>> this is the new al jazeera news hour. ahead israeli airstrikes continue in gaza and negotiated in cairo's struggle to agree on a permanent solution. a country divided, rival protests across libya for and begins the new parliament.

plus. [♪ music ] as the africa fashion week wraps up in london we meet one designer who hopes her success will be felt back home. u.s. pratt barack obama has oh promised to continue the fight against the islamic state north of iraq. he confirmed u.s. airstrikes that succeeded in destroying some of the fighters' arms and equipment near the city of erbil but warned that the operation would take time and stressed the importance of iraq formingen own inclusive government. >> at first the u.s. forces targeted forces out of i erbil to prevent them from advancing on the city and protecting our diplomats and military personnel. so far these strikes have

destroyed arms and weapons that isil could have used. we have stepped up our military assistance to kurdish forces as they wage their fight. >> but fighters from the islamic state still pose a serious threat. they have already seized the largest dam in mosul. they are now threatening the capitol of the semi autonomous region and are syd to be 30 minutes drive away from erbil. the u.s. has dropped aid for tens of thousands of yazidis trapped at the top of the mount sinjar an. we have the latest ne now from erbil. >> reporter: the specia fathers

of these special forces fought from the mountains for decades trying to get rid of saddam hussein. now they fight to hold onto the gains the kurds have made, but it has not been enough. u.s. airstrikes are meant to stop the advance of the islamic state group just 40 kilometers from erbil. they're to help the kurdish stand up against a better equipment. >> long range artillery pieces, you name it. there was no comparison between the firepower between isil and the forces. yes, there have been some

reverses from the organization. some with certain parts but this is not a tactical war. >> reporter: this is a spill over from the war in syria as one that no army has fought here. the combination of islamic state fighters with suicide-bombers and american weapons seized from iraqi forces made them difficult to stop. >> we need this buy time, to regroup and reorganize and to go on the offensive. >> reporter: one of the priorities will be to retake the mosul dam. the biggest in the country. now fallen to the islamic state fighters. at risk are oil fields protected by iraqi security forces and then the territory held by the radical group 37 mosul the center of power for islamic state fighters is just 60 kilometers from here.

the city of erbil is the kurdish capitol and major economic hub and the main target of the group. the united states believes these airstrikes will help to defend the city, but to prop up the kurdish security forces will be a much longer mission. >> now we can get some analysis on that story from al jazeera's senior political analysts thank you for joining us. as far as i can make out from barack obama's press conference there seem to be broad goals or imperatives in this strategy. there is the military objective of some scope as yet undefined and a political one to coerce change and reform in iraqi politics. let's take them one by one. the humanitarian first of all. why now and will it work? >> and who are the yazidis. most americans are scratching their heads, the yazidis. who are they bombing for and who are we throwing aids to.

it's iraq after 11 years since the occupation. it's still an enigma for the americans, and i think president obama, he now needs a scapegoat. how did it go so bad? why is the humanitarian situation in such dire straits. why are so many minorities in iraq today under threat. >> reporter: are you suggesting it is not only about a potential genocide. >> it is and it's a whole bunch of other things. pinpricks, the way that we saw them. pinpricks bombing and throwing some aid its like putting a band aid over a gunshot wound if not putting a band aid over a cancer. iraq's problem the humanitarian aspect of it, it is huge. clearly in obama's interview yesterday with "the new york times" he made it clear that america is not going to be able

to resolve iraq's problems. if anything judging from the genocide pretext for the bombing in libya, he said we concluded as america that we can't just bomb and walk away. when you bomb you have to do follow up. the question is president obama ready to do this humanitarian thing and follow up or not. >> well, that is the question of course the military problem is pretty huge as well. isis has taken a lot of ground. the question is how do you start once you're in. how do you get out. we saw how difficult that was over so many years. what do you make of the overall military objective here? they are approaching. >> michael: s. on th the road to erbil. >> they want to freeze that moment because it seemed, as i said earlier, the c.i.a. was oblivious to the idea that isis was really expanding at such a surprising way. ands now he's stuck with this

