>> a series of explosion in northern iraq, a bombing in erbil, and 18 people are killed in kirkuk. it comes as iranian fighters are now helping kurdish forces take back a town in northern iraq from the islamic state. you're watching the al jazeera news hour live from london. egypt calls for a ceasefire in gaza, and urges israel and the palestinians to begin diplomatic

talks. sanctions over russia due to the crisis. a lova eruption detected at an icelandic volcano. we'll begin the programme in iraq, where a series of explosions rocked the country's north. three car bombs exploded in the oil of rich city of kirkuk. 18 have been killed, 100 wounded. iraqi media reported that a bomb has exploded in erbil. tv footage from the scene shows firefighters dousing the charred remains of a car, which blew up outside a technical college. several people were wounded. meanwhile hundreds of iranian soldiers were helping fighters retake the town from the islamic state. it's believed to be the first time that iranian troops have been involved in the fighting in

iraq on this scale. from northern iraq, here is zeina khodr. >> well, kirkuk really is a volatile province, a province disputed by many times, the central government and the kurds. there are three explosions. the peshmerga are at war with the islamic state group. they share a 1,000km border, and there are many front lines, and they are not just in the north. further south, the iraqi army is engaged in a war with sunni armed groups, and this happening as politicians in baghdad are trying to get the political process on track, trying to form an inclusive government, all of iraq's communities, except because unless the communities unite, the security situation will deteriorate further.

>> reporter: this family has been living in this room for three months. they moved to kirkuk, when their home ground turned into a battle ground. iraqi planes and helicopters have been in the district. this person no longer feels his country is safe for all of its communities. >> translation: prime minister nouri al-maliki wants to get rid of sunnis, he's fighting us in fallujah to create all-sunni areas, it's not acceptable that sunni areas are the only targeted. tensions are not true. attacks that target a mosque couldn't come at a worse time for a country trying to deal with religious divisions. shia militias are blamed for the death of many. sunni lawmakers are forming a new cabinet. the speaker of parliament was

more conceal atory. >> there are those that want to thwart the political process. they are targetting societies and structures. their contact is made with all the forces in the nation. some are responsive, we thank them for that. many are optimistic. now that there is a political process to form a new government. it is not about changing the leadership spaces. we hope all iraqis will be treated equally and all get the same opportunities, and the army will serve everyone. there is a power struggle in iraq, and the conflict created a dangerous sectarian divide. one that allowed the islamic state to create its own state. these people are caught in the middle of a conflict. they don't support the shia-led government in baghdad. many say the islamic state group doesn't represent them. it is one of many sunni groups

fighting the government. tribal elders say as long as the iraq sunni don't have power, they will remain powerful. >> translation: they sympathise with the islamic state group. we used to have positions in government, now we are in prison. >> reporter: subdivisions are growing, the state is weak. the islamic state group and those linked with the government seem to be the authorities on the ground. >> kurds have long felt immune from the violence in iraq. this bombing is a message that there is no front line. the worst fear is that these bombings occur. it will be difficult, no matter what security measures will be put on the ground. it's hard to stop the explosions. we have seen that.

look at the situation in baghdad. the situation deteriorating and the need is more urgent for all of iraq's political factions and communities to come together, to find a political settlement acceptable to all. jane arraf has more on the iranian fighters in erbil. >> there's fierce fighting by kurdish forces in the north-east in the country. this is around the town of fallujah, 30km from the iranian border. iranian unit have crossed the border in support of the peshmerga. they crossed over hundreds of fighters on friday, retreating on saturday. they brought artillery to encounter shelling. peshmerga are on the outskirts because of bombs and mines laid

by the islamic state group. they'll push on to try to take the town. iraqi helicopters backed them, but not the u.s. air strikes. they are limited in their response, focussing on areas of national interest, u.s. interest and using the u.s. strikes to protect u.s. citizens and other assets in the north. there have been reports of one bombing in baghdad, meanwhile. this one a car bomb near a police station that houses an intelligence unit. several civilians and two police officers died in that one. security forces and police stations are a target of attacks claimed by the islamic state. joining me is a former iranian diplomat, and analyst at the center for arab and iranian studies here. what is different about the involvement in iraq, in the

