>> hello, welcome to the news hour live from our headquarters in doha. separatist fighters withdraw from slovyaansk. and an autopsy revealed that a 16-year-old palestinian boy kidnapped in jerusalem was burned alive. five killed in the parliament building of mogadishu. and we have all your sports and

progress in the world cup semifinals. it comes at a price. namar is out of the tournament with a fractured vertebra. >> ukraine's president is claiming victory over pro russian separatists. rebel forces are moving out of slovyans, and they have been ordered to raise the flag over the city. tell me what is happening in slovyansk and update us on the events on the ground. >> we're on the road in that direction where this fighting has gone on. it has been in rebel hands for

the last three months. >> ukraine's president gave an order to restore functioning state and institution in slovyansk. >> this is significant for the government, for the military, what is next? >> that's a big question. as we were on that road we saw civilian vehicles with those fighters in them. we saw them again. we saw them pass us going in this direction. we saw them going on the side of the road. they're obviously deciding what to do. will this be the final standing. what is the next move. that is a very big question. are they going to bunker in, or are they going to talk to the government an try to work out some kind of deal.

those are the questions that need to be answered in the coming hour. the government officials have told people to stay off the streets. not many people here because the government is telling them to stay off the streets. >> scott, thank you for that. official autopsy report indicates that a palestinian teenager was burned alive after being kidnapped in east jerusalem. his family believes he was killed in a revenge attack after the abduction and murder of three israeli settlers last month. we're live in jerusalem, tell us more about this autopsy report. >> reporter: well, jane, this is a palestinian autopsy report where the attorney general said basically according to the preliminary autopsy report there is evidence that says that the

remnants of a burned substance was present in the respiratory passage and indicates that he had inhaled this substance while being burned alive. the attorney generals will said that 90% of his body was covered in burns varying between first-degree to fourth-degree burns and he had sustained a head injury. this was carried out at the forensic institute in the presence of a palestinian pathologist. hence the reason we're getting the official release of the report from the palestinian authorities. however, the israel has ordered a gag order on what is said to be a revenge attack after three

bodies have been found on the upper west bank. >> the israeli authorities handed the body over to his family on friday. thousands joined the funeral procession. people came here from all over jerusalem. when his body was found it was charred. his distraught mother refused to see her son's corpse. >> how am i supposed to see him if his body is completely burned. i don't want to remember him like this. no mother would accept this. would the killer's mothers accept their so sons burned like mine was? >> although the israeli authorities found his body on wednesday they did not release it until friday.

>> the body was burned beyond recognition. his parents could not have possibly identified him directly. the only way to identify him is through dna samples. >> successful between the palestinians and israeli police are continuing. they are saying that he was kidnapped and murdered in a revenge attack after three israelis were kid snapped and killed. all this in anticipation of of the funeral. >> it makes you wonder how someone could do something so revolting. i'm hearing at the same time that mohammed's cousin had been detained and beaten. i mean, what do you know about

that? >> well, mohammed's cousin is a 15-year-old u.s. citizen. he's also palestinian, of course. we heard from his family as well as his lawyers that he participated in protests and clashes in east jerusalem on thursday night. because he was hurling rocks at israeli security forces he was detained and taken and beaten. his parents were, according to the family, were there while he was being beaten by a security officer. he was even saying, i'm an u.s. citizen, stop beating me, but according to the family, the officer continued to beat him. the family tried to approach the officer, but then the border place started using rubber coated steel bullets to keep the family away. the boy was taken to the police station. we saw pictures of his swollen

face on social media. after that he was taken to the hospital for treatment. after that they took him from the hospital to take him to court. the doctor treating him refused to disdischarge him on the grounds that he needed additional treatment. but they took the boy. he is in the russian compound prison here in jerusalem, and he is meant to appear in court at noon local time. according to his lawyer he said they don't know what they'll accuse him of. and the family says it hasn't informed the u.s. embassy that their son, an u.s. citizen, has been beaten and detained by israeli security forces, but they say that the u.s. embassy has not taken action yet.

