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>> we have strongly urged the government to release those journalists. >> journalism is not a crime. >> welcome to the news hour. welcome to our headquarter head quarters in doha. 200 poem have been beheaded according to activists. and emergency measures to keep out ebola. honor ohing south korean
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christians, pope francis beatifies athletic who is were killed for not denouncing their faith. >> and manchester united manager on the opening day on the english premier league. >> welcome to the program. islamic state group rebels have brutally killed people, those killed were 2058 from a similar sunni tribe. now the killing tree occurred after islamic state fighters took over the province where the tribe were from. they were all reportedly beheaded. now the opposition syrian national council have called on the united states to conduct airstrikes against the islamic state and provide them with
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they're seeing for the kurds in iraq. now they have asked for hem in targeted strikes against the i.s. and the grouped they have acquired. it's problematic for anyone to deal with that dimcally considerindiplomatically considering the situation in syria at the moment. >> things have been going on and there are diplomatic crisis. you'll remember in bryant the primarilin the international community passed that resolution the u.k. and the united states taking actions that they have
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have begun to show that they understand the seriousness of the situation and they need to arrest the progress of isis immediately in order to prevent them from being able to spread even more than they have already. >> now you've touched on the fact that they could have oh, oh possibly been averted a year ago. how disappointing was it that you were escorting a year ago around the united kingdom to realize that the british government was not going to happen, and a year on this is the situation that we face now. >> well, they were frankly crushed and rightly so. the fact of the matter the united kingdom is a democracy, and they have to be of thed. however it was a very difficult time. there are many people in the government who understood, including the prime minister, frankly, that the need to do something was absolutely paramount, but the diplomatic constraints were real and
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important. having said that, the it has changed since then, and it doesn't help anybody to roll back to the 2003 iraq war debate. that's not what we have here. this is not the 2003 war and this is not the syrian vote again. this is a time when the terrorist organizations of such brutality as to having been kicked out of al-qaeda is rampaging syria and iraq. we must stop it. >> i do want to ask you very briefly. it's a crossroads for the different types of syrian opposition forces in the country fighting president bashar al-assad at the moment. what can they actually think and do at this present moment in time knowing that they can't split their forces in half, and fight the government regime and fight a force such as the islamic state. what sort of scenarios are they
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facing? >> tragically the realities they have had in some time to split their forces, of course that pressure is completely unsustainable. i would argue that it is abundantly clear that they must support those forces, the moderate forces on the ground, and let me be clear again. there are political constraints. there is a real and legitimate in the unite united kingdom and the united states. all of the groups, including the kurdish fighters have been very clear that they do not want there to be western soldiers on the ground in that way, although i would argue that we may need some special forces in some way, shape or form, but that they want the ability to fight this threat themselves. that is what we need to do. we need to ally with the moderate forces in the region and help them defend themselves and fight this threat themselv
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themselves. >> the u.n. is very clear about the international community responsibility regarding financial aid and logistical support. one wonders if this will work on its own. >> it will not be enough on its own. it's very clear that western intelligence has been taken by surprise on account of the unsafe way the relationship between the iraqi government and western government was left at the end of the obama draw down. there have the intelligence was not coming, and isis was unexpected in this way. i do in the think for a moment that isis is a movement interested in the security council or anything like that. we've seen them be tactically effective taking over areas, robbing the banks, freeing the prisoners and fueling their war
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machine that way and going on with such extreme but traditionality that very little except an overwhelming force that does not seem to be present in the region at the moment will not be able to stop them. the u.n. is good to give the legitimacy but it's not enough. >> staying with the same subject. >> reporter: the territory captured by the islamic state group, but this is not iraq. the group is advancing on more than one front and in more than one country. this is a syrian town in the northern countryside of aleppo, a region under the control of rebels fighting the assad government.
