>> announcer: this is al jazeera. hello, welcome to the newshour. we are here in doha with the top news stories. another attack on a u.n. school in gaza. 10 people killed, more than 30 injured. libya - thousands flee as the country's two biggest cities descend into chaos. an earthquake in china kills 150 people so far. more than 180 are missing. we'll have a live update. and the first official visit in

17 years. indian prime minister narendra modi arrives in nepal. israel stepped up attacks in the south of gaza. war planes target the city of rafah, which saw a spike in violence as the humanitarian ceasefire collapsed on friday. there was an attack on a u.n. school. 10 people were killed and 30 injured. earlier chris gunnes of the united nations relief and work agency told al jazeera they could not confirm if the school was deliberately started or it was israeli fire. >> we have to be clear and careful before making accusations. when there is etched, as there was with -- evidence, as there was with a school in jebbalia, we were clear it was artillery from israelis and condemned it

in stroke language as a serious violation. there's not point coming out prematurely and making false accusations. it will undermine our authority and neutrality, which is the family silver which we are guarding. the precise coordinates of all the installations are given to the authority. when we drive vehicles, that's coordinated with the israeli authorities. without pointing the finger, i can confirm that the israeli army would have known not what this place was, but the fact that we were using it as is shelter for displaced people. >> they are outside that u.n. school in rafah and join us now. something like 3,000 people were taking shelter in that school because they thought they were safe. they weren't. >> that's right. as you rightly point out, i'm

standing outside that school. as you can hear, it's noisy here. a lot of traffic on the road. what we understand is that a few hours ago there were two people on small moses, which was targeted by what eyewitnesss tell us, an israeli missile. i'll direct the cameraman to a small crater. this is interesting to see the kraiter. obviously 10 people were killed. 30 people injured. when the conflict began, the israelis made it clear that this would be a fight fought with pinpoint accuracy, and as you see, a lot of people lost their lives. this will give you an idea of how close we are to the school. this is it. this is where around 3,000 people have been sheltering from violence. this is where many children, many women and young people have been living since - for several

weeks since the conflict began. i'll show you a bit more. this is a boy's school. this is where they study. as you can see in the building, it's these people's homes. a few hours ago, 10 people lost their lives. it was traumatic for the people here. there's people everywhere you look. a lot of young people, and they were among the casualties. it's worth pointing out reporters like yourself couldn't get into rafah. letty own emergency services and ambulances because the bombardment was fierce. despite the fact that in other areas israeli tanks appeared to be pulling back. >> that's right. 24 hours ago rafah was a no-go zone. nobody could get in. nobody more importantly could get out. i'll have the cameraman pan again. you see lots and lots of

children. when you consider the fact that the bombardment that began after the ceasefire, an our or two after a 72 hour ceasefire, the young people witnessed it. rafah is not a big place. 40,000 people call this place home. when you consider how intense the bombardment and the shelling and air strikes was, it's traumatic. it was furthered this morning when 10 people were killed in the strike. >> in areas where israelis say "look, it is safe to go home", like where you were this morning. are gazans going home. do they trust it's safe to do so? >> look, bate lihir is in the far north. i'm in the far south of the country. what we have seen exhibits travelling from the north to the south is a general sense of

unease, a sense of uncertainty. people have been feeling like this for a long time. they are in the fourth week of a war. they are told they can go home, and two to the areas that are safe. it proves that the areas are not safe. the fighting - the israeli bombardment has dwightened. we hear the sounds of artillery shelling. the fighting as not stopped. theness of unease and security. it continues. >> updating us from rafah there. >> well as israel's offensive has been stretchered on. human cost continues to climb. 64 israeli soldiers have been kill. three civilians died, one of them a thai national.