towns 20 miles from the border. >> the prime concern is to make sure the shi'ites are protected, and more importantly that is does not establish itself firmly in areas close to the border. previously, while mr nouri al-maliki was in charge, and there was talk of some sort of kurdish independents. the iranians were reluctant to get involved. and are reluctant about being seen to be openly involved. now that nouri al-maliki is gone, and there is talk about going back to the iraqi constitution, the iranian are more anxious to help, to prevent the kind of catastrophe that could come to you know affect them as well. iran's role and involvement was integral in nouri al-maliki's departure, and the incoming prime minister, haider al-abadi.

how much cooperation and collaboration is there going on behind the scenes between iran and the u.s. >> there's a great deal of incentive for iran to want to cooperate with the united states. at the statement iran is very reluctant to admit though open cooperation with the united states. they seek the same and they both are openly against the establishment of a radical, you night say something like an al qaeda-like government within the sunni areas, there's a great deal of incentive to want to work, and they are working together by all acts. >> in what way. i think intelligence sharing is an important factor, and that discussion regarding operations and action that can be taken to avert encroachment on the part of is with iraq.

>> what does that mean for iran's military involvement in the country. now they are involved close to the iranian border. if they are seeking to dislodge is and protect the population and the fragmentation of the iraq, surely their involvement militarily will have to deep ep to other parts of the country. >> i think the leadership is reluctant to get involved. even reports such an as what we are hearing today are unusual. the iranians have had a preps within iraq for a long time. >> the revolutionary guard helping train the peshmerga before. but for uniformed iranian soldiers to be involved, that crosses lines and is an issue where they are reluctant. >> it happens in a limited way.

>> it will be limited, because most of all the iranian leadership does not want to be seen as aggravating the sunni-shi'ite matter. >> thank you. >> thank you. still to come for you on al jazeera, sierra leone makes harbouring ebola victims a crime, after they warn of having difficulties containing the outbreak. >> the alarm raised hundreds evacuated because of a threat of flooding. chelsea continues the perfect start in the premier league season. an israeli air strike in gaza brought a 13 storey residential tower block to the ground. at least 17 were injured, including four children.

a spokesman for the israeli army said hamas fighters were immobilizing from the building. egypt is urging israel and the palestinians to accept a truce and resume talks. talks collapsed on tuesday. cairo has been posting negotiations between the two sides. >> what concerns us more at the moment is to put an end to the blood shed. to put an end to any act to cost us more sacrifices. once that happens, the humanitarian aid and efforts must start, and in other words the same day the ceasefire comes, spontaneously with the rebuilding effort under international sponsorships. since the conflict began, 68 israelis have been killed, including two civilians. more than 2,000 palestinians have been killed in the

violence. 10,500 people have been injured. most of the dead and injured are civilians. we go live to gaza. what do we know about the air strike on a tower block in gaza city. >> well, what we know is before sunset, a small rocket was fired at the building. it's known as a knock, effectively warning people inside to leave. 30 minutes later two missiles were fired at the building in that neighbourhood of gaza city, a kilometre or two away from where i was standing. it was toppled. 17 people were injured. four children, treated at the nearby shifa hospital. what we know is in the last 10 minutes or so, is that a car travelling down nazer street was targeted, 10 people were injured in that strike by israeli forces. cairo, egypt is calling for

an open-nded ceasefire in gaza, saying that talks need to resume. has there been a response from hamas. >> there's no public or official response from hamas. we have reached out to hamas sources, asking whether or not they would go back to cairo, whether they would accept an indefinite ceasefire, which is what the administration in cairo was asking for. what we were told is unless israel softened his position on the seem, the siege in gaza for the past several years, it choeked the economy, and closed off the strip of land from goods coming in or going out, and people going in and out, that they wouldn't engage in any talks unless they had a clear indication that israel would do just that. but it's hard to say what israel will do, in light of that understanding. we only have to look at the last

