iraq's kurdish peshmerga advance on towns seized by islamic state fighters as they try to retake mosul dam. it comes as the united states extends its air strike. i'm jonah hull, you're watching the al jazeera america newshour live from london. kiev forces take the battle to luhansk. fighters come together to fight for a solution to ukraine.

>> fears ebola will move further. looters steal blood-stained sheets. protests against the police goes on for an eighth night despite a curfew in the u.s. city of ferguson. we begin the newshour in kurdish iraq, where forces are fighting their way into islamic state areas. they are backed by air strikes. this is showing how the positions are targeted. the kurdish force, the peshmerga are appealing to the west and iraq for more equipment. that as families continue to make their escape from islamic state-held areas. new refugee camps are being set up to provide shelter for the 1.5 million who have been displaced. zeina khodr has been with the

peshmerga forces and has our exclusive report now. >> reporter: the peshmerga are on the offensive. they are in battle with the islamic state. but the kurdish forces are not fighting alone. the u.s. air force is covering their advance from the skies. but the islamic state group is not making their task easy. we can see explosions from within the towns we control. they have been leaving behind bombs on the side of the road as they retreat. one of the objectives of the military actions is to recapture the mosul dam from the islamic state group which controls a third of the country. it's a strategic fight to gain water and electricity. there's many front lines in the war. the peshmerga advanced on more than one front. we are 30km from the city center

of mosul, the strong hold of the islamic state group. in the region the peshmerga recaptured three towns. this is evidence of the fight. peshmerga fighters managed to shoot a vehicle belonging to the islamic state group. we were not able to enter the area, because the peshmerga are conducting clearing operations. it is one of three christian towns they regained control of. commanders are confident it may be too early to declaring victory. but are hopeful people may return home, the fighting in the north displaced tens of thousands of people. >> translation: our president told us to save the christians and other minorities, we are here to protect them. we succeeded.

we pushed the islamic state back. >> reporter: taking territory is not the same as holding it. kurdish forces are ill-equipped and they lack training. the u.s. forces intervened, repeating time did time again that the military objective is to protect the minorities. it seems the operation expanded. the objective is to allow the partners on the ground to go on the offensive. in parts of northern iraq refugees fleeing the fighting outnumber residents, that's putting a strain on local fergusons. as jane arraf reports from erbil, hospitals are struggling to cope. >> reporter: public hospitals in the kurdish region were already struggling. as a region of iraq, they are supposed to get drugs and other

supplies from the ministry of health and baghdad. because of a dispute over oil revenue, supplies nor salaries have come for months. >> the last few months we have struggled in the drugs and medical supply, because of the economic crisis and baghdad won't send or interrupted or very small amount. >> reporter: this maternity hospital is trying to cope with displaced iraqis, and the regular days load of expectant mothers. it's a difficult time for everyone. it's the same story in hospitals across the region. this is one of three trauma center. it has fewer than 200 beds, and they are usually filled with patients hurt in accidents. the hospital is filled with a

flood of peshmerga fighters, wounded on the front. >> the hospital director says on one day alone. they treated 40 wounded peshmerga fighters. >> this unit, this is only seven beds. a hospital like that, or a city like this, in a situation we are in, a war situation, we need more than seven beds. >> reporter: this fighter was wounded in the battle to make -- mackmore from the islamic state group last week. surgeons removed shrapnel from his brain. his prognosis is not clear. up stairs another kurdish fighter is being treated for burns and eye injuries, caused when the armoured vehicle he was in, hit a land mine. next door a kurdish fighter from the p.k.k.

he was wounded defending the camp, where thousands of fighters lived for more than 20 years. staff here try to cope with the wounded fighters and thorry day trauma of an emergency ward. this is the mother of a 10-year-old boy who fell from a second story. she's been told that he has died. behind the doors, hospital staff prepare his body to be taken to the morgue. >> reporter: government forces have been shelling the city of fallujah. five have been wounded and residential neighbourhoods sustained damage. the iraqi government is targetting fighters from the islamic state and other rebels in the city. in syria activists say six people have been killed after government jets drop barrel bombs on the city.