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>> our village is under siege by the sow called islamic state. they are not an islamic state. they are an unjust state in iraq and syria. [ explosions ] >> reporter: the islamic state group controls large areas of syrian to the iraqi border. they have been moving freely between the two countries. syrian rebels from the islamic front are struggle to go hold on to the countryside losing this region means losing a main supply line from turkey. for years the syrian opposition has appealed for military assistance from the international community. on saturday they renewed that appeal and called for direct military action. >> i urge the u.n. who truly believe in freedoms, especially the united states of america to deal with the situation in syria the same way they have landelled the situation in curd stance and iraq. because of the violent conflict
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are the exact same in syria. the enemy is the same, and the world should not have double standards. >> reporter: in iraq the u.s. is carrying out airstrikes against the islamic state group but the pentagon said it's mission is limited to protecting minorities and defending the kurdish region. a third of iraq is under the control of the islamic state group. the international community has expressed alarm about its growing strength. but so far there is no plans to defeat that group. the islamic state fighters are in urban centers and live among the population. they are well armed. they have taken u.s.-made weapons from the iraqi army and seized equipment from syrian army basi bases. even the u.s. acknowledge that airstrikes will not be enough. >> airstrikes will target their positions but the peshmerga, they all need to fight get rid of them.
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>> reporter: it's been weeks since they have been pushed out of the heartland. it has tried to retake those cities but failed. and the tribes that helped to fight al-qaeda in 2006 are refusing to take on the i.s. group unless the iraqi government respects their rights. the i.s. fighters have effectively erased the border between iraq and syria. it would take an international effort and partners on the ground to prevent a permanent redrawing of the middle east. >> let's bring you up-to-date with the latest developments in iraq and the united states has launched more airstrikes to drive back islamic state rebels from northern iraq. fighter planes pounded argentinas close to its largest dam. there are reports that more than 80 men have been killed and hundreds taken southwest of sinjar. the islamic state group roles nearly 90% of the area. the international red cross
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plans a procedure to allow a russian aid convoy into ukraine. 280 trucks are currently held on the russian side of the border. the two governments have reached agreement on inspections but the convoy is still being held up as they wait for security guarant guarantees. >> the two governments have worked together and are pleased to have observed in order to make the paper trail and the customs and the security inspection of the convoy possible. these points are solid. the rest is security guarantee. >> now enemy into donetsk say they need that aid. fighfighting has displaced tens of thousands of people.
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>> he shows me where a rocket almost killed him. like many ukrainians who live in donetsk, he has strong ties to russia. his grandmother fought for stall inin the second world war. he blames the region's dark history for what is happening now. >> at one point we were one country with 1 14 republics. it has planted a seed of war between us. i think what is happening now is absolutely wrong because our ancestors took part of a war where they have the same values and beliefs as each other. >> reporter: some see ukraine as part of an old imperial russia. others embrace the power of the soviet union. when you ask pro russian separatists and what do they want, some say they want freedom from kiev rule. others say they are fighting
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fascism. others want to get on with their lives and don't understand why ukrainians are taking up arms against each other. and protection of the russian language. the separatists say this is not enough. and they have locate people support. but in one suburb of d donetsk we need arina. >> i feel like my life is a black cloud. every morning i hope that this is just a bad dream that i wake up from and things will be as they were. >> the ukrainian army is closing in. and separatists are calling for more ukrainian and russian volunteers to join their cause, but they've already lost men and many people here will now be asking themselves whether their dreams are worth dying for.
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al jazeera, donetsk. >> a cache of weapons from the mogodishu home of a former city official. this bene bengali derek form of fishing may soon be a thing of the past. to africa now where kenya has announced a serious of emergency measures to stop the spread of ebola from midnight on saturday all passengers from liberia, sierra leanio and guinea will be free vented from entering kenya. the only exception will be kenyan nationals returning home, the "world health organization"
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say more than 1,000 people have died from the ebola outbreak. joining me is spokesman gregory hartle via skype. what does this mean, is kenya making a move as a preventive measure of the virus arriving there, or do they have a case of ebola, can you clarify this for us? >> so we're trying to edit mor get more information, this is a preventive measure, and who does not recommend any travel or trade restricts. there is screening in place and both those who have symptoms of fever, diarrhea and vomiting and those with contact of ebola cases are not allowed to get on
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flights out of the three countries. >> how would you then best describe the measures that you're overseeing those infected countries, are they working? >> who does not have any ability to oversee. we advise the governments in question. it's the governments in question who are responsible for making those measures. but we know from experience that screen something being done. >> you need to be able to communicate with governments who ar are affected. they would be on top of that, surely. >> there are two different questions. are we talking about jeaning or the situation in general? screening is being done. now, for the situation in general we know that this is the biggest outbreak ever.