ceasefire. as the talks progressed over the days, it was clear that israel was not going to move on that position, on that sticking point of the blockade. so, again, it's very unclear as to whether or not hamas will go to cairo and engage in the indirect talks. many in gaza hope that some talks begin, and a ceasefire is called. especially now after we see so many people. jackie roland has an update for jerusalem. >> the israeli government is under pressure to deliver calm and security. people are living close to the gaza strip. they want to know that they can return to their homes in safety. there's a pressure of time now, because the new school year is due to begin in a week or so. then there'll be the most

important holidays in the jewish religious calendar. and people want nig things to b back to normal by then. there are members of the right to think that the solution is to resume intense military reaction, that has not succeeded in silencing the rockets, and so israel may be willing to agree once again to take part in some kind of indirect negotiations to try to secure a long-lasting ceasefire. however, it's likely that in the interim, before the agreement of the talks is, in fact, clinched, that the israeli army will continue to try to inflict the maximum damage on hamas before any talks begin again. they'll back any decision to join the international decision to join the criminal court. reports by the palestinian

presidency. it will open israel and hamas up to war crimes. jane ferguson reports were gaza. >> five members of the same family were killed here. this house in central gaza was bombed by israeli jets on friday night. a man, two women and two children died. >> translation: there is a message here. when they want to kill someone, they'll destroy the house. >> this is a common story here. a family home bombed in the night. almost three-quarters of all deaths in this conflict are civilian. israel has been accused of war crimes. it's not yet known why the male member of this household was targeted. his family were killed in the same attack, and that has been a major issue, recurring throughout the war. palestinian officials want to join the international criminal

court or the i.c.c., enabling them to call for an investigation into war crimes by israel. president mahmoud abbas announced on saturday he had persuaded gaza's armed factions to support this. he, too, can be investigated for war crimes. factions are made aware, and sign a concept to signing the statutes, before signing a treaty with consequences. it will be respected is borne by the political parties. authorities in the street will be guilty of collaborating with israel. at time of war actions are justified, all of that is... people are executed.

because of war, they are maybe they kill them in the streets. people here hope that negotiations can restarts in the coming days. as all parties know, the only way to stop the war crimes by either side is to end the conflict. joining me now is human rights lawyer and former appeals judge, jeffrey robinson. can you talk about the process of filing an application to the international criminal court. how soon? >> it's very quick. you can be a member almost immediately. they can file the application tomorrow. and it would date back until november 2012 when they were acknowledged as a state. the united nations accepted them as a state. a non-voting state. but a state nonetheless.

that gives them the right to sign international treat nice, and when mr mahmoud abbas talks about the treaty, he means the treaty that was signed in rome in 1999, so set up the international criminal court. which started in 2002, and which could, if he makes the right declarations tonight, start an investigation tomorrow. not only... >> there could be an investigation into war crimes committed by both sides as soon as tomorrow. as soon as he shows the two declarations he needs, mostly to join, and secondly to backdate it till the time he became a state. which would still be enough to cover the gaza conflict. so what will happen is that investigators will start looking at the excuses both sides have given for killing children. i didn't thing there could be an

excuse for killing civilians. but israel said we tart churches and hospitals because there were rockets nearby. if they think that's an excuse, the international criminal court will quickly disabuse them. and i think they will look at both sides. >> what do you mean disabuse them - investigators on the ground... >> the commanders against binyamin netanyahu himself. as for hamas, shooting rockets that yesterday killed a 4-year-old child, that's a war crime. it's interesting that this extrajudicial killing of alleged informers, without a trial for due process - i mean, of course... >> you're talking about the execution of 18 palestinians in gazaa accused of collaborating with israel. >> they were never given a child.

>> that amounts to a war crime. >> yes. i think we would get a ruling to that effect. i think they could well be indicted because, you know, admittedly people feel particularly in a liberation struggle, hatred towards people who they suspect of informing winnie mandela, put tyres around their necks and we saw them burnt to death. >> how close between an investigation and indictments. >> indictments could be quickment those on muammar gaddafi were 3-6 months, so we could get indictments on commanders soon, before the next conflict. then the question is - if catchers can, we have got to get them arrested. and while it might be easy,