meanwhile, islamic state group fighters are accused of killing 700 people after capturing a town in the province. >> reporter: this is the aftermath of the latest air raids. syrian army jets dropped barrel bombs, dozens wounded and killed. not uncommon in the war, but the city has been enjoying a type of undeclared truce. it's been under the control of the islamic state for nearly a year and a half. for most of the that period president bashar al-assad's priorities focus on aleppo and other areas. the nationalist rebels are in partial control. the army appears to be losing fast and wide in the area. is faces took two bases and are battling for control of the last government strong hold, another airbase. islamic state fighters are moving on more than one front,

taking the territory from the free syrian army, using what human right groups described as brutal tactics. they reportedly killed 700 in the past two weeks, all of them from a single sunni tribe. in other parts of the country, no let up in the government campaign ape gaines opposition-held -- against opposition-held groups. fighters have been trying to stop attempts by the army to take the area. extensive damn and fires as you can see here, after the nightly air raids on the city, in the country side of hamas, in western syria. the syrian government says it only targets armed opposition groups, which it calls terrorists. in most cases civilians are killed or injured. the ukranian army says it has entered the rebel-held city of luhansk, taking control of a

police station. there has been heavy shelling in donetsk, the other rebel-held city. 10 civilians from killed. they have been losing to the eastern ukraine, and the army is gaping vol -- gaining volunteers into its ranks. >> reporter: a few months ago many of these men had never picked up a weapon. they were parr med. >> -- paramedics, students, lawyers. they now getting ready to fight. the ukranian army is using fighters like these to win back territory. the men have a few weeks training before heading to the front line. then it is all risky and real. this is where they end up in the luhansk region, where the separatists are in control. the battle for this land was

forwards and intensive. this was a region at airport welcoming fights. on sunday separatists brought down a fighter shet, but the ukranian -- jet, but the ukranian forces say they have the upper hand. yesterday after a fierce battle in luhansk, the anti-terror operation forces restore control on the building of the neighbourhood station and raise the flag. a town in the donetsk region has been freed. >> reporter: back at the volunteer battalion, we were told ukranian forces can't win the battle without them. >> the work that the volunteer battalions are doing is important. it's the future of the army and the police fors. a conscription army is less

efirnals, guided by their own ideals. >> reporter: it's a fight these men are willing to risk everything for, to keep control of the borders and their future. some of the trucks that are part of a massive russian aid convoy have moved to a ukraine border post. it's been parked for several days after kiev demanded it be inspected before being allowed in. the red cross will inspect. we go live to emma haywood. what do we know about the contents of the trucks, and the point at which they might, in fact, be allowed across the border into ukraine? . we still don't know when that convoy will pass. on sunday some of the trucks moved closer to the border, but

the ukrainians and the russians have agreed for the inspection process to go ahead, but the international committee for the red cross will oversee the delivery, saying they don't have the security guarantees to go ahead. it could be some days before we see the convoy, which russia says is aid, coming across the border into ukranian territory. what is clear, despite the wrangling is that the aid is needed. that's what people told us, who left place like luhansk, speaking about a lack of medical supplies. russia says it is aid, aid not weapons. ukraine, though, is suspicious about russia's motives, and says it could be a pretext to sending in troops or weapons to the separatist fighters. >> emma haywood live from slovyansk. russia and ukraine's foreign

ministers are joined by french and german counterparts for talks in berlin. the focus is a timetable for a ceasefire in ukraine, and how to control the russia-ukraine border. ahead - to school for gaza's children. the classrooms are full of families with nowhereless to go. and egyptian authorities face a further wave of resistance with the formation of a new vigilante group. in sport, could manchester city begin their title defense with a win. details coming up. there are fears ebola could spread through liberia's largest slum, after resident raided a

center, angry about ebola patients. the slum residents stole blood stained sheets and mat riss. there's anger about the response to removing victims' bodies, some laying on the streets for days. ebola killed 1145 in five moments. here is how the spread stands at the moment. 380 people died in guinea. in liberia the virus claimed the lives of 413 people. there has been 348 deaths in sierra leone, and in nigeria it's taken four lives. >> they are on the street for two days. we want them to remove it. nobody has come. there has been promises. two days now, and the dead body has been on the corner. no one has removed it.

