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cup. first, the turmoil in iraq, and what some sunni rebels are calling a new era, the group that led much of the fighting in iraq anoubsed a cal -- announced a calafat in areas over aleppo. until now the group has been known as the islamic state of iraq and levant and wants to be known as the islamic state and wants all to pledge allegiance for it the imran khan is in baghdad. a new territory for i.s.i.l., how is this being viewed in baghdad? are they taking it seriously? >> there has been no official rehabilitation from baghdad. it's early. people will be looking at the document. it was released late last night. and the audio messages. what i can tell you is the timing of this is interesting. it comes during ramadan, so

people are thinking about ha it means to be a muslim, and the islamic state as they want to be known will try to tap into that. it's designed to put pressure on the july 1st meeting of parliament, where parliament needs to come and announce the speaker and the president and the prime minister roles. so the timing is very interesting. it will have an impact here, because it's yet more pressure placed on iraq and on syria, and on prime minister nouri al-maliki, who has to deal with emboldened rebels, who don't just have national territorial ambitions, but pan arab territorial ambitions. this is what it's all about, redrawing the map of the middle east. >> on tuesday nouri al-maliki had been confident after the election about securing a third term in office. the government's loss of control across northern iraq and the

sunni uprising, has it changed the picture? what can we expect from the picture on tuesday? >> well, what happened is very interesting. people who would be natural allies to the prime minister, who have been natural allies in the past, particularly from the shia political group, the prime minister is a shia, they have begun to openly criticise prime minister nouri al-maliki. a key politician told al jazeera that it can be somebody from prime minister nouri al-maliki's party, but not somebody - can't be him. others have gone further. sunni politicians saying there needs to be a redrawing, a more unified government. iraqi governments is about building alliances. the prime minister won the popular vote, and got the most seats in the election. that is not enough. he needs political support from the other key parties within the iraqi political system. he doesn't have that.

>> thank you imran, imran khan reporting live from baghdad. sunnis in iraq have not responded to the call to policemening allegiance -- pledge allegiance to the armed group. sunni making up 79% in the north and west. around 15% of the country is kurdish. shia'as make up 59% of the population. as you can see from the map, there's large areas that are mixed. >> members of the government welcomed the israeli prime minister's call for an independent kurdish state. binyamin netanyahu is the first figure to call for independence, his position clashing about the agreement to keep things united. >> we should support efforts to strengthen jordan. regarding the kurd, they are a

fighting people proving their political commitment and moderation and deserve political independence. a lock at other stories making -- look at other stories making headlines. in india dozens are buried under the rubble of a building that collapsed. dozens have been killed. some have been pulled out aside. five officials from a construction company have been arrested for ignoring safety procedures. >> north korea will put two detained americans on trial for crimes against the state. u.s. citizens shown here are being held by an isolated country. gunmen have carried out deadly attacks on three villages and northern nigeria, in one town men on motorcycses -- moto

attending worship. it took place close to chick okay, where over 200 high school student were kidnapped by boko haram in april you crane's president petro porashenko is under -- ukraine's president michael petralla is under pressure to end a cease fire. the defence ministry released pictures showing soldiers returning from a rebel stronghold. the army says five soldiers were killed in battles over the past few days. russia's channel 1 said ukranian troops shot a cameraman dead in donetsk. the taliban says it has a foothold in southern afghanistan after a 10-day battle against afghan forces. a coordinated assault on police checkpoints and military posts began on june 19th in the district of helmand forest.

the taliban had been beaten back in a series of counter attacks. let's get more on the situation in southern afghanistan. gepp fer, tell us about this area where this offense iis taking place, how important is it, and why is it that the afghan army hasn't been able to defeat the insurgents there. >> the province is in the south. it's a key province, it's the heart of open yen production. it's been a difficult province. they, of course have taken a back seat. we saw an assault like this in summer, that killed more than 100 afghan forces. this has been a sustained assault going on for more than 10 days. the afghan army has made progress. according to the forces the situation is murky. there's no journalists. many left the area. the afghan police have been

fighting on their own. in some instances they ran out of ammunition. this is a test of the afghan forces. as n.a.t.o. prepared to pull out the force by the end of this year. of course, the afghan forces are up to about full streptionds, about 350,000. we see the army and police and local security forces fighting against the taliban there. there is a sustained attack, the taliban trying to show it has a lot of power. the afghan officials say 28 afghan military personal have been killed. we can't confirm the numbers, the fighting has been brutal. a lot of back and forth as the taliban are trying to make their mark in the crucial area. >> jennifer glass live in kabul. india launched satellites from the southern spate of

andrea practiced esh. >> 3, 2, 1, zero, plus 1, plus 2, plus 3. >> reporter: satellites from singapore, france, canada and germany were september in to or pit. we have this report from new dehli. india's new pram was on site to watch the launch of this rocket, which was carrying satellites from a number of countries. france, germany, canada, singapore all having satellite on this, which will go into orbit 650km from the earth's surface. this is a hugely successful mission for india, and it's not the first time that they launched foreign satellites, they've launched 40 in the past, but the prime minister says in a speech after that the country and his government was so proud of the space program that it was