situation that is really bad. the iraqis have invited him in because they don't know how to deal with this situation and they lost, and now isis controls one-third of iraq. can he solve the problem from the rare? no, it cannot happen just by bombing from air. now what comes next? the french want to come in on it. the french won't be enough. president obama's doctrine we only do it alone if we must, but we need to do it with the others. and it's not clear if the british, the french and if the chinese and russians will allow them to come back in and take care of that again. president obama said we will not do it because if the maliki government, if the shiites in iraq are not necessary to do the necessary compromises in order to work out with the sunnies there is no military solution in iraq. >> he's spreading the

responsibility not amongst his international allies but to the iraqis themselves. saying we need an unified inclusive government or we have no solution. this is real pressure on nouri al-maliki. >> he accused them of failing their responsibility. he said, look, i was against the war in iraq. once we were in there we did what we needed to do. it was you will to the maliki government, the shoo i can't majority to bring every on board and to put together an all encompassing government of sort whereby the sunni and kurds feel like they're part and parcel of the new iraq. they weren't. clearly everyone throws the responsibility in prime minister al maliki's lap. clearly he needs to step aside. clearly he's astubborn as saddam hue san p clearly everyone is scratching their heads as to what to do next.

the only ones not scratching their heads and moving forward is isis. it's paradoxical that 11 years later. three years after america withdrew, iraq, syria, palestine, the whole east of the mediterranean, the entire region is blowing up. and clearly the answer has to be original. it clearly we're living the nightmare of the post occupation post dictatorships. and clearly america doesn't have a magical solution. and clearly every has to come on board, and we've just started. >> no easy answers. thanks so much. >> we want to take to you gaza where efforts to negotiate a truce appears to be floppeddering while the strip itself tw three mosques were

destroyed by israeli failure as well as security complex belonging to hamas. rockets continue to be aimed at israel. 65 have been launched since a 72-hour truss ended on friday. since israel's offensive against gaza began, 64 israeli soldiers have been killed. three civilians. 19 11 palestinians have been killed, more than 9,000 palestinians injured and more than 220,000 people live in u.n. shelters. we have this from gaza city.

>> reporter: on the ground in gaza city airstrikes like this may not be as frequent now. but each one is as devastating. israelis say as long as rockets are fired from gaza they'll continue to strike from the air, land and sea. among the death it's on saturday bodies were removed from the rubble of a mosque. and more casualties of a series of other strikes. while the violence may be the lower intensity, it still leaves civilians in a state of perpetual fear. here at the al shifa hospital there has been some level of respite during the three-day cease-fire. now there is consternation. no one is sure what will happen next. >> thwe expect injured and curb

i willties at any moment. >> reporter: dr. khalaf is dealing with tragedies. these babies have all lost their mothers. and their fathers are seriously injured. an aunt will have to bring up the two brothers. >> reporter: it will be very hard to do this. i have to leave my own home and children because my two nephews need me. >> this place doesn't change much from day-to-day. hardship and bereavement. andrew simmons, al jazeera, gaza. >> let's get more from kimberly halkett who is in west jerusalem for us. kimberly, talks taking place to try and renew the cease-fire in cairo at the moment between egypt and the palestinian factions. israel is not there, not at this stage anyway, are you hearing

anything about israeli participation in those talks at some point? >> well, what we're hearing right now from our sources is that egyptian mediators are focused almost exclusively on restoring a cease-fire in terms of speaking with the palestinian delegation. mainly they're trying to make sure that those rockets are stopped and they're no longer being fired from gaza into southern israel. we're hearing from unconfirmed israeli media reports that israel is not going to go to kay row until those rockets stop now it's hoped at that point if they can achieve that goal then perhaps they can address larger issues. that would be restarting the talks and looking at the larger issues in dispute for gazans, the lifting of the blockade. israel said they want to see a demilitariation of hamas.