1,766 palestinians have been killed in the israeli provision. the u.n. estimates around 80% are civilians. more than 9,300 have been injured. 2,500 of those are children. more than a quarter of a million palestinians are taking refuge in u.n. shelters, trying, falling to escape the bombardment. as we have been reporting, rafah has been pummelled by air strikes. it means journalists have not been able to gain access until recently. charles stratford reports from charn eunice. some of the images may be disturbing. 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 lies. >> sra and her -- isra and her

daughter. both her legs have been amputated after her home was hit also. >> i was trying to leave the house when the rocket exploded. >> her daughter suffered burps on her feet -- burns on her feet. her husband and second had their legs amputated. another suffered burns, three members of the family were killed in the attack. >> there are many injured in rafah. there are not sufficient hospital facetsies to treat -- facilities to treat them. we can't bring them here. these pictures were shot by a journalist in rafah. the town has been sealed off by the military since a breakdown of the latest ceasefire. >> we drove south from gaza city. 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 told us it's literally too dangerous to go down there. >> this is one of two at the hospital. it was attacked as it tried to reach wounded people. >> it's impossible to coordinate with the israeli military to get the ambulances in. it's dangerous. abdullah says a colleague was trying to coordinate with the military when his ambulance was hit. >> in rafah, there's no security for anyone to move. no taxis, no civilian cars, none on the streets. the ambulance dropped people off at the hospital. that's when the strike happened. the vehicle took a direct hit. >> he is medics say they'll try to get into rafah to help the injured. innocent children like iya. who have no role in what israel describes as hamas's terror campaign.

>> four weeks of israeli bombardment has taken a toll on gaza's health infrastructure. the u.n. office for himman tarian affairs says medical services are on the brink of collapse. a third of hospitals have been damaged by israeli attack, and half of all primary care clinics are closed. >> doctor, director of al-shifa told us that the medical facilities in gaza are overwhelm. >> 15 minutes. 100 - sometimes 200 - no hospital in the world can deal with that. what we do, the olders staff, we rush to the emergency. we tried to sort the ipp vatation out. the most should go to icu. we will take them to the main icu unit.

some of them we took. a flood of patients, they cannot be dealt with. minor surgery can be done on the floor on the operation or the emergency room. this is how we deal with a disastrous situation. nobody can say that we have the ideal way to deal with that. no hospital in the globe can deal with an enormous casualty within 15-30 minutes. >> palestinian quadruplets born at the height of the bar have been discharged from rafah's united arab emirates hospital. the quad ruplets, one boy and three girls were born on july the 30th. they survived despite widespread black outs and a health system strained by an influx of war-related casualties. >> we live in jena.

when the air strikes and shelling started we fled. we stayed with relatives of our son. we left everything behind. we had nowhere else to go. we hope that the war will end and not last longer so we can return to our homes. >> israelis - israel's prime minister says the offensive will continue until it's objectives are met. speaking at a press commence. binyamin netanyahu expressed his resolve to continue to fight hamas. >> hamas, again, mistakenly believes that the people of israel do not have the will and determination to fight them. hamas again will learn the hard way to israel will do whatever it must do to protect its people. i call on all responsible international leaders and decent people everywhere to stand with israel now. stand with israel as it confronts hamas. stand with israel as it defends itself against hamas deliberate

and indiscriminate attacks on our civilians. >> diplomatic editor james baseis in west jerusalem. there are diplomatic talks going on right now in kiev. the palestinian delegation is there. israel isn't. >> yes, that's right. the palestinian delegation arrived in cairo, it's a delegation made up of all the different groups and factions. it has the palestinian authority, hamas and islamic jihad. they are talking to the egyptians, this is part of the original plan. there was supposed to be a ceasefire and talks in kayo with all sides. one side is ab sent from the talks. that is the israeli side. it's not clear whether they had go at all. for now they are pursuing a military option on the ground and seem to do this in a manner and to a time of their couldsing. >> we are hearing, also, that

the israeli army may wind down part of the operation. some of the tanks are deploying. what are you hearing about that. if that's the case, what might be next. binyamin netanyahu is continuing the offensive about hamas. he talked about continuing the offensive. at the same time a lot of messaging in the israeli media coming from spokesman and sources, saying that they were near the end of the campaign. prime minister binyamin netanyahu in his speech said they achieved a lot in terms of destroying the tunnels that they are focussed on destroying. the suggestion is, i think, that they are now probably finishing off, and may be a few more days certainly some israeli troops are withdrawing. i think they are aware that after the focus on the breakdown of the ceasefire and the community, u.s. and u.n. blaming hamas for that, for the capture

of the soldier, who israel said is dead and may have died on the first day - they are aware of the possible pressure mounting on them again. in the last few minutes, uni self released a new figure, showing that since the beginning of the conflict 27 days ago 354 children have decide. >> james, thank you for that. james bays speaking to us from west jerusalem there. you're watching the al jazeera newshour. still to come - it's been a year since iran's president inherited a country in crisis. we'll look at what has changed. plus, an n.a.s.a. probe called "messenger"providing surprising information about the planet closest to the spun. and sport - jam achon sprint -- jamaican sprinter usain bolt adds another title to his collection. that story coming up later on.