>> two suicide-bombers blow themselves up in a government building in saud saudi arabia. they were surrounded by security forces when they set off their devices. friday there was another attack on the border with yemen which killed at least six people. at least 400 fuel takers set seven fires. it happened late on friday in a parking area. there have been no reports casualties. it said that the trucks were supplying fuel. at least five people have been killed in an attack on somalia's building. aal-shabab was blamed for the car bombing. >> this kind of explosion always

comes from al-shabaab, and the only investigation taking place at the moment, and i don't know what kind--it's killing innocent civilians and i would like to say that the government of somalia will continue hunting and bringing those into justice. we will not allowed all terrorist groups to continue to kill other people. al-shabab is creating fear, and the somalis are strong enough to make sure that that

this will not continue. >> still in the news hour. in los angeles this roadside beat something caught on camera. plus-- [♪ music ] >> personality is taking precedence over policy in indonesia's presidential campaign. and in sport they qualify for their fourth consecutive cup semifinals. >> security has been tightened in the chinese region o ahead of the anniversary where many were killed. we have these reports. >> reporter: the wounds of five years ago have yet to fully

heal. in a neighborhood this group o is not allowed to talk. >> they won't allow me to talk to you. what do i do. >> by they he means the police. >> as officers surround him he said the atmosphere is getting better although not as good as it was in the past. he insists chinese and muslim still live together in this neighborhood but th we only see police. they break up the group. this is the way it was five years ago. the ethnic riots that was as

sudden as it was savage. they would turn on one another. that ethnic strike is cited as one of the reasons for the continuing bloodshed here. in may suicide-bombers struck at a market killing more than 30 people. in response china's military cracked down hard, rounding up hundreds of suspects. they say that response is playing into the hands of the militants. >> therefore it is highly unlikely that they will accept the current china brutal rule. out of desperation some people may still take matters in their own hands and possibly use violence against chinese state. >> they game extremists with tie toss overseas groups and say they are prepared to kill

civilians in their fight to end chinese rule here. propaganda is the government's other weapon. state television has been showing images of courts imposing death sentences. in one case 13 on the same day. the security forces are held for another reason. these are taking place against the back drop of oppressive security and the fear of both communities of when the next attack can happen. >> earlier we heard from william ne who said officials in the region are preventing the celebration of ramadan. >> we've seen that matter members and students should not celebrate ramadan and they

should try to talk to their friends and neighbors and convince them and guide them to not believe in superstition, and not engage in religious activities. >> three days of religious riots in the deaths of two people in myanmar's academy largest city. hundreds have marched through the streets of mandalay. >> a funeral precision turns into a hate rally. hundreds of people some armed with knives and sticks, march through the streets of ma mandalay. >> the crowd threatened to kill all muslims. they want to get rid of them. they want to avenge the death of a buddhist man who was killed during riots set on tuesday. the fighting began on rumors

that a buddhist man had raped a muslim woman. they fear violence spreading further so they have imposed a nighttime curfew. the muslim population accuses the police of unfairly targeting them and standing by while allowing buddhist crowds to run rampage across town. this mosque said that the muslim community feels helpless. >> we want to live in peace and security even though the police are deployed across town the law enforcement is very weak. >> so far two people have been killed in this latest round of violence. in this muslim neighborhood a family mourns for a man who was killed on his way to a mosque. over the past two years myanmar has been gripped by an anti-muslim hatred. the violence mostly targeting

the minority community has killed more than 200 people and made 140,000 homeless. al jazeera. >> we're getting reports of the 6.0 earthquake has hit indonesia. the u.s. geological survey said it struck off the island of sumatra. no alert has been issued and there are no reports of damages and casualties so far, fortunately. jew car a atjakarta's governor is still leading in the presidential election. we have reports from jakarta. >> reporter: the frontrunner on campaign trail. he is seen as the man of the people. his popularity went up due to his personal touch. during this presidential campaign the jakarta governor has been struggling. something that has been blamed

on the lack of organization and a smear campaign against him. in the world's largest muslim country a tabloid paper said that he was actually a chinese christian. the damage was done. the public issues have dominat ed to the point that he has to prove that he is a real muslim. >> so when i go to the people. i explain about the issue. to be sure that people know that i am muslim. >> not that he has a better campaign that he's getting closer to you? >> no. >> you the other candidate came

under fire when a performer wore a nazi uniform. >> interest is alwaythere is also a picture of him depicted as hitler. >> this campaign has shown again how indonesia elections are about personalities rather than policies. issues like poverty, lack of infrastructure and religious intolerance have hardly been addressed. the most indonesias the joy choice is the choice with a firm president with links to the past or a new leader with a different style.