both sides said they're red lines and they are both difficult to cross. that's why they're looking at with the focus on the palestinian delegation trying to stop the rockets. >> we heard reports from gaza no one knows in gaza what will happen next. does anyone in israel know what will happen next? is the government looking for a way out, are they prepared or necessary to press lady with more bombing? >> reporter: you get that sense that the both sides are perhaps looking for a way out and there is a sense of war weariness. there have been no official statement on saturday, but what we have heard in recent days has been fairly consistent whether it's the israeli army, benjamin netanyahu and his cabinet, as long as there are rockets and since saturday there have been 29, as long as rockets are fired they'll continue with this

campaign. at the same time benjamin netanyahu is under intense pressure politically, domestically to continue his campaign. members of his own cabinet say he has not gone far enough. those living alone the southern border are challenging the prime minister saying that he has not done enough to keep them safe. we see this war weariness, that there may be consideration on both sides for what is known as an agreement an undeclare cease-fire which means that there is a future in the making to stop the fighting but still these larger issues have to be addressed. >> kimberly halkett inners jerusalem. thanks, kimberly. much more to come here on the al jazeera news hour. from yemen to australia to south africa and the u.k. people uniting and protesting against the violence in gaza. in turkey where presidential

candidates make their final pitch ahead of supplied's historic election. and in sport can world number one rory mcilroy continue his winning form? we'll have the latest from the pga championship. >> but first to ukraine where armed fighters are losing more ground to ukraine's military. this was the situation in union. pro russian separatists shown in yellow holding large sways of the area. you can see those yellow areas have since shrunk as government forces advanced. they captured these cities and the military now controls the city of krasnyi luch. areas appear to be cut off from their stronghold in luhansk.

let's go oh back to eastern ukraine. emma, the separatists must be feeling a little bit of pressure. >> reporter: i think they really are feeling under pressure only in the last few hours the newly appointed leader only appointed yesterday of the donetsk republic say he's offering a cease-fire to prevent any humanitarian disaster unfolding in donetsk. we have spoken to the ukrainian authorities, and they say they're not taking that offer seriously but clearly the ukrainians are gaining ground here in the taking of kras luc.

they're digging in their ears and hoping to grind down the traitist fighters here. >> overnight russian troops convoy of russian troops tried to cross the ukrainian border. >> reporter: well, we know that all week the russians have been conducting military exercises along the border, and the ukrainians have come out and said that a large convoy of military vehicles, military personnel were making their way to the border. they said they were coming under the pretext of carrying out humanitarian mission here. if that, indeed, was the case that would set alarm bells ringing around the international community would has warned russia from getting involved in the conflict here in eastern ukraine although oh russia has been accused of backing the separatist fighters. russia has come out and said tha that is fairy tails.

maidan, there are efforts to clean up barricades from activists. the activists have occupied the area since 192013. a determined core of demonstrators have remained in a show of suspicion of the new authorities. in syria 10 people have been killed in the rebel-held district. al jazeera is not able to verify these pictures but they allegedly show the aftermath of the attack. activists say a government helicopter dropped a barrel bomb that hit a residential complex. more than a dozen people were injured. meanwhile, lebanese have successfully repelled rebel fighters who crossed over from syria in airgun fight near kfar

qouq. it is a town one back in gun battles. rallies come amid growing violence in cities dominick cane reports. >> reporter: libya's new parliament these people took to tripoli's square to back the arrangement that is have seen the parliament located in bengahzi. they want an end to the violence which has grown in recent weeks. >> with we're here in support of the house of representatives and in support of its legitimacy. we're asking for the fighting in tripoli to stop. >> reporter: elsewhere in the settlement martin square a rival

demonstration took place by those who want the parliament back in the capitol. >> we say to the parliament numbers it is better to return to tripcally and receive power in tri tripoli. then it can go to bengahzi 237 several hundred people rallied against the new parliament carrying libyan flags and those of the islamic state group. it is just one week since the alliance of fighters and former rebels took a special forces army base and police headquarters in the city. some analyses believe the rival rallies demonstrate how fragile libya is. >> the gap will widen between different factions in libyan society.