courtesy of the israelis to get into gaza to arrest a few hamas commanders, you have to get the israeli commanders. >> access could be an issue. there's various ways of arresting them at borders. stopping foreign travel. it becomes another matter. to get them into the dock. it will be an important, i think, game changer in this terrible conflict to have a prosecutor define what the war crimes are, that are being committed. >> jeffrey robinson, thank you for sharing your analysis and insight into the bid to join the criminal court. al jazeera is demanding the release of three journalists. peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed have been imprisoned for 238 days, accused of helping the outlawed muslim brotherhood. in june, peter greste, and

mohamed fadel fahmy were given 7-year sentences, and barder mohammed with an extra fully because he had a spent bullet in his possession. moviing to libya, fighters say they are recaptured the airport. the strategic site has been shut amid increasing violence. we received an update on the phone from tripoli earlier. >> it's confirmed that libyan forces gained control over a camp, which is a major step to the tripoli international airport, and it is going off inside and around the airport between the libya forces on the one hand, and other brigades on

the other hand. as you know, the air strikes that caused it killed and injured fighters belonging to libyan forces. the forces started in july to free libya - to free tripoli airport. now, the united nations says more than 191,000 people have been killed in the conflict in syria. 85% of the victims are said to be men. almost 9,000 children have been killed. the u.n. says an estimated 6,000 people are killed every month. we have this report. >> activists in syria say this girl was injured when government forces dropped barrel bombs on

the town in northern deraa. in all, five children died here. >> translation: it's a crime against humanity to kill the kids. i want to world to watch the crimes in our country. look, she is just a child hit by barrel bombs. who will protect the rights of the children. who? >> reporter: the united nations says more than 191,000 people are dead in the civil war that dragged on for more than three years. >> this is not a number, it's people. and people are dying every single day. the rate of killing in syria is, if you look at monthly, averages, is extraordinarily high still. we are talking, i think, over the last year around 5,000 to 6,000 per month. >> reporter: government forces are shelling rebel-held parts. most of the documented dead are reported to be around the capital damascus, the former reb

'em stronghold of -- rebel stronghold of homs and aleppo. activists blame the deaths by indiscriminate bombings by the government forces. the u.n. admits it is unable to protect the civilians. >> the conflict in syria is metastaysing outwards in a process whose limits we cannot predict. these crisis hammer home the full cost of the international community's failure to prevent conflict. >> reporter: but it's not just the government. syrian rebels have been divided and in recent months have been fighting the islamic state group as well. the u.s. case it might act in syria to deal with the threat. islamic state group, but activists accuse the u.s. and the international community for creating an environment for radicals like the islamic state to grow, by failing to stop the

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revealing, and surprising talks with the most interesting people of our time. >> talk to al jazeera only on al jazeera america welcome back. you're watching al jazeera newshour. here is an update of the headlines. three car bombs exploded in the city of kirkuk, killing 18 people. separately several people have been wounded after a bomb exploded in erbil, the capital of the kurdish region. hundreds of soldiers have been helping to retake northern provinces from the islamic state group. >> an-israeli strike has brought a 13 storey tower block to the ground in gaza, injuring 17 people. mahmoud abbas has urged israel

and the palestinians to resume talks. i'm joined by brian fishman, from the new fellow association. when it looked as though the kurds are making progress. we see multiple explosions in kirkuk and erbil. how will that be viewed by the u.s., given that erbil is just as important to them as baghdad? >> i think it's clear that the kurds still need help providing for their own security in northern iraq. i think this reflects a dual nature of the so-called islamic state. in is, you know, an army with a state that can move like a conventional army. and try to hold territory, and has its roots in a terrorist organization that grew out of al qaeda and iraq, in which car

bombs in enemy held territory is a core tactics. i think it speaks to how difficult it is going to be to combat the islamic state, because it can act in both a - in an insurgent form at and terrorist organization. >> combatting numbers over the long term is not part of current u.s. military objectives in iraq. >> well, not at this point. it's fair to say that president obama is considering all of his options. but, you know, key to this is that if we are going to take on the islamic state, and try to defeat them wholesale, that will require a long-term commitment and a strategy not only to hurt them militarily, but to build up pt institutions around them. that means the iraqi government and the kurdish regional government, invoice within syria na can govern territory and push

