>>..we can travel wherever we like within the islamic state. that's a big message to put out and one we'll be listening to. across the border the free syrian army needs more military aid following the advance of the fighters from the islamic state group. they are blaming the lose of territory behind a lack of support. the chief is warping of a kat -- warning of a catastrophe unless something is urgently done.

yemen's air forces bombed positions north of samarra. at least two people were injured when egyptian security forces fired at drivers protesting against a hike in fuel prices. the government says the rise is necessary to fix the economy. there's widespread public anger where half the population lives under the poverty line. >> a 70% increase in fuel prices has taken effect and commuters are angry. this will affect everything - food, drink, transport. how can all these people afford a living. >> after the government removed subsidies on friday many taxi drivers say they will go out of

the business. >> it is not a small increase. we can't pay the rent, let alone deal with this. >> these pictures show taxis parked in protest. al jazeera's journalists have been gaoled in egypt. the network has banned so we cannot verify these pictures. there were reports of skirmishes in many cities. the cuts are needed as subsidies are costing a quarter of the budget. >> the government is working to fix things. look at the conditions our hospitals are in. >> natural gas braces were increased and electricity has gone up. with power cuts the egyptians are paying more. before becoming president. abdul fatah al-sisi promised subsidies would be remove and the burden would not be on the poor. >> we are in a fearful situation

in regards to the subsidies and the way they are distributed. we will not be able to pressure the poor people more than that. we can revise the subsidies to make more go to the poor, not the rich. >> it comes after a coup overthrew mohamed mursi. it's been seen as an unpopular move for the strongman. even by many egyptians who voted for him. in a win for the government forces separatists have been driven out of slovyansk. ukraine's president has given him until sunday to lay down weapons. scott heidler has given us this update. >> hundreds of separatist fighters on the food headed south as pushed out. cars and minnie bands leaving the northern front, a position held for three months near the

russian border. >> it's a major victory for the central government in kiev. reconnaissance units of the armed forces and nard are operational. ukraine's president gave on order restoring the functioning of state and raising the flag on the administration building. >> this is the direction that the separatist fighters were heading here to donetsk. several hundred arrived throughout the day. officials told people to stay off the streets. outgunned and outnumbered, separatist leaders say they had no choice but to retreat, leaving behind a key stronghold. >> the rebels do not have enough power to control the city. that's why they made the decision to retreat. taking a step back does not mean you have lost. after the set back the separatists have two choices - dig in for a stand with the

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welcome back. let's recap the headlines on al jazeera. the u.s. says it's deeply troubled by reports one of its citizens was beaten by israeli

police. israeli authorities say they arrested a palestinian suspect in the killing of three settlers. the arrest happened in hebron. the sunni group trying to establish an islamic state in the middle east has released a video of its leader abu bakr al-baghdadi preaching in mosul. iraq says the footage is fabricat fabricated. >> drivers fired at protesting against the hiking fuel prices in egypt. the government says it's necessary to fix the economy. more than iran. 40 indian nurses stranded in tikrit after fighting broke out are back on home soil. they arrived from iraq on saturday and were reunited with family and friends. we have this report from mumbai. >> exhausted and relieved 46 indian nurses who were dropped in iraq are back home, working

for a hospital in the northern city of tikrit when detained by fighters from the armed group islamic state. >> i'm so happy because i tell my children, and they are happy. if i tell them, they would be orphan. >> despite the ordeal the women were freed well. when we saw them they were in fear. they did not harm us, they behaved nicely. >> the crisis was a major test for the newly elected government. officials are not disclosing how they secured the release, but the situation in iraq is dire. >> nobody is responsible. this is not a normal situation. the normal functioning of the government or embassy is not possible. we have to look into the issues

in the given circumstances. in iraq there is no normal situation. >> while the nurses are celebrating here, others are trapped in iraq. 39 indian construction workers are being held capt iby the islamic -- captive by the islamic state. the government is leaving no stone unturned to secure their return. >> it's been four years since violent ethnic clashes broke out in kurdize sustain. the minority leader suffered the most. human rites said sa flawed system resulted in flawed sentences. many are based on false confessions by those abused by police. it's contributing to mistrust. we have this report from the city of osh, the situation is not getting better.

>> reporter: as she looks through photos and remembers happier times, she can't remember coming back to this one. her son is a good boy before good evening gunned down by a sniper. she has a tough time talking about it. >> translation: the war started on 10 june. we were at home. we hid in the basement. my son stayed with his father. on june 12th he went out and was killed from sniper fire. i saw him die. >> reporter: her family lives in a new flat - it and $20,000, the blood money from her son's death. ethnic uz beck's and kurds live her side by side. >> translation: it's okay now, no conflicts. we live together. we are bad people. we are very friendly, but sometimes kurdish women from another house try to divide us,

say bad words for us. after the fighting you can feel the division. a working visit from a kurdish neighbour. they are friends, but see what happens differently. >> translation: in all wars there are victims. we don't need to think about it all the time. war is war, peace is peace. we need to forget. >> living together can be a reminder for both sides of what they went through. >> i wanted to forget everything, but i can't forget. my message to the government, they should think about people, not just their pockets. if they think about themselves, the war could happen again. >> this monument was built after the violence in 2010 and is dedicated to all the mother were osh, two women shedding a single tear, to remind people that everyone lost something in the violence and bringing together