at least 150 people died and 1400 were injured in an earthquake in a remote part of china's unan province. the epicentre was near ludian, with a population of 300,000. damage for the 6.1 quake is widespread. let's speak to our china correspondent dustin brown, who is on the line -- adrian brown, who is on the line with more. what are you hearing about the quake and the efforts to find people who are still missing? >> details are few and far between at the moment. the death toll, as you point out, currently stands at 150. now, this quake has happened in a very remote corner of sworn china, measuring 6.3.

it was felt most strongly in the unan province, which bordered vietnam and thailand. there are reports of a teacher trapped under rubble after a school was brought down. key roads are blocked. communications are down and it's likely to be morning before we determine how seriously it is. china was struck by earthquakes in 2012. 80 were killed after one instruct the region, in the affected area, 30,000 people lived there. now, the government is sending 2,000 tents, beds and quilts to the disaster zone and hope to get them there by tomorrow morning. earlier, also, there is another

quake, hitting an area. no reports of casualties. >> you say this is an area hit by quakes. did you see that mean that the chooepees are set up to deal with emergency like this. >> i don't think that's the case. >> a lot of the structures, building in the area are not quake proof. this is a poor impoverished region, and as i say, very remote. the difficulty for rescuers and the army involved is going to be the time it takes to reach the affected area. >> okay. thank you very much indeed for the update. >> adrian brown there on the 6.1 earth quake hitting china. the government in militias on saturday - 22 were killed - in a fight for tripoli's

airport. in the second largest city, benghazi, the renegade general khalifa haftar has been dealt with blow as militia fighters overran army bases. thousand fleeing are escaping through the tunisian border. it is only partly open. we have more from the border crossing between tunisia. >> reporter: the tooupizian government says it has enough restrictions in place on who can enter and cross the border. this border is fully operational. already we are seeing more people and cars coming in, different nationalities. foreign workers used to work on libya. as the cameraman zooms in, you'll be able to see a group of people sitting there. they are mostly egyptians. they have been tranneded along the border. an agreement with the egyptian

government will allow the people to enter tunisia, straight to the airport and back to egypt. it's been a struggle for the people since the conditions on the other side are miserable and it's hot. the egyptian ambassador is on the other side of the border, coordinating the evacuation process, and many hope it will be done as soap as possible for the -- soon as possible for the suffering to end. >> fighters from the islamic state seized two towns in northern iraq. they have drin kurd ir forces -- driven kurdish forces out of the town. forcing dodsens to -- dozens to flee. is seized iraq's biggest dam on sunday. syrian opposition fighters formed a body called syrian revolution command council. saying it will uniify the command for 14 factions. the announcement coming as

opposition fighters say they managed to take control of buildings. we have this report. syrian rebels on the offensive in aleppo. this video, exclusively obtained by al jazeera. they say they have stormed the security united in the western area, tasked with protecting the aleppo academy, hosting the main base in the area. >> the rebels say they occupied several blocks, allowing them to inch closer to the base. this building in front of us, and that of the military unit... . >> translation: we did it by the brace of god and thanks to the heroism. activists say it's key. the syrian army map out the strategy for the eastern front. >> it's under the supervision of military officers.