angry protests continue in the u.s. state of missouri, in response to the shooting death of an unarmed black teenager. it was hoped a curfew in ferguson would help to calm the situation. the violence spilled into an eighth evening. we have this report from ferguson. >> reporter: it was the first night of a state of emergency in ferguson. 100-200 remained on the streets after midnight, despite a curfew. one man was shot, several arrested. police say they were forced to fire smoke cansters and tear gas, to clear the street to reach the man who shot. when they arrived protesters took him to the hospital. police say people broke into a barbecue restaurant, and the heavy response was to protect protesters and officers. >> there's a shooting victim that may lose their life, we had someone standing in the middle

of a road with handgun. we had a police car shot at tonight. yes, i think that was a proper response tonight to maintain officer safety and public safety. >> reporter: on saturday, a book after 18-year-old michael brown was shot, missouri governor jay nixon imposed the midnight to 5am curfew in the hopes it would bring calm to the streets of ferguson. >> if we are going to achieve justice, we must first have and maintain peace. this is a test. . >> reporter: the governor was heckled by protesters during the news conference. >> you need to charge lis with murder -- police with murder. [ chants ] >> reporter: earlier in the day protesters of brown's death was peaceful. when the curfew began, shots

were fired and tear gas. the ferguson native and captain tasked with securing people and businesses says he's disappointed. >> making sure the citizens are safe and the businesses are healthy. they have to remain healthy. i talk to many citizens, that have no way to get the things they need. so they have to remain healthy. british police say that the 35 people discovered hidden in a cargo container were afghan sikhs. they were discovered kicking and screaming for help in a container at tilbury port. one was dead. self received medical treatment. it game from zebruga in belgium. we talk to an immigration lawyer about this story. what do we know specifically now about the state and origin that these people came from? >> the people are sikhs from

afghanistan. it's accepted by many organizations that sikhs are persecuted in afghanistan. there's 800 families, dwindling from 100,000. they can't hold funerals in peace, they are abused physically and verbally. their shobs are destroyed. -- shops are destroyed, temples reduced and land grabbed. there's persecution, and they are fleeing persecution, and ended up in the u.k. by traffickers in the condition that they are. >> they ended here by straight means, that much is clear. what is the process now, how are they handled in terms of asylum they seek. >> they are all in hospital. immigration will interview them, and they'll try to determine who they are and where they are from. they don't have documents, passports for driver's licence,

immigration will have to interview them, see if stories match and make a decision of whether they are a victim of people travellingers, or people smuggling. >> what is your experience of this, and what is the likelihood of getting hold of and dealing with the people that may have done thx. >> the government is smooth ib to people the victims of pug lipping. they give them a year. they managed to track the truck down, and the lori that left the container, there must be a way where interpol can determine who is behind this. these are international organised gangs, like mafias. they can be tracked, but it's not been a priority. it's been happening for 30ors, no one is heard for account. europe doesn't want to accept that it's their problem.

now i think the u.k. will talk to its counterparts in europe saying hold on, find the people responsibleable. >> a stark reminder. if they need one, the event at tilbu tilbury. thank you for joining us. moving on now. columbian peace talks in cuba have taken a new twist with the direct involvement of some of those affected by the 50 year conflict. victims of violence have been addressing representatives of the columbian government and f.a.r.c. rebels. daniel schweimler in havana has been hearing the voices of the victims. >> sat at the same table. victims from all sides in the five decade-long conflict in columbia. indigenous leader lost five members of her family in an attack by paramilitary forces in 2004.

>> translation: our pain, our feelings, our tears and hopes as victims are one. >> reporter: this person's mother and two brothers were killed by f.a.r.c. rebels in 2000. >> translation: we will do everything to honour the loved ones we have lost, to rebuild peace and reconciliation if columbia. 12 people from all sides of the lit call sector who lost loved ones to the f.a.r.c. rebels. they are giving evidence. all sides are hoping for peace. >> translation: the best tribute we can give the tributes is an end to the violence, and that the cycle of violence does not recur. at the same time we are willing to reach agreement and

compensation. we are willing to reach agreement to ensure no repeat of the violence, and we agree of guaranteeing justice for the victim's families, who are also victims. >> the newly elected president of columbia, juan manuel santos, made the peace talks a central plank of his election campaign. >> translation: my campaign motive has been with peace we do more. we'll have more jobs, housing for the poor, and that's the way to build piece, not only by silencing the guns. two years of talk reached agreement on land reform, the f.a.r.c. participation in the political process. like in all discussions the issue of the victims is fraught with difficulty, riddled with suspicion and resentment. while all sides are at the table, there's hope here and in columbia of a negotiated settle for this long-running and bitter

