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>> announcer: this is al jazeera. hello there. welcome to this newshour, i'm laura kyle in doha. these are the top news stories - another israeli attack on a u.n. school in gaza, 10 people are killed. more than 30 injured. thousands flee libya as the two biggest cities descend into chaos. live at the boarder from tunisia. the first official visit in
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10 years, prime minister narendra modi arrives in nepal hoping to sign an energy agreement. perpetrators and victims prepare for peace talks between the government and f.a.r.c. rebels. israel steps up attacks in the south of gaza. war planes are targetting the city of rafah. it has seen a spike in violence since the humanitarian ceasefire collapsed. the air strikes killed at least 10 people at a un-run school, which was hit in the last few hours. more than 30 people have been injured. these are pictures of some of the victims taken to a near hospital. >> there has been ongoing shelling in gaza city. all signs that israel's 27-day long offensive is not letting up. 64 israeli soldiers have been
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killed. three civilians have died in israel, one of whom is a thai national. 1762 palestinians have been killed. 80% are civilians, it's been estimated. more than 9,002 have been injured. of those, 2, 500 are children. more than a quarter of a million palestinians are taking refuge in shelters, trying to escape the bombardment. live for us in tel aviv. thousands of people sheltering in those u.n. schools. one of them, again. targeted today in rafah. what can you tell us about the event? >> just to be clear, the u.n., we in u n.r.a. is not saying it was directly targeted. what i can confirm is there was a shelling instance in the
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vicinity of this school in rafah. it was sheltering 3,000 people, including mimen and children -- women and children. there was a shelling in the vicinity of school. we can confirm, tragically, multiple deaths and injuries. and ask for everyone to abide by obligations under international law. >> the school may not have been a direct target. is there doubt that this was israeli shelling that fell in the vicinity. >> we are not confirming that. we have to be clear and careful before coming out and making accusations. let me make is clear, when there is evidence, as there was with a school a few days ago, we were clear that it was artillery from the israelis, and we condemned it in strong language as a serious violation of international law. let's wait and see what the case is, there's no point coming up and making false accusations. that would undermine our
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authority. it's our authority and neutrality in the situation which is the family silver, which we are guarding jealously. >> absolutely. give us an idea - you give the coordinates of the u.n. shelters, don't you, to the israeli. the precise coordinates of all installations are given to the israeli authorities. when we drive people around that's coordinated with the israeli authorities. without pointing the finger of blame, i can confirm that the israeli army would know not what the place was, but the fact that it was being used as a shelter for the displaced. >> when you look at the school - u.n. school targeted last wednesday, what was the reason that the israelis said for potentially targetting that area. >> again, we have not said that that was directly targeted. it was directly hit. there's a difference, and that
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is a question of intentionality. we raised it straight away with the israeli army. we have been told there's an investigation, and we back the call for an investigation, because the facts must be established. we are in the realm of accountability, it has to be taken seriously. do you trust the situation will take place, last wednesday, we are not hearing the israelis come out either way. i'm not getting into the business of second-guessing live on air. we need investigation, they know well that this is an investigation, and must establish the facts. let's wait and see what comes, we need to get to the facts. if the victims are finding a sense of redress and moving on. the first part of the process is knowing the truth. and that is where we need to get. >> is there anywhere safe in gaza for people to go? >> no. there's not. gaza is unique in the conflict with the fence around it. there's nowhere to run, and now
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nowhere to hide. >> have you thousands of people who have been told by the israelis to leave their homes, because they'll launch an offensive in their neighbourhoods. they go to the u.n. shelters expecting to be safe. >> and then those shelters are sometimes hit and hit directly. it's an appalling unacceptable situation. you must remember that we are an unarmed humanitarian organization. we are armed with moral force and we have felt the full indignation of the world over what is happening. we have international law, of course, to protect us, we have the principles of humanitarianism. and that is it. we are in the middle of the two sides, of a militant organization. it's an unfortunate place to be. we'll continue with our mandated responsibilities. because humanitarian lead, sadly, is overwhelming. >> we appreciate you coming in to speak to us there from tel
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aviv. we'll cross to gaza city. live for us from there. nicole, what are you hearing about what happened in rafah. it's clear that this u.n. shelter has been struck. as chris was saying there, we don't know exactly why or by whom as yet. >> that's right. that's why we have to be careful before we draw conclusions on it. it's difficult to get to rafah at the moment. the area has been under heavy attack for at least two days. ambulance crews only today have been able to move around a little more freely. it's making reporting from there, quite hard as chris said, from the united nations. it seems there have been a lot of deaths, nine or 10 reported so far, as well as injuries. that's not surprising, because there are thousands of people inside all of the these u.n. shelters. we are at a u.n. shelter north of gaza last night.