on july 9 voters will decide who will lead the world's largest democracy. >> we will go to weather. >> meteorologist: as i run this you can see the line of cloud extending from the southwest up towards shanghai. and it's a band of clouds which has gradually worked its way northward. really, all along the front we have very large rainfall totals. so as we look at the way that continues to move with that cloud and rain, as i say, it's pushing up to the northeast and we're likely to see further rain developing over the next few days as it continues to push in that direction. now we've had reports of

200 millimeters in some parts of this region, and as you look up the forecast then we see the rain coming up from that direction we're likely to see more across the street. here we have seen variable amounts of cloud and rain. we will see some patchy rain developing. we'll see conditions further to the north. we've had nasty continue effecting parts of northeastern china and that's extended to japan. >> police are investigating an video showing an officer beating a woman on the side of the a highway in los angeles. it's filmed by a passing motorist. the woman does not appear to resist as the officer punches her repeatedly in the face. she was stopped for her own safety. >> what we understand to have occurred at this point was she started to walk down the on ramp

and endangering herself and the motoring public of the heavy traffic at that time. but people aren't anticipating a citizen out there on the free walking. >> excite are building in brazil. the netherlands will face costa rica. tell us more about the excitement and what's being planned. >> reporter: the big stadium that you see behind me, it's a brand new stadium. they're extremely excited. the argentines outnumber, and they really think they have a chance after 24 years at the

semifinals of the world cup. and as you know argentina is a fanatical football country and they think this is the chance they have been waiting for with their lead striker, star messi. what is going on the outside. >> thousands and thousands of people will be gathering to watch the game on large screens. they'll be just as excited as the people inside the stadium. of course getting inside the stadium has been quite a feat. there have been a lot of tickets being sold on the black market. and many have been arrested for selling counterfeit tickets, 30 have been deploye deported.

security is very tight for this game. >> if you could guess, who do you think will win this game? >> reporter: aha, i don't know. i don't dare say, but i have to say that argentina is looking very strong. >> thanks for that. so we have some exciting news. >> oh, come on. >> what can we expect today? >> absolutely, belgium in this world cup they're going to give argentina a run for their money. belgium is 53rd in the world. they've worked their way up to fifth in the world. they've definitely made the world sit up and take notice. they have commanded respect. but argentina has messi and big name players. so it wouldn't be wise to be writing them off just yet but i think it will be a match.

>> you say belgium, tell us about brazil's chances now with the loss of namar. >> namar is obviously a big loss for them. all throughout the campaign he has been the poster child to win the world cup on home soil for the first time. they are trying to right that wrong in the eyes of the fans. but without namar it's going to make the job all the more difficult against jamaica. and again n neymar, is a loss. >> you're going to be back in the half hour or so. even less with your sports update. >> yes. >> still to come, allegations emerged that an u.s. double agent spied on a parliamentary

committee. and a sweet work of heart and the bitter after days. we'll hear from the creator of this giant sugar sculpture.