the international community, they should be caring about the interest of the libyan nation. >> reporter: but for the moment there appears to be little willingness on all sides. dominick cane, al jazeera. >> the "world health organization" said that trials of a preventive vaccine for the ebola virus will start next month. they hope to have a vaccine by next year. meanwhile countries are taking preventive measures to stop the spread of the virus. sierra leone has canceled all football matches and nigeria has declared a state of emergency. the ebola outbreak is a global health emergency. it's already claimed just under a thousand lives. al-shabaab fighters say a battle with government and african union troops have killed 18 people on both sides. a spokesman for al-shabab said

that there fighters attacked a base in buloburde. six al-shabaab fighters were killed. au soldiers captured from al-shabab from earlier this year. it's been rereported that rifl that rival fighting has continued through the night in bangui. some were injured in the cross fire. fighting in the central african republic has killed thousands of people and split communities along religious lines. the mining town is one of the few places in the west where muslims who still live among christmas. but as we report the presence of the new jersey army may be the only thing keeping an uneasy peace. >> they're clearing the ground in hopes that families who face violence can return, but it could be a while. this part of the central african

republic is dangerous. the men get paid to do this, but they need soldiers to protect them. and there is hate between christians and muslims. >> on one side there are extreme elements. officially, we make sure tha. >> reporter: fighting between the groups have killed thousands of people, destroyed homes and divided the mining town of boda. the church is a home to some of those displaced. there are about 2,000 people living in this church compound. they've been here for nearly seven months. they're all christians, and they say they can't leave because their homes have been destroyed and they don't feel safe. people need food, water, clothes, toilets and medicine. the church can't cope with the

numbers. >> the priorities for people to go back to their homes to live in peace, seeing small children being born here living in these tents. they're trying to cope, but it's unacceptable. people should not have to live like this. >> boda is in the west of the country where there are still a few muslims left. they say they're trapped in one area too afraid to move on. >> we can't leave. we will all be killed. they will attack us on the road and chop us into pieces. it has happened to other people before. >> reporter: what began as a political conflict, many people are not yet ready to forgive and forget. al jazeera, boda, central africa republic. >> coming up in the al jazeera news hour we have more than strikes in the air that are a threat.

bombs, missiles litter the ground. we follow a bomb squad on their mission to get them off the street. and the year after mexico's president promised to end hunger we visit one of the country's poorest communities to find out if anything has changed. and in sport king james returns home, and he has got big plans for the new nba season.

>> you're watching the al jazeera news hour. here's a reminder of our top stories. u.s. president barack obama has promised to continue the fight against the islamic state in northern iraq even though he said it could take time. he also said that the u.s. had succeeded in destroying the group's arms and equipment destined for an attack on erbil. responding to the growing humanitarian crisis in the mountains of sinjar. kurdish security forces have opened a road to the mountain rescuing more than 5,000 people.

seven palestinians have been killed in the gaza strip, and the latest round of fighting between israel and hamas. the conflict has taken 1900 palestinians lives, the majority are civilians. there are fears that unexploded missiles in gaza could pose a risk to civilians. charles stratford spent a day with the bomb squad trying to get them off the streets. n. explosion ] >> reporter: the israeli military has hid the gaza strip hard. homes, businesses, vital infrastructure flattened, lives destroyed. and the killing could continue after this conflict ends. unexploded bombs, missiles, tank and artillery shells lit up vast areas of gaza. walking over an unexploded

israeli bomb. he heads gaza's bomb disposal team. >> we receive calls from civilians saying there is a suspected unexploded device. >> reporter: he shows us an unexploded artillery shell. he says this 139-kilo missiles was fired from an f-16 jet. we're finding a lot of these, he says. it was 65 members when the conflict began. now there are 60. three have been killed and two seriously injured doing their job. >> of course my job is very dangerous but i'm doing my duty for my people. he estimate 18 to 20,000 tons of explosives have been used in gaza coming from artillery, tanks, naval bombardments and

airstrikes. >> they have no protective clothing. the last time he and his team had any training was by a group of international ordinance experts more than seven years ago. we head to the power station. workers call and say they have found one unexploded tank she will. this is one of two that was found in the power station last week in the israeli airstrikes and tank shellings. there is over a thousand tons of ordinance unexploded bombs they have collected so far from this conflict alone. he suspects the two shells workers remove them from the republic and left them by the side of the road. this one is not dangerous, he says. the other one is live and could explode at any time if not handled with extreme care. charles stratford, al jazeera, gaza. >> hundreds of palestinians have attended a funeral pro significance in the west bank