dispute. the head of the u.n.'s nuclear wash dog has been in iran for what he described as a short visit. the director-general of the i.a.e.a. met with president hassan rouhani and the foreign minister. he was given assurances that iran would cooperate with an i.a.e.a. inspection. the visit coming as world powers attempt to strike a deal with iran over its contested nuclear programme. at least four suspected al qaeda operatives and a soldier have been killed in yes 'em when soldiers -- yemen when soldiers targeted a house. the government forces have been targetting members in the arabian peninsula in the area al jazeera is demanding the release of its three journalists

imprisoned in egypt for 232 days. peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed were falsely accused of helping the outlawed muslim brotherhood in june mohamed fadel fahmy and peter gres peter greste were given 7 year sentences. baher mohamed got an extra three years because he had a spent bullet in his possession, picked up at a protest. egypt's military arrested several suspected much being involved in bombing gerptors. as gerald tan reports, the violence is part of a trend against the new government. >> reporter: in recent weeks egypt witnessed a new form of discontent. roads have been cut off causing congestion. electricity generators burnt down and vehicles set on fire. in the latest incident a resistance group hacked the state-run radio station to

proceed cast its own message. it said: then this video circulating on social media, showing a group of armed men vowing to target police installations in southern cairo. >> translation: we are fed up with peaceful marches. blood was shed, women raped and funny stolen. we are peaceful and do not want to carry weapons. you forced us to carry weapons to defend ourselves, our women. >> reporter: the government accuses the muslim brotherhood of orchestrating the attacks. the vigilantes say they are in no way involved with the muslim brotherhood. since outlawed the group saw the mass protest movement dwindle to

this. interior ministry says it will investigate those behind the video and make arrests. >> i think part of it is to try to take away remaining legitimacy for muslim brotherhood among the populationme population. part is to do with declaring the muslim brotherhood as a terrorist organization and saying here is the groups that are affiliated with the brothers, but are using political violence. >> reporter: this trend of vigilanteism appears to be an expression of anger against the egyptian government. supporters of deposed president mohamed mursi continued to hold demonstrations since his removal from office of last year. with the power cuts rampant, the economy stagnant and a lack of security, some are taking matters into their own hands and arming themselves.

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stealing blood-stained sheets and mattresses. patients fled the facility during the raid. israel says it will not agree to a long-term ceasefire with hamas unless its security needs are met. prime minister binyamin netanyahu made the statement at the start of a cabinet meeting in jerusalem, comments coming as egyptian brokered indirect talks between israel and palestinian factions resumed on sunday. a 5-day truce is set to expire on monday night. we have more from west jerusalem. >> israeli prime minister binyamin netanyahu made comments at the opening of a cabinet meeting op sunday morning and instructed the delegation, he told his cabinet, in fact, to make sure the security needs of israel are met in the negotiations, saying that the priority and focus would be on stopping the rockets from gaza,

making sure that the border communicatesies are safe. in fact, saying that if there is not a cease in the rockets fired from gaza, israel will deal hamas heavy blows. >> translation: hamas thinks that it can comment for the military defeat with diplomatic gapes. it is mistaken. if hamas things that through continued firing it will cause us to make concessions, it is mistaken. for as long as quiet does not return, hamas will sustain harsh strikes. if they think we will not extend for a period, they are mistaken. >> reporter: there are divisions among the cabinet, on whether or not to support a long-term ceasefire agreement. many are very opposed to any discussion of a development of a seaport in gaza. this is something that had been an important demand of the palestinian delegation. there's a feeling among the hardliners that there should be no stopping of the campaign

until there is a demilitarization of hamas. this is something that hamas said is a read line and not negotiable. there are tough challenges politically for the prime minister binyamin netanyahu. i can tell you the israeli media reports that chances of there being an agreement, right now, are slim. for its part the palestinian authority will not accept a ceasefire without a complete elimination of the siege on gaza. >> the palestinian side demands a lifting of the siege, what is proposed is not enough yet. what we need is a complete elimination of the siege, only to be achieved if there's an independent port and independent passage internationally protected and internationally guaranteed that israel cannot interfere with. as ceasefire talks continue,