>> pro russian separatists in eastern ukraine are fleeing from the flash points in slovyansk. it occurred after tuesda occur

ored on tuesday after the cease-fire. autopsy report of the palestinian teenager that indicate he was burned alive after being kidnapped in eastern jerusalem on wednesday. three soldiers and two civilians are killed in a car bombing in motion die show. al-shabab has claimed responsibility for the attack. media state media are reporting the death of a pilot who was killed fighting in iraq. if confirmed it will be the report of the first iranian killed. >> according to media a pilot has died in northwestern iraq. there are no other details, and there is no report of a plane being downed or crashed so we

surmise that he died in grouped fighting. but it shows the iranian role in iraq. one of the senior generals have been in and out. we do know contingent is based here likely to be advisers just like the americans are advising iraqi troops here. the reason the iranian role here in iraq is kept so secret is that iranians are very worried about escalation. they don't want this to be seen as bringing in iranians because that will spark further sectarian war from what is already happening. that's one of the reasons why they're keeping it secret. iraq is home to some of the most holist shia shrines.

it could spark not only a sectarian war in this country but likely involve the region as well. >> nearly 40 indian nurses were returned home. they were reunited with family and friends. we have reports from mumbai. >> exhausted and relieved, 46 indian nurse who is were trapped in iraq are back home. they were working for a hospital in the northern city of tikrit when they were detained by fighters from the armed group islamic state. >> i'm so happy. i saw my children, and if i didn't come home, they would be orphaned. >> reporter: despite the ordeal the women were treated well. >> when they saw them we were in fear, but they did not harm us.

they behaved nicely. >> reporter: officials are not disclosing how they secured the nurses' release, but they say the situation in iraq is dire. >> nobody is responsible. so th the normal of the embassy is not possible. we have to look at the consensus. in iraq that is not a normal situation. >> reporter: while the nurses are celebrating here there are others still trapped in iraq. >> reporter: 39 construction workers are being held captive. the government said that they're leave nothing stone unturned to secure their return. al jazeera, mumbai. >> syria will select new

leadership including a new president. the free syrian army has lost large sways o of territory, and aleppo is surrounded by both the islamic state and the sir yam government. they are blaming a lack of ammunition and support. egypt's government has raised the price of fuel in a bid to curb it's growing deficit, but the move could pose a challenge for the newly elected president. we have more on that. >> reporter: when he came to power president al sisi pledged to fix his country's economic problems. and now the government has some implemented it's plans to partially lift fuel subsidies. that means the prices of produ products have increased between 40% to 58%.

the government is cutting subsidies in hopes of reviving an economy effected by three years of turmoil. egyptians are suffering from a lack of services. something that many were explaining about. >> there is an energy problem as well. now people are being asked to pay for more electricity. politically egypt is not stable. a year since al sisi led the coup against the first democratically elected preside president. many are have taken to the streets calling for morsi's reinstatement. thousands were detained last

year and hundreds muslim brotherhood members were sentenced to death and received lengthy prison terms. despite cost of living egypt egypt's leaders will expect more problems. >> three al jazeera journals have now spent 189 days. they were accused of helping the outlawed muslim brotherhood. they reject the convictions and continue to to demand that the journalists be freed. >> the german government was asked for explanation after a man was arrested on suspicion of spying.

you harry smith has more. >> at the heart of the allegation is this parliamentary committee investigating the u.s. spying. it's alleged that a 31-year-old man working for u.s. government was working with the german government and selling documents to the u.s. >> the arrest could not have come at a worst time for u.s.-german relations after former security contractor edward snowden revealed last year that the u.s. was surveying one of its allies.

in attempts to create a new relationship between the u.s. and germa germany collapsed when the u.s. refused to say that it would stop spying on its friends. >> if these spying allegations were confirmed it would be an outrageous attack. there is no justification for this. >> should these allegations prove true it would be a candle. and in institutional democracies governments controlled intelligence services. intelligence services do not control parliament. we look for severe punishment. >> reporter: the american ambassador to berlin has been summoned to the foreign ministry. a spokesman there wa say he was

asked to help in this case. that means that germany is deeply unhappy with its ally while they're dealing with mass issues. >> 2,000 demonstrators gathered to protest against the life sentences emposed on six ethnic albania muslims. the men deny the charges. greece is a gateway to europe for many asylum seekers and it's coming under scrutiny. under greek law the maximum detention has been extended from three months to more than 18 months. now if individuals are not thought to be cooperating with

authorities they could be detained indefinitely. there has been ruling that the detention conditions in greece has amounted to unhuman treatment. >> they say they can only be released in a detention center. >> we spoke to migrants who have spent months inside those camps. >> on long-distance calls to pakistan he tells his mother that everything is fine but he only may have months to live. he was released after he and another inmate contracted hepatitis-c. >> police said to both of us, you're not ready to diet. you have some months to go. when you're clothes to death we'll le--when you're close to death we'll let you out.

