> many are staying away. that means lost revenues for businesses and government. while this has had an impact on companies here many have been hurt by power outages and smuggling. attacks by boko haram has only made the situation worse and some industries have had to cut production and layoff staff. hthis man invested thousands of

dollars in his textile company to bring in customers, but that has yet to pay off. >> our plan to employ people has failed. our plan to train people virtually failed. our plan to start production in good time failed. our market plan, failed. >> the lack of security in nigeria means traders from neighboring countries are going elsewhere for supplies. business owners here are working and praying that these concerns disappear. but as recent events have shown no one is certain how soon things will improve. >> you're watching the news hour. lots more to come. including. [ national anthem ] >> yes, leaving college on a high certainly but why are so

many u.s. students dropping out of education. plus a dark chapter. books threatening to put publishers out of business. >> we have the latest in the world cup coming up. >> at least 11 people have been killed. thousands have been cut off by mudslides and monsoon rains. many are trying to get clean water to the state where people have forced to take shelters. india's monsoon season starts in june and sends in september. sweltering temperatures at 43 celsius, that's 104 fahrenheit. to stay cool many have gone to

the beach. and you can't argue with that. richard, can you. >> meteorologist: on the other side of this is the fact that they've got the water shortage across the region. have a look on the chart behind me. the temperatures now reach 40 degrees. the winds coming in from the east. so really very hot at least five or six degrees above what it should be. but water shortages are a problem across syria, lebanon and through gaza and looking at the forecast. it looks like it's going to remain dry and hot. the temperatures are falling away there. aleppo down to 37 by the time we get through to monday. but the temperatures are well up for the likes of baghdad and kuwait city. it's warm with the start of the holy month of ramadan.

meanwhile, in brazil for the world cup matches, it looks as though the weather conditions are going to be pretty good. it doesn't matter that much, they're local teams and they'll be used to any local conditions we have. it will be hot for many to play football in those conditions but they'll be used to it. it could get a little sticky there but it shouldn't ruin the game too much. >> barack obama set lofty goals when he first arrived in office, like many new leaders. one of them was to have the highest number of college graduates in the world. >> it's the time of year when massive halls fill up with students. a sea of black grounds, the

occasional string of confetti. [ national anthem ] >> the energy and excitement that is college graduation. the 7,000 plus graduates at the university of maryland paint an impressive figure until you realize how many of the students they started school with that didn't make it to this day. according to a harvard study the u.s. now has the highest college dropout rate in the industrialized world. 44% who enroll in a four-year college don't graduate. people lik >> people if they could come out and make the money back. but nowadays you don't. >> now she works as an make up artist and each week she struggles to pay the $20,000 in student loans she still owes.

in the u.s. that's not a large amount of student loan debt. now the average debt ranges from $23,000 to $40,000. >> college costs have been rising dramatically over the last 20 to 25 years. but the last five years we've seen tuition and fees for students go up dramatically. in arizona, for example, tuition and fees have gone up 77% in the last five years. >> that means graduates like amanda in maryland had to take out much more debt than any other generation, and she struggled to get to this day in her engineering degree. >> a combination of having two or three jobs every semester and financial aid which i'll start paying back starting in september. >> even working that much she owes $55,000. hers is a common story in this crowd with smiling proud parents

who can't seem to take enough pictures. that's what many will take away from this day. memories, a diploma, and a mountain of debt. al jazeera, maryland. >> kenya's publishing business is being threatened by piracy. it's already worth a fortune but nothing is being done about th the deluge in fakes. >> what is in these children's hands is worth millions of dollars. they're studying a short novel. the book sells hundreds of thousands of copies. >> it was a big break when his novel was chosen to be studied by all secondary school children. the quality is poor and the pages fall out.

he tried but failed to stop it. >> we actually had a tried. they make millions. especially books in high demand. the pirates can make more in a month. >> and the pirates are getting more aggressive. this printer produces school books every year. the pirates are now printing high quality copies in india and china which looks the same as the originals. >> this book sells $5 a copy. and it's a book every primary child is expected to have. that gives you some idea of the scale of the business.

but kenya's printing and publishing industry is the biggest in the region and supplies countries on the whole of east africa. >> but many of these counties are poor. but they don't want parents to buy the cheaper pirate companies. >> the country has lost out. so we're poorer for it because the whole society has lost out. >> authors say piracy threatens kenya's literacy, and not much is being done to stop it. while parents want the cost of education to be affordable, writers want to stay in business, too. >> you're watching the news hour from doha. still to come, zero tolerance.