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and the outbreak has taken over parts of certainly the central area where the three countries come together. there are a lot of cases. and we need a lot of people to address the outbreak in the country's concern. however that does not mean that we should restrict travel and trade between those three counties and the rest of the world. >> we'll see what happens. thank you for your time, mr. hartl. thank you for joining us from geneva, thank you. >> police say at least seven people have been killed and eight injured in the somali capitol of boge of mogodishu. malcolm webb has more. >> reporter: these people were injured during a heavy fire fight in somalia's capitol of mogodishu. the fighting started when the
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guards of a former city official fired on its soldiers and african union troops. but supporters say it was a politically motivated attack. some of those injured say they were targeted. >> i was outside of the house when a soldier shot me at close range. i lost consciousness for a while. i'm saying that the soldier shot me it deliberately and knew that i was a civilian. >> they ceased this cache of arms. 20 of his men were arrested after the fight. he himself escaped but was arrested later. some of position say the government with the peace keepers support is targeting its opponents ahead of elections something that both forces deny. we spoke on the phone to opposition application who said
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his house next door was raided at the same time. he is now in hiding. so that's really bad action. >> they deny it. they have been in somalia sinc since 2007 and support the pledge ling army. it's troops are mostly from uganda, ethiopia and kenya. the forces control most of the country having taken over many major towns. back at mogodishu, journalists say their offices were raided and closed because of the coverage of the fight. those injured in the fight and many more living in mododishu
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hope that coming elections won't bring more violence. >> to europe now, the police have larged an investigation where up to 35 people including children were found inside of a shipping container. one person has died and the survivors are now being treated for dee hydration and hyperthermia. the police are treating the death as unlawful. >> we will be looking at who was involved in this conspiracy to bring these people into this country, you know, clearly we need to try to bring them to justice. >> the italian interior minister is calling on the e.u. to help deal with the migrants who are arriving on its shores. more than 100,000 people have
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tried to reach italy in the past 12 months. most are fleeing italy's civil war and violence in north africa. there has been more unrest in the u.s. state of missouri. young men through through bottles and molotov cocktails. near all of the residents are black and nearly all of its police force are white. they look to reduce tensions. >> just three of ferguson mont , missouri's, police force are
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black. for those who monitor the police say the racial makeup of police departments is not the fundamental problem. it's the policies they enforce. in new york city a majority of police officers on the beat are black, latino, or asian, but it's still minorities who are overwhelmingly targeted. here in mainly black part of new york, the police issued 8,200 tickets for riding a bike on the sidewalk between 2008 and 2011. that compares to 32 tickets issued in near buy white areas. watchdogs say that it's not diversity. >> in new york city, for example, whether it's a white cop or cop of color, that officer has to get with the program, and that program in new york city is to focus on low income communities of color and petty infractions that results in harassment and unnecessary
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punishment. >> 86% of those arrested in new york for misdemeanors in the firsthe--even the representatives seen resigned. >> i would hope that african-american or latino officers or someone with a little understanding, but it's depending on the environment you're in, and it be impossible. >> reporter: critics argue there is no room for communal trust where there is military type policing. and they will continue to shoot, and the unarmed will continue to die. >> now executive director of
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civil rights organization color of change, the police in ferguson, missouri, still have a lot of work to do. >> reporter: the local police, the local officials are simply not ready for primetime. you know, over and over again they sort of miss opportunities to build good will with the community, and elevate a sense of justice, that they're on the side of finding an honest pursuit of the truth. for every day people who are watching, i think there is really deep concerns about the police continuing and particularly the local police continuing to have any roles in this case. >> as you put it, the local police are not ready for time time. they've pulled in the missouri state highway patrol, but that has not seemed to calm the situation on the treat. what posture should they take, calling on authorities, some who are using the process as an
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opportunity to do things like loot shops and so on. >> reporter: i do think that for folks who are looting, for folks who are using this tragedy as a moment for bad behavior, they need to be held accountable, plain and simple. we've also seen through this the community is working really hard to police itself. you have seen out here many folks in the community standing in front of shops, really saying no, this is not why we're here tonight. we're here tonight to stand up for civil rights. you saw that time and time again. when big moments happy all around the country, this is not just something that happens here in ferguson. we see this after big games on college campuses. we see this after sort of big sporting events all around the country, that sometimes folks use those moments of high energy, of high intensity to sort of execute on bad behavior. the actions of a few should not deter us from the fact of the
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matter is that justice still needs to be served. we still have a lot of unanswered questions here in ferguson. we have a highly militarized local police that really got this out of hand in the first place, and the state officials and federal officials who are now trying to work, calm this down. they're trying to put this back in the bottle. the fact of the matter local officials did not do them a service yesterday, as they started to trickle out more information that seems to have nothing to do with the actual issue at hand. you know, whether or not michael brown should have been murdered for jaywalking. >> rashad robinson. 21 million school children are classified as poor. for nutrition they largely depend on government meal plans. from maryland, tom ac mandarinneacakerland reports.
