seeking support for a coalition to fight the islamic state group, u.s. secretary of state john kerry tackles a reluctant host in turkey. ♪ hello there i'm laura kyle, this is al jazeera live from doha. also ahead on the program, russian's president, vladimir putin is threatening retaliation and the e.u. and u.s. introduce new sanctions. south african athlete, oscar pistorius is found guilty of manslaughter in the killing of

his girlfriend. plus the biggest predator dinosaur of all time. a giant fossil reveals spinosaurus swam and feasted on massive sharks. ♪ the u.s. secretary of state has been meeting with top officials in turkey in a bid to increase support for plans to take on the islamic state group. he has been tolding talks with the turkish president in the capitol. kerry signed up arab allies to the us-lead coalition on thursday, but turkey is reluctant. let's go live to bernard smith who joins us from istanbul. kerry is working pretty hard. why is he having a difficult time getting turkey on board? >> yeah, four hour's worth of meetings today, not just with

the president but also with turkish foreign minister and with the new prime minister. now the difficulty for turkey, principally, we understand is there are more than 40 turks being held hostage in iraq, somewhere in iraq, we understand perhaps three different locations b islamic state fighters, so turkey is very worried that were it to publicly take a role with the united states and other countries in launching an attack on these islamic state there would be brutal retribution from the islamic state against the citizens being held hostage, laura? >> and what is the public opinion like? >> reporter: well, back in 2003 during the height of the us-lead invasion of iraq, then turkey

was very much opposed to that, but there is a recognition here of course that now is very different from then. there is widespread abhorrence in turkey in what the islamic state state has been doing in the name of islam. so there's a recognition that something should be done to crack down on it. of course, turkey has already experienced the fallout from what is happening in syria and iraq. it's hosting hundreds of thousands of refugees from syria. it is doing an awful lot on the humanitarian front. there is a nato base in turkey that the u.s. would like to be able to use. it would be an ideal staging ground to attack islamic state sites in northern iraq and maybe syria as well, but turkey isn't going to allow that to happen again, over fears of retribution

towards his hostages. >> all right. bernard smith thank you very much. iraq's prime minister says that france has agreed to join air strikes against islamic state fighters. the two have been holding talks in bagdad. >> translator: our air power is limited, and it's not at the level we want, and in the future we want to develop this power, but for now in order to confront the islamic state, we need huge air cover to be provided by our allies. the french president promised today that france will participate in this effort to strike against the positions of terrorists. the u.s. has already begun to carry out air strikes. we need this air cover. we don't want forces on the ground, and they don't want to send any. iraqi police also say a tanker driven by a suicide becomer has killed 15 and

injuring 36. the islamic state group has taken responsible for the attack posting this video on youtube. al jazeera is unable to independently verify the footage. tikrit has seen fierce clashes as fighters try to take over the army base. the cia says the islamic state group has almost three times more fighters than earlier estimated. the group was responsible for the beheading of two u.s. journalists over the past couple of months. jamal takes a look at how the group is able to recruit so many fighters. >> reporter: rising to permanence after capturing several towns and cities across northern syria and iraq, but it's their brutality that has made thank notorious worldwide, and now america's central intelligence agency says the

group known as the kale is -- islamic state is growing. the cia says that more than 30,000 men could be fighting under their banner. there appears to be little agreement or clarity as to how and why the i.s. group has grown so quickly. some experts say the failure of american foreign policy in the middle east is to blame. an cysts argue groups like i.s. and others did not exist in iraq prior to the u.s. invasion. >> that is really a failure with much of the west in how they have been fighting terrorism for the last 13 years. and looking at the force on force. you do have to address those root causes. the disenfranchisement of the sunnis in iraq is a huge reason why many of them have gone over to isis.

>> reporter: another view is that the islamic state group is the fault of the iraqi government over its failure to be more inclusive. as well as crackdown on hundreds of thousands of protesters. many were killing during the crackdown. within a month after the islamic state emerged in those very same towns and cities. >> it really is a challenge with the previous iraqi government, the sunnis and the kurds felt disenfranchised and in fact they were. the prime now says with the new government that it will be inclusive. this will be a challenge to get the sunni tribes there in western iraq, first to trust the

new central government. >> reporter: but the i.s. reach now extends well into syria. yet until now it appears that the international powers have failed to come up with a plan on how to combat the group's presence in syria. many fear dealing with the group only from a military perspective will only create more problems in the future. the european union has enacted more sanctions on russia, despite the threats of retaliation from russia. european council says the sanctions could be eased after review of the recent truce at the end of the month. >> reporter: we have had