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close to the bate lat ir area, and people there were told they could return home, that their area was safe. some went back to take a look to see if their houses were standing. they decided the area was not safe enough. a number of people were injured from tank shelling in the area. people do not feel safe in their houses, u.n. shelters, but have little choice about where to go. at the moment they'll put up with spending over two weeks inside the cramped schools, places that barely have enough resources to house 1,000 people in the school. in many cases they have over 4,000 people - families packed in together, sort of trying to make do with the resources that are available. >> where you are now in gaza city. we have been seeing live pictures from there throughout the morning. we have seen some artillery fire in the center of a very built-up
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area. what is the situation at the moment? >> it has been an unstable mourning across the gaza strip , and also in the middle of gaza city. we have shelling in a major building, in the middle of downtown gaza city. a residential busy commercial area, off and on. that area is hit. it's not the first time that the center of gaza city has been struck. no reports of deaths or injuries, it makes driving around the center of gaza city, still an unsafe proposition. having said that, there are a lot of people out and about, people trying to avoid the areas where they know that there have been shelling or air strikes. really, you can be in one street that can be seen in some respects safe with people moving about, shops open, and two streets away there can be an
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attack. people are very concerned and nervous. but they have to go out and get supplies and move around. they can't spend 3-4 weeks inside. they say they have no choice but to go out from time to time, and risk and put themselves at risk from attack by either israeli tanks or air strikes. >> we had seen some signs of the israeli tanks pulling back, of perhaps israel moving its ground offensive to an end. any signs of that where you are? >> no signs here in the middle of gaza city. when we are in the north, late yesterday, the reports we were getting and people saying that the israeli tanks were moving back from a number of different areas, north of bate lar heir and east of cannes eunice. the tanks have an incredible
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firing range. whilst they may pull back somewhat, the reports are that they have been continuing to fire into those areas, and that is why people have been injured and killed despite the tanks moving back. all this makes for a very confusing situation in gaza. people hear about the tanks, they pull back, waiting for statements from israel. they think the operation is winding down in certain areas, especially with the reports that people could return to the north, but the shelling tips, the air strikes continue and people don't know what is going to happen next, where to turn or exactly what the situation is. >> nicole johnson joining us live from gaza city. thank you very much for the update. as has been reported, rafah in southern gaza has been pummelled by israeli air strikes. the bombardment means journalists are unable to gain
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actress. charles centraled ford reports -- stratford reports from an area outside khan younis. >> reporter: this 3-year-old's face was burnt because an israeli air strike hit her home. her mother was killed in the town of rafah in the southern gaza strip. in another bed is. >> sra and her daughter -- is isra and her daughter. both her legs have been amputated after her home was hit. >> i was trying to leave the house. a rocket exploded. >> reporter: her daughter suffered burps on her feet. her husband and son had their legs amputated as well. another daughter suffered burns. three members of the family were killed in the attack. >> there are many injured in rafah, there are not sufficient hospital facilities to treat them. >> these pictures were shot by a journalist in rafah, with the reuters newsagency. the town has been sealed off by
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the military, since the breakdown of the latest ceasefire. we drove south from gaza city, in convoy with other journalists, there was almost no one else on the road. behind me is around 4km to the town of rafah, where we saw the intense israeli military bombardment. we have been speaking to ambulance and locals that managed to get out. they tell us it's too dangerous to go down there at the moment. >> this ambulance is one of two at the hospital in khan younis that was attacked as it tried to reach wounded people in rafah. >> translation: it's impossible to coordinate with the israeli military to get the ambulances in. it is very dangerous. >> reporter: a colleague was trying to coordinate with the israeli military, and his ambulance was hit. >> translation: in rafah, there's no security for anyone to move. there's no taxis, civilians cars. the ambulance that drops people at the hospital - that's when