a new offensive comes a few weeks after government drops maid advances. the rebels say if they take the area, they may tip the balance of power in their favour, and interrupt the army's supply route to its bases. >> syrian government forces reportedly killed 50 rebels in an ambush near the border. fighters crossed into lebanon killing eight soldiers and two civilians. james has the latest. >> reporter: resting back control. lebanese troops rush in. syrian fighters stormed across the border before. never this deep. nor have the attacks been this brazen. they take over a police station, capture soldiers and fire on local residents. the demonstrate for the lebanese military to release an al nusra

front leader arrested on saturday. >> this is a renewed attempt like previous ones to drag the populated town into a fight with the army. we witnessed event like this. fighting with the army left an officer dead. >> this is mainly sunni, most of the town's residents back the uprising against bashar al-assad. it's also regarded as a transit point for weapons and rebels entering syria, in recent years the population swelled, with tens of thousands of syrian refugees settling there. >> it is one the biggest towns. the infiltration of gunmen into the town means a lot when it comes to human and political costs. the lebanese army has missions in the north, in the capital in the south, and the beqaa valley as well. >> in a statement, the lebanese army says its forces are back in control of the area.

lebanese security forces are now regularly having to deal with violence from the syrian conflict, spilling into the country. like all countries bordering syria, trying to keep the war out is increasingly difficult. >> now, it's been a year since hassan rouhani took office as the iranian president. he offered a series of promises, civil rights, freedom and sanctions and disputes over iran's nuclear programme. what has he delivered so for. we take a look. >> 37 million iranians went to the ballot box hoping for better times. with the weight of their expectations, hassan rouhani stepped into the role as president. political, pragmatic and patriotic. >> i'm proud that the great people of iran, the honourable people thought i diseshed this -- deserved this. enhancing people's lives and welfare, preserving national

pride and interest. i feel i need your assistance along the path and need you to be there, need 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. the international reputation was in tatters. a decade of nuclear talks went no wear. that is mostly no longer the case say analysts. >> the relationship changed dramatically. the fact that iranian and regular officials are in fact. they regularly talk with each other, it's a dramatic switch. >> in doing so, hassan rouhani's government is securing a deal. it's seeing limited sanctions.

the value stabilized. the economy grew again. >> the charm offensive helped to draw presidents, prime ministers and international business back to iran. it made him a hero at home. >> it helped calm the waters between iran and persian gulf neighbours worried about tehran's regional and nuclear ambitions. instead of focussing on strengthing relationships, the government is making these regional relationships his priority. >> while foreign policy takes up time, civil rights have not improved. that's the one thing iranians want. the government does not control the newt spable. many believe he can control those that do.

the question is do iranians have the patience to see if he can and will. time for the weather now. steph is here. we are talking about tropical storm bertha, will it hit the u.s.? >> that's what everywhere in the east of the u.s. wants to know. it's been raging across the caribbean. if we look at the satellite you can see it making its way away from porto rico. there's overhanging cloud. the center of the storm is moving away. it's expected to run up towards the north-west. that means that some. islands are going to see the storm. what are the tiny islands. the caicos islands to the north. and to the north of that we have the bahamas. both of these places are likely to see the effects of bertha. we are likely to see around 125mm of rain in some spots. that is enough to give us

flooding. the islands are low-lies. on top of that there's winds over 63km per hour. in the east of the bahamas, and the turks and caicos islands that's what we are expecting offer the next few hours. the storm will continue, but it appears to be edging away to the east. four in the u.s., it shouldn't hit us. for many much us, we can breath a sigh of relief, there's storms across, and storms around the great lakes region. >> thank you for that. still to come on the newshour, war victims facing their tormentors in a stage of the peace protest. >> i'm tim friend in berlin, where germans are remembering a war that many had almost forgotten. >> and the sport - find out why

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survivors. and thousands are fleeing libya as violence in tripoli and beng ing increases. a meeting of leaders is taking police in tob ruck. >> jeffrey robertson is a former united nations appeals judge and author of "crimes against humanity", and joins us from london can i ask you about the u.n. school. civilians taking shelter. it seems to have been - it's been targeted in a hit. if it was an israeli attack. this was a violation of international law. of course it is. it's the latest in a series of violations. how many children cowering in u.n. schools do we have to see killed and disabled in this war before we actually start investigating and hopefully prosecuting war criminals? now,

i'm not making a distinction. hamas is guilty. i think, of war crimes for storing rockets in u.n. schools, for shooting rockets indiscriminately at civilians. israel may be guilty of the crime. we don't know. maybe it was a hamas rocket that went off. probably it wasn't. on what basis can a commander, knowing that there are children in a school, knowing that it's a school, send rockets that - in order to - knowing that it will most likely kill them. these are issues that must be confronted in prosecutions. and what is remarkable is that for three weeks, we have seen the dead and dying children seemingly as a result of war crimes, and yet we are taking no