reaction from sergei lavrov on friday to the imposition of the new sanctions. he says the sanctions threaten the prospects of political settlement in ukraine, and he is warning russia will take what he regards as appropriate actions in counter sanctions. we have heard from the russian prime minister who is hinting strongly that russia could close its air space to western airlines. the cost factor would be huge, he says, and it could bring about the bankruptcy of several smaller airline companies. now winter isment doing and with it possible new weapon. russia could suspend its gas supplies to the west and let china take up the excess. and russia is a major exporter of rare metals, and they have very lucrative contracts with

airbus and boeing, and they could scrap those contracts which would leave both companies struggling. let's get more on this from patty culhane. tell us what the new u.s. sanctions are all about. >> hi, there, laura, i want to point out each time they have these rounds of sanctions we have conference calls here. most experts have called them basically half measures, meant to send a message but not so far as to hurt european or u.s. countries. these sanctions are much tougher. they have added in russia's largest bank. in the past the banks westerners, basically couldn't

buy long-term debt. this changes that to debt that lasts strong longer than 30 days. the biggest impact are on oil companies that have 14 days to unwind those contracts. they think that really might have an impact on russia's thinking this time. >> and yet we vladimir putin brushing them off once again. is he bluffing? >> well, really, what happens next is in his court. and as peter just mentioned from moscow, if he starts impacting american companies we haven't seen that, so the president is not under any pressure to reign in the sanctions, so really it depends on what russia does. they say they could go towards more sanctions but they are not being specific. >> we have seen putin hit back

at the e.u., but we haven't really seen retaliation extend across to the u.s. yet have we. >> well, and it's much harder for him to target the american economy, because if you look at the trade between russia and the european union, it's huge, but with the u.s. it is minor. but if boeing has to shut down factories that would have a huge impact on the economy, and that could in turn put pressure on president obama, but i don't think the american people are really tuned into this, it hasn't impacted the economy so much, so the president basically has had a free hand up until now. >> okay. patty culhane thanks very much for joining us from russia. south african olympian, oscar pistorius has been found guilty of manslaughter.

pistorius spot and killed his girlfriend. tania page has more. >> reporter: oscar pistorius was tense as he arrived at court. his freedom hanging in the balance. nothing could have prepared him for what awaited inside. >> on count i, with section 51.1 of the criminal law amendment x, 105 of 1997, the accused is found not guilty, and is discharged. instead he is found guilty of culpable homicide. >> reporter: the parra olympian and olympian was stunned. his girlfriend's father listened impassively, but didn't comment as he left. but oscar pistorius's uncle did. >> we would really like to show our great [ inaudible ] to the

judge who has found oscar not guilty of murder. that's a big burden off of us. >> reporter: but many legal experts say the not guilty verdict for murder was wrong, while others agree that she had to put herself in the athlete's mind in a country with a high rate of brutal crime who was threatened. >> he was vulnerable to there shot and killed, and therefore, he was acting in self-defense. but at the same time he did not have the intention to murder. >> reporter: a man who took on his disability and the world, but it was shattered when he shot his girlfriend on valentine's day last year. many people are unhappy he was let off of the murder charge.

some experts say he should have foreseen while shooting into the cubicle four times he could have killed whoever was on the other side of the door. the judge said the state hadn't proved he was guilty of murder beyond reasonable doubt. the state can appeal and so can pistorius. the suspense only hinges on the sentencing now. but it has ended with a controversial vir-- verdict tha will be debated for many years to come. still ahead here on the program, ian paisley known as dr. no has died. plus the yemen ease struggle to put food on the table as a political dead lock cripples their economy.

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♪ hello again, i'm laura kyle, these are the top stories on al jazeera. the u.s. secretary of state has met with the turkish president in an effort to boost support for the coalition to fight the islamic state group. the turkish so far will not embrace the plans. more sanctions have come in to effect against russia. despite the promise for retallation. and oscar pistorius has been

found guilty of culpable homicide for fatally shooting his girlfriend. sentencing will be set for october 18th, he has been released until then on bail. we have an assistant professor of international relations. >> i think with the data we have on the ground, it looks pretty unlikely at this point, given how many turks actually fight in the i.s., and how many isis sleeper cells are present in istanbul and other big cities in turkey, that turkey at this point is quite unlikely to yield support in a way that is public. there may be other intelligence related, or other support and supply related help that turkey can give, but given that it's

mosul console late was overone by isis in the last month, it has lost one of its most important intelligence hubs in the region. so it's unclear how much turkey is going to help. protesters have been injured in egypt after scuffles with police. at least one person has been killed. they are demonstrating against the july 2013 overthrow of president mohammed morsi. and al jazeera continues to demand the release of its three imprisoned journalists. they are accused of aiding the muslim brotherhood, charges seem politically motivated and they are appealing against the conviction. the yemen president has met