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>> welcome back. a reminder of the top stories this hour. iraq's army has retaken tikrit from rebels. a car bomb has killed two people in duma northeast of damascus. a popular market has been targeted. dozens were wounded in the attack. and the leaders have nominated a former prime minister of luxembourg as president of the european commission. >> britain's queen elizabeth ii

has honored volunteers who served in the world war. it came to anniversary of when prince ferdinand had been assassinated. the first world war was a conflict that we can say changed the world. it redrew board line border lines and left an extraordinary number dead. we look at how it began and it's legacy. >> reporter: june 28, 2014, sarajevo. if we can pinpoint the start of the war, this is it. prince ferdinand and his wife were assassinated. and what could have been an

isolated incident you had hungary, germany and and austr austria. the battle lines were in place. well, it was enough for britain to declare war on germany. so we had the beginning of the first world war. but what was first an european conflict tru drew in countries from across the world. canada, united states, japan, and new zealand as well this was a tough war. not only was there a huge impact on people but resources, too. the things which became tools of war. copper for making bullets were drained from the congo.

rubber came into being and needed ties to run on. food for rations, everything was concentrated on the war front efforts. in 1919 the war was over but more than 60 million people were killed, and 20 million others were wounded. to think it was only 20 years later that the second world war would begin. but what can be said about world war i is that it did bring about change. empires failed. new countries rose and now the precursor to what we called the united nations had a mission to maintain world peace, something that it arguebly did not succeed in doing, and something that it's successor still battles to do today. >> the war that killed 60 million, it wasn't as woodrow wilson suggested, a war to end all wars, but it did transform the world, recognizing empires and transforming them.

we are live in sarajevo. it did transform the world, and it redrew geographical boundaries. we know that the assassination is the catalyst, but are we any closer to understanding the definitive causes of the first world war? >> definitely, this war was crucial because it was the end of one sultan, one czar, one kaiser and a lot of kings in europe. it changed the borders. it formed new states, an i

would like to say it was an incident of group of anarchists and talling terrorists after the assassination. they said he was a terrorist because he killed innocent lives, but he had the guilt of assassinating prince ferdinand. >> it was almost farcical the assassination. he threw a bomb at the arch duke, and that didn't result in his death. so he went away and had a cup of coffee. then the arch duke was diverted. so he took the opportunity when the car passed his cafe to shoot him and kill him.

and if he hadn't killed him that day, do you think the world would--the first world war would have started any way? because there are powers, there were people who wanted to start war. >> yes, for sure the world was prepared even before the assassination of ferdinand. this great war changed a lot of human history, especially fo for the 20th century. and it started in sarajevo with the assassination, and some people like to say that it finished in sarajevo with the bosnian war in 1995. so these circumstances, it's hard to say that sarajevo was

involved in the beginning and the end of the 20th century, as i hope this will not cause any third world war. >> we're all there with you, gentlema jacob, thank you for joining us. those who died in the second world war are also being honored as heroes. [ trumpet music ] >> called the forgotten army of world world 2, but after 70 years soldiers are finally being recognized. 91-year-old fought in the battle here. but he said the sacrifices of the soldiers have long been

forgotten. >> we would be happy if the government recognized what we did. we hope that the government can provide us some services for contributing to this war. >> the battle is amongst the most ferocious ever fought. allied troops were up against an 80,000 japanese army often fighting in hand to hand combat. after months of grueling battle they were able to push back imperial forces and prevent the occupation of india. >> it's been recognized by the national army museum as the greatest british battle of all time. and if you consider who the battle was up against or it was just against, it beat out waterloo and d-day in being considered the greatest british battle. >> his grandfather led the allied forces on this very battlefield in 1944.