action, the very powers have prevented action being taken by the international criminal court, which is all set up to send investigators in to get the evidence while it's fresh. >> well, of course, palestine is now recognised as a state by the u.n. secretary general assembly. does that mean that the palestinians can ask the international criminal court to investigate possible war crimes? >> in my view it does. and this is the game changer. you see, in 2009, after operation, the palestine authority approached the international criminal court, and was turned away. they said "you're not a state." now in november 2012, palestine was given statehood, and observer state status, but a state nonetheless. so in my view, it can, within the next five minutes, make the appropriate declarations and

have the situation in gaza of war crimes and crimes against human city referred to the i.c.c. prosecutor, and the investigations can start. the problem has been there has been a lot of pressure on the palestinian authority, not to do this. particularly not only from america, but from britain and france, because they claim that they'll leave it to the diplomat. >> this is the problem, though, jeffrey. >> we had a situation in 2008/2009 where there was the whole gold stone report accusing both sides of war crimes. yet nothing was done. he's backed off from his central premise. there was no pressure on anyone to investigate or hold anyone to account. >> that's right, nothing was done by hamas, of course. the israelis did investigate 400 soldiers, ended up prosecuting three of them and gaoled one for

seven months for stealing a credit card. the investigation by the human rights commission, which is all that is on offer at the moment is not going to be effective. we must bring in the international criminal court. but what is stopping - what is stopping the palestinian authority from doing that now, today. the only - apart from pressure centre brit yan and france and america, who want to leave it to the diplomats who failed hopelessly in this area. there's a bit of concern from hamas. frankly, if this situation is referred and israel vetted for war crimes, and the evidence is searched for and the decision is made to prosecute and ipp diet an israeli commander, then so,

too, can hamas channeders be ipp -- commanders be indicted for storing rockets in a u.n. school to make it a target. >> indeed. >> so you have to look at both sides. we are not getting any way further. this is a more violent replay of operation cast led, and the issue has to be handed over to forensic investigators who can obtain the evidence while it is fresh, while assist still smoking. and it can make the decision as to where the truth lies between israeli claims and hamas claims. and prosecute and ipp diet by name the commanders who were - who seem to be guilty. they can be tape to court in the hague. they'll put forward their defense. i would hope that war times law

develop, so future commanders know that children are not collateral damage, they must not and will be gaoled in the hague if they do fire on children or produce a stipulation by storing rockets in u.n. schools that children are fired upon and killed. >> well have to leave it there. thank you for your thoughts. jeffrey robertson speaking live from london. let's get more on the u.n. school attack. a spokesman with the u.n. relief and works agency join us from gaza city. do you have more information about what or who struck the u.n. school in rafah. >> [ inaudible ] beside the gait of the school, the eastern gate of the school,

and the multiple - the school, it ignited the shelter, and all the information has been forwarded many times, before opening the shelter. this is - this happened at the school. >> so you are saying it was - it was an israeli air strike, you know that for sure do you. >> according to our staff also insi inside... >> have you spoken to the israelis. have you contacted and asked them what happened? >> i contacted them and we will have [ inaudible ] . they are investigating all these

things. of course they have experience. we will be waiting for their investigation and what had happened. >> as i understand it the israeli army coordinated every institution in gaza, they know where every installation is, and they seem to be hit. >> the inhabitants of the school. everything, all the questions are forwarded. we don't understand what is going on. why they had the school, and the other school's act. it's damaging. it's damaging.