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the strike happened. the vehicle took a direct hit. >> reporter: these medics say they'll keep trying to get into rafah to help the injured. innocent children who have no role in what israel describes as hamas's terror campaign. >> four weeks of israeli bombardment have taken a heavy toll on gaza's health infrastructure. the u.n. office for the coordination of humanitarian affairs says medical services are on the brink of collapse. 40% of the medical staff are unable to get to hospitals and clinics. a third have been damaged by israeli attacks. and half of all primary care clinics are closed. for more on the medical crisis, we can speak to a doctor, director of al-shifa hospital, joining us on the phone from gaza city. thank you very much for joining us. we have seen yet more strikes on
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gaza city sunday morning. can you give us an idea of what you have been seeing there at the hospital then? >> the bombardment and shelling and air strikes continue. [ inaudible ] many of the health staff were killed. 83 injured. the situation was very sad. we could not shift patients in rafah. the small hospital was closed. we had to shift to small hospital, a kuwaiti hospital, it's not sufficient to deal with hundreds of injured, you know, children and women, and the
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roads are unsafe. the ambulances which, you know - 10 of them were destroyed completely. they cannot move from rafah to take patients to other areas. so really we are in crisis. not only that, the [ inaudible ] it is a disaster. so the infections and the lives are threatened. you mentioned in your report more than 80% of injured [ inaudible ] primary care, so people do not find clinics to have medical care. sorry, one fact - that the
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hospital is full of patients, where to send the patients. we are trying to evacuate some to egypt and some to jordan. the ways are unsafe. the rafah exit is closed, and we are unable to create beds for the new injured people in this continuous killing of civilians. >> with this enormous pressure placed on the hospitals that remain open in gaza, talks through how you cope when you get multiple casualties rushed in through the doors of al-shifa hospital. >> yes, the bombardment occurs within minutes. imagine within 15 minutes, we receive 100, sometimes 200 kaz utilities on the spot. no hospital in the world can
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deal with that. the older staff rush to the emergency. we try to sort the patient out, the most serious go to icu bed. we take them to the main icu unit. some cannot be dealt with. some minor surgery is done on the floor of the operation or emergency room. this is how we deal with a disastrous situation. nobody can say we have ideal way to deal with that. no hospital in the world can deal with enormous casualties within 15-30 minutes. >> thank you doctor, for joining us there from gaza city. giving us an idea of what the situation is if the hospitals under enormous pressure from emergency medical kaz utilities,
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it's -- kaz utilities. it's not only casualties, palestinian quad ruplets were born at the height of the war. they've been discharged from receiva's unit ar -- rafah's united arab emmerates hospital. they are unable to go home because the fighting. they are born on 30 july. they survived, despite widespread blackouts and a health system strained by an influx of war-related casualties. >> we live in jenna, but when the air strikes started, we stayed with extended residents. we left everything ganned. we had nowhere else to go. we hope the war will end and not last longer, so we can return to our homes. >> the israeli offensive will
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continue until the objectists are met. speaking at a press conference. binyamin netanyahu expressed a resolve to fight hamas. >> hamas believes that the people of israel do not have the will and determination to fight them. hamas will learn the hard way that israel will do whatever it must do to protect its people. i call on all responsible international leaders and decent people etch to stand with his rail now. stand with israel as it confronts hamas. stand with israel as it defends itself against hamas, deliberate and indiscriminate attacks. >> let's join our diplomatic editor in west jerusalem. from what we see in gaza, and hear from the prime minister, israel will not let up in its offensive in gaza, as that death toll from a number of soldiers,
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israeli soldiers, it's a hard sell the home. >> it is a hard sell at home. it's you another soldier dead. the one that had been reported captured. hadar goldin has been added to the list of those confirmed dead from the israeli side. what you see from the israelis, is a bombardment going on. at the same time messages in the israeli media. you are not hearing it from the prime minister, but you are hearing it from the israeli officials. they are getting near the end of the operation, that they have, as they say, decommissioned or neutralized, they are not using the word destroyed. the tunnels of hamas. at the same time you see the renewed and deployed.