there's calls for the british government to withdraw licences for the export of military components to israelle andrew smith is with me from the group campaign against arms trade and joins me in the studio. your group is take the the british government to court over this, why? >> we are. we think the response from the british government has been weak. what we have seen has been an acceptance that we licence weapons and components which are used in gaza possibly. we identify 12 licences for components and tanks, in uavs, drones, but said that the uk wouldn't suspend any of these, at least significant hostilities resume. that is not good enough. more people will need to die before the u.k. does anything about arms control. >> the substance of this challenge seems to be that these weapons and components for

weaponry have, in fact, been used in gaza against palestinians in gaza. what evidence do you have to support the claim. >> the evidence from them themselves, from the department, put out in a statement this week, suggesting that there were 12 licences that there were reasonable grounds for suspicion on. we have been here before the the foreign secretary david milliband in a parliamentary statement said it was almost certain that u.k. military components were used. at the time he said that they'd review the licences in making decisions going forward. nothing changed. armed sales provide a solid political support, and sending out the message that the government is supporting the a. you'd like to see the government turn around and say no more wem

jps -- weapons, no conditions attached. >> we'd like them not suspended but fully revoked. the issue is beyond israel. we know in the last few years alone the u.k. weapons and components will be used on a number of countries in libya and bahrain, used to suppress pro-democracy to civilians. >> do you take account of the economic consequences of a move like this? >> in terms of the exports, the numbers are overstated, using generous figures. it only accounts for less than 0.2% of jobs in the u.k. economy. it would be hard to find a sector against a substantial political support as the arms trade does. >> we'll leave it there with a campaign against arms trade. thanks for your time. >> in gaza hundreds of thousands

of palestinians are sheltering in u.n.-run schools, many forced to find refuge have nowhere else to go because homes from destroyed during the israeli air strikes. jane ferguson is in gaza. >> reporter: there's several hundred thousand sheltering in schools like this, across the gaza strip. people are waiting to find out what would happen in cairo, because after midnight on tuesday, the current ceasefire runs out. people need to find out if that will be turned into a permanent ceasefire under some sort of agreement. however, regardless of what agreement is come to in cairo, many of the people sheltering here in gaza do not have homes to go back to. >> reporter: the gaza girls' prep school is home to 3,000 desperate people, who ran from their homes during the israeli bombardment, hoping the u.n.-run

school would offer protection. over 2,000 are packed into schools here. a new school year was due to start next week. officials say it has been delayed. many, like this person, has no home to return to. >> translation: i have 11 children. six go to school. the new school year is coming and we don't know where to go. >> reporter: her children attended the same school they are sheltered in. entire families are crammed in classrooms. they queue for food and supplies in the playground. the teachers volunteered to help them until the children can return to their studies. around a quarter of a million children go to the same schools they are living in. the u.n. says 65,000 people had homes destroyed. this says it's trying to find a solution to the crisis. >> we will not force displaced people to leave our schools.

we expect we have some thousand of families in our school. we'll consolidate them. >> reporter: that may mean families will have to share less space in fewer schools as some classrooms are freed up for taping. around half of gaza's children go to u.n. schools. the other half study in government ones. many are damaged from the fighting. some beyond repair. gaza faces a dilemma. getting chin to school, or provide -- children to school pore providing shelter for the families. schools were meant to start a week from now. authorities in gaza say they'll begin term time two weeks after a permanent ceasefire is announced. what they'll do with the families of the students is not clear. >> dozens of people are known to have died and hundreds missing after flash floods and landslides in nepal. three days of rain left large

areas of western nepal under water and thousands of villages stranded. the discovery of more bodies is leading to forwards of a cholera outbreak. we have more. >> it is the same story every year - flood, landslides. it takes lives of hundreds, displacing thousands of people. behind me is a landslide site taking place two weeks ago where 156 people were buried and 33 bodies recovered. it blocked the massive river, and has been a lake created. the army has worked to create channels to let the water out. every monsoon guarantees that something will happen. in the past week three days of rain means 200 people have been swept away by floods. experts say that the issue is not only about managing