[ inaudible ] all the information is september and this is the sixth, seventh time that our school has been hit. >> thank you for updating us. from the u.n. relief and works agency. now, three al jazeera journalists have spent 218 days in an egyptian prison. in june peter greste and mohamed fadel fahmy prosecutor given seven year sentence, baher mohamed got an extra three because he had a spent bullet picked up at a protest. peter greste and baher mohamed will appeal. mohamed fadel fahmy has not take a final decision on an appeal because he has no faith in egypt's judicial system. >> officials in nepal have given up hope of finding more than 100 missing. eight bodies have been recovered. the sliding mud and rocks created a dam, sparking concern

over flash flooding. the river is part of a vast network of fast-flowing rivers, proivereding the country with a huge untapped hired power resource. sourcing power from nepal is part of the reason for a visit by narenda modi. it's being challenged by china. >> reporter: the rif in eastern nepal joins the gangies in india. it was upon the river that the two countries filed a water treaty in 1951. india built is damn and plans to build a hired power dam. it would submerge 79 towns. in the indian states, they painted pictures of bright trams. >> translation: the benefits go to india.

if india gets 80%, nehmal gets -- nepal gets 20%. >> resentment against india heightened in 2008 after the embankments broke. india controls the dams. hundreds were killed. agricultural villages became deserts. with the prime minister of india visiting, the waters captured the imagine nagses of politicians on both sides of the border. there's a huge potential to develop hydroelectricity, and india wants it. what is missing is the trust required for the countries to come up with a deal to buy and sell the power. >> the visit is expected to change the ill will to goodwill. >> translation: we made plenty of treaties with india in the past. they have not implemented many of them. with the power trade agreement we want to open a door for hired

powered trade. it will be open for other countries as well. >> reporter: china is investing in hired tristy -- hydroelectricity in nepal. draft agreements with clauses, joint ventures with indian entities keeps them sceptic. the southern neighbour wielding power over so many leaders, there's a near na nepali politicians may give if to a deal that may damage their interests. from new delhi we are joined by our next guest from the hindu stan paper. this is a visit by narenda modi, the first indian prime minister to visit nepal in 17 years. >> that's right. india is accused of being a (.

under narendra modi, there's plenty of symbolism to suggest if india is the big brother, he's symbolically helped the nepali boy be educated, talking economics and looking east, towards asia. he's also a hindu nationalist. it should go well with the tact na nepal was the world's only hindu kinding dom. there are culturallingages, nepal is trying to become a democracy. there'll be a cultural and political consensus because nepal wants to be a federal republic. and that might just help ease the tensions and help them to go further. plenty of good economics to be done if the hurdle can be crossed. >> there's a lot of contrasi over the hired power development plan proposed by india.

a lot seem to think that new dellie is securing a monopoly. can this mistrust be overcome. >> it can be easily overcome. you are talking about an age much fdi. it can come not only from india, but potentially partnering private equity. even the middle east or hong kong. wherever, singaore. so the question is the weekends reminder that water is an opportunity for nepal to get rich. you have to work out a plan under which india can easily, easily in my opinion, if you structure the deal, india can be seep as an investors in which the -- seen as an investor in which the government has a stake and there's a potential to earn

$100 million revenue, diagrammatically altering the economics, based on the diplomatic calculations of india. the numbers look inviting. there's no reason why india, which is hungry for power, and arguing over polluting the call cannot turn this into an opportunity. the mistrust is psychological, if you ask me. >> interesting stuff. good to speak to you. >> thank you. for the first time those injured in the dec aids-long fight against f.a.r.c. rebels are about to meet their former enemies. it's the main element of a new round of peace talks in cuba. >> reporter: 14 years ago this soldier was nearly killed in an ambsh by f.a.r.c. rebels. he lost both legs, but not the spirit of survival. he married, had three children

and worked as a security agent and doesn't want revenge against his attackers. >> as a victim, i would ask factor to stop recruiting children. they take them when they are seven or eight and give them a gun. i'd change it for a ball of food. >> more victims like him will face f.a.r.c. rebels in cuba, where peace negotiations have been ongoing since 2012. 15 delegates will represent are 4,000 victims organizations. they say it's impossible to bring to the table the demands of millions of victims of murder, kidnappings and sexual violence. >> we want to know the truth of what happened to us. we can't bring them to tribunals. the state should punish them for a transitional justice process. >> the repatriations process is not only about paying those separated or giving them land back. the government sends victims a

letter asking for forgiveness and guaranteeing application. >> this may benefit more than 5 million victims, it generated such interest that the center for victims gets an average of 20,000 calls from people that say they deserve repatriations. peace negotiations proposed by the president are the closest columbia has come to achieving peace after 50 years of war. the changes ahead are difficult. >> will the rebels be punished with gaol or tell the truth. where are the disappeared. the victims need a solution to feel they are not making sacrifices. if they believe the rebels feel repent ept. would the victims not demonstrate harsh terms. >> this round much talks would be the hardest. the rebels want their grievances to be acknowledged.