for a protester for the israeli army. they carried the body of the 20-year-old through the streets of ramallah. he was shot and killed during a demonstration on friday. after the burial fighting broke out between palestinians youth and israeli soldiers. rallies and protests are taking place around the world in solidarity with the palestinians in gaza. thousands took to the treats of london. >> reporter: just the latest in a series of protests in london over gaza, and as the organizers clearly feel there is a growing momentum behind their campaign. they're claiming that up to 150,000 people have taken to the streets of london on saturday. a series of speakers raising issues like a halt to arms sales to israel, also a boycott to israeli products. now some of those issues have gained traction in the last few days and weeks. the national union of students

have voted for israeli boycott. the deputy prime minister said he supports a temporary suspension of armed sales to israel while the conflict continues. and campaigners here that those kinds of issues can gain more traction among the wider public. there are people here from all over britain from various backgrounds. some of them have links to the region. some of them, but one thing they all want to see is an improvement in the humanitarian situation in gaza and for the government here to do more to put pressure on the applications to stop the war. >> al jazeera's tonya page was at a similar rally in cape town where archbishop tutu spoke. >> many take part this is one of the biggest protests we've seen in south africa after weeks of

similar marchs and rallies. south africans identify strongly with palestinians. nelson mandela once compared the suffering of the palestinian people to that experienced by plaque people and people of mixed race during apartheid. friends of his are in this crowd following the fellow apartheid activist reverend tutu. >> the people of palestine free from humiliation, from persecution. from the policies of israel. that is something that is unstoppable. because it is a righteous cause. it is a righteous cause. it is god's own cause. god created us for freedom.

>> in australia thousands of people march through sydney and melbourne condemning the violence in gaza. some held picture of victims of the conflict. and this was the scene in yemen. hundreds of protesters marched through the streets of the capitol calling on egypt to open its border crossing with gaza. now the three turkish presidential candidates have held their final campaign rallies head of the election on sunday. the post previously chosen by parliament and largely ceremonial is to be put to a vote for the first time. current prime minister erdogan is leading the polls. we go to the final campaign rally. >> reporter: prime minister erdogan finished his campaign on a high amid a massive crowd a

massive turnout essentially calling him the man that they idolized. as far as they're concerned they believe he will lead the elections in the first round. a large part of that success of popularity is through the huge success of economic that erdogan has managed to achieve over his premiership of ten years. universities were built, roads were built unhis premiereship. doubled that of the entire history of the turkish republic, as well as education. as he has become more popular he has become more autho authoritarian. they point to the ban of twitter and youtube. he says that those bans were

necessary to avert a conspiracy. however, on the eve of these elections those scattered behind would halt the result. they will be just as happy as they are now. the challengers say if he is to win under his presidency even more turks are just as happy. >> are a court in egypt has dissolved the freedom and justice party, the political wing of the banned muslim brotherhood. the court also ordered the party's assets be sieged. egypt has september thousands of muslim brotherhood supporters to jail. the government declared the brotherhood a terrorist group late last year. al jazeera is demanding the release of its three journalists who have been in prison for 224 days. mohamed fahmy, bader mohammed, and peter greste were falsely accused of helping the outlawed muslim brotherhood. in june they were given seven years sentences.

bader mohammed received an extra three years because of a spent bullet he had from a protest. shortly after taking office, mexico's president peña nieto's promise to end hunger. >> it's a good day for giulia and her family. often they're forced to eat just for tear i can'ts or go to bed hungry. she makes $5 a week making sombreros, and gets another $10. she struggles to support her family. >> my kids are not well nourished because we lack things like meat and fish. we can't afford to buy meat

because it's so expensive. >> reporter: this is one of the poorest communities in the state. chronic malnutrition and hunger are common. 70% of the people living in huwhaxa live in poverty lacking necessities such as food, water, education and healthcare. president peña nieto promised to help families like giulia. >> this is not just the priority for my government but rather the most important thing we can do to improve and end hunger in mexico. >> reporter: as a result of that action his government claims that 3 million people are in their words eating better. this is the second poorest state in mexico, and a third of all recipients of the program live here. while the government claims it's having success some people question just how much. but charities are questioning where the government gets the