>> they beat us. a lot of people went out of their minds with fear. from that day no one complained again. we knew if anyone got sick and died we could tell no one. we have no rights. >> they're awaiting deportation. there are six thousand in centers similar to greece. raw sewage seems into the centers. many have tried to kill themselves. >> these awful and inhumane conditions were limited to periods up to 18 months. now greece may be violating european law by keeping migrants in detention indefinitely.

>> the policy has already kept 300 people hyped bars for longer than 18 months. the government said it has limited resources to cope with about 1500 new arrivals of undocumented migrants each month. it has set up a new asylum center, and it is basing long-term detention on an opinion from an advisory body called the state legal couple. but the greek court has struck down this opinion. >> human rights groups suspect detention is really about deterrence. >> even nationalities that may not be deported because of situations in their countries such as somali are detained this is a strong indication that it is not being used for deportation but other aims to further discourage migration. >> it is clear that greece's

tolerance for immigrants is over. >> we have the latest in sport. can the small nation of belgium upset argentina in the semi finals in brazil?

america mobile app, available for your apple and android mobile device. download it now >> hello again it is one of new york's most recognizable links. but the sugar factory is about to be demolished for luxury apartments. in the final weeks the building has been home to another figure.

>> my name is carol walker. i'm an artist. i live in new york. we're in the domino sugar factory on the east river in williamsberg, a part of brooklyn in new york. there has been a sugar factory on the site since 1953 or so. i thinwe enter into this dark heady space, and there are 15 small boys, some of whom are made from hard answered solution, some are covered in molasses and sugar. and they are the pro significance to leading to the sphinx-like figure. she's coated in 35 tons of sugar. it spoke to me about the use of sugar in the world, in the u.s.

as a product produced through slavery by slaves. i started using the a the antebellum south as people keep alive through retelling stories of history. this is one of the fittings made through candy solution. he's on one of his left legs. one of the legs has collapsed. it's a surprise to me that he is lasted this long. when you arrive in the space you inhale the residue of many years, many decades, it meals like molasses. it smells very heady, food-like, familiar yet off. domino sugar donated 80 tons of sugar for this peace.

she will go the way of this building. the whole structure is meant to be demolished, and so shall she. >> interesting. robin? >> neymar the striker fractured a vertebra in his back. >> neymar over the pitch and out of the tournament. with a knee to the back late in the match resulted in a fractured vertebra. he was taken to the hospital. fans gathering as the seriousness of the injury became apparent. neymar will be sidelined for up to six weeks. >> we tried to come here to see him. we are sad. we don't know how it will be for

now on. >> a mood of despondency after brazil's great high after they booked their spot in the semifinals. after the first-half goal there was a brilliant kick from david luis. the colombians forced a tense finished. rodriguez with a penalty that took his world cup goal tall throw six. two stars, rodriguez and neymar, who will play no further part in this world's cup. they'll need to regroup by tuesday when they face tuesday. >> lee wellings with more on what neymar's injury will mean. >> the injury itself, it's not

going to be terribly serious for the long-term. but of course, this is about the short-term, he is brazil's main man. he was the man who brazil returns to, and he is the one who has brought huge tension. neymar was not at his best. but with the semifinal coming up against germany, they need neymar. they also have another player suspended, so they're in a difficult situation. at first their coach thought it might affect the semifinal. he said this is a problem that neymar may not play in the semifinal. then it became clear when the doctor confirmed that he's out of the world cup entirely. and the they finally celebrated

a big win, and it's a interesting victory. >> the header with enough to put the germans through. they are the third nation to reach four consecutive semi finals. the last time was in 1990. the netter lands take on costa ric costa rica. argentina will be favorites as they bid for their first world cup semifinal in 24 years. the coach insists that the team was bigger than messi. >> i think there is a team that supports messi. that makes him stronger and makes them feel good, and this helps them to achieve the performance that we now see. four years ago he was