he says the treacherous and wet conditions killed many soldiers. >> they were surrounded by trenches where many would have crouched and day after day would have had to fight off wave after wave of japanese attacks coming in trying to break through these hills:. >> reporter: today those who survived are being honored. ultimately it's a somber reminder that in war every side loses. karishma vyas, al jazeera. >> arresting eight suspects who they say was involved in fueling anti-muslim raids. four people were killed. some breaking news now.

a suspected leader in the attack in the libyan city of bengahzi is expected to arrive this weekend. khatallah is being transported on a transport ship after he was seized in libya on june 15th. he's expected to be charged under the u.s. justice system. we'll bring you more on that story when he arrived in the united states. elections will be held in october of next year. the only commander who led the coup said he plans to provide an elections. a booming economy and a growing gap between rich and poor. we go to jakarta. >> reporter: the world's tenth

largest economy after battling economic crisis for years, but not everyone is benefiting. while some are earning more money many are left behind. it's a huge challenge for the next president. the race between former jakart jakarta's governor. the former general will be tight. when he announced his candidacy. as a governor he focused on poverty. tens of thousands of people living in slums were relocated and given jobs. this woman was moved to an apartment after living in a slum most of her life. she how runs a garment business. >> in a slum we could only sell some goods. now i have a fixed salary. >> reporter: for millions of indonesians, this is what life is like.

whoever becomes the next president will have to deal with the growing gap between the rich and the poor to make sure that indonesia is stable and the country as a whole prospers. the other candidate has lashed out at foreign companies benefiting from indonesia's natural resource. >> okay, if not very poor with investors, it will be very temporary. in the week or two week we'll be able to shell stock, drop by 10% to 15%. it's a good time to buy. in the next two weeks it will come back. >> analysts wil say whoever

becomes president will have to attract investment. >> in the end whoever is elected will have the option of how to grow the economy up to 7%. how to create, for example, 12 million jobs. how to reduce unemployment into 4%. >> aiming for 7% growth. something analysts say is unrealistic given the state of the country. and indonesians will decide who they trust to run indonesia. al jazeera, jakarta. >> the vatican has promised to seek the toughest possible penalty for its former ambassador to the dominican republic after found guilty of abuse. >> he's being defrocked and shamed in the most public of

ways. the former ambassador to the dominican republic found guilty by the church itself of abusing boys. the authorities on the caribbean island where the alleged abuse took place has hoped an investigation. >> in my meeting with the holiness, he opened the meeting talking about the subject, and he assured me that the vatican would not be at peace. so if they have expelled him, that is the maximum penalty, expulsion from the priesthood and the church. >> reporter: for years the vatican has been accused of doing too little to prevent abuse by its own clergy. earlier this year the united nations called on the vatican to open up its files from the past. since being appointed pope francis has apologized over clerical child abuse, and has gone further than any of his predecessors. >> we're certainly making a an

effort to demonstrate it. he said there would be zero tolerance for people guilty of sexual abuse of minors or sexual abuse in general. he made that absolutely clear. he talks about the problems of the priest, he is really taking a tough time on the status of clergy. >> now two months to appeal. he could face a separate criminal trial and extradition to the dominican republic. emma hayward, al jazeera. >> still to come on the news hour, no luis suarez for uruguay. and we'll see, won't we.