back on the islamic state effectively. that in and of itself, creating the political continues is a major, major chore. that's why you see the president declaring that his policy goal is to destroy or defeat the islamic state. that is a long-term mission. >> at what point do you think that will have to change. many say the more significant developments are taking place in syria. we see the islamic state group consolidating grips over north and east syria. what do you think is going on behind closed doors in washington. we heard general martin dempsey saying you can't defeat is in iraq without involving sa broader strategy in syria. >> i agree with that assessment. there's a lot that you can do in limited ways. air strikes, drone strikes, and special operations troops. that will not solve the problem

over the long run. a key part is getting consensus among the arab states and the turks that supported elements of the rebels to get everybody on the same pagement frankly that has not mattered. you had qatar, the sowedies, turkey, enabling various rebel organizations and keeping the movement of more mainstream organizations divided. that, frankly has undermined the ability of those more mainstream rebels to push back on the government. >> getting the regional players on side - is that what the u.s. is counting on. is that what they are relying on, given the fundamental political idea logical and sectarian players that play a role in this crisis? >> i don't think that that is sufficient. i do think it is necessary.

there will not be a strategy to push back on the islamic state, and that doesn't concede that the bashar al-assad gets to take its territory, which no one wants to do that. the bashar al-assad government is authoritarian, kills thousands of people, but if you are not going to do that. you need to find a way to consolidate the moderate and mainstream syrian opposition. in order to do that you need a unified front among the arab countries, and turkey in particular. that is a first step. frankly, the region needs to take a long hard look at itself, because they have contributed to the problem. >> thank you very much. >> they looked away in the originally days of syrian rebellion. >> good to get your thoughts. german chancellor angela merkel says finding a diplomatic solution to the crisis in ukraine is a priority. she was speaking in kiev.

she couldn't rule out the possibility of sanctions against russia if the situation gets worse. >> translation: we now need a bilateral ceasefire which is combined with control. russian ukraine border. otherwise it will not be possible to create peace. >> we have more from eastern ukraine. >> ukraine's national security spokesperson said earlier that he believed that the trucks coming over from russia were used to load up with military equipment from two factories within the town of luhansk. one of them, manufactures radar equipment and another manufactures light ammunition. there has been an amount of suspicion about the nature of these trucks. inspectors on the ukranian border reason allowed to gain access to 34 of these vehicles. it had been noted that many of

these trucks were half full. widespread condemnation for the arrival of the trucks without ukrainian permission has come, of course, from kiev who described the move as an invasion. criticism has come from the european union and n.a.t.o. and the pentagon. speaking in the ukranian capital. german chancellor angela merkel of germany meeting with the president of ukraine, petro porashenko suggested that new sanctions may be introduced against russia in the wake of this move. a small lava eruption has been detected under a glacier. air traffic has been banned over the area. iceland raised the alert to red. a high warning that indicates a volcano could erupt. thousands of earthquakes rattled the area. authorities evacuated the region as a precaution. let's go live to kim. what is the latest on when the

volcano could erupt. >> well, that's what scientists are trying to figure out right now. they should land a group of scientists who went up with the icelandic coast guard air service over the bardarbunga volcano under a vast glaciers. they should land in the capital. they'll be updating the office on the situation. as you mentioned this is a sub glaisial eruption. it's difficult to know exactly how pressure the magna has and whether it will be enough to push through the thick ice on top of the glacier. and that, of course, is the question of whether it could be an ash eruption, a lot of fine ash, which, you know, people are wary of, are wherever the biggest risk, which is what scientists are saying, is likely to be flooding from when the ice melts and heads downstream.

>> how is it affecting people in the area. well, there has been evacuations. a few hundred people have been evacuated in the area north of the glassier. they are not people who live there full time. it's very sparse, this area. the people have been evacuating. tourists have been tramping and staying in huts along the way. authorities fear that if the volcano were to erupt pt they may not have time to erupt everybody. small eruptions like what we see is typical before you see a bigger eruption in the coming hours or days. >> thank you. now, a protest march is taking place in the u.s. town of the ferguson, to mark two weeks since a policeman shot dead an unarmed black teenager. the death of michael brown sparked protests in