disasters after it's taken place, but to be prepared for it every monsoon season. >> at least 10 tourists and five crew are missing after a boat sank off the coast of indonesia. 10 people were rescued after the boat sank between lombok and the commodo island near the resort island of bali. it included tourists from the u.k., spain, france, germany and netherlands. police are searching for the rest of the missing tourists. a group of villagers from northern nigeria have been freed after being abducted by boko haram fighters. soldiers from chad seized them after the armed group tried to enter the country. nearly 100 young men and women were taken in a raid a week ago two u.n. peacekeepers have been killed in a suicide attack in northern mali, happening when a car packed with explosives blew up close to a village near

timbuktu. it's the third time u.n. troops have been targeted in the country this week. a public memorial is held in brazil for eduardo campos, the presidential candidate killed in a plane crash. he died when his private plane crashed into a residential area in santos on wednesday. his body is being flown though his home city for his funeral. we are joined by our correspondent where many have been waiting for eduardo campos's body to ask. what is the mood, the scale of mourning there? >> it's huge here. and what you can see behind me is some of the people that have been in line for more than three hours to get a glimpse of the casket of eduardo campos. this line, you can't tell from this picture, but it goes around several blocks and wraps over a bridge leading to the other side

of the city. they estimate over 100,000 have been here to pay respects. it's not so much how many people, but who they are, working class, young, owl, men, women. it gives you an idea how popular the presidential candidate was in the home state and shows you why so many people thought he had so much potential to be a president here in brazil. all the people say they would have voted for them, but don't have a chance after 49-year-old campos died in the plane crash. it's been incredible scenes. the counter president dilmar rousseff was here during a mass a couple of hours ago, as well as dozens of top political figures. eduardo campos was a man well liked on the political right and left. someone that a lot of people thought could have been president of the country. >> i understand he was polls at 10%. with that in mind, what sort of an impact will his loss have on

the upcoming presidential election? >> you're right, he was running third in the election. he was polling at 10%. they thought this was the first time running for president. the idea was that he was going to run again four years from now and the future was bright. right now there was an election. now, totally it turns upside down. dilmar rousseff is leading in the polls, we think. there went be a new poll post eduardo campos's death, but marina silva, his running mate, will take his place, we'll see how that changes the election. this election is in turmoil after the unexpected death of a third-place candidate of eduardo campos. thank you gabe, in brazil there. 100 years after its poping

the panama canal remains a spectacular engineering feet. it could have a rival route for ships crossing the pacific to the atlantic. 1500km north a canal project is under way, backed by chinese money. david mercer reports as parts of our 100 year anniversary coverage. panama canal. >> reporter: with eyes on the future, these young nicaraguans are learning mandarin chinese. classes are free. a government initiative ahead of a construction of a chinese backed canal. for the students and graduates, there are high expectations. >> when we heard the news of the canal, the first thing the young people thought was i'm going to find a job. now we are preparing for work, something predicted to be big. >> at around 280km, the

nicaraguan canal would be three times longer than the panama canal. it includes ports, trade zones and an international airport at a cost of $50 billion. the eniing matting businessman behind -- enigmatic businessman behind the canal called it the biggest project of humanity. it will create hundreds of thousands of jobs, and transform the country. >> nicaragua is the porest nation in americas with the lowest per capita income. there has been efforts to change that. for the development to happen, we need projects to create economic growth. some locals worry about the impact of directlying a channel up to 27 meter deep through central america's largest lake and an important source of fresh water. every day dozens of ferries carry tourists across lake nicaragua. many are concerned if the canal

is built. this vital source of income could disappear. environmentalists warn that the canal's construction could have a devastating impact an the lakes, rivers, rain forests and coastal areas. >> this project put the country's environment and natural resources at risk for 100 years. the concession has been approved in a record time of 15 working days. there hasn't been sufficient consultation, and there has been a lack of transparency. some nicaraguas question whether the canal will be built. with nearly half the population living under the poverty line, many here are happy to dream. coming up, all the sport and two years ahead of the rio olympics, usain bolt already has a reason to celebrate in brazil.