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israel is bringing this to an end, but at a time and manner of its own choosing. >> it's not adhering to international efforts to bring it to on end. palestinian delegations in egypt. but no sign of israel showing up there as well. >> no. you are right. we have the palestinian delegation. made up of representatives from different political parties and fanctions. you have hamas in the delegation, as well as the palestinian authority and other parties talking to the egyptians. the international plan is to get everyone around the table talking about the underlying issues. that is what ban ki-moon, the secretary of state of the united states john kerry said. we have to solve the underlying issues of the problem so it doesn't erupt in another two years or 18 months. they are pursuing the military
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option. we put that point to the prime minister's spokesman in the last hour. i asked him is it true. israel is not going to cairo. she said i cannot confirm or deny any information on that. thanks for the update from west jerusalem. >> also coming up this hour. it's been a year since iran's president inherited a crisis. we'll see what's changed. plus date day. >> i'm tim friend in berlin, where germans are remembering a war that many almost forgot. >> in sport. usain bolt, jamaican, adds a title to his collection. that story later. fierce fighting rages on in
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libya's two biggest city. months of violence sends benghazi into a battle ground. the capital burnt after being hit by shells. general khalifa haftar has been dealt a blow after rival fighters overran army bases and took control of libya's second-largest city. thousands fleeing the violence are stranded at the tunisia boarder. it was closed on friday after two people were killed due to unrest. some westerners were allowed to cross. people without visas are not allowed to enter. >> we are at the border crossing between tunisia and libya. what is happening there at the moment. >> today there's more flow of people, some are workers, some are diplomats.
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the tunisian government reopened the border. they have put enough measures in place. they are willing to help those who flee, but want to help those that are staying. we saw all kinds of people crossing the border crossing. >> reporter: they all look the same, exhausted but relieved as they leave libya and cross into tunisia. >> translation: the missile land the next to our house. he packed his bags and left. >> it's not secure in tripoli, it's chaos, no fuel, no oil, no electricity. nothing. >> reporter: thousands chose to flee with their families as
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rivals fought each other on the streets and capital of the libyan city. for some it took days to cross as desperate families tried to use the border crossing. >> translation: the situation is dangerous. you can hear heavy gun shots, we scared for our lives. we fled to tunisia. >> reporter: after closing the border for a day it was reopened on saturday. only partially. and only for those who have proof they are passing through tunisia and not planning to stay. government officials say tunisia can't become a shelter for refugees, just a transit for those trying to leave. the restrictions meant that thousands of egyptians were stranded along the border for days. on saturday a plan was great with the egyptian government to start a process of evacuations. a couple of thousands a day will be allowed in, to go to the
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airport bike these egyptians who will be lucky enough to get through. it will take days. >> hundreds of thousands make their living working in oil-rich libya. a fraction left the country. as the violence escalates, they are expected to evacuated and countries like tunisia have concern on how an exodus will affect the economy. >> especially since egypt closed its borders with and them. this is the only way out. >> how difficult would it be for tunisia to cope with an influx of people fleeing from libya? >> it is a change. what the tunisians fear is a similar scenario when muammar gaddafi was thrown out of power. there was hundreds of thousands who crossed and stayed in libya,
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because they didn't want to go back to their countries, or they didn't have means to leave tunisia to go back. they had to deal with them. it was a burden on the economy. the government is adamant they will not go through this again. only those with visas to other countries can go in. only allowed after they chartered the planes. they have to pay for the buses taking them from here to the airport. this is a position that is getting a lot of support from regular tunisians. the economy has been suffering, and people feel they cannot shoulder more burden, especially with security concerns. people here are very dependent on the libyan economy on what is happening in libya, and when they see the security deteriorating they are concerned some of the problems will spill into their own country. >> thank you for bringing us the situation on the libyan-tunisian