criticized, and now they say we rely too much on messi, so it's not easy. >> messi is not the only strike that are they have. and they say he is a big fan. we have to defend as a team like we did in any other games and then we'll be strong enough. >> from the belgium perspective we'll go live in brussels. how is the city preparing to mark its game. >> well, robin, they have been busy since the crack of dawn here in brussels, the belgium capitol. as you can hear mind me, the rain and atrocious weather, fans are still here to watch the match on the big screen here.

stars, screens, stages, dancers, it's all here ready for the game where expectations are very high. >> what would you say is behind their fairly meteoric rise in football over the last few years. >> well, good timing, good fortune and good immigration. however, that's not really telling a whole story because a large part of the credit has to go to the manager. he had focused his time on the revolutionizing the way belgium has played football. they have continued on the results, and it really has paid

off. just look at how the performing are here. this is what belgium likes so far, it's the coherency. they are all united by their pride in the red shirt and union need by their desire to make belgium proud. given that belgium failed to qualify in the two previous world cups, that in itself is no mean feat. >> we'll check in with you a little bit later. thanks for that. between argentina and belgium taking place in brasilia. we can see loads of actingen fans gathering in there. some 200,000 supporters are expected to make that happen.

>> i think this is a country of 40 million footballing experts. they have not fulfilled their potential, and messi has gotten them this far. they're well aware of the fact that belgium been the real test. i think we're going to see--they're expecting a real clash here today up in brasilia. it's a great expectation and as you say a certain degree of nervousness, hoping the team will finally fulfill that potential. >> a lot of people have been gathering in downtown buenos aires, what is it going to be like today at the start of kick off? >> well, normally what happens here there are big screens set up all around in the parks which tens of thousands of people gathering in those places. their faces painted, wearing

blue and white wigs and dressing in argentina colors. the bars an restaurant will be open with their big screens running. lots of restaurant in the city with arranging special days, special events putting on food and making a bit of a party of the whole thing. but as i say, a country of 40 million people but not everyone here has been bitten by world cup fever. >> when argentina plays everyone pays attention. in bars and restaurant, anywhere where they can find the tv screens. schools and offices close. the streets are deserted. as the tournament increases, the

intensity only increases. everything is blue and white, well, maybe not quite everything. we've heard rear view mirrorrers that there are some argentines it to where the world cup is no big deal. we'll find him and question him. >> well, they are not here. we won't find him here either. this is a writer trying to stave off world cup fever. >> trying to turn away from it is hardly possible. there are tv advertisements, and many are talking about it. >> what's it like growing up in a country where football, especially among men, is often the only topic of conversation? >> well, as a child if you don't like soccer you've been called names and you would be excluded. it's hard to find your way

through it and pretend to be a normal child. >> then there are those to woman the world cup is an opportunity. an opportunity to do things unhindered by the crowds go it's great because i can do the shopping that i need. there are no lines, no waiting, so that is what is great. >> now, i love football, and i find it hard to resist the joys of the beautiful game especially here in argentina where evidence of that passion is where everywhere you look, and it seems that it's looking back at us everywhere you go. >> do you like football? even if you don't, join us at www.aljazeera.com.

again, you'll get much more on brazil 2014 on our website. check out www.aljazeera.com/brazil 2014. there is a live blog which is regularly updated for you. results, fixtures from around the world. www.aljazeera.com/brazil 2014. the women's wimbledon final is underway. competing in a very first grand slam against 2011 champion kvitova. she's leading 2-0 as she heads towards her second grand slam title. it's a big week of sports in the u.k. rossberg is qualifying for the british number one grand prix grabbing his pole position of the season. for sunday's race by sebastian vettel.

that's your sport for now. thank you for watching. >> thank you very much for that, robin. before we go we'll leave you with images from the fourth of july fireworks display in washington and new york to commemorate u.s. indian independence day. [♪ music ] [♪ music ] [♪ music ]

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