demonstrations across the country. thousands gathered in memory offer eric garner who decide after being placed in an illegal choke hold by police. what are people saying in staten island and what is the mood like? >> the mood is emotional, angry, we a listen to speeches and reverend al sharpton gave a speech. it's been a peaceful rally. quite well organised. people march half a kilometre through the center of staten island, from the spot where eric garner was arrested by police, put in a choke hold that resulted in his death. here they march to the front of the district attorney's office. there are investigations into the police officers involved,

and we expect more developments later this week, possibly criminal charges. >> daniel, we have seen protests in ferguson and across the country over the shooting of michael brown. certainly this call for federal authorities to get involved - we are seeing the same sort of appeal in this eric garner rally. is that something that is likely to go some way to diffuse tensions to pacifying people who are feel emotional, and angry. >> well, i think the reason people want the authorities to be involved is because the same authorities here, the new york authorities are investigating themselves so they see that the federal justice department getting involved might have some effect. it might lead to situations like this, not arising again. time and again men of colour,

african-american are shot and people say not enough is done about it. it shouldn't keep happening. that's the message over and over from people in the crowd. >> thank you very much. mexico's recruiting 5,000 police officers to man a brand new force to fight drug gangs. the new force has been trained by the mexican army as well as police forces in u.s., europe and south america. it will fight extortion and kidnapping in the industry, farms and businesses. >> the united nations is warping that the world must act now to prevent a famine in somalia. it will be the second famine in the space of three years. in 2011 more than a quarter of a millian died of starvation. children under the age of five are malnourished and aid it low. out of 900 million that aid agencies appealed for. 30% has been received.

the u.n. estimates nearly 3 million people are in need of life safing care. >> from southern somalia, we have this report. >> in drought-stricken southern somalia, a familiar feeling of anxiety is stepping in. several are taking a toll on the population. the livestock is dying, and sources of water dry up. people here say they are fearing for their lives. >> i doubt if we can go on living like this for a few days, we could have escaped and don't know where to go. the drought is everywhere. it's a condition that worsens by the day. across the region, thousands are on the move. they are joining camps for displaced people like this, 40km from the kenyan border. one of a few places where aid can reach with ease. in is one of the new arrivals.

>> i fled conflict and hunger. people were killed for no reason. we were left to our own means and getting no help from outside. >> nowhere has this occurred more than this town. for years it was controlled by al-shabab fighters. six months ago government forces supported by troops took back control of the town. al-shabab fighters didn't go far. now people are suffering from a complete blockade imposed by the armed group. a combination of drought. conflict and high prices pushing the people of the town to the brink. there's a shortage of everything here. there is little activity at the main market. most of the stores are closed. the future here is safe, business is bad. >> whatever little aid the government has received remains stuck in warehouses in

mogadishu. aid agencies are busy discussing whether to declare a famine or not. somali's agriculture minister and churches drought committee has been visiting the hard-hit areas. >> if you don't act swiftly things will deteriorate the situation, where people will be - will be dying as well. that is what we want to avoid. >> action by the humanitarian committee in removing the blockage in towns is what most somalis are hoping for, responding only when it has been stopped in the past - it has proved costly. hiding ebola victims has been made a crime? sierra leone. country's parliament passed a law making it illegal to harbour ebola patients. it's a hard-line measure to stop the spread, and carries a 2-year

prison sentence. ivory coast closed its land borders with guinea and liberia in an attempt to stop the spread. parts of the areas bordering ivory coast saw a spike. 1400 have been killed since the outbreak was identified in guinea in march. so far there has been no reported cases in ivory coast. russia has sent a team of medical experts in mobile laboratories to ginny to contain the outbreak. eight doctors arrived. the two labs used to test the patients. 600 cases have been recorded so far. still to come - deep sea treasures are found three stories under ground in mexico city's aquarium. i'm adam raney, we'll tell you about the business behind the attraction. in sport, a record-breaking score line, all the action from new zealand's clash with

australia.

welcome back. time for all your sport with andy. >> thank you so much. quite a game is just finished in the english premier league with arsenal coming from two goals down to grab a point at everton. it was not looking good for arson wenning's side. both goals in the first half, two inside the last seven minutes saved arsenal.

it saw the game finish 2-2. elsewhere, chelsea frustrated for long periods at stamford bridge by lefter, before digo costa scored. assad scoring as chelsea won 2-0. >> i know that the team needs to work. i know that you need to improve, especially in terms of the game. i wanted it to be higher defensively. at the same time i wanted the pre-season - i know it was not perfect. >> crystal palace without a full-time manager and without a point after their loss to west ham. newcastle hasn't scored a goal. swan si and chelsea won their first two games after a 1-0 win over burnley.