3 million figure from. so far it has failed to produce any evidence to back it up. critics say it isn't new but a continuation of past ones and fewer people are enrolled. >> from the beginning the government has insisted that the people who suffer from mall new relinquishment bunew--malnourish ment. the government figures are very suspicious. >> government representatives came to visit giulia and her family promising much needed aid. she needs help installing a better irrigation system so she can farm her own vegetables but she's not optimistic. >> they always come making promises they never keep. they never end you doing what they say they will. >> that skepticism will continue as long as the government fails to show how it's improving the lives of people like giulia. al jazeera, mexico.

>> new york's mayor wants to eliminate pedestrian deaths. bill de blasio has introduced a swedish safety initiative that will reduce traffic speeds and fine reckless drivers. but it's a challenging plan for a city with more than 8 million people. kristin saloomey has more. >> right here. this is where seth was hit. he decide right here. >> reporter: the corner of ninth avenue and 53rd street brings a flood of emotion for debra and harold. their son seth was run over by a city bus that was going too fast in 2009. they helped form a group families for safe streets. >> seth was my only child. you know, he was my whole life. we decided that we wanted to help other people create a city where this wouldn't happen to other people, and we could do something about it. >> reporter: the group is behind the efforts of new york city mayor bill de blasio who

recently signed legislation aiming to eliminate all pedestrian deaths. last year 286 people were killed in traffic accidents in the city. >> the city as big as this is not easy, but none of us came to do easy things. we've come to do things that help people. >> reporter: among the package of new laws is a crackdown on bad taxi drivers and reducing the speed fault speed limit to 40 kilometers an hour. the faster a car goes the more damage its likely to cause. one study found reducing speed limits by 15 kilometers would substantially reduce the number of deaths. >> the new laws have the support of cyclists who know the hazards the cycling in the city all too well. they say awareness of the new laws will be a big part in

improving safety. >> we've seen improvement since 2007-2008, and the number of cyclists getting injured. partially that's because of the better bike lanes separated infrastructure, and paternally because there are more people out. drivers are used to seeing lots of cyclists and are more careful around them. >> sometimes a pedestrian will wave me on as their right to cross first. >> police officers are giving traffic tickets to enforce the new laws. she said it's a small price to pay for safer streets. kristin saloome, al jazeera, new york. >> the south korean exhibition about homeless children in the north. and in a sporting day of bumps, bruises and wickets in the test between blend and india, all the details from old trafford coming up.

>> the suffering endured by north korean's children is being highlighted in a new exhibition seoul. and the artist's inspiration come from his own experience layoffing on the streets. >> reporter: these images released by a south korean politician show street children in 2010. it's the kind of life that he was leading two decades earlier. in a gallery he recounts how a

privileged childhood was shattered by the death of his mother and then his father four years later. he was put in jail with 22 others. he was one of two to survive. >> i had no one to rely on. i long parted from my brother. i decided to come to south korea while in prison. when i got out i had to take care of my body first. i weighed 35 kilograms. >> this ex-application highlig exhibition highlighting childre. she was forced on the streets with her mother and sister after the death of her father. >> my mother would sell wood in the market. three of us were all females. there was no axe or saw. we just bent it on my mom's knee

to break it. the issue of homeless children ask one that has been associated with the famine of the 1990's but it remains a problem. as we saw last year when on children tried to defect through laos. on television they claimed they had been kidnapped and thanks kim jong-un for rescuing them. a life hard to imagine for children in seoul. this is penalty t meant to show the differences between north and south of this divided country. >> thank you very much. rory mcilroy is about to begin his third round at the pga championship at valle valhalla. he is a shot clear of jason day and jim furyk.