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>> reporter: summertime means run free in the sunshine, but many miss the meals they've become accustomed to while schools are in session. many children received breakfast and launch there, they qualify for the free and reduced price meals if their family income fall below the poverty lines. one in every seven children get school meals participate in the summer food program. in baltimore, they serve food at more than 400 neighborhood locations, like this community center. >> we understand just from the numbers that we see walking through the door that families need support and we're here to support them wherever we can. >> reporter: but in many places around the u.s. too few are willing or able to run summer programs. that shortfall, say child nutrition advocates, is another factor contributing to high obesity rates.
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>> kids are likely to gain weights during summer months, that's caused to the fact that kids don't have access to school breakfast and lunch any more. >> reporter: it must have fruits, vegetables, protein. >> many are going down and asking their parents can i get a papaya or pineapple. >> the number of kids taking free lunch is slightly down yet the government estimates in 2012 10% of american households were unable to provide enough nutritious food for their children. al jazeera, baltimore. >> still to come on the news hour. >> neighbors say you better run before they come and kill you. >> iraqi christian families tell of their escape from the islamic
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state group fighters. and marchers arrive in the capitol. what's the plan now? we'll get the latest from islamabad. and in sport we'll see if roger federer can stay on course for a sixth title win in cincinnati.
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>> welcome back to the news hour. our top stories, syrian for human rights say there has been killing over the past two weeks. those kill are reportedly from a single sunni tribe. kenya taking measures to stop the spread of ebola. people will be refused from entering the country.
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>> let's get more on the turmoil in iraq. the thousands of iraqi christians have fled from mosul and nearby villages. they're trying to escape persecution from flighters on the islamic state group. we have met some of the families seeking safety in lebanon. >> addresdesperate iraqi families fled from the iraq. she arrived to lebanon three days ago. >> we were scared. it's very hard to leave everything behind and just flee. >> they all tell of the same stories.
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johnny has been here for a month and living of living off charity. he listens i lives in this apartment with his wife and three children. >> they told us, you better run before they come and kill you. >> reporter: thethey forced us from our own land. these are not muslims. we don't know where they came from. they have no religion. we lived with muslims for over 40 years. this group has nothing to do with islam. >> this syrian priest has been organizing a campaign to help the iraqi christians who managed to get to lebanon. he said he's frustrating. >> what is happening in mosul the original people are uprooted from their land. what is just as worrying as the
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international community's silence. we need pressure from europe and the u.s. >> reporter: this family came from mosul. now under islamic state control. this family of six ran away from their town. they say there is no more room for christians to live in iraq any more. >> we never imagined anything like this would happen. no one expected this. >> it's like a horror movie, everyone was terrified. his children cry every day wanting to go back to their home in iraq. but he said they're not going back. >> we want security. we want table for our children. >> so his girls spend the day
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lying on these beds waiting for something to change. al jazeera, beirut. >> well, staying in the region in egypt anti-coup protesters have taken to the street to mark a year since the killing of 1817 protesters. cairo was turned into a makeshift morgue. doctors had to send out for more cotton to wrap them up in. al jazeera is demanding the release of its three journalists who have been in prison in egypt for 239 days. mohamed fahmy, bader mohammed, and peter greste are accused of helping the outlawed muslim brotherhood. in june they were given search year presences. bader mohammed was given an extra three years for having a spent bullet in his possession, one he picked up at a protest.