the different communities in the city. >> we took a story to the president's office. >> the building of relationships is a sensitive question. we can only do it if all parties try. on the one hand people shouldn't stay closed, on the other hand people shouldn't stay aggressive. we need to compromise. >> for mothers in osh, who buried children. compromise is not easy. australia is facing mounting criticism over its handling of more than 200 tamil refugees intercepted off the coast last week. it is refusing to comment on their whereabouts and is about to face legal action from the

refugee rights group. we have more from brisbane. >> reporter: the australian government has a policy of never discussing onwater matters, partly to discourage reporting on how the arrival of asylum seekers are handled. it's reported two vessels were intercepted. human rights groups expressed concern that no one knows where the people are or what is happening to them. the tamil refugee council says 11 of those people on board are gaoled and tortured in sri lanka before they managed to escape. other groups are concerned that australia may be thinking of returning the people to sri lanka. one group says it is planning to bring a case to court on monday, accusing az of violating the international covenant on civil and international rites, hoping

to force the australian government to release the whereabouts of the people and what it intend to do with them. each month tens of thousands get op boats in safe of new life in europe. in our second port of "escape route" series we have this report. >> reporter: this is how east meets west in the aegian sea, in a cat and mouse came played at night. the coast guard intercepts a greek motor cruiser, on the look out for dingies filled with refugees. the aim is to send them back whilst in turkish water. once in greek water the occupants are instructed to puncture the boat so they are rescued. many drown. >> traffickers tell them if they come to europe, they come to

paradise. where the conditions are great, they are excellent. >> the lucky ones end up here in a volunteer-run camp on a greek island. some of the syrians were picked up last night. others have been here for months. his father took the family out of afghanistan after refusing to join the taliban. >> the taliban said if you don't join us, we'll kill you and your children and take the boys to be good fighters. >> the government is building a detention center nearby, with conflict in the middle east, the number of refugees is going up. greece is having difficulty coping. the rate of arrivals doubled to 1500 a month, making these waters the gate way for nine tenths of irregular migration into europe. policing the border costs $86 million a year. even though this is a european border greece bears 95% of the

cost. there are other costs. greece gives one in five new arrivals political asylum. the european union's asylum law only allows people to apply in a transit country. greece is asking the e.u. to change the rules and allow the relocation of migrants deeper into europe. >> when you know people in need are escaping the country and are forced to get in the boat and try to save the life and the life of their children and you let them, we are all sheltering them. >> it's up to europe to decide whether to welcome the migrants or keep them out. >> one of new york's recognisable links with its industrial past will be a thing of the past. the cavernous dominos sugar

factory is set to be demolished to make way for luxury apartments. in the ending weeks it's been owned to a giant spinx made of sugar. al jazeera spoke to the artist behind the work. >> my name is carol walker, i'm an art. >>. i live in new york. we are in the domino sugar factory in wednesday burg part of brooklyn. there has been a sugar factory since 1853. you enter into a dark heady space, and there are 15 small boys, some of whom are made of hard candy solution, and some are resin covered in molasses and sugar. they are a procession leading to the spinx-like figure. >> she's 35 feet high, 75 feet

long, and coated in 35 tonnes of sugar. it spoke to me about the legacy of sugar in the new world as a product produced through slavery by slaves. >> i started using the south as a reference point, partly because of recognising that there are ways people keep history alive through their own bodies and the retailing and misunderstandings of that history. this is one of - one of the figures made out of candy solution. he is kind of on his last legs. one of the legs has collapsed here. it's a surprise to me that he lasted this long. when you arrive in the space you inhale the residue of many, many years, many decades. manufacturing history. it smells like molasses, very

heavy and food like and familiar, but a little off. domino sugar donated 80 tonnes of sugar. we used half. she'll go the way of the building. the structure is meant to be demolish demolished. [ ♪ theme ] well, a line-up for the world cup semifinals in brazil is complete. both of saturday's quarterfinals were short on goal, but not lacking in drama. richard nicholson reports. >> reporter: the dutch were overwhelming favourites going into the game. no surprise they were the 2010 runners-up with the main chances in the first half. the second was one of fewer chances. at the end of normal time the netherlands nearly snatched the win. they were goalless, on to extra time. the dutch made the running. they couldn't find a way

through. the quarterfinal went to penalties. trailing 3-4 in the shoot-out, michael needed to score his spot cook. he was denied a player to send through to the second successive world cup semifinal. all eyes on argentina, lionel messi scoring four goals in the tournament. another player gave the 2-time winners a lead against belgium. the belgians almost equalized through kevin, and argentina pressed after the break. the run not matched by the finish. at the other end they were starting to cause problems. lionel messi, who should have had the final word again failed to beat belgium, who had a great season with atletico madrid. argentina go flow, to the relief

of their coach. if you want to get more on the football as well as the other stories that we are following on al jazeera - you know where to go - aljazeera.com. updated around the clock. the lead story the islamic state lauding the rebellion. >> for 300 years, the most powerful nations on earth grew richer and stronger on the profits of the slave trade. over twelve million men, women and children were forcibly transported from africa on slave ships like this, to the colonies and plantations in north and south america. today slavery is illegal on every country on the planet. but the truth is, slavery did not die in the 19th century.