this man survived the atrocity. the issue for victims like him and columbians is finding the strength to forgive. >> the renapes of some of the 298 victims of malaysia airlines flight 17 arrived in the ukranian city of kharkiv. the bodies were transported to a site prepared for forensic experts. it will be flown to the netherlands. remains of 88 victims are still to be recovered. the centenary of the outbreak of world war i left germans unsure how they should commemorate a conflict. huge repatriations and millions of lives. >> it's a war na shaped the 20th century. many of the visitors to this exhibition in the german capital admit this they knew little about its detail and true meaning. overshadowed by the second world

war, germans shudder at memories of thats past with its ex-uberant mill taryism. this exhibit takes a broad european and global perspective. >> translation: various countries were dragged into it. even outside of europe. we also emphasise the escalation of violence. this escalation reached the level never seen before. it wasn't only the soldiers who were victims, but the civilians. >> reporter: while the german government marks the 100th anniversary in a low-key cha german chancellor angela merkel acknowledged the historical significance has opinion accentuated by tensions with russia over ukraine. conflicts about spheres of influence are not a thing of the past. but there's no better way to gauge german lack of interest in world war i, than looking at how it remembers its soldiers, in a

modest cemetery tucked away. >> much of the cemetery is laid out in the style of an ornamental garden, obscuring the graves. it's a low-key commemoration. some servers believe the anniversary will reawaken awareness of the war and its lessons. it's like you are identifying a chapter in your family history, which you have not been aware of for decades. germans are starting to work on this, finding a way to deal on it. it may be the beginning. >> as berliners enjoyed the sun shine, the ents seem as disapt as ever. for some, perhaps the anniversary put rift hi into sharper perspective.

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america mobile app, available for your apple and android mobile device. download it now welcome back, time for sport. >> usain bolt wins another title at the commonwealth games , securing a gold medal in the jamaican 4 by 100 metres final. in a time of 37.58 seconds - a new games record.

the 27-year-old refused the baton in the lead and the 6-time olympic champion's first commonwealth games medal was never in doubt. jamaica's women won their sprint relay in 48.1 second. a world champion some time. shellie an-fraser price ran the time leg. a gold in the javelin with 83.7 metres. jagr known as the youtube man, learning about the sport online nicola adams from england became the first bantam weight contest. adding a gold medal to the title she won in london two years ago. >> overwhelmed. i can't believe i created history for my country again.

it makes me feel a big sense of pride. i'm proud to have been able to do that. sergio garcia leads in the final round of the golf invitational after a stunning round of 61. the spaniard consolidated his advantages. he has a 3-shot lead in ohio. a round of 67 putting him 14 under. rory mcilroy is not far behind, second on 11-under. women's tennis world number one smms through to her fourth final of the years, beating andrea petkovic in the final in california. williams took the last eight games, winning 7-5, 6-1. serena williams won in brisbane, miami and rome. she'll face angeliek kesher.

>> ciolini is confident the new coach will take over. he was bit ep by luis suarez a the the cup. >> i expressed my opinion after the incident. i wish they would review the decision. i can't influence it. it was a severe ban. we are working hard and well, giving our complete support to the new coach. i think he's happy with our work. we are a little tired and out of shape. we have time to get better one of football's fiercest rivalries to take place on monday. liverpool play manchester united. liverpool book their place in the cup time. beating ac milan. jo alan not the first goal.

lambert with a penalty save. he never missed for south hamp tonne. liverpool had a second in the 90th minute. manchester united beat real madrid in front of a record u.s. soccer game crowd of 109,000. it was also the largest attendance for any united match since 1967 when they travelled to real's stadium in the european cup. ashley young scored twice. cristiano ronaldo made a brief second-half appearance. struggling with a knee injury. a 3-run homer gave the l.a. dodgers a victory over the chicago cubs. it was the dominicans first game ending home run. the 12th of the season. dodgers with a 5-2 victory. >> that's the sport. >> thank you. that's it from the newshour team. bye for now.

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