with the houthi rebels. the political dead lock has crippled an already struggling economy. >> reporter: restaurants like this are flourishing in yemen, a meal here consists of bread, beans, and tea. it costs a dollar, but in a country where millions live under less than a dollar a day, cheap food is a luxury. >> translator: what can i do with $150 a month. corrupt officials are the ones who make profits. >> reporter: the ongoing crisis costs yemen $3 billion a year. investors left as unrest grew. yemen's annual budget is estimated at $14 billion, but the deficit as reached a staggering 14%, if violence

continues the country might go bankrupt soon. >> if the situation continues we will have a serious fiscal situation. >> reporter: this is a businessman. he has already taken measures to ward off the economic difficults many like him face. >> translator: i will have to cut jobs and operate on minimum capacity to survive. this is really bad for the economy. >> reporter: he considers shutting down some of his businesses to minimize growing losses. this is a vibrant commercial hub for low and medium income families. most of the people we talk to say this political crisis are bad for their country. they hope a political deal will

prevent further violence and lead to stability. this man sells dried fruit and says very few customers show up at his shop. like many he believes the country will continue to suffer as long as there is corruption and instability. the world health organization is warning that the ebola outbreak is spreading faster than the west african country's ability to contain it. the warning comes as the death toll reaches above 2,400. almost 4,800 people have contracted the virus. there has been an exponential rise in new cases this year. now almost 700 cases are being detected every week.

>> as i said it is unprecedented, so countries of west africa have never seen this kind of outbreak before, or been exposed to ebola. for the red cross it's our first time for example, in sla first time we have ever had to do that. otherwise organizations are looking at doing the same thing. so it's a learning process not just for the government but for aide organizations as well. hundreds of thousands of people remain stranded after massive floods in northern india and pakistan. at least 450 have died. india's foreign minister says it's the worst flood to hit in more than a century. leaders have accused the indian and regional government of a slow response. in pakistan the government is trying to save two major cities from rushing flood waters.

military engineers reached dike to relieve pressure. more than 1.8 million people have been effected. pakistan's army has arrested ten men suspected in being involved on the attack of the teenager -- excuse me -- teenage activi activist. she was shot in the head two years ago. she has since recovered. the army says the detained men are part of the pakistani taliban. and the attack was ordered by the leader of the group. excuse me i'm having some problems there. i think i'm better now. the former first minister of northern ireland, ian paisley has died at the age of 88.

>> we are cold determined loyalists who will never surrender. >> reporter: for many he was the unmistakable voice of prounion voice in ireland. he founded the democratic unionist party. and rejected any compromise with the catholic party. he denounced the irish republican army. some on his own side saw him as a liability. this was paisley as a member of the european parliament interrupting a speech by pope john pall ii. >> mr. paisley i now exclude you from this house. >> reporter: in the 1990s, he

denounced the good friday agreement. but was then elected to the head of a new power sharing position. >> if you would have told me some time ago that i would be standing here to take this office, i would have been totally unbelieving. >> reporter: ian paisley retired from the house of commons in 2010 and the northern ireland assembly a year later, but the legacy will be debated for years to come. it was bigger than a t-rex and feasted on massive sharks. it's the sipinosaurus. >> reporter: picture a crocodile landed on the biggest t-rex ever unearthed, jaws as long as a

man, and a powerful tail, and you have what scientists say is the biggest dinosaur ever discovered, and they say he was the first to take to and dominate the prehistoric waterways. >> the spinosaurus is the largest predator to date, 50 feet long. but for science, it's -- it broke another barrier that i think is scientifically more important. it is an animal that has adapted to living in water. >> it was not only the only dinosaur in the water, but the only dinosaur in the water of this size. >> reporter: the huge predator lived 95 million years ago, and had long been known to scientists. but the only schedule ton uncovered previously was

destroyed during world war ii. when this man met a bone seller in morocco, he has a suspension of what it might be. >> we took a section of the femur to look at the details. >> reporter: analysis of the bones showed the 20 ton spinosaurus likely adopted to life both in and out of the water, but spent most of its time swimming with and likely eating the massive sharks and other water life around it. >> are no extinct animals that look anything like spinosaurus, so it's like working on an alien. my interest started when i was about 6 or 7, so to see this skeleton come together and being able to play a role in bringing this dinosaur back to life so to

speak has been an incredible experience. >> reporter: a break through discovery that will give hope to budding dinosaur hunters that they too might have a hand in unerting the next big thing. >> and reminder to always keep up to date with all of the news on our website, aljazeera.com. finches ja this is techknow, a show about innovations that can change lives. we're going to explore the intersection of hardware and humanity and we're doing it in a unique way. this is a show about science by scientists. let's check out our nerds. dr shini somara is an engineer. tonight cars learning to communicate with each other. can cars equipped with electronic smarts reduce accidents and increase safety.