mcilroy has won has last two tournaments and now the world number one is aiming for his fourth championship on friday. he's finishing with this birdie with a round of 67. >> yes, i scored well today. it wasn't--golf was not quite as pretty as it was yesterday at times. neither was the weather, obviously. but you know, played well for the most part. took advantage of some holes when we got a break in the weather like this. yes, scored really well. some up and downs to keep the momentum, and i'm really happy with that, yes. >> not too much change to the leaderboard since the last two pairs are under way. mcilroy will play along jason day in the pairing. they'll get under way in a few minutes time. and jim furyk and palmer will go you had right after. tiger woods missed the cut. he finished one six over part

and appears to be struggling with a back injury. hhe is now focused on getting back to fitness. >> i didn't feel like i was that far back at quicken loans but the more i play you can't develop strength at the same time you're playing a lot. i need to get back in that gym and get stronger. >> football, the french league under way friday on last season's score. the striker scoring twice a, the french champions were held to a 2-2 draw. they haven't won the opening game of a season for four years. the new nba season still over two months away but lebron james has already made his intentions very clear.

he wants to win a championship with cleveland. the four-time mvp was attending a welcome home rally on friday. he recently rejoined the cavaliers after four seasons with th the miami heat. lebron grew up not far from cleveland and said he's back for good to determine hometown glory. >> no, i don't have--i don't have the energy to do it again. [ laughing ] the goal is to win a championship here, and i think it would be the greatest achievement in my life. >> kevin durant has withdrawn from team usa squad four because of fatigue. the build up has been hit by a series of high profile pull out and the loss of paul george to injury. the competition starts at the end of the month. >> well another nba missing will

be ginobili. he has a stress fracture in his leg. the world cup is set to begin in spain august 30th. with poor weather around england's batsman. trying to hit his third the ball made a mess of his nose. he had to retire hurt and england ended their innings on 367. well then reply indian's batsman collapsed for the second time taking four for 39. chris jordan for the time couple of wickets and india will bowl for 161. confirmation of dna england's clashing win. finishing unbeaten on 46.

england leading 2-1. another breaking day for sri lanka. he scored the 10th double century of his year. this effort took him pass the mark of nine double centuries. the test looking for the heading for a draw. the rogers cup in toronto after knocking down nowak djokovic. he wins the semifinals against andy murray. murray with nine of his ten previous meetings with the frenchman. meanwhile in montreal the williams sisters battle it out. it went to a tie break which serena won. but venus won the second and one game all in that first. back to sport in london.

>> african designs and prints are increasingly popular with the world top fashion labels and the continent's top designers are in london in an event to showcase their talents. simon m mcgregor wood with more on africa's world of fashion. >> reporter: africa fashion week london keeps getting bigger. there are two days of continuous cat walk shows. over 50 designers. some of them making their debuts. some of them well established. they come from every corner of africa. on the fringes dozens of suppliers, start-ups, and models all eager to make connections and get the exposure to take their brands and reputations out of africa. it's a long way from home in one of the biggest fashion capitols. we do to the event's driver and fashion force.

>> you can't ignore it. it's everywhere. if you go in the main stream shops, most of their prints are inspired by africa. >> reporter: and the africa influence on the cat walk is video clear. bold colors and bold prints. of the ready to wear mass market. this is all about connecting the africa designers to the contacts they need to make a go of it in the marketplace. there is acute sense that any profit or success needs to feedback in fridayen economies and the people who work in them. >> the first timer here from sierra leone. she's ambition, but she has a very clear connection of her roots and her responsibilities. people back home who helped her. >> hopefully what i would love to do is like to have a factory in sierra leone. at the moment i'm using a factory in poland, but what

would be lovely is for me to build a factory in sierra leone and provide jobs for the people there. the harsh reality for all their talent to launch globally these designers still need a place like london as a platform. the challenge is to build sustainable businesses that feedback to the people and the places that provided their inspiration to make sure that their ideas are not exploited by big international labels and they're able to deliver the designs on their own. simon mcgregor wood, al jazeera, london. >> well, that's it from the team here on the al jazeera news hour. stay with us. we have more news coming in just a moment. in the middle east there is much more detail on all the stories you've just seen on our website, www.aljazeera.com. that's www.aljazeera.com. don't go anywhere. half hour of news coming up.

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