on the cutting edge of the industry. it was given in western countries like the u.s., russia and europe that has space projects a run for their money, foreigners are coming here to launch the satellite. because it is so cost effective and reliable. the prime minister said that launching their mars mission here actually cost less than the making of the holiday movie gravity. quite a start lipping bit of information, the space programme will enjoy sport from india's government. >> myanmar's government is sorting a citizenship verification process. theed why is to weed out what it calls illegal immigrants. the ethnic minority says it's a tactic. >> in the eyes of the myanmar government. people don't have any legal

status. he's a rohingya, an ethnic minority, but is under pressure to describe himself as something else. >> i was born here in the city. my father - my grandfather and manager relations. so i will not accept it. >> the mooep mar government uses the term b, ngalie describe the group as migrants from bangladesh. >> there is widespread decision that beng alleys migrated. that's why people here have been demanding bengali citizenship. the government started to do that. verifying the citizenship claims of muslims. where many of the countries rohit arora live. the relationship between the

ethnic buddhist and rohit arora is tense. comubal rites left dozens dead. >> if the government doesn't recognise rohit arora, when it carried out a sense in april officials were told not to include those that notify themselves as rohit arora. the same principle is being used. muslims who don't have citizenship papers are being given a chance to prove they lived in the country since 1948. many lack the necessary documents. this woman's parents are citizens, but did not register her or her siblings. her parents lost the identification cards are during the riots. >> my father said he wants to

see us as citizens of the country before he dies. generations of the family lived here. he'll try to do what they can. for command muslims the path to citizenship is easier. for the rohit arora, they'll have to deny the background for a chance to be citizens. >> still ahead - it price of life, a top u.s. car-maker to announce compensation to crashes caused by faulty ignition. >> sudan's president completes 25 years in office. we take a look at how he is tenure has changed lives.

[ ♪ music ] welcome back, our top stories - i.s.i.l. rebels declared a calafat on a stretch of territory from northern syria to eastern iraq. it's asking all muslims and armed groups to pledge allegiance towards it. the taliban established a foothold in afghanistan in a 10-day battle against afghan forces. a coordinated assault between checkpoints and military posts. india launched five foreign satellites from anber pradesh. the new elected prime minister narendra modi was there to witness the launch.

the opposition free syrian army responded to the announce the of the new calafat in iraq and syria. the faa says it's prepared to cooperate with the united states and allies to defeat the sunni rebel group calling itself the islamic state. the supporters of the group known as islamic state of iraq and levant fired shots in the eastern city of raqa in syria. the key to defeating the al qaeda offshoot was to strengthen the tribes and the free syrian army fighters. the free syrian army set up an operation center, these pictures are set to show fighters heading to a province laying near the border with iraq. the turmoil in iraq is affecting the economy in jordan. we go jordan to look at the effect of the conflict on trade. >> it's more difficult for

jordanians they need to get into iraq. they've been advised against travel there. it is possible to get a business visa, and there were some people willing to try. >> i'm transporting fut from imam to baghdad. i asked about the situation on the road. they told me it's deserted. some cars on the side of the road are burnt. it's scary, i rely on god. if they let me in. i'll go. if not, i'll return to jordan. >> businesses face almostingistical challenges, getting the product in by road because of the fighting. the frozen food kb was set up in jordan. it exports to 20 countries in the region, iraq is an important market. >> we are barely finding drivers accepting going to iraq, they feel threatened, and the roads are not safe there, and we're

trying to find some other roots routes to go to iraq. mainly through saudi and kuwait. this is the park where drives come to pick up goods and bring them back to iraq. things like medical supplies, electronic, food and clothing. these roads are packed with trucks. the drivers are the hardy few willing to make the risky journey through the border crossing and iraq where the fighting continues. >> some of the ricky drivers were willing to explain. >> a man were anbar, a region in the west says he'll only drive within his reason for now. >> it's been two months since i've been here. i'll go to the south, not baghdad. they classify you as sunni and shia. >> many of the drivers won't appear on camera, there are unofficial points set up by

groups in anbar province. armed men asking to see identity cars. if they are sunni, they are allowed to pass through. if shia, they are not. >> the next president of the european commission says he is fully committed to addressing british's concerns about the economy. david cameron is campaigning against the new leader jean-claude juncker, who favors a closer european union, which could result this britain leaving the e.u. there's a suggestion that afl of the respondents in the u.k. would vote for britain to leave the block in a referendum was held. >> a lawyer hired by general motors is expected to outline the details of the automakers compensation programme. it's been set up by the company to victims who suffered injuries, due to faulty ignition