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>> the organizers say they'll block some of the city's main streets until the prime minister resigns. they're accusing sharif for fixing last year's elections, a claim he denies. joining me now, the former edi editor of the pakistani english edition newspaper. pakistan has seen these shorts of demonstrations in the past but how much of a threat to you perceive this one to be? >> well, i think the real threat is to the democratic order, as they say. because the most worrying part about this is the demands that have been made b. one does not see any constitutional mechanism by which these demands may be
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filled. they have called for another set up. they say they want a caretaker set up to do electoral reforms and lead to fresh elections on a widespread basis. it's not known how such a government could come in through constitutional means. that is what is worrying people. when there are so many people there and rigid stands have taken there is always the fear of violence. i think that's a very real fear here as well. >> are you alluding to the possibility that the military may get involved? >> that is always a possibility in a scenario such as this. that is what concerns most people and as is the issue causing the greatest deal of
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anxiety. that said it does not appear as of this time the military is in any hurry to get involved. you would know that they are involved in a war i against terrorism. there is now a very vibrant media, for one thing, that keeps a close watch on events, and i think the message coming from the media that is coming very strongly is that there has to be a solution to this problem other than a military intervention. that would bear on both the government and protesters. >> pakistan can ill afford to have this type of protesting. it has affected business and the country is losing millions. there is no doubt about it. how long can this continue until
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business leaders say we've had enough or the government gives in to demands? >> well, it doesn't seem as if the government is in any mood to give in to the demands. i don't think it will be enough to sort of convince either side to give up their protests. what is very important here is that there are people who are staying out. but still it's not easy for tens of thousands of people to be camped out in the open. temperatures in islamabad for the moment, temperatures can get up to 40 degrees celsius. there is a physical limitation to all of this. it cannot simply go on forever because people would be living in those circumstances
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indefinitely. >> let's see what happens. thanks so much for joining us from our london's bureau. thank you. now in information they're trying to secure the release of those abducted. it happened in one of afghanistan's largest provinces. the aid workers were delivering sheep to local villages when they were stopped by armed men. in the philippines a former army general has been arrested after years on the run. the charge date from betwee between 2001 to 2010. >> reporter: retired military general led the anticipate insurgency campaign against communities rebels during the time of former president. after three years in hiding, known as the butcher, he has been captured. he is accused of torture
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killings and political activists in the philippines. this woman's daughter is one of them. >> as a mother i can never accept in my heart that i will never see my daughter again. she was so alive when they took her. she's been taken from me by people whose job it is to protect her. >> shirley a university student, is believed to have been abduc abducted by soldiers in 2006. human rights activists stay that their legacy of impunity lives on within the philippine militaries. a collato culture of abuse a so pervasive that it infects all ranges from soldiers all the way to its general. many believe that the practice goes back to the 1970's under
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the late president ferdinand marcos. >> it lies with a sense of impunity, the sense of power, the use of terror to maintain that power over the civilian population in the philippines. >> we give value to human rights. not just to visit to protect. we know the reason for soldiers to be around is to protect the people. >> reporter: largely symbolic, many hoping that president aquino will fulfill his long-overdue promise of putting a stop to human rights abuses in the country. al jazeera, manila. >> north korea has given a group of russians rare access into the
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demilitarized zone it is is to promote peace. pope francis is in south korea. he continues to attract humans crowds on his visit. hundreds of thousands turned out which featured a beatification ceremony. harry fawcett was there. >> reporter: moving steadily through the hundreds of thousands of people who have come to this moment, this is the center of pope francis' five-day visit. catholics young and old to see their holy father up close. he reserved a special honor for those killed in the ferry disaster. demanding an independent investigation and bestowing his blessings.
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>> reporter: there is no mistaking the scale of this event. nothing has been seen like it for more than a decade here in central seoul. it's a significant moment not just for south korea but also for the catholic church in asia. >> and so will you this mass was very much about the history of the korean catholic church. >> their example has much to say to us who live in societies where long side immense wealth. where the cry of the poor is seldom heeded. where we need to tend to our brothers and sisters in need.
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the pope's message resonating with catholics invited here from churches across the country. >> even though i live far away i was sojourn whimmed and my heart was pound something hard. i'm so grateful. >> just the fact that the pope is here in a divided country, we're so blessed. >> later in a part of his visit that has attracted some controversy, pope francis went to a care home which has accused of old fashioned practices and financial irregularities. but in the poor, the disabled, the pope maintained one of his main themes, those who are left in an increasingly unequal world. >> why this bangladeshy
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tradition may not survive. and the crystal palace in the english premier league coming up
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america mobile app, available for your apple and android mobile device. download it now >> welcome back. for more than a hundred years fishermen in bangladesh have fished with otters. but the risk of using otters is disappearing, too. we go to south of the country.