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border. let's cross to steph for the weather. if you live in asia, chances are you'll be hit by a storm. >> there's a lot of storms around. one particularly intense one. let me show you it on the satellite. it has a well-defined eye. it's a beautiful system. at the moment it's staying away from land. that can't last forever. this area of cloud in the north - that is also another storm, and that has already caused us major problems. you can see the area of cloud. does it have a well-defined eye. it's not a particularly intense storm. in fact, it scraped into the tropical storm category. it never quite made it to a typhoon. you can see the area of cloud. it gave us a few problems with the rain. 230mm of rain in the southern parts of south korea and japan saw more. nearly 400mm of rain in the south. that is a phenomenal amount to
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see in 24 hours, and easily enough to give us a maiming yore problem. unfortunately for the region, the system will be with us as you head through the day on monday. you can tell from the dark blue colours that we are expecting more heavy rain, giving us more in the way of flooding and trigger landslides. the other storm is edging towards us. but will not make it towards japan, until we get to thursday. >> thank you very much. stay with us. still ahead on the newshour - war victims to face their tormentors in a difficult stage of the peace process. in sport, serena williams storms into the final in stamford. all the details later in the newshour.
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hello, i'm laura kyle at the al jazeera headquarters in doha. let's get you a run through of the top stories. the palestinian health ministry are reporting 10 were killed and 30 injured on an attack on a u.n. school in rafah. they are pictures of the injured taken to a nearby hospital. chris of the united nations relief and works agency told al jazeera that they have not confirmed whether the school was deliberately targeted, nor whether it was israeli fire. >> thousands of people are continuing to free libya as
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violence in tripoli and benghazi increases. a meeting of the political leaders has taken lace in tobruk to assess the situation. >> israeli prime minister binyamin netanyahu accuses qatar of funding hamas. >> translation: there's no doubt that qatar funded and still is funding hamas. qatar is harbouring hamas leader. we were expecting qatar to influence and reach the last ceasefire that we thought they managed to get the initial commitment. we have made it clear that we'll continue military operations against tonne 'em. neither i -- tunnels, neither i nor the defence minister have agreed on a ceasefire. the feedback we got was not clear, but what we are sure of is qatar consistent exercise influence over hamas. the emir of qatar spoke to the u.n. secretary-general in strong terms about the conflict.
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he said he was surprised that the u.n. had immediately blamed hamas for violating the ceasefire on friday. and he expressed his regret and astonishment at the u.n.'s slowness over israel's targetting of civilians and destroying their homes. palestinian delegates arrived in cairo to try to revive a diplomatic recourse. israel is not in attendance. for more i'm joined by middle east analysts in london. jails base, our correspondent said a spokesman for the government has not confirmed or will not confirm or deny whether it will attend talks in cairo. realistically, what can be achieved without israel there? >> i'm not sure it would make a difference whether israel is there or not. it's made clear in it's actions and statements that it's not interested in a ceasefire.
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if it attended it would probably play spoiler. i don't think it makes a difference. given the absence, the palestinian delegation, given they are made up of factions, they should pursue this as an opportunity to bring the national reconciliation process back on track. it's been derailed by israel's actions, and the different factions have, until now, been acting independently and at odds. this should be an opportunity to state together and bring the reconciliation process on track. this is not only inherently difficult for the palestinians, but will strengthen their position on the ground. >> how can that happen when as far as you are aware. that mahmoud abbas is not present either in egypt. >> well i mean, he may have people in egypt who have messages. it's not clear who is and isn't there yet.