>> it's the best start, but you are one or two games away from people being on your back or not performing well or being dragged back into certain areas of the league. we just keep going what we are doing, building on the mistakes that we make and improve on them. >> libya has given up the rights to host the 2017 african cup of nations. the worsening security situation is the reason libya hoped to host the biggest tournament for the first time since 1982. ongoing fighting delayed plans to build stadiums. the confederation of football asked other countries to bid for the tournament. barcelona gets a spanish league campaign started on sunday. a coach was fired. new signages, including luis suarez has been brought in. the club was banned from buying more new players until 2016, following rule breaches

following transfers of junior players. the new coach says the club is hoping to get the decision reversed. >> translation: the club will appeal. we'll see how it end. we'd like to by more players before the end of the transfer window. when final sanctions are decided we'll see what we can do. >> while defending champions ateticco mad rid have their hands on another trophy, they play a first game. in real madrid they are at home in cordo ber on the same day. scottish champions celtic suffer a defeat at the hands of thistle. celtic rescued the first team. they selected a young side. and it was a young player that scored the only goal. unfortunately for 19-year-old

oc o'conn o'connor, it was into their own net. new zealand claimed a record win over australia in the rugby championship retaining the bledisloe cups. 51 the most they have scored against the wallabies, beating 50 points in 2003. new zealand won the bledisloe cup a 12th consecutive time. it was as's 50-straight loss. 51-20 the time score. nico rosberg starting in poll for the german grand prix, overcoming wet conditions in qualifying. lewis hamilton, his team-mate, will line up behind him in second. the britain is behind him by 13

points. sebastien vettel is third. >> this is a special track. to be in front here is great. not as difficult out there as on some other occasions, because the conditions were pretty much always intermeediates, varying slightly. that made it easier. it's difficult on this track, in the wet. i'm happy. the car was handling well. >> world rally champonship leader has suffered a crash. andre went off the road on friday. got back in the race. saturday saw the frenchman doing this, codriver julien couldn't bring himself to watch. the ware unlike the car were able to rework. plenty more on the website. get in touch on twitter and

facebook. that is sport for now. thank you so much. mexico city is one of the biggest capital cities, and 400km from the ocean one of the richest men decided to bring the sea to the city. >> reporter: three storeys beneath a swankingy neighbourhood, sea life is teaming. more than 5,000 are swilling in the waters, representing 230 fresh and sea water species from around the world. >> it's a hit with the crowd. mexico's famous starts, many in the capital had never been in the sea or down below its depths. >> a lot of people can't go to the beach and see sea life.

it's cool they see that here. >> the aquarium draws a lot of families with children. >> it's important to expose kids to this. it stimulates them. >> there's big business underpinning the underground tanks. carlos slip, mexico's richest man is the main sponsor. primarily through his bank. above ground they were surrounded by cultural attractions owned by slim. >> the aquarium attracted thousands. >> now, it sits across the street from the museum and an arts and cultural comfort. it include a theatre and shopping mall. it's hoped that this attraction will bring more people to the space, to spend time and money. >> the ai carium director says art and culture are good

business. it's like a one-stop all day, you know, going to the museum and acarium and the theatre. there's a movie theatre, like it's a one-stop cultural yes. >> financial writer edwardo garcia researched this for years. he said the sponsorship has more to do with marketing. >> the bank brand is not well-known in mexico city, or outside of mexico city, so they are using a novelty entertainment place in the capital of the country to put their name there. whether or not the aquarium makes much profit. the man behind it will surely attract millions to his brand. that's it for this newshour from me. i'll be back in a few moments with a full round-up of the news, including the situation unfolding in northern iraq.

multiple explosions in kirkuk and erbil. stay with us.

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