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>> reporter: this man is not an ordinary fisherman. when he heads out on the body i takes out a crow of otters. with the otters he does not have to wait for the fish to bite. >> we put them in the water and they start chasing after the fish. the fish to escape and so the otters chase the fish right into our nets. >> reporter: for generation a number of families have trained the families to help them fish. people say there are only about 100 fishing families in the area that practice the art. it is not an easy skill to martyr masterrers which is why it has not caught on more widely. but those who know how to do it appreciate the advantages. >> i couldn't fish without otters. my father and grandfather, this is how they taught me to fish. it would be really difficult for at the me to fish without the otters. >> reporter: but lately fishing is something that people do less and less. >> reporter: the number of fish in the rivers is dwindling fast.
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the very survival of otters and bangladesh. a poor haul even with the help the otters, the animals are expensive to raise and feed. it's becoming harder for the men to come up with the money. >> i'm earning money when i do this, but it's not for free. i have to spend money feeding and taking care of the otters. say i make $150 in a month. taking care of the otter and the cost is $50 to $60. >> with fishermen increasingly giving up their trades the otter's future looks a little bleaker. al jazeera, bangladesh. >> let's go to sport. >> reporter: thank you very much. football first and there was no shortage of drama on the opening day of the english premier league season. in the last few minutes arsenal
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recorded a 2-1 win against crystal palace, but it was not h easy. arsenalnal hit back just after halftime. then in injury time crystal palac, arsenal 2, crystal palace, 1. wayne rooney would equalize and then it was back in front and put the sides facing in some kind of context. >> it is not good because we have built up a lot of confidence, and then it shall be smashed down because of this result. but we have to know that it is
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only one game of many games. >> well, in the days of the games in 86 minutes equalizer saw newly promoted leicester promote with everton. while aston villa beat stoke and there was a 2-2 draw between west brom and sunderland. and west ham lost to tottenham thanks to a last minute point. >> we need to always believe in every minute of the game. we try to win every game. >> well, liverpool start their
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league campaign against southampton, the match wi winner. he was loaned back to the french club and caused plenty of trouble winning a second half penalty when he stepped up to convert himself on the final score, 1-0 to lille. celtic have warmed up nicely for a wig bin in their first league of the season. they would discover the polish team had fielded an ineligible player. 6-1 the final score here. well, the ne view juventus
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for the fourth consecutive title. french midfielder also got himself a goal. but it was sebastian who scold the goal for the game. a smashing volley as they leave with a comfor comfortable 5-0 win. afederer meets andy murray in this quarterfinal. federer is going for his sixth title at this event. and sharapova will play halep. and wozniacki will face serena williams in the final. the rugby championships dr
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drawing in new zealand. the all blacks have an opportunity to break the 18th victory. it will be a fierce contest even for the referee. this is a view of his head count as he was accidently flattened. two cards helped australia stay in contention. horrible conditions in sydney as the game finished in the spring boxes beat pumas, they'll have an opportunity to level the scores next week. mark marquez, the 21-year-old on the right, would
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secure his standing for the season. to convic cricket now, the best bowling figures since 2002. he would finish with nine for 127. sri lanka finished building up a decent second innings lead. and in the final test against india in the 385-7 at the close of play on day two. that's a lead of 237 lawns. india would bowl for 148 in the opening day. england already have a 2-1 series lead. indiana pacers basketball stars paul george is speaking for the first time since his horrific leg break. the 24-year-old suffered a compound fracture during practice and is set to miss the entire nba season.
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he said he does expect to make a full recovery. >> i mean, it's something that i think i can overcome. it's a bump in the road, but, you know, i'll be able to battle through this. it will be a story that i can tell. a testimony that i'll have. and you know, something that will make me stronger. going forward i don't think it will effect me in the negative way. >> and the world fastest man usain bolt said's likely to tie from top level athletics. bolt is in brazil for a special race at the copa cabana beach. bolt's final event could be the world championships in london. >> thanks so much. more news coming up. we'lthank you for watching the
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>> two hours in, we came up on a body... >> this country is crazy man..you have problems with somebody...they him them. >> knowing this is the kind of violence that is so prevalent in the culture...are you telling me that's ok to just open up the borders and let em' all run into the united states? >> the good news is , is that you'll be coming home soon...