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news >> they will continue looking for survivors... >> the potential for energy production is huge... >> no noise, no clutter, just real reporting. the new al jazeera america mobile app, available for your apple and android mobile device. download it now time for the sport now in doha. >> thank you. manchester city have the defense of their english premier league title off to a winning start, beating newcastle 2-0 in st. james park on saturday, taking the lead to david silva in the first half. newcastle came back strongly, but sergio agaro got an injury time, manchester win it 2-0. >> lool beat southampton.

they managed an equalizer it nathaniel. stirling set up sturage for the second-class winner. >> yes, every game is important, whether it's against mann city, whatever. it was that type of game where, you know, you know you want to make a good start to the competition, and i think that first one can set the tone. it did for us last season, and this season after the pre-season. it was a great victory. >> after the game brendan rogers revealed that luis suarez sent him a message wishing the team good luck. the uruguayan will make a debut for barcelona on monday, albeit in a friendly. the uruguayan is serving a 4-month playing ban but is allowed to train and play in friendlies. while his competitively debut won't be until late october, he

can play in monday's watch against mexico club laos. >> translation: luis suarez is a top player. from what i see and he's been working on, he knows the game and fits into the profile. tomorrow i'd like to see him play for a few minutes. he hasn't been competing for a long time. the ongoing war in gaza had an effect on the sport. the national team will play in australia in january at the asia cup. their face illies have almost completely been destroyed and in the gaza strip two footballers were killed in protests. the president of the palestinian football association... >> the treatment, deal with the palestinian communities,

restricting the movements of the outlets, staff officials, restriking the movement of our nationality. >> reporter: tennis - roger federer is on the bring of winning the since sin ate masters for the fifth time, getting to the finals in a rematch of the wimbledon final. the world number 3 took an hour to beat a canadian. and will face david ferrer in a final, going for the 80th title of his career. ana ivanovic is heading to the women's final, beating maria sharapova, who took the second 7-5. ana ivanovic won a decider and plays serena williams for the title. >> now, one of sri lanka's greatest cricketers played his

final innings. may haila jayawardener finished with a half century, retying from the 5-day game averaging under 50 after hitting close to 12,000 runs. it looks as though he'll go out with a win. pakistan finished day four on 127/7 in colombo, chasing a tart of 271. >> meanwhile england completed a win over india in the fifth and final test at the obviously, bowled out for 94 in a second innings. giving victory by an innings. the home side winning the series 3-1. >> in motogp the unthinkable happened. mark marr case lost the race. he managed a forthplace, danni pedrosa came first. 77 points behind mark et cetera. >> with the first laps i could feel the back working well.

i pushed, and keep my rhythm until the end. at the end, was not able to go out in the chorus. finally good manage the gap. >> it's been described as not so much as a horse race as a wore. the palio de siena station place twice a year in italy and has been up and running for 500 years. >> reporter: this is the moment sienna waits all year long. the palio has been an n all tradition for them for 500 years. jockeys ride bare back along spine-chilling turns in the med evil city square in front of an audience. each horse represents a city's districtment the price is invaluable, the pride and glory of beating your neighbours, an achievement worth risking your neck for.

this person watched the palio his whole life. >> translation: the palio is not a horse race, it's a war. each district has a captain and lieutenant. they meet in secret to steel alliances and plot against enemies. >> sienna is one of italy's richest towns. in recent years emphasise hit by a major banking scandal. when it comes to the palio, no expenses is spared. residents donate generously to the district and a good jockey can cost as much as 250,000. not bad for a 90 second race. but the palio is worth a lot more than money, it's almost a religious experience. horses are blessed in local chur churches with a traditional parade.

[ singing ] . >> reporter:. >> reporter: all in the hope of this... . >> reporter:. >> reporter: in the end the race was won by a district. fans and residents of the district invaded the track to celebrate while the others are living in disappointment. this is what the palio has been for almost 500 years - a horse race with the power of uniting and dividing the med evil town. and usain bolt has been showing off his speed, hoping to add to his six olympic titles in rio. he's been winning a 100 metres section race on copacabana beach. he's been out injured. he won relay gold at the commonwealth games in glasgow. that's it, back to jonah in london. that's it for this newshour from me, i'll be back in a moment.

rosie perez was three years old when her schizophrenic mother put her in a catholic children's home where she was often abused. >> i had to physically fight back or else, you know, my ass was going to get kicked. >> the oscar nominated actress's new book explains how she overcame odds? >> i felt like i was always acting, always escaping into different realities.