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the different factions are represented. so - i would assume they'd have the authority to speak on behalf of the leaders. this should be used as an opportunity to get together. israel played on the conditions and exacerbated them. it's strengthening israel's hand. >> do you think there's an opportunity for the hamas delegation, the islamic jihad delegation, to build bridges with the current egyptian government. >> i think they'll be trying. the relations have been tense and strained since the overthrow of mohamed mursi. and i think hamas realises regardless of the relationship with the authorities in egypt, it is a neighbour it can't ignore. egypt and israel are blockading gaza. hamas will be trying to improve relations to prove that israel is a mediator. it will be difficult. the situation in egypt is
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hostile to hamas, given its relationship with the muslim brotherhood. it will try. it will be difficult. >> worth keeping an eye on event there in cairo. thank you for joining us from london. three al jazeera journalists have spent 218 days in an egyptian prison. in june mohamed fadel fahmy and peter greste were given 7-year sentences. baher mohamed got an extra three years because he had a spent bullet in his possession, picked up at a protest. peter greste and baher mohamed will appeal. mohamed fadel fahmy is not taking a decision, because he had nos faith in egypt -- no faith in egypt's judicial system. it's been a year since the iranian president hassan rouhani took office. he promised an end to disputes but what has he delivered. we take a look.
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>> reporter: 37 million iranians went to the ballot box hoping for better times. with the weight of expectations, hassan rouhani stepped into the role as president. split call, pragmatic, patriotic. >> translation: i'm proud ma the great -- that the great people of rain thought i deserved this. enhancing people's lies and welfare, observing pride and interest. i feel that i need your assistance along this path. i need you to be there, your cooperation. >> it was going to be a long shot. hassan rouhani said so. his predecessor mahmoud ahmadinejad pushed the country to the brink. the economy crashed. international reputations was in tatters. a decade of nuclear talks had gone nowhere, a threat of war hung over the country. a year into the term, that is mostly no longer the case. >> the relationship with the
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united states and iran in tone changed dramatically. moreover, the fact that the iranian and american officials are in regular contact, that the foreign ministers talk to each other and have no problem stepping down from the table. >> reporter: in doing so they secured a temporary nuclear deal. limited sanctions have been removed from iran. the economy is growing again. hassan rouhani's charm offensive helped to draw presidents, prime ministers, and international business back to iran. and it's made him a hero at home. it's helped to calm the waters between iran and its persian gulf neighbours. worried about the regional and nuclear ambitions. instead of foengsing on strengthening -- focussing on strengthening relations, the
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government of the hassan rouhani is making the regional relationships his priority. >> foreign pop si takes up time. civil rights have not improved. that's the one thing iran jans want. the government does not control the institutions responsible for domestic suppression. many believe he can influence those that do. the question is do iranians have the patience to see if he can and will. >> well, the political analyst and professor at tehran university - hassan rouhani has been bringing iran in from the cold. he's overseeing a grown economy. he has done well in this first year, hasn't he? >> i think that president hassan rouhani has done well. i would disagree with some of the statements. for example, i don't - according
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to polls, 80% of iranians believe that the economy is the major issue, and the issue of civil rights was said in the report. it was not really the major issue. iran is far more open than any countries in the region. the fact that we have president after president doing various harsh campaigns at times. and very many surprises. from mahmoud ahmadinejad, hassan rouhani and others before them, all were surprise winners. i think that there's a lot of diversity in the rain yn political system, and it's dynamic. >> we shouldn't be under an illusion as to who the ultimate decision-maker remains in iran. and that, of course, is the grand ayatollah. >> he is elected by a body
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elected by iranians. the next election is in a year and a half. that body has the authority to put the leader or remove a leader. so the iranian constitution is, as i said, something that allows for a great deal of dynamic political activity. >> we haven't seen - sorry to interrupt - a huge change in the situation of human rights. we haven't seen a great opening up. can we see concrete examples of where situations were improved. first i'd like to point out. iran has been open before hassan rouhani, and for many years election in iran are something within the framework of the constitution. it has been very serious and always serious. president hassan rouhani is an influential person.