>> stand by. it's sport. here's robin. >> very dramatic, stephen. thank you. good to have you along. the round 16 gets under way in brazil in just over two hours time. it will be host nation taking on chile. there will be plenty of eyes on uruguay, who will be looking to put luis suarez behind them as they go against colombia. their football teams are often overshadowed by brazil and argentina, but uruguay and colombia came into this world cup with high hopes and a point to prove. now one of them must go. while many thousands of their fans in rio, uruguay's best

player is not. luis suarez banned for biting. many fans are supporting him. >> i'm not justifying anything, and don't think that one should not be punished or sanctions, but this is between people. in uruguay we are always behind him. he has give us great moments. the punishment fifa gave him is excessive for his mistake. >> manjames rodriguez. >> it was not easy losing a player at the beginning of the world cup. but the shock is gone. players who have stepped it up on the pitch and made goals in a

sense helping us. now for uruguay they are living the shot, and it will be hard for them to go in without suarez. he is an excellent player. neither colombia floor uruguay were picked to win this world cup. in this very stadium they beat brazil and lifted the trophy. next the winners of this one will be chile or brazil. >> brazil will attempt to get their 95 year unbeaten home record against chile perfectly intact add to that the fact that brazil reach the world cup since 1994. chile has made the world sit up

and take notice. there is revenge element here. cho lay was beaten by brazil exactly four years ago. >> brazil have won the world cup five times. for me that's very important for football and for history. winning against brazil will not be easy. i think they are statistically better than any international team, now they play at home in their own country, and this has been a huge responsibility for them. they have a great coach. they have great players. we have an opportunity. we have an chance. we have an opportunity to change history. >> and millions of about stillans are getting ready to stop work and watch their team play. as gabriel alezondo explains it's having an impact on the country's economy. >> brazilians are packed into bars and restaurant.

everyone waiting for this. the brazil goal. brazilians can be hard working people but even they admit when the national team plays, they are not for good reason. >> we can't work on days brazil plays because of the horns that everyone blows. we can't talk on the phone. i think its great that we just get the day off from work. >> early afternoon still a few hours to kick off and people are leaving work to catch the metro to get home to watch the game. many trade their work oh clothes for something more appropriate. even a grandmother makes sure her grandson is ready even if he's not hold enough to walk yet. still hours before kick off, and employees of this bank check out early. this mantling his colleague he expects brazil to win 3-0. >> a few last customers rush in before the bank doors are closed for good. kiosks that normally sell

newspapers are now places to buy merchandise. but it's on the streets where the shutdown is most evidence. >> there are 5.4 million cars in the city of sao paulo, but you would never know it looking at this street behind me. this is one of the busiest streets in the entire city, but it's almost empty right now because everybody is inside watching the national team play. elsewhere, the main street in the city is quiet. even the trading on the stock exchange slows. many cities just declare a holiday. one study found that the country loses $10 billion in lost productivity during the tournament, but few here don't seem to care much, at least not now. >> brazil right now lives for football. it's in our blood. today we stop everything for football, and i think it's the right thing to do. >> in a country, football is the

only thing open for business. >> reporter: in other sports news it's been a disappointing return from injury for golf's tiger woods. finishing 13 shots behind the leaders. two quick updates before i go. ramos suspended play at wimbledon. and in the last half hour, world champion mark marquez won his third race with victory at the netherlands. he can keep up-to-date with all of our world cup-related news on

the website www.aljazeera.com www.aljazeera.com/brazil. that's it. more later. >> it's a place where dozens of young people in gaza can take refuge from the heat. we met some of the students musicians. >> reporter: the 10-year-old and his friend unpack their instruments. they've been playing classical arab music together for five years and they practice every day. he recently won a prize for playing the instrument. he was supposed to play again, but israel closed the gaza border. >> i feel joy when i play with

my friends. music gives people joy and it takes us away. >> half of gaza's population are children. many are exposed to political violence almost every day. the organization defense of children international say 353 children were killed in 2008. another 30 were killed in renewed conflict in 2012. his mother said that music helps his son and his friends cope. >> i love him learning music because music is connected to the soul. it's important in gaza when people are so anxious always. >> the edward national conservator for music has more than 200 students. >> he's play forgive his student friends here. for anyone who has stereotypes here about life in gaza, have a

listen to this. [♪ music ] [♪ music ] >> al jazeera, gaza. >> just before we go, a suspected leader of the 2012 attack on an u.s. compound in bengahzi, libya, has arrived in washington. khatallah has been on board an u.s. ship. he is now in the united states where he will face charges. stay with us here on al jazeera.

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