switches, we have this report. >> there's no reason that only two weeks after he died, he got the first recall. they knew about it. >> their stories of loss have been broadcast internationally. >> g.m. needs to be held actable. >> now g.m. says it will make amends. it is to decide on the price of a life. he oversaw the claims of 9/11 victims in a process that saw bankers receive more money than waiters based on earning compensation, and was paid millions by bp, to settle claims following the deep water arriving disaster amongst criticism he was shielding the disaster. g.m. acknowledges 13 deaths and accidents relating to faults that cut the power. independent audits showed 309 deaths due to air backs not

deploying. it's not clear if it will be limited to airbag deploi.. it will include loss of control due to power steering and brake failure, it will increase the numbers of claimants. there's an economic loss by owner of the recalled cars. financial analysts don't seem too troubled, confident that a fraction of reserve funds will be used. even the prospect of department of justice fine is shrugged off. given the billions spent by the government. >> there's a lot of politics. the u.s. government spent 60 million saving the company. they are not going something to damage it. g.m. hopes victims will accept a quick pay out and not challenge a contention that it's not liable to incidents that occurred before the restructuring in 2009. >> our daughters, son, sisters, brothers, mothers, fathers,

wives and husbands are gone because they were a cost of doing business g.m. style. >> feinberg will have to make a case for plaintiffs not to use lawyers they already have who in the past successfully secured big dollars. >> the u.s. and the philippines joined forces for a week-lopping naval training exercise. the drills will be held in disputed waters near the coast of china, the philippines navy says they are a regulated event and not related to dispauts. the exercises are aimed at strengthening ties between the two countries and improving naval operations. votes are being counted in hong kong after an unofficial referendum. a 10-day pole is held by occupy

central, saying 800,000 voted. it is part of a civil campaign for democracy angering the chinese government. >> in south africa the trial of oscar pivotorius is -- oscar pistorius is set to resume, it was suspended to allow him to under go psychiatric tests. doctors evaluated him to see if an anxiety disorder may have influenced his actions on the night his girlfriend reeva steenkamp was killed. there was harsh repress of the opposition in the years after the coup, and the southern part of the country is fit to form a new nation. >> a lot of lives have changed in the 25 years since the president came to power. there is the 11 year old rebellion in tar fur, the fighting, and the 22 year still war that ended with sued

becoming the world's newest nation. the conflict killed thousands and forced millions from their home. sudan has been hurt economically. the biggest shock for khartoum was south sudan independence, taking a third of land and 75% of its oil, depriving khartoum of export earnings. many critics accuse the government of doing more harm than good. >> they have taken us back to a very much deeper area. they have even flared up the anger. >> reporter: the sudanese currency creates tension. thousands took to the streets to protest hikes in prices. protests but down in violence. on the international level, the

international really court accuses bashar al-assad of war crimes, the crackdown is not limited to rebels alone. several opposition activists have been gaoled. it includes routes, bridges and refineries, construction and leadership. it acknowledges that these are in deep difficult times. >> the economy is suffering, as you said with the resources that have left after the separation of the service for oil and the magnificent resources in sudan. including minerals, agriculture resources and continuing to try to pull up our economy. >> that reassurance would likely have little effect on thousands of sudanese. [ ♪ theme ].

>> members of the team were pelted with swots. after exiting the world cup in the first round. dozens of upset fans tossed tof, arriving at the ai port. south korea's taf yes is sometimes used as an instault. brazil - two more quarterfinalists have been confirmed at the football world cup in brazil. mexico's dreams of an appearance were shattered by the netherlands. the dutch go through and mexico is out. meanwhile. costa rica booked a spot in the carter finals for the first time. the game went to a penalty shoot-out. neither side missed. costa rica scored the final goal sending the central americans through. >> brazil is one of the

ethnically diverse countries in the world. many fans confessed to having loyalties. we have this report. >> nigerians preparing for kick-off of the supereagles, the nickname of the national team. it's not lagos, but sao paulo, where it's sense as they watch the game, but then there is a goal. sao paulo is a city built hundreds of years ago by immigrants. in the past ding aid the number of migrants from africa jumped to more than 40,000, part of a new wave of migrants looking for a better life in brazil, like this man who visited sao paulo more than six years ago. >> i'm from nigeria, i will never forget that.

i'll cheer for nim earia. if it's nigeria against brazil, i'll cheer for them too. >> they are nearly 20 million people in the metro region of sao paulo, immigrants from all corners of the globe that call the city home. in that way it's the perfect place to catch the world cup spirit. >> like in a neighbourhood of sao paulo, the heart of the community in brazil, it's more than a million strong, the largest community of japanese outside of japan. like this woman who came here more than 80 years ago. since i'm in brazil, i have to cheer for the brazil national team. if there's a game between brazil and japan, it's hard, i'd have to cheer for a tie to no one would fight. >> this being the world cup down the street, they gather to sing

the national anthem before a repeat dame. while the japanese culture is different. the city proves one thing is the same - the euphoria when your native country scores. . >> hello. i am richard gismondi. three al jazeera employees are found guilty. according to their colleagues, all around the news industry, the crime they xrit committed is called journalism. the biggest conviction yet in the phone hacking scandal but