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and the presidential debates that he participated in and won, were more diverse and hard-hitting than anything seen in the united states. so the very fact - if your viewers were able to look at the iranian presidential debate, and the previous ones that mahmoud ahmadinejad wants, and compare it to the american presidential debate, or debates between the leaders of the different parties, you'll see that in iran is far for aggressive, diverse opinions of the candidates. the naraive that we see in the west is dictatorship. a country where people do not have rites. ironically, public participation in elections is higher than in the west. >> okay, thank you very much for joining us there from tehran.
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>> thank you for having me now, for the first time those injured in a decades-long fight with f.a.r.c. rebels are about to meet the former enemies. it's the main element in a round of peace talks. this report from bogota, the most difficult part of the peace process yet. >> reporter: 14 years ago this soldier was nearly killed in an ambush by f.a.r.c. rebels. he lost both legs, but not the spirit of survival. he married, had three children, works as a security agent in a private firm, and doesn't want revenge against his attackers. >> translation: as a victim, i would ask f.a.r.c. to stop recruiting children. they take them when they are seven or eight. and give them a gun. i would change the gun for a bowl of food. >> more victims like him will be facing f.a.r.c. rebels in havana cuba, where peace negotiations
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have been ongoing since 2012. 15 delegates will represent 4,000 victim organizations around columbia. they say it's impossible to bring to the table many of the victims of murder, kidnapping and sexual violence. >> translation: we want to know the truth of what happened to us. we can't bring them to tribunals. the state should punish them through a transitional justice process. >> reporter: the process is not only about paying those, giving them land back, the government sends victims an alert of course aing for forgive -- a letter asking for forgiveness. this has generated such interest, that the center for victims gets an average 20,000 calls from people who say they serve repatriations. >> peace negotiations proposed are the closest columbia has come to achieving peace after
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50 years of war. the challenges are difficult. >> will the rebels be punished with gaol. will they tell the truth. where are the disappeared. the victims need an integrated solution to feel they are not making more sacrifices. if they believe the rebels are repentant, would the victims be willing to not demand harsh gaol terms. we'll have to see. columbians say this round of talks will be the hardest. the rebels want 50-year-old grievances to be acknowledged. this man survived the atrocities, but the issue for him and others is finding the strength to forgive. >> they are ready for the hampering rescue efforts. officials say there's no chance of finding the missing 159 people. >> a massive landslide hit the
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community. eight bodies have been recovered. it created a dam, sparking concern about flash flooding. >> he is part of a vast network. providing the country with huge untapped resources. it is high on the agenda for visiting prime minister narenda modi. his dominance is being challenged by china. we have this report from eastern nepal. >> reporter: the river in eastern nepalins the gangies, it's pon this river that the water treaty in 1951 was built india built embankments and plans to develop hired electricity uptripping. they sub merge 79 villages. in the indian state, dreams are
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describe. in nepal the first seed of mistrust was granted. the benefits of high dams and embankments will go to india. if india gets 80%. nepal has 80%. the village doesn't have any say. resentment highlighted in 2008 after the embankments brokement the dams are in nepali, india controls it. hundreds were killed, especially downstream in india. agricultural areas became deserts. >> with the prime minister visiting, the waters captured the imagine faces of politicians on both sides of the border. it has a huge potential to develop hired electricity and india wants it. what is missing is the mutual trust required between the two countries to come up with a deal. the visit is expected to change this ill will to goodwill.
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>> translation: we made plenty of treaties with india in the past. india has not implemented many of them. with the power trade agreement we want to open the first door for hired power trade. that door shall be open for other countries as well. >> china is already investing in hired electricity in nepal. agreements from india, with clauses like 100% indian investment or joint ventures keeps nepalese skeptical. with the southern neighbour wielding power over so many of their leaders, there's a fear that the nepali politicians may give into a deal to establish their own interests. remains much some of the 298 victims of malaysia airlines flight mh17 have arrived in the ukranian city of kharkiv. the bodies were transported to a site prepared for forensic experts. from there the remains will be
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sent to the netherlands, where many of the victims lived. the remains of 88 victims have yet to be recovered. >> the centenary of the outbreak of world war i left germans unsure of how they should commemorate it. the conflict cost them vast swathes of territory, huge repatriations and millions of lives. some anniversary events are giving them new insights into the historical significance. it's a war that shaped the 20th century. many of the visitors to the exhibition in the german capital admit that until now they knew little about the detail and true meaningful overshadowed by the second world war, germans shudder at memories of the past, with its ex-uberant mill tarism. so it takes a broad european and global perspective.
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>> various countries were directed into it, even outside of europe. it emphasised the escalation of violence. >> it was not only the soldiers that were the victims, but the civilians. >> reporter: while the general jp government marks the 100 -- german government marks the 100th anniversary in a go key way german chancellor angela merkel acknowledged the conflict with russia. conflicts about spheres of influence are not a thing of the past. there's no better way to look at lack of interest than by looking at the soldiers, in a modest century. tucked away. much of the cemetery is laid out in the style of an ornamental garden. obscuring the graves, it's a low
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key commemoration. some believe it will reawaken the great war and lessons. it's like you are identifying a chapter in the history which you are not aware of. germans are starting to work on this, finding their way to deal with it. it may be the beginning. as berliners number the sunshine, the event seems distance as ever. perhaps for some the anniversary has helped to put history into sharper perspective. now for the sport with farah. >> thank you. the world's fastest man, usain bolt won a title this time at the commonwealth games. the sprinter secured a gold medal for jamaica in a 4 by 100 metres final.
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bolt anchored his team home in a time of 37.58 seconds, a record. the 27-year-old received the baton in the lead. and 6-time olympic champion gold medal never seriously was in doubt. jamaica's women won the sprint relay in a time of 41.83 seconds. this is the ninth international title for olympic and world champion for shelley ann fraser price who won the final leg. kenya's woman won gold in the javelin. known as the u tube man who taught himself the sport by watching video. >> tom daly defended his 10 meter platform dive. his penultimate tif for the 2012 olympic bronze medallist. winning silver and canada's vincent the reydell took bronze.
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>> nicola became the first english boxing champ, beating michala walsh. winning the 4-round context by a split decision, adding the gold medal to the title in london two years ago. >> nigeria's love line set a record on her way to winning gold in the women's parit sport powerlifting. it's the largest in the game's history in the 22 medal disciplines. >> sergio garcia leads in the invitational after a stunning round. the spaniard consolidated his advantage. garcia has a 3-shot lead after a round of 6 7 put him on 14 under. rory mcilroy is not too far behind. he's in second on 11-under.
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>> women's tennis world number one is free for her fourth final of the year. the semifinals of the bank of the west classic - williams taking the last eight games to win in straight sets. 7-5, 6-0. serena williams won the three other finals in brisbane, miami and rome. >> it will be an all canadian final in washington. second seed beat donald young, 6-4, 7-5, facing number 13th seed. one of the football's fiercest rivalries will take place in miami, when liverpool face manchester united. liverpool booked their place in the international champion's cup final in north carolina on sunday. joe alan got the first goal. a new signing had a panel save.
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he never missed. also added liverpool's second in the 90th minute. >> manchester united beat real madrid in front of a soccer crowd of 109,000. the largest attendance for a united match since 1957. this time young scored twice for united. a brief second-half appearance for real. struggling with a knee injury. hernandez completed the 3-1 win for united. olympiakos and manchester city appeared. a shoot out decided the winner, olympiakos won that. ashley cole saw his new team beaten by inter milan in philadelphia. the former player headed into
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the lead, and a 2-0 win was wrapped up. >> a trophy of the new season - in china. ibrahimovic scored in a 2-goal win in the champions trophy. it's a curtain racer to the french season. the champions take on the cup holders. a shot by the element a dodgers player -- last a dodgers player gave them a victory. dodgers sealed a 5-2 victory, ex-attending their lead to 3. -- extending their lead to 3.5 games. that's the sport. back to you. >> thank you very much indeed. stay with us here on al jazeera. there's another bulletin of news up ahead. unless you are watching from america, and it's bye for now.
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